The September EVAPA meeting will be a rare Saturday outing. We will meet on Saturday Sept 12th. Mike O. has arranged a tour of John Christensen’s collection that also includes a tour and demonstration of their Hops operation. Hops are raised as an ingredient to make beer. The buildings will be open starting at 9am and should conclude around noon. We will have a short meeting just before lunch at 11:30. There will be lunch served consisting of pulled pork and sides around noon. This collection should be interesting, and you won’t want to miss it. The address is 4206 US 75. This is just south of Ft. Calhoun on the east side of the highway. There are 2 buildings together with one painted up in patriotic colors. PLEASE bring a chair for lunch as there are no places to sit.

ELKHORN VALLEY ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19^TH SPRINGFIELD,NE. 4 P.M. AT THE MOTOR PLEX OFF PFLUG ROAD, SOUTH END OF FAIR GROUNDS

CLASSES START 3500LBS UP TO 10,000LBS

STOCK 3MPH, CLASSIC 3.5MPH, OPEN 5MPH

THERE WILL BE JACKPOT CLASSES ADDED

FOR COMPLETE RULES VISIT http://www.dragonpullingsled.com

CONTACT – RICH BRAESCH 402-690-1520

Sat Sept 12     Tour and Lunch	9am	John Christensen’s	Ft. Calhoun, NE
Sat Sept 19th EVAPA Tractor Pull	4pm	Motorsports Arena, Sarpy Co. Fairgrounds,	Springfield, NE
Sept 19 & 20 Truck & Tractor Days	All Day	Nelson’s Produce Farm	Valley, NE
Thurs Oct 1   Board Meeting	7pm	Outer Limits	Valley, NE

Future Events:

Thurs Oct 8. Tour Tim Rees’s rebuilt shop. Starts at 6pm. Following the devastating tornados in April 2024 Tim & Cheryl nearly lost everything. Many EVAPA members came and helped with cleanup. This will be an opportunity to see how they have rebuilt and hear the story of the rebuild.

November 12 will be our annual meeting and election of 2027 officers.

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 have several exciting opportunities coming up in the next few months. We will tour John & Peg Christensen’s tractors and their hops operation on Sat Sept 12.

The EVAPA annual antique tractor pull will take place on Sat Sept 19th beginning at 4pm. This will be at the motorsports arena on the south end of the Sarpy County Fairgrounds in Springfield, NE. They will again be using member Dave Fischer’s Dragon Pulling Sled (formerly the Little Red Sled) Rich Braesch is the coordinator and we can always use members help to make this a success.

Nelson’s Truck and Tractor Days will be held Sept 19 & 20 in Valley. Please bring a tractor out for the weekend if you are able. This event draws a great crowd and is great exposure for the club. You are able to bring tractors out Friday if needed. Jim Davenport has additional details.

In October we the club will have an opportunity to visit Tim & Cheryl Rees’s home and see some of their collection as well as hear about the efforts to rebuild their home, shop and buildings after the devestating tornados that occured in Aprl 2024.

EVAPA had an opportunity to provide several tractors at a recent upcoming Strongman event that was held on August 29th in Papillion, NE. Member Brian Dailey took two of his tractors for them to use during a dead-man pull. They pulled 2 weight classes with a small 3000 lb tractor and a larger 6000 lb tractor. Many thanks to Brian for providing tractors for them.

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.