Vicki Lee and Roderic Ruggier drove 16 hours from Green Valley, Arizona, to attend the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center ribbon cutting. Ruggier had been a ranger here in the past, and he's always held this area in a special place in his heart.
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Regional director Bert Frost, executive director of Black Hills Parks and Forests Association Patty Ressler, Gering Mayor Tony Kaufman and Scotts Bluff Monument Parks superintendent Dan Morford cut the red ribbon in front of the new visitors center to officially open it after a year of waiting.
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Jerry Lucas, a historian with the Scotts Bluff National Monument, portrayed a fur trader called Frenchie to give a special presentation to visitors waiting outside for their turn to check out the new center.
OLIVIA WIESELER/Star-Herald
Part of the grand opening of the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitors Center was the addition of the new park store through the Black Hills Parks and Forests Association. It holds all kinds of Scotts Bluff National Monument swag, including the 100th anniversary book "Through the Years," which is on sale at a special price of $35 just for the grand opening weekend.
Vicki Lee and Roderic Ruggier drove 16 hours from Green Valley, Arizona, to attend the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center ribbon cutting. Ruggier had been a ranger here in the past, and he's always held this area in a special place in his heart.
Regional director Bert Frost, executive director of Black Hills Parks and Forests Association Patty Ressler, Gering Mayor Tony Kaufman and Scotts Bluff Monument Parks superintendent Dan Morford cut the red ribbon in front of the new visitors center to officially open it after a year of waiting.
Jerry Lucas, a historian with the Scotts Bluff National Monument, portrayed a fur trader called Frenchie to give a special presentation to visitors waiting outside for their turn to check out the new center.
Part of the grand opening of the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitors Center was the addition of the new park store through the Black Hills Parks and Forests Association. It holds all kinds of Scotts Bluff National Monument swag, including the 100th anniversary book "Through the Years," which is on sale at a special price of $35 just for the grand opening weekend.
