Foley operator Dave Dauphinais and his assistant Serena Darland have their hands full this weekend at Fire Hall Theatre. The two are creating live sound effects for The Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre’s presentation of “It’s A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play.” This adaptation by Joe Landry features condensed scenes from the Frank Capra classic starring Jimmy Stewart and …
Sadly, we have lost a longtime friend who resided in downtown Grand Forks – above my office. Many of you know him as Swanie — Steve Swanberg grew up in East Grand Forks, Minn., and was the last of seven children. Steve touched the lives of many people. He passed away on June 27. There will be a memorial gathering to honor the …
This morning while driving to work, I came across a mother duck and her brood of at least two dozen baby ducklings bravely attempting to cross Columbia Road toward the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. I turned my car around a long block to come upon them again in hopes of snapping a picture. Perhaps I’d stop my …
I ran across this monument the other day while driving near Rolla, North Dakota. FOUNDERS WE DEDICATE THIS MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE FINNISH PIONEERS WHO CAME HERE IN 1896 AND AFTER. THEY TILLED THIS SOIL WITH OXEN AND HORSES AND LIVED IN HOUSES OF EARTH SOD. THROUGH THEIR EARLY EFFORTS WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR PRESENT LIVING STANDARD. NORTH …
A wintry February drive through the Pembina Gorge in northeastern North Dakota entertains this midday respite, listening to French-Canadian radio via Manitoba airwaves. Le touriste, indeed! Damien Robitaille – Le Touriste du Temps Le touriste du temps S’promène sur le calendrier Hier, vers le futur Demain, vers le passé S’il passe par mon époque, qu’il vienne frapper à ma porte …
I was first introduced to “Schafe können sicher weiden” through a performance by Georgian pianist Kathia Buniatishvili, in a splendid outdoor setting among what appeared to me the trees of some magical forest out of a mystical dream, that I happened across via YouTube. And like many things that are happeneing on the Internet, and as in dreams and in …