Celebrate Christmas in the Valley!

 

Lots of holiday celebrations planned throughout the Scenic Weeping Water Valley!  We hope you can join us for one or more of these great events:

 

Elmwood's Holiday Extravaganza is Sat. Nov. 24.  There is a full day of activities planned, including a pancake feed, craft show, visit from Santa, parade of homes, Aldrich home tours, free family movie, soup supper, tree lighting, Starry Knight lighted parade, and a dance -- visit http://www.elmur.org/downloads/extravaganza_2012.pdf to view the complete schedule.

Also in Elmwood, the Bess Streeter Aldrich House's "Journey Into Christmas" holiday open house begins Nov. 24 and continues Nov. 25, Dec. 1, 2, 8 & 9 from 2:00-5:00 p.m.  The historic home is decked out for the holidays, and guests can browse the gift shop and enjoy complimentary holiday treats after their tour.  Admission is $5 adults, $3 ages 6-12 & free for ages 5 & under.  For more:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/369317423157009/

Sat. Dec. 1 is Weeping Water's annual city-wide "Come Home for the Holidays" celebration, featuring a craft show, food, open houses, a visit from Santa, and much more. 

Happy Holidays!  Hope to see you soon in the Valley!

Time to Get Spooked!

Our third-annual cemetery scavenger hunt begins Saturday, October 13!  Clue sheets and BooGo cards will be available at the participating businesses listed below.  Street address for each business can be found in our previous blog entry.  Completed entries are due back to one of the listed businesses by Nov. 3, 2012.  Good luck! 

Eagle Raceway

Bess Streeter Aldrich House, Elmwood
Elmwood G.A.R. Hall Veterans' Museum
Lofte Community Theatre, Manley
Weeping Water City Office
Creative Edge Signs & Graphics, Weeping Water
Grandpa Snazzy's Victorian Emporium & Coffee Shop, Weeping Water
Tammy's Soap Shack, Weeping Water
Express Lane, Weeping Water
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm & Pumpkin Patch, Avoca
Slattery Vintage Estates, Nehawka
Lake Ridge Golf Course & Fairways Restaurant, Beaver Lake

Get Spooked in the Valley!

We invite you to join us for our third-annual Cemetery Scavenger Hunt!  Pick up a "BooGo" card and clue sheet at any Scenic WW Valley Association member business. Tour area cemeteries and stop by local businesses to fill out your card, then turn it in by Nov. 3 to be entered in a drawing for $300 in Valley Bucks (use like cash at member businesses). Every one who fills up their "BooGo" card will receive a free t-shirt and be entered to win one of three Valley Bucks prizes!
 

Rules:  Anyone can participate--fun for all ages!  Please do not disturb anything in the cemeteries.

 

Participating businesses where you can pick up your "BooGo" card, complete list of rules, and clues (completed cards can also be returned to these locations):

Eagle Raceway, 617 S. 238th St., Eagle

Bess Streeter Aldrich House, 204 East F St., Elmwood
Elmwood G.A.R. Hall Veterans' Museum, 124 East D St., Elmwood
Lofte Community Theatre, 15841 Manley Rd., Manley
Weeping Water City Office, Main Street, Weeping Water
Creative Edge Signs & Graphics, 104 N. Randolph St., Weeping Water
Grandpa Snazzy's Victorian Emporium & Coffee Shop, 221 W. Eldora Ave., Weeping Water
Tammy's Soap Shack, 200 W. Eldora Ave., Weeping Water
Express Lane, 103 S. East St., Weeping Water
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm & Pumpkin Patch, 911-108th St., Avoca
Slattery Vintage Estates, 925 Adams St., Nehawka
Lake Ridge Golf Course & Fairways Restaurant, 1536 Country Club Circle, Beaver Lake

Please check business hours before you go.  Email info@visitthevalley.org for more information.   Good luck!

More on our "Get Spooked in the Valley" Cemetery Scavenger Hunt Oct. 13-Nov. 3

For information on prizes and a list of businesses where you can pick up a "Boo-Go" card and cemetery clue sheet, visit the event listing on our Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/157456134378615/

Fall is Fabulous in the Valley!

Here in the Scenic Weeping Water Valley, fall is one of our favorite seasons.  The countryside is beautiful and full of activity as the farmers start harvesting their crops.  The weather is crisp and it is the perfect time to "Escape the City" and "Take a Daycation" to our neck of the woods!

Our member businesses have a full slate of activities planned.  Our retail shops are offering new fall merchandise, tasty homemade baked goods, Husker gear, wines at the end of the summer concert season, and much more.  Bloom Where You're Planted Farm's Pumpkin Festival begins soon, and plans are underway for the Weeping Water Fall Festival Sept. 29.  See our Calendar of Events page for a full listing of events.   

One of our most popular events is the "Get Spooked in the Valley" cemetery scavenger hunt scheduled October 13th to November 3rd.  We're planning a "BOO-GO" (think BINGO) game with great prizes and a t-shirt for everyone who completes the challenge.  Watch this page or our Facebook page for full details coming soon, and make plans to Visit the Valley this fall!

Ice Cream, Shopping, Literature & Barn Quilts

ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL

August 19, 2012
6:30-8:00 p.m.

Elmwood G.A.R. Hall Veterans' Museum
124 East D St.

Featuring ice cream from the UNL Dairy Store!  Free-will donation, with proceeds benefiting the G.A.R Hall Veterans' Museum.

Come early to Elmwood to tour the Bess Streeter Aldrich House (204 East F St., open 2:00-5:00 p.m.), shop the merchants of Elmwood and nearby Murdock, or tour the surrounding countryside on a driving tour of the Cass County Barn Quilt project!

Late July in the Valley

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

Don't miss the Lofte Theatre's summer musical, "Singin' in the Rain", July 20 - August 5.  Showtimes are:  Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m.  Tickets are available by calling the box office at 402-234-2553 or going online to www.Lofte.com.

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LIVE MUSIC AT SLATTERY VINTAGE ESTATES VINEYARD AND TASTING ROOM

Acoustic Fridays

When:  Friday, July 20, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)

Description:  No cover. See SVE website for artist list.

Summer Concert Series

When:  Saturday, July 21, 2012

Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)

Description:  Toasted Ponies (award-winning bluegrass), 7-10 p.m., $5 cover

Summer Concert Series

When:  Saturday, July 28, 2012

Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)

Description:  Silver Wings (classic & modern country), 7-10 p.m., $5 cover

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SPECIAL EVENT NIGHTS AT EAGLE RACEWAY

• Saturday, July 21 - Sun Drop & Olston's Auto Recyclers presents Kid's Night -Super Bike Giveaway -July 21st, 2012
• Saturday, July 28 - Legends Bar & Grill presents Super Saturday Night Fever & Kid's Bike Races -July 28th, 2012

***See our Calendar of Events page for upcoming good times in the Valley!***

Celebrate in the Valley!

Limestone Day June 30 in Weeping Water!  BIG July 4th Celebrations in Murdock and Murray!  Hope to see you soon in the Valley! 

WEEPING WATER LIMESTONE DAYS JUNE 30

Be sure to check out the event's Facebook page for all the maps, registration forms and information you'll need! 

7:30 FISHING CONTEST, CITY LAKES - JERRY SMITH 402-672-0125

8:00 LIMESTONE DAY-CRYIN CREEK REGISTRATION, BASKETBALL COURT - JANE RHODES 402 297-3341

8:00 LIMESTONE DAY-CRYIN CREEK 5K MUD/FUN RUN - JANE RHODES 402-297-3341

8AM-8PM LIBRARY BOOK WALK, EAST TO WEST BRIDGE, ALONG WALKING TRAIL

8:00 CO-ED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, BALLFIELD - JUSTIN MASON 402-689-8894

8:30 FISHING CONTEST AWARDS, CITY LAKES - JERRY SMITH 402-672-0125

8:30 PARADE REGISTRATION, SCHOOL PARKING LOT - RENEE SHEEHAN 402-670-1752

9:00 LIBRARY GRAND OPENING/DEDICATION CEREMONY - AIMEE MORLAN 402-267-3050

9AM-1PM LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE - REFRESHMENTS AT COMMUNITY CENTER

9:00 HERITAGE HOUSE & MEMORY LANE MUSEUM - DORIS DUFF 402-267-4925

9:00 HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT, AT EAST BRIDGE - BILL MILLER 402-709-7328

9AM-4PM PHOTO CONTEST & DISPLAY, LEGION HALL, MATHER FAMILY 402-267-5252

9:45 OPENING CEREMONIES, MAIN STREET - MC KURT POWLES 402-616-2425

NATIONAL ANTHEM - CARMEN & JAMES GARNER

MISS WEEPING WATER CORONATION - DIANE WADE 402-450-0402

10:00 GRAND PARADE, MAIN STREET GRAND MARSHAL - THELMA DOMINGO

AFTER PARADE:  CHILDREN'S CONTAINER GARDENING, CITY LAKE PAVILION

WEEPING WATER GARDEN CLUB - SHARON CROSBY 402-267-5791

11:00 BICYCLE/TRICYCLE RACES, MAIN STREET - SCOTT SCHREINER 402-297-0079

11AM-3PM WEEPING WATER GUN CLUB, OPEN HOUSE, FOLLOW SIGNS - DUANE HAGUEN 402-618-3005

12AM-4PMFREE CAR SHOW & SHINE, MAIN STREET, BRAD WRIGHT 402-326-2607 DOOR PRIZES

12:30 CANOE RACE REGISTRATION, CITY LAKES - JACQUE DAVIS 402-499-2237

1:00 DUCK RACES, WALKING BRIDGE (ACROSS FROM POOL)-CAROL THOMASSEN 402-267-5327

1-4PM FREE SWIM, CITY POOL

1:30 CANOE RACES, CITY LAKES, ADULT AND KIDS DIVISION

JACQUE DAVIS - 402-499-2237

2-4PM BINGO, LEGION AUXILIARY, CITY LAKE PAVILION - MARY JO HENEGER 402-297-7574

3:30 MONEY PLUNGE, CITY POOL, AGES 0-14 - JERRY SMITH 402-672-0125

5-8PM RAINBOW TROUT, FACE PAINTING, BALLFIELD

5:00 OPENING EVENING CEREMONIES, BALLFIELD - MC KURT POWLES 402-717-2425

5:15 LINCOLN SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB JUMP

NATIONAL ANTHEM - CARMEN & JAMES GARNER

5:30-7:30 CHAMBER BBQ, BALLFIELD, PAY AT BBQ, DIANE WADE - 402-450-0402

5:30 ROCK OLYMPICS - JACQUE DAVIS 402-499-2237

5:30 DER WEINER SLINGER, THE WORLD FAMOUS CONRAD

6:00 ROSENBACH WARRIOR, TRAINING BRANCH, MARITAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION

JERRY SMITH 402-672-0125

7:00 DODGE BALL CONTEST, ADULTS & KIDS DIVISION - KURT POWLES 402-616-2425

7-11 PM LIVE MUSIC - AMERICAN LEGION POST 237

8:30 WATER BALLOON TOSS

10:00 FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA -- FREE!!!!! BALLFIELD

MURDOCK JULY 4TH CELEBRATION

Activities include a parade at 11:00 a.m., baseball tournament, Dillon Synovec Memorial Run, kids' activities on Main Street after the parade, ice cream social, & more.  See the community newsletter for complete schedule.

CASS COUNTY 4TH of JULY CELEBRATION

WEDNESDAY, July 4th, 2012

YOUNG MEMORIAL PARK

MURRAY, NEBRASKA

Fireworks Rain Date: SATURDAY July 7th, 2012

CONCESSIONS by 4TH of JULY ASSOCIATION
10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
featuring SCHWAN'S ICE CREAM TREATS!

HOMEMADE PIE and ICE CREAM
Murray Christian Church
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

OOZEBALL CONTEST
10:00 am - Registration
Games Start at Noon
Awards 1st place
SHOES REQUIRED!
$ 5.00 per person
6 to 8 person teams
Age groups – 8th grade and under/High School/Adult. 

Parent or Guardian  Signature required of under 18.
Single Elimination
Sponsored by: Wiles Brothers

DIME GLASS TOSS
11:00 a.m.

LITTLE MR. & MISS. 4TH OF JULY
11:30 registration
Starts at Noon
$5.00 Per Entry
Ages 5 to 7
Trophies furnished by Murray State Bank

BINGO
Noon to 3:00 p.m.

HORSESHOE CONTEST
1:30 Registration

Pitching starts at 2:00 p.m.
$10 for coed Team
$5.00 per person
Pay Back
Failure to play at designated time is forfeiture of game

BABY CONTEST
2:30 Registration
Starts at 3:00 p.m.
$2.00 per Entry
Trophies furnished by Murray State Bank


PARADE LINE UP

6:30 p.m.
In front of Conestoga Elementary School in Murray
104 High St.
Parade at 7:00 p.m.

AUCTION
8:00 p.m.

CORONATION of MISS MURRAY
Approx. 9:00 p.m.


GRAND MARSHAL
Approx. 9:15 p.m.

RAFFLE DRAWING
Approx. 9:30 p.m.

NATIONAL ANTHEM
Approx. 9:55 p.m.
Sung By: Linda Grunewald


FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Approx. 10:00 p.m.
Provided exclusively through donations to the 4th of July Association

The Cass County 4th of July Association is NOT responsible for any Accident or Injury
For Information Call: Jerry Blasig 235-2203 or Keith Felthousen 235-2850

Mid-June in the Valley: Events June 16-17 & June 23-24

JUNE 16-17

HANSEL & GRETL at the Lofte Community Theatre

When:

Saturday, June 16, 2012  3:00 & 6:00 p.m. Missoula Children’s Theatre Production

MURRAY-BEAVER LAKE Lions Club Golf Scramble

When:  Saturday, June 16, 2012

Where:  Lake Ridge Golf Course (map)

Description:  8:30 AM SHOTGUN 4-person scramble. 18 holes with cart, includes lunch. Mulligans, Prizes, Hole-In-One Sponsored by Jeff Henry Motors (Car parked on Hole #8). ENTRY FEE: $60.00/ player

Super Dads Tribute! at Eagle Raceway

When:  Saturday, June 16, 2012

Where:  Eagle Raceway (map)

Description:  The Ticket 93.7 FM presents Super Dad’s Tribute! Happy Hour 6-7 pm!  Monster Sampling from 7-9 pm -Happy D Klown from 5:30-7:30 pm.  Featuring Budweiser Sprints, Nebraska Drive Shaft & Radiator IMCA Modifieds, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Exhaust Pro’s IMCA Sport Compacts. Front Gates open at 5:30 pm, Hot Laps at 5:30 pm and Racing at 6:30 pm. Front Gate Admission: Adults (13+) $10, Youth (6-12) $5, Children (5 & under) Free.

 

JUNE 22-23

Acoustic Fridays

When:  Friday, June 22, 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)

Description:  No cover. See SVE website for artist list.

Summer Concert Series

When:  Saturday, June 23, 2012

Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)

Description:  Brich & Killion (Acoustic Rock/Folk, country blues, Americana), 7-10 p.m., $5 cover.

Super Mania '12 featuring the Super Trailer Race at Eagle Raceway

When:  Saturday, June 23, 2012

Where:  Eagle Raceway (map)

Description:  Rotella’s Italian Bakery presents Super Mania 12 Featuring the Super Trailer Race! Shades the Clown from 5:30-7:30 pm in courtyard -Face Painting 6-8 pm in courtyard -Visit the Celerion Booth in the courtyard -Super Trailer Race following the last feature. Featuring Budweiser Sprints, Nebraska Drive Shaft & Radiator IMCA Modifieds, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Exhaust Pro’s IMCA Sport Front Gates open at 5:30 pm, Hot Laps at 5:30 pm and Racing at 6:30 pm. Front Gate Admission: Adults (13+) $10, Youth (6-12) $5, Children (5 & under) Free.

June 8-10

Lots of great MUSIC in the Valley this weekend along with theatre, racing, garage sales and more at our friendly member businesses & attractions!

The Lofte Community Theatre presents The Sunshine Boys

When:  June 8, 9, 10
Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m.  Last weekend for this show!

Acoustic Fridays
When:  Friday, June 8, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)
Description:  No cover. See SVE website for artist list.

Summer Concert Series
When:  Saturday, June 9, 2012
Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)
Description:  Kris Lager Band, 7-10 p.m., $10 cover

Southpaw Bluegrass Band & Drink Specials

When:  Saturday, June 9, 7pm – Sun, June 10, 12am
Where:  The Farmhouse Lounge (map)
Description:  The Southpaw Bluegrass Band returns for the Kickin' Off the New Beer Garden Party!  (You might remember them from our 4-year anniversary bash.)  $4.00 cover starts at 7:00 p.m. and the band starts pickin' & grinnin' at 8:30 p.m.!  Drink specials until midnight!

Murray Community Garage Sales

When:  June 8 – 9

Elmwood Community Garage Sales

When:  Saturday, June 9
List of sales at http://www.elmur.org/downloads/gs_directory.pdf.  Map available at www.elmur.org.

Eagle Nationals Featuring Lucas Oil ASCS NATIONAL Spring Car Dirt Series

When:  Friday, June 8.  Gates open 5:30 p.m., racing starts at 7:00.

June 1-3 in the Valley

Concerts, racing, theater and bargain-hunting -- there's something for everyone in the Valley this weekend!  Check out our "Things to Do" page for a full business & attraction listing, and watch our Calendar of Events page for future fun!

Lofte Community Theater presents The Sunshine Boys

When:  Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday June 2, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday June 3, 2:00 p.m.  Shows continue through June 10.

Acoustic Friday

When:  Friday, June 1, 6:30 – 9:00pm
Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)
Description:  No cover. See SVE website for artist list.

Summer Concert Series

When:  Saturday, June 2
Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)
Description:  Sandy Creek Pickers (Bluegrass) 7-10 p.m., $5 cover

Blues Ed Music Festival

When:  Sunday, June 3
Where:  Slattery Vintage Estates Vineyard & Tasting Room (map)
Description:  3-7 p.m.   Five Youth Artist Bands + ENCORE

Student Break Out Night at Eagle Raceway
When: Saturday, June 2

 

Eagle Community Garage Sales

When:  June 1 & 2
Where:  Eagle, NE (map)
Description:  City-wide sales June 1 & 2