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Judged tasty

Smoky's Barbecue, a Marion restaurant owned by Huntington resident Brian Reust, earned second and third place awards in the Michigan State Barbecue Championship on July 26. The competition drew 56 professional barbecue teams from several states and two from Canada. The Smoky's Barbecue team earned a perfect score in each of the meat categories, which included chicken, ribs, pulled pork and brisket. The Smoky's Barbecue team includes (from left) Mike Emley, Terri Emley, Karen Rupe and Reust.