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Northwest Region enforcement planned

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The North Dakota State Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at a predetermined location in Ward County Saturday, July 18. Saturation patrols will be conducted following the checkpoint. According to NDSP, as of June 30, there have been 45 fatalities on N.D. roads. Nine of the fatalities (20%) were related to crashes involving alcohol. "The State Fair is a time for making memories, not life-changing mistakes. As traffic increases and alcohol is more prevalent, the North Dakota State Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint to encourage safe, responsible decisions. We want ...

Minot City Band to present Sousa Concert

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The Minot City Band presents its annual John Phillip Sousa Concert Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m. at Oak Park under the direction of Ben Eder. City Band concerts are fee and open to the public. This year is the 40th anniversary of the band’s first Sousa Concert in 1986, which was itself a ...

Festival to bring new look, same traditions

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It might not look exactly like its predecessor, but the Fjord Folk Fest next month in Minot will be just as much a celebration of tradition and heritage, according to Executive Director Amber Grause. Grause said visitors should be pleasantly surprised by everything the Uffda Foundation has ...

Zoo announces features for new West Wing

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Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot announces a first look at some of the new features coming to its West Wing, previously the main lawn of Roosevelt Park. According to zoo information, the new features will include a new interactive petting zoo experience for guests. The new space will have a ...

Final season performances set at Peace Garden

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DUNSEITH – Music camp continues this week at the International Peace Garden, culminating Saturday, July 25, with a series of programs and performances. The art exhibit will be open from 10 a.m.-noon in the Alme International Arts Centre. The mallet percussion recital will be at 11 a.m. in the Percussive Arts Center. The world percussion concert will start at noon in the Burdick Center for the Performing Arts, followed by the band concert. The fiddle exhibition will begin at 1 p.m. and the orchestra concert will complete the day’s events starting at 1:30 p.m., both in the Masonic ...

Blood center urges donating this summer

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Summer has been heating up the need for donors in the Minot region, according to the local blood donation center, Vitalant. Heather Leier, account manager with the Vitalant office in Minot, said the organization’s pleas for donors are becoming more frequent, but the blood shortages being ...