First Husker Luncheon in Fremont

The first Husker Luncheon will be held today (August 29) in Fremont at the Wooden Windmill.  Doors open at 11 AM with the program from Noon to 1 PM with Sean Callahan or Steve Sipple as hosts. The cost is $12 for an all-you-care-to-eat buffet.

I don’t know why this event has not been promoted better.  Last night I finally saw a large ad in the Fremont Area Shopper, but I never have seen anything in the Fremont Tribune.  Perhaps I missed it.  I have had some calls about it since my email and Facebook post on August 24.  I have no affiliation with this event, but I have been promoting it among my friends.  It is open to the public and women are also welcome.  The Roadrunner (see my post on January 22) hasn’t decided if she will accompany me yet.  

This luncheon comes in advance of the Nebraska opener this Saturday afternoon, September 1 against Southern Miss.  We have been assigned new parking this year, in a parking garage northeast of the stadium on 14th Street.  Formerly we parked near the baseball/softball complex.  The walk will be similar in length, but with no streets to cross.  However, I will miss walking through Sodom and Gomorrah, the name I have given to the big-time party that takes place under the I-180 overpass west of the stadium.  The security guards won’t allow people to walk through the area before the game without a pass, but it is possible to get close enough to catch a flavor of the event.  Following the game people, are allowed to walk through the party as it is winding down, or up, as the case may be.  I doubt that you will ever see Tom Osborne in this area, unless he is accompanied by the Temperance Union ladies as bodyguards.

The Roadrunner will be going to the game with me as it is still prior to the Autumn Equinox, after which it is too “cold” for her to sit outside.  If Saturday’s game is a blowout, she will probably walk downtown for a salad.  The Roadrunner is quite the fan!

One last item.  What is the structure being build on the east side of Highway 275 just north of the Breaking Ground Nursery near Valley?  Is it a Shrine, Church, Barn, Store, or what?  If you know, please let me know.