North Dakota Nice done twice – the Great Plains Food Bank is helping a CCC student open a food bank on the Spirit Lake Reservation. And also nice: a local author, an opportunity for landowners, and a SmartLab. Read on.

• Bismarck native Josie Blake’s book about her life with – and after – a brain tumor has helped connect other survivors. (KXNet) 
• If you are a landowner who would like to preserve land, water, and wildlife habitat on your land, you could win $10,000. (Grand Forks Herald) 
• A new $100,000 lab at University of Jamestown is teaching future teachers how to teach in a Smart(Lab) environment. (Jamestown Sun)