North Dakota
Sandra White Obituary January 24, 2025 – Weigel Funeral and Cremation Service
Our cherished Sandy White of Bowman, ND, left her worldly family on January 24, 2025, at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND, with her children by her side.
A Funeral Service will be held at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, ND. Burial will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 29, 2025, from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.
Sandy was born on September 10, 1957, to William G. and Eleanor (Wetzel) Jones in the Mandan Hospital. Several years later, her sister, Linda, arrived to complete the family. Sandy spent her early years on the farmstead of William (great-great grandpa Jones) on land he settled west of Glen Ullin, ND, which he acquired before statehood. Sandy had a special relationship with her grandpa, Thomas Jones. Upon graduation from Glen Ullin High School in 1975, she went to nursing college in Bismarck. She began her career of taking care of others as a nurse at St. Joes in Dickinson. Perhaps by fate, she was drawn to a job in Bowman, ND, where she met her future husband, Paul. Sandy and Paul worked together for 45 years, balancing raising a family, Sandy’s nursing career, as well as, running the family farm. Sandy dedicated much of her life to caring for others, first as Director of Nursing at the Southwest Healthcare Services Nursing Home in Bowman, and later as Director of Nursing for Western Horizon Care Center in Hettinger, ND. In her career, her leadership and kindness touched many lives, and she will be remembered fondly by the many patients and colleagues she served over the years.
Sandy never let her personal health issues affect being the best wife, mom, and grandma that anyone could ask for. Sandy embodied the gifts of honesty, sincerity, humility and love. She brought a smile to all she met and brought light into the lives of all she knew.
Sandy will be missed by her loving husband of 45 years, Paul; son, Jamie (Yuki) White and their children, Melanie and Marisa; daughter, Kayla (Steve) Bourgois and their children, Thomas and Harrison; a sister, cousins, in-laws, and nieces and nephews.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, mother and father in-law, special cousin, Curtis Sayler, and brother-in-law, Perry Horner.
In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to the Bowman Nursing Home in Sandy’s memory.
North Dakota
North Dakota voters to decide single-subject requirement for future constitutional amendments on June 9
North Dakota
And he’s off
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.
North Dakota
Today in History, 1971: Rugby repeats as North Dakota sand greens golf champion
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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