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FARGO — Each June, North Dakota’s and northwest Minnesota’s best senior football players descend upon Mayville State University for the annual Shrine Bowl all-star games.

Rosters for the 51st installment, set this year for Saturday, June 21, were announced Wednesday.

Both games will once again take place at Jerome Berg Field. The 11-man contest will kick things off at 3 p.m. with the 9-man game to follow at 6 p.m.

Held annually since 1974, Shrine Bowl is hosted by the El Zagal Shriners and Kem Shriners. The event was created “with the goal of honoring high school football athletes who excel both on and off the field and display high character, to raise awareness and funds for the Shriners Children's nonprofit, and to inform the public about the organization,” according to its website.

Teams are split into East and West. This year's 9-man rosters feature 27 players a piece while the 11-man rosters consist of 38 players each.

Players will report for practice on Tuesday, June 17, and will participate in an array of activities leading up to game day.

This year’s rosters also feature 10 players from schools in Minnesota. Shrine Bowl began inviting student-athletes from the northwest region of the state to play in the games in 2006 as both the El Zagal Shriners and Kem Shriners' membership spans east of the Red River and also allows those players exposure they may not otherwise get on the western side of the state.

The East won last summer’s 9-man game 20-8 over the West before the 11-man East squad completed the Shrine Bowl sweep of the West with a 41-26 victory in the finale .

For a full schedule of events, tickets and more information on the 2025 Shrine Bowl, visit ndshrinebowl.com.

11-man East

Josh Bickett, Carrington

Nevin Daley, Park River Area

Parker Tapson, Lisbon

Kayl Sieg, Harvey-Wells County

Tallen Thorson, Harvey-Wells County

Axel Anderson, West Fargo Horace

Mason Johnson, West Fargo Horace

Hunter Bindas, Kindred

Kylan Swenson, Kindred

Izaak Spelhaug, Kindred

Khaliel Abdurrahman, Bottineau

Cody Amble, Langdon Area-Munich

Treyton Mauch, Wahpeton

Brayden Olson, West Fargo Sheyenne

Cooper Bryant, West Fargo Sheyenne

Malachi Werremeyer, Fargo Davies

Gunnar Majerus, Fargo Davies

Rylie Lang, Fargo Davies

Keaton Docken, Fargo South

Matthew Hoppe, Northern Cass

Jack Miller, Fargo North

Jake Foss, Grand Forks Red River

Ray Dusek, Grand Forks Red River

Pearce Parks, Grand Forks Red River

Kale Pearson, Central Cass

Holden Deutsch, Fargo Shanley

Jack Guscette, West Fargo

Lucas Grove, West Fargo

Sam Olson, West Fargo

Chris Titus, Oakes

Treye Steckler, Fargo Davies

Harper Schultz, Fargo North

Amiri Francis, Devils Lake

Isiah Lincoln, West Fargo Sheyenne

Blake Johnson, West Fargo Horace

Mesi Kalenda, East Grand Forks (Minn.)

Eli Butts, Breckinridge (Minn.)

Casey Macziewski, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Minn.)

Coaching Staff

Wayne Werremeyer, Fargo Davies

Vyrn Muir, Grand Forks Red River

Brent Miller, Fargo North

Bret Dockter, Harvey-Wells County

11-man West

Jerys Burckhard, Bismarck Century

Ole Taylor, Bismarck Century

Charles Richter, Bismarck St. Mary's

Josh Chavez, Watford City

Scot Rohde, Valley City

Bryson Heck, Valley City

Caleb Mortenson, Stanley

Connor Lindberg, Ray-Powers Lake

Tristan Stallsworth, Dickinson

Reggie Bruner, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison

Treyson Iglehart, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison

Bradyn Bossert, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison

Easton Bergrud, Bismarck Legacy

Kalen Lucas, Bismarck Legacy

Kaden Flavin, Minot North

Carter Coleman, Minot North

Noah Jepson, Killdeer

Tristan Griess, Shiloh Christian

Tristan Ulmer, Mandan

Douglas Sheldon, Mandan

Landon Bedell, Minot

Kaden Kraft, Minot

Adam Mrozik, Minot

Mason Eichorn, Minot

Braden Meschke, Dickinson

Kyle Volson, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison

Kodee Peterson, Bismarck Legacy

Evan Rensch, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison

Jaylen Tarp, Bismarck Century

Colton Feller, Des Lacs-Burlington

Ryan Gerving, Shiloh Christian

Wyatt Westin, Shiloh Christian

Matthew Jacobs, Ray-Powers Lake

Kaden Henderson, Minot

Drew Zwak, Bishop Ryan

Andrew Bartnes, Detroit Lakes (Minn.)

Lex McDougall, Mahnomen-Waubun (Minn)

Collin Morey, Barnesville (Minn.)

Coaching Staff

Matt Weidler, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison

Jacob Holmen, Minot North

Steve Elkins, Mandan

Kevin Swan, Mandan

9-man East

Grant Cosley, North Border

Brison Falch, Larimore

Logan Werner, Cavalier

Kayden Rose, Cavalier

Chase Cooper, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood

Hunter Dunn, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood

Peyton Theis, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood

James Throener, Sargent County

Isaac Stadler, Griggs Midkota

Otto Dockter, Richland

Tee Sylling, Maple River

Daniel DeSouza, Drayton

Jack O'Brien, Nelson County

Cael Hebl, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion

Owen Lesko, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion

Brayan Karlgaard, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion

Cole Henderson, North Prairie

Ben Gudajtes, Midway-Minto

Kage Walford, New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock

Carter Engebretson, New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock

Bennett Meier, New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock

Kashton Keja Jr., Four Winds

Colton Green, New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock

Hayden Sands, Larimore

Kailar Jacobson, New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock

Straet Spilde, Tri-County (Minn.)

Ryne Duppong, Fosston (Minn.)

Coaching Staff

Scott Strenge, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood

Tim Hartje, North Border

Beau Snyder, Nelson County

Larry Fontaine, Maple River

9-man West

Brycen Glass, Richardton-Taylor-Hebron

CL Weinberger, Grant County-Flasher

Trey Heid, Grant County-Flasher

Brody Froelich, Grant County-Flasher

Ashton Weathersby, Tioga

Jeremy Laducer Jr., Dunseith

Peyton Helwig, Kenmare-Bowbells

Cohen Seime, Kenmare-Bowbells

Justus Baker, Beach

Teddy Kirschemann, Hettinger County

Will Swindler, Hettinger County

Cole Stock, South Border

Levi Buchholz, South Border

Kashton Moser, Linton-H-M-B-S-Z

Gentry Richter, Linton-H-M-B-S-Z

Treyton Lesmann, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn

Will Artz, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn

Brody Nordmark, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn

Andrew Eichhorst, Central McLean

Samuel Benson, Central McLean

Jordan Hernandez, Alexander

George Bradley, Standing Rock

Brock Norton, New Salem-Almont

Alex Brandt, New Salem-Almont

Trey Silbernagel, Kidder County

Bergen Howard, Win-E-Mac (Minn.)

Blaine Smith, Stephen-Argyle Central (Minn.)

Coaching Staff

Steve Kleinjan, New Salem-Almont

Jamie Krenz, Grant County-Flasher

Lane Fluhrer, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn

Anthony Lee, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn

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Ryan Spitza joined The Forum in December 2021 as a sports reporter. He grew up in Marquette, Mich., a city of 20,000 on the southern shore of Lake Superior. He majored in multimedia journalism and minored in public relations at Northern Michigan University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in May 2019. While attending college, Spitza gained real-world experience covering high school and college athletics for both The Mining Journal and The North Wind.

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North Dakota carries five-game win streak down I-29 for rivalry tilt with NDSU

North Dakota at North Dakota State || 4/12 (DH) - 4/13 121st meeting, NDSU leads 79-41 Fargo, N.D. (Tharaldson Field)

FULL GAME NOTES ARE HERE GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota softball rides a five-game winning streak, its longest of the season, to Fargo for a weekend series with North Dakota State. UND aims to improve its league standing, while the Bison look to snap a three-game Summit League losing streak. Live coverage links are available at www.FightingHawks.com.

THE MATCHUP » Game one of Saturday's doubleheader in Fargo will be the 121st meeting all-time in a series that saw its first pitch delivered in April of 1977.

» Since the two longtime rivals became conference foes with the 2019 Summit League season, the series has been back-and-forth with NDSU holding a 9-8 series lead, while the Hawks are currently riding a four-game win streak over the Bison.

» NDSU opened Summit League play taking two of three from Kansas City and after a weekend off, the Bison dropped three at home to Omaha.

» The Bison lead the league in stolen bases (32) and stolen bases per (0.91), while boasting the best double play effort in the league having turned 19 in 35 games.

» NDSU is hitting .255 as a team with Rylee Henderson's .322 average pacing the club among everyday players. Star Cortez leads with 31 hits and Bella Dean is tops in run production with 23 RBI.

» Four NDSU arms have won three or more games. Savy Williams leads the staff with 61.0 innings pitched and 17 appearances. She is responsible for nearly a third of NDSU's 98 strikeouts as a staff.

FIVE STRAIGHT The Hawks have won five-straight games, their longest streak of the season and the longest by UND since winning five-straight last season which included a series sweep of NDSU sandwiched in-between victories against Division II Minot State and fellow NSIC member Minnesota Crookston.

THEY'RE A GRITTY BUNCH When asked postgame following his team's Wednesday sweep of Jamestown, head coach Jordan Stevens was asked to describe his team after the Hawks reached game #40 of the 2025 season. "Gritty, resilient. It hasn't been easy for us. We've had some ups and downs and they've done a really good job of picking the downs up pretty fast. I'm just really pleased with their work ethic and really happy that they are finding a lot of positive results."

HAWWWWWWWWWWKS WWWWWWWWWWIN UND's Summit League sweep of visiting Kansas City pushed North Dakota to 20 wins. It is the 13th season in program history that the Hawks have reached 20 wins and the fifth as a Division I program. It is the program's first 20-win campaign since winning 22 games in 2019.

DOUBLE TROUBLE The Hawks banged out ten doubles in the series sweep of Kansas City; the most by the Hawks in any weekend this season. Leading the charge in the two-bagger department was Callie Honig and Taya Hopfauf who each delivered three. Hailey Bethune added a pair and the Hawks received doubles from both Makenna Alexander and Camryn Lasota.

HOME COOKING The Hawks moved to 3-0 all-time at Albrecht Field with its series sweep of Kansas City. UND tallied 23 hits over the three contests scoring a dozen runs with an overall slash of .303/.375/.434. Defensively, UND committed just two errors, while Fighting Hawks arms scattered a combined nine hits, struckout a collective 13 and posted an opponent batting average of .134.

HOW SWEEP IT IS The Hawks' sweep of KC is the first for UND this season and the first since taking all three Summit League contests against NDSU last spring. It was the third Summit series sweep for the Hawks under Stevens. In three Summit League series this season, the Hawks have produced an equal result or fared better in each than against the same opponents last season. UND swept the Roos after losing two of three at Apollo last season. The Hawks claimed one contest against South Dakota in the league opener to equal its series result from 2024 and UND won one over the preseason favorite Mavericks after being swept at Apollo last spring. The Hawks are off to the program's best nine-game start to Summit League play since becoming a member in 2019.

Full game notes are attached above.

FARGO, N.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Von Maur Department Stores opened its newest location at West Acres Mall in Fargo on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The 90,000-square-foot store is the Company’s first in North Dakota and its 39th overall.

Von Maur, recognized as America’s Best Department Store by Newsweek for three consecutive years, is known for its exceptional selection of brand-name and specialty apparel, shoes, accessories, and gifts. The store offers products from top brands including L.L.Bean, Bobbi Brown, Rhone, UNRL, Peter Millar, TravisMathew, Hammitt, Varley, Marc Jacobs, Free People, Madewell and Liverpool Los Angeles, among many others. Recognized for its superior customer service, Von Maur features an interest-free charge card, a robust rewards program, and complimentary services such as gift wrapping and shipping.

“We are thrilled to officially open our doors and welcome Fargo shoppers to the first Von Maur in North Dakota,” said Jim von Maur, president and fourth-generation leader of Von Maur Department Stores. “Sharing similar Midwestern roots, we appreciate the sense of community and culture that defines Fargo and trust that our wide selection of premium brands and exceptional service will appeal to shoppers across the region.”

During the grand opening, shoppers were greeted in signature Von Maur style with red roses, chocolates and giveaways. The grand opening also featured special offerings from brands including autographed handbags from Patricia Nash, CEO and founder of Patricia Nash Designs, and a new TLC kit with any full price Hammitt handbag from Tony Drockton, CEO of Hammitt, along with various contests and children’s activities.

Conveniently accessible from Interstate 29 and Interstate 94 in the heart of Fargo, Von Maur is an anchor tenant at West Acres Mall, adding to the enticing mix of retailers already on display at the city’s long-established retail and entertainment hub. This is the Company’s second investment at West Acres Mall. In 2018, Von Maur opened its popular Dry Goods store, a youthful, feminine, contemporary women’s apparel and accessories retailer.

The store opening continues the family-owned Company’s national growth strategy. This past fall, Von Maur opened its first location in Pennsylvania at South Hills Village in Pittsburgh. The Company is also undergoing a multi-phased, $100 million renovation of its existing stores over the next several years.

Once fully staffed, Von Maur’s West Acres Mall store will employ about 100 full-time and part-time associates, offering above-market wages, excellent benefits and a positive, professional work environment.

About Von Maur

Von Maur Department Stores was founded in 1872 in downtown Davenport, Iowa. In addition to its retail stores, the company operates a 120,000 square foot E-Commerce facility that drives its successful online business. For more information on Von Maur and its exceptional shopping experience both in store and online, please visit www.vonmaur.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X/Twitter.

Having enjoyed the Coen brothers’ dark comedy film “Fargo,” as well as the award-winning FX series of the same name, I thought I knew North Dakota’s largest city: quaint and provincial, with residents stumbling through ubiquitous snowdrifts most of the year and peppering their conversations with “you betchas” and “geezes” galore.

Instead, as I wandered about Fargo’s downtown, I found a savvy nexus of sophistication and creativity. The vibe is warm and welcoming as the main street bustles with myriad coffee shops and cafes. The city bubbles with energy, entrepreneurship and a profound maker movement.

Here are some of the diverse goings-on in Fargo that are sure to delight even the most discerning traveler.

Street art

Public art is the pulse of downtown Fargo. Strolling about, you’ll find nearly two dozen vibrant murals that offer insights into the history and culture of the city and the state, as well as sculptures and other artwork. Much of the art blankets the walls of alleyways and building facades. Download Visit Fargo’s art mural map or pick up a hard copy at the visitor’s center, then set off on your self-guided tour.

You’ll gape at the towering image of erstwhile Fargo resident Bob Dylan on the former Bison Hotel. Elsewhere, a giant likeness of Duke Ellington is displayed near where he and his band performed in 1940. Many creations are a nod to the North Dakota landscape, including clusters of wheat and a colorful native prairie.

Broadway Square

Smack in the middle of downtown, this urban space buzzes with community spirit year-round, hosting a roster of educational, cultural and fun outdoor activities. Sunday mornings, lay out your yoga mat on the Broadway Square lawn for a class. Some evenings you can bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a concert with local musicians or watch a feature-length movie on a giant screen.

On Saturdays from mid-July through late October, crowds throng the outdoor Red River Market, browsing the dozens of vendors and food trucks that focus on locally sourced products. For example, the jalapeno cheddar sourdough and honey oat bran with cranberries sold by Breadsmith come straight from their hearth stone oven.

At Timber to Table, their white oak with black walnut charcuterie boards are especially tempting. A handful of times, from spring through fall, the Night Bazaar entertains families with tarot card readings, face painting and roving roller-skating performers, while trucks sell an array of dishes, from Vietnamese spring rolls to waffles.

Drekker Brewing and Brewhalla

Just beyond downtown stands a 19th century former railroad warehouse and repair facility that’s home to the innovative Drekker Brewing Company. Known for its experimental small batch brews, Drekker produces a rotating roster of beers such as a New England-style IPA with an intense hops flavor, and a smoothie sour with a rich mango aroma. The fruited sours with unusual flavors like raspberry cheesecake are especially distinctive.

The brewery also holds interest for architecture and design buffs. Many of the interior details were repurposed from the original building, with tables fashioned from salvaged wood and skylights made from train exhaust smoke hoods. Once you pull yourself away from the taproom, the sensory experience continues next door at Brewhalla, Drekker’s expansion that’s home to a market and a hotel.

On the ground floor of this soaring, four-story, sun-laden space, you can people-watch, sip a cappuccino, nosh on raw oysters paired with a glass of wine and browse the shops for gourmet pet treats or cowboy hat-shaped planters.

And if you can’t get enough of Brewhalla’s novelty, you can stay overnight at its hotel located on the top two floors. Each of the 40 spartan, industrial-style rooms displays a large psychedelic mural inspired by one of Drekker’s craft beer labels. Adding to the authenticity: You’ll likely hear trains rushing by, given the property’s proximity to an active rail line.

Unglued

Set within Brewhalla, Unglued is a hub for exciting handmade creations by more than 200 regional makers. This is a craft gift shop like no other, with items that appeal to kids and adults. Shelves and walls are chockablock with the unexpected, such as hair claws shaped like martini olives, gummy candy resembling chicken feet, bearded gnome cat hats and Froot Loops-scented candles.

Sign up for one of their two-hour workshops and, once you’re settled into the second-floor Craftorium, you’ll be given the tools and instructions to wield your own magic. At a needle-felting class, for example, you might produce a cute frog, and after a stained-glass workshop, you might walk away with vivid mushroom plant stakes for your garden.

Unglued holds a summer weekend adult sleepaway camp on a lakefront expanse one hour from Fargo, where you can participate in activities such as watercolor painting, wood turning and screen printing. Of course, it includes sunning, swimming and s’mores. At Brewhalla, kids can take a four-day youth summer camp where they learn skills like using Japanese shibori techniques to indigo dye T-shirts.

Carmine and Hayworth

Owner Courtney Schur has imbued Carmine and Hayworth, her well-curated clothing and gift shop, with a cool, hip vibe. Naming this store for a lively shade of red and the 1940s Hollywood star Rita Hayworth, Schur stocks mostly vintage or vintage-inspired items from the 20th century. But because her inventory is so eclectic, upbeat and sometimes quirky, funky or irreverent, your shopping experience will never be boring. Think snarky body products like the Hot Grandma soap, a “My Vag” coloring book, bourbon tobacco candles and absinthe-scented soap.

Among her treasures are a rare World War II-era brass bow brooch, an antique Victorian-Edwardian style, early 1900s hand-painted fan and a 1920s-inspired beaded shawl with sequins aplenty. One of her most notable Hollywood pieces is a dramatic violet-hued, 1970s peignoir set owned and worn by Elizabeth Taylor. Favoring items made by female designers, especially if they’re local, Schur is all about offering her customers an experience, rather than having them simply buy something and leave.

Jasper Hotel

Both this sun-drenched 125-room, pet-friendly hotel and its stylish restaurant, Rosewild, reflect the aesthetics of the city’s Scandinavian roots, while referencing Fargo’s history, landscape and the spirit of Jasper B. Chapin, the former 19th century mayor and hotelier. Soaring columns in the Jasper Hotel lobby reference grain silos. And Rosewild’s suspended wood beams symbolize railroad ties because Fargo’s growth was intimately linked to the railways.

The works of regional artists and artisans are incorporated into the hotel’s decor, including a space dedicated to an artist in residence. In the guest rooms, needlepoint pillows honor Chapin’s wife, Emma, a prolific crafter, while the wallpaper patterns are mostly prairie themed, featuring images like bison or prairie roses, the state flower.

The hotel’s green and amber color palette is a nod to the prairie as well. With a wood-burning hearth evoking a sense of nostalgia and expansive windows looking out at Broadway Square, Rosewild is a comfortable space where you’ll enjoy rustic, Midwest cuisine such as pork cheeks with lingonberries and twice-baked sweet potatoes accompanied by pickled walnuts. Relying on locally sourced ingredients as much as possible, the menu changes seasonally.

Hotel Donaldson

An artistic aesthetic predominates at the Hotel Donaldson, a property that originally dates to the late 1800s. The hotel boasts 17 contemporary guest rooms, each featuring the works of a different regional artist. You’ll find a binder in your room that provides background information on the artist and their work.

For example, Room 1 showcases the whimsical paintings of Ali LaRock. In Room 5 are Susan Haas Morrisey’s figurative mixed media and sculptures that convey a complex array of emotions. Room 15 displays the delicate and iridescent glass blown objects created by Jon Offutt.

Each evening, guests socialize in the lobby at the hotel’s complimentary wine and cheese hour that is accompanied by, among other things, toasted rosemary focaccia and sometimes an artisanal three-cheese bread. Another place to gather for drinks and nibbles is the Sky Prairie Lounge, which, from its outdoor perch on the fourth-floor rooftop, offers stellar views of the understated but artistic downtown.

Jeanine Barone is a freelancer.

Originally Published: April 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM CDT

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - There’s a lot to be excited about over at West Acres Mall in Fargo. Von Maur is hosting its grand opening tomorrow, April 5!

The company’s first store in North Dakota covers 90,000 sq. ft. Valley News Live was able to get a sneak peak on the eve of the store’s big day.

For those unfamiliar, Von Maur is opening up in the spot where the old Herberger’s used to be. Since the announcement of Von Maur’s residency, this wing of the mall has undergone a major facelift.

“Really, just adding beautiful finishes to the store and really transforming it. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve had really great teams in merchandising everything beautifully for customers to come shop all the great product that we have. We’re very excited to be here,” says Von Maur’s Jessica Stoltz, Director of Advertising & eMarketing.

Von Maur has a huge day planned with the company’s CEO and President Jim von Maur coming to town. Flowers and chocolates will be given out to shoppers tomorrow, as well as giveaways.

There will be something for the whole family at the celebration!

“We’ll have some fun things going on. We’ll have a DJ in the store playing music. We’ll have some children’s entertainment, face painting, balloon artists, that sort of thing. We’ll have gifts with purchases in the departments and chances to win gift cards,” says Stoltz.

Von Maur has also stores in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and they’re still expanding. There are lots of features that make Von Maur unique, including the premium brands they carry.

“We offer free shipping, free gift wrapping which is nice get those gifts wrapped for people, Mother’s Day is coming up. It’ not too far away. We have an interest free charge card and a rewards program. Those are all available to all of our customers,” says Stoltz.

That gift wrapping is available to customers year-round.

The grand opening will be happening tomorrow morning at 9:45 am. The ribbon cutting is at 10. If you want to get in on the fun, you can join in at the mall entrance for Von Maur.

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