Beau Sabotta of Putnam, has been coming to the show every year of his young life. “I’ve always had displays whether it was on the carpet of our living room floor, or sheets of plywood on saw horses in the basement,” he said. “I was always building something.”
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SUBLETTE — As I made my way throughout five buildings packed with antique tractors and toys at the 40th annual show in Sublette, on Saturday March 19, over in the very far corner of one of many rooms used at the grammar school, I came upon a farm display lovingly put together by 16, year old, soon to be 17 on March 30, Beau Sabotta of Putnam. This young man shared with me that he had been coming to the show every year of his young life. Growing up around farming and being from a family that collects classic tractors he caught the bug early on and was inspired by his Grandpa who enjoyed building displays, and getting the chance to hang around other display hobby enthusiasts. “I’ve always had displays whether it was on the carpet of our living room floor, or sheets of plywood on saw horses in the basement,” he said. “I was always building something.”
His exhibit featured a working farm complete with a barn, livestock, pole barn, tractors, haulers, pickups, tillers, a garage under construction, trees, and soybeans being harvested. It was very detailed and took careful planning and time.
“The display as a whole took several months to complete,” he said. “As I accumulated more things and started to put the boards together, it took an additional two to three weeks of daily work.”
“The non-harvested beans I made from carpet and the stubble is static grass,” he explained.
Sabotta’s passion and commitment wasn’t lost on Sublette Village President John Stenzel who Sabotta contacted about entering the show.
“This young man has a lot of character and showed it to me when he originally asked if we could talk on the telephone when he was on break from work,” said Stenzel. “I don’t think that a lot of young people his age would be worried about interrupting their work to talk.”
“This is what the show is all about,” Stenzel continued. “Eventually, we will pass the torch and Beau is a perfect example of who will keep it going.”
Sabotta is currently a junior in high school and plans on going into construction and heavy equipment operating. He did say that he will find time for his hobby.
“I plan on staying busy building and will continue the tradition of coming to the show for many years to come.”
