07/24/2008 12:00 AM Rosemary Coleman has always been a trailblazer. All of her life she has faced a series of new challenges and new frontiers. The oldest of six children growing up on a farm north of Alice, N.D., Rosemary helped her mother and father with the chores and helped take care of her younger siblings. Being the oldest, she always felt more comfortable among adults than with kids her own age.
07/24/2008 12:00 AM The fourth in a series of six FM Mounted Posse Horse Shows was held Sunday, July 20, at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo, with approximately 375 entries competing in 39 different classes. Participants traveled from as far away as Devils Lake and Bottineau, with several communities in both North Dakota and Minnesota represented.
07/24/2008 12:00 AM Interim traffic signals will be going up on Sheyenne Street north and south of the entrances to Interstate 94.
Kevin Gorder, district engineer for the North Dakota Department of Transportation, told West Fargo City Commissioners Monday night that they will be soliciting bids for the work yet this month with the hope to have them in place and operational by December of this year.
Taking the plunge Area youngsters beat the heat by diving into Veterans Memorial Pool in West Fargo during the recent warm spell. Temperatures in the 80 degree range are expected to continue through the weekend. David Samson/The Forum
Movie night Armour Park was the place for watching a large screen movie last Thursday night sponsored by the West Fargo Park District. Dave Wallis/The Forum
07/24/2008 12:00 AM Peterson Farms Seed, a local supplier of corn and soybean seed specifically suited to northern growers in North Dakota and Minnesota, is hosting their annual crop and technology showcase July 31, from noon to 6 pm. The day will include many exciting corn and soybean studies.
07/24/2008 12:00 AM The 188th Army Band will be performing at Elmwood Park in West Fargo on July 29, at 8 p.m. The band will present the concert, which is open to the public, free of charge. Everyone is encouraged to take a blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy a traditional summertime concert in the park.
07/24/2008 12:00 AM The Cormorant Area Fine Art Show, held July 12 and 13 at the Cormorant Community Center hosted over 550 people from across the United States.
West Fargo's Farmers Market Four-year-old Elle Mattson of West Fargo looks over the colorful collection of vegetables while shopping at the West Fargo Farmers Market with her dad Brad Mattson. The vegetables are at Mark Hanson’s stand at the market every Thursday at South Elmwood Park. Dave Wallis/The Forum
07/17/2008 12:00 AM Tom Gentzkow was elected President of the West Fargo School Board during Monday night’s regular board meeting. Karen Nitzkorski will serve as Vice President of the board.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM Western State Bank celebrated Customer Appreciation Week on July 7-11, with special events and activities going on throughout the week at their two Thirteenth Avenue locations.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM Rep. Kim Koppelman of North Dakota conferred last week with leaders from 16 southern states, gathered at the Southern Legislative Conference in Oklahoma City.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan announced last week that he secured $1 million in federal funding to add a new I-94 interchange in West Fargo to help the interstate keep pace with expanding development in the area.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM The North Dakota Qwest Pioneers have announced a $1,500 grant to Cass County Historical Society to help keep telephone history alive. The society will use the funds to complete an addition to Bonanzaville’s Telephone Museum so that future generations of visitors to the pioneer prairie village can explore telephone equipment dating from the early 1900s.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM A bevy of beautiful West Fargo and North Fargo, yards were spotlighted yesterday (Wednesday, July 16) during the annual Garden Tour sponsored by the Soroptimist International of Fargo, and a variety of South Fargo and South Moorhead gardens will be open for viewing today (Thursday, July 17) from 1 to 7 p.m.
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