Side dishes are just as important as the main course when it comes to holiday celebrations such as Thanksgiving Day dinner. It’s always been that way in our family. From the time we used to go to my Grandma and Grandpa Menard’s in the 1950s and ’60s to our smaller get-togethers these days, side dishes have played a big role …
We at the Fish would like to extend a big welcome to Judge Tom Davies, a fixture in Fargo’s Municipal Court for nearly 40 years — the longest term of any elected official in the city’s history — until health problems forced his retirement in 2012. Born in Grand Forks, the UND business and law graduate has lived in Fargo …
I was pondering what to write for the Thanksgiving when I saw the picture of the little Syrian boy who had drowned when his refugee boat sank. A rubber boat full of refugees trying to escape the horrors of war … and this little fella lost his life. I then saw a picture of a few bombed-out, literally uninhabitable cities …
The No. 7 University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, hoping for a weekend sweep, dropped a 1-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Association decision to the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks dropped to 8-4-2 (6-4-2-1 WCHA) on the season, while Minnesota Duluth improved to 5-9-0 (3-7-0-0 WCHA) with the series split. The loss is …
These idyllic scenes of rural Maryland caught the eye of Alexandria, Va., photographer Jeff Olson on Saturday.
Here are some photos of fans and players taken Friday night at the University of North Dakota’s women’s hockey game versus the University of Minnesota-Duluth in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Note: I posted this on my blog more than five years ago, in August 2010, when immigration was in the news every day. It seems appropriate to repeat it now. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who, from all I can tell, is generally not a wacko, has joined forces, or actually taken leadership of, a group of wackos who …
The University of North Dakota’s women’s hockey team, led by Amy Menke’s first career hat trick, defeated the University of Minnesota-Duluth 4-3 Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Playing for the first time as the Fighting Hawks, UND came from behind twice to win. Rear liner Shannon Kaiser scored the game-winner just 61 seconds after Menke recorded her hat trick. …
As a broadcasting instructor, I teach a studio class that offers tips on how to become a better interviewer. Some of the advice is just good common sense. If you’re using a hand held microphone, don’t ever give the mic to your guest because you might not get it back. Avoid asking questions that might only elicit “yes” or “no” …
Alexandria, Va., photographer Jeff Olson was on the road recently, his travels taking hime to Oregon, specifically the Ashland and Medford areas, including the Lower Table Rock Trail northeast of Medford.
You might remember that memorable line, uttered by Dick the butcher, from perhaps the least memorable of Shakespeare’s plays, “Henry VI.” I thought of it today because I was thinking about lawyers. And governors. It’s been 30 years since North Dakota had a lawyer in the governor’s chair. That’s about to end. Because it looks like the race for governor …
How was your week? Mine was a little stressful. Here’s why. Some time ago, Ginny and I decided to add a fireplace to our home, forgetting the old adage — I just made up now — that when you add something, something else has to be subtracted. In this case, that something else is storage space. That storage space was …
Undoubtedly, you’ve heard someone say “it tastes just like chicken” when they are describing some other kind of meat. Sometimes, it’s said in jest. But more often, people really mean it. Pheasant fits into the latter category. And in my opinion, the game bird tastes just as good chicken, maybe even better. I ought to know, since pheasant has been a staple in …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team was without Mia Loyd ― its leading scorer ― against the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. But it didn’t matter. UND of the Big Sky Conference defeated Omaha of the Summit League 67-52, its first win of the season in three games. UND was led by Makailah …
Got your attention in the headline, didn’t I? Contrary to what you might be thinking in this moment, I’m not actually going to be talking about White Privilege (though I have before — and I can again). In this moment, in the aftermath of terror attacks across the world (Paris, Beirut, Baghdad and more — terror has struck many places in recent …
Here are some photos of lots of great fans and great players taken this weekend at the University of North Dakota’s football (versus Northern Colorado) and hockey (versus Miami of Ohio) games in Grand Forks.
The No.3-ranked University of North Dakota men’s hockey team took care of No. 17 Miami of Ohio in National Intercollegiate Hockey Association play Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND took a three-goal lead after the first period en route to a 6-2 victory, upping its record to 8-1-2 overall and 3-0 in NCHC play. Nick Schmaltz and Brock Boeser …
It was Senior Day on Saturday in the Alerus Center, and the University of North Dakota’s seniors went out in style with a 45-14 Big Sky Conference rout of Northern Colorado. It was the fifth-straight Senior Day win for UND (6-4, 4-3 BSC), which improved to 4-1 on its home field this season. Northern Colorado fell to 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the BSC. UND …
The excellent, new biography “The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney,” by Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes, got me thinking about an interview I did with the film legend some years ago. My experience with the 5-foot, 3-inch screen star was not at all a pleasant one, so if you like and admire Mickey Rooney it might be …
It recently dawned on me that it was 20 years ago, about this time of year, when the phone rang at my desk at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and I heard that voice at the other end of the line. “Hello. This is Fred Rogers, calling from Pittsburgh.” And so it was. We talked that day about violence on television and …
The University of North Dakota woman’s volleyball team, behind record-setting McKenzie Hart, defeated Big Sky Conference leader Idaho 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-22) on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Hart, a senior from Langdon, N.D., set a UND digs record with her 24 against the Vandals. She is now at 1,759, passing Lindsay Vortherms. UND was led on offense by Courtney Place …
My husband is rolling in dough. Oh, not the cash kind, but something nearly as good ― at least when he takes it, fragrant and golden, out of the oven. Yes, Russ is a dough nut ― yeasty bread dough. Ever since he fell in love at a Moor head Community Education class half a dozen years ago, he’s been …
According to the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists have isolated the gene that causes people to eat lutefisk. The news was greeted with jubilation in the lutefisk-eating community, which hopes the discovery that the desire for lutefisk is genetic will lead to greater acceptance of their eating habits. “This study strikes a great blow to the forces …
I enjoy playing with scammers. You know, the ones who pretend to be your friends on Facebook. I like to think I’ve wasted at least some of their “work” time by keeping them occupied for as long as possible. Below is my actual conversation from Saturday: Scammer: Hello. How are you? Me: Doing well. Scammer: Am pretty good, life is …
One of my favorite endeavors/jobs/passions was coaching youth ice hockey. I grew up with the sport in Minnesota, so I guess it’s in my DNA. I loved competing. But most of all I loved my players, who ranged in age over the years from post-toddlers to high school kids. The last few days, I’ve been remembering one team in particular, …
No deer hunting camp would be complete without a pot of chili. And it doesn’t matter what it contains, just as long as the chili will warm you up after a cold day in the field or woods. Chili has always been a deer camp mainstay for me. Back in the day when I hunted North Dakota with the Durkin boys …
My husband and I were taking a spin around our south-side Moorhead, Minn., neighborhood the other night, marveling at the new homes popping up all around us. For block after block, on street after street, sod had been pushed back and basements were being dug. Earth movers were carving out new streets where corn and sugar beets grew just a …
Photographer Dave Vorland of Bloomington, Minn., offers a glimpse of fall in Minnesota with these spectacular images.
One is the best of times … one is the worst of times … I’ve been very fortunate to be invited to participate in several speaking engagements of late. Each of them has been unique in their own way — the setting, size and age ranges of the audiences, the length of time and level of detail to which we’re able …
Two 5-gallon buckets of carrots. What’s a guy to do? Well, in my case, scrubbing and drying them is the No. 1 priority. After that, the fun begins. As you might have guessed, I recently dug the carrots from my garden. I waited until we had a good frost before harvesting them because the plants respond to the cold by turning starches into …
Today at the Fertile (Minn.) Library, author Jack El-Hai spoke about his recent book, “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist,” which focused on the relationship between psychiatrist Douglas Kelly and Nazi Hermann Göring formed at Nuremberg. In the audience was Art Olson (above right) of McIntosh, Minn., age 90, who was Göring’s guard at the prison in 1946 and spoke often …
Here are some Faces of the Game from photographer Russ Hons from Saturday’s Big Sky Conference football game vs. Montana State in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. UND won the game 44-38.
Late each summer while he was able, my grandpa would take me on our annual golf outing. It was always an odd experience. Grandpa considered himself to be exempt from green fees. In lieu of payment, he would bring along his clippers and trim the trees on the fairways as we golfed. This slowed us down quite a bit. It also …
True freshmen running backs John Santiago (230 yards, three touchdowns) and Brady Oliveira (167 yards, one touchdown) combined for 397 rushing yards to lead the University of North Dakota to a 44-38 Big Sky Conference win over Montana State on Saturday in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. It was the sixth-straight 100-yard rushing game for Santiago, whose new season-total of …
The Greeks and Italians have a much more relaxed attitude toward pets roaming at large (and entering eating establishments) than do Americans, according to photographer Dave Vorland. Dave caught these pets off- and on-guard during a recent trip to Greece.
Amy Menke and Meghan Dufault each scored two goals as the University of North Dakota women’s hockey teamed defeated previously unbeaten and No.1-ranked University of Minnesota 4-3 on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The top line of Menke, Dufault and Becca Kohler finished the night with six points as UND upped its Western Collegiate Hockey Association record to 4-2-2-1 and 6-2-2 overall. Minnesota …
Here are some Faces of the Game from photographer Russ Hons from Thursday night’s UND women’s hockey game vs. the University of Minnesota in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
No. 1-ranked University of Minnesota women’s hockey team was too much for the University of North Dakota on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Gophers scored three unanswered goals in the first period to hand North Dakota a 5-1 loss before more than 4,000 fans. UND fell to 5-2-2 overall and 3-2-2-1 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play. Undefeated …
My first experience with Jennifer Roberts’ students was three years ago, a day I will never forget, and one that has become a big part of the talks I give about my friendship with Fred Rogers. (The young man I refer to as Mr. Attitude was in that class.) Those kids, part of a class for students who need an …
Travel to Great Smoky Mountains National Park with photographer Jeff Olson. The park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between North Carolina and Tennessee runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. It is the most visited national park in …
Anyone who has enjoyed a day in the field in pursuit of ringneck pheasants knows how nice it is to return to hunting camp for a tasty home-cooked meal. I recently returned from my third trip to western North Dakota, where wily roosters did their best to outsmart me. Luckily, I was in pretty good company, so a few birds …
Alexandria, Va., photographer Jeff Olson recently had the opportunity to visit one of the top tourist attractions in Ashville, N.C., the Biltmore Estate. Biltmore House, the main house on the estate, is a Chateauesque-styled mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 square feet of floor space …
“Any discussion of proposed actions on the Elkhorn Ranchlands should harken back to a conversation held over pizza in the small community of Medora, ND, in 2000. Ranchers Ken and Norma Eberts carried a vision of theirs to then-Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Noel Poe for what is now the Elkhorn Ranchlands. That meeting pivoted on expanded protection for the …
Quarterback Derek Murph threw four touchdown passes to lead Grand Forks Red River to a 48-6 victory over crosstown rival Grand Forks Central in the Cushman Classic XIX on Saturday night at Cushman Field. Red River was led on the ground by Zach Kuntz, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Casey Schumacher tacked on 123 yards rushing. Central …