Following are some of the results from State FFA from the Cody-Kilgore School District:

Creed Speaking - Grace Ford - Gold 2nd place

Jr. Public Speaking - Gillian Cheney - Bronze

Cooperative Speaking - Cody Trump - Bronze

Natural Resources Speaking - Tyler O'Neill - Bronze

Agriscience - Red (Tanner - Purple, Tiandrah - Purple, Ariel -Blue, Margaret)

Floriculture - Blue 9th Place (Olyvia - Purple 13th, Gillian - Red, Shannon -Red, Hannah)

Food Science - (Eva Oliver - White, Jennifer Stolzenburg, Katie Compton, Haley Schneider)

Jr. Livestock Selection - Red (Wyatt Galloway - Red, J T Adamson - Red, Jordan Cady - Red, Eva Oliver)

Sr. Livestock Selection - (Austin Wobig - White, Josh Harris, Jalen Grant, Tyler O'Neill)

Ag Mechanic - White (Ivan Rosfeld - Blue, Walker Wolff - Red, Josh Harris, Ryan Oliver)

Meats - White (Kylee Stoner - Blue, Tessa Gale - Red, Katie Compton, Jennifer Stolzenburg)

Leo Brinda Unit 90 of the American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring their annual Poppy Poster contest.  The poppy poster contest is a national contest, and students are eligible to enter one of seven different classes; grades 2-12 as listed here:

Class I - 2&3 grades    class II - 4 &5 grades   Class III - 6 &7 grades   Class IV - 8 & 9 grades   Class V - 10 & 11 grades   Class VI - 12 grade Class VII - students with disabilities. 

Poster board, size 11” X 14” is a basic requirement. Posters on drawing paper will not be judged.

            All posters must meet the deadline of Friday April 19th.  A drop box will be located at 427 North Main Street in Valentine April 18th.  Posters received after the deadline will be displayed, but not judged.  For rules and other information about this contest phone 376-2443 after 4pm.

            All posters received will be displayed at the Veterans Club during 1884 Day activities on April 27.  Posters selected to go to state competition and all other winners will be featured. During the annual pancake breakfast Post 90 will sponsor a ballot for a “public choice poster” and folks may vote for their personal favorite.   

City-Wide Cleanup

In support of city-wide cleanup month, City of Valentine residents will be able to dispose of bulky items at the NK Waste facility on Development Street at no charge on the following dates and times.

Wednesday April 10^th from 1 p.m to 5 p.m.

Saturday April 13^th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday April 17 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday April 20^th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ITEMS TO BE ACCEPTED:

Furniture and Carpet White Goods (appliances)

Scrap Metal Scrap Lumber

Tree Limbs Yard Waste

Junk Cars (with proof of ownership) Concrete and Bricks (residential only)

HOUSEHOLD WASTE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

This includes paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, liquids, clothing, insulation, asphalt shingles, dry wall (sheet rock), batteries, oil filters or anything deemed inappropriate for collection at the dump site.

All Materials Must Be Separated Prior To Admittance

2013 City of Valentine Demolition Program:

1.  Property owners may apply to the City of Valentine to waive disposal fees for the waste generated by the demolition of a qualifying house.  A qualifying house is defined as a house or mobile home within the city limits of Valentine; owned by individuals and not a business or partnership, and one that has been vacant for one or more years or is deemed uninhabitable by the City Manager or his desiignee after inspection.

2.  Applicants must get approval in advance of demolishing the property and must also apply for a building demolition permiit.

3.  Demolition contractors hired by applicants must submit the proper asbestos project notification to the Nebraska Department of Health.

4.  After the demolition, the property owner agrees that any future use of the property shall conform with all zoning, building, and other ordinances as now existing or enacted in the future by the City of Valneinte, Nebraska.  The owner shall not permit a public nuisance to develop on the property such as the storage and accumulation of garbage, the growth of tall weeds or grass, the parking of junk or unlicensed vehicles, or the use of noisy machinery.

5.  No household waste shall be accepted under this program.

6.  Demolition, including disposal, must be completed within two months of approval.

MAY IS RADIO MONTH AND KVSH RADIO IS LOOKING FOR A NEW PROMOTION TO RUN FOR THE MONTH....WE HAVE HAD THE 'SECRET SOUND CITIZEN'...THE ARTIST OF THE DAY ... NAME THAT BUSINESS...AND EVEN NAME THE JINGLE CONTEST....NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW PROMOTION FROM YOU....THAT'S RIGHT...YOU HAVE UNTIL APRIL 22ND TO SUBMIT YOUR PROMOTIONAL IDEA TO KVSH RADIO...THE SIMPLER THE BETTER....AND IF WE CHOOSE YOUR PROMOTION TO RUN IN MAY YOU'LL RECEIVE 100 DOLLARS COLD HARD CASH....PROMOTIONAL IDEAS MUST BE SENT IN OR DROPPED OFF AT THE STUDIOS OF KVSH RADIO BY APRIL 22ND....THATS KVSH RADIO 126 WEST THIRD STREET, V ALENTINE, NEBRASKA 69201.