Acting Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Allvin, Visits Minot Air Force Base
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] MINOT – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and General David Allvin, Acting Chief of Staff of the Air Force, visited Minot Air Force Base (AFB) to meet with airmen and tour several sites on the base. Minot AFB plays a historic and critical role in the defense […]
Oct. 8-14 is Fire Prevention Week in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – Oct. 8-14 has been proclaimed Fire Prevention Week in North Dakota by Gov. Doug Burgum. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.” According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries […]
Allie Takes Center Stage
Sings National Anthem at Brass Band Concert On Sunday afternoon a Staff Sergeant from Minot Air Force Base took center stage at the Brass Band of Minot concert and proudly led the audience in the National Anthem, the opening of the Brass Band of Minot Patriotic concert. Her name was SSgt Allie Payne, member of […]
Proud to Serve
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The honor of presenting colors at events normally falls on either an active duty military group, like the Color Guard at Minot Air Force Base, or retired military organizations such as the American Legion Post #26 color guard.At an event on Sunday at Anne Nicole Nelson hall on […]
‘Launch into Literacy’ Dakota Elementary
American abolitionist and dynamic orator, Frederick Douglass, is credited with having said: “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Dakota Elementary is leaning into this ideal and making sure their students understand the importance of literacy and the power of the written word with a new program: ‘Launch Into Literacy’. 2nd grade […]
Minot High Military Football Game
The Friday night lights will be glowing strong on October 13, as the Minot High School Varsity Team takes on Williston High School at Duane Carlson Stadium for their military themed football game. The team will be honoring local active military, retired veterans, law enforcement, and first responders. Erik Jolliffe, of Foremost Well Service and […]
Resident Feedback Channels
There is always room for improvement and your MAFB housing partners are ready to hear resident feedback! Residents have a number of options to ensure their voice is heard. Following each work order, residents will be sent a text requesting satisfaction feedback. This survey is open for the first four days after a maintenance technician […]
What An Opportunity
Minot Air Force Base is a Melting Pot of Cultures Where are you from? It’s the first question that I normally ask after meeting a new Airmen or family member stationed at Minot Air Force Base. “Where am I really from?” is often the answer, “Because I was an Air Force brat and lived all […]
One grows, one shrinks…
During the second half of the 1990s, I operated the newspaper in Langdon and often made short, 38-mile trips to Morden, Manitoba for various reasons. At the time, Langdon’s population was about 2,500 and Morden was just shy of 5,000. That has always been a snapshot in my mind, until a couple of weeks ago. […]
Homer Hanky
The place was absolutely crazy. The noise was deafening. The packed stadium went wild as the baseball soared over the centerfield fence at the old Metrodome in Minneapolis. Put four on the board for the Minnesota Twins! It was a World Series game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek sent the […]
