The Knights at the Renaissance Festival
Wikipedia tells us that jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism, and you know it from film and tv like “A Knight’s Tale” starring Heath Ledger or from attractions like Medieval Times…
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Summer fun at Horace Bean Days
Horace Bean Days starts today, and there’s plenty of summer fun planned for people of all ages. Horace City Council member Stephanie Landstrom tells us what they have planned for their opening night. Then on Saturday Landstrom says they have a full day of events planned. Landstrom says the city will also be offering a…
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Trials underway at Foxholm Cercospora Nursery
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Dr Chenggen Chu of the USDA and NDSU Plant Sciences program to discuss research he’s doing on cercospora leaf spot and sugarbeets. Dr Chu tells us more about his research and what his goal is. Dr Chu’s research is undergoing trials by the USDA, which he tells…
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Fall programs at Lake Bemidji State Park
The leaves are starting to change colors, which means that Lake Bemidji State Park is in the process of getting ready for fall. Lake Bemidji State Park Naturalist Christa Drake tells us what they have planned for programs this month. Drake says there’s also plenty to see in the park during fall, the biggest thing…
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Fun in the Flatlands in Ada
Fun in the Flatlands officially kicked off on Thursday, but Saturday is when a majority of the festivities will take place. LeAnn Hall of the Ada Chamber of Commerce gives us a preview of what’s to come Saturday. Hall says the Chamber of Commerce received a grant from the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council for some…
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Minnesota Fall Hunting Season Preview
Many of Minnesota’s fall hunting seasons kicked off on September 1, and even more are on the horizon. MN DNR Northwest Area Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden gives us the rundown of which seasons are already underway and how hunters have fared so far. Baden also gave a look into future weeks, and what seasons are…
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Fargo Veterans Affairs breaks ground on new mental wellness and recovery facility
The Fargo VA will be breaking ground on a new state of the art mental wellness and recovery facility today. Dr Teresa Imholte, associate chief of staff for mental health at the Fargo VA says she is very excited for this expansion, and she tells us what services will be offered to veterans across Northeast…
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Sobriety Checkpoint This Weekend
Here’s something to keep in mind if you’ll be driving through Grand Forks County this weekend. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it will conduct a sobriety checkpoint at a predetermined location in Grand Forks County on Saturday. Along with that, there will be saturation patrols Friday and Saturday in Grand Forks County. The goal…
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