Happy Halloween!

The Valentine Public Library said of their pumpkin decorating contest: “We were so very pleased with the participation and had a total of 28 pumpkins.” The winners are as follows: Child below five years old, Lydia Hand; youth between five and seven years old was a tie between Leo Giese and Lauralee Krueger; youth between eight and 11 years old, Luke Osnes; youth between 12 - 18, Katelyn Bitner; adults 18 and older, Jan Knispel.

NSP Superintendent Susan Cook said, “It was great and so much fun! We had a volunteer counting people and she counted over 780 people. We had touch and feel boxes that focused on animals of the Niobrara River Valley. The kids could not see in. They had to guess the body part of the animal. We had Jell-o brains, spaghetti intestines and peeled grape eyeballs. The kids loved the interactions and we all had a great time.” It looks like this little cheerleader found the Jell-o brains!

There were many lovely butterflies parading down Valentine’s Main Street for the annual Chamber of Commerce Halloween Kiddie Parade, Monday, October 31, 2022. This is the first parade that was held since construction began on Valentine’s Main Street. Photos by Laura Vroman

The Valentine Police Department hosted Scare in the Square at the Valentine Public Library where there was plenty of fun and games. EMTs were also there to showcase the ambulance and give families a tour - always hopeful that no one would need the “official” ride!