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The Sand Painters Art Guild met on June 26, 2021. Show and Tell by members • Deb Hawthorne shared two paintings, one watercolor on canvas of wagons on a road and one sunflower at sunset on canvas.

I was on my way to prayer meeting. We lived in the suburbs and had followed God’s prompt to start a church in the uptown area of the city. Prayer time was in a local YMCA that had graciously given us a room free of charge once a week simply for prayer. This was our Thursday night prayer appointment. I was driving alone to meet others there.

At 69 years of age, I suppose you could say I am on the downhill other side of being “over the hill.” Life is still quite satisfactory, but both my vision and hearing aren’t as good as they used to be, not to mention my basic comprehension.

On 06/20/2021 at 10:08 a.m., an officer was called to 3rd and Edna Streets in regard to a report of a dog bite caused by a dog at large. A 38 year old Valentine woman was cited for the city ordinance violations.

Come and have a Cone with a COP! A free small cone can be yours just for visiting with Valentine’s finest, Thursday, July 14, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Frosty Drive In. Join your neighbors and police

LINCOLN – June 28, 2021, Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference to announce the end of Nebraska’s coronavirus state of emergency. The Governor issued the state of emergency declaration on March 13, 2020. It officially ended at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

“Not all who wander are lost,” wrote JRR Tolkien in his epic tale, The Fellowship of the Rings. Tolkien observed how a situation might appear one way, but may be entirely different in reality.

Monday, June 28, 2021, the SEAT base plane was operational at Valentine Miller Field. “This is the earliest we’ve started,” said SEAT base manager Justin Nickless. “Due to the ‘party’ last week, there were a few starts.” Justin is referring to the lighting storms that came through the area causing several fires including the Brush Creek fire in Holt County that burned 6,640 acres which had cattle loss; 22 starts in Brown County including the Williams Fire on the Plum Creek Canyon that burned approximately 40 timber acres, and the Gilg Fire north of Long Pine that burned 10 timber acres.

According to FAASTeam Program Manager Mark Gaffney, the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is the most prestigious award the FAA issues to pilots certified under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This award is named after the Wright Brothers, the first U.S. pilots. It recognizes individuals who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while piloting aircraft.

Southeast Community College has released the names of students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List following the 2021 Spring Semester, which ended May 6. To be recognized on SCC’s Dean’s List, a student must complete at least six semester credit hours of the term with a minimum gradepoint average of 3.5.