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Review: Neil Simon’s Rumors Delivers Farcical Fun at the Lofte Community Theatre
The Lofte Community Theatre’s latest production, Rumors by Neil Simon, has audiences roaring with laughter. Directed by Kevin Colbert, this fast-paced farce follows an anniversary party gone hysterically wrong when the Deputy Mayor of New York is found with a gunshot wound and his wife is missing. As guests scramble to cover up the scandal,…
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June 2025
The April 2025 issue of Manley News, edited by Madison E. M. Garey, shares personal reflections on gratitude and recovery through AA. Community events include planning meetings, severe weather preparedness tips, and exciting upcoming activities such as “Celebrate Easter 2025” and the “Pillage the Village” festival scheduled for August.
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Spring Thriving in Manley: Community Updates & Events
The April 2025 issue of Manley News, edited by Madison E. M. Garey, shares personal reflections on gratitude and recovery through AA. Community events include planning meetings, severe weather preparedness tips, and exciting upcoming activities such as “Celebrate Easter 2025” and the “Pillage the Village” festival scheduled for August.
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Catch Hollywood, Nebraska at Lofte Theatre This Weekend!
The Lofte Community Theatre recently staged “Hollywood, Nebraska,” a play by Kenneth Jones about two women, Jane and Andrea, returning to their small Nebraska town, confronting their pasts. Directed by Kevin Colbert, the show emphasizes realism and emotional depth, exploring themes of home and personal growth. Performances continue through March 30, 2025.
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Grieving and Growth: Lessons from Loss
Manley News March 2025, Vol. 3, Ed. 3 Editor-in-Chief: Madison E. M. Garey From the Editor Madison E.M. Garey The end of January and beginning of February was a rough time in the Garey household. My father passed away which left me in a sort of fog for a couple weeks. Even when one knows…
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Embracing Sameness: A New Year in Manley
Manley News January 2025, Vol. 3, Ed. 1 Editor-in-Chief: Madison E. M. Garey From the Editor Madison E.M. Garey Just like that 2024 is a year of the past. The New Year brings new hopes, new goals, and at times a new perspective. It is my hope that each year with new resolutions, I keep…
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Winter Festivities in Manley: Celebrate the Season
Manley News December 2024, Vol. 2, Ed. 12 Editor-in-Chief: Madison E. M. Garey From the Editor Madison E.M. Garey Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you for patiently waiting for the December edition of Manley News to be published. Winter is slowly setting into the country side. We are regularly waking to grass covered…
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Hilarious Twist on A Christmas Carol: Comedy and Chaos Unleashed at Lofte Theatre
Madison E. M. Garey, 12/10/2024 Dickens’ Christmas Carol, by Mark Landon Smith is a Christmas themed show that will certainly lighten the heart this holiday season. Your sides will ache from laughing so hard. This unique production, Directed by Kevin Colbert, is really a show within a show. Local actors play troupers, who in turn…
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Thankful Times: Celebrating Community in Manley
Manley News November 2024, Vol. 2, Ed. 11 Editor-in-Chief: Madison E. M. Garey From the Editor Madison E.M. Garey Thank the good Lord for the rain we have so desperately needed. Along with the rain comes the cooler temperatures of fall. Just in time for warm soups and casseroles at the Garey household. We have…
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Village of Manley October 2024 Board Meeting Summary – Key Points
Madison Garey October 15, 2024 The regular meeting of the Village of Manley Board of Trustees convened on October 10, 2024. This document serves not as the official minutes of the meeting but rather as a summary of the key discussion points from those in attendance. Several topics were discussed, including the delay in the…
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