The Thundering Saints have donated $1,000 to the Barnes County Relay for Life, generated from proceeds of the fourth annual Debbie Gabel Memorial Ride held in Valley City on July 28.
Rocky Gabel, the founder and organizer of the ride, Friday presented the check to Tami Kratz, co-captain of the Lafarge Relay for Life Team Friday. Also on hand for the donation was Mary Dahl, community representative for the American Cancer Society, which organizes relays.
Kratz said her team “does a fundraising breakfast the morning of the bike run, and in return for it, we get this wonderful donation.”
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The Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation officially announced Friday that it is proceeding with the purchase of approximately 77 acres of land along Interstate 94 for industrial and commercial development. The site will launch the I94 Regional Development Corridor, where it will house new facilities for the North Dakota National Guard and an expansion of John Deere Seeding Group.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple (GOP), congratulated Valley City on the just announced expansion project that includes the John Deere Seeding Group plant at a press conference Friday. The estimated $20 million project, spearheaded by the Valley City-Barnes County Development Corporation, includes a purchase agreement on a 77-acre site along I-94 where John Deere plans an expansion project and the North Dakota National Guard plans a new facility.
“When they (John Deere) chose your community, it was a very good coup,” Dalrymple said. “This is a great day.”
