Annual International Military Ball canceled
The 2021 International Military Ball in Minot has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by the Military Affairs Committee of the Minot Area Chamber EDC, the military ball is a formal event with a black-tie dinner. This year would have been the 33rd year for the event.
The first International Military Ball was held in Minot on Feb. 13, 1988, at the Sheraton-Riverside Inn, now Clarion Hotel, with between 500 and 600 people attending, according to the files of The Minot Daily News.