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Last Sunday I was visiting over a meal after worship and the topic of fall activities came up. I mentioned that one of the really awesome things we enjoy about Valentine are the abundance of very mature trees whose majesty is visible throughout the year but none so exciting as during the last breaths of fall when the leaves turn a painter’s pallet of colors to remind us of the beauty of God’s creation.

Incidents On 10/15/2023 at 1:20 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop near 4th and Ray Streets. Narcotic detection dog K9 Baker was deployed.

Cherry County Hospital and Clinic received eight trees for their Healing Garden area and campus beautification project. Wednesday, October 4, 2023 a group of volunteers gathered to assist in the planting of the trees and included: Clint Assarsson, Tyler Eggert, Carol Favero, Madeline Schmidt, Robin Shaw, Debbie Compton, and Melissa Williams who gave their time to the project.

In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day, calling on the nation to “solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting and enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.”

The Board of Directors of the Sandhills Area Foundation are pleased to announce the addition of Carolyn Moore as executive director. She joins the foundation with an MBA from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and more than 30 years of experience working in both non-profit and for-profit businesses.

These guys literally put themselves inside a burning trailer. They crouched down low and waited for what they knew was coming. Cue the fire…strategies made under oxygen masked faces as to where the water should flow. Timer is set… technician engages...action…FIRE!

ACTIVITIES Cards/Board Games/Pool available daily. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

October 15 through December 7 is the time for all Medicare Part D participants to evaluate their Part D plans for 2024. It is very important every year Part D plans are reviewed and compared. Many plans change their benefits and costs. Also, many times the prescriptions people take change.

Lincoln-November brings NSAA State High School Volleyball and Football championships to Nebraska Public Media. Volleyball championships are Saturday, November 4 with Class D-2 at 9:00 a.m., followed by Class D-1 at 11:00 a.m., Class C-2 at 1:00 p.m., Class C-1 at 3:00 p.m., Class B at 5:00 p.m.

Kansas City, MO — This Halloween, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Region 7 Office, is partnering with the State Highway Safety Offices in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska to remind everyone that Buzzed driving is drunk driving.