Thursday, April 16, 2015

North Dakota lawmakers split on costs for Lawrence Welk home

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2002 file photo, Lawrence Welk's boyhood home is seen Strasburg, N.D. North Dakota's Legislature is at odds over how to pay for maintenance at the boyhood home of the famous band leader. The Legislature two years ago included $100,000 in the State Historical Society's budget for the purchase of the home in Strasburg. Senators now want an appropriation of $135,000 over the next two years for maintenance and to pay part-time staff. North Dakota's House voted against the funding. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid, File) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are at odds over how to pay for maintenance and other costs at the boyhood home of famous bandleader Lawrence Welk, which the state's historical society envisions as a tourist destination.








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