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Scooter tragedy serves as summer safety reminder

Scooter tragedy serves as summer safety reminder

Scooter tragedy serves as summer safety reminder

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
By Valley News and Views Staff As children head outdoors for summer fun, a recent tragedy in western North Dakota serves as an important reminder about scooter safety.According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a female juvenile in Dickinson died following a scooter crash on May 23.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Splashing into summer: Drayton Swimming Pool opens for the season

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
By Valley News and Views Staff Summer has officially arrived in Drayton as the Drayton Swimming Pool opened for the season on June 1.The pool will operate under abbreviated hours during its first week to accommodate lifeguard training. Hours for June 4-5 will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cavalier Mayor Lacey Hinkle, Cooper Berry and ND League of Cities Exeutive Director Matt Gardner. Submitted photo

Cavalier Mayor Lacey Hinkle, Cooper Berry and ND League of Cities Exeutive Director Matt Gardner. Submitted photo

Cavalier third-grader wins ND League of Cities essay contest

Valley News And Views Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Cooper Berry, a third grader at Cavalier Public School and the son of Al and Chris Berry, won the statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest hosted and sponsored by the North Dakota League of Cities. The contest was open to any third or seventhgrader in the state of North Dakota.
Bowesmont lives

Bowesmont lives

Bowesmont lives

Saralee Hoselton
Thursday, June 4, 2026
On Memorial Day, Geoff and Hope Hoselton and Dylan came from Fargo to visit Saralee Hoselton. They brought an indoor picnic dinner, which all shared. Then they went to the Drayton City Cemetery, where they put flowers on family graves.
Along the way | Forest focus

Along the way | Forest focus

Along the way | Forest focus

Christine Jensen
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Purpose thrives with the dedication of our passion to make a difference, even if it is a seemingly small one in the big picture of this world.There is more to be gained by a simple act of kindness than by the monetary value of any worth.
From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

Leroy Aufenkamp
Thursday, June 4, 2026
As King David neared the end of his life and forty-year reign over Israel, he said this in a prayer: “I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness” (1 Chronicles 29:17). The heart of a man is very important to God.
Prism of prose: Psalm 119

Prism of prose: Psalm 119

Prism of prose: Psalm 119

Clint Van Camp
Thursday, June 4, 2026
I open up to page 600 in my 1,200page Bible. There it is, Psalm 119.It is fitting for this passage to be at the center of God’s Word. Here the psalmist has discovered so much goodness in God’s Word; open my eyes (v. 18), teach me, O LORD (v. 33), I meditate on your decrees (v.
Why did Jesus say, ‘It is finished’?

Why did Jesus say, ‘It is finished’?

Why did Jesus say, ‘It is finished’?

Carey Kinsolving And Friends
Thursday, May 28, 2026
“If I finish my vegetables, I get dessert,” said Caleb, 8. “But Jesus didn’t get dessert. He got a spear in his side.”Caleb’s comparison might sound humorous, but it reminds us that when Jesus said, “It is finished,” on the cross (John 19:30), he wasn’t talking about ending a small task.
From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

Leroy Aufenkamp
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Bible tells us that we are to pray for our leaders – “I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority...” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).
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