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by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 8th, 2016
…By Amy VennImmigrant 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,…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 7th, 2016
…By Alicia Underlee NelsonWelcoming Week returns for its second year with 25 free community events in nine days. There’s a wide variety of programing scheduled, from community meals, sporting events and family-friendly entertainment to book talks, speakers and business and volunteer networking sessions. The celebration, held September 17-25, is part…
by John Strand | News | September 7th, 2016
…I needed to go to Cannon Ball, North Dakota, and see firsthand the Dakota Access pipeline protest site in the heart of Indian Country, a stone’s throw north of Standing Rock Reservation. When reports Saturday depicted a confrontation between the protestors, who are really protectors, and security personnel armed with…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | September 7th, 2016
…Race relations have been hot topics in the news lately, as have problems concerning economic class, sexual abuse, drugs, and alcohol, often all interrelated. Hollywood movies tend to avoid such themes as anything other than secondary plot points in mainstream action-adventures, except for a few instances of self-consciously serious films…
by HPR Contributor | Outdoors | September 7th, 2016
…By Ben Haugmobenhaugmo@yahoo.comWinding through 4,600 miles of forest and field, alongside river and railway, and over hilltops as well as fences is the North Country National Scenic Trail. Next week, the National Country Trail Association will be celebrating their annual meeting, a chance for volunteers and enthusiasts to come together…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 7th, 2016
…By Chuck Sollyrcsolly@gmail.comI sure do. I used several of their volumes to flatten out things like my wrinkled 8th grade book report…I got a “C” on it anyway. I didn’t mean to take you back to the dark ages—the Encyclopedia Britannica is still a reference on the internet.The…
by HPR Contributor | All About Food | September 7th, 2016
…By Brittney Goodman and Barry NelsonAs part of Welcoming Week, September 16-25, restaurants owned by first-generation immigrants in Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo, and Dilworth are being highlighted and promoted. This is to expand restaurant patrons’ experiences by educating them about the wonderful diversity of food and culture within our community.…
by HPR Contributor | All About Food | September 7th, 2016
…By Abby Goldgoldabby@gmail.comDusk at Probstfield Farm in North Moorhead brings forth a timeless feeling of a slower life, one that accompanies the rhythms of family and hard work. Imagine the bustling farm, chickens in the yard, the kitchen garden close to the house, and peonies lining the driveway. When Randolph…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | September 7th, 2016
…Jon Spira’s “Elstree 1976” rounds up a group of bit players, extras, and background performers who just happened to be part of “Star Wars” before anyone had a clue that the film would become a popular cultural juggernaut. In the North London studio location where many sets had been constructed,…
by HPR Contributor | News | September 7th, 2016
…By Matthew MusacchiaOn September 1st, the Concerned Citizens of Buffalo, a group opposed to the proposed hog farm near Buffalo, North Dakota, announced from the front of the Cass County Courthouse that they plan to file an appeal against the North Dakota Department of Health. The appeal seeks to challenge…