ALEXANDER – The Alexander community held its 78th annual Old Settler's celebration Aug. 31-Sept. 2, honoring locals Walt and Susan Link for 2023. The Links were Alexander natives who returned in 1972 to operate the Link family farm alongside Walt's brothers, Marvin and Donald. Susan Link ...

I am not speaking out of turn when I announce that Jennifer Kleen is leaving the Zoo after over 6 years as the executive director of the Greater Minot Zoological Society (GMZS). With a background in journalism, Jennifer took on this role when the zoo was at a crossroads regarding what’s next. ...

Visiting my grandparents one summer at age nine, I was dropped off at the municipal swimming pool about ten blocks from their home in Lincoln, Nebraska.  I assured my mother I knew the way back and she need not pick me up.  I could walk back to Grandma’s. ...

Las Vegas headliner and America’s Got talent winner Terry Fator is bringing ventriloquism, comedy, singing and impressions to Minot for Norsk Hostfest this month. From the time Fator was young he knew he could sing. “My first memory is singing for a group of adults. I loved making ...

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Frances Densmore By CAROL WILSON Sept. 4 — In the summer of 1912, two peculiar figures trekked across the Ft. Berthold Reservation wearing high-collared dresses and heavy petticoats in the hot summer sun. Ms. Frances Densmore and her sister Margaret stuck out like a sore thumb as they ...