The Milbank High School band and choirs held an awards presentation ceremony on May 10. Hattie Muellenbach was the 2021- 2022 recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. The award, which originated in 1954, is the most prestigious award given to high school band students who demonstrate musicianship, leadership, dependability, and... Read more
The biannual Grant County 4-H Bike Rodeo and Safety Day will be held on Friday, May 20, at the Grant County 4-H Grounds. The event is free for kindergarteners through fifth-graders and runs from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Registration is required. The bike rodeo and safety day is organized... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet on Thursday, May 19, at 11 a.m. at the Pizza Ranch in Milbank. MARTA members have invited the local teachers and personnel who plan to retire this year to join them for the buffet. There will be no business meeting... Read more
Students in Mrs. Robin Patnoe’s second-grade class at Milbank Elementary welcomed MPD’s police chief, Boyd VanVooren, as their Junior Achievement teacher. Junior Achievement is a program taught by local community members. The second graders were focused on communities, businesses, and goods and services. One of their activities was to create a cupcake. The kids drew a picture and described their cupcake in writing. They wrote about the cake’s flavor, filling, frosting, and topping. ... Read more
The Milbank High School graduation ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in the Milbank National Guard Armory. The class of 2022 has chosen the calla lily as the class flower and maroon and gold as their colors. The motto is “There’s not much I... Read more
The Valley Express will host a public retirement reception for Jerry Janisch, Cindy Jungers, Pam Prisinger, Mary Hagen, and Karen Vaudrey. The open house will be held at the Lantern Inn in Milbank from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. Janisch is the agriculture education instructor and FFA adviser at... Read more
The Milbank Middle School and Milbank High School bands and choirs will each present their 2022 Spring Concert next week in the MHS theater. The sixth, seventh, and eighth graders present on Monday, May 9. The high school musicians share their music on Tuesday, May 10. Both concerts begin at 7:30... Read more
Athletes entering second through sixth grade can sign up now for the Youth Football Camp to be held May 23-25 at the game field by MHS. The camp runs from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Coach Mick Thompson says, “During this three-day camp, athletes go through offensive and defensive... Read more
Milbank piano teacher Kristi Seehafer hosted spring recitals at the Living Word Church in Milbank on Sunday, May 1. Two groups performed. An ice cream social was held after each performance. Top photo: Front row: L-R Trinity Brehmer, Laney Andrews, Brielle Grabow, Jalen Bear, Lydiah Novy, Jaxon Bear, Kolsyn Gortmaker,... Read more
Didn’t make it to Mexico this winter.? You can still Mexperience the fun and flavors at the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on May 7 from 1-5 p.m. at Lake Farley Park. Try authentic Mexican food and listen to a live mariachi band. You can even dance along, and probably... Read more
