Archive - 2012 - News Article
December 3rd
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By Paul Riemerman treditor@times-online.com The Valley City Eagles Club is raising money to help pay medical bills for Paul Komrosky, who was burned in an October furnace explosion and fire in Eckelson, and to help replace items owned by the families of Paul and his brother, Jason Komrosky, that were destroyed in the fire. Hilma Komrosky, mother of Paul and Jason, said Friday the fundraising spaghetti dinner, silent auction and bake sale will take place 5 to 8:30 p.m. with entertainment by a band to follow Dec. 21 at the Valley City Eagle Aerie. âJason and his family with four children (who werenât home at the time)
The Valley City Eagles Club is raising money to help pay medical bills for Paul Komrosky, who was burned in an October furnace explosion and fire in Eckelson, and to help replace items owned by the families of Paul and his brother, Jason Komrosky, that were destroyed in the fire.
Hilma Komrosky, mother of Paul and Jason, said Friday the fundraising spaghetti dinner, silent auction and bake sale will take place 5 to 8:30 p.m. with entertainment by a band to follow Dec. 21 at the Valley City Eagle Aerie.
The largest cattle show in North Dakota, the 17th annual North Star Classic at the North Dakota Winter Show Event Center, wrapped up on Sunday, as organizers deemed it a huge success.
According to Winter Show board member Kory Sorby, the show had about 550 entries by people from five states : North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Dakota.
The largest increase was in the number of kids in the junior classes, Sorby said. About 217 kids entered the junior class on Sunday.
âShowmanship was incredible,â said Sorby of the number of kids in the class.
November 30th
Special to the Times-Record
Washington and Jefferson elementary schools celebrated Red Ribbon Week Nov. 19-21. Â
Barnes County will soon have a new assistant Stateâs Attorney. Ashley Heitkamp will join the Stateâs Attorneyâs office in early January. She will replace Brad Cruff who was elected Southeast District Judge in Wahpeton earlier this month.
Lee Grossman, Barnes County Stateâs Attorney, said he was happy for Cruff, but sad to see him leave.
Heitkamp will begin as an assistant 2. At that level she will be nearly equal to Grossman in responsibility he told the Barnes County Commission at its last regular meeting.
Lee Isensee, Barnes County Salvation Army chairman, feels the organization is blessed based on donations so far this year, but with increased demand contrasted with last year, he hopes there will be enough donations to meet the need.
The local organization needs both bell ringers and donations.
âWe feel so blessed for all the people who ring for us, but we need 500 (spots filled) and have 300 left to fill,â Isensee said Wednesday.
The mission goal of $32,000 is $10,000 greater than last yearâs goal, a result of tremendous success last year combined with great need, said Isensee.
November 29th
A Powerball lottery ticket buyer has won $10,000 at Leevers Foods in Valley City, said store Manager Rick Idland Wednesday.
Idland said the winner, who has not yet claimed his or her winnings, bought the lottery ticket Saturday.
âNo one has claimed it yet. Yesterday (Tuesday) they had 178 days to claim the money â today they have 177 days to bring it in.â
This is not Leeversâ largest lottery winner â âweâve had a couple of $22,000 winners, a $10,000 winner and $5,000 winners. We sell a lot of lottery tickets at Leevers,â Idland said.
Valley City resident Sara Anderson Moore collects many things, but her most prized is her collection of nativity scenes â a collection with more than 300 pieces.
But Moore doesnât keep her collection to herself. Sheâs excited to show them to others at Our Saviorâs Lutheran Church in Valley City during an open house nativity set display from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday. Moore plans to show some of the sets she owns, and others will show their nativity sets too.
Generous area farmers helped the Griggs-Barnes County North Titans football team raise more than $15,000 last month.
During harvest this year, 23 farmers from the Hannaford and Cooperstown areas donated enough grain to fill more than two semi-trailers, totaling more than 2,250 bushels.
The fundraiser was organized by athletic booster club member Kelly Hanson. As the parent of children who played football for the Titans, Hanson was musing with some friends last year about how to raise money for the team.
November 28th
John Deere Seeding Group broke ground Tuesday on a significant project at its factory in Valley City. The new $20 million expansion will increase the factory that was built 15 years ago by an additional 100,000 square feet, bringing the building to over 325,000 square feet.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple joined John Deere officials and Mayor Bob Werkhoven for the celebration.
John Deereâs expansion is part of a major Interstate 94 Regional Development Corridor project by the Barnes County-Valley City Development Corporation.
In spite of reports from another media outlet, county commissioners currently do not plan to take over operations of the 9-1-1 system by Jan. 1 according to Barnes County Commissioner Eldred Knutson. The commission will, however, consider taking over financial oversight of the public safety answering point by Jan. 1 at its next meeting.
According to County Commissioner Eldred Knutson, Jan. 1 was his personal goal, but the county commissioners will keep its deadline of July 16 for taking over 9-1-1 operations from the City of Valley City.
