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Betty Mapes, regent for the Lone Willow Chapter (DAR) Daughters of the American Revolution presents an American Flag for the Merriman Memorial Cemetery to Gailund Valentine, Merriman Village Chairman. The Lone Willow Chapter traditionally awards a new American Flag to a person or entity that we feel needs one.

Elsmere – Anita Keys of Elsmere has been an Ag Pen Pal with students at Randolph Elementary in Randolph, for several years. This year Anita has been exchanging letters with fourth graders taught by Stephanie Harder..

Valentine Community Schools will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program again this year. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides healthy meals to children, age 18 and younger, free of charge.

The Niobrara Council will be hosting a Spring River Clean-up. Participants will need to pre-register for the event which is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 22, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Ft. Niobrara NWR Canoe Launch Site located at Cornell Bridge, four miles east of Valentine.

Ladies, and this means teens and older, can sign up for a women’s self-defense class free! The class will be held Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Valentine High School Wrestling room, at 6:00 p.m. Please enter from the Valentine Elementary School parking lot.

The Community Services Program at Northwest Community Action Partnership (NCAP) will sponsor a Drive Thru Mobile Food Pantry with the Food Bank of the Heartland on May 25, 2021 at the Cherry County Fairgrounds located at 120 S. Green Street in Valentine from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

National Tourism week was highlighted when Nebraska Tourism and Cherry County Tourism presented the Outstanding Frontline Employee Award to Whitney Mayhew of Broken Spoke in Valentine. As the Cherry County Tourism Director, Regina Osburn had the opportunity to nominate a business who puts Nebraska first and filled out the application for Mayhew.

The RC&D Electronic Recycling Collection held Tuesday, May 4, in Valentine was deemed a great success by Executive Director of the Nebraska Recycling Council Heather Creevan. “Our goal was to collect CRT TVs along with the normal electronic collection. Valentine had a great success!! Our Nebraska Environmental Trust grant was focused on collecting those old heavy TV’s that we probably aren’t using anymore. But it is hard to find a way to recycle. The grant afforded the opportunity for people to get rid of up to two TV’s per household for free. And by the results, those in and around Valentine were waiting for this opportunity.”

The Cherry County 4-H Council wrapped up another annual fund raiser, Luck of the Draw, on Saturday, April 24. Due to it being rescheduled for the first time in its 20+ year history - subzero temperatures on the usual February Bull Bash Weekend - it was held at the Cherry County Fairgrounds, in conjunction with the Spring Fling craft and vendor show.

LINCOLN-April 28, 2021 - Get ready to discover Nebraska’s beautiful scenery, eat delicious food, shop local and learn more of the state’s history, because the 2021 Nebraska Passport program officially begins on Saturday, May 1. The Passport inspires Nebraskans and tourists to travel throughout the state collecting stamps to earn prizes, while also supporting Nebraska’s tourism destinations.