Alyssa Fitzgerald
Year in Review: Relive Bismarck-Mandan’s Top Local Stories of 2014
There were a number of local stories that peaked the interest of the Bismarck-Mandan community throughout 2014, and we thought it would be fun to review the top 10 posts as determined by you!
Who Won Week 15 of Our Pro Football Pick Em?
The NFL season is winding down, and that means our second annual Pro Football Pick ‘Em is as well. All the picks have been tallied for week 15, but who came out on top with the most correct picks in Bismarck-Mandan?
Christmas With Us 2014 – Nominee #1
This nominee is a single mother to 5 handsome boys, ages 7-years to 1-year-old. Two of her boys are 4-year-old twins, one of which had stage 4 liver cancer. He was diagnosed the beginning of August and since has been in the hospital either in MN at the Children's hospital or here in town at Sanford...
Christmas With Us 2014 – Nominee #2
This nominee is married and has 2 children. He is unable to work right now due to the fact that his 11-year-old daughter has just been diagnosed with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a very deadly disease that affects all her connective tissues in her body...
Christmas With Us 2014 – Nominee #4
This nominee and his family are generally very private and self-sufficient. They will help anyone if it is within their power to do so. Recently they have fallen on very hard times.
The power has been extremely close to being turned off more than once this short winter...
Christmas With Us 2014 – Nominee #5
This nominee has been fighting a battle his entire life. He has Cystic Fibrosis, and two years ago had a double lung transplant. He and his fiancée planned on getting married in May. However, he is now experiencing chronic rejection of his new lungs...
Christmas With Us 2014 – VOTE NOW
As you have seen, there are a number of deserving individuals to be the winner of Christmas With Us this year. Please vote for your favorite nominee below to help give a Bismarck-area family an unforgettable Christmas!
Christmas With Us 2014 – Nominee #3
This nominee is the most kind-hearted person I have ever known. She does a lot for others from just cheering them up with a conversation to giving money to people who need it more than she does, to organizing benefits. I always tell her I wish I was more like her...
Final Nominees of Christmas With Us 2014
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for 2014's 'Christmas With Us'. Thanks to a number of area businesses, someone in Bismarck-Mandan will get a holiday they won't forget!
Hundreds of Meteors Expected to Light Up North Dakota Sky
One of the most exciting meteor showers of the year is expected to peak this weekend, and the North Dakota skies should be primed for excellent viewing.