Full STEAM Ahead: Robotics, Legos, & Coding

Full STEAM Ahead: Robotics, Legos, & Coding

by Nicole Thom-Arens  | Submitted Photos When Allison Auch sees a need for youth programming in the Minot community, she doesn’t wait for someone else to take the lead. After founding the Make a Scene Kids Theatre two years ago, she led the expansion of the community...
You Have How Many Apps on Your Phone?

You Have How Many Apps on Your Phone?

By Noreen Keesey Many friends have asked, and I have decided that now is the time to answer their question, “Just how many apps DO you have on your phone, Norrie?” Gulp. It’s 125. Is that a lot? Though it sometimes baffles me, I have a soft spot for technology. I once...
Look What She Did: Lindsay Turnbow

Look What She Did: Lindsay Turnbow

A Bismarck mom hopes she has come up with a solid idea to continue raising awareness of autism and to create acceptance. “My daughter Isabella was diagnosed with autism when she was three and a half years old. She is seven now,” says Lindsay Turnbow. “As a mom, I’m...
Look What She Did: Paula Anderson

Look What She Did: Paula Anderson

Many kids save up their money to buy a new toy or a treat. But three-year-old Paula Anderson of Washburn recently gave all the money she had raised to help those battling cancer.   Paula and her mom, Haley, did an Usborne Books fundraiser—they earned money from each...
Revolutionizing Heart Surgery

Revolutionizing Heart Surgery

by Jon Berg  | Submitted Photos For patients who need an aortic valve replacement, the traditional route of treatment is open heart surgery—an intensive operation that requires months of recovery. But not all patients are good candidates for enduring the stresses of...

Technology: Good or Bad?

By Geremy Olson When I was in grade school I had a friend whose family didn’t have a TV because “there was too much garbage on there.” Fast forward 35 years and you will hear the same statement about the internet, social media, news, etc. I had the same question then...