Bowesmont Lives Grace’s Graduation Party

Ann Osborne celebrated her birthday on June 7 when Donnie and Lisa Staskivige and Ryan and Jenn Corrick and their family took her out for dinner at Hastings Landing. On Wednesday Gayle McConnell spent the day with Kris Tucker in Grand Forks.

My Two Cents | The beloved state of my birth

I was thinking so hard about what to write for this week’s column it was enough to give me a headache. At first I was thinking about writing about Minnesota’s recent legislative session and all of the social policies they passed this year.

Musings...They love us at Leisureland, they just don’t want to admit it… by Lyle Van Camp

As I mentioned another week, the Goose is back. After spending nearly the entire winter wondering if we were going to be able to find a windshield for the Gray Goose and get her back on the road, everything fell together early this spring and our beloved motorhome is back home safe and sound.

Letter from the Publisher

What a beautiful summer it has become, even though it’s technically still spring! My girls and I enjoyed our first lake day of the summer last weekend and it was a good one! My youngest got thrown off the tube and into the middle of the lake for the first time.

An Eclectic Editor: Writer(s) FOUND!

This week I am so happy to release our summer fun guide! It contains happenings and events going on all summer around Pembina County, Cavalier County, and beyond! This past week has already felt like full blown summer.

Life in the slow lane?

Time flies t has been one year since I sold Valley News & Views. As I attended the Drayton High School graduation last weekend, it was a reminder that it had been one year since I put out my last issue of Valley News & Views.

FORD blinks

The Ford Motor Company announced earlier that they would be removing AM radios from the dashboards of all new vehicles in the next model year. Ford's incorrect belief was that AM ra stations are all available on apps. This is a money grab by Ford.

Along the way

| “‘Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm – That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm – I’ve heard it in the chillest land – And...

Reverse snowbird

Greetings Valley friends and summer neighbors, hoping this writing finds you and yours in good health and true happiness. We’re still visiting Marrakech, also spelt Marrakesh. It’s the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco.

An Eclectic Editor

Once you get down to Mike’s column, you’ll read about his ‘whirlwind trip.’ I like his term and I took a similar trip down to Tennessee last week myself. It’s a 22 hour drive and Phil and I generally make the trip within 24 hours with our two dogs in tow.