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Hello Fargo! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How is Fargo’s school cell phone ban really working so far?
  • How did Fargo North and Davies fare at the Sertoma duals?
  • How tight times once packed Fargo’s plasma donation chairs

Also on today's calendar: The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Fargo, ND.

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Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Clearing and bitterly cold, with a high of -5 and low of -25 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, temps: high: 14, low: 9.
  • Monday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 24 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. North Dakota cell phone ban shows positive results in Fargo area schools (valleynewslive.com) — Fargo and West Fargo schools are nearly halfway through the first year of North Dakota’s new cell phone ban, and local administrators say students are more focused and less distracted. Fargo North High’s principal and West Fargo’s assistant superintendent describe mostly minor violations, clear consequences, and growing support from families as phones stay in lockers or at home.
   

2. Area Wrestling: BHVPP splits first day of Grand Forks duals (brainerddispatch.com) — High school wrestling fans will note that Fargo North and Fargo Davies both faced Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale/Parkers Prairie at the Sertoma Tournament in Grand Forks, with North falling 50-19 and Davies edging BHVPP 33-31. The roundup also highlights individual BHVPP standouts and a separate New York Mills–Pillager dual.
   

3. Today in History, 2008: Plasma donation on the rise in Fargo-Moorhead for those looking to make quick cash (inforum.com) — Fargo-Moorhead residents once turned to plasma donations as a steady side income during the 2008 economic crunch, filling chairs at Fargo’s BioLife center and new Moorhead facilities. This look back follows local donors and a reporter through the screening process, payouts, and community camaraderie that grew around twice‑weekly visits to the donation chairs.
   

4. Theodore Roosevelt library fundraiser links group to GOP donor tied to ethics controversy (grandforksherald.com) — A West Fargo lawmaker is raising concerns about the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library’s finances after it held a major fundraiser at GOP donor Harlan Crow’s Dallas home. While the library’s spokesman and Gov. Kelly Armstrong insist fundraising is on track, Rep. Ben Koppelman questions whether donors or construction costs are forcing the project toward more public support.
   

5. Fargo-linked rescuer involved in Venezuelan opposition leader's secret trip to Oslo (inforum.com) — A daring escape that brought Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado safely to Oslo for her Nobel Peace Prize has an unexpected Fargo link. The same rescue group previously airlifted two adopted girls from violence in Haiti to their Fargo family, and its leader later shared the story at a TedX Fargo event.
   

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