We caught up with Mr. Colin Deno to learn more about his hometown before he steps “Inside the Ring” to sort the 4-H/FFA Shows at the 2025 North Dakota State Fair. Get to know Colin below!
Where did you grow up?
Danville, Indiana
How many kids were in your graduating class?
190
If we go back to your senior year of high school, what song was “your song”?
Anything by Drake!
Were you involved in any extracurricular activities? If so, what?
I played basketball for a while, but my main extracurricular activities were FFA and showing livestock throughout the summer.
If you could describe your hometown in one word, what would it be?
Simple
Were there any local traditions or festivals you loved?
As much as I don’t always enjoy county fairs as an adult, as a kid I did look forward to ours. Always a highlight of the summer in our hometown was attending the county fair.
Are there any people in your hometown who shaped who you are today?
Obviously my parents and family had a big impact on me throughout my life. My grandpa was always a pillar of my adolescent years as a mentor. While in high school, I was really involved in FFA and my high school ag teacher Duane Huge really helped establish a love and a ambition to want to be involved in the livestock industry and the general ag sector in our community.
