Bottineau County News

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Area Families to be Honored at Metigoshe Ministries Five area families will be honored at the 53rd annual Golden Harvest Banquet to be held Monday, November 2, 2009, at Metigoshe Ministries near Lake Metigoshe.

A series of H1N1 flu clinics for preschool children begins today in Ward County and continues through the week in area counties.

Backers of the Turtle Mountains Scenic Byway project say it's slowly taking shape as a tourism route.

BOTTINEAU More than 10 years since its designation as a scenic byway, Highway 43 through Rolette and Bottineau counties continues to take shape as a tourism route.

It's a concept that is growing in popularity within the Agriculture industry in western and central North Dakota It molds farming practices with ranching and providing a healthy benefit for both farm fields and livestock herds.

The Bottineau County Concert Association held its "kick off" meeting Sept. 9 to make plans for its membership drive.

John Norman Nelson, 87, Minot, formerly of Lansford, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in a Minot healthcare center.

LANSFORD Lyle Gene Handeland, 74, Lansford, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, in a Minot hospital.

Thursday, August 13, 2009 Reports of small acts of vandalism around Westhope have been cropping up recently.

Thurman Parrill, age 91, of Bottineau, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at a Bottineau hospital.

Thurman Parrill, age 91, of Bottineau, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at a Bottineau hospital.

Lester M. Anderson, 92, Minot, died on Friday, July 24, 2009, at Trinity Homes in Minot.

BOTTINEAU The Bottineau community will celebrate the birthday of explorer Pierre Bottineau July 26 and the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln July 27-29 with the 2009 Everett Albers Chautauqua Celebration.

What started off as a hobby turned into a business and now a once in a lifetime opportunity for a local Karaoke Singer.

Thursday, July 09, 2009 Area 4-H members who received ribbons at the Bottineau County Fair included: Dustin M. Bryantt, Souris - Turtle Mountain 4-H Club -- blue ribbon for one dozen colored chicken eggs Dustin M. Bryantt, Souris - Turtle Mountain 4-H Club -- blue ribbon for one dozen brown chicken eggs Cody O Bedlion, Souris - Pickering Boosters ...

The Oldest Fair in North Dakota is celebrating 120 years. The Bottineau County Fair kicked off June 16th.

Bottineau County farmer Rollin Tonneson has a reason to smile. "I think the crops are looking nice, they really are,' says Tonneson.

BOTTINEAU The quasquicentennial celebration of Bottineau city and county will be a homecoming for many who attend, and local residents want to make it a memorable one.

The National Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils is pleased to announce that Upper Dakota RC&D Council of Minot, North Dakota has been reauthorized as a member of the National Circle of Diamonds Program.

As the final two weeks of the planting season come into view, many farmers are now turning their attention from the physical logistics of seeding to mitigating the potential negative impact the late season planting could have on the last of the crops finally making their way into the ground.