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November 1st, 2012
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Special to the Times-Record
Friday morning, Epworth United Methodist will be welcoming home a missionary with local roots. Beth (Cummings) Osland grew up in Valley City, and her family are still strong members of Epworth UMC. Beth and her husband, Harry, are Missionaries with the Assembly of God Church in Angola. They have been teaching children, adults, and new pastors, as well as working to create facilities and Sunday Schools for both children and adults. Most recently, they have been working in Portugal (Angola was a Portuguese colony), as well as in Sao Tome and Principe.
If you would like to vote early, the Barnes County Courthouse will be open Saturday, November 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to Noon for anyone who would like to vote.
The Barnes County Historical Society Museum was packed with people Oct. 16 during the Rotary Clubâs annual beer and wine social. MarketPlace Liquors and Dakota Silver presented a variety of wine and beer to the public during the event.
Valley City City Attorney Russell Myhre will honor federal court Judge Daniel Hovlandâs Wednesdayâs ruling that the state is not allowed to enforce its law banning Election Day campaigning.
Wednesday Myhre said he had been expecting such a ruling invalidating North Dakotaâs 100-year-old law.
âIt follows a national trend in favor of free speech. It (Hovlandâs ruling) was not a surprise,â Myhre said.
Several area post offices could have their window hours cut, according the the U.S. Postal Service. In a budget-cutting move, the Postal Service could reduce window hours at 13,000 rural post offices nationwide, 222 of 325 post offices in North Dakota. In September, the Postal Service began the process by sending notices and surveys to affected residents.
Itâs evident by the variety of plush dogs surrounding the windows of the building and the paw prints that speckle the pink walls and floor that Jackie Borgâs business is a spa designed exclusively for pets.
In fact, even the music and television caters to pets.
Borg, a Valley City native, celebrated an open house for the reopening of her professional dog grooming business, now under a new name, Wednesday.
Visitors were greeted at Jackieâs Pet Spa, located at 235 3rd Street Northeast in Valley City, with bone-shaped cookies and punch and coffee.
October 31st
The Barnes County Health Departmentâs Healthy Communities Coalition recently received $65,000 from the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) to develop a volunteer citizen DUI reporting program.
âYouâve heard of Neighborhood Watch? Well, this would be like Neighbor Road watch,â said Kasey Skalicky, Barnes County Health Department Traffic Safety Coordinator.
She hopes the program will stop a lot of crashes and deaths.
According to NDDOT, alcohol slows down reactions, impairs vision, interferes with concentration, dulls judgment and creates a false sense of confidence.
Almost two weeks have passed since the Shopko Hometown storeâs grand opening in Valley City, and general manager Scott Schmitz said the customers are really liking the changes.
âWeâve had a lot of compliments,â he said.
Schmitz said the apparel side of the business has gone over very well. Customers are liking the better variety and better quality of the shoe and apparel selection.
Schmitz said his employees are loving the changes, too.
âThey have adapted well,â he said.
Bonnie Jo Hanson/Times-Record
A pumpkin carving contest was held for students at Valley City State University to celebrate Halloween. This pumpkin, carved by Eric Schauer, was the second place winner. The first place award went to Troy Neimer, third place went to Lyndsey Swanson.
Valley City State University students are working with the Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals of Valley City to help provide homes for adoptable animals.
Jamie Wirth, coordinator of the Learning to Live program at VCSU, said Tuesday the service learning project is one of 16 projects taking place this year during freshmen studentsâ first 14 weeks on campus.
VCSU requires all new students to participate in Learning to Live projects that include volunteering in the community.
