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Clearly...the weather outside is frightful!

News Staff

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Would it be silly to say that EVERYTHING is strange right now - including our weather? Not really. If high winds such as what blew Wednesday, December 15, was all that happened to our nation, that would have been great. However, Kentucky and a swath through that area had winds by far more intense than these.

Lunch Menus

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Valentine Senior Center Thursday, Dec. 23 - Chicken strips, baked beans, coleslaw, biscuit, applesauce.

Valentine High School Weekly Calendar

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Wednesday, December 22 No School until January 6-Merry Christmas Monday, December 27 Girls Wrestling depart 4:00 p.m. for Norfolk Tuesday, December 28 Chadron Holiday Tournament-Varsity Girls & Boys 3:00 p.m.

A look back to when the King of kings was born!

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Pictured in front of the United Methodist Church Sunday, December 12, 2021, is a scene that we can be grateful for; the Live Nativity! A time back in history when the baby Messiah was born. God had become flesh and His name was called Emanuel, or “God with us.”

How to care for wild birds this winter

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The arrival of winter forces everyone to confront the changes synonymous with the season, and local wildlife is no exception. Low temperatures, harsh winter storms and a scarcity of food can make it challenging for wildlife, including birds, to thrive throughout the winter.

News Briefs

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

CSC recognizes graduates One hundred twenty-seven undergraduate candidates were recognized Friday, December 17 in the Chicoine Center. Local students include: Kara Brashears, Bachelor of Arts; Steven Shields, Bachelor of Arts; and James Battershaw, Bachelor of Science all of Valentine; Collin Sanders Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts of Merriman; Henry Schneider, Bachelor of Science of Cody.

A Christmas cactus

Pastor Kurt Busenitz Sandhills Church Of Hope

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

My grandmother’s house was always packed at our family Christmas. Grandpa had passed away, but the shelves he put up near the picture window were home to countless plants that stayed green and bright through the winter months. One of them was a cactus that bloomed with pretty red flowers around Christmas. On one visit, before she passed away, we got a cutting off that cactus and this winter it is blooming at our house! It’s a sign that the cactus is getting what it needs.

Comfort in Christmas cards

Pastor Utecht Our Savior Lutheran Church

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

This year as we approach Christmas I have been sending both Christmas cards, and sympathy cards. Christmas cards for obvious reasons, and sympathy cards because family and friends have passed away. It is kind of an interesting mix of cards, sorrow mixed with joy. So in good pastor fashion I looked up verses of sorrow and joy. I found the book of Esther where Queen Esther saved her people. From this comes the Jewish celebration of Purim (not Hanukah). About this celebration we read:

The Light of Christmas

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Prophet and President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting everyone to transform lives during the Christmas season.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU

News Staff

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Our community has known some trials these past 12 months. Sickness, accidents, death, and not just with people, but businesses as they struggle to keep it together with only a few employees who will show up and get the job done.