SUMMER
Get Ready For Summer By Being Prepared
The last days of school are upon us and the trees are almost all leafed out! Finally the calendar and Mother Nature are in alignment! I am shocked as always how fast a school year goes. I ...
Posted on 5/24/13 at 9:57 AM
Once upon a midnight summer's dream
Midnight. Too late for a look at the sky? Not if you hungry for a token of summer. It's out there alright - the Summer Triangle. It's unclear who named this giant triangle formed by three of summer'...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 3:42 PM
If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
Spring into Fitness
Despite the fact that winter seems to have a death grip on most of the nation, spring is in the air, and before we know it summer will be here. Summer means shorts, flip flops, tank tops, and *eeeeek...
Posted on 4/2/13 at 8:15 AM
Pesto-Marinated Chicken (or Pheasant) and Vegetable Kabobs
Labor Day is the last time a lot of people pull out the grill for the season. For many, it symbolizes the end of summer, since school has started or very soon will be under way. I used to be one of t...
Posted on 9/1/12 at 12:00 PM
Summer rolls help squeeze veggies into the picnic
When it comes to packing a picnic basket, sandwiches are almost always the stars of the menu. And why not? They are easy to eat with your hands, pack well and are versatile enough to keep everyone happy.By Sara Moulton, Associated Press , May 20, 2013
Hello muddah? Not everyone loved sleepaway camp
NEW YORK (AP) — When the school year ends a few weeks from now, millions of kids will head off to sleepaway camp for a summer filled with color wars, kayaking and bunk life. Most will have a great time, some will make friends for life, and many will look back on the experience fondly.By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press , May 16, 2013
Safe grilling means not eating your grill brush
From the Department of Things You Did Not Know You Had to Worry About comes a new advisory: Don't eat your barbecue cleaning brush.By Michelle Locke, for the Associated Press , August 02, 2012
Steak is readers’ top meat for grilling
Last week, The Jamestown Sun asked readers of its website the question “What is the best meat to grill in the summertime?” Here are the results of the unscientific survey:June 14, 2012
North Dakota’s 2011 summer gets a D-
Labor Day seems mark a division between summer and fall even though the calendar doesn’t figure it that way. Anyway, it’s a good time to look back and evaluate what should be the best season of the year.By Lloyd Omdahl , September 05, 2011
NWS experts: Expect a cooler summer
Your air conditioner might get a bit of a break this summer because the weather is expected to stay cool in eastern North Dakota. Temperatures are going to be more typical of spring and fall rather than summer, said Mark Ewens, a program manager at the Grand Forks National Weather Service station. “Typically, summers following a La Niña winter are cooler,” he said. “We end up with temperatures that generally stay kind of flat.”By By Brandi Jewett , Forum Communications Co. , June 09, 2011
NWS predicts cooler, wetter summer
After a dreadfully long winter and stressfully wet spring, normal summer weather doesn’t seem like too much to ask. But apparently it is.By Forum Communications Co. Report , April 26, 2011
Summer volleyball meeting scheduled
An informational meeting for parents of girls entering grades 7-12 interested in participating in summer volleyball is planned for May 4 at the Career and Tech Center in the adult education classroom at 7 p.m. For more information contact summer program coordinator Amy Joseph.April 27, 2010
KISS to play North Dakota State Fair
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The legendary rock 'n' roll band KISS is coming to the North Dakota State Fair.March 15, 2010
Obama supports Chicago bid
President Barack Obama staged a homecoming-style Olympic rally at the White House Wednesday, saying the whole country is rooting for his hometown of Chicago in its efforts to host the 2016 Summer Games. “Chicago is ready. The American people are ready. We want these games,” he said to applause from the Olympians, Paralympians, local schoolchildren, politicians and other supporters in attendance.September 17, 2009
UND announces summer graduates
Award-winning University of North Dakota faculty member Tami Carmichael, coordinator of Integrated Studies, gave the main address at UND’s summer commencement Aug. 7 in the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Around 470 students were eligible to cross the stage when UND President Robert Kelley presided over the commencement. On average, UND graduates about 2,700 students total in the summer, winter and spring.September 09, 2009
There’s still time for ‘last hurrah’ of summer
School starts next month. I don’t know if it was the flood and all the work involved mitigating damages from the high water, or if it was just time fleeting by because we were having “fun”… but it went by faster than any summer in my memory.July 30, 2009
Summer bummer: Dude ranches lack dudes, dudettes
By Associated Press , July 27, 2009
Summer fishing takes some work
Summer fishing is in full swing. Throughout the Midwest, spring-like fishing patterns held on longer than normal due to colder-than-usual weather. Largemouth bass and crappies were spawning later than they would in most years, and walleyes stayed shallow in many bodies of water farther into the summer. Now though, fishing is the way it should be in the summer. If you want to consistently catch fish in the summer, you’ve got to find them.By By Bob Jensen, Fishing the Midwest , July 24, 2009
Hints for finding a good fishing spot
I’ll hold fast and hard to what remains of summer. The days are more than a month into the shortening phase, the 4th of July is a memory, and we’re just a few weeks away from the Aug. 15 early goose opener. Kids are beginning to prepare for fall sports practice.By By Doug Leier, North Dakota Outdoors , July 24, 2009
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