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Zoo News: When it’s officially summer at the zoo

Many consider Memorial Day to be the start to the summer season and that couldn’t be more accurate anywhere than it is in the zoo. Nighttime temperatures have finally reached the point where the primates can finally make the move back to their outdoor habitats. With this latest cold front, I was beginning to wonder if we’d ever get there. The Horticulture department has been planting beds, setting large pots, and placing hanging pots throughout the zoo that honestly sets the Roosevelt Zoo apart from many others. And the most telling sign of summer is watching construction projects ...

Retirement’s Comic Relief: Friendships lead to eternal relationships

Family and friends. Some might be forgotten while others remain with us always. Despite not seeing or hearing from Roger White since grade school, he remains a friend long remembered. In addition to the good times we shared, he also shared his measles with me – a gift that kept me home from school for an entire week. I never thanked him enough for that. Sunday School class netted another great friend, Mike. During high school and college, more time was spent with Mike and his family than with my own. A different friend, Steve, lived a block down the street. We managed to “put the ...

Dakota Drifters inducted into hall of fame, enjoy performing locally

Each member of the Dakota Drifters band has been inducted into the Dakota Musicians Hall of Fame. When asked what it felt like to be inducted, band member Dick Johnson replied, “It’s humbling. We were surprised when we were nominated and we were totally surprised when we won. It was an incredible experience.” An area favorite band, the group will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sibyl Center in Stanley. The Dakota Drifters are a quartet that performs music for those who enjoy listening to the likes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Chet Atkins and similar classic country. They ...

Volunteers work toward beautifying downtown

Pedestrians and motorists traversing downtown Minot might notice an intersection has become much more colorful. Jazmine Schultz, one of the four owners of Prairie Sky Breads, and her team have been collaborating with Ryan Ackerman of the Aksal Group and other volunteers, to beautify downtown ...

Where are the zoo’s monkeys?

We’ve been seeing warmer temperatures and a lot more guests. The animals have enjoyed both the weather and the many visitors, but the question that keeps coming up is “where are the monkeys?” I guess the sarcastic answer would be that we don’t currently have monkeys at the zoo. We do however have gibbons and lemurs, but maybe that is just splitting hairs. Gibbons are in the ape family and the lemurs are what’s known as prosimians. They basically predate other primates on the evolutionary charts. With that cleared up, guests still want to know where the monkeys or whatever ...

Minot Symphony Orchestra seeks challenge grant match

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has awarded a $10,000 challenge grant to the Minot Symphony Orchestra to purchase a five-drum set of Adams Philharmonic Timpani. MACF will match dollar-for-dollar raised up to $10,000 by Aug. 31. The grant was made possible through the Chuck & Madge Westlie Fund. The Minot Symphony Orchestra has encountered a need for a new set of timpani due to the number of groups who use the instrument when performing or rehearsing at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on the Minot State University campus. The new percussion equipment also will be accessible to MSU ...