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4/22/2009: Elda (Schultz) Rasch "Driving the New Chevrolet" Interviewed: Bismarck, ND, 25 July 2007

4/30/2009: Bismarck businessman Harold Schafer is probably best remembered as the founder of the Gold Seal Company and for his restoration efforts in the town of Medora. But in the business world, he was famous for his stupendous marketing strategies.

5/1/2009: A remarkable aspect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor remains little known. It concerns Homer N. Wallin, who was born and raised in Washburn in 1893. After high school, Wallin served for a year in the North Dakota National Guard while attending Jamestown College and UND in Grand Forks.

5/4/2009: As college students around the state crisscross their campus, heading to class or the library, students at a few institutions may notice some unusual markers. Plaques, cornerstones, or even large benches with the words "Normal School," engraved across them. At first glance, the title seems unusual; after all, what makes a school "Normal?"

5/7/2009: Anne Carlsen always wanted to be a teacher and she refused to let the lack of fully developed arms or legs stand in her way.

5/9/2009: James Flater, son of a New Rockford blacksmith, had an excellent record as a gunner aboard the American battleship U.S.S. Oregon - he was able to hit his mark eight out of ten times at a range of four miles.

5/10/2009: In May of 1908, the city of Flasher still had no Protestant church. However, that soon changed. Concerned citizens met at the Flasher school to organize a Congregational church. The Reverend Bosworth was called to be pastor, and given a $500 yearly salary.

5/11/2009: Arthur R. Bender Interviewed: Wishek, ND, 10 August 2006

5/15/2009: Raymond Boechler Interviewed: Saskatoon, SK, 21 July 2006

5/16/2009: Anne (Frehlich) Hoffart Interviewed: Unity, SK, 16 July 2006