Monday, August 25, 2008

Girls rule Great American Duck Race track Two youngsters were big winners Sunday afternoon at McKinley Duck Downs (Luna County Courthouse Park for most of the year) as the 29th Annual Great American Duck Race concluded with final races on wet and dry tracks. Deming's Alejandra Orosco, 5, won $1,440 with a first-place finish by his duck on the dry track. Las Cruces' Monique Zertuche, 11, was the wet track winner, also claiming $1,440. Orosco was unable to fathom her sizeable winnings. A kindergartner at Memorial Elementary School, she said a $20 bill was the largest she'd ever seen....

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