Before most stores open on Valentine, Nebraska鈥檚 Main Street the morning of Feb. 14, pickup trucks and trailers will begin lining the block and unloading their livestock, turning downtown Valentine into an open-air display of bulls, horses and commerce.
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Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer鈥檚 markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at聽kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com.
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