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Community enjoys Harleyween trick or treat event

Each year, various motorcycle organizations decorate tables and give out candy to trick or treaters at a free indoor Halloween walk called Harleyween. The local motorcycle organizations donate the candy and treats, and members of the organizations volunteer to give out the candy to families ...

Northwest Festival of Music returns to MSU

Minot State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host more than 600 regional high school music students during the 46th annual Northwest Festival of Music Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2. The Northwest Festival of Music utilizes multiple rooms and stages on the MSU campus, including performances at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. This year, Dr. Elliott Smith from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities leads an all-star cast of conductors that includes Minot State’s Dr. David Rolandson and Dr. Emerson Eads, along with guest conductors James ...

Rehearsals begin for ‘Messiah’ performance

Singers in Minot and area communities who would like to take part in the chorus for the 2024 performance of Handel’s “Messiah” can join the first rehearsal Monday, Nov. 4, in Room 121 in Old Main at Minot State University. According to Dr. Emerson Eads, other rehearsals are scheduled for Monday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 25. The concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at MSU.

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Minot’s Pastry Queen

Visiting grandparents in Nebraska during 1950s brought special memories. One was the opportunity to help with the laundry using grandmother’s ringer washing machine. I fed items through the ringer as she watched to make sure I wasn’t pulled in and rung out. Then there was her offer to bake whatever kind of pie I wanted for my birthday –  as long it was cherry. In Minot twenty years later, I became acquainted with Ladd and Maxine Schwegman, both members of Vincent Methodist church. Their physical size, mannerisms and personalities bore a strong resemblance to those of my ...