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Consider sipping a mocktail instead of an alcoholic beverage at your next summer function. (NDSU photo)

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Prairie Fare: Rethinking alcohol and health

News Staff

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

“I can’t find a picture of a picnic or dinner party without an alcoholic beverage appearing,” I thought to myself.I always provide a photo from a free online collection in case editors want to use it with this column.

Clint holding American flag at District 13 school in 1955. Submitted photo

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Prism of prose: American Dream

Clint Van Camp

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

I am not a soccer fan. I wasn’t excited to see the World Cup come to America. Now I see with clarity the value of it as it unfolds in these first couple of weeks. It is not the games which are the big story. It is the reaction of the visiting soccer fans from around the world.

From the pastor’s

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From the pastor’s desk

Leroy Aufenkamp

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Deuteronomy 32:8 (NLT) says, “When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the people....” In Job 12:23 (NLT) we see that God “raises up nations, and he destroys them. He makes nations expand, and he abandons them.

Kids Talk About God

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Kids Talk About God

Carey Kinsolving And Friends

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

“If I saw Jesus after he rose from the dead, I would probably scream, then faint, then scream again!” said Lily, 10. “Then I would hug him and ask if he brought snacks.

President Donald Trump poses with Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor during the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on July 1, 2026, in Medora, North Dakota. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

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Trump brings Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor as a gift during library’s dedication

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

By Jacob Orledge and Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor President Donald Trump presented a new artifact for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library during its dedication ceremony Wednesday — the Medal of Honor awarded to Roosevelt.

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Project Safe Send accepting unusable pesticides in July

News Staff

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies, homeowners and members of the general public should bring unusable pesticides to any of the 8 Project Safe Send collections in July.

Jaxon and Sophia Woinarowicz share a sparkler over the July 4th weekend. Photo by Jessica Woinarowicz

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Jaxon and Sophia

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Frost Fire

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Frost Fire offers free trip for students to see Come From Away

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

By Valley News and Views Staff Middle and high school students from Cavalier, Pembina and Walsh counties have the opportunity to attend a free performance of Come From Away later this month, thanks to support from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

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NEWS BRIEFS

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Game and Fish to increase boating enforcement over holiday weekend The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will increase boating patrols July 3-5 as part of Operation Dry Water, a national campaign targeting boating under the influence.

Aquatic nuisance species, the zebra muscle.

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Inspect all boats, docks and lifts before buying or selling

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department urges people to check boats, trailers, docks, lifts, and all other water-related equipment for aquatic nuisance species before buying or selling. During summer, there is an elevated risk of having ANS, like zebra mussels, attached to submerged equipment.

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