Military Waterfowl Weekend 

Game and Fish Department briefs  Youth, Military Waterfowl Weekend  Introduce a youngster to duck hunting during North Dakota’s two-day youth waterfowl weekend Sept. 17-18. In addition, the special veteran and active military personnel waterfowl season is set for the same weekend.   The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has a Virtual Duck Hunting Mentor […]
by The Dakotan
September 12, 2022

A Look at Long-Term Food Storage 

Provident Home Companion  For months I've been writing about how important it is to have a three-month food storage. This is the most basic step to being prepared. Your “super pantry” should be stocked with the everyday food you eat, enough to last three months. This will help you get through most of the minor […]
by Charlene Nelson
September 12, 2022

Immigrants Lead Pledge

Two Airmen from the Minot Air Force Base Lead Pledge at Council Meeting lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com  MINOT – Immigrants expressed their reverence for the United States by leading its pledge of allegiance in Minot. As part of his tradition of having people from the community lead the pledge before city council meetings, Mayor Tom Ross had two […]
by Lydia Hoverson
September 11, 2022

Harvest and the prairie skyscraper… 

Upside Down Under  Now that harvest is in full swing, a lot of things come to mind, but there is one thing I doubt many people think about and that is the loss of the old, wooden elevators, sometimes called prairie skyscrapers.  On Sunday, we made a trip to Bismarck to purchase a lawn mower […]
by Marvin Baker
September 11, 2022

Hot Topic Outdoors

Chronic Wasting Disease kim.fundingsland@mydakotan.com MINOT – It's a hot button topic with the state’s deer hunters, no doubt about that. Knowing that to be the case, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently conducted meetings in Fargo, Dickinson, and Minot to discuss chronic wasting disease.  Minot’s meeting was held August 29 with a turnout […]
by Kim Fundingsland
September 11, 2022

Educating where it’s Needed

Making a Difference: Minot Literacy Volunteers lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com  MINOT – Educating people of all ages on all subjects has been the mission of Minot Literacy Volunteers for over three decades. Angelina Edison, executive director and program coordinator, said she has been working at MLV since 2000. Pat Bolyard, president, said she came on a couple years […]
by Lydia Hoverson
September 10, 2022

Garnet, Foreign Bodies, and bubble wrap

Northern Celebrations The bubble wrap almost came next and we’re hoping the new Hunting Maniac isn’t like one already in the house. The thought crossed my mind that the only thing to protect our orange-and-white Hunting Maniac in our house, Garnet, when she was young was bubble wrap. Even at a mere one and a […]
by Jonathan Starr
September 10, 2022

Fire Department Training 

Henry Towers   The Minot Fire Department will conduct high-rise training at Henry Towers on three separate occasions next week.   The training will take place on Sept. 12, 13, and 16 from approximately noon to 5 p.m. each day. There will be a large Fire Department presence around Henry Towers during the training exercises. The […]
by The Dakotan
September 9, 2022

Upland Game Brood Survey  

Pheasants up, sharptails down   North Dakota’s roadside surveys conducted in late July and August indicate pheasant and gray partridge were up from last year, while sharp-tailed grouse numbers were down.  State Game and Fish Department upland game supervisor Jesse Kolar said the annual upland late summer counts showed mixed results. “We observed an increase […]
by The Dakotan
September 9, 2022

Sheriff: Brothers' dispute led to triple murder-suicide

CANDO (AP) — A dispute between two brothers led to a triple murder and suicide last month in a North Dakota wheat field, authorities said Friday.Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier said autopsy results and evidence at the scene suggested Robert Bracken, 59, killed his brother, his son and a third man before shooting himself on […]
by The Dakotan
September 9, 2022

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