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Top 5 International Yarn Bombings

November 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Based on my internet explorations, here are my Top 5 International Yarn Bombing picks. Continue Reading

Concert caps off ensemble events

October 8, 2012 in The Jamestown Sun

When members of the Majid Bekkas Gnawa Ensemble take the stage Thursday at Jamestown High School they will have already experienced the local culture and shared about their lives in Morocco. Continue Reading

Jamestown woman returns from Asia beekeeping trek

September 12, 2012 in The Jamestown Sun

Growing up the daughter of two migratory beekeepers, Katie Klett of Jamestown has been around the flying insect species for most of her life.
Now 25-years-old, Klett has returned to Jamestown after spending the past 2 1/2 years pursuing her love of bees while working on a beekeeping and honey production project in western China. Continue Reading

Edgeley, UK, finds link with Edgeley, N.D.

August 18, 2012 in The Jamestown Sun

Most people in Edgeley, N.D., know of the city’s founder Richard Sykes, who in 1887 named it after his hometown across the Atlantic. Continue Reading

Cultural celebrations today in Willmar, Minn.

May 4, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Both events are open to the public. Continue Reading

Sturgis man, woman plead not guilty to illegally exporting ammunition

March 27, 2012 in The Daily Republic

STURGIS (AP) A Sturgis man and woman accused of illegally exporting ammunition have pleaded not guilty. Continue Reading

Warm weather causes ice roads to close in Voyageurs National Park

March 13, 2012 in West Central Tribune

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) Snowmobile trails and ice roads are closing in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota, because of the warm weather. Continue Reading

Wheat in Japan may drop most since 2009, cutting food costs

February 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic

TOKYO Wheat prices in Japan, Asia’s second-largest importer, may decline in April by the most since October 2009, putting food makers including Yamazaki Baking and Nisshin Seifun Group under pressure to cut prices. Continue Reading

Dickinson State University foreign students receive diplomas they did not earn

February 10, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Dickinson State University awarded hundreds of degrees to foreign students who didn’t earn them, signed up students who couldn’t speak English and enrolled a handful without qualifying grades, according to an audit report of the North Dakota school.
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Learning abroad in Dickinson

January 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Finding enough employees has not been an easy task for certain area businesses lately, but some establishments are engaging in a program that has attracted nearly 100 international workers to Dickinson.
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