Hello,

• Hopefully you all have had a safe and enjoyable 4^th of July weekend.
• Thank fully mosquitoes have been few in most places this year.  Please drain puddles & empty containers holding water (maybe behind the garage?) to keep the numbers low.
• Check your TREES!  Many Birch Trees are stressing … try water and many Maple Trees have Chlorosis.  Please help them.
• A few people have asked about the aerobatic performances taking place north of town.  We are one of only two North Dakota communities to have an “Aerobatic Box” where these performances can be seen.  An Aerobatic Box is 2.5 miles wide & deep with a 10,000-foot ceiling north of our airport.  Recently Aerobatic Competency Examiners, “ACE Pilots”, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were here to certify aerobatic performance these pilots can perform.  Specific performances are certified for this year’s air shows around the country.  The two planes we see are the only ones in the nation, at this point, having jet engines in addition to the prop engines.  We are of the very few who can see such planes and performances from our own homes.  Enjoy them.
• I hope you folks have seen the wonderful projects our Beautification Committee has been doing around town.  Thank you to all who have contributed to further beautifying Valley City.  There are opportunities for you to help too; contact Sharon at (701)840.0973.
• There is new lighting on the City Park Footbridge.  Thank you to our Electrical Department. 
• July 12^th @ 5:00 PM Magician Jonathan May performs at the Barnes County Library.
• August 5^th, be watching for “The Longest Table”.  For details see: http://www.vclongesttable.org/
• Thank you to contributors again this week.

• “Join hands instead of pointing fingers”                                                 (Larry Robinson) Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave

Hi Folks,

• I hope this time is finding you and your families well.
• The Continental Congress passed the Declaration of Independence July 4^th 1776.  Since then, the 4^th of July has been the day we celebrate the success of the American Revolution.  Thank you to those leaders for freedom.
• The 4^th of July is at hand and fireworks can be very dangerous should one have a lack of concentration.  If your fireworks show is near people or around our very dry ground that could ignite, please be extra careful during these times.
• So far our water treatment plant is keeping up with water demands during this time of drought.  Wade & Sherry at the water plant urge us to be prudent with our water use to avoid restrictions down the road.
• Similarly, our municipal power is doing fine to date in spite of the hotter weather too.  Please keep in mind you can help if you can minimize your electrical consumption from 7-8 AM, noon – 1:00 PM and 5-6:00 PM.  By minimizing use during those times, we have a better chance of avoiding demand charges costing all of us more money.
• I have been noticing the beautiful tree foliage around town even though we are dry.  Take good care of your trees, water pruning, etc., as they need maintenance to be healthy. 
• If you are seeing normally green leaves yellowing on your trees, it could be chlorosis.  Please contact our Barnes County Extension Office for help, 845-8528.
• August 5^th, be watching for “The Longest Table”.  For details see: http://www.vclongesttable.org/

• Thank you to this week’s contributorsJ
• “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right”                  (Peter Marshall)                                                                        Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave

Hey Everybody,

• What a beautiful day and great crowd were afforded us for Rally in the Valley.  Thank you to all the folks who facilitated the wonderful community event for all to enjoy.
• The Fire Department had a touching, well done Memorial Dedication with a flyover as a part of the Rally.  Thank you to all the firefighters who participated in fundraising and construction to make it happen.  Stop by and see the beautiful display on the east side of the Fire Hall.
• A reminder.  Many business owners rent dumpsters for their businesses.  Please know the dumpsters are for private, NOT public use.  This is an ordinance violation and can result in penalties.  Please respect the rights of the people paying the rent.  Thank you
• Thank you to Chris Berg and Anna Johnson from KVLY for including Valley City in the “Small Town Spotlight” this week.  We were allowed to promote our beautiful town.
• The other day I went to a business that furnished bite-size candy treats.  When I left, there was an empty wrapper lying just outside the door! Let’s do like our Mom’s told us to do, dispose of garbage (cigarette wrappers too) appropriately.  Try carrying a small garbage bag or box in your vehicle; it is pretty unobtrusive.  “Please think before you toss” thank you again.
• Perhaps you noticed a great number of young people applying mulch and working with new plantings around town.  Thank you to our Beautification Committee and youth from the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS for all your work.  It looks GREAT!!  There were more than 270 young women attending the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Conference at VCSU.  Thank you for choosing Valley City and I hope you will visit us again.
• August 5^th, be watching for “The Longest Table”.  For details see: http://www.vclongesttable.org/

• * * Thank you to this week’s contributors
• “Always be a little kinder than necessary.”                                                 (James M. Barrie) Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave