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Saturday, Lester Roberts and his daughters, Lezlee Thorson of Devils Lake, and Bobbi Duberowski of Parkers Prairie, Minn., went for a drive touring Oberon and checking on the progress of the new school. Lester’s visitors on Sunday were his...

Lester Roberts attended the auction sale in Leeds on Wednesday. Kinley Poulsen visited Dave and Linda Madson on Thursday, April 15. Linda went to Grand Forks with Melodie, Kennedee and McKenzee Madson on Tuesday. McKenzee kept a medical appointment...

Doris Griffin will join the Lake Region Carvers at their meeting in Devils Lake on Monday evening. Dave Kenner, Donnie Buckmier, Lee Simon and John and Barb Rice visited Todd Buehler last week. Breana Pacheco and Mavis spent the weekend at the...

Lester Roberts was in New Rockford on business, Wednesday. Lezlee Thorson visited her dad on Saturday. Lester’s brother, Roger visited him on Sunday. Easter Sunday, Pam Schmid’s dad Bud Hermanson, and her brother Dan, were dinner guests at Tom...

Dave Kenner visited Todd Buehler last week. Grace Ihry, Breana and Michael Pacheco, Mavis and Waylon visited the Buehler’s over the weekend. Nadley Buehler, Breana and Michael Pacheco, Dawn and Ruth Ihry attended Hunter’s confirmation at the...

Charlotte Simon spent the day Tuesday with her sister, JoClaire Halvorson, in Devils Lake. Randy and Charlotte had their second Covid vaccination on Thursday in Minnewaukan. On Saturday, Randy and Charlotte attended the wedding of Jessica Bosch and...

Johnny Grann and friends, Stephen Merrick and Evan Ulrich, went to Minot on Saturday to watch the championship game of the State Class B Boys Basketball Tournament. John and Donna Grann flew to Stephenville, Texas on Friday, to visit Bobbi and Logan...

Lester Roberts and his daughter, Lezlee Thorson, traveled to Minot on Saturday. They visited Lester’s sister, Delores Stack. They enjoyed noon lunch with Scott and Pam Miller, and Jerry and Sharon Walks. On Sunday, Lester, Rita Waldorf, Midge Quam,...

Lacey Grann flew to Dallas, Texas on Tuesday. She spent a couple days in Ft. Worth with Cale Redlin of Woodworth, N.D., who was competing at the Junior American in goat tying. Thursday through Saturday, Lacey spent time in Stephenville, Texas with...

Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer were home for the weekend. Lester Roberts enjoyed a visit with Wayne and Karen Lindenberg while out shopping one day last week. Lester and Lezlee Thorson traveled to Grand Forks to watch great grandson, Aiden...

Three cheers for Mother Nature. What a treat to have above-zero temperatures after so many days of freezing. It obviously could have been much worse. Cale Redlin from Woodworth was a weekend guest of Lacey Grann. They spent a couple of days at...

Easton and Jaxon Simon spent last weekend with Grandpa and Grandma Simon. Randy and Charlotte stayed with the boys at their home Sunday and Monday nights so the boys could catch the bus for school. Tuesday, Randy and Charlotte went to McVille to...

Tom Schmid spent from Sunday to Thursday fishing at Lake of the Woods. Tom and Pam visited Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson and her brother, Dan in Hampden on Sunday. Lezlee Thorson visited her Dad, Lester Roberts on Sunday. Chad Getscher was also a...

Lezlee Thorson visited Lester Roberts on Sunday. Doris Griffin has a goose anticipating spring. She is laying eggs which is not a usual event this early. Melodie Madson was a Sunday afternoon coffee guest at Dave and Linda Madson’s home. Dave...

Lester Roberts had a phone conversation with his sister, Jean, in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday. Lezlee Thorson visited her Dad, Lester, on Sunday. Tom and Pam Schmid spent Sunday with Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson and her brother Dan in Hampden. Our sympat...

I have been in quarantine for 10 days. Melodie Madson tested positive for COVID-19 and I was exposed. She is better and I have had no symptoms. Tom and Pam Schmid traveled to Bismarck and spent Thursday through Saturday with Jakob Schmid and Alison...

Lester Roberts’ daughter Lezlee Thorson and his brother, Roger visited Lester on Wednesday. Saturday, Lester and Lezlee traveled to Grand Forks to watch Aiden Thorson’s hockey game. Aiden is Lester’s great grandson and the son of Ryan and...

I have visited with several people this evening looking for some news items, but the news is pretty slim this week. I am glad to have the following items, however. Lacey Grann spent the weekend with friends skiing at Terry Peak in South Dakota....

Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer were home for Christmas. Jakob spent Christmas Eve with Alison’s family and Alison spent Christmas Day with Jakob’s family. Doug Schmid joined Tom, Pam, JD, Jakob and Alison at the Schmid home Christmas day....

The boys basketball season is underway at New Rockford-Sheyenne School. The team played Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Johnny Grann is a member of the team. Baby Dutton Grann was baptized at the Bethlehem Catholic Church in Bathgate on Sunday...

Calvary Lutheran Church will have Christmas Eve Service at 4 p.m. Lester Roberts enjoyed a phone conversation with his daughter, Bobbi Duberowski Sunday. Doris Griffin has been spending as much time outdoors as possible during this lovely weather....

Monday, Charlotte Simon and several other ladies baked sugar cookies for the Christmas sugar cookie kits that will be sold by MOHA (Maddock Opera House Association). The kits contain sugar cookies, frosting and sprinkles. The ladies baked enough...

Dave Kenner visited Todd Buehler Friday morning. Hunter Buehler celebrated Thanksgiving with the Ihry family in Valley City Friday. Breana Pacheco, Waylon and Mavis spent the weekend at the Buehler farm. Todd and Nadley Buehler celebrated...

The Oberon community is saddened by the death of James (Jimmy) Nelson on Thursday, Nov. 19. He will definitely be missed. Our sympathy to Jimmy’s family. Dave Kenner visited Todd Buehler on Thursday. Beau and Brittin Buehler visited Todd and...

Ted Zaharia of Bathgate was a Sunday visitor at the Ben and Brittany Grann residence. John and Lacey Grann took a weekend trip to Miles City, Mont., to drop off a horse. Carrie and Paul Prince stopped by Dave and Linda Madson’s home on Saturday....