What Winter Can Teach Us If We’re Willing to Look
Last week, I didn’t want to leave the house.It was one of those cold, foggy mornings that convinces me staying inside with a good crossword puzzle is peak wisdom. The house was warm. The coffee was hot. But the to-do list was long. As much as I wanted to curl up on the couch, I […]
A Missileer’s Hall of Fame
It was in September of 1963 that the first LGM 30A Minuteman I would arrive at Minot Air Force Base, eventually becoming combat ready in April of 1964. Now some 62 years later as Minot Air Force Base waits for the eventual replacement of the Minuteman III which became combat ready in August of 1970 […]
History of Christmas in North Dakota
Now that the Christmas season is upon us and we’re inundated with commercial advertising, seldom do we think about what Christmas was like before TV, before radio and before North Dakota was a state.Christmas has been around a long time, our state hasn’t. But, this territory now known as North Dakota, has some Christmas traditions […]
Building The Bench
The Air and Space Forces Association has always been very supportive of the Civil Air Patrol. When I told someone that I had made arrangements for the CAP color guard to present the colors and lead the Pledge of Allegiance at a recent Military Affairs Committee meeting, my friend replied “Hey, that’s great. You’re building […]
Williston wins ’58 Canadian championship
Baseball season has long passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, but here is a North Dakota baseball story that doesn’t really need a season to be told.Die hard baseball fans in North Dakota who are now retired might remember this, but I’m guessing most of us won’t. I’ve been following baseball […]
STARBASE ND is Back!
STARBASE ND is a program that “provides 25-hours of hands-on, minds-on, high-tech discovery and inquiry-based activities to fifth grade students using a common curriculum that meets or exceeds a variety of National Standards. The 25-hours of STEAM instruction is carried out as an extension of the traditional classroom, where classrooms of students are brought out […]
Simple Ways to Save Money in Minot this Christmas
A few days ago, I walked into TJ Maxx/HomeGoods with a simple mission: buy two packets of specialty hot cocoa as a fun surprise for my kids. Easy. In-and-out. A wholesome, budget-friendly surprise for our Christmas movie night. Except… I didn’t make it 20 feet into the store. Christmas was everywhere. Glittering garlands, tree skirts […]
Local Phone Book: Retro but Current
It is easy to label the phone book as an unimportant resource or archaic publication; however, if you give it a chance – you’ll find hidden gems! For instance, did you know our Ward County population is 68,427? It is! This information can be found on page B-4. There are three sections that I find […]
How Can We Say Thank You…Enough?
My Facebook page was filled with wonderful photos of the Downtown Open House celebration that was held on Friday, November 28th. The tree lighting ceremony was one of the first events I attended when I arrived in Minot on November 7th of 1976. Yep, that was a long time ago. That year they used a […]
Hall of Fame Worthy
Something happened in Watford City Friday night that was monumental, but outside the world of hockey, most people in North Dakota probably didn’t know about it. There was a North Dakota Amateur Hockey Association Hall of Fame induction and when you see the details of this person, you’ll wonder why this didn’t happen five years […]