A community role model

May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022

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When looking for a role model in community service, both locally and across the state, you could look to the late Lowell Minert.

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Editor’s Note: The Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame is inducting 11 new honorees with a ceremony June 11 in Valentine, Nebraska. Each week through mid-June, we’ll meet the inductees.