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Name: Dolors Scheie
Age: 84
Residence: Enderlin, ND
Funeral -
Date: September 25, 2008
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Enderlin, ND
Date of Death: September 21, 2008
Birthplace: Enderlin, ND
The funeral for Vernon Porter, of LaMoure, North Dakota was held on Friday, September 26, 2008, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in LaMoure. Celebrant for the funeral mass was Father William Callery. Visitation was on Thursday, with a prayer service at the church. Burial was at the Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery near Verona, North Dakota.
Vernon Francis Porter, son of Eugene and Lena (Weber) Porter was born on November 28, 1916, in Kidder County, North Dakota. The second of four children, he grew up in Kidder and Ransom counties in North Dakota. Vernon served in the infantry and with the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was united in marriage to Jeanette Skillman on February 22, 1946, at Verona, North Dakota. Through this union, seven children were born. The couple lived in the Verona area, where Vernon farmed until 1965. He continued to work for area farmers in the Verona and LaMoure area until his retirement in 1982, when he raised cattle with his son Joseph. Vernon was very active up until the time of his illness in 2008. He was a member of the Jones-Benoit American Legion at Verona, the Townsend-Good-Shockman American Legion at LaMoure, and the James River Valley Sportsman’s Club. However, Vernon cherished the Holy Rosary Catholic Church membership most, and he lived his faith every day of his life. Vernon enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing; and he was one walleye short of a limit the day before he became ill. He was a devoted husband and enjoyed his children and grandchildren. He said, “They are the sunshine of my life.”
Vernon died on Monday, September 22, 2008, at Triumph Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. He was 91 years old.
He is survived by his seven children, Michael (Donna), Bottineau, ND, Patricia (Russell) Thompson, Moorcroft, WY, Carol (William) Morse, Billings, MT, James (Shelley), Wilton, ND, Mary Jane (Mike) Johnson, LaMoure, ND, JoAnn Porter, Valley City, ND and Joe (Mary), Richfield, WI; twenty-seven grandchildren, Roberta (Porter) Brooks, John (Melissa) Porter, Catherine (Matt) Webster, Rebecca Porter, Jennifer Porter, Janet Thompson, Calvin Thompson, William (Michelle) Morse, Jr., Shane (Christy) Morse, Chad (Justine) Morse, Andrea (Jeff) Simmerman, Joshua (Julie) Morse, Megan Porter, Joel Porter, Lonnie (Erin) Lacina, Darcy (Ross) Seefeld, Troy Johnson, Ben (Kristi) Lacina, Daron (Codie) Lacina, Kristi (Mike) Gilbert, Ashley (Jim) Glynn, Todd Porter, Blain Porter, Jodi Porter, Calli Porter, Erich Eberhardt, and Jasen Eberhardt; and thirty-five great-grandchildren, Elliot Brooks, Paul Brooks, Michael Porter, Jeffrey Porter, Mary Beth Porter, Jacob Webster, Isaac Webster, Annabelle Webster, Tony Torres, Jessica Torres, Nathan Morse, Emma Morse, Alizabeth Morse, Neveah Morse, Simon Morse, David Morse, Gregory Simmerman, Daniel Simmerman, Conner Morse, Sydney Morse, Tane Lacina, Brynn Lacina, Codilynn Seefeld, Blake Seefeld, Nickolas Seefeld, Hannah Seefeld, Justin Wojtalewicz, Brett Wojtalewicz, Ian Lacina, Fallon Lacina, Paxton Gilbert, Cody Gilbert, Clayton Grueneich, Isabel Grueneich, and Porter Glynn. Vernon was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette, his parents, Eugene and Lena, and three sisters, Gertrude Tosh, Helen Burton, and Lois Dale.
Memorials can be sent on behalf of Vernon Porter to the Hospice of the Red River Valley, Box 489, Lisbon, ND 58054.
An on-line guest book may be signed at www.dahlstromfuneralhome.com.
This obituary is printed in full because it is a paid obituary.
Members of First Medic Ambulance Service, Lisbon Fire Department, and Lisbon Police Department assist one of the three more seriously injured people who had been on the walking bridge in Lisbon when the south cable snapped and dumped them into the river. There were five injured in the accident.
This is the view of the bridge from the northwest corner after the collapse. The north cable is still attached and holding that side of the bridge up. It was about a 15’ drop to the river.
by Terri Kelly Barta
The Lisbon Walking Bridge, which connects 8th Avenue west with 8th Avenue east snapped a cable and collapsed on Wednesday, September 24, at approximately 2:05 p.m. Five members of a paving crew from Montana were walking across the bridge when the bridge suddenly flipped them into the Sheyenne River below.
After falling an estimated 15’, two were able to get out of the water on their own, and three others fell upon rocks in the water and were extricated from the water by the fire, police, and ambulance crews. The water at that particular spot was reported to be approximately two feet deep, which was evident by how low the water level was on the rescue workers at the scene.
Two of the victims were watching the rescue of their fellow crew members and commented that they had just been walking across the bridge when it suddenly flipped them. They said they had no time to react, but just fell to the river below. They were very concerned about the three still in the river being rescued. They declined to give their names. Read the rest of this entry »
Veronica Munkeby’s 1000th career kill was celebrated during Lisbon’s match against Wyndmere.
by Joe Howell
Bronco senior Veronica Munkeby collected a first on September 18 in the Lisbon gym. Munkeby smashed her 1000th kill of her career in the Bronco’s District 1 loss to Wyndmere.
Munkeby has over 140 kills this year and amassed 489 as a junior, 359 her sophomore year, and finished with 34 during her freshmen year.
1000-plus kills is remarkable for a couple of reasons. First, a kill comes one at a time, and secondly, Munkeby is the first Lisbon volleyball player to reach this plateau.
Munkeby is more than just a front-row player that hits and blocks. Check out the stats from match to match and one can see that Munkeby can go down and dig out an opposing attack to help jump start the Bronco defense.
by Joe Howell
Undefeated Milnor-North Sargent marched onto Lisbon’s Sandager Field on Friday, Sept. 19 and proved that they were indeed a force to be reckoned with this fall in 1A football.
The Bulldogs thumped the Broncos 20-12 behind the big play dual of quarterback Josh Hansana and Tysen Hansen and their superior offensive and defensive line play.
6’5” Ryan Drevlow was the best player on the field in this game between neighboring schools. Drevlow weighs in at 240 pounds and is explosive off of the line of scrimmage. The Bulldogs had more than just Drevlow on the line of scrimmage that bothered the Broncos. As a result of Drevlow’s presence, other Bulldog lineman had an easier time of entering Lisbon’s offensive backfield and disrupting the Bronco’s offense. Read the rest of this entry »
by Joe Howell
Lisbon’s District 1 regular season dipped to 1-1 with a 3-2 loss to visiting Wyndmere on September 18. These two schools played in the District 1 championship match last fall, and the Warriors proved that their victory was no fluke.
The Broncos opened game 1 flat, and Wyndmere jumped out to an imposing 9-1 lead and coasted home with a game 1 victory at 25-14.
In game two, Lisbon jumped out to an early lead and won 25-22, and in game three the Broncos hammered the Warriors 25-6.
Lisbon made a mistake in game four and assumed that they were going to win the match. Wyndmere is a very scrappy team and they out-hustled the Broncos for a 28-26 overtime victory. Read the rest of this entry »
by Joe Howell
Number 1 met number 2 in boy’s cross country at the Valley City Bill Jansen Meet on Saturday, Sept. 20. New Town, led by twin brothers Jeremy and Justin Grinnell, won the boy’s title with 31 points, and second-rated Lisbon had their best race of the year and finished in a distant second with 71 points.
The Grinnells finished in a tie for first place, and Dakota Baker placed ninth to springboard New Town to their team championship.
Sydney Kraft of Rugby and Grand Forks Red River won the girl’s titles.
Lisbon placed two in the top ten and four in the top 20 as the Broncos and their coach Phil Martin were pleased with their effort, but left a little discouraged with the showing of New Town. Coach Martin commented, “New Town’s other three runners had their best runs of the season.”
Jayce Seelig was a solid third with his time of 16:25. All that separated Seelig from classmate and teammate Anthony Finstad’s fifth-place showing was Oliver Dauphinais of Four Winds fourth-place finish. It was the second straight meet that Seelig and Finstad finished with times under 17:00 this season. Finstad ran the 5000 meter course in 16:42. Read the rest of this entry »
by Janet Hansen
Last week’s article, about a possible mountain lion sighting in Lisbon’s Bohlken Addition and the mysterious stripping of bark on a tree in the back yard of a Forest Street residence, resulted in reports of other mountain lion sightings in the area.
Bess Nelson, who lives in one of the Sunset Village II Apartments, north of the Hovland Veterinary Clinic at the west edge of Lisbon, reported that she has seen a mountain lion in the alfalfa field just to the west of her apartment on three different occasions.
Nelson keeps a diary, so was able to provide the Gazette with the exact dates on which the sightings occurred. The first time was just over a year ago. On August 24, 2007, Nelson, who lives in the southernmost unit in the apartment complex, happened to be looking out her apartment window at the tree line which runs east and west just to the south of her apartment. Just to the north of the line of trees were some large hay bales. Nelson states that she often looks out her window at the field, since it is not uncommon to see rabbits or pheasants there and she enjoys watching them. On that particular day, she noticed what appeared to be a large animal on top of the bales. As she watched, the animal jumped off the bale and began to run through the field, as if it were playing or chasing something. Nelson called Mary Stahlecker, who lives a couple of doors down in the same apartment complex and Mary watched the animal too. The animal eventually ran off to the west along the tree line and into the bushes to the west. Read the rest of this entry »
New tax credit to aid first-time home buyers; must be repaid over 15 years
First-time home buyers should begin planning now to take advantage of a new tax credit included in the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
Available for a limited time only, the credit:
• Applies to home purchases after April 8, 2008, and before July 1, 2009.
• Reduces a taxpayer’s tax bill or increases his or her refund, dollar for dollar.
• Is fully refundable, meaning that the credit will be paid out to eligible taxpayers, even if they owe no tax or the credit is more than the tax that they owe.
However, the credit operates much like an interest-free loan, because it must be repaid over a 15-year period. So, for example, an eligible taxpayer who buys a home today and properly claims the maximum available credit of $7,500 on his or her 2008 federal income tax return must begin repaying the credit by including one-fifteenth of this amount, or $500, as an additional tax on his or her 2010 return. Read the rest of this entry »
by Terri Kelly Barta
Patrick and Stephanie Scoles own the house that holds happy memories. It is located at 510 Forest Street in Lisbon. They have been renovating the exterior of the house.
The Scoles bought the house 13-1/2 years ago. They painted the inside but hadn’t done much else until last spring, according to Stephanie.
They decided to redo the wrap around porch, so after Memorial Day, they enlisted Patrick’s relatives from Wisconsin, Devere Scoles, a roof shingler, and Dusty Scoles the “deck man” to do the work. The porch was rotting so they had to start over and in the process built a beautiful wrap around porch from cedar and added a large deck on the south side of the house, all connected. Read the rest of this entry »
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