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Clint Boyd, a senior paleontologist from Bismarck, installing the library’s new 4-foot scale of the Jormungandr Walhallaensis.

Clint Boyd, a senior paleontologist from Bismarck, installing the library’s new 4-foot scale of the Jormungandr Walhallaensis.

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Body We had a visitor from Bismarck last week. Clint Boyd, a senior paleontologist, came to deliver and hang our 4-foot scale of the Jormungandr Walhallaensis. These giant meat eating, aquatic lizards swam the Earth's seas about 80 million years ago.
Wandering in Walhalla

Wandering in Walhalla

Wandering in Walhalla

Body A year without Mom: Memories, milestones, and Minneapolis layovers I hope all the moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day - stepmoms, fur moms, grandmas, and adoptive moms included. By Rebecca Davis I spent the past week in North Carolina visiting my dad.
Hello from Edmore!

Hello from Edmore!

Hello from Edmore!

Body I’m so sorry about last week. I was on my way to Bismarck for a week of education and bonding with other administrators and nursing home staff, then it dawned on me that I had not written my newspaper article. Oops!!!
HERITAGE & HAPPENINGS: What’s new in Cavalier County

HERITAGE & HAPPENINGS: What’s new in Cavalier County

HERITAGE & HAPPENINGS: What’s new in Cavalier County

Body It feels like forever since my last update! Life certainly knows how to keep us on our toes. So buckle up — there’s a lot happening in Cavalier County, and we’ve been busy at the Cavalier County Job Development Authority (JDA). Here’s a look at what we’ve been working on:
A Saint’s Shoutout: Looking back, leaping forward

A Saint’s Shoutout: Looking back, leaping forward

A Saint’s Shoutout: Looking back, leaping forward

Body Wasn’t it just yesterday we were preparing backpacks and outfits for the first day of school? Wasn’t it just a short time ago that we were taking those photos with our new teachers and looking forward to a wonderful year ahead?
Protect your eyes with sunglasses that offer protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays. (Pixabay photo)

Protect your eyes with sunglasses that offer protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Fare: May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Body As I left campus on one of the first warm days of spring, I noticed many students enjoying outdoor activities and basking in the sunlight. I thought about my younger years.
Prairie Doc Perspective: Have you pre-habilitated today?

Prairie Doc Perspective: Have you pre-habilitated today?

Prairie Doc Perspective: Have you pre-habilitated today?

Body On a recent morning, the first story I heard on the radio was about pre-habilitation prior to surgery. We have all heard of rehabilitation, but have you considered pre-habilitation, or increasing your exercise before surgery?
Preserving moisture, controlling weeds and reducing erosion are a few of the benefits of adding mulch to your garden. (Pixabay photo)

Preserving moisture, controlling weeds and reducing erosion are a few of the benefits of adding mulch to your garden. (Pixabay photo)

Dakota Gardener: Mulch for the garden

Body Do you utilize mulch in the garden? If you do that’s great! If you don’t, you should consider adding mulch to the garden, as there are many benefits. Benefits of mulch include preserving moisture, reducing weed pressure and erosion.
Paige Seeba

Paige Seeba

Paige Seeba

Body Paige Seeba of North Border-Walhalla School was mistakenly left out of last week’s Grad Tab. Congratulations to Paige and all of her classmates! Parents’ and siblings' names? Melissa and Travis Seeba Where did you grow up?

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Minot Zoo

Body May 21, 2025 – In 1920, the Minot Parks Board was laboring to establish tourism and park services throughout Minot.