gazette 04-18-16 - Ransom County Gazette

Monday, April 18, 2016
The Official Newspaper
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VOLUME 135 - ISSUE NUMBER 1 - USPS 455-540 SECTION A
We are read by the nicest people: Joyce Huether of Lisbon, ND
Early detection, quick response saves building...
Electrical fire at RC Gazette causes stir
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
When the call comes in that
your place of employment is on
fire, the fear runs deep. When
that place also holds over 100
years worth of recorded history,
the panic is real.
The small town newspaper
does many things; it educates,
it informs and it records history.
Even with computers, there are
archive books that hold the hard
copy of the Ransom County
Gazette as far back as the late
1800s, well before anything was
done on computers.
On Thursday, April 7th,
reporter Jan Hansen was returning from covering the fivecounty commissioners meeting
in Geneseo. Because she would
be gone the next day, she opted
to return her Gazette camera in
case it was needed while she was
gone.
“I opened the back door and
turned on the light as usual,”
recalled Hansen. “I heard a buzz
that seemed abnormal but could
not figure out what it was after
looking around a bit. I then went
on in and left the camera with
a brief note. As I walked back
into the back room, upon opening that door, I noticed swirling
black smoke up high, close to
the ceiling. Then I saw two little
flames between the ceiling tiles
in the middle of the back room.
I went out and closed the door to
keep any additional air from getting to the flames.”
Her description of the events
that followed were both frightening and hilarious. Hansen yelled
for her husband, Willie, to call
911. While he was doing so, she
couldn’t remember if she had
Photos by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Fire Chief Justin Olson shows Cheryl and Sean Kelly the damage caused by the fire shortly after
the fire was contained by the quick actions of the Lisbon Fire Department on Thursday, April 7th.
told him to call or not so she too,
called 911 before realizing he was
already talking to dispatch. It was
at about 7:29 pm, she thought.
“I thought I should run in and
see what I could save from the
building but didn’t know what to
save,” said Hansen. “Instead of
running back in, she opted to wait
in the alley for the fire department. Her husband, Willie, went
to get the Kelly’s since he did not
have their phone number in his
cell phone. Unable to reach anyone at the Kelly’s, Willie returned
to wait with his wife, who was no
longer in the alley.
Hansen reports that Offi-
cer Josh Marvig, Lisbon Police
Department was first on scene and
asked where the fire was. She told
him it was in the back room but
didn’t want to open the door not
knowing how much it had already
spread. Together they went to the
front door to unlock it for the fire
department.
The Lisbon Fire Department
was on scene within six minutes
of the 911 call. The City Truck
set up operations in the back of
the building, but entered from the
front first to locate the fire and
assess the intensity of the flames.
The Rural Truck was positioned
in front of the building, on Main
1.00
Street.
“It is a wood structure, we
have pumped a thousand gallons
of water on it,” said Fire Chief
Justin Olson when contacted by
this reporter at approximately
8:05 p.m. “I have no further statement at this time.”
With that brief statement,
Olson and his crew returned to
fighting the fire.
OtterTail Power Company
was on scene to shut off power
to the entire block. Lisbon Police
GAZETTE FIRE...
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Lisbon’s famous American Elm tree gets trim job
said they would make room in their schedule plant’s response to light, which makes it reach
By Janet Hansen
to absorb light, which it needs for growth. He
One of Lisbon’s claims to fame is its beau- and get right on it.”
Hagen commented that this was the first added that it is best to let it grow as it would nattiful old American Elm tree, located on cityowned property along Rose Street. The tree, time his crew had seen Lisbon’s giant elm tree. urally rather than trimming those low branches.
For the past several decades the tree has
which is believed to be over 200 years old, “The tree is in amazing shape,” he commented.
would have been well established long before “I would like to commend the city on keeping vied for the title of the champion tree of its
genus and species within the state of North
the town of Lisbon was platted. It has long been the tree so well-preserved.”
Noting that the tree’s outer branches curve Dakota. Although it has held the Champion
a conversation piece as well as a destination for
down to the ground, he remarked that this is title in the American Elm category, which is
nature lovers.
On Monday, April 11, a crew of professional the way the tree would grow naturally if it had the state tree of North Dakota, the title, for the
tree trimmers came to rid the old tree of its dead been in a remote spot where no one ever saw it. past few years, has belonged to another stately
and decaying branches in order to spruce it up a He explained that it grows in that beautifully elm, located in a private yard in Fargo. Lisbon’s
arched fashion because of “phototropism” or a tree is now officially listed as the runner-up in
little before it leafs out this spring.
its category. It is possible
The crew, employed by
that could change again
FM Tree Care of Fargo,
when the trees are meaconsisted of Travis Hagen,
sured again. MeasureInternational Society of
ments can be submitted to
Arboriculture (ISA) Certhe Register of Champion
tified Arborist, Fargo and
trees every five years.
Eric Raven, ISA CertiThe official dimenfied Arborist and Certisions of the Rose Street
fied Treeworker/Climber
Elm Tree, as listed on
Specialist and Ben Ruby,
the official North Dakota
arborist trainee, both of
Register of Champion
Minneapolis. The trio had
Trees, are listed as folbeen hired by the City of
lows:
Circumference,
Lisbon to trim the tree
measured 4 ½ feet above
of its dead and dying
the ground – 16’ 5”;
branches and to do some
Height from the ground
basic structural pruning.
to the top of the tree’s
“We like to take good
branches – 62’; and Avercare of the tree,” comage Crown Spread – 77’.
mented Randy Seelig,
Those three measurewho, in addition to being
ments are then added
Lisbon’s City Superintogether to get the tree’s
tendent, also serves as
point total, which is offiCity Forester. “It is such a
cially recorded as 278.
big, perfectly shaped tree.
The North Dakota
We’ve had a lot of people
Forest Service maintains
come to Lisbon just to see
the records for the Chamit. I once ran into Dr. Dale
pion Tree Program.
Herman, Professor EmeriRansom County holds
tus, Department of Plant
claim to a few other
Sciences, North Dakota
champion trees, including
State University, Fargo,
the largest and tallest tree
who, when he found out I
in the state, a cottonwood
was from Lisbon, immetree located near Sheldon
diately commented on the
on property belonging to
city’s famous elm tree,
Lee and Judy Schobinger.
which he said was the
The other local champion
most unique tree he had
trees are a champion Norever seen.”
way Spruce which stands
“It has been a long time
next to the home of Rodsince the tree has been
ger and Ardis Evenson
trimmed,” stated Seelig.
in rural Ransom County
“The best time to do trimand a runner-up Norway
ming is during the tree’s
Spruce on the Herb Mardormant period, before
tinson land near Fort Ranit starts leafing out. I was
som.
able to find these arborists,
who are known to be good
at trimming trees and, Eric Raven, ISA Certified Arborist and Certified Treeworker/Climber Specialist,
ELM TREE...
when I called them, they climbs nimbly around in Lisbon’s notorious 200-plus year old elm tree. Raven
and his two co-workers spent all of Monday, April 11, trimming the giant tree.
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Assessor Bruce Fadness’ last yearly report...
City approves ‘True and Full value’
changes on 90 properties in 2016
by Terri Kelly Barta
Bruce Fadness, city property tax assessor, gave the
2016 Report on the assessment of True and Full Values on 90 properties in Lisbon at the city’s property
tax special meeting on April 12. The property values
increased again this year.
True and Full Value means what the property will
sell for in the current market.
The total Full and True Value of properties assessed
for 2016 was $2,818,800.00 Last year’s figure was
lower with nearly $2 million assessed.
Last year there were three property-owners protesting in person and one protest by letter which was
read at the meeting.
This year no one protested at the public meeting.
“I got a few calls at home,” said Fadness.
He handled them by explaining the reasons for
each of the individual increases.
“All of the property sales that take place in Lisbon
have to be in compliance with the state,” said Fadness.
The city answers to the county which answers to
the state.
When reporting on the increases, Fadness picked
out a few of the higher end ones to explain to the
council. One commercial property was assessed
in 2015 at $1,300 and assessed in 2016 with a True
and Full Value of $67,100. This was an increase of
$65,800 due to purchasing the lot in 2015 and building a 36’x48’ building on that lot in 2016.
Another commercial property increased by
$95,100 over the $500 True and Full Value assessed
in 2015. Again, it was a case of building a new
shop on the property. Many of the increases are from
remodeling projects, new siding, a garage, a shop,
new kitchen, deck etc.
The Ransom County Fair Association True and
Full Value on the Expo and West Wing ($15,700) was
set with a special formula using the percentage of
the year the building is rented. Because the Expo (an
older building) and the newer West Wing are public
buildings which are rented out, the building has to be
assessed by law. In comparison, The Lisbon Bissell
Golf Club does not rent out their facility so they are
not assessed. Should they decide to rent out the clubhouse, they would have to be assessed, accordingly.
At least three properties had come off the tax
exemption roll that was offered when they purchased
the property which increased their properties Full and
True Value by $75,000 this year.
A few properties decreased in value. One home
was sold as a Repo with the house in bad condition
dropping its True and Full Value by $29,000.
Lisbon’s assessment compares with other neighboring rural towns in the area, according to Fadness.
After concluding his report, the city council
approved the 2016 True and Full Value Report.
The city thanked Fadness for his serving for 18
years as city tax assessor for Lisbon. He will be retiring from that position on June 30. The county will
take over the assessment process starting July 1.
School Board approves extended
night for teacher conferences
By Terri Kelly Barta
In approving the 2016-2017
Lisbon School District Calendar
the school board at their April 12
meeting resolved the one issue
that had been left on the table.
Discussion was held at the
March meeting about the pros and
cons of two-day teacher conferences and it was tabled until April.
After checking with teachers,
the consensus seemed to be, stay
away from Friday conferences
and having two sessions.
School Board member Matt
Webb talked about how Enderlin
has one extended night, twice a
year. He said they line up tables
in the gym and parents go from
table to table. For the most part
this system works very good with
less long lines.
The Lisbon School Board discussed one extended night from
3:30 -9 p.m. allowing most parents to attend. Then the teachers
would get all day Friday off to
compensate for the very long day.
After reaching a consensus of
the board, Liz Anderson, board
member, made a motion to have
one extended day in the fall and
one in the spring for teacher
conferences with the following Fridays off. Board member
Brent Dick seconded the motion.
Anderson, Dick, Brenna Welton,
Wade Webb and Mark Qual, all
voted in favor of trying this new
method. The calendar was then
approved.
New bus purchase
The board looked at bus bids.
One from Harlow’s was $79,930
and it could be delivered before
the new school year starts. The
other bid was from Bismark and
was $79,700 but could not deliver
the bus before October. The bus
will be paid for by a State Clean
Diesel grant. The old bus will
have to be taken to Wil’s Body
Shop and be made inoperable,
according to the grant. After a
short discussion, the board made
and seconded a motion to accept
the bid of Harlow’s Bus Company with the seat belt option and
delivery before school starts. All
the board members approved the
motion.
Teacher contracts
All but one of the teacher’s
contracts were returned for the
2016-17 school year. The board
approved those contracts.
The board also accepted with
regret the resignation of Alyssa
Jacobson, 7th and 8th grade math
teacher.
Administration salaries
and other raises
Mark Qual and Liz Anderson
were tasked with figuring out
the raises for the Lisbon Public
School Districts administration.
They did their homework and
checked with other schools and
talked to the administrators. After
looking at criteria, they made the
decision to recommend a 4.2%
raise of $5,060 added to the base
for Dr. Steven Johnson, plus a
4.2% raise of $290 for his work at
Fort Ransom School. For Patrick
Adair, LHS principal, they recommended a $4,740 raise added to
base, plus $35 for his ITV work.
For Eleanor Meckle, elementary principal, they recommended
a $3,050 added to base which is
a 4.2% raise plus $180 for Fort
Ransom. For Warren Michael in
his first year as principal, LMS,
they recommended a raise of
$2,500 which is a 3.3% raise.
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SE Counties Association hears
presentation on legislative issues
By Janet Hansen
Approximately 24 county
commissioners and legislators
were in attendance for a meeting of the Southeast Counties
Association held on Thursday,
April 7, 2016 at the Geneseo Bar/
Green Lantern Grill at Geneseo.
The Southeast Counties Association area includes the counties
of Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom,
Richland, and Sargent. The meetings are held on a quarterly basis,
with the various counties taking
turns as hosts. The April meeting
was hosted by Sargent County.
The entire Sargent County
Board of Commissioners was
present, including Jerry Waswick,
Mike Walstead, Bill Anderson,
Sherry Hosford, David Jacobson, and Auditor Pam Maloney.
Attending from Ransom County
were: Commissioners Steve
Dick, George Bunn, and Norm
Hansen, as well as Auditor Kristi
Johnson.
The meeting was called to
order by Mike Walstead, Forman, who serves as chairman
of the Southeast Counties Association. After a brief business
meeting, Walstead introduced
Terry Traynor, Assistant Director of Policy & Programs, North
Dakota Association of Counties
(NDACo), who gave a presentation on current legislative issues
currently being discussed on
the committee level and which
he feels will be of uppermost
concern when the new session
begins.
The first legislative issue
which Traynor addressed was
“Tax Revenue Shrinkage.”
He explained that the state’s
loss of revenue due to the slowing of oil production has not had
an effect on the general fund.
According to a revised report
from January 2016 on Gross Oil
Production and Extraction Taxes,
there was a total revenue decrease
of $967,444,797 from the 2015
legislative forecast. Of that, there
was a $152,414,225 decrease in
Political Subdivisions distributions from the 2015 Legislative
Forecast. However, there was no
change in the general fund. A new
report, comparing the latest oil
revenue figures to the 2015 Legislative Forecast will be coming
out soon.
The combined effects of the
slowdown in both the oil and
agricultural industries have had
an impact on the state’s sales
tax revenue, however. This, as
Traynor explained, is what is
causing the financial shortfall on
the state level.
To counteract that shortfall,
Governor Dalrymple has asked
for a 4.05 percent across the
board cut in state agency budgets.
Traynor’s figures on general fund revenues for the
2015-17 biennium shows a
$1,074,194,342 decrease in revenue from the 2015 legislative
forecast. Of that decrease, Sales
and Use Taxes accounted for
$743,705,560 and Motor Vehicle
Excise Tax accounted for another
$83,587,000.
Anticipated impacts to counties due to revenue reductions
were also reviewed. The total
difference between the original
projections and the revised projections was a $218.2 million
decrease. A graph displayed on
a handout from Traynor showed
that the State Aid and State Highway Distribution Funds had risen
fairly steadily throughout most of
the past decade. However, based
on revised state budget projections from February 2016, both
funds are now showing a substantial decrease for last year to
this year.
The second legislative issue
addressed by Traynor was “Social
Service Financing.”
Traynor shared a pie chart
showing County Human Service Department spending. He
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Ransom County Gazette • April 18, 2016 • Page 2
if e i s
LGood
Keeping Kelly
by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
by Terri Kelly Barta
April Fool’s was over but there
was still a fire at the Gazette
Only in a small town
I’ve said it before, and it is
no secret, if this column were not
named, “Life is good!” it would be
“Only in a small town!” because
Life is good, in a small town!
Let me explain.
While covering the Gazette
fire, I was taking pictures on Main
Street of the activity. As I was
heading back to the alley where the
rest of the staff had gathered, I ran
into Al Michels coming out of the
insurance office.
“I just talked to Tracey and we
can put five desks in here,” said Al.
“We also have room in the basement of the Furniture Store if you
need more room. We will make
sure you have a place to run the
Gazette.”
I was overwhelmed and had
to give him a hug. I told him that
Sean and Cheryl (Kelly, owners)
were around back and I would tell
them of his generous offer.
Only in a small town would
people offer a place for us, even
before the fire was out! Al had
opened up the insurance office
to look around and see where he
could put desks and computers to
make sure the Gazette could get
published.
Only in a small town would
one of the firemen who is also
an electrician spend his Saturday
getting the electricity hooked-up.
Ryan Kenyon was here fighting the
fire on Thursday, April 7th and was
back on Saturday, April 9th making sure we had lights to start the
clean up.
Only in a small town would a
hometown boy who works for a
big internet service come in and
install new wiring to get our computers back up and running, on a
Saturday! Marcus Rondestvedt,
along with a couple of guys from
the company, were here to help his
hometown newspaper when the
need hit.
Only in a small town would the
firemen, upon noticing a rack of
vintage clothing in the back room
of the Gazette, think it belonged to
the Lisbon Opera House costume
department. They took the time
to haul the clothing into the main
building to keep it safe from further water damage, all while fighting the fire.
Only in a small town, after the
fire was out and the hoses rolled
up, would the two fire chiefs, Justin Olson, Lisbon City Fire Chief
and Jason Berube, Lisbon Rural
Fire Chief find the Kellys to brief
them on what they had done and to
let them in to look at the damage.
We in Lisbon have seen this
kind of community effort during
the floods we have fought over the
years and in any other disaster or
near disaster. No one sits around
and shakes their head thinking.
‘What a shame!’ They roll up their
sleeves and look for solutions.
They help out their neighbors.
That is the joy of living in a
small town. We are in the fight
together! None of us stand alone.
All of this proves...Life is
good!
Just A Note
by Jan Hansen
Come what may, the Gazette
staff must meet its deadline
As I sit here typing this column, I am wearing a jacket and an
industrial dust mask. Apparently
that is the new Gazette uniform,
because most of the staff are wearing similar attire.
The reason for the new outfits
is the horrific smell in the office.
No, it is not smelly because we
have not cleaned. In fact, there
has been an excessive amount of
cleaning going on around here this
week. It has to do with a fire, which
occurred at the Gazette last week.
Let me go back and explain the
events which transpired last Thursday.
I left work early on Thursday,
as I was supposed to go to the
school at 2 p.m. to practice with
some band students who would be
performing at the Region 1 Music
Festival in Wahpeton the next day.
After spending a half hour of
providing piano accompaniment
for the various musical groups, I
had my husband deliver me to the
courthouse so I could catch a ride
with the county auditor and a couple of commissioners who were
going to a Southeast North Dakota
County Commissioners’ Association Meeting in Geneseo.
After an informative meeting
and a delicious supper, we returned
to Lisbon, arriving back in town at
around 7:15 p.m. I had the county
officials drop me off at our house.
After a quick hello, my husband made the suggestion that we
return the Gazette camera, which
I’d taken along to the meeting, to
the Gazette office, so that I would
not have to do that early the next
morning. I was supposed to be on
the bus heading for the music festival at 7:15 a.m. and he knew that
I probably would not have time
to run down to the Gazette Office
before that.
Willie, my husband, offered to
give me a ride, as he had to put the
car in the garage for the evening
anyway.
We arrived at the back door
of the newspaper office at around
7:25 p.m. He parked near the door
and I got out, unlocked the door,
and turned on the light so I could
see my way through the dark hallway in the back room. As I did so,
I heard a strange noise, but saw
nothing out of the ordinary. Deciding it must have been the wind, I
quickly went through the door into
our work area, shutting the door
behind me as is my habit. I wrote
a quick note (about three words)
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FYI & Meetings
A Look Back in Time
50 Years Ago
April 21, 1966
Painter Bridge collapses
The “Painter” Bridge is one of
the seven bridges in the county for
which disaster flood payments will
be claimed. The bridge is near the
Ed Painter farm somewhat less than
two miles west of the Richland
County line in Owega Township.
The bridge spans the Sheyenne
River. High river water is believed
to have weakened the bridge and
last weekend it broke down. It was
built in 1956 at a cost of $8,700.
40 Years Ago
April 22, 1976
Dakota Maid Elevator ‘dies’
Dakota Maid Elevator was
pushed over on April 16 ending a 75
year history in Lisbon. It was taken
down by Allan Froemke and his
crew. Many residents gathered to
watch the building’s demise. It was
also known as the E. N. Nelson elevator or just that old elevator south
of town. Preparations began early in
the week but it finally came down
on Friday. Everyone was willing to
give Froemke advise as to how it
should be taken down from jacking
it up on one side and pushing over
with a cat to pulling it over with a
cable. In the end, it was jacked up
on one side and pulled with a cable
attached to a wench on the other
side.
25 Years Ago
April 22, 1991
Muralt finishes 22 at Boston
Posting his best time ever of
1 hour 43 minutes, Jeff Muralt of
Lisbon finished 22 among the 84
wheelchair racers at last week’s
prestigious Boston Marathon.
Muralt finished 12 minutes and 16
seconds behind the winner, Jim
Knob who came in at 1 hour 30
minutes and 44 seconds. Of the 84
participants, 39 were from foreign
countries. Muralt had described the
field and the pace as “really fast.”
10 Years Ago
April 24, 2006
Dustin Bishop attains Eagle Scout
Award
Dustin Bishop, a Lisbon High
School senior, has received his
Eagle Scout Award, the highest award which a Boy Scout can
achieve. Dustin the son of Kevin
and Janice Bishop, Kathryn,
received his Eagle Badge at a ceremony held on Sunday, April 2 at
Standing Rock Lutheran Church,
Fort Ransom.
Lloyd Omdahl
Former Lt. Governor of ND • Former UND Political Science professor
Measure No. 1 would shift ND Farm policy
North Dakota has had a romance with family farming since the Homestead Act of 1862 when the federal
government gave 160-acre plots to anyone who would
farm them.
We often think that all of the protections of rural
agriculture have come from the national government
because it offers significant financial support to farmers through crop insurance, trade protection for sugar
growers, and a variety of subsidies scattered throughout the bureaucracy.
In the process, we have overlooked the fact that
North Dakota has pieced together a significant series
of programs to keep farmers on the land, community
institutions viable and main streets healthy.
Starting with the 1919 session of the Legislature,
the Bank of North Dakota and the State Mill & Elevator were created to protect farmers from exploitation
by chain banks and milling companies.
For decades, the state ran a hail insurance program to help farmers cope with destruction of crops
by nature.
The school land fund was used to underwrite mortgages for farmers. Farm residences and other improvements have been exempt from the property tax.
A more significant benefit has been a property
tax system that results in farm and ranch land being
assessed at less than half of the market value while
city property owners keep paying a full load.
When it comes to sales tax, the rate on new and
used machinery has been consistently lower than the
general levy paid for consumer goods.
In 1932, the voters outlawed corporate farming
to protect farming by families. The voters reaffirmed
their support for this legislation in 1968 and 1974.
In spite of all of the state efforts, North Dakota has
still witnessed a slow decline of the farm population
and with it the boarding up of main street businesses,
consolidation of church parishes, decline in medical
services and grouping of schools just to get a football
team. Depopulation would have been worse without
these benefits for farmers.
The measure on the upcoming June ballot would
open the anti-corporation law to permit corporate
ownership of milk-cow and pig operations, with minimums established at 50 milk cows and 500 hogs.
The need to expand corporate farming is questionable since present law already permits family corporations to build sizeable facilities, such as the 6,000-hog
facility planned near Buffalo, ND.
Proponents of the measure have stated that the
sole purpose for creating the exemption is to attract
investment dollars. This means that nonfarm out-ofstate investors would become an integral part of North
Dakota agriculture.
There are too many nonfarm out-of-state investors already, bidding the price of land up beyond the
resources of local farmers. Farmers are buying land
for cropping and grazing while investors are buying
for speculation.
My brother left 320 acres of land that was sold at
auction for $1.8 million. Several weeks after the sale,
the purchaser showed up from Illinois to check on the
land he had bought sight unseen.
When it was suggested to him that he would never
amortize his investment with ordinary cropping, he
shrugged his shoulders and said “Well, I sort of invest
around the country.” He was buying for speculation.
Federal and state farm programs have been based
on the premise that family farming is more than a
matter of pure economics, that there is social value to
preserving family farms, local businesses, churches,
schools and community.
Corporate investors will make decisions based on
the bottom line and not on the best interests or social
values of North Dakota rural communities.
Adoption of Measure No. 1 would mean a shift in
the North Dakota farm policy that has prevailed since
the founding of the state.
I was taking a nap at home
when the phone woke me up.
“Terri, the Gazette is on fire,”
said Denise.
“Denise, it is not April Fools
Day, anymore, “ I replied.
“No, Terri the Gazette is really
on fire,” she said again. “We are
all down here and I thought you
should know.”
“Oh my God!” “I’ll be right
down.”
I hopped in my car (no, Jeanette
I did not speed.) and the closer I
got I could see firetrucks, police
cars, and an ambulance.
Wow! This is for real!
I parked across the street at the
Workout Laundry so I wouldn’t be
in the way. I got out of the car running and grabbing my camera bag
as I went (Human being first, but
reporter next.). Jeanne was already
taking pictures so that took care of
that.
“What happened?” I asked.
Apparently, Jan Hansen who
was on her way home from a meeting in Geneseo decided she might
as well drop the camera off at the
Gazette since she would be out of
town on Friday with music students.
She said she unlocked the door
and saw smoke and then flames
and she got right back out of there
and hollered at Willie to call 9-11. Then they went up to notify the
Kelly family.
Sean, Cheryl and most of the
employees were standing around
behind the Gazette when I got
there.
The first thing I heard was
music to my ears. No one was in
the building and no one including
our very valuable firefighters was
hurt.
Thankfully, the Lisbon Firefighters responded quickly, determined where the fire was (in the
ceiling in the back room) and got it
out. Amazingly, damage was kept
to a minimum considering that we
had 10 computers in the offices,
and enough paper in one form or
another to keep a fire going for
ever.
The Lisbon Fire Department
(both city and rural) are the best!
They are well-trained, serious
about what they do, and they go in
and get it done.
I worked from home on Friday.
On Saturday, we came down to
the Gazette, put on facemasks and
cleared our work spaces after the
Fire Marshall came from Bismarck
and investigated the scene.
On Monday, we returned to
KEEPING...continued pg 3
Letter to the Editor
Dear editor:
In early December last year, I
received an invitation to co-sponsor Marsy’s Law for North Dakota,
a ballot measure to amend the
North Dakota Constitution for the
assurances of fundamental rights
for victims and their families. I
was stunned. It had simply never
occurred to me that a victim would
not have the same rights as their
offender.
North Dakota has statutory laws
that provide for certain victim’s
rights, but interpretation of these
laws, availability of resources,
and conventional mindsets all contribute to challenges experienced
by victims or their families after
enduring a crime. Inconsistencies in communications and inadequate distribution of information
are a reality for many in our state,
aggravating the trauma already
experienced.
As a constitutional amendment,
Marsy’s Law for North Dakota,
elevates the rights of victims to the
same level of importance as their
offender – no more, but certainly
no less. The provisions of Marsy’s
Law include the right to be treated
with fairness and respect; to be free
from intimidation; reasonable protection from the accused; right to
notice when the accused offender
is released from incarceration; the
right to be heard in proceedings of
release – and other sensible elements.
This week, April 10 – 16, is
National Crime Victim’s Rights
Week. Available online, the Presidential Proclamation begins with
this paragraph “In the aftermath of a crime,
it is imperative that victims have
access to the resources they need
to recover and to ensure that justice
is done. During the 35th National
Crime Victims’ Rights Week, we
stand with victims and their families, and we strive to ensure every
person -- regardless of age, color,
or creed -- who is victimized by
crime knows they are protected,
respected, and heard.“
Powerful words. Marsy’s Law
elevates this principle into constitutional responsibility. In honor
of the week, and all victims and
LETTER...continued pg 3
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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.
RANSOM COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 12 & 1 to 4:30 p.m. daily. No appointment
is necessary. Every Thursday is immunization day and the 3rd Thursday
we are staying open from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. The 1st Thursday of each
month is cholesterol screenings from 8:30 until 10:30 with a $25 fee and
fasting is required. Any questions please contact us.
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
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
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.
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.
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Friday, Apr. 8
Red Balls: 5-13 White Balls: 3-18
Thursday, Apr. 7
Red Balls: 7-22 White Balls: 2-10
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
POLICY
Letters to the Editor are welcome
in the Ransom County Gazette.
We want to hear readers’ views.
We do give first preference to
people from the area or former
residents. We ask that the letter
does not attack a particular
person, but sticks to the issue.
We also require that the letter be
signed with the name or names
of the writer/s and address/es.
We will not publish anonymous
letters. We reserve the right to not
print any letters.
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Continued from page 2
work as usual except we wore coats, blankets and face masks. Our computers were running. We had a few little glitches getting our printers to
do what we told them, but that was resolved quickly.
We had a deadline to meet and we were a little behind. Never fear a
newspaper never stops. Remember the Grand Forks Herald which experienced a flood and a fire. They relocated and never missed publishing an
issue. It’s a point of pride for newspaper employees! That and we, writers
can take our work with us where ever we go.
It is a bit annoying to work with a mask on your face. Try drinking
your coffee with a mask on. (Remember the important thing is that no
one got hurt, I grumbled to myself) I can handle big crises, its the little
annoyances that get to me.
Between the noise of the machines taking out the smoke odor and our
mouths covered with masks, communication was at a minimum.
Now, anyone who knows me, knows I like to communicate. The mask
wasn’t doing it for me. However, the thought of having an asthma attack
helped me keep it on.
We are blessed to be in a community that takes care of its residents.
The night of the fire, there was an immediate offer for office space to
move our operation a couple doors down. It was from the Michels and
Urbach families who have always supported this community in one way
or another.
I feel fortunate to still have a job. I have to say that working at home
for a day was awesome because I could sit in the sunlight coming in from
the patio and there were no distractions or phone calls.
NOTE...
Continued from page 2
Josh Marvig accepts the citizen citation for Distinguished Service for saving the life of another human being from Fargo Police
Chief David Todd while Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney looks on.
Marvig was a security officer, Sanford, Fargo, when the incident
occurred. He has been a police officer in Lisbon less than a year.
On March 23, 2016 the Fargo
Police
Department
presented
awards to officers and citizens for
their outstanding accomplishments
in 2015.
During this ceremony Josh Mar-
vig was recognized for the Citizen
Citation for Distinguished Service
for saving the life of another human
being.
Marvig at the time was a Sanford Health Security Officer prior
In a letter written by Fargo
Police Chief David Todd the incident unfolded on June 22, 2015
in the afternoon. Security Officers Josh Marvig and Robert Hinnenkamp responded to the scene
of a suicidal subject on hospital
grounds.
Security Officer Marvig kept
speaking to the man to distract him
while Security Officer Hinnenkamp
was able to move in and they safely
removed him from harms way
while awaiting the arrival of Fargo
PD Officers.
“Your actions along with Robert Hinnenkamp prevented this
individual from attempting to take
his own life, said Chief David
Todd.“Without your valiant efforts
that day, there is a strong possibility this individual would have succeeded in his attempt to end his
life.”
The award was presented by
Chief David Todd and Fargo Mayor
Tim Mahoney.
“Congratulations Officer Marvig for a job well done as all lives
matter!” said Lisbon Police Chief
Jeanette C. Persons.
Royal Rangers Gold Medal of
Achievement Award to be presented
Austin Hagen, age 13, of
Hutchinson, MN, has earned the
highest advancement award the
Royal Rangers offers to young
men, the Gold Medal of Achievement Award.
Hagen will be recognized in
ceremonies on the 16th of April,
2016 at 7 pm at the Riverside
Church in Hutchinson, MN.
A member of Minnesota Outpost 97, Hagen is one of approximately 1 percent of all Royal
Rangers each year who attain
the Gold Medal Of Achievement rank. Each candidate must
earn 30 merit badges (12 Bible,
11 Elective, 3 Required and 4
Leadership), Serve 12 months in
a Leadership position within the
Outpost, successfully complete a
capstone project and be accepted
by the Minnesota Royal Ranger
Review Board to earn his Gold
Medal Of Achievement.
He has served as a patrol guide
within his outpost, Jr staff at district camps and is a member of the
‘Off the Shuelph’...
Guelph
Spring Fling
Guelph Community volunteers
have been busy preparing for their
annual “Spring Fling” event. The
event will begin on Friday evening,
May 6, from 5-8 pm at the Guelph
Community Center, Guelph, ND
(former Guelph School). For a freewill offering admission, visitors may
browse and shop from all of the new
re-furbished, antique, retro, and garden treasures that have been created
for you by the community volunteers
this winter. In addition to shopping,
there will be hors d’oeuvres and desserts available, and lots of vendors will
be in the gym for additional shopping.
The event will continue on Saturday, May 7, from 10-2. A spring luncheon will be available for purchase
on site. Vendors will be in the gym.
The Guelph General Store will
have new Thrive Life products for
sampling and for sale both days.
These foods cut down on cooking
time, while using wholesome nonGMO ingredients. Check out the
website for more information: www.
guelphgeneralstore.thrivelife.com.
All proceeds from this “Off the
‘Shuelph’” event will go toward new
ceiling tiles for the former school
building.
LETTER...
Continued from pg.2
their families, I invite you to learn
more about Marsy’s Law for North
Dakota by going to http://marsyslaw.us/marsys-law-state-efforts/
north-dakota/.
Download the
amendment, read victim accounts,
and find out how you can be
engaged.
As a public servant who has
had the privilege of working
with a great many advocates, law
enforcement, attorneys and justices, I think it is safe to say we all
wish to do what is best for individuals who’ve had the great misfortune to become the victim of a
crime. This amendment levels that
playing field. Victims, and their
families, deserve no less.
I’m proud to co-sponsor
Marsy’s Law for North Dakota,
and am grateful the people of
North Dakota will have the opportunity to make their voices heard
on this in November.
Gail Mooney
ND Representative, District 20
701-436-5010
Cummings, ND
Frontiersman Camping Fellowship.
Hagen
attends
Riverside Church and
is active in Hockey,
Cross
Country,
Lacrosse, and Track
in Hutchison Youth
Associations
and
Hutchinson Middle
School, where he is a
7th grader.
He is the son of
Timothy and Tara
Hagen of Hutchinson, MN. Grandson
of Craig and Marcella Hagen of Jackson, MN. Grandson
of Gary and Joanne
Chamberlain
of
Cokato, MN. Great
Grandson of Art
Hagen of McLeod,
ND.
Brooklyn Elizabeth Drake was born at Essentia Health, Fargo,
Monday, February 15 at 12:15 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and
was 20.5 inches long. Brooklyn is the daughter of Alex and Carol
(Rebhahn) Drake, Lisbon. She is welcomed home by her big sisters, Marlee, 7, Lisbon, Averi, 10 and Ayden, 9 and big brother
Ethan, 13, of Albia, Iowa. Maternal grandparents are Ward and
Cindy Rebhahn, maternal great grandparents are Don and Murial
Rebhahn, and Mary Denison all of Lisbon. Paternal grandfather
Robert Drake, South Haven, Michigan. Bonus grandparents are
Terry and Jeanne Brown, Lisbon.
Pet CORNER
By: Terri Kelly Barta
Meet Okar and his owner Cody
Austin Hagen, 13
Hutchinson, MN
Park to break ground
for Visitor Center
The public is invited for the ground breaking of the new Visitor Center at Fort Ransom State Park on Wednesday, April 20 at 2 – 3:30 PM.
North Dakota’s Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley and Senator Robinson will be present.
There will also be open house tours of the new yurts and weather
permitting, we will have horse drawn wagon rides in the Park.
Please meet at the Visitor Center at the Park. For more information
check out Fort Ransom State Park’s Facebook page or call 701-973-4331.
***There is a $5/vehicle fee for entry into the Park unless you have
an annual ND State Parks pass.
Meet Okar, a champion bloodline German
Shepherd. He is 2 years
old and recently moved
to Lisbon from Washington state with his owner,
Cody Burrell.
Okar enjoyed the
long trip from Washington, according to Cody
who stopped at rest stops
to run his dog. It was the
first time Okar had seen
snow and he loved playing in it.
He is sable in color
and is starting to learn
commands. He had a
trainer in Washington,
but now is being retrained
by his owner.
Cody has let Okar eat
out of his hand since he
was six months old so
that the dog will form a
bond with him and listen Meet Okar (right) standing with his
owner, Cody Burrell (left).
to his commands.
Okar can follow simple commands, but much prefers
“When he first came outside,
to run.
it was like Disneyland for dogs,”
“He is a work in progress,” said said Cody, grinning.
Cody.
He likes to fetch. His all-time
Cody chose the German Shep- favorite toy is a ball with a tether
herd because he has always loved that he likes to wrestle out of
big dogs.
Cody’s hand.
“It was either a Rottweiler or a
The big dog sometimes sleeps
German Shepherd,” he said.
with his owner and sometimes
Okar has the drive and deter- kennels up.
mination of a German Shepherd
He eats holistic dog food called
but is not aggressive and doesn’t Solid Gold.
attack, according to his owner.
“Okar is a great pet,” said
He is very friendly to visitors.
Cody.
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informing my co-workers of what was on the camera, since I would not be
working the next day. I put the note on top of the camera bag, which I left in
its usual place. I then walked back to the back room, expecting to go back out
through that room to the car and go home. I was looking forward to a relaxing
evening after a long, stressful day of accompanying music students at a contest.
However, my plans would quickly change. Upon opening the door leading
from our work area to the back storage room, I immediately saw a trail of black
smoke curling just above eye level. As I stepped into the back room, I could
also smell the smoke. Alarmed by the smoke, I started quickly looking around.
Realizing immediately that the smoke appeared to be coming from above my
head, I looked up and saw flames coming out of the suspended ceiling tile in
the middle of the room.
In panic mode, I ran out the back door, opened the door of our car, and
yelled at my husband, who was in the driver’s seat, “ Call 9-1-1 and get the
fire department here, now! There’s flames coming out of the ceiling in the back
room!”
My husband jumped out of the car and rushed to the back door to look
for himself. By that time, the flames were already getting bigger. Even more
alarmed, I said, “Just call 9-1-1! We’ve got to shut the door because the outside
air will feed the fire!” I know very little about fighting fires, but somewhere
along the way I had absorbed that bit of knowledge.
I quickly shut the door without locking it and jumped into the car. I grabbed
my purse, took out my cell phone and, without thinking, dialed 9-1-1. After
realizing that my husband was already talking to a dispatcher on his cell phone,
I quickly ended the call. My phone immediately started ringing. It was apparently another dispatcher wanting to know why I’d called 9-1-1. I quickly
explained that another dispatcher was talking to my husband who was reporting the same fire I was calling about. “Just get the Lisbon Fire Department to
the Gazette as fast as you can, please!” I said. Checking my phone, I noticed
that it was 7:29 p.m.
Once Willie got off the phone with the dispatcher, he said, “Did you call
Sean and Cheryl (my bosses and the owners of the building)?” I explained that
I had not taken the time to do that, as I thought it was more important to call for
the fire department. I then explained I did not have their number in my phone.
He decided I should stay by the back door and wait for the fire department while
he went to their house to alert them to the emergency situation.
I got out of the car to wait by the door and he took off to find the Kellys.
Soon one of the city policemen pulled up at the back door, asking where the
fire was. “In the ceiling in the room right inside this door,” I said pointing to the
door, but refusing to open it. Taking my word regarding the situation, he asked,
“Can you open the front door of the building?” I said my key often would not
work in that door, but I could try. He told me to jump in his police vehicle and he
would give me a ride to the front door. I did as I was told. Believe me, that is the
fastest ride around a block that I have ever had. He stopped in front of the front
door of the office. I jumped out, ran to the door. Amazingly, my key worked in
the lock and I was able to get the door unlocked. After explaining what little I
knew to the police officer and assuring him that I was all right and that I would
call him if I needed anything, I waited by the front of the building for the fire
department’s arrival.
By that time employees from the Cattleman’s Club across the street had
come over to find out what was going on. Concerned for my welfare, they
invited me to come over and stay in the bar, where it was warm. I turned down
the invitation, as I wanted to be there with information for the firemen when
they arrived.
The six minutes it took the firefighters to get there, which was remarkably
fast on their part, felt to me like it took forever. When they arrived I was able to
tell a few of the firemen that the fire was in the ceiling in the back room. From
there on, I just tried to stay out of their way.
In the meantime, my husband, who had been unable to rouse anyone at the
Kelly home, had come back to the alley behind the Gazette to get me. When he
couldn’t find me, he began to panic, as he was worried that I had gone back into
the building to retrieve something, even though he had given me strict orders
to stay out of the building. (I guess he’s noticed that I don’t always do as he
suggests.)
He had shared his concern with Jinni Stendahl, who lives directly behind
the Gazette and who, upon hearing the commotion, had come out to see what
was going on. She eventually was able to find me when she went around to
Main Street. By the time she told me Willie was frantically looking for me, I
had already been trying to call him. However, with the fire department arriving,
he was unable to hear his phone. He was able to tell the firefighters who came
to the back of the building where the fire was and I was finally able to get a call
through to him to let him know I was all right.
After having been unsuccessful in his try to notify the Kellys, Willie had
called his brother, Norm, who was able to contact them. Soon the Kellys as well
as nearly the entire Gazette staff had learned of the fire and most had arrived to
see what was going on.
The fire department did an amazing job in fighting the fire and were able to
keep it contained to the back room. According to what we have heard, the fire
was spreading fast and, in a few more minutes would have made its way to the
next section of the building. It is believed that, if that would have happened, it
would have been impossible to stop and may have burned down several buildings if not the entire block of Main Street businesses.
Many have given me the credit for saving those businesses. That, I believe,
is unfounded praise. If anyone was the hero, it was the firemen – not me. I just
happened to be the one who came in that evening and happened to find the
fire. Any of the employees, in the same position, would have called for the fire
department.
There were several coincidental circumstances that led up to my being at
the Gazette that evening. Normally, I would not have covered the meeting that
evening, since I rarely cover evening meetings anymore, especially those taking
place out of town. It just happened that the other two Gazette writers had scheduling conflicts that evening and were unable to cover the meeting. I rarely have
an evening without something on my calendar, but I had enough free time to
cover the meeting that particular evening. Normally, I would not have returned
the camera until the next day. The fact that I was leaving early the next morning
prompted me to do so. Normally, I would not have come in through the back
door in the evening. But, since a recent lock change, my key often will not open
the front door. If I had come in through the front door, I would not have noticed
the smoke. Normally, my key would not have opened the front door, at least
not without a struggle. That night, when opening it for the firemen, it worked
on the first try.
As I’ve said uncountable times in the past week, my timing is not usually
very good. Let’s hope that this is a sign that it is improving.
At any rate, we can put up with a little smoke damage. We still have a building. We still have a staff. Our computers still work, although it was a little shaky
the first day back at work. We have all packed up the items in our offices in
order to allow a cleaning crew to come in and wipe things down. We may never
find them again. But our deadline waits for no one! It has often been said of the
U.S. Postal Service that “Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stays these
couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Likewise, let it
be said, that neither fire, water, smoke damage, nor lack of sleep will keep the
Gazette staff from putting a paper together this week.
For those of our readers who have expressed their concern for our unfortunate incident, thank you for your patience and words of concern and support.
The Gazette, like the famed Phoenix, will rise from the ashes! Here’s hoping
you are reading this week’s Gazette at your regular time!
Officer Marvig receives Distinguished Birth
Service Award for saving a life
to his becoming a Lisbon Police Brooklyn Elizabeth Drake
officer.
K
KEEPING...
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Timothy (Tim)
Scott Greenley
Timothy (Tim) Scott Greenley,
65, passed away April 7, 2016.
Tim was born October, 14, 1950
in Fargo, son of Russell and Lila
(Osier) Greenley. He grew up on the
Greenley family farm near Lisbon.
He attended Lisbon High School
and left school early to register for
the U.S. Army.
While serving our country, he
was deployed to Vietnam during
the war. Upon his return home, Tim
studied at North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton and
worked on the family farm.
Tim married Wanda Louise
Dronen on August 3, 1973. They
made their home on the Greenley
farm and had two children, Jeffrey
and Stephanie. They later moved to
Beach, ND, and then bought a farm
in Dent, MN. Eventually, Tim and
Wanda moved to the Fargo/Moorhead area and Tim became an over
the road truck driver before retiring
due to service related health issues.
Tim enjoyed farming and spent
most of his life doing just that. He
had a knack with mechanics and
helped keep the farm equipment in
working condition and also shared
his knowledge at Sheyenne River
Speedway where he and the family spent many Sunday evenings
watching the races and working
on race cars, with Jeff by his side.
After Tim started driving truck, he
and Wanda were able to enjoy many
trips throughout the country. Later,
Tim would take his grandkids on
short trips and was able to spend
part of a summer with his grandson,
Camron, as his co-pilot across much
of the country.
Eventually, Tim’s health challenged him and he suffered from
heart attacks and multiple strokes.
He was a fighter who wouldn’t give
up and worked so hard to get back
on his feet each and every time he
faced these challenges. His family
was always by his side giving him
strength and encouragement. A few
years ago, Tim’s health started to
deteriorate and he needed more care
and eventually moved to the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN.
Tim had a love of life and was
always on the go. After a more
recent stroke, Tim bought himself
a motorized scooter that he drove
all over the F/M area. Cell phone
in basket and safety vest on, friends
and family had many laughs over
the places they would see Tim on
his scooter, sometimes charging
his battery, other times chit chatting away with complete strangers.
He enjoyed dirt track racing and
enjoyed the different local tracks
that his family took him to. He had
so much love for his family and
had so much pride in his grandchildren, never missing an opportunity
to spend time with them. He made
lasting friendships and touched so
many lives in the most unforgettable
of ways.
Tim was preceded in death by
his parents, wife and foster brother,
Francis (Frenchie) Leintz. He is
survived by son, Jeffrey (Misty) of
Moorhead, and daughter, Stephanie
(Lyon) Hegland, Dilworth. Grandchildren, Brooke Sazama, Colton
Mastin, Jaclyn and Peyton Smith,
Camron, Brieanna, A.J. and Devree
Greenley.
Memorial services were held in
Fergus Falls and Lisbon.
Veterans Home Chapel, Fergus
Falls, on Wednesday April 13 at
2:00 pm with fellowship to follow.
Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, on
Thursday April 14 at 1:00 pm with
fellowship to follow at The Eagles
Club.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations to be made to
VFW, Disabled American Veterans,
American Legion or any charitable
organization for the betterment of
veterans.
~ Senior Schedule ~
Monday, Apr. 18
Exercise ................................... 10:45
Bingo ......................................... 1:00
Dinner: Cook’s Choice Hotdish w/
Mixed Vegetables .................... 12:00
Tuesday, Apr. 19
Dinner: Pork Chops w/Gravy.. 12:00
Hand and Foot ........................... 1:30
Wednesday, Apr. 20
Dinner: Meatloaf ..................... 12:00
Thursday, Apr. 21
Dinner: Swiss Steak ................ 12:00
Friday, Apr. 22
Dinner: Salmon Loaf............... 12:00
Saturday, Apr. 23
Open mornings for activities
Sunday, Apr. 24
No Cards
Monday, Apr. 25
Steak Tips & Gravy
Ervin A. ‘Shorty’
Anderson
Funeral services for Ervin A.
“Shorty” Anderson, 96, Lisbon,
were held on April 14, 2016 at
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisbon,
with Rev. Norm Anderson officiating. Ervin died on April 10, 2016 at
Parkside Lutheran Home in Lisbon.
Ervin A. Anderson was born
Nov. 17, 1919 in rural Lisbon to
Andrew and Rasmine “Minnie”
(Hansen) Anderson. He grew up on
a farm four miles west of Lisbon
and attended a one-room school
known as Island Park No. 1, which
was very close to the Anderson
home. He lived in the Lisbon area
all of his life.
He married Elaine Devitt on
Dec. 17, 1943 in Fargo. They celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary last December.
Shorty and Elaine farmed west
of Lisbon, not far from where
Shorty had grown up. In addition to
farming, Shorty also worked, for a
few years, at the Armour and Company stockyards in West Fargo.
Shorty was a bus driver for the
Lisbon Public School System for
Bradley Paul Froemke
42 years. He was one of the first bus
drivers hired after the 1958 redistricting and continued to drive bus
for the district until 2001. According to school records, by 1999
Shorty had logged nearly a million
miles on his bus routes. In addition
to his regular routes, he also drove
the bus for a lot of extracurricular
activity trips. Before his retirement,
he received an award for driving a
school bus for a million miles.
Shorty was known for his
pranks and his colorful language.
One of his favorite hobbies was
trapping pocket gophers. He used
the money he earned through that
endeavor to fund fishing trips to
Canada. Although he loved to fish,
he did not like to eat his catch. He
would bring as much fish as he was
allowed back from Canada and give
them away to friends and relatives.
Shorty loved family gatherings
and he and his wife, Elaine, were
noted for being good hosts.
Shorty is survived by his wife,
Elaine, Lisbon.
He is preceded in death by his
siblings, Agnes, Lawrence, Loretta,
Manley, Gotchel, Viola, Everlyn,
Edmund and Duffy.
Pallbearers were Marlin Haberstroh, Don Smith, George Holt,
Terry Devitt, Joe Howell and Jason
Moore.
Music was provided by organist
Jan Hansen.
Interment was at St. Aloysius
Catholic Cemetery, Lisbon.
Armstrong Funeral Home,
Lisbon, was in charge of arrangements.
Brad Froemke, 60, passed away
on April 11th, 2016 at Lisbon Hospital.
Brad was born on February 7th,
1956, the son of Allan and Arlene
Froemke. Brad received his education in Lisbon, graduating high
school in 1974.
For 25 years, he proudly served
our country in the North Dakota
National Guard.
Like his father and brothers,
Brad showed his dedication at a
very young age, working for Froemke Moving. Next, he excelled in
his position for the City of Lisbon.
For the next 25 years, he worked
for Bobcat Company, in Gwinner,
ND. He’ll be remembered for his
expertise of Bobcat products and his
willingness to always lend a hand to
others.
An avid race car driver and volunteer at the Sheyenne River Speedway, he devoted his time and energy
to the development and success of
the track. He helped pave the way
for his brothers, nephews and thousands of others through the years.
Humble and independent, Brad
~Chitchat~ By Maria Boeder
Weather is fine here. Was windy
and chilly so I stayed inside and
looked out!
Joe Bartholomay family came to
visit Joe and they had a good visit.
Tom and Connie Spiekermeier
were recent visitor with Coreen
Anderson. Had a good family of
whist. Tom was my partner and we
didn’t do so good! But was a fun day!
Robin came one day and we
played a wild game of cards. We split
with the other players. Many from
Sheldon area attended the wedding
of Leah Bartholomay and Scott Gilbert on April 2nd. Kevin Boeder was
to visit with his Mom and go came
flying was Duane from Bismarck,
they said they were busy. Next stop
will be deer hunting, but they told me
I had to stay home - as I would chase
deer away! Now boys what you mean
by that? You better watch out- I will
get back at you!
Beverly Anne News
Happy Birthday to Shirley
Weight. Shirley turned 80 on March
30th. Shirley celebrated her birthday
on Wednesday March 30th during
afternoon coffee. The residents and
staff of the Beverly Anne along with
family and friends helped Shirley celebrate her special day with cake and
ice cream. Nephew Brian Weight,
Barb Lyons and Barney & Eleanor
Weight came to help her celebrate.
Happy Birthday Shirley!
Happy Birthday to Edith Hammer. Edith celebrated her birthday on
April 11th during afternoon coffee.
Granddaughter Jessi Widdel and great
grandson Orin from Minot surprised
Edith for lunch and then stayed for
the afternoon celebration. Son Myron
also came to celebrate with his mom.
The residents and staff of the Beverly
Anne also helped Edith celebrate with
angel food cake and ice cream. Happy
Birthday Edith!
On Tuesday March 29th. Clarice
Mairs continued her hot streak playing Bean Bag Horseshoe by winning
the second game. That makes her winning streak of 5 weeks now. The first
game was won by Betty Bierwagen.
On April 5th during Bean Bag
Horseshoe Edith Hammer won the
first game and Betty Bierwagen won
the second game. Bernice Carlson had
great grandchildren Gabriel and Juno
Russell play Bean Bags, while granddaughter Christine Carlson watched.
Duane and Millie Cole stopped by
the Beverly Anne on Tuesday March
29th and visited with Marion Johnson
and Delores Bell. They also stopped
by on Sunday April 3rd to visit with
Marion and Delores along with Vernon and Lorraine Thompson.
Lianne Bjugstad and Marie
Anderson stopped by to have morning coffee on Wednesday with the
residents and Lianne’s mom Betty
Bierwagen.
Orlin Jacobson’s son Kim stopped
by to visit with Orlin on Wednesday
March 30th.
On Wednesday March 30th
Clem Severson and Betty Lunneborg stopped by to visit with residents. Gerry Freeberg stopped by on
Wednesday March 30th to visit with
her mother Clarice Mairs.
Thank you to Pastor Norm for
coming and doing Bible Study on
March 31st and April 7th.
Thank you to Pastor Aaron Hambleton and Irene Hoenhause for providing worship and music on Friday
April 1st.
On Friday Jerry Thompson
stopped to visit with his parents
Vernon and Lorraine Thompson.
On Saturday daughter in law Ellen
Thompson along with granddaughter Lucy Thompson stopped by to
visit. Grandson Pete Thompson from
Colorado also stopped by. Jerry also
stopped by to visit with his parents on
Friday April 8th.
On Sunday April 3rd the church
group stopped by for morning coffee.
Bernice Carlson had granddaughter Christine Carlson and great grandchildren Gabriel and Juno Russell
from Grand Forks, British Columbia
stop by to visit on Sunday and Mon-
day. Also on Sunday Terry and Joanne
along with other family members
stopped by to visit with Bernice.
On Monday April 4th Clarice
Mairs had her daughter Gerry Freeberg along with granddaughter Denise
Awender and great grandson Jaron
Awender stop by to visit.
On Tuesday April 5th Carol Piatz
stopped by to visit with her dad Glenn
Weisenhaus.
Thank you to Pastor Norm Anderson and Irene Hoenhause for providing worship and music on Friday
April 8th. The residents really appreciate all you do for them.
Saturday April 9th Lianne Bjugstad and Marie Anderson came by to
have morning coffee with Lianne’s
mother Betty Bierwagen and the residents of the Beverly Anne.
On Sunday April 10th the residents sang Happy Birthday to Lily
Webb, the great granddaughter of
Ruth Kensrud during dinner.
Orlin Jacobson’s son Kim and
grandson Logen stopped by to visit on
Sunday April 10th.
Neal, Lianne and Ryan Bjugstad
along with Marie Anderson came
by for Sunday morning coffee with
Lianne’s mom Betty Bierwagen and
the residents of the Beverly Anne.
Shelia Bergemann stopped by to
visit with Clarice Mairs on Sunday
April 10th.
Gerry Freeberg stopped by to visit
her mom Clarice Mairs and to wish
Edith Hammer a Happy Birthday and
celebrate her birthday on Monday,
April 11th.
was a great outdoorsman. Most of
all, he enjoyed the swishes of the
paddles from his canoe and watching the clouds go by, as he rippled
through the waters of the river
nearby. A simple man, he enjoyed
the beauty of nature.
Brad is survived by his father,
Allan Froemke, Lisbon, two sons;
Benjie (Bobbiann) Froemke, West
Fargo, Daniel Froemke, Lisbon, and
a daughter, Jackie Froemke, Woodbury, MN; three grandchildren;
one brother, Reggie (Susan) Froemke, and four sisters, Deb (Rollie)
Reinke, Terry (Jon) Carter, Melody
Reams and Brenda Ciccone and
many nieces and nephews.
Brad is preceded in death by
his mother, Arlene Froemke and
brothers, Dennis Froemke, Bruce
Froemke, Jeff Froemke and Steve
Froemke.
Visitation was held Friday,
from 5-7 p.m. at Armstrong Funeral
Home, Lisbon.
Funeral was held Saturday,
at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Lisbon.
Pallbearers were Reggie Froemke, Rollie Reinke, Duffy Froemke, Benjamin Froemke, Daniel
Froemke and Andy Froemke.
Music was provided by organist
Jan Hansen.
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon.
Armstrong Funeral Home, Lisbon, was in charge of arrangements.
Ethel E.
Wunder
Ethel E. Wunder, 95, Oakes,
formerly Lisbon, died April 10,
2016 at Good Samaritan Society
in Oakes.
Ethel E. Wunder was born Feb.
6, 1921 in Englevale to Albert C.
and Pauline (Deere) Niles. She
grew up and attended school in
Englevale, graduating in 1938.
She married Henry Wunder, Jr.
on October 16, 1940. She worked
for C.R. Anthony Co. for 35 years.
She is survived by children;
Marilyn (Neal) Wood, Oakes,
Henrietta (Eugene) Smith, Fargo,
Albert (Kalana) Wunder, New
Port Richey, FL, seven grandchildren; Janel (Ray) Sorgert, Fargo,
Denise (Doyle) Nordick, Breckenridge, Michael (Bertha) Wood,
Fargo, Jason (Kristin) Smith, Horace, Carissa (Karl) Krenz, Fargo,
Nicole (Barry Pgden) Wunder, Prairie Village, KS, Shawn
(Heather) Wunder, Manhattan,
KS, eleven great-grandchildren, 5
great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by
her husband, Henry Wunder,
two brothers, Earl and his wife
Lavonne Niles and Elwood and
his wife Ellen Niles, a sister, Evelyn M. Taylor and her husband,
Willis and her parents.
She attended Trinity Lutheran
Church in Lisbon.
A private service will be held
with Rev. Norm Anderson officiating.
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon.
Cards may be sent to Marilyn
Wood, P.O. Box 305, Oakes, N.D.
58474.
Armstrong Funeral Home,
Lisbon, is in charge of arrangements.
Local and Area Church Directory
• Lisbon
• Forman
• Milnor
• Elliott
683-2375
Armstrong
Funeral Home
Chapels in...
Enderlin 437-3354
Lisbon 683-4400
Gwinner 683-4400
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Enderlin, ND
Zion Lutheran Church
420 1st St SE, Gwinner – Missouri
Synod. Pastor Matthew Richard 6782401. Cell 680-2658. www.ziongwinner.org Sunday: Divine service 10
a.m., Sunday School for adults and
children, 9 a.m., Communion 1st and
3rd Sunday of the month. Wednesday: Pastor’s Bible Study 9 a.m. “The
Lutheran Hour” radio program heard
Sundays 7:30 a.m. on KFGO 790 AM,
4:30 p.m. on KFNW 1200 AM, Confirmation, 4 pm.
Faith Assembly of God
1010 Forest Street, Lisbon Pastor
Edwin Williamson 683-5756. Sunday
School 9 am.; Morning Worship 10
a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sheldon, Father John Artz, Priest Sunday Mass - 5:30 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Enderlin, Father John Artz, 437-2791
Sunday Mass - 8:30 a.m.
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Verona, Pastor Cheri Danielson, 4325688 & Pastor Carl Glamm, 883-4515;
Wed., Apr. 20, 7 p.m. Heart of the
Prairie Council meeting, Sat., Apr. 23,
8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Annual CAR Rummage
sale, Sunday, Apr. 24, 11 a.m. worship
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Englevale, Pastor Cheri Danielson,
432-5688 & Pastor Carl Glamm,
883-4515, Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2 p.m.
Rebecca Circle, Wed., Apr. 20, 7 p.m.
Heart of the Prairie Council meeting
at St. John’s, Sunday, Apr. 24, 8 a.m.
Sarah Circle, 9 a.m. worship, 10 a.m.
Sunday school, 10 a.m. Luther League
meeting
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 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,
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: 6834479; Residence: 683-5996; Cell
(701)318-4273; 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 701-2419929. 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, Apr. 20, 7 p.m. WOW, 7
p.m. Choir, Sunday, Apr. 24, 9 a.m.
Cantata, Blessing of the Seed, 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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Mildred
Herring
Millie Herring, 93, died Friday,
April 8, 2016, in Essentia Health,
Fargo.
Mildred Lorraine Bergo Herring was born August 28, 1922, in
Turtle Lake, North Dakota, to Carl
O. “Ike” Bergo and Edna Peterson
Bergo, the first of nine children.
She spent her youth in Turtle Lake,
graduating from Turtle Lake High
School.
She married LeRoy Murle
Herring in Turtle Lake at St. Paul
Lutheran Church on August 24,
1941, and moved to San Francisco,
where Roy spent three years in the
US Navy. Following his discharge,
they moved back to Turtle Lake
where they started farming South
and West of town. Millie defined
the role of farm wife as she did
everything that was needed to support this industry which included
driving the grain truck, riding the
mower keeping up the farmstead,
baking bread from scratch, running
meals out to the field, milking cows,
growing a large vegetable garden,
and generally managing the family. In 1981, they sold the farm and
moved into Turtle Lake. Throughout this time they were active in
community, church, and American
Legion activities. Roy died in 1992.
Millie moved to Sheyenne
Crossings in West Fargo in 2008.
There will be millions of memories of family get-togethers, most
always at Roy and Millie’s (whether
at the farm or in town), that could
include riotous and competitive card
games, food, trap shooting, food,
turtle days, food, parades watched
from the front steps of the house,
exaggerated stories being retold,
and more food.
Millie is survived by Richard
George (Marlys) Herring of Casselton and Fargo, and Joel Dean
(Gayle) Herring of Nashville, TN.
Daughter Brenda Lee Herring
died in 2007. Also surviving are
8 grandchildren: Dawn Herring,
Oceanside, CA, Christopher (Gina)
Herring, Omaha, NE, Jacqueline
Herring, Chicago, IL, Brady (Tara)
Herring, Fargo, Chad (Dorene)
Herring, Fargo, Krista (Ryan)
Young, Scottsdale, AZ, Sarah (Ned)
Kautzman, Wenatchee, WA, and
Scott (Nikki) Webb, Mandan. Next
generation survivors include 14
great grandchildren: Victoria, Abby,
Sophia, Alexandra (daughters of
Chris), Olivia (daughter of Brady),
Jayce, Gavin, Addison (children
of Chad), Katalyna (daughter of
Krista), Reese (daughter of Sarah),
and Cody Martel, Casey Martel,
Jayme Rowley, Jakob Rowley (children of Scott).
Millie also leaves behind
younger siblings: Eunice Sackman
of Beulah, ND, Beatrice Affeldt of
Sartell, MN, Alfred “Alfie” (Jordie) Bergo of Des Moines, IA, and
Bruce (Roxane) Bergo of Wahpeton, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, husband Roy, daughter
Brenda, sisters, Irma Herring, Jane
Fetzer, Verdean Stadler, brother
Alton Bergo, and nieces Holly
Bergo and Terry Sackman.
Memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church and the American Legion, both in Turtle Lake,
ND.
Funeral was held Monday, April
11, 2016 at 11:00 AM at HansonRunsvold Funeral Home, Fargo.
Burial was at Turtle Lake Cemetery, Turtle Lake, ND.
Memories and online condolences may be shared by visiting
www.hansonrunsvold.com.
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Lisbon
Farmers Union
Credit Union
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Lisbon, ND
683-2296
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Improvements
Owner:
Lisbon Public Schools #19
PO Box 593
Lisbon, ND 58054
Architect/Engineer:
LJA
700 Main Avenue
Fargo, ND 58103
Date:
4 April 2016
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Owner will receive sealed bids for Lisbon Track and Field Improvements.
Bid Location
High School Business Office
502 Ash Street
Lisbon, ND
Bid Opening 3:00 PM, 21 April 2016.
Bids will be opened after indicated time at
the Lisbon High School Conference Room
for the following work:
Prime Contracts
Bids will be accepted for the following
prime contracts:
Bid Package #1 – Move Storage Shed
Bid Package #2 – Bleachers
Bid Package #3 – Lighting
Bid Package #4 – Earthwork and Paving
Bid Package #5 – Track
Bid Package #6 – Gate
Bid Package #7 – Landscaping
Bid Package #8 – Irrigation
Bid Package #9 – Subdrainage
Base Project
Reconstruct existing football field and
running track and install drainage system.
Reconstruct high jump area. Install rodent
barrier and asphalt infill. Design and install
bleachers. Replace timber steps with concrete stairs and walk. Provide track and
field lighting system. Provide landscaping.
ALTERNATE A
Resurface long jump/triple jump runways.
ALTERNATE B
Reconstruct long jump/triple jump runways and pits.
ALTERNATE C
Install pole vault runways surface.
ALTERNATE D
Reconstruct shot put area.
ALTERNATE E
Provide, install top coat for running
track surface.
Bidders are required to prequalify to
the requirements described in Document 00
2114.
Electronic Bidding Documents may be
obtained from the office of the Architect/
Engineer. Contact: Todd Jelinski at tjelinski@lja-1.com.
Bidders will be required to provide Bid
security in the form of a Bid Bond in the
amount of 5 percent of the Bid Sum.
Refer to other bidding requirements
described in Document 00 2114 and Document 00 3100.
Submit Bids on the Bid Form provided.
Bidders are required to complete Bid Form
Document 00 4113. Bidders may supplement this form as appropriate.
North Dakota Law requires all bidders
must be licensed for the highest amount
of their bids, as provided by North Dakota
Century Code Section 43-07-05; and no bid
will be read or considered which does not
fully comply with the above provisions as
to bond and licenses, and any bid deficient
in these respects submitted will be resealed
and returned to the bidder immediately.
Bids will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for
a period of 30 days after submission. The
Owner reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all Bids.
Lisbon Public Schools #19
per: Steven L Johnson, PhD, Superintendent
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Valley News
Brooke Hoenhause
“Brooke, get me that heavy jack
so I can take this wheel off the road
blader before you head for Grandma’s,” says Dad Jody Hoenhause
to daughter. Brooke got to Grams
in good time to hear about what she
had for her big day when all of a
sudden all Hades broke loose.
Oh, my gosh, here comes Carter,
Dexter and Tucker Hoenhause
bouncing in. The Gazette was handy
so they went to reading the Valley
News to see if they could find their
name in it. It turned out they had all
been at the Pizza Ranch for Brooke
Hoenhause’s 15th birthday. Her dad
Jody supplied the pizzas the Ranch
made as they were set on a table
and great. All the family came out
of the field for the afternoon dinner, including this rover. Brooke is
a freshman in high school and is
capable of running a skid steer and
road maintainer as she lives alone
with her dad. She and Lexie and
Logan came in and seemed to be
hungry. A pizza was made and they
wanted to make cookie dough. They
did and ate the whole batch raw-which is what they wanted. Now we
find the Ice-Scream store is serving
ice cream with cookie dough and it
is great. This rover made a trip purposefully to try it out so we see why
the girls don’t bother to bake the
dough. Happy birthday was sung to
Brooke.
Sympathy to the family of Lyle
Lesters. Lyle’s wife Joyce passed
away from cancer. Alan Lester and
sister Audrey Staab left Saturday
26th for Coloille, Arizona for the
funeral. She was buried in a dress
that was her mothers, and kept
over 30 years. Lyle’s place is Dolan
Springs where there is not much
such as Walmart and McDonalds
but a lot of cactus.
There is four year old at it again.
He was bought a toy and folks used
a card so the clerk asked Spencer
if he would sign the square. “He
stated, that not a square that a triangle.”
Linda Brown Schjeldrup went
on a little trip to Park Rapids with
a friend Rose. She saw her sister
where they stopped for a chat.
Chelsea and Mark Carlblom
stopped by an visited Ruth Carlblom
Saturday. She was making those little squares into rugs this rover supplied her with and she gave one to
the Carlbloms, in all colors.
Better watch for tick bites as
some are getting this disease called
“lyme” or something like that and it
is wicked.
Terry you are a marvel writing
and using your imagination. She is
a happy go-lucky gal and fun to be
around. She was a Saint when our
daughter Evelyn Baasch was killed
in a horrible cow accident maybe
eleven years ago. Their only daughter Jennifer Baasch Polehemus lives
in Michigan so does not get here
very often. Of course the boys Dean
Ransom County Gazette • April 18, 2016 • Page 5
by Irene Hoenhause
and Daleyn live close but do not see
them anymore than Jen--almost.
There is prayers for all three as
they lost both parents Dale and Evelyn and grandparents except Irene.
Jerry Schjelderup of Moorhead
zipped to McDonalds with a friend
and enjoyed the social togetherness.
Jerry’s zippity singers are on the
go steady and bringing joy. Now to
Golden Living in Fargo where Pastor John did work and now at Boys
Ranch Fargo.
Oh, for Pete’s sake what this
rover doesn’t get accused of.
The telephone rang one morn. I
answered it and the words were, “I
know you have been talking about
quitting writing for the Gazette but
why did you have to set fire in it?”
The rover did not know about the
fire and still hasn’t heard the story.
“I didn’t do it!”
One morn this rover skimmed
to the ear corn barrel in the shop.
She found many ears missing kernels so they were put in a pail along
with eight good ears for the hanger.
After getting done she looked out
the window and a squirrel already
had the cob on the ground headed
up a tree--soon all were gone. Alice
Hieggelke had an experience when
a squirrel grabbed a whole ear of
corn, simpered up a tree--did not
make it, slid back down, took the
ear in his mouth or paws whatever
they do and backed up the tree and
made it. If at first you do not succeed, try again.
There was Pastor Norm at Parkside and Swing Bed with a good
sermon. It had of course “Doubting Thomas” in it. This rover tried
to find a song so he could state he
doubted he knew it--that did happen
at Beverly Anne Friday for the usual
church service. First he was late but
had a good excuse. Someone came
to the Trinity Lutheran Church destitute, no money, no food or sleeping place. Many times the churches
have those kind come and they help
them out. I am no “church” but here
comes a Pastor with one of those
guys, a huge clean cut man of over
six foot tall. He had been in prison
thirteen years for trying to rob a
bank after his return from the skirmish in Vietnam. With a huge house
she put him upstairs with two other
destitute, a girl and boy. It was six
months before she found the guy a
job. You see, a jail bird has trouble
finding a job but when they can’t
find work, they do a small job to get
in prison for the winter. She found
him a job but he needed $150 to get
there. She saw to it he got there but
of course she is still out the money,
however the family stated it was
probably the best money she ever
spent. More later and now back to
Pastor Norm and Beverly Anne. He
called and stated he was disrupted
by this destitute one but helped him
out and now was on his way. Here
he comes and starts on his doubting
Thomas sermon. He asked if anyone
had doubts? “Ya, this rover stated, I
doubted you would get here.” Communion was on, a good sermon with
a good turn out so the Lord was
checking it out. Thanks to all for
coming and Norm for getting there
but where were you Norm Sunday
at Veteran Home? Your name was
on the schedule. There was Pastor
McGirdy. He came forth and did
super with a sermon and Arnie was
back with his bass and singing so it
was a great afternoon. Thanks to all
who came and I mean a super attendance with plenty of music.
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HOSPITALS & CLINICS
CHI
Lisbon
Health Clinic
DR. OSCAR FERNANDEZ
KEVIN JACOBSON FNP-C
Clinic Hours: 9am-5pm
Appt. Hours: 7am-6pm
(701) 683-6400
Located At Hospital Main Entrance
905 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
www.lisbonhospital.com
FMC
Family
Medical
Clinic
Dr. Barbara Sheets-Olson, M.D.
Katie Tanner, PA-C
Meredith Kelsen, C-NP
Stacey Spilovoy-Walton, PA-C
(701) 683-6000
Clinic Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00
“Your Health • Your Choice • Your Clinic”
10 - 9th Ave. E., Lisbon, ND 58054
Lisbon
Brent Buchholz, PA-C
Kathy Siedschlag, PA-C
Larry Hendricks, PA-C
Dedicated to the work of heath and healing
102 10th Ave. West • 701-683-2214
SHEYENNE VALLEY
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
Medical & Prof. Center 15 - 11th Ave. W., Lisbon, ND
DR. ANNETTE I. BARTOSH-HEACOX
DR. JODI K. SANDNESS-RIEGER
683-5337
We Are A Participating BC/BS Provider in ND
(701) 683-6400
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Clinic Services
Laboratory • Ultrasounds
Mammograms
Nuc Med • MRI/CT Scans
Swingbed • Surgery
Emergency Room
Mercy Home Care - Hospice
905 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
www.lisbonhospital.com
~ MeritCare & Dakota Clinic Network Provider ~
DENTAL
(701) 427-5300
Clinic Hours: 8am-1pm
Monday-Thursday
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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”
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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
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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 • April 18, 2016 • Page 6
Lisbon Boys and Hillsboro-Central Valley Girls win Kindred Outdoor...
Bronco State Track
Odegard, Pithey, Froehlich and Elijah qualify for State and Field qualifiers
Photos courtesy of Kristi Odegard
Bronco hurdlers - Brady Sorby and Maverick Coleman race in
the first of the eight 300 hurdles heats. The Bronco boys won the
Kindred track and field invitational.
By Joe Howell
Kindred High School sponsored the first area high school
track and field outdoor meet of
the season on Tuesday, April 12.
Cold, windy, and sunny conditions
greeted the area thinclads with
many outstanding performances
turned in.
Peyton Frolek of MWL won
both the 1600 and 3200 runs
turning in state qualifying performances. Frolek’s times lead the
Class B state qualifiers in her two
specialities.
Lisbon had two state qualifiers in both the boys javelin and
pole vault. Austin Pithey cleared
a state leading 13’ 6” with teammate, Ethan Elijah also clearing
state qualifying height of 12’ for
second place. Kyle Odegard and
Pithey finished 1 & 2 in the javelin with state qualifying performances. Teammate, Brady Sorby
placed third just missing a qualifying performance by one inch.
Bronco
girls,
Makayla
Froehlich in the shot put and Haley
Anderson in the discus, had first
place efforts. Froehlich’s throw of
36’ 11” qualified the Lisbon junior
for state.
Richland had a nice day of
qualifying some individuals as
Abby Ringdahl in the 100, Travor
Flaa in the 200 and 300 hurdles,
Brady Heyen in the triple jump,
and the Colt 400 relay team.
The most impressive event of
the day was the girls high jump
where five athletes cleared the
Lisbon senior, Gabe Nieves stretches out his lead in the 800 run.
Kyle Odegard qualified for state in the javelin and won the event
at the first outdoor meet of the year hosted by Kindred.
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Athletes
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Week
A pair of Bronco senior track and field athletes are this
week’s athletes of the week. Field event strong athletes,
Austin Pithey and Haley Anderson were winners of their
specialities at the Kindred Invitational on Tuesday, April
5.
Haley won her first track and field title in her career
with the winning toss in the discus. “A great kid, who
we can always count on to give her best! Haley is off to
a great start this season with a win in the discus and a
place winning performance in the javelin at the Kindred
Hailey Anderson meet,” commented her Coach Brad Bittner. Anderson
will be competing in basketball at Mayville State like her father (wrestling)
and grandfather (football, baseball, & wrestling) did with a major in business
management. Haley is a honor student that is in the National Honor’s Society,
band (state three times), basketball, volleyball, track and field, 4H, FFA,
student council, and shows cattle (she was feeding her show calves when we
did this interview). Lisbon High and Mayville State Hall of Fame athlete,
Rodney Anderson (her grandpa) is her sports hero. The community and my
teammates are the best things about being a Bronco. Winning the discus at the
Kindred Track Invite is her favorite sports memory. She works at Anderson
Farms and plans on coming home to the farm after college graduation.
Austin cleared 13’ 6” to win the pole vault and also qualified by distance
in the javelin for second place behind teammate, Kyle Odegard. Pithey is
involved in football (all region), basketball (all region), track and field (three
time state place winner), baseball, honor student, National Honor’s Society,
NDHSAA Academic All State Gold Team, Close-Up, and FBLA. His summer
job is at MA Ranch near Verona. His parents are Mike
Pithey of rural Lisbon and Katie Tanner of rural Elliott.
Pithey will be attending UND with plans to enter the
medical field. Hanging out with friends is my favorite
thing about being a Bronco. Winning the Goat Game
during my junior year is my favorite sports memory and
my sports hero is Riley Lau. Bronco Coach Mark Moss
on his senior vaulter, “Austin scores big in big meets for
us. He has become a multi event athlete that is quite good
in everything. We are looking to Austin for continued
success and leadership the remainder of the season.”
Austin Pithey
Lance Gulleson
Agent
1203 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
701-683-4713
1-800-291-2125
state qualifying standard of 5’ 1”.
Amber Peterson of Sargent Central punched her ticket to state by
clearing the bar at that height.
State qualifiers, Lisbon, MWL,
& Sargent County placewinners
Girls scores - 18 teams - top 5
Hillsboro-Central Valley
90.5
MWL
72
Wahpeton
71
Lisbon
67.5
Kindred
64
Sargent Central
7
100 - 1. Abby Ringdahl Richland 12.84SQ 7. Emma Weiss L
13.13
200 - no area place winners
400 - no area placwinners
800 - 3. Michaela Honl MWL
2:44.46, 8. Caitlyn Illies MWL
2:49.52
1600 - 1. Peyton Frolek MWL
5:21.25 SQ
3200 - 1. Peyton Frolek MWL
11:17.3 SQ, 8. Allison Peterson
SC 16:16.89
100 hurdles - tie 4. Emily Baldwin MWL 18.06, 6. Alexius Hajek
SC 18.12
300 hurdles - 2. Karly Schultz
L 52.35
4 x 100 relay - 4. Lisbon 54.5
4 x 200 relay - 4. MWL
2:01.24, 7. Lisbon 2:05.77
4 x 400 relay - 2. MWL 4:44.1
4 x 800 relay - 7. Lisbon
13:12.37
High jump - 1. Kajia Berge
HCV 5’ 1” SC, Faith Aasen
Northern Cass 5’ 1” SQ, Amber
Peterson SC 5’ 1” SQ, Mariah
Schroeder Enderlin Maple Valley
5’ 1” SQ, Isabel Wedell Ellendale
5’ 1” SQ
Pole vault - 1. Lexi Rose Barnes
County 9’ 1” SQ, 2. Monica Pautz
MWL 8’, 3. McKenzie Metzen L
7’ 6”, tie 5. Claire Moffet MWL 6’
6”, tie 7. Brianna Nielsen 6’
Long jump - 6. Hannah Anderson MWL 14’ 2.5”, 7. Meadow
Malone L 14’ 2”
Triple jump - 8. Hannah Anderson MWL 30’ 3”
Shot put - 1. Makayla Froehlich
L 36’ 11” SQ, 6. Allee Searles
MWL 29’ 1”
Discus - 1. Haley Anderson
L 100’ 5”, 3. Makayla Froehlich
L 86’ 1’, 4. Nicki Johnson L 84’
8”, 5. Tori Arnold MWL 82’ 11”,
By Joe Howell
The 2016 North Dakota High
School Class A & B state track and
field meet will be run at the Bismarck Bowl on Friday and Saturday, May 27 & 28.
The following Lisbon athletes
Dakota Sports
Bronco senior Haley Anderson won the discus and placed in the
javelin at the Kindred track meet.
7. Jolene Kuchera MWL 81’ 9”, 8.
Allee Searles MWL 80’ 10”
Javelin - 4. Nicki Johnson L
90’ 7”, 6. Haley Anderson L 82’ 4”
Boys scores - 18 teams - top 5
Lisbon
144
MWL
82.5
Richland
80
Wahpeton
67
Northern Cass
54
Sargent Central
6
100 - 1. Shandon Toenies HCV
11.14 SQ
200 - 1. Travor Flaa R 22.87
SQ, 7. Trey Lunneborg MWL
24.52
400 - 1. Isaac Erickson W
51.34 SQ, 3. Ethan Elijah L 52.96,
8. Adam Sakry MWL 56.34
800 - 4. Gabe Nieves L 2:17.49,
7. Broden Frolek MWL 2:24.83
1600 - 1. Tayler Goettle L
4:57.78
3200 - 1. Tayler Goettle L
11:06.06, 2. Tanner Kosel MWL
11:20.12, 5. Kellen Shelton L
11:47.88, 8. Connor Fitzgerald L
11:59.9
110 hurdles - 2. Maverick
Coleman L 17.71, 3. Brady Sorby
L 18.34, 5. Wyatt Runck L 19.05
300 hurdles - 1. Travor Flaa R
41.56 SQ, 2. Maverick Coleman
L 43.34, 3. Evan Braaten MWl
45.24, 7. Wyatt Runck L 47.96, 8.
Jarod Roth SC 49.68
4 x 100 relay - 1. Richland
45.84 SQ, 4. MWL 47.88, 5. Lisbon 48.09
4 x 200 relay - 6. Lisbon
1:42.06, 7. MWL 1:43.68, 8. SC
1:44.94
4 x 400 relay - no area place
winners
4 x 800 relay - 2. MWL 9:35.78,
5. SC 9:39.87, 6. Lisbon 9:44.31
High jump - 2. Austin Pithey L
5’ 8”, 4. Kyle Odegard L 5’ 8”
Pole vault - 1. Austin Pithey L
13’ 6” SQ, 2. Ethan Elijah L 12’
SQ, tie 7. Benjamin Frankki MWL
9’
Long jump - 2. Ryder Goolsbey MWL 18’ 9”, 3. Kyle Odegard
L 18’ 5”
Triple jump - 1. Brady Heyen
R 41’ 9”SQ, 3. Ryder Goolsbey
MWL 40’ 2”, 4. Maverick Coleman L 39’ 8.5”, 5. Adam Sakry
MWL 39’ 6”
Shot put - 2. Adolfo Vasquez
MWL 43’ 4”, 4. Alix Wisnewski
MWL 41’ 2”, 5. Charlie Moffet
MWL 39’ 7”, 8. Brady Sorby L
39’ 4”
Discus - 3. Adolfo Vasquez
MWL 134’ 10”, 5. Alix Wisnewski
MWL 114’ 2”, 6. Riley Lau 111’
9”, 7. Charlie Moffet MWL 110’
4”
Javelin - 1. Kyle Odegard L
170’ 7” SQ, 3. Austin Pithey L
160’ 8” SQ, 4. Brady Sorby 159’
11”
Area Girls Golf Teams open
their season at Sargent Central
Livia Dick
Shelby Musland
By Joe Howell
The Sargent Central girls golf
team hosted an invitational on
Tuesday, April 5 with only one
complete squad, Oakes (minimum
of four golfers) competing. The
Tornados won with a score of 610.
South Border’s Emily St. Aubin
won with a low total of 82 and was
followed by Kaitlyn Hubrig of
Lidgerwood-Hankinson-FCT.
Alisha Zirnhelt and Laken
Chase of Sargent Central finished
in third and tenth place with their
scores of 103 and 133.
Lisbon had three girls finish
in fifth, sixth, and seventh place.
Livia Dick was low scorer for the
Broncos with her 108 and she was
followed by Shelby Musland’s
114, and Nicole Saxerud’s 117.
The Lisbon Invite scheduled
for Monday, April 11 was moved
to April 13 for weather related rea-
Nicole Saxerud
sons.
Top 10
Emily St. Aubin South Border
Kaitlyn Hubrig LHFCT
Alisha Zirnhelt SC
Tory Anderson EK
Livia Dick Lisbon
Shelby Musland
Nicole Saxerud
Jacey Lippert South Border
McKenna Paeper Oakes
Laken Chase SC
82
87
103
107
108
114
117
122
127
133
Bergh medalist second straight tournament...
Good day for geese to fly at
Napoleon Boys Golf tournament,
golf balls not so much
By Joe Howell
Lisbon boys golf coach Ben
Zahrbock had this to say about
the windy and cold conditions that
area teams found at the Napoleon
Invite on Saturday, April 9, ‘If we
were a flock of migrating geese,
it would have been a great day to
fly….but we were trying to hit a
small white ball around instead.”
The weather conditions look much
better for Thursday, April 14 at the
Linton meet.
If the PGA tour thought they
had tough windy conditions at this
year’s Masters at Augusta, Georgia, they should have played in
North Dakota over the same weekend!
The Imperials won their own
tournament with a team low score
of 385. Many individuals com-
have qualified for state.
Javelin (160’) - Kyle Odegard
170’ 7”, Austin Pithey 160’ 8”
Shot put (35’ 6”) - Makayla
Froehlich 36’ 11”
Pole vault (12’) - Austin Pithey
13’ 6”, Ethan Elijah 12’
peted at Napoleon but only five
full times were scored. Four individual golf scores make up the
team score. The Imperials placed
four in the top nine.
Sargent Central’s Brook Bergh
won medalist honors with his 84
or five strokes lower than Tanner
Mathern of Edgeley-Kulm. How
tough were the conditions, Bergh
won medalist honors the week
before in Forman with 71 or one
under par.
Lisbon was led by Jordan Saxerud’s tenth place finish which tied
him with Cadet junior, Matt Colemer.
The girls golf tournament set
for April 9 was cancelled due to
poor weather.
Team scores
1. Napoleon
385
2. Edgeley-Kulm
3. Linton HMB
4. South Border
5. Lisbon
Top 10
Brook Bergh SC
Tanner Mathern EK
Matt Reub South Border
Tyler Moser Napoleon
Bryce Fettig Napoleon
Bradin Jangula Napoleon
Brandon Oien Linton HMB
Connor Entzi EK
William Kleppe Napoleon
tie 10. Jordan Saxerud Lisbon
and Matt Colemer SC
Lisbon scores
Jordan Saxerud
Ben Levos
Chase Johnson
Rory Waliser
Zach Bear
403
411
440
448
84
89
92
94
94
97
98
100
100
101
101
101
109
118
120
125
• Jarrett Huus is pole vaulting
for the Fergus Falls boys track
and field team. Jarrett, now a
freshman, was part of Lisbon’s
winning Southeast Region track
championship team as a place
winner in the vault.
• Lisbon High school graduate, Tracey Anderson Heisler,
is a candidate for the NDHSCA
vice president. Heisler is the
head track and field girls coach
at Grand Forks Red River.
• Kathy Berglund of Hazen,
Carolyn Olson of Grand Forks
Red River, Mike Forsberg of
Bottineau and Fargo Oak Grove,
and Greg LaDouceur of Grand
Forks Red River will be inducted
into the North Dakota High
School Coaches Hall of Fame
this summer.
• Linton has the two winningest coaches of boys basketball in Dan Carr with 699
victories and football in Dan
Imdieke with 326 victories.
Coach Imdieke is retiring this
spring.
• Bismarck Century won the
boys only Dick Karlgaard track
and field invite.
• The EDC indoor track and
field titles were won by the
Grand Forks Red River boys
and the girls from Fargo Davies.
Former Lisbon student, Cadyn
Shock finished in a tie for 6th
By Joe Howell
McCall Manske
for West Fargo Sheyenne. Keely
Walker of West Fargo and daughter of former Lisbon resident,
Pat Walker, placed second in the
shot put with a heave of 42’ 1”.
• Northern State University
throw coach Lisbon High School
graduate, Jon Evenson had his
thrower, Lucas Osowski break a
ten year old school record in the
hammer throw.
• Lisbon’s McCall Manske
placed fourth in the javelin at the
U of Mary Al Bortke track and
field meet for the U of Jamestown. Manske, a senior, will
graduate this May.
Round-up
With the NFL draft rapidly
approaching, let’s take a look at
the four worst position groups for
the Minnesota Vikings and how
they can be fixed. For this article, I averaged the player grades
from Pro Football Focus for each
position. All players who are on
the roster and saw the field last
season (therefor given a player
grade by PFF) were taken into
account. The averages also factor
additions and subtractions to the
roster, so for example Mike Wallace’s grade doesn’t affect the
wide receiver’s overall average,
while Alex Boone’s player grade
will be factored into the offensive guard’s average.
The third worst group on the
Minnesota Vikings is the tight
end position. Two years ago
when Norv Turner was brought
in as offensive coordinator, one
of the players who stood to benefit the most was Kyle Rudolph.
Norv’s offense has historically
been very friendly to the tight
ends, with players like Antonio
Gates and Jordan Cameron experiencing great production under
Turner in recent years. Theoretically, matching Norv Turner and
a player with Rudolph’s talents
should have produced a wonderful pairing. Unfortunately,
Rudolph and the rest of the tight
end group were only able to muster a player grade of 65.48.
When compared to the rest of
the NFL, the Vikings’ tight ends
grade of 65.48 ranks 14th. Like
the offensive guards from the
article last week, it’s always a
good sign when one of the worst
groups on the team is still in the
top half of the league.
So how can the Vikings
improve their tight end group?
While I have heard some people
talk about drafting a tight end,
I do not believe that is the best
option as the Vikings already
have four on the roster. Kyle
Rudolph still has four years left
on his contract, so he isn’t going
anywhere. MyCole Pruitt is
entering his second season and
showed flashes in his rookie season, so he isn’t going anywhere
either. With the top two set on
the depth chart, Rhett Ellison and
Brian Leonhardt will be battling
it out for the third and possibly
last available spot if the Vikings
decide to only keep three on the
roster.
If the Vikings have their
hearts set on drafting a tight end,
it will be later in the draft. A
By: Jordan Wright
couple names to keep an eye on
are Tyler Higbee out of Western
Kentucky and Jerell Adams from
South Carolina.
Higbee is a former wide
receiver who switched to tight
end and is projected to be a third
to fifth round pick. However, he
was just arrested and charged
with second degree assault, second degree evading police and
alcohol intoxication in a public
place according to Pro Football
Talk so I imagine his draft stock
will fall leading up to draft night.
I know nothing of what transpired the other night when he
got arrested, but if the Vikings
do their homework and decide
to take a chance, Higbee has the
potential to be a great receiving
tight end in the NFL.
Adams is a different type of
player than Higbee. While still
being fast enough to be a receiving threat (4.64 seconds in the
40-yard dash), Adams is more
of a blocking tight end who welcomes contact and shows the
ability to set the edge on run
plays. The most complete tight
end in the draft, it is possible
Adams is taken in the second or
third round, which should be too
high for the Vikings. But if he
slips in the draft, he would be an
interesting prospect to look at.
I believe the Vikings’ tight
ends are a good group and there
doesn’t need to be any major
changes made. The biggest thing
that’s going to help the tight ends
is a better offensive line. With a
line that can give Teddy Bridgewater a little more time to throw,
the whole offense will open up
and the tight ends should be the
ones who benefit the most.
I had a lot of entries for the
competition to accurately predict the order of the worst position groups. While some of
the guesses were pretty close,
nobody got them all in the correct order. So because of that, I
will be doing it one more week!
Think you can predict who the
next two position groups will be?
We already know offensive guard
and tight end, and I will give you
a hint and tell you not to include
full back or kicker/punter. Let
me know your guess by e-mail
(skoljwright@gmail.com), Facebook (facebook.com/skoljwright)
or on Twitter (@skoljwright).
Any guesses that accurately predict the positions and have them
in the correct order will win a
Vikings themed prize!
LHS Music Department excels at regional contest
Ransom County Gazette • April 18, 2016 • Page 7
Lisbon
High School
This Lisbon girl’s vocal ensemble not only received a star at the regional music festival but was also awarded one of the coveted
“Outstanding Performance” Awards. Pictured: (l to r) Jan Hansen, accompanist, Emily Hardebeck, Alexis Woodbury, Elizabeth Bartholomay, Carly Cavett, Jessamine Schell, Livia Dick, Payton Lund, Myah Jund, Brooke Hoenhause, and Lindsay Dow.
On Friday, April 8, 38 students from the Lisbon High School Music Department attended
the Region 1 Small Groups Music Festival held
at the North Dakota State College of Science in
Wahpeton, to compete for a chance to attend the
State Class B Music Festival in May.
Lisbon had 18 separate entries, ranging from
vocal and instrumental solos and duets to mixed
ensembles and ensembles for like instruments.
Of the 18 groups, 16 of them received Star ratings, which makes them eligible for state. The
other two entries received a “One” or an “Excellent” rating. All of the students who participated
in the festival were in one of the ensembles that
advanced to state competition.
One of the girls’ vocal ensembles received
a Judge’s “Outstanding Performance Award.”
Each judge is asked to give out one outstanding
performance award for the whole day, according
to John Monilaws, Maestro of the LHS Music
Department. On the average, each judge listens
to over 25 entries throughout their day. According to the judge giving the Lisbon ensemble the
special award, “the girls’ sound was excellent
and their stage presence was very professional.
They brought their selection to life.”
“We had a very good day,” stated Monilaws.
“The kids stepped it up and and performed very
well. It is my hope that they will continue to
work hard so they can excel at the State Festival
in May.”
The State Cass B Music Festival will be held
the weekend of May 7 on the campus of Minot
State University.
The LHS Trumpet Quartet performs their selection for the judge (seated at the
table in front of them). The quartet earned a star at the regional competition and
will move on to state competition at Minot. Members of the group include: (l to r)
Preslie Ercink, Marco Kellogg, Jason Sommerfeld, and Coralea Fuss.
The LHS Clarinet Ensemble listens to some comments from their judge. The members of the group, which earned the right to perform at the state contest by starring at the regional contest in Wahpeton, include: (l to r) Taeya Haecherl, Jocelyn
Metzen, Carly Shelton, Alexis Odermann, and Sidney Neameyer.
Local students participate
in State Science Fair
Kaylee Dickerman, Mandy
Saxerud, and Madison Mondry
presented their science fair projects at the North Dakota State
Science and Engineering Fair in
Grand Forks on March 31st and
April 1st.
Mandy Saxerud earned the following awards: US Metric Association Award for a Junior High
project using the metric system for
measurements, College of Engineering and Mines Junior High
Project in engineering and the 2nd
place award in the Junior High
division of the Southeast Region.
School Lunch Menus
Mandy Saxerud
Kaylee Dickerman
Madison Mondry
Mandy Saxerud
LISBON SCHOOL
BREAKFAST MENU
Mon., Apr. 18- Assorted cereal,
yogurt or cheese stick, fruit
Tues., Apr. 19- French toast, yogurt
or cheese stick, fruit
Wed., Apr. 20- Hot breakfast
sandwich, fruit
Thurs., Apr. 21- Ultimate breakfast
round, yogurt or cheese stick, fruit
Fri., Apr. 22- Breakfast pizza, fruit
LISBON SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
Mon., Apr. 18- Orange Asian
chicken, brown rice, egg roll, salad,
fruit
Tues., Apr. 19- Chicken quesadilla,
black beans, all the fixings, fruit
Wed., Apr. 20- Chicken patty
sandwich, baked beans, potato
wedges, fruit
Thurs., Apr. 21- Spaghetti, garlic
breadstick, salad, fruit
Fri., Apr. 22- Chicken medley over
a biscuit, salad, 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
BREAKFAST MENU
Mon., Apr. 18- Yogurt
Tues., Apr. 19- Cook’s Choice
Wed., Apr. 20- Cook’s Choice
Thurs., Apr. 21- Cook’s Choice
Fri., Apr. 22- Baked Oatmeal
• Regular breakfasts are served
every day and include toast, peanut
butter, cheese slices, juice and milk.
FORT RANSOM SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
Mon., Apr. 18 - Chicken nuggets,
TT
Tues., Apr. 19- French Toast
Wed., Apr. 20- Cook’s Choice
Thurs., Apr. 21- Beef Stroganoff
Fri., Apr. 22- Pork Roast
• Meals served with salad bar, fruit,
vegetables and milk.
BowlingNews
CITY LEAGUE
4/4/16
Team Scratch Game
Tri-County Lanes
845
Team Scratch Series
Sparetime Lounge
2288
Individual Scratch Game
Gary Lindemann
214
Mike Johnson
211
Greg Evenson
210
Individual Scratch Series
Greg Evenson
566
Rick Hock/Drew Welton
508
Gary Lindemann
504
Team Handicap Game
PGA
777
Team Handicap Series
Tri-County Lanes
2276
Individual Handicap Game
Megan Carlblom
237
Matt Lund
234
Rick Hock
232
Individual Handicap Series
Megan Carlblom
651
Ted Brandt
625
Al Stolz
598
Team Standings
PGA
39-15
Tri-County Lanes
35-17
Sparetime Lounge
28-24
City Side Collision
18-34
Heacox
4--48
WEDNESDAY
BUSINESSMEN’S LEAGUE
4/6/2016
Team Scratch Game
Miller Lite
871
Team Scratch Series
Miller Lite
2505
Individual Scratch Game
Dale Kaber
234
Jeremy Robertson
215
Ole Larson
206
Individual Scratch Series
Dale Kaber
610
Jeremy Robertson
605
Ole Larson
561
Team Handicap Game
Dakota Plains Credit Union 850
Team Handicap Series
VFW
2322
Individual Handicap Game
Megan Carlblom
246
Kayl Hamre
242
Ben Holmgren
235
Individual Handicap Series
Kayl Hamre
676
Deb Larson
646
Sandy Day/Megan Carlblom 631
Team Standings
Page Body Shop
32-24
Miller Lite
31-25
Dakota Plains Credit Union 29-27
Maras Trucking
28-28
Shop N’ Fuel
25-31
VFW
23-33
The following Lisbon High
School students achieved honor
roll for the third quarter of the
school year.
Seniors
4.0
Brock Aberle
Elizabeth Bartholomay
Caren Blaschke
Xanthe Dick
Lindsay Dow
Payton Ercink
Benjamin Gemar
Emilee Hansen
Ashley Kramer
Riley Lau
Shelby Musland
MacKenzi Nelson
Austin Pithey
3.95-3.5
Haley Anderson
Alec Cooley
Amber Gabel
Tayler Goettle
Sydney Griffith
Brandon Hoenhause
Nicki Johnson
Brittany Johnson
Linsey Leadbetter
Kyle Mark
Jesse Nelson
Jessamine Schell
George Smith
Jason Sommerfeld
Zachary Stulz
Cassie Witte
Marah Wittenburg
3.4-3.0
Logan Brummund
Jose Cortez
Jerod Gemar
Emily Hardebeck
Brent Larson
Kyle Lere
Daniel Sagvold
Kellen Shelton
Brady Sorby
Harrison Toyne
Juniors
4.0
Elizabeth Busche
Maverick Coleman
Sadi Deplazes
Ethan Elijah
Codee Fleck
Kayci Hanna
McKenzie Metzen
Sidney Neameyer
Emily Nelson
Conrad Pederson
Dalton Reinke
Jordan Saxerud
Spencer Schwab
Sabrina Scoles
Emma Weiss
3.9-3.5
Samantha Bergrud
Elazea Broeren
Hailey Christensen
MaKayla Froehlich
Melanie Garcia
Sarah Hansen
MacKenzie Iwen
Gannon Johnson
Caemon Kelly
Lawrence Lesmann
Callista Martinez
Soren McDaniel
Jaden Olson
Shaina Rasmusson
Taylon Sad
Rory Waliser
Haley Wheeler
3.4-3.0
Marshall Bartholomay
William Ebert
Gunnar Fraase
Logen Jacobson
Kyle Moderow
Makayla Ngo
Kyle Odegard
Bethany Shearer
Jesse Steffes
Tyler Stensby
Sophomores
4.0
Zachary Bear
Grace Elijah
Kacie Elijah
Connor Fitzgerald
Brant Jund
Payton Lund
3.9-3.5
Sara Blaschke
McKenzie Froehlich
Myah Jund
Reagan Krueger
Ben Levos
Brenna Lukes
Brianna Nielsen
Hannah Opp
Shelby Ricker
Stetson Scott
Carlie Shelton
Jordan Urbach
Micaela Urbach
Makinzey Young
3.4-3.0
Hunter Bentten
Nicholas Bergemann
Coralea Fuss
Kaitlin Geyer
Marco Kellogg
Alexis Odermann
Danielle Olson
Karly Schultz
Duncan Scoles
Alexis Woodbury
Freshman
4.0
Madison Blackwell
Bailey Boehler
Preslie Ercink
Kalli Lautt
Meadow Malone
Gavin Reinke
Nicole Saxerud
Levi Schwab
Abigail Shockman
Clarissa Sours
3.9-3.5
Magi Brademeyer
Tyler Colgrove
Taeya Haecherl
Carter Hoenhause
Chase Johnson
Lida Le
Lydia Lyons
Jocelyn Metzen
Tylor Toyne
Cora Wagner
3.4-3.0
Sydney Bakken
Carly Cavett
Wyatt Fraase
Jamie Reinke
Wyatt Runck
Still
A Target
7out of 10 kids
are exposed to
e-cigarette ads
E-cigarette use among our teens has skyrocketed to 22%.
That’s no surprise. Tobacco companies want your kids
as customers and spend billions targeting them with candy
and fruit flavored e-cigarettes. It’s
time to fight back.
Learn more at
Brought to you by the North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy and your local public health unit.
Ransom County Gazette • April 18, 2016 • Page 8
Tomorrow’s Leaders
Student Name: Jason Sommerfeld
Parents’ Names: Jody and
Tim Sommerfeld
High School Activities: Golf,
jazz band, football
Interests and Hobbies: Golfing, building things, electronics work
Favorite Quote: “Live ya
Life.” Rihanna
Future Plans: Attend VCSU
for history education. Go
Active Duty for 4 years in
Army, maybe do Drill Sargeant
School in SC.
Best Advice for Underclassman: Keep going through.
Things get rough and feels like
it’s dragging on, but by the
time you know it, it’ll be over
and you’ll want it back.
Student Name: Brady James
Sorby
Parents’ Names: Tyler and
Alicia Sorby, Rhea and Kelly
Mortenson
High School Activities: Football, track, weight lifting club
Interests and Hobbies: Hunting, snowmobiling, snowboarding, hockey, ping pong,
surfing, finger painting, macaroni art, star gazing, cliff diving, stamp collecting, deep sea
fishing and the art of ballet.
Favorite Quote: “Wow, Brady,
you are so big and strong, I will
never be as cool as you.” Mr.
Moss
Future Plans: Go to NDSU
for farm systems management
with Noah Ward and Riley
Lau. Stay away from Ryan,
then take over the farm.
Best Advice for Underclassman: You don’t have to be
lonely at farmers only dot com.
Lisbon FCCLA team wins gold at state
Lisbon High School students traveled to Bismarck
on April 10-12, for the 71st Annual North Dakota
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA) State Conference.
Students from LHS in attendance were Emilee
Hansen, Brittany Johnson, Sam Bergrud, Sarah Hansen, Sabrina Scoles and McKenzie Metzen.
Sarah, Sabrina and McKenzie took their Students
Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) project titled
“Cracking the Code to Healthy Eating,” to the state
level competition. They received a gold award.
Sarah represented Lisbon well at conference by
being elected as the District 7 President. District 7
includes the FCCLA chapters of Lisbon, Enderlin,
Oakes, North Sargent, Griggs County, Ellendale,
Edgeley and LaMoure.
LMSStudent
of the Week
Pictured (l to r) Gavin Jorgenson, Granger Dick, Jacob Urbach
and Levi Sveum.
Attending the North Dakota FCCLA state conference in Bismarck on April 10-12, LHS students are
pictured: (l to r) Brittany Johnson, McKenzie Metzen, Sarah Hansen, Sam Bergrud, Emilee Hansen,
and Sabrina Scoles. Sarah Hansen was named District 7 President.
5th grade
Levi Sveum is a very good
helper with other students. He is
handing his work in accurately and
on time, and is respectful to teachers and his peers. He participates
well in class and is eager to learn.
6th grade
Jacob Urbach is always kind
and respectful to teachers and
classmates. He asks for help when
unsure and completes assignments
neatly and on time. Jacob comes to
class prepared with his planner and
other supplies.
7th grade
Granger Dick has been an
excellent student all year long. He
consistently gets his work done and
works well with others. He has a
great sense of humor and strives to
reach a higher level of intelligence
every day. He works well with others and is great about participating
and sharing ideas in class.
8th grade
Gavin Jorgenson is a very active
learner. He comes to class prepared,
asks questions when he has them,
and consistently turns quality work
in on time. His teachers feel like he
genuinely wants to understand what
he is learning. He is responsible in
asking for assignments ahead of
time if he knows he will be absent.
Gavin is respectful and accepting of
others and always willing to volunteer for classroom duties.
LHS Students
of the Month
Student Name: Jordan Sorby
Parents’ Names: Jason and
Becky Sorby
High School Activities: FFA
Interests and Hobbies: Farming, hunting, fishing, 4 wheeling, fixing on pickers, farm
equipment, 4 wheelers, riding
horse, cruising around with
friends, and anything else
country
Future Plans: Go home and
farm, maybe go to NDSCS for
mechanics
Best Advice for Underclassman: Have fun with your
friends while you’re young and
don’t be a lazy bum.
Student Name: Harrison
Toyne
Parents’ Names: Nathan and
Missy Toyne
High School Activities: Track
and football
Interests
and
Hobbies:
Mowing lawn with The Allan
Reinke, sports and working on
cars with my dad and grandpa
Favorite quote: “Don’t take
life so seriously, nobody ever
makes it out alive anyway.”
Van Wilder
Future Plans: Go to college
and graduate, work my life
away and retire at a decent age.
Best Advice for Underclassman: Hugs not drugs.
Three of the Lisbon FCCLA members won a gold award for their project “Cracking the Code to
Healthy Eating”. They are pictured: (l to r) McKenzie Metzen, Sabrina Scoles, Sarah Hansen.
Student Name: Zachary Stulz
Parents’ Names: Faye Stulz
and Allen Stulz
High School Activities: Track,
jazz band, state band
Interests and Hobbies: Cars,
video games, track, workaholic
Favorite quote: “Smile more.”
Roman Atwood
Future Plans: NDSCS for
Electrical tech
Best Advice for Underclassman:
Don’t procrastinate,
always be positive, take dual
credit.
Student Name: Jamie Vogelsang
Parents’ Names: Tammy
Anderson
High School Activities: Kicking it at Subway with Marnie,
2 years of volleyball and girls
basketball managing.
Interests and Hobbies: Listening to music and doing hood
rat things with my friends.
Favorite quote: “Life is a
journey, not a destination.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Future Plans: Go to Josefs
Cosmetology school in Fargo
and then move to Phoenix, AZ
and have a bomb life.
Best Advice for Underclassman: Do NOT care what others think of you, they’re losers
anyways.
Fair Board discusses range of topics
concerning 2016 Ransom County Fair
The Ransom County Fair Association (RCFA)
approved a request to support the Enderlin 125th celebration set for June this year. The RCFA will purchase
a sign for $200 for this special event.
The RCFA met on April 11 to discuss the fair
schedule, a livestock committee recommendation on
ribbons for open class, and additional lighting installed
in bathrooms, gate fee charges, etc.
The six members of the board present were Julie
Elijah Barker, Tom Nord, Michelle Altman, Robbi
Hopkins, Mark Aabrekke, and Sebastian Ertelt.
The livestock committee recommendation was
reviewed by the six members present. Due to confusion among the kids, because 4-H has a little bit different ribbon awarding system from open class, it is
suggested to changing the ribbons for the open class.
Instead of awarding a Grand or Reserve ribbon for first
and second place, give a blue or red for first and second place. The Premium would stay the same.
The consensus of the board members in attendance
was to leave the open class ribbon awards the way it
is.
The RCFA made some scheduling changes in the
times for Imaginik and the Alyssa Nishek stage show.
Julie Barker volunteered to look into getting buckles, etc. for some of the prizes for the Ranch Rodeo.
She said she talked to some of the participants and they
said they like winning buckles, etc.
Le Carlblom, president, Sheyenne River Speedway, (SRS- the racing association’s name) attended
the April 11 meeting. He had a few questions and a
request.
“Does SRS have a contract with the fair board?”
asked Carlblom.
“There never has been one,” said Barker.
“What I am interested in is what our responsibilities (SRS) are?” said Carlblom who is fairly new as
president of the SRS.
One of the responsibilities is that the SRS sends the
fair board a copy of insurance to verify that the racing
association is insured. The other is that the SRS pays
the fair association $100 per race for use of facilities.
Carlblom asked the fair board if they would sponsor a night of racing. He explained that the fair board
could have a giveaway that promotes the fair. Barker
suggested frisbees with the fair dates on them. The
board agreed to sponsor the August 14 races. Carlblom
said that the racing association would return the fee for
sponsoring races as the fair board does with the racing
association.
The subject of having a goal of no gate charges
resurfaced from past meetings. It was decided to table
the discussion until more members could participate.
They will check the budget numbers to see if a free
gate is feasible.
The Lisbon Pool Preservers sent a letter of introduction and an explanation of the pool project they are
undertaking for the community. It was made note of.
It was reported that Kenyon Electric installed more
lighting in the bathrooms.
The next meeting of the fair board is May 9 at 8
p.m. All members need to be there.
Pictured (l to r) Jamie Reinke, Alexis Odermann, Melanie Garcia
and Austin Pithey
Chosen by the staff at Lisbon High School, Austin Pithey, Melanie
Garcia, Alexis Odermann, and Jamie Reinke are the March Students of
the Month.
Austin Pithey, senior, is the son of Katie Tanner and Michael Pithey.
He shows great participation in and out of class. He is intelligent, has a
fun disposition, and stays on task. He is always prepared for class. Austin
represents our school with pride while earning a Gold medal for his academic excellence and achievements.
Melanie Garcia, junior, is the daughter of Juan Garcia. Melanie always
helps others when asked and shows initiative. She is pleasant to all and
has had a great transition into Lisbon High School. Melanie is dedicated
to her academics, even when missing, she puts in the time and effort to
get caught up in a timely manner.
Alexis Odermann, sophomore, is the daughter of Valerie Cavett and
Brandon Cavett. Alexis excels in speech, drama, and music for extracurricular activities. She works hard to complete her assignments.
Alexis also demonstrates a great sense of humor.
Jamie Reinke, freshman, is the daughter of Greg and Ann Reinke.
Jamie is hardworking and doesn’t settle for mediocre. She asks question and participates in class. Jamie is a positive leader for her peers and
underclassmen.
2016 Harvest ND held
District 7 Cattlewomen participate at RC Fairgrounds
in Harvest North Dakota
District 7 Cattlewomen participated at the Harvest North Dakota
for 4th graders at the Expo Center
promoting the beef industry and the
importance of eating beef.
If there is anyone interested in
joining District 7 Cattlewomen, contact Norma Anderson at 882-3369.
Our next meeting is Apr. 28 at 7:00
p.m. at the Lisbon Eagles.
Pictured at District 7 Cattlewomen’s booth at Harvest North Dakota, held at the Expo Center in Lisbon are Norma Anderson, Dist 7 president and Marilyn Froemke.
Harvest ND was held on
Friday, April 8 at the Ransom
County Fairgrounds in Lisbon.
This is the ninth year for the
event that is held for 4th grade
students from all over the area.
Harvest ND is jointly organized by the Ransom County
Farmers Union Board, and the
Ransom County Extension Service. Each year 4th grade classes
from the Southeastern corner
of North Dakota are invited to
attend the event. This year there
were 12 different schools participating in Harvest ND which
brought in 295 kids to learn
about North Dakota agriculture.
During the day the groups
rotate from station to station to
learn about each of the commodities or equipment on display.
We invite each of the ND commodity groups to setup a display
and talk to the classes about
their products and why they are
beneficial to North Dakota agriculture, what products we use
on a daily basis come from, and
other interesting facts on their
products.
In addition to the commodity
groups being present to talk to
the kids we also get large equipment from the local implement
dealers. The kids enjoy these
stations as they get a chance to
get up in to the tractors and see
what it is like. The petting zoo
was also another big hit with the
kids as they learned about the
different animals.
In addition to the participating commodity groups and
equipment dealers helping at the
event we also have great support
from our local financial institutions from Ransom County
that help to offset some of the
expenses incurred during this
event.
We look forward to continue
hosting this event each year as
we feel it is important to keep
educating our youth on ND
Agriculture. Today’s youth are
further removed from production agriculture and this is one
way to keep them informed as to
where not only their food comes
from, but also many other items
they use on a daily basis.
Ransom County Gazette • April 18, 2016 • Page 9
Part 12 of a continuing series...
Historical items from 1915 editions of the
Sheldon Progress and Enterprise
By Janet Hansen
(Editor’s Note: Karen
Schultz, Fargo, formerly
of Sheldon, does historical
research and has a pile of
clippings from the Sheldon
Progress and Sheldon Enterprise, some of which date
back to a century ago. She is
sharing those clippings with
the Gazette. We are picking
out news items from her clippings which we feel might be
of interest to our readers and
will be publishing them intermittently. We are also adding
additional information whenever we feel it is pertinent.)
A September, 1915 issue of
the Sheldon Progress and Enterprise carried an obituary for
Mrs. Helena (Schmidtke) Froemke. Mrs. Froemke had passed
away, at age 59, at the home
of her son, Paul, who lived
five miles southwest of Sheldon. According to the obituary, Mrs. Froemke had suffered
from a lengthy illness. Funeral
services were held at the German Lutheran Church west of
Anselm. Mrs. Froemke was a
charter member of that church.
Helena had married Wilhelm
Froemke in Germany and, in
1880, the couple immigrated
to America, filing on a homestead in Section 18 in Shenford
Township of Ransom County.
Wilhelm had died in 1904.
Wilhelm and Helena Froemke had 11 children, who,
according to her obituary,
included Lew, Paul, Alfred,
Mrs. August Jaster, Mrs. Emil
Seelig, Mrs. Herman Krueger,
Elsie, and Helen, all of Ransom
County, Mrs. Thomas Curtis of
Shado, MT, Mrs. Callighan of
Sullivan, IN, and Mrs. Hogan,
of Crosby, ND.
Two classified ads were
included
directly
beneath
Mrs. Froemke’s obituary. One
announced that fresh baked
goods would be offered for sale
at the A. A. Burgess Store in
Sheldon on Saturday afternoon.
According to information
found in the archives of the
NDSU Institute for Regional
Studies, A. A. Burgess had also
owned the Burgess Hotel in
Enderlin at one time. He had
reportedly sold the hotel, unfurnished, for $2,700 in the spring
of 1901. The hotel was said
to have been located on what
would become the 300 Block of
Railway Street, on the same lot
where the Lindemann TV Service building was later located.
According to a story
included in the NDSU archives,
Mr. and Mrs. Lindemann, Sr.
had explained that Mr. Lindemann’s father and his maternal
grandmother, whose last name
was Boree, had turned the old
wood frame hotel into a type of
rooming house, which they then
operated.
The Lindemanns had shared
a story about people who had
lived in the rooming house.
According to their story, W. J.
Loomis, who was born in Canada in 1873, and a young man
whose last name was Cole (no
first name was provided), both
of whom were rooming there,
decided to play a trick on a tailor who was also living at the
rooming house. They knew that
the tailor had a wash line strung
over his bed. He would hang
clothes, pressed and ready for
customers, on the line. According to the Lindemanns’ story,
one Sunday morning, as the
tailor was sleeping soundly,
Loomis and Cole caught two
tomcats, tied their tails together
with a cord, and then threw
the cats into the tailor’s room
through the transom (window
or removable board above the
door) so that the cord with
which the two cats were tied
together landed across his wash
line. The report does not go on
to explain the outcome of that
prank.
The hotel/rooming house
building reportedly burned
down in 1920. The report goes
on to state that the Lindemanns
built a brick building on that
same lot, at 324 Railway Street,
Enderlin, in 1921.
The other classified ad listed
below Mrs. Froemke’s obituary offered for sale 120 acres of
land on the banks of the Sheyenne River, five miles south of
Sheldon. The acreage was said
to contain good buildings and
some timber and pasture land.
The ad was signed by John
McCusker.
McCusker is mentioned in
the Enderlin history book published in 1966 for the community’s Diamond Jubilee
celebration. An article included
in that book told of an early promoter named Lafayette Hadley,
who, after studying a survey
of the proposed northern route
for a transcontinental railroad
done by Isaac I. Stevens, had
talked some of his neighbors in
southern Minnesota into joining
him on a land speculation trip
to Dakota Territory. Members
of Hadley’s original company
included: Orange Hadley, Kelly
Bowden, S.R. Day, Samuel
Horton, Louis Thiergart, and
Helmuth Schultz. They settled
in what would later become
Section 16 of Owego Township and started the settlement
of Owego, which was named
after Hadley’s hometown of
Owego, New York. Additional
members, who included the
F.W. Baguhn family (for whom
an Owego Township Road was
named) and John McCusker,
joined the company in 1871.
The company worked on the
railroad being built from St.
Cloud, MN through Dakota
Territory. Many of the members
of the group also staked claims
along the Sheyenne River in the
Owego area. It was mentioned
that they were driven away, at
one time, by a scare from the
Native Americans. However,
most later returned to the area.
According to a paper entitled “Early History of Shel-
don, Ransom County, North
Dakota,” prepared by Edward
Pierce and read at the Old Settlers Picnic held at Sheldon in
July of 1906, McCusker homesteaded in Owego Township on
July 20, 1880.
In other news, the September 16, 1915 issue of the
Sheldon Progress and Enterprise announced, in its Leonard
News column, that the Leonard School had opened its year
with the following teachers on
its staff. Miss Schiller taught
the primary department, Miss
Buston the intermediary department, and Professor Friedland
was in charge of the “upper
room.”
The Leonard Hardware firm
of Myli and Forde had sold its
business to Fredrickson and
Baske of Davenport. Mr. Baske
was moving to Leonard to oversee the business.
Miss Olive Larson’s music
class had given a piano recital
at the Boos Hall.
The Enderlin News column
announced that Mrs, Hjalmer
Kopperud had given birth to a
baby boy.
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What’s Cooking?
by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Last week the staff at the
Gazette enjoyed a fun recipe. I
always know they are good recipes when the staff tells Brownie
that he needs to go next door to eat
because the food I brought is “bad,
really bad.” In reality, they are just
trying to save more for themselves!
Chicken Bacon Alfredo Lasagna Roll-ups
Ingredients:
1/2 Rotisserie chicken, deboned and chopped
12 strips of bacon, browned,
drained and crumbled
12 lasagna noodles, boiled until
pliable, not done
4 c. Mozzarella cheese
(divided)
(Homemade Alfredo Sauce
(below)
Directions:
In a large pot, boil salted water,
enough to cook the lasagna noodles without breaking them. Debone the chicken, reserving the
‘carcass’ to boil for stock. Save the
unused chicken for another recipe,
such as chicken salad.
Once the lasagna noodles are
pliable, drain and pat dry. (I put
them on paper towels) Taking one
noodle at a time, ad a spoon full
of Alfredo sauce to the noodle,
spread it simply, don’t get too
stressed over it, just a strip down
the middle of the noodle. Top it
with shredded chicken, bacon and
Mozzarella cheese. Don’t stress,
you don’t have to fill it full, when
you roll the noodle it will all fall
out if you get it too full. Also, leave
the last couple of inches of the
noodle without the chicken, bacon
and Mozzarella cheese.
Pour half cup of Alfredo sauce
on the bottom of a prepared crock
pot.
Roll up the noodles and place
on end in a crock pot. Once you
have all the rolls standing up in
the crock pot, pour the rest of the
Alfredo sauce over them and top
with remaining Mozzarella cheese.
Cook on low for three hours. Serve
with crusty garlic toast. Yummy!
Home Made Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients:
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c. butter
1 1/2 c. fresh grated Parmesan cheese, (not that shaker bottle
stuff!)
1 qt. heavy cream
Directions:
Melt butter in sauce pan. Add
garlic and stir until just turning
brown, be careful and do not burn!
Add cream and stir. Continue stirring until it begins to steam, not
boil. Add Parmesan cheese and
continue stirring. It will continue
to get thick and the cheese will
melt and not be stringy.
Set aside to thicken. Total
cooking time is about 20 minutes.
Don’t let it boil.
*Note: this recipe is NOT heart
healthy but it surely tastes wonderful!
Ransom County Gazette • April 18, 2016 • Page 10
SE Counties Association...continued Ransom County Relay For Life hosts kickoff
Area legislators listen to legislative reports from neighboring
districts. Pictured are: (l to r) District 26 Senator Jim Dotzenrod;
District 26 Representative Jerry Kelsh; District 24 Senator Larry
Robinson; and Terry Traynor, NDACo.
commented that one of the big
issues to be discussed in the new
legislative session will be how
to give a fair amount of help
for Human Services to all counties. Before being faced with the
financial shortfalls, the legislature
was hoping to provide more help
for counties struggling to fund
their Human Service programs.
Now decisions on that topic may
become more difficult.
The third legislative issue on
which Traynor reported was “Corrections and Behavioral Health.”
He provided information
about the increase in incarceration rates during the past 10 years.
He explained that, although North
Dakota still ranks low in crime
rates per capita when compared to
other states (it is currently ranked
40th out of the 50 states when it
comes to incarceration rates),
the state has seen an 82 percent
increase in county jail incarceration rates in the past 10 years and
only a 35 percent increase in the
prison incarceration rate. The
state has seen a particularly large
jail population increase in the past
two years.
Traynor pointed out that North
Dakota’s county jails consistently
house a greater percentage of the
state’s offenders than local jails
across the nation. This comes at a
great cost to counties.
He reported that North Dakota
currently has 23 jails that are
licensed to hold prisoners for
more than 96 hours. Those jails
have a current capacity of around
1,750. Today, most jails are operating at or beyond their licensed
capacity. Nine of the 23 jails are
currently being either replaced
or expanded, hoping to increase
the statewide jail capacity by 840
beds, or by 48 percent. In addition, Stutsman and Cass Counties
are also considering jail expansion projects.
Traynor pointed out that, due
to the many jail projects happening throughout the state, counties
can expect to see a significant
increase in incarceration costs. He
suggested that one of the goals of
the state legislature will be to find
a way to keep incarceration rates
down. Since much of the increase
in the incarceration rate is caused
by increased drug use, it has been
suggested that a better option
might be to provide more treatment for drug abusers, since the
state cannot afford to keep building additional jail facilities.
The fourth legislative issue to
be addressed was “Voter Registration and Election Equipment.”
Requirements for voter registration are changing. Traynor
also brought up the fact that
many counties have aging voting equipment which is in need of
replacement. This will be another
expense to both the state and individual counties.
The fifth legislative issue on
Traynor’s list was “Statewide
Radio Deployment.”
The state’s emergency dispatch equipment is in need of
updating, according to Traynor.
He reported that it would cost
around $160 million to replace
the state-wide system. There is
reportedly a statewide initiative to
study and recommend a solution
to this issue.
Legislative issue number six
was, according to Traynor’s list,
“Deep-well boring and local land
use control.
Traynor shared an article from
the Bismarck Tribune about a
group of Rugby citizens who
were protesting borehole drilling
which would enable radioactive
waste to be stored underground
in Pierce County. Although, as
he reported, the Rugby citizens
were able to hold off those who
wished to go ahead with that project, Traynor stated that research is
being done on other places within
the state where a similar project
may be proposed.
An article on Dunn County’s
move to challenge state authority on decisions regarding local
oil development was also shared.
The case had stemmed back to
2013, when the county had denied
a waste treatment facility, stating that it was against its zoning
regulations. However, the waste
treatment company had appealed
to the State Industrial Commission, which ordered the permit be
granted.
Traynor commented that land
use issues such as this may be
becoming more common. The
state legislature will need to
decide how much zoning authority the counties have and whether
state zoning decisions take precedence over those of the counties.
He went on to state that, currently, a county cannot zone out a
large farming operation. Regulations such as set-backs can be put
in place, but the operation, as a
whole, cannot be banned through
zoning laws.
The seventh and final legislative issue mentioned by Traynor
was “tax statement/notice requirements. The legislature will be
making decisions on those issues
as well in its upcoming session.
Following Traynor’s presentation, legislators from Districts 24,
25, and 26 each gave a few brief
comments.
Senator Larry Robinson, District 24, stated that he feels we
are losing the incarceration battle.
“We should be investing money
in treatment for drug abusers up
front,” he stated. “Drug issues
are nothing short of an epidemic.
It is out of control. Most people
have been touched in some way
or another by drug abuse. If you
haven’t, you are very lucky. The
likelihood of a drug issue knocking on your door is increasing
every day.” He went on to report
that there are 6,000 people on
parole or probation throughout
the state. This, he stated, is more
than the system can handle.
Robinson also commented that
K-12 education is being funded as
budgeted for this biennium, but it
remains to be seen what will happen with education funding for
the next biennium, with the anticipated revenue shortfall.
Robinson also mentioned that
nursing homes are struggling with
obtaining and maintaining staff
since the budget reductions have
been put in place.
Sargent County Commissioner Bill Anderson asked how
much control a county has over
Renaissance Zone issues. Traynor
explained that Renaissance Zones
are mainly set up and regulated
by cities, through a state approval
process. In order to get state
approval, however, Renaissance
Zone projects generally require
letters of support from counties
and school districts.
District 26 Representative
Jerry Kelsh agreed that nursing
homes are “in a bind.” Adding
to their problems, he explained,
is the fact that legislation was
passed a few years ago which prohibits nursing homes from charging more for self-pay patients
than for those on Medicaid.
Kelsh suggested that the legislature may have no choice but
to forget about the property tax
relief that they had hoped to work
toward in the upcoming session.
He also said he expects cut-backs
in funding for education during
the next biennium.
Senator Jim Dotzenrod, District 26, commented that he
believes that income tax reductions have been counter productive. He stated that income tax,
in his opinion, is the fairest tax
there is. In his opinion it serves as
a “firewall protection” from high
property taxes. By cutting income
taxes, he commented, the state
legislature has destroyed that firewall protection and, with a budget
shortfall, will not be able to lower
property taxes, as some legislators had hoped.
District 25 Representative
Alisa Mitskog stated that she was
very worried about drug issues
and would be encouraging legislative dialog with health care professionals.
District 24 Representative
Naomi Muscha commented that,
in her opinion, the fight against
drug problems needs to start at the
grass roots level.
Muscha also stated that the
deep bore issue is tricky, because
it is ultimately a federal issue and
states may not have the ultimate
say. She commented that boring is
a concern to this area as well as
the areas which Traynor had mentioned, as one of the boring sites
which has been considered was
near the Sheyenne River.
District 25 Senator Larry
Luick, Fairmount, talked about
flood protection and water issues
being something which will be
discussed during the next legislative session. Luick came across
as being more positive about the
financial status of the state than
most of the other legislators. He
commented that, is the oil prices
remain as they are currently, “we
should be all right.”
Jerry Waswick, the current
Southeast Counties Association
Treasurer, announced that his
term is up this year and he will not
be seeking re-election. Therefore,
the organization will need to elect
a new treasurer within the next
couple of meetings.
The date for the next Southeast Counties Association Meeting was set for Thursday, July 7,
2016. It will be hosted by Dickey
County.
School Board meets...continued
Dr. Johnson has been in education for 38 years. He has been
Superintendent of Lisbon Schools
for 23 years. Adair has been in
education for 17 years, eight of
those in Lisbon as principal and
AD Director. Meckle has served
in education for 33 years, eleven
of those years in Lisbon as principal. This is Michael’s first year
at Lisbon and first year as principal of the Lisbon Middle School.
He has been in education for ten
years.
Pamela Hoistad, business
manager, Fort Ransom School
was given a $1/hour raise. Lori
Lyons, business manager for Lisbon Schools, was absent from this
meeting and the board chose to
wait with their reccommendation
for her.
All other employees received
hourly raises with the exception
of the Transportation Supervisor
Lydell Mairs who is salaried for
that position. He received a $350
raise for this year. He gets paid
hourly wage for his maintenance
work and received a 75 cents/hour
raise for that position.
In a unanimous vote, the board
approved all raises as reviewed.
Board member Brent Dick
declared a conflict of interest
because his wife works as a cook.
The board decided that his conflict of interest was null and void
because it would not affect his
vote.
Title I Amendment
and summer school
Meckel reported on the Title I
program. She said she has $5,165
left over after everything was paid
for. She has sent the necessary
paperwork to the ND Department
of Instruction (DPI) to ask if she
can add the remaining $5,165 to
her budget.
She also asked the Lisbon
School Board if they could support the summer school program
for $6,000, if needed. The cost of
summer school is $11,000. The
board approved her request.
Graduation
This year there are two board
members Liz Anderson and Brent
Dick that have daughters graduating with the LHS Class of 2016.
Since two board members usually
present the diplomas to the students, it was decided that Anderson and Dick could have the
honor this year.
A special school board meeting will be held on Thursday,
April 28 at 5:45 p.m. for capital
projects bid opening.
The next school board meeting will be on Tuesday, May 10 at
7:30 p.m. in the high school conference room.
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Ransom County Relay For Life held a successful kickoff on Saturday,
April 9 with their Bingo Night at the Enderlin VFW.
About 50 people turned out for the free will potato bar and 10 games
of Bingo. Prizes were gift cards and gift certificates from local businesses
including: D’s Deer Stand, Shop N Fuel, Lisbon Eagles, Hardware Hank,
I Scream U Scream, Cattleman’s Club, Traxside Cafe, Enderlin VFW,
and Silver Prairie Saloon.
Throughout the night door prizes were drawn for as well as raffles for
slabs of bacon and packages of steaks. The meat was purchased through
Thrivent Action Team at no cost to Ransom County Relay For Life.
“Preliminary numbers for Bingo was total profit of $1,870,” said
Laura Rotenberger, Executive Chair of this year’s committee. “This
included the baked potato bar that Lisa Stoffel (VFW) did for us at no
charge and then gave us all the free will donations. Lisa was so wonderful
to work with and donated so much to help us with the event.”
The blackout Bingo winner was Jim Storhoff, Rotenberger’s father,
who is a cancer survivor. His enthusiastic shout of “Bingo” was not mistaken by anyone present. The blackout prize included a pack of steaks,
pack of bacon, $50 Silver Prairie Saloon gift card, $10 Enderlin VFW
gift card, $10 Cattleman’s Club gift card, and $10 I Scream U Scream
gift card.
Rotenberger has announced that Jo Gamache is this year’s Honorary
Chair of the Relay For Life event to be held in Sandager Park on Friday,
June 3 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Besides Rotenberger, other members of the Executive Committee are:
Samantha Bischof - co-chairperson; Genene Aabrekke - sponsorship;
Angela Goehring - media communications; Sherry Lunneborg - logistics
and survivors/caretakers; Peggy Reinke - silent/live auction; Eric Lunneborg - silent/live auction; Ben Gemar - team development; and Terry
Brown - treasurer.
Current relay teams are: Ranch Rustlers; Grandpa’s Little Plumbers;
CHI Lisbon Pulse; and Team Bischof.
Photos by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Executive Committee members worked hard at creating a fun
event for the 2016 Relay For Life season. The Kickoff was held
Saturday, April 9 at the Enderlin VFW with Bingo Night. Selling
raffle tickets and bingo cards was Samantha Bischof, co-chair
(left) and calling the Bingo numbers was Laura Rotenberger,
executive chair (right).
It is not too late to form a team. If you or your friends are interested
in having a team or have questions about what it takes, contact Gemar at
701-680-0098.
It is never too late to make a difference.
Gazette fire causes stir...continued
Department blocked off the four
hundred block of Main Street to
traffic allowing access through
the front of the building for fire
fighters. Lisbon Ambulance Crew
was on hand in case of injuries.
Hansen reported that thick
black smoke billowed out through
the back door when firemen
opened it. The firemen had to
wear air packs and respirators
while using thermal imaging to
fight the fire. A total of 1,300 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire.
Had Hansen not returned to
the Gazette when she did, allowing oxygen in through the back
door, the fire could well have
smoldered for hours before igniting during the night. According
to authorities, had that happened,
it could easily have taken out the
entire block.
The fire marshal was on scene
Friday, April 8 to inspect the damages.
“I think the Lisbon Fire
Departments did a very nice job
with this fire event,” said Bruce
Hoeger, ND State Assistant Fire
Marshall. The official Fire Marshall report is not yet completed.
Preliminary reports appear to
point to an electrical fire which
most likely started in a fluorescent
light fixture in the ceiling of the
back room. No estimate of damage was known at press time.
“Due to the quick actions of
the Lisbon Fire Department and
our own Jan Hansen, the Gazette
building and probably many Main
Street businesses were saved that
evening,” said Sean Kelly, publisher. “Thanks to many of our
local contractors and businesses
Lisbon Fire Department at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 12th took time out to have their
photo taken with Gazette reporter Jan Hansen who called in the fire at the RC Gazette on Thursday, April 7th. Back row: (l to r) Rob Waletzko, Adam Welton, Lance Hagen, Brandon Schell, Derrick
Rader, John Heacox, Mike Nims, Todd Sagvold, and Justin Ward. Front row: (l to r) Brian Shelton,
Josh Crellin, Scott Carlbloom, Jan Hansen, Chief Justin Olson, Ryan Carter, Dillon Roman, and
Ryan Kenyon. Present for the meeting but not in the photo: Scott Anderson, Darrin Anderson, Joe
Billing, Jason Dick, Dave Hieggelke, Ryan Lukes, Neil Olerud, Walter Rolf, Ron Sveum, and Wade
Thompson.
coming in after hours and on the
weekend, (including Ryan Kenyon, Service Master from Wahpeton, DRN and OtterTail Power
Company plus our devoted staff),
we were able to get back to work
on Monday morning and put out
the paper on schedule. We can’t
express in words our gratitude to
everyone who has been here for
us.”
“I also want everyone to know
that the ND Fire Marshall had
Lisbon elm tree...continued
The City of Lisbon has, over the
past 130-plus years of its existence,
taken good care of its majesticlooking tree. City Forester Randy
Seelig reports that, especially since
the arrival of Dutch Elm disease to
the area, in the early 1970s, it has
been pampered and protected as
much as possible. Every three or
four years for the past couple of
decades, the tree has been injected
with a chemical to ward off the disease. A few years ago a trencher
was brought in and a trench dug
around the perimeter of the tree, in
order to keep roots from other elm
trees in the area from infecting the
tree, should any of them contract
the dreaded disease.
Raven, a Minnesota Tree
Climbing Champion and selfproclaimed “large tree hunter,”
loves climbing around in trees
as he trims them. He enjoys treeclimbing contests among aborists,
in which they compete in several
types of timed climbing competitions, testing how effectively and
efficiently they can make their way
up and around in a large tree, without the use of spikes or any type of
sharp objects that would injure the
tree in any way. “This is my favorite tree so far,” Raven remarked,
referring to Lisbon’s big elm tree.
Hagen estimated that the trimming of the tree would take all day.
“We started at 9 a.m. and expect to
keep working until dark,” he commented. “The city crew had agreed
to take on the job of cleaning up
the branches which the crew of
arborists pruned from the tree.”
Seelig stated that the base of
the tree will be injected with the
Dutch Elm Disease preventative
chemical when it buds out this
spring, which he expects to happen
in around a month or so, depending
upon the weather.
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many praises for the work of the
Lisbon Fire Department,” continued Kelly. “He stated that they did
an excellent job in knocking out
the fire quickly and efficiently.”
Twenty-seven fire fighters
turned out to fight the Gazette fire.
The quick response time and their
training was very evident in saving the Gazette.
“We can’t thank them enough
or appreciate them enough for
what they do for our community,”
said Kelly.
“God was watching out for us
and Lisbon when He sent Jan into
the building that evening,” stated
co-owner Cheryl Kelly. “The timing of the events as they unfolded
were nothing less than a miracle.
What we are dealing with now
is so minor in comparison to the
major disaster it could have been
for our community.”
PUBLIC
NOTICE
If it’s not in the newspaper,
how will you know?
Zoning changes in your
neighborhood. A proposal to
increase your property taxes.
Information on how public
officials are spending your
tax dollars. These are just a
few of the topics — topics
that affect your family and
your community — local government officials are required to publish
in the local newspaper.
Your local newspaper fulfills an essential role in serving your right to
know. After all, it shouldn’t be your responsibility to know how to
look ... where to look ... when to look ... and even what to look for in
order to be informed about public information. It is the government’s
responsibility to notify you of public information, and your local
newspaper is the most accessible place to find it.
PUBLIC NOTICES IN NEWSPAPERS.
Where public information is accessible to the public.