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Construction firm celebrates library completion

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — JE Dunn Construction (JE Dunn) is celebrating the completion and grand opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL) in Medora. This milestone represents the culmination of a dedicated, multi-year partnership to establish a world-class institution that honors the 26th president’s legacy of leadership and conservation, according to JE Dunn Construction information. As construction manager, JE Dunn helped bring the project from concept to completion through a Construction Management at Risk delivery model alongside the Theodore Roosevelt ...

Milestone marked with Makoti Threshers

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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

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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

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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

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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, ...