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April 6, 2025 - The vinNEBRASKA Foundation has raised more than $400,000 for the fourth straight year, this time in support of the work of Completely KIDS. The sold-out two-night event featured 20 world-class winemakers from California, Washington, and Oregon. This year’s honorary winery wasMaterrafromtheNapaValley’s Oak Knoll AVA. vinNEBRASKA 2025 was held at the Capital District Marriott April 4-5. The event highlights included a five-course winemaker dinner Friday night and a grand tasting and live auction Saturday night.

Visitors to state park areas in north-central Nebraska will find enhanced day-use and camping amenities. Projects in the works or completed will appeal to an array of park users. The following is a roundup of those improvements and projects:

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, a program that empowers women with the knowledge of outdoor skills, will host Ladies Day on the Range on April 26 at six locations across Nebraska. This program, which runs from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., offers women the opportunity to shoot archery, pellet gun, .22 handgun, shotgun, and .22 rifle.

Construction has begun on new amenities at Frye Lake and Avocet Lake near Hyannis. If all goes according to schedule, anglers will have an easier time launching boats at both locations by the end of the summer.

Visitors to state park areas in northeastern Nebraska will find enhanced day-use and camping amenities. Projects in the works or completed will appeal to an array of park users. The following is a roundup of those improvements and projects:

Women looking to learn fishing skills or expand what they already know are invited to events hosted by the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program in April. The free offerings are: • Introduction to Fishing – April 16 at Platte River State Park, April 23 at Conestoga State Recreation Area, April 24 at Olive Creek SRA.

Registration just opened for Nebraska’s most scenic triathlon – Crofton’s Dam Race – set for July 26, 2025 at Lewis and Clark State Now in its eighth year, the race continues to blend small town charm and new traditions, all while benefiting the development of a walk-bike trail at the recreation area just north of Crofton.

There will be A Golden Fleecing (no, not really) in Valentine, April 24 at 7:00 p.m., and again on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. The Old West Days Committee is happy to present the return of the popular Melodrama during its lineup of events April 24 – 27, 2025.