A child runs through a tunnel in one of the play structures in one of the gyms at the downtown Fercho YMCA. Dave Wallis / The Forum

After a high school student introduced him last year to origami, the traditional Japanese art of folding paper, Frank Jirik, 9, of Fargo, wanted to find out more about it. He turned to YouTube to find videos for instructions and ideas. He first made a heart out of a dollar bill. “I can make a crane in about a minute (with one piece of paper),” he says adding that the hardest piece he made used 30 pieces of paper and took about an hour to make. “A lot of things are made out of triangles,” he explains. The shapes of paper are then inserted into the other pieces. There is no glue or tape used in any of the pieces. “I try to invent shapes, but I’m not too good at that,” he tells modestly. Last year, he made pieces for his Bennett Elementary School classmates as gifts several times. He says he plans on doing the same for his 21 classmates this year too. (The Moorhead Public Library has started an origami club that meets monthly.)
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Bev Carr holds a stuffed bear on her lap as she listens to a selection of songs presented by the Fargo-Moorhead Area Music Club Noteables Choir Monday at Bethany on University in Fargo. The Noteables will be giving free concerts at various locations all week long around the community. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Leyah Ward, 7, of Fargo, visits with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus during the special event at the Fraser, Ltd.’s Eleventh Annual Festival of Trees, Friday at the Fargodome. The event featured games, art projects, sleigh rides and free cookies. Over 150 Christmas trees are on display for viewing during regular business hours and special events at the FARGODOME through December 2nd. Dave Wallis / The Forum

World War II vet Aubrey Thomas, of Moorhead, will be 90 years old on Saturday. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Corn flows from a truck that is being unloaded at the West Central Ag Services terminal Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Ulen. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Two of the 99% demonstrators draw attention to two demonstrators for the 1% who staged a counter rally on the other side of the street as a group called Occupy Fargo-Moorhead demonstrates Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, afternoon at Broadway and 2nd Avenue North to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York. The event is part of an international movement called “Global Action Day. Dave Wallis / The Forum

North Dakota State University students cheer as they hold giant portraits of head football coach Craig Bohl and player Marcus Williams during the Saturday game against Illinois State at the Fargodome. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Four of the six Blue Angels fly past a spectator sitting on top of “Duggy”, a DC-3/C-47 Skytrain plane based at the Fargo Air Museum, during their performance in the Fargo AirSho Sunday, August 14, 2011. Dave Wallis / The Forum

We appreciated Dave lining up a great foreground/background relationship for this photo. That is not easily done at airshows.

The Blue Angels break away out of formation as they near the end of their performance at the  Fargo AirSho Saturday, August 13, 2011. The show continues Sunday. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Dave Wallis and David Samson both made lots of great photos of the Fargo Airsho, but this was the best of the best.