North Dakota Senate kills a new resolution on recreational marijuana

BISMARCK -— After defeating a bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana last week, House Bill 1420, the North Dakota Senate also defeated a resolution that came through the delayed bills committee. Introduced by Sen.

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Gender neutral society...

When is it appropriate to be gender neutral and when is it appropriate to celebrate gender? In our current society when we are being encouraged to remove labels that refer to gender is it still appropriate to hold the increasingly popular gender reveal parties for a baby who is to be born?

Resurrection Sunday...

This Sunday is Easter Sunday also known as the time when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. This year is a far cry from last year at this time. Last year most churches were closed to in person worship because of the global pandemic. This year most churches are open to in person worship.

Bring back the banquet... please...

Years ago, it seems like it was decades and when I think about it I guess it has been, the Drayton Chapter of the National Honor Society held its induction ceremony at a special banquet.

Legislature Eyeing $8 Billion Legacy Fund

After 10 years of mustering the courage to tackle spending the $8 billion Legacy Fund, the present legislature has blossomed with more ideas than dandelions in an unkempt cemetery. Legislators and committees have been dreaming about the day this Fund could be touched to grow North Dakota.

Legislature eyes early end to session

BISMARCK — Party leaders say they intend to end the 2021 North Dakota legislative session from three to 10 days early, saving those days for a short fall session to vote on redistricting measures and to allocate relief money from the most recent federal COVID relief package.

Cards of Thanks

The Drayton Ambulance Service would like to thank the following for their memorials and donations: ROSS MAPEL MEMORIAL Tim and Brenda Meshefski PETER MARCINIAK MEMORIAL Clarice Mosolf Marcia Pederson DONATIONS Arthur G. and Beverly Jensen St. Andrews Township

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1769 “The golf links lie so near the mill That almost every day The laboring children can look out And see the men at play.” (the entire poem “The Golf Links” by Sarah N.

Vaccines and COVID-19

Prevent mutations by stopping the spread. As COVID-19 vaccines roll out and infection rates decline, the temptation to relax precautions and get back to normal becomes even more enticing.