North Dakota Nice

I just hope everyone has fun | July 17, 2024

Growing up, my parents, sister, and I had the notable distinction of being the four least competitive people in the world. How uncompetitive are we talking? We never once finished a game of Monopoly. Someone (often…
North Dakota Today | Tania McKay and North Dakota My Home

Thank you to the wonderful people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a beautiful mid-July day to talk about Tania McKay, my Nice Person of the Week, as well as a…
We interrupt this regularly scheduled programming | July 10, 2024

Next week is mid-July. Mid-July means that it’s basically August 1, which means that school is pert near started, which means that Target has it’s trucks locked, loaded, and ready for the world to get its…
North Dakota Today | Rayza and Ryatt and the Bruce Spicer Memorial Golf Tournament

Thank you to the beautiful people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a hot day to talk about Walhalla’s Rayza and Ryatt, my Nice People of the Week, as well as…
Check It Out | Linton 125th Celebration

Want to keep the 4th of July festivities going with a townful of really nice people doing all sorts of fun (and free!) stuff? Head on over to Linton for their 125th anniversary!
Stories from the road | July 3, 2024

I’m typing this from the front seat of our rented minivan on our annual drive to Michigan to visit Kyle’s cousins. If you’ve been reading North Dakota Nice for a while you know we do the…
Check It Out | Polk County Fair

If you are ever in a conversation with one or more people and the conversation inevitably turns to area fairs (as it should), I can almost guarantee that someone will say, “The best fair is the…
North Dakota Today | Perry and Bonnie Schlosser and the Dakota Aged Iron Club

Thank you to the wonderful people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a Happy Canada Day to talk about Perry and Bonnie Schlosser, my Nice People of the Week, as well…
Spinach | June 26, 2024

Once again, Kyle has a big, bountiful vegetable garden. He cultivates and cares for it year-round – building and filling boxes and containers, planning and planting for optimal siting and growth, weeding and watering, and keeping…
North Dakota Today | Lacey Burdick and Senior Lemonade

Thank you to the awesome people who work for and watch North Dakota Today – it was a rainy morning to talk about Lacey Burdick, today’s Nice Person of the Week, as well as a unique…