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Drayton, ND Catfish Capital of the North
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
The Official Newspaper of the City of Drayton and Drayton Public School
Volume 28 - Number 34
Barbie Steenerson and Carol
Dumas will all be working at
the store and Dawn Mattern
will serve as the Pharmacy
Technician.
Drayton Drug is
introducing to the
community a 21st Century
concept. The store features
a "Tele-Pharmacy". This
means you will interact with
the druggist via an internet
based, secure, closed circuit
television system. It's not as
scary as it sounds.
Customers will be able
to sit down at a table in the
tele-pharmacy room and
converse electronically with
their druggist face to face.
The druggist, who will likely
be Laurie, will be there to
explain things to you when
necessary and answer all
your questions. You needn't
fear the equipment. No
special skills will be required
and plenty of help will be
on hand in the store, but
the whole process is about
as difficult as talking on the
phone.
So howdo the prescriptions
get filled? Enter the Pharmacy
Technician, Dawn Mattern.
Dawn who is a nationally
certified technician and a
storehouse of knowledge
on her own, will kind of
be like an extension of the
druggist arms. Dawn will
fill your prescription under
the watchful eye of the
druggist. This will be done
at the prescription table
using a camera focused on
the immediate work area.
The druggist will be able
to clearly see the pills, the
containers they come from
and Dawn's hands as she
fills the prescription, just
as though they were in the
room.
The store also uses a
software called "Speed
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First Day of School and Nobody Was Crying Except
for Maybe a Few Of the Parents
There will be lots of familiar and friendly faces to greet you when the new Drayton Drug opens
its doors next Monday, August 30th. Pictured above, from left to right are owner, Laurie Larson,
Kari Woinarowicz, Barbie Steenerson, Jessie Aasand, Carol Dumas, Laurie's daughter Wendy
Larson and Dawn Mattern. They were all out at the store Tuesday working like crazy to get it
ready to go on Monday.
The new Drayton Drug
which will open on Monday
the 30th, has more of an old
hometown flavor than many
people realize. To begin
with, owner Laurie Larson
has the right name. Larson
goes well with lefse, lutefisk
and pot luck dinners. Not
only does the name work,
but Laurie, who was born
and raised in Park River, has
had strong ties to Drayton
since her childhood. Before
she became a Larson, she
was a Walstad. Vic and Sig
Walstad were her great-
uncle and aunt, Vic being her
grandfather Oscar's brother.
Laurie spent a lot of time
at the Walstad's during her
childhood.
For many in the
community this will not be
the first time they've dealt
with Laurie behind the
pharmacy counter. Laurie
spent two years in Drayton
as an intern working with
Paul Carvell. She's also
known Keith Kjelland, who
also grew up in Park River, all
her life. Keith is delighted to
have her here and played an
instrumental role in getting
her here.
Keith had been wanting to
retire for several years prior
to his actual retirement,
however he kept holding
off on the date because he
didn't want to leave the town
without a druggist. After a
long while, it wasn't looking
good as far as a replacement
was concerned, because
it is less and less desirable
for a new druggist to hang
a shingle in a small town.
However Keith had been
quite persistent with Laurie
and she eventually locked on
to the idea.
Keith says, "we're really
fortunate she decided to
come here." Not only were
we getting a druggist, but we
were getting a really good
druggist that cares about the
communities she serves.
Laurie's no stranger to the
pharmacy business either.
She's been a drugstore
owner for over thirty years.
Shortly after she graduated
in 1976, she opened Ye Olde
Pharmacy Center in Park
River. Ten years ago she
opened a drugstore by the
same name in Cavalier. She
kept the name "Drayton
Drug" here to keep it familiar
to everyone. Not only has the
name remained the same,
but the telephone number
(454-3831), is the same too.
No need to update your
directories.
That should be enough to
make you feel right at home,
but just in case, there will be
lots of familiar faces when
you enter the doors. Jessie
Aasand, Karl Woinarowicz,
Customer Appreciation
Great Way to Say Thanks
The folks at the KodaBank put on a great customer appreciation picnic last Wednesday, in
Schumacher Park Serving up burgers, dogs, beans, salads and desserts, it was the bank's way
of saying thanks to its customers. To my best count, this was the fourth annual bank picnic and
the first with the name KodaBank attached. Bye the bye, they did the same thing in Minto that
day too. Top notch job I'd say. The KodaBank staff, is pictured above just before heading up
the grills and serving tables for the droves of hungry picnicer's who were clamoring for lead
position in the serving line. From left to right they are, Pete Anderson, Marylin Mosolf, Cheryl
Adamson, Rob Boll, Cheryl Lambert, Kari Van Camp, Jane Blawat, Gaff Pyle, Kristi Quibell, Bruce
Henschel, Mark Kreklau and Karen Schumacher.
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Tuesday was the first day of
school and the school was
packed, not just with students,
but excited parents as well.
The only teary eyed ones were
the parents. The kids were
good to go. Pictured above is
most of Miss Potratz's second
grade class. Students are from
left to right, first row, Taylor
Shelton, Nicholas VanCamp,
Miss Potratz, Kasey Stegman
and Damian Pokrzywinski.
Back Row, Noah Hanson,
Rylie Eide, Aliyah Bartels and
Sam Johnson. At left, Bruce
Erovick and daughter Lily,
who is in the first grade this
year. Notice Bruce had two
boxes of tissues to get him
through the morning.
Red River RC
The Red River Resource
Conservation&Development
(RC&D) Council is currently
accepting grant applications
for projects located in the
following counties: 'Grand
Forks, Nelson, Walsh, and
Pembina. Projects must fit
into one of the four long
range goals of the Red
River RC&D that relate
to water management,
land - management, land
conservation, or community
development. Applications
are accepted on a continuous
basis throughout the year
and are considered by Red
River RC&D board members
at their subsequent board
meeting. Projects competing
forfundingneedtobeprojects
that will be completed by
September 1, 2011 in order
to be considered for current
funding. Eligible applicants
for the grants include: state
or local units of government
or non-profit organizations.
Typically, grant awards range
Grant Appfications
up to $1,000 for funded
projects.
The Red River RC&D
Council has been in
existence since 1980 and
council members consist
of Soil Conservation
District members, County
Commissioners, and
Members at Large. The
premise of the RC&D
program is that local people
know what is best for their
communities. Because of
this, local people create and
organize their own RC&D
areas, define their own goals,
and work with a broad range
of public and private entities
to achieve their objectives.
Examples of projects that
received funding in 2009
include: the Pembina
County Weed Board to
control Canada Thistle using
biological methods, the
Park River American Legion
Auxiliary to rehabilitate
the Paul Farup American
Legion Coliseum in Park
River, the Grand Forks Soil
Conservation District in the
development of a handbook
for those who want to live in
rural North Dakota, the Pisek
Park Board to revitalize the
city park, the Nelson County
Park Board to develop
additional campsites within
Stump Lake Park and many
others! A complete list of
projects that the Red River
RC&D Council assisted on
in 2009 can be found on our
website in our 2009 Annual
Report located at http://
www.ndrcd,org/.
If your city or non-profit
organization is interested
in applying for a Red River
RC&D grant or want more
information or technical
assistance, please contact
our chairman, Vern Russum
at our office at 701-352-
0127. Grant applications
are available at our office or
they can be emailed, mailed,
or downloaded from the
website listed above.
