Yamaha ATV and Rescue Trailer Donated To Sheriffs Department

NOHVA Officers present a Yamaha Grizzly ATV donated by Curry Bros. Motorsports in Columbus Nebraska to the Nance County Sheriffs Department on June 17th, 2001.  (left to right) Dan Nitzel, NOHVA Business Manager and Co-founder; Don Mustion; Headworks/Halsey Chapter President, Walter Meier, Jr., NOHVA Board President; Dave Moore, Nance County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy; and Nance County Sheriff Paul Kruse.

At a brief ceremony held at the Headworks OHV Park on June 16th, 2001, a new Yamaha Kodiak and a new Mountain Goat rescue trailer was presented to the Nance County Sheriff's Department.  The ATV and rescue trailer will be used for patrolling the OHV park as well as patrolling and rescue missions in Nance County.    

The ceremony took place during the two day 2001 Spring NOHVA Jamboree where about 640 NOHVA member ATV and dirtbike riders were reported to attend.   The Sheriff's  Department used the ATV to patrol the area during the jamboree to keep riders off of public roads, check riders for event passes, and to discourage alcohol use.   

The ATV was donated in co-operation with Yamaha to the sheriff's department by Curry Bros. Motorsports in Columbus Nebraska.  Owner Will Curry and manager Randy Henderson arranged to obtain the ATV on behalf of the Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association to help assist the sheriff's department to enforce the rules of the OHV park and to assist in any rescue efforts for injured riders in or near the park  or to assist in other related missions in Nance County.  

The rescue trailer was purchased by NOHVA from Mountain Goat Trailers of Hubbell Nebraska.  Due to extensive testing locally and in the Rocky Mountains, the trailer is able to cross any terrain that a 4x4 ATV can travel.  The platform that the injured person rides on is spring loaded and can be removed so that the trailer can be used to carry other items.    Items such as the back board, head rest, blankets and first aid materials are provide by the Genoa Rescue Squad.  

The Headworks OHV Park is owned by the Loup Power District and is managed in partnership with the Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association (NOHVA) and Nance County Sheriff's Department.  The area is visited by 1000's of NOHVA member riders a year and is the only public place to ride an ATV or dirtbike in the eastern half of Nebraska.   NOHVA and the sheriff's department have been working in partnership with Loup Power to keep the area open since 1990.  

NOHVA members have contributed over $50,000 of funding from membership fee's and donations for the area since 1995. 

NOHVA members would like to thank the following for making the OHV park successful:

• Loup Power District and the Headgates staff for all the hard work, trust, and patience that they have contributed over the years!!  
• The understanding and support of Sheriff Paul Kruse, Deputies Dave Moore, Jon Howard and Keith Stricker of the Nance County Sheriff's Department
• The Genoa Rescue Squad
• The hundreds of NOHVA members who have worked together for over eleven years to maintain and preserve the park and to educate new riders at the park!  

Contacts:

• Curry Bros. Motorsports in Columbus Nebraska 
• Mountain Goat Trailers
• Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association

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