By Janet HansenAuditor Kristi Johnson report-

ed to the Ransom County Commis-sioners at their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 21, that the June 14 primary election had gone well, despite the fact that the voting machine in the community room, which served as the polling place for the entire county, had giv-en her some problems for a while.

She reported that the can-vassing board, which had met on Monday, June 20, had accepted 841 vote-by-mail ballots and 309 ballots which had been cast at the polling place on election day. Then, a total of 23 ballots which had been postmarked by June 13, but did not arrive at the auditor’s office until June 15, the day after the election, were also accepted and counted. This amounts to a total of 1,173 ballots which were accepted.

Johnson went on to explain that an automatic recount must be done for three Ransom County cities.

In the race for seats on the Lis-bon City Council, in the unofficial vote count following the primary election, Jeremy Waliser had re-ceived 14 votes more than Lyle Thomason for the last remaining empty seat on the council. When the canvassing board met, the ad-ditional ballots, which had been postmarked in time for the election but had been received on the day following the election, were count-ed. Those brought the difference between the two candidates down to nine votes. Waliser had a total of 253 votes and Thomason a total of 244 votes. This, according to John-son’s calculations, was a difference of .7 percent. When the difference in votes between two candidates is one percent or less, this calls for an automatic recount.

On the measure asking whether or not to publish the minutes of the Elliott City Council in their official paper, only two residents voted. One voted “Yes,” while the other voted “No.” This means a recount is required by state law. Johnson stated that she has contacted the state auditor’s office to find out what to do in case of a tie, but had, at the time of the commissioners’ meeting, received no answer.

In the case of the same mea-sure on the ballot for the City of Sheldon, 16 people had voted on the question of whether or not to publish the city council minutes. Eight had voted “Yes” and eight had voted “No.” Again, a recount is required by law and the same question was asked – what to do in case of a tie.

The recount must be done within eight days of the canvass-ing board meeting. The board set the recount for Monday, July 27. Johnson will notify the candidates, who must either be present for the recount or name a representative to attend in their place. She will also notify all county officials who are required to be present for the

recount.Application for conditional use

permit discussed Johnson reported that, on Mon-

day, June 20, the Nelson County Pig Cooperative had filed an ap-plication in her office for a Con-ditional Use Permit. The coopera-tive was proposing a 2,395 animal units hog farm to be constructed in two phases in Ransom County. The proposed gestation/farrowing farm is projected to be built in the southwest quarter of Section 13 in Isley Township, which is five miles south and three-quarters of a mile west of Englevale. Nathan A. Pes-ta, owner/senior project engineer for Dehaan, Grabs, and Associates, LLC, consulting engineers, stat-ed in the letter included with the application that the site had been selected because it “provided ad-equate isolation from surrounding residential areas and an abundance of agricultural land to use the ani-mal manure nutrients.”

According to the Ransom County Zoning Ordinance, the ap-plicant must, within 21 days of fil-ing the application with the County Auditor, notify by certified mail all property owners having property within a one-mile odor setback distance (as required by the coun-ty’s zoning ordinance) of the hog operation.

The approval process also in-cludes at least one public meeting. The board of commissioners set the meeting for Tuesday, July 19, at 11 a.m. in the County Commis-sioners Chamber at the Ransom County Courthouse. The board stated that they will rely on input from area landowners and resi-dents when making their decision on whether or not to approve the conditional use permit. County website up and running

Johnson also explained that the county’s new website is up and running and her office has been directing people to it on a regular basis. The website is www.ransom-countynd.net.

New personnelRansom County Tax Director

Kristie Reinke and Treasurer Su-zanne Anderson introduced Shelly Schwab, Englevale, who was re-cently hired and will be shared on a 50/50 basis between the two of-fices.

Commissioner Connie Gilbert reported that the new Social Ser-vices Director, Becky L. Carow, Licensed Social Worker (LSW), would like to see some type of benefit carried over from her pre-vious years of service in Benson County. Gilbert went on to state that she was opposed to treating social service department employ-ees differently than employees in other departments and those in other department have not been al-lowed to transfer vacation or sick

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By Jeanne Sexton-BrownRaymond Howey graduated from Lisbon

High School in 1943. He worked on the family farm for six months before entering the Army and heading to Europe and World War II. Howey was a prisoner of war, captured days before the end of the war; was shot in the head, his helmet saved his life; he was in the Battle of the Bulge and was on the tail end of the D-Day invasion. He remem-bers climbing down the ladder into the cold water and carrying his riffle over his head during the invasion.

Howey met and married his wife in Paris in 1946. His bride’s name was Ramonde, but she went by Jackie to keep down the confusion. When he finally returned to North Dakota, he and Jackie moved to Valley City, where Howey worked for a utility company.

Their daughters, Michelle and Sharolyn were

born in Valley City. When Michelle was four years old, Howey moved the family to the Dal-las, Texas area, where their three son’s were born. Raymond, Jr., Allen and Gary. Howey worked for Sears as a repairman.

“His customers all loved him,” said daugh-ter Michelle Cagle. “He was the best. He is very modest and doesn’t like to talk about how much he was appreciated.”

Michelle was 22 years old when their moth-er, Jackie died. Gary was only six years old. Mi-chelle helped raise her brothers. Sharolyn was 20 by then.

Michelle’s took a hardship transfer from her job as a manager in operator services with the phone company to help take care of her mother

For 2016-2018...Lisbon School Board approves strategic planBy Terri Kelly Barta The Lisbon School Board ap-proved a strategic plan for 2016-2018 at their June 20 meeting of the board. Steven Johnson, superintendent, Lisbon School District, reviewed the plan with the board at the pub-lic meeting held during the regular June meeting of the board. John-son reported on the projected en-rollment numbers for each grade K-12 for those years and beyond. The total student count doesn’t vary much with a current number of 597 and a projected 593 for 2016-17. Projected for year 2018-19 is a total of 594 students with a projection of 596 total students for the 2020-21 school year. En-rollment data is used to guide pro-gram, service, resource, facility and staff allocation planning over the next three to five years, accord-ing to Johnson. Johnson reminded the board that the law requires students to take three types of assessments, in fourth, eighth and eleventh grades.These assessments can help iden-tify areas where additional pro-grams, courses, student support services, and/or teacher profes-sional development are needed, according to Johnson. The school district then compares the local numbers with the state and nation-al progress to compare with other students. Other areas the board reviewed were Approval, Accreditation, and

Circular Offerings, and Student Services and Success Indicators. Johnson also reports on the Dis-trict’s Financial Data including mill levies, general fund revenues, expenditures, and balances and state/federal aid and other revenue sources. “The Lisbon Public Schools has a very strong finanacial base,” said Johnson. “ As planned, our fund balances for working capital have increased within our goals. Our district is very effficient while still providing the best staff and ser-vices for our students.” The administration feels very strongly that the Lisbon School District is financially prepared to meet the future 3-5 year financial goals, according to Johnson’s re-port. It appears from the report that the district does not need to adjust staffing levels for the next five years. All of the buildings have been upgraded over the past eight years (e.g. fire code, ADA compli-ance, energy efficiency, air quality, facility security, and technology upgrades, etc.) The Lisbon School District is considering the remod-eling of the stone church to make it into a technology center. Capital projects to improve access to tech-nology is an option the facilities planning committe will review, ac-cording to the report.

Photo by Jeanne Sexton-BrownRaymond Howey was in Lisbon for a family reunion on Saturday, June 18 held at the Lisbon Senior Citizen’s Center. Picture back row: Michelle Cagle, Hawks Cove, TX., Phyllis Krchnavy, Lisbon, and Allen Howey, Fort Dodge, IA. Seated: Raymond Howey, Hawks Cove, TX.

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Brides Dress For Less opens in former Central Station buildingBy Jeanne Sexton-Brown

Julie Ann Ness has returned to Lisbon after a few years absence, bringing with her a new business. Brides Dress For Less is located one mile east of Lisbon on High-way 27, in the former Central Sta-tion building on the south side of the highway. Ness opened her busi-ness on Monday, June 5.

Ness held a premium Trunk Show in March at the Lisbon Op-era House for her Brides Dress For Less start up business. With her entrepreneurial spirit and love of people, having a business that cele-brates happy occasions seems right up her alley.

“With the move to the store, I have added mother-of-the bride dresses as well as homecoming dresses,” said Ness. “It has been fun to get in new stock. The homecom-ing /cocktail dresses are really very pretty. I have added Allure Bridal and Watters, a private label design-er out of Texas.”

Ness’s daughter, Jasmine (Kap-penman) Smith, 28, was born when she and Jasmine’s father lived in Lisbon. They worked at Hansen’s Super Valu at that time.

Ness also has a set of three-year old twins, Aspen and Emmitt. Her son, Brasen died in a four wheeler accident 10 years ago, at the age of 13, while the family lived in Ellen-dale.

Most recently, Ness has lived in Edgeley and worked at a bank. Moving back to Lisbon has been good for Ness, who has always liked the town and the people here. She lives with her friend Rick John-son, on his farm southeast of Lis-bon.

“In our free time, we like to spend time with our horses, that’s our big thing,” said Ness “I also en-

joy spending time with girl friends. Cattle are kind of my hobby. I have a small herd that I can never seem to give up.”

The trunk show was such a suc-cess that Ness was excited to open a shop with regular business hours.

“I could have sold a lot of flowers and coffee if I had them,” laughed Ness. “People think Cen-tral Station is still here.”

The bride dress business is one that brides will drive great distances for the perfect wedding dress. Ness is able to offer top quality dresses at reasonable prices. She is also able to offer special consideration on Mother-of-the Bride dresses be-cause of her warehouse connections

and contacts.With the opening of her shop,

Ness is also able to offer flower girl dresses that can double as first com-munion dresses. Special orders are not a problem if given enough time.

“I have been able to get special orders in a couple of days,” said Ness. “One thing that I have noticed is that the sizes of bride dresses run very small. For someone who nor-mally wears a size 6, they might have to look at a size 10. Measure-ments are very important in select-ing the right dress.”

Shop hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-urday summer hours are 10 a.m. to noon or by special appointment.

Photo by Jeanne Sexton-BrownJulie Ann Ness looks over a portion of her inventory at Brides Dress For Less, now open east of Lisbon in the former Central Station building.

103 and sharp as a tack...Estelle Olson is amazing

By Terri Kelly BartaEstelle Olson is an amaz-

ing lady. She is 103 years old and sharp as a tack. She lives at Parkside Nursing Home in Lisbon.

Born on June 23, 2013, in Minot, ND, Estelle was the ninth child of thirteen in her family.

As a frame of reference, Wood-row Wilson was elected president that year, and the woman’s party was established to push for allowing women to vote in an elec-tion.

Estelle was born on a farm and grew up working hard. We did all the chores (herding livestock, haying, fieldwork and gardening, etc.)

“We (the children) tried to make fun out of the chores, we did” chuckled Estelle, as she rem-inisces. “We had three kids in di-apers at one time, so we girls had to wash the diapers. My sister would hold up a diaper and say, “Who will pay me for this lovely diaper?”

The sisters would collapse in giggles as they made a chore into a game.

In the second decade of the 20th Century, children were ex-pected to work along with their parents until all the chores were done.

“We lived in a very small house,” relates Estelle. “The screen was left out of the upstairs window so mother could air out the upstairs when she needed to”

She went on to say that in the winter the children would have contests to see who could hold their feet on the very cold window the longest.

“We used to pick cow chips for fuel,” reminisced Estelle. “We pulled a buggy around and filled gunny sacks with cow chips. Then we delivered them to mother to put in the stove. We used bare hands to collect them. “

Back in the early part of the 1900’s, it was open range and no fences and they had to constantly herd the animals.

One time they had a huge go-pher problem, Estelle, took mat-ters into her own hands, got a 22 rifle and killed quite a few go-phers.

She remembers the Dust Bowl

where the dust blowing around was so thick, her brothers had to shine the car headlights on the gate to help the others herding the ani-mals so they could see.

“We washed the floor several times per day those years,” said Estelle.

Estelle has a soft spot in her heart for animals. During the dry years there was not enough fodder for animals.

“I so worried about the animals,” said Estelle.

Despite the Dirty Thirties and the hard work, Estelle re-members life on the farm as good.

She remembers that she went to

school through the eighth grade which was common back then. After she finished school, Estelle went to help an older sister care for her children.

While there she met the man who would be her husband for 72 years, Raymond Olson. They both loved to dance. After going to-gether for several years, they mar-ried in 1934. They had two chil-dren, a daughter Jean and a son, Jerry. Jean is married to Bill Pyne and they live in Vancouver, Wa. Jerry and his wife Cynthia (Bjone) live near Fort Ransom. Estelle has six grandchildren, five great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

She and Ray farmed near Fort Ransom. They went to dances and enjoyed their time together. He passed away in 2004.

Estelle moved into Prospect Manor and then Parkside. Lu-theran Home. She loved living at Prospect Manor and misses her in-dependence, but recognizes she is where she needs to be.

At Parkside she plays cards like Kings in the Corner and loves to read.

“I have to order books from the state library because I have read so many here,” said Estelle.

If there is lots of swearing in them, she won’t read them.

In looking back over her life which spans two different centu-ries, Estelle said that the invention that she is amazed by is the “Smart

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Fort Ransom, McLeod, and Lisbon to celebrate July 4

Fort Ransom and McLeod will be celebrating Independence Day, July 4 with a rodeo and parades, one town in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lisbon has a fireworks display at the Ransom County Fairgrounds to cap off the day.

Fort Ransom is also having jackpot barrel riding and poles on Sunday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Ransom Arena. A Rodeo Party with music at Thor’s in Fort Ransom will be also be held.

Fort Ransom has a parade at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 4. People with parade units need to contact Steve at Thor’s 973-9161. The pa-rade will travel down Main Street in Fort Ransom.

On Monday, July 4, a Rodeo Queen Coronation will be held at 5:30 p.m. with the 22nd Annual Rodeo to follow at 6 p.m. at the

Fort Ransom Arena on Walt Hjelle Highway. Jelly Bean, the Rodeo Clown will be performing. Sheep Riding will be available for the kids (ages 6 to under 10). The Con-cession stand will be open.

This event is sanctioned through East River Rodeo Circuit. Stock is supplied by Bar S Rodeo at 701-432-5927.

McLeod, well-known in the area for special parades will have a parade at 2 p.m. in McLeod on July 4. A picnic will follow at the Silver Prairie Saloon on Main Street in McLeod.

The holiday will end with a 4th of July Fireworks Show on Mon-day at dusk. The Fireworks Show is held at the Ransom County Fair-grounds in Lisbon. It is sponsored by the Lisbon Events and Vistors Bureau.

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Life isGood by Jeanne Sexton-Brown

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Keeping Kellyby Terri Kelly Barta

A Look Back in Time50 Years AgoJune 30, 1966

Storm toll wide spread in CountyA squall line of weather last

week Friday blasted its way through the area and was accompanied by pockets of wind more concen-trated in their fury. Glen Moore of a local insurance agency, said he has mapped the path of the destructive winds and deduced from this that several small tornadoes rode the turbulent wall of wind. Evidenced of this, he said was such as that found on the Harry Huether farm about eight miles west of Lisbon. There he said four corn cribs and a granary were situated in a row, all of the cribs of the same mate-rial and similarly anchored to the ground. As the storm went through, only the crib in the middle was top-pled and smashed.

40 Years Ago

July 1, 1976Soldiers Home would have to cut

backState Budget Officer Lloyd B.

Omdahl has asked the State Sol-diers’ Home for its contingency plans for a 25 percent reduction in state general fund money for the 1977-1979 biennium. In a letter to the Institution, Omdahl said that the voters will be considering an initiated measure to get a ceiling on state spending in the 1977-1979 biennium at $332 million or 25 percent below the percent level of expenditures. The measure will be on the September 7 primary elec-tion ballot.

25 Years AgoJuly 1, 1991

Jeff Muralt comes close at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth

Jeff Muralt, Lisbon’s Wheel-chair Marathoner, came a little

closer to his goal of beating long-time rival Paul Van Winkel of Plym-outh, Minn. Muralt finished second to Van Winkel at Grandma’s Mara-thon in Duluth, Minn. But not with-out pushing Van Winkel to a course record. Muralt’s time of 1:38:06 was less than a minute behind Van Winkel’s time of 1:37:29. Van Win-kel credited Muralt for helping get the record.

10 Years AgoJuly 3, 2006

New mayor and council take oaths

Ross Cole was sworn in as mayor of Lisbon at a special meet-ing of the Lisbon City Council on Tuesday evening, June 27. Cole accepted the gavel from Morris Saxerud, who has held the mayoral position for the past 12 years. Tim Meyer and Walt Johnson were also sworn in as new council members.

It’s rodeo season and I am stoked! I love rodeos, mainly the bull riding event but I really enjoy the sport and taking pictures.

I had my first outing on Fri-day night in Milnor for their Bull-O-Rama. Before the event even began, I had an injury. Do you remember the dreaded buffalo gnats from a few years ago? I had been doing yard work and was attacked about the head neck and shoulders by the little buggers and my forehead swelled up something terrible.

In Milnor it was a horse fly that went on the rampage. At first, I thought it was a fantom pain from one of my surgeries. I ignored it, but after a while the sting was very intense and I thought even if it is a phantom pain, if I push on it, maybe it will stop. It did. Then, it hit again just a bit over from the first one. I was talking to someone and didn’t want to just stare at my upper outer thigh, so I just glanced down in time to see this inch and a half long fly! I tell you he was huge!

After the two bites on my thigh, he headed for my foot. I was wearing my boots so I managed to stomp the thing with my other foot, which left a mark. I did not get stung again and the silly bug-ger was dead!

I am now walking around with a very large lump on my thigh, as if I need anymore padding in that area. It is hard, hot and I have two black spots where it stung me.

This is why I limp when I have an injury that is not totally visible.

Limping insures my chances of getting appropriate sympathy.

In other rodeo fun, I had arena gunk kicked into my hair again. This time the result was a bit dif-ferent than usual. It could be because the hair color I used was different this time but it seems the arena gunk has lightened my hair at the point of entry. This particu-lar dose was directed above my left eye right at the hairline. I now am sporting a lighter patch of hair in that area.

In spite of the arena gunk and the biting horse fly, I still love rodeo. I love the action and the excitement and the challenge of getting a great rodeo shot. I’m too old to get down on the ground and shoot up toward the sky to get a great background for my shots like my friend Deb Sagvold and I’m not nimble enough to switch from still to video like Jodi Widhalm, but I do a fair job.

I really love the boys of bull-fighting. We are blessed in this area to have two of the best who were trained by the greatest bull-fighter around. Both Troy Bunn and Dillon Roman show the signs of being trained by Jim Sad. Dillon has the ‘touch the head’ technique down pat. Troy is quick to kneel down and toss dirt at the bulls to get their attention. Both can jump a fence in a single bound! They are wonderful to watch. They are amazing athletes. Each time they fight and protect the cowboys I am in awe at their bravery. Heros run to the danger while the rest of us are running away...Life is good!

Rodeo season is back!

Lloyd OmdahlFormer Lt. Governor of ND • Former UND Political Science professor

The Republican gubernatorial race has North Dakota’s political pundits scratching their heads, searching for an explanation for the upset of a popular Attorney General Wayne Stene-hjem by political novice Doug Burgum.

Was it the Burgum conservative message that resonated with North Dakotan Republi-cans?

Burgum pitched a super-conservative fiscal policy, implying that Stenehjem was guilty of conspiring with the governor and the Legisla-ture of playing fast and loose with the taxpayers’ money.

Legislative Majority Leaders Senator Rich Wardner and Representative Al Carlson, after years of penny-pinching, were appropriately offended by the allegation.

The Legislature had reduced income taxes and property taxes while hiding all extra money in dedicated funds safely under the state mat-tress. In fact, North Dakota’s tax burden ranks the 39th lowest in the country, hardly a ranking for spendthrifts.

But in the public mind taxes are always too high and Burgum fanned this latent taxphobia. However, the state’s fiscal track record indicates that this was not a cutting issue.

For a majority of taxpayers, tax-cutting in the present fiscal environment could hardly be a high priority. Even so, taxphobia is always good for a few votes so let’s concede that Bur-

gum eked out a few thousand of his 23,000-vote margin with this issue.

Is the mystery solved by claiming that Dem-ocrats did it in the polling place? On the surface, the election returns give cause to suspect the Democrats because their primary turnout was a dismal 17,000, about one-third to one-half of their historical norm.

In the 2014 primary, around 30,000 Demo-crats voted; in 2012, 57,000 Democrats appeared for their primary. So, if Democratic raiding did occur, would all Democrats have voted tor Bur-gum or would some have voted for Stenehjem?

In view of the virtual certainty of a Republi-can victory in the fall, smart Democrats would have voted for Stenehjem. After all, Burgum was promising an even tougher fiscal conser-vatism than the Legislature, meaning even less spending on the social programs that Democrats have always supported.

Another thing, Burgum promised to be a business governor. If he delivers on that prom-ise, he will shift state budgeting from a broad spectrum of programs to a more narrow pro-business tax-cutting strategy.

But maybe some Democrats just wanted to lash out against the Republican establishment that has been beating them for years and this was their opportunity to strike. It’s a safe guess that this happened. So let’s say Democrats gave Burgum several thousand of his 23,000-vote

margin.This meddling in the Republican primary

will bring payback to Democrats. It provides justification for Republicans to require voter registration, something that would suppress more Democratic than Republican votes.

There is no mystery to the fact that Burgum was the first candidate in the media and on the road. In February, a poll gave Stenejhem 59 percent to Burgum’s 10 percent- an insurmount-able lead by all standards. This led to apathy in the Stenejhem camp.

With Stenehjem the top vote getter in every election, he looked so solid that early spend-ing of big bucks by Burgum couldn’t beat him. The Stenehjem strategists probably thought the same thing because their campaign didn’t really crank up until later in the spring. So we must give Burgum a few thousand votes for a strong early start.

Then there was Former Governor Ed Scha-fer’s endorsement, probably the most impactful message in the whole campaign. Not only was Schafer’s presentation crisp and authoritative but it also gave credibility to Burgum’s candi-dacy. For Schafer, Burgum gets another couple thousand votes.

So if Burgum picks up a few thousand votes here, another few thousand there, the next thing you know he has a 23,000-vote margin. There isn’t much mystery to that.

Sleuthing the Mystery of the Burgum-Stenehjem race

I have read many scam stories. I have reported on scams. Now, I know first hand how a scammer works.

I was on Facebook and a huge box appeared covering about one fourth of the page. It read: “Warn-ing!!! Your computer is in danger of getting a virus. It gave a num-ber to call and said time was of the essence or everything on my com-puter would be taken.

Knowing very little about com-puters I thought, “Oh my gosh, I better get this taken care of.”

I know very little about such things and was very afraid that if I didn’t take the advice of the man who answered the phone, I would lose everything on my computer.”

I called the number and a for-eign accent told me that he was with Microsoft and he’d be happy to take care of the problem. He was very smooth but my gut was tell-ing me that something was wrong. I told him I just didn’t feel right about this situation. He calmly said, “What are your concerns Ma’am.” I replied, “I hear a bunch of voices in the background (like a telemarketing center).” He said, “Yes, ma’am, Microsoft is a very big company with a lot of employ-ees.” And, I thought, “Okay, that is true.”

He said we can fix this and we won’t charge you anything. I began to relax because I really believed it was Microsoft Company and he wasn’t asking for money. He also had not asked for a credit card number or my social security num-ber. I knew not to give those out.

He asked me a few questions and then he said, we will need to have remote access to your com-puter to fix the problem. I know

what that is because I allow my son with the computer program-ming degree to remotely access my computer so that he can fix things for me from Fargo.

The guy said, “Are you familiar with remote access?” And I said, “Yes”. He said, “We will need your permission to access your computer, but it looks like some-thing we can fix without charge.”

Like a lamb being led to slaugh-ter, I followed his instructions and let him in. Up in the corner of the page it said Microsoft and he pointed that out to me to prove he was who he said he was.

Still in the back of my mind I had that feeling that something wasn’t right.

After scanning many files, he said “Ma’am, the problem is more serious than I thought. We will have to call an engineer and let him talk to you.”

So, I talked to the “engineer” and he said he could fix the prob-lem for just $900. I said, “I don’t have $900. “Well we have another plan that might fit you,”said the “engineer”.

At this point, I was suspicious but acting on fear, I listened to him.

He said, “How about $350?” I said, “I don’t have $350 either.” He said, “Let me check with the company to see if we have a lower priced package.” He came back on the line and said, “How does $120 sound to you?” I replied, “I feel caught between a rock and a hard place I guess that will have to do.”

He didn’t ask for any credit card info. So, I thought Microsoft can bill me because I am not giv-ing them any credit card or bank

Scary Scam Warning!

Legislative Update...District 24

Rep. Naomi Muscha

The Water Topics Overview Committee met Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and 15, in Minot. The first topic addressed was Devil’s Lake. Excellent pictures were presented to the committee, enabling all to see examples of where water levels have been and now where they are at the present time, what condi-tion roads are in that have resur-faced after being submerged, and the condition of Chain Lake Cemetery. Testimony was also given by farm-ers from the region, with their main requests being to keep pumps in run-ning condition and for assistance to townships in repairing local roads.

The Souris River Basin was the next topic addressed, covering not only Minot’s flood recovery projects, but also the effects on downstream landowners and the obstacles faced by the fact that the water crosses the Canadian/US international border. Tuesday’s meeting day ended with a bus tour of key locations that were flooded in Burlington and Minot, enabling the attending legislators to see the progress that has been made in the past few years, and of course, what still remains to be accom-plished in order to protect the area from such devastation in the future.

Representatives from Fargo pre-sented an update on the status of Far-go’s flood protection projects and the Red River Valley diversion project.

Mr. David Glatt from the Depart-ment of Health gave a presentation regarding water well testing and what type of results can legally be released to the public. This is espe-cially pertinent to areas in and near District 24, especially around the Leonard area.

A final area of concern, which was given quite a bit of discussion time and with several people giving testimony, was the issue of quick take and eminent domain for water projects. During the 2015 Legisla-tive Session restrictions on the use of quick take were included in leg-islative action, but then vetoed by Governor Dalrymple. The Water Topics Interim Committee was given the issue to be studied and has yet to reach any definitive conclusion. Two members of the Barnes County Water Resource District were in attendance Tuesday and presented testimony in favor of retaining the ability to uti-lize quick take as a last resort. They reported that quick take hasn’t been used in Barnes County during their tenure on the BCWRD and there are no plans to use the process, but they, as well as several other Water Resource Districts, wish to keep the option as “a tool in the toolbox”.

The next meeting of the Water Topics Overview Committee is scheduled for August 24 and 25 in Watford City.

BENEFIT FUND SET UPA 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, Wednes-days, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and July 6 from 10-10:45 a.m.FOOD PANTRY Call the Food Pantry at 701-308-0905 or Social Services by Wednesdays at 5 p.m. to receive a food basket to be picked up on Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Ransom County Food Pantry. ENDERLIN MUSEUM HOURS Museum open May through September on Thursday and Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Also open by special appointment at 701-799-0725 or 701-793-9743. Museum address: 315 Railway Street. The Museum is filled with artifacts and exhibits depicting the area’s unique history with special displays of the Soo Line Railroad and early baseball as well as early businesses, the military, agriculture, early area schools, family histories and other local exhibits, including a research

area.LISBON DRIVER’S LICENSE SITE HOURS

The Lisbon driver’s license site at the Armory has new hours. With the exception of holidays, the hours will be the second Thursday of every month from 8:40 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. The new hours of business will provide full drivers license services including drivers license renewals, duplicates, permit tests and road tests. CHOLESTEROL SCREENING Cholesterol screening will be held at the Ransom County Public Health Department at 404 Forest Street in Lisbon the first Thurs-day of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Fasting is required, no appointments are necessary and results in minutes. Any ques-tions, 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 appoint-ment 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 LIBRARYThe 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 SCHEDULEVan: Public Transportation (In-town rides - $2 round trip.) Monday: Lisbon Tuesday: Lisbon Wednesday: Fort Ransom and Lisbon Thursday: Lisbon Friday: LisbonBus: 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.LISBON OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION

The Opera House board meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the community room of the LOH. Public is encouraged to attend.LISBON AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEETINGS Lisbon Airport Authority meeting will be held the last Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Lisbon Airport. If you have questions, please call Nancy Sitz at 218-439-3309.

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Red Balls: 3-18 White Balls: 8-9Tuesday, June 21

Red Balls: 2-25 White Balls: 4-12Monday, June 20

Red Balls: 9-18 White Balls: 12-14Sunday, June 19

Red Balls: 1-26 White Balls: 7-17Saturday, June 18

Red Balls: 3-13 White Balls: 2-13Friday, June 17

Red Balls: 11-24 White Balls: 16-22Thursday, June 16

Red Balls: 14-24 White Balls: 12-18

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KEEPING KELLY... Continued from page 2information over the phone.

Then he told me he had to do some work and would call me back in a few minutes. “Be sure you pick up the phone when I call back.”

At that point, I immediately called my son, who told me to shut off the computer, this is a scam. “Don’t open it again until I give you the okay,” he said. “Now call your bank and credit card companies and block them.”

I called my banker who said to call the number on the back of the card. I did that and I got put on hold for twenty minutes. For the longest twenty minutes of my life, I was terrified that the scammers would take my money.

However, when the bank did answer, they immediately said it was a scam and they would check my accounts. They did and told

me that all the money was still there and was now blocked from anyone getting it. Then the bank lady said, “I am going to put you on hold while I connect you to the fraud division of the bank. While I was on the phone waiting, a man answered, but he didn’t say the name of the bank nor his name. I called him on that as, I listened in fear to the same voice of the scam-mer. He said, “You have to call the other number on your card” and he hung up.

At this point my mind was rac-ing, trying to figure out what just happened. Later, I would learn from law enforcement that the scammer can monitor you and can get a window of opportunity to call like this guy did while I was on hold.

Next I called my credit card company and canceled the cards.

Now, I have no access to any money or credit cards. The next day, I went to my local bank and opened up a new account. They gave me a temporary cash card and said that I would have to show my Driver’s License ID every time I purchased something.

I took my computer to DRN where they cleaned it up. I don’t really care because I will never turn that computer on again. I bought a new computer and I am in the process of setting up new accounts with all new passwords. I have a security system that will be downloaded to the new com-puter.

I was so disappointed that the world is so evil that somebody thinks it is okay to swindle people for their own gain. And this is just one scam of many.

Lesson Learned the hard way!

Addison Kaye Gebhardt

Addison Kaye Gebhardt was born at 8:36 p.m. on May 26, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo to Samantha Lamb and Cory Geb-hardt, Verona. She weighed 8 lbs 6 ounces and was 20 1/2” long. Grandparents are Brenda and Lyn Lamb, Lisbon and Jan and Les Gebhardt, Verona. Great-grandparents are Jan and Willie Hansen and Jerry Lamb, Lisbon.

Liq’R Pigz, MC donate to Drivers Hall of Fame

Tom Jacobson, left, Liq’R Pigz, MC president presents Mike Hoaby with a check for the purchase of one of the trophy cases to go into the Drivers Hall of Fame at the Ransom County Fair Grounds. A building will be placed on the east side of the grand stands that will house the Drivers Hall of Fame. Each of the three cabinets are black walnut, 32 inches by 48 inches and six inches deep with sliding glass front doors. Drivers and inductees will have their name on a brass plaque placed inside the cabinets along with the name of the sponsors. Any-one wishing to make a donation to the Drivers Hall of Fame project may do so by contacting Mike Hoaby at 701-799-0266.

ND Junior Master Garden Grant helps...Hill and Valley 4-H Club plants flowers at ND Veterans Home

The Hill and Valley 4-H Club with the help of a North Dakota Junior Master Garden Grant planted flowers at the North Dakota Veterans Home (NDVH) in Lisbon last week. Deb Lee, exten-sion agent/Family and Consumer Science, 4-H,

Ransom County, applied for the grant with the NDSU Exten-sion Service. Any project related to youth gardening is eligible. A $1,000 grant was awarded for this local project.

Lee had called local resident Angela Waletzko, who is a Master Gardener, to work with staff at the Veterans Home to plan where and

how the plants could be planted. After the plan was made, the kids got to work and planted them.

“They brought their shov-els, gloves and green thumbs and planted some bushes, perennial plants, and 350 Petunias, Cosmos and Zinnias,” said Lee. “The kids with help from their leaders and parents worked very hard to com-plete the project.”

The bushes and plants were planted in the flower bed where the flags are displayed in front of the Veterans Home. They were purchased with the grant money. The kids enjoyed their project. Some of the residents enjoyed

watching the kids and checking on the flowers later.

The members of Hill and Val-ley 4-H Club who participated in the gardening project are Gabby Birchem, Taleigh Close, Savan-nah Close, Addisyn Cavett, Nolan Schlecht, Ethan Schwab, Caleb Schwab, and Tristan Schwab. Their leader is Jackie Birchem. Little sister to the Schwab boys, Gracie helped too.

The ND Junior Master Gar-dener program provides funds and educational materials for garden-ing projects with youth. The ND Extension Service is committed to healthy, active children.

Deb Lee digs some holes to plant bushes while members of the Hill and Valley 4-H Club start plant-ing flowers in the flower bed in front of the NDVH. Pictured: (l to r) Deb Lee, Tristan Schwab, Nolan Schlecht, Gabby Birchem, Addison Cavett and Taleigh Close.

Members of the Hill and Valley 4-H Club gather for a picture after they finished planting flowers at the North Dakota Veterans Home. Pictured, back row: (l to r) Gabby Birchem, Savannah Close, Taleigh Close, Adria Holub, Addisyn Cavett, Ethan Schwab and Nolan Schlecht. Front row: (l to r) Grace Schwab, Deb Lee, Tristan Schwab and Caleb Schwab.

Sandy Critters 4-H Club

Sandy Critter’s 4-H members Kylee and Kendra Myers conduct a Goat Showmanship Clinic in Stutsman County on Friday, June 17.

Jenna Smith, Kalli Lautt and Kodi Lautt, all members of the Sandy Critters 4-H Club, participated in the All-Breed showman-ship clinic in Stutsman County on Friday, June 17.

What’s Cooking?by Jeanne Sexton-Brown

What is your favorite fruit salad? Do you like to just cut up fruit or mix it with a dressing? Here are three fruit salads that I think look great.

Perfect Summer Fruit SaladIngredients:2/3 c. fresh orange juice 1/3 c. fresh lemon juice1/3 c. packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp. grated orange zest 1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 c. cubed fresh pineapple 2 c. strawberries, hulled and

sliced 3 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced 3 bananas, sliced 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned 1 c. seedless grapes 2 c. blueberriesDirections:Bring orange juice, lemon juice,

brown sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 min-

utes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool. Layer the fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, straw-berries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

Hawaiian Fresh Fruit SaladIngredients:Dressing:1/3 c. fresh lime juice1 1/2 T honey3/4 tsp. ground ginger or minced

fresh gingerIngredientsFruit Salad:6 cups of your favorite fresh

fruits, such as:Bananas, peeled and slicedBlueberriesPineapple, cut into bite-size

piecesBlackberriesRaspberriesMango, peeled and cubedStrawberries, stems removed

and berries cut into halvesKiwi, peeled, sliced, and each

slice cut in halfOranges, peeled and cut into

chunksDirections:For the dressing: Mix the lime

juice, honey and ginger in a small bowl. For the fruit salad: Mix the fruit in a large salad bowl. Pour the dressing over the fruit and stir. Serve immediately if you use bananas.

Creamy Fruit SaladIngredients:1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla

Flavor Instant Pudding1 c. cold orange juice2 nectarines, chopped2 c. halved fresh strawberries 2 c. cantaloupe chunks (1 inch)2 c.seedless watermelon chunks

(1 inch)1 c. blueberries1 c. seedless green grapesDirections:Beat pudding mix and orange

juice in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Add fruit; toss to coat

Lisbon’s Chief of Police Jeanette Persons leads the Happy Days Parade down Main Street on Saturday, June 18.

Everyone loves a parade

Greg Evenson, Lisbon, had smiles for everyone returning for the Happy Days Parade Saturday, June 18.

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Verona News by Margie Mangin

Valley News by Irene HoenhauseBeverly Anne News

Zion Lutheran Church420 1st St SE, Gwinner – Missouri Synod. Pastor Matthew Richard 678-2401. Cell 680-2658. www.ziongwin-ner.org Sunday: Divine service 10 a.m., Sunday School for adults and children, 9 a.m., Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Wednes-day: 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, Con-firmation, 4 pm.

Faith Assembly of God1010 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 ChurchSheldon, Father John Artz, Priest Sun-day Mass - 5:30 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Catholic ChurchEnderlin, Father John Artz, 437-2791 Sunday Mass - 8:30 a.m.

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchVerona, Pastor Cheri Danielson, 432-5688 & Pastor Carl Glamm, 883-

4515; Sunday, July 3, 10 a.m. worship @ Zion with potluck following.Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Englevale, Pastor Cheri Danielson, 432-5688 & Pastor Carl Glamm, 883-4515, Sunday, July 3, 10 a.m. worship @ Zion with potluck following.

Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church207 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 Church701 Oak St., Lisbon Father Jerald Finnestad, Priest Mass at 5 p.m. Sat-urday; 9 a.m. Sunday.

St. Raphael’s ChurchVerona, Father Jerome Okafor, Priest Phone 883-5987 See Verona News for current Worship schedule.

St. Vincent Catholic ChurchGwinner. Father Jerald Finnestad, Priest phone 683-4620. Holy Mass Sundays at 11 a.m.Anselm Trinity Lutheran ChurchAnselm 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 ser-vice. Communion 2nd and 4th Sun-day 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 Ser-vice at Standing Rock.

First Baptist Church4th and Forest St., Lisbon, Rev. Steve Swanholm, Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship Ser-vice 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 ChurchRev. Steve Swanholm, Sunday Worship at 9 a.m.; Tuesday Bible Study 2:30 p.m. (at Four Season Health Care Center, Forman)

Hope AFLCAssociation Free Lutheran Congre-gation, 228 5th Ave., Enderlin Pas-

tor Dennis Norby, Phone 437-3777, (815) 883-1673. www.hopeluther-anenderlin.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 683-3462; Pastor Aaron Hambleton; Worship service 9:15 a.m. Sunday with Bible Class at 10:30 a..m. (Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays).

First Presbyterian Church 10 6 Ave. West, Lisbon, Pastor Juwle S. Nagbe, Pastor Office: 683-4479; Residence: 683-5996; Cell (701)318-4273; email: lismeth@drtel.net. Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.

Bethany Lutheran ChurchMcLeod, 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 ChurchFor 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 701-241-9929. Meetings on Sunday: Sacra-ment 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, Resi-dence 683-5996. Sunday Worship 9:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church 418 5th Ave. W., Lisbon, Pastor Norman Anderson Phone 683-5841. Wednesday, June 29, 6 p.m. WOW, Sunday, July 3, 9 a.m. Liturgy of the WordTrinity 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.

Happy Father’s to all the Dads out there. Many of our residents celebrated Father’s Day with their children. Mark and Carol Piatz came by the Beverly Anne and picked up Carol’s father Glenn Weisenhaus and he enjoyed a pic-nic with his family.

Vernon and Lorraine Thomp-son’s son Jerry and wife Ellen enjoyed dinner and visited with the Thompson’s on Father’& Day.

Orlin Jacobson’s son Kim vis-ited with his dad on Sunday.

Jim Wiltse’s son Joe and wife Mary came to visit on Father’s Day.

Gerry Freeberg along with Kristi, Abby and Cody Freeberg stopped by to visit Gerry’s mom Clarice Mairs on Tuesday June 14th.

This past week while the resi-dents were playing Bean Bag Horseshoes we had some help-ers and extra players. Clarice Mairs’s great grandchildren Abby and Cody Freeberg played along with Beverly Froemke’s grandson Sawyer Froemke. Edith Hammer won the first game and Lorraine Thompson won the second game. The residents loved having the kids play with them.

Shirley Froemke enjoyed the company of the ladies from the Rachel Circle on Tuesday June 20th. Shirley made fruit pizza for the ladies and they enjoyed it with coffee.

Carol Piatz stopped by to visit with her dad Glenn Weisenhaus on Tuesday June 20th.

Vernon and Lorraine Thomp-son had a few visitors this past week. On Tuesday Dee and Jerry Mangin of Lisbon stopped by to visit and Saturday cousins Don

and Deb Setterson, from Superior Wisconsin came to visit.

On Wednesday Tim Elijah and Chris Erickson brought some beautiful flowers from the funeral of Bernice Kempel. Again send-ing condolences to the family. She was loved by many residents of the Beverly Anne and is missed by many.

On Friday June 17th Betty Bierwagen’s daughter Lianne Bjugstad and her husband Neal stopped by to visit. Also stopping was Betty’s Grandson Ryan Bjug-stad and great grandchildren Rea-gan Bjugstad and Piper Schmidt. Marie Anderson also stopped by to visit with Betty.

Marion Johnson enjoyed a visit from Duane and Millie Cole on Friday.

Thank you to Pastor Marlin Danielson and Irene Hoenhause for providing worship and music on Friday.

Diane Hansen stopped by on Saturday June 18th and visited with Delores Bell and Shirley Fro-emke.

Tammy Awender, granddaugh-ter of Clarice Mairs along with her husband Pat and son Ty stopped by to visit on Saturday. On Monday June 20th Clarice enjoyed a visit from Denise and Ty Awender.

Shirley Weight enjoyed a visit from Deanna Dagen on Saturday June 18th.

Betty Ann Tufty stopped by to visit with Clarice Mairs and Alice Suhumskie on Saturday.

Marion Johnson enjoyed the company of Joan Peterson on Monday June 20th. Also thank you to Joan for bringing donuts for afternoon coffee. The residents sure appreciated and enjoyed them.

Happy First Day of Summer! It is a beautiful summer day out on this Monday afternoon.

The area received a much needed rain last week. My gauge showed 2 inches on Tuesday and another inch on Saturday.

Don and Eileen Geske spent Wednesday to Friday in Bismarck where they attended the ND Music Teachers Conference at the Uni-versity of Mary.

Margie Mangin had coffee with Ione Smith and Janet Junker in Oakes Thursday afternoon.

Family, friends and neighbors attended the funeral for Lawrence Larson on Tuesday. We extend deepest sympathy to his family.

Jack and Shirley Ragan attended the craft show at the Farm Toy Show in LaMoure Saturday

and Sunday.Don and Eileen Geske attended

the 60th wedding anniversary celebration for Duane and Ethel Grieger of Buffalo at the Sheyenne River Bend Farm Saturday after-noon.

Saturday afternoon coffee guests of Marvin and Margie Mangin were Cheryl (Obenchain), Richie and Barry Obenchain of Florida, Sandra Obenchain of Pennsylvania, Bryan and Cindy Obenchain of Minot and Judi Townley. It was a fun afternoon of visiting and reminiscing about the good old days!

Sunday morning breakfast visi-tor of Don and Eileen Geske was Marcia Young of Fargo. In the afternoon Jan Hird of LaMoure stopped by for a visit.

Monday, June 27Exercise ................................10:45Bingo ......................................1:00Dinner: Chicken A La King .12:00

Tuesday, June 28Dinner: Hamburger on a Whole Wheat Bun w/Lettuce, Tomato and Onions ..................................12:00Hand and Foot ........................1:30

Wednesday, June 29Dinner: Shepards Pie w/Mixed Veggies .................................12:00

Thursday, June 30Dinner: Pork Chops & Gravy ....... ..............................................12:00

Friday, July 1Dinner: Roast Beef in Au Jus ........ ..............................................12:00

Saturday, July 2Open mornings for activities

Sunday, July 3No Cards

Monday, July 4 Closed

~ Senior Schedule ~

Oral Robert Compson, 68, passed away June 18, 2016, at his home in Pasco, WA with his family at his side and under Hos-pice care after a long fight with cancer. Funeral service was held at the Hillcrest Memorial Cen-ter, Kennewick, WA with full Military Honors. Interment was at Washington State Veteran’s Cemetery, Medicine Lake, WA.

Oral was born December 30, 1948 in Valley City, ND to Robert and Deloris Compson, they lived in the area for 8 years, moving to Fingal, ND and later to Sheldon, ND, where he gradu-

ated from High School, later he enlisted in the Air Force serving 20 years, he moved to Dayton, WA as Hospital and Nursing Home Administrator until he retired do to health problems. He then moved to Pasco, WA until his death.

He leaves his wife, Marina, daughters, Kris-Anna (Brian) Mack, O’Fallon, Ill, Amanda Compson (Tim Helwick), Ore-gon, Dawn (Ryan) Mark, Apache Junction, AZ, Lynette (Jason) Mark, Moorhead MN, 7 Grand-children, 3 Great-Grandchildren, Mother, Deloris Compson, Wahpeton ND, sisters, Judy (Ken) Knudson, Wahpeton, ND, Renee Compson, Fairmount, ND, Brothers, Rodd (Doreen) Compson, Jamestown, ND, Billy Compson, Fargo, ND. Several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Compson and brother, Robin Compson.

Oral Robert Compson

Pastor Marli of the Standing Rock and Preston churches at Fort Ransom mentioned in one of his ser-mons about intolerables in God’s world. He asked the attenders to name some. One named snakes. Seems they are suppose to be good as they get rid of rodents and what not, but it depends on what you call good. Audrey Staab of Colville, WA had a Mom Hazel Lar-son Lester, now in God’s hands, who was sent to the outdoor lid on the basement steps (as a lot had). As she went down a snake zipped right around her neck--potatoes were forgotten. Dad Ted Hoaby could grab a snake, put his fingers around its neck and provide it with a shew of his snuff. He put it down and in a few minutes snake was deader than a door nail. How come people can chew this stuff as my Dad did and still live to be 88? In the Hoaby family, it was a toothache cure so it kept dentists at bay for a while.

If you see a shiny black “ratsnake” slithering thru the grass you might have to be out of NDak. They are in Wisc and other states but non venemous and very useful to farmers in ridding of mice, rats and other pests. They can be nestling in trees. Our snakes do not climb trees. We got snakes out of the way or at least one kind--now fruit flies. Eleven year old Dexter Hoenhause stated to take a bowl, put a plastic cover over it, jam a few tiny holes in it and the fruit you put in it will draw them. It is a prison and they can’t get out but then they have fruit to eat. Well, so much for a couple things but many others were mentioned. Marlie did a great job preaching and singing at Beverly Anne, Parkside, Hospital Swing Bed and the Veteran Home. Thanks to the residents and him for making it that way as we know God was enjoying it too with all the smiles and his song “Count Your Blessings.”

Ah, yes, there was Ed the Pastor for the day from Assembly of God church. He does a super job and loves to sing so we have many songs which he and this rover round up along with the songs of residents. He told of being in India and doing a preach job with all sitting on the floor and no instruments. They all sang with gusto. This rover stated, “Let’s go for it” It went fine except when it was over one lady stated, “Better to have the piano.” Thanks to Pastor for com-ing and the rest also, it was great.

Sheldon Feland planted himself in this kitchen just after he come from work at Propane Industries west of Lisbon. He will be a senior so his life will change. He is on Rock Hill with his family and of course Mom Tiff.

Jean Ann Wilke Lasley, Lewiston, Idaho, has been busy with her rose industry. They are in bloom and she is getting them ready to give away to church people and shut ins. Here she is ready for an excursion with hubby Neil, both retired.

Jimmy Jo Hoaby had a call from Aunt Ilene Lar-son that a tree had fallen down and trapped her in her home. He not only grabbed trees worst enemy, the chain saw, but cut it up and hauled it to her burning spot. She then invited him to a home grown great sup-per. Then this rover was invited for left overs the next day which were great. Jim is a great drummer with music coming out of his ears so plays with hands and works at the Sunflower Plant in Enderlin. His Dad retired from the Air Force and passed away of cancer

at the age of 34 leaving a family of six. He was Mar-vin Hoaby, folks Ted and Mamie Hoaby, and of course Aunt Irene and Ilene.

This rover has a roll of about two inch white paper and has been writing up to eight foot long letters on both sides. Where it came from is a question but one letter went to Chris Hoaby Swerceyek and ended up on Facebook whatever that is at Omaha, Nebr. Now Audrey Staab at Colville, WI states in a letter. “I’m replying on your “left over crazy paper” which I think is cool.” She stated she once wrote a letter on toilet tissue and it brings responses. People do not write let-ters anymore and it is a shame. You can reread them many times where a telephone call is gone with the wind and besides this rover can’t always understand voices on that thing. You know age is coming in with the weather and things do change so letters to Irene are a guardian angel...Audrey says it is very hot at Colville and dry. A neighbor tried to burn some things and a call went in for the fire department as it went wild. There is a burning ban there and you better heed it or get fined. The people including Audrey are jumpy since last years fierce fires. Her brothers Lyle of Okla. and Alan of Fargo are planning on heading out for a session of visiting and helping.

Pastor Norm of Trinity and this rover zipped to Enderlin Maryhill for church and it was a great ser-vice with friendly faces on this Tuesday. Marie told of her cooking for threshers and beheading chick-ens years ago on the farm. Then her song was sung, “This World Is Not My Own.” There was communion, Nancy Farmham came and visited a second and stated who would sing next time. Thanks people and Pastor Norm for a super afternoon.

Here comes a Director of a huge organization ready to hire someone needed but relied on his answer whether he lied, cheated, or come in late. You might know it was Ole looking for a job and stated--I never have but I’ll try to learn.

Sympathy to Elaine Anderson family in the death of her Mom living at Parkside.

Answers To Your Social Security ???Questions???

Howard I. Kossover, Social Security Public A� airs Specialist for North DakotaSend Your Questions To: howard.kossover@ssa.gov

Q: Are Social Security benefits the same for women and men?

A: Program legislation is gen-der neutral so individuals with identical earnings histories are treated the same in terms of ben-efits, so yes; Social Security ben-efits are the same for women and men. Differences outside of Social Security, such as interrupted work patterns, overall earnings and life expectancy influence benefits.

Decades ago, there were sev-eral Social Security gender based differences. For one example, as part of the Social Security Amend-ments of 1961, men first became eligible to start reduced retire-ment benefits at age 62. Women obtained this option in 1956.

Women represent 57 percent of

all Social Security beneficiaries age 62 and older and approximately 68 percent of all beneficiaries age 85 and older.

Including the “What Every Woman Should Know” booklet, the “Women” section of the Social Security website at www.ssa.gov/people/women/ contains useful information at every stage of life, for both men and women.

Although benefits are the same for all, as a means to circulate accu-rate program information, Social Security tries to catch the interest of different population segments. Just as there is a page for women on the agency website, there are separate pages for veterans, same-sex couples, financial planners, school officials, service providers

to the homeless and many others. For these, go to the top of

Social Security homepage, www.socialsecurity.gov. From the Menu Bar go to “Information for …” and then to “People Like Me” for different groups. Perhaps one will interest you.

Did you know? Protect your-self from Social Security related scams. This week I saw another letter from a group requesting money “to help protect Social Security.” Throw such requests away. Sending these groups money does nothing for Social Security or yourself. The person receiving the letters I saw basically threw away hundreds of dollars from a tight budget by sending money. Protect yourself.

Neil and Jean Ann Wilke

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Precinct 2 Dist 24 Tow

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BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL 1173 170 290 475 238REPUBLICAN PARTY

John Hoeven 706 80 170 280 176write-in - scattered 1 0 0 1 0Kevin Cramer 634 69 157 254 154write-in - scattered 5 1 0 4 0Eldred Knutson 218 64 154write-in - scattered 0 0 0Jason Heitkamp 406 255 151write-in - scattered 3 3 0Daniel Johnston 205 67 138Dwight Kiefert 206 60 146write-in - scattered 0 0 0Sebastian Ertelt 340 209 131Kathy Skroch 366 238 128write-in - scattered 0 0 0Wayne Stenehjem 224 33 33 95 63Doug Burgum 538 49 152 211 126Paul J Sorum 16 6 6 3 1write-in - scattered 2 2 0 0 0Josh Gallion 621 72 149 253 147write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Kelly L Schmidt 633 70 151 261 151write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Jon Godfread 614 71 147 251 145write-in - scattered 1 0 1 0 0Julie Fedorchak 620 67 153 253 147write-in - scattered 1 1 0 0 0

Eliot Glassheim 246 65 54 105 22write-in - scattered 1 1 0 0 0Chase Iron Eyes 249 66 56 104 23write-in - scattered 1 1 0 0 0Larry J Robinson 128 67 61write-in - scattered 0 0 0Jim Dotzenrod 144 116 28write-in - scattered 0 0 0Sharon Buhr 106 55 51Naomi Muscha 122 65 57write-in - scattered 0 0 0Bill Amerman 134 107 27Jerry Kelsh 134 106 28write-in - scattered 0 0 0Marvin E Nelson 252 67 56 105 24write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0

State Auditor write-in - scattered 11 3 2 6 0Tim Mathern 257 67 55 110 25write-in - scattered 1 0 0 1 0Ruth Buffalo 246 67 53 104 22write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun 245 67 53 103 22write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0

Robert N Marquette 9 2 2 4 1write-in - scattered 1 0 0 0 1Jack Seaman 12 2 2 6 2write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0

State Senator District 24 write-in - scattered 0 0 0State Senator District 26 write-in - scattered 2 1 1State Representative District 24 write-in - scattered 0 0 0State Representative District 26 write-in - scattered 1 1 0

Marty Riske 10 2 1 5 2write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Roland Riemers 8 2 1 4 1write-in - scattered 1 0 0 0 1Eric Olson 9 2 2 4 1write-in - scattered 1 0 0 0 1Nick Bata 10 2 1 5 2write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Thomas Skadeland 9 2 2 4 1write-in - scattered 1 0 0 0 1

Kirsten Baesler 766 100 195 307 164Joe Chiang 227 49 57 90 31write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Robert V Bolinske Sr 315 42 81 115 77Jerod Elton Tufte 544 91 121 237 95write-in - scattered 1 1 0 0 0Lisa Fair McEvers 856 134 205 341 176write-in - scattered 2 1 0 0 1Mark Blumer 261 57 49 105 50Lyle R Bopp 494 52 117 219 106

NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY ELECTION - JUNE 14, 2016RANSOM COUNTY ABSTRACT OF BALLOTS CAST

State Auditor

State Treasurer

Insurance Commissioner

United States Senator

Representative in Congress

State Senator District 24

State Senator District 26

State Representative District 24

State Representative District 26

Governor and Lt. Governor

Public Service Commissioner

Representative in Congress

State Senator District 24

State Senator District 26

State Representative District 24

State Representative District 26

DEMOCRACTIC-NPL PARTYUnited States Senator

Governor and Lt. Governor

State Treasurer

Insurance Commissioner

Public Service Commissioner

State Auditor

State Treasurer

LIBERTARIAN PARTY

Insurance Commissioner

United States Senator

Representative in Congress

Governor and Lt. Governor

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Public Service Commissioner

NONPARTISAN

Justice of the Supreme Court

Justice of the Supreme Court Unexpired 2-Year Term

Southeast Judge of the District Court No. 2

Carl Martineck 149 27 44 46 32write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0James D Hovey 851 133 201 347 170write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Daniel D Narum 699 84 172 288 155Kim Radermacher 253 49 59 108 37write-in - scattered 0 0 0 0 0Jay Schmitz 851 130 202 345 174write-in - scattered 4 1 1 2 0Troy LeFevre 843 129 198 342 174write-in - scattered 2 1 0 1 0Kevin Bishop 509 59 123 226 101George D. Bunn 691 121 185 247 138Steve Dick 624 61 164 267 132Connie Gilbert 829 113 196 349 171Chris J. Sandvig 476 91 120 165 100write-in - scattered 15 2 0 11 2Jay Paul Anderson 937 138 222 392 185write-in - scattered 2 0 0 1 1Yes 193 34 41 88 30No 925 129 242 353 201

Southeast Judge of the District Court No. 7

Southeast Judge of the District Court No. 2

Southeast Judge of the District Court No. 4

Southeast Judge of the District Court No. 5

Southeast Judge of the District Court No. 6

County Commissioner Ransom

Director, Garrison Diversion Conservancy Ransom

(Senate Bill No. 2351, 2015 North Dakota Session Laws, Ch. 84)

RANSOM COUNTY ABSTRACT OF BALLOTS CASTNORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY ELECTION - JUNE 14, 2016

ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 14, 2016 BY THE VOTERS OF RANSOM COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA

I hereby certify that the within and fol-lowing Abstract of Votes cast by the voters of Ransom County, North Dakota at the Primary Election held in Ransom County on the 14th day of June 2016, is a true and correct copy of the original Abstract thereof

made by the regularly organized Board of Canvassers as required by law.

Witness my hand and the seal of said County this 20th day of June, 2016.

Kristi JohnsonRansom County Auditor

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTACOUNTY OF RANSOMLisbon, ND, June 20, 2016

We, the undersigned, do hereby cer-

tify that the within and foregoing Abstract of Votes cast at the GENERAL election, in and for the various precincts in the County of Ransom, is a true and correct abstract according to the returns made by the Elec-tion Board for the various precincts.

Witness our hands, and the seal of said County, the day and year first above written.

Neil Olerud, County Commission Kristi Johnson, County Auditor

Susan Froemke, County RecorderCarol Braaten, 26th District

Democratic-NPLWesley Well, 26th District Republican

Dwight Krueger, 24th District Democratic-NPL

Carol Christiansen, 24th District Republican

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ABBREVIATEDNOTICE OF INTENT TO

ADOPT, AMEND, AND REPEAL CERTAIN

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Regulating the practice of dentistry, Dental hygiene and dental assisting

North Dakota Board of Dental

Examinerswill hold a public hearing to address proposed changes to the NorthDakota Administrative Code Title20, Board of Dental Examiners.

Staybridge Suites3009 S. BroadwayMinot, ND 58701July 26th, 2016

8:00 a.m.A copy of the proposed rules may beobtained from the agency website, https://www.nddentalboard.org/laws-and-rules/activity.asp or by writing the agencyat The North Dakota State Board of Dental Examiners, 2900 East BroadwayAvenue, PO Box 7246, Bismarck, ND58507-7246, or contacting the agency at(701) 258-8600. Also, written commentsmay be submitted to the Board at 2900 East Broadway Avenue, P.O. Box 7246,Bismarck, ND 58507-7246 until August8th, 2016. If you plan to attend the publichearing and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability,please contact the agency at the abovetelephone number or address at least 15days prior to the public hearing.

Dated this 15th day of June, 2016Rita Sommers, Executive Director

ND STATE BOARDOF DENTAL EXAMINERS

RANSOM COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

JUNE 7, 2016The meeting was called to order at 9:00

a.m. by Chairman Neil Olerud. The pledge to the flag was recited. Neil Olerud, Norm Hansen, Steve Dick, and Connie Gilbert were present. George Bunn was absent.

The agenda was reviewed. Auditor Johnson asked to have the treasurer’s posi-tion added to the agenda. Hansen moved to approve the agenda with additions and Gil-bert seconded the motion, which carried.

Minutes from the May 17, 2016, regu-lar meeting were considered. Gilbert made the motion to approve the minutes and Dick seconded the motion, which passed.

Manual warrants in the amount of $7,169.32 were reviewed by the board. Han-sen moved to approve manual warrants and Gilbert seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.Century Link $13.37Ottertail Power Company 1,692.82Tesoro Fleet Services 194.27Southeast Water Users 61.10Cass County Electric Coop 1,456.01Voyager Fleet Systems, Inc. 82.47Lisbon, City of 30.11Office of State Tax Commissioner 589.22Office of State Tax Commissioner 143.25Waste Management of WI-MN 178.90NDPERS, Group Health Ins. 581.48NDPERS, Group Life Insurance .28Ottertail Power Company 1,276.04Century Link 30.24Great America Financial Services 599.70Lisbon, City of 240.06 $7,169.32

The treasurer’s position was discussed. State’s Attorney Fallon Kelly said an appointment does not have to be made until after the general election. The board feels an appointment should be made. Hansen moved to appoint deputy treasurer Suzanne Anderson as acting treasurer until May 1, 2017, when the treasurer-elect will take office. Dick seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Discussion was had on the wage that Anderson should now receive. When Bea Roach took over for Val Lukes as clerk of court, she received a $2.65 per hour raise. Dick moved that Anderson should receive $21 per hour, effective June 1, 2016. Hansen seconded the motion, which carried.

The Enderlin police contract was then discussed. Johnson had run amounts based on the 2016 expenses, which included the sheriff’s 2016 budget and costs for FICA/Medicare, retirement, health insurance, life insurance, work comp and vehicle insur-ance. The contract reads that

Enderlin City is to pay 31 percent of the sheriff’s department costs, which would total $147,697.45 for 2017. Johnson will send these figures to the Enderlin City Audi-tor for their council to review.

A concerned taxpayer had called about a crop planted within the county’s right of way (ROW) by the person who rents a quar-ter of land from her. The ROW for this par-cel is 66 feet and the crop had been planted to around 32 feet to 36 feet according to Hansen, who had looked at the quarter. Han-sen said this is not the only infraction along the road. The ROW on the Sheldon Road was then brought up. Letters had been sent out to landowners along the Sheldon Road last December, informing them that they were not to plant any crops in the county’s ROW. Kelly asked what the board planned to do with those who had crop violations along that stretch of road and who would check for violations. Kelly also asked if the board would spray the crops, give the land-owner a fine, or charge them with a misde-meanor. Olerud recommended that, if there is an obvious violation, something should be done. If it looks like the landowner is trying to stay in compliance, it should be fine.

A local raffle permit application, along with the $10 fee, was submitted by CHI Lis-bon Health for an event on November 19, 2016, at the Lisbon Eagles Club. Gilbert moved to approve the permit and Hansen seconded the motion. Motion carried.

The Black Pelican, located in the city of Wyndmere, applied for an alcoholic bever-age event permit for serving at a wedding on June 18, 2016, at Dead Colt Creek. The $10 fee was collected, along with the appli-cation. Auditor Johnson contacted the attor-ney general’s office, because the permit was being obtained by someone outside of the county. According to the attorney general’s office, this is allowable as long as the paper-work is also filed with the state after the county’s approval. Dick moved to approve the application and Hansen seconded the motion, which passed. Sheriff Darren Ben-neweis asked that the actual times the event is to begin and end are on the alcoholic bev-erage event permits. A lot of the time, he said, events exceed the end time listed on the application.

A gaming site authorization application, along with the $50 fee, was received from the Sheyenne Valley Aerie #2968 Fraternal Order of Eagles, to be held at the Eagles from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Gilbert moved to approve and Hansen seconded the motion, which passed.

At 10:00 a.m. the regular commission meeting was recessed and the equalization meeting was brought to order and turned over to Tax Director Kristie Reinke. Those present for equalization were: Lyle Thoma-son, Ronny Hartl, Laurel Pribbenow, Virgil Schultz, Bryan Strom, Marilyn Loegering, George Loegering, Charles Wall and Alfred Wall. Reinke informed the board of changes that were missed at the township and city levels. Notices were sent to all taxpayers with changes by the tax director’s office.

Bryan Strom, representing George and Marilyn Loegering, spoke on the Loeger-ings’ property in Owego Township. The con-cern was that the Quonset and the steel bin had been valued too high. They also ques-tioned Reinke on getting a farm exemption, to which Reinke said one had not been filed. Reinke told them that, in order to get the farm exemption, 50 percent or more of the shop and bin would need to be used for farm purposes. George Loegering asked Reinke why a vacant house is valued at $5,000, but his empty bin was valued at $7,500. Reinke said she looked up a bin value through Mar-shall & Swift, and this bin, if new, would be worth $16,000. She said this is a unique property, since they are trying to make the bin into a cabin. They also questioned the Quonset that had cost about $30,120 to con-

struct and was valued at $33,900. Reinke said that that is the correct value for the Quonset. With the Loegerings’ increase in their property, Reinke figured it would raise their taxes approximately $400 to $500.

Virgil Schultz said he had asked for a 4 percent reduction on his agricultural land in Owego Township due to the downturn in the economy. Schultz would like to see the rest of Owego Township get this 4 percent reduction. Steve Dick said Schultz should not get any different treatment than anyone else in the county. The increases that take place are to keep the county within tolerance with the state. If the county does not make these increases, the state will automatically raise the county across the board.

Schultz had a complaint about the town-ship equalization meeting being held at the county courthouse. He said Owego Town-ship has a township building where the equalization meeting can be held. Gilbert asked Schultz who their assessor was, as it is the assessor who sets the meeting loca-tion. Schultz said the assessor had not been decided yet, to which Auditor Johnson said Owego Township was to decide that at their annual meeting in March.

Schultz also criticized Reinke for allowing a taxpayer in Owego Township to get a farm exemption. Schultz believes this taxpayer should not be entitled to said exemption. Other Owego Township resi-dents also agreed with this. Reinke said the farm exemption application had been signed and filed in her office. According to Reinke, by signing the application, the taxpayer is claiming the information submitted is true and correct. Kelly said sworn statements would have to be taken from witnesses to falsify this application. If proven to have filed a false application, it would be grounds for a property assessment change and fines.

Lyle Thomason questioned Dylan Krueger’s property in the city of Lisbon, asking if the condition of the property on February 1, 2016, was taken into account. Reinke said she had talked to Krueger and updating had been done as of February 1, which is why the $20,800 decrease should be refused.

Kelly informed the board they must first approve or deny the recommended property changes by Reinke for the cities and then the townships.

Lisbon City: Hanson moved to approve and Gilbert seconded. Motion carried.

Sheldon City: Gilbert moved to approve and Hansen seconded. Motion carried.

Big Bend Township: Gilbert moved to approve and Dick seconded. Motion carried.

Coburn Township: Hansen moved to approve and Dick seconded. Motion carried

Elliott Township: Gilbert moved to approve and Hansen seconded. Motion car-ried.

Fort Ransom Township: Hansen moved to approve and Dick seconded. Motion car-ried.

Hanson Township: Gilbert moved to approve and Dick seconded. Motion carried.

Moore Township: Dick moved to approve and Hansen seconded. Motion car-ried.

Owego Township: Dick moved to approve and Hansen seconded. Motion car-ried.

Sandoun Township: Hansen moved to approve and Gilbert seconded. Motion car-ried.

Reinke then read through the increases and decreases of each township and city. Reinke would like the percentages of increase (to be in compliance with the state) to be between 93 percent and 95 percent compliance level. Hansen moved for the county to increase to the 95 percent com-pliance level. Gilbert seconded the motion. Dick feels that is too high and would like it to be lower. He stated that we just have to be in compliance. Reinke said the board went to 93 percent last year, which was a 0 percent increase for residential and com-mercial, and a 7 percent increase for ag land and gravel pits. Roll was taken: Hansen—yes; Dick, Gilbert, and Olerud—no. Motion failed. Gilbert moved to increase the com-pliance level to 94 percent. Dick seconded the motion. This would be a 6.3 percent increase to residential property, 0 percent increase to commercial, and 2.1 percent increase to ag land and gravel pits. Motion carried.

The equalization meeting was then adjourned and the regular meeting was called back to order.

Reinke then invited the board to go along on the Tax Directors Region 5 Associ-ation Meeting Tour to be held at the Sundale Hutterian Colony on June 21 at 2:00 p.m.

Reinke informed the board of the new hire who will be shared between the tax director and the treasurer/motor vehicle offices. Also, Reinke said state equalization will be held August 7-11, and both she and Heather Hanna, deputy tax director, will be attending. Reinke asked if the tax director’s office could remain closed on the days when the new hire will be in the treasurer’s office. The board left this up to Reinke’s discretion.

Benneweis updated the board on the evidence storage area at the old county shop. He said they are currently using the east side of this building. Ryan Kenyon has been contacted for a quote on additional light-ing, which came in at approximately $1260. Benneweis has not yet talked to anyone on a furnace for the new area.

Benneweis has been asked by a Bis-marck State College student if she could do part of her internship with the Ransom County Sheriff’s Department. She is from Lisbon and is enrolled in the criminal jus-tice program. She would be doing part of the internship with the city of Lisbon and the other part with the sheriff’s department in order to get her hours in. Benneweis said she would do ride alongs and also work with Janelle in the office. A background check will be performed before she can start. This will not be a paid internship, so it is no cost to the county. Johnson will check if she will be covered by insurance for liability. Dick moved to allow Benneweis to go ahead with the internship and Gilbert seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Benneweis let the board know that two new bulletproof vests were purchased for himself and Chris Sandvig. The vests have about a five-year life span and the old vests will be kept for backup.

Jacob Loegering, KLJ, informed the board that Mark’s Sand & Gravel is sched-uled to begin work on the north end of the Sunflower Plant Road on June 20. The estimated end date is July 9 for both the Sunflower Plant Road and the Fort Ransom Road. He has not been able to get prices on the two blocks on McLeod Main Street. Olerud said Gary Burnhard had talked to the owner of Mark’s Sand & Gravel, and they still plan to donate the paving for one block in McLeod.

Bridge inspections were completed May 27, 2016, by KLJ and the reports have been sent to NDDOT.

Loegering made a list of proposed road-way projects where the county could use the extra federal funds which were made avail-able. Bryon Fuchs, NDDOT, said he was fine with the county borrowing ahead on the funds now, and then again in 2018, when the sealcoat needs to be put on Highway 54 (Sheldon Road). The board would like to see the eight miles going north on the Fort

Ransom Road to Highway 46 completed. Loegering will get a contract together for construction engineering for the next meet-ing. Dick moved to do the eight-mile over-lay project on the Fort Ransom Road going north to Highway 46 and Gilbert seconded the motion. Motion passed. This project will be paid for with the extra federal funding and SB 2103 funds. The project will be bid in November and the overlay will be done during the 2017 construction season. Loe-gering is going to check into getting SRF funding through the state for the 3.5-mile stretch by the Fort Ransom State Park. This would be a 60/40 split and the 40 percent local funds could then be paid with the HB 1176 funds.

A Ransom County utility permit was submitted by Inter-Community Telephone Company to bury a cable on the Valley Road in Northland Township, Section 2. Jerry Lamb said that no fee was required since it would not be crossing the road. Gil-bert moved to grant the permit and waive the fee since there was no boring under the road. Hansen seconded the motion, which carried.

NDDOT sent diagnostic findings of the railroad crossings on County Road 135 south of Buttsville and on County Road 57 in the city of Elliott. It was determined that both crossings are good candidates for a fully-automated signal system and will be placed on the ranked list. The county will be notified well in advance to sponsor the 10 percent local match if the crossings rise in rank to be funded.

Lamb said a door has been purchased from Riverside Building Center for installa-tion between the new evidence storage area and the rest of the old county shop.

Teresa Sorby Rotenberger, deputy auditor, was contacted by a representative from TIAA, an investment provider for the NDPERS deferred compensation plan. Currently, the county utilizes Nationwide as its investment provider for the deferred compensation plan. Gilbert said TIAA and Nationwide are basically the same thing, just different companies. Hansen made the motion to stay with Nationwide and Dick seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Lisbon Fire Department, Inc., submit-ted two gaming site authorizations, along with the $50 fee for each site, to be autho-rized from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. The first gaming site would be the Silver Prairie Saloon in McLeod. Gilbert moved to approve and Hansen seconded the motion, which passed. The second gaming site was for the Stake Out in Lisbon. The board questioned this gaming site due to the Stake Out allegedly closing. The board decided to approve the permit. Should the fire depart-ment decide this second gaming site permit is not needed or needs to be transferred, the board will determine how to handle that upon request. Hansen moved to approve the permit at the Stake Out and Dick seconded the motion, which carried.

There being nothing further to come before the board, Chairman Olerud adjourned the meeting at 12:35 p.m.ATTEST:Kristi Johnson, Ransom County AuditorNeil Olerud, ChairmanRansom County Commission

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LEGAL NOTICEIn the Matter of the Application )Of First Community Credit Union, )Jamestown, North Dakota, to Establish a )Branch in Fargo, North Dakota. )

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that First Community Credit Union, Jamestown, North Dakota, has made application to the State Credit Union Board to establish a branch office in Fargo, North Dakota; the branch will be located at 5201 42nd Street South. The current field of membership for First Community Credit Union is limited to individuals who reside within a seventy-five mile radius of Jamestown and of Portland, and a fifty mile radius of Valley City, Oakes, Napoleon, Steele, Bismarck, Wahpeton, and Wishek, North Dakota, and members of their immediate families and organizations of such people and also the existing mem-bership of this credit union as of Decem-ber 1, 1986. The proposed branch would be located within First Community Credit Union’s current field of membership.

In accordance with section 13-03-15-04(2) of the North Dakota Administrative Code, when considering the branching of a credit union the State Credit Union Board will review (1) If the branch is for an open charter, and if the application to establish the branch is accompanied by an application to expand the field of membership, the exact geographical boundaries, expressed by city, county, township, or highway boundaries, or a stated radius from the branch office, must be clearly spelled out; (2) Whether serious injury would result to any other state or federally chartered credit union in North Dakota; (3) Whether the Credit Union has demonstrated the ability to succeed with the branch; and (4) Any other factor that the State Credit Union Board deems pertinent.

The State Credit Union Board will act on the application at its regular meeting to be held at 9:30 a.m. on September 9, 2016, in the Conference Room, Department of Financial Institutions, 2000 Schafer Street, Suite G, Bismarck, North Dakota. The Board may order a hearing on the applica-tion, when it believes to be in the public interest.

Written comments may be submitted

to the State Credit Union Board concern-ing the application or a written request for an opportunity to be heard before the Board by contacting the Department of Financial

Institutions, 2000 Schafer Street, Suite G, Bismarck, ND 58501-1204, or by calling 701-328-9933. Written comments must be received by the Department no later than

August 31, 2016. Any person who requires an auxiliary aid or service may contact the Department of Financial Institutions at 328-9933 (TDD 1-800-366-6888) at least five

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Bull-O-Rama brings excitement to the streets of Milnor

By Jeanne Sexton-BrownA large crowd was on hand Fri-

day, June 17 for the annual Bull-O-Rama on the streets of Milnor. Only in a small cowboy town do the city fathers close off two main streets to form a bull riding arena at the intersection. Dirt was hauled in to put down a cushion along with bucking chutes and a sturdy fence to keep the bulls from trampling the spectators. Arrow K Ranch brought their Bailey Pro Rodeo Bucking Bulls to Milnor for the event. These bulls are some of the biggest and best athletes in the business. Some will be seen in the national arena during Professional Rodeo Finals, according to Tim Allen, rodeo announcer from near Rapid City, South Dakota. Judges were Danny Shepherd, and Joe Cook.

Once the North Dakota Win-

ter Show Rodeo Queen, Cassidy Rasmusson brought in the United States Flag and the Star Spangled Banner was sung the fun began.

Frank Wall, Sheldon bullrider was the first out of the bucking chute on a bull they call White Blade. Wall posted a score of 71. The next three riders were thrown before the eight second buzzer went off. Terrell Smith, Litch-ville, posted a score of 73 on a bull they call Paper Bird, setting the standard for the rest of the cowboys to try to achieve.

But, it was not to be. The night was for the bulls. The first round had 15 bulls and riders with only Wall and Terrell Smith managing to stay on for the full eight sec-ond ride. The second set had 14 bulls and riders with only one cowboy managing to stay on his ride. Frank Wall posted a 73 for

a combined score of 154 to take home all the money.

Local Milnor resident was able to fulfil an item on his bucket list when Kenny Langer took the last bull of the evening. He didn’t make it the eight seconds but he had a grin on his face the entire ride, no matter how brief, and he hit the ground smiling.

Hometown favorite, James Prante was unable to cover either of his bulls on Friday night but still put on a great show of strength and tenacity with both rides.

Bullfighters Troy Bunn, Shel-don and Dillon Roman, Lisbon were on hand to keep the cowboys safe. It was a night of excitement that kept the two bullfighters hop-ing but no one was injured thanks to the quick work of Bunn and Roman.

Photos by Jeanne Sexton-BrownBullfighter Troy Bunn, Sheldon does a great job keeping the rider safe and shows no fear when facing down this big Bailey Pro Rodeo Bull on Friday night in Milnor.

Frank Wall, Sheldon posted his winning ride on this bull at Milnor’s Bull-O-Rama on Friday, June 17 with a score of 73. His first ride of the evening was a 71. Only three of the Bailey Pro Rodeo Bulls were ridden that night, two of them were covered by Wall. Terrell Smith, Litchville, was the other cowboy that completed an eight second ride.

Bullfighter Dillon Roman, Lisbon, performs the signature Jim Sad move of touching the bull’s head to distract him, giving the rider a chance to get away safely, during the Milnor Bull-O-Rama on Friday, June 17.

Troy Bunn, Sheldon bullfighter moves in to protect James Prante after he is thrown form this bull at Milnor Bull-O-Rama on Friday, June 17.

Madison Scout manages Field of Dreams project

By Corey Korth of the Dailey Leader, Madison, SD.

Pitchers now have a desig-nated warm-up area at Madison’s Field of Dreams, thanks to one hopeful Eagle Scout.

Bailey Mennis, the son of Jay and Carrie (Froemke) Mennis of Madison, SD, formerly of Lis-bon, organized and managed the installation for his community service project, the last major hurdle in his nearly lifelong jour-ney to Eagle Scout accreditation.

Mennis, 18 and an incoming senior at Madison High School, was inspired to do this project through his own experience play-ing baseball at Field of Dreams. He would have liked a better place to warm up and is excited to give kids today that opportunity.

“I love helping out the com-munity,” Mennis said. “I live for those little kids. I’ve been work-ing with them since they were 5 years old.It’s a big deal to con-tribute to their success.”

With family and friends vol-untteering, the project was com-pleted in two days. The group built two pitching boxes behind the outfield fence, one for each team, featuring a pitcher’s bump and catcher’s plate. Mennis works for Kearin’s Concrete in Madison and the company donated all of the supplies for his project.

“Everybody was more than willing to help out,” Mennis said. “It was hot out, but my friends are hard workers.”

One of Mennis’ goals in build-ing this was to increase safety for

players and fans alike. Mennis has seen balls get away into the nearby parking lot and playground while pitchers warm up. He designed the area so that pitchers throw toward open grass behind the cen-ter field wall, greatly reducing the chances of someone being struck by an errant throw.

Troop 5 Scoutmaster Mark Maberry is proud of the work Mennis put into his project and the personal growth he’s seen in the scout over the last four years.

“Mennis did show quite a bit of initiative,” Maberry said. “He’s grown up and shown a lot of lead-ership.”

Achieving the highest rank-ing in Boy Scouts is far from easy. Only 5 percent of all Boy Scouts have earned Eagle Scout status since 1912, according to the National Eagle Scout Asso-ciation.

Being able to manage his time to complete all of the Eagle Scout requirements was one of the most difficult parts of Mennis’ journey. In addition to Scouts, he com-petes in cross country, wrestling, track and baseball.

“You kinda have to be good at planning to make it through,” Mennis said.

He is proud of what he has accomplished during his 12 year stint in Scouts and is excited about the opportunities being an Eagle Scout will provide.

“It’s a big deal,” Mennis said. “It’s going to help me throughout my life” with job and scholarship opportunities.

Last week, we took a look at the Minnesota Vikings’ running back situation. If you happened to miss the article, you can find it on Facebook through the web address that’s listed below.

FullbackThe Minnesota Vikings have

predominantly been a power run-ning team, often lining up with a fullback or extra tight ends on the field to produce better blocking. Will the Vikings continue to be a power running team or will they shift to a spread out approach this season?

Zach Line was the starting full-back last season and finished with a player grade of 57.2 according to Pro Football Focus, good for 15th in the league. An average at best blocker, Line was able to dem-onstrate his value in other ways. He only ran the ball six times for 10 yards, but found the end zone twice. Line also caught six passes for an impressive 95 yards and a touchdown through the air.

Blake Renaud will be compet-ing with Line for the fullback posi-tion. A linebacker in high school and college, Renaud was signed as an undrafted rookie in 2015 to play fullback. He also spent some time on the Vikings’ practice squad last season.

Starter: Zach LineFull back is one of the least

important positions for the Vikings in 2016. Even though Adrian Peterson has publicly stated he prefers running behind a full back, it’s clear this team is becoming Teddy Bridgewater’s, who prefers to spread out the offense and throw from the shotgun. The only way Renaud passes Line on the depth chart is if he proves to be a better

blocker while also bringing value as a ball carrier and pass catcher.

Tight endsKyle Rudolph was able to play

all 16 games of the regular season for only the second time of his career and caught 49 passes for a career high 495 yards (which was second on the team behind Ste-fon Diggs). PFF gave Rudolph a player grade of 71.9, good for 23rd in the league. An above average pass catcher, Rudolph will need to improve his blocking to be consid-ered one of the better tight ends in the league.

MyCole Pruitt was drafted last year and proved to be an excel-lent back up for Rudolph. A player who is known more for his pass catching ability, Pruitt was actu-ally graded as a better blocker than Rudolph in 2015 according to PFF.

Rhett Ellison proved to be very valuable for the Vikings in 2015. A “Swiss Army knife” on the field, Ellison was able to play both tight end and full back. Out of all the fullbacks and tight ends on the Vikings’ roster, Ellison was the highest rated blocker according to PFF.

David Morgan was drafted just a few months ago but faces an uphill battle to make the Vikings’ roster in 2016. Morgan will essen-tially try to take Ellison’s spot on the roster as a player who is known more for his blocking and less for his pass catching.

Brian Leonhardt and Kyle Carter are the two players who round out the list of players in the tight end group. Leonhardt is entering his fourth season in the NFL, and will have a hard time beating out any of the play-ers listed above for a roster spot.

Carter is an undrafted rookie from Penn State who is a below average blocker but has tons of athleticism.

Starter: Kyle RudolphThere should be no doubt who

the starter will be for the Minne-sota Vikings in 2016. Rudolph will look to improve on last season and become a dominant force in the NFL. Norv Turner’s offenses of the past have had great tight ends, and Rudolph has all the ability to join the list.

Backups: MyCole Pruitt and Rhett Ellison

In 2015, the top three tight ends (Rudolph, Pruitt, Ellison) all played more snaps than the start-ing fullback, Zach Line. Pruitt will be the primary backup to Rudolph, while Ellison will be similar to one of my all-time favorite Vikings, Jim Kleinsasser, a player who takes just as much pride in block-ing as he does catching the ball.

On the bubble: David Morgan, Brian Leonhardt, Kyle Carter

Even though the Vikings spent a draft pick on David Morgan, he will have a hard time making the 53-man roster. Brian Leonhardt will have the hardest time of any tight end to make the roster, since he doesn’t possess much upside. Kyle Carter has a real chance to make the practice squad, giving the Vikings a chance to tap into his athleticism and potential.

Next week we will be taking a look at the wide receiver posi-tion. If you have anything specific you’d like to know about them, or if you have any comments or ques-tions about the fullbacks or tight ends, reach out to me! E-mail: skoljwright@gmail.com, Face-book: facebook.com/skoljwright, or Twitter: @skoljwright

Round-upBy: Jordan Wright

Sheldon Horseshoe League

Sheyenne River Speedway June 19 winners

Pictured is Mini stocks winner Neil Walton with Trophy Kid.

Pictured is Hobby Stocks winner Kasey Ussatis with Trophy Kid.

Pictured is Street Stocks winner Matt Lesmeister with Trophy Kid.

Pictured is Super Stocks winner Brian Bernotas with Trophy Kid.

Pictured is Sprint Cars winner Marcus Rodenbacher with Trophy Kid.

Pictured is Midwest Modifieds winner Zach Docktor with Trophy Kid.

Team Standings 6/8/2016

W LEnderlin Veterinary Clinic 6.5 2.5 Silver Prairie Saloon 5 4

Dairyland Seed 5 4Page Body Shop 5 4Smoky’s Guns & Ammo 4 5 Dakota Hills Electric 1.5 7.5

Bailey Mennis planned and managed the project to construct a warm-up area for pitchers behind the outfield fence of Madison’s Field of Dreams. Mennis did this as his Eagle Scout Community project.

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Ransom  County  Kid’s  In  Motion  Summer  Program  

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By Janet HansenThe members of the Lisbon

High School Band and Choir returned on Tuesday, June 7, from a whirlwind trip to California. Reports are that the trip was a lot of fun, even though it was exhausting.

A few of the music students who happened to be helping their direc-tor last week with music, baton, and flag corps lessons, took time out of their busy schedule to sit down with a reporter and share some memories of their recent trip.

The California adventure, for which the Band and Choir Parents organization, along with the music students, had planned and fund-raised for three years, began on Wednesday, June 1, just a few days after school had been dismissed for the summer.

The students gathered at the high school at 7 a.m. for a final band and choir rehearsal before setting off on the first leg of their journey. After the rehearsals a total of 84 students and 9 chaperones boarded three school busses bound for the Twin Cities. A suburban and trailer, both loaded with band instruments and luggage, completed the convoy.

The group spent the night in Minneapolis, attending a band and choir clinic at Concordia Univer-sity, St. Paul, on Tuesday afternoon.

On Thursday morning, June 2, after spending the night at a motel in the Twin Cities, the group boarded a plane at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and flew to Los Angeles, arriving at around 1 p.m.

They were met, at the airport, by charter busses, which took them to the world famous Farmers Market, in the heart of the city. The Farm-ers Market is an area of food stalls, sit-down eateries, prepared food vendors, and produce markets. “We basically ate and walked around checking out the sights,” explained the students.

The group enjoyed a visit to Hollywood Boulevard, where they visited the famous Wax Museum along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “That was crazy,” remarked some of the students. Some of the people looked so real you could have sworn they were alive, while others did not look quite like we expected. “

“The wax creation of Betty White was adorable,” commented Myah Jund.

After going through the wax museum, the students spent some more time walking around Holly-wood Boulevard and then ate at a Hard Rock Café. “A lot of people at the cafe were staring at us because we were such a large group and we were all wearing matching neon yellow t-shirts that said “Califor-nia Dreamin’ – from Lisbon, North Dakota to California,” the students explained.

After supper the North Dakota tourists explored the Farmers Mar-ket some more before checking in at their motel at around 10:30 p.m. “We were exhausted,” recalled the students.

After getting a little sleep, the group members were up early the next morning and boarded the bus-ses once again. “That was the day we were to perform at Disneyland,” the students explained. Since the choir was to perform first, the choir members took the first bus to arrive. They were transported to the back of the performing arts area, where they each had to go through a secu-rity check before being allowed to enter.

Back at the motel, the remain-der of the music students waited for

their bus, which was late. When it finally arrived, the group of band students were deposited at the front entrance to Disneyland. “They took pictures of us for security reasons,” explained members of that group. “They were very strict about what could be taken in with us.”

For instance, “They would not allow any selfie sticks,” remarked Kayci Hanna.

The band students walked through Disneyland to where the Lisbon High School Choir was going to perform, on a stage in an outdoor amphitheatre-type set-ting. The choir, accompanied by Maestro John Monilaws on piano, opened their show by perform-ing an updated arrangement of the Doobie Brothers hit from the ‘70s, “Listen to the Music.” This was followed by several other numbers which the choir had prepared for the occasion. The program ended with a number performed by the LHS Swing Choir.

“People walking by would stop and listen,” the students reported. “Some stayed and listened to our entire program. We received a lot of compliments.”

The Bronco Marching Band was scheduled to perform at 1:30 p.m. on Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. “That was the hottest part of the day,” the students remarked. “By the time we marched it was 95 degrees. Our wool uniform tops and furry hats made us pretty uncom-fortable!”

The students talked about the fact that the staff at Disneyland are very particular about what the members of the bands perform-ing at Disneyland look like. The Lisbon band generally wears wool band uniform tops with their own black pants and shoes. At Disney-land, the group was inspected and those whose black pants were not a dark enough black were required to change into black pants from a sup-ply kept at Disneyland for that pur-pose. If anyone had colored soles on their shoes or any type of logo on them, those areas had to be covered with black duct tape so that all the shoes appeared to be totally black.

The band lined up behind the gates of the castle at the end of Main Street U.S.A. and waited for the signal to start. When the signal was given, Drum Major Payton Ercink blew her whistle and directed the drummers to begin their cadence and the castle gates opened. As the Bronco Band marched down the street, it played a medley of Disney tunes. The medley included “It’s a Small World,” “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” “Mickey Mouse March,” “All Star” from the movie “Shrek,” and “We’re All in This Together” from “High School Musical.”

“We had been told that the route along which we would be marching was two miles long,” explained the students. “We had to march very fast, so our performance lasted only 15 or 20 minutes.” When the band members reached the end of their route they were directed to go behind the Main Street buildings and walk back to their starting point. They explained that they were very hot by the time they completed that walk, but also very excited about having actually performed at the world-famous park.

“Both the band and choir were amazing!” remarked Maestro John Monilaws. “They sounded wonder-ful!”

Following the band’s perfor-mance, the Lisbon group split up into eight chaperoned groups and spent some time enjoying Disney-land. They searched for souvenirs,

checked out the variety of food ven-dors, and enjoyed a few rides.

When asked what their favor-ite memory of Disneyland was, the various students being interviewed had a variety of answers. MacKen-zie Iwen stated that the ice cream she’d eaten there was her favorite memory. Haley Anderson and Pre-slie Ercink both listed the fireworks display as their favorite part of Dis-neyland. They explained that dur-ing the fireworks display there were a variety of Disney songs being played, accompanied by pictures from the movie in which the song appeared. The pictures were shown on the walls of the various buildings along Main Street U.S.A. Myah Jund said the parades were her favorites. They had watched both the light parade at night and the regular parade in the daytime. Rory Waliser commented that the food was, to him, the most memorable part of Disneyland. He reported that the food was all very good. Emily Nelson was most impressed with the Disneyland Marching Band. She said she thought various col-lege students probably took turns playing in the band, which played and marched remarkedly well. The students also told of a barbershop quartet called the “Dapper Dans.” The members of the quartet wore striped shirts in a variety of colors with matching pants and the tradi-tional barbershop-style hats. The quartet was performing throughout the day at Disneyland.

The Lisbon group spent most of Friday and Saturday at Disney-land. The students commented that the rides at Disneyland were, for the most part, for younger chil-dren, although there were a few rides which they enjoyed. They also commented that the lines for the rides were very long.

Sunday was spent at Universal Studios. Many of the students com-mented that they liked Universal Studios better than Disneyland. They reported that the rides were longer and more age appropriate than they had been at Disneyland.

They had an hour tour of various movie sets and enjoyed a ride on a tram which took them around the building. Some of the sets they vis-ited were where the movies “King Kong” and “Fast and Furious” had been filmed. They also visited the set of “Desperate Housewives.”

Kayci Hanna was extremely excited about Universal Studios’ latest attraction. The “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” had just opened a couple of weeks before the Lisbon group’s visit. “We got to walk through Hogwarts Castle,” she explained. Some of the other students talked about the pictures in the hallways of that building. They explained that they looked like reg-ular photos until you got up to them and noticed that they appeared to be moving. The students were par-ticularly impressed with the holy-grams (three-dimensional images displayed through photographic recording of a light field) of char-acters such as Harry Potter, Herm-ione, and Professor Dumbledore, all of whom were characters created by J.K. Rowling for the Harry Potter series of books, some of which have now been made into movies.

The students enjoyed the Harry Potter ride as well as many of the other rides at Universal Studios. They enjoyed interacting with many of the characters walking around outside of the rides. Some of those mentioned in particular were the Minions from “Dispicable Me” and a mechanized dinosaur from “Jurassic World” which looked con-

vincingly real. On Monday, the group visited

“Old Town,” an historic section of Los Angeles featuring a variety of stores and Mexican vendors. “Items similar to those sold at Disneyland are offered there at cheaper prices,” commented the students. “Many of the vendors sell hand-made items.” Some of the more interesting items which the students mentioned bringing home with them were “a couple of ponchos and a blue som-brero purchased by Brock Aberle and a small guitar purchased by Marco Kellogg.

Many of the music students commented that they enjoyed sim-ply watching people and checking out the sights and sounds of the large city, which were completely new to them. They commented that there were many homeless people throughout the city. They admit-ted to being a little surprised, at one point, to step off the bus next to a park-type bench on which a man wrapped in a garbage bag was reclining. They also noticed what appeared to be homeless camps under overpasses and bridges.

They also saw a variety of people who stood out in the crowd. “We saw a guy who went by the name Rock ‘n Roll Jesus, who was playing a guitar while holding the instrument behind his head,” recalled Rory Waliser, who plays guitar himself (in a more conven-tional fashion) in the LHS Jazz Band. “The man was dressed in a robe and sandals, just like Jesus is often pictured.”

“There was another guy playing a piano outside,” added Emily Nel-son. “He was selling CDs.”

The students were glad to be traveling in a large group, as they sometimes saw people who seemed, to them, to be a bit overwhelming or even intimidating.

For instance, they told of a cou-ple of guys sitting on a bench, yell-ing as people as they passed by.

There were some strangely dressed people along Hollywood Boulevard and at Disneyland and Universal Studios who also made them a little nervous. They told of someone dressed like the snowman Olaf, from the movie “Frozen,” who asked some of the girls if they wanted a hug. They explained that Coralea Fuss was quick to answer with an emphatic “No!” “He was kind of creepy,” some of the girls commented.

Rory Waliser recalled having seen someone he described as an “overweight Johnny Depp, who was dressed as Depp’s character “Edward Scissorhands.”

Some of the girls told of a guy dressed as a Buckingham Palace Guard who would grab their hands and try to hold them as they walked by. “It was mortifying,” they com-mented.

They reported that Sarah Han-sen had been harassed by someone dressed as Curious George. “Crusty the Clown,” a cartoon character from “The Simpsons” series, had pretended to be mad because no one wanted to have their picture taken with him.

In the “Old Town” section of the city they noticed someone who was apparently walking a rooster on a leash. Many of the areas, especially where there were food vendors, were frequented by birds. The birds were so tame that they would land on people’s shoulders. Emily Hard-ebeck reportedly enjoyed feeding the birds chili cheese fries.

After leaving the “Old Town” section, the group went to the Santa Monica Beach, where they were able to enjoy three hours of swim-ming and sunbathing. Preslie Ercink commented that she was impressed

with the beach’s soft, clean sand. Others were excited about having seen a seal during their visit to the beach. “It was near an area where some fisherman were fishing off the pier,” explained Emily Nelson. “It looked like it was waiting for some leftover fish.”

After spending some time on the beach on Monday, it was time for the Lisbon group to head for home. When they arrived in Min-neapolis, they found out that one of the three school busses which had been sent to pick them up had bro-ken down on the way to the Twin Cities. That meant that, after stow-ing their instruments and luggage in the suburban and trailer brought for that purpose, the tired travelers had to squeeze onto two busses for the return trip to Lisbon.

Although the tight quarters made the long ride home from Minneapolis more uncomfortable, the students’ spirits were lightened when the busses stopped at Clear-water, MN at a combination gas sta-tion/bakery/restaurant. “They had world famous donuts at that bak-ery,” reported Kayci Hanna. “They also had wonderful apple fritters, which some of the kids bought. I bought one donut and, after eat-ing it, I went back and bought four more!”

The group arrived back home in Lisbon at 5 a.m. Tuesday morn-ing, tired but happy. Most of them reported that they went home and slept for most of the day.

The students were asked to comment on their favorite part of the whole California trip. Pre-slie Ercink was quick to answer, “Medieval Times.” This prompted comments from several other stu-dents, who explained that they had enjoyed a dinner and tournament in a rodeo arena-type setting on the night after performing at Dis-

neyland. The meal featured “baby dragon,” which, they explained, was actually chicken, as a main course. It was eaten with no silver-ware, since it was supposed to be served as in medieval times. The entertainment consisted of knights who were doing jousting and other medieval sporting competitions. “We were in the blue section, so were cheering for the blue knight,” they recalled. “And he won!”

Emily Nelson, MacKenzie Iwen, and Rory Waliser agreed that Universal Studios was their favor-ite. Emily, who was unable to march with the band because her leg was in a brace, explained that she still thoroughly enjoyed the trip, espe-cially the tour of Universal Studios.

Kayci Hanna said, in her mind, the best part of the trip was the “Wizardly World of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios. “I loved the butter beer (a cold, creamy, frothy drink sold at that attraction. Actu-ally, I like everything about Harry Potter. I’ve read the whole series of Harry Potter books and have three copies of each.”

Haley Anderson said, “I liked the marching – not “before” and not “after” – just the marching. It was very warm, but it was really a thrill to be able to march down the street with our Bronco Band at such a famous place as Disneyland.”

Mr. Monilaws agreed that the trip was a lot of fun and goes so far as to say that the amazing per-formances by the band and choir in such a famous venue marked the high point, thus far, in his teaching career. He said he would not rate the trip as his favorite of the music trips he has been on, since he generally likes them to be a little more struc-tured, with a more rigid itinerary, but he did say that the trip was a lot of fun and that he was very proud of his talented group of students.

LHS Music students enjoy their ‘California Dreamin’ trip

The Lisbon High School Concert Choir performed at Disneyland on June 3, on a stage in an outdoor amphitheatre-type setting. Members of the choir include, Back row: (l to r) Mackenzie Nelson, Stetson Scott, Taylon Sad, Brock Aberle, Kyle Odegard, Brant Jund, Jessamine Schell, and Lindsey Dow. Middle row: (l to r) Payton Lund, Danielle Olson, Amber Gabel, Logan Jacobson, Rory Waliser, Livia Dick, Elizabeth Bartholomay, Mackenzie Froehlich, and Autumn Harland. Front row: (l to r) Carly Cavett, Lexie Woodbury, Lacie Olson, Brianna Nielson, Meadow Malone, Myah Jund, Caren Blaschke, Brooke Hoenhause, Hanna Opp, and Maestro John L. Monilaws.

The Lisbon Bronco Marching Band marched down Main Street U.S.A. in Disneyland on June 3, playing a medley of Disney tunes. Members of the marching band include: Back row: (l to r) Jason Sommerfeld, Jordan Saxerud, Gavin Reinke, Maverick Coleman, Elizabeth Bartholomay, Keaton Shelton, Caemon Kelly, Kyle Odegard, Conner Fitzger-ald, Levi Schwab, Gunner Fraase, and Maestro John L. Monilaws.Third row: (l to r) Lawrence Lesmann, Rory Waliser, Shelby Musland, Cody Ebert, Lindsay Dow, Jessamine Schell, Alexis Odermann, MacKenzie Iwen, Brent Larson, Hope Huffman, Livia Dick, and Sadie Deplazes. Second Row: (l to r) Haley Anderson, Carly Cavett, Preslie Ercink, Marco Kellogg, Zach Stulz, Madison Blackwell, Elizabeth Bartholomay, Sydney Griffith, Drum Major Payton Ercink, Payton Lund, Shelby Ricker, Carly Shelton, Sarah Hansen, Sabrina Scoles, and Coralea Fuss. Front row: (l to r) Lin-sey Leadbetter, Bailey Boehler, Sidney Neameyer, Abby Shockman, Taeya Haecherl, Carly Shelton, Brianna Nielson, Myah Jund, Lida Le, Hanna Opp, Meadow Malone, Nicole Saxerud, Clarissa Sours, Justice Ptacek, and Kayci Hanna.

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Phone”. She can’t believe what the phone can do.

The biggest surprise she has ever had was Trump running for president.

“Who would of thought that Donald Trump would run for presi-dent,” said Estelle.

And now she plans to vote for him for president adding,” Trump will shake up the establishment.”

Estelle has been very healthy over a century of living. She remem-bers having goiter surgery in 1936, but other than that she is healthy.

“I am so thankful I have good eyesight,” said Estelle.

Did she ever think she would reach the age of 103?

“No, I thought for sure, I would die before my husband,” said Est-telle, matter of factly.

She laughed when asked what advice she would give people about living so long, “One day at a time,” she replied.

After Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Estelle got the idea to do something to help the people affected by it. She likes to make quilts. When she asked for help making quilts, nobody wanted to help so she ended up making 252 quilts herself. Dr. Rudy and Carol Loperena distributed some of the quilts for her.

“My greatest joy (in life) was when I made 250 quilts for Hurri-cane victims,” said Estelle.

Estelle celebrated her 103rd birthday on Thursday, June 23 at Parkside.

Johnson talked about implement-ing “placed-based” education this fall. Place-based education builds on students building a sense of civic duty right here in this com-munity. After reviewing the report and discussing it with Johnson, the board approved the report. In further business before the board, lunch and breakfast and activity fees were discussed. The board decided to leave breakfast fees the same and raise lunch fees by ten cents towards the goal to get closer to what other schools are charging.

The board decided that each board member would review the four candidates for the Lisbon Public Schools Hall of Fame, pick their top two to bring to the July meeting on July 12. The board also discussed establishing more standards with which to make their choices for the Hall of Fame. “All four applications are good choices,” said Liz Andeson, board member. At the beginning of the meet-ing, the board canvassed the 26 votes for school board members and welcomed back to the board Brenna Welton and Matt Webb.

leave hours accumulated at pre-vious jobs. It was also brought up that Carow already has sick leave hours accumulated through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).

It was brought to Gilbert’s attention by the other board mem-bers that another member of the social service department had been allowed to transfer some sick leave from a previous position in another county. Gilbert argued that this had been done under the guidance of the previous depart-ment head. With the hiring of the new director she said she felt they should start over fresh with new rules.

After further discussion, Com-missioner Steve Dick moved to allow Carow to transfer 40 hours of sick leave accumulated at her job in Benson County to her pres-ent position. Norm Hansen sec-onded the motion for purposes of further discussion. Hansen sug-gested that, since a transfer of 40 hours of sick leave had been allowed for a full-time employee and Carow had been hired to work three days a week (60 per-cent of full-time), Carow should be allowed to transfer in only 60 percent of 40 hours, or 24 hours of sick leave.

Dick called for the vote on his motion. The motion was defeated with Dick, Hansen, Gilbert, George Bunn and Neil Olerud all voting “No.”

Hansen then moved to allow the transfer of 24 hours of sick leave from Carow’s Benson County job. Dick seconded the motion, which carried with Han-sen, Dick, Bunn, and Olerud voting “Yes” and Gilbert voting “No.”

County receives refunds on workman’s compensation

premium

Randy Gallagher, Ransom County Risk Manager, reported that the county had received three refund checks, reflecting dis-counts on their workman’s com-pensation insurance premiums for the past year.

They received a check for $1,172.42, which amounted to a 5% premium discount given to counties participating in the Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) Learning Management System (LMS) computer based training program during 2015.

The county received a second check, in the same amount, which amounted to a 5% discount for the county’s participation in the Claims Management and Drug Free Workplace Training Pro-grams.

The county also received a premium divident credit refund of $1,979.35. The three refund checks totaled $4,324.19. Insurance coverage for intern

Johnson reported that she had checked into workman’s com-pensation coverage for an intern which Sheriff Darren Benneweis had indicated his department would be having this summer. She had been told that the intern would not be covered under the county’s current workman’s com-pensation insurance since the intern would not be considered a paid employee of the county. However, insurance for someone such as an intern could be added for a very reasonable fee.

Dick moved, seconded by Hansen, to authorize the auditor’s office to go ahead and add the pol-icy for the intern in the sheriff’s office for as long as it is needed, pending approval by Sheriff Ben-neweis.

Road department newsJacob Loegering, engi-

neer, KLJ, reported that he had

checked on the cost of adding two additional blocks of paving on McLeod’s Main Street as dis-cussed at a previous commission-ers’ meeting. Mark’s Sand and Gravel, the company which will be doing the paving of the Sun-flower Road and a portion of the Fort Ransom Road this summer and which has offered to pave one block of McLeod’s Main Street, free of charge, as a donation toward the community’s Cowboy Up cancer drive, came back with the figure of $53,000 for the extra two blocks of paving. Loegering commented that is around three times as much as what he had expected the cost to be. The board agreed that, with the cost being that high, they do not wish to pur-sue that project.

Loegering reported that Mark’s Sand and Gravel’s crew has moved their June 20 starting date back a week. They now plan to move into the county to start the Sunflower Road/Fort Ransom road projects the week of June 27. That means that their completion date will also be pushed back a week.

Loegering provided the board with two reimbursement requests to be sent to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). The reimbursement requests for preliminary design engineering construction work in the amounts of $6,607.04 on the Sunflower Road and $8,203.70 on the Fort Ransom Road. Dick moved, seconded by Hansen, to approve the requests and autho-rize Chairman Neil Olerud to sign them. The requests will then be sent to the NDDOT for reim-bursement from the county’s state highway funds approved by the legislature.

Loegering also reported that the state DOT had approved the

county’s proposed plan to pave the remainder of the Fort Ransom Road, from where this summer’s project ends to Highway 46, next summer. Loegering stated that the cost of the engineering con-tract for the project would be $24,650.00. Dick moved, sec-onded by Hansen, to proceed with the project and to approve the engineering contract. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Loegering stated that the bid-letting for the project will be in October or November.

Ransom County Road Super-intendent Jerry Lamb was asked about crop encroachments along the Sheldon Road. He stated that he thought there were fewer encroachments than in previous years. The board agreed that it appears some farmers, at least, are trying to stay out of the county right-of-way when planting their crops.

Lamb stated that he has received some calls regarding questions about whether or not the county is giving back the 25 feet of right-of-way as discussed ear-lier. The board explained that they had voted to return 25 feet of the 100 foot right-of-way, but, after doing so, believed the decision may not have been in their best interest. However, having already voted to do so, they did not think they could overturn that deci-sion. Therefore, they have agreed to give back the 25 feet, in the areas where the right-of-way had been at 100 feet. Recording those changes in the recorder’s office is a long process which has not been completed. However, land owners in those areas should be aware that the right-of-way has been reduced from 100’ to 75’. There are areas along the road, especially near the town of Sheldon, where the right-of-way is much narrower. In

those areas the right-of-way will not change. Letters of notification of the changes are being prepared, but are awaiting clarification.

Lamb reported that, by the end of the week, the county crew will have used all the crack seal-ing material they have available and will be done with those proj-ects for the season. The material has been used in the areas hav-ing highest priority. The crew has also been repairing the road near McLeod in preparation for grav-eling.

Beer, Sunday opening, and raffle permits approved

Johnson reported that the commissioners had received an application for a beer and Sunday opening license for the Sandune Saloon, McLeod, from Jerome Olerud, Sr. Chairman Neil Olerud stated that Jerome is his cousin. He explained that his cousin is presently retired, has been a big promoter of baseball, and is plan-ning to move to the McLeod area to run the bar, which his father had owned many years ago. The back taxes on the property have been paid in full and a check for $350 was included with the application to cover the cost of the license for this year. Johnson explained that, since the bar will not be re-opening until after July 1, she felt it would be fair to pro-rate the license fee and charge for only half of the year, which would be $175.

Bunn moved, seconded by Dick, to approve the license. Fol-lowing the county’s approval, Jerome Olerud must apply for state approval.

The board also approved a per-mit for bingo at the Fort Ransom Arena on July 4. The application was submitted by the Alumni Chapter of the North Dakota Leadership Seminar.

Because of delayed absentee ballots...Law calls for automatic recount in Lisbon City Council raceBy Terri Kelly Barta

Last week the Gazette gave the unofficial results of the Election in Ransom County. In the Lisbon city election it was determined that Jeremy Waliser with 253 votes was the winner of the third seat on the council as Lyle Thom-ason had received 239 votes. and David Cole, Sr received 100 votes.

Due to a number of absentee ballots that were postmarked on June 13, but didn’t arrive at the courthouse until June 15, the day after the Primary Election, an Automatic Recount was called for by state law.

When the delayed absentee ballots were opened and counted, Waliser was still at 253 and Thomason’s total was 244 which

was five additonal votes. This narrowed the gap between the two candidates to a nine votes differ-ence or .7 % which qualified for an automatic recount.

The law states that an auto-matic recount is required if an individual fails to be nominated by 1% or less of the vote cast for the candidate receiving the most votes. This is what happened in the city council election. Waliser was the unofficial winner of the city council seat until the absentee ballots came in narrowing the gap between the two candidates

The automatic recount is to be held by the canvassing board on Monday, June 27 at the court-house where the winner of that third seat on the city council will be determined.

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Re-CReation peRfoRms at noRth Dakota VeteRans home DuRing happy Days

Veterans, friends, family and community members enjoyed the Re-Creation USA group as they performed for the free concert held at the North Dakota Veterans Home on Saturday, June 18 during Happy Days.

Photos by Jeanne Sexton-BrownRe-Creation USA performed their high energy, ‘Party Rock USA Show’ at the North Dakota Veterans Home on Saturday, June 18. The concert was to be an outdoor event but the rains moved the show into the Town Hall at the Veterans Home. The 10 members provided a fast paced energy fill show with song and choreography. The Veterans, their friends, families and members of the community enjoyed the free performance.

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First place winner, Double W team fro Reynolds, ND displayed their other trophies during the Liq’R Pigz MC Annual BBQ Cook Off on Saturday, June 18.

Third place and the coveted People’s Choice Award went to the Hanna Brothers. The Annual BBQ Cook Off sponsored by the Liq’R Pigz MC was held on Saturday, June 18 as part of 2016 Happy Days.

Photos by Jeanne Sexton-BrownThe Brewer family and guests make their way into the Liq’R Pigz MC Annual BBQ Cook Off on Saturday, June 18.

Second place at the Liq’R Pigz MC Annual BBQ Cook Off went to Turn and Burn, Cliff Howey, Lisbon.

Sheyenne River Band provided the music during the Annual Liq’R Pigz MC BBQ Cook Off during Happy Days Saturday, June 18.

Ransom County Gazette • June 13, 2016 • Page 9

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QUESTION Of the Week!

Paige Zimprich, 10, has com-pleted Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade at Lisbon Public Schools: “My mom because she helps me clean in the house, she helps me with my pigs and does a lot of stuff for me.”

Gavin Walton, 11 has com-pleted fifth grade at Lisbon Public School: “My step-Mom, Stacey, she helps me with my homework and school.”

Kennedy Tooley, 10, has com-pleted Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade at Lisbon Public Schools: “My mom because she helps me with my home work.”

Degan Thompson, 9, has com-pleted Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade at Lisbon Public Schools: “My mom, because she always knows what I need.”

Madison Schweitzer, 10, has completed Mrs. Wehlander’s fourth grade at Lisbon Public Schools: “Probably my dad. He helps me clean my room and he fixed my bike.”

Silas Reinke, 12, has com-pleted sixth grade at Lisbon Pub-lic School: “I’d say my dad. He helps me when I do something wrong. He tells me what is right to do and what is not right to do and helps me when I do make a mistake.”

Ethan Carroll, 10, has com-pleted fifth grade at Lisbon Public School: “My mom, she helps me anywhere I am. If there is any-thing wrong, she helps me!”

“Who is the best helper that you know?”

Ransom County Gazette • June 27, 2016 • Page 9

Doosan Bobcat to move production of excavator line to make room for growth in GwinnerBy Jeanne Sexton-Brown

On Thursday, June 16, Bobcat Company announced the expansion of manufacturing at the company’s Bismarck facility to accommo-date production of the equipment leader’s next generation of compact excavators.

The announcement came as a surprise to the employees and sur-rounding communities. A meeting

was called in the plant just prior to releasing the information to the media.

The company estimates 160 additional jobs could be created in Bismarck as part of the shift. Approximately 140 employees will be impacted at the Gwinner facil-ity; the company expects a major-ity of those positions to be managed through attrition. Affected employ-

ees will be able to apply for addi-tional positions within the company and will be offered transitional assistance with the change.

Gwinner Mayor Dan McKeever believes in the future of Bobcat in Gwinner. With the next generation of skid steer loaders there will still be needs for housing. McKeever is optimistic for the future of Gwin-ner.

“In ‘08 and ‘09 the excavators were all built in Bismarck,” said McKeever. “At that time, Bismarck took a big hit when they moved the excavator out of Bismarck and brought it to Gwinner.

“Just through attrition they lose 15 employees a month any-way,” McKeever went on to say. “We won’t see that rapid pace of growth that we have seen over the

past few years but once they make this adjustment we will get back on track next year.”

Doosan Bobcat recently unveiled their newly restructured engineering department in Gwin-ner as well as a revitalization of the main plant with renovated employee break room and restroom facilities.

The company announced that

the change will begin later this year and continue through 2017. This move is done to create space and ability needed in the Gwinner plant to begin planning and bringing in the Generation Six compact loader. This is part of the companies strate-gic plan for growth.

“Gwinner is our home. We’ve been producing Bobcat products there for nearly 60 years, and we’ll

continue to do so with current and future generations of compact loaders,” said Laura Ness Owens, director of marketing for Bobcat Company. “We’ve made significant investments in Gwinner in recent years and will continue to do so as necessary. This announcement reaf-firms our commitment to continue as the market leader, while also remaining strong in North Dakota.”

Ransom County Gazette • June 27, 2016 • Page 10

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when she became ill. Her husband was in the mili-tary and requested an emergency transfer when Jackie died. They found a house in the same neighborhood where Howey lived with his sons. It was only a half block away from her dad and Michelle was able to help with the boys.

In an interesting twist of fate, five years after his wife, Jackie died of leukemia, Howey married Mi-chelle’s mother-in-law. Sue was a widow. They had a good life together until Sue passed away in 2013. Howey’s son, Gary died in 1996 of a congestive heart failure. The death of a child is always very hard for a parent to handle.

Howey is now 91 and would love to move back to Lisbon. He would like to live at the ND Veterans Home. He has friends in Lisbon, Tom Knapp is a close friend along with Bill Sullivan. Michelle says she just simply can’t stand to have her father so far away. He lives with Michelle now and she would not be able to move with him to Lisbon because her children and grandchildren are in Texas. Raymond, Jr. also lives in Texas.

Howey is a very gentle spoken man who doesn’t see himself nearly as special as his family does. He has a quick sense of humor with a sparkle in his eye. Phyllis Krchnavy is Howey’s niece. She, too, is very proud of her uncle.

Son Allen now lives in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He and his family moved there 22 years ago and he loves liv-ing off the land. They raise goats and sell the milk for drinking as well as for soap and lotion making.

“I think it was all the stories my dad told of liv-ing on the farm,” said Allen. “He grew up on a farm nine miles southwest of Lisbon. He told of having it so much better off than the town kids during the depres-sion because they had chickens, and eggs, fresh milk and a garden. They never went hungry like some of the town kids did.”

Allen is very close with his father and makes fre-quent visits to Texas. He helped Michelle drive her dad to Lisbon for the family reunion.

While Howey was very reluctant to tell of his her-oism in the war, his son Allen and daughter Michelle

shared some of the things he experienced that shaped him into the man, husband and father that he became.

Howey worked for the war department as a mes-senger following his discharge from the Army. He took information from Paris to the front lines. It was on one such mission that his jeep hit a land mine and he was tossed one way and his riffle was pinned under the jeep that went into the opposite ditch. As he tried to pull himself together and climb out of the bushes, he realized there was a German soldier in the same bushes. They began to fight.

Howey had ‘liberated’ a German side arm in an-other encounter and had spent some time filing a bul-let down to fit the handgun. He had that weapon in his waistcoat. While he was trying to get his weapon he was also trying to keep the German soldier from unsnapping his side arm. They struggled, face to face, hand to hand. According to Allen, Howey fired his only shot and he watched the soldier’s life drain out of him.

“That was a horrible experience for a North Da-kota farm boy,” said Allen at the family reunion at the Lisbon Senior Citizen’s Center on Saturday, June 18.

Howey had been in battles before. He had no doubt shot the enemy, but it was always at a distance. This experience was very painful and traumatic for him as it is for any soldiers during war time.

Michelle asked her father one time why he didn’t keep the helmet that saved his life. They were in a museum and he told her to pick up the helmet and feel how heavy it was. He was issued a new helmet and it just wasn’t practical to carry around something that was heavy and didn’t serve a purpose.

For Howey, life has taken him to many places. He has seen many things. He has buried two wives and a son. Howey has 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grand-children. He still calls Lisbon home and remembers the good life of being raised on a farm where he never went hungry even during the depression.

“I missed out on the dirty 30s,” said Howey. “At least I was too young to know that is what they were. We had all that we needed growing up and didn’t real-ize we were poor.”

Lisbon Happy Days had something for everyone

Photo by Jeanne Sexton-BrownLisbon High School Class of 1961 took the lead in the class re-union floats during Saturday, June 18 Happy Days Parade. Class-mates Daryl Sagvold and Bud Lyons are enjoying the parade.

By Jeanne Sexton-BrownThe 2016 Lisbon Happy

Days Celebration held on Fri-day, June 17, Saturday, June 18 and Sunday 19 brought many back to town for some class reunions and to take in the fun.

All of Friday’s events were well attended with no rain in sight. The many offerings of food from various businesses were well attended.

“Pound the Pavement for the Pool” 5K run/walk and kids fun run held on Friday evening were a success. This event was sponsored by the Pool Pre-servers Committee with all the money raised to go toward up-dating the pool.

Saturday, June 18 schedule of activities got off to a shaky start with two hours of heavy rain. However the rain didn’t seem to dampen anything but the streets.

The Happy Days Parade went off without a hitch with the Lisbon High School Class of 1961 float leading the class

floats. The Class of 1961 cele-brated their 55th class reunion. Their class had the most people riding on their float.

The Golf Scramble had a rain delay and a slightly squishy course while the out-door concert at the North Dako-ta Veterans Home was moved indoors out of concern for more rain in the afternoon, which did not come.

Some of the city wide rum-mage sales may have gotten a bit damp or had to be moved indoors, but nothing disastrous happened.

The Annual Kiwanis Pan-cake Breakfast made out just fine in spite of the rain. One member stated that it did not seem to hurt them at all as they still made as much as they did last year without having count-ed the tickets and silent auction money.

The Liq’R Pigz MC had a great turn out for their Annual BBQ Cook Off. It was one of their best year’s yet, according

to the club president.“I think I took four showers

on Saturday,” laughed Tom Ja-cobson, president of the club. “We were setting up in the rain on Saturday morning and then the sun came out and the hu-midity came up with it. It all turned out in spite of me feeling like a wet dog most of the day.”

Jacobson reported 585 peo-ple attended the Annual BBQ Cook Off this year with nine contestants entered in cook off. Sheyenne River Band played during the Cook Off.

First place went to the Dou-ble W from Reynolds, ND. Second place went to Turn and Burn with Cliff Howey, Lisbon and the Hanna Brothers took third place as well as the Peo-ple’s Choice Award. The Pit Boss Pellet Grill was won by Barb Lyons and the Vision Egg Grill was won by Art Haugness.

Results of Sunday’s Shey-enne River Speedway races can be found on the sports page.

The Sandager Summer Concert Series dates have been set.

The first one is Thursday, June 30 at the Sandager Park Gazebo in Lisbon at 7 p.m.

Dan Wagner of Lisbon and the Moon Lake Orchestra will be fea-tured for the first concert of the series.

All three of the concerts will be held on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. in the Sandager Park Gazebo. All are free of charge. Bring lawn chairs and a blanket (if its cooler) and enjoy the concerts.

The second concert in the se-ries features the Benson Family Singers on Thursday, July 21. The final concert of the series will be held on Thursday, August 18 and will feature Dan Tandesco.

The Summer Concert series was started last year and proved successful.

Sandager Summer Concert series is set

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The skies opened up and rain poured down on Saturday, June 18 threatening the Ceative Pictures Classic Car Show held on Main Street in the parking lot between Pizza Ranch and Subway from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. As soon as the rain let up, the parking lot was full of people who love classic cars.

They are off and running! Participants lined up to race in the “Pound the Pavement for the Pool” 5K run/walk to raise funds for the preservation of the Lisbon Pool. It was sponsored by the Lisbon Pool Preservers during Lisbon’s Happy Days.

Two little ones found their own way to cool off on a 90 degree day while their parents watched the Fun Run during Lisbon’s Happy Days.

Jace Seelig, LHS Class of 2009 heads for the finish line as the first runner to cross it.

Kari Webb, member of Lisbon Pool Preserver Committee, hands out Freezies to participants in the Kids Fun Run.