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🌱 Devils Lake hot rod legend forced to sell his shop—here’s why
Devils Lake, North Dakota Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Devils Lake! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Devils Lake hot rod legend forced to sell his shop—here’s why
Also on today's calendar: Ramsey County Regular Commission Meeting and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy this afternoon, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and increasingly windy, temps: high: 67, low: 30.
- Friday: Periods of snow, then rain, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'It's been a journey': Devils Lake custom car shop owner to sell, following cancer battle (grandforksherald.com) — A beloved Devils Lake custom car shop, Black Magic Rod and Custom, is closing and going up for sale as owner Jamie Orness faces Stage 4 prostate cancer and mounting medical bills. After three decades restoring award-winning classic cars and hot rods, Orness is choosing to step away to focus on his health and family, with an auction and GoFundMe now helping him through this transition. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Medora: Empress of the Badlands
Encore 301, 125 4th St SW, Devils Lake
12:30 pm
Sunday May 3
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Other local events
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Ramsey County Regular Commission Meeting
524 4th Ave NE , Devils Lake
1:00 pm -
Heuchert's Willow Creek Angus - Annual Bull and Female Sale
Lake Region Livestock Inc , 8314 US-2 , Devils Lake
1:00 pm -
Northeast North Dakota Spring 2026 Equipment Auction
Pifer's Auction & Realty - Devils Lake , 8393 US-2 , Devils Lake
9:00 am
Tuesday May 5
Sunday May 17
Tuesday May 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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NC/Midkota Chargers BB vs. MPCG - V, JV
May-Port CG Baseball Field - Mayville
4:00 pm -
NC/Midkota Chargers BB vs. MPCG - JH
Lakota Baseball Field , Lakota, ND
4:00 pm -
NC/Midkota Chargers Softball vs. Thompson - V, JV
McVille Softball Field - McVille, ND
4:00 pm -
HWC Baseball vs. Northern Lights @ Harvey
Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District Fessenden, ND 58438
4:00 pm -
HWC Baseball (V) vs. Northern Lights @ Harvey (moved from 4/6&4/20)
Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District Fessenden, ND 58438
4:15 pm -
Baseball in Valley City
New Rockford-Sheyenne School District Valley City, ND 58072, USA
4:30 pm -
5th/6th Volleyball vs. Rugby @ Fessenden
Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District Fessenden, ND 58438
5:00 pm -
Elementary VB game vs Harvey
New Rockford-Sheyenne School District New Rockford, ND 58356, USA
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Copy - Crew Team Member - Early Mornings Up to $16 per hour and Paid TIme OFF Starting Day 1 in Devils Lake. Apply here.
- Altru Health System posted a job opening for Physical Therapist - Devils Lake in Devils Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Devils Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carrington
- Joyce Miller (journalnd.com)
Grand Forks
- GA-ASI Successfully Completes MQ-9B Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) Tests (uasweekly.com)
- Grand Forks underpass work begins after decades of planning (inforum.com)
- ND Travel Industry Alliance president optimistic about this summer season (kfgo.com)
Ok Devils Lake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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