Pasture Golf Tournament

On one Sunday in the early spring every year since 2000 the Sodbusters have hosted a Pasture Golf tournament at the Wolff farm, the location of the Deer Creek show grounds.  The golf tournament  is a nine hole four person mystery scramble that covers the entire 80 acre farm including the show grounds, grass parking lot and other fields at the farm.  It is a big hit with the local hackers, plus draws golf nuts from other communities in Southeast Nebraska.  The event also includes a beer garden — with beer sold by the club under a special event license from Nebraska Liquor Commission.  There is no set Sunday for the event.  It is scheduled to avoid conflict with Palm Sunday and Easter.  You don’t have to be a golf pro to come and have fun.  We have a number of folks come to just watch the action and enjoy and nice spring day relaxing and visiting with friends and neighbors.

Supporting Events Sponsored by Others

The Sodbusters support the annual Sterling Picnic, by organizing and sponsoring the picnic parade, as well as serving food and non-alcoholic drinks at the street dance the evening of the picnic.  We also exhibit and help put on the tractor and engine display at the Johnson County Heritage Days in Tecumseh, on Memorial Day weekend. (Click Here to view 2008 Heritage Days Flyer) Members of our club also exhibit at other antique tractor shows, parades, town picnics, and county fairs throughout Southeast Nebraska.

Participation in Adopt-a-Highway Program

In 1990, the Sodbusters signed up to adopt two miles of US Highway 136 south of our show grounds.  Twice a year — once in the spring and once in the fall — our members pick up the litter along our adopted stretch of highway.

Support for Education

There are several ways we provide educational opportunities for our younger generation.  First off, our show provides a living history lesson for young folks who attend.  They can see first hand how their grand parents and great-grand parents made their living on the farm. Secondly, we support, exhibit at ,and help with living history demonstrations at events sponsored by others such as “Living History Day” — a day long history lesson for 5th graders from schools throughout Southeast Nebraska — held annually in Table Rock, Nebraska. A third way we support education is by sponsoring our own annual scholarship.  The Deer Creek Sodbusters scholarship is a $250.00 cash scholarship awarded annually to a graduating high school student from Southeast Nebraska who is pursuing higher education in an agriculturally related field.  In determining the recipient of the award, academic achievement and leadership qualities of the applicants are considered, but a major consideration is financial need.  The scholarship applies to attendance at a trade school or community college as well as a four year college or university

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