Minot Park District’s Cardboard Canoe Race at Roosevelt Park Pool was originally scheduled for July 12 but was canceled for safety reasons due to weather. On Wednesday the rescheduled race went swimmingly and was an oar-some way to wrap up July’s Parks and Recreation Month in Minot. The ...
Living a solitary life is normal for several species of animal. While living in the care of humans can change some of their natural instincts, we make efforts to allow them to maintain the behaviors and instincts that they would need in the wild. Solitary animals often have a territory that ...
STANLEY – Chuck Suchy will bring his folk music to the Sibyl Center in Stanley Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. Known by many as North Dakota’s Troubadour, Suchy hails from south of Mandan, where he farms the hills along the Missouri River. In recent years, in addition to his concerts, Suchy ...
Minot sculptor Mackenzie Ploof was gifted her first clique of Monster High dolls when she was around 10 years old, an event Ploof believes influenced her interest in sculpture and creative figure making. The gift wasn’t received by happenstance, however. “I discovered (Monster High dolls) before they were released in stores. I was like ‘Mom! Dad! Look! Toys R’ Us has this! And we can order it from Toys R’ Us! They’re not available anywhere else yet!’ I had a whole powerpoint made,” Ploof said. “Because my parents are wonderful, they ordered me the whole first ...
Sea lions are not seals. This is one of the educational points made during the Sea Lion Splash performance at the North Dakota State Fair. Lilly and Maya, the star sea lions of the free stage show, may not be seals but they are definitely entertainers. “We just play the music and they know ...
