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On behalf of the Gretna Days Foundation Board I want to encourage the entire community to participate in Gretna Days 2016 July 28th to July 31st.

We have worked hard to make this year’s celebration the best ever!

New this year is the addition of Sam’s Amusements. The Carnival will run Thursday and Friday evenings and all day on Saturday on Angus Street east of Highway 6 near F&M Bank.

This year we also added a Teen Dance on Friday night and a craft show on Saturday, both located in North Park. While those are our new events, there is more fun to be had.

We encourage you to visit www.GretnaDays.com to find all the fun events going on throughout the weekend.

The members of our Board work hard all year to make this a very special celebration. At a time when many small town celebrations are on the decline we are proud that ours continues to grow. While we have grown, we remained loyal to our roots.

We continue to stress community and nonprofits over commercialization. To this end our weekend will wrap up with our community picnic on Sunday. This year we are excited to announce that there will be all new rides and inflatables in Peterson park

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also want to say a special thank you to all the other members of the Gretna Days Foundation Board of Directors: Ron VanOeveren-Vice President, Kevin Svec-Treasurer, Kathy Wendlandt-Secretary, Jerry Imig, Mark Hauptman, Bill Lewis and Hubble Reichert. Without their hard work this weekend would

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Gretna Days celebration keeps getting better “We’re excited it’s growing and continues to be a great community event.”

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Gretna Breeze Editor For more than 50 years, Gretna Days has celebrated the spirit of the community.

Through those years, the festival has grown along with the community, and this year is no exception.

Organized by the Gretna Days Foundation, this year’s festival kicks off July 28 and wraps up July 31.

From start to finish, traditional events mix with new ones in the schedule of events and activities.

“It started as a thank you to the community for shopping locally and supporting local businesses, and it still is today,” said Brad Stauffer, president of the Gretna Days Foundation. “We’re excited it’s growing and continues to be a great community event.”

Headlining the changes to this year’s lineup is the addition of a carnival. Rides, games and food will be provided by Sam’s Amusements, the company that operates at the Sarpy County Fair. The carnival will be open Thursday through Saturday at North Park on Angus Street east of Highway 31/6.

“It was really the next step to grow Gretna Days,” Stauffer said.

Other new events include a craft fair on Saturday. Organizers expect several dozen craftspeople and homebased businesses to participate in the event, which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in North Park.

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“We’ve gotten a good response to this event,” Stauffer said.

These newcomers will blend with old favorites, such as Friday’s fireworks and Sunday’s community picnic, to provide plenty of opportunities for area residents to join in the celebration.

“This is all about the community. We just really want people to come out and spend time and get to know one another,” Stauffer said.

What makes Gretna Days a success year after year is the community support from business sponsors and volunteers, Stauffer said.

Numerous community groups step up to sponsor and organize events during the celebration, and the Gretna Days Foundation— a stand-alone corporation run by a small board of volunteers — relies on this support.

“We have so many businesses that support us,” Stauffer said. “We’re excited it’s growing. It’s really about all of these other groups.”

Gretna Days gets into full swing on Friday with several sporting events, including the Gretna Days Golf Tournament and a dodgeball tournament for middle-schoolers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Also on Friday, the Gretna Optimist Club will host its annual barbecue in North Park, where the carnival also will continue and a teen dance will take place from 9 to 11 p.m.

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Continued from Page 5 Gretna’s own Peters Pyrotechnic Productions will launch a fireworks show about 9:45 p.m. at North Park, although there’s not a bad seat in town.

Saturday morning starts bright and early at 7 a.m. with the Resurrection Run. Sponsored by Resurrection Lutheran Church, there’s a pancake breakfast at the church afterward.

The day’s traditional favorites include the Gretna Optimist costumed Kiddie Parade and the Gretna Days Parade sponsored by the Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce. The Kiddie Parade starts in front of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 153 S. McKenna Ave., while the main parade travels north on McKenna Avenue beginning near the main Gretna Library before heading east on Angus Street to end at the City Pool.

For hungry parade goers, the Gretna High School dance team will offer concessions in Peterson Park during the parade. SilverRidge Assisted Living will serve its annual free hot dog feed following the parade at the assisted living center, 20332 Hackberry Drive, next to the high school.

Saturday’s lineup also includes a slowpitch softball tournament, garden tractor pull and kiddie pedal tractor pull.

“We continue to try and grow things, but we still want to stay with the traditional events,” Stauffer said.

Those attending Gretna Days can cool off Saturday afternoon during the Gretna Fire Department’s waterfights on

Angus Street at Peterson Park, and teens can enjoy a pool party at the Gretna City Pool starting at 7 p.m.

On Saturday night, Gretna Days won’t end when the sun sets. The Gretna Days Foundation will host a dance and beer garden in Village Square for those 21 or older. This year, Omaha band Hi-Fi Hangover will perform beginning at 8:15 p.m. Proceeds from this social event help make Gretna Days possible. For the younger set, the carnival will continue through the evening.

Gretna Days wraps up on Sunday but not before a full day of activities with the Road Burners Car Show downtown on McKenna Avenue, an ice cream social and pie auction at Gretna United Methodist Church and the popular Knights of Columbus tube races for all ages in the Gretna City Pool.

The traditional free community picnic in Peterson Park also takes place beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday. In addition to a free lunch, there will be inexpensive rides, games and live music for all to enjoy.

“This is really one of the events that defines Gretna Days,” Stauffer said. “We want to keep it as a traditional community picnic, but we’ve added some new fun stuff.”

To find out more about this year’s Gretna Day events, check out the organization’s website, gretnadays.org.

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Gretna Breeze Editor This year’s Gretna Days Parade promises to be a rockin’ good time.

When the longtime event starts on Saturday, rock ‘n’ roll will take center stage on the streets of downtown Gretna.

A highlight of the annual community celebration, the parade will start at 10:30 a.m. from in front of the main branch of the Gretna Public Library on South Street and travel north up McKenna Avenue before heading east on Angus Street to end near the City Pool in Peterson Park.

Parade organizers expect about 100 entries, including the Shriners, Gretna High School Band and Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. The Gretna American Legion will lead the parade.

“The chamber organizes the parade, and the way we feel is this is an opportunity to give back to the community,” said Clay Heavican, a Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce member and parade organizer. “We want to provide an entertaining time for everyone.”

Parade organizers hope this year’s entries have some fun with the chosen “rock and roll” theme.

“We try to keep a broad theme so everyone can participate,” Heavican said. “We didn’t pick a decade or anything, and we hope everyone will interpret the theme creatively.”

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Parade: Continued from Page 8 As a further incentive for parade entries, the chamber, which sponsors the event each year, has restructured the prizes awarded to participants.

“Based on feedback we received, we wanted to encourage participants to be creative and more interactive,” Heavican said. “This year we have some cash prizes and different categories.”

This year’s judging categories for parade entries will be floats and walkers, which will include dance groups and bands. For floats, first prize is $250, second $150 and third $50. For walkers, first place winners will receive $100, second $75 and third $50. The awards will be announced and trophies handed out during Sunday’s community picnic in Peterson Park.

The 2016 Citizen of the Year will serve as grand marshal of the parade. This year’s honoree will be announced the evening before the parade during a presentation in Peterson Park.

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By Susan Skinner Gretna Breeze Editor Carnival rides will make their debut at this year’s Gretna Days festival.

“There will be rides for everyone. There will be stuff for smaller kids and some for older kids as well,” said Brad Stauffer, Gretna Days Foundation president.

“There will be a little bit of everything.”

The Gretna Days carnival will run for three days and will be located at North Park on Angus Street, just east of Highway 31/6. The carnival will open at 6 p.m.

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Thursday and Friday will both be wristband days; tickets will be needed for Saturday.

The addition of a carnival is one that has been long requested from the commu-

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“Overwhelmingly, this is one of the biggest things people wanted to see,” Stauffer said. “We’ve looked at this for several years.”

In order to make it happen, the foundation moved Gretna Days two weeks later in July to accommodate the carnival operator’s schedule. Sam’s Amusements, the company that operates at the Sarpy County Fair, will provide the carnival rides and games in Gretna.

The company will bring only a portion of the show this year, according to Stauffer.

“We hope to grow it into more in the future, but it will be based on how the community reacts to it,” Stauffer said.

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On Saturday night, the Gretna Days Foundation will sponsor a dance and beer garden for those 21 and older.

The Gretna Days Dance and Beer Garden kicks off at 7 p.m. and runs until 1 a.m. in Village Square, located at the southwest corner of Highway 370 and Highway 31/6. There’s no cover charge to attend the event, which has been held for the past five years during the annual community festival.

“We will have plenty of seating,” said Brad Stauffer, president of the Gretna Days Foundation. “We want people to come out and enjoy themselves. There’s no cover charge, and we have reasonable pricing.”

This year local Omaha band Hi-Fi Hangover will perform beginning at 8:15 p.m. and continue until 12:45 a.m. Those attending must be 21 or over and no outside food or drink is allowed.

Funds raised at the event help make Gretna Days possible, Stauffer said.

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2016 Gretna Days Schedule of Activities Thursday The Gretna Days Carnival begins at 6 p.m. at North Park, on Angus Street just east of Highway 31/6. Wristbands are available for this date.

Friday The Gretna Days Golf Tournament will begin with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start at Tara Hills Golf Course in Papillion. Sponsored by the Gretna Days Foundation. For more information, contact the foundation at info@ gretnadays.com.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s Annual Dodgeball Tournament will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at the church, 11204 S. 204th St. The friendly fun event is open to teams of six to 10 students entering sixth through eighth grades. The tournament is co-ed, but teams may be unisex. Registration is $40 and payable online at gslcgretna.org.

The Gretna Optimist Club’s Annual Barbecue will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in North Park, near the tennis courts. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be on the grill. Hamburgers cost $5; hamburger meal deal with chips and drink, $6; hot dog, $3; and hot dog meal deal, $5. Chips and drinks also will be available for $1 each.

The Gretna Days Carnival continues at 6 p.m. at North Park, on Angus Street just east of Highway 31/6. Wristbands are available for this date.

The Gretna Days Teen Dance will be from 9 to 11 p.m. in North Park next to the carnival. Teens will enjoy the music of The Midways at this event sponsored by the Gretna Days Foundation. s u b u r ba n n e ws p a p e r s

The Gretna Days Fireworks Show by Gretna’s own Peters Pyrotechnic Productions will begin about 9:45 p.m. at North Park, east of Highway 31/6 on Angus Street.

The parade begins at 10:30 Saturday morning.

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Saturday The Gretna Days Slow Pitch Softball Tournament sponsored by the Gretna Softball Association will take place Saturday and Sunday at several area fields. For more information, contact Kevin Frazier at 402-680-2733.

The 18th Annual Resurrection Run kicks off at 7 a.m. with either a 3- or 5-mile run through the streets of Gretna. There’s also a 3-mile walk and a 1-mile kids run. A pancake breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, 153 S. McKenna Ave. All are welcome to the breakfast; race participants eat free. Funds raised benefit the church’s senior high youth program.

The Annual Gretna Optimist Club Kiddie Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. in front of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 153 S. McKenna Ave. Line up for the parade beginning at 9 a.m.

This year’s categories include cartoon/storybook characters, superheroes, wheels – bikes, wagons, pedal and battery cars, and misc. Prizes will be awarded.

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The Inaugural Gretna Days Craft Show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in North Park. A wide variety of crafters and home-based businesses are expected to participate.

The Gretna High School dance team will provide concessions in Peterson Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the parade. Pizza, desserts and water will be available for purchase.

All proceeds will help the team travel to regional and national competitions.

The Annual Gretna Days Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. in front of the main branch of the Gretna Library at 736 South St. This year’s theme is “Rock and Roll.” The route travels from the library to McKenna Avenue north to Angus Street then east, ending by the Gretna City Pool. The event is sponsored by the Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce.

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The Kids Pedal Tractor Pull competition starts right after the parade, 12:30 to 2 p.m., in Peterson Park. Winners are eligible to go on to state competition.

The Annual Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department’s Water Fights will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Angus Street at Peterson Park. Area fire department teams will compete, and afterward the event will be open to the public to compete against one another. A kids event will run simultaneously with reduced pressure.

The Gretna Days High School Pool Party will be from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Gretna City Pool, on Angus Street west of Highway 31/6. The annual event is open to students in grades 8 through 12 and is sponsored by the Gretna Days Foundation, Gretna Campus Life and Matt’s Music Memorial.

The Gretna Days Dance and Beer Garden sponsored by the Gretna Days Foundation will be from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Village Square at the corner of Highways 370 and 31/6. Area band Hi-Fi Hangover will perform from 8:15 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. No cover. Plenty of seating available. Funds from this event go toward making Gretna Days possible.

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Sunday The Road Burners Gretna Days Car Show will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on McKenna Avenue in downtown Gretna. Registration from 8 a.m. to noon; trophies and awards at 3:30 p.m. Entry fee $20; all cars welcome.

The Gretna Days Community Picnic will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Peterson Park, on Angus Street west of Highway 31/6.

The free picnic is provided by Gretna Days donors.

Gretna Days Rides, Games and Fun will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Peterson Park, on Angus Street west of Highway 31/6. Rides and games will be available as well as live music in the park throughout the afternoon. This event is sponsored by local businesses as a thank you to the residents of Gretna for their support.

An Ice Cream Social and Pie Auction will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Gretna United Methodist Church, 11457 S. 204th St. Enjoy homemade ice cream with toppings, pies and desserts. Pies will be auctioned off at 3 p.m. Donations benefit the church’s senior high youth group and its mission projects.

The Annual Gretna Days Inner Tube Races will be from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Gretna City Pool in Peterson Park, on Angus Street west of Highway 31/6. The event is sponsored by the Gretna Knights of Columbus Council 10047. Races for all ages. Free refreshments for all participants, and prizes for first- and second-place finishers in each heat.

The Gretna Days Foundation sponsors a free picnic on Sunday at Peterson Park as a thank you to the community for supporting local businesses.

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