Search results for

On this day in 1980, the Bismarck Tribune reported on the tiny town of Jugville, which had a population of two. However, Sig and Josie Jagielski weren’t the holdouts in a dying town. In fact, they had built the town themselves. Sig loved to collect antiques and odds and ends. He soon filled up his basement with his vast collections. In 1968 he married Josie, and she brought collections of her own. She encouraged Sig to find a solution to the overstuffed basement, and thus Jugville was born.

On this date, in 1965, a newspaper article reported the main characteristics of burrowing owls, noting that they are among the “few bird species to nest in burrows in the ground.”

When you see an eagle soaring on high in the skies, you might marvel at its magnificent size, with a wingspan seven-feet-wide. You might admire the bald-eagle’s snow-white head and tail gleaming in contrast with its chocolate-colored wings and body. You might visualize an eagle’s claws or its pointed beak that rips and tears its victims into bite-sized pieces. Eagles truly are legendary as birds of prey.

In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed with the driving of the Golden Spike. The railroad ran from Omaha in Nebraska Territory to Sacramento in California. It was the first means of mass transportation to cross the country. And as the first, the Transcontinental Railroad overshadowed the later Northern Pacific. The Northern Pacific, however, has its own inspiring story. It also reached the far west, but had to overcome financial challenges to do it without government loans.

We live in a time of hyper-sensitivity in matters of contagion. Dr. Kelley and I are members of a rather conservative—actually, really conservative—Lutheran parish where some members still exercise the option of the common cup. On the other hand, we recently took part in a communion service where we were issued little sealed plastic packages, one compartment of which contained just a splash of wine, the other a dime-size gluten-free wafer.

I suspect that most everyone is familiar with salamanders. North Dakota has one native salamander, and that is the eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum). They can be found statewide. They are about 6-8 inches long, have smooth moist black or maybe a ripe olive colored skin, with pale yellowish spots or blotches.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - Ashley visits with Deanna Raybourn, the author of "Killers of a Certain Age," a twisty, hilarious novel. ~~~ United Tribes Technical College is hosting hundreds of tribal leaders and citizens for the annual Tribal Leaders Summit and thousands more for the annual International Powwow. Alicia Hegland-Thorpe visits with United Tribes Technical College president Dr. Leander McDonald.

Thursday, September 8, 2022 - Sugar-related illnesses continue to rise as Americans consume more sweets than ever. Here to discuss how sugar contributes to poor health and how we can ditch the habit is Julie Gatza, doctor of chiropractic and co-founder of the Florida Wellness Institute. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith is here with early fall lawn and garden tips. ~~~ With colder weather on the way, Sue Balcom explains the difference between a frost and a freeze, and what those mean for your plants.

After the Erie Canal was built, farmers found it faster and cheaper to transport their grain. The improved transportation system led to mass production of grain. Over the next ten years, the amount of grain arriving in Buffalo, New York grew from just over one hundred thousand bushels to over two million. A new system was needed to store the grain. The answer was the grain elevator.

A man wanted for various crimes in other states met his demise in 1938 in Oberon, North Dakota. A sheriff’s deputy intervened in late-night street brawl, and as one of the troublemakers fled, Benson County Deputy Sheriff Walter Crane called for him to halt. The man drew a gun and fired at Crane, who shot back, killing the man.