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Tribes receive grants for veteran housing programs

BISMARCK – Two North Dakota tribes will receive grants for veteran housing programs, according to information from U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner. Turtle Mountain Housing Authority will receive $348,194 from the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing grant program. Standing Rock Housing Authority will receive $260,256. “Across North Dakota and across the entire nation, Native Americans serve at the highest rates of any demographic group in our country’s armed ...

Couple weds at Norsk Hostfest

Norsk Hostfest closed on a personal milestone when Joe Junglas and Cindy Semmens were married Saturday, Sept. 27, inside the entrance of Oslo Hall. About 40 invited guests attended the ceremony, while other festival-goers stopped to watch. Semmens, who is of Norwegian heritage, said the ...

DAV Chapter 4 member receives high honor

Jim Davenport “never hesitates to get involved in virtually all aspects of Chapter 4 activities,” according to the Minot Disabled American Veterans Chapter 4 letter nominating Davenport for Outstanding Chapter Member of the Year. Davenport, the chapter’s service officer, was given the ...

Scandi Ski Fantasy dancers highlight Hostfest tradition

The Scandi Ski Fantasy dancers from the Rinat Mouzafarov Institute of Dance and Ballet Theatre performed Thursday at Norsk Hostfest in Stockholm Hall. The Ski Fantasy dance is part of the daily dance program scheduled at 4:15 p.m. during the festival. About 60 dancers from the Minot-based ...