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April Eagle Award winners announced

Business

The Minot Area Chamber EDC announces the Eagle Award winners for April. These individuals were nominated by community members for their hard work, positive attitude and making a great experience for customers. This month's winners are: Dr. Richard Ashu, Trinity Health; Kim Bahl, BeMobile Verizon; Darold Berger, Ferrellgas; Sarah Crawford, Starbucks; Faith Davis, ABC Daycare; Emily Demme, Dakota Dental Health Center; Troy Dockstader, Hardee’s; Cody Erz, Badland’s Restaurant; Shyanne Hughes, Little Hands Loving Hearts; Stacy Joseph, Caribou Coffee; DeAnn Lafountain, Nedrose ...

Thanks, Mom

Arts and Entertainment

Lois Kankovsky, Minot, wrote the following poem for her mother, Ella Baklenko of Benedict, for Mother's Day. She said she wrote it in about 1985. For all of the thinks you have given me. ...for an appreciation of beautiful things .. a garden of flowers .. a fresh bouquet on the kitchen table .. a sprig of parsley on the meat platter .. crinkly lettuce around a salad. ...for the joy of doing things with my hands .. crochet — embroidery — all handcrafts .. gardening .. baking and cooking. ...for thoughtfulness .. baking a birthday cake .. taking ...

Bottineau band returns for Salute to Seniors

Arts and Entertainment

The Minot Senior Coalition is bringing Vegas-style glamor and glitz to Minot with its 28th Annual Salute to Seniors where music, games and a good meal combine to bring the Minot community and its senior citizens together. The Salute to Seniors will take place Tuesday, May 12, from 9 a.m.-3 ...

Fishing regulation changes

Outdoors

[gallery ids="958155,958154" By mid-May, some North Dakota anglers have had weeks on the water since the new license season of April 1 began. That’s a subtle reminder to purchase your new license if you haven’t already. If your boat registration is expired, it’s time to renew. Both of ...

What PSC regulates in data center boom

Business

Data centers are becoming one of North Dakota’s fastest growing types of development, bringing with them enormous electricity demand and new questions about oversight. But as these facilities appear in both rural and urban areas, many residents are discovering that the state agency they ...

Forage Matters: Cover crops, grazing and nitrogen fixation

Home and Garden

I am often asked, “Can I graze cover crops?” The answer is yes, you can. Sometimes a label we give something pigeonholes it for a specific purpose, making it difficult to think about its use in other ways. When cover crops became a hot topic a few years ago, I tried to relabel them as ...