November 11th, 2015
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The early reviews are in after the first two weeks of the Rocket Surgery Super Quiz, and it’s a hit. The quiz show has only three weeks left, so make sure you get out and see it on a Monday night in November at the Aquarium. The concept is simple: it’s an entertaining, hilarious, smart quiz show with crafty questions that make you think (hence rocket surgery). Hosted by “Kung Fu” Jimmy Osborne and Erik Block, the show also involves characters…
November 5th, 2015
Small, silly beginnings
Big or tiny things can result from being stopped by a train. In April 2013, I was in a car with Dan and Tracy Faleide on an afternoon adventure, and we were stopped by a train in Moorhead. Tracy Faleide vividly remembers the “silliness of pondering having a picnic on that small patch of grass between Chumley’s and the railroad tracks.” This mad idea led to imagining a picnic in one of the "tiny" parks in the area: What…
November 5th, 2015
This holiday season thousands of college students will make the long drive home to spend time with their loved ones. Local NDSU grads Matt Sullivan and Jordan Nelson hope to make that trip cheaper, easier and more fun. Sullivan, a native of Hibbing, Minn., is no stranger to long commutes. “Sure people can already use services like Facebook and Craigslist to try and hitch a ride,” said Sullivan, “but I knew there had to be a better way.”
How does it work?
Jumpr allows a user to…
November 4th, 2015
At last Wednesday’s 1 Million Cups event, Prairie Roots Food Cooperative announced the launch of its capital campaign to bring a new member-owned and operated grocery store to downtown Fargo, hopefully by end of next year. The campaign’s goal is to generate the necessary funds for opening a full-service, retail grocery store, while also effectively providing Fargo with a new option for purchasing natural, organic and locally…
November 4th, 2015
By John Showalter
Over a century ago, Ralph Waldo Emerson referred to the fledgling United States as a “melting pot,” where the cultures of the numerous immigrants that had come here would join together in a harmonious whole. Though we have made some progress since he uttered those words, there is still a lot of work to be done. Even though we have given numerous refugees and immigrants in our area a new lease on life, there is still an…
October 28th, 2015
I need advice.
When High Plains Reader asked me to write a review of ABC's “Blood and Oil,” I was prepared to skewer it. The primetime program seems designed for bloody, unadulterated evisceration, the kind of critical carnage saved only for the worst of the worst. The pieces all lined up. It is Don Johnson's comeback vehicle. It is ABC's answer to CBS's canceled “Dallas” reboot. It is ABC's answer to ABC's “Scandal.” We have before us an ordeal of the most…
October 28th, 2015
In 2013, Dirk and Jessie Monson were weighing life opportunities, one of which could have included a relocation to Seattle, and another was buying a farm. Remaining in North Dakota and starting a farm won out, leading to the beginning of Ten Seven Acres Farm, in Galchutt, N.D.
In the beginning the wife and husband team did not have “grand visions of raising alpacas or miniature horses,” simply wanting a place to live and have their riding horses. “The truth is that if you told us…
October 28th, 2015
Fargo’s fair-trade fashion
By Emily Schubert
Erica Frank glances out of her bay window along Eighth Street, a cup of coffee in her hand, watching a mother and daughter walk by Others Shop. Her view is somewhat static, blocked by the intricate floral arrangements and the elegant mannequins dressed for a cool fall day full of excitement.
The mantra “Others: Who we shop for,” so prominently displayed on the wall of the downtown Fargo fair-trade boutique, encompasses the who and why of…
October 22nd, 2015
Erik Block and James Osborne plan to put their own spin on bar trivia at the Aquarium in November
By John Showalter
Having trivia at a bar seems like a no brainer. Almost any drinking establishment seems to think that throwing one back whilst trying to answer questions is as normal as serving salty food, it just goes with the business. So if one more of these competitions were to come along, what would be the big deal? That is the attitude that Erik Block and James Osborne are trying to…
October 21st, 2015
By Sabrina Hornung and Jamie Hutchinson
It’s Halloween season and we’ve been itching to get the pants scared off of us. Sabrina Hornung and Jamie Hutchinson decided to dig up the dirt on some of the area’s best haunted attractions and see what’s going down on the scream scene.
Haunted Farm
1947 130th Ave. S Moorhead, MN 56560
Open every Friday and Saturday in October from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Contact: (218) 585-4539
Price:$15 per person for general…
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By Alicia Underlee NelsonCitizens will rally in support of democracy and civil libraries in Minot on April 19 from 3-5 p.m. The event will begin at Minot City Hall (10 3rd Ave. S.W.) and participants will walk toward Broadway.…
By Prairie Rose Seminolems.prairierose@gmail.com I was a child who walked behind my parents into classrooms and kitchens, spaces of song and prayer, where teachings lived in the air and settled on my shoulders. I didn’t yet have…
Tuesday, April 22, 4 p.m.Junkyard Brewing Company, 1416 1st Ave. N., MoorheadWho here wants to taste a new beer? Try Money Honey, a peanut butter, banana and honey lager. $1 of every pint sold will be donated to the Pollinator…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com I feel like reading a newspaper is the equivalent of listening to music on vinyl. Not only is it analog, it’s an experience. I might be a little biased, but there's something about the rustling…
By Ed Raymondfargogadly@gmail.comThe wizards and kleagles in whites now wear blue suits and red tiesA hundred years ago, more than 30,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan from virtually every state in the Union wearing their white…
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 After a very inspiring conversation with Kayla Houchin of Sonder Bakehouse a few weeks ago, I decided that it’s an appropriate time to write a column about some of the sweet people who are involved…
Mooncats and Pert Near Sandstone play Empire TheatreBy Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThe MoonCats describe themselves as “Americonscious Campfire Folk.” They have a clear acoustic folk sound with a sense of whimsy — think…
By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Given the volume of existing media material on the topic, longtime admirers of legendary documentarian Errol Morris might wonder why he would elect to become the umpteenth person to cover the…
By Raul Gomez Modern Man was a gentle soul. If you were down or just wanted a friend, he’d be there for you. I remember the first day I met Modern Man. It was Jeremiah Fuglseth and me. He wanted to write about this legendary…
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 Josette Ciceronunapologeticallyanxiousme@gmail.com What does it mean to truly live in a community —or should I say, among community? It’s a question I have been wrestling with since I moved to Fargo-Moorhead in February 2022.…
By Alicia Underlee NelsonProtests against President Trump’s policies and the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are planned across North Dakota and western Minnesota Friday, April 4 and…
By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.com In 2023, the Superintendent of Fargo Public Schools, Rupak Ghandi, gave a passionate plea to the Fargo School Board to follow federal law, because a recently passed state law would increase…
