Archive - Oct 2012
October 25th
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The Community Health Ministry of Buffalo and Tower City will be sponsoring the ninth annual Tour of Homes on Sunday, Nov. 4 from 1-4:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.
The tour will begin at the Buffalo 1916 School on Pearl Street, where tickets, maps and refreshments will be available, and the Olde School Gift Shoppe will be open for your shopping pleasure. Advance tickets will also be on sale at Kasowski-Gubrud Repair and the Food Market in Buffalo.
The Valley City School District's major campaign to collect food for those in need begins Wednesday, albeit under a new name, “Stuff The Truck.”
Last year the effort went under the name “Pack The HAC.” The new name brings the effort full circle, said Cindy Waagen, director of Marketplace Foods.
“That was our original name,” when Marketplace Foods started the effort in 2000, Waagen said Wednesday.
The Valley City School District took over leadership in about 2005, Waagen said. “When it was done by Marketplace the schools were always involved,” she said.
The Barnes County 911 system, or who will run it has been a weighty issue for city and county officials, but making the change from city to county control should not involve a lot of costs, according to County Commissioner Eldred Knutson. Last week, Barnes County commissioners voted 3-2 to take control of 911 operations, against the Valley City City Commission's wishes.
Instead of walking door-to-door, ringing doorbells, area kids will have the opportunity to walk from car-to-car, looking at trunks in this year's trunk-or-treat.
Trunk-or-treat, held annually at the Nazarene Church in Valley City, is a "fun and safe event for the whole family," the Rev. JoAnn Stack said.
The event will be held Oct. 31 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the church.
Members of the Nazarene Church will decorate the trunks of their vehicles and hand out treats to kids. The free event is open to children of all ages and their families.
October 24th
Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin is asking people who have noticed items missing from their residences, especially along Peak Road and Kathryn Road, to contact the Sheriff’s office.
McClaflin said Tuesday that the Barnes County Sheriff’s Department has a 30-year-old woman in custody “for entering numerous homes in the Barnes County, specifically Peak Road (County Road 27 North), Kathryn Road (County Road 21 south), Valley City and Sanborn.”
McClaflin said the homes were unlocked, and “if confronted she usually made up a believable story of why she was in the residence.”
Most high school students in the area have small class sizes, and music students share the stage with a relatively low amount of people, but on Nov. 13, they’ll get a chance to play and sing with a much larger group.
Students from area high schools will join together to perform in the annual Barnes County music festival Nov. 13 at Valley City State University’s Vangstad Auditorium.
My name is Bonnie Jo Hanson. I’m the new county reporter here at the Times-Record, and I will also be covering agriculture and education.
I hail from a rural area in southern Ohio, close to Huntington W. Va. Now I live in Marion with a husband, Greg, and one kid. Two of my kids, Anthony and Libby, are grown and gone, Christian is still at home. I also have a bunch of animals – three dogs and two cats. (We can’t say no, but our house is getting really small and hairy.)
October 23rd
On the Valley City High School volleyball roster, junior Jessica Denholm is listed simply as a setter. It's not only her primary position, but one that she's plenty experienced at.
But, as Fargo South found out in the Hi-Liners' 27-25, 25-21, 25-16 win Tuesday at the Hi-Liner Activity Center, labels can be misleading.
Denholm not only put together 28 assists for Valley City but also provided seven kills and 1.5 blocks up front, six aces from the service line, and seven digs around the court.
"How about those blocks she had?" Valley City coach Katy Van Dyke said after the match.
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The Valley City State University club tennis team had a shot at clinching a spot at the USTA National tournament over the weekend in Menominee, Wis., but struggled to get the wins it needed to.
The Vikings competed in the University of Wisconsin — Stout USTA Tennis-On-Campus tournament, and a win would have vaulted the team over North Dakota State University in the standings to clinch a spot for the national tournament in March.
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The September Students of the Month for Valley City Jr High School are Abby Slyter, Tanner Thomsen, Annie Fitzell, and Devin Anderson. The criteria for selection is being a hardworking student, respect for staff and peers, and involvement in school activities.
