It’s about ready to get really busy folks, and I just want to make sure that you start marking those calendars with the special events to come.
First on the agenda is Fuel The Fight to be held on Saturday, March 6th from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Lori Wonnenberg, owner of Dakota Square ARCO, started raising funds for Fuel the Fight about 8 years ago. “In just a few minutes, a person’s life can change due to cancer. I just saw a need to raise money to assist cancer patients with transportation expenses for essential cancer treatments.”
Fuel the Fight will have a Coffee & Pie Social, a Touch a Truck, Bounce Houses, Lunch by First Western Bank, a dunk tank “and finally the raffle drawings at 4:30 PM, with first prize being Free Gas for a Year courtesy of First Western Bank and $1,000 cash courtesy of Farstad Oil.
“A percentage of the fuel sales and in-store purchases made on the day of the event at Dakota Square ARCO will be donated to Fuel The Fight” says Wonnenberg. “Last year we raised over $85,000.00, and I really hope we can raise $100,000.00 this year. We are getting so close.”
Part of the Touch A Truck display will be the Trinity Health helicopter, which, weather and time permitting, will land on the parking lot near Dakota Square ARCO. The Minot Air Force Base Security Squadron has also volunteered a vehicle for the Touch A Truck.
September 6th, folks, Dakota Square ARCO.
The Downtown Minot Fall Festival
Starts at 10 AM on September 13th, and much like the Fuel The Fight event, this will be a “bring the family and enjoy a whole day of fun” according to Casey Klein, President of the Downtown Business & Professional Association. The Downtown Minot area will be on the Minot State University Homecoming Parade route, and Main street will be packed full of over 40 vendors including 10 plus food trucks and food vendors.
“There will be the Magic City Lions Kidzone, with free games for the kids. Included in the Kidzone will be bounce houses, and not too far away will be the Barnyard Petting Zoo and Pony Rides. The kids’ games are free, but for a modest fee parents can purchase wrist bands for their kids to participate in the bounce houses, petting zoo and pony rides.”
As usual the North Prairie Farmer’s Market will locate on the Trinity Health parking lot located along Broadway. “We’ve pretty much got it all” according to Klein “games for the kids, Bingo for the adults and vendors on Main Street. We’ve also encouraged our merchants to have outside displays, weather permitting.”
People are encouraged to use the 2 Downtown Minot Parking ramps, “the first 2 hours of parking is free, and each additional hour is at a modest cost” according to Klein. September 13th, The Downtown Minot Fall Festival.
New Season for the Mouse River Players
The Mouse River Players will kick off their season with The Haunting of Hell House, directed by long time Mouse River Player member Tim Knickerbocker. Staring in what he thinks is his 17th show is Dorian Garland from Minot Air Force Base. “I arrived in Minot in November of 2021, and I remember my first show was Alice In Wonderland where I played Tweedle Dum” according to Garland. “I have always been into movies and have had a curiosity for what it takes to make movies.”
For more information on the current Mouse River Players season, including tickets for upcoming shows, go to mouseriverplayers.com.
Got Room In Your Refrigerator?
Anne Gates says that the North Prairie Farmer’s Market will have…cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos, zucchini, crookneck squash, spaghetti squash, melons and some pumpkins.
Today’s Chuckle
The good old days: When you felt good and didn’t look old.
