2017-06-14

Seventh inning scenarios

From the sidelines

As I’m sitting here at my desk trying to think of what to write in what will likely be my last sports column while pregnant, it seems to be the only thing crossing my mind is when this baby is going to make her appearance…and more importantly, how. Throughout my pregnancy there have been many indications making myself, and my […]

Community involvement



We spend millions of dollars in our Park River Area school system and no paper has made the effort to have a reporter at our local school board monthly meeting. The only thing we get is approved minutes reported a month or two later. Printing old minutes is old news of almost no value and simply a waste of paper. […]

Around the County




Stripe rust Stripe rust is now in North Dakota. Conditions that favor its development are cool temperatures and periods of dew or rain lasting six hours. Temperatures above 80 degrees will hinder stripe rust but not kill it. What we need to do is monitor the rust and if you have it we need to watch and take action on […]

Days Gone By



This photo of the 1973 National Class A Slow Pitch Softball Tournament winners was brought to The Walsh County Record. The winners from Grafton are, front from left, Dean Hove, Art Knutson, Jim Schlenk, Dale Prondzinski, Mark Thompson and Keith Barta. Back: Jon Mielke, Tom Gourde, Tim Holt, Mickey Sevigny, Marty Livingood and Rick Kowalski.

Window tint is a hot topic



Car enthusiasts are emerging from the depths of winter storage units with their favorite fourwheeled custom masterpieces. One of the favorite looks on custom cars and trucks is darkening of the windows, or more commonly known as “tinting.” Window tinting gives the vehicle a sleek look and provides many medical and safety benefits for the occupants. The sun streaming through […]

People notice public notices

RECORD EDITORIAL

The legislature this year passed a resolution calling for an interim study of the cost of public notices and possible alternatives to using newspapers for them. The implication is that some believe putting notices online would be better and cheaper than publishing them in newspapers. One of the largest implications of bypassing newspapers all together is the independent eye that […]

Turning back the clock



60 years Grafton defeated Gardar 6-4 in a Walsh County Baseball League game played on the Gardar diamond. Wedding vows were spoken in the Grafton Lutheran Church by Marilyn Ellen Wralstad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manvel Wralstad of Grafton, and Gerald A. Wigness, son of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Wigness of Fortuna. The “Job for Youth Program,” sponsored by […]

Political Cartoon



Bonnie Hayes

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Bonnie Hayes, 75, of Brookfield, Wisconsin, and formerly of Edinburg, died Friday, June 9, 2017, in Brookfield. Funeral arrangements are pending with Tollefson Funeral Home of Edinburg.

Mark Ward

Baudette, Minnesota

Mark Ward, 61, Baudette, Minnesota, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home. A memorial service was held Monday, June 12, at the Fordville Lutheran Church, Fordville. Bakke Funeral Home of Fordville was in charge of arrangements. MarkWard was born in Grand Forks, the son of Dennis and Ruth MaxwellWard. He attended school in Fordville, graduating in 1973 from Fordville […]