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How to be a 5-star traveler this holiday season

If you skipped holiday travel last year (or haven’t traveled at all during the pandemic), your travel skills might be rusty. Plus, some travel etiquette has changed. Recent history indicates that this holiday travel season will be challenging, as evidenced by chaos seen over this year’s holiday and summer weekends. More than 2,800 Spirit Airlines flights were canceled during a busy travel weekend this summer. Over separate October weekends, American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, and Southwest canceled more than 1,800. All those events were attributed in part to staffing ...

Trinity Health Foundation board names new directors

Trinity Health and Trinity Health Foundation recently appointed two new members to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Brian Boppre and Claude Sem were both appointed to fill three-year terms on the board. Boppre is a licensed attorney and the founder/owner of the Boppre Law Firm in Minot. Sem is a retired banking executive from the Minot area, most recently serving as the CEO of Farm Credit Services of North Dakota. Both new members have a wealth of experience serving on numerous community and regional boards throughout their careers. “The next few years will be ...

Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s biennial Air Show opened Sunday to a world still reeling from the pandemic and an aviation industry hard-hit by the coronavirus, but on the mend. Boeing and Airbus have traditionally been the stars of the aviation trade show, competing for multibillion-dollar Gulf-based airline purchases and hammering out final details minutes before back-to-back press conferences. This year, however, the five-day exhibition is expected to be more muted than in the past due to the subdued state of flying and travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather, the ...

Opening at Dakota Square

Holiday shoppers will have more to explore at Dakota Square with the arrival of Genesis, a family-owned apparel store that is expanding from its Williston location. Genesis is scheduled to open its doors this week. “It’s been many years in the making,” said owner Lenny Johnson, who ...

First International donates to Magic City Blessing Bank

First International Bank & Trust has announced a $1,500 donation to the Magic City Blessing Bank. First International’s Minot employees donated $20 per employee to wear jeans for a week. With the bank match, a total of $1,500 was raised. The Magic City Blessing Bank began distributing ...

Trinity Health appoints new home health/hospice director

Trinity Health has appointed Elizabeth Spence as director of Home Health/Hospice. She manages the department’s care team as it provides a wide range of healthcare services to patients recovering from illness or injury or needing care as they face a life-limiting illness. “I’m excited to lead our team as we strengthen our role in the future of healthcare,” she said. “My focus will be on fostering teamwork among talented clinicians to strive for excellence in patient care at all levels.” A New York native, Spence lived in posts throughout the world with her husband, a ...