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In this Issue:

News briefs Page 2 Red River Farm Network ag briefs Page 3 The Morning Run: Forget the stuff, take the trip!

Musings from Munich: So we got a PJ swinging contest Girl Scouts help supply teacher classrooms Page 5 St. Alphonsus School students take field trip Page 5 Langdon Area Skating Club schedules registration Page 6 Musical scheduled to help raise money for Walhalla playground project Page 6 Scarecrow Alley returns to Cavalier Page 7 From the Pastor’s Desk: Weed Control Page 8 Cardinals rock Aggies Page 9 Views from the Borderland Page 18

Index:

News Agriculture Opinion Education Community Region Church Sports Classifieds Public Notices & Meeting Minutes

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Volume 1, Number 40

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex

deemed worthy of National Historic Landmark consideration

By Borderland Press Staff The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex near Nekoma has seen a lot of interest and attention over the last few months. One of the latest parties to show interest is the National Park Service.

In a study released late last week, the park service said the “Nekoma Pyramid” is among two dozen properties around the United States identified as having nationally significant connections to the Cold War worthy of National Historic Landmark consideration.

The study titled “Protecting America: Cold War Defensive Sites” was created in partnership with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the Cold War Advisory Committee. The study covers the history and events between the 1945 Japanese surrender at the end of World War II and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, America’s principal adversary, in 1991.

While the distinction highlights the history of the anti-ballistic missile defense site, those currently connected to the Mickelsen site worried the news could cause confusion or be misinterpreted, especially given the timing of the release so close to Bitzero acquiring the tactical area of the site.

“It might give the impression that the Mickelsen site is on that list for a reason other than just noticing it and that something could happen from the government side of things going forward, which it can’t. They signed off on this property a long time ago,” said Carol Goodman, a consultant to the Cavalier County Job Development Authority for the Stanley R. Mickelsen site redevelopment.

Goodman wants people to know Bitz-

Photo by Larry Stokke.

ero is committed to taking over the tactical area of the site and turning it into a data storage center.

“Our deal with Bitzero, their purchase of the tactical area from JDA (Job Development Authority), is a process that’s just about finalized, and so this does not affect that at all, and I guess that’s the message that we want to get out there,” Goodman said. “It does not affect what we’re doing right now.”

The park service stated that National Historic Landmarks represent outstanding aspects of American history and culture, possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or in-

terpreting the heritage of the United States, and have a high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, material, workmanship, feeling, and association. Identifying eligibility is an initial step in nominating a property for designation.

“As a former Cold War veteran, I understand this study meets an urgent need to identify Cold War properties that are rapidly disappearing. The history of the Cold War is told in just a handful of our national parks and National Historic Landmarks, but there are many opportunities to learn about and discuss this complex and recent history. This study provides a framework for scholars, researchers, and

educators to share a deeper history through the power of place,” said Chuck Sams, National Park Service director.

Generally, properties must be at least 50 years old or exceptionally important to be considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a National Historic Landmark. Most properties associated with the Cold War today are fewer than 50 years old; many were demolished following their deactivation or altered enough from their historic character and no longer possess a high degree of integrity for designation or listing. page 14 Because of this cont’d. and theon recency of

Cavalier County 4-H holds event to get more to ‘join the club’

By Sarah Hinnenkamp bridge between Cavalier County 4-H and the community. Many people have questions about 4-H and what is included. This was an opportunity to show a little bit of what 4-H has to offer, give families time to ask questions, and encourage youth to participate,” said Katie Henry, NDSU Extension agent for Cavalier County.

The NDSU Extension agents in Cavalier County are responsible for conducting the 4-H programming in the county. Their job is to get instruction from the state 4-H office, which is housed on campus at NDSU in the Extension Office, in order to conduct county 4-H events and guide their volunteer leaders. NDSU Extension agents Katie Henry and Bailey Reiser, administrative assistant Jane Hayen,

As part of National 4-H Week last week, Cavalier County 4-H Council held a fall festival event to create awareness about their clubs. The two-hour event was held in conjunction with the Langdon Farmers Mar-

ket and the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce at the farmers market site west of the Cavalier County Courthouse.

“We thought this event would be a

and the Cavalier County 4-H leaders work as a team to make sure the 4-H programs survive and thrive.

The idea of the fall festival was brought to the 4-H Council last fall.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

While organizers worried the chilly temperatures may deter attendees, they estimated they had more than 100 people attend. One of the 4-H cont’d. on page 12

Photo by Larry Stokke.

News

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News Briefs From the Borderland News Center Average gas price falls The average price of gasoline in North Dakota fell nearly three cents in the past week. The price averages $3.65 per gallon. The price is two cents lower than a month ago but 50 cents higher than a year ago. The least expensive gas was priced at $3.45, and the most expensive was $3.89. The national average rose 11 cents in the past week to $3.78.

Candidate forum held in Grafton A pair of legislative forums were held in Grafton last week to allow the public to learn more about the candidates running for legislative Districts 19 and 20. Both forums were held at the Grafton High School Performing Arts Centers. The forums were co-hosted by the Walsh County Job Development Authority.

Bench trial set for federal lawsuit over legislative redistricting A trial date has been set in a federal

lawsuit brought by two Native American tribes that allege North Dakota’s new legislative map dilutes tribal members’ voting strength. The bench trial is scheduled to start June 12, 2023. A bench trial means the verdict is up to the judge alone. The lawsuit filed in February by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Tribe alleges that the state’s new legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act. An attorney for the tribes says about half of the 14 member GOP-led redistricting committee will be called as witnesses in the trial.

Hallmark movie shot in Morden debuts “Pumpkin Everything,” a made-forTV movie shot in Morden, Manitoba, premiered Saturday night on The Hallmark Channel. The movie features Michael Ironside and Taylor Cole with many scenes shot in the city of Morden. A number of scenes were shot in the Simmons Multimedia Morden radio studios with other Morden locations being featured, such as Bella’s

Castle. The city of Morden held a number of special viewings for the movie ahead of the television premiere.

DUI suspect tries to escape authorities The Ramsey County Sheriff’s office said a DUI driver attempted to get away from authorities on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 6 by trying to swim across Devils Lake. The attempt was not successful as the suspect began to struggle in the water a short distance from the shoreline. Upon being rescued by boat, the suspect was taken to the hospital and now faces a series of charges.

Group forms to oppose marijuana measure A new group called Health and Productive North Dakota has formed to oppose ballot measure 2, which aims to legalize recreational marijuana in the Peace Garden State. The group said it is worried if the drug is legalized, it would become more easily accessible to children.

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Langdon woman arrested on aggravated assault charge According to a news release, on Sept.

29, the Cavalier County Sheriff’s office received a report of a female acting disorderly in a licensed liquor establishment in Langdon. It was reported that the female was screaming profanities and getting in people’s faces. A deputy arrived on scene and identified 30-year-old Kimberlee Lees of Langdon as the female who was reported as acting disorderly.

A second call was received by the Sheriff’s Office that a female had been assaulted by Lees in the same establishment.

An investigation was conducted by deputies. The victim was known to Lees. The victim reported that Lees had struck the side of her head knocking the victim to the floor. The news release states that the victim’s

head hit the floor resulting in a concussion.

Investigative reports were forwarded to the Cavalier County State’s Attorney as a result of the incident.

A warrant was issued for Lees on 10/06/22 charging her with the offense of Aggravated Assault, a Class C Felony. On 10/06/22 deputies with the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office took Lees into custody for the arrest warrant without incident.

Lees was transported to the Rolette County Jail and was released on a $2,000.00 bond. A Class C felony carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment, a fine of $10,000, or both, may be imposed.

An initial appearance was scheduled for Lees on Oct. 11 in Cavalier County District Court.

Emergency food pantry welcomes sign up for Thanksgiving baskets in Pembina County The Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry once again will prepare Thanksgiving baskets full of everything needed to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for those needing extra help with food supplies this holiday season.

Thanksgiving baskets will be handed out on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Cavalier location, 106 Main Street West. For privacy purposes, please come to the back of the building in the alley. The food pantry sign will be outside.

All Thanksgiving baskets must be reserved. To reserve a Thanksgiving basket, individuals must call 701270-1408 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. If there is no answer, please

leave a clear message including your name and address.

The final day to reserve a Thanksgiving basket is Monday, Nov. 14 at 4:30 p.m. The limit is one basket per household. This special holiday basket does not count toward the annual six basket household limit.

Cavalier, visit with Food Pantry chairperson Michelle Murray at 701-2656230, or visit the group’s Facebook page at “Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry.”

The mission of the Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry is to provide food, on an emergency basis, for those out of work, have unexpected health issues, are victims of domestic violence, or other life-altering events.

The food pantry is largely financed by donations from individuals, businesses, civic groups and churches.

If you would like to help contribute financially to this holiday project, donations can be made to Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry, PO Box 698,

Holiday Vendor Show set in Langdon, vendors wanted The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce is calling all crafters, bakers, home-based businesses for the Holiday Vendor Show. The event will be held from Noon - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Langdon Activity Center. All are welcome to attend the event.

“This is a great way to get your holiday shopping done and support local businesses at the same time,” said Jaclyn Nye, executive director of the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce.

If you would like to reserve a table in the Holiday Vendor Show, you’re asked to reach out to the Langdon Area Chamber at 701256-3079 or langdonchamber@ cityoflangdon.com.

Cost is $25 per table; the deadline to reserve a table is Nov. 15.

Booking photo. Rolette County Jail.

Sheriff’s office releases harvest road safety reminder As harvest is prevalent statewide, there has been a huge influx in truck traffic within Cavalier County. The Sheriff’s office understands that there is still a lot of farm work to be done throughout the county in a short amount of time. However, they have received several complaints regarding trucks speeding on county roads throughout Cavalier County.

The speed limit on county roads for

trucks is 40 mph, unless otherwise posted. Not only do speeding trucks damage roads, but they also create a substantial safety risk to drivers and others on the roadway.

“We just want to remind everyone to follow posted speed limits and wish everyone a safe finish to the harvest season,” said Shane Gallagher, chief deputy of the Cavalier County Sheriff’s office.

UPDATE: Pumpkins with a purpose

In last week’s Borderland Press, we brought you the story of Pumpkins with a Purpose being sold at Junque Decor. Project coordinators Nancy Becker and Debbie Peterson wanted to make sure to also give credit to Rod Howatt, who has grown and donated pumpkins for the project as well.

Agriculture

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North Dakota Stockmen’s Association and Foundation distribute $250,000 dollars in blizzard aid

Drought hampers barge movement The river shipping system is being plagued by low water on the Lower Mississippi River. “The water is so low in some spots they’re not able to take barges tied together three wide, they’re having to go down to two,” explained Joe Barker, commodity broker, CHS Hedging. “If normally you would have a 3×4 tow of barges, you only have a 2×4 tow of barges, and you’ve lost 5,000 bushels per barge.

You’re losing 40-to-45 percent of how much you’re able to tow up and down the river at a time.” Gulf exporters have reportedly pulled offers for October and November due to the uncertainty with shipping. Basis has been affected in the area.

Fertilizer delays expected Barge companies are starting to declare force majeure as the Mississippi River levels continue to drop. StoneX Group Director of Fertilizer Josh Linville says that’s going to delay fertilizer coming north. “This is a situation that couldn’t have happened at a worse time.” It takes time to move crop nutrient products through the system. “If you load a barge in the Gulf of Mexico and moving it north, some of these terminals take two-to-four weeks to get to, and at that time the fall fertilizer season is right in front of us.”

Managing the three-headed dragon Virginia Tech Professor Emeritus David Kohl says it takes solid financial knowledge to manage the three-head-

ed dragon of price volatility, higher input costs and rising interest rates.

“If it’s not well managed, that will take liquidity, profit and equity off the balance sheet, but those with a high business IQ will actually put profit, liquidity and equity on the balance sheets.” Over the rest of this decade, Kohl said, “The better will get better, and the worst are going to fall behind.” Good relationships are also key during tough times. Kohl was a speaker at the North Dakota Ag Credit Conference.

NDFB, NDFU opposed to term limits North Dakota Farm Bureau and North Dakota Farmers Union are working together in opposition to a ballot initiative seeking term limits. The constitutional ballot measure would limit the time in office for a governor or state legislator. NDFB President Daryl Lies says it is already difficult to maintain representation for rural issues. “We believe we should have the opportunity and freedom to vote for our choice, not for someone who was just put on the ballot because the other guy hit a subjective date and is no longer able to do it.” Lies says there is a common misconception about this term limits measure. “This has nothing to do with limiting on the federal or congressional level and people, I think, believe in term limits because of what we see going on in Washington, D.C.” North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne said term limits put more power into the hands of professional lobbyists and career bureaucrats.

The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) and North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation (NDSF) distributed nearly a quarter-million dollars in aid to North Dakota cattle ranchers who suffered serious losses in record-breaking, back-to-back storms earlier this year. The NDSA and NDSF launched the Hope After Haley Disaster Relief Program to lend support to ranch families significantly impacted when Mother Nature delivered a multitude of perils, including severe winds and many feet of snow, rain and/or ice in April – the heart of the state’s calving season. Industry impacts ranged from widespread livestock death and illness to damaged buildings and fences.

The organizations kickstarted the disaster relief program’s fundraising effort with nearly $50,000 of their own funds and were joined by generous donors from North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. That grew the fund to almost $250,000. The funds were distributed in their entirety on Thursday.

Impacted producers were invited to apply for the relief or nominate another producer who could use some help.

Forty-five applications, representing 24 counties and every quadrant of the

state, were received and approved for assistance. The applicants had, on average, a 14 percent death loss due to the storms.

“North Dakota cattle ranchers were hard hit, not only in the disastrous spring storms but in the serious drought that preceded them,” said NDSF President Jeff Schafer, a New Rockford, N.D., cow-calf producer and feeder. “I am grateful to all those who supported our Hope After Haley Disaster Relief Program and helped re-inspire hope for these ranch families.”

Jason Leiseth, the NDSA president from Arnegard, N.D., and a cow-calf producer, echoed the sentiment: “When we work together, we can accomplish incredible things, and lifting up our own in their time of need is certainly one of them.”

The organizations distributed the funds based on applicants’ livestock losses. The disaster assistance provided to each equaled approximately 25 percent of the animals’ value, using the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s published valuations from the Livestock Indemnity Program, explained Dan Rorvig, the Hope After Haley Disaster Relief Program Com-

mittee chairman and a McVille, N.D., cow-calf producer.

In a separate but related effort, the NDSA earlier had provided its research to Farm Service Agency (FSA) and successfully petitioned it to re-evaluate the value FSA had assigned to young calves to better reflect the actual market value of this livestock class, which was the most vulnerable in the April blizzards. FSA announced the adjustment in mid-July.

The Hope After Haley Disaster Relief Program isn’t the first disaster relief effort led by the NDSA and NDSF. Since 2009, the organizations together have delivered more than three-quarters of a million dollars in direct aid to producers devastated by relentless floods, blizzards, wildfire and drought.

The NDSA is a 93-year-old beef cattle producers’ trade organization that works to unite, protect, promote, educate and serve the state’s beef industry. The NDSF is a charitable, 501(c)3 organization that supports the beef industry with scholarship, leadership, promotion, research and building projects and disaster relief. To learn more, visit www.ndstockmen.org.

Harvest continues in Pembina County

By Shanda Christianson

Harvest is running in the Valley, and we caught up with Cooter Symington, a grower in the Neche area. He said last week was a challenge.

“It’s been quite depressing the last four days. We haven’t even moved the combine once except for taking samples. All these little tiny rains, we haven’t hardly gotten any rain, but it’s been enough to keep the combines in place,” Symington said.

Symington did say the canola harvest is a bright spot, “It’s gone very well.

The canola’s yielding very nicely. It’s gone ok; it’s just maybe we can’t get enough days in a row to finish it.”

At the time of this report, Symington hadn’t started harvesting pinto beans.

“They’re about ready to go, too,” he said. "I’d love to get this canola done and jump into the beans. We’re doing sugar beets as well.”

Symington said the sugar beet harvest has been going well, for the most part.

“It’s kind of been a start and stop deal with them, too. It’s looking the way ev-

erything else has been looking - the yields have been good,” Symington said. “The prices are good, so if we could just get it harvested and get it done before something bad happens, we’ll be ok.”

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher are mailed out of the Grafton Post Office. They did a great job, as usual, and sent them on to Grand Forks where they then were to be dispersed to all ZIP codes. The papers are already sorted when they leave Grafton, by the way. Grand Forks had some sort of meltdown, and only a few of our papers went out. Most of our newsstands didn’t receive theirs until Saturday. A snafu that couldn’t be avoided, I guess, and not likely to be the last time. We appreciate your patience when such a thing happens, and by now you probably know that if you wait a day or two, it’ll show up.

As you probably noticed, last week’s paper didn’t make it to everyone’s mailboxes on Friday. Our papers

I had a disturbing thing happen to me last week. I was driving, received a call

on my cell phone with a 370 number that I didn’t recognize, but I answered it anyway because sometimes it’s you nice folks reaching out! The caller was a young woman, crying, and her first word was “Mom”! I have grown daughters, and this did not sit well with me. I asked who this was but more crying and “Mom, can you come and get me?” While listening to more frantic crying, I pulled off the road.

Her next question was. “Mom, can you hear me?” I replied, “Yes, what’s your name?!” Click. By now I’m pretty sure it was a phishing call, but my mothers heart was saying - yah, but what if it’s not. I contacted my daughters, and all was fine with them so my racing heart slowed a bit. Still….the grand-

daughters? Too small for that voice, I thought. So I guess this is similar to the grandchild/grandparent scam that has been rudely circulating for a few years now. Try not to be alarmed if you receive a similar call. Just check in with your loved ones to make sure everyone is fine and try not to drink any more caffeine so your heart will go back to its regular rhythm. It might have been interesting, though, if I’d have said “Yes, I can come, where are you?” I’ve got a story for you, Dr. Phil!

and the month is already half gone.

Make your mammogram appointment if you’ve been neglecting to do so. Reread that last sentence - you’ll feel so good about yourself after making the call! And wear a little pink this month to promote awareness, please and thank you!

A few months back I talked to you about my bout with breast cancer and said we’d talk more about it at a later date. Well, guess what? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

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made by my mother-in-law and a salted caramel cake presented by our friends group that hasn’t been together in years. It was a joyous weekend. If the sweet treats weren’t enough, the Concordia College homecoming parade was certainly the icing on the cake of my week-long celebration.

Fun was had by all, but when it came time for goodbyes to our friends it was harder than expected, having been driven apart by the pandemic and life for longer than expected. It was a classic midwest goodbye until someone finally slapped their knee hard enough and said we all better get going.

We decked the kids out in Cobber gear fresh from the Concordia bookstore.

The bookstore has expanded its Cobber branded options since I went to school, but they are very savvy in that they still have some of the class designs on the sweatshirts. We took the kids on an informal tour around campus, and they even got a photo with the Cobber mascot after the parade. When we got into the car to go home, our eight-year-old daughter said, “Wow, Mom, it was really cool to see where you lived when you were in college.” She said she enjoyed her college tour.

What a great reminder of a place and the people ready to welcome you back whenever you’re able to stop in to say hi. We enjoyed filling in our old friends on what our new life entails.

You better believe we told them about the Goodman/Mitzel back and forth in the newspaper, mostly because it’s entertaining but also because we’re always looking to expand our subscription base, and those two are quite the columnists.

Wishing you all a warm second half of the month, and thanks for reading The Borderland Press!

Diane Simmons

Letter from the Editor if we were doing ok. They wanted to see photos of the crazy amount of snow, and they wanted to know if we were sure about the move. We looked outside at our pumpkins covered in snow and somehow said we were sure. Don’t worry, we have nothing like that in the forecast any time soon.

I was minding my own business when Facebook and local meteorologists felt the need to flashback to Oct. 1012 of 2019. I remember Langdon receiving 34 inches of snow in the blizzard event that crippled our area.

My family had just moved from Fargo, so many of our friends and former colleagues reached out to us in what they perceived to be Alaska and asked

In last week’s Borderland Press, columnist Mitzel recognized that I was still celebrating the day of my birth for at least the next week. I’m not sure how he knew that this would be the case, but it’s impressive that he would recognize it. I came to find out that our birthdays are just a few days apart, so I’m hoping my fellow Libra is still enjoying having grapes fed to him and multiple birthday cakes delivered right to his doorstep because I heard that’s how people in Munich celebrate birthdays.

Over the weekend my celebration continued in Fargo with a fruit pizza

Make it a great week!

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Plus, who wouldn’t want to keep tabs on what’s going on in the Borderland?

We’re sure happy you do.

THE MORNING RUN: Forget the stuff, take the trip! day hiking in the Pembina Gorge with friends swearing and cursing every time we had more than a one percent incline on our path. We did spend a very romantic evening together in the press box at the football field while he ran the play clock. I told him if we were losing at halftime, I was leaving.

After the game, we celebrated a win and our marriage by drinking beer at Sporty’s with friends then proceeded to eat cold leftover pizza at home while half the football team lounged around our house until the wee hours of the morning. It was a super special evening.

by Sara Goodman On October 7th, Greg and I celebrated 22 years of being married. We didn’t celebrate it that day because the never-ending harvest this year has thrown a wrench into most of the plans we’ve had since August. Greg spent the day on a combine swearing and cursing every time the header plugged up with canola. I spent the

I had hoped to celebrate our anniversary by attending the Chris Stapleton concert the evening before in Grand Forks with dinner at Harry’s Steakhouse prior. I had purchased the tickets back in March when I was feeling hopeful that harvest would be wrapped up well before the October 6th concert. Instead of Greg, I took Catelyn and two friends. We had a great time, and the concert was

fabulous. Since we didn’t leave until after school, we had to swap Harry’s for Chick-fil-A. I’m certain my grilled chicken club sandwich was just as good as a medium rare steak at Harry’s, and I’ll keep telling myself that lie until I make it to Harry’s for that steak.

Although completely out of his control, poor Greg was feeling overwhelmed with guilt over our cancelled concert plans and lack of excitement the evening of our anniversary. He didn’t buy me a card, he didn’t send me flowers, he didn’t buy me a gift. In return, I extended the same courtesy and bought him nothing. I guess after 22 years of wedded bliss, we don’t generally show our undying affection with cards, flowers or stuff.

I told him years ago that I would much rather we attend a concert, go on a trip or even spend an afternoon Ranger riding through the fields and coulees at the farm to commemorate any celebratory-worthy occasion.

Throughout our daily lives, I know he

loves me when he unclogs my shower drain full of hair for the hundredth time, builds me a pavilion over the hot tub and finally puts in a new mailbox.

In return, my day-to-day love language is expressed in a hot meal almost every night, freshly laundered clothes and running the auger during wheat harvest.

Unfortunately for Greg, my birthday is also in October. The same celebratory guidelines apply when it comes to my birthday. No card, no flowers, no gift. (Christmas is the same as well, in case you were wondering.) I truly don’t care to surround myself with a lot of things that I will eventually have to clean, move, take care of or secretly dispose of because I don’t like it. I’d rather hand Greg a list of my top ten bucket list travel destinations and then proceed to take care of the planning myself. Handing him the list is a mere formality since he knows he doesn’t have a whole lot of say in the matter. If it were up to him, we’d avoid airlines, large cities and people.

This narrows the list down a little bit too much. He’s also more than happy to have me plan trips without him to destinations he really doesn’t care to pay a visit to. For those destinations, I settle for the company of friends or my sister.

If you’re looking for advice on how to stay happily married for 22 years, here it is - forget the stuff and take the trip! It doesn’t hurt to take out the garbage either.

Celebrating 20 years in Calistoga, Calif., at Chateau Montelena.

Musings from Munich: So we got a PJ swinging contest got PJ. How about you?” Well, we do have a PJ over here in Munich, and the town would not let me stop with just an introduction. You all need the whole story. Philip James Lindseth resides at the end of the rainbow in Cavalier County, and I am blessed to be his neighbor on the infamous Ward Street. He grew up on the Lindseth farm a mile outside of town, ventured out to NDSU to get his degree, and then came back to Munich to help grow Lindseth Brothers Farm, LLC.

By Matt Mitzel Last week, I will admit, I was amongst the handful of people in the county to read Goodman’s column. It was about a relative that visited named PJ. Well, that just wrote this week’s column for me, as in my head all I could hear was, “We got PJ. Yes, we do. We

Now that you got the generic informational spread of the man known as PJ, let’s get into why he is so revered. It could be a multitude of anything that makes this man stand out, but why don’t we start with some of the odd observances I have noticed throughout our tenure? First off, he has the hottest sister that I have ever seen in all my days, and his sister’s husband is about as fine looking as

a man could be without questioning plastic surgery. Some would even say this husband looks like a young Garth Brooks, but that’s getting off topic.

Secondly, he is the only man I have ever met that wears dress shirts buttoned up all the way to the top. When I first met him and noticed it, I thought he must’ve just taken off a tie and the buttoned would be unleashed…but as the night continued, it just didn’t.

It is not often when he gets spiffed up. When he does, give it a look, and you’ll never forget him.

Next, to his family, he’s known as Uncle PJ, and the rest of us uncles know that we don’t stand much of a chance when it comes to who the kids like most. At any event that draws a crowd of children, I’m not sure if it’s because he never says more than 10 words or the fact that he will just outright wrestle the crap out of those lil’ footbal-

lers, but they just keep coming back for more. It is well known that another one of his little oddities is that if he is within 20 miles of his house, no matter in a truck or tractor, he will always come home to his house to take a deuce. If you hear his pickup coming in fast down Ward Street, my kids repeat it out loud every time, “Uncle PJ must have to take a poop”.

Lastly, he is the one that always gets asked to help out. No matter what the task or duty, if someone needs a hand, they know they can count on him to be there. I tried paying him back in small unknown favors, as he would never accept them if he knew about them. I snuck into his house when he was on vacation once and remodeled an old spare bedroom into a new office, and Bri and I bought new furniture so we took our old stuff and put into his garage to supplement his man cave, but we still can’t find a way

to pay him back for the countless times he helps everyone else out. He is the 2022 Munich Ribfest Champion and wears a trademark white plain shirt regardless of the occasion.

So come on over, and meet the real PJ of the county.

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Langdon students view art show

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Girl Scouts help supply teacher classrooms

Photographer Larry Stokke caught up with Langdon Area High School students when they visited the art show “Uff Da: The Folk Art of Emily Lunde,” which was on display in September at the Cavalier County Courthouse in Langdon. The exhibit was from the North Dakota Museum of Art.

ST. ALPHONSUS SCHOOL STUDENTS take fall field trip The local Girl Scout troop represented by a few members - Jiry, Jocelyn and Janèe - teamed up with the Polar Penguin Adventure group and group representative Jase to buy Mrs. Feil’s special needs preschool and the kindergarten classes of Ms. Benneweis and Mrs. Lorenz many items that the teachers had on their wishlists.

The members really enjoyed ordering and delivering all this for the teachers to use with their classes. They really appreciate the opportunity for the members to learn how to help others in such a positive way.

SAVE THE DATES: cheer camp planned for Langdon A cheer camp will be held in early 2023 for grades pre-k through grade 6. It will be held at the St. Alphonsus School gym and will be coached by Alyssa Plummer.

Dates are Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 for grades 3-6 and Feb. 6-9 for grades pre-k through grade 2. Langdon-Edmore-Munich little cheerleaders are scheduled to cheer during halftime at the Cardinal boys basketball game on Feb. 10.

More information will be released closer to the camp dates for registration and scheduling.

Kindergarten through 4th grade students from St. Alphonsus School traveled to the Mickelson Tiny Plants Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch near Rolla. Organizers report that the student had a great fall day.

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Tall Tales and Serial Shorts Nothing in there but underwear and hammers. Pushing that one closed, she pulled on the bottom drawer, socks, socks…

“Aha! I found it!” she said to no one .

Slamming it closed and grabbing her small suitcase at the same time, she ran out of the bedroom, out the front door, and jumped in the backseat of the waiting car.

“Did you find it?” Joey asked.

By Lisa Whitt In the past, newspapers published novels in a serial format to reach a wider audience. Most readers couldn’t afford the cost of a novel, but they could afford a newspaper. The practice continues today but reached its height in Victorian England with novels like David Copperfield and Treasure Island.

In that tradition, Tall Tales and Serial Shorts seeks to present installments of short stories.

This is a story about Maisey and the little boy named Howie who she meets on a plane. Maisey begins to tell Howie a story about her little brother, Joey, who likes to dig holes.

Joey Part 1 Hurry, hurry, hurry! Got to find it! Where is it? Nine-year-old Maisey thought as she rushed through the house. Joey said he left it in their room.

Maisey climbed up on the little red, three-legged wooden stool to rummage through the top of the dresser she shared with Joey.

Nothing in there but underwear. Not in with the socks, either. Where can it be? Maybe Joey has it in the car with him.

Maisey jumped off the stool and searched through the bottom drawer of the chest in Joey’s underthings.

“I did,” Maisey said, handing over the bright red hat to Joey.

He looked at it, turned the hat around so that the two golden dragons faced each other in the center of his forehead, and pulled it down to his ears.

“How does it look?” Joey asked.

“Perfect, very grown-up. Nothing can hurt you with Gong Gong and Xiangliu watching over you,” Maisey said.

Lost in the past, now ninety-one-yearold Maisey sits on the inside seat, staring out the window at the shiny wing of the 747 not seeing it. At that same moment, a little boy and his mother plop their bags down in the two seats next to Maisey. Yanked from the past and into the present, Maisey caresses the small blue pouch she was holding with love and tucks it back in her purse under the seat.

As the boy and mother are trying to get settled in their seats, Maisey introduces herself.

“Good morning. I’m Maisey. Here let me help you,” Maisey says, taking two tiny crutches offered to her by the young mother.

The little boy hops, slips, and slides into the middle seat.

“Thank you. I’m Janine Stanhope, and this little heartbreaker is Howard, Howie for short. Say hello, Howie.”

MUSICAL SCHEDULED to help raise money for Walhalla playground project

Walhalla North Border grades kindergarten through 3 will be performing “Dinostars” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Walla Theater.

A free will donation will be taken at the door for the Playground Fundraiser. Organizers invite everyone to come out and enjoy a fun musical for a great cause.

The fundraising is for new playground equipment that kids at

North Border Walhalla school use daily. It’s in the city park so the Walhalla Park Board is assisting with the fundraising effort, but the school district is on board with the plan as well. The current equipment is more than 30 years old, and committee members say it’s time for a facelift. They started researching the project and picked out the playground items they want to see installed. Total cost of the project will be $200,000.

Howie doesn’t say a word and doesn’t look at his mother or Maisey.

Maisey quietly observes Howie as Janine finishes stowing their bags in the overhead bin. Howie doesn’t smile at anyone and doesn’t speak to anyone, including his mother.

Maisey watches Janine, too. She looks a little frazzled, mostly because her naturally curly, chestnut hair had a mind of its own. Janine would use her fingers to put one curl back in place then another would pop out.

Bags settled and curls tamed, Janine sits down next to Howie. After a few more minutes of Howie’s silence, Maisey asks Howie, “How did you hurt your leg?”

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Langdon Area Skating Club schedules registration

Registration for the Langdon Area Skate Club will be held from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Dakota Spirit Arena. All kids will need to be measured for costumes.

Half-hour practices will be held on Mondays nights. Kids must be able to listen, follow directions, and be 3 years of age by December 2022.

Any questions? Contact Bobbi Hayes at 701-370-3979.

No reply.

“I see you are a determined young man. I admire that. My little brother, Joey, was determined and stubborn, too. How about a trade? I have a Tootsie Pop. I will trade you if you tell me how you hurt your leg,” Maisey said as she pulled out a handful of Tootsie Pops. “Take your pick.”

Howie takes a grape pop, opens it, and sticks it in his mouth. Janine smiles for the first time.

“I - fell - in - a - hole,” Howie says around the Tootsie Pop. “Did you fall in your own hole, or did you fall into someone else’s hole?”

Maisey asked.

“I fell at home in the backyard,” came the quiet whisper.

“Just like my little brother, Joey. He loves digging holes, too. When Joey was younger, he was a champion hole digger. He would dig a hole, cover it back up and dig another. Sometimes he would dig holes all day long,” Maisey said.

Group photo from Langdon Area Skating Club 2021-2022.

Northern Lights Arts Council is welcoming new members Northern Lights Arts Council (NLAC) is holding its membership drive. Membership runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2023. NLAC is a non-profit, tax exempt organization. Members are recognized on the group’s website, Facebook page, and various print materials.

Membership allows NLAC to accomplish the following: •Sponsor activities and events in Cavalier County, such as classes, musicals, and exhibits •Feature local artists and student artwork •Award student scholarships •Provide matching funds needed for grants •Maintain the historical Roxy Theater, Langdon Membership levels are: $250+ Diamond $100 Platinum $50 Gold

$25 Silver $15 Bronze Donations are tax deductible, and memorials are welcome.

Checks may be payable to NLAC and mailed to NLAC, PO Box 162, Langdon, ND 58249.

Contact Amber Benoit, executive director of marketing and programming, with questions at 701-305-0089 or by emailing her at benoit.amber@outlook.com.

The Northern Lights Arts Council can now accept donations online. Scan this QR code or visit this link and click on “Online Donation”: www.nlac.us/membership

Langdon prepares for Halloween events

By Nick Vorlage

Halloween is rapidly approaching, and Langdon is preparing for a pair of annual holiday favorites returning, providing plenty of treats for residents and maybe even a few tricks.

Nye said a fundraising event will also be taking place that afternoon and into the evening hours.

Langdon’s annual Spooktacular returns but on a different date than usual.

“The Mostad family is putting on a fundraiser that afternoon that will raise money for Frost Fire Park.

They’re doing a haunted house and family fun night.”

“We decided to bump that back one day, so it’s going to be Sunday, Oct. 30,” said Jaclyn Nye, executive director with the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce. “We’re going to do that in the afternoon at Maple Manor, so the kids can go around in their costumes for all of the residents.”

Family fun activities will run from 4-8 p.m., featuring Maxum’s Original Lemonade Stand, a cake walk, pizza, giant bouncy slides, face painting, a little kids (not so spooky) haunted house, and auction items. These items will have a fee. There is also a Super Scary Haunted House from

4-10 p.m. Price of admission is a free will offering.

The haunted house, which Maxum Mostad started last year as a fundraiser for the Pembina Gorge Foundation and Frost Fire Park, is going to be bigger this year and will take place at the Langdon Activity Center.

More information about the upcoming Spooktacular can be found either at the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page or by contacting the Chamber directly at 701-2563079.

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Two North Dakota hospitals invited to awards gala in Nashville Native American Two area hospitals, Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) and Unity Medical Center in Grafton, are two of only 150 healthcare organizations nationwide that have been selected

by Modern Healthcare Magazine as Best Places to Work in Healthcare 2022.

keep the momentum going with this award,” said Maggie Suda, marketing and public relations director for Unity Medical Center. “We can use it as a recruiting tool. We’ve got some great job openings right now if you’re interested in joining one of the best places to work.”

Both organizations were invited to attend Modern Healthcare’s annual awards gala that took place last Thursday, Sept. 29 in Nashville, Tenn.

These two hospitals were the only ones selected from North Dakota.

The award recipients are selected based on feedback compiled from an extensive, confidential employee survey. JRMC has made the prestigious list before, while this is Unity’s first time applying. The survey focuses on many factors but primarily the work environment and how the employees feel about working for the hospitals.

“I think it’s a huge morale booster, and our CEO, Allen, is such a great leader, and he’s always doing things for us, and he’s wanting to put on another employee celebration to

At the awards gala, the two organizations found out their specific ranking

nationwide. The 150 organizations were divided equally among two categories: 75 Providers/Insurers and 75 Suppliers. Unity ranked #35 within the Providers/Insurers category and JRMC ranked #62. If you break down the Providers/Insurers category further and look at just the Critical Access Hospitals, Unity ranked #7. There are approximately 1,100 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S. Both JRMC and Unity are independent organizations – not part of a larger system.

“I think it’s just fun for the employees to see that we’re ranked this highly out of the rural hospitals in the United States, and it’s all thanks to them because the employees are the ones that completed this survey, and they’re the reason we won,” Suda said. “What’s really neat is this is the first time we’ve ever applied, so we really didn’t think we were gonna win at all this year, and to find out that we were the number seven critical access hospital in the United States was quite an honor.”

By Nick Vorlage

Fall brings the changing of the leaves, harvest, and for residents in and around the city of Cavalier, the return of Scarecrow Alley. Rachel Morrison, executive director for the Cavalier Chamber of Commerce, said this year’s creations by area residents and businesses have been exceptional.

The spooky sights are part of an ongoing competition, which will have winners awarded in the Business After Hours get together on Oct. 20. One homeowner will win $100 in Cavalier Bucks, while one business will get a traveling trophy.

Morrison said the Chamber plans to release a map for those wanting to check out all the sights and encourages people around the area to come on down to cruise the Alley.

“It’s a great chance if you don’t live in Cavalier to drive down and see all the fun displays along with all of the leaves changing color; it’s just a really, really unique, fun thing,” Morrison said.

Photo courtesy Cavalier Area Chamber of Commerce.

Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon

Monday, Oct. 17 BBQ Ribs/Baked Potato/Creamed Corn/Cookie/Fruit Tuesday, Oct. 18 Chicken Alfredo Fettucini/Broccoli/ Garlic Toast/Fruit Wednesday, Oct. 19 Meatballs in Gravy/Garlic Mashed Potatoes/Carrots/Apple Crisp Thursday, Oct. 20 Parmesan Chicken Breast/Buttered Rotini Noodles/Stewed Tomatoes/ Fruit Friday, Oct. 21 Bacon Cheeseburger Soup/Ham & Swiss Sandwich /Crackers/Carrots/Fruit EBT/SNAP accepted.

Renowned Native American performing artist Kevin Locke died last week from what is being reported as a “massive asthma attack.” Locke, who was raised on the Standing Rock Reservation, was a storyteller and cultural ambassador, having traveled to over 90 counties and was recognized by the National Endowment of the Arts and the Bush Foundation.

Locke had strong ties to the Dakotas, earning his bachelor’s degree at the University of North Dakota and a master’s degree in education administration at the University of South Dakota.

Amongst his travels, he made a stop to perform in Langdon this past June as part of the Northern Lights Arts Council’s Summer Concert Series.

Locke was 68,.

Scarecrow Alley returns to Cavalier

“One thing I just love to see is how creative everybody gets; they really tie things into their businesses,” Morrison said. “It doesn’t have to be the big hay bales. We’ve seen some really unique things that are done on a smaller scale.”

performing artist dies

Full cost of a meal: $8.00. Suggested Donation: $5.50 for those over 60 years of age. Please contribute what you can. Those under 60 are required to pay the full cost of the meal. Menus are subject to change.

Due to COVID-19 we have been experiencing shipping issues and food shortages.

Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services is located at 211 8th Ave. in Langdon and can be reached by phone at 256-2828.

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From the Pastor's Desk: Weed Control

by Pastor Don Barsness

ciples, we come to understand some spiritual implications. Jesus tells us that a farmer planting seed is comparable to the teaching of the good news of Jesus Christ. Like the various soils, various people respond to the good news in various ways.

Recently, a copy of a farm production magazine strayed into my mailbox.

Going through the mail, I noticed the cover article, "Is Fall the Best Time To Control Weeds?" I'm a pastor - not a farmer, so you won't be surprised that my thoughts quickly wandered from farming to spiritual life - not that the two ought to be estranged.

Immediately, I was asking, "What IS the best time to control weeds?"

While I'm curious to understand what all goes into a farmer's decisions about weed control, when it comes to weeds, there are spiritual concerns that Jesus raised. Three of the Gospels record His teaching about a farmer sowing seed on various soils.

His listeners recognized that soil conditions play a crucial role in producing a harvest.

One of the soils in Jesus' parable is identified as being infested with thorns. Yep, you got it - weeds! As Jesus explains the parable to His dis-

Throughout the story, the good seed is a constant. It is identified as the "word of God" (Luke 8:11) or the "word of the kingdom" (Matthew 13:19). The Apostle Paul distinguished this "word" as "the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16). Paul makes a heady statement.

The "seed" in the parable of the sower refers to what God says. And His word is powerful in producing results.

When we "test" the soil of this portion of the parable, it appears to be good soil. It's not hardened on the surface or filled with rocks. The only problem is that the soil is overrun with weeds.

We have reasonably good soil. We have good seed that is capable of producing an exceptional crop, thirty-fold and sixty-fold and a hundred-fold (Mark 4:8), AND we have weeds.

As Jesus speaks to the power of God's word to produce and nurture spiritual life in those who respond with faith, He also offers a warning. There are "weeds" that have the spiritual muscle to choke out the fruitfulness of God's word.

Note that Jesus names the weeds "cares and riches and pleasures of life" (Luke 8:14). Whoa! Those are the threads of our life-fabric - the things that demand the physical, mental,

emotional (and spiritual) resources of our existence. Jesus cuts to the chase.

In order for the word of God to produce the good harvest, again, the "soil" of a person's heart may be reasonably receptive and the ability of God's word to produce blessings be certain - the demands of life must yield to spiritual concerns.

Like farm land with limited minerals and moisture, our lives are limited by time, energy, and resources.

The "thorns" of Jesus' parable hoarded the minerals and moisture of the soil. There simply wasn't enough left over to nurture the good seed and produce faith. Both the good seed and the thorns needed minerals and moisture to grow. Living with limits, our lives produce either Word or weeds.

Back to the question, "What's the best time to control weeds?" In light of the crucial nature of the outcome, in order for the word of God to produce a spiritual harvest, I would answer, the sooner the better! Make it a great harvest.

Pastor Don and his wife Marla have served the Salem Bible Church congregation in Munich for just over three years. Don is Canadian-born and was raised in Billings, Montana. Don and Marla have enjoyed over 40 years of ministry in North Dakota. He enjoys long-distance cycling. They share interests in good reading and watching local sports.

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FALL

SPORTS

Cardinals rock Aggies 40-8 for second straight win

Mason Romfo scores 4 TDs; Wins sets up game to make the postseason versus Carrington Oct. 14

By Jake Kulland

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals football team played their first of two games at home to close out their regular season schedule when they entertained Park River Area on Oct. 7. The Cards scored five touchdowns in the first half, including four in the second quarter alone by Mason Romfo, as they cruised to a 40-8 win.

The victory puts the Cardinals' record at 5-3 overall and 4-3 in Region 2 11man conference games. Langdon-Edmore-Munich has their last game of the regular season at home on Oct. 14 against Carrington. The winner will move to the playoffs, and the loser is done for the season. It will also be Senior Night that evening, as the team's seven seniors will be honored with their parents before the game.

The Cards started with the ball versus Park River. On a third and 14 play, Gage Goodman connected with Markus Kingzett on a 54-yard pass play to give them a 6-0 lead after one quarter. Both teams had first half fumbles, but the Cards got it going in the second quarter. They put together four scoring drives, all capped off by touchdowns from Mason Romfo, three on the ground and the other on a fingertip catch on a pass from Goodman from 43 yards out. Romfo also had an interception in the second quarter.

Leading 32-0 at halftime, the Cards went on a long scoring drive that took nearly the whole third quarter. Kingzett scored his second touchdown of the game on an 11-yard pass from Goodman. The Cardinals offensive line, which has been shuffled around a bit due to injuries, is coming together more and more each week. The group, led by All-State senior tight end Jack Romfo and containing juniors Dawson Hein, Cole Welsh and Parker Rime plus freshmen Theo Romfo and Keaton Ullyott, did a great job in helping Langdon-Edmore-Munich out gain

the Aggies 166 to 34 yards in the first half. For the game, the Cardinals held Park River to minus two yards passing.

Goodman threw for 160 yards in the win and rushed for 41 more. Mason Romfo finished with 12 carries for 73 yards on the ground and three catches for 63. Markus Kingzett led the team with 73 yards receiving. Avery Rosinski had 42 rushing for the Aggies with the majority coming in the second half.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 40, PARK RIVER AREA 8 PRA --0 0 0 8 -- 8 LEM --6 26 8 8 -- 40 LEM --Markus Kingzett 54 pass from Gage Goodman (Pass failed) LEM --Mason Romfo 4 run (Pass failed) LEM --M. Romfo 43 pass from Goodman (Pass failed) LEM --M. Romfo 1 run (Jack Romfo pass from Goodman) LEM --M. Romfo 4 run (Pass failed) LEM --M. Kingzett 11 pass from Goodman (M. Romfo pass from Goodman) PRA --Emmitt Miller 18 run (Miller run) Rushing -- LEM: Mason Romfo 1273, Jack Romfo 7-15, Gage Goodman 6-41, Markus Kingzett 3-19, Nick Kingzett 2-14, Cody Amble 1-3, Jax Johnson 1-1, Miles Fincher 1-0; PRA: Avery Rosinski 9-42, Andrew Zikmund 7-29, Brennan Schramm 4-27, Emmitt Miller 3-36, Brady Reilly 1-3, Issac Feltman 1-2 Passing -- LEM: Goodman 91-4-1600, Johnson 0-2-0-0 3 TDs; PRA: Rosinski 1-11-(-2)-1 Receiving -- LEM: M. Kingzett 14-73, M. Romfo 3-63, J. Romfo 1-20, N. Kingzett 1-4; PRA: Everett Fedje 1-(2) Total yards -- LEM: 266; PRA: 137

Reed Scherr and Jayden Lee, along with Jax Johnson and Theo Romfo, stop the Aggie player and turn the ball over to the Cards. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Jacob Lowery tackles the Park River running back. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Keaton Ullyott tackles Aggie Andrew Zikmund. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Jayden Lee escapes a tackle for a first down in the Cards win over Park River.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Eagles lose Region 3 Title game to Cavalier 14-8 in frustrating fashion

NB commits 5 turnovers in loss; Will host NR-S in first round of 9-man playoffs Oct. 15 in Pembina at 1:00 p.m.

By Jake Kulland

In a matchup that had not happened since 2020, the North Border Eagles hosted the Cavalier Tornadoes in Pembina on Oct. 7 in a game that would decide the Region 3 champion and who would get a first-round bye in the 9-man playoffs. In an extremely emotional and hard-fought game from start to finish, the Tornadoes would come out on top 14-8. The Eagles have still not beaten Cavalier in high school football since 2008, although they came close. With the loss, the Eagles close out their regular season at 5-3 overall and are the second seed out of Region 3 going into the 9-man playoffs. They will host the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets in Pembina at 1:00 p.m. on Oct. 15. With the win,

Cavalier gets the top seed out of Region 3 and a bye in the first round.

They will now host the winner of North Star and Larimore on Oct. 22.

The atmosphere for the North Border-Cavalier game was everything everyone expected. Vehicles were parked around the field to near capacity as early as Noon the day before, and a huge crowd was on hand for the varsity game and the junior high game which preceded it. Cavalier won the junior high contest 28-24; the Eagles had a late fumble in the end zone with three and a half minutes left.

North Border turnovers would be the

story in the varsity matchup with the Tornadoes, too, as the Eagles had three passes intercepted and fumbled the ball away twice on the night.

After a scoreless first frame, Cavalier got on the board midway through the second quarter on a two-yard run by Jake Steele followed by a Sterling Enerson 2-point conversion pass to Zack Anderson to open the scoring.

The Eagles defense came up big with two stops in their red zone to keep the score at 8-0 Cavalier at halftime.

The third quarter saw both teams struggling to move the football; it was still a one score game going into the fourth. TJ Cosley was trying to find Grant Cosley on a deep route early in the fourth quarter, but Tornadoes cornerback Talan Devine stepped in front of the pass and picked it off, setting up another Steele short TD run from a yard out, making the score 14-0 Cavalier with 7:29 left to go. North Border finally got on the scoreboard with 54 seconds left on a wildcat 17-yard run

by Carson Brown followed by a 2-point conversion pass from TJ Cosley to Ayden Stainbrook to make it 14-8.

The Eagles tried an onside kick, but Zack Anderson recovered it for the Tornadoes to end the game.

Brown led North Border in rushing with 70 yards on 15 carries, and he also led the team with four catches and 27 yards. TJ Cosley had 44 yards rushing and 62 passing but also threw three interceptions. Brown also had 16 tackles on defense. Cavalier was led by Sterling Enerson with 70 yards rushing and 104 passing, while Landon Carter had a 62-yard catch and run.

After the game, Eagles coach Tim Hartje said, "The turnovers really hurt us. The kids took it hard; they wanted this game badly, but I'm confident they will shake it off and be ready for the playoffs."

CAVALIER 14, NORTH BORDER 8 NB --0 0 0 8 -- 8 C --0 8 0 6 -- 14 C --Jacob Steele 2 run (Zack Anderson pass from Sterling Enerson) C --Steele 1 run (Pass failed) NB --Carson Brown 17 run (Ayden

Stainbrook pass from TJ Cosley) Rushing -- NB: Carson Brown 15-70, TJ Cosley 11-44; C: Sterling Enerson 19-70, Jacob Steele 15-34, Landon Carter 14-31 Passing -- NB: TJ Cosley 7-28-62-3; C: 5-12-104-0 Receiving -- NB: Brown 4-27, Grant Cosley 2-19, Grayson Ohman 1-16; C: Steele 3-26, Carter 1-62, Zack Anderson 1-6 Total yards -- NB: 179; C: 293

Photos by Larry Stokke.

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Jake’s Take on Sports

By Jake Kulland

High school football hits the postseason

By Jake Kulland It’s that time of year when we start the high school football playoffs (playoffs?!?).

Langdon-Edmore-Munich still has to win one more game to

make the postseason, and that game is at home in Langdon versus Carrington on Oct. 14. Should the Cardinals beat the Cardinals in that game, they would be the fourth seed in the Class B 11-man football playoffs and would head to Kindred for a firstround playoff game on Oct. 22. The Vikings are the number one team in the state, but I know for a fact that the Cards would love to have the opportunity to play them. They just need to get

by Carrington first. Oct. 14 is also Senior Night for the Cards in that game, and parents of the seven seniors and the players will be acknowledged before the contest. It’s crazy that names like Jack Romfo, Gage Goodman, Markus Kingzett, Alex Gellner and Carter Tetrault are playing their last high school football game in Langdon.

It seems like they have been there for a decade, but as they say, unfortunately, all good things must come to

an end. They hopefully will get some more games in during the playoffs before their careers finish up.

should make for some great games and great fun. We will cover all of it here in The Borderland Press.

North Border is, of course, also in the postseason. They took a tough loss at home to Cavalier on Oct. 7 but are still in and are still hosting a playoff game Oct. 15 against New Rockford-Sheyenne. The path for the Eagles is still there to make a deep playoff run, and it all starts with the Rockets. Nine North Border players are trying to prolong their high school football careers, and at least they do get one more game at home versus NR-S in Pembina on Oct. 15.

Of course, you can hear the game on KNDK 1080 and myborderland.com.

It’s pretty good stuff when not just the Eagles are in the 9-man playoffs but many other area teams as well. Cavalier, North Prairie, St. John and North Star are also in the postseason, which

Cross Country also gets running for regional and state meets It’s also postseason time for North Dakota cross country. The East Region Class B Meet is set to go in Cooperstown on Oct. 15 starting at 11:00 a.m. Area teams Langdon-Edmore-Munich and Pembina County North will be competing, and the Cardinals boys team is hoping for a possible region title. The State Class B Meet will happen Oct. 21 at the Jamestown Parkhurst Campground and Pipestem Reservoir starting at 3:00 p.m. Once again this year, they are splitting the Class B and Class A runs with Class A on Oct. 22. Best of luck to all teams!

Lady Cards to hold Senior Night Oct. 17; North Border Eagles on Oct. 18 The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals volleyball team is hitting the home stretch of their season, and believe or not, their last home match is already here on Oct. 17. They play Park River-Fordville-Lankin that evening, which will also be Senior Night.

The Lady Cards will recognize their seniors: Halle Jabs and Taryn Amble, along with their parents. This seems a little early for Senior Night, as North Dakota girls volleyball has their regular season through the end of October. Langdon-Edmore-Munich has their last four matches on the road, so that’s why the festivities will be

held on Oct. 17. It’s looking like North Border will have it’s volleyball Senior Night on Oct. 18 in Walhalla versus Park River-Fordville-Lankin. Senior athletes being honored will be Addi Brown, Kierra Helland, and Avery Mostad, along with their parents.

Christianson, Biesiot inducted into Mayville State Coaches Hall of Fame Oct. 7 was a special night for some area coaches. Rick Christianson and Hank Biesiot were both inducted in the Coaches Hall of Fame for Mayville State University, which was part of the 2022 Homecoming weekend for the Comets. Rick graduated from Langdon in 1978, had a great baseball career at MSU, then went on for what ended up being a 37-year teaching and coaching career. Biesiot was another Comet athletic great and then coached football and baseball in Langdon from 1968-1971. Hank went from there to a legendary football coaching career at Dickinson State University where he headed up the program from 1976-2013. He is tied for the NAIA record for career coaching wins. He even has the Hank Biesoit Activity Center on the DSU campus named in his honor. Here’s a great story -- If you ever wanted to know how Sleepy Dosmann got his nickname, Coach Biesiot is the one that gave it to him. Rick and Hank join Jack DeMaine (2011), Ken Towers (2012), and Walhalla native Jim Bisenius (2013). Congrats to all on a well-deserved honor.

“See ya!” next week!

Hank Biesiot inducted into Mayville State University Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame Being in a tie for the record of the most career wins in NAIA football is a stunning accomplishment, but former Comet football and baseball standout Henry (Hank) Biesiot soared to that level. That career began in 1972, when he was named the defensive coordinator at Dickinson State University. In 1976 he was named head football coach, and he was on his way to making national football history.

His teams won 17 conference titles and played in 15 NAIA national playoff games. He had five undefeated seasons; was named the DAC Coach

of the Year three times; was named North Dakota Sports Writers Coach of the Year twice; North Dakota Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 12 times; and the NAIA District 12 Coach of the Year four times. He was inducted into the NAIA Coaching Hall of Fame in 2006. He is in the Dickinson State Hall of Fame, the Dakota Athletic Conference Hall of Fame, the North Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Mayville State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2012 The Henry Biesiot Activities Center on the DSU campus was named for him, honoring the many ways Hank dedicated his life to Blue Hawks football and Dickinson State University. He retired after the 2013 season with a 258-121-1 win/loss/tie record in the two divisions in which DSU played. To honor Biesiot, in 2012 USA College Sports established the Hank Biesiot Award to be given to the outstanding NAIA College Scholar/Football Player of the Year, acknowledging excellence in athletics, academics, and community service. Biesiot coached high school football in Langdon from 1968-71.

Langdon native Rick Christianson inducted into Mayville State University Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame Rick Christianson has been a fixture on the central North Dakota high school scene for 37 years as an instructor and coach. A native of Langdon (Class of 1978), The former Mayville State Comet baseball player (1979-84) has coached all levels of baseball, from T-ball to American Legion, as well being a head girls basketball coach from 1984-1991 and assistant boys basketball coach from 1984-2005. He was especially

successful as a head baseball coach, leading his teams to 13 regional championships and six state tournament berths. He was named regional Coach of the Year in baseball seven times, the District Coach of the Year for girls basketball twice, and was the NDHSCA Coach of the Year for baseball in 2001. He was highly effective as a role model and mentor, teaching both players and his classroom students to participate “the right way,” to want to listen, learn and work hard to become the best teammate and person they could be. An example of his influence is that his Midkota baseball team was awarded the National Federation/NDHSAA Award of Excellence for Exemplary Display of Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity. Christianson helped create the Iron Fist award that honors a high school baseball player who has had to fight through adversity, have good moral character and be a team player. Fittingly, in 2021 the Region 3 Athletic directors and coaches presented the award to Christianson as well as to a student, acknowledging that the coach had experienced health adversity in his family. Christianson was inducted into Mayville State University Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Mayville State University on Oct. 7.

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Lady Cards stay unbeaten in Region 4 with wins over St. John, NC; Finish third in LIT Tourney

By Jake Kulland It's been a very busy tournament season for the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals volleyball team. They have played in four invitational tourneys at Northern Cass, Valley City, Des Lacs Burlington, and their own tourney in Langdon on Oct. 8. The 38th Annual Langdon Invitational Tournament had the most competition it has ever had with four teams - Langdon-Edmore-Munich, Thompson, May-PortC-G, and Dickinson Trinity - ranked in the top 10 in the state, and Cavalier, who has also been receiving votes in the latest Class B Poll. That being said, the Lady Cards did not make it to the tourney championship match for the first time in over 20 years and took third place. They swept through pool play - beating the Tornadoes, Hillsboro-Central Valley and Richland before splitting a two setter with MayPort-C-G, only to lose by one point on the tiebreaker. The Cardinals then lost to Thompson 2-1 in the semifinals before beating Dickinson Trinity 2-0 for third place. MPCG won the tourney for the first time over Thompson 2-0.

The in-season tournaments are now over for the Cards, and they will focus on the homestretch of their schedule. In their last two regular season matches, Langdon-Edmore-Munich has won big over both St. John and Nelson County to stay unbeaten in Region 4 where they are on a path for top seed in the regional tournament.

They played in Edmore and took on Harvey-Wells County on Oct. 13, will host Park River-Fordville-Lankin in Langdon on Oct. 17, then travel to New Rockford-Sheyenne for their biggest Region 4 match to date on Oct. 18. Their record is now 26-7 on the season. Here is recap of their last two regular season matches: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 3, St. John 0 Not much needs to be said about this match, played on the road on Oct. 6.

The Lady Cards dominated the Woodchucks from the opening serve, taking the first set 25-3 and not looking back from there by winning sets two and three by identical scores of 25-8.

The Cardinals had just five hitting errors the whole match and missed only seven serves in three sets with 15 service aces, led by Halle Jabs

with five. Cora Badding led the team in kills with 15 followed by McKenna Schneider with eight. Schneider and Badding also led the team with nine digs apiece. Jalynn Swanson had 17 assists, while Payton Hall had six.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 2525-25, ST. JOHN 3-8-8 Kills -- LEM: Cora Badding 15, McKenna Schneider 8, Jaya Henderson 5, Halle Jabs 2, Jalynn Swanson 2, Meredith Romfo 2 Assists -- LEM: Swanson 17, Payton Hall 6, Romfo 4, Henderson 2 Aces -- LEM: Jabs 5, Schneider 3, Henderson 2, Swanson 2, Tallia Johnston 2, Taryn Amble 1 Digs -- LEM: Badding 9, Schneider 9, Henderson 8, Swanson 5, Amble 5, Jabs 3, Romfo 2, Johnston 2, Aubrey Badding 1 Langdon-Edmore-Munich 3, Nelson County 0 It was a similar start when the Lady Cards hosted the Chargers on Oct. 11.

Nelson County is a volleyball co-op with Lakota and Dakota Prairie. The Cardinals went on a 20-point run in the first set with Jaya Henderson serving all 20; Langdon-Edmore-Munich won 25-5. The Cards had some hitting and serving errors in set two but still won handily at 25-14. Set three was another Lady Cards win, 25-8.

Cora Badding had a double-double in this match, with 20 kills and 12 digs.

Jalynn Swanson had 27 assists and seven kills, while Badding and Henderson each had five of the Cardinals 16 aces. McKenna Schneider led the way with 13 digs and Tayrn Amble had 12. Halle Jabs had one of her better all-around matches with five kills, three aces and six digs.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 2525-25, NELSON COUNTY 5-14-8 Kills -- LEM: Cora Badding 20, Jalynn Swanson 7, Jaya Henderson 6, Halle Jabs 5, Meredith Romfo 3, McKenna Schneider 2 Assists -- LEM: Swanson 27, Henderson 3, Taryn Amble 2, Payton Hall 2, Badding 1, Schneider 1, Jabs 1 Aces -- LEM: Henderson 5, Badding 5, Jabs 3, Amble 2, Swanson 1 Digs -- LEM: Schneider 13, Badding 12, Amble 12, Henderson 9, Jabs 6, Swanson 5, Romfo 3

Cardinals varsity volleyball team members were able to take a picture with Sabrina Marcelin when the team played in Thompson earlier this season. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Eagles netters lose to Cavalier, NP and MPCG; Play well in Langdon Tourney

By Jake Kulland

The North Border Eagles continued a very tough part of their schedule recently. They played at Cavalier and lost 3-2 on Oct. 4, lost at home to a good North Prairie team 3-1 on Oct. 6, then lost at fourth ranked MayPort-C-G on Oct. 11. One bright spot in the last week for the Eagles was how well they played at the Langdon Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Oct. 8. The Eagles took third in their pool and just missed the semifinal tournament round. They swept Shiloh Christian, tied with Grafton and Maple River, lost to Dickinson Trinity but split with Thompson, winning the second set 25-22. North Border played in Crystal against Drayton-Valley-Edinburg on Oct. 13 then will host Park River-Fordville-Lankin on Oct. 18 in Walhalla.

Here is a recap of the last couple of Eagles regular season matches: Cavalier 3, North Border 2 The Eagles played an epic match with the Tornadoes on Oct. 4. Cavalier had just beaten North Border seven days before, and they jumped out to 2-0 lead in this match, winning the first two sets 25-13 and 2517. The Eagles girls showed the grit and determination that they have displayed all season, endlessly fighting and winning the next two sets,

27-25 in extra points and then in the fourth, tying things up with a 25-23 set four win. The comeback proved to be little draining; the Tornadoes won the fifth and deciding set 15-5, but the effort by North Border was there.

Keira Moore and Taelyn Dunnigan each had 11 kills for the Eagles, Addi Brown had 30 digs, and Jenna Fraser 37 assists.

CAVALIER 25-25-25-23-15, NORTH BORDER 13-17-27-25-5 Kills -- NB: Keira Moore 11, Taelyn Dunnigan 11, Megan Misson 7, Addi Brown 6, Caylee Berg 2 Assists -- NB: Jenna Fraser 37 Aces -- NB: Brown 2, Misson 1, Berg 1 Blocks -- NB: Misson 2, Moore 1, Berg 1, Brown 1 Digs -- NB: Brown 30, Moore 26, Fraser 24, Kierra Helland 20 North Prairie 3, North Border 1 Two days after the tough loss at Cavalier, the Eagles played an equally good North Prairie team in Walhalla on Oct. 6. North Prairie is a new volleyball coop this season, featuring the schools of Rolla and Rolette. This match featured a similar pattern to the one with Tornadoes. The Eagles lost the first two sets 25-19 and 25-10 and again

fought back and won set three 2519 to avoid a sweep at home but lost a tough fourth set 25-23.

Jenna Fraser had a great all-around match in this one, filling the stat sheet with 33 assists, three kills, three service aces and 11 digs. Megan Misson had four aces and three stuff blocks, while Keira Moore had a huge night with 19 kills (a season high) and 27 digs. Misson and Moore each had three stuff blocks.

There's been a lot to like in North Border's recent matches, but they unfortunately haven't been enough to get some regular season match wins. They hope their continued hard work will pay off in the end.

NORTH PRAIRIE 25-25-19-25, NORTH BORDER 19-10-25-23 Kills -- NB: Keira Moore 19, Addi Brown 7, Taelyn Dunnigan 6, Jenna Fraser 3, Caylee Berg 2 Assists -- NB: Fraser 33 Aces -- NB: Megan Misson 4, Fraser 3, Brown 3, Moore 2 Stuff Blocks -- NB: Misson 3, Moore 3 Digs -- NB: Moore 27, Brown 24, Berg 20, Kierra Helland 18, Fraser 11, Dunnigan 9

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Cont’d. From Page 1 - Cavalier County 4-H holds event leaders, Jaclyn Nye, spearheaded the event.

“I feel like so many people in the area don’t know what 4-H is or they forget about it if they do know what it is. I think in different areas people think different things. If you’re in Minnesota, it’s more about animals. Here, it’s more about crafts. We are working on expanding the program to highlight all areas of 4-H,” said Jaclyn Nye, a 4-H leader and organizer of the fall festival.

Nye hoped the event would encourage more kids to join 4-H. “Everyone takes away a little something different from 4-H,” Nye said.

“For me, it was the public speaking and being put in front of a crowd. It’s good to have kids learn how to do that before they have a chance to get scared by it.”

Nye thinks the event will happen again next year based on the positive feedback organizers received.

“Even if just one person decides to join 4-H, it was totally worth it,” Nye said.

Earlier this week, the first Cloverbuds meeting in Langdon for grades kindergarten through second grade had more children attend than expected, including some last minute walk-in additions who “wanted to see what 4-H was all about.”

“4-H is a member driven, volunteer-led organization. 4-H provides hands-on, real-life experiences through projects, activities, and events to all youth in North Dakota. It focuses on giving youth opportunities to grow and develop in all areas of their lives. With the help of adult volunteers guiding

Photo by Larry Stokke.

them, youth thrive in the environment they chose to focus on,” Henry said.

“There are opportunities in communication, consumerism, agriculture, STEM, clothing and textiles, animal sciences, shooting sports, and much more. It not only helps them develop practical skills, but also personal skills. It helps youth find a spark and develop a focus all while having fun and making new friends.”

4-H is available to all youth and offered in every county in North Dakota. It is the largest and only research-based youth organization in the state and is conducted by North Dakota State University Extension. Langdon and Munich both have active 4-H clubs for a variety of ages.

For information on the 4-H organization, visit www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/what-nd-4-h, call 256-2560, or stop in the NDSU Extension Office at the Cavalier County Courthouse. You can also email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu, bailey.reiser@ ndsu.edu, or jane.pritchard@ndsu. edu.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Halloween craft ideas for kids Classic Halloween costumes from years past Halloween is an enjoyable holiday for all, but particularly for children. Kids enjoy the opportunity to channel their whimsy and imagination, whether that involves choosing a clever costume or helping design the theme and scope of home decorations.

Parents, guardians and educators can channel the creativity inspired by Halloween into various craft projects.

Crafts can not only keep children busy when the “I’m bored” lamentations inevitably turn up, but crafts also are a way to keep children off of screens.

Plus, the items that children create can be used to decorate rooms in the house — helping to curb added expenses on commercial decor.

The following are some Halloween crafts children can make alone or with the help of older siblings and parents.

Jack’s slime The toothy grins of jack-o’-lanterns can be seen just about everywhere come Halloween, and the bright orange color of pumpkins heralds the start of fall. What better way to say “Halloween is here” than with a craft that can be displayed and also played with?

Slime is something that’s always a big hit with kids. Here’s a recipe for slime, courtesy of The Best Ideas for Kids.

• 6 ounces of Elmer’s glue (substituting with another brand of glue may not produce the same results) • Orange food coloring to create desired hue • 1⁄2 teaspoon of baking soda • 11⁄2 tablespoons of contact lens solution (one that contains boric acid in the ingredient list, as that is what causes the chemical reaction to form slime) • Optional: 2 tablespoons of water added to the glue before the baking soda if you desire a stretchier slime • Black felt or black construction paper, cut into the eyes and mouth of a

jack-o’-lantern • Small mason jar with lid Decorate the mason jar using a bit of glue to stick the black paper or felt face pieces to the outside of the jar.

Mix all the ingredients of the slime in a small bowl and pour into the decorated jar.

Forest spider Take a trip to a nearby forest or wooded trail and gather up round pinecones that have fallen. Purchase brown pipe cleaners and cut four of the cleaners in half to form eight legs.

Glue the legs on the pinecone and attach several small googly eyes and two larger ones to form the eyes of the spider.

Paper roll treat holders Rather than discarding the tubes inside of paper towel or toilet paper rolls, let kids transform them into monster craft treat holders. They’ll be perfect for party favors or even to give out to neighborhood trick-or-treaters. Cover the bottoms of the rolls with masking tape so treats won’t fall out. Paint the outside of the cardboard rolls and let dry. An alternative is to cover the rolls in colored paper for less messy fun.

Then use markers or paper cut-outs to form faces of the monsters. Fill the rolls with treats, then stuff a piece of tissue paper in each top to add even more personality to the creations and hide the treats inside.

Ghostly leaves Make a truly eco-friendly craft on Halloween, with ghosts made out of leaves, eliminating the need to use extra paper. Paint large leaves with white paint. On the narrow-most point on top of the leaves, paint black eyes and mouths. When completely dry, scatter on a table or sideboard for some scary fun, or use double-sided tape to stick to windows and doors.

It’s no small task coming up with a memorable holiday costume. Certain costumes tie into popular culture, while others are classics that will never go out of style. Here’s a look at pop culture costumes that were trendy in years past. What costumes do you remember?

• 1976: Charlie’s Angels: These empowered women crime fighters blew up on television and many girls wanted to be them in real life, and especially on Halloween.

• 1976: Rocky Balboa: The Italian Stallion burst onto the scene this year in the movie “Rocky,” and who could resist lacing up their boxing gloves and emulating the long-shot prize fighter?

• 1977: Star Wars characters: From Luke to Obi Wan to Darth Vader, this

hit movie permanently changed popular culture and inspired Halloween costumes for decades to come.

• 1978: Michael Myers: The familiar white (William Shatner-inspired) mask became well known this year and still makes its mark on Halloween festivities more than 40 years later.

• 1981: Indiana Jones: Harrison Ford made the archaeologist/adventurer so exciting in “Raiders of the Lost Arc” (and subsequent films) that it’s easy to see why donning a fedora and brandishing a whip became so popular.

• 1982: Elliott and E.T.: Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece of a young boy and his alien friend made this a popular year for anything that had to do with the film. This included riding bicycles while wearing red hoodies.

• 1983: Princess Leia: “Return of the Jedi” introduced audiences to different sides of Princess Leia, helping to solidify her popularity as a Halloween icon.

• 1984: Freddy Krueger: This “Nightmare on Elm Street” icon caused many nightmares in real life, and his blade-tipped glove and familiar striped shirt could be seen on kids across the nation.

• 1985: Hulk Hogan: Were you dressed as Hulk Hogan, brother? It’s likely if you were a warm-blooded boy in the mid-80s, when Hulkamania was at its peak.

• 1986: Care Bears and California Raisins: If you were young in 1986, you might have dressed up as a cuddly Care Bear or a suave, singing California Raisin.

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How to roast pumpkin seeds Carving jack-oÕ-lanterns is a Halloween tradition that both adults and children enjoy. ItÕs hard to resist an opportunity to carve a funny or scary face into a pumpkin that will soon make its way to the front porch, but thereÕs another irresistible element to carving pumpkins as well.

Roasted pumpkin seeds make for a tasty, tempting treat. Seeds must be removed before carving pumpkins, so turning them into a savory snack is a great way to make use of them and cook up some fuel for family carving sessions.

Roasting pumpkin seeds is a straightforward process, though some people may have their own techniques to make seeds more flavorful. The following recipe for ÒPumpkin SeedsÓ from the Food Network reflects various ways to prepare this beloved snack, ensuring that people with varying tastes can no doubt find a way to incorporate their favorite flavors into this Halloween staple.

Pumpkin Seeds 1. Seed the pumpkin: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Using a spoon, scrape the pulp and seeds out of your pumpkin into a bowl.

2. Clean the seeds: Separate the seeds from the stringy pulp, rinse the seeds in a colander under cold water, then shake dry. DonÕt blot with paper towels; the seeds will stick.

3. Dry them: Spread the seeds in a single layer on an oiled baking sheet and roast 30 minutes to dry them out.

4. Add spices: Toss the seeds with olive oil, salt and your choice of spices (see below). Return to the oven and bake until crisp and golden, about 20 more minutes.

5. Sweet Toss with cinnamon and sugar (do not use salt in step 4).

6. Indian Toss with garam masala; mix with currants after roasting.

7. Spanish Toss with smoked paprika; mix with slivered almonds after roasting.

8. Italian Toss with grated parmesan and dried oregano.

9. Barbecue Toss with brown sugar, chipotle chile powder and ground cumin.

Cont’d. From Page 1 - Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex the Cold War era, relatively few properties have been designated or listed. In addition, many potential sites were demolished following their deactivation or altered enough that they lack sufficient integrity for designation or listing.

many occasions,” Goodman added.

“There are certain suggested guidelines to follow and we have always wanted to preserve the integrity of the property.”

“There’s nothing wrong with it being mentioned as a Cold War property, and it’s a report that probably should be out there because the Cold War properties are disappearing. The Cold War is why this place was built,” Goodman said.

According to the National Park District website, all National Historic Landmarks are included in the National Register of Historic Places, including buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts. Landmarks constitute more than 2,500 of the more than 90,000 entries in the National Register.

“Even though the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex has not been on the National Register, we have over all this time included the history interpretation as part of our planning and have consulted with the North Dakota Office of Historical Preservation on

The National Park District website outlines that, if designated, property owners are free to make whatever changes they wish if Federal funding, licensing, or permits are not involved.

The service may recommend to owners various preservation actions, but

owners are not obligated to carry out these recommendations.

The National Park Service monitors the status of landmarks and will often contact owners and discuss preservation needs. While the NPS encourages owners to use the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects, owners are not required to follow the guidance.

An advisory board makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior regarding potential National Historic Landmarks. Final decisions are made by the Secretary of the Interior, in most cases, six to eight weeks following the advisory board's recommendations.

Shanda Christianson and Sarah Hinnenkamp contributed to this story.

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HELP WANTED Cavalier County – Deputy Clerk of Court Cavalier County has an opening for a Deputy Clerk of Court. This position is a 28 hour a week position and is considered full-time for benefit purposes.

This position is under the supervision of the Cavalier County Clerk of Court in Langdon, ND. Starting salary $2,500 - $3,174 /Month (DOE); full retirement and family health insurance benefits offered. Application and job description is available on the county’s website: https://cavaliercounty. us/employment/ or from the Cavalier County Clerk of Court, Cavalier County Memorial Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Suite 1, Langdon, ND 58249, Email abeauchamp@ndcourts.gov or phone 701-256-2124. Applications and Resume must be submitted to the Cavalier County Clerk of Court office no later than 1:00 pm on October 20 2022. Cavalier County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On September 20, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session, with all members present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Greg Goodman called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Goodman asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Nick Moser made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded

by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Stanley Dick; motion carried. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, met with the commissioners and reviewed comp time balances for the roadmen. Applications for the Road Foreman position were reviewed. A date for interviews will be set at the next commission meeting.

It was decided to take the table out of the Road Supervisor’s office and add a desk and to order a new laptop computer with docking station for the Road Foreman. Josh Roppel, Bullis Construction, met with the commissioners and informed them that their company has available property for a county shop and reviewed estimated costs for a new building.

Goodman stated he would meet with Scott Stewart, State’s Attorney, to discuss the engineering and advertising requirements. Vicki Kubat, Recorder, met with the commissioners for a department update. Stanley Dick made a motion to appoint Amanda Buchweitz and Jackie Nye as State Fair Delegates, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. At 11:00 a.m. Nick Moser made a motion to recess the commission meeting and open the Final Budget Hearing, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried.

At 11:20 a.m. with nobody in attendance for the Final Budget Hearing, Nick Moser made a motion to close the hearing and reconvene the regular commission meeting, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to approve the 2023 Cavalier County Final Budget as presented with 40 mills for County

General, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion, seconded by Nick Moser to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE CENTER $94.46 | MISC WALHALLA BUILDING CENTER $10,310.00 | MAINT STANLEY DICK $88.75 | COMM DOCU SHRED INC. $62.74 | MISC THE BORDERLAND PRESS $108.00 | COMM MATTHEW-BENDER & CO. INC. $96.31 | GEN ND SPELLING BEE $300.00 | AUD PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $101.99 | MISC SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD. $1,124.80 | MAINT DBS TECHNOLOGIES LLC $4,575.83 | GEN QUADIENT LEASING USA, INC. $977.10 | MISC PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $80.49 | CLERK MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $328.80 | COMM HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. $27,348.79 | MAINT MID AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL $767.94 | MAINT COMPUTER EXPRESS $4,160.00 | GEN SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD. $446.53 | MAINT BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $348.10 | GEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT. $4,085.89 | STATE’S ATTY OTTER TAIL POWER CO $3,199.12 | MAINT/R&B UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $1,446.45 | GEN/F-M/R&B/VSO BOTTINEAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE $167.50 | SHERIFF AT&T MOBILITY $862.74 | SHERIFF

HOFFARTH STEAM CLEAN $475.20 | SHERIFF STREICHER’S $222.98 | SHERIFF SIGN IT $909.50 | SHERIFF LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT $260.00 | SHERIFF BALCO UNIFORM CO. INC. $113.00 | SHERIFF MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORP $33.63 | SHERIFF SAM BECK $55.00 | SHERIFF ROLETTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE $840.00 | SHERIFF PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $39.29 | DISP STREICHER’S $234.97 | SHERIFF MICHELLE MOLINE $52.50 | DISP JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL $402.20 | R&B POMPS TIRE SERVICE INC $3,161.42 | R&B THORLAKSON CONSTRUCTION, LLC $5,810.28 | R&B WITZEL CONSTRUCTION LLC $32,031.90 | R&B BUTLER MACHINERY CO. $3,047.21 | R&B MUNICH ELEVATOR & OIL CO. $308.13 | R&B LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT $310.00 | R&B HOFFARTH OIL COMPANY $331.42 | R&B JONASSON RENTAL $550.00 | R&B ERLING’S OIL, INC. $262.05 |R&B FARMERS UNION OIL OF DEVILS LAKE $2,779.72 | R&B UP NORTH OIL $2,210.00 |R&B CLOSE CONSTRUCTION $62,603.00 | F-M/R&B UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $34.91 | EMG MGR VERIZON WIRELESS $47.46 | EMG MGR

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NDTC $128.03 | E-911 QUALITY INN $172.80 | EMG MGR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $207.76 |E-911 KAREN KEMPERT $775.00 | EMG MGR CODY SCHLITTENHARD $40.00 |VSO BAILEY REISER $285.00 | NDSU EXT. UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $71.66 | NDSU EXT. XEROX CORPORATION $221.60 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $30.00 | NDSU EXT. BAILEY REISER $30.00 | NDSU EXT. GERALD URLAUB $443.52 | WEED SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD. $898.73 | WEED SPRAY ADVANTAGE, INC $1,251.71 | WEED SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD. $1,160.95 | SS LANGDON CITY $199.81 | SS RORY JOHNSON $600.00 | SS US POSTAL SERVICES $476.00 | SS DACOTAH PAPER CO. $87.77 | SS PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $27.33 | SS OTTER TAIL POWER CO $212.09 | SS ALL EMBRACING HOME CARE $19,267.25 | NVHSZ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE CENTER $21,000.00 | NVHSZ COMFORT INN BISMARCK $69.12 | NVHSZ VERIZON WIRELESS $1,409.81 SS/NVHSZ CAVALIER COUNTY HEALTH $150.00 | NVHSZ BUCKBOARD INN $80.00 | NVHSZ SUSAN K. (FETSCH) CROCKETT

$50.89 | NVHSZ QUILL CORPORATION $201.88 | NVHSZ VISA $550.83 | SS/NVHSZ WALSH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT $604.50 | NVHSZ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT. $140.95 SS/NVHSZ BJORNSON OIL CO $40.06 | NVHSZ LEEANN TAGAMI $468.60 | NVHSZ VISA $563.19 | NVHSZ QUILL CORPORATION $24.87 | NVHSZ TERRI MACHART $63.00 | NVHSZ JEANETTE JOHNSON $21.30 | NVHSZ LERNA PAULSON $141.88 | NVHSZ TAMMY MCMILLAN $341.88 | NVHSZ AMY KRAM $100.00 | NVHSZ STANLEY DICK $155.00 | NVHSZ LAVERNE DOYLE $146.25 | NVHSZ KAREN ANDERSON $153.13 | NVHSZ JANNE MYRDAL $50.00 | NVHSZ ANN WEST $100.00 | NVHSZ DEBRA FRASER $100.00 | NVHSZ

– Quentin reported that the company that owns the property has been in contact with Quentin and would like the opportunity to do adequate repairs to get the house in livable condition. The commission agreed to give a time frame and if this doesn’t happen it will be condemned.

Rademacher. Motion carries.

Dennis Luhmann – present to ask if the City would do the same contract as the last street developing, he did.

It was made very well aware that an engineer would have to sign off on the construction of the streets before the City would take them over. A copy of the first contract would need to be looked and another would need to be drawn up before the City will agree to anything.

At 11:30 a.m., Austin Lafrenz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Stanley Dick; motion carried.

Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Greg Goodman – Chairman Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor Received by The Borderland Press on Thursday, Oct. 6.

Langdon City Commission | Regular Meeting October 10th 2022, at 6:00 p.m.

Members present Jerry Nowatzki, Lawrence Henry, and Jim Rademacher. Also, present Jeff Hiller, Tom Beauchamp, Chelsea Graber, Shanda Christianson and Sarah Hinnenkamp, Gary Bimler, Shannon Duerr, Kyle Moen, Dennis Luhmann, Quentin Wenzel and Roxanne Hoffarth.

J. Nowatzki called the meeting to order and led everyone into the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes: L. Henry made the motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on September 12th seconded by Jim Rademacher. Motion carries.

Additions to Agenda: Correspondence: Department Reports: Street: J. Hiller reported they have been sweeping, finished filling potholes for the season and getting equipment ready for winter. L. Henry brought up what to do with snow removal on the main street businesses.

It was decided to stick with the ordinance that states that each property is to keep their snow removed or have it removed at their own cost. If a property doesn’t get cleaned on a timely manner the street crew will do it and it will be assessed to the property. This

notice will be put on Facebook, in the paper and have the Chamber send a notice to the chamber members.

Fire Department: No report.

Water and Sewer Department: No report.

Sanitation Department: T. Beauchamp presented with no report.

Activity Center: J. Rademacher reported that the floor is all complete to this point.

Police Department: No report.

Auditors Report: R. Hoffarth reported the Fall NDLC Conference was a good one; Jerry and she were able to attend. It was brought to our attention that someone is running their washing machine water to the sump pump hole and is being ran out to the street.

A letter will be drafted and sent for now and if persists a fine will follow.

We have had several complaints regarding the dip to the east of Langdon Hardware. This is a DOT issue and phone calls have been made.

Unfinished Business: Phase 1 - Sewer, Water, Storm Water Improvements – RD Project (Quam Construction) • Quam is planning to start work on the lagoon fence 10/11 • Gate valve at 3rd Street/12th Av-

enue planned for 10/18 • Asphalt work planned for 10/19 start (weather dependent) • Collar block on lagoon transfer pipe TBD – depending on timing of pond discharge.

Phase 2 – Sewer, Water, Storm Water Improvements – RD Project (Spruce Valley) • Not getting a timely response form the Contractor • Giving the Contractor this week to provide update on remainder of sidewalk at the school and 2nd Street.

Citywide Street Survey • Met with Lawrence and Darin on 10/7 to go over the underground estimate for the area south of 12th Avenue and between 8th Street and Highway 1. • To summarize: ▪ Citywide Street project estimate $21.1M ▪ Water/Sewer estimate $16.2M and corresponding street estimate for remainder of the city reduces to $15M. Fence Ordinance – Quentin read through the amended fence ordinance; with a couple minor changes the second reading will be at the next meeting.

Dangerous Building – 709 6th Street

New Business: JDA Request – Shannon Duerr and Kyle Moen present to request up to $15,000 to be used as a Flex-Pace interest buy down in the form of a loan to purchase the old Ameriprise building and renovate the upstairs apartments. J. Nowatzki asked about a storefront update. Moen stated that he intends to do in time. L. Henry made the motion to approve the request, seconded by J. Rademacher.

Motion carries.

“Watch for Children” sign - There was a request by a city resident for a “Watch for Children” sign to be placed at the four-way intersection of Main Street and 4th Avenue. After much discussion, it was decided that with four-way stop signs at that intersection, vehicles should be going slow enough and that the “Watch for Children” sign may be obstructed from view due to the semi-truck traffic in that area.

New Housing Incentive – Ryan Howatt has filled out an application for new housing incentive for a new home.

L. Henry made the motion to approve the application seconded by J.

Building Permits: #5322 Whitney Bachman, #5323 Nancy Becker, #5324 Cory Hoffarth, #5325 Daryl Timian, #5326 Daniel Crockett, #5327 Jonathan Skjervheim, #5328 Craig Veer, #5329 George Phillips. J. Rademacher made the motion to approve all building permits, seconded

by L. Henry. Motion Carries. G. Bimler discussed some construction that Bullis Construction is planning at the property north of D & B Motors. It was discussed that more information is needed, and a building permit obtained.

Review and Approval of Bills: J. Rademacher made motion to approve all bills, seconded by L. Henry. Motion Carries.

Adjourn: L. Henry moved to adjourn the meeting.

Jerry Nowatzki, President RoxAnne Hoffarth, Auditor Received by The Borderland Press on Tuesday, Oct. 11.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FROST FIRE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE II PEMBINA GORGE FOUNDATION CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Sealed bids will be received by the Pembina Gorge Foundation, at the office of the Red River Regional Council at the Chase Building, 516 Cooper Avenue, Grafton, ND 58237, until 1:00 PM CT, October 27th, 2022 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of materials, labor, equipment and skill required for the construction of Frost Fire Park Infrastructure Improvements – Phase II and incidental items in and for said Pembina Gorge Foundation, as is more fully described and set forth in the plans and specifications therefore, which are now on file in the office of the Pembina Gorge Foundation.

Bids shall be upon cash payment on the following estimated quantities and types of work: CONTRACT BOND, 1 L SUM; MOBILIZATION, 1 L SUM; SNOWMAKING SYSTEM, 1 L SUM; PUMP STATION, 1 L SUM; PORTABLE CARRIAGE SNOWFAN GUNS, 2 EA; FIXED TOWER SNOWFAN GUNS, 18 EA; FIXED TOWER LowE STICK GUNS, 32 EA; SAFETY LIGHT, 10 EA; TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL, 1 L SUM; SEEDING AND HYDRAULIC MULCHING, 1 L SUM. The contract documents are on file and may be examined at the following location: KLJ 864 West 12th Street Grafton, ND 58237 Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.kljeng. com “Projects for Bid” or www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30 by inputting Quest project # 8290865 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN at (952) 2331632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is also available for a non-refundable price of $100 per set at KLJ, 864 W. 12th Street, Grafton, ND 58237.

Please contact us at 701-352-1555 if you have any questions.

All bids are to be submitted on the basis of cash payment for the work and materials, and each bid shall be accompanied by a separate envelope containing the contractor’s license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five per cent (5%) of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder’s bond. A bidder’s bond must be executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, conditioned that if the principal’s bid be accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten (10) days after notice of award, will execute and effect a contract in accordance with the terms of his bid and the bid bond as required by the laws of the State

of North Dakota and the regulations and determinations of the governing body. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within ten (10) days allowed, the bidder’s bond must be forfeited to the governing body and the project awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder.

All bidders must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by Section 43-07-07 and 43-07-12 of the North Dakota Century Code.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish Contract Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract.

Contracts shall be awarded on the basis of the low bid submitted by a responsible and responsive bidder for the aggregate sum of all bid items. A single contract will be awarded for the work.

All bids will be contained in a sealed envelope, as above provided; plainly marked showing that such envelope contains a bid for the above project.

In addition, the bidder shall place upon the exterior of such envelope the following information: The work covered by the bidder The name of the bidder Separate envelope containing bid bond and a copy of North Dakota Contractor’s License or certificate of renewal.

Acknowledgement of the Addenda.

No Bid will be read or considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to Bond and licenses and any deficient Bid submitted will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately.

The work on the improvement will be completed by November 11th, 2023.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in any bid, to hold all bids for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of opening bids, and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of the Owner.

Should the Contractor fail to complete the work within the time required herein or within such extra time as may have been granted by formal extensions of time approved by the Owner, there will be deducted from any amount due the Contractor the sum of $1,600 per day and every day that the completion of the work is delayed.

The Contractor and his surety will be liable for any excess. Such payment will be as and for liquidated damages.

Dated this 30th day of September 2022 Pembina Gorge Foundation CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA s/Jeff Mostad Foundation President Published October 7th, October 14th, and October 21, 2022.

ANALYSIS OF THE STATEWIDE MEASURES | APPEARING ON THE ELECTION BALLOT | NOVEMBER 8, 2022 The following analyses are for the two measures appearing on the statewide general election ballot on November 8, 2022. This publication is required by section 16.1-01-07 of the North Dakota Century Code to enable voters to become familiar with the effect of proposed measures. The full text of each measure is available on the Secretary of State’s website at vote. nd.gov or by requesting a copy from the Elections Division, Secretary of State’s office at (800) 352-0867, ext.

328-4146, or from the office of any County Auditor.

In addition, as required by section 16.1-01-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, a copy of the Legislative Council’s report on the estimated fiscal impact of initiated Measures No. 1 and No. 2 is available on the Secretary of State’s website at vote.nd.gov, by calling (800) 352-0867, ext. 3284146, or by writing to Secretary of State, 600 E Boulevard Avenue Dept 108, Bismarck ND 58505-0500.

Analysis of Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 was placed on the ballot by petitions circulated by a sponsoring committee.

If approved, it would add a new article to the North Dakota Constitution. Under the measure, an individual could not serve as a state legislator for a total of more than eight years in either the North Dakota House of Representatives or the North Dakota Senate, separately. It also would prohibit an individual from being elected as Governor more than twice. Service as a member of the legislature or election to the office of governor before the effective date of this measure would not count towards an individual’s eight-year or two-election limit. An individual would not be allowed to serve a full or remaining term as a member of the legislature if serving the term would cause the individual to serve a total of more than eight years in that particular house. Any amendment

to this article could not be proposed by the legislature, but only by citizen initiative. The article would become effective on January 1, 2023 if approved by the voters. If the measure conflicts with any other provision of the constitution, the measure states it would prevail over the other constitutional provision.

The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is $0 per biennium.

Voting “YES” means you approve the measure summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure summarized above.

Analysis of Initiated Statutory Measure No. 2 Initiated Statutory Measure No. 2 was placed on the ballot by petitions circulated by a sponsoring committee.

If approved, it would create a new chapter of the North Dakota Century Code. It would legalize the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and the possession and use of various forms of cannabis by individuals who are 21 years of age or older, within limitations as to location; direct a state entity to regulate and register businesses that produce or dispense cannabis for use by individuals aged 21 years or older, and the businesses’ agents; permit an individual aged 21 years or older to possess a limited amount of cannabis product; provide protections, limitations, penalties, and employer rights relating to use of cannabis products; and specify that fees are to be appropriated for administration of the chapter.

The estimated fiscal impact of this measure beginning in 2023 through the 2025-2027 Biennium is Revenue of $3,145,000 and Expenses of $4,985,000.

Voting “YES” means you approve the measure summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure summarized above.

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