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Rob Beer

FCC Digital Content Manager

Rob Beer is the digital content manager for Forum Communications and is the editor of The Rink Live.

A 1993 graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead, he began working for Forum Communications Co. in 1991. He also assists with other content and projects produced by the company.

He has served in a variety of roles with The Forum and Forum Communications, including graphic artist, reporter, copy editor, assistant sports editor, presentation editor and manager of Forum News Service. Early in his career, he was a sports writer for The Journal in New Ulm, Minn., and the sports editor for the Huron (S.D.) Plainsman. He is a native of Princeton, Minn.

Languages: English

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Prep
Here's why Hockey Day North Dakota won't take place this winter
The committee that last put on the event this past January made the decision early this fall to postpone the event on the Jamestown campus.
December 13, 2022 02:00 PM
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By  Rob Beer
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Northland Outdoors
26 new CWD cases found in North Dakota deer
State officials have now discovered 70 positive cases since 2009, the year the disease was first detected in North Dakota.
February 23, 2022 05:01 PM
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By  Rob Beer
Northland Outdoors
NDGF reminds anglers of winter fishing regulations
It is only legal to release fish back into the water immediately after they are caught. Once a fish is held in a bucket or on a stringer, they can no longer be legally released in any water.
December 15, 2021 09:23 AM
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By  Doug Leier
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Pro
Wild look to make it seven in a row as they take on Sharks
The Wild enter Thursday's action in first place in the Western Conference. Another victory would give the Wild the third-longest winning streak in franchise history.
December 09, 2021 11:51 AM
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By  Field Level Media
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Northland Outdoors
ND Outdoors: Understanding the Meadowlark Initiative
The initiative is designed to provide biodiversity and prosperity for wildlife, pollinators, ranching operations and communities.
December 06, 2021 09:17 AM
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By  North Dakota Game and Fish Department
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Northland Outdoors
Frisch: The do-nothing bobber rig catches fish
The last couple winter fishing seasons, the importance of minnows presented in a “do nothing” fashion under bobbers has been obvious to Mike Frisch in catching more crappies and walleyes.
December 02, 2021 05:00 PM
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By  By Mike Frisch / Special to Forum News Service
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Northland Outdoors
ND Outdoors: What can ice anglers expect this winter?
Water levels after the summer drought "could be better," fisheries division chief Greg Power said. While fish populations are not at record levels, they are still above average, he said.
December 02, 2021 08:24 AM
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By  Forum News Service
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Northland Outdoors
First-time RV renter shares what it's like to get behind the wheel
Late last summer, our family decided to go camping in Bismarck in a Jayco Greyhawk we rented from a Fargo outlet. With COVID-19 regulations, it made a lot of sense.
March 21, 2021 05:05 AM
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By  Rob Beer
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Inside TRL
Wild West Rink voted the best of the backyard rinks
The Rink Live asked for submissions to showcase backyard rinks across the region during the winter of 2019-2020. Then our readers picked their favorites.
March 01, 2020 05:10 AM
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By  Rob Beer
Artist Terry Redlin is seen outside the Redlin Art Center in Watertown, S.D., in this undated photo. Special to The Forum
Community
Artist Terry Redlin dies, was nation's top artist for nine years in a row
WATERTOWN, S.D. -- A famed South Dakota artist died Sunday and while Terry Redlin wasn't able to put a brush to canvas since his retirement nearly a decade ago, his legacy remains strong in homes throughout the nation.
April 25, 2016 01:13 PM
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By  Rob Beer