In an effort to promote healthier food options and educate people on independent food initiatives, Cankdeska Cikana Community College hosted “Nurturing our Roots: Spirit Lake Community Conservation and Food Sovereignty Day” on Monday.

The North Dakota Association of the Deaf partners with the North Dakota School for the Deaf/Resource Center (NDSD/RC) to host an alumni reunion every five years at the school campus in Devils Lake, ND. The summer of 2025 is the 135th Anniversary of graduating classes. The most recent reunion was held in 2015, ten years ago, due to COVID-19 in 2020.

Runnings had their official grand opening on Friday, April 25.

North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension–Ramsey County was proud to host its third annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day on April 3, 2025, at the Memorial Building in Devils Lake. The event welcomed 157 fifth-grade students from Central Middle School and St. Joseph Catholic School to a fun and educational experience focused on safety, health, and wellness.

This is the part 2 continuation of Gift of the Sacred Pipe from the April 15 DLJ.

Lake Chevrolet GMC- Devils Lake Cars partnered with Devils Lake Youth Football on the Chevy Youth Sports program, a partnership program built to position Chevrolet as the Official Vehicle of Youth Sports while providing an opportunity for local youth sports leagues to grow.

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is a time to recognize the first-first responders. Many times they are the forgotten bunch. They are only a voice. With the information they are given (or sometimes even nothing) dispatchers help assess emergencies and help those who are in immediate need. They are the ones who connect us to police, firefighters, EMS, and those who are the ones who respond to an emergency call first. On April 16, the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center held an open house where members of the public could meet and see what dispatchers do daily.

It was March 7 when my old friend and game warden Cory Erck called on a Friday afternoon. While I was working indoors at a sport show he was out patrolling his district. After the usual pleasantries we compared notes of the boat ramps open on the Missouri River, to snow geese showing up on the state line. That day, spring was definitely here. But it didn’t last.

Registration for the Summer Reading Program will go LIVE at 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1st!