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Air museum to celebrate National Aviation Day

The flying of vintage planes and free plane rides will take place at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot on Saturday afternoon during its observance of National Aviation Day. Robin Brekhus, air museum events coordinator, said vintage planes at the air museum will be flying from 2-4 p.m. ...

ZOO NEWS: Never a dull moment at Roosevelt Park Zoo

As the summer begins to wane and the zoo begins to prepare for its Bacon and Brew event, it seems that it is only getting busier across the zoo’s campus. The staff often talks about what we plan to accomplish once things slow down a bit. The funny thing is that time never seems to come. If ...

Native American rappers entertain at back-to-school bash

WHITE SHIELD – Native American rappers Lil Mike and Funny Bone entertained at a back-to-school bash held in White Shield to commemorate the first day of school on Monday. Put on by Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) Business Council representative Fred Fox of ...

Revue to bring past hits to Stanley

STANLEY -- The ‘50s & ‘60s Revue from the Twin Cities, led by Joe Covert, also known for his Beatles tribute band, A Hard Day’s Night, returns to the Sibyl Center in Stanley Friday. Covert, bandleader and creator of the music revue, plays electric and upright bass and sings both ...

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Aug. 14-18

Red Letter Circus By MERRY HELM Aug. 14 — Barrett’s Red Letter Circus was in Bismarck during this week in 1887. Among the featured attractions were Master Albert, the Wizard-like “human fly;” Zolo, the human projectile; the three Bryant sisters, the only lady acrobats in the world; ...

ZOO NEWS: A time to move on

August in the Zoo this year is much more than preparing for the Bacon & Brew event. This year, the Zoo is also preparing for the departure of some of the tigers as the draft SSP (Species Survival Program) recommendations have been released. We all knew it was coming, but there was one ...