Jamestown  (CSi)  – Tyler Axness, the creator of NDxPlains.com, will be the keynote speaker at the District 12 & 29 Democratic-NPL steak fry and auction on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at The Bunker in Jamestown.

As a former state senator from Fargo, Axness writes about North Dakota and national politics. In 2014, he was a candidate for the Public Service Commission and was the first to promote a state-run rail inspection program.

State senator Merrill Piepkorn will provide music and entertainment. Piepkorn has spent most of his working days as a radio announcer/talk show host and entertainer/musician. He is president of Prairie Airwaves, Inc., which produces “Dakota Air: The Radio Show” performed live at venues across the state and played back on Prairie Public’s statewide radio network. He just completed his first legislative session in Bismarck, serving north Fargo’s District 44.

The evening will conclude with an auction of handmade and donated items. Tickets are available at Grabinger’s Marine, 252-4824, or contact Chad Elhard, 320-9853. Cost is $30 per ticket.

District 12 & 29 Democratic-NPL are hosting the event, which is open to the public.