Monster Con Takes Over Minot!
Horror is a passion for Mike McCloud! It was this passion that inspired McCloud, Facilities Director of the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, to create the first ever Midwest Monster Con in Minot. He has always been into horror movies and the Halloween season. Like wearing costumes when he or his wife answers the door, […]
Take Me Back To The Future
New Enerbase Store-A Mixture of Old & New Your gas gauge is bouncing on empty, and so is your stomach. You’re headed down South Broadway and out of the corner of your eye you see the answer, the new Enerbase Convenience store located at 1809 South Broadway.From the outside the new store might seem pretty […]
Hello Autumn and Goodbye Summer
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. —This year’s 101 Critical Days of Summer has come to an end. As we shift to the crisp mornings of Autumn, remember to navigate the hazards of both seasons carefully. In some areas of the world, high temperatures linger far past the end of summer and can cause dehydration, sunburns […]
Not What You Think…
They Did Things WrightPart II of our recent trip would take us to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When investigating possible events and destinations we discovered that Kitty Hawk, where the Wright brothers made their first assisted power airplane flight, was indeed located on the Outer Banks. Strange, because we went through Indiana and […]
Property Tax
Although I have been involved in party politics and other grassroots activities over the last 25 years, this is my first time in elected office. Taking the leap into the city council race this spring was a new experience. Campaigning involves fundraising, candidate questionnaires, interviews, and public speaking, which is necessary to show your political […]
To think they’re volunteers…
Sept.14 was an unusual day in our little Ward County community of Carpio. It marked only the third time there had been a parade there in the past 20 years. This time it was the fire department’s parade. The local first responders were celebrating 75 years as a fire department and as a spectator looking […]
I Think Lefse is Lackluster, but I Love it Anyway
“I think we’re going to the Høstfest this weekend. What should we be sure to see?” The word came out “HOST-fest,” an easy giveaway that I was new in town. I asked the question to fill time but wasn’t prepared for the deluge of information that followed. At the time, I was volunteering as a […]
Family Child Care Provider of the Year 2024
Cheyenne Butler When my husband and I decided to start a family I was met with the demand of childcare. I decided to look into FCC and hit the ground running with all the necessary certification and qualifications. In the beginning it was trial and error month by month but eventually led to relationships with […]
It’s the Call to Duty: E-Sport MVP
Senior Airman Jacob Bass of the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron/S3O on Minot AFB takes his Call to Duty to another level. He and his team won the Call of Duty (COD) Eastern Regional E-Sports Invitation (EREI) tournament at Keesler AFB, Mississippi on May 3-4, 2024. For Team Minot’s E-sports Team, a team of four […]
The Eagle Scout Family Tradition Continues
Scouting brothers Dallin Chapman and Haydn Chapman worked diligently together to complete their community projects and reach the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout for the Scouting of America (previously known as Boy Scouts of America). Dallin, age 17, and Haydn , age 15, have been scouts since they were both 8 years old. The two […]
