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Blizzard from Jamestown west; Fargo-Moorhead area will see snow, wind lasting into Monday afternoon

FARGO – A blizzard warning now extends from the Jamestown area west across North Dakota. The warning, expected to expire at 10 p.m. Sunday, includes the following counties: Burleigh; Dickey; Emmons; Foster; Kidder; La Moure; Logan; McIntosh; Sheridan; Stutsman; Wells.

After 20 months, locked-out Crystal employees vote to accept contract

American Crystal Sugar Co. workers locked out of their jobs since Aug. 1, 2011, are heading back to work, but it’s a bittersweet resolution for the union.

Local arts enthusiasts say what you display should reflect what you love

FARGO - It’s the question that many decorators, artists and gallery dealers dread: What should I hang that will go with my couch? It’s a question that’s bigger than any loveseat, sofa or sectional.

• Steve Johnson in his home
• Tania Blanich of Rourke Art Museum
• Steve Johnson's home

Locked-out American Crystal workers vote to approve contract

MOORHEAD – American Crystal Sugar Co. workers locked out of their jobs since Aug. 1, 2011, are heading back to work, but it’s a bittersweet resolution for the union. Fifty-five percent of union members voted to ratify the contract Saturday, their fifth vote during the labor dispute.

‘Raytrospective’: Work from late artist, who taught at MSUM, on display at ecce

FARGO – Tim Ray died in February, but his art is speaking louder than ever to viewers young and old. Facing a dire prognosis for the cancer he’d been fighting for four years, last summer Ray and ecce art + yoga director Mark Weiler started selecting pieces over the last 40 years for a retrospective.

• Tim Ray’s “Temple of Soulages.”
• Tim Ray works on a piece
• Tim Ray, left, and Mark Weiler

F-M Opera does follow-up to ‘Barber of Seville’

FARGO – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” may be the most famous sequel in the world, but it’s hardly your standard follow-up. The Fargo-Moorhead Opera tackles the masterpiece this weekend after presenting the prequel, “The Barber of Seville,” in the fall.

• Jesse Blumberg, Anne Jennifer Nash and Christopher Job

Minneapolis- founded Irish Whiskey making inroads

FARGO – Kieran Folliard doesn’t want your luck. The Minneapolis pub owner-turned-whiskey maker cringes when people mention “the luck of the Irish.”

• Kieran Follard of 2 Gingers Irish whiskey

Moorhead native Gulsvig gets first solo, feature-length concert at NDSU

FARGO – Moorhead native Becky Gulsvig is finally getting her wish – a hometown show. A 12-year veteran of touring musicals, Gulsvig has her first solo, feature-length concert Saturday night at Askanase Hall, North Dakota State University.

• Moorhead native Becky Gulsvig

Headlines we hope we don’t see

Today is April Fools’ Day, a holiday devoted to practical jokes and pranks. It’s a holiday that isn’t celebrated everywhere. Here at The Forum we take news very seriously and give you the information you need to know. We don’t take our business lightly, and hard-boiled journalists like myself don’t have time for jokes.

• Tim Mahoney
• Tim Mahoney

WDAY newscasts top ratings at 5, 6 and 10

KVLY’s sister station, KXJB, slumping
FARGO – WDAY-TV’s catchphrase, “the news leader,” is proving true. According to the latest Nielsen ratings, based on a February survey, the station’s newscasts at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. are the most-watched in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Columns

Lamb: FeBROary beats winter blahs by a whisker

February is the longest short month there is. True, it’s only 28 days, but those four weeks creep by before giving way to March and the first signs of spring.

Lamb: Welcome to the bandwagon, Vikes fans

Wooo hooo! Woooooo! Woooooo! Woooooo! That’s right, the big game is right around the corner. I know you’re pumped to watch the game with friends and cheer on your Minnesota Vikings, but I wanted to talk to you about something.

Lamb: A little North Dakota love for Coco

Dear Conan O’Brien, I know it’s been a hard couple of weeks, with rumors, then confirmation that your short tenure as the “Tonight Show” host would come to an end. Sorry to hear that.

Lamb: Late night shuffle

Who says, “There are no second acts in American lives?”

Lamb’s beef with Cusack

With the holiday season coming to an end, so ends one of the most stressful times of the year for some people – all the nerds who fret over year-end lists.

Lamb: Cherry T Ball takes a bow

In some larger metropolises, formal holiday balls are a big part of the season.

• Rick "Reverend" Raven plays guitar in 2007

Lamb: Taking issue with the war on Christmas

Every year around this time, I am asked the same questions: “Do you really need another cocktail wiener,” “It’s getting late, shouldn’t you go home,” and “Do you think we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas?”

Lamb: This year, say it with holiday tchotchkes

In case you didn’t learn your lesson at Thanksgiving, or shopping on Black Friday, I’m here to tell you that especially during this holiday season, there definitely is too much of a good thing.

Lamb: I’ve got a beef with ‘Twilight’

I have a bone to pick with the “Twilight” series: Where’s the beef?

Lamb: FM Symphony to make history

Even before the first note at tonight’s concert, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra has struck a chord nationally.