Hampden Days this weekend then 4th of July celebrations in every direction What a week ahead we have coming up. The summer festivities hit high gear all over the place. It starts off with Hampden Days this weekend then 4th of July celebrations in Walhalla, Pembina, Park River, Rolla, and even Mount Carmel Dam. There are so many events and activities happening at them all, it would take three newspapers worth to list them all here. What I thought I would do is give you a nice clean list of parades at all of them, then you can decide how many you want to attend. Here we go: -- Hampden Days, June 28, 10:00am -- Mount Carmel Dam 2nd Annual Golf Cart Parade, July 4, 10:30am -- Park River 4th of July Parade, July 4, 11:00am -- Rolla Ragtop Festival Parade, July 4, 12:00pm -- Pembina 4th of July Parade, July 4, 3:00pm -- Walhalla 4th of July Parade, July 5, 10:30am There is your parade guide, and so many things are coming up later in July, like the Pembina County Fair, Nekoma’s 120th Celebration, and, of course, Musicfest in Langdon. There are just tons of things to do; now let’s get to some sports info.

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In their last games before a nine-day break in their schedule, the Langdon Post 98 Red Sox American Legion baseball team hosted Thompson Post 181 for two seven innings games on June 18. The Red Sox won the first game 11-1 then lost the second 19-0. Both games were called by the 10-run rule after five innings. After the double header, the Red Sox record is now 7-3 on the season with their next action in the Souris River Slugfest in Minot on June 27-29. Langdon will play the Minot 26ers on June 27 at 7:30pm then will have two games on June 28, playing Burlington at 3:00pm and the Minot Metros at 8:00pm.

Though it took a while to get the league going, the Langdon 18U summer girls softball team got in two games on June 23 in Crystal, versus Valley and Larimore. The girls lost both games but are working hard to turn the tide to get some wins. We will be reporting more on their progress as more information becomes available. We wish them the best of luck!

All-Star games galore The week that was and the weekend and week ahead feature many high school all star games for athletes in our area. The North Dakota Optimists Volleyball All-Star matches were played in Fargo and Mandan on June 16-17.

The Langdon Post 98 Red Sox American Legion baseball team got their District 6 schedule underway at Midway-Minto in Minto on June 10 then at Grafton on June 16. The Red Sox outlasted M-M in a marathon game 12-5 then were shutout by the Spoilers 5-0. Langdon is now 1-1 in District 6 games and have lost just two games overall. After hosting Thompson on June 18, the Sox will play in the Souris River Slugfest at Corbett Field in Minot June 27-29. Their next home game is June 30 at American Legion Field versus Midway-Minto. Here is a recap of their last two games:

Two locals compete at Devils Lake Barrel race.

Results after week six ending June 11, 2025 BROWNING LEAGUE TEAM NAME Magnusson 59 JR’s Bar 39 Stellen Farm 37 Harriston 33 Troftgruben Farm 32 Larson Trailer Sales 28 Polar 24 TOP 10 SHOOTERS AFTER 150 TARGETS Will Magnusson 146 Mike Stellon 145 Tom Magnusson 140 Cayden Quibell 140 Brayden Johnson 139 Kevin Dusek 138 Landon Wood 137 Ryer Stark 135 Ryan Rosinski 134 Ashley Larson 133 SHOOTING 25 STRAIGHT Mike Stellon WINCHESTER LEAGUE TEAM NAME Tallackson Farm 40 Simplot 41 Thompson Spuds 37 Bremer 26 Centrol 24 Extra End 10 TOP 10 SHOOTERS AFTER 150 TARGETS W.D. Suda 148 Tom McCann 147 Alex Swanson 147 Tom McCann 146 Jacob Erovick 145 Shane Feltman 145 Billy Thompson 145 David Morstad 144 Nate Tallackson 144 Steven Thompson 144 SHOOTING 100 STRAIGHT W.D.