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From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

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From the pastor’s desk

Pastor Leroy Aufenkamp
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
As we grow older we tend to look back at our lives and in retrospect consider what was really important and what we should have avoided. With that in mind I want to look briefly at four men in the Bible and what, as older men, they thought was important.
Clint with some of the crew members aboard the Pacific Escort in February 1985. The tugboat was berthed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo CA. Submitted photo

Clint with some of the crew members aboard the Pacific Escort in February 1985. The tugboat was berthed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo CA. Submitted photo

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Prism of prose

Clint Van Camp
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
In 1971 I went overseas to serve on a U. S. Naval cruiser for the better part of two years. I retired from the Telecommunications industry in 2011. Over those four decades I did not have a typical career plan.
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Classic cars, accordion music, and burgers

News Staff
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
A night of fun at the Pembina County MuseumJoin the Pembina County Historical Society Thursday, July 3, for an evening of vintage cars, lively music, and great food at the Pembina County Museum Grounds, 13572 Highway 5, Cavalier. The celebration kicks off at 5:00 p.m. and runs through 7:30 p.m.
Loki Sylskar, the first student featured in a new series about local students doing unique and exceptional things. Submitted photo

Loki Sylskar, the first student featured in a new series about local students doing unique and exceptional things. Submitted photo

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Success and salutation

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Local student enjoys learning and prepares for the futureThis is the first in a series of stories about students doing unique and exceptional things.Experience is an outstanding learning tool, it gives you more than any text book can supply.
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Red Cross responds to devastating storms

News Staff
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Overnight, Friday, June 20, devastating tornadoes and high winds tore through eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota, leaving behind fatal destruction in communities such as Enderlin, ND, and widespread damage in Bemidji, MN.
Team members from L to R: Jaxon Wilson, Carlos Quezada, Ryan Corrick, Loki Sylskar, Lincoln Aasand, Gunnar Kuznia, Reegan Aasand, Nulla Thompson, Peyton Larson and Assistant Coach Michael Larson. Not pictured: Ethan Lund, Ethan Sherill and Head Coach Leeland Bratlie. Submitted photo

Team members from L to R: Jaxon Wilson, Carlos Quezada, Ryan Corrick, Loki Sylskar, Lincoln Aasand, Gunnar Kuznia, Reegan Aasand, Nulla Thompson, Peyton Larson and Assistant Coach Michael Larson. Not pictured: Ethan Lund, Ethan Sherill and Head Coach Leeland Bratlie. Submitted photo

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State Trap Tournament

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Drayton student’s resultsMore than 65 high school teams featuring over 1,200 student-athletes gathered for the North Dakota Trap Shooting State Tournament in Horace, ND last weekend.
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Hatloy, Christensen re-elected to School Board

Mike Alan Steinfeldt
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Drayton School District #19 held its annual School Board election Tuesday, June 10 at the Drayton School.Two school board members ran for re-election for two rural seats on the board, they were incumbants Mark Hatloy, who is currently School Board President, and Reid Christensen.
The Band Day parade on May 10, 2025, in Williston, N.D., was among the sites of reported measles exposure in North Dakota. The state has 34 confirmed cases, with 16 reported in the Williston area. Photo by Roger Riveland/For the North Dakota Monitor

The Band Day parade on May 10, 2025, in Williston, N.D., was among the sites of reported measles exposure in North Dakota. The state has 34 confirmed cases, with 16 reported in the Williston area. Photo by Roger Riveland/For the North Dakota Monitor

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North Dakota is now the leader in Measles cases in the nation

Tim Henderson North Dakota Monitor
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new focus with the highest rate of any state.
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The Cavalier Thrift Store kicked off summer by donating $30,000

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Submitted by JoDee Dungan They say you can tell when the Thrift Store is open by the large number of cars on Main Street. The store is fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers, shoppers, and people donating. This makes it possible to continue supporting many worthwhile causes and organizations.
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