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Go to Fort Ransom this weekend

The Sheyenne Valley Arts and Crafts Festival returns for its 44th year this weekend. This is an awesome festival and Fort Ransom is one of my favorites in all of North Dakota. Here’s the details from the SVACA: The Sheyenne Valley … Continue reading

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I need honeymoon ideas

Hey folks. I’m getting marred Sept. 24 in Jamestown. The thing is, my fiancee has tasked me with planning a fantastic honeymoon for us, and I have no idea where to go. We don’t want to go on our honeymoon … Continue reading

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A dirty, filthy, happy truck

Sun Chief Photographer John M. Steiner was out and about in the country Tuesday getting pictures of water-saturated roads. This is what his pickup looked like as a result: Clearly, that truck had some fun.

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Storm chasers in the Jamestown area?

I spotted this Chevrolet SUV in a local parking lot Sunday evening. According to the decals, it belongs to some storm spotters. Also, note the Oklahoma plate. It reminded me of a lot of late springs/early summers in Kansas when … Continue reading

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Some North Dakota landscapes

People who don’t know any better like to joke that North Dakota is just some flat wasteland with no beauty to be beheld. With tough winters that cover everything in a blanket of grey for a good part of the … Continue reading

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Want to get stranded far from home? Then you’re in luck!

It looks like we might be able to test the average North Dakotan’s memory this week as a nasty storm is expected to roll in over the next two days. In Jamestown, we’re expecting 10 inches of snow that could … Continue reading

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Food Fight: Farmer’s Cafe, Dickey, N.D.

Up for review by special request this weeks is the Farmer’s Cafe in Dickey, N.D. Ginny Kleven asked me to feature this restaurant this week. She said of the owner:  ”She does catering of the events that are held in the … Continue reading

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With weather like this, we need a happy thought

Between the blizzards and the wind, it’s easy to get downhearted. So here’s a picture to cheer you up.  For a bit more about events out by Chase Lake, read on.

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Gun show in Carrington this weekend

There’s a gun show this weekend at the North Dakota National Guard Armory (Map of location here) in Carrington, N.D. The show is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. I went … Continue reading

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Food Fight: Friends Bar & Grill/Streeter Cafe

By special request, we’re doing a review of the Friends Bar & Grill and Streeter Cafe in Streeter, N.D., this week. We’re now doing reviews of any restaurant in the area around Jamestown. If it’s within 50 miles or so, … Continue reading

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