Over thirty people shared their visions for Ransom County in a lively brainstorming session on Wednesday, October 10. They were part of the Vision 2010 public meeting held at the Lisbon High School commons. Participants from Fort Ransom, Sheldon, McLeod, Enderlin, Lisbon, and Englevale broke into four groups of 6-8 people each to work on a vision statement for the county. Farming, ranching, retail, education, county employees and commissioners, service organizations, and parents were all represented by the group in attendance.
Group hopes to promote patriotism in the process . . .
A local 4-H club is going above and beyond the call of duty in a humanitarian effort in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on our country and the ensuing events. Club, with only 10 members, has already raised nearly a thousand dollars to be sent to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund. Special election scheduled for Dec. 11 . . . The Lisbon School Board, which has discussed the possibility of pursuing a redistricting change for their board at previous meetings, again addressed the issue at their October 9 meeting. Superintendent Steve Johnson, who had reviewed the laws concerning the redistricting of school board positions, reported on his findings.