Combine Derby brings thrills

LIND – Two day of thrills will dominate town Friday and Saturday, June 10-11, as the annual Lind Combine Derby returns after a two-year hiatus.

“It’s a good time,” Lind Lion’s Club member and derby spokesman Mike Doyle of Lind said Monday. “You’ll never experience the action and thrills of cars, pickups and combines all at one place.”

The derby takes place at the former rodeo arena on state Highway 21; camping is available.

The action gets underway Friday with car and pickup racing. Gates open at 5 p.m.; time trials follow.

Racing will begin when time trials conclude, probably about 6:30-7 p.m...