Sports

Make sure they are not Blanding or Snappers. Please do not get them off the Scenic River designation. And of course, please make sure to remember where you picked them up so you can return them to their neighborhoods!!!

Friday, August 12 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The Heart of Art is a new award instituted by the Sand Painters Art Club for the 33rd annual Open Art Show at the 2022 Cherry County Fair. This award will be funded each year by a different local community business and the art club.

Saturday, July 23, 2022, was the annual Chamber Golf Tournament, held at Frederick Peak Golf Course. Results are as follows: Championship Flight - first place, Brad Arnold, Eric Wackler, Grant Bitner, Andrew Parks; second place.

2022 Senior Legion District Champions: Back row: Tagg Buechle, Drew McIntosh, Ashton Lurz, Isaac Cronin, Coby Higgins, Brady Dahlberg, James Woodraska, Ashton Dehart, Seth Vavra. Front row: Coach Kent Lopez, Cinch Miller, Conner Fowler, Brysen Limbach, Gavin Sandoz, Trace Buechle, Cameron Jordan, Coach Max Renning.

Seniors last home game Drew McIntosh, Tagg Buechle, Brysen Limbach, Conner Fowler, Cameron Jordan. First game, Valentine won vs O’Neill 7-3.

The 2022 Cherry County 4-H Special Foods Competition was held July 14 at the Methodist Church in Valentine. Youth participated in a variety of categories. Older youth with at least three years of experience were required to be in the “advanced” level where they had to use the annual “challenge ingredient”. The 2022 challenge ingredient was ground beef. Youth in the “basic” level could choose any ingredients. After 90 minutes preparing recipes live in front of the judge, the competitors had to plate their foods and present the finished product on a table setting with a complete menu and MyPlate nutrition analysis print-out. They then interviewed with the judge and were questioned on their nutrition knowledge and the judge sampled each recipe. Youth could also chose the table setting-only option where they did the steps above, minus cooking the food. And the day ended on a sweet note with the “cupcake wars” where youth presented their most delectable recipes with a fun theme. Results are as follows:

Hunters may begin purchasing 2022 Nebraska fall turkey permits at 1:00 p.m. Central time August 8.

Lincoln, July 8, 2022 —Come see what’s going on at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s South Central Agricultural Laboratory (SCAL) field trials on Thursday, August 4. The field day includes topics focusing on improved crop production and profitability. The event is designed so guests can customize their day to select the tours they are most interested in. Topics and presenters include:

Some state recreation areas in southwest Nebraska are temporarily banning campfires as drought conditions have triggered extreme fire danger. The following Nebraska Game and Parks Commission areas will have campfire bans until further notice: • Enders State Recreation Area • Gallagher Canyon SRA • Medicine Creek SRA • Red Willow State Recreation Area • Rock Creek Lake SRA • Swanson SRA Additional parks may be added if drought conditions persist.