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The Cherry County Veterans Color Guard begins the July 4th parade sponsored by Liberty Fireworks. The theme this year was Red, White and Blue, We Love You! Photos by Laura Vroman.

NASCAR kid sized...impressive!.

As Christians, do we have an idea what long hours our pastors really put in to giving us our Sunday services? Imagine when it comes time to clean something up...sometimes it goes smoothly. Other times, you stumble, fall, get frustrated because you know what you want, but it’s not quite doing as you desired. Perhaps planning the sermons, church activities are similar for pastors. It’s nice to show them how much they are appreciated in our community.

Warm weather and extra hours of sunlight spark flowering trees and plants to bloom anew. This is the time of year when the air is sweet with the aroma of blossoms and the familiar hum of insects can be heard all around.

On Monday, June 13, the Board of Directors of the Middle Niobrara NRD (MNNRD) voted 6-0 to approve modifications to the Rules and Regulations of the MNNRD. Modifications covered the following topics: 1.) Updates to the glossary of terms. 2.) Changes to the current moratorium on new or expanded ground water irrigated acres. 3.) Removal of expired or irrelevant verbiage. 4.) Modify groundwater transfer regulations. 5.) Changes to controls in the Groundwater Quality Management Zones 3 and 4. 6.) Statement of Intent for groundwater quantity controls. 7.) Addition of regulations regarding new certified irrigated acre development. 8.) Addition of regulations relating to chemigation. 9.) Changes to regulations for variance and staff authority. 10.) Modify rule enforcement provisions. A public hearing was held on the morning of June 13, to hear public testimony and comments on the new rule proposals. Three written testimonies were submitted for consideration and were read aloud during the hearing.

Spacing Out Your Plants “Give me room, lots of room!” If your spring seedlings could speak, this is what they might be saying. Vegetables in particular need room for growth and optimum fruit production.

Valentine Senior Center Thursday, July 7 - Meat loaf, baked potato, cauliflower, bread, mixed fruit. Friday, July 8 - Roast beef, mashed potatoes, broccoli, biscuit, pears.

Husker Meats hosted the first Steers for Students pilot program at their facility in Ainsworth on Wednesday, June 29. Steers for Students is an educational program geared for the youth of the Sandhills. This program will allow students an educational opportunity to evaluate and grade carcasses of locally grown beef, observe how a packing plant operates and supply their own schools with delicious Sandhills beef.