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Cattlemen's Ball: Kimball residents volunteer time for the cause

The Cattlemen's Ball was a highly anticipated event for the community. The event drew roughly 4,000 attendees, all interested in benefiting cancer research. However, this event owes a lot to the volunteers from the local community that were involved.

According to both Trish Lukassen and Monty Stoddard, there were roughly 600 people that volunteered their time and effort to make the Cattlemen's Ball a success. The ball was held at Hoot Owl Ranch on June 6 and 7 in Banner County. The event sold out, which meant that volunteers were very important to getting some tasks accomplished.

It took a wee...