Holiday sounds to fill Midwest Theater Friday

Rita Stinner, Vocal Music Director at Western Nebraska Community College joins Kevin Mooney on KNEB's News Extra program Monday morning. 

WNCC's free Vocal Music Christmas Show is coming up this Friday, November 30th. The concert, "Carols,

Cookies & Christmas Cheer will take the stage at the Midwest Theater at 7:30 p.m. 

 

Seasonal favorites set the mood for the upcoming holiday festivities and guests may enjoy cookies after the performance.

 

Stinner says while the concert is free and no tickets are required, free-will donations ($5 suggested) will be accepted at the door to benefit the WNCC Taylor Gulley Memorial Scholarship Fund.  

 

The doors open at 6:45 p.m.

 

For local school children only, there is a 9 a.m. matinee performance Friday.  To check availability and reserve seats, teachers and administrators should contact Billy Estes, theater manager, at 308.625.6794.  

Salvation Army Bell Ringing to begin

Jennifer Rogers was guest Tuesday morning on KNEB's News Extra program.

Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska (CAPWN) has teamed up with The Salvation Army again this year for the annual Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign which will kick-off on Thanksgiving and ring through Christmas.

“This is the 121^st year for the Salvation Army Bell Ringing Campaign,” CAPWN Community Bridges Director Jennifer Rogers said. “It will be the 13^th year in the Scottsbluff/Gering area.”
The bells will ring at Wal-Mart, Kmart, Safeway, in Scottsbluff and at Fresh Foods in Gering.

“We are focusing mostly on ringing Friday and Saturday’s at all four locations,” Rogers add. “However, the bells will also ring at other times depending on how many bell ringing volunteers we get this year.”
The bells will start ringing at Wal-Mart Thanksgiving evening from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Last year the campaign brought in $27,104.89.

“I think we can raise over $30,000 this year,” Bell Ringing Coordinator John Randall said.
Ninety percent of all the money raised will stay in the area to help people in need
“This is a great example of our community coming together,” Rogers said.

If anyone or a group would like to volunteer to ring the bells they are encouraged to call Jennifer Rogers or CAPWN Community Bridges Assistant Director Carmen Trevino at 308-635-3089.
“If you ring one time you will be hooked,” Randall, who has rung for the last 12 years, added.
Whether you ring or not “we encourage you to give,” Rogers said.

Gering ready to kick-off "125th Vintage Christmas"

RaNae Garton was guest on KNEB's News Extra program Monday morning to promote the Gering Merchant’s “125th Vintage Christmas.” 

A holiday parade will kick-off holiday events in downtown Gering on Friday, Nov. 23rd at 6 p.m., followed by the opening of Santa’s Village in the Civic Center parking lot at 6:30 pm. Gering Merchants will serve hot chocolate and cookies and everyone is invited to come see Santa, take pictures, tour the village and see the holiday lights. 

Santa’s Village will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in December. Visitors can enjoy hot chocolate and cookies and children can visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and receive a goodie bag. On Dec. 1, a Pony Express rider will be picking up letters to deliver to the North Pole. Real reindeer will also be on site Dec. 1. The Gering Kiwanis Club will host the Dec. 8 Santa’s Village. City of Gering employees will be welcoming guests on Dec. 15 and the Gering Fire Department will be spreading Christmas cheer at the village on Dec. 22. 

For more information, contact Cozad at 436-7312 or RaNae Garton, Gering Merchants Santa’s Village Chairman, at 641-2842.

Tree decorating fun to begin at North Platte Valley Museum

Katie Bradshaw from the North Platte Valley Museum was guest on KNEB's News Extra program Thursday morning.

Katie was here to remind those wishing to participate in the Christmas tree decorating contest that setup time will run from November 17th through the 30th with the contest running from December 1-21. 

 

It is a great opportunity for organizations to showcase themselves to hundreds of museum visitors. Businesses are encouraged to sponsor trees on behalf of charitable organizations. 

Also, participants in the North Platte Valley Museum's Puzzles of the Past project will continue reminiscing about businesses on Gering's main street at a November 9th meeting.

Haig 4-H Club to hold 5th annual Dodgeball Tournament

Isabelle Wolf, Amanda Kaufman and Jayc Shaul from the Haig 4-H club were guests on KNEB's News Extra program Tuesday morning to promote the 5th annual Haig 4-H Club Dodgeball Tournament. 

It will be held on November 18th at the Mitchell Event Center. Tournament begins at 1 p.m. Entry forms are due by November 14th, and admission will be free. 

Concessions will be available, and 4-H members will have a jar at the concession stand area for the public to donate to the Red Cross to aid victims of hurricane Sandy on the east coast. 

Entry forms available at First State Bank - Scottsbluff and Gering, 21st Century Water Technology - Gering, and Platte Valley Bank - Scottsbluff.

For information, talk to any Haig 4-H member, or contact Tory Schwartz at 641-1492 or tandjschwartz@charter.net.