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Monday, December 2, 2019
THE WAIT IS OVER!!!
Number 48
Patient Lady Cards win State Volleyball Title in fifth straight try; Cardinal athletics win second state crown in 8 days By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer "Good things come to those who wait" is a phrase that has been used for centuries, and the wait has been five years for the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals volleyball team. But after knocking on the door for four straight years, the fifth time was the charm. They became the champs by winning the 2019 State B Volleyball Tournament title held at the Fargodome on November 21-23. And they didn't just knock the door down, they disintegrated it, dominating Flasher, Minot
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Our Redeemer's and Oakes on their way to the championship trophy, finishing with a 40-3 won-loss record. In a feat that has been done one other time in Class B history, the Cardinals have now won both a football and volleyball title in the same season (Thompson did it last year). To get this all done, the Lady Cards had to make a few moves during the season to get the team rolling. Head Coach Rich Olson said, "Late in the first half of the season we switched from a '6-2' offense (two setters) to a '5-1' (one setter). That seemed to energize the whole team." A key moment midway
through the year saw the Cardinals come back to beat Carrington at a tournament there on October 12. From then on, Langdon-Edmore-Munich just seemed to get progressively better with each match, culminating in the fourth state win in program history to go with teams from 2003, 2008 and 2010. The Lady Cards also did this in their State B record 20th state tournament appearance. The team captains this year for the Cards were seniors Calyn Crockett and Callie Ronningen and junior Lexi Olson. Ronningen, who is now a three time all-state player for the Lady Cards and also made the
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All-Tournament team in Fargo, said on finally winning a championship, "It feels great, the past few years we've come up short. We all had a very special feeling this year when we came to state that this was the year we would get it done, and it came true, we were right." On what turned things around this season, she said, "Honestly, I think our losses helped us. We learned something after every single loss we had, knowing we could do better than this. We came to practice with that same energy and just wanted to get better after every loss." Crockett has overcome a lot this season, from recovering from a torn knee ligament early in the 2018 season to learning how to play setter for the first time this season. On the injury, Calyn said, "It didn't bother me all year, it feels great." On winning the title, she said, "It's crazy that we finally got it done. It feels awesome." And on learning the setter position? "Coaches always say that anyone who plays volleyball should know how to set. So I just kept working at it, and my coaches and teammates believed in me." Lexi Olson, who was named to the All-Tourcont. on page 2
Farm Exemption expands number of those who may qualify St. Alphonsus welcomes new Deacon “Applicants that qualify for Now, instead of a dollar By Melissa Anderson Republican Editor
the farm residence exemption will receive a 100 percent exemption on their house. The land that the residence sits on will still be taxable,” Bata explained. The general requirements to qualify for the exemption are as follows, according to North Dakota State Tax Commissioner: the residence must be located on ten acres or more of agricultural land and occupied by a farmer. A farmer is a person who devotes the majority of time to farming or ranching activities. The term 'farmer' includes a retired farmer who has retired because of age or illness and who, at the time of retirement, qualified as a farmer for the farm residence exemption. 'Farmer' includes a beginning farmer who has begun occupancy and operato qualify for the property tax tion of a farm within the preevery tax statement this year. “Senate Bill 2360 addressed exemption. Eligibility used to ceding three calendar years. “We have around 145 applithe amount of income from require that 50 percent or more cants that qualify for the active farming required to qualify as of a farmer’s net income came farm exempt,” Cavalier County from farming activities. Un- farmer category of the farm resder SB 2360, to claim the farm idence exemption. Other catTax Director Steph Bata said. “In the past making $40,000 home property tax exemption, egories that people can apply or more of non-farm income, filers must show that 66 percent for are: vacant dwelling, farm disqualified an individual from of their gross income is derived laborer, retired farmer, survivfrom farming activities. receiving the exemption.” cont. on page 2 amount, the total gross income from farming activities of the A lot of bills were presented occupant and spouse must be at the 2019 State Legislative 66 percent or more of their tosession this past spring. One tal annual gross income. This of those bills, Senate Bill 2360, change could affect those that has made it easier to qualify for did not qualify in the past due to farm exemption. For residents generating more than $40,000 in Cavalier County that have the of non-farm income. The North Dakota Legislapotential to qualify, a letter and application will be sent out in ture changed the income test
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Deacon Eric Seitz is the newest member of St. Alphonsus Church and the Langdon community. He came in June of this year and will be in the area at St. A’s until at least June 2020 when he will be ordained to the priesthood. His duties include assisting the pastor with preaching, b a p t i z i n g, witnessing marriages, presiding at funerals, and other duties as assigned. L i k e many who join the priesthood, Seitz felt the pull of God and church early in his life. When asked if he always wanted to be a deacon and/or a church official and what made him seek out the church, he said, “I felt the call to the priesthood first in 7th grade. When I went to the seminary, at first, I wasn’t sure, but as I went on the call became stronger, and I realized that being a priest was what God has formed me for.” Deacon Seitz is well-traveled,
with a military-family background. “I was born on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. I moved to South Carolina when I was four, Norway when I was nine, Montana when I was eleven, and Fargo when I was fifteen. I graduated from Shanley High School and went to seminary. I was at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit from 2011-2015 and the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul from 20152019.” F a m ily members include three older brothers and one younger sister. His brothers live in St. Paul, and his parents and sister still live in Fargo. Though he has only been here since June, Deacon Seitz said that his time here has been great. He shared that Fr. Ackerman is a great pastor, and it has been great to get out of school and do some real work for a change. He also said, “I really like working with farmers and cont. on page 3