Bandana Benefit
It is Bandana Benefit Time!
A benefit for the Legacy of the Plains Museum
When: Friday, April 17, 2020
Where: Gering Civic Center
Doors open up at 5:30 – dinner Served at 6:30
Picnics & Cookbooks!
PICNICS & COOKBOOKS!
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