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Langdon Community Band gathers for first practice Page 2 Langdon School Board update Page 2 Walhalla’s Giant Pumpkinfest planned for this weekend Page 5 Frost Fire Park to host Oktoberfest celebration Page 5 Osnabrock holds Land of Oz celebration Page 6 Cavalier County Senior Menu Page 6 Junk Shop Hop and Jess’s Junk business spotlight Page 7 Days gone by: threshing time in Numedahl, N.D. Page 8 Jake’s Take on Sports Page 10 Region 3 girls golf meet held in Devils Lake Sept. 19, two Cardinals golfers qualify for state Page 13 Letters to the Editor Page 16 Views from the Borderland Page 18
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words Glenn Pederson used to describe his Veteran Honor Flight which left Grand Forks on Sept. 11 headed for a three-day tour of Washington, D.C. Along with Glenn there were two other Langdon locals, Charlie and Arnold Jordan, who call themselves “brothers in blood and brothers in arms.”
‘awithtrip of a lifetime’ Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota By Hilary Nowatzki
The three men, all residents of Langdon, applied for the trip online through the charitable organization called Veterans Honor Flights of North Dakota and Minnesota. The group that took off with these three lovely Langdon gentlemen consisted of 112 veterans, 111 men and 1 woman. Of these former service members 24 were of the Korean War/Korean era and 88 were from the Vietnam War. To date, Veterans Honor Flight has flown approximately 1,439 veterans to Washington, D.C. All expenses are paid for by Veterans Honor Flight through fundraising and private donations. The mission of this group is to allow veterans to see their memorials at no cost to them. Earl Morse, a physician's assistant and retired Air Force Captain, first had the idea in 2005 when he realized many of his patients may never get the chance to see their newly completed WWII Memorial. A pilot himself, he pitched the idea to a few of his pilot friends. Eleven others joined, and within their first year, they escorted 126 WWI and WWII veterans. The group grew, renamed themselves, and over the years formed a formal board. They also switched from flying smaller private planes of only WWII and WWI veterans to flying entire commercial flights consisting of veterans from any era. They boast a massive volunteer base and function as smoothly as a well oiled machine. Charlie, Arnold, and Glenn agreed that the trip was incredibly well organized. The group left bright and early from
The North Dakota pillar at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Charlie Jordan and Arnold Jordan in front of the North Dakota state pillar at the WWII Memorial.
Grand Forks on Sept. 11, an amazing birthday present for Charlie, and landed in Baltimore around noon. They wasted no time and promptly left the airport after eating their boxed lunches en route to the Fort McHenry Memorial. They departed the fort around 3:00 p.m. While on the way to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, the group was able to view the U.S. Capitol Building and the White House. They enjoyed a much deserved banquet dinner their first night and settled in for a good night's rest. The next day brought a bright and early start,
$4.2M STATE ROADWAY PROJECT PAUSED, CHANGES DRIVEN BY BORDERLAND SENATOR By Borderland Press Staf f
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is delaying its statewide highway safety project of installing reflective, metal delineators on two-lane state highways after concerns came in from the ag community.
Delineators are reflective posts on the side of the road that are used to guide traffic and improve motorist safety, particularly at night. They’re currently used on all four-lane roads in the state and on the Interstate highway system. The roadway safety project, which was not directed by state level legislative action, is funded by federal money through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, which is also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package. The project included installation of delineators along North Dakota state highways where data indicates a risk of road departure. Research has shown that on rural two-lane roadways, one can expect an average crash reduction of 15% for lane departure crashes when delineators are installed. “I believe they add a safety aspect to the roadway. They aid in reducing departure off the roadway, they help in poor visibility conditions and with
along with a plated breakfast. Their first stop was the National Archives where they were treated to a private tour.
"It's amazing the history at the Archives. It's just massive; you could spend days viewing that information - it's just overwhelming," Charlie said of the breathtaking expanse. After the National Archives the group made stops at the Navy Memorial and Air Force Memorial where they had
Glenn Pederson and his daughter, Teri Lill on the Honor Flight trip.
boxed lunches delivered to them. Monday afternoon the group went to Arlington National Cemetery where they were able to witness the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. This was one of the most special parts of the trip for all three men. Arnold and Charlie have been able to witness the changing of the guard before, but for Glenn, this was a first. Charlie said he couldn't pick a favorite part of the trip because it was all cont’d. on page 18
Kittson Cabin reconstruction work to begin at Walhalla State Historic Site
are going to be very few out here, but you have an eight-foot span on the side of the road.” The NDDOT said it’s common to pause, reassess, and implement design changes when new information becomes available.
When the project started in the Borderland in the middle of August, North Dakota Senator Janne Myrdal’s cell phone received more texts and calls from farmers about this issue more than any other issue since she has been in office - in the former District 10. She is now running in District 19. “Usually these guys, you never hear from them, but it was all of the Northern Valley, and it was like an uprising within a week there,” Myrdal said. “I’m just shocked by how much attention it’s gotten, but it’s important. The loudest voice came from our district here because we’re right in the middle of harvest.”
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“We are reevaluating the current delineators that we’re installing, and we’ve stopped the installation on the current projects at the moment, and we will be looking at possibly going with a flexible style delineator in the future,” Beggs said.
the DOT’s commitment to our goal of Vision Zero with having zero fatalities on our roadways. This is one step we feel we can make to help reduce fatalities on our roadways,” said Chris Beggs, North Dakota DOT assistant engineer in Devils Lake. Myrdal, in a farming family herself, took pictures on roadways and observed farm equipment trying to navigate the delineators; she said she could see how hazardous the posts were to her rural district. Myrdal called the NDDOT, the governor’s office, the ag commissioner, and other rural senators to see if their districts were experiencing the same issues. Many groups worked together to affect a change on the project. “The NDDOT put a halt to all of it. They are going to pull most of them out and replace the ones that need to be replaced with what’s called ‘flappables’,” Myrdal said. “They are in the process of organizing that. They are going to replace all of them, but there
Delineators that were installed over the summer on two-lane state highways where the shoulder is less than eight feet wide will be removed and repurposed in other areas. The design change will accommodate wider equipment on state highways. The highway safety project is expected to continue next spring with a new design.
“One size doesn’t fit all,” Myrdal said. “They come into a rural agriculture area, and it does the opposite - it endangered people.” The NDDOT thanked the ag community for being understanding and partnering with them to make roads as safe as possible. “I applaud the DOT. They do what they get the money to do,” Myrdal said. “This is how the system is supposed to work - it’s the people that decide these things.” For more information about construction projects and road conditions throughout North Dakota, call 511 or visit the ND Roads map at travel.dot. nd.gov. Shanda Christianson and Sarah Hinnenkamp contributed to this story.
The State Historical Society of North Dakota announces reconstruction work is scheduled to begin this month on the Kittson Cabin at Walhalla State Historic Site. The cabin will be disassembled this fall following best historic preservation practices with careful removing, numbering, and storage of every log. Some logs will be salvaged, while others will need to be replaced in-kind. In spring 2023, the reassembly of the cabin will begin with completion scheduled for June of that year. The Kittson cabin, dating to 1852, is one of the oldest surviving buildings in North Dakota. It is a rare existing example of Métis Red River Frame construction, a style in which the horizontal logs forming the walls slot into upright corner posts. "We are pleased that this vital link to North Dakota history is being preserved for future generations," said Site Supervisor Jeff Blanchard. "Care-
ful conservation will ensure that this example of a rare construction style will endure for many years to come." The cabin was originally built by fur trader Norman Kittson as a warehouse to supply the ox carts traveling to St. Paul and likely Winnipeg. The cabin stood in what was then the predominantly Métis community of St. Joseph, now downtown Walhalla. By 1899, the cabin was being used as a stable for the Bellevue Hotel. In 1904, the Pembina County Old Settlers' Association disassembled it and moved the cabin to its current location in Walhalla. Additional improvements to the Walhalla State Historic Site are in the planning phase. For more information, contact Jeff Blanchard at 701.825.6840. Walhalla State Historic Site is managed by the State Historical Society. The site is located two blocks southwest of the intersection of ND Highway 32 and County 55 in Walhalla.
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Langdon Community Band gathers for first practice
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Langdon Area School Board meeting included a documentary opportunity and the move to hire a fulltime substitute teacher By Sarah Hinnenkamp
The community band in Langdon had its first rehearsal on Monday evening at the Langdon Area High School. The community band project in Langdon is courtesy of Northern Lights Arts Council and Lane Linseth, music and band teacher at Langdon Area Schools. Those interested in joining the band can contact Amber at 701-305-0089 or visit the Northern Lights Arts Council’s Facebook page.
WALHALLA’S 18TH ANNUAL
The streets of Walhalla will be filled with giant pumpkins and fun on Saturday! The 18th annual Giant Pumpkinfest will run 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24. The event has a total of 25 local vendors. Vendor offerings include fresh produce, handmade items and baked goods. There will also be Hank’s Ice Cream, Nacho Bizness, Lippert Ranch and Chuckwagon trucks, cotton candy, face painting, and bouncy houses. Here is the full schedule of events for the day: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. United States Axe Throwing 10:00 a.m. - Kiddie train rides fundraiser for Walhalla Public Library 10:00 a.m. - Kid’s pancake eating contest on the Farmers Market lot 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides 10:00 a.m. - Noon - Jordan Thornberg singing 11:00 a.m. - Chili Cookoff on the Farmers Market Lot 11:30 a.m. - Little Miss Pumpkinfest Pageant located on the steps of the Mountaineer 12:00 p.m. - Pumpkin Decorating Contest 12:30 p.m. - Kids’ Vegetable and Pumpkin Contest 1:00 p.m. - Weighing of Giant Pumpkins
Artist in Residence Langdon Area Elementary has hosted artists in residence for many years. Principal Todd Hetler explained that typically the experience traded off each year for grades K-3 or 4-6. This school year the program will include grades K-6; the school will host a world-renowned artist that is an expert in flute making and playing. The Northern Lights Arts Council and various state organizations have proposed that the experience be part of a documentary that is plan
the school day.
“I told the Northern Lights Arts Council that the only thing I can think of is that we have students who aren’t allowed to be filmed, but we can work around that,” Hetler told the board.
“The committee thought it was worth a try, and if we need two, we can look at that. I think they would be primarily in one school and fill in at the other,” Christianson said. “I would think it has to be hosted out of one of the schools with the understanding that you may be needed at the other school.”
Board members vocalized support for the idea. Release forms will be signed ahead of students’ involvement in the documentary. Golf co-op request Langdon Area School received a letter of request from Cavalier to co-op with girls’ golf only. Cavalier has one participant for the next two years and would like her to have a coach and be part of a team. Currently Cavalier is in a golf co-op with Walhalla as Pembina County North, but Walhalla doesn’t have any girls out for golf and none for the next few years. “There’s no name change,” Askvig said. “They just want their girl to have a coach and an opportunity to be part of a team.” The board passed a motion to approve unanimously. Now Askvig has the authority to move forward to get the change approved by the North Dakota High School Activities Association, the governing body that has the ability to let Cavalier out of its current golf co-op. Board votes to hire a full-time sub A recommendation came from the board’s finance committee to hire a full-time substitute teacher at the higher paraprofessional rate. “We’re having a harder time getting subs,” Daren Christianson said. The committee decided to try to hire a full-time substitute teacher. Part of the requirement is a substitute teaching license. Currently, a newly hired paraprofessional with a substitute teaching license would make $14.50 an hour; without a substitute teaching license, the hourly rate is $13.50. The full-time position would be eight hours per day/40 hours per week during the school year with the hope that the person could meet with who they are subbing for ahead of time to get any necessary passwords or be able to ask questions.
Giant pumpkins at Walhalla Giant Pumpkinfest, 2021. Borderland Press photo.
One great need for subs that was discussed is when coaches are out of the building for competitions during
“There’s always something,” Christianson said. “We ended up asking for one position to see how it works. Anyone who’s out for appointments, you book this person. They might be subbing for a teacher, or paraprofessional, or office staff.” The goal is to hire someone for the fully benefited position by Oct. 1. Total compensation for the remainder of the year would total $26,462.80.
Because the board already budgets for substitute teachers, the money will be taken out of that fund and the budget will not change. The cost of this proposal is about $5,000. “I have no doubt they will be used every day,” Christianson said. The motion to approve the full-time substitute at paraprofessional rate with benefits available was approved by the board. According to the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) the requirements for an interim substitute license are: an official transcript documenting a minimum of 48 semester hours of college coursework, a successful background check completed with ESPB, and an online application for the interim substitute license. There is no testing required. The substitute license is $85 and is valid for a period of two years. The license expires on the applicant's birthday. A substitute license allows a person to be a substitute teacher grades K-12 in all N.D. schools. Several board members were surprised at how simple the process was to obtain a substitute teaching license and a few thought they might know someone who could apply. “If you know anybody who has any interest, let us know, and Todd and I can call and help them out with any-
thing they need help with,” Askvig told the board. Substitute teacher pay Board members decided to leave the substitute teacher pay at the current rate of $125.00 per day but offer free lunch if the substitute is subbing for more than four class periods. This is typical of other area schools’ substitute pay at this time. Board members voiced that they would like to focus on increasing paraprofessional salaries and then look at substitute teacher salaries. “It’s just changed what you ask of the paras. I want to make sure we take care of the paras,” said Tiffany Hetletved, board member. “I’d rather tackle it in a year. I think right now we’re not too far out of range [for substitute teachers].” “We need to take care of our employees first, that’s what I think,” added board president Dave Hart. Committee meeting compensation The board voted to set a rate of $25 per committee meetings for all committees except for negotiations. This will be done for one year to see how things work out. “As of right now, we get nothing,” Hart said. “Committee meetings are more time consuming than board meetings because there are times you meet once or twice a month [other than the regular board meeting]. Committee meetings are so active now, and it reduces the time of our board meetings. If we look at that, I think, whatever we come up with, it’s a fair added expenditure.” Board members in the Langdon Area School District get paid different amounts per year depending on their years of service. Some of that payment is also donated to the scholarship that is given yearly to a graduating senior by the school board. “A lot of people don’t know you get paid to be on here, not that it’s a lot of money, but it’s something,” Hart said. “Board members spend a lot of time.” The compensation will be retroactive back to July 1.
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Valley wheat, canola harvests moving along, farmers waiting on sugar beets By Shanda Christianson
ND Farm Leaders Outline Policy Priorities Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman joined North Dakota Senator John Hoeven for a farm bill roundtable in Fargo. The feedback was familiar - do no harm to crop insurance, maintain the sugar program and invest in agriculture research. “Whatever changes we make need to be additions to the farm bill acts we’ve been working under, keep them as amendments,” said Pete Hanebutt, director of public policy, NDFB. “We need to work on risk management tools, and after that, we should maintain funding for adequate USDA staff and resources.” North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne would like to see a more permanent disaster program. “It will come down to what dollars are available in the baseline.” Emergency Relief Program Phase Two Coming Soon Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux tells the Red River Farm Network the second phase of the Emergency Relief Program and the Emergency Livestock Relief Program will be rolled out at the same time, likely this fall. The details of phase two of ERP builds off of phase one. “The first part of Phase One we used information from the Risk Management Agency; the second part of Phase One included assistance with non-insured disaster assistance program indemnities through FSA.” As these two components were rolled out, USDA learned it had a 2019 cause of loss that continued into
2020, but it was only categorized as a 2019 cause of loss. “That didn’t help, and that’s the third part of Phase One.” Ducheneaux says prevent plant issues are expected to be addressed at the same time. The Calm Before the ‘Real Storm’ Global strategist Jacob Shapiro kicked off the Next 5 Years Executive Conference saying it will be a time of great volatility. That is not necessarily a bad thing. “I’m actually pretty optimistic about the next five years,” Shapiro told RRFN. “When you get beyond the next five years, I get a little bit scared.” While there is opportunity in the short-term for U.S. agriculture, it is not coming from China. Shapiro sees more prospects from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. “It looks like the U.S. and China are on a collision course,” said Shapiro. “When you look at previous eras where you have rising and falling powers like we have right now, it usually ends in some kind of cataclysmic conflict. The last true multipolar era was the 1890s that ended with World War I and World War II; unfortunately, that is the trajectory we’re on.” Shapiro said the next two years will be “the time to buckle your seatbelts” for higher energy prices. CHS Shares Profits With Owner-Members CHS plans to return $1 billion in cash patronage and equity redemptions in calendar year 2023. This will be the largest cash distribution in CHS history.
North Dakota Soybean Council offers educational mini-grant program: Now available for 6-12 grades The North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC) is now awarding grants to middle and high school teachers. The grants are worth up to $500 and will be awarded on a competitive basis to support lessons related to soybeans or soy products. Applications can be submitted throughout the 2022– 2023 school year. Grants are limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Grants awarded for the 2022-2023 school year need to be used by April 30, 2023. “We’re excited to roll this program out this year for our teachers to help our students learn more about North Dakota farmers, especially soybean farmers,” said Stephanie Sinner, NDSC executive director. “These students are future FFA members, future farmers and future career supporters in the ag industry.” Funds can be used for materials associated with projects that help students to learn more about soybeans, soybean-related products, soybean research, soy innovations, and soy as part of health and nutrition. To learn more and apply, visit bit.ly/ NDSoyEduGrants.
If you have additional questions, please contact the North Dakota Soybean Council: Shireen Alemadi, Outreach & Education Coordinator at salemadi@ndsoybean.org or by phone at 701-566-9305.
Harvest in the Valley is moving along with some producers getting crops off of fields and other crops taking more time to mature. John Ostenrude is with Ostenrude Harvesting out of Hoople and was working on canola last week until they got rained out. “The canola, I think, is pretty strong pretty good crop,” Ostenrude said. Ostenrude said he will be working on harvesting edible beans this week when it dries up enough and then be back into the canola, as there’s quite a bit more to do. It won’t be long before it’s time to harvest sugar beets. “I think we’re going to benefit a little
from that rain last week and hopefully our sugars can build back up by the time the main campaign starts,” Ostenrude said. Ostenrude finished up the wheat harvest and said overall it’s a good crop, “It’s no record breaker, but we’re happy with the quality, and the bushels were ok, too.” Farther north in the Neche area Cooter Symington and his crew have been working on harvesting wheat since they got in the field. They’ve got a little bit of barley laying down in swaths and said there’s a couple hundred acres of durum that’s not even
close to ready yet. “I guess we’ll be switching into some canola and some pinto beans here shortly, too. They did cancel our prepile of sugar beet harvest and delayed it until, I believe, the 26th of September, so I guess we’ll wait on that and try and get some of this other stuff done first,” Symington said. As far as wheat yields, Symington said he’s been satisfied, “I think most of the guys in this area have had a real nice wheat crop, and it’s good quality and coming off dry, so that’s all been a plus for this time of year.”
Trade teams get full North Dakota soybean experience Visits spanned from field to port In August, two trade teams embarked on very different journeys to learn more about the soybeans they purchase from North Dakota farmers. While one group visited the Peace Garden State to learn more about the extra care of food-grade soybeans, the other team met North Dakota soybeans at the end of a U.S.-based journey in Seattle.
the Philippines to share their experience with U.S. soy and the value they see in U.S. soybean meal. “The quality and consistency of U.S. soybean meal are factors influencing our purchasing decisions,” explained Lauren Chau, sales director of Simon Agribusiness Corporation, one
The trade team that visited the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Aug. 24-26 was made up of 19 southeast Asian buyers of U.S. soy, specifically companies focused on feeding livestock, poultry and aquaculture. The countries represented by this trade mission included the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar. “These countries represent a significant amount of business for farmers in North Dakota and throughout the United States,” said Stephanie Sinner, executive director of the North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC). “The Philippines is the number one importer of U.S. soybean meal in the world, while Vietnam is a powerhouse when it comes to pork and aquaculture production. These customers are all important to farmers’ bottom lines and hosting them is an important step to continuing those relationships.” Sinner joined the trade mission in Seattle to give current crop progress insights from North Dakota along with sharing more in-depth knowledge about the path North Dakota soybeans take from the field to the PNW for exports. Sinner used her time not only to highlight the advantages of soybeans sourced from the PNW but also to preview what is to come. “With buyers in southeast Asia driving demand for soybean meal exports, I had the opportunity to provide details to these customers about the new crush operations we are seeing come online in North Dakota,” said Sinner. “These customers have already developed a preference for U.S. soybean
meal, and our added infrastructure will drive growth in many of their markets.” In addition to hearing from Sinner, the group was able to tour a number of export-related businesses in the greater Seattle area that are pertinent to the export of U.S. soybeans and soybean meal. AGP hosted the trade team at its Gray’s Harbor port location in order to discuss ongoing expansion efforts to ensure that it can handle the rapidly increasing demand for U.S. soybeans in southeast Asia. Expansion at the Port of Gray’s Harbor was announced earlier this year and is scheduled to begin in 2025 with additional freight capabilities and rail terminals being added. The visit to Gray’s Harbor was a highlight for the tour attendees who were able to board a vessel as it was being loaded with soybean meal. The vessel was destined for the Philippines, which also provided an opportunity for trade team members from
of the Philippines’ leading farm and companion nutrition and health companies. “Our customers in the Philippines prefer U.S. soybean meal.” Trade-mission participants were in the United States as part of a larger conference, the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), Soy Connext, a global U.S. soy summit, which brought more than 600 people from over 50 countries together under one roof in San Diego, Calif., Aug. 22-24, to discuss U.S. soybean exports from field to port to international buyers and beyond. North Dakota soybean farmers across the state are represented on the North Dakota Soybean Council Board, which oversees a promotion, research and marketing program funded by soybean checkoff dollars. The Council’s mission is to effectively invest and leverage North Dakota soy checkoff resources to maximize the benefits of North Dakota soy. The Council is organized by North Dakota State law.
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Letter from the Publisher gestions and couldn’t resist reading through it. Of the 30 items, these are the ones I’ve done: Go to an end of summer concert. I’m doing this in a couple weeks. Have a Labor Day cookout. Did that with the family, and it was awesome. Do some back-to-school shopping for yourself. Of course I did that; no one says you have to actually go back to school to buy new socks. Do you have a fall bucket list? Me neither, but I ran across a list of 30 sug-
Watch the sunset. The Northern Lights count for this one, simply amazing.
Light an apple candle to get ready for the fall transition. I have been burning a candy corn candle, a pumpkin candle and an autumn wreath candle. Enjoy a pumpkin spice latte. Done, more than once. So six out of 30 - I need to step up my game! Here are a few I’ve missed: Whip up a batch of margaritas to enjoy from your porch on a warm evening. Buy some rain boots if you don’t have any. Venture somewhere local you’ve always wanted to go. Go for a walk under the stars. And finally, smell a box of Crayola Crayons! (What?)
This has been a big TV watching week for me, mainly related to the Royals as they laid Queen Elizabeth to rest. The traditions and rituals amaze me and cause me to wonder if this will continue now that King Charles is the boss. I hope he has a sense of humor (I think he’s going to need it), because Queen Elizabeth was a funny lady and brought a lot of good, wholesome humor wherever she went. I was especially taken with the lowering of the casket into the vault; it gave me goosebumps. Can you imagine the emotions that were felt by the family during that age-old tradition? So dramatic.
Congratulations to the area gentlemen (and one lady) that were on the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. last week. That would also be emotional, I would guess. More on our local attendees in this newspaper.
be back in the Pembina Gorge before long.
how she reads The Borderland Press at the local nursing home to Langdon folks that have an interest in staying connected to their home area. When she told me she reads Matt Mitzel’s column outloud to them, I had to rewind in my head some of the things he’s written about, and all I could think was, “Oh, boy!”
Lastly, another reminder to call us with your address change if you’re headed south! E-mail works, too! 701-256-5311, or publisher@theborderlandpress.com.
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Letter from the Editor of fun. I better stretch. Or take a nap. Or both.
We had a lot of events in the Borderland last weekend, and we’re gearing up for another busy weekend
On Saturday, Osnabrock hosted its second Land of Oz celebration. We drove in the parade and threw candy for our sister company, Maverick 105, and the kids learned how to throw candy like pros. Son Callen, 6, said “I’m kind of nervous. This is my first parade! I guess I am nervous-excited.” He saw many friends along the parade route and threw handfuls of candy. I think it’s the start of him liking the parade participation. We loved the food options out in Osnabrock from The Wok and
Hank’s Ice Cream trucks and Nacho Bizness/Little Helga’s Barley Bin to the pie auction benefiting Osnabrock Community Living Center. There was plenty to fill you up! Larry Stokke was at the event, and we have a collection of photos from him. My husband and I went to Frost Fire Park that evening to take in the music of Homestead, a band that formed three-months ago in Drayton. They put on a great show. I lost count of the standing ovation encore requests at four. They ended up playing well past their 8 p.m. ending time, and everyone was happy they kept going. It seems that they are a band that will
This weekend, get ready for more fun because it’s Walhalla’s 18th Annual Giant Pumpkinfest, the Fall Junk Shop Hop around the region, ProBiotein Grand Opening in Walhalla, and Oktoberfest Celebration at Frost Fire Park. We have details about all of these events on our community pages in this week’s paper. Also, I have to share a conversation I had with a lovely woman at the Cavalier County Library a few weeks ago. She is a Langdon native, who now lives in Bismarck. She told me
I will leave you with that thought to ponder. Make it a great week!
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THE MORNING RUN: It’s good to be a bison fan ready there and had spent countless hours persuading me to join her in life as a Bison. I was spending most of my weekends in Fargo anyway, so I figured - why not?
by Sara Goodman If there’s one thing Matt Mitzel and I can agree on, it is that it’s good to be a Bison football fan. It’s always more fun when your team is winning, right? Same goes for any sport, at any level. I’ve been a Bison fan for over 25 years, ever since I made the decision at the end of my freshman year to quit life as a Jamestown Jimmie and head east for the bright lights and big city of Fargo. I was “all in” as they say, as an NDSU Bison fan from the minute I stepped on campus. My sister was al-
It would be a bit difficult to escape the mesmerizing clutches of the green and gold within our family tree even if you chose to get your degree and then spend your hard-earned vacation and fun money elsewhere. The Bison tree roots go deep and span three, and soon to be four, generations in the Goodman and Johnson families. On Greg’s side of the family, his grandpa, Glen; Glen’s two brothers, Richard and Kenneth; Greg’s dad, mom, brother, sister-in-law; Aunt Kathy and Uncle Gary - are all Bison alumni. On my side of the family my dad; his brother, Russ, and cousin Lynden; and my sister and brother are all alumni of the best university in the state. I’m happy to report that Gage is planning to join the ranks next fall and don the green and gold. To be fair, we suggested that he tour a few other campuses in the area, but he felt no need. I think he may have taken us
seriously when we mentioned that if he were to attend the community college to the north of NDSU that starts with a “U,” that he might as well call his Grandma Johnson for help. He’s a smart kid. We’ve been taking all three kids to Bison football games since they were babies. We didn’t want to, but we didn’t have much choice. The offers to keep the kids while we partied with our friends and spent the weekend in Fargo weren’t exactly rolling in. Thankfully, they were great fans when they were little. They loved the excitement of the crowd, the fireworks, the loud music and, of course, Dippin’ Dots. We made the kids wait until at least halftime to get Dippin’ Dots because that’s when they would instantly lose interest in the game and start asking how much time was left and if they could go to the bathroom for the 89th time. The Bison have roamed south to Frisco, Texas, nine times in the last decade for national championships, and we’ve managed to attend all but
two of these games. One year we took the older two kids and then Gage was able to go twice more after that. Poor Ella is the lone kid who hasn’t gone, so she’s keeping her fingers crossed that the Bison make it back this year to what we now call Fargo-South for another shot at a championship title, and she can finally go. Going to Frisco is always a great time. The Bison football fan base is amazing, and nothing says crazy football fans like an overflowing tailgate parking lot 1,200 miles from home.
Sara Goodman is an avid runner who says her best ideas come to her between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. She grew up on a cattle ranch in Watford City, N.D. After recently retiring from 15 years of long-term care consulting, she now helps her husband, Greg, run the family farm near Milton and volunteers on many boards and committees in her church and community. The Goodman house has 3 kids, 2 cats, and a dog.
I know all the UND fans who avidly read my column are probably cutting this one out for puppy pee pads per Matt’s suggestion, but before you do, I’ll throw you a bone. I occasionally watch UND games and cheer (ok, golf clap) when a local kid makes a good play. It’s undeniably fun to hear the names of players we consider hometown boys from Park River, Langdon and New Rockford making the plays on the field. That’s as far as it goes. You won’t catch me wearing that weird kelly green color anytime soon. Go Bison!!!
Musings from Munich: Be there in 15 minutes paint, we received a text, “Be there in 15 minutes”…we immediately sprang into action. You see, when you live in Munich, we are not only a destination for a good time, we are also a pit stop from those returning to Langdon from either Devils Lake or Cando or a quick bypass from Lake Metigoshe. So when we get these messages, usually it is a bunch of friends that are looking to have a couple more hours of fun before returning home.
By Matt Mitzel On Saturday, we returned from a 5th and 6th grade football jamboree to come back to our little paradise of Munich. As the kids slept and Bri and I snuggled on the couch getting ready to enjoy the Bison game decked out in green and gold with the matching face
ready for a good time…and then they arrived. The best thing about out of town crowds is new conversation instead of the same old banter. For instance, everyone knows there are three things you do not speak about on the weekends in small town bars: 1) The Weather! As the weather is a daily conversation and people are just down right sick of talking about it. 2) Cardinal Football! As that, too, has dominated the conversation for the past five days in the week, so we will just quietly celebrate our victory. 3) Local Drama! The reason we never discuss local drama in a neighboring small town bar is that you never know who someone is related to, and even though we aren’t immune to a good tossle every now and then, we like to keep it civil in the local pub.
This time it was a group of Langdonites that were returning from a birthday party celebration that wanted to experience a little Munich nightlife before calling it a night. Bri and I quickly got up to the bar and started our usual preparations for a good time. This includes: plenty of credits in the jukebox, pizza in the oven, and the Bison game on the big screen. Luckily, Before long, we were having a great John, the bar owner, was working so time knee deep in chatting and cheerhe beat us to the point and had it all ing. As the time ticked by, we learned
some interesting new facts about our current guests. For instance, one gal explained to us that usually her first move in a new environment is a quick gander through the trash as you can learn a lot about someone in what they leave behind or don’t need or use. Now she wasn’t talking about dumpster diving but just a quick glance. Another gentleman figured out how to purge his body of all illnesses and toxins to obtain a premium health rating in order to save some money. I could go into all of the details and mention all the names, but that is one thing we take seriously at the Munich bar what happens there, stays there. So when you are planning your evenings out, let me make some suggestions to highlight a good time. First, ensure you have a designated driver. With all the summer fun we had this year, there are plenty enough pregnant gals around to lend a hand as
even asking someone to only have a couple in the Munich bar proves challenging in our fun environment. Secondly, if possible, get one of those overnight babysitters. I know it is spendy or you are cashing in all your favors with the grandparents, but you only live once. There is nothing better than waking up feeling a little under the weather and kid-free until noon. Lastly, we have plenty of non-alcoholic drinks in the Munich bar. Never feel the need to drink in order to have a good time. We are fun enough, and there is no peer pressure here…just good times. Matt Mitzel is the unofficial events coordinator for the City of Munich, a supporter of Langdon Area Edmore Munich athletics, football coach, and all-around Munich mega fan, earning him the nickname “Mr. Munich.”
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By Katie Henry, Family and Community Wellness Agent, NDSU Extension – Cavalier County that can sneak up on a person or be hidden really well by someone who doesn’t want others to know. It can also lead to suicidal thoughts. In 2020, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people ages 10-64. It was the second leading cause of death for people ages 1014 and 25-34 (CDC, 2020). Suicide is something that has affected every person in some way. The good news is that there is hope and help is available for those who need it. Sometimes life is hard. Really hard. It’s also subjective based on our current situation, our emotional well-being, the toll something has taken on our lives, and the amount of time the stress and pressure has been present. Each person’s experiences are different. Each person has the ability to be resilient and withstand a lot of things, but there are times that we may need help to handle the situations we are facing.
There are a few things to remember when faced with a mental health crisis: If you are having depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts, please seek help. Whether you go to a professional or ask a loved one to be your guide, help is available. You don’t have to suffer alone. If you are helping someone or notice that someone may be going through
I will never forget a time when my best friend in younger years called sobbing so hard that she couldn’t even speak. It was scary. I don’t know if it was scary because of my inexperience as a youth or because I knew she was in such distress that she couldn’t control her emotions. Either way, it is something that has been ingrained in my mind as a time that someone in my life desperately needed my help. I was young and inexperienced. I didn’t know what the “right” things were to say. I was over 1400 miles away. I had no previous experience with someone who was under such emotional distress that they couldn’t even speak. It was a crisis. Depression and anxiety can affect someone at any age. It’s something
a mental health crisis, there is no “right” thing to say. Just be present. If they do not express to you that they are having a mental health crisis, start with a statement that begins with “I’ve noticed…” Ask if they need help or tell them that you are going to help them. Be there for them until the crisis is resolved.
Asking if someone is having suicidal thoughts will NOT lead them to have suicidal thoughts. Statistically speaking, people are more likely to get the help they need if they are asked. It actually lowers the risk of suicide attempts (Dazzi et all, 2014).
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Drayton’s Homestead band plays Frost Fire Park
Get the person having the crisis the help they need. Whether it be a mental health professional, a medical professional, or emergency services, help is available. All it takes is staying with them until help arrives or is found. This past summer, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was launched. It is a resource for anyone who needs help during suicide and crisis situations, whether it be the person having the crisis or the person who is witnessing and trying to help. It’s simple to just call or text 988 or chat with a professional at 988lifeline.org. September is Suicide Awareness Month. Let’s reduce suicide numbers by being aware of others or our own needs and seeking the help that is available. Please help by spreading the word and showing support to those you know and love. Resources: CDC. CDC WONDER: Underlying cause of death, 1999–2019. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2020. https://wonder. cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause. html Dazzi T, Gribble R, Wessely S, Fear NT. Does asking about suicide and related behaviours induce suicidal ideation? What is the evidence? Psychol Med. 2014 Dec;44(16):3361-3. doi: 10.1017/S0033291714001299. Epub 2014 Jul 7. PMID: 24998511.
Members of Drayton’s newest band, Homestead, packed up their gear and took their show on the road, playing in front of a full house at Frost Fire Park on Saturday evening. The band received multiple standing ovations and requests for encores and played well past their scheduled stop time of 8 p.m. Management at Frost Fire Park, as well as the band members, said they had a great time and look forward to another show in the future.
LANGDON AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Homecoming Court
Frost Fire Park to host Oktoberfest celebration Event celebrates the German heritage in northeast North Dakota All are welcome to attend the 4th Oktoberfest celebration at Frost Fire Park from 1-8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 for good food, good music and good times. The event will feature German food, beer, and family friendly activities like crafts for children. The backdrop for the event will be the beautiful fall colors in the Pembina Gorge. At 1 p.m. Frost Fire Park will host its Downhill Mountain Bike Race. From 1-8 p.m. there will be ax throwing, Hammer-Schlagen, $30 bottomless beer, bouncy slide, bouncy house, German food menu, root beer
keg, and a t-shirt sale. At 2 p.m. there will be live music by Anthony Chaput. Matt Hodek and the Dakota Dutchmen, an old-time polka band from Lankin, N.D., will perform music and welcome dancing from 4-8 p.m. in the lodge. The charge to enter Frost Fire Park for Oktoberfest is $10 per person at the gate. Children under 5 are free. “We look forward to this event each year at Frost Fire Park,” said Patty Gorder, general manager of Frost Fire
Park. “We always get a fun crowd, and this event is in line with our non-profit mission, which is to educate and celebrate the rich history and cultural heritage of those who settled the Pembina River Gorge and Rendezvous Region.” This event is held in coordination with the 2022 Giant Pumpkin Festival in Walhalla, N.D., which will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Central Avenue in Walhalla, also on Saturday, Sept. 24. Frost Fire Park is located seven miles west of scenic Walhalla, N.D., at 11950 County Road 55.
Langdon Area High School held coronation on Tuesday morning. Congratulations to everyone on the homecoming court. Top Row: King Gage Goodman and Queen Olivia Christianson. Second Row: Brody Steinmetz and Brenna Schuler. Third Row Mason Christianson and Kiley Davidson. Front Row: Carter Tetrault and Halle Sanders.
Photos from Frost Fire Park’s Oktoberfest celebration in 2021. Submitted photos.
Health Tip
Provided by Cavalier County Health District Get a flu shot this fall. Influenza is a virus that affects the lungs and can lead to serious complications.
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Osnabrock holds Land of Oz Celebration
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Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon
Monday, Sept. 26 Chicken Noodle Soup/Ham & Cheese Sandwich/Carrot & Celery Sticks/Fruit Tuesday, Sept. 27 Biscuits ‘n Gravy/Hashbrowns/ Peas/Cinnamon Roll/Fruit Wednesday, Sept. 28 Sweet ‘n Sour Chicken/Rice/Oriental Vegetables/Egg Roll/Pineapple Salad Thursday, Sept. 29 Meatloaf/Mashed Potatoes/Baked Corn/Pudding/Fruit Friday, Sept. 30 Sloppy Joes/Baked Beans/7 Layer Salad/Fruit EBT/SNAP accepted. 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.
Organizers of the second community celebration in Osnabrock thank everyone who came out and supported the event and thank those who helped make the event a success. They plan to make the Land of Oz Celebration an annual event, the second weekend after Labor Day. This year’s event kicked off with a parade at 1 p.m., on Saturday, had food trucks, vendors, a pie auction, bouncy houses, horse rides, cornhole tournament, live music, and a street dance.
N.D. LT. GOVERNOR TO ATTEND ProBiotein feed plant open house
ProBiotein Feed Plant near Walhalla will hold its grand open house on Saturday, Sept. 24, and the public is welcome to attend. The company repurposed the former ADM plant for large-scale production of feed-grade ProBiotein® - a fermented, multi-prebiotic yeast culture to improve animal health and performance. The plant is located at 12828 County Road 9, 1.5 miles southeast of Walhalla.
1:15 p.m. - tours of the plant begin 2:30 p.m. - Lt. Governor Brent Sanford and honored guest recognition The grand open house marks substantial completion of a project started in late 2014 with the site purchase. After a few years of planning and prep, conversion efforts began to repurpose the considerable value of equipment remaining in the former ADM site. The company can now slow
cook and gently dry its proprietary digestive-aide - ProBiotein® - which features nutritional yeast grown on a media of fermented wheat, oats, barley & flax. Arrangements can also be made for tours of the smaller established foodgrade ProBiotein® facility in town where MicroBiome Bars® are also produced – plus a sneak preview of a new flax seed processing plant there.
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Tall Tales and Serial Shorts men got to us. Not long. As I walked back down the hill, I saw Daddy jump up and scramble over to my camping chair by the fire. I was about to yell to him to run on home because the revenuers were coming, then I saw three Sheriff’s deputies walking up from the holler near the old copper mine entrance. They were all armed, too.
By Lisa Whitt Dear Reader, 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. Cherry Bounce begins a new story about a young man known only as Hey-Boy. Like many of the forgotten of our society, he is caught between the black and white lines of right and wrong. Hey-Boy’s dad beat him with a stick of stovewood when he was young and caused brain damage, and Hey-Boy resorted to making moonshine to help his family get by.
Charlie was leading the way. He had finally found my still. I raised my hands and smiled at Charlie across the way. He smiled back and winked at me. We both know he had caught me fair and square. Distracted by Charlie catching me, I forgot about my rifle. When Charlie and the other two deputies stepped into the clearing in front of the still, Daddy saw ‘em. He jumped up and grabbed my old Winchester. I tried to stop him. “Daddy, no!” I yelled. Charlie’s gun was raised, too. I didn’t think, I just acted. I pulled out my .38 from my side holster that I hadn’t had time to empty and shot Charlie before he killed Daddy. I dropped my gun and ran over to Charlie and dropped down on my knees. I pulled him to me and pressed down on the hole in his chest to stop the blood from coming out.
Cherry Bounce Part 4 Some folks say Charlie wasn’t doing his job because he didn’t arrest me. He was a deputy sheriff, and he knew I made moonshine. But that ain’t so. Charlie knew what I made and sold Cherry Bounce, but he never knew where my still was.
“NO! NO! NO!” I didn’t know what to do.
Most folks didn’t know that a long time ago when Charlie first became a deputy, we both agreed that if Charlie ever found my still, he could arrest me, and I would go without a fuss. Our agreement worked out fine, that is until the day Charlie died.
“You sure did.” I softly whispered to him. I held Charlie and rocked him back and forth until the revenuers got there. It took five of them to pull me away. Deputy Charlie Minx and my best friend was dead.
I was at the still with Daddy; Young Jem came running up the hill. “Hey Boy! The revenuer men are coming up the back side of the orchard. They’s on the old loggin’ trail, sneaking right quiet like,” Jem said. “Jem, you get on down to Mamma and fetch Mister Marshall Hicks, the lawyer, and meet me down at the courthouse in about an hour,” I said. The revenuers knew who I was, and where my still was. I couldn’t do nothing but wait for them to get here and arrest me. Daddy was sleeping off another long night of cuddling with the Cherry Bounce inside the little lean-to I used to sleep in when I had to stay up all night with the still. Mountain folks know there is all kinds of wildlife in these mountains. Everybody has a shotgun or rifle nearby to keep the dangerous critters away. I didn’t want nobody getting hurt, and I knew the government men would be armed. I got Daddy’s 30-30 rifle and unloaded it. I didn’t want him to wake up and accidentally shoot me or the revenuers. I made sure my Winchester was unloaded and in plain view, where everybody could see it. I went to the top of the ridge. I looked down to see how much longer I had to wait before the revenue
“Somebody help him!” Charlie looked up at me and smiled. “I found you this time, and I caught you fair and square,” he said as the life left his body.
Daddy wasn’t charged with anything since I admitted that the still was mine, and I admitted to shooting my best friend. I was guilty of shooting and killin’ poor Charlie, and I told the judge so, too. My lawyer, Mister Hicks, said I was not responsible for Charlie’s death. He said I had a diminished capacity and was not legally responsible for my actions. I didn’t see it that way. I was responsible. The truth is the truth. Me killing Charlie and going to jail was hard on the family, too. Mamma died not long after I went to jail. I think her heart was broke. Daddy wasn’t the same; he lost the will to live. According to Young Jem, Daddy stays at the still, but he don’t drink no more. He is just wasting away. The youngest babies went to live with Mamma’s sister over in Asheville. Young Jem is my only visitor; he comes to see me every week on Sundays. He’s learning how to make Cherry Bounce from Daddy. I made Young Jem promise to stay in school and to help take care of Charlie Minx’s baby girl, Emma. I wish I could do more.
One man’s junk is another woman’s home decor is close enough to the old saying, right? Well, regardless, it is for Jessica Balsdon - owner and operator of Jess’s Junk in Osnabrock and Langdon. “I’ve always loved home decor, bargain shopping, and thrifting, and I’ve always enjoyed crafting; so it kind of started as a hobby for myself,” Balsdon replied when she was asked exactly how she found her interest in junk. Turns out that after she had been experimenting and creating over time, her friends began to take quite the interest in her creations as well. “My friends were like ‘oh, what are those? I’d love one!’ So I started making different things, and I’d attend some vendor shows.” Her creations and crafts were almost entirely made of thrift store steals and flea market finds. She loved finding odd pieces of wood to create darling wall hangings and enjoyed finding broken or old items and breathing a new, modern life into their original vintage styles. Over time, Balsdon realized that this ‘junking around’ could be a potential business. She opened Jess’s Junk, and a year later she had space for a shop available. She took the leap and opened up a store. “My husband had a house in Osnabrock that was his and wasn’t being utilized, so I decided to open up a store here which worked out really handy because we already owned the building, and it was comfortable.” Although Balsdon started out with 100% reused and repurposed items, since her business has grown, she has expanded into jewelry, furniture, custom design home decor, and more. Jess’s Junk has been in operation in Osnabrock for eight years. This last spring, Jess decided to take yet another leap and open another small shop within the FM Mall on 3rd Street in Langdon. “Kristi Hennager [of Pristine Massage] asked me if I’d like to be in there; she had some extra room she wanted to fill up, and I had a lot of customers that are from Langdon, so I was doing a lot of delivering to Langdon already. So I knew there would be some foot traffic if I did decide to go there,” Balsdon said. “I thought - why not have two locations?” Since opening her new location, her regular hours have changed, but as
Tomorrow, the State will send me to meet my maker. My last request? I would like to take the Lord a little Cherry Bounce. I think He would approve.
Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders fall rummage sale dates
The Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders fall rummage sale will be held Tuesday, Sept 27 - Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Langdon American Legion downtown building. Please note there is a new start time for drop offs and for the sale. Donation drop offs: Sunday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. No exercise equipment, computers, printers or tvs will be accepted. Friday and Saturday will be Bargain Bag time. Volunteers are welcome. Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders is a non-profit group and all funds earned are kept locally to support cancer patients.
the year progresses, she is forming a consistent schedule for her little Langdon shop. “The hours will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. If it’s on a weekend - they can always call me, and if I’m around, I’ll come and open it up. If there are various weekends that I plan to be there and open, I will post those on my Facebook page.” Jess’s Junk can be found on Facebook where her phone number is also listed. Balsdon also says that her business Facebook page will have all of the most up to date hours, events, and special weekends when she plans to be open. One of those special weekends is just around the corner! The Junk Shop Hop will be taking place all around the northeast borderland region on Saturday, Spet. 24. “It is a semi annual event, so it is always the last Saturday in April and the last Saturday in September. I started it about six years ago.” Balsdon, herself, is the mastermind behind the popular event and conceived the idea as part of a solution to get people out and visiting little shops like hers in Osnabrock that many folks didn’t realize were there. “Well, since I was in Osnabrock, and I didn’t get a lot of foot traffic, I wanted to create an event that would target these little stores because there’s a lot of them most people didn’t even know about - my store, the one in Michigan, the one in Edmore - so it was just kind of a way to showcase all of our small businesses and support each other.” She continued to explain that even if visitors don’t want to make any purchases at the time of visiting the stores, it’s still a great way for them to get out and see that these places with unique homemade products do exist. Even long-time residents of the area were baffled at times when Jess explained to them where her store and many others were nestled away - hidden gems in our quaint small towns. When you start at any of the Junk Shop Hop stops, you will be given a map which will double as a punch card. If attendees make every stop on the loop and get their stamps punched, they are able to turn those maps in at the end of the day to enter to win a variety of gift cards from participating stores.
“All of their names go into a drawing, and we are giving away $1,200 in gift cards to all of our stores,” Jess explained. The gift card amounts will be divided up based on how many participants complete the round. A new face who recently set up with Jess’s Junk is Lindsay Spoonland, who has been visiting the store periodically with her varieties of ‘permanent jewelry’. No, it doesn’t go into your skin permanently, but instead, Spoonland has a variety of gold and silver chain bracelets which do not have a clasp. When Spoonland puts them on, the chains are connected all the way around so taking the jewelry on and off isn’t necessary. All women will relate - those clasps can be tricky. Spoonland doesn’t work for Jess’s Junk, but she does make special appearances from time to time. Spoonland will be present for the Junk Shop Hop from noon until 4:00 p.m. Like Spoonland, Balsdon welcomes new vendors every year to this occasion. “We’re always looking to add more stops to it to make it a bigger and better event.” The route for the event will have less backtracking than it has in the past, and Jess is excited for attendees. “This route that we have right now has definitely been the best for driving purposes. There’s not a lot of backtracking anymore.” Another massive event happening on Sept. 24th as well is Walhalla’s Giant Pumpkinfest. Just because folks may be out pumpkin-ing doesn’t mean they have to skip the Junk Shop Hop. “We definitely have a big group that does their thing in Walhalla and then hits a lot of our northern stops.” For more information feel free to reach out to Jess on her Facebook page ‘Jess’s Junk’.
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Profile on Walhalla native Viola Eid By Jazzy Lara and Layne Cole, Concordia College
Wickey Prize, and induction into the Alpha Society, Concordia’s honor society. Eid also received honors at her graduation from Concordia. Until 1949, the college’s institutional practice was for students to elect a valedictorian from the top five academically achieving males in the graduating class and a salutatorian from the top five academically achieving females. Though Eid’s hard work earned her top marks and she had the highest academic rank of her entire class, male or female, she was awarded the salutatorian honor because of the gender role conventions of the time. [3]
A promising scholar and person of faith, Viola Eid accomplished much both as a Concordia student and in the years following her graduation. In addition to her academic achievements, her life serves as inspiration for people dealing with blindness or other disabilities. Viola Eid was born in October 1910 in Walhalla, N.D., the oldest child and only daughter of Joseph and Anna Eid. Plagued with what was assumed to be meningitis at the age of 18 months, she proved to be a fighter early on in life. She experienced multiple health issues throughout her childhood, each of which contributed to the loss of her eyesight around the age of sixteen. [1] Eid’s health problems did not, however, temper her curiosity. As a child she was adventurous to the point of mischievousness. Once her younger siblings were born, though her curiosity persisted, Eid quickly assumed a more mature role within her family. She turned to her religious faith and curiosity about the world to keep her occupied when she was not needed to help care for her brothers. Increasing complications with Eid’s eyesight caused her father to begin to doubt her ability to retain her vision. In September 1925, Joseph Eid enrolled his daughter in the North Dakota State School for the Blind at Bathgate. The initial transition to Bathgate was difficult for Eid and her family, especially her mother, but the School for the Blind allowed Eid to find a much needed support system. At Bathgate, her inquisitive nature served her well, and she excelled in academics. She graduated with highest honors in 1928. [2] Eid then was determined to enroll at Concordia College to study education. She began at the college in the fall of 1928 and soon became actively engaged in campus life. A member of the Sock & Buskin and French clubs as well as the Alpha Zeta Phi literary society, she also participated in several religious organizations on campus, such as Mission Crusaders. Her academic excellence continued into her college career, making her the recipient of many awards including the Dr. O. J. Hagen Award, the N. J. Gould
Even after her college graduation, Eid remained a model of hard work and stoicism to which other students could aspire. Her successes were regularly reported in the Concordian student newspaper, including her continued scholastic achievements. In 1932 she received a scholarship to attend the Perkins Institution for the Blind at Harvard University to pursue a master’s degree in education for blind children. Her academic accomplishments also earned her the 19321933 Captain Charles W. Brown Memorial Medal bestowed upon her by the American Foundation for the Blind. Following her studies at the Perkins Institution, Eid attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. [4] Her academic achievements, despite her disability, made her a role model for others. In the 1930s, Eid became interested in obtaining a seeing eye dog and submitted an application to the Seeing Eye, a program in New Jersey that trained seeing eye dogs for those who needed them. The Seeing Eye, established in 1929, was the first institution in the United States to train seeing eye dogs and their blind masters. [5] In 1940 Eid’s application for a Seeing Eye dog was approved. She and her father then traveled to New Jersey, and she was subsequently matched with a dog named Rin, who quickly became an integral part of her life and the life of the Eid family. All throughout her hometown of Walhalla and the surrounding region, news of Rin and Eid’s relationship spread. Rin was the first seeing eye dog in North Dakota, so the pair were the topic of many conversations in the media and in people’s homes. Their relationship was short-lived, though, for soon after Rin joined the family, Eid fell extremely ill. She contracted tuberculosis, an illness that limited her mobility and ultimately resulted in her death. In her final weeks of life, Eid continued to maintain a positive, faith-filled outlook on life and refused to give in to a fear of death. At the age of thirty, Viola Eid passed away in her home. Footnotes [1] Frida R. Nilsen, Eyes of Understanding: A Biography (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1947), 2-16. [2] Nilsen, 13-24; “Recordings Made
for Blind Telling Story of Viola Eid,” November 23, 1952, Viola Eid, Biography Files Collection, Concordia College Archives. [3] “Eid ‘32, Gets First Seeing Eye Dog in N.D.,” Concordian, October 31, 1940, 1; Engelhardt, On Firm Foundation Grounded (Moorhead: Concordia College, 1991), 144. [4] “Viola Eid, ‘32, Is Awarded Medal,” Concordian, November 24, 1933, 1. Margaret Nordlie, review of Eyes of Understanding, by Frida Nilsen, Alumni Magazine 52, no. 2 (1948): 10-11. [5] Gerald Fisherman, “When Your Eyes Have a Wet Nose: The Evolution of the Use of Guide Dogs and Establishing The Seeing Eye,” Survey of Ophthalmology 48, no. 4, (2003): 455. Chronology 1910 - Eid is born to Joseph and Anna Eid in the small village of Walhalla, North Dakota, in October. 1912 – Eid contracts meningitis at the age of 18 months, slips into a fever induced coma that begins her spiral into health problems later in life. 1912 - Twin brothers Maybourne and Myron are born on May 28. 1913 - Brother Leonard is born. 1923 - Eid is confirmed on August 26 which establishes her deeply-rooted faith. 1924 - Eid contracts an infection in one of her eyes, resulting in its removal to save the eyesight in her other eye. 1925 - Eid enrolls in the North Dakota School for the Blind at Bathgate. 1926 - Eid’s brother Vernon was born in February. Later that year, she completely lost her eyesight. 1928 - Eid graduates from Bathgate and decides to attend Concordia College to pursue a degree in education. 1932 - Eid graduates with honors from Concordia College and pursues her masters at the Perkins Institution for the Blind at Harvard University. 1933 - Eid receives the Captain Charles W. Brown Memorial Medal in honor of her academic achievements and completes her coursework at the Perkins Institution. 1940 - Eid is accepted into the Seeing Eye training program and is matched with seeing eye dog, Rin. 1940 - Eid dies peacefully in her home.
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Days gone by: threshing time in Numedahl, N.D. Submitted by Cory Lein
Numedahl, a settlement with a post office established near the Canadian line on section 34-164-58 of Fremont Township in Cavalier County, is situated in a river valley in the Pembina Mountains. The Scandinavian settlers named the area Numedahl, meaning “beautiful valley between hills," after the district of Nore Numedal, Norway, from which they once lived.
Charles Nelson threshing at Numedahl, N.D.
Nelson Family plowing with an Avery , 1918
Ole Frogne Breaking with a Rumely, Numedahl, N.D.
Tosten Fulsaas Threshing Rig – Numedahl, N.D.
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News Briefs Maddock resident arrested for bringing raccoon into bar The Benson County Sheriff’s Office announced they arrested 38-year-old Maddock resident Erin Christensen for bringing a raccoon in the Maddock Bar. Christiensen was taken into custody, awaiting formal charges of providing false information to law enforcement, tampering with evidence, as well as multiple game and fish violations. The Sheriff’s office further said the animal has been located and put down; it was transported to be tested for rabies and other diseases. Recreational marijuana in N.D. would cut official medicinal use A state health official said legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota could cut the number of people who are registered to use the drug as medicine by at least 80% due to easier access to bigger quantities and more varied products. Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl said thousands of patients holding medical marijuana cards likely will opt to purchase from recreational sources if the measure is approved. The state has issued more than 8,200 identification cards to qualifying patients since voters approved medical marijuana in 2016.
Bismarck man in court on drug charges Thomas Schmidt, 31, of Bismarck, made his initial court appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and said he was working with drug dealers out of Detroit to bring meth and fentanyl into the state. State law enforcement first became aware of Schmidt’s schemes last Tuesday when they intercepted a package containing 2,000 fentanyl pills with Schmidt believed to be the recipient. After a brief chase, Schmidt surrendered to officials and was subsequently arrested on Friday. Schmidt was currently serving a three-year probation sentence ordered in Sept. 2021 after pleading guilty to possession and attempting to distribute meth in Minot. Burgum calls for major spend to address child care in N.D. Governor Doug Burgum wants the North Dakota Legislature to spend up to $80 million in state savings over the next two years to address child care in the state. The GOP-led Legislature meets again in January and will consider the governor’s plan that also includes a child care tax credit for lowto middle-income families, expansion of child care assistance and matching money for businesses that offer their
employees child care. Burgum said the lack of available and affordable child care for families contributes to workforce shortages that have hamstrung the state’s economy. Democratic lawmakers expressed support for the proposal but said more may be needed. Tribes accuse N.D. officials of tampering with royalty collection efforts The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, is accusing North Dakota officials of tampering with the tribes’ efforts to collect royalties from oil and gas production underneath a riverbed on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The state said the tribes have no legal claim. The latest grievance is part of an ongoing dispute that has seen the rights for minerals exchange hands four times in the last five years. The last turnover was in February when the Biden administration ruled that the royalties belonged to the Three Affiliated Tribes. The U.S. Department of Interior followed up by demanding that energy companies provide a detailed account of royalties and bonuses from mineral production. The state responded with a letter to oil companies dismissing the ruling and title.
Cemetery walk planned in Walhalla for Oct. 1 The public is invited to discover the history and lore of Walhalla Hillside Cemetery with a Cemetery Walk on Saturday, October 1 beginning at 2:00 p.m. conducted by Jim Benjaminson. As one of the oldest cemeteries in North Dakota, Hillside Cemetery has many stories to tell including that of the Walhalla Martyrs, the pauper section, and the horse burial. Established as a Presbyterian cemetery by Rev. John Scott, Hillside truly is on the side of a hill and good walking shoes are recommended. Meet at the en-
trance to the cemetery to begin the story filled afternoon.
tion and to add new graves since a similar project was conducted about 1989 by the Red River Genealogical This Cemetery Walk is sponsored by Society of Fargo. Anyone interested in the Pembina County Historical So- assisting with this project in any way ciety as part of its Cemetery Project should contact the Pembina County funded in part by a Cultural Heritage Museum at 701-265-4941 or visit grant from the State Historical Soci- with Museum representatives during ety of North Dakota. The project will this Cemetery Walk. create a database of Pembina County Other parts of the project include lodeaths and of the burials in Pembi- cating all burial sites, cleaning up na County’s 57 cemeteries and burial abandoned cemeteries, and erecting sites. signage at all burial sites. A special thank you to the employees of WalThe process involves collecting cem- halla’s Choice Bank who recently etery records of volunteered to clean up the Martyr burials and all Gravesite in Hillside Cemetery. sources of death records which are This is an exciting and important projbeing collated and ect not only for families searching for databases created their roots but cemeteries have deep for easy access. historical connections to local comThis information munities. They bring residents closer will be available to an understanding of the past and for use by interest- help to provide insights of how people ed persons includ- within an area used to live. By looking ing genealogists, at the headstones and reading details researchers, and about those who have passed, we can funeral directors gain information on the importance of either by visiting individuals to the community at the the PCHS Museum time and the jobs and social conneclibrary or through tions they had during their life. online requests. To learn more about the cemetery This project relies walk or the cemetery project and/ heavily on volun- or to become a volunteer, contact teers to walk cem- the Pembina County Museum at eteries verifying 701-265-4941 or 701-265-2134 or available informa- pchsm@polarcomm.com. Photo by Halle Sanders.
Submitted photo.
Towner County Medical Center breaks ground
Last Friday in Cando was the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Towner County Medical Center’s facility. The new building will combine the hospital, clinic, and nursing home and will be placed where the current North Star football field stands. It is expected to take two years to complete.
Capitol Insight | legislative report Amazing! Two weeks in a row I’m reporting on legislative activities. There is not a lot for me to report but I wanted to get back to you concerning the posts with reflectors placed or being installed by the Highway Department Division of the NDDOT. Having misplaced the notification I received from them about this I put in a call to DOT. Being late in the afternoon, I really didn’t expect to hear from him until the next business day. Lo and behold about 5:30 pm the phone rings and the voice at the other end is the project manager temporarily directing this one. I explained some of the complaints I had gotten, which most he had already heard. He said the posts/reflectors were being removed from any road with less than a four foot shoulder and the minimum spacing for those remaining would be 28 feet apart. I reminded him that many of
the new combines use a 30’, 36’, 42’ and maybe bigger header. He acted as though he had not had a conversation about that with anyone. He took note of that and said it would be a topic of discussion later on when the DOT is reviewing this whole mater. I suspect the day is coming where certain width headers will be mandatory remove and tow, at least on certain roads. I know it feels a little spooky under one of those wide headers across the road. Let your legislator know if you have thoughts and opinions about this issue. You can email me at cddamschen@ gondtc.com or cdamschen@nd.gov . Hopefully I’ll have something in here again next week.; Safe harvest and God bless! Representative Chuck Damschen
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Jake’s Take on Sports By Jake Kulland
Harvest and Homecoming Let's start this week with an update for our out of the area readers. Harvest has slowed down a bit with about a half inch of rain, and there is the possibility of more on Homecoming day in Langdon. For those that get their paper on Fridays, the Cardinals Homecoming Parade will be Sept. 22 at 2:00 p.m. followed by a pep rally. The big football game, Cards and Thompson, is that evening at seven, and hopefully, a 50 percent chance of rain won't damper the good times with farming and football. Cardinals football suffers another devastating injury; Eagles soar to big conference win We have more bad news to report on the injury front with the Langdon-Edmore-Munich football team. After a tough loss at Hillsboro-Central Valley on Sept. 16, Cards quarterback Rayce Worley found out he has a fractured
fibula (the smaller bone in the lower leg). He's not sure it happened in the Burros game or the contest with Rugby the week before. It sounds like he's lucky he didn't break it completely. Either way, doctors told him no contact for eight weeks, which will end his junior year of high school football. This loss hurts the Cards just as much as when they lost All-State running back Carter Tetrault in the first week of the season. Just like Carter, Rayce is just as valuable on the defensive side of the ball for L-E-M. It appears that Gage Goodman will now take over at QB for the Cardinals, but we will see who is guiding the offense against Thompson. It's another giant piece of bad news on what's been a frustrating year for the program, but there is still plenty of talent to finish the season strong and make a postseason push. For North Border football, the Eagles got a great big win in Lakota against Nelson County on Sept. 16 and are on target for several goals they have this year, starting with a Region 3 title. The Eagles have another tough game at home in Pembina versus Larimore on Sept. 23 and are looking forward to a showdown with Cavalier, which will also be in Pembina, on Oct. 7. The Tornadoes are unbeaten and ranked third in the state. Circle that date on your calendar, Eagles fans. Jalynn Swanson reaches 2,000 career assists for Lady Cards volleyball; Joins elite company in the program Let's send a nice shout out to Lang-
don-Edmore-Munich volleyball junior setter Jalynn Swanson, who on Sept. 15 in Walhalla went over 2,000 assists for her career. This is quite a feat and to do it as a junior even more so. She now joins the 2,000 club in career assists with five other Cardinals players - Christy Schauer (3,307 career assists, Class of 2006), Rachel Hill (3,266, 2018), Brenna Downs (2,721, 2014), Katie Lorenz (2,615, 2002) and Mercedes Stein (2,151, 2011). This is Swanson's third year as starting setter for the Lady Cards, and she will move up the ladder more the rest of this season and next. Congrats to Jalynn on reaching the 2,000 club, something to be very proud of and something to look back on forever. Cardinals girls golf qualifies two for the State B Tournament in Minot; Romfo gets Coach of the Year for 12th time; Paulson and Plummer win Tuesday Men's League golf playoffs The Region 3 Girls Golf Meet was held in Devils Lake on Sept. 19. The Langdon-Edmore-Munich team just missed getting the whole crew to state by just six shots. Grafton won the meet by one stroke over Park River. The Cardinals did get two golfers in individually, however. Senior Olivia Christianson and junior Taryn Romfo both finished in the top 10 and both made the All-Region 3 team. Both will now represent the area in the State B Golf Meet to be held Sept. 26-27 at Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot.
Cardinals head golf coach Jenny Romfo was named Region 3 Coach of the Year. Coach Romfo also has reached a milestone, as this is the 12th time she has received Coach of the Year honors, 11 in girls golf and one in boys. On getting the award for the 12th time, Coach Romfo said, "I couldn't do this without Coach Connie Kjos; she is the best assistant I could ask for. I also want to say that I coach in the best region in the state. I have the best coaches around me at every meet, and they are some of the best people I know." While we are on the subject of golf, congrats to Stu Paulson and Denny Plummer, who recently won the playoffs of Tuesday Men's League Golf at the Langdon Country Club over the team of Stoney Kruk and Kevin Clouse. League secretary Randy Hill tells us that point payout slips are ready to be picked up in the clubhouse. Harvey Hope Cross Country Meet in Langdon on Sept. 26 Let's finish this info-packed column this week by saying the Langdon Country Club will host their annual Harvey Hope Cross Country meet on Sept. 26 at 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to come and watch the action. Enjoy Pumpkinfest in Walhalla on Sept. 24, and Hard Times is at Jackson's Bar that night! "See ya!" next week!
Cross Country meet held in Grafton on Sept. 8
Eagles get wild 44-38 win at Nelson County for first Region 3 victory Cosley throws 5 TDs in shootout with the Chargers By Jake Kulland
After four non-conference games to start their season where they went 2-2, the North Border Eagles finally got their Region 3 schedule underway, playing Nelson County at Lakota on Sept. 16. Region 3 9- man football is comprised of five teams this year: the Eagles, Nelson County, Cavalier, Larimore and Midway-Minto. In their first taste of region action North Border beat the Chargers 44-38. They are 3-2 overall on the year, but more importantly, they are 1-0 in Region 3 games. They will play their next game at home in Pembina versus Larimore on Sept. 23. They are also on the road at Midway-Minto at the Midway School on Sept. 30 before closing out their regular season in Pembina versus Cavalier on Oct. 7. In the back-and-forth game at Nelson County, Zach Gibson began a huge night running the football with a fouryard rush to open the scoring. North Border used a balanced attack in this one; TJ Cosley hit Ayden Stainbrook with a 66-yard TD to tie the game at 8-8 after the first quarter. The two teams traded scores in the second. Carson Brown scored on a 13-yard pass then sprinted into the end zone on a 71-yard run to make the score 22-20 NC at the half. After Gibson scored his fourth touchdown and Brown his third in the third frame, the Chargers took a 38-28 lead in the fourth on a run by Jaxon Baumgarn.
Cardinal runners take off at the start of the varsity boys run. Photo by Larry Stokke. Eva Robinson crossed the finish line in 1st place with a time of 21:50.79 Photo by Larry Stokke.
Jane Sillers finished 9th at the Grafton XC meet Sept 8th. Photo by Larry Stokke.
The Eagles would fight back, scoring on a touchdown pass from TJ Cosley to Stainbrook to make it 38-36. Nelson County looked like they would run out the clock, but with just less than two minutes left in the game, North Border forced a fumble then went on a 93-yard drive to score the winning points on the fifth TD pass of the night for TJ Cosley, a 59 yarder to Grant Cosley for the game winner. TJ Cosley would throw for 273 yards and five touchdowns for the night, while Brown ran for 100 yards, and Stainbrook and Grant Cosley had 135 and 100 yards receiving, respectively. Gibson and Baumgarn would combine for 375 yards rushing for Nelson County. Gibson suffered an injury and left the game late. The Eagles outgained the Chargers 464-425. NORTH BORDER 44, NELSON COUNTY 38 NB --8 12 8 16 -- 44 NC --8 14 8 8 -- 38 NC --Zach Gibson 4 run (Gibson run) NB --Ayden Stainbrook 66 pass from TJ Cosley (Carson Brown run) NB --Brown 13 pass from TJ Cosley (Run failed) NC --Gibson 4 run (Alex Anderson pass from Jaxon Baumgarn) NB --Brown 71 run (Pass failed) NC --Gibson 4 run (Run failed) NC --Gibson 10 run (Gibson run) NB --Brown 19 pass from TJ Cosley (Grant Cosley pass from TJ Cosley) NC --Baumgarn 27 run (Gibson run) NB --Stainbrook 15 pass from TJ Cosley (Stainbrook pass from TJ Cosley) NB --G. Cosley 59 pass from TJ Cosley (G. Cosley pass from TJ Cosley) Rushing -- NB: Carson Brown 7-100, TJ Cosley 12-71, Grant Cosley 2-9, Grayson Ohman 1-9, Ethan Stegman 1-2; NC: Zach Gibson 38-265, Jaxson Baumgarn 11-75; Hunter Charles 7-26 Passing -- NB: TJ Cosley 11-20-273-0 5 TD's; Baumgarn 5-7-50-1 Receiving -- NB: Ayden Stainbrook 5-135, G. Cosley 3-100, Brown 2-33, Ohman 1-5; Gibson 3-31, Axel Anderson 1-13, Holden Lenz 1-6
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L-E-M Cardinals play hard, lose tough game at H-CV 34-26 Cards turnovers, Burros big plays the difference; Worley suffers season ending injury By Jake Kulland
In a rivalry that has gone back to when they first met in the Dakota Bowl in 2017, Langdon-Edmore-Munich headed to the Central Valley school to face Hillsboro-Central Valley on Sept. 16. In a wild, turnover-filled game from start to finish, the Burros won 34-26. There were nine turnovers on the night, six committed by the Cards and three by the Burros. The loss puts the Cardinals record at 3-2 overall and 2-2 in Region 2 conference games. This is
also the first time a Cardinals team has lost two games in the regular season since 2015. If things could not get any worse, Langdon-Edmore-Munich quarterback Rayce Worley fractured his fibula in either the H-CV game or the one versus Rugby the week before. Doctors have told him no contact for eight weeks, which very unfortunately will end his junior season. The Cards have had Homecoming activities all this week, and it will
culminate in a big home game versus Thompson on Sept. 23. It was not known at press time who would take over at QB for the Cardinals the rest of the way. Langdon-Edmore-Munich has three of their last four games at home. The Cardinals got off to a great start in their game at H-CV. Despite having a pass tipped for an early interception, Rayce Worley recovered nicely and found Markus Kingzett deep for a 58-yard touchdown pass, which was followed by a fumble recovery and another TD on a 10-yard pass from Worley to Mason Romfo. This gave the Cards a 12-0 lead early in the second quarter. The first of several big plays by the Burros came on their next drive. Quarterback Riley Olsen scrambled for a 55-yard touchdown, then after an L-E-M turnover, the H-CV would score again on an 85-yard run by Landon Olson giving the Burros the lead 14-12. The Cardinals came back with a seven-play drive and a score with less than two minutes left in the half, as Romfo caught his second TD pass from Worley and then threw a 2-point conversion pass to Kingzett to give the Cardinals a 20-14 halftime lead.
In the second half, both teams traded possessions early, then Peter Dryburgh caught a 47-yard pass from Olsen on what looked was about to be an interception by Kingzett to give H-CV a one-point lead. After the Burros got the ball back on another interception, they would score again on a pass from Olsen to Micah Longthrone and lead 27-20. The Cards then went on an 11-play drive and scored again with Worley getting a key first down on a fourth and nine play. Romfo scored for the third time, but he just missed getting into the end zone for the 2-point try, so the Cardinals were still down one. The Burros scored their fourth touchdown from 40 or more yards out on a run by Cole Hebl, and the Cardinals tried to tie the game with just over four minutes left to play. They worked the ball down field with the help of a 36-yard flea flicker pass from Worley to Jack Romfo, but Worley would fumble fighting for extra yards inside the 10-yard line, which would end the game.
Mason Romfo scores on a 10-yard pass from Rayce Worley. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Worley threw for 295 yards in the game but threw five INTs, although three were tipped passes. He also ran for 83 yards on 23 carries. Kingzett had eight catches for 124 yards, while Mason Romfo had seven for 91.
Dawson Hein gets his hand on the Hillsboro-Central Valley ball carrier’s arm causing a fumble and turnover to give the ball to the Cards. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Cody Amble makes a diving tackle stopping a H-CV player from scoring in Central Valley Sept .16. Photo by Larry Stokke.
With the help of three long runs, the Burros rushed for 311 yards on the night. HILLSBORO-CV 34, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 26 LEM -- 6 14 0 6 -- 26 HCV-- 0 14 7 13 -- 34 LEM -- Markus Kingzett 58 pass from Rayce Worley (Pass failed) LEM -- Mason Romfo 10 pass from Worley (Pass failed) HCV -- Riley Olsen 55 run (Micah Longthorne kick) HCV--Landon Olson 85 run (Longthorne kick) LEM -- M. Romfo 8 pass from Worley (M. Kingzett pass from M. Romfo) HCV --Peter Dryburgh 47 pass from Olsen (Longthorne kick) HCV --10 pass from Olsen (Pass failed) LEM -- M. Romfo 3 run (Run failed) HCV-- Cole Hebl 68 run (Longthorne kick) Rushing -- LEM: Rayce Worley 2383, Mason Romfo 11-27; HCV: Riley Olsen 16-107, Cole Hebl 11-108, Landon Olson 10-96 Passing -- LEM: Worley 18-34-295-5 3 TD's; HCV: Olsen 5-12-99-0 2 TD's Receiving -- LEM: Markus Kingzett 8-124, M. Romfo 7-91, Jack Romfo 1-36, Nick Kingzett 1-22, Cody Amble 1-22; HCV: Micah Longthorne 3-48, Peter Dryburgh 2-51
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Lady Cards end Eagles eight match win streak 3-1
North Border wins a set versus L-E-M for the first time in six years; Swanson goes over 2,000 career assists for the Cards By Jake Kulland The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals and North Border Eagles volleyball teams have been very busy as of late. They met in Walhalla on Sept. 15 to play each other in a non-conference match. In a competitive match most of the way, the Cards beat the Eagles 3-1 with L-E-M winning the first set 25-14, North Border coming back to win set two 25-21, then the Lady Cards taking the last two sets 25-17 and 25-19 to win the match. The Cardinals also lost in the round of eight at the Valley City Optimists Tournament, so their record is now 12-3 on the season. Langdon-Edmore-Munich had their Homecoming match with Benson County on Sept. 20. Their next match at Dunseith was moved to Sept. 26 due to a scheduling conflict. Along with their match with the Cardinals, North Border got a huge Region 2 win in Pembina over Hillsboro-Central Valley on Sept. 13 to make their record at 10-3. They have a big run of region matches on the schedule, having played at Hatton-Northwood on Sept. 20, hosting Thompson in Pembina on Sept. 22, then will entertain Cavalier in Walhalla on Sept. 26. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 3, North Border 1 Their match against each other had a nice crowd in attendance, but they had to wait for a while. The first serve didn't begin until 8:36 p.m.(!). It looked like the Lady Cards would have an easy night of it; they jumped out to a 10-4 lead and won the first set 25-14. Things changed in set two, as again the Cardinals led 10-4, but this time the Eagles would rally, outscoring them 21-10 the rest of the way and win 25-20. This was the first time North Border had won a set against L-E-M since a tournament in 2016. Both of the last two sets were competitive but saw Langdon-Edmore-Munich pull away in each one, winning 25-17 and 25-19. Defense was great for both teams. The Eagles had two players with over 20 digs for the match: Kiera Moore with 22 and Jenna Fraser with 20 for North Border, while Jalynn Swanson and Jaya Henderson each had 19 for the Cards. Swanson also reached a big milestone for the Cardinals, going over 2,000 assists in her career and just the sixth Lady Cards player to do so in program history. Badding had 19 kills and Henderson 14 for Langdon-Ed-
more-Munich, while Moore led the Eagles with nine followed by Taelyn Dunnigan with five. LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 20-25-25, NORTH BORDER 14-25-17-29
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Kills -- LEM: Cora Badding 19, Jaya Henderson 14, Meredith Romfo 4, McKenna Schneider 3, Jada Moen 2, Jalynn Swanson 2; NB: Keria Moore 9, Taelyn Dunnigan 5, Megan Misson 4, Caylee Berg 4, Addi Brown 3, Jenna Fraser 1 Assists -- LEM: Swanson 29, Henderson 4, Moen 2, Badding 1, Halle Jabs 1 NB: Fraser 26 Aces -- LEM: Badding 4, Henderson 2, Jabs 2, Taryn Amble 2, Meredith Romfo 1; NB: Kierra Helland 2, Brown 1, Misson 1, Berg 1 Stuff blocks -- LEM: Henderson 3, Swanson 2, Badding 2; NB: Moore 1, Misson 1
Kiera Moore spikes one over the net for a point against the Cards. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Jalynn Swanson blocks a spike from Taelyn Dunnigan. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Cardinals’ Super Fans were at the game cheering on their favorite team. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Jada Moen with a nice stuff block. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Digs -- LEM: Henderson 19, Swanson 19, Jabs 14, Badding 12, Amble 11, Romfo 9, Moen 7, Schneider 6; NB: Moore 22, Fraser 20, Helland 14, Brown 10
Cora Badding and Megan Misson both go for the ball at the top of the net in the game between North Border and the Cardinals. Photo by Larry Stokke.
Swanson gets 2000th career assi st
Pictured is Langdon-Edmore-Munich volleyball setter, Jalynn Swanson, a junior, who was honored recently on getting her 2000th career assist. She is the sixth Cardinals player to join the 2000 Club in the history of the program.
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Region 3 girls golf meet held in Devils Lake Sept. 19, two Cardinals golfers qualify for state
Langdon-Edmore-Munich golf team: Nadia Lewis, McKenzie Regner, Olivia Christianson, Taryn Romfo, and Rylee Medberry.
CONGRATS TO THE TOP 10 REGION 3 GOLFERS
Pictured are Olivia Christianson and Taryn Romfo, who qualified for the State B Golf Meet in Minot, which starts on Monday.
Trista Bilden, Ainsley McLain, Nora Wharam, Oliva Dick, Olivia Christianson, Taryn Romfo, Abby Beneda, Madison Bernhoft, and Olivia Fossen. Not pictured: Elle Nicholas.
Top 10 Individuals Trista Bilden, Hatton-Northwood - 74 Elle Nicholas, NorthStar - 80 Ainsley McLain, Grafton - 81 Nora Wharam, Park River - 91 Olivia Dick, Thompson - 92 Olivia Christianson, Langdon-Edmore-Munich - 94 Taryn Romfo, Langdon-Edmore-Munich - 98 Madison Bernhoft, Park River - 105 Abby Beneda, Park River - 105 Olivia Fossen, Lakota - 105 Honors this year included Senior Athlete of the Year: Ainsley McLain of Grafton and Coach of the Year: Jenny Romfo from Langdon-EdmoreMunich.
Team Scores Grafton - 417 Park River - 417 Hatton-Northwood - 420 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich - 426 Minto - 531 Thompson - 580
Langdon-Edmore-Munich assistant golf coach Connie Kjos and Head Coach Jenny Romfo. Romfo won Region 3 Coach of the Year for the 12th time!
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Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On September 6, 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 David Zeis; motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried. The commissioners reviewed options for repairing the Vang shop, as well as discussed ideas for location of a new shop in or around Langdon. Karen Kempert, Emergency Manager/911 Coordinator, met with the commissioners and informed them that a computer needed to be replaced for the 911 system due to it being outdated. The cost of the computer to be paid for from the E-911 fund was $1,400. Kempert also requested ARPA funds be designated to pay for portable radios for the fire departments which will be compatible with the state-wide radio network once it is operational. David Zeis made a motion to ear mark $34,000 of ARPA (COVID) funding for portable radios for the fire departments, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Kempert will prioritize how many portable radios each fire department will receive. Steph Welsh, Public Health, met with the commissioners to review three letters of interest for the open position on the Board of Health. David Zeis made a motion to appoint Chalmer Dettler to the Board of Health, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried. Welsh also did a department update for the commissioners. The following also presented department updates: Steph Bata, Tax Director; Jill Denault, NVHSZ; Josh Short, Weed; Anita Beauchamp, Clerk of Court; and Steve Anderson, VSO. Anita Beauchamp, Clerk of Court, presented an Application for Court Facilities Improvement Grant Funds to the commissioners to update lighting in the courtroom. The county’s cost share for the project being $3,350 and grant funds in the amount of $10,050, if awarded. Nick Moser
made a motion to sign the grant application, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried.
Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, met with the commissioners and presented a letter of support to DOT on behalf of the ND Township Officers Association’s request for funding. Goodman signed the letter. Road project updates were reviewed from KLJ. Johnston informed the commissioners that an inspection by DOT reported a broken gusset on the bridge in the Swenson Coulee. The commissioners requested Johnston have Richard’s Welding repair the gusset and submit it to DOT for approval. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve a Raffle Permit for Frost Fire, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve a Raffle Permit for Our Lady’s Preservation, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to transfer $271.26 from Road and Bridge Fund to Road and Bridge Excess Levy Fund, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion to transfer $1,587.50 from Road and Bridge Fund to Road and Bridge Equipment Replacement Fund, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to transfer $115,000.00 from County Road Fund to Road & Bridge Fund, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion, seconded by Nick Moser to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: 99629 CAVALIER COUNTY MVD | $5.00 | F-M 99630 VISA | $1,338.57 | SS/ NVHSZ 99631 VISA $797.60 |NVHSZ 99632 WALSH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT | $477.86 | NVHSZ 99633 VERIZON WIRELESS | $1,414.99 | SS/NVHSZ 99634 ERLING'S OIL, INC. | $1,901.52 | R&B 99635 LANGDON IMPLEMENT CO. | $5,200.00 | MAINT 99636 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE CENTER | $1,095.90 | MISC 99637 ND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT | $108,584.90 | HEALTH INS 99638 ND STATE TREASURER $2,359.49 | FEES
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Thanks for the interesting article on the upcoming election and my write-in bid for District 9-B Repre-
99639 ND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES | $466.33 |FEES 99640 STANLEY DICK | $45.00 | COMM 99641 DAVID J. ZEIS | $78.13 | COMM 99642 NICK MOSER | $378.75 | COMM 99643 COMPUTER EXPRESS | $600.00 | MISC 99644 |THOMPSON'S GLASS & PAINT CO. | $7,700.00 | MAINT 99645 RAMADA BISMARCK HOTEL |$259.20 | TX DIR 99646 THE BORDERLAND PRESS | $65.70 | COMM 99647 WEST PAYMENT CENTER | $267.84 | STATE'S ATTY 99648 MEBULBS | $659.02 | MAINT 99649 MID AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL | $650.21 | MAINT 99650 ND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES $35.00 | AUD 99651 RESIDENCE INN | $86.40 | AUD 99652 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS |$99.28 |AUD 99653 PREMIUM WATERS, INC. | $25.94 | CLERK 99654 STEPHANIE BATA | $366.50 | TX DIR 99655 LANGDON CITY | $332.63 | GEN/R&B 99656 MATTHEW-BENDER & CO. INC. | $658.07 | GEN 99657 FARMERS UNION OIL CO |$ 37.35 | MAINT 99658 MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $436.56 | COMM 99659 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $198.22 | GEN/R&B 99660 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS | $647.50 | GEN/F-M 99661 VERIZON WIRELESS | $115.58 |F-M/R&B/WEED 99662 LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL | $603.18 | GEN/R&B 99663 DACOTAH PAPER CO. | $214.47 | MAINT 99664 HOLIDAY INN - FARGO | $259.20 | DISP 99665 ND CHAPTER OF APCO | $180.00 |DISP 99666 GALLS, LLC | $266.10 | SHERIFF 99667 KJS COMPUTER SERVICES | $725.46 | SHERIFF 99668 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $275.69 | SHERIFF 99669 RADISSON HOTEL BISMARCK | $604.80 | SHERIFF 99670 STREICHER'S | $242.98 SHERIFF 99671 CHRISTIE MOTOR SALES, INC. $194.69 | SHERIFF
99672 CODE 4 SERVICES, INC. | $ 1,010.80 | SHERIFF 99673 FARMERS UNION OIL CO $2,496.40 | SHERIFF 99674 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS | $47.86 | SHERIFF 99675 D & B MOTORS | $1,555.97 |SHERIFF 99676 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS | $50.79 | SHERIFF 99677 MOSTAD INSURANCE SERVICES | $50.00 | DISP 99678 BREAD PAN | $33.45 | SHERIFF 99679 |MID-CONTINENT CABLE CO. | $104.38 | DISP 99680 LEEVERS FOODS | $19.96 | SHERIFF 99681 GALLS, LLC | $149.31 | SHERIFF 99682 PEMBINA COUNTY SHERIFF | $450.00 | SHERIFF 99683 QUALITY PRINTING | $76.10 | DISP 99684 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | $1,094.04 | R&B 99685 STEIN AUTO BODY, INC. | $ 2,273.37 | R&B 99686 KLJ ENGINEERING LLC | $ 10,685.37 | F-M/R&B 99687 FARMERS UNION OIL CO | $2,585.13| F-M 99689 NAPA AUTO PARTS | $136.69 | R&B 99690 WALHALLA COOP OIL CO. | $235.18 | R&B 99691 CAPITAL ONE TRADE CREDIT | $7.07 | R&B 99692 SIGN IT | $267.50 | F-M 99693 RICHARD'S WELDING, INC. | $1,003.00 |R&B 99694 CARQUEST OF LANGDON | $891.18 | R&B 99695 NEWMAN SIGNS | $227.82 | R&B 99696 MIKKELSEN BROS. CONSTRUCTION | $ 21,158.50 | F-M/R&B 99697 MARCOTTE BUILDER'S SUPPLY CO. | $52.40 | R&B 99698 LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT | $215.00 | R&B 99699 NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER | $68.00 | R&B 99700 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL $2,767.50 | R&B 99701 DUBOIS OIL CO.,INC | $4,715.04 | R&B 99702 HIGH PLAINS EQUIPMENT $760.00 | R&B 99703 RAZOR TRACKING, INC. | $325.00 | R&B 99704 CLOSE CONSTRUCTION $30,780.00 | R&B 99705 DAHL TRUCK & AUTO | $89.98| F-M
99706 HOFFARTH OIL COMPANY | $223.56 | R&B 99707 CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OP. | $89.34 | R&B 99708 POLAR COMMUNICATIONS | $373.70 | E-911 99709 PENGUIN COMMINUCATIONS, LLC | $2,874.00 | EMG MGR 99710 KJS COMPUTER SERVICES | $1,423.17 | E-911 99711 BISMARCK RAMKOTA HOTEL | $345.60 | EMG MGR 99712 FARMERS UNION OIL CO | $112.02 | VSO 99713 BAILEY REISER | $30.00 | NDSU EXT. 99714 BAILEY REISER | $229.38 | NDSU EXT. 99715 KATIE HENRY | $290.00 | NDSU EXT. 99716 LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL | $12.99 | WEED 99717 JOSHUA SHORT | $175.00 | WEED 99718 LANGDON CITY | $102.62 | WEED 99719 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS | $228.99 | WEED 99720 FARMERS UNION OIL CO | $1,925.97 | WEED 99721 JOSHUA SHORT | $403.74 | WEED 99722 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL | $6,303.59 | WEED 99723 CARQUEST OF LANGDON | $8.99 | WEED 99724 OTTER TAIL POWER CO | $39.61 | WEED 99725 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $24.75 | WEED 99726 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS |$260.13 | SS 99727 ARAMARK | $85.94 | SS 99728 GLENN'S APPLIANCE CENTER | $189.00 | SS 99729 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $24.75 | SS 99730 S&A, INC. | $200.00 | NVHSZ 99731 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | $554.28 | SHERIFF 99732 ON THE RUN SERVICE | $524.50 | F-M At 11:30 a.m., Stanley Dick made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried. Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Greg Goodman – Chairman Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor Received by The Borderland Press on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Letter to the Editor - In response to Rep. Damschen’s letter sentative. I would like to point out candidate Donna’s misconception, however, saying she was disappointed that I challenged the endorsed candidate, and referenced me as a “former” representative. I am the seated Representative whose duly elected term was interrupted by redistricting. Whether I’m reelected or not, by law I’m still in that position until November 30, 2022. So technically, and for all other practical purposes, it is candidate Donna who is challenging me, the duly elected incumbent legislator, not me challenging her. I hope this clarification will alleviate her concerns about this issue. Regards, Representative Chuck Damschen
tion until the end of November, and we thank him for his decades of service. I also want to thank the people of District 9B who chose me as the Republican nominee for our district. I’m looking forward hearing what’s important to my constituents. I am a lifelong Republican, but I am an independent thinker. I firmly believe that a state representative must represent the people of their district, not special interest groups. Too many legislators forget that after they’ve been in the legislature for a while. That’s one of the reasons I strongly support term limits. My name is Donna Henderson and I am the Republican Candidate for State House in the new District 9B. As some of you already know, the reprepresentative of the former D10, agreed to draw new district lines when he voted yes on HB1504 effectively dissolving the old District 10 and creating Districts 9A and 9B. Nevertheless, and I am very excited for the opportunity to represent the people of D9B I grew up in Munich, and lived all my adult life in Calvin. Langdon is our county seat. My family attended church in Rock Lake for many years, and I worked in Rolla for 14 years.
I’ve been married to my husband Paul for 39 years, and together we have 6 children. The oldest 3 are married, and we have 5 grandchildren so far. They are the reason I am running. I‘m a farmwife and homeschool teacher for our children. I was a registered citizen lobbyist for 2 sessions and know what it takes to get a bill thru the legislative process because I’ve done itfrom drafting, getting sponsors, testifying, lobbying it thru both houses and the Governor’s office. I have learned that one person really can make a difference. I understand the process. I will bring my knowledge and experience to the table.
Part of the old District 10 is now the eastern part of District 9. The former representative of District 10 will continue to be in that posi-
I’m pro life, pro family, pro school choice, pro 2nd amendment, pro medical freedom, pro small business, and pro states rights. I’m strongly
against one-size-fits-all federal education programs and excess government regulations at all levels. The best way we can help businesses thrive is by helping families thrive. We cannot fail to defend our culture and values, which are under ruthless assault by DC politicians, woke crony capitalists and corrupt bureaucrats. In brief, I would like to see things streamlined in the state government. The state of North Dakota is sitting on over $27-some billion in funds. We are very wealthy, and we need to remember that wealth belongs to the people, not the government. We need more equitable funding formulas that will ensure our rural roads and communities, which are the backbone of the North Dakota economy, are not being slighted in favor of the bigger towns and cities. It’s time to stop dumping millions of dollars into higher ed bureaucracy and instead focus our efforts on providing t he best education for our children with good teachers and better curriculum. If you have any specific questions, please email me at henders@utma. com. Thank you for being engaged in our community and I hope that I can earn your vote.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Makes 24 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup pumpkin puree, squeeze out the excess moisture with paper towels 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Stir in the old-fashioned rolled oats and set aside. 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl using a handheld mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together for 1 to 2 minutes, or until well combined. 4. Mix in the pumpkin puree, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until fully combined, making sure to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. 5. Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined, then mix in the chocolate chips on low speed until fully incorporated.
6. Using a 1 1/2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, making sure to leave a little room between each one. Gently press each ball of cookie dough down to slightly flatten it. 7. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the tops of the cookies are set. Remove from the oven, and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 to 10 minutes; then carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. 8. Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FROST FIRE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE I 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 , September 29th, 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 I 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; REMOVAL OF TREES, 1 L SUM; REMOVAL OF EXISTING FORCEMAIN, 1,950 LF; REMOVAL OF CULVERTS, 410 LF; REMOVAL OF EXISTING PUMP & CULVERT, 1 EA; EARTHWORK, 17,242 CY; SEEDING AND HYDRAULIC MULCHING, 1 L SUM; RIPRAP GRADE II, 316 TON; TURF REINFORCEMENT MAT TYPE II, 10,250 SY; TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL, 1 L SUM; AGGREGATE BASE COURSE CL 5, 286 TON; MOBILIZATION, 1 L SUM; TRAFFIC CONTROL, 1 L SUM; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIAL TYPE RR, 200 SY; RIVER INTAKE LIFT STATION, 1 EA; FITTINGS-DUCTILE IRON, 414 LBS; 8” DR 18 PVC FORCEMAIN (OPEN CUT OR BORE), 2,207 LF; 24” SDR-26 PVC, 100 LF; POLYSTYRENE INSULATION BOARD, 250 BD FT; 8” GATE VALVE, 1 EA; CONCRETE PAD, 2 EA. 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 # 8286534 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 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, , . Please contact us at 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. 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: 1.The work covered by the bidder 2.The name of the bidder 3.Separate envelope containing bid bond and a copy of North Dakota Contractor's License or certificate of renewal. 4.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 August 31st, 2023. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in any bid and to hold all bids for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of opening bids. 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 $1,100 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 1st day of September, 2022 Pembina Gorge Foundation CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA s/Jeff Mostad Foundation President Published September 9th, September 16th, September 23rd, 2022.
Public notice of budget hearing IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CITY OF Munich TAXPAYERS. A public hearing to consider increasing the 2023 City of Munich property tax levy by .42% will be held in Conference Room at Ambulance Center, 505 Main Street on Monday October 3, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. The Park Mill Levy will be decreased by 1.01 %. Citizens will have an opportunity to present oral or written comments regarding the property tax levy. The proposed expenditures in the Preliminary Budget of the City of Munich are as follows: General Government $89120.00, Park Board $19628.00 Total $108748. Attest: Doris Greenwood, City Auditor (Sept. 23, 2022)
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Cont’d. From Page 1 -Local veterans take ‘a trip of a lifetime’ good. The changing of the guard, however, was really something for him. Also, going through the cemetery - if you've never been there - it's unbelievable how big it is. He commented that you know that it's big, but until you see it, you don't realize how big it actually is. Those two things were the top line up for him. Although this was not a new experience for Charlie and Arnold, the ceremony has always been one of their most revered parts of visiting the Capitol. "To stand there in the middle of Arlington Cemetery and look around you, and it's just nothing but gravemarkers
of veterans that have passed away or were killed in action." Arnold served in Korea, and Charlie is a veteran of the Vietnam War. They are still overwhelmed when they imagine how many of these fellow brothers in arms did not make it home alive. Arlington Cemetery is the final resting place for nearly half a million veterans. The next stop for the veterans was the iconic Marine Corps War Memorial which depicts Marines raising the American flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. "It was amazing how large that statue
is," Charlie stated. Afterwards, the group headed back towards their hotel Monday evening after an absolutely full day of stops. Back at the hotel the veterans were treated to a banquet and dinner program and enjoyed a social hour. They headed to bed for another full day Tuesday and their departure back to Grand Forks. In the morning, they once again had a plated breakfast, packed, loaded up on their four tour buses and were destined for the WWII Memorial. All three Langdon vets agreed that the WWII Memorial was astounding and thought out with great consideration.
Charlie described it by explaining its groundwork, “It was beautiful, and I thought it was the most planned out. They've got the history there behind WWII, and they have a pillar for each state as part of that, and they have it divided into the Atlantic side and the Pacific side." The WWII Memorial was completed in 2004, and Arnold was very excited for the opportunity to view it. "I really wanted to see the WWII Memorial because I hadn't seen it yet, and it's fabulous," Arnold said. He had been to Washington, D.C. several times in the past with his wife, a social studies teacher, to help with class field trips but not since the completion of this unique monument. After the WWII Memorial they headed towards the National Mall where a number of memorials are housed a short distance from the Capitol Building. The group explored the iconic grassy spread and laid eyes upon the Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, and Vietnam Wall. Senator Hoeven stopped by to shake hands with everyone. The American Smithsonian was nearby and the final stop for this fine group. They were only there for about an hour, and Charlie said, "What we walked through and viewed in three days - a person could spend weeks or months at a reasonable pace looking at all the exhibits and information displayed there. It's just mind boggling.” Charlie continued to describe what he, his brother, and Glenn were able to witness and stated, "It was astounding to see all the changes that have gone on through history, of a lot of different areas of our lives, a lot of different cultures and inventions." The group certainly had a full three days, and the fun wasn’t even over yet. "We saw so much history, it's hard to keep it straight of where it was and when you witnessed it," Charlie explained aboit how he would describe
the three-day event. What was waiting for them at Grand Forks Airport when they landed at 8:00 p.m. was quite the surprise for all. Pederson stated, "The welcome reception - that was really something. No one expected that. It was unbelievable." Picture this: a massive red, white, and blue balloon arch overtop the exiting escalator as veterans left the plane. The event volunteers thought this reception out so well that they even timed each veterans exit down the escalator with about 15 seconds apart so the veterans could come down one by one to receive the full acknowledgement they deserve. Charlie said about the event, "Very well planned trip, very well organized by this group. I mean, we saw a lot of history in three days, and they made us feel pretty honored." His brother Arnold followed with, “We were treated like kings.” It was certainly a special trip for the two brothers in arms and blood, and it was extra special for Glenn Pederson, who was accompanied by his daughter, Teri Lill. "She was my rock," he said. Pederson was supposed to attend the Veterans Honor Flight this spring but sadly fell ill right before. Luckily, he got his chance this season to see Washington, D.C. for the first time and, better yet, enjoyed this opportunity with his daughter. Everyone agreed that it was an honor to join this group and make memories for a trip of a lifetime for these veterans whom we all owe so much gratitude to. Veterans must apply to participate in the Honor Flight program. Anyone who served in the military before May 7, 1975, including in the National Guard, are eligible.
Views from the Borderland - A moose on the loose -
Mike Hartz took these pictures of a moose in northern Cavalier County on Monday.