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Hotline 2.16.21

Feb 16, 2021

This week’s Hotline includes the following articles:

  • Zander Dale art exhibition in Fargo
  • All Barnes County Residents Ages 65 and Older Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination
  • COVID-19 testing to be held this week at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
  • Put Care19 Alert app to work for you
  • Coronavirus update
  • Viking sports update
  • What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…

The VCSU Hotline online newsletter is published weekly during the academic year. Deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. Friday. Please submit articles to jerilyn.beckman@vcsu.edu.

Zander Dale art exhibition in Fargo

Navajo POP! artwork

“Navajo POP!” a SOAR exhibition by Zander Dale, VCSU art student, is on display in Gallery II at the Spirit Room through March 5. The Spirit Room is located at 111 Broadway N Fargo, N.D. and the gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m.

All Barnes County Residents Ages 65 and Older Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination

Enrolled COVID-19 vaccine providers in Barnes County have administered 2,290 doses to date and are ready to move on to vaccinating the next priority group: individuals ages 65 and up regardless of any chronic health conditions. The North Dakota Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination provided recommendations to the State of North Dakota’s Department of Health (NDDoH) and healthcare providers for prioritizing and allocating doses of vaccine as they arrive in the state.

“City-County Health District (CCHD) has reached an important milestone, administering 1,417 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Barnes County residents to date. We have utilized the North Dakota Immunization Information System and our electronic health record to reach as many residents ages 65 and over as possible. We have made personal contact and have helped individuals get registered for our vaccine clinics. We are working with Meals on Wheels and Buffalo Bridges Human Service Zone (social services) to identify homebound individuals and others over age 65, who wish to be vaccinated,” said Theresa Will, CCHD administrator.

The Health District and the county’s other community vaccinators are prepared to move down to the next priority group in Phase 1B of NDDoH’s vaccine groups: individuals age 65 and over, with or without any chronic health conditions.

“Moving to the next priority group doesn’t mean we stop vaccinating individuals ages 75 and over or those with chronic health conditions, it means we’re ready to include newly eligible residents. If you are 65 or over, or have a parent, loved one or friend in that age group who hasn’t been vaccinated yet, please help them get registered. We don’t want to leave anyone behind, but we need your help to keep identifying folks who are willing to be vaccinated,” Will said.

To learn more or register for COVID-19 vaccination clinics hosted by CCHD, visit www.citycountyhealth.org/covid-19-vaccine. If you need clinic registration support, please call 701-845-8518 for assistance. For information and updates related to COVID-19 vaccination in North Dakota, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/covid-19-vaccine-information.

COVID-19 testing events this week at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”

Free COVID-19 testing events for the VCSU and Valley City communities will be held this week from 1-2 p.m. at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, “The Bubble”. Rapid and conventional testing will be offered at each event on Feb. 17 and Feb. 19.

These are WALK-IN testing events. Colder temperatures have moved operations indoors. If you wish to be tested, please park your vehicle and enter through the west entrance. Handicap parking spaces and access are available at the east entrance. Preregistration at testreg.nd.gov is encouraged; one only needs to register once.

Care19 Alert App

Care19 Alert App logo

VCSU students and employees are strongly encouraged to download a free smartphone app, Care19 Alert, to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by notifying users of possible COVID-19 exposure while protecting their privacy with technology developed by Apple and Google.

Find more information or download the app here.

Coronavirus Update

Stay informed about campus coronavirus information with the following resources. Click each link to learn more.

Vikings sports update

Men’s Basketball

Feb. 12: Bellevue University 89, VCSU 77
Feb. 13: VCSU 74, Dakota State 63

The VCSU men’s basketball team is now 17-6 overall and 8-5 in conference play – tied for second in the NSAA standings. The Vikings will finish the regular season Friday night with a doubleheader at Dickinson. 

Women’s Basketball

Feb. 12: Bellevue University 54, VCSU 50
Feb. 13: Dakota State 87, VCSU 80

The Valley City State women’s basketball team is now 7-12 overall and 5-8 in conference play. The Vikings travel to Dickinson on Friday for the regular season finale. 

Track & Field

Valley City State University athletes won 10 events and set a new school record Saturday during their final regular season indoor track meet. VCSU competed Saturday at the Cobber COVID Duals, hosted by Concordia College-Moorhead. VCSU’s men and women both finished second at the three-team event. The Viking women won six events and set a new school record in the 4×200 meter relay. VCSU’s men won four events Saturday.

Read more: http://www.vcsuvikings.com/article/3946

Softball

Feb. 12: VCSU 6, Dordt University 5; Morningside College 6, VCSU 0
Feb. 13: VCSU 2, Briar Cliff 0; VCSU 5, Dakota Wesleyan 1

The Viking softball team opened the 2021 season with a 3-1 record this past weekend at the Presentation College Dome Classic. VCSU will travel back to the dome this weekend to play four more games on Friday and Saturday.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 19: Softball @ PC Dome Classic, 10 a.m./12 p.m. (Aberdeen, S.D.)
Feb. 19: WBB/MBB @ Dickinson State, 6:30/8:30 p.m. CST (Dickinson, N.D.)
Feb. 20: Softball @ PC Dome Classic, 10 a.m./4 p.m. (Aberdeen, S.D.)
Feb. 21: Track & Field @ NSAA Indoor Championships, 10 a.m. (Yankton, S.D.)
Feb. 23: WBB/MBB – NSAA Tournament – 1st Round – TBA

What's happening at VCSU and around Valley City...

Tuesday, February 16
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Black History Month event, pencil and bookmark distribution, Student Center Lobby
1 p.m. VC Green Dot virtual overview training via Zoom, register online at VCgreendot.com

Thursday, February 18
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Black History Month event, film preview of The Hate U Give, Student Center Cafeteria
7 p.m. Black History Month event, movie night – The Hate U Give, Froemke Auditorium
7 p.m. Garden Club meeting, Valley City Eagles Club

Friday, February 19
10 a.m. and noon, Viking softball @ Presentation College Dome Classic, Aberdeen, S.D.
noon Black History Month event, Green Box lunch talk with Dr. LaFramboise “What is Racism?”, on Teams
6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Viking basketball @ Dickinson State University, Dickinson, N.D.

Saturday, February 20
10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Viking softball @ Presentation College Dome Classic, Aberdeen, S.D.

Sunday, February 21
10 a.m. Viking track and field @ NSAA Indoor Championships, Yankton, S.D.

Monday, February 22
6:30 p.m. Valley City Lions regional meeting, Valley City Eagles Club

Tuesday, February 23
NSAA basketball tournament first round (times to be determined)

Wednesday, February 24
7:30 p.m. Black History Month event, Black Culture Wheel of Fortune, Student Center Lounge

Friday, February 26
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Black History Month event, film preview of 42 (baseball legend Jackie Robinson), Student Center Cafeteria
7 p.m. Black History Month event – movie night – 42, Froemke Auditorium

Saturday, February 27
5 to 10 p.m. Dakota Valley Fowlers Annual Banquet, Valley City Eagles Club, call 757-373-3852 for more information

Go to https://valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City.