Military Interstate Compact: The Single Most Important Document in My Office
The Interstate Compact is a document that applies to all military-connected students in public schools, specifically children of the following: active duty members of the uniformed services, including Guard and Reserve; members or veterans who are medically discharged or retired for one year; members who die on active duty, for a period of one year […]
The Buddy System: A New North Dakota Initiative to Support Young Educators – A Military Concept Since 1942
\Senior year is a pivotal time for high school students. Graduation looms and choices abound. To make it a little bit easier to decide, high school students can meet with their assigned guidance counselor, stop by my office, visit with a military recruiter, or attend the Minot Area Career Expo held at our North Dakota […]
Where Have All The Calendars Gone?
I know it seems silly, but my Mom used to talk about what a big difference it made when we “flipped the calendar” from October to November. October was fall, and November was winter, that’s how simple it was, right? Don’t just say “well it’s only you, Rod” because I have proof. First, I am […]
Riding on the steel rail
When we think about current railroads in North Dakota only two come to mind in Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Canadian Pacific, now called Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). But did you know there are five regional railroads across the state, one private freight carrier and on passenger train?BNSF and CPKC have main lines and […]
College, Career, or Military Readiness
Senior year is a pivotal time for high school students. Graduation looms and choices abound. To make it a little bit easier to decide, high school students can meet with their assigned guidance counselor, stop by my office, visit with a military recruiter, or attend the Minot Area Career Expo held at our North Dakota […]
Autumn Movie Magic in Minot
As a kid, I was glued to the TV every fall. I remember Hocus Pocus’ premiere, I saw Casper in the theater, my mom taped the Olsen twins’ Double, Double, Toil and Trouble and I’d anxiously read the TV listings to plan my life around every other Disney Halloween special the ’90s had to offer. […]
From the 50th State
The Bucket ListOur trip to Hawaii had a couple of bucket list items, the first being my wife, Sue, was able to check off her 50th state visited, including Puerto Rico so really 51, and me being able to visit Pearl Harbor. There is a saying that goes something like this “I have more days […]
Blue skies every day
One thing that North Dakota is blessed with are numerous airports that either get you where you need to go or connect you to flights that will get you to your destination. There are nine “major” airports in the state with all nine of them having direct flights to at least one major hub city […]
Military members are staying in North Dakota
Ever since the early 1950s, there’s been a military presence in North Dakota beginning with the Minot and Grand Forks Air Force bases. And just like any other military reservation, personnel who staff those bases normally move on when their hitch is up. First, there was Minot and Grand Forks, then several small radar bases […]
On-Base Yellowfin Busing Town Hall on October 6
Student safety is a top priority for Minot AFB leadership. Yellowfin Transportation will be providing busing again this year for our on-base students attending Dakota Elementary School, North Plains Elementary School, and Memorial Middle School. Minot AFB is a remote and isolated installation with harsh winters; therefore, we are so lucky to have this service! […]