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Submitted Photo - - Some of the pieces of Americana submitted by Wendy Pearson of Minot for display in the Minot Public Library Gallery during the month of July.
July 2, 2009

The Minot Public Library offers a wonderful area just inside the main entrance that is used for displays of all kinds. They often try to have thematic presentations, so naturally for the month of July the theme is a patriotic Fourth. Wendy Pearson has a collection of her Americana decor in the display cases along with several United States flags. “I have a 48-star original flag that’s 4-by-6 feet that I picked up in a Colorado antique store,” she said. “I’ve been seriously collecting since 1993. There’s a numbered print of George Washington kneeling at Valley Forge, and I have ‘Spirit of ‘76’ plates and cups.” One of the prized possessions is an original piece of sheet music from her grandmother. “It’s a piece of patriotic music from 1943,” she said. “My grandfather was in (WWII), and they got married in early ’43 when he came home.” Pearson is a Minot native, but said she has added to her collection on trips to Philadelphia and Washington, D..

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Arts in the Park

July 2, 2009

The Five of Us

Today, 7 p.m. Oak Park



A switch in the published Arts in the Parks schedule has proven to be no problem for a quintet that’s been singing together for more than a dozen years.

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Bed, breakfast and music

July 2, 2009

ARNEGARD – The little gym in the Old School Bed and Breakfast in Arnegard will be filled with activity once more as owner Milt Hanson tonight inaugurates a series of event.

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BRIEFS - Independence Day events planned for Int’l Music Camp

July 2, 2009

INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN – Celebrate Independence Day with International Music Camp activities in the International Peace Garden Friday and Saturday. The Old-Fashioned Band Concert and Ice Cream Social will be held Friday at 8 p.m.

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Nunsensations!

June 25, 2009

By CEECY NUCKER, Correspondent, ccnucker@yahoo.com



The Little Sisters of Hoboken hit the big time, so to speak, with their Vegas debut. It’s for a good cause, but heaven help them, the sisters have their doubts.

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‘Annie Jr.’ takes the stage

June 25, 2009

“Annie Jr.,” a scaled-down version of the hit Broadway musical “Annie,” opens tonight as a production of the Western Plains Children’s Choirs.

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