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WELCA Fall Quilt and Bake Sale at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Valley City runs from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Valley City High School Theater presents All Shook Up at 7:30 p.m. at the Hi-Liner theater. Adults, $10; students, $6; preschool free (when seated with an adult). Buffalos 64th Annual Wildlife Smoker. Doors open at 6 p.m. More info: Rodney Hogen, 6335392. A spaghetti benefit for Terry Johnson begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Eagles in Valley City. VCSU Viking Football travels to NAIA Football Championship Series in Helene, Mont., to compete against Carroll College in the opening round game at 12:07 p.m. Mountain Time/1:07 p.m. Central Time. The music of Andrew Reichenberger-Walz live at Sabirs in Valley City, from 6 to 9 p.m. Viking Visit Day runs
from 9 a.m. to noon at Valley City State University.
Sunday, Nov. 20
A Community Thanksgiving Service is at 4 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church.
Monday, Nov. 21
Cora Mikkelson Art Exhibition is on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery. VCSUs Chamber Ensembles in Concert features The Quantum Brass (quintet) and the VCSU Quartet and percussion Ensemble. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. in Froemke Auditorium, Valley City State University campus. Admission: $5; no charge for VCSU students, faculty or staff. Valley City Commission meets every first and third Monday of every month at City Hall, Valley City. The regular meeting begins at 5 p.m. by the regular board meeting. Barnes County Wildlifes Big Buck Show
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Friday, Nov. 18
A gallery talk and artists reception for VCSU Art student Angela Morford runs from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery. Morfords art will be on display all day, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU gallery. Valley City High
School Theater presents All Shook Up at 7:30 p.m. at the Hi-Liner theater. Adults, $10; students, $6; preschool free (when seated with an adult). The music of Andrew Reichenberger-Walz live at Sabirs in Valley City, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Lewis & Clark, begins at 2 p.m. in Room 310 of the Rhoades Science Center on the VCSU Campus. More info: Wes Anderson, 845-0966; or Alice Beachman, 845-7452. Snowball Festival Arts and Craft Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hi-Liner Activity Center in Valley City. The Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals host a Meet-and-Greet at Prosby Body Shop on
East Main in Valley City from 9 to 11 a.m. Stop by and meet some animals available for adoption.
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starts at 5 p.m. 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. Sheyenne Valley Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Past Presidents Room, Eagles Club, Valley City. Program: Holiday Centerpieces. Storytime at the Valley City - Barnes County Library, 10:30 a.m. Theme: Thanksgiving. Cora Mikkelson Art Exhibition is on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery.
Sunday, Nov. 27
Blue Christmas, the Barnes County Annual Community Memorial Service, is set for 4 p.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ, 217 Fourth St. N.W., Valley City. Coffee, bars and hot cider to follow. Sponsored by the Barnes County Ministerial Association, Lerud-Schuldt Funeral Home and Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel.
boys basketball plays Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page at North Central starting at 6 p.m. Valley City Rotary meets every Tuesday at noon at the Valley City VFW Club. Cora Mikkelson Art Exhibition is on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery.
Valley City runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entertainers (music, comedy, poetry, etc.) and audience-members welcome. No cost. The reading club of the Valley City-Barnes County Library meets at 2 p.m. at the library. Under discussion: The Soloist by Lopez. Bingo Night, sponsored by the Buffalo Community Club, starts at 7 p.m. at the Old 10 Saloon and Grill. More info: 633-
5317. 11th Annual Soup & Sandwich (and bake sale) is hosted by Buffalo Daycare, Inc., at the Buffalo Community Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free-will offering. No Storytime at the Valley City - Barnes County Library this week. Cora Mikkelson Art Exhibition is on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery.
Thursday, Nov. 24 THANKSGIVING DAY

No school: Maple Valley School District, Valley City Public Schools, Barnes County North
Tuesday, Nov. 22
Valley City Rotary meets every Tuesday at noon at the Valley City VFW Club. Turkey Bowling for VCSU students runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center cafeteria. Cora Mikkelson Art Exhibition is on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery.
Wednesday, Nov. 30
Tower City Senior Citizens meet 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. Valley City Kiwanis Club meets meets every Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. at the Valley City VFW Club. More info: Lowell, 845-5932 or 840-1668. Open Mic at Duttons Parlour in downtown
Friday, Nov. 25
No school: Maple Valley, Valley City, Barnes County North
Monday, Nov. 28
Maple Valley high school boys basketball plays LaMoure/LitchvilleMarion at Litchville starting at 6 p.m. Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every Monday at the Community Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cora Mikkelson Art Exhibition is on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the VCSU Gallery.
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Saturday, Nov. 26
The 16th Annual Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Mercy Hospitals HealthCareFoundation, begins at the Valley City Eagles with a 6:30 p.m. silent auction followed by an 8 p.m. live auction. Sheyenne Saloon, Kathryn, features Rubys Karaoke for people 21+.
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Wednesday, Nov. 23
Tower City Senior Citizens meet 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. Valley City Kiwanis Club meets meets every Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. at the Valley City VFW Club. More info: Lowell, 845-5932 or 840-1668. 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. Bingo Night, sponsored by the Buffalo Community Club, starts at 7 p.m. at the Old 10 Saloon and Grill. More info: 6335317. The Firemens Dance, featuring the live band Front Fenders starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Eagles in Valley City.
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By Jayme Wolf with Amy Noeske ost people have been therethe overthe-counter (OTC) aisle in the drug store, overwhelmed by the variety of different products to choose from. So what do many people do? Grab the product with that familiar brand name without closely checking the label. So whats the problem? The OTC industry is guilty of what is called brand name extension, which is not a new practice for them. For many years now, they have been reusing those familiar brand names for new products that have different strengths, extra active ingredients, or even different active ingredients altogether! The active ingredient in a product is what makes the product work and gives you relief. Unfortunately, it can also cause harm if taken unintentionally or inapTriaminic Fever Reducer, which contains propriately. only one ingredient, acetaminophen! The Brand name extensions provide consumers woman had no idea both products conwith instant name recognition, but unfortutained acetaminophen; she just knew she nately can be very confusing and even dangerwanted something for her childs fever ous for the consumer. Many familiar brand and Triaminic for his cold symptoms. name products are guilty of this, including Too much acetaminophen can cause seriMaalox, Unisom, Kaopectate, Triaminic, and ous overdose and even death! Chlor-Trimeton. Due to this dangerous trend of brand Why can companies do this? Arent they name extension, you as a consumer need regulated? Pharmaceutical companys OTC to be extra cautious when choosing OTC products are regulated by the FDA (Food and products. Remember these tips when Drug Administration) to ensure the products shopping for yourself or loved ones: are safe, if used properly. Unfortunately, there n Always read the label thoroughly to is a loophole that allows them to market new see what the active ingredients are. OTC products without the FDA approving the n Do not choose products based on the product name. brand name alone. As an example, the original Kaopectate n Always check the strength of the contains the active ingredient bismuth subsaliactive ingredients, especially childrens cylate, which is commonly used as an antiproducts. diarrheal. However, Kaopectate Stool Softener n Avoid OTC medications that contain Liqui-Gels contain docusate sodium, a stool combinations of active ingredients. softener that is used for constipation. These n If you are unsure of a product, ask two products with the same brand name do your pharmacist or doctor! two completely opposite things! The best way to avoid confusion and Here are two true stories of people that were possible harm when shopping for OTC affected by this common problem: products is to educate yourself on what A patient with a history of high blood presyou are buying. Look carefully at the sure was instructed to take Chlor-Trimeton active ingredients, what those ingredients for a stuffy nose. This product contains chlodo, the proper way to take them, and any rpheniramine, a nasal decongestant that will warnings that are on the label. By doing not increase blood pressure. The patient went this, you really will know what you are to see her cardiologist several days later with taking! complaints of headache. It turns out she purWolf is an NDSU pharmacy student working with Noeske, chased Chlor-Trimeton Decongestant tablets, registered pharmacist at Mercy Hospital. Your Health which also contain pseudoephedrine. This is a is coordinated by Mercy Hospital. decongestant that will raise blood pressure and can be very dangerous for people with high blood pressure. Triaminic is a cough and cold medicine that contains chlorpheniramine to treat nasal congestion and dextromethorphan to treat cough. A pharmacist noticed a woman trying to buy a bottle of acetaminophen liquid, used to treat Email Me at bbrsconstruction@gmail.com pain and fever, along with
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By Mary E. Fischer Valley City-Barnes County Library Director got it for nothing! My Library newspaper. Book Club occasionally has ofBy Sue B. Balcom I am also working on a food culture fers. I take advantage: Buy one, efore I just dive right into my collection for the Tri-County Tourism get one free. purpose in life and this column, I Alliance, so Im privy to many good things The Magical Christmas Horse, thought it might be helpful to introthat came from growing up German you by Mary Higgins Clark, was such duce myself to those of you who have not know food, recipes and folklore. Im sure a purchase. Its a childrens book, yet heard my name. you will find some useful tidbits as well as a story of remembering. Johnny No Im not a famous person by any a laugh or two if you continue to read this has told his brother Liam about means, but I have been actively working in column. the wonderful wooden horse at his local foods systems, farmers markets, small Up on the soapbox now for just a mograndparents old stone house in farms and specialty crops for the past three ment. Remember your first day of school? New England. Johnny played with years. If you have any interest in those topEven if you dont, you will certainly be it as a child and was sure it would ics, you may very well already know me. familiar with change and how it seems like be just as it was for Liam when they As a former newspaper editor, I was a simple concept, but isnt always easy for returned for a Christmas visit. They thrilled when Nikki (and well save that first graders or adults. If you are reading hadnt been back to Connecticut story for later) emailed and asked if I was this column, you are experiencing somesince Johnny was three, so chances interested in writing a column for her new thing new and hopefully interesting. (Trust of finding the toy horse were bleak. newspaper. Absolutely, why wouldnt I me when I promise you that some of the Grandfather said hed taken some just love to sweat a weekly deadline, come stories I will tell you about my family will antiques to show and the horse had up with innovative and creative topics so be very entertaining, even though they not come back with them. Johnny people flock to the newsstands when the dont always think so.) still persisted and looked again in paper comes out and then write my Keep in mind; change is good, most the attic, this time finding the horse, heart out in a sensible orderly way all for HUGE CARROTS. The author poses with (Submitted photo) the fall harvest. of the time. I am confident that this new broken and ugly, in an old trunk. He the glory of seeing my name in print? newspaper, new column and news about had promised Liam but it looked like Seriously though, Im very interested in he couldnt keep that promise. Youll some wild turkey (not the kind you drink). local foods will be a change, a good one sharing with you the work of my current for the community of Barnes County. I have to check out this title to see position as Marketing and Outreach Coor- And yes, we were flooded out of our home would ask that you give us, both Nikki and what happened next? for three months and I lost my garden in dinator for FARRMS (www.farrms.org), as myself, more than one or two weeks until We have been gifted: A Moms well as my love of food, gardening, farming the process. But we are back at it again passing judgment on our words. Choice Award book has been given with renewed hope that it was a once in a and chickens. If you wish to email me personally, feel to the Childrens Library. The author lifetime event. My family comes from German Russian free. My email is SueBBalcom@gmail.com. has enlarged on a word invention of As the Mandan News editor, I honed my country you know Wishek; but I grew Feedback is the most important thing to Lorne Miller, her Grandfather, hence photography skills and so if its okay with up in Gackle and Im very familiar with a newspaper editor short of filling space the title Snickeyfritz, by Andrea the publisher, I plan on submitting some Valley City. In fact I do a lot of work there at the last minute, which is what I have Skyberg. The life-sized characters are photos now and again. I teach photojourand some of my favorite people live there. hopefully accomplished on short notice. So made from masking tape, tempera nalism for the Mass Comm program at Currently I live in Morton County north dont just say youre going to write, do it paints and artwork plus costumes Bismarck State College in addition to my of Mandan along the river with my husOur adventure begins. and letters sent to the author by her band and a cat; a flock of pheasants, a herd position with FARRMS and always talk Gramma over the years. Three little about how important good photos are to a of deer, a gaggle of Canadian geese and girls are bored! Their Papa sends them on a treasure hunt in which they have to use and develop their mas in Sugarcreek by Shelley Shepard Gray is one. Judith Graber is the dutiful obediimaginations. Items like knee-high to a grasshopper, thing-a-ma-gig and snickeyfritz ent daughter, always dependable and safe. She works in her fathers store and takes care are on the list. A word list of jargon, gibberish and slang is included to keep you from of business. She is not a bit happy as she gets ready for the countdown to Christmas. wondering what? Many expressions that we use on a regular basis are also explained if Then her Dad hires Ben Knox, the local bad boy, recently returned to town, to help needed. It is delightfully different and, yes, the girls learn to use their imaginations. her out in the store while her father and brother have other responsibilities. Unhappy Chocolate, chocolate week has been a blast. Storytime on Wednesday with Kristy with the situation, Judith remembers her attraction to Ben when he was younger. ApShanenko and her eighth grade class was an event to be remembered with four stations parently, he has changed, but can Judith be sure. Besides, he doesnt intend to stay in set up and manned by the eighth-graders. A game, a story, a coloring time and a snack, Sugarcreek. Will there be a happy ending for these two Amish young people or will a huge Hershey chocolate bar broken and shared were just starters. A Chocolate King Christmas come and Ben be gone? and Queen were crowned along with a Prince and Princess. What a cooperative event! Thanks to all. Now for the book and chocolate sale NEW MATERIALS The Snow Angel (a childrens title), by Glen Beck. I enjoyed this book so much, I Adult Books: A Dublin Street Doctor (An Irish country novel) by Patrick Taylor; had to read the same title/same author (an adult version). It carried a similar theme Dakota or Whats a Heaven For by Brenda K. Marshall; Making Spirits Bright by of misunderstanding behavioral motives, but definitely hosted adult problems. Rachel Fern Michaels; Christmas in Sugarcreek by Shelley Shepard Gray; The Nine Lives of Price carries lots of baggage. Her childhood was shadowed by an alcoholic mother and Christmas by Sheila Roberts; The Christmas Note by Donna VanLiere; The Snow an absent father. She only escaped this climate into a hurried marriage to Cyrus, who seemed magical but was not. Their daughter, Lily, is her reason for remaining faithful in Angel by Glenn Beck; Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier; Mr. Pip by Lloyd Jones; How Fargo of You by Marc de Celle; Zero Day by David Baldacci; Hotel Vendome by an abusive marriage. Max, her childhood mentor, needs help in his tailor shop. Rachael cant refuse, but fears that Cyrus will discover her secret. Lily is delighted! She has found Danielle Steel; Lost December by Richard Paul Evans; and A Quilt of Memories (Patchwork Mysteries v. 12) by Kristin Eckhardt. a Grandpa. The story continues but not without consequences. Finally, Rachael must Large Print: Her Abundant Joy (Texas, Star of Destiny v.3) by Lyn Cote; The One leave and finds the courage. Her own father is part of the unraveling. She realizes his Who Waits for Me by Lori Copeland; Look to the East (v.1 in the Great War series) love almost too late. There is also the making of snow angels in this story representby Maureen Lang; The Litigators by John Grisham; Christmas at Timberwoods ing the love of a father for his daughter. LIBRARY 15 Christmas books: I enjoy purchasing a few each year to add to our collection. Christ-
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BRIEFLY Chamber Ensembles set for Nov. 21
The Valley City State University Music Department will present its Chamber Ensembles in concert on Monday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Froemke Auditorium. The evening will feature The Quantum Brass (quintet) and the VCSU Saxophone Quartet and Percussion Ensemble. Under the direction of James Adams, The Quantum Brass will perform the following: The Washington Post, by John Philip Sousa, Arr. Jean-Francois Taillard; Aria of the Queen of the Night, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arr. Jean-Francois Taillard; Chorale Prelude, by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr. Robert Nagel, Transcr. James Adams; Hungarian Dance No. 5, by Johannes Brahms, Arr. Dallas Brass, Transcr. James Adams; Flow My Tears, by John Dowland, Arr. Brian Binder; Lassus Trombone, Henry Filmore, Transcr. Gordon Cherry. Members of the ensemble include: Kirci Phillips , Valley City and Andrew Reichenberger, Bismarck, trumpets; Thomas Zinke, Valley City, French horn; David Burgess, Anchorage, AK, trombone; and Lyle Hager, Christine, ND, tuba. The Saxophone Quartet, directed by Jorge Variego, will perform Moon River by Henry Mancini (arr. By Roberto Di Marino); Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla (arr P. Marilia); Saxophone quartet No 2 Op. 31, Movements I Modere, II Vif, III Pas Trop Allant, IV Un peu anime avec verve by Christopher Gallaher; and The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini. Members of the ensemble include: Micki Buchholtz, Oakes, alto and soprano saxes; Bradyn Good, Rolla, alto sax; Danae Hoover, Valley City, tenor sax; and Ashley Gierke, Valley City, baritone sax. Also on the program will be the VCSU Percussion Ensemble, directed by instructor, Tom Christianson. The ensemble will perform: Trio for Percussion, I. Allegro, no tanto, II. Grazioso by Warren Benson; and Intentions for Percussion Trio, II. Proposal by Eugene Novotney. Members of the ensemble include: Katelin Wadeson, Fingal; Micki Buchholz, Oakes; and Steven Othelot, North Miami Beach, Florida. Adult admission is $5, with free admission for all VCSU students, faculty and staff. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics selected the Valley City State University Viking football team as a qualifier for the NAIA Football Championship Series. In the first round of the playoffs, the Vikings are scheduled to take on the Carroll College Fighting Saints in Helena, Mont., at 1:07 Central Time. This is the eighth trip to the national playoffs in Viking history, and first appearance since backto-back trips in 2000 and 2001 when VCSU faced Carroll College. This year, VCSU is the only NAIA team in North or South Dakota to advance to the playoffs. The 2011 season has been highlighted by nine straight wins after falling in the season opener. During that time, VCSU won an outright DAC championship by going 6-0 with home-and-away sweeps against Dickinson State, Jamestown College and Mayville State. Along the way the Vikings earned 15 DAC and Association of Independent Institutions (AII) Player of the Week awards including eight for offense, six for defense, and one for special teams. Head Coach Dennis McCulloch said, One of the biggest things impacting our success this season has been the new synthetic turf at Shelly Ellig Field.It has allowed us to have quality practices every day no matter what weather conditions.Our guys have a great attitude every day walking onto the new facility which has been a great help to the coaching staff. VCSU is currently ranked #12 in the NAIA, the highest ranking for the team since its 2002 #10 ranking.
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collection of abstract acrylic paintings, in the VCSU gallery which is located on the third floor of McCarthy Hall. I had a chance to sit down with Angela and discuss her experience at VCSU as a student and to gain some insight on the motives behind her work. A beaming smile paired with a calming demeanor indicated I was in for a wonderful conversation. Indy: Can you tell me a little about yourself? Where are you from and how did you end up here in Valley City? AM: I am from Bismarck, ND. I am an Art Education major and Elementary Education major. I came here because I knew there was a great program here for Education. I really liked the feel of the small community and small school. Coming from a smaller private high school, VCSU seemed to fit me. I have always done art but it wasnt until my senior year of high school that I realized I didnt want to stop. Indy: Can you tell me about your experience as a whole here at VCSU? AM: I have loved being here. The small school environment has allowed me to be involved in many things such as different clubs and theater. The Art Major has taught me lots of disciplines and areas of art that I did not know about before. The Art department is a small, closely knit community; you get to know the instructors and they get to know you. CONTINUED 9
By Andrew Reichenberger-Walz
ngela Morford, a Valley City State University senior, is coming to the conclusion of her undergraduate education. Morford is a double major in both Art
Education and Elementary Education; she will be student teaching in both areas in the spring semester and will be graduating in May. As part of her final semester on campus as an Art student, she will be displaying her Senior Exhibition, a
Parking policy near VCSU change prompted by safety concerns

By Lee Morris ome Valley City State University students might be looking at the cost of a $30 parking permit or a $10 ticket. Thats after city officials began enforcing a policy that prohibits overnight parking on streets around campus. T h e whole reason behind it is a safety issue, said Valley City public works su- Jeff p e r i n t e n - Differding dent Jeff Differding. We want to make it as safe as possible. Enforcing the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. parking ban is meant to ease snow removal when city crews plow streets in the winter. But the ban is yearround. Differding said the policy allows crews to keep up the citys appearance by allowing them to sweep the streets. He said thats impossible with the number of
STREET PARKING BANNED
This warning ticket was on a car parked on a street near Valley City State University. (Submitted photo)
cars on the thoroughfares where the ban took effect Tuesday: portions of College Street, Viking Drive, Fourth Avenue Southwest and Second Avenue. They, like, never move, Differding said of the vehicles. Jessica Frerich, safety coordinator for VCSU facilities services, said some students have concerns about the change. Its just something to get used to, she said. The approximately 1,000-student campus has 500 to 550 parking spaces in overnight lots, Frerich said. Some on-campus residents dont own cars. VCSUs website lists the cost of a 2011-666712 parking pass at $30. For violations of the overnight parking policy, Valley City police will issue $10 citations, according to dispatcher Nancy Tougas. Frerich and Differding said university and city officials met early this school year to discuss the parking changes at the citys request. Differding said that meeting included himself, City Commissioner George Dutton and former City Administrator Jon Cameron. But VCSU didnt notify students of the change until last week midway through the semester. Why did it take so long to let students know about the change? At the time of the meeting, we were unaware it was a permanent decision, Fre-
rich said. It kind of crept up on us that the city is for sure going forward with this, and VCSU notified the campus community once that was clear. Differding said the city waited to initiate the parking policy, based on existing city ordinance, until portions of Fifth Avenue Southwest and Fifth and Sixth streets southwest were paved following water main work. Those streets are each at least two blocks farther from campus than the streets the new policy affects. The overnight parking policy shouldnt interfere with late-running campus events because parking is free in most lots after 4 p.m., Frerich said. And the change will also allow city crews to make clearing snow and ice from campus streets a priority, Differding said, since other parts of the city with overnight parking bans have them from 2 to 6 a.m. I know its going to be a change; its tough for people to change, Differding said. But I think itll be for the better.

AT LEFT: Angela Morford, a senior at Valley City State University, poses in the gallery where her sernioe art exhibition is now on display. (Photo/Andrew Reichenberger-Walz)
in completing a painting like the ones in your exhibit? How long does it take? AM: The process of developing this technique has been about a year. One of the first paintings took me about 1 semester, but then I painted over it. In the beginning, I thought a lot of the paintings were done, but then realized I needed to keep making changes so most of these (paintings) I have been working on for about a year. Indy: What do you plan to do with your education in the future? AM: With both majors, I dont have one over the other that I would prefer to teach. I will take whatever jobs are available. Even if I dont teach art, I can still bring that into the elementary classroom. Through this entire process I have gained a greater appreciation for simplicity and risk
and I can incorporate that into the classroom and into my life. Indy: If you could sum up your mission as an artist and in life what would it be? AM: (sigh, pause, chuckle and smile) something along the lines of: There is always something to learn and a way to grow as people. Even if you think things are going well and you are doing well, you can always do better. You can always make changes and improvements. v
Angela Morfords Senior Exhibition is now on display in the VCSU Gallery, located on the third floor of McCarthy Hall. An artists reception will be held Friday, Nov. 18, from 4:30 to 6 pm. This event is free of charge and open to the public. At the reception, Morford will give a short presentation and be available to visit and answer questions. Refreshments will be served.
FROM 8 Indy: Your exhibit displays a variety of Acrylic paintings. Can you give me some background on how you chose this for your exhibit? AM: It was kind of by accident. I have always liked it and it has always worked for me. I had usually done oil painting, but in a class we started to do acrylic painting and that is how I got interested. I really like using mediums in acrylic paints to add texture. It all kind of fell together and it was successful. Indy: In your artist statement you talked about taking risks in these paintings and not having a definite plan. You stated it was often a difficult and frustrating process and yet you were able to see the good and seek out beauty in what came to be. AM: In my art and my life I like to have everything planned out. With this art, it was kind of by chance, but it still used the elements of art that I have learned. It all started last year in a
class when we had to make sketches of something that was in the room. I chose to sketch some skulls that were in the classroom. Indy: Skulls? AM: Yes, skulls (laughs). I really liked the movement of the curves and the details on the skulls. So I decided to make sketches of these skulls on my canvas. I layered many skull sketches on top of each other and created a mess of lines and curves. I then looked at this mess and chose the good out of it, finding what was there. Indy: So in finding what was good in this mess of lines and curves, you were able to choose the design of the painting? AM: Yes. The whole process was like an experiment: problem solving and then going on from there. I started all of my paintings using this technique, but it was suggested that I change a lot of what I had completed. My instructors were telling me the paintings were too similar to each other. I actually ended up
painting over a lot of my work to create something simpler than what was originally there; in order to do this, I literally zoomed in on the more abstract and interesting areas of my previous work. Indy: Your artist statement also mentioned you were stepping out of your comfort zone in doing this artwork because it was such a different project than anything you had previously done. Can you talk a little more about this and how it is a metaphor for life? AM: Faith is very important to me and I wanted to incorporate this into my Artwork. Through faith I am able to take risks and let intuition take over. My life can be good now, but it can be better if I make these changes. The process is really the important part to me, the struggle when making the paintings and connecting that with struggles in my life. When I look at the paintings it reminds me of what was going on at that time. That is what I like about abstract art: to me it means something, but to
you it can mean something completely different. Indy: What is the process
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Valley City: Now & Then
Deceptive Forum editorial distorts Measure 2 proposal

By Charlene Nelson Preface: The Forum ran an editorial on Nov. 15 accusing Measure 2 supporters of being incompetent, buffoons, thoughtless, obtuse and clumsy. Oh, and dumb and dumber. Since nearly 30,000 North Dakota citizens signed the petition to put this measure on the ballot, these charges could hardly go unanswered. However, the response I submitted was heavily edited. Forum editors chiseled 150 words off of my 538-word response. They completely omitted my pointing out their false assertion that the Attorney General has ruled that property taxes will have to be refunded in 2012 if the measure passes. The Attorney General said no such thing. The Forum was merely scaring voters away with falsehood and continues to hide their deception by heavily editing my rebuttal. What The Forum printed was not my response, but their edited version. In light of these back-to-back deceptions on the issue of property tax, readers should be slow to believe anything The Forum says on the topic. What follows is the text of my rebuttal letter in its complete, unedited form: The Rebuttal: Parents often call upon the bogeyman to get their recalcitrant children to obey. Just invoking this scary monster the dreaded bogeyman is often enough to get children back in line. The (Fargo) Forum recently invoked the bogeyman in an attempt to scare citizens from supporting Measure 2, the measure to abolish property taxes. The Forum referred to the State Attorney Generals recent ruling that the measure, if passed at the June 2012 election, will take effect retroactively to Jan. 1, 2012. Then they pull out their bogeyman, saying: [T]he Attorney General has ruled that cities, counties, parks and school boards will have to refund all that tax money that they collected in the first half of 2012. News flash: the property taxes collected in 2012 are taxes levied in 2011, billed in 2011 and therefore not affected by passage of Measure 2. Thats correct, our brilliant editors at The Forum apparently are ignorant of the fact that property taxes are collected in the year after they are billed to the taxpayer. No one has to refund anything. Second news flash: The Attor-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
n my previous letter on this subject, I forgot By Lowell s omehow Busching to mention a no longer existent Valley City store that was important, especially to us young people at the time and the people that worked there. One of the latter reminded me of this the day after the last edition came out. The California Fruit Store on what is now Central Avenue. As noted in Wes Andersons book on downtown, it was located approximately where the now empty Cathys Classics is located. The lot next to it to the north, now Budget Home Furnishings, was for many years a large, empty BUSCHING 13
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ney General did not say one single word about refunding taxes collected in 2012. We ask readers to read the AGs opinion and judge for themselves if this editorial was misleading. Heres what the Attorney General said: There may be difficulties and problems created by the effective date but that it is within the purview of the Legislative Assembly and the Governor to pass contingency plans, if necessary in a special legislative session. What did he say? He said: There may be difficulties created by the measures retroactive effective date, but if there are, it is up to the legislature to pass contingency plans, if necessary. We at Empower the Taxpayer applaud the Attorney Generals ruling because it gives meaningful and immediate tax relief to the citizens of this state. A January 2012 effective date means that our state and the people of this state can immediately start to build a new, more vibrant and diverse economy, freed from the unreasonable and capricious property tax. Empower the Taxpayer wishes to educate the public on the facts of property tax. Thats why we have present machinery for administering the property tax will have to remain in place. Assessors will still be needed to determine market value. Sponsors claim that abolition of the property tax will result in cutting 11,908 public sector jobs. That absurd figure is 10 times the number of employees working on property taxes. The sponsors answer is that other public employees, unrelated to the property tax issue, can be fired in other state agencies. No explanation is given for firing employees unrelated to the property tax issue. They go on to claim that the repeal will result in 11,789 new private sector jobs. Here again, there is no explanation. It seems to be a figure snatched out of the air. Many of the sponsors arguments are based on a dubious report issued by the Beacon Hill
published a book detailing the impacts and realities of property tax. In addition, we commissioned a dynamic econometric study by the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI), a respected economic think tank that North Dakotas Commerce Department has consulted in the past. This study identifies the fiscal and economic impact that abolishing property taxes will have on the state. We invite Forum readers to access both the BHI study as well as the book on property taxes at our website. Decide for yourselves if there are any bogeymen in this measure. Without a shred of fact to back them up (and even throwing in a few made up facts), the Forum editors have called the nearly 30,000 North Dakota voters who got this measure on the ballot dumb and dumber for their efforts. After seeing The Forum misquote the Attorney General, calling 30,000 citizens dumb, failing to identify a single fact, issue or reason to oppose Measure 2, we have to wonder, who really is dumb and dumber?
Charlene Nelson is a member of Empower the Taxpayer, a group supporting Measure 2 on the June 2012 ballot which would abolish property taxes in North Dakota.
Measure 2 repeal proposal worse than property tax itself O

n Nov. 3, a committee of the Legislature received testimony and considered the merits of the initiated measure that proposes to repeal all property taxes in North Dakota beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The legislators were not impressed. Having a working knowledge of the property tax and also having participated in the effort to repeal the personal property tax, I am the first to admit that the property tax has flaws. In fact, the committee supporting the measure is using my statement to that effect in its campaign. Even though the property tax has flaws, passage of Measure No. 2 would spawn more and greater evils than ever existed in the property tax itself. The unintended consequences of passage would be substantial. There are already scores of unanswered questions that suggest major pitfalls. First of all, the timing of the measure is terrible. According to the ballot title By Lloyd for the measure, Omdahl all property taxes will cease on Jan. 1, 2012. However, the measure will not be on the ballot until June by which time the administrative work for the 2012 property tax cycle will almost be completed. By that time, hundreds of assessors will have invested thousands of hours assessing property for the 2012 levies. If the measure passes, there will be no levies and the time will have been wasted. Since the Legislature will not meet until 2013, replacement revenue will be unknown and unavailable. With no property tax revenue levied for 2012 and no replacement taxes provided, local governments will not be able to do any rational budgeting. The measure fails to deal in a reasonable way with the outstanding bonded indebtedness across the state, payment for which has been guaranteed partially by property tax revenue.Fifty-eight school districts have outstanding bonds, certificates of indebtedness and/or school construction loans for a grand total of more than $300 million. Theoretically, property taxes will be continued in those districts to finish the payment of these obligations, with the levies placed on the value of property in the areas with bonded indebtedness. Continuing assessments on market value to deal with bonded indebtedness means that the
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Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. The report is full of unfounded assumptions, offering a few sketchy graphs without documentation as to methodology. It advocates state budget cuts but Measure No. 2 commands the Legislature to raise new taxes to replace the property tax. The measure does not provide for making up for the loss of the property tax by firing public employees. It is obvious that the ramifications of Measure No. 2 have not been seriously considered or anticipated by the sponsoring committee. It needs to back up and start over again. That is why legislators did not greet the measure with a resounding huzzah!
Omdahl was the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, taking office after Ruth Meiers died in 1987. Previously he was a professor of political science at the University of North Dakota.
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very 10 years, a federal census is taken. Based on that census, state and federal jurisdictions must recalculate the number of people in each jurisdiction or district. The courts one person-one vote premise requires that those jurisdictions have approximately equal numbers of people. The people are not required to move so the district lines must be moved to ensure equity. In North Dakota, the legislative redistricting requirement necessitates a special legislative session every decade. That special session was called by the governor and ran Nov. 7 to Nov. 11 in Bismarck. During the special session, three other issues were also considered. Statewide flooding and infrastructure problems, state health care exchanges, and the Sioux nickname and logo dilemma could not wait for the next regular session in 2013. None of the three issues held much in common, but they all elicited much discussion and passion and, as is usually the case, not all the legislators left Bismarck with all they wanted. The redistricting effort began after the 2011 session ended. Reconfiguring the district lines is done by legislators and is difficult because decisions must be made that involve putting some legislators in different districts and pitting incumbent legislators against each other. The redistricting bill, House Bill 1473, passed both chambers but was far from unanimous. District 24s lines did change. The good news is that all of Barnes County is in the District. The new District also includes12 townships in Ransom County and eight townships in Cass County. However, Lisbon is no longer part of District 24. There are inequities in the new state map that could have been fixed but were not. District 24 now has 14,156 people: 11,066 are from Barnes County, 2,066 are from Ransom County, and 1,020 are from Cass County. Legislators from District 24 will continue to work hard to represent all of the Districts constituents. In the 2011 regular session, legislation was approved to require the University of North Dakota to continue its use of the Sioux logo and nickname even though the NCAA would sanction UND if the name was not changed. The special session saw the repeal of that law. The NCAA sanctions would unfairly punish UND, especially their athletic programs. It was an emotional, divisive issue and, in the end it was de-
Special Session in Review

termined that, for the good of UND, the 2011 law needed to be repealed. The bill is Senate Bill 2370. The Federal Health Care Affordability Act By Phil requires that states inMueller stitute health care exchanges. Health care exchanges are agencies that compile the health care options available and then the exchange creates a structure that informs consumers about those options. If the state refuses to create the exchanges, the federal government will. The majority party in the House chose to make a political statement about health care and killed House Bill 1374 which was the exchanges bill. North Dakota now will have the federal governments version of health care exchanges, not the one the state developed over the past year. Ironically, the House did pass House Bills 1375 and 1376, which endorsed the federal health care act and are related to the health care exchanges bill. Senate Bill 2371 passed during the special session. It is the disaster relief measure, designed to help cities that were devastated by floods this summer. The funding bill included money and a structure for distributing the funds to oil-impacted counties, housing assistance, county and township infrastructure and a host of other state disasterrelated needs. The bill is big and complex and uses $159 million in state general fund money and $215.5 million from other state funds. The bill authorizes the expenditure of $235 million in federal funds if they become available. The funds are needed. Many other bills were introduced through the delayed bills process. Nearly all of them were rejected by the Delayed Bills Committee. The special session did what it had to do. Many legislators would have liked more, especially in the Disaster Bill and in the Redistricting Bill. Even after the approved expenditures are made, North Dakota will still have money in the bank. We are fortunate to live in this time and place. It was pleasure to serve District 24 during the special session. The Districts representation looks forward to serving its new and old constituents.
Contact District 24 Representative Phil Mueller at pmueller@nd.gov; Representative Ralph Metcalf at rmetcalf@nd.gov; or Senator Larry Robinson at lrobinson@nd.gov.
DISTRICT 24 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Power of the Earth: Hawaiian Culture and the Fighting Sioux

SINCE EARLIEST TIMES Native Hawaiians have had a mystical relationship to, and deep concern for, the land and the earththe aina (pron. EYE-nah). This feeling for the land is memorialized in the state motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina. i kapono. (The life of the land is preserved in righteousness.) The aina is not just rocks and soil, it is the land in connection with the people. This relationship and feeling is shared, in varying degrees, by almost everyone who calls Hawaii home: some appreciate the climate and beauty of the islands; others add a concern for restoring and preserving the environment; and a few feel a deep and immediate mystical relationship to the soul of the land. As Rita Knipe recounts in her book, Water of Life: When my husband and I landed in Hilo, I placed one sandaled foot on the ground and was instantly aware of a definite beat. There was a pulse or drumbeat within the island itself that precisely matched the pulse inside my foot. Even through the shield of shoe leather, the beat demanded recognition. I turned to my husband and said, Im home. For the next few weeks, I felt, saw, heard, tasted and explored. Everything I touched was foreign, and yet familiar. The sense of familiarity was one I had never experienced before, as though I had known this place outside my personal life history. I doubt Rita would deny being highly intuitive, but such experiences may be more than just subjective impressions; they may arise from a deeper source. I certainly believe that some people are born in the wrong time. Others may be born in the wrong place, or both. (At least if its the wrong place, theres a chance to find the right one; if you end up in the wrong time, things are more difficult.) Perhaps, in a sense we shall explore, Ritas soul had found its true home. My own aina is North Dakota. I was born and raised here, and even when I lived far away, I found it a virtual necessity to return from time to time to kick a few cow pies and climb over some barbed-wire fence. Something in this land has a powerful influence on me. As I have already noted, I believe that these feelings and experiences are not merely subjective. Early in this century, a prominent anthropologist of the time, Franz Boas, published a major study that appeared as Report of the Immigration Commission (Senate Document No. 208), entitled Changes in Bodily Form of Descendents of Immigrants. In this massive (573 pp.) report, Boas asserted that [t]he investigation has shown much more than was anticipated. There are not only de-
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cided changes in the rate of development of immigrants, but there is also a far-reaching change in the typea change which can not be ascribed to selection or mixture, but which can only be explained as By Dennis due directly to the influence of Stillings environment. This conclusion has been tested in many different ways, and seems to be amply proved. It has been stated before that, according to all our experiences, the bodily traits which have been observed to undergo a change under American environment belong to those characteristics of the human body which are considered the most stable. One discovery made by Boas was that there was a change in the shape of the head of the second generation of children born to immigrants to the United States. Boas concluded: In most of the European types that have been investigated, the head form, which has always been considered one of the most stable and permanent characteristics of human races, undergoes far-reaching changes coincident with the transfer of the people from European to American soil. Franz Boas did not speculate beyond the existence of some unknown environmental influence. Others, however, did. Among those others was Carl Gustav Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist. During a visit to the United States, as Jung observed workers leaving a factory in Buffalo, N.Y., he remarked to a companion that he would never have thought that there was so much Indian blood in the local population. The companion replied with a laugh that there was probably not a single drop of Indian blood in the whole crowd. What might we make of this? Is it the aina, the environment itself, that acts upon genetic material to profoundly alter the bodiesand very likely, the minds as wellof immigrants? Or are the souls of the indigenous dead perhaps reborn in the children of newcomers to the land? In making reference to American ideals, Jung writes: The progressive tendency of the [American] unconscious, as expressed for instance in the hero-motif, chooses the Indian as its symbol, just as certain coins of the Union bear an Indian head. This is a tribute to the once-hated Indian, but it also testifies to the fact that the American hero-motif chooses the Indian as an ideal figure. ... The hero is always the embodiment of mans highest and most powerful aspiration, or of what this aspiration ought ideally to be and what he would most gladly realize. STILLINGS 13
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WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE THE GADFLY
A CLOSER LOOK:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Final Environmental Assessment (FEA), Tolna Coulee Advance Measures, Nelson County, N.D., Sept. 2, 2011.
A Race That Really Counts: Education & Disaster
By Richard Betting othing the Corps says about erosion of the Tolna Coulee is "natural." The Tolna Coulee drainage project is intended to cause the coulee to erode, after the lake reaches an elevation of 1458 feet above mean sea level. As the coulee erodes, lake levels drop, and the Sheyenne River rises as 3,000 cubic feet per second runoff is added to what is already in the river. As Stump Lake falls, steel "logs" blocks in the control structure will be removed from the control structure to allow more water to flow through, exacerbating coulee erosion. What if it doesn't erode, though? What if a blockage should occur upstream of the control structure, preventing more water from going down the coulee? Heckofa deal, huh? Got it built and it don't work. Here's what the FEA states: "Although the control structure is designed to allow downstream erosion of the coulee, the structure may alter or impede erosion upstream of the structure, inhibiting the flow of water from Stump Lake over the control structure to the eroded elevation on the downstream side. Therefore, an inlet channel may need to be dredged upstream from the structure into Stump Lake" (page 27). As readers will recall, however, dredging in the waters of the United States is prohibited by law. A permit to dredge is required. As you might already suspect, the Corps is ready to grant one if needed. The FEA continues: "Prior to proceeding with such dredging, the North Dakota State Water Commission would provide to the Corps a report containing a) its analy-
sis and supporting data demonstrating that the structure is responsible for creating the conditions that are inhibiting flows to the eroded elevation, b) its dredging plan, including the cross-section of the channel to be dredged, c) its analysis and supporting data that the dredging plan is designed to remove no more material than necessary to restore flows inhibited by the structure." Does anyone doubt that such a permit will be issued? I don't think so either. We are assured, though, that "Dredging will not commence until the Corps approves the report, including completion of any necessary environmental analysis that may be required. These requirements will be included in the Operation Plan. Such a potential future action would likely only serve to ensure that the water levels in Stump and Devils Lake would decline to the level that they would have under the no-action alternative, and the potential effect of this action on the environment would be negligible relative the no-action alternative." The last few words here are instructive. As the Corps promises throughout the FEA, this operating plan would "ensure" that lake levels would decline and that the effects of that additional water on downstream Sheyenne River residents would be "negligible." So in April of 2011 when the Sheyenne carried about 8,000 cfs through Valley City, this Tolna Coulee project could have added another 3,000 cfs. Seems to me that would be somewhat more than negligible. And allowing the Tolna coulee to erode would hardly have been natural.
Richard Betting is a member of the group People to Save the Sheyenne. He lives in Valley City.
By Ed Raymond ts funny how the mind runs from subject to subject. I was watching CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield present the news the other day while I was reading the Forum (11/4/11) article about the Whitman Ranch near Robinson, N.D. I was fascinated by the changes that farm-ranch life and work have gone through in 106 yearsand how much our lives have changed in my nearly 80 years. Fredricka Whitfield is the daughter of Malvin Mal Whitfield, a Ohio State track star who was the NCAA 800 meter champion in 1948. Mal Whitfield joined the Tuskegee airmen in 1943, the all-black fighter squadron that gained fame escorting our bombers across the English Channel and over Europe during World War II. They never lost a bomber they were protecting. But the black airmen were segregated until President Harry Truman integrated the military in 1948. Mal could run races for Ohio State in 1948 much like Jesse Owens could run Olympic races in Berlin in 1936, but they both had to use colored fountains, toilets, and walk in the streets in the South until the late 1960's. Now we have a mulatto president and the daughter of a black WW II airmen can now broadcast the news around the world in prime time. My favorite cynic Voltaire said: History is a race between education and disaster. The evidence is clear we are just leaving the starting blocks. Bonanza And Organic Farms. I was raised on a 180acre pile of sand and rock near Little Falls. We raised and ate everything: cows, pigs, ducks, geese, chickens, apples, plums, squirrels, rabbits and almost every vegetable known to man. I went to District #54 in Morrison County and graduated with two others from Grade Eight. We played hockey on a little pond with homemade sticks and pucks while skating gracefully in four-buckle overshoes. We could only afford clamp-on skates and they were saved for Sundays. The history of the Whitman Ranch from 1905 is fascinating for me because of the changes forced by education and experience. Growing a small ranch to 4,000 acres while turning it into an organic operation for meat and grains takes grit and hard work. Its a fairly big operation when you check on your organic cattle with a Cessna 172. When young I worked organic too. In the spring I would load up the manure spreader from the manure pile back of the barn, hitch a team of one-ton Belgians to the spreader, and spread that aromatic, life-giving fertilizer on the corn, soybean, and barley fields, all while trying to stay upwind. Being the youngest of five, I got the good jobs. As Dad drove the binder while harvesting barley, a couple of us would shock the bundles so they would dry. Ninety-degree days and barley beards dont mesh well. One of our most exciting experiences was driving a bundle wagon pulled by a team of scared horses up to a noisy threshing machine during harvesting. Im sure the horses believed the machine was going to eat them. Now we have combines with 40-foot headers that can harvest 250 acres in a day I remember my father telling me that he worked for a big bonanza farm in North Dakota around 1910 that used 900 horses during planting and harvesting time.
Now I suppose three 300-hp tractors would be able to handle the jobs. Time marchesand sometimes skips and dashesalong. Even My Marines Are Changing Because Of Education. The Marine Corps has always had the reputation of having the toughest boot camps of all the services. I was shockedI say shocked (!!!)to learn the other day that my Marines have hired 27 certified athletic trainers, many with experiences with professional and college athletics, to help drill instructors prevent injuries to boots during boot camp. The Marines have finally figured out that injuries cost time and money. In some cases it might mean a costly discharge for medical reasons. As an example, the Marine Corps Boot Camp at San Diego had 688 fractures of lowerleg bones between 2005 and 2010. I guess the trainers are teaching the drill instructors how to avoid such injuries. When I went to Parris Island Boot Camp back in 1951 I was in such good shape from tossing manure, corn and barley shocks, hoeing a two-acre garden, playing football and baseball, and running three miles to see an interesting girl friend at night, I actually thought boot camp was like a vacation on some island paradise. A 20-mile hike with pack? Just like a stroll for squirrels in the back woods with a .22 over the shoulder. Farm kids had it all over city kids who only lifted pool cues. Maybe deep underneath drill instructors cared about recruits in my daybut they never let on. Too fat? Do pushups and run until you drop. Then run some more. We had a kid in my platoon the drill instructors named Chubby Butt. He went through 13 weeks of Hell but survived. Now both boot camps have 30,000-square-foot training facilities with hot and cold Whirlpool tubs, treadmills, and all that other special equipment in country club training rooms and fat-city spas. My God! What is this world coming to? The Bomb Wagon And When Robin Hood Failed There was that other smart guy who said something about those who didnt know history were bound to repeat it. The most recent Occupy Wall Street protest started on September 17, 2011 when the unemployed and underemployed middle-class saw The American Dream turn into a nightmare for their unemployed sons and daughters living in their basements. Another type of Occupy Wall Street took place exactly 81 years ago on September 17, 1920. A horsedrawn wagon delivered hundreds of pounds of explosives to 23 Wall St., the headquarters of J.P. Morgan in the middle of the financial district. When all the body parts were finally assembled from the streets and buildings the final death total was 38 with more than 400 injured. Millionaire bankers made sure their gates were locked, and they improved the dire unemployment situation by hiring hundreds of security guards to protect themselves and their vaults from radical progressives, socialists, communists, anarchists, and anti-capitalists. Gee, it sounds as if history is repeating itself. Dozens of cities are going through various downtown occupations now. Occupying financial districts in downtown areas is very messy because few toilets are available. The decorative bushes get a GADFLY 13

GADFLY FROM 12 lot of use, and even the Wall Street bull seems to have dropped several loads when no one is looking. Protesters have threatened to use the marble floors of Goldman-Sachs offices so that bankers have to step in it. They say it should remind the bankers of their smelly subprime-bundled housing securities they sold as crap to investors around the world. Others have suggested wearing Depends and other products and then sending the used ones by registered mail to bankers and stockbrokers. Symbolic of the obscenities committed on Wall Street is the fine levied on Galleon hedge fund CEO Raj Rajaratnam who was found guilty of making $31 million off insider trading. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison, ordered to forfeit $53.8 million in other illegal gains, and fined another $10 million. The judge has now ordered him to pay a civil penalty of $93 million for a fine total of $157 million. He must pay the $93 million by certified check or bank cashiers check within 14 business days. And this guy is relatively small potatoes on Wall Street!! Its quite evident it will take a lot of peeing and defecating in the bushes to change attitudes on Wall Street. But People Eat In The Short Term, Senator! One of President Franklin Delano Roosevelts aides was testifying before a congressional committee about a food aid bill for the unemployed during the Great Depression. A Republican senator kept insisting it was poor public policy to pass such legislation because it would hurt the country in the long term. The aide said: But people have the bad habit of eating every day, Senator. I was reminded of that exchange when reading about the conversations of Republican representatives when lockedout Crystal Sugar employees asked the legislators to pass legislation allowing locked-out North Dakota employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation. Republican Curt Kreun of Grand Forks said: Lawmakers dont want to get involved in the negotiations. The issue doesnt get the vetting it needs in this special session. You dont want to come up with a knee-jerk reaction. I certainly have empathy for the people involved, but knee-jerk reactions tend not to solve problems. Neither do jerk reactions, Mr. Kreun. Many states pay unemployment in lock-out situations. And people do eat in the short-term. Republican Senator Terry Wanzek of Jamestown added; It almost feels BUSCHING FROM 10 lot that was used for no particular purpose that I recall. The California Fruit Store undoubtedly probably did sell fruit from California, but my particular memory of it was that it was where many of us children hung out to get our candy! The aforementioned book at the museum indicates that at one time there were other stores in Valley City that sold candy. This is the one I remember. It was a small mom-andpop type grocery store as I recall, but I do not remember the owners or workers there. I just seem to recall it had high steps going up to the front door. Perhaps the former clerk that reminded me, again, of the store can give a better description. When I later joined the Air Force in 1956 and eventually arrived at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., for an extended stay, I accidentally found out there were several other Valley City servicemen going to schools there at the same time and we all remembered The California Fruit Store yet another iconic Valley City store that was torn down during that time for the sake of modernization or the owners retired and the property taken over by more up to date and with it proprietors. Anyone know the story? A similar fate happened to the bottle works, a buildas if Im being asked to choose sides, and I dont want to do that. Yes, it certainly would be terrible if you came up on the side of North Dakota people. Are We Going Backwards? Is Disaster Winning? STILLINGS FROM 11 In the American hero-fantasy the Indians character plays a leading role. In everything on which the American has really set his heart we catch a glimpse of the Indian. His extraordinary concentration on a particular goal, his tenacity of purpose, his unflinching endurance of the greatest hardshipsin all this the legendary virtues of the Indian find full expression. Writing in 1930, Jung considers the immigrant change in the attitude toward sports. (Please pardon the politically incorrect language of the time.) It is inevitable that the heroic attitude [of Americans] should be coupled with a sort of primitivity, because it has always been the ideal of a somewhat sporty, primitive society. And this is where the real historic spirit of the Red Man enters the game. Look at your sports! They are the toughest, the most reckless, and the most efficient in the world. The idea of mere play has almost entirely disappeared, while in other parts of the world the idea of play still prevails rather than that of professional sport. Jung goes on to remark that: Certain Australian primitives assert that one cannot conquer foreign soil, because in it there dwell strange ancestor-spirits who reincarnate themselves in the newborn. ... The foreign land assimilates its conqueror. ... [T]he North Americans ... could not prevent the souls of their Indian foes from becoming theirs. ... [H]e who is rooted in the soil endures. If one is of a mystical bent, one might well believe that there is a deep connection between Native Americans that gives rise not only to the level of competitiveness, but to the impulse to use Native American names and mascots in our world of sports. It might also be noted that, in the old childrens game of Cowboys and Indians, the Indians might lose to the overwhelming firepower of the Cowboys, but it was no shame for a boy to take the part of the Indians.
Dennis Stillings lives in Valley City.
n Shorter University, a Christian college in Georgia, is now requiring all staff to sign an Ask And Tell statement swearing they are not gay. Anyone who engages in homosexuality, adultery or premarital sex will be fired. There goes Michelangelo, Ronald Reagan, much of the neighborhood and Christs novel idea about forgiveness of sins. n In order to drive a cab in New York City you must have a taxi medallion. It is a transferable disk first sold in 1937 during the Great Depression for $10. There are now 13,237 such medallions. Two recently sold for $1 million each. The medallion has gone up 1,900 percent just in the last 30 years, beating the Dow Jones Industrial Average and any increases in gold and silver, says This Week magazine. Is this capitalism, socialism or armed anarchy? A million bucks to drive a taxi? Someone please save us from insanity. n A great comment about the effectiveness of National Rifle Association lobbying was illustrated in a simple cartoon in the New Yorker. A gun shop employee is holding up an assault rifle for a customer and uses this sales pitch: Ok, but lets say you have up to six hundred intruders per minute...... n Just a week ago an Army Green Beret soldier was killed during his 14th deployment to Afghanistan. He is part of the one percent fighting in a country that the other 99 percent dont give a damn about anymore. Why does history always repeat itself when it comes to war? What makes us think we can do better than Alexander the Great, the English and the Russians in turning Afghanistan into an actual country instead of counties of troublesome tribal enclaves? Being there only emphasizes we are totally ignorant of the country. n A Marine who had been the leader of an eight-man sniper team in Afghanistan for several tours was looking for a job in Maryland when he was interviewed by a reporter. He said he was having great difficulty in getting a decent job. He said: Maybe my skill set keeps me from getting a position. This war started as a disaster and is ending as one. We stumbled on the curve and lost the race and the war over eight years ago. n Fascinating that Ireland, at one time considered to be the most Catholic of all the countries, has just closed its Vatican embassy. Was it really because it offered the least returns for Irish investment? Or was it because of several decades of child abuse?
To summarize, I guess we win some races and we lose some. I hope its at least a tie now. classic building between the current city hall and the present police and sheriff s building. The latter building housed the K of P club. The former Elks building is, of course, now apartments. These are the major buildings I recall, but my world was rather narrow at the time. I would like to hear what others remember while we are still here. So many of the original buildings have either been removed or covered up that it is hard to remember it as it was and perhaps has contributed to the fact that relatively few of us who lived here back then, return and stay in Valley City, in the little green valley, so far away from where most of
ing just on the edge of downtown, located to the north of the current telephone building and east of the Post Office. In this case there was probably no further use for it? The building, or at least location, between the current Times-Record building and the back of Duttons studio, was our original telephone company. I recall either looking in once or being shown pictures of the interior at one time with the operators manning the switchboards. This could just be my imagination. Anyone left who worked in that building that could comment? The fire department and police station were originally in yet another large,
us ended up. Some have returned and then later moved again if only to Fargo or other cities. Our former homes or apartments were either moved or torn down to put in modern supermarkets or just abandoned. Many today would find it hard to believe just how many of us at one time or another lived in the upper floors of many of the remaining downtown buildings. There were several apartments just above the Pizza Corner. This helped give life to the downtown area as you can see in the old pictures with the diagonal parking. It was a necessity to accommodate the business and the apartments.
Now someone should open up in the summers an outdoor bowling alley on Central on a Saturday night. When a building goes empty, like the Straus Mall, it is a struggle to find someone to take them over. No help from the supposed Economic Development Corporatiom, whom we find is interested only in large companies, or in the guise of the Roundtable, which develops parks in other counties, garden clubs in nearby small towns, and little used bike and walking paths among other things (i.e. special interest groups). Not the city. The Sign of the Times.
Lowell Busching lives in Valley City.

PUBLIC NOTICE
Barnes County Commission Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Valley City, North Dakota The Barnes County Commission met in special session Tuesday, October 25, with all members present. Froelich made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to remove the item Devils Lake Resolution from the agenda. Motion carried. Chairperson Schwehr closed the meeting and opened the public hearing on the sale prices set for tax delinquent properties. With no one present for or against, Knutson made a motion, seconded by Froelich, to adjourn the hearing and re-convene the meeting. Motion carried. Shawn Mayfield of KLJ reported on the damaged emergency repair sites at Meadow Lake and Eckelson Lake on Highways 22 and 7. Discussion was held regarding the differences between ER work and permanent repairs. Mayfield stated a pavement problem at the Sanborn grade raise will be fixed. He presented for signature a NDDOT contract amendment stating the DOT will fund the North Valley Bridge project, then bill the County back 20 percent of the cost. Froelich made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to sign the Amendment to Contract 38112391 on Project BRU2-990(040)044. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Minutes of October 4, 5, and 14 were reviewed and amended. Knutson made a motion, seconded by Froelich, to approve the minutes as amended. Motion carried. Discussion was held regarding cell phone overages totaling $605 incurred by Ed McGough, auditor, during his medical absence. Leitner made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to communicate with McGough that he should pay the overage or provide documentation the overages were necessary to County business. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Linda Leadbetter, Steele County Auditor who is providing assistance to the Auditors office during McGoughs absence, reported to the Commission as to what she is prioritizing and her plans for the office. She stated she will spend about 1.5 days per week working here. Betty Koslofsky, Tax/Zoning Director, presented an assessing contract for Rogers Township, containing 157 parcels. Leitner made a motion, seconded by Knutson, for the County to enter into the assessing contract with Rogers Township, for an annual charge of $549.50. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Ms. Koslofsky presented Planning and Zoning Board-recommended business. Schwehr closed the meeting and opened a variance hearing for Shannon and Vivian Bowman on a 100 building setback for a grain bin in Rosebud Township, SE corner, 22-137-60. Froelich made a motion, seconded by Berntson, to close the hearing and approve the variance as presented. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Schwehr re-convened the Commission meeting. Schwehr closed the meeting and opened a variance hearing for David Bostrom on a 187 building setback for a garage in Green Township, NE1/4, 9-139-59. Berntson made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to close the hearing and approve the variance as presented. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Schwehr re-convened the Commission meeting. Schwehr closed the meeting and opened a variance hearing for Scott Hansen on a 100 building setback, on a pole building to be located on the section line, Marsh, SW1/4, 19 & 20-139-58. Discussion was held regarding the status of the section line abandonment. Lee Grossman, States Attorney, stated he had changed his position on the abandonment and did not feel he would advise that action. Knutson made a motion, seconded by Berntson, to close the hearing and approve the variance as presented. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Schwehr re-convened the Commission meeting. Schwehr closed the meeting and opened the hearing for BNSF Railroad for a 150 tower height variance located in Ellsbury,14/17-143-56W. Schwehr closed the hearing and re-convened the meeting. Froelich made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to approve the variance. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Froelich made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to approve the following auditors lots: Shirley Tschannen, Pcl 2, SW1/4, 32-14258, Outlot A, Ashtabula Outlook; and Brady Jorrisen, Auditors Lots 1, 2, & 3, SW1/4, Edna, 21-142-60. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Knutson summarized land leases available for bids. Jason Thiel, MIS Director, requested to purchase a new document management system (M Files). He outlined the product and stated it can be used by multiple departments. Leitner made a motion, seconded by Froelich, to allow the purchase of the Marco M Files system as requested, at a cost of approximately $ 20,995. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, except Berntson, who voted no, motion carried. Kim Franklin reviewed recommended changes to the Courthouse Emergency Plan. Knutson made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to approve the Emergency Plan with the amendments. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Ms. Franklin also presented a list of cost information for various equipment and security at the EOC at the Highway Department. Knutson made a motion, seconded by Froelich, to proceed with the proposal. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Franklin presented the following grant proposals for signature: 2009 Homeland Security for Emergency Responder Reprogramming for $26,375 and 2011 Homeland Security for P25 Radio Equipment for $192,637. Knutson made a motion, seconded by Froelich, to sign the grant applications. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Discussion was held concerning setting up an easement on the parcel of land associated with Little Yellowstone Park which is owned by Grant Dick. The land in question is located on the east side of the creek in Ransom County and contains three campsites. The easement would allow the landowner to be released of any liability to campers. Knutson made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to ask the States Attorney to draw up an easement agreement releasing Grant Dick from liability on the property he owns at Little Yellowstone Park. Upon a roll call vote with all voting yes, motion carried. Compensation for Linda Leadbetter was discussed. It was the consensus of the Board to pay her regular salary plus mileage reimbursement. Jim McAllister, Weed Manager, requested purchase of a UTB and a GPS unit for it, a cost of approximately $17,000, as well as to purchase the chemical Milestone before the first of the year to take advantage of a cost savings of about $30 per gallon. Leitner made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to amend the Weed Department budget for the requested expenditures. Mr. McAllister also discussed a right of way containing alfalfa which was sprayed and subsequently the County reseeded it. After discussion, Froelich made a motion, seconded by Knutson, that no alfalfa be planted in County right-of-ways, that grass only is allowed. Upon a roll call vote with Knutson, Froelich, and Schwehr voting yes, and Leitner and Berntson voting no, motion carried. 1895 More discussion was held with Linda Leadbetter concerning auditors office issues, redistricting, and salary and reimbursement. It was agreed that a contract would be drawn up within the next few days. Knutson discussed scheduling of a Park Board meeting, and stated he would arrange for one in November. There being no further business to come before the Board, Froelich made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to adjourn. Motion carried. Edward R. McGough Barnes County Auditor Cindy Schwehr, Chairperson Barnes County Commission Barnes County Commission Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Valley City, North Dakota The Barnes County Commission met in regular session Tuesday, November 1, 2011, with all members present. Shawn Mayfield of KLJ discussed the DOT bid-letting for the North Valley Bridge project scheduled for November 18. The Commission set a special meeting for November 28 at 8 a.m. to review the bids. Kerry Johnson, Highway Superintendent, discussed power poles on Old 10 and the possible liability issue as well as their effect on snow removal. He will consult with Lee Grossman, States Attorney, regarding this. Mr. Johnson informed the Commission that Bob Gaasland will be replaced by Todd Smith as the equipment operator in Litchville. Discussion was held regarding trucks hauling in wind turbines. Johnson stated they have a $1 million bond to cover damages. Upcoming position openings on county boards were discussed. It was noted that the Senior Citizens Council members terms are limited, while some members have served longer than that. Commissioner Froelich agreed to discuss the matter with Pat Hansen, Senior Center director. Leitner made a motion, seconded by Froelich, to appoint Bobbie Miller to the Social Services Board. After discussion, it was decided Heather Pautz, Social Services Director, should be present when this board member is appointed. The motion and second were withdrawn and the matter was tabled until the next meeting. Berntson made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to allow Julie Mindt a vacation and comp time payout totaling 60 hours. Motion carried. An easement contract with Grant Dick, who owns a piece of land in Little Yellowstone Park, was signed. Kim Franklin, EM, and Randy McClaflin, Sheriff, and Ken Jewett, ham radio operator, discussed a repeater problem. Mr. Jewett agreed to complete some maintenance on his radio. Nicole Anderson, Chief Correctional Officer, presented a jail contract with surrounding counties at the current rate of $65 per day. Berntson made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to sign the annual contract with no rate change. Motion carried. McClaflin discussed his concern with transporting people from the State Hospital in Jamestown who use wheelchairs, for hearings in Valley City. He feels there is a risk of injury and that officers are not trained to transport them. He discussed increased use of the IVN system for court hearings as well as use of South Central Transit. Paul Stenshoel addressed the board regarding his perspective on wind towers in regards to the Green Hill project. Tom Hrdlicka, Otter Tail manager, addressed his concerns and stated the Green Hills project has not moved forward. Vicki Zinck, Treasurer, informed the Commission that Jan Compson was hired as the part-time seasonal employee in that office. She requested raises for the part-time employees. Froelich made a motion, seconded by Leitner, to offer the following hourly salaries: Ginny Stevens, $10.25; Christine Marshall, $9.50; and Jan Compson, $8.84. Upon a roll call vote with Froelich, Leitner, and Schwehr voting yes, and Berntson and Knutson voting no, motion carried. Sheriffs Deputy Scott Crump presented a proposal for a canine unit, discussing the program and potential costs. He discussed the Dogs Against Crime program which may provide funding. Dean Koppelman, Valley City School Superintendent, spoke in favor of the program. Randy McClaflin, Sheriff, discussed the need for an additional deputy which could be tied in with schools. Others present for the discussion were Mary Lee Nielson and Sandi Hansen. Crump requested approval to begin fundraising for the program. The matter was tabled to allow time for further research. The following bills were approved for the month of October: General Fund: AP Equipment $176.40, Ace Hardware $75.77, Appliance City Radio Shack $5.77, Bakkegard & Schell $249.40, BC Highway Dept $2,899.50, Bitz Tire $225.52, Cable Services $37.87, Cardmember Service $1,670.42, Cass County Electric $97.14, Central Business Systems $1,239.70, Centurylink Az $202.65, Centurylink Wa $3,414.42, City Lights $405.00, Cole Papers $333.58, Comfort Inn $390.00, Dakota Plains $73.44, Dolphin Capital $211.68, Franklin, Kimberly $240.84, Froelich, John $31.11, G&K Services $412.05, Gille Auto $235.00, Goven, Thomas $262.50, Handy Hardware $19.15, Hansen, Sandy $231.09, High Plains Water $24.00, ITD $300.00, Jacks Uniforms & Equipment $133.89, Jamestown Communications $230.00, Karis Cleaning $63.70, Knutson, Eldred $43.35, Kohn Electric $191.65, Koslofsky, Betty $48.00, Lenaburg Fitzner Nelson & Hooper $75.00, Litchville Bulletin $79.31, Lynn Johnson Construction $1,068.00, Marco $193.50, Matthew Bender Co $90.51, MidAmerican Chemical $388.00, Midwest Pest Control $105.00, Mindt, Julie $36.72, MDU $138.49, National Assn of Counties $400.00, National District Attorneys Assn $170.00, ND Assn of Counties $126.82, ND County Recorders Assn $75.00, State Radio $360.00, On Demand Graphics $523.60, Pegg, John $449.12, Prairie St. Johns Clinic $29.00, RDJ Specialties $219.60, Record Keepers $27.00, Reserve Account $3,000.00, Roorda, Elizabeth $266.28, Sanford Clinic $141.00, Servicemaster $1,260.00, Simonson, Mikal $363.75, Star Enterprises $137.00, State Industrial Products $60.00, Stoudt-Ross Ford. $48.25, Taser Interl $270.71, TDS Metrocom $22.99, Public Works $1,511.01, TimesRecord $718.72, Valley Officeworks $1,216.48, Valley Service $107.87, Vanguard $50.00, Verizon $546.76, Wades Service Center $46.50, West Payment Center $130.90, Zinck, Vicki $132.09; City County Health: Bitz Tire $417.03, Central Medical $377.45, Central Valley Health $5,320.98, Centurylink Az $28.99, Centurylink Wa $155.80, City County Health $42.33, Comfort Inn $65.00, Comfort Inn $277.20, Dakota Central $49.95, Dakota Plains $85.44, Dash Medical Gloves $598.50, Dex Media $15.55, Direct Promotions $664.00, Glaxosmithkline $3,817.81, Hansen, Sarah $449.20, Hemocue $346.00, Henry Schein Inc $61.62, Human Relations Media $153.95, ITD $6.20, Kreisers Inc $112.18, Langland, Tamara $167.28, Leevers $32.54, Mann Signs $870.00, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp $820.32, Mercy Hospital $86.02, Moore Medical $1,262.45, ND Assn for Home Care $20.00, Olson, Elizabeth $90.00, Orriginals, Inc $1,230.00, Pamida $95.78, Safe Communities of the Red River Val $200.00, Sanford Clinic $141.00, Sanofi Pasteur $6,807.78, Sansio $1,200.00, Scantron $271.60, Skalicky, Kasey $258.97, The Independent $450.00, Thompson, Laurel $113.65, Thomsen, Paula $29.58, Valley City Fire Dept $750.00, Valley Drug $22.09, Valley Officeworks $254.74, Viland, Beth $58.83, Wick Investments $300.00, Will, Theresa $425.62; Veterans Service Office: BC Highway Dept $251.16, Cardmember Service $184.00, Centurylink Az $10.78, Comfort Suites $345.00, Country Inn & Suites $138.60, National Assn of County VSO $30.00, Professional Veterans Advocates of ND $50.00, Valley Service $36.70, Verwey, James $513.18; Social Services: At&T $116.95, Aune, Alicia $66.81, BC Social Services $75.00, Ramkota $345.00, Brothers III $336.47, Cardmember Service $1,032.21, Centurylink Az $97.62, Comfort Inn $130.00, Compson, Becky $23.46, Family Bridges $95.37, Huss, Candice $14.28, Lang, Nicole $196.56, Miller Motors $26.95, ND Assn of Counties $42.57, ND Dept of Human Services $8,245.84, Pamida $334.90, Pershing $312.83, Pommerer, Katharine $153.75, Quittschreiber, Marianne $54.00, Record Keepers $54.00, Sanford Clinic $47.00, Public Works $400.00, Times-Record $79.60, Valley Officeworks $708.21, Verizon $193.90; County Road & Bridge: Barnes County Glass $400.00, Bayshore $52.95, Berts Truck Equipment $78.05, Butler $8,880.18, Carquest $89.83, Catco Clutch & Trans $49.50, Centurylink Az $20.05, Dakota Plains $33,794.06, Dickey Rural Telephone $65.75, Enterprise Sales $147.98, FEI Inc $34.62, Grainger $204.17, Handy Hardware $55.54, Inter-Community Telephone $70.17, Jamestown Implement $65.46, Karis Cleaning $269.40, Miller Motors $1,413.16, MDU $63.10, ND Assn of Counties $663.74, ND Highway Patrol $140.00, NDSU Extension $20.00, NDSU/UGPTI $160.00, Perkins $27.75, Praxair $861.97, Prosby $4,993.11, R&G Auto $35.00, Rubber Inc $44.91, S&S Auto $2.50, Sanford Clinic $215.00, South Dakota Ltap $140.00, Swanston Equipment $303.34, TDS Metrocom $5.27, The Window Man $85.00, Truenorth Steel $77,415.55, Valley Auto Parts $2,297.92, Public Works $976.22, Times-Record $40.96, Valley Lumber $122.50, Verizon $156.23, Vining Oil & Gas $27,576.18, Wallwork Truck $1,884.15, Yanish, Gary $5.00, Zep Sales & Service $141.04; County Park: Ace Hardware $22.47, Anderson, Bev $15.00, Arc Thrift-E-Shop $2.00, Biggers, Keith $425.00, Carquest $57.27, Cass County Electric $414.46, Cheryl Sorby Catering $130.42, Dakota Plains $142.75, Dakota Sanitation $86.39, Handy Hardware $34.67, Leevers $21.15, Miller Motors $42.68, Pamida $15.47, Riverside Gardens $25.81, S&S Auto $46.93, Valley Auto Parts $220.69; Weed Control: BC Highway Dept $1,434.58, Carquest $42.59, Centurylink Az $1.62, Crop Production Services $9,630.00, Karis Cleaning $63.70, McAllister, James $120.18, Public Works $27.98; Emergency: Townships: Binghampton $1,762.50, Brimer $5,430.21, Cuba $4,018.24, Edna $1,184.88, Greenland $458.25, Marsh $3,846.34, Minnie Lake $12,351.13, ND Dept of Emergency Services $1,075.19, Springvale $1,494.60, Valley Officeworks $1,276.00, Veit & Co $9,656.69; Oasis & Social Security: Appliance City Radio Shack $62.98, Cardmember Service $2,071.71, Centurylink Az $.62, CPU $1,709.00, ITD $519.40, Thiel, Jason $133.77, Valley Officeworks $12.01; County Agent: Best Western $103.95, Bjelland, Ellen $340.72, Central Business Systems $162.29, Centurylink Az $15.93, Grueneich, Randy $51.82, NDSU Bookstore $76.50, Pamida $13.49, Valley City Chamber $143.75, Valley Officeworks $58.48; Farm To Market: Border States Paving $13,072.95, Central Specialties $45,985.68, Clifford Stewart Construction $680.76, Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson $54,649.64, Lakeview Excavating $118,289.12, Northern Improvement $6,417.00, RTS Searing $1,620.00, Scherbenske & Son $7,710.63, Star Enterprises $6,223.20; BC Economic Dev Fund: VC-BC Dev Corp $10,000.00; Correctional Center: Ace Hardware $6.99, Bob Barker Co $41.46, Cable Services $37.87, Cass Clay. $405.00, Central Business Systems $82.50, PUBLIC NOTICE 15
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Jamestown Church of Christ looking for brothers and sisters in Christ. Join us for worship services instead of driving to Fargo or Bismarck. Please call or email me for time and place of worship services. John Burleson, 701-368-1696, or email: bjburles@daktel. com yard that I am also parting out. Call Cole: 701845-5196. Blazer, red, 2-door 4x4, 154K miles; PW, PL, tilt wheel, cruise, roof rack, towing package and CD/MP3. Within the last 20K miles: rear end rebuilt, trans. rebuilt, new idler arm, both oil cooler lines replaced and a new windshield. Have the paperwork. Asking $2500 OBO (cash talks). Call or text: 701-490-0914. Call 701-845-5196
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Professional Trunk Restoration is now taking your orders for this coming winter to restore your old beat up trunk. Lee: 701-9248866 or 701-840-8712.
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CONTINUED FROM 6 by Fern Michaels; The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks; Hotel Vendome by Danielle Steel; and The Next Always v.1 in (The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy) by Nora Roberts. Little Large Print Paperbacks: Runaway Bride (Changing Grooms series) by Barbara Hannay; Kisses on Her Christmas List by Susan Meier; Family Christmas in Riverbend by Shirley Jump; and Flirting With Italian by Liz Fielding. Nonfiction: A Victorian Flower Dictionary by Vanessa Diffenbaugh; Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self by Kyle D. Pruett; Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz; My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientists Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.; and Christmas in America by Peter Guttman. Childrens books: The Bippolo Seed and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss; Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein; The Inside-Outside Book of Libraries by Roxie Munro and Julie Cummins; Lucky by Jane E. Gerver; Thank You, World by Alice B. McGinty; Letters from Felix: A Little Rabbit on a World Tour by Annette Langen and Canstanza Droop; Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson; Road Builders by B. G. Hennessey; The World of Horses and The Best Book of Ponies, both by Jackie Budd; Horse Dictionary: An A to Z of Horses by Don Harper; Caring for Cats and Kittens (Wonders of Learning); Dinosaurs by Stephen Attmore; The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long; The Magical Christmas Horse by Wendell Minor; and The Snow Angel by Glen Beck. DVDs: The Beverly Hillbillies v.2; With a Chance of Cloudy Meatballs; The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie; Cinderella III: A Twist in Time; Cricket on the Hearth; Arthur Miller Audio Collection; Sherlock Holmes: A Bakers Dozen; and Guadalcanal: The Island of Death.
GIVEAWAY Pets
Super cuddly, well-han dled kittens of many coats. One creamy tiger-stripe. One dark tortoiseshell. One calico. Indoor kittens are litter-box trained. Eight weeks old. Ready to go to good homes. Free. Leave message: 9248349. Can deliver to local area.
FOR SALE Household - Misc.

100s of refurbished Dell E6400 computers for sale at VCSU Bookstore. Immediate availability. Factory warranty through June 2012. Shipping available. Jenni at VCSU Bookstore, 701-845-7141 Becker Brothers antique piano, early 1914. Excellent condition $1800. Green floral loveseat for sale, $100. Antique chair, $50. Deb: 701-845-2364. Chair with matching ottoman for sale. $40 for both. Call Donald at 845-0385 for viewing. Vintage Victrola in working condition. $200 or best offer. Call 8452596, ask for Janet. Older John Deere push mower with side bag. Starts easy for tall people. Cord is too long for short people. Sell for $40. David: 845-0201. Leave message.
Guns
2007 Scion tC (Toyota) $9500 obo, Flint Mica Exterior, black interior, 93k mile. Can provide pictures by email if requested. Chris: 701840-9218 Santa fe deluxe mauser in 30/06, drilled for scope and has sling mounts, monte carlo stock. $275. Call 701845-5196.
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FROM PAGE 14 Centurylink Az $19.06, City County Health District $528.00, Food Services of America $1,424.04, Galls Inc $193.81, Harvs Welding Shop $5,433.91, High Plains Water $32.50, Inventory Trading Co $225.00, Leevers $357.69, MDU $46.16, Morphotrak, Inc $4,238.00, Pamida $19.98, Redwood Biotech $74.99, Redwood Toxicology $17.00, Reliance Telephone $570.00, Sanford Clinic $358.00, Thrifty White $59.49, Top Quality Mfg $260.00, Public Works $742.59, Valley Officeworks $24.17; County Bridge: Industrial Builders $54,119.00, Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson $30,400.00; Frontage Road Fund: Stowman, Charles $8,712.50; County Agent Revolving: Centurylink Az $15.48, Everson, Daniel $1,229.02, Kruger, Elizabeth White $100.00, Leevers $12.25, NDSU Bookstore $66.13, Nygaard, Diane $122.09, Pamida $13.99, Schagunn-Lere, Cara $618.38, Seidlinger, Kimberly $25.50, Springs Golf Course $313.36, Tichy, Amy $88.91, Valley Officeworks $36.34; Flood Emergency 2010: Binghampton $3,916.67, Greenland $999.94, Hemen $4,314.60, Minnie Lake $10,943.29, Springvale $6,781.64; Community Service: Verizon $39.47; Loosestrife Weed: Ransom County Weed Board $95.53; Grants & Projects: Truck Regulatory: A&B Business $36.18, Ameripride Linen $20.72, BC Highway Dept $417.09, Bongs Bootery $139.90, CHS Credit Card $713.15, ITD $259.25, ND State Treasurer $140.00, Stoudt-Ross Ford $96.98, Thrifty White $341.22, Verizon $82.38; Corrections Commissary: Bob Barker Co $19.17, Leevers $137.03, Pamida $61.65, Reliance Telephone $500.00, Wholesale Supply $86.41; Counteract/Dare Barnes Co: RDJ Specialties $725.76; Soil Conservation: BC Soil Conserv Dist. $576.04; Flood Emergency 2011: Centurylink Az $.04, Hav It Industries $1,200.00, Valley Officeworks $5.43; Stewart Drain: Truenorth Steel $962.00; Garrison Conservancy Dist: Garrison Diversion Cons Dist $576.39; Airport: BC Municipal Airport $1,985.70; 911 Emergency Fund: Centurylink Wa $952.26, Dakota Central $23.00, Dickey Rural Telephone $304.56, Inter-Community Telephone $150.00; State Funds: ND State Treasurer $889.82; Winter Show: ND Winter Show $1,434.75; Older Persons: South Central Adult Services $1,152.20; Ambulance: BC Ambulance $574.35; Water Resources: BC Highway Dept $1,928.00, Centurylink Az $.10, Houston Engineering $55,029.14, Houston Engineering $3,084.00, Karis Cleaning $63.70, Klubben Excavating $6,125.00, Lakeside Construction $12,025.40, Moore Engineering $28,153.60, Ohnstad Twichell $3,541.00, Truenorth Steel $962.00; Historical Society: BC Historical Society $430.55; Library: VC Public Library $711.91; Cities: Dazey $64.97, Fingal $82.50, Kathryn $17.59, Leal $.79, Litchville $222.82, Nome $161.94, Oriska $153.45, Pillsbury $.62, Sanborn $958.13, Sibley $10.33, Valley City $34,147.96, Wimbledon $120.17;Townships: Alta $196.61, Anderson $52.77, Ashtabula $510.60, Binghampton $162.21, Brimer $473.15, Cuba $189.76, Dazey $37.98, Eckelson $379.02, Edna $10.91, Ellsbury $84.47, Getchell $89.10, Grand $6.39, Greenland $53.40, Hemen $494.14, Hobart $40.40, Laketown $215.19, Mansfield $172.55, Marsh $747.10, Meadow $61.30, Nelson $309.27, Noltimier $139.36, Oakhill $134.51, Oriska $115.42, Pierce $165.64, Raritan $78.08, Rogers $56.90, Rosebud $112.91, Sibley $1,015.83, Spring $7.42, Stewart $40.28, Thordenskjold $8.09, Valley $1,078.97, Weimer $479.91; Park Districts: Fingal $6.36, Kathryn $1.48, Litchville $28.97, Nome $10.48, Sanborn $58.17, Valley City $8,982.23; School Districts: Barnes County North $14,335.32, Enderlin $1,045.09, Hope $1.21, LitchvilleMarion $3,583.70, Maple Valley $5,001.55, Montpelier $45.00, Page $537.20, Valley City $59,123.55; Rural Fire Districts: Dazey $348.18, Edna $12.00, Enderlin $12.56, Fingal $32.60, Hope $25.81, Kathryn $90.70, Nome $20.80, Sanborn $708.01, Tower City $38.63, Wimbledon $39.18; 911 Wireless: City of Valley City $65,033.14, NDACO Resources $16,258.28; Werners Water Imp Dist: Barnes Rural Water $255.10; Sunset Point Water Asmnt: Ashtabula Township $4,086.98; Interest Fund: BC Treasurer $3,537.48; Payroll Fund: IRS Center $1,273.09, Job Service ND $1,662.27, State Tax Commissioner $11,198.10. There being no further business to come before the board, Leitner made a motion, seconded by Knutson, to adjourn. Motion carried. Edward R. McGough Barnes County Auditor Cindy Schwehr, Chairperson Barnes County Commission Barnes County Commission Thursday, November 3, 2011 Valley City, North Dakota The Barnes County Commission met in special session Thursday, November 3, 2011, with all members present. Also present were Nicole Anderson, Chief Correctional Officer; Randy McClaflin, Sheriff; and Warren Emmer, Mike Thatcher, Steve McArthur, Ryan Lynch of Community, Counseling and Correctional Services. Commission Chairman Cindy Schwehr called the meeting to order, the pledge of allegiance was recited. A presentation was given by Mike Thatcher, CEO, Community, Counseling & Correctional Services, Inc. (CCCS) Butte, Montana, a non-profit corporation. Motion made by John Froelich, seconded by Eldred Knutson to adjourn. Meeting adjourned. Edward R. McGough Barnes County Auditor Cindy Schwehr, Chairperson Barnes County Commission
Land/Real Estate
LAND FOR SALE. 50 acres located 3 miles west of Valley City in SW 1/4-26-140-59 south of I-94. Call 701845-4303 after 10 AM.
WANTED
Want to buy: Older Ford pickup from the 50s or 60s. Prefer running. Call 701-845-3723, ask for Boomer. WANTED TO BUY. Gun collector wants to buy old Winchesters and other antique guns. Fair prices paid. Call 605-352-7078. Want to buy: Winchester 1894s most any year, also firearms of most any type. Also Kawasaki 3 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycles.
Vehicles
PARTS FOR SALE. I am parting out my 1983 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 2.3 turbo diesel. I have an extra engine and tranny from a salvage
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The elementary school foods programs managed by Sue Milender, Nutrition Services Director for Valley City Public Schools, were recently recognized for excellence by the USDAs HealthierUS School Challenge initiative. The goal of HealthierUS School Challenge, according to the USDA, is to improve the health of the nations children by promoting healthier school environments. To help meet the need, recognized schools have made changes to improve the quality of the foods served; provide students with nutrition education; and provide students with physical education and opportunities for physical education. Says Milender: This is very prestigious and only a few schools in the nation have worked to receive this voluntary certication. Pictured with the Silver Award, are: TOP RIGHT: (From left) Jefferson Elementarys Leah Sand, Head Cook Cindy Knudson, Bonnie Karagan and Milender. ABOVE: (From left) Washington Elementarys Mary St. Denis, Head Cook Nancy Sorensen, Julie Yokom and Milender.
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Wes Anderson (front right), curator of the Barnes County Historical Society Museum, accepts a check for $500 from membrs of the Valley City Rotary, which raised the funds during its annual wine and beer tasting event held Oct. 25 at the museum. Pictured with Anderson are (clockwise, from bottom left): Dawn Mathias, Tim Ost, Keith Heuser, Jake Dosch and Tony Koppervig.
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