Fr. Bernard Pfau Celebrates 60 Years of Priesthood
Father Bernard Pfau, Devils Lake, ND, celebrated his 60th Anniversary of his ordination as a priest of the Diocese of Fargo on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Commissioner Pierce Provides More Information about the LRLEC
First off, I am writing this article to clear up confusion that may have come from the article in the June 12, 2025, edition of the Devils Lake Daily Journal entitled “What is the future of the Lake Region Law Enforcement Cener?”
Native American Veterans Stand Down Event Highlights Community Support, Resources
June 11 & 12, 2025 — 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, ND. The NORTH DAKOTA Native American Veterans Stand Down, held from June 11-12, 2025, at the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, successfully brought together Native American Veterans from various tribes, alongside community leaders and service providers, to streamline access to crucial benefits, education, and resources. This event, which aimed to provide a relaxed and supportive atmosphere for veterans, was rooted in a vision by the National Resource Center on Native American Aging, and developed in partnership with Dean Dauphinais, a Marine Corps veteran, and Robert Hunter Sr., Director of MHA Veterans Affairs, and ND State Senator Richard Marcellais.
ND Outdoors: What Are Aquatic Nuisance Species?
You’ve heard for years about aquatic nuisance species but what are they? The zebra mussel is likely the most famous. Or infamous. Let’s get back to the basics and review some of the most important information on ANS and zebra mussels
North Dakota Outdoors In Numbers
I was compelled to jot down some interesting numbers that pertain to North Dakota’s outdoors as Jeb Williams, Game and Fish Department director, recently addressed the joint Senate and House Legislative Natural Resource committees.
Recap of the May 19 City Commission meeting
The Devils Lake City Commission met Monday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. with a full agenda to cover.
A Message from Garcia: Sheyenne River Cheyenne
The Sheyenne River forms the south border of the Spirit Lake Reservation. What does the name Sheyenne / Cheyenne have to do with the Spirit Lake Dakota? The answer: on the south bank of this river was a Cheyenne earth lodge village near Lisbon, North Dakota. The Cheyenne people today live in the states of Montana and Oklahoma. The Cheyenne name for these indigenous people is not their official name. Their name for themselves is Tsistsistas (Beautiful People).
Thank you, Devils Lake!
If you had told me that when I was in journalism school, I would find myself working for a newspaper in Devils Lake, N.D., I would probably say you’re drunk, crazy, or both. But that’s the funny thing about my life. There are things I never thought I would do that I would wind up doing.
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Local man, Benedictine, priest retires, returns to N.D.
The Rev. Philip James Vanderlin, OSB, a native of Devils Lake and 1960 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy is retiring to Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND, after living and serving in Bogota, Colombia for 47 years and Jackson Hole, Wyoming for 11 years.