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Daily breakfast: Cereal choices w/toast, juice and milk choices. Oct.

Daily breakfast: Cereal choices w/toast, juice and milk choices. Oct.

Thursday, Sept. 30 - Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, roll, tropical fruit.

The 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale is a major highlight during the Cherry County Fair. Youth spend many hours working, feeding, showing and fitting their animals in anticipation of the sale ring results. This is an opportunity for youth who may be too young for a job to earn some money for future projects or even a college fund. For older youth, it is an opportunity to start pursuing a career in the livestock industry. Raising an animal teaches many life skills including goal setting, problem solving and financial responsibility.

The 2021 Cherry County 4-H Shooting Sports Competition was held Friday, August 6 at Cody Trap Club and Saturday, August 7 at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. Trap Intermediate - Champion (by a tie-breaker shoot-off), Jackson Fleagle; Reserve, Matthew Prewitt; Purple, Traper Schied; Blue, Ayden Naslund, James Sexson.

(Lincoln, Neb.) EducationQuest is reminding Nebraskans the FAF- SA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opens Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at studentaid.gov or those planning to attend college during the 2022-23 academic year.

The Niobrara Council met for their regular meeting September 16, 2021 at the Peppermill in Valentine. The meeting was called to order at 1:37 p.m.

Wednesday, September 29 Homecoming Week- “Blazing Through The Decades”-70’s Spirit Squad practice 6:30 a.m. ACT test prep 8:00-10:00 a.m.

“Such a Quiet Place” by Megan Miranda “Where the Truth Lies” by Anna Bailey “The People We Keep” by Allison Larkin “The People We Keep” by Allison Larkin “We Were Never Here” by Andrea Bartz “Not a Happy Ending” by Shari Lapena “Not a Happy Ending” by Shari Lapena “Shoulder Season” by Christina Clancy “Shoulder Season” by Christina Clancy “Tell Me My Name” by Erin Ruddy “Tell Me My Name” by Erin Ruddy “One Two Three” by Laurie Frankel.

An ability to adapt is one of the most important skills to have in the kitchen. Following a recipe can give home cooks the cursory knowledge they need to make a delicious meal, but an ability to tweak recipes allows individuals to put their own spin on foods and customize meals so they fit with their particular lifestyles.