Gathered for a sweet 16

Valley residents and visitors will have yet another weekend full of events they can choose to attend with one such event being the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering. Entering it's 16th year, the cowboy gathering kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20 at Grand View Park with open mic. cowboy poetry and music. This will be followed by a campfire jam session at 9 p.m. also in Grand View Park.

On Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m., a quilting program will be held by South Dakota poet Yvonne Hollenbeck. According to a press release from the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering, Hollenbeck "will present...