A Pembina County Retrospective Part 326

On March 20, 1914, D.J. [Daniel Jacob] Laxdal died in St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks. He was born in Iceland on April 9, 1866, to Grimur and Aldia Laxdal. After his father’s death, Mrs.

Bowesmont Lives

On Monday Saralee Hoselton picked up Linda Hoselton at her Sunset Leisure Estates apartment in Grafton and took her to the other side of town where they visited Rosemary Glenn. On Wednesday Phyllis Holter attended the Women’s Ministries supper meeting at Hastings Landing.

Looking Back in Time

February 8, 1918 The Drayton Echo The members of the seventh and eighth grades gave a skating party on Thursday last. The pupils were chaperoned by the Misses Moe, Bird and Devlin. They skated until ten, when a delicious lunch was served. The “Kids” report a good time.

Valley News & Views Guest Editorial

If you’ve lived in North Dakota for long, you’ve more than likely put the wise words “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” into practice.

Life in the Slow Lane?

I do not consider myself to be a good cook, nor am I seamstress by any stretch of the imagination. When I was in high school home economics was a class that was taught and if I remember correctly a required course for at least a few years. I never really did learn how to sew.

Looking Down Main

Three open heart surgeries in less than six months. Monday evening while we were watching our Titans battle Larimore my bride performed what I hope is my final open heart surgery ever. Don’t worry, she knew exactly what she was doing and I could not be any happier with the results.

Guest Columnist

By being the thirty-eighth state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the Virginia Legislature recently declared that it had made the Amendment a part of the U. S, Constitution.

Cooking with Cindy

Smoked Sausage and Potato Bake 1 lb.

Pastor Leroy’s Column

King Ahab desperately wanted land he could not have. The property belonged to Naboth, but Naboth would not sell land that had been in his family for generations. Ahab was married to a power hungry, wicked woman named Jezebel who would do anything, including murder, to get what she wanted.

Is There a Double Standard in Current Society?

Valley News & Views Editorial There has been much talk about this year’s halftime entertainment during the Super Bowl. Discussions have ranged from the over production to whether or not it was family friendly. There is one other dynamic that may also be worth a discussion.