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Lena Sorlie, 100, Fergus Falls, Minn., formerly of Buxton, N.D., died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at the Pioneer Retirement Community.

Funeral services were Friday, November 16 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Buxton. Burial was in Immanuel West Cemetery #2 at Buxton.

Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls was in charge of arrangements.

50 YEARS AGO

October 31, 1957 — Hillsboro Community Hospital kicked off its annual fund drive. Chairman Art Magnuson announced a goal of $7,000 to fund a new heating system and window replacement. Forty-five volunteers were to assist with a door-to-door campaign.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Hillsboro celebrated the laying of the cornerstone for its new education building. The stone was engraved with “1957″ and Psalm 27, “Teach me thy way, O Lord.”

Hillsboro High School’s football team won the RRVC crown with a 3-3-1 record. The Burros were best in the conference with wins over Mayville, Hatton and Portland and a tie against Larimore. They lost exhibition games again East Grand Forks, Cooperstown and Oak Grove. (more…)

By Anna Austin

The process of sending a high school graduate off to college can be a petrifying experience for parents and students alike.

Whether it be troublesome thoughts of no friends, confusion, lack of focus, or homesickness , one need not worry.

Jeremy Thompson assures you that in the dorms, your freshman is in good hands.

Welcoming, helping hands at that.  (more…)

“Geese and ducks! Where are the turkeys?”

What do you mean I have to shoot my own?

Pilgrims, today, would be amazed at all the turkeys. They’re everywhere . . .

In the spirit of the season, this being Thanksgiving, my 2007 Turkey Parade sports some new faces, some old and tired names and some surprises. (more…)

As we gather round the dinner table for Turkey Day, it’s appropriate to pause and ponder the purpose of the day — thanksgiving.

It’s something we should do more than once a year — count our many blessings and give thanks.

What am I thankful for?

At the top of my list you won’t find things. What I am most thankful for are the people who make my life interesting, entertaining, fulfilling — complete.

A husband who knows when to laugh with me and when to say nothing at all. A true partner who’s known me since I was five years old and still thinks I’m special. (more…)

One of the seven people convicted of drug charges after a four-house raid in Hatton in March 2006 is heading to prison later this month.

Barry Jay Schlaht, 39, Hatton, has been resentenced to 18 months in the state penitentiary for violating the terms of his two-year probation.

East Central District Judge Douglas Herman followed the joint recommendation of Traill County states attorney Stuart Larson and public defender Steve Mottinger to place Schlaht in the Tompkins Unit at Jamestown, a drug and alcohol treatment facility run by the state prison system.

“He’s got to get clean,” Mottinger said.  (more…)

Thanksgiving is much more than a big meal with family and friends. It’s a time to reflect on, and be thankful for, all the good things you have. It’s important to be grateful, not just on Thanksgiving, but each and every day. Rather than lamenting what you feel is lacking in your life, begin each new day by developing an attitude of gratitude. Take inventory of your blessings and you will be surprised at just how much you have to be thankful for.
If you have enough to eat, a place to live, a way to get around, people who care about you, or people you care about, then you are wealthy. If you lack any of these elements, you must still be grateful for what you do have, while striving to obtain whatever is absent. (more…)

EDITOR: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . no, wait, this is November!

It’s the month for Thanksgiving – and it’s National Hospice Month! (more…)

Duane Haugerud is certain the chairs in the meeting room of the Vets Club are the same chairs that circled the dance floor in the lower lever of the former 7 Steps municipal liquor store 45 years ago.

Wayne DickHoff, Legion commander, and Neil Nelson, Vets Club director, who remember the teen canteen dances, agree with Haugerud, the VFW post quartermaster.

The chairs, which were also used at different post events in the old building, are older than the current Vets Club  building.  (more…)

By NEIL O. NELSON
Hillsboro’s school board members were in a generous mood last week.
Accommodating, even.
Paula Pederson, elementary principal, came to last week’s school board meeting hoping she could convince the education board that the purchase of a $3,000 Smart Board for the grade school would be a wise investment for next year.
Board members Paul Fossum, Tracy Buzick, Dr. Tim Luithle, Stacey Riemer and Don Hanson, Jr., needed little convincing.
In fact, they determined the school needed the Smart Board this year.  (more…)