Notes From All Over, Noon Edition -- May 15, 2020

Williston: This is so, so cool. Thirty 3 opens in Williston. Link here.

Opening a new business is always a risk, but it's even more so during a global pandemic. Lounge Thirty 3, a new wine, beer and espresso establishment opens Wednesday in Williston.

Owner Megan Wold has been working on the project since late 2019 but faced delays because she was expecting her fourth child, then came COVID-19.

She said she didn't have to make too many adjustments from the Governor's guidelines for reopening bars and restaurants because she already operates on a small scale.

"We're thinking because they know how small the space is anyways and that they know the environment that they're looking to get into, if they didn't feel comfortable, they wouldn't come out. So that's kind of our thought-process with the lounge. And of course you know we are going to sanitize between each customer and everything like that," says Wold.

Polar bears: anyone paying attention knows that the polar bears are doing just fine, thank you. There are so many positive stories regarding polar bears, but here's one from Watts Up With That? 

• northwest Atlantic
• harp seal population surging; at 7.6 million, up from 7.4 million in 2014
• harp seals are important for Davis Strait polar bears
• some say the bear population may have grown substantially since the last survey in 2007
• Davis Strait is the only subpopulation of polar bears officially considered to have 'likely increased' at 2018 by Environment Canada;

Murphy Oil: to close Legacy Arkansas, Calgary offices.

Canadian dollar, link here: sinks from a high of $0.7130 to $0.7087 over last twelve hours.

Just chill:

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