Jamie Zammert started hula hooping 15 years ago when she needed to find a form of exercising compatible with her severe asthma. “I was having a lot of health problems,” Zammert said. “There’s not a lot of exercises I can do because of my asthma and I’ve never felt comfortable in a ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee encourages participants to submit their top North Dakota photos in its annual photo contest. The deadline to enter photos is Sept. 1. This year’s contest will feature categories for animals, crops/landscape and lifestyle. Winners will be selected from each category, with each recipient awarded a prize of $300. An overall winning photo, selected by a panel of judges, will be featured in a canvas print. This print will be auctioned during the NDFB Promotion and Education live auction, set to take place in ...
nnual Party in the Park will be held in Garrison on Saturday. The second annual Sakakawea Classic Car Show will be held on Main Street in the afternoon. The annual Aw Shucks! Corn Fest will be held from 2-6 p.m. in the Garrison City Park.The event includes a watermelon eating contest, corn shucking contest, corn on the cob and other food. From 5-11 p.m., Nerve Impulse and The Bromantics bands will perform. People are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs.
A Minot learning disabilities teacher has been spreading creativity and kindness with painted rocks through the Kindness Rocks Project for the past eight years. The Kindness Rocks Project is a viral phenomenon that swept through the nation nearly a decade ago when people began writing ...
It feels as if summer is slipping by so fast this year. Whether it is due to the cool weather we saw in June or the fact that schools are getting ready to start up again, you must ask where the time went. Perhaps it’s the fact that last week’s Bacon & Brew event was the zoo’s last big event for the summer. Much of this summer’s success is the result of the community support the zoo received. While I wish that I could thank every individual or business that has been a part of this success by name, we sincerely appreciate all they do to make the zoo a special place for ...
MEDORA – Dakota Nights astronomy festival is planned for Theodore Roosevelt National Park from Friday, Aug. 30-Sunday, Sept. 1. The event is for astronomy enthusiasts, families and others. Event highlights include: – Stargazing sessions that will explore the wonders of the night sky with telescopes provided by local astronomers to witness planets, nebulae and galaxies up close. – Expert guest speakers who will engage with the public to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos through talks and presentations. – Workshops and activities, from the Night Explorer Junior Ranger ...
