Pender / Thurston Recreation

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Annual CelebrationsGolf
Baseball / SoftballParks
BasketballRaquetball / Tennis
CampingSand Volleyball
FootballSwimming Pool
 
Annual Celebrations
Pender:
Alumni Weekend
   
Thurston:
Watermellon Days
Last Weekend in June
   
2nd weekend in September
Friday Evening:
Street Dance - Main Street
   
Friday Evening:
Fish fry at Legion Hall
Saturday:
Golf Tournament
Softball Tournament
Alumni Dinner
   
Saturday:
Mud Drags
Celebrity Cook-off
Free Street Dance
Sunday:
Parade
Games in the Park
Ducks Down the Dredge
   
Sunday:
Dinner at Legion Hall
Kiddie Parade
Fun-n-games on Main Street
Taco boats, Hot dogs, Pop, etc.
FREE Watermellon
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Baseball / Softball
David Nitzschke Memorial Baseball / Softball Complex
Located on the Northwest edge of Pender by the airport
(402) 385-2271

Thurston Baseball / Softball Field
Located on the far south end of Main street in Thurston, NE.

Heyne Memorial Field
Pender, NE

Summer Baseball / Softball Programs:

Slow Pitch Softball:
Tournament held during 1st weekend in Sept. for Thurston Watermellon Days at Thurston ball field
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Basketball
Pender Park: 6 outdoor hoops available

Thurston Park: 1 outdoor hoop available

Basketball leagues:
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Camping
Pender:
Blue Ox RV Park: Located outside the Blue Ox factory at One Mill Road, Industrial Park, in Pender NE

Village of Pender Campsite: Located on the Northwest side of Main street between the Post Office and the Legion Hall
Hook-ups available - rate $5 per day
Drop off payments at the city office or the night drop box at 416 Main Street.

Thurston:
Hook-ups available - rate $5 per day
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Football
 
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Golf
Twin Creeks Golf Club
9 hole, par 36, public golf course and driving range
3 miles North of Pender on Highway 9
(402) 385-2376
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Parks
Pender Park:
Playground equipment,
basketball courts,
picnic shelters, etc.
Main Street, Pender

Thurston Park:
New playground equipment installed in 2005,
New swings installed in 2006,
Basketball hoop and Picnic shelter
Main Street, Thurston
 

State Parks:
Ponca State Park
Distance:
Amenities:
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Racquetball / Tennis
Racquetball: $10 per hour
Call Lorensen Lumber for times at (402) 385-3166.
Located just south of Lorensen Lumber in the big red building on 1st street

Tennis Courts: Free of charge
Located 1 block east of the Thurston park in Thurston, NE.
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Sand Volleyball
Just north of the Pender Pool on Thurston Avenue in Pender
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Swimming Pool
Pender Swimming Pool
108 S Thurston Ave.
(402) 385-0136
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