FACES AND PLACES
FACES AND PLACES: Project inspires Scout to soar like an Eagle
Playing in the outdoors came naturally to Alan Ashworth when he was a young kid.
A child who felt closed in when he was inside four walls, Ashworth spent his time outside doing things like climbing trees, balancing on logs and swinging from a rope.
Thanks to the 16 year old, children in Grand Forks now can do the same at a natural play area Ashworth built along the Greenway in Grand Forks.
By Ann Bailey , November 15, 2009
ANN BAILEY: Chemotherapy treatment is a rigorous road to travel
Before my 6-year-old daughter, Ellen, was diagnosed with leukemia I was in the dark about a lot of things connected with cancer.
Though I had relatives and close friends with various types of the disease, I didn’t really understand what chemotherapy and radiation were, or how they are administered. During the past year and a half I’ve received a crash course in chemotherapy.
By Ann Bailey , November 15, 2009
TRAVEL: Joshua Tree National Park is an often-overlooked treasure
Joshua Tree, Big Bend, Capitol Reef, Isle Royale, Kenai Fjords and Theodore Roosevelt are national parks that may never be the stars of a Ken Burns documentary. But each offers its own charm, and you won’t find a traffic jam at any of them. In fact, Kenai Fjords in Alaska and Isle Royale in Lake Superior have no traffic at all; you explore them by boat or by sea plane.By Tom Uhlenbrock , November 15, 2009
NOTABLES
NOTABLESBy Staff Reports , November 15, 2009
ERIC BERGESON: Admiring Brett Favre
Good grief, Brett Favre is fun to watch when he’s on your side. The Vikings are loaded with talent, but in football all the talent in the world can waste away without an on-field leader to pull it together. Favre was the final piece to the puzzle, or so he has been for the first half of a very fun Vikings’ season.By Eric Bergeson , November 15, 2009
Man’s model train layout is eight years in the making
A train and three rail cars sit in the tiny shadow of a water tower in Don Hughes’ workshop, causing him to smile. “That was the train that started it all,” he said, “the train on the track around the Christmas tree when I was a 3-year-old boy.” The boy and his train set have grown up together over the past 60 years. More than 500 Lionel and other models now line the tracks and shelves of Hughes’ 2,500-square-foot shop on his 6-acre homestead just north of Mansfield, Texas.By Robert Cadwallader , November 15, 2009
For some, everything’s better in an Airstream trailer
When your home has wheels, you can go anywhere. And when your home is an Airstream, you’re part of a special club, your smooth silver box of a home attracting attention and affection wherever you go.By Alyson Ward , November 15, 2009
Denali needs a dog musher, a one-of-a-kind job
In the world of dog mushing, there aren’t many jobs with a steady paycheck. Professional mushers live off the bounty of their race earnings, dog breeding skills and marketing savvy. And within a federal government that employs 19.7 million people, there is one — exactly one — dog mushing job. And it’s open.By Mike Campbell , November 15, 2009
IN THE SERVICE
IN THE SERVICEBy Staff Reports , November 15, 2009
When life hands you lemons ... 
Michelle Grawe walks the walk of the people who live at the Good Samaritan Society-Lakota. Grawe, administrator of the Good Samaritan, has had nerve damage and partial paralysis in her left leg since she was in a serious pickup truck accident in 2000. The damage to her body from the injuries she suffered in her accident helps her to understand the physical limitations of some of the people who live at the Good Samaritan.
By Ann Bailey , November 08, 2009
FACES AND PLACES: When life gives you lemons…
Michelle Grawe walks the walk of the people who live at the Good Samaritan Society-Lakota.
Grawe, administrator of the Good Samartian, has had nerve damage and partial paralysis in her left leg since she was in a serious pickup truck accident in 2000. The damage to her body from the injuries she suffered in her accident helps her to understand the physical limitations of some of the people who live at the Good Samaritan.
By Ann Bailey , November 08, 2009
ANN BAILEY: My favorite 'ups': ketchup and syrup
My personality tends be on the serious side and I sometimes have to work at keeping a positive attitude. However, when it comes to two of my favorite condiments, syrup and ketchup, being upbeat is no problem.
By Ann Bailey , November 08, 2009
TRAVEL: When in New Orleans, eat like the locals do
New Orleans is dotted with favored must-do’s, ranging from old-fashioned fancy to the latest experiment from high-profile chefs.
By Bill Daley , November 08, 2009
Artist reunites Carousel Club dancer, Jack Ruby in mural
After Jack Ruby made a huge splash by killing Lee Harvey Oswald on live television, Joyce Gordon became a ripple.
Gordon, who was 20, worked as a stripper at Ruby’s Carousel Club on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. Now, at 66, she is thought to be the last living woman who danced at Ruby’s club during that period in November 1963.
By Scott K. Parks , November 08, 2009
In the service
In the service
November 08, 2009
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Northern Valley Honor Flight (People)
One of the interesting things about reporting is getting to meet the people we meet. Here are a couple I met on the Northern Valley Honor Flight to Washington. * At the World War II Memorial I met Orville Kofstad who said, "I've got something I want to give you
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 29, 2009 at 6:05 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Washington's Important People)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM | The Dullum File
Northern Valley Honor Flight (Saturday)
Today the World War II veterans on the Northern Valley Honor Flight visit Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Iwo Jima Memorial and others. Then a bus tour of the city of Washington before heading home later this afternoon. Last night at a banquet in their honor Senator
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 26, 2009 at 4:53 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Day One - Friday)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 25, 2009 at 5:12 PM | The Dullum File
Make A Date Memories
Some "Make A Date With Channel 8" memories from the summer of 2009.
Abbey Road
The famous picture of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road in London, one of the last of the group together, was taken for the album forty years ago this week, according to the BBC.
Jack Sand
We're going to be catching up with former WDAY/WDAZ weather wizard Jack Sand next week. Remember Gwendolyn the Weather Duck? Jack will be joining us on WDAZ News @5 on Wednesday.
Casey the Angler
Casey Wonnenberg, the real star of the media fishing tournament last Friday. The only female in the contest, Casey out-fished the "fishermen,"
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