Fitness Feature: Stronger Together with Anna Yencho
Are you looking for a fun, high-energy workout that welcomes people of all ages and fitness levels? Look no further than Anna Yencho’s fitness classes provided by McAdoo Fitness Center on Minot AFB! With her dynamic coaching style and passion for fitness, Anna has been creating a space where everyone can get stronger, make new […]
Time To Think Positive?
By the time you sit down do read the Northern Sentry, hopefully the very coldest weather of this horribly awful cold snap is behind us. I often think that the folks on the national and local TV networks look ahead and give us a ray of hope for improving weather conditions. The fact is…there is […]
Theodore Roosevelt
Leon Rivera, age 8 Since it’s nearing Presidents Day, we’re going to talk about North Dakota’s favorite president: Theodore Roosevelt. (Or TR for short!) Old TR originally moved to North Dakota to escape the grief of his wife and mother dying on the same day–sad topic, so we won’t talk too much about that. Then, […]
The end of a long six years
Four days before my birthday and five days before I signed up for my Army pension in 2018, I was diagnosed with small cell renal cell carcinoma, commonly known as kidney cancer. I was shoveling snow one day and got chest pains. I went to the clinic in Kenmare and x-rays revealed one spot on […]
Minot Air Force Base Announces Economic Impact of Over $651Million for Minot Area in 2024
Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) At the Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) February 13 Military Affairs Committee meeting, the Budget Office of the 5th Bomb Wing Comptroller presented the annual economic impact analysis report for Minot Air Force Base (MAFB). This annual report is significant as it quantifies the influence that MAFB personnel and their […]
Minot’s Hidden Foodie Gem
“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star,” according to French epicure and gastronome Brillat Savarin. Or, as famed food writer M.F.K. Fischer, more plainly put it, “First we eat, then we do everything else.” For military families stationed in and around the Magic […]
The Heart of Minot: A Community of Support and Friendship
Minot often gets a bad reputation in the Air Force community, but those who have actually been here will tell you that it’s the people who make it truly amazing. MAFB may be secluded, but when you move past the cold temperatures and the dismal night life, you’ll see that with good friends this place […]
Brekka Kramer Accepts AF Civic Leader Appointment, Joins Other Respected Community Leaders
The Air Force Civic Leader Program is an Air Staff Level program who membership is comprised of respected community leaders selected from the Air Force major commands, National Guard Bureau and Headquarters Air Force. Minot Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Brekka Kramer recently learned of her appointment to this prestigious committee that lists its members […]
Things We All Love About Minot
It’s February 14th, the day of love and chocolates and celebrating the important people in our lives. It’s Valentine’s Day. We wanted to make this edition of the paper centered around the concept of LOVE. Not just love between people and significant others, but the love of the community, the place we all live, and […]
A Little Bit of Rambling
Are we in a rebound? Are things taking a complete 180? What would make me ask that question? I want to start with credit cards. If you have a younger person in your home, say one of your kids is headed off to college, the number of credit card offers is totally amazing. 3-4 per […]
