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By Tammy Olson, Director For Story Hour this week, we used a Wonderbook. A Wonderbook is a book that reads the story to you. The reader can read along or just listen to the story. The kids really enjoyed it. We used molding clay for the activity and then had snacks.
Strange things to start the garden

Strange things to start the garden

Strange things to start the garden

By Katie Henry, Family and Community Wellness Agent, NDSU Extension – Cavalier County Sometimes weird things happen to me. I don’t know what it is, but these bizarre happenings occur, and I just have learned to go with the flow. One of the most recent occurrences was that my tomatoes sprouted.
The St. Alphonsus School Committee served and hosted their annual Spaghetti Supper. Pictured left to right are Caitlin Boardman, Runa Anderson, Kayla Domres, Emily Benoit, Alyssa Plummer, Carol Wild, Shane Gallagher, and Lucas Mikkelsen. Not photographed, Sarah Pritchard.

The St. Alphonsus School Committee served and hosted their annual Spaghetti Supper. Pictured left to right are Caitlin Boardman, Runa Anderson, Kayla Domres, Emily Benoit, Alyssa Plummer, Carol Wild, Shane Gallagher, and Lucas Mikkelsen. Not photographed, Sarah Pritchard.

A Saint’s Shoutout: Thankful for giving hearts

Here comes Giving Hearts Day! This year this wonderful event takes place on Thursday, Feb. 13 - mark your calendars and prepare to do so much good next week for many organizations, including St. Alphonsus School. Giving Hearts Day is an annual event encouraging donations to non-profit organizations.
Hello from Edmore!

Hello from Edmore!

Hello from Edmore!

It’s not a very nice day today - very cold and windy. There are a lot of spring and summer advertisements out already, and most stores are filling up with all the beautiful summer things. I love Hobby Lobby for a couple reasons.
From the Pastor’s Desk:

From the Pastor’s Desk:

From the Pastor’s Desk:

“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” – St Jerome (1st official translator of Scripture to the common language)

AARP Fraud Watch snippets

Our information is already out there If we really want to keep ourselves, and our money, safe from fraud, we must all come to terms with one thing: our personal information is likely already out there.
Legislative update

Legislative update

Legislative update

We are now at day 18 of the 80 days provided to the Legislature to accomplish our work every biennium. The senate has a little over 400 bills to process, while the House is facing approximately 600.
Chuck Suchy, a Mandan Resident, preforms “Dancing Dakota” at a committee hearing on Jan. 30. The committee recommended a Do Pass on HB 1397 which would designate the song as the state’s official waltz. Suchy is also under consideration to become the official state troubadour. Photo by Ann Estvold, NDNA.

Chuck Suchy, a Mandan Resident, preforms “Dancing Dakota” at a committee hearing on Jan. 30. The committee recommended a Do Pass on HB 1397 which would designate the song as the state’s official waltz. Suchy is also under consideration to become the official state troubadour. Photo by Ann Estvold, NDNA.

Capitol briefs

Ann Estvold, NDNA Legislative Intern North Dakota Constitution Day Seeking to draw greater attention to North Dakota’s founding document, a House committee has endorsed House Bill 1479, which would designate Oct. 1 as North Dakota Constitution Day.