What is "Neighbors?"

We all have them. Maybe they are just a peek over the back yard fence or on the other side of the pasture or wheat field.

They are everyday people on the surface, but underneath they possess a unique quality. They may even participate in celebrations, rituals or traditions that are significant to a community or family.

Each month a Tribune photographer will document these unique circumstances and people to offer a brief glimpse of what makes them your neighbors.

Being a Big Brother

Paired as Big Brother and Little Brother in 2004, it took Jeremy Rush and Jordan Skaley, then 8 years old, about a year to get used to each other.

Railroading

For four years Dave Schmaltz worked as a plumber. But after local construction jobs dramatically dipped in the early 1970s, he was out of a job. He turned to something familiar for work.

The Cards

Ask anyone playing cards at the Burleigh County Senior Center in Bismarck and they will tell you at least three things about why they show up every week.

The Hotel

At 6 Wednesday morning last week, Mike Nilles heard a loud knocking on his bedroom window. It was his sister and co-worker, Judy Muth. He needed to go to work at Days Inn earlier than planned because the breakfast cook scheduled was a no-show. So the 44-year-old disabled veteran took it in stride and did what he was expected to do; show up and work.

Passion for Music

Adam Twardowski, a senior at Century High School in Bismarck, believes music should be in everyone's life.