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Ashley Public Library Fund/Girls
Softball Fund |
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 In
1912, the GFWCND Ashley Club decided Ashley needed a library. Born
with the donation of a few books, the library was run by the
Women's Club for 81 years. In 1991, the library, by then housing
more than 6,000 volumes, was moved to a building donated for use
as a library and city offices.
On January 1,1993, the library
officially became the property of the city and is financed by a
mill levy appropriation and community donations.
Kermit Karns endowed the Ashley Public Library Fund in 1998 with a
gift of $1,000, matched by the Ashley Lions Club. Mr. Karns, who
has family ties to the Ashley area, is interested in genealogy and
local history. His gift will help fund future library projects.
Ashley Girls' Softball Fund Kermit Karns has also
established a fund for the purchase of softball uniforms and
equipment. This fund will support Ashley girls' softball; Mr.
Karns' gift was again matched by the Ashley Lions. |
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Anne Carlsen
Center for Children Fund |
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 Anne Carlsen has been recognized locally and nationally for her
accomplishments. Born with stubs for arms and only one short and
deformed leg, which was eventually amputated, Carlsen is enjoying
her 83rd year and plans to travel to Norway. Anne Carlsen Center
for Children, where she taught and served as principal and
administrator, is located in Jamestown and has provided
opportunities for countless children, inspiring and teaching them
to be the best they can be. This fund supports the work of the
Center in providing health care, education and support services
for children with special needs and their families. |
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Bradley and Julie Burgum Fund |
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Bradley and Julie Burgum of Casselton
have established the Bradley and Julie Burgum Family Fund. This
donor- advised fund was created to assist a variety of nonprofit
community organizations, with emphasis on those whose activities
impact the Casselton community. |
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Catholic Family Service Endowment Fund
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 This
fund has been established to ensure support of current and future
programs of Catholic Family Service, which empowers families and
individuals by giving them the tools and knowledge they need to
improve or make changes in their own lives. Catholic Family
Service programs provide pregnancy, adoption and guardianship
services, marriage preparation, family life education, day care
planning, parish social ministry outreach and a collaborative
response to disasters. |
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George and Diane Cox Fund |
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 This unrestricted grant making fund
will benefit North Dakota's citizens by funding projects across
the state, as determined by the NDCF board. George and Diane Cox
grew up in Grafton, North Dakota and received education degrees
from Mayville State College. They currently reside in Grand Forks,
where George is trust manager with Bremer. |
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Ellendale Area Community Foundation |
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The Ellendale Area Community
Foundation was established with a gift from Frank Larson and a
matching grant from the North Dakota Community Foundation. Income
from the EACF will be used to support worthy projects in the
Ellendale area, with recommendations on grants to be made by a
local advisory committee. |
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Art and Esther Emerson Endowment Fund
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 This
fund will make grants to the Chaseley Methodist Church as long as
it remains in operation and then to qualified charitable
organizations in Wells county.
Art Emerson moved to the Chaseley area at the age of six aboard a
railway immigrant car. He began Chaseley Garage with $15 start-up
money, a load of gas and a few borrowed tools. Eventually,
Chaseley garage was the last business in Chaseley, closing its
doors in 1998. Art married Esther Schoumaker in 1936; they had two
children. |
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Art and Esther had been married 63
years at the time of his death in 1998. Together, they were a
vital part of the Chaseley community and active in the Methodist
church. |
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Travis Allen
Hohbein Memorial Scholarship Fund |
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 This
fund was established in memory of Travis Hohbein, who was born in
1980 in Mandan and died after completing his junior year at Mandan
High School. Travis was caring, giving, and a confidant to
everyone . . . a special son, brother, uncle, great-grandson,
grandson, nephew and friend. The fund will award a scholarship
annually to a deserving Mandan graduate. |
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Frank and Catharine Hornstein
Memorial Music Scholarship Fund |
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 Each
year, a selected Rugby High School music student will receive a
scholarship to attend the International Music Camp at the Peace
Gardens through this fund, established by Dr. Daniel Hornstein and
Dr. MaryLynne (Hornstein) Knutson, who say of their parents: "It
would be impossible to say if they loved music more than Rugby, or
Rugby more than music." Scholarship winners are selected by the
administration and music department of Rugby High School, with
additional scholarships awarded in the future as the endowment
fund grows. |
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Kyla Morehead Memorial Scholarship Fund |
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 This
fund was established in memory of Kyla Morehead, a math teacher at
Ellendale High School who died of natural causes on February 8,
1998, at the age of 24. In her short time at EHS, she touched many
students' lives with her dedication to seeing each of them receive
the personal attention needed to gain an understanding of the
material. After her death, one of her students wrote: " Although
she was a part-time teacher, she was often seen at school
full-time to go one on one with her students who may have needed
help. Whether it was a problem with math or anything to life, she
was there to help. The fund will provide a scholarship each year
for a selected Ellendale graduate. |
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Oakes Area Community Foundation |
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Established with a gift from Frank
Larson and a matching grant from the North Dakota Community
Foundation, the Oakes Area Community Foundation will support
worthy projects in the Oakes area. A local advisory committee has
been formed to make recommendations on grants from the Fund.
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St. Ansgar's Health Center Endowment Fund |
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 This
hospital endowment fund supports the mission of St. Ansgar's
Health Center of Park River, North Dakota, a rural health care
facility located in the heart of the northern Red River Valley.
St. Ansgar's, founded by the Presentation Sisters of Fargo, North
Dakota, and now a Catholic Health Initiatives facility, has served
the health care needs of western Walsh County for over 45 years.
The 30-bed licensed hospital provides medical, surgical,
obstetrical, outpatient, home health and hospice services. Two
physicians, two surgeons and two physician assistants serve the
community, along with several medical professionals who offer
services on a consulting basis: a dietitian, ophthalmologist,
orthopedic surgeon, psychiatrist and radiologist. |
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