How did we get here?..

Monday morning and just a few hours before the deadline for submitting this column, I had a pretty fair idea of what I was going to write about then I read an article which changed the whole direction of what I wanted to say this week.

Not ready to say the ‘S’ word

I’m not sure if it is a cultural thing, but folks are already celebrating Summer 2024. I get it, once the kids are released from school for the Summer break, it is Summer, I guess.However, if you go by the Summer Solstice, actual Summer doesn’t start for another couple of weeks.

Bowesmont Lives

On Tuesday, Saralee Hoselton had lunch at the Sugar Bowl Senior Citizen’s Center.The next day Saralee Hoselton took the PCMT van to Grafton where she visited Linda Hoselton at her Sunset Leisure Estates apartment. Then, Saralee had lunch at Granny’s Restaurant and ran some errands.

Letter to the Editor

From 2019 to 2024, the congressional 'Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children' was tasked with examining federal, state, and tribal youth programs across the nation.

letter to the editor

Older voters are powerful (and worried) By Nancy Guy, AARP North Dakota Volunteer State President Did you know that one-third of North Dakotans are age 50 and older? Across the United States, that group numbers 119 million.

My Two Cents | State Track weather by Mike Alan Steinfeldt

With as dry as it has been generally over the last couple of years, I’m not going to complain about the recent rain we’ve gotten. However, it sure has made for some interesting times as of late.

Musings | Dumb and Dumber received their diplomas Sunday, and I was there.…by Lyle Van Camp

There were eight of them gathered in the high school library patiently waiting for two o’clock to roll around so they could get this over with and move on to the next stage of their lives. Dumb and Dumber made an appearance, dressed in tuxedos straight out of the 1970’s.

Letter from the Publisher

Congratulations to the eight young adults that took the stage on Sunday afternoon and received their high school diplomas. I had the pleasure of attending the ceremony and I must say it was a great one!

Bowesmont Lives

D & D visitOn Monday, Carol Lange of Platteville, WI picked up Saralee Hoselton and took her to Granny’s Restaurant in Grafton where they had brunch. Carol returned to Grand Forks and Saralee came home with the PCMT van later.

Prairie Doc perspective

“Early intervention”By Joanie Holm, R.N., C.N.P. It has been a few years since my children were babies! Having spent my youth as a babysitter and a career in pediatrics, I was pretty comfortable in watching the developmental of babies, toddlers and young children.