Ducks Unlimited volunteers (left to right) Jerald Petersen, regional director Barry Allen and Gary Johnson announce the names of door prize winners during the organization’s annual fundraising banquet, held Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Wolf Point Elks Club. (Photo by Darla Downs)

Greg Holler-Dinsmore gave the Northern Plains Independent a tour of the Spirit of Life Community Bike Shop’s store and workshop at 233 Cascade St. Nov. 11. (Photo by James Walling)

Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak (left) presents a check to Southside teacher Demi Henderson Wednesday, Oct. 30. (Photo by Jessica Smith)

Great Northern Development Corporation in partnership with Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation has been designated as a regional Food and Ag Development Center. The center, which is located in Wolf Point, serves the 11-county region. Great Northern Development Corporation serving Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley counties, and Eastern Plains Development Corporation

Frontier Elementary School’s new music teacher, Olga McNulty, was born in Kamianske, Ukraine. Known as Dniprodzerzhynsk during the Soviet period, the city is located in the central part of the country. McNulty received her early education in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine’s eighth largest city. She returned to Dniprodzerzhynsk for college, where she earned her master’s degree in music education.