Submitted Photo Minot Elks Lodge #1089 recently donated $1,500 from the N.D. Elks Foundation to the Marketplace for Kids Minot Region to support classes in the area and an event to be held in Minot in January 2025. Shown, from left, are Robert Heitkamp, Marketplace for Kids executive director; Jim Bodell, Elks ER; Jalyn Jacques, Marketplace for Kids program director; Barb Heitkamp, Marketplace for Kids program assistant; and Rich Matteson, Elks treasurer. The Elks also donated to Companions for Children for its January event, $500; Prairie Grit to subsidize activities for children with disabilities, $1,500; FFA Alumni Foundation to support projects and presentations by students, $1,700; and Ward County Canine to acquire another drug detection dog, $1,700.