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We are now into May and things are finally starting to settle down. Valley City is slowly beginning to get back to normal but still normal is a little ways off. They are starting to remove dikes from bridges so that travel around town is a little better. The road are not the best because of being traveled on by trucks.
I have begun doing some research on the events leading up to the flood of 09. Looking back the winter was harsh and probably one of the worst winters that I can honestly remember. I do remember 97 but I was a bet younger to truly remember how much snow we had.
I have been looking throughthe Fargo Forum (www.in-forum.com) and the VC Times Record (www.times-online.com) to find info leading up to this crisis.
I truly feel that the last blizzard we had in March played a big role in a lot of our flooding. I am still looking to find the exact amount of snow but i know it was a lot. The drifts in places we as high as 10 feet. I have done a lot of research but still have a lot to do as I want to go back and get the snow amounts from each major snow fall we had in the Valley City area. I also want to get some quotes from some members of the Valley City community. I feel that the community were the ones who truly did the work to get through this major crisis and they are the ones we made the difference.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Crisis at Valley City State University
Crisis on the Campus of Valley City State University
www.vcsu.edu
The campus of Valley City State University definitely has a very different feel to it this spring. Classes were cancelled on April 15th for the remainder of the spring semester. Students will continue to finish classes online for the spring of 09. Dr. Steven Shirley all with the help of others made the announcement to student faculty and staff early Wednesday April 15th. The offices of VCSU will remain open but classes will not be held. There will also be a few more changes on campus this spring. Graduation will be held in W.E. Osmon fieldhouse (bubble) instead of Vangstad Auditorium as usual. This doesn’t seem like a very major change but I think there are many students who are upset and would have loved to graduate in Vangstad. There is nothing student, staff, or faculty can do about any of this Mother Nature is in full control right now.
Dr. Shirley has done a great job keep the VCSU community updated. He sends up weekly e-mails with new updates and also speaks on the local radio station with new updates. Not only does he want to make sure the VCSU community is updated but he also wants to make sure the Valley City community is aware of what is happening.
Keep up the hard work VCSU and we will get through this fight together.
www.vcsu.edu
The campus of Valley City State University definitely has a very different feel to it this spring. Classes were cancelled on April 15th for the remainder of the spring semester. Students will continue to finish classes online for the spring of 09. Dr. Steven Shirley all with the help of others made the announcement to student faculty and staff early Wednesday April 15th. The offices of VCSU will remain open but classes will not be held. There will also be a few more changes on campus this spring. Graduation will be held in W.E. Osmon fieldhouse (bubble) instead of Vangstad Auditorium as usual. This doesn’t seem like a very major change but I think there are many students who are upset and would have loved to graduate in Vangstad. There is nothing student, staff, or faculty can do about any of this Mother Nature is in full control right now.
Dr. Shirley has done a great job keep the VCSU community updated. He sends up weekly e-mails with new updates and also speaks on the local radio station with new updates. Not only does he want to make sure the VCSU community is updated but he also wants to make sure the Valley City community is aware of what is happening.
Keep up the hard work VCSU and we will get through this fight together.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
VC Students Enrolling In Surrounding Schools
Area Schools Receiving Valley City Students
By Ryan Cunningham
www.newsdakota.com
April 21
Three area schools in the Barnes County area are receiving large numbers of Valley City students displaced by the flood.
To date, 256 students have either enrolled or committed to enroll at Barnes County North, Maple Valley, and Litchville-Marion schools. The Barnes County North school district has received 104 students from Valley City, and the Maple Valley district has received 132 students, the largest numbers in the area.
At Barnes County North, 98 students have enrolled at North Central at Rogers and six have enrolled at the Wimbledon-Courtenay campus at Wimbledon. At Maple Valley, 52 in grades 7-12 are at the high school in Tower City and 80 are at the elementary school in Buffalo. Students appear to be enrolling as a temporary measure while the Valley City district makes plans, but they are welcome to stay and finish out the year. All districts report that they are impressed with the kids they are receiving. They are expecting more in the near future, and say they are glad to have them.
I feel this is a great thing for the surrounding schools and the Valley City students too. The students are getting the opportunity to learn in new surroundings and to meet new friends at the same time. I am glad the parents are doing this for the children and not having them sit at home in front of the TV. I would want my child out learning or at least in the school setting as well. Just by having the children in a school setting it helping them in so many ways. We are taking their minds off what is happening in Valley City and also they are in a learning environment.
By Ryan Cunningham
www.newsdakota.com
April 21
Three area schools in the Barnes County area are receiving large numbers of Valley City students displaced by the flood.
To date, 256 students have either enrolled or committed to enroll at Barnes County North, Maple Valley, and Litchville-Marion schools. The Barnes County North school district has received 104 students from Valley City, and the Maple Valley district has received 132 students, the largest numbers in the area.
At Barnes County North, 98 students have enrolled at North Central at Rogers and six have enrolled at the Wimbledon-Courtenay campus at Wimbledon. At Maple Valley, 52 in grades 7-12 are at the high school in Tower City and 80 are at the elementary school in Buffalo. Students appear to be enrolling as a temporary measure while the Valley City district makes plans, but they are welcome to stay and finish out the year. All districts report that they are impressed with the kids they are receiving. They are expecting more in the near future, and say they are glad to have them.
I feel this is a great thing for the surrounding schools and the Valley City students too. The students are getting the opportunity to learn in new surroundings and to meet new friends at the same time. I am glad the parents are doing this for the children and not having them sit at home in front of the TV. I would want my child out learning or at least in the school setting as well. Just by having the children in a school setting it helping them in so many ways. We are taking their minds off what is happening in Valley City and also they are in a learning environment.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Murder/ Suicide What is our Society Coming To
Police: Five Children, Father Dead in Washington State Murder-Suicide
Families living in a quiet mobile home park in Washington were left reeling Sunday after one of their neighbors apparently shot to death five of his children at their home and then killed himself miles away.
"How could something like this happen?" asked Mary Ripplinger, whose kids were playmates of the slain children. "Everyone's asking: Why did he do it? It's not right."
Police were called after a relative visiting the family's trailer at the Deer Run mobile home park Saturday couldn't get anyone to answer the door but through a window glimpsed a child lying motionless on a bed. Click here for photos.
Earlier Saturday, police found the father dead in his still-running car near the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, about 30 miles south of Seattle. The father had apparently killed himself with a rifle,.The mother's aunt, Penny Flansburg, identified the couple as Angela and James Harrison and the children as Maxine, Samantha, Heather, Jamie and James. The father worked as a diesel mechanic, and the mother works at Wal-Mart, Flansburg said.
Ryan Peden, a classmate of the eldest daughter, who was 16, said she told him Friday night that her parents had gotten into a fight and her mother had left. The father followed the mother and tried to get her to return, said Peden, 16. Carolyn and Raymond Bader, a former neighbor of the family, told The Seattle Times they often heard the father yelling at the children. The Baders said they called the sheriff's department and Child Protective Services several times with their concerns. Click here to read more from Q13FOX.com.
This might be the one of the saddest stories I have heard in a long time. How could a father be so upset that he would do something this terrible to his very own children? Things like this are happen much too often in our society today. I am sure there are issues that were happening in the family that we do not know about and might not ever know about, but think about the mother who is still alive. She will live in grief for the remainder of her life. She lost her whole entire family in one day while she was at work. I don’t know how anyone can hurt someone this bad. I know those children did not do anything bad enough that they deserved what their very own father did to them. I hope that families that are having problems can look at this and learn from it. Know that there is help out there and that nothing is bad enough that something like this needs to take place. We should all keep this family in our thoughts and prayers as they have a long road ahead of them.
Families living in a quiet mobile home park in Washington were left reeling Sunday after one of their neighbors apparently shot to death five of his children at their home and then killed himself miles away.
"How could something like this happen?" asked Mary Ripplinger, whose kids were playmates of the slain children. "Everyone's asking: Why did he do it? It's not right."
Police were called after a relative visiting the family's trailer at the Deer Run mobile home park Saturday couldn't get anyone to answer the door but through a window glimpsed a child lying motionless on a bed. Click here for photos.
Earlier Saturday, police found the father dead in his still-running car near the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, about 30 miles south of Seattle. The father had apparently killed himself with a rifle,.The mother's aunt, Penny Flansburg, identified the couple as Angela and James Harrison and the children as Maxine, Samantha, Heather, Jamie and James. The father worked as a diesel mechanic, and the mother works at Wal-Mart, Flansburg said.
Ryan Peden, a classmate of the eldest daughter, who was 16, said she told him Friday night that her parents had gotten into a fight and her mother had left. The father followed the mother and tried to get her to return, said Peden, 16. Carolyn and Raymond Bader, a former neighbor of the family, told The Seattle Times they often heard the father yelling at the children. The Baders said they called the sheriff's department and Child Protective Services several times with their concerns. Click here to read more from Q13FOX.com.
This might be the one of the saddest stories I have heard in a long time. How could a father be so upset that he would do something this terrible to his very own children? Things like this are happen much too often in our society today. I am sure there are issues that were happening in the family that we do not know about and might not ever know about, but think about the mother who is still alive. She will live in grief for the remainder of her life. She lost her whole entire family in one day while she was at work. I don’t know how anyone can hurt someone this bad. I know those children did not do anything bad enough that they deserved what their very own father did to them. I hope that families that are having problems can look at this and learn from it. Know that there is help out there and that nothing is bad enough that something like this needs to take place. We should all keep this family in our thoughts and prayers as they have a long road ahead of them.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Depression Is Deadly in Teens
Nearly 2 Million Teens Depressed, Government Urges Screening for All
Most teens are undiagnosed and untreated, said the panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which sets guidelines for doctors on a host of health issues.
An estimated 6 percent of U.S. teenagers are clinically depressed. Evidence shows that detailed but simple questionnaires can accurately diagnose depression in primary-care settings such as a pediatrician's office.
The task force said that when followed by treatment, including psychotherapy, screening can help improve symptoms and help kids cope. Because depression can lead to persistent sadness, social isolation, school problems and even suicide, screening to treat it early is crucial, the panel said.
Because depression is so common, "you will miss a lot if you only screen high-risk groups," said Dr. Ned Calonge, task force chairman and chief medical officer for Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment.
The group recommends research-tested screening tests even for kids without symptoms. It cited two questionnaires that focus on depression tip-offs, such as mood, anxiety, appetite and substance abuse. It is stressed that the panel does not want its advice to lead to drug treatment alone, particularly antidepressants that have been linked with increased risks for suicidal thoughts.
The recommendations come at a pivotal time for treatment of depression and other mental health problems in children. Recently passed federal mental health equity legislation mandates equal coverage for mental and physical ailments in insurance plans offering both. The law is expected to prompt many more adults and children to seek mental health care.
I think this is a great thing. All teenagers should be screen for depression. This is a serious issue and it can cause great damage to the life of the actual teenage or their family members as well. This is a issue that doesn’t just effect one person, it effects so many individuals. This is something we can prevent as well. We should all be made aware of how to detect the symptoms that comes along with depression. I am going into teaching and I feel that all teachers along with parents should have to attend a training that talks about the sign and symptoms of depression. This is a very serious issue in our teens in today’s society.
Most teens are undiagnosed and untreated, said the panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which sets guidelines for doctors on a host of health issues.
An estimated 6 percent of U.S. teenagers are clinically depressed. Evidence shows that detailed but simple questionnaires can accurately diagnose depression in primary-care settings such as a pediatrician's office.
The task force said that when followed by treatment, including psychotherapy, screening can help improve symptoms and help kids cope. Because depression can lead to persistent sadness, social isolation, school problems and even suicide, screening to treat it early is crucial, the panel said.
Because depression is so common, "you will miss a lot if you only screen high-risk groups," said Dr. Ned Calonge, task force chairman and chief medical officer for Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment.
The group recommends research-tested screening tests even for kids without symptoms. It cited two questionnaires that focus on depression tip-offs, such as mood, anxiety, appetite and substance abuse. It is stressed that the panel does not want its advice to lead to drug treatment alone, particularly antidepressants that have been linked with increased risks for suicidal thoughts.
The recommendations come at a pivotal time for treatment of depression and other mental health problems in children. Recently passed federal mental health equity legislation mandates equal coverage for mental and physical ailments in insurance plans offering both. The law is expected to prompt many more adults and children to seek mental health care.
I think this is a great thing. All teenagers should be screen for depression. This is a serious issue and it can cause great damage to the life of the actual teenage or their family members as well. This is a issue that doesn’t just effect one person, it effects so many individuals. This is something we can prevent as well. We should all be made aware of how to detect the symptoms that comes along with depression. I am going into teaching and I feel that all teachers along with parents should have to attend a training that talks about the sign and symptoms of depression. This is a very serious issue in our teens in today’s society.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Facebook, MySpace Reveal Pain of Musician's Daughters Before Shocking Murder-Suicide
Foxnews
The MySpace and Facebook pages of the daughters of Pablo Josue Amador, 54, shed light on the inner turmoil his daughters were apparently feeling mere hours before the murders.
''Crying/hurting inside. Don't know how to deal. Not even gonna try attempting anymore,'' wrote Amador's oldest daughter Beula ''Bea'' Beatriz Amador, 20, on Facebook at 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Miami Herald.
She didn't go into detail in the posting written just five hours before her mother Maria Amador and younger sisters Priscila and Rosa were killed. Bea Amador, a student at the University of Miami, was not home and not among the victims of the massacre — nor was her 16-year-old brother, who escaped.
''I have gone through so much and yet I still try to stand tall, because this whole world is coming down on me, and me blocking it hurts more and more,'' Priscila, 14, wrote on MySpace."That's why I don't care anymore.''
It was not immediately clear what either daughter was referring to in their posts on MySpace and Facebook.
Those who knew Pablo Amador, a music teacher and former opera tenor, described him as a "regular dad" who made music with his children and taught kids to play piano. They are confounded over what led him to snap.
Investigators carried out the four bodies of Pablo, his 47-year-old wife and two young girls on Wednesday, found inside their gray-trimmed, white ranch house.The son who escaped the shootings uninjured called 911 at 5:58 a.m. as he fled the home, police said. Authorities have not said where he is now.
His wife was the education director at the University of Miami's Project to Cure Paralysis.
Next-door neighbor Christina Ruiz, a 23-year-old social work student, described Amador as a "regular dad" who helped her grandmother jump-start her car several times but who was known to complain when he was bothered by noise or work being done on her house.Amador sang tenor with the Greater Miami Opera chorus and was a soloist at Kendall United Methodist Church, he said on his Web site. Officials at both weren't able to confirm that information.
Those in the community said that Amador worked at a music store, in addition to giving lessons. His wife had nursing degrees; as director of education at the Project to Cure Paralysis, she taught about spinal cord injuries and answered calls from patients looking for the right doctor.
It just breaks my heart when you hear something like this happen. As something similar to this has happened in Valley City. It was many years ago when a husband killed his wife and then himself he did not hurt his children. I am not sure if there were signs of trouble in this case. It is sad to know there were noticeable signs on facebook and myspace and none of the friends of this individual did anything to help. Murder and suicide are two things I think we can all help to prevent. I hope the people looking at this as a learning experience and how they can recognize the signs of suicide or even depression in someone.
Photos
Miami Herald
The MySpace and Facebook pages of the daughters of Pablo Josue Amador, 54, shed light on the inner turmoil his daughters were apparently feeling mere hours before the murders.
''Crying/hurting inside. Don't know how to deal. Not even gonna try attempting anymore,'' wrote Amador's oldest daughter Beula ''Bea'' Beatriz Amador, 20, on Facebook at 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Miami Herald.
She didn't go into detail in the posting written just five hours before her mother Maria Amador and younger sisters Priscila and Rosa were killed. Bea Amador, a student at the University of Miami, was not home and not among the victims of the massacre — nor was her 16-year-old brother, who escaped.
''I have gone through so much and yet I still try to stand tall, because this whole world is coming down on me, and me blocking it hurts more and more,'' Priscila, 14, wrote on MySpace."That's why I don't care anymore.''
It was not immediately clear what either daughter was referring to in their posts on MySpace and Facebook.
Those who knew Pablo Amador, a music teacher and former opera tenor, described him as a "regular dad" who made music with his children and taught kids to play piano. They are confounded over what led him to snap.
Investigators carried out the four bodies of Pablo, his 47-year-old wife and two young girls on Wednesday, found inside their gray-trimmed, white ranch house.The son who escaped the shootings uninjured called 911 at 5:58 a.m. as he fled the home, police said. Authorities have not said where he is now.
His wife was the education director at the University of Miami's Project to Cure Paralysis.
Next-door neighbor Christina Ruiz, a 23-year-old social work student, described Amador as a "regular dad" who helped her grandmother jump-start her car several times but who was known to complain when he was bothered by noise or work being done on her house.Amador sang tenor with the Greater Miami Opera chorus and was a soloist at Kendall United Methodist Church, he said on his Web site. Officials at both weren't able to confirm that information.
Those in the community said that Amador worked at a music store, in addition to giving lessons. His wife had nursing degrees; as director of education at the Project to Cure Paralysis, she taught about spinal cord injuries and answered calls from patients looking for the right doctor.
It just breaks my heart when you hear something like this happen. As something similar to this has happened in Valley City. It was many years ago when a husband killed his wife and then himself he did not hurt his children. I am not sure if there were signs of trouble in this case. It is sad to know there were noticeable signs on facebook and myspace and none of the friends of this individual did anything to help. Murder and suicide are two things I think we can all help to prevent. I hope the people looking at this as a learning experience and how they can recognize the signs of suicide or even depression in someone.
Photos
Miami Herald
Monday, March 9, 2009
More Missing Children
Sisters Missing After Trip to Philadelphia Playground
Monday, March 09, 2009
www.foxnews.com
Police in Philadelphia are searching for two girls who disappeared during a trip to a nearby playground.
Taliya Hamilton, 14, and Brianna Boyd, 3, were last seen in the playground, about two blocks from their home, at about 8 p.m. Sunday night.
No Amber Alert has been issued because police don't have a reason to suspect a danger to the girls.
Michelle Hamilton, the girls' mother, told MyFOXPhilly she doesn't think a stranger abducted her children, noting that her older daughter recently became rebellious and has been running off for a day or two at a time.
Taliya Hamilton was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 115 pounds, with brown eyes and brown, straight hair down to the middle of her back. Her sister is 3 feet 4 inches, about 30 pounds, with brown eyes and short, curly black hair. She was wearing a red and black jacket, black pants, black sneakers and had different colored barrettes in hair.
How and why would someone do something to two beautiful children? I just cannot even image why someone would do something so crazy. Then again the mother did say that the older sister has been running away lately so it might not be someone else in this case. I feel that they should still have an amber alert out for the girls. Anytime that anyone is missing there should be an amber alert out not matter what they think might have happened to them. I can’t image what that mother is going thru right now. I know my biggest fear as a mother will be making sure my children are always safe. I did some traveling this past week and I know a few mothers and fathers throughout the airport that just let their children run like they are in their own home. I may sound way over protective but there is no way I would just let my children run in a place like the Detroit Airport or the Mall of America. There is just too many people out there we cannot trust. There have been to many missing children cases now days for someone to just allow their child that freedom. So parents keep a close eye on your children at all times. It is always better to be overprotective that it is to be under protective.
Monday, March 09, 2009
www.foxnews.com
Police in Philadelphia are searching for two girls who disappeared during a trip to a nearby playground.
Taliya Hamilton, 14, and Brianna Boyd, 3, were last seen in the playground, about two blocks from their home, at about 8 p.m. Sunday night.
No Amber Alert has been issued because police don't have a reason to suspect a danger to the girls.
Michelle Hamilton, the girls' mother, told MyFOXPhilly she doesn't think a stranger abducted her children, noting that her older daughter recently became rebellious and has been running off for a day or two at a time.
Taliya Hamilton was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 115 pounds, with brown eyes and brown, straight hair down to the middle of her back. Her sister is 3 feet 4 inches, about 30 pounds, with brown eyes and short, curly black hair. She was wearing a red and black jacket, black pants, black sneakers and had different colored barrettes in hair.
How and why would someone do something to two beautiful children? I just cannot even image why someone would do something so crazy. Then again the mother did say that the older sister has been running away lately so it might not be someone else in this case. I feel that they should still have an amber alert out for the girls. Anytime that anyone is missing there should be an amber alert out not matter what they think might have happened to them. I can’t image what that mother is going thru right now. I know my biggest fear as a mother will be making sure my children are always safe. I did some traveling this past week and I know a few mothers and fathers throughout the airport that just let their children run like they are in their own home. I may sound way over protective but there is no way I would just let my children run in a place like the Detroit Airport or the Mall of America. There is just too many people out there we cannot trust. There have been to many missing children cases now days for someone to just allow their child that freedom. So parents keep a close eye on your children at all times. It is always better to be overprotective that it is to be under protective.
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