Usefull thinking

North Dakota’s rural placesBy Bill Patrie North Dakota has 355 Incorporated cities with only 13 having populations greater than 5,000 and 307 having populations of 1,000 or less.(according to a Concept paper in October of 2024 from Strengthen ND).I have worked hard in rural development for 49 years.

From the pastor’s desk

It may be true for most people, it certainly is for me, that most of the pain I have experienced in my life has been self-inflicted. Some has been the result of what other have said or done, and some just by life in general, but most by my unwise choices or actions.

Prism of prose

For many years my plan was to retire in Arizona or Nevada. I was familiar with both places having spent some time in each state. As it turned out I was going back and forth between Mesa and Sacramento after I retired. This was to spend time helping my parents in Mesa.

Reverse snowbird

Hello there friends and neighbors. Now I didn’t set out to write a sad column again, but I can only write what’s put on my plate by God. Remember, I did’t have formal schooling on writing other than 70 nations of wandering.Christmas and New Years I threw a kids party at a family transitional home.

DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship accepting applications, apply by Jan. 31

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through January 31, 2025.

Health professionals student loan repayment programs

Health-related professions are among the fastest growing and personally rewarding career fields.

Caring community

Friends organize benefit for former classmateFor one area resident, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, will be a day he won't soon forget. It was a day his former classmates, friends, and a community came together to show their support while providing hope in the midst of crisis.

CORRECTION:

In the Jan. 9 issue of Valley News & Views, there was an erroneous headline and byline for the tribute to the late Lillian Heine. The headline should have read “Lessons learned, appreciation and great memories of my mother, Lillian Joyce Heine.