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Now in its eighth year, the Medora-themed “Magical Medora Christmas” show is getting ready to hit the road to perform for audiences in 24 communities including Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Fawcett Auditorium at Lake Region State College.

As the weather changes to bring snow and colder temperatures, our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving.

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Throughout her 25 years as a school social worker, Michelle Vollan can’t recall a period when the number of acute youth mental health situations requiring hospitalization was as high as it was post-Covid.

Was it Colone Mustard with the candlestick in the kitchen? Or maybe it was Mrs. White with the revolver in the dining room? Audiences will get to find out who killed Mr. Boddy in the Devils Lake High School Playmakers’ production of “Clue.”

Ramsey County has a long and proud history of serving our nation’s veterans, a legacy that continues to this day as we work with our federal, state and local partners to ensure that the former service members in our communities have access to the rsources they need to thrive.

Election Day 2024 is finally here. The polls in Devils Lake opened at 8 a.m. today, November 5, and voting closes at 7 p.m. Make sure you have your current identification with you to vote. If your address has changed, but you haven’t had it changed on your driver’s license, make sure to bring proof of change of address - like an electricity bill or cable TV bill with your name and your current address on it. Everyone is encouraged to vote! But please, please, only vote once! Every vote matters!

One month ago, on Sep. 29, I met with an “old friend” of the Devils Lake Journal at the new coffeeshop in City Plaza, Bully Brew Coffeehouse. That old friend was Harris Jensen, who had spent two years as a reporter and writer for the Devils Lake Journal under the guidance of Jack Zaleski.

The Hunting Gang comes to Devils Lake twice a year, every year, and they have been doing this for over a decade. In the summer, they fish. In the fall, they hunt. The top photo was taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at Lang’s “hunting” cabin in Ackerman’s Acres east of Devils Lake.

Devils Lake Mayor Jim Moe and CHI St. Alexius Hospital Devils Lake President Mariann Doeling pose with hospital staff at the ribbon cutting ceremony held Monday, Oct. 21 to celebrate the completion of Phase 1A of the renovations to the hospital’s Emergency Department. As of 10 p.m. Monday, the new and improved portion of the Emergency Room was open for business as Phase 1B begins. That phase involves renovating the former Emergency Room space to match the new. Ahead of schedule, both Moe’s and Doeling’s comments Monday were optimistic and upbeat. Below, the Devils Lake Chamber Ambassadors joined Moe and Doeling to actually cut the ribbon to officially open the new Emergency Department space.