Wild horse handler, Bryan Neubert of Alturus, Calif., will be featured
at the second annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska to be held June 5 at
the Robb Ranch southeast of Lexington. An expert in horse handling and
colt starting, Neubert will demonstrate his techniques in gentling a wild
horse from the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Facility
at Elm Creek. Over a period of a couple hours he will gain the horse’s
trust and eventually halter and lead it.
Along with the wild horse handler, Lexington area trick rider Max Reynolds
will be performing his Roman-style riding act which involves standing on
the backs of two running horses and performing several stunts. He also
will be doing some trick roping.
Additional entertainment will be provided by country artist Michael
Peterson. Peterson’s new album, “Being Human,” is scheduled for release
on June 8, just three days after the ball. The first single off the album
is “Somethin’ Bout A Sunday.” His other hit songs include “By the Book,”
“From Here to Eternity” and “Love’s Great.” Other event activities will
include a style show, an art show, live and silent auctions, and
wagon rides along the Oregon Trail. The day will conclude with a dance
featuring Karen Breiner and the Midnight Express. For people arriving a
day early a 4-person scramble golf tournament will be held at the Lakeside
Country Club near Johnson Lake on June 4.
The Cattlemen’s Ball is held to promote beef in a healthy diet and to
showcase rural Nebraska. All of the money raised will stay in Nebraska
with 90 percent of the proceeds going toward research projects at the University
of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center. Last year’s ball
raised $95,000 for cancer research in Nebraska. The remaining 10 percent
will be directed to health care in the Lexington area.
“The Cattlemen’s Ball has proven to be a significant resource for our
fight against cancer here at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center,” said Margaret
Tempero, interim director, UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. “We are looking
forward to this year’s event and the strides it will allow us take toward
reaching our goals in cancer research.”
Tickets are now on sale for two raffles to be held during the Cattlemen’s
Ball. One raffle is for a new pick-up truck. The other is a race of plastic
T-bone steaks down the Phelps Canal with winning participants receiving
cash prizes. Winners need not be present to win. For raffle ticket information,
contact Hap Hardesty at (308) 324-7741.
Memorial arrangements are available for Cattlemen’s Ball guests who
are cancer survivors or who would like to remember a loved one who died
of cancer. Donors can purchase an artificial arrangement for $100. They
will be displayed during the ball and can be taken home at the end of the
day. Contact the ticket office to place an order.
Only 3,000 tickets will be sold to the 1999 Cattlemen’s Ball. Tickets
are available through the Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce at (800) 606-8098
or (308) 324-5724, or you can mail ticket orders to Cattlemen’s Ball, P.O.
Box 97, Lexington, NE 68850. Trail Boss tickets are $500 (two tickets)
and Top Hand tickets are $50 each. After May 1, Top Hand tickets will be
$60 each. For additional event information, access the Cattlemen’s Ball
websites at www.unmc.edu/cattleball and www.cattlemensball.org.
The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute designated
cancer center — a distinction held by only 55 centers in the country.
Of the $34.3 million in competitive, external research grants and contracts
awarded to UNMC in 1997-98, cancer-related research accounted for about
one-half of that amount.
The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center was created in 1993 by the University
of Nebraska Board of Regents in a move that united cancer researchers throughout
the UNMC campus into a larger single entity. It marked a major first step
toward Eppley’s quest to eventually become a comprehensive cancer treatment
center, the most prestigious designation awarded by the NCI.
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.
Through its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has
established itself as one of the country’s leading centers for cancer research
and treatment and solid organ transplantation. UNMC’s educational programs
are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska
than any other institution.
For interviews contact:
Dr. Joe and Diane Jeffrey, 1999 Host Family, (308) 324-3613; Ed Darby,
event chairperson, (308) 324-4548 or Dave Schroeder, publicity committee,
(308) 324-2371
* For photos of feature entertainment, contact Dave Schroeder at dschroeder@krvn.com.