Polo gets $1,000 check for Most Interesting Legend

By Vinde Wells, Editor

Created: Thursday, January 3, 2013 11:28 a.m. CDT

After months of anticipation — and a little skepticism — the Polo Historical Society is the winner of a nationwide contest and the $1,000 check that goes with it.

The check from Reader's Digest arrived on Christmas Eve, confirming that Polo had won the Most Interesting Legend category of the magazine's months-long contest.

"I was at our Christmas Eve service at church when Ed Olsen [a historical society member] came in and said 'our check came today.' Then I knew for sure," said Betty Obendorf, historical society curator.

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