We send our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Mrs. Laura Burghardt. Laura is very special here in Valley Home. Laura wrote this column for many, many years! She is a very important part of our Valley Home Community and is a great friend to all. Laura, all your Valley Home friends hope you are feeling better and back home soon!

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Congratulations to Emily and Garrett Worley on the birth of their adorable son Heston Rowen! Valley Home residents Kathy and Phillip Shepherd are the very proud grandparents! Enjoying their new bundle of love are great grandparents Loretta and Gary Steele, also of Valley Home. Congratulations to each of you, what a wonderful blessing God has given you!

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Thank you to all who supported our Valley Home Park Dinner Fundraiser. You are very much appreciated! Remember our park belongs to each of us, what a beautiful blessing our park is for our community.

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The Wells brothers have been busy. Rhett celebrated his 10th birthday and enjoyed great fun with his family! Brother Ryan went on his first deer hunt and came home with his first buck! What a great way to start off fall in the Wells family!

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There is an awesome cowboy making his debut! Look out folks, young Audie Beltrami is taking the rodeo world by storm. Audie enjoyed his first play day and came home with a new hat. Young Audie and his bestie Emmit had great fun on their rodeo play day!

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Avery Cornett and Millie Cox were among many talented little Mini Mustang cheerleaders last Friday night! The girls cheered for the Oakdale High Mustangs football team during halftime. The Mini Mustang cheerleaders practiced several hours so that their cheer routines were perfect. Great job to all!

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Our Valley Home football and volleyball teams did very well at Paradise School on Friday. We would like to send a special thank you to youth Pastor Sean O’Brien from River Oak Grace Church for stopping by to support our teams!

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Our Valley Home sixth graders are at Science Camp this week, no doubt having a great time. A very special thank you to our PTC for helping make this trip a reality!

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As always you may reach me by email at winniemullins51@gmail.com. Until next time, “Happy Trails to All!”