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Zoo News: August offers fun, change at Roosevelt Park Zoo

It may be National Zookeeper Week, but there is so much happening at the zoo these days you need a scorecard just to keep up. We want to make sure we give the zookeepers their due. We are finalizing the touches on our largest event/fundraiser of the year, Bacon & Brew, that will be here in two short weeks. Also, within the next week or two, the zoo should learn the results of recent projects out for bid that can impact the zoo in so many ways. And then there are the projects that have already started or are currently under construction. Change is in the air and over the next couple of ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Getting by with help from our friends

It isn’t difficult these days to encounter something aggravating. For starters, turn on the television. Every news channel does its best to pull us in different directions about the economy, wars, immigration, political turmoil and much more. Sometimes it seems there’s no longer anything to laugh about. Even so, a chuckle can often be found with a simple glance in the mirror. This is especially true — with a little help from our friends. Bob was a highly regarded fellow in Minot. He had lost a leg in an accident at a young age and wore an artificial replacement. Years ago, I ...

Native American youth dancers showcased at ND State Fair

Six youth dancers from the Eagle Feather Club took center stage at the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Tourism tent at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot Monday. Ranging from fifth to seventh grade, the dancers showcased different styles such as traditional, grass and jingle dress dancing ...

Fair fun at Outdoor Skills Park

Smack dab in the center of the North Dakota State fairgrounds lies the North Dakota Game and Fish’s Conservation and Outdoor Skills Park. The area is surrounded by mature cottonwood and box elder trees and is one of the best ways fairgoers can find shade and beat the heat. The park is ...

Xtra! Xtra! State Parade kicks up newsworthy splash

Minot locals, North Dakotans and beyond gathered Saturday for the 42nd annual North Dakota State Parade. The parade’s theme was “Xtra! Xtra! North Dakota Hot News!” and was a newsworthy celebration of journalism, community and people. The co-grand marshals for the parade were Eloise ...