Skating sisters: Sisters who rose through ranks now run Moorhead Ice Show 
Somehow, it just makes sense that sisters Dawn Frisch-Franklin and Shelly Frisch-Schreiner would have birthdays just one day apart.
Their lives have been intertwined from the time they were kids – so different in personality but the same in their commitment to the figure skaters of Moorhead and Fargo.
INFORUM, 03/14/2013
The Great Indoors with Tracy Briggs: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with ‘potato’ candies
When you’re talking about St. Patrick’s Day cuisine most likely the staples come to mind: corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, Irish soda bread, and of course green beer. But how often do you hear about dessert?INFORUM, 03/13/2013
Parenting Perspectives: Morning is not my friend
I can almost see him now – the curly-haired cowboy riding his horse through the Oklahoma corn field, Technicolor blue skies framing his handsome face. “Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day.”INFORUM, 03/11/2013
The Great Indoors with Tracy Briggs: Nothing says ‘I love you’ like bacon roses
I’m not sure when I first started to notice that people on Facebook had gone a little nuts. Well, let’s qualify that. Some people on Facebook have always been a little nuts. But about a year ago, I began to see a really weird obsession: People posting their love of bacon.INFORUM, 02/27/2013
The Great Indoors with Tracy Briggs: Chocolate, strawberries pair for romantic treats
Valentine’s Day is here, and for those of you in a panic because you haven’t done anything special for your amour, there’s still time.INFORUM, 02/13/2013
The Great Indoors with Tracy Briggs: Get creative with all those extra T-shirts
It seems like every time you turn around someone is giving you a T-shirt. You run a race, you join a club, you give money to a fundraiser. You get a shirt, you get a shirt, you get a shirt.INFORUM, 02/06/2013
The Great Indoors with Tracy Briggs: Jalapeno dip great for the game
Let’s be honest, some of us go to Super Bowl parties just for the food. I must say that’s the case for one of my favorite co-workers, LaurelLee Loftsgard.INFORUM, 01/30/2013
Parenting Perspectives: Making clothes for kids is ‘sew’ overrated
My name is Tracy, and I’m sewing challenged. I’m admitting this today in hope that my children’s future teachers, coaches and club advisers will never again expect me to sew, stitch or do anything remotely crafty.INFORUM, 01/28/2013
The Great Indoors with Tracy Briggs: Unusual takes on traditional cakes
The other day while scrolling through Facebook, my friend Shannon Olson posted a picture of a cake she had just made. Shannon is famous for her creations. As the writer of the “Vintage North Dakota Kitchen” blog on Areavoices, she never ceases to amaze with her creative turn on some standard dishes.INFORUM, 01/16/2013
Great Indoors: Using feng shui to bring balance, joy to your home 
Is feng shui the secret to a happier home life? The ancient Chinese might say so and some modern day Midwesterners too. What is feng shui? According to About.com:
INFORUM, 01/09/2013

