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Check It Out | Aneta Turkey Barbecue

Looking for something to do with your little turkeys on June 19-22? Head on out to Aneta for the 64rd Annual Turkey Barbecue & Summer Celebration. In the words of the one of the lovely organizers,…
Thank you for your email. | June 18, 2025

Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me to keynote this year’s Professional Emailers Conference. I never imagined a career in emailing when I stepped foot onto my college campus so many years ago, probably because…
North Dakota Today | Omea Sumneing and Fort Seward Wagon Train

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a rainy June day to talk about Omea Sumneing (and her upcoming Corgi Bash), my Nice Person of the Week, as well as…
Bubbe’s Basket | June 4, 2025

My mom – Bubbe, to the kids – gave my 10-year-old a bugle. The bugle was gifted out of a large wicker picnic basket appropriately dubbed “Bubbe’s Basket.” Bubbe’s Basket was invented long before Bubbe was…
North Dakota Today | GF2 LaundryLove and the New England Lions

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a chilly June day to talk about Jen and Akira, my Nice People of the Week, as well as two new benches in…
What’s happening in June in North Dakota

It’s springtime, and you know what that means! DAYS FOR DAYS. No one is happier than North Dakotans when they are hosting their small town community’s annual “Days” (or “Fests” or the like). June’s events are…
Magnet Fishing | June 4, 2025

I’ve told you about Kyle’s newfound passion for metal detecting, right? Just last weekend he found several screws and a large bolt, so yeah, he’s pretty awesome at it. Having mastered electronic metal detecting, Kyle began…
North Dakota Today | Lynette Nelson and the New Start Nook

Thank you, friends, for watching and working for North Dakota Today. It was a beautiful June day to talk about Lynette Nelson, my Nice Person of the Week, as well a new pantry for families transitioning…
Brace face | May 28, 2025

After years of blood, sweat, tears, appointments, Waterpiks, headgear, broken brackets, lost wires, rubber bands, expanders, a short-lived foray into a cage appliance for a tongue thrust which probably earned me the title “Karen of the…
The Living Museum | May 21, 2025

Last week, Ten’s fourth grade schoolmates starred in a Living Museum. A Living Museum is an exhibition in which the “statues” temporarily come to life in order to tell their stories – similar to the movie…

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