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In Area Business, PAGE 2
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NATIONAL NEWS: A trio of ladies look over The Independent in this screen grab from a KVRR report on The Vault,
Valley Citys honor-system coffee shop and bakery. KVRRs report went national, being broadcast on CNN and
several local morning shows across the nation.
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AREA BUSINESS with ROGER BLUHM
Doing what he loves on his terms
A custom motorcycle poject sits on a lift at Deweys Custom Cycles in Buffalo. The
owner, Dewey Driggers, works on all types of motorcycle projects, both big and small.
(Roger Bluhm/photo)
D
ewey Driggers
isnt your average
businessman.
Are you a fed? he
asked when meeting him.
Are you a cop?
It was a standard greet-
ing for Driggers, who said
he asks that of everyone
-- especially friends.
Its just something I do,
he said, chuckling. Sort of
like my own greeting.
Driggers owns Deweys
Custom Cycles in Bufalo.
Ive done it all, worked
for some dealerships, but
started this in 2001, he
said of his bike shop. I
like it here.
Driggers does every-
thing on motorcycles
-- from service, to tires, to
entire rebuilds and custom
jobs.
I could not answer the
door or phone, just close
up shop, and I have at least
a years worth of work in
here now, Driggers said.
Most of my business is
word of mouth.
Teres been some
awards at bike shows that
have also garnered Drig-
gers business.
I tell it like it is, he
said. I prefer to be honest
-- even brutally honest --
to everyone.
While he has plenty of
work -- including building
a custom cycle from the
ground up for a client --
hes also a fan of his hobby
bikes.
Im working on a 1935
Harley V-L right now,
Driggers said. Its hard
fnding the parts for it, but
Ive almost got everything
I need.
Te V-L was made
from 1930 to 1936, so
fnding original parts is
hard.
Still, Driggers avoids
Internet shopping.
Id rather drive 1,000
miles and see the part in
my hand and know it fts,
than use the Internet, he
said. Ive been network-
ing in this business. If I
need something, Ill call
someone, who might call
someone, and so on.
Driggers also owns sev-
eral bikes -- nine accord-
ing to his count -- and has
his eye out for another.
I want an original
knucklehead, he said.
In the 1970s, a lot of
the original knucklehead
frames were modifed and
stretched for custom bikes,
so its hard to fnd an
original.
Its safe to say that Drig-
gers is an original, just like
the bikes he prefers.
I came to Bufalo
because I could buy the
space I needed, he said.
I like it here. Everything
is paid for, my business
is good. I made the right
choice in 2001, starting a
business in Bufalo.
n Te Vault in Valley
City is nationwide news.
Te honor-system cofee
shop and bakery, owned
by David and Kimberly
Brekke in downtown
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MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
FUNDRAISER: Abused
Persons Outreach Center
of Valley City is hosting a
garage/bake sale, 11 a.m.-
4 p.m., at 751 8th Ave NE.
More info: Virginia Sven-
ningsen, 701-845-0078.
60TH ANNIVERSARY: Elden
and Dorothy Langer of
Alice, ND, celebrate their
60th wedding anniversary
at the Alice City Hall, Alice,
ND. Social and supper
from 5:30-7 p.m. with a
dance to follow.
4-H SHOW: The 4-H Horse
& Livestock events will be
at the North Dakota Winter
Show Event Center. More
info: 701-845-1401.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. Monday and Saturday
meetings are at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday meetings
are at noon and 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
and last Saturday of the
month at 8 p.m. are open
speakers meetings for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
A Friday 5:30 p.m. meeting
is held at Sheyenne Care
Center conference room.
More info: 701-845-2864.
SATURDAY, June 28
LEGO CLUB: The LEGO
Club meets at the Barnes
County-Valley City Library
at 10:30 a.m. in the M.E.
Fischer Room.
SIBLEY DAY: Sibley Day
Celebration takes place in
Sibley. Events include a ea
market, kids fshing derby
at 10 a.m., games at the
beach, Bean Bag Tourna-
ment at 1:30 p.m., Bingo
at 4 p.m. and Supper at
the park at 6 p.m. More
info: 701-733-5585 or 701-
733-2965.
LIVE MUSIC: The Really
Big band will play at My
Bar in downtown Valley
City. Show is for 21 and
older. More info: (701) 845-
6965.
MOVIE NIGHT: The Vault
in Valley City presents the
movie Shrek at 7:30 p.m.
Cost is $3. More info: 701-
840-7519.
REUNION: The Green
School Community Center
in Green township will hold
its annual reunion June
28-29. Open house on
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. On
Sunday, a potluck lunch
will begin at 1 p.m. with a
board meeting set for 2:30
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V
alley City Public Schools has
earned recognition from City-
County Health District (CCHD)
for updating its comprehensive tobacco-
free school to cover electronic smoking
devices as well as tobacco products.
Te Valley City School Board and ad-
ministrators have
long been faithful
partners in imple-
menting key poli-
cy/systems changes
that have tremen-
dous health-pro-
moting power, and
theyve done it
again, said Vicki
Voldal Rosenau,
CCHDs tobacco
prevention coordi-
nator.
On May 12 , the local board expanded
the scope of its comprehensive tobacco-
free policy to prohibit the possession or
use of e-cigarettes and other electronic
smoking devices.
With the rapid emergence of e-cig-
arettes, many school districts are con-
cerned about curbing the devices popu-
larity among students, Voldal-Rosenau
said.
She stated e-cigarettes are being very
aggressively advertised and promoted.
As a result, e-cigarette use among middle
and high school students doubled be-
tween 2011 and 2012.
C o mp r e h e n -
sive tobacco-free
school policies are
efective because
they change the
environment to en-
courage tobacco-
free lifestyles.
Ill be honest,
tobacco use was
all over the place
when I was in high
school. We werent
taught dangers of tobacco in school and,
as long as we were of school grounds, we
never were advised against it by school
employees.
I believe the school board has done a
good thing with this policy. E-cigarettes
are just another way for youth to become
addicted to smoking.
-- RB
Taking tobacco stand
p.m. More info: Jennifer,
701-845-0333.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
FUNDRAISER: Abused
Persons Outreach Center
of Valley City is hosting a
garage/bake sale, 8 a.m.-1
p.m., at 751 8th Ave NE.
More info: Virginia Sven-
ningsen, 701-845-0078.
4-H SHOW: The 4-H Horse
& Livestock events will be
at the North Dakota Winter
Show Event Center. More
info: 701-845-1401.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. Monday and Saturday
meetings are at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday meetings
are at noon and 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
and last Saturday of the
month at 8 p.m. are open
speakers meetings for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
A Friday 5:30 p.m. meeting
is held at Sheyenne Care
Center conference room.
More info: 701-845-2864.
SUNDAY, June 29
REUNION: The Green
School Community Center
in Green township will hold
its annual reunion June
28-29. Open house on
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. On
Sunday, a potluck lunch
will begin at 1 p.m. with a
board meeting set for 2:30
p.m. More info: Jennifer,
701-845-0333.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
4-H SHOW: The 4-H Horse
& Livestock events will be
at the North Dakota Winter
Show Event Center. More
info: 701-845-1401.
MONDAY, June 30
SENIORS: Buffalo Se-
nior Citizens meets every
Monday at the Community
Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
FUN DAY: The Barnes
County-Valley City Library
will host a Fun Day from
4-6 p.m. More info: 701-
845-3821.
YOUTH TRACK: Valley
City Parks and Recreation
Summer Track for youth 13
and under will be at 6:30
p.m. at Valley City State
Universitys track. More
info: 701-845-3294.
LITCHVILLE: The Litch-
ville Community Center
hosts regularly scheduled
events, including: morning
coffee from 8 to 10 a.m.
Monday-Saturday; On
the Move exercise group
Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 8 a.m.; and cards (Hand
& Foot) with refreshments
Wednesday evenings at 7
p.m. No fee, but donations
accepted. More info: 701-
762-4856.
LIARS DICE: Play progres-
sive liars dice at the Vault
in Valley City on Mondays
from 6 p.m. to midnight.
More info: Paul Stenshoal,
701-840-9313.
ENGLISH CORNER: English
Corner will meet Mondays
(except holidays) from 5:30
to 6:30 p.m. at the Valley
City-Barnes County Library.
More info: 701-845-4005.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. Monday and Saturday
meetings are at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday meetings
are at noon and 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
and last Saturday of the
month at 8 p.m. are open
speakers meetings for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
A Friday 5:30 p.m. meeting
is held at Sheyenne Care
Center conference room.
More info: 701-845-2864.
TUESDAY, July 1
COUNTY COMMISSION: The
Barnes County Commis-
sion meets the frst and
third Tuesdays of every
month at 8 a.m. at the
courthouse.
CITY COMMISSION: The
Valley City City Commis-
sion meets the frst and
third Tuesdays of every
month at 5 p.m.
KIWANIS: The Lisbon
Kiwanis Club meets at
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ElderCare Inc. private home health, currently
servicing the Fargo/Moorhead area, will be
expanding services to Valley City starting
July 1st. We provide services to seniors needing
extra care in their homes or assisted/basic care
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Contact ElderCare Inc. for a consult today:
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LISBON EAGLES: The
Lisbon Eagles meets the
frst and third Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at
the Lisbon Eagles Club.
ROTARY: Valley City
Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at noon at the
Valley City VFW.
BONE BUILDERS: Improve
balance, increase energy,
bone density, mobilty
and lower blood pressure
with this free program.
Tuesdsays and Thursdays
at 10:30 a.m. at Enderlin
Senior Center. More info:
701-437-2669.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open
daily 1-4 p.m. through
Labor Day in Wimble-
don. Open other times by
appointment. More info:
701-435-2875 or 701-
435-2333.
OPEN MIC: Open Mic is
now being held at The
Vault in Valley City. Open
7:30 p.m. to close. The
Vault is located in the 200
block of Central Avenue
North.
WEDNESDAY, July 2
PARK BOARD: The Valley
City Park Board holds its
regular meeting at 7 a.m.
at city hall. More info: 701-
845-3294.
SENIORS: Tower City
Senior Citizens group
meets every Wednesday
at the Community Center
in Tower City from 10 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. A meal is
served. More info: Betty
Gibbons, president, 701-
840-0184.
STORY TIME: At Valley
City Barnes County Public
Library, 10:30 a.m. More
info: 701-845-3821.
COURTHOUSE MUSIC: Cait-
lin Sinness, a 12-year-old
musician visiting relatives
in the area, will perform on
the Barnes County Court-
house lawn at 7:15 p.m.
Bring lawn chairs or blan-
kets. Inclement weather
will cancel event.
KIWANIS: The Valley City
Kiwanis Club meets every
Wednesday at 12:04 PM
at various locations in
VCSU Student Union. Use
the West door for entry.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open
daily 1-4 p.m. through
Labor Day in Wimble-
don. Open other times by
appointment. More info:
701-435-2875 or 701-
435-2333.
SNODRIFTERS: Sheyenne
Snodrifters meets the frst
Wednesday of each month
at J-n-L Saloon in San-
born. More info: Lynette,
701-646-6260.
POKER TOURNEY: Texas
Holdem Tournament is ev-
ery Wednesday at 7 p.m.
at the Eagles Aerie, Valley
City. Open to all player
levels. More info: Richard
Hass: 840-2612. Free, for
people 21+.
CITY COUNCIL: The San-
born City Council meets
the frst Wednesday of the
month at 7 p.m. at San-
born City Hall.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Mon-
day, Wednesday and
Saturday at Fellowship
Corner, 320 2nd Ave. S.E.
in Valley City. Monday and
Saturday meetings are at
8 p.m. and Wednesdat
meetings are at noon and
7:30 p.m. The Wednesday
7:30 p.m. and last Satur-
day of the month at 8 p.m.
are open speakers meet-
ings for all to attend, not
just alcoholics. A Friday
5:30 p.m. meeting is held
at Sheyenne Care Center
conference room. More
info: 701-845-2864.
THURSDAY, July 3
TOPS: Tops Club of
Enderlin meets every
Thursday at the Senior
Center in Enderlin. Weigh
in from 8:30 to 9 a.m.;
meeting at 9.
QUILTERS: St. Catherine
Quilters makes quilts
for those in need every
Thursday from 1 to 4:30
p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in
the St. Catherine School
gym basement, Valley
City. Anyone is welcome;
no experience necessary.
More info: Lela Grim, 701-
845-4067.
MUSEUM HOURS: The
Enderlin Museum is open
through September from 1
to 4 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday and from 9 a.m. to
noon on Saturday. Also
open by special appoint-
ment. More info: 701-799-
0725 or 701-793-9743.
BONE BUILDERS: Improve
balance, increase energy,
bone density, mobilty
and lower blood pressure
with this free program.
Tuesdsays and Thursdays
at 10:30 a.m. at Enderlin
Senior Center. More info:
701-437-2669.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open
daily 1-4 p.m. through
Labor Day in Wimble-
don. Open other times by
appointment. More info:
701-435-2875 or 701-
435-2333,
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: A
12-step, Christian-based
recovery program for
those 18 and over for all
habits, hurts and hangups,
begiing at 6:15 p.m. with
a small meal. Group and
worship starts at 7 p.m.
Located at 658 4th Street
SW.
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archives of the Enderlin
Historical Society and Museum.
Museum website:
www.enderlinmuseum.org
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his weeks
article was
found in the
November 18, 1915
issue of Te Enderlin
Independent which contained many
little profles of Enderlin Boosters.
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THEO. W. PETERSON
Mr. Peterson came from Aneta
in January 1914 and purchased the
furniture business of W. G. Engle. He
bought a good business and, although
a new comer, he has by fair dealing
and handling only the very best class
of goods, made a friend and steady
patron of everyone with whom he has
done business. He has by far the fnest
store and stock in the county and our
citizens have almost as much pride in
the big store as the proprietor himself.
Mr. Peterson seems to like Enderlin, for
he has just completed one of the fnest
little bungalows in the city and acts
like a permanent citizen. Mr. and Mrs.
Peterson have proven a valuable addi-
tion to both business and social circles
in Enderlin.
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THE NOVELTY STORE
Every up-to-date city now has a ten
cent store and Enderlin is no exception
to the rule. About two years ago, Mr. J.
I. Rue came here and put a nice line of
novelty goods in the Luker building on
Tird Avenue, and from the start did
a good business. He soon found that it
would be necessary to have more room
to accommodate his growing business
and at the frst opportunity, which
occurred last spring, he moved across
the street into the Pierce block. Here he
has a wonderful assortment of choice
goods and it is surprising what a small
amount of money will buy at the ten
cent store. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rue,
KNOW: 15
By Susan
SCHLECHT
DID YOU KNOW?
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D
uring the 2014
election cycle,
North Da-
kota will be spending
$700,000 on advertise-
ments to remind vot-
ers that they now need
an ID to vote and that
ID voting is as easy as
pie.
Te frst defense for spending this
huge sum of money is that it is fed-
eral money. If this money had to come
from the state treasury, it would never
be spent. But we all know that feder-
al money is cheap so we can spend it
without justifcation.
In reaction to the frustration and
guilt rising out of the 1992 election
debacle in Florida, the federal govern-
ment launched the Help America Vote
Act to get the state and local elections
systems cleaned up. North Dakota
didnt need its election system cleaned
up but we have been taking the money
anyway.
Another defense for requiring IDs
and spending $700,000 is that we need
to protect our election system from
fraud.
If you believe that the North Dakota
election system is fraught with fraud,
I have a gunny sack and fashlight for
you to go snipe hunting tonight.
Some years ago, I did a survey on
election fraud in North Dakota for a
nonproft organization in New York.
Tey wondered how we got by without
voter registration.
I solicited information from the
election inspectors in our major cit-
ies and all 53 states attorneys. None
of the inspectors reported fraud but
one states attorney believed that felons
were voting in his county.
I dismissed his allegation. It was
speculative at best. If there were fel-
ons voting, he was the one responsible
for prosecution. He didnt really be-
lieve it or he would have been acting
on that belief. (Of course, our statutes
have been changed so felons now may
vote upon completion of their prison
time.)
In most states, politicians are car-
ried away by partisanship in shaping
election laws. During the recent legis-
lative sessions held in most states, the
Republican legislatures passed laws to
restrict voting and Democratic legisla-
tures passed laws to liberalize voting.
Both parties are hoping to win or
lose elections through manipulation of
the election laws. In some states, it may
make a signifcant diference but not in
North Dakota.
Lets look at precinct consolidation
for an answer. We have reduced the
number of voting precincts in North
Dakota from 2,500 to less than 500
over the past 40 years.
At one point, I studied comparable
precincts in several counties and found
that consolidation was not discourag-
ing people from voting. Tis tells us
something about the North Dakota
voter.
Te explanation for this persistence
can be found in our political culture.
Early settlement demanded self-reli-
ance and rugged individualism. It is in
our genes.
Our political institutions were
shaped to accommodate participa-
tion. Any efort to reduce citizen in-
volvement has failed, e.g. legislative
eforts to curtail the initiative and ref-
erendum, reduction of the number of
counties or townships, or elimination
of state ofcials.
Because of our culture, barriers
to voting, including the ID require-
ment, will be overcome by most North
Dakotans.
So is it prudent to spend $700,000 in
taxpayer money to promote the ID re-
quirement that may be easy as pie but
not as easy as when a voter without ID
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OPINION: LLOYD OMDAHL
Is voter ID program worth $700,000 cost?
By Lloyd
Omdahl
the independent 06.27.14
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Celebrate Recovery meets at this former church, located
at 658 4th Street SW in Valley City. The Christ-based re-
covery program meets on Thursdays with a meal begin-
ning at 6:15 p.m.
STORY BY ASHLEY DOMINO AND PHOTOS BY ROGER BLUHM
Celebrate Recovery
New group formed to help others
battling anything in their personal lives
H
urts, habits and
hang-ups. We all
have them, but there
is a group that is rather new
to Valley City that can help
along the way to recovery
from whatever it may be.
Its not just for alcohol; its
not just for people dealing
with drug addictions or sex
addictions, or anything like
that, said Mark Ostgarden,
one of the eight leaders in
the Valley City Celebrate Re-
covery group. Its for all ad-
dictions, its for people who
have hurts in their lives, its
for people who have hang-
ups, its more diverse than
Alcoholics Anonymous or
Narcotics Anonymous.
Its world-wide, origi-
nally started in 1991 in
Saddleback Church in Cali-
fornia. As of last August
there were eight Celebrate
Recovery groups around the
state. Tere are a few in Bis-
marck, Grafon, Tief River
Falls, Fargo, Watford City
and Jamestown, explained
Donny Tahran.
Tahran was the person
who decided that Valley
City needed a Celebrate Re-
covery locally.
I just didnt feel like I was
getting enough from my
secular recovery group any-
more, Tahran said. I need-
ed something else. I heard
about Celebrate Recovery
and it sounded like what I
needed. Te more I thought
about it, the more I prayed
on it, the more I talked to
people, and it was just a no-
brainer.
It just needed to be done.
I started asking people and
our eight leaders just jumped
on board.
We are not just another
addiction center. Tis is for
everyone. We have people
down here every week that
are in recovery from, or
working toward recovery
from, not only addictions.
We have people who are
working from abuse, de-
pression, divorce, fear, anxi-
ety. Jesus doesnt say Ill heal
you just from these things,
explained Tahran.
Although they are just
starting to get out into the
community the eight lead-
ers have been learning about
Celebrate Recovery for quite
some time.
We have been preparing
since June of last year, said
Tahran.
Teir frst open to the
public meeting took place
on March 6.
We trained, and took our
time. Studied all of the ma-
terial and went through the
step study. And we were very
prepared before we opened
our doors, said Paulette Op-
dahl, another group leader.
Te group stresses that
they are nondenomination-
al, and that they are open to
anyone 18 years or older who
feels they have a hurt, habit
or hang-up of any kind.
We are nondenomina-
tional. We arent Catholic,
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Lutheran, Nazarene, Baptist, or anything. All are welcome,
said Ostgarden. We are all struggling, everybody does,
and thats why we come.
You dont have to be a Christian to walk through the
door; you can be at any point of your life. You are wel-
comed, and not judged, said Opdahl.
Meetings are on Tursday nights every week at 6:15 p.m.,
at 658 4th Street SW, in Valley City.
We have supper and fellowship in the basement of the
church every week at 6:15 p.m. Ten at 7 its ran like a wor-
ship service. We have three or four songs that we start of
with, with our praise band. Ten well do announcements
and we also do collections, said Tahran.
We have a leaders guide that goes along with Celebrate
Recovery, which basically has everything we need to run
the meetings. So one week well have a teaching on some-
thing in the leaders guide like denial or sponsorship, and
then the following week we will have a testimony in place
of that. And that is either a video of someone or someone
actually telling their story, explain Tahran. Ten we close
with another song, ending at 8 p.m. Afer the worship ser-
vice we break into our small groups, which are the meat
and potatoes of the meetings. Men and women are sepa-
rated, unlike other recovery groups.
Right now we have a mens and womens group for what-
ever you are dealing with. Eventually when this catches on
and we have more people coming back we will be able to
break into a mens addiction and womens addiction, and
a mens codependency group and womens codependency
group, explained Tahran.
Tere are some similarities with Celebrate Recovery and
other secular support groups, and there are some difer-
ences.
In the small groups you talk about the teaching or tes-
timony of that night and how it pertains to your life and
what youre struggling with. We dont counsel anybody we
just listen. We usually keep that down to an hour, some-
times shorter, so by 9 p.m. we all come back down to the
basement of the church and have cofee and cookies and
more fellowship and end the meeting, said Tahran.
But when coming to your frst meeting you do not have
to know everything about Celebrate Recovery.
If it is your frst night you will stay upstairs and go to
the Newcomers 101. Which is a one-time thing but it ex-
plains what Celebrate Recovery is all about to people who
are new. And afer that you just go down to your group
every week, said Opdahl.
While in small groups there are certain guidelines that
they stick to.
We have guidelines that we have to go by. Te format
of the meeting is ran a certain way. One of the things we
dont do is when someone is sharing we dont comment or
interrupt, we just listen. What that is doing is letting the
Holy Spirit work with that person. You are there to be sup-
portive, said Opdahl. We want people to feel safe when
they are here and that they can share and feel safe about
doing that.
Te Celebrate Recovery program is a Christ-based pro-
gram, which uses the eight Beatitudes, and they also have
a 12-step program.
While the 12-step program is similar to programs like
Alcoholics Anonymous, it is not identical.
Te group hosted an open house on Tursday, June 26 at
the church and showed the movie Home Run.
Questions about the program were answered following
the movie. Te open house was open to ages 13 and up.
TDoor prizes for both the adults and teens were handed
out.
Te cool thing about the movie is that its about a per-
son who is involved in Celebrate Recovery. And so it teach-
es you about Celebrate Recovery but its also just a good
movie about a person who is struggling in life, said Ost-
garden.
We are here to celebrate recovery. Anyone who has re-
covered from anything wants to go out and help others re-
cover from the same thing. We have been given a chance
at new life and we want everyone to have that too, said
Tahran.
THE BEST REVENGE IS MASSIVE SUCCESS. FRANK SINATRA
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ENDERLIN
First Lutheran Church
326 Blu St
(701) 437-3317
Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Thea Monson
First Methodist Church
228 5th Ave
(701) 437-3407
Trinity Lutheran Church
319 Fourth Ave.
(701) 437-2433
Hope Lutheran Church (AFLC)
(meets at Enderlin Methodist)
Sunday School@10 a.m.
Worship Service@11 a.m.
701-437-3777
Pastor Dennis Norby
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FINGAL
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
419 1st Ave.
(701) 924-8290
FORT RANSOM
Standing Rock Lutheran Church,
136 Mill Rd.
(701) 973-2671
KATHRYN
St Pauls Lutheran Church
(701) 796-8261
11546 52nd St SE
LEONARD
Bethel Moravian Church
15407 49th St SE
(701) 645-2287
Leonard Lutheran Church
PO Box 279
(701) 645-2435
St Peters Lutheran Church
(ELCA)
4713 150th Ave SE
(701) 347-4147
LISBON
Assembly Of God
1010 Forest St.
(701) 683-5756
First Baptist Church (ABC)
401 Forest St.
(701) 683-4404
First Presbyterian Church
10 6th Ave. West
Pastor Juwle S. Nagbe
(701) 318-4273
Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
418 5th Ave W.
(701) 683-5841
United Methodist
(602 Forest St.
701) 683-4479
St Aloysius Catholic Church
102 7th Ave W.
(701) 683-4584
Redeemer Lutheran Church
803 Forest St.
(701) 683-5347
LITCHVILLE
First Lutheran Church
(701) 762-4297
506 5th St
Trinity Lutheran ELCA
5809 Co. Rd. 60 SE
(701) 669-2282
MARION
North Marion
Reformed Church
(701) 669-2557
4430 99th Ave SE
NOME
St Petri Lutheran Church
12505 52nd St SE
(701) 924-8215
ORISKA
St Bernard Catholic Church
(701) 845-3713
606 5th St
SANBORN
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Sunday service 9 a.m.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Mark Haines
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
(701) 646-6306
711 4th St
TOWER CITY
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
(701) 749-2309
401 Broadway St
www. splbl.org.
VALLEY CITY
All Saints Episcopal Church
516 Central Ave. N
701-845-0819
Calvary Baptist Church
(Independent)
2030 West Main St.
701-845-8774
Congregational United Church
of Christ
217 Fourth St. NW
701-845-1977
Epworth United
Methodist Church
680 Eighth Ave. SW
701-845-0340
Evangelical Free Church
1141 Ninth St. SW
701-845-1649
Faith Lutheran Church
575 10th St SW #3
701-845-4390
First Baptist Church
3511 S. Kathryn Rd.
701-845-4500
First Church of the Nazarene
913 Riverview Drive
701-845-4193
Grace Free Lutheran Church
(AFLC)
2351 West Main St.
701-845-2753
Mercy Hospital Chapel
570 Chautauqua Blvd.
701-845-6400
New Life Assembly of God
520 Winter Show Rd.
701-845-2259
Our Saviors Lutheran
138 Third St. NW
701-845-1328
Rivers Edge Ministry
(Interdenominational)
348 E. Main St.
St. Catherines Catholic Church
540 Third Ave. NE
701-845-0354
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
Church (WELS)
202 3rd St NW
701-845-0702
Sheyenne Care Center Chapel
979 Central Ave. N.
701-845-8222
Southwest Bible Chapel
826 Fifth St. SW
701-845-2792
Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)
499 Fourth Ave. NW
701-845-3837
Valley Apostolic
Sunday School 10AM
Sunday Worship 11AM
Pastor Tony Puckett
215 Fourth Ave. NW
(701) 845-9590
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204 5th St. NW
701-845-6950
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(701) 633-5302
505 3rd St N
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First Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 146
701-633-5410
Service 10 a.m. Sundays
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First Lutheran Church
326 Bluff St
(701) 437-3317
Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Pastor Thea Monson
First Methodist Church
228 5th Ave
(701) 437-3407
Trinity Lutheran Church
319 Fourth Ave.
(701) 437-2433
Hope Lutheran Church
(AFLC) (meets at Enderlin
Methodist)
Worship Service: 10 a.m.
701-437-3777
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FINGAL
Holy Trinity
Catholic Church
419 1st Ave.
(701) 924-8290
FORT RAN-
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136 Mill Rd.
(701) 973-2671
KATHRYN
St Pauls Lutheran Church
11546 52nd St SE
(701) 796-8261
LEONARD
Bethel Moravian Church
15407 49th St SE
(701) 645-2287
Leonard Lutheran Church
PO Box 279
(701) 645-2435
St Peters Lutheran Church
(ELCA) 4713 150th Ave SE
(701) 347-4147
LISBON
Assembly Of God
1010 Forest St.
(701) 683-5756
First Baptist Church (ABC)
401 Forest St.
(701) 683-4404
First Presbyterian Church
10 6th Ave. W.
Pastor Juwle S. Nagbe
(701) 318-4273
Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
418 5th Ave W.
(701) 683-5841
United Methodist
(602 Forest St.
701) 683-4479
St Aloysius Catholic Church
102 7th Ave W.
(701) 683-4584
Redeemer Lutheran Church
803 Forest St.
(701) 683-5347
LITCHVILLE
First Lutheran Church
506 5th St
(701) 762-4297
First Reformed Church
210 8th Ave
Worship: 9:30 a.m.
701-762-4440
Trinity Lutheran ELCA
5809 Co. Rd. 60 SE
(701) 669-2282
MARION
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Church
4430 99th Ave SE (701) 669-
2557
NOME
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12505 52nd St SE
(701) 924-8215
ORISKA
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606 5th St
(701)
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PILLSBURY
Baldwin Presbterian Church
Service 9:30 a.m. Sundays
SANBORN
Our Saviors Lutheran
Church
Sunday service: 9 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Mark Haines
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church
711 4th St
(701) 646-6306
TOWER CITY
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
401 Broadway St
www. splbl.org
(701) 749-2309
VALLEY CITY
All Saints Episcopal Church
516 Central Ave. N
701-845-0819
Calvary Baptist Church
(Independent)
2030 West Main St.
701-845-8774
Congregational United
Church of Christ
217 Fourth St. NW
701-845-1977
Epworth United
Methodist Church
680 Eighth Ave. SW
701-845-0340
Evangelical Free Church
1141 Ninth St. SW
701-845-1649
Faith Lutheran Church
575 10th St SW #3
701-845-4390
First Baptist Church
3511 S. Kathryn Rd.
701-845-4500
First Church of the Nazarene
913 Riverview Drive
701-845-4193
Grace Free Lutheran Church
(AFLC)
2351 West Main St.
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570 Chautauqua Blvd.
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H
ave you ever been caught red-handed? Right in
the middle of doing something that you know
is wrong? If you have (and you most likely have)
you might have tried to come up with some explanation
or rationalization of why you were doing what you were
doing.
But being caught red-handed also means the evidence
is right in front of you and the person who caught you.
All the explaining in the world doesnt change some-
thing from being wrong to being right (or even OK).
Te Apostle Paul wrote the book of Romans to the believers gathered
in what we might say was the greatest city of the time; Rome. Paul had
never been to Rome as he wrote his letter and he was also not familiar
with all the people that were gathered together in that place.
Nevertheless, we could still say that Paul caught the Romans red-
handed.
Not because he came across them involved in a specifc sin but be-
cause he knew that they had the same nature as all people. We all have
a sinful nature that is naturally rebellious against God.
A nature, which being ungodly and wicked deserves the wrath of God
(Romans 1:18).
As the prophet Jeremiah said all those years ago, Te heart is de-
ceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
(Jeremiah 17:9). Our hearts are in desperate need of a physician not
excuses.
So the Apostle Paul writes to the Romans he writes about the power
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to bring forgiveness and eternal life to the
believers in Rome.
For the truth is, in the eyes of men we are not ofen caught red-hand-
ed.
Our moms didnt see all those times we stole cookies from the cookie
jar and our teachers didnt see every time we passed a note in class. But
God Almighty has seen our every evil act. He has heard every wicked
word passed over our lips.
He knows the thoughts of our selfsh and proud hearts. He knows
our sin.
And as Paul told the Romans what can be known about God from
creation is clearly evident. His power and divine nature, so there is no
excuse (Romans 1:19-20).
So if we cant come up with a quick rationalization when confronted
and we cant explain away our sinful activity when caught red-handed
what are we to do?
Confess that our sins are real and repent. Ask that God be merciful
and forgive us.
And be encouraged by Gods promises from later in the letter to the
Romans.
Terefore, since we have been justifed by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus ChristFor while we were still weak, at
the right time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:1,7).
Te hands of our Savior, the Great Physician, were red as He was
crucifed for you and me.
His blood red hands, His sufering and death have brought us salva-
tion.
The Rev. Dennis Norby pastors for HOPE AFLC in Enderlin.
Reach him by email: thenorbys@msn.com
ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND, KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED FOR YOU. JESUS
06.27.14 the independent PAGE 11
By the Rev.
Dennis NORBY

New Life Assembly of God
520 Winter Show Rd.
701-845-2259
Our Saviors Lutheran
138 Third St. NW
Worship 8:30 and 10 a.m.
701-845-1328
Rivers Edge Ministry
(Interdenominational)
348 E. Main St.
St. Catherines Catholic Church
540 Third Ave. NE
701-845-0354
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
Church (WELS)
202 3rd St NW
701-845-0702
Sheyenne Care Center Chapel
979 Central Ave. N.
701-845-8222
Southwest Bible Chapel
826 Fifth St. SW
701-845-2792
Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)
499 Fourth Ave. NW
701-845-3837
Valley Apostolic
Sunday School 10AM
Sunday Worship 11AM
Pastor Tony Puckett
215 Fourth Ave. NW
(701) 845-9590
pastor@valleyapostolic.com
Valley Baptist Church
204 5th St. NW
701-845-6950
Confess your sins
FAITHFULLY
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This is JAGER. He is a 6 year old
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ARMANI is a 9-month-old female
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BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOURE HALFWAY THERE. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
THEME: WORLD HISTORY
ACROSS
1. Mosque offcials
6. H in HMS
9. *J. Edgar Hoover, e.g.
13. Dugout vessel
14. Australian fightless bird
15. Fairytale baby carrier
16. Irregular or jagged
17. Any doctrine
18. Baskervilles scare
19. *He crossed the Rubicon
21. *Darwins watercraft
23. Small dogs bark
24. Two quarters
25. ___-cha-cha
28. Miami Heat star
30. Go ashore
35. Red ink amount
37. Sophia Laurens bye
39. *She ran for VP
40. Yorkshire river
41. Brings home the bacon
43. Pro ___
44. Milk-Bone biscuit, e.g.
46. Render speechless
47. Largest organ of human
body
48. *Third Reich mastermind
50. Biblical birthright seller
52. Message in a bottle
53. Small municipality
55. Boiling blood
57. *Author of 95 Theses
60. *The Black Death
63. Hungarian wine
64. U.N. working-conditions
agency
66. Crows homes
68. Addicts
69. Feathers partner?
70. *The New York Times
frst one came out in 1851
71. Midterm or fnal
72. Farm female
73. Courtyards
DOWN
1. Berg matter
2. Painter ____ Chagall
3. Dwarf buffalo
4. Promenade gait
5. Plaything for two
6. *Edward VI to Henry VIII,
e.g.
7. Ambulance crew
8. Dance of Castros land
9. Hot rum drink
10. Sledgehammer
11. *Mother of Queen Eliza-
beth I
12. Flanders of The Simp-
sons
15. Rubs
20. Rapidly
22. A late time of life
24. Embolden
25. Used for cleaning
26. Alluring maiden
27. Portfolio content
29. *First European to round
Cape of Good Hope
31. In front of criminals
32. Middle Eastern vodka,
pl.
33. 4:1, e.g.
34. *Kublai and Genghis
36. Navy commando
38. Blame
42. Creepy one
45. Aquatic goddess
49. *___ v Wade
51. Muse of astronomy, de-
scendant of Uranus
54. What scribes do
56. Opposite of digest
57. *Germany did it in WWI
and WWII
58. Hawaiian strings, pl.
59. Queen of Hearts pastry
60. Minute opening
61. *Communist threat,
1922-1991
62. Small ornamental case
63. *New Kingdoms boy-
pharaoh
65. *Hammurabis concern
67. Last word of America,
the Beautiful
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column and 3-by-3 box includes all
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Serving You
Since 1978
701.845.3665 OR 800.560.3665
BAKKEGARD & SCHELL
159 12th Avenue SE Valley City, ND
What We Do
Installation & Service
Commercial Residential
New Construction Remodels
Heating Refrigeration A/C
24 Hour Service
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Our mission is simple:
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I WOULD RATHER DIE OF PASSION THAN OF BOREDOM. VINCENT VAN GOGH
PAGE 14 the independent - 06.27.14
O
v e r
t h e
years Ive
detailed my
s u c c e s s e s
and failures
of getting my
kids hooked
on fshing.
Call me a
bit disconnected, but I dont
see how kids cannot en-
joy fshing. And Ive never
heard my kids say they dont
want to go fshing.
Its actually the complete
opposite, as no matter the
day or weather, theyd pre-
fer fshing to about any-
thing else.
Or course, along the way
weve had mishaps, snags,
wet feet, cold fngers and
soggy snacks, but the mem-
ories continue to grow each
year.
And now, truthfully, were
fnally turning the corner
to where I can actually fsh
a bit myself, in addition to
helping rig up, bait hooks
and troubleshoot tangled
lines and snags.
It does seem like just yes-
terday when they landed
their frst fsh all before
turning 3, and theyve prob-
ably all landed more fsh
than dad since then.
Personally, Ive found the
key to attracting and hold-
ing a childs interest in fsh-
ing is repetition.
Just taking a child fshing
once doesnt mean they will
immediately develop an in-
terest.
My goal is to provide my
kids with enough time next
to the water so theyll enjoy
angling to some degree over
the course of their life, and
balance it without ever hav-
ing them complain, Do we
have to?
Tey dont need to be-
come master anglers or ever
land a legitimate whopper.
For us, its about fshing,
spending time outdoors,
having fun casting and re-
trieving, and most impor-
tantly, developing relation-
ship and memories.
Like many things in life,
there are trade-ofs.
Ill gladly walk in their
shoes for awhile if it means
a chance to follow their
footprints, exploring when
the fsh arent biting or hav-
ing their attention diverted
by a frog, toad or turtle.
Its up to the adult to
make sure the outing has an
element of fun for the child,
even if it is not so fun for
the adult.
Since all children are dif-
ferent, for either boys or
girls you need to fnd out
what their comfort level is
when it comes to weather.
One child might enjoy slop-
ping around in the rain
while another might hate it.
Te stereotype is that boys
would be more into the
slopping around, but thats
not always true.
And sometimes I fnd my-
self mulling a bit too much
over whether its too cold,
hot, windy or even sunny,
and my kids are a good re-
minder to focus on the fsh-
ing not on the forecast.
As the kids grow older,
the fshing outings compete
with the usual elements of
school and activities.
And with each outing, I
try to emphasize the posi-
tives of fshing, even when
its slow.
If the fsh are not on the
bite, and the attention span
is waning, dont press your
luck.
Give yourself a cut-of
and stick to it.
And dont forget some
sort of emergency diver-
sion, such as a butterfy
net or maybe a magnify-
ing glass, to buy some time
investigating the outdoors
when the fsh arent biting.
A teachable opportunity
is that the fsh dont always
bite, and thats really no
FISHING: 15
By Doug
LEIER
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS
The key to getting youth into fshing is repetition
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I DIDNT FAIL THE TEST. I JUST FOUND 100 WAYS TO DO IT WRONG. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
06.27.14 the independent PAGE 15
Many a small thing has been made
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Publishers Notice: All real estate advertis-
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ination based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status or national origin,
or an intention, to make any such prefer-
ence, limitation or discrimination.Familial
status includes children under the age
of 18 living with parents or legal custodi-
ans, pregnant women and people secur-
ing custody of children under 18. This
newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate which is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised in this
newspaper are available on an equal op-
portunity basis. To complain of discrimina-
tion, call North Dakota Fair Housing Council
Toll-free 1-888-265- 0907. HUD Toll free
1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone
number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-
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Located in Page, N.D. Now un-
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HOUSING
REAL ESTATE
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN DEVILS
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Resort access optional. Call for de-
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When you rent a house or apart-
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(2787) or email trishia@propertiesby-
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FOR SALE: 15.8 cubic foot Ken-
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Captains bed w/bookcase head-
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$150; Queen bed, $125. 701-845-
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Full-time and part-time shifts for cashiers, cooks,
and servers. Servers $7.25 hr. plus tips - Cashiers
and cooks premium wage DOE. PTO and Wellness
benefts for full-time. Very fexible scheduling.
Call Travis at 701-749-6000 or stop by for application.
Tower Travel Center
Exit 307 - Tower City, ND
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Does your job got you down?
Looking to do something more fullling, meaningful, and gratifying?
You can make a difference in our residents lives.
Working with our residents is both gratifying and fun.
The Sheyenne Care Center has a full-time opening for Receptionist/Ac-
counts Payable, and both full- and part-time openings for Nurses, Med
Aides and Certied Nursing Assistants (will train).
Contact Jessi Hill at 701-845-8222 or Jessica.hill@smphs.org if interested.
Applications can be picked up at 979 N Central Ave N, Valley City, N.D.
or online at http://www.sheyennecarecenter.
com/employment.htm You can also sub-
mit your application via fax to 701-845-
8249.
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CALL THE INDY TO PLACE ADS: 701.645.8890
KNOW: From 7
who assists in the store, are pleasant people
to meet and have made many friends since
coming here.
n nn
Sues Comments: Teodore Peterson was
the patriarch of the family which maintained
the Peterson Funeral Home in Enderlin for
more than 75 years. Most furniture stores
in the early days were also the source for
caskets. Tis was back in the day when the
bodies of the deceased were kept at home for
the wakes and visitation until the funeral and
burial.
Te Luker building where the Novelty
Store was frst located once contained a gro-
cery store and later became Wallners Leather
Goods and, later, Merlins Leather Goods.
Te Pierce block, where the Novelty Store
moved, was the set of buildings which were
torn down last year. Tese buidings housed
many diferent businesses over the years in-
cluding the post ofce, the frst VFW, several
diferent cafes and a plumbing business, to
name a few.
the independent
youre local. so are we.
because it matters.
OMDAHL: From 7
could swear out an afdavit and cast a ballot?
We could dismiss the signifcance of the ID
regulations since it may disenfranchise only
a handful of voters. However, even in those
cases, maybe democracy for a few is still too
important to cast aside for more convenient
administration.
FISHING: From 5
diferent than the lesson that you dont al-
ways win in baseball or soccer either. Its more
about the event than the ending.
My last thought is to end each trip on a
positive note. For whatever the reason, if you
sense a lack of enjoyment or enthusiasm,
maybe a side trip for a burger or ice cream
can create an association with fshing that just
might be enough to coax another trip, and an-
other -- and another.

Leier is a biologist with the Game and Fish Department. He can
be reached by email: dleier@nd.gov.
F
or t unat e l y
for the his-
t o r i c a l l y
minded, early pro-
fessional photog-
raphers recorded
birds eye views
(BEVs) of Valley
City from several
angles. Tese pho-
tos now make it possible to trace
much of the course of the early de-
velopment of the town.
BEVs, as the name implies, give
us a view of the subject as seen
from a height. Tese photos may
be taken from high ground, wa-
ter towers, grain elevators, or any
other accessible structure that al-
lows for a sweeping panorama of
the surroundings. Generally, BEVs
do not include aerial photographs,
which are taken from greater
heights using an airplane, balloon,
or kite.
In the early days of Valley City,
trees were not nearly as numerous
as they are now, so it was fairly easy
to fnd vantage points from which
most buildings and other struc-
tures could be seen. Of course,
over time, the number of trees in
and around Valley City increased
dramatically.
At one time, the towns sobriquet
was City of Trees. While add-
ing much to the towns beauty, the
trees also tended to block many of
the buildings from view. Decades
of tree growth on the slopes of the
hills around the valley now make
it practically impossible to take
photographs of the town from the
same places that earlier pictures
were taken.
Aerial photography can over-
come these difculties to some
degree; however, while such an
approach can give a better techni-
cal idea of a citys development, it
lacks the feel of a lived-in commu-
nity, generally producing monoto-
nous images composed of streets
lined with roofs not usually
something youd frame and hang
on a wall.
Aerial Photography
In 1858, French photographer
and balloonist Gaspard-Flix
Tournachon was the frst person
to do aerial photography; how-
ever, the photographs he produced
no longer exist. Te earliest sur-
viving aerial photograph is titled
Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild
Goose See It, taken in 1860 from a
height of about 2,000 feet.
Kite aerial photography was
pioneered in 1882 by British me-
teorologist E. D. Archibald, an ear-
lier incarnation of Professor K. P.
Kleindorf. Archibald used an ex-
plosive charge on a timer to take
photographs from the air.
Te frst use of a motion picture
camera mounted on an airplane
took place in 1909 over Rome and
produced the three-and-a-half
minute silent flm short, Wilbur
Wright und seine Flugmaschine.
Tis flm can be viewed on You-
Tube.
Aerial photography had its great-
est development during World War
II. Reconnaissance aircraf were
equipped with cameras to record
enemy movements and defenses.
Germany adopted the frst aerial
camera, a Grz, in 1913.
Tis view of southeast Valley
City extends toward the north-
west. Te mill is at the far lef.
Te train trestle in the distance no
longer exists. Tis rail line served
the mill and the Municipal Power
Plant. Te two houses in the fore-
ground, now surrounded by large
trees and remodeled with addi-
tions, still exist and are occupied.
Tey are located on a remnant of
College Street.
Te section of the street from
just to the lef of these houses to
just across from the mill was de-
molished some years ago. To the
right are 5th Ave. SE and Valley
Road.
Te place from which this pho-
tograph was taken is now over-
grown with trees and underbrush.
Free high-resolution digital cop-
ies of this photograph are available
on request from the author by e-
mail (stillings@gmail.com).
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MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS
A 100-year-old view of Valley City
Valley City viewed to the northwest c. 1915. (Courtesyof Dennis Stallings collec-
tion)
By Dennis
STILLINGS
Oldest existing aerial photograph.
(photo provided by Dennis Stallings)
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Valley City, has been featured on CNN
and in many local morning show
markets -- like Abilene, Texas -- afer a
broadcast by KVRR about the business.
As many in
Valley City
know, the Vault
ofers a relaxing
atmosphere for
socializing or
reading. It also
hosts Open Mic
night, discount
movies and sells
art by local art-
ists.
In a lot of the
morning show clips shown in local mar-
kets across the country, the hosts seem
surprised that a business could work on
an honor system.
Obviously these people dont under-
stand North Dakota values.
Here at Te Independent, wed like to
thank the ladies featured in the KVRR
clip for reading our publication while on
the air.
n Cinema Flix of Valley City is for sale
or looking for investors to help keep the
theater open.
If this were a movie plot, someone
would determine that the community
needs the theater and would bring the
people together to save the business.
A posting on Facebook announced the
two-theater business on West Main was
for sale or looking for investors to keep
the business open.
Anyone interested in talking with the
owner about the business can call Jeremy
Zako at 701-471-6091.
Attempts to reach owner Zako for a
comment were unsuccessful.
n On Saturday, June 21, Tower City
lost water for more than an hour.
It didnt slow down the staf of the
Tower Travel Center much.
While the restaurant did close for
almost 90 minutes, those that were in
the restaurant prior to the doors closing
were served and taken care of.
Te staf did a great job, manager
Travis Clarksean said. Tey always do
a good job, but its nice to know when
something happens, it doesnt bother
them.
Other than locking the doors to the
restaurant for a brief time, staf kept
working.
Like a lot of places in our area, Tower
Travel Center is looking for help in all
areas of the convenience store, deli,
bakery and restaurant. Interested parties
should contact Travis at 701-749-6000 or
visit the business at Exit 307 of interstate
94.
n Smith Lumber is moving -- not clos-
ing.
Faith Lutheran Church of Valley City
is moving to the Fourth Street Smith
Lumber location afer demolition of its
fre-ravaged church across the street.
While many knew of the churchs
plans, rumors began circulating that
Smith Lumber was closing.
Te business has begun work on a new
location on East Main Street in Valley
City. Smith Lumber will be just east of
Valley Lumber.
See all the news cov-
erage on The Vault.
Scan the QR Code
above.