This Saturday, a Kearny County couple will be honored with the title of Kearny County Historical Society King and Queen and ride in a carriage of honor down Lakin’s Main Street during the Frances Bostrom Memorial Lighted Christmas Parade. This tradition dates back to 1979 when Sam Boman and Vivian Thomas were crowned as the first KCHS royalty. Vivian Thomas, Henry and Emma Molz, and Norman and Ethel Simshauser were all bestowed with the honor twice, and there were junior and senior princesses a few years. Instead of a royal pair in 1987, several city officials and past officials rode down Main Street in convertibles to kick off the start of Kearny County’s centennial, and there was no parade or royalty in 2020 due to Covid. Who will this year’s royal couple be? Come to the parade Saturday at 6 p.m. and see for yourself!!!
