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Along the way

Along the way

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Along the way

Christine Jensen
Thursday, April 17, 2025
|Our lives are molded by the experiences and people we meet along the way. In some ways, it all becomes a catalyst for change and transformation no matter what the conditions may be. In that lies the stories and memories, the very potency of the chapters that become of the lives we have lived.
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AARP efforts keep Social Security phone service intact

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Deterioration in service must be addressedThe Social Security Administration confirmed to AARP, that they will allow all claim types to be completed over the telephone as they previously had been.
Prairie doc: Zip codes matter

Prairie doc: Zip codes matter

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Prairie doc: Zip codes matter

Debra Johnston, Md
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Those of us who make our homes in the rural midwest understand that we face medical challenges our countrymen in more populated areas don’t. For example, there are two pediatric rheumatologists in the whole region and they are both based in Fargo.
The Good Friday planting tradition is part of the potato’s rich and complicated cultural history. Pixabay photo

The Good Friday planting tradition is part of the potato’s rich and complicated cultural history. Pixabay photo

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Dakota gardener: Spuds, superstitions and springtime soil

Esther E. Mcginnis, Horticulturist, Ndsu Extension
Thursday, April 17, 2025
One of my students posed the question, “Why does tradition suggest that we should plant our seed potatoes on Good Friday?” Yes, my student stumped me and motivated me to research the origins of this advice.The answer lies in the global history of food crops.
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Interagency Notice of Change in control of a Bank Holding Company

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Todd Anderson, Drayton, North Dakota, individually, and The Peter and Marie Anderson Living Trust (Peter B. Anderson and Marie Anderson, co-trustees) all of Drayton, North Dakota, intend to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to retain shares of Koda Bancor, Inc.
From the Pastor’s desk: Resurrection biscuits

From the Pastor’s desk: Resurrection biscuits

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From the Pastor’s desk: Resurrection biscuits

Pastor Sue Mackey
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Grandma could not make biscuits. She just wasn’t a big believer in baking powder, so her biscuits were like rocks. If they were dropped on the floor, they could wake the dead. So, they became known as ‘resurrection biscuits.’Those biscuits offer an important Easter message.
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