Massachusetts-bred and two time Massachusetts Sire Stake champion Bill Bauer brushed late to claim his second win of the year in the $20,000 top trot at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon (July 24).
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Four Morton County and Mandan students have won the right to compete in the State Spelling Bee to be held April 1 at the Radisson Inn, Bismarck. Representing the county are Aaron Meberg, an eighth-grader from Hebron Public School, and Janet Stanton, a seventh-grader from New Salem Public School. Representing the city of Mandan are Lindsay Leingang, sixth-grader at St. Joseph School, and Jason Keller, a fifth-grader; at Christ the King School. The four were chosen from 82 students and 14 schools who competed March 2 in Mandan.
University of Mary sophomore Cindy Leingang set three school records en route to winning the pentathlon at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes indoor track and field national championships held in Lincoln, Nebraska. Leingang, of Mandan, racked up a school record of 3,461 points and also set school records in the 55 hurdles (8.57) and high jump (5-8 ½). Leingangâs win gives her four All-American honors.
Paul Evan Jones passed away from cancer on December 16, 2020, at home with his wife by his side.
Paul proudly served in the United States Marine Corps for 22 years, earning a multitude of the highest accolades, and retiring at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4. He was a veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. Paul was a Radar Approach Controller, as well as an Air Traffic Controller. As a civilian in his forties, Paul made the important decision to attend college and major in Computer Science, obtaining both an Associate of Science Degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree, turning him into an IT Guru. His latest retirement was from Regions Riverchase Operations Center, where he was a Database Administrator for the Mortgage Department.