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Warmer weather and longer days are starting to show up, giving so many of us hope and excitement for the new growing season. Beware of false spring, where the warm days can be followed by cold snaps and potential spring blizzards that will visit the region at some point in March and April. Here are some tips to consider now, and through mid-April on gardening related jobs in our very uncertain weather.

Valentine, Nebraska, March 1, 2024 — Valentine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Kami Ormesher has announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year. The deadline to complete enrollment and any election change is March 15, 2024.

Keep your green thumb in shape this winter while getting a jump on the growing season by starting your favorite or hard-to-find plants indoors. It’s fun, simpler than you think, and can help stretch your plant budget.

The Valentine Ministerial Association will be hosting Sermons-ala- Carte this year at the Episcopal Church, 372 N. Main St.

The time for spring planting alfalfa is just around the corner, and selecting the right seed is crucial. Two traits we should take extra time to consider are fall dormancy and winter survival. These traits are often treated the same, but are different. Today let’s look at winter survival.

Valentine citizens created around 1,300 Valentines for Veterans! Leo Brinda Unit #90 American Legion Auxiliary hosts this project each year. With the help of VFW members, the Auxiliary prepped and mailed off the Valentines to several Veteran Homes in the region. Over 135 individual envelopes were also mailed to area Vets. A big thank you to Mrs. Stoeger at Valentine Middle School for organizing a giving campaign with students to raise over $170 in funds for postage! Each Valentine is stamped with the official Valentine, NE stamp and an Auxiliary stamp.

For the past 21 years, bulls have dominated Valentine’s Main Street - with the exception of that one really cold year. This year, the weather was overcast but moderate with snow falling on the festivities of Valentine’s Main Event. But that didn’t deter people from coming out and looking at all there was both on Main Street, and inside each business who hosted events!

Volunteer Firefighters celebrating years of service are pictured from L to R: Jeff Ohlmann Jeff Sayer, Jake Ohlmann, Tim Murphy, Mike Jordan, J. D.

Two Cherry County EMS have earned their Years of Service Awards. Duane Lamb, for 25 years, and Matthew Garwood for 20 years, pictured above.

The last quarter of 2022, Cherry County Hospital and Clinic (CCH) embarked on a journey to update their electronic health record system by participating in a system selection process. CCH partnered with Healthcare Triangle to compare systems where they scheduled demonstrations, performed hospital employee reviews, and completed a total cost of ownership for Epic Community Connect, Cerner, and Meditech; with the selection process spanning the course of three months. Finally, an upgrade to Meditech Expanse was chosen as the electronic health record system of choice.