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Blue building has interesting history

ML Berg, Minot To provide a little more background to the “blue building” being removed on 3rd Street NE, the following information might be of interest. An inscription centered above the four windows on the second floor of this building reads “19 Bettin Bros. & Marshall10.” The year 1910 is given there. The owners are also indicated by their last names. The three owners were Albert and Edward Bettin and Herbert Marshall. They opened their Riverside Mercantile Company, a general store, on Thursday, May 26, 1910. They offered free Minot City Ice Cream to customers from ...

Scouts offers many good experiences

Fletcher Guilford, Minot Hello. My name is Fletcher Guilford and I am with Troop 1416. I want to give my opinion on my experience in Scouts and how advancing is in Scouts. I think Scouts is a good chance to learn a lot of skills and it is a lot of fun. My experience in Scouts has been lots of fun, and what I love the most about Scouts is all of the chances and skills you get to have. I also love all the people you get to meet and hang out with, especially at summer camp because you learn skills, advance, and explore. There is another really important part of Scouts and that’s ...

Pleased to see study input on Highway 52

Duane Brekke, Minot I was elated to see the Oct. 22 The Minot Daily News front page headline. Last legislative session, Sen. Karen Krebsbach and Gov. Burgum had a hearing on Highway 52 (one of the deadliest 22 miles of road in North Dakota). I was asked to be a presenter. My area was the 20+ deaths that I was familiar with. It was emotional. Sen. Krebsbach, as chair of Senate Appropriations, was able to secure $5 million for the study. (We are going to miss her big time). Four lanes from Minot to Jamestown is what we need. That portion of the article was excellent. One of the ...

Traffic lights essential at intersection

Mary Huff, Minot Per Oct. 22 Minot Daily, “Four-way stop proposed.” This article revealed neither Council nor engineers have bothered to park on one of these corners, side streets, or alleys during high traffic times. Here’s a simple breakdown showing why traffic lights are needed and a considered “mini-round-about” is a terrible idea. —11th Avenue SW is a designated “Emergency Snow Route.” —Since August, your 4-way stop has impeded and prevented Trinity Ambulance from accessing center lanes due to orange barrels and blockades. —Early morning hours, semis ...

Scout troop seeks leaders

Lucas Fairaizl, First Class Scout, Deering The reason why I’m writing this is because Boy Scout Troop 425 of Minot has had a great impact on me as well as many other people in making them more responsible as well as nicer people. Troop 425 is currently looking for a Scoutmaster and other adult leaders at the moment. Our troop was founded in 1964. We’ve promoted 106 Eagle Scouts since that time. If there are any former Scouts who are adults now, or adults who might be interested in being involved with scouts, we would like to invite them to attend a meeting. We have meetings ...

Disappointed with loss of tradition

Sherry (Storbeck) Pederson, Alexandria, Minn. With total disappointment, I’m letting the public know the decision that has been made to not go with the Minot High tradition of sitting in the numbers using maroon and gold gowns for the 2025 Graduation. This has been a tradition for over 45 years and a well respected one of the Minot High graduates. With all the technology today, even with a smaller graduating class, I know that this can be accomplished. Parents and students were not even given the opportunity to vote or voice their opinions on this. I’m the grandmother of one ...