Husker Nation Blitz Hits The State

Lincoln - "Are You N?" That's the question all Nebraskans will be asked when Boyd Epley and Tommie Frazier visit their city as part of the Husker Nation Blitz. The Blitz will take off from Lincoln on Monday, Nov. 17 and will hit 17 Nebraska cities and towns on Nov. 17, 18 and 21. Epley, Associate Athletic Director for Performance and Facility Development, and Frazier, Assistant Director of Development, will promote the Husker Nation Championship Drive on the three-day tour.

At each stop, the athletic department representatives will show a video that features the new athletic facilities and will be on hand to answer any questions that fans have about the fund-raising Drive or about the specific facilities.

Each meeting will be open to the public and will last approximately one hour. There is no charge to attend any of the functions, but there will be a buffet offered at the Norfolk lunch stop. Director of Development Paul Meyers is heading the fund-raising campaign.

"The Blitz tour gives us a unique opportunity to get out amongst Nebraskans," Meyers said, "and gives our Husker fans the opportunity to meet Tommie and to welcome him as our newest member of our athletic staff."

Epley heads the design team that includes Director of Facilities John Ingram and Catherine Wagner, University Facilities Management Project Manager. The RFP to hire an architectural firm has not been released at this time.

Monday, Nov. 17

Time

City/Town

Location (address

Local Contact (Phone)

7:30 a.m.

North Platte

Touchdown Club (1100 South Jeffers)

Scott Rasmussen (308-532-5720)

9:30 a.m.

McCook

Bierock Cafe (312 Norris Ave.)

Matt Sehnert (308-345-6500)

11:30 a.m.

Holdrege

McClymont Implement (73049 L Road)

Ted McClymont (308-995-6511)

1:30 p.m.

Kearney

Hardy’s Restaurant (2414 2nd Ave.)

Wayne Garrelts (308-234-3705)

5:30 p.m.

Grand Island/Hastings

I-80 Holiday Inn (G.I., 7838 So. Hwy. 281)

Jack Crowley (308-384-7770)

Tuesday, Nov. 18

Time

City/Town

Location (address

Local Contact (Phone)

8:30 a.m.(CST)

Broken Bow

Arrow Hotel/Uncle Ed’s (509 So. 9th)

Jim Scott (308-872-6808)

9:30 a.m.(MST)

Chadron

Eisenbarth Motor East (1033 E. 3rd St.)

Jamey Eisenbarth (308-432-3328)

11 a.m. (MST)

Alliance

Alliance Learning Center (1750 Sweetwater)

Debra Kumpf (308-762-4400)

1:30 p.m.(MST)

Sidney

Cabelas (115 Cabela Drive)

Chris Bahl (308-255-1634)

5:30 p.m.(MST)

Scottsbluff/Gering

Civic Center (Gering, 1050 M St.)

Brent Holliday (800-347-6331)

Friday, Nov. 21

Time

City/Town

Location (address

Local Contact (Phone)

7:30 a.m.

Blair

Blair Family YMCA (1278 Wilbur St.)

Mick Mines (402-426-6224)

9 a.m.

Columbus

Columbus Bank (2501 13th St.)

Bob Labenz (402-564-1234)

11:30 a.m.

Norfolk

Norfolk Country Club (1700 No. Riverside Blvd.)

Al Rajee (402-371-3765)

3:30 p.m.

South Sioux City

Greatwest Casualties (1100 W. 29th St.)

Scott Rager (402-494-2411)

5:30 p.m.

Sioux Falls (S.D.)

Cherry Creek Grill (3104 E. 26th St.)

Mike Jefferson (605-376-9883)


For more information, please contact the Nebraska Development Office at 402-472-2367.