May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Dear Shirley, Even though we are Danish, I have to admit that the Norwegians think of everything. This is Syttende mai the Norwegian Independence Day and they are serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their lodge at 1401 Ninth Ave. S. in Grand Forks. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
In America’s early days, entering a polling place “was akin to entering an open auction place,” the U.S. Supreme Court once noted. That has changed: Today, all 50 states regulate how people can behave around polling places on Election Day. But should North Dakota’s rules be enforced to the point where people wearing Fighting Sioux T-shirts on June 12, Primary Election Day, should be denied their right to vote? Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
When the historic Viking Bridge closed in 2006, it caused some inconvenience for Ernest Fyre, who along with his brother, Kenneth, farms both sides of the Goose River in Viking Township. And when it was removed for a few months in 2010 to be a restored, he didn’t mind a bit, even though the bridge was sitting on his land, where the $530,000 restoration project took place. The Viking Bridge the oldest documented vehicle bridge in North Dakota was rededicated Wednesday. The project was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Ismael Bamba picked jersey No. 18 his first season at UND because then-assistant coach Paul Charbonneau told him the number was meant for big things. That was 2008 and the Sioux were set to begin their first season without the former No. 18 Weston Dressler, a dynamic receiver that set 19 school records and earned the nickname Mr. Electricity. Earlier this month, Bamba learned that he’s once again heading to a new place where Dressler is a star and fan favorite. But instead of attempting to replace Dressler, as Bamba tried to do in 2008, the two will be teammates. Bamba is preparing for his first season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders drafted the 24-year-old from Montreal in the sixth round (39th overall). Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Two large fires in southeast Manitoba aren’t posing a threat south of the border, but the fire danger in northwest Minnesota remains extremely high, an official for the Department of Natural Resources says. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The sudden cold snap that interrupted Minnesota’s warm spring five weeks ago doesn’t appear to have been as big a disaster for the state’s apple crop as first feared, but it still has left some growers hurting and worried. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Valley City has selected a new police chief. The Valley City Times-Record reports that Fred Thompson is a 29-year veteran of the Henderson Police Department in Nevada.
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May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The University of North Dakota says its highly specialized radar unit will be assisting Grand Forks area media with weather forecasts for the next week while the National Weather Service upgrades its system near Mayville. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Tentative dates set for 2015 in Fargo and 2017 in Grand ForksThe heated rivalry between the UND and North Dakota State football teams has been on hold since 2003. The nine-year drought appears to have an end in sight. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and traveled 25,000 miles to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe to Canada and the U.S. and then through Latin America. Continue Reading
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