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On this date in 1926, the second annual corn show began in the Bismarck auditorium. The show had been the cause of much excitement for the past few months. Numerous advertisements in the papers had touted the event’s entertainment, speakers, and vendors. There was hope that most, if not all, of the 53 ND counties would be represented at the show, fully displaying their support for the event.

In the waning days of November in 1909, the Fargo Forum newspaper, as always, had the pulse of the community reflected in its reporting and advertising. Many print ads in that early century were bolder than seen today. Here are some of the interesting enticements from those days.

Our midwestern living conditions in this part of the country are often the subject of some derision by others in these United States. In November of this week in 1909, The Medina Citizen newspaper was cited by the Fargo Forum and Daily Republican for reacting to one such slight.

It is time to look skyward at night again. Some of you may have been noticing some meteors recently. The Leonids Meteor Shower began on November 6th and will run through the 30th. The shower will peak on the night of November 17th and early morning hours of the 18th with perhaps 15 meteors or so per hour. A nearly full moon, however, will make only the brightest of meteors clearly visible.

Monday, November 8, 2021 A regional partnership will help more than 300 beginning farmers and ranchers on the northern plains explore the viability of going organic. Here to tell us about the “Preparing a Resilient Future” is project lead Jeff Schahczenski, and NDSU agronomist Clair Keene. ~~~ In an excerpt from the Prairie Pulse television show, host John Harris visits with Rudie Martinson of the North Dakota Hospitality Association in a discussion of the pandemic’s impact on the service industry. ~~~ “Warriors of the North Healing Through Arts” is a project that helps veterans process their trauma histories through art. One of those activities includes the creation of masks, an expression of feelings and experiences. We share a feature prepared by Prairie Public producer Andy Garske. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about the Leonids meteor shower and the upcoming lunar eclipse.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - Dr. Jack Bacon is a 31-year veteran rocket scientist at NASA, following in the footsteps of his grandparents who opened the doors of NASA’s precursor (the NACA) in 1920. Dr. Bacon has spent his career as a key technical integrator of the International Space Station, and for the last six years has been coordinating national and global practices to reduce the production of orbital debris. He’s coming to North Dakota to make public appearances in Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks, and he’ll also be visiting more than a dozen schools. ~~~ O Beautiful is a new novel by Jung Yun, who grew up Korean-American in North Dakota. The novel, which is just out today, presents an unflinching portrayal of a woman trying to come to terms with the realities of a deeply divided America.

Monday, November 15, 2021 - It’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Here to discuss the situation in North Dakota and how the pandemic complicated matters is Sue Shirek, executive director of Northlands Rescue Mission and chair of the North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People. The coalition will be hosting a statewide online forum about the state of housing in North Dakota on Tuesday. ~~~ In this week’s Prairie Pulse television show, host John Harris visits with Cortnee Jensen of the North Dakota Department of Commerce. Today we share an excerpt, picking it up where Jensen explains her interesting role as director of strategy and transformation.

Sunday, November 14, 2021 - Our Sunday highlight show will replay our conversation with Sarah Vogel about her book “The Farmer’s Lawyer.” ~~~ We’ll also have Matt Olien’s review of “The French Dispatch.”

Friday, November 12, 2021 - This Sunday, Prairie Public will hold a Facebook Watch Party presenting “Women Behind the Plow,” the original documentary that tells the stories of women who settled the North Dakota prairie and of the new generations who continue to work on the farm. The documentary was inspired by the book and exhibits produced by Sue Balcom. We visited with Sue about this project back in 2019. As a warmup for the watch party, we share an excerpt from that conversation. ~~~ It’s common these days for corporations to get involved with universities, especially within agriculture departments. Reporting by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest reveals just how much money has gone to Midwestern universities, and how that money can put schools in sticky situations. ~~~ It’s been a busy week in the news for Dave Thompson. He joins us to recap the special session of the legislature. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “The French Dispatch,” from director Wes Anderson.

On this date in 1913, William McBain was arrested, following a complex series of events that stirred up much controversy in North Dakota. It all started two years earlier when William moved from his childhood home in Fessenden to Saskatoon, Canada for work. There, he fell in love with a girl named Margaret, who lived on the farm next door. Margaret held the same feelings for him, and one day ran away from home to go with William to his hometown of Fessenden.