If you’re planning on either attending or donating to the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, there are some deadlines coming up.
    Ticket sales will be available through May 15 for both the $400 Trail Boss and $100 Top Hand tickets, in addition to the Trail Boss reserved tables at $4,000 each. There will be no ticket sales at the gate.
    Calf for the Cure sponsorships — $1,000 for a calf, $600 for feed or $1,600 for both — and $100 per plant Promise Petals for the Serenity Tent are due by May 15
    Cash donations, starting at $2,500 and going up to $99,999, are due by April 30 There are five donation levels.
    Donations also are being sought of items for four live auctions and the silent auction. Information on that is available from Nick Ladenburger at 308-340-3123 or Clay Owens at 308-882-5611.
    Ticket and donation information are available online at cattlemensball.com. Mail donations and ticket orders also are available by mail at Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, P.O. Box 9, Wauneta, NE  69045.
    With about six weeks to go before the event June 7 and 8 six miles west of Wauneta near Enders Dam, local organizers are ramping up their work.
    During a meeting of the committee last week,members were told that while some sponsorships already have come in, others still are being either sought or arranged.

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