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Valley Senior Services starts pen pal program to promote intergenerational connection

The Senior Services organization is looking for seniors 60+ or older to join the program

February 5, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Sharing stories with each other is a powerful way for people to build relationships. With the new Pen Pal program at Valley Senior Services, seniors will be able to form those kind of connections with a younger generation. “The seniors would write a letter to the youth and then the youth would write back to those seniors,”…

Grand Forks Is Looking For Funds To Build A Memorial In Honor Of Fallen Officers

They launched a campaign in hopes of meeting the goal of $250,000

February 5, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. -“My entire career, I’ve been thinking, we should have something in the Northern Valley to represent officers that have died in the line of duty to protect their communities,” says Bob Rost the Grand Forks County Commissioner. Four years ago Bob Rost started to think more and more about the idea of building a memorial, and decided…

Meet The Millennial Farmer

He has nearly half a million subscribers, and he created his first video after a conversation with his sister-in-law set off some red flags in his head.

February 4, 2020

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FARGO, ND – Zach Johnson is known as the Millennial Farmer on YouTube. He has nearly half a million subscribers, and he created his first video after a conversation with his sister-in-law set off some red flags in his head. “Along with her were people who I went to high school with that grew up in rural areas that knew…

Eagles Elementary Celebrates 101 Days Of School

Festivities include dressing up like Dalmatians from the hit Disney movie, and math and writing games throughout the day.

February 4, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – First graders at Eagles Elementary School are celebrating their 101st Day of School. Festivities include dressing up like Dalmatians from the hit Disney movie, and math and writing games throughout the day. They also got to chow down on ‘Puppy Food’, which is just actually Cocoa Puffs. The students are also building 101 things. “We are celebrating…

Non Profits Help Formerly Incarcerated People Furnish Homes

They want to make transition easier for those coming out of jail or prison.

February 4, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – The F5 Project and Furniture Mission are collaborating for the first time to completely furnish a home that will belong to someone who was formerly incarcerated. They say the time to collaborate could not have been more ideal. All of the items needed to furnish a home were available at the same time the F5 project was…

Local brewery raises money for American Cancer Society

Drumconrath's first-ever "Pints With A Purpose" initiative launches one day before World Cancer Day

February 3, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — The 20th annual World Cancer Day is on Tuesday. The American Cancer Society estimates this year alone, there will be over 4,000 new cancer patients in North Dakota. It predicts over 1,000 will have their lives taken. “A lot of people don’t really — I feel like they don’t quite understand that just how many people are…

Hornbacher’s makes record donation to Great Plains Food Bank

The grocery store's Feed Hope campaign raised over $80,000

February 3, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Hornbacher’s has once again joined forces with the Great Plains Food Bank to try and end hunger in the metro. Through its Feed Hope campaign, Hornbacher’s raised over $80,000 in December for the food bank. That’s the biggest donation by the grocery store chain since the campaign’s launch 9 years ago. Customers were asked to make donations…

Previewing The Northern Corn & Soybean Expo 2020

There will be a breakout session with Zach Johnson, the YouTuber also known as the Millennial Farmer.

February 3, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. The 2020 Northern Corn and Soybean Expo is back in town for it’s third year. The expo will have insightful panels that look into global market trends, and how to prepare and plan for the new trade deals. Personnel from the USDA will also be at the show to help guide farmers through crop insurance and programs like…

Oscars Preview with the ND Film Society

Can the show save itself from ratings free-fall?

February 3, 2020

Emily Welker,

You’ve heard the old saying, “if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?” When it comes to the Oscars, it might very well be “if a shooting star appears, and no one watches for it, does it really matter?” The Academy Awards are one of the biggest shows in — and about — showbiz, but in…

LIVE: Superbowl Hits and Misses

We've tapped the MVP of advertising in the region to break down who scored in Superbowl ads.

February 3, 2020

Emily Welker,

They’re some of the spendiest, splashiest ads we’ll see all year… and in some cases, for years to come. Super Bowl ads are a multi-billion dollar industry that can, when well-crafted, have a major influence on not just America’s pocketbooks, but America’s cultural dialogue as well. This year’s lineup is no exception. From the soft-sell emotional impact of Google’s “Loretta,”…