Local Entertainment and Recreation
The Imperial Theatre:
The
theatre is owned and operated by the City of Imperial.
Other than the projectionist the theatre is operated by
community volunteers.
Movies are shown on Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday nights
at 7 p.m. Call 882-4470
for movie information.
The Imperial Eagles Club has been around for as long as Imperial uniting friends from the community and surrounding areas. It's a great place to relax and have a good time with some of the friendliest people in the country. The Eagles Club offers several events open to the public including hamburger night every Thursday 6-8p and lots of weekend entertainment including live music and various comedians.
Enders
Lake Golf Course is
located on the north side of Hwy 6 across from Enders
Reservoir this course features a long nine-hole, par 36 course with
wide fairways and prairie views.
Reasonable rates, club house, driving range and cart rental
are available.
308-882-5300
Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area is located ten miles east of Imperial on Hwy 6 and offers water-based recreation for fishing, boating, water skiing, hunting and winter sports. Amenities include picnic tables, grills, shelters, modern restrooms, coin-operated showers, dump station, and fish cleaning station, 32 (30-amp) hookups and 200 non-pad sites.
Champion Mill & Champion Lake Recreation Area was established in 1888. The Champion Mill is the last functional water-powered mill in Nebraska. It stands as a symbol of the settlement and development of Nebraska and the West. Summer hours only. Champion Lake is located ½ mile west of Champion - U.S. Highway 6 or S-15A. Primitive campsites are available for those at one with nature. This recreation area offers primitive camping, picnicking, and fishing.
Chase County Museum is a
handicap accessible museum located in Champion has over 8,000 SF of
indoor display with more than 2,000 items of historic memorabilia.
Open Sundays 1 to 5 pm
Mother’s
Day through the end of August.
There
is no admission charge,
but
freewill offerings are accepted at the door.
Tours are available upon request.
Phone 308-882-4519.
Area Hunting: Chase County has approximately 17,000 acres of public land with walk-in access. There are populations of pheasant, quail, dove, turkey and deer throughout the county. Enders Reservoir is home to many species of duck as well as Canadian geese. Information regarding guided hunting may be viewed online at Chase County Tourism website.
The Municipal Swimming Pool
was
built
in cooperation with Chase County Schools and opened
just in time for the 2009 Swim Season. Located on East 9th Street.
The heated pool is open from Memorial Day through mid-August.
Offerings include swim team, swim lessons, lap swimming,
water aerobics, and night swimming.
The Summer Baseball/Softball Program is sponsored by the City and the
Imperial Baseball/Softball Association.
Beginning at age 6, children can register for T-Ball teams,
moving up through the levels to Legion Baseball for older boys and
Senior Girls League. For
adults, there are a number of mixed leagues, and men’s and women’s
teams that organize and participate on their own schedules.
Youth League Basketball starts at the 4th grade level, boy’s and girl’s teams begin
learning the fundamentals of the game and enjoying the team effort.
Federation Wrestling
is organized privately, volunteers work with youth introducing them to
the sport and teaching fundamentals.
The Imperial Lanes is a six lane house with synthetic lanes.
The bowling alley offers youth, men’s, women’s and couples
leagues. Open bowling is
offered several nights a week.
308-882-5286.