It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, but for this southwest North Dakota city experiencing an oil boom — the second in the last half-century — this is now a tale of two carnivals. The Roughrider Commission and the city have each decided to host summer carnivals this year.
CAVALIER — It was as if it was the Fourth of July, and a pleasant Sunday to boot, and all the people of this Pembina County town of 1,300 had gone to the lake.
WEST FARGO — Sandy Smith formed the North Dakota Autism Center from her kitchen table in 2006, not long after her young son, Tyler, was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
BOWMAN — From the moment Michael Palczewski ran a state-qualifying time in the 400-meter dash as a sophomore, Bowman County head coach Jon Jahner knew there was something special brewing.