Minot choir Voices of Note will hold its spring concert on Sunday, May 17, at Zion Lutheran Church, Minot. The concert will start at 3 p.m., with a reception to follow. It is free and open to the public and a free will offering will be taken. The choir started in 1989 and performs an array ...
Things were different when summer arrived in Kansas during the ‘50s. Kids were routinely sent outside to play immediately after a morning bowl of Cheerios and told to be home by Labor Day. My friend Dale lived a block from us. He was cool. His bedroom was in the basement accessed only ...
Following the Revolutionary War, the newly formed United States was eager to begin expanding beyond the borders of the original 13 states. Land south of the Great Lakes and north of the Ohio River had been ceded to the United States from the British following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. ...
We are an amazing nation under God. Like no other nation. Our country was founded on faith in a new life in a new country with freedom and liberty for all and the protection of divine providence. In our democracy we can elect people to represent us in our government. Within the law we have freedom of speech and can worship as we choose. We work hard to get ahead and provide for our families. We call it the American dream. President Ronald Reagan referred to America as the “shining city on a hill.” This Fourth of July, as we celebrate 250 years of the USA, let us remember it is ...
Lois Kankovsky, Minot, wrote the following poem for her mother, Ella Baklenko of Benedict, for Mother's Day. She said she wrote it in about 1985. For all of the thinks you have given me. ...for an appreciation of beautiful things .. a garden of flowers .. a fresh bouquet on the kitchen table .. a sprig of parsley on the meat platter .. crinkly lettuce around a salad. ...for the joy of doing things with my hands .. crochet — embroidery — all handcrafts .. gardening .. baking and cooking. ...for thoughtfulness .. baking a birthday cake .. taking ...
The Minot Senior Coalition is bringing Vegas-style glamor and glitz to Minot with its 28th Annual Salute to Seniors where music, games and a good meal combine to bring the Minot community and its senior citizens together. The Salute to Seniors will take place Tuesday, May 12, from 9 a.m.-3 ...
