Working at a zoo is not always easy for folks looking for a career with mostly established routines and schedules. There is nothing wrong with a 9-to-5, Monday through Friday position, and there are many times I’ve often wondered if it would not make life a little easier. But after 38 years ...

Dr. Dawn Mattern, medical director of Trinity Health Sports Medicine, will host Minot’s annual Doc Walk today at 6:30 p.m. in Oak Park. People of all ages and fitness levels are welcome to participate. The walk serves as the kick off to Exercise is Medicine Month, an awareness drive that ...

DUNSEITH – The International Peace Garden is offering free opening-day gate admission for Mother’s Day on Sunday. Country Catering will be serving a buffet from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Reservations are recommended but not required. The cost is $25 a person or $11 for children ages 12 and ...

Minot Public School Foundation will hold its second annual Red Apple Gala at the Sleep Inn & Suites on Saturday, May 20. There will be a social hour, drinks, dinner, auction items, door prizes and entertainment featuring the Magic City Campus string ensemble and Nu Notes. Social and guest ...

Jolly Dance, a special correspondent for the Devils Lake Inter-Ocean newspaper in March of 1887, did an inspection of various ranches. Following are excerpts of his account: So much had been said about the severity of the winter on stock along the Mouse River in 1887, Mr. Dance was ...

Western Plains Children’s Choirs and Mouse River Players are offering a musical theater summer camp for students between grades 3-5. Campers will be performing the musical, “Honk, Jr.,” a lively retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Ugly Duckling.” An informational meeting ...