Scott Davis

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EDITOR’S NOTE
Hometown Pride
Rebecca Rattei,
executive director
and editor
4 | THECITYMAG.COM | APRIL 2013
A person should be proud
of where they came from.
Growing up in a small town
has molded me into the person
I am today. I’m proud to
be from Napoleon, and as if
I didn’t have enough reasons
to be proud of my hometown,
recently the Napoleon girls
basketball team made it to the
2013 State Class “B” tournament.
Watching the girls play
on television brought back
fond memories of running up
and down the court with my
teammates. Although they
didn’t win, I’m proud to see
my hometown make the tournament,
congratulations girls!
Another person who’s
upbringing molded him into
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the person he is today is our cover person Scott Davis. You can
City Magazine 3/13 read Crossword about his success story and how he serves for the state of
North Dakota starting on page six.
As our region continues to grow, learn how Mandan is handling
growth in our Mandan on the Move section, which you
can find on page 15.
Don’t forget to read about this month’s Success Under 45
PuzzleJunction.com
feature on page
22. You probably
listened,
laughed and
sometimes
cried to Stacy
Sturm’s voice
Solution
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Answers for March 2013 crossword puzzle
M I R A C R O U P
O R A L R I A T A
P I C K P O C K E T
S T E M
T U B E
A N O N
FEATURES
19 Creative How-To
Learn how you can upcycle your
favorite t-shirts.
in your car
S E A R C H I S L A N D
or sitting at
L E S T R O L L
work. Read S L I P D O E E S S E N
what she’s A M O S S E T T E E A V E
doing now M A T E E L A S K F E W
days and how P S T C A T N I P B E N T
you can still S H O A L A N N D A R T
Paper is one of the most
recyclable, renewable
and natural mediums for
communication, please
recycle.
listen to her
voice today.
Happy reading!
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F A J I
A G O G
M A I N
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A P S E R U N
T A S E E D E D
I N O C U L A T E S
N O V A S N O A H
S T A T E A N D Y
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22 Success Under 45
As local radio stations started
going corporate, this radio
personality started her own
station.
6 Cover Story
Scott Davis
Executive Director,
North Dakota Indian Affairs
Commission
29 Travel
Spring is a great time to take an
ag vacation.
thecitymag.com
this month’s online extras
EXTRA QUESTIONS Scott Davis
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