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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — We Are The Champions!, April 11, 2016

Approximately 6,000 fans showed up Monday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena for the celebration of eighth national championship of the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team. The Fighting Hawks defeated Quinnipiac University 5-1 on Saturday night in Tampa, Fla., to win its first national crown since 2000. Here are some shots of the night’s festivities from photographer Russ Hons. Check …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — We Are The Champions, NCAA Frozen Four, University of North Dakota, April 9, 2016

The University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team celebrates its national championship after the Fighting Hawks 5-1 victory over Quinnipiac University in the title game of the Frozen Four on Saturday night in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — NCAA Frozen Four, University of North Dakota Versus Quinnipiac University, April 9, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team ended a 16-year drought with a convincing 5-1 win over Quinnipiac University in the championship game of the NCAA Frozen Four on Saturday night in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Hawks (34-6-4) added their eighth title ― and their first since 2000 ― before 19,358 fans and left no doubt …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Part 2, NCAA Frozen Four, University of North Dakota Versus Denver University, April 7, 2016

Here are some more photos from Russ Hons of the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team’s NCAA Frozen Four semifinal win over Denver Universityn on Thursday night. The victory advances the Fighting Hawks (33-6-4)  to the championship game tonight in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. UND will meet Quinnipiac (32-1-7) at 7 p.m., looking for its first national title since 2000 and eighth overall. Check out …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — NCAA Frozen Four, University of North Dakota Versus Denver University, April 7, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team, led by its talented CBS line of Drake Caggiula, Brock Boeser and Nick Schmaltz, kicked the semifinal jinx with a 4-2 win over Denver University to advance to the championship game of the NCAA Frozen Four on Thursday night in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Hawks (33-6-4), who had lost …

JEFF OLSON: Photo Gallery — Bald Head Island

Alexandria, Va., photographer recently traveled south for a vacation retreat at Bald Head Island, a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, N.C. Just two miles off North Carolina’s southern coast, Bald Head Island — located at the tip of Cape Fear — is home to Old Baldy, the state’s oldest lighthouse, and is a favorite …

TOM DAVIES: The Verdict — Elections Can Make You Toss Your Cookies

As I write this article on April 4, my 77th birthday, I am reminded of what happened on this day in 1972. The election for municipal judge was held on that day. This being my first and only run for elective office, I went with my wife, my best friend and his wife to see John Wayne in “The Cowboys” …

NANCY EDMONDS HANSON: After Thought — Fur Better Or Worse

Signs of spring are everywhere: Chubby buds add haze to bare branches arching over Fifth Street. Geese honk high up in their northbound express lane. Frisky squirrels play hopscotch on our porch roof. And our cats are taking off their winter coats … and flinging them into every corner of our house. Or “their house,” as they prefer to call …

CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Mom’s Rhubarb Crunch

Rhubarb is very likely the first vegetable — yes, it’s not a fruit — harvested in the spring by gardeners. It perhaps is also the most-awaited one by cooks who prefer making desserts above all else. Fresh rhubarb from the garden is still weeks away from being harvested, but that’s not stopping me from pleasuring my sweet tooth. That’s because I had …

CHUCK SCHUMACHER: Coach Chuck — Self-Motivation: An Essential Tool For Success

Will had been taking batting lessons from me for about a year. He was a really nice 11-year-old kid with average athletic ability — and very respectable. We got along great! But he was progressing at a very slow pace, and it seemed like the instruction just wasn’t sinking in. Finally one day, I asked Will if he had any …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — The Weekly Treat Meal

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following is the ninth of my weekly blogs. When my nutrition coach Christine told me I’d be able to have a “treat meal” once a …

JIM FUGLIE: View From The Prairie — Of Conventions And Things

Political parties exist for one primary purpose: to nominate candidates, generally of a like mind, for political office. Everything else political parties do is secondary to that. To be sure, there are other important secondary functions: to provide a platform on which those candidates base their campaigns, to provide a supporting organization and to provide money, or a means to …

ABOUT US: The Fish Welcomes Shooter Dave Bruner

Spend a little time on Dave Bruner’s Flickr pages and you’ll soon realize this photographer can shoot the land as well as almost anybody. Bruner captures his scenes both in color and black and white. Check out the shots from the Alamo in Texas or the Badlands in western North Dakota for black-and-white examples. He’s also got a knack for …

DAVE BRUNER: Photo Gallery — Duluth At Dusk

Who likes lighthouses? Dave Bruner captured these images of the Canal Park lighthouses in Duluth Harbor, along with the Aerial Lift Bridge with a full moon displayed at sunrise. Scenes such as these are why many photographers come to Duluth and the North Shore area on a regular basis ― to capture striking images. It is a favorite of Dave’s, and is a place he will visit again in …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — Sister Act

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following is the eighth of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website on March 17.  Unheralded.fish will run …

TOM DAVIES: The Verdict — Guns, Garbage-Slinging And Hope For The Election

Every time I start to think that the politicians at the national level can do no more “stupid,” they pull another rabbit out of their hat full of “dumb.” I’d like to share examples of this from both political parties, but it’s the Republicans who just can’t leave well enough alone. Each day, they make the Democrats in Congress and …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — Be Adventurous

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following is the seventh of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website on March 9.  Unheralded.fish will run …

CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Pea Soup, Quebec-Style

I like hearty soups. They can be full of all kinds of vegetables ― and meat (or not), too. It doesn’t matter. Usually, no two soups of mine are alike, since I save all sorts of vegetable stock ― i.e. liquid from mashed potatoes or any vegetables that have been steamed, blanched, etc. ― as well as broth made from chicken, beef or wild game …

TOM COYNE: Back In Circulation — Watching Mom Grow Old

Impatience. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think about my childhood years. Well, maybe even my older ones. It’s just that there always seemed like there were a million things to do and never enough time to do it. As a Baby Boomer, we had more choices than our parents. And now, our kids have far more …

NANCY EDMONDS HANSON: After Thought — Just Shut The Door On This One

It’s good to know that all of Minnesota’s big, pressing problems are under control in St. Paul. That must be why legislative Republicans have seized an opportunity to resume their favorite hobby ― worrying about what happens when other people pull down their pants. You’d think this short session, loaded with last year’s leftovers, would encourage focus. But no. With …

TERRY DULLUM: The Dullum File — Remembering Patty Duke

It seems as if we’re losing a lot of entertainment industry folk this year. The latest, Academy Award-winning actress Patty Duke, who died early Tuesday morning at the age of 69. I had the great pleasure of spending a few minutes of television time with her a couple of years ago. Patty Duke won fame playing a young Helen Keller in “The Miracle …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — The Eye’s Have It!

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following is the sixth of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website on March 1.  Unheralded.fish will run …

CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Ham and Cheese Casserole

Ham and cheese is one of those classic food combos that never gets old. Just like bacon and eggs, hamburgers and fries, peanut butter and jelly and pretzels and beer, this dynamic duo is an American favorite. Always has been, always will be. Perhaps the simplest and most common of way is to combine the pair for the sandwich ― grilled …

TERRY DULLUM: The Dullum File — Still Scammin’

It’s practically the most fun I have … sitting up. I enjoy scamming the scammers.  The ones who pretend to be our Facebook friends in an effort to separate us from our money. Below is my latest, actual conversation with “David.” Scammer: Hello how are you doing ? Scammer:  You decide not to reply me. Me: Hi. Scammer:  Am fine, Busy …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — Soup’s On!

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following is the fifth of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website on Feb. 22.  Unheralded.fish will run …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota, NCAA Midwest Region Champions, March 26, 2016

Let the celebration begin! Photographer Russ Hons supplies the postgame cheer after the University North Dakota men’s hockey team captured the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament on Saturday in Cincinnati with a resounding 5-2 win over the University of Michigan. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. University Of Michigan, NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal, March 26, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is heading to Tampa, Fla. The Fighting Sioux, behind a three-goal, third period outburst, defeated the University of Michigan 5-2 in the championship game of the NCAA Midwest Regional in Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena to advance for the third straight year to the Frozen Four. Goals by Rhett Gardner, Coltyn Sander and …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Northeastern University, NCAA Midwest Region Semifinal, March 25, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team is headed to the NCAA Midwest Region’s championship game for the sixth straight year and 11th in the past 13 years with a convincing 6-2 defeat of Northeastern University on Friday in Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena. A win tonight against the University of Michigan, a 3-2 overtime winner over the University of Notre Dame, will send …

JIM FUGLIE: View From The Prairie — Who’s Looking Out For The Little Missouri?

I love the Little Missouri River. It is one of the longest, free-flowing rivers in America. In reality, I believe it IS the longest because the Yellowstone, which claims the honor, is full of low-head dams that create little pools and eddies all along its length, even though they don’t create giant reservoirs like the Big Missouri’s dams do. The …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — My Inspiration: My Sister, Sharon

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following is the fourth of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website.  Unheralded.fish will run the first eight …

NANCY EDMONDS HANSON: After Thought — Ghosts In The China Cabinet

My generation’s daughters, most of them, have made it abundantly clear to us by now: They don’t much want the family heirlooms we’re storing for them in our basements. What now? It’s become the dilemma du jour among many of my friends ― a lingering challenge that snuck up when we weren’t looking. As we ourselves reach the stage when …

TOM DAVIES: The Verdict — Transparency Is Not A Brick Wall

Free advice is worth the price you pay for it. I have some advice for the city of West Fargo:  Contact American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead to ascertain the process they used to eliminate most of the odor from their settling ponds. Years ago, Crystal’s ponds caused a neighborhood revolution in North Fargo and North Moorhead. Crystal addressed the concerns …

CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Easy Meaty Lasagna

Dealing with leftovers sometimes can be a problem. Especially if you have picky eaters who don’t have an appetite for an entree the second or third time around. That’s not the case with food such as spaghetti, which is often better after it’s sat for a day or two. Whenever I make a pot of that Italian favorite, we usually …

JEFF OLSON: Photo Gallery — Cherry Blossom Festival

  The National Cherry Blossom Festival, billed as “The Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration,” is under way in Washington, D.C., as these shots taken today (March 24) from Alexandria, Va., photographer Jeff Olson will attest. Exactly when the buds will open is not easy to predict, and it is extremely difficult to give an accurate forecast much more than 10 days before …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — Getting In The Groove

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following, written Feb. 9, is the third of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website.  Unheralded.fish will run the …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Weber State, Women’s Basketball Invitational, March 20, 2016

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball season came a heartbreaking end Sunday night as the Fighting Hawks dropped a 76-74 decision to Weber State in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND (19-14) surrendered a four-point halftime lead as the Wildcats (22-11) outscored the Fighting Hawks 30-11 in the third quarter and held …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Faces Of The Game, University of North Dakota Vs. Denver University, NCHC Frozen Faceoff, March 19, 2016

Here are some crowd photos from Russ Hons of the University of North Dakota-Denver University third-place game in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff on Saturday in Minneapolis’ Target Center. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University of North Dakota Vs. Denver University, NCHC Frozen Faceoff, March 19, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie with Denver University in the third-place game of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff on Saturday in Minneapolis’s Target Center. Nick Schmaltz scored for UND, while Trevor Moore scored for DU. Cam Johnson stopped 16 shots on goal for the Fighting Hawks, and Evan Cowley had …

LA VALLEUR COMMUNICATES: Musings By Barbara La Valleur — Early Results

A note to Fish readers: On Jan. 2, I began a nutrition plan complete with a certified nutritionist coach. After learning that I’m a journalist and blogger, she invited me to blog about my experiences. The following, written Jan. 25, is the second of two month’s of weekly blogs that first appeared on the international Metabolic Balance® website.  Unheralded.fish will run the …