Foster County Independent - The Official Newspaper for Foster County

Dakota Datebook written by Merry Helm.

It was on February 3 in 1971 that country singer Lynn Anderson’s “Rose Garden” went gold. The album earned Lynn 15 more gold albums worldwide, and back in the states, it ended up going platinum.

Bios on Lynn Anderson usually say, “Born in Grand Forks, N.D., September 26, 1947, raised in Sacramento, California.” There’s a little more to it than...