Gladys Nelson

Gladys Alvina Nelson, 81 of Hatton, N.D. passed away Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the Tri-County Health Center at Hatton.
Funeral services were held on Monday, March 3, 2008 at the Tri-County Health Center at Hatton with Chaplain Dean Lyste officiating.  The interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery at Fargo.
The Bilden Funeral Home, Hatton, is in charge of arrangments.

 

Alyce Marquis

Alyce (Young) Marquis, 100, passed away on February 15, 2008, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Bismarck.
Memorials may be given to the Jim McMullen or Dick Forseth scholarship funds at Mayville State University.
At Alyce’s request, no formal services will be held at this time.

 

Lucille Burley

Lucille Burley, 94, of Arthur, N.D., died Friday, February 29, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur.
A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church, Hunter. Burial was at the Hunter Cemetery, Hunter.
www.bakerfuneral.com

 

Harlin Sondrol

Harlin Sondrol, 76, of Buxton, N.D. died Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, N.D.
A funeral service will be held at  10:30 a.m., Monday, March 10, 2008 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Reynolds.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 9, 2008 from 3-5 with a 5:00 p.m. Prayer service at the Stennes Funeral Home, Climax.
Burial will be at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery, Fisher, Minn.
There is an online guest book at  www.stennesfuneralhome.com
Arrangements by Stennes Funeral Home, Climax.

 

Melvin Edwardson

Melvin Edwardson, 90, a retired railroad telegrapher/ operator from Shelby,  Mont., passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at a Great Falls hospital from natural causes. Memorials may be sent in Melvin’s name to the organization of donor’s choice.

 

Myron J. Koppang

Myron J. Koppang, 72, Wahpeton, N.D. died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his residence.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Victor, Gordon and Richard; and his brother-in-law, Ardell Strand.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 8 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton.

 

2007 MPCG audit report accepted

by Shelia R. Anderson
Lowell Nelson of Overmoe & Nelson, Certified Public Accountants, Ltd., presented an independent auditor’s report of the May-Port CG School District for the fiscal year 2007.
He briefly reviewed the report at the school board’s December meeting, offering explanations of the methods used. He complimented the district, the board and the business manager for the good work they had done in managing and accounting for the monies of the district. 

 

Conrad, Dorgan and Johnson discuss 2007 Farm Bill

By Joshua Vice
United States Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, along with North Dakota Agricultural Commissioner Roger Johnson, were all present at a 2007 Farm Bill meeting held in Mayville on Saturday, December 8.
The senators and Johnson briefed citizens on the current status of the 2007 Farm Bill, and Conrad detailed his successful efforts to overcome a month-long deadlock that had stalled debate on the bill.
For just over a month, Republican senators had been adding amendments to the farm bill in order to stall debate.  Over the past month, 280 amendments were added to the original bill. 

 

Portland votes to go with county for law enforcement

by Brad Tastad
At its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 10, the Portland City Council voted 4-0 to utilize the services of the Traill County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement for the city, effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Portland has been united with Mayville in its law enforcement protection since 1991, and this year Portland paid $39,000 for those services. That cost was going to rise to $43,000 for 2008.
Because of the rising costs, Portland City Council members Tom Geffre and Ed Lenaburg attended a meeting of the Traill County Commissioners and Sheriff Mike Crocker earlier this fall where they explored the possibility of the county providing law enforcement, and what the cost would be. 

 

Midcontinent Foundation provides $1,000 to May-Port Food Pantry

When the Mayville-Portland Food Pantry (MPFP) requested assistance from the Midcontinent Foundation, the board of directors responded with a challenge grant. If the campaign was successful in raising a certain portion of funds, Midcontinent would respond with a check in the amount of $1,000.00. MPFP met the challenge and Midcontinent released the funds capping a number of fund-raisers and other company donations completing the campaign. Midcontinent Communications is pleased to support this recently restructured organization that provides food at no cost to needy individuals and families in the area.   

 

Thunder open with a win; Valiants lose two

Hatton-Northwood opened its boys basketball season with a win while youthful and inexperienced Central Valley dropped three games to open the 2007-2008 season in games last week.

Hatton-Nwd. 51, Drayton-St.T 43.
Hatton-Northwood received some votes in the initial State Class B boys basketball poll after the Thunder opened its season with a 51-43 win over District IV member Drayton-St. Thomas/Valley. 

 

Lady Comets scare UND women

by dave dakken
The University of North Dakota  women’s basketball team is undefeated at 9-0 and are ranked number one nationally in Division II women’s basketball. UND has no trouble breathing in that rarified air as they have been thriving it for years. Mayville State, on the other hand, an NAIA DII team, would love to inhale more of it. And, on December 11, on UND’s home floor in Grand Forks, N.D., the Comets almost gulped enough of that rare air to defeat the bigger school.
It was UND who needed the oxygen down the stretch, but they regained enough poise in the final seven minutes to defeat the upset-minded Comets 73-64.  

 

Random Thoughts … about “Viva Las Vegas”

Well, Elvis might have had cause to utter that famous accolade, but after a recent stay in Sin City, U. S. A., I’m not so sure that I echo the sentiment.
Except for a brief layover at the airport a few years ago, it had been well over forty years since I had spent any time in that city. Back then, the action was focused in the so-called downtown, and the number of casinos was relatively small. Now the only thing that looked familiar on Fremont Street was that big neon sign of the cowboy winking.
“The Strip” is where the action is now. Some of the places that people like Frank Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack made famous have been torn down, to be replaced by bigger, more sumptuous venues. It’s interesting to hoof it from one hotel to the other, if only to see the excesses perpetrated in the name of entertainment. It’s La-La Land for sure. 

 

Jerrold W. Sundstrom

Jerrold W. Sundstrom, 54, Page, N.D., left his loving family on December 5, 2007, at his home, under doctor care with congestive heart failure and diabetes.
A funeral service was held December 11, 2007 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Page. Burial was at Page Cemetery, Page.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred.
Arrangements by the Lindsey Carlson Funeral Home, Page.
www.bakerfuneral.com

 

Ione Freeland

Ione Freeland, 67, of West Fargo, N.D., formerly of Cummings, N.D., went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2007, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
A funeral service was held Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Riverside Evangelical Free Church in Mayville. Burial was at Mayville Cemetery, Mayville.