Flag issue revisted
June 18, 2008
The DGF school board will meet again on Thursday and one item on the agenda sure to get much attention is the proposed ammendment to the student handbook in regard to the Pledge of Allegiance.
The ammendment was put on the agenda last month and the Superintendent Bernie Lipp and the schools legal counsel both advised passing the ammendment. The ammendment failed to be approved as the vote was split 3-3.
The board was missing Tracy Tollefson from its ranks last month, but all seven are expected to be present when the item comes up on the agenda on Thursday.
The school faces possible legal action from the Minnesota ACLU if the ammendment fails again. The main concern from Lipp is the cost of litigation as well as the fact that three separate legal eperts have all agreed that the current policy violates state law.
Board split, Pledge policy not changed
May 28, 2008
The DGF School Board failed to change the shool policy mandating students stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The six members of the seven member board split evenly on the recommendation to ammend the schools handbook and allow students to choose to sit or stand during the Pledge.
The missing member Tracy Tollefson will most likely be the deciding vote when the policy change comes back onto the agenda in June. Read more
DGF 8th Grader wins state essay
May 27, 2008
Sherrif Bill Berquist, Dilworth investigator Hunter Rawson and Police Chief Dave Miller were all looking for the same 8th grader at DGF on Thursday… Nick Green. The three Clay County law enforcement officials found their man thanks to the assistance of Principal Colleen Houglum around 12:30 PM.
DGF reconsidering pledge policy
May 10, 2008
According to news reports, DGF schools are considering changing the phrase in the student handbook requiring all students to stand during the pledge. The policy “may need to be modified to address the protection of the individual form of expression” according to principal Colleen Houglum.
The policy sparked the in school suspension of four students at the Junior High School and prompted a letter from the MN ACLU. On Thursday three students were given in school suspension when Houglum observed the three students sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance. A fourth student then remained sitting during the pledge to protest the policy and was given the same in school suspension. The students mother then requested the son be sent home.
Students punished for sitting during pledge
May 9, 2008
Three eighth-graders at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Junior High spent Thursday in in-school suspension for sitting down during the pledge of allegiance.
Brandt Dahl said his homeroom teacher had never before told the class that the school handbook required students to stand up during the pledge.
Three eighth graders at DGF Junior High were given in-school suspensions on Thursday for violating a requirement that all students stand during the pledge of allegiance. Read more
Former DGF teacher named 2008 Teacher of the Year
May 6, 2008
Former DGF teacher Carleen Gulstad has been named the 2008 Teacher of the Year by the state’s teachers union, Education Minnesota.
Gulstad graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead and began teaching in Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton school district in 1994. She has been teaching at Hopkins North Junior High since 1999.
Gulstad draws inspiration from her students as well as her older brother Cedric. She credits her successful teaching career to her brother who took his own life more then 20 years ago.
BNSF leaking rail car prompts call to Dilworth Fire
April 29, 2008
BNSF workers observed a leaking rail car and notified area dispatch about 14:31 on Monday. The car was filled with gasoline and authorities believe the flow increased because of the expanding pressure inside the rail car as it warmed in the sun.
Archies-Bargins Comes Tumbling Down
April 22, 2008
Commuters along Highway 10 will notice more open space on the South side next to the Pizza Ranch. After 37 years, the buildings that once housed several different businesses are being demolished.
Archie’s Place was opened in 1971 and is housed on over 8 acres on the corner of 34th street in Moorhead and Highway 10 Dilworth. Archie’s closed in 1991 and later that same year a new store was opened with a new name, Bargains.
Clean Up Week
April 8, 2008
| May 5, 2008 | to | May 9, 2008 |
Dilworth has “Clean Up Week” scheduled for May 5th through May 9th. A schedule will soon be posted as each area will have a specific pick up date.
Be sure to get your items out prior to your day as there will be no backtracking.
Fargo Firefighters Leading Fargo’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 12, 2008
| March 15, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
According to a city of Fargo news release, the Fargo Fire Department will be leading the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time this weekend.
The firefighters have asked more then 50 local and regional departments to participate with them in this Saturday’s parade. Off-duty firefighters will march in full uniforms at the head of the parade, just behind a color guard. The department hopes other departments such as Moorhead, Dilworth, West Fargo and other departments will join in the festivities. The Fargo department will be escorted by two department trucks and any equipment other departments bring.
The parade will begin at 1:00 Pm on Saturday, March 15th on Broadway in Fargo.
