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

Lincoln – At a ceremony at the Nebraska State Capitol on August 8, 2022, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts declared August 28-September 3, 2022, Nebraska Drug Overdose Awareness Week, (NDOAW). Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,622 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2021, an increase of nearly 15% from the 93,655 deaths estimated in 2020.

Bennett County Hospital in conjunction with the USDA announced Tuesday, August 23 that they have been awarded a United States Department of Agriculture loan of $13,602,000 to move forward with a major hospital renovation in the coming two years. Combined with the Block Grant of $2,020,000 this will help fund the new building project. It will allow the facility to continue work on the construction of a new emergency room, a new patient and visitor entrance with new patient rooms at the acute care facility, as well as major remodeling in the physical therapy, lab and outpatient services area.

First Baptist Church 2nd and Green St.• 402-376-1659 Pastor Tim Wilkinson Summer Worship Schedule SUNDAY Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Livestream on Facebook valentinefirstbaptistchurch Sunday School Classes (all ages) 9:30-10:45 a.m.

Our Savior Lutheran Church in Valentine invites you to attend our special mission event on Sunday, September 4. We will be welcoming mission speaker Gary W. Thies, who is a Mission Development Counselor with the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Gary will give an exciting and interesting presentation on what is happening in the mission field around the world. Be sure to invite someone to come with you because you, too, are a missionary!

The Methodist Church in Valentine will sponsor an Ice Cream Social at the south entrance of the Church on Wednesday, August 24, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The fellowship hall will be available for those that prefer the air conditioning or in case of bad weather. Pies and home made ice cream will be served. Everyone is welcome to enjoy praise and worship time outside. A free will donation will be accepted.

Jean Burge Katelynn Patton went to Mitchell on Sunday where she will start her school year this week. Evan and Dorothy Bligh of Norris visited the Pattons Sunday afternoon.

Lincoln – The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County, Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County, and Iron Horse Trail Lake (Wildlife Management Area) in Pawnee County.

by Jeanne Murray, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Are you planning to can some of your garden produce? Garden produce can be preserved by two canning methods, the water-bath or the pressure canner. Water-bath canning is for produce with high acidity, like pickles, most fruits, sauerkraut, tomatoes, jams and jellies.

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