New Courses and Lowered Fees: The Minot Area Workforce Academy’s Third Year Open Heralds Expansion – including an Aviation program!
At the Minot Area Workforce Academy’s Governing Board Meeting on July 7th, 2025, the Director, Ms. Pam Stroklund, shared recent updates regarding approved new, expanding, and transferring programs. To provide some history, Minot Public Schools has had Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs for over 50 years. Aviation and Biomedical started nine years ago and […]
New Logo for High School Co-Ops
At the Virtual Special School Board meeting on July 2nd 2025, the School Board of Minot Public School District No. 1 voted to approve the official name—Minot United—and official co-op logo, featuring an image of Half Magi/Half Sentinel for the following Minot Public Schools co-op activities: Boys HockeyGirls HockeyBoys WrestlingGirls WrestlingGirls Cross-countryDanceSpeechStudent CongressDrumline The co-op […]
Special Moments, Special Sites
The rumble of thunder interrupted a night of sleep, but hey, that’s OK! This has been one of those summers when rainfall has been at a premium in a lot of areas, including Minot. So yes, we can be thankful for the moisture, over ¾ of an inch, that fell early on Tuesday morning. More […]
A thriving co-op
In just about every community in North Dakota you’ll find a local cooperative called Farmers Union Oil Company that is part of the North Dakota Farmers Union and is affiliated with the Cenex brand. The organization was established in 1927 around the principles of cooperation, legislation and education. It’s first convention was on Nov. 4, […]
Are You Looking for PreK?
Although North Dakota does not have universal Prekindergarten, we do have Prekindergarten options for families in and around Minot Air Force Base! We have Head Start, PreK at Glenburn Public School, and Special Education PreK through Minot Public Schools. Head Start has three PreK classrooms for ages three to five-years-old: one at Dakota Elementary School […]
A First Timer’s Guide to the Fair
Where I come from, “the fair” refers to the local county fair. In northern Indiana, we’re less interested in the state fair and more invested in each county fair. Going to the fair means attending your own county’s event, then planning weekends around the neighboring counties’ fairs too.Obviously, it’s different in North Dakota. Here, it’s […]
Sometimes It Just Happens
Well folks, it’s Juneberry picking time. Because of a rather dry spring and early summer there was little confidence in those of us who watch patiently for Juneberries to appear, and then to get enough rain to grow and ripen, that we would even have a Juneberry crisp this summer. But a timely rain of […]
Highway isolation
Traveling across U.S. Highway 2 Monday on the way home, a thought entered my mind. How do the highways get named. For instance, why is U.S. 2, U.S. 2? Why is N.D. Highway 1806 so named?Apparently, it’s a mixed bag of examples and explanations that start with the interstate system.We all know that North Dakota […]
An Orchestrated Event
As I approach my 49th year living in Minot, North Dakota, there are events that still cause me to stop and reflect on how the Minot Air Force Base affects this community on a daily basis. Not for any reason in particular, I will start with the flyover of a B 52 on final approach […]
N.D. County History
We all know there are 53 counties in North Dakota. It hasn’t always been that way. And in the history of this state and territory, there were numerous counties with names that don’t exist today. As you might imagine, Pembina County was the first organized county in this part of Dakota Territory in 1867. It […]