Excellence at the state fair

As we all know there is a lot of hype about the North Dakota State Fair. After all, it’s the biggest summer event in North Dakota and the 2025 version appears to be another success. If you’re a kid, you love the endless hot dogs, lemonade and ice cream. If you’re a teenager, you love […]

The Surprising Highlight of Our Vacation

While the rest of my family played in the pool, I walked several blocks across the small downtown of Medora, North Dakota, to do some souvenir shopping. I found the shop I was looking for on the tourist map and made my way to an unassuming storefront. It had the same “Old West” façade much […]

New Courses and Lowered Fees: The Minot Area Workforce Academy’s Third Year Open Heralds Expansion – including an Aviation program!

At the Minot Area Workforce Academy’s Governing Board Meeting on July 7th, 2025, the Director, Ms. Pam Stroklund, shared recent updates regarding approved new, expanding, and transferring programs.  To provide some history, Minot Public Schools has had Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for over 50 years.  Aviation and Biomedical started nine years ago and […]