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GRANVILLE GAZETTE

May 2010 # 91

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May Day is May 1, National Teacher Day is May 4, and May 5 is Cinco de Mayo, and Mother's Day is celebrated Sunday, May 9.
Nurses Day is observed May 12, Armed Forces Day May 15, and Memorial Day is observed Monday, May 31.


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MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT
HOPE CONGREGATIONAL UCC

WORK DAY,
SATURDAY. MAY 15TH

HOPE CONGREGATIONAL UCC
MEMORIAL DAY DINNER
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010
11:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M.
MENU;  BAKED POTATO WITH TACO MEAT, CHEESE SAUCE AND SALAD BAR
           ANGEL FOOD CAKE, STRAWBERRIES AND WHIPPED CREAM.  ROLLS AND BEVERAGES
EVERYONE WELCOME!
 DRAWING FOR ANNUAL WOMEN'S SOCIETY RAFFLE  (MEMORIAL DAY DINNER)
  1ST PRIZE:  12 PLACE SETTINGS OF ONEIDA STAINLESS STEEL DINNERWARE WITH ACCESSORY PIECES
   2ND PRIZE:  QUILTED TABLE RUNNER
    3RD PRIZE:  KITCHEN ACCESSORIES (APRON, POTHOLDERS, OVEN MITTS)
   TICKETS ARE $1.00 EACH



OPEN HOUSE FOR MIKE SITTER
AT THE MINOT MOOSE LODGE
FROM 2PM TO 4PM - JUNE 19TH
TO CELEBRATE 90 YEARS!!!


AMERICAN FLAGS FOR SALE
3 X 5 POLYESTER AMERICAN FLAG
MADE IN THE USA
OUR TOUGHEST STRONGEST, LONG-LASTING FLAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT HE MEMORIAL DINER OR FROM ANY LEGION MEMBER.


Baby dancing and turning
BABY SHOWER
FOR BEVERLY AND RYAN BEETER
MAY 9TH, 2PM GRANVILLE SENIOR CENTER
EVERYONE WELCOME!



MCHENRY COUNTY SADDLE CLUB BARREL RACING SERIES #1 NBHA
TUESDAY, JUNE 29 AT 7:30PM
GRANVILLE ARENA


THE GRANVILLE CEMETERY WORK DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SAT. MAY 15TH STARTING AT 10AM. ANYONE WILLING TO HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
WE WILL ALSO NEED PICKUPS TO HAUL OUT THE DEBRIS. PLEASE REMOVE ONLY ONE VASE OR WREATH CAN BE LEFT NEXT TO THE TOMBSTONES AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.  ALL OTHERS WILL BE DISPOSED OF. NO TREES OF SHRUBS CAN BE PLANTED IN THE NEW SECTIONS. GRANVILLE CEMETERY ASSOC.
CLEONE ROLLMAN, SEC/TREASURE



COZY COTTAGE
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
"ALL LOVELY OLD THINGS NEVER PASS"
FRIDAY APRIL 30TH - 10AM TO 6PM
SATURDAY MAY 1ST - 10AM TO 6PM
SUNDAY MAY 2ND - 1PM TO 4PM
COME AND JOIN US FOR REFRESHMENTS
AND CHECK OUT ALL THE SPECIALS!
104 GRANT AVE NE
GRANVILLE - 833-1403



JOIN US FOR FRIENDSHIP NIGHT
MAY 5TH 7:30PM
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
DON VITKO'S COLLECTION OF CACTI
AND SUCCULENTS
REFRESHMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP
IN CHURCH BASEMENT



ARBOR DAY
MAY 22ND STARTING AT 9AM
JOIN US PLANTING TREES AT THE RESEVOIR LUNCH AT NOON
JOIN US AT 1PM AT THE CITY PARK FOR MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING IN HONOR OF HILMAN ULLAND, FORMER MAYOR OF GRANVILLE AND ALLAN ODEGARD FORMER GREEN THUMBER

Animated Tree

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CYNDI'S TNT IS OPEN
FOR THE SUMMER
FRI-SAT & SUNDAY 6 TO ?
GRILL IS ON FROM 6 TO 10
BARREL RACING PRACTICE STARTING ON THURSDAY NIGHTS
TEAM ROPING PRACTICE STARTING ON SUNDAY NIGHT
CALL CYNDI AT 768-2811 FOR MORE DETAILS
COME & CHECK IT OUT!
JOIN US FOR A SURPRISE 70TH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR WESTLE BRANDT ON SUNDAY MAY 2ND FROM 5 TO 8 AT CYNDI'S TNT
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*VOTE*VOTE*VOTE*
THE MCHENRY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE OPTED TO HOLD THE 2010 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS BY MAIL, WHICH IN ESSENCE, MEANS THAT ALL VOTERS WILL BE VOTING ABSENTEE, AS THEY DID IN THE 2008 ELECTIONS.
THOSE RESIDENTS WHO VOTED IN RECENT PAST ELECTIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A MAIL BALLOT APPLICATION IN THE MAIL THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH.  THIS APPLICATION WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A BALLOT FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION IN THE COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE, THEY WILL BE SENT A BALLOT ALONG WITH VOTING INSTRUCTIONS, A SECRECY SLEEVE AND A RETURN ENVELOPE.  THE BALLOT MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION.  BALLOTS CAN ALSO BE HAND DELIVERED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE NO LATER THAN THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION.  IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO VBM, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN TOWNER ON ELECTION DAY, JUNE 8, 2010 FROM 9:00 AM TO 7:00 PM.
FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO VOTE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THE BALLOT APPLICATION IN THE MAIL, CONTACT THE COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE AT 537-5724 OR DOWNLOAD THE BALLOT APPLICATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S WEBPAGE AT WWW.ND.GOV/SOS/ELECTVOTE/VOTING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE VBM PROCESS, PLEASE CALL THE MCHENRY COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE.
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LYNSEY FREY PHOTOGRAPHY
CHILDREN, FAMILY, SENIOR, ENGAGEMENT, WEDDING, & LIVESTOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
CELL: 701-720-2323
EMAIL: lynsey.frey.1@ndsu.edu
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"I CAN DO~~QUILTING"
PAM KUK, TOWNER, 537-5169
*BASIC STITCHING*STIPLING*
LARGE OR MEDIUM
PATTERNS ONLY FOR NOW

LEGION RAFFLE TIME
 TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE
 GRANVILLE LEGION RAFFLE. 
THE DRAWINGS TO BE HELD JUNE 1ST.
15 GREAT PRIZES, TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM LEGION MEMBERS AND GRANVILLE AREA BUSINESSES.
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM                                        
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*WHY DO THEY HAVE BRAILLE DOTS ON THE KEYPAD OF A DRIVE-UP ATM?
*WHAT WOULD GERONIMO SAY IF HE JUMPED OUT OF AN AIRPLANE?
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JUST A NOTE TO ALL. . .

ON APRIL 1ST. 2010, OUR FORMER EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM RECIFE, BRAZIL, ROXANA NADER CAME FOR A VISIT. SHE 1ST CAME TO GRANVILLE, AUGUST OF 1991 AND SPENT THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH US. IT WAS VERY HARD FOR HER TO ADJUST TO OUR WAY OF LIVING HERE IN THE US, COMPARED TO BRAZIL. BUT BY THE TIME IT CAME FOR HER TO GO BACK HOME, SHE WAS SAD TO GO AND HAS BEEN BACK MANY TIMES TO VISIT US. SHE CAME BACK IN 1995 FOR A VISIT. AND THEN AGAIN THE YEAR 2000, BOTH HER AND HER MOM CAME BACK FOR OUR SON, DEANS WEDDING. THEN IN JANUARY OF 2002, TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY AND DEAN'S 1ST SON, TREY, (THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME BIRTH DATE). TWO YEARS AGO, DUANE AND I WENT TO BRAZIL FOR HER WEDDING AND MEET HER FAMILY AND SEE HER WAY OF LIVING.  WHAT FUN WE HAD, THEY BOOKED US AT A RESORT.  WE WERE TREATED LIKE A KING AND QUEEN.  WHAT LUXURY, WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THAT. THEN WE STAYED AT THEIR BEACH HOUSE. AND WE STAYED AT THEIR HOME FOR AWHILE. IT WAS A VERY ELLABORATE, VERY EXPENSIVE WEDDING. THE PAST 2 YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY HARD FOR ROXANA.  SHE GOT MARRIED; 6 MONTHS LATER GOT PREGNANT, SHE HAD A MISCARRIAGE, AND LOST THE BABY. HER MOM HAD BRAIN CANCER, AND HAS SINCE DIED. 4 MONTHS LATER HER GRANDFATHER PASSED AWAY.  SHE JUST RECENTLY IS SEPARATED AND GETTING A DIVORCE.  WHEN WE TALKED ON THE PHONE, I TOLD HER SHE NEEDED TO COME BACK HERE FOR A GOOD N. D. HUG!!!!!!!

SHE AND I SPENT MANY A NITE JUST VISITING AND CRYING AND LAUGHING. JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.  WE WENT TO MY SISTER, JUELLA'S, IN FULLERTON, FOR EASTER. OF COURSE, THOSE WHO REMEMBER ROXANA, WILL UNDERSTAND, WHEN I SAY SHE DID MOST ALL THE TALKING AND WE LAUGHED AND LAUGHED UNTIL WE HURT. SHE LOVES TO TALK AND TELL ABOUT HER LIFE IN BRAZIL. WE ALSO SPENT 2 DAYS IN BISMARCK WITH OUR SON DEAN AND FAMILY. SHE CAME WITH 1 SUITCASE AND LEFT WITH 2 BIG ONES AND THE BIGGEST CARRY ON SHE WAS ALLOWED. SHE SAID THINGS ARE SO MUCH CHEAPER HERE AND MUCH BIGGER SELECTION. SO SHE AND I GOT ALONG VERY WELL - SHOPPING!!!!!!!! SHE VISITED OUR DAUGHTER CHRISTINAS FARM IN FOXHOLM, BUT DID NOT SEEM TO BE THE FARM GIRL TYPE. HER AND OUR GRANDDAUGHTER ASHLEY, CHRISTINAS OLDEST DAUGHTER, GOT ALONG VERY WELL. SHE VISITED ASHLEY'S SPANISH CLASS HERE AT CENTRAL CAMPUS IN MINOT, AND TALKED THE WHOLE HOUR - NONE STOP!!!!

 

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WE ALSO HAD TO FIT IN A TRIP TO GRANVILLE, AS I HAD KEPT HER POSTED WITH NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ABOUT GRANVILLE BECOMING MCGUILLCUDDY CITY. IT WAS HARD FOR HER TO UNDERSTAND WHY? SO SHE WANTED TO GO SEE THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. NONE OF THE TEACHERS SHE KNEW WERE STILL TEACHING AT THE SCHOOL. BUT SHE ENJOYED THE TOUR OF GRANVILLE.  WE HAD TO LOOK UP THE "NICE LADY ON THE CORNER"!! YOU SEE, WHEN ROXANA FIRST CAME TO SCHOOL, THE OTHER KIDS TREATED HER AS AN OUTSIDER, AND SHE DID NOT FIT IN TOO WELL, ONE DAY WAS VERY HARD FOR HER AND SHE WAS FEELING HOMESICK AND CRYING OUTSIDE ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND WHO SHOULD COME TO SAVE THE DAY AND HELP MAKE HER FEEL BETTER, "THE NICE LADY ON THE CORNER" = NANCY MUELLER. TO THIS DAY WHEN SHE CALLS OR WE VISIT SHE ASKS HOW THE "NICE LADY ON THE CORNER" IS DOING. IF WE ALL WOULD ONLY REMEMBER HOW JUST ONE LITTLE HUG, COULD MAKE SUCH A GREAT IMPRESSION. "THANKS NANCY!!!!!"   WE HAD LUNCH AT THE DINER, AND GOT TO VISIT WITH QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THERE THAT CAME IN THAT SHE KNEW.  NATURALLY, THE TIME SHE SPENT HERE WAS NOT NEARLY LONG ENOUGH TO DO ALL THAT WE WANTED TO DO. SHE DOES ENJOY OUR FOOD, HERE. SOME OF THE THINGS I MADE SURE I HAD, REMEMBERING, WHAT SHE LIKED SO WELL -WERE- MY HOMEMADE CHEX-MIX, WHICH I SEND AN ICE CREAM BUCKET FULL TO HER EVERY CHRISTMAS WITH HER GIFT BOX. WE HAD LOTS OF LONG JOHN DOUGHNUTS FOR BREAKFAST AND MIDNIGHT SNACK. SHE SAYS OUR ROLLS AND BREAD ARE NICE AND SOFT AND THEIRS ARE HARD. CHOCOLATE MILK, THEIR MILK IS LIKE WATER AND OURS IS CREAMIER. WE MADE MANY TRIPS TO THE DAIRY QUEEN FOR OREO COOKIE BLIZZARDS. SHE INSISTED ON MY COOKING SUPPER ONE NIGHT - SHE WANTED SLOPPY JOES!!!    SHE HAD THE LEFTOVERS FOR BREAKFAST THE NEXT DAY. IT IS ALWAYS HARD TO SAY GOOD BY TO HER BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE WE SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN. ROXANA MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US, AND WE LOVE HER MUCH.      SHE IS A CIVIL LAWYER IN BRAZIL, AND WHAT A PREFECT JOB FOR HER. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW WELL SHE IS AT HER JOB, KNOWING HOW WELL SHE LIKES TO TALK, AND TO WIN, AND HAVE IT HER WAY. I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT HER ON MY SIDE AND NOT AGAINST ME. WE WISH HER WELL AND LOOK FORWARD TO HER NEXT VISIT-
HOPEFULLY SOON!!!!!    DUANE & GAYLA HABERLOCK
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MEMORIAL DINER
HOME-COOKED MEAL.S
MON - FRI - 6AM TO 6PM SAT 8 TO 2          
 CALL DONNA AT 728-9511
FOR ALL YOU'RE CATERING NEEDS!
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*WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SLIM CHANCE AND A FAT CHANCE?

 

WESTERN STATE BANK
GRANVILLE STATION
728-6827 MON THRU FRI 9AM TO 1PM
SAT 9AM TO 12 NOON
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BUFFALO CREEK HORN MOUNTS
*BUFFALO SKULLS* DEER HOOF GUN RACKS*
http://buffalocreekhornmounts.weebly.com/
.SPECIALIZING IN EUROPEAN MOUNTS,
JOHN & JEFF SMETTE 728-6581
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J & J EXERCISE CENTER
CALL JERRY OR JONI FOR RATES AT
728-6929, 721-8788 OR 240-7842   ********************
MAY BIRTHDAYS
BARB EVENSON – 4TH
BREKKEN BACHMEIER – 5TH
MATTHEW KROUT – 6TH
STENAR HILLERUD – 6TH
DONNA LUNDY – 8TH
KIARA JOHNSON – 9TH
SCOTT ULLAND – 10TH
FRANCIS PHEIFER – 12TH
WINONA EVENS – 17TH
CRUZ JUAREZ – 19TH
CODE ABERLE – 20TH
AUDREY MORRISON – 25TH
DAVID MUELLER – 28TH
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MAY ANNIVERSARIES
JOSH & RASHAWN KITZMAN – 7TH
GARY & GLORIA LENTON – 15TH
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*THIS & THAT*
THE CITY OF GRANVILLE IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS TO PURCHASE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PARK.  DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO THE GRANVILLE CITY OFFICE, PO BOX 39 GRANVILLE, ND 58741
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*CITY COUNCIL -MAY 3RD AT 7PM
*LEGION - MAY 4TH AT 8PM
*FOOD PANTRY - MAY 12TH
*EDC - MAY 20TH AT 7PM
*FIREMANS - MAY 18TH   AT 8PM
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BRANDING IRON SALOON
MON – SAT – 12 NOON TO 1AM
SUN 1PM TO 1AM
FRIDAY IS STEAK NIGHT! 7PM
TRY OUR HOMEMADE PIZZAS

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*CHURCH NEWS*
HOPE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
SERVICES HELD EVERY SUNDAY AT 9AM
* PASTOR FRANK PICARD
WOMENS SOCIETY – MAY 9TH AFTER THE CHURCH SERVICE
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FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
SERVICES HELD EVERY SUNDAY AT 11AM 
*  PASTOR MARY MISKA
LADIES AID – MAY 5TH AT 2PM AT THE DINER
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NORWICH LUTHERAN CHURCH
SERVICES HELD EVERY SUNDAY AT 9AM
  * PASTOR MARY MISKA
LADIES AID – MAY 6TH AT 2PM
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HOFFERT'S AUTO BODY
FINEST GLASS REPLACEMENT  
VERN HOFFERT, OWNER, 728-6588
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*SENIOR CORNER*
BIBLE STUDY - MAY 3RD AT 1PM
BUSINESS MEETING - MAY 10TH
SOCIAL DAY - MAY 24TH
BIRTHDAY SOCIAL - MAY 18TH
THE SENIOR CENTER IS OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK TO PLAY CARDS,
SOCIALIZE AND HAVE LUNCH. MEALS SERVED MON, WED & FRI.
PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE IF YOU WANT TO EAT LUNCH.
EVERYONE WELCOME
 ANY SENIOR CITIZEN IS WELCOME TO BECOME A MEMBER.
FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE SENIOR CITIZENS
OR TO SCHEDULE THE USE OF THE SENIOR CENTER
PLEASE CALL DARLENE SWALLERS AT 728-6919
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NODAK MUTUAL INSURANCE
MON – FRI - 8AM TO 4PM
TINA LENTON   728-6977
FAX 701-728-6689 * CELL 701-833-1137
tlenton@nodakmutual.com
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HOME PRIDE INSPECTIONS, LLC
KARL WITTSTRUCK
ASNT / ANSI / ASHI / INSPECTOR
HOME - 701-728-9550 OR CELL – 402-617-1186
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“SCENTSY”
80 + SCENTS.
ANITA TRANA - 626-2297 (CELL)
EMAIL:  anitatrana@yahoo.com
WEBSITE:  WWW.SCENTSY.COM/46041
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*THANK YOU*
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO LAURIE AND BRIAN GOTVASLEE FOR THE WONDERFUL DONATION TO THE GAZETTE.  ANY AND ALL DONATIONS TO HELP US PAY FOR THE PRINTING OF THE GAZETTE ARE VERY MUCH APPREICIATED AND CAN BE SENT TO THE CITY OFFICE.  THANKS AGAIN!
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A BAR C WESTERN SHOP
ARBONNE, WRANGLER, CINCH, CRUEL GIRL, ROCKIES, MONTANA SILVER & MORE!   CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT.  833-4727
www.abarcwesternshop.com
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DK SERVICE
YOUR 1-STOP SERVICE STATION
OPEN 7AM TO 6PM MON – FRIDAY
8 AM TO 2PM ON SATURDAY 728-6816    
 *AUTO REPAIRS, OIL CHANGE, GAS, TIRES* *********************
*OUR SYMPATHIES*
A MEMEORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FOR LLOYD (SONNY) HUSSEY ON MAY 29TH AT 2PM AT THE NEW HOPE CHURCH IN UPHAM. 
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AFTER THE SERVICE. SONNY WAS ORIGINALLY FROM THE UPHAM AREA AND PASSED AWAY LAST NOVEMBER.
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LELAND MILLER OF MINOT PASSED AWAY IN A MINOT HOSPITAL ON MARCH 30TH, 2010. LELAND WAS THE SON OF EDMUND AND ANNE MILLER OF MINOT AND THE BROTHER OF JULIE McMANN OF GRANVILLE.
OUR SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES!
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PETE (LOWELL) CRAWFORD A LONG TIME DENBIGH RESIDENT DIED APRIL 18TH  IN MINOT.
OUR SYMPAHIES TO THE FAMILIES

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WHITE BUFFALO GRILL & LOUNGE
728-6447 - 12NOON TO 1AM     MON – SAT
FULL MENU DAILY - SMOKE FREE!
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GARAGE DEFENDOORS
 FOR YOUR ENTIRE GARAGE DOOR NEEDS
CALL 833-9955 OR 720-7269
WE ALSO DO WALK IN DOORS AND WINDOWS!
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S & E MEATS & SPECIALTIES
701-728-6971     RETAIL MEAT CUTS
BUFFALO PIZZA'S * WATKINS PRODUCTS
GRANITE SPRING WATER * MEAT PROCESSING

 

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FROUNFELTER TRUCKING
HAULING ANYTHING YOU NEED TO HAUL!
CALL TODAY FOR ESTIMATES!   728-6865
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EXCATATION*LANDSCAPING*WATER LINES
ANY KIND OF DIRT WORK.  728-6975
PFEIFER CONSTRUCTION
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GREAT TRUTHS. . .
. . . LITTLE KIDS LEARN: 
1) NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY,
 YOU CAN'T BAPTIZE CATS... 
2) WHEN YOUR MOM IS MAD AT YOUR DAD,
DON'T LET HER BRUSH YOUR HAIR.
3) IF YOUR SISTER HITS YOU, DON'T HIT HER BACK. THEY ALWAYS CATCH THE SECOND PERSON. 
4) NEVER ASK YOUR 3-YEAR OLD BROTHER
TO HOLD A TOMATO.
5) YOU CAN'T TRUST DOGS TO WATCH YOUR FOOD...
6) DON'T SNEEZE WHEN SOMEONE IS CUTTING YOUR HAIR..
7) NEVER HOLD A DUST-BUSTER AND A CAT
AT THE SAME TIME. 
8) YOU CAN'T HIDE A PIECE OF BROCCOLI
IN A GLASS OF MILK. 
9) DON'T WEAR POLKA-DOT UNDERWEAR
UNDER WHITE SHORTS.
10) THE BEST PLACE TO BE WHEN YOU'RE SAD IS GRANDMA'S LAP. 
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. . .ADULTS LEARN: 
1) RAISING TEENAGERS IS LIKE NAILING JELLY TO A TREE.
2) WRINKLES DON'T HURT.
3) FAMILIES ARE LIKE FUDGE...MOSTLY SWEET,
WITH A FEW NUTS 
4) TODAY'S MIGHTY OAK IS JUST YESTERDAY'S NUT THAT HELD ITS GROUND... 
5) LAUGHING IS GOOD EXERCISE. IT'S LIKE
JOGGING ON THE INSIDE.
6) MIDDLE AGE IS WHEN YOU CHOOSE YOUR CEREAL FOR THE FIBER, NOT THE TOY. 

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. . . OLD PEOPLE KNOW:
1) GROWING OLD IS MANDATORY; GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.. 
2) FORGET THE HEALTH FOOD. I NEED ALL THE PRESERVATIVES I CAN GET. 
3) WHEN YOU FALL DOWN, YOU WONDER WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO WHILE YOU'RE DOWN THERE.
4) YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN YOU GET THE SAME SENSATION FROM A ROCKING CHAIR THAT YOU ONCE GOT FROM A ROLLER COASTER.

5) IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS BUT NOBODY BOTHERS TO ASK YOU THE QUESTIONS. 
6) TIME MAY BE A GREAT HEALER,
 BUT IT'S A LOUSY BEAUTICIAN
7) WISDOM COMES WITH AGE, BUT SOMETIMES AGE COMES ALONE. 
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SUCCESS:

AT AGE 4 SUCCESS IS . . . . NOT PIDDLING IN YOUR PANTS. 
AT AGE 12 SUCCESS IS . . . HAVING FRIENDS. 
AT AGE 17 SUCCESS IS . . HAVING A DRIVER'S LICENSE. 
AT AGE 35 SUCCESS IS . . ..HAVING MONEY.
AT AGE 50 SUCCESS IS . . HAVING MONEY..
AT AGE 70 SUCCESS IS . . . HAVING A DRIVERS LICENSE. 
AT AGE 75 SUCCESS IS . ... . HAVING FRIENDS. 
AT AGE 80 SUCCESS IS . . .. NOT PIDDLING IN YOUR PANTS. 
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AL WAYS REMEMBER TO FORGET THE TROUBLES THAT PASS YOUR WAY; 
BUT NEVER
 FORGET THE BLESSINGS THAT COME EACH DAY. 
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*SCHOOL NEWS* 
*MAY 6TH - TGU SCHOOL BOARD ELELCTION 11AM TO 7PM
*MAY 10TH - HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS CONCERT 7PM
*MAY 11TH - TGU SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
*MAY 30TH - TGU GRANVILLE GRADUATION
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TGU GRANVILLE ELEMENTARY GIRLS
GAME SCHEDULE
MAY 4TH - NEDROSE (H) 4PM
MAY 7TH & 8TH - NEDROSE/SOUTH PRAIRIE TOURNAMENT TIME TBA
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TGU GRANVILLE TRACK WITH SURREY
Tuesday, May 4th
Track:  Mustangs at Rugby.  The bus will pick you up at TGU Granville.
Wednesday, May 5th
Track:  Practice, the bus will leave after school.
Thursday, May 6th
Track:  Peace Garden Meet at St. John for Jr. High and High School, 11:00.  The bus will pick up at TGU Granville.
Friday, May 7th
Track: Practice, the bus will leave after school.

 

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 “CHARACTER COUNTS!”
CHARACTER CONTINUES ...
THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER: TRUSTWORTHINESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, CARING, CITIZENSHIP.


WHAT CARING MEANS TO US
BY: DANIELLE LARSEN AND TYRA PETERSEN
(GREAT JOB GIRLS!)



WHAT WOULD OUR LIVES BE WITHOUT CARING? IF THERE WAS NO CARING,
BACKSTABBING, BETRAYAL, AND HARSH WORDS WOULD BE SPREAD AMONG EVERY
CITIZEN UNTIL HAVOC TAKES CONTROL OF OUR LIVES. FIRST OFF, BACKSTABBING
WOULD BECOME WORSE AS EVERY DAY CONTINUES. FOR EXAMPLE, RELATIONSHIPS
WOULD HAVE NO COMMITMENT, MEANING THERE WOULD BE CHEATING ON BOTH PARTS.
NEXT, BETRAYAL WOULD RUIN EVERY FRIENDSHIP KNOWN TO MAN. TO EXPLAIN, IN
THE YEARS OF JESUS CHRIST, HE WAS BETRAYED BY ONE OF HIS FOLLOWERS NAMED
JUDAS. COMPARING HIM TO CARING IS LIKE COMPARING FIRE TO WATER. FINALLY,
HARSH WORDS WOULD TEAR OUR MINDS APART. FOR EVERY HARSH WORD SAID, A
PERSONS' SELF-CONFIDENCE LEVEL WOULD DROP DRAMATICALLY TO WHERE THEY HAVE
NOTHING LEFT TO GRASP ONTO LIFE WITH. IN CONCLUSION, CARING PLAYS A BIG
PART IN OUR LIVES BECAUSE OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS WOULD BECOME OUR ENEMIES,
OUR LOVED ONES WOULD NO LONGER BE THERE, AND HARSH WORDS WOULD DISRUPT
EVERY RELATIONSHIP WE'VE EVER HAD.


DANIELLE IS ACTIVE IN DRAMA, BAND, CHOIR, AND IN CYO. SHE IS SOPHMORE AT TGU  GRANVILLE.  HER HOBBIES ARE
HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND COOKING. DANIELLE'S PARENTS ARE CARLEEN AND JOHN LARSEN.

 TYRA, ALSO A SOPHMORE, IS ACTIVE IN DRAMA, FFA, BAND, CHOIR AND CYO. HER FAVORITE HOBBY IS WORKING. TYRA'S PARENTS ARE PAUL AND SHEILA PETERSEN.


 

LIFE HOLDS NO PROBLEMS

Spinning Smiley

ONLY CHALLENGES

Spinning Smiley

Spinning Smiley

FOUR WORMS AND A LESSON TO BE LEARNED
A TEACHER DECIDED THAT A VISUAL 
DEMONSTRATION WOULD ADD EMPHASIS 
TO HER CLASS ROOM OF 5TH GRADERS.
FOUR WORMS WERE PLACED INTO 
FOUR SEPARATE JARS...
THE FIRST WORM WAS PUT INTO A CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL.
THE SECOND WORM WAS PUT INTO A CONTAINER OF CIGARETTE SMOKE.
THE THIRD WORM WAS PUT INTO A CONTAINER OF CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
THE FOURTH WORM WAS PUT INTO A CONTAINER OF GOOD CLEAN SOIL.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE LESSON, THE 
TEACHER REPORTED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:
THE FIRST WORM IN ALCOHOL - DEAD.
THE SECOND WORM IN CIGARETTE
SMOKE - DEAD
THE THIRD WORM IN CHOCOLATE SYRUP -DEAD
FOURTH WORM IN GOOD CLEAN SOIL -ALIVE.
SO THE TEACHER ASKED THE CLASS,
"WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THIS DEMONSTRATION?"
LITTLE JOHNNY WAS SITTING IN THE BACK. HE QUICKLY RAISED HIS HAND AND SAID,
'AS LONG AS YOU DRINK, SMOKE AND EAT CHOCOLATE, YOU WON'T HAVE WORMS!'
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JUST A THOUGHT. . .
HAVE YOU HAD THE PLEASURE OF DINING AT THE PIZZA RANCH BY WALMART?
IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO EAT. REASONABLY PRICED, A BUFFET, CLEAN, GREAT PIZZA AND CHICKEN.  WHEN YOU HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GOING THERE BE SURE AND READ YOUR NAPKIN.  IT SAYS AND I QUOTE,
"HI, THERE. I'M A NAPKIN."
OOOOKKKKK?
IT GOES ON TO SAY IT HAS THE TOUGHEST JOB AT THE RANCH. WIPING YER FINGERS, YER MOUTH, YER KID'S NOSE.

I MEAN DON'T GET ME WRONG, ITS' CATCHY!  WHO THINKS OF THESE THINGS!  THEY ARE PROBABLY LIVING IN A MANSION OVER LOOKING THE NILE.  I COULD DO THAT, I JUST HAVENT BEEN DISCOVERED YET.  I COULD THINK OF CLEVER THINGS TO SAY ABOUT NAPKINS, DIAPERS, ECT.  DIAPERS COULD SAY, "POOP IN ME AND I'LL KEEP IT NEXT TO YOUR SKIN SO YOU GET A DIAPER RASH!"  OR MAYBE," I'LL BE THERE TO DRY YOU TEARS WHEN YOU LEAK ON GRANDMAS BEST DRESS!" .  OK SO MAYBE MINE AREN’T AS CATCHY AS THAT BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.  ANYWAY THE PIZZA RANCH IS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO EAT, SO NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE NAPKIN.  I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO THINK OF WITTY THINGS TO SAY.  MANY TIMES I HAVE EMBARASSED MY FAMILY TO DEATH.  MY KIDS KNOW NOT TO EGG ME ON AND TIM JUST DOESN'T HEAR ME SO I CAN KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING. JUST LIKE THE EVERREADY BUNNY.  SOMETIMES THINGS COME OUT OF MY MOUTH AND I THINK, "JO, YOU JUST STUCK YOUR FOOT IN IT AGAIN!" 
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST START WRITING ON NAPKINS!
ENUF SAID,    JO
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TGU SENIORS CLASS OF 2010

SENIOR BACCALAUREATE: MONDAY MAY 17TH 6PM AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

GRADUATION: SUNDAY MAY 30TH AT 1PM IN THE TGU GRANVILLE GYM

CLASS MOTTO:
 BEHIND US ARE MEMORIES, BESIDE US ARE FRIENDS, BEFORE US ARE DREAMS THAT WILL NEVER END.

CLASS COLORS: BALCK, TEAL & SILVER
CLASS FLOWER: TURQUISE GERBER DAISY

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GRADUATING CLASS OF TGU GRANVILLE 2010:
*******************
KARLEE GODEJOHN
VALEDICTORIAN
DAUGHTER OF ANGIE SCHWAN AND
 LYNN GODEJOHN
SISTERS: KAITLYN, KELSEY, KENDRA, KEIRA AND KIMM
ACTIVITIES: STUDENT COUNCIL, HONOR SOCIETY, DRAMA, CHOIR, BAND, CLOSE-UP, FFA, BASKETBALL, PEP CLUB
PLANS: ATTEND UND AND MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PRE-LAW AND THEN
  ATTEND LAW SCHOOL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BRADLEY WINTERMUTE
SALUTATORIAN
SON OF BRIAN & SHELLEY WINTERMUTE
SISTERS: KAYLA
ACTIVITIES: FFA, BAND, ANNUAL STAFF
PLANS: ATTENDING NDSCS AND GETTING A TECHNICAL DEGREE.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ALYCIA JUAREZ
HONOR STUDENT
DAUGHTER OF DOMINGO AND LUANN JUAREZ
SISTERS: ANGELA, AMANDA, AKESHA,
BROTHERS: MIGUEL & CRUZ
ACTIVITIES: BAND, STUDENT COUNCIL, YEARBOOK
PLANS: ATTEND MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY


SAMANTHA LUNDY
HONOR STUDENT
PARENTS: DORI LUNDY AND LANCE LUNDY
BROTHERS: LOREN & LARRY LUNDY
& LANE KUNKEL
ACTIVITIES: VOLLYBALL, BASKETBALL, BAND, CHOIR, STUDENT COUNCIL, FFA, TOBACCO COALITION, YEARBOOK
PLANS: ATTEND MSU TO STUDY NURSING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TYREL FITZGERALD
SON OF FRANK & STEPHANIE FITZGERALD
SISTER: KATELYN
ACTIVITIES: CHOIR, FFA, HIGH SCHOOL RODEO, ANNUAL STAFF
PLANS: TO BECOME A CERTIFIED WELDER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JESSIE LYSTAD
SON OF RITA & ERNIE LYSTAD
BROTHERS: JOHN & JAMES
ACTIVITIES; BAND, CHOIR, FFA & YEARBOOK
PLANS: WORK AT R&K CONSTRUCTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHRISTOPHER DAWSON
SON OF JASON AND TRINDA DAWSON
SISTERS: CHASTAIN & TRISTAN
ACTIVITIES: FFA & CHOIR
PLANS: WORK FOR A YEAR AND THEN GET A DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DUSTIN ZIETZ
SON OF STEPHEN & LISA ZIETZ
SISTER: TIFFANY
ACTIVITIES: BAND AND CHOIR & YEARBOOK
PLANS: GO TO COLLEGE IN MINNESOTA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLBY JOHNSON
SON OF CINDY AND LAYNE JOHNSON
ACTIVITES: FFA & ANNUAL STAFF
PLANS: GOING TO ITT TECH
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
WE HOPE ALL YOUR DREAMS
COME TRUE!

 

 
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