MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING MINNEWAUKAN CITY COUNCIL April 6, 2010 A regular meeting of the Minnewaukan City Council was held April 6, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. in the Minnewaukan City Library. Present were Mayor Trish McQuoid; council members Mark Motis, Rita Staloch, Steve Huffman and Shane Monda; Auditor Deb Trnka; city maintenance man Ward…

Volume 127, Number 11           Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 She retires in Minnewaukan, but you wouldn’t know it BY LISA LAUCKNER For a "retired" person Genevieve Smith, aka Genny, of Minnewaukan, is one busy woman. She was a full-time teacher for 39 years and utilizes that experience by working as a substitute teacher. She also has a…

By Richard Peterson   Yes, Minnewaukan has lots of problems related to flooding from the relentless rise of Devils Lake. But there are others who are also struggling. Farmers and ranchers have lost thousands and thousands of acres. The 101 Ranch headquartered on Graham’s Island had about 5,000 acres of lakebottom pastureland. It’s now all…

Obituaries   Elix Brown, infant, Fort Totten Donald Gette, 76, Woodbury, Minn. Ethel Jacobson, 98, Devils Lake Darlyne Reiger, 81, Devils Lake Raymond Thompson, 97, San Marcos, Calif.

    OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BENSON COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA March 16, 2010 The Benson County commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ room of the Benson County Courthouse, Minnewaukan, ND. Commissioners present were Jason Lee, Curtis Hvinden, Lowell Haagenson, David Davidson…

Volume 127, Number 10           Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Minnewaukan native in charge of advanced technology in Iraq The following article concerns Colorado National Guard Maj. Tod Fenner, a 1988 graduate of Minnewaukan High School. He is a brother of Ann Sears of Maddock and the son of Mary Neis of Devils Lake and the late Mel…

By Richard Peterson   Writing in the Traill County Tribune at Mayville, Myrna Lyng told of a list of "The World’s Shortest Books." Here are some of the books on that list: "My Plan to Find the Real Killers" by O.J. Simpson. "101 Spotted Owl Recipes" by the EPA. "Gun Safety" by Dick Cheney. "Beauty…

Obituaries Olive Asleson, 69, Devils Lake Eva Ose Cook, 92, Hemet, Calif. Doug Fontaine, 88, Grand Forks Elva Gutschmidt, 81, Gackle Firemann Legried, 92, Bismarck, formerly of Maddock Ruth Watson, 86, Bismarck

    MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD January 12, 2010 The Warwick School Board met Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2010 in the computer lab. Present were Gravdahl, Cavanaugh, Black, Thiele and McKelvey. Others present were Principal Jacobson, Superintendent Guthrie, Darcie Delorme, Donna Black and Business Manager Carol Walford. Addition to the agenda was…

Volume 127, Number 9           Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Leeds family named Unsung Heroes BY ANNE-MARIT BERGSTROM Devils Lake Journal Darlene and Lyle Dodds of rural Leeds are the recipients of the Unsung Hero Award for March of 2010. Presently, two of their three sons, Sergeant First Class David Dodds and Sergeant Josh Dodds, are serving as…