It's A Banner Homecoming Week

Good morning! Fall is definitely in the air, right along with football.

Here at Banner County School this is Homecoming week. Today is throwback Thursday and there is cross country at Bayard. Tomorrow, Friday, October 4th, they will begin banding birds out at the Wildcat Hills at 8 a.m..

The Banner 4th grade students will spend their school day at Flower Field, and to finish out Homecoming week the theme will be Wildcat Pride.

There will also be a community volleyball & football game and supper beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Homecoming dance will be on Saturday evening at 8 p.m.

The annual Book Fair at the Banner County School Library will begin on Monday, October 7th; it’s a great place for upcoming Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers.

On Tuesday, October 8th, pre-k through 6th grade students will be learning about fire safety beginning at 8:30 a.m. After a few years the older students pretty much know what the different areas of training will be, and much of it becomes a refresher course. I see nothing wrong with that, and maybe they will be adding something new, who knows?

On Wednesday, October 9th, the cross country team will head to Sidney. However, many of you will be involved at the school with parent/teacher conferences from 2-5 p.m. and again from 6-8 p.m. Students will be released from school at 1 p.m. and buses will run accordingly.

There will also be a junior high volleyball game at home ( tri meet ) and a junior high football game at home vs. South Platte, both beginning at 2 p.m.

There will be NO school on Friday; everyone will be in recovery mode, hahah . . . however, the high school football team will be traveling to Maxwell. Game time is 5:30 p.m. Safe travel to all of you and good luck.

Congratulations to anniversary couples this week: Mr. & Mrs.’ John Gifford and Brandon Stoddard. Happy Happy Birthday to Irene Cross, Bob Cooper, Katharine Nelson, Sharon Sandberg, Ashley Talkington, Rylie Mason, Logan Mason,Taylor Evans, Teresa Monsees, Amy Lease, Gary Darnall,Sean Rogers, Hanna Klosterman, Keira Bloander, Jaymes Talkington, and Kaden Bohnsack.

Over the hill and through the woods and heading up north, the folks at the Riverside Event Center, Zoo, will begin Hay Days on Thursday, October 3rd and run while the weather permits. You will find hay pyramids, a hay maze and a hay slide. There will also be autumn themed games Plus, the animals! They would like to have this available into November.

There will be a Workshop at the Panhandle Research and Extension center on next Friday, October 8th and the deadline for registration is October 4th. The workshop is titled: Communicating With Farmers Under Stress. It will be held from 10-noon on the 8th and a free lunch will be provided. For more information please call 632-1276.

Over at our Wyoming neighbor, in Torrington they will have Yee Haw Daze on the 4th from 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. They are expecting the work of crafters and artisans from a four-state region plus there will be food and pumpkins! This will all take place at the Goshen County Fairgrounds.

The first Saturday in October will be a busy one. There will be a Stronger Together: Women in Agriculture Conference out at the WNCC campus in the Harms Center building from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Also beginning at 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. the Kennel Club will host “ Meet the Breed” out at the Monument Mall. They will have several dog breeds on hand and will be able to answer questions that you may have.

Pumpkin Patches in our area are gearing up for the season and the B.E. Farm in Bayard will have Pink Pumpkins at their patch in support of the Festival of Hope. They will be open on the 5th from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and are located northwest of Bayard at 11249 Rd 73. Questions: 641-5336.

Well, that is all for now. Have a great week and take care until next time.

Barb Cross is at 436-7152.