Craig Beman had never doodled, drawn, or dabbled in paint before turning 46. But that turned out to be a big year for new beginnings for the former entrepreneur. A little over a month after he and his wife, Peggy, decided to begin a full-time ministry, he picked up a pencil and started sketching. When his wife saw the sophisticated results of his novice efforts, she encouraged him to nurture what they both immediately recognized as his God-given talent.

Once upon a time, in the Sandhills of Nebraska, there were three hunters from a distant land….O.K., it was probably Oklahoma or Texas, but I digress. The hunters had traveled hours to get to God’s Country. The trio had arrived to address their need for adventure. The annual pilgrimage to hunt the wily Nebraska 30-point buck had commenced. In order to begin this adventure, the hunters had to purchase their ammunition from the local gun store. They visited with the shop owner, made their ammo purchase, snagged the obligatory Snickers bars and off to harvest their ginormous buck. By mid-morning, the hunters were back at the gun store to purchase more ammo. The shop owner just had to know... “Whatcha’ doing back here so soon? That was a lot of ammo you must have shot up.”

Tuesday, October 28, the Valentine Lady Badgers won over the Kimball Lady Longhorns 3-1. MiaSherbeynwasaforcewith23 kills, followed by Ashlyn Hutchinson with 17.

CK vs. Sioux County “On Friday, October 17, the Sioux County Warriors traveled down the highway to compete against Cody’s pride and joy: the Cody-Kilgore Cowboys.

Congratulations to the Valentine Middle School first quarter Badger Effort recipients! The Badger Effort Award is based on the school's character education. Students who demonstrate Character In Action (CIA), responsibility, accountability, honesty, empathy, and respect were nominated by their classroom teachers and staff.

The Class of 2027 held a wonderful Trunk or Treat Carnival at the VHS parking lot, Saturday, October 25, 2025. It was a perfect day for fun activities, costumes, and winning fun prizes! There was a small petting zoo, football, fishing, Mega Jenga, ring toss, roping, and more.