2019 Area Fall Festivals

Page 86 2019 Area Fall Festivals LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Sept. 18, 2019 Immediately after lunch the drawing was held for the International 856 pedal tractor that has been a fundraiser raffle for Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society since May of this year. The Harnacke family gathered around the tractor for one last photo before the drawing was done by Ken’s wife Carla with oversight offered by grandson Ryne. Before the drawing Karen Hargis talked about the donation and how the fundraiser had gone. She noted that Ken came up with the idea of having a raffle for a pedal tractor to raise money for Relay for Life and Breast Cancer Awareness. He had wanted to donate the tractor in honor of Carla, who is a cancer survivor. When the conversations began, Ken was not aware that he had cancer, but soon after, he found out that he too would fight to be a survivor of the disease. Ken went through surgery and treatment and seemed to be doing well, but then in early June, while recovering from treatment, he had a heart attack and passed away. Ken’s funeral was held on the same day as the Logan County Relay for Life. The tractor was donated to the Friends and Family Team for Relay for Life. Hargis is the team leader for that group that consists of members from CCAonline, Collision Concepts, Lincoln Daily News and Lincoln Printers. Hargis recalled that when Harnacke brought the suggestion to her, he said that he would hope that the tractor would raise $300 for Relay for Life. Hargis had countered that she intended to work toward a $1,000 total for the special edition pedal toy. With the last minute ticket sales at the tractor show on Saturday, Hargis announced that the tractor raffle had brought in more than $1,700. In fact, the actual account that was determined later that day came out at $1,705; a great response that far exceeded the expectations of both Harnacke and Hargis. On Saturday Hargis noted that while the Continued n