Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Lyllian and Dale Dedic will preside as grand marshals of Potter Days 2019 from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
Dale and Lyllian Dedic have been selected as grand marshals for Potter Days 2019. They will reign over the celebration from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
Dale was born in Sidney and raised in Potter, graduating in 1958 from Potter High. He attended Wesleyan University in Lincoln and worked for the State Department of Roads. He joined the Navy and was stationed at Treasure Island Calif., for one year. Dale then served two tours off the coast of Vietnam on the USS Hollister.
Lyl was born in Longmont Colo. Following school there, she attended the University of Northern Colorado.
Dale and Lyl worked for IBM in Boulder, Colo., and married in 1975. They moved to Tucson, Ariz., where he was transferred and she worked in schools. In 1994, he retired and they moved to Potter. They opened Chestnut Street Memory Station, an antique store, and Lyl worked for Cabela's.
Lyl serves on the Potter Museum Board, was a proofreader for the "Coyote Caller" and enjoys gardening and yard work.
Dale is a member of the Potter Historical Foundation Board, Potter Community Improvement, the Cemetery Board, Potter Lions Club and the American Legion. He also added his thespian talents to many melodramas in Potter.
Dale and Lyl have five children: Trent and Tammie Dedic, Trisha and John Edwards, and Tiffany and Wayne Rafferty, all of Berthoud, Colo., Angela Edwards of Potter, and Shannon and Anthony Portillo of Shingle Springs, Calif. They have seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
