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You are never too young to start caring about your community and the animals who live in it. The Valley City Brownie Girl Scout Troop #30890 chose the Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals as the organization they wanted to support to achieve their Community Service Project Badge. Over the past several weeks, the troop has been working hard on collecting monetary donations from community members to put towards the project. These donations paid for supplies that were included in animal first aid kits. Each kit comes packed with helpful items that would be needed in an animal emergency. Everything from eye wash to tweezers can be found inside these kits. There is a place for important medical documents, current pictures of your pet, and contact information of your veterinary provider. The girls presented seven completed kits and a large monetary donation to the Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals last week. Tracy Lee, SVFA Board member, accepted the donation, noting: It is truly amazing what these young girls accomplished in such a short amount of time. You can tell the girls were excited to put their own touches on the kits with the adorable decorations and bright pink bandages included in the kits. The kits will be included in a new adoption referral program started by the Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals. Anyone who has adopted from SVFA in the past is eligible for this incentive program, Lee said. If you had a positive experience adopting from SVFA we want you to tell your friends, family, co-workers. If someone you told about your experience applies to adopt, lists you as how they heard about the animal on the pre-adoption application, and it results in

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To provide for the practical needs of women experiencing a crisis pregnancy, Valley City Right to Life is hosting a baby shower. It will be held on Saturday, May 12, at 2 p.m. at Grace Free Lutheran Church on West Main Street in Valley City. Unwrapped gift items for babies and mothers will be collected to help support the Perry Center, a home in Fargo (www.perrycenter.org) that provides for the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of young unwed mothers. Gifts and monetary support assist mothers in making life-affirming decisions for their unborn children, said Vicki Jackson in a statement. Kathy Ziegelmann of the Perry Center will give a presentation on the ministry of the Perry Center and what it means to be prolife. The prolife baby shower is open to men, women and children, Jackson said, and lunch and refreshments will be served. Suggested gifts include the following: Baby Needs *Newborn diapers and size 3 and up diapers *Newborn to size 6 month baby clothes for boys and girls *New baby monitors & 9 volt batteries * B a b y wipes *Diaper rash ointment * Baby toiletries and care items (no baby powder please) * Baby bath sets * Washcloths * Any toys that are easily sanitized (hard plastic or molded rattles and stimulations toys, etc. No stuffed animals please.) * New car seats (newborn) Household Needs * 13 gallon kitchen garbage bags * Paper towels * Dish soap (not for dishwasher) * Cleaning and laundry supplies * Kitchen wash cloths and drying towels * Twin size bedding sheets and comforters * Alarm clocks with radios

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Valley City Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. at the Valley City VFW Club. Open Mic at Duttons Parlour in downtown Valley City is every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entertainers (music, comedy, poetry, etc.) and audience-members welcome. No cost. Texas Holdem Tournament every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Eagles, Valley City. Open to all player levels. More info: Richard Hass: 840-2612. Free, for people 21+. Tower City Senior Citizens meet every Wednesday at the Community Center in Tower City from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A

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Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every Monday at the Community Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barnes County Senior Center Activities: 10:30 a.m. Exercise; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Sausage, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Cookie); 1:15 p.m. Whist. Valley Senior Services Activities: Meal - meat loaf, baked potato with sour cream, stewed tomatoes, banana, oatmeal raisin cookie; Lisbon - 1:30 bingo; Enderlin - 1:00 pinochle or hand and foot. Annual Valley City Area Chamber and Development Banquet begins with a 5:30 p.m. social, followed by a 6:30 p.m. supper and 7 p.m. program. The event, held at the VFW in Valley City, features keynote speaker Paul Lucy, director of economic development for the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce. Tickets: $16. More info: Stephanie

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he first tee is on and an iron or two, and defaulted to teeing the right (now the off with the mid-iron, with which I could ninth tee), the hole produce a prodigious banana ball. stretching about 320 yards Due to their size and consistency, a shot to just about where the new hitting the green rarely held. In order to clubhouse stands (1974). have a good chance at birdie, it was necesThe greens were oiled By Dennis sary to learn the art of pitching and rolling sand, and the fairways Stillings the ball onto the sand surface. were unwatered and often Since the sand greens were small and hard as a rock, developing flatand you could use a roller to make cracks in dry summers that couldand them even flattergood sand-players usuoften didswallow up a golf ball. (Occa- ally one-putted. Chip-ins were common. sionally you might lose the ball to a gopher Nine-hole rounds with fewer than 9 putts hole, a stray dog, or a crow.) You learned to were not very rare. hit down on the ball. The right rough on As of 2010 there were still 14 sand-green the holes along the Soo Line track (holes 5 golf courses in North Dakota; however, due and 6) consisted largely of buckbrush. to environmental rules regarding sand and As I recall, the tee-boxesand they were oil, they may have already disappeared, or really much like boxeshad thick door- soon will. So go pound sand while you mats of such design that you could insert still can! a wooden tee (there was no other kind) for your drive. I learned golf on this courseand at the Crow River Country Club in Hutchinson, Minn.using a set of wood-shafted clubs consisting of a driver, put- Lake Ashtabula Public boat Dock access ter, brassie, spoon, mid- 101 Lake St. iron, niblick, mashie Daily, Weekly, Monthly & seasonal Rates Sibley, ND 58429 and mashie-niblick. I cafe, GRoceRies, saloon Within WalkinG Distance soon broke the woods

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port. Good leaders serve as a mechanism, empowering their community into leading themselves. In Valley City, weve experienced painful times over the past several years. Look at some of these past challenges, and then take a look at the names on the ballot. How confident are you? What Ive seen in the past is a community that is working against itselfand it shows. We need to watch out for politicians who want to use a commission post to further his or her political career. When this happens, they make decisions based on what is best for them, and not necessarily what is best for the community. Weve seen it before with issues like the proposed new jail, and most recently with the Devils Lake water issue. Folks, we need leaders with logical vision, an ear for listening, a sense for new ideas, and the ability to negotiate and mediate fairly. Weve seen more than our share of dissension. Its time to put an end to that and now its time to begin building a community through cohesiveness. Sit up and pay attention. Its election timeand if were ever going to roll a 7 or 11, it clearly will have to come from new rollers. come on property owned or rented. The folks Im referring to are those who are not on welfare but who are young and just starting out and those who are retired and on a fixed income. Our legislature, along with many other North Dakota citizens, have knkown this for years and yet nothing seems to change. (Please refer to the North Dakota Tax Departments Book State and Local Taxes 2010 Edition.) With North Dakotas booming economy and accompanied inflated housing costs, the problem of excessive and regressive property taxes is only getting worse. Secondly, there are those who claim that if Measure 2 passes, we are stuck with the law for seven years whether or not it works. This claim is false. According to the N.D. LETTERS: 11

Measure 2: Do we have rogue govt?

Letter from Keith Colville Valley City, N.D. The Measure 2 No people do not trust the N. D. Legislature to come up with a fair formula for distributing funds to replace property tax. Formulas exist already for distribution of funds to the political subdivisions that include the schools, roads, and other mandated services. The Vote No coalition sounds like they are anti-government in a sort of posse comitatus manner. Eliminating the property tax would level the playing field for everyone. People would pay their fair share by paying other, far more fair, taxes. As Measure 2 states in Section 145, the Legislative assembly shall pass such laws as are appropriate to implement this amendment. What a radical idea! trumpet leaders of the anti-government, anti-Measure 2 coalition. The No people imply that the legislature is fundamentally corrupt and will not follow this Constitutional Amendment even if passed! If that were to be the case, we have far bigger problems than whether Measure 2 passes or not. We would have a rogue state legislature. Is that what the No People believe? They certainly seem to. Every member of the coalition to defeat Measure 2 has a full-time paid lobbyist in Bismarck. Wethe people Letter from Curtis Roberts Bismarck, N.D. have none. I support passage of Measure 2 for several reasons. What are the No People afraid of? Why are they sudFirst, property taxes ae excessive in general and also redenly so concerned about control at the local level? Could it be that they know that they possess a great deal of that gregressive to lower-income citizens. Property taxes fund control now and may lose it? Follow the money. Follow an excessive portion of the money required to pay for our the real power. Measure 2 will, in solid fact, give the power community services. The tax is regressive for low-income people in that they pay a higher percentage of their inback to the people, and do so constitutionally. This is the opportunity for you to actually own your For full auction bill, go to www.buffalond.com home. North Dakota has a great destiny, it is a leader among the states. Vote Yes on Measure 2 on June 12, 2012!

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Ongoing crisis requires state legislature to change

F
rom its vantage point on the edge of the oil patch, the Bismarck Tribune recently called for more vigorous action by state and county governments to cope with the housing crisis throughout western North Dakota. e state or counties should nd a at piece of ground, the Tribune wrote, and bring in power, portable toilets and water, create lots, lay gravel for trails between spaces and, in general, establish temporary parks and tent villages. Common sense tells us that the oil industry in western North Dakota is too big and too complex to treat as business as usual. e consequences of this development is staggering, creating circumstances that require legislative policy, authorization and funding on a more immediate basis. In the absence of action, thousands of oil workers, residents and community services are struggling to cope with the fallout. Add to this oil crisis the coming scal shakedown that will occur in North Dakota a er the November elections when the federal government starts making big cuts in the money it passes to states. Being that North Dakota gets over $1.50 from the federal government for every $1 it pays in taxes, we can expect to experience signi cant reductions in federal money. And these cuts will not be timed for a biennial l e g i sl at ive session but will appear throughout 2013 and By Lloyd 2014 with Omdahl no legislature in session to respond. Ad hoc committees will not do the job. e combination of oil development and federal program cuts will require more diligent attention than can be given by a single 80day biennial legislative session. Fiscal decisions must consist of more than stu ing money in mattresses and hiding the le overs in co ee cans. e time has come for the legislature to change its way of doing scal business and assume control of spending priorities in North Dakota. A solution already exists in the state constitution. Even though the 1972 proposed constitution was defeated, it produced an idea that was later added to the constitution and is in force today. e constitutional convention wanted to keep the part-time legislature but make it more e ective in dealing with recurring problems. To accomplish this, it extended the days a legislature could meet during a biennium from 60 to 80 days. And then it provided that the 80 days need not be used consecutively and that committees could work throughout the biennium. e idea was for the legislature to meet for 30 or 40 days in an opening session during which time it would create its standing committees, assign bills, and then recess for a couple of months while committees worked. e assembly would then be called into session for short plenary meetings throughout the biennium to deal with bills and other issues. But the legislature hasnt used this exible scheduling system. Instead, it simply added the 20 new days to its present format and continued meeting biennially, leaving problems such as we nd in western North Dakota to fester until the next regular session. If Measure 2 repealing the property tax should pass, we will have a another funding crisis when forced to gure out which of the services provided by 2,200 townships, counties, school districts and cities will be continued. More frequent legislative sessions will be needed to deal with requests from local governments. e outdated biennial legislative system is not serving the state very well today nor will it in the future. It is time for the legislature to take another look at the 80-day exible schedule and be poised to react promptly when serious problems arise.
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Well, that hookset didnt go anywhere, my brother said as I got about one-third into my sweeping movement against the creature that tapped on the end of my line By Nick near the bottom of the Simonson Rainy River in northern Minnesota. With the rod in full arc, I began cranking down to meet my opponent as the guys mobilized in the boat. As we had throughout the day, we manned our respective positions the connected angler stepping up to the back platform, the net man at the side and the camera man on the bow. It didnt take us long into our first sturgeon trip on the flow which connects Lake of the Woods to the boundary waters of the northeastern part of the state to get the pattern down. Along with three other friends, my brother Ben Simonson of Valley City, and Erik Eggert of Fargo, and I had registered two boats in the 6th Annual Sportsmans Lodge Sturgeon Tournament despite the fact that four of us had no experience fishing for this fabled prehistoric fish. The battle with this particular fish that cut my hookset short which would be my biggest of the weekend - paled in comparison to those that bookended it, but when all 47 inches of it were in the net, I was grateful to have experienced it. I had hooked up with a modern-day monster available in Minnesotas big northern backyard, and crossed another fish off of my life list. All three of us would, with Erik and Ben doing so in dramatic fashion, with a bit of comic relief mixed in. The first hint Erik got that his only fish of the first day of the tournament was on the line was a slight bumping of his rod tip. Cautiously, he picked up the oversized spinning combo and began SIMONSON: 13

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ts hard to believe when I glance at the calendar that those old rods. its May, and not June or maybe July. Whether its a bullhead, The early arrival of spring-like temperatures after a pike or perch the best way milder winter can do that. So while open water fish- to get a kid hooked on fishing has been viable since mid-March, between work, ing is to put a rod and reel in school and other responsibilities not everyone has yet their hand. The chance that made their initial fishing excursion. experience will give birth to I know die-hard anglers who would question why a life-long angler is worth a By Doug anyone would let these fine months and weeks pass weekend of free fishing. Leier without fishing, but whether planned or not, some And one last idea to help anglers may not even wet a line until June. Regardless, catch a new angler is the whenever that first trip occurs, a new fishing license is needed. Game and Fish DepartFor North Dakotans, a resident license is a mere $10 for the entire sea- ments specially designed First Fish has no qualifying weights or son. For senior citizens a license is just $3, and a husband and wife can First Fish certificate. First measurements. The only requirement is the successful landing of a North Dakota enjoy fishing for $14, with each also needing the $1 certificate. Visitors to Fish has no qualifying fish. (Photo/NDGF) North Dakota from other states have several options, including a season- weights or measurements. long individual license for $35, or temporary licenses for three or seven The only requirement is the days for even less. successful landing of a North Dakota fish. Certificates are available to all Those reading who dont fish or dont pay attention to the license cost who request them, and have ample room for all the important information, might be surprised at the steady price paid compared to groceries, gas, such as name, age, lake and a short fish story, plus a blank space for a phomilk and most everything else which has seen marked increase over the tograph big enough to contain the smile of the happiest little angler. Free past years. A resident fishing costs the same today as it did in 1995. certificates are available by contacting the Game and Fish Department at Even with this inexpensive ticket to fish all across North Dakota un- (701) 328til March 31, 2013, we still provide a weekend of free fishing for state 6300, or residents the first weekend of June, which this year falls on June 2-3. On e-mail to 25 Years that Saturday and Sunday North Dakota residents may fish without a n d g f @ d . Experience license. gov Excellent Some may wonder why with such reasonable license costs that a free Workmanship fishing weekend is warranted, but my response is, why not? With approximateat Competitive ly 150,000 resident Prices orthwesterN and nonresident anglers in North DakoNdustrIes ta, theres still room to Supplier to the add more to the group Shooting SportS and what better way than a free test drive, Support so to speak? Picture a We Buy Or Your Hometown scenario with a class PaWn Guns oWner: leon pYtliK Gas & C-Store Brad Rodin, Owner reunion, family or Main Street, Box 104 other gathering at a 416 West Main street - Valley City, nD 58072 Marion, ND 58466 (701) 845-1031 or (800) 286-1031 leon_nwi@hotmail.com local lake or reservoir. Or, or a dad cleaning out an old shed and finding a couple of owners: Brian & cole Mindt fishing poles on a post- Powdercoating & Gold Plating card perfect Saturday. On this weekend, dad doesnt have to worry about buying a license to take a young daughter or son (children 15 and under do not need n custom-Built cables - stainless steel Braided and Black n Machine shop services a license) out to try out Remember: If youre not the lead dog, the view never changes.

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SIMONSON: From 12 cranking the 80-pound test line steadily. The heavy rods tip bowed slightly and he swept the rod upward, pulling the night-crawlerladen circle hook firmly into the fish. The rod bowed as if tethered to door at the bottom of the river and he made little progress on the fish in the first minutes of the fight. It was then that the leviathan began its bulldogging run against him. From side to side, the fish wound around the boat, dragging Erik, now bracing his rod with both hands and bending at the knees to keep leverage on the big spinning combo. The reel paid out line and the rod began to thump wildly as the fish ran with powerful tugs. Finally, the fish rose to the surface, fifteen feet behind the boat and did a backflip, crashing down and bulldogging for the depths once again. I readied the net as Erik regained the line and brought the fish toward the transom. Then, all hell broke loose. The fish nosed into the net, tangling its pointy snout, the circle hook and twoounce weight in the mesh, preventing the rest of its body from sliding securely into the frame. This snag in our up-til-then flawless process brought a rush of panic from my gut as the fish thrashed about on top of the net, but by no means secured in its grasp. I threw the net up my side and leaned out into the water, my hips barely keeping contact with the boat. With a bearhug, I wrapped my arms around the writhing sturgeon and hoisted it along with a couple of gallons of water in my sweatshirt sleeves into the boat. I sat up to roaring applause and laughter from the boats around us, including those on the judges boat nearby. You just about did a header, one judge laughed

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as we gained control of the fish, took some pictures of Erik with his sturgeon and handed it off to the official scorers for measuring. Having lost Eriks biggest walleye ever in the net the previous season, I just kept repeating, I wasnt letting this fish get away. At the end of day one, we had boated 10 sturgeon, but didnt put any fish in the top three spots. Our friend Dusty Nielsen, of Valley City, N.D., was in the payout position until a late-day sturgeon bumped his 56inch fish into fourth place. Day two opened up cold and rainy as we settled into the spot which had paid off so handsomely the day before, but the action around us was sporadic until, out of the corner of my eye I saw my brother drop his rod tip and begin reeling. He drew the rod back and it curled into the tell-tale bend of a big sturgeon, and as he caught up to the fish which was swimming toward the boat he gained perspective on what was swimming below. This is a TOURNAMENT fish, Ben said excitedly as the sturgeon anchored itself to the bottom

below the boat. It then made fifteen minutes of runs, pulling Ben around the boat. He tip-toed up the starboard side, pirouetted and ran across the transom deck to and up the port side in an effort match the bull rush of the fish that would not rise. A moment later he would find himself and his extra-heavy rod bowed back over the starboard side once again. Finally, the fish yielded and made its way to the surface and toward the net. I didnt give it a second chance as it slid over the metal frame and into the mesh, and we all hollered unintelligibly as I raised the metal loop a foot above the surface as we awaited the judges boat. After the high-fives were slapped, victory whoops shouted and photos were taken, the fish taped out at 57.5 inches with a 23 inch girth with an estimated 45 pounds in weight. The barbeled denizen of the Rainy River was over 50 years old and bore a badge of honor in the form of a rusted 2/0 hook which my brother removed from its mouth a symbol of the angler this fish had previously tussled with. Bens beast would

place him third for most of the day, until a 59-incher would bump him out of the money, but the memory of that one big fish was worth the price of admission. While we ended day two with just three fish for our boat, we were happy that none of our stories were about the ones that got away. Between pre-fishing on Thursday, and the two days of the tournament we landed all 15 fish we hooked into not too shabby for a trio of rookies. The weekend wrapped with the tournament banquet where it was revealed that sturgeon of 64 and 65 inches won the first and second day top prizes, respectively, and 5 fish were registered that topped 60 inches in length. Between our group of six, we had brought in over 20 fish, with three over 50 inches in length. As we loaded up our boats, packed our tackle and rain gear, and checked out of our cabin, we made sure to put our names down for next years event, and another sturgeon adventure in our outdoors.
Nick Simonson grew up in Valley City.

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VCSU to graduate 248; Astrup is keynote

Ken Astrup 73, the General Manager of the Dakota Plains Cooperative in Valley City, will deliver the keynote address at Valley City State Universitys 120th Commencement exercises, scheduled for 10:00 am Saturday, May 12, 2012 in W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus. Astrup is a recognized expert in the establishment, development and operation of cooperative businesses. He has spoken at numerous meetings nationally and internationally, and has traveled internationally to Hungary, Ethiopia, Macedonia, and Moldova consulting and conducting seminars on leadership and the development of cooperatives. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association, and is very active in community, state and regional associations, especially state and local school boards and task forces. Ken is currently a member of the VCSU Foundation Board of Directors and was elected as a recipient of the VCSU Distinguished Alumni Award by the VCSU Alumni Association. He is married to Linda (Anderson) Astrup 72, and has three children. Jennifer Crom, the first student to complete VCSUs M.Ed. with a concentration in Teaching English Language Learners (ELL), will present the graduate student address. Jenni is a teacher at a Global Studies Elementary School in Sioux Falls, SD where about one third of her class consists of language learners. The undergraduate student address will be presented by Nick Faure of Valley City. Nick majored in Chemistry, Biology, and Health Science and is graduating Summa Cum Laude. While a student, Nick served on the Student Senate, the Pre-Professional Club (president), the Spanish Club (treasurer), and the Viking Ambassadors, and he was named the 2011 Student Employee of the Year. He testified on VCSUs behalf at the ND Legislature, and participated in study abroad in China and Peru. He has been accepted to Dental school at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore. Approximately 248 graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to participate. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and a reception that immediately follows.

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At a meeting with Gov. Jack Dalrymple held April 18 in Bismarck, representatives of the Ad Hoc Downstream Group, People to Save the Sheyenne and private citizens expressed grave concerns over the states use of outlets to the Sheyenne River as a drain for Devils Lake water. They cited increased flood risk, bank erosion anddisregard for water quality on the Sheyenne River. When requested to delay construction of the proposed West Stump Lake Gravity Outlet in view of the recent dry weather, Dalrymple indicated that he supports the gravity outlet because, the state would like to get out of the pumping business, according to a release. The West Devils Lake outlet and almost completed East Devils Lake outlet, built by the state water commission for $125 million, have a combined pumping capacity of 600 cfs and will cost $550,000 monthly to operate at maximum capacity. Using a West Stump Lake Gravity outlet instead will drain the worst quality water in the Devils Lake system - highly saline, alkaline water from Stump Lake - into the Sheyenne River (sulfate levels 2500 mg/liter in

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Local chiropractors attend convention State wants out of pumping business, outlets in the works
The North Dakota Chiropractic Association recently celebrated its 100th year of organization at its state convention in Fargo. Doctors of Chiropractic from cities all over the state, including Valley Citys Kim Foell, Brent Thomsen, and Rob Thomsen completed continuing education hours with Robert F. DeMaria, DC, speaking on A Drugless Guide to Healthy Living: Balancing Female/Male Human Hormones. Pictured below are Valley City chiropractors Brent Thomsen and Rob Thomsen at a photo board featuring the chiropractors licenced between 1950 - 1984. Notably, Rob Thomsen completes this year as the sixth oldest practicing Chiropractor in the state, having received his chiropractic degree in 1967 from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Brent Thomsen joined him in practice in 2010 following his graduation from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minn.

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