The Nebraska state rodeo association finals kicked off yesterday and return tonight at  6:00 p.m. and then on Sunday at 1pm at the Cherry County fairgrounds in Valentine, Nebraska. One can visit www.nebraskarodeo.com for further details.

There is an upcoming blood drive  sponsored by Community Connections and it is scheduled for Monday, September 26th from 10:15 AM to 3:30 PM and Tuesday, September 27th from 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the Winner City Offices.

To schedule your appointment, please call Community Connections at (605) 842-1708, or you can schedule online by going to www.lifeservebloodcenter.org. Remember, your donation helps serve the surrounding local communities in time of great need.

Agrimax and West River AG will hold a customer appreciation open house at  the East Shop on Harvest Road on tomorrow.   Social hour will begin at 4:00 p.m. and the customer appreciation dinner will follow  afterwards.

The Chamberlain City Commision will meet tomorrow evening (Wednesday) at 5:00 p.m. at the Chamberlain High School for an event regarding new additions to the school.  Afterwards they will head to the Chamberlain City Offices for their regular meeting.

The City of Winner will hold their City Council meeting tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. at the Winner City Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m.  Please note that the meeting is put back an extra day due to today’s holiday.

Plan on the removal of some traffic control at the intersection of HWY 20 & Main. The closed westbound lane will be opened to allow (2) lane westbound traffic.

 Paulsen Construction will continue sidewalk placement and the placement of concrete in the areas between the sidewalks and curb sections.  Next week grading will begin for roadway placement starting at the cowboy trail working toward HWY 20. During the week expect some of the Paulsen crew to be off the IN VALENTINE project and to continue placing concrete for the B STREET project (City of Valentine). Barnes Construction will continue with sidewalk removals and the construction of various project items.

 Midlands Contracting will wrap up their scheduled utility work for the Main Street portion next week. Expect the contractor to mobilize off the project at the end of the week.   Wow, next year’s utility work is complete, in August! Job well done by professionals.

Denny Sanford Premiere Center Upcoming Schedule

September 9^th: I Love the 90’s featuring Vanilla Ice.

September 11^th: Backstreet Boys

October 1^st: Tomas Rhett

October 3^rd: iron maiden

October 7^th: The Judds

October 22^nd: Walker Hayes

April 20^th, 2023: Kane Brown

The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce will host Ranch Bronc and Bull Riding on Saturday, September 3rd.  They will also have mutton bustin’ and a calf scramble for kids ages 8 to 15.  One can stop into the chamber office for advance tickets.

The Black Lab will host several fun events this weekend in Winner. On Friday and Saturday night they will host Uncle Roy and the Boys playing at 8:00 p.m. both nights.  Then on Sunday they will host The Outlaw DJ at 8:00 p.m. Finally, on Monday night they will have VT Rocking Country at 7:00 p.m.