North Dakota’s bizarre summer weather
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that this summer has been quite unusual in terms of weather conditions. Granted, we say that every year, but this season has been quite different than the norm.The most obvious thing has been in the amount of precipitation that has fallen across the state. Right now, only Pembina and […]
A Sunday Summer, and a Labor Day Fall…Sort of
Never mind that Sunday was one month and Monday another. A flip of the calendar does not necessarily mean we went from summer to fall, except in 2025. Take Sunday…what a beautiful day on the lake. There were people on pontoons, swimming parties in the middle of the lake, jet skis being as annoying as […]
Fall’s Routine, a Rude Awakening
“Are you ready for school?”That was the question floating through nearly all my conversations in the days leading up to the first day of school. I’ve got a son in elementary school and another in preschool, so the question made sense. “We’ve got all the stuff ready, and mentally he’s ready,” I’d say. “But that […]
Meet our Minot AFB Adult MFLCs
Kate EbackAdult Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC)katherine.e.eback@leidos.com701.500.4826 Kate is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with the state of North Dakota and has been a practicing counselor since 2019. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Kate has been serving MAFB since August 2023 and looks […]
If you start my program now…
Do you ever watch those infomercials in the middle of the night? If you haven’t, they’re always coming up with some fantastic breakthrough in medicine, weight loss or mental awareness. In just about every case, it seems too good to be true, and yet it could cost you a lot of money. I have to […]
It’s Keep a Calendar Time!
It’s about ready to get really busy folks, and I just want to make sure that you start marking those calendars with the special events to come. First on the agenda is Fuel The Fight to be held on Saturday, March 6th from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Lori Wonnenberg, owner of Dakota Square ARCO, […]
A Little of This and…
I know some folks are really happy when the temperatures reach the 90’s and even 100+ degrees in August; I am not one of those folks. The other day I was checking in at the Magic City Gate and the conversation between the 2 security officers was a discussion on whether a heat index of […]
Bottineau goes against the grain
At a time when small communities across North Dakota are shrinking, there’s one that is bucking that trend and bringing new life to its Main Street every summer. Like most other small towns across the state, Bottineau has lost population to the tune of about 700 people in the past 40 years. So it’s not […]
New Military and Family Life Counselor at Minot AFB Child Development Center!
Our Child Development Center (CDC) at Minot AFB welcomes new Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC): Miss Odette Abbud Aguero! Military children and families experience unique challenges specific to their military lifestyle, so free, confidential counseling is provided as a short term, solution-focused service intended to help the child and family build important skills to […]
Starbase ND to Start School Year 2025-2026
STARBASE 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 to […]