Christkindlein and Pelznickel: A GR Christmas
By Michael M. Miller [email protected] As the Holiday Season continues, I extend Yuletide Best Wishes and a special Fröhliche Weihnachten greeting to you and…
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Hydroponics Putting Down Its Roots in Moorhead
by John Showalter | Nov 23, 2023
photo by Logan Macrae Anyone who lives in the Fargo-Moorhead area knows that its yearly weather is a sequence of extremes. It feels like…
Read NowA Fox Cities Christmas
by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Nov 22, 2023
Even if you don’t love Christmas movies, you’d have to be a Grinch not to notice that holiday films get the vibe right. This…
Read NowSmall Town Spotlight: Why Not Minot?
by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Sep 27, 2023
Minot’s unique vibe sets it apart. A steady stream of new faces at Minot State University and Minot Air Force Base keeps the community’s…
Read NowWhat’s new in Medora
by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Aug 17, 2023
Medora advertises a classic trio of experiences—Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Medora Musical and casual blufftop dining at the Pitchfork Steak Fondue. So if…
Read NowThose pushing transgender bills in North Dakota
by Faye Seidler | Jul 27, 2023
In 2015, The Forum published the information and faces of every North Dakota state representative, as well as whether they voted for or against…
Read NowNina Farley Wishek, ‘A Story of McIntosh County’
by Sabrina Hornung | Jul 25, 2023
By Michael M. Miller [email protected] One of the most important books published about the Germans from Russia in North Dakota is “Along the Trails…
Read NowWe’re Not Leaving. Despite Location Changes, FM Pride to Return.
by Sabrina Hornung | Jul 16, 2023
By Maddie Robinson [email protected] Fargo-Moorhead Pride, considered one of the biggest rural pride celebrations in the United States, is returning August 10-13 for a…
Read NowRev. George Rath (1891-1977), Author of ‘Black Sea Germans in the Dakotas’
by Sabrina Hornung | Jun 27, 2023
By Michael M. Miller [email protected] One of the most important books I would recommend for our Germans from Russia community is “The Black Sea…
Read NowWe Are Family: Anna Johnson and the Human Family
by Stephanie Christianson | May 20, 2023
By John Showalter [email protected] Human rights is a subject that often comes up in the media. One has only to tune in to any…
Read NowNEW EXHIBIT OFFERS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OF NATIVE STORIES AND LANDSCAPES
by Sabrina Hornung | May 12, 2023
By Bree Hocking [email protected] From the first step inside “On the Edge of the Wind: Native Storytellers & the Land” at the State Museum…
Read NowThe Lasting Legacy of Father William C. Sherman
by Sabrina Hornung | Apr 25, 2023
By Michael M. Miller [email protected] The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, NDSU Libraries, premiered the new traveling exhibit, “Building Life and Home on the…
Read NowSpring Gala Wonderland
by Sabrina Hornung | Apr 20, 2023
By Alicia Underlee Nelson [email protected] The Spring Gala at the Plains Art Museum returns May 6. This annual fundraiser and silent art auction benefits…
Read NowFostering Community with Parachigo
by Sabrina Hornung | Apr 18, 2023
The High Plains Reader had the opportunity to catch up with artist, musician and community builder Anjali Karna about Parachigo, Fargo Moorhead’s newest and…
Read NowNational Rosie the Riveter Day
by Sabrina Hornung | Apr 11, 2023
By Lois Schaefer [email protected] March 21, 2023, was National Rosie the Riveter Day, a day to celebrate and recognize the part American women played…
Read NowBrittney Goodman
by Sabrina Hornung | Mar 14, 2023
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…
Read NowWild Horses Could Be Taken Away
by Sabrina Hornung | Jan 18, 2023
Birgit Pruess is a biologist with a Ph.D. in Biology, originally from Germany. She has lived in Fargo since the early 90s, taking on…
Read NowNew Year, New You?
by Breanna Siegler | Jan 15, 2023
New Year, New You? I guess that means that I have to go to the gym three times a week and I should probably…
Read NowA Fresh Look for a Fargo landmark: Blarney Stone Pub arrives at the Hotel Donaldson
by Alicia Underlee Nelson | Jan 15, 2023
After a year of darkness, the windows at the corner of First Avenue and Broadway – the building that sparked the Downtown Fargo renaissance…
Read Now55 Years at NDSU: the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection
by Stephanie Christianson | Jan 8, 2023
By Michael M. Miller [email protected] My deepest appreciation to our Germans from Russia community for the cards and emails, as well as financial gifts…
Read NowThe Kulm bank caper: a 97-Year-Old cold case on the prairie
by Rick Schlecht | Jan 7, 2023
Who among us mystery buffs and sleuths are not familiar with the Hasbro board game, CLUE? Its host of unusual suspects contemplating a crime…
Read NowIn Touch With Prairie Living
by Stephanie Christianson | Jan 7, 2023
By Michael M. Miller [email protected] My October column features a heartwarming interview with Christina (Gross) Jundt on October 14, 1998, at Rugby, ND, conducted…
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