Browns named grand marshals of Farmer's Day parade

Farmer's Day starts Friday, and with a wide range of activities for the whole family to enjoy, the community is encouraged to make the most of the next three days.

A few of the big highlights of Farmer's Day includes the Grand Marshal of the parade, and the Homemaker and Farmer nominations. This year's Grand Marshals are Noia "Cork" B. Brown and Bernita Brown. Cork and Bernita have been married for 60 years. While Bernita moved to Kimball in 1945 from Dix, Cork came to Kimball in 1954 to work in the oil fields. The two were married in 1954 and had their first son in 1956, followed by two more sons in the consecutive years to follow. Shortly thereafter, Cork started B & B Water Well Service, later Brown Pump and Septic, and B & B Water Well.

"We like it here. It was a good place to settle. We didn't want to move around a lot," Cork said.

Bernita was instrumental to helping with B&B in the beginning.

"She kept the books in order. I don't like that stuff, but she was real good and keeping that end up and going," Cork said.

The Browns love Kimball. They enjoy its simple way of life and the loving community. Those are things that allowed them to enjoy the years they have spent raising their family here.

"We owe our success to the community. They were what really kept us going. The farmers, especially. They had a good year, so did we. They had a rough year, we felt that too. We owe so much to Kimball," Bernita said.

The Browns will be having a anniversary event during Farmer's Day at the event, center and they welcome all their friends to come by to celebrate with them.

Assunta Calise, president of the Farmer's Day planning committee, shared some insight into the nomination of the Browns for Grand Marshal of the parade.

"We usually take in the nominations and the board votes on who wins based on what the nomination forms say, however, with the Browns, we had an overwhelming number of nominations for them, so they are very deserving of this honor," Calise said.

The winner for the Farmer's Day Homemaker is Nancy Miller, Grandma's Trunk owner.

"Nancy's nomination said how she is very involved in the community, always tries to make sure her yard looks nice and that she's a real contribution to the community," Calise said.

The Farmer's Day Farmers are Gene, Kathi and Junior Franks. They came to Kimball in 1999, and farm corn and sugar beets in both Kimball and Cheyenne counties.

"They're very involved in the 4-H activities and do their best to help everyone," Calise said.

In total, the Farmer's Day Committee received three nominations for Farmer, five for Homemaker, and about nine for Grand Marshal.

"We just want people to know that we want them to have as much fun as possible at the Farmer's Day festivities and that any changes will be posted to our Facebook page," Calise said.

All members of the community are encouraged to head out to the events this coming weekend to take part in being active members of the community while celebrating their community.