Locals in the limelight- Eddy Kern

My interview target this week is not an easy man to catch up with. Even though he is “retired”, he currently serves as chairman for the County Noxious Weed Board and also as chairman for the County Retired Public Employees Council. Driving around town in his signature blue Toyota 5 speed, he is typically running errands and going out to check on his farm. The amazing thing…he is 97 years old. Eddie Kern is a humble man with a spring in his step and a twinkle in his eye. I had questions for him…specific ones. I sat down with Eddie on a quiet, hot summer evening at his residence at Quail Court t...