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Growing dahlias is a must for anyone who loves cutting and arranging flowers. But there are hundreds of beautiful dahlia varieties to choose from and that can be overwhelming. To make the selection process easier, choose compatible colors that will look good together in the garden and in arrangements.

North Platte-Starting now and running through mid-April, more than 400,000 Sandhill Cranes will spend about six weeks in the North Platte River Valley on their way north to Canada and Siberia. While these incredible creatures visit, they don’t just stand around - they court. This means dancing, leaping, and bowing to perspective partners. The show they put on is quite a sight to behold! This migration event draws people from all over the globe, and it can be experienced right here in North Platte.

OMAHA-The tragic events unfolding in Ukraine have many searching for ways to donate to relief efforts. Research has shown there are personal benefits to donating during times of crisis; it’s a way to alleviate anxiety and stress and provide compassionate people with a sense of control in a time when events feel utterly chaotic.

Patty Tinant, Sara Tinant and Ruth Tinant went to North Platte on Sunday where they visited their aunt, Caryll Homan, who is a resident at Linden Court. Weekend guests of Dean and Sheryl Noteboom were Mindi Veurink, Montana, Harleigh and Dallas of Platte and Jay and Desirae Noteboom and Reece from Pierre.

Red Cross Month has been an annual tradition since 1943, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first presidential proclamation to declare March as Red Cross Month and ask that “people rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross."

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

Last week we shared the Valentine Police Department’s year in review. But another component of their job is dealing with drugs. Drug Recognition Expert and Anti-Bias/ Implicit Bias Instructor Brandon Oremsher answers some of the questions that surround the drugs that are coming into Valentine, and what parents, and family members can watch out for.

Mother Nature sure had a flighty February. Weather fluctuations went from a high of 64 on February 15, to the lowest low of minus 12 degrees on February 23. All of that in eight days. But there were the winds! The highest gust of 52 mph was February 8...but when the temperatures dipped last week to the below zero digits, the winds weren’t helping an already cold situation. February 21 the wind was at 41 mph and the overnight low was -6, the next day, the wind gusted to 40 mph with a high of 1 degree and overnight low of -11. For those working in the cold, February 23 was a bit of a warm up with a high of 7 degrees and wind at 16 mph.

February 9, 2022, NorthStar Services crowned their Valentine’s Day Royalty. Crowned King was Quentin Bader, and crowned Queen was Trish Kamler.

The Niobrara Council met for their monthly meeting, January 20, 2022 at the Peppermill, in Valentine. The meeting was called to order at 1:34 p.m. with the following in attendance: Karl Connell, Dallas Dodson, Les Hall, Wade Hollenbeck, Mary Mercure, Rich Mercure arrived at 1:39 p.m., Mike Murphy, Buddy Small, and Tanya Storer.