This week's Hotline! includes the following articles:

• Pancake Feed at VFW tonight
• Jan. 25 reception to honor Egeberg
• VCSU opera ensemble presents ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’
• Viking sports update
• What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…

The VCSU Hotline! online newsletter is published every Monday. Deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. the Friday before publication.

Pancake Feed at VFW tonight

The Rotary Club Pancake Feed will be held tonight (Monday, Jan. 22) from 5-7 p.m. at the VFW. Cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 16. Children under 6 are free. Tickets are still available from VCSU Rotarians Maggie Heinle, Dave DeMuth and Tammy Katuin, as well as at the door.

Please come out to support the Rotary Club, Boy Scouts and the V-500 Scholarship Program!

Jan. 25 reception to honor Egeberg

The VCSU Student Affairs Division will host a reception for Pat Egeberg, former Student Health Services director, on Friday, Jan. 25, from 2-4 p.m. in the Student Center upper lounge. Pat retired Dec. 31, 2018, after nearly 27 years of service to VCSU. A short program recognizing Pat’s contributions will be presented at 3 p.m.

VCSU opera ensemble presents ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

Music, mystery, mischief, and miracles combine in VCSU Opera Ensemble's production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s one-act, family friendly opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors”—a tale of a disabled shepherd boy Amahl, his mother, and their miraculous, life-changing encounter with the three kings.

The opera will be held on Friday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 26, at 3:00 p.m., at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Valley City. The production, open to the public free of charge, is under the direction of Robin Allebach, instructor of music.

The cast includes Kimberly McLagan (West Fargo, N.D.) as Amahl; Abigail Ingstad (Valley City, N.D.) as Mother, Marlen “Mikey” Meester (Valley City) as King Kaspar; William Egan (Enderlin, N.D.) as King Melchior; Joseph Munowenyu III (Valley City) as King Balthazar; Makayla Woitzel (West Fargo, N.D.) as the Page; Catherine Murphy (Grand Forks, N.D.) as Katherine; Riley Loeks (LaMoure, N.D.) as Dorothy; Rebekah Jordan (Valley City) as Josephine; Elizabeth Gazeley (Valley City) as Evangeline; Brady Matheny (Michigan, N.D.) as the guard.

Also featured are Daniel Becker (faculty), Kayla Brademeyer (Kindred, N.D.), Cheyenne Claeys (Oakes, N.D.), Jerrold Heide (faculty), Kenneth Jimenez (faculty), Jaden LeTellier (Valley City), Devin Poitra (Rolla, N.D.), and Rydel Samuelson (Mandan, N.D.), with special appearances by Erin, Della, and Claire Heide (Valley City), and Jack Sorby (Valley City).

Viking sports update

Women’s Basketball
Friday: VCSU 75, Dickinson State 63
Saturday: VCSU 85, Presentation College 70
The Viking women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to five games with victories at Dickinson State and Presentation College this weekend. VCSU is now 9-9 overall and 6-1 in the North Star Athletic Association. VCSU leads the NSAA standings after the first round of conference play.

Men’s Basketball
Friday: VCSU 84, Dickinson State 77
Saturday: Presentation College 82, VCSU 79
The VCSU men’s basketball team split a pair of road games, picking up a victory at Dickinson State on Friday. VCSU is now 5-13 overall and 2-5 in the NSAA. Of the Vikings’ five conference losses, four have come by three points or fewer.

Track & Field
The VCSU track and field team totaled 11 Top 5 finishes this weekend as the Vikings competed at meets in Brookings, S.D., and Moorhead, Minn. Read more and view complete results at www.vcsuvikings.com/article/3252.

Upcoming Events
Jan. 25: WBB/MBB vs. Presentation College, 5:30/7:30
Jan. 26: WBB/MBB vs. Dickinson State, 3/5 p.m.
Jan. 26: Track & Field @ UND Indoor Open (Grand Forks, N.D.)

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

Tuesday, January 22
12:05 p.m. Rotary, Student Center Student Senate Room
ON THE MOVE events:
11:30 a.m. Walk Away the Pounds, Hi-Liner Activity Center
1-4 p.m. free admission, b-Fit 24/7
5-7 p.m. Gaukler Family Wellness Center tours

Wednesday, January 23
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
ON THE MOVE events:
all day Walk it Wednesday, Gaukler Family Wellness Center
1-4 p.m. free admission at B-Fit 24/7
4:30 p.m. Foam Rolling, Gaukler Family Wellness Center (call 845-3294)

Thursday, January 24
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, Student Center Norway Room
8:30-10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room
ON THE MOVE events:
11:30 a.m. Walk Away the Pounds, Hi-Liner Activity Center
1-4 p.m. free admission at B-Fit 24/7
5-7 p.m. Concept Cooking Class, Gaukler Family Wellness Center (call 845-3294)
5:30 p.m. Intro to Yoga, Gaukler Family Wellness Center (Call 845-3294)

Friday, January 25
5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. Presentation College, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
7:30 p.m. Opera Ensemble, St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Valley City
ON THE MOVE events:
all day Freebie Friday, Gaukler Family Wellness Center
1-4 p.m. free admission at B-Fit 24/7

Saturday, January 26
Viking track & field @ UND Indoor Open, Grand Forks, N.D.
3 p.m. Opera Ensemble, St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Valley City
3 and 5 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. Dickinson State University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
ON THE MOVE event:
10 a.m. Revolution, Gaukler Family Wellness Center (call 845-3294)

Sunday, January 27

Monday, January 28

Tuesday, January 29
12:05 p.m. Rotary, Student Center Student Senate Room

Wednesday, January 30
Emerging Leaders Competition event on campus
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club

Thursday, January 31
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, Student Center Norway Room
8:30-10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room

Friday, February 1
Viking track and field @ NDSU Bison Open
5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball @ Bellevue University, Bellevue, Neb.

Saturday, February 2
Viking track and field @ NDSU Bison Open
3 and 5 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball @ Dakota State University, Madison, S.D.

Sunday, February 3

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