Fall Harvest Potluck This Weekend At Banner County Fire Hall

Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. Here is hoping you are having a great fall season and enjoying this beautiful weather. We will be finding less and less of that real soon, as beet harvest continues.

We are sending our condolences to the family of George Jerred, who passed away recently and until a few years ago was a lifelong resident of Banner County.

We would like to express sympathy also to the family of Jan Rundell, who has also passed away, another family connected to Banner County for many generations.

Just as a reminder, the Kids Club that previously met at the school is now meeting at the Harrisburg Community Church on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Kids can catch a bus at the school immediately after school and be taken to the church. The youth group meets on Sunday evenings.

This past weekend they made a trip to the corn maze at the Adams Family Farm – far as I know, no one was lost!

On Thursday, October 26, there will be a live performance at the Midwest Theater. The show “123 Andres” will perform at 7 p.m.

Finishing off the week in preparation of Halloween, the Riverside Discovery Center will open the Spooktacular at 5:30 p.m on the 26th through the 28th. Meanwhile, the Midwest will show the movie “Haunted Mansion” on the 27th at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and again on the 28th & 29th at 1:30 p.m.

Also for more spooky movies this weekend, John Carpenter’s “Halloween” will play at the SkyView Drive-In on Friday the 27th at 7:30 p.m., and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” shows at the Midwest on Saturday, the 28th at 7 p.m. Persons 17-20 years of age must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older. There will be a costume contest, interaction with the movie, props and more.

Friday, October 27th, there will be NO School! However, the wrestling team will be inviting approximately 13 area teams to our school to hit the mats at 9 a.m. Good luck Wildcats!

The Gering Public Library will have a special storytime on Friday the 27th at 4 p.m. They invite youngsters to wear their PJ’s and bring a stuffed animal. The stuffed animal can be picked up the next day with a review of what it did overnight.

Earlier that day at the same library, 6th-12th grade students are invited to come and join in a Cookies & Canvas session. Beginning at 1 p.m. they will paint a Haunted House, and eat a few cookies!

Also on the 27th-29th, there will be an Ancestral Skills Camping Weekend at the LEF riparian wilderness area. For more information, please contact [email protected], the folks at Meadowlark Hearth Farm.

Friday, the 27th from 7-10 p.m., the Western Nebraska Arts Center will host “ Hall Classics Boos & Brews.” This is a fundraiser, and more information is available at 632-2226.

The 27th is also the deadline to register for a Warrior Run that will take place in November. Please contact the folks at the Legacy of the Plains 436-1983, or wyobraskavetshelp.org.

Saturday, October 28th, is a busy day. If you have old prescriptions that you need to dispose of, take them to the Scottsbluff Uptown Mall on the East side and drop them off between 9 and 11 a.m. Call 632-4649 for information on fees.

There will be a Wyo-Braska Metaphysical Fair in the Gering Civic Center between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the 28th and between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the 29th.

More on the 28th: The Gering library invites you to join them and Babbette Berger for some tips on Quilting, 1 p.m.

The Gering Garden Center will have fall bargains and a pumpkin decorating contest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Trunk or Treat will take place in Mitchell from 2 to 5 p.m. with games, treats and food trucks.

Closer to home is the annual Fall Harvest Potluck at the Banner County Fire Hall. Costumes are welcome and the eating begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 If your last name begins with the letters A to H, please bring a side dish. For those with I-Z last names,please bring a dessert.

Last event on the 28th also goes through the 29th. “Smash The Patch” to help childhood hunger is being held at the BE FARM in Bayard, 11249 Road 73. The time is anytime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bring one food item or donate $1 and smash those punkins to your little hearts content!

Halloween is Tuesday the 31st, and I think it is safe to say it is over, no regrets.

On that date, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman will give a presentation at the Harms Center titled “Bulletproof Mind.” This is designed for mental health and healthcare providers. It is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and more information is available by calling 633-3818.

On that date, our wrestlers will be heading to Kimball to compete at 10 a.m. and on the following day, November (already!) the FFA team will be heading to the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana! Yeah! Good luck to you all, be safe and have fun.

Also, as we begin a new month, we end another year of Flowerfield School. Our fourth-graders will be attending on the 1st, and the 2nd is the final day of school there for the year. You all have fun too, and learn a lot!

Well, all for now. Take care until next time. Barb Cross at 436-7152.