The Minot Chamber Chorale is beginning its 53rd season with new leadership and a renewed sense of purpose under the direction of Ben Eder, a familiar face in Minot’s music and theater community. Eder, a Williston native, has deep roots in regional performing arts. Before stepping into the ...

The Greater Minot Zoological Society is inviting guests to Boo at the Zoo at Roosevelt Park Zoo on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The zoo will only be open during event hours. Those attending can dress up in their Halloween costumes and enjoy trick-or-treating with local vendors, ...

In 2016 we enjoyed a getaway to Florida, staying in a home on Summerland Key. A boat tied up across the canal from us departed most mornings with a slew of fishing poles and invariably returned with a generous catch carted off and cleaned. After I mentioned my hope to tag along on one of those ...

Norsk Hostfest closed on a personal milestone when Joe Junglas and Cindy Semmens were married Saturday, Sept. 27, inside the entrance of Oslo Hall. About 40 invited guests attended the ceremony, while other festival-goers stopped to watch. Semmens, who is of Norwegian heritage, said the ...

The familiar wheeze of bellows and buttons filled the air at the Norsk Hostfest as the Accordion Club took the stage this week, bringing a wave of nostalgia and toe-tapping energy to the festival crowds. Dozens of visitors gathered to hear the group perform a mix of traditional Scandinavian ...

On the final day of Norsk Hostfest, the annual lutefisk eating contest packed Oslo Hall at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, drawing cheers and laughter as contestants raced through a pound of the Scandinavian delicacy. Frode Tilden of Fargo claimed first place, with Heather Donelan of St. Paul, ...