Family

The decedents of Alfred and Rebecca Shields Lawrence are having a pot luck reunion at the Valentine City Park Pavilion at 12:00 noon. All cousins are encouraged to attend..

Dean and Sheryl Noteboom spent Friday and Saturday with Jason and Mindi Veurink and family and celebrated Mindi’s 40th birthday. JD and Desirae Noteboom and Reese of Fort Pierre joined them.

One of the most common reasons a person comes to the Ear Nose and Throat clinic is a stuffy nose. The way the symptoms are described varies. The stuffiness or congestion can be present at all times, at certain times of year, worse on one side, alternate sides, and may or may not respond to medications.

Nutritious and flavorful carrots make the perfect snack and addition to salads, stir-fries, soups, and stews. They have the crunch of chips and crackers without the fat and calories. High in vitamin A and easy to grow, plant now for a flavorful fall harvest.

Plants can be beautiful additions to a home and provide a natural way to filter interior air. Many homeowners prefer to enhance their spaces with greenery and various flowers. Though that's a great way to design a home's interior, pet owners must exercise caution with plants to safeguard their furry friends.

Most white and cider vinegars used for making pickles and salsa are five percent acidity, but not all. Acidity level below five percent is not recommended as it is not adequate to control microbial growth and may result in spoilage.

A Jackman family reunion was recently held in the Valentine City Park hosted by Lori Shelbourn, Carole (Jackman) Schemm and Linda Dilsaver. The group enjoyed visiting and several games were played. Matt Jackman did the honors grilling philly cheese steaks. Local attendees were the Shelbourn families and Carol Schemm. Other family members traveled from Washington, Iowa, Wyoming, south Carolina, Texas, the Netherlands and several locations in Nebraska.

As you’re working in your garden or in your landscape, do consider bees. Especially honeybees. As they are pollinating your veggies, fruit, flowers, shrubs, and trees, the bees are taking pollen to feed their young and taking nectar to turn into honey. The bees will eat the honey and also collect this healthy food for us. A fun fact concerns pollination and orchids. Orchids ‘flirt’ with honeybees to attract them. Orchids then spit out a bundle of pollen onto the bees’ backs.

Boost your fall garden harvest with some midsummer plantings. Fill vacant spaces left in the vegetable garden after harvesting lettuce, spinach, and other early maturing crops. Expand your edible plantings to other vacant spots in flowerbeds, mixed borders, and containers.

Jean Burge LaCosta, Lilli and Ivy Jackson and LaCosta's niece, Ava; Kara, James and Carson Walkling and Heidi and River Doyle joined Prairey and Norah Brennan and Kara's friend Liz and daughter Haley in Rapid City last weekend for Hills Alive. Lots of fabulous Christian performers and a great time had by all! Mark and Dawn Langenbach, Evan and Michaela and Michaela’s boyfriend, Andrew Wagenaar, all of Lowell, MI arrived Saturday at the Vern Walkling home to spend the week visiting friends in the area.