🌱 Valentine Livestock Auction and 11 more events

Morning Long Pine! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hazy sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 63.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Valentine Livestock Auction →
  Valentine Livestock, 126 N Government St, Valentine
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• Teacher In-Service
  Thedford Elem Attendance Cntr Thedford, NE 69166

Tuesday August 11

• Atkinson Livestock Market →
  Atkinson Livestock Market, 87604 S Wixon St, Atkinson
  9:00 am
• County Board Meeting →
  Cherry County District Court, 365 N Main St #11, Valentine
  10:00 am
• Back to School Night
  Thedford Public Schools Thedford, NE 69166
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Bassett Livestock Auction →
  Bassett Livestock Auction Inc, 105 W 4th St #6002, Bassett
  9:00 am
• Board of Education Meeting
  Simeon School Valentine High School-Single Level-VHS Board Room (50)
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• FFA Beginning of School Meeting
  Thedford Elem Attendance Cntr Thedford, NE 69166
• School Picture Day!
  Thedford Elem Attendance Cntr Thedford, NE 69166
• FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PREK-12
  Thedford Elem Attendance Cntr Thedford, NE 69166

Sunday September 6

• Krogman Quarter Horses - 74th Annual Sale →
  Valentine Livestock, 126 N Government St, Valentine
  10:00 am

Tuesday September 15

• Cattle Trails and Songs of the West →
  Evergreen Assisted Living, 1600 N Harrison St, O'Neill
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Essential Personnel, Inc. posted a job opening for Shop Tech in Ainsworth. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Hut Shift Manager in Ainsworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Long Pine here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Broken Bow

• Nebraska Basketball Players Pryce Sandfort and Cale Jacobsen Visit Broken Bow for Youth Basketball Camp (sandhillsexpress.com)
• Threshing Show West of Arcadia Planned for August 8 (sandhillsexpress.com)

Neligh

• Neligh hometown intern builds inclusive community (journalstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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