By Rick Howlett
Louisville, KY – The Kentucky State Fair grand champion country ham has again fetched a record price at a charity auction. Republic Bank and Dr. Mark Lynn and Associates agreed to combine their top bids of 800-thousand dollars each for the 16 pound ham, produced by Broadbent's B and B Foods in western Kentucky. Bank founder Bernard Trager says the proceeds from his bid will benefit higher education, health care and other charities. Lynn also announced plans for his bid.
"We have the University of Louisville, we have the vision impaired pre-school services, and the eastern area community ministries. Don't know exactly how it's going to split out, we haven't talked about it to be honest."
The auction was held this morning following the annual Kentucky Farm Bureau ham breakfast at the state fair.