BOB LIND
Lind: Readers inquire about city names
Bowman and Havana are North Dakota towns on opposite corners of the state. But Neighbors has received inquiries about how both of them got their names.
By Bob Lind , May 12, 2013
Lind: Man honors mother-in-law on Mother’s Day
Today we all honor our mothers, as well we should. But here’s a story about a man who one Mother’s Day honored another important woman in his life: his mother-in-law.
By Bob Lind , May 11, 2013
Lind: Reader recalls infamous March 1966 blizzard 
Sure, it’s May, but Neighbors is still catching up with mail concerning past winter storms, although the way the winter has dragged on, maybe it’s not so inappropriate today to recall the infamous March 1966 blizzard and how it affected local rail lines.
By Bob Lind , May 06, 2013
Lind: Yet another way to enjoy lefse
You can add this to the list of ways to eat lefse.
By Bob Lind , May 05, 2013
Lind: Postcard with no message a mystery to woman’s granddaughter
Here’s a postcard from the past, and a request for information about it.
It comes from Katherine Cannon, of Clifton, Texas, a woman who can claim a relative who was a big political name in Minnesota, and who lives near a town much in the news recently.
By Bob Lind , May 04, 2013
Steam Threshers use hand-operated train turntable
Neighbors carried a piece some time ago about someone taking the old Galloping Goose branch line train to the Canadian border, where it was turned around on a hand-operated turntable.
By Bob Lind , May 02, 2013
Lind: Poem stirs many memories for readers
“A Letter Home,” a poem written years ago by North Dakota’s late poet laureate James W. Foley, still rings a bell for many people.
By Bob Lind , April 28, 2013
Lind: North Dakota boys raised pet crow that did tricks, chased dog
Here’s a story to crow about. Dean Sorum, of Moorhead, writes that his wife, the former Carol Orser, used to live in Colgate, N.D., as did her cousins Jim and Charles Wright.
By Bob Lind , April 27, 2013
Lind: Photo shows harsh ND winter in early 1900s
The picture above gives an idea of what the Plains of North Dakota looked like during the winter in the early 1900s. But it probably was taken before April, as it might have been this year.
By Bob Lind , April 22, 2013
Lind: Grandfather gives scammer a shock
It’s a common scam these days: You get a phone call from someone who says a relative is in jail and you need to send money to get that person out. Of course, it’s not true.
By Bob Lind , April 21, 2013
Grafton woman took ups, downs with a smile
Neighbors has heard stories of many people of northern European descent. But this is the first story it’s learned of someone whose parents came from Luxembourg.
By Bob Lind , April 20, 2013
Lind: Columnist Lubenow made lasting impression on former classmate
Longtime readers of The Forum will never forget columnist Wayne Lubenow. Reading his folksy column was an everyday must.
By Bob Lind , April 15, 2013
Neighbors: Berger boys sure made their mark
Lorraine Berger has every reason to be proud of her father.
He was a man who, with his family, moved around a lot because he was continually offered better positions in the field of education.
By Bob Lind , April 14, 2013
Neighbors: Berger boys sure made their mark
Lorraine Berger has every reason to be proud of her father.
He was a man who, with his family, moved around a lot because he was continually offered better positions in the field of education.
By Bob Lind , April 14, 2013
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