Good morning, Minot.

F5 staff in Minot use their own past challenges to help formerly incarcerated individuals and those battling addiction rebuild their lives, offering support for practical needs like securing IDs and pursuing degrees + managing a men’s shelter on 212 South Broadway.

Local fundraiser Operation Homebound raised about $31K with donations from Qdoba and Jersey Mike’s to help 105 airmen from the Air Force Base travel home for the holidays this season (further contributions may be made via Venmo or the chamber’s office on 20th Avenue SW).

Volunteers placed over 1,000 wreaths on veterans’ graves at Rosehill Memorial Park Cemetery on Saturday, Dec.

13 + U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Joyce, retired, and local groups joined the annual tribute to honor fallen heroes.

Minot residents will join the 126th annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec.

27 at 8 a.m. at Prairie Sky Breads, organized by the National Audubon Society (the event helps track local bird populations).

Minot free dumping is offered at the City Landfill for sanitation customers with valid water bills from Dec.

22 to Jan. 3 to manage trash, and tree dumpsters will be available at 16th St SW & 16th Ave SW and 11th St NW & 4th Ave NW until Jan. 16.

City offers free holiday trash disposal for sanitation customers at the City Landfill from Dec.

22 to Jan. 3 if they show a current water bill — dumpsters for real Christmas trees will be available at two Oak Park sites from Dec. 22 to Jan. 16.

DRIVE Band Live Performance

9:30-11:30 p.m. — The Original Bar and Nightclub — Cover charge information not specified — Enjoy a vibrant night of live music with DRIVE in the heart of Minot.