Original article
2000
On February 1, the City of Mandan administration changed to a "city manager" format, with the appointment of James Neubauer as a full-time City Administrator. Kevin Christ had served as the city's auditor until June of 1998. The city's auditors duties had been divided among other city employees until the recent change.
2001
2002
On July 2, during the city's Rodeo Days Celebration, Cloverdale Foods Company successfully set the record for the "Worlds Longest Hotdog" under the supervison of the staff of the Guniness Book of World Records. The prior record was held in Pennsylvania at 15 feet 3 inches. The team of 30 Cloverdale employees constructed a hotdog 21 feet and 4.25 inches in length. The record would be held for six years until exceeded on September 27, 2008 by a team in Monterrey, Mexico. That hot dog was recorded at 375 feet.
2003
2004
In January, the Mandan Historical Society was formed. The group selected as its logo a pictogram developed by the Mandan Commercial Club in the 1920s to promote the community. Blue Thunder was a Sioux tribal historian, and frequently served as a translator for the military and early settlers.
2008
In December, the original Mandan Theater / Showboat Theater reopened as Mysteria Theater - a live entertainment venue coupled with a up-scale restaurant.
2009
A second fire station opened in the Lakewood area to serve southeast Mandan. New drinking water aertial distribution system and southside reservoir was completed to service that area of the city.The sixth-grade wing opened at the Mandan Middle School which prompts the last class being held at the Great Plains Academy. The Fourth Street complex had been the site for the city's central school starting in 1904 and repeatedly expanded since that time.The Park District purchased "Raging Rivers Water Park" in the southeast portion of the city from private owners. Harmon Lake opened in north Morton County. It's dam was instrumental in holding back the rapid spring snowmelt which raised both havoc and river levels in the Mandan-Bismarck area in April 2009.
Copy-edited article
2000
On February 1, Mandan adopted a city-manager form of administration with the appointment of James Neubauer as full-time city administrator. Kevin Christ had served as city auditor until June 1998. The auditor's duties had been divided among other city employees until the change.
2001
2002
On July 2, during the city's Rodeo Days celebration, Cloverdale Foods Company set a record for the "World's Longest Hot Dog" under the supervision of Guinness World Records staff. The previous record, set in Pennsylvania, was 15 feet 3 inches. A team of 30 Cloverdale employees constructed a hot dog measuring 21 feet 4.25 inches. The record stood for six years, until a team in Monterrey, Mexico, produced a 375-foot hot dog on September 27, 2008.
2003
2004
The Mandan Historical Society was formed in January. The group selected as its logo a pictogram developed by the Mandan Commercial Club in the 1920s to promote the community. Blue Thunder was a Sioux tribal historian who frequently served as a translator for the military and early settlers.
2008
In December, the original Mandan Theater, later known as the Showboat Theater, reopened as Mysteria Theater, a live-entertainment venue paired with an upscale restaurant.
2009
A second fire station opened in the Lakewood area to serve southeast Mandan. A new drinking-water arterial distribution system and south-side reservoir were also completed to serve that part of the city.
A sixth-grade wing opened at Mandan Middle School, bringing an end to classes at Great Plains Academy. The Fourth Street complex had served as the site of the city's central school since 1904 and had been expanded repeatedly.
The Park District purchased Raging Rivers Water Park in southeast Mandan from its private owners. Harmon Lake opened in northern Morton County. Its dam helped hold back rapid spring snowmelt that caused disruption and raised river levels in the Mandan-Bismarck area in April 2009.