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Cavalier County Senior Menu

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Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, April 20 Lemon Pepper Fish/Wild Rice/ Beets/Fruit Tuesday, April 21 Chicken Stroganoff/Egg Noodles/Squash/Fruit Wednesday, April 22 Porkchop in Gravy/Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes/Peas/Banana Cream Pie Thursday, April 23 Cornflake Chicken/Loaded Mashed Potato Bake/Bourbon Baked Beans/Fruit Friday, April 24 Meatball Sub/Carrot Fries/Pasta Salad/Fruit EBT/SNAP accepted. Full cost of a meal: $10.00.

Walhalla Senior Meals Menu

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Monday, April 20 Lemon Pepper Fish•Scalloped Potatoes•Carrots•Pineapple Chunks Tuesday, April 21 Taco Salad•Peaches•No Bread Wednesday, April 22 Pork Roast with Gravy•Mashed Potatoes•Green Beans•Grapes Thursday, April 23 Salisbury Steak in Gravy•Baked Potato•Broccoli•Pear Crisp with Topping•1 WW Bread Friday, April 24 Porcupine Meatballs•Mashed Potatoes•Corn•Tropical Fruit This is a menu for the Walhalla Title III Older Americans Act Food Program. The full cost of the meal is $13.00.
Michelle Wagner, left, carries boxes of signed petitions for a proposed ballot measure to make public school breakfasts and lunches free in North Dakota on April 9, 2026, at the Capitol. To her right is Amy Jacobson and Ashley Gaschk. All three are members of the sponsoring committee for the measure. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

Michelle Wagner, left, carries boxes of signed petitions for a proposed ballot measure to make public school breakfasts and lunches free in North Dakota on April 9, 2026, at the Capitol. To her right is Amy Jacobson and Ashley Gaschk. All three are members of the sponsoring committee for the measure. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

Free school meals backers deliver signatures, paving way for fall vote in ND

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North Dakotans could vote this November on whether public schools should provide free meals after an advocacy organization on Thursday submitted thousands of signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office.
NDSU’s Connor Challey to lead 250 students in historic multi-band showcase for America’s 250th Anniversary

NDSU’s Connor Challey to lead 250 students in historic multi-band showcase for America’s 250th Anniversary

NDSU’s Connor Challey to lead 250 students in historic multi-band showcase for America’s 250th Anniversary

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BISMARCK/MANDAN, ND – The North Dakota Music Hall of Fame has officially named Connor Challey, Director of Athletic Bands at North Dakota State University, as the Camp Director for the 2026 Marching Band Camp. This high-profile residency will run from July 1 to July 4, 2026, bringing together student musicians from across the state for a historic celebration of music and patriotism.

Game and Fish honors instructors, longtime volunteers in Bismarck

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Volunteer instructors for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department were recently recognized at the annual banquet in Bismarck. Bruce Baer, Belfield, was recognized as Hunter Education Instructor of the Year, while the Hunter Education Team of the Year honor went to Johnathan Bahm, Michael Bahm, Kevin Lech and Leah Vantilborg, all Mandan, and Mike Hinrichs, Brock Larson and Earl Torgerson, all Bismarck.

North Dakota Democratic-NPL announces Democracy Summer Fellowship Program

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Democracy Summer Application FARGO – The North Dakota Democratic- NPL has announced that they’re partnering with the 2026 Democracy Summer program to hire high school and college-age students for a sixweek fellowship program from Monday, June 22nd to Friday, August 7th. Fellows will receive a $750 stipend to supplement the costs of their organizing efforts.
DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Red River Flood of 1882

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Red River Flood of 1882

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Red River Flood of 1882

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It’s springtime in the Red River Valley of the North, a time when nervous crowds congregate on the riverbank to stare anxiously at the dark and sullen river. The muddy water forms eddies and swirls that quickly disappear as the river laboriously carries away the runoff of the melting snow that had formed a glacial-like carpet across the valley floor.