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KAREN'S KORNER
Another new year-where does the time go? My wish for you is that the year 2001 brings you
great health and lots of happiness. I hope you enjoy the following poem as much as I do.
And, "take time to smell the roses"!
Each Day Is Filled With Miracles
Each day is filled with miracles
that many do not see
while others take for granted
the buds upon the tree.
Some never see the sunrise
or gaze upon the stars
nor do they search the winter skies
for Jupiter and Mars.
Some haven't seen the golden leaves
beneath an autumn moon
or wandered through a field of dreams
on a sunny day in June.
Some never see beneath the snow
the promise of a rose
or often wonder like a child
just where the firefly goes.
Each day is filled with miracles
wherever we may trod
but many take for granted
the simple gifts of God.
by Clay Harrison
A Message From the President
Terry Jorde, President & CEO
As I write this column there are only four business days left in this year. It seems like just yesterday that we were testing generators and preparing for Y2K! Time goes so fast, yet as I look back over the year I realize that much has been accomplished. CountryBank USA continues to grow in both Cando and Devils Lake. Did you know that we have opened almost 500 new deposit accounts just in Year 2000? Our loan, insurance, and investment departments have grown significantly too. But rather than counting car loans or checking accounts, we really prefer to count relationships… because it's the relationships with our customers that make it all worthwhile. Our success is only because of your support. If we can do something better, please let me know. If you like what we're doing, please tell a friend. Thanks for being such an important part of our CountryBank family.
"Country Caring Program"
Just a little note to tell you about the Country Caring Program at CountryBank USA. If you come in to the bank in Cando or Devils Lake on a Friday, you may think we are dressed a little casual! However, if we are dressed in casual clothing, we will be wearing a button or sticker that says "Denim Days". We pay to "dress down" and the money goes for charity.
Thank you to everyone-employees and customers, who donated to this program or picked a heart or angel from the Christmas tree so we could make someone's Christmas a little happier!
A WARM COUNTRY WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!
John & Marilynn Sawchuk - George & Susan Ackre
Ruby Koss - Robert & Crystal Maier
Clarence & Madelyn Brekke - Olive Hagen
James & Beverly Volk - George & Erliss Schmid
Ed & Frances Daniels - Donovan & Ruth Herman
Willard Matson
DAKOTA NEIGHBORS TRIPS FOR 2001
March, 2001-Beijing City Tour
Our best wishes to the CountryNeighbors members who will be traveling to Beijing! Take lots of pictures and please share them with us when you get back!
MORE…. DAKOTA NEIGHBOR NETWORK TRIPS!
SAN JUAN ISLAND CRUISE July 15-24, 2001
ALASKA IN AUGUST - CHRISTMAS IN SAN ANTONIO
Details on these trips will be available very soon. Watch your newsletters for details.
DIRECT DEPOSIT
Tired of going out in the cold in the winter time to get your Social Security or retirement check? Direct deposit is still available! This is the fast and secure way to have those checks deposited. Plus, it is very convenient if you are one of the fortunate people that gets to head for warmer weather for the winter. If you haven't signed up for direct deposit call today! It's quick and it's easy!
Coming soon. . .Online Banking
We are very excited about "eCountry", our Online Banking program, which will be completed very soon. At eCountry you can apply for new accounts, check your balances, pay bills, transfer funds, apply for loans, check our rates and even order checks.
We want to make banking easy & fun for you...whether it be through eCountry, our telephone bank, by mail, by ATM, or our favorite way..in person! So, if you don't have time to stop for coffee and visit with our great staff, or are wintering in the sunny south, eCountry will make it easy to bring us along! MEMBER FDIC
DID YOU EVER WONDER??
..If Lipton employees take coffee breaks?
..Why doctors call what they do practice?
..If vegetarians can eat animal crackers?
..If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
..How "Do not walk on the grass" signs get there?
..How a thermos knows if the drink should be hot or cold?
..If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the
whole airplane made out of that stuff?
..Why there is an expiration date on sour cream?
Up-Coming Local Events
IN CANDO.... Janice has some fun things planned for the Cando ountryNeighbors members.
Wednesday, January 17th. Janice is having a "Stone Soup" and "Court Whist" Party in the community room at the Cando Bank. Those attending are asked to bring a 1/2 cup of chopped vegetables and she will provide the rest! This event starts at 10 a.m. You will play whist while the soup is cooking and enjoy the very special soup around noon! Be sure to sign up with Janice for this event so she can plan the food accordingly. Call Janice at 968-4421 to sign up.
Wednesday, February 14th, Janice is having a Valentine's Day Bingo Party in Cando from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This will be held in the community room of the Cando Bank. I hear she has some "sweet treats" for prizes! Because seating is limited, be sure you call Janice to sign up for this event!
IN DEVILS LAKE...…
Wednesday, February 14th, the CountryNeighbors members from the Devils Lake Bank are invited to a "White Elephant Bingo Party" at the Country Kitchen in Devils Lake from 2 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Admission is a "white elephant" item (in good condition please). If you don't have anything you can part with you can bring a valentine prize or pay a $1 admission fee.
Following bingo we will enjoy coffee & cookies. Please pre-register for this bingo party as seating is limited to the first 40 people who sign up! Come and have a fun afternoon!!! Call Karen at 665-5000 to sign up.
January Birthdays
2 Irene Hodek
2 Philip Hertzell
4 George Hilts
4 Bette Doehler
5 Eileen Beck
8 Ron Teubner
8 Arden Helgeseth
8 Cameron Bonde
10 Larry Liere
10 Ruth Renfrow
10 Terrence Halvorson
12 Ruth Herman
14 Dorothy Marr
16 Marion Dahl
18 Owen Harland
18 Beulah Gawen
20 Tom Nistler
21 Doris Pollestad
21 Ray Gibbens
23 Valoise Denny
23 Alvina Vesterso
25 Nelda Nash
26 Art Charon
27 John Benson
27 Kenneth Wakefield
28 George Freund
28 Ruby Koss
30 John Fuchsgruber
30 LaVerne Leier
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February Birthdays
2 Alfred Gores
3 Shirley Rodenbiker
3 Art Tuomala
3 Duane Carter
4 Regina Nistler
3 Erma Westlind
9 Viola Berg
9 Gayla Wakefield
10 Hugo Baerwald
11 Anna Rockvoy
14 Jay Gerrells
14 Edmund Strand
17 James Thompson
18 John Sawchuk
19 Fred Sharbono
19 Lois Dick
19 Roger Burt
20 Mary Stephens
20 Susan Ackre
22 Evelyn Lindberg
22 Mary Volk
23 Vernon Koester
23 Alyce Larson
24 Kenneth Martz
24 Maletta Berge
25 Hazel Fosen
26 Olivia Korb
27 Mary Solseth
27 Olive Hagen
29 Annabel Anderson
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January
Anniversaries
20 Robert & Norma Timms
26 Donald & Marie Solberg
28 Edmund & Ingrid Strand
30 Ivan & Ardella Carlson
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February
Anniversaries
2 Roger & Charlotte Burt
12 Jerome & Jackie Uhlenkamp
13 Kenneth & Gayla Wakefield
18 James & LaVerne Leier
21 Charles & Loretta Wittkop
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Our "Best Wishes" to everyone celebrating a birthday or anniversary in January and February. Hope you have a grrrrrrrrrreat day! From all of us at CountryBank USA!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Laughter is the jam on the toast of life-it adds flavor, keeps it from becoming too dry and makes it easier to swallow.
JUST FOR FUN!!
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. "Is that a dog you got back there?" he asked. "It sure is," I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, "What'd he do?"
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