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Lansford Threshing Show set for June 28-29

LANSFORD — The annual Lansford Threshing Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, in Lansford. Saturday’s activities begin with a breakfast and weigh-in for the tractor pull at 8 a.m. The tractor pull starts at 10 a.m., followed by a car cruise from 1-5 p.m. Sunday’s activities include a breakfast at the Country Club from 8-11 a.m., tractor trek at 8:30 a.m., country church at the threshing grounds at 10:30 a.m. and parade through town at 1 p.m. Exact times are subject to potentially change. The parade will be followed by an ice cream social and kiddie tractor pull at ...

Arts in the City returns to downtown, Oak Park

Minot Area Council of the Arts (MACA) has announced the return of Arts in the City for another season of live music, local art and community fun. This summer, the free concert series runs from June 1 to Aug. 21, with shows on Sunday evenings at Oak Park in June and July and select Thursday nights in downtown Minot. Activities kick off this coming Sunday in Oak Park with performances by the Heritage Singers at 4 p.m. and Daniel Starks at 7 p.m. Thursdays Downtown transforms downtown spaces into energetic hubs of live music, local food trucks, artisan vendors and community spirit, ...

ND’s largest mural project kicks off in Minot

Painting on the Union Silos Public Art Project in downtown Minot has officially begun to create North Dakota’s largest public mural. A group of local residents commissioned Australian-born visual artist and photographer, Guido van Helten, to transform the retired grain silos at 318 1st St. ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: It’s Stanley Cup time

Shinty, a contest played in Scotland in addition to England’s field hockey, influenced our Canadian neighbors with prolonged winters and frozen ponds to dream up the game of ice hockey. The first indoor hockey match was played in Montreal in 1875. The length of the rink and use of a puck have remained elements unchanged for 150 years. Of course, there have been some modifications – such as a requirement for helmets now and optional mouth guards. Coffee wasn’t included in my daily routine in 1977. But, I soon adopted the habit, downing four or five cups of joe most mornings. ...

Minot Fireworks Association gets ready for upcoming display

The Minot Fireworks Association is getting ready for its annual fireworks display at the fairgrounds on July 4. A lot of planning goes into this show behind the scenes, including fundraising and long hours building the fireworks. In a recent fundraiser, the organization sold hot dogs, brats, ...

Bluegrass brothers to perform at Sibyl Center

STANLEY — Nicknamed The Bluegrass Cowboys, the Waddingtons will be on stage at the Sibyl Center in Stanley Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m. Seth, Ethan, Jacob and Job Waddington skillfully blend cowboy and bluegrass music, creating a style that’s timelessly classic with rich, vocal harmonies ...