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Community

MACF invests in area rural communities

The Minot Area Community Foundation (MACF) has announced recent rural grant recipients. Recipients include Lake County Historical Society in Kenmare, Glenburn Booster Club, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District and Burlington Recreation Commission. A $4,000 grant from MACF’s Mabel ...

Joy, inclusion, community: 2nd Story to celebrate 50 years

A Minot social club for adults with developmental disabilities is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday with an open house from 4-6 p.m. 2nd Story was founded in the spring of 1975 to provide a place for those with disabilities where they could foster social connections and engage with ...

Mother’s Day: A tribute to my mother

I am writing a tribute for my mother on this Mother’s Day because she is with Jesus in heaven. Before she passed, she helped me get back on my feet after a car hit me. I am doing OK now. I have my independence. I am able to take care of myself. My mother was a strong believer in church. I go ...

Mother’s Day: A Mother and Her Son

I think about my mother more and more every day. It’s been many years ago since she passed away. My mom was always working when you walked inside our door. Cooking, baking, quilting, or just scrubbing of the kitchen floor. There were no politics in our house, no divisiveness at ...

CASO serves foster children by supporting families

Children coming into foster care often bring little with them, lacking basics such as clothing or toothbrushes or any of the comfort items of home. That’s where a community-based nonprofit has stepped in to help. Come AlongSide Others (CASO) formed four years ago to care for children ...