Archive - Mar 9, 2012

BC airport gets 2011 award

March 9, 2012

The Barnes County Municipal Airport on the southern edge of Valley City has received the “2011 General Aviation Airport of the Year” award, said Tim Thorsen, president of the Airport Association of N.D.

The award was presented by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission.
The award was presented March 6 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Bismarck. The award is sponsored by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in conjunction with the Airport Association of N.D.

This award is for excellence in maintaining safety, project management, and community awareness.

“Raking in” a family tradition

March 9, 2012

As far as roots go, Cal Schaefer is literally, and figuratively, rooted firmly in place at the North Dakota Winter Show.

“I’ve had a booth right here since ‘73, in the same exact spot,” Schaefer said, pointing to the ground of the Main Exhibit building.

Schaefer began working at the show in 1963 doing general labor.

“I worked in the barns, wherever they needed help: cleaning, setting up all the rodeos and stage shows.” The job didn’t pay very well, as Schaefer recalled, “It was only a dollar and a quarter an hour.”

VC seeks PD chief applicants

March 9, 2012

As of Wednesday, the city has received 11 applications for the open Valley City Chief of Police position.

City Administrator David Schelkopf reported that the opening was posted ten days ago, but that no local candidates have applied for the job so far. All current applicants are from out of state.

“It looks like a couple others are talking about it locally, I just had a city officer come in and talk to me about it yesterday, so I’m pretty certain there will be local people applying for this position,” he said. ‘We’re going to have a large group of people to look at.”

Barnes County Water Resource District Board meeting agenda for March 12

March 9, 2012

The Barnes County Water Resource District Board will meet Monday, March 12, in the Barnes County Highway Department Conference Room.

The meeting will take place at 8 a.m. instead of the regular time of 9 a.m.

AGENDA
Call to order
Revenue & Expenditure Report
Minutes
Stewart-Anderson Assessment Drain
Steele County Snagging & Clearing
Upper Sheyenne Retention project report
Tile Drainage permitting-policy discussion

Drainage complaints:
Meadow Lake Township-
Ten Mile Lake-inspection reports

Board member reports:
Project reports:
Meadow Lake
Sanborn Lake