ADAMS

Adams County - The Adams County inert landfill will open for the season at 8 a.m. April 7. Hours will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

- Adams County Record

BOWMAN

Bowman - A free community workshop on understanding memory loss will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bowman United Methodist Church. The workshop is sponsored by the Minnesota-North Dakota Alzheimer's Association and Dakota Prairie Helping Hands.

- Bowman County Pioneer

DICKEY

Ellendale - The comedy "After Hours" will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the lower level of the Fireside Steakhouse and Lounge in Ellendale. Proceeds from the theater will go toward the Coleman Memorial Museum in Ellendale.

- Dickey County Leader

DUNN

Halliday - A legislative forum will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Halliday City Hall, with District 4 House and Senate officials on hand to talk with locals about legislative issues. A freewill supper will be served.

- Dunn County Herald

EMMONS

Linton - A mother whose son died of binge drinking on his 21st birthday will give a public presentation at 4 tonight at the Emmons County Courthouse in Linton. The public is invited, especially parents of young children.

- Emmons County Record

GOLDEN VALLEY

Golva - The Golva Fire Department will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Golva Bar meeting room. Beach - Registration for the 2007-08 kindergarten session will be held at the school Wednesday. Parents are asked to bring their child's birth certificate, Social Security number and immunization records. Call 872-4253 for an appointment.

- Golden Valley News

GRANT

Carson - An Easter egg hunt will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Carson City Park for children ages 9 and under. Kids should bring a basket and plan to play games with the Easter bunny. A sign will be posted at the park to inform folks of a new location in case of bad weather. The Carson Women's Club is sponsoring the event.

- Grant County News

HETTINGER

Regent - The annual meeting of the Hettinger County Township Officers Association will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Regent Cafe. Mott - A public meeting will be held at 3 p.m. April 5 at the Hettinger County Courthouse in Mott. The county commissioners want to talk about whether this 100th year of the county's existence should be the occasion to open a copper box, located under the courthouse cornerstone, so a new history box could be started. If not, the next occasion would be the 125th in 2034.

- Eido Connect, The Herald

KIDDER

Steele - Medcenter One Golden Manor will host its annual Easter egg hunt, and the Steele Area Betterment Group is asking for donations of plastic eggs and candy and treats to fill them. Anyone who wants to donate to the event should take items to the manor by Friday. The hunt will be held April 3.

- Steele Ozone and Kidder County Press

LOGAN

Napoleon - Napoleon's 125th anniversary committee will hold a community meeting at 7:30 tonight at the Napoleon City Hall. The meeting will include committee reports and a presentation from Streeter representatives on how that community's celebration was handled. Napoleon's party will be June 11 through June 14.

- Napoleon Homestead

MCINTOSH

Wishek - Food distributions from the Wishek Food Pantry will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the pantry, located in the back of the Wishek Senior Citizen building. Anyone who needs food is asked to bring his or her own bags or boxes.

- Wishek Star

MCKENZIE

Watford City - The Watford City High School National Honor Society's Relay for Life Team will sell homemade pies on order with a Saturday deadline. Pies are $15 and include strawberry, banana cream, lemon meringue, chocolate and butterscotch. To order, call 675-2267, 842-3554 or 444-3965.

- McKenzie County Farmer

MCLEAN

Underwood - Underwood's only grocery store, the Family Store, will close Saturday, and a half-off sale is in progress. The owners haven't commented on their reasons. Michelle and Mark Driessen bought the store in October 2004 after it had been closed for six months. The store had a 40-year history of being owned by the Radke family, who were affiliated with Fairway Foods. Washburn - A breakfast for youth will be served from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Edwin's Catholic Church in Washburn. A freewill offering will be taken for pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage.

- Underwood News, Leader-News

MERCER

Hazen - The fourth annual Great Escape will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Hazen City Hall. The event is billed as an elegant wine tasting event, coupled with a silent and live auction. Cost is $25 per person, and proceeds go toward Sakakawea Hospice. For questions or to buy a ticket, call 748-7380.

- Beulah Beacon

MORTON

Glen Ullin - The Glen Ullin Lions and Lionesses will sponsor a community blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the Sacred Heart Church in Glen Ullin. Donors must be at least 17 years old. Anyone who wants to make an appointment can call Mary Ann at 348-3275.

- Glen Ullin Times

MOUNTRAIL

Mountrail County - Anyone who gets phone and Internet service through Reservation Telephone Cooperative will lose service after midnight Wednesday for approximately two hours. The co-op will use the time to make an equipment upgrade.

- New Town News

OLIVER

Center - The Oliver County Soil Conservation District will hold Ladies Ag Night at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center Civic Center. Nancy Jensen will give a presentation on using native plants for landscaping and the State Game and Fish Department will talk about mountain lions. A free meal will be served, and anyone planning to attend should call 794-3215, extension 3.

- Center Republican

SHERIDAN

Goodrich - The annual meeting of the Goodrich Farmers Co-op Association stockholders will be held starting with a meal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Goodrich school gym. Don Hagen is secretary.

- McClusky Gazette

STARK

Richardton - The Assumption Abbey in Richardton will hold an Easter open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the abbey. There will be Easter bread and assorted abbey breads, sales and tastings of table wines and a large assortment of gift items and Abbey Pottery for sale.

- Hebron Herald

WELLS

Harvey - The public is invited to meet the Harvey Public School candidates for superintendent at 5:15 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday. The interviews will be held in the school library and the public's input on the candidates will help the school board make its decision.

- Herald-Press