August 21, 2025
Sonny Champ looks up from grilling hamburgers Thursday morning at the Lions Club stand at Jay County Fairgrounds. A 90-year-old Redkey resident, Champ has been cooking the stand’s “Lion Burgers” during events such as the Tri-State Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show for decades. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
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At 90, Champ still going strong as the first-shift grill man
Ninety-year-old Royce “Sonny” Champ has been flipping hamburgers for the Lions Club stand at Jay County Fairgrounds for decades.
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