Lake Region Public Library: in the news
Celeste Ertelt, Guest Writer
DEVILS LAKE - The Lake Region Public Library will be starting up their book club with Abercrombie Trail on Feb 3 via Zoom. Please see library staff for books and details. Also a new book display entitled Books to Inspire a New You in 2021.
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion (Adult Fiction). Twelve early pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of Joan Didion.
Mostly drawn from the earliest part of her astonishing five-decade career, the wide-ranging pieces in this collection include Didion writing about a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a visit to San Simeon, and a reunion of WWII veterans in Las Vegas, and about topics ranging from Nancy Reagan to Robert Mapplethorpe to Martha Stewart.
Devils Lake attorney appointed Judge in the Northeast Judicial District
Devils Lake Journal
DEVILS LAKE – In a big moment for the Devils Lake area, Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Devils Lake’s own Kari Agotness to a judgeship in the Northeast Judicial District, effective the Feb 1.
Agotness was appointed Ramsey County State’s Attorney in 2017 and elected to the position in 2018, overseeing criminal prosecutions, juvenile court, child support enforcement and civil actions, among other duties. Previous to the Agotness had served as the Ramsey County Clerk of District Court for nine years and worked as a domestic violence advocate, a police officer and a special assistant attorney general for regional child support in Jamestown.