by Janet Hansen
Teresa Rotenberger, Ransom County Emergency Manager, reported to the Board of Commissioners at their Tuesday, Nov. 17 meeting, that she had signed the last of the FEMA project worksheets and the FEMA representative who has been helping her will be moving on to another area of the state.
The total approved by FEMA for flood recovery projects for Ransom County, according to Rotenberger, is $861,845.95. She explained that the county and townships will be receiving 97 percent of that figure. According to Rotenberger’s figures the total to be paid from local funds will be $25,855.38.
In answer to questions from the commissioners regarding the Qual road project, Rotenberger explained that the amount allotted for the project by FEMA was $195,351.55. The actual costs for work completed totaled $170,801.55. Rotenberger stated that the savings came in engineering costs because Cretex Concrete Products West, Inc., the project contractor, furnished its own on site engineer.
She explained that she will be submitted the following additional costs from the project, a gravel overrun of $1,500.00 and some drain rock which cost $898.15. Rotenberger has also submitted a request to use the remainder of the savings on the project, which amounts to $22,151.36, toward the culvert removal expenses.
New insurance reserve fund carrier named
In other business, the board of commissioners reviewed some proposals received from area insurance agents requesting consideration for being named the county’s North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund Insurance (NDIRF) carrier. Following a suggestion by Lance Gulleson, Farmers Union Insurance, Lisbon, at an October commissioners’ meeting, the board had called for proposals from area agents.
Tri-County Insurance, Enderlin, has been the county’s insurance Agent of Record for several years. Gulleson suggested that it might be wise for the board to offer all interested agencies within the county a chance to submit a proposal before renewing their policy, which is up for renewal on January 14. The board had discussed the fact that there are other counties who open the insurance coverage to any interested agency before renewing their contract. They came to the conclusion that it might be a good idea and voted to do the same this year.
Following that meeting, the board received a letter from Doug Johnson, president, Tri-County Insurance, informing them that the county’s NDIRF policy has been serviced for many years by Bonnie Stangler, who has held her insurance license for decades. She is, the letter explained, still in the Enderlin office and has continued to service the county’s NDIRF policy to the present time. Johnson went on to state that Tri-County Insurance would like to remain Ransom County’s Agent of Record.
The board also received letters of interest from Nick Reinke, Bremer Insurance Agencies, Inc.,  and Lance Gulleson, Farmers Union Insurance, both of Lisbon. Reinke and Gulleson were both on hand for the board’s decision at their Nov. 17 meeting.
During the discussion, Commissioner George Bunn stated that he believed the county should stay with their current insurance carrier, “as they have provided good srvice for many years.” He went on to move that the county retain Tri-County Insurance, Enderlin, as their NDIRF carrier. Kevin Bishop seconded the motion for purposes of discussion.
It was discussed that NDIRF handles claims, so the carrier’s main job is to service the policy, seeing that equipment lists, etc. are kept up to date. Reinke reminded the board that the commission scale is the same for all agents within the state and is paid by NDIRF, so that is of no concern to the county. “It is simply a question of service,” he said.
Commissioner Neil Olerud stated that he had been unhappy with the “follow up” on a claim involving a piece of farm equipment which had been damaged by a piece of iron from a bridge. He stated that he would like to see the county switch carriers.
Chairman George Dick called for a vote on Bunn’s motion. The motion failed with Bunn and Wayne Jones voting “Yes,” and Bishop, Olerud, and Dick voting “No.”
Bishop then motioned to approve Farmers Union Insurance, Lance Gulleson Agency, Lisbon, as the county’s NDIRF agent. Olerud seconded the motion which passed with Bishop, Olerud, Jones, and Dick voting “Yes,” and Bunn voting “No.”
Olerud moved to review the county’s contract with its NDIRF carrier every two years. The motion was seconded by Bishop and carried with a unanimous vote.
The board discussed the need to update fixed asset lists for each department at the end of the year. Department heads will be notified. Gulleson stated that he will be working with the county to get the lists updated.

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By Joe Howell
Lisbon will travel to Hillsboro in the first dual meet of the respective schools seasons.
The Burros and Broncos will square off on this Tuesday night, November 24.  This is a major change in the wrestling schedule as the Broncos have traditionally opened with rival Oakes.
Lisbon Broncos – a co-op of the Lisbon, Enderlin, and North Sargent school districts.  For the last few years, only students from Lisbon and Enderlin have competed for the Broncos.
*denotes from Enderlin
Joe Kern enters his seventh year as head coach and Kern will be assisted by Bob Moller* and Richard Lacina.
The Broncos return two state placewinners in:  three time state champion, Michael Nord* and fifth place at 103 last winter, Dylan Urbach.
Returning state qualifiers are:  Kasy Groettum, Hunter Mairs, James Briss*, Jace Berg, and Reed Huether.
Former multi state placewinner, Patrick Nord* is competing in wrestling at Jamestown College.
The Broncos graduated five seniors that reached the 100 win plateau.  Spencer Mairs, Jonny Carter, Jordan Stenson, Patrick Nord, and Jade Huether.
Coach Kern had these comments to say about his team and the upcoming season.  “We are very excited to see if this is a reloading year or a rebuilding year or both.” The Broncos have finished in the top three for the past three years at the state tournament including a sweep of the team state and individual trophies in 2008.
Wrestling Preview
Region 1 & State
(Information was gleaned from the Dakota Clipper)
Oakes – Enderlin native, Cory Schall returns for his 12th year as head coach.  Schall’s 2009 team finished their dual season unbeaten with an overall record of 15-0, and the Tornados tacked on both the Region 1 and State B individual and state crowns.
Oakes returns seven state placewinners and two state qualifiers.  Cody Voegeli, Brady Doleman, Ethan Ehrlin, and Deven Loepp all finished in second, Ethan Plemmel was fifth, and Taylor Ptacek and Cody Kasprick were sixth.  In addition, Oakes returns Ernie Hicks and Rob Krueger as state qualifiers.
For any other school to defeat Oakes in the region and state tournaments, a combination of the others school’s athletes will have to bite into the overall potential point totals of the Tornados.
Some feel that South Border (Ashley-Wishek) has the best chance of derailing Oakes quest to win back to back state titles.  Dwight Schilling and Josh Hoffman return for their 8th year as co coaches of the Mustangs.
Blake Bosch, Billy Vetsch, Justin Deede, and Josh Olson are the returning state placewinners and they are joined by state qualifiers, Andrew Jochim and Cody Nylander.
Statewide most of the coaches are pointing a finger either at Oakes or Carrington to secure the number one trophy.
The Cardinals from Carrington are in Region 1 and Chris Bahm, Jacob Laber, James Murphy, Kyle Bahm, Cash Biel, Jordan Milltlieder, Brandon Gussiaas, and Dylan Carr are all returning state placewinners for Coach Mark Pazdernick.

Region 1
Valley City is a new addition to the Region 1 division and will only make the toughest region in the state even stronger.
Barry McCleary returns to lead the Napoleon wrestling program for his 25th year as head coach and his 31st year as a part of the Imperial coaching staff.
Sheldon Dewald is a returning state champion and the Imperials also return state placewinners, Jared Reis and Ryan Becker.
McCleary has these returning state qualifiers returning:  Mark Weigel, Jonathan Schmidt, Andrew Beine, Steven Weigel, and Trenton Jangula.
The Hi-Liners of Valley City have moved to the Class B ranks in all sports and will make the hunt for a state tournament berth even that much more intense in Region1 tournaments.
Aaron Larson and Trevor Bakalar are the co head coaches with this being Larson’s second year and Bakalar’s eleventh.
The Hi-Liners have three returning state A placewinners in:  Alex Andel, Zach Doty, and Brandon Larson.
Valley City’s returning state qualifiers are:  Shane Undem, Shanley Fogarty, Reed Beckman, Matt Guertin, William Anderson, and Brady Beckman.
A year ago, the Hi-Liners placed fifth in the state A tournament.
Coach Dan Imdieke will lead the Linton – HMB Lions for his 34th season.  Imdieke as these returning state placewinners:  Paul Rohrich, Cole Moch, and Levi Roemmich.  Brock Nagel is the only other returning state qualifier.
The LaMoure Lobos, Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm Thunder, and Kindred Vikings are all missing a full line-up of the 14 individual weight classes.  Although, each of these teams have good individual athletes none will make a move to unseat the powers of the region until they can fill a full line-up.
Matt Hebl returns for his sixth season as head coach of the Lobo wrestling program and he has two time returning state placewinner, Cole Gentzkow to head up his squad.  The Lobos also return these state qualifiers;  Kristof Nelson and James Armitage.
The Vikings have been rebuilding for the past six seasons and look for Kindred to try and build up their base with more numbers.  Paul Schmitz is in his seventh year as head coach and Austin Dahlgren is the leader of this young program.
The Thunder will have new coaches this year in Tyler Hoffman and Derrick Bopp.  The Thunder always have a few top competitors on their squad but not enough depth.
Region 2
Travis Lemar returns to lead the Central Cass wrestling program.  Preston Koenig, Josh Dulles, Reed Koenig, Logan McLean, and Zach Odder all are returning state placewinners.
Kyle Schultz and Jacob Mogen were state qualifiers last winter.
In Region 2, Grafton will be coached by Brad Larson and Gene Fayette and the Spoilers return no state placewinners in the hockey nuts community.
Kelly Hase will be the new head coach at Harvey and he has returning state placewinner, Dustin Schmiess to build his team around.
Eric Ptacek and Mark McLean combine for 30 years of coaching expiernce and these two lead a respected Hillsboro program.
Tanner Boeddeker and Tyler Anderson are the returning state placewinners for the Burrons.
Jim Christiansen and Jim Sleeper have led the Larimore Polar Bears on the mat for the past eight years.
The Polar Bears have no returning state placewinners and will look to state qualifier, Wyatt Morten to lead their squad.
MayPortCg will again be led by Mitch Greenwood.  The Patriots have only Cody Idso as a returning state placewinner.
Shon Horgan is in his 8th season as head coach of the North Border Cavalier matmen.  A lot of fingers are being pointed at Horgan’s squad as being a potential top five squad.
Kyle Brown and Brett Schurman are returning state placewinners for a squad that hopes to finish just behind Carrington in the Region 2 standings.
Region 3
Annually, Velva and Rolla Rock Lake St. John make it to state out of this region.
Des Lacs Brulington is coached by Kellen Zietz and Zietz has state champion, Matt Ruby and state placewinners, Cody White and Jacob Perlichek back to lead his squad.
Kenmare Tioga coaches are Randy Pederson and Larson Christianson and this coop is now in its fourth year of existence.
Chase Lee is the head coach of the Minot Bishop Ryan Lions and Lee returns these three state placewinners;  John Lafontaine, Jason Trainer, and Blake Vetter.
The Lions have not qualified for the State dual tournament since the winter of 2004.
New Town always has a few tough individuals and the Eagles return state champion, Billy Hall.  Joining Hall as returning state placewinners on Coach Terry Mathson are:  Jess Hall and Eric Danks.
This might be the last year that veteran Coach Davy Zinke leads the Rolla Rock Lake St. John program.  Zinke is also the very successful football coach for the coop of Northern Prairie.
Wilson Hallaway, Craig Poitra, Michel Bonn, and Seth Anderson are returning state placewinners.
Zinke’s wife has taken the job as music teacher at Valley City High School and has a son at VCSU.
The Rugby Panthers will be led by Ken Higbee and Rugby finished with a dual record of 6-7 a year ago.
Garrett Thompson is the lone returning state placewinner and Thompson should lead a solid group in the lighter weights.
Jacob Mogen is the lone returning state qualifier for the Stanley Blue Jays.  The Jays will be coached again by Wade Skaar and Chris Meiers.
Chris Barstad led Velva to a state runner-up trophy in the team duals and a fifth place finish in the state individual race.
Austyn Kittleson, Collin Kittelson, and Colton Lee are the Aggies returning state placewinners.
Region 4
Region 4 has been dominated by Hettinger and Watford City and that will probably not change this season either.
Beach will be coached by Samuel Kerr and the Bucs return Scorpio Fields and Devin Steele.
Shawn Voight will be in his 12th year as head coach of the Beulah-Hazen Miners.  The Miners have Ben Maliske, Jared Weinand, Ryan Block, Logan Eisenbeis, Jordan Mann, and John Disenbeis back as returning state placewinners.
The Bowman Bulldogs have one returning state qualifier in Craig Bucholz and their head coach is Jeff Boynton.
Randy Burwick has led the Hettinger Black Devils for the past 24th year and always has put a very successful squad on the mat.
Garrett Slater, Sean Elkins, and Scorpio Fields are the Black Devils returning state placewinners.
The Cowboys of Killdeer will be coached again by Shane Olson who is now in his 12th year.
Logan Schaper, Hunter Fredericks, Cole Kupper, Lane Oversen, River Voight, Grady Houghton, and Christen Lee are returning state qualifiers.
Returning state placewinners for New Salem are:  Cody Neumiller, Mikey Rusk, and Nate Seeger.
The Holsteins will be coached by Mike Pazdernik and he will be assisted by Hall of Fame coach Dale Beckman.
The Warriors of Standing Rock have no returning state placewinners but have state qualifiers in Seb Harrison and Kendall Little Owl.
Watford City’s longtime Coach Dave Dougherty has retired and moved to Fargo.  The Wolves will be led by Nathan Brenna, Frank Fish, and Robin Schwartz.
Brady Lund and Jake Thomas are the returning state placewinners for the Wolves.

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by Janet Hansen
The Lisbon High School Drama Department presented two one act plays during their annual Drama Night held on Tuesday evening, Nov. 17 at the high school commons.
The first play, “Big Bad” by Alec Strum, was directed by first year LHS English teacher and drama coach, Jodi Reardon. The play, which took place “once upon a time,” was set in a courtroom in the Enchanted Forest. On trial was the infamous “Big Bad Wolf.”
The comedy provided some lighthearted entertainment for the audience. The eccentric and sometimes confused judge, during the swearing in of the witnesses, asked them to place their hand on a book of fairy tales. The judge, along with a fairy godmother as a lawyer, a wolf as the defendent, and a wide collection of unique characters who brought to mind various fairy tale characters as witnesses, made for an entertaining scenario.  
The cast of characters included: Sydney Grimm, a flashy reporter, played by Kieran Hall; Fairy Godmother, a sweet lawyer defending Red (Riding Hood), played by Anne Carlson; Little Red Riding Hood, a spoiled brat who was after the wolf’s money, played by Hillary Birchem; Grandmother Hood, Red;s granny, who longs for a pampered retirement, played by Destiny Hicks; One, described as a very stupid pig, played by Connor Mailloux; Two, described as a slightly less stupid pig, played by Gage Sitte; and Three, described as a highly intelligent pig, played by Jacob Gallagher; Gill Woodcutter, a self-obsessed lumberjack, played by Johnathan Didier; Shepherd, an elderly man attempting to keep his son in line, played by James Fornes; Boy Who Cried Wolf, a disrespectful delinquent played by Donovan Williams; Big Bad Wolf, better known as Miss Wolf, the defendant, played by Jennifer Anderson; Judge Wise Old Man, the judge who is described as a doddering old fool, played by Paul Carlson; Evil Stepmother, a high-powered attorney who is defending Miss Wolf, played by Cassidy Gregor; and Miss Muffit, a neurotic psychiatrist and wolf expert, played by Alex Kielb.
Handling the technical aspects of the performance were Marissa Gemar, Derek Rotenberger, and Kaisa Birdsbill. Hair and makeup was taken care of by Skye Voigt and Erika Guthmiller.
The second performance of the evening was a one act play which had been done in competition. Although the play did not place in the competition, two of the cast members, Josh Hinkemeyer and Nicole Smith, received superior performance ratings and several other members received honorable mention.
The final play of the evening was entitled “slasreveR neveS,” which is “Seven Reversals” spelled backwards. The play consisted of seven scenes, all of which had something in reverse order. For instance, things which normally cause happiness, caused sadness, while events which normally cause sadness, created happiness. Many things were literally done in reverse order, such as the last scene was a reprise of the first scene, only in reverse order.
To make things more interesting, several of the talented thespians had learned not only how to walk backwards, but how to speak their lines backwards, saying not only the sentences, but the words in reverse order. This rendered many of their lines impossible for the audience to understand, but made for a hilariously funny and entertaining performance.
The cast of characters in “Seven Reversals” included: “Mama” (Julie Hieggelke); “Gwen” (Nicole Smith); “Hero” (Josh Hinkemeyer); “Villain” (Brian Anderson); “Radio Voice” and “Detective Moreland” (Tanya Birklid); “Ben” and “Jake” (Andrew Sherman); “Robin” (Morgan Bubach); “Isabelle” (Dani Hopkins); “Nora” and “Jenny the Maid” (Carly Falk); “Martha” and “Rosalind Macintyre” (Grace Buchholz); “Ms. Chillywine” (Morgan Houle); “Silas Powlinder” (Ernie Surerus); “Maria” (Mariah Poulin); and “Sign Girl” (Stacie Urbach).
The tech crew for “Seven Reversals” consisted of Quinn Rufsvold and Morgan VanWell.
The elaborate costuming for both plays, some of which was provided by the Lisbon Opera House organization, added to the entertainment.
The Lisbon High School FCCLA members served refreshments between the two plays.

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By Joe Howell

Lisbon came into the Region 1 championship match as the three time defending champions and just one week earlier had defeated Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 3-2 for the District 1 title.
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood wanted nothing to do with keeping alive Lisbon’s recent domination of the Region 1 tournament.  The Warbirds played a near perfect match in derailing the Bronco Express to the state tournament with a 3-1 victory in the Northern Cass gym.
The Broncos had earned their way to the title match with a 3-1 victory over Oak Grove minus their star, Kali Olson, and went onto sweep Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page in the semifinals.
The Warbirds tamed host Northern Cass 3-1 before shocking the tournament with a 3-0 thrashing of Central Cass.
Fittingly the two best teams of the tournament would square off again but this time and year the tournament championship would be earned by Wyndmere-Lidgerwood and not Lisbon.
Game 1
Lisbon held a nice 22-19 lead courtesy of the blocking of senior Michele Hoistad and sophomore, Sarah Carlson.  The Broncos had climbed into their three point lead and forced WL to call a timeout as LHS had their hitting shoes on.  Kali Olson with five, Kayla Rotenberger and Michele Hoistad each with 3, and Hillary Birchem with one all had scored off of kills set up by good passing with an assist given to setter, Susie Lyons. For the evening, Lyons had 41 assists.
Add in two blocks for points by Sarah Carlson and one from Hoistad and it looked like the Broncos were win game one.
The Warbirds quickly knotted the score at 22 and game one was headed to overtime.
Hoistad tied the score at 23 all with a kill and Birchem tied it again at 24 with her second kill of the first game.
Olson drove a spike home and the Broncos had the serve and the lead at 25-24.  WL was resilent on this night however and a Bronco lift and two aces by Nicole Mauch gave an early edge to WL.
Game two
Using the momentum that it received from its win in game one, WL jumped out to a 12-6 lead and it appeared that Lisbon would follow Central Cass and be swept out of the gym by the Warbirds offensive power.
The Broncos quickly recovered as a Trisha Illies had two service aces that sandwiched kills by Rotenberger and Hoistad and the defending champs had crept to within one at 12-11.
Hoistad, Birchem, and Olson scored points 12, 13, and 14 off of kills.  Birchem slammed home points 15, 16, and 18 and Olson had a push kill for point 17.
LHS led 19-18 off of a Warbird hitting error but fell behind 20-19 as a result of a Mauch kill and a Jenni Wettstein ace.
Lisbon responded with an Olson kill, followed by a Rotenberger kill, and an Olson ace to force WL into a time out with the score 22-20 in favor of LHS.
Olson served the match out as a lift was called for point 23, a Hoistad kill scored 24, and a dig by Olson went untouched on the WL side of the net for the Broncos only win on the evening.
Games three and four were nearly identical as WL would jump out to early leads only to hold off the Bronco flurries.  In a game of momentum, the Warbirds managed to have longer scoring rallies than Lisbon and in the end it was the difference between advancing to the state tournament and going home.
Coach Amy Lyons will graduate friends. Kayla Rotenberger, Morgan Bubach, Kali Olson, Nicole McRitchie, Julie Hieggelke, Natalie McRitchie, Susie Lyons, Trisha Illies, Hillary Birchem, and Michele Hoistad have been successful during their four year volleyball run at LHS.
In their four years, this group of girls have been part of 124 wins, three district titles, three regional titles, and a seventh, second, and fifth place finish at the state tournament.
WOW!!!  How About Them Broncos!?!?!
1    2    3    4
Lisbon    25    25    21    17
WL    27    20    25    25
Stats –
Kills – Lisbon – Kali Olson 17, Hillary Birchem 10, and Kayla Rotenberger 10; WL – Moriah Skroch 19, Coley Mauch 12, and Nicole Hulm 11
Assists – Lisbon – Susie Lyons 41 and Sarah Carlson 1; WL – Ashtin Wittneburg 39
Digs – Kayla Rotenberger 23, Susie Lyons 13, and Nicole McRitchie 11; WL – Ashtin Wittenburg 24, Jenna Kosterman 16, Moriah Skroch 15
Aces – Lisbon – Kali Olson 5, Trisha Illies 3, Susie Lyons 1, Hillary Birchem 1, Kayla Rotenberger 1
WL – Coley Mauch 5, Jenna Klosterman 3, Jennay Wettstein 3
Blocks – Lisbon – Michele Hoistad 5, Sarah Carlson 2, and Kali Olson 1; WL – Nicole Hulm 2 and Coley Mauch 1

Third Place
1    2    3
Central Cass    25    25    25
FSHP    20    22    14
Stats
Kills – CC – Madison Gegleman 8, Taylor Kraft 6, Jenna Kost 5, Courtney Dixon 4;
FHSP – Jenny Erbstoesser 6, Shelby Krueger 5, Brianna Parr 4, Taylor Tysdal 4
Assists – CC Kirsten Marschke 25 and FSHP – Megan Norgaard 11 and Shelby Krueger 8
Digs – CC Trisha Goerts 14, Jenna Kost 7, Kirsten Marschke 6
FSHP – Debbi Thompson 5 and Taylor Tysdal 3
Aces – CC – Jenna Beilke 1 and Madison Gegelman 1; and FSHP – Taylor Kraft 3 and Madison Gegleman 1
Blocks – CC – Taylor Kraft 3 and Madison Gegelman 1; FSHP – Taylor Tysdal 2 and Amber Montag 1
Two Broncos Chosen to All Region Team
Lisbon placed two on the All Region 1 Tournament honor squad.  Kali Olson and Susie Lyons were chosen by the coaches of the region from Lisbon.
Region champion, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood’s Moriah Skroch and Michele Hulm made the team. Also selected were: Jenny Erbstoesser of FSHP, Trisha Goerts of Central Cass, and Whitney Holmstrom of Northern Cass.

Kali Olson was selected Senior Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year as chosen by her peers from the region was Dana Stansbery of Central Cass.
Current Bronco volleyball Coach Amy Lyons as been head coach of LHS for the past nine years. Amy (Reinke) Lyons played on the first Bronco team that was coached by Terese Anderson in the winter of 1989 and Anderson remained Lisbon’s head coach until 2000.
Present LHS assistant coach, Angie Williams was Lisbon’s head coach in the winter of 2001.
The Concordia College graduate has built a solid program during her tenure at her alma mater.
Lyons has notched 272 career victories in her belt.
District
2009    Champs
2008    Champs
2007    Second
2006    Champs
2005    Fourth
2004    Champs
2003    Third
2002    Fourth
Winter sport
2002    lost first round
Region 1 Tournament
2009    Second
2008    Champs
2007    Champs
2006    Champs
2005    lost first round
2004    Second
2003    lost first round
2002    lost in first round
State Tournament
2008    Fifth Place
2007    Second Place
2006    Seventh Place
Year    Region 1 champs
2009    Wyndmere-Lidgerwood
2008    Lisbon
2007    Lisbon
2006    Lisbon
2005    Oakes
2004    Central Cass
2003    Wyndmere
2002    Central Cass
2002     Central Cass – winter
2001    Central Cass
2000    Hillsboro
1999    Fargo Oak Grove
1998    Central Cass
1997    Central Cass
1996    Central Cass
1995    Hankinson
1994    Central Cass
1993    Central Cass
1992    Central Cass
1991    Central Cass
Past State champs
Year    Team
2009    ?????
2008    Langdon
2007    Kenmare
2006    Hillsboro
2005    Thompson
2004    Thompson
2003    Langdon
2002    Central Cass – fall
2002     MayPortCG
2001    MayPortCG
2000    Hillsboro
1999    MayPortCG
1998    Thompson
1997    Thompson
1996    Beulah
1995    Beulah
1994    Central Cass
1993    Hazen
1992    Park River
1991    DLB
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Name: Steven C. Olson
Age:  59
Residence:  Prairie Rose, ND
Funeral -
Date:  November 21, 2009
Location:  St. John Lutheran Church, Fargo
Date of Death:  November 16, 2009
Birthplace: Fort Ransom, ND

Funeral services for Bernice A. Ptacek, 95, Lisbon, N.D., were held on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 at First Baptist Church, Lisbon, with Rev. Gene Cannon officiating. Ms. Ptacek passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at Lisbon Area Health Services.
Bernice A. Ptacek, daughter of Charles J. and Katie (Boyd) Ptacek, was born on October 17, 1914 in Long Prairie, Minn. She attended a rural elementary school and graduated from high school in Long Prairie. She attended the State Normal and Industrial College in Ellendale, N.D. for two years and then went on to attain a bachelor of science degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. In 1945, she attained a master of religious education (M.R.E.) degree from Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago, Ill. and in 1948, she graduated from Northwestern University, Evanston, with a master of arts degree. In 1949 she went on to do graduate work at the University of Minnesota.
Bernice taught in rural schools in McIntosh, Logan and Dickey Counties of North Dakota from 1933 to 1937. She taught fourth grade in Ellendale, N.D. from 1937 to 1942 and fourth grade in Loveland, Col. from 1946 to 1947. She was a librarian at Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago from 1942 to 1945, assistant professor and associate professor at Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, S.D. from 1948 to 1980 and Dean of Women at Sioux Falls College from 1953 to 1964. She retired on July 1, 1980 and moved to Lisbon.
Bernice taught Sunday School classes and served on various boards, committees and offices of  her church. She served as board member and president of Sioux Falls League of Women Voters, board member of American Indian Services, member and officer of Delta Kappa Gamma, member and president of Altrusa Club, and board member and president of United Brotherhood Council, all of Sioux Falls. She was a founding member and board member of South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, a board member of the Community Food Pantry, a board member of the Women’s Advocacy Network and a member of Friends, the hospital and nursing home auxiliary organization, all of of Lisbon. She received the following awards: NAACP citation for outstanding service in the field of civil rights and human relations; Doctor of Humane Letters from Sioux Falls College; Outstanding Victim Advocacy Award, June, 1992, presented by the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General; and a Leadership Award, September 18, 1994 from American Baptist Churches of the Dakotas.
She was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Lisbon.
Bernice is survived by: two brothers, Lynn (Margaret), Valley City, N.D. and Lloyd (LaVerne) Cogswell, N.D. and a sister, Beverly (Fred) Maack, Lisbon.
She was preceded in death by: siblings, Bertha Olson, Charles Ptacek, Sylvia Skjefte, and two infant brothers.
Pallbearers were Ronald Skjefte, Donald Maack, Daryl Olson, James Ptacek, Paul Ptacek, Ardell Ptacek, Douglas Ptacek, and Randy Ptacek.
Music was provided by organist Eileen Geske and soloists Josh and Tara Bolin.
Interment at Harlem Cemetery, rural Cogswell.
Armstrong Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

This obituary is printed in full because it is a paid obituary.

Name: Alpha L. Olson
Age:  97
Residence:  Bethany Homes, Fargo
Funeral -
Date:  November 20, 2009
Location:  Fredrikson Funeral Chapel, Kindred
Date of Death:  November 16, 2009
Birthplace: Wyndmere, ND

Name: Carmen M. Reinke
Age:  70
Residence:  Lisbon, ND
Funeral -
Date:  November 17, 2009
Location:  Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisbon
Date of Death:  November 13, 2009
Birthplace: Lisbon, ND

A funeral Mass for Agnes I. Morgan, 93, Oakes, N.D., formerly of Lisbon, N.D., was held on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Lisbon, with Father Jerald Finnestad as celebrant. Mrs. Morgan passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at Good Samaritan Society, Oakes.
Agnes I. McCann, daughter of James P. and Mary (Weber) McCann, was born on Oct. 9, 1916 in Verona, N.D. She attended school at rural Verona and graduated from Verona High School. She worked for Oakes Creamery for a few years.
On  August 7, 1937 Agnes married John P. Morgan in Moorhead, Minn. They lived in Fargo, where Agnes drove a delivery truck for a bakery. They mved to Rodeo, Cal., where she worked at Mair Island, at a filling station and at a drug store. They operated a traveling ice cream truck. Agnes moved to Lisbon in 1965, where she worked at the Veterans’ Home until 1985.
Agnes was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Lisbon.
Pallbearers were Martin Maley, Patrick McCann, Jerry Maley, Jordan Thompson, Dan Rehovsky, and Mike McCann.
Music was provided by organist, Sheila Musland, and cantor, Jodi Rehovsky.
Interment at Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery, Verona.
Armstrong Funeral Home, Lisbon, was in charge of arrangements.

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