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In early August, 1908, citizens of Cranbrook, British Columbia, were fighting a fire that threatened their city when news came over the wire that the Fernie-Fort Steele Brewery in nearby Fernie was on fire. Then the lines of communication went dead. Several hours later, when Cranbrook’s fire scare had mainly passed, communication was reestablish—only to learn that the fire in Fernie had spread, destroying most of the town.

Frank LaFayette Anders was born in 1875 at Fort Abraham Lincoln where his father was stationed. When his father died in 1890, Frank, age 15, quit school to help support the family. In 1894 he enlisted in the National Guard and served as a member of the Young’s Scouts in the Philippines during the Spanish American War and the Philippine American War.

Thursday, August 25, 2022 - The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program is statewide, done by different organizations in different zones, having taken over from Lutheran Social services. These organizations partner with the Department of Human Services to provide support for refugees who have come to the country without an adult to care for them. We visit with Briana Miller and Shanda Hakk. They help manage the program for the Agassiz Valley Human Service Zone. ~~~ Tom Isern shares this week’s Plains Folk essay. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats.

Dr. Gilbert Wilson, a University of Minnesota anthropologist, journeyed to North Dakota around 1912 to interview Buffalobird-Woman, who was in her 70s.

Friday, August 26, 2022 - Today friends and family paid respects to the late Doug Hamilton, who hosted Main Street for nearly ten years. We begin with a tribute, hearing from some of his many friends and colleagues. ~~~ Two North Dakota state agencies will be merging, effective Sept first. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Health will combine as the "Department of Health and Human Services." Prairie Public's Dave Thompson talks with Human Services executive director Chris Jones, who begins with an update on how the merger is going. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Fire of Love.” ~~~ In another episode of Telltale Dakota Folklife and Stories, we hear about mail order brides.

Most all of you old-timers can probably recall that monarch butterflies dancing in the breeze was a common sight across North Dakota in your childhood. They are not so common these days. The western population is down over 90% since the 1980s while the eastern population is down 84% from 1996-2014.

North Dakota rarely stands out on the national political scene, but one figure did at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, which began on this date in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Future Governor George Sinner was a state senator and a delegate. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Congress that year.

Tom Brosseau talks with Queen City Café owner Silke Pierce and manager Brenda Curtis, who bring a lot of heart and personality to the table.

Tom Brosseau visits the Medina Café in Medina, North Dakota, and talks with a fellow diner about the necessity of cafés in small communities.

Prairie Sky Breads in Minot, North Dakota, opened their storefront in 2020, serving fresh salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and, of course, bread — dill hamburger buns, sourdough, and jalapeno cheddar buns, just to name a few. In this Dakota Diners episode, Tom Brosseau visits Prairie Sky Breads and talks with co-owners Zach and Jazmine Schultz.