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Make a point to come in contact with creation this week

When was the last time that you scooped up a handful of lake water? Felt the cool, refreshment of one of nature’s most vital gifts? When was the last time you got your nose into a handful of soil? Enjoyed its earthy aroma! Felt its velvety nature as it slipped through the cracks of your ...

Joyous parking lot moment reminds that some holy work looks different

The other night I was leaving work, just as the evening sun was taking its turn downward. Another 12-hour day at the emergency shelter, a typical schedule these past 10 months as we’ve worked to turn things around. I was pulling out of our parking lot, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw ...

Politically motivated violence doesn’t come from Jesus

We are living in the most politically violent period in our country since the deadly 1960s. Assassinations, shootings, physical and verbal intimidation. The list is long. Just in recent history, an extremist shot and killed a Minnesota state representative and also shot another state ...

When it comes to friendship, nothing beats a good stick

I’ve written about our 3-year-old husky mix rescue before. About his anxieties which make him seem less than friendly, and frankly which have inspired a curse word or two around home. But the other night I witnessed him make a new friend in the most beautiful of ways. I walk our dogs on ...

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Campus Notes for July 5

Hart named to dean’s list, president’s roll of honor at UND Morgan Hart of Marshall was named to the dean’s list and the president’s roll of honor at the University of North Dakota. The UND dean’s list comprises students whose grade- point average are in the top 15% of the ...

Campus Notes for July 3

University of North Dakota announces spring 2025 graduates More than 1,700 students graduated from the University of North Dakota (UND) this spring, in ceremonies whose speakers included the governor of North Dakota and a former Minnesota Vikings tight end — both of whom are UND alumni. ...

SMSU Briefs for June 28

SMSU dean’s list announced for spring semester Southwest Minnesota State University announced the dean’s list of students recognized for academic achievement during spring semester 2025. An undergraduate student who completes 12 or more A-F graded credits and achieves a grade-point ...

Campus Notes for June 17

Ridgewater College announces spring semester 2025 dean’s list Ridgewater College announced its dean’s lists for spring semester 2025. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least nine credits and meet ...

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70 years together

IVANHOE — Elmer and Twila Koopman said it was a love of dancing that first helped bring them together. But in the more than 70 years since they first met, they’ve also run a dairy farm near Ivanhoe, raised a family and a lot more. “We’ve been very lucky,” Twila Koopman said. The ...

Goetzl, Peterson

Bryce Peterson and Serena Goetzl were married Dec. 1 on the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. Officiating the double ring ceremony was an aunt of the groom, Pastor April Peterson of Yankton, S.D. After a honeymoon to Cabo San Lucas, the couple is ...

Kommer, Zahrbock

Morgan Kommer and Simon Zahrbock were married June 10, 2023, at The Pines in Davenport, N.D.  Rev. Robert L. Dahl and Rev. Jonathan L. Dahl officiated. The ceremony and reception were held at The Pines.  Parents of the couple are Hans and Shana Zahrbock of Marshall; and Toby and Michelle ...

Zoch, Warne

GRAND RAPIDS — Eric Warne and Alishia Zoch announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Lee and Nancy Warne of Grand Rapids, (formerly of Marshall) and Bearl and Ann Zoch of Remer. Warne is a Doctor of Chiropractic with Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital and Zoch is employed by ...