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Pastor Dryburgh provided a powerful sermon at the outdoor service.

Pastor Dryburgh provided a powerful sermon at the outdoor service.

Skjeberg Lutheran Church holds annual outdoor service

Article and photos by Christine Jensen Skjeberg Lutheran Church held their annual outdoor service along with Drayton Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 23.Many parishioners gathered beneath the trees to enjoy the great outdoors while listening to a powerful sermon by Pastor Jon Dryburgh.
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Valley News & Views

Park River wall mural celebration set for June 26

The Rendezvous Region Tourism Council was the recipient of a North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) Community Access grant to help create a stunning wall mural in Park River, ND.
Stephen and Jill Matthiasson

Stephen and Jill Matthiasson

Wine event to kick-off the 125th Annual Deuce of August celebration

The 125th Deuce of August events committee is excited to announce that the 2024 August Celebration (The Deuce) will start with a wine tasting event featuring wines from the Björnson Vineyard of Salem, Oregon, and the Matthiasson Winery of Napa, California.
The class of 1974 dedicated their float to a lost classmate at the St. Thomas Daze parade. Photo by Kathryn Sisk

The class of 1974 dedicated their float to a lost classmate at the St. Thomas Daze parade. Photo by Kathryn Sisk

St. Thomas Daze

The class of 1974 dedicated their float to a lost classmate at the St. Thomas Daze parade.A beautiful day and a good turnout for the St. Thomas Daze cornhole tournament. Photo by Kathryn Sisk.
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Valley News & Views

Card of Thanks

DVAC (Domestic Violence & Abuse Center) would like to thank everyone who purchased tickets and joined us for the delicious meal, catered by Beth’s Home Cooking, for our Dinner Among the Stars annual fundraiser that was held at the Mountain Community Center on June 6th, 2024.
Two more surveys of duck population will be required before determining what to expect for the hunting season.

Two more surveys of duck population will be required before determining what to expect for the hunting season.

Survey indicates decline in breeding duck numbers

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 77th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.9 million birds, down from 3.4 million last year.
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Valley News & Views

Red River Farm Network

More expensive and more difficult – One of the highlights of the Midwest Agriculture Summit was a farm policy panel discussion. The farm bill was an obvious topic. American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad said there is a sense of urgency.
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Valley News & Views

Pollinator week is June 17-23

Gov. Doug Burgum has proclaimed June 17-23, 2024, as Pollinator Week in North Dakota. North Dakota is home to many pollinators, including more than 840,000 honey bee colonies.