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Agility Level 1 Champion, James Walkling; Reserve Champion, Henry Johnson; Purple, Chloe Christiansen, Annalena Nelson; Blue, Katie Schumacher, Becca Schumacher, Olivia Ormesher, Sarah Burge, Kimber Burge; Red, Rylie Sexson. Beginning Rally Champion, Katie Schumacher; ReserveChampion,OliviaOrmesher; Purple, James Walkling; Blue, Sam Johnson, Chloe Christainsen, Marlie Burge; Red, Kimber Burge, Henry Johnson.

The Lawrence picnic was held August 3, 2025, at the City Park pavilion. In attendance was Lawrence Turner of Valentine, three generations of Caroline Graham, of Rushville; her grandson Dustin, and his daughter, Gracie, of Miller, SD.

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Sandhills Piecemakers Quilt Guild meeting on September 22, at 2:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church at 209 N. Green Street, Valentine, NE. Program will be Dr. Steven Senseney speaking about his painted quilt process. Individuals interested in this program are welcome to attend.

Navigating while driving can oftentimes be a source of conflict in marriage relationships, often sparking heated arguments which are called “carguments.” In my opinion, the greatest advancement in relieving the stress of driving conflicts is the GPS tracker, found on smart phones and on many newer model vehicles. GPS stands for Global Positioning System, and lets us know where we are and where we are going anywhere on earth.

Allo recently completed laying fiber to Meadow Lake and Chaduza Acres, which they call “edge-outs,” located west and east of Valentine. This will provide 109 previously underserved addresses, pictured at right.

There are only 26 letters in the alphabet, and I have been thinking, how can I use these 26 letters to convince you WHY we NEED this project. Well, there are only 67 million, 108 thousand, 863 combinations of 26 letters. I am not going to bore you with that, nor am I going to “blow smoke up your pant leg” with facts and figures, I am just going to speak to you from my “heart.”

Microsurfacing has started for the Valentine East project, Highway 12. A “scratch coat” has been placed on the roadway in Valentine.

The construction project on West 4th Street (HWY 83 North) continues Phase 3 work. Phase 3 construction, building the northbound lane between the intersection of Edna Street to the Minnechaduza Creek bridge continues.

Join us in celebrating 30 years of the Cowboy Trail in Valentine, NE with a bike ride, dinner, and bridge social! Attend all three parts of the day, orpickandchoose what you’d like to participate in this Friday, September 5, 2025!