2022 Girls and Boys State

LINCOLN AREA YOUTH PICKED TO ATTEND AMERICAN LEGION CORNHUSKER BOYS’ STATE AND AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY CORNHUSKER GIRLS STATE Cornhusker Boys’ State and Cornhusker Girls State, educational programs sponsored by the Nebraska American Legion and Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary that teach about city, county, and state government in a nonpartisan manner, remain two of the best-known and most respected projects associated with the American Legion Family. Nineteen young men and nineteen young women from the Lincoln area were chosen to be among the approximately 350 high school junior boys and 400 high school junior girls scheduled to attend the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary’s 2020 sessions of Cornhusker Boys State and Cornhusker Girls State. The week-long events were scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 31st, on the University of Nebraska Lincoln campus. The delegates would have had hands-on learning as they held their own elections for public office, legislature, and court systems while living as citizens of their mythical towns. Students selected to attend must have demonstrated good scholastic records, leadership qualities, honesty, and good character. Unfortunately, the 2020 sessions of Cornhusker Boys State and Cornhusker Girls State were canceled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Lincoln’s American Legion Post 3 sponsored most of the Lincoln boys who were to attend and contributed the enrollment fee for some. Denton Post 355 and Stromsburg Post 132 each sponsored and paid for a boy, and a number of other community organizations also contributed enrollment fees. Lincoln’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 3 and Havelock American Legion Auxiliary Unit 342 sponsored the Lincoln girls who were to attend and contributed the enrollment fee for some. A number of other community organizations also contributed enrollment fees. 

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most  prominent values-based youth development organizations, providing  programs for young people that build character, trains them in the  responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal  fitness.

For more than 100 years, Boy Scouts of America has helped  build future leaders by combining educational activities and lifelong  values with fun.

Alex  is a member of Boy Scout Troop 76 in Waverly, Nebraska. He received his  honor Eagle Scout honor in March 2018.​Alex's project was to  replace/upgrade wooden street signs on the ground of the Lincoln  Regional Center. This project took 3 1/2 months to complete, with over  107 hours in labor. These signs were made entirely by hand. A total of  20 signs and six sign posts were constructed.

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Update - Legion Baseball & Legion Post 3 - 2022 This article is late in coming. Many have wondered about the involvement of Legion Baseball and Post 3, for the past 2 years and the future. 2019 was the last year we were lessee of Sherman Field from the city, and fully involved in financially supporting Legion Baseball through Legion Post 3. Today, the Post supports the program in name only. So what happened? 

1. Prior to the 2020 season we assumed the position that for various reasons, Post 3 could no longer maintain the help required to operate and maintain the field. Several baseball committee members moved and Chair, Dick Clarence, passed away. We could find no one who would step up and assume these positions.

2. The increasing and exorbitant rent from the City of Lincoln for Sherman Field and LPS placed a huge financial strain on the post. Revenue from the gate and tournaments did not make up for the thousands, of dollars needed to rent those fields. 

3. Covid, as we all know, caused the cancellation of many sporting events, including Legion Baseball. 

4. Withdrawal of national sponsorship and support from the national organization. 5. Department of Nebraska’s decision to eliminate area tournaments during the Covid era, which was a major income for the Baseball budget. 

For these reasons, the decision was made and declared that we would provide administrative sponsorship to American Legion Baseball in Lincoln, Nebraska. We also agreed to provide minimal financial support, as we were able, but not enter into a lease for Sherman Field, LPS field or have any direct control of the summer program. We apologize for the late report on Legion Baseball. Furthermore, we would like to thank the sponsors who helped fund the program in the previous years. Thank You plaques were given individually to sponsors in 2020. The following deserve gratitude of thanks for their sponsorship to help continue Legion Baseball. 

 JC Brager 

Anderson Ford 

 Lincoln Orthopedics

 Ayars & Ayars  

Nemaha Sports Construction

Carpet Land  

Sandhills Global

 Judds Brothers 

 Schwisow Construction

 Lincoln Hotel Group  

Stonebrook Exterior

 OnTo College 

 Union Bank

 Pinnacle Bank  

Vermeer High Plains 

Sampson Construction  

Surface Sealers

 We especially want to thank Kyle Sitzman, Jon Sterns and those involved for taking the lead for Legion Post 3. Their help is greatly appreciated.

 If further info is need refer to Lincoln Legionnaire, January-March 2018, Volume 65 number 1, or call our office, 402-466-3958.