There is much joy in folks gathering, sharing laughter, engaging in conversation and enjoying entertainment. After a three-year lapse, the Heritage Singers Variety Show is back; for sure, there will be plenty of the above listed happenings at the shows. The diamond of the show has always ...
There are three words that are perhaps the most daily repeated words in the world--what’s for supper? Even folks who enjoy cooking come up against this daily demand. If you ever want to feel like a hometown hero, just jot down a complete menu for the entire week! Family members will do a ...
To many Pierce County residents, local history brings to mind scenes resembling Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie.” But before North Dakota became a state and hundreds of homesteaders came, the area more closely resembled the Wild West. Ron Berget, who grew up in ...
Members of Rugby’s Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary Board stood in the icy evening air at Heart of America Medical Center Dec. 1 to welcome the Christmas season with their 30th Annual Tree of Giving Lighting Ceremony. The ceremony began inside the hospital, where Auxiliary Co-Chair Laurie ...
Musical performers of all ages with Village Arts brought “We Need a Little Christmas” to the stage at Rugby High School’s Tilman Hovland Auditorium Sunday, Dec. 4. The concert’s audience filled nearly all the seats as choirs sang and musicians played instruments ranging from strings ...
A North Dakota State University historian with ties to Pierce County will retire Dec. 1 after devoting 55 years to preserving the history and culture of German immigrants from Russia who settled the northern plains more than a century ago. Michael Miller, director and bibliographer of the ...
As his hand moved from his side, it revealed a conductor’s baton. As he raised it, music began — beautiful brass band music. The type of music that includes stirring Sousa marches with a lively beat. The cornet bringing forth notes clad in glorious tones while the trombones deep and golden ...
On a shelf in our kitchen resides a plaque that says: “Pie Makes Everything Better.” This is certainly one statement that is true! Maybe we could go as far to say that “Pie Fixes Everything.” We have generously been given plenty of beautiful apples this fall. Apples simmering on the ...
Have you ever wondered what to make for supper? Skip the grill and casseroles, too. This is the perfect time to test the griddle instead. Think breakfast foods, pancakes, fruit, and a slice of ham. When in doubt what to have for supper, this is our game plan. Pancakes for the most part are ...
I have had the opportunity of engaging in conversation with several seasoned business teachers -- my wife, Jan; Jan’s aunt, Ethel; and our family friend and Ethel’s classmate in Ray, Adelaide Johnson. Before going on, you should know that all three of these gals are Ray High School ...
