MOORHEAD — It might be one of the most morbid sights on our region’s roadways. But now, you can give a happy ending, of sorts, to the region’s roadkill — by bringing it home with you and your family. Concordia College is joining forces with the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum to help build its “Salvage Wildlife” project. With the…
FARGO — More than a hundred years after neighbors first petitioned the city to build a school for elementary schoolkids on the city’s north side, it’s surprising how much of the Horace Mann neighborhood still revolves around children. Missy Tedford’s been manning the front desk here for 21 years, making kids feel at home and answering questions, often about the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — When Dale Nygaard’s dad started the Haunted Farm back in 1995, none of the Nygaard family was what you’d call a pro at this haunting business. Melcolm Nygaard was by no means a showbiz guy; instead, he’d run a hardware store out west. But that wasn’t stopping him, says Dale, who shortly thereafter moved back from Washington…
FARGO — They’re the things that go bump, croak, slither and skitter in the night. And you can get up close and personal with some of the most unsettling denizens of the Red River Zoo at “Boo at the Zoo” this month. It’s also one of the area’s largest trick-or-treating events. This year’s “Boo at the Zoo” includes a new…
FARGO — Do you think decorating your house now for Halloween is entirely too early? You may want to think again, because the contest to win the title of best home haunt in the Farg-Moorhead area is back this year. The competition, called “Best Decorated House of the FM Area” launches today Tuesday, September 16th, and submissions have to be…
FARGO — The time is coming t get a little silly, a little scary, and to get to hear the sounds of the Halloween season. The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony is back with it’s “fun-size” concert series this Friday. This one is themed “Spooktacular.” The First Avenue String Quartet is performing pieces from pop culture like the Ghostbusters theme, “Edward Scissorhands,” and…
FARGO — They say it’s one of the biggest trick or treating opportunities in the region. But the real treat at “Boo at the Zoo” at Fargo’s Red River Zoo is probably meeting some of the most misunderstood wild creatures of the region. Creatures like Soupy the opossum, who shared the anchor desk on the Morning Show Wednesday. Opossums might…
FARGO — Movie fans are celebrating scary movie season with events for both adults and kids in the metro, starting with a Halloween Kickoff party this weekend at West Acres Marcus Theatres. They’re screening favorite Halloween slasher films all month long, as well as kid-friendly offerings like “Hocus Pocus” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Saturday, the West Acres Theatres is…
FARGO — It’s less than a month until Halloween, and Halloweenies tend to start to quake in their boots this time of year at the thought we might be caught without a costume on the big day. But Fargo based maskmaker and costumer “Vincent Thorn” has you covered this Halloween, both literally and figuratively. He launched his in-store selection of…
MOORHEAD — The name Al Gersbach is instantaneously familiar to generation after generation of Concordia college alums. Going back decades, you can find his name on program after program at the Comstock Theatre. He’s been billed as a spiritual adviser for “Godspell,” a hematologist on a slasher play, even once doing a turn as a feather boa. So who is…
