ANNUAL BANQUET of Nebr. Sierra Club
with Awards/Program/Silent Auction

Saturday, Nov. 21, 6:00 p.m.
6 pm: Social Hour/Silent Auction
7 pm: Dinner/Awards/Program
Location: Spaghetti Works Restaurant
84th St & Park Drive, Omaha

Speaker will be State Sen. Ken Haar from Malcolm near Lincoln. Sen. Haar, a member of the Natural Resources Committee, has been instrumental in getting legislation passed to promote renewable energy in Nebraska.

Cost for the banquet is $20. Price includes dinner of all the pasta you can eat with 12 different choices of sauces, salad bar, bread, coffee, tea, or soda.
To make reservations for the banquet, please contact Clyde Anderson at 932-7225 or clydelanderson@cox.net or fill out the form in Nebrask Sierran Newsletter.

Donated Items Needed for Auction!

Click Here to Download Bid Sheet.

If you plan to donate something and plan to attend the banquet, you can print and fill out the bid form. Starting bid should be half the value of the item). Bring a Bid Sheet to the banquet with each item. This will save us time before the event. Donors still need to come to the banquet a little early. Call me (Jane) with questions 345-6317.

Office of Attorney Michael McClelland

503 S 36 St.(Historical Mary Reed House)

The Executive Committee Meeting agenda includes updates and planning of MVG business and discussion of local environmental issues. All members are invited to attend.
For more info: contact Steve Andrews at (402) 933-3059 or steve.andrews@nebraska.sierraclub.org.

Home of Steve Andrews, 7902 Brown St.

Join us as we put together and label the combined issue of the Nebraska Chapter and the Missouri Valley Group newsletters.
For more Info: contact Clyde Anderson
clyde.anderson@nebraska.sierraclub.org

Indian Cave State Park Exploratory Day Hike
Nov. 7th, 2009 11:00 A.M.
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/nebland/articles/parks/indiancave.asp

Background: Indian Cave dates back several thousand years to the Archaic or possibly Woodland Periods. It is an exposed bluff of Pennsylvania Sandstone overlooking the Missouri River in Southeast Nebraska. This is a park for those who long to walk hilly and tree-shaded terrain, a rarity in the midwest.

Itinerary: Hikers will meet at Trailhead 4 at 11:00am.
We will hike about 6-8 miles from the Backpack Parking Lot near trailhead 4, head in the direction of Rock Bluff Run, loop down to the river, and back up to where we started. We’ll stop for lunch at the Adirondack shelters overlooking the river.
We should return to the trailhead by about 3:00pm.

RSVP to jamesphernetton@me.com or 402-319-2322 with your name, phone number, and email address.

Bike Ride - Nebraska City to Brownsville
Sunday Nov. 15th - Leave Omaha 9 a.m.

22 Mile conditioning bike along the Steamboat Trace between Nebraska City and Brownsville.

Will leave Wohlner’s Grocery Store, 72nd and Center, Omaha, at 9:00 A.M. Have van with bike hitch for carpooling and extra bike.

Lunch in Brownsville and a quick walk through the Lyceum and Antiquarian Book Stores.

RSVP with first and last name, phone number, and email so you can be called in case of cancellation.
Bob Goetschkes, MVG Outings Chair
bobbygoetschkes@hotmail.com
day:402-614-4788, cell:402-326-1775

Saturday, Nov. 7, 10:00 a.m.
Location: W. Clarke Swanson Library, 9101 W. Dodge Rd., Omaha
Located on N 90th just south of Dodge Rd
For More Info:
Email: Albert Lierz, at albert_lierz@yahoo.com Or 402-453-2933

Saturday, Nov. 7, 11:30 a.m.
Location: W. Clarke Swanson Library, 9101 W. Dodge Rd., Omaha
Located on N 90th just south of Dodge Rd
For More Info:
Email: Albert Lierz, at albert_lierz@yahoo.com Or 402-453-2933

Saturday, November 21st., 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Douglas County Extension Office, 8015 West Center Road, Omaha.

All Club members and interested environmentalists are invited to attend. The meeting will feature reports on our state and local conservation projects.

Watch this website for the posted agenda.

For More Info:
Email: Clyde Anderson, at ClydeLAnderson@cox.net Or 402-932-7225