Arts and Entertainment

Zoo News: It’s about the experience at Roosevelt Park Zoo

As a community zoo, the Roosevelt Park Zoo works to fulfill its commitment to the community it serves by providing an educational, family-friendly, and fun experience to all our guests with the resources available. We strive to create this experience from the time guests enter until they depart. This experience we want to create ranges from the customer service provided by our staff, the aesthetics of the campus, and of course the animals and how they are perceived. A guest’s experience can be shaped from the time they interact with our Guest Services staff during admission through ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: It’s that age-old age problem

If we drive up for a picnic at the lake this July 4th, any need to stop along the way isn’t clear. After retirement, the severity of the urge to head to the bathroom is no longer related to what happens when you get there – whether only a trickle or a beer-growler full. I no longer know what to expect. After age 70, a fellow can sometimes go to bed and sleep until noon without answering “the call.” On other nights, he stumbles through the dark three times before morning to dribble barely enough to fill a shot glass. Besides quantity, quality is of interest now. Is it clear or ...

Japan outreach coordinator teaches Minot Japanese culture

Serving as a cultural ambassador has been a friend-making experience, according to Shunsuke Aoki of Japan, who is coming to the conclusion of a two-year stay in North Dakota. The Minot Public Library recently hosted two cultural events conducted by Aoki. One was a class on Japanese ...

Heritage Singers honor World War II veterans

The Heritage Singers of Minot recently traveled to France to perform. The men’s choir visited various attractions and performed around the country, but the show member Craig Eraas spoke about most upon the group’s return was one that took place at the flagpole in the American Cemetery at ...

Midsummer celebration continues this weekend

Camels make appearance in ND

WILLISTON — Interestingly enough, there are camels to be found in North Dakota. Owned by Anita and Will Chamley of Chamleys Pipe & Salvage in Williston, camels can be seen attending church and school events, along with the Band Day parade in Williston. They will also be in attendance at ...