Polar donates to Save the Fountain effort

PARK RIVER, ND -- Polar Communications Board of Directors recently approved a donation to the Save the Fountain effort. The Park River Woman’s Temperance Union Fountain was originally built in 1916 and is one of only a few dozen left in the world.

Along the way

Sifting through the parables of fear’s contradictions, one finds solace in the representation of kindness in a world filled with discontent. There is energy in the restorative nature of life’s evolving passages and renewal in the calligraphy of compassion.

Life in the slow lane?

This past Sunday, after several weather delays, we finally got to start rolling down the road between the field and the beet plant. Just like anything that a person hasn’t done for a while, it takes some time to get back into the swing of things.

Upgrade for Drayton EMS

Drayton Ambulance Service has an upgrade in the works for their department. A new Horton ambulance was ordered back in March and they recently received an update on the vehicle’s progress.

Bowesmont lives

Joyce’s birthday lunch On Monday Saralee Hoselton took Joyce McFarland out for noon lunch at Hastings Landing in a belated celebration of Joyce’s birthday. During her Tuesday walk, Saralee Hoselton visited Betty Dahl and enjoyed her homemade raspberry jam from her daughter’s fruit.

NDSU Extension to host parent education day Oct. 21

North Dakota State University Extension Parent Resource Centers will host a day of parent education on Oct. 21 at the North Dakota 4-H Camp in Washburn, North Dakota.

NDFB Photo Contest winners announced

North Dakota Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education Committee has announced the 2023 NDFB agriculture photo contest award recipients. The contest featured three categories: landscape, animals, and lifestyle. Each winner will receive $300.

Prost! FCHC’s Harvest Fest is a great success!

First Care Health Center (FCHC) held their 28th annual Harvest Fest event on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the American Legion Coliseum in Park River. An online auction was also part of this year’s Harvest Fest event. The online auction opened for bidding and buying on Monday, Sept.

25th Annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout set

NDSU Extension The 25th Annual Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Feedout is set for Oct. 21 in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. Interested consignors will deliver 500to 700-pound steer calves before 10 a.m. CDT on the day of the show. Each producer can consign one or two pens containing three or four calves.

Bowesmont lives

Welcome back Jan By Saralee Hoselton Mike and Judy Stellon were among those attending the Drayton Homecoming Football Game Sept. 23. to watch their grandson Landon Mapel play.