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Beware of asphalt contractor scam

If your driveway is looking a little worn, beware of the asphalt contractor scam, according to the North Dakota Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. Victims may not just be out thousands of dollars on the scammers’ inferior work but could face additional costly problems. One Minot pastor can attest to how slippery the fraudsters can be. Due to a recent incident, his church is out $4,000 and has been left with a shoddy piece of workmanship that already had to be removed and damage that will cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix. Pastor Scott Mehlhoff shared his ...

Sawyer church to host 9/11 memorial service

SAWYER – St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Sawyer will host a Patriot Day memorial service on Wednesday, Sept. 11, with a meal at 6 p.m. and service at 7 p.m. at the church. The service is in memory of the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., and United Flight 93. Four passenger planes were hijacked, and two were used to attack the World Trade Center and one struck the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania before reaching its target. Karen Kramer, a member of the church, wanted to “remember all the people that gave their lives – firemen, ...

Area Pilots for Christ chapter to hold annual celebration

MADDOCK – The J.T. Rice North Dakota Chapter of Pilots for Christ will be holding its 12th annual Fly-In Celebration and Golf Ball Drop at the Maddock Airport on Sunday, Aug. 11. The event is open to everyone. The fly-in begins at 10 a.m. with an all-faiths service and a complimentary lunch to follow. Following lunch, the group will drop numbered golf balls from a helicopter at a target (golf flag). The closest ball to the target will win the grand prize. There will be prizes for other balls landing close to the pin. Airplane rides and helicopter rides will follow the event. The ...

Reflections: Acknowledgement or relationship?

Recently, I was listening to a news report as they interviewed people who had experienced the ravages of a tornado. When one lady was asked about her experience she said that she had never prayed in her life before but when she heard the roar and realized that its arrival was imminent, she quickly got out “Dear Lord…” before it hit. Apparently, the woman had never entertained the idea of needing God in her life until she felt helpless and in imminent danger. At that desperate moment she did acknowledge God but obviously did not have a relationship with Him since they had never ...

Pie-makers keep tradition going

Dozens of fresh-baked pies have been showing up daily at the North Dakota State Fair since its inception, and this year is no exception. Pies emerge hot from the ovens every morning at First Lutheran Church in Minot, where volunteers don their aprons at 6 a.m. to knead the perfect dough, roll ...

The Pursuit announces new campus in Mohall

MOHALL – The Pursuit Church has announced a mutual agreement with New Horizons Nazarene Church in Mohall and the Prairie Lakes District of the Church of the Nazarene that will transfer New Horizons’ building for the future Mohall campus of The Pursuit. “This merger represents a significant step forward in our mission to see a fresh move of God across the state of North Dakota,” said Tom Foisy, lead pastor at The Pursuit Church. “We are grateful for the opportunity to expand our ministry and continue the legacy of New Horizons in Mohall.” The collaboration brings new vision ...