Ducky Derby Highlights Final Day Of Old Mill Days

As the 45th Old Mill Days celebration drew closer to an end, many lined the banks of the Elkhorn River at Riverside Park, waiting to see if they were the lucky duck.

At 6 p.m., the Neligh Young Men's Club dumped thousands of rubber ducks off the Old Mill Bridge as they raced to the finish line down by the park. The first 30 ducks across the finish line locked up a cash prize for the lucky ones to have purchased that ticket.

The winners were (with duck number):
1. Nate Soper (1369)
2. Jon Lungren (0883)
3. Derek Schilling (0156)
4. Abby Simonsen (0818)
5. Harv Ofe (1350)
6. Ed Schindler (0731)
7. Phil Portwood (0588)
8. Rod Christensen (1080)
9. Dick Cornett (1315)
10. Terri Schade (0022)
11. Tawnya Jensen (0320)
12. Carey Howell (0294)
13. Terri Schade (0023)
14. Jill Kallhoff (1014)
15. Olivia Mortensen (0226)
16. Austin Tinsley (0934)
17. Jon Petersen (0140)
18. Wyatt and Bode Koinzen (1229)
19. Lucille Haselhorst (1402)
20. Monica Hansen (0007)
21. Adam Thramer (0975)
22. Abby Simonsen (0812)
23. Easton Arehart (0862)
24. Justin Henn (0042)
25. Allen Hall (0384)
26. Cash Hamilton (0277)
27. Marcella Hughes (0540)
28. Justin Henn (0045)
29. Leanne Broderson (1481)
30. Larry Henkenius (0120)

Prizes can be picked up at the Antelope County News office at 110 E 4th Street in Neligh.