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ASTRO BOB Can you see the American flag on the moon? Yes!
I got up at 2:30 and casually surveyed the sky while poking around with the telescope till 4. Total meteor count: 0 Delta Aquarids and 2 unrelated meteors. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Sharing th...
Posted on 7/28/12 at 11:46 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Flag Day - June 14
Flag Day In memory of the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States, the president proclaims June 14 as Flag Day every year. Am...
Posted on 6/8/12 at 8:00 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Avenue of Flags in Detroit Lakes, MN
The Avenue of Flags is on display every Memorial Day and Veterans Day at Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. This project began in 1991 with 43 Veterans Burial Flags. As of Veterans...
Posted on 5/31/10 at 1:59 AM
Dayton orders Minnesota flags lowered after Boston blast 
Gov. Mark Dayton is ordering Minnesota flags lowered to honor victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2013
Flags to fly at half-staff for fallen ND soldier
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed all state government agencies to fly the U.S. and state flags at half-staff in honor of a National Guard member who was killed earlier this month in Afghanistan.
By Associated Press , December 10, 2012
Dalrymple calls for flags at half-staff on Pearl Harbor day
In honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day today, Gov. Jack Dalrymple ordered state government agencies to fly the American and state flag at half-staff, and encouraged others throughout North Dakota to do the same.
By Herald Staff Report , December 07, 2012
Flags to fly at half-staff to honor Libya victims
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed all state government agencies to fly the U.S. and state flags at half-staff in honor of the victims of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
By Associated Press , September 13, 2012
John Hanson, Grand Forks, letter: Veterans thank C&R for preserving flags
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1874 and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2 want to thank Don Larson at C&R Cleaners for the care and the work that his company performed on more than 30 American flags that are flown at the Memorial Park South Cemetery each Memorial Day.
By John Hanson , September 02, 2012
Flags at half-staff today to honor Neil Armstrong
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Thursday that all state-government agencies will fly the American flag and the state flag at half-staff from sunrise until sunset today to honor Neil Armstrong, the American astronaut who became the first to walk on the moon.
By Herald Staff Report , August 31, 2012
Dayton orders flags lowered to honor Wisconsin victims
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is ordering flags lowered at state and federal buildings to honor victims of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting.
By Associated Press , August 09, 2012
Elliott Johnson, Boston, column: For North Dakota, a new and evocative flag
We need a flag that distinguishes us from all other states and countries in the world — even when it hangs limp on a windless day.
By Elliott Johnson , June 17, 2012
Flags at half-staff today for fallen firefighters
Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed all state agencies and offices to fly the American and North Dakota flags at half-staff today in observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day.
By Associated Press , October 16, 2011
It's Flag Day
Tuesday is Flag Day, and Gov. Jack Dalrymple is calling on all North Dakotans to display the American flag.
By Associated Press , June 14, 2011
AROUND THE REGION: Think-off: Does poetry matter? ... .DWI arrests increase ... Flags lowered for Marine ... more
A Minnesota nonprofit has released its annual philosophy question that will lead to one entrant being named “America’s Greatest Thinker for 2011.”
This year’s debate question is, “Does poetry matter?”
By Associated Press , January 02, 2011
Flag from Custer's last stand up for auction
Frayed, torn and maybe even a little bloodstained, the only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer's "Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Bighorn sold for $54 when it first surfaced in the 1890s. Today, the swallow-tailed 7th U.S. Cavalry flag, known as a "guidon," is expected to bring up to $5 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York.
By Matthew Brown , December 10, 2010
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Patrol IDs 2 crash victims ... Rollover kills driver ... Airman wounded at gun club ... more
Police said one man was killed and another hurt in a shooting in Mandan, N.D.
By Forum Communications/Associated Press , October 03, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: Warren plans mosquito spraying ... Copter crash kills pilot ... Gypsy moth caterpillar found ... more
Aircraft will be spraying for mosquitoes in Warren, Minn., from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, weather permitting, Airborne Custom Spraying has announced.
By Associated Press/Forum Communications , July 25, 2010
Area news: Flu shot clinic ... Stocking stuffers ... Baby sitter's training
A seasonal flu shot clinic will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the RiverView Family Clinic in Crookston, located on the north end of the RiverView Health campus.
By Herald staff reports , December 04, 2009
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