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Festival Results
Division 1
Professional Male Vocalist
1st place Bob
Ayres, Holdrege NE
2nd place Ron Grimes, Central City, NE
Professional Male Gospel
1st place Dale Beye,
Grand Island, NE
2nd place Ron Grimes, Central City, NE
Professional Female Vocalist
1st place
Sarah Chlarson, Parker, CO
2nd place Angela McLean, Aurora, NE
Professional Female Gospel
1st place: Sarah Chlarson, Parker, CO
2nd place: Alexa Whipple, Arapahoe, NE
Professional Best Gospel Entertainers:
Willie Harris Gospel Singers,
Chicago, Illinois
Professional Duet
1st place: Denim N Lace Patti & Michelle Mahoney,
Columbus, NE
2nd place: Lonnie & Jessica Musil, Grand Island, NE
Division 2
Most Promising Female
1st place: Angie Gill, Juniata, NE
2nd place: Valerie Leising, Holbrook, NE
Most Promising Gospel Female
1st place: Angie Gill, Juniata, NE
2nd place: Valerie Leising, Holbrook, NE
Division 3
Amateur Male Vocalist
1st place: Rich Gion, Hastings, NE
2nd place: Mike Alloway, Harvard, NE
Amateur Female Vocalist
1st place: Krista Finley, Hastings, NE
2nd place: Chrissy Johnson, York, NE
Amateur Teen
1st place: Katie Goesch, Grand Island, NE
2nd place: Courtney Murman, Glenvil, NE
Amateur Youth
1st place:
Jennifer Edmisten, Hastings, NE
2nd place: Kathleen Juhl, Shelton, NE
Division 4
Instrumentalist
1st place: Orville Meyer,
Blue Hill, NE
2nd place: Angela McLean, Aurora, NE
Junior Instrumentalist
1st place Dylan Larson, Herman, NE
2nd place: Gage Larson, Herman, NE
Division 5
Open Gospel Male
1st place: Darren Forbes, Juniata, NE
2nd place: Mike Alloway
Open Gospel Female
1st place: Katie Goesch, Grand Island, NE
2nd place: Jennifer Edmisten, Hastings, NE
Open Duet
1st place: Jena Lautenschlager-Stroud, Kearney,
NE
& Nikki Mizner, Kearney,
NE
2nd place: Orville Meyer, Blue Hill NE
& Ruth Hayes, Hastings
NE
Division 6
Professional Songwriter
1st place: Jim Calhoun, Claflin KS
2nd place: Ron Grimes, Central City, NE
Amateur Songwriter
1st place:
Alexa Whipple, Arapahoe, NE
2nd place: Sarah Chlarson, Parker, CO
Professional
Gospel Songwriter
1st place: Ron
Grimes, Central City, NE
2nd place: Myrna Rae Booth, Cainsville, MO
Amateur
Gospel Songwriter
1st place:
Kathleen Hickman, Aurora, CO
2nd place: Donna White, Lexington NE
Non-Division Awards Youth & Teen
Most Promising Youth 2008, Jordan Morgan, Arvada, CO
Most promising Teen 2008, Riki Hinkel, Hastings, NE
Special Awards
Mayors Award: Darren Forbes, Juniata, NE
Governors Award: Chris Calhoun, Claflin, KS
Presidents Award: Geri Hinkel, Hastings, NE
Golden Oldie Country Song of the Year: Sarah Chlarson,
Parker, CO
People's Choice Award: Alexa Whipple, Arapahoe, NE
Songwriter of the Year Award: Alexa Whipple, Arapahoe, NE
Entertainer of the Year Award: Katie Goesch, Grand
Island, NE
Hall of Fame Inductees:
Randy Ketelsen,
Arvada CO
Gary Phipps, North Platte, NE
Lonnie Musil, Grand Island, NE
Youth Award 2008 presented by Michael Martin Murphey:
Dylan Larson, Herman NE
Teen Award 2008 presented by Michael Martin Murphey:
Katie Goesch, Grand Island, NE
NCMF Festival Band:
Jim
Hyatt
Neut Larson
Jon Dailey
Randy Ketelsen
Bruce Nunemaker
Dylan Hunter
Lonnie Musil
Congratulations to all receiving awards, and thank you to
everyone that attended the Nebraska Country Music Fundation 2008 Keepin'
it Country" Festival.
A portion of the proceeds donated to the
Nebraska Veterans Home in Grand Island, NE.
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