{"id":120239,"date":"2017-04-24T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=120239"},"modified":"2017-04-24T12:01:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T17:01:40","slug":"chamber-banquet-awards-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=120239","title":{"rendered":"Chamber\/Development Corp Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valley City\u00a0\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Corporation held it\u2019s annual banquet April 20 at VCSU.<\/p>\n<p>Photos provided by Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/c520866.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 445px; height: 300px; position:relative; text-align: left;\" data-erConfig=\"{autoplayEnabled:true, autoplayDelay:3000, lpp:'102-105-108-101-58-47-47-47-67-58-47-85-115-101-114-115-47-79-119-110-101-114-47-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-47-69-97-115-121-82-111-116-97-116-111-114-80-114-101-118-105-101-119-47-112-114-101-118-105-101-119-95-115-119-102-115-47', wv:1}\" data-erName=\"VCChamberAwards2017\" data-erTID=\"{5znmd8l6dd8502561503941}\">\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"content\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul data-erlabel=\"Main Category\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_80_1493049098\/content\/assets\/Kadrmas-HighlineAward-0.jpg\" alt=\"Hi Liner Award to Tim Tim Kadrmas\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_80_1493049098\/content\/assets\/Kadrmas-HighlineAward-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Hi Liner Award to Tim Tim Kadrmas<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_80_1493049098\/content\/assets\/GrandStayHotel-ComImage-0.jpg\" alt=\"Community Image Award - Grand Stay Hotel &amp; 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The business had built several structures at their new location on east Main Street.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Spirit Award goes to Faith Lutheran Church and Epworth United Methodist Church for promoting all that is good in Valley City. 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