Jeff Kress, 58, Fargo, N.D., died Monday, December 17, 2007 at his home.
Funerals services were Thursday, December 20 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro.
Wildeman Funeral Home of Hillsboro was in charge of arrangements.
An online guestbook is available at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com.
Categories: Obituaries
Paul B. Ydstie, 90, Grand Forks, N.D., formerly of Hillsboro, N.D., died Monday, December 17, 2007 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.
Funeral services were Friday, December 21 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro. Burial will be in St. Olaf Cemetery near Hillsboro.
Memorials are preferred to United Lutheran Church of Grand Forks or Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro.
Amundson Funeral Home of Grand Forks is in charge of arrangements.
Categories: Obituaries
Henry “Hank” Grothmann, 89, Hillsboro, N.D., died Friday, December 14, 2007 at the Hillsboro Medical Center.
Funeral services were Tuesday, December 18 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grandin. Burial will be at a later date in Grandin Community Cemetery.
Wildeman Funeral Home of Hillsboro was in charge of arrangements.
An online guestbook is available at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com.
Categories: Obituaries
50 YEARS AGO
November 28, 1957 — Eldorado Township residents took the first step toward school district reorganization when they launched a petition campaign requesting all Eldorado school district territory be annexed to the Hillsboro Special School District. Three other rural school districts — Hillsboro Township, Norway and Bloomfield — also met to discuss annexation. Hillsboro PTA president George Sorlie was working with rural school districts, encouraging annexation to improve educational facilities and curriculum.
Hillsboro’s boys basketball team was set to open its season against East Grand Forks Sacred Heart.
The Hillsboro Fire Department offered its old fire truck for sale. The 1934 Ford has served the department for 23 years and had been replaced by a newer machine. (more…)
Categories: Over the Years
Let’s see.
Who wrote White Christmas: Mel Torme, Irving Berlin, Mel Tillis or John Lennon?
Who wrote A Christmas Carol: Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie or Garrison Keillor?
Of Santa’s eight reindeer, how many of their names start with the letter D?
Now, for the more serious stuff.
Who would Santa like to find under his Christmas tree? Martha Stewart, Oprah, Katie Couric or the Dixie Chicks?
Who would George W like to take a sleigh ride with: Osama bin Laden, the ghost of Saddam, Hillary Clinton or Russian president Vladimir Putin?
What state has a city named Santa Claus: Wyoming, Alaska, Indiana or Minnesota?
What’s Santa’s favorite movie: It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Brokeback Mountain, A Christmas Carol, Fred Claus or Alvin and the Chipmunks?
The weather outside is North Dakota Cold, Minnesota Nice, frightful or delightful? (more…)
Categories: Column - Michelle · Editorial
A living room lit only by the twinkling lights of a Christmas tree.
The joyous sound of sleigh bells.
Almond bark, lefse, oyster stew. Hot apple cider laced with cinnamon sticks.
Tinsel stuck to everything.
A real evergreen wreath (sold by the Boys Scouts). (more…)
Categories: Column - Michelle · Editorial
Newspapers aren’t allowed vacations, per se.
At least, that’s what we tell friends and family, anyway.
They feign understanding.
People on the street, regular readers, subscribers are a different cat; they expect their weekly paper to be there every week, much like they expect their daily newspaper to be there every day.
So, we oblige. (more…)
Categories: Banner Editorial
Traill County authorities are looking for leads this week after a brazen daylight robbery in Portland, N.D.
Two suspects are wanted in connection with a robbery at Gary’s Electronics, located about one-half mile west of Portland at the junction of Hwy. 200 and County Road 16.
The theft was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday when the sheriff’s office received a 911 call. (more…)
Categories: Sheriff's Blotter
Traill County, which found a deputy for Hatton and Portland, now has to uncover a top gun for its highway department.
Scott Stammen’s resignation as road and bridge superintendent was announced at this week’s regularly-scheduled meeting of the Trail County commission.
Stammen is leaving the highway department January 4. (more…)
Categories: County Commission Meetings
Five-year-old Caroline Vetter has a classroom full of friends in Hillsboro.
The West Fargo, N.D. girl visited her new friends December 14 to say “thank you” for a Christmas wish the Hillsboro students had a hand in making come true.
Fifth graders in Lisa Toenies’ class first met Caroline via the internet. While visiting the Caringbridge website, Toenies learned of Caroline’s courageous medical battle to live with a number of fatal degenerative diseases. The little girl’s nickname is “Super C” because of her will to survive. (more…)
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