Category: Events and activities
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Celebrating Summertime
Usually by now I have at least one summer travel adventure to write about, but not this year. One of these days I plan to mount my camper on my pickup truck again and head out for who-knows-where, but not just yet. For now I will leave the national and state parks to families who […]
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A visual feast
Quilt lovers and garden enthusiasts once again gathered at the family farm of Doug and Terri Wolfe for the annual visual feast which is the Country Quilt Show and Garden Walk. By mid morning both fields reserved for parking were filled. Wolfe family members and friends provide golf cart rides for those who might need assistance. This […]
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The Adventure Continues
As I peck away at my column I’m sipping coffee from one of my favorite mugs imprinted with the message, ” let the adventure begin.” I like the size, shape and feel of the mug and the reminder that every morning is the beginning of a new adventure. Lately my morning begins by sitting in […]
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Cool rides turn out for Cruise Night
The weather was fine and so were the rides on Saturday night for the final cruise night of the season in Blair.
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Blair Graduation Scrap book
Blair Class of 2020 graduates finally were able to savor success and gain a sense of closure during commencement exercises held at Krantz field on August 1. Classroom learning and school sports, activities and events including graduation were all postponed or suspended during the final quarter of the school year. In his commencement address, Principal […]
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May Cruise Night in Blair
If you can drive it, you probably could find it on the streets in downtown Blair on Cruise Night in May. Another cruise night is planned for July 4 before the fireworks show. The event, organized by Blair resident Matt Saunders, drew hundreds of cars — both classic and modern — that cruised along Washington […]
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Holiday Cheer
The Blair Area Community Band and the Blair Community Choir performed their annual holiday concert for an appreciative audience in the Lela Neve Auditorium at Blair High school.
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Christmas for the Coat
The yearly fundraiser for Joseph’s Coat and the Washington County Food Pantry netted around $34,000. The Washington County Food Pantry serves 143 families, 366 individual and 12 new families in an average month.
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Annual Blair Sugar Plum Festival
Families again filled the sidewalks along Washington Street to take part in the 18th annual sugar Plum Festival in downtown Blair last week. Highlights included photos with Santa, hayrack rides pulled by horse and tractors, lots of free treats and other goodies, and seasonal music music by local bands and carolers.
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Halloween fun in Blair
Crisp but pleasant evening for Halloween activities in Blair on Thursday, Nov. 31.
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Fish Fry Friday
First Friday of Lent means that crowds flock to the annual St. John the Baptist Fish Fry in Fort Calhoun. The fish fry is a premier community event that draws big crowds from across the Omaha Metro area and far beyond.
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