Premier cancer research fund-raising event to be held June 5

Ty England to be featured at 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball

Country music artist Ty England will be featured at the 2004 Cattlemen’s

Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 5, at the Upper 84 Ranch near Brady, Neb.

England started his solo career in 1995, but he may be best known as Garth

Brooks’ touring guitarist. Since going solo, England’s song list

has included “Should’ve Asked Her Faster,” “Smoke in

Her Eyes,” “Two Ways To Fall,” and “Highways and Dance

Halls.”

Jay Novacek (former Pro Bowl tight end for Dallas Cowboys) and his wife,

Leanne, will be hosting the event along with Jay’s parents, J.P. and

June Novacek.

Additional event activities include an art show, a live auction, cowboy

poetry

and horse shows. The local band Chance also will play at the dance following

the evening concert. Staff members from the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, along

with the help of nurses from The Nebraska Medical Center and the UNMC College

of Nursing, also will provide free screenings for prostate and skin cancer.

The Cattlemen’s Ball is the premier fund-raising event for cancer research

at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center in Omaha. Events over the last six years have

brought in more than $750,000 in donations to cancer research in Nebraska.

The committee is hoping to raise $250,000 with this year’s event, said

Gerald Brown, chairman of the 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball.

The Cattlemen’s Ball is held each year to showcase rural Nebraska,

promote beef in a healthy diet and to raise money for health care research.

The UNMC

Eppley Cancer Center in Omaha is the primary recipient of this fund raising

effort with 90 percent of the proceeds going toward cancer research programs

at Eppley. The remaining 10 percent of the funds raised stay in the local area

and are used for health care activities.

Invitations are not sent, as the event is open to the public. At the 2004

Cattlemen’s

Ball, Top Hand ticket holders ($60) may attend Saturday afternoon and evening

activities beginning at 1 p.m. Trailboss ticket holders ($250) receive a champagne

reception, commemorative gift, Trailboss brunch and preferred seating for the

evening dinner and concert. Tickets are limited. For tickets, call 1-877-661-1143.

The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated

cancer center – a distinction held by only 61 centers in the country. The

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center is the only NCI-designated center in the state of

Nebraska. The UNMC Eppley Cancer Center is also one of the 17 founding members

of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the world’s

leading cancer centers. This recognition means the most current and innovative

treatment options are available to Cancer Center patients through the integration

of cutting-edge research into state-of-the-art care. Cancer Center physicians

and scientists work together to quickly translate discoveries made in the laboratory

into innovative treatments for the patient.