Memorial Day: A day to remember, honor and pay tribute

Valley City State University presents a planetarium double feature Sat., May 27, Room 309, in the Rhoades Science Center.

Two accidents reported in Lamoure County on May 25th:

Joesi Klein: ‘Making the most out of every situation’

DRC Presents Feature Film Right to Harm in Valley City and Fargo

It has been nearly a half a century since a professional bowler has visited Valley City. That drought ended on Tuesday, May 23rd when the Valley City USBC Association and Sky Lanes hosted Pro Bowler Marshall Kent for a Meet and Greet event. 

Site exercise to take place in Valley City May 25th

Students at the Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center have a achieved their CNA certification this year. All total, twelve students in Mrs. Grafing’s Health Career class at the SVACTC, have completed necessary training and classes for certification.

Every EDC match was completed by Thursday, except the VC/Sheyenne match.  It turned out to be an exceptional match as the winner would be crowned EDC Regular Season Champions.  VC was 7-1 in the EDC while Sheyenne was undefeated at 8-0 before Friday’s match-up.

I am growing a mystery vegetable for my school garden programs. Spoiler alert - the plant is okra. I am putting into practice what I preach, trying something new in the garden every year. I have not grown okra. Honestly, I am not sure if I have even tasted okra. Growing okra will be a garden…

The Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center SkillsUSA will be sending three students to the 59th Annual National CTE Leadership and Skills Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.

“All Together Now”, the theme for this year’s VCBC Public Library Summer Learning Program (SLP) is set to kickoff Tuesday, May 30, 4-6 p.m. with a Family Fun Carnival.

The Sheyenne Valley Career and Technology Center Transition Class celebrated their 2023 graduates with a ceremony on May 18th at the center.

Valley City Public School District will hold its annual district school board election on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the Valley City Public School District Office.

Be sure to check out the local graduates in today’s Times-Record 2023 Graduation Edition...

Alex Rogelstad: Funny, smart and kind!

Courtesy of Wes Anderson

Congratulations to Jefferson Elementary physical education teacher, Brad Sufficool, on being voted 2023 VCPS Teacher of the Year

May is National Tennis month, and what better way to celebrate than helping PE instructors continue to teach tennis in their classes. The Valley City Tennis Association recently donate equipment to two local schools and their physical education programs.The United Tennis Association Northern…

K-12 students host Hi-Liner Art Show at the HAC

Times-Record and Smith Lumber Co. teamed up,

Do you want to grow a great garden this year?

The Bridge City Cruisers Car Club  has awarded a $500 scholarship for several years to a high school graduate. This year in lieu of a scholarship the club is donating $500 to the Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center. The money will go toward operating expenses in the Automotive …

The Soap Box Derby continues to be an organization with a mission “to build knowledge and character, and to create meaningful experiences through collaboration and fair and honest competition.” More than 100 racing districts, including our local Sheyenne Valley Soap Box Derby, conduct sancti…

Born and raised in small town Valley City, North Dakota, Barry Devitt has enjoyed most of his life raising three children and being a grandfather to six grandchildren.

Features Jada Nelson

VCPS Superintendent Johnson shared the following message with the students, families and friends of VCPS:

Students learn the importance of training both on and off season

The Jr. Duck Stamp program celebrated 30 years in North Dakota with an honorary ceremony May 6th. 

VCTR asks … What’s your favorite thing to do with your mom? Click on the link https://www.facebook.com/VCTimesRecord/posts/pfbid08a4eAAqTyeUyMikNuRWS3GXVKz5jbJQpmBW5gy3Fex3YYxJfenSDo4GVREccvLXSl

On February 8, 2022, over 400 voters went to the polls in the Litchville-Marion School District to vote on a school bond referendum on a $13-million project to build a new school. Of those ballots cast, 62 percent said yes to the referendum. Now 16 months later, the first shovel full of dirt…

The Annual Celebration of Achievement and Excellence Program will be rescheduled to Wednesday, May 17th at 5:00pm in the Hi-Liner Activity Center Lobby.  This program recognizes our employee retirees, VCEA Friend of Education, Education Foundation Mini-Grant Awards, and the 2023 VCPS Teacher…

My wife and I were watching one of those home remodeling shows the other day. At the end of all the work there’s always “the big reveal,” where the homeowners get all excited about the fancy new furnishings and décor.

May 8th through the 12th celebrates National Educators Week. An entire week of celebration and recognition honoring the men and women that go above and beyond providing education for  the students of our communities.

Valley City will conduct its annual residential Clean-Up Week, May 15-20  offering free pickup and disposal for residential waste only.

VALLEY CITY, ND - The Valley City State University Commercial Music Ensemble (CME) and Concert Choir will present a pops concert in the Center for the Arts Performance Hall on Friday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the concert is free, and donations to support the work of the ensembles are…

Max Mehus: The quiet jokester

The April Students of the Month for Valley City Jr. High School are Sara Beierle, Cael VanHal-Deitz, Ella Sather, and Riley Pickar.

Sixth year state champions and four onto nationals

Valley City officials recently shared the following information on their Facebook page. “We know there are a lot of questions about the new garbage containers and the automated truck, so we wanted to get you some of the key information while we continue to work out all of the details. As of …

As the weather is slowly starting to warm up, more and more people are beginning to enjoy time outdoors. Coming up May 19th-21st, the third annual Three Chapters Hiking Festival will be put on by the Sheyenne River Valley Chapter right here within the community. 

The winter of 2022-23 just keeps on giving! With the snow mostly melted, our Dakota Gardener readers may notice their lawns are a mess but for vastly different reasons. Across the region, we have three different situations that have resulted in lawn damage: persistent snow cover, the 2022 dr…

Over two dozen Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) youth safety courses are open for registration across North Dakota.  

Seven members of the Maple Valley FCCLA attended the North Dakota FCCLA Convention in Bismarck. Six of those received medals in the STAR event competiton.

Congratulations to St. Catherine School 6th grader, Kaydence Blunck (pictured on the left) and kindergartner, Acy Kasowski, who both received 2nd place in the Keep North Dakota Clean (KNDC) poster contest for the state of North Dakota.

The Fargo Air Museum partnered with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 941 is hosting Vietnam Memorial Week April 29 through May 5. Saturday, April 29 kicks off the week with an opening ceremony at 9:30am. Sunday, April 30 ceremony begins at 11:30am. The opening ceremony consists of remarks…

Abbey Thornton has wanted to compete in gymnastics at the collegiate level for a long time, that has become a realty. The senior at Valley City High School signed her Letter of Intent to compete in gymnastics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Hadlee Mathias: Compassionate & kind-hearted

Courtesy of Wes Anderson

The Valley City State University Department of Music presents their Fall Instrumental Concert on Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Performance Hall.  Leading the program will be the Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Prof. Dustin Mallory, Assistant Professor of Mus…