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ACTIVITIES Senior Center hours Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The Valentine Senior Center is open for coffee groups, card players and the use of the exercise equipment.

Homegrown fresh vegetables not only taste better; they are more nutritious. Plus, you can control what products are applied to the plants to control insect pests and disease.

A public informational meeting was held Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Nenzel to discuss a new school at Cody and how best to handle the school in Kilgore. The Bond vote results were discussed.

According to NOAA Weather, a record high temperature was set Wednesday, June 23, 2021 with 108 degrees, at Valentine. This breaks the old record of 107 set in 1937.

VALENTINE, June 8, 2021 - Healthy individuals are needed every day to maintain an adequate blood supply for patients in need. Once a donor has made the commitment to give blood, it is important to take a few simple steps to prepare and help ensure a good donation experience.

The Valentine Volunteer Fire Department was called out about 1:00 p.m by the Civil Air Patrol and the Nebraska Forest Service Personnel who were scouting for fires, Thursday, June 24, 2021. “The fire was started by lightning and burned about 70 acres,” said VFD Chief Terry Engles.

Everyone is encouraged to enter into the Lion’s Club 4th of July parade with the theme Unmask Your Freedom. Contestants are to line up at 10:30 a.m at the Trail Head park, parade to begin at 11:00 a.m.

(Lenexa, KS, June 23, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with Cherry County, Nebraska, and Richard Minor of Gordon, Nebraska, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). Under an Administrative Compliance Order filed June 14, 2021, the parties will develop a plan to cease illegal discharges into the Snake River.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) was in Valentine last week and presented Red Riding Hood. Local students practiced all week for their Friday, June 18, 7:00 p.m.

“Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” Proverbs 16:19 NIV Our egos are fragile things. How easy it is to have our egos bruised simply by someone pointing out some flaw that we have.