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RETIREMENT’S COMIC RELIEF: They’re our kind of influencers

The term “influencers” is a topic of discussion mentioned these days. Guess I’m just old fashioned. When I hear that word, Bad Bunny (55 million followers) or MrBeast (with 634 million) don’t come to mind. I instead think of those I’m close to — that help create “the good ...

Centenarian reflects on faith, family, fatherhood

This Father’s Day Raymond “Buddy” Walter reflects on 100 years of life – from growing up on a fourth-generation farm, to raising 12 children and now watching generations of his family grow. He said he wouldn’t change a thing. Walter grew up in Verendrye and lived on his family’s ...

A daughter’s perspective on Father’s Day

Behind every great person is someone who helped shape them into who they are, what they believe in and how they see the world. As Father’s Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on the men who stepped into that role throughout my life – some were there from the beginning, others ...

A gift to Minot: celebrating heritage, community, tradition

This weekend the Scandinavian Heritage Association is hosting its annual Midsummer Festival at the Shirley Bicentennial Park, also known as the Scandinavian Heritage Park, from Friday, June 19, through Saturday, June 20. Traditionally, the Midsummer Festival is held around the time of the summer solstice and celebrates the ushering in of new light after a long, dark winter. This week, secretary of the Scandinavian Heritage Association (SHA), Kae Watson, and the treasurer of SHA, Sue Weston, have been working double time to make sure all their ducks are in a row for the jam-packed ...

A Second Look: First Ward County murder, mail service changes

The first case involving murder or manslaughter from Ward County was tried in Minnewaukan in January, 1887. Elmer Fosberry (or Fausberry), a teamster, had shot and killed contractor Frank Finnie at a corral near Gasmann Coulee on Monday, August 23, 1886. At his trial, held on Thursday, ...