ND Veterans Home receives Community Service Award

North Dakota Veterans Home is being recognized for 115 years of excellent service. They have been awarded the 2008 Community Service Award by the North Dakota Long Term Care Association (NDLTCA). North Dakota Veterans Home has provided quality service and enhanced the lives of residents in long term care.
This year, North Dakota Veterans [...]

Law enforcement concerns brought to City Council

The main item on the agenda at the Lisbon Council meeting on Tuesday evening, May 6, was concerns brought by a group of ten business people and other citizens. Debbie Jensen, who owns several businesses in the Lisbon area, opened the group’s presentation by explaining that she had asked to be placed on the agenda [...]

Farm bill cost still too high

 
 
The White House told members of Congress on Tuesday that the cost of the five-year farm bill is still too high, saying negotiators are using budget gimmicks to hide the real expense.
The cost of the almost $300 billion bill and the amount of subsidies directed toward wealthy farmers remain the major sticking points between [...]

Council hears first reading of proposed ordinance raising city sales tax by a half percent

 
 
by Janet Hansen
The Lisbon City Council, meeting on Monday evening, May 5, heard the first reading of a proposed ordinance which would add an additional one-half percent to the city’s sales tax. 
The council had earlier discussed adding the extra half-percent sales tax in order to help pay for the water, sewer, and street [...]

County commissioners answer questions on “Vote by Mail” process

 
by Janet Hansen
Commissioner Steve Dick commented that he had been hearing from quite a few people who had not received their cards to return for a ballot for the upcoming primary election’s Vote by Mail process. The board discussed the fact that state-wide forms were mailed only to those who voted in the 2004 [...]

Lisbon boys fourth at Region 1 qualifier

 
Bronco girls finish sixth
Sargent County emerged from a four-team scramble to win team honors with their low score of 340 at the Region 1 boys’ qualifier meet held at the Grand Rapids golf course on Monday, May 5.
Any individual that fired a score of 8 over par or less could qualify for the [...]

Girl’s 400 relay and Heitkamp qualify at Fargo Rotary meet

 
The Lisbon girl’s 400 relay team of Karlene Lorenz, Kali Olson, Ashley Berg, and Karli Freeberg joined Erik Heitkamp in the triple jump as the Broncos newest state qualifiers.
Heitkamp continues to improve dramatically under the coaching of Bronco jump coach, Brad Bittner.  Heitkamp stretched the measuring tape to 41’9” in the triple jump [...]

Bert Enervold

Funeral services for Bert T. Enervold, 89, Lisbon, N.D., were held on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church, Gwinner. Rev. David H. Carlson officiated. Mr. Enervold passed away on Wednesday, May 7, at Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon.
Bert Telmer Enervold, son of Bernie B. and Mary (Olson) Enervold, was born June 17, [...]

Ronald Beem

Ron S. Beem, 86, Tucson, Ariz., formerly rural Lisbon, N.D., died on Monday, April 28, 2008, at the Tucson VA Hospital, of complications due to congestive heart failure.
He was born January 18, 1922, near Elliott, N.D., to Glen and Marie (Stroh) Beem.  On June 22, 1947, Ron married Armenouhie Stanley, DeLamere.   They farmed [...]

Larry Stillwell

Name:  Larry Stillwell
Age:  81
Residence:  Moorhead, Minn.
Funeral -
Date:  May 7, 2008
Location:  Grace Lutheran Church, Fargo, N.D.
Date of Death:  May 5, 2008
Birthplace:  Watford City, N.D.