Let’s Talk Turkey!
Most military-connected students in and around Minot AFB attend public schools. The majority attend the schools in the Minot Public School District, which includes attendance at the three on-base schools: North Plains Elementary School, Dakota Elementary School, and Memorial Middle School, known as “Public Schools on Military Installations” or PSMIs. However, our closest off-base neighbor–-Glenburn […]
A New Vantage Point
After checking my son into his recreational class, I headed to the bleachers to sit with the other parents. Not long after I sat down, a mom in front of me turned and said, “I bet Amy will know.”I’d only met this person in passing—just enough to exchange polite smiles while settling in to watch […]
Childhood mortality in North Dakota
In last week’s article, we touched on tuberculosis related to the San Haven facility. This was once a major disease in children in this state. There’s been a significant decline in disease and death in the last century, but it ran rampant before 1900.It was actually a significant public health issue for adults and children. […]
Tell Me About North Dakota
What reporter and storyteller Amy Allender brings to the Northern Sentry is a unique perspective of not only Minot, but North Dakota. I have often said that if Amy Allender was selling you a car, it would indeed be the absolute best car available for you and your family. Like she does in her column […]
