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To charity goes the 'gift' of oil: Watford City couple passes along income from mineral rights

Dickinson Press -- WATFORD CITY - Konnie and Sharon Norstog don't think they deserve the new income from the minerals they own, so they're giving much of it away.

The retired Watford City ranchers say the best part about the oil boom is they can give more to their favorite charities.

“This is a gift. We did absolutely nothing to earn it. We don’t deserve it, particularly,” said Sharon, also a retired minister. “Now it’s our job to do something kind with it or at least do the right thing.”

The royalties the couple receives from oil companies that are drilling under their land have allowed them to take two Alaska cruises and do a few things they otherwise may not have done, Sharon said.

But they haven’t changed their lifestyle significantly. Konnie drives a Dodge Grand Caravan with 270,000 miles and the co

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