May is a special month. As North Dakota transforms into a canvas of vibrant colors, blossoming flowers emerge from the ground and the trees unfurl their leaves, promising life anew. Yet, amidst this dance of nature’s renewal, there lingers a shadow, a reminder of sacrifice and loss that ...
Internationally-renowned composer and director, Z. Randall Stroope, will be traveling to Minot for the Magic City Choral Festival where he will guest conduct at a concert that will debut his new composition, “Now We Belong.” The concert will be held on Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at Ann ...
Experimenting with a green screen has been among the fun activities offered by Minot Public Library in its teen program. In photography and videography, a green screen background enables the creator to change the background later in post-production. Teens gathered at the library after ...
In the world today, every business must evolve to survive, and the zoo is no different. We evolve not only to stay relevant, but to ensure we are providing the best possible care for the animals at the zoo. Last week, the zoo welcomed back an animal training consultant that has worked with the zookeeper staff on multiple occasions in the past. Since she was here last, there are several new zookeepers that are still growing their skillset, and eager to learn. Training has become an ever-growing part of animal care that has greatly changed the look and feel of zoos. Training is kind of a ...
I grew up a scrawny kid – the type unable to do a push-up, pull-up or curl five pounds and always the last back to the gym after everyone was sent out to run around the backstop. This solidified my distinction as the top candidate to pick last when choosing up sides. It wasn’t the kind of childhood that fostered an abundance of self-confidence. A modicum of recognition arrived in the fourth grade after I rewound a film strip on the movie projector when it ended and the science teacher had not returned to the room. Although a bit worried when Miss Thomas asked, “Who rewound that ...
The Minot Municipal Auditorium was host to a packed house of local fans of everything encompassing comic books, video games, and cosplay artists as the the 10th annual iMagicon opened its doors on Friday. IMagicon is an annual celebration of eclectic fandoms, replete with a variety of ...
