Wicked Days in Dakota
North Dakota’s capital city of Bismarck took grew out of some of the wickedest days in frontier history. The Northern Pacific Railroad, advancing from the populated East, made it as far as the Missouri River. It was there that Edwinton, later renamed Bismarck, was born. It would be several years before funds were appropriated to […]
North Dakota National Guard Hosts Military Retiree Weekend
Bismarck, ND – The North Dakota Army National Guard Retirement Services and Retiree Advisory Council are hosting a military Retirement Event Weekend on Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck. Members from all military branches are welcome to attend the event. The Military Retiree Appreciation Day event, […]
Sweep dreams: Minot Airmen build camaraderie and resilience through curling
[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 AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — On a cool March evening in Minot, an assortment of sounds can be heard within the walls of the Minot Curling Club. Shouts roar through the air; “sweep, sweep, sweep!” The swishing of strenuously swept brooms moves across a frozen, icy […]
The Depot & Baggage Claim
The Food is Only a Small Part of the Experience The old Soo Line passenger depot at the north end of Main Street in downtown Minot has had a storied history.The Soo Line Depot was built in 1912 and it served the Soo Line passengers until 1963 when trains 13 & 14 from Minneapolis/St. Paul […]
MOMC Highlight – Waylon Cooper
The “Military Kid” represents a bracket of young people living in this ever-changing lifestyle that, we all know, is brought on by being a dependent. Adapting, moving and watching a parent leave to protect their country for various periods of time is all they know. It’s a lifestyle they are familiar with and characterizes a […]
Celebrating April as Month of the Military Child
April typically brings special meaning to residents of Minot for a number of reasons. Hopefully, if the weather cooperates, it will actually feel like spring and outdoor activities will return after winter subsides.April also means our short construction season is just around the corner. Orange cones and detour signs will start popping up all over […]
March is for Music!
March is the month to celebrate music in our schools! North Plains Elementary School for the month of March embraced the diversity, creativity, and uniqueness of our students through music! Every teacher was challenged to incorporate as much music into their classrooms as possible through trivia, books, singing, body percussion, and dancing. Did you know […]
A Downtown Gluten Free Food Tour
As a self proclaimed foodie, I feel very strongly about this quote by Julia Child, “People who love to eat are always the best people.” I guess you could say that food is a love language and searching out good food is one of my favorite things to do. On top of being a foodie, […]
DHN Central pharmacies work ‘around the clock’ after worldwide outage
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, – Pharmacies across Defense Health Network Central have been working around the clock to fill prescriptions and care for patients after a Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare spurred an enterprise-wide, claims-processing outage. With the issue still ongoing, Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, DHN Central director and 59th Medical Wing commander, […]
Hey Mr. Rod!
I once again accepted the challenge of being a Junior Achievement educator. Junior Achievement is sponsored by the Minot Area Chamber/EDC, and it involves community leaders sharing the Junior Achievement information with area grade school kids. At the first grade level we spend a lot of time on community. What is a community? What should […]
