Things are Starting to Move
Last week I spent a couple of weeks on the road traversing North Dakota, looking for signs that spring would soon transition to summer. With such a mild winter with limited snow, there are not a lot of water filled potholes (Definition: Pothole- the spot on a field that is lower than the rest of […]
Food deserts are increasing…
There was a report in North Dakota newspapers a couple of weeks ago regarding the closure of a Crosby grocery store. For months there were efforts to save it, but the closure happened and forced the shuttering of several other Jason’s Super Foods stores on the northern tier. Crosby is a community of more than […]
Putting on a different spin…
Editor’s note: This article is educational and is not intended as medical advice. It simply explains the two types of vertigo and the various ways vertigo affects people. Most people don’t like to talk about medical issues, although in some cases, those issues are brought into the public domain as people suffer from conditions manifested […]
Had a Great Week!
May DayI could not believe the number of people who enjoyed last week’s column about May Day. They were especially entertained by my May Basket story. Some knew about the May Basket tradition, but most did not. Here is an explanation of the May Basket tradition from National Public Radio: “Maybe there really was a […]
The Invisible Village
It happened suddenly. I’ve been warned that parenthood is like that, but sometimes it still catches me off guard. You see your children every day. Change happens so gradually it’s hard to detect. Then suddenly, you see what’s going on. They are growing.Suddenly, they’re huge. That’s how it was for me recently. My firstborn son, […]
Faith in the next generation…
There seems to be a lot of talk among the baby boomer generation about the generation of young Americans today who are just making their way in the world. Unfortunately, the talk isn’t so good and it’s mostly about alleged lack of motivation, lack of social skills and mostly about not wanting to work, but […]
A Tradition In Hotdish Land
In the trees I lurk, scanning the back door of a house on our block in the small town of Maddock, North Dakota. Am I up to something? Well, sort of. Today is May 1st…May Day. In my hand I have a small cup of candy, decorated with a handle made from a pipe cleaner […]
Keli’s Been Busy!
Keli Rosselli-Sullivan, Workforce Development and Military Liaison for the Minot Area Chamber EDC has been busy. First, the Minot Chamber EDC announced that this year’s Prairie Warrior Auction was a record setter for the amount of money it raised. $111,855.21 was raised to support Team Minot. “The 37th Annual Prairie Warrior Auction was a huge […]
Pet peeves…
We all have pet peeves that drive us absolutely nuts, right? It might be a wet dog shaking itself off on the couch or a delivery driver consistently delivering your packages to your neighbor. Let’s admit, we all have some.I have some too, 10 in fact, that I’ll share with you in this article. 1.) […]
Wicked Days in Dakota
North Dakota’s capital city of Bismarck took grew out of some of the wickedest days in frontier history. The Northern Pacific Railroad, advancing from the populated East, made it as far as the Missouri River. It was there that Edwinton, later renamed Bismarck, was born. It would be several years before funds were appropriated to […]
