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Adults-only zoo night Wednesday

Arts and Entertainment August 11, 2026

Leave the kids at home and enjoy a wild evening out at Roosevelt Park Zoo during Adults Only Zoo Night on Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 5-8 p.m. Adults Only Zoo Night offers a fun and different way to experience the zoo. Throughout the evening, guests ages 21 and older can enjoy a leisurely stroll through the zoo and purchase drinks to enjoy as they explore. A special giraffe feeding will take place at 6 p.m.for $5 per person and is animal dependent. Train rides will also be available throughout the evening for $2 per person. Regular zoo admission rates apply for the event. All attendees ...

A Second Look: Communities look forward to railroads

Arts and Entertainment August 11, 2026

Editorial Note: This column is continued from Aug. 10. Like Villard in its infancy, the residents of Burlington, in its earliest days, were looking forward with some confidence to the arrival of a railroad at their location. Minnie Gasmann had mentioned the arrival of Northern Pacific ...

A Second Look: Villard’s memoirs give insight into history

Arts and Entertainment August 10, 2026

Editorial Note: This column is continued from July 15. Although Villard did not have a railroad come anywhere near it in the early 1880s, as discussed in the previous article, it had been named for Henry Villard, a German immigrant who was the Northern Pacific Railroad president from 1881 to ...

Northland Health elects future CEO

Business August 10, 2026

TURTLE LAKE — The Board of Directors of Northland Health Centers announced it has elected Rachel Thomas, chief financial officer, as the organization’s future CEO. Thomas will transition into the position, assuming leadership once current CEO Nadine Boe retires in January. Boe became CEO ...

Minot AFB welcomes new group commanders

Local News August 10, 2026

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE - The 5th Operations Group, 91st Security Forces Group, 91st Operations Group and 91st Maintenance Group recently welcomed new leaders. 5th Operations Group U.S. Air Force Col. Bryson Ayers received command of the 5th Operations Group (OG) during a change of command ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, July 7. U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing (BW) commander, officiated over the ceremony as U.S. Air Force Col. John Burrell, 5th OG outgoing commander, relinquished command to Ayers. Burrell recently became commander of the 5th Bomb Wing. Ayers ...

Christian academy to celebrate grand opening

Local News August 8, 2026

STANLEY – Christian Crossroads Academy (CCA) invites the public to its Grand Opening Convocation and Dedication on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the academy, 6161 N.D. Highway 8, Stanley. The evening will mark a historic milestone as Christian Crossroads Academy officially dedicates its campus, faculty, students and mission to the service of Christ while celebrating the opening of the school's inaugural academic year, according to information from CCA. The program will include a formal dedication, music by Riley Evitt, presentation of colors by Stanley VFW, singing of the ...