More than a town
Sheyenne, ND is more than a town, it is a community!
As I sit here thinking about this. I realize that it takes a lot for a town to truly be a community. It runs much deeper than a place to live. My grandmother explained to me when I was younger that it takes more to make a house a home. This is how I look at the community of Sheyenne, ND. I had an opportunity to move to this community in 1999, moved away in 2006 for Arizona and returned in 2007. In the year away from Sheyenne, ND, I realized many things. It wasn’t just returning home to my immediate family, but something much deeper. The people here are far from anything that I had experienced in Arizona. It doesn’t matter where, who or what you are, there is always a friendly hello, a warm hand shake or hug that says you matter. Many times I have seen these acts of kindness displayed by the Sheyenne Community. The people are always there to help one another through personnal deeds or as a community. It maybe something as little as being there to talk and listen/a hand on the shoulder, providing someone with transportation/a meal or as big as putting on a benefit/community development. It is not just one person, but instead the community that comes together.
SHEYENNE, ND is truly more than a town, IT IS A COMMUNITY.
June 4th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
You’re so right! I’ve only lived here for two years, but it’s wonderful to know your neighbors and to be a part of each others’ lives. This town has a good “feel” to it–I don’t know how to describe it, but I think you know what I mean.
November 6th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Could you get this to someone that could help me out? Both of my Grandparents were raised in Sheyenne - until they were 20 (James Melvin Ostby 1887 to 1970 and Edna Carolina Rud 1891 to 1983). Both were raised on farms west of Sheyenne. Could I get some directions to the two farms so I can visit next summer (the Lars David Ostby homeplace and the Alfred/Genieveve Rud homeplace). Also would they know what graveyard they were buried in? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks David (ostby@cableone.net)
November 9th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I will contact David with the information he requested.