Announcing The 55th Annual National 2016
4 Page Pull-Out
WILBER CZECH FESTIVAL
Theme:
Vítáme Vás “We Welcome You”
Czechs Past, Present and Future 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
You Could
Silent Auction - Sokol Hall Great Food • Parades • Entertainment Activities For All Ages Plus, Much More
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2016 CHEVY CAMARO COUPE
August 5, 6 & 7, 2016 WILBER, NEBRASKA
Call Cindy at Wilber Plumbing, Heating & Air For Tickets & More Information! (402)
821-3043
Hurry! Only A Limited Number Of Tickets Available!
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
Kuncl Funeral Home Jeffrey R. Kuncl 131 W. 12th, Crete, NE 402.826.5178 jrkuncl@msn.com
Director
Chris Klingler Director
607 W. 3rd, Wilber, NE Lynne Vejraska 402.821.3275
Office Manager
Proud Supporters of Wilber Czech Days! Skilled Rehab Facility 7 Days A Week Therapy Services 5 Star Rating!
402.821.2241
830 E. 1st • (402) 826-4325
www.1fsb.com
Crete, NE
“Investing in Our Owners’ Success!”
Retail Repair Redesign
Member FDIC
karen’s salon, tanning & nails Karen Sebek Stylist/Owner
Local Branches Wilber - 402-821-2351 Dorchester - 402-946-2211 Milligan - 402-629-4275 Dewitt - 402-683-3400
Proudly Serving Southeast Nebraska For Over 78 Years!
www.farmersco-operative.
Find Us On Facebook! Open: Tues.-Fri. 10-6; Sat. 10-3
515 Court St., Beatrice • (402) 228-9484
215 W 3rd Street Wilber, NE. 68465
Your full service Salon with lots of experience
402.821.2736
Nebraska Czechs Of Wilber 55th Annual ás V e m á Vít
Wilber Czech Festival Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 5th, 6th & 7th! 2016 Theme: Czechs Past, Present and Future
Pre-Festival Celebration Thursday, August 4, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
Free Dance! Hotel Wilber Beer Garden!
Hotel Wilber • 203 S. Wilson
Featuring the Chelewski Brothers, The Wilber Czech Dancers at Hotel Wilber 8 p.m., Special Appearance by the Alumni Band! Join The Fun!
Friday at the hotel: Barry Boyce Band 8pm-12:30am Saturday: Angie Kriz 4pm-8pm Boyce Band 8pm-Close Sunday: Czechlanders 4pm-8pm
Sell It With A Photo! Call Your Local American Classifieds 402-466-8502
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WILBER CZECH FESTIVAL GREAT FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT AND SO MUCH MORE
DINING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Large one topping pizza, plus single order of breadsticks
Just
$
845 Hwy 33, Wilber
11 99
(402) 826-4361
Jason Easter - Manager
Crete, NE. • 402.826.2779
1895 HOTEL WILBER 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., August 5, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. • Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE.; Sat., August 6, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. • Angie Kriz - Bellevue, NE 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. • Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE Sun., August 7, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. • Czechlanders, Grand Island, NE
Ken Fritch
FREE ESTIMATES
Owner
SEE US FOR:
Overhead Doors • Electric Operators • Dock Equipment • Mini Storage Seamless Gutter - Sales • Service • Installation
www.bluevalleydoor.com 5320 West State Hwy. 4 • Beatrice, NE.
402-228-1276 • 888-275-5928 Ken@bluevalleydoor.com
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.
CRETE LUMBER & FARM SUPPLY
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.
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.
West Highway 33
Building Materials • Plumbing Supplies Red Wing Shoes • General Contractors Kent & Purina Feeds • Stine Seed Lawn & Garden Care Center Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5:30; Sat. 8-4; Sun. 1-4
402.826.2197
Toll Free 1.800.410.2197
Frankʼs Smokehouse
Homemade Wieners • Bologna • Polish Summer Sausage • Jaternice • Jelita Bacon • Beef Jerky • Beef Serving Polish & Kraut Sandwiches & Hot Dogs for CZECH DAYS!
We Bake Fresh Kolaches & Rye Bread! PO Box 705 Scott Havel
402.821.2647
217 W. 3rd Wilber, NE. 68465
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.
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.
(402)228-3311 WWW.TWINRIV.COM 529 West Court, Beatrice NE. 68130
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
Crist Auto Body Repair & Towing
Serving west of bandstand. Specializing in pork and pork reubens. Saturday-Car Show: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dvoracek Library
WILBER BOY SCOUT TROOP #101 Czech Days Breakfast, Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Wilber Fire Hall, 4th & Main
Food Like Grandma Used To Make! 5600 S. 48th
Tours, Events, Services & More! WILBER CZECH MUSEUM
(402)
Celebrating 31 Ye ars
WILBER ALUMNI BAND SCHEDULE
Saturday 4-6pm Book Signing “Always on Target”
Concert: Wilber Sokol Hall
Polka Mass
6 p.m., Saturday Mass outdoors north of church (501 N. Wilson St.)
Catholic Mass 10 a.m., Sunday Czech traditional hymns
2 p.m. Saturday: Parade 5 p.m. Saturday 10:15 a.m. Sunday
Wilber Care Center 2 p.m. Sunday: Parade DUCK & DUMPLING RUN FBLA Sponsored
8:15 a.m., Sunday Outdoor Theatre
7:30 a.m. Saturday August 6th
SAND VOLLEYBALL
2 Mile Walk/Run and 10 K Run.
Community Service
For sand volleyball tournament information call 1-888-4Wilber or visit www.nebraskaczechsofwilber.com
In-House Paintless Dent Removal The Name You Have Trusted Since 1970 Dan and Sharry Henning
Lincoln
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. “Poetic History of Wilber”, dictionaries, “Tales of the Czechs,” cookbooks and other books, rag rugs & much more!
CHURCH SERVICES
24 Hr. Towing
423-2206
JAY’s
33 Years of Service!
237 West 13th, Crete
Entry fee of $25 by July 15th, guarantees T-shirt. After July 15th, entry fee is $30
Western Gold Feeds Custom Tub Grinding Akey Formulated Feeds
Register at http://wchsfbla.wix.com/duckanddumplingrun
Oil & Propane
402.826.2980 • 1.888.529.7645
(Downtown Bandstand)
T-Shirt not guaranteed after July 15th entries
402.826.5191
Bulk Tankwagon Service Propane, Gas and Diesel • Custom Exhaust Work
KASSIK
3rd & Wilson
West Highway 33 • Crete, NE.
MILLING CO. Office: 402.629.4241 Fax: 402.629.4259 800.365.2256
309 Main St. • Box 128 • Milligan, NE.
Al’s Auto Body & Restoration Look for the sign one mile South of Farmland on Hwy. 103, between Crete and Wilber
Free Computerized Estimates Full Frame Work WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION
402.826.5722
Sell It With A Photo! Call Your Local American Classifieds 402-466-8502
August 4, 2016
Kovar Sales & Service Grasshopper Mowers First to Finish...Built to Last
Nick Kovar - 402.821.7725 Wilber, NE.
www.donkovar.com
CRETE, NE. 68333
1222 MAIN AVE.
In-Store Watch Repair! Watch Batteries Installed While You Wait! Speidel Watch Bands!
45 YEARS EXPERIENCE 6450 “O” St. Lincoln
(402) 467-1884
ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 4th PRE-FESTIVAL CELEBRATION: 6:30 p.m. Legion Bingo...3rd & Wilson 7:30-11:30 p.m. Hotel Wilber...Beer Garden 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 5th
FORMERLY KH’S
PHONE: 402.826.5187 FAX: 402.826.6283 WWW.HEATHTEES.COM
EXPERT WATCH REPAIR - SALES AND SERVICE
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. 6:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7 p.m. 7-11 p.m. 7:30-9 p.m. 8-9:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m.-Close 8:15 p.m. 9:30 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 Community Awards...Bandstand Wilber Alumni Dancers...Bandstand Children’s Parade...Main Street Band: Jim Kucera.. 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 Legion Bingo...3rd & Wilson Karate & Taekwondo Demonstration...Bandstand Barry Boyce Band, Omaha, NE...Hotel Wilber FFA Barnyard Olympics...Bandstand Tales of the Czechs...Outdoor Theater
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6th
Auction Service
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
“We Make Kolaches Every Wednesday”
Crete Custom Cookies 107 W. 14 St. (402) 826-3331
Ken’s Pharmacy
Mechanical Repair & Towing Celebrating our 55th Year in Crete!
402.826.4343 West Hwy. 33 & 103 • P.O. Box 37 Crete, NE. 68333
Tami’s
1302 Linden Avenue
Kenneth L. Marvin, Pharm. D., R.P. Kari L. Maly, Pharm. D., R.P. Come See All We Have To Offer: • Toll Free Phone: 1.888.966.8909 • Mail Service Available • Free Local Delivery • Computerized Tax & Insurance Records • 24-Hour Emergency Service
Inside
Ken’s Pharmacy 1302 Linden Avenue
SCHUERMAN WELDING INC. Russ & Betty Schuerman Clatonia, NE. 68328
402.989.4835 In Shop Welding & Repair Aluminum Welding Portable Welding
R &Selling R TRUCK SALES Used Vehicles Semi’s • Trailers Pickups • Vans • Autos
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See our entire selection or apply online at:
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437-1215
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7-11 a.m. Czech Days Breakfast...Wilber Firehall - 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 a.m. Mini Lesson in Czech - Mila Saskova Pierce...Dvoracek Library 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: Czechs Past, Present and Future 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 4-5 p.m. Concert Milligan Brass Band...Bandstand 4-5 p.m. Memories of Christine Janda ...Czech Cultural Center 4-6 p.m. Visit the Vet. Memorial 3rd & High Street...Court House 4-6 p.m. Book Signing “Always on Target”...Museum 4-7 p.m. Costume Exhibit...Kuncl Funeral Home 4-8 p.m. Angie Kriz - Bellevue, NE...Hotel Wilber 4 p.m. 11th Annual Bohemian Tractor Pull...3rd & School St. 5-5:30 p.m. Southeast NE Bohemian Bagpipe Band...Outdoor Theater 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 7-11 p.m. Teen Dance (tentatively scheduled) 3rd & School St. 9 p.m. Tales of the Czechs...Outdoor Theater
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7th 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. 10 a.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.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. 4-5 p.m. 4-6 p.m. 4-7 p.m. 4:30 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 Czech Heritage Demonstration...Czech Cultural Center Mini Lesson In Czech - Mila Saskova-Pierce...Dvoracek Library Quilt Show...Extension Office 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. Band PARADE...Theme: A Czech-American Adventure Czechland Trio...T.J. Sokol Hall Memories of Christine Janda...Czech Cultural Center 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. Concert: Milligan Brass Band...Bandstand Czechlanders - Grand Island, NE...Hotel Wilber Wilber Jr. Czech Dancers/Beseda...Outdoor Theater Kolache 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 Orchestra...T.J. Sokol Dance Contest...Outdoor Theater, Music by Maureen Beck & Friends Miss Czech-Slovak U.S. Pageant...Outdoor Theater
Sell It With A Photo! Call Your Local American Classifieds 402-466-8502
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WILBER CZECH FESTIVAL • AUGUST 5, 6 & 7 • WILBER, NE Theme:
Ames St.
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Wilson St.
MAP OF WILBER Harris St.
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Proud to be part of the Wilber Czech Festival Campers Only: 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 Downtown Building 18. Handicap Parking 19. Handicap Parking 20. Legion Park Building - 4 blocks south 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 28. Court House
Nebraska Czechs of Wilber - Mary Keller, President For more information, call 1-888-4WILBER or visit www.nebraskaczechsofwilber.com
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217 S Wilson, PO Box 667 Wilber, Nebraska 68465
402.821.2370
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821-2644
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