GOOD THUNDER, Minn. -
Less than a month ago, Jennifer Nibbe was sentenced to 17 years behind bars for killing her husband James Nibbe.
Today is Nibb Fest. A day of food, drinks, and a bean bag tournament. This may be the second annual street party in his honor, but Nibb Fest has been around even before Nibbe's death. Childhood friend, Jesse Kietzer says, "This whole thing was actually his idea to just have an annual party for a bunch of friends and get together."
Jim held his second Nibb Fest just two days before his death. Sister Leslie Johnson says, "It was actually the last time I saw him saw my brother we all had a great time."
It's now a day filled with friends and family celebrate the life he lived and raise money for a scholarship dedicated to him. Last year the beanbag tournament lasted till midnight. The champions will walk with a pair of Nibbe Boards.
But you don't have to beat everyone at bean bags to get some Nibbe memorabilia. Each rock costs a dollar, with all the proceeds going towards Nibbe's scholarship. Nibbe's nieces stayed up past their bedtimes working on these rocks.
Nibbe's niece Emily Johnson says, "It's worth it, it's for a good cause and we get to give back to him for how he was such a great uncle to us."
Kietzer says, "It's a celebration of Jim of the people that knew him the get together and remember and have a good time and it's just good that small communities like this can pull together and appreciate somebody for a day."
