Spring and summer are about anticipation. With a delayed spring, we have been waiting for lilacs to bloom showing forth their color palette of lavender, deep purple and white. Summer has many of us anticipating fresh garden cucumbers. There is nothing like peeling a vine ripened cucumber and ...

This is the time of year when things begin to turn green, and we start seeing more yellow popping up at the zoo. Fortunately, the yellow is not in the form of dandelions, but school buses from across the region. Students of all ages pour into the zoo each spring as the weather warms up and the ...

When late May arrives and I plant flowers, herbs and vegetables, I think about all the gardening I did as a child. We lived up to our last name of “Garden” with a large vegetable garden in town near our house and an even larger vegetable garden in the country. I had specific assignments ...

This week I will haul my seedlings home for the second leg of their school garden journey. They are going to spend a few weeks in my yard adjusting to the outdoor environment before they are finally planted in the gardens. While this step is a lot of work, I would really regret if I didn’t ...

Minot State University has long been a place for student organizations and clubs. From new clubs such SWIFT — Students with Interest in Future Technologies — to the more seasoned clubs that crop up like perennials, such as Art Club, Accounting Club, Biology Club, Lutheran Campus Ministry ...

May has arrived and with it brings many things to celebrate! Graduations, confirmations, May Day, Memorial Day, Syttende Mai, and of course, Mother’s Day. Our world is brighter and a happier place all through the year because of mothers. It goes without saying that mothers have magic — how ...