North Dakota
Reflecting on North Dakotas past Veterans Day’s
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says that after the Armistice of World War I, a cease-fire went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Now Veterans Day is observed on Nov. 11.
When Sarah Walker flips through some old newspapers, they showcase some of North Dakota’s earlier Veterans Days, along with personal accounts of those who served.
“So this is a way to preserve that memory and to see in their accounts, sometimes, what they have done, and to be able to remember that. So these historic documents that we have are very important for this kind of celebration,” said Walker, Head of Reference Services at the North Dakota State Archives.
She says some of the early celebrations included speeches and parades.
“The fact that it was finally complete and that everything was done was cause for a celebration. And so people were celebrating Armistice Day for many, many years. Eventually, it became Veterans Day to encompass all of the veterans from more and continuing military actions,” said Walker.
The holiday was proclaimed in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson and became a legal federal holiday in 1938.
“As an anniversary, it was not an official holiday. Many people did celebrate it. Not all states celebrate it as an official holiday. North Dakota did pretty early on,” said Walker.
She says for North Dakotans throughout history it has been common for people to want to celebrate veterans all the time. North Dakotan’s love for veterans is apparent in the large collections at the State Historical Society.
“We have many collections honoring men and women who served in all of the military actions that have occurred since we’ve become a state. We have journals and diaries. We have the Veterans History Collection, which is an oral history collection of about 1700-1800 files,” said Walker.
She says the letters veterans sent home makeup one of their great World War I collections.
Walker adds that looking into history is a great way to honor veterans this holiday. The archives are available by appointment or by accessing the database.
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BRECKENRIDGE — Coaches, teammates, friends and family gathered in the south parking lot of Breckenridge High School for another state tournament sendoff.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
This year, it was Troy Berndt taking the ceremonial convertible ride. He is headed to St. Michael-Albertville High School for the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Meet on June 4-6.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
He will be running in the third heat of the 400-meter prelims, scheduled for 4:52 p.m. June 4. There are seven athletes in each heat, 21 total, and nine will advance to the finals at 6:20 p.m. June 5.
The top two finishers in each heat advance, along with the next three best times. Berndt’s personal best time of 50.67 has him seeded 13th, but the 10th-, 11th- and 12th-seeded runners are less than five hundredths of a second ahead of him. The eighth- and ninth-seeded runners are also close, at 50.33 and 50.39, respectively.
Berndt dropped nearly seven-tenths of a second from his previous personal best at the Section 6A West Subsection Meet on May 21, running 51.35, and shaved another 0.68 seconds off at the Section 6A Championships on May 28 with a time of 50.67. If he keeps lowering his time, he will have a shot at reaching the podium against the best runners in Class A.
Corbin Abner Lee / Wahpeton Daily News
Results and photos will be available online immediately following the race June 4 and in the June 10 print edition of the Wahpeton Daily News.
Corbin Lee is a sports reporter for the Wahpeton Daily News and Richland County News-Monitor. Corbin can be reached by calling (701) 291-3551 or emailing corbin.lee@wahpetondailynews.com.
On this day in 1971, Rugby repeated as North Dakota’s high school sand greens golf champion behind medalist Dwight Stempson’s winning performance.
Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:
Rugby Repeats As Sand Greens Golf Champion
RUGBY, N. D. — Rugby repeated as North Dakota high school sand greens golf champion here Wednesday, posting a four-man total of 293 strokes for 18 holes.
Led by medalist Dwight Stempson’s medalist 36-35 — 71, the Panthers were eight strokes ahead of runnerup Stanley, which had a 301. Following were Garrison 311, Beulah 315, Leeds 322, Ashley 323, Bottineau 328, Pembina 329, Tioga 332, Parshall 341 and Hettinger 342.
Stempson and teammate Bruce Carlson each had one-under par 71s, but Carlson was unable to be at the regional and wasn’t qualified for individual honors.
Rounding out the Rugby totals were Delwin Wilson 40-37 — 77 and Dennett Hutchinson 35-39 — 74. Gary Kirchoffner, 41-39 — 80, was Rugby’s fifth entrant with the best four-of-five scores counted.
Runnerup Stanley was led by Steve Springan’s 34-38 — 72 and Joe Springan’s 36-38 — 74. Their two-man total of 146 strokes was good enough for the doubles title. Two strokes back with a 148 was the duo of Stempson and Wilson. Stan Saathoff and Mike Stepina of Garrison each had 76s for a 152 total and the Ashley combo of Steve Maier (76) and Dave Kretschmar (78) was fourth with a 154.
Stempson was the driving contest winner with a distance of 280 yards. Chris Knutson of Garrison headed the pitch and putt competition.
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