Members of Panhandle Extension District 4-H clubs teamed up with volunteers, Bomgaars and other merchants and schools in late April and early May to help raise more than $8,000 to help restore fences destroyed by the March 16 fire near Ash Hollow.
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SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – Members of Panhandle Extension District 4-H clubs teamed up with volunteers, Bomgaars and other merchants and schools in late April and early May to help raise more than $8,000 to help restore fences destroyed by the March 16 fire near Ash Hollow.
4-Hers and volunteers raised $5,341.39 by taking Donations for Donuts. Bomgaars matched these donations up to $3,000 in vouchers for materials to be purchased directly at their stores. The cash donations and vouchers totaled $8,341.39.
The wildfire started near Lewellen, burning about 4,600 acres or 7 square miles of grassland, as well as many miles of fencing. Although there were no livestock or structure losses, at least five families in the area have lost a significant amount of pastureland.