The July EVAPA meeting topic will be from the folks at Interstate Battery. There will be representatives from Interstate to give a presentation on the history, maintenance and storage of your batteries. They will answer questions so come prepared!  

We will also be discussing the upcoming EVAPA show at the fairgrounds. There are opportunities for everyone to help out.

Thurs July 2       Board Meeting	7pm	Outer Limits	Valley, NE
Thurs July 9 General Meeting	7pm	DJ’s Dugout 19020 Evans St	Elkhorn, NE
Aug 1 & 2 EVAPA Show	All Day	Sarpy Co Fairgrounds	Springfield, NE
Thurs Aug 13   General Meeting	7pm	DJ’s Dugout 19020 Evans St	Elkhorn, NE

Sat Sep 12th 9am Outing at John & Peg Christensen’s collection in Fort
Calhoun with Hops demonstration. Lunch at noon. Bring your own
chair, as no seating for the meal.

Sep 18-19 Nelson Farms Truck and Tractor show

Oct 8 Monthly meeting location TBD.

2026 Executive Board Members:

Cheryl Dillon, President	Jim Davenport, Vice President	Jeff Siebels, Treasurer	Mike O’Brien, Secretary
Jim Dillon, Board Member	Warren Anthony, Board Member	Larry Kruse, Board Member	Jeff Allen, Board Member

                          HJ Hardy, Past President

                                                                        

Mailing Address: EVAPA c/o Jeff Siebels, 1008 Burns Pl; Gretna, NE. 68028        

Email: evapa.tractors@gmail.com

Website: www.elkhornvalleytractors.com

We had around 30 people turnout at DJ’s Dugout for our June Meeting. The Douglas County Sheriff’s office gave a presentation on scams and awareness. Sheriff Hanson himself was on hand to offer insight and answer questions. Community engagement with the sheriff’s office is important as scams are becoming all too frequent and common. There were plenty of questions and a few personal stories that have affected several members.

EVAPA will again partner with Nelson’s for their truck and tractor days on September 19th and 20th 2026. Please make plans to bring a tractor or two to the farm to show them off for the weekend. Details will follow.

Plans are underway for our annual show at the Sarpy County Fairgrounds. The show will be August 1 & 2, 2026 and will feature 1940’s era tractors, trucks, military equipment and related items. It won’t be limited to those years so plan to bring anything you’ve got. Tractors and equipment can be brought in on Friday July 31 before 5pm. Tuesday July 28th will be setup night. We need to get the fences put up and any other chores before the fair starts. Setup will begin at 6:30pm.

EVAPA has an opportunity to provide several tractors at an upcoming Strongman event to be held on August 8th. They will be looking for a smaller tractor around 2500-3000 lbs and also a larger tractor 6000 lbs or above. It will be a one-day event and would be great exposure for the club. We will have additional details soon.

EVAPA Photographer: Member Bill Lohr is serving as club photographer and webmaster. If you need his services, he can be reached via e-mail at yutancan@yahoo.com or via phone at (402) 660-0598.

Donations to EVAPA: Club members looking to increase their charitable contributions for tax purposes are encouraged to consider donating to the club. Since EVAPA is a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax deductible. If you’re interested in donating, please contact a club officer or Board member.

2026 Memberships: Remember to get your annual membership paperwork filled out and turned in to the club. If you are thinking of giving a membership as a gift for someone, Please fill out the membership form below.  Send the completed form along with $30 to: EVAPA, 1008 Burns Pl. Gretna, NE 68028.

Classified Buy, Sell, or Trade: (Please note the new classified ad rules.)

EVAPA will hold their annual show at the Sarpy County Fair on Aug 1 & 2. Although we have given our oats ground back to the fair board this year, you can see below what it looked like in the past. This will be brome grass this year to feed the livestock at the fair. The threshing machine will still be on display for a close-up view of how the separation of oats from the chaff took place many many years ago.