With heavy hearts, we have sad news to share. Due to the rising costs of production and printing, along with falling subscription numbers, the decision was made to cease publishing North Dakota Horizons magazine at the end of 2023. The final issue of North Dakota Horizons will be the winter 2023 magazine. As a result of this difficult decision, no subscription sales or renewals will be offered after January 1, 2023. All current subscriptions will be honored through their end date in 2023. The option to purchase a limited number of individual issues is available at a cost of $6 each for the final four issues printed in 2023. These can be purchased through our website, www.ndhorizons.com, or by calling in to our office at 1-866-462-0744. We will continue to share the beauty of North Dakota through our scenic calendar. Watch for information this summer on purchasing the 2024 North Dakota Horizons scenic calendar. We thank you for your support of North Dakota Horizons magazine.

When Hunter Pinke was a fifth-grade student in Wishek, he dreamed of becoming a college basketball star at the University of North Dakota (UND) like his grandpa, Fred. “Growing up in a small town in North Dakota, you are a big fish in a little pond,” says Pinke. “I tried to push myself to not only be the best player in the town or district, but in the state, to have a shot to play at UND.” However, dreams change and life happens, and in the fall of 2016, Pinke ended up playing tight end on UND’s football team instead. Three years later, a major event in Pinke’s life again altered the course of his future dreams.