Spring is almost here. A season of rebirth. A lot of us are itching to get out after spending a pandemic winter stuck inside. I found a couple of guys who knew how to quarantine right during COVID. Bears! These are the brother and sister grizzly pair Cocoa and Copper at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton. And they’re a…
If you had to point to a single day where everything changed, the most likely date is probably one year ago today. March 11th, 2020 was the day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Here in the Metro we were still worried about making sandbags ahead of potential spring flooding. Boy, that wasn’t the worst of…
Do you ever feel like you need to just bust out and spread your wings? That’s an understandable feeling, especially right now while we’re still under the weight of the pandemic. And this guy can relate. With the nice weather, I went to a behind-the-scenes event they had at Chahinkapah Zoo Tuesday afternoon. Part of the experience was watching…
Life is gonna go back to something similar to the old normal at some point. We’re beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel with vaccination numbers increasing. But will everything in your life go back to the way it was before. I was thinking about that because I got my hair cut Monday. I don’t…
The YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties is making it easier than ever for families facing hunger to get food. They’re partnering with the USDA’s Farmers to Families food box program. They’re hosting food box distribution events on Tuesday, March 9th at West Acres Mall and Wednesday, March 17th at the Moorhead Center Mall. The giveaways start at 4:00…
COVID is leading some high school sports teams to get creative to find opponents. Breckenridge High School Girls Basketball Coach Austin Imdieke says an opponent couldn’t play last week due to contact tracing issues. So the Cowgirls put out a call on Twitter asking if there was team willing to play ball. People at Henning High School saw the…
Last month in this segment I talked about a way you could take part in a very important bit of business in Minnesota, naming snow plows. The Minnesota DOT held an online vote to name plows across the state. Most of the names were delightfully punny and full or local references. The top eight names will be immortalized on…
When we’ve had our normal lives interrupted for almost a year, it turns out we’ll go to some pretty ridiculous lengths to get some piece of that normalcy back, even if it’s but a humble plate of cheese curds. I went to the winter food truck event this weekend at the Moorhead Center Mall. And by the looks of…
Are you absolutely desperate for some sort of indoor activity to get out of the house this winter. Well here you go. Museums are apparently the safest indoor activity, if you’re looking to avoid the coronavirus. A study from the berlin institute of technology says when it comes to indoor activities, going to a museum is the least-risky activity…
Date nights can be hard right now. It’s not like dinner and a movie are the most appealing options during a pandemic. But a local organization is teaming up with one of Fargo’s most popular restaurants for dinner and a show at home. The group Food of the North is hosting something called “Winter Food Tales” Friday night. It’s…
