CHRISTMAS
STAFF BLOG EVERYDAY GOURMET Warm Baked Goat Cheese with Spring Greens, Balsamic and Dried Cherries
With Easter just around the corner, my family was recently assigned the dishes to bring for dinner. This year, I was excited to learn to that I am responsible for the salad course and I already know w...
Posted on 3/28/13 at 11:47 AM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES Dovecote?
The Answer to the Flensburg Files' Frage for the Forum: To wrap up the 2012 Tour of the Christmas Markets in Germany, and in particular Saxony-Anhalt, let's go back to the question I had left for t...
Posted on 1/15/13 at 4:54 AM
STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT Bringing back a family tradition
As I shopped for Christmas gift giving this year I tried very hard to buy locally. For the most part I was successful. But after going to every store in town that sells toys and games and not finding...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 3:14 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA II memento mondays: before the door to 2012 closes
By the time you read this, I'll be knee-deep in preparations for our annual New Year's family celebration. Over the years, we've developed a tradition of just hanging out here at home, having a bit of...
Posted on 12/31/12 at 1:01 AM
CUTE N' COMFY Closet receives a refresher with old and new
One thing I love about going home is looking through all the "junk" piled up in my room that has accumulated from my many moves to and from college each year. Most of the junk is from my freshman year...
Posted on 12/29/12 at 12:57 PM
Rick Cox, Minneapolis MN letters: Thanks for helping gift campaign succeed 
I wanted to write to thank Grand Forks residents who generously gave of their time and means to help impact thousands of hurting children this Christmas.
By Rick Cox , January 26, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Christmas mission
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My only Christmas gift purchases this year were at the Toys-R-Us store in Phoenix where I picked up some toys for kids I will never meet.
By Eric Bergeson , December 29, 2012
Christmas tree pick up Jan. 2 in Grand Forks
The city of Grand Forks will pick up discarded Christmas trees starting Wednesday, the city said.
By Herald Staff Report , December 28, 2012
Family dog is on the guest list for holiday dinner
The most prized holiday guests are those that eat with gusto, express their appreciation and lick their plates clean.
By Sue Manning , December 25, 2012
Playing old Saint Nick
Don Kenna of Grand Forks remembers a Christmas Eve when some parents he knew were having a hard time convincing their 6-year-old to go to bed. “They told him if he didn’t get to bed, Santa Claus would not come to their house,” he said.
By Pamela Knudson , December 25, 2012
Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem
Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born.
By Dalia Nammari , December 24, 2012
Volunteers track Santa's progress, answer calls
Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"
By Dan Elliott , December 24, 2012
Postal worker sends replies from North Pole
After 17 years as Santa’s helper, Luann Gross will retire in January from the U.S. Postal Service in downtown Fargo.
By Angie Wieck , December 24, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: On Christmas Eve, All Roads Lead You Back Home
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Marilyn Hagerty wrote this Christmas Eve column more than 40 years ago. Its reprinting (with a small update) has become a holiday tradition.
By Marilyn Hagerty , December 24, 2012
ANN BAILEY: Christmas traditions that live on
Ann Bailey talks about one of her favorite holiday traditions, decorating.
By Ann Bailey , December 24, 2012
Mood muted during last holiday shopping weekend
Last-minute shoppers crowded into malls and stores to scoop up discounted clothing and toys during the last weekend before Christmas, but many didn't seem to be in the spending spirit. This holiday season, Americans have a lot on their minds on top of the now familiar job worries.
By Anne D'Innocenzio and Mae Anderson , December 23, 2012
There arose such a clatter over pipe-free Santa
The self-published Pamela McColl of Vancouver, Canada, has a mission for her story, to protect children and their parents from the ravages of smoking. She mortgaged her house and sunk $200,000 into her telling of the 189-year-old holiday poem, touring the states to promote it ahead of its September release.
By Leanne Italie , December 23, 2012
Chad Clark,Emerado, ND, letters: A Christmas gift that keeps on giving
Every once in awhile, something happens that completely restores your faith in humanity. At Emerado Elementary School, we experienced that first hand this week.
By Chad Clark , December 23, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: Wonders of Christmas range from lutefisk to chippers
Marilyn's "heart is full of wonder" this holiday season. Here's some of the things she wonders about.
By Marilyn Hagerty , December 23, 2012
Douglas Paul Perkins, Nishitokyo, Japan, letter: War on Christmas wages only in imagination
Supposedly, by demanding that their godless ways be properly recognized, left-wing atheist groups slowly are usurping the Christian majority’s long tradition of celebration. That’s the myth, at least; but in reality, Christmas is not going anywhere.
By Douglas Paul Perkins , December 22, 2012
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