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Sandhills Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets at First Baptist Church, 209 N. Green Street, Valentine, on the fourth Monday of each month, with Sew Days with potluck lunch on Saturday March 29, and June 21.

During the week of January 12 - 18, 2025, the Valentine Police Department responded to 41 calls for service, including: • 11 Traffic Stops • 2 Reports of Suspicious Persons or Vehicles • 1 non injury accident • 1 Burglary • 1 complaint of harassment During the week the following arrests were made: On January 15, at 7:00 p.m., an officer made contact with a vehicle in the City Park. As a result of this contact, a 20 year old South Dakota man and a 19 year old South Dakota woman were arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia..

An amazing crowd voted in the winner of the third week of the Vets Club Soup Contest, which was sponsored by Kluender CPA. Coming in first with her chicken tortilla was Suzanne Schultz followed closely by Rick Kimmes’s cheesy hamburger. Danielle Vavra’s beef and barley beat out Sherry Slagowski’s beef noodle for third place. Hope to see everyone for the fourth and final preliminary round on the 24th.

The second round of the Vets Club Soup Contest, which was sponsored by Ward Plumbing and Heating, was the tightest race in the history of the contest! With a tie for first place going to Mari Smith’s Chicken Gnocchi and Lisa Michalek’s Italian Sausage Tortellini. In a tie for second place we had Leo Driving Hawk’s Italian Sausage Lentil and Linsey Hernstrom’s Cheesey Chicken Enchilada. Round three to be held January 17.

XI Beta Omega donated $500.00 of gift cards to Shalee Arendt of RDAP. The sorority collected their change all year and chose RDAP as their charity.

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Recently I was working with my son’s scout troop to help them achieve the personal fitness merit badge. This merit badge has many requirements including discussions about healthy habits, diet, and exercise. The scouts keep track of their exercise over a 12 week period and log everything they eat over a few days as well. One of the discussions covers the seven warning signs of cancer.

Cupcakes are handheld treats that can make any celebration even more spectacular. If guests expect the standard flavors of chocolate, vanilla or even red velvet, change things up with a sunny surprise: lemon!

Pasta is enjoyed across the globe. Whether it’s the main course of a meal or served up as a side dish, pasta will seemingly always have a place on the dinner table.

The Cork Thornton Ice Fishing Tournament will be held January 24-25, 2025. Registration, raffle, and auction will be taking place at the Cherry County Fairgrounds beginning at 4:00 Friday, January 24.