Announcing The 53rd Annual National 2014
4 Page Pull-Out
WILBER CZECH FESTIVAL
Theme:
Vítáme Vás “We Welcome You”
Education - A Czech Value Bring Your Family and Friends and Join The Celebration!
The Nebraska Czechs of Wilber organization was formed in 1962 to perpetuate the Czech heritage and culture, develop tourism and to boost the economy of Wilber. On July 17th, 1963, Wilber was proclaimed “Czech Capital of Nebraska.” On July 10th, 1987, Wilber was proclaimed, “Czech Capital of the U.S.A.”
Home of the Miss Czech-Slovak US Pageant Also, Major Sponsors of the Miss Czech-Slovak US Pageant
Great Food • Parades Entertainment Activities For All Ages Plus, Much More
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AUGUST 1, 2 & 3, 2014 WILBER, NEBRASKA
Lots to Do ... Lots To See ... We’ve Got It All At The Wilber Czech Festival
Grand Parade Begins at 2pm Saturday & Sunday Parade forms in Legion Park at 12:30pm and follows arrowed route on map
Children’s Parade Friday at 7:00pm on 3rd St. from Court to Main St. Nebraska Czechs of Wilber - Mary Keller, President For more information, call 1-888-4WILBER or visit www.nebraskaczechsofwilber.com
Nebraska Czechs Of Wilber
53rd Annual
Wilber Czech Festival August 1st, 2nd & 3rd Theme:
Education - A Czech Value Pre-Festival Celebration Thursday, July 31 Hotel Wilber Beer Garden 7:30-11:30 P.M. K&Z DISTRIBUTING • 6301 North 60th, Lincoln • 402.467.4302
The Chelewski Brothers...Free Dance Featuring The Wilber Czech Dancers at Hotel Wilber At 8 P.M. Special appearance by the Alumni Band
Hotel Wilber Restaurant ~Stop in for the hotel’s famous duck, pork and sausage dinners! ~Dance in the beer garden day & night!
Music & Dance, Food & Fun 203 S. Wilson • Wilber 402.821.2020
WILBER CZECH FESTIVAL GREAT FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT AND SO MUCH MORE
DINING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Keller Farms
Custom Spraying & Chemical Sales Dekalb & Asgrow Seed Sales Call for price quotes on all your farm?s liquid fertilizer, chemi cal, application and seed needs.
Darin & Wendy Keller
845 E Hwy 33 Crete,NE
(402)826-4361
Wilber, NE. • 402.821.2580
1895 HOTEL WILBER
CRETE
Roger Belohlavy
2nd & Wilson St., (1 block north of bandstand) 402-821-2020. Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Roast Duck, Pork and Polish Sausage dinners served with dumplings, kraut, rye bread, kolache, applesauce, soft drinks. Lighter lunch meals and kids meal items available. Air conditioned and wheelchair accessible. The shaded beer garden and Czech Cellar are open nightly until 12:30 a.m. featuring wine and ice cold beer, including the world-famous Czech Pilsner Urquell. Polka bands at Hotel Wilber during festival will be... Fri. night, Aug. 1 - 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Polka Dudes, Dwight, NE 8 p.m. - Close • Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE.; Sat., Aug. 2, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. • Czech Landers, Grand Island, NE 8 p.m. - Close • Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE Sun., Aug. 3, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. • Kenny Shuda, Grand Island, NE
Broker
Janice Belohlavy Salesperson
Providing assistance with Residential, Commercial, Farm & Ranch Transactions
READY MIX A Construction Service Company
www.turkeycreekrealty.com Office: 402.826.4444 Roger Cell: 402.826.1112 Janice: 402.418.1005 841 West 11th • Crete, NE. 68333
e-mail: turkeycreekrealty@gmail.com
Jason Easter - Manager
Crete, NE. • 402.826.2779
“Investing in Our Owners’ Success!”
ST. WENCELAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 501 N. Wilson St., Kolache stand downtown Polka Mass; Saturday 6 p.m. (Please bring lawn chairs) Sunday Breakfast: 7:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m. Five blocks north of bandstand.
Local Branches Wilber - 402-821-2351 Dorchester - 402-946-2211 Milligan - 402-629-4275 Dewitt - 402-683-3400
LUTHERAN CHURCH 204 S. School St. Sat/Sun: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday: 4-7 p.m. Duck & country style pork dinners, wiener lunch plates. Dinners: kraut, dumplings, apple rings, rye bread, dessert & drink. Air conditioned, handicapped accessible.
www.farmersco-operative.
FOX HOLE TAVERN
Al’s Auto Body & Restoration
“Friendliest Place In Wilber”
WILBER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 223 W. 4th St., Friday 4:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday 4:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. “Czech Buffet” Air Conditioned Comfort. Friendly hospitality. Czech buffet including: Wood Fired Pork, Jaternice, Liver Dumpling Soup, Sauerkraut and Dumplings and Czech Desserts.
Look for the sign one mile South of Farmland on Hwy. 103, between Crete and Wilber
Free Computerized Estimates Full Frame Work
AMERICAN LEGION POST 101 Legion Bingo and Hamburger Stand Downtown bandstand area. Flag Raising at Post Office. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, polish dogs, hot dogs, kraut, ice tea, pop, bottled water, Schwan’s ice cream treats.
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KITCHEN HOURS
402.683.4935
Mon.-Thurs. 6:30am-2pm & 5:30pm-9pm Fri. & Sat. 6:30am-2pm & 5:30pm-10pm Sunday 5pm-8pm
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CZECH’ERD FLAG BAR Next to First State Bank, Fri.: “Velvet Elvis”, 8 p.m.-close. Sat., rock with “The Victims” 8 p.m.-close (children allowed if accompanied by a parent). Thursday & Sunday, Karaoke
WILBER-CLATONIA FFA CHAPTER FOOD BARN
E-mail:jimscarpet@windstream.net
Jim Oltman - Brandy Scheer Owners 308 Court St. • Beatrice, NE. 68310
WILBER BOY SCOUT TROOP #101
Tours, Events, Services & More! WILBER CZECH MUSEUM WILBER ALUMNI BAND SCHEDULE
Polka Mass
6 p.m., Saturday Mass outdoors north of church (501 N. Wilson St.)
Catholic Mass 10 a.m., Sunday Czech traditional hymns
Community Service 8:15 a.m., Sunday Outdoor Theatre
PRAGUE & CZECH REPUBLIC Ancestry Tours with FREE family research since 1995. “Czech” us out
2 p.m. Saturday: Parade 5 p.m. Saturday
Concert: Wilber Sokol Hall 10:15 a.m. Sunday
Wilber Care Center 2 p.m. Sunday: Parade DUCK & DUMPLING RUN COLOR SPLASH FUN RUN FBLA Sponsored
3rd & Wilson (Downtown Bandstand)
7:00 a.m. Saturday August 2
Entry fee of $25 by July 19, guarantees T-shirt. 2 Mile Walk/Run After July 19, entry fee is $35 and 10 K Run. T-Shirt not guaranteed after July 19 entries
Register at www.CzechDaysFunRun.com
www.czechtours.cz
SAND VOLLEYBALL
(402) 770-6542
For sand volleyball tournament information call 1-888-4Wilber or visit www.nebraskaczechsofwilber.com
“Information on the 2015 April/May Veterans tour to France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Czech Rep. and Poland can be requested by calling Peter:
5600 S. 48th St. Lincoln
402-423-2206
Auction Service
Czech Days Breakfast, Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Wilber Autoworks, 4th & Harris St.
CHURCH SERVICES
Stauffer’s Cafe & Pie Shoppe
402.228.3684
Serving west of bandstand. Specializing in pork and pork reubens. Saturday-Car Show: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dvoracek Library
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. “Poetic History of Wilber”, dictionaries, “Tales of the Czechs,” cookbooks and other books, quilts, pillows, rag rugs & much more!
402.826.5722
“You’re Always Welcome!”
T.J. SOKOLS Sat./Sun.: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4-7 p.m., Pork sandwiches, Polish Sausages, hotdogs, kraut, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, kolache and beverages. Dances, Friday-Sunday, 7-11 p.m. Air Conditioned Comfort. Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Ostry Family Singers.
WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION
Dorchester, NE
Come see us at www.novakauctionservice.com
402-261-4508
Col. Darryl Novak
Col. Troy Novak
Auctioneer/Sales Associate
Auctioneer/Sales Associate
Home: 402-826-5302 • Mobile: 402-641-7213 Home: 402-946-2115 • Mobile: 402-641-1526 1818 County Road D • Dorchester, NE. 68343-2220
E-mail: novakauctionservice@windstream.net
SCHUERMAN WELDING INC. Russ & Betty Schuerman Clatonia, NE. 68328
402.989.4835 In Shop Welding & Repair Aluminum Welding Portable Welding
Frankʼs Smokehouse
Homemade Wieners • Bologna • Polish Summer Sausage • Jaternice • Jelita Smoked Turkeys • Wine Cured Hams Bacon • Beef Jerky • Beef Hind Fronts Sides • Pork
We Bake Fresh Kolaches & Rye Bread!
Scott Havel
402.821.2647
PO Box 705 217 W. 3rd Wilber, NE. 68465
Bornkamp Technology Group • Computer Virus Removal Services • Computer Hardware Software Support • Wireless Technology • Video Surveillance
156 5th St., Ste. 203, Seward, NE 1144 Main Ave., Crete, NE (402)446-2621 • (402)643-1020
dieter@btechgrp.com
SALES & INSTALLATIONS Carpet, Vinyl, Tile & Wood Flooring
ALL FLOORS INC. 1025 Main Ave, Suite 4 Crete, NE (402)
826-5551
ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS:
Kuncl Funeral Home
THURSDAY, JULY 31st
Jeffrey R. Kuncl 131 W. 12th, Crete, NE 402.826.5178 jrkuncl@msn.com
Chris Klingler
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Director
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607 W. 3rd, Wilber, NE Lynne Vejraska 402.821.3275
PRE-FESTIVAL CELEBRATION:
Director
Office Manager
CRETE MANOR
27th & Yankee Hill Road Lincoln NE (Local) 402-858-1108 (Toll Free) 888-714-3267
K&G Body Shop, Inc.
Skilled Rehab Facility 7 Days A Week Therapy Services 5 Star Rating!
830 E. 1st • (402) 826-4325 Crete, NE
Ken & Gina Schmitt 1011 N. Main Street Wilber, Nebraska68465 www.kgbodyshop.com
402.821.2644 402.821.2349 (fax) kgbodyshop@kgbodyshop.com
Keeping You Connected with High-Speed Internet!
Diller, NE.
www.diodecom.net
COMMUNICATIONS Your Local Link to the World!
DIRECTV Service Puts YOU in Control!
1.800.203.1524
Jewelry Sales, Repair & Custom Design!
Proudly Serving Southeast Nebraska For Over 75 Years! 515 Court St., Beatrice • (402) 228-9484 Find Us On Facebook! Open: Tues. - Fri. 10-6:30; Sat. 10-3
1241 Main, P.O. Box 159 Crete, NE 68333 Dave Bauer, Owner/ Agent daveb@bauerinsuranceinc.com phone: (402)
826-5141
Fax: (402)
826-4322
KASSIK
Postcards • Souvenirs • Gifts • Czech Glass • Garnets • Lanstromʼs Black Hills Gold
MILLING CO.
Steven P. Barnas RP Emergency Service: 402.821.2210 www.barnasdrug.com
Western Gold Feeds Custom Tub Grinding Akey Formulated Feeds Office: 402.629.4241 Fax: 402.629.4259 800.365.2256
124 W 3rd St., PO Box 547 Wilber, NE. 68465
402.821.2834
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Proud Supporters of Wilber Czech Days! www.1fsb.com
WIL-BOL LANES WILBER KENO
Al and Deanna Warta
Where Bowling is Fun! 402.821.2663
Member FDIC
402.821.2241
Western United Mutual Insurance Association WIND • FIRE • LIABILITY FARM/TOWN • PROPERTY
205 South Main • Wilber, NE.
116 W. 3rd St. • Wilber, NE.
402.821.2370
AIR & FLUID MANAGEMENT NEBB CERT.#3038
Air & Water Balancing Tom Togstad - Owner 217 S Wilson, PO Box 667 Wilber, Nebraska 68465 402.821.3266 • fax 402.821.3280
R &Selling R TRUCK SALES Used Vehicles Semi’s • Trailers Pickups • Vans • Autos
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6:30 p.m. Legion Bingo...3rd & Wilson 7:30-11:30 p.m. Hotel Wilber...Free Dance 7:30-11:30 p.m. The Chelewski Brothers...Free Dance Featuring the Wilber Czech Dancers at Hotel Wilber at 8 p.m. Special appearance by Wilber Alumni Band
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 1:00 p.m. 1-4 p.m. 1-3 p.m. 2-5 p.m. 3-4 p.m. 5-6:30 p.m. 6-8 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7-11 p.m. 7:30-9 p.m. 8-9:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
Vendors Open for Business...Downtown Skalak Family Band...Bandstand - Sponsored by Barnas Drug Czech Bingo...Czech Cultural Center Costume Exhibit...Kuncl Funeral Home Chat with a Czech...Czech Cultural Center Accordion Jamboree...Outdoor Theater Polka Dudes, Dwight, NE...Hotel Wilber Community Awards...Bandstand Children’s Parade...Main Street Band: Red Raven.. T.J. Sokol Hall Art Show...Czech Cultural Center Wilber Czech Dancers...Outdoor Theater Little Tuggers Tractor Pull...Post Office Registration at 8 p.m., 8:30 pull time 8:00 p.m. Legion Bingo...3rd & Wilson 8 p.m. Karate & Taekwondo Demonstration...Bandstand 8 p.m.-12:30a.m. Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE...Hotel Wilber 9:30 p.m. Tales of the Czechs...Outdoor Theater
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 7-11 a.m. Czech Days Breakfast...Wilber Autoworks - Wilber Boy Scout Troop 101 7 a.m. Duck & Dumpling Run...3rd & Wilson 8 a.m. Sand Volleyball Tournament...Legion Park 9-1 p.m. Costume Exhibit...Kuncl Funeral Home 9:30-12:30 p.m. Car Show...In Front of Dvoracek Library Sponsored by Wilber-Clatonia FFA & FFA Alumni 10 a.m. Czech Heritage Demonstration... Czech Cultural Center 10-11:30 a.m. Accordion Jamboree...Bandstand 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Art Show...Czech Cultural Center 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Quilt Show...Extension Office 11:30 a.m. Wilber Czech Dancers...Bandstand 11:30 a.m. Czechland Trio...T.J. Sokol Hall Noon Introductions-Czech Queens...Bandstand Noon Czech Heritage Demonstration... Czech Cultural Center Noon to 2 p.m. Visit the Vet. Memorial 3rd & High St ...Court House 1 p.m. Flag-Raising Ceremony...Post Office American Legion Post No. 101 & Wilber-Clatonia H.S. Band 2 p.m. PARADE...Theme: Education - A Czech Value 3:15 p.m. Program...Outdoor Theater Introductions by Nebraska Czechs of Wilber President Mary Keller; Mayor Roger Chran and special guests throughout the afternoon and evening. 3:30 p.m. Talent Contest...Outdoor Theater 3:30 p.m. Wilber VFD Waterfight...4th and Wilson - *Pending Drought Conditions* 4-6 p.m. Visit the Vet. Memorial 3rd & High Street...Court House 4-7 p.m. Costume Exhibit...Kuncl Funeral Home 4-8 p.m. Czechlanders - Grand Island, NE...Hotel Wilber 4 p.m. Bohemian Tractor Pull...3rd & School St. 5 p.m. W-C Alumni Band Concert...Sokol Hall 5:30 p.m. Introduction: talent by Wilber Czech Queen, Prince & Princess 5:45-6:30 p.m. Wilber Jr. Czech Dancers/Beseda...Outdoor Theater 6:00 p.m. Legion Bingo...3rd & Wilson 7 p.m. Miss Czech-Slovak U.S. Pageant...Outdoor Theater 7-11 p.m. Band: Mark Vyhlidal...T.J. Sokol Hall 8 p.m.-Close Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE...Hotel Wilber 9 p.m. Tales of the Czechs...Outdoor Theater
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 7:15-11:15 a.m. 8 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 9-1 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 10-11:30 a.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m.-5p.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Noon Noon Noon-2 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4-6 p.m. 4-7 p.m. 4:15 p.m
4-5 p.m. 4-8 p.m. 4:45-5:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7-11 p.m. 6:30-7 p.m. 7 p.m.
Breakfast...Catholic Church Sand Volleyball Tournament...Legion Park Community Worship...Outdoor Theater Costume Exhibit...Kuncl Funeral Home Motorcycle Show...Food Mesto Accordion Jamboree...Bandstand Quilt Show...Extension Office Czech Heritage Demonstration...Czech Cultural Center Art Show...Czech Cultural Center Wilber Czech Dancers...Bandstand Ostry Family Singers...TJ Sokol Hall Czech Heritage Demonstration...Czech Cultural Center Introductions-Czech Queens...Bandstand Visit the Vet. Memorial 3rd & High St...Court House Flag-Raising Ceremony...Post Office American Legion Post No. 101 & Wilber-Clatonia H.S. Ban PARADE...Theme: Education - A Czech Value Czechland Trio...T.J. Sokol Hall Visit the Vet. Memorial 3rd & High St...Court House Costume Exhibit...Kuncl Funeral Home Program...Outdoor Theater Introductions by Nebraska Czechs of Wilber President Mary Keller, Mayor Roger Chrans, State Czech Queens & special guests throughout the afternoon and evening. Dance: Milligan Brass Band...Bandstand Kenny Shuda Band - Grand Island, NE...Hotel Wilber Wilber Jr. Czech Dancers/Beseda...Outdoor Theater Kolace Eating Contest...Bandstand Skalak Family Band...Garys Bar The Kramer Sisters...Outdoor Theater Wilber Chamber of Commerce Drawing...Bandstand Legion Bingo...3rd & Wilson Band: Leo Lonnie Trio...T.J. Sokol Dance Contest...Outdoor Theater, Music by The Kramer Sisters Miss Czech-Slovak U.S. Pageant...Outdoor Theater
WILBER CZECH FESTIVAL • AUGUST 1, 2 & 3 • WILBER, NEBRASKA Theme:
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Proud to be part of the Wilber Czech Festival Notice To Campers: Shower & restroom facilities at the Municipal Swimming Pool (1 1/2 blks. S. of bandstand), will be open from 6-10am both days, no towels furnished
1. Outdoor Theatre 2. Dvoracek Memorial Library 3. Post Office 4. Lutheran Church 5. United Methodist Church 6. Hotel Wilber 7. Bandstand 8. Czech Museum 9. Police Station 10. Information/Regist. Booth 11. T.J. Sokol Hall 12. Swimming Pool 13. Extension Office-Quilt Show 14. Downtown Legion Building
15. Czech Craft Shop 16. Catholic Church 5 blocks North of Bandstand 17. American Legion Park Building 18. Handicap Parking 19. Handicap Parking 20. Port-A-Potty 21. Port-A-Potty 22. Port-A-Potty 23. Port-A-Potty 24. Port-A-Potty 25. Port-A-Potty 26. Kuncl Funeral Home 27. Czech Cultural Center
Nebraska Czechs of Wilber - Mary Keller, President For more information, call 1-888-4WILBER or visit www.nebraskaczechsofwilber.com
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