oregon trail days SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

oregon trail days SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
General Chairman Jodi Ruzicka says: It’s time make Oregon Trail Days memories in Gering, Nebraska!
THURSDAY, JULY 7
FRAZIER SHOWS CARNIVAL
at Five Rocks Amphitheater
July 7-10
Call 436-4457 for details
and special wristband pricing offer!
6:00 p.m.
Kickoff Barbecue & Street Dance
Sponsored by US Bank & Allo Location: in front of Courthouse
Barbecue Beef Sandwich & Chips $3.00 - offered
by The Meat Shoppe
Music by Dynamics
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
OTD Art Show & Sale
Location: Gering Civic Center
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Valley Bank & Trust
Vera Dulaney 436-4457
Oregon Trail Days Art Show & Sale
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Gering Civic Center
Sponsor: Valley Bank & Trust Co.
Contact: Vera Dulaney 436-4457
Oregon Trail Days Kiddie Parade
Registration 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Location: Legion Park
10:00 a.m.
Oregon Trail Days Kiddie Parade
Location: Tenth Street
Contact: Crystal Sandberg 436-2858
Mary Robinson 436-7881
After Kiddie Parade
Street Games
Location: Downtown Gering
Events: Penny Toss
Cotton Ball Roll • Inflatables
Contact Tanya Cherry 436-2310
NOON
Old Settlers Luncheon
Location: Gering Civic Center
Old Settlers Officers:
President - Dr. Don Gentry
Vice-President - Bonnie Ingerson
Half Century Officers:
President - Tom Donuhue
Vice-President - Crystal Sandberg
“Echo-Bison”
John Baker
“8 Seconds”
Scot Weir
FRIDAY, JULY 8
6:00 a.m.
Don Childs Memorial Five Mile Run
Registration Location: Tenth Street
7:00 a.m.
Don Childs Memorial Five Mile Run
Run Begins
Location: Tenth Street
9:00 a.m.
Old Settlers Headquarters Opens
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Gering Civic Center
Contact: Norma Ray 632-4526
Cherie Loose 436-5122
NOON to 5:00 p.m. • July 8-9-10
Oregon Trail Days & Panhandle Quilt
Guild Regional Quilt Show
Location: Gering Zion Church
1100 O Street, Gering
Contact: Cindy Scheinost, 632-5696
2:00 p.m.
Street Vault
Location: Between Fresh Foods and Intertech
on Tenth Street
$15.00 Registration
Contact: Bill Bauer 436-4650
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Rod and Custom Car Show
Location: Tenth Street in front of
Scotts Bluff County Courthouse
Contact: Mike Minzey 635-3878
Sponsors: Midwest Auto Used Parts
Johnson Cashway
High Plains Budweiser • Pony Express Station
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
International Food Fair
Chili Cook-Off
Registration Begins
Location: Tenth Street
Contact: Jodi Ruzicka 631-7169
Location: Five Rocks
Contact: Bill Schlaepfer 631-2293
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Concert in Legion Park
Freddie Marquez
Legends of Country
8:00 p.m.
Five Rocks Amphitheater Concert –
Free Concert
9:00 a.m.
Old Settlers Meeting Continues
Location: Five Rocks Amphitheater
Performance: Gering City Band
8:00 p.m.
Square Dancing
Location: Tenth & O Streets
Caller: Lucky Kochenower
Contact: Jerry Higel 436-5755
SAFE Ride OTD
Friday and Saturday nights, July 8 and 9,
10:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Call 633-6397
Saturday, JULY 9
7:00 a.m.
Benefit Pancake Feed
Location: Gardner Park
Time: 7:00a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Sponsor: Gering High School
Girls Softball Team
Cost: $4.00
Contact: Tim Gonzalez 641-7016
Bicycle Hill Climb
Location: Scotts Bluff
National Monument
Sponsor: Sonny’s Bike Shop, Floyd’s Truck
Center Inc, Dana Weber, CPA,
Carr Trumbull Lumber Co.,
Contact: Jim Trumbull 632-2143
8:00 a.m.
Oregon Trail Days Parade
Lineup Begins
Floats: Gering High School
Animals: Johnson Cashway
Theme: It’s an Oregon Trail Journey
Contact: John Ewing 637-7071
Jodi Ruzicka 631-7169
Mike Minzey 635-3878
Location: Gering Civic Center
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Lunch after Parade
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Oregon Trail Days Art Show & Sale
Location: Gering Civic Center
9:00 a.m. Mud Volleyball!
1:00 p.m.
27th Annual Nebraska State
Championship CASI Chili Cook-Off
Location: Five Rocks Amphitheater
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Music: Dynamics
Concessions Available
Sponsor: Nebraska Dry Bean Commission
Horseshoe Tournament
Oregon Trail Park
$10.00 entry fee
Contact: Tim Shaske 641-3377
evenings and weekends
3:00 p.m.
Chili Public Tasting Begins
Location: Five RocksAmphitheater
Sponsor: Westco
Contact: Rebecca Shields 641-4018
Location: Five Rocks Amphitheater
Beer Garden sponsored by:
High Plains Budweiser
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oregon Trail Days Craft Fair
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wine Tasting with entertainment by
Jeanine Briscoe & Company
Location: Legion Park Eleventh & N Street
Contact: Gina Mattley 436-2388
Music: Perfect Blend
10:00 a.m.
Oregon Trail Days Parade
Location: Tenth Street
Lunch Time: 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Theme: Oregon Trail Days-95 years of Memories
Contact: John Ewing 637-7071
Jodi Ruzicka 631-7169
Mike Minzey 635-3878
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • July 8-10
Oregon Trail Days &
Panhandle Quilt Guild
Regional Quilt Show
Location: Gering Zion Church
1100 O Street, Gering
Contact: Cindy Scheinost 632-5696
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • July 9
Barbeque
Legacy of the Plains
Location:
1125 J Street, Gering
Contact: Tracey Bentley, 631-4840
SAFE Ride OTD
Friday and Saturday nights, July 8 and 9,
10:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Call 633-6397
Sunday, JULY 10
NOON
Oregon Trail Days &
Panhandle Quilt Guild
Regional Quilt Show
Location: Gering Zion Church, 1100 ‘’Street, Gering
Time: Noon to 5:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Gospel Jubilee – Featuring The
Hebberts and Special Guests
Location: Legion Park
Contact: Rev. Paul Hebbert 436-4495
95th
oregon trail days
board of directors
Jodi Ruzicka - General Chairman
Tracey Bentley - Vice Chairman
Vera Dulaney - Secretary
Mike Minzey - Treasurer
Gail Ellison
Bill Peters
John Ewing
Joan Fisher
Rebecca Shields
Bill Schlaepfer
Leticia Ramirez-Gurney
oregon trail days SPONSORS
ANNUAL
Wine Tasting
with entertainment by
Jeanine Briscoe & Company
Saturday, July 9, 2016
NEBRASKA’S
OLDEST
continuous
CELEBRATION
6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
1125 J Street Gering
Contact
PLATTE VALLEY BANKS, VALLEY BANK & TRUST,
US BANK, ESKAM & ESKAM CPA
High Plains Budweiser, Fresh Foods,
Union Bar, Western Sugar,
Bentley Fine Jewelry,
Panhandle Cooperative Assn.
Charles Yount Foundation,
KNEB FM & AM, Bluffs Broadcasting,
Gering Citizen
WHILE ATTENDING OREGON TRAIL DAYS,
you can visit these other attractions:
Legacy of the Plains Museum
2930 M Street, Gering • 436-1989
Banner County Museum
20 miles south of Gering
on Hwy. 71, Harrisburg • 436-7228
Riverside Discovery Center
So. Beltline Hwy. West, Scottsbluff • 630-6236
Tracey Bentley - 631-4840
reminder:
Oregon trail DAYS daTES
Oregon Trail Days
July 13 - 16, 2017
Sponsored in part by the
Scotts Bluff Area Visitors Bureau
A GREAT FAMILY EVENT!
OREGON TRAIL DAYS
Thursday, July 7, 2016
through
Sunday July 10, 2016
Welcome to Gering and
Western Nebraska!
We invite you to experience
the historic Oregon Trail.
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