Sports

Cody-Kilgore athletes had a great opening week for the fall sports season. Starting off with the Cowgirls winning their triangular against Banner County and Sandhills-Thedford. Winning both games in two sets each.

The Lady Badgers won their season opener against Bennett County in three sets. Hosting the Warriors Thursday, August 25, 2022, the set scores are as follows: Valentine - 25, 25, 25 = 3 Bennett County - 14, 13, 11 = 0 Leading in kills was Malika Monroe with 9; Lainey Egelhoff, 7; Kinsey Buechle, 5; Ashlee Bacon, 3.

The Lady Badgers took first place out of five teams at the Ainsworth Invitational. Team scores are as follows: first place, Valentine, 364; second place, O’Neill, 397; third place, West Holt, 420; fourth place, West Holt JV, 526; fifth place, Ainsworth, 552.

Friday, August 26, 2022 was the first football game of the season for the Badgers, which was also parents night where Football, Cheer, and Girls Golf were recognized. The Badgers hosted West Holt and won with a score of 41-6.

Back row L to R: Rusty Temple, Paul Lutter, Doug Bazyn, Dallas Kime, Jim Hoefs, Chris Lovejoy, Thane Meyer, Lyle Haase. Front row L to R: Dean Jacobs, Michelle (Vanderbeek) Perrett, Sherry (Wiley) Osnes, Pam (Larabee) Richter, Kim (Black) Hoffman, Darcy (Davenport) Michalek, Mary (Lutter) Mercure, and Kelly Kilmer..

Frederick Peak Golf Course hosted a Youth Golf Tournament on August 3, 2022. There were 55 youth that participated from first through eighth grade. Appreciation to all the sponsors and helpers that made this tournament possible.

Louisville State Recreation Area’s Floating Playground is closed until further notice so repairs may be made to pieces vandalized August 11. The Floating Playground is made up of 70 separate pieces, but eight are damaged and currently partially submerged.

It’s time to start preparing for school mornings where time is limited for breakfast. The transition out of summertime is never easy but one way to be prepared is to create a list of easy, nutritious meals for one-handed breakfast that can go in the car or bus to eat.

The Niobrara Council met for their regular meeting, July 28, 2022. The meeting was held at the Peppermill in Valentine with the following present: Jason Appelt, Karl Connell, Dallas Dodson, Les Hall, Rich Mercure, Mike Murphy, Buddy Small, Andrew Steinhauser, Tanya Storer, and Scott Wessel.

by Jessica Groskopf, PHREC Extension Educator, Agricultural Economist; Dave Aiken, Professor and Agricultural Water Law Specialist ; Allan Vyhnalek, Extension Educator, Farm & Ranch Transition and Succession Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or 'handshake' agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollections of their agreement, making lease disputes more difficult to resolve. The most common legal issue associated with verbal farm leases is how a lease may legally be terminated. For both year-to-year leases and holdover leases, six months advance notice must be given to legally terminate the lease. However, the lease date (the date from which the six months is counted) may be different. In contrast, the termination of a written lease is determined by the terms of the written lease.