AAZK National Zoo Keeper Week begins on Sunday, July 21, and runs through Saturday, July 27. AAZK, pronounced a-zack, is an acronym for the American Association of Zookeepers, a membership association for animal care professionals to exchange information and network with one another. It was ...
Our Gov. Doug Burgum recently proclaimed July as Lakes Appreciation Month in our fair state. Burgum touted North Dakota’s 4,500 lakes, more particularly the 413 which are accessible to the public. Of that number, there is one that is particularly near and dear to my heart: Lake Tschida in Grant County. Lake Tschida is a diamond in the rough, and is never the one that comes to mind whenever I tell people, “I’m going to the lake.” Lake Tschida was formed by the construction of the Heart Butte Dam on the Heart River, a flood mitigation and irrigation project completed in the late ...
Race teams were ready to row at the Minot Park District’s Cardboard Canoe Race at Roosevelt Park Pool Friday evening. Unfortunately Mother Nature rolled in some drama of her own, sinking the competition before it could truly begin. The cardboard and duct tape boats were built to row across the pool in an annual contest judging speed, design and dramatic sinking. As contestants lined up however, thunder and lightning rumbled throughout the park and the event was canceled for safety reasons. Juan Vadell, outdoor recreation specialist/event coordinator for the Minot Park District, said ...
A frequent question that the zoo staff receives is about where the animals that we care for come from. It really is a great question because there have been so many changes over the years relating to the acquisition of animals in both zoos and aquariums. Years ago, many of the animals people saw might have been taken from the wild, but today few if any are collected thanks to the collaborative efforts made by zoos to develop best practices for breeding and rearing most species currently in human care. In the early 1980s, the AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) established its first ...
Local artist and instructor at Minot State University, Micah Bloom, has been awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship, in the amount of $5,000, by the North Dakota Council on the Arts. Bloom’s project, “Radiosity: Colorplay” will result in a collection of 15 to 20 interactive sculptures ...
Minot has been home to a flourishing do-it-yourself (DIY), all-ages punk scene for well over 30 years. The bands and leaders have changed throughout the decades but the common thread tying the past to the present is one of community building and acceptance. “You can’t buy community. So ...
