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North Dakota Today | The Christmas Girls and the Neil Heitkamp Youth Ice Fishing Derby

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a warm February day to talk about the AARC’s Christmas Ladies, my Nice People of the Week, as well as a call for…
Hot pot | February 4, 2026

I took my birthday off from work last week because I had a busy day planned of doing absolutely nothing. My schedule included taking a bath, reading at least one chapter of a book, going to…
Four Chaplains Day, with thanks

A wonderful reader of ND Nice – and a retired master chief petty officer of the Navy – has become my pen pal. He sent a few reflections on his time in the service, and has…
North Dakota Today | Movement 4 Kids and Second Wind Band

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful February day to talk about a group of North Dakotans on a 7-day medical trip to Ecuador, my Nice People of…
Exploding trees and cross-country skis | January 28, 2026

A lot of weather happened across the United States this past weekend. Twenty-six states were under storm warnings by the National Weather Service. Grocery stores were cleaned out. Generators were powered up. And in the Upper…
North Dakota Today | Willow City’s Angel Project and Bravery Backpacks

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a chilly (in the air, not in our hearts) day to talk about the community of Willow City, my Nice People of the…
Storm Stay | January 21, 2026

I’m writing this from Bemidji, Minnesota, where we are storm-stayed following hockey games in International Falls, Minnesota and Fort Frances, Ontario. I know there are a lot of non-Midwesterners who read North Dakota Nice (thank you…
Oo-De-Lally | January 14, 2026

There once was a rooster named Oo-De-Lally who lived with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law on their hobby farm in Canada. While Oo-De-Lally the Canadian Rooster was named in homage to the movie’s joyful spirit, he was…
North Dakota Today | Lacey, Paulette, and Cathy and “Don’t Give a Stink”

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a lovely day to talk about three volunteers helping out Northlands Rescue Mission, my Nice People of the Week, as well a new…
Cabbage rolls | January 7, 2026

Happy New Year! I finished out 2025 with two weeks of PTO during which I planned a totally attainable list of to-dos and did virtually none of it. We have velvet dining chairs in our kitchen,…