Finally, it seems we can comfortably agree that summer has officially arrived, and the Zoo can start managing the animals for the warmer weather that is upon us. Summer also means the end of another school year and the beginning of Zoo Summer Camp. Speaking of which, the Zoo is still looking to ...

The Rinat Mouzafarov Institute of Dance & Ballet Theatre will bring the children’s tales of Beatrix Potter to Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on the Minot State University campus this weekend. The ballet features original choreography by Mouzafarov, performed by about 65 students from ages 3 to ...

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Last Friday’s rain created an interesting twist for the zoo staff and many of the animals.  After enduring a long winter and doing a great job watching over the animals through thick and thin, we were more than ready for winter to be over.  It was great to see the animals outside and ...

Bobcat traces roots to Northern Prairies By LANE SUNWALL May 15 — On this day, May 15, 2006, the Ingersoll-Rand Company announced plans to sell off its Bobcat machinery division. Bobcat’s parent company was hoping to move out of the construction machinery business but was willing to ...

Arlene Saugstad was born on this day in 1912. I first met her in 1978. She and her husband, Stan, were together at a gathering in a friend’s home – one of those where enough people attended that it was difficult to do much but stand in one place. A crowd encircling her stood laughing at the ...