Connor Joseph has recently added a new video. It includes more of the Sheyenne school.

At the March Horizons meeting, those in attendance were asked to complete a short survey about where they purchased various items and what sort of services they would support if available in Sheyenne. The results of the survey are listed below and seem to indicate that it might be probable that a small store would be advantageous in Sheyenne and would possibly keep more shopping dollars in Eddy County. There does not appear to be a strong enough need for a delivery service. What do you think?

1. Where do you purchase most of your groceries?
a. Devil’s Lake 10
b. New Rockford 19
c. Carrington 4
d. other 1 (wherever)

2. Where do you purchase most of your household and cleaning supplies?
a. Devil’s Lake 20
b. New Rockford 7
c. Carrington 2
d. other 1 (Base)

3. Where do you purchase most of your personal care items?
a. Devil’s Lake 20
b. New Rockford 8
c. Carrington 2
d. other 1 (Base)

4. Where do you purchase most of your household hardware items?
a. Devil’s Lake 21
b. New Rockford 15
c. Carrington 1
d. other 0

5. Would you purchase basic items in the above categories if available in Sheyenne?
a. Yes 22
b. No 2
c. Sometimes 2

6. Would you use a delivery service if available?
a. Yes 11
b. No 13
c. Probably 0
d. Probably not 2

7. If given the option would you prefer a general store or delivery service?
a. store 25
b. delivery 1

8. What % more would you pay for the convenience of shopping in Sheyenne?
a. 0% 0
b. 2% 5
c. 5% 16
d. 10% 8

Comments/Suggestions:
“I supported our store in Sheyenne about 90%.”

“Hope to see either Cenex or a new store carry convenience items.”

“Would be wonderful to have a store.”

“With working in New Rockford M-F—more convenient to pick up there because of time getting home is often after 5 pm.”

“It would be great to have a general store in Sheyenne that carried basic items, especially with gas prices increasing.”

Number of Respondents: 26
*Note: Not all totals for each question equal the number of respondents. Particularly for questions 1-4 people often responded to more than one location. Devil’s Lake was used whenever a specific store (such as WalMart or K-Mart) was designated.

 The Sheyenne-Oberon Area Ministries will present The Weeping Tree, a Holy Week Cantata on Palm Sunday, March 16. This will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Sheyenne at 3:00 pm. There will be around 30 wonderful voices performing this beautiful piece of music. The narrators will be Lynn Erickson and Connie Soderholm. Maryellen Rue is our faithful and dedicated pianist, production manager is Paula Myhre, and Eunice Throlson is  our talented director.  Lunch will be served following this heartwarming production.  A freewill offering  will benefit the Red Willow Bible Camp Cabin Project.  This will be a wonderful way to begin your Easter journey.      

Members of the blog team met Monday, March 10 at a secret location to break in the new bloggers. We are so happy to have them join us in our wonderful blog! Keep your eyes open for new entries!

In an attempt to blur the winter blahs, combat the “there’s never anything to do here,” and gather folks together, we held our first (of which we hope will be many), “Family Fun Night.”  The evening was spent playing different card games, ping pong and a crowd favorite, Bunco.  In Bunco, there are no losers…..well, maybe Kent.  It takes 12 people who take turns rolling the dice and you are continually changing partners so you really get to visit with many different people.   Doesn’t matter what your age is, you just have to be able to toss the dice and yell “bunco.” 

Everyone brought snacks to share, coffee and lemonade were provided.

Our next gathering will be Sunday, February 10th, at the Senior Citizen’s Center.  Fun will begin at 6:30 so please join us.  All age groups welcome and if you have a favorite game, bring that and we’ll give it a try.

Sheyenne found on Wikipedia! For those of you who don’t know what wikipedia is, it is an online encyclopedia where people get a username and password and create pages on what they want. NO OPINIONS are allowed on wikipedia. It is an enclopedia so it can only contain facts. I searched it and found the author is Connor Joseph! Grandson of Mayo and Lois Swenson! To take a look at it Click Here.