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Many Nebraskans are excited this time of year to begin preparations to preserve the great flavors of the growing season at home. One must follow step-by-step instructions from approved, research tested recipes to assure they preserve a safe home canned product. One such site would be the National Center for Home Food Preservation: https://nchfp.uga.edu.

What do you want from your garden? Fresh herbs and tomatoes from the vine? A lush lawn with flowering shrubs? Or a country cottage vibe in your city backyard? Vegetables to fill your winter cellar? Or Blooming flowers from spring to fall? Knowing what you want to accomplish can help you take a look at your garden area, allowing you to make plans and help you adjust your goals to fit your space - If you can dream it, you can build it!

M enu Valentine Senior Center Thursday, June 8 - Mexican lasagna, green beans, bread, pineapple. Friday, June 9 - Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, roll, peaches.

In 2019, Nebraska amended the Nebraska Pure Food Act which is administered by the Department of Agriculture. Any person may prepare and sell food that is NOT “Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food” directly to consumers at a public event (farmers market) or for pick up or delivery without obtaining a food establishment person so long as the food producer complies with the following: 1. The food producer must register with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture online following this training at: https://nda.nebraska. gov/fscp/foods/cottagefood.html 2. Upon registering at this site, food producers must have already completed a food safety course. Nebraska Extension can offer an in-person food safety course, or an online course is offered through the Department of Agriculture website.

Grilling is a healthy and low-fat way to cook, but there are rules that need to be followed to stay safe and have a healthy meal for your family. We’ve all experienced that great grilling smell coming from somewhere down the block that makes us wish we were grilling or that we’d been invited to that neighbor’s house for dinner.

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

Jean Burge Memorial Day has come and gone, and to those who went to the work to mow community cemeteries- you are appreciated! The area received several nice rains the past two weeks, and words can’t express just how pretty the country looks. Grass is growing, and hay is being put up.

Midwest Culture is unique. We “America’s Heartlanders” are known for our outdoor hobbies, farming, winter survival strategies, hard work and country living. We are also known for our politeness. It is at times an autopilot response to hold a door open, greet another with a smile, drop off treats for a neighbor or when running into someone familiar ask, “how are you?” How often have we asked, “how are you” and heard the answer, “good” or “fine” or even answered this question ourselves this way.

Valentine High School Second Semester Seniors: *Ashlee Bacon, *Mekallyn Bancroft, *Taylor Battershaw, *Saylor Biltoft, *Hanna Bitner, *Alexis Borer, *Jaycie Cox, *Lainey Egelhoff, *McKenna Elliott, *Lakeisha Enriquez, James Holmes, *Bryan Keller, Austyn Kieborz, Armani Koltz, *Connor Kreutner, Cayden Lamb, *Jack Lancaster, *Ashton Lurz, *Lee Major, *Grace Maunu, *Casey Miller, Malika Monroe, *Logan Muirhead, *Nathan Perrett, *Jackson Ravenscroft, *Taycee Reimers, *Sheldyn Rodgers, *Catherine Salters, Gavin Sandoz, Forrest Schmidt, *Sage Schrunk, Alyssa Schubauer, *Cole Simon, *Gracey Taylor, Kadon Wenig, *James Woodraska Juniors: *Kaetryn Bancroft, *Grant Boes, Kinsey Buechle, Ciana Colvin, *Traven Fletcher, *Kaylee Hanson, *Jessa Klabenes, *Mitchell Kluender, Johnathan Kruger, *Lex Larsen, *Alexis Long, *Caitlynn Mack, Mataya Morrison, *Finley Mosner, Zoe O’Keefe, Nichklous Ohlmann, *Sadi Osnes, *Isabella Ringhoff, *Will Sprenger, *Grant Springer, Seth Vavra, Tyler Whiting, Hailey Witte Sophomores: Kennedie Assman, Courtney Billings, Neeley Cronin, Harvey Fast Horse, *Tacey From, *John Lloyd Fulton, *Jenalee Garwood, Jocelyn Jordan, *Emma Kreutner, *Doc Lancaster, *Titus Maunu, *Kimber McGinley, Cinch Miller, *Cadence Swanson, *Marybelle Ward, Devlin Welch, Talia Wenig Freshmen: *Aubrey Benson, Trace Buechle, Isaac Cronin, *Roman Dillon, Louden Grooms, Kylee Hoefs, Kanzas Kellum, *Sari LaDeaux, *Christen Larson-Malard, *Landen Mooney, Maeli Patterson, Evelyn Rolfe, Sutton Schrunk, *Mason Schubauer, *Samantha Sprenger, *Rylee Ward, *Kasey Wietzke * denotes 93% or higher Valentine Middle School Fourth Quarter 5th Grade High Honor Roll: Caleb Battershaw, Brooke Brashears, Elyse Cochran, Whittley Cumbow, Sydnee Dawson, Iseae Gardner, Theodore Giese, Jenna Hanson, Treven Kenner, Austing Kerner, Analeigh LaPointe, Connor Lurz, Kyrel Michalek, Talon Scheer, Dylan Schubauer, Harley Thorpe, Emillia Ward, Rhett Ward, Tyler Williams. Simeon School: Hunter Harms, Shaye Kime.

UNL holds spring commencement The 3,669 graduates are from 59 countries; 47 states, the District of Columbia and Guam; and more than 240 Nebraska communities. The Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees May 19; Memorial Stadium hosted a ceremony for undergraduates May 20; and the Lied Center for Performing Arts hosted a ceremony for law graduates May 20.