Jerry Dias, a one-armed cowboy who was judged Entertainer of the Year by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, also will perform, as well as the Front Street Crystal Palace Review, an entertainment troupe whose performance is highlighted by reenactments of scenes from the Old West. The 2000 Cattlemen s Ball will be hosted by Craig and Jody Haythorn of the Haythorn Ranch, world-renowned as the single largest producer of American Quarter Horses in the United States and the third largest in the world. The Cattlemen s Ball is held to promote beef in a healthy diet and to showcase rural Nebraska. All of the money raised will stay in Nebraska with 90 percent of the proceeds going toward research projects at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center. The remaining 10 percent raised at this year s ball will be directed to health care in the Ogallala area.
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UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state. Through its commitment to research, education, outreach and patient care, UNMC has established itself as one of the country's leading centers for cancer research and treatment, solid organ transplantation and arthritis. UNMC's educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. In addition, NHS physicians operate more than 300 outpatient clinics in 100 communities in four states.