Good morning, Bismarck.

Morton County officials will go green ahead of Veterans Day to support veterans, announcing green lighting at county buildings and public sites + asking residents to join the effort.

A recent city survey found most Bismarck residents support building a new indoor recreation facility, with results nearly matching a 2019 survey (when voters rejected a sales tax to fund the project).

Soraya Badwan and her family opened Rose Cafe in south Bismarck last month and it's open daily on S 12th St. near Cash Wise Foods, serving breakfast and lunch items like crepes + waffles and a signature rose latte with pistachio and real flowers.

United Tribes Technical College is hosting a powwow (on campus) to celebrate Native culture with drums, intertribal dances, and arts vendors; organizers will post the event date, schedule, and admission details on the college website.

Bismarck voters are being asked again to approve a $116.5 million school bond to fund maintenance and upgrades at 16 schools plus BECEP and South Central; ballots are being cast now, and the average homeowner would pay $3.54 a month per $100,000 in value (a $400,000 house would pay about $170 a year).

Bismarck State College will host industry and academic experts for Feeding AI’s Energy Appetite at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov.

5 in the Basin Electric Auditorium at the National Energy Center of Excellence.

Kristin Hassler, a Sanford cardiac technologist, was diagnosed with breast cancer last October, had a double mastectomy and began chemotherapy in January; she joined Sanford Strong to rebuild endurance and strength through tailored exercises (Mike Wagner).

Missouri Slope announced it will sell the former nursing facility at Hillview after concluding renovation was too costly, and Hillview Assisted Living will remain open under Missouri Slope's ownership (the nursing portion opened in 1967 and services moved to the Washington campus in January).