I don't have any weddings coming up or other reasons to visit Bismarck (actually, the only upcoming reason I can think of is a funeral, which is morbid) but if I end up there, Retha, I'll buy you a drink...WCers need to stick together!
But seriously, stop by the Bistro and The Walrus. And feel free to e-mail me offlist if you want about any other Bismarck or other ND questions.
(to the rest of you: Yes, I am a huge North Dakota dork. Maybe I should just move back there and get a job in the state tourism department).
Retha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Diversity? What's that? Seriously, its like 95-96 percent white.
That's the weirdest thing. Then, the next largest group is Native
American, which is about 3%. We have a fairly diverse newsroom staff,
but that's just because people come here for the job. And it's still
predominately white.
I haven't heard about "spring planting" but it honestly wouldn't
surprise me if it's true. I've heard that days in winter when it gets
to 20 or 30 degrees, it feels like a heat wave. Though apparently
winters have been mild lately.
And yes, the skies here are just absolutely phenomenal. Such a
gorgeous, pure blue.
--- In weingartenchatters@yahoogroups. , "Valerie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:com
>
> Hey Retha, congrats on your graduation, moving across country, the new
> job, etc., etc. I just have to ask: what's the diversty like there in
> Bismarck? My dad worked for the Inidan Health Service and we lived
> there from 1972-1975 (I was 5 when we left.) The reason I ask is
> because when my sister was born there in 1973, she brought the Black
> population of Bismarck to ELEVEN. My mom said they got together for
> Thanksgiving with all the other blacks one year.
>
> My mom loved it there, but said the winters were too much. When it got
> up to 30 degrees, people would go out in short sleeves. Oh, and how
> about this: my dad says they had "spring planting" when the ground
> thawed--this was when those who had passed away during the winter were
> buried.
>
> I was there once in 1980, and don't remember much, but do remember
> bright the blue skies. Enjoy!!!
>
> --- In weingartenchatters@yahoogroups. , "Retha" <love4dalord@com >
> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry if I'm boring everybody with tales of North Dakota...but it's
> > all I really have to talk about :-P
> >
> > I have not yet been to Medora, but it is on the list of things to do
> > before I move out of here. Most of the places outside of the city
> > I've been to just for stories...I've been to Washburn, Linton, New
> > Salem, Steele, and Streeter...though those are more eastern. I'm sure
> > I've been to others as well.
> > Restaurants...have not been to Minervas but I parked in the parking
> > lot for the 4th of July. I've been to Peacock Alley twice, and I've
> > been to the Woodhouse and Space Aliens.
> >
> > I haven't seen the stars while driving on 94, I've only been on that
> > during the daytime. And for those of you stuck in DC traffic
> > continuously...imagine this. 2 lanes of highway, barely any cars,
> > speed limit 75. Enjoy. I'm coming back to MD in 6 weeks to visit,
> > and I know I'm going to hate the traffic.
> >
> > I don't remember exactly what was asked in the next post but I don't
> > want to send two, so I'll do my best. I know it was asked how I just
> > picked up and moved. Essentially, once I accepted the job, I bought
> > an SUV to hold a lot of my belongings (but it's one that still gets
> > 25pmg, I do care about the environment), packed my life in boxes, and
> > left what wouldn't fit with my parents with instructions to mail
> > later. I drove out here, checked into a hotel, and got the local
> > paper, opened to the classifieds and began searching for apartment
> > listings. I was lucky that I was moving at the end of May, so that I
> > could start a lease right at the beginning of June and not have to
> > wait a month. I also went to the chamber of commerce to get a listing
> > of apartment management companies and called them to see what
> > vacancies there were, in addition to what was in the paper. I spent
> > the first 1-2 days searching and once I found one I liked, signed the
> > papers on the spot and unloaded my car. I went to a thrift store and
> > bought a few pieces of essential furniature (chair, table). Most of
> > the people I've met are through work, but I've definately found enough
> > to do.
> >
> > One of the things I've found that I really like about a small city is
> > the number of community things that go on. Recently there was a huge
> > softball tournament in town (McQuades) and the Prarie Rose State
> > Games, which is like the olympics for North Dakota. So those were fun
> > to just go watch. Also, the rodeo was in town so I went to see
> > bucking bulls and all that...I think my job makes it a little easier
> > to know about things going on because we get press releases and such,
> > but it's worked out really well.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In weingartenchatters@yahoogroups. , Diane Lochnercom
> > dlochund@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I went to college in Grand Forks, but had/have family and friends in
> > Bismarck. I adore Bismarck and the western part of the state (Has
> > anyone taken you to Medora yet for the Pitchfork Fondue?)
> > >
> > > Guarantee you, that even in the short time you've been there, you
> > probably met someone I know, or someone who knows someone I know.
> > It's a very small state! One of my very favorite places on earth is
> > Fort Lincoln, across the river in Mandan. Anyway, Bismarck has a
> > handful of good restaurants (The Bistro, East 40, Minerva's, Peacock
> > Alley, and The Walrus) are ones that come to mind.
> > >
> > > I definitely miss seeing the stars -- being on I-94, in the middle
> > of the night, with just the hum of the highway and the black, black
> > sky full of stars to keep you company....
> > >
> > > Anyway. I hope you keep finding great things in Bismarck (but
> > seriously, stay away from Minot. And Fargo, too.) Grand Forks and
> > Bismarck are the only places you need to know!
> > >
> > > And for the rest of you, this concludes my North Dakota travelogue
> > and trip down memory lane.
> > >
> > >
> > > Retha love4dalord@ wrote:
> > Shoulda kept reading messages before I just replied to the first one I
> > > saw....
> > >
> > > In response to Ellen's earlier question, I'm in the TV news
> business,
> > > not papers, but yes I did get a job at a tv station out here and so
> I
> > > up and moved cross country on about a week's notice. Gene saw me
> walk
> > > across the stage on a Monday and I was out of Maryland on that
> Friday
> > > morning, just a week after I accepted the job here.
> > >
> > > Diane, what were you in ND for? And I do agree that it is
> absolutely
> > > lovely out here. Wide open spaces, very rural, but just downright
> > > gorgeous. The Missouri River at night is spectacular...and for
> those
> > > of you who live in/around DC, you can actually see stars at night.
> If
> > > there's haze in the sky it means that there's a wildfire nearby,
> > > because there's no pollution.
> > >
> > > Though there was a week or so that I kept thinking I had discovered
> > > the middle of nowhere, only to continually be proven wrong. I
> think
> > > the best was an area I went to, in North Dakota, that had a South
> > > Dakota address because that was where the closest post office was.
> > > And about half the state still doesn't have cell phone service.
> But I
> > > am in love with Bismarck.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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