The North Central Oklahoma Center of Workforce Excellence (NCOCWE) held a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, April 26 at noon in Conference Center-A at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC). NCOCWE is a consortium that engages in promoting growth opportunities for students and providing ample workforce to meet the ever-changing needs of regional businesses and industries.
Winton Dommer (Wint) Johnson, 85, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Wint was born on February 16, 1937 to Winton and Margaret (Dommer) Johnson in Moorhead, MN. He grew up in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1955. He joined the ROTC while attending NDSU. After graduating in 1959 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Wint served active duty at Fort Sill Oklahoma and later served as Company Commander of the Army Reserve Unit in Detroit Lakes. In 1960, he married Sharon Jacobsen with whom he shares two children Margaret and Katherine. That same year, Wint went to work for Lightowler Johnson in Fargo, ND, eventually becoming the ‘Johnson’ when he became a partner in the firm.