Building Memories: Gingerbread Decorating at Edgewood Living
On 21 December, in the midst of the final push towards Christmas, the spouses of the 91st Security Forces Group hosted a gingerbread village making event for the Edgewood Senior Living Community in Southwest Minot. An opportunity for music, snacks, fellowship, and fun, it was the first event of its kind put on by 91st […]
January Squadron of the Month: True North
The 5th Bomb Wing Command Team is pleased to congratulate and recognize True North on being selected as January’s s Squadron of the Month. True North is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals that are embedded in numerous squadrons/groups across the installation. Embedded True North team members become part of their unit’s team and work alongside […]
Sharing the Gift of Love: A Military Adoption Story
The many unknowns of military life often present unique challenges for families trying to plan their future, despite a lack of stability. Family planning through adoption and foster care can be challenging to begin with. But while these unique ways of growing one’s family may seem out of reach for those who move every few […]
Shirts Help Holidays Wishes Come True
First Sergeants, commonly referred to as Shirts, take on many roles, often behind the scenes. During the holidays, the base Shirts take on even more by ensuring Airmen and their families have a little bit of extra support, and presents too! Their annual Holiday Wishing Tree Program served over seven dozen base kids this year! […]
She Gives the Gift of Music; SrA Jessica Salguero
Did you know that some famous musicians such as Elvis Presley, Ice-T, Jimmi Hendrix, and Kris Kristofferson served in the military? Consequently, the Minot Symphony Orchestra has its own musician too. Her name is Jessica Salguero. Salguero serves in the 5th Maintenance Squadron, a journeyman for the Aerospace Ground Equipment team (AGE) team that delivers […]
What’s Coming for 2025
The new year is here. As military families, we can’t predict what will come in the coming months and years. We live with unpredictability and yet we embrace current situations. 2025 will likely be the same. However, while we can’t predict the future, we can be prepared for what we do know is coming. And […]
What Now? 25 Ideas of Indoor Fun
The holiday season is great. I love the events that stretch from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. I love the special music, the candlelight, the décor, and the traditions. For me, most of the fun is wrapped up in the buildup to the Big Day. If the holiday season were a bell curve, Christmas would […]
Are we growing at the right pace…
It doesn’t matter where you go in North Dakota, you’re going to find that retail, health care, government, farming, education and even sports franchises have job openings. Just walk down the street in almost any community and you will see signs in windows that say “now hiring.” Those messages used to say “now accepting applications,” […]
New Year’s Resolutions
An Apology of SortsWe received notification that the 69th Bomb Squadron would be returning before Christmas, more than likely on the 23rd of December. Normally The Northern Sentry would be on hand to greet the deployed personnel as they returned to Minot Air Force Base, and the front page of our paper on December 27th […]
