Events and Meetings
Celebrating 38 years of the Nebraska Admirals Association!
In McCool Junction, Nebraska! Be cool! Come join us!
Saturday, April 6, 2024
At Kerry’s Restaurant
119 N. 1st Avenue, McCool Junction, Nebraska
9:30 a.m. Board Meeting - ALL members welcome!
11:00 a.m. Registration for luncheon opens – Main room
12:00 p.m. Luncheon - Kerry’s Restaurant
Welcome - Fleet Admiral Annette Partridge
Guest Speaker – Hillary, from Wessels Living History Farm
Annual Association Business Meeting and Report of Board Meeting
3:00 p.m. Sail in your car to explore the prairie neighborhood at Wessels Farm
(Please indicate YES or NO, so we can notify them for attendance numbers)
5:30 p.m. Hoist Anchor for Home Ports – Drive Safely!
***If you’d like to volunteer for an office in your Association, you’ll want to attend the board meeting!*** (See below for registration form)
NOTE: Those wishing overnight accommodations before or after the Conference should make their own reservations. There are several hotels in the York area.
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PLEASE RETURN YOUR REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE MARCH 20!
To: Nebraska Admirals Association, c/o 4603 N. 192nd Terrace Circle, Elkhorn, NE 68022
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NAME(S) OF ATTENDEE(S): _____________________________________________________________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ ZIP _________________________
E-mail address: ______________________________________________________ PHONE: ____________________
____ # of persons attending: ____ X $30 per person = $_______
Plus **Dues $____ = Total amount enclosed $_______
Our Quartermaster will be at this event with an array of selected merchandise! Check out our ship’s store online and order now! Then pick up your order at the Annual meeting and SAVE the shipping fee!)
**Dues are $20 per year due January 1 of each year, delinquent on April 1 / $250 LIFETIME. ** Include dues ONLY if you have NOT yet paid your 2024 dues.
2022 Scholarship winner Sadie Lamplot prepares to cut the cake at the 2022 Annual meeting, while outgoing Fleet Commander, David Olson observes
June 2021 Visit to KGFW radio station by crew representatatives of the USS Nebraska. Pictured left to right are: CSSI DeCovan Williams, ITSC Gordon Mills, ETN2 Evan Heuer, YNS3 Grant Plummer, STS3 Adrell Enlow, and LT Ehren Cheng.
2021 Scholarships were awarded at the 35th Annual Meeting on April 10th 2021. Receiving $1500 scholarships were Mackenzie Brabec and Victoria Wehrman (pictured with Lt Gov. Mike Foley).
2020 Scholarship awardees were honored at a ceremony on the UNL campus on October 14, 2020. The winners pictured are: Kelsey Jameson of Minden; Claire Deets of Omaha, and Sydney Long of Lincoln.
Representatives from the Gold Crew of the USS Nebraska visited Nebraska in June of 2018. The Admirals Association provided lodging expenses while they were in Kearney on June 12th and 13th. While in Kearney, they visited the Peterson Senior Center, were interviewed by NTV, KGFW radio and the Kearney and Minden newspapers. The sailors also toured the Minden Opera House and Royal Composites before travelling to North Platte and later to the College World Series in Omaha.
The Admirals Association Annual Meeting was held in North
Platte on April 7, 2018. Dave Olson was elected to the board as Quartmaster. Dave takes over from long-time Quartmaster Eddie Biwer Eddie will remain on the board as a member-at-large
Scholarships were awarded to Daylinn Feik and Jessie Reed.