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Amy Mercer (left), award chair and Joshua Gratton (right), award recipient.

Amy Mercer (left), award chair and Joshua Gratton (right), award recipient.

Joshua Gratton receives Service to the Profession Award

Body The North Dakota Music Teachers Association (NDMTA) held its annual state conference on Aug. 7 and 8 in Grand Forks. It was during this conference that a Langdon native, Joshua Gratton, received the organization’s Service to the Profession Award.

Recreational marijuana to appear on ballot once again

Body North Dakota’s Secretary of State Office has announced that recreational marijuana will once again be appearing on the North Dakota general election ballot. The State Office received just shy of 19,000 acceptable signatures asking for the measure to be included this November.

News Briefs

Body Holmberg pleads guilty Last Thursday, Ray Holmberg, 80, a former state Senator from Grand Forks, pled guilty in federal court to the charge of engaging in child sex tourism.
Cover crops, including winter cereals, provide valuable soil health benefits while creating excellent feed for livestock. (NDSU photo)

Cover crops, including winter cereals, provide valuable soil health benefits while creating excellent feed for livestock. (NDSU photo)

Winter cereal crops provide forage for livestock, soil health benefits

Body NDSU Extension The use of winter annual cereals to promote soil health properties and suppress annual weeds has become more of the normal for many farmers in U.S., said North Dakota State University Extension specialists.
RED RIVE FARM NETWORK

RED RIVE FARM NETWORK

RED RIVE FARM NETWORK

Body Farm Service Agency is changing its farm loan program effective Sept. 25. “Profitable producers are better for everybody in the food value chain in America,” said Zach Ducheneaux, administrator, FSA.
Pembilier Nursing Center: The importance of relationships

Pembilier Nursing Center: The importance of relationships

Pembilier Nursing Center:

Body Greetings from your friends at PNC! This week I was reminded of the importance of relationships. Our relationships with others can have a positive or negative impact on ours and their lives.
Salsa isn’t just a food

Salsa isn’t just a food

Salsa isn’t just a food

Body At one point in my life I saw a cute video of some youth dancing the salsa. I don’t think they were more than about eight or nine years old. They were in a professional dance competition. I could tell they had been taking lessons for years.