Discover Us 2021

2021 Edition

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For information on tourism in Banner County, visit the Kimball Area Tourism website, visitkimball.com.

papers are also housed in the museum on microfilm, allowing for extensive genealogy research.

The museum is open every Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day, or year-round by appointment. Admission is free.

In for mation: Ba n ner County Museum, 308436 -7228, bchistsoc@ yahoo.com or visit the Banner County Historical Society website, www. bannercountyhistoricalsociety.org.

Box Butte

BANNER COUNTY MUSEUM HARRISBURG — A muliple-building complex, located at 200 N. Pennsylvania, stores hundreds of articles of times gone by.

T he Ba n ner Cou nt y Mu seu m c omplex includes a machine shed that houses hundreds of old tools, an immense 65 horsepower Case steam engine and a vast collection of farm machinery and implements.

A sod house replica constructed in 1985 out of Banner County sod, a genuine 1888 log house from William C. Spahr’s homestead, an original 1880 pioneer church, a log schoolhouse from 1880 that was used as a chicken coop before being donated to the museum, a 1930s service station, a 1910 barn, a replica of an early drug store and a late 1800s bank in its original location, are all structures located on the museum grounds.

Artifacts from the early 1900s are on display at the museum’s general store, which is located in a rock building. All of the structures on the museum grounds are originally from Banner County.

Copies of all the original Banner County news-

For more information on Box Butte County tourism, visit the Box Butte Development & Tourism website, www. visitalliance.com. Information: 308-762-1800 or email tourboxbutte@bbc. net.

BOX BUTTE RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA H E M I N G F OR D — Camping and water recreation adventures await visitors to this 1,600-acre reservoir on the Niobrara River. Located 9 1/2 miles north of Hemingford or approximately 30 miles north of Alliance. Box Butte Reservoir offers a scene of aquatic recreation in the summertime and serves as one of the area’s more popular ice fisheries in the winter.

Anglers can find walleye, bluegill, channel catfish, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth

CARHENGE bass, in the waters of the reservoir. A fish cleaning station is also onsite for the successful fisherman.

In the summertime, sailboats, powerboats and personal watercraft cruise the waters of Box Butte Reservoir, launching from an upgraded ramp. The lake’s vast expanse allows room for a variety of water sports.

A children’s swimming area is marked and protected by buoys for safety.

Box Butte offers campers electric, basic and primitive camping sites.

Campers must register at

a Iron Ranger box located near the reservoir’s entrance.

Box Butte Reservoir is a Nebraska State Recreation Area managed by the Game and Parks Commission and park permits are required for entry. The permits may be obtained at several Hemingford businesses or online: http://outdoornebraska.gov/boxbutte/.

CARHENGE A L LI A NCE — T he Stone A ge meets the

Industrial Revolution just a few miles north of Alliance, where automobiles from the 1950s and 1960s have been arranged into a replica of the ring of stones er e c t e d i n s out her n England. Buried trunkfirst, the bodies of the cars used in the structure rise between 15 and 18 feet above ground, some straight into the air, others at an angle, faithful to the design of Stonehenge. For the sake of uniformity, all the cars used have been pa i nt ed “ St onehenge

gray.”

Former Alliance resident Jim Reinders envisioned Carhenge and ultimately created it on the farm that was once a wheat field. The site was dedicated on the summer solstice in 1987.

The major stones of the Stonehenge creation are re-created with cars of approximately the same dimensions, placed in the same compass headings as the British stone circle. The 10-acre Carhenge site has grown to include other forms of car art, including sculp-

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tures of animals, both modern and prehistoric, all crafted from automobile parts. For those inclined to prolong their visit, picnic tables and plenty of parking are ava i l a ble. Ca rhen g e is open all year with no admission fee. It is handicap accessible and group tours are available.

T he P itst op v isitor center is also open du r i n g t he s u m mer months beg inning in May. Information: 308762-3569 or visit www. carhenge.com.

DOBBY’S FRONTIER TOWN ALL IA NCE — Dobby ’s F r ont ier Tow n , located at 320 E. 25th St., is a re-creation of Kenneth “Dobby” Lee’s vision.

His love of antiques and collecting encouraged him to g ive others a chance to see and feel what life in rural Nebraska was like at the tu r n of the 2 0 th century. He started the town by “fitting out” an authentic general store.

Since Dobby’s death i n 2 0 0 9, a nonprof it organization, Dobby’s Frontier Towners Inc., has taken on the task of refurbishing and preserving Dobby’s dream.

The town is home to the first Black Homestead of Robert B. Anderson and one of the area’s first gas stations from Chadron State Park.

A ntiques a nd tools are set for visitors to pick up and examine, giving Dobby’s Frontier Town a hands-on feel and making the unusual attraction a fun and recreational experience.

T he t ow n fe at u r e s a n 1880s post of f ice, bootlegger’s shack with lookout c upola, 18 8 9 District 100 Sheridan Countr y school, 1912 G er ma n I m ma nuel E va n gel ic a l Chu r ch, d ress shop, cobbler ’s shop, saloon, bordello, Rex’s Hamburger Shop,

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Dobby’s frontier town bank, photo parlor, doctor’s and dentist’s offices, jail and the pr int shop is home to of some of the original Ironman Magazine equipment.

S el f-g u ided t ou rs a re ava i lable du r i ng the summer hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Sunday, May through October.

A d m i s sion i s f r e e.

Information: 308-7627157, dobbysfrontiertown.com or on Facebook, w w w.fac ebook. com/dobbysfrontier-

town.

KNIGHT MUSEUM AND SANDHILLS CENTER A LLI A NCE — Pioneer memorabilia, Native American artifacts and railroad history highlight the collection of the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center, located at 908 Yellowstone in Alliance. Museum visitors can get a glimpse of the life lived by the people who settled in the Box Butte County area

and the Nebraska Sandhills. Smithsonian-style displays are designed to accent the extensive collection of pioneer history.

The Knight Museum and Sandhills Center has compiled many of the city and county records into a digital database that is available to the public. They offer a large research room providing records from Box Butte and the Panhandle, all microfilmed local newspapers and area authors.

Photo and genealogical

files are available for research and volunteer researchers are available to consult and help.

Ad m ission is f ree.

Group tours are available and the building is handicap accessible. The Newberry Gift Shop, carrying local authors and unique gifts, is open.

The facility’s summer hours, May 1 through Sept. 30, are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday. Information:

30 8 -762 -238 4 , ema i l museum@cityofalliance. net or visit the website at www.knightmuseum. com.

SALLOWS MILITARY MUSEUM ALLIANCE — Exhibits from the Civil War, the Iraqi War and every war in between adorn the Sallows Military Museum. Sitting adjacent to the Sallows Arboretum at 1101 Niobrara Ave., the museum opened in Sep-

tember 2004 and focuses much of its attention on the Alliance Air Base.

Available for viewing are two display rooms and a library with materials honoring the nation’s veterans. Displays feature artifacts that tell their stories of bravery and courage. During the summer, the museum is open daily, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The building is handicap accessible and tours are available. Information: 308-762-2385, or email museum@cityofalliance.net or visit the website at www.sallowsmilitarymuseum.com.

CENTRAL PARK FOUNTAIN A LLI A NCE — This historic fountain can be found at 10th Street and Niobrara, just south of the Sallows Military Museum, along with the sunken garden, shelters and playground. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was built du r i n g F r a n k l i n D. Roosevelt’s term by the Works Projects Administration.

Hav ing been refurbished and modernized, the fountain of fers a magnificent computerized light show during evening hours Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open spaces and Snake Creek Trail provide activities for all to enjoy. Information: info@cityofalliance.net, 308 -762-2384 or visit visitallinace.com.

CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER ALLIANCE — Located at 204 W. Fourth St., the Carnegie Arts center features a Sculpture Garden and f ine art displays from local a nd reg iona l a r tists.

The main-f loor gallery showcases the works of a r tists f rom Nebraska, South Da kota, Colorado, Kansas and Wyom ing th roughout the year, with most of

the or ig i na l a r twork being for sa le. Ca r neg ie has a lso host ed such renowned exhibits as the Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt pr int collections.

Group tours are available and Carnegie visitors can purchase f ine art g ifts such as blow n glass, potter y, prints, original works and jewelry. Admission is free and the facility is handicap accessible.

O r ig i na l ly bu i lt i n 1911, it opened as the restored Carnegie Arts Cent er i n 19 93. T he center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., T uesday through Saturday.

Information: 308-7624571, ema il ar t@carnegieartscenter.com, or v isit w w w.ca r negieartscenter.com.

daw n t o dusk, seven days a week.

Administration office hou rs a re Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more i n for m at ion, c ont ac t James Goodwin, cemet er y ad m i n ist rat or, a t 3 0 8 -76 3 - 8 4 2 6 o r email james.goodwin@ nebraska.gov.

Cheyenne

NEBRASKA VETERANS CEMETERY AT ALLIANCE ALLIANCE — Three miles southeast of Allia nc e a nd a q u a r t er mile from the Alliance a i r p or t sit s Nebra s ka’s f irst state veterans cemetery. Spreading over 20 acres. The facility is an inspirational stop for traveli n g fa m i l ies a s wel l as regional residents.

Shadow boxes in the administration building’s lobby hold photos and medals of recently inter red vetera ns.

A com m itta l shelt er, resembl i ng a chu rch sanctuary, is available for graveside services.

Native grasses, bushes a nd trees dot the cemetery’s landscape, ref lecting the prairie of western Nebraska.

The site can accommodate more than 8,0 0 0 casket ed a nd cremated internments.

Spreading of ashes is also allowed in the Memorial Garden. Conc r et e sidewa l k s a nd roads make access easy for those using wheelchairs and motor ized vehicles. Visitation of graves is available from

For more on tourism in Cheyenne County, visit Sidney/Cheyenne County Tourism at http:// www.VisitSidneyNE. com or call the Cheyenne County Visitor’s Center at 866-545-4030 or 308254-4030 .

CABELA’S SIDNEY — Cabela’s, a business that began on a kitchen table and now bills itself as the “ W o r l d ’s F o r e m o s t Outfitter,” offers visitors the opportunity to browse through browse t he c ompa ny ’s f i r st retail store, an impressive 10 0,0 0 0 -squarefoot showroom with an educational and entertainment attraction, a décor of museum-quality animal displays and mounted trophy animals interacting in realistic recreations of their natural habitats.

Visible for miles, the g reen-and-gold water tower bearing the Cabela’s logo stands tall at exit 59 on I-80. Open every day. Truck/RV parking and use of dog kennels

and a horse corral for animals while shopping is available. Information: 308-254-7889 or visit www.cabelas.com.

DUCKPIN BOWLING ALLEY POTTER — Located in one of Potter’s restored downtown building is believed to be the only functional duckpin bowling alley west of the Mississippi.

The alley, at 326 Chestnut St., was relocated from a building that used to stand across the street and many volunteers and organizations have contributed to the restoration of the bowling alley. The alley can be rented for parties or special occasions but be sure to bring your own pin setter.

For information, call 308-879-4451 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ potterduckpinbowling.

FORT SIDNEY COMPLEX SIDNEY — The complex, located at 1108 Sixth St., consists of the powder house, the married officer’s quarters, which houses the Cheyenne County Museum, and the Post Commander’s Home, restored and refurbished

with authentic articles of the late 1800s. The Museum and the Post Commander’s home are a major attraction for the county. The complex opens the day after Memorial Day through Labor Day; contact the museum for hours. Admission is free and the facilities are handicapped accessible.

Information: 308-2542150.

LODGEPOLE DEPOT MUSEUM LODGEPOLE — Fo unded in 1867, Lodgepole was platted in 1884 and incorporated as an official village in 1901.

It is the second oldest com mu n ity in Cheyenne County. The village takes its name from the creek bearing the same name, harkening back to a time when Native Americans cut poles for teepees (lodges) along its banks. Museum displays at the Lodgepole Depot Museum include horse buggies, antique furniture, historical clothing, a unique collection of antique clothes irons and bells as well as a large assortment of antique machinery and other items from Lodgepole’s early days. The museum is wheelchair accessi-

ble and group tours are available. The museum is open by appointment.

Information: 308-4835353 or 308-483-5774.

LIVING MEMORIAL GARDENS & ANGEL OF HOPE SIDNEY — A beautiful, peaceful setting is tucked away in the Living Memorial Gardens in Sidney’s Legion Park.

The Living Memorial Gardens is a recycled garden project using a 1940s vintage municipal swimming pool. This park, ablaze with color, is lovingly tended by volunteers is a panorama of beauty during the growing season and offers a gazebo to enjoy your surroundings. Also in Legion Park is the War Memorial, which honors veterans of Cheyenne County with the largest flag and flagpole in Nebraska. Brass plates depicting the wars and the local veterans who fought in those wars flank the flagpole.

In the garden, The Angel of Hope provides a quiet spot where people who have lost a loved one could go and further the healing process. It is Nebraska’s first Christmas Box Angel and was dedicated on Sept.

26, 2009.

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Holy Apostles Episcopal Church 1730 18th Street Mitchell 308-623-1969

www.holyapostlesmitchell.org

Calvary Lutheran Church 17 East 27th Street, Scottsbluff, NE (308) 632-8023 WORSHIP:

Sunday Worship 10:30am In Person or online via Facebook Live Holy Apostles Mitchell

St. Agnes Catholic Church Sunday Mass

8:00am & 10:30am (Oct. - May) 8:00am & 10:00am (June - Sept.)

Saturday Mass

6:00pm (June - Sept.)

www.calvarylutheranscottsbluff.org Worship services are also livestreamed on Facebook

Salem Congregational Church

2314 3RD Avenue, Scottsbluff (308) 632-2541

4:00pm (Oct. - May)

Saturday ~ 5:30pm Sunday ~ 10:00am JAM (K-6th) Wednesday~ 6:00pm

Pastor - Fr. Vincent L. Parsons

2001 7th Avenue Corner of 7th Ave. and 20th St., Scottsbluff 308-632-4748 - Pastor Dale Brown www.scottsbluffsalem.com

Sunday Worship Service 10:00am

“So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth...”

- Bahá’u’lláh The Glory of God

For information about Study Circles, Children’s Classes, Junior Youth Groups, Prayer Meetings and Spiritual Discussions call (308) 765-5477 (307) 316-8568 You can also visit the website at bahai.us

1102 12TH Avenue Scottsbluff (308) 632-2845 office@guadalupescottsbluff.com

Weekend Masses:

Saturday ~ 5:00pm Sunday ~ 8:00am Domingo ~ 11:00am (Español)

Call for confessions & daily Mass times.

Our Lady welcomes all her children!

St. John’s Lutheran Church, LCMS

Gering Zion Church 11th & O Street, Gering 308-436-2788 Tim Hebbert - Lead Pastor Wayne Mundell - Dicipleship Pastor Jason Corbit - Young Adult Pastor

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Sunday Worship Service ~ 9:30am

2220 Broadway Scottsbluff 308-635-1722

Worship Services: 6:30pm ~ Saturday 9:00am ~ Sunday Bible Study following Sunday Worship Pastor Jeffery Grams www.ScottsbluffLutheran.org

Highway 385, 20 miles north of I-80 at Sidney’s east interchange. Construction on the Burlington-Northern Railroad began in 1898 and was completed in 1900. The first depot was built in 1908 and Dalton was incorporated the following year. It was then that the first school was built.

The history of this small community is on display at the Prairie Schooner Museum. Step into the past with model railroad engines and a visit to the log cabin, adjacent to the museum at 109 US Hwy 385. Open Sundays beginning in May, 1-4 p.m. Also open Memorial Day and Labor Day or by appointment. For information, call 308377-2652.

Dawes

For more on tourism in Dawes County, visit Discover Northwest Nebraska, discovernwnebraska. com.

CHADRON STATE PARK

FORT ROBINSON Find more information on the Living Memorial Gardens at the Cheyenne County Visitor’s Center website, www.VisitSidneyNE.Com or call the Cheyenne County Visitor’s Center at 866-5454030 or 308-254-4030.

POTTER SUNDRY POTTER — Located in the charming small town

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of Potter on the Nebraska Lincoln Highway Historic Byway in western Cheyenne County, the Potter Sundry is home to the tin roof sundae. This cafe is open Monday through Saturday for Breakfast, Lu nch a nd D esser t .

The Sundry features an old-fashioned soda fountain in addition to the various local breakfast and lunch specials. It’s

the perfect spot to take a break for a treat after an afternoon of Duckpin Bowling right next door. Information: www. thepottersundry.com

PRAIRIE SCHOONER MUSEUM DALTON — The agricultural town of Dalton is a community of 315 residents situated along U.S.

Nebraska’s first state park, Chadron State Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021. The state park sits eight miles south of Chadron, nestled in the heart of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge. Its 977-acres feature rugged, ponderosa pine-clad hills and open meadows, with Chadron Creek weaving its way through the park.

New to the park is the recently-completed indoor archery and pellet gun range with a carnival-style shooting gallery.

The 3,100-square-foot range will include both three-dimensional and bulls-eye archery targets, and a five-station pellet gun range with a carnival-style shooting gallery.

T he pa rk p ond i s stocked with rainbow and tiger trout. Paddle boating is available on the pond.

A modern, heated pool continues to be a source of recreation for visitors seeking to escape northwest Nebraska’s summer heat.

Spring turkey hunting and fall deer hunting open and close the park’s busy season, however, v isitors are welcome throughout the year.

Hunting is not permitted within the park, but is allowed in the surrounding national forestland and nearby Chadron Creek Wildlife Management Area.

The park offers 22 cabins available for rental.

Campers will also find well-groomed primitive tent camping and electrical RV sites for an evening’s rest.

The park’s trail system accommodates a variety of hiking and biking options and the open picnic grounds are equally conducive to recreational activities and restful idling. The park also provides an 18-hole disc golf course that ranks one of the nicest in the state.

Pa rk p e r m it s a r e required for vehicles to enter the park. For more information, visit outdoornebraska.gov/ chadron, call 308-4326167 or email chadron@ nebraska.gov.

FORT ROBINSON MUSEUM & STATE PARK A former military post now serves as the largest Nebraska state park,

located three miles west of Crawford on Highway 20. Situated near Crawford, Fort Robinson was once the home of cavalry soldiers and, later, German prisoners of war. It has since transformed into a popular stop for inand out-of-state outdoor enthusiasts. The park occupies some 22,000 acres, which are textured with buttes, forested hills and grassy pastures.

Longhorn cattle, antelope and buffalo graze and bighorn sheep may be spotted along the park’s Legend Buttes. Deer and elk also wander through on occasion.

Anglers may try their luck in the fort’s ponds and streams, and excursions for horseback riders are offered daily during the summer season, as well as stagecoach and jeep tours. Fort Robinson boasts a rich military history and history buffs can explore the Nebraska Historical Society’s Fort Robinson Museum. Located in the park, the museum documents the years of the fort’s activity. Also, those interested in the area’s paleontology and geological history will find a wealth of information at the University of Nebraska’s Trailside Museum.

Fort Robinson State Park offers activities ra ng i ng f rom jeep, stagecoach a nd tra il rides and tours to trout f i s h i n g, s w i m m i n g, hiking crafts and cookouts. Grounds are open year-round for day use for hiking and camping, mountain biking and hunting seasons.

T he c abi n s, lo d ge, modern facilities, biggame firearm and wild turkey season cabins are open April 1 through mid-November. Visitor activities run Memorial Day through Labor Day. Park entry permit required. Camping fee charged. Handicapped accessible.

For more information, visit outdoornebraska. gov/fortrobinson, call

308-665-2900 or email Fort.Robinson@nebraska.gov.

Ranger District Office, 308-432-0300 or email nnf@fs.fed.us.

CHADRON — Located only three miles east of Chadron, the Museum of the Fur Trade stands on the site of James Bordeaux’s trading post, which was established for the American Fur Company in 1837 and operated until 1867 and is now included in the Nationa l R eg ister of Historic Places. At the museum, located three miles east of Chadron on Highway 30, visitors can explore the history of North America’s first business, the fur trade.

On display is an entire range of goods traded to the Indians, such as textiles, costumes, beads, paints, kettles, knives and silver. The museum also boasts the largest and most complete collection of Nor thwest guns made for the Indian trade from 1670 to 1900.

The Indian heirloom garden features varieties of corn, squash and beans used by the Northern Plains Indians.

The museum is open May 1 through Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 for adults, and children under the age of 18 are free when accompanied by a n adu lt. Ha nd icapped accessible. Information: 308-432-3843 or visit www.furtrade.org.

CRAWFORD — This museum tucked away in the historic Fort Robinson State Park is three miles west of Crawford, on Highway 20. T he main floor of the museum where the exhibits, rock shop and restrooms are located is wheelchair ac c essible. However, the gift shop, located on a lower level, is not.

From June 1 - Aug. 31, the museum operates Wednesdy through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The museum returns to its winter hours, Thursday - Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 1.

Fees are $4 for adults, $2 for youth ages 5 to 18 and free for children under 4 years of age. For additional information, visit the Trailside Museum of Natural History website, trailside.unl.edu or call 308-665-2929.

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MARI SANDOZ HIGH PLAINS HERITAGE CENTER CH A DRON — T he Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Cent er at Chadron State College celebrates the works Nebraska’s Storyteller of the Plains, Mari Sandoz.

Sandoz was born on Mirage Flats, south of Hay Springs on May 11, 1896, to Swiss immigrant parents. She not only wrote about the challenges of life on the prairie, she lived it. After years

TRAILSIDE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

MUSEUM OF THE FUR TRADE of struggle and rejection that left her destitute to the point of malnutrition, Sandoz finally published her first book, “Old Jules,” a biography of her father. In addition to “Old Jules,” Sandoz is best known for her books “Cheyenne Autumn” and “Crazy Horse.” In all, she authored 23 books.

The center also preserves the history of the cattle ranching industry of the High Plains through the C.F. Coffee Gallery. Named for the longtime ranching family, the Coffee Gallery explores the development and evolution of the ranching industry in northwest Nebraska.

The college’s former Carnegie-style library building, built in 1929, serves as a museum and research center. In the summer, museum hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Fri-

day, 10 a.m. to noon; Sat., 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m.

Admission is free. Information: 308-432-6401 or at www.sandozcenter. com.

HUDSON-MENG BISON KILL ENCLOSURE CRAWFORD — More than 600 bison skeletons lie in heaps at the Hud s on- Men g Bi s on Kill Enclosure and is the largest bison kill site connected to early Native American peoples. This “bonebed” contains fossil remains of up to 600 bison, generally believed to have been killed and butchered between 10,200 and 11,200 years ago.

A visit to Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center is a visit to a modern archaeological excavation in progress.

Interpretive exhibits and guided tours help you to understand the import-

ant discovery. If planning a visit to Hudson-Meng, call ahead as the visitors center may not be open in the summer of 2021 due to the pandemic.

Visitors can still enjoy the one-third mile interpretive trails, however, there will be no services, including water and restrooms available.

The 3 -mile (one-way) Bison T rail connects Hudson-Meng to Toadstool Geologic Park.

To get to Huds o n - M e n g, t u r n o f f Nebraska Highways 2 and 71 approximately 4 miles north of Crawford and head west on Toadstool Road, following signs along 15 miles of gravel road to the enclosure.

For i n for mat ion, v i sit ht t ps: // v i sit ne braska.com/crawford/ hudson-meng-research-and-educat ion- c ent er, c a l l t he Hudon-Men g V i sit or

Center, 308-665-3900; the Pine Ridge Ranger Distr ict Of f ice, 308 432-0300 or email nnf@ fs.fed.us.

SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS CRAWFORD — Near Fort Robinson, this federal wilderness encompasses 7,794 acres and offers 16 miles of trails for non-mechanized use only. The area now provides habitat for elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, turkeys, coyotes, bobcats, eagles, hawks, the threatened bald eagle a nd nu merous other wildlife. Deer and turkey hunting is also available.

Camping fees for the Soldier Creek Trailhead, Roberts Trailhead and Red Cloud are required and in effect from May t h r o u g h N o v e m b e r.

Restroom facilities are ha nd icap ac c essible.

Information: Pine Ridge

WARBONNET BATTLEFIELD CR AWFORD — The Battle at Wa rbon net Creek was an encount er b et we en t he 5t h U. S . Ca lva r y a nd a g roup of Cheyen ne Indians, characterized by a between “Buffalo Bill” Cody and a Cheyen ne you n g wa r r ior n a me d He ova’ehe or Yellow Hair, that took place on July 17, 1876.

The field is located five miles north on Nebraska Highways 2 and 71.

The route includes two miles west on g ravel, turn right, proceed one mile past the Toadstool Park turnoff, turn left on Orella Road, cross tracks and follow main gravel west to Church of Montrose. North of the church is a high conical hill, where the encounter took place. Southeast of the hill, a monument memorializes the slaying of the Cheyenne warrior, Yellow Hair.

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auto tour, is available online, at www.fws.gov/ refuge/Crescent_Lake.

For additional questions, contact the Crescent Lake offices, 308-762-7606 or email CrescentLake@fws.gov.

TOADSTOOL PARK CRAWFORD — The moon-like landscape of the Badlands makes for a scenic and unusual setting for hike. A self-guided trail brochure helps visitors explore the area’s fascinating geology.

Four miles north of Crawford on Nebraska Highways 2 and 71, turn west onto Toadstool Road (gravel road), following the signs to Toadstool Park. Open year-round.

Admission is $3 per day.

Handicap accessible camping facilities are onsite. Camping, including RVS, is available, for a fee. Information: Pine Ridge Ranger District Office, 308-432-0300 or email nnf@fs.fed.us.

GARDEN COUNTY MUSEUMS

Deuel TOADSTOOL PARK

BIG SPRINGS Located along the Oregon-California Trail, the town is named after the pure spring water that poured out of a hillside.

The original spring still flows down above a park with a swimming pool, playground, historical museum and a veterans memor ia l across the street from the park.

Kingsley Dam and Lake McConaughy are approximately 20 miles northeast of the community.

The Phelps Hotel Built in 1885, the Phelps Hotel, at 401 Pine St., is viewed as the most important 19th century

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landmark in Deuel County. The historic Phelps Hotel has been restored.

The building is a large two-story frame structure with a hip roof. Phelps Hotel is also enrolled on the National Register of Historic Places.

To t ou r the hot el, call 308-889-3246. For more infor mation on Big Springs, contact the village clerk at 308-2895534 or visit http://www. ci.big-springs.ne.us.

Fifth and Vincent, is an example of 1911 architecture, built and inhabited by members of one family.

Information: City of Chappell, 308-874-2401 or visit the Chamber of Commerce website, http://chappellchamber. com/.

Garden

CHAPPELL The town has a Pony Express marker, Chappell Lake, municipal golf course, city swimming pool, a Legion Baseball park and a library that includes an art display.

The city’s museum, located at the corner of Third Street a nd Babcock, includes paintings by well-known artists and a rock collection donated by a local collector. The Sudman-Neumann Heritage House, located at

For in for mation on tour ism in Garden County, visit its web-

site, https://w w w.v isitgardencounty.com/.

You can also email the garden County Visitor’s Committee, visitgardencounty@gmail.com.

ASH HOLLOW STATE HISTORICAL PARK LEWELLEN — Sweet spring water made this park near Lewellen a major stopover on the Overland Trail.

Southeast of Lewellen on U.S. 26, the ruts etched by westbound wagons are visible on the bluffs at Windlass Hill. A visitor center helps interpret the area’s history, archaeology and paleontology. The park has four hiking trails. One hiking trail takes travelers from the visitor center to the spring at the bottom of the canyon. Grounds are open from sunrise to sunset year-round.

From June 1 to Sept. 6, the visitor center is open Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $2 per adult and $1 for

children under 13. There is no admission for children under 3.

Park entry permits are required. Facilities are handicap accessible. For more information, visit outdoornebraska.gov/ ashhollowor call 308-7785651 or email ashhollow@ nebraska.gov.

CRESCENT LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OSH KOSH — T h is l it t le -k now n r ef u ge, located 28 miles north between U.S. 26 and Nebraska Highway 2 in the Panhandle, consists of 45,818 acres of rolling Sandhills, the largest continuous sand dune area in America. The g ra ss - c overed du nes were created from the wind-blown sands of an ancient sea. The 21 lakes and numerous ponds are supported by an aquifer lying below the hills.

Additional information, including a self-guided

O SH KO SH — T he Rock School Museum, an early 1900s schoolhouse, and the Silver Hill Theater Museum, an old 1906 opera house/theater, are filled with historic artifacts. \The Rock School Museum at 315 W. Ave. G contains a large collection of arrowheads, pioneer memorabilia, fossils, farm machinery and local history.

Silver Hill Movie Theater museum, at 501 W. First, includes local celebrity Miles Maryott’s collection of local birds, period tableaux, and the original theater movie projector.

Both museums are operated by the Garden County Historical Society.

Summer hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m or by appointment. Admission is free. Information: 308 -778 - 6571 or 308 430-8163.

The Most Unlikely Place Lewellen — The Most Unlikely Place is an extraordinary attraction in the village of Lewellen.

The former silent movie theater ser ves as an art gallery, coffee shop, restaurant, music venue, gift shop and gathering place. Its hostess and manager, Cynthia Miller, can be seen on roller skates.

T he Mo st Un l i ke ly Place is open May through mid-November.

While traveling, look for the more than 40 art murals in three towns (Lewellen, Oshkosh and Lisco) that form an art scavenger hunt for visitors. The communities

are small; you’ll f ind them all.

For more information, contact The Most Unlikely Place at 308-778-9557, or visit its website, http:// www.themostunlikelyplace.com.

THE WESTERN HISTORY CENTER LINGLE, Wyoming — The Western Plains Historic Preservation Association (WPHPA) was conceived in 1980 when an 1860’s cemetery was accidentally unearthed near Lingle during a land-leveling project.

At the Western History Center, visitor s will find a rchaeolog ica l items ranging from mammoth tusks and prehistoric tools to rotating displays of geological and historic collections. In addition, there is a hands-on “dig” for children of all ages and a bookstore.

Located 5 miles west of L ingle, Wyom ing, and 5 miles east of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, a mammoth cutout points visitors to the museum grounds from the road.

For information on special tours and hours, call 307-837-3052 or visit, https://www.facebook. com/WesternHistoryCenter/. Handicap accessible.

Goshen

For more about tourism opportunities in Goshen County, visit www.gogoshen.net.

FORT LARAMIE NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE FORT LARAMIE — Located three miles southwest of the town of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, off U.S. Route 26. The fort grounds are open from dawn to dusk every day of the year.

The joint Junior Ranger program with Guernsey State Park, about 13 miles west on U.S. Highway 26, is a newer addition to the park. A completed scavenger hunt, directed by the special Junior Ranger booklet at either site, earns a badge. If completed at both sites, a special coin, depicting Old Bedlam at Fort Laramie, and the museum at Guernsey State Park, is the prize. Admission is free.

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the fort museum and visitor center are open at 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Handicap accessible. Before planning a visit, please check for information on its operating status: www.nps.gov/fola or call 307-837-2221.

GOSHEN COUNTY HOMESTEADERS MUSEUM TOR RI NGTON — T he mu s eu m , lo c at ed at t he old Un ion

Kimball

fort laramie Pacific Depot, displays homesteading in Goshen County, including the Trout Homestead Shack, the Yoder House, Midway School and the Memorial Transportation Building housing the f irst car in Goshen County, and a stage coach. The museum was founded as a bicentennial project.

Located at 495 Main St., summer hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon-

day through Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., T hu rsday t o F r iday; and 9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday. Admission is free and donations are accepted.

For i n for mat ion, visit 307- 532- 5612 or email Sarah Chaires, museu m d i rec t or, or schaires@torringtonwy.gov. The museum is also on Facebook: www. facebook.com/HomesteadersMuseum/.

HAWK SPRINGS RECREATION Located off Highway 85 in Goshen County, Hawk Spr ings of fers boating, waterskiing, picnicking and camping.

The reservoir has a blue heron rookery and visitors might see a Canadian goose, mallard, blue-winged and greenwinged teal, gadwall, pintail, wood duck, avocet and the great horned

owl. Fishing is offered at the site, and game fish include walleye, large mouth bass, yellow perch and channel catfish.

The reservoir has 24 camping units for trailers or tents, comfort stations and a boat ramp.

The reser voir is open daily and fees are charged for entrance and camping. Information: 307-836-2334 or http:// wyoparks.state.wy.us.

For information on t ou r i sm i n K i mba l l County, visit the Kimball Area Tourism website, visitkimball.com or call 308-241-0573.

GOTTE PARK KIMBALL — Located on East Highway 30, the park offers a horseshoe ring, tennis and basket-

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swimming. Sandy beaches.

No entry permit required.

There are no camping fees, but donatiosn are used for park upkeep. For additional details, visit the South Platte NRD website, http:// www.spnrd.org, call or 308254-2377.

of Native American arrowheads, and interactive features.

Morrill

PANORAMA POINT AND THREE-STATE MARKER

gotte park ball courts, a pickleball course and a 9-hole disc golf course, shelters and swimming pool. Part of a Titan I nuclear missile stands in the park.

The community has also added a Community Walking Trail and High Point K-9 Park, located on the southeast side of town with access from Eighth Street or County Road 32.

The walking trail offers a 1.1 mile loop, lined with memorial benches, trees and a shelter area. The dog park offers a large fenced area and will soon have water available onsite.

For more information on amenities in the City of Kimball, contact the City of Kimball, 308-235-3639.

OLIVER RESERVOIR RECREATION AREA Located eight miles west of Kimball on U.S. 30, Oliver Reservoir is open year-round, 24 hours a day for camping and fishing. Excellent facilities for boating, water-skiing and

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Located 33 miles southwest of Kimball, visit Nebraska’s highest point at 5,424 feet. It looks more like a rise in a pasture than the highest point in the state, but is higher than the highest point in 30 other states.

Nearby, check off visiting three states — Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado — at the Three-State Marker.

Maps to the sites are available at the High Point Welcome Center, located at Exit 20 off Interstate 80, where you can also find Panorama Point certificates after your visit.

For information, call the High Point Welcome Center, 308-241-0573.

PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM The Fraternal Hall, located at Second & Chestnut Streets, was built in 1904 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum showcases an incredible arrowhead collection by O.E. Forsling as well as artifacts from Kimball County and the surrounding area. The Plains Historical Society also owns and operates a second property, the former Kimball High School, located at 816 E. Third St. This museum location offers a look at antique farm equipment, a military display, classroom displays, and a large hat and shoe collection, among other artifacts.

In the summer of 2021, the Plains Historical Museum will host a Smithsonian Exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America.

The exhibit will include five free-standing exhibition units, including a display

CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND VISITORS CENTER Near Bayard, about 1 mile south of Highway 92 and County Road 75, “towering to the heavens” is how one pioneer described Chimney Rock, the most recognized landmark along the Oregon Trail. Today, an interpretive center operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society pays tribute to those who traveled the trails and features original maps made from Capt. John C. Fremont’s 1842-43 exploration of the Oregon Trail.

The summer season hours are May 1-Sept. 30, are daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The visitor center is open on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. Admission is $9 for adults; children, 5-18, $4..

Handicap accessible. Information: 308-586-2581 or email loren.pospisil@ nebraska.gov. Visit online: https://history.nebraska. gov/rock.

BAYARD DEPOT MUSEUM T he Baya rd Depot Museum is a community museum, housed in what was once a Burlington Northern Railroad Depot located at the south end of Main Street in Bayard (Highway 26).

The museum strives to preserve the history of Bayard, including displays regarding the sugar factory and its history, the history and pictures of the pageant “Gift of God” presented at Chimney Rock in the ‘30s and ‘40s, which drew thousands of people from across the United States.

The museum also has a school room containing class pictures, annuals, books, uniforms from the school and a display of military uniforms from Bayard veterans.

The museum is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, daily, 12:30 to 4 p.m.. Admission is free. Information: 308586-1496 or on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/ BayardDepotMuseum/.

BRIDGEPORT STATE RECREATION AREA BRIDGEPORT — West of Bridgeport off Nebraska Highways 26 and Highway 92, the sandpit lakes provide recreation within a few minutes of Chimney, Courthouse and Jail Rocks.

Bridgeport State Recreation Area is open yearround. Anglers will find a lot of variety, including rainbow trout. Boating is also popular, though smaller lakes are limited to non-powered vessels or conventional electric outboard motors.

The park has a variety of amenities including overnight camping, a swimming beach and day use shelters and areas. Trailer dump stations are open April 30 through Oct. 1. Park entry permit required. Primitive camping is available. Information is available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling the Wildcat Hills Nature Center at 308-436-3777.

Information: http://outdoornebraska.gov/bridgeport/ or email Wildcat.

Hills@nebraska.gov.

PIONEER TRAILS MUSEUM BRIDGEPORT — The Pioneer Trails Museum is a Homestead museum located on the Oregon

BRIDGEPORT STATE RECREATION AREA Trail, Mormon Trail, Pony Express Route, and routes of other trails.

Displays and demonstrations regarding irrigation, black powder shoots and American Indian history are offered at the museum located at the north end of Main Street.

Admission is free and the museum is open daily, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday. Call to receive more information, 308-262-0123, or visit the museum’s Facebook page.

COURTHOUSE AND JAIL ROCKS About six miles south of Bridgeport on Nebraska 88, these unusual rock formations were two of the most important landmarks for pioneers traveling westward. Open year-round during daylight hours. Admission is free.

Scotts Bluff

For information on tourism in Scotts Bluff County, visit the Scotts Bluff County Tourism website, visitkimball.com or call 308-241-0573.

GERING CIVIC CENTER GER I NG — G ering’s 6,250-square-foot,

multi-function banquet facility seats up to 1,150 people and hosts conventions, wedding receptions, meetings and all special occasions. Located on the Old Oregon Trail, the center is right in the heart of downtown Gering and the site of many community events.

At the Gering Civic Center, its professional staff is proud of its commitment to ensuring that every event goes off exactly as planned.

The team of professionals work tirelessly to ensure that everything is in order — the food will surpass your expectations, the AV will be set-up and everything will run on schedule.

Staff have decades of experience meeting and surpassing planners’ expectations for events large and small. Whether organizing a convention, business meeting, family reunion, wedding reception, sports banquet or any event, the staff at the Gering Civic Center is ready to create the experience

tailored specifically for your group and committed to being the best hosts they can be.

For information about the Gering Civic Center, call 308-436-6888, visit www.geringcivicenter.com or email judyk@geringciviccenter.com.

LEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUSEUM GERING — Located on the historic Oregon T ra il, L egacy of the Plains Museum is a destination for people interested in stories of human and agricultural history in the North Platte Valley and High Plains.

New state-of the-art, i nt er a c t ive e x h i bit s focus on the archeology of Native Americans and Westward Expansion, the lives of pioneering settlers, the establishment of irrigation, the development of rural communities, the diversity of cultures on the

High Plains, and the innovative technologies and cultural practices of raising animals and crops in a semi-arid environment.

Legacy of the Plains is located on a 100-acre campus with 80 acres of working farmland. The museum is located in the shadow of Scotts Bluff National Monument at 2930 Old Oregon Trail, just west of Gering.

Su m mer hou rs a re 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on April through October.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for youth ages 6 to 18, $5 for college students with valid ID and children under age 5 are free. Group rates available.

For more information: 308-436–1989, website at w w w.legac yof t he plains.org, Facebook: www.facebook.com/LegacyOf ThePlains or on Instagram, @legacyoftheplains.

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LAKE MINATARE STATE RECREATION AREA L A K E M I NATA R E —The Lake Minatare State Recreation Area is an ideal camping, picnicking, fishing, wildlife watching, hiking and water sports area that awaits only 12 miles from Scottsbluff.

Lake Minatare also features one of only seven inland lighthouses in the United States. The lighthouse was built during the Depression to be “a point of light and hope” for Panhandle residents.

The lake area is open and annual and day permits are available. Both can be purchased at the park headquarters. The lake provides opportunities to view waterfowl and wildlife, as well as hiking, fishing, boating and photography.

The park has campsites with electrical outlets. There are also about 150 to 180 pr imitive campsites throughout the 2,158-acre park. The lake is part of the North Platte Wildlife Refuge.

As temperatures rise and ice gives way to open water, the four refuge units — Lake Minatare, Winters Creek Lake, Lake Alice and Stateline Island — are ideal resting spots for waterfowl. The refuge is also important as a nesting location for bald eagles.

The stone lighthouse and swimming beach are open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., seven days/week.

Information: 308-7832911 or email ngpc.lake. minatare@nebraska.gov.

FIVE ROCKS AMPHITHEATER

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GERING — Five Rocks Amphitheater is an outd o o r e nt e r t a i n m e nt venue located a quarter-mile south of the junction of Five Rocks Road and M Street in Gering.

Each year, the amphitheater is host to a variety of concerts and entertainers. The Five Rocks

Amphitheater venue is host to many annual community events and private-party activities.

Check out the public events schedule at www. g er i n g.or g. S u m mer schedules and information are also available at the City of Gering office at 1025 P St. Tickets and information: 308-4365096.

MIDWEST THEATER S CO T T SBLU F F — The Historic Midwest Theater in Scottsbluff is the last of three “grand theaters,” which were built in the Scottsbluff/ Gering area.

Seating 700 people, the theater opened on May 3, 1946, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. A nonprofit group, Friends of the Midwest Theater, was established in 1998 to renovate and keep the theater active for the community. The group regularly coordinates mainstream and specialty films, visual and performing arts, and school and community educational programming. The theater can also be reserved for special events.

The theater is designed in the art modern style of architecture and exhibits an exceptionally high degree of architectural and artistic integrity, both on its interior and exterior. The theater’s most striking feature, as described in a 1946 newspaper article, “is the ma rquee w ith a stainless steel and aluminum tower extending 60’ above the entrance.”

The lighted tower was designed to be seen at night for a radius of 20 miles. The “modern” interior decor and the dominant marquee and tower add to the architectural excitement of the streetscape of Scottsbluff ’s downtown business district. For more information, call 308-632-4311 or visit www.midwesttheater.com.

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RIVERSIDE DISCOVERY CENTER: ZOO & SPLASHPAD S CO T T SBLU F F — Great family fun and ente rtainment await at the Riversid e Discovery Center. Located at 1600 S. Beltl ine Highway West in Scottsbluff, the zoo exhibits 170 native and exotic animals and 16 different rare and endangered species in th is A Z A acc red it ed facility.

In 2020, the Riverside Discovery Center opened its Brother Bear Exhibit, featuring two orphaned bears, Smokey and Bandit. Agriculture is the focus in the Heritage barn, where farm animals roam in the petting zoo, and the Don Steen Heritage Room displays ta xidermy mounts of the forebearers of modern domestic livestock.

The zoo features a playg r o u n d , i nt e r a c t i v e water table, splash pad and Dino Dig for children.

Summer hours through October are 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday through Sunday.

Admission rates apply.

The facility is handicapped accessible.

For information, call 3 0 8 - 6 3 0 - 6 2 3 6 , v i s it www.riversidediscoverycenter.org or e-mail info@riversidediscoverycenter.org. Check out its Facebook page, www. facebook.com/riversidediscoverycenter, for the lat est activ ities a nd announcements.

THEATRE WEST S CO T T SBLU F F — Theatre West Summer Repertory will celebrate its 30th season as a nonfor-profit organization offering summer theater productions and Theatre Opportunity for Youth (TOFY in western Nebraska.

The summer repertory program uses professional actors and directors, early professional actors and skilled collegiate

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personnel for its performances every season.

The TOFY Camp invites youth, ages 6-14, to participate in a two-week theater camp and produces a musical involving all camp attendees.

Shows during the 2021 season will include four shows: “Grease!” “The 39 Steps” “Almost, Maine” and “Songs for a New World.” TOFY will present Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’” The company is housed at Western Nebraska Community College and performing in the Judy Chaloupka Theater in the Platte Valley Companies Performing Arts Center, 1601 E. 27th St .

Performance tickets may be purchased online at www.twneb.com or by calling the Kelley Bean Box Off ice, 308 - 635 6193.

Scotts Bluff National Monument G E R I NG — F r om 1841 to 1869, more than 250,000 pioneers traveled one of three trails — Oregon, Mormon and California — through the Mitchell Pass as a final gateway to the Rocky Mountains. The Pony Express Trail also wound through the area. Today, Scotts Bluff National Monument looms above the historic Mitchell Pass and North Platte River Valley three miles west of Gering.

The Scotts Bluff Summit Road is a 1.6-mile drive to the summit of Scotts Bluf f. Dur ing the summer of 2021, the Summit Shuttle is not available, but the Summit Road is open to vehicles daily, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a drinking water fountain is not available. Please be prepared and bring your own water.

The park boasts over 100,000 annual visitors.

The visitors center was built in 1935 and its most recent addition took place in 2019. During the sum-

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SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT mer 2021 season, services offered at the visitors center may be limited.

For up-to-date information on visiting the Scotts Bluff National Monument and hours of operation for the visitors center, contact the Scotts Bluff National Monument at 308-436-9700 or email scbl_ranger_activities @nps.gov in advance of your visit. You can also find additional information about the Scotts Bluff National Monument on Facebook: www. facebook.com/scottsbluffnps or on Twitter@scottsbluffnps.

WEST NEBRASKA ARTS CENTER S CO T T SBLU F F — Established in 1967, the West Nebraska Arts Center provides artists a lively public venue to share their talents with the community. The gallery, at 106 E. 18th St., features local, national, and international artists and

represents a wide variety of visual art forms with a new exhibit each month.

Original artwork and a variety of unique gift items are available for sale.

The gallery provides annual opportunities for local artists with the Visionaries Student Art Exhibit, the North Platte Valley Artist Guild Show, the IMAGE Photography Exhibit, the WNAC President’s Show, and the Juried Art Exhibit. Educational exhibits have featured original artwork by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Rembrandt van Rijn, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Andy Warhol.

Gallery exhibits and receptions are free and open to the public. Art professionals offer a variety of studio art classes and workshops to adults and youth throughout the year. WNAC’s summer Art Camp offers visual

art workshops to youth ages 10-15 each June and much more. Visit the gallery Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends 1 to 5 p.m., closed Monday. For more information, call 308632-2226 or visit www. thewnac.com or on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/wnac.1.

to learn about nature and

history in an intriguing environment, the nature center also provides its visitors with a wide variety of programs. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day weekend.

Opportunities for hiking, biking, picknicking and birdwatching and watching wildlife can be enjoyed in the Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area.

The Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex is a family-friendly shooting sports education center with a focus on safety, education and fun. The center features archery, small bore, pellet, shotgun and rifle ranges. Educational programming, quality instruction and equipment rental is available. Twelve grassy sites for primitive campers are available on a first-come basis.

For up-to-date information about the hours of the center or shooting sports complex, visit outdoornebraska.gov/wildcathills/ or contact the center directly by calling 308-436-3777.

REBECCA WINTERS’ GRAVE SCO T TSBLU FF — About two miles east of Scottsbluff at the junction of U.S. Highway 26 and S. Beltline Highway, travelers will find the grave of Rebecca Winters.

Born in New York State in 1802, Winters was a pioneer in the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. In June 1852, Winters, with her husband Hiram, joined others of their faith, in the great journey to Utah. Along the way, she contracted cholera and died. A friend chiseled her name and the year on an iron wagon tire to mark her grave on the prairies. In 1899, surveyors for the Burlington Railroad found the crude marker and changed the right-of-way for the railroad.

The site was one of the more famous historical locations along the Mormon Trail. With heavy coal train traffic along the railroad, it became necessary to relocate the grave of Rebecca Winters on Sept. 5, 1995,

Wildcat Hills Nature Center & Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex GERING — Overlooking the North Platte Valley, the Wildcat Hills Nature Center offers tourists the chance to learn about the ecology and history of the area, while providing a scenic view of the surrounding hills.

Upon entering the nature center, visitors find a 27-foot artificial ponderosa pine tree that spans two floors inside the split-level building. The Nature Center has three levels of observation decks.

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Fossil Hills Trail takes visitors to and around the historic early 1900s quarries that are the sou rce for the monument’s most famous fossil discoveries. Guides for both trails are located at the trailheads and in the visitor center.

T he v i s it or c ent er features a collection of American Indian artifacts ref lective of the ti me per iod bet ween the 1880s and the early 1 9 0 0 s , p a le ont olo g y exhibits and a 12-minute movie, “The Fossil Hills,” available with closed captions. Currently, the visitor center is open with limited ser v ices and exhibits may not be ava ilable during the 2021 summer season.

For up-to-date information on visitor center availability and hours for t he su m mer season, visit nps.gov/agfo or contact Agate Fossil Beds, 308-665-4113 in advance of your visit.

Admission is free.

WALGREN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA to the area of the current historical marker. The site is handicap accessible.

Sheridan

For more information on v isiting Sher idan County, visit www.visitsheridancounty.com

SCAMAHORN MUSEUM GORDON — West Fifth Street in Wayland Park.

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The history of the Gordon area is in this 1884 church.

The museum is open by appointment. Admission is free. Call 308-360-0900 or email wheelfish@hotmail. com for an appointment.

ware store. The second center is on North Baker Street in an 1884 church. The centers offer the history of the Hay Springs area. The centers are open by appointment. Free admission.

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GORDON — Located in the city park one block west of Main Street between Third and Fourth streets, this log building contains cowboy artifacts such as saddles, hats and boots, plus a chuckwagon with more than 200 cattle brands. Open June through August, 1-5 p.m.; or by appointment. Free admission. Handicap accessible. Group tours available.

Information: 308-282-1115.

HERITAGE CENTER I and II HAY SPRINGS — The first center is at Second and Main streets in an old hard-

Located just off Highway 20 in Rushville, the complete story of Camp Sheridan and the Spotted Tail Agency can be found here, along with numerous exhibits showing life on the frontier. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is free. Handicapped accessible. Information: 308-3600999.

WALGREN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA Located two miles east, three miles south of Highway 20, legend has it that a Loch Ness-style creature

inhabits this unusually tranquil Sandhills lake.

The 50-acre lake is known for its excellent panfish population, shaded campgrounds and stone picnic shelter.

Open year-round, reservations are not required.

Handicapped accessible, park entry permit required.

For more information, visit http://outdoornebraska.gov/ walgrenlake/ or call 308432-6167.

Sioux

AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT H A R R I S ON — S et in a high pla ins eco system along the Niobra ra R iver a nd t he upper Niobrara River wetlands, A gate Fossil Beds is a 3,055-acre national park located near Harrison.

The fossil beds were once part of “Captain” James H. Cook’s Agate Springs Ranch, where mammal fossils dating back some 20 million years to the Miocene epoch were found in a bone bed. T he ra nch was a lso k now n as a g a t h e r i n g pl a c e f o r Ogla la L a kota Siou x and Chief Red Cloud.

Two hiking trails, the Fossil Hills Trail and the Daemonelix Trail, a re open yea r -rou nd from dawn until dusk.

The Daemonelix Trail feat u res i n sit u fos sil exhibits, while the

OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND H A R R ISON — F i ft e e n m i le s no r t h o f H a r r i s on , t he O g l ala Nat ion a l Gra ss land begins five miles northwest of Crawford and ends up in the corner of Nebraska, where Nebraska meets Wyoming and South Dakota. T he g rassla nds c over a l mo st 9 5 ,0 0 0 acres of prairie grasses prov iding hu nting in season, hiking and n at u r e s t udy i n t he high countr y of western Nebraska.

Tourists are encouraged to be aware that some of the land is privat ely ow ne d a mon g the grassland and may not be appropriate for r e c r e at ion. I n for m ation: 308-432-0300.

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M-W 6am-1pm; Thu-F 6am-1:30pm Sat 7am-1pm; CLOSED Sundays 632-7650

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Wednesday-Sunday 11am-11pm

1824 Broadway, Downtown Scottsbluff 308-575-0335

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Travel with you in mind

Get refreshed and refueled in Sidney, Nebraska.

We offer every comfort a road-tripper needs right off Interstate 80, including restaurants, hotels, gas stations, convenience stores and more. Escape the long stretch of road with us. VisitSidneyNE.com Keith County Visitors Committee

Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area Come and learn at the

Nature Center

Thurs - Sun 10 am - 4 pm Reservation Required

308-436-3777

The Wildcat Hills Nature Center exhibits and activities offer visitors a chance to discover this pine-clad butte range. Through displays and programming, visitors can uncover the common plants and animals that call this area home. Bird viewing is a must at the Wildcat Hills. It boasts a large viewing area with several feeders and a view overlooking the North Platte River valley.

Other exhibits explore the past life of the Wildcat Hills through interpretive paleontology and archeology displays.

Contact the park office at 308-436-3777 for more information

210615 Hwy 71 Gering, NE • 308-436-3777 outdoornebraska.gov

s id e o f S o u t h M a i n Street. A schoolhouse, post office and country

store, telephone off ice a nd home, as well as the main museum, tell

the story of the settling of Sioux County and on into the 20th century.

Open May 31 through Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. t o 4 p.m. Monday

through Saturday, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free

a nd g r oup t ou r s a re available. Information: 308-668-2110.

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2021 Calendar of Events Calendar may not be a comprehensive list of all events for the summer 2021 season as some events were still TBD or unconfirmed. Events may also be subject to change due to the pandemic.

To submit items for consideration in the Star-Herald’s calendar of events, submit online, starherald. com/events, or email to news@starherald. com. You can also call the Star-Herald Newsroom, 308-632-9040.

May May 7 SCOTTSBLUFF— Midwest 75th Anniversary performance, April Verch & Cody Walters, 7:30 p.m. Free admission & live stream. Information: 308-632-4311 or www.MidwestTheater. com

May 7-8 SCOTTSBLUFF — Cinco de Mayo Festival, featuring Los Guadalupanos Folkloric Dancers.

Royalty Pageant, Parade, Grand Marshal presentation and more. Ques-

tions or applications, Mary Ann Shockley, 308-672-4517, or Laysa Rodriguez, 308-7652254.

May 8 GERING — Summit to Summit Run/Walk, Summit Christan College to the Scotts Bluff National Monument and back.

Start time, 7:30 a.m. Register online: https://www. summittosummit.org/

May 9 SCOTTSBLUFF — Community Fishing Night, Nebraska Game and Parks, 4 to 6 p.m., Riverside Zoo Park

Pond. Look for the Family Fishing Trailer.

May 15 STATEWIDE — Free Park Day at state parks CRAWFORD — Birding Hike, Fort Robinson State Park. Pre-register: 308-436-3777.

SCOTTSBLUFF — Sober Riders MC Chimney Rock Chapter Third annual Car & Bike Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 29 S. Beltline Highway West.

Information: 308-6318478 or 308-529-3320.

May 28-31 BRIDGEPORT —

Camp Clarke Raiders Fall Rendezvous Labor Day, 5 miles south of Bridgeport, just off Hwy 88 at Courthouse & Jail Rocks. Information; 308-262-1080 or email info@campclarkeraiders.com. Announcements; https:// www.facebook.com/ CampClarkeRaidersBlackPowderClub/

May 31 HARRISBURG — Banner County Museum open to the public, 2 to 5 p.m. Information: https://www.bannercountyhistoricalsociety. org/

June Chappell — Chappell Flag Days, TBA. Car show, kids’ fishing derby, city-wide garage sales.

For schedule and information: 308-974-9912.

June 3-6 BRIDGEPORT — Camp Clarke Days, with the theme “All Roads Lead Home.” Events will include a hamburger feed, Camp Clarke Play, parade, craft show and more. For an updated list of events, follow Camp Clarke Days announcements, https://www. facebook.com/campclarkedays.

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June 4-6 ALLIANCE — Route 385 Cruisers Thunder on the Prairie Road Run. Information: Jim Englehaupt, 308-760-0467.

June 5 MITCHELL — Citywide Garage Sale.

Information: www. mitchellareachamber. com or 308-672-7665.

Announcements: https:// www.facebook.com/ MitchellAreaChamber SCOTTSBLUFF — High

Plains Auto Club Classic Car Cruise, Dairy Queen. Social hour, 5 p.m., Cruise, 6 p.m.

Information: Judy Hoatson, 308-641-4988.

June 5-6 GERING — Sugar Vally Rally Arts & Craft Fair, Gardner Park. Information: Jeanette, 308-6316226.

June 11-12 CHADRON — Chadron State Park 100th Celebration. Friday will include a relaxing evening

with food vendors, beer and wine vendors, live music and a laser light show. Saturday events will include a 5K, 10K and one0mile runs, car show, stage coach shows, grand opening of Chadron’s shooting gallery and more.

June 11-13 SIDNEY — Sidney Gold Rush Days, treasure hunt challenge, 5K walk/run, Wagon Rides and more.

Information: https://sidneygoldrushdays.org

strom, 308-241-1760.

June 12 SCOTTSBLUFF — EAA Chapter 608 Western Nebraska Regional Airport Appreciation Days, 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., Food trucks, Young Eagles flights and more. Information: Ryan Robinson, 403-430-6718. Website: https://eaa608.org/ KIMBALL — 12th annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo and Ranch Bronc Riding, Kimball Fairgrounds.

Information: Alex Eng-

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June 13 TERRYTOWN — Community Fishing Night, Nebraska Game and Parks, 4 to 6 p.m., Terry’s Lake. Look for the Family Fishing Trailer.

June 17, June 19, June 25-June 26 SCOTTSBLUFF — “The 39 Steps,” Theatre West Summer Repertory Performance, 7:30 p.m., except June 19 perfor-

mance will be at 2:30 p.m, Judy Chaloupka Theater, WNCC Platte Valley Companies Performing Arts Center.

Tickets available starting May 1: twneb.com or at the Kelley Bean Box Office, 1601 E. 27th St. or by calling 308-635-3192

June 18-19 GERING — High Plains Auto Club Rock ‘n’ Roll Father’s Day Classic Car Show. Friday, Barbecue, at Gering Civic Center, followed by cruise and

for Theatre West Summer Repertory, 4 to 8 p.m. Self-guided tour.

Early tickets, $15, available: at Gering Garden Center, Dirt Stix, TC & More, Great Gardens in Torrington, The Mixing Bowl and Compliments.

Tickets on the day of the event: Only available at ESU#13 gardens, $18.

Information: Mary Dobrovolny, 308-760-5249.

JULY July 1 Scottsbluff — Bands on Broadway, 6 to 9 p.m., 18th Street Plaza, downtown Scottsbluff. Information: https://www. facebook.com/bandsonbroadway

July 2-3

celtic festival ice cream social. Saturday, Parade through downtown Gering, car show at Five Rocks Amphitheater. Information: Loren Hoatsan, 3080765-2418 or Judy Hoatson, 308-641-4988.

Announcements: www. facebook.com/highplainsautoclub1 BROADWATER — Broadwater Days, “Roaring 20s.” Announcements: https:// www.facebook.com/ broadwaterdays/

June 18-June 19, June 24, June 26 SCOTTSBLUFF —

“Songs for a New World,” Theatre West Summer Repertory Performance, 7:30 p.m., except June 26 performance at 2 p.m. Judy Chaloupka Theater, WNCC Platte Valley Companies Performing Arts Center. Tickets available starting May 1: twneb.com or at the Kelley Bean Box Office, 1601 E. 27th St. or by calling 308-635-3192

June 19 MITCHELL — Festival of Hope, Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds.

Information: http://www. festivalofhope.net/

CRAWFORD — Ride the Ridge, annual trail ride, 9 a.m. Fort Robinson. Information: Call 308-430-3221 or 308430-5327. Announcements: https://www.facebook.com/RideTheRidge CRAWFORD — Cowboy Mounted Shooters, performance times TBD, Fort Robinson State Park.

June 19-20 GERING — Robidoux Quick and Dirty, Five Rocks Amphitheater. For full schedule and other details: https://www.robidouxquickndirty.com/

June 24 Scottsbluff — Bands on Broadway, 6 to 9 p.m., 18th Street Plaza, downtown Scottsbluff. Information: https://www. facebook.com/bandsonbroadway

June 26 GERING — Scotts Bluff Celtic Gathering, Information: Kent McClellan, 308-631-8663, email kmclellan58@gmail.com.

Announcements: https:// www.facebook.com/ ScottsBluffCelticGathering/ POTTER — Potter Car

Bowl, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., downtown Potter. Carshow, duckpin bowling, barbecue, music, craft show and more. Register: Lincolnhighwaycruisers. com. Information: 308207-5908 or pottercarbow@gmail.com. Follow announcements on Facebook: www.facebook. com/pottercarbowl/ CRAWFORD — Fort Market & 100th Anniversary Celebration, all day, Fort Robinson.

June 27 SCOTTSBLUFF-GERING — Theatre West Garden Walk, fundraiser

HEMINGFORD — Cattle Capital Rodeo, Box Butte County Fairgrounds. Information: 308-763-1053 or online, www.facebook.com/ AllianceCattleCapitalRodeo/.

July 2-July 4 KIMBALL — Cruising night, picnic and more weekend events.

Fireworks display, Sat., 9:15 p.m., Kimball High School.

July 3-4 CRAWFORD — Annual Fourth of July Celebration. Old West Trail Rodeo, 8 p.m. each night, followed by fireworks

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on Independence Day. Other events include 5K Run, kids games and more. Information: http://discovernwnebraska.com/crawford-4th-ofjuly/ Bridgeport — Camp Clarke Stampede.

Fireworks on July 4.

Announcements: https:// www.facebook.com/ campclarkestampederodeo/

July 7-11 CHADRON — Fur Trade Days. Events include Primitive Rendezvous Camp and shooting events, parade, World Championship Buffalo Chip Contest, entertainment and more.

Visit furtradedays.com or follow www.facebook.

com/furtradedays for latest information.

July 8 SCOTTSBLUFF — Bands on Broadway, 6 to 9 p.m., 18th Street Plaza, downtown Scottsbluff.

Information: https:// www.facebook.com/ bandsonbroadway CHADRON — Bands on Bordeaux, free summer concert series, 6 to 9 p.m., Railroad Park.

July 8-11 GERING — 100th annual Oregon Trail Days, Longhorns on Parade, car shows, art shows, kiddie parades, concerts and more. Information: www. oregontraildays.com/

July 8-10, July 16-July 17, July 22, July 24 SCOTTSBLUFF — “Grease!,” Theatre West Summer Repertory Performance, 7:30 p.m., Judy Chaloupka Theater, WNCC Platte Valley Companies Performing Arts Center.

Tickets available starting May 1: twneb.com or at the Kelley Bean Box Office, 1601 E. 27th St. or by calling 308-635-3192.

July 9 GERING — Oregon Trail Rod & Custom Show, downtown Gering.

Mike Minzey, 308-6353978.

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Announcements: https:// www.facebook.com/ UnitedWayofWesternNebraska/

July 9-10 CHADRON — Classics in the Park Car Show.

Information: Ken Korte, 308-207-5338.

July 29 CHADRON — Bands on Bordeaux, free summer concert series, 6 to 9 p.m., Railroad Park.

July 10 Scottsbluff — High Plains Auto Club Classic Car Cruise, Dairy Queen. Social hour, 5 p.m., Cruise, 6 p.m.

Information: Judy Hoatson, 308-641-4988.

July 29-Aug. 7 CHADRON — Dawes County Fair. Rodeo, Tough truck, rubber check competitions and more. Information: http://discovernwnebraska.com/dawes-countyfair/

GERING — Oregon Trail Days Concert, Sawyer Brown with special guest Ned LeDoux, 8 p.m. Tickets: kneb.com/ tickets.

July 30-Aug. 8 July 13-18 ALLIANCE — Heritage Days. Information: Alliance Chamber of Commerce, 308-7621520. Announcements; www.facebook.com/AllianceHeritageDays/

July 15 Scottsbluff — Bands on Broadway, 6 to 9 p.m., 18th Street Plaza, downtown Scottsbluff. Information: https://www.facebook. com/bandsonbroadway CHADRON — Bands on Bordeaux, free summer concert series, 6 to 9 p.m., Railroad Park.

July 15, July 17, July 21, July 23 SCOTTSBLUFF — “Almost Maine,” Theatre West Summer Repertory

chimney rock Performance, 7:30 p.m., except July 17 performance at 2 p.m., Judy Chaloupka Theater, WNCC Platte Valley Companies Performing Arts Center. Tickets available starting May 1: twneb.com or at the Kelley Bean Box Office, 1601 E. 27th St. or by calling 308-635-3192.

July 16 ALLIANCE — United Way of Western Nebraska Game Showcase, Newberry’s, Fourth & Box Butte. Announcements: https://www. facebook.com/UnitedWayofWesternNebraska/

July 17 MORRILL — Horsecreek Rendezvous

Days. Class reunions, 5K Walk/Run, car show, historical walk, hamburger fry and free barbecue. Information: Pete Cawiezel, 308-641-1761, or email morrillrendezvous@gmail.com SCOTTSBLUFF — Western Nebraska Truck Show, 401 S. Beltline Highway W. Information: Rhys Obiedo, 308765-3956.

SCOTTSBLUFF — UMF Car Show, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Frontside bar and Grill. Information: Harley Graves, 308-672-0069 or Mike Graves, 308631-9126.

July 17-July 24 BRIDGEPORT — Mor-

rill County Fair. Announcements: https:// www.facebook.com/ morrillcountyfair/

July 22 SCOTTSBLUFF — Bands on Broadway, 6 to 9 p.m., 18th Street Plaza, downtown Scottsbluff. Information: https://www. facebook.com/bandsonbroadway CHADRON — Bands on Bordeaux, free summer concert series, 6 to 9 p.m., Railroad Park.

July 25-July 31 SIDNEY — Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo.

Information: 308-2545960.

July 23-Aug. 1 GORDON — Sheridan County Fair & Rodeo.

Information: http://www. sheridancountyfairandrodeo.com/

July 24-July 25 SCOTTSBLUFF — Disney “Frozen Jr., Theatre West Summer Repertory TOFY Performance, 2 p.m., Judy Chaloupka Theater, WNCC Platte Valley Companies Performing Arts Center.

Tickets available starting May 1: twneb.com or at the Kelley Bean Box Office, 1601 E. 27th St. or by calling 308-635-3192.

July 25 SCOTTSBLUFF — United Way Duck Draw.

HARRISON — Sioux County Fair. Hog wrestling, steer roping, demolition derby and more. Information: discovernwnebraska.com/ sioux-county-fair/

July 31 MITCHELL — Scotts Bluff County Fair Parade, 10:30 a.m. start time. Information: mitchellareachamber. com or call Shane Reinpold, 308-623-2766.

Announcements: www. facebook.com/MitchellAreaChamber CRAWFORD — Peabody Hale Fiddle Contest, 8 a.m. Quilt show, horseshoe competition.

Aug. 3 SCOTTSBLUFF— National Night Out, 6 to 8

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p.m. Information: Scottsbluff Police Department, 308-632-7176, or visit the Scottsbluff Police Department on Facebook,

sic Car Cruise, Dairy Queen. Social hour, 5 p.m., Cruise, 6 p.m.

Information: Judy Hoatson, 308-641-4988.

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KIMBALL — Kimball-Banner County Fair. Concert and rodeo events.

SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY — U.S. Nationals Competition for Balloon Federation of America. Schedule of events: theoldwestballoonfest.com/

Aug. 4 STATEWIDE— Anniversary of Great American Outdoors Act. Free National Park Entry Day

Aug. 4-Aug. 8 LEWELLEN — Garden County Fair & Rodeo.

Information: www. visitgardencounty.com/ garden-county-fair.html ALLIANCE — Box Butte County Fair. Information: bbcofair.com/

Aug. 7 BRIDGEPORT — Greek Festival, Prairie Winds Community Center.

SCOTTSBLUFF — High Plains Auto Club Clas-

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Aug. 25

CHADRON — Bands on Bordeaux, free summer concert series, 6 to 9 p.m., Railroad Park.

STATEWIDE — National Park Service Birthday, Free Park Entry Day

Aug. 21-23 SCOTTSBLUFF — 2021 Airpower Tour. Visits include B-29, B-24 and a P-51. Information: bit. ly/337Zwik

legacyoftheplains.org.

Announcements: www. facebook.com/LegacyOfThePlains

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Aug. 27-29

GERING — Oregon Trail Wagon Train. Information: Legacy of the Plains website, legacyoftheplains.org, call 308436-1989 or email info@

Hay Springs — Friendly Festival Ice cream social, golf tournament, free swimming, parade, lawnmower races and more. Information: 308-

638-7132

Sept. 3- Sept. 5 BRIDGEPORT — Camp Clarke Raiders Fall Rendezvous Labor Day. Information; 308-2621080 or email info@ campclarkeraiders.com .

Announcements; www. facebook.com/CampClarkeRaidersBlackPow-

Aug. 12-Aug. 14 CHAPPELL — Deuel County Fair. Announcements: https://www. facebook.com/deuelcountyfair/

Aug. 12-Aug. 15 CRAWFORD — Trotters Synchronized Riding Group. Performance times TBD. Information: Fort Robinson, 308-6652900.

Aug. 16-Aug. 22 MITCHELL — High Plains Riot, Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds.

Jeremiah Gardner, 308641-3697.

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derClub/ POTTER — Potter Days

Sept. 3 ‑­Sept. 6 CRAWFORD — Crawford Rock Swap, Crawford City Park .

Sept. 4-6 RUSHVILLE — Rushville Fun Days. Information: www. visitsheridancounty.com/

Sept. 4 Scottsbluff — High Plains Auto Club Classic Car Cruise, Dairy Queen. Social hour, 5 p.m., Cruise, 6 p.m. Information: Judy Hoatson, 308-6414988.

Sept. 6 HARRISBURG — Banner County Museum open to the public, 2 to 5 p.m. Information: www.bannercountyhistoricalsociety.org/

Sept. 10-12 BAYARD — Chimney Rock Pioneer Days. Parade, class reunions and more. Announcements: www.facebook.com/ ChimneyRockPioneerDays/

Sept. 11-12 GORDON — Gordon Willow Tree Festival, Winship Park.

Information: www.visitsheridancounty.com/

Sept. 11-Sept. 30 KIMBALL — Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, Plains Historical Museum. Information: https://www.sites. si.edu/s/about

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Sept. 12 Community Fishing Night, Nebraska Game and Parks, 4 to 6 p.m., Riverside Zoo Park Pond. Look for the Family Fishing Trailer.

Sept. 18-19 ALLIANCE — Dobby’s Fall Festival, https://dobbysfrontiertown.com/

Sept. 18-19 GERING — Legacy of the Plains Harvest Festival. Information: Legacy of the Plains website, http://legacyoftheplains.org, call 308-436-1989 or email info@legacyoftheplains.org. Announcements: www.facebook.com/LegacyOfThePlains

Sept. 25 Gering — 2021 Platte Valley Companies Monument Marathon. Information: monumentmarathon.com.

KIMBALL — Farmer’s Day celebration, Hamburger feed, parade, demolition derby and more. Announcements; www. facebook.com/KimballFarmersDay TORRINGTON — Classic Cars on Main car show.

Information: Doug Mercer, 307-534-1947.

STATEWIDE — National Public Lands Day, Free National Park Entry Day

Oct. 1-Oct. 3 SIDNEY — Oktoberfest .

Information: https://www. sidneyoktoberfest.com/

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Western Nebraska Pioneers Schedule May May 25 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers May 26 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers May 27 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers May 28 — Pioneers at Pierre Trappers May 29 — Pioneers at Pierre Trappers

June

June 1 — Badlands Big Sticks at Pioneers June 2 — Badlands Big Sticks at Pioneers June 3 — Badlands Big Sticks at Pioneers June 4 — Pioneers at Mining City Tommyknockers June 5 — Pioneers at Mining City Tommyknockers June 6 — Pioneers at Mining City Tommyknockers June 8 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers June 9 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers June 10 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers June 11 — Pioneers at Hastings Sodbusters June 12 — Pioneers at Hastings Sodbusters

June 13 — Pioneers at Hastings Sodbusters June 15 — Pioneers at Casper Horseheads June 16 — Pioneers at Casper Horseheads June 17 — Pioneers at Casper Horseheads June 18 — Hastings Sodbusters at Pioneers June 19 — Hastings Sodbusters at Pioneers June 20 — Hastings Sodbusters at Pioneers June 22 — Mining City Tommyknockers at Pioneers June 23 — Mining City Tommyknockers at Pioneers

June 24 — Mining City Tommyknockers at Pioneers June 25 — Pioneers at Spearfish Sasquatch June 26 — Pioneers at Spearfish Sasquatch June 27 — Pioneers at Spearfish Sasquatch June 29 — Wheat City Whiskey Jacks at Pioneers June 30 — Wheat City Whiskey Jacks at Pioneers

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Big Sticks at Pioneers July 11 — Badlands Big Sticks at Pioneers July 12 — Pioneers at Canyon County Spuds July 13 — Pioneers at Canyon County Spuds July 14 — Pioneers at Canyon County Spuds July 15 — Pioneers at Canyon County Spuds

July 16 — Souris Valley Sabre Dogs at Pioneers July 17 — Souris Valley Sabre Dogs at Pioneers July 18 — Souris Valley Sabre Dogs at Pioneers July 20 — All-Star Game in Casper, Wyoming July 22 — Pioneers at Fremont Moo July 23 — Pioneers at

Fremont Moo July 24 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers July 25 — Casper Horseheads at Pioneers July 26 — Pioneers at Sioux Falls Sunfish July 27 — Pioneers at Sioux Falls Sunfish July 28 — Pioneers at Pierre Trappers July 29 — Pioneers at Pierre Trappers July 30 — Canyon County Spuds at Pio-

neers July 31 — Canyon County Spuds at Pioneers August Aug. 1 — Canyon County Spuds at Pioneers Aug. 3 — Fremont Moo at Pioneers Aug. 4 — Fremont Moo at Pioneers Aug. 5 — Fremont Moo at Pioneers Aug. 6 — Pioneers at

Casper Horseheads Aug. 7 — Pioneers at Casper Horseheads Aug. 9 — Divisional Playoffs Aug. 10 — Divisional Playoffs Aug. 11 — Divisional Playoffs Aug. 13 — League Championship Series Aug. 14 — League Championship Series Aug. 15 — League Championship Series

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