From supporting the poor with potatoes to recycling more than a million pairs of donated eyeglasses, the Minot Lions Club has been helping its community and impacting the world for the past 100 years. Nine years after Chicago insurance agent Melvin Jones consolidated a group of business clubs ...
A 21-year-old Florida man died from injuries received in a motorcycle-vehicle crash on North Broadway in Minot Sunday, Oct. 4. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, about 8:44 p.m., a 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by the Florida man, was traveling north at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 83 in the 3800 block of North Broadway. The motorcycle struck the rear of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado that was towing a boat. The motorcycle came to rest in the east ditch, and the pickup came to rest on the highway.The motorcycle rider was wearing a helmet, according to the Highway ...
A chainsaw wood-carving competition will be held in Minot from Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 6-10. It will take place in the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #822 parking lot. The competition is free to attend and open to the public. Carve Wars, started by Joe Wenal, a professional chainsaw carver, is a competition in which participants race to create wood carvings as quickly as possible, although the Minot competition will be based more on quality than speed. The Minot competition also will be judged by votes rather than auction prices, the usual scoring method for the Carve Wars ...
'Soup-er Saturday' fundraiser set Kalix will hold its second annual “Soup-er Saturday” fundraiser Oct. 17 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the All Seasons Arena theater room. The event will feature a soup competition, silent auctions, children's activities, a 50/50 raffle and Kalix's signature ...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs are seeking volunteers and community partners to help provide free tax preparation services during the upcoming filing season. In 2026, more than 84,500 volunteers helped taxpayers file nearly 2.9 million tax returns at no cost. No experience is necessary to volunteer for the VITA and TCE programs. The IRS provides free training for a variety of roles based on volunteers’ skills, interests or available time. Volunteers range from students to ...
The North Dakota Children's Cabinet is scheduled to visit 11 North Dakota cities from Oct. 2-8, including Williston, Minot, Rugby and Devils Lake to share its annual report, according to the Office of the Governor. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the “road show” will be in Williston at the Williston Community Library from 8:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the Minot Area Workforce Academy, Room 102, in Minot from 2-4 p.m., and Rugby High School Library in Rugby from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The cabinet will visit Devils Lake the following day at the Woodland Resort, Conference Room, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on ...
