Mandan s Main Street was once again filled with thousands of spectators, many clad in red, white and blue, for the city s annual Independence Day parade and Art in the Park Festival. After last year s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people were excited to see the Fourth of July traditions return.
With temperatures in the 80s before the parade even began, umbrellas and canopy tents lined both sides of the street, providing spectators with much needed shade.Â
Children eager to collect candy were excited when they were tossed a freeze pop or handed an ice cream sandwich. Some squealed after getting a spray from a passing firetruck.
Mandan school board candidates discussed listening to teachers, the location of a new high school and how the pandemic affected the school year during a League of Women Voters open forum.
Incumbents Rick Horn and Caroline Kozojed and candidates Tom Peters and Ellie Shockley all participated in the forum Thursday evening, which was broadcast on Dakota Media Access. Stacey Bendish, who is also running for an at-large position, did not attend.
Horn is executive director of the housing authorities for Morton, Emmons and Mercer counties; he has served on the board since 2014. Kozojed was elected in 2015 and is an assistant professor at the University of Mary s Gary Tharaldson School of Business. Shockley, an education researcher and Tribune contributor, ran unsuccessfully for a spot on the board in 2020. Peters lost a bid for an open Morton County Commission seat last November. He is a former Mandan Middle School assistant principal. Bendish is a boilermaker for Boilermakers Local
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