Former Kimball High School graduate earns culinary award, has future plans for restaurant in Kimball

A former Kimball High School graduate, Hunter Baliman, received the Spirit of Mitchell Technical Institute Award during his recent graduation ceremony from Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Baliman received the award for his exemplary work while attending the Culinary Academy of South Dakota, a program within the institute. According to Baliman, this was no easy feat as the award is given to a student who does as much as possible for the good of the program over the two years that students are part of the culinary academy.

“I did almost anything I could for community serv...