gazette 06-06-16 - Ransom County Gazette

Monday, June 6, 2016
The Official Newspaper
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VOLUME 135 - ISSUE NUMBER 8 - USPS 455-540 SECTION A
WE ARE READ BY THE NICEST PEOPLE: JON & COURTNEY QUAL • LISBON, ND
City and county races...
Primary Election Day draws near
By Terri Kelly Barta
The primary election day, Tuesday, June 14 is fast approaching.
For those who have not already
voted by mail, a reminder that in
this primary election voters cannot
cross party lines on the first page
of the ballot. The three parties
with candidates on the ballot are
Republican, Democrat and Libertarian. All of Ransom County
has only one polling place. It is
the community room at the Ransom County Courthouse in Lisbon.
The polling place is open to voters
from 9 a.m. -7 p.m on June 14.
In Ransom County, voters will
be voting on whom they wish to
represent them from North Dakota to the U.S. Congress. Both
Senator John Hoeven (Rep.-ND)
and Representative Kevin Cramer
(Rep.-ND) are running for re-election. Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s
term (Dem-ND) has not expired.
Under the Democratic-NPL party the following are vying for the
seats of Hoeven and Kramer: Eliot
Glassheim for Senator and Chase
Iron Eyes for Representative. Under the Libertarian party, Robert
N. Marquette is the candidate for
Senator. Jack Seaman is the candidate for Representative. If a voter
votes in more than one party on
the first page of the ballot, the Political Party ballot will be rejected.
However, when the voter turns the
ballot over it doesn’t matter which
column a voter votes in. The sec-
ond page is the No Party Primary
and will be counted even if the first
page was rejected.
In addition to U.S. Congress
members, North Dakota is voting
for Governor and Lt. Governor,
district representatives, state auditor, state treasurer, state insurance commissioner, and public
service commissioner. Candidates
for Governor and Lt. Governor for
the state of North Dakota under
the Republican Party are Wayne
Stenehjem and Nicole Poolman;
Doug Burgum and Brent Sanford;
and Paul J. Sorum and Michael
Coachman. Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor under the
Democratic Party are the pair of
Marvin E. Nelson and Joan Hecka-
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man. Candidates for Governor and
Lt. Governor from the Libertarian
party are the pair of Marty Riske
and Joshua Voytek. Voters can
choose one of those pairs under the
party column in which they have
been voting.
Continuing with state offices
on the ballot, Josh Gallion is the
Republican candidate for State
Auditor. Roland Riemers is the
Libertarian candidate for State Auditor. The Democratic party does
not have a candidate on the ballot
for State Auditor. For the office of
State Treasurer, incumbent Kelly
Remembering those
who paid for our freedom
PRIMARY ELECTION...
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One state and two city measures on primary ballot
By Terri Kelly Barta
Voters will be relieved to know
there are only one state and two
city measures on the Primary
Election Ballot and they are not
too hard to understand. Voters in
Ransom County and all across the
state will be voting on a Senate
Bill No. 2351 which was passed
by the 2015 Legislative Assembly.
It reads: “Would allow the
ownership or leasing of up to 640
acres of land for the operation of
a dairy farm or swine production
facility by a domestic corporation
or limited liability company. Senate Bill 2351 would also require
the agriculture commissioner to
develop reporting and monitoring
rules to ensure compliance.” A
domestic corporation by definition
is one formed in the state in which
it is doing business. A “Yes” vote
means the voter approves Senate
Bill 2351 as summarized above. A
“No” vote means the voter rejects
the Senate Bill 2351 as summarized above.
Lisbon and Enderlin have similar Measures No. 1. They both
mean the same thing. In Enderlin, the measure reads as follows:
“According to State Law, once
every four years, each city must
place on its ballot the question
of whether or not the minutes of
the governing body shall be published in its official city newspaper. If approved, the minutes must
be published until disapproved by
the voters at a succeeding election. A “Yes” vote means the
voter wants the City of Enderlin
to publish its city minutes in the
official newspaper. A “No” vote
means the voter does not want the
City of Enderlin to publish its city
minutes in the official newspaper.
In Lisbon Measure No. 1 simply
reads as follows: “Shall the City
of Lisbon publish the minutes of
its governing body in the official
city newspaper for the next four
years.” A “Yes” vote means the
voter approves the measure as
summarized above. A “No” vote
means the voter rejects the measure as summarized above.
Lisbon has an additional measure, Measure No. 2 which reads:
“Should Subparagraph (b) of Article 3 of the Home Rule Charter be
amended to delete the current limit on the mill levies the City may
impose?” Currently, under Home
Rule Charter there is a cap on the
mill levies the City of Lisbon can
impose. A “Yes” vote means a voter agrees to allow the City more
latitude in setting its mill levies
and to deviate from the mill levies
authorized by the State, and would
approve the removal of the Mill
levy cap. A “Yes” vote means the
voter agrees with the amendment
to the Home Rule Charter. A “No”
vote means the voter opposes allowing the City more latitude in
setting its mill levies authorized
by the State, and the voter opposes
the amendment to the Home Rule
Charter.
These measures are on the Primary Ballot and will be voted on
Tuesday, June 14 from 9 a.m. - 7
p.m. at the community room of the
Ransom County Courthouse in
Lisbon.
School Boards around the county to hold elections
By Terri Kelly Barta
The three schools in Ransom
County are holding school board
elections in Lisbon, Enderlin, and
Fort Ransom. In all three schools,
the incumbent candidates are running unopposed for re-election.
In the Lisbon election, Brenna
Welton, who was appointed to
take the seat of Rory Lien after he
resigned in 2015, is running unopposed for a full term of her own.
Lisbon
Lisbon will hold its school
board election on Tuesday, June
14 at the Lisbon High School,
from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Brenna
Welton is running unopposed for
the rural seat. Matt Webb, who
has served the Lisbon School District for the past three years, has
filed for another term for the city
position.
Enderlin
The Enderlin Area School will
hold its annual election a week
earlier than Lisbon, on Tuesday,
June 7, from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (note
the time is different from the other schools) in the new addition to
the school. The board wants to
elect one city member and one
rural member, each for a threeyear term. Rick Gillund , who
has served on the board for 16
years, has filed for another term.
Sandi Bartholomay, who joined
the board after the school reorganization that combined Enderlin
Area and some Sheldon students
after the Sheldon School closed,
has filed for re-election. She has
served since 2007.
Fort Ransom
Fort Ransom School is holding
its school board election on Tuesday, June 14 from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
at the school. The patrons of this
school will be filling two at-large
seats that are expiring on their
school board. Cynthia Olson and
Kyle Sorby have chosen to run for
re-election for their seats. Sorby
was elected to the school board
in 2010. Olson has served on the
school board since 2007.
ONE, TWO, THREE... GOODBYE LHS!
The Lisbon High School Class of 2016 celebrates the end of their high school career with graduation caps in the air. Twelve years of
school for 49 students is officially over. The cap throwing ceremony after graduation has been a tradition at Lisbon High School for
many years. For more graduation pics look inside.
Elmer Cassatt, a World War II and Korean War veteran who is now a resident of the North Dakota
Veterans Home (NDVH), salutes the Civil War Memorial at Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, after laying
a wreath at its base. Cassatt represented the NDVH during the annual Memorial Day ceremony held
on Monday, May 30, 2016. Cassatt served in the military for 22 years, including 4 ½ years in the
Army and the remainder in the Air Force. More Memorial Day photos on page 10.
Nicole Marie a rising star...
2011 LHS grad makes her mark
Photos by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
LHS graduate Nicole Marie Smith is making her mark in the
southern music scene. She performed at the Silver Prairie Saloon, McLeod on Friday, May 27. She writes her own songs as
well as covering other songwriters music.
By Jeanne Sexton-Brown
Nicole Marie Smith graduated
from Lisbon High School in 2011.
From LHS, she attended Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa for a
year and a half on a Naval Reserve
Officer Training Corp (NROTC)
scholarship. Due to health issues,
she had to leave the NROTC as a
midshipman third class.
Nicole Marie transferred to
NDSU and graduated in 2015 with
a degree in University Studies,
Animal Science, Ag Education,
Russian, Linguistics and military
science.
After graduation, she moved
NICOLE MARIE...
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Janice Bishop receives
30-year certificate from FSA
By Terri Kelly Barta
Janice Bishop has worked as a
farm program specialist for Farm
Service Agency (FSA) in Lisbon
since 1986. Little did she know
then that 30 years later she would
still work there.
“I love my job and I like the
people I work with, so it seems like
30 years went fast,” said Bishop. “I
am never bored at my job. There is
always something new.”
Having grown up on a farm
near Fort Ransom and then raising
two boys on a farm, she has a lot
of farm knowledge. She graduated
from Lisbon High School in May
of 1980 and married her sweetheart
Kevin Bishop in July of 1981. They
will celebrate 35 years together this
July. The couple raised two sons,
Dillon and Dustin, who continue to
live in the area. The family all ride
horses for enjoyment.
After high school, Janice
worked for Stetson-Jones Law
Office as a legal secretary for five
years before joining FSA in 1986.
Along with her job at FSA, she
works on their farm. In fact, she
takes her vacation every year so
she can get caught up at the farm.
Milk cows, field work, chores, she
can do it all, and work in town at
FSA, too.
The biggest change over the 30
years at FSA is computers. “When
we got web-based, it changed everything,” she said. Bishop has
been able to learn the computer and
apply it to her job over the years of
her ever-changing career. She belongs to the North Dakota Association of County Employees, where
she serves as their secretary.
She was pleasantly surprised
when she received a framed certificate marking her 30-year career.
She has no plans to retire anytime
soon. She is far from retirement
age even after 30 years at one job
and, besides, she loves her work.
In addition to being a hard
worker at her job, on the farm and
with what it takes to raise two kids,
she has kept herself very busy. She
has a caring, loving heart and loves
to smile. Bishop says she cares
about people most of all.
Bishop is involved with Riding
For Dreams, a horse therapy program that her friends Laurie Bischof and Lonnie Rotenberger started. She organizes an annual trail
ride starting at their farm. She also
enjoys hunting. She doesn’t have a
problem with a mostly male household as she likes to do the things
they do. She has taught hunter
safety for years. She was involved
in Boy Scouts with her boys and
little league baseball when they
were growing up.
She battled with cancer but is
now cancer-free and continues to
enjoy her life on the farm and her
career. She is a remarkable woman.
Janice Bishop was pleasantly
surprised to receive a framed
certificate for 30 years at the
Ransom County Farm Service
Agency in Lisbon.
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LGood
Keeping Kelly
by Jeanne Sexton-Brown
by Terri Kelly Barta
Memorial Day wouldn’t be the same
without Band and Color Guards
Obedience school or reform
school?
After a day at home with an
eye-crossing, mind blurring headache, and a very hyper 50 pound
puppy, I was ready for the first day
of obedience classes for our Gracie Allan. I’m not sure who needs
obedience training more, Gracie or
Brownie.
Let me explain.
Brownie and his entire family
are dog people. They have elevated them to a level of beloved
children. I too am a dog lover and
we do tend to see our dogs as our
kids, except, I prefer well behaved
children over terrorists who can
jump on you and knock you down
with a single greeting.
Gracie is big, thus I believe
she needs to learn good manners.
I’m sure Brownie agrees that she
should have good manners but
he is not the best at ensuring she
learns them.
The first class last night went
well. She sat when told to but did
not do it automatically upon stopping. This is one of the first rules
of obedience training. I have been
encouraging this behavior for
sometime now. Brownie, not so
much.
Gracie is somewhat like a
human baby in that she does not
sleep through the night yet. She
likes to go outside and lay on the
deck during the night and “moon
herself” as we call it. That is fine,
unless a blade of grass rustles or
one of the many feral cats in the
neighborhood dares to walk by her
yard. Then she can bark at a deep
pitch that requires me to be peeled
off the ceiling. That bark in the
middle of the night is terrifying.
Due to my splitting headache
yesterday, I went to bed at 9 p.m.
Gracie joined me by jumping on
the foot of the bed. We did fine for
a few hours. Then she decided that
she was overheated or that her critters of the night needed her or she
just wanted to annoy me. Whatever
the reason, Gracie started pawing
at me to get me to let her out.
I was up for several hours,
unable to go back to sleep. I was
able to get her back in before any
late-night barking, which was
great. But once I finally thought
I could get back to sleep, she
decided to wake Brownie to be let
outside again.
Brownie let Gracie out and
came back to bed. I was again
awakened by Gracie scratching
on the door to get back in. Being
nobody’s fool, I woke Brownie to
go let her in.
This morning the conversation
of Gracie’s nocturnal habits was
the subject while getting ready for
work.
Brownie suggested that we
‘might’ need to have her sleep in
her kennel at night. In my fuzzyheaded stupor from a day with a
migraine and some seriously interrupted sleep, I was thinking perhaps obedience school wasn’t the
answer. We may need to consider
reform school for our 50 pound
baby.
She is beautiful, she does turn
heads where ever we take her and
she really does bring us joy, most
of the time. Even though she does
not sleep through the night we
know without a doubt...Life is
good!
A Look Back in Time
50 Years Ago
June 9, 1966
Swim pool repairs
The job of repairing the Lisbon
City Swimming Poll is expected to be
finished and the pool ready for use in
two Sundays from now, according to
Bob Bohlken of the Park Board. The
biggest job is replacing the concrete
floor. The work is being accomplished
with the use of city equipment and four
teen-age boys are supplying the hand
labor. Thin places in the flooring were
breaking up causing massive loss of
water last swimming season. Part of the
rather thin floor was taken up revealing a mass of gooey earth and muck,
Bohlken said. A little more probing and
water spouted up 10 feet high.
40 Years Ago
June 10, 1976
Restrict lawn watering
The long term lack of rain has
many different effects and one of them
has caused the Lisbon City Council to
place restrictions on watering lawns in
town immediately. The council voted
at its regular meeting Monday night
to restrict watering in town to just gardens.
25 Years Ago
June 10, 1991
Qual Dairy technological wonder
Getting milk from the cow to
the consumer’s table these days is a
process that includes technological
advances that few people would have
imagined in earlier times. A tour of
the Qual Dairy Farm southeast of Lisbon recently produced a step by step
account of modern day dairy farming.
“It all starts with a cow,” said Alan Qual
with a big grin. “Ninety-five percent to
97 percent of dairy cows are Holstein.”
The Qual Dairy farm has lots of stainless steel equipment and everything has
to be kept very clean. State and Federal
inspectors drop by unannounced from
time to time to make sure requirements
are being followed. Ear tags are read
automatically and the amount of milk
produced is recorded for that particular
cow. The data is stored in a computer to
keep track of how much milk each cow
is producing.
10 Years Ago
June 12, 2006
Bohlken enjoys domestic pigeons
Bob Bohlken, Lisbon, has a unique
and fascinating hobby, that of breeding and flying pigeons. Bob’s pigeons
are of the performing variety known
as Birmingham Rollers, a breed which
was developed in England.
To many people the word pigeon
conjures up the common barn pigeon
variety of bird. However there are also
many breeds of domestic pigeons. Utility pigeons are raised for their meat,
a delicacy better known as ‘squab.’
Homing pigeons are used for racing.
Performing pigeons are known for
their aerial acrobatic flying skills. High
flying pigeons are used in endurance
flying competitions. Show or exhibition pigeons are used in pigeon shows
or just for their owners to admire in
their back yards.
Lloyd Omdahl
Former Lt. Governor of ND • Former UND Political Science professor
More Christian officeholders won’t change culture
The baby has arrived!
For those of you who haven’t
already heard – my husband and I
are now great-grandparents!
The due date was actually May
20, but babies have their own time
schedules. Since the doctor felt
the wait had been long enough,
our granddaughter Samantha was
instructed to check into Essentia
Health in Fargo on Wednesday
night, May 25. The labor induction
process would start at 6 a.m. the
next morning.
Early on Thursday morning,
my husband and I packed a suitcase, just in case the labor took
longer than expected and we
should end up staying overnight
in Fargo. Once we got there, we
wanted to be there for the duration.
I then went to work at the
usual time. We were short-staffed
and there was much to do, so the
morning went by in a flash. I left
work at noon, leaving the remaining production work and proofing
up to my co-workers. Nothing
was going to keep us from being
at the hospital when our first greatgrandchild arrived!
As it turned out, we would not
have had to be in quite such a rush!
Three great-grandparents and the
prospective grandparents ended
up sitting in the waiting room for
most of the afternoon, with reports
coming in fairly regularly from
the prospective father. Basically,
things were progressing at a snail’s
pace.
However, when we decided to
leave for an hour to go out for supper, things started picking up in a
hurry. We rushed back, afraid we’d
miss the “Big Reveal.” At that
point, cell phone updates came to
a standstill. We did not know if
progress had slowed or if the prospective father had fainted, hit his
head, and was in need of medical
attention himself.
As it turned out, “dad” was
intensely cheering “mom” on and
was too busy to worry about phone
updates.
Finally, shortly after 8:30 p.m.,
great-grandpa Willie announced
that he had a strong feeling that
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FYI & Meetings
BENEFIT FUND SET UP
A benefit fund has been set up for 12 year old Alex Leach for
medical expenses. Donations may be dropped off at Bremer Bank
or mailed to PO Box 273, Lisbon, ND 58054.
RANSOM COUNTY MUSEUM SUMMER HOURS
Ransom County Museum in Fort Ransom will be open at 1:00
p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 28th thru September
25th.
LISBON PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER STORY HOUR
Lisbon Public Library will be holding Summer Story Hour.
Stories in lower level, races behind library, and prizes, Wednesdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and July 6 from 10-10:45 a.m.
FOOD PANTRY
Call the Food Pantry at 701-308-0905 or Social Services by
Wednesdays at 5 p.m. to receive a food basket to be picked up on
Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Ransom County
Food Pantry.
ENDERLIN MUSEUM HOURS
Museum open May through September on Thursday and Friday
from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Also open by
special appointment at 701-799-0725 or 701-793-9743. Museum
address: 315 Railway Street. The Museum is filled with artifacts
and exhibits depicting the area’s unique history with special
displays of the Soo Line Railroad and early baseball as well as
early businesses, the military, agriculture, early area schools,
family histories and other local exhibits, including a research
area.
LISBON DRIVER’S LICENSE SITE HOURS
The Lisbon driver’s license site at the Armory has new hours.
With the exception of holidays, the hours will be the second
Thursday of every month from 8:40 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4:20
p.m. The new hours of business will provide full drivers license
“If we can get Christians to run for
mayor, if we can get Christians to run
for city councils, if we can get Christians to run for school boards, if we
can get Christians to run for the state
house, we can win this thing.”
So said evangelist Franklin Graham, heir of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, to over 3,000
North Dakotans on the lawn of the
state capitol in Bismarck.
Graham hopes that the moral climate in America will change with the
transfusion of new Christian recruits.
Franklin is naïve. His proposal sounds
persuasive but there is a devil in the
details.
First is the assumption that there
are few, if any, Christians now serving
as mayors, council members, county
commissioners, legislators, governors
or members of Congress.
With over 80 percent of North
Dakotans claiming to be Christians,
almost all of North Dakota’s mayors,
council members, county commissioners and legislators consider themselves to be Christians. In fact, many
of them got elected by proclaiming
their membership in one Christian
church or another.
So even though we have professing Christians in control of the North
Dakota policy system from top to
bottom, our state has policies that do
not reflect Christian ideology. Apparently, the Christians do not agree on
the substance of Christian teaching
and without agreement nothing much
happens.
Apparently, Graham is not thinking of run-of-the-mill Christians when
he urges Christians to run for office.
He is thinking of Christians who are
Christian Christians.
He is correct in implying that all
who identify themselves as Christians
are not serious about practicing Christianity. Many of them don’t know
enough Bible to know what they are
and what they aren’t.
The first step in Graham’s strategy
would require a public declaration
that one is running as the Christian
candidate. “Vote for me. I am the real
Christian.”
This would get a little messy in
North Dakota when the other candidate has a long record of faithful service as a member of another Christian
denomination. To the general public,
implying that the other candidate is
less of a Christian will sound a little
judgmental and a lot self-righteous.
When Christians go into office
wearing Jesus on their sleeves, the
public expects them to demonstrate
the virtues of Christ, such as honesty,
integrity, gentleness, compassion,
patience and all of those things we
don’t see in politics.
For some high profile Christian
officeholders, it would be better if
they kept their faith to themselves
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
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instead of defaming Christ by their
mean-spirited, confrontational behavior.
The noted theologian Frances
Schaeffer once made this observation: “Because the word Christian as
a symbol has been made to mean so
little, it has come to mean everything
and nothing.”
So when we elect a professing
Christian, we can’t be sure what brand
of a Christian we have. Or what he/
she will do. Christianity has become a
generic religion. It’s cheaper than the
real stuff.
Graham’s goal is to reverse the
immoral drift in the American culture. His goal is admirable. Seventytwo percent of the people agree that
American moral values are getting
worse. But his strategy is wrong. We
have elected enough Christians in our
history to know that office holding is
not the solution.
Chuck Colson, the new Christian
who evolved out of the Watergate
scandal, has pointed out that cultural
change will occur only when people
change because only transformed
people will transform culture. He
ought to know.
So, if Franklin Graham wants to
change the culture, he should abandon
his 50-state tour of capitols and get
back to doing what his father did – get
Christians to be Christians one person
at a time. That will “win the thing.”
Tuesday: Lisbon
Wednesday: Fort Ransom and Lisbon
Thursday: Lisbon
Friday: Lisbon
Bus: Fargo, every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, and Thursday ($6
round trip.)
Public transportation is open to the public. Seniors receive
priority. Call 683-4295 to schedule a ride. For more information
call 683-3131 or 1-877-857-3743.
ABUSE RESOURCE NETWORK
The Abuse Resource Network is located in the lower level of
the Lisbon Library. 683-5061.
AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY CALLS
Calls to the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office will be handled
by state radio. Call 1-800-472-2121 for assistance. Their number
is on back of driver’s license.
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.
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The Lisbon High School
Marching Band is awesome!!
Memorial Day activities would
not be the same without the band.
They march in the parade, perform
a drum dirge walking into the cemetery, play special patriotic songs
and do it all in uniform and to the
best of their abilities.
It is no small feat to get a high
school band to perform on a holiday even as special as Memorial
Day is.
There are lots of things the
members of the band could do
instead, sleep-in, go to the lake for
those who have lakes to go to, read
a book, participate in one of many
activities, Facebook, or just relax.
These dedicated music students get
up early, dress in their very professional costumes, and march down
the street with smiles on their faces
(well, at least for those who don’t
have instruments that cover their
faces.)
Their music instructor and
parents need to be commended
for getting them there. Although
at their ages one would hope that
pride in their performance would
urge them on. They do a great job.
It takes coordination to march and
play at the same time.
We are fortunate in Lisbon and
other surrounding areas to have
military people willing to form a
color guard and carry the flags or
rifles for the 21-gun salute. They
honor their fallen veterans in a
special way. The organizations in
town make the effort to get flowers to both toss into the waters of
the Sheyenne off the north bridge
and lay at the foot of the Civil War
Monument at Oakwood Cemetery
in memory of fallen heroes.
The Voice of Democracy winKEEPING...continued pg 3
Legislative Update...
District 24 Sen. Larry Robinson
Revenue shortfalls continue
In my last report, I noted that
anticipation was high on the results
of the April revenue figures. April
is the month when state income
tax collections normally come
in to the state coffers. Since that
time, the revenue picture for April
has been released and it was not
good news. Revenue for the month
was down again, this time by
$33.4 million dollars! That report
now lists the total shortfall for the
months of January through April
at $53.7 million dollars. Keep in
mind that these figures are based
on a revenue forecast that was
lowered early this year to address
ongoing concerns of low energy
prices and low agricultural commodity prices. The revenue shortfall based on the original forecast
totals $449.2 million dollars.
According to Pam Sharp, Director
of the Office of Management and
Budget, “One can only hope that
we’re going to bottom out.”
There was some good news in
that oil prices have been pushing
ROBINSON...continued pg 3
Letter to the
Editor
Dear Editor:
This past Memorial Day morning, my family and I drove uptown
to watch the parade. I was filled
with patriotic pride as I watched.
However, as I sat in a parking lot
on Main Street watching, my patriotic pride faded. From my vantage
point, I could see four U. S. Flags
on flagpoles in front of Main Street
buildings. All four flags were at
FULL staff! One flag was wrapped
around the flagpole several times.
Another was very weathered and
ripped on the end. There were also
U.S. Flags on every street light pole.
For those that may not know,
U.S. Flags are to be flown at half
staff from sunrise until noon on
Memorial Day. As for the U.S.
Flags on the street light poles that
cannot be flown at half staff, a black
ribbon or black bow are to be placed
on the flag.
This is not the first time I have
noticed flag fliers ignoring U.S.
Flag etiquette. If a person or an
organization decides they want to
display a U.S. Flag, please take the
responsibility to fly it properly. I
can promise you that all of the men
and women who died for that flag,
served under that flag, and currently
defend that flag, would appreciate it
immensely.
Sincerely,
Jason R. Dick
Lisbon
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publish letters pertaining to elections that will not
allow time for rebuttal.
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Business Updates
Dahlstrom Funeral Home
announces ownership role
On June 1, Dahlstrom Funeral
Home of Oakes, LaMoure and
Milnor celebrated the 10th year of
Adam Dahlstrom having an active
and vital role in the business. As
an exciting part of that celebration,
Dahlstrom Funeral Home is pleased
to announce that Adam will be taking on an ownership role at this
time.
Adam and his wife Katie, along
with the Dahlstrom family, are
focused on fulfilling a long term
commitment to the communities
and families they have served and
hope to continue to serve in the
years to come.
Adam’s commitment to this
career path started when he made
a promise to his Grandpa Roger
Dahlstrom that he would become a
funeral director. In May 2005, he
graduated from North Dakota State
University (NDSU) with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology with a business minor. He then
went on to the University of Central
Oklahoma (UCO) and graduated
with a bachelor of science degree
in funeral service. Adam graduated
at the top of his class at UCO and
was voted the Outstanding Graduating Senior by the Department of
Funeral Service.
Adam and Katie have three
sons, Mathias Adam, 7, Trygg
Douglas, 4 and Leif Roger, 1. Katie
is employed with Hospice of the
Red River Valley as an on call RN
and helps out at the funeral homes
when needed.
While attending NDSU, Adam
wrestled for the Bison, and has been
an assistant wrestling coach with
the Oakes Public School wrestling
program since his return to Oakes.
He also enjoys hunting, training his
dogs, and fishing with their boys
whenever he can.
Cole Frank has completed his
first year with Dahlstrom Funeral
Home as of March 5th. He is
licensed in North Dakota, South
Dakota, Minnesota and Ohio.
Cole’s grandfather was employed
with a funeral home in Ohio for
twelve years. Cole just recently
became a proud home owner. In
his free time, Cole enjoys fishing,
hunting, golfing and entertaining
his family and friends that come to
visit.
Richard “Red” Iverson continues in his role as funeral assistant
that he began in December 2014.
Red and his wife Cathy live in
Oakes, and have five children and
twelve grandchildren they enjoy
spending time with whenever they
can. Red also enjoys traveling.
As co-owner, Dani Dahlstrom
will continue to help in the business,
and looks forward to the legacy that
Adam and Katie have committed
to, by taking on an ownership role.
KEEPING...
Cont. from pg 2
ner Carlie Shelton did a great job
with her speech. She restored my
faith in the next generation whom
have thought about the world
around them and how they can
make it better.
Of course, Memorial Day
would never be the same without Charlie Armstrong playing
“TAPS” on his trumpet. He has
done it every year for as long as
I can remember and I have been
in Lisbon most of 32 years. It is a
town tradition. Thanks for keeping
that tradition, Charlie.
I would be remiss if I didn’t
mention how lucky we are to have
the North Dakota Veterans Home
here in Lisbon. These guys and
gals are part of our community and
they have done us proud! It tugs at
the heartstrings a bit when a true
veteran of war lays a wreath at the
foot of the Civil War Monument
and salutes in memory of his fellow soldiers.
Yes, it was a very solemn and
meaningful ceremony both at the
north bridge and the cemetery. And
to our fallen comrades, we will
never forget the price you have
paid for our Freedom. Thank you.
ROBINSON...
Pictured: (l to r) Andriana Polk, Open Door Employee; Steven Nicholson, volunteer; Lexi Jacobson, Open Door Employee; Heather Cunningham, volunteer; Carmen Ross, Open Door Employee;
Donna Seelye, Community Options Employee (holding t-shirt); and volunteers Paul Fauss (hiding
behind Donna) and Mychal Vaughan.
On Wednesday, May 25, Valley Senior Services
Staff at the Lisbon Senior Citizens Center honored
Michael Kirsch, Garrett Thompson, Steven Nicholson, Heather Cunningham, Michael Vaghn, Thomas
Smith, and Paul Fauss as 2016 Outstanding Meals on
Wheels Volunteers.
The volunteers were treated to a noon meal as a
means of thanking the volunteers for their continued
service to the Lisbon Community. The volunteers
were also presented with t-shirts with a “Meals on
Wheels Volunteers Make a Difference” logo.
The Open Door and Community Options Programs fill many jobs within the city. The volunteers
spend many hours helping out at the Lisbon Hospital
and Nursing Home, Parkside Lutheran Home, Fargo
Assembly, Saxerud Manufacturing, and Berube’s
as well as watering plants in the planters on Main
Street.
2016 Camp Grafton Disabled
Veteran hunt
Happy Birthday Chuck
Charles Francis Blaschke,
Jr., a resident of Lisbon, North
Dakota, turned 90 years young on
May 28, 2016.
He served in the United States
Navy in World War II, serving on
the USS Elmore, APA 42. Two
sons and one grandson followed
Chuck’s steps, in the United
States Military.
Chuck has been a resident
of the North Dakota Veterans
Home since 2004. Chuck has had
a great life with a career in Civil
Engineering. He and his wife
Anne raised six loving children
on a ranch with Charolais cattle.
Chuck has a passion for animals
big and small!
Upon his retirement, he and
Ann traveled the United States
and British Columbia, taking their
grandchildren on trips, visiting
the national parks.
Chuck now spends his time
listening to books-on-tape and
still solving mathematical problems.
Chuck has eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Thank you for serving our
country, Chuck!
Happy Birthday!
Sawyer Allen Boock was born April 4, 2016 at Essentia in Fargo
to Amanda (Carlson) and Robert Boock. He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz
and was 21 1/4” long. He was welcomed home by big sister, Nora.
Grandparents are Mary Carlson and the late Lowell Carlson, Lisbon and Barbara Boock and the late Timothy Boock, Breckenridge MN.
The County Veteran Service Office in cooperation with the North Dakota
Department of Fish and Game would like to announce the 2016 Camp Grafton Disabled Veteran Hunt for Veterans who are 50% disabled or greater.
The Disabled Veteran Hunt will take place on Monday, November 7th and
Tuesday, November 8th at Camp Grafton, ND. Applications are due by July
29th and are available from any County Veteran Service Office.
Win a camping trip with
a Park Ranger
Charles F. Blaschke, Jr., a World War II veteran who currently
resides at the North Dakota Veterans Home, celebrated his 90th
birthday on May 28, 2016. He is pictured here with his daughter,
Cindy Blaschke, and his cake, cupcakes, and floral bouquet.
Fort Ransom State Park, Cabela’s and Scheels are teaming up to offer
an opportunity for a family to go camping with a Park Ranger. They are
looking for families that have never been camping, but want to experience the great outdoors.
Staff at Fort Ransom State Park will teach the winning family how to
build a fire, roast marshmallows, cook over a fire, guide them on a hike,
and teach them how to set up their new Cabela’s tent. Scheels is donating
sleeping bags.
Those interested in participating are asked to provide an essay from
a child age 17 and under, on why they want to go camping and why they
have yet to go camping. Deadline for submission is June 17 with the
camping weekend set for June 24. Please send essays to: Fort Ransom
State Park, 5981 Walt Hjelle Parkway, Fort Ransom, ND 58033.
Happy 50 th Wedding
Anniversary on June 4 th
to Monty & Roberta Haugen
From:
Continued from page 2
the $50 mark lately. That resulted in oil tax revenues exceeding projections by a total of $23 million.
Unfortunately the price has not been strong enough
to get more rigs out in the energy patch. A week ago,
there were only 25 active drilling rigs, down from 80
a year ago and 180 two years ago at this time. The low
oil prices have been accompanied by low agricultural
commodity prices, which is also causing a serious
reduction in sales tax revenue. The recent rainfall has
at a minimum been a bit encouraging!
We will continue to monitor the revenue picture
for the state in the months ahead. As you know, the
Governor has directed most state agencies to prepare
JUST A NOTE...
for a 90% budget for the upcoming biennium. There
are some exceptions to the 90% directive involving
services within the department of Human Services.
In the meantime, agencies are hopeful that there will
not be another allotment prior to the end of the current
biennial budget cycle which ends June 30, 2017.
We have endured these economic challenges in the
past. It is not easy, but it is part of the economic cycle.
I am confident we will find our way through these
challenges once again.
Have a safe and great Summer season!
Until next time, you can reach me at lrobinson@
nd.gov
Todd & Amy
Tammy & Loren
Terri & Greg
Tracy & Kevin
Business & Professional Services
Continued from page 2
earned that honor just because we
were the oldest generation or if
they thought we were in a hurry to
get on the road toward home.
Anyway, as the baby’s only
great-grandmother, I was the first
(after the parents, of course) to hold
the baby. It was an amazing experience, similar to what I experienced
at the birth of her mother, our first
grandchild. It brought tears to my
eyes! Some of the thoughts racing
through my mind were as follows:
She was so beautiful and perfect!
What a miracle! How could we be
so lucky? She did not even look
like a newborn. Newborns were
supposed to be pale and wrinkled.
She was rosy pink, with chubby
cheeks, a cute little nose, and just
the right amount of dark hair. And
she was wide awake, but apparently happy and satisfied, as she
wasn’t letting out a peep as we
passed her around.
After everyone who wished to
hold her had gotten that chance,
and with our urging, the nurse did
the weighing, measuring, stamping of the baby’s footprints on the
birth certificate, and the routine
administration of a dose of Vitamin K. We were able to watch the
whole process, taking notes if we
pleased. The new little addition
to the family weighed 8 pounds,
6 ounces, was 20 ½ inches long,
and her birth time was officially
recorded as 8:26 p.m. on May 26,
2016. With all of those “twos” and
“sixes,” I should be able to remember those details. The baby cooperated beautifully, only crying for
a split second when moved away
from the heat lamp under which it
had been placed while undergoing
the process.
That process over, Willie and I
could leave for home, relieved that
the labor was over, the mother was
doing well, and the baby appeared
to be strong and healthy.
All that remained was the naming. The parents had a couple of
options in mind and wanted some
time to get to know their new
daughter before officially giving
her a name. By the next morning,
the name was announced as Addison Kaye (Kaye was Samantha’s
late paternal grandmother’s middle
name), or “Addie” (I’m not sure of
the spelling they will choose) for
short.
We’ve been asked if we feel
older after gaining the title of
“Great-grandparents.” I haven’t
really noticed that I feel older.
It’s kind of nice to become greatgrandparents when we are still
young enough to enjoy her. But,
it is a little hard to get used to the
idea of our daughter and son-inlaw being grandparents!
We returned to Fargo for
another visit with the new baby on
Friday and were pleased as punch
to get an invitation to go over to
our daughter and son-in-laws’
house on Monday night (Memorial Day) for supper, as the baby
and her parents were there to visit.
We are looking forward to having
many more visits, as the new family lives in Verona, which is not
that far away.
& their families
Blaschke’s medals and other World War II memorabilia are displayed with his patriotic-themed birthday cake and flowers.
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the baby had arrived. Whether it
was intuition, mental telepathy, or
some unexplained bond between
great-grandpa and newly arrived
“great-grandbaby,” we’ll never
know, but he was absolutely right.
Just seconds later, the expectant
grandfather’s cell phone rang and
the exhausted mother announced,
in a weak but happy voice, “She’s
here!” She quickly explained that
all had gone well and they would
call again to let us know when
we could come into the room and
greet the new baby.
It wasn’t long and that call
came. The five of us rushed down
the hall and into the room.
Things are done so differently
than when our children and even
our grandchildren were born. The
nurses were in no rush to give the
newborn a bath or even to weigh
or measure her. They wanted skin
on skin contact with the mother
for at least an hour. After that, they
wrapped her in a blanket and we
could pass her around and cuddle
her as much as we wanted. Soon
one of Samantha’s best friends
arrived. That made eight of us,
counting the new parents, waiting
our turns to hold the new baby girl.
Never one to barge in out of
turn, I held back, assuming that the
baby’s father and then our daughter
and her husband, now “Grandma”
and “Grandpa,” would want to be
first to hold her. However, after the
new dad had a chance to hold her
for a little bit, it was suggested that
the great-grandparents be next. I
don’t know if they thought we had
Sawyer Allen Boock
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Valley News
OBITUARY POLICY
We have a standard format for obituaries which includes: Name, age, date, place of
death, date and place of service, date of birth and location, parents names, date of marriages,
date spouse died (if spouse precedes in death), schools attended, occupation, organizations,
church affiliation, immediate family survivors (i.e spouse, parents, children, brothers, sisters),
pallbearers, special music at service and burial place. This information will be provided free
of charge.
However, if the family requests other information, such as a photo (additional photos
$25 each), hobbies, grandchildren’s names, specials friends, personality, interest, etc., this
information can be provided in a boxed paid obituary for $75.
Unless the family specifically requests a paid obituary, the obituary will be edited and
published in our usual format, free of charge.
The Ransom County Gazette is not responsible for information which has been incorrectly
submitted. We reserve the right to edit.
Rodger A. Severson
Rodger A. Severson, age 71,
of Lisbon, N.D., and formerly
of Park River and Fairdale,
N.D., passed away on Tuesday,
May 24, 2016, at the Parkside
Lutheran Home ,Lisbon, N.D.,
after a long battle with cancer.
Rodger A. Severson was born
February 6, 1945, in Grafton,
N.D., the son of the late Goodwin and Inga (Skare) Severson.
Rodger grew up on the family
farm and graduated from Fairdale High School in 1963. He
attended Aaker’s Business College, Grand Forks, graduating
in 1964 with a degree in Junior
Accounting.
Rodger was drafted into the
United States Army in 1965,
and was stationed in California.
This started his love of traveling.
After his discharge in 1967, he
continued in the reserves for five
years. Rodger loved to travel and
see the country, but he also felt
the need to continue to serve and
protect. He became a police officer and served in Velva, Garrison
and Park River.
He returned to the family
farm near Fairdale and farmed
for a time. He later worked for
area farmers in Walsh County.
Rodger moved to the Veterans
Home, Lisbon, N.D, in 2003.
He is survived by his brother,
Duane (Linda) Severson, Graf-
Sheldon Feland
ton, N.D., and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; brother, Gerald,
step-brothers: Arnold and Adrian
Granumj and step-sister, Ada
Lou Samdahl.
A memorial prayer service
was held on Saturday, May 28,
2016, at 3:30 p.m. at the North
Dakota Veterans Home, Lisbon,
N.D.
Inurnment will be at the North
Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, N.D.
Arrangements were handled
by Tollefson Funeral Home,
Grafton, N.D.
Memories may be viewed and
shared at www.tollefsonfuneralhome.com.
There it was. Tables all decorated and set up for a birthday party
at the Stake-Out Friday evening.
There came the boss and asked
this rover, the first to arrive, whose
birthday it was. She was told it was
for Step Grandson Sheldon Feland
whose mom is Tiff the painter and
she and Andy Hoenhause live on
Rock Hill. Andy of course knows
how to move rocks for a basement
to build the beautiful home of six
bedrooms. No danger of flooding
up there so Sheldon along with
brothers Brandon, Carter and Spencer can walk in anytime and not get
their feet wet like it was at the Stake
Out where one door had water
swimming up to it Friday eve. Now
back to the boss as she walked
around the table with everyone
ensconsed in their food plates. This
rover stated boss Jensen had to sing
Happy Birthday to Sheldon. It was
a flat refusal as she stated when she
was young and took piano lessons,
the teacher remarked it was of no
use. Of course in Irene’s book, no
teacher should be so blunt so this
rover sang to him and wanted to
yodel also but it probably would
not be like on home base where all
the kids want her to yodel so they
could learn. Probably would have
brought the Stakehouse guests in
a “roar time” like it usually does
at the homes. The food was super,
even the hamburger combo this
rover had. The boss claimed she
works with the beef so it is beyond
criticism but this rover did not
know this, so wanted her hamburger type which even had super
flavor as a lot of places it is blah,
maybe not enough pepper as it
could come from the same cow.
Sheldon before the great event,
zoomed into Irene’s and asked if
she had rhubarb pie left. She did
and it went but not before she asked
him if he wanted a rhubarb pie for
his big day. He with bright eyes
answered yes, but wondered being
she had house workers if she would
do it. By midnite two pies came out
of the oven and the next day before
the party the birthday kid marched
in and took it home and cut a piece
pronto. Next, Mom Tiff came
with a gorgeous birthday cake and
administered everyone that wanted.
This ended the 18th birthday with
the waitress Kathy Mark doing a
super job. Thanks to all that can
make someone happy and many
more HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO
SHELDON From Grams Irene.
There is eighteen year old Brandon Hoenhause graduating and it is
congrats to him. His reception will
be at the new dome at the Mitch
and Heidi Hoenhause’s when they
get the machines out for a splendor
party after graduation ceremony.
He wants to farm which he has
been doing most of his spare time
from school. His Dad Andy knows
when he sends either Brandon or
brother Carter there is not need for
worry, it will get done to his perfection state. The boys are right there
to help Grams Irene when she puts
in a call for help or just puts in a
call.
There was Pastor Juwle early
for church at Beverly Anne Friday
with the sky clouding up getting
ready for a blast of rain and even
some hail stones. Many sang their
hearts out, Deb came with a sack
of magazines from Alice Hanson
who along with Ruth Carlblom
was present. A good sermon with
John 3:16 administered was given
by Juwle who also likes to sing.
Thanks to all for a great afternoon
with the Lord giving his approval,
even to this rover’s playing. Pastor
Juwle is from the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches.
Then on Wed at 9:00 many residents zoomed into church service
early to name tunes this rover rang
out and they could do it. By 9:30
there was smiling young Pastor
Aaron with a birthday 27 the day
before to put us on the trail to great
living with the Lord leading the
way. Happy Birthday to Aaron who
is from the Redeemer Lutheran
Church plus thanks to all that came
to Parkside and also Swing Bed at
the Hospital where Pastor Aaron
by Irene Hoenhause
also smiled his way right up front
and gave this rover the hymns plus
he sang a solo at both places with
angels producing the accompaniment.
There was Dana Baasch and
friend slipping in from Wishek
to see brother Grant and others
she could find such as this rover.
Couldn’t find so called and is doing
fine working in the hospital at
Wishek.
Would you believe there were
Kimberly Reynolds from Naples,
Florida and Janelle Mairs dancing up a storm at this rover’s Friday when the piano rang out with
a Norsk waltz? Kimberly came to
visit her nieces, Hannah and Marah
Wittenburg and stopped by to congratulate Brandon Hoenhause who
is graduating from Lisbon High
School and courting Miss Hannah Wittenburg. Hannah Frances
Wittenburg is headed for a sophomore in college at Valley City. She
is going into Elementary Education. She also attended Sheldon
Feland’s 18th birthday party at the
Stake Out Friday evening along
with Brandon. Then Janelle Mairs
is employed at the Court House,
mother of Hannah and graduate
Marah Wittenburg, headed to the
Valley and Rock Hill to congratulate Brandon Hoenhause but he
took them to visit this Valley rover
where the dancing took place, plus
visiting plus a tour of the Castle
with her quotation, “Thank you for
your hospitality! It’s hard to find.
Thank you for playing your beautiful music for us on your piano, your
sense of humor is so refreshing and
it was a pleasure to spend time with
you” (Wow, wouldn’t that make
anyone’s day even if Irene had just
come in from getting soaked on the
lawn mower so was bedraggled,
however, in dry clothes. She found
this friendly, smiling bunch beneficial to everyday life so it is thanks
to them. Come again.
Here comes Sunday and a zip
to the Veteran Home for church
service was on schedule. There she
found Arnie all set up to play and
back from his week trek to Wisconsin on business even tho he drove
over 600 miles to make it back in
time to sing and play.
Now back to the Veteran home
service where this rover went into
18 Veteran Army songs as Arnie
kept the bass going. When it came
to the “Glory Glory Hallelujah” the
Beverly Anne News
4th Tuesdays
Lisbon Area Health Services
1-800-669-3171
Happy Birthday to Gerry Freeberg! She is the daughter of Beverly Anne Resident Clarice Mairs.
She celebrated her birthday with
the residents and staff on Thursday, May 29th during afternoon
coffee with cookies and ice cream.
On Tuesday, May 24th Betty
Bierwagen and Clarice Mairs tied
the first game in bean bag horseshoe and the second game was
won by Betty Bierwagen. Great
job, ladies!!
Carol Piatz stopped by to visit
with her dad Glenn Weisenhaus on
Tuesday, May 24th.
Alice Suhumskie’s daughter
Pearl Stockwell and her husband
Steve from Milnor along with
Diane Myers from Plano, Texas
stopped by to visit on Tuesday,
May 24th. Diane also stopped by
to visit with Alice on Thursday.
Vernon and Lorraine Thompson’s son, Jerry, and wife, Ellen,
stopped by to visit on Thursday,
May 26th.
Charlene Kaspari visited with
Marlene Kaspari on Thursday and
planted some flowers in the Beverly Anne Courtyard.
Fern Larson’s daughter, Sue
Erickson, and her husband, Mark,
from Plymouth, Minnesota came
to -visit and spend a couple nights
with her at the Beverly Anne. The
residents enjoyed visiting with Sue
and Mark while they were here.
On Friday Bernice Carlson’s
daughter, Linda Kylstad, stopped
by to visit her mom. Along with
Linda was Bernice’s great grandsons Mason and Deegen Kylstad.
On Sunday, May 29th Bernice’s
son, Wally, along with wife, Kris,
and granddaughter, Celeste, came
to visit Bernice. Coming to surprise Bernice was granddaughter,
Amber, and great grandchildren,
Karsten, Makia and Soren.
Marion Johnson’s brother,
Duane Cole, and wife, Millie,
stopped by to visit with her on Saturday.
Gerry and Keith Freeberg
enjoyed visiting with Gerry’s
mother, Clarice Mairs, on Sunday,
May 29th.
Betty Ann Tufty stopped by to
visit with Clarice Mairs on Monday, May 30th.
Orlin Jacobson’s son Kim came
by to visit with Orlin on Monday,
May 30th.
Congratulations to the class of
2016 from Lisbon High School
that graduated on Sunday. Best
wishes and good luck in all your
upcoming endeavors.
place just rang with everyone singing. In skips Pastor Juwle of the
Methodist and Presbyterian church
to give us a super service on the
“x” deal. No God at a lot of places
so “x” is the answer. He chose the
song “This world is not my Home”
and came up and sang with Arnie,
Irene Mary to clapping. Thanks to
all that came and Don for the candy
treats, Pastor McKirdy was in a
great frame and introduced his son
and wife to this rover which was
wonderful when family come.
There was Jim Heacox in all his
glory and friendly manner with this
rover having to give him the onetwo-three do I remember thee?
There was Jim Baasch and a
visit took place as time has been
as essence since she last saw him
motoring in from his place of existence and work, rural Oakes.
Happy Birthday to Kathy Hoenhause where they went out Sat.
eve for supper and on Sunday to
celebrated their 47th anniversaryHappy Special days to the Harv and
Kathy Hoenhauses.
Graduation was on Sunday and
what a wonderful day. Brandon
Hoenhause had his special party
at the dome of Mitch and Heidi
Hoenhause where room was no
problem in the gorgeous building
where kids could ride their little
outfits and be happy to be there.
The lunch was super and so was the
crowd that came off and on even in
the evening. After playing at Veteran’s Home, this rover made it.
Four year old Spencer Hoenhause
joined her. He finally received
three small pickles, when Great
Grams stated she did not get one.
He took one of his and gave her as
he ate one. There was one left and
he was going to give it to Irene but
she stated, “lets share.” She tried to
break the little pickle in half but it
just bent--Spencer picked it up put
it in his mouth the half way mark,
bit it off and gave Irene her share.
There is always more than one way
to skin a problem.
What a crew of eight with Al
Anderson of Fingal and foreman
Chad Hejtmanek, Kathryn in charge
to shingle a three story house at the
Hoenhause residence. They were
all workers in the first degree and
among them were John Ackerman
born and raised in Fergus Falls but
lives in West Fargo, has a six year
old daughter and there were many
others whose name slipped for now.
In about three days the job was
done on the house and now a new
deck is in the making and a leaking porch. This rover got up at 5:00
and hauled many sacks of rubbage
to her farm dump which had been
neatly placed by a tree by the workers. Thanks to all the workers for
getting a job done this rover wanted
done before she was doomed by
Satan or the Lord to leave this great
huge house and this world.
~ Senior Schedule ~
Monday, June 6
Exercise ................................ 10:45
Bingo ...................................... 1:00
Dinner: Swedish Meatballs .. 12:00
Tuesday, June 7
Dinner: Ham......................... 12:00
Hand and Foot ........................ 1:30
Wednesday, June 8
Dinner: Breaded Fish on a Whole
Wheat Bun w/Tartar Sauce .. 12:00
Thursday, June 9
Local Area Church Directory
• Lisbon
• Forman
• Milnor
• Elliott
683-2375
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Funeral Home
Chapels in...
Enderlin 437-3354
Lisbon 683-4400
Gwinner 683-4400
RAIN,
PLAINS, G
MY,
& AGRONO
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437-2400
1-800-950-2219
Enderlin, ND
Zion Lutheran Church
420 1st St SE, Gwinner – Missouri Synod. Pastor
Matthew Richard 678-2401. 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, 432-5688 & Pastor
Carl Glamm, 883-4515; Sunday, June 12, 11 a.m.
worship
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Englevale, Pastor Cheri Danielson, 432-5688 &
Pastor Carl Glamm, 883-4515, Sunday, June 12, 9
a.m. worship
Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church
207 1st St. SE, Gwinner Phone 678-2552 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 8835987 See Verona News for current Worship schedule.
St. Vincent Catholic Church
Gwinner. Father Jerald Finnestad, Priest phone 6834620. 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 4373777, (815) 883-1673. www.hopelutheranenderlin.org. Worship service, 10 a.m.. Vacation Bible
School will be held Aug. 8-12.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
801 Forest St., Lisbon, Missouri Synod, Phone 6833462; Pastor Aaron Hambleton; Worship service
9:15 a.m. Sunday with Bible Class at 10:30 a..m.
(Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays).
First Presbyterian Church
10 6 Ave. West, Lisbon, Pastor Juwle S. Nagbe, Pastor Office: 683-4479; Residence: 683-5996; Cell
(701)318-4273; email: [email protected]. 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 1-877-525-2113.
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. Sunday, June 12, 9 a.m. Worship w/
HC
Trinity Lutheran Church LCMC
319 4th Ave, Enderlin, Phone 437-2433. Pastor Grant
Patterson. Sunday Service, 9:30 a.m., Sunday School,
10:40 a.m.
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Mon-Fri: 8:30-5:30
Saturday: 8:30- Noon
683-4691 • 1-800-247-0427
404 Main • Lisbon, ND
Welton Tire Service
“On Farm Tire Repair”
√ Shocks
√ Computer Balancing
√ Wheel Alignment
683-5136 • 683-5177
Gwinner,
North Dakota
Elevator:
678.2468
Fertilizer:
678.2773
410 Main, Lisbon, ND
Ph: 683-4128 • Fax: 683-4129
email: [email protected]
There came Tiff, Andy and
Spencer Hoenhause, Sierra Schock,
Argusville, ND, Monday for a
chat and to check if this rover was
home. Irene made the cemeteries
on the Lisbon hill and also at rural
Alice, ND. It is always so sad to
walk away from the place of burial
and leave your loved ones behind.
The only consolation is--they will
never have to suffer on this earth
again. To stifle the depression this
rover got on the lawn mower and
put a lot of the weeds and grasses
concubines to heaven. Nothing like
a mower to squelch depression and
put your mind on what you are supposed to be doing.
Oh my gosh, there was Steve
from the Fort Cafe trying the
chicken wings at Brandon Hoenhause’s graduation gathering and
stated they were great but on the
hot side, of course there were foods
of all kinds at Mitch and Heidi’s
dome, the home of machinery and
kids ‘four wheelers.
Alice Hanson slips to the Community Room at Webster Manor
where she and Orville live, and
helps establish the pieces for a puzzle. She was at Gordy’s opener and
enjoyed sandwiches also.
There was Wes Alinder picking a watermelon out for this rover
at Teals grocery and in a friendly
manner hauling out groceries. Then
at Gordy’s was this friendly helpful
gal Carleene Brown and may she
stay on a long time.
Did you know beavers teeth are
so sharp they were used as knives
years ago and now you know why
all of Irene’s chokecherry trees
went down the Sheyenne.
There is Beth West eleven years
working at Maryhill and doing
a great job. This rover gets in on
a visit when she is playing there
which has been 54 years Hillcrest
and turned into Maryhill.
Don’t you feel you owe the
Lord something Ole? “Ya, but he
isn’t pushing me like all the rest.”
There was Carter Hoenhause
out of school and zooming around
on his 4 wheeler when this rover
needed some assistance. He wasn’t
long helping out and willing to
do more even if the men give him
plenty of machine work in the
fields.
We find that Mary Jo Smith is
improving and we hope the prayers
have helped. She is organist and is
needed so she will not get hit again
by some unknown thing. Her mom
Joanne Montgomery gave me her
address and we find she is improving also. She also is an organist
and singer so is very much needed.
She is a jolly soul to visit with so
you would never know she has
an obstacle to conquer. She had a
house full of maybe ten so that was
a beam in the heart over the weekend. Prayers to both Mary Jo and
her Mom to get 100%.
427 Main St., Milnor, ND
Ph: 427-9472
Fax: 427-9492
email: [email protected]
Dinner: Tator Tot Hotdish w/
Mixed Veggies...................... 12:00
Friday, June 10
Dinner: Calico Bean Casserole .....
.............................................. 12:00
Saturday, June 11
Open mornings for activities
Sunday, June 12
No Cards
Monday, June 13
Swiss Steak w/Gravy
Parkside
Lutheran Home
Nursing Care
Facility
“We Take Pride in Our Family-like
Home & Atmosphere”
Lisbon, ND
Ph: 683-5239
Hwy 32 North • Lisbon
701-683-5836
1-800-726-5379
309 12th Ave. W.,
Lisbon, ND
Phone: 701-683-4195
Lisbon
Farmers Union
Credit Union
Dan Wagner
Lisbon, ND
683-2296
Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 5
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Notices
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informing citizens of government activities
that may affect the citizens’ everyday
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
TRI-COUNTY DRAIN NO. 6
RECONSTRUCTION
TRI COUNTY WATER RESOURCE
DISTRICT COUNTIES OF RANSOM,
SARGENT & RICHLAND, NORTH
DAKOTA
Sealed bids will be received by the
Tri-County Joint Water Resource District,
at the office of the Tri-County Joint Water
Resource District, 6757 130th Ave SE,
Lisbon, ND 58054, until 10:30 AM CT,
June 10th, 2016, at which time they will
PRIMARY ELECTION
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Ransom
County Courthouse, Lisbon, North Dakota,
be publically opened and read aloud for the
furnishing of materials, labor, equipment
and skill required for the construction of
TRI-COUNTY DRAIN NO. 6 RECONSTRUCTION and incidental items in and
for said Water Resource District, as is more
fully described and set forth in the plans
and specifications therefore, which are now
on file in the office of the Tri-County Joint
Water Resource District.
Bids shall be upon cash payment on the
following estimated quantities and types of
work:
Contract Bond, 1 L SUM; Railway Protection Insurance, 1 L SUM; Common Excavation, 206,966 CY; Clearing & Grubbing,
1 L SUM; Removal of Pipe All Type and
Sizes, 869 LF; Topsoil Remove & Replace,
335 STA; Leveling, 335 STA; Mobilization,
1 L SUM; Traffic Control, 1 L SUM; Fiber
Rolls 12IN, 8,000 LF; Seeding – Type B –
Class II, 147 ACRE; Mulching, 147 ACRE;
Riprap, 278 CY; Geosynthetic Material
Type RR, 556 SY; Pipe Corr Steel .064IN
24IN, 1,838 LF; Pipe Corr Steel .079IN
30IN, 138 LF; Pipe Corr Steel .079IN 48IN,
116 LF; Flap Gate 24IN, 34 EA; Flap Gate
30IN, 2 EA; Flap Gate 48IN, 2 EA; Object
Markers – Type III, 4 EA.
The contract documents are on file and
may be examined at the following:
a Primary Election will be held for Congressional, State, County and City offices. The
polls will be open at 9:00 a.m. and continue
to be open until 7:00 p.m. of that day.
The arrangement of candidate names
appearing on ballots in your precinct may
vary from the published sample ballots,
Dated this 16th day of May, 2016
Tri-County Joint Water Resource Dis-
6757 130th Ave SE
Lisbon, ND 58054
KLJ, Valley City, North Dakota
Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.kljeng.com “Client Zone” or www.questcdn.com. You may
download the digital plan documents for
$21 by inputting Quest project #4501238
on the website’s Project Search page. Please
contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or
[email protected] for assistance in free
membership registration, downloading, and
working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is available for a non-refundable price
of $70 per set at KLJ, 1010 4th Ave SW:
Valley City, ND. Please contact us at 701845-4980 if you have any questions.
All bids are to be submitted on the basis
of cash payment for the work and materials, and each bid shall be accompanied by
a separate envelope containing the contractor’s license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five per cent
(5%) of the full amount of the bid and must
be in the form of a bidder’s bond. A bidder’s
bond must be executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety company authorized to
do business in this state, conditioned that if
the principal’s bid be accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal,
within ten (10) days after notice of award,
will execute and effect a contract in accordance with the terms of his bid and the bid
bond as required by the laws of the State of
North Dakota and the regulations and determinations of the governing body. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract
within ten (10) days allowed, the bidder’s
bond must be forfeited to the governing
body and the project awarded to the next
lowest responsible bidder.
All bidders must be licensed for the full
amount of the bid as required by Section 43
07 05 and 43-07-12 of the North Dakota
Century Code.
The successful Bidder will be required
to furnish Contract Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract.
Contracts shall be awarded on the basis
of the low bid submitted by a responsible
and responsive bidder for the aggregate sum
of all bid items. A single contract will be
awarded for the work.
All bids will be contained in a sealed
envelope, as above provided; plainly
marked showing that such envelope contains a bid for the above project. In addition,
the bidder shall place upon the exterior of
such envelope the following information:
1. The work covered by the bidder
2. The name of the bidder
3. Separate envelope containing bid
bond and a copy of North Dakota Contractor’s License or certificate of renewal.
4. Acknowledgement of the Addenda.
No Bid will be read or considered
which does not fully comply with the above
provisions as to Bond and licenses and any
deficient Bid submitted will be resealed and
returned to the Bidder immediately.
The work on the improvement will be
completed by October 29, 2016.
The Owner reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, to waive any informality
in any bid, to hold all bids for a period not
to exceed 30 days from the date of opening
bids, and to accept the bid deemed most
favorable to the interest of the Owner.
Should the Contractor fail to complete the work within the time required
herein or within such extra time as may
have been granted by formal extensions of
time approved by the Owner, there will be
deducted from any amount due the Contractor the sum of $1,600 per day and every day
that the completion of the work is delayed.
The Contractor and his surety will be liable
for any excess. Such payment will be as and
for liquidated damages.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
RANSOM COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Bradley P. Froemke, Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Attorney for Personal Representative
Court File No. 37-2016-PR-00009
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are required to present their claims
within three months after the date of the
first publication of this notice or said claims
will be forever barred. Claims must either
be presented to the attorney listed above, to
Benjamin P. Froemke as Personal Representative of the Estate at 1577 - 3rd Street
West, West Fargo, ND 58078, or filed with
depending upon the precinct in which you
reside.
Published in compliance with North
Dakota Century Code Section 16.1-11-21
and 40-21-02.
Dated this 20th day of May, 2016.
Kristi Johnson, Auditor
Ransom County, ND
CITY CONTESTS
Elliott - 1 Coucil position (2-yr. term);
1 Council position (4-yr. term)
Enderlin - 3 Council positions, 3 Park
Board positions
Fort Ransom - 2 Council positions
(4-yr. term)
Lisbon - 3 Council positions (4-yr.
term), 3 Park Board positions (4-yr. term)
Sheldon - 2 Council position (4-yr
term)
POLLING PLACE
Ransom County Courthouse - Commu-
nity Room
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES
Precinct #1 - The City of Enderlin
Precinct #2 - Cities of Elliott, Fort
Ransom and Sheldon and Township of
Northland, Preston, Moore, Liberty, Greene,
Coburn, Fort Ransom, Springer, Tuller,
trict
Tri-County Joint Water Resource Dis-
trict
COUNTIES OF RANSOM, SARGENT & RICHLAND, NORTH DAKOTA
s/Scott Olerud
Chairman
Publish May 23rd, 30th & June 6th, 2016
the Court.
Dated this 24th day of May, 2016.
Benjamin P. Froemke
Personal Representative of the Estate of
Bradley P. Froemke, deceased
1577 - 3rd Street West
West Fargo, ND 58078
Marshall W. McCullough
Attorney ID#05298
OHNSTAD TWICHELL, P.C.
901 - 13th Avenue East
P.O. Box 458
West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 282-3249
[email protected]
Publish May 30, June 6, & 13, 2016
LEGAL NOTICE
ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
the second Tuesday of June, being June 14,
2016, the annual election will be held for the
purpose of electing members of the Lisbon
School Board. The polls will be open at
11:00 a.m. central daylight savings time and
will close at 7:00 p.m. central daylight savings time of that same day.
Publish May 30 and June 6, 2016
(More legals on pg. 6)
Hanson, Elliott and Isley.
Precinct #3 - The City of Lisbon
Precinct #4 - Townships of Casey,
Shenford, Owego, Island Park, Big Bend,
Scoville, Sandoun, Alleghany, Bale, Aliceton, Synda and Rosemeade.
Publish May 30 and June 6, 2016
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Public
Notices
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informing citizens of government activities
that may affect the citizens’ everyday
lives. Public notices have been printed in
local newspapers, the trusted sources for
community information, for more than
200 years.
North Dakota newspapers also post public
notices that are printed in newspapers on
www.ndpublicnotices.com at no additional
charge to units of government.
SECTION 00 0200
INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that
NORTH DAKOTA VETERANS
HOME (NDVH)
LISBON, NORTH DAKOTA
will accept bids for
ART STUDIO/WOODSHOP ADDITION
NDVH
LISBON, ND
According to Drawings and Specifications prepared by Michael J. Burns Architects, Ltd., Moorhead, Minnesota, 56560.
Multiple Prime Bids will be received
for General, Mechanical and Electrical
Work. A single combined bid is acceptable
provided the total is less than the total of the
sum of the multiple prime bids.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Owner until 2:00 PM, local time, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Bids must be delivered
before the time and date indicated above to
the ND Veterans Home, Main Office, 1600
Veterans Drive, Lisbon, ND, 58054. where
they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Documents may be examined at:
Michael J. Burns Architects, Ltd.,
Moorhead, Minnesota
FM Builders Exchange, 1010 Page
Drive, Fargo, ND
Grand Forks Builders Exchange
Builders Exchanges in Minneapolis, St.
Paul and St. Cloud, MN
Builders Exchanges in Sioux Falls and
Aberdeen, SD
Construction Bulletin, 9443 Science
Center Drive, New Hope, MN 55428
Reed Construction Data, New Hope,
Minnesota
McGraw Hill/ F.W. Dodge Plan Room,
7600 Parklawn Avenue, Suite 352, Edina,
MN
Bid Clerk, Chicago IL
iSqFT and AGC of Minnesota Plan
Room
Bidders may secure electronic copies of
the proposed Bid Documents by accessing
Applied Engineering’s FTP site: ftp://ftp.aesolutions.com where they can be viewed,
downloaded or ordered thru Applied Engineering (701-281-1884.)
The user name and password is listed
in the Instructions to Bidders in the Project
Manual or contact [email protected] for
this information.
Bidders may also secure electronic
copies of the proposed Bid Documents by
e-mail: [email protected]
Envelopes containing bids must show
on the front face the Contractor’s name,
address and be endorsed:
“Art Studio/Woodshop Addition, NDVH,
Lisbon, ND.”
Each Bid shall be accompanied by two
separate envelopes. The first envelope shall
contain a Bidder’s Bond in a sum equal to
(5%) five percent of the full amount of the
Bid, executed by the Bidder as principal
and by a surety company authorized to do
business in this state, conditioned that if the
principal’s Bid be accepted and the contract
awarded to him, he, within ten days after
notice of award, will execute and effect a
contract in accordance with the terms of
his Bid and a contractor’s bond as required
by law and the regulations and determinations of the governing board. Per NDCC
48-01.2-05(4) the envelope with the bidder’s security should contain the North
Dakota Contractor’s license or certification of renewal issued by the secretary of
State. The Contractor must be licensed for
the highest amount of his bid combination
including alternates. Such license must
have been in effect at least 10 days prior to
the date of the bid opening.
The second envelope marked “Bid Proposal”, shall contain the two copies of the
Bid Form supplied with the Bidding documents or through addenda. The envelope
containing Bid Proposal shall acknowledge
receipt of all addenda both on the envelope
and the Bid Proposal form.
No bids will be read or considered
which do not fully comply with the North
Dakota bond and license requirements. Any
deficient bid submitted shall be resealed and
returned to the bidder.
Bid security shall be made payable to
NDVH, Lisbon, North Dakota. Bid security
of the two lowest Bidders will be retained
until Contract has been awarded and executed, but no longer than 45 days.
The Owner reserves the right to reject
any or all Bids and to waive informalities
therein.
Published for North Dakota Veterans Home, Lisbon, North Dakota by their
authority.
Dated this 26th day of May 2016.
By: Mr. Mark B. Johnson, Administrator
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Publish June 6 and 13, 2016
Meet the candidates running for Ransom County Commissioner
Kevin Bishop
By Terri Kelly Barta
In the race for three county commissioners’ seats in Ransom County are
five candidates, Kevin Bishop, George
Bunn, Steve Dick, Connie Gilbert, and
Chris Sandvig. The election is fast
approaching and will be held on Tuesday, June 14 at the Ransom County
Courthouse from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Three
of the candidates, Bunn, Dick and Gilbert have thrown their hats into the ring
to serve another term. Kevin Bishop
served as a commissioner in the past
and would like to serve again. Chris
Sandvig has experience on the Enderlin
City Council and is a deputy sheriff in
Ransom County.
Here are comments from each candidate to help the voter decide:
Why are you running for one of
the commissioner seats?
“I have 12 years of experience as a
county commissioner and I feel I can
bring something back to the commission,” said Kevin Bishop. “I have been
a township officer for 35 years and I
believe with my combination of experience of being a county commissioner
and a township officer, I have a better
understanding of the need for a good
grass root government.”
“I am running for another term
because I feel I have done a good job
for the county and I can continue to do
so,” said George Bunn. “There are also
some county issues I would like to help
resolve.”
“I have served 16 years and would
like to make it twenty years,” said Steve
Dick.
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George Bunn
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“Being a county commissioner is
always interesting and I want to make
sure Ransom County stays strong in the
future,” said Connie Gilbert.
“I was county auditor for 12 years
which I feel helped prepare me for this
position,” said Connie Gilbert.
“I am just hoping to make a difference in the county,” said Chris Sandvig.
“I have served as deputy sheriff for nine
years in Ransom County.”
What experience do you bring to
the position?
“I have a good understanding of
how the county works,” said Kevin
Bishop. “While there have been changes
in the last four years since I left, I have
tried to keep up with the issues facing
the county. I have been a township officer for 35 years and understand how the
county and township operates. I have
worked with budgets, zoning, FEMA
and all other activities.
“I have been part of (the county’s)
new shop, the public health building,
resurfacing many of our blacktop roads,
the introduction of the Motor Vehicle
Division office to our county, the Sydna
shop, and many courthouse improvements and courthouse security,” said
Bunn. “I am proud to have introduced
the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance
at our county meetings.” Bunn went on
to say that he answers all phone calls
and attempts to deal with any problems
as soon as possible. He has learned
much about social services by serving
on the Southeast Social Service Board
for many years.
“I have sixteen years experience,”
said Steve Dick.
“I deal with a wide variety of
people with different work and cultural background,” said Sandvig. “That
experience helps me to understand the
culture we are in.”
Where do you live and for how
long have you lived there?
“I live in the northwest corner of
Ransom County on a farm,” said Kevin
Bishop. “I have lived there my whole
life.”
“I lived in Sheldon on my farm,”
said Bunn. “I moved into Enderlin six
years ago.”
“I live in Lisbon now,” said Steve
Dick.
“I live in Shenford Township and
have for over 40 years,” said Connie
Gilbert.
“I have lived in Enderlin since 2007
where I have served on the Enderlin
City Council for four years,” said Chris
Sandvig.
What characteristics make a
good county commissioner?
“You have to be a good listener to
the people and make the best decision
with the information you have been
presented with,” said Bishop. “You
must keep an open mind and listen to
all of the facts.”
“A good county commissioner
Connie Gilbert
Chris Sandvig
should listen to peoples’ problems and
attempt to do something to address
them,” said Bunn. “A good commissioner must be fair.” He went on to
add that a good commissioner should
attend county activities, meetings, conventions and stay aware of legislative
issues that affect counties. It helps to
have a working knowledge of budgets.
“We have excellent county employees
and listening to them can help a commissioner make good decisions,” said
Bunn.
up the roads and bridges, decreasing
federal and state dollars, and how to
pay for increasing costs,” said Bunn.
“A good commissioner should listen to all sides of the issues,” said Dick.
“I believe someone that will listen
objectively to both sides of an issue
before making a decision is a good
characteristic of a county Commissioner,” said Gilbert.
“I think I have an ability to lead with
people in good and bad situations,” said
Sandvig. “I realize that not everyone is
going to be happy with decisions made
and being a leader means making tough
decisions.”
What county issue should be a
priority and why?
“One of the most talked about issues
is roads,” said Bishop. “You must keep
them well-maintained. Another issue is
budget. We must operate on a budget
while keeping the needs of the people
in the county met. These will always be
concerns.”
“Right now issues facing the county
are: Trying to keep down property
taxes, the increasing costs of keeping
“Financing is the priority,” said
Dick.
“I don’t know if there’s one particular county issue that should be a priority, as all are important to the citizens
of the county,” said Gilbert.
“Understanding what money is in
the county budget and where it needs to
go as far as services being provided for
the county,” said Sandvig.
Who are your family members
including spouse, kids and number
of grandkids?
“I have been married for 35 years to
my wife, Janice,” said Bishop. We have
two adults sons, Dustin, who is married
to Sam, and Dillon.”
“My family consists of my wife,
Marlene, my children, Kevin, Brad,
Barbara and Melissa and their spouses,”
said Bunn. “We have seven grandchildren.”
“My family members are my wife,
Judy, my son Shea and Judy’s sons,”
stated Dick.
“I am married to Danny Gilbert
and we have three grown sons: Paul
(Kirsten), Chad, and Scott (Leah), said
Gilbert. We also have four grandsons.”
I am married to Brooke and we
have two children, Rawley 6, and Scarlett 2 ½, said Sandvig.
Lisbon Council candidates respond to questions
By Terri Kelly Barta
In the city of Lisbon there are
five candidates for the council vying
for three seats. They are David Cole,
Sr., Jerry Gemar, Lydell Mairs, Lyle
Thomason and Jeremy Waliser.
Gemar, Mairs and Thomasons’ council seats are expiring and all three
would like to win their seats back.
Jeremy Waliser is a past city council
member who would like to get back on
the council. David Cole, Sr. is a longtime business owner on Lisbon’s Main
Street who would like to serve on the
council. This is Cole’s 2nd attempt
to secure a council position. In 2012,
he threw his hat in the ring, but was
unsuccessful that year.
The Gazette asked the candidates
a few questions and these are their
responses:
Why are you interested in serving on the Lisbon City Council?
Dave Cole, Sr. was unavailable
and did not respond by presstime. He
has been a long-time businessman in
Lisbon. He and his wife, Pam have
two grown children and six grandchildren.
“It’s what I have been doing for
nearly 12 years already,” said Jerry
Gemar. “I have always been interested
in helping the community, doing whatever I can to make it better.”
“Just to help the city out,” said
LyDell Mairs.
“For the past four years I have
enjoyed serving on the city council,”
said Lyle Thomason. “It is vital to
hear from our citizens about the good
things that are going on in Lisbon but
also the things that may be troubling
for some. Without an open discussion
of the troubles of our community we
will not be able to resolve those issues.
Although there may not always be a
solution to every perceived problem,
we can always have a discussion.”
“Thinking back to when I was
elected to city council in 2010, my
motivation at that time was to be more
involved with the flood protection
issue we were facing,” said Jeremy
Waliser. “The reason for running for
a second term is my desire to continue the work I was involved in as a
council member during my first term.
I enjoyed working with every aspect
of the position and especially enjoyed
working with the department heads to
help them have what they need to be
successful.”
What characteristics do you
have that could contribute to the
position?
“Leadership skills, and I am a
people person,” said Gemar. “I have
useful knowledge of what goes on at
the state level and I am familiar with
everything that happens on the city
level.”
“I just try to get along with people
and make as many people happy as I
can,” said Mairs.
I have a willingness to articulate
a minority position on issues,” said
Thomason. “Being on the council is
not a “go with the flow” type of position where it is necessary that we
all agree on everything all the time.
Sometimes there is an alternative
viewpoint that needs to be expressed
or maybe just pull-back on the reins
so an issue doesn’t get run through
without some cautionary words. I may
not always vote the popular position,
but when I speak the minority position
it is because there are people in the
community who may have those same
ideas but are reluctant to express them
on their own.
“I like to be a leader in any effort,”
said Waliser. “I would much rather
be a part of the solution then to rely
on others and then complain about
the decisions made after the fact. My
years working for Bobcat in the Manufacturing Engineering department
have given me the experience to manage large projects as well as has shown
me the importance of having a good
solid plan for the future.”
Moving forward, what is the
biggest concern for Lisbon in your
opinion?
“To finish Phase I of the levee project,” said Gemar. “Water, sewer, and
street projects need to be our next goal
along with housing.”
“To work on the bad streets and
finish the levee project,” said Mairs.
“In the near future my concern
is for a stable city work force,” said
Thomason. Recently, one of our police
officers left for better pay in a different community and one of the city
crew left, as well. Without adequate
staffing we will not be able to fight
the drug problems that are surfacing in our community as well as the
other issues that law enforcement face
daily.” He added that his long term
concern is the tax burden that is being
placed on residents and businesses. “I
know taxes are necessary for the local
governments to be able to fund the
services they provide. But this tax burden needs to be fair. For the amount of
taxes that people pay, there needs to be
a fair return to the citizens in the form
of services. Of all the money the city
takes in: property taxes, sales tax collections, food and lodging tax, liquor
license fees, pet license fees, water
rates, sewer rates, garbage rates, recycling fees, criminal fines, state highway money, etc. etc. are the citizens
getting a fair return?”
“Finishing the flood protection
project while insuring funding available for maintenance and other day to
day projects to keep the city beautiful
and an affordable place to live,” said
Waliser.
What do you hope to accomplish
during your term?
“The things I just said in the last
question (finish Phase I of levee project, then water, sewer, streets and
housing)” said Gemar. “Those will be
my goals for the next four years.”
I hope we will work to improve
the streets in Lisbon,” said Mairs.
“I would like Lisbon to have more
affordable housing options,” said
Thomason. “Lisbon needs to work
with developers willing to accept the
financial risk of building properties
that will get people to move to Lisbon. If people move to Lisbon, we can
get them to invest in Lisbon. I would
like to get projects completed that will
provide some payback to the residents
through increased development opportunities and in reductions in flood
insurance costs.”
“During my past term the city
was faced with many decisions that
dealt with large amounts of money,”
said Waliser. “It seemed every month
we were talking about funding projects that we were not sure we could
afford. Many times we were surprised
with projects that just seemed to pop
up, out of the blue. It became clear to
me that we did not have a good plan
to insure funding for city equipment,
street projects, water plant, and police
equipment long term. Because of this
I want to lead an effort to build a 5
year/10 year plan so we know what is
coming at us and know what to plan
for so we are able to save and spend
appropriately.”
Who are your family members
(spouses, children and # of grandchildren?
My sons, Ben and Jerod just graduated from LHS and my daughter
Marissa is 21 and lives in Christine,
ND.” said Gemar. “My girlfriend,
Deanna Madrid and her son, Miguel,
are family. I have one grandson.”
David Cole Sr.
Jerry Gemar
LyDell Mairs
“I have two grown sons, Hunter
and Spencer who live and work in
Fargo,” said Mairs.
“I am still single and still have no
children,” said Thomason. “I live in
the same house on West Jackson Street
where I grew up in the 1970s. My
father Elmer Thomason is deceased. I
take care of my mother, Mabel Thomason, who lives with me.”
“My wife LouAnn (Anderson) and
I will be celebrating our 24th wedding
anniversary on June 20,” said Waliser.
“Other than a couple of years away at
college, we have lived in the Lisbon
area our whole lives. We have two
children. Our daughter, Shelby is 22, a
2012 graduate of LHS, a 2015 graduate of NSU in Aberdeen, SD, and is
currently enrolled in a graduate program at NDSU, Fargo. Our son, Rory,
is 17 and will be a senior at LHS in
the fall.
Lyle Thomason
Jeremy Waliser
Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 7
Odegard, Coleman, Pithey State champions,Bronco boys third at State Track and Field meet, Girls 13th...
Kyle Odegard and Austin Pithey new school record holders
By Joe Howell
A total of 1222 North Dakota
High School track and field athletes descended on the Bismarck
Bowl on Friday and Saturday, May
27 and 28. The total according to
Bismarck activities director and
meet manager, Dave Zittleman,
made this annual event the largest
track and field meet in the world.
The New Town boys track team
ran to their third state title as they
scored 81 points in just four events
(800, 1600, 3200, and the 3200
relay). Thirty one of those 81 came
in the 3200 run! Led by their junior
distance ace, Ryan Wheeling, who
captured the 800, 1600, and 3200
races, New Town is the early favorite to win their third straight title
next spring. The two time defending state champions graduate just
one of their 81 points.
The Broncos under fifth year
head coach Mark Moss ambushed
the field, scoring 59.5 points to
finish in third place, three higher
than the “experts” had predicted. It
marks the third time in five years
that Moss, Brad Bittner, Kevin
McCleary, and Veronica Munkeby
have guided the Broncos to a top
three spot in state. Lisbon won
back to back titles in 2012 and
2013. Lisbon leads all of the Class
B boys schools, with 8 state track
and field titles (52, 53, 99, 00, 01,
05, 12, and 13). Beulah and Bowman are next with five each.
Moss on his team’s performance, “Pretty special weekend for
the Broncos. 3 state champs. 2 new
school records. 9 individuals got on
the award stand. And to top it off,
a third place team finish. Bottom
line is the boys went to Bismarck
to compete. They worked hard all
year to prepare for this and their
efforts paid off. I also want to thank
our coaching staff, as they had the
team peaking at the right time. We
will miss this year’s seniors and I
am glad they got to finish off their
careers with some hardware. They
definitely set an example for the
younger Broncos coming up to follow.”
The Broncos crowned three
new state champions in Kyle Odegard in the javelin, Maverick Coleman 300 hurdles, and Austin Pithey
pole vault. In addition, Odegard
and Pithey established new school
records.
Other place winners for LHS
were: Makayla Froehlich shot put
and discus; Haley Anderson, discus; 400 relay of Sydney Griffith,
Jaime Reinke, Brianna Nielsen,
and Emma Gamache Weiss; Maverick Coleman, 300 hurdles, 110
hurdles, and 400; Austin Pithey,
pole vault, high jump, and javelin;
Brady Sorby, javelin; 1600 relay of
Ethan Elijah, Noah Ward, Brock
Aberle, and Maverick Coleman;
3200 relay of Brock Aberle, Tayler
Goettle, Gabe Nieves, and Ethan
Elijah.
Lisbon girl’s coach Brad Bittner
on his team’s performances: “We
had a good state meet. We took 11
girls to Bismarck and six of them
came back to Lisbon with a trophy.
We placed in three of the seven
events that we had qualified. The
400 relay team placed third with
their season’s best of 51.96 and the
800 relay team was tenth, despite
running the best that they have this
year.
“MaKayla Fröehlich did what
she was supposed to placing fourth
in the shot and fifth in the discus
and Haley Anderson earned her
first state trophy with a seventh in
the discus.
“We had an unlucky break as
Megan Howell tripped on the last
hurdle or she would have made
finals in the 300s.
“Xanthe Dick set a personal
record of 24 seconds in the 3200
and Karly Schultz missed finals by
one spot in the 100 hurdles.
“We peaked at the state meet
with our girls setting many personal bests!”
Rugby’s Ryan Michels was a
double winner for the Panthers.
Ryan, a senior, won both the high
jump and long jump. He is the
son of LHS graduate, Bill Michels
and the grandson of Al and Betty
Michels of Lisbon.
A look at the two day effort of
the Bronco boys and girls at Bismarck:
Friday, May 27
Junior Kyle Odegard joined
Adam Coykendall, Scott Evenson,
Stuart Hanson, and Joe Krivarchka
(twice) as a state champion javelin thrower. Kyle also broke the
school record of 194’ 10” established by Hanson in 1993 with
his state winning throw of 201’
8”. Teammates Austin Pithey and
Brady Sorby joined Odegard on the
awards stand with fourth and sixth
place winning efforts. The Broncos were off to a nice opening day
start with 18 points.
Just two other times in Lisbon
track history have the Broncos
placed three javelin throwers at
state (1993 and 2004).
Pithey clears 6’ in the high jump
for a tie for seventh place and 1.5
points.
The 3200 relay team of Brock
Aberle, Tayler Goettle, Gabe
Nieves, and Ethan Elijah take nine
seconds off of their previous best
to finish third in 8:26.64. Lisbon
takes 25.5 points into the second
day.
Makayla Froehlich placed
fourth in the shot put with her
throw of 37’ 5”.
Karly Schultz finished tenth in
the 100 hurdles with a time of 17.6
but did not advance to the finals.
Eighth grader Megan Howell
tripped while on her way to Saturday’s finals and it cost the talented
youngster a berth in the final nine.
Megan placed 14th in 51.51.
Surprise, the 400 relay quartet
of Sydney Griffith, Jamie Reinke,
Brianna Nielsen, and Emma Weiss
finished in ninth with a time of
52.07 to qualify for Saturday’s
scoring finals.
A season’s best time of 1:50.91
just missed with a tenth place finish in the prelims for the 800 relay
team of Griffith, Reinke, Weiss,
and Karly Schultz.
Ethan Elijah and Maverick
Coleman both advanced to Saturday’s finals with season’s best
times of 51.38 and 51.57.
Coleman races over the 110
high hurdles in 15.63 to qualify for
the finals.
Freshman Wyatt Runck placed
18th in the hurdles with his effort
of 17.38.
Coleman had earlier in the day
established the fastest qualifying
time in the 300 hurdles at 39.63,
while teammate Brady Sorby was
tackled by a hurdle and placed 19th
at 44.83.
A dropped baton by the Bronco’s 400 relay stops Jesse Nelson,
Austin Pithey, Brady Sorby, and
Noah Ward from Saturday’s finals.
New Town wins the 3200 relay
and finishes 1-2-3-6 for a first day
total of 37 points.
Saturday, May 28
Lisbon starts with a BANG as
Maverick Coleman not only breaks
40 seconds but also 39 as the talented and hardworking junior runs
38.98 to WIN his first state championship and the Broncos team
total stands at 35.5. Steve Schultz,
Bryan Sand, and Cecil Bartosh are
the Broncos other intermediate
hurdle state champions for LHS.
Coleman continues to shine,
nearly breaking the 1993 school
record of Randall Greenley’s 51.04
with his fourth place time of 51.05.
New Town again scores BIG
with 1-2-3-4-8, scoring a total
of 30 points and the Braves have
clinched the meet with their total of
67 points.
Maverick again strikes for the
Broncos with his sixth place finish
in the 110 hurdles for three points
in a time of 15.68.
Pithey climbs past school
record holder Scott Carlblom with
his vault of 14’ 9” to claim his
first state pole vault championship. Austin joins three time state
champion Laurel Gamache, Shawn
Donovan, Patrick Dougherty, and
two time state champion, Carlblom
as Bronco state pv champs. Austin’s coach is former school record
holder Pat Rostock. Pithey and
Carlblom are Lisbon’s only four
time state place winners in this
event.
The Broncos climb to 53.5
points.
Senior Xanthe Dick ran a career
best of 12:17.64 to finish 16th in
the 3200 run.
The Broncos placed two in
the girls discus with MaKayla
Froehlich and Haley Anderson finishing in fifth and seventh.
Lisbon ends the meet with a
solid third place performance in the
1600 relay as Ethan Elijah, Noah
Ward, Brock Aberle, and Maverick Coleman run a season’s best of
3:32.52.
The Broncos finish with 59.5
points just .5 from a second place
tie with DLB and 20.5 from New
Town.
Bronco senior distance ace,
Tayler Goettle did not compete in
the 1600 and 3200 runs. Tayler has
suffered health problems for the
past month and a half.
B boys coach of the year - Wade
Wilson of DLB
Senior athlete of the year - Travor Flaa of Richland
B girls coach of the year - Greg
Brown of Watford City
Senior athlete of the year - Jocelyn Dinius of Langdon
A girls Coach of the year - Rory
Beil
Senior athlete of the year Kylie Alexander of Minot
A boys coach of the year - Tim
Jacobson of Bismarck Century
Senior athlete of the year - Alex
Talley of West Fargo and Sam
Clausnitzer of Bismarck
Top 5 team scores and Southeast
Region teams
Boys
New Town
81
Des Lacs-Burlington & Lewis &
Clark
60
Lisbon
59.5
Dickinson Trinity
50
tie 5. Richland & Carrington 27
7. Northern Cass
26
12.
Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
20
tie 15. Edgeley-Kulm & Central
Cass
16.5
18. Maple Valley-Enderlin
16
29. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 8
37. Kindred
4
44. Ellendale
1
Girls
Hazen
83
Carrington
65
Watford City
64
Hillsboro-Central Valley
57.5
Fargo Oak Grove
44
Milnor-Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
37
13. Lisbon
17
16. Kindred
14
18. Edgeley-Kulm
10
20. Central Cass
9
22. Richland
8
26. Maple Valley-Enderlin and
Ellendale
7
29. Oakes
6
33. Northern Cass
5
42. Barnes County North
2
Champions and Lisbon, MWL,
and Sargent County placewinners
Boys
100 - 1. Dawson Kram Trinity
11.08
200 - 1. Dawson Kram Trinity
22.14, 8. Trey Lunneborg MWL
23.24
400 - 1. Mark Medalen, DLB
50.07, 4. Maverick Coleman, Lisbon 51.05
800 - 1. Ryan Wheeling, New
Town 1:59.01
1600 - 1. Ryan Wheeling, New
Town 4:20.54
3200 - 1. Ryan Wheeling, New
Town 9:30.74
110 hurdles - 1. Josh Knutson,
DLB 15.14, 6. Maverick Coleman,
15.68
300 hurdles -1. Maverick Coleman, Lisbon 38.98
400 relay - 1. DLB 43.62 (new
state record)
800 relay - 1. Carrington 1:32.1
1600 relay - 1. Dickinson Trinity 3:30.27, 3. Lisbon (Ethan Elijah, Noah Ward, Brock Aberle,
Maverick Coleman) 3:32.52
3200 relay - 1. New Town
8:12.63, 3. Lisbon (Brock Aberle,
Tayler Goettle, Gabe Nieves, Ethan
Elijah) 8:26.64
Long jump - 1. Ryan Michels
Rugby 21’ 6”, 4. Ryder Goolsbey
MWL 21’ 1.5”
Triple jump - 1. Brant Bohmert Northern Cass 44’ 1”, 2. Adam
Sakry MWL 42’ 9.75”
High jump - 1. Ryan Michels
Rugby 6’ 6”, tie 7. Austin Pithey
Lisbon 6’
Pole vault - 1. Austin Pithey
Lisbon 14’ 9”
Discus - 1. Nicholas Dammen
Central McLean 157’ 4”
Shot put - 1. Wesley Odegard
Griggs County 54’ 3”, 5. Adolfo
Vasquez MWL 48’, 7. Alix Wisnewski MWL 47’ 5.5”
Javelin - 1. Kyle Odegard
Lisbon 201’ 8”, 4. Austin Pithey
Lisbon 158’ 8” , 6. Brady Sorby
Lisbon 156’ 9”
Girls
100 - 1. Jocelyn Dinius, Langdon Area 12.78
200 - 1. Grace Zimmerman,
Hazen 25.8
400 - 1. Gracie Wright, Hillsboro-Central Valley 57.98, 2. Peyton Frolek, MWL 58.65
800 - 1. Asha Smith, Watford
City 2:15.62, 2. Peyton Frolek,
MWL 2:16.78
1600 - 1. Peyton Frolek, MWL
4:59.05
3200 - 1. Peyton Frolek, MWL
10:55.1
100 hurdles - 1. Maara, Nelson
Carrington 15.62
300 hurdles - 1. Kaylene Klein
Hazen 44.44
400 relay - 1. Hazen 50.64, 3.
Lisbon (Sydney Griffith, Brianna
Nielsen, Jamie Reinke, Emma
Gamache Weiss) 51.96
800 relay - 1. Hazen 1:45.18
(new record)
1600 relay - 1. Hillsboro-Central Valley 4:02.21(new record)
3200 relay - 1. Watford City
9:49.24
High jump - 1. Lexy Wittmayer,
Rollette-Wolford 5’ 6”, tie 7. Emily
Baldwin, MWL 4’ 11”
Triple jump - 1. Ricki Lindley,
Watford City 37’ 10”
Long jump - 1. Rikka Bergstrom, Oak Grove 17’ 9”
Pole vault - 1. Jocelyn Dinius,
Langdon Area 11’ 3”
Discus - 1. Kauri Hochhalter,
Carrington 129’ 8”, 5. MaKayla
Froehlich, Lisbon 107’ 3”, 7. Haley
Anderson, Lisbon 101’ 9”
Shot put - 1. Kauri Hochhalter, Carrington 39’ 4”, 4. MaKayla
Froehlich, Lisbon 37’ 5”
Javelin - 1. Kauri Hochhalter,
Carrington 125’ 6”
Newest Members of the North
Dakota Track Hall of Fame
• Darrin Boehm of Mandan
High School, Valley City State
University, and coaching at West
Fargo high school.
• Michele (Gab) Willer of Dickinson High School
• Tim Jacobsen of Dickinson
High School and coaching the boys
at Bismarck Century
• Sarah Klein of Carrington
High School and NDSU
• Weston Dressler of Bismarck
High and UND and Saskatchwan
Roughrider and Winnipeg Blue
Bombers football
• Josh Dinius of Langdon High
and U of Mary track and field
• Brian McCulley of Fargo
South High School and Duke University track and field.
• Coach Hank Pankratz of
Dickinson High
• Frank Bavendick of Bismarck
High School, Bismarck State College, and UND track and field.
This year’s state track meet
honorary referee was former Minot
High girls coach Glee Mayer.
TWENTY one years ago, Andy
Laudert ran in his last state meet.
Laudert, the son of Joe and Paulette Laudert, died of leukemia in
August of what was to be his senior
year.
Qualified for state in 1996 but
too sick to run, Laudert was a state
place winner for LHS in 1994 and
1995. Andy loved track and field
and was an excellent sprinter,
leader, recruiter, and teammate for
the Broncos.
Laudert’s parents, along with
Marlin and Cindy Haberstroh,
Doug and Kathy Sommerfield and
Randy and Susan Mairs formed
the backbone of “Lisbon Back the
Track” which raised $ and built the
present day track and field complex
that opened in the spring of 1998.
Andy’s spirit and the friendship
that the above four couples developed made building of the Lisbon
track and field complex possible.
Bronco Girls Track & Field Top
10 Scoring
1. Karly Schultz (10)
144.33
2. MaKayla Fröehlich (11)
140
3. Emma Gamache Weiss (11) 123
4. Haley Anderson (12)
77
5. McKenzie Metzen (11)
63
6. Xanthe Dick (12)
61.5
7. Brianna Nielsen (10) 48.875
8. Nicki Johnson (12)
41
9. Meadow Malone (9)
40.75
10. Marah Wittenburg
38.705
Bronco Boys Track & Field Top
10 Scoring
1. Maverick Coleman (11) 258.5
2. Austin Pithey (12)
213
3. Kyle Odegard (11)
206.5
4. Ethan Elijah (12)
158.75
5. Taylor Goettle (12)
145.5
6. Brady Sorby (12)
125.5
7. Wyatt Runck (9)
74.5
8. Brock Aberle (12)
70.25
9. Gabe Nieves (12)
63.5
10. Lawrence Lesmann (11) 51.5
Bronco Girls Track & Field
Season Leaders
100 Emma Gamache Weiss
13.16
200 Emma Gamache Weiss
27.58
400 Megan Howell
1:05.82
800 Megan Howell
2:50.99
1600 Xanthe Dick
5:49.58
3200 Xanthe Dick
12:18.5
110 hurdles Karly Schultz 17.44
300 hurdles Megan Howell 48.99
High jump Preslie Ercink 4’ 9”
Long jump Sydney Griffith
15’ 2”
Triple jump Justina Nieves
31’ 4.5”
Pole vault McKenzie Metzen 8’
Shot put MaKayla Froehlich
37’ 11.5”
Discus Haley Anderson 112’ 8”
Javelin McKenzie Froehlich
102’ 3”
4 x 100 relay Sydney Griffith,
Jamie Reinke, Brianna Nielsen,
State Champion!
Maverick
Coleman pulls away from the
pack during the finals of the
300 hurdles. Coleman, a junior,
was one of three Bronco state
champions at the state meet.
Kyle Odegard opened some
eyes at the state track and field
championships with his championship throw over over 201’.
Odegard set a new school
record that had stood since
1993 set by Stuart Hanson.
New school recordholder in the
pole vault, Austin Pithey, clears
14’ 9” to win his first state vault
championship. Pithey is a four
year state place winner in the
vault.
Photos by Kristi Odegard
Brady Sorby was a state placewinner in the javelin. Sorby
has done everything and
MORE that Bronco Coach Mark
Moss has asked of him.
Senior Haley Anderson closed out her Bronco athletic career in
style with a seventh place finish in the discus.
Photo by Steph Nielson
SURPRISE! The 400 relay team of Emma Gamache Weiss, Brianna Nielsen, Jaime Reinke, and Sydney Griffith finished third in
their specialty after not being ranked going into state.
Emma Gamache Weiss
51.96
4 x 200 relay Sydney Griffith,
Jamie Reinke, Karly Schultz,
Emma Gamache Weiss
1:50.91
4 x 400 relay Karly Schultz,
Meadow Malone, Kalli Lautt,
Emma Gamache Weiss
4:31.96
4 x 800 relay Karly Schultz,
Megan Howell, Kaitlin Geyer,
Xanthe Dick
11:32.61
Bronco boys track & field
season leaders
100 Jesse Nelson
11.84
200 Maverick Coleman 23.41
400 Maverick Coleman 51.05
800 Brock Aberle
2:11.62
1600 Tayler Goettle
4:45.22
3200 Tayler Goettle
10:15.59
110 hurdles Maverick Coleman
15.63
300 hurdles Maverick Coleman
38.98
High jump Austin Pithey
6’
Long jump Kyle Odegard
19’ 7.75”
Triple jump Maverick Coleman
40’ 10”
Pole vault Austin Pithey
14’ 9” - new school record
Javelin Kyle Odegard
201’ 8” - new school record
Shot put Brady Sorby
39’ 4”
Discus Riley Lau
123’ 1”
4 x 100 relay Noah Ward, Ethan
Elijah, Austin Pithey, Jesse Nelson
45.78
4 x 200 relay Jesse Nelson, Ethan
Elijah, Austin Pithey, Maverick
Coleman
1:35.92
4 x 400 relay Ethan Elijah, Brock
Aberle, Noah Ward, Maverick
Coleman
3:32.52
4 x 800 relay Brock Aberle, Tayler
Goettle, Gabe Nieves, Ethan Elijah
8:26.84
MaKayla Froehlich was a two
event state placewinner at this
year’s state meet. Froehlich
was fifth in the discus and
fourth in the shot put.
The 1600 relay team of Maverick Coleman, Brock Aberle, Noah
Ward, and Ethan Elijah finished third in the 1600 relay.
The Broncos’ 3200 relay place third at state. Brock Aberle, Taylor
Goettle, Ethan Elijah and Gave Nievis.
Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 8
Bronco Boys place 3rd at state
Bronco golf celebrate their seasons
By Joe Howell
On Friday, May 20, the Lisbon
boys and girls golf and the Broncos boys and girls track and field
teams honored their athletes.
Boys and Girls Golf
Letter winners
Jason Sommerfeld, Shelby
Musland, Jordan Saxerud, Jayden
Olson, Ben Levos, Chase Johnson, Rory Waliser, Callista Martinez, Nicole Saxerud, Magi
Brademeyer, Zach Bear, Dalton
Aabrekke, MaKinzey Young, and
Ben Gemar
Boys and Girls Golf Special
Award winners
Most Valuable - Shelby Musland and Jordan Saxerud
Most Improved - Callista Martinez and Jayden Olson
Boys and Girls Golf Academic
Award winners
Magi Brademeyer, Shelby
Musland,
Nicole
Saxerud,
Makinzey Young, Zach Bear,
Ben Gemar, Chase Johnson, Ben
Levos, Jordan Saxerud
Pictured are the Lisbon High School Senior golfers (l to r) Jason
Sommerfeld and Shelby Musland.
Pictured are Boys Track members, front: (l to r) Brady Sorby, Lawrence Lesmann, Austin Pithey,
Riley Lau, Ethan Elijah, Tayler Goettle, Noah Ward; second row: (l to r) Taylon Sad, Ryan Hansen,
Brock Aberle, Kyle Lere, Jesse Nelson, Tyler DeSherlia; third row: (l to r) Gavin Reinke, Tyler Colgrove, Wyatt Runck, Kyle Odegard, Gunnar Fraase, Gabe Nieves; back row: (l to r) Kaelan Dick,
Nick Bergemann, Maverick Coleman, Zach Stulz, Connor Fitzgerald, Hunter Bentten.
Bronco Girls place 13th at state
Pictured are Boys Golf members, front row: (l to r) Jakob Rolf,
Eli Aabrekke, Brody Aberle, Troy Jorgenson, Jacob Bear, Zack
Christopherson; middle row: (l to r) Dalton Aabrekke, Zach Bear,
Ben Gemar, Ben Levos, Rory Waliser; back row: (l to r) Jason
Sommerfeld, Jordan Saxerud, Jaden Olson, Chase Johnson,
Coach Ben Zahrbock.
Pictured are Girls Golf members, front row: (l to r) Livia Dick,
Shelby Musland, Callista Martinez, Magi Brademeyer; back row:
(l to r) Amanda Saxerud, Makinzey Young, Nicole Saxerud.
Sands goal carries his team
to Utah State Soccer title
Pictured are Girls Track members, front: (l to r) Haley Anderson, MaKayla Froehlich, Hannah Opp,
Karly Schultz, Sydney Griffith, Emma Gamache Weiss, Kaitlin Geyer, Marah Wittenburg, Brenna
Lukes; second row: (l to r) Cora Wagner, Kalli Lautt, McKenzie Froehlich, Justina Nieves, Brianna
Nielsen, McKenzie Metzen, Payton Lund, Coralea Fuss; third row: (l to r) Meadow Malone, Makayla
Ngo, Heather Huffman, Hope Huffman, Jamie Reinke, Tylor Toyne, Carly Cavett, Lida Le, Preslie
Ercink; back row: (l to r) Autumn Harland, Sadi Deplazes, Emily Nelson, Sabrina Scoles, Taeya
Haecherl, Abigail Shockman, Xanthe Dick.
Bergh tied for second after
opening round of State Golf
By Joe Howell
Hillsboro-Central Valley’s Jake
Preston was the last first day leader
at the North Dakota State B boys
golf tournament being held at the
Jamestown Country Club.
Preston fired an even par 70
for a two stroke lead on a day with
temps in the 70s that brought rain.
Two strokes back was Sargent Central senior, Travis Bergh.
Travis shot a two over 72 and
was lurking for the final round
of 18 which was to be played on
Wednesday, June 1.
The Cadets Tyrone Bergh had a
nice round, shooting a score of 82,
which placed him in a tie for 14th.
Northern Lights was the first
day team leader with a team score
of 325. Heart River and Kindred,
at 332 are tied for second. Region
1 teams, South Border, Linton
HMB, and Napoleon GS are in 6,
9, and 11.
Northern Lights were the
defending team champions. St.
John, Rolla, Rolette, and Wolford
make up the team from Northern
Lights.
Joey Wagner of Heart River
(South Heart, Belfield, Richardton-Taylor) won the 2015 state
championship.
Weather threatened to be a
deterring factor in both the individual and team races as the Big Three
that no golfer wants to face were
in the forecast. Cold (temps in
the high 40s, Wind (gusts unto 35
mph), and Rain would make going
low on the scoreboard extremely
difficult.
No Milnor-Wyndmere, North
Sargent, or Lisbon golfers qualified for this year’s state tournament.
Team scores
Northern Lights
325
tie 2. Heart River and Kindred 332
Dakota Sports
4. Hillsboro-Central Valley 334
5. Tioga
337
6. South Border
346
9. Linton HMB
362
11. Napolleon Gackle Streeter 369
18 teams have qualified
Top 10
Jake Preston HCV
72
tie 2. Brook Bergh SC and Matt
Reub South Border
74
4. Mitchell Fifer Tioga
tie 5. Dalton Poitra Northern
Lights and Joey Wagner Heart
River
76
tie 7. Quadyde Lee Stanley, Marcus Dale MayPortCG
79
tie 9. Riley Keller DLB, Carter
Valliere Tioga, Jalen Pfeifer Northern Lights, and Jaret Lee Dickinson Trinity
80
Sargent Central scores
tie 2. Brook Bergh Sargent Central
74
tie 14. Tyrone Bergh Sargent Central
82
By Joe Howell
• Bismarck Century’s Dalton
Feeney has been named North
Dakota’s Gatorade Player of the
Year. He is also a member of Class
AAA all state football team and the
A all state basketball squad.
• Four time Lisbon state wrestling champion Michael Nord
graduated from the University of
Jamestown with a degree in com-
puter science.
• West Fargo and U of Jamestown graduate Tanner Dahl has
signed to play professional baseball with the FM RedHawks.
• West Fargo Sheyenne edged
Grand Forks Red River for the East
Region girls tennis title. Bismarck
Century won the West Region title.
• Kindred won the East Region
B fast pitch title.
• Coach Ben Nylander led his
Jordan, Mn track and field team
to the Sub-Section championship. Nylander was part of three
state championship Bronco teams
before running at Concordia.
• McCall Manske recently
ended her collegiate throwing
career at the University of Jamestown, graduated, and in her last
semester also earned a spot on the
4.0 academic award list.
• Steffan Stroh and his NDSU
men’s track and field teammates
have qualified 17 entries for the
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
at the University of Kansas in
Lawrence on May 26-28. Stroh is
qualified in three throws (shot put,
hammer, and discus). He is the son
of LHS graduate Jay and North
Sargent graduate Marlene Greenmyer Stroh of Underwood, Mn.
• Longtime (41 years) teacher
and Coach Randy Vigen has
stepped down from his athletic
director position at Central Valley
after 41 years. The former Mayville State standout guided CV
to a state Nine Man title in 1999.
Randy’s son, Brent, was part of
Central Valley’s state champi-
onship basketball team in 1993,
played tight end for the Bison, was
the Bison offensive coordinator
for three straight national championships, and now is an assistant
coach at Wyoming.
• Lisbon AD and principal Pat
Adair umped the Region 1 basketball tournament in Casselton and
Kindred. Brad Woehl, Erik Olson,
and Mark Wisnewski also worked
the tournament.
Taken from the Deseret News of
Salt Lake
When the slightest opportunity presented itself late in the first
half of Saturday’s 3A championship, experience kicked in for Juan
Diego’s Brandon Sands. Sands is
the son of LHS graduate, Nikki
Neameyer Sands and the grandson of Rick and Sue Neameyer,
formerly of Lisbon. Nikki’s oldest son, Tanner, just completed his
sophomore year at Vassar College
in New York. The older Sands is a
two year starter for the Vassar soccer team.
His coach has always encouraged taking free kicks early if an
opponent seems unorganized. So
in the 38th minute after a foul
about 30 yards from goal, Sands
saw a chance present itself.
“I saw the goalie on the near
post and I just took a chance for it,
’cause my coach always tells me if
it’s open do it,” said Sands.
With the goal mouth open, and
a disjointed wall in front of him
— a wall Sands hadn’t asked for
— Sands uncorked a quick longrange shot on target. Snow Canyon’s keeper tried to react, but not
quickly enough as the ball bounced
under him and into the back of the
net.
Juan Diego’s stout defense
made sure the one-goal lead held
up as it topped Snow Canyon 1-0
at Alta High School to capture the
first boys soccer title in school history.
“He is such a savvy, smart
player. He tried that earlier this
year against Logan and it was
wide open and he just missed it,
skimmed the top of the bar,” said
Juan Diego coach Scott Platz.
Sands’ goal came six minutes
after Snow Canyon keeper Quinn
Hargis stuffed a penalty kick, and
swung momentum squarely back
in Juan Diego’s favor on the windy
afternoon.
For Juan Diego, one goal is
usually enough, and it was again
Saturday as it finished the season
with a perfect 18-0-0 record, tying
the state record with just five goals
allowed.
“We knew our guys could get it
done back there,” said Platz.
Juan Diego’s coach was a little concerned with how many set
pieces Juan Diego was allowing in
the second half, but Snow Canyon
struggled to put anything on frame
to test the keeper.
It eventually did with less than
30 seconds left in the match, but
sophomore keeper Martin Kelly
was equal to the challenge, narrowly punching a flicked-on
header by Parker Jenkins up over
the bar.
Kelly smothered the ensuing
corner kick after it bounced around
for a few seconds to secure the title
over the Region 9 co-champs.
“He makes the big save when
we need him to make the big save,
and that was the biggest save of his
career,” said Platz.
Juan Diego knew Snow Canyon was a very formidable foe
heading into the match, and it
played out that way as the Soaring
Eagle struggled to put their usual
stamp on the game.
“We thought we might be able
to find some room in the midfield
but it never really developed the
way we hoped it would. It wasn’t
necessarily our prettiest game, our
best style of soccer that we like
to play, but it worked. I’d rather
take the result than the style,” said
Platz.
Fargo’s Newman Field to host
Class B baseball tournament
By Joe Howell
Defending Region 1 champion
Kindred fell to Northern Cass in
the best of three championship
series. The Vikings won game one
and NC came back and won back
to back extra inning contests to
gain a berth at Newman on June 2,
3, and 4.
Defending state champion
MayPortCG was eliminated by
Hatton-Northwood in the opening
round of the Region 2 tournament.
Mandan is the defending Class
A champion.
Regional Champs
1 - Northern Cass
2 - Thompson
3 - Carrington or Midkota
4 - Grafton or Park River Fordville
Lankin
5 - Rugby or Northern Lights
6 - Lewis & Clark Parshall
7 - Central McLean
8 - Beulah
State Pairings
#2 seed vs 2nd random draw
#3 seed vs 3rd random draw
#1 seed vs #1 random draw
#4 seed vs #4 random draw
Fargo to
host State
B girls
fastpitch
tournament
By Joe Howell
Kindred-Richland won the East
Region B girl’s fast pitch softball
tournament and enters the state
tournament as the East’s number
one seed.
Stanley is the number one seed
from the west B region.
Missing again from the State B,
which became a state sanctioned
sport by the NDHSAA in 2012,
is Minot Bishop Ryan. In the last
three years, the Lions have continued to play in Class A and finished
second, second, and fifth.
The tournament is being played
at Mickelson Field in North Fargo.
Opening round
Stanley vs Thompson
Central Cass vs Watford City
Kindred-Richland vs Wilton-Wing
Grafton vs Des Lacs-BurlingtonLewis & Clark
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Hovind earns All American status at
National NCAA II Track & Field meet
at Bradenton, Florida
By Joe Howell
Sasha Hovinds’ parents, Jan and
Dan Hovind of Stirum began to
drive to Florida on May 24 to watch
their daughter perform.
The Hovinds long distance
drives and Sasha’s legs are each
going to take a break as the Northern
State junior will be traveling in Italy
for the next couple of weeks.
Hovind is now a SIX time first
team All American for the Wolves.
On Thursday, May 26, Sasha
placed fourth in the 10,000 meter run
to earn her sixth All American status.
Her time of 34:59.59 re-broke her
own record set earlier this year.
Two days later, Sasha finished in
ninth place just two seconds out of
eighth with her time of 16:52.31 in
the 5000.
She capped off her season with
school records in both the 5,000 and
10,000 meter runs.
In addition, the elementary education major from Stirum and North
Sargent High School has a perfect
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4.0 grade point average and is a
member of the Directors of America
All-District Women’s track and field
academic team.
Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 9
LMS teams take first
and second place in
ND Stock Market game
Lisbon
Middle School
3rd Quarter Honor Roll
The following Lisbon Middle
School students achieved honor
roll status for the third quarter of
the school year.
8th
4.0
Aberle, Brody
Anderson, Kasen
Anderson, Sidney
Baarson, Jacie
Bear, Jacob
Bentten, Isac
Bergemann, Jade
Dickerman, Kaylee
Fellows, Logan
Jorgensen, Gavin
McNea, Peyton
Nielsen, Caleb
Saxerud, Amanda
Schwab, Hunter
Welter, Jonah
Pictured are North Dakota Stock Market Game participants with
their awards: (l to r) Jenna Baarson, Kayla Cavett, Aryiel Lyons,
and Trent Bunn-Williams.
By Ben Zahrbock
Students in Benjamin Zahrbock’s classes at Lisbon Middle
School are being honored for placing first and second in the spring
2016 session of the North Dakota
Stock Market Game competition.
The Stock Market Game is a
national program of the SIFMA
Foundation
www.stockmarketgame.org. The North Dakota Securities Department has offered the
program every school year since
2005 to all 4-12 grade classes
statewide at no charge to schools.
Students learn about investing and
personal finance by applying math,
business, economics, social studies
and language skills.
Each team of students is
given a hypothetical $100,000
to “invest” in the stock market in
their own online, real-time trading
account. They research companies and make decisions on where
to invest their virtual money. The
top two teams in the middle school
and high school divisions with the
greatest increase in the value of
their investment portfolio over a
10-week period are presented with
Stock Market Game award medals.
Under the guidance of Lisbon
Middle School teacher Benjamin Zahrbock, the Stock Market
Game’s first place winner in the
spring 2016 middle school division are team members Jenna
Baarson, Ayriel Lyons, Kayla
Cavett and Trent Bunn-Williams.
The second place team in North
Dakota’s Stock Market Game
middle school division is also led
by Mr. Zahrbock and includes students Jaycob Froehlich, Daedre
Dawson, Calleigh Rangeloff and
Alyssa Keplin.
In North Dakota’s high-school
division, the first place team for the
spring 2016 Stock Market Game
is from Carrington High School
under teacher Karla Michaelson’s
leadership. The second place team
led by teacher Drew Hysjulien is
from Minot High School’s Magic
City Campus.
LMSStudent
of the Week
5th grade
Gabe Lyons is an active learner
in the classroom who participates
in classroom discussions and
activities. He is a hard worker
who prepares for tests, completes
assignments on time, and turns in
accurate work. Gabe is cooperative
with both his teachers and classmates and is always willing to help
others.
6th grade
Piper Hanna does an excellent
job of following expectations. She
is polite, respectful, dependable,
and has good academic work.
7th grade
Madisen Fellows volunteers
to help teachers and students
alike. She turns in completed,
well thought-out assignments in a
timely manner. Madisen enters the
classroom with a smile and a great
attitude.
8th grade
Jade Bergemann is a STAR
STUDENT. She comes to class
prepared and eager to learn. She
participates in all class activities with a positive attitude and is
always willing to lend a helping
hand. Jade is respectful of others.
3.9-3.5
Birchem, Gabriella
Blaschke, Jodie
Harsel, Aric
Krueger, Tori
Ngo, Kimberly
Odegard, Kendra
Rostock, Rylee
Runck, Parker
Sad, Bailey
Schweitzer, Jenna
Sours, Jordan
Welton, Skyler
3.4-3.0
Anderson, Cassondra
Fellows, Madisen
Schmidt, Jaden
3.9-3.5
Anderson, Alexis
Bergemann, Colton
Carlson, Brady
Holmstrom, Reese
Lukes, Mason
Lyons, Ethan
Mondry, Madison
Person, Brooklyn
Reinke, Jacob
Rieger, Samuel
Rostock, Cassidy
6th
4.0
Adam, John
Baarson, Jenna
Cavett, Kayla
Deplazes, Katie
Eskildsen, Emma
Geyer, Jamie
Gillespie, Emma
Hanna, Piper
Kelsen, Spencer
Reinke, Ella
Rieger, Elizabeth
Waletzko, Sheyenne
Wheeler, Breena
3.4-3.0
Aabrekke, Eli
Beltran, Samael
Froemke, Steven
Howell, Megan
Myers, Kendra
Shelton, Keaten
3.9-3.5
Cavett, Kendra
Dawson, Daedre
Gilbert, Taylor
Hoenhause, Dexter
Johnson, MacKenzie
Lyons, Aleigha
Lyons, Ayriel
Olson, Rodney
Reinke, Silas
7th
4.0
Adam, Robert
Dick, Granger
Dollizon, Luke
Fitzgerald, Erin
Jorgenson, Troy
Rasmusson, Kolby
Schwab, Caleb
Shearer, Joshua
Sweet, Asha
Urbach, Jacob
Vogelsang, Shirley
3.4-3.0
Adolfs, Paige
Eskildsen, Alexis
Froehlich, Jaycob
Kelly, Avalon
Keplin, Alyssa
Rangeloff, Calleigh Jo
Schultz, Keegan
Sommerfeld, Jared
Sweet, Caeden
Williams Bunn, Trent
5th
4.0
Bergemann, Preston
Collins, Jakharii
Freitag, Destiny
Greenley, Boeden
Kern, Olivia
Lyons, Alayna
Petersen, Cody
Reinke, Nia
Rolf, Gracia
Shockman, Josey
Sveum, Levi
Wallner, Carter
Webb, Wyatt
3.9-3.5
Ackerland, Kailee
Blueshield, Savannah
Hopkins, Glen
Houge, Cooper
Jund, Ethan
Kielb, Colton
Lyons, Gabriel
Mairs, Jake
Neameyer, Ryann
Schmitz, Jordan
Smith, Jena
Walton, Gavin
3.4-3.0
Hoff, Izabella
Leach, Jasmine
Lyons, Grant
Rinkenberger, Adeline
4th Quarter Honor Roll
The following Lisbon Middle
School students achieved honor
roll status for the fourth quarter of
the school year.
8th
4.0
Aberle, Brody
Anderson, Kasen
Anderson, Sidney
Baarson, Jacie
Bear, Jacob
Bentten, Isac
Bergemann, Jade
Dickerman, Kaylee
Fellows, Logan
Jensen, Collin
Jorgensen, Gavin
McNea, Peyton
Nielsen, Caleb
Saxerud, Amanda
Schwab, Hunter
Welter, Jonah
3.9-3.5
Anderson, Alexis
Bergemann, Colton
Carlson, Brady
Holmstrom, Reese
Lukes, Mason
Lyons, Ethan
Mondry, Madison
Person, Brooklyn
Reinke, Jacob
Rieger, Samuel
Rostock, Cassidy
3.4-3.0
Aabrekke, Eli
Beltran, Samael
Froemke, Steven
Howell, Megan
Myers, Kendra
Shelton, Keaten
7th
4.0
Adam, Robert
Dick, Granger
Dollizon, Luke
Fitzgerald, Erin
Jorgenson, Troy
Rasmusson, Kolby
Pictured: (l to r) Jade Bergemann, Madisen Fellows, Piper Hanna
and Gabe Lyons.
Rider, Kaitlyn
Rolf, Jakob
Schultz, Hunter
Sorby, Kenna
Sveum, Simon
Toyne, MacKenna
Tuhy, Olivia
Rider, Kaitlyn
Rolf, Jakob
Schultz, Hunter
Sorby, Kenna
Sveum, Simon
Toyne, MacKenna
Tuhy, Olivia
3.9-3.5
Birchem, Gabriella
Blaschke, Jodie
Harsel, Aric
Krueger, Tori
Ngo, Kimberly
Odegard, Kendra
Rostock, Rylee
Runck, Parker
Sad, Bailey
Schweitzer, Jenna
Sours, Jordan
Welton, Skyler
3.4-3.0
Anderson, Cassondra
Fellows, Madisen
Schmidt, Jaden
6th
4.0
Adam, John
Baarson, Jenna
Cavett, Kayla
Deplazes, Katie
Eskildsen, Emma
Geyer, Jamie
Gillespie, Emma
Hanna, Piper
Kelsen, Spencer
Reinke, Ella
Rieger, Elizabeth
Waletzko, Sheyenne
Wheeler, Breena
3.9-3.5
Cavett, Kendra
Dawson, Daedre
Gilbert, Taylor
Hoenhause, Dexter
Johnson, MacKenzie
Lyons, Aleigha
Lyons, Ayriel
Olson, Rodney
Reinke, Silas
Schwab, Caleb
Shearer, Joshua
Sweet, Asha
Urbach, Jacob
Vogelsang, Shirley
3.4-3.0
Adolfs, Paige
Eskildsen, Alexis
Froehlich, Jaycob
Kelly, Avalon
Keplin, Alyssa
Rangeloff, Calleigh Jo
Schultz, Keegan
Sommerfeld, Jared
Sweet, Caeden
Williams Bunn, Trent
5th
4.0
Bergemann, Preston
Collins, Jakharii
Freitag, Destiny
Greenley, Boeden
Kern, Olivia
Lyons, Alayna
Petersen, Cody
Reinke, Nia
Rolf, Gracia
Shockman, Josey
Sveum, Levi
Wallner, Carter
Webb, Wyatt
3.9-3.5
Ackerland, Kailee
Blueshield, Savannah
Hopkins, Glen
Houge, Cooper
Jund, Ethan
Kielb, Colton
Lyons, Gabriel
Mairs, Jake
Neameyer, Ryann
Schmitz, Jordan
Smith, Jena
Walton, Gavin
3.4-3.0
Hoff, Izabella
Leach, Jasmine
Lyons, Grant
Rinkenberger, Adeline
Please recycle
this newspaper.
Enderlin High
School Awards
The Enderlin High School Awards program was held on
May 24, with 24 students graduating on Sunday, May 29.
Thirteen senior students received scholarships:
Dillan Bartholomay: Ferdinand Puhr Scholarship, Sheldon District 2 Scholarship, Sheldon Mizpah Scholarship,
Sheldon Lions Club Scholarship
Trenten Baumler: Titan Machinery of Lisbon/ND
Implement Dealers Association, Diesel Technology 20162017 at NDSCS
Cody Briss: Frank Blasl Scholarship, Mason Scholarship
Lindsey Bunn: ND Academic Scholarship, VCSU
V-500 Scholarship, Valley City Eagles, MC Olfuson, Miller
Scholarship, Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars - Senior
Scholarship, Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars Application
Scholarship
Colton Fraase: Ferdinand Puhr Scholarship
Jorun Hamre: VCSU V-500 Scholarship, VCSU Oarsmen Football Scholarship, VCSU Viking Centure Baseball
Scholarship, Cass County Electric Scholarship/Enderlin
Area Dollars for Scholars, Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars - Senior Scholarship, Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars
- Application Scholarship
Graham Hurlburt: University of Minnesota - Twin
Cities, Charles E Merrill Freshmen Academic Scholarship,
Gopher State Freshmen Academic Scholarship, Sannes Vale
Scholarship, Kaspari Scholarship, Class of 1966 (attending 4 yr school)/Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars, Senior
Student/ND Dollars for Scholars, Enderlin Area Dollars for
Scholars - Senior Scholarship, Enderlin Area Dollars for
Scholars - Application Scholarship
Matthew Kittelson: ND Career & Technical Scholarship, NDSU Honor Award, NDSU Freshman Scholar Award,
Mason Scholarship, Hartl Scholarship, Class of 1952/Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars, Enderlin Area Dollars for
Scholars - Senior Scholarship, Enderlin Area Dollars for
Scholars - Application Scholarship
Darika Lemna: VCSU - Hazel McBride Scholarship,
Sheldon Lions Club Scholarship, FCCLA Scholarship, Ransom County Farm Bureau/Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars, Wilma Wessels/Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars,
Class of 1953/ Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars, Enderlin
Area Dollars for Scholars - Senior Scholarship, Enderlin
Area Dollars for Scholars - Application Scholarship
Jadyn Muscha: Z Hair Academy Scholarship
Allison Nord:Ransom County Crop & Livestock
Improvement Assoc Scholarship, Sannes Vales Scholarship,
Lois Martin Stockert Scholarship, Class of 1953/Enderlin
Area Dollars for Scholars, Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars - Senior Scholarship, Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars
- Application Scholarship
Stacia Steinmetz: VCSU V-500 Scholarship
Carly Wertman: Class of 1966 (attending 2yr/technical
school)/Enderlin Area Dollars for Scholars
Local students named to
NDSU Dean’s list
Area North Dakota students were among the 3,679 North
Dakota State University students to be placed on the spring 2016
dean’s list.
A student must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and
be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify for the spring list.
Enderlin- Susan M. Lyons, Pharmacy
Gwinner - Andrea L. Johnson, Nursing; Courtney A. Murphy,
Management; Tanner D. Zetocha, Crop and Weed Sciences
Kathryn - Kyle R. Knutson, Zoology; Kacy L. Smith, Nursing; Adreanna M. Trzpuc, Animal Science; Emily A. Trzpuc, Animal Science
Lisbon - Wyatt M. Aberle, Construction Management; James
L. Fornes, Theatre Arts; Joseph P. Nelson, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mattie N. Olson, Hospitality and Tourism Management;
Andrea J. Qual, Art
Mcleod - Levi N. Churchill, Human Development and Family
Science
Milnor - Kylie J. Gregor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Edu.; Alexia K. Koeppe, Veterinary Technology; Kelsy A. Martinson, Pharmacy; Morgan J. Severson, Nursing; Morgan B.
Weber, Human Development and Family Science
Local students named
to NDSCS President’s
Honor list
The North Dakota State College of Science has named 383 students to its spring semester 2016 President’s Honor List.
The Honor List recognizes students who have achieved grade
point averages of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours.
The honorees include:
Englevale: Shelby Schwab, Business Management
Lisbon: Sheila Olson, Business Management
Local student named
to MSCTC Spring
President’s list
Minnesota State Community and Technical College has
named 750 students to its President’s List for the 2016 Spring
Semester. To earn this award for scholastic achievement, a student must complete 12 or more college-level credits for the
semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Area student named to the M State President’s List is:
Lisbon - Tristan Wolf
Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 10
Memorial Day ~ Remembering all who gave their lives for Freedom!
The Lisbon High School Band under the direction of Maestro John Monilaws marches and plays in the
Memorial Day Parade in Lisbon on May 30. The band also played a dirge with drums as they walked solemnly into the cemetery. A few patriotic numbers from the band later added to the ceremony.
Charles Armstrong, Lisbon, plays “TAPS”
on his trumpet on Memorial Day at the
cemetery. It has been a tradition for Armstrong for many, many years.
Carlie Shelton, a Voice of Democracy winner, gave her speech at the cemetery on Memorial Day. She is the daughter of Brian Shelton and Leann Fix.
Lisbon Class of 2016 Graduation ~ Goodbye, good luck, enjoy!
School Board member Brent Dick hands his daughter, Xanthe her diploma
and reaches in for a hug. School Board member Liz Anderson (far left) had
the same privilege earlier with her daughter Haley Anderson. Both girls are
members of LHS Class of 2016.
LHS Students
of the Month
Chosen by the staff at Lisbon
High School, Linsey Leadbetter,
Sabrina Scoles, Carlie Shelton and
Nicole Saxerud are the May Students of the Month.
Linsey Leadbetter, senior, is the
daughter of Jeff and Edna Leadbetter. She is a hard working student.
She always finds the positive in
life. She also treats all people with
respect.
Sabrina Scoles, junior, is the
daughter of Patrick and Stephanie
Scoles. Sabrina is a hard working student who cares about her
grades. She is prepared for all of
her classes every day. Sabrina
shows genuine concern for other
people and is a good model of
respect. She stays active and gets
involved.
Carlie Shelton, sophomore, is
the daughter of Brian Shelton and
LeAnn Fix. Carlie has high expectations for herself. She always has
a book to read in class when she is
done with her work. Carlie’s attitude for learning is refreshing.
Nicole Saxerud, freshman, is
the daughter of Greg Saxerud and
Jeanette Saxerud. Nicole is polite
and respectful. She is interested in
learning in every subject. She is
great about handing in her assignments early if she is going to be
gone.
Elizabeth Bartholomay, Sheldon, gave a speech at her
graduation from Lisbon High School on May 29 in the gym.
Dr. Steven Johnson, superintendent, LHS, moves the tassel on Brock Aberle’s graduation cap signifying that he has graduated.
Memorial Day at Sheyenne River Speedway
Photos of the first race of the Sheyenne River Speedway 2016 season by David H. Stone, FoundedPhotography.com
Pictured is Midwest Modified winner Nate Reinke with Trophy kid
McKenna Froemke.
Every year on Memorial Day the track, fans and racers honor those who served in the military and
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Pictured is Hobby Stock winner Jayden Michaelsohn with Trophy
kid Preston.
Pictured is Mini Stocks winner Grady Shearer with Trophy kid
Tarynn Gilbert.
Pictured (l to r) Nicole Saxerud, Carlie Shelton, Sabrina Scoles
and Linsey Leadbetter.
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Jozzie Carlblom (holding the trophy), Braxton Carlblom and their
mom Chia celebrate with feature winner Duffy Froemke of Lisbon
after he won the Memorial Day Street Stock race.
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Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 11
“What do you think would be
the hardest part of being blind?”
Addisyn Cavett, 9, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade class at Lisbon Public
School: “Bumping into everything and not being able to play
sports.”
Jordan Dick, 10, has completed
Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade
class at Lisbon Public School:
“You couldn’t see where you
were walking.”
Ethan Gilbert, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade class at Lisbon Public
School: “Trying to play sports.”
Haven Greenley, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade class at Lisbon Public
School: “Trying to go, like, walk
around.”
Clarissa Hoffer, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth
grade class at Lisbon Public
School: “Probably read, math,
all school stuff really.”
Jacoby Hunt, 9, has completed
Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade
class at Lisbon Public School:
“Playing sports.”
Ella Tuhy, 10, has completed
Mr. Schmit’s fourth grade class
at Lisbon Public School: “You
couldn’t see anything around
you!”
Motor Vehicle offices across the state temporarily
closed for system maintenance on June 10
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
CORRECTION
Last week’s Question of the week was invisible in more ways than one. Due to a production error, the question was left off. It should have read:
“If you could be invisible for a day,
what would you do?”
All North Dakota Department
of Transportation (NDDOT) Motor
Vehicle and Motor Carrier Offices
across the state will be temporarily
closed for scheduled system maintenance beginning at noon (CST) on
Friday, June 10, with the exception
of the offices in Fargo and Rugby,
which will be closed all day Friday,
June 10. All offices plan to re-open
during their normal business hours
on Monday, June 13.
During the temporary closure,
citizens will not be able to do business regarding motor vehicle registrations, renewal services or titling
work. This also includes all online
Motor Vehicle Services as well as
mobile app services to renew motor
vehicles.
This temporary closure will also
affect NDDOT Motor Carrier services such as International Fuel Tax
Association (IFTA) services, International Registration Plan (IRP)
and Unified Carrier Registration
(UCR).
The closure does not affect any
statewide Drivers License sites or
the North Dakota Highway Patrol
Motor Carrier services such as
E-Permits and overweight/overweight permits. These services will
be provided as usual during their
regular business hours.
To see a list of statewide motor
vehicle office locations and hours
go to our website at https://www.
dot.nd.gov/divisions/mv/docs/mvsiteloc.pdf.
Medical & Health Services
Directory
HOSPITALS & CLINICS
CHI
Lisbon
Health Clinic
DR. OSCAR FERNANDEZ
KEVIN JACOBSON FNP-C
Clinic Hours: 9am-5pm
Appt. Hours: 7am-6pm
(701) 683-6400
Located At Hospital Main Entrance
905 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
www.lisbonhospital.com
FMC
Family
Medical
Clinic
Dr. Barbara Sheets-Olson, M.D.
Katie Tanner, PA-C
Meredith Kelsen, C-NP
Stacey Spilovoy-Walton, PA-C
(701) 683-6000
Clinic Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00
“Your Health • Your Choice • Your Clinic”
10 - 9th Ave. E., Lisbon, ND 58054
Lisbon
Brent Buchholz, PA-C
Kathy Siedschlag, PA-C
Larry Hendricks, PA-C
Dedicated to the work of heath and healing
102 10th Ave. West • 701-683-2214
SHEYENNE VALLEY
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
Medical & Prof. Center 15 - 11th Ave. W., Lisbon, ND
DR. ANNETTE I. BARTOSH-HEACOX
DR. JODI K. SANDNESS-RIEGER
683-5337
We Are A Participating BC/BS Provider in ND
(701) 683-6400
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Clinic Services
Laboratory • Ultrasounds
Mammograms
Nuc Med • MRI/CT Scans
Swingbed • Surgery
Emergency Room
Mercy Home Care - Hospice
905 Main Street • Lisbon, ND
www.lisbonhospital.com
~ MeritCare & Dakota Clinic Network Provider ~
DENTAL
(701) 427-5300
Clinic Hours: 8am-1pm
Monday-Thursday
Brenda rick, nP
SERVICES AVAILABLE:
Lab, Xray,
Blood Pressure Check
DOT Physicals
Keeping care
close to home
Essentia Health-Lisbon Clinic
819 Main Street | Lisbon
701.683.4134
EssentiaHealth.org
906 South Main Street, Lisbon, ND
Participating Provider of BC/ BS,
Medica & MeritCare Medical Group
Hours: Mon-Fri.
8am to 5pm
Phone - 683-4582
Dr. Chad Olson and Dr. Corey Williams
Thrifty
White
Pharmacy
420 Main St.,
Lisbon, ND
(701) 683-7695
or 1(866) 683-4654
St. Francis
Milnor Clinic
Lisbon Chiropractic
Clinic
PHARMACIES
General Dentistry
DR. DUANE KRIVARCHKA
General Dentistry
LISBON OFFICE - 683-4455
Medical & Professional Center
11 11th Ave. W., Lisbon, ND
ENDERLIN OFFICE - 437-2676
DR. FRANCIS H. ZECK, JR.
GENERAL/FAMILY DENTAL CLINIC
513 Main, Lisbon, N.D.
(701) 683-5821
HOURS
Monday: 9am-5pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 8am-5pm
Friday: 8am-Noon
DR. MICHAEL L. KEIM
EYECARE
Thrifty White
Pharmacy
Cards, Gifts,
& All Your Health Needs
683-4691
1-800-247-0427
404 Main • Lisbon, North Dakota
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 8:30am - Noon
NuCara Pharmacy
Corey R. Mairs
O.D.
1-877-683-5815
17 11th Avenue West • Lisbon, ND 58054
701-683-5815
Fax 701-683-9966
“clear vision begins with healthy eyes”
ASSISTED LIVING
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B Assisted Living Center
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For Appointments Call:
CHIROPRACTIC & MASSAGE
Retirement living apartments
with several services and cares
available at your choosing.
400 E. Jackson Ave., Lisbon
683-4092
THERAPY/FITNESS
Lisbon, ND 58054
Patty Well, Manager
683-5282
COUNSELING
KRISTINA M. LONG, M.S. ED.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Sheyenne Valley
Counseling Service
1006 Lincoln St., Lisbon, ND
701-683-5086
Specialist in Orthodontics
513 Main Street - Lisbon, ND
For an appointment Call:
1-800-347-0170
To Rent A Space In The Medical & Health Directory
Call (701) 683-4128
REHABILITATION / FITNESS
PHYSICAL THERAPY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
11 Main Street North
P.O. Box 586
Gwinner, ND 58040
Phone: (701) 678-2244
Fax: (701) 678-2210
NURSING HOMES
Parkside Lutheran Home
Skilled Nursing Service,
Physical, Occupational,
Speech Therapy, & Respite Care
501 3rd Avenue West, Lisbon
(701) 683-5239
Ransom County Gazette • June 6, 2016 • Page 12
PRIMARY ELECTION... CONTINUED
L. Schmidt is the Republican candidate. Tim Mathern is the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer. Eric Olson is the Libertarian
candidate for State Treasurer. For
Insurance Commissioner, there is
a candidate from each of the three
parties. They are Jon Godfread,
Republican, Ruth Buffalo, Democrat, and Nick Bata, Libertarian.
For Public Service Commissioner,
there is a candidate from each party. They are Julie Fedorchak, Republican, Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun,
Democrat, and Thomas Skadeland,
Libertarian.
In Ransom County, voters either live in District 24 or District
26 and will be electing Representatives from their respective districts. District 24 includes all of
Barnes County, part of Cass County and the following townships
in Ransom County: Northland,
Preston, Moore, Liberty, Greene,
Coburn, Fort Ransom, Springer,
Tuller, Hanson, Elliott, and Isley.
For State Representative of District 24 voters may choose from
the following candidates: Daniel
Johnston and Dwight Kiefert, both
Republicans; and Sharon Buhr and
Naomi Muscha, both Democrats.
Voting along party lines, there are
two representative positions open.
The Libertarian party did not have
candidates for District Representatives.
District 26 includes all of Ransom County except those townships in Districts 24 and 29, all of
Sargent County and all of Richland
County except that portion contained in District 25.
For State Senator of District 26,
Jason Heitkamp is the Republican
candidate, incumbent Jim Dotzenrod is the Democratic candidate,
and the Libertarian party has no
candidate for this office but writein votes are always possible for all
positions. For State Representative
of District 26, the two Republican candidates for two positions
are Kathy Skroch and Sebastian
(Seabass) Ertelt. The Democratic
candidates for State Representative are incumbents Bill Amerman
and Jerry Kelsh. The Libertarian
party has no candidate listed for
representative of District 26. District #26 involves part of Ransom
County, all of Sargent County, and
most of Richland County.
When voting for each city in the
county, voters from each city will
be electing their final candidates
for council and city park board in
the primary. City Council and City
Park Board candidates do not go on
to the General Election. All of the
other No Party candidates go on to
the General Election in November. The Primary is the final vote
for these two entities. For Lisbon,
three seats are open with five candidates running: incumbents Jerry
Gemar, LyDell Mairs, and Lyle
Thomason and challengers David
Cole, Sr. and Jeremy Waliser. For
the Lisbon Park Board, there are
three seats available and one candidate running: Jesse Tooley.
For Enderlin City Council,
there are four candidates vying for
three positions. They are incumbents Kevin Bunn, Shelly Hanson,
and Chris Sandvig and challenger
Christy Anderson. The Enderlin
Park Board has three candidates
vying for three seats on the board.
The three candidates for Park
Board are Gary Adair, Ross Berglund and Lisa Mangler.
The City of Fort Ransom has
two seats on its city council which
will be up for election. The terms
of Greg Stemen and Jerry Johnson
are expiring. No one has filed to
run for those positions. The positions can still be filled through
write-in votes.
Fort Ransom voters will also be
deciding whether or not to publish
their minutes in the official newspaper.
The City of Sheldon also has
two seats on its city council which
will be up for election. The seats
of Jessica Mark and Alan Wayman
are expiring. Wayman has filed
to run for another four-year term.
Mark did not file to run for re-election. Charles Lemna has filed to
run for the seat currently held by
Mark.
Sheldon voters will also be voting on whether or not to publish
their minutes in the official newspaper.
On the Ransom County Commission there are five candidates
running for three seats. Incumbents George Bunn, Steve Dick,
and Connie Gilbert, Kevin Bishop,
former county commissioner and
Chris J. Sandvig, deputy sheriff.
Incumbent Jay Paul Anderson is
the lone candidate for director,
Garrison Diversion Conservancy. These offices are under the
No-Party side of the ballot.
Along with these positions
there are two people vying for
Superintendent of Public Instruction. They are Incumbent Kirsten
Baesler and Joe Chiang.
Two seats for Justices of the
Supreme Court are on the ballot.
They are Jerod Elton Tufte vying
with Robert V. Bolinske, Sr. for
one of the seats. For the unexpired
two year term, Lisa Fair McEvers
is running unopposed.
The terms of five judges of the
Southeast Judicial District are expiring. Three candidates are running for the position of Judge of
the District Court No. 2. They are,
Mark Blumer, Lyle R. Bopp, andCarl Martineck. In Judgeship No.
4, James D. Hovey is running unopposed for that seat. In Judgeship
No. 5, two candidates are vying
for the expiring seat of Daniel D.
Narum. They are Daniel D. Narum
and Kim Radermacher. In Judgeship No. 6, incumbent Jay Schmidt
is running without opposition to
be elected for another term. For
Judgeship No. 7, Troy LeFevre is
running unopposed for re-election.
Please look for an explanation
on the measures in a separate story
in this issue.
NICOLE MARIE... CONTINUED
to Falkville, Alabama to start up and manage a cattle
ranch. The ranch ran about 100 head of cattle. Until recently, that job took up the majority of her time,
though she did manage to get away to Nashville, Tennessee to get some microphone time in for singing and
playing her original music.
While on the ranch, Nicole Marie found No Fences
Cowboy Church. This affiliation gave her the opportunity to expand her music performance and ministry.
As her love of music grew as well as her desire to take
her music to a whole new level, Nicole Marie started
touring northern Alabama playing wherever she could
get mic time.
“My music is full time for me now. This is how
I make a living,” said Nicole Marie. “The name is
because it is impossible to narrow a search down to
find me with a name like Nicole Smith. Nicole Marie
is marginally better. But it is also a nod to my great
grandmother, Eva Marie. She introduced music to our
family through my mom.”
On Friday, May 27 Nicole Marie performed at Silver Prairie in McLeod. Home for her baby brother’s
high school graduation and to meet her new niece, it
seemed only right that Nicole Marie would perform
in her hometown. It turned out to be quite an exciting
time.
“Last night I was on KFGO Nighttime Live in
Fargo,” said Nicole Marie. “As a result, Barbara
Milhem-Field, of BWC Records and Mile High Music Management, who is Blind Joe Bommersbach’s
agent, came to hear me sing at the Silver Prairie. It is
all very exciting!”
On Saturday, May 28, Nicole Marie sang in
Thompson, ND with Blind Joe.
Nicole Marie has played in Nashville at the Bluebird Cafe, which is a ‘listening room,’ meaning there
is no talking during the shows. Many songwriters
have performed at the Bluebird Cafe which has a very
long history in the industry.
“It is very difficult to get mic time there,” said Nicole Marie. “You have to call in and they only take 25
callers, so it is very hard to get through.”
Nashville is only 100 miles from Falkville and
Birmingham is 63 miles away. Nicole Marie has performed in both. She is booking shows into September at this point and usually does at least three to five
shows per week in northern Alabama.
It may well be her aptitude for languages, the linguistics part of her degree, that helps her to pick up
accents. One thing is for sure, spending a year in the
deep south has done wonders for her southern accent.
It’s hard to believe that Nicole Marie is a northerner
now that she has been in the south. Her sound is a bit
folksy, a bit Joan Baez and Bobbie Gentry all rolled
into one.
Music has always been a part of Nicole Marie. She
has been playing guitar and singing for most of her
life. She received her first guitar at age 11. She started
out writing poetry, cowboy poetry. It wasn’t too big of
a leap to songwriting from there.
According to her facebook page (www.musicbynicolemarie.com), Nicole Marie is a singer-songwriter
originating from North Dakota, writes and sings in a
variety of genres - although her cowboy boots are never far away!
Part 14 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.)
It was reported in a September issue of the Sheldon Progress
and Enterprise that 20 flat cars,
each with two crates containing
motor trucks, had passed through
Sheldon on the Soo Railroad line.
The trucks, which had been manufactured in the east, were being
shipped to Vancouver, WA. Their
ultimate destination was Vladivostok, Russia, where they would be
used during World War I.
Arthur Jorgenson, Milnor, had
his left foot crushed when he fell
under the wheels of a heavily loaded grain tank.
Someone had set fire to a
threshing machine at the home of
Mrs. Powers, who lived a few miles
north of Leonard. The machine
had just been overhauled and was
ready to start the threshing season.
This was the second grain separator in the area to have mysteriously
burned that fall. Sheriff Ross was
investigating the case and looking
for a suspect. During the previous
fall harvest season, another farmer
in the area had lost his entire grain
crop to fire and it was believed the
same person might have set all of
the fires.
The Ransom County Commissioners had recently inspected a
new steel bridge which had been
built by Ransom and Cass Counties
during the summer of 1914 on the
county line just east of Enderlin.
It was reported that the Enderlin
School had an enrollment of 385
pupils, which was said to be the
largest enrollment in the school’s
history up to that time. Of those, 63
were high school students.
It was reported that Enderlin
might be losing its free mail delivery. It was said to be the only small
city in the state to have free delivery at that time.
The Ransom County Immigration Association was advertising
that it had money to loan. The as-
sociation’s officers included: F.W.
Froemke, president; P.W. Froemke, vice-president; Thomas Pierce,
vice president; Ed Pierce, secretary
and attorney; Frank E. Shaw, assistant secretary; and A.L. Opsal,
assistant treasurer.
Thomas and Edmund “Ed”
Pierce were the sons of Patrick
and Mary Cronin Pierce, who were
among the first residents of Enderlin. Patrick Pierce, an Irish immigrant, homesteaded near the Maple
River in Highland Township, Cass
County, in 1879. The Pierces’ oldest son, Edmund “Ed” settled in
Sheldon, where he worked in the
office of an attorney. He eventually
passed his bar examinations, and
worked as an attorney for the Soo
Line in the purchase of land for
right-of-way. He moved to Enderlin and built a house at 124 Dewey
Street (the first home to be built in
the new townsite).
Ed convinced his parents
and younger siblings to move to
Enderlin as well. They moved to
138 Dewey Street, where they remained until Mrs. Pierce’s death in
1901.
Ed Pierce became a prominent
attorney of the Sheldon community and was active in state and local
politics, serving for several years
in the state legislature. He married
Margaret Doran, who was postmistress at Sheldon, where they lived
until his death in 1927.
Thomas Pierce continued to
live in Enderlin for the rest of his
life. He first operated an elevator
and, in 1897, became cashier of the
Enderlin State Bank. He remained
with the bank until his retirement.
He married Trena Selvig in 1900.
He also managed the Wagner and
Lowe Manufacturing Company,
maker of Lowe hoof nippers, which
were sold world wide. Thomas
died in 1955 at 89 years of age.
According to information from
around 1913, Frank E. Shaw was
serving as president of Sheldon’s
village council.
The July 29, 1915 issue of The
Sheldon Progress and Sheldon Enterprise carried an advertisement
from McDonald’s Hardware for an
Arcadian Kitchen Range. Someone from the Arcadian company
was going to be at the store for a
week demonstrating how to bake,
roast, fry, boil and broil with the
new range.
The news from Casey Township included a report that Daniel
Froemke, a young area farmer, had
recently purchased a new Ford automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Seelig
had traveled to Medina and Jamestown the preceding week to look
over their farming interests in that
area.
The Buttzville News stated that
Walter Plum had taken over the
Crow Auto Agency and was expecting to receive a new automobile in a few days. He would be using the new auto as a demonstrator
It was also noted that a Sunday
School had been started in Buttzville.
G.S. Webster was having a
large new barn built on his farm.
It was reported that it would be
one of the most up-to-date barns in
the county. D.B. Dayhuff was the
carpenter who was doing the construction.
The 1940 Ransom County census lists a George Webster who was
born in 1862 in Casey Township.
The McLeod News reported
that Raymond Plopper was loading
a carload of hay to be shipped out.
An item in the McLeod News
stated that Rev. Engerholm of
Leonard had preached a forceful
sermon before a large crowd in
McLeod the preceding Sunday afternoon. He was expected to return
to Leonard in a short time to preach
again.
In the history of the Wyndmere
Lutheran Church, which is available on the internet, it is mentioned
that a Rev. Engerholm had become
the resident pastor in the Silver
Prairie area in 1898.
G.H. Silvernail of DeLamere
was reportedly planning to put up
hay for Albert Houge of the McLeod area.
According to an obituary for
George H. Silvernail, which is included among the Sargent County obituaries on theusgenweb.org
website, Silvernail was born on
Oct. 8, 1935 at Fon du Lac, WI. He
married Euphemia Nelson Brown
Melrose on April 29, 1877 in
Menomonie, WI. George and Euphemia had 10 children. Silvernail
moved his family to Sargent County in 1895. He died at his home
north of Rutland on Nov. 8, 1935.
Robin family makes their
home in church window
A family of robins has taken up residence this spring in one
of the recessed stained glass windows in the front of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Lisbon. Greg Anderson and his wife, the
former Jackie Cole, both of whom were born and raised in
the Lisbon area and who now live in Oxbow, ND, were home
to visit relatives on the weekend of May 20-22 and noticed
the mother robin and her babies. Greg was able to get a picture of the mother bird feeding one of her offspring.
THANK YOU
Nicole Marie Smith performs on Friday, May 27
at the Silver Prairie Saloon, McLeod.
to Lisbon Public School, Enderlin Public School
and Fort Ransom Public School for considering
the health of their Students and Staff by
maintaining a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free
School Policy. Have a great summer!
Ransom County Public Health Department’s
Tobacco Prevention Program
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