Four inductions into the Dawes County Agricultural Hall of Fame will be made at 2 p.m. Sunday (July 28) in the Grandstand at the Fairgrounds in Chadron. The program will be open to the public without charge.
Two of Hall of Fame honorees have similar names. They are Butler Ag Equipment of Chadron and the Butler Professional Horseshoeing School, located about 20 miles east of Crawford near Squaw Mound. Both are flourishing businesses that bring numerous clients to the county and both are proud of their customer satisfaction.
The other inductees are ranch families who have lived in the county many years. That’s particularly true of the Dodds. The first of them arrived in 1886, the same year Crawford was founded. Kalvin, who is a fourth generation Dodd in the county, will accept the Hall of Fame plaque.
Lee and Cindy Ahrens also will be recognized. The Ahrens arrived nearly 100 years ago, which is longer than any other family has lived in the Highland Center community, which is about 30 miles south of Chadron and 20 miles north of Hemingford.