Dena Van Lith Special Guest Tonight at Grant County Library Discussion
Grant County Library presents Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls at the April event of Books vs. Movies. The movie starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, and the discussion follows at 7:30 p.m. Special guest is Dena Van Lith. Dena is an alcohol and drug counselor with 11... Read more
Sarah Weinberg Teaches Art at St. Lawrence School
Plexiglass panels painted with bright happy faces and lopsided grins triggered real grins from the students at St. Lawrence School. Sarah Weinberg was part of the inspiration. Sarah sponsored by the LIFE grouped, helped students explore the world through painting. Students were paired for the project and each painted... Read more
Racquetball Players Earn Championship Titles
The City of Milbank’s year-end singles and doubles racquetball tournaments took place at Unity Square. On March 27, the doubles team of Jerry Bury and Chris Batchelor earned the championship title. In the singles division, champions included: Greg Cantine in the “A” division, Terry LaVoi in the “B”division, Chris... Read more
Grant County Library to Celebrate National Library Week
National Library Week is April 8-14. The theme for 2018 is Libraries Lead. To celebrate, Grant County Library patrons are invited to enter to win door prizes, complete activity sheets for awards, and attend events. (Look for a complete event calendar here on the Valley Express.) The library in... Read more
Grant County Library April Calendar of Events
April 4 – Movie & Munchies – 12:30 pm — Indian Summers April 5 – Board of Trustees Meeting – 4:15 p.m. April 8-14 National Library Week April 10 – Tech Tuesday – Call 432.6543 for your appointment April 10 – Brain Builders 3:30 p.m. – 4:30, p.m. Ages... Read more
Community Easter Egg Hunt Moved to High School
The Community Easter egg hunt location has been changed to the Milbank High School, at 1001 East Park Avenue, for this Saturday, March 31. The fun begins at 10 a.m. and all children through second grade are invited to join the Easter egg hunt sponsored by Milbank Community Pride. The Easter Bunny... Read more
Easter Egg Hunt in Milbank this Saturday
All children through second grade are invited to join the Easter egg hunt sponsored by Milbank Community Pride according to Kathleen Holscher, one of the event organizers. The hunt will be held Saturday, March 31, at 10 a.m. on the front lawn of the Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center... Read more
Sign Up for MALST Summer Swim Team is Scheduled
MALST Coach Jodi Street announced registration for the 2018 Summer swim team will be held Sunday, March 25. Sign up runs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the lobby at MHS. To be eligible to join the team, a swimmer must be able to swim one length of... Read more
Two Teams Join It Only Takes a Spark
The Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center and Big Stone City Bookends are the newest members of It Only Takes a Spark. The two new teams join ten seasoned fundraising teams: The Marching Medics, Bulldogs Fighting for a Cure, VFW Walking Warriors, United Pride, Nani O’Hana, POET-Fueling for a Cure,... Read more
St. Lawrence School Holds Lap-a-thon
St Lawrence School held their second annual lap-a-thon. Preschoolers through sixth-graders walked laps around the gym for 10 minutes each morning during the month of February. Over 75 participants accrued over 3600 laps. The student council sponsored the event, which is designed to promote wellness and get students moving... Read more