ND Game and Fish presents award to County Water Resource Board

 
by Janet Hansen
Lynn Schlueter, special fisheries projects biologist with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department came to the Ransom County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, May 20, for the purpose of presenting an award to the Ransom County Water Resource Board. Schlueter praised the board on their work in helping his department eradicate [...]

Marge Asche retires after 27 years in the education field

 
by Janet Hansen
Mrs. Marge Asche is retiring, after 27 years in the education field. The last 17 of those years have been spent as K-8 counselor in the Lisbon and Fort Ransom School systems.
Marge grew up in Edgeley, graduating from high school there before enrolling at North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo. While attending [...]

Walk to beat cancer, honor survivors and memorialize those lost to cancer

The Ransom Relay for Life has been scheduled for the 12-hour period between 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13  to 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 at the Lisbon Track complex west of the Armory in Lisbon.
Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in the community an [...]

Farm Rescue plants soybeans for Nome man slowed down by strokes

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LAHS acquires new EKG machine

by Janet Hansen
Lisbon Area Health Services (LAHS) now has a new, state-of-the-art electrocardiogram (EKG) machine. The machine is available 24 hours a day to perform and record EKGs on either an in-patient or out-patient basis. 
Working with the new piece of equipment will be x-ray technicians Andrea Berube, Marina Khoun, Amanda Schmidt, and Alycia [...]

Broncos lip out at Region 1 Golf Tournament

 
by Joe Howell
The Lisbon boys’ golf team finished just ONE stroke short of qualifying for the state golf tournament.  The Broncos posted a four man score of 346, which was one short of third place and only eight behind tournament champ, South Border.
Dillon Bishop was Lisbon’s leader with an 18-hole score of 80, [...]

Bronco’s sweep Region 1 Track and Field titles for third straight year

 
by Joe Howell
Lisbon’s boys and girls track teams put a cap on a stellar year in Bronco athletics.  The Broncos won seven regional titles during the year with two in track, boys’ cross country, volleyball, football, wrestling, and boys’ basketball. This matches the record total put up by the 1999 school year by Bronco [...]

Spring sports recognize their award winners

by Joe Howell
Lisbon High School’s golf and track teams took time out from their busy seasons to recognize their awards winners recently.
On Wednesday, May 14 the golf teams were awarded their letters at the golf course.
Golf letterwinners were:  Dillon Bishop, Nick Cooper, Loren Dykema, Ryan Hock, Jordan Lee, Brandon Lee, Bryce Noonan, [...]

Beth Ann Lutjens

Name:  Beth Ann Lutjens
Age:  50
Residence: West Fargo, N.D. 
Funeral -
Date:  May 23, 2008
Location:  Flame of Faith United Methodist Church, West Fargo, N.D.
Date of Death:  May 19, 2008
Birthplace:   Fargo, N.D.

Douglas D. Strander

Name:  Douglas D. Strander
Age:  58
Residence:  Aberdeen, S.D.
Funeral -
Date:  May 19, 2008
Location:  Standing Rock Lutheran Church, Fort Ransom, N.D.
Date of Death:  May 15, 2008
Birthplace:  LaMoure, N.D.