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Rylee Ward is the May Artist of the Month for the Sand Painters Art Club. “I’ve always been drawn to art. I’ve always been drawn to the beauty of life in general. I create art because I use it to express my views and feelings. I create with a variety of mediums, depending solely on what I’m trying to express. My artwork acts as a way for me to express how I’m thinking through more than words.” -Rylee’s Artist Statement. She is a freshman at Valentine High School. Rylee is the daughter of Justin and Ashlee Ward. Her art is on display at Bank of the West, Security First Bank, Viearo, Sandhills Bank, and Union Bank all in Valentine.

Jean Burge The area received rain this past week – about one inch, which is just what pastures needed right now. Let’s hope the pattern continues! Dwight and Marvanne Logterman delivered bulls to Anselmo this past week.

by Andrew Ellsworth, MD Like a car racing along the interstate, exiting onto a highway, and finally reaching the family farm along a dusty gravel road, our blood circulates inside our bodies. There are the major blood vessels, such as the aorta running out of the heart, and there are the tiny capillaries allowing blood cells one at a time to carry oxygen and nutrients to all the cells in our bodies. The network of capillaries is so complex it is estimated there are over 40 billion in one person, and if stretched out in a single line they would cover over 100,000 miles.

Lincoln-High School baseball teams from across the state will converge at the University of Nebraska- Omaha to play for state titles. For the first time, Nebraska Public Media will provide live coverage of championship games played at Tal Anderson Field.

(SFMNP) provides low-income senior citizens with coupons to purchase fresh produce or honey (pure only) at Nebraska farmers markets and roadside stands. The purposes of the program are to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and honey to low-income seniors and increase the consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the development of new farmers markets and roadside stands. Nebraska’s SFMNP State Plan of Operations was officially approved early in the year, allowing the state to continue the operation of this program for 2022.

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

Spring is finally here in the Northern Plains and summer feels just around the corner. As all we Northerners know, as soon as the temperatures hit even a mild degree on the thermometer most of us shed the jackets and long pants, and our skin is front-and-center.

Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced changes in the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations.

- Oh, to plant or not to plant – that is the question! Our spring weather has been crazy this year, and soil temperatures are not warming up very fast. Here’s some information to help you decide what to plant and when. If soil temps are in the 40-degree Fahrenheit range, you can safely plant such things as arugula, kale, lettuce, parsnips, peas, radishes, and spinach seeds. Stay tuned for more soil temp info this week.

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