DUNSEITH — The International Peace Garden is offering free admission to seniors age 55 and older every Wednesday now through April. Beginning Feb. 11, every other Wednesday afternoon also will feature an educational presentation, a guided stroll through the Conservatory, a craft activity and ...
Former National Football League player Gaelin Elmore will be guest speaker at the annual Champagne and Ice Gala of the Northern Plains Children’s Advocacy Center (NPCAC) on Saturday, Feb. 14. The NPCAC provides a compassionate and effective way to serve children victimized by sexual abuse ...
Visit Minot has announced a photo contest to highlight everyday moments and places that shape the community. Residents and visitors are invited to share images that show how people experience Minot. Entries will be accepted in four categories: People & Moments, Places & Landmarks, ...
The North Dakota State Fair has announced country music superstar Jon Pardi will headline the Grandstand on Saturday, July 18, as part of the 2026 entertainment. Pardi’s appearance completes the 2026 Grandstand Showpass lineup, which the State Fair bills as one of the strongest and most ...
Visit Minot has announced a photo contest to highlight everyday moments and places that shape the community. Residents and visitors are invited to share images that show how people experience Minot. Entries will be accepted in four categories: People & Moments, Places & Landmarks, ...
Stories, hugs and farewells abounded this past week as Tona Stevenson extended hours at her Minot barber shop to accommodate regular clients wanting a final chat and cut in the chair before doors closed for good Thursday, Jan. 8. Stevenson said her 36 years in the business isn’t long in ...
When a service member is deployed or a veteran temporarily relocates for medical services, furry family members get left behind. At least two national organizations are active in North Dakota in helping military and former military members find foster placements for their pets, so when they ...
Rex Weltikol has responded to thousands of fires in his 33 years with Minot Rural Fire Department. After 21 years as chief, Weltikol will pass the baton to Darrin Mineke, who also has been with the department for more than 30 years, on Jan. 5. Friends gathered to celebrate Weltikol’s ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s hunter education program passed a milestone last year, graduating roughly 250,000 students since its inception in 1979, which is a remarkable number for a state with fewer than 1 million residents. Hunter education is required in North Dakota for ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department annually provides its best estimate for opening dates to help hunters prepare for hunting seasons. Hunters should note the opening date for the regular waterfowl season is still under discussion. Dates become official when approved by the ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual Earth Day Patch Contest is an effort to heighten awareness about the environment. Students who participate will develop a patch design using five colors incorporating an aspect of Earth Day, such as environmental awareness, respect Earth, ...
RIVERDALE – Campground reservations for Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota are now being accepted for the upcoming 2026 season. All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds at Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea will be open this year. This includes the Downstream Campground (loops 1-4), the East ...
There are many sounds around us that make us take notice. When we hear an ambulance or police siren, we look around to assess its location to know if we need to pull over to let them pass. In the summer, when we hear the tornado siren, we look to the sky and check for weather warnings. ...
Bishop Ryan Catholic School held its annual Las Posadas celebration Tuesday, Dec. 16, continuing a tradition that blends faith, culture and community. Las Posadas is a Mexican and Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Jesus. Students ...
The Christmas story is more than just a Nativity scene for volunteers with Follow the Star, who strive to create an experience so authentic that guests walk away in awe of Bethlehem. Follow the Star has long been a part of Dakota Hope Clinic’s Festival of the Trees, but it has grown and ...
Recently, a mom, apparently overwhelmed by her husband’s job challenges, three young children, and financial struggles, asked me if there were things that I liked about being alone! Well, I don’t miss rushing home when I wasn’t done with appointments and errands because I needed to ...
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Bureau of Land Management announced it has leased 19 parcels totaling 4,116 acres in Montana and North Dakota for more than $8.65 million in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the ...
Nick Sanders has joined the Ackerman-Estvold Minot office as a full-time civil engineer. According to information from Ackerman-Estvold, Sanders recently earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from North Dakota State University in Fargo. He has worked in the Minot office as a ...
City of Minot December – Cody Carvey, Groundworks Minnesota, 516 11th St. NE, wall anchors and lumber to stabilize floor framing and walls, $13,959. – Randolph Taylor, 1405 73rd St. SE, install mobile home piers, $1,000. – Billy and Ellen Marie Hutchinson, Absolute Restoration, ...
City of Minot, November – Bryan and Morgan Krahler, Creative Woodworking, 1704 27th Ave. NW, deck, $21,340. – Paul and Jessica Deibert, EMH Construction, 18-8 11st St. SW, egress windows, $2,000. – Jason and Amber Soine, Fossco, 4906 26th St. SE, single family home with attached ...
I had a conversation with an old friend of mine on Zoom. I have known him since childhood when I’d leave him a couple of spritz cookies and a glass of milk every year. “Did you find your gift under the tree?” he asked. “Yes, thank you! You know I collect dachshund figurines. I liked ...
Winter so far has been a rollercoaster of weather, with snowy and cold conditions in early December, followed by 40-degree Fahrenheit temperatures, the loss of snow cover, a return of snow, strong winds and then a repeat of the cycle. As a gardener, I’ve learned to appreciate snow cover ...
I walked by my shiny guitar in our music room. My previous goal was to learn how to play it. I had several guitar books neatly stacked on a nearby table. In the last year, I learned about seven chords, but then life became wildly busy with graduations, a wedding, work travel and the ...
I picked up some food items from the grocery store for some work-related videos and paid for them with a credit card. I needed my receipt in order to be reimbursed, so I carefully tucked it into my purse — or so I thought. The next day, the receipt was nowhere to be found. The zipper on my ...
Editor’s Note: Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, have B-52 bombers. ARLINGTON, Va. – A B-52 Stratofortress recently completed its ferry flight from the Boeing Company’s San Antonio facility to Edwards Air Force Base, California, following the installation of a new, ...
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Minot Air Force Base carries the name of the city of Minot but a number of other names were suggested before Minot AFB became its permanent name. According to the files of The Minot Daily News: In January 1960, the Minot Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs ...
