Makoti News

Please get your Makoti News items to Walt Skrainy by Monday afternoon at 726-5767 or email to zwoman@restel.net. Alternate locations are the Makoti Cafe and the Pioneer Senior Center.

    The lead item this week has to be the Makoti Mavericks American Legion baseball team going to the ND State Tournament in LeMoure this year. Everyone in the area is thrilled with the results. I'm know Dean Karna, our Legion Hall of Famer is excited and I suspect the late Terry Petrick, another Hall of Famer will be watching the games from above. Town residents responded generously when the call went out for donations to help with the expenses for gas, lodging and meals. I know I have not seen Makoti's name on the front page of the regional newspapers sports section as much since we moved here in 2000. Let the excitement begin. Many of our citizens plan to travel to the games.
    Another first for me was attending my first 100th birthday party.Aunt Doris Smith celebrated her 100th birthday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Towner. Many of Makoti's Zieman family were in attendance at the party with about 250 present. Aunt Doris is a remarkable woman with many testimonials from family members including great, great grandchildren. She personally thanked everyone for this special event. Aunt Doris was able to be active in the quilting club at her church until this fall before moving into assisted living in Rugby. They say there are two kinds of people, those who give energy and those who take away energy. I came away feeling energized meeting Aunt Doris Smith.
    Several area residents earned awards at the recent North Dakota State Fair. Austin Schemfisch won 2nd place in the "Why My Grandparents are the Best" Essay contest sponsored by the ND State Fair. He read his essay at the Seniors Day program in front of 400 people which included grandparents Lue Schenfisch and Byron and Donna Larson as well as many Makoti Seniors. He won a family weekend in Bismarck which includes Raging Bull River Water Park passes, hotel stay and dinner.Loren Quandt's miniature horses, Bil and Ole also finish in the money at the Pony Pull at the State Fair,
    We understand that the Ryder Horse Show was a success with good attendance and entrees. They are hoping for another show next year.
    The Makoti Homemakers also enjoyed a picnic in the Park for their July meeting.
    The Makoti Cafe will be closed Sunday, August 3rd due to the Baptism of a great grandchild in Center, ND.
    The Makoti City Council is set to meet on Monday, August 4th, 7pm in the Fire Hall. All are invited to attend.
    Parshall is having a Harvest Fest this weekend, August 2-3. Many great activities are planned for area residents. Also don't forget to sign up for our Threshers Tractor Pull, a new event added to the Trashing Show in October.
    The start of school is less than a month away, August 21. The school is still looking to hire a Learning Disabilities teacher. I'm sure many parents are into purchasing school materials and Clothing.
    We had some good rain amounts today from thunderstorms passing through the area. Hopefully it will help some of the crops. Being a non farmer I learned another agro fact today that lightning can be of help to the soil as it helps release nitrogen. So many things to learn. Have a great week. GO MAVERICKS.

Makoti's Centennial will be held in 2011. The Book committee is requesting the following information for the Makoti Centennial Book.

Please include your phone number in case we have any questions, it will not be published.
Please write a narrative about your family history. Feel free to add recollections or antidotes.

Limit your pictures to two—perhaps an older picture and a more current one. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope if you want your photos returned. You may email your history or high resolution photos to fadstein@srt.com or mail your information to Judy Markwardt Goldsberry, PO Box 201, Makoti, ND 58756.

We recommend that you either type or print for accuracy. We would appreciate your histories as soon as possible. You may submit updates later if necessary. We are considering including paid memorial pages.

We may have to edit for space or clarity.