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Drayton Area Community Foundation announces 2025 grant recipients

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Advisory Committee for the Drayton Area Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $5,460 to five local community projects this year. Congratulations to the following recipients:• Drayton Park Board: $1,328.33 Dylan Arena repairs• Drayton Family & Consumer Sciences: $1,328.
Make sure the goals you set for the new year are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. (Pixabay photo)

Make sure the goals you set for the new year are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. (Pixabay photo)

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Prairie Fare: Does goal setting for health really work?

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
I walked by my shiny guitar in our music room. My previous goal was to learn how to play it. I had several guitar books neatly stacked on a nearby table.
Ranelle Nissen, Ph.D., OTR/L, serves as an associate dean and associate professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Nissen is a licensed occupational therapist in South Dakota and has helped families and individuals affected by dementia through both her professional work and her volunteer work with the South Dakota Alzheimer’s Association.

Ranelle Nissen, Ph.D., OTR/L, serves as an associate dean and associate professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Nissen is a licensed occupational therapist in South Dakota and has helped families and individuals affected by dementia through both her professional work and her volunteer work with the South Dakota Alzheimer’s Association.

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Prairie Doc Perspective: Beyond memory loss

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The human side of dementiaFirst, you notice the small changes. It may be challenging to find the right word or remember the name of someone you just met. You may forget where you placed your keys when you came home from the grocery store.
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January Health Notes from Pembina County Public Health

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, more than 13,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2025, with over 4,000 cases resulting in death. More often than not, cervical cancer is a preventable disease.
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Flu cases quadrupled in N.D. after Christmas

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
By The Borderland News Center North Dakota’s Health and Human Services Department released its most recent respiratory pathogen report two days after Christmas, with data collected showing flu cases have nearly quadrupled in the two weeks prior to the holiday.Numbers for the week ending Dec.
NDSU Extension's Field to Fork webinars will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing speciality-crop fruits and vegetables. (Pixabay photo)

NDSU Extension's Field to Fork webinars will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing speciality-crop fruits and vegetables. (Pixabay photo)

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Registration open for 2026 Field to Fork webinar series

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
NDSU Extension's Field to Fork webinar series provides information about growing, preserving and preparing specialtycrop fruits and vegetables.North Dakota State University Extension will again host the Field to Fork webinar series starting in February 2026.
Kids Talk About God

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Kids Talk About God

Carey Kinsolving And Friends
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
What did Jesus mean when He said, “Knock, and it will be opened to you”?”I keep on asking my mom if I can play Nintendo, and she finally says yes,” said Clyde, 7.Well, Clyde, there’s no doubt you’ve learned that persistence pays off. Your mother knows this, too.
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Prism of prose

Evergreen By Clint Van Camp
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
I am writing this as we approach the end of the 12 days of Christmas, which concludes Jan. 6. The Christmas spirit starts around Thanksgiving, and it all goes so fast. Looking back, it was all good.The season was highlighted by two Christmas Eve services and a Christmas Day dinner with family.
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From the pastor’s desk

Leroy Aufenkamp
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Imagine if a man walked into a home in the process of being remodeled, and looking around, he sees paint on the old carpet and furniture very much out of place. Every room is in total disarray.
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