Editors note: the following release was submitted by the Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact

After much thought and deliberation the board of the Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact has made the difficult decision to postpone the 150th Celebration of Seneca that was originally scheduled for June 12 & 13, 2020. On Thursday, April 30 Governor Laura Kelly announced her four phase plan to reopen the state, under this plan mass gatherings will be limited to no more than 90 people until at least June 15.

The board decided to reschedule the celebration to June 11 and 12th of 2021. The celebration, now deemed “Seneca’s 150+1 Celebration”, will still be held with turn of the century demonstrators, live music, a street dance, and much more just one year later than originally planned.

“While it is extremely disappointing to not get to celebrate Seneca’s 150th birthday this summer we believe this to be the right call,” Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact Executive Director Kylee Luckeroth said.  “We have high hopes for this celebration to bring a large number of people to Seneca and with the state of our world during the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Kelly’s recently released plan we would not be able to have this celebration at the magnitude it deserves.”

We also want to take this opportunity to thank all of the businesses who have sponsored our celebration – they will of course remain our sponsors for the “150+1” celebration. If it were not for the support of these businesses we would not be able to have this event at all!

Platinum sponsors: Koch & Company, Community National Bank, and the City of Seneca.

Gold sponsors: Eisenbarth Plumbing, United Bank & Trust, Medical Arts Pharmacy, and Lauer-Love Funeral Home.

Silver sponsors: Hammes Trucking Inc., Altenhofen Inn & Suites, Kichkaeufer & Buessing, P.A., Rainbow Communications, Sure Crop Fertilizers, Heinen True Value, Ag Partner’s COOP, Water Conditioning of Seneca, Seneca Cellular, Saylor Insurance, and Capture Photography.

Bronze sponsors: O’Keefe Law Office, Nemaha County Training Center, Farmer’s Insurance (Jerry Nolte), Bruna Implement, Durland Auto Parts, The Courier-Tribune, G&R Printing, AHRS Construction, Seneca Ready Mix, The American Legion, and the Nemaha County STEP Foundation.

If you have any questions or want to be a part of the Seneca’s 150+1 Celebration please contact Kylee Luckeroth at Senecaimpact@gmail.com or 785-336-1313.