This year, 2020 marks the 141st annual celebration of the Mandan Rodeo, making it the oldest and largest rodeo in North Dakota. Put on each year by the Mandan Progress Organization (MPO) and the Mandan Rodeo Days Committee (MRDC), the rodeo is also the third largest rodeo in the Badlands Circuit. The MDRC is a…
The Hebron Lions Club was established October 28, 1928 with 21 charter members and received its charter from the International Association of Lions Clubs on November 14, 1928. For many years, the club sponsored the town’s annual Santa Claus Day and provided financial assistance to prom parties, athletic tournaments, Close-Up trips, music camps, and more.…
Not quite a decade ago, Medcenter One merged with Sanford Health in Bismarck and Mandan, ND. Through that merger, the healthcare system came out stronger than ever, together. Also, through that merge was the beginning of the Sanford Healthcare Foundation. The Sanford Health Foundation, headquartered in the heart of the American Midwest, is made up…
Home on the Range (HOTR) was found in 1949. In its beginning years, it was basically an orphanage for boys. Now, 70 years later, the non-profit organization is a home for abused, troubled, and many times traumatized boys and girls. Licensed for 36 boys and girls, with an average length of stay from three to…
TR 4 Heart & Soul is a non-profit that seeks to improve the quality of life, both physically and emotionally of adults and children with disabilities, learning, speech, and behavioral challenges through the heart and soul of a horse utilizing therapeutic riding. Located south east of Lincoln, ND, Katie Oakland started her dream of this…
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. The Taylor Lions Club is an organization comprised primarily of Taylor, and the surrounding area residents, that raises money and gives back to the…
With a goal of making health and wellness accessible to everyone in Bismarck and Mandan, Mandan’s Family Wellness is a place where everyone can thrive. After nearly a decade of discussion about the possibility for a YMCA in Mandan, the Missouri Valley Family YMCA together with the Mandan Park District completed a community market study to…
Celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2020, the Slope County Fair is the longest continuous running county fair in all of North Dakota. The first fair was held August 29-31, 1920 and continues to be held annually each summer in Amidon, ND. Kyle Frank fair board president says that while it can be taxing to put…
In 2019, Bismarck Parks & Recreation District moved forward with a goal to expand Cottonwood Park to include eight new softball diamonds for the community. With a growing community as well as growing softball needs, specifically girls fast pitch softball, there was an imminent need for increased capacity. Bismarck Parks and Recreation District already owned…
Jerrid Soupir has been a Glen Ullin Park District board member for 16 years. During that time, the Legion was helping with baseball program and the park district was overseeing the town’s parks and golf course. Over the years, they have added playgrounds and playground equipment to the community as well as updated electrical, water…