Did you know the Special Olympics North Dakota Summer Games are now underway with over 600 athletes participating?

And did you know today’s news has a bonus story?  Better read them all.

Teenager Iris Dukart got a loan for five bred heifers in 2013.  Now she has 20, and is now a finalist to be a Star Farmer. (Dickinson Press)

“Fast and adorable” is a good way to describe what it’s like to read this article. (KVRR)

Grand Forks has forks; Fargo has bison – but Williston has us all beat with painted pianos for summertime music. (Williston Herald)

Bonus story: I’m pretty sure everyone in North Dakota has already seen this story, but it’s definitely nice and definitely worth READING (wink wink) one more time. (Bismarck Tribune)