Fargo Central High School alumni reminisce about the fire that destroyed their school 55 years ago today
In the mid-1960 s, a fire in Fargo upended the lives of hundreds of Fargo High School students. Central High burned on April 19, 1966, leaving seniors with an interrupted final year and requiring Central students to share space with students at the newly built North High School. Several alums share their memories of those wild days. 8:32 am, Apr. 19, 2021 ×
Fargo Central High School caught fire around lunchtime on April 19, 1966. The fire was thought to be caused by a malfunction in a heating plant within the school. All eight units of the city s fire fighting equipment were on hand, along with 76 firemen, including off-duty firefighters. The snowstorm complicated firefighting as 30 mile per hour winds fanned the flames. It took four hours to put it out.Photo courtesy: NDSU Archives
With F-M covid numbers on the rise, walk-ins now accepted at vaccination sites
With Covid numbers increasing again, local hospitals and public health are taking walk-ins at vaccination sites. Some are accepting people as young as 16. Written By: Kevin Wallevand | 6:42 pm, Apr. 6, 2021
FARGO Outside the old Gordman s store Tuesday, April 6, the parking lot was full as hundreds showed up for vaccinations from Essentia Health, Cass County Public Health and Sanford Health.
Cathy and Jim Ohnstad of Fargo are snowbirds who just came home and were able to walk right in to get vaccinated. Oh yeah, it was great, Jim Ohnstad said. We stopped by one other spot and they said we needed an appointment, so we came here and walked in.