Do Valentine's Day weekend right in Valentine, NE!!! Lots of fun activities planned for you!

What are you doing Friday, February 12? How about something appealing? A little dressy? It's the weekend of Valentine's Day, so how about something red? 

The Bull Bash Go Red for Women event will be held at the Cherry County Fairgrounds and will feature the vocal group Six Appeal! 

They do have an appealing sound! Take a listen, and check out those shoes! My, my!!! Oh my!

Your visit to the Red Dress Event includes a fine beef dinner and supports the cardiac rehab unit at Cherry County Hospital as well as the Bryan Health foundation.

Last year the Red Dress Event was crazy fun! Your participation will make this year full of heart healthy cheer!

The welcome flags are out to welcome everyone for this fine weekend of fun!! Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. sign up for the 5K run...or walk...which ever you feel up to, at the Comfort Inn.

The rest of the day poke your head into all the little shops that will have something delightful to offer. They're unique, the people are great, and you just might find your perfect Valentine's Day gift! 

Stroll Main Street and visit with the bull and equipment vendors. There is a lot to learn, and the bulls are gentle giants. 

 The Vets Club hosts the craft show - something not to be missed!

 And there's food available there too...which goes quickly!!! Stop by for the best!!!

 Some of the beautiful crafts you'll find in the Vets Club basement...more are at the Connot Auction Building.

 These are the bulls bashing it on Main Street!!!

Follow the hearts to the Bull Market where the 4-H Luck of the Draw will be held all day long. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m., when they begin drawing for the lucky winner! It could be you!

 Aren't they beautiful. If you ask nicely, some will even let you pet their curly fur. I've even had some lick my hand...a little slimy, but still welcomed!

 Our Second Amendment rights are very important and you'll find many ways to protect and arm yourself at the Gun Show located at the Connot Brothers Auction building located on the corner of Macomb and A Street. Craft vendors will also be located here, plus more food!!!

 Nelsen Furniture is the location on Main Street for the Quilt Show. Vote on your favorite, or bring one of your favorites down to showcase!

 Totally love these guys! These gentle giants.

Main Street...in downtown Valentine during the 14th annual Bull Bash...wonder what it will look like this coming weekend...come and enjoy....

I see that you're going to LOVE all that Valentine, Nebraska has to offer you this weekend...in the Heart City....

But it's not quite over yet...
Sunday IS Valentine's Day, officially. Every year, with a few exceptions during WWII, the community has hosted Coronation. The theme this year is Every Heart has a Story to Tell.

I wonder what the story will be? I'm sure it will be a page-turner...

Coronation will be held at the Valentine High School Auditorium; tickets are on sale at the Valentine Chamber of Commerce! Here's a little behind the scenes peak at last year's Coronation, along with the grand finale of the Coronation Court.

Let our sponsors help you with your four season, family fun, vacation plans!!! Trade Winds Lodge, can help you with accommodations, and you can get excellent food to go at Henderson's IGA. Why not plan a leisurely fall trip down Niobrara National Scenic River with  Brewers Canoers and Tubers

Nim-Rods Bait Store has all you could ever need or want for your fishing excursion - poles, live bait, bobbers, jigs, hooks, and plenty of refreshments! Berry Creek Gun and Pawn Shop, has everything you could ever want in the way of firearms, ammo, and reloading supplies - conveniently located right down the street from The Quilting Cupboard, which has western prints, wool, cotton and batik fabric, along with patterns from Fear Not Pattern Co perfect little projects for this season! 

For a one of a kind gift that is uniquely yours, head over to Outback Screenprinting and Embroidery at their new location!!!

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce has their new edition of Explore Valentine and a bevy of brochures that will have you coming back all year long... make sure you stop by and pick some up today!

Remember...the Sandhills are your four season, family fun, ticket 4 Adventure....come find out why at SandhillsWesternVacations.com!!! 

Plan your LOVE-ly February in Valentine, NE!

It's cold...it's been cloudy. There's been some snow, and we're getting ready for another holiday...the LOVE-ly holiday...women love it, men hate it...Valentine's Day here in the Heart City!

Valentine's Day in Valentine, Nebraska is a win-win destination.

First is the dressy event for her...The Red Dress for Heart held Friday, February 12 at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. There's a nice dinner, entertainment and great friendships.

Saturday, February 13 is the Heart City Bull Bash. Nothing like it and it's for him, her, and the rest of the family!

Finally, Sunday, February 14 - the most wonderful day for those in love, or in like for that matter - and Valentine's Coronation.

Not sure what to expect? As wonderful as Jack Frost!

Watch these videos and begin contacting the sponsors of SandhillsWesternVacations.com to make your LOVE-ly plans! This should brighten your day and make your heart warm and fuzzy no matter the weather where you're at!

Valentine, Nebraska is the place you want to be the weekend of February 12-14!!! Make plans now and we'll see you then!!!

Let our sponsors help you with your four season, family fun, vacation plans!!! Trade Winds Lodge, can help you with accommodations, and you can get excellent food to go at Henderson's IGA. Why not plan a leisurely fall trip down Niobrara National Scenic River with  Brewers Canoers and Tubers

Nim-Rods Bait Store has all you could ever need or want for your fishing excursion - poles, live bait, bobbers, jigs, hooks, and plenty of refreshments! Berry Creek Gun and Pawn Shop, has everything you could ever want in the way of firearms, ammo, and reloading supplies - conveniently located right down the street from The Quilting Cupboard, which has western prints, wool, cotton and batik fabric, along with patterns from Fear Not Pattern Co perfect little projects for this season! 

For a one of a kind gift that is uniquely yours, head over to Outback Screenprinting and Embroidery at their new location!!!

The Valentine Chamber of Commerce has their new edition of Explore Valentine and a bevy of brochures that will have you coming back all year long... make sure you stop by and pick some up today!

Remember...the Sandhills are your four season, family fun, ticket 4 Adventure....come find out why at SandhillsWesternVacations.com!!! The new site is getting closer to becoming live!

Your heart is important - NO BULL! Visit Valentine February 14-15 for Valentine's Day and Bull Bash!

Where does the time go??? The 13th annual Bull Bash will be held this weekend, Saturday, February 15! What a great way for you and your family to get out, enjoy some nice weather - already, forecasters are saying it will be 49 degrees - and breezy for those who love the wind.

Pay no mind to that, there will be so much going on that a bit of wind won't matter at all for those who don't much care for it! Organizers are expecting more than 100 bulls along with every farmer or ranchers dream...Why the Bull Bash? Valentine, Nebraska is a cow town and that doesn't mean there's not any romance. Don't you think those ranchers get a little glassy-eyed at the beautiful bulls that will be lining Valentine's Main Street? And if they haven't found the perfect bull, by golly, they'll see the greatest in baling equipment. And whose eyes wouldn't glaze over and their heart pitter-pat at the thought of one of those heated cabs this winter or air-conditioned cabs this summer?

For the ladies, there will be a quilt show on display at Nelsen Furniture. Vote for your favorite and that quilter can win a little prize money! But that doesn't mean the guys can't stop in and take a look. They may just walk away with something every rancher needs at the end of the day...a great lounge chair to kick those heel up in and R-E-L-A-X!

The Vets Club will have food upstairs and activities downstairs, and the Hoover Event Center will again host the Gun Show, always a favorite for men and women, boys and girls.

Visit Plains Trading Book Store who will have local author Evelyn Foster signing her book Bricks of Love at 10:30 a.m. Also signing books will be C.M. Wendelboe  and his third Spirit Road book Death on the Greasy Grass, also at 10:30 a.m.Then at noon, Colonel Tom Brewer, featured in the book The Bone Yard,  will be available to sign the book written by James Christ. The book is about an ambush in Afghanistan when Brewer and other National Guardsmen were ambushed by the Taliban and Al Qaeda. He will only be there until 1:00 p.m. Additionally, he's entered the primary for the third district congressional seat.

Cedar Canyon will be the place for the annual fund-raiser for the 4-H kids with their Luck of the Draw. Tickets will be on sale through 3:00 p.m. with the drawings to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Before the evening concludes there will be a concert by the Bar J Wranglers held at the Valentine High School Auditorium, located at Fifth and Green Street. The Bar J Wranglers will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. CST. There is a cost for the tickets which can be purchased by calling 1-800-658-4024.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves here...there will be the Red Dress for Heart event on Friday, February 14, at the Cherry County Fairgrounds. It's a fund-raiser whose proceeds will go to the Cherry County Hospital, Bryan Memorial, and to the American Heart Association. That event begins at 8:30 p.m. This is a chance to learn about heart health in women, and for you to pull out your best red dress, shirt, tie, or boots and have a hand in helping to raise not only awareness of heart disease in women, but helping to raise funds for the detection and prevention of heart disease.

For more information about Bull Bash and the Red Dress Event, you can go to: http://www.bullbash.com/index.php.

Come and enjoy a weekend of fun with your family and loved ones right here in the Heart City of Valentine, Nebraska. Make a weekend of it. Use the sponsors of SandhillsWesternVacations.com to make your stay something special. Several of them have also sponsored the Bull Bash and the Red Dress event. Come one, come all, there's something here for everyone!