Valley News & Views Editorial

Some may wonder what these three words have in common. They are three simple words that may seem to be a perfect fit together and may seem to not pair well together depending on your point of view. They all three relate to Covid-19 and what has happened since the first reported case in China.

A time to harvest….

Harvest is underway here in good old North Dakota. It is hard to believe that it is that time of year once again. Especially since the world appeared to stop in March. But life does not stop, and farming has gone forward. This time of year, always brings with it many safety issues.

We will just have to wait and see what this weekend brings.

Happy Anniversary. Today, Tuesday August 18, 2020, is our nineteenth wedding anniversary so I found a very special way for us to celebrate. More on that later. Twenty years ago, at this time, I was just about one month into having a girlfriend.

Should Churches Have Taken Virus Money?

Every discussion of separation of church and state evokes loud voices, sometimes shouting. Many do no accept it as a governmental principle even though brigher people than us have debated and accepted it. After all, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were no slouches.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1737 “I couldn’t touch a step and turn a screw, And set the blooming world a-work for me, Like such as cut their teeth—I hope, like you— On the handle of a skeleton gold key; I cut mine on a leek, which I eat it every week: I’m a clerk at thirty bob as you can see.

Along the Way

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” - Anais Nin There are moments that saturate the restoration of our lives.

Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: My 71-year-old mother has a very small Social Security income. It is not enough to find her housing. I am working to file for increased VA benefits, as she is a veteran.

Bowesmont Lives

On Tuesday Clarice Mosolf took Saralee Hoselton to Grand Forks where they shopped and later Clarice treated her to a Dairy Queen.

Fort Stevenson Regatta and Beach Party

Garrison, ND - Two events are taking place at Fort Stevenson State Park on Saturday, August 22: the 8th Annual Fort Stevenson Regatta and the Garrison Chamber of Commerce Beach Party. The Fort Stevenson Regatta starts with a captain’s meeting at 9 a.m. in the de Trobriand Lodge.

Drayton Area Community Foundation Annual Recognition Award

Drayton, North Dakota – Drayton Area Community Foundation is seeking nominees of individuals and groups for its 4th annual Community Award.