Corn Ducky Derby
Tighe Gugerty
This year, the nineteenth annual Corn Ducky Derby ran very successfully. This event, a Cortland County tradition, continually brings a spike in the rubber duck population of the area and a spike in children’s excitement. This year Homer High School students sold tickets in order to raise funds for their respective classes. These were sold by the students individually and at certain school events. Tyler Holcomb, a student of Homer High School, dressed up in a duck costume at a concert in order to advertise for the event.This simultaneously scared and excited everyone there. All proceeds from the Corn Ducky Derby go to supporting local youth projects.
Winning this prestigious race entails a $2500 prize, followed by second through tenth place finishers receiving $100 prizes, and eleventh through fifteenth place finishers winning $25 prizes. As a consolation prize, the last place finisher wins $10. The seller of the winning ticket was also entitled to a cash prize. This year’s winner was a Californian woman named Ella Hage. This is interesting as she is the only winner from out of state of the fifteen prize winners. This was a truly interesting event and the community looks forward to seeing those ducks race again next year.
