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SENIOR MEALS MENU

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Friday, July 10Chef Salad Crackers FruitMonday, July 13BBQ Ribs Sweet Potatoes Mixed Vegetables GrapesTuesday, July 14 Swedish Meatballs Mashed Potatoes Green Beans StrawberriesWednesday, July 15 Country Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes Broccoli FruitThursday, July 16 Pineapple Chicken Rice Pilaf Yams...
Cottony maple scale start to grow in May as temperatures warm and become noticeable in mid-June. NDSU photo

Cottony maple scale start to grow in May as temperatures warm and become noticeable in mid-June. NDSU photo

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Dakota Gardener: Marshmallows on branches

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
In the central part of the state, I have been receiving several calls about “marshmallows” on tree branches. As funny as it sounds to say, that is probably the best description for cottony maple scale! The marshmallow you are seeing is actually the female’s egg sac protruding.
Consider sipping a mocktail instead of an alcoholic beverage at your next summer function. (NDSU photo)

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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
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