High Plains Community Hall of Fame grows by four

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, December 13, 2023

2023 inductees honored on Dec. 1

  • High Plains Community inducted three individuals into its 2023 hall of fame class, including Roger Merchant, Agnes Andreasen and Tim Lamb, a representative for the family of the late John Lamb.
    High Plains Community inducted three individuals into its 2023 hall of fame class, including Roger Merchant, Agnes Andreasen and Tim Lamb, a representative for the family of the late John Lamb.
  • HPC honored Polk’s 1978 boys basketball team, which was a Class D state runner-up. Those pictured include, front row from left: Randy Branting, Coach Rich Owens, Coach Mike Flemming, Mark Clymer. Back row: Scott Hudson, Terry Bender, Randy Harless, Dave Shenk, Kevin Sandell. Not pictured: Darold Tallman, Curtis Burney, Dave Pauls, Joel Anderson, Keith Tallman.
    HPC honored Polk’s 1978 boys basketball team, which was a Class D state runner-up. Those pictured include, front row from left: Randy Branting, Coach Rich Owens, Coach Mike Flemming, Mark Clymer. Back row: Scott Hudson, Terry Bender, Randy Harless, Dave Shenk, Kevin Sandell. Not pictured: Darold Tallman, Curtis Burney, Dave Pauls, Joel Anderson, Keith Tallman.
    Three individuals as well as a championship basketball team were all inducted into the High Plains Schools Hall of Fame on Friday, Dec. 1.The induction ceremony took place just prior to a basketball game and was attended by 12 of those being honored or their family members. The individual inductees included Roger Merchant, a 1960 graduate of Polk High School who excelled in track d...

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