October 5th, 2016
By Amy Venn
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The 39th annual Norsk Hostfest promised “pure Scandinomium” this year and delivered over four days in Minot, ending with a performance from Big & Rich on Saturday night. The North Dakota State Fairgrounds was the sight for a celebration of Scandinavian culture, big name entertainment, and traditional food. 12 years old, plays the violin and sings with her father, with whom she’s also recorded a cd.
Dwight Yoakam, Sara Evans, and Chicago had…
September 28th, 2016
By Brittney Goodman goodmanbritg@gmail.com
Minneapolis-based Green Card Voices uses digital and written storytelling to share personal narratives of America’s immigrants, with current special emphasis on immigrant students.
They began in 2015 with a teaching guide: " Voices of Immigrant Storytellers: Teaching Guide for Middle and High Schools" which focuses on teaching immigration for middle and high school students using stories, along with lessons, worksheets and activities. This…
September 28th, 2016
by Ben Haugmo
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In 2011, Bethesda released “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” an open-world action-adventure game putting players in control of the Dragonborn, a hero blessed with a dragon’s soul. I clocked a significant number of hours playing Skyrim and remember my experience with the game fondly.
The question remains though, why did the citizens of Skyrim still treat their hero as a common drifter? By the end of the game I had stopped a civil war and thwarted a…
September 28th, 2016
By Faye Seidler
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With the increased visibility of transgender identities and issues, we are also seeing an increase in parents able to identify that their child may be transgender. Parenting is already a taxing, full-time job, and realizing that a child might be transgender can be a scary, heavy burden.
Most parents just want to give their child a happy life, and in this situation the best thing to do is to take a deep breath, and then do some research.
Most people…
September 21st, 2016
By Amy Venn
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The Baapinakamagid Gala will be hosted in Detroit Lakes by Niijii Radio, complete with musical performances, vendors, food and dancing to honor Minnesota art and culture.
“This is our fourth year and we are doing it a little later in the year than usual, but it’s going to be an awesome two days,” Margaret Rousu, general manager of Niijii Radio said about the family friendly event.
The wide variety of music includes local bands The Hanks Family Band,…
September 21st, 2016
By Faye Seidler
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Last week I talked about the importance of having trans representation when creating any policy that affects trans lives. Here I'll be shifting the focus from trans representation to the actual policies an organization would want to look at and develop. There are several broad strategies an organization can take to be more trans-friendly, and they come with tangible benefits to the organization as a whole.
The easiest place to start is to look at the…
September 21st, 2016
By Chuck Solly
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It seems I have been writing a lot lately about scams. Everybody wants to cheat their neighbor. I hate that...
So of course there is this: Online scammers are now targeting those who recently upgraded to Windows 10, via fake — but highly sophisticated — Windows support sites.
For those of you who are not sure about Windows 10, it is the latest (and supposedly) the greatest operating system from Microsoft. It comes installed on new desktop and laptop…
September 14th, 2016
By Faye Seidler
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Anyone who grew up in Fargo and has spent time out of the state knows that sooner or later someone will ask them if it’s just like living in the movie “Fargo.” The response to that question would take a whole article on its own, but most people living in the area have experienced this situation.
Our responses to it vary from anger, to earnest discussion, to satirical acknowledgment by saying “Oh yah, you betcha!” Sometimes it can even get…
September 14th, 2016
By Amy Venn
German Kulturfest has something for everyone this year as the festival expands into a celebration of German immigration, food, music, dance and history.
“Most people think about the Scandinavian influence around here,” Davin Wait, communications coordinator for the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, said recently, “but there is a strong German tradition in the area.”
The German Kulturfest is an event to honor that tradition. It all starts with the food,…
September 8th, 2016
By Amy Venn
Immigrant business owners and those aspiring to be entrepreneurs will have a chance to speak, network and gain valuable knowledge about starting their own businesses at the Immigrant Entrepreneur Event during Welcoming Week in Fargo.
Darci Asche, the director of development at New American Consortium for Wellness and Empowerment, explains the event as informative, motivating and encouraging for potential immigrant entrepreneurs. There’s also a chance for new Americans to…
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Alicia Underlee Nelsonalicia@hpr1.com A midnight wedding ceremony at the Clay County Courthouse in Moorhead on August 1, 2013 was more than a romantic gesture. Eighteen couples made history on that day by exchanging vows in the…
By Michael M. Millermichael.miller@ndsu.edu On March 11, 2024, we celebrated the 121st birthday of bandleader Lawrence Welk. He was born March 11, 1903 in a sod house near Strasburg, North Dakota, and died on May 17,1992. The…
Saturday, May 117 p.m., gates at 5 p.m.Outdoors at Fargo Brewing Company610 University Dr. N, FargoWisconsin’s finest export, The Violent Femmes, started out in Milwaukee in 1981 as an acoustic punk band, and they’ve been…
Is this a repeating pattern?By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThere’s a quote circulating around the world wide web, misattributed to Sinclair Lewis: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a…
by Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comAccording to my great-grandfather many years ago, my French ancestors migrated from Normandy to Quebec to Manitoba to Wisconsin to Minnesota over the spread of more than two centuries, finally…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com In this land of hotdish and ham, the knoephla soup of German-Russian heritage seems to reign supreme. In my opinion though, the French have the superior soup. With a cheesy top layer, toasted baguette…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.com It is not unheard of for bands to go on hiatus. However, as the old saying goes, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” That is why when a local group like STILL comes back to…
Now playing at the Fargo Theatre.By Greg Carlson gregcarlson1@gmail.comPalme d’Or recipient “Anatomy of a Fall” is now enjoying an award-season victory tour, recently picking up Golden Globe wins for both screenplay and…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com There’s no exaggeration when we say that this year’s Plains Art Gala is going to be out of this world, with a sci-fi theme inspired by a painting housed in the Plains Art Museum’s permanent…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts named Milt and Bradley Barker about an upcoming event they will be putting on at Brewhalla. What…
By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…
By John Showalter john.d.showalter@gmail.comThey sell fentanyl test strips and kits to harm-reduction organizations and…
JANUARY 19, 1967– MARCH 8, 2023 Brittney Leigh Goodman, 56, of Fargo, N.D., passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 8, 2023. Brittney was born January 19, 1967, to Ruth Wilson Pollock and Donald Ray Goodman, in Hardinsburg,…
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Dismissing the value of small towns for the future of our nation is a mistakeBy Bill Oberlanderarcandburn@gmail.comAccording to U.S. Census projections, by the middle of this century, roughly 90% of the total population will live…
