Concrete is Fun!

Concrete is Fun!  Who wouldn't be excited to guess the weight of concrete boots?!!! See a couple of our skilled, or lucky, 2022 winners shown in the photos below, who entered our popular contest.

The most recent winner was Kevin Housner of Kaltz Excavating at the January 2023 MITA Winter Conference at Soaring Eagle Resort. We hope he enjoys his prize - a new EchoShow.

You have another chance to win! Visit our exhibit and give us your best guess for the weight of a new concrete boot at the Michigan Drain Commissioner's Winter Conference at the Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, Michigan from February 14-16, 2023.

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Ben Spade with Diponio Contracting receiving his Amazon Alexa by guessing the weight of the boot at the 2024 MITA Annual Conference. He won by guessing .3 lbs closer than his competitor! It was a wild race and very excited for him

Concrete boot contest winner

Kevin with Kaltz Excavating receiving his Amazon Alexa by guessing the weight of the boot at the 2023 MITA Annual Conference. He chose to wait for the nickel tour of Advance Concrete Products on a beautiful summer day.

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Kim Brooks, of Dan's Excavating, guessed the actual weight of the concrete boot at the 2022 Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association Conference. The lucky man won an EchoShow (Alexa) and, in addition, he was given the first ever boot trophy.

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Brent Scholten received his Amazon Alexa by guessing the EXACT weight of the boot at the 2024 Michigan Drain Commissioners Conference. We couldn't believe it when we saw it. 

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Jeanine Totzke of Berrien County guessed the closest to the actual weight of the precast concrete boot at the February 2022 Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners in Traverse City.  Congratulations on claiming your EchoShow "Alexa" prize and the much-coveted 3D Printed Boot Trophy!

Past Winners

John Warner, Oceana County
Joe Suma, Lapeer County
Joe Scheuermann, Rauhorn Electric
Jessica Pieri, Newaygo County
Jim Davis, Site Development
Anne Hendrix, Office of Berrien County Drain Commissioner
Damon Bressler, Barton-Malow
Karen Winchell, Office of Hillsdale County Drain Commission
Richard Jakubiec, Drain Commissioner of Isabella County, MI
Doug Morgan, HD Supply Waterworks
Frank Diponio, Diponio Contracting
James Smits, Interface H20
Tom Wheat, Prein & Newhof
Tim Mattice, Lowe Construction
Jason Edberg, P.E., NTH Consultants
Elroy Yaroch, Commerce Construction
Larry Davis, Drain Commissioner of Arenac County, MI
Carey Suhan of Testing Engineers
Renee Sandborn of Sandborn Construction
Doug Enos, Drain Commissioner of Midland County, MI
Joel Ritchie of Montgomery County, Ohio
Tim Inman of The Spicer Group
Cliff Rhodes of Diponio Contracting
Kathi Spence with Spence Brothers Construction