Sheyenne News: October 9, 2023

The non-profit group, Sheyenne GRIT, reports their project house at 337 Sheyenne Avenue is almost ready for a new family. Since July, local contractors and many “gritty” volunteers have completed tree removal, landscaping, painting, siding work and other interior restorations. GRIT board chairperson Patti Larson explained, “So many neighbors have come together to make this happen. The money we received from Creative Community Solutions through Strengthen ND has been a catalyst and we are excited to see what else we can do.”

Sheyenne residents have warmly welcomed Michelle and Jon Gilley to town. Michelle began as the ag and natural resource extension agent for Eddy County back in July, and has purchased the former Barb Blaine home. Her first task was to trade the carpet for hard flooring and she is excited to move in soon. On the job, Michelle has been busy at trainings, meeting farmers and community leaders, and welcomes people to stop by the office to say hello. She especially enjoyed helping with the Steam Threshers 4-H dinner, saying “It is such a great community event.” Last weekend, Michelle traveled to Atkinson, Neb. to spend her birthday with her family, and help out with Jon’s potato harvest.

Saturday, Sept. 16, Joanna Larson and friends Kaity, Ian, Elisabeth and Elise took in the festivities around HM The King of Sweden’s 50th jubilee celebrations. Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 50th year on the throne with a royal parade through Stockholm featuring dozens of horses and soldiers in regalia. The king and the queen rode in the royal carriage and were rowed across the water near the palace on the royal barge. Joanna, Ian and Kaity also listened to a lecture at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) given by Keith Paustian from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University. Paustian, the winner of The King’s Professorship in Environmental Science for 2023, addressed faculty, students and the king on the topic of carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. Joanna says, “SLU’s thirty year trials measuring carbon levels in varying crop rotations across Sweden are of particular interest to American and Swedish researchers. North Dakota has similarities in regards to what crops we can grow with our short growing season, so I thought it was exciting that this issue was getting such high level attention during the jubilee.”

Jeff and Denise Labrensz traveled to Minot on Saturday to spend the day at the Norsk Hostfest. The day was spent walking around and browsing the different vendors, deciding what to try for the noon meal, listening to different musical groups – of which Mollie B was the most entertaining – then ending the day there enjoying treats of rice pudding for Denise and bread pudding with caramel sauce for Jeff. Sunday they attended the annual meeting of the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford.

Early Monday morning, Patti Clifton and Jared were in New Rockford where Jared kept an appointment at Carrington Health Center New Rockford Clinic.