Nice news of the day – December 17, 2019

Congrats to Mandan’s Jan Moser who represented North Dakota on the Special Olympics USA Bowling Team – and took home team gold and single silver at the games in Dubai and Abu Dhabi!

And check out today’s news – about the Drake Passage, animal rescue, and Christmas shopping for mom and dad.  Read on.


Grand Forks’ Andrew Towne has done some pretty amazing things: climb Mt. Everest to complete the Seven Summits, take my sister to prom 100 years ago – and now, row the Drake Passage.  The adventure is being featured on the Discovery Channel’s “The Impossible Row.”  You can read about the Discovery Channel show here, and Andrew’s amazing feats here. (Discovery Channel) (Grand Forks Herald)

Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue raised $35,000 on social media, and now they are looking to move out of a garage to a “real” building. (Minot Daily News)

For the last 13 years, Clara Barton Elementary School students in Fargo get to go shopping for $1 presents to give to their families. (KVRR)

 

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