Did you know that there is a book club called BookTalk at Bismarck State College that is celebrating its 20th anniversary? Their next meeting is on February 3 and everyone is welcome.

And did you know that today’s nice news takes place in Hatton, the Chahinkapa Zoo, and Regent? Read on.

• “All communities have heritage, not every community has an international hero.” would make a pretty great (albeit long) t-shirt. (Grand Forks Herald) 
• The Chahinkapa Zoo has an intern from Puerto Rico, and everyone is thrilled he’s there and has the necessary koala-fications (GET IT?). (Wahpeton Daily News) 
• Just in time for winter, the Regent Ambulance Service is getting a new generator and natural gas heating thanks to the Rural Development Finance Corporation. (Bowman Extra)