2016-12-28 E-Edition

Blizzard Bella blesses holiday travel

Walsh County spared brunt of storm

COUNTY – Weather warnings started as early as last Wednesday predicting heavy snowfall and high winds for the Christmas holiday. Most of Walsh County missed the brunt of the storm which dumped over a foot of snow across the midsection of North Dakota. According to the National Weather Service western parts of Walsh County had snow totals in the 8 […]

A view from the past



A YEAR ON RECORD

Weather-related woes attack Walsh County

Editor’s note: The year 2016 brought many stories of citizen goodwill and Mother Nature’s challenges. Three of the year’s top stories in Walsh County involved rain, wind and flood diversion. The other two brought closure, a temporary closure of Collette Fitness Center and the other involved closure of a public building sale, of which was the old Central Middle School […]

Park River digs out from Christmas storm



Marvin Windows sponsored a very successful blood drive



The drive was held at Marvin Windows on Dec. 14 in which 58 people volunteer to donate blood and 46 were able to give. Seven people gave blood on the automated 2RBC machine that collects two units of red blood cells resulting in 53 total products. Seven people volunteered for the first time. According to Weldon Roberts, Donor Recruitment Representative […]

Three Fordville-Lankin seniors to present recital



Three of Darlene Christianson’s senior music students will present a recital Friday, Dec. 30, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lankin beginning at 7 p.m. Performing that evening will be Bailey Beneda and Kaitlyn Brintnell on piano and Taylor Dalbey on guitar. All three girls have been music students of Christianson’s for several years and are currently seniors at Fordville-Lankin […]

Minto School fundraising for Wolf Ridge trip



Minto Public School is conducting a fundraiser to cover expenses for the middle school Wolf Ridge trip. Through Schwans-Cares.com, patrons can order Schwan’s home delivery of food to help meet the fundraising goal. For each order, 20 percent of the cost of the product and 40 percent of egift card sales will go toward fundraising efforts. Order online at www.schwans-cares.com/c/30785 […]

Vets office to close for training



Walsh County Veterans Service office will be closed Monday, Jan. 9 through Monday, Jan. 16, due to national training and national holiday. The office will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 17. Appointments for assistance with veteran-related services are encouraged. Call 701-352-5030 or 701-331-1700 to schedule an appointment.

Seniors club to meet Jan. 5



Grafton Sunshine Senior Citizens Club will convene for a quarterly meeting Thursday, Jan. 5. The meeting will be held in the senior room at the Grafton Armory, beginning at 1:30 p.m. January birthdays will be celebrated. All members are encouraged to attend.