Apr 20, 2021
Valley City State University is establishing a VCSU Coaches Hall of Fame with the intent of honoring alumni who have went on to successful and impactful coaching careers.
Longtime VCSU coach Bill Osmon with one of his VCSU basketball teams.
Inductees to the VCSU Coaches Hall of Fame will receive the Osmon Icon Award, which is named in recognition of longtime coach and athletic director Bill Osmon for his many years of dedicated service at Valley City State.
Nominees must be a graduate of Valley City State University and must have contributed in a very outstanding and positive way to the coaching profession for a minimum of 10 years. Other criteria to be considered includes achievements as a coach; personal contributions to the ideal of sports; and outstanding character demonstrated through commitment to youth both on and off the field or court.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Beautification Committee, a sub-committee of the Valley City Commission, will be hosting two spring tree and shrub pruning seminars to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. Both of the seminars are free and open to the public and will be taught by Mary O’Neill, Community Forestry Specialist for the North Dakota Forest Service Field Office in Lisbon.
The first seminar will be held on the campus of Valley City State University at 1:30 pm. Interested parties should meet at the VCSU gazebo located just east of Graichen Gym on College Street SW. This seminar will focus on the safe and correct way to prune or cut back larger, more mature trees.
“Evaluation” by Paige Simmons. Special to the Forum
But the transition wasn’t easy for all of her students, notably for a few seniors who had to miss out on track and field in the spring. Some of my artists that were the strongest in the classroom, like totally shut down. And that was just so defeating, because I ve always been able to get everyone going,” Fenske says.
For the class, she dug deeper into black and white concepts by sharing the work of venerable photographers like Dorothea Lange, known for the Depression-era pictures she took for the Farm Security Administration.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (vcsuvikings.com) – The Valley City State University track and field team is scheduled to host its first track meet in seven years on Tuesday, April 20.
The Vikings are hosting the Viking Twilight Meet at the recently renovated John and Diane Hill Track & Field Complex on the VCSU campus. The last collegiate meet hosted by VCSU was on May 9, 2014.
Tuesday’s Twilight Meet will feature about four or five teams competing. Field events are scheduled to start at 3 p.m., and running events will follow at 4 p.m. There is no admission charge for fans. Live results and live video will be available.
By Garret Fettig, VCSU Student Writer
Alaska and North Dakota alike boast freezing winters, beautiful scenery, and abundant natural wildlife, but Dr. David Woods noticed a difference all the same.
Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Woods flew into North Dakota for the first time in August 1998 to attend fall football practice at Valley City State University.
“I wore a nice, black Adidas tracksuit when I came to North Dakota,” he recalls. “When I came out of the Fargo airport it was 98 degrees, and I’d never been in heat like that. I quickly ran in, stripped off all of my clothes, and came out in shorts and a tank top. Much better.”