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Central Nebraska Veterans Home – Car and Bike Show

Central Nebraska Veterans Home
1st Annual Benefit Classic Car and Bike Show

4510 East 56th Street
Kearney, NE
September 8, 2019

$10.00 Entry Fee – No admission charge
Registration 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Show 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Voting Closes at 3:00 pm
Presentation, Awards, and Drawings at 3:30 pm

Judging will be by public participant vote
Trophies awarded for Car 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Trophies awarded for bike 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
People’s Choice for Car and Bike

Show vehicles must stay parked until 4:00 pm

All proceeds go to the “Staff for Santa” to ensure that all members of the Central Nebraska Veteran’s Home receive a Christmas gift

Rain date September 15, 2019
** Donations of Christmas wrapping paper, gift bags, and/or ribbons and bows will always be appreciated**

Rise Above the Water – Flood Benefit

A BIG Benefit coming up to help aid families affected by the Floods we recently had! Event starts at noon and music will start at 1!

We have 15 local/Nebraska based Country acts that will be performing throughout the day! Such Acts as Whiskey Bent, Brody Ray, Emmett Bower Band, Blue Mesa, Sheila Greenland Band, Dylan Bloom Band and many more!

Will have Food Vendors, Beer and Water/Soda Tents, Things for Kids to do!

If affected by the Flood, come on out and have some fun and If Not affected by the Floods just asking for an hour wage donation!!

Money will go thru The United Way and will go to the Home Owners 1st!

This is a collective effort by Radio personnel, Band members and local Community Businesses!

Special Thanks to the Viaero for letting us use their parking lot, to Jeremy from Sure Sound for donating the stages. Many more Thank yous to come!

Special Special Thank You to Teena Fedorchik for making many calls and stops for Donations and Sponsors!

If you cannot attend, and want to donate:

Make Checks Payable to: The United Way

Memo Line: Rise Above the Water Flood Benefit

Mail to: Rise Above the Water Benefit
C/o JD’s
2023 1st Ave
Kearney, Ne 68847

Graphics courtesy of Trish Haag

Cars & Custard

Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers weekly Cars & Custard Car Show. Bring your Classic Car, Truck, or Motorcycle all vehicles new or classic welcome. If you love it, bring it! 15 % of sales during these events will be donated to the Central Nebraska Veterans Memorial.

Cruise Nite

NHRA Drag Races – 8:30am-5:00pmKearney Raceway Park

  • 8:30 a.m. Gates Open
  • 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Time Trials & Qualifying
  • 1-5 p.m. Drag Race Eliminations

 

Classic Car Collection – 10:00am-2:00pm

Cars & Coffee at Classic Car Collection. Bring your Classic Car out and get Free admission to the Classic Car Collection (3600 US-30 B, East side of Cabelas). Lunch Fundraiser hosted by UNK Wrestling Team.

Out of the Darkness Walk

When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.

Thanks to the Walkers and Donors like you, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce annual suicide rate to 20% by 2025.

For more information, please contact:
Contact Name: Erin Walgren
Contact phone: 308-708-8385
Contact email: erinradtke@gmail.com

American Legion Cornhole Tournament

Saturday June 22nd
At American Legion Kearney
Signups start at 3:00 – Start time at 4:00
Double/double elimination (3 Game guarantee)
$1,500 Cash Payouts

*no pre-registration required

All entry fee, airmail & board raffles money will be donated towards recreational activities at the central Nebraska veterans home.

Joseph Hall’s Elvis Rock N Remember Tribute Benefit

5:30pm – Social – Hors D’Oeuvres & Cash Bar
7:15 – Showtime

A tribute to the legacy of the King of Rock N Roll. NBC’s America’s Got Talent finalist and winner of the $25,000 Potawatomi Casino Tribute to the King Contest winner, Joseph Hall, celebrates Elvis Presley by gyrating, swiveling his hips and singing the king’s hits from the 50s, 60, and 70s. A MUST-SEE family-friendly show!

Tickets available at –
The Solid Rock (Kearney)
My Fair Lady’s Fashions (Holdrege)
Joy’s Floral (Minden)
Or by calling 308-743-2517
TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

All proceeds go to support research and education for Alzheimer’s and other Dementia diseases.

Sponsors – Ramada, Schrock Medical Clinic, AseraCare Hospice, Becton Dickinson Consumer Health Care, Bethany Home, Country House Residence, Horizon Design Inc., Mount Carmel Home, Rotary Club of Kearney Dawn, Axmann Heating and Air Conditioning, Cornhusker Agronomics Inc, PEP Co Inc, Weaver Farm Service Inc.