Attend a Melodrama
Throughout the month
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park
For 24 years, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park has provided lighthearted
family entertainment with its summer melodrama program. This year's
lineup features the tales of a grown-up Little Red Riding Hood, a
wedding jeopardized by a scheming bank embezzler, and a damsel
in distress. A schedule is available at melodrama.net. Present your
theater ticket at Caddy's Parkside Grill, Mahoney's new restaurant, on
the day of the show and receive 10 percent off the cost of your entrée.
For more information, call the park at 402-944-2523.
By Renae Blum
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JOHN
BURKHART
Pick Wild Fruits and Berries
Mid- to late July
Statewide
Now is the season when many wild fruits and berries are ripening,
such as currants, sand cherry (pictured), chokecherry, gooseberry
and ground cherry. Game and Parks' Greg Wagner offered these
tips for foraging: know what you're going to pick; look out for
thorns; sample as you go; keep your fruit in the shade and get it
into the fridge as soon as possible; and, as always, get permission
if you are foraging on private property or public land.
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JENNY
NGUYEN-WHEATLEY
Time Well Spent
What to Do in July
T
hose willing to brave the heat will reap the sweet rewards summer has to offer,
which could include foraging for fresh wild fruit, fishing as a new hobby, and
adventures on a water trail. Learn more below, and check out various state park events
on our website at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov.
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