By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Keith Geluso slowly climbed the ladder, wearing a Black and Decker work glove on one hand and holding a pair of metal forceps in the other. “Hopefully they’re up here,” he said before peering into a crack between the exterior wall and roof of an old sod-and-frame building at Fort Kearny State Historical Park. “Oh yeah.” Geluso had spotted exactly what he was looking for. About a half dozen bats were nestled … [Read more...] about Holy Halloween!: UNK’s ‘Batman’ an expert on creepy critters
Halloween
PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Art and Design pumpkin carving contest
UNK's Department of Art and Design is getting campus in the Halloween spirit with its 25th annual pumpkin carving contest and display. Dozens of art and design students, as well as faculty, staff and students from across UNK, were invited to create their best jack-o'-lantern for the event. From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, the campus community can stop by the Fine Arts Building to check out the pumpkins and vote for the best, most creative and ugliest entries. Photos by … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK Art and Design pumpkin carving contest
Pumpkin carving party to raise funds for UNK student memorial tree
KEARNEY – The College of Arts and Sciences Outreach Committee is hosting a pumpkin carving party to raise money for a memorial fund and memorial tree for UNK students. The cost to participate is $15, which includes a pumpkin, carving tools and snacks. Prizes will be awarded to those participating, including UNK Theatre tickets, Loper swag and shirts, and food from Raising Cane’s. The event is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the UNK Alumni House, 2222 Ninth Ave. It is open to UNK … [Read more...] about Pumpkin carving party to raise funds for UNK student memorial tree
PHOTO GALLERY: Pumpkin Carving Contest
Get Scared, Raise Money; Phi Delta Theta using Kneeknocker Woods to help ALS Association
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney fraternity Phi Delta Theta is hosting a haunted woods to raise funds for Nebraska’s chapter of the ALS Association. Grandpa Grimm’s Kneeknocker Woods is open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday nights from Sept. 29 to Oct. 29. The outdoor Halloween experience also is open on two Sundays, from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 22 and Oct. 29. KneeKnocker Woods is set along an old wooded river that snakes through corn-planted … [Read more...] about Get Scared, Raise Money; Phi Delta Theta using Kneeknocker Woods to help ALS Association
