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Lend-a-Paw fundraiser filled with activities

To celebrate the animals who lend a paw to mental health, while raising lifesaving funds for homeless pets in the Minot community, Souris Valley Animal Shelter is holding a 5K Color Run/Walk/Roll at a Lend-a-Paw Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Oak Park. The Minot Police Department will be bringing its therapy K9 to share life-saving stories. The event includes a color run/walk/roll with a special award ceremony, vendors, bouncy houses, a creative paw-casso canvas art activity, face painting, balloon animals and more. Even Disney Princess Moana is ...

Manka Family Ministries to present at Minot Baptist

From July 26 through July 31, The Dan Manka Family will be at the Minot Baptist Church. The Sunday services are at 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. All services, Monday through Friday, will be at 7 p.m. The Manka Family Ministries is a conservative, evangelistic ministry. They have ministered in 42 states, Mexico, seven Native American reservations, on Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House, and in seven provinces of Canada. All current team members have been Christian school teachers with about 90 years of experience combined. They offer preaching, puppetry, Christian drama, ...

Making memories at ND State Fair

RETIREMENT'S COMIC RELIEF: Managing life's slings and arrows

Shakespeare opened one of his plays with, “To be or not to be. That is the question.” Hamlet then debates whether life was worth living or not. Earthly existence brings each of us slings and arrows to face, overcome or accept if we must. I frequently reflect on Father Time’s arrow. He ...

Many attending ND State Fair

Food Frenzy crowns State Fair champions

One of the North Dakota State Fair's most anticipated traditions returned as Food Frenzy brought together local judges to sample some of the fair's newest and most popular menu items before the gates officially opened. After tasting entries from vendors across the fairgrounds, this year's Food Frenzy winners are: Quality Seafood Market "Coconut Shrimp/Seafood Market"; Cobbler in a Cone "Peach Cobbler in a Cone with Bourbon Caramel Sauce"; and Meg-A-Latte Coffee House "1776 Mocha." Judges for this year's event were Kyara Brown, Ben Kramer, Chad Schmidt, Logan Gunderson, Audra Butler, ...