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Pioneer Daughters Award Scholorship to Kramer
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 13:43

Tayton C. Kramer, son of Shawn and Melissa Kramer, Towner, was awarded the 2011 Pioneer Scholarship of five hundred dollars ($500) by the Towner Pioneer Daughters on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at their monthly meeting.

To qualify for the scholarship, he wrote an essay that told of his ancestors when they came to Dakota Territory in 1884.

Tayton Kramer was home school by his parents and plans to attend Bismarck State College in the fall. He plans to enroll in the Carpentry Program and some day own his own business.

Present for the presentation were his parents, Shawn and Melissa Kramer, brother Parker and grandparents, Jack and Carol Kramer and Garry and Lonie Hauf.

The following is Tayton's essay:

"My great, great, great grandfather Peter Pister Sr., the son of Leonard and Catherinam Elisabetham. Peter was born on December 12, 1847 in Hassoloch, Pfalz, Bayenn, Germany. He married Margaretha French in Germany.

Peter and Margaretha came to America in May of 1884. They entered at a port in New York and they homesteaded in Breman, North Dakota. Together Peter and Margaretha had five children. Their oldest son was George Sr, born April 13, 1872, in Munchen, Germany. George later married Rosina (Rosa) Schock on June 9, 1902 in Fessenden, North Dakota. George and Rosa homesteaded south of Kief, North Dakota, where George farmed.

George and Rosa had ten children. Their ninth child was Ella Nora. She was born June 20, 1922 in Kief. On the fourth of December in 1944, in Washburn, Ella married Selmer Hegney Sr. Together they had six children. Their third child was Lonie.

Lonie was born November 15, 1948 in Minot, ND. Lonie married Garry Paul Hauf on October 23, 1966 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Max, North Dakota. Together they had four children, their first daughter, Melissa Lynn, was born September 24, 1971. On April 8th of 1995, Melissa married Shawn Kramer. They had four children together. I am their eldest son, Tayton Christian Kramer.

I plan to attend Bismarck State College this fall. I am taking up the carpentry program they have there. After college I plan to work around the Minot area with hopes of having my own business someday. "
 
Pancake and sausage breakfast to be held to raise money for Europe Trip
Wednesday, 09 March 2011 11:44
Each year, approximately 250 musically gifted high school students from around North Dakota and Montana are nominated to take a summer trip to perform in several countries around Europe.  Dr. Warren Olfert, of the NDSU Music Department, is the man that assembles the trip of performers.
This year, three local students were selected to participate.  Amanda Pratt, DelRae Latendresse and Shane Mensing, all of which are members of the TGU Towner Choir, will be traveling Europe this summer to perform in the musical tour.  
The group of performers that are traveling to Europe will first convene in Fargo on July 6th to meet one another and spend some time practicing their performance pieces. They will arrive in Europe for their first concert on July 9th. The ensemble will be performing in seven different European countries, including the cities of Paris, France and London, England.
During the trip, the group will also have the opportunity to visit and enjoy several locations and tourist attractions throughout the continent. The students also mentioned stopping in London to enjoy a musical. Several options were available such as "Phantom of the Opera" or "Shrek."
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It's no secret that it's a great honor to be able to represent The Northern Ambassadors of Music by participating in this tour, but it is definitely not cheap. On average, it costs around $5,000 per person to attend this trip and that doesn't include extra spending money for such things as souvenirs or snacks. An expensive, but great and perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime experience for these young people.
Since they received word that they had been selected to participate in the tour, the students have spent the past several months working to raise money to help pay for the trip. Some of the fund raisers they have done include holding a raffle, making and selling lunches during various community events, and hosting benefit meals. The most recent fund raiser will be a pancake and sausage benefit breakfast to be held on this Sunday, March 13, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the TGU Towner High School multipurpose room.
The three students would like to thank everyone that has and will help them make this trip possible.
 
Towner churches promote the spirit of Valentines Day
Wednesday, 16 February 2011 11:23
On Saturday, February 12, the women from the Towner Community Churches: Faith Lutheran, St. Cecilia's Catholic, The Presbyterian Church and Zion Lutheran gathered at Zion Lutheran to make Valentine Plate for many members of the community. The baked good were furnished by church members. A true ecumenical unity arises at this time, Valentines Day, when the spirit of love and caring is promoted around the world. As one of the ladies said, "Many hands make light work." Also, working together for a special cause like this makes for a light and caring heart. The church women also participate in Christmas Basket distribution and again at World Day of Prayer, the first Friday of March.
 
All District 11 Team
Wednesday, 16 February 2011 11:14

The All-District 11 team as selected by the coaches included Mack and Bruner from Velva, McCloud and Lacroix from Bottineau, Azure from Dunseith, Brandon Brodehl from Westhope-Newburg, Thorson and Thompson from TGU, Welk, Eric Kuntz and Goetz from Rugby and Justin Alme from Drake-Anamoose.

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Luna Wins Towner School Geographic Bee
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:55

Eli Luna, an eighth grade student at TGU Towner School, and the son of Chantel and Neto Luna, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 26, 2011. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral and written questions on geography, was the first round in the 23rd annual National Geographic Bee. This year's Bee is sponsored by Google (visit www.google.com/educators/geo).

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The kickoff for this year's Bee was the week of November 15, with thousands of schools around the United States and in the five U.S. territories participating. The school winners, including Eli, have taken a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers in each state will be eligible to compete in their state bee April 1, 2011.

The TGU Towner students that participated in the school-level bee were fourth graders Kathryn Dragseth and Joseph Pavek, fifth graders Zac Bryn and Jacob Kuhnhenn, sixth graders Kaithlyn Jones and Kolter Schell, seventh graders Chance Gardner and Blaine Rosencrans, and eighth graders Eli Luna and Hunter Schell.
 
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