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Friday, August 8 8:00 a.m. - Rodeo Slack 9:00 a.m.

The Niobrara Council met July 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., in the Cherry County South Building Meeting Room, in Valentine. Present: Jason Appelt, Lana Arrowsmith, Karl Connell, Dallas Dodson, Les Hall, Wade Hollenbeck, Mary Mercure, Rich Mercure, Mike Murphy, Nina Nelson, Don Painter, Matt Sprenger,Tony Tiefenthaler.

This year, the fair show is extra special as we celebrate 60 years of the Sand Painters Art Club! • Art Entry: Thursday, August 7, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Enter your art.

August 2 - Crazy Day and Sidewalk Chalk Art competition 2 - Humdinger Boots and Bunkhouse Restaurant and Saloon Summer Band at Humdinger Boots. 4-10 - Cherry County Fair 9 - Chamber Watermelon feed at Cherry County Fair 13 - School begins.

The 4th annual Nebraska Small Business Conference is coming to Grand Island, Lincoln, and Omaha in August. Focused on entrepreneurship education, the conference will be held in English and Spanish, and caters to new entrepreneurs through seasoned business owners.

Friday, August 1 1:00 p.m. CST - .22 Silhouette and Target Shoot-Off at Cherry County Fairgrounds 6:30 p.m.

The Nebraska 4-H Premier Communication Event features a variety of state-level communication contests. The two-day event was held at the on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus in Lincoln June 19-20, 2025.

Ingredients: Egg wash (or almond milk if making a vegan pie) Brown gel food color Vanilla extract Assortment of sanding sugar, sprinkles, and small Sixlets or dragées Gold and pearl luster dust Vodka or any clear alcohol or extract to mix with the luster dust Supplies: The pie pan of your choice Baking sheet Parchment paper Food-safe precision knife Pastry brush Food-safe artist brushes Ramekins or small containers to mix color and hold egg wash Fondant sculpting tool (or toothpick) 1. Roll out the dough of your choice onto parchment and cut out all the Flying Unicorn template pieces with a sharp knife. Cut out as many “rays” as you like.

The color coded map above lays out the amount of remaining saturated thickness using hydrogeological well logs to determine total feet of saturated thickness and inputing the static water level measurements the NRD takes every spring and fall. This shows the positive or negative change in the aquifer and gives you an “amount of aquifer remaining”. The percentages above showcase the percentage of aquifer remaining in each section. The minimum amount of aquifer remaining anywhere in the MNNRD is 96.5%, and there are numerous places where there is nearly 120% of the original aquifer. Data from 2009-2025 gives the best data set for district wide modeling.

Hazard Engineering recently finished a second feasibility study in the AID to evaluate and improve irrigation operations. The study focused on the entire AID distribution system and solutions for capturing system waste and re-timing flows for irrigation use.