By Jacqueline M. Dotzenrod
And Deb Tarvestad, owner of Hunter Café & Bakery, is glad to serve the community in that roll along with a cup of fresh hot coffee.
“Every small community needs a meeting place,” Tarvestad said. “And I’m glad that they pick here. I think community is so important in a small town and I’m glad to be a part of this one.”
The community has been a source of support for the business even before the re-opening of the restaurant in 2002. (more…)
By Jacqueline M. Dotzenrod
You may not expect to hear a philosophical discussion at a school board meeting, but that’s just the sort of discussion the board heard at its regular meeting last Tuesday night.
“We have certainly been given some things to consider tonight,” board president Keith Gohdes said. (more…)
Categories: Area News · Casselton · School News
It’s time to think about the people and organizations that make Casselton a better place-and recognize them for their efforts. Each year, the Casselton Business Association presents Community Service Awards to the people or organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty in providing service to the community. (more…)
Categories: Area News · Casselton · People in the news
By Brad Tastad
The Reverend John Mehl spent 10 years serving at the Martins Lutheran Church in Casselton from 1977 to 1987. During that entire decade virtually no one in his parish of nearly 1,000 people knew that Mehl served for three years in the Army, seeing heavy action in the front from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.
“Nobody knew,” commented Casselton citizen Ken Habiger, a long-time resident of Casselton. “I didn’t know until I attended a meeting of World War II veterans in Fargo many years ago. As I was sitting there, I saw this man who looked very familiar to me. I remember asking myself, ‘is that John Mehl?’ And sure enough, I went over to talk with him, and it was the reverend.”
Habiger and Casselton citizens not only found out that Mehl, who today lives in Fargo and spends winters in Arizona, was a combat veteran, but that he was also seriously injured during one of his war-time missions. An injury that easily could have killed Mehl. (more…)
Categories: Area News · People in the news · Uncategorized
By Jacqueline M. Dotzenrod
Something is cooking at the Casselton United Methodist Church in Casselton.
The UMC youth group, TLG (Teens Living for God) is putting together a Valentine’s Day dinner that is open to the public.
“When we talked at the beginning of the year about things that they wanted to do for fundraisers, they asked if they could cook,” youth group leader Becky Dunker said. “I threw this idea out at them and they were all over it.” (more…)
Looking for something to break up the busy winter weekend? Check out the ninth annual Dinner Theater at the Norman Lutheran Church, three miles northeast of Kindred.
This year’s performance, “Hear Them Hillbilly Wedding Bells,” features three brides and 14 ‘characters’ and their adventures along the way. The unique hillbilly dialect and interesting plot is sure to make for a highly entertaining piece.
All people performing and assisting with the play are members of Norman Lutheran Church. (more…)
“On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law….”
On Feb. 8, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) celebrated 98 years since their incorporation. Over the years, the BSA has taught values to over 111 million young men, including former President Gerald Ford, actor Michael Kahn, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar– and one Casselton hometown hero, Brand Nelson.
Sixteen-year old Nelson has been in Boy Scouts’ Troop 242 for five years and has earned 19 badges. But more importantly, he has learned many life lessons during this time. (more…)
Casselton has been selected as one of 2,000 communities nationwide, including 18 communities in North Dakota, to promote the understanding and awareness of underage drinking and it’s impact on individuals, families and society by holding a Town Hall Meeting. The Town Hall Meeting, hosted by Generations Connecting, will be held during the week of March 31 – April 4 2008 to coincide with the national observance of Alcohol Awareness Month.
Generations Connecting became aware of the project, stemming from the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, last fall and applied to be part of the effort. The group will receive a modest stipend and educational resources to assist with planning and community education. The Surgeon General stresses that underage drinking continues to be a leading public health problem in the United States threatening the safety and healthy development of more young people than any other substance – more than tobacco and illicit drugs. (more…)
Lee will seek the Republican endorsement for re-election to the ND Senate at the District 22 Republican Endorsement Convention scheduled March 25th in Casselton.
A member of the ND Senate since 2001, Senator Lee serves in key leadership roles important to North Dakota and District 22. He is the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and a member of the Senate Education Committee. He has served two previous sessions as Vice-Chairman of Education and two sessions on the Committee for Political Sub-divisions. (more…)
The latest report on the project, given by City Engineer Kyle Meyer included new cost estimates and a call for specific action and resolutions from the council. The project had been scaled back some, taking out the retention pond, explained Meyer. The new cost estimates put the project at $990,000, including a $120,000 grant. The project will be paid for by Maple River Grain, Underverth, and other businesses and owners in the TIF (tax increment finance) district. Discussion focused on the cost of redirecting the water and the cost of the equipment needed to efficiently do so.
A couple property owners were at the meeting and expressed their concern for the cost. Property owner Dave Piper proposed a different rerouting idea for the water flow and asked if this would cut the cost of the project. There was some discussion on this idea but no further pursuit of it. (more…)
