Friends Help Disabled Farmer Harvest

More than three months ago, July 12, Randy Kort of Ayr was injured when he was accidently pinned against his house by a pickup when the operator confused the brake and accelator pedals. He was taken to Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings and then transfered to Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln for treatment. After months of treatment and physical therapy he still struggles to regain his strength and his ability to take care of his farming operation. Monday morning friends and neighbors gathered at the Kort farm to bring in his crops. Twenty people volunteered, offering their time and their equipment to take care of the 150 acres of corn. The work began at 7 a. m and ended early afternoon. Some of the people who volunteered time and /or equipment were Wayne Bonifas, Jeff Bachman and Warren Evans. This type of response is typical in the farming community. Kort was described as a "good joe" who would do the same for anyone in his situation. Randy Kort is president of the Adams Central Board of Education.