News
Planning the future for county veterans
Scott Wagar
01/24/2012
Dan Nostdahl was in Bottineau this past week to meet with the members of the VFW to discuss building ideas with the veterans on their future building which will be located on the north end of town.
Al Wondrasek, the director of the VFW building project, spent time explaining to Nostdahl what the veterans would like at their site and presented a diagram of the site. He also presented a number of photos of area buildings that are similar to what they want, and memorials the vets are considering placing on the grounds.
When the Bottineau County Veterans Memorial Building is completed, the structure will house the Bottineau County Veterans Office, the County’s VSO Office, and library with internet service to assists all county veterans with nation and statewide veterans’ programs.
It will also hold an open hall with a kitchen for veteran activities such as meetings, suppers and social events.
“The building will have space set aside for every American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and AmVets organizations in Bottineau County to display any veteran memorial items they would like to donate and place in the new hall,” Wondrasek stated.
The veterans are leasing the land for its memorial building from the city of Bottineau, while the County has passed a mill levy for the financial cost of the memorial park.
Nostdahl was born and raised in Bottineau and is a 1979 graduate of Bottineau High School. He is also an alumnus of MSU-Bottineau and holds his architectural degree with a minor in business from North Dakota State University in 1985.
He worked for two architecture firms prior to going on his own in 1993 when he partnered with Glenn Liptack in 1996 to form what is now Nostdahl Liptack Architects.
Nostdahl specializes in custom residential projects, which includes small and large home renovations and commercial projects.
Nostdahl makes his home in Anthem, Ariz.