No Small Task: Local Company Moves TR Statue
How do you move a 100 year old statue of Teddy Roosevelt? Very carefully… It was 1924 when Minot’s Teddy Roosevelt statue was cast in Brooklyn, New York. Seemingly ordered by Dr. Henry Waldo DDE as a gift to the Roosevelt family, the plaque at the base of the structure that held the Teddy Roosevelt […]
B-52 Bombers Deploy to Middle East to Deter Iran, More F-15E Fighters to Come
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived in the Middle East to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. military announced Nov. 3. It is the first time that B-52s have deployed to a base in the region since 2019. The U.S. is deploying a total of six B-52s, an additional squadron of F-15E […]
It Changes The Entire Skyline
Ribbon Cutting Held for New Fitness Facility re·sil·ientAble to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. The dream of an indoor facility that can accommodate the needs of Minot Air Force Base has come true with the opening of the new Fitness Center (yet to be given an official name) Dome facility that will officially […]
Costume Contest Winners Don’t Disappoint
Every year we look forward to our Facebook notifications being filled with smiling kids, scary adults and unique costumes from our annual Halloween costume contest! We get amazing submissions from all over the base community. This year was no different. In years past, the winner has been chosen by the Northern Sentry staff, but for […]
The Holidays are Here?
Halloween is barely behind us. In fact, there are still lingering spooky decorations to be seen around base housing. But despite the calendar displaying barely November, it feels like the Holiday season is encroaching quickly, extremely quickly.Arguably, Minot weather around this time of year does lend itself to snuggly sweaters and hot cocoa. The desire […]
Yes Sir!…She’s From Around Here
One of our most popular articles this past summer was about DeAnn Fylling, a Minot native who is a member of the 188th Army Band, or the North Dakota Army National Guard. Although dated from this summer, we thought the story would be a nice addition to our Tribute to Service Insert. We hope you […]
FCC Provider of the Month
What do you enjoy most about being an FCC Provider?The thing I enjoy most about being a provider is the relationships I build with the families in my care. It’s a blessing to be trusted to care for their children and it’s so fun to watch the kids grow and celebrate their accomplishments! What are […]
Winter Bussing 2024-2025
Winter Busing began November 4th, 2024, and as the Contracting Officer Representative, there are a few notes I would like to share with our community:
To Work With Great People
When COVID went global, and people were forced to stay home and find ways to carry on their vocation, a new set of rules emerged. We were already entering a time when working from home, and not in a brick and mortar office, was going to become more of a norm than an exception. But […]
What an honor…
Often times we focus on the negative and how nothing seems to go right. Instead, we should always try to think of the glass as half full rather than half empty. Sometimes good things do happen to us, but we tend to live in the moment then forget about it. An event like that happened […]
