With a $50,000 pickup on the line, 10 local golfers took their chances at a hole one on Saturday afternoon at the Antelope Country Club.
The Neligh Chamber of Commerce contest was sponsored by the Antelope County News and Pitzer Digital. Antelope County Chiropractic & Wellness gave away a $130 wedge to the top qualifier. The winner would have won either a truck from Jonny Dodge valued at up to $50,000 or the cash. Unfortunately, only one golfer even hit the green on Hole No. 6, which played at 167 yards for the contest. Alex Hughes, who had the fourth-best qualifying shot, was about 15 yards from the pin. Qualifiers, in order, were Greg Ptacek, Scott Kester, Rich Burgess, Hughes, Chris Funk, Brian Epke, Landon Bloedorn, Mark Funk, Derek Schilling and Al Stelling. "This was a great first contest for us," said Assistant Economic Development Director Lauren Sheridan-Simonsen. "We heard so many positive comments that we are leaning toward making this an annual event. It was a lot of fun and was great to help kick off Old Mill Days because the Neligh business community is a huge supporter of the Neligh Young Men's Club." The colors ran Saturday morning as more than 110 runners participated in the inaugural 5K Color Run.
Jeff Wickett was the overall winner and adult winner in 17:11 while 7th-grader Ty Rainforth, was runner-up in 17:41. Organizers said they were thrilled with the number of participants, which exceeded expectations for their first year. Winners Grades 2-6 1. Ty Rainforth 17:41 2. Carson Whitesel 21:00 3. Ashton Higgins 21:01 1. Mallory Belitz 28:40 2. Kiah Smith 29:17 3. Juliana McNally 29:19 Grades 7-9 1. Cole Belitz 17:53 1. Alison Stineman 19:45 2. Kaydi Daudt 20:02 3. Maddie Grosserode 21:08 10-12 1. Tyson Belitz 19:34 2. Grant White 20:54 3. Alex Kerkman 22:46 1. Kasi Grosserode 19:40 2,Kayla Wright 22:28 3.Rachel Higgins 23:09 Adult 1.Jeff Wickett 17:11 2. Mike Hamm 19:03 3. Conner Knievel 19:21 1. Jennifer Jordan 19:50 2. Marissa Frank 20:07 3. Jodi Velleck 21:12
For years, the Neligh Young Men's Club, or NYMC, has hosted a street dance to celebrate the halfway point of Old Mill Days. This year that will be replaced by a new party.
Party in the Park will make its debut Sunday, July 3 at the Riverside Park Pavilion in Neligh. The event is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. and will go until midnight. NYMC will be on hand to sell drink tickets and will also be serving pulled pork sandwiches and chips at the cost of two drink tickets. The event is open to all ages and those people 21 years of age or older will get wristbands if they wish to drink. Drink tickets will be sold at $3 each or $20 for 7 tickets. The event is set to be a new fundraiser for the NYMC. "It's a fundraiser for us," said Colten Marsh, NYMC member and chairman of the event. "We use that to put on our fireworks shows and all our other events." The event came about because the club decided they wanted to try something different for the annual celebration after doing the street dance for so long. "We tried to find something that people could be excited about, something new and different," said Marsh. There are a few distinct differences between the new Party in the Park event and the former street dance the club put on. Instead of a live band, the NYMC has hired out a DJ to provide good music for the partygoers. Also, the club will be setting up various drinking games for the adults to enjoy. The final difference between this event and the street dance is that there will be no gate fees. The only cost for those in attendance will be the drink tickets. The Party in the Park marks the halfway point for an Old Mill Days that will also include events such as the Color Run and Hole in One Contest on Saturday, a Pancake Feed and Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, and the Grand Parade and Fireworks Show on Monday. |
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