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Community Calendar 09-21-15

Ongoing

Cancer survivor support group meets every SECOND Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions.

A Parkinson’s support group for the Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected].

The Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays through Oct. 10

at Hickory Street Square in Sidney from 8-11 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Square dance lessons are being given on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the IOOF Hall, 800 N St. in Gering. Everyone in the public is invited to attend since these are basic beginner lessons.

Thursday, Sept. 24

The third annual “Newcomers Social” will be held Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Sidney High School cafeteria. All are welcome, but new residents to Cheyenne County over the past 24 months have the chance to win a smoker/grill. A grilled cheese making contest will also be held again this year. Contact the chamber of commerce at (308) 254-5851 with questions.

Friday, Sept. 25

Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a Hee Haw Dance at the IOOF Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. with Lucky calling. We will have PLUS dancing from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Come dressed in Hee Haw if you like.

Sunday, Sept. 27

Pairs-N-Half-A-Pair Square Dance Club will have a dance in the old 4-H building in Kimball from 4 to 6 p.m. Mike Hogan is a national caller and will have rounds in Kimball from 3:30 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 29

The Sidney Public Library will again offer the “Together is Fun” program. This series of programming begins Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. for children in grades kindergarten through sixth. The first session will feature fall crafts and games. For more information, call the library at (308) 254-2110.

Come Travel With Us Alliance Travelers invites you to a covered dish luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at noon held at the First Presbyterian Church, 515 Emerson Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301.

Fri.-Sun., Oct. 2-4

The annual Oktoberfest festivities will be held in Sidney over the weekend of Oct. 2-4. There is continuous free entertainment in the tent at the Cheyenne Fairgrounds, a beer garden, ethnic food, craft show, downtown parade, farmer’s market, live dance bands Friday and Saturday, a car show and wiener dog races.

Saturday, Oct. 3

Sprenger Financial Solutions/New York Life are holding a Fundraising Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. through the Oktoberfest parade on Saturday, Oct. 3, located at the Cabela’s South parking lot (Corner of 14th and Illinois). Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage and beverage. All proceeds go to the Cheyenne County Pavilion Fund.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

A Parkinson’s support group for the Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected].

Thursday, Oct. 8

Cancer survivor support group meets every SECOND Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions.

Saturday, Oct. 17

The annual Colorado MG Walk will take place Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. at Cherry Hill State Park–Smoky Hill Shelter in Aurora, Colo. MG, or Myasthenia Gravis, is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder. For more information, visit http://www.mgwalk.org/Colorado/ or call (855) 649-2557.

 

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