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Notes from Pembina County Public Health

According to the World Health Organization, one in seven teens experience a mental disorder. Addressing mental health concerns early in life can help prevent the development of more severe issues and promote long-term well-being, especially in teens.

Constructive thinking

A contractor from Max, North Dakota erected a post frame building for me. I live in the Missouri River Valley North of Bismarck. It took me nearly a year to get a building permit.

From the pastor’s desk

This past week on May 1 our nation observed a “National Day of Prayer” as it has every year since President Harry S. Truman established it in 1952. President Trump, with others gathered on the White House lawn for a ceremony commemorating prayer.

Prism of prose

Spring has arrived early this year. It arrives with a whole new optimism, expectation, and duty. Striving to accomplish our duties and expectations we long for a contentment and peace of soul and mind. What we desire may be a distraction to what is most important.

Do you reflect your faith?

There is a phrase that flows smoothly when spoken in its original language, “Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi.” In English, it is “how we pray is what we believe, and is how we live” or “the law of what is prayed is the law of what is believed is the law of what is lived.

Senior Spotlight

The son of Juan and Jessica Navarro, Juan is active in the National Guard and plans to attend North Dakota State College of Science to study welding. In elementary school, he remembers nothing. His friends and family would describe him as a great kid with a heart of gold.

Off to State Music

On Friday, Drayton Public School students and staff lined the halls to send three musicians and their teacher off to the state competition in Bismarck.

Senior Spotlight

Son of Chris and Andrea Passa, Drew plans to attend Mayville State University to study golf (his teachers keep telling him golf is not an actual major.) In elementary school, he remembers winning every race.

Valley-Edinburg voters reject school referendum

By a nearly three to two margin, voters in Valley-Edinburg School District on Tuesday rejected both questions which would have paved the way for a school improvement project and the closing of the school building in Crystal.