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 […]
Northern Lights 4-H Returns to Minot AFB Youth Programs
“I Pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” These words, part of the 4-H Pledge, were recited at the start of the second gathering of the newly resurrected Northern Lights […]
America’s White Table: Veteran’s Day Ceremony with Col. Lamarand
Last Friday, Colonel Lamarand, 5 BW Commander read America’s White Table” by Margot Theis Raven for North Plains Elementary students and families. This book is a touching children’s book on the significance of the white table as a symbol of remembrance and respect for missing military service members and prisoners of war. In the story, […]
Honoring All Who Served – North Plains Elementary Hosts Veterans Day Event
It was red, white and blue through and through. North Plains Elementary hosted a Veterans Day celebration on Friday afternoon, November 8th, and the gymnasium of the school was packed! As any good Veterans Day should, Dr. Amanda Capote, Music Teacher at North Plains asked the crowd to join the students in the Pledge of […]
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Musical Cinderella opening at Mouse River Players Theatre
The family favorite fairytale, Cinderella, is set to open at Mouse River Player’s Community Theatre just in time for the start of the holiday season. This musical adaptation of the timeless classic will grace the stage on November 21 to 24 and November 29 through December 1. The musical builds on the traditional folk tale […]
The Kiddos Worked Hard!
North Plains Elementary music teacher Dr. Amanda Capote reached out to the staff of the Northern Sentry with an invitation to a Veteran’s Day program to be held on Friday, November 8th at 2:00 PM. I accepted the invitation on behalf of the Northern Sentry. Veteran’s Day has always been a special holiday for me, […]
This might surprise you…
When we talk about immigrants in North Dakota, we’re often referring to people who came here in the late 1800s from Norway, Germany, England and Russia. Most of us today are descendants of those immigrants and we maintain that proud ancestory through festivals such as Norsk Hostfest in Minot, Sauerkraut Day in Wishek and the […]
No Small Task: Local Company Moves TR Statue
How do you move a 100 year old statue of Teddy Roosevelt? Very carefully… It was 1924 when Minot’s Teddy Roosevelt statue was cast in Brooklyn, New York. Seemingly ordered by Dr. Henry Waldo DDE as a gift to the Roosevelt family, the plaque at the base of the structure that held the Teddy Roosevelt […]
B-52 Bombers Deploy to Middle East to Deter Iran, More F-15E Fighters to Come
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived in the Middle East to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. military announced Nov. 3. It is the first time that B-52s have deployed to a base in the region since 2019. The U.S. is deploying a total of six B-52s, an additional squadron of F-15E […]
