The 44th annual Old Mill Days Parade took place Monday afternoon in Neligh.
Check out the gallery below for pictures from the parade! Can you find yourself or someone you know? This was our view of you from the Old Mill Days parade on the Fourth of July!
Nearly 70 youth enjoyed a morning of fishing on Monday during the annual Youth Fishing Tournament at Penn Lake.
Monday was a repeat of last year as all of the winners in each age group were the same. Also for the second straight year, Isabelle Pitzer was the overall winner and in the 6-10 age group. Pitzer, 9 of Oakdale, caught 3 pounds, 7 ounces of fish. Trey Svatos of Neligh won the 11-13 age group with 2 pounds, 8 ounces of fish while Hunter Sonnenfelt of Battle Creek won the 0-5 with 2 pounds, 6 ounces. Age 0-5: 1. Hunter Sonnenfelt, Battle Creek; 2. Alicen Dewey, Neligh; 3. Josh Maughan, Oakdale. Age 6-10: 1. Isabelle Pitzer, Oakdale; Reaghan Pedersen, Neligh; Xavier Hart, Neligh. Age 11-13: 1. Trey Svatos, Neligh; 2. Gavin Longsdorf, Neligh; 3. Cameron Schindler, Neligh. From capturing a live toad to bringing in a dryer, the Old Mill Days annual scavenger hunt gave participants just 60 minutes to find some odd items again this year.
What were some of the other 50 items? A swimming pool, 15 wedding koozies, We Support Neligh sign, pink Solo cup, saddle, welcome mat, red bike, receipt for $1.44, Not Too Small To Have It All t-shirt and lots of selfies around Neligh. Team "Beat The Green" took home the top prize while Pitzer's Pirates of the Antelope County News was runner-up. Most of the prize money given away at the event was donated back to the Neligh Young Men's Club. 1. Beat The Green 2. Pitzer's Pirates (Team ACN) 3. Pink 4. Mortland 5. French Toast Mafia 6. Snail With more than 30 participants at the annual Old Mill Days Trap Shooting Contest on Saturday, organizer Boyd Pedersen said Paul Risperdal won the top prize of $160.
Pedersen was runner-up, claiming $80. Top 10 is as follows. 1. Paul Risperdal 2. Boyd Pedersen 3. Ricky Fangman 4. Bud Miller 5. Derrick Pollock 6. Tyler Pedersen 7. John Eichberg 8. Duane Childers 9. Todd Pollock 10. Dennis Maple A 3-D archery shoot will still be open tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the archery range.
It is $15 for adults and $8 for kids. Hundreds of people filtered through the pavilion in Riverside Park on Sunday morning for breakfast and to support the Neligh Young Men's Club.
An annual event during Old Mill Days, the feed serves as a major fundraiser for the club as they raise money for fireworks and other events they host throughout the years. While Old Mill Days is the biggest event of the year, the NYMC also hosts the Easter Egg hunt, haunted trail during Halloween, Novemberfest (beer and wine tasting event) and others. They also give hats and gloves to local preschoolers every year. Another key fundraiser for the club is the Ducky Derby. They are currently selling tickets and will be dumping the ducks into the river at 6 p.m. on Monday night. Tickets can be purchased from any NYMC member, so look for their blue shirts this weekend if you're interested in supporting their cause. As the motorcycles revved Sunday morning in Riverside Park, the 200-mile ride was about more than just a good time, it's part of honoring our veterans.
For years, Sandhills Legion Riders Post 172 has held a poker run as a social event and fundraiser, but it's really the last part that is so important because giving back to veterans is really what this organization is all about. Darrell Sorensen said with 26 members in the post and 20-plus in the Sons of American Legion, there are a lot of veterans and sons of veterans who dedicate time in honoring those who served. "I never served, but this is a way for me to pay back," he said. "Right now my older sister, Cherylle Arens, is a chapter president. She has two daughters who are serving right now; I have a son that is serving right now, so we have a history in the family." Sorensen said the Legion Riders are often seen at funerals, parades and various military events standing with flags in honor of our veterans. "A lot of it was set up to honor military veterans at funerals. If the family asks for a flag line, we'll stand in a flag line for a military funeral just to honor those who have passed on," he said. On Sunday, dozens of Legion Riders, and many others, hopped on their bikes for a 200-mile poker run. Sorensen said he was the only one who knew the route and said they would be headed south and stop for lunch in Belgrade. Neligh took trip back in time Saturday evening with cruise night. Classic cars from as far back as the 1950s were seen on Main Street and throughout the town.
Cruise night is an annual tradition with Old Mill Days. Neligh's annual pancake feed will kick off a day filled with activities for Old Mill Days.
The Neligh Young Men's Club pancake feed will run from 8 a.m. to noon at the Pavilion in Riverside Park. The American Legion Riders Poker run will leave from the Pavilion at 10 a.m. with registratoion beginning at 9 a.m. Other activities planned for Sunday include the 3D Archery Shoot from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and the Trap Shoot from 2:30 p.m. Participants in the trap shoot must by 16. Several events are planned for Sunday evening. John Petersen will perform at the Congregational Church at 7 p.m. A free-will donation will be accepted with linger longer following. The Scavenger Hunt will begin at the Antelope County Courthouse at 7 p.m. and is open to all ages. A "Party In The Park" is planned in the Pavilion from 9 p.m. until midnight. There will be a music, a beer garden and games of that nature for those 21-and-older. There is no fee to attend, but there is a cost for alcohol, which must be purchased there. |
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