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GRETNA 2017 DAYS Four days packed with family fun! Full schedule of events inside.

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July 26, 2017

What’s in store this weekend: Great. Big. Fun.

Brad Stauffer, Gretna Days Foundation President

On behalf of the Gretna Days Foundation, I want to encourage the entire community to participate in Gretna Days July 27 to July 30. We have worked hard to make this year’s celebration the best ever! Sam’s Amusements Carnival will run Thursday and Friday evenings and all day on Saturday. It will be located on Angus Street east of Highway 6, near F&M Bank, and will extend to the Gretna Baptist Church parking lot to help accommodate some additional rides. Special thanks to the City of Gretna, the Gretna Baptist Church and F&M Bank for their helping make this happen. Handicapped parking will be available on the new city property just east of the Baptist church. The teen dance returns Friday from 8 to 10 p.m. in North Park on the basketball court. This year we will have a DJ playing the kids’ favorites. The craft show will take place in North Park on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last year was a great start, and we believe

the craft show will be bigger and better this year. The Gretna Days Dance and Beer Garden returns on Saturday night, and the community picnic that started it all is Sunday. There are lots more great events and you can find them all on our website, www.GretnaDays.com. 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 remain loyal to our roots. We continue to stress community and nonprofits over commercialization. To this end, the weekend will wrap up with a community picnic on Sunday. We are excited to announce that the rides and inflatables in Peterson Park from last year will return this year for the kids during the picnic, and we have maintained our lowcost price structure for these rides. Our fairytale princesses will be joining us Sunday for the picnic. Obviously word

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has gotten out because we hear that some superheroes may be stopping by to visit with the kids as well. I want to thank all those businesses whose support makes Gretna Days possible. Please check out the list at GretnaDays.com and thank them for their support of the weekend. I 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. Michelle Leist is also working with the board, and we appreciate her time and assistance. Without their hard work, and lots of volunteered hours, this weekend would not be possible. Please join us at Gretna Days 2017. Come meet your neighbors and enjoy because this weekend is all about the community of Gretna!! Brad Stauffer President, Gretna Days Foundation

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For more than 50 years, Gretna Days has celebrated the spirit of the community. What started as a picnic decades ago has grown into a days-long festival. While the size has changed, the idea behind it has not. “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 continues to be a great community event.” This year’s lineup of events has stayed relatively unchanged from last year, though some events continue to grow in scope. The carnival is back for a second year, and will include two additional rides. Sam’s Amusements, the company that operates the Sarpy County Fair, will offer rides, games and food from Thursday through Saturday on Angus Street along the southwest side of North Park. The carnival also will extend to the Gretna Baptist Church parking lot. “It’s a growing process. This year we’ll expand the area to accommodate more activities,” Stauffer said. “It can continue to expand as long as there’s more turnout each year.” Another event that was new to Gret-

na Days last year, the craft fair, also will expand its hours and number of vendors this year. Organizers expect several dozen craftspeople and home-based businesses to participate in the event, which will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in North Park. “We’ve had a good response to this event,” Stauffer said. “We’ve added more crafters, and we hope it will continue to grow.” These events 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. “We really just want people to come out and enjoy themselves,” 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 group of volunteers – relies on this support. “We have so many businesses and donors that support us,” Stauffer said. “For us on the board, it’s really a labor of love.” Gretna Days gets into full swing on Friday with the Gretna Days golf tournament at TiSee Celebrate: Page 7

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Saturday’s parade is the main event of the weekend. Left, Evelyn Williams enjoyed a pony ride during last year’s community picnic in Peterson Park.

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Jake and Julia Mowinkel worked together to take aim while playing a water balloon game during last year’s Gretna Days community picnic. The 11 a.m. picnic is held in Peterson Park.

buron Golf Course. Also on Friday, the Gretna Optimist Club will host its annual barbecue in Peterson Park, The carnival and teen dance will take place in North Park ahead of the fireworks display. To close out the Friday festivities, 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. This year Nebraska Crossing Outlets is sponsoring the display. Saturday 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 that’s open to the community. 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 Gretna City Pool in Peterson Park. For hungry parade goers, the Gretna High School dance team will offer concessions in Peterson Park at the gazebo 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. New this year, the Gretna American Legion Post will offer

Lunch at the Legion featuring a Czech meal and kolache sale starting at 11 a.m. Saturday’s lineup also includes a slowpitch softball tournament, garden tractor pull and kiddie pedal tractor pull. 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 and older. Omaha band Hi-Fi Hangover returns this year and will perform beginning at 8:15 p.m. For the younger set, the carnival will continue throughout 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 quilt 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. 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. To find out more about this year’s Gretna Days events, check out the organization’s website: gretnadays.org.

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Gretna Breeze Editor This year’s Gretna Days Parade will celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary and life in Gretna. When the longtime event hits the streets of downtown on Saturday morning, this year’s theme of “The Good Life. The Great Life. #GretnaLife!” will be on display. “Help us celebrate Nebraska’s 150th birthday. We thought our #GretnaLife campaign fit well with this year’s sesquicentennial,” said Clay Heavican, board president of the Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce and a pa-

rade organizer. A highlight of the annual community celebration, the parade will begin 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 90 entries, including the Shriners, Gretna High School Band and Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. The Gretna American Legion will lead the parade. “The parade is a great way to see all that Gretna has to offer. Businesses, nonprofits, sports teams, Scouts. Come see what there is to do in Gretna,” Heavican said. Parade organizers encourage this year’s entries to have some fun with the chosen theme. See Parade: Page 9

Members of the honor guard from Gretna American Legion Post 216 leads the 2016 Gretna Days Parade along McKenna Avenue. The Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department’s lead a line of emergency response vehicles make an impressive show.

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“We hope the floats think about how life has changed in Gretna over the last 150 years and use that as inspiration,” Heavican said. As a further incentive for parade entries, the chamber, which sponsors the event each year, will award cash prizes. This year’s judging categories for parade entries will be floats and walkers, which will include dance groups and bands. The 2017 Citizen of the Year will serve as grand marshal of the parade. The honoree will be announced the evening before the parade during a presentation in Peterson Park. Sponsoring both the parade and the award continues to be important to the chamber. “We recognize the parade as a great way for local businesses to come together with the community in a fun and entertaining way,” Heavican said. The Gretna Optimist Club’s Kiddie Parade will be the opening act for the Gretna Days Parade. The parade for the younger crowd will begin at 9 a.m. in front of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 153 S. McKenna Ave. Registration and line up for the parade begins at 8:30 a.m. This year’s categories include cartoon/ storybook characters, superheroes and patriotic, wheels (bikes, wagons and battery cars) and miscellaneous prizes will be awarded.

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By Susan Skinner Suburban Newspapers The setting sun doesn’t mean the Gretna Days fun must come to an end. 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 part of the annual community festival for more than five years now. “As the crowd gets bigger each year, we keep improving things,” said Brad Stauffer, president of the Gretna Days Foundation. “We want to streamline the event, and keep it flowing.” This year, local Omaha band Hi-Fi Hangover returns and will perform beginning at 8:15 p.m. and continue until 12:45 a.m. “They went over well last year, so we brought them back,” Stauffer said. Those attending must be 21 or over and no outside food or drink is allowed. Food will be available for purchase along with drinks; credit cards will be accepted.

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Hi-Fi Hangover performs at the Gretna Days Dance and Beer Garden from 8:15 p.m. until nearly closing time for the 21-and-over dance.

Funds raised at the event help make Gretna Days possible, Stauffer said. “Along with our many donors, it’s one of the ways the foundation is able to put on Gretna Days,” Stauffer said.

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Gretna Breeze Editor Hot dogs will be on the menu Saturday at SilverRidge Assisted Living, and the community is invited to the picnic. “It’s our 16th year,” said Lisa Arp-Sedlacek, assistant executive director at SilverRidge. “It’s a way of showing our support for the community.” Each year as the Gretna Days Parade winds down, SilverRidge pulls out all the stops to host a free community hot dog feed. This year 1,300 hot dogs have been ordered and will be served along with chips, lemonade or tea, and an ice cream sandwich. Food will be served beginning at 11 a.m. and will be available while supplies last. Lunch will be served in tents at the center, which is located off 204th Street at 20332 Hackberry Drive next to Gretna High School. SilverRidge started the event as a way to introduce itself to the community, and grew into a well-loved tradition. “We started it when we were new here. We just wanted to be involved in the community. And, of course, we wanted people to come see us,” Arp-Sedlacek said. “We have a great time each year. All kinds of people stop by. We see people we haven’t seen in years.”

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Fireworks will fill the Gretna sky on Friday night during Gretna Days thanks to sponsor Nebraska Crossing Outlets. Gretna-based Peters Pyrotechnic Productions is putting on the display.

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The Gretna Days Golf Tournament will begin at 1 p.m. at Tiburon Golf Course, 10302 S 168th St. The Gretna Days Foundation sponsors this event. For more information, contact the foundation at info@gretnadays. com. The Gretna Optimist Club’s Barbecue will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Peterson Park. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be on the grill. Chips and drinks also will be available to purchase. The Gretna Days Carnival continues at 6 p.m. on Angus Street on the south side of North Park. All-you-can-ride wristbands will be available from 6 to 10 p.m. The Gretna Days Teen Dance sponsored by the Gretna Days Foundation will be from 8 to 10 p.m. in North Park. The Nebraska Crossing Outlets Gretna Days Fireworks Show by Gretna’s own Peters Pyrotechnic Productions will begin about 9:45 p.m. It may be viewed around Gretna and from North Park. See Schedule: Page 14

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The annual Gretna Optimist Club Kiddie Parade will begin at 9 a.m. in front of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 153 S. McKenna Ave. Registration and line up for the parade beginning at 8:30 a.m. This year’s categories include cartoon/storybook characters, superheroes and patriotic, wheels – bikes, wagons and battery cars, and misc. Prizes will be awarded. The Gretna Days Men’s Softball Tournament sponsored by the Gretna Softball Association will start at 9 a.m. at several area fields. The Gretna Days Craft Show will be from 9 a.m. to 5 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 at the gazebo in Peterson Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the parade.

The annual Gretna Days Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. in front of the main branch of the Gretna Library at 736 South Street. This year’s theme is “The Good Life. The Great Life. #GretnaLife!” in celebration of Nebraska’s 150th anniversary. The route travels from the library to McKenna Avenue north to Angus Street east, ending by the Gretna City Pool. The event is sponsored by the Gretna Area Chamber of Commerce. SilverRidge Assisted Living Gretna’s Hot Dog Feed will begin following the parade at the center, 20332 Hackberry Drive, located next to Gretna High School. The annual event begins at 11 a.m. and will last as long as the hot dogs do, so it is first come, first served. The menu is hot dogs, choice of chips and drink with a cool dessert item. Lunch at the Legion hosted by Gretna American Legion Post 216 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or while supplies last. A Czech meal of pork roast, sauerkraut, dumplings and homemade Bohemian rye bread will be served. Cost: $10/person. Sloppy joes and chips available for children. There will also be a homemade kolaches sale. The post is located at 11690 S. 216th St. The Gretna Days Carnival continues starting at noon on Angus Street east of Highway 31/6 at North Park. All-you-can-ride wristbands will run from noon to 5 p.m. while the evening will be tickets only.

The Gretna Days Kids Pedal Tractor Pull competition starts after the parade, at about 12:30 p.m., in Peterson Park. Winners are eligible to go on to state competition. The Garden Tractor Pull put on by the Western Iowa Garden Tractor Pull will begin at 1 p.m. at the corner of Apache Drive and Gruenther Road. Registration begins at noon. Rules and classes can be found at wigtpulling.com. For questions, contact Mike Beaman at 402-871-8593. 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. Protective gear will be required and provided. The Gretna Days High School Pool Party organized by Matt’s Music Memorial and Gretna Campus Life will be from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Gretna City Pool, on Angus Street west of Highway 31/6. 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 HiFi Hangover will perform from 8:15 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. No cover. Plenty of seating available. See Schedule: Page 15

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The Resurrection Run kicks off at 7 a.m. with either a 3- or 5-mile run/walk through the streets of Gretna. A 1-mile kids run begins at 8 a.m. 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.

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SUNDAY The Gretna Days Car Show sponsored by the Forest City Road Burners will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on McKenna Avenue in downtown Gretna. Registration from 8 a.m. to noon; 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. Rides and games will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the park as well as live music throughout the afternoon. 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. Quilt auction 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. Prizes will be awarded.

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