WEEKLY ONGOING EVENTS/REMINDERS:
*City County Health District will be conducting COVID-19 Testing will be held every Monday from 1-2 pm in the VCSU/W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse (bubble). Call 701845-8518 with questions or for more information.
*Abused Persons Outreach Center (APOC) will have a temporary change in office hours. The office will now be open from 9AM-3PM, located at 160 2nd St NW, Valley City. 24 Hour Crisis hotline 701-845-0072.
*Prairie Frame Shop winter hours will be Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 701-845-4704 with questions or for more information.
*The DMV is providing title work by appointment from 9AM-11AM and 12PM3PM. Renewals can be done via phone. If you need services outside of that time frame, please call the DMV at 701845-3812. You can schedule appointments online at dot. nd.gov.
*The Drivers License Division is currently traveling to Valley City the first and third Wednesday of each month. Services are available by appointment only by going online to dot.nd.gov or calling 1-855-633-6835.
*AA Fellowship Corner Meeting Schedule: Monday 8 p.m., Tuesday 6 p.m., Wednesday noon, Friday noon, Saturday 8 p.m. For more information call 701845-3705. The meetings are held at 320 2nd Ave SE in Valley City.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Jan. 14 & 15
• The 2021 Winter Ag & Construction Expo will be held January 14th & 15th at the Jamestown Civic Center, Jamestown, ND. Events start Thursday, January 14th at 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m. Friday, January 15th start at 9 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. with Farmers Appreciation Lunch served at noon both days. For more information contact Jamestown Civic Center at 701-252-4835.
Fri., Jan. 15
• Valley City Public Works will be picking up Christmas trees on Friday, January 15th in Valley City. Trees will be picked up at the same spot your regular garbage is picked up weekly. Trees must be out by 7 a.m. with stands and bags removed. Residents can also take their trees to the grass and leaf collection site which is open 24 hours a day. The site is located west of the Transfer Station at 11490 35th St SE, Valley City. For questions or more information call Valley City Public Works office at 701-845-0380.
• Barnes County South Central Adult Services menu includes: Chicken strips, macaroni and cheese, baked beans and cookie. For more information please call 701845-4300.
Sat., Jan. 16
• Barnes County South Central Adult Services menu includes: roast beef, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn and peaches. For more information please call 701-8454300.
Sun., Jan. 17
• Barnes County South Central Adult Services menu includes: grilled chicken, augratin potatoes, mixed vegetables and fruit crisp. For more information please call 701-845-4300.
Mon, Jan. 18
• VCPS and St. Catherine School will not have school on Monday, January 18th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day and Professional Development Day. School will resume, normal times, on Tuesday, January 19th. For questions or more information call the VCPS office at 701-845-0463 or St. Catherine School office at 701845-1453.
• VCBC Public Library will be closed on Monday, January 18th in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
• Barnes County Courthouse will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office and Jail will remain staffed.
• Barnes County South Central Adult Services menu includes: pork chop, mashed potatoes & gravy, peas & carrots and applesauce. For more information please call 701-845-4300.
• To help unite us, a free drive-through chili feed in this time of economic hardship and social isolation will be delivered to your car on this Martin Luther King Day of Service and American Unity. Drive up to the North Door of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Valley City, starting at 5:30 pm; it will go until the food runs out. All are welcome.
Tues., Jan. 19
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 will be held on Tuesday, January 19th, starting at 12:10 p.m. at St. Catherine School - 506 3rd Ave. NE, 12:25 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 680 8th Ave SW and 12:40 p.m. New Life Assembly of God Church, 520 Winter Show Road SW. All meeting will be held in the church parking lots to encourage social distancing. Event is sponsored by Barnes County Ministerial Association. Watch for more details in your TR.
• VCBC Public Library Activities: 6 p.m. Paper Bag Snowflake Craft. YouTube. Call 845-3821 to pick up kit.
• Barnes County South Central Adult Services menu includes: chili, cornbread, coleslaw and lemon bar. For more information please call 701-845-4300.
• At 4:30 pm turn your front porch light on to remember the 30 Barnes County residents who have died due to COVID-19. Also listen to the bells chiming as you think of the wonderful people who are gone from our midst because of this pandemic.