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Friday, Oct. 21
Artwork by Chris
Schanack, artist/designer,
is on exhibit from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the Valley City
State University Gallery.
No school: Valley City
Public Schools, Barnes
County North
A free Bone Builders
exercise class - Help-
ing to Fight Osteoporosis,
Improve Balance, Increase
Energy, Bone Density,
Mobility and Lower Blood
Pressure - is Wednes-
days and Fridays at 10
a.m. at the Enderlin Senior
Citizens Center.
Story time at the
Enderlin Municipal Li-
brary is every Friday from
10:30 to 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22
Valley City Farmers
Market, now indoors at
314 N. Central Ave (Next
to Valley Fashions), runs
from 10 a.m. to noon.
Valley City State
University football plays
Jamestown College in
Jamestown at 1 p.m.
Valley City State Uni-
versity Cross-Country
competes in the Mt. Marty
Invitational, an all-day
event, at Yankton, S.D.
Maple Valley/Enderlin
and LaMoure/Litchville-
Marion high school foot-
ball enters the frst-round
of playoffs.
North Dakota State
Cross Country Champi-
onships were moved from
Valley City (due to food-
ing) to Rose Creek Golf
Course in Fargo.
Sunday, Oct. 23
MOTHER-IN-LAW DAY
Our Saviors Lutheran
Church in Sanborn holds
its Fall Dinner featuring
turkey and all the trim-
mings from 4 to 7 p.m.
Jacob Lenos Senior
Art Exhibition is on dis-
play from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Valley City State
University Gallery.
Valley City Junior High
Band & Choir Concert
begins at 7:30 p.m.
Valley City Junior High
Art Show starts at 4 p.m.
Maple Valley High
School volleyball plays
North Sargent High
School at Tower City,
beginning at 6 p.m.
Barnes County North
volleyball plays Mayport-
CG at 5 p.m. at North
Central.
Tuesday, Oct. 25
The cast and crew of
VCSU Theaters Little
Shop of Horrors hosts
a Business After Hours
event featuring hors
doeuvres and a chance
to win $25 in Chamber
Bucks from 5 to 7 p.m. in
Vangstad Auditorium.
Jacob Leno lectures
on his Senior Art Ex-
hibition at 7 p.m. in the
Valley City State University
Gallery.
Valley City Rotary
Clubs Annual Wine
Tasting Event runs from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the
Barnes County Historical
Society Museum in down-
town Valley City.Tickets
for the annual wine and
cheese event are $15
at the door. A portion of
the proceeds beneft the
Barnes County Historical
Society.
Valley City high school
volleyball plays Fargo
South at Fargo South
High School at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 26
The Ambassador
Committee of the Val-
ley City Area Chamber of
Commerce meets at 10
a.m. More info: Stephanie
Mayfeld, 701-845-1891.
Jacob Lenos Senior
Art Exhibition is on dis-
play from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Valley City State
University Gallery.
Kiwanis Club of Valley
City meets Wednesdays
at noon at the VFW Club
in Valley City.
Valley City State Uni-
versity volleyball plays
Jamestown College at 7
p.m. in Jamestown.
A free Bone Builders
exercise class - Help-
ing to Fight Osteoporosis,
Improve Balance, Increase
Energy, Bone Density,
Mobility and Lower Blood
Pressure - is Wednes-
days and Fridays at 10
a.m. at the Enderlin Senior
Citizens Center.
Thursday, Oct. 27
Second Crossing
Toastmasters meets
Thursday at noon in the
Norway Room at VCSU
Student Center. Visitors
welcome. More info:
Janet, 845-2596.
The Image & Beautif-
cation Committee of the
Valley City Area Cham-
ber of Commerce meets
at 4:30 p.m. More info:
Stephanie Mayfeld, 701-
845-1891.
Jacob Lenos Senior
Art Exhibition is on dis-
play from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Valley City State
University Gallery.
Valley City State Uni-
versity Theater presents
Little Shop of Horrors
at 7:30 p.m. at Vangstad
Auditorium, VCSU, Valley
City.
Maple Valley Students
Against Destructive
Decisions (SADD) meets
L
ittle Shop of Horrors opens in Val-
ley City State Universitys Vang-
stad Auditorium on Oct. 27 at
7:30 p.m., and runs through Oct. 29,
including a 2 p.m. matinee perfor-
mance on Saturday, Oct. 29. A musical
spoof of the1962 cult classic film by
Roger Corman, Little Shop of Horrors
became an Off-Broadway sensation
written by Alan Menken and Howard
Ashman. The story features Seymour, a
shy assistant in a Skid Row floral shop
who gains fame, fortune, and love when
he discovers an unusual plant.
Jenni Lou Russi, VCSU Director
of Theatre, leads the creative team,
including VCSU sophomore Anna
Weisenburger as stage manager/assis-
tant director; assistant stage manager
Lindsay Lagodinski; vocal music direc-
tor. Leesa Levy; conductor James Ad-
ams; and technical director Sean Boe.
The cast features VCSU students,
including Nikiesha Andress; Jonathan
Casey; Rebecca Hahn; Kayley Erland-
son; Tiffany Ferch; Angela Morford;
Diana Muro; Jacob Olson; Kirci Phil-
lips; Tyanna Sanderson; Becky Swen-
son; Burke Tagney; Tony Trautman;
and Luke Wieland.
Single tickets for this musical, or sea-
son tickets for the academic year, are
now available. Call the VCSU box of-
fice at 701-845-7320 for tickets.
A plantastic musical
The cast of Valley City State Universitys Little Shop of Horrors build the set, including
puppets for the show. Photo credit: Jenni Lou Russi.
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District II High School
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at Enderlin, beginning at
3:30 p.m.
Valley City high school
volleyball plays Grand
Forks Red River at Grand
Forks Red River at 7 p.m.
Tops Club of Enderlin
meets every Thursday
morning at the Senior
Center. Weigh in from
8:30 to 9 a.m.; meeting at
9 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 28
Barnes County Wild-
life Federations Annual
Fall Banquet/Auction
is at the Eagles Club in
Valley City. More info: Jill,
845-2087 or 845-2378.
Jacob Lenos Senior
Art Exhibition is on dis-
play from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Valley City State
University Gallery.
Valley City State Uni-
versity Theater presents
Little Shop of Horrors
at 7:30 p.m. at Vangstad
Auditorium, VCSU, Valley
City.
VCSU Fine & Perform-
ing Arts presents Music
Teachers National As-
sociation/North Dakota
Music Teachers Asso-
ciation competitions at
Foss Hall on Oct. 28 and
29.
Annual Ruckus at the
Rec family Halloween
event runs from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Rec Center in
Valley City.
Story time at the
Enderlin Municipal Library
is every Friday from 10:30
to 11 a.m.
Valley City State
University volleyball
competes at the Univer-
sity of Sioux Falls Tourney
(Lindenwood) starting at 5
p.m., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Valley City State
University womens
basketball vs. University
of Winnipeg starts at 5:30
p.m. at the VCSU Field-
house.
Valley City State Uni-
versity mens basketball
vs. University of Winnipeg
starts at 7:30 p.m. at the
VCSU Fieldhouse.
District II High School
Volleyball Tournament
is Oct. 27, 28, and 31,
at Enderlin, beginning at
3:30 p.m.
A free Bone Builders
exercise class - Help-
ing to Fight Osteoporosis,
Improve Balance, Increase
Energy, Bone Density,
Mobility and Lower Blood
Pressure - is Wednes-
days and Fridays at 10
a.m. at the Enderlin Senior
Citizens Center.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Valley City State Uni-
versity Theater presents
the Little Shop of Hor-
rors at 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. at Vangstad Audito-
rium, VCSU, Valley City.
The Annual Chuck-
wagon Dinner at Con-
gregational Church in
Valley City runs from 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admis-
sion: $8 per adult
VCSU Fine & Perform-
ing Arts presents Music
Teachers National As-
sociation/North Dakota
Music Teachers Asso-
ciation competitions at
Foss Hall on Oct. 28 and
29.
Valley City Farmers
Market, now indoors at
314 N. Central Ave (Next
to Valley Fashions), runs
from 10 a.m. to noon.
A Halloween Party
featuring Rubys Kara-
oke, free food and a cos-
tume contest for adults
21+ is at the Sheyenne
Saloon, Kathryn.
Valley City State
University volleyball play
Minot at the University of
Sioux Falls Tournament
starting at 10 a.m.
Valley City State Uni-
versity volleyball plays
Grandview at the Univer-
sity of Sioux Falls Tourna-
ment starting at 2 p.m.
Valley City State
University football vs
Mayville State University,
starting at 1 p.m.
Jamestown (Valley
City) swimming and div-
ing competes in a meet at
Jamestown High School
at 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30
The Old School Gift
Shoppe located in the
historic 1916 Buffalo High
School at Buffalo, N.D.,
is open from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sundays, Oct.
30, Nov. 6, and Dec. 4.
Proceeds from the sale
of treasures old and new
beneft the 1916 Buffalo
High School renovation
project. The school is
listed on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places.
More info: 701-633-5000.
Jacob Lenos Senior
Art Exhibition is on dis-
play from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Valley City State
University Gallery.
District II High School
Volleyball Tournament
is Oct. 27, 28, and 31,
at Enderlin, beginning at
3:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 31
HALLOWEEN
District II High School
Volleyball Tournament
is Oct. 27, 28, and 31,
at Enderlin, beginning at
3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
ALL SAINTS DAY
Unique Antiques,
148 E. Main St., Valley
City, hosts a Business
After Hours event featur-
ing hors doeuvres and
a chance to win $25 in
Chamber Bucks runs from
5 to 7 p.m. More info:
Stephanie Mayfeld, 701-
845-1891.
Jacob Lenos Senior
Art Exhibition is on dis-
play from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the Valley City State
University Gallery.
Sheyenne Valley
MOPS (Mothers of
PreSchoolers) meet the
frst and third Tuesdays
of each month from 9 to
11 a.m. at First Church
of the Nazarene in Valley
City. Childcare is provided
through the MOPPETS
program. MOPS is open
to all moms
with
children from infancy-
kindergarten. More info:
Karla, 701-845-5138 or
visit www.mops.org
Valley City Rotary
meets every Tuesday at
noon at the Valley City
VFW Club.
Barnes County Com-
mission meets every
frst and third Tuesday of
every month at the Barnes
County Courthouse, Valley
City.
Parent-teacher
conferences at Barnes
County North is from
3:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
ALL SOULS DAY
Kiwanis Club of Valley
City meets Wednesdays
at noon at the VFW Club
in Valley City.
Valley City Park Board
meets every frst Wednes-
day of the month from
November through
March, start-
ing today
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Thursday, Nov. 3
Second Crossing
Toastmasters meets
Thursday at noon in the
Norway Room at VCSU
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welcome. More info:
Janet, 845-2596.
The Barnes County
Music Festival takes
place at Vangstad Hall,
Valley City State University.
Maple Valley Students
Against Destructive
Decisions (SADD) meets
Thursday mornings at 8
a.m.
Parent-teacher con-
ferences today at Maple
Valley School District.
Tops Club of Enderlin
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Friday, Nov. 4
Joe Variego, Clarinet
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mance begins at 7:30
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students, faculty & staff
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St. Catherine Catholic
School hosts its annual
Fall Auction at the Eagles
in Valley City.
No school: Maple
Valley School District,
Valley City Public Schools,
Barnes County North.
Valley City State
University womens
basketball vs. Northwest-
ern College at 5:30 p.m.
at the VCSU Fieldhouse,
Valley City.
Valley City State Uni-
versity mens basketball
vs. Northwestern College
(IA) begins at 7:30 p.m.
in the VCSU Fieldhouse,
Valley City.
Valley City State Uni-
versity Cross Country
competes at the National
Qualifying Meet held in
Billings, Mont.
Saturday, Nov. 5
Valley City Farmers
Market, now indoors at
314 N. Central Ave (Next
to Valley Fashions), runs
from 10 a.m. to noon.
St. Pauls Lutheran
Church in Kathryn hosts
its WELCA Fall Bazaar.
The annual event features
a soup and sandwich
lunch with pie and cof-
fee, a quilt raffe, craft and
bake sale, and fellowship.
More info: Eunice, 796-
8291; or Marlie, 796-
8011.
Womens Weekend
events in Valley City
include a Make n Take
at Quilted Ceiling, 10:30
a.m.; Spa Day at Hair
Therapy, 1 to 5 p.m.; and
Tea Party at the Land-
mark II, 2 to 3 p.m. More
info: Stephanie Mayfeld,
701-845-1891.
Jamestown (Valley
City) swimming and div-
ing competes in a meet
at the Mandan Aquatics
Center at 10 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6
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The Old School Gift
Shoppe located in the
historic 1916 Buffalo High
School at Buffalo, N.D.,
is open from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 6,
and Dec. 4. Proceeds
from the sale of treasures
old and new beneft the
1916 Buffalo High School
renovation project. The
school is listed on the Na-
tional Register of Historic
Places. More info: 701-
633-5000.
Womens Weekend
events in Valley City
include a Sheyenne Valley
Friends of Animals Scrap-
booking event at Am-
ericInn from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. More info: Stephanie
Mayfeld, 701-845-1891.
Monday, Nov. 7
Valley City Commis-
sion meets every frst and
third Monday of every
month at City Hall, Valley
City. The fnance meeting
begins at 4 p.m., followed
at 5 p.m. by the regular
board meeting.
Hannaford City Coun-
cil meets the frst Monday
of every month at 7 p.m.
at the Hannaford City Hall.
Parent-Teacher Confer-
ences from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Valley City Public Schools.
Parent-Teacher Con-
ferences are Nov. 7 and
Nov. 8 at St. Catherine
Catholic School in Valley
City.
Region 1 Volleyball
Tournament is Nov. 7,
8, and 10, at Oak Grove,
beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
An investment class
presented by Susan
Jorissen, an Edward
Jones fnancial advisor,
on Basic Information on
Mutual Funds at noon and
5:30 p.m. Lunch will be
served for noon session.
Reservations required:
701-845-9379.
Valley City Rotary
meets every Tuesday at
noon at the Valley City
VFW Club.
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H
i, my name
is Hershey,
at least
thats what people
call me now. I
cant tell anyone
my previous name
because Im a dog.
Heres my story.
I was lost and
came across a nice
farm family who had a wonderful
yard and a great porch to sleep on,
but they couldnt keep me. Im
old; I dont move very well, but I
managed to get down their drive-
way and sleep on the porch. Tey
gave me water, but they couldnt
keep me and didnt feed me. Wow,
I was so hungry and tired. It was
a hot summer. Ten they called
someone who could help.
When I came to this new home,
there were already three dogs.
Tey were nice to me. Te person
was nice too: fed me, gave me a
much-needed bath, and clipped
my claws. My claws were so long
that my paws didnt really touch
the ground and walking was very
painful.
I live here now. Im in the
family, and I never want to be lef
alone again. If I cant fnd any of
my dog siblings or my person, I
get anxious and I whine, but I try
to do it quietly because I got in
LOTS of trouble at my other home
if I made any noise. I never bark.
I get to eat good food every day.
I get as much petting as I want. I
have a big yard that I share with
my dog siblings, and frankly, Im
lucky to be alive.
I have never understood what
happened. Im a good dog, but I
guess I wasnt good enough any-
more. No one even answered the
ads afer I was found.
Im home now. Maybe you
could consider adopting a dog.
Tere are lots of us that need lov-
ing, secure homes, and we have
lots of love to share.
To see pets available for adop-
tion in our area go to www.svfani-
mals.org or petfnder.com.
Julee Russell is a member of the
Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals.
Finally, Hershey is home....
By Julie
Russell
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A
fer picking up a copy of your
newspaper, I was pleasantly
surprised to see the lengthy story
on Bernie Wager and the picture on the
beach of the troops leaving Guadalcanal.
As Bernie could tell you, not only he,
but my youngest paternal uncle, LeRoy
Busching, and his cousin, Raymond
Ellerman, from a neighboring farm near
Milnor, N.D. who attended Valley City
State University, could also be in that picture.
Tey all survived that battle to leave for the next one.
Ray may have lef earlier for ofcer training and Bernie
did meet him at some point in his own journey to be an
ofcer.
To the best of my knowledge, neither one of my rela-
tives received wounds on Guadalcanal or in the later
battles but, like Bernie, returned to the United States
safely afer the war.
LeRoy returned to his family in North Dakota and
Wahpeton and to work with the power company.
Ray, who had attended VCSU in the late 30s, which
qualifed him for ofcer training, remained in southern
California on his release and attended USC along with
his wife Viki, who he had met as an Army Nurse in Fiji,
which is one of the places mentioned in your article on
Bernie.
Ray later got into the college administration business
in California and, besides being the business administra-
tor at the San Bernadino Junior College during its growth
period, he ended up as chancellor of that college and a
nearby one in Grafon Hills, Calif.
He was apparently well-thought of enough that, afer
retirement, he flled in at several colleges in California
while they looked for new leaders, and taught for a short
time at the university in Malibu, Calif.
VCSU brought him back here to Valley City for a spe-
cial presentation and program at Vangsted as one of their
"Illustrious Alumni." I am not sure if he and Bernie got
together at that time or not. Ray ofen planned to come
back for the reunions of the 164th here, but never made it
that I recall.Another question to ask Bernie.
Tat is Ray's connection with Valley City. My father,
Ed Busching, his cousin, got to attend the event at VCSU,
despite my father's failing health. A nice event for the
family.
At my suggestion, Terry L. Shoptaugh, the author of
"Tey Were Ready" on the 164th Infantry in the Pacifc
War, interviewed Ray by phone in the Las Vegas area
where he had retired years ago with Viki to be near their
only child, Nancy.
A picture of Ray in full gear is in the book and the
story about meeting Viki. A couple small items got lost in
the "translation" over the phone, but the brief reference
was mostly correct.
Ray was one of the few who served on Guadalcanal,
I heard, who did not get any Malaria. So rather than
having met in the Army Hospital as you sometimes hear
about or see in the movies, it was somewhat more mun-
dane and real life.
Ray had been in the 164th Army Band on clarinet,
along with my uncle LeRoy, who played jazz trombone
for the Army dances. Due to that connection, Ray appar-
ently sat in with the band on Fiji where he met Viki at a
dance! Tose stories about musicians are apparently true!
Still a nice story. And they lived happily every afer.
SEE BUSCHING, page 10
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By Lowell
Busching
By Richard Betting
Editors note: This is the frst in a
series that will explore how water
issues impact the greater Shey-
enne River Valley.

O
il from the April 20, 2010,
explosion on the Deepwa-
ter Horizon drill platform
in the Gulf of Mexico reached the
Louisiana Coast ten days later. By
that time about 1.5 million gallons
of oil had already leaked, and 5,000
barrels a day continued to gush from
the 5,000-foot-deep 7-inch fractured
pipe.
British Petroleum and U.S. agen-
cies attempted three courses of
action: 1. Stop the fow; 2. Contain
the oil in the water; 3. Clean up
aferwards.
Only one of these was viable:
STOP THE FLOW.
Te Devils Lake situation is
similar. As Colonel Michael Price,
commander of the St. Paul Division
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
said at a meeting in Cooperstown
in May of 2010, "You can either
deal with water afer it is in the lake
or you can prevent the water from
reaching the lake in the frst place."
In dealing with Devils Lake, the
most meaningful action would be to
retain water in the upper basin. In
other words, turn of the tap.
Attempts to pump water from the
lake since 2005 when the West Bay
Outlet pumping at 250 cubic feet
per second was operated have
been of little value. Current plans to
drain more water from Devils Lake
into the Sheyenne River could re-
move more water each year, but only
at the expense of those of us who live
along the river downstream. Here,
the damages could be horrendous.
Long-range plans to retain water
in the upper basin should be imple-
mented.
Instead, what has been done so far
to deal with water on Devils Lake?
n Tey raised dikes and roads and
the lake kept rising.
n Tey moved houses and the lake
kept rising.
n Tey lowered the spill level of
the Tolna Coulee a foot. Still, the lake
kept rising.
n Tey built an outlet for $28 mil-
lion, and the lake kept rising.
n Tey increased outlet pumping
to 250 cubic feet per second (at a cost
of another $15 million), but that
did not keep the lake from rising.
n Te Corps said raise the dikes
higher (for $200 million more).
But some say that upper basin
drainage does not contribute signif-
cantly to raising the level of Devils
Lake. If water entering Devils Lake
from the upper basin is not dealt
with, one of the most signifcant
methods of dealing with the rise will
not have been dealt with.
Te boxed inset below shows
some of the facts that prove draining
sloughs has an efect on downstream
fooding. To analyze the information,
frst, determine how many wetland
acres existed in the Devils Lake
basin. Next, determine how many
wetland acres remain. Te diference
should be the number of acres that
have been drained.
Since drained wetlands do not
hold water, all of the water these
sloughs once held now fows through
the Edmore, Starkweather, Little, and
Mauvais Coulees and Channel
A into Devils Lake. Tat's where
the annual spring fows come from.
Tat's where the over 600,000 acre-
feet of water came from in 2009 and
again this year.
Terefore, about 358,000 acres of
sloughs (wetlands) now contribute to
Devils Lake the water they once held.
Until this fact is acknowledged and
dealt with, any solution to Devils
Lake water will come at the expense
of those living along the Sheyenne
River.
Richard Betting is a member of the
group People to Save the Sheyenne.
He lives in Valley City.
Devils Lake: Its time to turn off the tap
Original Wetland Acres in Upper Devils Lake Basin
Devils Lake Basin Advisory Committee (1976) 569,000 acres
Ludden, Frink and Johnson (1983) 412,000 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1999) 400,000 acres
Remaining (not drained) Wetland Acres in Upper Devils Lake Basin
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - and - North Dakota State Engineer
(January 1997) 211,000 acres remaining
To determine the total drained wetland acres in the Upper Basin,
subtract the remaining acres from the original wetland acres
estimated and you discover that 189,000 to 358,000 wetland
acres have been drained in the Upper Devils Lake Basin.
WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
By Lee Morris
W
ayne Loberg says even in the digital
age, the show will go on.
Since 1982, Loberg has managed Valley
Citys only movie theater. Te cinema opened
with Chariots of Fire, which won that years
Academy Award for Best Picture.
Now the 64-year-old Loberg, who has also
owned Te Teatre I & II since 1997, is selling the business.
I havent really pushed it real hard yet, he says. I just put up a sign in the window,
thought Id see whatd happen.
Loberg is nearing retirement age. Aside from that, motion picture companies have
mandated that all theaters switch to digital projection systems by 2013. Owners and
managers like Loberg are looking at the cost of changing to digital.
With the switchover from flm to digital, that was part of the decision, says Loberg,
whose business still relies on 35-millimeter
flm projectors for its two screens. Im 64.
Its time to settle anyway. Tis happened to be
occurring at the same time.
Digital or else
Te shif to new technology has lef many
smaller movie theaters across the country
looking at converting or closing, according to
Eric Butterworth.
Butterworth is the sales manager for Claco Equipment in Salt Lake City. Te com-
pany sells and services theater supplies, mostly across the western half of the U.S.
Of the 350 cinemas Claco works with, about 60 percent are Ma and Pas in small
towns, including Te Teatre I & II. So far, about 10 of the smaller theaters have con-
verted to digital, including one in Hettinger, Butterworth says.
SEE DIGITAL, page 7
PAGE 6 movies
The pending sale of The Theatre I & II in Valley City would mark the frst time in decades that the cinema business here would change hands. Wayne Loberg, whos
owned the theater since 1997, was the frst manager of the location when it opened in 1982. PHOTO: THE INDEPENDENT
The Era of Film
The best thing about digital is your frst
presentation looks as good as your
100th presentation. - WAYNE LOBERG

DIGITAL
CONTINUED from page 6
Te best thing about digital
is your frst presentation looks
as good as your 100th presenta-
tion, he says.
But the one-time sum for a
new projection system runs high.
Costs for a digital unit range
from $75,000 to $100,000, and
thats without 3D capabilities.
With 3D, a projector may cost as
much as $140,000, Butterworth
says.
Teaters dont have a choice.
Film companies have a monop-
oly on the market, Butterworth
says, so studios such as Disney,
Warner Bros. and Paramount
have given owners one option:
You have to buy it or you close.
Tats the unfortunate reality,
he says.
Indeed, some movies released
this year have been distributed
only digitally. Tats true for
Disneys re-release of 1994s Te
Lion King, Loberg says.
Te studios will continue to
release their bigger draws until
2013, afer which flm will be
phased out entirely.

Big-screen
benefts
Te new format has benefts.
Digital projectors are easier to
operate than flm models, But-
terworth says. And theaters dont
have to staf a projection booth,
so they save on labor costs.
Because movies on flm arrive
in the form of 45- to 50-pound
reels, digital versions allow the
shipping costs theaters pay to
tumble, Loberg says.
Te Valley City theater owner
sees another potentially big
money maker for the big screen:
Using digital projectors, Loberg
says, theaters can show events
such as the Superbowl and TV
shows.

The era of flm
Loberg says its easy to see why
theater companies are switching.
It costs them between $1,500 and
$2,000 to print one flm version
of a movie, he says. With digital,
they can send a CD instead of
the 50-pound flm.
A 35-mm movie is sent to
theaters through the mail. It ar-
rives in fve reels that Loberg says
together would stretch for a mile
if the flm were pulled out. At the
theater, workers splice together
the flm and ft it on a platter
projector.
In days past, a projectionist
had to quickly switch those fve
reels whenever one ended. If the
job was done right, the movie
played uninterrupted and an
audience didnt notice.
A projection booth employee
knew when to change the reel
based on cue marks tiny
blotches in the flm in the corner
of the screen. Tose cue marks
remain on the flm versions,
Loberg says, and serve as nostal-
gic reminders of the era of flm.
With digital, the cue marks, as
well as scratches on the screen,
are gone, leaving a clear picture
with each showing.
Teres some nostalgia, but
thats just progress, if you want to
call it that, Loberg says.
When a movie ends its run in
theaters, the reels are returned
to the motion picture frms,
where Butterworth says theyre
destroyed.

Popular attraction
Loberg is selling Te Teatre
I & II, located on West Main
Street, for the appraised value of
the property about $200,000
plus materials inside, such as
auditorium seats and screens.
Hes not charging for the 35-mm
projectors.
With two screens, the theater
is a popular spot for Valley City
community residents who take
advantage of its oferings seven
nights a week. Tats particularly
true in the winter, when outdoor
recreation dries up.
Loberg is confdent in the stay-
ing power of the theater.
People arent going to quit go-
ing to movies, he says.
movies PAGE 7
T
he pending sale of Te Te-
atre I & II would mark the
frst time in decades that
the cinema business in Valley
City would change hands.
Wayne Loberg, whos owned
the theater since 1997, was the
frst manager of the location
when it opened in 1982. Before
him, his father-in-law, the late
Maurice Wick, owned the busi-
ness.
And Maurice Wick was con-
tinuing the tradition his father,
O.M. Wick, carried out with
the former OMWICK Teater,
Loberg says. Today that former
movie house is home to the
Barnes County Senior Center
on Second Avenue Southeast.
At age 64, Loberg is hoping
to sell the business and retire.
But the Teatre I & II remains a
popular attraction for commu-
nity residents looking for escape
through movies.
When we started, we just
called it Te Teatre, kind of
Zen-like, you know, Loberg
says. It was 1989 we added a
second screen, a second audito-
rium to make it two screens.
In his time, Loberg has per-
formed every task associated
with running a theater: from
selling tickets and concessions
to cleaning the aisles afer mov-
ies ended.
In his 29 years of running the
theater, Loberg says his biggest
mistake came in 1997, when he
chose not to show that years
blockbuster, Titanic.
We didnt think anybody
would want to watch it, he says,
explaining he thought it was
just about an old ship sinking.
Te Wimbledon natives
favorite movie is 1990s Dances
with Wolves I grew up on
the prairie out here and (the
movie) was just like cowboys
and Indians, he says. Just
never got over it.
He says audiences will always
have a need for the cinema:
Teres always a market for
movies, Loberg says. Tere
will always be movie theaters.
- LEE MORRIS
S
keeter Phelan (Emma
Stone) wants to become
a writer. But in 1960s
Jackson, Mississippi, breaking
the mold proves difcult for a
headstrong young woman like
Skeeter, who earned a bach-
elors instead of a masters at
her university.
Hoping to land a job with
Harper and Row, a publishing
company in New York, Skeeter instead fnds
herself writing a cleaning column for the lo-
cal newspaper to gain experience in the feld.
Skeeter knows absolutely nothing about do-
mestic life and asks her friends black maid,
Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) for assistance.
As their friendship blossoms, Skeeter real-
izes that Aibileens story should be told and
hopes to write a book about the lives of black
maids in Jackson (and forward her career in
the process).
Aibileen is less than enthusiastic about
speaking out against her white employers,
especially afer the local racist, socialite Hilly
Holbrook (Bryce Dallas Howard) fres Aibi-
leens best friend Minny (Octavia Spencer)
for using the white toilet in a house.
But afer the murder of a civil rights leader
(Medgar Evans) adds to already palpable
racial tensions, Aibileen and a dozen other
maids decide to speak up. Te maids regale
Skeeter with stories about their jobs, their
struggles and their lives. Skeeter captures
every word of their stories and their hearts
and anonymously publishes a book simply
titled Te Help.
While the topic of racism has been a com-
monplace and overdone topic in Hollywood
movies, the flm Te Help ofers up a refresh-
ing story about the love/hate relationships
between the black maids and the families
they served. Te movie plays it pretty safe
while dealing with the volatile subject of race
relations in 1960s southern America, touch-
ing on a painful subject while not daring to
become too painful to watch. Aibileen and
Minny easily steal every scene theyre in,
bringing genuine warmth and humor to their
characters.
Te Help is a faithful adaption of Kathryn
Stocketts much-loved, bestselling book of
the same name. Most of the important details
translate well, but the subplot concern-
ing Skeeters budding romance with a man
named Stuart cuts out their detailed court-
ship from the novel, making his short-lived
presence in this movie about sisterhood and
race relations unnecessary and distracting.
Te Help is not a gritty look at the under-
belly of the history of race relations, one of
Americas still raw wounds. It ofers a kinder
look at the way things were, perhaps feeling a
little cleaner than it should. But the hopeful-
ness of Te Help is infectious, and the efort
and emotion shines through.
Te movie displays sincere moments of
humor and heartbreak, only stumbling a
few times. And afer a steady summer diet
of mindless, half-baked action movies, I
welcome with open arms a movie with a bit
of substance.
Kaylee Erlandson is a student
at Valley City State University.
The end of an era
ON THE BIG SCREEN
By Kaylee
erlandson
Gently, with substance, The help delivers
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live in a great neigh-
borhood. While most
people think their
neighborhood is the best, I
know mine is.
Im not trying to pick
a fght, but its the best
I could ask for, with
a mixture of ages and
backgrounds probably not
much diferent than many
neighborhoods in the state.
When I stop and ponder
for a moment, I have
to go a few houses each
direction to fnd a home
without a hunter or angler
in it. Tats probably not
much diferent than the
rest of the Midwest, as our
heritage includes not just
Germans and Scandina-
vians or Lutherans and
Catholics. We also hunt,
fsh or do both.
Te next time youre
visiting with your neigh-
bors, ask them where they
hunt. For instance, I know
Gordy, his son, grandsons
and friends will again trav-
el to hunt around Cooper-
stown. Brad drew a mule
deer tag and is setting his
sights on the badlands, but
not before hes bow hunted
in the Red River Valley.
Cole is a Mitchell, SD
native and hell also head
home to South Dakota for
a deer hunt in the Black
Hills, but drew a North
Dakota license as well.
Across the street James is
originally from Milbank,
SD but enjoys North Da-
kota deer
hunting
with a 4C
mule his
preference.
He didnt
draw but
secured a
2B antler-
less license.
My neighbor Darwin
grew up near Streeter, but
has hunted deer between
Jamestown and Valley City
for a few decades.
Ellerd is retired, but
just rejoined the ranks of
North Dakota deer hunters
a few years ago, afer de-
cades away. Te extended
opportunities in his home
area of Edmore, along
with urging from a friend,
piqued his interest and he
plans to return again this
fall as well.
I cant forget Delbert.
He might be the oldest
neighbor -closer to 80 than
70- but youd never guess
it and I would bet even
with a new knee he could
keep up the pace with most
hunters. His deer hunts are
squeezed in between medi-
cal equipment and build-
ing a plane.
Opening Friday a couple
years back he rang me up
on the phone afer oh-dark
thirty looking for some
tips on a new spot to hunt.
Begrudgingly, hes not
taking part this year, but
maybe next year.
Believe it or not, this
short unofcial survey
didnt take me more than a
half a block from my front
sidewalk, yet these hunters
will fan out across North
Dakota and other states for
their favorite deer hunting
destination.
Over the course of weeks
well exchange stories from
diferent corners, but all
with a common theme
of deer hunting. Unlike
discussing your favorite
football team, there will be
no losers.
Evening visits to the
neighbors garage secretly
checking to see if anyone
has a big buck are a must,
followed by the obligatory
swapping of processing
plans for jerky, sausage or
burger, and theres a pretty
good chance a new recipe
will generate some interest.
Where else does deer
bacon come from but a
group of hunters boning
out the strip meat from the
rib cage and frying it up in
bacon?
While some will lament
missed shots or this close
opportunities that disap-
peared with the twitch of
a tail, the give and take,
laughter and neighbor-
hood friendships grow
each year, even though
we may never spend a day
walking the same feld.

Leier is a biologist with the Game
& Fish Department. He grew
up in Valley City. Reach him by
email at dleier@nd.gov
N.D. OUTDOORS
Hunting, fshing tales: Almost like being there
By Doug
Leier
THOse gOlden Olden days
From the Collection of Dennis Stillings/Valley City
the independent PAGE 9
ABOVE: Keith Hovland of Valley City brings his beam-
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Saturday for lunchtime hamburgers. LEFT: Jesse Hoch-
stetler, 15, takes advantage of the warm October weath-
er and practices a few tricks Saturday afternoon at the
Valley City Skatepark. Hochstetler is a student at Valley
City High School. Photos: THE INDEPENDENT
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Taught by experienced
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Options; Nov. 19, Market-
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Good Business; Jan. 7, Re-
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Loans; Jan. 10, Presentation
of Business Plans.
All sessions will be held at
the Morton Mandan Public
Library at 609 West Main
Street in Mandan. Te day
begins at 9 a.m. with home-
work review and ends at 4
p.m.
FARRMS Sustainable
Farm Series provided us
with the information and
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Scott Hanson, Llama Trax
Gardens in Valley City.
Trough hands-on experi-
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done that' - that helped us
decide to go forward with
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PAGE 10 the independent
War is not all hell.
I need to check with Bernie aer all
these years to nd out if he knew my uncle
LeRoy, who remained a sergeant and in
the band. In fact, LeRoy was delayed in
coming home to North Dakota aer the
war for a few months on an assignment
in Chicago to play at events for the troops
coming home aer the war.
Before the war, while at VCSU, Ray
played in one of the local territory bands.
He remembered having Peggy Lee, prob-
ably under her original name, sing with
them. Another connection to this area.
Like many veterans of WWII, Ray was
reluctant to talk about his experiences so
although I knew him for almost all my life
until he died a few years ago now in Vegas,
along with Viki shortly thereaer, I had
always assumed he had remained with the
band in some capacity.
Only in what was perhaps our last con-
versation at his home on the golf course
in Del Webbs Summerland complex in
N. Vegas did he revel to me that when
he became an o cer as did Bernie, Ray
became a combat o cer leading patrols in
the jungle, etc., or so I was nally told.
A long way from being a jazz player and
carrying a "licorice stick" (clarinet) instead
of a rie! No. He was never wounded. One
of the lucky ones along with my uncle
LeRoy. e odds were not good.
He was at least a couple years older then
Bernie I believe so, although he was close
to or in his 90s when he died, like Bernie
he led a full life. Another North Dakota
boy and VCSU graduate who made good.
R.I.P. Ray.
Lowell Busching lives in Valley City.
BUSCHING:
Continued from Page 5
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WANTED TO BUY
Older Ford pickup
from the 50s or 60s.
Prefer running. Call
701-845-3723, ask
for Boomer.
WANTED TO BUY
Gun collector wants
to buy old Win-
chesters and other
antique guns. Fair
prices paid. Call 605-
352-7078.
LAND FOR SALE
50 acres located 3
miels west of Valley
City in SW 1/4-26-
140-59 south of I-94.
Call 701-845-4303
after 10 AM.
FOR SALE
Vintage Victrola in
working condition.
$200 or best offer.
Call 845-2596, ask
for Janet.
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MISC. FOR SALE
A nice, antique
(1930s) Clarion Tube
Radio in Cabinet with
Phono/Record player
on top with opening
lid, Model C105AA.
This is a nice, rare
unit. Measures: 33
3/4 tall x 17.5 deep
x 20 wide. Have re-
ceipt of repairs made.
Price: $75. Also sell-
ing 1939 Franklin De-
luxe Rotary Sewing
machine (pedal style)
in cabinet - $50, and
3-pc speaker set
($20). Clearing out
house - our loss, your
gain. Call Jerry, 701-
663-4631. Maybe
deliver to VC area.
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ABOVE: Archie Moore (left) and Dick Betting (right) pose with
former Congressman Earl Pomeroy during the District 24 Dem-
NPL Fall Roundup and Earl Pomeroy Appreciation Dinner held
Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Valley City Eagles. While a student at
Valley City State University, Pomeroy studied under professors
Moore and Betting. Photo: KAY KRINGLIE/VALLEY CITY
LEFT: Dave Strauss, a Valley City native, emceed the Dis-
trict 24 Dem-NPL Fall Roundup. Strauss served as Deputy
Chief of Staff for Vice-President Al Gore. TOP RIGHT: An
old campaign sign for Earl Pomeroy, a Valley City native
whose political career eventually took him to the United
States Congress in the House of Representatives. RIGHT:
Valley City businessman George Gaukler, past Democratic
National Committeeman, speaks to the croud at the Dis-
trict 24 Dem-NPL Fall Roundup. Photos: KAY KRINGLIE/VALLEY
CITY
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RIGHT & ABOVE: Janet Schultz of Valley City captured these col-
orful images of autumn. At right, wildowers along the riverbank
in Chautauqua Park, near the Hi-Line Bridge in Valley City. She
notes, The owers were so beautiful this fall. The blooms lasted
for several days. Above, a bounty of fall pumpkins. Photos: JANET
SCHULTZ/VALLEY CITY.