🌱 How Casselton kids are turning cross country into big community fun

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In today's newsletter:

• How Casselton kids are turning cross country into big community fun
• Will Casselton keep or change those controversial downtown flower boxes?

Also on today's calendar: Central Cass at Northern Cass and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Peeks of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 46.
• Saturday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Casselton Youth Cross Country enjoying a great season (nordakpublishing.com) — Casselton kids in grades 4–6 are packing the Parks and Recreation youth cross country program, meeting twice a week at the Casselton Reservoir and racing at the Casselton Golf Course. With strong support from Central Cass runners, volunteers, and parents, the growing team is learning endurance, teamwork, and confidence as they head into the final weeks of a very successful season.
   

• Casselton's downtown improvement project creates flower box backlash (nordakpublishing.com) — Casselton's new concrete flower boxes at Langer Avenue and Front Street are drawing sharp criticism from some residents who say the intersection now feels too tight. Public Works Superintendent Will Lipp notes the planters came from earlier public input, and the city is weighing options—from leaving them as-is to shortening beds or adding rollover curbs—before a mid-October decision.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Casselton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• Northern Cass at Central Cass →
  Casselton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Central Cass at Northern Cass →
  Central Cass High School, 802 5th St N, Casselton
  7:00 pm
• Northern Cass Jaguars Volleyball at Central Cass →
  802 5th St N, Casselton
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Lisbon at Central Cass →
  Central Cass, 802 5th St N, Casselton

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Stage West: Come From Away →
  Stage West Studio, 300 Sheyenne St. Suite 120, West Fargo
  7:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Oct. 2-3rd Fall Market ~ West Fargo →
  Veterans Memorial Arena, 1201 7th Avenue East, West Fargo
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Brianna Helbling at The Arthur Market →
  The Arthur Market, Arthur
  11:30 am
• The Arthur Market Solo Acoustic Show →
  Arthur ND
  11:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Hide and Seek →
  Prairie Heights Church, 319 32nd Ave E, West Fargo
• Starting Point →
  Prairie Heights Church, 319 32nd Ave E, West Fargo
  10:30 am
• Fall Dinner and Bazaar at Blessed Sacrament, West Fargo →
  West Fargo ND
  11:00 am
• First Look →
  Prairie Heights Church, 319 32nd Ave E, West Fargo
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee -All states except MN or IL in West Fargo. Apply here.
• SpartanNash posted a job opening for Retail Team Member in West Fargo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Casselton here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Fargo

• Chuck E. Cheese expanding Adventure World concept to more than 20 communities (pizzamarketplace.com)
• RDO Showcases Smarter Equipment, Precision Tech and Support at Big Iron (croplife.com)
• Eastwood, West Fargo, ND Homes with Basements For Sale (redfin.com)

Horace

• Tuesday's local scoreboard for Sept. 29 (grandforksherald.com)

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