o
WEDNESDA
f
-)11
Co
ISSUE NUMBER 48 • PARK RIVER, NORTH DAKOTA
SINGLE COPY $1 .DO
ue it a polka they play, dance the night away
Bottom left: Don and
Marlene Dvorak held
their 19th annual Polka
Party Sunday at the
Lankin Legion
Top: Matt Hodek and
the Dakota Dutchmen
performed at the Polka
Party. Also performing
was the Cathy Erickson
Band from Middle
River, Minn.
Bottom middle: Dennis
Larson and Barbara
Bina dance up a storm
doing a polka at the
Polka Party in Lankin
Sunday.
Bottom right: Morris
and Eileen Vondra had
a good time at the
Polka Party. Morris said
they have been
dancing polkas
and waltzes for more
than 18 years
.... :" Photos La y
• : : rr eiri
• fP kR" h ld • gt fo • Z
Ctty o ar tver o meetm o rm Renatssance one
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- The City of Park River, ,,, r '. more about the Renaissance Zone process•
through the establishment of a Renaissance i. \\; • - A Committee has been working on establishing the
Committee, is completing the process of forming a / . [ Zone, and the process includes developing a Strategic
Renaissance Zone .................. . I', 1 / gls,,. Plan for the city as well as creating a Development
The Renaissance Zone program works to encourage ,, "" v"! w 1 / "I 'q Plan for the Zone which includes defining the Zone
remvestment and redevelopment ,n downtown areas -r. " O'"'l ' , I ,0 i '° / [ :"'/ area and the guldehnes for issuing tax ,ncentlves•
..... • , i ' ....
to enhance business and mprove housing. It is a tool Members of the Committee include Gary Paulson,
for providing tax incentives to business and residential chairman, Brian Larson, Tracy Laaveg, Cheryl
properties for redevelopment activities. An area of up Welch, Kirk Ham, Karl Blake, Ernie Slominski,
to 23 blocks with additional allowances for public Mary Weltz and Tom Larson. Primary assistance is
buildings, can be included m the Zone Right Map of Park " bern
.... . " g provided by Julie Campbell from Walsh County
A final stage to formation of the Zone is a public Job Development and additional assistance was
meeting, which will be held at the City Council provided by Amy Hall from Red River Regional
.th ,,it W " .... I •
Council and Ma or Da Stenvold
chambers on Monday evening, June 13, at 6:30PM. , y n .
The meeting will provide citizens with an opportunity """"'"" ' " Provisions for establishing Renaissance Zones
to review the Development Plan and the associated were created by the ND Legislature several years ago,
guidelines and the designated blocks within the Zone. and the North Dakota Department of Commerce
The Committee encourages citizens of the community proposed zone. w oversees the program. Approximately 8 cities in
to attend this meeting to provide input and to learn : North Dakota currently participate in the program•
]From one Allh0,t6er to anntoldhter
Park River hosts international relations
By Allison Olimb
of The Press
PARK RIVER, N•D. -- East Coast,
West Coast, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and
• . . Park River, N.D.? For two men on
vacation from Germany, their tour of
America included a brief stop in the rural
Midwest•
The nations hotspots were a big draw,
but 'for Hans Peter Alkofer a love of
geneology and a family connection were
a good enough reason for a detour to
Walsh County.
Hans Peter and his friend Hans Jurgen
Kastl, who live near Regensberg,
Germany, flew in to North Dakota June 2
to spend a few days with Ray and Laura
Alkofer.
• Hans Peter started studying geneology
at age 14. His hobby led him here.
Hans Peter's great great grandfather
and Ray and Tony Alkofer's great great
grandfather were cousins.
As a part of their tour of the area Laura
arranged a visit with her friends Sara and
Brian O'Toole. On Friday, June 3, Laura,
Severe weather reminders
See page 2
Tony, Hans Peter, and Hans Jurgen spent
the aftemoon at the O'Toole farm outside
of Crystal, N.D.
They started in the main shop building,
which includes the scale, scalehouse, and
cleaning plant for Brian's seed business.
And Brian fielded all of their questions
about agriculture in the area. One of the
things they noted was that the size of the
New face at the Press
By Allison Olimb
of The Press
PARK RIVER, N.D.- This
year the Walsh County Press
will be host to a summer intern.
Caylee Hunter of Park River
started at the Press
June 1.
Hunter is studying
communications at the
University of North Dakota in
Grand Forks. When she saw an
advertisement in the Press this
,al '
Relay for Life
See paff, e 4
"]If ]['m on idhe oo, unrse auntd
ltig4htmibntg00 I g00et iinsidle faslL,
ill C,0d ,[auntl leO l?lhy dhurough,,
t
• let hihnnl."
Bob Hope
Birthday milestones
See pag,'e, 3
See paffe 8
After the rain
