This past April, the Valentine City Council signed a proclamation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Valentine Public Library. Director Anne Quigley read the 100th anniversary proclamation which began: Whereas, in April 1921, members of Chapter CA PEO, responding to the needs of a young and growing community, met with the objective of establishing the first public library in Valentine. With enthusiasm, energy and dedication from volunteers, and 500 donated volumes, the Valentine Public Library opened its doors on April 15, 1921. From these modest beginnings, the Library’s collections grew along with the community, to the point that it was turned over to the city in 1935 with 3,000 volumes and moved to the upper floor in the newly built City Hall. A new library building was erected across from City Hall. It was dedicated in August of 1968, it is the current location and now contains 30,000 volumes.

On a cloudy, overcast Saturday, September 11, 2021; quite the opposite of that fateful day 20 years ago, the American Legion and their families had a remembrance of the attacks that were the worst ever in the history of our country.

The City of Valentine was recently awarded a $500 Lean on LARM Safety Grant to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED) for use at the Frederick Peak Golf Course. Valentine Clerk Deanna Schmit applied for the grant for the AED.

Thursday, September 2, 2021, the Lady Badgers took on the Lady Warriors in Winner, SD. They lost in three sets: Valentine 20, 14, 23 = 0 Winner - 25, 25, 25 = 3 There were 19 kills in the game with Kailee Kellum leading with 8.

Some of the best news can be as simple as rainfall! We’ve had a dry summer with intermittent rains. Enough that there are hay bales dotting the countryside. But we’re still below normal in rainfall amounts. No one wants drought conditions which are pretty severe in the northwest, and equate to all of their fires.

VALENTINE – Residents of three Valentine senior living centers were recently presented with special gifts. Bird-watching is a popular pastime for elderly adults.