Compiled by Lauren Donovan

Bismarck Tribune

ADAMS

Hettinger - Kindergarten registration for the 2008-09 school year will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Hettinger High School cafeteria. Any parent who wants information about registration can call principal Lyn Hendry at the school, or at home at 567-4825.

- Adams County Record

DUNN

Dodge - The second annual spring Homebased Business Show will be held Saturday at the Dodge auditorium. The Sunshine Club will serve lunch throughout the day and more than 20 local vendors will show their wares, with hourly drawings and contests for kids. For information, call Donna at 983-4409.

- Dunn County Herald

EMMONS

Linton - The Emmons County Farm Bureau will hold a salad supper at 6:30 p.m. April 9 at the KEM Electric Cooperative hospitality room in Linton. Members are asked to bring a salad and a friend. The night will include a demonstration by the Linton Fitness Center. Everyone is welcome.

- Emmons County Record

GOLDEN VALLEY

Beach - Expectant parents and those raising young children can attend free parenting sessions from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Golden Valley extension office in Beach. A session April 9 will talk about young children and emotional intelligence and a session April 23 will talk about children's social development. For more information, call 877-264-1142 or e-mail debra.theurer@;ndsu.edu.

- Billings County Pioneer

GRANT

Carson - The greater Carson rural fire protection district will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 tonight at the Carson Fire Hall. Four directors and officers will be elected. Julie Fischer is secretary-treasurer.

HETTINGER

New England - A recognition and awards banquet honoring the New England ambulance service volunteers will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the New England Memorial Hall. Advance tickets from community banks or from John Plaggemeyer at 579-4411 are recommended. The night is sponsored by the New England Lions Club.

- The Herald

KIDDER

Steele - The annual safe night for kids will be held from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Steele Community Center. Kidder County children grades five through eight are invited for supper, fun and games and some demonstrations on Internet and dating safety and music by CW Thunder. For information and a release form call 202-1276.

- Steele Ozone and Kidder County Press

LOGAN

Napoleon - A Lake McKenna Pheasants Forever banquet will be held starting with a 5 p.m. social hour Saturday at the American Legion hall in Napoleon. A dinner and auction will follow. Tickets are available by contacting Jon Starkey at 754-2407, or Steve Berger at 391-8065. Everyone is welcome.

- Napoleon Homestead

MCINTOSH

Wishek - An auction of sport celebrity items and a shrimp cocktail and stuffed pork chop dinner will be held starting at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Wishek Civic Center. Cost is $50 per person and proceeds will benefit the Wishek Community Hospital and clinics. For ticket availability, call 45203156.

- Wishek Star

MCKENZIE

Watford City - A town hall meeting to talk about underage alcohol consumption will be held at 6 tonight at the Watford City Civic Center. Parents and their children are invited for a light supper, followed by a program entitled, "Mapping Out Success for Our Children." For information, call the McKenzie County extension agent.

- McKenzie County Farmer

MCLEAN

Wilton - The Wilton Farmers Union Elevator will hold its 52nd annual meeting starting with a 6 p.m. supper April 8 at the Wilton City Hall. More than $200,000 in retirement, estate and patronage checks will be issued and a director will be elected. For information, call 734-6780.

Underwood - Results of a youth and community survey will be discussed at a public meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Underwood City Hall. The surveys included information on shopping patterns and community development preferences. North Dakota State University's business and economics' department conducted the survey.

- Leader-News, Underwood News

MERCER

Golden Valley - The Golden Valley Farmers Union Local will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Pioneer Hall in Golden Valley. Bring a potluck snack and plan to play bingo.

Beulah - The Beulah Middle School will hold at spring band concert at 7 p.m. April 7 at the middle school auditorium.

- Beulah Beacon

MORTON

Glen Ullin - The Glen Ullin civic group will host its third annual German supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Parish Hall in Glen Ullin. The menu will be pigs in the blanket, cheese buttons, knoephle and kraut, borscht, fruit strudel and more. Tickets are $10 for adults and are available at Glen Ullin banks, Marshall Lumber and the Glen Ullin Times.

Hebron - Hebron will host the 20th annual Morton County Band Festival at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hebron school featuring bands from Hebron, Flasher, New Salem and Glen Ullin. Steve Werpy of Dickinson State University will be guest conductor.

- Glen Ullin Times, Hebron Herald

MOUNTRAIL

New Town - A benefit account has been set up at Lakeside State Bank in New Town for Shadd Fredericks, who broke his neck bull riding and has incurred extensive medical costs. He is being transferred to Craig Hospital in Colorado.

- New Town News

OLIVER

Center - A "last chance" Class B speech meet will begin at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Center High School and the public is invited to view the competition among as many as 150 students from neighboring schools participating in 14 different speech events. This is the final opportunity for students to qualify for upcoming regional speech competition.

- Center Republican

SHERIDAN

McClusky - A public hearing on a proposed wetland mitigation site in Sheridan County will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 10, at the McClusky City Hall Community Room. The State Department of Transportation proposes to use the site to offset wetland impact from road projects. Anyone who wants information can call Sheri Lares at 328-4156. Also, a hunter's safety course will begin at 6:30 p.m. April 7 at the McClusky High School vocational agriculture classroom. To register, call Fritz Hirschkorn at 363-2915, or Craig Zimprich at 363-2534.

- DOT, McClusky Gazette

SIOUX

Fort Yates - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will hold a paleontology field school this summer and participants will learn field methods to find, document, excavate, jacket and transport dinosaur fossils. The school is open to anyone and also will transfer to credits at Sitting Bull College. Call 854-2025 for information.

- Teton Times

STARK

Belfield - The Belfield School Board will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. April 17 at the high school gym to get public input on district population demographics that will affect the school's plans for the next three to five years.

- Billings County Pioneer

WELLS

Harvey - Spring wellness days will be held from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today, Tuesday, April 7 and April 9 at the St. Aloysius Medical Center presentation center in Harvey. For $30, participants will get a continental breakfast, blood pressure check and a panel of 18 blood tests, including cholesterol and anemia. Plan to fast for 12 hours before taking the tests.

- The Herald-Press