The earliest surviving issue of a Minot newspaper is that for the Minot Journal from Friday, February 2,1894. The Minot Journal had made its debut on April 27, 1889, at which time George Wilson and Luther McGahan were the joint owners. None of the previous 250, or so, issues of the Minot ...

When I became a good enough swimmer, Mother bought me a season swim pass so I wouldn’t watch Micky Mouse Club and other highly educational shows all day. She dropped me off at Kiddieland pool when it opened each day at noon, then picked me up at 5:00. Occasionally there was reason to ...

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I’ve completed an application for frequent flier benefits. Not with Delta, Allegiant, American or some other winged outfit — but with the grocery store. It only seems fair that faithful visitors and patrons should realize some perks. Rather than duplicate Delta’s Silver, Gold, Platinum ...

Artist Arvin Davis, a self described military brat, first moved to Minot from Germany when he was 15. He moved away after graduation, and Davis said while it is surprising he later returned and remains in Minot, he believes location should never inhibit any creative person’s production. ...

Growing up in Kansas during the 1950s was quite ordinary. Dad and his father built the 840 sq. ft. house my sister and I grew up in during 1948 with lumber from our great-grandparents’ barn torn down three counties away. It was a comfortable house, except in the summer if no cool breezes ...