North Dakota
Runnin O’ the Green has 700 register, founder says
JAMESTOWN – The founder of the Runnin O’ the Green said Sunday, March 15, that the Run did well in raising funds for cancer patients and Elks Camp Grassick.
Larry Knoblich said 700 people registered for the 47th annual pub crawl on Saturday, March 14, that stops at bars in Jamestown. Last year, 800 registered, The Jamestown Sun reported.
Winter weather was likely a factor in the number who registered, Knoblich said, along with other communities in North Dakota holding pub crawls as well.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Stutsman County from 10 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday. The weather service forecast snow accumulations from 2 to 6 inches and winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
“I think with the weather the way that it was, that kind of, I think, had an effect on it,” said Lt. Andrew Staska of the Jamestown Police Department, who was working a regular shift Saturday and not specific to the Run. “I didn’t see quite as many people out, definitely not as many people out walking around. I think it kept people inside a lot.”
John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun
Staska said he didn’t see too many issues with the Run. There are more law enforcement officers working on the day of the Run, he said.
JPD preliminary numbers for calls for service on Saturday were:
- 35 traffic stops
- 3 arrests, including one DUI, a warrant and a summons issued for trespassing on railroad property, Staska said
- 3 vehicle accidents
- 3 suspicious persons
- 1 violation of disorderly conduct restraining order
- 2 moving violations with impaired drivers
- 1 narcotics investigation
- 1 disorderly conduct
- 5 motorist assists
- 1 parking violation
“There were quite a few of them that were directly related to the Run,” Staska said of the calls for service, but noted that the traffic stops and accidents could have occurred anywhere. He said there was quite a bit of vehicle traffic, which is typical.
Knoblich said that although he thought the event to raise funds went well, he would have liked to have raised more.
“I would like to get more of the community involved because it is for a very good thing,” he said.
He said he’s hoping to give $25,000 again to Elks Camp Grassick, as well as $10,000 for local cancer patients. He is still expecting some funds to come in, he said.
Knoblich said the people he visited with along the route were happy with the event.
“In light of everything, I guess I was surprised that we did as well as we did,” he said.
John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun
He said there had to be at least 500 or more people who did not pay the $10 registration fee for the Run. While it’s fine that they joined in to have a good time and it helps the pubs along the route do well with extra customers, the point of the event that began 47 years ago is to have a good time and raise money for charity, he said. He said he was a little disappointed people would not donate $10 for the registration fee that is given away to others and stays in the community. No money raised goes to administrative fees, he said.
“I really would like to see this become a citywide event, that is, people realizing where the money goes,” he said. “And basically it stays.”
Knoblich said just in the last 15 years, $500 checks have been given to 253 cancer patients.
“And that’s a good thing, that’s something we should all feel good about … helping somebody out, by merely donating $10, we’re going to give some cancer patient $500,” he said. “That’s a good feeling … and I would think that everyone would feel good about helping someone out.”
John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun
Camp Grassick provides a fun camp for individuals with physical and mental challenges, he said.
Knoblich said he hopes each year is better than the current one for the Run.
“Just looking forward to next year,” he said. “Hope to see you next year.”
Kathy Steiner has been the editor of The Jamestown Sun since 1995. She graduated from Valley City State College with a bachelor’s degree in English and studied mass communications at North Dakota State University, Fargo. She reports on business, government and community topics in the Jamestown area. Reach her at 701-952-8449 or ksteiner@jamestownsun.com.
VALLEY CITY — A truck hauling bees rolled over Thursday, May 28, on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 292 near Valley City, releasing millions of bees and closing the right lane of traffic.
The crash was reported at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Officials said the westbound right-side lane was closed following the rollover.
Millions of bees were released in the crash, and beekeepers were called to the scene to help recover and contain the insects.
Officials said the cable barrier area marked where large groups of bees had clustered.
Drivers were asked to slow down, follow directions from emergency responders and give crews and the bees plenty of space while work continued at the scene.
WIBAUX, Mont. (KFYR) – Several fire departments from both North Dakota and Montana are fighting a grass fire about 40 miles south of Wibaux in the Pine Unit area.
The editor of the Wibaux Pioneer Gazette tells us no structures are in danger at this time, and the Wibaux, Beach, Golva and Glendive Fire Departments are working to put out the flames.
The public is asked to avoid the area at this time.
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North Dakota
Today in History, 1937: Records reveal purchase of North Dakota land by William Rockefeller
On this day in 1937, uncovered records revealed that William A. Rockefeller, father of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, once lived near Park River, N.D., where he bought and sold land in the late 1880s.
Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:
N. D. Chapter In Rockefeller Saga Revealed
Exhumation of dusty records reveals a North Dakota chapter in the lives of the Rockefeller family.
Almost forgotten in the near half century, but revived with the death Sunday of John D. Rockefeller at his Ormond Beach home in Florida, is the story of the bizarre William A. Rockefeller, the oil tycoon’s father, who lived in Park River in the ’80s.
Search for records began after Daniel E. Flynn, Bismarck businessman, reported he recalled hearing a story that Rockefeller lived in the Park River vicinity.
Establishing the veracity of his residence in Walsh county is a musty document in the register of deeds’ office in Grafton. It tells the story of William A. Rockefeller buying seven quarter sections of land for $6,000 on June 23, 1886, from P. D. Briggs.
On Oct. 10, 1890 — slightly over four years later — another transfer is recorded. With Rockefeller business sagacity the transfer price had gone to $10,000. Part of the present city of Park River is located on the land.
The story of the Park River Rockefeller dovetails with the Rockefeller life story. The elder Rockefeller was shrouded in mystery. Supposedly he abandoned his family.
Always in funds, he led a sequestered existence, revealing little of his life before coming to North Dakota. He later was known as Dr. William Rockefeller and the deed on the land transfer bore that name.
He sold patent medicine cure-alls, old timers in the Park River area recall. He remained in the Park River district for about four years. In Freeport, Ill., in 1910, well past 90, he died.
Harry O’Brien, publisher of the Walsh County Press at Park River, said C. D. Lord, a pioneer banker and real estate man, still a Park River resident, handled the land transfer in 1889.
Another story, unsubstantiated, is that John D. Rockefeller visited his father on several occasions. He came by private train, the train routed by night into Park River, and few people were aware that he had come into the community.
Kate Almquist is the social media manager for InForum. After working as an intern, she joined The Forum full time starting in January 2022. Readers can reach her at kalmquist@forumcomm.com.
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