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Neewollah News will include a variety of news releases related to Neewollah. News items are listed in newest to oldest order (top to bottom) and are not normally removed even if they become outdated. Please check back often for updated news.
2009 Grand Parade Marshal Full Story
Generalissimo 2009 Sean Clapp announces that Judy Carroll will be this year's Grand Parade Marshal.
2009 Queen Neelah Publicity Chairman Full Story
Generalissimo 2009, Sean Clapp along with Lori Wesselowski and Stacey Yackshaw, Queen Neelah Co-directors are pleased to announce that April Nutt will do Publicity for the 68th Queen Neewollah.
2009 Neewollah Bike Ride Chairman Announced Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo 2009 Sean Clapp, has announced that Doug Froebe is the chairman of the 2009 Neewollah Bike Ride, Saturday, October 24, 2009.
2009 Neewollah Musical Publicity Chairman Announced Full Story
Generalissimo 2009, Sean Clapp along with Lisa Mitchell Paige, Director for “Thoroughly Modern Millie” are pleased to announce Margie Swisher will do Publicity for the Neewollah musical.
2009 Neewollah Chili Cook-Off Chairman Announced Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo Sean Clapp has announced that Angie Carr and Carey Chism will be the co-chairman of the 2009 Neewollah Chili Cook-Off.
2009 5k/10k Run and 1m Fun Run / Walk Chairman Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo 2009, Sean Clapp, would like to announce that Gordon McDaniel is this years 5K/10K Run & 1M Fun Run/Walk chairman. The 5K/10K Run will be at Riverside Park on October 24, 2009.
Neewollah 2009 Sponsor Levels Full Story
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2009 Queen Neelah Talent Co-Chairs Full Story
The Neewollah Queens Co-Directors, Lori Wesselowski and Stacey Yakshaw, have announced that the 2009 Talent Committee Co-Chairmen will be Sonja Conley and Kelly Cox.
2009 Queen Neelah Workshop Co - Chairs Full Story
The Neewollah Queens Co-Directors, Lori Wesselowski and Stacey Yakshaw, have announced the chairmen for the 2009 Summer Workshop to be held on June 16, 2009 at 6pm: Tresa Fahler, Niki McLain and Lea Shepard.
2009 Queen Neelah Escort Co-Chairs Full Story
The Neewollah Queens Co-Directors, Lori Wesselowski and Stacey Yakshaw, have announced the chairmen for the 2009 Stage Escorts, Dana and Doug Froebe.
2009 Queen Neelah Deb Co-Chairs Full Story
The Neewollah Queens Co-Directors, Lori Wesselowski and Stacey Yakshaw, have announced the chairmen for the 2009 Neelah Debs: Pili Barker and Stacy Near.
An evening with “Smash Mouth” Full Story
An evening with “Smash Mouth” Sean Clapp, Neewollah Generalissimo 2009, is pleased to announce the band Smash Mouth as the Neewollah headliner at the Saturday night October 31 show. The show will be back at Memorial Hall.
2009 Queen Neelah Orientation and Workshop Full Story
2009 Queen Neelah Orientation and Workshop A Queen Neelah orientation and workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:00p.m. to be held at the Presbyterian Church located at 201 South 5th Street in Independence.
2009 Neelah Candidate Co-Chairmen Announced Full Story
The Co-Directors of the Queen Neelah 68th Pageant, Lori Wesselowski and Stacey Yakshaw, have announced the 2009 Candidate Co-Chairmen. This year’s Candidate Co-Chairmen will be Sabrina Overfield and Rita Taylor. The Candidate Co-Chairmen are responsible for many aspects of the competition including meeting regularly with the candidates, helping them to prepare for the competition and working with candidate and trophy sponsors.
Neodesha Resident Designs Neewollah 2009 Festival Logo Full Story
Neodesha Resident Designs Neewollah 2009 Festival Logo The Neewollah Logo Committee is excited to announce that this year’s winner of the 2009 Neewollah Logo Contest is Leon Stout, of Neodesha, Kansas.
Neewollah 2009 Logo Contest To Begin Full Story
Sean Clapp, 2009 Neewollah Generalissimo, has announced the theme for this October’s celebration will be; “Neewollah 2009: Thoroughly Fun!” “It is a tough job deciding on a theme that describes the excitement of Neewollah”, said Clapp, “The theme sets the tone for the entire festival. I bounced several ideas off of friends and found that “Neewollah 2009: Thoroughly Fun” not only incorporated the 2009 Neewollah musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, but also worked great in describing all of the Neewollah events.”
Grand Parade Fly Over Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo 2008, Marty Reichenberger is proud to announce that a KC 135 aircraft will once again be part of the Grand Parade Saturday October 24, 2008. A flight pattern has been filed with the craft to fly from North to South over Penn at the start of the parade.
Neewollah Medallion Hunt Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo 2008, Marty Reichenberger announces the Kick off for the annual Neewollah Medallion Hunt will be at 1 pm following the Chili Cook -Off on Saturday, October 18, 2008. The first clue will be given by a representative of Layne Energy, event sponsor.
2008 Queen Neelah Emcees Announced Full Story
The Co-Directors of the Queen Neelah 67th Pageant, Dana Froebe and Stacy Near, have announced the emcees for the 2008 Queen Neelah events. The 2008 Queen Neelah Coronation Emcee will be Ken Brown and the 2008 Queen Neelah Talent Competition Emcee will be Christa Henton Dubill.
Friday Night Free Show - Ventriloquist: Vern Wirka Full Story
New to Neewollah this year for the Friday evening show at 5:30 on the band stand, will be Ventriloquist, Vern Wirka according to Generalissimo Marty Reichenberger. This show will continue the tradition of following the Kiddie Parade with free entertainment at the bandstand.
Neewollah 2008 Kiddie Parade Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo 2008, Marty Reichenberger, has announced that Rick Boyer will be the chairman of this years Kiddie Parade with Brad Carroll and Debbie Toomey as co-assistant chair.
Neewollah 2008 Ticket Sales Full Story
Tickets for all Neewollah events will go on sale on Saturday, September 27, 8 a.m. at the 2008 Neewollah headquarters, 204 N. Penn (formerly Calvert’s Department Store) according to Neewollah Generalissimo 2008, Marty Reichenberger.
Neewollah Musical Cast Announced Full Story
Director Ray Rothgeb and Producers Debbie and Bob Tincher are proud to announce the cast for the 2008 Neewollah Production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. The musical will kick off the annual festival on the stage of Memorial Hall on Friday, October 16; Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18.
Queen Neelah coronation events chairmen announced for 2008 Full Story
The co-directors of the Queen Neelah 67th Pageant, Dana Froebe and Stacy Near, announced the co-chairmen for the 2008 Queen Neelah coronation events, Pili Barker and Paula Schabel.
Queen Neelah Stage Escort Chairs Announced Full Story
The Neewollah Queens Co-Directors, Dana Froebe and Stacy Near, have announced the chairmen for the 2008 Stage Escorts, Nellie and Jason Mendoza. The Stage Escort Chairmen supervise and organize the activities of the Neewollah Stage Escorts. They are responsible for supervising the Stage Escorts during the Talent rehearsals. The 2008 Stage Escorts will serve and assist during the Talent Competition and Coronation activities.
Queen Neelah Talent Co-Chairs Announced Full Story
The co-directors of the Queen Neelah 67th Pageant, Dana Froebe and Stacy Near, announced the 2008 talent committee co-chairwomen, Stacey Yakshaw and Tabitha Snodgrass.
Neelah Deb Chairs Announced Full Story
The Neewollah Queen’s co-directors, Dana Froebe and Stacy Near, announced the chairmen for the 2008 Neelah Debs, Kathy Clapp and Lisa Hugo.
Photographers Needed Full Story
The Neewollah Board has announced that they are looking for an official “Neewollah Photographer.”
Neewollah Musical Announced Full Story
2008 Generalissimo, Marty Reichenberger announces Ray Rothgeb as the Director and Debbie and Bob Tincher as producers of this year’s musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”.
Queen Neelah Orientation and Workshop Full Story
A Queen Neelah orientation and workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 6:00 PM at the Presbyterian Church basement located at 201 S. 5th in Independence. Attendance at this meeting is VERY IMPORTANT since it will be the only Queen Neelah event held this summer.
Queen Neelah Candidate Co-Chairs Announced Full Story
The co-directors of the Queen Neelah 67th Pageant, Dana Froebe and Stacy Near, announced the 2008 candidate co-chairmen, Lori Wesselowski and Paula Marchant.
Queen Neelah Directors Announced Full Story
Neewollah Generalissimo 2008 Marty Reichenberger has announced the appointment of Dana Froebe and Stacy Near as Queen’s Co-Directors. Their duties will include coordinating and supervising the preparation for the Queen’s Talent presentation and Coronation activities.
2008 Festival Logo Winner Full Story
‘Welcome to Our Town’ is the theme of the artwork which will herald Neewollah this fall. The Neewollah Logo Committee announced that the winner of the 2008 Neewollah Logo Contest is DeeAnne Tigner, of Neodesha, Kansas.
Terri Clark to perform at Neewollah 2008 Full Story
Marty Reichenberger, Generalissimo of Neewollah 2008, is excited to announce Terri Clark on the Neewollah stage as the Saturday headliner. This year’s Neewollah Board of Directors is providing the biggest FREE show to ever rock the bandstand at Penn and Laurel, as a way of saying Thank you to the community for supporting Neewollah for over 50 years.
Neelah Debs and Escorts Full Story
Queen Neelah 2008---Any Junior boy interested in being a Stage Escort or Freshman girl interested in being a Neelah Deb can pick up an application from the High School office. The deadline to get these applications back in is May 13. If you have questions you can contact Dana Froebe at 330-7340 or 331-5420 or Stacy Near at 331-6026.
Neewollah 2008 Logo Contest Full Story
Again this year, area residents of all ages are invited to enter the Neewollah 2008 Logo Contest. ITSO, the Independence Thespian Society Organization, will co-chair and coordinate the competition. Entry forms with contest guidelines can be found in the Sunday, February 17th Independence Daily Reporter.
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