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David Monson and Janne Myrdal give Legislative updates on Page 11.
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Local businesses keep finding ways to deliver for their customers. Most people are aware of the merchandise and employee shortages facing businesses across the nation. Many here have gone above and beyond to get products and offer new services for their customers. “Back when it all started, we did some transferring from other stores when we were low in one store to another,” said Leever’s Warehouse Foods manager Bill Mack. “One product that we were having a hard time getting was chicken. We had to get a new supplier out of Nebraska to bring chicken up here because we couldn’t get it anywhere in the three-state area.” “We’ve had to go to different suppliers that we don’t normally use,” said Langdon Building Center owner Mark Zimmer. “When we get an expected delivery date, I always tell my customers, ‘That’s the earliest possible day it can be here. It can be any time after that.’ I will say most people have been very understanding.” He said they have been able to get most of the things they need when the customer needs it- it just takes longer than expected. “A lot of times a customer will come in and they will request something,” said Deb Lutman, who manages the giftware side of Langdon Drug, “so I will go to my reps and will say ‘hey what
can I do?’ “ She said the companies she buys from are trying hard to get items for their customers. “I’m getting fall now that I should have had in June or July,” she said. “It’s not every company, but some companies I’m not getting until December 15th. We could put halts to them, but at the same time,
on inventory, but it’s been a challenge,” said Austin Lafrenz, co-owner of Schroeder’s Furniture. “We literally sit down every week and look at what we need to order. We’re not going to get it for 9-12 months. Unlike a lot of furniture stores, we sell off of our floor to keep the doors open. Now we’ve gotten on top
what about next year?” “Parts have been difficult to get,” said Jennifer Busse, owner of D&B Motors. “I know Duane and John have had to do a lot more digging. They’ve put in a lot of extra work for it.” “Right now, we are very good
of it and know when to order and just order extra.” During the pandemic, customers have learned to shop differently when and where needed, and almost every business has had to adapt and create additional ways to serve
Halloween festivities raise money and spirits no, so Maxum did the logical By Linda Timian thing and asked Grandma, and Republican Writer she said yes! A haunted house and trick or With school, COVID, and treating around Maple Manor the difficulty in getting stuff Care Center highlighted the fun in time, the Mostads weren’t activities for area kids and adults sure whether to go ahead. over the Halloween weekend, They made the decision about spooking and delighting every- 4 weeks ago to go all in. Britone who took part. tanie and her mom, Jody Field, Fourth grader Maxum Mos- found ideas by searching ‘how
and punch were for sale at the end of the haunted house and for those who did not want to go through. Jody made popcorn balls, Janelle Bata and Lisa Howatt donated pans of bars, and From Scratch Bakery in Grand Forks donated a bunch of goodies. The haunted house was advertised on Frost Fire’s website, on multiple Facebook
Pictured on the right is one of the spooky set ups at the Mostad Haunted Garage and the left photo is some of the trick or treaters at Maple Manor Care Center. tad wanted to raise money for his favorite park again this year. “Last year my son raised $10,000 doing a lemonade stand for Frost Fire Park,” said Brittanie Mostad, Maxum’s mom. “He wanted to repeat that, and we didn’t think another lemonade stand would be successful, so he came up with a haunted house.” Brittanie said
to do a DIY haunted house in your garage’ on Pinterest and Google. Four people donated some of their belongings to create the haunted house, and the rest they ordered. Everything came on time. Tristan Magnus and Kim Gajeski (Jody’s sister) helped the Mostads build the haunted house. Bars, goodies, hot chocolate,
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pages, the Cavalier County Republican newspaper, and the radio. “All the proceeds and free will offering to come to the haunted house will go to Frost Fire,” said Brittanie. Last year Maxum raised $3500 from his lemonade stand plus matching funds from his dad, Jeff Mostad, and his cont. on page 2
their customers. Busse stated that there has been a lot more internet shopping, and people are going a lot further to get a vehicle. “Since the pandemic we’ve done more deliveries,” she said. “We’ve had people fly in, and we’ve met them at the airport, whether it’s the one in Williston, Grand Forks, Fargo, or Devils Lake.” “During the beginning part of COVID when everything was shut down, we did shut down as well,” said Lafrenz. “We just had people come to the front door, and we would bring stuff to them or we would put it out in the entry way or bring it to their house.” Leevers Foods started shopping services for their customers and worked with Senior Meals to deliver them. “At first, we were doing it five days a week because of the pandemic and people not wanting to get out and about,” said Mack. “Now we’re down to a couple days a week.” All it takes is a call to the store and they will gather up your items for you. “Plan to do it during the week when there’s more help in the store,” said Mack, “rather than trying to call in on a weekend where it might be a little more difficult to get out on the floor.” David Roy, owner of Christie Motors, said they have continued offering services to help people out. “Service work has cont. on page 2
Grad Party 2022 plans in the works The Grad Party committee is underway making plans for next spring’s senior graduation celebration. It will again be held at the Langdon Area High School on Sunday, May 29th, 2022. “This year we are switching things up and instead of
“racy”, we have asked them to keep the show “clean” for our students which was an option at booking.” Goodman, along with Rachelle Romfo and Kim Schneider, make up this year’s committee. All three were on the committee for the first time last year. “I think once you’ve helped plan anything, it helps im-
Games Galore, we are going to be utilizing resources and items we already have and seem to be the most popular among the students such as cornhole, GaGa, ping pong, and 9 square,” said committee member Sara Goodman. The entertainment is going to be “The Dueling Pianos by Fun Pianos!” show. “We are super excited about this being the entertainment. As to our knowledge it has not been done before,” said Goodman, “and for those of you who have been to this type of show in the past and know that it can be a little bit
mensely in the planning of subsequent events,” said Goodman. “It’s always a learning experience when you do something for the first time, and we made sure to take notes on the “dos” and “don’ts” and things we wanted to do differently this year.” The committee will send out an informational letter soon to area businesses and individuals that have donated in the past to ask for monetary donations. Money is needed now in order to book entertainment and games. Most require a deposit, typically cont. on page 2
By Linda Timian Republican Writer
FM Bank sends a sincere
“Thank you for your service”
to all our veterans! We will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day