Always a Silver Cloud
My cell phone rang late one afternoon; the call was from Capt. Kelli Williamson one of the chaplains at Minot Air Force Base. The 91st Missile Wing was in the midst of an intense exercise, one that would tax every member of the 91st with extra hours and longer days. Having done a story before […]
Beware the boxelder
There’ no denying we all love the fall colors. Leaves turn all sorts of shades for us to enjoy. But along with that comes a couple of really annoying pests, boxelder bugs and wasps. By this time in October, however, the wasps have taken a “chill” pill and aren’t as aggressive as they were in […]
You can love where you are, and grieve where you aren’t
Yesterday, while scrolling through Instagram, I saw a post from Visit Rapid City. I froze, mid-swipe.The caption read, “From our camera roll to yours.” That was it. But I didn’t need any more context. The first photo was a gazebo on a small island in a lake. The next was a rushing creek framed by […]
Take Time to Appreciate…The Little Things
It was a sunny afternoon and I was headed up 16th street going south on my way to a chiropractic appointment. The big orange sign on 16th street by Arrowhead Shopping Center was still in the alert mode. 16th street CLOSED south of 11th Avenue. Yep, same old sign, same old information and same old […]
A never ending harvest
Editor’s note: This article was written by Marvin Baker on Oct. 29 of last year and featured in the Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability (FARRMS) newsletter. Baker recently retired as a commercial gardener. Here on our farm it gets to a point that we welcome the first frost because the workload […]
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 […]