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- Annual
Antelope Dinner Theater (link) -
An annual
fundraiser for the
community of Antelope. Area amatuer actors join
together to
create an evening of entertainment. Plays range
from musicals to
comedies, you are guaranteed an evening of good food and
fun.
- Annual
Golf Tournaments -
- Sheridan Health Care Charity Golf Tournament
- Cassidy's Tournament
- Pep Rally Memorial Tournament
- Corbin Mixed Couples Tournament
- Mens Roundup
- Womens Tournament
- Glow Ball Tournament
- Fireman's Tournament
- Sheridan Memorial 5K Run Walk - An annual
event started in May of 2012. memorial 5KP, held
during the Sheridan
County Fair, community
members gather to run or walk, to remember long time
Sheridan County
Resident and Coach, Kevin Paulson.
- Tennis
- Medicine Lake, Westby and Plentywood all
host tennis courts
near their
local parks.
- Geocaching (link) - Geocaching
is
a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the
world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.
Enjoyed by people
of all age groups, there are 40 in the Plentywood area
that
participate.
- Ice
Skating - Not only can one ice skate at the
Bolster Dam, but
Plentywood also has
their own outdoor rink near the Sherwood Park.
- Snowmobiling
- Sheridan County hosts light fluffy powder to
carve a trail
through. Plentywood has a snowmobile club,
Sno-Travelers, who
occasionally gather together for a trip across the snowy
hills and
plains.
- Shooting
Ranges - There are four shooting ranges located
in Sheridan
County.
Dagmar, Medicine Lake and two in Plentywood. Most
recently
Medicine Lake Trap Club was awarded $4,317 in partial
funding towards
the installment of a new electrical system and heater
and replacement
of a trap house, concrete pad and sidewalks. The
Pioneer Gun
Club, located in Dagmar received $14,000 in partial
funding towards
replacement of a trap house and purchase of an automated
thrower and
voice command unit.
- Sheridan
County Fair - The annual Sheridan County Fair
also features
live concerts, PRCA
Rodeo, demolition derby, mud run, bump 'n run, food,
kids area, parade,
youth livestock and sale, horse show, commercial booths,
free
entertainment, carnival and a free shuttle bus on
premise.
- Hunting
and Fishing - Sheridan County has abundant
hunting of deer,
grouse, pheasant and
migratory birds. WE also offer fishing in the
Plentywood and
Raymond Dams and Medicine Lake as well as several other
hidden fishing
holes.
- Bird
Watching - The Medicine Lake Wildlife Refuge,
established in
1935, provides
important breeding and stopover habitats for a diverse
array of
migratory birds and boasts the best bird watching in the
area.
- Horseshoes
- Medicine Lake, Westby and Plentywood all
host horseshoe pits
near their
local parks.
- County
Museum (link) - During
the
late 1960's, a group of Sheridan County residents
realized
that they had to make an effort to capture some of the
historical
flavor, fashions and fixtures of our early days.
The Sheridan
County Museum was completed in 1968 and formally
dedicated on June 29,
1989.
- Farm
Expo - Each year KATQ Radio sponsors its annual
Farm Expo,
bringing in
agricultural and household exhibits from Montana, North
Dakota, and
Canada. Educational seminars daily. Friday
night's banquet
includes a featured guest speaker.
- Prairie
Fest - Prairie Fest is a week long celebration
that involves all
areas of Sheridan County. The celebration is kicked off
the last week
in June with Medicine Lake's Evening in the Park and is
continued
through the Fourth of July with Westby Days on the
5th.
- Sunset
Drive-In (link) -
Locally
owned and operated the Sunset Drive-In takes us back
to the nostalgic
feeling of going to the movies. Park your car,
tune in your
radio, lay back and enjoy the show. Or bring a
blanket and watch
Newly Released movies under the stars. A
playground is available
for children and a variety of concessions are
available, including
popcorn, pizza, slush burgers and more!
- Orpheum
Theater (link) -
The
historic Orpheum Theater is solely operated on a
Volunteer Basis.
Purchased by the Chamber of Commerce, the Theater not
only brings Newly
Released movies to the community of Sheridan County,
but offers the
community a space to give presentations, watch live
entertainment and
host meetings.
- Medicine
Lake Wildlife Refuge (link) -
Northeast
Montana is a virtual outdoor paradise, with endless
recreational
possibilities. For example, the 32,000-acre
Medicine Lake
Wildlife Refuge, just 23 miles from Plentywood, is home
to nearly a
quarter of a million waterfowl during spring and fall
migrations.
This prairie lake ecosystem is also one of the best
places in the west
to photograph great blue herons, white pelicans,
sandhill cranes and 10
different species of ducks. All hunting allowed on
the Refuge is
in accordance with Federal and State law. Hunters
can enjoy a
quality hunting experience from upland game birds, most
waterfowl,
mourning doves, some big game and mammalian
predators. The area
grasslands are abundant with thousands of prairie birds,
deer and
antelope.
- Plentywood
Golf Course - Plentywood's nine-hole golf
course will please
those who cannot live without a challenging game of
golf.
Women's, Men's couples and 5 and Under leagues offer an
opportunity for
everyone to golf. Several golf tournaments are
held throughout
the year that can quench your thirst for competition and
fun.
- Local
Parks and Pools - Plentywood's five city parks
and municipal
swimming pool provide recreation for the kids while
tennis, basketball,
adult softball programs and little league fill the
competitive
need. Medicine Lake also provides the community
with a public
swimming pool, picnic area and park.
- State
Parks - Sheridan County boasts a newly
established Montana State
Park, only 31 miles from Plentywood. Brush Lake is
a deep, clear
lake with white, sandy beaches surrounded by grass
fields and linear
stands of spring wheat. Due to the mineral make-up
of this lake,
there are no fish. A day-use area is located on
the northeast
portion of the lake. This area includes a parking
area, boat ramp
and dock, vault toilet, picnic tables, fire-rings and a
designated
swimming area.
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