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Alerus Center officials went before city leaders Wednesday with their multimillion-dollar facility improvement plan for this year and the next.
UND’s first-day enrollment was 12,276, up 2.2 percent, or 265 students, from a year ago, but still 1.7 percent below the record set in 2004 of 12,494.
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Marilyn Hagerty |
Dear Shirley,
Kathy McFarlane was stirring a vegetable soup made with stock from four chickens when I got to her house the other evening. The aroma was wonderful. She and her husband, Dave, were having a trial run for the one of the Great Dinners that will be served at their house Sept. 20.
Thomas Jeier, one of Germany’s most prolific and successful authors of historical novels and books for young readers about American history, will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 in the Grand Forks Herald Community Room. The event is free and open to the public.
Phoenix Wok & Grill, a new Chinese restaurant, opens today at 2100 S. Columbia Road in Grand Forks.
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Phil Jackson |
His was a body that seemed designed by a rancorous committee: hard-boned, lean and gangly, an “Ichabod Crane body,” in the words of one sports writer.
The Grand Cities Children’s Choir program, a series of choirs for children in grades 3 to 9, will hold two days of auditions Aug. 28 and Sept. 4 for its 2008-2009 concert season.
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Marilyn Hagerty |
Dear Shirley, We take so much for granted. We flush the toilet and never give a thought to the sewage pipes that are all graded down to 42 lift stations around the city. We never worry when it rains because of the big pipes below us that carry the wastewater away from our homes.
Come this fall, the uniforms of Grand Forks police officers will have a fresh look thanks to a new shoulder patch.
Billy Bennett said he didn’t hesitate when he heard a neighbor screaming during an altercation with her ex-boyfriend in June.
Grand Forks families who have children with special needs now have a “one-stop shop” for information and resources after Tuesday’s grand opening of the Dr. Anne Carlsen Community Services Center.
Grand Forks city leaders plan to televise more meetings than just the usual Monday meetings on the city’s cable Channel 2.
In Grand Forks and across the nation, people were struggling with drought, depression and grasshoppers 75 years ago. There was also a move afoot to bring back beer.
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Kristen Abner |
Ten years ago, Kristen Abner “was lost in life.” At 30 years old, she expected to be married and the mother of children. She was neither, so she was feeling sorry for herself.
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Rhombus Guys |
Rhombus Guys won the People's Choice for Best Pizza in Grand Forks for the second year in a row. We talk to co-owners Matt Winjum and Arron Hendricks about their pizza, their business, and just why the name "Rhombus Guys."
How much do you know about the football teams in the Great West Conference? Complete this online voting form by naming each team logo and you could win tickets to the Sioux football team's home opener Aug. 28 against Texas A&M Kingsville.
Well-dressed women chat while sipping wine and nibbling cheese and crackers under tract lighting as music plays softly in the background.
An upscale resale clothing shop will open next week near Ralph Engelstad Arena.
The Anne Carlsen Center or ACC begins a new era later this month with an event celebrating the expansion of services to the Greater Grand Forks area.
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Phil Jackson |
Phil Jackson, a legendary NBA coach and UND alumnus, will be at the university’s Chester Fritz Auditorium at 5 p.m. Aug. 25 as part of the “Great Conversations” series.
Artist Ewa Tarsia of Winnipeg remembers the first print she ever made as a teenager in her uncle’s studio in Poland. His press was about 100 years old. Her etching, she remembers, was “very bad.” But seeing the newly pressed print was a revelation.
ZZ Top, the Texas rock band instantly recognizable by its two frontmen with their long beards and dark glasses, will perform Oct. 18 in UND’s Chester Fritz Auditorium.
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Greenway |
It’s summer. It’s kind of hot. And gas prices are kind of ridiculous. How can you get away from it all on the cheap?
Try the Greenway in Grand Forks-East Grand Forks. It’s full of things to do, from exploring old trails on a mountain bike to watching wildlife from a canoe to hanging out with your best friend at the dog park.
And, heck, if you’re a local taxpayer, you’re already paying for it.
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Blues Festival |
As snappy blues music streamed through Grand Forks’ Town Square on Saturday evening, three young children danced together, making up their moves as they went.
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Gabriel Kallinen |
When it comes to judging pizza, Gabby Mendez is very matter-of-fact.
Coats for Kids officially has started and is in need of coats and winter wear to help the community this fall and winter.
Apparently trailer park humor is big in Grand Forks — at least big enough to get “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” labeled as the guiltiest pleasure in Grand Forks by its young director.
With two Amazon.com No. 1-selling DVDs, two record-setting Comedy Central specials, an often sold-out national tour and YouTube hits in the millions, comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is a pop culture phenomenon.
The Red River State Recreation Area in East Grand Forks can expect to see another 38 campsites by fall.
Cirque Du Soleil’s “Delirium” and the Broadway hit “Rent” will be featured on 176 digital screens at Carmike movie theaters, including Carmike 10 in Grand Forks, through Sony’s The Hot Ticket, Carmike Cinemas Inc. has announced.
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altru |
The Altru Cancer Center recently completed a $2.25 million expansion and renovation project to the area where patients receive chemotherapy treatments.
From easing overnight parking restrictions to slowing traffic, the city of Grand Forks is working on a variety of changes to improve the quality of life downtown and in the adjacent Near Northside neighborhood.
Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign opened an office Tuesday evening in Grand Forks, displaying a kind of political muscle never seen in these parts.
One-year option picked up to return sports to the same radio dials
Grand Forks’ dog park will see some improvements to its access road, City Council members agreed Monday night.
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Alerus Center |
A major face lift could be in the works for Grand Forks’ Alerus Center starting in the next few months.
The Shangri-La restaurant is returning to Grand Forks. Gam Wong, a former part-owner, manager and cook at Shangri-La, which closed last year, will open a new Chinese restaurant next month.
A Staybridge Suites hotel could be going up across the street from Grand Forks’ Alerus Center, according to the city’s planning department.
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Lisa Estall |
Anne Trenda says lunch in University Park with her two grandchildren and their friend “is wonderful.”
In the past month, Trenda has taken Ashley and Taylor Tabatt, 13 and 8, respectively, to the park several times for a free sack lunch provided by St. Vincent de Paul of Grand Forks.
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Great West Conference |
The Mavericks, Bulldogs, Vikings and others have gone away. UND’s athletic focus now will be on the Highlanders, Broncs, Mustangs, Eagles, Aggies and Wolverines along with some new Huskies.
And there still will be some Coyotes in the picture.
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World of Outlaws |
When Tim Fuller left his Watertown, N.Y., race shop earlier this week, he took longer than usual to take inventory in his hauler.
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John E. Michel |
Grand Forks Air Force Base met its new chief Wednesday when the peppy Col. John E. Michel marched onto the stage at Hangar 605 to take command from Col. Diane R. Hull.
Grand Forks’ population increased slightly in the year ending July 1, 2007, to 51,740, a gain of 70 people or 0.1 percent from the previous year, according to new U.S. Census estimates.
School’s out for summer, children are playing and families are on vacation. But The Salvation Army is getting ready to assist low- to moderate-income families with school supplies this fall.
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Nonstop to Las Vegas |
Allegiant Air and local airport officials were flanked by an actual Las Vegas showgirl wearing an oversized feather Allegiant hat, balloons and banners adorned with Allegiant’s logo during Tuesday’s press conference.
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