4th of July Celebration
Come Celebrate with Us
Join us on July 4th, 1:00 pm – 10:00 p.m. for 9 hours of fun and activities for the whole family to enjoy. What a great way to celebrate the 4th at SBEA with fishing, tagged fishing, bingo, Troubles the Clown, Face Painting, ice cream social, fireworks & more. Then sit back and enjoy the fireworks. With a long 4th weekend, we have started the festivities early with the tagged fish which will be honored Sat.8:00 a.m.— Mon. 8:00 p.m.
Night camping will be open Sunday July 3 for your enjoyment.
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Most Patriotic campsite/picnic area
(Winner announced @ 6:45 p.m.)
See above statement for Fishing Contest (tagged for cash)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bingo
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Busy B’s Food Truck (Will stay till 6:00 p.m. if busy)
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Funky Monkeys Shaved Ice (Will stay till 6:00 p.m. if busy)
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Face Painter
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Spin Art/Pucker Powder
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Character Cartoon Artist
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Troubles the Clown
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Family Game Zone
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Paddle Boats (weather/wind permitting)
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Water Wars
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m Jumbo Obstacle Course
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m Tug & Dunk
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Car Bash
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Contest (ages 8 & under)
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Contest (ages 9 – 15)
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Contest (ages 18 & up)
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Most Patriotic campsite/picnic area winner announced
7:45 p.m. Ice Cream Social
8:30 p.m. Raffle Drawing – Tickets on sale @ the lake store
9:30/10:00 p.m. (dark) Big Fireworks Display
Games and contest will be held throughout the event. We can’t wait to see you all.
Due to limited staff, we are in need of volunteers who could assist us in several areas. The following areas are, but not limited to; Monday July 4th, inflatables/bouncy houses, midway games, bingo and games in the afternoon for a couple of hours. Please contact Stephanie at 522-2996 or steph@beatoday.com if you would like to help out.
Designer Bag Bingo
Get ready to join us for our 1st ever Designer Purse Bingo event. Friday, July 15th, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a fabulous night for a chance to win name-brand designer purses with 10 games of bingo. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25 at the door, which include admission, appetizers, and 20 game cards (2 per game). Buy your tickets in advance and be entered into a raffle to be given away at the end of the night. You may purchase 2 additional Bingo cards for each game upon arrival to the SBEA Designer Purse Bingo for, $3.00 per card, limit of 2 cards per game per member. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and games will begin at 6:30 p.m. Watch the June Newsletter for more information.
- One winner per game
- Bring your own adult beverages, if you would like!
- Must be 12 years old and older to play. Every person, regardless of age, must purchase the $20/$25 ticket to enter.
- Infants and young children are not allowed.
- 50/50 cash pot will be available during the games and winner selected at the end.
- Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach and other Brands
Day At The Water Park
SBEA Day At Rock River Rapids, August 6
Join SBEA in a day splashing, soaking, sliding and sunning yourself as you enjoy the lazy river, lap pool, zero-depth pool at Rock River Rapids. Tickets will be sold in advance in all SBEA stores and will only be good for SBEA Rock River Rapids Aug. 6, 2022 only. Pay $4.50 for adult and $4.00 for seniors & youth (3-17), children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult age 16 or older to enter facility. Tickets on sale in all SBEA stores, Rock River Rapids is open 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Regular prices are $9.00 for adult.
No Volunteers Are Needed for This Event
Catfish Tournament
August 13, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The largest catfish caught wins a Magic Quiet Air Plus minnow bucket. You must be a member and register your catch with the ranger. These fish must be legal size and alive.
Lunker Catfish Tournament
August 27 & 28 – Once the fish for this tournament have been stocked in the lake there will be no fishing until the tournament starts at 8 a.m. on Aug. 27
Only those entered in tournament will be allowed to fish. This event is for members, family members and their guest only. This is a fund raiser for SBEA.
Your chance to catch the “BIG” one and take 1st place has just gotten better. Grab your fishing poles and don’t worry about bait, our lake store can accommodate all your needs for this tournament. Once the fish for this tournament have been stocked in the lake there will be no fishing until the tournament starts at 8 a.m. on Aug. 27. Only those that have paid to enter the tournament will be allowed to fish until the tournament is over. This is a 24-hour tournament; registration starts at 7 a.m. on Aug. 27 and the tournament will start at 8 a.m. On Aug. 28, the weigh in time is at 8 a.m. sharp; however, you may weigh in anytime during the tournament if you do not want to stay the whole time. You may pre-register at the lake store and pay your $25 entry fee before Aug. 27 or the day of the event. The lake will be stocked with “BIG” channel cat for this tournament. There will be 3 cash prizes for the three largest creel of 4 catfish; 1st place, ($250), 2nd place ($150) and 3rd place ($100) and then $100 if you want to enter the contest for largest catfish caught for an additional $5.00 entry fee. All rules of the lake must be followed with no gold fish allowed for bait and 2 poles per fisherman. No buddy system will be allowed, you must catch your own fish and they must be kept on your own stringer or in your own basket and kept in the water. Vehicles will be subject to inspection. Contestants will be supplied with an armband and rods used in the tournament will be tagged. Tournament ends promptly at 8 a.m. on Aug. 28. If you do not present your fish by that time, you will be disqualified, so be sure to be on time. For your convenience the bait shop will be open until midnight on Aug. 27. The lake will be closed for fishing to everyone who is not a contestant in the tournament. Camping will be allowed for those in the tournament on Aug. 27. We will have hotdogs available.
* *We are working on different categories to which we will be giving away prizes for:
First female to weigh in a fish, first legal fish to be registered, youngest fisherman, first 3 creel registered, etc. Watch our Facebook page for more information. **
Catfish Tournament
Labor Day Weekend
Saturday – Monday
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Largest catfish caught from all 3 days combined wins a Zebco rod & reel combo. You must be a member and register your catch with the ranger, and fish must be legal size and alive.
All Star Day – 5 Hours Of Unlimited Fun
All Star Adventures
September 10, 11:00 – 10:00 p.m., Tickets $9.50
Tickets On Sale In All SBEA Stores
5 hours of unlimited fun at All Star Adventures, tickets are $9.50 for members. You must buy your ticket in advance at any SBEA store location and take the ticket to the park anytime during business hours to receive your arm band for 5 hours of fun. All rides are included except for arcade, concessions, batting cages and driving range. All Star Adventures, 1010 N. Webb Road.
No Volunteers Are Needed for This Event
Paint Your Art Out
SBEA Lake Pavilion
October 21, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Tickets $30.00
Are you ready to discover your inner artist? Friday, October 21, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Artist Marcine Goodrum will be present to guide us through a night of painting and fun. At the end of the evening, you will have a 16×20 wintery snowman to take home and display. Bring your favorite beverage. We will provide the canvas and paint supplies, and snacks. Tickets are available at all SBEA stores. Hurry, only 24 tickets will be sold.
Sporting Clays Shoot
JOIN US AT SHADY CREEK SPORTING CLAYS RANGE
1252 N. OLIVER, BELLE PLAINE KS
October 22, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Come join us Saturday, October 22 at Shady Creek Sporting Clays Range as we see who the best of the best is. Cost for members is $35 per shooter if registered by Oct. 7, $40 per shooter thereafter and for nonmembers. (Includes 50 targets, lunch and a ticket for some great prizes to be given away).
You can bring your own gun & ammo or you may rent a firearm and purchase ammo at Shady Creek Sporting Clays Range. This course is zoned for shotgun shot size 7.5 or 8; any other size is prohibited. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. Shooters will be given a ticket when they register for a drawing of prizes at the conclusion of the shoot. We will be raffling off a Winchester SXP Hybrid Hunter 12 Gauge Pump Action 4rd 28″ Shotgun, Realtree Timber Camo, includes 3 Invector-Plus chokes. Raffle tickets on sale at any SBEA store, $5.00 a ticket or 5 for $20.00.
Please pre-register and pay at any SBEA store so we know how many shooters to expect! It also allows us to purchase the right amount of food. Come on out, eat, relax, shoot and chat with others who love the outdoors.
**The winner must pass all requirements to purchase a gun in the state of Kansas and must be 18 years old. All winners subject to background check, if unable to pass background check, gun will go to next winner. **
Check www.beatoday.com or an SBEA store for more details
Arts – N – Crafts Show
November 5, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Event Cancelled
The November 12, 2022 annual Art & Craft Show has been cancelled! If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie at 522-2996.
