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Lyman Frank Baum was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books,particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books,Baum penned 41 other novels,83 short stories,over 200 poems,and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen;the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema.
South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings,South Dakota,United States. Founded in 1881,it is the state's largest university and is the second oldest continually operating university in the state,trailing the University of South Dakota which was founded in 1862. The university is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents,which governs the state's six public universities and two special schools.
Cavalier County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is south of the Canada–US border with Manitoba. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,704. Its county seat is Langdon. The city of Cavalier is the county seat of neighboring Pembina County.
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone,South Dakota,United States. The sculptor,Gutzon Borglum,named it the Shrine of Democracy,and oversaw the execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son,Lincoln Borglum. The sculpture features the 60-foot-tall (18 m) heads of four United States presidents:George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,Theodore Roosevelt,and Abraham Lincoln,chosen to represent the nation's birth,growth,development,and preservation. Mount Rushmore attracts more than two million visitors annually to the memorial park which covers 1,278 acres. The mountain's elevation is 5,725 feet (1,745 m) above sea level.
The "North Dakota Hymn" is the state song of the U.S. state of North Dakota. It was written by poet James Foley at the request of North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Minnie Nielson in 1926 to the tune of "The Austrian Hymn". Dr. Clarence Simeon "C.S." Putnam arranged the music with distinct ragtime syncopation.
Clarence Norman Brunsdale was an American politician who served as the 24th governor of North Dakota and a United States senator from the state of North Dakota.
The 86th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C. from January 3,1959,to January 3,1961,during the last two years of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The lieutenant governor of South Dakota is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the governorship if the office becomes vacant,and may also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.
Daniel Scott Kooistra [KOO-struh] is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at North Carolina State and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. Kooistra was also a member of the Cleveland Browns,Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings.
Clarence C. Hoffman served in the Iowa House of Representatives 1998–2008,most recently from the 55th District.
The 1960 Special U.S. Senate election in North Dakota was held June 28,1960,to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by the late William Langer. Langer died in office on November 8,1959,and Clarence Norman Brunsdale,a former Governor of North Dakota,was temporarily appointed to the seat on November 19 of that year until the special election was held. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Quentin N. Burdick faced Republican John E. Davis for election to the seat. Davis had been serving as Governor of the state since 1957.
The Willows Residential Community and Golf Club,is a residential community in the Nutana Suburban Development Area in the city of Saskatoon,Saskatchewan. The Willows is south of Circle Drive which is concurrent with Saskatchewan Highway 16. Its northern boundary is the CN Rail line and the former Cartwright Street right-of-way;to the east is Clarence Avenue and to the west is Lorne Avenue. The 36-hole Willows Golf &Country Club winds its way around the subdivision which when construction of homes began in 2004 became the city's first golf course community. Home construction began almost immediately after the land for the subdivision and the golf course was annexed from the rural municipality of Corman Park No. 344,Saskatchewan. The golf course,however,had been in operation for more than a decade before residential development began.
Kooistra is a Dutch-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Curtis L. "Curt" Hofstad was an American politician and farmer who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 2006 to 2016,representing the 15th legislative district of North Dakota as a Republican.
Richard L. Sattgast is an American politician who serves as the state auditor of South Dakota for the second time having served two terms previously (2003–2011). He formerly served as state treasurer (2011–2019).
Clarence E. Coyne was an American politician. A Republican,he served as the Secretary of State of South Dakota from November of 1922 to January of 1927 and as the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from January to May 1929. He died while in office.
John Thomas Grigsby was an American politician. Between 1929 and 1931 he served as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.
Clarence C. Caldwell was an American attorney and the 9th Attorney General of South Dakota.
The 1960 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1960. Democratic nominee William L. Guy defeated Republican nominee and Lieutenant Governor Clarence P. Dahl with 49.44% of the vote.