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BASSETT, NE – The public is welcome to the annual open house event at the Hutton Niobrara Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday, October 5, from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Ainsworth Commercial Club is hosting their second annual Downtown Hocus Pocus event October 23-25, 2025. Business Scavenger Hunt The event will kickoff with a Business Scavenger Hunt on Thursday and Friday, October 2324.

“Heart City Rocks was made from something much deeper than just a love for rocks and all natural products. This was created from a deep desire to serve, to connect, and to bring something different - yet meaningful - into the community and Across America,” said owner Makayla Lamprecht.

Niobrara Valley Vineyards (NVV) held their inaugural grape stomping event on September 13 at the Event Center at Nenzel, NE. Grape stomping origins trace back to ancient wine making practices, and it has been famously immortalized in a classic episode of I Love Lucy.

It can’t go any higher? Valentine Livestock says not so fast! Just when you thought it couldn’t go any higher, Valentine Livestock Auction in Valentine, NE delivered a seismic shock to the cattle market on Thursday, September 4, 2025—setting the industry ablaze with what may go down as one of the greatest feeder cattle sales in U.S. history.

At the annual Team Supper and Pep Rally, Cherry Hills Estates Assisted Living and Modern Woodmen of America honored Jerry and Mary Henderson as this year’s Hometown Hero. Hometown Hero is sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, in appreciation of the Community Service the heroes have given.

Valentine, NE – The Sandhills Area Foundation will host its annual fund raiser on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in Valentine, NE. This year’s event will expand its traditional program by including a live performance from Nashville recording artist BJ Jamison. A special thanks to Danielski Farms for donating the venue – the old ShopKo building – for this year’s event.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept submissions for the 2025 Nebraskaland Magazine photo contest starting October 1. Submissions should be made at Magazine.OutdoorNebraska.gov.

You are invited to the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department’s Benefit Reverse Raffle Drawing on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Social hour will begin at 5:00 p.m., with food trucks on site for your convenience. We will begin drawing at 6:00 p.m., and will draw until the last ticket is drawn!

Adley Swanson, Fashion Show Beyond the Needle, Purple. Sarah Burge, Fashion Show Constructed STEAM 2, Purple.