Douglas Carlson
Douglas Keith Carlson, age 65, passed away peacefully on January 16th, 2021 at Sanford Health Center in Fargo, ND with family by his side.
Doug was born on December 29th, 1955 to Reuben and Shirley (Moe) Carlson in Grafton, ND. He was raised in rural Lankin, ND with his five brothers and sisters. After graduating from Lankin High School in 1974, he attended LRTC in Devils Lake, ND where his carpentry skills were established. He was united in marriage to Susan Madson on September 21st, 1979 at Elk Valley Lutheran Church.
Doug was a carpenter by trade and worked for Robertson Lumber and Adamson Construction in Grafton, ND in the late ‘70s. From 1980-1984, he worked on the oil rigs for True Drilling which took Doug and his family to western ND and Colorado. In 1984, Doug and Sue returned to Lankin, ND to raise their three children. Doug worked for Farmers Union Oil/Cenex of Adams, ND for 25 years where he spent many hours bouncing around the fields in t
It s an increase of 1.5% from this year, which is the same percentage city staff received. Written By: Al Edenloff | 11:46 pm, Dec. 14, 2020
At its Dec. 14 meeting, the Alexandria City Council voted to increase the maximum annual benefit that firefighters receive through the city’s Firefighters Relief Association to $8,403 per year of service in 2021, an increase of 1.5% from this year, which is the same percentage city staff received.
Under state law, the maximum annual benefit is $9,400.
The city pays for the benefits through investments in the Firefighter Relief Association Fund. The fund made enough money this year to cover the increase so no municipal contribution was needed. The city’s 2021 budget includes a levy of $5,000 for the fund and it has a current balance of $93,438.