An Orchestrated Event
As I approach my 49th year living in Minot, North Dakota, there are events that still cause me to stop and reflect on how the Minot Air Force Base affects this community on a daily basis. Not for any reason in particular, I will start with the flyover of a B 52 on final approach […]
N.D. County History
We all know there are 53 counties in North Dakota. It hasn’t always been that way. And in the history of this state and territory, there were numerous counties with names that don’t exist today. As you might imagine, Pembina County was the first organized county in this part of Dakota Territory in 1867. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
What Can Happen In A Career
I may have shared with you that I began my journalism career at a local hometown newspaper. Perhaps I was around 10 years old when the publisher would catch me on my bike and offer me a quarter, or it could have even been a nickel, to sweep the floors and haul out the trash. […]
North Dakota ghost towns
Numerous ghost towns exist across the state of North Dakota. These were often communities that sprang up when the railroad pushed through during territorial days and the early days of statehood.Often times, nearby towns were born that were more convenient, became county seats or were often on a road to and from a larger city.The […]
PCS Survival for Coming and Going
A few weeks ago, I casually used the term “PCS season” on social media. Not long after, a message landed in my inbox:“When I heard you say ‘PCS season,’ I thought you meant ‘Pollen and Construction Season.’ It took me a minute to realize you were using a military term.” We both had a good […]
Are we tornado alley?
Because the month of June tends to bring us the most rainfall, along with that comes unstable and sometimes violent weather in the form of hurricane-force winds and tornadoes.While states like Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska get more tornadoes historically than North Dakota, we get plenty of them in any given year. Tornadoes are labeled in […]
