Area events

Dance slated

SELIGMAN, Mo. -- The Seligman Chamber will have a Saturday night dance at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Seligman Chamber Event Center on Missouri Hwy. 37. The band will be Three Hits & A Miss. Admission is $4 each. Please bring a snack to share. No alcohol or smoking allowed. For information, call 417-662-3612 or 479-381-2133.

Music at firehouse set

GARFIELD -- The NEBCO Music at the Firehouse event will be from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the NEBCO Community Center, U.S. Hwy. 62 and S. Wimpy Jones Road in Garfield. No cover charge or admission, donations are welcome. For information, contact Andy at NEBCO Fire/EMS at 359-3134.

Swap Meet and Craft Show planned

SELIGMAN, Mo. -- Seligman Chamber of Commerce will have a Swap Meet and Craft show Friday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 4. To set up a booth, call (417) 662-3612 or (479) 381-2133. Booth space is $30 for two days, inside or outside; tables are available. Food concession will be provided. The Seligman Chamber Event Center is on Missouri Highway 37 north, Seligman, Mo.

Craft Fair slated

GATEWAY -- A craft fair is scheduled at the Gateway City Park for Oct. 17-19. To reserve a space, call 640-7707 or 640-8712.

Train tickets on sale

SELIGMAN, Mo. -- All Aboard -- there is still time to make reservations on the Seligman train ride to Van Buren, Ark., on Saturday, Oct. 11, or Sunday, Oct. 12, see the beautiful Boston Mountains. It will be Arts and Crafts days in Van Buren. there will be music in the street. Tickets are $80, adult first class and $72 for seniors 65 or older; vintage cars $60 adults, $54 for seniors, $35 for children 4-12 and free for children under 4. This is an all-day trip. Make reservations now, call 417-662-3612. Sponsored by the Seligman Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas & Missouri Railroad.

Register for Rib Cook-off

GARFIELD -- The 21st annual NEBCO Fire/EMS Turkey Shoot and Rib Cook Off is Saturday, Oct. 4.

The fundraiser will be at NEBCO Fire Station No. 1 and Community Center, U.S. Hwy. 62 and S. Wimpy Jones Road in Garfield. Activities are anchored by the ever popular Rib Cook-Off and Turkey Shoot events; and brand new this year, there are Rib Cook-Off cash prizes of $500, $300 & $200 for first, second and third place winners respectively.

There is also a day-long raffle with great prizes including a 58-inch flat screen TV, a kayak, tools, toys, hunting gear, restaurant gift certificates and kitchen items. Raffle tickets are $1 each, six for $5, 12 for $10, 24 for $20, 60 for $50 and 120 for $100.

There is a silent auction, bingo, a "buy-it-now" bargain area, and for the kids, the Daisy BB-Gun range.

Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Baby Back pork ribs, pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, dessert and drink; just $9 for adults, $5 for children 10 & under.

To enter and/or sponsor a Rib Cook-Off Team, call NEBCO at 479-359-3134. Rib Cook-Off registration deadline is Oct. 2 and is limited to the first 25 applicants.

For information on all NEBCO news and events, go to www.nebcofireems.org.

General News on 09/24/2014