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Public Health Notes January 2025 Radon

Public Health Notes January 2025 Radon

Public Health Notes January 2025 Radon

Did you know that your home may have a harmful and invisible, odorless gas trapped inside it? This gas is called radon and it is naturally released in the environment from rocks, soil, and water. Overtime, breathing in high levels of radon can cause lung cancer.
Get alerted the minute a dangerous hazard threatens your home. Many brands offer a two-in-one Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector unit.

Get alerted the minute a dangerous hazard threatens your home. Many brands offer a two-in-one Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector unit.

Fire and Carbon Monoxide home safety tips

A message from Safe Kids Coalitions of North Dakota As we sit amongst the cold days of winter, we are mindful of the dangers that lurk in our homes at this time of year.
North Dakota Dollars for Scholars accepting scholarship applications

North Dakota Dollars for Scholars accepting scholarship applications

North Dakota Dollars for Scholars accepting scholarship applications

North Dakota Dollars for Scholars is accepting scholarship applications from North Dakota high school seniors and current college students starting January 1, 2025. Approximately $278,000 in scholarships will be awarded, ranging from $600 to $2,500 each for the 2025-26 academic year.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Pride of Dakota attendance on the rise

Nearly 44,000 shoppers participated in the five Pride of Dakota Showcases and Holiday Showcases this year.“The Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck showcases all posted the highest numbers since the pandemic,” said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring.
A video slide show was presented in honor of Dryburgh. Images and music were selected by Kris Heine and they were assembled by Tracy Giles. Photo by Christine Jensen

A video slide show was presented in honor of Dryburgh. Images and music were selected by Kris Heine and they were assembled by Tracy Giles. Photo by Christine Jensen

Lay Pastor Jon Dryburgh serves last service for local parish

It was a foggy Sunday morning on Dec. 29, 2024, when lay Pastor Jon Dryburgh made his last trip from Hillsboro, N.D., to lead his final service for Drayton Lutheran Parish at Skjeberg Lutheran Church, rural Drayton.
A funeral service will be at Drayton School on Saturday, January 4. Please see the detailed obituary on page 9.

A funeral service will be at Drayton School on Saturday, January 4. Please see the detailed obituary on page 9.

Lyle Van Camp

Submitted by Kevin Slimp, ‘the News Guru,’ a consultant, advisor and trainer in the newspaper industry and a mentor and friend of the Van Camps.When a person travels as much as I have, he meets a lot of people.
NDDOT snowplows struck during recent snow event

NDDOT snowplows struck during recent snow event

NDDOT snowplows struck during recent snow event

Two separate accidents involving North Dakota Department of Transportation snowplows and motorists during a recent snow event underscores the need for caution when driving near plows in bad weather.On Thursday, Dec.
The ND Heritage Center & State Museum is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. 5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.

The ND Heritage Center & State Museum is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. 5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.

North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum receives highest national recognition

The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck recently achieved reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded to museums in the United States. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community.
TEDxCavalier details confi rmed as we approach 2025

TEDxCavalier details confi rmed as we approach 2025

TEDxCavalier details confirmed as we approach 2025

It’s funny how fast event planning can move along for a second event once you’ve already hosted the first. That is true even if it’s going to be in a new location, with a new theme and with a new group of speakers.While we are very close to 2025, you are most likely reading these words in 2024.