There are many things this post title could allude to - the frigid temperatures, fields of sunflowers, or homemade lefse at the farmer's market - but I wanted to give a shout-out to the people of this state. They are known for being friendly, honest, and hard-working.When we moved here, Haley was 4 months old and we had to stop every few hours to feed her. Somewhere in the deserted middle of the state we pulled off at a seemingly empty exit (hoping for some privacy, you know?). In the 30 minutes we were there, about 4 cars stopped to ask if we 
needed help. Coming from the crowded, anonymous north-Seattle neighborhood we'd been living in, we were very surprised. It was only the beginning of what we'd learn about our new fellow North Dakotans. When we saw the following story in this Sunday's newspaper, we just shook our heads and said, "Only in North Dakota!".
needed help. Coming from the crowded, anonymous north-Seattle neighborhood we'd been living in, we were very surprised. It was only the beginning of what we'd learn about our new fellow North Dakotans. When we saw the following story in this Sunday's newspaper, we just shook our heads and said, "Only in North Dakota!".Purse, $2,500 is returned:
A Bismarck woman who lost a purse containing $2,500 in cash at a local Wal-Mart got it back - with all the money still inside. Ruby Hebert, 75, said the purse also contained credit cards and her identification cards. She had withdrawn the cash for Christmas shopping because she had run out of checks. Hebert said she can't describe her appreciation for the honesty of the woman who found the purse and turned it in to store officials.
