Kienast ND Legion of Merit winner Jul 14, 2009
Jim Kienast (left) receives the North Dakota Legion of Merit award from Capt. Mark McEvers, Camp Grafton ... This is pretty rare, said Captain Mark McEvers at Camp Grafton just south of Devils Lake. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Progress report on RTI being built at Camp Grafton Jul 11, 2009
The Regional Training Institute being built on the former parade ground at Camp Grafton is over 50 percent completed. The first phase of the North Dakota National Guard s new state-of-the-art Regional Training Center at Camp Grafton just south of Devils Lake is about 60 percent complete. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Storm sweep Wahpeton, move record to .500 Jul 10, 2009
Devin Gathman starts his swing against Grafton in the Storm Classic. Gathman was the winning pitcher of game two in Wahpeton on Tuesday, striking out seven and throwing a complete game. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Grafton claims CCCU Storm Classic title Jul 7, 2009
Catcher Ethan Kleinknecht of Devils Lake and Alex Martinez of Grafton both react to the incoming pitch during the fifth inning of Friday s final game of the Storm Classic. Grafton beat Devils Lake 9-6 ... Grafton overcame a 4-3 deficit scoring six runs on six hits in the sixth inning to defeat Cando 9-4 in the Citizens Community Credit Union Storm Classic Legion Baseball Tournament played at Legion Field Friday afternoon. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Heavy rains focus attention on N.D., Minn. rivers Jun 28, 2009
A section of Highway 32 is shown here on Saturday, June 27, 2009 after it was washed out Friday night, about 10 miles north of Niagara, N.D. (AP Photo/Grand Forks Herald, Sarah Kolberg) LOADING Jun 28, 2009 - 04:05:16 CDT GRAFTON (AP) - Heavy rains that began late Friday and kept falling into Saturday have left portions of northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota bracing for flooding. Volunteers were called to lay sandbags in the city of Grafton, where the Park River was expected to... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Volunteers using sandbags along NDs Park River Jun 28, 2009
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) Volunteers in some areas of northeastern North Dakota are gathering to help lay sandbags to hold back floodwaters. After heavy rains fell late Friday and early Saturday, Grafton emergency management officials called for volunteers to help keep the Park River on the citys west end within its banks ... The warning includes the city of Grafton. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Elevators serving 2 N.D. ethanol plants shutting Jun 26, 2009
North Dakota's Public Service Commission has granted requests from Alchem Ltd. of Grafton and VeraSun Energy's Hankinson plant to allow their grain elevators to stop doing business. Neither plant is producing ethanol right now. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Wahpeton debriefs on spring flood fight Jun 24, 2009
Lane Wateland, alderman, said he s working with Camp Grafton, a base that operates the four machines in the state, to prepare blueprints, as the city is looking at the possibility of building a similar machine. Copyright. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
People you’d like to know: Local teen always upbeat Jun 16, 2009
Her dad, by the way, works at Camp Grafton. She s going to summer school this month as part of a government-funded program that opened summer school to anyone who wants to attend - free of charge. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Kappes, Sobolik // May 28, 2009
She is currently employed with the Natural Resources Conservation Service as the Red River Resource Conservation & Development Coordinator in Grafton, N.D.. Rory is a 1993 graduate of Park River High School and a 1995 graduate of North Dakota State College of Science. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Memorial Day ceremonies set May 23, 2009
Francis S. Brager, command sergeant major for the Devils Lake-based Camp Grafton Training Center. Emceeing the ceremony is Chief Master Sgt. Paula K. Johnson, command chief for the North Dakota Air National Guard. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Tiny Nash school closing today May 22, 2009
Next year, the students will transfer to Grafton ... The Nash School District land will be divided among three surrounding districts with most of it going to Grafton, if the State Board of Education approves ... Johnston, a Grafton native, and her husband, Jim Johnston Jr., live just four miles away. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Local: Firebirds beat GF Central May 20, 2009
Devils Lake travels to Grafton on Thursday for a Region II matchup. They are currently 4-1 in Region II play. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Back to their roots May 19, 2009
Bliss is originally from Grafton. This past Wednesday, Canfield, Jones and Cole arrived in Williston by train, and Bliss met them from Minneapolis. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Gov. John Hoeven visits Devils Lake, tours flooded basin May 14, 2009
Following that there was a tour of the Camp Grafton Embankment, the Acorn Ridge area on Highway 20 South and Lakewood. His visit to the Devils Lake Basin will continue this afternoon with the State Flood Coordination Center Meeting to be held in the basement of the Ramsey County Courthouse, 524 Fourth Ave. NE at 1:30 p.m.. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Devils Lake surpasses 1,450 feet May 14, 2009
Wednesday's tour included stops in Minnewaukan, the North Dakota National Guard's Camp Grafton, and the Lakewood area outside the city of Devils Lake. Hoeven and other state officials also met with local officials in Devils Lake. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Paula Rae Luther May 8, 2009
A year later, I had lost the ability to swallow and I had to be put into the State Hospital in Grafton. At that time 40 years ago, there wasnt another place for me to get the medical attention I needed, so mom and dad, along with my doctor, had to make the very agonizing decision to move me to Grafton. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Nine area executives among Ernst & Young finalists Apr 29, 2009
Michael Gauthier, president, and Stacy Gauthier, vice president, Gauthier Biomedical Inc. (Grafton). Guy Mingo, chief operating officer, Marsden Holding LLC (St. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Gracin Darrell // Apr 28, 2009
Grandparents are Shane and Margaret Kaste, Grafton, N.D., and Colleen Larson, Fargo, and the late Darrell Larson. Great-grandparents are Norman Kaste, Pisek, N.D., and Dick and Dolores Piechowski, Beardsley, Minn. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Michael Ellis Apr 19, 2009
Jennifer (Jason Doak) Ellis, Grafton, Eric (Cassie Saville) Ellis, Grand Forks and Rachael Vaughn, Williston; his sisters, Donna Johnson and Cindy (Leonard) Peltier, both of Williston; his grandchildren, Sarah Buechler, Anthony Beach, Brittany Buechler, Michael Buechler, Annie Elizabeth Dexheimer, Sebastian Doak, Ethan Doak and Tannyn Vaughn; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Fred Ellis; mother, Patsy Ellis; sister, Lori Ellis;... (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Local meeting planned for PTSD sufferers Apr 17, 2009
The chaplain from Camp Grafton south of Devils Lake has also been in contact with Winskye. Contacts for people interested in joining the group are Winskye at (701)-947-2190, Jim Hanson at 662-8313 and Bloomquist at 662-2761. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Grafton center getting evacuated vets Apr 16, 2009
LOADING Apr 16, 2009 - 04:06:02 CDT GRAFTON (AP) - Thirty-five residents of the North Dakota Veterans Home are being moved from Lisbon to the state Developmental Center in Grafton to ensure their safety during the area's flood fight ... He says about 12 of the home's staff members will also be going to Grafton ... Schweitzer says more than 50 people from Fargo group homes were temporarily relocated to the Grafton developmental center earlier. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Four vying for Central Middle School helm ... Identity thief targets rural Devils Lake resident for thousands ... CMS students help local family in need, one penny at a time ... School board seeking bids for summer renovation projects ... My year as a Firebird ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Long-time CMS principal, Bob Gibson, will retire this year. Four vying for Central Middle School helm Apr 15, 2009
Johnson is in his first year as a principal at Wimbledon-Courtney, previously taught social studies at Grafton and served as an assistant womens basketball coach at UND in Grand Forks. Pogatshnik is believed to be in his third year as a Middle School principal and previously taught in the Grand Forks school system. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
STEVE THOMAS: Time to seed state basketball tournament Apr 14, 2009
Minot, following a 61-45 loss to South, dusted itself off and fought off Minot Ryan and Grafton to win the consolation title at the Bison Sports Arena in Fargo. Do Ilose sleep over this issue. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ray's Heier named all-state Mar 25, 2009
Katie Houdek, Grafton: The 6-foot-1 senior averaged a double-double for the Spoilers. She had 19. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
CLASS B GIRLS ALL-STATE: Sand, Long, Opp honored Mar 24, 2009
Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy Now 32 High 41 Low 33. LOADING Mar 24, 2009 - 04:05:09 CDT GRAND FORKS (AP) - Guards and small forwards for whom size is not a hindrance dominate the 2008-09 North Dakota Class B girls basketball all-state first team. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Upper Midwest Braces For Major Flooding Mar 23, 2009
The Army Corps of Engineers said its contractors have been building emergency levees in the cities of Fargo, Grafton, Harwood, Valley City and Wahpeton in North Dakota, and in the cities of Breckenridge, Moorhead and Georgetown in Minnesota. The corps said it's issued more than 600,000 sandbags to counties and cities in North Dakota and Minnesota. (Click2Houston, TX)
MR. BASKETBALL: Malzer honored Mar 22, 2009
Malzer and the Trojans lost to Grafton 53-42 in last season's championship game. Malzer's desire to return to state started soon after that loss. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Shirley Crookston, 73 Mar 18, 2009
She worked for Border Farm Supply in Walhalla and C. & B. Inc. in Grafton, N.D., both of which were part of Home Of Economy, for whom she later worked in Minot, N.D. She earned her dental assistant degree in 1992 from Brymann College in Long Beach, Calif. She married Dan Crookston on Sept. 4, 1964, in Dillon, S.C. They lived in North Carolina and Washington before returning to North Dakota. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Walsh County officials propose Park River dams Mar 17, 2009
LOADING Mar 17, 2009 - 04:05:10 CDT GRAFTON (AP) -Walsh County officials are proposing retention dams along the south branch of the Park River to protect the city of Grafton and surrounding areas from flooding. The proposal includes two or three dams near the city of Adams, the installation of electric generators in the dams and the release of water for electricity. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dakota Prairie wins Region 2; dethrones defending state champs Mar 17, 2009
Dakota Prairie dethroned defending State Champion Grafton Saturday in the championship game of the Region 2 Boys Basketball Tournament at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks ... The Knights will take a 19-6 mark into the state tournament while Grafton closed out 17-8. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
MICHAEL WEBER: Hail the heroines Mar 16, 2009
Last year's state champion, Grafton, was defeated in the Region 2 championship game by Dakota Prairie, which will make its first-ever state tournament appearance. No. 1-ranked Linton, from Region 3, is back in the state tournament for the first time since 2005. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Red River Valley discuss flood plans Mar 16, 2009
If current forecasts hold up, Grafton is looking at a $1 million flood fight, Mayor Todd Burianek said. Maj. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
NDDOT seeks public comments on urban projects Mar 14, 2009
Projects are planned for Dickinson, Grafton, Jamestown, Minot, Valley City, Wahpeton and Williston, as well. The public is invited to view the current STIP on the NDDOT web site at and clicking on more public, then click on the Future Road Projects- 2009-2012 Final Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Late Winter Storms Tear Through Midwest Mar 11, 2009
Flood warnings extended along the river to Grafton, Ill. about 40 miles north of St. Louis, and forecasters extended the warnings to St. Louis on Monday night as storms continued dousing the region. (CBS News -- US)
DLHS students bring home curling trophy Mar 7, 2009
The team participated in a 10 team tournament at the Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club in Fargo, ND. Teams came from the towns of Grafton, Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Devils Lake. Team Kitchens came into the tournament as the top ranked team, and showed why in their first two games. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Devils Lake man named U.S. Army Training, Doctrine Command Instructor of the Year Mar 4, 2009
He teaches construction engineer courses at the 164th Regional Training Institute at Camp Grafton Training Center. Porter served three years in the Army before joining the North Dakota National Guard in 1996. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
HB1572 is not an 'abortion'bill Feb 28, 2009
Now -15 High -6 Low -6. When HB1572 passed last week, headlines across the nation declared "North Dakota House passes bill giving rights to fertilized eggs." This curious statement has been repeated by pro-abortion lobbyists and journalists who have not read the bill, but it has no basis in reality. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Rollover kills Grafton man Feb 23, 2009
GRAFTON, N.D. (AP) A rollover crash on state Highway 17 about five miles west of Grafton has killed a 54-year-old man from the city. The Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the victim of the crash that happened about 2 a.m. Saturday. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Fargo planning to use $4.8 million for housing Feb 23, 2009
The cities include West Fargo, Minot, Mandan, Jamestown, Williston, Grafton, Wahpeton, Devils Lake, Valley City, Dickinson, Lincoln and Casselton. North Dakota's application for the program cited Fargo, Grand Forks and Bismarck as having the greatest needs, with 41 percent of all foreclosed homes and 42 percent of the state's 5,559 subprime mortgages. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
County hears growing concerns about spring flooding Feb 19, 2009
Commissioner Joe Belford informed the commission and the Water Board that he had been talking with David Sprynczynatyk and that he has a plan for dealing with flooding at Camp Grafton. Kevin Fieldsend, County Highway Superintendent, gave his report and submitted his recommendations for increasing blading rates to near actual costs. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Shiverfest ‘09 is coming! Feb 18, 2009
At 2 p.m. there will be Olympic Biathalon demos, race and signup at Camp Grafton. The Mikal Wakefield Memorial Mite Hockey Tournament in the arenas and the Pond Hockey Tournament on Creel Bay both continue on Sunday, as well. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Grafton man sentenced for conspiracy Feb 14, 2009
LOADING Feb 14, 2009 - 04:05:53 CST GRAFTON (AP) - A man charged with solicitation to commit murder has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge. Joseph Martinez of Grafton was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit terrorizing ... Authorities said the 22-year-old Martinez and four others went to a Grafton home to fight a man in September. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ella Gillham Matejcek, 96 Feb 12, 2009
Ella is survived by: her daughter, Jean (Roger) Freden, Wahpeton; three step-daughters, Catherine (Ron) Pich, Grafton, N.D., Joan (Wayne) Novak, Grand Forks, Mary Lou (James) Novak, Grand Forks; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; her brother, Walter Bud (Gertrude) Hewitt, Minto; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husbands; two brothers, William and Hardy Hewitt. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Plys wins Battle of 10,000 Lakes, Roland takes Dakota matchup as state rivalries highlight Day 4 Feb 12, 2009
The girls from Grafton went in to the 10th end down 7-6, needing only a point to send the game to extra ends. Solem made sure that would not happen, picking up two insurance points of their own. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
N. Dakotans urged to review flood insurance Feb 11, 2009
The latest National Weather Service outlook puts the chance of flooding at more than 90 percent in the Fargo area, and at approximately 50 percent in Wahpeton, Grand Forks, Grafton and Drayton. Lambrecht warned against delaying the purchase of flood insurance as there typically is a 30-day waiting period before a policy underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) becomes effective. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
FEMA preparing for spring flooding in N.D. Feb 10, 2009
The latest weather service outlook puts the chance of flooding at more than 90 percent in the Fargo area, and at about 50 percent in Grand Forks, Wahpeton, Grafton, Drayton and Pembina. Barbara Fitzpatrick, a flood insurance specialist with FEMA, said other parts of North Dakota also could see flooding, including some areas that usually are high and dry in the spring. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Event at Cankdeska Cikana Community College to help students with financial aid Feb 10, 2009
The program was conducted at eight different locations last year, and has been expanded to 11 this time, including Belcourt, Grafton and Grand Forks, along with Fort Totten. Students are asked to bring along their 2008 federal tax return and W2 forms, any untaxed income records, veteran noneducation benefits, worker s comp and child support, information on savings, investments, business assets and farm assets (if applicable). (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Rain falls, snow expected Feb 10, 2009
In northeastern North Dakota, Walsh County Sheriff Lauren Wild said a stretch of state Highway 17 between Grafton and Park River looked like a wrecking yard Monday morning. The sheriff said his SUV slid in the ditch about 5:30 a.m., and he was stuck for nearly four hours. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Jacklitch, Woods// Feb 8, 2009
Parents of the groom are Robert Woods, Hoople, N.D., and Tim and Jan DeSautel, Grafton, N.D.. Danielle Jacklitch and Justin Woods Advertisement. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
