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Arts and Entertainment

RETIREMENT’S COMIC RELIEF: Time for change

Let’s face it.  Things wear out. Like has happened to me, sometimes an item that is important to you just has to go. A while back I donned my favorite baseball cap on the way out the back door. Rita stopped me. “It’s time,” she said.    “Time for ...

ZOO News: Transitioning into fall at Roosevelt Park Zoo

As the days get shorter and nights get cooler, the zoo’s staff is busy preparing for the inevitable change of seasons ahead. For some of the animals it is a welcomed change as they prefer the cooler months, while the more sensitive animals will be relying on staff to ensure they are well ...

RETIREMENT’S COMIC RELIEF: Bizet’s Carmen: Fiddling with danger

Departing Big Sky Montana, the voyage down the mountain to Bozeman then eastward alongside the Yellowstone River provides quite pleasant scenery when returning to North Dakota. I have similarly enjoyed our vehicle’s average gas mileage along the way – if I remember to reset the readout as ...

Band tour celebrates 50 years of entertainment

The Oak Ridge Boys are inviting Norsk Hostfest guests to help them celebrate 50 years of four-part harmonies and upbeat songs.  It has been 50 years since the current members of the Oak Ridge Boys came together, and if they have their way, they will be making music for many more years.  ...

DAKOTADATEBOOK: Sept.18-22

Mugwumps By JIM DAVIS Sept. 18 — On this date in 1889, with only 13 days remaining before the election to approve the state Constitution and choose North Dakota’s first state officials and legislators, the political parties were working at a frenzied pace. Local, county and district ...