St. Alphonsus honor roll
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Last week these three students 4th graders were not listed on the “A” Honor Roll for St. Alphonsus School.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
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Experimenting can be fun
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An old apple, uncooked noodles, water, and a few other foods that really don’t typically belong together were all part of a dish a 4-year-old child put together lately. It was an experiment by them, and a total freedom to do as they pleased, by their mother.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Adventures of a reporter in the cold
Adventures of a reporter in the cold
Rebecca Davis
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This week has been brutal with the temperatures without the windchill, but with the windchill, it’s almost unbearable. It’s during these times that I am quickly reminded that I’m not quite sure I’m “built for this.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Hello from Edmore!
Hello from Edmore!
Tammy Berg
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Only one word...Brrrr. Wow, this cold is brutal.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Overuse and arthritis wears away at joints. (Pixabay photo)
Prairie Fare: Take care of your muscles and joints this winter
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“Take small scoops, and lift with your legs – not your back,” I said to myself. I was clearing an unexpected snowfall and high winds that led to drifting. The city snow plow had dropped a very generous amount of snow at the end of my driveway.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Prairie Doc® Perspective: It’s here…
Prairie Doc Perspective: It’s here…
Debra Johnston, Md
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Lately I’ve been reminded of a blockbuster movie from my youth. It contains a scene that even those who never saw the film are likely to recognize. A sleeping family is jolted awake, and from the foot of the bed the young daughter sings “they’re here!”
Thursday, January 23, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. (NDSU photo)
Dakota Gardener: Providing feedback on the proposed listing of the monarch butterfly as threatened
Esther E. Mcginnis, Horticulturist, Ndsu Extension
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We take the graceful beauty of the monarch butterfly for granted. This iconic species undertakes one of the world’s greatest migrations from central Mexico to southern Canada and back again each year.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
From the Pastor’s Desk:
From the Pastor’s Desk:
Pastor Robert Blackburn/langdon United Methodist
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“Arise and shine” What would your mother say to you in the morning to wake you up? “Arise and shine!” are the words of many mothers to their children in the morning.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Street Lighting in Cando
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January 28, 2025 – Darkness ruled the night on city streets until streetlights illuminated avenues with kindly light. On this date in 1914, the Grand Forks Herald published an article proclaiming that the town of Cando had completed a new “White Way” of electric streetlights.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Threat to Cattle
DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Threat to Cattle
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January 27, 2025 – On this date in 1904, the Bismarck Tribune announced an outbreak of cattle scab in North Dakota. It was noted that the disease infected the finest herds in the state.
Thursday, January 23, 2025