Kalvik, Orville and Agnes

 

Orville and Agnes (Aaserud) Kalvik live on the farm in Greenfield Township homesteaded by his grandfather, Knute Kalvik, and later farmed by his father, Olaf.  Orville took over the farm in 1958, after the death of his father.  At present, he raises cattle and is employed at Sheyenne Tooling and Manufacturing in Cooperstown.  Orville and Agnes were married June 12, 1965.  They have two sons.

Arlen Wayne was born April 12, 1966, graduated from Hannaford High School in 1984, and from NDSSS at Wahpeton, North Dakota, in 1986, with a degree in agri-business.  He is presently employed by Midland Garage Door Manufacturing Co., at West Fargo, North Dakota.

Keith David was born March 20, 1968, graduated from Hannaford High School in 1986, and from NDSU-Bottineau Branch in 1988, with a degree in fish and wildlife technology.  He returned to NDSUB in 1988-89, for further studies in fish and wildlife.

Agnes (Aaserud-Lima) Kalvik is the daughter of the late Otto and Martha Aaserud who were former residents of Griggs County in the Cooperstown and Hannaford communities.  She is a granddaughter of Erick Lima who with his daughters, Emma and Martha, lived in the "Vatne-dal" in the Sheyenne Valley near Cooperstown.  Both daughters were married in the Lima home; Martha to Otto Aaserud on October 22, 1924, and Emma to Olaf Vaadeland in March 1925.

The Aaseruds lived on various farms in the Hannaford-Cooperstown areas until the fall of 1938, when they moved to Otto's home farm in the Portland, North Dakota, area.  The four oldest- Edna, Martin, Agnes and Gladys attended rural schools in Griggs County in Bartley, Dover, Helena and Bald Hill Townships.

Edna taught one term in Sverdrup Township and the last two terms of the Sanborn School in Tyrol Township.

Agnes returned to Griggs County in 1957, to teach the Arndt School in Tyrol Township for four years and also taught Grade 5 in Cooperstown for four years following the closing of the Arndt School.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 179