Wolf Point Elks Lodge 1764 general manager Brandi Burshia (left to right) presents Southside School third graders Tyler Huber, Kenzley Azure and Madrox Healy with dictionaries donated by the organization Oct. 8. Elks secretary Julie D’Ambrosio was also on hand to mark the occasion. Burshia told the Northern Plains Independent that the Elks donated a total of 40 dictionaries to third grade

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