Gazette 6-20-16 - Ransom County Gazette

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Monday, June 20, 2016
The Official Newspaper
for Ransom County
“Serving Ransom County Since 1881”
VOLUME 135 - ISSUE NUMBER 10 - USPS 455-540 SECTION A
the winter.
According to Kiser, as soon as
their savings account is depleted,
they are done. Without a miracle,
he doesn’t know where they will
go.
The club has been told that their
members would have the option of
joining another club such as McLeod or Enderlin. This is an option
but it will not be the same as having
their own VFW Post
right in town.
“The state says
were are not giving
back enough to the
community,”
said
Kiser. “We have not
stopped making donations to groups in
town. Our charitable donations have
continued. Without
our building we have no way of
making money other than with our
charitable gaming.”
An emergency meeting was
held Sunday, June 12 at the Cattleman’s Club to discuss options.
According to Kiser there are a few
who don’t want to give up but for
him, this was a death blow to years
of planning and work on his part
and the part of the building committee. Members of the building
committee are: Auddie Quast, Mike
Carroll, Clint Devitt and Kiser.
For now, the fate of Lisbon’s
VFW Frank Summerfield Post
3363 hangs in limbo. Without
funding, they can not build. Without a building they can not raise
funds to continue to operate.
The ‘Little Yellow House’ becomes ‘Craft Event Center’ with all
kinds of possibilities. When the house spoke to her, MaryBeth
Answered, “Yes.”
She was thinking it would make
a nice rental for one of her grown
sons at the time. She knew it was
a fixer upper, but she wanted to do
the work to bring it to life again.
She was also hoping that her son,
Todd, 30, would help with renovations, which he has. Wade, 32, is
married and lives in Spicer, MN
with his wife and two children.
Their youngest son, Chad would
have been 27 this year. He passed
By Terri Kelly Barta
Ransom County voters either
voted by mail early or went to the
polls for Tuesday’s Primary Election on June 14. The county has
released the unofficial results. The
results remain unofficial until the
votes are canvassed.
This year there were 1,150 total
voters from Ransom County. Broken down that is 841 residents voted by mail and 309 residents voted
at the Ransom County Courthouse
community room on June 14. The
voting was down a little bit from
the last primary election, but not
bad for a Primary, according to
County Auditor Kristi Johnson. It
is expected that the number of voters will increase for the General
Election in November.
The races that were decided on
June 14 were the Enderlin and Lisbon city councils, the park boards
for the two cities, and city measures. These were final votes and
will not be on the ballot in November. The results for Lisbon City
Council are LyDell Mairs 341, Jerry Gemar 328, and Jeremy Waliser
253, Lyle Thomason 239, David
Cole, Sr. 100, and nine write-in
votes. The three council members
are Mairs, Gemar, and Waliser. For
Lisbon Park Board Jesse Tooley,
the only candidate running, for
one of the three positions available, received 398 votes. Writeins received 67 votes with Marcus
Rondestvedt and Sue Nilsen each
getting enough votes to win the
other two seats.
away four years ago.
MaryBeth
along with her
mother bought the house. The ladies surprised her husband Ron,
with the announcement that they
bought a house.
“He wasn’t thrilled about it
at first,” said Wallner. “He was
imagining himself having to do all
the work and there was plenty of
work.”
To his credit, her husband, Ron,
has done some of the projects including cement work on the driveway, finishing the sidewalk at the
end of which MaryBeth wanted
patio bricks, and other jobs she
needed help with.
“When it gets heavy or a Bobcat is needed, I get called,” said
Ron with a laugh. “Otherwise it
is her project and she is doing the
work.”
It really is MaryBeth’s project
although she said that Ron taught
her how to use a jig saw, a chop
saw and a skill saw.
“I only cut one board on the
skill saw,” she laughed.
MaryBeth started out calling it
the “Little Yellow House” and the
more she worked on it, the more
she realized that it was a special
YELLOW HOUSE..
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Fair Board approves Race Car
Drivers Hall of Fame building
Michael Hoaby came to the June 13 meeting of
the Ransom County Fair Association Board to request
approval for a Hall of Fame for Race Car Drivers
building which would remain on the fairgrounds to
the east of the grandstand. Hoaby told the board that
the building will be made of black walnut with front
glass doors. Brass plaques with names of the honored
race car drivers on them would be displayed in the
building. He said he has three sponsors for the project
already. Hoaby is also planning an Induction Ceremony to be held this fall. He said a walkway, fence and
American Flag are part of the project. The Sheyenne
River Speedway Association would take care of insurance for the building.
“I don’t really see any negatives,” said Joe Laudert, Lifetime member of the Fair Board.
Various board members nodded their heads in
agreement. Mark Aabrekke, fair board member, made
a motion to approve the new building on the fairgrounds. Jonathon Dick seconded the motion. Fair
WE ARE READ BY THE NICEST PEOPLE: GARY AND MARILYN LOVGREN, VERONA, ND
Election results from Ransom County polls
The Little Yellow House spoke to her
and MaryBeth Wallner said, ‘Yes’
The little yellow house at 212
4th Ave. West in Lisbon first got
her attention when MaryBeth
Wallner would walk by it on her
way to Lisbon High School.
“I just always liked this house,”
said Wallner.
A few decades later, she was
going by the house and there was
a ‘For Sale’ sign in front. Once
again the house was calling her.
1.00
Majority vote by mail...
VFW building project
hits major roadblock
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Lisbon’s VFW Frank Summerfield Post 3363 was dealt a crushing
blow by the State of North Dakota.
“The state changed the rules on
us,” said Cale Kiser, commander.
“We were going forward with the
understanding that we could use 70
percent of the charitable gaming
funds toward our building. Bismarck changed the rules and said
we now can only
use 35 percent of
gaming funds toward our building.”
This decision
has created a real
dilemma for the
club. Without a
building they can
not raise funds to
build. They have
applied for grants
from several entities without any
luck. Their only source of income
besides their charitable gaming
funds is what they can sell within
their building, which does not exist
any longer.
“The decision by the Attorney
Generals Office, division of charitable gaming crushed my heart,”
said Kiser. “I am just broken over
this. I don’t know what we will
do.”
The club has already paid deposits to the contractors and were
expecting to break ground on the
building on June 1. The plan was to
build on the old site across from the
bus barn on Main Street in Lisbon.
They had planned to put up the
shell and work on the inside over
$
Board members Abbrekke, Dick, J.J. Shishehbor,
Kenny Coleman, Shelly Altman, Joe Laudert, Paulette Laudert, Sebastian Ertelt, and Tom Nord all approved the motion.
The fair board has been working on preparation for
the 2016 Ransom County Fair scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25-28. One of the orders of business was
to vote on hiring Rocky Top Petting Zoo for a cost
of $2,500 plus motel rooms for Friday and Saturday
nights. Ertelt made the motion with Shishehbor seconding the motion. All approved.
Shelly Altman, treasurer, will send a contract for
the band Whiskey 7,who will be playing on Saturday,
August 27 from 9 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Le Carlblom, representing the Sheyenne River
Speedway asked about how the tickets for the races
would be handled this year. He was told by the board
FAIR BOARD..
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For Enderlin City Council results for the four candidates running for three open spots: Shelly
Hanson 142, Kevin Bunn 130,
Chris J. Sandvig 120, and Christy
Anderson 49. Hanson, Bunn, and
Sandvig kept their seats. Three
candidates ran for Enderlin Park
Board with the following results:
Gary Adair 143, Ross Berglund
137, and Lisa Mangler 136 with
two write in votes.
Measures on this ballot include
a State Referred Measure No. 1, a
Lisbon City Measure No.2, and a
city Measure No. 1 which is on the
ballot every four years, whether or
not to publish the minutes of the
city’s governing body in the official city newspaper for the next
four years in Enderlin and Lisbon.
Both Lisbon and Enderlin voted to publish the city minutes in
their respective newspapers. Lisbon Measure No. 1 received 411
votes to publish and 33 votes to not
publish minutes. Enderlin Measure
No. 1 received 148 votes to publish
and 13 votes not to publish.
Lisbon had another city measure, Measure No. 2 which proposed a change in the Home Rule
Charter that would delete the current limit on the mill levies the
City may impose. It was voted
down with 318 votes. One hundred
and twenty voters voted to approve. The current mill levies cap
will stay as written.
The State Referred Measure
No. 1 (the corporate farming ownership) is the result of Senate Bill
No.2351, passed by the 2015 ND
Legislative Assembly, would allow the ownership or leasing of
up to 640 acres of land for the operation of a dairy farm or swine
production facility by a domestic
corporation or limited liability
company. Senate Bill 2351 would
also require the agriculture commissioner to develop reporting and
monitoring rules to ensure compliance. This measure was soundly
defeated in Ransom County with
908 voting against and 188 votes
in favor. Statewide this measure
was defeated by a vote of 99.045
against it and 31,787 votes in favor.
All five candidates for the three
positions of County Commissioner
will go on to the General Election
in November. Results of the county
race in the Primary was as follows:
Connie Gilbert 819, George Bunn
678, Steve Dick 611, Kevin Bishop 495, and Chris Sandvig 465.
The only race on the “party”
side of the ballot which voters
could only vote one political column was for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor. Doug Burgum
easily defeated Wayne Stenehjem
in Ransom County as well as statewide.
The Republican Party results
on the Primary Election ballot
from Ransom County are as follows: For US Senator John Hoeven 691, US Representative Kevin
Cramer 619, State Senator District
24 Eldred Knutson 213, State Senator District 26 Jason Heitkamp
397, State Representative District
24 Dwight Kiefert 201 and Daniel
Johnston 201, State Representative
District 26 Kathy Skroch 360, and
Sebastian (Seabass) Ertelt 331.
Governor and Lt. Government
Wayne Stenehjem/Nicole Poolman
220, Doug Burgum/Brent Sanford 527, Paul J. Sorum/Michael
Coachman 16. State Auditor Josh
Gallion 607, State Treasurer Kelly
L. Schmidt 619, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread 600, and
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak 606. These are only
Ransom County results.
By Janet Hansen
Charlie and Debbie Armstrong
will be retiring this summer after
operating the Armstrong Funeral
Home for 31 years. The business
has been owned and operated by the
Armstrong family for 62 years and
the business itself dates back to the
late 1800s.
The business has been sold and
will continue to serve the Lisbon,
Enderlin, and Gwinner communities under new ownership. An
announcement as to who will be
taking over the business will follow
later this summer.
The Armstrongs plan to remain
in their Lisbon home following their
retirement and are looking forward
to being able to spend more quality
time with family. They are also hoping to complete a variety of projects
which they have started but have not
had time to finish. Charlie is also
looking forward to being able to do
more hunting and fishing.
The business has been in operation, under various ownership, for
nearly as long as the City of Lisbon
has been in existence. The business
was originally started by a gentleman by the name of John Challey.
Mr. Challey was born in Lisbon, IL on Nov. 24, 1862. His family moved to the Minneapolis area,
where he attended school until the
spring of 1879, at which time the
Challey family moved to Fargo, Dakota Territory.
In October of that same year,
about a month before his 18th birthday, John Challey went alone, with
a team of oxen, to an area near the
present site of Lisbon, ND, where
he staked a claim. According to his
obituary, from October of 1944, he
was the principal instigator in naming Lisbon after the town in Illinois
where he had been born.
Challey returned to Fargo for
a while, where he worked in the
Luger Furniture Store. He returned
to Lisbon in 1884 and worked as
a painter, decorator, and wallpaper
hanger.
In October of 1887 he married
Ragnild Benson, the daughter of
Lars Benson of Red Wing, MN.
A few years after their marriage,
Challey went into the furniture
and undertaking business. The first
Challey store was located on the
west side of Main Street, between
Second and Third Avenues. Later
he operated a store on the west side
of Main Street, between Fourth and
Fifth Avenues, where the north half
of Hodenattes is currently located.
In 1909 Challey purchased the
stock and business of the Lisbon
Furniture Company from A.B. Disney. A few years later he built a
new store on the west side of Main
Street, between Third and Fourth
Avenues, where Olson Accounting
is now located. The business opened
in that location in June of 1915.
Challey also owned a farm south
of Lisbon on the east side of Highway 32, just north of the Ransom/
Sargent county line.
In 1930 Challey purchased a
house at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Oak Street, across and west
from the Lisbon Hotel. He used the
home as a funeral home.
The Challeys had eight sons and
two daughters. One son, Dewey,
went into partnership with his father in the furniture and undertaking
business. Dewey carried on alone
after his father retired, owning the
business until 1948, when he sold
out to Russell Lee.
Lee operated the Russell Lee
Furniture and Funeral Home out of
the building known as the Muralt
Block (on the corner of Main Avenue and Sixth Street, where the Casual Living furniture store is located
today) until 1952, when Richard
“Dick” Armstrong, Charles’s father,
purchased the business.
R.L. “Dick” Armstrong was
born on March 26, 1920 to Lincoln L. and Ella C. (VanCamp)
Armstrong. He grew up in eastern
North Dakota, graduating from high
school in Drayton, ND, in Pembina
County. He joined the U.S. Navy
in 1939 and served with the Marine Corps in the South Pacific, as
a medical corpsman, during World
War II.
In March of 1944, while Dick
was working at a naval hospital,
one of his service buddies arranged
a blind date for him with a Navy
nurse. Apparently the two hit it off,
as, after a whirlwind courtship of
only ten days, Dick and the nurse,
Della “Dell” Runion, were married,
in Oakland, CA.
In accordance with military rules
at the time, Dell was discharged
from her military duties immediately after their marriage.
After Dick’s discharge in 1945,
they moved to Springfield, IL,
where they lived in a funeral home
at which Dick was working. He later enrolled at Worsham Mortuary
Science School in Chicago. During
the time Dick was attending school
and working there, Dell worked in
the psychiatric ward of Cook County Hospital, Chicago.
Dick did not enjoy life in the big
city of Chicago and longed to return
to the quieter life of North Dakota.
However, Dell wanted to stay in her
home state of Illinois. After experiencing some extreme flooding and
hearing of frequent tornadoes, Dick
often commented that North Dakota
never had disasters such as those.
After graduating from mortuary
science school in 1949, Dick con-
vinced Dell to move to North Dakota, at least temporarily. They moved
to Grafton, where he worked at the
Adams Funeral Home. During the
next spring, the area was hit by devastating overland flooding. Then,
during that summer, a tornado hit
the area, wiping out a whole family of migrants. After being proven wrong by those extreme North
Dakota weather events, Dick often
commented, “Never say ‘never.’ “
He had learned his lesson.
After working in the Grafton
area for a while, Dick started looking for a funeral home to purchase.
By that time Dell had become accustomed to living in the Midwest,
so he limited his area of search to
North and South Dakota and Minnesota. He had looked at the Russell Lee Funeral Home in Lisbon,
but was uneasy about the fact that
it included a furniture store and he
knew nothing about selling furniture. However, on his way back to
Grafton after checking out a funeral
home which was being offered for
sale in South Dakota, he decided to
drive through Lisbon and take one
The Democratic Party results
on the Primary Election ballot
from Ransom County are as follows: US Senate Eliot Glassheim
241, US Representative Chase
Iron Eyes 244, State Senator District 24 Larry Robinson 124, State
Senator District 26 Jim Dotzenrod
143, State Representative District
24 Naomi Muscha 120 and Sharon Buhr 103, State Representative District 26 Bill Amerman 133
and Jerry Kelsh 133. Governor/
Lt. Governor Marvin E. Nelson/
Joan Heckman 248, State Auditor
11 write in votes, State Treasurer
Tim Mathern 252, Insurance Commissioner Ruth Buffalo 241, Public Service Commissioner Marlo
Hunte-Beaubrun 240.
The Libertarian Party results
on the Primary Election in Ransom
County are as follows: US Senate
Robert N. Marquette 9, US Representative Jack Seaman 12, State
Senator District 24 no candidate,
no write in votes, State Senator
District 26 no candidate but two
write in votes, State Representative District 24 no candidate, no
write in votes, State Representative District 26 no candidate, one
write in vote, Governor/Lt. Governor Marty Riske/Joshua Voytek
10, State Auditor Roland Riemers
8, State Treasurer Eric Olson 9, Insurance Commissioner Nick Bata
10, Public Service Commission
Thomas Skadeland 9.
ELECTION...
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Charlie and Debbie looking forward to retirement...
Armstrong Funeral Home to change hands this summer
more look at the business which was
being offered for sale there.
Dick checked into the hotel and
then decided to go to the nearby
Fountain Inn, a combination restaurant and bakery on Main Street, for
a quick evening meal. While enjoying a bowl of tomato soup and a
grilled cheese sandwich, he noticed
a man standing at the counter buying some rolls. Dick recognized the
man as his former high school principal from Drayton, Don Holland.
Surprised to see someone he knew,
Dick got up and walked over to the
counter. Mr. Holland turned around
and immediately recognized his former student. “Well, Dickie, what are
you doing here?” he said.
Dick explained that he was just
passing through town on his search
for a funeral home to purchase and
had decided to take a second look at
the Russell Lee business which was
for sale.
Holland explained that he did
ARMSTRONG..
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Charlie and Debbie Armstrong will be retiring this summer after owning and operating the Armstrong Funeral Home for 31
years. The business, which has been in the Armstrong family for
62 years, has been sold. The name of the new owner will be announced later this summer.
Ransom County Gazette • June 20, 2016 • Page 2
L if e i s
Keeping Kelly
Good
by Terri Kelly Barta
Vertigo: Interesting word,
unpleasant symptom
Vertigo! Such an interesting
word and such an unpleasant symptom. It seems to come on suddenly
and the room twirls around. If you
are outside and you decide to bend
down and get a closer look at your
flowers, grab the chair next to you
because it appears as if the trees are
flying all over the place.
I had heard of Vertigo and have
even known some people who have
experienced it. It is very common.
Very unpleasant. Soon you realize
you can’t drive dizzy. In fact, all you
can do is lie down until it passes, if it
passes. One never knows.
In my understanding of what
the doctor said, Vertigo is usually
caused by an inner ear imbalance. It
can be a viral, infection in the ear,
ears packed with wax don’t help
either. It comes “out of the blue”
like in my case I woke up with it one
morning. It varies in degree for each
person. I, so far, consider myself one
of the lucky ones. No upset stomach.
Someone I know had it and laid
on the floor all day because of dizziness, only getting up long enough to
take care of normal body functions.
Being sick to her stomach was part
of her experience. One person had
it so bad he had to stop working for
awhile. For some, certain movements of their head causes dizziness.
In a worse case scenario, just look-
ing across the room and then moving
eyes to another place can cause dizziness. Some people get over it in a
day or two, for others it recurs.
An over the counter medication
called Meclezine helps with the
symptoms, according to the medical
professionals. Lying down until the
dizziness passes is good. Not moving quickly or bending down helps
keep dizziness at bay. Don’t drive
dizzy!
Physical Therapists are trained
in a maneuver that helps move the
crystals out of the ear to regain
the body’s balance. The technique
is called the Epley maneuver. The
problem is that it may not last very
long as the crystals in the ear can
move again. Some people have had
relief from the Epley. Some people
have found some relief from Meclezine. I didn’t have much nausea so
I didn’t get the drug that helps with
symptoms, but doesn’t cure the
problem.
Near as I can figure out, this is
something that happens in life that
we just have to bear. But we don’t
have to like it! I always tend to go
with the conservative treatment,
meaning if it goes away by itself,
fine, if not seek medical treatment.
I will drive again when I am reasonably convinced that I won’t be
dizzy...er.
Just A Note
by Jan Hansen
Enjoy June while it lasts
James Russell Lowell, a 19th
century American poet, once
penned the words, “And what is so
rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,
come perfect days.”
June is noted, especially by
those who enjoy warm yet not
unbearably hot weather, as being
one of the most pleasant months of
the year. June is a time when we
really start feeling like winter is
over for another year and we can
go outside without bundling up
with extra layers.
June is enjoyed by students and
teachers, simply because school
is out and they do not yet have to
prepare for returning to the classroom.
June has long been the most
popular month for weddings.
This may be, in part, because the
weather is more apt to be cooperative, at least in North Dakota, in
June than in most months. But it
may also be because the month is
believed to have been named after
Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage.
There is an old rhyme, author
unknown, that provides some oldfashioned and superstitious advice
on how to choose a wedding date.
It reads as follows: “Married when
the year is new, he’ll be loving,
kind and true. When February
birds do mate, You wed nor dread
your fate. If you wed when March
winds blow, joy and sorrow both
you’ll know. Marry in April when
you can, Joy for Maiden and for
Man.
Marry in the month of May, and
you’ll surely rue (deeply regret) the
day. Marry when June roses grow,
over land and sea you’ll go. Those
who in July do wed, must labor for
their daily bread. Whoever wed
in August be, many a change is
sure to see. Marry in September’s
shrine, your living will be rich and
fine. If in October you do marry,
love will come, but riches tarry. If
you wed in bleak November, only
joys will come, remember. When
December snows fall fast, marry
and true love will last.”
This indicates that June weddings might be good for those who
wish to travel. My husband and I
were married in August, which,
according to the rhyme, means to
expect many changes. We’ve definitely seen many changes over the
years, but I think that would be
true in most couples’ lives.
Since June is the most popular month for weddings, I thought
it might be fun to consider a few
more wedding traditions and
superstitions. For instance, rain on
your wedding day is considered to
be a sign of good luck.
Wedding rings are traditionally worn on the fourth finger of
the left hand because it was once
thought that a vein in that finger
led directly to the heart.
Queen Victoria started the
NOTE...continued pg 3
by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Grandbabies and giggles
A Look Back in Time
50 Years Ago
June 23, 1966
Creamery sold to Evenson
In a transaction announced this
week, the Lisbon Creamery, perhaps
the largest privately-owned industry in the city, was sold by Clarence
Krogstad to Gordon Evenson of Wahpeton. Evenson sold his interest in the
Evenson Produce Co. of Wahpeton to
his brother, with whom he had been in
partnership the past four years. Evenson said there will be few significant
changes in the creamery here. The
company will continue manufacturing butter, handling eggs and selling
feed, minerals, etc. There will be no
milk processing, as this operation is
trending towards larger metropolitan
plants. The creamery will continue
to job milk and make a local brand
available under its own label. Evenson is married and has four children,
Lela, 20, Debbie, 16, Gordon Jr. 7 and
Jeanne, 3.
40 Years Ago
June 24, 1976
Frey receives scholarship
MaryBeth Frey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl H. Frey, Jr., Lisbon
has bee awarded a Frank and Hattie Heimes Memorial Scholarship
from Valley City State College. Frey
graduated from Lisbon High School
in May. The memorial scholarship
is made possible through a 1972 gift
of $20,000 to Valley City State College honoring the memory of Barnes
County pioneers, Frank and Hattie
McPherson Heines.
25 Years Ago
June 24, 1991
Ransom County agrees to police
contract with Enderlin
Ransom Cpunty Sheriff Cal
Dupree reported to the Ransom
County Commission that the City
of Enderlin has agreed to a contract
that will give the County authority
to police the City. Dupree said that
Enderlin had agreed to a five and a
half year contract that will cost the
City approximately $54,000 per year.
The contract will cost the County
$12,000 per year. Except for salary
adjustments the contract will not be
negotiable for the first 18 months.
Two county deputies will live in
Enderlin. Dupree estimated that the
two added deputies would be the
equivalent of Enderlin having one
full-time and one half-time officer.
10 Years Ago
June 26, 2006
Beloved pastor is heading home
One of Lisbon’s most beloved
community members is leaving. Pastor Rich Lows’ last Sunday service
is June 18, 2006. He was the Pastor at First Baptist Church in Lisbon
and Sargent County Parish for the
last three years. Pastor Lows and his
wife, Rita, were planning on living
in Lisbon for six years, but because
of health reasons he is retiring early.
The Lows are heading to Comanche,
TX to live in the country home where
Mrs. Lows was raised.
This past weekend was a great
success when you look at grandbabies and giggles. We had the
opportunity to snuggle with our
granddaughter Marlee and her new
baby sister, our bonus grandbaby,
Brooklyn. We call her our bonus
grandbaby because she is no blood
kin nor legal relation, but we have
been accepted as her bonus grandparents because she is Marlee’s
sister. Marlee is our granddaughter
via our oldest son. Her mommy
and her Alex are Brooklyn’s
mommy and daddy.
We baby-sat the girls on Friday night in order for Mommy and
her Alex to go out for a date night,
the first since Brooklyn was born.
Brooklyn is very alert. She likes to
look around and see what is happening in her world. She is also
very verbal for a three-month-old
baby. At one point, Grampy asked
Marlee if Brooklyn was upset or
talking.
“Grampy, can’t you tell?”
asked Marlee. “She’s just talking.
When she is upset, she cries, loud,
really, really loud!”
And so it was. Baby Brooklyn
was just chatting about life as she
saw it from her baby swing.
The next day, after a sleep over
with our Marlee, we took off for
Bismarck for Marlee to see her
daddy and for us to get in some
hugs with our four and a half year
old granddaughter, Lacie. What a
little charmer she is!
Lacie has beautiful curly hair.
Way curly hair. She is a spit-fire,
with her mommy’s spirit and her
daddy’s wit. Grampy called her
“Squirt” and she replied, “I not
squirt, I Lacie May Brown!”
No nickname for her!
Our dog, Gracie was along for
the trip and seemed to enjoy the
time with the grandkids. Having to
be put in grandpuppy Jack’s kennel
was not her favorite thing. Gracie
loves the grandkids and does not
like to be separated from them.
On day three with Marlee we
were enjoying the deck at our
house and going on adventures.
The biggest adventure came
when we brought baby Brooklyn
to our house for a couple of hours
while waiting for her parents to
return from a quick trip out of
state. It was the first time Gracie
met a baby human. She was fascinated by Brooklyn. I think the
feeling was mutual from the look
on Brooklyn’s face when she saw
Gracie, who is bigger than Marlee.
Brooklyn’s eyes opened wide and
she just stared at the very big dog
with floppy curly ears.
Giggles and laughter and
spilled pop were the activities of
the days we spent together. These
are the things memories are made
of. Hearing Marlee call out, “I’m
ok!” following a tumble from a
perch she was playing on is wonderful to hear. The laughter of
kids at play and the giggle of baby
Brooklyn melts your heart. Add in
Lacie being so grown up showing
us all the things she can do like
hula hooping and coloring.
Grandbabies and giggles, yup...
Life is good!
Lloyd Omdahl
Former Lt. Governor of ND • Former UND Political Science professor
Hoops, Red Tape bog down sex trafficking effort
Frustration is rampant among applicants for $1.25 million appropriated by the last legislative session for training programs to help victims
of sex trafficking.
The appropriation was passed with an emergency clause which means
that the program could have begun as soon as the bill was signed by the
governor. This was done in April of 2015, grants were approved, but the
money was still tied up in the bureaucracy as of May, 2016.
An overlooked hurdle in the process was the need for sponsorship
of grants by city or county governing boards. In exasperation, grantees
referred to the requirements as jumping through hoops and unnecessary
hindrances.
Complaints about government red tape and regulations have always
been common at every level of government. The problem is accountability.
What grant recipients regard as “jumping through hoops” is seen by
policymakers as protection of public funds from being diverted to unintended expenditures. The implementing agency must answer to the legislature and the public for waste. The taxpayers complain just as loudly
when diversions occur.
Years ago, the federal government gave big bucks to state agencies
and local governments for fighting crime. Then some county in Alabama
used the money to build a golf course across the street from the police
department, arguing that this was helpful for law enforcement morale.
This resulted in a regulation against state and local governments
building recreational facilities with the money.
Then a city in Pennsylvania used the money to fund a concert for
police officers and their families. This resulted in a regulation that crime
money could not be used for sponsoring entertainment.
So it is the abuse of public funds that leads to more and more regu-
lations. Unfortunately, government does not turn to the other solution
- punishing the abusers instead of everyone participating in the program.
Take the fallout from the big bank crash in 2009. Congress passed the
Dodd-Frank law to prevent a repeat of the abuses that led to the collapse.
Jeff Olson, president and CEO of the Credit Union Association of
the Dakotas, pointed out in a newspaper viewpoint that the new legislation resulted in more than 200 regulatory changes that would now punish
small banks and credit unions for the sins of Wall Street.
Yet, he noted, not one single credit union had cost the taxpayers a
dime in the multi-billion bailout. Instead of punishing only wrong doers,
the entire financial community is saddled with paying for the recklessness of a few.
Experience has taught policymakers that regulations are necessary
because five or ten percent of the participants in programs are bent on
beating the system through loopholes and fraud. That is what is happening to Medicare.
According to a recent AARP Bulletin article by Joe Eaton, one doctor was able to scam the Medicare program for $375 million by falsely
claiming patients that didn’t exist. And this scam was only the tip of the
$60 billion iceberg in Medicare losses every year. Apparently, thousands
of Medicare regulations aren’t equal to the human capacity to defraud.
Unfortunately, we are dealing with human beings described by philosopher Thomas Hobbes as selfish and brutish, something of which the
Founding Fathers were well aware.
To paraphrase James Madison from Federalist Paper No.51, if men
were angels, government regulations would not be necessary.
So recipients of public money may think they are jumping through
unnecessary hoops but the legislature and the public want to be sure that
everyone remains angels, even when fighting sex trafficking.
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FYI & Meetings
BENEFIT FUND SET UP
A benefit fund has been set up for 12 year old Alex Leach
for medical expenses. Donations may be dropped off at Bremer
Bank or mailed to PO Box 273, Lisbon, ND 58054.
RANSOM COUNTY MUSEUM SUMMER HOURS
Ransom County Museum in Fort Ransom will be open at
1:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 28th thru September 25th.
LISBON PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER STORY HOUR
Lisbon Public Library will be holding Summer Story Hour.
Stories in lower level, races behind library, and prizes, Wednesdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and July 6 from 10-10:45 a.m.
FOOD PANTRY
Call the Food Pantry at 701-308-0905 or Social Services by
Wednesdays at 5 p.m. to receive a food basket to be picked up on
Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Ransom County
Food Pantry.
ENDERLIN MUSEUM HOURS
Museum open May through September on Thursday and Friday
from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Also open
by special appointment at 701-799-0725 or 701-793-9743.
Museum address: 315 Railway Street. The Museum is filled
with artifacts and exhibits depicting the area’s unique history
with special displays of the Soo Line Railroad and early baseball
as well as early businesses, the military, agriculture, early area
schools, family histories and other local exhibits, including a
research area.
LISBON DRIVER’S LICENSE SITE HOURS
The Lisbon driver’s license site at the Armory has new hours.
With the exception of holidays, the hours will be the second
Thursday of every month from 8:40 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. 4:20 p.m. The new hours of business will provide full drivers
license services including drivers license renewals, duplicates,
permit tests and road tests.
CHOLESTEROL SCREENING
Cholesterol screening will be held at the Ransom County
Public Health Department at 404 Forest Street in Lisbon the first
Thursday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Fasting is
required, no appointments are necessary and results in minutes.
Any questions, contact Ransom County Public Health at 701683-6140.
LISBON AL-ANON GROUP
The Lisbon Al-Anon group will be sponsoring newcomers
to the families affected by alcohol/addictions group. They will
meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evenings in the Fireside Room at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Lisbon.
RANSOM COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 12 & 1 to 4:30 p.m. daily. No
appointment is necessary. Every Thursday is immunization day
and the 3rd Thursday we are staying open from 7:30 a.m. until
6 p.m. The 1st Thursday of each month is cholesterol screenings
from 8:30 until 10:30 with a $25 fee and fasting is required. Any
questions please contact us.
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Monday
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Tuesday
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday
11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday
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Book donations welcome.
RANSOM COUNTY TRANSIT SCHEDULE
Van: Public Transportation (In-town rides - $2 round trip.)
Monday: Lisbon
Tuesday: Lisbon
Wednesday: Fort Ransom and Lisbon
Thursday: Lisbon
Friday: Lisbon
Bus: Fargo, every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, and Thursday ($6
round trip.)
Public transportation is open to the public. Seniors receive
priority. Call 683-4295 to schedule a ride. For more information
call 683-3131 or 1-877-857-3743.
ABUSE RESOURCE NETWORK
The Abuse Resource Network is located in the lower level of
the Lisbon Library. 683-5061.
AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY CALLS
Calls to the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office will be handled
by state radio. Call 1-800-472-2121 for assistance. Their number
is on back of driver’s license.
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COUNSELING AVAILABLE/ARN
Free counseling available for anyone with issues of domestic
violence or sexual assault available through Abuse Resource
Network located in the lower level of the Lisbon Library. Call
683-5061.
AA AND AL-ANON MEET MONDAY NIGHTS
The Lisbon Alcoholics Anonymous group meets every
Monday night at 8 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisbon.
KIWANIS MEETING
Kiwanis will meet each Tuesday at noon at Parkside Lutheran
Home in Lisbon in the dining room. All are welcome to join.
LISBON EAGLES & AUXILIARY MEETING
Lisbon Eagles men’s meetings are the first and third Tuesday
of each month at 7 p.m. Lisbon Eagles Auxiliary meetings are
the second Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. All meetings are
held at the Lisbon Eagles Club.
LISBON OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION
The Opera House board meets on the third Wednesday of the
month at 7:30 p.m. in the community room of the LOH. Public
is encouraged to attend.
LISBON AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEETINGS
Lisbon Airport Authority meeting will be held the last
Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Lisbon Airport. If you
have questions, please call Nancy Sitz at 218-439-3309.
LISBON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEETING:
The June School Board meeting will be held on Monday, June
20th at 6:00 p.m. in the high school conference room.
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Lisbon Community Vacation Bible
School goes on a Deep Sea Discovery
By Sara Lyons
Lisbon Community Vacation
Bible School was held May 31 –
June 3 at Lisbon Sandager Park.
This year’s theme was Deep Sea
Discovery, where our divers in training participated in lessons, games
and service projects that showed
them that God is With Us Wherever
We Go!
God provided a wonderful week
full of learning, friendship and fun!
We were fortunate to share God’s
word with 92 children. Through
the Bible Lessons we learned that
God knows me, God hears me, God
strengthens me, God loves me and
God sends me. In keeping with the
ocean theme, we split up into teams
that were each named after a different sea creature. Each team was
led by a member of the youth staff.
Stations such as ECHO Sea Sub
(Service projects led by James Knutson) and Pelican Pier (Games led by
Alexis Swonger) were used to reinforce the lessons.
On Thursday night we held a program to share what we had learned
with families and friends through
song, scripture and fellowship. The
morning of our last day together, we
had a water fun day where we played
water games such as sponge tag, tug
of war through a sprinkler, pass the
water, water balloon/spoon race and
more. The kids also enjoyed getting to toss water balloons at all of
the youth staff! We walked up to the
armory to share our VBS music at
Relay for Life and finished the week
with a treat back at the park.
This year we chose to support the
Lisbon Pool Preservers as our mission. The kids were very excited to
help with this mission and support
the efforts to improve the pool. In
total, we raised $860 for the Lisbon
Pool Preservers! This is a wonderful testimony to the generosity of our
community.
The VBS team is made up of
volunteers from Lisbon and the
surrounding communities. For six
weeks prior to VBS, the adult and
youth staff met for planning and
prayer. This year we had 11 adults
and 20 youth serve as our volunteer
staff. They worked hard and did an
awesome job of sharing God’s word
with the children! We are looking
forward to expanding this team next
year to include our 2016 VBS graduates – those students that have completed 6th grade.
Adult staff: Mike Danreuther,
Rhonda Danreuther, Jennifer Hehn,
Matt Johnson, James Knutson, Ashley Larson, Val Lukes, Sara Lyons,
Mary Madsen, Sarah Russell, and
Jordan Strand.
Youth staff: Johnny Adam, Robert Adam, Cassondra Anderson,
Chloe Anderson, Savannah Close,
Hunter Cook, Vyncynt Cook, Bergen
Dow, Lindsay Dow, Alexis Eskildson, Emma Eskildson, Caitlin Eull,
Emma Gillespie, Ayriel Lyons, Lydia
Lyons, Jakob Rolf, Josh Shearer,
Alexis Swonger, Cole Turchin and
Shirley Vogelsang.
Children that attended LCVBS:
Kindergarten – Levi Dagman,
Kaylee Erdmann, Carson Hehn,
Krew Holmstrom, Miles Iverson,
Marquis Jennings, Carter Kelly,
Riley Lacina, Archer Lind, Cody
Olson, Reese Spadgenske, Maggie
Walton, Stryker Walton, and Addison Willprecht.
1st and 2nd grade – Kruz Anguiano, Addy Berglund, Georgie Bratlie, Gillian Chubb, Charlie Dagman,
Eli Danreuther, Gunnar Flatum,
Allison Froemke, Micah Froemke,
Adaleene Hansen, Kale Holmstrom,
Niyaa Jennings, Keegan Jensen,
Aiden Larson, Rylan Moss, Blake
Qual, Riley Retzlaff, CJ Russell,
Olivia Russell, Alexa Schon, Madden Schwab, Taylor Sorby, Payton
Willprecht and Brynn Wiltse.
3rd and 4th grade – Seirra Anderson, Kristopher Anguiano, Brooklyn
Bergemann, Kylee Bjerke, Ava Carlblom, Veda Carlblom, Zander Christopherson, Taleigh Close, Chandler
Dick, Ryan Enge, Rylee Erdmann,
Eden Fread, Annika Froemke, Lyla
Gillespie, Riley Goehring, Tessa
Griggs, Violet Hehn, Jaxon Hoffer,
Alicea Hovde, Poppy Lind, Hunter
A history of opportunity out your backdoor
Lukes, Jacob Lyons, Eli Lyons, Zane
Lyons, Levi Olson, Joey Porter,
Hailey Qual, Alexis Reinke, Camden Rondesvedt, Emersyn Schwab,
Morgan Schweitzer, Aurora Shelton,
Jayla Sherman, Hayden Sorby, Kaylee Walton, Elliot Welter and Julianne Willprecht.
5th and 6th grade – Savana
Anderson, Jakharii Collins, Jordan Dick, Maleia Griggs, Clarissa
Hoffer, Jacoby Hunt, Jacob Johnson, Parker Lukes, Gabriel Lyons,
Samantha Lyons, Rachel Peasley,
Emerson Schultz, Madison Schweitzer, Tatum Spadgenske, Caleb
Stevens, Sage Turchin and Carter
Wallner.
LCVBS is provided at no cost to
area families. It teaches basic Bible
truths and avoids specific denominational or religious teaching. It is
a cooperative effort between local
churches, utilizing volunteer lay
people of all ages. It receives support from area churches, organizations and individuals. See the thank
you in the classified section of this
paper for a list of our supporters this
year. If you are interested in supporting or joining the staff for next year,
contact Sara Lyons at 683-3034.
Pictured are 5th and 6th graders that attended: back row (l to r)
Tatum, Savana, Madison, Chloe, Clarissa, Matt, Sage, Emerson,
Gabriel, Carter; front row (l to r) Caleb, Jacoby, Parker, Caitlin,
Bergen, Maleia and Jakharii.
Pictured are Kindergarten students that attended: back row (l
to r) Jakob, Cody, Stryker, Carter, Levi, Sarah, Marquis, Carson,
Riley, Miles, Lydia; front row (l to r) Addison, Maggie, Kaylee and
Reese.
Pictured is our Youth Staff: back row (l to r) Chloe Anderson,
Emma Eskildson, Cassondra Anderson, Bergen Dow, Robert
Adam, Lydia Lyons, Alexis Swonger, Caitlin Eull; middle row (l
to r) – Josh Shearer, Shirley Vogelsang, Savannah Close, Ayriel
Lyons, Alexis Eskildson; front row (l to r) – Jakob Rolf, Johnny
Adam, Hunter Cook and Emma Gillespie.
The Sheyenne National Grassland is comprised of 70,000 acres available for responsible use and
enjoyment just out our backdoor.
By Casey Johnson, District
Ranger, Sheyenne Ranger District
For the past 20 years the Secretary of Agriculture has proclaimed
one week out of the year for the
public to celebrate the conservation legacy of America’s National
Grasslands. June 19-25 signifies
National Grasslands Week for
2016.
America’s Grasslands are
unique. Born out of concern for
land health, the National Grasslands are a testament to our country’s dedication to conservation
and love of open spaces. The Forest Service currently manages 20
National Grasslands. These grasslands are located within 13 different states. One such grassland is
the Sheyenne National Grassland
(Sheyenne) located within Ransom and Richland counties with
the Ranger District office located
in Lisbon, North Dakota.
Once known as the “Dakota
Sandhills” this grassland area is
characterized by sandy soils that
were originally deposited as a delta
of an ancient river as it emptied
into glacial Lake Agassiz. I won’t
dissect the historic events following the area’s geologic creation
that led to the establishment and
formal naming of the Sheyenne
National Grassland, but it is safe
to say they were no less interesting
and dynamic.
Though it shares a similar history with the other grasslands,
the Sheyenne is one of a kind.
As the only National Grassland
in the tallgrass prairie region of
the United States, the Sheyenne
affords opportunities to explore a
large tract of public land which is
home to an array of plant, wildlife
and insect species. The Sheyenne
contains a viable population of the
greater prairie chicken. Another
interesting species is the Western
Prairie Fringed Orchid, a striking
and currently threatened orchid
that can grow up to a few feet tall.
Other habitats provide opportunities for diversity. One can enjoy
the shade within the many acres
of bur oak savannas or within the
unique eastern hardwood forests
that line portions of the Sheyenne
River. Composed of a variety of
hardwood species like basswood
and elm, these forests are interesting in the fact that they represent
one of the most westerly extensions of their type. Acres of undulating prairie host relics of the
prairie past including species such
as big bluestem, switchgrass and
prairie cone flower.
The opportunities for use and
enjoyment of the Sheyenne are as
diverse as its ecology. Plants (over
800 species), geology, wildlife and
birding all offer unique viewing
experiences. Camping opportunities are numerous. There are two
developed campgrounds (Hankinson Hills and Jorgen’s Hollow) and
dispersed camping is allowed anywhere on the Sheyenne, except at
trailheads. Campers are reminded
to follow all travel management
policies.
The Sheyenne provides 112
Hurlburt to serve summer internship
in Congressman Cramer’s Fargo office
Pictured are 1st and 2nd graders that attended: back row (l to
r) Madden, Olivia, Gunnar, Brynn, Georgie, Josh, Emma, Blake,
Payton, Taylor, Charlie, Aiden, Niyaa; front row (l to r) Alexa,
Keegan, Gillian, Addy, Eli, Savannah, Mary, Johnny, Rylan, Micah,
Adaleene, Kruz and Riley.
Pictured is our Adult staff: back row (l to r) Ashley Larson, Mary
Madsen, James Knutson, Matt Johnson, Jordan Strand, Sara
Lyons; middle row (l to r) Rhonda Danreuther, Sarah Russell and
Jen Hehn; in the front row is Mike Danreuther.
Pictured are 3rd and 4th graders that attended: back row (l to r)
Ayriel, Shirley, Eden, Rylee, Seirra, Hayden, Levi, Taleigh, Jordan,
Riley, Robert, Hunter, Elliot, Zander, Hunter, Jaxon; middle row
(l to r) Tessa, Julianne, Annika, Kaylee, Chandler, Jayla, Jacob,
Eli, Brooklynn, Hailey, Aurora, Morgan, Kristopher, Ryan, Kylee,
Alexis; front row (l to r) Emersyn, Alicea, Violet, Lyla, Zane, Poppy,
Camden and Joey.
Continued from page 2
occurred a few years later at an
August wedding at Trinity Lutheran
in Lisbon, for which I was playing
the organ. The local bakery had
delivered a cake in advance of the
wedding. Workers coming to prepare the food for the reception happened to notice the cake which was
in danger of tipping over because
of melting frosting. The bakery
was notified and cake decorators
came to make repairs, thus averting
a cake disaster.
Maybe melting frosting on
wedding cakes should have been
added to the list of things to consider when choosing a wedding
date, although, nowadays, with air
conditioning in most wedding venues, it should no longer be an issue.
In addition to providing freedom from school and a favorite
time of year for weddings, June is
also noted as being the month in
which the summer solstice occurs.
This date, which this year falls on
Monday, June 20, is (if my memory
of a science lesson from long ago
Congressman Kevin Cramer is pleased to
announce that Graham Hurlburt, the son of William
and Sonja Hurlburt, Enderlin, will be serving as intern
in his Congressional Office in Fargo this summer.
Hurlburt moved to the Enderlin area from San
Francisco, CA in 2007. At The Enderlin School he
earned all-state honors in both basketball and academics, and has been involved with the Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA), Student Council, and
Pep Club. He graduated in May as valedictorian of his
class and student body president. His future plans are
to study economics and political science at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
It is a privilege to welcome Graham to my Fargo
Office to serve the people of North Dakota,” Cramer
said. “We will put his talents to work on a wide variety
of tasks. The experience he gains in a Congressional
office will benefit his education and future career.”
Business & Professional Services
serves me correctly) the day on
which the sun is farthest from the
equator. It is the longest day of the
year and signals the official start of
summer.
My advice, readers, is to enjoy
the next few weeks of lengthy days.
Spend them enjoying the outdoors
as much as possible, because, all
too soon, the days will grow noticeably shorter once again.
The fact that days, especially
the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” referred to in a song recorded
in the early ‘60s by Nat King Cole,
go by very quickly, is referred to in
a quote by American writer/illustrator Dr. Seuss. This quote is from
one of the last books Dr. Seuss,
most famous for his children’s
books, wrote before his death. It
reads, “How did it get so late so
soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s
June. My goodness how the time
has flewn. How did it get so late so
soon?”
Enjoy June while it’s here!
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white wedding dress trend in 1840.
Before that, brides simply wore
their best dress.
Traditionally, the bride stands
to the groom’s left during a Christian ceremony, because, once upon
a time, the groom needed his right
hand free to fight off other suitors.
The tradition of a wedding cake
comes from ancient Rome, where
a loaf of bread was broken over a
bride’s head to ensure fertility.
Queen Elizabeth II, who
recently celebrated her 90th birthday, is said to have had 12 wedding cakes. The cake she cut at her
ceremony was nine feet tall and
weighed 500 pounds.
Although our wedding cake was
tiny in comparison to that of the
royal couple, we had a few problems with it. Our cake was made by
a family friend. She did a beautiful
job. However, because the weather
on the day we were married was
extremely hot and humid the frosting on the cake began to melt. The
cake, which had been delivered
early in the day, began to resemble
the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Luckily, someone went to the church
to get something and noticed that
the cake was leaning precariously.
We made a frantic call to the friend
who had created the cake. She
drove several miles into town from
her farm home to rescue it before
it fell. She had to take the cake
apart and reassemble it, which was
a tedious job, working with such
fragile cake and icing.
The same type of situation
Graham Hurlburt (left) and Congressman
Kevin Cramer.
K
JUST A NOTE...
miles of designated motorized
routes for the enjoyment of OHV,
motorcycle and vehicle users alike.
For those seeking a non-motorized
experience, non-motorized cross
country travel on the Sheyenne is
allowed.
Additional
opportunities
are available along 43 miles of
developed trail. The trail system
includes the Hankinson Hills Trail,
the North Country National Scenic
Trail and the Oak Leaf Trail. All
three trail systems are closed to
motorized travel but offer opportunities for hiking, bicycling and
horseback riding. Please note that
the section of the North Country
Trail that lies within the Sheyenne
National Grassland is one of the
few sections of the trail that allow
horseback and bicycle use.
The Sheyenne National Grassland is right out your backdoor.
Its history and ecology are a treasure with its expanse of just over
70,000 acres available for your
responsible use and enjoyment. In
celebration of this year’s National
Grasslands week I encourage you
to celebrate your public lands and
take the time to get to know your
grassland and learn a little more
about its history and what it has to
offer.
If you have any questions or
would like a Motor Vehicle Use
Map or a Sheyenne National
Grassland Visitor Map please stop
by the Ranger District Office at
1601 Main Street, Lisbon, ND or
contact Casey Johnson, District
Ranger at 701-683-4342.
683-5339
680-3063
701 Ash Street Lisbon, ND
License # M2584
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Bernice L. Kempel
Funeral services for Bernice L. Kempel were held June
14, 2016 at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Lisbon with Rev.
Aaron Hambleton officiating.
Bernice died June 9, 2016 at CHI
Lisbon Health, Lisbon.
Bernice L. Kempel was born
May 29, 1919 to Clarence and
Alma (Davis) Shipton in Valley
City. Bernice attended school in
Alleghany and Bale Townships
near Elliott. She received a GED
July 6, 1985.
Bernice and her twin sister,
Beatrice along with their brother,
Leonard moved to Wisconsin
when she was 16 years old.
She met and married Walter
Juhnke on June 11, 1937 in Sheboygan Falls, WI. After about a
year they returned to ND to farm.
After retiring they moved to Lisbon.
Bernice worked for the Lisbon Public School system for
seven years. Walter died Dec. 5,
1981. After her marriage to David
Kempel she returned to the farm
life she loved. David died Dec.
11, 2003. Bernice moved to the
Beverly Anne Assisted Living
Aug. 1, 2005. After several bouts
of broken bones, she moved to
Parkside Lutheran Home.
She was active in Redeemer
Lutheran Ladies Aid, Busy Bees
Homemakers Club, Helping
Hand Club and Birthday Club.
She especially enjoyed her garden of fresh produce and her
flower gardens.
She is survived by two daughters, Elaine (Donald) Anderson,
Lisbon, Renee LeRohl, Scottsdale, AZ; a son, Clarence Juhnke,
Fort Ransom; stepchildren,
Rolene (Blaine) Saxlund, Fargo,
Carolyn (Herman) Funk, Lisbon,
Alden (Kaye) Kempel, Stirum,
Susan (Randy) Mairs, Lisbon; 10
grandchildren, 22 step grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, 36
step great-grandchildren; three
great great-grandchildren, six
step great great-grandchildren;
three sisters, Leota Sparks, Port
Orchard, WA, Patricia Miller,
Danville, CA, and Margrelle
Moore, Danville, CA.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, three sisters and
four brothers.
Pallbearers
were
Randy
Anderson, Kent Anderson, Scott
Anderson, David Juhnke, Doug
Kempel and Eric Mairs.
Music was provided by organist Louise Kunze and soloist Jan
Hansen.
Interment was at Oakwood
Cemetery, Lisbon.
Duane A. Hartson
Funeral services were held for
Duane A. Hartson, 47, Enderlin on
June 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Enderlin
with Rev. Grant Patterson officiating. Mr. Hartson died June 14,
2016 at St. Francis Healthcare in
Wahpeton.
Duane A. Hartson was born
Aug. 29, 1968 in Fargo to Judy
Hartson. He attended school in
Lisbon, Wyndmere, and Forman.
He graduated from Forman High
School.
Duane lived in Enderlin where
he worked for Pfaff Plumbing and
Heating and as a janitor for the
Enderlin School. He was presently
working for Fraedrich Transport
and did lawn care for several peo-
ple. He also did snow removal in
the winter. Duane enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and bowling.
He is survived by his mother,
a brother, Ronnie Hartson, Enderlin and a sister, Tammy (Michael)
Schmidt, Perham, MN.
Pallbearers were Ron Hartson,
Michael Metzen, Michael Schmidt,
Derek Bernstein, Leroy Bernstein,
David Fraedrich, Dwight Fraedrich and Keith Anderson.
Music was provided by organist Joan Schlecht and soloist Bobby
Geske.
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon.
Armstrong Funeral Home,
Enderlin, was in charge of arrangements.
Gary Thomte
A graveside service for Gary
G. Thomte will be held on Monday, June 27th at 10:30 a.m. at
Oakwood Cemetery.
Gary Thomte, 62, Lisbon,
died on Feb. 28, 2016 in Lisbon. He was born on Aug. 17,
1953 to Dale B. and Velda B
(Hunnemuller) Thomte in Lisbon.
Beverly Anne News
We are deeply saddened by
the loss of Bernice Kempel. Bernice had been part of our Beverly
Anne family. We extend our most
heartfelt sorrow and condolences
to Bernice’s family during this difficult time.
Vernon and Lorraine Thompson enjoyed the company of Dave.
Phyllis, and Garret Thompson on
Tuesday June 7th.
Carol Piatz stopped to visit
with her dad Glenn Weisenhaus on
Tuesday June 7th.
Clarice Mairs had many visitors this past week. Kristi Freeberg
and Betty Mairs stopped by to visit
on Wednesday. Sheila Bergemann
enjoyed a visit with Clarice. On
Sunday granddaughter Tammy
Awender along with husband
Pat and children Kelsey and Ty
Chitchat
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By Maria Boeder
Busy week at Maryhill Manor.
Sunday my son Duane arrived and
we had a nice visit. On June 8th
around 25 residents enjoyed a day
at Riding for Dreams ranch. What
fun day that was. I even petted a
little pony and even rode a big
horse. My short legs didn’t even
reach the stirrups but it sure was
fun.
Then on Friday, June 10 a few
residents traveled to the Sheyenne Greenhouse and what pretty
flowers. We will be planting them
around Maryhill Manor.
We were all tired when we got
back but was a fun time.
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Karen Bueling, Jim and Martha Gilbert also visited with
Maria.
Weather has been nice here,
windy but you know we got some
rain.
It has been nice to sit outside,
so will go outside after supper.
Marna Wallace visited with
her Dad Joe Bartholomay before
returning to her home in Idaho.
She also visited with Maria and
Ardy Spiekemeier.
No more news so am going
to sign off. Want to say Hello to
“Riding for Dreams south of Lisbon. Keep up the Good work.”
Verona News
The crops, lawns, trees and gardens sure could use a good drink of
water. The heat and wind are drying things our in a hurry. Hopefully we can receive rain this week
without a storm.
Jack and Shirley Ragan
attended the Dakota Valley craft
show and supper in Edgeley on
Thursday.
Don and Eileen Geske attended
the SD Music Teachers Conference at Sioux Falls Wednesday to
Saturday.
The community received word
that Lawrence Larson passed
away. Lawrence was a life long
resident of Verona and graduated
by Margie Mangin
with the VHS Class of 1950. We
extend deepest sympathy to his
family.
Many folk gathered in the
Verona Park Wednesday evening
for “Burgers in the Park’, hosted
by the good cooks of St. John’s
Church.
Sunday morning Don and
Eileen Geske attended the Guitar
Concert, sponsored by the Oakes
Church of the Nazarene, at the
Oakes High School Gymnasium.
Jack and Shirley Ragan were
in LaMoure this afternoon to play
cards.
Wishing A Happy Father’s Day
to all the fathers!
~ Senior Schedule ~
Monday, June 20
Exercise ................................ 10:45
Bingo ...................................... 1:00
Dinner: Beefy Mac Casserole .......
.............................................. 12:00
Tuesday, June 21
Dinner: Chicken Alfredo w/Penne
Pasta ..................................... 12:00
Hand and Foot ........................ 1:30
Wednesday, June 22
Dinner: Meatloaf .................. 12:00
Thursday, June 23
Dinner: Pulled Pork Sandwich on a
Whole Wheat Bun ................ 12:00
Friday, June 24
Dinner: Turkey Roast ........... 12:00
Saturday, June 25
Open mornings for activities
Sunday, June 26
No Cards
Monday, June 27
Chicken A La King
Valley News
Wow, old Mom Nature knows
how to throw the heat sack on.
Seems it rose to the nineties and
over. This did not stop the farmers
from clipping the heads off rye and
making silage out of it. This rover
never heard of such a thing but the
stalks were left in the field and very
tall but it sounds like another crop
will be planted but we hope the rain
clouds don’t keep passing us. Yards
are starting a burn. Fruit trees are
slow about growing their kids up-as this rover watches the nankings
which are usually early. But there is
Lori and Collin Transgrud of Enderlin reaching under their canopy they
put over their fruit trees picking
delectable goodies, such as Honeyberries by the bucket full. Irene and
Ruth stopped out to their great farm
and visited with Collin who came
out with a dish of the super eating
fruit--almost like blueberries altho
elongated in size. Thanks for the
in put but we know birds like them
also and in the seed catalog of Four
Seasons Nursery at Bloomington,
Ill, there they are and can be grown
in zones two to eight. Thanks Collin
and Lori--you find something new
each day.
There was Ione Ringdahl Box
516, McVille, ND wanted this rover
and Arnie to shoot some music up
their way as she visited the Veteran church Service Sunday. She
has three daughters and worked
with Mark Johnson Administrator
in office in the Nursing Home at
McVille, ND for 38 years. One of
the group is now a resident of the
Veteran Home in Lisbon and they
had a 61st wedding anniversary
and were sung to. The wife yelled
“You should be on Lawrence Welks
show.” This rover stated she and her
group have been on the same program as some of the Welk group but
her idea now is “Heaven Forbid.”
The Lisbon Gospel Trio zipped
into Maryhill for the Birthday bash
of the month Saturday in wild
The North Dakota Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Planning Council, which advises
the North Dakota Department of
Human Services (DHS) on behavioral health needs and services,
is meeting June 22 in Bismarck.
Members will meet from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Central Time, in the Brynhild
Haugland Room at the Capitol at
600 E. Boulevard Ave. The public is
welcome to attend, and the agenda
includes a public comment period
shortly after introductions.
Council members will hear
updates on extended services, other
employment services and supports,
housing, and the Money Follows
the Person project that provides
transition assistance to qualifying
people with disabilities who are
moving from an institution to community living.
Attendees will also receive
an update on the regional human
service center contracts and will
review recommendations provided
by the 10 Key Points Subcommittee. The Consumer and Family
Network will report on network
activities.
The council may discuss other
business. The complete agenda is
available online at www.nd.gov/dhs/
info/publicnotice/2016/6-22-ndmental-health-substance-abuseplanning-council-meeting.pdf.
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Mission for Christ services at 9:30
a.m.; Coffee hour at 8:45 a.m., Sunday School following the service.
Communion 2nd and 4th Sunday of
every month.
Standing Rock & Preston
Lutheran Churches
Fort Ransom, Marli Danielson, Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service at Preston; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at
Standing Rock.
First Baptist Church
4th and Forest St., Lisbon, Rev.
Steve Swanholm, Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship Service
11 a.m.; Wednesday Awana Club, 6
p.m.; Bible Study 7:30 p.m.; Thursday Men’s Bible Study at 7 p.m.
Community Church
Rev. Steve Swanholm, Sunday Worship at 9 a.m.; Tuesday Bible Study
2:30 p.m. (at Four Season Health
Care Center, Forman)
Hope AFLC
Association Free Lutheran Congregation, 228 5th Ave., Enderlin Pas-
tor Dennis Norby, Phone 437-3777,
(815) 883-1673. www.hopelutheranenderlin.org. Worship service, 10
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Local Area Church Directory
Sunday, June 26, 11 a.m. worship
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Englevale, Pastor Cheri Danielson,
432-5688 & Pastor Carl Glamm,
883-4515, Tuesday, June 21, 2 p.m.
Rebecca Circle, Saturday, June 25, 9
a.m. Cemetery cleanup, Sunday, June
26, 8 a.m. Sarah Circle, 9 a.m. worship
Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church
207 1st St. SE, Gwinner Phone 6782552 Pastor Ivy Schulz, Sunday, 9:30
Worship. 7th Grade Conf. 3:30 p.m.,
8th Grade Conf. 4:30 p.m..
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
701 Oak St., Lisbon Father Jerald
Finnestad, Priest Mass at 5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday.
St. Raphael’s Church
Verona, Father Jerome Okafor, Priest
Phone 883-5987 See Verona News for
current Worship schedule.
St. Vincent Catholic Church
Gwinner. Father Jerald Finnestad,
Priest phone 683-4620. Holy Mass
Sundays at 11 a.m.
Anselm Trinity Lutheran Church
Anselm Trinity Lutheran Church
with special priviledges. Mom and
Dad knew it would be hard for us
to part with her so they decided to
keep her. In the spring Polly Pig had
a great big litter of pigs. Then Dad’s
sow had pigs. There were only two.
See our Polly did better. Not even
Dad’s other sow had as many piglets as Polly Pig did.”
So you especially liked the
wolves in this rover’s card! This
is Keely Walker of the Deb Larson
Walker household in West Fargo.
She is planning on college as she
just graduated from High School.
There is Al’s Excavating and
concrete owned by Allen Anderson of Kathryn who has been at
the Hoenhause house project along
with Forman, Chad Hejtmanek,
John Ackerman, Michael Quast,
married with a family. Johnny
Homs, Steve Piaty, married with
family. They are super workers and
friendly right up to the end of the
job. There were eight one day but
their names went down the tube but
it is thanks to all for a super project
which is not complete yet but the
main part done.
Drink six glasses of water
whether you are thirsty or not
this rover was told and no charley
horses will appear.
A visit with Lois Bonau went
on and this rover’s ruggette went
her way for a soft sitting experience
in her neat apartment at the Wulff
Manor. Thanks Lois for the treats.
There is Alice Hieggelke trying to rid her garden patch of an
unknown weed so busy at it. There
is Arnie Amundson going around
with a spray bottle giving each dandelion a drink of roundup so his
yard resembles a case of chickenpox.
There was Teals and their rib
day. Who should bounce along that
once worked there, but Ball of Fire
and is not at Bobcat employed. A
friendly soul and great to do his job
no matter where or why.
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splendor. Pastor John in a telephone call stated he did not think he
could make it with his many obligations including Pastor’s work.
He stopped at this rover’s brother
Ernest Hoaby at the grave south of
Fargo and did a prayer for this rover
Memorial Day and it is thanks to
him. Now back to the bash. Steam
seemed to resort as Pastor John who
made it read off the birthdays. They
were Marion Schonoff, June 6th,
Jeanis McCluskey, June 6, Marty
Starr, June 4, and Jim Bosch, June
30. Happy Day to all of them. There
was Melody with the pop and lunch.
She was even working there when
this rover brought her hubby Myles
for the days he could not join her
and Kitchenaires. Thanks to her and
Maryhill, it will never be forgotten.
“Irene was there,” she said when it
was Hillcrest. The trio hit the trail
after a clapping session and will be
back if the Lord is willing in July.
Alice Bartell of rural Gwinner
was a writer of her life as it went on.
Now she is next to bed ridden but
still has a smile and those books of
old age in front of her with a story
she has written published. Here
is another of her stories written in
1940. “Mr. Johnson stopped in to
visit Dad and said he had a sow that
had more pigs than she could handle. One little pig was being pushed
back and he thought he would loose
it. He asked Dad if his children
would like it to raise. Of course the
answer was yes so we went over to
see the little pigs and get the runt.
We named her Polly Pig. When we
got home we found a nice little box
for Polly Pig to sleep in and Mom
showed us how to feed her. She
was so starved she took readily to
the milk that was offered to her and
there was a constant available supply every time she would wake up
and ask for it. Polly Pigs skinny
little ribs disappeared and we
started giving her other feed. She
was our constant play companion
by Irene Hoenhause
State Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Planning Council meeting is June 22
2.562 in.
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Zion Lutheran Church
420 1st St SE, Gwinner – Missouri
Synod. Pastor Matthew Richard 6782401. Cell 680-2658. www.ziongwinner.org Sunday: Divine service 10
a.m., Sunday School for adults and
children, 9 a.m., Communion 1st and
3rd Sunday of the month. Wednesday: Pastor’s Bible Study 9 a.m. “The
Lutheran Hour” radio program heard
Sundays 7:30 a.m. on KFGO 790 AM,
4:30 p.m. on KFNW 1200 AM, Confirmation, 4 pm.
Faith Assembly of God
1010 Forest Street, Lisbon Pastor
Edwin Williamson 683-5756. Sunday
School 9 am.; Morning Worship 10
a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sheldon, Father John Artz, Priest Sunday Mass - 5:30 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Enderlin, Father John Artz, 437-2791
Sunday Mass - 8:30 a.m.
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Verona, Pastor Cheri Danielson, 4325688 & Pastor Carl Glamm, 883-4515;
stopped by to visit.
Lianne Bjugstad and Marie
Anderson came by and enjoyed
morning coffee with the residents
and Lianne’s mother Betty Bierwagen.
Alice Suhumskie enjoyed the
company of Calvin, Eileen and
Danella Myers on Sunday June
12th.
Pat and Steve Cole came by to
visit with Marion Johnson on Sunday.
Connie Gilbert, daughter in law
of Rosie Gilbert came by to visit
on Monday June 13th.
Sawyer Froemke, grandson of
Beverly Froemke has been visiting
his grandmother and entertaining
the residents this past week, He
makes us laugh and keeps us on
our toes.
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Lisbon, ND
Phone: 701-683-4195
Lisbon
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Credit Union
Dan Wagner
Lisbon, ND
683-2296
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Listed below are the names of current or
former members of Dickey Rural Telephone
Cooperative who had capital credit checks
mailed to them more than six years prior
to May 31, 2016. These checks have been
returned to Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative (DRN) or have not been cashed. A
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all of the capital credit amounts are large.
However, DRN desires to get the money due
to those who earned it, and clear up DRN’s
records. DRN will redeem capital credits for
those members on the following list who
notify us on or prior to the 180th day after
the first publication of this Notice. Notice is
hereby given that any of the aforementioned
unclaimed capital credits outstanding after
the 180th day after the first publication of
this Notice will be forfeited pursuant to Section 10-15-34.1 and 10-15-23 of the North
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Bob & Nicole Christensen
Russell Ringdahl Estate
Stefanie Steckler
Lila Erickson
Farms Timber Creek Bell
Judith M Nelson
Jonathan Heinz
Duane Van Winkle Or Teresa Van Winkle
John H Mendenhall
Rothhouse Faye
Dawn C Gregor
Mrs Dean Anderson Estate
Sammie K Boyer
Edwin Gemar Or Ethel Gemar
Donna Zuege
Edwin Pooch
Delbert R Steinmetz
Kurt Melling
Mike & Junell Bishop
Melvin L Jestice
Lowell Sand
Hal Harry Van
Jay C Osier
Clifford Rosland
Judy Baasch
Melissa Olson Or Chris Olson
Casey Kuch Or Jessica Kuch
Wilbur Wirrenga
Buffy Plath
Bear Creek Ranch/Larry & Susan Olson
Jason A Peterson
Mrs Mabel Salberg
Paul Weinzirl Or Tammy Winzirl
Edward Pederson
John A Lafferty
Opal Larson
Jason W Lautt
Dale Hansen
Austin J Hale
Henry Larson Estate
James Greenmyer
Harley Carlson
Thomas Belka
Robert B Grotberg
Travis Wald Or Jennifer Wald
Blanche Sand
Matthew B Hagen Or Eric D Mahler
Rhinert Haakenson Or Lois Haakenson
Lance Solberg
Kathryn Liebold
Aaron Galbreath
William G Holmes
Travis Carpenter
James River Game Lodge/Bill Traff
Pam L Jacobson
Delores Anderson
Michael Knudson
M L Larson
Phonetel Technologies Inc
Donald Tommeraus Estate
Les A Greshik
Gunda Peterson Estate
Stacy Abrahamson
Ralph Eidsvig
Tim J & Cathryn Connell
Galen Dill
Darren Nelson
Vern & Paulette Anderson
Cory J Renshau
Oscar Paulson
Michelle Tibor
Hazel Fir
Milnor Grille
T Morton
Elma Grimaldo
Rod & Cindy Seelye
Harold Schlueter
Terry Douglas
Darlene Dormanen
Mike & Donna Shaffer
Blake & Rita Heinz
Ervin (Wess) Skeldum
Wayne C Johnson
Patty Rasmusson
Judy Anderson
Ken Beckman
Tamara M Eckelberg
Boom’s Super Valu
Steve Mcauley Or Cheryl Mcauley
Bradley Fideldy
Steven J Oakland
Tim Funk
Guy M Rolfsrud
John P Gibson Or Rosella Gibson
Jared Larson Or Amy Larson
Todd Haarsager Or Kim Haarsager
Rhonda Berhow
Linda L Hilscher
John Deaton
Steve Krause
Frank D Macchia Or Lee Rivers
Mary Tayer Bld Mccleery
Cindy Timm
Gary E Mcdonald
Mary J Sminesvik
Donald Peterson
Chris Anderson
John C Simek
Shelly Kaseman
Mark Slettebak
Chris Sandvig
Leo Woodburn Estate
Sheyenne Saloon Or Chad Hejtmanek
Ernest L Sr Smith
The Rib Rack Café/Melinda Cyrus
Michael Jacob
Seben’s Pheasant Inn/Brenda & Lauren
Sebens
Robert C Murray
Nicholas Berhow
Lisa M Brown
Kim Hopkins Or Wade Hopkins
Sharon Likness
Ethel Gemar Or Geraldine Kensok
Mike Swanson
Mark Zogg
Prudential The
Steve & Ange Gutknecht
Brian A Peterson Or Diane Peterson
Todd Ellendorf Or Pilar Ellendorf
Tim Wittmayer
Cathy Odegard
Tina Dunker
Michael Liebenow
Audra Beyer
Mark & Chris Bessire
Ron Beasley Or Twila Beasley
Thomas Steve
Jamie Miller Or Kathy Miller
Jim Halvorson
Great Plains Vet Service Ltd
Sharon Robins
Mickey Erickson
Duane Norby
Kevin Larson Or Carmen Larson
Craig Patzwald
Cassandra Jansen
Allen J Scheurer
Cynthia Meyer
Don Lucas
Scott & Sally Froelich
Mike Hayes II Or Michele Hayes
Mark D Kiser Or Ladonna Kiser
Allen Hankins
William T Olson
Jon Rufsvold
Jeff Johnson
James & Orzechowski
John W McLallen
Stacey Robison
Dan Wilson
Publish June 20, July 18, Aug. 15 &
Sept. 19, 2016
Lisbon Police Blotter
5/01/16
Dog complaint
Suspicious person/vehicle
5/02/16
Burglary/Theft of Property
report
Runaway complaint
5/03/16
Complaint re: Senior Citizen
American Family giveaway
scam.
Report of vehicle tearing around
park
Harassment complaint
Found dogs
5/04/16
Found dog
Found discarded needles &
syringes
Traffic control for oversized
load
Brush fire in park
Dog bite complaint
5/05/16
Theft of property report
Report of suicidal subject in
Cass County
IRS Scam complaint
9-1-1 call – Okay.
Assist First Medic Ambulance
having vehicle issues.
Welfare check
5/06/16
(2) Hit and Run accident reports
5/07/16
Speeding ATV complaint
Lost property report – later
found.
Exhibition driving complaint
5/08/16
Assist Ransom SO with trespassing complaint
Alarm call
5/09/16
Alarm call
(3)Senior Citizen American
Family giveaway scam.
Assault report
9-1-1 hang up – okay
5/10/16
Juvenile complaint
Dog complaint
Vandalism report
Unauthorized use of
Vehicle report
Motor
5/11/16
Identity Theft report – referred
to Ransom SO.
Assist Ransom SO with eviction
papers
5/12/16
Welfare check – reunited with
family member.
Welfare check
5/13/16
9-1-1 hang up. Okay.
Child custody dispute
Person removal
5/14/16
Assault report.
Abandoned vehicle complaint
5/15/16
(3) Medical assist
Vehicle removal complaint –
Referred to Ransom SO.
5/16/16
Reckless driver complaint
Vandalism report
Juvenile complaint
9-1-1 medical escort
Property damage report
5/17/16
Dog complaint
Found bike/trespassing complaint
Dirt bike complaint
5/18/16
Found dog
Suspicious person complaint
Accident report
5/19/16
Juvenile complaint
Lost property report
5/20/16
Dog complaint
Accident report
5/21/16
Person removal
5/22/16
Report of lost dog
Report of dog struck by vehicle
5/23/16
Report of possible intruder in
residence.
Medical assist – First Medic –
LFD
Speed complaint
Lost property report
Medical assist
Assist Ransom SO with mental
subject
5/24/16
Lost dogs
Car/sign accident report
Assist Ransom SO with search
for suicidal subject.
5/25/16
Fire alarm – ok.
Lost dog
5/26/16
Track team escort – assisted by
Ransom SO.
Assist Ransom SO with disturbance call.
Assist Ransom SO with arrest of
subject.
5/27/16
Parking complaint
Welfare check
9-1-1 hang up – ok.
5/28/16
Assist Ransom SO with Domestic/Suicidal person. Transported
to Fargo Hospital.
Medical assist.
Found dog
Report of water leak. Contact
Public Works.
Door to door vacuum sales.
Please recycle
this newspaper.
Located – no city permit. Left
town.
Cows on Riverside Drive.
Owner contacted.
5/29/16
Assist other agency with disorderly person
9-1-1 hang up. Ok.
5/30/16
Memorial Day Parade. Assisted
by Ransom SO.
Child custody issue.
Assist Ransom SO with Domestic
5/31/16
Child custody dispute – referred
to Ransom SO.
Parking complaint.
ABBREVIATED NOTICE
OF INTENT TO AMEND
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES
relating to
Massage Therapy Licensure
North Dakota
Board
of Massage
will hold a public hearing to address
proposed changes to the N.D.
Administrative Code.
Ofce of Attorney General
17th Floor Conference Rm.
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND
Friday, August 26, 2016
9:30 a.m.
A copy of the proposed rules may
be obtained by writing the ND Board
of Massage, PO Box 218, Beach,
ND 58621, emailing K_wojahn@
yahoo.com, or calling 877-268-8139.
Written comments may be submitted
to this address until September
5, 2016. If you plan to attend the
hearing and will need special facilities
or assistance relating to a disability,
please contact Sandra DePountis
at the above telephone number or
address at least 5 days prior to the
public hearing.
Dated this 6th day of June, 2016.
/s/ Karen Wojahn
Executive Director
N.D. Board of Massage
Medical & Health Services
Directory
HOSPITALS & CLINICS
CHI
Lisbon
Health Clinic
DR. OSCAR FERNANDEZ
KEVIN JACOBSON FNP-C
Clinic Hours: 9am-5pm
Appt. Hours: 7am-6pm
(701) 683-6400
Located At Hospital Main Entrance
905 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
www.lisbonhospital.com
FMC
Family
Medical
Clinic
Dr. Barbara Sheets-Olson, M.D.
Katie Tanner, PA-C
Meredith Kelsen, C-NP
Stacey Spilovoy-Walton, PA-C
(701) 683-6000
Clinic Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00
“Your Health • Your Choice • Your Clinic”
10 - 9th Ave. E., Lisbon, ND 58054
Lisbon
Brent Buchholz, PA-C
Kathy Siedschlag, PA-C
Larry Hendricks, PA-C
Dedicated to the work of heath and healing
102 10th Ave. West • 701-683-2214
SHEYENNE VALLEY
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
Medical & Prof. Center 15 - 11th Ave. W., Lisbon, ND
DR. ANNETTE I. BARTOSH-HEACOX
DR. JODI K. SANDNESS-RIEGER
683-5337
We Are A Participating BC/BS Provider in ND
(701) 683-6400
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Clinic Services
Laboratory • Ultrasounds
Mammograms
Nuc Med • MRI/CT Scans
Swingbed • Surgery
Emergency Room
Mercy Home Care - Hospice
905 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
www.lisbonhospital.com
~ MeritCare & Dakota Clinic Network Provider ~
DENTAL
(701) 427-5300
Clinic Hours: 8am-1pm
Monday-Thursday
Brenda rick, nP
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Lab, Xray,
Blood Pressure Check
DOT Physicals
Keeping care
close to home
Essentia Health-Lisbon Clinic
819 Main Street | Lisbon
701.683.4134
EssentiaHealth.org
906 South Main Street, Lisbon, ND
Participating Provider of BC/ BS,
Medica & MeritCare Medical Group
Hours: Mon-Fri.
8am to 5pm
Phone - 683-4582
Dr. Chad Olson and Dr. Corey Williams
Thrifty
White
Pharmacy
420 Main St.,
Lisbon, ND
(701) 683-7695
or 1(866) 683-4654
St. Francis
Milnor Clinic
Lisbon Chiropractic
Clinic
PHARMACIES
General Dentistry
DR. DUANE KRIVARCHKA
General Dentistry
LISBON OFFICE - 683-4455
Medical & Professional Center
11 11th Ave. W., Lisbon, ND
ENDERLIN OFFICE - 437-2676
DR. FRANCIS H. ZECK, JR.
GENERAL/FAMILY DENTAL CLINIC
513 Main, Lisbon, N.D.
(701) 683-5821
HOURS
Monday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 8am-5pm
Friday: 8am-Noon
DR. MICHAEL L. KEIM
EYECARE
Thrifty White
Pharmacy
Cards, Gifts,
& All Your Health Needs
683-4691
1-800-247-0427
404 Main • Lisbon, North Dakota
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 8:30am - Noon
NuCara Pharmacy
Corey R. Mairs
O.D.
1-877-683-5815
17 11th Avenue West • Lisbon, ND 58054
701-683-5815
Fax 701-683-9966
“clear vision begins with healthy eyes”
ASSISTED LIVING
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B Assisted Living Center
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For Appointments Call:
CHIROPRACTIC & MASSAGE
Retirement living apartments
with several services and cares
available at your choosing.
400 E. Jackson Ave., Lisbon
683-4092
THERAPY/FITNESS
Lisbon, ND 58054
Patty Well, Manager
683-5282
COUNSELING
KRISTINA M. LONG, M.S. ED.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Sheyenne Valley
Counseling Service
1006 Lincoln St., Lisbon, ND
701-683-5086
Specialist in Orthodontics
513 Main Street - Lisbon, ND
For an appointment Call:
1-800-347-0170
To Rent A Space In The Medical & Health Directory
Call (701) 683-4128
REHABILITATION / FITNESS
PHYSICAL THERAPY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
11 Main Street North
P.O. Box 586
Gwinner, ND 58040
Phone: (701) 678-2244
Fax: (701) 678-2210
NURSING HOMES
Parkside Lutheran Home
Skilled Nursing Service,
Physical, Occupational,
Speech Therapy, & Respite Care
501 3rd Avenue West, Lisbon
(701) 683-5239
Fort Ransom State
Park is celebrating
40th anniversary
Pictured is the 2016 Lisbon Babe Ruth team; front row: (l to r) Isaak Hoff, Troy Jorgenson, Brody
Aberle, Hunter Schultz, Mason Lukes, Simon Sveum and Averey Dick; back row: (l to r) Coach Nick
Runck, Parker Runck, Dawson Parrow, Jonah Welter, Reese Holmstrom, Sam Rieger, Wyatt Runck,
Payton Merkel, Chase Johnson, Kolby Rasmusson and Coach Ryan Lukes.
Lisbon Babe Ruth season underway
The Lisbon Babe Ruth baseball
season is underway with the local
13-15 year old group posting a 2
and 3 record through June 13.
The Lisbon team has posted
wins against Lidgerwood and Fairmont/Hankinson and have lost to
Kindred twice and to Christine.
Coach Nick Runck is mentoring a young team with only a handful of 15 and 14 year olds with the
rest of the 16 member squad listed
as 13 year olds. What the young
team lacks in experience is compensated by their enthusiasm to
learn and improve each outing.
Babe Ruth Schedule
June 20 - Northern Cass @ Lisbon
5:00
June 21 - Lisbon @ Enderlin 6:00
June 22 - Lisbon @ Lidgerwood
6:00
June 29 - Casselton @ Lisbon 5:00
June 30 - Fairmont/Hankinson @
Lisbon 6:00
July 7 - Lisbon @ Gwinner 5:00
July 8 - Enderlin @ Lisbon 6:00
See us for all your
advertising needs
410 Main • Lisbon, ND
(701) 683-4128
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National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966 which is celebrating
its 50th Anniversary. Dr. Leach
will discuss her research.
Teams that are interested in
the BBQ Cook Off please contact
Steve Thorfinnson at 701-6809335 to register. Any classic car,
truck, tractor, etc. may participate
in the Car Show.
Bring the family to the Fort
Ransom State Park. A nominal
park fee will get the whole family in for a day of fun in the park.
Come out and see the changes that
have been made and see the plans
for the new Visitors Center which
will be done in late fall.
Fort Ransom is located in Ransom County two miles north of the
town of Fort Ransom. Follow the
Walt Hjelle Parkway to the park.
The scenery is worth the trip.
Other activities at the park during the camping season include
canoeing, fishing, bird watching,
hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, and camping. Fort Ransom
Park now has two full service
Yurts to rent at the park. Call 701973-4331 for more information.
Pictured is Super Stocks winner Ben Walden with Trophy Kid.
Pictured is Hobby Stocks winner Clare Miller with Trophy Kid.
Photos by Deb Evenson
Chase Johnson delivers a pitch during a Babe Ruth game against
Christine.
Lisbon
American
Legion Baseball
Schedule
June 18 - Ellendale Tournament
TBD
June 19 - Ellendale Tournament
TBD
June 20 - Lisbon @ Enderlin 6:00
June 21 - Kindred @ Lisbon 6:00
June 22 - LaMoure @ Lisbon 7:00
June 23 - Enderlin @ Lisbon 6:00
June 27 - Lisbon @ Ellendale 7:00
June 29 - Lisbon @ Oakes 6:00
July 5 - Lisbon @ Kindred 6:00
July 11 - Lisbon @ Lidgerwood
6:00
July 13 - Lisbon @ Galchutt 5:00
July 15 - Lisbon @ Fairmount 6:00
July 18-21 - Regional Tournament
@ LaMoure
July 27-31 - State Tournament @
Carrington
Fort Ransom State Park is celebrating their 40th Anniversary
on Saturday, June 25 at the park.
Several events have been planned
throughout the day.
Early activities for campers at the park are Coffee with
Camp Host at 9 a.m. followed by
a Guided Hike at 10 a.m.
For the general public, activities begin at noon with a bounce
house set up for the kids. A Car
Show will be on display also starting at noon. A BBQ Cook Off will
take place in the afternoon and be
done cooking at 3:30 p.m. Winners of the BBQ Cook Off and
Car Show will be announced at
4:30 p.m. Sunne Farm Tours will
be conducted from 5-7 p.m. A
guest speaker will is scheduled
for 8 p.m., at the Amphitheater in
the park.
Dr. Melinda Leach is the guest
speaker in the park’s educational
series. Dr. Leach is a professor of
anthropology at the University of
North Dakota. Her expertise is on
the prehistoric American Great
Basin. She will speak about the
Sheyenne River Speedway
June 12 race winners
Wyatt Runck makes contact for a hit against Christine on June 8.
CORRECTION
Sheldon
Horseshoe
League
Team Standings
6/8/2016
Jordan Saxerud
is Dist. 1 Medalist
W
L
Dairyland Seed
4.5 1.5
Enderlin Veterinary Clinic 4
2
Page Body Shop
3
3
Silver Prairie Saloon
3
3
Smoky’s Guns & Ammo 2.5 3.5
Dakota Hills Electric
1
5
In last week’s Ransom County
Gazette “Bronco Spring Sports Recognition” page, the District 1 Boys
Golf Medalist was incorrectly stated.
Jordan Saxerud earned Dist. 1
Medalist honors. Saxerud and Ben
Levos earned All-District honors.
On the girls side, Livia Dick was
the District 1 Medalist. Dick and
Shelby Musland were named to the
All District team.
We apologize for the mess up.
Please recycle
this newspaper.
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want to go,
We can help
you get there.
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quick easy service and low interest rates.
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office or Terry at our Milnor office and
ask about our Consumer Loan Special!
Round-up
Last week, we took a look at
the Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback situation. If you happened to
miss the article, you can find it on
Facebook through my web address
that’s listed below.
Running Back
This week we take a look at the
running back depth chart. For most
of the past decade, the Vikings
have had the luxury of the best running back in the NFL lining up in
the back field. Is that still the case
this year? Do the Vikings have a
backup who is capable of taking
some of the load off Adrian Peterson?
Last season, Adrian ran for a
league leading 1,485 yards and 11
touchdowns, adding 30 catches for
222 yards. For just the fourth time
in his nine year career, Adrian was
able to play in all 16 games of the
regular season. Once again, the
football world was reminded that
Adrian is a rare athlete who can
break a long run from anywhere
on the field and at any point in the
game.
However, leading the NFL
in rushing yards came at a price.
Adrian totaled 350 carries in the
regular season and playoffs. When
you total up the amount of carries
and passes thrown his way, Adrian
has been involved in 2,831 plays
throughout his career. All those hits
add up, as the human body can only
take so much.
Jerick McKinnon is a player
the Vikings are hoping is able to
take some of the carries away from
Peterson. McKinnon was second
on the team with 52 carries for 271
yards, as well as 21 receptions for
173 yards and three total touchdowns in 2015. Jerick was able to
increase his yards per carry from
4.8 his rookie year to 5.2 last year.
The Vikings are hoping he can
make a similar leap in year three.
Matt Asiata split the backup
duties with McKinnon last season
after starting 9 of the 15 games in
2014 that Peterson was unavailable. Asiata only carried the ball
29 times for 112 yards in 2015, but
proved to be valuable as a check
down for Bridgewater, catching 19
passes for 132 yards.
Jhurell Pressley is an undrafted
rookie out of New Mexico. Pressley is a smaller running back
(5’10”, 206 pounds) who has speed
but limited power. Last season for
the Lobos, he ran for 1,083 yards
on only 114 carries for an absurd
9.5 yards per carry.
The only other running back
listed on the Vikings website is C.J.
Ham, an undrafted rookie from
By: Jordan Wright
Augustana University in Sioux
Falls, SD. There isn’t a lot of information available on Ham besides
his stats (1,097 yards and 16 touchdowns) and his measurables (6’1”,
238 pounds).
Starter: Adrian Peterson
Call me crazy, but I’m predicting it now: Adrian Peterson will be
the starting running back for the
Minnesota Vikings in 2016. Even
at 31 years of age, Peterson will
resume his quest to be the best running back to ever have played the
game. Even though he claims he
can play until he is 40 years old, it’s
clear there aren’t many years left of
watching this future hall of famer.
Enjoy it while you can.
Backups: Jerick McKinnon and
Matt Asiata
Jerick is an excellent change-ofpace running back who can catch
the ball out of the backfield or run
it between the tackles. Hopefully
McKinnon will be able to steal
some carries from Adrian, keeping
them both fresh for a (hopefully)
long playoff run.
While Jerick is the change-ofpace back, Asiata is the one who
would start were something to happen to Adrian (as we saw in 2014),
presumably because the coaches
have an enormous amount of trust
in him. Entering his fifth season,
Asiata is what he is at this point. If
you need three yards, he’ll get you
three and a half. If you need four
yards, he’ll get you three and a half.
On the bubble: Jhurell Pressley
and C.J. Ham
Unless an injury occurs, the
depth chart is basically set. However, there is always a chance one
of the undrafted rookies can step up
and make the team. Pressley might
be a good candidate for the practice
squad.
This team has an excellent
defense and a young quarterback,
but Adrian is still the face of the
franchise. Even though he is 31,
Peterson will be keeping defensive
coordinators up at night in 2016.
Meanwhile, McKinnon is a home
run threat every time he touches
the ball. The Vikings are loaded
at running back, just like it has
been every year since Adrian was
drafted in 2007.
Next week we will be taking
a look at the wide receiver position. If you have anything specific
you’d like to know about them, or
if you have any comments or questions about the quarterbacks, reach
out to me. E-mail: skoljwright@
gmail.com, Facebook: facebook.
com/skoljwright, or Twitter: @
skoljwright.
Pictured is JR Slingshots winner Jaycobi Traut.
Pictured is Street Stocks winner Jonny Cater with Trophy Kid.
Pictured is Midwest Modifieds winner Nate Reinke with Trophy
Kid.
Pictured is Mini Stocks winner Neil Walton with Trophy Kid.
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Pictured is winner Cole Babcock.
QUESTION
Of the Week!
“What animal, besides cat or dog,
makes the best pet? Why?”
Caitlyn Juelfs, 9, has completed
Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade at
Lisbon Public Schools: “Monkey,
because they are cute, funny and
I just like them.”
UND releases
Spring 2016
President’s Roll
of Honor
The University of North Dakota
today released its 2016 Spring
Semester President’s Roll of Honor.
To qualify for the President’s
Roll of Honor, a student must have
an overall cumulative grade point
average of 3.80 or higher. The student must also have earned a minimum of 30 semester hours and have
completed a minimum of 12 hours
at the close of the semester, eight of
which must be for traditional letter
grades.
Enderlin - Alysia Bartholomay
Gwinner - Benjamin Hanson,
Daniel Ptacnik and Karah Sandness
Lisbon - Grant Johnson
Sheldon - Nicole Bartholomay
Local students
named to UND
Spring Dean’s list
The University of North Dakota
has released its 2016 Spring Semester Deans List. It comprises students
whose grade point average are in the
top 15 percent of the enrollment in
each of the University’s degree granting colleges and schools.
A student must have completed
no fewer than 12 semester hours of
academic work for the semester, of
which eight or more hours must be
graded work rather than “satisfactory/
unsatisfactory.”
Enderlin - Dalton Anderson, Alysia Bartholomay
Gwinner - Margie Johnson,
Karah Sandness
Lisbon - Grant Johnson
Sheldon - Nicole Bartholomay
Local students
named to Mayville
State University
Spring Dean’s list
Dr. Keith Stenehjem, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mayville State University, announces
that the following students have
been listed on the Dean’s List for the
Spring Semester of 2016 at Mayville
State University.
In order to be named to the
Dean’s List, each student has
attained a grade point average of
3.50 or higher and has successfully
completed a minimum of 12 graded
credit hours of regular academic
credit from Mayville State.
Students receiving this university
honor are listed below:
Enderlin - Taylor Benneweis
Lisbon - Destiny Hicks
Gallagher named
to Dean’s List
Jacob Gallagher of Lisbon was
named to the Spring 2016 Dean’s
List at The College of St. Scholastica
in Duluth, MN.
Dean’s List members have
achieved a 3.75 grade point average
or above on a 4.0 scale. The College
of St. Scholastica would like to commend Gallagher for honorable academic achievements.
Samuel Kelsen, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade at Lisbon Public Schools:
“A bear, ‘cause if there are
people robbing you, it can kill
them. AND, you can ride them
too. Who doesn’t want to ride a
bear?”
Taegan Knudson, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
“A bird because it can tweet and
twitter and I like the sound.”
Rory Lukes, 10, has completed
Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade at
Lisbon Public Schools: “A ferret,
because my mom had one when
she was a kid and it liked to stick
its head in Pepsi bottles.”
FAIR BOARD... CONTINUED
that the racing association has
always handled their own tickets
and that will continue. He also asked
if the racing association could use
a microphone and light tower that
belongs to the fair association. The
board agreed. Carlblom reported
that the fair association can use the
water trucks belonging to the racing
association to wet down roads. The
fair board had made the request to
the racing association.
In further business, the fair board
discussed and then approved the hiring of a face painter for Friday night
and Saturday for $750. The fair
board also discussed concessions
during the fair. Joe and Paulette have
done it for many years and would
like to be done with that. Discussion
included possibly getting a group to
do the concessions from ordering to
clean up. This would mean that the
fair association would get a small fee
ELECTION... CONTINUED
All candidates on the “party”
and no party sides of the ballot will
advance to the General Election
except for the Republican candidate
for governor which Burgum will
advance.
Non Partisan results on the Primary Election in Ransom County
are as follows: Director, Garrison
Diversion Conservancy Jay Paul
Anderson 919, Superintendent of
Public Instruction Joe Chiang 221
and Kirsten Baesler 754, Justice of
the Supreme Court Jerod Elton Tufte
538 and Robert V. Bolinske, Sr.
305, Justice of ND Supreme Court
(unexpired 2 -year term) Lisa Fair
McEvers 839, Justice of the District Court No. 2 SE Judicial District
Mark Blumer 257, Lyle R. Bopp 487
and the rest would go to the organization doing the work. No decision
was made at this meeting.
One of the board members asked
how the new announcer stand is coming. Nord reported that the walls are
done and at the school. The concrete
needs to be fixed and the announcer
stand brought over and installed.
The next fair board meeting is
Monday, July 11 at 8 p.m., at the
Expo.
and Carl Martineck 144, Justice of
the District Court No. 4 SE Judicial
District Daniel Narum 685 and Kim
Radermacher 251, Judge of the District Court No. 6 SE Judicial District
Jay Schmitz 834, and Judge of the
District Court No. 7 SE Judicial District Troy LeFevre 826.
All candidates will advance to
the General Election in November.
Lisbon
High School
The following Lisbon High
School students achieved honor roll
status for the third quarter of the
school year.
Seniors
4.0
Elizabeth Bartholomay
Caren Blaschke
Lindsay Dow
Benjamin Gemar
Emilee Hansen
Brandon Hoenhause
Ashley Kramer
Riley Lau
Shelby Musland
Austin Pithey
Jessamine Schell
Cassie Witte
3.9-3.5
Brock Aberle
Haley Anderson
Alec Cooley
Jose Cortez
Xanthe Dick
Payton Ercink
Amber Gabel
Jerod Gemar
Sydney Griffith
Brittany Johnson
Linsey Leadbetter
MacKenzi Nelson
George Smith
Zachary Stulz
Harrison Toyne
Marah Wittenburg
3.4-3.0
Matthew Blackwell
Logan Brummund
Brendan Colgrove
Tayler Goettle
Emily Hardebeck
Nicki Johnson
Kyle Lere
Kyle Mark
Daniel Sagvold
Kellen Shelton
Jason Sommerfeld
Brady Sorby
Jamie Vogelsang
Juniors
4.0
Elizabeth Busche
Maverick Coleman
Sadi Deplazes
Ethan Elijah
Codee Fleck
Melanie Garcia
Lawrence Lesmann
Sidney Neameyer
Emily Nelson
Conrad Pederson
Jordan Saxerud
Spencer Schwab
Sabrina Scoles
Bethany Shearer
Emma Weiss
3.9-3.5
Marshall Bartholomay
Samantha Bergrud
Elazea Broeren
Sheldon Feland
Gunnar Fraase
Kayci Hanna
Sarah Hansen
MacKenzie Iwen
Gannon Johnson
Caemon Kelly
Callista Martinez
Soren McDaniel
McKenzie Metzen
Jaden Olson
Shaina Rasmusson
Dalton Reinke
Jesse Steffes
Tyler Stensby
Haley Wheeler
3.4-3.0
Hailey Christensen
MaKayla Froehlich
Kyle Moderow
Kylee Myers
Makayla Ngo
Kyle Odegard
Taylon Sad
Rory Waliser
Sophomores
4.0
Zachary Bear
Grace Elijah
Kacie Elijah
Brant Jund
Payton Lund
Jordan Urbach
3.9-3.5
Sara Blaschke
Connor Fitzgerald
McKenzie Froehlich
Coralea Fuss
Hope Huffman
Myah Jund
Reagan Krueger
Brenna Lukes
Hannah Opp
Micaela Urbach
3.4-3.0
Hunter Bentten
Kaitlin Geyer
Marco Kellogg
Ben Levos
Brianna Nielsen
Alexis Odermann
Shelby Ricker
Karly Schultz
Stetson Scott
Carlie Shelton
Nickolas Toyne
Alexis Woodbury
Makinzey Young
Freshman
4.0
Madison Blackwell
Bailey Boehler
Magi Brademeyer
Preslie Ercink
Kalli Lautt
Gavin Reinke
Abigail Shockman
Cora Wagner
3.9-3.5
Taeya Haecherl
Chase Johnson
Lydia Lyons
Justice Ptacek
Wyatt Runck
Nicole Saxerud
Levi Schwab
Clarissa Sours
Tylor Toyne
3.4-3.0
Sydney Bakken
Carly Cavett
Tyler Colgrove
Jacob Dawson
Livia Dick
Wyatt Fraase
Carter Hoenhause
Lida Le
Meadow Malone
Hadley McDaniel
Hayden McDaniel
Jocelyn Metzen
Ayden McNea, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade at Lisbon Public Schools: “A
monkey because it’s kind of like
a human, I guess. Plus it would
be good at track, it could jump!”
Cameron Opp, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade at Lisbon Public Schools: “A
gorilla because you could play
football with it.”
Kadyn Robertson, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
“A bear because they are big,
and one of the top predators in
the forest.”
Part 15 of a continuing series...
Historical items from 1915 editions of
the Sheldon Progress and Enterprise
By Janet Hansen
(Editor’s Note: Karen Schultz,
Fargo, formerly of Sheldon, does
historical research and has a pile of
clippings from the Sheldon Progress and Sheldon Enterprise, some
of which date back to a century
ago. She is sharing those clippings
with the Gazette. We are picking
out news items from her clippings
which we feel might be of interest
to our readers and will be publishing them intermittently. We are
also adding additional information
whenever we feel it is pertinent.)
In a July, 1915 issue of the Sheldon Progress and Sheldon Enterprise,
Wm. E. Lockerby of Minneapolis
was advertising for sale his 160-acre
farm located two miles from Sheldon. The land, described as being
rich, black loam, was being farmed,
but included no buildings. The land
was advertised at $40 per acre.
The Venlo Farmers Elevator
Company, A. E. Carter, agent, advertised oats and barley for cattle feed.
Hocking Valley Soft Coal was also
advertised for sale.
It was noted in the Local News
that W.E. Hanelt, who was living
west of Anselm had reportedly fallen
off the roof of a shed on which he
was working and had fractured some
ribs. Dr. P.J. Weyrens, whose office
was located at his residence in Sheldon, was summoned to attend to his
injuries.
Another article in the Local News
told of the First Regiment Band and
Hospital Corps of Lisbon, which had
passed through Sheldon in their “special car.” They were going to camp
at Devils Lake for 15 days. Four
“Sheldon boys,” Lloyd Carr, Don
McCully, Lloyd Flatt and Gerald
Froemke were noted as being musicians playing with the band.
Ransom County Judge F. S.
Thomas had issued the following
marriage licenses: Ray Craig, 28, and
Eva LaDu, 24, both of Lisbon; F. C.
Kneeland, 76, and Bertha E. Langworthy, 72, both of Lisbon; James
Finkle, 21, and Laura Taggert, 18,
both of Alleghany Township; Vern
Hulet, 24, and Cora Elliott, 32, both
of Preston Township; Otto Reick, 26,
and Fern Elliott, 22, both of Enderlin;
and Charles Kingsbury, 27, Grand
Forks, and Grace Caine, 26, Sheldon.
Local News in July included a
report that corn was around knee
high. The best stand of corn was
reported to be on the Miller place,
east of Anselm, which was farmed at
that time by Fred Krantz.
It was reported that six auto loads
of Lisbon boosters had traveled to
Sheldon, accompanied by a band,
for the purpose of advertising the
big Farmers Day Picnic to be held at
Idlewild Park. George Lofthus would
be giving the main address of the day,
but other speakers would also be giving short talks. The event would also
include a variety of sports and races.
Another newspaper report stated
that the first picnic of its kind ever
held in the state was going to be
held at Idewild Park, up the river
from Lisbon, on Wed., July 21. In
the future, the picnic, which was
hoped to be an annual event, would
be referred to as County Masonic
Day. Families of Masonic Lodge
members from Liberty Lodge of
Enderlin, Sheyenne Valley Lodge of
Lisbon, Mizpah Lodge of Sheldon,
and all members of the Eastern Star
are invited to spend the day with the
Masons at Lisbon. There would be
games, as well as ice cream and lemonade, for the kids.
Grand Secretary Walter L. Stockwell would be addressing the group
in the afternoon. A basket picnic dinner would be available for the adults.
Five or six hundred people were
expected to attend.
Stockwell served as grand secretary and recorder of the Masonic
Grand Lodge and Templar organizations for over forty years. He was
also a co-founder of Northern School
Supply. He was born in Anoka, MN
on Jan. 12, 1868 and was originally
an educator. In 1889 he became the
principal of the school at St. Thomas,
ND and later served as superintendent at Grafton, ND. He helped
organize and taught in the first summer session at the University of
North Dakota (UND) in 1895. In
1899 he became president of the
North Dakota Educational Association (NDEA). From 1903 to 1911 he
served as the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction. Stockwell died at the age of 82 on Dec. 4,
1950 in Fargo.
The Sheldon School Board had
held its July meeting. The school
year had ended on June 30. T.J.
McCully had been elected to his third
term as president for the upcoming
year. Frank E. Shaw was elected
as clerk. The board levied $8,000
to meet expenses for the next year.
They advertised bids for janitor, 100
tons of lignite coal, 25 cords of birch
wood and bids for the redecorating of
the interior of the old portion of the
school building.
A transient, believed to be from
Minneapolis, had reportedly been
arrested for robbing a package containing four new work shirts from the
mailbox of E. E. Clayton of Sheldon.
Mr. Clayton had found the box and
wrapping beside the road. Neighbors had remembered having seen
the man take something out of the
mailbox and then walk into a nearby
grove of trees. The same man had
stopped at the A. M. Forred home
where he was given something to eat.
When arrested, he was wearing one
of the new shirts. After being arrested
and taken to jail he had escaped from
his cell and a search was being conducted as the article was written.
A 24’ by 36’ building was being
constructed to house the Farmers
State Bank of McLeod, which had
recently incorporated. It was being
built on the corner lot opposite the
general store of E. L. Larson and
Company. L. J. Hanson, of Grand
Forks, one of the incorporators, was
overseeing the project. He would
be cashier at the new bank when it
opened. It was reported that the new
bank would be the 11th banking
institution in Ransom County.
The Leonard News published in
the July 29, 1915 Sheldon Progress
and Enterprise reported that John
Gilbert and his wife had moved
from their home on the Sheyenne
River to the Barney Wolfe cottage
on the south side of Leonard. John
was employed at the meat market in
Leonard.
It is believed that brothers by the
names of John H. and Herman, better known as “Mick,” Gilbert lived
in the Leonard area. John and Mick
were the sons of Herman R., Sr. and
Emily Gilbert, originally of Decatur,
Iowa. Mick died in 1948.
It was announced that A. Weiser
was opening a branch general store
at Venlo. The store would be managed by Harry Rubel, the son of Max
Rubel, a Sheldon butcher. It was
further announced that a postoffice
would be opening in Venlo as well
and Rubel was applying for the position of postmaster. The Soo Line had
left a boxcar at Venlo. The boxcar
was to be used as a depot.
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not have much time to talk because
he was on his way to a meeting.
However, he invited Dick to meet
him at the Dinty Moore Restaurant
across the street for breakfast at 6
a.m. the next morning.
Pleased to have a chance to renew the acquaintance of his former
principal, Dick showed up at the
restaurant the next morning at the
appointed time. Mr. Holland was
there with two of his local business
associates. Along with a tasty breakfast, Dick received a hard sell on
Lisbon, ND. One of the men who he
was introduced to at that breakfast
meeting, John Muralt (grandfather
of former Lisbonite Chuck Muralt),
offered to help finance the purchase
of the funeral home.
Following the prodding of Mr.
Holland and his friends, Dick and
Dell Armstrong moved to Lisbon
with their two oldest sons, Lincoln
and Charles, both of whom were
born in Grafton, and took over the
Russell Lee Furniture Store and Funeral Home on July 1, 1954. Their
youngest son, Wendell, was born in
Lisbon. Lincoln now lives in Texas
and Wendell lives in California.
At the time the Armstrongs purchased the funeral home from the
Lees, the business was located in
the building known as the Muralt
Block, at the corner of Main Street
and Sixth Avenue. The building is
now occupied by the Casual Living furniture store. At that point
the Oddfellows Lodge was leasing
a portion of the upper story of the
building and Josie Rice was occupying an apartment up there as well.
In addition to the funeral home,
furniture store, and upstairs rentals,
the transaction also included an ambulance service.
After running all of those businesses for a few years, Dick Armstrong built an addition onto the east
end of the building for use as a funeral home.
In 1968 Armstrong sold the furniture business to LeRoy Hesch and
rented him space in the building.
Hesch later purchased the building.
In 1970, Armstrong purchased
the Lozier Funeral Home and business from Van Lozier. That business
also had a long history in the Lisbon
community.
Van Lozier’s father, William H.
Lozier, had come to Lisbon in 1880
from New Jersey with his sister and
brother-in-law, the Abe Johnsons.
He was 16 years old at the time. In
1881 Lozier returned to New Jersey.
In 1882, he and a friend returned to
the Lisbon area and homesteaded
a quarter section of land in Moore
Township. After a few years on the
claim, Lozier moved into Lisbon. In
1894, he was elected Ransom County Clerk of Court. Later, he worked
in the real estate office of Allen &
Jones as bookkeeper.
On Nov. 22, 1900 William Lozier married Luella Palmetier, the son
of local elevator operator Warren
Palmetier. In 1907, Lozier and A. E.
Jones purchased the A. L. Whipple
Furniture and Undertaking business, which was located in the north
half of the main floor of the Lisbon
Opera House. The Lisbon history
book published in 1980 states that
Mr. Whipple had operated the business since 1895. Listed as an earlier undertaker in the Lisbon area is
George L. Forward, who, the history book states, started his undertaking business in 1889. It is possible
that Whipple might have taken over
the business from Forward.
In 1910 or 1911, Lozier bought
out Edwin A. Webster’s hardware
business, which was located in the
south half of the Opera House building. He then owned the entire main
floor of the building, from which he
sold furniture and hardware.
In 1910, Mr. and Mrs. Lozier
both went to undertaking school and
became licensed morticians. They
sold the hardware business to C. W.
Parker in 1913.
Lozier closed the furniture portion of his business in 1921. He continued in the undertaking business,
but moved to the Ireland Building,
which was on the east side of Main
Street, between Fourth and Fifth
Avenues. From about 1923 to 1935,
the Lozier Funeral Home was located in a building on the west side of
Main Street on a lot located between
where the Lisbon Subway and Pizza
Ranch now stand.
In 1935, the Loziers purchased
the A. E. Jones house on the east
side of north Main Street, on the
lot north of the present Armstrong
Funeral Home building. They used
the downstairs of the home as a funeral home, while their son, Van,
who would also become a licensed
mortician, lived upstairs. Van joined
as a partner in his parents’ business
in 1938.
William Lozier continued in the
undertaking business until his death
in 1948. Van, who had partnered
with his father, continued to operate the business until 1970, when
he sold it to Dick Armstrong. The
business then became known as the
Armstrong Lozier Funeral Home.
Charlie Armstrong explains that
his father added the funeral home in
Gwinner in the 1950s. “This was in
the days before the Dahlstrom Funeral Home opened in Milnor,” he
explains. “It was originally located
in a building across the Main Street
from Orky Dahl’s grocery store.
When Bobcat needed that lot for a
new addition, it was moved to its
present location, across the alley to
the west from the Sargent County
Bank building.
Charlie remembers working at
the furniture store off and on begin-
ning in about 1966. As he got older,
he began helping with the ambulance business. He recalls that in the
last nine months before his family
sold the ambulance business to Ed
Land, they did 199 runs.
Charlie graduated from Lisbon
High School in 1971. He attended
the Gem City College School of
Horology) in Quincy, IL, where he
learned watch making and watch
and clock repair. He received his
watchmaker’s license in 1978. “I
still remember my license number,” he remarks. “It was 278.” He
cleaned and repaired watches for
Dale’s Jewelry in Lisbon as well as
jewelry stores in Minot and Duluth.
“At first I got $5.00 for cleaning
a watch,” he adds. “Later, it went up
to $7.50. The last time I checked it
was $150.00 for a standard cleaning. Cleanings are generally done
only on the very expensive watches now, because most people just
throw away their cheap watches
when they no longer keep the correct time and buy new ones.”
Charlie returned to Lisbon in
August of 1972 and enrolled at Valley City State University (VCSU).
He attended college there for six
quarters, including summer sessions. During his time at VCSU,
Charlie worked part time at Oliver’s
Chapel, a Valley City funeral home,
in exchange for room and board.
During his attendance at VCSU,
Charlie began dating Debbie Hammer. Debbie had grown up on a
farm near Elliott. She had attended
school at Elliott and transferred to
the Lisbon School in the seventh
grade. She had graduated from Lisbon High School and then enrolled
at VCSU, where she was working
toward a degree in elementary education.
Debbie and Charlie had known
each other in high school, but did
not begin dating until they attended
VCSU. They were married in May
of 1974.
The couple then moved to Chicago, where Charlie attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science
for a full 12 months. He graduated
on March 5, 1975 and immediately
set off on a return trip to North Dakota.
Charlie and Debbie recall that
the drive back home, pulling a
U-haul, and with their son, an infant at the time, was a memorable
trip. The young couple had left Chicago with what they hoped would
be enough money to buy food and
gas along the way, but it took more
gas than what they had anticipated.
They were thankful that Debbie’s
parents, Maurice and Donna Hammer, were following behind them as
they made the trip. They had traveled to Chicago for Charlie’s graduation and accompanied the young
family on their trip back to North
Dakota.
Upon their return to Lisbon,
Charlie served a year’s apprenticeship under his dad. He became fully
licensed as a mortician in 1976. He
continued working for his dad until
July 1, 1985, at which time he took
over the business. Dick Armstrong
continued to help his son in the
business right up until his sudden
death in 1987.
Charlie goes on to explain that
the Enderlin portion of the business
was added in 1990. “We purchased
the Peterson Funeral Home in
Enderlin from Bob and Lola Peterson, the third generation to operate
the business, on March 1, 1990. That
business had started as Theodore W.
Peterson and Son, Morticians, but
no other historical information on
the Petersons or their business was
available.
Ten years later, Charlie and Debbie removed the old house which
had, for many years, served as the
funeral home, and built their present building. They moved into their
beautiful and modern new building
in November of 2000.
The business has changed considerably over the years of the Armstrongs’ operation. “There is more
cremation today than in the past,”
remarks Charlie.
“We’ve also seen huge changes
in technology,” adds Debbie. “For
example, when we first took over
the business, someone from The Forum would call on a daily basis to
check to see if we had any obituaries to publish. If we did, we would
read them to them over the phone
and they would take them down.
All obituaries were published free
of charge in those days, but could
be edited to fit the individual newspapers’ styles. As time went on, we
began faxing in the obituary copies.
Then they were sent by computer,
and, most recently, have been sent
digitally.”
“We used to only take one vehicle to a funeral,” recalls Charlie.
“All the flowers would easily fit into
the hearse. However, now, most of
the time, we have to take an extra
vehicle to haul the many floral arrangements and plants.”
The Armstrongs explain that
they believe the time is right for
them to retire. They believe they are
leaving the business in good hands
and are looking forward to having
extra time to pursue other hobbies
and interests and, most importantly,
have more time to spend with family.
Their son, Jason, graduated from
Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 2005. He worked with his
parents until May of 2009, deciding,
by that time, that the funeral home
business wasn’t the right career path
for him. He currently lives in Westminster, Colorado, and Charlie and
Debbie are looking forward to being
able to visit him more often.
Their daughter, Jennifer, who
was born here in Lisbon, is now
married to Ryan Stroh. Jennifer
and Ryan and their three children,
Miles, 8, Oliver, 5, and Ella, 3, are
currently living in West Fargo, but
are building a new home in rural
Kindred. Charlie and Debbie are excited about the prospects of spending more time with family.
They would like to assure the
residents of Lisbon, Enderlin, and
Gwinner and their surrounding
communities that the business will
continue to provide the same services as it has for the past 125-plus
years. They are grateful that the
Armstrong family has had the privilege to serve the needs of the community for 62 of those years.
Charlie and Debbie state that
they are grateful to the many families who have allowed them to serve
them at difficult times in their lives
and for the many good people and
members of the clergy with whom
they have had the pleasure to work.
LITTLE YELLOW HOUSE... CONTINUED
MaryBeth Wallner stands in the kitchen she renovated in the Little Yellow House. The smaller refrigerator and apartment-size
stove help make the kitchen look bigger.
place just for her. She did jobs she
hadn’t done before, such as applying dry wall, painting, and laying
some of the new flooring, as well
as planning the whole renovation
project. MaryBeth said she likes to
consult experts and research things
and then try them. The planning
process took her months. A few
of the ideas she used to decorate
with came from Pinterest.
The house was built in the
1920s and many local people
called it their rental home over
the years. MaryBeth is not even
sure who the original owner was.
MaryBeth was intrigued with the
littleness of the house and wanted
to keep that in mind while picking out furnishings. She took out
the gold full size stove and put an
Mystery rock...
Larry & Nita Kitchen find unusual
rock in basement foundation
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Larry and Nita Kitchen, 207
Elm Street, Lisbon, had an issue
with their foundation some time
back.
“The north wall of the basement was bowing in,” said Larry.
“I came out here and saw the problem and knew we had to do something.”
They jacked up the house, took
out the stone wall and poured a
concrete wall to replace the stone
one. When they dug out the old
wall/foundation which was made
of large field stones, Larry noticed
the corner stone was different than
the rest of the stones in the wall.
It was laced with seashells. That’s
right, seashells, in land locked
North Dakota.
“It is really interesting,” said
Larry. “I have to wonder how it got
here.”
Some internet research revealed that a stone such as the one
found in the Kitchen foundation is
very common in Florida. It is often
used to line driveways and pathways. A field stone with seashells
in Florida is no surprise, but a field
stone in North Dakota with seashells is a big deal, at least around
here.
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there was information about the
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apartment-size stove in its place.
The kitchen cupboards were falling apart so she ordered new white
ones. In one room which she uses
for her craft room she had the closet taken out, designed a storage
cupboard out of a gun case and
she put in a tall cabinet to hold
her craft materials. Everything is
neatly classified and easy to find
when she needs it. She has a small
kitchen and dining area where she
found just the right size table at
the Open Door. She said personnel at the store encouraged her to
take two chairs also and the chairs
turned out to fit in the dining area
perfectly. The orange chairs added
a pop of color and she found rugs
to tie it all together in that room.
Since it is a small house, she
painted light green walls with
white trim in the living room that
has two tables set up to do group
crafts. Her craft room seen from
the living room, used to be a bedroom, has the same two colors in
stripes so the living room flows
into the craft supplies room. She
has a sitting area in the craft room.
She has found some interesting
pieces of furniture that fits the little
house to a “T”.
Light and bright adds depth to
the rooms and makes the house
look bigger than it is. To add another pop of color, she painted what
would have been the parlor in the
1920s a beautiful coral color with
white trim. She found a couple of
comfortable chairs on wooden legs
which makes the room seem bigger. She added an arched doorway
which Al Lere put in and she painted it with a texture that looks like
whipped cream. MaryBeth named
this room the ‘Coral Coffee Nook’
and it is very cozy. Next to that is a
tiny bathroom for which she found
a modern tiny sink and added a
shower stall instead of the tub.
Is she glad she took on this
project with so much that needed
to be done?
“Yes,” she said with enthusiasm. “It has been educational, entertaining and therapeutic.”
“If I see something that needs
to be done, I do it,” said MaryBeth.
“Whether it is weeds along the
way when I go on a walk or chores
at home or a Little Yellow House
that was calling my name.”
In this case it was a house that
needed renovating. She studied
various ways to get the desired
effects and then set to work to
accomplished what she set out to
do. Yes, there were some glitches
along the way and the “Craft Event
Center” as she calls the Little Yellow House now, is still a work in
progress.
MaryBeth doesn’t regret her
decision to buy the house that so
intrigued her and she is making it
her own.
Photo by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
This is the corner stone rock found by Larry Kitchen when he
replaced the north wall of his basement foundation a few years
ago.
years ago, when North Dakota was
partially covered by the last seaway to invade North America, the
Cannonball Sea. The swamps and
lowlands bordering this sea – not
too different from Florida today –
were home to enormous crocodiles
and giant predatory birds. The marine fauna includes bony fish and
sharks, crabs, lobsters, snails, and
clams.
Larry wondered if some pioneer hauled it out from the coast as
a way to keep part of the ocean that
was near and dear to them. Other’s
wondered if it was possibly left behind when the big glacier pushed
through the area centuries ago.
The term “erratic” is used in
reference to field stones left behind by glacial ice. This term dates
back to 1779 when it was used by
a Swiss geologist who recognized
that the boulders were out of place.
His term, “terrain erratique,”
comes from the Latin erratus, “to
wander,” and means, literally,
“ground that has wandered.”
There are erratics located along
the banks of the Sheyenne River
near Fort Ransom.
Forbes is home to a stone house
built in 1907. Forbes is in Dickey
County along the North and South
Dakota border. The house is constructed solely of field stone and is
still standing.
Some erratics are very famous,
such as Plymouth Rock. North Dakota has Standing Rock, south of
Highway 46 in Ransom County.
The rock sits atop Standing Rock
Hill, a prominent ice-thrust hill.
The lot on which the Kitchens’
home sits, was plotted in 1881. It
was purchased in 1882 by August
Johnson. The lot was later purchased by Kute and Julia Ringdahl
in 1908.
Larry and Nita purchased their
home from David Meyer in 1998.
Larry thought the house was built
in the late 1920s or early 1930s.
The corner stone is a great conversation piece that has brought
about a lot of speculation as to
where it came from. While south
western North Dakota has a lot
more prominent rock formations,
there is evidence of this part of the
state having some interesting rocks
as well.
Whether the Kitchens’ rock
came from far away or long ago, is
it the only field stone with seashells
in it? If you have or have seen such
a rock/erratic, please contact jsb@
rcgazette.com with the location.
Larry and Nita would love to
know if there are more of these
heavy corner stones around this
area.
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Gazette 6-20-16 - Ransom County Gazette

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