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Retirement’s Comic Relief: Take ‘A Train’ to Leavenworth …second in trilogy

The Empire Builder continued west over eastern Montana blanketed with golden fields and the occasional cattle operation. Before arriving in Havre, another announcement from the engineer informed that a freight train near Cut Bank had derailed, making tracks there impassable. We would stop at the Shelby depot to ensure passengers could get around the mess via a three-hour bus ride to Whitefish, MT. Chaos was plentiful soon after train wheels stopped turning. Passengers spilled out onto the platform, then were told to return to the train until luggage was off-loaded and buses ...

Frozen Fingers Festival helps youth attend music camp

Part of the proceeds raised during the upcoming 36th annual Frozen Fingers Festival will help youth planning to attend the International Music Camp, north of Dunseith. The Western North Dakota Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Association Of North Dakota are presenting the festival April 4-5 at ...

Heritage Singers revive golden age of radio

When Heritage Singers’ veteran member Steve Beaudoin was asked years ago to join the group, he was skeptical. “I was asked for many years to join but I thought, ‘I can’t sing with those guys. These guys are professionals.’ God, was I wrong. We are just a bunch of guys from various ...

Minot Chamber Choir’s concert celebrates Scandinavian immigration

Declan Bourquin of Minot will perform as the child soprano soloist, and Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano, will join the Minot Chamber Chorale for its special performance of Kim Andre Arnesen’s “Requiem for Solace,” Sunday at 3 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University. Directed by Dr. Emerson Eads, director of Choral Activities at Minot State University, the concert is free to the public. A freewill offering to support the arts in Minot will be accepted. The Scandinavian Heritage Association is this season’s sponsor for the concert, which marks the 200th anniversary ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief

When the COVID pandemic looked to be easing a bit in 2022, pent-up desire to travel brought plans to visit friends in Leavenworth, Washington. In recognition of my earliest travel on a locomotive with my grandmother at age four, it seemed high time to give the rails another go. Rita agreed to take the trip on Amtrak. The manager of the Minot depot secured an on-board accommodation for us that included windows on both sides of the train and bunk beds for the scheduled 26-hour tour across four states. Once onboard, Rita retrieved a jar of Lysol wipes from her bag. Before the train rolled ...

Area teens among six finalists in state showcase

BISMARCK – The State Historical Society of North Dakota has announced three area teens among the six finalists in its second annual “Teen Takeover” contest. The contest showcases the voices and ideas of North Dakota teenagers. The 2025 “Teen Takeover” finalists are: Zoe Joy, ...