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It was the night before Christmas. Only in our Santa Cruz home there WERE creatures stirring-- besides me. Two of our children were sneaking a peak at the underthe-tree treasures. We just about literally bumped into each other in the darkened room. I didn’t handle it well. (What was I thinking?!) Instead of laughing with them and making a memory, I chided them for being up and around. I got an “F” in “maturity” that night.

LINCOLN – Governor Pete Ricketts, Senator Deb Fischer, and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) joined Major General Daryl Bohac and members of the Nebraska Army and Air National Guard to mark the Nebraska National Guard’s 167th birthday.

LINCOLN - Anglers must be aware of fishing regulation changes that take effect January 1, 2022, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The changes are: • Black Bass – The area where no minimum length limit on smallmouth bass is required has expanded to the Nebraska Public Power District Canal starting at the Sutherland Reservoir outlet to the confluence with the South Platte River in Lincoln County; this includes Lake Maloney.

LINCOLN - The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Biden Administration from enforcing its vaccine mandate on federal contractors in ten states: Nebraska, Missouri, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

On 12/12/2021 at 1:13 p.m., an officer responded to the 900 block of West Highway 20 for a non-injury accident with property damage. A juvenile male was cited.

LINCOLN - Attorney General Peterson has joined a multi-state lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s COVID mandates. The suit addresses the President’s unlawful requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 vaccines for staff and volunteers in Head Start Programs.

Cherry County Clerk Magistrate Kay Morrison, of Valentine, submitted her notice of retirement effective December 31, 2021, after just over 29 years of service to the Judicial Branch. Kay started working at Cherry County Court as a records clerk in 1992, became Clerk Magistrate in Rock County in 1998 and then took the Cherry County Clerk Magistrate position in November of 2002.

A special New Year’s Eve program will be held at Valentine’s High School auditorium, Friday, December 31, 2021, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., followed by refreshments and fellowship. This event is sponsored by the Valentine Ministerial Association, the Sandhills Prayer Team, and our Community of Christian Faith.

Yes, it does seem as if a cloud has been hanging overhead for not only 2020, and 2021 but could march right into 2022 as well. What to do? Despair? Lament? Perhaps.

Are you looking for someplace that will serve you a nice hot breakfast that has been said to be “very, very, good” by a reliable source? Then check out Somethin’ Else Cafe. Owned by a husband and wife team, Jimmy Case and Faren Mitchell, they offer a breakfast and lunch menu and are open Tuesday through Sunday, from 7:00 a.m.