Editing Valentine, Nebraska

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|name                     = Valentine, Nebraska
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|nickname                 = America's Heart City<ref>[http://www.heartcity.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Home] Valentine municipal website, 2007.  Accessed 11 May 2007.</ref>
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[[File:Demo derby.jpg|alt=demo derby at fair grounds|thumb|[[Demolition derby]] at fair grounds]]

'''Valentine''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Cherry County, Nebraska]], United States. The population was 2,737 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is the hometown of former vice-presidential candidate [[Tim Walz]].

==History==
Valentine was founded in 1882. The Valentine post office was established on December 4, 1882. The [[Sioux City and Pacific Railroad]] was extended to that point and train service began on April 1, 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/cherry/valentine/ | title=Valentine, Cherry County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=2 August 2014 | archive-date=August 8, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052834/http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/cherry/valentine/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was named for [[Edward K. Valentine]], a Nebraska representative.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dlas_EPVGFEC | title=Nebraska Place-Names | publisher=University of Nebraska Press | author=Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. | year=1960 | pages=40| isbn=0803250606 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA132|year=1908|page=132}}</ref>

As late as 1967, Valentine was split between two [[Time in the United States|time zones]]. According to a news report, "The [[Mountain Time Zone|mountain]] and [[Central Time Zone|central]] time zones meet at the center of Main Street, so an hour separates the two curb lines."  According to the report, when clocks were required to be set back one hour for [[Daylight saving time in the United States|daylight saving time]], Valentine's post office (which was in the central zone) split the difference and turned back its clock by half an hour.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1967/11/09/page/3/article/national "News Briefs— National"], ''Chicago Tribune'', November 9, 1967, p2</ref>

Valentine participates in an annual re-mailing program where thousands of pieces of mail flow into the local [[United States Post Office]] so that they can be re-mailed with a special Valentine's Day postmark and verse.<ref>[http://www.heartcity.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=69 Valentine Cachet] Valentine municipal website, 2007.  Accessed 11 May 2007.</ref>

In 2007, ''[[National Geographic Adventure Magazine|National Geographic Adventure]]'' magazine included Valentine in its list of the best 100 adventure towns and cities.<ref name=nga>{{cite web|url=http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/weekend-getaways/nebraska/valentine-travel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611004712/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/weekend-getaways/nebraska/valentine-travel|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2010|work=National Geographic Adventure|access-date=24 January 2011|title=Best Adventure Towns}}</ref>

In the [[Lakota language]], Valentine is known as {{Lang|lkt|Oínažiŋ}} or {{Lang|lkt|Mnináȟaȟa Otȟúŋwahe}}, meaning "station stopping place" or "water and waterfall city".<ref>{{cite book |last=Ullrich |first=Jan F. |title=New Lakota Dictionary |url=http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |edition=2nd |year=2014 |publisher=Lakota Language Consortium |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0-9761082-9-0 |access-date=March 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018034145/http://www.lakotadictionary.org/nldo.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|2.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

Valentine is immediately north of the [[Niobrara River]], on the northern edge of the [[Sandhills (Nebraska)|Sandhills]] physiographic region. [[Merritt Reservoir]], created by a dam on the [[Snake River (Nebraska)|Snake River]], is about {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Valentine. [[Snake River Falls (Nebraska)|Snake River Falls]], Nebraska's largest waterfall, is on the Snake River between the reservoir (a few miles downstream) and Valentine. Smith Falls, Nebraska's tallest waterfall, is on a small stream tributary to the Niobrara River about {{convert|15|mi|km}} east of Valentine in [[Smith Falls State Park]].

Just south of Valentine, a pair of bridges span the Niobrara River. The modern bridge carries traffic north and south along [[U.S. Route 83 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 83]]. Just to the west, an arched [[Cantilever bridge|cantilever truss bridge]] named the Bryan Bridge is also open to through traffic. Designed by Josef Sorkin and built in 1932, the Bryan Bridge is made of steel and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040702102042/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/bryan_bridge.htm Bryan Bridge description]}} nebraskahistory.org. Retrieved on 03-16-2009.</ref> A large red [[neon]] heart (a star during the Christmas season) is on the pine-covered Minnechaduza Creek canyon wall at the north end of Main Street.

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Valentine Area, NE(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Valentine]]
With a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwa''), Valentine experiences extremes of heat and cold annually; it is part of USDA [[Hardiness zone]] 4b.<ref>{{cite web|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2014-06-01}}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|24.5|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|75.7|°F|1}} in July.<ref name = NOAA/> In an average year, seven afternoons reach {{convert|100|°F|1}} or higher, 41.3 days reach {{convert|90|°F|1}} or higher, 41.2 afternoons do not climb above freezing, and 17.9 mornings reach {{convert|0|°F|1}} or lower.<ref name = NOAA/> The average window for freezing temperatures is September 25 thru May 11,<ref name = NOAA/> allowing a growing season of 136 days. Extreme temperatures officially range from {{convert|−39|F|1}} on December 22, 1989, to {{convert|114|F|1}} on July 2, 1990, with temperatures reaching {{convert|110|F|1}} as recently as [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|July 21, 2012]]; the record low daily maximum is {{convert|−17|°F|1}} on January 12, 1916, while the record high daily minimum is {{convert|81|°F|1}} on July 24, 1940, and July 25, 1899.<ref name = NOAA/>

Precipitation is low, with an annual average of around {{convert|20.90|in|1}}, but not quite low enough for the climate to be classified as [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]]; it has ranged from {{convert|10.14|in|mm|1}} in 1894 to {{convert|32.68|in|mm|1}} in 1977.<ref name = NOAA/> The very dry winters—as dry as the driest desert areas of [[Southwestern United States|the Southwest]]—mean snowfall is modest, averaging {{convert|34.2|in|cm|sigfig=2}} per season (peaking in February and March), and ranging from {{convert|12.7|in|cm|sigfig=2}} in 1984–85 to {{convert|88.5|in|cm|sigfig=2}} in 1919–20;<ref name = NOAA/> the average window for measurable (≥{{convert|0.1|in|cm|sigfig=2}}) snowfall is October 27 thru April 11, with May snow being rare.<ref name = NOAA/>

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|location = Valentine, Nebraska ([[Miller Field (airport)|Miller Field]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1889–present{{efn|Official records for Valentine kept at the Weather Bureau Office from July 1889 to July 20, 1955 and at Miller Field since July 21, 1955.<ref>[http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]</ref>}}
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|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 100
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 114
|Jan avg record high F = 60.8
|Feb avg record high F = 64.8
|Mar avg record high F = 77.1
|Apr avg record high F = 84.6
|May avg record high F = 91.4
|Jun avg record high F = 97.2
|Jul avg record high F = 103.4
|Aug avg record high F = 101.2
|Sep avg record high F = 97.0
|Oct avg record high F = 87.5
|Nov avg record high F = 74.9
|Dec avg record high F = 61.1
|year avg record high F = 104.5
|Jan high F = 37.8
|Feb high F = 40.9
|Mar high F = 51.6
|Apr high F = 61.2
|May high F = 72.0
|Jun high F = 83.0
|Jul high F = 90.4
|Aug high F = 88.4
|Sep high F = 79.8
|Oct high F = 64.5
|Nov high F = 50.6
|Dec high F = 39.4
|year high F = 63.3
|Jan mean F = 24.5
|Feb mean F = 27.6
|Mar mean F = 37.6
|Apr mean F = 47.2
|May mean F = 58.1
|Jun mean F = 69.0
|Jul mean F = 75.7
|Aug mean F = 73.6
|Sep mean F = 64.2
|Oct mean F = 49.3
|Nov mean F = 36.2
|Dec mean F = 26.3
|year mean F = 49.1
|Jan low F = 11.2
|Feb low F = 14.2
|Mar low F = 23.5
|Apr low F = 33.1
|May low F = 44.2
|Jun low F = 54.9
|Jul low F = 61.0
|Aug low F = 58.7
|Sep low F = 48.6
|Oct low F = 34.2
|Nov low F = 21.8
|Dec low F = 13.1
|year low F = 34.9
|Jan avg record low F = -14.0
|Feb avg record low F = -10.2
|Mar avg record low F = 0.1
|Apr avg record low F = 14.6
|May avg record low F = 27.6
|Jun avg record low F = 40.8
|Jul avg record low F = 47.9
|Aug avg record low F = 44.9
|Sep avg record low F = 31.5
|Oct avg record low F = 15.1
|Nov avg record low F = 0.1
|Dec avg record low F = -9.9
|year avg record low F = -20.3
|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −37
|Mar record low F = −29
|Apr record low F = −8
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 12
|Oct record low F = −6
|Nov record low F = −22
|Dec record low F = −39
|year record low F = −39
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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.32
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.61
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.48
|May precipitation inch = 3.52
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.96
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.82
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.72
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.42
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.57
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.43
|year precipitation inch = 20.90
|Jan snow inch = 4.4
|Feb snow inch = 6.5
|Mar snow inch = 6.0
|Apr snow inch = 5.6
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.0
|Nov snow inch = 4.6
|Dec snow inch = 5.0
|year snow inch = 34.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.9
|Feb precipitation days = 5.7
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 9.6
|May precipitation days = 11.8
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.3
|Aug precipitation days = 8.1
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.2
|Nov precipitation days = 4.8
|Dec precipitation days = 4.8
|year precipitation days = 91.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.8
|Feb snow days = 4.7
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 2.4
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.1
|Nov snow days = 2.9
|Dec snow days = 3.9
|year snow days = 22.9
|Jan humidity = 64.4
|Feb humidity = 64.6
|Mar humidity = 62.9
|Apr humidity = 55.4
|May humidity = 57.4
|Jun humidity = 55.7
|Jul humidity = 54.9
|Aug humidity = 57.6
|Sep humidity = 54.5
|Oct humidity = 57.3
|Nov humidity = 62.4
|Dec humidity = 64.3
|year humidity = 59.3
|Jan sun = 181.7
|Feb sun = 183.2
|Mar sun = 216.2
|Apr sun = 239.8
|May sun = 284.4
|Jun sun = 317.2
|Jul sun = 349.6
|Aug sun = 325.4
|Sep sun = 264.0
|Oct sun = 232.5
|Nov sun = 175.0
|Dec sun = 163.0
|year sun = 2932.0
|Jan percentsun = 62
|Feb percentsun = 62
|Mar percentsun = 58
|Apr percentsun = 60
|May percentsun = 63
|Jun percentsun = 69
|Jul percentsun = 75
|Aug percentsun = 75
|Sep percentsun = 70
|Oct percentsun = 68
|Nov percentsun = 60
|Dec percentsun = 58
|year percentsun = 66
|Jan dew point C = -12.9
|Feb dew point C = -10.7
|Mar dew point C = -5.8
|Apr dew point C = -1.5
|May dew point C = 4.9
|Jun dew point C = 10.0
|Jul dew point C = 12.8
|Aug dew point C = 12.2
|Sep dew point C = 6.0
|Oct dew point C = -0.6
|Nov dew point C = -6.8
|Dec dew point C = -12.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity and dew point 1976–1990, sun 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA>
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|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lbf
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|accessdate = November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name = "NOAA txt">
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024032&format=pdf
|title = Station: Valentine Miller Fld, NE
|work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 27, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081344/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024032&format=pdf
|archive-date = 2024-01-10}}</ref><ref name = NOAAsun >
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72567.TXT
|title = WMO Climate Normals for Valentine/WSO AP, NE 1961–1990
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 27, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240110073127/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72567.TXT
|archive-date = 2024-01-10}}</ref> 
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 811
|1910= 1098
|1920= 1596
|1930= 1672
|1940= 2188
|1950= 2700
|1960= 2875
|1970= 2662
|1980= 2829
|1990= 2826
|2000= 2820
|2010= 2737
|2020= 2633
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 19, 2013|author-link=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>2012 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|access-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,737 people, 1,259 households, and 719 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1232.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,430 housing units at an average density of {{convert|644.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 9.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 1,259 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.9% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 46 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 24% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 2,820 people, 1,209 households, and 733 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,401.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,373 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 1,209 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,639, and the median income for a family was $52,632. Males had a median income of $38,188 versus $24,636 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,715. About 1.6% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Education==
Valentine is in [[Valentine Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st31_ne/schooldistrict_maps/c31031_cherry/DC20SD_C31031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cherry County, NE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-11-29}}</ref>

[[Valentine City Schools]] was the school district until it merged into Valentine Community Schools in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DissolutionHistory_2021_22.pdf|title=SCHOOL FINANCE AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES CUMULATIVE DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS - 1990/91 thru 2021/22|publisher=[[Nebraska Department of Education]]|accessdate=2022-11-27|page=14}}</ref>

Schools include:
* Valentine Elementary School
* Valentine Middle School
* [[Valentine High School]]

Private schools:
* Grace Lutheran School
* Zion Lutheran School

==Transportation==
Valentine Bike Share operates a [[bikeshare]] station along the [[Cowboy Trail]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visitvalentine.org/places/new-valentine-bike-share/|title=Valentine Bike Share|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> Open Plains Transit provides [[dial-a-ride]] transit service on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.optne.com/empty-page|title=Open Plains Transit|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Lyman Bryson|Lyman Lloyd Bryson]], CBS Radio broadcaster and American educator. Bryson moderated CBS Radio's ''[[The American School of the Air]]'' during the 1940s.
* [[Edward Day Cohota]] was a Chinese-born and ethnic Chinese veteran who fought in the American Civil War and later served thirty years in the Army.
* [[James Dahlman]] was mayor of Omaha from 1906 to 1930.
* [[Clayton Danks]], model of the [[Wyoming]] state symbol of the [[cowboy]] on a bucking horse, homesteaded near Valentine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/frontierdays4.html|title=Frontier Days: Clayton Danks|publisher=wyomingtalesandtrails.com|access-date=September 23, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Deuel]] was formerly among the world's heaviest people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keloland.com/News/Education/NewsDetail10211.cfm?Id=37767 |title=Education Stories from KELO for South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307232934/http://www.keloland.com/News/Education/NewsDetail10211.cfm?Id=37767 |archive-date=2012-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Rebecca Donaldson]], fictional character on ''[[Full House]]'', states that her hometown was Valentine.
* [[Deb Fischer]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], operates a ranch near Valentine.
* [[Tim Walz]], [[Governor of Minnesota]], former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] Democratic nominee for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://omaha.com/news/politics/elections/tim-walz-a-nebraska-native-elected-governor-of-minnesota/article_77f8695f-6344-50c4-a875-4224690ace38.html |title=Minnesota governor hopefuls take small-town roots into big-time showdown |access-date=2024-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728121951/https://omaha.com/news/politics/elections/tim-walz-a-nebraska-native-elected-governor-of-minnesota/article_77f8695f-6344-50c4-a875-4224690ace38.html |archive-date=2024-07-28}}</ref>

==Culture==
In 2011/2012, an [[independent film|independent]] feature film, ''[[Aviation Cocktail (film)|The Aviation Cocktail]]'', had its [[principal photography]] in Valentine.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Aviation Cocktail (2012) Trivia|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2124926/trivia|website=www.imdb.com|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.valentinene.gov/ City of Valentine]
* [http://www.valentinecommunityschools.org/ Valentine Community Schools]

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