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Prairie Gospel Quartet to perform Sunday at Lighthouse Church

Prairie Gospel Quartet will hold a concert at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Lighthouse Church, 1400 5th Street SW in Minot. The quartet was started in 1977 by four former Northwest Bible College students. The 2019 members are Don Beckman, Perry Moll, Dave Van Gorkom and one of the original members, Howard Gunderson.

Rummage sale to be held May 4 at Bethany Lutheran Church

Bethany Lutheran Church in Minot will hold its annual rummage and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Pie and coffee will be served during the sale starting at 8:30 a.m. Funds raised from the sale are distributed to local charities every December by Bethany Lutheran Church Women’s Organization.

‘Mayo Angels’ offered us a place to breathe

FARGO – The cardiac surgeon at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester said most of his surgeries are re-surgeries. It’s the nature of what they do there – reworking problematic cases – and my husband’s definitely fit the bill. Learning his heart was literally broken, as we did in the fall of 2017, nearly broke us. The words “open-heart surgery” were startling, especially applied to one who’d been visibly healthy and symptomless. Seeing him intubated with tubes and so helpless post-surgery brought me to my knees. And though we were deeply grateful to be in the recovery ...

Christ Lutheran to hold Spring Bouquet on April 27

Christ Lutheran Church Women will hold their annual Spring Bouquet on Saturday, April 27. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 502 17th St. NW. There will be a silent auction, bake sale, craft sale, plants, and grandma’s attic. A luncheon of oriental salad, bread, dessert bar, and beverage will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $10.

Minot man who visited Notre Dame Cathedral ‘shocked’ by news of fire

“I was shocked,” said Mike Pellenwessel of Minot when he learned on Monday that Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was burning. Fire broke out at the landmark cathedral in Paris on Monday. Pellenwessel and his son David Pellenwessel, then a student at Minot High School, were among a group from Minot who visited the cathedral during an art history tour for students to Paris and other cities in Europe in 2015. The cathedral was one of the first places they visited when the group arrived in Paris. “It’s impressive. It’s a huge church,” said Mike Pellenwessel, a co-owner of ...

Easter event on April 20 at First Baptist

A free children’s Easter event will be held at First Baptist Church on Saturday, April 20 from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Children ages 3 years old to fourth-graders are invited to an Easter Eggspedition where they will discover what is in the giant Golden Easter Egg. The kids will sing some fun Veggie Tales songs, hear the Easter story as they explore what makes the golden egg so special, and get a goodie bag. They will finish the event with an Easter egg balloon hunt. First Baptist Church is located at 200 3rd St SW. The doors will open at 12:50 p.m. Preschoolers must be accompanied ...