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Malley thriving after liver transplant

February 3, 2012

After three months on an organ transplant recipient list, Valley City 14-month old Malley Aufenkamp received a liver transplant on Jan. 6. Her family received the call from the Amplatz Children’s Hospital transplant coordinator in Minneapolis, Minn., at 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 5 that a liver had become available.

Life, living and love: Hager building a solid country reputation

February 3, 2012

Local country musician Greg Hager is fresh off of his first award nomination, and ready to kick off a busy 2012.

Hager was recently nominated for an Academy of Western Artists award in the "Western Music - Male" category, and attended the awards show in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 26. As one of five award hopefuls, he stood a very good chance of receiving national recognition for his music.

Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center Board meeting agenda for Feb. 9

February 2, 2012

The Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center Board will meet at the Career and Technology Center at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Agenda:
Call to order
Additions to the agenda
Approval of minutes
Approval of bills

Directors report:
-Upcoming events
-State Board meeting report

Committee reports

Old business
-Building projects
-Policies
-2012-2013 calendar

New business
-Community Olympics/raffle
-National Technical Honor Society
-Sophomore visits
-Business manager evaluation
-Director evaluation
-other items

Adjourn

State Water Commission meeting agenda for Thursday, Feb. 2

February 1, 2012

The North Dakota State Water Commission will meet Thursday, Feb. 2, for an audio conference call meeting headquartered at the Governor's Conference Room on the first floor of the State Capitol Building in Bismarck at 1:30 p.m.

Agenda items include the Floodway Property Acquisition Cost Share Policy and a power supply for the East Devils Lake Outlet.

Standing Rock Tribe, North Dakota and South Dakota officials sign Traffic Safety Agreement

January 31, 2012

FORT YATES, N.D. – The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the states of North Dakota and South Dakota signed an historic agreement to work together to improve traffic safety for their citizens.

Officials with the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety affirmed the joint pact agreement with leaders of the Standing Rock Tribe on Monday, Jan. 30, during a ceremony at Fort Yates, N.D.

New iPod prize in Facebook drawing

January 30, 2012

The Valley City Times-Record is running a drawing for its Facebook friends. Between now and Feb. 13, all those who like the newspaper’s Facebook site at www.facebook.com/VCTimesRecord will be entered in a contest for a new 8 GB Apple iPod Touch.

On that day, one of those who have clicked on the “like” button during the drawing will be randomly selected and become the owner of the new iPod.

The winner will be announced Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, in the Valley City Times-Record and on our Facebook page.

Barnes County Emergency Services Advisory Committee agenda for Feb. 1 meeting

January 27, 2012

The Barnes County Emergency Services Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, Feb 1, at 10 a.m. in the Municipal Courtroom Law Enforcement Center, at 216 2nd Ave. northeast, Valley City.

Agenda:
Call to order
Approval of minutes from December 14, 2011 meeting
Old business
Decisions from Barnes County Commission
Personal Computers at work
Tracking of Dispatch – Dispatch/Police Department Duties
Job Descriptions
New Business
Bob Koepplin – Dispatch Generator
Norton Lovold – Mapping Maintenance Contract
Public Service Answering Point Contract Renewal Options

Cafe Concert is served Sunday

January 27, 2012

The cafe is open, and music is on the menu.

Valley City High School's vocal and instrumental musicians will serve up the 24th Annual Cafe Concert on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Hi-Liner Activity Center, with evening shows at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 and 31.

"The brainchild I came up with was that the concert songs could be offered as a menu," said junior and senior high choir director Sheila Zinke. "It's hard to find songs about food that teenagers want to sing, so we let them pick the music for their ensembles."

Deadline for public input on Tolna Coulee control structure operating plan draws near

January 26, 2012

The Army Corps of Engineers has been seeking public input on the operating plan for the control structure on the Tolna Coulee that will release up to 3,000 cubic feet per second of water into the Sheyenne River.

The deadline for comments is Jan. 31.

The operating plan can be found at:
Standing Instructions to the Project Manager for Water Control
http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/tolna/final/Standing_Instructions.pdf

Comments may be sent to:
Steven Clark or Bill Csajko

Army Corps of Engineers
180 E. Fifth St., Suite 700
St. Paul, MN 55101-1678

Clark:

The votes are in - Werkhoven, Magnuson unofficial winners

January 25, 2012

An unofficial tally of votes Tuesday night showed Bob Werkhoven keeping his title as mayor by a 268 vote margin, and Duane (Dewey) Magnuson winning the commissioner seat by a margin of 73 votes.

Werkhoven garnered 56.7% of the vote to Dean Ross's 43.3%, while Magnuson had 51.8% of total votes to Ken Evenson's 48.2%.