Your North Dakota Bucket List
Happy New Year, and it’s time to make your North Dakota (Winter) Bucket list, if you haven’t already done so. I won’t claim that I am going to do all of the activities that I am suggesting this winter, but I can guarantee you that they are all activities that I have done over my […]
The picture is becoming clear…
After searching statistics regarding various coffee brands, obscure entries on websites helped connect the dots about why Tim Horton’s locations in North Dakota may have closed their doors. At one time, there were four Tim Horton’s franchises operating in North Dakota; Grand Forks (2), Fargo and Minot. The first to open was a coffee and […]
What Now? 25 Ideas of Indoor Fun
The holiday season is great. I love the events that stretch from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. I love the special music, the candlelight, the décor, and the traditions. For me, most of the fun is wrapped up in the buildup to the Big Day. If the holiday season were a bell curve, Christmas would […]
Are we growing at the right pace…
It doesn’t matter where you go in North Dakota, you’re going to find that retail, health care, government, farming, education and even sports franchises have job openings. Just walk down the street in almost any community and you will see signs in windows that say “now hiring.” Those messages used to say “now accepting applications,” […]
New Year’s Resolutions
An Apology of SortsWe received notification that the 69th Bomb Squadron would be returning before Christmas, more than likely on the 23rd of December. Normally The Northern Sentry would be on hand to greet the deployed personnel as they returned to Minot Air Force Base, and the front page of our paper on December 27th […]
A Seat at the Table: Finding Connection This Christmas
Last week, I walked into a building many people in town don’t know exists. I, for one, lived here for years before I discovered it: the Minot Adult Learning Center (MALC). As soon as I opened the door, the reason for my visit was apparent. The mingled scents of potluck dishes filled the air as […]
Christmas Memories
It is the time of the year when we often reflect on memories from past Christmas seasons. These reflections can be both positive and of course negative. What I have found over the years is that some of those memories that once brought tears to my eyes, can now bring smiles. I hope that by […]
A shot in the arm for Ellendale…
Could Ellendale, North Dakota become the next Silicon Valley?There’s a new and interesting development happening there that could completely transform the entire community and all of Dickey County. A Dallas company called Applied Digital is in the process of building a data center just south of Ellendale, near the South Dakota state line that is […]
“Spritz”ing Into Christmas-Easy To Make Holiday Favorites
I first want to start my column by admitting that “I am not a baker”. And to be truthful, I am not a very good assistant to my wife, Sue, when it comes to Christmas baking. I think she humors me and lets me think I am an important cog in the process of baking […]
Where do you put the lefse?
On Thanksgiving morning, I woke up with a burning question on my mind: Where does a lefse go in a Hotdish Land holiday buffet line?A couple months ago I made cookie salad for my first time, and documented the experience on Instagram. Nearly 100k views and hundreds comments and messages later, I had gotten many […]