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Portenier collects first place for his 'junky' airplane

Jay Portenier found a good way to turn his "junk" into cash this month.

He won first place in the first "Junk to Jewels" contest, sponsored by Keep Sidney Beautiful and Darin's Auto/D&D Recycling.

The main components of the finished project had to be items that were going to be trashed or recycled properly. No more than $35 could be spent on new product such as paint and glue.

The items were judged by four local people on the following: originality, creativity, best use of recycled materials, description and whether they stayed within budget. The items were scored from 1(nice) to 5 (excepti...

 

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