Sarah Walker

4/21/2013: On this date in 1928, the city of Grand Forks prepared to retire a “good patrolman”—Brandy, a bull dog.

4/20/2013: Eleven thousand dollars is a lot to pay for one year in taxes, especially in 1953; but on this date, reports out of Tioga indicated that residents were not unhappy about it, since it came about due to the oil found on their land.

4/14/2013: On this date in 1938, the Mott Pioneer Press reported on a milestone advancement for North Dakotans.

3/31/2013: Fargoan Florence “Treetops” Klingensmith made the history books as a female aviator. In 1929, intent on making a living as a pilot, she sought to obtain a plane for use "in civic advertising, promotion of projects in line with a greater Fargo development and good will flights."

3/29/2013: In 1921, the conference of the district of International Association of Rotary clubs, which are service organizations, was held in Fargo. Rotarians had travelled from around the region for the two-day conference, which culminated on this date.

3/28/2013: As the boys back home went off to the First World War, those left behind on the home front did what they could to help with the war effort. On this date, the Courier Democrat newspaper in Langdon reported on a knitting rally attended by approximately 80 knitters, including a good number of beginners.

3/27/2013: On this date in 1963, the North Dakota State University school newspaper, The Spectrum, published its first edition under new editor, Everett Richardson. With this issue launched a new school controversy.

3/26/2013: In the early settlement of the state of North Dakota, many men tried their hand at homesteading. Some women homesteaded, too, but for the most part, traditional roles prevailed, with the women taking care of the home front and any children who came along.

3/25/2013: Avid fans of weather history and of Dakota Datebook may recall that in mid-March of 1941, a blizzard swept across the upper Midwest, reaping death in its wake. Out of more than 70 victims, at least thirty-five fell in North Dakota.

3/24/2013: On this date in 1920, the Ward County Independent published this notice: