Gazette 1-4-16 - Ransom County Gazette

Monday, January 4, 2016
The Official Newspaper
for Ransom County
“Serving Ransom County Since 1881”
VOLUME 134 - ISSUE NUMBER 38 - USPS 455-540 SECTION A
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2015 - More Year in Review
(Editors note: This is the year that was, 2015.
Each week for the next three weeks, we will cover
the happenings taken from the front page of the
Ransom County Gazette over the past year. We
will also share a list of names of those who have
passed away over the same time period. This is
the second quarter of those stories.)
There was an omission in the February Obituaries in last week’s Year in review. Georgia M.
Sandvig, 68, Sheldon, died Tuesday, February 3.
We regret the omission.
April 2015
Sheyenne Valley Drug sold to NuCara
A sale that has been a year in the making was
finalized on Wednesday, April 1 as NuCara Pharmacy, an Iowa based company took over ownership
of the former Sheyenne Valley Drug.
“Walt (Spiese) was looking to downsize and
invited us to have a look back in April of last year,”
said Brian Wegmann, CEO of NuCara. “We own
the former Foss Drug in Valley City, so this was a
good fit for us.”
NuCara, privately held company for over 40
years, specializes in community driven services.
They own 26 pharmacies in four states.
City approves water/sewer rate increases
The city of Lisbon approved an increase in sewer
($2.25) and water (2 cents) rates at their April 6 meeting of the council. The new rates would be reflected
on the July billing from the June meter reading. The
raise was a recommendation of the finance committee who discussed the pros and cons in a committee
meeting. Walt Johnson, Julie Cole, and Tim Meyer
serve on the finance committee.
The water rate increase of 2 cents/month is for
operations and repairs on the water plant. The sewer
rate increase was to fix a shortage of revenue for
a bond that was for a past water and sewer project
done back in 2008 and 2009. Those projects were to
be paid for with sales tax dollars but sales tax was
not generating enough revenue at that time.
School lunches increase by 15 cents
The Lisbon School Board raised meals at Lisbon’s three schools by 15 cents per meal at their
April 7 meeting.
Burn ban extended
In spite of the .25 inches of rain in Lisbon on Saturday night and Sunday, April 18 and 19 into Monday, April 20, the danger of wild fires still exists,
according to the Lisbon Fire Department. The Governor has extended the Fire Emergency and Burn
Ban through April 30 for the entire state of North
Dakota.
April Obituaries
Rhys Herbert Jones, 97, St. George, Utah, formerly Enderlin, died Friday, March 13. Jean Zetocha, 88, Stirum, died Saturday, March 28. Arlys A.
Carter, 80, Lisbon, died Monday, April 6. Irving
Olson, 95, of Milnor, died Sunday, April 5. Janice E. Koerner, 78, Roseville, MN, died Monday,
March 23. Wayne A. Muilenburg, 88, Enderlin, died Wednesday, April 8. Beverly B. Maack,
91, Lisbon, died Sunday, April 5. William (Bill)
Michael Hanna, 72, Billings, MT, formerly Lisbon,
died Tuesday, April 14. George A. Westphal, 69,
Fargo, formerly Enderlin, died Sunday, April 19.
Mavis E. Hanson, 77, Fargo, formerly Fort Ransom, died Sunday, April 19. June V. Stroh, 91, Lisbon, died Saturday, April 18. Enid L. Martin, 93,
Lisbon, died Tuesday, April 21.
May 2015
Berg still making a difference
Josh Berg graduated from Lisbon High School in
2007. He attended Jamestown College, later named
the University of Jamestown. Josh would have
graduated in May 2013. Unfortunately, Josh died
at Jamestown Regional Hospital from a pulmonary
embolism on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.
Josh was majoring in mass communications with
one of his instructors being Steven Listopad. Josh’s
college class went to the North Dakota State Legislature with Listopad in January, 2013, just a month
before his death. Their mission was to shed light on
the need for change. Censorship had been creeping
into high school and college journalism since the
passage of some federal laws in the 1980s which
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It only takes one...
‘Make Someone’s Christmas’ a success
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
“If I raise $500, I will eat a Ghost pepper and record
it,” said Tayler Goettle, founder of Make Someone’s
Christmas. “If I can raise $1,000 I will bleach my hair
for all of January, and If I can raise $2,000 I will wax
one of my legs!”
Tayler Goettle is a senior at Lisbon Public School.
He set out to make a difference. The idea had been
brewing in his head for a while. He wanted to create a
charity that had a big impact. His belief that “It only
takes one” to make a difference in someone’s life is
the basis for his campaign.
“As a small community we have so much power
to help bring life to the holiday season,” said Goettle.
“It is the giving season, so why not help give someone
a well deserved Christmas? I want to show this community that anything helps and that doing something
small like this can end up having such an impact.”
Goettle announced his plan in the Gazette’s
December 14 edition. He had a big challenge to
raise the money before his self imposed deadline of
Monday, December 21. On Tuesday, December 22
word was received at the Gazette office that Goettle
had reached his goal, $2000 to be given to a deserving local family who will be enjoying a much better
Christmas this year, thanks to the efforts of one young
man who set out to “Make Someone’s Christmas.”
Goettle sought the council of Pastor Norm Anderson to help determine the recipients of the money. Initially he had planned to give the money to one family
but with the help of Pastor Norm, the decision was to
split it between four deserving families.
“I actually reached my goal on Monday, December
21,” said Goettle. “Mr. Adair forgot to give me $127
from the teachers that had been donated earlier. I had
$1,810 before that. Then, Mrs. Louden wrote a check
for the rest to get me to the $2,000 mark.”
As far as each of the challenges Goettle had given
himself, the ghost pepper, the bleached hair in January
and the waxing of one leg. He has already eaten the
ghost pepper.
“This afternoon, before basketball practice, I ate
the ghost pepper,” said Goettle. “I picked the smallest one I could find. It wasn’t as bad as everyone said
it would be, but it was bad. I ate it before basketball
practice so all of that running up and down the court
was kind of hard but I made it.”
He is actually dreading the waxing the hair on one
leg more than anything.
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Norman Brown takes Honor Flight to DC
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Norman Brown, 89, Milnor, is
a life member of the McLeod Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. He
served in the Army in World War
II and had the pleasure of going
on the most recent Honor Flight
on Sunday, October 18 and Monday, October 19.
“I was staying at the North
Dakota Veterans Home after an
ice fishing accident, I broke my
leg,” said Brown. “While I was
there, they nominated me to go on
the Honor Flight to Washington,
DC.”
His daughter Shirley Johnson,
Milnor was his escort.
“Most everyone who goes has
to have an escort,” said Shirley.
“They gathered all of the wheelchairs from the Fargo Hospitals
for the Veterans on the flight to
be able to get around Washington. The escorts help them get the
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Submitted photos
Norman Brown and his daughter, Shirley Johnson stand in front of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in
Washington, DC.
Celebrating Christmas Break
Children of five local families had a blast sledding on a hill that is part of Sandager Park on Dec. 29. The kids with red cheeks climbed
up the hill, got on their sleds and raced down the hill hamming it up for the camera. The children sledding (in no particuloar order)
were Aubrey Opp, Cameron Opp, Ethan Gilbert, Owen Gilbert, Greyson Lyons, Alayna Lyons, Alyssa Sherman and Aurora Shelton.
Going after cattle was Margaret Carroll’s chore on the farm
By Terri Kelly Barta
Margaret Carroll is the newest resident at Parkside Lutheran
Home, having moved in December.
“I like it here, they all take such
good care of me,” said Carroll.
Carroll was born in McLeod in
1927. A few years later the family
moved to rural Lisbon.
She attended Scoville Country School between Lisbon and
McLeod.
Growing up on the farm was
both work and fun.
“Going after the cattle was my
job,” laughed Carroll.
She has four brothers and two
sisters and a half sister. Lots of helping hands on the farm. With such a
big family, there were always playmates for games. They played tag,
drop the hanky, merry-go-round
and other games of the day.
“We played a lot of “Jacks”
recalls Carroll. “It was fun.”
Jacks is played with 10, 6pronged metal pieces and a bouncy
ball. Players had to throw a ball
up into the air and scoop up a Jack
before the ball bounced. The game
progressed from picking up one
jack for onesies, then two jacks for
twosies and so on. The first child to
win all ten rounds was the winner.
Children could carry the game with
them in a pouch in their pocket and
play on any hard surface.
On the farm they had many
animals, but Carroll loved horses
the best. She remembers riding her
horse every chance she got. When
she was an adult, Carroll had three
parakeets. Only one could talk but
she just really liked those birds.
When she was a little girl, Carroll wanted to be a mom when she
grew up. She got her wish.
She married Don Holmstrom
in 1945 and they had six children.
Sadly, they lost one of the boys as
a baby. She has a picture of him
hanging in her room along with
other relatives.
Her family of three girls, Lola,
Loretta, and Elaine and two boys,
Donnie and Neil live nearby. Neil
and Cheryl Holmstrom live in
Lisbon. The others live in nearby
towns within an hour from Lisbon.
Carroll has 10 grandchildren and
15 great grandchildren who visit
her often.
Don and Margaret divorced and
later she married Ed Carroll and had
even more people to love as family.
Margaret was a stay-at-home
mom and homemaker while her
children were growing up. At one
time she worked at Island Park
Motel and Dahlgren’s Seed Co.
“I was blessed with many
things,” said Carroll, talking about
her life.
At Parkside her room is decorated in her windchime collection,
a few of her dolls from her doll collection, pictures of her siblings, her
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Her family is clearly her best
blessing of them all.
She used to crochet before her
fingers got stiff and her eyesight
lessened. Now, she finds joy in simple pleasures; like adult coloring
which she has enjoyed since coming to Parkside. Carroll said it is fun
and relaxing. She has some of her
work displayed in her room.
She used to sing and dance, two
activities she loved in her younger
years. As a teen, she went to dances
in Venlo and McLeod and other
small towns in the area.
“It was so much fun!” she said.
“Barn dances were the best.”
She has many wonderful memories of her life. In Parkside, she
finally gets to rest. She takes part in
the many activities Parkside offers
its residents. She enjoys going out
and about when she gets the opportunity.
Carroll is a quiet person, but
she enjoys visiting, especially with
her family. Her ready smile and the
gleam in her eyes make her easy to
get along with in her new home.
End of an era...
Englevale building which last held Sportsman Bar is razed
By Janet Hansen
An Englevale building which has housed businesses for well over
a century and which last housed the Sportsman’s Bar, no longer exists.
After the last people to run the bar, Travis “Bud” and Terri Adolfs, closed
the establishment, the building and lot were sold to Chad Wagner. Rather
than renovate the building, which had deteriorated to the point where it
needed much in the way of repair, Chad decided to demolish the building
and clear the lot. The razing of the building, which took place during the
fall of 2015, marked the end of an era in that small community.
The interior of the building, which, if it could talk, could tell many
interesting tales about the various businesses it has housed, was recently
burned, in preparation for the demolition. Then Daleyn Baasch bulldozed
down the brick exterior and hauled the debris away. All that remains
where the building once stood is an empty lot.
According to the Englevale history book from 2006, the history of the
former Sportsman’s Bar building goes back to around the turn of the 20th
century. The book states that the brick building, which last housed the bar,
stood on Lot 8, Block 19, in Englevale. Its first recorded history states that
the building was deeded to Myron Davis from Mark Davis in 1904.
It may be that the Myron and Mark Davis were related to Mr. Marshall
T. Davis, a New Yorker for whom the town, which would later become
Englevale, was originally named. In 1881, Marshall Davis is said to have
bought 900 acres of land from James E. Wisner. Wisner, a land speculator
and entrepreneur, had come to Lisbon in the fall of 1880 and had purchased 35,000 acres of land west of the newly platted town.
In 1882, the railroad survey crossed Mr. Davis’s ranch and located a
town site on his property. Davis named the town Marshall, in honor of his
first name. Later it was learned that there was already a post office with
that same name in Dakota Territory. As a result, the name of the new town
was changed, in 1892 or 1893, depending upon which account is read, to
Englevale, after Mathias Engle, one of the town’s promoters.
In 1907, the building, which most recently housed the Sportsman’s
Bar, was deeded from Mark Davis to Earl Davis. Later in that same year
it was deeded to the First State Bank of Englevale. Not much could be
found in the history book about the First State Bank, although a list of
Englevale businesses which existed in 1910 listed the bank. Its cashier, at
that time, was William Narum.
Narum was born in Iowa in 1876. He and his wife, Helen, were married in Iowa in 1902 and moved to Englevale shortly thereafter. His biography, which can be found in the Englevale history book, indicates that he
operated the First State Bank of Englevale. The Narums moved to Fargo
in 1919, where William became district manager of closed banks. He died
in 1958.
According to Jim Dick, Englevale, in 1921, the building which most
recently housed the bar survived a fire that burned down a large general
store belonging to J. T. Peterson, plus an adjacent building. According to
the Englevale history book, the fire was first noticed at about 5 a.m. and
Photo by Chelsey Jones
The interior of the Enderlin building which last housed the
Sportsman Bar burns in preparation for the razing of the building. The sign on the building’s side wall, which dated back to the
early 1950s, when the building housed the Niles General Store,
read “Headquarters for Lee Overalls, Union Made, Earl W. Niles.”
was believed to have started in the basement of the store.
It took the combined efforts of the local fire department and the citizens of Englevale to prevent the early morning blaze from spreading
beyond the two buildings. The firefight was difficult, since the village had
no water system.
The main loss was the Peterson Store, which burned to the ground,
along with all the business’s stock and fixtures.
The barber shop belonging to Oscar Nelson, which was situated
between the main Peterson’s Store building and its furniture department,
also burned to the ground.
In 1930, the deed for the building, which last housed the bar, was
transferred to R. L. Baird. In July of 1930, the lot and building were
deeded to Peter Q. Peterson and the building was turned into a general
store run by J.T. Peterson.
The new owner, Peter Q. Peterson, and his wife, Dagmar, lived about
four miles south of Englevale. Dagmar was born in Denmark in 1871
and emigrated to the United States at age 24. She and Peter were married
in Iowa and, in 1917, moved to the Englevale area, where they farmed
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Ransom County Gazette • January 4, 2016 • Page 2
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Keeping Kelly
by Terri Kelly Barta
Let it begin with me!
Everyone says they want
World Peace but no one does anything about it.
Smarter people than I have
thought about World Peace down
through the past generations, but
progress is slow.
I remember in the 1960s and
early ‘70s singing peace songs
and going to peace rallies with
other college students. Since the
Vietnam War was raging and
many young people (classmates,
family members, and friends)
were dying long before their time,
peace was a passion for young
people.
Yet, 45 years since then and
though some small progress has
been made, we do not have world
peace.
Of course, individuals cannot
control the world. We can monitor and control our own behavior
and that is about it.
I include words here from people with way more wisdom than I
on this subject.
There is a song out there called
“Let Their Be Peace on Earth.” In
the lyrics of that song is the phrase
“Let there be Peace on earth and
Let it begin with me.”
Another quote has been around
for a couple of centuries.
“I am only one, but I am one.
I can’t do everything, But still I
can do something; and because I
cannot do everything, I will not
refuse to do the something that I
can do.”...Edward Everett Hale.
We, as individuals, can’t do
everything but we can do something. Mutual respect and kindness can go a long way to promote
peace.
We can’t do anything about
world leaders and their decisions
other than in our own country
where we can vote someone in to
office whom we hope will lead us
in a peaceful direction.
It is a global world now. Modern technology has put us in touch
with countries all over the world
in a way that was not possible 45
years ago. That makes all people
on earth neighbors of one another.
Most people in the world play
well with others, so to speak. Of
course, there are a few radicals in
most countries including the USA
that like to stir the pot for their
own agendas. The radicals of
each country do not represent the
majority of any country’s people.
In traveling to other countries,
people find out that the population
of each country are good people,
who work hard, care about others
and want world peace, as well.
Sure there are cultural differences. Communication between
people causes an understanding of
each other’s culture.
This country was built on
immigrants with different cultures
moving here. In large cities, there
are neighborhoods and people of
one culture or another live near
each other. Some are interspersed
within the community. We have
been doing this for hundreds of
years and it has worked just fine.
We learn something from each
culture we are exposed to and they
learn from us.
Mutual respect for differences
seems to be the key to achieving
peace.
SMH - Shakin’ My Head
A Look Back in Time
50 Years Ago
January 6, 1966
Reinke is named chairman
Harry Reinke of Lisbon is
the new chairman of the Ransom
County Commissioners. The board
reorganized at its meeting Tuesday. Heading the various departments within the commission are
Elmer Dick, finances; Ed Toyne,
roads; Ardell Slattum, bridges; Ted
Ulmer, printing and Reinke, property.
40 Years Ago
January 8, 1976
Fire Dept. Heads approved
Lisbon City Council approved
the new fire department officials
as their first order of business last
Monday evening. Bill Lund was
elected fire chief and Don Rehling
was named assistant chief. Jerry
Humphrey was named rural fire
chief and Gary Mykland is assistant rural chief. Russ Watts was
elected secretary-treasurer.
25 Years Ago
January 7, 1991
Armstrong appointed Ransom
County Tax Director
Jack Armstrong, Enderlin,
has accepted the position of Ransom County Tax Director. He will
replace Dennis Prochnow, who has
accepted a similar position in Bismarck. Armstrong has been serving as Ransom County Veterans
Service Officer and was recently
named 911 Coordinator for the
County. Armstrong will continue
as Veterans Service Officer but
the County will begin to look for
Lloyd Omdahl
a replacement for the 911 Coordinator.
10 Years Ago
January 9, 2006
Sheldon School Board meets to
discuss next move
Do we dissolve or re-organize?
Nearly 50 people assembled in
the school lunchroom on Tuesday,
January 3 to express their opinions to the Sheldon School Board
on what should be done with the
school. With a total enrollment of
25 in K-6 grades and a steadily
declining student population, the
writing is on the wall. The school
building, like so many others in
rural North Dakota, will be closing
its doors permanently, mostly due
to increasing costs of education
and declining enrollment.
Former Lt. Governor of ND • Former UND Political Science professor
Their Black Friday now becomes our Red 2016
Results
~ Powerball ~
Saturday, Dec. 26
Powerball
27-40-44-59-65
20
~ Hot Lotto ~
Saturday, Dec. 26
14-21-24-32-36
Hot Ball
16
~ Wild Card 2 ~
Saturday, Dec. 26
2-3-17-26-30 Jack of Hearts
Results
~ 2 by 2 ~
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Red Balls: 16-20 White Balls: 5-11
Monday, Dec. 28
Red Balls: 1-2 White Balls: 12-19
Sunday, Dec. 27
Red Balls: 12-21 White Balls: 1-21
Saturday, Dec. 26
Red Balls: 17-22 White Balls: 4-17
The day of reckoning for Black
Friday has arrived and the credit
card people want their money.
Now we’re in trouble for buying
stuff that doesn’t fit at a price we
couldn’t resist.
To pay for our reckless spending, we have to cut into the grocery
budget. The problem with a limited grocery budget is that we end
up living on cheap carbohydrates
instead of expensive proteins. And
grocery stores don’t offer doorbusters.
Black Friday is a scam. It
is called “black” because retail
America expects to make enough
profit on one Friday to get into
the black and survive another 11
months. In order for them to get
into the black on one day, the rest
of us must go into the red all year.
How can slashing prices result
in more profit? If they sold their
wares at regular prices the rest of
the year, the profit margin should
have been great enough to keep
them in the black. This smells as
fishy as lutefisk.
Maybe it’s the way everything
starts with the “suggested retail
price.” That is such an outrageous
figure it makes us wonder who
suggested it.
For the stuff from China, I
assume that the Chinese are setting the suggested retail price. Or
maybe Walmart is telling them
what they should suggest so it can
be slashed without hurting the bottom line.
We know that Walmart is not
really serious about the suggested
retail price. During the regular
season, they never sell for the suggested retail price so this big Black
Friday discount is not really a discount at all.
But we play the game even
though we know it is fixed. Every
year we think we are going to
win. In good faith, we clip out the
doorbuster coupons and head off
to the marketers offering 60% off
and additional 10% if we use their
credit card.
When we get to the cash register, we find out that we had to
buy the mixer before 4 A.M. on
Saturday morning to get the discount. Besides, the really small
print (which we didn’t read) tells
us that the discount applies only to
felt shoes and leather mittens.
It’s a plot. The strategy is to
make pricing so confusing that the
clerks are the only ones who can
figure out what we should pay and
we have to believe them because
we can’t calculate it ourselves.
If we buy a durable product,
the first thing they ask is whether
or not we want an extended warranty. This is an important question because warranties are not
what they used to be.
At my age, I’m not paying to
extend anything. Another thing:
if we need to buy extra protection,
are they telling us that the merchandise could fall apart on the
way out of the store?
Following Black Friday is
“fooled you” Monday. The deal
for which we froze in line for six
hours waiting to bust the doors on
Friday is still selling at the doorbuster price all of next week.
From the store, they went to the
Internet for another week where
they promised free shipping. That
makes the whole game even more
suspicious.
At the price of shipping these
days, that must cost them a few
bucks. This tells me that even
at doorbuster prices, they have
to make money after paying the
freight or their Friday wouldn’t be
getting black.
All of this paranoid griping
aside, we must admit that Black
Friday doorbusters are still more
fun than anything on television.
And some days we win.
FYI & Meetings
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.
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 701-683-6140.
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.
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
Immunization clinics at Ransom County Public Health
Dept. in Lisbon will be every Thursday of the month from 8
a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Immunizations also available the 3rd Monday of the month from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. No
appointments are necessary. Please bring your insurance card
or Medicaid card. Call Ransom County Public Health Dept.
by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
at 683-6140 should you have any questions or contact your
family doctor. (No Monday clinics if they fall on a holiday.)
LISBON PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Lisbon Public Library hours are:
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
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday. www.lisbonpubliclibrary.
com.
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.
Sean Kelly - Editor, Publisher
Cheryl Kelly - Sales-Advertising Manager / Payables
Terri Kelly Barta - News Reporter
Jan Hansen - News Reporter
Jeanne Sexton-Brown - News Reporter
Denise Seelig - Bookkeeping / Receptionist
Joe Howell - Sports Writer
Doreen Quast - Advertising Sales & Page Layout
Jolene Schwab - Typesetter & Page Layout
Kate Jensen - Ad & Page Layout
Michael Hallquist - Ad & Page Layout / Distribution
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.
AMERICAN LEGION FLORENCE KIMBALL POST
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A texting and Facebook phrase
that my sister-in-law in Indiana
taught me is: SMH or Shakin’ My
Head. This is used when something doesn’t make a lick of sense
and you just want to shake your
head at the curiousness of the situation.
Over the weekend following
Christmas, our family decided to
get together at our nephew Craig’s
house in Fargo. Brownie and I
called a local hotel there to make
reservations for two rooms. One
for us and one for Auntie Earth
Mother. The plan was to have a
place to get away and chill if we
needed to. Being an introvert I do
need my down time.
When making the reservations
I asked if they had any adjoining
rooms. The answer left me “Shakin’ my head” because the desk
clerk said, “Yes we do have adjoining rooms but there is no guarantee
that you will get two together.”
Can anyone tell me what the
point of having adjoining rooms
is if you can’t get a room next to
someone you know? Why bother?
SMH.
My next question was, could
we get two rooms across the hall
from each other? The answer was,
‘we can’t guarantee that either.”
SMH.
So, when people check in, do
they just reach their hand into a
fishbowl and take out keys and say,
‘Here you go! Good luck finding
your room!’
Having picked the hotel for
its closeness to Craig and Carrie’s home, we went ahead and
made the reservations. When we
checked in, sure enough, Auntie
Earth Mother was in room 110 and
we were in room 103. She was way
across and down the hall from us.
Her room had a connecting door
to the next room, but we were not
in that room. I still don’t know if
anyone was in that room. We never
heard anyone in there. We had a
balcony room but someone had
taken our table and chairs off our
balcony and we had just a big open
space on our balcony. Again, odd
way to run things, in my opinion.
Brownie and I decided to treat
ourselves to a jacuzzi suite. The
jacuzzi sat in the middle of the
room. I had asked if it was in the
bathroom or separate. They said
‘separate from the bathroom’ but
did not say it was in the middle of
the room that had two doors, one
to the balcony and one to the hall
with two large picture windows.
We took a photo of the unused
jacuzzi, sitting in the middle of a
huge draft, in a big room, down
the hall from Auntie Earth Mother,
with no patio furniture on the balcony, SMH.
Brownie’s sister, Biker Chick,
came for a swim and brought her
granddaughter who decided she
wanted to stay overnight with our
granddaughter. When Grampy told
the girls it was time to go to bed,
the Biker Chick’s granddaughter said, “I’m not sleepy so I’m
not going to bed.” Grampy said,
“That’s not an acceptable answer.”
Little free spirit seven year old attitude girl said, “I want to stay with
Auntie. I don’t want to stay with
you!”
Brownie, aka Grampy escorted
her down the hall to Auntie Earth
Mother’s room, where we understand she was still awake at 3 a.m.
But, our room was nice and quiet
and our granddaughter slept in
until 9:30 am...Life is good!
New Years news and views
As we enter another new year,
we first meet the month of January. Since I am not a particular
fan of winter, I usually dread that
month, as it is often bitterly cold
and snowy. If it stays as mild as the
winter has been thus far, I certainly
won’t dare to complain. However,
if the temps fall to sub-zero levels, I’ll probably be freezing even
more than ever, because my body
will not have become acclimated
to the cold due to the fact that
we’ve been so spoiled thus far this
winter.
Even though January has never
been my favorite month, I decided
that it might be nice to learn more
about it. To satisfy my curiosity, I
consulted the internet.
I initially learned that January,
which was established as the first
month of the year by the Roman
Calendar, was named after Janus,
the Roman god of beginnings and
transitions. Janus is the Latin word
for “door” or “gate.” This is appropriate, I felt, because the month of
January opens the new year.
Janus is usually depicted as
having two faces, since he looks
both to the future and to the past.
This also seems appropriate for a
month beginning a new year.
Although this all seems to
make perfect sense, my research
then turned up the fact that early
Roman calendars had only 10
months. They did not have the
months of January or February, but
started, instead, with March. To
confuse the issue even more, some
sources state that early farmers’
almanacs associated the month
of January with the Roman god,
Juno. “Interesting, but confusing,”
I thought.
After some further digging, I
found that March 1 was set aside
by early Romans to honor Juno,
their god of marriage and childbirth. That appears to indicate that
Juno had more ties to March 1, the
first month of the original Roman
calendar, than to the month of January, which was added later. “All
right,” I thought. “Perhaps that
brings us back to good old Janus
as the namesake for January after
all.”
Whatever the source of the
name January, it has served for
many centuries as the month which
welcomes the new year. With that
start of the new year comes many
traditions.
Modern traditions generally
center around going out on New
Year’s Eve and celebrating the
coming of the new year. To some
that may mean going out for a
quiet supper with their spouse or
with a group of friends. To many
more, it means going to a New
Year’s Eve party, where there is
generally a lot of imbibing (if you
get my drift).
In our younger days, my husband and I would occasionally go
out for a fairly quiet evening with
friends. That eventually gave way
to a quiet evening meal at some
local restaurant. More recently,
it’s evolved into buying a couple
of steaks at the grocery store, grilling them at home, and spending
the evening in front of the TV or
curled up with a good book. Generally we stay up to watch the ball
drop in Times Square and, if we’re
not too tired, we may even stay
up an additional hour to see the
New Year come to North Dakota.
If we’re tired, we retire for the
night at 11 o’clock, knowing that
the new year will arrive whether
or not we stay awake to see the
hands of the clock reach twelve.
It really requires no countdown!
We’ve learned all too well by this
time that time marches on on its
own accord!
I look forward to watching the
Rose Bowl Parade on the morning
of New Year’s Day! I don’t know
why I find that parade so relaxing
and enjoyable. Maybe it’s because
I can imagine that I’m in Pasadena, CA, watching the parade in
person. It seems to warm me up,
somehow.
By the time you read this, New
Year’s Eve will be over and the
2016 will have begun. Here’s hoping your New Year’s Eve celebration lived up to your expectations!
Here’s also wishing you a happy,
healthy New Year!
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Harvey Bergstrom has been making music for 50 years Births
“Dad began taking me to Forman once a week, where Mrs. Vail
gave lessons, of all places, the office
at Seavert’s Ford Garage,” Harvey
recalls. “I remember there was a
dim, probably about a 40-watt bulb
hanging from the ceiling for light
and it was so cold in the room that
we could see our breath.”
After learning that there were
several children in the Cayuga/
Geneseo area who were interested
in accordion lessons, Mrs. Vail
began going to Cayuga, where she
had arranged to give private lessons in the Legion Hall. “I was a
fourth grader at the time,” explains
Harvey, “and was attending school
in Cayuga. I would have to take my
accordion with me on the bus when
I went to school on the morning of
my lesson. It was pretty heavy to
lug around. Then, after school, I
had to carry the heavy instrument
two blocks to the Legion Hall. The
Legion Hall was not heated unless
something was going on there. Its
sole source of heat was a little oilburning stove in the corner of the
room. The guy assigned to starting
the stove to heat the room for our
lessons usually forgot until I was
already there, and, since my lesson was the first one of the day, the
room didn’t have time to warm up
during my half-hour lesson. It was
even colder in that building than it
had been in the office at the Ford
Garage. After a while Mrs. Vail
started giving lessons in her home
in Milnor. From that time on I had
hour long lessons and it was much
more comfortable playing there,
since it was nice and warm.”
After taking lessons from Mrs.
Vail for four years, Harvey began
taking lessons from Sister Salutaris, a nun from the convent in
Hankinson, who had started coming to the school in Rutland to give
music lessons. “We would carpool
with people from the Rutland area
to get to those lessons. The family
whose student had the last lesson
of the day was responsible for giving Sister Salutaris a ride back to
Hankinson,” Harvey recalled. “I
continued to take lessons from Sister Salutaris for four years. By that
time I was a senior in high school at
Sargent Central and, with helping
on the farm and my other activities,
I no longer could fit the weekly lessons into my schedule. Besides, by
that time I had pretty much learned
as much as I felt I needed to know
about accordion playing.”
Two years before that, in 1973,
when Harvey was a sophomore in
high school, he and his brothers,
Harley and Leslie, started a polka
band. Harley had shown an interest in stringed instruments and,
with his parents’ encouragement
and instruction from Mrs. Vail, had
learned to play the guitar and banjo.
Leslie played drums in the school
band, and, with what he had learned
in school and what he picked up on
his own, he became the drummer
for the brothers’ polka band. The
brothers began playing for various functions, first in the Cayuga
area and eventually branching out
to play for anniversaries, birthday
parties, barn dances, dances at bars
and other events within a hundred
mile radius of their home.
“I remember that our first real
gig was in Hankinson, in 1973,”
said Harvey. “We got $35 for our
travel expense and playing three or
four sets.”
“I give mom and dad a lot of
Retirement Center, in Lidgerwood,
N,.D. “They sometimes call and
say that they need their ‘Harvey
Fix,’ “ he states with a smile.
“I was playing at Parkside
Lutheran Nursing Home, in Lisbon, on one particular occasion,”
he recalls. “Around 12 to 15 residents were seated in the lobby area
at the front of the building, listening to me play. One of the most
popular tunes that I play is the
‘Blue Skirt Waltz.’ I noticed that
when I was playing that tune, one
of the ladies seated in the front row
had tears running down her cheeks.
While talking to me later, she told
me that she had first met the man
who would become her husband
when he had asked her to dance.
The tune to which they had danced
was the ‘Blue Skirt Waltz.’ The
tune brought back fond memories
of her husband who had passed
away.”
Harvey goes on to say that the
“Blue Skirt Waltz” holds special
meaning for him as well, as it was
one of the first tunes he learned. “I
remember that my grandparents
found the sheet music for that tune
in a music store in Williston and
sent it to me, asking if I could learn
that piece for them. It wasn’t music
for an accordion. It was actually
written for piano. But it worked.
I could read the melody off that
and make up the chord accompaniment.”
Harvey went on to explain that
he usually receives no compensation for playing at nursing home
events. He does it just because he
loves being able to touch people’s
hearts with his music. “If I can get
a few smiles, that is compensation
enough,” he says. “It’s my way of
showing my appreciation of the
talent God gave me. I like to pay
that forward by making someone’s
day a little brighter. I have never
pretended to be a professional
musician. I generally refer to
myself as a ‘shade tree’ musician.
If I can play for my own enjoyment and bring some happiness to
others in the process, it is worth
my time.”
He explains that, although he
likes to keep up his playing, it is
made more difficult by trouble he
has been having with his hands.
“My years of driving tractors and
doing heavy lifting on the farm
has taken a toll on my hands,”
the 58-year-old farmer explains.
“The vibration of the steering
wheel is hard on hands. Right now
one of my fingertips is numb,” he
explains. “I have had carpal tunnel
surgery in the past and probably
will need to have it done again. I
also have had some repair done to
take care of trigger finger issues. It
sometimes makes it more difficult
to play, but I still enjoy entertaining at local events.”
Harvey and Judy still enjoy
attending old time dances whenever possible. If none are scheduled, Harvey can always play the
music himself in the confines of
their beautiful country home – the
same home in which he spent so
many hours practicing the accordion as a child.
Nahla Ayriela Mangin
Kelly and Janna Mangin of Fargo gave birth to Nahla Ayriela on
December 14, 2015. She weighed 8 lbs. 7 ounces. Grandparents
are Scott and Deann Mangin, Lisbon and Kevin and Martina Lyng,
Clifford, N.D.
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Samantha Ritten and Bryar Penberthy announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride are Sharon
and the late Mark Ritten. Parents of the groom are Kimberly
and Joel Penberthy. Samantha is a 2011 graduate of Wyndmere
High School and 2015 graduate of the University of North Dakota
with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. She is employed by
Nick Storhaug CPA in Lisbon. Bryar is a 2010 graduate of Lisbon
High School and 2012 graduate of North Dakota State College of
Science with an associate’s degree in diesel mechanics. He is
employed by Doosan – Bobcat in Gwinner. A private ceremony
will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. John The Baptist
Catholic Church, Wyndmere.
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By Janet Hansen
Harvey Bergstrom, Cayuga,
N.D., keeps busy nowadays farming the Bergstrom family’s home
farm and recently started welding at
Dakota Precision Fabricating, Inc.,
in Forman, as a second job. However, he still enjoys occasionally
taking out his accordion or one of
the three concertinas in his musical
collection and playing a few tunes.
He also enjoys entertaining at area
nursing homes or an occasional
anniversary or birthday party. He
remembers when music used to be
a bigger part of his life and loves
to reminisce about the days when
he and two of his brothers did a lot
of traveling and entertaining as a
“polka band.”
Harvey and his wife, Judy,
live on the Bergstrom family farm
located a few miles southwest
of Cayuga. The well kept farm
received recognition as a North
Dakota Centennial Farm in 2000.
The Centennial Farm program recognizes families who have lived
on and/or owned their farms or
ranches for more than a century.
Harvey, a third generation farmer,
indicates that it appears he will be
the last Bergstrom to operate the
farm, as he and his brothers have
produced only daughters, who are
not interested in taking over the
family farm. He jokes that he has a
grandson who is very interested in
tractors, but, since he is only three
years old, it is not likely that he will
be capable of taking over the farming operation by the time his grandfather is ready to retire.
Harvey grew up in the very
home in which he lives today, with
three brothers, Gerald, who spent
much of his adult life in Lisbon,
but now lives at Baxter, Minn.;
Harley, who passed away five
years ago; and Leslie, who lives at
Great Bend, N.D. The Bergstrom
brothers had a sister, who died in
infancy.
Harvey remembers becoming interested in accordion music
when he was eight years old. His
parents, the late Hilmer and Shirley
Bergstrom, were not particularly
musically inclined themselves, but
they enjoyed listening to old-time
music like polkas, schottisches and
waltzes and sometimes took their
family to events featuring “polka
bands.” Hoping to encourage their
young son to cultivate his interest in the accordion, they ordered
a child sized accordion from the
Aldens mail order catalog.
“It wasn’t for any special occasion, as I recall,” states Harvey.
“They just knew I had expressed
an interest in learning to play the
accordion and they wanted to
encourage that musical interest. I
remember the day the accordion
arrived and how excited I was when
I took it out of the box in which it
was packed. The only problem
was, I didn’t have an instructor
to teach me how to play the little
instrument. That didn’t bother
me, however. I took the new little
accordion up to my bedroom and
experimented, teaching myself to
play some little tunes by following
the directions which came with it.
However, the little instrument soon
broke down and my parents ended
up boxing it up and sending it back.
That was the end of my accordion
playing for a couple of years.”
Then, in April of 1967, when
Harvey was 10-years-old, a traveling salesman from Watertown,
S.D., came through the Cayuga
area selling accordions. Several
area families had purchased an
instrument from him and, apparently, one of the neighbors who had
heard of Harvey’s interest in the
accordion, sent the salesman to the
Bergstrom farm. Not only did his
parents purchase an accordion for
him, but they learned from the traveling salesman that Shirley Vail, of
Milnor, was available to teach the
area students how to play their new
instruments.
or concertina for some function and
say, ‘What is that?’ I was asked to
play a set during my daughter’s
wedding dance, for which a young
deejay had been hired. When
the time came for me to play, the
deejay was completely taken off
guard. He was amazed that someone could actually play live music
to which people could dance. I
told him that people always used
to dance to what I referred to as
‘homemade music.’”
Harvey eventually sold his two
concertinas and, from 1983 through
2001, did not own a concertina. In
2002, he decided he wanted to get
back into playing the concertina, so
he looked into purchasing a Hengel instrument. The instruments
had originally been produced by
Christy Hengel, a legendary New
Ulm, Minn., concertina maker.
The Hengel concertinas were noted
for their wonderful sound as well
as their elaborate designs, which
included
hundreds of sparkly
rhinestones.
At around that time, Harvey had
been diagnosed with cancer. On his
trip back from Rochester, Minnesota, where he had undergone
surgery for the same type of cancer which had earlier taken the life
of his brother, Harley, he stopped
in New Prague, Minnesota, where
Hengel concertinas were then being
manufactured by Jerry Minar (JBM
Sound, Inc.). Minar had studied
under Hengel and eventually taken
over the manufacturing of his concertinas. Harvey found out that the
type of concertina he was looking
for was selling for around $14,000,
something that he knew he could
never afford.
Some time later, Harvey
received a call from Minar, who
explained that he had acquired a
used A-flat Stradivarius concertina
from someone in Wisconsin. He
thought it might be just what Harvey had in mind. Harvey again traveled to New Prague, where he tried
out the concertina. The instrument,
decked out in rhinestones like the
Hengel models, looked like new,
worked perfectly, sounded great
and was much more affordable
than the new models he had been
looking at. Harvey purchased the
concertina and brought it home. It
is a Stradivarius Deluxe concertina,
built in Italy in the mid-‘70s.
Harvey explains that he now
has in his collection, three concertinas and an electric accordion. For
the past several years, his entertaining has been limited to gigs at
nursing homes. “I am pleased to
say that I have been a cancer survivor for six years,” Harvey states. “I
am thankful for each day that I’ve
been given and, as a result, I like
to do what I can to brighten other
people’s days. I sometimes play at
area nursing homes on a Sunday
afternoon or for monthly birthday
parties,” he states.
He is sometimes called upon to
entertain at Four Seasons Health
Care, Inc., a nursing home in Forman. He also enjoys entertaining at
Rutland’s annual “Uffda Day.”
He is occasionally called upon
to perform at the Dakota Estates
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Photo by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Harvey Bergstrom plays a tune on his Stradivarius Deluxe concertina, one of three concertinas in his collection of instruments.
He also owns an electric accordion. He has now been making
music for 50 years and still enjoys playing his accordion and
concertinas at area nursing homes and other venues. He enjoys
brightening his audience’s day with his old-fashioned “homemade” music.
credit for sacrificing other things so
that we could have musical instruments and lessons,” Harvey states.
“If it wasn’t for their encouragement and their willingness to buy
us instruments, we would have
never had the opportunity to entertain so many people.”
Harvey graduated from Sargent Central High School in 1975.
About that time his parents retired
from farming and Harvey and his
brother, Harley, took over the farm.
It became more difficult, at that
point, to schedule their musical
gigs, but they continued for a while
because they enjoyed it. “When we
had a gig lined up a considerable
distance away, we’d have to quit
work on the farm around 3:00 p.m.
and drive to wherever we were
playing,” Harvey explains. “We’d
often play until midnight and then
not get home until around 4:00 a.m.
It made it difficult to get up early
the next morning to do our work on
the farm.”
After a few years the brothers
realized the crazy schedule was not
working, so they ended up going
their own separate ways, but Harvey continued to entertain as a solo
act. “I played for dances for 17
years,” he states. By around 1993,
live music had lost its popularity
for the most part and deejays (disc
jockeys) were being hired to play
for most weddings, anniversaries,
singles dances and other events.
“I wore out several accordions
over the years,” Harvey recalls. “I
would generally buy used instruments, since that is what I could
afford. In the late ‘70s, I attended
a polka festival in Gibbon, Minnesota, which is located in the heart of
polka music country, in south central Minnesota. Many of the entertainers at that festival were playing
concertinas (a musical instrument
with bellows similar to an accordion, but with buttons on both
ends) and it was there that I fell in
love with that instrument. At first I
rented a concertina from Browns
Music, in New Ulm, Minn., to see
if I could learn to play it. Although
some people think concertinas and
accordions are played in the same
way, they are really very different.
Through sheer determination, however, I taught myself to play the
concertina. I then bought a concertina from Brown Music.”
In 1980 Harvey purchased a
second concertina. That one was
made by the late Christy Hengel,
a legendary New Ulm concertina
maker. Hengel made chemnitzer
concertinas. That sort of concertina
is generally square in shape. They
are bisonoric, meaning that each
button corresponds to two different notes: one when the bellows
is compressed or pushed together
and another when it is expanded
or pulled apart. On most instruments, two or more (and as many
as five) reeds sound for each note.
“I worked at Bobcat in 1979 and
1980 in addition to my farming, in
order to pay for that concertina,” he
recalls.
“I played for a lot of wedding
dances during the ‘70s and ‘80s,”
he stated. “I often played for old
dances at the pavilion between
Wahpeton and Breckenridge. The
pavilion has since been torn down.
I also played for dances at the Sons
of Norway Hall and Eagles Clubs,
in Fargo, and the Eagles, in Lisbon,
as well as singles dances at the
LaMoure Supper Club. I remember playing at a barn dance north of
Barney around Easter of 1980.”
In 1993, Harvey married a
neighbor girl, Judy Kleingarn,
who grew up north of Cayuga.
They raised two daughters, Kari
and Kayla. Kari lives in Grand
Forks; and Kayla, in East Grand
Forks. Both are married. They have
blessed their parents with three
grandsons.
Harvey and Judy have always
loved to go to old-time dances.
Harvey recalls attending dances at
the Galaxie Supper Club in Barnesville and in the Alexandria area
where Jimmie Jensen, known as
the “Swingin’ Swede,” performed.
“I got to know Jimmie pretty well.
He would occasionally ask me to
play a set for him and, one time
when he played in Geneseo and
was not feeling well, he asked me
to take over for him. We met 40
years ago and remained friends
until his death this past August at
age 84.”
“Jimmie Jensen’s type of oldtime music has lost its popularity
with the younger people,” observes
Harvey. “I’ve had children come
up to me when I play my accordion
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Larry Allyn Seavert
Larry Allyn Seavert, 68, of
Plymouth, Minnesota, devoted
educator, cigar aficionado, car
buff, ball cap fanatic, and proud
grandpa, died after a sudden
heart attack on Friday, December
18, 2015 in Goodyear, Arizona.
Larry was born on November
14, 1947 to Glenn and Corrine
Seavert, of Forman. He graduated from Valley City State University in 1969 where he met
Kathy, his bride of 45 years,
and they moved to Minnesota to
begin teaching careers and raise
their two daughters.
Larry taught with the Spring
Lake Park School District for
more than 15 years, also serving as a coach and referee. He
received a masters degree from
the University of Minnesota.
In 1986, he took a position as
executive director of the Education Minnesota-Osseo, where he
found his true calling, fighting
for educators. He was also an
entrepreneur, opening Golden
Leaf Tobacco shop in Uptown
Minneapolis in 1983. In retirement, Larry continued his service to community as an usher
and supervisor at the Goodyear
Ballpark in Arizona, and took
his bucket list job, mowing the
Rush Creek Golf Course in
Maple Grove. Among his other
treasured quirks, he fancied himself as king of bathroom humor,
bacon connoisseur, expert taste
tester of craft beer, and goofiest
grandpa ever. Larry was a man
of few words, but his stoic nature
softened with the birth of his
three grandchildren. In his final
years, his “I-love-yous” came
freely and without fail. He represented love in action until his
final breath.
Visitation will be held at the
Kozlak-Radulovich Maple Grove
Chapel (13745 Reimer Dr.) from
4-7 PM on Sunday, January 3rd.
A funeral at LORD OF LIFE
LUTHERAN CHURCH (7401
Cty. Rd. 101, Maple Grove) will
begin at 11 AM on Monday, January 4th with visitation one hour
prior and a lunch will follow.
Wear your favorite ball cap as a
tribute to his life.
Larry is survived by his wife
Kathy Seavert, Maple Grove,
Minnesota, daughter Lindsey
Seavert Harrison and son-inlaw Ian Harrison of Minneapolis, daughter Allyson (Seavert)
Hammer and son-in-law Carlos
Hammer of Scottsdale, Arizona,
and three beloved grandchildren
Ty, Landyn and Stellan. He
also leaves behind his brother,
Michael Seavert, of Forman, and
brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Duane and Jan Hanson, of Lisbon.
Memorials preferred to the
Osseo Area Retired Educators
(OARE), District 279 Foundation, and American Heart Association.
~ Senior Schedule ~
Monday, Jan. 4
Exercise ................................ 10:45
Bingo ...................................... 1:00
Dinner: Meat loaf ................. 12:00
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Dinner: Turkey roast ............ 12:00
Hand and Foot ........................ 1:30
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Dinner: BBQ’s .................... 12:00
Thursday, Jan. 7
Public Notices
Dinner: Baked cod w/alfredo
sauce..................................... 12:00
Friday, Jan. 8
Dinner: Pork roast ................ 12:00
Saturday, Jan. 9
Open mornings for activities
Sunday, Jan. 10
No Cards
Monday, Jan. 11
Pork chops
Hope everyone had a joyous
and blessed Christmas!
Bonnie Christensen was in
Fargo Thursday, December 17
to Saturday, December 19th and
attended Jaiya’s Daycare Christmas program. They also visited
Nancy Christensen at Sanford
Hospital.
Butch and Pat Posbt recently
visited Elaine Tang.
by Margie Mangin
Marvin and Margie Mangin received word Wednesday evening December 23 that
their grandson, George Thomas
Buehler had entered the world.
Marge Williamson of Oregon
spent December 18th to the 27th
with Jack and Shirley Ragan.
Friday evening coffee guests
of Don and Eileen Geske were
Marvin and Margie Mangin.
Visiting Bonnie Christensen
Monday were Carolyn and
Sharon Berry, Shirley Ragan,
Marge Williamson and Margie
Mangin.
Peggy and Steve Bartholomay arrived at Jack Ragan’s on
December 18th for the holidays.
Margie Mangin paid visits
and delivered Christmas goodies to Al and Irene Dohn, June
Valley News
There goes Christmas and
all its shopping, some in terror.
This rover did not shop this year,
instead made 73 cards and off they
went with a card and letter in all
but the Hoenhause farm which got
the homemade card and a pen. No
hazzle in crowds nor slipping on
this ice and minor snow the Valley has. What a gift session came
as Alice Hieggelke supplied this
rover with stamps which is an
addiction to Irene. Then Harv and
Kathy came with a couple sweaters to wear while bringing in the
news but not only that but a ream
of paper to keep the Valley News
on clic. Then there was Andy
Hoenhause with a slate to mark
down where she went in case she’s
loused up in the pasture looking
at the cattle so they have a clue to
where she went--even after making this mincemeat pie. Then to
keep her days straight was a calendar of all the kids in the Mitch
and Heidi Hoenhause family for
the whole year 2016. That isn’t
the whole of it. How was Irene to
get to these places? Daleyn Baasch
of D-Excavating solved this--He
came with a supply of gas to keep
the outfits on the road to bring in
news, play three to six times a
week. There is Nick Anderson who
came with a great box to keep the
innards from starving while doing
this running, plus Bea Hoaby
Schildleberger with a box of all
mixed stuff to lay on her pickup
or car seat in case she gets hungry.
Thanks to all these people plus the
ones who sent cards and especially
the ones with letters from relatives
she has not heard from for moons.
Then there is Ilene and Brian Larson making the best candy in the
world plus nuts added to keep
this rover going even more. Mike
Hoaby came bouncing in and he
had turned over jars of his canned
pickles which hit the spot. She in
turn sent ham bone-bean stew and
meat loaf which he loves beans,
however, no use sending Ilene
beans because that is not her repertoire. Thanks for all the pictures of
families which is super.
“Hope all is going well there,”
states Ellery Kundert who taught
this rover how to pick mushrooms
off a tree and really cook them and
still be alive. Now it has been some
time and she has forgot the technique so he will have to make the
Valley to keep us in the know. This
rover loves mushrooms but would
rather pick them and know what
she’s doing rather than buy them
in a store. Milton Bartell of the
Gwinner area was picking them
in the farm yard by the pail fulls
and getting a great meal. Ellery’s
words were “Wishing you a dream
to bless, a star to guide and peace
and harmony inside.” Taken from
Corinthians 16:23. Thanks!
There was Nathan Lyons doing
a visit job with Ilene Larson. She
was thinking of more wood cutting
but decided to wait another day
when Mike Hoaby will then do the
same. They both burn wood and
now a huge elm tree went down
so more wood and more work. By
the way Ilene states Nathan’s wife
works in a bank and she is Amber
Lyons so it is “hi” to her.
Mike Hoaby opened his door
and there was his son Tony and
family. Tony has a family of three
and is a State Patrolman in maybe
now Casselton.
Moving The Outhouse
Approx. 1945
Alice Bartell tells of an adventure in moving their outhouse
which all country people had to
move once in awhile. This is the
story.
“The old outhouse hole was
about full so Dad decided it was
time we should dig a new hole.
This was done in front of where
the outhouse stood. Then we
would simply slide the outhouse
over onto the new hole. But, as
luck would have it, it didn’t turn
out that simple.
The outhouse consisted of a
five foot square slab of cement for
a base with a wooden structure on
top of that. With Mom’s help, Dad
pried the base up a little to make
sure it was loose. Then throwing a
log chain around the base and over
the new hole, he got the team out
and hooked them up to move the
outhouse.
Bananas was a live wire that
could move mountains, but team
mate Sally was lazy and not
inclined to do any more than she
had to, and often needed prodding
to keep her moving.
After hooking the team up
Dad tried moving the outhouse,
but it didn’t want to move, so he
urged the team to greater effort
as he applied the whip to Sally.
Both horses dug in as the outhouse jerked but still didn’t move.
Bananas worked hard as she was
bid but Sally backed up---and
down into the six foot deep hole
she went. She filled it nicely with
just her head and front feet sticking out.
Now Dad had a new problem.
How was he going to get Sally
out of the hole? He had to work
quickly before she tired and sank
deeper. Dad unhooked Bananas.
He and Mom managed to get
the tugs of Sally’s harness under
her. Then using them as a lift he
hooked Bananas to Sally and tried
to pull her from the hole. Though
Bananas put her best effort into it
Sally would not try to help get herself out.
Mom suggested maybe they
should try using the truck. Mom
took Bananas to the barn as Dad
backed the truck over to the hole
as close as he dared and fastened
Sally onto the end of the box hoping it would give enough lift to get
her out. With a couple of trys Dad
finally managed to get Sally out.
She didn’t try to help herself till
she was almost out. Dad backed
the truck up for another attempt
at moving the outhouse. This time
Podoll and Warren and Donna
Nelson in LaMoure Wednesday.
Christmas Eve guests of Jack
and Shirley Ragan were David
and Patti Ragan, Justin and Karina Ragan and Brittany Ragan,
Pat and Ann Ragan, the Mike
Kowalski family and the Jerry
Ragan family. Bill and Nancy
Ragan and Aaron were Christmas Day guests.
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Tuesday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m. Study of Islam
@ Verona Bear Creek Lodge, Sunday,
Jan. 10, 11 a.m. Worship service, 1:30
p.m. Confirmation
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Englevale, Pastor Cheri Danielson,
432-5688 & Pastor Carl Glamm, 8834515, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m. Study of
Islam @ Verona Bear Creek Lodge,
Sunday, Jan. 10, 9 a.m. service, 10
a.m. SS, 1:30 p.m. Confirmation at St.
Johns
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
(LCMC) Lutheran Congregations in
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
they got it placed over the new
hole.”
Another year went speeding by
states Jennifer Baasch Polhemus
of Perry, Mich. Scott had a damper
put on his police work when he had
knee replacement then the other
six weeks later. They now have
their new home and barn completed but would you believe lightning struck the house in a major
storm three weeks after moving
in. They are alive and that is more
important than any building. They
lost some appliances and a chunk
of something blew off the side of
the house plus a leak appeared in
the basement and Scott remarked,
“We must have built on an Indian
burial ground--we are jinxed.” All
is fixed and going fine until the
next one, amen.
There is son Kenney 19 a freshman at Grand Valley State University, focusing on getting his core
classes out of the way. Then Kevin
is next. At 25 he is in U.S. Army
stationed in Fort Bragg North Carolina. In January he is going to tie
the knot at Michigan State University Chapel, reception to follow at
the MSU Union. Here comes the
youngest witty personality Jessica Evelyn seven years old in the
first grade at Perry Elementary,
involved in soccer, T Ball, dance
and girl scouts. Dad Scott is at the
Lansing Police Dept, a detective in
the Property Crimes Unit. He has
sixteen months before retirement
which is, a nugget in the brain
from retiring and getting bored.
Jennifer is still at Michigan Dept.
of Correction which she enjoys
and the autonomy of it--whatever
that is. They attended Scott’s 30th
year class reunion and a reunite
with college classmates. He graduated at Grand Valley State University in 1989.
Sven got a job in a fertilizing
plant and the Manager checked to
see what he knew. He asked Sven
if he knew about nitrates. “All I
know is dey are cheaper dan day
rates.”
Harvey and Kathy Hoenhause
had all three sons Andy, Mitch,
Jody and families for Christmas
Eve at their Valley home. Wonderful to have your family able
to come. They all reside at close
range so no problem.
There was a pickup pulled in
and who should it be in it but Jerry
and Julie Hieggelke and son to the
Alice Hieggelke at Beverly Anne.
There was a surprise gift from
Jerry to Alice and that brought a
smile.
Here comes dinner at the
Ernest and Norann Carter’s as
Cindy Prochnow family of Wahpeton, Mary Lundy Slettland family
of Devils Lake, Pam Soholt family,
Mayville bring it in. The Carter’s
are planning on leaving for Texas
soon so it is kind of a Christmas,
New Years farewell party.
A word from Alice Bartell of
rural Gwinner states it is a downhill battle for her with her health.
She had to give up the paper
because her eyes will not do what
they are supposed to as far as reading. She sees very little of most of
her family as far as siblings except
a sis near Gwinner. Distance and
health problems make a difference
but Milton and Tim are there for all
the chores which include chickens
for great cream puffs and now Ma
cow will come into labor and oh
that cream plus homegrown cottage cheese.
This rover was ready to follow
Ilene Larson’s recipe for Mincemeat pie. She was headed to the
cowyard to cut a chunk out of one
of those steers to grind for this pie.
Instead Ilene and Brian searched
Fargo and found a couple jars.
Then this rover went into action
and made the Mincemeat pie. It
is very good but Ilene is afraid of
it-she hates raisins in anything and
this is full of them besides ground
beef and apples. She will get a
piece regardless.
Jean Hoaby is the daughter
of Ernest Hoaby and Jane so that
leaves this rover an Aunt. Living at Plymouth, MN is the Hills.
Ron, Jean Hill, Sean and Alec had
a busy year. Son Sean works at an
Interactive Design Agency as Website Designer in Mpls. Then there
is Alec who graduated from Iowa
State University in May and is
back home for now--yeah his Mom
says.--He is working as a Marketing Asst. for Minnesota United FC
Professional Soccer team. Also at
Wayzata Country Club. Dad Ron
is still at Wells Fargo and Mom
Jean at Maccabee Public Relations. They celebrated thirty years
of wedded bliss at Maui, Hawaii
this year and decided they loved
snorkeling in that beautiful place.
Christmas to them is heading in
three places, first their family, then
to sis, Cathy in Nisswa, MN. The
third place is already in the offing but was held at Ron’s family
in Fargo.
There is Cody Behm Chief
Pharmacist at Thrifty White Pharmacy. Would you believe he has
a smile that brings people in and
he is not afraid to get from his
stage and help you locate stuff and
the smile persists. Thanks for the
friendly soul.
Alice Hieggelke heard from
brother Gene and son Steve. Steve
and Erica had their first baby, a
little boy so it is congrats to them
at Longdale, CA.
There is Maryann Bartell a
very ambitious soul ready to help
anyone in need. She zipped to the
Vets home and enjoyed Sound of
Music and Trinity choir. The cars
were iced up and roads slick but
people still arrived. Maryann’s
basic instincts are to “kick in”
ease up to a stop sign--don’t jam
on the brakes, have an ice scraper
handy and a survival box in the car
with extra clothes and a comforter-Irene states newspapers also and
extra gloves. Maryann attended
the “Don’t be Alone Dinner” at
Center, Forman)
Hope AFLC
Association Free Lutheran Congregation, 228 5th Ave., Enderlin Pastor
Dennis Norby, Phone 437-3777, (815)
883-1673. www.hopelutheranenderlin.org. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Adult
Sunday School 10 a.m, Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
801 Forest St., Lisbon, Missouri
Synod, Phone 683-3462; Pastor Aaron
Hambleton; Worship service 9:15 a.m.
Sunday with Bible Class at 10:30 a..m.
(Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays).
First Presbyterian Church
10 6 Ave. West, Lisbon, Pastor Juwle
S. Nagbe, Pastor Office: 683-4479;
Residence: 683-5996; Cell (701)3184273; email: lismeth@drtel.net. Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.
Bethany Lutheran Church
McLeod, Pastor Wayne Quibell,
Holy Communion first Sunday of the
Month; Sunday School 9:15 a.m.;
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Confirmation Wednesday 5 p.m.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
For more information regarding our
church, please contact us at 1-877525-2113.
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints
Wahpeton Branch 505 Richland Ave.,
Wahpeton Phone 642-2463; Lee J.
Allen, President 701-241-9929. Meetings on Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m.;
Sunday School and Primary 11:15 a.m.
First United Methodist Church
602 Forest St., Lisbon. Rev. Juwle S.
Nagbe. Office 683-4479, Residence
683-5996. Sunday Worship 9:45 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
418 5th Ave. W., Lisbon, Pastor Norman Anderson Phone 683-5841.
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 6 p.m. Confirmation, 7 p.m. WOW w/Holy Communion, Sunday, Jan. 10, 9 a.m. Liturgy
of the Word, 10 a.m. Sunday School
Trinity Lutheran Church LCMC
319 4th Ave, Enderlin, Phone 4372433. Pastor Grant Patterson. Sunday
Service, 9:30 a.m., Sunday School,
10:40 a.m.
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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
Bill Busch 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;
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the Center and offered to help in
the kitchen if needed, take a meal
to shut ins and enjoy the entertainment. On the 26th she heads out to
Mpls. She has a medical consultation and prayers for her to come
out in tip top shape. Thanks for her
working ability.
Ruth Carlblom zipped into Jim
Carlblom’s vehicle for a trek for
dinner at the bowling alley, Enderlin Christmas Eve. There is Teresa
home for a stint at Le’s and other
relatives.
There comes a Pastor into the
Veteran’s Home this rover did not
know and he stated, “You’ve seen
me around for fifty some years and
I’ve listened to you.” He is Allen
Polsfut and lives at the home. He
had to be a Pastor at one time or
he could not have put out a good
sermon like he did Sunday. How
wonderful for people to step in and
take over. There was Pastor Quibell who was asked to say a few
words and he did. He simmered in
from McLeod and Fargo accompanied by Ann Schluter with her violin and doing a super job of many
tunes plus following this rover on
any melody. Thanks to all who
came and Susan Gibson for leading the songs. Pastor Quibell stated
they had a great surprise when Ted
Hoaby zipped into John Quibell’s
home for a get together. Ted is
a musician and the son of Ernest
Hoaby who left this world but was
NDSU Instructor in Engineering.
Ted’s Mom Jane lives in Fargo as
well as twin brother Tod, alto, near
Alexandria. Pastor Quibell has had
the Hoabys in his life since they
were born. Back to the service-Pastor Allen was a jokester putting this rover in his talk such as
“Is there anyone here would give
to a collection to give the piano
player some lessons?” Well, Allen
I did not hear all your innuendos
but this one was forwarded to me-Thanks for getting reacquainted
and you did great. He sits in the
back of that huge room for church
so there is a reason Irene did not
know him.
A jaunt to the Trinity church
did not find Pastor Norm Sunday.
He has a birthday Jan. 6th or 7th
and stated he loves Mincemeat
Pie. After having Alice Hieggelke
check in town with no results, sis
Ilene and son Brian were put to the
test. This rover was going to bake
him a pie along with the homemade birthday card but how did
she know they would check the
Fargo area for the jar of Mincemeat
which Ilene states she can’t stand.
They found two jars. This rover got
on the cell phone and asked him
where he was. He stated Nebraskaif I remember-taking off for sometime. He was to call on his return to
get his pie and card for his big day.
Oh, these Pastors put Irene to the
test. She had a little problem over
the Christmas Eve so read the story
in the Bible. Woke up in the night
getting fresh hay for the Baby Jesus
to be born in the morning.
Parkside
Lutheran Home
Nursing Care
Facility
“We Take Pride in Our Family-like
Home & Atmosphere”
Lisbon, ND
Ph: 683-5239
Hwy 32 North • Lisbon
701-683-5836
1-800-726-5379
309 12th Ave. W.,
Lisbon, ND
Phone: 701-683-4195
Lisbon
Farmers Union
Credit Union
Dan Wagner
Lisbon, ND
683-2296
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Notice of Annual Stockholders Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholder lot owners of
Oakwood Cemetery Association of Lisbon,
ND, will be held Monday, January 11, 2016
at the hour of 5:30 pm at the City of Lisbon
Auditors Office.
That at such a meeting, three directors
will be elected for a period of three years,
the reports of the Treasurer, Secretary, and
other officers will be received and acted
upon, such other business transacted as may
properly come before the meeting.
Date at Lisbon, North Dakota, this day
of December 30, 2015.
BY ORDERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
Yvonne Foyt,
Secretary
Publish January 4, and 11, 2016
The Minnesota Vikings scored
49 points, their highest total since
the 1998 season.
Coming in to Sunday night,
the Vikings were still not assured
a playoff spot. Needing to win
at least one of their two remaining games to punch their playoff
ticket, the Vikings were solid in
all three phases of the game and
took care of business in the prime
time match up, beating the New
York Giants 49-17.
Stop me if you’ve heard this
before, but Teddy Bridgewater
had himself a great game. Showing his customary poise and
quick decision making, Teddy
completed 15 of 25 passes for
168 yards, one touchdown and
zero interceptions. Bridgewater
could’ve had bigger stats, but this
contest became out of reach early,
Zimprich presents at...
leading to a heavy dose of the run
game. He was also pulled from
the game with almost 10 minutes
remaining in the fourth quarter,
giving way to Shaun Hill who
simply took snaps and handed the
ball off.
Speaking of the run game, the
entire unit from the running backs
to the offensive line had one of
their best games of the season.
Adrian Peterson ran the ball 22
times for 104 yards and a touchdown, but it was Jerick McKinnon
who stole the show. McKinnon
only ran the ball seven times,
yet he still had 89 yards and two
touchdowns, including a spectacular 68 yard score with under four
minutes left in the fourth quarter.
As a group, the Vikings ran for
222 yards which was their second
highest total of the year.
Beef cattle producers gathering in Buffalo
By Angela Kolden
A group of about 35 beef cattle
producers gathered at the Buffalo
Community Center Dec. 17 to
hear presentations on a variety of
industry related topics.
The Beef Cattle Update was
sponsored by the NDSU Extension Service and included guest
speakers from Cass, Ransom and
Traill County extension offices as
well as several industry specialists.
Ransom County Extension
Agent Brian Zimprich presented
on “Expected Progeny Difference
(EPDs).”
“The holiday season for you
guys isn’t necessarily about
Christmas or the holidays. It
means bull buying season,” said
Zimprich.
EPDs can be a tool to help
producers determine what bulls
will fit into their operation. EPSs
show the merit of an animal as a
potential parent, in comparison
with others.
Zimprich said it is a prediction of genetic transmitting from
parents to offspring and it can be
used as a tool in any operation.
Specific uses include utilizing it
when selecting a bull, as a way to
determine the right bull for your
operation. He suggests studying
EPDs in the breed of interest and
studying what traits within that
breed are reported.
“Use EPD to identify traits that
will make a positive impact on
your herd,” he said.
He cautioned producers about
the fact that not every cow is suitable to a particular bull.
“Differences in cows require
differences in bull genetics. Don’t
use it as the only tool. You still
need to visually appraise.”
Bill Hoffmann, of Wheatland,
said he thought all of the presentations were valuable. However; he
could have been a little bit biased,
as Kelcey Hoffmann is his daughter-in-law, one of the presenters.
In addition to the presentations, producers were also able to
receive Beef Quality Assurance
certification at this program.
That is what attracted John
McDonald of Forest River to attend, and although certification
was his primary mission he said
he also enjoyed all other aspects
of the program.
Kevin Elliot, a partner at Elliot
Livestock of Clifford, presented
on Feeding By-Products.
In an open forum type discussion, Elliot shared how he utilizes
by-products in his own operation.
He offered tips on things to
take into consideration when incorporating By-Product Feeding
into any operation. Things like,
freight costs and availability of
product topped the list.
He encouraged producers to
calculate the cost of pick up and
delivery before accepting free
by- product. In addition, he said
the availability of the product is
a crucial element to By-Product
Feeding.
“It’s great if you can get the
product, but when they cut you
off, then you have to change your
rations.”
He suggested consulting with a
nutritionist and/or feed salesman
to test for nutritional quality.
Some by-products used in his
operation include beet pulp and
corn screenings. If using a wet
product, storage must be given
special consideration as it tends to
get “pretty hard” during the winter
months.
“Tailing on beet plants have
a lot of water and mud,” he explained. “You have to take into
consideration shrinkage.”
Lastly, producers must be prepared to calculate the nutritional
value of any by-product.
“You have to figure out how
much energy and protein are in it
and what it is worth compared to
the value of corn.”
In closing, Elliot said the primary benefit to By-Product Feeding vs. conventional feeding is
cost savings. Secondary reasons
may include palatability and a
good source of roughage.
“I feel like I’m preaching to
the choir,” Elliot said. “Most of
you guys know as much about
this, or more, than I do.”
Other presentations throughout the event included Vaccination
Handling and Bio Security, Cow
Calf Budgets, Net Wrap, Cover
Crops, Veterinary Feed Directives
and Producer Research Updates.
Those who attended found the
information valuable.
Producer Andy Lyons of
Enderlin said he found Traill
County Extension Agent Alyssa
Scheve’s presentation on Net
Wrap to be interesting. David
Martin, a producer from the Embden/Wheatland area concurred.
Scheve addressed whether it is
harmful not to remove plastic net
wrap before feeding.
One steer study at the NDSU
Beef Unit followed ten steers that
had been fed net wrap.
The study showed that after 14
days of incubation in the rumen 80
percent of the consumed hay had
disappeared. Seventy percent of
sisal twine disappeared and zero
percent of three types of net wrap
as well as zero percent of biodegradable twine had disappeared.
Twin and net wrap has been
involved with confirmed deaths in
cattle that resulted from Esophageal Net Wrap Impaction.
Shelby Albert of Erie was one
of the few females in attendance.
She said she is hoping to break
into the cattle business with her
father, Lowell Albert and that
she learned a lot by attending the
seminar. Perhaps the most valuable information for her was Cow
Calf Budgets presented by Cass
County Extension Agent Kelcey
Hoffmann.
Hoffmann cited recent record
cattle prices, market volatility and
declines, rapidly rising costs and
changing margins as reasons why
budgeting should be implemented
as a managing tool.
Budgeting, she explained, is
an effective way to plan for profit,
analyze costs, compare alternatives, set benchmarks and produce
break-even analysis.In conclusion, the event was deemed a success.
With Odell Beckham serving a
one game suspension for fighting
with Josh Norman, combined with
the Vikings getting their top three
defensive players back, the Giants
were unable to get much going
offensively. Manning finished
with 234 yards and a touchdown,
but also threw three interceptions.
Ryan Nassib replaced Manning in
the fourth quarter and threw for an
additional 68 yards and a touchdown in garbage time.
The Vikings really played
together as a team and showed
what they can do when all the
cylinders are hitting. Because of
that, the player of the week isn’t
just one player, but four. Jerick
McKinnon showed plenty of athleticism and speed, keeping the
offense running when Adrian left
the game. Jarius Wright led the
team in receiving yardage, and
besides having the best last name
in football, he really stepped up
and made some big plays. Harrison Smith was third on the team
in tackles, while also snagging
an Eli Manning pass and returning it 35 yards for a score. Tied
with Smith in tackles was Tom
Johnson, who also pitched in two
sacks and two additional quarterback hits.
There isn’t too much to complain about after this victory. If I
had to choose one area that could
use the most improvement, it
would be the defense allowing big
plays because of the occasional
sloppy effort and poor tackling.
There is an excuse to be made
because of the weather (I know
I wouldn’t want to tackle a 200
pound athlete who is running
at full speed when the temperature is in the single digits), but
that excuse only goes so far. The
Vikings defense allowed 12 plays
of 10 yards or more, including
plays of 50, 72 and 25 yards.
Looking forward, the Vikings
will play the Packers in Green
Bay for the NFC North crown
next Sunday night, as the game
has been flexed to the Sunday
Night game on NBC for the second week in a row. The Packers
are coming off an embarrassing
loss to the Arizona Cardinals,
losing 38-8, and will be looking to get back on track before
the playoffs start. If the Vikings
By: Jordan Wright
play like they did against the
Giants, they have a legitimate
shot to dethrone the Packers and
secure a first round playoff game
at home. However, it should be
noted that as it stands now, the
loser of the Vikings Packers game
Dakota Sports
• Former University of Jamestown quarterback, Josh Kittell,
has been selected by his alma
mater to be the new head coach
of the Jimmies. Josh (29) joins his
brother as a head college coach in
North Dakota. Older brother, Joe,
is the head men’s basketball coach
at the University of Mary.
• North Dakota’s record population now stands at 756,927.
Since 2004, our population has
grown by 110,000 people.
• Despite 39 points from Graham Hurlburt, Enderlin lost to
Breckenridge 79-71.
LHS and NDSU graduate,
Adam Coykendall is teaching
and coaching at Breckenridge
High School. Adam is an assistant coach in football and track
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and field and also runs the weight
room.
• Tylee Irwin has become Wahpeton High School’s all time girls’
scoring leader with 1,178 points
breaking Sue Hesch’s record that
has stood since 1986. Tylee is a 6’
junior forward and the daughter of
former NDSCS men’s basketball
coach Craig Irwin.
• And then there was one,
Maple Valley senior and NDSU
recruit, Rylee Nudell is averaging
36.2 points per game. Nudell has
now a career point total of 2,937.
Tanya Fischer of Bowman (198993) is the North Dakota girls’ all
time leading scorer with 3,148.
• In Class A basketball, Minot
and Fargo Shanley are the top
ranked teams in boys and girls.
Ransom County Gazette • January 4, 2016 • Page 6
In overtime Lisbon defeats Oak Grove boys Polls and Standings
By Joe Howell
Trailing by 15 points routinely
in the first half, Bronco Coach
Kim Mark’s basketball team used
their homecourt advantage to pull
out an exciting 74-71 Region 1
victory over Fargo Oak Grove
Lutheran. The Broncos and Grovers tied at 65 after four quarters
of play. Lisbon outscored their
guests 9-6 in overtime for their
second win of the season.
Better choices in the second
half of dribble penetration and
ball movement helped the Broncos cause. The inside outside dual
of Riley Lau and Noah Ward gave
the Grover’s defense fits throughout the game. Lau and Ward each
poured in 23 points. Noah connected on three baskets from
beyond the arc and Austin Pithey
and Kyle Odegard each added
one.
Lau made 7 of 9 free throws
and as a team, the Broncos were
19 of 30 from the charity stripe.
The Grovers shot a better percentage from the line making 11 of 13
but Lisbon made more free throws
than Oak Grove attempted.
Junior Gunnar Fraase led LHS
in assists with 6 assists and Austin Pithey and Marshall Bartholomay each contributed four. Pithey
also made 7 of his 10 free throw
attempts.
Second chance points and
uncontested threes were two
areas of concern that Coach Mark
expressed after the game.
“Senior Brendon Colgrove,
and junior Maverick Coleman
are good hustle players for us
and Gunnar Fraase brings a hardnosed toughness to our defense,”
commented Mark.
The victory levels Lisbon’s
overall record at 2-2 and Region
1 mark at 1-1.
Oak Grove is the two time
defending Region 1 champ and
suffered their second loss of the
season.
The Broncos open the 2016
portion of their schedule against
the Vikings in Kindred on January 5.
1
2
3
4 OT F
FOG 24 37 50 65 71 71
L
15 29 46 65 74 74
Oak Grove – Christensen 24
(SEVEN three’s), Slagle 9, Berg
4, Paul 7, Bakkegard 13, Foster 14
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Athletes
of the
Week
Lisbon juniors, Ethan Elijah and Taylon Sad earned
the title of Bronco Athletes of the Week.
Ethan, the son of Mitch Elijah of rural Lisbon and
Lynette Elijah of Lisbon, is involved in FFA, National
Honor Society, football, wrestling, track and field (state
placewinner in the pole vault and 3200 relay), is an
honor student, and has put his bull riding career on hold
until after high school. He won a state championship in
wrestling as a freshman at 106 and finished second last
season at 113. “My favorite sports memory happened my
Ethan Elijah
freshman year in winning a state title as a freshman,”
says Ethan. Ethan works at Elijah farms with his dad and grandfather. His
sports hero is professional bull rider, JB Mauney. According to Ethan, “The
best things about being a Bronco are the coaches, team, and all of the hard
competition tournaments that we go to, like the Frazee Duel and the Rumble
on the Red, which is just a beast.”
Coach Joe Kern commented on both Elijah and Sad, “Ethan had a great
weekend at the Frazee duals. He finished 3-0 and defeated the number 2
ranked wrestler in Minnesota A from Pierz in overtime. He has a pretty
physical style of wrestling and does a good job of going hard all match.”
“Taylon has shown tremendous improvement from last season and
continues to work hard. He had a HUGE pin against B-B-E in the last match
of the dual to win it for us at Frazee.” Taylon is the son of Becky Sweet
of rural Lisbon and Neil Sad of Lisbon and wrestles
heavyweight for the Broncos. He is an honor student
who is involved in football, wrestling, track and field,
weightlifting, choir, and swing choir. He works at Teals
Market in Lisbon whenever he can. The best thing
about being a Bronco, according to Taylon, “is that I get
to play the sports that I love with the people that I love.”
His sports hero and role model is former Bronco Wyatt
Smith. “My favorite sports memory is placing third at
the Barnesville Tournament this year,” he states.
Lisbon – Noah Ward 23, Kyle
Odegard 5, Gunnar Fraase 8, Aus-
tin Pithey 12, Riley Lau 23, Brendon Colgrove 3
(Right) Mr Outside,
Noah Ward strikes
from distance.
(Left) Riley Lau
skies a rebound
against Region 1
defending champion, Oak Grove.
The Broncos won
in overtime 73-71.
North Dakota State
Basketball Polls
Girls B
1. LaMoure Litchville Marion 6-0
2. Thompson
7-0
3. Rugby
6-0
4. Grafton
5-0
5. Dickinson Trinity
4-1
6. Park River FL
6-1
7. North Star
6-1
8. Our Redeemers
5-0
9. Shilo Christian
5-1
10. Watford City
3-1
Boys B Basketball
1. 4 Winds Minnewaukan
2-0
2. Minot Our Redeemer’s
4-0
3. Hillsboro Central Valley 2-0
4. Bismarck Shilo Christian 2-0
5. Enderlin
1-0
6. Strasburg-Zeeland
2-0
7. St. John
4-0
8. Linton HMB
3-0
9. Parshall
2-1
10. Dickinson Trinity
3-1
Region 1 Wrestling
Lisbon
2-0
Napoleon
2-0
Linton HMB
3-1
Oakes
3-2
South Border
1-1
LaMoure LM
1-2
EEK
1-2
Lisbon Wrestling Club
youth pre-season dual action
By Brent Dick
Lisbon youth wrestlers grappled with four of
the top ND USAW Division 1 youth dual teams on
December 20 at the Express Duals in Valley City. This
young group of matmen wrestled like true Broncos,
never giving up and with great sportsmanship!
With the pre-season schedule wrapping up, the
coaches and wrestlers now look forward to the regular wrestling season. The regular season registration
is Monday, January 4, 2016 from 5:45-6:30 pm at the
Lisbon High School Gymnasium. The first practice is
January 4 with PreK-2nd Grade practice from 6:156:45 pm and 3rd-6th Grade practice from 6:50-7:50
pm at the LHS Wrestling Room.
Overall at the Express Duals, the young Broncos
finished 0-4 competing against the Bismarck Gorillas, Tech Team-Fargo, Carrington Pitcrew, and VC
Express. Individually, Gwinner’s Ryan Enge (55 lbs)
went 4-0. McLeod product Levi Sveum (90 lbs) and
Gabe Lyons (105 lbs) finished out 2-0. Enderlin’s
Kashden Wadeson (65 lbs) and HWT Josh Shearer
recorded two dual victories finishing 2-2 on the day.
Others recording one dual win each were Ian Anderson (50 lbs), Noah Anderson (60lbs), and Englevale’s
Caleb Schwab (130 lbs). Picking up prelim match
victories for the young Broncos were Chandler Dick
(60 lbs), Eli Lyons (65 lbs), Jordan Dick (65 lbs), and
Jordan Nibbe (78 lbs). Lisbon rounded out the team
with Hunter Sanderson (65 lbs), Jacob Lyons (70 lbs),
and Zander Christopherson (74 lbs).
Taylon Sad
302 Main Street
Lisbon
701-683-2700
Pictured are, front row: (l to r) Jacob Lyons, Chandler Dick, Ian Anderson, Noah Anderson, Ryan
Enge, Eli Lyons, and Hunter Sanderson; back row: (l to r) Gabe
Lyons, Jordan Nibbe, Zander Christopherson, Josh Shearer, Levi
Sveum, Jordan Dick, Kashden Wadeson, and Caleb Schwab.
BY ORDER OF THE
LISBON CITY COUNCIL
To parents and operators of
SNOWMOBILES
in the city limits of Lisbon
Snowmobiles will be permitted to operate within
the city limits according to these rules...
The Following Rules & Regulations Must Be Followed:
1. All snowmobiles must be registered with the State Motor Vehicle
Dept. Registration must be displayed on front half of your machine.
2. Operators must have a valid drivers license. Persons 12 years to
16 years with no drivers license must have completed a snowmobile
Safety Training Course.
3. Speed. Not to exceed 15 miles per hour.
4. No snowmobiles allowed on Main Street or Highway 27. City
streets to be used only for going out of town or returning to your
home. This means any property in the City Limits is Not To Be
Used For Recreational Snowmobiling! Jackson St., Prospect St.
& Broadway may be used to go around Lisbon.
5. Stay off all lawns & private property.
6. Absolutely no snowmobiling in Sandager Park. This includes the
Dikes.
7. Persons under 18 years must wear a helmet while on snowmobiles.
Drift Skippers Snowmobile Club members will be
assisting in the policing of these rules to help assure
any violators are caught.
If you have any questions call 683-4141
Jeanette Persons - Chief of Police
Kindred
0-4
District 1 Boys Basketball
Region Overall
Northern Cass
1-0
3-0
Milnor NS
2-0
4-0
Central Cass
1-0
4-0
Enderlin
1-0
1-1
Kindred
1-0
1-2
Richland
1-0
1-2
Oak Grove
1-1
2-1
Lisbon
1-1
2-2
Maple Valley
0-1
3-1
Lidg-Wynd
0-1
2-1
Hankinson
0-2
2-2
Sargent Central 0-2
0-3
FCT
0-1
1-2
Girls Region 1 Basketball
Region
Overall
Richland
3-0
5-2
Lisbon
3-1
3-3
FCT
3-1
5-1
Maple Valley
3-1
7-2
Kindred
4-2
5-2
Oak Grove
2-1
3-2
Wynd-Lidg
3-2
5-2
Hankinson
2-2
2-3
Sargent Central 1-1
3-3
Northern Cass
1-2
1-3
Enderlin
1-4
2-6
Central Cass
0-3
0-4
Milnor-NS
0-6
0-7
Region 1 Wrestling Poll
December 8
106 - 1. Coy Awendor Oakes, 3.
Jordan Sours Lisbon
113 - 1. Austin Burgard Oakes, 2.
Hunter Schwab Lisbon
120 - 1. Brayden Jangula Napoleon, 4. Rory Waliser Lisbon
126 - 1. Garrett Jangula Napoleon,
4. Tristin Howard Lisbon
132 - 1. Wyatt Nagel Linton, 2.
Brock Aberle Lisbon, 3. Grayson
Roney Oakes
138 - 1. Ethan Elijah Lisbon, 2.
Kyle Moach Linton
145 - 1. George Smith Lisbon
152 - 1. Dalton Reinke Lisbon
160 - 1. Gannon Johnson Lisbon
170 - 1. Jonathan Gruenfelder
Napoleon, 3. Jordan Urbach Lisbon
182 - 1. Soren McDaniel Lisbon, 3.
Jared Roth Oakes
195 - 1. Garret Roemmich Linton
HMB, 2. Tyus Calloway Lisbon
220 - 1. Austin Kauk South Border,
4. Spencer Schwab Lisbon
285 - 1. Michael Kelly Oakes, 3.
Taylon Sad Lisbon
10th year Rumble on the Red
By Joe Howell
The tenth annual Rumble on the Red wrestling tournament will be held
at the Fargodome on December 29-31.
Rumble on the Red teams up with Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling, Concordia College wrestling, West Fargo High School, and
the Metro Tournament Committee to promote, sanction, and host this event.
Oakes and Lisbon are two of the 21 North Dakota teams that will be
competing in this event. Oakes heavyweight, Michael Kelly finished second in his division last year. There will be 51 Minnesota schools, four from
South Dakota, and one from Nebraska.
A pair of former Bison wrestlers co-manage this event. They are Steve
Saxlund and Todd Fuller.
For further information go to: www.rumbleonthered.com.
Broncos go cold in second
quarter, Sisseton wins
By Joe Howell
Trailing 13-10 after the first
quarter of play, the Lisbon Bronco
girl’s basketball game went COLD
as into the deep freeze. LHS scored
just four points while allowing 14
and trailed 27-14 at halftime. The
game was played on December 22
in Lisbon.
Bronco Coach Barb Sweet commented on the game, “Sisseton is
a much improved team from last
year. They kept us on our heels with
their speed and had us scrambling
on defense and on offense with a
quick 2-3 zone. We just couldn’t
find a groove offensively and had
too many missed helps on the
defensive end in the first half. Disappointing after watching us play
so well for the past 5 games. We
allowed 27 points in the first half
- kudos to their offense, but it was
the most points we have given up in
a half all season. The second half
we found a combination of girls
that played very well together and
brought us back to within 6. Elazea
Broeren and Grace Elijah stepped
in and played some valuable minutes. We just couldn’t quite over-
come the hole we dug the first half,
though and ended up losing by 7.”
Sydney Griffith led Lisbon in
scoring with 12 points and continues to play tough on defense. Haley
Anderson, Kaitlin Geyer, and Elizabeth Lyons each added 8 points into
the scoring column.
Sisseton’s Shyli Toelle grabbed
game high scoring honors with 17
points. The Redmen picked up their
third straight victory after opening
the season with back to back losses.
Lisbon won the JV contest and
lost the C game.
The Broncos overall record
stands at 3-3 and their Region 1
mark is 3-1. Lisbon next plays at
Northern Cass on Tuesday, January 4.
1
2
3
4
Sisseton 13
27
37
47
Lisbon 10
14
29
40
Lisbon – Haley Anderson 8,
Karly Schultz 4, Sydney Griffith 12,
Kaitlin Geyer 8, Elizabeth Lyons 8
Sisseton – Makenzy Frederick
3, Haley Duffield 2, Laci LaFromboise 6, Alyssa Magnuson 7, Tiarah
Bissonette 6, Cami Goodhart 6,
Shayli Toelle 17
Broncos down BBE for fifth at Frazee Wrestling tournament
By Joe Howell
Bronco Wrestling Coach Joe
Kern had both of his wishes fulfilled at the annual Frazee Team
Duals on Saturday, December 19.
“We need to see different individuals, teams, that are tough, to get
ready for our February tournament
push.” Wishes granted as Minnesota state powers #1and defending champion, Minneota (also the
state A football champs this fall),
#3 Frazee, #7 Pierz, #10 BelgradeBrooten-Elrosa, and #10 Perham
along with the Broncos were in
the line-up in Becker County.
There were 34 top 10 individual state-ranked wrestlers on
hand.
Lisbon drew Frazee in the
opening round and the Broncos
would be without starters Jordan
Sours at 106 and Rory Waliser
at 120 for the day due to sickness and injury. As a result, Lisbon opponents were spotted a 12
point lead before the match even
began. On top of being short two
athletes to fill their 14 man squad,
Lisbon did not have the depth and
substitutes of the other five squads
as the Bronco JV team competed
in Valley City so those wrestlers
would get more repetitions.
Opening round
Pool 1
Frazee
55
Lisbon
10
Frazee
Pierez
39
29
Pierz
Lisbon
42
36
Pool 2
Minneota
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
52
15
Perham
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
46
16
Minneota
Perham
Championship
Minneota
Frazee
48
20
32
24
Perham
Pierz
Third Place
33
30
Fifth Place
Lisbon
38
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
37
(criteria)
The Hornets of Frazee are salty
and Coach Clay Nagel’s squad
came out very aggressive. The
Broncos were limited to just three
victories.
Ethan Elijah controlled #5 Tanner Eischens at 138 for a 6-2 victory.
Dalton Reinke was also in
charge during his 10-4 win at 152
and at 182, the Broncos, Soren
McDaniel handled #7 Alec Bueltel
with a major decision of 11-0.
Jordan Urbach seemingly
scored two just before the buzzer
at 170 but the Hornet’s #10 Tanner
Bachmann was awarded a 3-2 victory.
At 220 and 285 for LHS,
Spencer Schwab and Taylon Sad
lost close and very competitive
matches.
Frazee
55
Lisbon
10
106-Michael Miller (FRA)
Won By Forfeit
113-Tanner Schemerhorn Fall
Hunter Schwab (LIS) (1:47)
120-Kaden Hiemenz (FRA)
Won by Forfeit
126-Tanner Reetz Fall Tristin
Howard (LIS) (:34)
132-Ethan Beyer Dec. Brock
Aberle (LIS) (6-0)
138-Ethan Elijah (LIS) Dec.
Tanner Eischens (6-2)
145-Grant Jepson Maj. Dec.
George Smith (LIS) (11-5)
152-Dalton Reinke (LIS) Dec.
Charlton Wake (10-4)
160-Cole Hanson Fall Gannon
Johnson (LIS) (4:27)
170-Tanner Bachmann Dec.
Jordan Urbach (LIS) (3-2)
182-Soren McDaniel (LIS)
Maj. Dec. Austin Beaty (11-0)
195-Jonah Lange Fall Caemon
Kelly (LIS) (1:28)
220-Rory Drewes pinned Spen-
cer Schwab (L) (5:52)
285-Tanner Tapper (4-1) dec.
Taylon Sad (L)
Tristin Howard, Brock Aberle,
George Smith, and Dalton Reinke
earned pins for Lisbon against
Pierz. Pierz won the Minnesota
state AAA football championship
this fall.
Ethan Elijah defeated #2, Brandon Ortman in overtime 12-10 and
Soren McDaniel picked up a 7-3
decision over #7 Matt Kummet.
Taylon Sad picked up a win by
forfeit.
Pierz
42
Lisbon
36
106-Brandon Funk Won by
Forfeit
113-Jake Andres Fall Hunter
Schwab (PIE) (2:35)
120-Lukas Popp Won by Forfeit
126-Tristin Howard (LIS)
Sebastian Warzecha (2:40)
132-Brock Aberle (LIS) Fall
Brandon Tomala (4:19)
138-Ethan Elijah (LIS) Dec.
Brandon Ortman (12-10) OT
145-George Smith (LIS) Fall
Luke Girtz (3:59)
152-Dalton Reinke (LIS) Fall
Derrick Hall (3:30)
160-Lane Girtz Fall Gannon
Johnson (LIS) (:32)
170-Kolton Eischens Fall Jordan Urbach (LIS) (1:00)
182-Soren McDaniel (LIS)
Dec. Matt Kummet (7-3)
195-Brett Kapsner Fall Caemon Kelly (LIS) (2:59)
220-Ted Dehler Fall Spencer
Schwab (LIS) (4:58)
285-Taylon Sad (LIS) Won by
Forfeit
In Lisbon’s final match of the
day, the deciding match came
down to the big boys at heavyweight. The Broncos trailed 37-31
and would need Taylon Sad not
only to win but to win by pin to tie
the match at 37 all. The pin would
also give the tie breaking criteria to
the Broncos as Lisbon would have
the most pins with five(first criteria to break a tie). BBE (Belgrade-
Brooten-Elrosa) a program located
south of I 29 south of Sauk Centre,
had two pins.
Sad pinned BBE’s Leo Ziemer
in 3:54 to the excitement of his
teammates!
Picking up wins by pin for Lisbon in addition to Sad were: Tristin Howard at 126, Brock Aberle
at 132, Ethan Elijah at 138, and
Caemon Kelly at 182. Standout
Soren McDaniel was held out of
this match.
Gannon Johnson won by decision at 160 and Jordan Urbach
posted a major decision at 170.
The Broncos were to compete
at the Rumble on the Red at the
Fargodome on December 29 and
30. Lisbon will open their 2016
season at South Border on January 7. On January 8 and 9, Lisbon
will take part in the annual Central
Cass Letterman’s tournament.
Fifth Place
Lisbon 38
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
37
(Criteria Most 1st Points)
106-Ryan Young Won by Forfeit
113-Dylan Kampsen Won by
Forfeit
120-Tyler Bents Fall Hunter
Schwab (LIS) (5:14)
126-Tristan Howard (LIS) Fall
Jebadia Jones (:59)
132-Brock Aberle (LIS) Fall
Miguel Pablo-Lopez (5:57)
138-Ethan Elijah (LIS) Fall
Isaiah Gilbert (1:38)
145-Adam Jaeger Maj. Dec.
George Smith (LIS) (11-1)
152-Colby Schramel Fall Dalton Reinke (LIS) (4:50)
160-Gannon Johnson (LIS)
Dec. Trevor Kern (10-5)
170-Jordan Urbach (LIS) Maj.
Dec. Jonah Voss (16-3)
182-Caemon Kelly (LIS) Fall
Orion Reutzel (:46)
195-Ben Thompson Won by
Forfeit
220-Joe Reller Dec. Spencer
Schwab (LIS) (3-2) (OT)
285-Taylon Sad (LIS) Fall Leo
Ziemer (3:54)
QUESTION
Of the Week!
Ransom County Gazette • January 4, 2016 • Page 7
‘What do you want to see
in the new year?’
Steph Buhr, Lisbon: “Less
drama.”
Julia Jahner, Enderlin: “My
baby is due any day now. I want
to see a healthy baby.”
Jaida Kunze, 9, Lisbon:
“Everybody happy and with
their family.”
Bowling News
CITY LEAGUE
12/21/15
Team Scratch Game
Tri-County Lanes
788
Team Scratch Series
Sparetime Lounge
2327
Individual Scratch Game
Rick Hock
214
John Welton
210
Le Carlblom
204
Individual Scratch Series
Le Carlblom
583
Rick Hock
579
John Welton
549
Team Handicap Game
Sparetime Lounge
782
Team Handicap Series
Tri-County Lanes
2303
Individual Handicap Game
Mychal Vaughn
248
Al Stolz
223
Scott Wertman
218
Individual Handicap Series
Mychal Vaughn
680
James Carlblom
631
Al Stolz
611
Team Standings
Sparetime Lounge
43-13
Tri-County Lanes
35-21
Heacox Team
29-27
City Side Collision
28-28
PGA
7--49
WEDNESDAY
BUSINESSMEN’S LEAGUE
12/23/15
Team Scratch Game
Maras Trucking
853
Team Scratch Series
Maras Trucking
2463
Individual Scratch Game
Al Stolz
212
Dale Kaber
204
Don Pfaff
201
Individual Scratch Series
Kevin Robertson
546
Dale Kaber
540
Don Pfaff
527
Team Handicap Game
Miller Lite
833
Team Handicap Series
Jason Kunze, Lisbon: “Good
health and happiness.”
Riley Kunze, 12, Lisbon:
“No snow, I want it to be sunny!”
Cassie McBenge, Lisbon: “I
love flowers. It would be great to
see more flowers planted around
town.”
Tim Tiede, Englevale: “More
rodeos!”
LISBON SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
Mon., Jan. 4- Corn dog, baked
beans, potato wedges, fruit
Tues., Jan. 5- Soft shell taco,
black beans, all the fixings, fruit
Wed., Jan. 6- Tator tot hot dish,
salad, fruit, cinnamon roll
Thurs., Jan. 7- Chicken strips,
brown rice, glazed carrots, fruit
Fri., Jan. 8-Pepperoni calzone,
green beans, fruit
• All meals include choice of
skim, 1% or fat free chocolate
milk.
Fruit/vegetable
bar
available at lunch. Menu is
subject to change, check http://
www.lisbon.k12.nd.us for latest
updates.
Peanut butter/jelly
sandwich available instead of
entrée for K through 8th grade.
Parents/visitors welcome for
meals, please call ahead of time.
FORT RANSOM
SCHOOL
BREAKFAST MENU
Mon., Jan. 4- Cereal
Tues., Jan. 5- Cook’s choice
Wed., Jan. 6- Oatmeal
Thurs., Jan. 7- Cook’s choice
Fri., Jan. 8- Yogurt
• Regular breakfasts are served
every day and include toast,
peanut butter, cheese slices, juice
and milk.
FORT RANSOM
SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
Mon., Jan. 4 -Pizza
Tues., Jan. 5-Popcorn chicken
Wed., Jan. 6-Tomato soup,
grilled cheese
Thurs., Jan. 7-BBQ’s, TT
Fri., Jan. 8-Chicken’n’Rice
• Meals served with salad bar,
fruit, vegetables and milk.
School Lunch Menus
Miller Lite
2425
Individual Handicap Game
Keith Bartholomay
249
Ben Holmgren
248
Justin Analetto
242
Individual Handicap Series
Ben Holmgren
672
Janie Mueller
655
Roger Sandvig
652
Team Standings
Shop n’ Fuel
4-0
Page Body Shop
4-0
Maras Trucking
3-1
Miller Lite
1-3
VFW
0-4
Dakota Plains Credit Union
0-4
MONDAY BANTAM -PREP
12/21/15
Wyatte Lund
73-51
Dominic Marsh
27-15
Gabe Hoy
23-38
Jessilynn Lund
20-14
Kierra Marsh
12-6
Anthony Wendel
50-39
Ayden Glarum
90-103
TUESDAY BANTAM - PREP
12/22/2015
Kendra Iwen
48-62
Aiden Chamberlin
83-71-42
Eve Chamberlin
34-51-25
Rylee Iwen
66-51
Cami Lindemann
28-27
SUNDAY
JUNIOR-MAJOR LEAGUE
12/20/2015
Garrett Hanson
107-154-129
Austin Glarum
134-96-116
Michael Ripplinger
103-96-77
LISBON SCHOOL
BREAKFAST MENU
Mon., Jan. 4-Assorted cereals,
yogurt or cheese stick, fruit
Tues., Jan. 5-Waffles, yogurt or
cheese stick, fruit
Wed., Jan. 6- Breakfast pizza,
fruit
Thurs., Jan. 7-Ultimate Breakfast
Round, yogurt or cheese stick, fruit
Fri., Jan. 8-Assorted cereal,
yogurt or cheese stick, fruit
Area residents are among 744
students named to the fall semester Dean’s List at the University of
Mary, in Bismarck. This number
includes students in Mary’s undergraduate program and in adult education (Worldwide).
To qualify for the honor, traditional undergraduate students must
earn a 3.50 or better grade point
average while carrying at least 12
credit hours.
Lisbon - Miranda Ripplinger,
Gage Sitte
Local students named to
University of Mary Dean’s list
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. SANDESS-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
e
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
Ransom County Gazette • January 4, 2016 • Page 8
Local Teen...Continued Year in Review...Continued Norman Brown...Continued
“I think that is going to be brutal,” said Goettle.
All in all he is quite pleased with the community that came together to
help him reach his goal and to “Make Someone’s Christmas.”
The largest single donation came from the Lisbon Student Council
who donated the $356 they raised at bingo during the Goat Game with
Enderlin.
“That was pretty special,” said Goettle. “That money usually goes to
fund the activities of the Student Council. When they donated all of the
proceeds from bingo at the Goat Game, that meant a lot.”
Goettle set out to prove that one person can make a difference.
“I set out to do this with very little preparation, just two weeks ago,”
said Goettle. “Look what we have accomplished in that short amount of
time.”
‘It only takes one!’
amounted to censorship and the loss of freedom of speech for students.
That changed for North Dakota students when Governor Jack Dalrymple signed into law HB 1471, known as the John Wall New Voices Act.
Josh’s classmates and teacher invited his parents, Gerry and Deb
Berg to be a part of the celebration.
Lisbon Opera House is out of debt
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if some grandmother was the one to give
us the final check to pay it off so we could honor her.”
Bill Henderson, whose wife, Judy was the first Lisbon Opera House
Foundation secretary/treasurer said the word “Grandmother” struck a
cord with him.
“I thought, I know of a grandmother who would do that if she were
here,” said Henderson. “She loved the Opera House. She was a very
benevolent person. She would have said, ‘Let’s do this’.”
Henderson presented a check to the Lisbon Opera House to pay off
the loan in full.
Blackwood Quartet with Danny Elvis gives top notch performance
Tayler Goettle, senior at Lisbon Public School has proven, ‘It
only takes one’ to ‘Make Someone’s Christmas.’
Englevale building...Continued
and raised their seven children –
Moses, Mary, Bessie, Jens, Rasmus, Napoleon and Claus.
Jens T. Peterson, who generally went by the initials J.T., managed the Peterson General Stores
in Englevale and Lisbon. He was
elected to the North Dakota House
of Representative from Ransom
County and served in the 1938,
1941, and 1943 sessions of the
state legislature. He and his wife,
Antoinette, a native of Norway,
had three children, Viola, who died
in 1915 from tuberculosis, Willard,
and Harold.
Dick goes on to state that, in
1933, a fire destroyed most of Englevale’s business section, but, once
again, the brick building, which at
that time housed the Peterson General Store, survived.
Information recorded in the
Englevale history book states that
the 1933 fire started sometime
between 9 and 10 a.m. in the basement of the Hillius pool hall and
restaurant, supposedly from the
backfire of the engine of a lighting plant. Oil and gasoline around
the plant ignited and the flames
quickly spread to a tank of gasoline
in the same room. The fuel-fed fire,
fanned by a strong wind, destroyed
nearly an entire block of Englevale’s business section. Six business
buildings, as well as a number of
outbuildings, were destroyed. The
buildings included: the Hillius
pool hall/restaurant building; the
land office and post office belonging to Leonard Gulden; the restaurant and confectionary belonging
to A. C. Niles; the Jake Stroh store;
the building belonging to L.M.
Tivis of Fargo; an empty structure
(a former hotel) belonging to S.E.
Salveson; another small empty
building on the street; and the Hattie Keenan (widow of Englevale
businessman George J. Keenan)
residence. Only the J.T. Peterson
store and the Keenan Hotel were
left standing.
Another report included in the
Englevale history book, this one
from a diary kept by Carl Frey
(a relief depot agent at Englevale
and the father of Carl Frey, Jr.,
Lisbon) indicated that the big fire
took place on Labor Day. It noted
that the fire burned out all of Front
Street except for the J.T. Peterson store listed as being in the
“old bank building” and Keenan’s
Hotel. The Frey account states
that the fire “started in the Hillius
pool hall basement, then spread to
the Post Office on the east and the
Niles confectionary store on the
west, and on to the butcher shop,
cream station, and the old Tivis
store on the southwest corner.”
Another report from the same
history book stated that, in June of
1938, a building occupied by the
Trucke beer parlor, owned by J.T.
Peterson and located next to the
general store which Peterson operated, had been destroyed by fire.
According to the history book
account, the ownership of the
store building changed from Peter
Q. Peterson to his wife, Dagmar
Peterson, in July of 1938. She
ran the store until 1947, when she
moved to Oakes to live with her
daughter, Mrs. Ira Long.
In November of 1952, the estate
of Dagmar Peterson was divided
between her children, Moses,
Jens, Claus, Rasmus, and Napoleon Peterson, Bessie Hanson and
Mary Long. In August of that same
year, the property was deeded to
Earl Niles. In May of 1962, the
deed was changed to read Earl and
LaVonne Niles.
Earl Niles’ parents, Albert and
Paulina Niles, had owned the Niles
Confectionary business in Englevale for several years. The business
had burned down in 1933. In 1946,
Earl, one of four Niles children,
married LaVonne Bachman, the
daughter of Jack and Marie Bachman, who farmed in the Englevale
area.
Earl Niles became Englevale
postmaster in 1948. In 1952, he
bought the general store from J.T.
Peterson and located the post office
in that building. Earl and LaVonne
Niles continued to run the Niles
General Store and Post office until
1973, when Earl was transferred
to the Kathryn Post office. At that
point, Lavonne took over as Postmaster.
After Earl’s death, on March
30, 1978, LaVonne continued to
run the store and post office until
her retirement in 1983. After closing the store, LaVonne moved to
Lisbon.
In August of 1983, with the
closing of the Niles store, the building was sold to David Schwab, an
Englevale area farmer, and the bar,
which had formerly been housed in
an adjacent building, was moved
into the store building. The old bar
building, which stood on the adjacent lot, was torn down.
In January of 1987, the property was deeded to George Schwab
from David Schwab. Various people ran the bar after that, including Christine McCann, Brad and
Kristy Dick, Corey Adolfs, Shannon Thompson, Jerome and Deb
Thompson, and Amanda Thompson, and, finally, Travis “Bud”
Adolfs.
Photo by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Elvis Tribute Artist, Danny Elvis strikes a signature pose during the Blackwood Quartet with Danny Elvis Concert on Friday,
May 8 at the Lisbon Opera House. Pictured: (l to r) Danny Elvis,
Michael Helm, at the keyboard, Steve Warren, Mark Blackwood,
Casey Shepherd and David Mann. The show was sold out two
full weeks before the show.
Governing board for ND Veterans Home finds no wrongdoing
The North Dakota Veterans Home Governing Board called a special meeting on Tuesday, May 19. The meeting was to review and discuss with the staff the records of three residents, one of whom was
discharged from the facility recently.
They opened the meeting at 10 a.m. and immediately approved a
motion to go into executive session according to North Dakota Century Code section 44-04-19.2. The topic of the executive session was
to discuss closed or confidential records on three residents who were
not identified because of privacy laws. At 12:00 noon, after two hours
of reviewing, asking questions, and discussion, the board took a ten
minute break and then reconvened their special meeting at 12:12 p.m.
Chairman Gary Skarphol gave a recap of the closed session.
“We reviewed policies and procedures for three individual residents. One was a discharge,” said Skarphol.
“We found that policies and procedures were followed in each
case,” added Dean Overby.
World War II. Of 16 million men and women in military service during the time, that number represents
one death out of every 40.
According to the website, when an American
went off to fight, the family often displayed in their
window a flag bearing a blue star on a white field
with a red border. If one of those dreaded telegrams
arrived informing them of their family member’s
death, they would replace the blue star with a gold
one; revealing that family’s sacrifice.
“Here We Mark The Price Of Freedom” is
inscribed below the gold stars on the Freedom Wall.
Brown and his daughter were also impressed
with the miles of markers at Arlington Cemetery and
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
“The entire experience is one that I will never
forget,” said Shirley. “I would like to go again. There
are Veterans who can not go because they have no
one to help them. Every Veteran has to have an
escort. I would really like to go with a Veteran who
has no one to help them. To be able to make that happen for one of our Veterans would be wonderful.”
The Browns cousin, Joy Gregor-Kinney works in
Washington, DC and was able to join them for part
of the trip. She took many pictures and had a blanket
made with those photos and sent it to Norman and
Shirley as a memento.
Brown was able to leave the Veterans Home after
recuperating from his injury sustained while ice fishing, alone at age 88. He now lives with his daughter
and son-in-law, Kenny Johnson. He is very thankful
for his experience on the Honor Flight.
“I’m no body special,” said Brown. “I was no
better than anyone else in that war. I volunteered but
so did a lot of other people.”
Brown earned the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal,
Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation-Japan
Medal. He was honorably discharged on November
30, 1946.
After the service he went into ranching. Brown
married Veronica, “Fronie” on December 12, 1947.
They had two children, Jack Brown and Shirley
Brown Johnson. Fronie passed away on March 26,
2011.
In 1953 Brown started working for Red Lilyquist
and T. B. Randolph. After their deaths, Brown purchased the ranch.
In 2006 Brown was awarded the “Agriculturist of
the Year” for Ransom County.
May Obituaries
Warren Seykora, 65, Ulen, MN, and Fargo, died Tuesday, April
28. Ray Bartholomay, 83, rural Sheldon, died Tuesday, April 28.
Byrne Beverly Ptacek Maack, 91, Lisbon, died Sunday, April 5.
Wanda L. Greenley, 61, Moorhead, died Tuesday, April 21. John
S. Tommeraus, 73, Enderlin, died Monday, April 27. Cecil Messer,
89, Lisbon, died Thursday, April 30. Mary Louise Brock, 84, Fort
Ransom, died Wednesday, May 13. Betty Ann Anderson Johnson
Hewitt, 86, Moorhead, died Thursday, May 14.
June 2015
Dougherty goes to Greece to fulfill a dream
Patrick Dougherty, 26, graduated from Lisbon High School in 2007
and went on to college at North Dakota State University, Fargo, where
he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in social science education in the spring of 2011. He settled on a teaching job at Enderlin
Area Schools. He loved teaching in Enderlin and it was a perfect fit for
him, but he wanted more.
“Living abroad has always been my dream,” said Dougherty, son
of Vicki and Bruce Dougherty, formerly of Lisbon. “I had looked into
studying abroad in college but financially it just didn’t work out.”
Norman Brown and Joy Gregor-Kinney are pictured at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC.
McLeod breaks 30 year record
McLeod takes the prize for the wettest May in 30 years of record
keeping for Ron Sveum, McLeod.
“We’ve had 8.73 inches of rain in McLeod from May 1 through
May 31,” said Sveum. “On Friday, last week we received 3.6 inches of
rain in one day. Our cropland is 30 to 40 percent underwater out here.”
Sveum has been keeping track of precipitation amounts for the past
30 years and has never seen a wetter May. There was only 2.35 inches
of precipitation for the month of May in 2014. The average for the past
30 years is 3.10 inches.
Warm welcome to visiting alumni
The 2015 All Class Reunion Committee headed by co-chairs Elise
Meyer and Connie Radcliffe and about 25 volunteers have worked hard
for a year to provide a worthwhile and fun experience for alumni and
their families who are returning and those alumni who chose to live and
work in Lisbon.
Over 550 have registered for the All Class Reunion Banquet on
Saturday night, June 20, at the Expo Center.
Owego landowners discuss township road issues
Approximately 25 people gathered at the Owego Township Hall
on Thursday, June 11 for an informational public meeting about some
road issues which the township officers have been dealing with. Among
those present were state and local representatives. Virgil Schultz, an
Owego resident and former township supervisor, spoke to those present, pointing out on a map, several road issues with which the township
has been dealing.
“We need help!” stated Schultz, who went on to explain that the
township officers have spoken to the Ransom County Board of Commissioners, the Ransom County State’s Attorney, and the Ransom
County Sheriff’s Department for help, but indicated that all mentioned
above have failed to provide it. He went on to state that he believes the
only way to get the help they need is to get the problems out in the open
by making the public aware of what is going on.
City receives emergency funds to repair lift station
Tracy Eslinger, engineer, Moore Engineering, West Fargo,
announced at a special meeting of the Lisbon City Council on June 22
that Lisbon was awarded a grant of $150,000 of Emergency Governor’s funds through Lake Agassiz Regional Council. The funds are earmarked to either replace or rehabilitate the Main Lift Station in Lisbon.
This picture was taken when the Sportsman Bar was still open
for business.
wheel chairs out from under the bus and make sure
they can get around safely.”
Brown enlisted in the Army on March 31, 1945 at
the age of 18 and was assigned to the infantry.
“When I signed up I had been working for a
farmer who could have gotten me out,” recalled
Brown. “I saw him on the street and he told me he
had been to the courthouse to fix it so I wouldn’t
have to go. I told him I was going because I wasn’t
any better than anyone else. He cried.”
Brown started out stationed in Oregon but was
sent to Okinawa. He spent a full month on board the
transport ship when they arrived at Okinawa because
the island was so full of soldiers, there was no room
for the men on his ship. Once he got off the ship, he
was assigned to water purification for the island.
“We were there just before the bombing of
Japan,” said Brown. “We were due to invade Japan.
They told us there was no chance that we would come
back alive. They dropped the first atomic bomb just
three days before we were schedule to go in.”
The honor flight was special for many reasons
for both Brown and his daughter. Brown had been to
Washington, DC before but never to the memorials.
There were 300 people on the Honor Flight with a
common bond, according to Brown.
“They treated us so special,” said Brown. “There
were three buses full of soldiers and escorts. We had
police escorts and everyone had to get out of our
way.”
His daughter was impressed with the number of
people who stopped to thank the Veterans for their
service.
“People wanted to have their picture taken with
Dad,” said Shirley. “That was a wonderful honor for
them and for Dad.”
One of the inscriptions on the World War II
memorial wall that had a great meaning to Brown
was: “THEY FOUGHT TOGETHER AS BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. THEY DIED TOGETHER AND
NOW THEY SLEEP SIDE BY SIDE. TO THEM
WE HAVE A SOLEMN OBLIGATION.” Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz
The Freedom Wall of the WWII memorial is a
central wall of honor which has gold stars. There are
4,048 gold stars; each one represents 100 American
military deaths. That means that more than 400,000
soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, and military personnel lost their lives or remain missing in action in
June Obituaries
Marian Elizabeth Sibley, 98, Fargo, died Saturday, May 30. Ervin
C. Perkis, 61, Lisbon, died Tuesday, May 26. Dorothy A. Petterson,
89, Forman, formerly of Gwinner, died Tuesday, June 2. Raymond
L. Ciesynski, 78, Gwinner, died Wednesday, June 3. Geraldine M.
McMahon, 91, Lisbon, died Monday, June 8. Verona L. Johnson, 91,
St. Peter, MN, died Wednesday, June 10. Nellie Fischer, 96, formerly
of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, June 20. Telvin Slattum, 87, Edmonds,
WA formerly Kathryn, died Sunday, May 24.
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