Norfolk 150th Birthday Celebration

Check inside for stories and photos about Norfolk’s history and a look at the future. Also find a schedule of celebration events.

Wednesday, Wednesday, June June 22, 2016 2016

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While water can be a problem if it· s in the wrong place at the wrong time, it· s more often beneficial. Access to a river determined the location of many towns on the Plains.

Many of them had water-powered mills that became the lifeblood of the community.

Such was the case in Norfolk. Col. Charles Mathewson built a mill on the river, which became the centerpiece of the town.

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In the summer of 1866, a group of German Lutherans left their homes in Ixonia, Wis., and moved to the banks of the North Fork of the Elkhorn River. Soon, a mill was built and the town grew up around it. The town of Norfolk was incorporated in 1871.

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J. Martin Machmuller Martin Machmuller August Melcher August Nenow Carl Nenow August Raasch Martin Raasch Gottlieb Rohrke William Ruhlow William Seiffert Traugott Sporn Carl Uecker August Wachter Herman Wachter Ludwig Wachter Friedrich Wagner Julius Wichert Carl Wichman Frank Wichman Gottfried Winter Wilhelm Winter

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The Germans who settled in the area and later established the town of Norfolk traveled in wagons pulled by oxen. According to journals they kept, they stopped on Sundays to wash clothing, prepare food and, most importantly, conduct a church service.

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n May 23, 1866, a contingent of German Lutheran families consisting of around 125 people boarded their oxendriven wagons and headed south, leaving behind their homes near Ixonia, Wis. The settlers were in search of more — and better — farmland in the northeast corner of what was then Nebraska Territory.

Their wagons, made up the mile-long caravan that traveled the 612-mile journey in 52 days. They brought along enough supplies to keep them for the winter, including livestock, food and shelter.

From Ixonia, they traveled to Dubuque, Des Moines and Council Bluffs, Iowa, where they crossed the Missouri River and headed north to West Point.

They reached their destination on July 17, 1886.

Using a pocket compass, the settlers drew boundary lines for the claims and then drew lots to determine who would get which claim.

Each settlement had access to the river.

After arriving at their new home, many of the settlers continued to live in their wagons until the land could be prepared for planting, which was not easy.

Most of the land was covered with a thick blanket of prairie grass, some of which was as tall as the wagons the settlers had

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traveled in — and it had never seen a plow.

Once the sod was broken, the settlers turned their attention to shelters, most of which were cabins made of cottonwood logs, sod houses and dugouts.

The walls ... “were plastered with a mixture of yellow clay made solid with straw and grass.

Nails and window came from Omaha,” wrote Mary Ellen Pangle in her history of early Norfolk. “Boxes served as tables and tree stumps as chairs.”

While the dwellings were sufficient, they were far from comfortable. There were no lights except for kerosene lamps, no comfortable furniture, no conveniences.

Despite the hardships, life on the North Fork held enough promise that another group of Germans from Wisconsin arrived in 1867.

That contingent included the Pasewalks, Lucases, Wegeners and Huebeners.

Just as it was access to water that caused those Germans settlers to stake their claims in the valley of the Elkhorn River, it was water that dictated the location of the town of Norfolk.

Colonel Charles Mathewson, a veteran of the Civil War, arrived in the area in 1868 after having served on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian Reservation for a number of years. With him ►Please see TOWN, page 5

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SHORTLY AFTER settling in the area, the newcomers from Wisconsin applied for a post office. In 1903, the federal government provided the funding for the construction of this building, which was a post office and courthouse. Today it’s known as the McMill Building.

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named “Nor’fork” because it was an easy compounding of “North Fork” in reference to it location on the North Fork River.

Postal officials, thinking someone had misspelled the word, changed it to Norfolk.

Another version says the settlers didn’t request a name for their community when they applied for a post office. Instead they just explained that it was located on the north fork of the Elkhorn River. John Thayer, U.S. Senator at the time suggested Norfolk because of its location on the North Fork of the river.

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were his sons, Major Joseph Mathewson and Charles Payson, who was just a teenager.

Newly retired from the military, Mathewson is said to have been impressed with the “hard-working, thrifty” German farmers who were dependent upon mills many miles distant.

So he built a grist mill and sawmill on the river at the site of what is now First Street and Braasch Avenue.

Materials were brought by rail to Columbus and by wagon to the site where the mill was being built. The mill opened in February of 1870 with Fred Hardy in charge of the saw mill and

Herman Gerecke — who would become Norfolk’s first mayor — serving as millwright.

Mathewson also opened a store and hired his sonin-law to manage it. Soon, the settlement was home to more stores, blacksmith shops, brick factories, hotels and other establishments that attracted even more businesses and immigrants.

There are several versions of the story of how Norfolk acquired its name.

The most repeated one says that when city officials requested a post office from the federal government in 1868, they asked that their community be

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a reporter for the Norfolk Daily News at the time, researched the issue and learned that our city fathers really wanted the town to be named Fork City, but for some reason, it was named Norfolk.

Post office Because of his military service, August Raasch, a Civil War veteran who was one of the town’s original settlers, was named the town’s first postmaster.

According to tradition, the post office amounted to a wooden box container.

Initially, mail came once a month from Omaha;

eventually it arrived every two weeks. As transportation improved, the frequency of mail delivery increased.

Raasch gave up his postmaster duties when the federal government informed him that he would have to move to town.

Through the years, the title was transferred to a number of people, most of whom kept the post office in their homes, offices or businesses until the federal government approved the construction of a building to house the post office and federal courthouse.

The facility opened in 1903 on the corner of Fourth Street and Madison Avenue. The building still stands and is today called the McMill Building.

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The settlers wasted no time in establishing county and city governments. In his diary, August Raasch talks about the process that began in July of 1867, just a year after they arrived.

“On July 20, we were mustered into county service. We were sworn in as judges and clerks. On July 22, we hunted for a site for the county seat. On July 27, we had our first meeting.

A. Raasch, H. Braasch, F. Heckendorf, judges of election. August Lentz, D.R. Barnes, clerks of election.

On July 29, we were sworn in by the clerk of Stanton County.”

That summer, the commissioners divided the county into two precincts with Norfolk being the north half and Union the south half.

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On Saturday, Sept. 12, 1881, 103 men signed the petition asking for the incorporation of the village of Norfolk.

The first village election was held the following spring.

Legend has it that the city fathers wanted to incorporate so the town could collect fees for liquor licenses instead of sending the money to the county.

Indeed, that was the first city ordinance enacted by village fathers.

The second ordinance called for the building of plank sidewalks along the main street. Other ordinances made it illegal for horses, mules, hogs, cattle

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The Civil War veteran was among the group of Germans who settled the area in 1866. or other livestock to run “at large” on the streets and required that all ablebodied men “perform two days’ labor on the streets and alleys between April 1 and Nov. 1 of each year or pay $3.

Change occurred rapidly. The fire department was established and supplied using funds raised at a benefit dance.

In 1887, the town built a sewer system and started the process of developing a water works system.

In the spring of 1888, the Norfolk Electric Light company was granted the right to erect poles and lines in the city.

The village contracted with the company for 14 32-candle power lamps for street lighting at a cost of $3 per month per lamp. On June 23, 1888, the lights went on in downtown Norfolk. The event was celebrated with a picnic, dance and speeches.

In August of that year, the Nebraska Telephone Company was granted right of way for a general telephone and telegraph business. Within a month, 16 telephones were in use.

In 1889, the infrastructure was expanded, and an additional 45 lines were added to the exchange.

Then, Norfolkans could get around town on the street railway, which was actually a mule-driven

wagon that took riders from Norfolk Junction to downtown via First Street and west on Norfolk Avenue to 13th Street.

By 1886, the village was home to 1,000 citizens, and in March of that year, the board of trustees declared Norfolk a city of the second class. Herman Gerecke was elected the town’s first mayor.

Norfolk has evolved in miraculous ways in the past 150 years.

The school system has grown from a one-room building on Main Street to a system that has hundreds of students being taught in multiple buildings equipped with state-ofthe-art technology. The medical system includes a regional hospital, which is a far cry from the town’s first hospital that was located in a house on Main Street.

While agriculture still plays a significant role in Norfolk’s economy, retail and industry have a major impact.

Today, the city is home to people from a variety of ethnic groups, including a significant Hispanic population. But names like Raasch, Braasch, Uecker and Dederman are still relevant. They are the descendants of those first settlers who saw promise in the grass-covered valley of the Elkhorn River.

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Ponca, Pawnee, Omaha were among first people in area

By SHERYL SCHMECKPEPER living@norfolkdailynews.com

y the time the settlers arrived in what was then Nebraska Territory, American Indians had lived here for centuries, said David Wishart in his book “Unspeakable Sadness.”

The Pawnee had been here the longest.

Others — including the Otoe, Missouria, Omaha and Ponca — immigrated to the area in the 18th century.

According to information provided by the Ponca Tribe, it is believed they were originally part of the Omaha Tribe that migrated to what would later be Nebraska from Canada.

By the early 1800s, when Lewis and Clark made their now-famous expedition, the Ponca and Omaha had parted ways, and the Ponca were living along the Niobrara River in what is now Knox County.

Eventually, most Indians were removed from the area.

The numbers tell the story of their exodus. According to “An Unspeakable Sadness,” in 1800, around 14,000 American Indians lived in what is now eastern Nebraska and controlled 30 million acres of land.

One hundred years later, only 1,500 Ponca and Omaha remained in their homelands, and their land holdings amounted

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to around 200,000 acres. They gave up the rest of their property for around 10 cents an acre.

The Pawnee were relocated to Indian Territory in 1874, and the Ponca were confined to their reservation in northern Nebraska, which was their original homeland.

They, too, were moved to Indian Territory in 1877.

But in 1878, a Ponca named Standing Bear returned to Nebraska bearing the remains of his son who had died while in Indian Territory. After a court battle, the Ponca were allowed to remain. Eventually, 26,000 acres in Knox County was restored to them.

In 1966, the United States government terminated the Ponca tribe, and its remaining lands and holdings were dissolved.

But in 1990, the Ponca regained its federal recognition with the passage of the Ponca Restoration Act. The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is the name used to describe the DARIN EPPERLY/DAILY NEWS Northern Ponca Tribe. A fair number of A DANCER participates in a Ponca powwow in Norfolk.

The Ponca and other Ponca still live in Oklahoma.

American Indians inhabited this land long before the Germans immigrated in In 2015, the Ponca Tribe had offices and facilities in several towns in eastern Ne- 1866. braska, including Norfolk where it occupies the campus of the former Nebraska ChrisOne of the most well-known members of the Ponca Tribe tian College Campus on Syracuse Avenue. is Standing Bear, who, in 1879, was involved in a landmark There it operates a clinic, transportation court case that determined that American Indians were services, and administrative and other ofpeople and entitled to all of the rights and protections affices. forded others.

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► On Jan. 25, 1870, Herman Braasch platted the town on Section 22, Township 24 North, Range 1 West. ► In addition to the mill, Col. Charles Mathewson and his son opened the first general store that same year, and Charles Biersdorf was the store· s first clerk. ► J.S. McClary and Henry Fish opened Norfolk· s second general store in June 1870. Frederick Wegener opened a boarding house and saloon in 1870, and in 1871, John Koenigstein opened a drug store.

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SANDY BRAHMER (photo below) is the great-granddaughter of Fred Dederman, one of Norfolk· s first settlers.

She lives in a house on North Eighth Street, near the spot where the Dederman Cabin was located. In fact, the cabin, shown on the previous page, was given to the city when the Dederman family decided to build a new house.

The cabin is now located on property owned by the Elkhorn Valley Museum. The school located in Verges Park was known as the Dederman School and was once on Dederman land west of Norfolk.

Also, the photos on this page feature a threshing machine that the Dederman family used for many years. It is still in storage on a family farm west of town.

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Giant cake served during city’s 100th birthday in 1966

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rom July 10 to July 17, 1966, Norfolk residents spent a week celebrating their heritage. The event was the city’s centennial. It had been 100 years since German immigrants settled on the bank of the North Fork River.

The celebration included a pageant that presented Norfolk’s history in narration and dramatization, which was performed at Memorial Field.

The pageant involved 750 people who performed on a 350-foot panoramic stage. The 90-minute show ended with a fireworks display.

The celebration also included parades, dances, rodeos, barbecues, carnivals, church services, musical performances, style show and even street dedications.

Every day of the week recognized another aspect of life in Norfolk.

For instance, Sunday was Freedom of Religion Day; Monday was Centennial Youth Day. On Friday, many merchants had “Once in 100 year” sales.

Norfolk native Thurl Ravenscroft, known as the voice of Tony the Tiger, and “one of the most outstanding bass singers in the United States,” entertained prior to the pageant on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Men grew beards for the event, and females wore pioneer dresses and bonnets.

The Centennial store that sold pioneer dresses for men, women and children.

Women could buy skirts and blouses, garters, aprons and the official centennial bonnet, which sold for $1.

Men could buy centennial ties, top hats and derbies, vests, sleeve holders, “Brothers of the Brush” memberships and shaving permits.

During the week, the “keystone kops” scoured the town with their horsedrawn wagon arresting people who were not properly dressed.

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THE LATE FRANK MORRISON, who was governor of Nebraska at the time, cuts the first slice out of Norfolk· s centennial cake in July 1966. water tank for breaking the rules; others had pies tossed in their faces.

John Van Auckerr created an original mural on the wall of the centennial headquarters building downtown.

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In 1866, 42 families of German descent trekked from Ixonia, Wis., to the empty plains of Northeast Nebraska. The plains that greeted them were not kind.

Their first years in the state were rife with prairie fires and blizzards. Grasshoppers devoured the crops. Dozens of children succumbed to illness.

But maybe, all their hardships proved worthwhile for the note now on John and Jan Uecker’s refrigerator.

“I love you, but God loves you more,” it says in the handwriting of the couple’s 6-year-old grandson.

It’s the sentiment of Lane Uecker, a sixth generation member of the church founded by the pioneer families 150 years ago.

Along with the city of Norfolk, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary this year.

Members of previous confirmation classes, former pastors and others with ties to the church are expected to join current congregation members in festivities from July 15 to 17.

Linda Mullen, director of the church’s Little Lambs Preschool and member of the church’s anniversary planning committee, said that activities will pay homage to the 1860s.

“We’ve been brainstorming what would’ve been authentic,” she said. “I think it’s important to realize where we came from.”

Although the exact schedule may change, Friday is expected to feature a picnic in the grove behind the church and a bonfire in the evening.

Cemetery tours, horse and buggy rides, and a potluck will precede the Saturday evening church service, where Rev. Mark Schroeder, president of the Wisconsin

Evangelical Lutheran Synod, will be a guest speaker.

Following the Sunday service, there will be 19th-century goodies such as egg coffee and cinnamon rolls. Children’s games also will be interspersed throughout the weekend.

Brock Bretschneider, a history major at Wayne State College and the youngest member of the anniversary committee, said the anniversary has brought the congregation closer.

“It’s really united us,” he said. “It’s really cool to see how looking back at all of this is actually bringing us together.”

To make the historical experience more authentic, service goers are invited to dress as the congregation would’ve in the 1860s, and a recently restored pump organ will be played.

Bretschneider helped repair the organ with parts from a working instrument, along with other congregation members.

It had been brought by settlers in 1884 and shuffled around after the current church was built. Eventually, it ended up in such poor condition that it was slated for the burn pile.

“Someone quick said, ‘Let’s see if they want it for the anniversary,’ and thankfully they did,” Bretschneider said.

The Rev. Richard Schliewe said he would guide the congregation through some German songs and other content at the services. German services were hosted at St. Paul’s until the 1940s, he said.

“It’s an opportunity to look back and think of all the things people have been through, all the things our congregation has been through and yet our God has not left us,” he said. “His blessings are there for us, ever so new, every day.”

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he said. “During the World Wars, it always made it difficult because you were looked at as supporting the enemy if you spoke German, so they were kind of forced into switching.”

Many of the families that founded the church were from Germany. In the mid 1800s, they followed tens of thousands of other immigrants who came to the U.S. in search of a better life and religious freedom.

They originally settled in Wisconsin, in part because farming conditions were similar to those in their homeland. But as the area became more crowded and the winters swept by bitter and damp, members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church began to consider leaving Ixonia, Wis. After scouts found the land in Nebraska favorable, around 125 members of the congregation packed their wagons and took off on May 14, 1866.

And when the settlers arrived in Nebraska in July, “there was nothing,” Schliewe said.

As designated by the Homestead Act, the settlers divvied up the land into 160-acre parcels and placed their borders next to the river. Log cabins and sod houses sprung up on the plots as the settlers established their homes and farms.

But the first building used as a worshipping place was just a shack with a dirt floor, abandoned by people who had passed through the area. The settlers’ minister, Rev. John Hoeckendorf, commenced services when he arrived in October that year.

As more settlers arrived and years passed, the town grew. St. Paul’s became the seat of several “firsts” in Madison County. The first parsonage. Postmaster.

School. Wedding.

The first church built was created from logs in 1867, and was replaced by a new building in 1878. Twenty-nine years later, the red brick, Gothic-style church was constructed. A large addition was added in 1996 to complete the building as it is today.

“It wasn’t a small feat for the pioneers to make that big, life-changing journey, for some of them that probably didn’t even make it to give their life ... for the future generation,” Mullen said. “If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t have achieved what we have here.”

The congregation now stands at over 500

members and is led by Rev. Mark Reichert.

Pastor Paul Hirsch and his family will join the church in June.

Schliewe said that the anniversary of the church serves as a time to reflect on how far St. Paul’s has come.

Those blessings have followed the Ueckers from the pioneer days. John Uecker lives down the road from the homestead of his great-grandfather Carl Uecker, one of the original German settlers. His brother now farms on the land.

Just like so many families in the area, he can trace his family line through binders brimming with documents at his kitchen table. It’s in those papers that he has a photo of Carl Uecker, looking out with a dark hat and scruffy white beard.

As part of the anniversary excitement, John Uecker found an outfit like his ancestor’s in the photo, complete with false facial hair and wore it to church when he took communion. It didn’t fit quite right though, so he doesn’t know if he’ll do it again, he said.

“I was afraid I was going to get wine all over my beard,” he said.

The area around the Ueckers’ land has changed through the years. The railroad track near Hadar is gone, and John Uecker’s son and his family have moved into the house where his mother used to live next door.

But through it all, the Ueckers have been faithful to St. Paul’s. From father to son to grandchild, members of the family have attended Sunday services, learned at St. Paul’s Lutheran School and been confirmed in the church.

He’s looking forward to being in the church’s entry in Norfolk’s Fourth of July Parade, accompanying two horse-drawn wagons. Jan Uecker hopes that all seven of their grandchildren will be there, too, wearing shirts emblazoned with “Uecker descendents.”

There’s reason to celebrate how far the family has come from those early days on the prairie. But there’s also reason to honor the things that have remained steadfast and meaningful even after 150 years.

Family is one example. St. Paul’s is another.

“Churches change, but I’m not leaving,” John Uecker said. “I don’t care what happens, we’ll stay there. That’s my church.”

In 1871, Ferdinand Wagner built Norfolk· s first real hotel on the corner of First and Main streets.

The 200 block of Main Street, now known as Norfolk Avenue, was known as the Eisley Block in honor of C.P. Eisley, who was elected city treasurer in 1886.

The south side of Norfolk Avenue between Second and Third Streets was known as the Bear Block, named for Dr. Alexander Bear, Norfolk· s first physician and surgeon who moved to Norfolk after having lived in West Point and Fremont.

Bear served as a state senator, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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THE FISCHER FAMILY was among the group of Germans who settled the area in 1866. This scrapbook includes family photos and letters.

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In 1891, developer Rome Miller offered to sell 100 lots for $12,000 and use the money to fund an opera house.

The opera house was eventually built on North Fourth Street, between Norfolk and Braasch avenues and operated until the 1920s, when the Granada Theater was built on North Fifth Street. It was torn down in the 1980s.

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Trains aided town’s development Soon, hotels, restaurants and other The railroad arrived in 1879, but only businesses built there, and a after a fair amount of bickering over community of sorts rose up. which company would build a depot in downtown Norfolk. The City of Norfolk Eventually, the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley became the Chicago refused to give the Fremont, Elkhorn and North Western Railroad. In time, and Missouri Valley Railroad a plot of land for its railroad yards, so the other railroads were built in Norfolk, railroad built its depot south of town. and there were several depots in town.

By 1885, train service was well-established. A daily eastbound Union Pacific train left Norfolk at 8:25 and arrived in Omaha at 4 p.m.

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► On July 4, 1874, grasshoppers invaded and ate almost everything in their path, including crops, clothing, shoes and tree bark.

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THE CITY AUDITORIUM opened in 1939 on North First Street.

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The City Auditorium was built in the 1930s with support from the Works Progress Administration. That federal organization was designed to give jobs to people who were in need during the Great Depression.

The building was dedicated in 1939 during a three-day celebration that included a parade, banquets, programs and dances.

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The Norfolk Livestock Market was organized in 1919, and the first stocker and feeder sales were in 1921.

Originally, sales were just conducted on Friday but eventually Thursday sales were added.

At one time, the market sold more livestock than any other market in the country.

It was so important to the economy, that some politicians stopped there while on the campaign trail. Such was the case in 1968 when Robert Kennedy toured the facility while in Norfolk during his campaign for president. The market closed in 2015.

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NORFOLK DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016

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As the story goes, the Germans who settled this area 150 years ago were advised to settle somewhere else because this valley of the Elkhorn River flooded easily.

The warning was given by American Indians who lived here.

According to an article in the Daily News’ centennial edition published in 1966, the Indians said the valley was often covered with a “sheet of water .... from hills on east to hills on west.”

The first major flood occurred in March of 1870, — just four years after the settlers arrived — when the river went out of its banks, the article said. “Bridges were washed out ... and travel for any distance was next to impossible.”

Attempts to solve the problem failed. In 1906, the Daily News editorialized: “For like the man who has a disease, they were anxious to try the less serious and expensive course before resorting to a surgical operation.”

It took another 50 years before a project was completed that solved most of the flooding problems.

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THE NORFOLK COUNTRY CLUB opened in 1909. Around 200 people attended the opening. Some came by way of boat on the river, others by horse and buggy.

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When the first YMCA was built, J.C. Stitt was the architect, and Pruden and Beckenhauer was the construction company.

The pool that was added in 1959 was 28 feet wide and 75 feet long and cost $127,000.

It was named after John G. ´ Chiefµ Moore, who was the organization· s general secretary from 1920 to 1962.

Moore was described by many as a ´ colorfulµ character who was known for his dedication to the YMCA, as well as his pet snake, named Goliath that he allowed children to drape around their necks.

Randy Hagedorn became director in 1998.

The YMCA has been an important part of Norfolk’s cultural and spiritual life since 1902, when the Young Men’s Christian Association opened. The first building at Fourth Street and Madison Avenue opened in 1913. A swimming pool was added in 1959.

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THE BUILDING that once hosted basketball games, concerts, banquets, craft shows, pancake feeds and many other events now houses the YMCA· s gymnastics program. The YMCA needed more room for its programs, so the city sold the auditorium to the YMCA to use.

Tri-Hi-Y, Gra-Y once popular

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The organization that would become the YMCA began in 1899, and on May 2, 1901, it was named an official YMCA. The effort to raise the money to construct a new building began in 1910, and it opened on May 15, 1913, on the corner of Fourth Street and Madison Avenue.

The cost of the three-story building was $18,765. J.W. Morley was the first general secretary, and John G. Moore was named general secretary on Sept. 15, 1920.

A board of 21 men helped Moore manage the facility, which had less than 70 paying members the year Moore was hired.

In the 1950s, programs for youths were

conducted on topics such as stock car racing, experiences of an airline stewardess and careers in nursing. At that time, around 100 boys belonged to the three Gra-Y clubs, and another 100 belonged to the Hi-Y club, and 44 girls belonged to the Tri-Hi-Y club.

Around 100 businessmen also were members. At that time, young men belonged to the Leaders Corps.

They volunteered around 135 hours during the school year.

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eveloping the riverfront and encouraging young people to take over existing businesses are just two topics discussed during recent community conversations about Norfolk’s future.

The conversations were held in conjunction with Norfolk’s 150th anniversary, which is this year.

Yes, it’s been 150 years since a group of German Lutherans left Wisconsin and relocated along the north fork of the Elkhorn River. Soon, more farmers and business people arrived. Today, Norfolk is the retail and industrial center of Northeast Nebraska.

While some may think the town just grew out of the dust, that isn’t necessarily true. Early proponents fought to have efficient trains and quality roads and bridges in and around Norfolk so goods and people could be easily transported.

Others fought to acquire industries and factories that would provide jobs. One example is the sugar beet factory that opened in 1890, and at one time employed 250 people.

That spirit was evident in the 1950s when a group of Norfolk businessmen and the mayor traveled to Florida to convince the owners of a company that made syringes to build a facility in Norfolk. They took along a hunk of turf from the Norfolk Country Club to prove that you could play golf in Northeast Nebraska.

The company — known as Sherwood Medical — did build a facility in Norfolk that has been in operation since then.

Today it’s known as Covidien.

It was a group of concerned citizens who, in the late 1800s, understood that Norfolkans deserved an opera house where concerts and plays could be performed, and in time one was built.

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So where do we go from here?

That was the question posed to people who attended the community conversations.

A birthday is a good opportunity to celebrate and to talk about the future,” said Anders Olson, director of the Norfolk Area Community Foundation. “We can make it more than cake and fireworks.”

During the first two sessions, participants answered a number of questions, including “What skills do we need to equip youth with today to be tomorrow’s leaders?” “How do we attract, retain and transition businesses?” and “How do we get young professionals to come to Norfolk?”

Participants discussed projects and goals and ways to move the community from wanting something to actually obtaining it.

Among the projects that participants deemed important were: developing the riverfront, the campaign to renovate the grand theater, construction of a multi-use sports facility, beautification of the entrances to the city on Highways 275 and 81 and the completion of the four-lane expressways in the area.

To attract and retain businesses, participants suggested that citizens need to find young people to take over existing businesses, continue to improve the quality of life, complete the four-lane highways in the area and provide higher-speed internet service.

To move the community from wanting something to making things happen, participants said we need to encourage citizens to be passionate about some interest they have, take an inventory of what we have to determine what we need, and have ►Please see RIVER, page 29

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community conversations about topics of interest, including jobs, youth leadership, beautification and others.

During the last community conversation, participants did not answer prepared questions. Instead, they were allowed to share their concerns and ideas on how Norfolk should prepare for the future.

Several of the topics discussed in earlier meetings emerged during the final conversation, including the need to prioritize and plan.

Those actions were given in response to a question Dr. Michael Chipps posed about how Norfolk can “raise itself above the vanilla.”

Chipps, president of Northeast Community College, was one of three panelists who helped lead the conversation. Troy Strom, president of U.S. Bank, and Anders Olson, director of the Norfolk Community Foundation, also served on the panel. Kent Warneke, editor of the Daily News, facilitated the program.

In addition to the need to prioritize and plan, several members of the audience said the community needs to make an effort to keep young people here and recruit new, qualified workers, another topic that had been discussed during the earlier sessions.

But those young people and new recruits need good-paying jobs that can be provided only if the city has the infrastructure to support busi-

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Norfolk also needs to look at the first impression it offers. Chipps said people he talks to often tell him that Norfolk appears to be bigger than it really is, which is good.

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However, as Norfolk’s 150th anniversary celebration approaches, several longtime residents will tell you that Norfolk has changed drastically during their time here.

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a fond memory for Ron Stauffer, who has lived in Norfolk since 1949, when he was 4 years old.

His mother cleaned the King brothers’ homes, which meant he became good friends with their children — Bruce and Kenny King.

“We’d go in the swimming pool after it locked up and swim,” Stauffer said. “That doesn’t happen today.”

While Norfolk no longer has King’s Pool — which was located in the area where King’s Lanes are now — Fuchtman is glad that Norfolk’s seen an increase in recreation over the years.

“What I’ve seen is certainly the expansion of recreational abilities here,” she said. “While there was TaHa-Zouka Park back then, and I remember in the very early days what we’d go out there and see were animals.

There were actually caged animals out there, kind of like a zoo atmosphere. But all that has changed over the years, and now driving through there just last night, the number of cars parked for ball games ... it’s a tremendous, huge area of folks that are gathered.”

Bradford agreed that the increase in activities has been good for the community.

“Back in my youthful days, there was one swimming pool in town ... . For a lot of kids, it was a big deal to buy what was called a season ticket,” Bradford said. “But there wasn’t much recreation. You had Midget baseball and American Legion baseball and the swimming pool, but there was no girls sports at that time.”

Now, youths can participate in softball, baseball and soccer leagues, he said.

There’s activities like Music in the Park and the Christian Cross Festival for families to attend.

“There’s lots and lots of summertime activities for kids that really weren’t present at that time,” Bradford said.

Besides spending time at the pool, Bradford remembers hanging out at a ►Please see PAST, page 31

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IT’S PART OF why some community members have chosen to spend most, if not all, of their lives here.

Stauffer and his wife, Connie, originally had plans to move to the Missouri Ozarks when he retired.

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“SOME PLANTS came to town that provided some well-paid jobs with benefits that improved the quality of life for a lot of families in this town,” Bradford said.

Thus, the sleepy, little Midwestern town became a regional hub for Northeast Nebraska.

Now, with OCT Pipe coming to the community, Bradford, Fuchtman and Stauffer see more economic growth in Norfolk’s future.

But in order to aid that growth, Norfolk will have to address issues like housing shortages and will have to focus on attracting youths to the area, Fuchtman said.

“It takes a community to make it all happen,” she said.

And that’s something Norfolkans seem to know, Bradford said, as evidenced by the town’s progression.

“If people want to build something in this town that has some merit and has some appeal to the general populous, most of the time people will support it,” he said. “I think that’s a tremendous thing.”

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members hanging out at a restaurant called The Ice Berg, which later became a pizzeria called Giovanni’s before it closed.

Summer recreation isn’t the only area where Norfolk’s seen growth. There’s been plenty of economic development in Norfolk, too.

When Stauffer was a kid living on North Ninth Street, he remembers there not being much past Benjamin Avenue. Additionally, there wasn’t the overpass, or much south of Omaha Avenue.

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The men turned their wagon in pursuit of Kelly’s buggy and began firing upon them with a .38-caliber pistol and .32-caliber pistols.

The doctor was shot in his right arm twice, once in his right shoulder, shattering it; one bullet grazed his neck, and another passed through his clothing.

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killed each other during an argument.

Lee Bailey and Charles Dugan were playing cards in September 1906 at the Buffet Saloon between Fourth and Fifth streets.

When an argument started between the two men, Bailey pulled a gun and Dugan quickly went outside to retrieve his own.

The men shot each other, and both died from their wounds.

A 1933 robbery at Security State Bank in downtown Norfolk thankfully did not involve any fatalities, though the thieves did get away with around $10,000 and were never found.

The notorious U.S. Bank robbery in September 2002 was much more gruesome.

Three men — Jose Sandoval, Jorge Galindo and Erick Vela — entered the branch located at the corner of 13th Street and Pasewalk Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. The men fired on customers and employees inside the bank killing five people.

The killers were apprehended at a McDonald’s in O’Neill within hours of the incident, and all three were subsequently convicted and sentenced to death.

A fourth man, Gabriel Rodriguez, helped to stake out the bank earlier that morning. He was apprehended and sentenced to life in prison.

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A few other high-profile crimes over the last several decades include the tragic deaths of four Norfolk children in June 1980.

Stella Almaraz murdered her four daughters — 10-year-old Odelia, 6-year-old Antoinette, and 2-year-old twins, Gloria Irene and Stella Lorraine.

Almarez shot two of the girls and stabbed two others before she unsuccessfully tried to kill herself.

Almarez was acquitted by reason of insanity.

ANOTHER CHILD was likely the victim of violence in August 1987. Jill Cutshall was 9 years old when she went missing from Norfolk, last seen sitting on the front steps of her baby-sitter’s house on South Eighth Street.

Three months later, the clothes Jill had been wearing the day she disappeared were found by a hunter at Wood Duck Wildlife Refuge between Norfolk and Stanton. David Phelps of Norfolk was convicted of kidnapping in 1991, but a murder conviction wasn’t possible because Jill’s body was never found.

Phelps was sentenced to life in prison and has made various attempts at appealing his conviction, but all have been denied. Jill has never been found.

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In December 2003, Kathy Gooch was shot by Jim Gooch. He was later found to have committed suicide near Pilger.

The body of an abandoned baby boy was found in a spillway near Johnson Park in June 2004. The death was investigated as a homicide, and the case remains unsolved.

A young woman went missing from the Norfolk apartment she shared with her mother in August 2009.

The body of Lacey Anderson, 19, was found three months later on private property in Pierce County.

The case remains unsolved.

In March 2010, Maria Villarreal was stabbed to death in the apartment she had once shared with her exboyfriend, Leodan AlarconChavez. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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SEVERAL OTHER murders have occurred in Norfolk since the turn of the century.

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In March 2003, Travis Lundell’s body was found buried in a grave southeast of Norfolk. The 19-year-old had been missing for seven months. Prosecutors alleged during the aggravating circumstances phase of the U.S. Bank murder trials that Jose Sandoval Erick Vela and Gabriel Rodriguez were involved in the murder.

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Being a family based company means a lot to the Henery family, owners of Michael’s Cantina and the Mint Bar in Norfolk.

“Our success is based firmly on the fact we are a family based company,” Heath Henery said. “Customers truly get a warm, welcoming feeling — unlike some corporate-run restaurants. Our staff, many of whom have been with us for decades, embrace that attitude and it shows in a quality dining experience or an enjoyable night out on the town.”

Heath Henery, who is the owner and operations manager for the Norfolk locations, said he learned much from his father, Michael, who is described as the “patriarch” of the businesses.

Other family members include Brandon Henery, manager of Michael’s Cantina in Omaha, and Trevor Henery, owner of T. Henery’s Pub in Omaha. Cecelia and Hannah Henery — who are Heath’s daughters — serve as bartenders and assistant managers of the Norfolk locations and also help work at Thomsen’s Corner in Osmond, which is also owned by the Henery family. The original Michael’s II restaurant started in 1978 at the 20th and L Streets location in South Omaha by Michael Henery and Heath was there on the first day bussing tables and washing dishes.

“Through the years, we have had 11 different taverns and restaurants and currently the family runs five,” Heath Henery said. “We expanded to Norfolk in 1995, choosing the area because of our family ties to Neligh.” Michael Henery graduated from Neligh High School in 1956.

Michael’s Cantina, 912 W. Omaha Ave. in Norfolk opened in 1995. The family took over ownership of the Mint Bar, 304 Northwestern Ave. in Norfolk, in 2004. For the Henerys, it’s all about hospitality. “We have enjoyed serving fine Mexican food to all of East and Northeast Nebraska for 38 years,” Heath Henery said. “Plus, we’ve carried on the heritage of the Mint Bar, a meeting place for friends dating back to 1938.”

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WHILE HOW NORFOLK came to be called Norfolk is, and probably will remain, a mystery, it· s no mystery that the river and the mill dictated the location of the town. Here swimmers enjoy the water below the dam.

Just think, you could be living in Fork City instead of Norfolk

Editor’s note: This story was written by Lori Pilger, a former Daily News reporter, and was originally printed in 2004. *** I admit it.

John Zimmer got me thinking.

The Lutheran High Northeast senior did a school paper about how Norfolk got its name and came up with doubts about the long-standing legend that postal authorities messed up and changed what was supposed to be Norfork to Norfolk.

Zimmer wasn’t saying that wasn’t how it happened, he just wasn’t sure.

After I spoke with him for a story in October, I starting wondering myself.

Had postal authorities, who long have gotten the blame — or credit — for Norfolk’s name, been wrongfully accused? There had to be something, some official document or application, to support the story or not.

So, I dug a little deeper and found something surprising.

It took some looking, though. The City of Norfolk didn’t have the old paperwork packed away somewhere. Neither did the Elkhorn Valley Museum & Research Center.

Then it occurred to me — Norfolk’s founding fathers sent in the application requesting a post office to the federal government, which happens to hold onto lots of old documents.

The Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., pointed me to the National Archives and Records Administration, which led me to Aloha South, a woman who works in a division that has archives of old military and civil records.

At my request, she turned up a site location report dated June 4, 1868, for the community where Norfolk stands today.

It turns out, on that document, the town’s

It turns out, on that document, the town· s founding fathers ³ at least one of them ³ requested the town be named Fork City. founding fathers — at least one of them -requested the town be named Fork City.

August Raasch, the town’s first postmaster, signed the request.

That’s far from solving the mystery, though.

At the top of that document, where the proposed name is written, Fork City is lined out and Norfolk is written in. So, it’s clear only that the name of the post office was changed -- not who changed it or why.

And it wasn’t Norfork to Norfolk, as legend has it, but Fork City to Norfolk.

A note in red ink written vertically along the left margin of the document makes the story even more interesting.

On it, the postal official asks if the community in question is the same place as ``North . . .’’ filed Oct. 26, 1866, with recommendation that August Raasch be postmaster. As luck would have it, the page is cut off, leaving only the underline and enough of the name to make out North and not the rest of the potential city name.

Unfortunately, there’s no record of the earlier document.

So, it looks as if we’ll never know if Norfolk truly was meant to be North Fork, Norfork or even Fork City.

All we do know is that for some reason Norfolk stuck and so has the legend of how the town came to have the name. Who knows? Maybe there’s something to it.

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Stefan left mark on town, nation Special to the Daily News arl Stefan was a man of many talents — and Norfolk and Nebraska benefited from them.

Stefan was born March 1, 1884, the son of Karl and Marie Stefan, on a farm near the towns of Muellenhausen and Zebrakov in Bohemia, which was then part of Austria.

The family emigrated to Omaha when Stefan was 2. In 1897, because of hard times, he quit school in the seventh grade.

Stefan’s first job was at an Omaha packing house.

He also worked at a publicity department of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and as a telegraph messenger boy.

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Karl Stefan telegrapher, working in nearly every state.

He also took his telegraphing abilities outside of the United States. During the Philippines insurrection, when Stefan was 20, he joined the telegraph division of the Philippine Constabulary from 1904 to 1906.

Stefan was a newspaper man as well. His first newspaper position was with the Manila Times in the Philippines. Because he knew several languages — all of which were self-taught — he was in demand as an interpreter for tourist parties from Asia and Europe.

After returning from those travels, he worked at a newspaper in Omaha.

He married Ida Rosenbaum in 1907. They had three children — two sons and one daughter. Upon their marriage, the couple moved to Seattle, where Stefan took on a telegrapher position.

Then in 1909, the Stefans moved to Norfolk. Stefan initially was a telegrapher for the Norfolk Daily News.

He later served as a reporter and city editor. He left the Daily News in 1924 after purchasing a cigar store.

What Stefan is most well-known for in the area is his broadcasting career at WJAG. He helped build WJAG in 1922 in the former Daily News building.

Stefan also was the chief announcer and newscaster, as well as an on-air personality in his own right.

In 1925, Stefan created an annual school at WJAG that taught Morse and Continental telegraphic code.

He also broadcast what was believed to be the first re-creation of the World Series. Stefan was able to do that by taking play-by-play accounts from a Morse code ticker tape and reporting it on the radio.

Stefan also conducted what is believed to be the first radio Voice of the Street program. While having a portable, shortwave transmitter strapped to his back, Stefan would walk along Norfolk’s business district and interview people he met.

He broadcast programs in seven languages, and during World War II, he appeared on U.S. Voice of American broadcasts, speaking to Czechs in his native tongue.

Stefan’s news broadcasts around noon drew thousands of listeners. His success was credited by being the first such broadcast in the Middle West.

As a politician, Stefan was very popular, defeat-

UFARM has had presence in the Norfolk, Nebraska business community for 77 years. The first office was in the Lobby of Hotel Norfolk at 4th & Norfolk. The company currently offices in the Great Western Bank at 4th and Braasch. Just one block from the original office 77 years ago. Presently there are offices in Lincoln, Kearney, North Platte and Norfolk with 16 employees.

The Norfolk Office does farm management, real estate sales, appraisals, consulting and crop insurance.

With the present ag business climate, the Norfolk Office has been very busy in assisting clients in drawing up lease agreements that are beneficial to the owners and the tenants. At present one of the leases that has become very popular is the Cash Flex Lease. This enables the owner and tenant to share in profits from high commodity prices.

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ing Democratic opponents by large majorities.

In 1934, he was urged to run for Congress in the Third Nebraska District.

In the election, he received more than 72,000 votes as a Republican candidate, defeating incumbent Edgar Howard of Columbus. He was the only Republican elected to Congress that year from Nebraska.

His popularity was even greater in 1936, when Stefan received 81,009 votes, for a 50,000-vote majority over his opponent.

He ran 14,000 votes ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s total in the district.

In 1938, he received 78,000 votes, a plurality of almost 53,000. In 1940, he received 90,561 votes, a plurality of almost 23,000.

From 1942 to 1950, he continued to be re-elected.

While in the House of Representatives, Stefan was interested in many phases of national affairs and participated in countless projects and ceremonies.

He also was an American delegate in 1939 to the Inter-Parliamentary Union at Oslo, Norway. He was an adviser at the United Nations conference in 1945, and was a congressional observer in 1951 at the signing of the Japanese peace treaty.

Stefan also was highly interested in aviation development. He was a member of the Congressional Air Policy Board in 1948.

In recognition of his work for local air development and his long service to the community, in 1955, the City of Norfolk formally named the municipal airfield as Karl Stefan Memorial Airport.

Stefan also received numerous honors throughout his lifetime, including an honorary doctor of laws degree from the National University of Washington, D.C., and the Cross of Alfaro from the Aloy Alfaro International Foundation for his work on the interAmerican good neighbors program.

He was adopted by four Indian tribes as well.

He died on Oct. 1, 1951, and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk.

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Instead, it’s due to luck — or maybe lack of luck.

“My grandfather came to the U.S. through Ellis Island ... he wanted to be a fur trader ... and ran out of money in Norfolk,” said Dick Robinson.

Robinson is the CEO of Norfolk Iron and Metal. His grandfather, John, came to America in 1903 from Russia and ended up in Norfolk where he founded Norfolk Hide and Metal. Eventually, the company transitioned from dealing in furs and scrap metal to steel.

When John Robinson died, his son, Arnold, took over as manager. When Arnold died, his wife, Margaret, took the reins. Dick started with the company after graduating from college in the early 1970s. Now his sons are involved, making it one of the few businesses in town that have been in the same family for four generations.

Members of the Robinson family recently participated in an interview with Kent Warneke, editor of the Daily News.

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NORFOLK DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016

Parade, concerts part of celebration

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here’s an event for everyone during Norfolk’s 150th birthday celebration.

From a parade to musical performances, community members of all ages should be able to find enjoyable activities to partake in during the yearlong, communitywide celebration.

Ongoing activities include Plant 150 — in which community members are encouraged to collectively plant 150 trees. Each person who participates is asked to take a photo of the tree they planted and send it to the Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau.

Then there’s Golf 150 — in which golfers are invited to golf 150 holes during 2016 — and Walk 150 — in which community members can log 150 miles walking or running before July 1.

However, the main festivities kick off with an opening ceremony that will feature Ponca Tribe Dancers and the After Hours Band on June 29.

The events will continue through July 4.

“Norfolk is a great place,” said Kim Kwapnioski, executive director of the Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau. “It’s going to be a fun time to celebrate.”

Music in the Park will be incorporated into the celebration on June 30, and the Norfolk Arts Center will have an exhibit running from the end of June through August 26 showcasing 150 years of “Norfolk creativity.”

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A community worship service will be held on Sunday, July 3, with events later in the day, including a Tribute Rib Fest, 150K bike ride and kayaking on Skyview Lake.

“We’ve gotten a lot of people involved from different civic groups so I think it’ll be a citywide event that some element of which will appeal to everyone,” said Sheryl Schmeckpeper, who is a chairperson of the steering committee that chose the events.

The group started meeting more than a year ago to begin planning. “You might think, ‘Well, maybe I don’t want to go ride 150K on my bike, but I can go do something else,’ ” she said.

Events will wrap up on July 4 with a communitywide pancake feed, picnic and parade, among other activities. The parade, titled A Walking History of Norfolk, is what Schmeckpeper describes as a moving timeline.

“So it’s going to start with the covered wagon, pulled probably by horses,” she said. “That will be the lead of the parade, sort of to represent the settlers that came here in 1866, and then they’re going to have something to represent every decade for the 150 years.”

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For example, the 1960s may include a nod to Double K, a popular restaurant that no longer is in existence but was known for its broasted chicken and the giant-size chicken statue on its roof. The statue now is housed at the Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk.

Norfolk businesses also will be featured in the decades they began.

A committee led by Diane Becker, communications director for the City of Norfolk, arranged the parade.

Schmeckpeper said the city and its employees have been essential in formulating the 150 celebration.

The parade is just one of many activities that Schmeckpeper and Kwapnioski hope are educational for community members.

Historical re-enactors from the community theater will also be dressed up during the celebration, specifically taking part in trolley tours of Norfolk.

“They’re going to portray some of Norfolk’s early citizens,” Kwapnioski said.

That includes Norfolk’s first mayor, Herman Gerecke; early citizen Cora Beels, who ended up being one of Norfolk’s first historians and was instrumental in starting some of the early women’s groups in the community; and Richard Tanner — also known as Diamond Dick Tanner — who was a wild west showman turned doctor.

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Other events to look out for include a summer speaker series hosted by the Norfolk Public Library. Speakers will focus on the history of Norfolk. The library will also display art-work from a book in honor of the sesquicentennial written by Norfolk Public Schools students.

For a full list of activities as well as times, locations and maps, go to norfolkne150.com, download the Norfolk Area Connected app or contact the Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau.

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June 29 to July 4 time to celebrate Wednesday, June 29, 2016 ► OPENING CEREMONY — Johnson Park, featuring Ponca Tribe dancers from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and After Hours Band from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Opening ceremony, 7 p.m.

Rain location: Lifelong Learning Center, Northeast Community College. ► TOURS THROUGH TIME — 4 p.m., 5 p.m. Experience a guided riding tour focusing on a different era of Norfolk history each night. Led by key characters of Norfolk· s past, visit the 1800s with Norfolk· s first citizens one night and come back the next to see how Norfolk fared during the Roaring · 20s and the Great Depression. Presented by the Norfolk Arts Center and Norfolk Community Theater, $10 per person. Walking Tour of Downtown, 5 p.m. Presented by the Norfolk Arts Center and Norfolk Community Theatre, $10 per person. Tickets for the tours can be purchased at: www.norfolkartscenter.org. For information, call the Norfolk Arts Center at 371-7199.

Thursday, June 30, 2016 ► MUSIC IN THE PARK — Skyview Lake, 6 to 9 p.m. ► NORFOLK 150TH EXHIBIT OPENING — 5 to 7 p.m., Norfolk Arts Center. ► TOURS THROUGH TIME — 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m.; Walking tour of downtown at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets at: www.norfolk artscenter.org, call 371-7199; www.nctheatre.org.

Friday, July 1, 2016

► WALK THE TRAILS — Ta-Ha-Zouka Park, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grand opening of the Ta-Ha-Zouka Trail Loop. The first 100 people who have completed the Walk 150 will receive a water bottle. Walkers need to bring their completed Walk 150 cards to the park. Contact Diane Becker, 8442034, or dbecker@ci.norfolk.ne.us. ► 125TH ANNIVERSARY ICE CREAM SOCIAL — Beulah Chapter No. 40, Order of Eastern Star, is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Masonic Center, 907 Norfolk Ave., 2 to 8 p.m., Free-will offering, There will be a bounce house for kids. The Nebraska State Patrol will demonstrate the benefits of seatbelts with the roll-over vehicle. ► CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM (CHIP) — Mosaic Lodge No. 55 is observing its 140th anniversary by sponsoring the Child Identification Program from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 907 Norfolk Ave. All children age 14 and under are welcome. ► TOURS THROUGH TIME — 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m.; walking

tour of downtown at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets at: www. norfolkartscenter.org, call 371-7199; www.nctheatre.org. ► MARTINA MCBRIDE CONCERT — Divots DeVent Center, doors open at 5 p.m. General admission tickets at Renegade, etix.com and Norfolk Lodge & Suites or by calling 379-3833 or toll-free 888-355-0553. General admission, $42.50; general admission day of the show, $50. For more information, visit www.divotsconcertseries.com. ► FLOATING THRU THE FORK — Start at Benjamin Avenue site and float to Omaha Avenue. Portaging is required, and assistance will be available. Guided kayaking tours of the North Fork with attendants dressed in period costume on July 1 and 4. Contact Tony Stuthman, 316-0157, nfork outfitting@gmail.com or visit www.nforkoutfitting.com.

Saturday, July 2, 2016 ► BOOMFEST — Skyview Lake, www.BigBangBoom.org ► RED, WHITE AND BOOM — 5K Obstacle Course Race, Skyview Lake, 8 a.m.; kids mini-course at 10 a.m. Registration deadline is Wednesday, June 29. For details and registration information, visit the Norfolk YMCA website. ► KAYAKING AT SKYVIEW LAKE — 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., half-hour floats for $10. Signed waivers required. Contact Tony Stuthman, 316-0157, nforkoutfitting@gmail.com or visit www.nforkoutfitting.com. ► AMERICAN LEGION RIDER POKER DRIVE-BY — 1 p.m. registration, 2 p.m. departure. Staging at the parking lot at First Street and Norfolk Avenue. Drive-by sites include: Madison House, Norfolk Veterans Home, Bel-Air Nursing Home, St. Joseph Nursing Home and The Meadows. Return to First Street and Norfolk Avenue for prizes.

Cost is $10/driver, $5/rider. Route is approximately 45 minutes. All proceeds to be donated to the American Legion Legacy Fund. Contact Doris Kingsbury, 371-5389. ► TOURS THROUGH TIME — 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m., walking tour of downtown at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets at: www. norfolkartscenter.org, call 371-7199, www.nctheatre.org.

Sunday, July 3, 2016 ► COMMUNITY WORSHIP SERVICE — Skyview Lake, 10:30 a.m. Provided by Our Savior Lutheran Church. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for a community worship service. ► TRIBUTE RIB FEST — Join the Tribute Rib Fest BBQ cook-off and put your skills to the test. Or just come to eat.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Contact Anders Olson or Diane Becker at 844-2034, aolson@

nebcommfound.org or cityofnorfolk@gmail.com. ► BIKE 150 — Divots Conference Center, start/finish, 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Join us for a bike ride starting and concluding at Divots Conference Center in Norfolk. Various biking lengths including 150K (93 miles), 75K (47 miles) and 25K (15 miles). Contact Nick Cleveland at 371-3325 or nick@cleveland-bike.com for details or register at www. usacycling.org by searching Norfolk Bike 150. ► KAYAKING AT SKYVIEW LAKE — Half-hour floats for $10. Contact Tony Stuthman, 316-0157, nforkoutfitting@ gmail.com or visit www.nforkoutfitting.com. ► DYNAMITE DUO AND THE SPARKLERS — First Baptist Church, 404 W. Benjamin Ave, 7 p.m. Free admission concert. Highlights include patriotic, Broadway, sacred and ´ golden oldiesµ music; a tribute to military veterans, youth performers, dramatic readings, costumed characters and a display of flags. ► TOURS THROUGH TIME — 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m., walking tour of downtown at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets at: www. norfolkartscenter.org, call 371-7199; www.nctheatre.org

Monday, July 4, 2016 ► COMMUNITY PANCAKE FEED — First United Methodist Church, Fourth Street and Phillip Avenue, Norfolk, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. ► FOURTH OF JULY PARADE — A Walking History of Norfolk, downtown, 10 a.m. ► DYNAMITE DUO AND THE SPARKLERS ³ First Baptist Church, 404 W. Benjamin Ave., 2 p.m. ► INDEPENDENCE DAY PICNIC — Elkhorn Valley Museum, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Travel back to the 1870s to celebrate the Fourth of July during this Old-Time Independence Day Picnic. Bring your lunch for a picnic in the museum· s Verges Park and enjoy songs from the Civil War and Stephen Foster performed live by The Roundhouse Band. A costumed actor portraying Herman Gerecke, Norfolk· s first mayor, will give a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence at noon followed by presentations by Norfolk Community Theatre historical re-enactors interspersed with the music. Re-enactor presentations at 1 and 2:30 p.m.

The Settler· s Cabin and One-Room Schoolhouse will be open with old-time games and Victorian crafts for the children. Hot dog lunches for sale. Free, donations welcome. ► FLOATING THRU THE FORK — Contact Tony Stuthman, 316-0157, nforkoutfitting@gmail.com or visit www. nforkoutfitting.com.

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Planting trees, walking encouraged Plant 150 Throughout 2016 Trees are a gift from those who came before us and our gift to those who will come after us. Through 2016, Norfolk residents are encouraged to take a photo while planting a tree and email it to the Norfolk Tree Board. Our hope is that 150 trees will be planted throughout the year. Contact: Dr. Tom Surber or Diane Becker at 8442034 or dbecker@ci.norfolk.ne.us or visit ci.norfolk.ne.us/parks/150trees.

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January-July 1 The Walk 150 program challenged participants to walk 150 miles between Jan. 1 and July 1, 2016. The challenge is free to all participants. Participants will walk the final leg together on July 1 at Ta-Ha-Zouka Park.

For information, contact Nichole Dennis at 371-9770.

Coldwell Banker Dover Realtors Geocache Trail Begins June 25 Geocache, Norfolk Take your chance at this modern-day treasure hunt as you try to uncover Norfolk· s history. Participants will use GPS to

locate ´ treasuresµ strategically placed at locations that are significant to Norfolk history.

Those who complete the trail will be entered into a drawing for a 50-inch smart TV. Drawing will be July 5. Trail will be open through the year, and all participants who complete the trail will receive a commemorative coin. Contact Amanda Nolde at 3710200 for information.

Scavenger Hunt Learn Norfolk history by participating in a scavenger hunt created by Chris Swenson, who teaches history at Norfolk Junior High School.

You can access the clues on the Norfolk 150 website, norfolkne150.com., or pick up a form at the Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce office or at the merchandise table at the opening ceremony.

Take a photo of the object of the clue, bring your photos to the merchandise table at the 150 events to get your name in a drawing for a prize.

on how the Norfolk centennial was celebrated in 1966.

This exhibit is an exciting opportunity to see the many rarely exhibited centennial artifacts in the museum collection.

During the centennial, Norfolkans dressed in historical costumes, participated in citywide contests, and took the moment to examine their history and plan for the future.

Celebrating Our Past explores all of these topics again and also looks at the past 50 years, giving visitors an opportunity to reflect on who we are and who we want to become.

Norfolk 150th Exhibit June 30-Aug. 26 Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk Exhibiting 150 years of Norfolk creativity. Contact Denice Hansen at 371-7199 or visit www.norfolkartscenter.org for more information.

‘N is for Norfolk’ exhibit

Celebrating Our Past July 1 to October 31 Elkhorn Valley Museum, Norfolk The Elkhorn Valley Museum· s new exhibit, ´ Celebrating Our Past: Norfolk at 150,µ explores Norfolk· s history, with an emphasis

June 20 through July 5 Norfolk Public Library View the artwork created by students from the Norfolk Public Schools that is included in the ´ ¶ N· is for Norfolkµ book.

Trolley/Walking Tours Wednesday, June 29 Trolley tours: 4 and 5 p.m.

Opening ceremony: 7 p.m.

Walking tour of downtown: 5 p.m.

Thursday, June 30 Trolley tours: 5, 6, 7 and 8 p.m.

Walking tour of downtown: 5 and 7 p.m.

Friday, July 1 Trolley tours: 5, 6, 7 and 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 2 Trolley tours: 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m.

Walking tour of downtown: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 3 Trolley tours: 5,6, 7 and 8 p.m.

Walking tour of downtown: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Monday, July 4 Community picnic at the Elkhorn Valley Museum. Music, food, games, and at 1 and 2:30 p.m., the re-enactors will tell their stories.

The re-enactors are local actors who are portraying some of Norfolk· s first citizens.

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