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Community partners commit to moving Barnes County towards better health

Dont wait to make that New Years resolution for a healthier lifestyle. Register now for ON THE MOVE beginning Monday, Jan. 1. ON THE MOVE is designed to offer tips, support and incentives to help Barnes County residents set a physical activity goal and meet it. Set your own personal exercise goal with a free ON THE MOVE GOALS membership offering monthly motivation newsletters to keep you moving. Paid memberships to ON THE MOVE GOALS PLUS allow you to attend ON THE MOVE classes and introductions to new exercises classes with Tri It sessions for free. Members will also receive the monthly newsletter and incentive gifts including a tee-shirt or sox, $5 fruits and veggies coupon and a skinny latte from Duttons Parlour. Membership fee for individuals is $12 and families can join for $35. This year Curves, the Fitness Center and Snap Fitness are partnering with ON THE MOVE to allow paid members to trial its programs in January, February and March. In January any paid ON THE MOVE member can visit the Curves program. In February, the Fitness Center will give paid members a swipe card so they can use the center 24-7. In March, Snap Fitness will be open free of charge for paid ON THE MOVE members on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-7 p.m. This is a wonderful chance to try out our three exercise centers here in Valley City to see what they have to offer, and whether you like their opportunities, Sharon Buhr, chair of Barnes ON THE MOVE, said. Another new offering is the Nia class, which is a type of free-form exercise which is easy for anyone to do, Buhr said. Other new classes include Modern dance, Line dance and Ballroom dance. Susan Jorissen will lead a Boot Camp for the people who really want to step up their heart rate. In addition to the new classes many favorites like Walk Away the Pounds and Hand Weight Routine will run Monday through Friday beginning in January through April 15. Buhr said the Barnes ON THE MOVE Partnership classe and exercise opportunities can only be offered with the help of grants from the American Heart Association ($5,000) and the North Dakota Cancer Coalition ($5,300), as well as the generous donations from the Valley City exercise facilities. Employees of Mercy Hospital, VCSU, Lafarge, Dietrich Bus Service and Barnes County receive the benefits of a free membership showing local businesses commitment to healthier employees. Open Door employees will receive 50 percent of a membership. To register your New Years resolution to ON THE MOVE visit http:// www.eacdev.com/yphh/ or call 701-845-6456.
EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 680 Eighth Ave. SW, Valley City - 701-845-0340 n Dec. 23: Regular service 10:30 a.m., NO SUNDAY SCHOOL n Dec. 24: Candlelight Service, 5 p.m. GRACE FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH (AFLC) 2351 West Main St., Valley City n Christmas Eve Candlelight Service; 5 p.m. n Christmas Day Service, 10 a.m. ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) 401 Broadway, Tower City n Dec. 23: Regular service, NO SUNDAY SCHOOL n Dec. 24: Evening service, 5:30 p.m. (Joint worship with Buffalo Lutheran Church) TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) 499 Fourth Ave. NW, Valley City - 701-845-3837 n Sunday, Dec. 23: 10 a.m. only n Monday, Christmas Eve: Dec. 24, 4 p.m. n Sunday, Dec. 30: 10 a.m. only
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Sample more of the many offerings on both sides of The recent soft opening, the table. The number of items by word of mouth of the besides pizzas and apnewest pizza parlor in Valley City may have been a bit petizers is staggeringfor a small restaurant. Pastas too successful. of all kinds, hot and mild Hopefully now that the wings, etc. The BBQ Beef smoke has settled (just an Tips appetizer itself can expression) and the shakemake a light meal. Like the down cruise of the new old spare ribs but tasting personnel should be about like the BBQ ribs. Even the over, I would suggest that those of you who had heard gentile folk of Valley City could eat that with a real about the opening and went through the often long knife and fork without havwaits will be willing give it a ing to pick it up with their hands! second chance.
Jimmys Pizza passes initial taste test

The pizza itself is called Chicago style, not meaning the type of crust as I always thought, but the fact that the toppings, if any, are laid down first on the crust and then covered with the cheese. It can appear that you are missing some toppings when you are not. Searching for them is half the fun. The good Italian sausage of course is always visible. Many specialty pizzas with standard toppings, as well as the usual large variety for the standard piz(Continued on page 10)
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End of the world?

fter all the talk, its finally here the end of the world according to the Maya Calendar. The Long Count version of the Maya Calendar, which began in mid-August in 3114 BC, ends on the Winter Solstice, Friday, Dec. 21. Maybe they ran out of room on the rock or maybe they are correct in their predictions, but there have been some prophecies that the world will end on this day. To properly say good-bye to the world and your friends the public is invited to an observance of sunset, which begins at 4:46 p.m., at Medicine Wheel Park, 205 Winter Show Road SE, Valley City. Come dressed as your favorite Ancient Mayan and arrive at least 15 minutes early to witness the full-scale effect of
a furnace explosion in Paul Komroskys home destroyed everything and sent Paul to the hospital with severe burns. Paul is still recovering in the hospital. Jason Komrosky (Pauls brother), Jasons wife Laura and three kids
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 December 23 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley Ice skating at the Youth City. On the last Saturday of each month, the meeting Sports Complex in Valley
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City every Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Fees: $3. More info: Jason Gerhardt, 840-0596, Austin Gordon, 840-8993. AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. Sunday meetings are open meetings for all to attend, not just alcoholics. Dinner will be served at St. Catherines Catholic Church 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for singles and home alones. See story for more details. Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every Monday at the Community Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. NO STORYTIME at the to 5 p.m. Valley City-Barnes County Public Library. More info: Mary, 845-3821. LIVE MUSIC: Dance to Hometown Zero at the Valley City Eagles from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Free Tom & Jerrys from 5 p.m. until gone. For people 21+. LIVE MUSIC: 11 p.m. The Deadbeats play at the Eagles in Valley City. KARAOKE: Full Nelson Karaoke at the VFW in Valley City. For people 21+.
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Play cards, starting at 7 p.m., at the Tower City Community Hall. St. Catherine Quilters makes quilts for those in need every Thursday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the St. Catherine School gym basement, Valley City. Anyone is welcome; no experience necessary. More info: Lela Grim, 701-845-4067. Tops Club of Enderlin meets every Thursday at the Senior Center in Enderlin. Weigh in from 8:30 to 9 a.m.; meeting at 9.
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Kwanzaa (until Jan. 1) AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Wednesday at noon and 8 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. Valley City Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. at the Valley City VFW. Open Mictakes place at Duttons Parlour in downtown Valley City every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entertainers (music, comedy, poetry, etc.) and audience members are welcome. No cost. Tower City Senior Citizens group meets every Wednesday at the Community Center in Tower City from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A meal is served. More info: Betty Gibbons, president, 701-840-0184. Texas Holdem Tournament is every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Aerie, Valley City. Open to all player levels. More info: Richard Hass: 840-2612. Free for people 21+.
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. Sunday meetings are open meetings for all to attend, not just alcoholics.
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KARAOKE: Full Nelson Karaoke at the Oasis in Cooperstown. For people 21+. AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Friday at 5:30 p.m. at in the conference room of Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City. NEW YEARS EVE LIVE MUSIC: Dance to Hometown Zero at the Valley City Eagles from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. For people 21+. Ice skating at the Youth Sports Complex in Valley City every Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Fees: $3. More info: Jason Gerhardt, 840-0596, Austin Gordon, 840-8993. LIVE MUSIC: 11 p.m. The Deadbeats play at the Eagles in Valley City. Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every Monday at the Community Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. KARAOKE: Full Nelson Karaoke heads up the New Years Eve party at the NuBar in Valley City. For people 21+.
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. On the last Saturday of each month, the meeting The Valley City-Barnes is an open meeting County Librarys book for all to attend, not just discussion club meets alcoholics. at 2 p.m. in the librarys multipurpose room. More info: Liz, 701-845-3294.
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Public invited to show at Mercy Gallery

570 Chautauqua Boulevard, Valley City, ND alley City State University art students original works now line the hall of Mercy Gallery. The hallway from Mercy Hospital to the Sanford Clinic has become a art walk for visitors to the clinic as well as staff. The gallery originated a few years back as the brainchild of Sharon Buhr who frequently makes that walk as she works for both VCSU students discuss Mercy Gallerys latest art organizations. I was lookshow featuring the work of VCSU Art Department ing for something friendly Studio students. (l-r) Diana Muro from La Paz, to make patients and staff Mexico; Samantha Lokemoen from Jamestown feel more comfortable, and and Adrianna Boychuk, from Manitoba, Canada. SUBMITTED PHOTO. works of art have certainly
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fulfilled that goal, Buhr said. The Mercy Gallery show was created entirely by the VCSU students enrolled in the Art Department Studio courses. Each student chose at least one of their best works of matted and framed art it. Business art class professor Linda Whitney hung the pieces. Valley City students Lisa Jensen, Alexis Elson and Hayden Swanson have pieces in the gallery. The public is invited to view the art at the Mercy Gallery at any time.
Valley City State University student, Diana Muro from La Paz, Mexico, with her contribution to the Mercy Gallery art show. SUBMITTED PHOTO.
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alley City State University Community School of the Arts is accepting registrations for Spring music programs. A wide variety of programs are available for community members interested in the fine arts. For information on any of these programs or for registration forms contact Amy Tahran, Director of the VCSU Community School of the Arts at 845-7267, or by e-mail atcsa@vcsu.edu. Registrationsand payments are due by Wednesday, Jan. 2. Private Music Lessonsare available in piano, voice, guitar, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. The program includes private lessons, optional group performance classes, and optional recitals. Private lessons are taught by VCSU music faculty and student interns. All levels of experience and all ages are welcome.
The Valley Voices Womens Choirwill resume rehearsals on Thursday, Jan. 17. Rehearsals will be Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the VCSU Choir Room. The choir is open to women of all ages and experiences. Dr. Christopher Redfearn will be returning to direct the choir. The Valley City Civic Orchestrawill resume rehearsals on Monday, Jan. 7. Rehearsals will be Mondays
from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in the VCSU Band Room. The group includes string, brass, woodwind, and percussion players. Dr. James Adams will be returning to direct the orchestra. The Valley Youth Choirwill hold its first rehearsal on Thursday, Jan. 17. Rehearsals will be Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the VCSU Choir Room. Dr. Sara Hagen will be returning to direct the
choir. This choir is open to grades 3-8. The VCSU Community School of the Arts programs are open to all members of Valley City and the surrounding communities. The CSA offers scholarships for any CSA programs for those who qualify, please contact Amy Tahran, Director of the VCSU Community School of the Arts at 845-7267, or by e-mail atcsa@vcsu.edu.
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Shane Undem has been named the Farmers Union Insurance wrestler of the week. Undem captured his third Valley City Holiday Tournament Championship of his career on December 15 at the Hi-liner Activity Center. Undem breezed through the 160lbs weight class with two pins and a technical fall. He has a season record of 15 wins against 2 losses and has 105 wins in his varsity career. The wrestler of the week is sponsored by Farmers Union Insurance -Kirk Olson and Tyler VanBruggen.
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fter the shopping, decorating, baking, partying, shopping, wrapping, Santa Claus, caroling, church programs, school programs, shopping and shortened days of December its finally Christmas Eve. Whew. Families retreat to the softened light of Christmas trees and the whole world quiets to a profound stillness to await the babys birth. Houses become Christmas card landscapes. Children fight off sleep and try to stay awake until Santa Claus stops by for milk and cookies. Families carry on generations of traditions with the gifts they give and the food they prepare. St. Catherines Catholic Church in Valley City has a community tradition of its own. Forty-one years ago Father David Wild reached out to people who were home alone on Christmas Eve. With the help of many hands, donations and business support, volunteers continue to serve up dinner, and most importantly companionship, for people who have no family close by or no where to go on Christmas Eve said Colleen Musgrave, this years event chair. Musgrave anticipates serving from 400 to 450 folks beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24. The meal is for those who would be alone on Christmas Eve college students who cant get home, the elderly, anyone who doesnt have anyone to share a Christmas Eve with are welcome. Its not for families, but families
are welcome to come and help. Ive got a nice list of volunteers. Everyone has been so generous about calling to help, Musgrave said. The amazing part is I have a family coming in from Ohio that used to live here. A mom, dad and three kids. They want to help. It takes about 30-40 volunteers to set up, cook, serve and clean up the meal. Dinner will be traditional too ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberries, salads and desserts gleaned from the community. Families donate salads and desserts. Money collected from the Eagles and other groups and businesses will buy the additional supplies and a freewill donation will be collected at the event. Drug Plastics purchased the turkey rolls and the ham well thats another story. About 10 years ago, John Biel and Joe Lunde, from City Lights Supper Club, members of the Viking Bowling Club needed a project. Conveniently, Biels cousin, Rayma Fiegen, was chairing the annual Christmas Eve event and had for a long time alongside her husband, Dick. He (Lunde) made a call to Rayma who is my first cousin and brought up the idea to her about getting our bowling league, the Viking Bowling League, to furnish hams for the meal. She thought it was great idea, Biel said. After Thanksgiving Biel and Lunde go to Viking Bowling League for is commitment to help pay
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for the ham. A week ago Thursday, Biel put a bucket on the table with a note and Lunde gave a little speech and the league makes it donations. Its not like it used to be though, Biel said. Hams were a lot cheaper back then. Three years ago, Fiegen had to step down as chair of the Christmas Eve dinner because of her husbands illness. He passed away about a year later. Biel said last year we were coming back from a bowling tournament in Carrington and he had an idea. Why dont we name it the Dick Fiegen Memorial because Dick and Rayma have been both so involved and hes the one that fixed the hams, Biel said. This actually now is the second annual Dick Fiegen Memorial Hams for St. Cates. We contacted Dicks friends. They have been really good. People have donated $20-$30 dollars; whatever they feel they can give to buy the hams. Thats how its done. Biel has about 130 pounds of ham and feels he met his goals this year. Any extra hams or turkeys are donated to the Senior Center or the food pantry. So the Viking Bowling League and Dick Fiegen are helping those groups as well
as St. Cates. We raised enough money last year and donated four hams to the senior center ended up with 10 12-14-pound turkeys for the senior center and food pantry. In 2008, volunteers served 798 meals. Some years they run out of food, some years theres a storm and they end up having to send ham home with the people at the church, Biel said. It used to be up to 300 meals were delivered to homes in years past, but this year volunteers are bringing the people to meal. Biel said if you need a ride to the dinner and home again, call 701-845-0556. Musgrave said, We may need people who can give rides. There are people who cant come unless they have a ride, we will have someone pick them up. This is about people that are alone on Christmas Eve. Its tradition that will carry on as long as someone is willing to chair it you have your John Biels and your Drug Plastics to buy stuff and raise funds. As long as that keeps happening. Christmas and the St. Cates/Dick Fiegen Memorial Ham Christmas Eve dinner will continue to be a community tradition.
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Christmas past i n Barnes County A

s you might suspect, my computer is loaded with data and photographs relating to Valley City, Barnes County, and North Dakota in general. I thought that it would be fun to just put Christmas into the search program and see what came up. Herewith some of the more interesting results: From During the years from 1879 to 1890 in Barnes County by E. E. Ellis The winter of 1880 and 1881 was a cold one. We had many bad storms; the railroad was blockaded several times. The thermometer registered thirty to thirty-five below zero for days at time. A terrible blizzard swept the county at Christmas Eve dance at Valley City. I left our city home about one oclock p.m. and by the time I had reached our farm home the weather had changed. I put the team in the barn and after waiting nearly an hour, decided I would go on foot the rest of the way and if the evening was fair I would take Mr. Doneys team back as far as the farm. All went well for about four and a half miles. Then I learned what a real blizzard was. The wind came in gusts and the air was filled with fine snow. During the lulls of the wind I could sometimes get a glimpse of Mr. Doneys buildings and in a short time I was there. Metta and I did not go to the dance. We were fully twenty minutes getting the snow out of my clothing. Mr. Doney was one of the earlier settlers and he knew what was coming. He had carried all the wood and coal he had on hand into the house, filled a barrel and buckets with water, had watered his stock and filled mangers with hay. He had also erected a pole, showing where the barn door was located. I stayed there three nights and two days. The storm died down on the morning of the 27th.
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Avenue N, the All Saints Episcopal Church, was erected in the year 1881 by a small congregation of devout churchmen under the guidance of Rev. E. Steele Peake, father of the late Mrs. E. A. Pray. Rev. Mr. Peake conducted the first service in this building Christmas Eve, 1881. During a very early Christmas season the Methodists were having the Christmas programs of songs, recitations and gifts. When gifts had been exchanged a young man by name of Charlie Heidel marched up to the altar where the minister stood and handed him an envelope. When it was opened it was found to contain $100 and this line, From the bad boys of Valley City. Needless to say these gay young men were ever after good in the eyes of the minister and his followers. Excerpt from a Letter sent by J. S. Wilde (Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Valley City) to H.M. Quackenbush, famous inventor, dated January 1, 1917. We have had it cold previous to Christmas, but there has been a rise of 50 degrees in 48 hours, so that today is one of great charm, beauty and comfort. We are enjoying life among these western people. They are doing all they can to make us feel at home. A service flag and Roll of Honor was presented to the church by our hardware merchant and his wife at the Christmas Entertainment. The flag [of the church?] contains 27 stars which represent the number of young men who have gone to the front [World War I] from this church, either as members or of our constituency.
Shoppers enjoyed milder weather in this 1950s. Here is a Christmas Season view of the Straus building.
Dennis Stillings Collection.
From the Ellef Gunnarson Falstad sketch in Barnes County History Christmas was always a festive time in the Falstad home. On Christmas Eve, as in Norway, the first revealing of the Yuletide tree took place. The tree was brought into the home, decorated, and placed in the center of the living room. After the traditional Christmas Eve dinner of lutefisk, lefse, and rumagrout; the family joined hands and sang in Norwegian Christmas carols around the decorated tree. Mr. Falstad, then an invalid, would be brought to the living room to From Historical Sketch of the History of Sheyenne enjoy the activities. It was a long time custom of Norway Valley (1928) celebrating the 50th Anniversary of area to also bring in the sawhorse on Christmas Eve and any settlement. member of the family who was not wearing a new piece of Father and brother Will got busy cutting logs for a house clothing must ride the sawbooke. Other relations would and barn. It was late in the fall when our house was finally come to the home to enjoy the season with the Falstads, finished. The first snow storm came while our stove was still among those Uncle Adolf and Olaf Hamstad, bachelor outside. While the house was being built we had our sleeping brothers of Petra, were always present at the table. quarters in the barn. The lumber of which the tar-papered shanty had been built was used to finish the log house. The From the John Holmes sketch in Barnes County log-house was finally completed and on Christmas Eve, History 1877, we moved into our new house. The next morning the Tons of groceries were carried out of the John Holmes store thermometer was 30 below zero and a fierce blizzard was in the thirty years of its existence. Likewise, about a ton of raging. candy was given to the children of his patrons during that Preston organized Christmas day 1882, church was built period. At Christmas time no family in Valley City went in 1898. Pastors, J. Bothne, G. A. Larson, J. Jahren, A. H. hungry if John Holmes knew of their plight. Berger. The Holmes store stood where the present Farmers and Merchants National Bank now stands. From Second Crossing of the Sheyenne (1958) celebrating Valley Citys 75th Anniversary. (Continued from page 8) The beautiful little stone church located on upper Central
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The public is invited to register for the Growing Communities Workshop: Community Building and Organizational Development through Community Gardens in Fargo at the Plains Art Museum, 701 First Ave. N, on Friday, Jan. 11 and Saturday, Jan. 12 This workshop is sponsored by the Cass Clay Food Systems Initiative, Plains Art Museum, NDSU Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension and facilitated by the American
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Bleakness and cold stare out from this photograph of the City Christmas Tree taken in 1914. The N.P. Depot and Kindred Hotel can be seen in the background.
Dennis Stillings Collection. (Continued from page 7)
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And a few short notes: 1914 More than 2,000 people were present Christmas Eve to take part in the Christmas exercises around the tree provided by the city. The temperature was 12 below so the services were cut somewhat short. 1944 - Pheasants were sent by city Elks for armed forces in this country as Christmas gifts. 1949 - The newly formed Choral Club of 40 voices gave a Christmas concert. 1950 - The STC choir of 50 voices joined with the Valley City Choral Club in presenting Messiah at the STC auditorium. More than 2,500 children attended the annual Christmas Kiddie Party at the city auditorium. 1951 - Christmas mailings: 30,000 letter cancellations from Dec. 1 to Dec. 17 boosted the city post office to a new record. 1952 - Grace Layton learned to draw by holding a pencil in her mouth after a polio attack. The family Christmas card had a portrait drawn by Grace. [The story of Grace Layton, the Indomitable Artist, needs to be told. Stay tuned.ds] 1953 - Three thousand bags of candy were sacked by Girl Scouts in preparation for the Kiddie Christmas party. 1957 - All Saints Episcopal Church marked its 75th anniversary. A Keeping Christ in Christmas parade was sponsored with 18 floats entered.
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Steve Douglas in a swallow tail and white waistcoat was much in evidence, his eagle eye saw that not one lacked for anything, the ladies were his special care. In announcing supper in the largeness of his heart he offered to stake any one who did not have the price of a meal, but when the run on the bank started, he informed them that Steve had just gone out. This weeks article was found in the Supper was served at Reed & Hansons Caf from 11:30 February 16, 1911, issue of The Ender- until 2, the guests enjoying a repast that would have done lin Independent and gives us some idea credit to the Radisson, 150 regular couples and some of the social life of the day. hundred on the extra list enjoyed the sweet strains of By Malchows Peerless Orchestra from nine until five in the Sue Schlecht ************ morning, and would not have stopped then except for a BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT shortage of valve oil. 13th No Hoodoo to Engineers. There were out of town guests from Hankinson, GlenThe First Annual Ball of Engineers Monday Evening wood, Valley City, Kensal, Harvey, Fingal, Anselm, Portal For several days a committee of Engineers with Tas and the Twin Cities. Smith as chairman has worked diligently scrubbing and The handsomely gowned women, the jolly Engineers polishing the floor and decorating the walls and ceiling of and the beautiful decorations, made a picture not soon to Pierces Hall, and when the door was thrown open Monbe forgotten in Enderlin. day evening the guests were greeted with a gorgeously As entertainers the Engineers proved themselves royal decorated ball room. hosts. May this, their first attempt, be often repeated. The room was brilliantly lighted by 150 colored lights ************************* and decorated with 1500 yards of red, white, blue and Sues Comments: I am always fascinated by the way the green bunting. news was written in these early newspapers! The writing On the south end of the hall composed of colored lights was much more flamboyant than anything we see nowadays were the words Welcome B. of L. E. Div. 671. On the four and everyone seemed to have a nickname. They also give the sides of the hall displayed in the colors of the order red, impression that women were admired more for their appearwhite, blue and green were the four cardinal virtues of the ance than for their intelligence! order: Sobriety, Truth, Morality and Justice. We have several items on display at the Museum from the In the southeast and southwest corners, two mammoth Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the union that was headlights draped with red and blue, did service for the sponsoring this dance. moonlight waltzes. At the north end was the stage, which Watch for more history next week! was handsomely decorated and stationed the orchestra. Beyland and West were guarding the entrance, and without one plunk you could not cross the turn table, but when the credentials were produced you were graciously Specializing in Pickups, 4x4s, SUVs received, presented with a carnation and directed to the & Those Hard-to-Find Parts! dressing room in the basement, which was presided over by Ginty who took proper care of all wraps in a scientific manner. A cozy parlor had been prepared for the ladies, where they could fuss up to their hearts content. Barnes, Nerwick and Gram had charge of the floor and the way they handled the large crowd was the admiration of all the guests.
A look back at early area history as found in the archives of the Enderlin Historical Society and Museum by Susan Schlecht Museum website: www.enderlinmuseum.org
In our society of 24-hour news coverage, we are bombarded by images of tragedy and pain, with just a few light stories sprinkled in to the mix. This last week was full of sadness due to the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook ElemenBy tary in Connecticut. Maybe youre sick Sarah McCurdy of hearing about it, maybe you cant get it out of your mind. A few things really stuck with me throughout the unfolding of this story. Members of the media were so desperate for information that the headlines were full of inaccuracies. You may think thats not much different from any other tragedy and the knee-jerk reaction to get information out, but I felt like this story took on a life of its own and had many incorrect pieces of information early on and even in the days following. I read a great article over the weekend that addressed and outlined each inaccuracy and corrected the information. Im happy someone did that. Also, the article pointed out that its due to the 24-hour nature of the news cycle that inaccuracies are happening more and more theres so much time to fill and competition to worry about that getting information out is sometimes more important than worrying if its correct. When news first broke about the school shooting, I tried to ignore it. I didnt want to know anything because it was so sad. But I realize that wasnt the best way for me to handle it. So I read articles - lots of them. I read anything I could find and was particularly moved by the stories of the heroes who guarded and saved the children in their care. I thought back to my substitute teaching days and just imagined being in a school setting again. I cant imagine what it was like during this horrible event and I dont want to know. But I can pray. Even when we feel helpless, we can send thoughts, prayers, strength, peace, and light to those who will be affected by what happened every single day of their lives, even after the rest of us move on. There will be talking in the coming months about gun control, mental illness and what we can do as a nation to stop these kinds of things from happening again in the
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his is a love story of sorts for my oldest son and me. The love of the country and our rural ways led me to an organization created by Mary Jane Butters. Mary Jane has been a hero of sorts for the Pederson Farm girls. Mary Jane is a guru of gardening, recycling and generally good wisdom. Her magazine MaryJanesFarm, in its eleventh year, is full of delightful repurposing, gardening and food and down-home good ideas. Not many local people are familiar with Mary Jane and the organization she has built at www. Rural farm girl Alexandra Wilson and Evan Pederson reside in Alaska where MaryJanesFarm.org. Alexandra blogs for MaryJanesFarm magazine. Pederson is a former Valley I have been aware of her City resident. Photo courtesy of Alexandra Wilsons blog. magazine for six or seven years now, picking it up by chance at a local grocery store. Simple solutions for every day organic is her trademark. This is where the next part of this story begins. Everyone hopes their Helping Families children find someone who completes their life. Someone they can call For Over 70 Years their soul mate. When my son, Evan, called from South Korea where he was teaching English, and said he had met a young woman, I knew she was special. Knowing the international flavor of the people he was with I was afraid he wouldnt be back in the United States after the year Michael Lerud & Allen Schuldt he was contracted to work overseas. All I can say is, Owners & Funeral Directors if my son needed to go
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half way around the world to meet the woman of his dreams, who happens to be from Minnetonka, Minn., it was meant to be. Combining these two stories started the first time Alexandra Wilson came to our house after they had returned from South Korea. I showed her MaryJanesFarm magazine knowing it was full of things she would find interesting. Alex and Evan, my son who runs the farthest soon found their way to Palmer, Alaska, where Alex is in graduate school for Environmental Education at Alaska Pacific University. Now living on the colleges 600-acre working farm, they have been thrust into farm life. Hatching chickens and growing seedlings for the seasons farmers market and CSA encompassed their first year in Alaska. My son, who escaped the dairy farm as soon as he could, is now even milking a cow by hand when they watch a professors farm for a weekend! Looking for extra income and being an writer at heart, Alexandra has been the Rural Farmgirl Blogger for MaryJanes Farm since February 2012. She writes two blogs a month you can find archived on the site. The fun, trials and tribulations of living in Alaska are delightful to read. The best entry in my mind is entitled Return of the Frog Prince, as it was a pretty important weekend in our family! Alexs college also runs Louises Farm School on the site, bringing in home-schooled children on to campus for certified science/environmental classes. They recently received a first place
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Problems ahead with the Tolna Coulee Operating Plan Watch But how much will erosion ils Lake area on their water or summer rain event. The increase? situation. Sheyenne River watershed your slips How many more trees It might take as much would be literally doubled.
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Whats happening with Devils Lake water these days? someone asked the other day. Well, the East End and West Bay pumps are shut down for the winter, I said. Devils Lake is down three feet from last year. The current dry spell suggests we might not have much chance of flooding next spring. So what should people along the Sheyenne River be doing? Or is it too late for anything? Good question: What can be done before the next serious flood event rises on the river? First, in spite of the fact that both West Bay and East End outlets already ran this year, the North Dakota State Water Commission should still do a scientific study to determine what the effects of continuing to pump 600 cubic feet per second from Devils Lake into the river will be. We already know that degraded water from Devils Lake will change the ecology of the river.
will die, and what will happen to ground water? Will the National Fish Hatchery north of Valley City be able to raise walleyes using Devils Lake water? Tests show that the sulfate levels in Lake Ashtabula have already risen from about 200 mg/l to over 800 mg/l. Far above the former state maximum of 450 mg/l. Other contaminants have risen similarly. Will fish and mussels reproduce or not? How much is each lost species worth, for example? Those living downstream on the Sheyenne have not agreed to accept the rivers destruction in trade for moving water off Devils Lake. Since the effects have not been determined and publicized, we can only guess at the damage to the river and its riparian residents. The SWC should do the required analysis so that a fair evaluation can be made. Figures published recently indicate that over a billion and a half dollars have been spent in the Dev-
money to repair damages along the Sheyenne River in the future as Devils Lake has taken so far. Consider the following. The major issue to be addressed by the SWC should be to change the Corps of Engineers Operating Plan for the Tolna Coulee project. The Corps plan calls for leaving the stop logs out of the Control structure after the Tolna Coulee erodes. Erosion of the coulee could mean that the maximum elevation of Devils Lake could fall to 1446 feet msl. That would be an impossible situation for those who live along the Sheyenne. It would mean that all of the water draining into Devils Lake would flush straight into the river without any control. Who will pay for the damages from those events? Many flood events. Because without any control structure, all of the water in Devils Lake will be added to what is in the Sheyenne at the time, spring flood
The downstream flows could be too. Where are the studies to show the effects of Devils Lake water downstream? How high would the Valley City dikes have to be if we had a flood equal to the 2009 or 2011 floods and another 3,000 cubic feet per secondor more - were added from Devils Lake? Downstream residents should demand that the SWC do a complete Environmental Impact Statement before any further money is spent on Devils Lake and before any more water is drained into the river. And before the Tolna Coulee washes out. If necessary, the North Dakota Legislature should require the North Dakota SWC to complete an EIS on the Devils Lake situation, including the effects of drainage on the Sheyenne River. The so-called solution for Devils Lake has so far only shifted their water problems to others.
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ne-third of North Dakotas physicians are between 55 and 64, meaning a depletion of our medical ranks in the near future. Our increasing population, particularly in the booming western part of the state, will require 500 more doctors by the time the state reaches 800,000. As a major source of diabetes and heart disease, obesity is adding new pressure for medical care.Obesity increased by 80 percent in the last 15 years.Around two-thirds of our citizens have already reached obesity. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) will add the 60,000 uninsured North Dakotans to the medical load in the state. North Dakota is the second highest state in the number of people over 84 and we have plenty of folks between 75 and 84. The elderly require the lions share of medical time and expense. In fact, they are breaking Medicare. The statistics tell us that we are approaching a medical crisis for which we do not have the infrastructure. Seventeen of North Dakotas 53 counties do not have practicing physicians. All of these factors will challenge the foresight of the 2013 legislative session because they call for new investment in training more medical practitioners. Fortunately, the oil boom revenue has made it possible to consider options that would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. In order to meet the shortage, the UND Medical School will require expansion in facilities and students.Three proposals have been offered for consideration by the upcoming
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legislature session. 1. First, there is a bare bones $38 million addition to the present facility in Grand Forks. This is really a short-term stop-gap proposal that wont stand the test of time. 2.A second option calls for a $68 million 5-story addition to the present facility with 170,000square feet of new space. 3. The third possibility is construction of a $134 million new building with 370,000 square feet. In his budget message to the Legislature, Governor Jack Dalrymple endorsed the $68 million addition to the existing structure. The governor is to be commended for this step forward. However, it should not preclude a careful analysis by the Legislature of the long term implications of adding to an old structure. Perhaps the proposal for a new building would be a more plausible choice in the context of a 50-year perspective. Another consideration in opting for the new building is recruitment of quality personnel to teach the enlarged student classes and to share in medical research.After all, North Dakotas image is not the greatest in the outside world. That means working conditions become a major consideration for professionals looking to build a long-term career somewhere. An expanded medical school will offer more opportunities for North Dakota young people to become professionals in their home communities. Around 80 percent of the new classes are North Dakota students. And, according to the matriculation records, more qualified students are waiting in line. As state policymakers consider their By Lloyd Omdahl choices, it should be pointed out that this is not a University of North Dakota institution even though it is located in Grand Forks. The whole state is facing this medical challenge. Because the school is meeting a critical statewide need from east to west, it is a North Dakota medical school. Hopefully, legislators will recognize the statewide importance of the right decision.
Library director search continues

By Liz Hoskisson
The search for a new library director continues. The board approved the job description and advertisement for our new director. You can see the qualifications and application by going to the librarys website and clicking on Library Director Search. We are advertising through the ND State Librarys Listserv and through Job Service. We will be accepting applications through January 31. In the last few years as our audio-book CD usage has increased weve noticed a few things: 1) not all covers and containers are created equal. Many have boxes which are poorly designed for multiple-use. Therefore, treat them carefully. 2) We also have noticed that some discs come back scratched or smudged by food and
dirt. In order to improve the life and therefore size of our collection, we would like to suggest some CD/ DVD Etiquette: Use clean hands - if you eat, use a napkin. When handling them dont handle them - insert and remove discs using the rim and the hole. Dont grip them like a credit card. Keep track of and replace each disc carefully in its envelope or container. The public library collection is for public use but will only function properly if we all behave responsibly. Train your child/parent to ensure the longevity of the collection. As we can afford, we are buying new CDs with better covers. Occasionally, someone will come in asking for crocheting or knitting patterns. We direct them to the books
in our collection. Recently, however, weve uncovered another resource. In our housecleaning we found a box of Workbasket magazines (roughly 1979-85). We are housing these in three boxes at the end of our magazine collection. You can take five at a time - no checkout is necessary - just return them as you finish. A thanks also to those of you who donate a new book(s) or a magazine subscription(s). Ive been reading A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz. Its subtitle is Rediscovering the New World. After a visit to Plymouth Rock the author wonders what happened as far as exploration and discovery between Christopher Columbus
Mountain Lion Season Closes in Zone 1

Mountain lion hunting during the late season in zone 1 is closed immediately. The seventh cat was taken Dec. 14, filling the zones late-season quota. Zone 1 includes land south of ND Highway 1804 from the Montana border to the point where ND Highway 1804 lies directly across Lake Sakakawea from ND Highway 8, crossing Lake Sakakawea then south along ND Highway 8 to ND Highway 200, then west on ND Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to the South Dakota border. The mountain lion season in zone 2, which is the rest of the state outside zone 1, has no quota and is open through March 31, 2013.
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Tolerance should include Christmas

tolerance, not what is popularly called tolerance. Maybe that seems funny because what were told is that we must expunge Christmas from the public square to be ven though Im an atheist, I like tolerant. The separation of church and state and all that. the Christmas season. But whose definition of tolerance is that? Maybe that surprises you, but Its not mine. To tolerate means to allow something, Im not one of those atheists who go even if its not something you necessarily like. I tolerate fainting into the bushes every time I Christmas, even though Im not Christian or religious at see a Nativity scene or other religious all, because thats the price of living in a free society. display on public property. I realize that Thats not a great example for me because I also like By this holiday season is deeply rooted in Christmas, but I think Im making my point. Banishing Rob Port religious belief, whether were talking Christmas from the public square because some people about Christmas or Hanukkah or any dont like Christmas isnt tolerance. In fact, it is the very of the other celebrations, and I respect definition of intolerance. that. Tolerance during a season of religious celebration Heck, I even enjoy it. I hope none of you will report me doesnt mean driving religion from the public square. It to the Freethinkers or the Angry Atheist Party Poopers means inviting all religions into the public square and or whatever the name is of these groups who are always treating them equally. Thats how a free society, which causing trouble during the Christmas season, but I love it. recognizes religious freedom, would do it. I like putting up the Christmas lights. I enjoy decorating But thats not how we do it. As an example, according to the Christmas tree with my family (my wife is a practicing a report this month in the Billings Gazette, a public school Lutheran). The spiritual side of it all is something I dein Missoula, Mont., has decided that Christmas music is cided long ago isnt for me, but spending time with family? a form of bullying. A group of parents complained about Exchanging gifts? Carving some time out of the year to religious content in Christmas programs and celebrations make a special effort for charity and good deeds? at the school, writing they feel the programming is unfair, Count me in. unconstitutional and is a form of bullying. So how did I, an atheist, arrive at such a different Thats right, bullying. The free expression of religious conclusion from all the people who get upset when a faith in the public square is bullying because someone else schoolteacher says Merry Christmas instead of Happy disagrees with it. Holidays or whatever politically-correct term theyre Thats just one example of the stories we get from all being forced to use now? Well, I practice tolerance. Real over the country at Christmas time. Theyre stories that should sadden us, because they are a sign of an increasingly intolerant society. Wherever you come down on Christmas and religion, the standard should be inclusion not exclusion. They key Serving from 5-8 pM all ages Welcome should be to celebrate all religions. Or, at least, tolerate all 12/21 - cOOKS chOice religions. Lets revel in what makes us different. Lets put 12-28 early NeW yearS celebratiON Supper them out front and center where we can learn about them. And celebrate them. And criticize them too, because that prime rib - Skewered Shrimp - Surf-n-turf also is part of living in a free society. hand-breaded canadian Walleye - pecan-crusted Thats what makes us better as a people. Thats what chicken breast - Kids Menu makes us more united and stronger. WOW! Our dinners include all the tasty trimmings! Lets not lock our beliefs away in a closet. Lets not force others to take their beliefs out of the public square. And, clOSed 12/24 & 12/25 most definitely, lets not pretend that when Christmas or other forms of religions expression are driven from the square that its tolerance. 12/29 - cuStOMer appreciatiON public Because its not. Its intolerance. Its time we started recFree Supper & tOM-N-JerryS 6 p.M. Sample ognizing it as such. choco Vino ball buStiNg at 9 p.M. daNce & SiNg tO rubyS KaraOKe Wine
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Stevens receives National Farmers Union Foundation scholarship

Amanda Stevens, daughter of John and Arlette Stevens of rural Valley City, has received a $1,000 National Farmers Union Foundation scholarship in memory of Stanley Moore, a long-time leader of North Dakota Farmers Union. Amanda worked as a camp counselor last summer and earned a Torchbearer Award in 2010. She is a great leader and I am happy that she won this scholarship. North Dakota Amanda Stevens Farmers Union Education Director, Jennifer Sundeen, said. Stevens has been a very active member in North Dakota Farmers Union and a good role model for youth. NFU Foundation presented three $1,000 Stanley Moore National Scholarship awards toRamon Portuese of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union; Amanda Stevens of North Dakota Farmers Union; and Kirsten Slaughter of Wisconsin Farmers Union. All three students have demonstrated a commitment to improving rural America, NFU President Roger Johnson said. This years winners will be the next generation of leaders, and Farmers Union is proud of what they have accomplished so far and will continue to accomplish. The program was established in the memory of Stanley Moore for his life-long dedication to Farmers Union. The foundation is accepting applications for the 2013 Stanley Moore Scholarships. Scholarships re open to Farmers Union members and their children seeking funding to attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university, or technical school for any area of study.All applications must be postmarked on or before April 20, 2013 to be considered.To download the application, please visitNFUs Education page, orhttp://nfu.org/education/ scholarships.
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dont know if youve ever had tonsillitis, but when I felt the first tickle at the back of my throat this week, I knew what I was in for after having a few bouts with it when I was younger. Its not strep throat or anything serious - but its not fun - basically a blockade to any solid food for a few days because swallowing anything nonliquid is a solid jump on the pain meter. So I spent this weekend of bird hunting forgone sipping water through a straw, drinking orange juice and watching the world outside march into winter through my living room window. And after almost four days of liquid nutrition, I found myself thinking two things: first, how many rings of venison sausage will I be able scarf down whenever this ends and how it would taste even more perfect from an old skillet on a propane grill heater next to an active ice hole. As a fan of food rapidly growing weary of protein shakes and bendy drinking straws, I compiled some of my favorite on-ice snacks that are synonymous with winter fishing and are a far cry from my recent menu. With the holidays
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fast approaching, and deer season in the rear-view mirror, theres a good chance that many of these are at your fingertips to help fuel your winter activities on ice. 5. Anything Chex. Im a fan of hot and spicy and a staple at my house this time of year is a never-ending bag full of Chex mix with a shot of Franks Red Hot mixed in for that extra zing. But Ill take the plain old combination of the cereal, pretzels and peanuts comBy bined for a boost in mood and energy Nick Simonson on the ice. Its easy to customize to the season as well add in red and green M&Ms, raisins or other dried fruit and youve got all your favorites together for perfect ice fishing fuel. And dont get me started on the peanut-buttery, chocolaty, white dusted drug known as puppy chow its how a healthy cereal is meant to be, if Willy Wonka came up with the recipe.
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4. Caramel Rolls. Waking up on the ice is easier with a depth charge of coffee and the ooey-gooey goodness of a monster caramel roll. The rich, buttery topping dripping off the sides of soft spiral of cinnamon-laced bread from a local caf or moms oven is one of my favorite choices. I can still recall watching a flag go up and taking off to my tip up with a mouthful of my breakfast. It was the slowest run I ever made! 3. Popcorn Balls. My buddys grandma made some mean popcorn balls, and they were always a special request when Id come home from school on winter break. Whether they are straight up with a thick cement of some sort of sweet mystery syrup, or have chocolates or other candy bits interspersed, popcorn balls are easy to transport, virtually uncrushable and a delicious and somewhat challenging eat on the ice but well worth the effort and the husks the inevitably stick in your gums. 2. Smoked Fish. Whether its the last hunk from a buddys summer salmon trip, or recently-caught trout from a lake back near my hometown, smoked fish has always held a high spot in my on-ice food list. The rich salty flavor of thick pink fillets or even the occasional chunk of smoked pike is a delicious mid-day snack and a morsel that brings hope for future success. 4. Venison. No matter how you cut it, grind it, dehydrate it or season it, last months hunting success is the staple for the next three months breakfasts, lunches and snacks on the ice. Jerky, breakfast sausage, ring bologna, and pepper sticks are just a few venison items that are common entrees on ice. Like cigarettes in Shawshank, slabs of jerky or a few hot sticks are an easy trade for chips, pop, gas or the lure that seems to be the only one landing fish. Heres hoping that your deer is processed by this time as the ice grows thicker and we begin to venture out en masse. In another couple of days (hopefully) Ill be well enough to savor the flavor of these foods and other favorites that make their appearances around the holiday table and load up my tackle bag and ice house storage to sustain me through however many holes Ill drill in the ice this seasonin our outdoors.
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Weather change benecial to sh biologists

severe winters. Pheasant counts were up in 2012, and while mule deer and pronghorn numbers didnt increase much, at least they didnt decline as they had during the hat trick of horrible winters the three previous years. To help get both the mule deer and whitetail populations headed in the right direction, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department allocated the fewBy est licenses in 25 years. The final count Doug Leier of just over 65,000 greatly reduced the number of whitetail doe licenses and did not allow for any mule deer doe licenses in the badlands units. In the short term, hunter success should improve upon the disappointing results from 2011, and hopefully well see a corresponding population growth and increases in available licenses next year. Despite the lack of precipitation over the winter and spring, the states annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of 4.8 million birds, up 16 percent from 2011. That corresponded to a mid-July brood index that was up 110 percent from 2011 and the third highest on record. Heading into fall, many temporary and seasonal wetlands were drying up, which is a concern for next year if we dont get some winter or spring moisture. On the pheasant side, higher spring counts, coupled with nearly ideal weather during the nesting and brood rearing period led to a higher fall population. That good news, however, is tempered by the reality that contracts for tens of thousands of acres of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands expired this fall.Just how that development will influence pheasants, plus deer and waterfowl in 2013, will be part of my look into the future in next weeks column.
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s the inevitable change of calendars from 2012 to 2013 is upon us, Ill end the year in traditional fashion with a look back at the past 12 months from an outdoors perspective. Im still marveling at the start of 2012 when most of North Dakota had limited or no snow and January temperatures that felt like March. And after that came a spring that didnt involved sandbags, floods and widespread destruction of homes, property and livelihood. At the time, we had no idea how dry our landscape would become, but to be honest most of us were just enjoying the moment after enduring the winter and spring of 2011. One of my enduring memories of this year is a picture sent by my friend Al Cruchet, showing him wearing shorts, casting into the open waters of Lake Elsie in Richland County on Jan. 11. While open-water fishing in January is not unheard of in North Dakota at places like Nelson Lake and the Garrison Dam Tailrace, that picture will forever document the unique winter that never arrived. Could it happen again this year? Possibly, but on the other hand, such an open, mild winter followed by such a warm early spring may not occur again in our lifetimes. For the time being, however, the climatic correction was welcomed with open arms. It gave fisheries biologists better conditions for spring spawning work, and spring snow goose hunters encountered less mud and more enjoyable field conditions. Farmers were in the field weeks earlier than what is typical, and while I dont journal my days fishing (maybe that will be my 2013 resolution), Im certain I had more fishing trips in prior to June 1 this year than possibly the entire summer of 2011. The mild, dry winter was also beneficial to most resident North Dakota wildlife like deer, pronghorn, pheasants and even fish in lakes that are subject to winterkill during
Al Cruchet, showing him wearing shorts, casting into the open waters of Lake Elsie in Richland County on Jan. 11.
Valley City hosts second Special Olympics ND State Winter Games

Valley City hosts second Special Olympics North Dakota State Winter Games More than 150 Special Olympics athletes, children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and Unified Partners from throughout North Dakota will compete in the two-day event for the chance to be a state champion Friday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Jan. 19. Events will be held at the Valley City Recreation Center, Metcalf Farms and Fort Ransom Bears Den Mountain Ski Area. Competitions include alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoe racing and unified team handball. Individual and group volunteer areas and opportunities include: Facilities set up and support Team Handball timers and scorekeepers Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoe racing competition support Alpine Skiing competition support Athlete meal preparation and distribution All-Tournament Team support Awards To learn more about the State Winter Games or to sign up as a volunteer contact SOND Director of Sports Reid Huttunen at 701-746-0331 or email: traindir@aol.com For more information on Special Olympics North Dakota visit the Website: www.specialolympicsnorthdakota. org.
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NOW AND THEN
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Lowell Busching is retired. He lives in Valley City. From page 3 of the Farmers Dispatch St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday , October 27, 1914: SHE DARKENED HER GRAY HAIR A Kansas City Lady Darkened Her Gray and Stimulated Its Growth By A By Lowell Simple Home Process Busching She tells how she does it. A well-know resident of Kansas City, Mo. said. Any lady or gentleman can darken their gray or faded hair, stimulate its growth, and make it soft and glossy with this simple recipe they can mix at home. To half pint of water add 1oz of Bay Rum, 1 small box of Barbo Compound and 1/4 ounce of glycerin. These ingredients can be purchased at any drug store at low coast. Apply to the hair every other day until the gray hair is darkened sufficiently, then every two weeks. This mixture relieves scalp troubles and is excellent for dandruff and falling hair. It does not stain the scalp, is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. It will make a gray haired person look 10-20 years younger. End of story or advertisement. Take your pick. You might have trouble finding a box of Barbo Compound or its equivalent today, but if you do it might be well worth the trouble. If you fail to do so, you can drown your disappointment in what is left of the Bay Rum. This still may be available for cooking? If anyone knows what Barbo Compound was, let us know. Nothing like home remedies. On the other hand, if you are a male with this hair condition, you might be like a fellow GE employee I once knew while on a temporary assignment. This somewhat older man then the rest of uswas known as a ladies man extraordinary. A friend came up to his motel room one morning to find him putting flecks of gray into his otherwise dark locks. Truly a man for all ages. The friend immediately told the rest of us. Surely none of the Gray Panthers in VC needto resort to such chicanery! Enough said about that. EDITORS NOTE: this excerpt about Barbo Compound was taken from a Google document: Thirty-ninth Annual Report OF The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station being the annual report for the year ended October 31, 1915. [sic]R1NTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE HARTFORD PURLISHED BY THE STATE 1916
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Valley City Public Schools has been recognized as Infant Friendly, according to Deanna Askew, Healthy Communities coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Health. Employers can apply for this designation if they adopt a worksite policy that includes specific requirements. According to research, breastfeeding also benefits the employer. Such benefits include lower health-care costs because breastfed babies are healthier, lower absenteeism,

and lower turnover rates since woman are more likely to return to their previous jobs if the company provides support for breastfeeding mothers. These benefits can provide considerable cost savings to employers. Businesses interested in joining the list of recognized organizations can find resources for supporting their employees and the simple application at www.ndhealth.gov/ breastfeeding. Call 701-328-4568 for more information.
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Community partners commit to moving Barnes County towards better health

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Whats Going On around the Area

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Find-a-Word Week of December 21, 2012

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Public invited to show at Mercy Gallery

Mercy Hospital Art Show

Registration open for Community School of the Arts spring programs

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