World Famous Bomber Barons Return from Bomber Task Force Europe 23-2
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers and Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, operating out of Morón Air Base, Spain, returned home at the end of March. For the past five weeks, the world famous ‘Bomber Barons’ of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron […]
TSgt Awarded AAFM Scholarship for Science Degree
Tech. Sgt. Maxie Cardinal, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, was recently awarded a $500 scholarship by the Association of Air Force Missileers (AAFM). The CMSgt Dick “Hawk” Hochheiser Memorial Scholarship was founded because of Hawk’s “unrivaled technical expertise coupled with his humble, approachable, and humorous personality” which “positively influenced thousands of contractors, and active duty ICBM […]
What It Takes to Wear The Diamond
MSgt. Richard BaltazarHometown- Los Angeles, CAWife- AmarisFamily- Daughter, Brenee, 16, Son, Elijah 13 “I’m grateful and eager to start my journey as a First Sergeant. Mentoring and helping others in need has always come natural to me, this position can help showcase my helping nature. I hope to have a positive impact on Airmen’s careers […]
Breaking Stuff is all the RAGE
The “rage room” may not be a new notion, but its commercialization has become a fairly new craze. But, new or old, the concept is creating a mess of destruction across the US and it has made its way to Minot too! The Let’s Destroy it Rage Room located in Minot at 300 30th Ave […]
She’s Not From Around Here: The Best Part of Spring
At this point in the year, it would be easy to bemoan the seemingly endless chilly days. I could fill this week’s column with witty comments about how I’m getting tired of hearing about flurries in the forecast. Or maybe I could come up with a cheeky way to reminisce about the Easter blizzard we […]
A View From Our Side: Looking For That First Robin
Here it is, the first week in April, and this weekend is Easter Sunday. Looking out my back window, there is very little bare grass, and if the weather forecast is correct, we will have had yet another spring snowstorm, or even stronger than that, they are saying blizzard! Not talking a trip to the […]
Upside Down Under: There’s value in vacant buildings…
Last week’s article was about a unique recycling of wood from grain elevators. This week it’s closer to home, maybe even in your own back yard. There are vacant buildings in all 53 counties in North Dakota. Just drive around sometime and see it for yourself. Some of those buildings are in such bad shape, […]
Slice of Life: Some Things Fishy
I can’t remember the first time I went fishing, or the first fish I caught. I’m thinking I was about six years old or so and do know that I’ve been an avid fisherman to this day. Every fisherman has a few tales to tell. Many have much better recollection than I. Mostly I have […]
Bishop Ryan Catholic School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Highest Honors (3.667-4.000+)SENIORS: Ajah Braun, Haley Buck, Caina Dauphinais, Braelyn Deeter, Mikel Green, Emily Hanson, Raymond Hawk, Joey Johnson, Christian Lormejuste, Braden McCurry, Brett McKay, Christopher McMahon, Carson Merck, HayLee Ritzke, Sabryn Ronning, Magee Rovig, Slestia WalkupJUNIORS: Gabriel Alexander, Brayden Howe, Brekken Johannes, Gwynnie Johnson, Blake Kaylor, Arwen LaVallie, Katelyn O’Farrell, Chuka Osuala, Gianmarco Renda, […]
