NE KS 4 NE picnic on Saturday, Aug. 4th
Join us for our 2018 Northeast Kansans for Nebraska Picnic Reynolds Lodge at Lake Shawnee on Tin Man Circle Topeka, Kansas Saturday,...
2018 Road to Nebraska Scholarship Campaign
| The Northeast Kansans for Nebraska isn’t just a fun place to socialize with other Husker fans and watch football games. We are proud of the support our members have provided to students pursuing a college education at the University of Nebraska. Since 2001, we have been able to provide 22 students with more than $18,000 in scholarships from money that our members have contributed. Currently, our goal is to provide $1,000 each year to two students from northeast Kansas. Two years ago, the Northeast Kansans... |
NE KS 4 NE picnic on Saturday, Aug. 4th
| Join us for our 2018 Northeast Kansans for Nebraska Picnic Reynolds Lodge at Lake Shawnee on Tin Man Circle Topeka, Kansas Saturday, August 4, 2018 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Voice of the Huskers Greg Sharpe is our featured speaker and will preview 2018 Football season and give his insights on Scott Frost and the new coaching staff. We will provide hot dogs, hamburgers and adult and non-adult drinks (Courtesy of Fleming Place Wine & Spirits). The Martin family, owners of Banjo’s in Pauline, will be providing... |
Nebraska County Countdown 74: Perkins County – Grant Football Was A Terrifying Machine
| The #74 does not appear to be a very fun number, at least at the current time. From Wikipedia: Perkins County was organized in 1887. It is believed to have been named after Charles E. Perkins, the president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Note the emphasis above. The good people of Perkins County aren’t 100% sure who their county is named after. This is doubly true because the official county web site links to the wikipedia page as its history page. I don’t... |
Frosted Flakes: Who Are You Rooting For at the College World Series?
| Also, don’t try to get rid of snakes with gasoline. The College World Series is underway in Omaha. Texas was eliminated today. I’m sure most Husker fans are very sorry to hear that. One of the teams that has yet to lose a game is the Arkansas Razorbacks. They are working hard to woo the home town baseball fans to their cause. Here is the ad they put in the Omaha World Herald. #6 made me giggle. I’m not sure what to make of #8.... |
Nebraska County Countdown 76: Dundy County
| Welcome to Benkelman! *Update – I found a current Husker wearing #76 and updated the bottom section accordingly. In the very southwest corner of Nebraska sits Dundy County. It was named for Elmer Scipio Dundy who was a U.S. District judge in Nebraska. Dundy’s most famous decision came in 1879 when he ruled that Indians were indeed “people” and entitled to the same rights as other people under the law. The case came about after Chief Standing Bear left the Indian Territory without permission to... |
Nebraska County Countdown 75: Brown County
| Welcome to the Sandhills and Niobrara River Valley! You get a two-fer today as we didn’t get a county article out yesterday. In case it hasn’t been mentioned, we are following license plate numbers in our countdown. Welcome to #75 Brown County, population 2,946 according to Google (2015). The cities in Brown County are Ainsworth (county seat), Long Pine, and Johnstown. At its peak in the 1920′s, there were over 6,000 people that called Brown County home. The photos sprinkled throughout this article are from... |
Five Heart Podcast Episode 73: Cross Examination of Evan Wiebe
| Hoss is absent (he took a weekend getaway), so it’s just Hooch to visit with Evan Wiebe. Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. For all the dads who coach the little league sports, who help build the tree houses, help make the blanket forts, and do even the smallest act to enhance your children’s lives…you’re awesome. I’d like to dedicate this show to you, but it’s not enough. This week, Hoss is in Missouri on a weekend holiday (he forgot this is... |
Nebraska County Countdown: 78 – Deuel County, The Sam Bass Gang
| Welcome to the great county of Deuel! Named after Harry P. Deuel – the superintendent of Union Pacific in Omaha – Deuel county has a population of around 2,000 residents. The largest town and county seat Chappell, Nebraska, came to be when Charles Henry Chappell set up a railroad post in the middle of the newly formed county. Shipments from Omaha going west would have instructions to “Send this to Chappell” and the name has stuck. Deuel County gained notoriety on September 18th, 1877, when... |
Nebraska County Countdown: 77 – Garden County, Ku Klux Klan Encounter
| Welcome to Garden County, Nebraska! Named after the residents’ aspiration of creating the “Garden of the West”, replicating the Garden of Eden, Garden County has a population of around 2,000 people. The largest town and county seat is Oshkosh, Nebraska, named after Oshkosh, Wisconsin. We have had a Wisconsin town in our state this whole time… In 1987, the Garden County Historical Society published a book Helen M. Robinson’s recollections, which contains memories of Mrs. Robinson and other citizens about the history of the County... |
Nebraska Football Non-Conference Scheduling: A CornNation Roundtable
| When NU AD Bill Moos mentioned scheduling former Big Eight rivals, the CN team sat down to talk about what we’d like to see in non-conference football scheduling. On Monday at a meet-and-greet with fans in Gering, Nebraska athletic director brought up scheduling non-conference games with former Big Eight rivals. Bill Moos again said in Western Nebraska today that NU is exploring scheduling Kansas and Kansas State.— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) June 11, 2018 Given the constraints of the Big Ten’s nine-game conference schedule, Nebraska currently... |
Boom! WR/RB Ronald Thompkins Commits to the Huskers!
| Hybrid WR/RB adds #speed to the roster The commits from Friday Night Lights have already started, and it’s not even dark outside yet! COMMITTED ‼️‼️ #GBR #Huskers ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/JaiY1hnsGs— Ronald Thompkins ll (@jrthompkins5) June 15, 2018 Ronald Thompkins, 5-11, 195 lb, three-star from Georgia football powerhouse Grayson High School has committed to the Cornhuskers. Grayson High School is the Alma mater of Breon Dixon and Mo Barry. Thompkins, a hybrid wide receiver and running back, perfectly fit the profile Coach Frost wanted in a “Duck... |
Nebraska County Countdown to Kickoff: Sioux County Day 80
| Let’s take a trip to Sioux County on Day 80! Welcome to Sioux County, Nebraska! The largest town and county seat is Harrison, Nebraska. Harrison was originally named Bowen and was changed in 1887 after the president Benjamin Harrison. Sioux County has plenty of places that are listed in the Nebraska Historical Places: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabin Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency Hudson-Men Bison Kill Site Sandford Dugout Sioux County Courthouse Wind Springs Ranch Historic and Archeological District... |
Nebraska County Countdown: 79 – Hayes County, A Flying Metal Rod And The Hot, Hot Sun
| What I remember about Hayes County. Hayes County has only one real town, and that is the county seat, Hayes Center. Hamlet is listed as another town, but I’m not sure it exists anymore. Palisade is partially in the county as well. Is it real? I don’t know. Hayes Center is the only town I remember. I grew up next door in Frontier County. We played basketball and ran track against Hayes Center when I was in high school at Medicine Valley in Curtis. We... |
NCAA Makes Two Substantial Changes for Division 1 College Football
| More freedom for the student athlete Two sweeping changes by the NCAA were announced today. Starting this season, football players can play in up to four games without losing a season of competition The first major change is that college football players can now participate in up to four games in a season without using up a “season of competition.” So, if Coach Frost wants to start Adrian Martinez for two games at the beginning of this next season, and two games at the end... |
