Special Events
CRUISE NIGHT AT THE AIRPORT
Afternooner's Restaurant along with the Hall County Airport Authority is hosting monthly Classic/Vintage Car Shows the LAST Wednesday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport. Cars will be parked between Buildings 112 & 113 at 3841/3851 Sky Park Road. Dates of the car shows are listed below:
- May 26, 2010
- June 30, 2010
- July 28, 2010
- August 25, 2010
Afternooner's will have great 50's & 60's music for your listening pleasure. So bring your lawn chair and come on out - it's FREE family entertainment. Bring your car or just bring yourself! A concession stand will be available to purchase food and non-alcohol beverages.
Click below for car show location:
Click on this link for photos from the July 16, 2008 car show: Afternooner's Car Show.pdf
ARRASMITH PARK DEDICATION CEREMONY
A dedication ceremony for Arrasmith Park was held Thursday, May 21st at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport, 3773 Sky Park Road in Grand Island. Arrasmith Field was the original name of the Central Nebraska Regional Airport. Dr. W.W. Arrasmith was a Grand Island physician who was instrumental in securing cooperation and funding for the airport. The field was dedicated in his honor on September 27, 1937. Click on the link below to watch a video clip of the Arrasmith Field Dedication in 1937.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nmjq3dOU9Y
MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
An estimated 5,000 people attended the Military Appreciation Day at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island, Nebraska on September 20, 2008. The special event was a time for young and old to salute our men and women in uniform.
Static military aircraft and vehicles on display included the following: KC135, T-6, BT-13, 1947 Bonanza, 1943 Taylercraft L-2M, Piper Cub Vagabomb, 1942 PT-17 Stearman, 1943 PT-17 Stearman, Staggerwing Beach D 17-S, Mash Helicopter, Nebraska Army Air Guard Chinook, and an OH-58 Helicopter. It was a full day of FREE entertainment for the entire family and included games for the kids.
Rear Admiral Thomas H. Copeman of the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor was the guest speaker at the event. "I think events like these kind of show the American public that it is an honorable and worthy thing to serve in the armed forces," commented Rear Admiral Thomas Copeman. Copeman is deputy chief of staff for operations, training and readiness for the U. S. Pacific Fleet. Copeman, a Creighton University graduate, is one of the highest ranking officers in the military to have graduated from a university or college in Nebraska.
A special ceremony was held to honor the men and women from Nebraska who have defended our country and the freedom we enjoy with a bell ringing for each rank of service. Copeman told the crowd gathered for the ceremony, "Today, we are here to honor the names and honor the sacrifices of some of Nebraska's finest young people. Today, heroes walk amongst us and some are in wheelchairs amongst us - those who listened to the call of duty and faced the fear of combat and who did not flinch. We are here to honor the memories of our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, aunts and uncles, and parents who have fallen."
Also speaking at the event was Curtis Griess who is Chairman of the Hall County Airport Authority Board. Griess, a Vietnam veteran, ended his speech with a challenge for the audience: "If you loved them before they went to be in harm's way, then love them even more when they come home. Sometimes their journey is not over when they are physically present. Love and support our soldiers until both body and soul are back with us safe and sound."
