On this Site

A copy of the “On this Site” placards which were placed around Grenora

during the Centennial

(and including updates since the Centennial)

On this Site

Hospital Building 1916 – Claybaugh Hospital established by Dr. R.W. Claybaugh, using lumber shipped by rail from Bowbells Private residence on main floor, 10 bed hospital on 2nd floor 1930’s - Hospital closed Dr. Halliday then opened Grenora Hospital on the next block south, west side, at the site of the current fire hall Thereafter – The structure was used as an apartment & private residence 1968 - Building demolished

Some of the personnel who worked at either the Claybaugh Hospital or Grenora Hospital: Doctors – Dr. R. W. Claybaugh (1916 – 1924) Dr. W. A. Wright (1927-1930) Dr. Herb Landes (1918) Dr. Sam A. Weeks (1930) Dr. David Halliday (1925-1926) Dr. E. J. Schwinghammer (1932-1934) Dr. McCloud Gillies (1925-1926) Nurses – Florence Tiegen, Anna Helm, Mrs. Haggert

Claybaugh Hospital as a private residence, 1970’s This sign post is situated at the sidewalk leading to the hospital’s front door.

Across the street from the hospital, north of the Lutheran Church in what would later be Art Bergeron’s home, Dr. Carl O. Sletten, from Stady, operated a dental office, later moving next to the Johnson Building, south of today’s Ace’s Beauty Boutique.

On this Site

City Hall and Jail and Water Tower City Hall was situated here and a 2-cell jail was added in 1927. Part of the building was once the town’s first one-room school. This structure was demolished in the early 2000’s. Before the water tower, and water and sewer lines were constructed for $38,000 in 1938, water was sold by “Water Men” Ed Nustad, Odin and Ed Richardson and Fred Amundson. Early water prices were 5c/pail, 50c/barrel, $3/tank

South <<<<< Prior to 1960–Original Fire Hall Early 1960’s–Original Fire Hall moved to the back a larger annex added to the front

Further South <<<<< 1993 – Current Ambulance building erected __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Main Street 1941 looking south (from 2nd Avenue intersection) This street was paved in 1955.

On this Site Original Building 1917 – Sneva Hotel Anne & Randi Sneva, owners Mid 1920’s to 1940’s – Grenora Hospital 1940’s – Private residence and High School Dormitory John Oien family, owners

Later - Private Residence Herb & Elna Marshall, owners

1992 - Building demolished 1993 - New Ambulance building erected just north of this lot

On this Site Original and Current Building Prior to 1926 – Occupant unknown 1926 to 1978 – Quarne Brothers Ford & Implement After Oscar & E.P. Quarne operated a grocery store at Rudser, implement dealerships in Stady and Zahl, the Quarne’s moved to Grenora in 1923. Oscar Quarne first operated his dealership west of the Legion building. Owner/Operators: Oscar Quarne, Sr. E.P. Quarne Ordean Quarne Joe Quarne (1947-78)

1978- Current – Carlson Repair Odean and Larry Carlson

On this Site

Original and Current Building 1916 – Grenora Mercantile 1916 – 1928 - R.O. Kleppe, O. Bekkedahl, M.W. Twite, Frank Prim 1928 – 1937 - Bill Musgjerd & Emil Berg 1938 – 1943 – Emil Berg 1943 – 1959 – Webb & Mardy Bublitz 1959 – early 70’s – Clarence Christensen

1970 - 1981 – Vacant 1981 – 2006 – Storage Annex for Grenora Hardware Current - VACANT, Owned by Randy Swenson

Grenora Merc

Across the alley to the west was the lumber yard for Harold Borg Lumber and Pathmann-Schrieber Lumber. This business discontinued in the 1920’s and

Quarne Brothers stored its vehicles here. The structures were demolished in the 1980’s.

On this Site This location was one of the few lots which remained vacant during the town’s first 64 years, until the new Grenora Hardware was built here in 1980.

Current Building 1980 to 2006 - Grenora Hardware Dick & Myrna Lundby, Owners Current - VACANT Randy Swenson, owner Main Street looking south, prior to 1955

On this Site

Original Building 1917 – Grenora Drug George Haines, Owner 1922 – Ted Tiegen, Owner 1944 – Florence Tiegen, Owner 1958 – Fire gutted the building Mrs. Tiegen then moved store contents south to the former LaFlame Hardware until closing in 1960

Other pharmacists or apprentices at this store: James Gardner * Maurice Tiegen* Teddy Tiegen * Mat LeFore Erling Nord Owen Jacobson

Current Building 1965 – Grenora Cooperative Credit Union First located at Farmers Union Oil, then at the front of the current Post Office building During the 60’s, space was used one day a week for a visiting attorney, including LaVerne Neff and by Duane Sneva for his insurance business

1991– Dakota West Credit Union established

On this Site Original Building 1916 – Fortier Hardware, Fred Fortier Owner 1917 – Fortier Hardware, E. C. Larson Operator Second Building 1918(?) – Moved next door to former Farmer’s & Merchant’s Bank 1921 – Fortier Hardware, John Nordby, Operator 1945 – LaFlame Hardware, Frank LaFlame 1955 – VACANT 1958 – Temporary and last location of Tiegen Drug 1960 - VACANT 1962 – 80 Storage, display annex for Grenora Hdwe. 1980’s – Building Demolished A small residential structure was also situated north of this building.

Current Building 2015 – Ace’s Beauty Boutique

On this Site Original and Only Building 1916 – Grocery & General Merchandise P.A. Johnson, Owner 1920 P.A. Johnson & Charley Johnson, Owners 1936 P.A. Johnson, Owner 19?? – 1951 H.W. Bublitz, Operator John A. Laqua, Operator Carl & Emil Petersen, Operators 1951 – 1962 John Ortberg’s Army Surplus Store and VACANT 1962 – Grenora Hardware Engwald Sneva & Dick Lundby, Owners 1964 - Dick and Myrna Lundby, Owners 1980 – Vacated when Lundby built the current structure north of the Credit Union 1980’s – Building Demolished

On this Site Original and Only Building 1920’s – A.W. Fulkerson barber shop 1920’s thru 1960’s – doctor office Dr. Carl O. Sletten dentist office (Sletten first operated across the street, west from the Claybaugh Hospital in what would later be Art Bergeron’s home)

bank exchange cream shop – John Marion dress shop – Eileen Krenz (1950-55) GayNora beauty shop living quarters

1964-66 - Mel’s Radio & TV Mid-Late 1970’s - Glen Christianson Upholstery ????? Building Demolished

On this Site Original Building 1916 - State Bank of Grenora built its first building here, a wood structure, with plans to

move into its new brick building south, on the corner, the present day Post Office.

Second Building Grenora’s first business building was situated elsewhere on Main Street, then moved here in 1923 and expanded to the north

1923 – 1941 – White’s Café Grenora’s first confectionary, lunch & ice cream store

Reuben & Elira White, owners

1941 – late 1950’s – Café, operated over the years by: Guy Larson – Midway Café Sid Haugen Mr. & Mrs. Harold Lundby George & Bernice Bangert Oscar & Leona Selle The north end of this building was an apartment

1980’s - Building demolished

Current Building 2009 – J. R. Johnson Farmers Union Insurance

Post Office, White’s Café – 1941

On this Site

Original and Current Building 1917 to 1923 – State Bank of Grenora, E.L. Hugelen cashier After 1923 – Northwestern State Bank, Ed Lee owner 1934 – Post Office established here, moved from the former

Larson-Berg Funeral Home/Astrup Hardware building on the current site of the Senior Center

1946 to 1965 – The front of the Post Office (currently the lobby) was occupied by the Grenora Co-op Credit 1965 – The Post Office was remodeled to its current look

Grenora Postmasters: (1916-18)-Lydia Elstad, moved the post office from Howard to Grenora (1918-36)Ben Anderson (1936-48)-Josephine Senecal (1948-??)-Harry Johnson, Helen Pederson, Dave Wolff, Louise Stocks, Elaine Esterby, Thomas Rizzo, Jennifer Hennager (OIC-June ‘16)

Over the years, post offices were situated at such sites as: Isaason homestead, 3 miles NW of Grenora (1903) Gladys, at the Muller farm SE of Grenora (1905) Bonetrail, West Bonetrail, East Bonetrail x2

Daneville, south of Westby (1908) Fertile, 10 miles northeast of Grenora (1909) Howard, southwest of Hanks (1908) – Equipment from here was moved to establish the first Grenora Post office Rural Routes

Rural Route #1 started in 1917, Route #2 in 1922, Route #3 in 1924. These three routes were combined into 2 routes in 1925. Current routes dispatched from this office are carried by Bonnie Kueffler (north route) and Pat Muse (south route). Some past rural carriers include: Ed Larson, Mike Killbride, Odin Richardson, Ken Bagaason, Ron Skabo

On this Site Original Building 1921 – Citizen’s State Bank, Jim Haskel cashier 1930’s – Johnny Johnson’s Star Auto Agency & Case Imp. and Gamble Store

1940’s – Mrs. Olson’s Cafe Cliff’s Café (?) Oliver & Kaiser-Frazier Car Dealership Clifford Price & Harvey Price A small apartment was located upstairs Early 1960’s – Indoor archery range for a short time 19?? – Building demolished Current Building 2016 – Town Square erected

On this Site Original and Only Building 1916 – Billiard Parlor & Barbershop Roy Broadland & William Flaskerud, owners A.W. Fulkerson, first barber

1917 - Roy Broadland & Ed Swenson, owners

A.W. Fulkerson, barber

1923 - New Parlor Owner, Jacob Peterson 1934 - New Parlor Owners, J.B. Feldman & Bill Steele

1930’s – Separate barbershop added on south side Jule Feldman, main barber (son of J. B.)

1941– Feldman’s Bar and Barber Shop Jule Feldman, owner

1964 - Sport’s Bar Raymond (Sport) Schaffer, owner Jean Jacobson Thomas operated the bar for a short time in the ‘60’s

1971 - Grenora Bar Pendley & Ruby Jacobson, owner

1974 - Grenora Bar and ‘654’ Tom & Larry Hambeck

1976 - Building moved to Vernon Justice res, rural Dagmar A small, 9 stool lunch counter was added in the northeast corner of this building in the early years. It was operated by Opal Wick, Lily Thomas, Sylvan Peterson, Dick Johnson, was vacant for a time, and was last used in 1967 after the bowling alley/café burned

On this Site

Previous Structure 1916 – Dakota Hotel W.H. Bird, owner 19?? – 1950’s – Frank & Lizzie Williams 1950’s – Mrs. Ben Thoeny Mrs. Ansel Jacobson A.T. Eliason, George Almbeg Nick Uhres 1955 - Hotel closed Late 70’s/Early 80’s Building demolished

An adjoining building once housed a tailoring and dress-making shop, operated by Miss. Hanson and was used as a residence

Current Structure 1976 – 1988 - New Grenora Bar Tom & Larry Hambeck Pendley Jacobson Lyle Bjerkhol 1991-current - Grenora Community Center

Across the Alley to the West On an identified spot west of here, Palmer Brothers operated a bowling alley and recreation parlor in Grenora’s earlier years. This may have been named “Monarch Bowling Alley.”

On this Site

Original Building 19?? - Dry Cleaners, operated by Chuck Bublitz VACANT Late 1960’s - Beauty Haven beauty shop established Dee Haskins, first operator Norman Peterson, second owner/operator Managed by Harriet Arnold Foreman Gale Ellsworth Folvag hired as hairdresser in 1968

Managed by Alice Mae Streigel Alice Mae Streigel, third owner/operator Gale Folvag, fourth owner/operator

Second Building 1980’s - Original Building removed and trailer house moved in to continue Gale Folvag’s beauty shop operation, and to begin Jane Schenstad’s craft shop Hairdressers over the years: Judy Schultz, Wendy Haugen,

Joni Peterson, Donna Sneva

1990’s - Mary Shelkey, hairdresser 2004 - Operation closed and trailer removed Gaynora Style Crest Pg 37 x2

On this Site 1920’s – Café Chris & Sophia Markussen, owner/operators 1944 – Fred & Dagmar Jensen, owner/operators After - Reuben & Elvira White, operators Waitresses – Lela Anderson, Lorna Rustad Quarne, Lois Parpart Sneva

After 1944 – Purchased by John Anderson VACANT 1970’s - Building demolished 1990’s – A Williston clinic operated in a modular structure generally on this site

On this Site Original Structure 1916 - ???? – General Merchandise Store, Louie Pederson & Olaf Jorgensen 19??–19?? – Public Hall Sons of Norway and Odd Fellows 1950’s - Roller Skating 1960’s - Grenora Teen Organization Dance Hall Late 1970’s – Building demolished Current Structure 1979 – Grenora City Hall and Shop 2018 – City Hall moved to 200 block of Main St

(This building was the Great Northern Railway depot, previously situated immediately south of here and moved for use by the City.)

Mayors 1917-R.A. Johnson 1918-George Hanes 1920 -H. G. Schreiber 1922-L .C. Pedersen

1924-C.O. Sletten 1926-H. G. Schreiber 1928-T. E. Erickson 1930-J.J. Johnson 1932-T E Erickson 1934-O.H. Svare 1942-J. Sorenson 1950-H.W. Bublitz 1955-H.E. Wicklund 1956-Wallace Peterson 1962-Joe Quarne 1970-Dennis Anderson 1978-Robert DIgnan 1982-Sylvan Nygaard 1989-Phil Kueffler 1998-Terry Degele 2002-Dave Pittenger 2010-Royce Crone 2014-Brett Wilkins

West Across the Alley First years – Ole Krogen Photography

On this Site

Original and Only Known Building 1916 - Great Northern Railroad train depot established

November 4, 1916 – Golden Spike Day The driving of the last spike to finish the spur line from Wildrose

January, 1917 – First passenger train into Grenora Gudrun (Soren) Richardson, first passenger

Depot agents S.E. Wilsie Walter Liedel (1930’s) Nielsen Walt Enget (1960 – 1979)

1979 – Building moved north for use as City Hall _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Named after the Great Northern Railroad, Grenora would be the new “end of the line” for the railroad spur extending from Minot, formerly ending at Wildrose. When the Northern Town & Land Co. learned of the coming railroad, they first contacted David Jetson to purchase land just south of here to establish a town, but could come to no agreement. Ragna Anderson would sell today’s townsite land for $5,000. Tents, sod houses, and cook cars would emerge overnight. Lots were sold on June 20, 1916, an eventful day which attracted nearly 3,000 people to bid on property or just take in the excitement. Golden Spike day, November 14, 1916, would drive home the point that Grenora was ready to serve as a business and residential hub. The town already had 509 residents by May of that year! By 1917, lumber from Wildrose, Westby, Alkabo and Medicine Lake would yield 6 lumber yards, 5 general stores, 4 banks, 3 hotels, 4 hardware stores, 4 elevators, 2 newspapers, 3 pool halls, 3 motor repair garages, 3 movie theaters, a jewelry store, photo gallery, electric plant, and other businesses, then the Williams County Mutual Telephone Co. would introduce crank and holler phone service two years later. Grenora would benefit from the relocation of businesses and people already settled nearby in “towns” such as Stady, Gladys, Rudser, Fertile, Bonetrail, and several moved from Wildrose and other towns to seek new fortunes in Grenora. The Wildrose-Grenora rail extension would produce 5 other new towns along the way – Mesa (Hanks), Zahl, Appam, Alamo, and Corinth. _______________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _________________ _________________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ________________ _________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _________________ _______________

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On this Site Known Businesses West of Tracks Current Enbridge building

Original Building 1925 – Original building and operation of the Westland Oil Company begins, Glen Isaacson, first agent 1944 – Original building destroyed by fire Second and Current Building 1945 – New Westland Oil building erected 1970’s – Westland Oil discontinued Some operators of the Westland Oil franchise: Glen Isaacson, Harry Lund, John A. Laqua, Myron Killbride, Alf Ness, John Swanson, Carroll & Tony Hendrickson, Darrell Kueffler, Rick Kueffler

1975 – Roger’s Service Center Roger Garaas, operator 1978 - Ken’s Westland Ken Meagher, owner/operator 1980 – present x2

B&G Roustabout, National Lead, Portal Pipeline, Enbridge

On this Site Known Businesses West of Tracks Large building west of Enbridge

Feldman Lumber Yard School bus barn, now school storage

Current Elevator Complex 1916 – Grenora Farmers Elevator Company 1984 - Prairie States Co-op established (Grenora & Zahl) 1990’s - Merged with Northwest Grain, Williston 2005 – Horizons Resources established Managers: B.B. Flesjer, Gilbert Bratvold, Guy Alme, John Soiseth, Ole Sather, Dash Comford, Howard Lien, Dick Muse, Bob Longtin, Darrel Christianson, Dick Simoneau, Rick Foss Grenora station mgrs: Bill Pugh, Tom Longtin, Duane Schaan

Occident & Peavey Elevator – (located east of current Horizons)

Managers: Walt Anderson, Wally Peterson, Jake Hertz

Ice house - situated along the tracks, used by the railroad to ship perishables

South of the highway –AC Scott Lumber, 1920’s

Farmers Elev and Occident Elev

On this Site

Farmers Union Oil Co. 1934 – Business incorporated & the holdings of Foss & Reep located here were purchased to establish the business. 1941 – 1946 Grenora Cooperative Credit Union first operated on this site, within the Farmers Union Oil structure 1954 - Original Structure destroyed by fire 1955 - New and current structure erected Late 1960’s - North warehouse added

Managers: Vern Robinson(34-37) Thorval Christensen(37-46) Olaf Garaas(46-74) Willard Mortenson(74-77) Roger Iverson(77-79) CharlesMunson(79-80) Dan Erbis(80-83) Dale Kulseth(83-89)

Gerald Sorenson(89-04) James Ralph(2004-current)

Grenora Farmers Union also operated stations at Zahl- Clarence Raaum, Mgr. (until 1980) and Dagmar (until 1944)

Farmers Union Oil prior to the 1954 fire

On this Site

St. Olaf Lutheran Church & Grenora Lutheran Parish 1908 – St. Olaf congregation organized at home of Dave Jetson south of town After 1916 – Enbar Butte (in Montana) and St. Olaf began meeting in Grenora, first at Felland Jewelry, then the Orpheum Theater 1919 – A basement church was built on this site 1940 – The original church was built on top of the basement. Lumber was re-used from a livery stable and feed barn in Grenora 1949 – Parsonage built (a home on the east side of town had served as parsonage since 1919) 1958 – Classrooms and office space added on the east side 1963 – Church addition and remodel – new entry & balcony, enlarged sanctuary, new

roof line, new pews

2000 – United Church of Zahl and St. Olaf form Grenora Lutheran Parish

Over the years, Enbar Butte(Montana), Immanuel (East Coalridge), Bethany, Skabo, Redeemer English Lutheran of Gladys, West Writing Rock (Writing Rock Menighed), Bethania of Hanks, and First Evangelical Church of Hanks congregations have joined the St. Olaf congregation.

Pastors: Hegg, Salveson, Fladmark, Strandjord, Dybvig, Sheldahl, Dragseth, Nestingen,

Hunstad, Gaarder, Knutson, Hagen,Bauer, Johnson, Czubay, Nelson, Chinberg, Molland, Garman, Bliss, Lockhard, Halaas, Fox, Beyer

Evelene Krogen has served as church secretary since 1965 x2

Church building prior to parsonage Church building and parsonage prior to 1958 east classrooms

On this Site Original Structure #1 - (south of the church parsonage) Early after 1916 – Photo Studio, J.A. Gill, proprietor

Original Structure #2 - (south of the Photo Studio) 19?? – Millinery (Hat) Shop 1919 to 1959 – Telephone Central Office – the days of live operators Williams County Mutual Telephone Company Northwest Mutual Aid Telephone Co. Early 1960’s – Building demolished

Original Structure #3 A bandstand was once situated south of the dial office on the corner

Original Structure #4 John Page’s “The Grenora Examiner” newspaper building faced south on this corner during Grenora’s first days. The “Examiner” renamed “Grenora Newsman” in 1923. Operation ceased 1938.

Open Lots 1950’s – 1978 – Quarne Bros. vehicle and implement display lot occupied the space where the Originals Structures #1 thru 4 had existed

Current Structure Early 1980’s – Grenora Rural Fire Department 2018 – Converted to City Hall (new fire dept bldg. located west of Farmers Union)

On this Site Original and Current Building This building served as a bank in its first years, one of four banks that were open for business during the first days that Grenora formed. Today’s Post Office building was another of those early day banks. The other buildings have long since been demolished. A brief history of this building follows, with certain dates unknown: The early years Bank (possibly Farmers State Bank, then Northwestern State Bank) Grenora Exchange – John Sorenson, Manager Photography / Art Studio – Ole B. Krogen 1989 – Mila Nygaard Ceramics 1992 – Back storage area added 2010 – 2015 Wild Country Artisans – Jeremy and Sherry Norman 2016 – VACANT An apartment located downstairs was home to several different parties over the years and was a long time residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson. In addition to managing the Exchange here, Mr. Sorenson served as mayor in the 1940’s.

On this Site Original Building 1917 - A.C. Scott Hardware Store, Furniture, & Undertaking After 1917 – Berg Hardware Frank Berg

Larson-Berg Funeral Home Ed C. Larson, Frank Berg (First situated at the rear of building, then in the north annex) (The funeral home closed when the hospital closed.)

1917 – 1934 The Post Office was also situated in this annex until moving to its current location 1040’s – 1950’s Gamble Hardware and Minneapolis Moline C.B. ‘Berg’ Astrup, Owner

1960 – VACANT Late 70’s – Building Demolished

Current Building 1980 – Grenora Senior Center

On this Site Information on the two buildings pictured below is sketchy. They served as the following over undetermined years:

Jewelry Store - Walter Felland Valley Land and Cattle Co. Shoe Repair - Nick Kraus Watch Repair - Harlan Norvald, Sven Kleppe Home of L. D. & Bernice Nielson

On this Site 19?? – Former Farmers Elevator office moved to this site 19?? – Barbershop Lee Gillette Sport Schaffer Ralph Isaacson 19?? - Beauty Shop Edna Schwartz Prior to 1957 – Appliance & Radio Repair Raymond Oakes, Proprietor 1957 – Seymour’s Barber Shop (and his residence) Seymour Breiland, Owner 1967 – Residence of Bernice Breiland Later years – Private Residence, VACANT Approx. 2010 – Building Demolished

On this Site Original and Current Building 1916 – Hagen Brothers & Hatling Grocery Store 1922 – Hagen, Hatling, & Iverson Grocery Store 1926 – I. G. A. Grocery Store – Broadland & Osheim mechanical refrigeration replaces ice

1937 – I.G.A. Grocery – Broadland, Musgjerd,Sneva 1943 – Super Valu Groc - Broadland, Musgjerd, Sneva 1949 - complete store remodel 1965 – complete store remodel 1971 – Super Valu Grocery – Vernon& Janice SKabo 2003-2004 Farmers Union Grocery 2004-2009 Circle M Foods 2009-2015 VACANT 2015 – Treasured Stitches

On this Site Original Structures on this Building Site North Portion On the north end of this property, and south of current store Treasured Stitches, a wood frame building housed:

For about 30 years – O.H. Svare General Merchandise Store (with an apartment in the back)

Thereafter – Red Owl Agency Early 1960’s – Recreation Center 1964-65 – Retreat and Eat Café Harry Dudley, operator 1967 – destroyed by adjacent bowling alley fire

Original Structures on this Building Site Middle and South Portions 1916 – Orpheum Theater Victor Johnson, owner 1926 - Albert Knutson, owner 1929 - First talking movies 1929 – 1942 Managed by: Frank Stanton, Reuben White, Martin Knutson, Carter, G.W. Marshall, Ed Randall 1943 – 1963 Verne Steele, owner & operator Living quarters added on south 1963 - Building converted to Trico Lanes bowling alley with lunch counter Verne Steele, owner & operator 1964 - Ross Lanes, owned by Howard Ross, Jr. 1965 - Living quarters on south end converted to ‘300 Café’ and operated by Earl & Georgia Badger 1967 - Bowling alley and café destroyed by fire A small annex on the north side of the Orpheum Theater was used by Attorneys Gustave Lake, Ray Walton,LaVerne Neff. It was made part of the bowling alley in 1963.

Current Structure 1968 – New building constructed by Grenora Community Corporation 1968 – 2004 Operated as bowling alley and café Ross Lanes – Howard & Sandy Ross 7M Lanes – Bud & Alvina Muller

Grenora Community Lanes – operated by Marvin Skabo,

Randy Nordhagen, Brian & Eddie Hendrickson

Dean Brorby rolled three 300 games here!

The café has operated under numerous leases by: Earl & Georgia Badger, Gladys Lundby, Bud & Alvina Muller, Pendly & Ruby Jacobson, Mrs. LeRoy Hanson, Randy Muse, Haakenson, Teresa Schaan, Joni Peterson, Janice Sargeant, and others.

2004 – present Circle M Grocery & Cafe Ken & Lorene Meagher, Owners

South of this site, on the corner: Building originally built by Christ Lundby for Chevrolet dealership and repair

Carl Peterson’s first John Deere Agency

Henry’s Garage, operated by Henry Erickson

Oliver Clark garage

Leonard’s Service, operated by Leonard Meagher

Dick Johnson Standard Oil

Burned 1965

East of this site across the alley Imperial Lumber Yard

Tangen Tailor Shop

Central Telephone Dial Office

Current residence of Sylvia Haaven

Further east, on the corner A livery barn operated here, specific years unknown

This building operated as a theater from 1916 to 1963

The building was converted to a bowling alley in 1963 & destroyed by fire in 1967 Standard station after the 1965 fire

ALERT ! >>> Rumored arsonist of the 1965

Standard station, known only as “K.M.”

Have you seen this child?

On this Site

Original and Only Structure Early 1930’s – The Bethany Church building from north

of Hanks was moved to this site to establish a business,

Twete’s Bakery and Lunch Room Martin Twete, owner Later, until 1950’s – Bakery and lunch room converted to a bar, operated by Twete & sons 1950’s - VACANT Early 1960’s - Café (front) Laundromat (rear) Alvin Twete, owner Mr. Crabtree, subsequent owner 1963 - Building destroyed by fire

On this Site

A small building moved onto this site served as:

Jonas Booke implement office

Cream station

Hide and salvage – John Marion

Barber shop

Café

Neff Attorney Office

On this Site

Original and Only Building 1916 – Huglen & Thurneau Hardware Store Later - Hardware store operated by Frank Berg Later - Farmer’s Store Building owned by Mr. Frank

Later - Grocery Store Rueben & Elvira White, owners Thomas Wright, operator E.V. Roberts, subsequent operator

1942 - Bar Rueben & Elvira White, owner/operators

1944 - Markussen’s Bar Chris & Sophia Markussen, owners

1962 - Wally’s Bar Wally & Mary Wiegand, owners

1967 - Al Schaan, Operator 1968 - Wally & Mary Wiegand,

Pendley & Ruby Jacobson, owners

1971 - Bar closed 197? - Building demolished

On this Site

Only Known Building 1921 - Hotel and Café Charley Altenburg, operator Later - Chris Markussen, operator Magnus Madsen, operator Mr. Lodahl, operator

1940’s - Shoe Shop Elmer Dahl, operator

1950’s - Building demolished Late 50’s to 1960 - Vehicle lot for Anderson Chevrolet

On this Site

Original and Only Building 1916 – Woodall & Wilkinson Overland Car & Implement (also housed a light plant for the town, until MDU came in 1929)

1924 – Garage operation -- Pete Astrup & Halvor Foss 1926 – Chevrolet & John Deere Dealerships -- Pete & C.B. Astrup 1928 – new garage space added 1936 - Chevrolet & John Deere -- Pete, C.B. & Jens Astrup 1945 – Minneapolis Moline & Gamble Hardware added to existing Chevrolet dealership 1950’s-60 Anderson Chevrolet - Arvid & Ruby Anderson 1960-66 VACANT 1966-72 Nygaard Service Center & Laundromat car repair, snowmobile sales and service, TV &electronics sales and service

19?? - Building demolished

This building was expanded in 1928

On this Site

Original and Current Building Grenora Hotel 1916 - Ragna Anderson – original (front) had 11 rooms (Ragna Anderson sold her land, enabling Grenora to be established)

1918 – Café added 1925 – 11 rooms added to back 1930’s – Arvid & Ruby Anderson, owner/operators 1947 – Mr & Mrs LeRoy Sorenson, Chris Wehrung owner/oper 1954 - Lydia Manz, owner/operator 1955 – LeRoy Sorenson, owner/operator 1955 – Gladys Lundby, owner operator Early 70’s - Dewell & Norma Rasmussen, owner operator 1980’s - Berholtz (last owner)

Centennial Bar and Hotel 1991 - Hotel lobby and café converted to bar, operated by Jeff Lansem 2001 – Kirby and Heather Anderson, owners

North Annex 1918 – Café, originally operated by Art Olson ???? – Café converted to apartment 1959 – Apartment converted to café 1963 – Beauty Shop, Selma Weber, Operator 1964 – Beauty Shop, Mabel Gleson Late 1960’s – Dress Shop, jointly by Gladys Lundby & Joseph’s of Williston 1991 – Converted to present day bar

On this Site

Known Businesses East of Main St. Elevators Various entities and indiviuals operated elevators in this area, including:

1.) Prior to 1921 - Frank Stanton, owner 1921 – Ed Wicklund, owner

2.) D&B Elevator – Robert Hames, Tom Eliason

3.) Hichum & Stanton Imperial, later Dunnell and Bonebright Managers Crancras, John Oien, Ole Sletten, Tom Eliason

Oil train car loading Station – Along the tracks, mid 1960’s Stockyards – further east Operated by buyers Harry Merbach, Emil Hagen, Ole Hatlien, Simon Iverson International Harvester – Halvor Foss / Anderson & Brown / Quarne & Sorenson Roughly situated at current trailer site & current lumber storage building (see left picture below, long building running north and south)

Westland / F.U. Oil / Intnt’l Harvestor / Locker Main Street 1941 looking north from Hotel (bar)

On this Site

Original Building Farmers Union Lockers 1944 – Building built and business started -- Ed Krenz, operator 1978 – Operation sold to Robert Bergeron 1980’s – Operation sold to Harold Bryer 1990’s – Building demolished

Current Building (located east from the Locker bldg.)

Late 1990’s – Plant Place (this operation began in Zahl a few years earlier)

Laurie Arnson Rosella Carr, Owner

On this Site

Original and Only Structure 1919 – Grenora Lumber Company After 1919 – Pathmann-Schrieber Mercantile 1926 – Rogers Lumber Company 1933 – Midwest Lumber Company 1948 – Great Plains Supply Co. 1980’s – Grenora Lumber Co. (Ralph, Schenstad, Simmoneau)

1989 - Grenora Lumber Co. closes 2013 – Lumber yard structures demolished Swenson Trucking, current property owner

On this Site

Original Building 1946 – Grenora Implement built its first structure here Formed in 1945 by owners Carl & Mary Petersen, the business was originally operated in the building located south of the theater, currently the grocery/café.

Current Cement Block Building 1955 – New Grenora Implement building This structure replaced the 1946 original

1959 – LeRoy Sorenson became Manager 1964 – Business changed from Petersen partnership to a corporation 1966 – Metal building added on east side for expanded shop

2000 - Grenora Implement closes Current- Trevor Swenson Trucking At one time, there were as many as 7 implement brands sold in Grenora at various businesses: John Deere Case Oliver Gleaner-Bladwin International Harvester Cockshutt Minneapolis Moline

On this Site

A relatively large cement structure was situated here, serving as:

Prior to 1923 – Unknown occupant

1923 – Oscar Quarne Ford Dealership (Quarne later moved to Main Street & 2nd Ave West at current Carlson Repair)

1930’s - Oliver Hart-Par Implement (Ed Randall)

1940’s – Case Implement (Arvid Anderson)

1960’s -70’s – Private Residence

1990’s – Building demolished

On this Site Approximately on this site 1916 – Feed Mill Thorvald Johnson, owner Later – Medhus Apartment Building Owned by Palmer Medhus, then Elsie Quam 1970’s – building moved to 300 block of Robinson St.

Feed mill, later an apartment bldg.

North of this site A large livery stable, running north and south up to the corner of this block, was operated by Henry Thoeny

South of this site 1916 - Blacksmith shop Otto Hoehn, blacksmith(wife Nora Pearl Sandmeyer)

The Hoehn’s son Marlin was a survivor of the WWII Bataan Death March

Later - Christ Hammer, blacksmith 1923 - T.F. Senecal, blacksmith Later - Sam & John Kraus, owners Later to 1960’s –George Kraus, blacksmith 1970’s – building demolished

Further south of this site, on this block 1920’s - city electric generating plant

On this Site

A brief history of this site &

Alvin T. Larson American Legion Post #116 February 10, 1920 – Alvin T. Larson Post #116 of the American Legion organized May 3, 1922 – Women’s Auxiliary was organized 1947 – Original building erected, using lumber from government grain bins at Alamo 1968 – The original building basement served as a café after the bowling alley/café burned 1970’s – Basement remodeled 2000’s - Memorial wall and park built 2010 – Marvin K. Hoff Park dedicated 2015 – Original building demolished 2016 – New building erected with funds from the estate of Nels Anderson

Original building, erected 1947

On this Site

Grenora Methodist Church 1910 – The first services were held in homes and school houses in the countryside. 1911 – A Sunday School was organized. At its peak it had 125 enrolled students 1916 – Church services were held in an empty building on Main Street or in the school house. 1916 – A ladies’ aid was organized, which financed construction of a parsonage, just north of this structure, which still exists today 1917 – A basement church was built on this site 1928 – A structure was built on top of the basement Early Sunday School enrollments numbered 125 1958 - Fire destroyed the church the evening of March 3 1960 – The current structure was built, using the same basement as the prior church structure 2006 – The congregation was discontinued and the structure is now a private residence

The congregation was proud to be referred to as a singing congregation, being ecumenical to embrace people of all backgrounds, regardless of their denomination.

Church structure 1928-58, looking north

On this Site

Assembly of God Church 1927 – Organized as the “Pentecostal Full Gospel Mission” First services were held in City Hall and Sons of Norway Hall 1928 – A building on Main Street was purchased for use as a church The building site is believed to have been in a building just south of the existing building most currently operated as “Wild Country Artisans” 1946 – The building pictured below was constructed on this site 1929 – 1967 The church functioned as Assemblies of God until its close in 1967 1979 – The structure was moved to its current site east of town for use as a golf clubhouse Pastors: Blanche Brittain, Ruby Huew, Irene Larson, Susan Covel, Miss Henderson, Maurice Laudahl, Maurice Ness, J.R. Buckley, G.L. Riffe, Raymond Wiley, Kenneth McDougall, Elmer Trygg, Clifford Mandigo, Kenneth Olson, Arnold Steen, Harold LaBruyere, Wells Gage, George Shepeluk, David Torgerson, Erick Franc, Roger Fredrickson, Olson

On this Site

(and additional history of the Parish)

St. Boniface Catholic Church

1908 – First Mass in rural home of Joe Kueffler 1910 – Articles of Incorporation established St. Boniface Parish, a mission of St. Joseph’s in Williston from 1910 to 1914 1913 – Church erected 11 miles south near current day James Folvag farm, also the location of a Grotto, erected 1932, still standing – 74th Street NW 1945 – A parsonage home was erected as the current home on this site. The basement of this home was used for church services until 1963. 1962 – The Parish celebrated its Golden Jubilee 1963 – This modern round church was built 2012 – The Parish celebrated its 100th anniversary

Priests who have served: 1908: Fr. Arsenault * 1910-14: St. Joseph Mission * 1916-18: Fr. Seitzer * 1919-27: Fr. Mueller

1927-31: Fr. Selder * 1931-35: Fr. Buser * 1936-42: Fr. Backes * 1942-54: Fr. Renner 1954-55: Fr. Wingering * 1955: Fr. Walsh * 1955-58: Fr. Adkins * 1958: Fr. Pommier

1958-60: Fr. Radvina * 1960-65: Fr. Leary * 1965-67: Fr. Lica * 1967-70: Fr. Chambers 1970-74: Fr. Hemmelgarn * 1974-76: Fr. Pirc * 1976-77: Fr. McGovern * 1977-78: Fr. Simon

1978-79: Fr. Zorichak*1979: Fr. Mason*1979-82: Fr. Zorichak 1982-84: Mission of St. Joseph – Fr. Aydt, Fr. Leary * 1984-92: Fr. Frank

1992-2013: Fr. Aydt * 2013 – present: Fr. Antony x2

On this Site

The Grenora School System Grenora’s first school, operated as part of Liberty School District 84, was a one room building on this general location, the first teacher being Miss Nellie Ledell. More classes were added by using various community buildings. Grenora School District 94 was formed in 1918. The original one room wood structure was moved to Main Street and used as a city hall, located by the current day water tower. In 1919 a three story brick building was erected, roughly on the south site of the new, 2016 addition to the current school, at a cost of $39,000. This school was demolished in 1969. It included a gymnasium in the lower level and had a “disappearing” stage. After 1939 it was converted to a lunch room and class room. A gymnasium was added in 1939 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the national Depression. It was added onto the north side of the 1919 school and was located roughly on the north side of the new 2016 addition to the current school. It was demolished in 2014. With the early 1960’s closing of several rural schools and the Hanks and Zahl schools, all of which consolidated into District #99, a larger facility was necessary. The current elementary and high school and gym were built in 1968, costing just under $700,000. A second gymnasium and additional classrooms were added onto the south end of the complex in 2015-16, and renovation of the administrative offices, kitchen, restrooms, heating and cooling of the 1968 structure began in 2016, for a cost of roughly $9.5 million.

1919 School, 1939 gym

Main Street, looking North Prior to 1955

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