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Partners in promotion Fort Stevenson Foundation, park, city of Garrison work together to promote area By ELOISE OGDEN
Regional Editor eogden@minotdailynews.com GARRISON – “The purpose of the Fort Stevenson Foundation is to bring together those people interested in the historical, natural resources and interpretive aspects of the original Fort Stevenson Dakota Territory military fort, from 1867-1897.” – Fort Stevenson Foundation mission statement Twenty-two years ago, the Fort Stevenson State Park manager and a group of individuals in the Garrison area with an interest in the original fort and a desire to preserve its history met to form the Fort Stevenson Foundation. Dick Messerly, of Garrison, was park manager when the foundation was started in 1993. Now retired, he serves as the foundation’s president. He said when he came to Fort Stevenson there was nothing there that gave an explanation why the park was named as it was. “It just seemed natural that there should be some kind of an educational or interpretive place for people to find out why the park was named Fort Stevenson. We started looking into that,” Messerly said. “As we formed the foundation there were many individuals in the Garrison area who still remembered the old fort before the lake was flooded so they came onboard,” he said. He said they felt the same way that there should be some way to continue to keep the memory of that fort alive and what it meant. He said the first three presidents of the foundation all were people who had a real vested interest in the history of the area, loved what the history of the area meant and loved Fort Stevenson. “Of course, that tied in so well with the community of Garrison too,” Messerly said. The first three presidents of the foundation were J.P. Robinson, Edwin Hummel and Vincent Conklin, all now See FORT — Page 6
¨ Geniece Holst, Garrison, Fort Stevenson State Park interpreter at the Guardhouse Interpretive Center, is shown Aug. 21 in the Guardhouse, south of Garrison. Holst also is a member of the Fort Stevenson Foundation.
¬ The Fort Stevenson Foundation republished “Military Life in Dakota,” the journal of General de Trobriand, the fortʼs first commander. The photo was taken Aug. 21 in the Guardhouse Interpretive Center at Fort Stevenson State Park, south of Garrison.
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deceased. “They were just an encyclopedia of local history on how the local area developed and especially about the original fort site and how all that happened. It was just so fun to go to meetings and just hear them reminisce about the past,” Messerly said. He said a lot of effort was put into preserving the site. “At one time the original site had been proposed as a state park but that didn’t happen with the flooding of the lake and the site,” Messerly said. He said the foundation formed and immediately they decided to work on the Fort Stevenson Guardhouse Interpretive Center project for the park three miles south of Garrison. “We looked through a lot of the different materials on the fort we have on record and we saw this Guardhouse. We thought this is the perfect building to be built to remember the fort because it looks like a fort itself and it was actually at the fort. That became our goal for many fundraisers for many years until it was finally built basically 10 years later,” Messerly said. The group conducted many fundraisers and also started Fort Stevenson Frontier Military Days as a way to make people aware of the history. “But the main purpose of the foundation was to get that Guardhouse built so we could have some place to preserve the history for a long period and to present the history to people too,” he said. Messerly said they continue to receive items for the Guardhouse. “There’s always a push to develop new displays and to enhance it so it isn’t the same thing year after year after year,” Messerly said. He said the foundation offers lifetime and annual memberships. People also can make monetary contributions. “That support goes right into funding the enhancements to the Guardhouse, helping with staffing and all those kinds of things,” Messerly said. He said the foundation meets once a month to continue to enhance the site and also discuss other topics. The foundation is very active in Garrison’s annual Dickens Festival and has a booth at the festival’s English Market. “We also open up the Guardhouse, the double decker bus comes out and we give tours of the Guardhouse,”
¨ General de Trobriand, Fort Stevensonʼs first commander, shown in this Aug. 21 photo, greets visitors to the Fort Stevenson Guardhouse Interpretive Center, south of Garrison. ¬ This photo shows the encampment at the June 2015 Fort Stevenson Frontier Military Days, an event of the Fort Stevenson Foundation. The event helps make people more aware of the history of the Fort Stevenson. Photos by Eloise Ogden/MDN
Messerly said. He said the tours are given every day of the festival and include areas of the park. “There’s lots of things that are ongoing with the Fort Stevenson Foundation and the Guardhouse,” Messerly continued. A kite festival is held on the Guardhouse grounds each spring. “A separate group does that but obviously the Guardhouse has become the central location for it,” Messerly said. “The kite festival actually started on the location and as years went by it really helped to bring visitors in to visit the Guardhouse as the Guardhouse was developing at that site.” He said the site for the Guardhouse was chosen because it was such a perfect location to overlook the original site and the lake itself. Messerly said one of the projects the foundation took under its wing to do is republish the journal of General de Trobriand, the first commander at the fort. He said the general kept a very detailed journal while he was at Fort Stevenson and it was published in a book called “Military Life in Dakota.” “That book was out of publication so we received permission from the Minnesota State Historical Society, who has publication rights on it, to republish that book. We printed about 1,000 copies of that book and have that on sale. It has been termed by many historians as the best first-hand account of military life in Dakota Territory, obviously prior to North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana all becoming states. We did that about 10 years ago. It was a major endeavor by the foundation,” he said. Messerly said the original site of Fort Stevenson from the present park was about three miles to the southwest and right on the north bank of the Missouri River. “It’s now under approximately a hundred feet of water,” he said. “As the lake was being completed and the lake was starting to fill, there was an archaeological investigation done at that site by the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institute so we do have a good report on what the original fort site looked like through that report.” He said many artifacts are stored at the State Historical Society of North Dakota in Bismarck. “We have viewed some of those boxes but haven’t been able to display many of them because of some of the requirements of having those artifacts on display. But there is See FORT — Page 11
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Men at Fort Stevenson Frontier Military Days visit June 27 before activities begin at this yearʼs event. The event is an annual activity of the Fort Stevenson Foundation.
People gather outside the Fort Stevenson Guardhouse Interpretive Center, south of Garrison, May 24 for the annual kite-flying event. The event, held on the Guardhouse grounds, attracts many people. Eloise Ogden/MDN
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A decade in North Dakota Pam Carswell finds home in Minot By JILL HAMBEK
‘I have a job I love at the library and the kids are happy. The winters get long, but that’s why you plan vacations for March.’ — Pam Carswell
Home is not only where the heart is, it’s also where your basic needs are met, the place where the most people love and appreciate you and where you think of when you’re not there. For Pam Carswell, teen services librarian at the Minot Public Library, Minot is that place she calls home. North Dakota is the ninth state Carswell has lived in. Before moving here, she lived in Wisconsin, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska and Virginia. North Dakota is Carswell’s favorite, she said, because it’s a funny mix of the other eight states she’s lived in and feels like home. She and her husband, Mike, along with their three children, have lived in Minot for 10 years. Carswell came to Minot through her husband’s military service when he was stationed at Minot Air Force Base. Before that, they lived in the Washington, D.C., area. They were excited to move to Minot, Carswell said, because they were sick of the rat race in the nation’s capital. Mike, who worked at the Pentagon at the time, had an hour commute each way just to travel 21 miles. “We were really sick of it taking two hours to get into D.C. and having to always check traffic,” Carswell said. When they made the move across the country to the Midwest, Carswell said the housing prices were reasonable and thought she may actually be able to find a job. Mike enjoyed being in the Air Force and applied for special duty and was granted two tours in Minot. “Our kids have what they need here,” Carswell said. Minot has a great occupational therapy program for her son, she added. There hasn’t been another place that has given her family the quality of life that they have experienced in Minot, Carswell continued. She said they’d maybe consid er moving if there was a better opportunity somewhere else, but as of now, Minot is home.
“I have a job I love at the library and the kids are happy,” Carswell said. “The winters get long, but that’s why you plan vacations for March.” While Minot may not be anywhere near as bustling or busy as Washington, D.C., that’s not to say that there aren’t plenty of activities and organizations to keep Carswell and her family busy in the Magic City. Carswell has been very involved in M.O.P.S. (Mothers of Preschoolers) and is active at Vincent United Methodist Church. Her children are also active in Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. As a family, they enjoy hiking at the wildlife refuge, spending time in Oak Park, attending the North Dakota State Fair and paying regular visits to Roosevelt Park Zoo. “Minot has more yearly free events than any place I’ve ever lived,” Carswell said. The Carswells go to one or two community events a month. She never had the opportunity to do that as a kid, she added, and it’s fun to try so many different things. Carswell said the people here are nice, as one of the things she likes about Minot. She also likes the slow pace of life and how many community referrals there are. “If you need something, you can ask people who to go to for help,” she added. “There’s a real community helpfulness and spirit.” One thing Carswell is not a fan of about Minot, however, is the weather. “The weather is not a plus,” she said. Also, the construction season could end anytime, according to Carswell. Minot used to not be as diverse as it now is, Carswell continued, adding that to the list of things she likes about Minot. “It’s cold like Alaska, has the railroad like New Mexico, people sound like the Midwest, the wind blows like in Colorado and has the military influence like D.C. Minot is a funny mix of all the places I’ve lived,” she said. Minot works for Carswell and her family. “We’ve looked at other places,” she added, “and some aspects are always missing that Minot has.”
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Pam Carswell has lived in Minot for 10 years and considers it her home. She and her husband came here through the military and decided to stay in the Magic City. Submitted photo
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A leap of faith A family discovers the beauty of Minot by planting a church By MARISSA HOWARD
Staff Writer mhoward@minotdailynews.com Some people fall in love with a place because of the beauty of the snowtipped mountains, the sunsets that turn the ocean purple or the trees that stretch to the sky, their branches spread open to catch the gentle rain. Others, however, fall in love with a place because of the beauty on the inside – the hearts of the people, the joy in the faces and the simple warmth of the authentic community. Tom Foisy was one of these people. Born in western Washington in a small town called Snohomish, Tom Foisy never had plans to live in the city of Minot. The city wasn’t even on his radar. In high school, Tom Foisy came to know Christ and began to dream of planting a church in a place that needed it. He met his wife, Shannon, while going to a small Christian college in Idaho. In his eyes, the beginning of their romance was junior high-like and humorous. “I roped her into helping with teens at our church, and we were driving up to summer camp,” said Tom Foisy, his face beginning to crease into a grin. “I was like, ‘Hey Shannon, I’m going to do something kind of ballsy,’” He cut off, explaining that Shannon swears he said that. “So I said, ‘I think I like you.’ And she said, ‘Well, I think I like you, too.’ And so that was the start of our relationship.” A year later Tom proposed, and nine months after that they were married. The years following their wedding day consisted of Shannon Foisy fulfilling her dreams of furthering her educa-
Pictured are Tom, Shannon, Peri, 3, and Paisley Foisy, 1. Tom and Shannon Foisy came to Minot with it being temporary in mind, but ended up planting a church and discovering that Minot is a place of genuine people and a warm community, even in winter. Now they canʼt imagine living anywhere else.
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tion at a graduate school in Maine. However, Tom said they knew it was only temporary. “We felt like God was calling us somewhere where we could just give our life to a community, so after graduate school, we were like, ‘What is our next step?’,” he said. “And initially we thought it was Montana – we love the outdoors, hunting, skiing, the culture – all of those things that we look for in quality of life. But at that time the doors weren’t opening for her to get a job there. So we started to look for what areas in the country have opportunity.” A job opened up in Minot, and Tom
and Shannon Foisy knew what was going on there – the oil boom, the flood and the inevitable changes. With the thought of the move being temporary in their minds, the Foisys moved to the Magic City in the middle of winter, in January 2013. “Before we moved to Minot, we heard all the talk that everybody says – ‘We don’t like Minot, it’s cold, the winters stink,’” Tom said. “But I think we were mentally prepared for that. A lot of people look at the negatives of a transforming city, and I thought, there are so many positives. How cool is it to have people from all over the country coming
together on the commonality of just trying to catch a break in life? Or trying to figure out who they were? So even though we viewed it as temporary at that time, we knew if we could find good people, we were going to have an awesome time and it was going to be a great community to live in.” As the weather warmed and the snow melted off the fields, Tom and Shannon fell in love with going for walks together, hand in hand, beneath the summer sky. It was during these walks that they began to speak of the possibility of starting a church in Minot. Tom Foisy explained that one of the main things he was afraid of about committing to Minot was that when they planted a church, he wanted it to be a forever thing. He wanted it to be in a place that would become his city, his home and a place where he could give his life to serving the community. “So in those conversations in the summertime we just started to realize that Minot is a great place to live,” Tom Foisy said. “Yeah, the winters are hard, but man it’s got everything that you’re looking for in quality of life: amazing people and the opportunity to make a difference.” The day of the very first service of The Pursuit, the name of the church that Tom Foisy decided to begin, was October 13, 2013. He had bought the building of an old strip club downtown and called it a testimony of a place that used to be darkness that would be turned into a place of hope and of faith and of love. He smiled at the thought, knowing that it described the hopes and dreams he had for the church to the tee. “Our big passion was we wanted to create a space in Minot where everyone was welcome regardless of where they’re at in their faith journey,” he explained. “We wanted to be a church that was reaching people that no one else was reaching. Our goal wasn’t to recruit other church members, to shuffle the saints around. We thought, let’s start a church for the people that don’t like church, maybe who have been See LEAP — Page 14
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still a lot of good records of the fort including the journal of the general and archaeol ogical report.” The foundation also partnered three or four years ago with the Garrison Visitors and Convention Bureau in publishing a brochure about the different historic sites around the area. Obviously the
Guardhouse was part of that publication,” Messerly said. He said about two years ago they installed a telescope with a powerful view so visitors can get a good view of focusing in on the Garrison Dam, Riverdale area and looking up Lake Sakakawea to the original fort site. The foundation’s officers include vice president, Steve Holmes; Marlyn Zimmerman, secretary; and Jim Robinson, treasur-
er. Ralph Sayler is past president and remains very active with the foundation. Messerly said Jim and Cyndy Robinson and Ralph Sayler started a new project near the Guardhouse this year — a soldier’s garden and a Native American garden. Due to the proximity of the park and Guardhouse to Garrison, the park and foundation fit together with promoting the city of Garrison and area.
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burned by church. Who just felt like they were outsiders, outcasts. We wanted to create a space where even people like that could come and explore who Jesus was.� Tom Foisy described the day of the first church service like it was yesterday. He spoke of the uncertainty as to whether anyone would even show up. Forty-five minutes before the service was supposed to begin, they were coming together as a group to pray, and someone walked in. Tom said it caught them off guard. But in the weeks that were to come, this woman who walked in shared the story of her past, how she had come from a tough and disheartening time in her life, and gave her life to Christ. “We realized our heart to reach people that weren’t being reached was actually being fulfilled,� he said as he finished the story. “We weren’t just, in theory, talking about that kind of church, but we were seeing God honor that vision. And to see her influence – she’s one of the main contributors now, she leads community groups, she’s giving hope to others. That same hope that she found in Jesus, now she’s giving back.� Not only that, but seeing people who would often be deemed as misfits are becoming leaders and anchors of the church and community, Tom went on. He said it resembles what Jesus and his disciples did – 12 guys who were rough around the edges and came from less-than-flattering pasts who became anchors and pillars of the faith. Tom Foisy described The Pursuit as a place for anyone and everyone, doubters and disciples alike. Now, The Pursuit meets at the Sleep Inn at the Dakota Square Mall each Sunday morning, though Tom
The Pursuit began as an idea and now is a church that numbers in the hundreds, including these volunteers and teens. Tom Foisy came to Minot unsure what to expect and is now committed to dedicating his life to his church and his community. Submitted photo
expressed their hope and search for a permanent building in the near future – a building that can be used not just to serve the needs of the church but to be a place where the community can be involved, connected and impacted. In two years, the church has grown into the hundreds and continues to grow in numbers. But that’s not the true success, Tom explained. The true success is people coming to the city of Minot and finding a hope that they never had before and seeing their lives genuinely transformed by the power of Jesus. When Tom Foisy looks back on his past, he is in many ways still surprised that he ended up in Minot. It doesn’t have mountains, the ocean is thousands of miles away and large trees are few and far between. But he wouldn’t change it for the world. “I’ve said it many times, but it doesn’t really matter what it looks like out
the window, what the weather is,� said Tom, explaining that now he can’t imagine he and his family living anywhere else. “If you find genuine people, if you can make authentic relationships, if you
can find a dynamic community, you can live anywhere and experience joy and happiness. And if that is the truth, then Minot should be considered one of the greatest places to live.�
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A passion for veterans By ANDREA JOHNSON Staff Writer ajohnson @minotdailynews.com
BOTTINEAU — Alan Wondrasek loves Bottineau and goes out of his way to promote its college and its veterans. “Bottineau County is a great place to live,” said Wondrasek. “I guess that’s why I came home after 27 years in the military.” Since he’s been home, Wondrasek helped secure a new building for the Bottineau County Veterans and is working on veterans memorials in the town’s cemeteries. He is also a passionate promoter of the historic Old Main building at Dakota College at Bottineau, his alma mater. His passion for veterans runs deep. Wondrasek was an Army brat whose father also served in the Army. The family settled in Bottineau when he was in elementary school and Wondrasek
attended Bottineau schools from the time he was in fourth grade. He also attended the North Dakota School of Forestry, as Dakota College at Bottineau was known in 1969, and went on to attend college in Dickinson. He joined the U.S. Army as a private in 1971 and retired as a full colonel in 1998. His four children and their spouses also have strong military ties. Of the eight, five of them are in some branch of the military. “All five have served overseas at some point,” said Wondrasek. “...It kind of runs in the blood.” Wondrasek said volunteers have been the backbone of the efforts to save Old Main and to move the Veterans Home. He serves on the committee to preserve Old Main, which has sat vacant for about seven years at Dakota College at Bottineau. The longterm goal is to turn it back into a classroom building that can be used for classroom
space at the college. But to do that will take money that hasn’t yet been raised. The focus this past summer was on stabilizing the building so it can be restored later. A moving company came in this summer and put in a huge beam across Old Main in the center of the building. “Our great-grandfathers weren’t stupid,” said Wondrasek. “They took the cool air from the basement in the summertime and they shoved it up the air shafts and that’s how they cooled the top floors ... of course there were coal furnaces and whatnot and that’s how they heated the whole building. The brick, because the building was built in 1900, we had a problem with the water banks froze up a few years ago and we had three feet of water and so, when they drained it, over a period of the last two, three years, those See VETS — Page 16
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The Bottineau area veterans are placing memorials to veterans in Bottineauʼs cemeteries.
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bricks have deteriorated and one of the shafts was starting to fall down, and we discovered that the floor was tied into those shafts. We didn’t think they were. We thought they were independent so we weren’t overly worried about it. Well, now we got real worried so we put that beam in and we jacked the floor up about six inches and it’s solid. The beam is still there. (Happy) House Movers have been real good to us. They’ve let us keep the beam in there as long as we want. “...The next step is, for at least this summer, is we want to be able to get the roof repaired. (It) depends on funds, but we want to be able to get the shafts below the roof and then we will probably temporarily cover the holes and then when we’ve got enough money we’re going to re-roof the whole thing. The next step after that is we’ve got asbestos and lead paint problems and there is where the expense is ... it’s about $70,000 to bring somebody in.” Wondrasek said he got three bids to reroof Old Main, all between $70,000 and $75,000. “We don’t have the money for that right now,” he said. However, as a fundraiser for the roof project, the group is making a 90-page photo book that will be full of old pictures of Old Main. They hope to sell the book. They’ve also sent out emails to alumni of the college. If money could be raised, Wondrasek said in July he hoped the work could be done on the building before the snow flies this winter. Volunteers have done a lot of work already on the building. Dan Nostdahl, an architect who is also an alumni of the college, has also been working on the project and has donated a lot of time, said Wondrasek. Wondrasek said Nostdahl also wants to save the building and “is a history nut like me.” Wondrasek said he loves Old Main because of what it meant to him as a student and just because he thinks it should be preserved because of its unique architecture. “It’s an icon in North Dakota,” he said. “”... It’s a beautiful piece of history. It was built by the state of North Dakota, it was paid for by the state of North Dakota, and it was commissioned and put into activity in 1907 ... and the building is totally serviceable.” Wondrasek said student numbers at Dakota College in Bottineau are growing See VETS — Page 18
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and there is a need for more office and classroom space that a remodeled Old Main could fulfill. “I would be willing to bet if we could renovate it tomorrow, the day after tomorrow the building would be totally utilized,” said Wondrasek. Wondrasek said volunteers have also been instrumental in the work done to secure a new Veterans Memorial Building for the Bottineau County Veterans and for veterans memorials at the cemeteries. Wondrasek first got involved with the veterans groups about 3 1/2 years ago, when they were looking for a new building. The State Bank of Bottineau donated its old building and the County Commission leased the Veterans Association land near the Bottineau County Historical Society Museum for 99 years. Area people and businesses volunteered their time or services or gave the Veterans Association a greatly reduced price for their services during the effort to move the building and to renovate it. Wondrasek said he got the kind of response he did because Bottineau is a special, patriotic community. Help came from as far away as Minot, which Wondrasek still considers a success. Wondrasek’s ability to persuade may also have been a contributing factor in the group’s success. “It’s always good to continuously know people,” said Wondrasek. The veterans center is now open and a favorite hangout spot for area veterans and for ordinary citizens. Eventually the group will put a plaque somewhere on
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Can collection helps pay for utilities at the new veterans center in Bottineau, pictured below, which has become a popular gathering place. the building naming all the people and groups that made the effort a success. The proceeds from donations of cans helps to pay for the center’s utilities. Different business owners have allowed the Bottineau County Veterans to set up dumpsters to collect the cans at different locations in the area. The same volunteer spirit from local folks and businesses has made a memorial at the Oak Creek Cemetery and St. Mark’s Catholic Cemetery a reality.
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Minot: A pretty great place Carlen Gilseth loves his new hometown By JILL HAMBEK
Staff Writer jhambek@minotdailynews.com Some people never leave their hometown, content to live right where they are, while others dream of leaving their place of origin and seek greener pastures. Then there are those people who leave their hometown for a duration of time and then come back. Carlen Gilseth seems to fall in the latter category. Gilseth, assistant professor of communication arts at Minot State University and business manager for Western Plains Opera, is originally from Mohall, but has officially lived in Minot for two years. While growing up, he visited Minot frequently and spent the summers here. Gilseth went to college at Jamestown College. “They needed basses for their choir and I was recruited,” he added, but continued to spend the summers in Minot to participate in MSU Summer Theatre. After graduation, Gilseth taught business classes at a high school in Minnesota and was in charge of the school’s drama program. However, he found that job to be boring and went to graduate school in Arizona, then continued on for his Ph.D. from a university in Texas. Gilseth focused on theater history, but that proved to be a lonely and boring field. “I was lonely since I’m such a social person, so my mentor suggested I focus on directing instead,” he added. After Gilseth completed his Ph.D. work, he spent 20 years teaching high school in Texas. “I was burned out,” he added, and then found out that longtime MSU instructor Paula LindekugelWillis was retiring. Gilseth was hired for the job at MSU and he and his wife made the move up north. “My wife’s family is in the Houston area, so moving to Minot was a huge deal and traumatic,” he added. This school year will be his fourth year teaching at Minot State University. There are several reasons for why Gilseth has found Minot appealing and for wanting to stay here. “First, I’m a
Carlen and Connie Gilseth, shown in this submitted photo, are both active in their adopted hometown of Minot and think itʼs a pretty special place. Carlen is active in theater and opera, while Connie does costuming for theater events in the community. Submitted photo
snow and cold person, probably because I’m overweight and have insulation,” he said. Second, Minot is small enough where people are genuine, Gilseth continued. People helped him and his wife unpack their moving truck, he continued, which was something he’d never experienced before. Another reason for staying in Minot is that there is so much to be involved in here, Gilseth said. There aren’t many towns this size that have an orchestra, he added. “There is so much to do here that you could be busy year-round,” Gilseth continued. “And people are so wonderful here. I have met so many people who have grown up in Mohall.” Theater is Gilseth’s passion. He is active in theater at MSU and with Mouse River Players, often directing
Mouse River Players shows. “There are a lot of things for kids to be involved in,” Gilseth said. His wife organized the Broadway Kids theater program, he continued, because she didn’t think there
were enough theater activities for kids. Another love of Gilseth’s is music. “I love music,” he said. “There are always things going on at MSU, the Pangea House, Souris River Brewery.” The abundance of musical events gives people something to do and look forward to besides work, Gilseth added. Gilseth said he also enjoys playing tennis, except he can only play a portion of the year outside. Minot is a special place and Gilseth has a few reasons as to why. One is that people in Minot are willing to help their neighbor. “I saw it with the flood, when we moved here,” he said. “There have been so many people offering involvement in things.” People in Minot are accommodating and friendly, he continued. What also makes Minot special, according to Gilseth, is that he knows his neighbors. His neighbors have watched his dogs for him when he and his wife have gone on vacation, he said. “I don’t think that happens everywhere,” Gilseth said. “I’m so impressed with how people care about one another here.” North Dakota is kind of remote and isolated, he continued, but he thinks it is more global than other places. “And you can get a good education here,” he added. “I appreciate that about Minot.” Gilseth also said people need to be tough in order to tolerate the weather. He said Minot is a great place to raise kids and there are a lot of opportunities here as well. “There’s hardly anyone in this community who doesn’t sing, either,” Gilseth added. There are also all kinds of sports and arts activities that people can do most everything here, he said. “There is a lot that Minot has to offer,” Gilseth added. “It’s a pretty good place to live and grow up in.”
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‘We are very fortunate here’ Hynek’s love for hometown is tested and true By JILL SCHRAMM
Staff Writer jschramm@minotdailynews.com STANLEY — Mike Hynek’s love for his hometown has been tested more than once. However, he and his wife, Lauri, concluded early in their 35-year marriage that finding their place comes down to people – family, friends and neighbors. When you find your place, you hang onto it. For the Hyneks, that right place always has been Stanley. Mike Hynek graduated from Bismarck State College, then a junior college, in 1978 with a degree in agribusiness and also worked off the family farm for a time before joining his father in the business. That was his first test. The 1980s weren’t good years for agriculture economically, and Hynek took a number of odd jobs, from field man for the local farm service agency to carpentry. Mike and Lauri, also a native of Stanley, were on the verge of giving up. Hynek was scanning job advertisements. The couple talked of moving to Bismarck. But they waited, and as a result, ended up not leaving. “Basically because of my mentors,” Mike Hynek said. “My Dad was awesome.” Not only did his father support him, but his uncles, Harold Hermanson and, in particular, Oscar Anderson, encouraged him to persevere. It turned out to be good advice. Things did get better. Today, Mike farms and ranches with his two sons on land homesteaded by his Hynek ancestors and his wife’s Hermanson ancestors. Joe and his wife, Amanda, have two children and primarily handle the ranching end of the business. Blair and his wife, Carol, have five children, and focus on the farm production of wheat, canola, flax, peas and soybeans. Joe holds a diesel technology degree and Blair has a degree in agricultural economics. Both had employed
Mike Hynek stands on a street corner in his hometown of Stanley, where heʼs been active in helping build a strong community for his children and grandchildren. Jill Schramm/MDN
their degrees elsewhere before deciding to return to the farm full-time. Mike and Lauri reside in Stanley, where Lauri worked for Mountrail County for 30 years before retiring as clerk of court. Mike serves on the Stanley Fund Committee, which distributes sales tax proceeds, and the city’s Special Assessment Commission. Over the years, he has been involved
with the Jaycees, Booster Club, North Dakota Farm Bureau Board and as member and chairman of the Mountrail County Planning and Zoning Board. He retired after 29 years with the fire department, having served as chief and an honorary member of the North Dakota Firefighters Association. He served four years on the city council and later eight years as mayor,
stepping down in June 2014. As a small-town resident, there’s never been a question in his mind about taking an active role in the community. His response to why he invested so much time was a simple, “Well, you should.” However, when he was elected See HYNEK — Page 26
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Staff Writer kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com HARVEY — He went through some personal suffering, but it was shared by a caring community. Rick Jensen’s wife, Sheila, died from cancer about a year ago. During her time of declining health
Jensen became overwhelmed by the amount of community response and support. “The town just rallied around her,” recalled Jensen. “People just came forward and asked how they could help – cutting grass, making dinner, paying your bill when you go out and eat. It was just absolutely phenomenal. It
floored me. It really did.” If he needed any reassurance that his town, Harvey, was a great place to live, the response in his time of need and understanding was it. Jensen may have known all along that Harvey was wonderful, but experiencing it perhaps brought an even greater love of community.
“What I like about Harvey is that we really kind of look out for each other,” said Jensen. “In a town this size you can put together some fun projects. Everyone works together. It’s a cohesive unit.” Jensen keeps a finger on the pulse of See JENSEN — Page 25
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the community through KHND radio, which he owns and operates. He enjoys hosting “BS in the morning,” which stands for Big Show, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and teams with R. David Adams from 10 a.m. to noon each day for “Get it off your chest.” “It’s a conservative talk show, but we cater to the community. We have a huge sense of community,” said Jensen. “We really, really try to focus on community events. We do whatever we can to help out.” Jensen was born and raised in nearby Anamoose on a farm near Pete’s Tractor Salvage, not far from Harvey, and still serves on the Wells County Fair Board. He calls that commitment “incredible” and “thoroughly enjoyable.” As for Harvey, Jensen is a
big supporter of the community he has grown to love. “It is a very friendly community of 2,000-plus people with a little of everything that you need right here,” remarked Jensen. “There’s two grocery stores, movie theater, tons of eating places, a Tastee Freeze, bowling alley. We hold our own and see a lot of new people coming in too.” Among the community events in which Jensen and KHND play a big role are a kid’s fishing derby and Halloween party, often working closely with the Chamber of Commerce. As Jensen puts it, “By and large people support their local radio station and we support them back. If it wasn’t fun I wouldn’t be here. It’s not work.” At least it doesn’t seem like work, not for a dedicated citizen who thoroughly enjoys the community of Harvey.
25 KHND, the “Heart of North Dakota,” is a radio station that strongly supports the town of Harvey and the surrounding region. KHND is owned by Anamoose native Rick Jensen. Kim Fundingsland/ MDN
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mayor, he never anticipated the oil boom that would put both him and his community to the test. It challenged Stanley’s small town neighborliness and sense of community, not to mention stretched its finances to the limit as the town tried to keep up with improvements to accommodate an influx of people. “The first few years when I was mayor, we really didn’t have the capacity to borrow more money. For the revenue to come back to the oil-producing areas, there’s a big lag time,” he said. Hynek ran for a second term in the middle of the boom because he felt there was more work he needed to do. “It was extremely time consuming,” he said. “The phone rang all the time. Everybody wanted to be here ‘to help Stanley.’” Hynek turned to experienced business and government leaders in the community for guidance. “I had good mentors who have been past mayors and good businessmen,” he said. A bigger struggle came when working with state government leaders, who Hynek didn’t feel understood the scope of the issues at that time. In 2008, 48 of the state’s 50 oil rigs were in Mountrail County, and Hynek lobbied alone to try to get state help for roads and other needed infrastructure. “It didn’t go over very well,” he said. “It was a very frustrating time.” It got better as oil drilling activity spread and other leaders in the region stepped up with him. By working together, oil communities began to make progress, getting the attention of the Legislature and establishing projects like the Western Area Water Supply. Also on the plus side, sales tax revenue grew exponentially. “That really has allowed for a lot of good things to happen,” Hynek said. The money helped the city develop its streets and sewer system and funded needed park maintenance, a dog park and playground improvements. Hynek is working with an ad hoc committee to assist the park district in developing more recreational space. The city needs new softball fields to replace fields lost in land development with the boom, he said. Overall, Hynek believes Stanley residents have adapted to the changes the oil activity threw at them.
Mike and Lauri Hynek stand on the deck of their home in a new Stanley development on the edge of the communityʼs golf course Aug. 3. Jill Schramm/MDN
”The people of Stanley were so open to change. It still amazes me,” he said. He added they also were careful when it came to making those changes. “We got burned a little bit in the ‘80s in that oil boom. There was a lot of caution,” he said. Hynek said the town’s physical appearance represents careful growth, thanks to planning and zoning leaders. “They still wanted to keep that hometown feel,” he said. “We were criticized quite a bit for it, for not being more aggressive, but the thing is, we didn’t have to be aggressive.” The city faced challenges associated with mobile home parks and worker camps, yet Hynek believes Stanley did a good job of managing its temporary population. “Most of it has gone by pretty smoothly,” Hynek said of the rapid growth. “You have to deal with the information you have at the time and make the best decision that’s available. I think the city has done very well with that.” In retrospect, Hynek said, serving as mayor was “one of the best things I ever did in my life.” “The people in this community were so supportive,” he said. It was one thing to gain personal satisfaction from his contributions, but Hystad also was particularly moved in 2014 when the North Dakota Petroleum Council presented him with its Outstanding Service Award. Hystad continues to see a bright
future for Stanley. Even so, he’s already thinking down the road a few decades and suggesting people begin planning for the day when the oil is mined and activity wanes. The infrastructure is in place for more good times beyond the oil if the planning is there, he said. “It’s here. Let’s build something else. We need to figure something out because that’s the future,” he said. “Right now we are just kind of enjoying things the way they are.” If Stanley was a great place to live before the oil boom, it’s even better now, the Hyneks said. “A lot of young people that have looked to stay in Stanley had left because there weren’t the opportunities. A lot of those folks are back here in Stanley, got decent jobs, doing well. Schools are full. Churches are full. Ours certainly is – a lot of kids. Good stuff,” Mike Hynek said. As a farmer, Mike is excited about three auto parts stores and expanded farm implement companies due to the good times. Lauri likes having more shops and a larger grocery where she find ingredients for the cooking she loves to do. That’s on top of the bowling alley, movie theater, indoor and outdoor pools, golf course and two parks to provide recreational opportunities. The community also has been working toward a new law enforcement center and has seen its school expand. “I like the diversity,” Mike Hynek said of walking into the school to pick up his grandchildren and hearing differ-
ent languages and seeing children of various backgrounds. “It’s not the same, yet it’s the same. It’s still our town,” Lauri Hynek said. “It’s still Stanley.” Mike Hynek said the people who have come to the community for oilfield jobs have been good folks, and oilfield companies have been good neighbors. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for those people who come up here to work,” he said. Facing a tough economy where they were, they wanted to work and were willing to travel to North Dakota in the middle of winter to have the opportunity. “By and large, they did a great job,” he said. Despite the oil-fueled changes, Stanley remains an agricultural community. “Oil has brought stability. It’s brought huge opportunities for families. It’s given people the comfort of letting the sons come back and farm and ranch. Without the thriving economy, it wouldn’t have happened,” Mike Hynek said. For the Hyneks, Stanley’s story has brought a personal blessing. They live in a revitalized community where neighbors look out for neighbors and where they can be near family to look after them in their old age and watch the grandchildren grow up. “Why would you want to be anyplace else?” Mike Hynek asked. “We are very fortunate here.”
27 Pictured is the Divide County Courthouse, located in Crosby. A town of around 1,400 people located just a stoneʼs throw from Canada and Montana, Crosby is the seat of Divide County, the northwesternmost county in North Dakota. Mayor of Crosby is Bert Anderson, a man who has been mayor for 21 years. Marissa Howard/MDN
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Staff Writer mhoward@minotdailynews.com Bert Anderson is a mayor with a big heart and a lasting impact. Anderson has served the community as mayor of Crosby for 21 years. During a time of population decline and a mass
departure of young people in town, Anderson kept the community running. He reduced the city council from seven to five members, created boards to handle things such as parks, recreation, the Spirit Fund, zoning and licensing, and was instrumental in the development of the citywide trash pick-up that is now an annual event.
But just where did Anderson’s story begin and when did he fall in love with the community, camaraderie and character of the small town named Crosby? It goes back to when he was just a child. Anderson was born and raised in See CROSBY — Page 28
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Crosby, a town of around 1,400 people located just a stone’s throw from Canada and Montana. It is the seat of Divide County, the northwesternmost county in North Dakota. And as the town’s website says, some say they are at the end of the world, while they say they are at the center of the continent. “Here, farming is king, black gold is big and nobody’s a stranger for long,” it says on their website in bold black letters. This description matches Anderson’s experience in Crosby as well as any. With a childhood in the midst of rolling fields of gold and green, Anderson gained an interest in something seemingly unordinary for people who live in such a small town: politics. “I’ve always liked politics,” Anderson said, looking back on memories. “In high school is when I really gained a serious interest in it. And they wanted younger people in politics, so it worked.” Anderson started in Crosby politics when he was just 21 years old. He spent 12 years on city council and went on to be mayor of Crosby for 20 years. Five years ago, another man was voted into office as mayor ahead of Anderson. But last year, he was voted back in office, making his total count as mayor 21 years to date. “It’s a lot more fun to win but sometimes you lose, life goes on,” Anderson said. “People talked me into running again last year, and they voted me back in.” With so much time directly involved in the community, Anderson saw many changes and improvements to the town throughout the years. When he was first elected mayor, for instance, the city had to borrow money for city projects and the like. Now, according to Anderson, the financial aspect has changed dramatically. “We are fortunate – we are a well-todo city,” Anderson said. “We don’t owe money, and very few cities can say that they are not in debt.” Before the oil activity started, Anderson said Crosby was “treading water.” After the oil boom, everything changed at once. Anderson has seen increased involvement with parks and recreation, as well as the addition of the community center, a several million dollar facili-
Crosbyʼs Main Street has had many improvements during the 21 years that Bert Anderson has been mayor. Anderson, born and raised in Crosby, fell in love with small town politics when he was young and says that he looks forward to living in the small town for a very long time.
ty that is a “terrific asset to the community.” Crosby also has a golf course just five miles north of town, a swimming pool, country club, school system, a bustling Main Street and more. And Anderson is looking forward to future additions and improvements, including re-doing the streets, improving sewer lines and other infrastructure needs. The pool will also be getting a splash pad for children to play on, something Anderson said will be great for the kids. Crosby also recently saw the opening of its first Mexican restaurant. See CROSBY — Page 30
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“I’m looking forward to that,” said Anderson before the restaurant had opened. “I’m looking forward to seeing how us Scandinavians like that, too.” He finished with a chuckle. But through it all, Anderson said Crosby is ready for whatever comes next. And each day, decision and change in the town brings him back to
the roots of his passion for politics and what made him so eager to dive into Crosby with all he had. “The reason I like small town politics is you kind of get to know everybody,” he said. “I love it here. Big cities are fun to visit and that’s about all I have to say about them. You can still leave keys in your vehicle here. Some people aren’t
goes far beyond politics, however. One of his favorite things about the town is the panoramic sunsets that seem to stretch even beyond the horizon. “The amount of sunset you get to see out here is amazing,” Anderson reflected on each and every night in the small town. “It’s spectacular, wonderful, to just sit in your car and watch it go.” “Crosby has been a wonderful place to live and raise a family,” he continued with a smile on his face. “I look forward to being here for a long time.”
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Staff Writer ajohnson@minotdailynews.com BELCOURT — Les Thomas and Lyle Poitra are dedicated to making their home a better place by building partnerships with federal, state and county agencies. “(To us), Indian Country is all of Rolette County,” said Thomas, who serves on the Pathways 2 Prosperity board of directors and with Turtle Mountain Tourism. That means that the whole area is benefiting from some of the improvements that are in the works on the 6mile by 12-mile Turtle Mountain Reservation. All of it is making Belcourt and the surrounding area the kind of
place where people love to live. Thomas said he works with the State Tourism Association to promote the Turtle Mountains as a place where people should visit. Those efforts help bring people from other states and countries to see Indian country. During the summer, some of the points of attraction are horse races in June and July at the Chippewa Downs and boating and fishing. The Sky Dancer Hotel and Casino on the reservation is open year-round. There are concerts, mud races and demolition derbies that attract visitors. In the winter the area is home to sports like snowmobiling, cross country skiing and ice fishing. The tribe is redoing the old Gordon Lake into a park called Sky Chief Park. “Compare it to a state park,” said
Thomas, who said the park is located about 8 miles northwest of Belcourt. Near Gordon Lake is a buffalo park that should be a big draw for tourists, said Thomas. “You’ve got to put them out where buffalo can roam instead of penned up like we had them in that little pasture out there,” said Thomas. “You need them in a park.” Thomas said the tribe has been purchasing land in the area when it becomes available and when it has the resources. It bought Jarvis Lake, located about 7 miles southwest of St. John. “That’s a huge area that we’re going to develop,” said Thomas. The tribe is also in the process of cleaning up Belcourt Lake, which it will
also redevelop. Thomas said a building that will house the tribe’s youth stewardship program will be constructed at Belcourt Lake. The goal is to teach youth to appreciate and conserve the outdoors. A grant from the North Dakota Outdoor Heritage Fund will also be used to help put in new ramps on two lakes, said Thomas. The new ramps will encourage more boating and fishing, said Thomas. He said the tribe has worked to establish a good relationship with the state, according to its treaty. The tribe also plans to build a new heritage center on the west side of the casino. It will house all of the artifacts See BELCOURT — Page 40
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Staff Writer jhambek@minotdailynews.com Some people can live in a place for years and years and their space fills in when they’re no longer there. Then there are people who stay in a place for a short time and leave a noticeable space that may not be filled as easily when it’s time for them to move on. The Martin/Eslick family called Minot their hometown for a short time and made a big impact on the dance community while they were here. Recently, they moved to Jackson, Miss., for their son to pursue a career in dancing at Ballet Magnificat Christian Ballet Company, but plan to return to Minot during the summers. Kristie Martin, co-director of Minot’s Praise His Name dance ministry and mother to Alexa, Chase and Abby, said the family made the decision to move across the country to pursue Chase’s dance career. While at Ballet Magnificat’s Summer Dance Intensive this past summer, Chase was selected and asked to become part of the pre-professional trainee program with the company, a four-year training. “It’s a tremendous honor (since) he only just turned 17 and the program is designed for 18 to 24-year-olds,” Kristie Martin said. Chase did not have to audition, which is the typical protocol for entry into the highly competitive professional trainee program, she added. “He was literally hand-picked by the directors,” Martin continued. “An incredibly exciting opportunity presented itself to him.” The professional trainee program at Ballet Magnificat is a two to four-year program and prepares Christian artists for ministry in their professional touring companies as well as work in other Christian performing arts ministries, Martin said. Entry into the trainee program typically requires a successful
Chase Eslick, son of Kristie and Mike Martin, was recently selected and asked to become part of the pre-professional trainee program with Ballet Magnificat Christian Ballet Company. He has been receiving formal ballet training for two and a half years. Submitted photo
audition, she added. Chase was only one of two students who were specifically selected into the trainee program in that manner, Martin said. “He ranks as one of the youngest trainees accept-
ed into the program at the age of 17,” she continued. However, making the decision to uproot the family and move across the country to Mississippi was not an easy
one. Martin said they contemplated how to help Chase seize this chance and prayed about God’s will in the matter as they returned to Minot from their summer travels. That was a Sunday,
she added. The next morning, her husband, Mike, was called into work and told that his project in the oil and gas industry was complete and that they had no future projects in place for him. He was given a two-week notice. “In all of the time we have been in Minot, Mike has been moved from one finished project to the next new one,” Martin said. “This didn’t happen.” With the price of oil continuing to drop, the oil and gas industry in North Dakota has shrunk back dramatically, she continued. A month went by and Mike still had not secured new work in the area. He was, however, contacted by a company to do work down south near the Gulf Coast, near Mississippi. It seemed that a decision had been made. Martin said it was with that knowledge that she and her family decided to move south for Mike to pursue work and for their children to pursue the ballet training offered at Ballet Magnificat. Chase’s sisters, Alexa and Abby enrolled in the Ballet Magnificat School of Arts program. The classes for their programs started Sept. 8. Alexa and Abby started ballet as young kids, but Chase didn’t begin formal ballet training until about two years ago. The family moved to Minot in 2012 and Chase began taking lessons then with Rinat Mouzafarov at the Institute of Dance and Ballet Theater. Under Mouzafarov’s direction, Chase received a scholarship in both the summer of 2014 and 2015 to attend the month long Summer Dance Intensive at Ballet Magnificat. Alexa and Abby also both took lessons from Mouzafarov. Martin and her family started their dance group, Praise His Name Dance Ministry, in 2013, offering worship dance classes, which was a family affair as Martin and Alexa are co-directors, Chase is a company member dancer and Abby is a teacher and dances with the company. Praise His Name Dance Ministry introduced worship dance to the Minot community, offering classes to dancers wishing to express themselves and worship God. They operated out of Faith United Methodist Church. With their move, however, Martin and her family plan to transition the ministry from being local to going on the road. During the summer months and school year breaks, Praise His Name will travel across the country and offer worship dance camp intensives. “This will afford the ministry the chance to take worship dance to many
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Kristie Martin, codirector of Minotʼs Praise His Name Dance Ministry and Minot resident, along with her family, recently moved to Jackson, Miss., leaving behind a unique worship dance ministry. From left to right are: Alexa, Abby, Mike, Kristie and Chase. Submitted photo
new places that have not known it before and fulfill the ministry of redeeming the art of dance for Adonai,” she added. There is potential for a few local girls to take over Praise His Name in Minot, though, Martin said. “We are praying specifically that God will rise up some leaders in the area to take this
mantel and begin a similar dance ministry,” she added. Martin and her family plan to return to Minot in summer 2016 to offer a summer dance camp. “It has been a tremendous honor and blessing to have the ministry here and watch the students learn and grow in their walk with God and how they express worship,” Martin said.
While Martin and her family felt excited about moving to a new place, there were also some feelings of sadness. North Dakota is special, Martin said. “We’ll miss the kind, generous spirits of the people in the community. The people make this place,” she added. “But we’ll miss the extreme cold the least.”
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in the current heritage center, along with an office for Turtle Mountain Tourism and an arts co-op, said Thomas and Poitra. Poitra, a free-lance grant writer who also serves on the Pathways 2 Prosperity board of directors, said they will work with the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck to preserve and display the items in the Heritage Center. All of these things are included in the tribe’s master tourism plan. Thomas and Poitra have also promoted the tribe and the many things available at the reservation at events such as the North Dakota State Fair and the Norsk Høstfest. The tribe had a display at the Ward County Historical Society’s Pioneer Village on the fairgrounds during the 2015 State Fair, which attracted attention. The tribe has also been represented for about the last 10 years at the Norsk Høstfest, where their display is combined with the Sami booth. They see similarities between the Sami, who are indigenous to the Arctic, and the
‘You’ve got to put (the buffalo) out where buffalo can roam instead of penned up like we had them in that little pasture out there. You need them in a park.’ — Les Thomas, on Sky Chief Park near Belcourt tribes of North Dakota. “We promote our culture, all native cultures, to the world (at the Høstfest),” said Thomas. He said they hope to encourage people attending the Høstfest to also pay a visit to the Turtle Mountain Reservation, either before or after Høstfest. Poitra said the tribe is also putting together a documentary that will tell the
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Haadem patiently waited before turning the page. “How did he get a poisonous wart on his nose?” asked one of the youngsters, struck by an illustration in the children’s book. “I don’t know,” said Haadem. “We’ll have to keep reading. But some questions don’t get answered at the end of the book.” Haadem turned the page again. Soon the children began offering commentaries on the text itself. “There’s lots of rhyming words,” said one of the children. “You’re right,” said Haadem. “There is a lot of rhyming!” Haadem told the children that “The Gruffalo” reminded him of a story in Aesop’s Fables. Aesop was a slave, explained Haadem, who greatly valued cunning, which Haadem explains means he values “the ability to trick somebody bigger and meaner than you.”
Next up was a sequel, “The Gruffalo’s Child,” which Haadem said he’d never read before. “It will be as new to me as it is to some of you,” he said. At the end of the story time, the day care children had an Oreo snack and, since it was the end of the season, were given the opportunity to choose a book to take home as their very own. One of the children decided to take home a copy of “The Gruffalo” to enjoy as a bedtime story. Haadem said one of the goals of the summer reading program is to encourage children to associate the library with fun times and to let them learn about all of the resources that the library has on hand. The children’s area of the library is a cozy corner where children can read or play with toys such as a doll house. Their interest in history is piqued by a Victorian-era dress that is displayed in a glass case in the corner. It is a dress
that once belonged to Queen Victoria’s maid. The dress was a wedding gift to the woman when she married and immigrated to America. One of the children from the summer reading program looked at the dress and asked Haadem to tell him about the story. The library has computers available for the public to use and audio books to check out. It is a valuable resource for school reports and for leisure activities for adults and teenagers as well as children. Haadem, who also works at the library during the school year, said the library has become something of a hangout for the older kids in the community too, some of whom may not come from stable homes and don’t have a lot of other places to go. Some of the older kids enjoy playing games on the library computers. They might not have computers at home or their home computers don’t support the kind of games that the kids like to
play. Haadem keeps a watchful eye on the kids who come into the library. The kids know that they can’t get too rowdy or they won’t be allowed to stay. “I really enjoy having kids here,” said Haadem. Haadem, who formerly taught in Rock Lake and at Ojibwa Indian School in Belcourt, said adults never know how big an impact they will have on a child’s life. He found out years later that one of his students decided to stay in school and graduate largely because of Haadem’s positive influence on him. Haadem and his wife have chosen to raise their own children in the Rolla community, even though they could likely find other opportunities elsewhere. He likes the sense of community and being able to grant his children the freedom to play outdoors in a small town like Rolla.
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Jim and Carol Carr have been preserving a piece of Minot history by maintaining and operating Dakotah Rose Bed and Breakfast since 2007. Kim Fundingsland/MDN
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Staff Writer kfundingsland@minotdailynews.com MINOT — What do you do if you wish to preserve a bit of Minot’s history? Well, in the case of Jim and Carol Carr, you purchase a magnificent old home and showcase it as a bed and
breakfast. The Carr’s acquired Dakotah Rose in 2007. It was operating as a bed & breakfast at that time and they determined to do the same, all the while with a goal of preserving a unique piece of Minot’s history and sharing the story with all who would listen. The Victorian-style home was built
in 1906, a virtual mansion on the prairie. It was the home of Dr. Andrew Carr and his family, no relation to the Carr’s who own the home today. Currently the location of the stately house is in the heart of the city at 5104th Ave. NW, but the home was somewhat isolated when it was built in 1906. Minot has expanded greatly and grown
up around the home since those early years. “I was told this was considered to be out in the country. There was nothing west and nothing north,” said Carol Carr. “It takes effort to maintain the history of this home,” added Jim Carr. “Especially after the flood to get it back
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Dakotah Rose Bed & Breakfast was originally built as a home for a Minot doctor in 1906. to anywhere near what it was. It is definitely part of the structure of the community.” The flood of 2011 reached well onto the main floor of the three-story home. The Carr’s were able to remove some of the original interior, including the doors, prior to the flood. However, the flood did significant damage to the home and a great deal of work was required to return it to its stately glory.
Doing so was a mission the Carr’s eventually accomplished. “It is on the national register of historic places. The Tiffany stained glass windows are all original,” said Carol Carr. The home is spacious. It entails more than 8,000 square feet that includes a majestic ballroom on the third floor. Listed among those who have stayed at the bed and breakfast are those who
were once familiar with the old home. “We’ve had butlers and maids visit and they have had such nice things to say about the family,” said Carol Carr. “They would tell little stories. A lot of people here for weddings or showers say they played in the ballroom as a child.” While the house remains very similar to what it looked like in the early years, the grounds have changed. A dike along
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the Souris River behind the home took some of the original yard. So, too, did a city street that now borders the old carriage house, taking with it the home’s original garden plot. Jim Carr estimates that the original acre and a half on which the home was built has been reduced to an acre today. “Somewhere in the historic notes it See ROSE — Page 62
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After attending Williston State College, Mark went into full-time farming in 1980. He is the oldest of two sons of Howard and Elvina (Scharbow) Rockeman. Elvina also grew up in the Donnybrook area and continues to live on the Rockeman farm and ranch. Mark and his wife, Annette, live in the house that his father had built. They raise Herefords and crossbred cattle, along with wheat, canola, corn, flax, peas and other crops. Their son Christopher, 27, holds an animal husbandry degree from North Dakota State University and farms and ranches with his parents. He also started a 500-head capacity feedlot in 2010. Christopher said coming back to the farm and ranch was an easy decision. “It’s always what I wanted to do,” he said. “It’s home.” He works with the local 4-H youth, teaching them about livestock judging and showmanship. Younger son Brett, 24, has been assisting on the farm and this year officially began his own operation. Farming and ranching is all he ever wanted to do, but he questioned whether there would be room for him in the family operation. “I always thought that since I was the younger brother, that wasn’t really going to be a possibility for me,” he said. However, he went off to NDSU only to be exposed to other operations with multiple family members. Realizing his assumption was wrong, he returned to the farm. He wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, he said. He enjoys the quiet, the outdoors and expanses of open space that reveal glorious sunsets. Annette, a farm girl from Ryder, has played an integral role in the farming and ranching over the years as well. She has operated equipment and helped with calving and she still handles the bookwork and assists with the night watches during calving season. “It’s always been a family affair,” she said, noting the involvement of generations of family members working together through the operation’s history. Mark Rockeman said much has changed since his grandfather began milking cows and farming with horses on his quarter section of land. The Rockemans now farm several quarters of land and the equipment has mor-
61 ‘I didn’t feel obligated. I just like farming. If I was young, I would do it again.’ — Mark Rockeman phed into machines that his grandfather couldn’t have dreamed about. Changes in farming have come with changes in rural communities. The rural way of life and opportunity to know your neighbors still exists, but the physical size of one’s community has grown as farms are larger and fewer, the Rockemans said. Mark said his father told of hitching a horse to a wagon of grain and hauling it to Aurelia, only a couple of miles away. When Aurelia went away, the grain was delivered to Donnybrook. Today, the closest grain elevator is Kenmare, about 20 miles away. Cattle once marketed in Minot now must go to Mandan. Mark’s father and uncle had introduced registered Herefords to the operation. The ranch moved away from registered cattle but returned when Christopher and Brett became involved in FFA and 4-H. The ranch now runs around 300 head. Mark Rockeman said the shrinking opportunities to farm and ranch and the rising capital costs have always made it difficult to consider production agriculture as a career option. However, his decision to follow that path was successful with the support of his parents. He now provides the encouragement and necessary backing for his sons. “It’s nice to have them here,” Mark said of his sons. It gives him peace of mind to know that the farm will have a future beyond his time, but there’s also a sense of pride in knowing that his sons will carry on, he said. Brett Rockeman said he feels a sense of family and history when he’s working on the land. Finding a horseshoe in a field one day reminded him that there have been others who have gone before him and in whose footsteps he is following. The rocks in the rock piles and trees planted on the land are constant reminders of the past presence of his ancestors.
Brett said he’s encouraged to build on what his forefathers started. “You want to carry on and expand and make it feasible for the future, too,” he said. However, staying efficient in agriculture requires more modern methods of farming, and to do that, Brett said, “You can’t be afraid of doing things differently.” The adoption of minimum and no-till methods of farming has been just one change Mark Rockeman has made from the practices of his father and grandfather. Having the younger generation involved has its advantages when it comes to today’s equipment technology, too. Mark noted he leaves running the sprayer with its guidance and rate con-
trol system to Brett. “It’s too complicated for me,” he said. “Dad always said machinery is getting so big. Now it’s way bigger than it was when he was farming.” Even in the cattle industry, machines are bigger. The Rockemans now drive semi truck to move cattle. The Rockemans also have made various improvements in their operation that have included adding a shop and bins as well as the feedlot. Not everything changes, though. Some things stand the test of time. In the Rockemans’ case, history remains in the barn built by Mark’s grandfather in 1929. Not just still standing, the barn is used for calving.
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says there was a tennis court here, too,” said Carol Carr. “The front porch was originally screened and the kids would sleep out there.” Screened porches were common in the early 1900s. Screened porches
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allowed for people to sleep in cool night air in the days before air conditioning. The restored carriage house is not without its own bit of history. It was a remarkable structure for its time with entrances on both sides that allowed horses and buggies to pull completely through. That meant buggies didn’t have to be turned around so that the horse or horses could be hitched to the
buggy. It also allowed for good ventilation for the horses that were in stalls there. The carriage house had another purpose too. It was big enough to house a family on the second level. “The family lived there while this home was being built,” explained Carol Carr. Dr. Carr had four children, including two daughters who married early entre-
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Loving North Dakota By ANDREA JOHNSON
Staff Writer ajohnson@minotdailynews.com Western North Dakota has inspired love from some of its youngest citizens. Fourth- and fifth-graders were asked “What do you love about North Dakota?” in this year’s North Dakota State Fair Essay contest. The contest was sponsored by Find the Good Life in North Dakota. First, second and third place winners all received special prizes to help them enjoy the state. Paden Hoff, a fifth-grader from Fortuna, was the winner. Paden wrote that he loves all the seasons of the year in the state. He loves the summer when he can ride his motorcycle through the “long, golden fields of wheat” and he loves it when the grass gets green. He loves the fall “when the leaves start to change color and you can play in the piles of leaves.” He loves the winter “when I can ride my snowmobile and get stuck again and again.” He loves winter in the Turtle Mountains, “where you can ski all day long.” He loves road trips through the state and watching wind turbines and seeing hilly landscapes or sugar beets in the Red River Vally. “North Dakota is the best!” he wrote. Paden won a family trip to Medora with his essay. He told the announcer at the State Fair that he wrote the essay because his teacher suggested it. Max Beumer, a fourth-grader from Carrington, was the second-place winner. He, too, loves the great outdoors in North Dakota. “I love the grassy fields and the hot summers,” wrote Max. “I love sledding in the winter and boating in the summer. I love the natural resources and industries. I also love the fresh air and the clean water. I love our parks and our trees. I love our schools, farms and ranches. I love our food and animals. I love shops, stores and souvenirs too, but most of all I love the really nice people and all their different backgrounds.” Max won a season pass to Raging Rivers Water Park. Emilie Nannenga, a fifth-grader from Harvey, wrote that North Dakota is about more than its beautiful landscape. “Some people may come to North
Paden Hoff, left, was the first prize winner in the “What do you love about North Dakota?” essay contest at the North Dakota State Fair in July with Dr. Darrell Williams acting as emcee. Andrea Johnson/MDN
Dakota thinking of this state as a vacation place but I know more than that,” she wrote. “I love North Dakota because it is not only a great place to hang out with your friends and family, it is a place where you can make lifetime memories with the people you love. North Dakota is a home to me ... Another thing I love about North Dakota is that we care for each other and help each other out when times are rough. This is what I love about North Dakota. We may not be the biggest state, but we just might be the state with the biggest heart.” Emilie won a bowling party at North Hill Bowl in Minot. More than 370 students across the state submitted essays describing things about North Dakota. Many of the other students also said they love North Dakota because of the state’s great outdoors and friendly residents and communities. “It’s great to see that our state’s young people value the unique characteristics that make North Dakota such a wonderful place to live,” said Wayde Sick, director of the workforce for the North Dakota Department of Commerce. “Those are the same characteristics we want to promote to attract job seekers to our state with the Find the Good Life in North Dakota program.”
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United States and several foreign countries have stayed in one of the six bedrooms offered at Dakotah Rose. The
Carr’s say they have met many new friends and acquaintances who quickly became enchanted with the remarkable and historic home. Through it all, though, is the willingness to keep alive a piece of Minot’s history. “We enjoy it from a bed & breakfast
perspective, but also sharing the history with people that come to visit North Dakota,” said Jim Carr. “It’s always important to preserve history, no matter where you live,” stated Carol Carr. “I think Minot is letting a little too much of their history go. I just
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think it’s important to maintain that for people to enjoy and remember the past.” All that is possible with a stay at Dakotah Rose Bed & Breakfast and an inquisitive visit with Jim and Carol Carr.
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Larsons’ love of baseball impacts Minot Todd, Grant and Garrett Larson have had an impact on the Vistas for years By JOHN DENEGA
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The Larson family has been tied to baseball in Minot for more than 20 years. And they are still going strong. Todd and Laura Larson moved to Minot in the early 1990s, and Todd got his fingerprints on the American Legion baseball program in 1993 as coach of the Minot Metros. He quickly worked his way up the ladder, and in 1999 took the helm of the Vistas. It didn’t take him long to make a splash, as he led Minot to a spot in that state title game the same year. “That may have been the most talented team we had,” Larson said. The Vistas eventually fell to Grand Forks in the championship game, but the foundation for winning had been laid for Larson. Just two years later, Larson had made it back to the state championship game and won it, earning his team a spot in the American Legion World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “When we got to (Cedar Rapids), they have a banquet down there where they introduce all the teams, and as soon as they announced us — a North Dakota team — people kind of started snickering and laughing and saying they are not going to be very good,” Larson said. “Well, we got out there and ran off five straight wins and lost to a very good Omaha-Creighton prep team that’s still very good today.”
The growth of two sons The jubilation of his first few years as Minot’s coach was special, but something else very special was happening in the stands. Larson’s sons, Grant and Garrett, were developing a love for the game, and for the team. “These two characters (Grant and Garrett Larson) have been around the Vistas for a long time,” Todd Larson said. Grant and Garrett shared the same
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Legion field for the first time this past summer, and they stood not more than 20 feet apart as Grant played first base and Garrett played second. But before those two transformed from mere spectators into contributors on the field, they made memories that will last a lifetime. “It was awesome,” said Grant Larson, recalling his early years watching the Vistas. “A lot of kids don’t get to experience that. I got to learn how to play baseball the right way since I was three or four. I got experience and exposure to another level of baseball that most people don’t understand or get to know.” Grant cherishes those memories, even those that don’t directly pertain to baseball. “Luke Keegal taught me how to shoot spitballs when I was really young,” Grant Larson said. “It’s funny things like that and other fun stories like that a lot
of people don’t get to have.” The growth from die-hard fans to key contributors is still almost unbelievable. “It’s hard to explain what it means,” Garrett said. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.” Said Grant: “That was always the dream growing up, and it was awesome being a part of it.” That experience and passion to don the Vistas uniform was never on display more than it was this past summer when the Vistas were struggling, buried in the basement of the conference when Grant addressed the team. “I just said, ‘Hey guys, this isn’t how Vistas should be playing baseball,’” said Grant, who played in his final season with the Vistas this summer. “When I was growing up, every single person on the field would have ran through a brick wall for each other, or they were going to die trying for their brothers out there.”
The speech resonated, as the Vistas ended up winning their final two regular season games and then sprung an upset, defeating No. 5-seeded Williston at the state tournament before their eventual elimination. Grant’s legion career may have come to end, but he did so in fine fashion. He led the team in homers, RBIs, and nearly broke the Vistas’ single-season walk record. But Grant wasn’t always the star. In his first year with Minot’s varsity club, he fought for playing time, but perhaps the bigger battle was proving he belonged on the field under his father in a shadow of doubt and outside criticism. “It was fun to watch his journey,” Todd Larson said. “He wasn’t very talented growing up, and it’s been difficult See LARSONS — Page 73
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Krout recalled being told when persuaded to take the job that she would only need to do it “until we found somebody else.” “I don’t think they ever looked,” she quipped. They haven’t needed to as Krout has enthusiastically plugged along for more than 150 issues over the nearly 13 years. She did consider retiring about five years ago after her mother’s death. Her mother had been one of the biggest supporters of her work with the newsletter. “She always told me she was so proud of me for doing it,” Krout said. With the loss of her mother, she wasn’t sure her heart was in it any longer. It took a phone call to her brother to remind her that her mother wasn’t the only one who loved getting the Gazette. He let her know she couldn’t quit. “There’s a lot of people that tell me how much they enjoy it,” she said. Nancy Mueller of Granville, the former city auditor who encouraged Krout to edit the newsletter, said Deering and Granville each started a newsletter after developing community strategic plans.
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Deering’s newsletter since has folded while Granville’s continues due to Krout’s dependability, she said. “She’s been a trooper at getting it done. That’s for sure. Everybody likes her little stories that she writes. She
does a pretty good job on that,” Mueller said. “It has been a very beneficial part of our community. It lets people know the events coming up. It advertises our local businesses for nothing.” Krout’s contributions to the commu-
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“If we lost the diner, it would be terrible. It would be a big loss for Granville. There’s people who come from all over just to go to the diner,” she said. Krout’s dedication to her community is apparent. “I love our community. We are a nice little community,” Krout said. “I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.” What makes Granville special is “a lot of good friends and lots of relatives,” she said. Krout grew up in Denbigh, about 10 miles from Granville. She and her husband, Tim, have lived 36 of their 38 married years in Granville. The other two years, they lived on a nearby farm. They’ve raised three children and have seven grandchildren, plus many other relatives who live in the Granville area, providing plenty of fodder for her columns. Krout’s sense of humor and compassion come through in her “Just a Thought” column, where she writes about the people in her life and what she calls her “off the wall” ideas, ending with her signature line – “enuf said.” “I love to write,” she said. “I always have had the dream of writing a book, and I started but never finished anything.”
A past edition of the Granville Gazette carries information on community happenings. The look of the Granville Gazette has changed slightly in its 13 years. Jill Schramm/MDN
She worked five years with the school system in Granville before her employment for the past 19 years with Ward Warehousing & Distribution in Minot, where she is office manager. The Granville Gazette hasn’t changed much in 13 years. The newsletter looks
much the same, although the “Granville the Friendly City” slogan in the banner has been replaced with the city website address, granvillend.net. The publication has been in existence long enough that people usually contact Krout to let her know their
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news, although there’s still times when she must follow up after hearing tidbits on the street. In the past she used to leave a notebook in the diner for folks to write down their birthdays so she could acknowledge them each month. That went by the wayside when the list began to take up too much space, she said. Krout emails the newsletter to about 75 people, including current and former residents. The city auditor also gets an electronic copy that is printed and distributed through businesses in town. People who want a mailed, printed copy can obtain a subscription for $6 a year. Otherwise, the newsletter is free. People have donated money, paper and ink to ensure the publication keeps going. As writer, editor, proofreader and often distributor, Krout gets both the accolades and the complaints, which can happen if an event sneaks under her radar. But she figures since she was never officially hired, she can hardly be fired. “I will probably be doing it as long as I can – maybe another 30, 40, 50 years,” she joked. It’s clear, though, that it will be some time before Krout truly declares “enuf said.”
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Garrett Larson played second base this past season for the Vistas. He was also brought in to pitch on a few occasions. John Denega/MDN
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because he’s the coach’s kid ... He felt like he had to prove himself. He needed to be not just the coach’s kid. He had to be Grant Larson. “If he would have stayed a marginal player, we might have heard more doubters, but the numbers speak for themselves.” That identity blossomed into not only a passion, but an addiction to improve, so much so that Grant dropped football before his senior season so he could focus solely on offseason training for baseball. “It was pretty tough,” Grant said. “I wanted to be out there with my brothers on Friday nights, but in the end it worked out for me. It helped me mental-
ly and physically.” And this past year, the sacrifice and offseason training paid off as he garnered interest from multiple colleges in and outside of the state of North Dakota before deciding to continue his baseball career at the University of North Dakota. “That was the best fit,” Grant said. “I have family around there and family that went there. It’s not too far away, but it’s far enough. “I’m super excited. ... I have more games left in me.” Grant’s career as a Vista may be over, but little brother’s is just getting started. This past season, Garrett started nearly every game for Minot at second base, and despite his success has faced the same stigma Grant encountered being the coach’s son. “There was probably more pressure on (Garrett) because he had an older
brother who was playing so well and hitting homers,” Todd Larson said. But Garrett didn’t see it as pressure, he saw it as an opportunity to play alongside a talented first baseman. “He’s taught me a lot about hitting and seeing things at the plate that I don’t,” Garrett said. “Mentally, I know he’s going to pick every ball I throw over there to first.”
Family event Baseball in Minot is certainly a family affair for the Larsons, and at times the line blurs between family and sport. “There is a little overlap,” Grant said. “Some of that stuff you can’t separate. When you’re inside the lines, Dad is the coach and Garrett is a teammate, and that’s it. We have to play baseball.” Said Garrett: “We try to separate it, but sometimes you can’t avoid it.”
The players on the field are looked upon to make plays and win games, the coach is expected to teach and win, but one piece that goes unnoticed is the mother amid all of the chaos on the diamond. That reality is not lost on Todd. “(Laura) is really the rock,” Todd said. “Thankfully she was able to take the kids when they were younger to see what everything was like and they have a firm foundation of what the Vistas tradition is all about.” So, as the sun sets on another season for the Minot Vistas, Todd Larson reflected, saying he doesn’t know how many more years he has left in the tank. He’s not done yet, but when it’s all said and done, he’ll have amassed over 700 career wins and five state titles. But more than numbers, he’s seen his kids grow from mere spectators to stars.
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76 Korean War veterans and their spouses are pictured at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shown in this photo by Hal Weninger. From the left are Larry and Dorothy Goodall, Delvin and Ardis Detienne, Jim and Deanie Iverson, and Ben and Val Hettich. The New Town American Legion Post honored their Korean War veterans with a Freedom Flight to Washington last year. Submitted photo
Continuing to serve Korean War veterans with the New Town American Legion Post, from the left, Delvin Detienne, Larry Goodall, Ben Hettich and Jim Iverson, are pictured at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shown in this photo by Hal Weninger. The post sponsored the trip for the veterans. Submitted photo
New Town Legion Post members support their community By ELOISE OGDEN
Regional Editor eogden@minotdailynews.com NEW TOWN – They’ve served their country and now military veterans with the Beck-Sherven American Legion Post 290 of New Town are giving back to their community. The Legion post does a number of local activities for special days, including a flag-retiring ceremony on Veterans Day on Nov. 11. “On Memorial Day we have a program
at the Lakeside Living Center, formerly the nursing home, and in the cemetery,” said Jerome Jarski, a Vietnam-era veteran and the post’s sergeant-at-arms. On major national holidays, the Legion places flags on Main Street in New Town, he said. The Legion has helped many local people and organizations – veterans as well as community members. They often hold Sunday benefit breakfasts for those in need, Jarski said. The needs can range from someone with a medical condition to an organization needing assistance for a worthy reason. “We’ve done them for many people, the schools, churches...,” Jarski said, naming a few. Legion member Hal Weninger said the local community is very supportive of the benefits. The Legion also has contributed extensively to the local area as well as other projects and organizations in the state and nationally over the years. “Last year we bought swimming pools for the Boys and Girls Clubs in New Town and out at the Village,” Jarski said. The list of projects receiving contributions is lengthy. Dave Hilleren, Post 290 commander, talked about the role of the local organization at a North Dakota Legion Conference held in Minot. His talk was reported by Edna Sailor in a history she wrote on Post 290: “Everything stems from the National American Legion,” he said. “We are committed to the four corner posts of service. Everything we do in our community stems from those values.” The values he so proudly speaks abut include 1. Mentoring youth. 2. Sponsorship of wholesome community programs. 3. Advocacy of, honor, and promote strong national security and 4. Dedication to fellow service members and veterans serving their emotional, financial and social needs. “We are the grassroots involvement,” Hilleren commented. The New Town Legion Post began when posts formerly in Van Hook and Sanish were dissolved and a new one created. Jarski said Van Hook and Sanish, both near present-day New Town, had their own posts but with the construction of the Garrison Dam, the new post was created in New Town. The Van Hook and Sanish posts were dissolved. Jarski said when the posts combined, the post now in New Town was named in honor of Charles Beck of Van Hook who was killed in World War I and for Richard Sherven of Sanish, who died at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Jarski said the New Town post has
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This photo by Bill Wilber shows part of the group from North Dakota, including New Town American Legion Post members, touring Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, next to the Naval submarine base and the U.S. Submarine Force Museum in Connecticut last year. approved adding the name of Roger Foreman, of New Town, who died in Vietnam, to the post’s name. It will then become the Beck-Sherven-Foreman American Legion Post. He said the local Legion is just waiting for national approval on the addition to the post’s name. Jarski also noted the New Town Chapter of Vietnam Veterans is named for Byron Kulland, also of New Town, who died in Vietnam. The New Town post has around 120 to 130 men and women who are members. They range from those who served in World War II to present-day and have served in all branches of the U.S. military, Jarski, said. Some members are on active-duty in the military. Officers of the Legion Post are Dave
Hilleren, commander; Dave Siira, vice commander; Jerome Jarski, sergeant-atarms; Bud Bohmbach, chaplain; Bill Wilber, finance officer; and Jene Hasby, recording secretary and membership chairman. The Legion Auxiliary also is very active and a major part of the post’s activities. Marlys Aubol, New Town, is a recent past state auxiliary president. Last year, local Legion members representing New Town and area communities traveled to Groton, Conn., to see the USS North Dakota, a submarine named for this state. There they toured the Naval submarine base, attended a Basic Enlisted Sub School graduation, toured the USS North Dakota submarine in the shipyard and visited the historic USS Nautilus and U.S. Navy
Submarine Force Museum. “The Navy personnel on base treated us like royalty and could not tell us enough about all of their gear,” said Wilber, who served on submarines in the Navy, including on a submarine out of Groton. During the trip, Gordon Blake, an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes and an American Legion member, presented an eagle feather to the submarine captain. “The crew has taken it and the pistols presented at the actual commissioning as a strong memento of our North Dakota fighting spirit,” Wilber said. From Groton, many of the New Town Legion members went to Washington, See LEGION — Page 79
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New Town Legion history The New Town Legion Post 290, with its headquarters in New Town, is a combination of the former American Legion Post 102 in Van Hook and the former American Legion Post 252 in Sanish. Those two Legion posts were established in 1919 and 1934, respectively, according to historical information. Auxiliaries for both posts also were formed. With the construction of the Garrison Dam, more than 60 years ago, the Van Hook and Sanish posts were dissolved. Beck-Sherven Post 290 began in New Town in 1952.
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Roots go deep for Butte couple By JILL SCHRAMM
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BUTTE – If home is where the heart is, John and Delores Haugen are definitely at home in Butte. John, 92, and Delores, 91, grew up on farms near Butte and have resided their entire 70 years of married life in the community. It is where they can be close to family and have friends of all ages dropping by on a frequent basis. “We always have somebody here every day,” John Haugen said. “All day long, there’s somebody coming. That’s why we like to live here.” John Haugen grew up on a farm about a mile south of Butte. Delores (Schott) Haugen grew up about a mile away. The short distance meant they were acquainted, even though they went to different country schools and John’s family attended the Norwegian Lutheran Church in town while Delores’ family attended the rural German Lutheran Church. They both remember hard times during their childhood in the 1930s. Delores Haugen said the lack of rain meant no crops, dust storms and clouds of grasshoppers that descended on any green thing surviving. Her mother’s garden was among the victims. “The grasshoppers came in and they ate everything, even
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the onion tops. There wasn’t a thing left,” she said. As tough as times were, John and Delores said they never thought of their families as poor and they never went hungry. John’s education ended after eighth grade because his help was needed on the farm. Delores finished high school in Velva and went to summer school for two years during World War II to earn a teaching certificate. She taught a year in Medicine Hill Township and a year in her childhood country school in Byersville Township, both in McLean County. John and Delores were married June 7, 1945. They were the first to marry in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the building constructed by the Norwegian con-
gregation in 1925. Until that time, getting married in a church building wasn’t a common practice, they said. The Haugens farmed for 40 years before moving in 1985 into Butte, where they bought and expanded a house and improved the yard with trees and gardens. John Haugen served as mayor for many years. The couple have eight children, 29 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren. Many of those family members were present to help the Haugens celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in Butte last June. Many of them didn’t have far to travel. Seven of their eight children live within 50 miles, residing in the area from Minot to Bismarck. One son and his wife live in Arizona but they also spend time in North Dakota.
Two sons farm in the area. The Haugens said theirs is a close family, just as Butte is the type of community where people put stock in neighborliness and friendship. There was never any indecision about whether to stay in the community once they decided to leave the farm. “We would never have gone anywhere else. All our friends were here. Our church was here. The school was here,” Delores Haugen said. “We will be here as long as we can.” The Haugens said the community has been a good place to raise their family, providing a good educational system and plenty of small-town entertainment, which often centered around the school and churches. They also kept their children busy on the farm, where
there always was work to do. “We used to milk about 50 cows all the time,” John said. The cows kept the couple close to home, but as one of their sons began to assist in the operation, the Haugens gained a chance to travel. They have been to the West Coast, to Las Vegas a few times and especially have pleasant memories of trips to Alaska and Norway. Delores said they were all nice places to visit, but she was glad to come home. As much as she loved her two weeks in Norway, she said, she was homesick for Butte. Butte is where John has long been known for his gardening. “Grandpa See HAUGENS — Page 82
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John’s Garden” by Butte correspondent Sandy Blanes was a regular feature this past summer in four area weekly newspapers, providing residents with Haugen’s garden tips and updates on his garden progress. “I come over here – as everyone else does – and I just loved his garden,” Blanes said. Based on the response to
the column, others loved reading about it, too, she said. Delores does some canning, although not to the extent she once did for her large family, and she tends to her flowers. She also loves to read and play piano or organ. The Haugens participate at the Tuesday gatherings of the town’s senior citizens’ organization, which is an active group that enjoys performing musically at area nursing homes or for local events.
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For the love of rodeo Saddle club members teach reins to next generation By JILL SCHRAMM
Staff Writer jschramm@minotdailynews.com VELVA — Tyrel Fitzgerald has been riding since he could walk. That’s not unusual for equine and rodeo enthusiasts like those in the Dakota Roughrider Saddle Club. Many members of the Velva club are life-long enthusiasts of rodeo, and that goes for the young kids just learning the ropes to the grandparents teaching them. Fitzgerald of Sawyer, a team roper and current club president, said the club draws 30 to 40 members from around McHenry County as well as Minot and other communities. For them, the saddle club is one of the things they love about living where they do. Founded in 1979 to offer trail riding and horse showing, the club saw interest shift to rodeo as new generations became involved. “The deal that ties people to rodeo is just the western way of life — See RODEO — Page 85
Ashlyn Degel of Velva races her horse around a barrel July 30 during Fun Night sponsored by the Dakota Roughrider Saddle Club in Velva. Youth get a chance to practice their rodeo skills at the weekly Fun Nights. Jill Schramm/MDN
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ranching and cowboying,” Fitzgerald said. “That’s what drew me.” It seems the key to learning to love rodeo is being around it. “That’s what we try to do down here is get kids interested in rodeo,” Fitzgerald said. “Rodeo is one of the best sports out there because you find a lot of generous people. There’s a lot of good
people. As a sport, it’s not as much of a competition as a family deal. It goes back for generations.” For Jim Hystad, it goes back to his parents, who had been founding members. “I guess we are probably four generations into it right now and a lot of families are that way,” Hystad said. “I would hate to see it stop, especially since I have three grandkids.” Hystad of Velva, the club’s vice president, continues to pass the sport down
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“If we didn’t have this, I would sure miss it,” Fitzgerald said. “It gives people a lot of different opportunities. We have a lot of people come out who went on to win state titles.” One of young rodeo participants who grew up in the club, Jeff Kvamme, won national rodeo titles. The club has sent a number of participants to state youth and high school rodeo national events. The club holds several of its own See RODEO — Page 86
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events during the summer, including a couple of youth rodeos, a ranch rodeo and team roping series. As a participant in the Roughrider Rodeo Association, the club also hosts an event for the amateur rodeo group. None of this could happen without dedicated members and community support. “It’s a lot of work to put on an event. It takes a lot of sponsorships from surrounding businesses,” Fitzgerald said. “Every club member does their part. ... It’s a long day’s work. But when you see the kids down here win their first buckle, that kind of makes it worth it.” “All the money that’s been raised here is put right back into the facilities, other than what we give to the kids,” Hystad said. The club holds a Fun Night event each week to work with the youth on horsemanship, showmanship and their rodeoing skills. At the end of the summer they receive awards and buckles. Just about any night of the week, young people might be there practicing, with the adults helping. Hystad said the opportunities for youth in rodeo are tremendous compared to what they used to be. There are more rodeos for teenagers and even young children, and youth are more devoted, practicing from a young age and spending early mornings before school and several evenings a week working with their horses. The result is a crop of performers who are unbelievably talented, he said. Passing on their skills and knowledge to the next generation is as important to adult club members as exercising their own rodeo skills, which they do regularly in attending the 30 to 40 rodeos held around the state through September. “It’s kind of like a big family really,” Hystad said of the rodeo circuit. “They compete against each other, yet they will help each other out.” He’s seen cowboys lend horses when competitors’ horses haven’t been able to perform. Hystad, one of two rodeo contractors in the state, rarely misses a rodeo because the demand for stock is so high. Caring for the cattle is a year-long, daily commitment that requires a strong dedication to rodeo as well. A former roper and bareback and bull rider, Hystad switched to judging and serving as the pickup man in later years. When rodeo is in your blood, the participation might change but it never ends. And of course, the next generation can always use a mentor.
¨ Tripp and Pitch Hager of Karlsruhe and Seth Boyko of Turtle Lake, left to right, warm up their horses for rodeo practice in the Dakota Roughrider Saddle Club in Velva July 30.
¬ Tait Kvamme sits tight in the saddle as his father, Casey, and Tyrel Fitzgerald, right, president of the Dakota Roughrider Saddle Club, chat over the fence at the Velva rodeo grounds on Fun Night July 30. The weekly Fun Nights give youth a chance to practice their skills under supervision and instruction from adult club members. Photos by Jill Schramm/MDN
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Minot: ‘It’s home’ Air Force brought George Masters to Minot By ELOISE OGDEN
Regional Editor eogden@minotdailynews.com The Air Force brought George Masters to Minot. Much of Master’s life also revolves around cars, and incidentally he’s originally from Nazareth, Pa., “The home of Mario Andretti,” he replied. Andretti is a legendary race car driver, Masters moved to the Minot area in 1972 with the Air Force, but he left for a year and a half and then came back. “And then I never left again,” he said. “I stayed on and it became home.” Masters and his wife, Eileen, make their home in Minot. “She supports me in everything I do,” he said. When Masters got close to retiring from the Air Force he became more active in the local community. Actually, he’s retired twice. He retired in 1989 with 20 years of active duty in the service, working on Hound Dog missiles and Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. He was a general contractor for four years and then was hired as a Civil Service construction inspector in missile engineering, working in the missile field for another 19 1/2 years until retiring from that in 2011. “It was a good job, good career,” he said of his jobs with the military. Masters got involved in the Air Force Association and is the local David C. Jones Chapter’s president. He’s also held various other positions in that organization as well as state president and regional vice president. “The Air Force Association is just a wonderful organization that takes care of us when we retire and has programs for younger students. There’s a new one now that the Air See HOME — Page 90
¨ George Masters is shown in his 1952 MG TD. Masters came to Minot with the Air Force and has made his home here.
¬ George Masters stands by his 1955 Chevrolet Nomad twodoor sport wagon at a show in Dickinson July 18. The vehicle was selected among the 10 best cars out of 125 vehicles at the show. Submitted photos
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George Masters, front, is shown in this Minot Air Force Base photo, with other David C. Jones Chapter of the Air Force representatives and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. From the left are: Larry Barnett, reader; Paul Goldschmit, secretary; Joyce Goodvin, treasurer; Leo Makelky, first secretary, then president of Minot AFA; Heitkamp; Jim Simons, regional president; Bonnie Goldschmit, banquet committee member; and Staff Sgt. Robert Smith, chapter vice president. The photo was taken at the chapterʼs annual awards banquet at Minot AFB in April. Masters has been president of the local chapter. Submitted photo
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92 From left to right, Minot natives Jacob Holmen, Barry Holmen and Micah Holmen stand at attention during the singing of the national anthem before a Class AAA football game in fall 2010. Submitted photo
Love of sports connects Holmens to Minot By JOE MELLENBRUCH
Sports Editor jmellenbruch@minotdailynews.com It didn’t take long for Micah and Jacob Holmen to discover their dad’s athletic legacy. A 1985 graduate of Minot State and former prep standout for Minot High, Barry Holmen is a name with which most people are familiar in Minot. Barry was a two-sport athlete for the Beavers in football and baseball. He also quarterbacked the Magicians to their last state title in football 35 years ago.
Talk about big shoes to fill. But those shoes also fueled the athletic aspirations of Barry’s two sons, both of whom are playing sports at the collegiate level. Micah enters his senior season as an infielder for Minot State’s baseball team this spring, while Jacob is in the middle of his sophomore campaign as a long snapper for the University of North Dakota football team. Athletic involvement is certainly no stranger to the Holmen family. “It’s part of what my whole family has done forever,” Barry said. “We sup-
port each other and enjoy the journey.”
Coach’s kids Micah Holmen vividly remembers the moment when his dad became Minot High’s head football coach. Sitting in class as an eighth-grader at Erik Ramstad Middle School, Micah — just one year from varsity eligibility — was informed by then-principal Jim Tschetter of the exciting news. “That was it for the day. I was done,” said Micah, smiling. “I was pretty pumped.” But Micah quickly discovered that
his journey as a high school football player was going to be different than most. Prep athletes who play for a parent or family are forced to endure a unique dynamic, one accompanied by its fair share of criticism. For many, if a coach starts his kid, it’s because of family favoritism and not skill. “I think being a coach and a parent at the same time, there are some complications and special challenges there, certainly,” Barry Holmen said. “But you try to just treat them like one of the gang. I feel like in some ways I maybe backed
off in certain circumstances and let my assistant coaches deal with things, knowing that there are always going to be people critical about decisions you make when your kids are directly affected at times. They’re one of the gang, and hopefully most of the time we got it right.” Barry Holmen wasn’t the only one hoping to avoid substantial criticism regarding his personnel decisions. Micah — and Jacob three years later — were just as motivated to prove their worth as a regular starters. “I think in some ways we almost had to work harder than other kids just to prove that we were earning what we got, and I think we wanted to be lead res, too,” said Micah Holmen, a former defensive captain for Minot at outside linebacker. “That natural drive was a big part of it.” Said Jacob: “And you just love the game, so you work hard for that, too.” Special skill set Barry Holmen cherishes the years he got to spend with his sons on the gridiron. Now in his 11th season at the helm of Minot High’s football program, Barry got to spend seven of them with at least one of his sons on the roster. But for one season, he had both. “That was pretty cool,” Barry said. With Micah entering his senior season as a two-way starter in the fall of 2010, Jacob Holmen donned a varsity jersey for the first time as a freshman the same year. Freshmen aren’t typically included in the varsity mix, Barry said, but Jacob possessed a unique skill set that warranted his inclusion on the varsity field. That same skill set has since lifted Jacob to the Division I ranks with UND. “I think (Jacob) had enough brains to know that the long-snapping specialty skill was his way to be a part of some varsity football action early in the process,” Barry said. “It’s rare when a freshman can be a part of the varsity scene at Minot High, and so he was clever enough to figure that out.” Jacob was first introduced to the nuances of long snapping by his uncle, Bob Holmen, Barry’s brother and former long snapper at Minot State. Long snapping was Jacob’s ticket into Minot’s varsity ranks as a freshman, but by his senior season, Jacob had made a name for himself outside of special teams. With 341 receiving yards and two touchdowns from 29 receptions, he garnered first-team all-state recognition as a senior at the Class AAA level.
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That’s when a particularly difficult decision presented itself. Jacob had interest from more than one college program, including his father’s alma mater in Minot State. In the end, the prospect of Division I football was too enticing to pass up. “Early on I probably had a feeling that I was going to go to Minot State because everyone in our family had gone to Minot State,” Jacob said. “I just let the whole recruiting process play out.” “There were several people that were interested in Jacob as a long snapper,” Barry Holmen added, “and to be truthful, Minot State was totally in flux when his decision time was there. In some ways, that made it easier to go the route that he chose and be different than what the family has done, but it’s a tremendous opportunity. We’re thrilled for Jacob that he gets to participate at the level he’s getting to. “We’re going to chase him around as long as we can and enjoy it. It’s quite an opportunity to play for UND.” See HOLMENS — Page 95
University of North Dakota sophomore Jacob Holmen, right, is locked in as the teamʼs starting long snapper. Submitted photo Minot High football coach Barry Holmen has been at the helm for the Magicians since 2005. Heʼs led Minot to two Dakota Bowl appearances. File photo
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Filling a void The 2014 season was one to remember for Minot High’s football team. It was just as special for Barry Holmen, but something was missing. For the first time in seven years, he was leading a Minot sideline without at least one of his boys in pads.
Barry admits it was an adjustment at first. “You get used to having practice, and then typically having them wait for you until all the post-practice time is done, and then you drive home together and you talk about football for a little while,” he said. “And then sometimes Mom would remind us that maybe we should talk about something else,” he added, smiling. “So there’s that, too. You have to just find time to just be a dad and a kid
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96 Watford City Elementary School Cashlynn Proffit won first place in the third-grade drawing contest titled, “What Watford City Means to Me.” The theme of her drawing was “Hearts of Watford City,” naming her favorite things about the city, “Kindness,” “Friends,” “Fun” and “Convenience.” Submitted photo
From the mouths of kids Elementary students share ‘What Watford City Means to Me’ By MARISSA HOWARD
Staff Writer mhoward@minotdailynews.com “It’s like the whole town is a garden and it grows every day. It makes a great place to live,” said Mylee Bond of Watford City Elementary School when asked what Watford City means to her. “Voices of Watford City” hosted a writing and drawing contest for students at Watford’s elementary school in May to see and hear how living and growing in an ever-changing town has
impacted the lives of the most honest and candid people in the city: children. With the swift rise in population resulting from the Bakken oil development, this once small rural North Dakota town grew into a blossoming community and is still on the rise, creating opportunities for longtime citizens as well as new residents who came in search of jobs. As a result, the schools in Watford City are more diverse than ever. “We have students from all 50 states and 20 different countries,” said Jessie
Veeder Scofield, coordinator of “Voices of Watford City.” “They have a lot of different perspectives because of it. They came from all over.” Fifth-grade students were asked to participate in a writing contest, while third-grade students were asked to participate in a drawing contest. Both grades were asked to reflect on the same question: “What does Watford City mean to you?” Their answers warmed hearts, transformed thoughts and served as a reminder that there is a mountain of
good right in front of our eyes if we only take the time to look. “When people ask me what I think of Watford City, I think of friendship,” wrote Erik Casazza, fifth-grader at Watford City Elementary School and first-place winner in the “What Watford City Means to Me” writing contest. “And what I mean when I say that is love. I mean when my mom was sick people cared they didn’t ignore it. People made us food, talked to us and prayed for her...You might say it’s not a good place but please the souls are what
matter ... We don’t say I, we say us. And no one is alone. I have over 60 friends out here and they spend time with me. The spirits out here are filled with LOVE, and every one of you are too.” Lilly Chartier, second-place winner of the writing contest, spoke of the kind people, the great parks and the beautiful scenery of Watford City. “I’ve never saw such a beautiful landscape,” she wrote. Avery Arnegard, third-place winner, mentioned how Watford city has “changed from small to big” and how there are many changes to the town, such as apartments, hotels and restaurants. “I love the hard work that everybody has done to make this change come true,” Arnegard penned, then added, “I especially love the beautiful sunsets.” Watford City’s panoramic sunsets and sunrises were a popular topic in many of the childrens’ responses. Fourth-place winner Alex Reeves wrote, “Every morning I wake up to see a beautiful sunrise with its vivid colors in the sky. I didn’t know it was so great here.” Student Raven Reeves said, with a smile, “The moon comes out when the sun is setting. It takes up half the sky.” Scofield noticed the trend in
97 Jordyn Pedersen, third-grade student at Watford City Elementary School, won fourth place in the drawing contest titled, “What Watford City Means to Me.” Activities, homes, safety, cars, restaurants and learning topped the list of her favorite things about the city. Submitted photo
responses about Watford City’s beauty, responses that warmed her heart. “Many of the students spoke about the outdoors, the wildlife, the parks and
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whelming winner was the friendliness and hearts of the people. See WATFORD — Page 100
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First-place winner of the drawing contest Cashlynn Proffit, third-grader at Watford City Elementary School, made the theme of her drawing, “Hearts of Watford City.” She placed four hearts around a giant sunset, titling them “Kindness,” “Friends,” “Fun” and “Convenience.” Under the heart labeled “Kindness,” she wrote, “The people of Watford City are very welcoming and kind. I felt at home right away after moving here.” Americus Garcia spoke of the nice people in the city, and liked how they say “Madam, Sir, Do you need help with anything?” when they go to the store.
Kysa Woodbury summed up her view of the people of Watford City well when she said, “Living in Watford City means love, heart, life, friends and family.” Although many of the children moved to Watford City and local kids “are the minority,” according to Scofield, some of the children that have been living there much or all of their lives addressed the additions and growth of the city and the reality that Watford City is forever changed. Karsen Kling stated, “It has been crazy because of the oil boom, but it has brought new grocery stores, restaurants, roads and the school expansion at Watford.” Justine Schmahl was enthusiastic, saying, “Some people are coming from
all over the world so I have heard all types of languages. I think it’s pretty cool!” Student Alexis Marmon gave an answer full of reflection and honesty, saying that a lot has changed and it’s hard to let go of a small, quiet town. However, she finished her statement with a truth that many of us could take with us in life wherever we go. “I realize that it’s okay to let go, or I would have never met my friends that I have today.” At the end of the day, Scofield said there was not a student who did not have a good thing to say about Watford City. While some of the children were honest about the challenges, they always turned it into something positive, like making friends and having
more things to do during the day. Though the students are from different places, some who have tackled language barriers and moved across oceans, and others who simply stand back and watch the changes to this place they have always lived, there seemed to be one common truth behind each of their answers: They all call Watford City home, and some even mentioned how they want to call this thriving city “home” forever. Avery Arnegard summed it up pretty well by writing, “I want to stay here in Watford forever and ever. Living in Watford City means more than anything to me.” Do you want to know the truth about a community? It’s simple. Just ask the kids.
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