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  • Oberon Oracles - Nov. 5, 2018

    Linda Madson|Nov 5, 2018

    Don’t forget to vote. No vote-no complaining. Tom and Pam Schmid enjoyed the Rodney Atkins concert at Spirit Lake Casino Saturday night. Dave and Linda Madson visited James Nelson Tuesday afternoon. He reported that his brother, Mayo is recovering from surgery. Speedy recovery, Mayo. Doris Griffin attended the Lake Region District Health Unit quarterly board meeting on Tuesday evening in Devils Lake. Wednesday evening, Doris enjoyed the 55 Club supper in Minnewaukan. The supper was well attended and the food was abundant and delicious. Jake H...

  • Oberon Oracles - Oct. 29, 2018

    Linda Madson|Oct 29, 2018

    Congratulations to Jakob Schmid on being awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the ND Grain Dealers Foundation. Jakob is an NDSU student majoring in agricultural economics. Tom and Pam Schmid attended Jason and Marta Smith’s wedding in Devils Lake on Saturday. One day this week, Newton Dick and his wife, Eunice of Lorena, Texas, visited Lester and Jackie Roberts. Chad Getscher visited the Roberts’ on Tuesday. Bobbi and Tom Duberowski of Parkers Prairie, Minn., spent the weekend visiting Lester and Jackie. Lezlee Thorson and Bob Hoffart visited Les...

  • Oberon Oracles - Oct. 22, 2018

    Linda Madson|Oct 22, 2018

    Last week’s news: Tom, JD and Jakob Schmid took in the rodeo in Minot on Saturday. Jakob was home for the weekend from Fargo. Janice and Les Ferry visited Lester and Jackie Roberts on Wednesday. Roger Roberts and also Lezlee Thorson visited the Roberts’ on Saturday. Lezlee stopped by to see her parents again on Sunday. Chad Getscher was also a Sunday visitor at Lester and Jackie’s. Gene Wooley visited James Nelson on Saturday. Doris Griffin is a volunteer at Sully’s Hill and she stated that this Sunday is the last time the visitor center...

  • Oberon Oracles - Oct. 8, 2018

    Linda Madson|Oct 8, 2018

    Betty Rushfeldt was a recent overnight guest at her sister Sharon Rance’s home in Devils Lake. Betty and Marlene Hendrickson were in Devils Lake on Thursday to do some shopping and enjoy an evening meal together. Sharon visited Betty on Saturday. Carlyle Nelson of Newtown, Conn. is spending time with his dad, James. Carlyle will be returning to his home on Tuesday. Justin Roberts visited his parents, Lester and Jackie, on Wednesday. Thursday, Chad Getscher visited the Roberts. Another Thursday visitor was Mary Keeling of Devils Lake. Marie B...

  • Oberon Oracles - Oct. 1, 2018

    Linda Madson|Oct 1, 2018

    Joel and Braden Schmid of Fargo were weekend visitors at the home of Howard and Helen Schmid. Keith and Nancy Tweten, Katie Dixon and family and Jared Tweten and family visited James Nelson the beginning of September. Jarvis Hegland visited James on Sept. 17. On Sept. 19, Lester Roberts visited James. Dick Evenson called on James Sunday afternoon. Janice Ferry visited Lester and Jackie Roberts on Saturday. Sunday, Lezlee Thorson and Bob Hoffart visited the Roberts. Roger was also a Sunday afternoon visitor and Chad Getscher visited the Roberts...

  • Oberon Oracles - Sept. 24, 2018

    Linda Madson|Sep 24, 2018

    Nadley Buehler visited the Mark Sitz farm in Drake Monday afternoon to spend time with cousins and her aunt, Mamie Hass. Joe Wentz of Bismarck, Elisa and Breana Buehler of Mandan and Hunter Buehler spent the weekend at the Buehler farm. Nadley, Breana and Bria Buehler and Sherry Boehmer of Devils Lake enjoyed Saturday afternoon in Carrington at the Junkfest. Beau and Bria joined the family for noon dinner on Sunday. The Buehler family celebrated Breana’s birthday. Happy belated birthday, Breana. Jarvis and Patty Hegland attended the Ned L...

  • Oberon Oracles - September 10, 2018

    Linda Madson|Sep 10, 2018

    Belated sympathy to the Nielsen/Ploium families for the passing of Junita Nielsen-Goertzen Aug. 12th. She will be missed. Dave and Linda Madson visited Lester and Jackie Roberts on Wednesday afternoon. Lester’s sister June Sabbe of Wellsburg, N.D. and her son, Vance of Denver, visited Lester and Jackie on Thursday. Roger Roberts was also a Thursday visitor as well as Saturday. Sunday, Lezlee Thorson and her daughter, Kayla, spent the day with Jackie. Lester took in the Steam Threshers Bee at Stump Lake on Sunday. Carrie Madson and Paul P...

  • Oberon Oracles - Sept 3, 2018

    Linda Madson|Sep 3, 2018

    Howard and Helen Schmid were in Fargo on Thursday to attend the welcome home party for their grandson, Braden Schmid, who has spent the past year working with the homeless in Austin, Texas. Friday, Howard and Helen visited James Nelson. The Schmid’s took in the corn feed at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne Sunday. Wednesday night, Doris Griffin attended the Community Action Board Meeting in Devils Lake. Last Monday, Doris led the carving class in Maddock and that evening participated in the meeting and carving group in Devils Lake. Grandchildren, E...

  • Oberon Oracles- August 27, 2018

    Linda Madson|Aug 27, 2018

    Howard and Helen Schmid returned last Sunday from a trip to Norway. While there, they were guests of friends, Ron and Ingrid Alfstad. Howard and Ron were classmates when they attended country school together. Russell and Delores Hopkins visited James Nelson on Sunday. James also had a phone conversation with his brother, Mayo Nelson who lives in Aloha, Ore., on Sunday. Mayo is still riding his bike every day. He must have a lot of miles on that bike. Nadley Buehler visited Elisa and Breana Buehler in Mandan last Sunday afternoon and evening....

  • Oberon Oracles - August 20, 2018

    Linda Madson|Aug 20, 2018

    Everyone must be busy harvesting or on vacation or just plain busy – not much news this week. Betty Rushfeldt recently enjoyed an acrylic arts class.   Betty and Sharon Rance were coffee guests at the home of Kermit and Glenna Garske on Sunday afternoon. Other guests were Fred Rance, Everett and Gloria Rance and Darlene Schoenfish. They were celebrating Kermit’s birthday. Thursday, Lester Roberts was in Maddock on business. Roger was a Saturday visitor at the Roberts’ home Chad Getscher visited the Roberts’ on Sunday. Monday through Thursday...

  • Oberon Oracles - August 13, 2018

    Linda Madson|Aug 13, 2018

    Lester and Jackie Roberts kept medical appointments in Grand Forks on Tuesday. Following the appointments, they Roberts’ enjoyed lunch with Peggy Kindem. Lester visited Craig and Sandy Poulsen one day this week. Granddaughter, Kayla Thorson, and a friend from Minneapolis visited Lester and Jackie on Saturday. Roger Roberts was also a Saturday visitor. Bob Hoffart, Lezlee Thorson and daughter Kayla were Sunday visitors at Lester and Jackie’s home. James Nelson kept a medical appointment in Grand Forks on Wednesday. Jarvis and Patty Hegland vis...

  • Oberon Oracles - August 6, 2018

    Linda Madson|Aug 6, 2018

    Lester Roberts attended the meeting in Oberon regarding the new school project on Wednesday. Bobbi Duberowski of Parkers Prairie, Minn., visited her parents, Jackie and Lester, Saturday and Sunday. Roger Roberts was a Saturday visitor at the Roberts’ home. Chad Getscher visited Lester and Jackie Sunday evening. Former Oberon/Minnewaukan resident, Don Knudson of Phoenix, Ariz., had a telephone visit with James Nelson Saturday evening. Doris Griffin attended the new school meeting in Oberon on Wednesday. Friday, Doris attended the meeting of t...

  • Oberon Oracles - July 30, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jul 30, 2018

    Sunday, July 22 was Pastor Natasha Woitzel-Kolles’s last service at Calvary Lutheran Church in Oberon, as she has accepted a call from Zion Lutheran Church of Minot. We wish her and her family the very best in their new home. Services at Calvary will continue as scheduled. Tuesday dinner and overnight guests at Betty Rushfeldt’s home were Mr. and Mrs. Chad Sundberg from Minneapolis and their children Thomas, James, Ruby, Morgan and Genevieve, and Betty’s sister, Janet Bartz of Fargo. The group joined together for a dinner at the home of Sharo...

  • Oberon Oracles - July 23, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jul 23, 2018

    A meeting of the congregation of Calvary Lutheran Church in Oberon will be held following services on Sunday, July 22. Pam and Jakob Schmid helped with 4-H Achievement Days in Maddock Friday and Saturday. Tom and Pam treated Howard and Helen Schmid to the Fort Totten Little Theatre Production, (Big Fish, the Musical) on Saturday night. Carlyle and Dianne Nelson of Newtown, CT are currently visiting James Nelson and other relatives and friends. Lester Roberts was in New Rockford on business Tuesday. Wednesday, Lester and Jackie attended a...

  • Oberon Oracles - July 16, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jul 16, 2018

    John and Janice Hager spent July 4 in New Rockford. They viewed the parade from Deb and Neal Rud’s yard. In the afternoon, they enjoyed a cookout at the home of Taylor Cook and Dalton Weber with Ron Cook being the grill master. Other guests were Darcy and Geoff Blegen, Cambree and Grady of rural Devils Lake, Deb and Neal Rud and Bonnie Cook. Ron and Laurie Knaust of Fargo and Beau and Bria Buehler brought supper and visited Todd and Nadley Buehler Tuesday. Later that evening, they all enjoyed a fireworks show and bonfire at Beau and B...

  • Oberon Oracles - July 9, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jul 9, 2018

    Recently, Dave and Linda Madson, Melodie Watt, Syl Brown and Tommy Schwab were guests for a barbecue at Michael and Amy Jacobson’s home in Devils Lake to help celebrate their wedding anniversary. Last Friday evening, Mike and Becky Tefft of Kendrick, Idaho, Joni Duckworth of Gilby, Melodie Watt, Kennedee and McKenzee, Carrie Madson and Paul Prince, formerly of Oceanside, Calif., now of Oberon, were supper guests at Dave and Linda Madson’s home in Devils Lake. Mike and Becky were weekend guests at the Madson’s and Joni was a weekend guest at Me...

  • Oberon Oracles - June 25, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jun 25, 2018

    Lezlee Thorson visited her parents, Lester and Jackie Roberts on Saturday. Sunday visitors at the Roberts’ home were Roger Roberts and Bob Hoffart. James, David and Bonnie Nelson enjoyed supper at The View at the Spirit Lake Casino Wednesday. Gene Wooley visited James on Friday. On Father’s Day, James, Carrie and Jack Baker, Jean and John Baker, Austin and Harper Van SteenVort, Dave and Bonnie Nelson, Garrett Baker and his friend Kelsie all enjoyed supper at Applebee’s in Devils Lake. Howard and Helen Schmid traveled to Minneapolis on Tuesd...

  • Oberon Oracles- June 18, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jun 18, 2018

    James Nelson recently had a phone conversation with Don Knutson of Phoenix, Ariz. Jarvis and Patty Hegland visited James Tuesday and Howard and Helen Schmid paid him a visit on Wednesday. Lester Roberts reported that he went to the Peace Gardens with a couple of women on Saturday. Those women were Jackie and Linda Madson. They attended the International Old-Time Fiddle Contest held at the Burdick Center for the Performing Arts. The Fiddle Contest is held each year on the second Thursday, Friday and Saturday in June. There were workshops for...

  • Oberon Oracles - June 11, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jun 11, 2018

    Last Sunday, Tom, Pam, JD and Jakob Schmid attended Parker Schmid’s graduation celebration in Devils Lake. Congratulations Parker. Tuesday, Pam and Jakob went to Fargo to keep an appointment. On Memorial Day, Lester and Jackie Roberts enjoyed a fish fry at Lezlee Thorson and Bob Hoffart’s lake home. Raymond (Butch) and Vicki Peterson of Fargo visited Lester and Jackie Wednesday. Many relatives and friends helped Lester and Jackie celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday afternoon. Congratulations Lester and Jackie. Visitors at the Rob...

  • Oberon News- June 4, 2018

    Linda Madson|Jun 4, 2018

    Congratulations to all the graduates. On this Memorial weekend, we remember all those who gave their lives for their country as well as all the loved ones who have passed away. Amanda, Jake, Fallyn and Piper Hegland went to Spearfish, S.D., the weekend of May 18-20 to spend time with Amanda’s family. Saturday, May 19, the family helped Amanda’s nephew, Dylan Alexander celebrate his graduation from Newell High School. On their way home, the Heglands stopped in Hettinger and visited Jake’s grandma, Emily Stadheim. Last weekend, Dave and Linda...

  • Oberon Oracles- May 21, 2018

    Linda Madson|May 21, 2018

    Charlotte Simon babysat grandsons, Mason and Miles Simon at their home in Oxbow, N.D., from Wednesday through Friday. Their parents are Mark and Tessa Simon. Friday evening, on her way home, Charlotte stopped at the home of Carson, Heidi, Max and Elin Thompson in Grand Forks. Randy and Charlotte attended the Park Board Mother’s Day dinner in Maddock on Sunday. Following the dinner, Randy went home to get back in the field while Charlotte drove to Rugby to visit her mother, Joan Bosch at the Heart of America Care Center and to enjoy the Mother’s...

  • Oberon Oracles- May 14, 2018

    Linda Madson|May 14, 2018

    Keith and Nancy Tweten of Grand Island, Neb. visited James Nelson last weekend. Gene Wooley visited James one day last week. Craig and Sandy Poulsen and Jeff Poulsen of Anchorage, Alaska, visited James on Sunday. Dave and Linda Madson traveled to Grand Forks on Thursday to take care of some business. Mitchell, Elisha and Brinlee Poulsen and Melodie Watt visited Dave and Linda on Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening, the Madsons attended the Lake Region Concert Association performance by the Alias Brass Company at the Lake Region State College....

  • Oberon Oracles - May 7, 2018

    Linda Madson|May 7, 2018

    Breana Buehler of Mandan and Hunter Buehler, NDSU, spent the weekend at the Buehler farm. Nadley and Breana attended the baby shower for Jenae, Justin and baby Jaxon in Maddock Saturday afternoon. Breana visited Bria Buehler Saturday evening. Steve Bracken of Devils Lake visited Todd Buehler Tuesday. Charlotte Simon visited her mother, Joan Bosch, at the Care Center in Rugby on Tuesday. Friday, Charlotte spent the day with grandchildren, Max and Elin Thompson at Carson and Heidi’s home in Grand Forks. Mavis Maloney and Jane Brorby were C...

  • Oberon Oracles - April 30, 2018

    Linda Madson|Apr 30, 2018

    Elisa Buehler of Bismarck spent the weekend at the Buehler farm. Nadley and Elisa enjoyed a Saturday lunch date in Carrington. Beau and Bria Buehler, along with Elisa, were supper guests at Todd and Nadley’s on Saturday evening to celebrate Bria’s birthday. Patty Hegland spent Sunday through Tuesday visiting her mother, Emily Stadheim, who lives in Hettinger. On Monday, Patty and Emily went to Mandan, where Emily kept a medical appointment. Tom and Pam Schmid traveled to Fargo on Saturday to spend time with Jakob and Alison. Lester Roberts vis...

  • Oberon Oracles- April 23, 2018

    Linda Madson|Apr 23, 2018

    John and Janice Hager, Ginny Streifel and Colette Tufte enjoyed dinner at The View at Spirit Lake Casino on Thursday evening. Lester Roberts was in New Rockford on business on Thursday. Thursday evening, Lester attended the annual elevator meeting and supper in Sheyenne. Chad Getscher and Roger Roberts visited the Roberts’ on Saturday. Todd Buehler visited James Nelson one day last week. Jarvis Hegland visited James on Sunday. Lee and Amy, Easton and Jaxon Simon are excited about the eight baby goats recently born. Randy and Charlotte a...

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