It’s 1:00 a.m. and you’ve got to be up and at ’em at 7:00 a.m. The problem is you’re toasted. Uh huh, you’ve had the time of your life and enough alcohol to drink to keep you happy until 10:00 a.m. the next day! Somewhere in the fog reality strikes. You’ve got to get home. […]

When me and my family lived in Colorado, we had a Hermit Crab – our first pet – but then he died and I was very sad, so we decided to get 2 hamsters. When we went to the pet store, we were told that hamsters could bite and are not ideal for little kids, […]

Many of you have probably already begun to plan for your 2023 vacation. If you intend to stay in North Dakota, spend some extra time looking at the map. It’s interesting to note there are many communities with the same name as counties. The odd thing about it though, is that a lot of communities […]

Wow, what a shock to the system this last week has been! First the epic 3-day blizzard, then the heart stopping cold front which brought negative high temperatures. Phew, North Dakota is not for the faint of heart! Many people on the base are transplants from warmer climates and for a first timer here, this […]

The drill is familiar. Another holiday season away from extended family and figuring out new short-termed traditions. Military families don’t get the luxury of doing the same things year after year. With frequent moving, sometimes during the holidays themselves or with a deployed spouse, Christmas is sometimes spent in TLF, or in a lonely house, […]

Offutt AFB –U.S. Air Force Gen, Anthony J. Cotton relieved U.S. Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard as commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) during a ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base today. Cotton becomes USSTRATCOM’s 8th commander, highlighting the enduring stability of the nation’s strategic enterprise during a time of increased global pressure and […]

I was at my desk one day at The Kenmare News and the telephone rang. It was Karen Pauls of CBC-TV in Winnipeg. She was calling to ask me if I knew anything about some Nigerians who were hospitalized in Kenmare. I hadn’t heard about such a thing and my first question to her was, […]

I started to write my thoughts about Christmas during the recent snowstorm. Stuck at home like so many others, there was time to reflect and relate. Friends at the base were sending me photos and texts from base housing showing the piles of snow drifts across streets making transportation on base difficult, at best. In […]

Have you ever been to Bismarck Museum? If you haven’t, then you should go! Your whole family can go to this exciting museum. There are lots of rooms with cool things in them like history, clothes that people wore in the past, dinosaurs, a gift shop, a tree house and more! The fossilized dinosaur exhibit […]

The Frossen Krig Strongman competition was held last Saturday at the McAdoo Fitness Center and participants had blast. Overall winner for the ladies, Jillian Cangealose, said that participants of the Frossen Krig competed in six different events which were all scored differently. Jillian said, “The Frossen Krig was so fun and successful for the base. […]

At Minot AFB the Pay it Forward lifestyle is thriving. Not yet attuned to this giving for free concept? Have no idea what the common referred to phrase ‘Curb Alert’ really means? Read this heart-warming story to uncover how the spirit of giving is alive and well all year round on Minot AFB and how […]

Barksdale Air Force Base — Gen. Thomas Bussiere assumed command of Air Force Global Strike Command during a ceremony Dec. 7, becoming the newest leader of the organization responsible for the nation’s only intercontinental ballistic missile and strategic bomber forces. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presided over the ceremony. “You provide […]

As a kid growing up most of my immediate family was either in North Dakota or Manitoba, Canada. They played a lot of hockey in the small towns where my cousins grew up. Because my Dad grew up in Canada, my brother and I were rink rats on an outdoor sheet of ice that my […]

I was watching the CBS Evening News recently and Roxana Saberi gave a report on the World Cup from Doha, Qatar. I don’t normally watch the CBS Evening News but that name and face rang a bell.It took a minute to recall who she is. If you don’t know or remember, she is from North […]

Under provisions included in the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Universal Lease and Department of Defense Tenant Bill of Rights, Tenants living in privatized housing have the right to prompt and fair resolution of housing disputes. Housing disputes could include issues and/or complaints related to rights and responsibilities established in the lease, such as maintenance and […]

There are many standout weather features that make North Dakota a curiosity to the newcomer. The bone-chilling, drastic winds; the never-ending sunlight in summer; and the expansive, seemingly endless sky are all features that make North Dakota life so captivating, albeit sometimes intimidating. While gazing across the horizon in this state, it is almost impossible […]

It’s the season of giving!Here at the Northern Sentry, we want to say “Happy Holidays” to our loyal readers and base community. We couldn’t do what we do without you and we want to say thank-you.Since we can’t give a gift to every single person (we wish), we are giving away TWO fantastic Christmas presents […]

The Bomber Bistro play area, Little Riders, is a fun place. Me and my brother build houses, airplanes and sometimes big chairs with the huge, soft blocks. The Bomber Bistro has good food. They have pizza. I like pepperoni the best. I liked it when they had kid meals that gave out ice cream. My […]

One of the greatest things about living in a small, rural town during the holidays is that there is no lack of meaningful traditions. Each year, Minot’s Downtown Open House attracts thousands of people looking to make Christmas memories that can be passed down for generations to come. If you come from up North, you […]

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —On Sept. 26, 2022 a senior enlisted Airman from the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, was chosen to join the ranks of the Air Force’s commissioned officers. Master Sgt. Stephaun McKinley, 791 MSFS operations and training superintendent was one of 16 Airmen selected for the […]