Marvin Stanley Haugen was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on December 11, 1950. Because of the cold, stormy weather that year, mother had to spend the last few days of her pregnancy at the home of her aunt in Valley City. I was at school and I know Roland stayed at the Vic Mortenson home. As we did not have a telephone, my father listened daily to the radio station to the noon-day news where they announced the births at the local hospital to hear if his child had arrived yet. Marvin was born shortly before the noon hour and when they asked mother who to call she replied, "Call the radio station and get it on the noon day news. Then Ingvard will come." So Ingvard learned he was the father of son "number three" on the noon day news from KOVC. Marvin required many more visits from Dr. Skjoden than the rest of us. I remember many times late at night my father would drive down and get the doctor and watching him with "those big needles."
Marvin attended the Haugen School and Karnak School before finishing his education in the Hannaford Public School. He graduated from Hannaford High School in 1968. He attended Valley City State College. He became very active in the Young Democrats in college. This enabled him to pursue his political interests by working at Bismarck during one of the legislative sessions. There he met his wife, Carol, on August 12, 1973, in Grafton, North Dakota. After his marriage he finished his year at Valley City State College. He began his teaching career in Mott, North Dakota. While in Mott, their daughter, Stacey, was born on October 19, 1975. After two years in Mott, they moved to Casselton where he taught vocational skills until his retirement from teaching to take on this present position as sales manager and office manager of Loegering Manufacturing Inc. After moving to Casselton, their son, Jeffery was born on July 24, 1977. Both children are actively involved in the Casselton Public School System.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 148