Stepping up for their community
jackie@wcrecord.com | March 21, 2024
GRAFTON—Becoming a member of Grafton Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) might be a personal choice, but it goes much further than that. It takes the support of your family and friends,...
TRYING TO STOP THE DIRT
jackie@wcrecord.com | March 21, 2024
The temperatures may not show it but a sure sign of spring is seeing tractors in the field. This farmer was doing some light harrowing Tuesday evening to slow down...
Commission updated on daycare project
jackie@wcrecord.com | March 21, 2024
COUNTY—Walsh County Commission on Tuesday got a briefing from Walsh County Job Development Authority (WCJDA) Director Stacie Sevigny regarding workforce issues. Sevigny briefed the commission on Walsh County Childcare Center...
Recycling energy blades
March 28, 2024
Crews are working on Sunday near Ardoch cutting and compressing wind turbine blades stored there for years. The blades are being cut into smaller sections...
No surprise flood threat is low
March 28, 2024
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Forks last week released its last official spring flood outlook for 2024 for the Red River Basin and...
Prayers to the Gire family
When it comes to tech skills in the agriculture world, look no further than Andy Gire. Gire has been the...
Birthdays
March 27 Dawn Jarolimek, Forest Rivers Dean Cudmore, Grafton Gaby (DeLisle) Klava, Atlanta, Georgia March 29 Rosalie Hagen, Grafton March...
Goings on at the Good Sam
Hello readers, This past week was full of delight. The residents and I are continuing on our health journey of...
Local Events Calendar:
Thursday, March 28 Annual Lutheran Sunset Home Corporation meeting, 2 p.m. at the Lutheran Sunset Home. Treating shoulder pain with...
Improve Park River
Park River is hosting “Let’s Improve Park River,” a meeting to bring in the input of the community to help...
Hunter safety class
A hunter safety class will be held at Minto School 6:30-9 p.m. April 22, 24, 25, 29, May 1 and...
Track and field underway at UND
BY CHELSEA J. WYSOCKI | March 28, 2024
Track and field athletes from Drayton-Valley- Edinburg (D-V-E) and Grafton traveled to Grand Forks last Saturday to open their 2024 season in the Great North...
LADY SPOILERS PREP FOR FIELD TIME
March 28, 2024
Photos by Chelsea J. Wysocki LEFT: Senior athletes starting out their final high school softball season are, from left, Reese Olson, Addison Fredericksen, Siri Olson,...
Jon Osowski
Jon Osowski, age 61 of Grafton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at his home in Grafton. Jon Osowski was...
Cecilia ‘Patty’ Durand
Cecilia “Patty” Durand, 84, Grafton, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at her home in Grafton. Services will be Tuesday,...
David Ebertowski Sr.
David Ebertowski Sr., 89, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Good Samaritan in East...
Public’s surplus keeps growing
As much as it pains us, it won’t be long before lawmakers will be back in Bismarck for the North...
Turning back the clock
60 years A proposal to reorganize four school districts in Walsh and Cavalier counties was turned down Thursday by the...
Grafton Vex Robotics team off to World Championships
Kirsten Kleven’s first year as Grafton school’s VEX Robotics advisor has come out to be a great season as her...
Drivers Education, behind the wheel training in Grafton
Grafton Public Schools will be offering Drivers Education classroom and Behind the Wheel training. Classroom sessions: • Regular grading scale...
Minneapolis art trip for grades 9-12
The Grafton travel club is putting on a travel opportunity for November. The trip would take place Nov. 22-24. Friday,...
A guide through Holy Week
The following story was reprinted from Dynamic Catholic. Holy Week is the most important week in Catholicism. This week of...
From the Pastor’s Desk
At the publication of this column Catholics throughout the world will enter into the Paschal Triduum. These are three days...
Parables of Jesus
Some locals may have noticed the free admission tickets and posters floating around on community bulletin boards advertising the “Parables...