Community News & Calendar
Monthly Newsletter
Village Holiday Closures 2024
New Year’s Day ………………………………. January 1
Martin Luther King Day …………………… January 15
Presidents Day ……………………………….. February 19
Arbor Day ………………………………………. April 26
Memorial Day …………………………………. May 27
Juneteenth …………………………………….. June 19
Independence Day ………………………….. July 4
Labor Day ………………………………………. Sept 2
Columbus Day ………………………………… October 1
Veteran’s Day …………………………………. November 11
Thanksgiving Day……………………………. November 28
The day after Thanksgiving ………………. November 29
Christmas Day ………………………………… December 25
Upcoming Events
April 2024
April 15 – Monday – 10 AM – Railroad Depot – Museum Board Meeting
April 22 – Monday – Office closed (maintenance still available via Ethan’s phone number)
April 26 – Friday – Office closed for Arbor Day
April 29 – Monday – 3:30 pm – Fire Hall – Special Meeting to tour Village properties
May 2024
May 4 & 5 – Saturday/Sunday – VISIONS enchilada assembly and sales
May 6 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
May 7 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting (note new start time)
May 11- Saturday – 8 AM – Noon – Pleasantview Cemetery – Annual Volunteer Cleanup Day (if inclement weather, the cleanup will be May 18)
May 13 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
May 24 – Office closed (maintenance still available via Ethan’s phone number)
May 27 – Monday – Office closed for Memorial Day
May 28 – 29 – Office closed (maintenance still available via Ethan’s phone number)
June 2024
June 3 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
June 4 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
June 10 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
June 19 – Wednesday – Office closed for Juneteenth
July 2024
July 1 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
July 2 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
July 4 – Thursday – Office closed for Independence Day
July 8 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
July 20-27 – Cheyenne County Fair
July 29 – Monday – Panther Activity Center – Planning & Zoning meeting
August/September 2024
Aug 5 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
Aug 6 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
Aug 10 – 12 – Deuel County Fair
Aug 12 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
Aug 23 – Sept 2 – Nebraska State Fair
Aug 30 – Sept 2 – 100th Old Settlers’ Days
September 2024
Sept 2 – Monday – Office closed for Labor Day
Sept 2 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
Sept 3 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
Sept 9 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
October 2024
Oct 1 – Tuesday – Office closed for Columbus Day
Oct 1 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
Oct 7 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
Oct 14 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
November 2024
Nov 4 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
Nov 5 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
Nov 11 – Monday – Office closed for Veteran’s Day
Nov 11 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
Nov 28 & 29 – Thursday & Friday – Office closed for Thanksgiving
December 2024
Dec 2 – Monday – 6:00 PM – Panther Activity Center – VISIONS meeting
Dec 3 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Panther Activity Center – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
Dec 9 – Monday – 5 PM – PAC room 16 – Lodgepole Housing Authority
Dec 25 – Wednesday – Office closed for Christmas
Location/Population
Lodgepole is located, on U.S. Hwy 30/385, 19 miles east of Sidney, and just three miles north of I-80 at exit 76. It is one of five towns in Cheyenne County. Lodgepole is 190 miles northeast of Denver, CO on I-80 & I-76; 121 miles southwest of Cheyenne, WY on I-80, 328 miles west of Lincoln, NE and 379 miles west of Omaha, NE.
Lodgepole’s population according to the 2010 Census is 318. Latitude 410902 / Longitude 1023826; Ground Elevation 1167.0.
History
Lodgepole was founded in 1867, platted in 1884 and incorporated as an official town in 1901.
The town was named Lodge Pole by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. In 1895 the postal department changed the name to the one word spelling of Lodgepole.
The community’s name is derived from the creek bearing the same name, stemming from when the Indians cut poles for teepees along it banks. It is the second oldest community in Cheyenne County.
Interesting Facts
Lodgepole is home to the 1987 Ford Bronco used to mark the Pony Express route from the east coast to the west coast. Joe Nardone, National Executive Director and Historian for the Pony Express Trail Association, used the Bronco to dedicate monuments along the trail. The Bronco was donated to the Lodgepole Depot Museum in 2010.
Lodgepole is on the Oregon Trail, the Pony Express Route, the first transcontinental railroad (Union Pacific) and the first transcontinental highway; the Lincoln Highway aka US Hwy 30.