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Mark you calendar for Saturday, September 10, for a special treat! It’s the sixth annual Chaduza Cook-off at the Valentine City Park. There are three categories for grillmasters to enter: beef, chicken, and pork.

Access to certain areas of parks in north-central Nebraska and the Panhandle will be temporarily closed to make way for improvements. Mike Morava, regional superintendent for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, said each of the projects is being started early enough in the fall to be finished before visitation peaks next year.

Donated blood is a lifesaving gift mostly healthy people can give. But even healthy people are sometimes temporarily deferred from donating due to low hemoglobin, which is often caused by low blood iron levels. The community, including those who have been temporarily deferred in the past due to low iron levels, are encouraged to attempt to donate blood Thursday, September 1, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the St. Nicholas Parish Hall.

Declining water levels at Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area near Valentine has provided the opportunityforadditionalupgrades to the main ramp area. The work will result in temporary closure of the ramp.

LINCOLN - Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced that two medical marijuana ballot initiatives failed to qualify and will not appear on the November 2022 general election ballot. The Medical Cannabis Patient Protections Initiative and the Medical Cannabis Regulation Initiative failed to meet the Nebraska Constitutional signature requirements.

The VHS Girls Golf Team traveled to O’Neill for their season opener, Thursday, August 18, 2022, where they earned first place with a score of 406 out of 10 teams. Three of the Lady Badgers earned medals: Champion Mekallyn Bancroft, 89; second place, Kaetryn Bancroft, 90; 15th place, Kaylee Hanson, 107.

The results of the Lady Wrangler Horse show are as follows: Five years and up - Geldings first place, Millie Jo Kime; second place, Madysen Leithead, third place, Bentley Ford; fourth place, Jayda From; fifth place, Treven Kenner; sixth place, Ann Neiffer.

The 2022 Cherry County 4-H Shooting Sports Competition was held Friday, August 5, at Cody Trap Club and Saturday, August 6, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. Coaches this year were Toby Heinert and Tyler Peterson for Trap, Jason McNare for Rifle, and Adam Naslund for Archery.

The delicious smell of pancakes and sausage wafted down the line as fair participants and community members lined up for the 27th annual Cherry County Hospital Foundation Pancake and Sausage Breakfast at the Cherry County Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

CATS Clover Kids – Case Larson, Laramie Foster, Layfe Slagkowski, Adley Swanson, Steklin Robinson. Champion, Madysyn Bopp; Reserve Champion, Keeleigh Burge; Purple, Tilden Foster, Jenalee Garwood (2).