Prior to my arrival in Minot, the Roosevelt Park Zoo went through the accreditation process with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). This wasn’t the zoo’s first time through the process, nor do I expect it will be its last. Because AZA Accreditation is not renewed, each zoo must ...

Final touches were underway in the kitchen a year ago as giant Superman and Snoopy balloons floated past Central Park on Thanksgiving. Soon family drifted in as a skillet sizzled with bacon destined to join the Brussels. Before long, the house was abuzz with nieces, nephews, friends, children, ...

Jim Heilmann of Minot has been a supporter of North Dakota Human Rights Film and Art Festival (NDHRFF) for the last seven presentations at Oak Park Theater in Minot. Heilmann said he rents the space at Oak Park Theater and invites presenters and guest speakers to visit the community and ...

The Brass Band of Minot is getting in the holiday mood and celebrating British-style brass band history with its concert, “Music of the Christmas Season,” on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Minot State University’s Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. North Dakota’s only British-style brass band, the band is ...

Uranium Ash By TESSA SANDSTROM Nov. 14 — In the old days, lignite was often gathered and burned in stoves in North Dakota, but the Manidon Mining Company found it was more profitable to burn it in the vein. This process preserved the uranium in the ash. The Bismarck Tribune reported ...

Ballots and Bribery By TESSA SANDSTROM Nov. 8 — When Emmons County commissioner Henry Van Beck showed up at Inspector John Miller’s house, he was hoping to get the best of some political opponents before the county elections held today in 1892. Little did he know, Miller and the ...