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Peters family works to raise awareness of childhood cancer

Agricultural group presents family with award

By Kerry Hoffschneider, Graze Master Group
Jun 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2023

Soil award (1).jpg — Shari and Gary Peters hold their award, given in recognition of those working to make the community better.
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By Kerry Hoffschneider, Graze Master Group

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at 6:12 p.m., Gary and Shari Peters faced a parent’s ultimate nightmare.

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Soil award (2).jpg — Gary and Shari Peters pose with Dr. Don Doulter of the University of the Nebraska Medical Center at the Graze Master event. They both gave presentations focused on how to help make rural communities and farms and ranches healthier for future generations.
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Soil award (3).jpg — The Peters family includes Gary, left, Jerod, Shari and Dalton. They lost a son, Jacob, to cancer at age 17 in 2011.
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