After 34 years of teaching at Minot State University, art and ceramics professor Linda Olson is getting ready to retire in the beginning of August. Growing up on a dairy farm not far from Drake, Olson graduated from high school in 1973. With the ambition to be a teacher, she started her ...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee has announced a Sunday, Sept. 1, deadline for its photography contest. This year’s contest will feature categories for animals, crop/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 Bismarck during the NDFB annual meeting in November. Proceeds from ...
Comedian Jay Leno, award-winning country singer Trace Adkins and singer-songwriter and Yellowstone TV star Ryan Bingham are among seven Great Hall of the Vikings acts performing at this year’sNorsk Hostfest. The four-day festival will be held from Wednesday, Sept.25, to Saturday, Sept. 28, ...
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and is usually a huge day at the zoo. This year it is shaping up to be a beautiful day to visit with temperatures predicted to be in the 70’s. It is a time to celebrate with our moms, to let them know how important they are in our lives and to remember those that hold that special place in our hearts who are no longer with us. In recognition of this special day, the zoo is recognizing moms on Sunday with free admission with a paying child. So, whether it’s a trip to the zoo, breakfast in bed, or even a phone call if you can’t be there, just ...
FARGO – North Dakota Poet Laureate Denise Lajimodiere will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the North Dakota State University commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at the Fargodome. Lajimodiere, an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in Belcourt, has ...
GARRISON – Fort Stevenson State Park invites the public to the park for the park’s 50th anniversary on Saturday, May 18, to attempt a Guinness World Records title for the most people making s’mores simultaneously. An official judge from Guinness World Records will be on site to verify the record and confirm that more than 891 people, which is the current record, simultaneously made s’mores. “We want to do something really special and notable to celebrate our 50th anniversary and since making s’mores is a favorite camping activity, why not try to break the record?” said ...
