Vol. 3 - Issue 25
July 20, 2023
A Community Newspaper a Serving N orthwest North Dakot “WE WILL NOT ACCIDENTALLY BECOME A MORE JUST SOCIETY. WE MUST BE INTENTIONAL…” - ANGELA T. !KHABEB
TIOGA TO MOVE FORWARD Ray garden provides
WITH COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION for food pantry
IN ND FOOD DESERT, TOWN GETS FUNDS FOR
‘SELF-SERVICE’
GROCERY STORE By Mike Moen, Prairie News Service
In recent years, North Dakota’s smaller towns have seen at least 15% of their grocery stores disappear.
That’s
prompted a flurry of actown would outgrow its By Erica Kingston When the community space. But, that problem is center in Tioga first opened about to be solved. in 2019, it didn’t take long (Continued on Page 8) to realize how quickly the
tion, including a local solution tied to an annual grant program.
OCRAFTS-4-U MMUNITY CENTER
N S I O N By P Michelle R O P Svangstu OSAL E X P A It doesn’t take long for Large Selection one to look around and see LADIES & KIDS that Crosby and the surrounding area is no metCLOTHING ro. It’s not full of shopping malls, fancy restaurants, MEN’S fashion boutiques or downCarhartt - Ariat - Wrangler town nightclubs. The most traffic you’ll see in town is during the Threshing Bee or a Friday night football game, and there are certain Continues on Page 6
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Story by Erica Kingston on Page 2.
DANCING WAVES OF LIGHT By Alyssa Stromberg
We’re no stranger to the Northern Lights in this area, but the recent Aurora Borealis were a spectacular sight ot behold.. Page 5 PRAIRIE PLORING
FARE:
EX-
NATURE
WHILE MOWING CAN
because we'd like to talk about moving forward with a full PROMOTE HEALTH
By Julie Garden-Robinson,
NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist
Mowing and other yardwork count as physical activity.
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