tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post115173261433662015..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: "A work of love"GrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1152172388956072272006-07-06T02:53:00.000-05:002006-07-06T02:53:00.000-05:00finally!!! ever since i started to go to UND (5 ye...finally!!! ever since i started to go to UND (5 years ago) i was realy imbarrased by the state of that fountain. It was in such bad shape... the only fountian on campus and they couldnt even make water fall off the edge all the way arround. It was always full of green gook and such... it was a sad site... i cant wait to see the finished product... it will make that nice area down there not look..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1152168666026672422006-07-06T01:51:00.000-05:002006-07-06T01:51:00.000-05:00Leave it to a rabid NDSU fan to try to sour a nice...Leave it to a rabid NDSU fan to try to sour a nice story about UND. Very typical...sad, really.GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1152168094407977862006-07-06T01:41:00.000-05:002006-07-06T01:41:00.000-05:00Ah ben, don't get your panties in a bunch. My post...Ah ben, don't get your panties in a bunch. My post tied perfectly into this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151958471009300842006-07-03T15:27:00.000-05:002006-07-03T15:27:00.000-05:00Ben, I'm not sure if anyone knows quite yet when t...Ben, I'm not sure if anyone knows quite yet when the restoration will be done. "Sometime next spring" seems to be the best answer right now. I suppose as work gets underway, it will start to become clearer just how long the project will take.<BR/><BR/>BTW, John Colle Rogers sent me an email the other day saying that the fountain is now in California. It is loaded in crates right now.GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151957963576219172006-07-03T15:19:00.000-05:002006-07-03T15:19:00.000-05:00nanobison...seems interesting that you are labelin...nanobison...seems interesting that you are labeling me as a fargo hater when you came on a thread about a gift to UND including the restoration of a fountain and began talking about how great fargo is...keeping on topic, what is the timeline for having the fountain back...will it be before graduation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151957862638722722006-07-03T15:17:00.000-05:002006-07-03T15:17:00.000-05:00I'm probably just helping to further the off-topic...I'm probably just helping to further the off-topic posts here, but I think that Scheels will probably also be building a brand new store somewhere in GF in the next few years. They have no room for expansion at their current store, so I'm guessing they will probably build a totally new much bigger building farther south.<BR/><BR/>Back to the fountain...GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151915019980750852006-07-03T03:23:00.000-05:002006-07-03T03:23:00.000-05:00I'm not sure how a thread about a historic fountai...I'm not sure how a thread about a historic fountain went down the Scheels/Cabelas road...<BR/><BR/>Oh well. Personally, I like the fountain better than either store, but then that's just me. :)GrandForksGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151906599083850192006-07-03T01:03:00.000-05:002006-07-03T01:03:00.000-05:00Hey rick, it just adds to the shopping. Most of th...Hey rick, it just adds to the shopping. Most of the people going on it, when I was there, were the children with another adult, while the other parent/relative did shopping...<BR/><BR/>Ben, what are you talking about? Quit being such a fargo-hater and come and check it out! <BR/><BR/>jgs, Grand Forks doesn't have a Cabela's. East Grand Forks, MN does. At 60,000 sqft for that store ( according to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151897795976095022006-07-02T22:36:00.000-05:002006-07-02T22:36:00.000-05:00Nanobison...are all the Fargo sports enthousiasts ...Nanobison...are all the Fargo sports enthousiasts compensating for something??? hmmm, interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151870498455737852006-07-02T15:01:00.000-05:002006-07-02T15:01:00.000-05:00UND does spend a lot on sports. I'm excited to see...UND does spend a lot on sports. I'm excited to see the refurbished fountain.<BR/>Nanobison: why do they need a ferris wheel in there!?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624486843448638774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151851926231913512006-07-02T09:52:00.000-05:002006-07-02T09:52:00.000-05:00It's heartening to see financial legacies to UND d...It's heartening to see financial legacies to UND designated to things other than sports! The fountain is one of the most beautiful aspects of the campus. It's like a kinetic sculpture and seems to elicit a feeling of repose and serenity, especially in its location at the bend of the coulee. Thank you, Rogers family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151823083186116832006-07-02T01:51:00.000-05:002006-07-02T01:51:00.000-05:00Another thing many UND students will notice on the...Another thing many UND students will notice on the way to UND is the new Scheels store in Fargo, (since many of them will most likely be driving through Fargo at some point). The place is absolutely incredible and puts anything Cabella's, Gander Mountain, Outdoor Sportsman, or any other similar store could come up with to shame.<BR/><BR/>I invite you all to come on down and see how it's supposed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151784720285717192006-07-01T15:12:00.000-05:002006-07-01T15:12:00.000-05:00great picture is right...now we know what the foun...great picture is right...now we know what the fountain once looked like. Shame on UND for letting it deteriorate to the current condition. And thanks to the generous gift, hopefully it will get a profound restoration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-1151733985858640392006-07-01T01:06:00.000-05:002006-07-01T01:06:00.000-05:00Whoa, great picture you've found there!Whoa, great picture you've found there!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624486843448638774noreply@blogger.com