Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful sunny day to talk about the Brianna Hall, my Nice Person of the Week, as well a social media group “mobbing” their fellow humans with kindness.
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“Hey, you got a boyfriend?” Kyle asked. “Yes, I do,” I said, spraying myself literally with sunscreen. “And it’s very serious.” “Think he’ll mind if I take you on a date?” He asked. He pulled a…
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is opening on July 4 in Medora, North Dakota. I know a lot about the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library because I’m a North Dakotan and it’s big news around here (my Godmother, one of…
“It’s super-friggin’ nice out,” Eleven, pink-cheeked from the sun, said to me the other day while gulping down a glass of water, and I couldn’t even get mad for his use of “super-friggin’” because that was…
Eleven graduates from the 5th grade next week – and, with that, the Kosiors will be done with elementary school. Of course, I’m happy we are moving to this next chapter because that’s the point, isn’t…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful sunny day to talk about the Brianna Hall, my Nice Person of the Week, as well a social media group “mobbing”…
In a digital world where outrage often travels faster than compassion, Tyler Brickley had a simple question: What if kindness won? That question became the foundation of the Kindness Mob, an online movement Brickley launched on…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a lovely (and breezy) day to talk about the Traill County Historical Society, my Nice People of the Week, as well as an…
Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful start to June to talk about Mandy Smestad, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as an awesome program for…
There is nothing more North Dakotan than neighbors showing up for one another in times of need — and no community showed up more recently than Beulah, North Dakota, last weekend after 80 mph wind gusts snapped trees, tore through roofs and knocked out power around the area.
Great news — you have been invited to a graduation party! This is your official opportunity to celebrate a young person’s hard work and growth as they step off the well-trod path of one era and onto the shiny, uncharted path of another. It’s also your opportunity to honor the parents and guardians who nurtured, supported, empowered and sometimes dragged those young people to this moment; parents who would like to sit with you for a few hours in their garage before they have to take a deep breath and nudge their child into the future. Plus, there’s cake!
Jakob Kehrwald is 16 years old and a junior at Red River High School. When he turns 17 in June, he will celebrate with 7,000 of his fellow students from across the country — because Jakob will be one of two North Dakotans to take the stage for the debate competition at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Richmond, Virginia.
Back when my oldest son was a little fella, one of our favorite family activities was to attend a women’s hockey game at the University of North Dakota. Why was it a favorite? The games were fun. The team was highlighted by a pack of Olympians and world champions, including Jocelyn and Monique Lamoureux and Michelle Karvinen, who now plays in the PWHL for Vancouver Goldeneyes, and they won more than they lost. Continue reading
We have a lot of great kids in Grand Forks, and I want to tell you about two of them. Meet Lucy Restad and Landyn Adams. Lucy is 11 years old and Landyn is 9; in May, they will be named the North Dakota Long Term Care Association’s Young Adult Volunteers of the Year. The award is presented to volunteers under the age of 20 who have significantly contributed to the quality of life of a community’s long-term care residents. Typically, the Long Term Care Association only honors one person each year. Lucy and Landyn, however, are exceptional. Continue reading
In a digital world where outrage often travels faster than compassion, Tyler Brickley had a simple question: What if kindness won? That question became the foundation of the Kindness Mob, an online movement Brickley launched on…
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 now-shuttered hometown church and cemetery as…
You may know a lovely reader of ND Nice named Esther Donohue through her own blog, The Phat Hen, or through her food truck, Sweet Prairie. Esther is a rural North Dakota homesteader, educator, and mother…
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…
Here’s a fact about rhubarb: it’s an excellent source of fiber, calcium, and vitamin K. Here’s another fact about rhubarb: University Lutheran Church has been celebrating this vegetable (another fact! It’s not a fruit) for 32…
Remember when I talked about the Lindaas Barn Dances on North Dakota Today? Of course you do! As you know, the Lindaas Barn Dances are free old-fashioned family-friendly dances hosted over the summer by the lovely…
I bet you were just saying to yourself, “Man, I wonder if there is something awesome happening on Saturday, June 6, 2026? WELL WONDER NO MORE – it’s SMALL TOWN SATURDAY in Climax, North Dakota!
Do you like food? Do you like Thursdays? Do you like nice people? If you answered yes to one or more of the following questions, I have just the thing for you – it’s the Citywide…
