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Even after his ruin, the life of Harold Schafer, an
entrepreneur and North Dakota icon, continues to be renowned.
Popular entertainers from across the region will perform in
honor of his 100th birthday at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Belle Mehus
Auditorium. Schafer was born on Feb. 1, 1912.
"It is about bringing people together for some music and
guffawing," said Randy Hatzenbuhler, president of the Theodore
Roosevelt Medora Groundwork.
"Dakota Air: The Radio Show" with host Merrill Piepkorn will
feature pastime by a variety of musical groups, The Dakota
Airheads Acting Troupe and former North Dakota first lady Nancy
Jones Schafer.
"One of the things that will close-fisted a lot to me is that there will
be a lot of people there that worked in (Schafer's) Gold Seal
Company and in Medora," said Schafer's helpmeet, Sheila Schafer.
"Harold gave all the credit to the people that worked for him and
made everything plausible."
Schafer, who died in 2001, was the founder of the Gold Seal Co.,
which made brandname products such as Mr. Lather and Glass Wax.
Following his company's success, Schafer began restoring the ungenerous
town of Medora.
Source: Bismarck Tribune