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Who doesn't enjoy receiving a fresh bouquet of flowers on a special occasion? Flowers traditionally are given for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, anniversaries, and other special events. While a beautiful bouquet can make a lovely gift, fresh flowers have finite lasting power.

The final week of the Vets Club Soup Contest was held Friday, February 11. First place was Mason and Carson Hamilton with Creamy Tomato Tortellini, second place was Sherry Slagowski with Cheesy Cowboy Soup, third place was Leo Driving Hawk with 3 Bean and Ham and fourth place was Emma Hanson with Tac-O-Bout a Good Soup..

The third week of the Vets Club Soup Contest was held Friday, January 28. First place was Emma Hanson with Tac-O-Bout Good Soup, second place was a tie between Tony Hanson with Egg Drop Noodle and Karen Ormesher with Creamy Ham and Potato and Reed Greenough made Chicken Noodle..

Duane and Janet Cady drove to Alliance on Saturday, January 23 for the 30th birthday party for AJ Maiser, who is the fiance’ of Duane and Janet’s granddaughter, Britni. Jodi Arnold took five of her choir students from Cody-Kilgore to North Platte on Saturday where they took part in the Singing Youth of Nebraska Honor Choir.

Nearly 250 4-H members and 75 volunteers are involved in Cherry County 4-H. The month of February is Nebraska 4-H Month, and Cherry County is celebrating by hosting the annual Luck of the Draw fund raiser to be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 ,at 10:00 a.m. at the NEW LOCATION, the north side of Heart City Drug on Main Street, Valentine. Local 4-H youth and leaders will join with the community to raise funds for the Cherry County 4-H program. These funds support 4-H programming supplies and clinicians, awards, scholarships, and exhibitor T-shirts.

Lincoln-The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Two Rivers Public Health Department, Sarpy/Cass Health Department, and the Douglas County Health Department have reported the first influenzaassociated deaths this season. The four flu deaths include individuals over the age of 50:

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

The typical Canadian or American diet tends to be high in sodium, with many processed foods containing high amounts of salt for flavoring and preservation. Even though sodium has a bad reputation, salt in certain amounts is necessary for the body to function properly. Here's a deeper look at how sodium can be beneficial and how it can be harmful.

The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. In recent weeks, the Red Cross had less than a one-day supply of critical blood types and has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals. At times, as much as one-quarter of hospital blood needs are not being met. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more products become available.

Lincoln – January’s Mental Wellness Month highlights the importance of integrating both emotional and physical health. “Mental wellness involves being able to cope effectively with the difficulties of life, having an awareness of your own abilities and opportunities, and having healthy relationships with yourself and others,” said Sheri Dawson, director of the Division of Behavioral Health at DHHS.