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EARTH DAY BORN - April 22, 1970 -

Regular board meetings involving local residents working together help propel the Mott Gallery effort. Mott Gallery leaders include, front row, from left: Darlene Kallis, Twila Hawn, Kevin Carvell and Shirley Halvorson. Next to Halvorson is Tom Trousdale, Mott native/current Bismarck resident, visitor at a recent gathering of gallery leaders. Back row, standing: Joyce Hinrichs, Mary Messer, Jack Griffin. Included, but not pictured, in the gallery leadership group are Geno Sloan, and Bonnie and Ray Bieber. M

While always a small town – hitting a population peak of about 1,600 in the 1950s – Mott has been a cherished home to many generations of families.

Janelle Marcotte
Electric cooperative leaders stand for a photo in the North Dakota State Capitol Great Hall following a February 2019 legislative hearing on SB 2322, from left: Chris Baumgartner, Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Paul Matthys, Cass County Electric Cooperative; Tom Rafferty, Verendrye Electric Cooperative; Paul Fitterer, Capital Electric Cooperative; Zac Smith and Josh Kramer, NDAREC. NDAREC and member cooperatives opposed the bill, which was defeated in the Senate by a 7-39 vote.

Railroad crossings, easements, wind turbines and net metering are all on the docket this legislative session.