A local bikers club will be hosting its ninth annual "Furry Friends" Biker Ball on Saturday, March 2, at Planet Pizza and Sports on Tap from 6 p.m.-1 a.m. The B.A.S.T.A.R.D.S. Riding Club originated in Billings, Montana, and members decided to start a chapter in Minot. According to the ...
Friluftsliv To loosely translate from Norwegian to English: fri = free, lufts = air’s, liv = life The English equivalent= Outdoor Life I have, in the last couple of years, become a bit of a “birder.” The people who are serious about this pursuit have come up with three categories ...
The North Dakota State Fair has announced country music superstar Thomas Rhett and Sawyer Brown, a band with more than 4,500 shows and counting, will fill out the Grandstand Showpass lineup for the 2024 Fair. Rhett will take the stage on Friday, July 26. With 21 number one singles, 15 billion streams and the longest current active streak of consecutive number ones in the format (Mediabase/Country Aircheck Chart), Rhett is a powerhouse in the country music genre. Sawyer Brown returns to the State Fair on Wednesday, July 24. Described as “The Rolling Stones of country music,” ...
The North Dakota Farm Bureau has announced it will hold an agriculture-inspired art contest for fourth- and fifth-graders in honor of NDFB Week. During the week of March 10-16, students are encouraged to visualize themselves as farmers. They can use whichever media they choose to create portraits of themselves, perhaps in a farmer’s attire or surrounded by crops or animals. This year’s theme is “Cultivate Your Future: Nurturing Growth, Sowing Innovation,” which was inspired by the new Student Membership category. The contest will be judged based on two criteria: creativity and ...
When many think of the zoo, their first thoughts go to the animals that are managed there and the experiences they enjoy when visiting. But if the zoo merely relied on its collection of animals to justify its existence, what substance would we have to offer the community to rally around? The animals and their welfare are but one of the legs that the zoo rests upon. A second is conservation which creates a direct connection to the animals and opportunities to talk about the challenges they face in the wild and participate in protecting their wild cousins and the habitats they live in. ...
Some ask, “Does North Dakota even have a voice on who is the Republican nominee for President?” Some say, “This race is over – Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee.” Others declare, “Donald Trump is going to be your next president.” Whoa partner…..not so fast. The race for the Republican nominee is far from over. Thus far, only two states have voted for the Republican nominee for president. The winner got 51% in Iowa and 54% in New Hampshire. (Those aren’t great margins that suggest this race is over). As of this writing, 48 other states have yet ...
