Meredith Holt
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Worthwhile splurges: When only the best will do
We've listed items that are worth splurging on, but we want to know which items aren't worth splurging on. Email Forum reporter Meredith Holt at mholt@forumcomm.com with your ideas of where to save or tweet them to @FargoMere with the hashtag #forumsaves. Price comparison. Coupons. Rewards clubs. Savings... → Read More
Helpful hint: Baby oil helps razors last longer
FARGO – The first time I shaved my legs, I took a chunk out of my knee. I still have the scar to prove it. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1209649","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"480","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]I... → Read More
Helpful hint: Use a can opener to open difficult plastic blister packs
FARGO – If you’ve opened a plastic blister pack (also called clamshell packaging), you know the struggle is real. The sealed-tight packaging is meant to... → Read More
Helpful hint: Storing wrapping paper
FARGO – Fun, colorful wrapping paper is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I can’t go a season without buying at least one new roll. The problem is,... → Read More
Thief River Falls teen's 'life-and-death' ATV crash among rising reports of injuries
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — On a balmy night this summer, Corbin Kruckeberg found himself lying in a thistle field here, broken and bruised, in pain he later described as a "20" on a scale from 1 to 10. He could hear his friend and his friend's mom calling for him, but he couldn't answer or... → Read More
Hope Blooms volunteers deliver repurposed flowers
After a wedding, most of the bouquets and floral arrangements are tossed in the trash. But Kelly Krenzel has found a way to extend their life so they give more people joy.This summer, the 34-year-old Fargo woman started a volunteer project called Hope Blooms, which repurposes donated event flowers into... → Read More
College friends start new farm south of Fargo, N.D.
HORACE, N.D. — College friends Bjorn Solberg and Nick Wiens are returning to their farm-life roots with their new business, Ewetopian Farms, based on Solberg's family's land here, just five miles south of Fargo."I'd been looking for some land to try to do some farming on for a while, and he (Solberg)... → Read More
Moorhead, Minn., woman helps foster connections between people, horses
Myers, 46, runs 3 Gems Tack & Stables on the 45-acre property she shares with her husband, James. She offers boarding, lessons, camps and more. You can even "rent" a horse or pony. The ponies greet visitors with curious nuzzles in their outdoor pen while Myers talked about her business. "There are people who are scared of horses, but the ponies are great because they're not as intimidating," she… → Read More
VIDEO: Shearing day at alpaca farm is 'organized chaos'
GALCHUTT, N.D. — Low hums rumble across the Ten Seven Acres alpaca farm here on a hot afternoon in early May. Dirk and Jessie Monson's herd of 15 alpacas and one llama, plus another group of nine from a farm in Kindred, are unknowingly awaiting the arrival of Marty Hofmann and his helpers. They an... → Read More
Holiday etiquette how-to, from rude relatives to gift-giving
FARGO – The holiday season, though a time of joy, can be stressful. Holiday social obligations, party planning, dietary considerations, gift-giving pressure and renewed family tensions can create a "perfect storm" for etiquette issues that may not come up the rest of the year. "It's a very comp... → Read More
F-M locals in Paris describe city after attacks
FARGO—Two people with local ties, one a photographer who's about to become a grandfather and one a University of Mary student studying abroad, were among the millions of Parisians stunned by Friday night's wave of deadly attacks across France's capital city. According to reports Saturday ni... → Read More
Fargo, Moorhead locals abroad in Paris describe city after attacks
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Two people with Red River Valley ties, one a photographer who's about to become a grandfather and one a University of Mary student studying abroad, were among the millions of Parisians stunned by Friday night's wave of deadly attacks across France's capital city. Accordi... → Read More