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performed live during dinner service at Sabirs in Valley City. Valley City State University hosts the annual Barnes County Tournament Jan. 10, 13, and 14. The North Dakota Special Olympics Winter Games continues today in Valley City. Outdoor events cancelled due to lack of snow. Valley City State University mens basketball vs. Northern New Mexico College, Osmon Fieldhouse in Valley City, 7 p.m. The Marv Zander Band plays at the Valley City Eagles Club. Prairie Paws Rescue hosts a Pet Meet and Greet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jamestown Tractor Supply Company (1100 5th Ave SE). Meet adoptable pets looking for homes through this foster home-based rescue. All pets have medical work completed prior to adoption.Reasonable adoption fees. More info: www. prairiepawsrescue.com or (701) 320-4553. Valley School District, Valley City Pubic Schools, Barnes County North Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every Monday at the Community Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barnes County North girls basketball plays Edgeley-Kulm at 4:30 and 6 p.m. at Edgeley. Sheyenne Valley MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 9 to 11 a.m. at First Church of the Nazarene in Valley City. Childcare is provided through the MOPPETS program. MOPS is open to all moms with children from infancy-kindergarten. More info: Karla, 701-8455138 or visit www.mops. org Valley City Rotary meets every Tuesday at noon at the Valley City VFW Club. Valley City High School varsity wrestling vs. Fargo South, 7 p.m. The Legacy Place, Valley City, hosts Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m.

Public Library begins at 10:30 a.m. Guest storyteller is Emmy Isaacson.

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A meal is served. More info: Betty Gibbons, president; 701840-0184. Texas Holdem Tournament every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Eagles, Valley City. Open to all player levels. More info: Richard Hass: 840-2612. Free, for people 21+.

Wednesday, Jan. 18
Valley City Kiwanis Club meets every Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. at the Valley City VFW Club. Maple Valley Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) meets Thursday mornings at 8 a.m. Maple Valley high school boys basketball plays Northern Cass at Tower City starting at 6 p.m. Barnes County North boys basketball plays Griggs County Central at Cooperstown - BCN B team plays at 4 p.m.; BCN A team starts at 6 p.m. Barnes County North girls basketball plays Griggs County Central at 6 p.m. at Cooperstown. Tower City Senior Citizens meet every Wednesday at the Community Center in Tower City from 10

Rick Watson present A Desert of Snow, an evening of songs, readings and improvisations, at 7 p.m. in the Reiland Fine Arts Centers DeNault Auditorium on the campus of Jamestown College. The event is free and open to the public. Barnes County North high school girls basketball vs. Griggs County Central at Cooperstown, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Barnes County North high school boys basketball vs. Griggs County Central at Cooperstown, at 4 and 6 p.m.

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College Town hosts board game night at the VCSU Student Center Lounge at 7:30 pm. All students and community members are welcome to attend. Maple Valley high school boys basketball plays Wyndmere/Lidgerwood at Wyndmere starting at 6 p.m. Barnes County North boys basketball plays Edgeley-Kulm at Edgeley - BCN B team plays at 4:30; BCN A team plays at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19
Anthony Dutton, an instructor in the Social Science department at Valley City State University, presents a public lecture on international cuisine at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum in Valley City, 315 Central Ave. N. The lecture, Tell Me What You Eat and Ill Tell You Who You Are, begins at 7 p.m. and is Lecture 14 in a series sponsored by the Barnes County Historical Society and Valley City State University. Free admission. More info: Wes Anderson, 701-845-0966. North Dakota Poet Laureate Larry Woiwode and Associate Poet Laureate

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The music of Andrew Reichenberger-Walz performed live during dinner service at Sabirs in Valley City. Maple Valley high school girls basketball plays Kindred at Tower City starting at 6 p.m.

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Sunday Bingo Fundraiser at the Hope American Legion; supper served at 5:30 p.m.; bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.; every Sunday through the winter months; proceeds benefit seniors attending March Close-Up trip to Washington, D.C. Valley City State University basketball vs. Johnson & Wales (Colo.), Osmon Fieldhouse in Valley City: womens 2p.m., mens 4 p.m. Valley City High School varsity boys basketball vs. Fargo Davies, 7:45 p.m.

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hile many hunters and anglers associate spring and summer with fishing season and fall with hunting season, truth be told, in North Dakota fishing is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days each year. And while hunting is general-

ly considered a fall season, with small game and archery deer open into January, along with spring turkey and snow goose conservation hunts, and an early resident Canada goose season that starts in mid-August, huntings off season is shorter than it once was.

Another season of sorts that begins slowly in late fall and picks up steam through and well into the spring thaw, is the meeting and banquet season. From local rod, gun and wildlife club annual meetings to regional banquets sponsored by national organizations, Id bet

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WOW! Winter Openwater Walleyes.... in Barnes County M

y prediction from last month that winter would eventually get colder was way off; so much for making the safe bet. The ice in most areas hasnt grown much, and with unprecedented January temperatures crossing the 50- and 60-degree barriers across the upper Midwest in recent days, ice has receded or disappeared. But like most outdoors enthusiasts in the region, our extended autumn has provided a chance to hone skills in very unique settings, which if this trend continues, may become more and more prevalent in the coming years. This weekend found me on the mud-covered shores of my home flow, the Sheyenne River in southeastern North Dakota, fishing for walleyes along the edge of the ice-wrapped bank of a river in the middle of a very dry winter. Nevertheless, the fish were present and looking to feed. These eyes werent the aggressive specimens of spring, but they did oblige a wellpresented jig and minnow slowly drifted along channel breaks and behind obstructions in the current. I had been in this situation only a few times before, and it has been a while since similar winter conditions have set up such an opportunity for winter open-water fishing. Reaching back into my files from 2004 for that wisdom, and using the information my brother By Nick was proSimonson viding from his previous days on the shore, we went to work. Armed with light monofilament, 1/8- and 1/16-ounce jigs on our jigging rods, we stealthily approached each cast, working those areas that played to the walleyes habits and strengths. The presentation of live fathead minnows on small jigs was key, in part due to the low flow of the river, but also due to the fact that the compact package provided just enough of a meal for the finicky winter and was more maneuverable and natural looking with the light current. The monofilament, as opposed to a superline, was also employed for two reasons; the first being that air temperatures around freezing would have caused more frequent icing issues on the guides of our rods, and secondly the low, clear water may have revealed a solid line to the fish and turned them off to our presentations. The fish were holding off of an old clam bar with gravel substrate and right along the edge of the ice flow that held up against the bank on the opposite side. The tactic which paid off was to cast over toward the ice on the other side of the river and either perfectly drop the jig in the first few inches of water, or to cast onto the ice and drag the jig into the flow. Generally, a strike would come within the first foot of that edge an area that provided walleyes with cover from the sunlight streaming down on the warm weekend day. The hits were more often than not the typical earlyseason, dead-weight sensation, which for me, admittedly, were tough to sense on the slight stretch of the monofilament, as most of my jigging has recently been with a no-stretch superline. Giving the walleyes a count of five or 10 before a solid hook set was enough to make sure the jig was firmly in place. The final challenge in the quest for gold was landing these fish. A buffer formed by the six-foot sheet of ice at our feet required a highangle lift of the fishs head as it neared the shore. It was then that we could slide the fish across the ice and into hand. Just another unique facet in a nearly-surreal situation that had us foregoing ice fishing for yet another weekend. Time will tell if this weather pattern will break, but odds are that the mercury will dip and the treaNick Simonson grew up in Valley City.

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By Mary E. Fischer Library Director Determination: 2012 began like a freight train pushing everything out of the way, but I continue to drag the 25 or so odd tasks that remain to be finished from 2011. Steam in the form of determination keeps me going every day to finish and start, stop and review, listen and learn a-new. Yes, I ordered a few new books, and have already received them. They are on the shelves or checked out to you. Im weeding the reference area and backing the fiction A,B,C into the empty spaces. My helpers are busy shelving, and not shelving the books that return. First, I must make room. IRS Tax forms are trickling in. Wait a few more days before you begin and we will have all you need. Why are you using a cane? My right knee decided to go on vacation like my left one did several years ago. I am doing my exercises and going to physical therapy with the hope that the limping will soon be a thing of the past. Several of you can relate to my dilemma. Reviews: I dont know where to start; I consumed so many good books during the holidays. A Plain & Fancy Christmas by Cynthia Keller brought out the differences in a simple lifestyle and corporate ladder climbing. Rachael Yoder and Ellie Lawrence have one thing in common: They were born in the same hospital. But that is not where it stops. It seems an over-weary doctor checked the girls out to the wrong families and kept silent about the switch for years to protect his reputation. Much later, his widow writes letters to both ladies and the story begins. The news is disruptive at first but eventually, they decide for themselves that they need to know their birth families. One family gains a grandchild; Rachel has a brother and sister. Ellie likes the lifestyle of her birth family. It was refreshing to follow along to see what would happen. Privilege: It was an honor to check out a number of our new CD books to one of our older patrons just before her 106th birthday. Happy Birthday, Henrietta! I hope you enjoyed the selection. I had fun picking out a large variety of titles. We also came by some additional CDs through generous donations from our patrons. Thank you! Two little large prints: Christmas Homecoming by Sherry Lewis and The Wish List by Fay Robinson were also among my holiday reading. Both involve a father and his children plus two lovely ladies who seem to be the answer totheir problems. Often times the plots seem familiar even before I open the cover. This week was too short! I sneaked in A Bride for the Island Prince by Rebecca Winters anyway, finishing it last night when I couldnt sleep. Prince Alexius of Hellenica has a four-year-old daughter who needs speech therapy. Since her mother died, she seems to be regressing. Alex hires Dottie Richards and she is a big hit with daughter Zoe. Fun teaching and involving Alex back into his daughters life is the answer. Dottie is so much of a hit that Zoe begins referring to her as mommy. Dottie has lost a husband and son in an auto accident yet went on to get her degree and is now helping others. She doesnt plan on developing any new relationships but maybe, just maybe, a royal wedding is possible? January birthdays take my breath away: Ben and Olue, Judy and Rudy, Christine and Veronica, not to mention Tessa. Cards need to fly and with wishes galore. Then comes February with even more. Its fun to be part of a large family, just like the Library. New materials include: Adult Fiction: Vigilante by Stephen Cannell; A Place Called Home by Jo Goodman; The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbal; A Summer in Europe by Marilyn Brant; The Drop by Michael Connelly; Soft Target by Stephen Hunter; Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich; Witch and Wizard: The Fire v.3 by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski; The House on Lookout Mountain (Patchwork Mysteries v.14) by Jo Ann Brown; Autumn Light (Miracles of Marble Cove v.5) by Dan Walsh; The Adventures of Tintin by Herge; Grasshopper Tales: Stories from North Dakota by Margaret Lamb; and The Doll: the Lost Short Stories by Daphine du Maurier. Non-Fiction: The Alzheimers Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life by Gary Small; Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamists Wife by Irene Spencer; License to Pawn by Rick Harrison; The Truth Book by Joy Castro; and Core of Conviction: My Story by LIBRARY, 11

e are what we eat in more ways than the aphorism usually implies. Foodways are a key component of identity and the food traditions that live on in the United States are diverse but increasingly interconnected. As a result, the multicultural nature of American society is evident in the pantries of households and restaurants from small town main street to major metropolitan centers. What today is ethnic food may well become mainstream, in the same way that hotdogs and pizza made the transition. American palates have grown more cosmopolitan as the population grows more diverse, but Americans have also moved to conserve traditional foodways, both regional and ethnic. In choosing what to eat we make powerful statements about who we are. Learn more about this topic Thursday, Jan. 19, during Anthony Duttons lecture titled Tell Me What You Eat and Ill Tell You Who You Are. Part of the Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series, this fourteenth lecture of the season is presented by Dutton, an instructor in the social science department at Valley City State University. Duttons interests in international cuisine stem from a semester abroad in Mexico and more recent travels to Mongolia and China. He has eaten grasshoppers and corn fungus in Mexico, duck tongues and thousand-year eggs in China, and more peculiar dairy products than he cares to remember in Mongolia, but says he has never tried lutefisk. The free lecture will be held at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum in downtown Valley City.

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Amazing this made the list because voters say people use it to describe things that are not By Sarah really amaz- McCurdy ing. The words death is due to operator error. Man Cave what? This isnt cool to say anymore? Baby Bump voters were sick of pregnancy being reduced to a celebrity accessory. Occupy as in Occupy Wall Street people are over it. Ginormous an annoying way to say that something is huge. Thank you in advance this one is my favorite. Mike Cloran from Cincinnati, Ohio, says it better than I can: Usually [this phrase is] followed by for your cooperation, this is a condescending and challenging way to say, Since I already thanked you, you have to do this. (To me

s a teenage radio announcer, I once received a phone call during my usually quiet Saturday afternoon shift. During a commercial break I could see the little red light of the multi-line phone blinking at me. When I picked up the receiver, I found my boss on the other end of the line. He did not call me very often. Remove the word well from your vocabulary, he barked before he hung up. In my head, I played back my last few breaks and I recognized that the word well popped up everywhere. I took his advice and I never used that word on the radio again. (When I got into television reporting I threw in the word well from time to time and it made me feel powerful and rebellious, but I tried not to overuse it.) Apparently, a professor at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., has the same sensitivity to annoying and overused words as my former boss. Back in 1977, this professor released the first banished words list from the university and it caught on. These lists are now released each year as an attempt to put some of the slang from the previous year to permanent rest. Heres a peek at the words the 2012 list would have us forever remove from our vocabularies:

it sounds like a perfectly Midwestern way to end an email which I have done several times.) Other words and phrases that land on the list are pet parent, win the future, and trickeration. Experts in this wild word jungle say if you want to remain cool in your language usage, to stick with the word cool. Its a slang term that has been with us since the 1940s when jazz musicians made it a popular word to say. You might call it the ultimate slang term you cant go wrong. I must say I agree with the 2012 list much more than I agree with the 2011 list, which includes the phrase Im just sayin, anger over using the word Google as a verb (lets face it, Google has become a verb), along with the words epic and fail, which Ive been known to use. Interested in reading the other yearly lists? Visit www.LSSU.edu/banished
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hile I was teaching at the University of Minnesota, around 1970-71, I visited a local music store to look for some sheet music. In going through their stock, I came upon the full score of a piece titled Summer in Valley City written by Ross Lee Finney (19061997) in 1969. I was elated! Here was a serious concert piece in which Finney celebrates his childhood memories of summertime Valley City. Not being a band director, I had no real use for the score, but I never forgot discovering it. Some years ago, I set about nding out more about this music and its composer. It turned out that Ross Lee Finney had

Skating on the Sheyenne

written not one but two concert band compositions in tribute to his childhood in By Dennis Valley City. Stillings In the second work he celebrates Skating on the Sheyenne. Skating on the Sheyenne (1978) is a musical recollection of Finneys childhood ice-skating experiences on the Sheyenne River. e musics pictorial movements are titled Figure Eights, Northern Lights and Crack the Whip. e most recent performance of Skating on the Sheyenne was in May of 2009 at the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University. I have a CD recording of both pieces and have given copies to both the Valley City State University library and the Barnes County Historical Society Museum. Early on, I sent what information I had, along with a copy of the CD, to Diana Skroch, VCSU Fine Arts Division Chair, and inquired if she knew anything

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This very rare photograph of the old skating rink on the Sheyenne River was discovered by Wes Anderson in the archives of the Barnes County Museum. A very large crowd surrounds the skating area, apparently watching some sort of event perhaps a gure-skating exhibition, as seems indicated by the fashionable 1940s clothing worn by the skaters. The warming house and Elks Bridge can be seen in the background. An area for hockey was located just downstream of the bridge. Note the wide shoreline which once existed below and just upstream of the Elks building. (Photo/Collection of the Barnes County Historical Society)

Ross Lee Finney

about Finney and his work. She reported to me that she had passed the materials on to the truly spectacular Allen librarians. e VCSU library responded that Ross Lee Finney had lived for just a few early years in Valley City. His father taught at the Normal School (Ross L. Finney, Ph.D., Department of Education) and his three sons eodore, Nathaniel, and Ross Lee took violin and piano instruction at the college. Ross Lee Finney ranked high among American composers (there is a Ross Lee Finney Prize for composition at the University of Michigan). He also studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and in Vienna with Alban Berg. Following a
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year at Harvard in 1928, he joined the faculty of Smith College where he began a series of scholarly publications of baroque works. He also founded the Valley Press, a publisher of works by American composers. It is recorded in the North Dakota Archive of Folk Culture that it possess-

es a tape of ten folk songs sung by Ross Lee Finney, originally from North Dakota, which he heard in his childhood, including songs collected from John Jacob Niles, Carl Sandburg, and others. ese songs were recorded at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., ca. 1957.

About North Dakota, Finney wrote that nostalgia and love for that open environment increases the older I grow. Ross Lee Finney, Professor Emeritus of Music and Composer-in-residence Emeritus, died at the age of 90 at his home in Carmel, Calif., Feb. 4, 1997.

ABOUT THIS COLUMN: Museum Without Walls is an occasional column devoted to photographs and articles on special sites and artifacts of historical interest in and near Barnes County. These sites may include buildings and town views, monuments, sites of geological and cultural interest, old bridges, cemeteries, farms, dams, and many other things that will never be housed in a museum with walls and that illustrate the history of this area.

In addition, this column will occasionally showcase in these pages an artifact found in one of the area museums or in a local residents personal collection allowing you to enjoy and appreciate our local history from outside the museum walls. If you have ideas you think we should pursue in this column, photos or background information on any of the subjects weve covered or think we should cover, please contact Dennis Stillings via email at stillings@gmail.com or Editor Nikki Laine Zinke of The Independent at nlzinke@indy-bc.com

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cide in every bite, said Charles Margulis of the Center for Environmental Health. This whole, unprocessed corn has been spliced with genes that produce a risky, untested insecticide. Parents should be informed when food on supermarket shelves has been genetically altered. Monsanto, the worlds largest seed company and a developer of genetically altered corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops, said in August it was preparing to launch a genetically altered sweet corn that marks Monsantos first commercial combination of its biotechnology with a consumer-oriented vegetable product. The sweet corn seed has been genetically altered to tolerate treatment of Monsantos Roundup herbicide, and to fight off insects that might attack the plants. Now, that said let me explain that I worked many years in the newspaper business and I totally understand there are two sides to every story, however in this case regardless of who is right and who is wrong about GMOs, I as a consumer deserve to know what I am eating. So at the very least, Monsanto should be required to track the sales of its GMO products. ALL labels should include information about what is in that product including the use of GMO seeds. It is then the responsibility of the consumer to read those labels and choose products they feel comfortable feeding their families. Yes, this is a controversial issue and one that most people avoid. But am I not entitled to live my life organically if I choose? This past weekend we discussed the fact that organic is more than a word on a label it is a belief, a lifestyle and to some of us a matter of good health. Im a little old-fashioned in my thinking perhaps. There are technologies that can benefit growers and gardeners without altering what God has provided first to us as nutritious fruit from plants that grow with only a little coaxing from us. Eating seasonally and growing your own food will bring benefits to your local community ten-fold. And, that is my opinion and is not based on any scientific facts, just my feelings. I am entitled to my feelings and so are you. As far as what you are purchasing at the grocery stores, it is also my opinion (insert publisher disclaimer here) that you are entitled to know exactly what you are putting into your mouth; and if you choose to NOT purchase those products, that is your privilege also. My personal mantra has always been Buy art from artists and buy food from farmers. It may not always be the easiest thing to do, but at the very least, read labels and find out where your food is coming from
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cience and technology. Though I have been accused my entire life of being a Mother Earth sort of person, I love science and technology. Where would we be without it? In addition to my connec- By Sue B. tion to the world through the Balcom Internet (which also allows me to work from home), I have met countless wonderful new friends, caught up with some old friends and learned many things that I would perhaps never have known if not for the convenience of the World Wide Web. As for science what can I say except to coin the words of one of my favorite television characters Spock Fascinating. (If you do not know Spock, I suggest you Google him) If not for science we would not know why things grow, or why leaves turn color in the fall. We would not have gel pens or Velcro if not for NASA research. We would not know how beautiful our universe is without the Hubble telescope. I would not have new eyes if not for advancements in surgery and medications. But how far is too far when it comes to science and technology? Theres a petition circulating the globe asking Walmart to NOT sell genetically modified sweet corn in its stores. I signed the Food and Water Watch petition last week. Because I cannot put words to what this is all about better than the folks writing about it, I am quoting an excerpt from an article at http://www.cornucopia.org: A coalition of health, food safety and environmental organizations said they have collected more than 264,000 petition signatures from consumers who do not want to buy the corn. The coalition includes the Center for Environmental Health, the Center for Food Safety, and Food & Water Watch. It said it is pressing 10 of the top national retail grocery stores to ban the corn, including WalMart, Kroger and Safeway. It is also asking top canned and frozen corn processors including Birds Eye and Del Monte to ban the modified corn. The coalition said General Mills and Trader Joes have already indicated that they will not be using the Monsanto biotech sweet corn in their products. The coalition said the biotech corn would be used in canned and frozen foods as well as sold fresh, but will be indistinguishable to consumers from conventional corn because the U.S. government does not require genetically altered food products to be labeled. Consumers deserve to know whats in their food, especially when there is a pesti-

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The Hi-Liner Hall of Fame committee is seeking nominations for the induction class of 2012. Both athletes and coaches may be nominated, but selection will be based on the following criteria that have been established: Athletes (eligible for nomination 15 years after graduation from VCHS) All-State (number of times) High school statistics (records, state championships, etc.) Multi-sport athletes Team captains Years of participation Post high school participation National merits Coaches (eligible for nomination 5 years after resigning from coaching position) Conference and State Championships Number of conference and state championships coached Win-loss record Awards (coach of the year, etc.) Number of years coached at VCHS Post VCHS achievements To nominate an athlete or a coach, contact Buff Murray to fill out a Hi-Liner Hall of Fame nomination form. Deadline to turn in nomination forms is Feb. 3: Reach Murray via email at Buff.murray@sendit.nodak.edu or by U.S. Mail at: Hi-Liner Hall of Fame Committee, c/o Buff Murray, 493 N Central Ave., Valley City, ND 58072.

Students named to Deans List

Gary Watts, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Jamestown College, announced 265 students were named to the Deans List for the 2011 fall semester, including: Jenae Kramlich of Courtenay; Brittany Maasjo of Enderlin; Kaia Bickford, Katelynn Hodem, Benjamin Holen and Rebecca Watkins of LaMoure; Kayl Hamre of Leonard; Shane Ringdahl and Makenzie Sell of Oakes; Andrea Roorda of Sanborn; Melony Triebold and Dana VanBruggen of Valley City; and Katie Brademeyer of Verona. The Deans List includes all full-time students who, during any given semester, earn a grade point average of 3.50 or better on a minimum of 12 semester credits.

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The North Dakota Game and Fish Departments Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program has openings for one-day winter workshops Jan. 26-27 at Cross Ranch State Park, Center, and Feb. 24-26 at Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau. Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are offered at Cross Ranch. Snowshoeing and tracking, winter survival and cross-country skiing are available at Lake Metigoshe. The dog sledding class is full. Women interested in the workshops are encouraged to register online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. Those interested should sign up immediately, as each class is limited to 12 participants. The cost is $50. Sign up for a class on two days and receive a $15 discount. Preregistration with payment is required. Equipment and snacks will be provided. An information and registration form is available for download by accessing the Departments education/outreach link, or by contacting Nancy Boldt, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095; (701) 328-6312; or email ndgf@ nd.gov.

LEIER: From 5 after deer gun season and again in early spring. These meetings provide hunters, anglers, landowners and others a chance to meet face-to-face with Game and Fish staff, to share information and concerns. Recent advisory board meetings were dominated by discussions on deer, pheasants and fishing. While each meeting had its local issues, everything from muskrats to mountain lions, the 2011 deer season was on the minds of many. In 2011, the Game and Fish Department allocated less than 110,000 deer licenses, down from more than 149,000 in 2008. The reasons for a declining deer population are many and hunters are concerned about winter weather, loss of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands, archery success rate, and other mortality factors such as predators. Its safe to say that when the 2012 deer applications are available, a further reduction in deer licenses is likely. Pheasant hunting was not as widespread of a topic, though hunters and

Woiwode, Watson to present A Desert of Snow in Jamestown

North Dakota Poet Laureate Larry Woiwode and Associate Poet Laureate Rick Watson will present A Desert of Snow, an evening of songs, readings and improvisations, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the Reiland Fine Arts Centers DeNault Auditorium on the campus of Jamestown College. The event is free and open to the public. Woiwode, Writer in Residence at Jamestown College since 2006, has received numerous honors for his novels, short stories, essays, memoirs, and poetry. His work has been published in The New Yorker, The Washington Post and The Atlantic, among others. Woiwode had two new books published in 2011: a collection of essays and a novel. Words Made Fresh: Essays on Literature and Culture, deals with topics including Scripture translation, the place of religion in education, and the news. The Invention of Lefse is the story of an early1900s Norwegian farm girl preparing for Christmas on the prairie. Watson, poet and folk singer/songwriter, teaches pop culture, communication arts and music history at Minot State University and has a new book of poetry, The Lost Colony, available. A reception and book signing will follow the program.

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The deadline to submit applications for the spring turkey hunt in North Dakota is Feb. 15.

Game and Fish biologists are certainly concerned about the loss of more than a million acres of CRP habitat in the last five years, with another 800,000plus acres scheduled to come out of the program in 2012. On top that, severe winters have reduced pheasant numbers across the state. The mild start to this winter at least provides some hope for less winter mortality than the past three years. Amid the concerns about deer and pheasants is a rather bright future for fish. When the new fishing regulations take effect April 1, Game and Fish is proposing to increase the daily limit on northern pike from three to five across the state. With many new or expanding water bodies holding pike, many fisheries managers, and anglers agree that greater use of the pike resource is a good option. As you enjoy the meeting season those are just a few of the topics likely come up ... along with inevitable stories of the one that got away last year.
Doug Leier is a biologist with the Game & Fish Department. He grew up in Valley City. Reach him by email at dleier@nd.gov

Online masters program at VCSU earns national ranking

Valley City State Universitys online Master of Education program earned national rankings in U.S.News & World Reports first-ever edition of Top Online Education Programs. Appearing in the category Graduate Programs Education, VCSUs is the only program offered by a North Dakota college or university to be ranked in this category. This honor reaffirms the outstanding quality of our teacher education program and the national reputation the program has earned, said Steve Shirley, president of VCSU. Our faculty and staff have worked tirelessly in building a program that is highly accessible, is of high quality, and meets the needs of education professionals throughout North Dakota and beyond. This latest national recognition is a clear sign of their success. In this first year of publication, U.S. News surveyed all 1,053 regionally accredited institutions it determined offered at least one masters level program in education in 2010. It only considered programs with at least 80 percent of their course content available online and which could supply a full academic years worth of data (161 institutions). The ranking indicators applied some of the standards used for traditional schools plus new measures specific to online programs. The indicators in which VCSUs program received a national ranking include: Student Services & Technology (ranked #51) Faculty Credentials & Training (ranked #57) Student Engagement & Accreditation (ranked #53) More information on the rankings is available at http:// www.usnews.com/education/ online-education

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HENRIETTA: From 12 One of Henriettas early memories includes the first car trip to Wisconsin with the entire family to visit her grandparents. It was in 1912, about a year after the Rasmussens purchased their first car. There were five children by that time and they all sat in the back seat while the parents and an uncle were in front. Suitcases were tied to the running boards since there wasnt a car trunk; as the sun went down, they had to stop to ignite the gas headlights to continue traveling. We all got carsick, Henrietta said, her eyes looking off as she pictured that rough ride long ago. She remembers they had to follow either red or blue markings and they followed the Red Trail which showed the way to Fargo then Minneapolis. At one point, her uncle had to get out of the car with a lantern to find the red markings on telephone poles that pointed the way. Henrietta attended Valley City Normal School, now Valley City State University, and graduated to begin her 17 years as a teacher. Her first appointment was at the Pierce School in Wimbledon where she shared duties with another teacher in the two-room schoolhouse. Henrietta taught the upper grades. The schoolhouse was built so the teachers could also live there, which she did. She was there for two years. Then, Henrietta paused to sort out the years before continuing her story. Yes, then I taught in Oregon one year. I had a friend there, but I came back because I wanted to be home. That would be the only time she left Barnes County for any length of time. When she returned, she taught at Stewart for a while, then at Eckelson, then back to Stewart. Her years of teaching provide her with her fondest memories, some which include some daring moments. Ruth Lawe and I were teaching in Stewart in February and the Barnes County Tournament was going on and we wanted to go, she stated. We didnt have a horse and buggy or a car, but I called the depot in Rogers and told them our problem. I asked, Do you think that the one-car train that goes from Valley City to McHenry could stop and pick us up? Getting on the train out in the middle of the prairie was unthinkable I dont know whatever made me ask. She shook her head at the thought of her own audacity, but the two teachers did get a ride to the Rogers depot and the train did stop, and they arrived in Valley City in time for the finals of the basketball tournament. I just wished the kids (in her classroom) could have gone, she added. One thing that comes across in any conversation with Henrietta is her real love and concern for the children in her charge even though she never had any of her own. That concern led to one of her last adventures as a teacher, one which had her driving four eighthgraders by herself to Aberdeen, S.D., to attend the three-day annual convention of the Young Citizens League, an organization that focused on patriotism, personal health, and doing things each day to help the country. Henrietta had seen information on the upcoming convention and campaigned with the school and the parents to be allowed to take the four older children to the meeting. Some of these kids, I dont think theyd been out the county, she said. The trip didnt go off without a hitch; after attending a demonstration of fire-fighting out in an open field, Henrietta discovered shed lost the keys to her vehicle. She and the children had to scour the field to find them; the keys were found and the trip home was uneventful after that scare. It was quite an experience for those children and it was quite an experience for me, she added. That would be Henriettas last year teaching. Through working at the Stewart school, she had met William Dotting, the son of the school board president. A few basket socials and Christmas programs later, they married. And effectively ended Henriettas career; in those days, country schoolteachers were required to be single. But she remembers her wedding day as one of the happiest days of her life. Her voice wavered a little as she told about her life with Bill. He was a good provider. I think we got everything we ever needed. They married when Henrietta was 35, and the two shared more than 50 years together. The marriage took her back to farm life on the Dotting family farm in Stewart Township; the house built in 1900 still stands today. We had cattle, pigs and horses, she remembered. I had never milked a cow but Mrs. Dotting and her daughter Bertha thought I should learn how and I did. But all the cows would have dried up if I had to do it myself. The dairy cows left the farm shortly after Henriettas in-laws moved into Sanborn, leaving the homestead to Mr. & Mrs. William Dotting. Henrietta found a way to return to teaching through the St. Pauls Lutheran church the young couple helped rebuild in Sanborn. We decided the German Lutherans and the Norwegian Lutherans should get together and we did it though it was sticky for awhile, she explained. Henrietta would spend many years teaching Confirmation classes, Sunday School and playing the organ for services. I was busy, she added. Her days now are spent listening to books on tape that she gets through a service in Bismarck and from the Valley City library, which is just three year older than she is. (A 1906 local paper reported that the new books received at the library the week Henrietta was born included The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.) Henrietta confided that she might get special treatment she had first dibs on the new shipment of books on tape that recently came into the local library. Her favorite books are novels and histories about North Dakota. I think Ive read more books than anybody, she said with a grin. Her advice to those younger? Travel. I dont think they should just stay at home, she said. They should travel while they can. She wishes she had travelled more herself, hazarding a guess that the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park would have been a treat. And when people think of her, she hopes its regarding all the children she cared for and the children of the children who continue to stay in touch through visits and phone calls, Christmas cards and birthday greetings. I hope the children remember my teaching, and especially the Sunday School, she said.

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the people and that he can not and will not work with the city administrator, a position which was also voted in twice by we the people. Throw into the mix a propensity for fiscal mismanagement to the tune of almost $50,000 and conduct warranting a North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation inquiry and all I can say is, electing the former police chief as mayor of Valley City is, in my opinion, a Valley City after all this time still has no flood protection in place. We face a 26-30-foot crest in Valley City once Devils Lake opens three outlets! The current mayor says you have to compromise. None of the compromise has benefitted Valley City in seriously meaningful ways, but Devils Lake has three outlets from the points they wanted. Pointing to the water disaster waiting to happen. Havent we had enough turmoil in this town? If you need your trees trimmed, give Mr. Ross a call but if you want stability, honesty, transparency and competency in our city government then you have to vote for Bob Werkhoven for mayor and Ken Evenson for city commissioner on January 24th. Lets NOT get fooled again! treatment plant upgrade is not a compromise! Now, Commissioner Ken Evenson says he wants to get back to what he was elected to do? That is a telling remark and exactly the point: Neither Werkhoven nor Evenson have been doing their jobs. Valley City cant stand any more! Lets move forward with a new mayor and commissioner.

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There is an old saying, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Our former police chief is now running for mayor. This is a man who has publicly stated the he can not and will not work with the current county sheriff who was voted into office by we Letter from Milton Sauer Valley City This is scary! The people of Valley City have soon the opportunity to elect a new mayor and one commissioner, which are very much needed, and you have two good local men, Dean Ross and Duane Magnusson, seeking the positions. I support them both.

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Newer front-load washer and dryer. LG brand. $800. Flat-top stove, 1 year old, $350. Call 701-789-0449. 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. Pews for sale. Contact Donelda to make arrangements to see. Four antique pews to choose from. Plus an ornate high-back chair. Call 845-3845. Light-blue davenport for sale. Like new. $250. Will negotiate. Grace, 8450877. Three wooden swivel bar stools for sale. all three

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Dotting marks 106 years

By Sandy Hansen n 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States, the biggest news story of the year was the Great San Francisco Earthquake that killed thousands and leveled most of the city, and George and Caroline Rasmussen of Dazey welcomed their firstborn child. It was a girl and they named her Henrietta. She was born on a Tuesday, Jan. 4, and last week she celebrated her 106th birthday where she now resides at Bridgeview Estates in Valley City. And, though her sight is failing and she needs the help of hearing aids, her recall of past events is clearer than

Henrietta is pictured with husband William Dotting on their wedding day (left) and on the couples 50th anniversary, Aug. 19, 1991 (right). (Photo/submitted)

most half her age and shes more than willing to share memories of a time few are old enough to have experienced. Her recollections paint a history of Barnes County. It wasnt anything like now, she said with a chuckle when asked what it was like growing up at the turn of the last century. Henriettas father served with Company G, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, one of Valley Citys early National Guard units. He fought in the Spanish-American War, returning after surviving not only battle but also typhoid fever and malaria, which may explain Henriettas good health. She recalled stories

she heard of her father going to war before he had even graduated from high school; three girls in the junior grade accepted the diplomas George and two other classmates who had also gone to war were unavailable to collect. When he returned from war, he married Caroline Fosmo of Wisconsin, and they settled into farming and raising a family one mile north of Dazey. They had a total of six children: Henrietta, Robert, Margrete, Helen, Paul and Howard. Henrietta and Helen would be the only ones staying close to Barnes County; Henrietta is the only surviving sibling. HENRIETTA, 10

Nest, a mezzotint by Serbian printmaker Snezana Petrovic is one of the works included in the International Mezzotint Exchange Exhibition installed in the Valley City State University Art Gallery from Jan. 9 through Feb. 10.

International artworks on display at VCSU gallery

wenty-four mezzotint images, created by artists from 10 countries, are now on exhibit in the International Mezzotint Exchange Exhibition installed in the Valley City State University Art Gallery from Jan. 9 through Feb. 10. The artists are all members of the International Mezzotint Society (I.M.S.) and participated in the 2011 membership print exchange. Each printmaker created a mezzotint edition of 25 prints exchanging their work with the other artists and donating one impression to be exhibited. The International Mezzotint Society (I.M.S.) was established in 1997 by Dr. A. David Crown. There are more than100 members internationally. The primary objective is to share enthusiasm and information, and spread knowledge of the technique and its history, to other artists who may presently feel somewhat isolated.

(Photo submitted/Linda Whitney)

Pictured is the Dazey Community picnic of 1908. Henrietta and her parents are in this photo as well as her uncle who played an instrument, but Henrietta was unable to identify herself because of her failing eyesight. Writer Sandy Hansen notes It's kind of a fun photo tho' because it shows how the community would all get together to entertain themselves since there were no televisions or movie theatres back then. Henrietta says there wasn't a formal band - they just all had their own instruments and would get together to play music. (Submitted photo Wes Andersen/Barnes County Historical Society)

The I.M.S. also extends membership to devotees, mezzotint collectors and print-lovers. The mezzotint printmaking process can be long and labor intensive. It was invented by German artist Ludwig von Siegen in the 1600s and was extensively used by artists and craftsmen up to the early twentieth century when other printmaking techniques became more popular. In the last 20 years it has experienced a resurgence. Several of the printmakers in the exhibition were also invited to exhibit their prints in the International Mezzotint Festival in Ekaterinburg, Russia during the summer of 2011. A Lecture and Gallery Talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 6 on third floor of McCarthy Hall, Valley City State University. For more information, contact professor Linda Whitney, 701-8457598, or linda.whitney@vcsu.edu