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Inspect boats, docks, lifts before buying, selling The North Dakota Game and Fish Department urges people to check boats, trailers, docks, lifts and all other water-related equipment for aquatic nuisance species before buying or selling. During summer, there is an elevated risk of having ANS, like zebra mussels, attached to submerged equipment. North Dakota requires all docks, lifts and related equipment to be dried and left out of the water for at least 21 days before being placed in another water. Ben Holen, Game and Fish Department ANS coordinator, said “While often overlooked, ...

Milestone marked with Makoti Threshers

Since 2001, the world has changed immensely; however, one thing has remained a constant: a Dunn Center man’s presence, quiet charisma and volunteer labor at the annual Makoti Threshing Show. Each year, Leo Piatz travels about two hours and more than 100 miles one way to breathe life into ...

Peace Powwow set for July 6 in Dunseith

DUNSEITH – The first International Indigenous Peace Powwow will be held Monday, July 6, at the new arbor at the Little Shell powwow grounds in Dunseith. The powwow precedes a tribal flag raising and Indigenous Peace Symposium at the International Peace Garden on Friday, July 11, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The peace powwow will follow the annual Turtle Mountain Chief Little Shell Memorial Powwow, which starts on Friday, July 3, and runs through Sunday, July 5. The weekend event will celebrate the grand opening of the new powwow arbor. This historic peace powwow is expected to bring together ...

Road to close briefly for parade

VELVA – The North Dakota Department of Transportation will assist local authorities in closing a stretch of N.D. Highway 41 through the city limits of Velva on Saturday, July 4, for the parade that day. The closure will be in place from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday. There will be no marked detour. Motorists are advised to choose a different route if they need to travel through Velva during that time.

Honoring veterans with quilts

Lynn Heald, leader of the Minot Peace and Honor Quilts of Valor, has presented about 75 quilts each year to honor veterans since presenting the first one in 2020. She said all of the quilts are made by local women and men. Recently, Heald presented quilts to Andy Siakala and Brock Gilstad, ...