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Fargo IHOP Open For Business On Christmas Day

IHOP received a lot of calls throughout the morning from customers making sure it was open

December 25, 2018

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FARGO– The Fargo IHOP is one of the few businesses up and running on Christmas Day. IHOP received a lot of calls throughout the morning from customers making sure it was open. An IHOP server says she thinks it’s wonderful and enjoys seeing families together enjoying their meals on Christmas. The restaurant is expecting customer traffic to continue throughout the…

Fargo Firefighters Visit Children Spending Christmas in the Hospital

The firefighters visited children at both Essentia and Sanford to deliver presents

December 25, 2018

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FARGO– Fargo Firefighters spent their Christmas morning like any other morning, giving back to the community. The firefighters visited children at both Essentia and Sanford hospitals to deliver presents and offer a little bit of holiday cheer. “It’s an interruption to what’s going on currently in their life and it’s a welcome interruption,” Fargo Firefighter Union president Eric Eisenlohr said….

Refreshing the Faith: Relevant Life Church Celebrates Christmas Eve

The non-denominational church has been based in Moorhead for four years

December 24, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — On the surface, it might look like your typical Christmas Eve church service, but mix in some Christmas classics with some pop culture, and you’ve got the church experience Pastor Travis Linn seeks to create at Relevant Life Church. “Most people when they’re turning on the radio, they’re looking for something that meets them right where they’re at….

Salvation Army Makes Final Push towards $900,000 Kettle Goal

Volunteers set up shop outside several metro locations

December 24, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — On the last day of its Kettle Campaign, the Salvation Army tries to reach its annual $900,000 goal. Volunteers set up shop at various locations across the metro, including West Acres, to encourage some last–minute donations. Leslie Hagemeister has been volunteering with the Salvation Army, but this marks her first Christmas Eve ringing the bells. She says she…

Granite City Gifts Kids With Free Meals on Christmas Eve

From 11am-5pm, Granite City gave kids a free meal with a purchase of an adult entree

December 24, 2018

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FARGO– Fargo’s Granite City is doing something that might earn it a spot on Santa’s nice list this year. “I was looking on Google last night, searching for things to do on Christmas Eve and I saw that they had “Kids Eat Free” today starting at 11 and I thought, that’s perfect,” Granite City customer Kelly Myrmoe said. “We needed…

Fargo Airport Offers Reminders for Holiday Travelers

With more winter weather on the way, it's important to keep an eye on your flight status

December 24, 2018

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FARGO– With more winter weather on the way, it’s important to keep an eye on your flight status. A representative from Hector International Airport in Fargo says weather is something flyers need to monitor, especially during the holiday season. On any given day, the airport has around 20 flight arrivals and 20 departures. Christmas can be the busiest day of…

Father, Daughter Share Special Bond through Blood Donation

Even through ups and downs, Mick and Roberta Pytlick are still passionate about giving blood

December 23, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Blood is the glue that binds families together, but back in 1997, it was blood that sparked a tradition that would keep Mick Pytlik’s family tighter and stronger. “My great aunt had an aneurysm, an abdominal aneurysm, that ruptured. She was like another grandma to us, and I was sitting in the hospital with her, they kept hanging…

Kids Enjoy Winter Activities at JF Stables Sleigh Ride Fundraiser

All the proceeds go to Humane Society of Detroit Lakes

December 23, 2018

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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — With Christmas just around the corner, kids in Detroit Lakes are celebrating by having some winter fun. At the 7th annual Sleigh Ride Fundraiser, families could ride in a horse-drawn carriage and also go sledding down the hill. Kids also met some of the stable’s horses while trying to stay warm during the snow. The stable’s owner…

Early-Morning Fire Destroys Two Businesses in Downtown Perham

Suds and Make Me Wine were the two businesses displaced by the inferno

December 23, 2018

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PERHAM, Minn. — An early–morning fire destroyed two businesses right in the heart of downtown Perham. Around 5:45 this morning, Perham firefighters responded to reports of smoke at 145 1st Avenue South. When they arrived, they encountered a full–blown blaze with the potential to engulf the entire block. “We knew that with the conditions and how downtown laid, and with these…

50 Years as Santa: Tower City Man Spreads Holiday Cheer for Decades

Dennis Gumke started dressing up as Santa in 1968

December 22, 2018

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BUFFALO, N.D. — For the last fifty years, a Tower City man has been creating extra special memories with his beard and red hat. Back in 1968, Dennis Gumke stumbled on an opportunity that would snowball into an annual tradition. “We lived in Streeter and we needed a Santa for the local community days and couldn’t get one, so I stepped…