BOB LIND
Lind: Many Old Timers identified 
One of the favorite performing groups of past years was the Fairmont Old Timers, which had its own show on WDAY Radio and played for many area events, sponsored by the Fairmont Creamery, Moorhead.
By Bob Lind , March 12, 2013
Lind: Moorhead man recalls horseback ride through blizzard in 1944
A month ago, the Fargo-Moorhead region was hit with a major winter storm that created its share of problems, primarily in terms of getting around.
But that was nothing new for longtime area residents like Manuel Jerger, Moorhead.
By Bob Lind , March 10, 2013
Lind: Soldier’s bracelet unearthed in Germany, returned to family
It’s March 12, 1945, on the outskirts of the village of Bubingen, Germany, and near the Germans’ Seigfried Line, putting the U.S. 63rd Infantry Division under intense German artillery fire.
By Bob Lind , March 09, 2013
Lind: Is Foley’s poem, ‘A Letter Home,’ about North Dakota or Indiana?
People continue to write in about the title and author of a poem a woman inquired about some weeks ago: The one that began, “Like to come and see you, Daddy, and perhaps I will some day.”
By Bob Lind , March 03, 2013
Lind: Mother continues to wait for justice in son’s death
It’s been almost four years since John Lindeman was shot down in cold blood in Phoenix. But his killers still haven’t been found.
By Bob Lind , March 02, 2013
Lind: Car wouldn’t start in cold despite heat between ND couple
Neighbors wants to get this cold weather story in before winter ends (officially) in about three weeks.
By Bob Lind , February 26, 2013
Lind: More readers weigh in on lefse toppings
This column has carried many stories about lefse, many of them debating about what to put on it.
By Bob Lind , February 24, 2013
Lind: Poem query leads to many citing former North Dakota poet laureate
A Neighbors reader had a question: What was the title of a poem she’d learned in school years ago, and who was its author?
By Bob Lind , February 23, 2013
ND family members were truly brothers in arms
The Zdeb family made its mark, and then some, in serving their country.
Joe and Edna Zdeb, who farmed near Valley City, N.D., then near Fingal, N.D., had 10 children. Six were boys, and all six volunteered for the military, serving a total of more than 60 years. One of them lost his life
By Bob Lind , February 19, 2013
Lind: Spiritual song co-written by radio show host rings true
The old Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club radio show has drawn many letters to Neighbors from its fans. Some of them referred to a song they liked that McNeill co-wrote called “My Cathedral.”
By Bob Lind , February 17, 2013
Lind: Many readers share memories of horse-drawn school buses
Here’s some background on Terrance “Terry” Henriksen, of Laveen, Ariz., the man who asked for memories about the horse-drawn wagons and sleighs, nicknamed “hacks,” that served as school buses years ago.
By Bob Lind , February 16, 2013
Neighbors: Poem of long ago taught children the presidents
Folks continue to write in about schools in the past having kids learn poetry.
By Bob Lind , February 12, 2013
Lind: ND man proud of his penmanship
The Forum recently carried a story about California schools that are teaching kids in third grade how to write longhand despite today’s computer-driven technology.
By Bob Lind , February 10, 2013
Lind: Mentor man a reminder that many decent, heroic people do exist
News reports often are top-heavy with stories about criminals. But let’s not forget that many decent and even heroic people are out there.
By Bob Lind , February 09, 2013
Lind: Picture of Hitterdal school ‘will take you back in time’
Loyal Busby, Hitterdal, Minn., sends in this picture he says “will take you back in time.”
By Bob Lind , February 03, 2013
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