North Dakota Leaders Support Nuclear Readiness During Minuteman III Launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Minot Area Chamber EDC (MACEDC) Task Force 21 led a delegation of North Dakota leaders on a strategic military engagement with Minot Air Force Base (MAFB) and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) as Airmen and Navy aircrew launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Nov. 5, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. […]
Groovy Grown-Up Programs in Minot
Calling all adult crafters, gamers, and readers. All year long, Minot Public Library (MPL) hosts several different programs for artful and ingenious adults. Now the Magic City Discovery Center (MCDC) is breaking into the adult program scene too. These two local organizations have the right ideas to serve grown-ups through Minot’s long winters. According to […]
The Scoop On Remote Starters
In recent years many new cars have come equipped with remote starters. My Ford pickup, for example, not only came with a remote starting system, but the ability to access the remote start system from my smart phone. But what about the 20% of the vehicles that do not come with a remote starting system, […]
Snowball Cookies: A sweet tradition to mark the start of winter
Many things change over the course of a year. But some things seem to withstand the pace of the world, politics, and everything else. One of the steadfast hallmarks of life in Hotdish Land is wondering when the first snow will come, making guesses about when it will happen, and bracing for it—knowing that the […]
What To Write About On A Blustery Tuesday Afternoon
Looking out the window I am sure that we all had the same view on Tuesday afternoon. We had been given fair warning, and sure enough the wind, snow and colder temperatures arrived almost on que. The National Weather service had waffled in the amount of snow we were going to receive, but when they […]
What’s with the word salad?…
With November being high school football playoff time in North Dakota, there’s been a lot of talk about the teams that have gone through their respective divisions and onto the Dakota Bowl. As many of us know, high school football has been re-aligned again and there are actually six divisions of North Dakota high school […]
The Man In The Arena-TR Visits Minot AFB
Joe Wiegand has performed at the White House, in foreign countries and all 50 states and in probably his most famous venue, Medora, as TR, Teddy Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States. The 91st Missile Wing dates back to 1968 when Minot Air Force Base was the last base to activate the Minuteman […]
Commander’s Key Support Liaison Program Rebranding for Improved Support
Service members have many resources such as their First Sergeants or direct supervisors available to them if they have questions about life in the Air Force, but what resources are available to their families? The Key Support Liaison Program, which was previously known as the Key Spouse Program, is one of the main avenues for […]
Minuteman III testshowcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force’s safe, effective deterrent
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. —A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy aircrew launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with multiple targetable re-entry vehicles from aboard the Airborne Launch Control System Nov. 5, 2024 at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.Airmen from the […]
Simply Having a Wonderful Fundraising Time
This year the Dakota Hope Clinic will be continuing their tradition of hosting the Festival of Trees event at the North Dakota State Fair Event Center on November 22nd through the 23rd. This year, Nadia Smetana, the Dakota Hope Clinic Executive Director, and Amanda Olsen, the Committee Chair for the event both spoke on Festival […]
