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Kimball Fire Department holds 37th annual turkey dinner fundraiser

By BRYAN HELLIOS

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KIMBALL Wis. - The community center in Kimball was stuffed with turkey and packed with people on Sunday afternoon with people supporting the Kimball's Fire Department 37th annual turkey dinner.

John Smith, fire chief for the department, said preparation for the diner takes weeks of planning.

"We did 43 turkeys, 900 frozen pounds of turkey," he said.

Along with the turkey, he said they used 600 pounds of potatoes, six cases of corn, six cases of beans and three cases of cranberries. The bread for the stuffing was donated by local businesses.

The fund...