Freebergs are putting in the work to achieve Appaloosa showing dreams

Cody (12) and Abby (15) Freeberg, who live just southeast of Lisbon, have been participating in livestock shows in 4-H and the open class realm for many years. But more recently, they’ve branched out to try something new: Appaloosa Breed Shows.  Chipper “Chip” is Cody’s Appaloosa that the Freeberg family obtained from Lyle and Barb Olson.  The Olson’s son had […]

Park District Pancake Feed set for April 3 at Lisbon Fire Hall

The Lisbon Park District will be holding a pancake feed on April 3rd from 8 am to 1 pm at the Lisbon Fire Hall. The Fire Dept. Gaming Division has already donated $10,000 toward the Pavilion upgrade project and will match dollar for dollar raised at the pancake feed up to $10,000 toward the project. It is a free will […]

Honoring those who went before them: State legislative memorial service held


On Thursday, March 18 a memorial service was held for former legislators of the State of North Dakota at the Capitol in Bismarck. Family members of those who have served the State in this capacity and have passed away during the last two years, were invited to Bismarck for an afternoon service of remembrance. Donald Lloyd served in the ND […]

Gazette E-Edition 3-29-21

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Optimism and progress are at the forefront

By Brian Van Horn, President • Mayville State University News The coronavirus pandemic has been the overarching theme over everything during the last year. We’ve come a long way since this began a little over a year ago, and our faculty, staff, and students have invested a great deal of themselves into getting us to this point. There have been […]

Comets softball had tough sledding in Casselton

By dave dakken • davedakken@gra.midco.net Tough sledding wasn’t because of no snow. Mayville State played four games on the Central Cass High School turf softball field March 18-19. They lost all four, two to Dickinson State and two to Doane University, Nebraska. Three of the four games were close, however. Doane beat the Comets 14-1 but just 4-2 in the […]

Barker, Zapata waive preliminary hearings

Two of five men accused in the Jan. 9 assault on Andre Jean-Pierre on the Mayville State University campus have waived their preliminary hearings in Traill County District Court. Court documents charge Oliver Barker and Norberto Aguirre Zapata with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault. Barker is also accused of attempting to strike Jean-Pierre with a wood baseball bat. Barker was […]

Sletten learns tough tale about teeth

By James R. Johnson • news@tctribune.net Deb Sletten commutes daily between home and Fargo for radiation treatments on the inside of her mouth. Life hasn’t been pleasant since her oral cancer surgery in January to remove teeth and have her jaw restructured. Everything she eats needs to be very soft. Even liquids are hard to swallow. “Do you know how […]

Hagert’s Heimlich maneuver saves Beltz

Rep. Jared Hagert, R-Dist. 20, is a farmer and owner of a small agribusiness, and he may now claim another notable service to agriculture – performing the Heimlich maneuver on fellow District 20 Rep. Mike Beltz, R-Hillsboro, who was choking on a piece of steak while at dinner with other representatives. Beltz said everyone remained calm and the incident was […]