FLASHER – Trish Healy had never been to the site where her father, U.S. Air Force Capt. William “Bill” Richardson died when the F-106 Delta Dart he was flying crashed between Flasher and Raleigh, southwest of Bismarck, nearly 60 years ago. Healy and her husband, Keith, of Marietta, ...

Sea lions are not seals. This is one of the educational points made during the Sea Lion Splash performance at the North Dakota State Fair. Lilly and Maya, the star sea lions of the free stage show, may not be seals but they are definitely entertainers. “We just play the music and they know ...

Eleven-year-old Monica Bina has been involved in 4-H for the last three years, and has been to the North Dakota State Fair for each of them. She said it is a family tradition, as her mother, Rachel Bina, explained that they own a grain farm in eastern North Dakota. Monica has a variety of ...

Master of magic Michael Mezmer has been dazzling audiences across the globe for more than five decades and has made a pit stop on his summer tour at the North Dakota State Fair. For Mezmer, showbiz was a family affair. As a young child his older brother would drag him along to auditions where ...

Recently, I was listening to a news report as they interviewed people who had experienced the ravages of a tornado. When one lady was asked about her experience she said that she had never prayed in her life before but when she heard the roar and realized that its arrival was imminent, she ...

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