Herbert Luther

Herbert Luther, 85, Alice, N.D., died Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Bethany Homes, Fargo, N.D., under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Herbert Ferdinand Luther was born September 2, 1923 on the family farm near Alice, to Fred and Rose (Buschold) Luther. He was raised at Alice and attended rural school. He farmed at Alice until 1980 and from 1980 to 2006 he worked for Camas Sand and Grave of Embden, N.D. On December 25, 1946, he married Glee Lettenmaier in Valley City, N.D. She died in January 2007. Herb entered Bethany Homes in January of this year.

He was a lifetime member of the Alice Volunteer Fire Department and Alice Wildlife Club. He also was a member of the Fargo Eagles Club for many years.

He is survived by two sons, Gary (Denise), Casselton, N.D., Danny (Vicki), Wheatland, N.D.; three daughters, Karen (Keith) Pribbenow, Holly (Rodney) Gapp, both Fargo, N.D., Tracy (Kent) Peterson, of Bismarck, N.D.; sister, Lorraine Hahn, Fargo; fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Joy Thompson

Joy Thompson, 58, Argusville, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. The funeral was held Saturday, April 25 in the Northern Cass High School near Hunter.

Ervin Barfuss

Ervin Barfuss, 80, Lisbon, formerly Leonard, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 in St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton. The funeral is Friday, May 1, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Peter Lutheran Church, Leonard.

Burial is in Watson Cemetery, rural Leonard.

Water, water everywhere

 

A look at the Davenport elevator from two and a half miles south of the city. While the view appears that a lake is located outside of the town, it is actually flood waters that have taken over farm land and added about six inches of water to the land.

By Amanda Gades 

    Two and a half miles south of Davenport, fields that once grew corn are now flooded with at least six inches of water. On the outskirts of Kindred, County Road 46 on the south side has gone under and farm land looks like lakes. Walcott is also overwhelmed by water which has washed out Richland County Road 26. Sandbags guard homes west of Davenport and around homes along the Sheyenne River. Indeed, portions of rural Cass County are still wading through the water and hoping that the Sheyenne River continues to recede. But, this area is not yet ready to wrap up flood efforts. 

On alert

Davenport firefighters have focused their time for the past month on keeping the water from overtaking homes and property. 

“We’ve laid 60,000 sandbags,” said Matt Palluck, assistant fire chief and communications coordinator for the flood fight. “Everything went as good if not better than anticipated. Neighbors are helping neighbors.”  

New administrator at Good Samaritan Center

 

Bruce Bowersox (right) talks to residents (left going clockwise) Francis Follis, Dorothy Murch, Lorraine Ramstad and Alice Larson during their lunch of sausage and sauerkraut. Bowersox’s main goal as administrator is to get to know everyone and assure the residents that they are cared about.

 

By Amanda Gades 

Bruce Bowersox feels at home at the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur. In his second month on the job, he knows that he made the right choice. 

“The mission of the Good Samaritan Society matches my personal philosophy of caring for others,” Bowersox said.  

It’s pretty neat to be at the original Good Samaritan Center site, he added. 

“The original building (built in 1922) is in the backyard on a foundation,” Bowersox said.  

A wide range of experience 

Bowersox wasn’t always planning to be a healthcare administrator. 

“Originally I wanted to go for pharmacy,” he said. “My first year of school at Concordia College was preparatory for that. Then, my second year I decided that I would stay one more year before I would go to NDSU for their pharmacy program, but I lost interest in the sciences – physics, chemistry. There was a speaker on healthcare administration and I was invited to the presentation. After his talk, I was pretty much decided that I was going to go for the hospital program.” 

The long road ahead: How to properly dispose of flood-related items

 

By Sarah Sorvaag

After weeks of filling sandbags and creating massive dikes, area residents are starting to wonder, what do we do now? There are many options available to Cass County residents who are ready to start taking down their dikes or are looking to schedule the deconstruction of their dirt dikes. Thought the threat of another crest has receded, there are still many necessary precautions homeowners need to take in order to prevent injury and harm to property.