The bane of my exis tence has been annihilat ed in my mind. Materially, it is still there, but I will never complain about it again after what happened on Easter Sunday morning, except for one …

April 8 - Exercises with Mary and the resi dents took place on Tues day morning. We cele brated our April resident birthdays in the activity room at 2 p.m. Dee and Marie both have April birthdays. We …

How many new people do you meet each week?  And how many do you have a lengthy conversation with?   When I was a kid, growing up in North Dakota, a stone’s throw from the Canadian and …

Perseverance comes in all forms, and it partic ularly pays off in the business world, where dependability means knowing a company will always be there to serve customers and commu nities. At …

I recently returned from the final gather ing of the Executive Leadership course I participated in through out the past year. This conference was held in Orlando, FL and while the weather was a sunny …

Seventh and eighth grade math students from Prairie and DeMores elementary schools recently took part in a state-wide math competition on April 9th hosted by the Valley City State University …

Eighty-three years ago, 1941 Harry Roberts, the first site supervisor of the Chateau De Mores organized the first egg hunt with hard-boiled colored eggs being used and this tradition con tinued until …

Another music competition is in the books for the Belfield Music Department. The Region X Vocal Festival was held on April 8th at Trinity High School in Dickinson. Director Mrs. Rachelle Klein was …

The Belfield FFA chapter held its annual banquet on April 10th at the St. Bernard’s Parish Center. This was an opportunity for family and the community to see what the chapter has been up to …

I don’t have a buck et list. The good Lord willing, I will do any thing I don’t see or do in this world when I get to heaven. I don’t want to win the lottery. I don’t want …

March 31 - On Mon day, our volunteer Sandi spent the afternoon with the residents. Cards were played in the activ ity room. Sandi brought her delicious cake with cherry frosting that the residents …

How do you feel about tattoos?  You prob ably know how I feel be cause I’ve written about it before.  I’m not a fan.  And lately I’ve seen an increasing number of …

Each year, the North Dakota EMS Association recognizes those individ uals who have made sig nificant contributions to the profession, develop ment, and improvement of local, regional, and state …

Great Plains Food Bank, which is the only food bank in the state, is looking to build a new distribution facility in Fargo to better serve the needs of North Dakotans who are experiencing food …

It takes a village... Yes, it takes a village to help raise children, but that’s not all. In my case, it takes a village to publish your local community weekly newspaper. I don’t stop and …

Last weekend, I attended the North Dakota EMS convention in Bismarck where I was honored to be selected as the recipient of the 2025 Media Award. As NDEMSA board member Kyle Michels (who is pictured …

The Belfield Chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony on Monday, April 7th, at Belfield High School. Every year, academi cally eligible students are evaluated by fac …

April 19 to April 27 check out a National Park to see what is happening during this amazing week as they celebrate everything “parks.” With more than 400 national parks of different …

Hundreds of Ukrainians who settled in North Dakota to escape the war in their homeland are now waiting to learn whether they will be forced to leave the U.S. in the coming months. A pending decision …

We’ve all had boss es and managers who haven’t been fun or easy to work for and co-work ers who have tested our patience. I lucked out at my job this time. Those I work for are great. …