Nashville bound?

FFA has taught 18 year-old Rowan Fichtner a lot about public speaking and doing one's best. The leadership program has also boosted his confidence and tested it.

Fichtner, who has been a member of FFA since seventh grade, when he began attending school in Burns, competed in the second annual National FFA Talent Competition.

The competition was held during the 2014 National FFA Convention and Expo from Oct. 20 through Nov. 1 in Louisville, Kent.

Fichtner, along with nearly 150 other competitors, sent in a video audition and became one of 50 competitors chosen from those tapes.

"This was the sec...