Fresh Eyes Column by Caroline Downs
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Hot off the press, now at the refuge . . .
The “Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Activity Guide” is now available to you, free for the taking.
Posted 5/14/13 (Tue) read more »
Clean it up, folks . . .
Short of literally dancing in the streets, residents around here are celebrating the transition, finally, from winter into spring.
Posted 5/07/13 (Tue) read more »
Ready for the unthinkable . . .
So, what if the unthinkable happened in Kenmare--a major flood, tornado, chemical spill, industrial accident, plane crash, terrorist attack or something we can’t even imagine?
Posted 5/07/13 (Tue) read more »
Come in out of the mud, for art . . .
The sun is shining these days and the weekend forecast is finally calling for double digit temperatures that begin with the number “6,” as pointed out by our Berthold correspondent Rebecca Foster.
Posted 4/24/13 (Wed) read more »
From newcomer to neighbor . . .
Heidi Hochhausen, the new family nurse practitioner in Kenmare who is commuting to the job every two weeks from her home in Wisconsin, started our interview with a statement I quoted in the article: “I can rotate in and out with my friends who are oil workers.”
Posted 4/16/13 (Tue) read more »
I think I speak for all of us . . .
Okay, I have gritted my teeth, kept a stiff upper lip, smiled through the rain, and looked on the bright side until I’ve run out of positive cliches.
Posted 4/09/13 (Tue) read more »
Happy to be wrong . . .
Home remodeling projects stress me under the best of conditions. The best of conditions means:
Posted 4/03/13 (Wed) read more »
A funny thing happened on the way to road repairs and property tax relief . . .
So I thought this session of the North Dakota State Legislature was supposed to be about fixing roads in western North Dakota, providing property tax relief, funding needs for law enforcement, child care, schools, sewer systems and water supply in oil country, and making plans for flood control in Fargo and Minot.
Posted 3/27/13 (Wed) read more »
Dylon wants to get back to normal . . .
Dylon Schweitzer might be the one kid attending Berthold Public School who does NOT want to take a day off from school right now.
Posted 3/19/13 (Tue) read more »
Sorry for that trouble with the blizzard . . .
Last week’s big blizzard over northern North Dakota, that dumped several inches of snow and stacked drifts a few feet deep, created horrendous problems for residents, students, business owners and travelers throughout the region. I might even agree that particular storm deserved to be named: Saturn.
Posted 3/12/13 (Tue) read more »
