Fremont Parks and Recreation recognition

Fremont Parks and Recreation Department, Ridge Cemetery Association and Friends of the Fremont Parks Inc. honored several individuals and businesses for contributions made during 2004. Those included:

Board members

* Parks and Recreation Board: Bob Brown, 2004 chairman; Betty Brooks, 2004 vice chairman; Caralee Johnson; Dian Christensen Hillis; Charly Smith; Garry McIntosh; Edie Ronhovde (new member in 2005).

* Ridge Cemetery Association Inc.: Marianne Simmons, president; Claire Mares, vice president; Graydon Wilson, secretary/treasurer; John Carlstrom; Patti Emanuel-Vaughan; Norma Jeanne Keisler-McGillick; Jack Sutton; Caralee Johnson; Jim Clarke, sexton; Ken Walter; Kevin Bloemker, ex-officio.

* Friends of Fremont Area Parks Inc.: Carole Darling, president; Linda Chapman, vice president; Mary Reynolds, secretary/treasurer; David Christensen; Dian Christensen Hillis; Sid Dillon Jr.; Steve Pribnow; Ken Walter; Patti Emanuel-Vaughan; Jeff Miller (new member in 2005).

Ridge Cemetery Association honors

* Financial contributors: J. Graydon Wilson, Carol Fosbinder, Stephen and Theresa Laugenour, Thomas and Sharon Rowe, John and Cynthia Dobson, Marianne Simmons.

* New stone street signs: Kevin Bloemker of Fremont Monument donated stone and labor.

* Memorial gifts: Gerald Johnson Memorial (Fremont children are Mark and Diane Johnson, Mary Ann Skinner) — Kirk and Melissa Diers, Dale and Sue Wilcoxson, Barnard and Alyce Evenson, Dennis Zakovec, David and Barbara Hartmann, Dianne Riecken and Cindy Tompkins, Darwyn and Patricia Hansen, Randall and Cynthia Carpentier, Dennis and Joyce Korinek, Gene Steffy's Chrysler, Robert Luehrs, Jennifer Miller, Richard and Karen Braley.

Friends of Fremont Parks honors

* "Reflections" Veterans Memorial gazebo donations: Fremont Vietnam Veterans, Fremont Rotary Club, American National Bank, Sid Dillon Chevrolet-Buick, Don Peterson and Associates, Gene Steffy's Chrysler.

* Skate Park at Miller Park grant: Allyn Foundation Inc.

* Memorial gifts: The estate of Leslie Sorensen designated a gift for baseball equipment; the Leo Richter family designated a gift for youth programs.

* Christensen Field Soccer Complex: Hormel Foods Trust made a contribution to the development of a Hispanic adult soccer league; the Nebraska Coursing Association made a contribution for usage.

* Aquatic Park project: The Valmont Donor-Advised Fund contributed money to help fund the advertising.

* Scholarship fund donors: Don and Millies, Fremont Rotary Club, First State Bank.

* Unspecified donations: First State Bank, Dave and Cynthia Christensen.

* Nighthawk Baseball: Built a permanent concession/storage building at Clemmons Park, added Turface to the infield at Ronin Park. Labor was donated by: Bill Peck, Scott Swanson, Bill Lambrecht, Jim Savio, Kyle Wiegert, Lance Clark, Dave Hahn.

Parks and Rec Department honors

* Eagle Scout projects: Kyle O'Connell of Troop 101 installed pole and cable traffic controls at Hormel Park; heplers included Greg Grosse, Kyle and Taylor O'Connell, Bradley Panning Dean and John Soltesz, Skyler Tharp, Bryce Walker, Dean Gerdts, Garlyn Grosse, P. Pedersen, John Ramsay, Scott Tharp, Randy Vanek, Bill and Tracey O'Connell. John Peatrowsky of Troop 296 installed woodchips on the new walking trail on the west side of Johnson Lake; helpers included Joe Pehrson, Jamie Hock, Lane Hoskins, Jourdan Clark, Rashen Svatora, Richard Reiger, Wes Schierman, Carl Layman, Denny and Cheryl Hesman, Max Hesman, Zach Weaver, Cody Christensen, Terri Roberts, Jon Booze, Yogi Martin.

* Hormel Park trail work and park clean up: Midland Lutheran College Blue Key Organization — Dr. Gary Carlson, Richard Felt, Caleb Fintel, Stephen Foreman, Andrew Miller, Tom Sauser, Brian Shahan, Justin Peterson, Tyler Niday, Eddie Leaders, Matt Hanson.

* Van Anda Park flower bed maintenance: Home Grown Kids 4-H Club — Tammy, Grant and Oliver Kobza; Samara, Jonny, Mandy and Grace Boothe; Cary, Monica, David, Amanda and Samantha Hughes; Lori, Jaimee and Abbie Brainard; Hallie Frank; Joe and Anna Elsey; DiAnn, Salem, Rush, and Gage Boehm.

* Johnson Park: Kay Hirsh donated a spruce tree in honor of her mother, Lola Hirsh. About 50 Fremont Middle School students, along with science teachers, Bill Saeger, Alisa Smits, Dee Kohl, Diane Johnson and supervisors, cleaned up the construction debris, installed two park rule signs and traffic control pole and cable at the end of the parking lot.

* Barnard Park gazebo: Barnard Park Historic District made arrangements and funded the power washing, top coating, and repair. Representatives for this project include Gail and Nancy Nielsen, Bev Rosenbaum and Julie OHanlon.

* American flags: Woodmen of the World donated seven to the department.

* Ronin Pool: Skip Sawyer volunteered to do power washing.

* Schwarz Memorial area at Soccer Complex: Fremont Soccer Club finished landscaping, Fremont Monument Company donated the marker.

* Fremont Soccer Club Micro Soccer Club: Volunteer coaches were Kara Tiede, Jeremy Tiede, Mike Schroeder.

* Fremont Tennis Association: Lynn Lamprecht, president, and the Fremont Family YMCA, represented by Diana Myers, funded and assisted in conducting a city wide youth tennis development summer program.

* City Youth Archery Program: Vince Smith, Jerry Bennett, Bob Baustian, and Brad and Chris Johannesen were volunteer instructors.

* Thank yous: Larry Koski for summer drive-in movies at Christensen Field; Pathfinder Woodcarvers for their exhibitions, demonstrations and class instruction; Keene Memorial Library for managing the Web site.

* Public service: Fremont Tribune, KHUB/KFMT, Time Warner Cable.

* Arbor Day celebration: Siffring Landscaping donated trees; Dave Mooter from the Community Forest Service was speaker; Katie McShane and the Fremont Middle School String Quartet Department performed.

* Senior Center volunteers: Patricia Anderson, Delbert Barrett, Sarah Beebe, Elizabeth Bengton, Freda Bielskis, Madalyn Boettcher, Rudy Borck, Arlene Bouslaugh, Louis Bradway, Esther Cline, Ann Flesher, ReAnn Forsberg, Alberta Franke, Janet Funk, Janet Gillen, Mary Greser, Shirley Haught, Don Heller, Beth Holland, Joanne Holtman, Richard Holtman, Ed Honcik, Dorothy Johnson, Mary Johnson, Larry Koski, Claire Leifert, Virgil Lueninghoener, Zelma Marsoun, Ruth McLaughlin, Millie Melcher, Opal Miller, Clayton Millie, Donna Mueller, Janice Novotny, Marcella Prokop, Verla Reed, Arnold Rix, Morine Skinner, Marge Snyder, Dorothy Sorensen, Delphine Stepanek, Wilma Stiegert, Helen Stuehmer, Marvin Suhr, Virginia Suhr, Lottie Thompson, Pauline Updike, Cal Walraven, Delories Weltikol, Carma Whitmore, Frank Wilson, Wally Wolfe, Alberta Wrage, Russ Person.

* Senior Center donations: Arbor Manor, Burger King, Food Pantry, Fremont National Bank, Home Instead, KHUB Radio, Ludvigsen's, McDonald's, Nye Senior Services, Senior Board, Fremont Tribune, Valhaven Nursing Center.

* Keep Fremont Beautiful Committee: Sarah Browning, Mark Luther, Rev. Leland Foreman, Jim Manhart, Chad Fuchs, Bruce Nelsen, Deanna Freitag, Judy Nelson, Marilyn Gordon, Nancy Pollack, Mary Hendrickson, Molly Rainey, Jan Rise, Steve Tellatin, Eileen Thornburg, Mark Vyhlidal, Ken Walter, Sue Reyzlik.

* Youth sports team sponsors: All Metals Market, All Systems Heating/Air Conditioning and Plumbing, American National Bank, Amoco Fuel Express, Arbor Manor, B and K Body Shop, Chem-Dry of Fremont, Christensen Lumber, Inc., Coldwell Banker Fremont State Inc., Dick's Zesto, Diet Center, Don Peterson and Associates, Erickson and Brooks, Everly Plumbing and Heating Inc., First State Bank and Trust Co., Fremont Adult Center, Fremont Area UNL Alumni Association, Fremont Electric Inc., Fremont Eye Associates, Fremont Lock and Key, Fremont Noon Optimist, Fremont Rotary Club, Fremont Softball Umpire Association, Fremont Volunteer Firefighters, Fremont York Rite, Gaskin Construction, GC Appliance Repair, Gene Steffy Chrysler, Glass House, Gohlmann Plumbing and Heating/Air Conditioning, KC Homes, Knights of Columbus Council No. 1497, L and L Gifts, Lindy Glass, Local 22/Hormel Foods , Long Electric, Lou's Sporting Goods, Max Design, Main's Sodding, McDonald's, Nebraska Sports, Nielsen Body Shop, Papa Murphy's, Sid Dillo* Chevrolet, Siffring Landscaping, South Broad Auto Repair, TEK Industries Inc., TPA/Steffen Insurance, USA Steak Buffet, US Bancorp Piper Jaffry, VFW 854, VW Photography, Wal-Mart SuperCenter, W.O.W. Lodge 32.

* Summer brochure sponsors: Lou's Sporting Goods, Nebraska Sports, Heartland Chiropractic Clinic, The Computer Guy, StaffCo Employment Services, All Systems, Pizza Hut, Mike Guilliatt, Pediatric Partners, AC Digitizing and Embroidery, Bryson's Airboat Tours, Heartland Orthopaedic, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Phelps Company, Plaza Lanes, Christensen Lumber, Burger King, First State Bank and Trust, American Tan Stand, Fremont Mall, Coldwell Banker.