Happy Almost-4th of July! Did you know that Prairie Public has created a two-minute video on life in North Dakota in 1776? You can check it out here.
And you can learn all about the nice things going on in the state voted “The #1 Place to Be in the Event of a Zombie Apocalypse” (cabletv.com) in this week’s news. Read on, and have a safe and relaxing weekend!
Two ninth-graders from White Shield School are spending their summer building an earth lodge. (KX Net)
Valley City residents created a beautiful garden in honor of a fellow community member. (Valley City Times-Record)
Elbowoods’ Melvin Klaudt is being inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. (Minot Daily News)
North Dakota is one of the U.S.’s top 10 job markets (specifically, number 10) weathering the pandemic, when looking at unemployment, change in employment, exposure to industry sectors, and number of job seekers. (Grand Forks Herald)
Despite the fact she’s not the totally ideal candidate – she has donated only to find out her iron levels were low – Minot’s Paula Bachmeier has been giving blood for 47 years. (Minot Daily News)
Before he passed away, Fred Hector Jr. created The Hector Foundation to help “ordinary people or the common man” in North Dakota. (Fargo Forum)
Forth Berthold’s Lauren Good Day has been featured in Vogue for her clothing line, titled “Matriarch” – which she says is “cultural appreciation, not appropriation” and open to all. As a bonus, all of her models are from the MHA Nation. (Grand Forks Herald)
If you’re going to be near Devils Lake on July 3, check out Max’s Gordy “Crazy Fingers” Lindquist at Stump Lake Village! (Devils Lake Journal)
Dickinson’s Richard and Joan Hintz celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary with a vow renewal, courtesy of CountryHouse Residence for Memory Care. (Dickinson Press)
Fargo’s Joseph Lewis is organizing campfire chats to discuss racial equality. (KVRR)
Bottineau’s Miranda Schuler has put together a military display honoring PTSD Awareness Day. (KFYR TV)
“Fossil Country” is coming to soon to PBS. (Bowman Extra)
The Killdeer Rodeo will have a record-number of participants – over 1,000 cowboys and cowgirls – at this year’s event, starting today. (Dickinson Press)
Happy 100th birthday to Wyndmere’s Eleanor Bommersbach! (Wahpeton Daily News)
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