🌱 JH VB vs. Pender and 11 more events

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• Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction at Cass County Community Building

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 46.
• Saturday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.

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Saturday October 3
• Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction →
  Cass County Community Building, 805 W 10th St, Atlantic
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• JH VB vs. Pender
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Lyons, NE 68038
  4:00 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Stanton XC Invite (Varsity)
  Stanton High School Elkhorn Acres Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Boys Cross Country: 2026 Stanton Cross Country Invite (Varsity)
  Stanton High School Elkhorn Acres Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Varsity CC @ Staton
  Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School Bancroft, NE 68004
  4:00 pm
• JH XC @ Stanton
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Lyons, NE 68038
  4:00 pm
• XC @ Stanton
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Lyons, NE 68038
  4:30 pm
• Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Schuyler (Junior High)
  Schuyler Middle School Gym
  4:30 pm
• Boys Football: Logan View vs West Point-Beemer (Junior High)
  West Point-Beemer High School West Point-Beemer Football Field/Tra
  4:30 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Stanton XC Invite (Junior High)
  Stanton High School
  5:30 pm
• JV/V Vball @ Wakefield
  Bancroft-Rosalie jr/sr High School Wakefield, NE 68784, USA
  5:30 pm
• JH CC @ Stanton
  Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School Stanton, NE 68779, USA
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Boys Football: Schuyler vs West Point-Beemer (Varsity)
  West Point-Beemer High School West Point-Beemer Football Field/Tra
  7:00 pm

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