Congratulations go out to two Sherburne County Public Works Maintenance Workers who competed in the recent Snowplow “Roadeo” held Oct. 3 in St. Cloud during the Annual Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo.

Kevin Davis placed 2nd and Mark Trushenski placed 9th out of 88 other plow drivers from around the state competing in the “Roadeo” which involved a driving course testing their plow driving skills. The top 10 drivers competed in the “Roadeo” were invited to an awards luncheon Oct. 30 at Rockwoods in Otsego. 

The Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo is comprised of representatives from the Minnesota Street Superintendents Association (MSSA), Minnesota Public Works Association (MPWA), LTAP, and Minnesota DOT.  

This group was formed in 1995 as a spin-off from what had been a MN/DOT event years’ past.  The committee has successfully sponsored this state-wide event since that time.  The first independent Expo was held at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood, MN.  As it grew, the Expo moved to the Anoka County Fairgrounds, and in 1997 moved to the St. Cloud Public Works Facility. 

The public works facility affords the Expo enough space to host indoor and outdoor exhibit space, outdoor space for both a snowplow and skid steer competition, indoor classrooms, and indoor gathering area.  Average attendance is 1400 participants per day for the two-day event, which is an informational event for city, county and state maintenance employees.  Vendors bring new products and updated information on equipment and supplies used by city, state & county maintenance workers. 

Since Kevin Davis placed 2nd, the MN Fall Expo will be sending him to Colorado for the National Snow Plow Competition.