Today, I woke up to a dog barking outside. The time was just a few minutes shy of 4:30 AM. Mike was already on the phone with the West Fargo Police Department when I got up. Mike called the police because the neighbor behind us (who lives on Sheyenne Court in West Fargo) had put out his [...]
Tag: North Dakota
I don’t like this news.
I was really disheartened to hear that the missing Montana high school teacher, Sherry Arnold, was declared dead. I don't like that kind of news. This is North Dakota and while I know we are not crime-free here, we have decidely less violent crimes than most other places. I like that about this place. I don't like [...]
Legendary in deed.
I realize that tourism is a tough industry. Selling an area's vacation value, especially in these tough economic times, is not an easy task. Folks want a lot of bang for their buck and let's face it, North Dakota isn't exactly a California -replete with beaches and amusement parks. North Dakota has to sell from [...]
Jared Frisco has Diane Stark.
I like the marketing campaign Target Stores has used this season - Santa has elves; you have Target. It is one of my favorite holiday marketing campaigns for quite awhile. Of course, I still love the crazy Target lady that has been used for a couple of years now; but, mega-retailers like Target have to [...]
Who is the turkey?
My Aunt Rosie used to always say, "Don't let the turkeys get you down!" By turkeys she meant the dumb people who crossed my path or who impeded my progress. I guess a turkey league somewhere cried foul (or is that fowl?) to such defamation, but the message stuck with me - dumb = turkey, turkey=dumb. [...]
Sean Alexander Dacus
A 31 year old veteran committed suicide Tuesday outside Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was a member of the 10th Mountain Family - he had served two tours in Iraq in his early twenties. The veteran's name - Sean Alexander Dacus. Sean's funeral service is tomorrow, Saturday, at 2 PM at the Amundson [...]
IDOBYKS
Every day on our way to and from school Cheyenne and I pass Keith Schoon's vehicle and yard. His vehicle sports the license plate IDOBYKS and his yard is filled with hundreds of bicycles. You may have read about Mr. Schoon recently in The Forum. The article focused on the fact that he was in violation of [...]
THE NEW FORTY 