The Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation works so hard to generate funds and provide assistance to the Nebraska State Fair and State Fair Park. These efforts would not be possible without the determination of its loyal individuals, corporations, and foundations who continue to support the dream of a newly restored Nebraska State Fair. The Foundation, its officers and its directors are grateful for all contributions, as each brings us a step closer our goal and mission of supporting the future of the Nebraska State Fair.
The following individuals and businesses have made a tax-deductible contribution to the 1868 Foundation. Their support sends a loud message that they place a high value on their Nebraska State Fair, its tradition, heritage and culture.
2008 Red Ribbon Members
$5,000 - $9,999
Fremont National Bank & Trust Company
2008 White Ribbon Members
$2,500 - $4,999
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska, Lincoln
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce/Community, Grand Island
Kelly Ryan Equipment Company, Blair
2008 Pink Ribbon Members
$1,000 - $2,499
Brester Construction, Inc., Lincoln
Burr Farms Machinery, Inc., Dunbar
Chief Industries, Grand Island
Don & Becky Adams, Lincoln
Imig Properties, LLC, Lincoln
Marlan & Mary Johnson, Eagle
Pinnacle Bank, Lincoln
Radcliffe & Associates, Lincoln
Rotella’s Italian Bakery, Inc., Omaha
Skold Concessions, Lincoln
2008 Yellow Ribbon Members
$500 - $999
Allstate Foundation, Northbrook, IL
Alan & Sallie Atkins, Halsey
Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Crimit, & Witt, LLP, LIncoln
Carmen Pickering, Bloomington, IL
Dustin Beener & Debbie Hardenbrook, Urbandale, IA
Frank & Polly Partsch, Omaha
Great Plains Feed & Hay Co., Garland
Jackie Sterns, Raymond
Joyce Urbanovsky, Lincoln
Kirk & Trula Jamison, Lincoln
Larry McConnell, Iowa
Lee Harlan, Valley
Lynn & Robert Berrier, Davey
Nebraska Farm Bureau, Lincoln
Nebraska Rural Electric Association, Lincoln
Olsson Associates, Lincoln
Sowers Club of Nebraska Foundation, Lincoln
Tamas & Kathleen Allan, Lincoln
Whitehead Oil Company, Lincoln
2008 Green Ribbon Members
$250 - $499
Aimee & Jim Baumann, Hickman
Brent & Lindsey Koepke, Lincoln
Central Community College, Grand Island
Copple Insurance Agency, Lincoln
Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln
Credit Management, Grand Island
Dawn Caldwell, Edgar
Doug & Gail Brand, Seward
Gayle Carter, Lincoln
Grand Island Family Radio, Grand Island
James & Cheryl Stubbendieck, Lincoln
Karen & Larry Collings, Lincoln
Keith & Doris Olsen, Grant
Keith & Lila Schmidt, Omaha
Ken & Beverly Pohlman, Omaha
Korby Gilbertson, Lincoln
KWS, Inc. DBA Staab Management, Grand Island
Laurel & John Carlin, Omaha
Leroy Kramer, Grand Island
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln
Mark Hunzeker, Lincoln
Mark Lakers, Omaha
Newton Lundquist, LaMoille, IL
Northwestern Corporation, Butte
Platte Valley State Bank, Kearney
Principal Life Insurance Co., Des Moines, IA
Raymond J O'Conner, Grand Island
Ryder Rosacker McCue & Houston, Grand Island
Terry Roberts, Pinehurst, TX
Verlouis & Darlene Forster, Smithfield
Warner Enterprises, Waverly
2008 Friends of the Fair
$100 - $249
Alltel, Coppell, TX
Allstate Giving Campaign, Norfolk, VA
Alvin P. & Jacque Alms, Grand Island
Andrew & Ellan Hove, Lincoln
Aquila, Inc., Lincoln
Astro Buildings
Arctic Glacier Ice Company, Omaha
Barney & Patrice Cosner, Seward
Boyd & Elaine Stuhr, Bradshaw
Burlington Northern Sante Fe Foundation, Fort Worth, TX
Capital Concrete Company, Lincoln
Carol Russell, Omaha
Connie & Gary Osborn, Lincoln
Craig, Stephanie & Savannah Shaffer, Nehawka
Daniel Kunnemann, Imperial
Datapeak, Lincoln
David & Jaime Parr, Lincoln
Don & Jan Hinds, Fremont
Dwite & Poe Pederson, Elkhorn
Ed Packard, Lincoln
Elk Creek Welding & Steel Products, Elk Creek
Elroy & Carol Hefner, Coleridge
Evelyn & Gary Chingren, Hastings
First National Bank of Valentine, Valentine
First State Bank, Wilber
Frederick & Sally Bekins, Omaha
Fulton Construction, Lincoln
Gary Percival, Oxford
George Anderson, Hastings
Great Plains Communications, Inc., Blair
Great Plains Feed & Hay Co., Garland
Hampton Enterprises, Inc., Lincoln
Harold & Dolores Wimmer, West Point
Heidi Cuca-Conklin, Lincoln
Herbert & Carole Dewey, II, Omaha
Ina & Keith Glaubius, Wisner
Jack & Betty Aegerter, Seward
Jacobsen Fire Equipment Company, Lincoln
Jay Carter Refuse, Lincoln
Jean Ahlin, Lincoln
Joe & Wilma Andrews, Bassett
John Damke, Lincoln
John & Lynne Schuller, Lincoln
John & Virginia Skold, Lincoln
Justin & Amanda Brady, Lincoln
Keith & Gail Fickenscher, Lincoln
Ken & Bev Pohlman, Omaha
Kenneth & Bonnie Risk, Kimball
Leon & Jana Wichman, Pender
Linda Lovgren, Omaha
Marcella & Richard Shotwell, Lincoln
Marcia & Paul Buresh, Nelson
Martin & Ruth Massengale, Lincoln
Midlands Packaging Corporation, Lincoln
Midwest Laboratories, Inc., Omaha
Oxbow Farms, LLC, Murdock
Randy & Susan Williams, Nelson
Rembolt Ludtke, Lincoln
Richard & Karen Vierk, Lincoln
Richard & Marcella Shotwell, Lincoln
Rick & Carol Russell, Omaha
Rixstine Recognition, Lincoln
Rodney D. Koch, Omaha
Roger Wehrbein, Plattsmouth
Ronald & Janet Kreie, Omaha
Schafer Angus Farm, Nehawka
Shoemakers Truck Station, Inc., Lincoln
Sam & Linda Schutte, Malcolm
Stanley Eberspacher, Grand Island
Steve & Mary Beth Fulton, Lincoln
Steve & Jana Kruger, Alrington
Susanne & Ronald Schleiger, Lincoln
Timothy Otte, Seward
Tom & Janice Lippincott, Blair
Tom & Kathy Bass, Swanton
UNICO Group, Inc., Lincoln
Waldo Farms, DeWitt
Warren & Sue Arganbright, Valentine
William Schlott, Ralston
Wilma Rasmussen, Lincoln
York County Agricultural Society
2008 Fair Fans
$50 - $99
Fair Fan Contribution given in honor of:
Stanley Eberspacher of Grand Island
Adam Page, Syracuse
Allen & Linda Beerman, Lincoln
Bryant Air Conditioning & Heating, Lincoln
Charlene Reimers, Lincoln
Charles & Lavonne Linke, Lincoln
Connie & Charles Decker, Lincoln
Dale & Marcie Hanson, Fremont
Daniel Metzger, Ashland
Diane Rohren, Lincoln
Dolores & Bob Dunn, Lincoln
Dorothy Alexander, Superior
Doyle & Dorothy Wolverton, Lincoln
Harold Kuenning, Lincoln
Henry & Lorene Brandt, Lincoln
James & Ivy Klug, Columbus
James & Lois Witte, Louisville
Jerry & Alice Vieselmeyer, Friend
Jerry & Jeannette Fitzgerald, Gering
John & Glenice Watson, O'Neill
Keith & Lila Schmidt, Omaha
Ken & Bonnie Gnadt, Grand Island
Larry & Peg Pelter, Lincoln
Lawrence & Jane Buckley, Scottsbluff
Lewis & Shirley Storm, Homer
Lewis & Lisa Bokelman, Lincoln
Lloyd Hinkley, Lincoln
Lois & James Witte, Louisville
Loyd Young, Seward
Margaret Ressegieu, Ogallala
Marlene Seevers, O'Neill
Marian & Bill Denker, Lexington
Mary Pack, Lincoln
Mary Weiss, Omaha
Pamela & Aloyce Volzke, Utica
Parker Shipley, Omaha
Rebecca Hasty, Lincoln
Reuben Schleifer, Chester
Richard & Elaine Hammer, Lincoln
Roger & Barbara Henrichs, Blue Springs
Sharen Lukow, Kenesaw
Steven & Peggy Bruns, Lexington
Susan Lervig, Lincoln
Sylvia Burke, Imperial
Theodore Huebner, North Platte
Virginia Fletcher, Hastings
2007 Donor Roll
White Ribbon Members $2,500 and above
Novartis Consumer Health, Lincoln
Pink Ribbon Members $1,000 - $2,499
Chief Industries, Inc., Grand Island
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska, Lincoln
Imig Properties, LLC, Lincoln
Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc., La Vista
Yellow Ribbon Members $500-$999
Allstate Foundation
Cornhusker Bank, Lincoln
Lee & Lydia Brasch, Bancroft
Ken & Pat Cheloha, Lincoln
Hardenbrook Concessions, Urbandale, IA
Leone Harlan, Valley
K. Kirk & Trula Jamison, Lincoln
Nebraska Rural Electric Association, Lincoln
Radcliffe And Associates, Lincoln
Sowers Club of Lincoln Inc., Lincoln
Whitehead Oil Company, Lincoln
Joyce Urbanovsky, Lincoln
Green Ribbon Members $250 - $499
Burr Farms Machinery, Inc., Dunbar
Doug & Gail Brand, Seward
Eye Surgical Associates, Lincoln
Steve & Pat Grosserode, Lincoln
Brent & Lindsey Koepke, Lincoln
Pierson Fitchett Hunzeker Blake & Katt, Lincoln
Leslie Structural Sales, Inc., Omaha
Friends of the Fair - $100 - $249
ABC Electric, Lincoln
RJ Becker, Lincoln
Capital Concrete Company, Lincoln
Heidi Cuca-Conklin & Edward Conklin, Lincoln
John & Arline Damke, Lincoln
Raymond Dimick Lincoln
Alice Dittman, Lincoln
A.W. Epp, Lincoln
F&J Concessions, Lincoln
Dr. Richard & Elaine Hammer, Lincoln
Great Plains Feed & Hay Company, Garland
Nancy Gregory, Lincoln
Daniel Hall, Fairmont
Patricia Hyse, Geneva
Rose & Ralph Hitz, Lincoln
Caryl Horton, Papillion
Andrew & Ellan Hove, Lincoln
Jeff & Barbara Jobes, Lincoln
Brent Kenworthy, Bellevue
Stan & Jane Klute, York
David Linn, Crete
Tom & Janice Lippincott, Blair
Lovegren Marketing Group, Omaha
Midlands Packaging Corporation, Lincoln
Dr. Martin & Ruth Massengale, Lincoln
McConnell Concessions, Indianola, IA
Vic & Shirley Michel, York
Lisa Mischke, Lincoln
Midwest Laboratories, Inc., Omaha
Richard & Billene Nemec, Prague
C.J. Novak, Seward
Oxbow Farms LLC, Murdock
Frank Partsch, Omaha
Pfizer Inc., Omaha
Rallis Construction, Inc., Lincoln
Wilma Rasmussen, Lincoln
Meg Ressegieu Cattle Company, Ogallala
Rick & Carol Russell, Omaha
Margaret Schlueter, Papillion
Gary & Carol Sherman, Ceresco
John & Virginia Skold, Lincoln
Bill & Marlys Voss, Lincoln
Skold Concessions, Lincoln
Terryl Wagman, Omaha
Randy & Susan Williams, Nelson
Richard & Karen Vierk, Lincoln
The Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation is pleased to honor the following individuals for their support, their dedication, and their commitment to their Nebraka State Fair. Contributions have been given to the Foundation in memory of these individuals. Their names have been added to the Book of Memory which will be on display during the 2009 Fair.
August Zeisler
Darlene Young
Dorothy Lasley
Dorothy Mullinix
Gareth Dean Schrock
Kenneth P. Freese
Mary Eleanor Cherry
Pete & Lois Kuenning
Ron Bath
Earl Cherry Jr.
Francis C. "Bud" Smith
