Strother welding pairs recently competed at the Bixby Welding Rodeo, where they were tasked with building a welding buddy using stick and mig welding. Team 1 placed first and took home Makita grinders and Team 2 placed 13th out of 23 teams competing. Pictured l-r: Mylam Defries, Hunter Lehman, Ludie Barrett-Higgins and Barrett Grissom.

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