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Arts and Entertainment

What are you trying to pull?

WILLISTON – Six 20-person teams tested their strength in the inaugural Make-A-Wish North Dakota Plane Pull held at XWA Williston Basin International Airport in Williston Saturday, Aug. 16. The six teams – CrossFit Vokse, Liberty Energy/Wolla Trucking, Overland Aviation, GO Wireline LLC, ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Do nice guys really finish last?

Before leaving for school in Kansas City, I agreed to share a small third-floor apartment in an older, repurposed home with someone who I did not know well. The $30 per month for half of the rent would be manageable and it was close to campus. Arriving several days before classes began, I ...

Little Shell final celebration of season

NEW TOWN – The Little Shell Celebration held Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 7-10, west of New Town, brings to an end the MHA Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes)-sponsored outdoor celebrations of the season. Weather had an impact on the event, with rain, winds and hail forecasted Thursday, stormy but ...

Seafood, music, fundraising featured at Double-D Haw

Double-D Haw, billed as Minot’s biggest breast cancer fundraiser, will be back for the fourth year on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 5-11 p.m. at The Blue Rider in downtown Minot. Double-D Haw was co-founded by ShaunAnne Tangney, a retired English professor who taught at Minot State University for ...

State Fair begins America 250 celebration plans

The 2026 North Dakota State Fair will be part of America’s biggest celebration with its involvement in the nationwide America 250 initiative, the State Fair announced recently. From July to October 2025, fairs across the country will begin hosting America 250-themed activities. In July 2026, ...

Artist inspired as mural takes shape

Visible on Minot’s downtown skyline, a giant mural has been taking shape silos that once were icons of the region’s agricultural industry. Over the course of the summer, images have begun to form recognizable scenes on the sides of a former grain elevator. Artist Guido van Helten said the ...