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Monday, December 30, 2019

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American Legion Riders Post 98 embodies the spirit of giving the necessary information regarding the family dynamics, such as how many adults and The holiday season can be a how many children and their very stressful time for families, ages. On the wish list from each especially those that are un- family, they include what they der financial strain or dealing may need and what they might with illness. To combat this, the want for Christmas.

“It is so humbling to read American Legion Riders Post #98 have made it their mission the list each year. The parents to make the season bright and filled with good cheer for families that are in need.

For four years, the Legion Riders have been taking part in the Cavalier County Social Services Christmas Cheer program. The money that is raised all year long goes towards the efforts made at Christmas to bring gifts to families through the Christmas Cheer program. This year, the Legion Riders helped six families in the area.

“We want every child to have a great Christmas, and if we can help a family that might not have the means to have a great Christmas, it is ask for things like blankets and a win for us. We can’t help ev- laundry soap, nothing extravaeryone, but this is a good start,” gant. The children ask for small Chapter Secretary Michele An- items like just a football or a blanket to cover up while sitderson said.

The Legion Riders were able ting on the couch,” Anderson to allocate $3,000 to the Christ- shared.

Chapter President Jeremy mas Cheer program this year.

That is about $150 per person Schuler explained that the to utilize for six families. Cava- shoppers for the presents do lier County Social Services pro- not know the families and that vides the Legion Riders with every effort is made by the Le-

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gion Riders to shop locally for what was on the lists. Schuler explained that because so much of the money donated to the group comes from locals and local businesses, they buy what they can. A lot of the things wished for can not be purchased locally, however.

“We want to keep every-

thing as local as possible, but obviously we don’t have the resources here in town for everything,” Schuler said.

Shopping for six families and nearly 20 people was left up to Schuler and Anderson. To make it easier, one location was chosen - the Devils Lake Walmart.

The two intrepid shoppers spent a staggering nine hours walking the aisles in search

of the perfect gifts for perfect strangers in need.

“We started shopping about 10:30 a.m. and didn’t finish until about 8:30 p.m., only taking a break because we were getting a little hangry,” Anderson shared.

The manager on duty assisted the two by holding the carts, once filled, for each family. Once the lists had been filled and checked over, there were six full shopping carts waiting to be checked out. The manager, Tami, opened up a lane just for them and then proceeded to help get everything rung up and sorted.

This alone took nearly an hour.

“We got our own check out lane; she was fantastic. I would run the stuff through, and she would bag it. I would remove all the hangers for her because it took over an hour to check out.

Then Michele would write like “2” so that we knew these bags were all family number 2. So that’s how we kept it all separated,” Schuler shared.

Loading up so much merchandise, Schuler’s pick up bed was filled along with the back seat. The unloading of the gifts didn’t occur until the next day at the American Legion hall where, thankfully, more than cont. on page 2

Regner attends National 4-H Congress in Atlanta New Langdon Activity Center Director asked Regner what he could western area because they kind

By Melissa Anderson Republican Editor

While American’s celebrated Thanksgiving, Tucker Regner of the Langdon Prairie Rose 4-H Club and two other 4-H members from the state journeyed to Atlanta, Georgia, to participate in the National 4-H Congress. Delegates to National 4-H Congress are selected through their National 4-H Congress respective state 4-H programs.

“4-H Congress is a select group of young people.

Our delegation of students was four, but only three were able to go because one was sick.

The application process varies by state. For me, it was a thorough application,” Regner explained.

For Regner, the process to be selected began with asking for letters of recommendation. Two of his letters came from Cavalier County extension agent Anitha Chirumamilla and the former extension agent, Macine Lukach. The letters and application had to highlight Regner’s leadership abilities throughout his 4-H career and in school. The application also

bring to the Congress and what made him different.

“I said that I’m very easy to talk to. You have to be able to talk to someone. You have to go up and say hi; you can’t hesitate, and that’s no problem for me because you have to say “hi” in the first place in order to talk to them,” Regner said.

Regner shared that when the North Dakota delegation

arrived, 50 pins with the each state’s outline were given to the participants to encourage interaction amongst all attendees.

The goal of the pins was to exchange every pin for one of the other attendee states. This was actually one of Regner’s favorite parts of the trip.

“You got to talk to people that you correspond with more than others. I got along with everyone, and I enjoyed being around people from the Mid-

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of understood what was going on in our area,” Regner said. “But then you also realize that some of the same stuff that’s going on here is also maybe going in New Jersey and maybe in California or Oregon. Same stuff - just in a different area of the world.”

The National 4-H Congress was held from Friday, November 29 to Tuesday, December 3. Over the five day event attendees engaged in leadership, citizenship, global awareness, and inclusion activities. Participants not only have the op p or t un i t y to participate in state-ofthe-art educational workshops and hear from world-renowned speakers, they also have the opportunity to network with other 4-H members from across the United States.

“You go there, and you get to do a service project, a very large service project. You get one tourist attraction to go to.

I chose the Coca-Cola factoryThe World of Coke, but then you also listen to five motivational speakers,” Regner explained. cont. on page 3

By Lisa Nowatzki Republican Writer There’s a new face at the Langdon Activity Center. The Langdon City Commission hired Chelsea Graber as the new Activity Center director.

She comes to Langdon by way of Red Lodge, Montana, where she was raised and graduated high school in 2014.

Graber grew up with her aunt and uncle.

During her junior year of high school, she attended the Close-Up trip to Washington, D. C., where she met her husband, Kevin Graber. They were married soon after high school graduation and moved to Langdon. The couple has a son, Grayson, who is in preschool. Kevin works at the elementary school where Graber previously worked as a paraprofessional. She believes her time as a paraprofessional will help her in her new job.

Graber said that she is still learning what her new duties will entail but knows that she is responsible for taking care of the events, scheduling, cleaning and taking care

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of anything else that happens at the Center. Although she is new to the job, Graber has lot of ideas and wants to see more community involvement in the Langdon Activity Center.

“I do want to see a lot happen to the Activity Center in the future. I want more people to come into the Center and be able to enjoy it, more classes and activities for the youth to happen here, to be open more often for the community, and to be more accessible for the younger families in the community.”

Graber also enjoys seeing everyone come to the gym and work hard because she believes hard work pays off in the end because she has done a great deal of hard work.

According to Graber, “I have a lot of knowledge when it comes to the gym. I recently lost 150 lbs. and weighed at my heaviest 300 pounds. I have learned quite a bit about nutrition and workouts. My brother is also a professional bodybuilder, so I also have a

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Civic Meetings Cavalier County Commission Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 8:30 a.m.

Cavalier County JDA Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 4:00 p.m.

Langdon Airport Authority Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 5:00 p.m.

Cavalier County Water Resource Board Thursday, January 9, 2020, 8:00 a.m.

Langdon City Commission Monday, January 13, 2020, 6:00 p.m.

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Legion Riders _________________________________________________continued from Page 1 just Anderson and Schuler spend a weekend at a motel only imagine what those other were present. The gifts were all and just have nothing to worry 19 look like,” Schuler said.

“We would never imagine organized by family and then about - that way it’s something Schuler organized the gifts so the kids can remember,” Schul- where this pot of money would grow to and how many families each person within the family er recalled.

He met with the general we would help- how the comwould have their gift wrapped manager of the Canad Inn of munity comes together and for them.

“So everything was just Grand Forks, and together the helps people. It’s sad there is ‘boom, boom, boom’. You two came up with a plan. The the need out there, but, boy, if couldn’t just come in and start Legion Riders had a budget of we can help.“ American Legion Riders Post wrapping cause you don’t $1,000 for each family to have know where it goes,” Schuler a two night stay within a theme #98 was adopted by the Ameriroom. Known for its water park, can Legion in 2012. The main said.

For next year, Schuler said they also wanted to include focus for the group is children hopefully things will be a little passes. Eating at the establish- and youth, which is one of the easier with more people assist- ments within the building was pillars of the American Legion.

The Christmas Cheer program ing in the shopping. The goal is also a must.

“We don’t want them to have is a primary effort. The group to have three teams of two to divvy up the gift lists. Currently, to worry about money, and we also offers a $250 scholarship the Legion Riders number sit at want to take care of all the kids to a Cavalier County graduat24 members. The group, as a in the pool. So we ran the num- ing senior with the hopes of inwhole, is composed of people bers for what we could do for a creasing the number of scholarships in the future. who like to ride motorcycles $1,000,” Schuler said.

“We also work with veterans The general manager that and also help area youth.

“Our main focus is on children Schuler worked with had a in crisis,” Anderson shared.

The American Legion Riders and youth in the community. better idea of how the money We wanted to do something could be spent. The Canad is not a motorcycle club. The just for the kids,” Anderson said. Inn donated a large portion of group is a committee formed “We have a great group of rid- the package with the Legion under the American Legion. ers that come to meetings and matching it with a $700 gift As such, the group falls under events with great ideas and big card to the building eateries American Legion guidelines and regulations and often and what not. hearts.”

“Canad Inn was amazing to works in conjunction with the This year, one of those ideas American Legion. showcases just how big their work with,” Schuler shared.

American Legion Riders The next step was presenthearts are. The three families with children facing medi- ing the weekend get-away to Post #98 will be holding their cal battles: the Andersons, the families. Schuler and others annual membership drive on the Pengillys, and the Restad/ met with each family. Ander- Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 4 Kroms were the beneficiaries son shared that the looks on p.m. at the Langdon American the kids’ faces was wonderful Legion. The group encourages of a great idea.

Schuler explained that at a to witness when Schuler sat on anyone who loves to ride to meeting in November, a mem- the floor, talked right to them join. Eligibility must be met as ber proposed an idea of giving and told them that they get to Legion Riders must be either a something like a Make-A-Wish go have some fun when they member of the American Legion, a member of the Legion trip to the three kids with med- are feeling better.

“I found it just totally reward- Auxiliary or the Sons of the ical problems.

“He said what if we were ing as far as to bring yourself American Legion. to put together some kind of happiness. Just to see those package where they could go three families’ smiles, we can

New Activity Center Director _____________________________________continued from Page 1 lot of knowledge just from being close with him. I think being younger in this position is definitely beneficial. Knowing what the younger people are doing and what kind of stuff is

on-trend now is helpful when trying and getting more people to come here.”

Finally, Graber wants the community to know that there are other people that could

have taken this job and done well, but she knows that she has a lot of strengths and knowledge that hopefully will benefit the Langdon community.

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Community Calendar December 28 – Roxy Theater Movie Matinee, Fozen II, 1 p.m.

29 – Osnabrock Community Living Center, Pastor Merchant, 2:30 p.m.

29 – Maple Manor Care Center, Emmanual Evangelical Church services, 2 p.m.

30 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks & Devils Lake 31 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - closing at 1 p.m.

31 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church

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1 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Closed 1 – No worship at Milton Lutheran Church 2 – Maple Manor Care Center, Communion with Adrian Olson, 2:30 p.m.

2 – Al-Anon Meeting, United Lutheran Church, 12 p.m. (use E door) 2 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bonco, 2 p.m.

2 – Storytime at Cavalier County Library–ages 3 and up, story, craft & snack, 1 p.m.

3 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 5 – Maple Manor Care Center, Emmanual Evangelical Church services, 2 p.m.

5 – Osnabrock Community Living Center, Pastor Schnackenberg, 2:30 p.m.

6 – Maple Manor Care Center, Tom Mann & Crew, 3 p.m.

6 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks & Devils Lake 6 – Cardinal Sports Boosters Meeting, Eagles, 7 p.m.

7 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Footcare Clinic, Langdon 7 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Shanghai, 1 p.m.

7 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church 8 – Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Meeting, 7 p.m., Eagles basement, Langdon 8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bingo, 11:30 a.m.

8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Pinochle, 1 p.m.

8 – Langdon Eagles meeting, 8 p.m.

9 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Osnabrock 9 – Great Plains Food Bank, United Lutheran Church, 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

9 – Al-Anon Meeting, United Lutheran Church, 12 p.m. (use E door) 9 – Storytime at Cavalier County Library–ages 3 and up, story, craft & snack, 1 p.m.

10 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 12 – Maple Manor Care Center, First Baptist Church services, 2 p.m.

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City Commission closes discussion The Langdon City Commission had a full agenda before the Christmas holiday on the evening of December 23. The Commission, which has a vacant seat, cannot be accused of being Scrooges, however, as they carefully considered the city budget and means when making decisions.

Ordinance 6.0105 was discussed at length with each commissioner weighing in their thoughts on the course of action the city should take.

Commissioner Lawrence Henry reported to his fellow commissioners he had received feedback from several businesses in the city that the ordinance should remain unchanged.

“I see both sides of it,” Henry commented.

Commissioner Jim Rademacher stated that he is against the ordinance as it is currently written. Commissioner Marty Tetrault compared the city utilities to the other utilities. Tetrault noted that the ordinance has come up several times during his 20 years on the commission.

"My deal is with the garbage.

Is it fair for every consumer in that building to pay garbage at the minimum?" Tetrault asked.

However, Tetrault noted that if the charge were to change, it could not occur for fiscal year 2020 as the budget has already been set. This would cause the city to scramble to balance the budget. There is already discussion of a rate increase in regards to the street lights.

Langdon City Sanitation Supervisor Tom Beauchamp explained to the commissioners that the garbage charge is based on volume. Beauchamp shared that some single business owners have asked if their rate will decrease because their

volume of garbage is comparable to multiple business in one location.

The question of how the ordinance could be better enforced was also addressed. Langdon City Auditor RoxAnne Hoffarth noted that it is up to the main building owner to report if they are subletting to another business. Commissioner Jerry Nowatzki stated that a potential solution could be sending out polling every quarter to determine how many businesses were in residence of the space.

“What I’m getting at is this is going to require a re-write of the ordinance. So when we do this let’s make it as bullet proof as we can,” Nowatzki said.

The Commission was in agreement that the ordinance would be revisited at budget time as the city plans the 2021 budget. This would also provide opportunity to determine what the rate increase, if any in regards to this ordinance, would need to occur.

In Other Business • The commissioners discussed the vacant chair on the Commission. Two possibilities have been contacted with one requesting time to consider.

• The commissioners approved the Stein Third Addition annexation.

• 2020 liquor licenses were approved. Country Inn did not renew theirs, making 5 total city licenses available.

• Johnson Control had a representative present to review the proposal for the Activity Center heating and cooling unit. After his presentation and limited discussion, the Commission approved option 2.

• All requests for water shut off must now be submitted in writing.

Monday, December 30, 2019 – Page 3 4-H Congress __________________________________________________continued from Page 1 The 2019 4-H Congress career,” Regner shared. wise attend.

The learning experience that speakers included United States “It’s something you take away Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Regner gained will be helpful from for the rest of your life. I Perdue, Mason McClintock, to his future. He noted that he feel like I can use this in any sort Kelly Loeffler, Brenda Reid, Em- was able to increase his people of way in my life now,” Regner manuel “Manny” Ohonme, Dan skills from understanding oth- stated.

Clark, and John Beede. It was ers with different American acThis invaluable experience Beed’es time on stage that res- cents, listening to others’ views, is one that Regner believes not onated the most with Regner. and focusing on the conversa- many apply for because they Beede achieved his life-long tion and what is being said to think it’s to much work. Other dream of climbing the tallest you making it a good, thorough than the application process, mountain on every continent. conversation.

Regner shared that the pro“I also learned how the things cess of attending was not that He considers himself to be a global adventurer, entrepre- you do now can greatly impact hard. The trip itself was not as neur, author, humanitarian, and your future, but you can also expensive to the attendee as turn what you do as a kid you one would think. Regner shared keynote speaker.

“They were all very high class around to something else in the that the only expenses he had speakers,” Regner commented. future,” Regner said. to cover were meals and lugRegner believes that by at- gage. Travel and accommoda“My favorite speaker was John Beede. He has climbed all seven tending the 4-H National Con- tions were covered. When he peaks of the world and survived gress he has gained useful real- was notified that he had been being attacked by a giant liz- world experience and will help selected it was “the best feeling ard and almost froze to death, him when he goes to find em- in the word”. almost died on top of Mount ployment or enroll in college.

Regner would like to thank Regner shared that going to a the writers of his letters of recEverest.”

Beede’s message was a moti- national conference is a high ommendation. He also encourvational one centering on set- honor, and the things that can ages other 4-H members to ting goals and sticking to them be learned there are not like any consider applying for the conin order to achieve them. Part conference that he could other- ference in the future. of that message was also how to make a good first impression Schedule changes from the Langdon with others in a very upbeat Sanitation Department this holiday season and charismatic way.

Garbage pickup for the City of day from 1-4:30 p.m. free of charge.

“It was a really good experi- Munich scheduled for Wednesday, The City reminds all businesses ence for me,” Regner said.

January 1, will be on Thursday, Jan- and residents of Langdon to please recycle this holiday season and Regner’s desire to go to the uary 2.

Regular Tuesday cardboard pick- throughout the new year. Drop-off Congress stemmed from his wanting to experience a differ- up for the businesses in Langdon sites for all recyclables the City rescheduled for Tuesday, December cycles are located around Langdon ent culture and climate. Travel- 31 will see no change on that day. and Cavalier County, and it’s free ing east of the Mississippi River Garbage pickup for Langdon res- of charge. Also there are recycling was a great way to achieve that. idents picked up by Waste Manage- brochures located in Langdon and “A very large part of 4-H, since ment scheduled for Friday, January Munich listing what the City recyI’ve been mostly only statewide, 3 will be picked up on Saturday, cles and where the drop-off sites are 4. located. Remember that all wrapis I wanted to take it another January The Langdon Transfer Station ping paper is to be disposed of with step further and go national to will be open on Monday, December your regular garbage. A big Thank get to the next step in my 4-H 30 from 1-4:30 p.m., instead of Janu- You from the City to everyone that

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Christmas tree pickup for residents within the city limits of Langdon, will be One Day ONLY!! FRIDAY, JANUARY 3. Trees must be set out on the berm or where your regular garbage is normally collected by 8 a.m. on January 3 in order to be picked up. Christmas trees will not be picked up with your regular trash. If anyone misses this one day, you will then have to bring your tree out to the Langdon Transfer Station for disposal on any Wednes-

is recycling, and they strongly encourage anyone that isn’t to please start. Remember by recycling you are helping to maintain stable garbage rates.

Anyone with any questions or if you need more information on how to start recycling, please call 2562115 .

The Langdon Sanitation Department appreciates everyone’s great cooperation and wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

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Art student of the month

The December Artist of the Month is Chloe Koons, a second grader at Langdon Area Elementary School. She is the daughter of Nicole and Ryan Koons.

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Opinion

Page 4 – Monday, December 30, 2019

Melissa’s Musings

By Melissa Anderson Positive Vibes for the new year The new year means a new chance, new goals, new everything, really, if you put your mind to it. I know that for some, New Year's is a big deal and is celebrated. Good for you. I applaud your dedication to wringing every holiday joy you can during the bitter winters.

I do not celebrate the new year and, honestly, cannot remember the last time I stayed up till midnight to “ring it in”. I like to sleep. My munchkins are up early. I’m talking like we have a dairy farm they get up so early, which is one of the reasons coffee is no longer recreational but medicinal at my house. Shout out to Karla Rademacher’s roasted coffee beans for keeping me going this holiday season! Seriously, that stuff is like human jet fuel. Dibs on her next batch.

So going into the new year for me does not mean making any meaningful or long lasting changes. I don’t have the energy, the attention span, or the inclination. I do, however, want to go into the new year with positive vibes. Make sure the old karma bus is not going to run me over next year. Pretty sure the karma bus is going to be busy next year as it is an election year, and man, was this year wild for Ameri-

can politics.

Anyways.

I’m trying to do what I can now in preparation for the new year and all the fresh....events... it will bring.

Will there be tears? Of course. That’s a given. Mental health is important, and crying is a stress reliever.

Will there be happiness? Of course. I have little kids running around that are pretty easy to please, thank goodness. Will there be adventure? I hope so - a good adventure where memories are made that last forever and will be talked about when my children are grown.

There are a lot of things that I hope to occur in 2020. I want all of them to be positives. Negatives will not be tolerated. Silver linings will be found no matter what. Most of all, I hope that 2020 is a positive year for anyone that really needs a year to just work out for them.

I hope that 2020 is a year that sees anger, hatred, and all those “bad things” finally get resolved. Really, what America needs is a counselor.

Like many instances of American exceptionalism, we are exceptional in keeping many other nations at arms length.

So, may positive vibes visit those who need them. I raise my cup of tea and toast the new year. I’ll be happily asleep, which to me, is a positive way to start the next decade.

Remember when . . .

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Upside Down Under

By Marvin Baker

Expanding the airwaves…

In 1980 I moved to Edgeley where I landed a job at the local feed plant bagging livestock feed for cattle, sheep, horses and hogs. It got dirty in there like a grain elevator but paid pretty well for someone just out of high school.

I spent a good part of my free time playing around with radio antennas after I learned some key components of FM radio and TV from the locals who had been dealing with reception issues for years. The first thing I noticed was a number of homes had 70-foot towers in their back yards with Yagi antennas at the top, usually pointed at Fargo. Somehow that massive tower wasn’t enough, and everyone had a distribution amplifier in their basement just to boost an already weak signal. But it worked, and the people of Edgeley were getting all four TV stations from Fargo, which was about 90 miles to the northeast as the crow flies. Ninety miles is in that gray area between deepest fringe and beyond fringe, but the people of Edgeley made it work because back then cable TV didn’t yet exist locally.

A couple of years later, a cable system was installed around town.

Wires were dug in all over, a satellite dish the size of Detroit was set up near the community water tower, and a network TV antenna, this time a log periodic antenna, was mounted

on top the local elevator and pointed northeast. One thing I couldn’t understand at the time was everyone went to great lengths to get TV out of Fargo when Aberdeen was only 60 miles away and had KABY on channel 9. But that’s just it. Aberdeen only had one station. The others were retransmitted from studios in Sioux Falls so KABY was the only local affiliate. ​T hat was also the time that KQAA-FM went on the air in Aberdeen on 94.1 on the dial to compete with KSDN on 94.9. The only thing was, it wasn’t competition. It seemed like KQAA, branded “New Rock 94”, was a much better radio station maybe because it was brand new, but it was good.

Also in those days I lived in a second-story apartment that had a flat roof with an antenna mounted up there. And even though it was aimed at Fargo, I used it specifically for FM radio. CITI-FM on 92.1 was one of them. It only came in overnight, but it was a clear signal from Winnipeg and was worth listening to, especially on weekends. Several of the Grand Forks stations were also available, just from that rooftop antenna, and it didn’t have any amplifiers like the homeowners with TVs. The azimuth must have been just right because it worked very well.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have a TV in my apartment and was really happy when cable did come along then bought a TV. And about the time trenches were being dug to lay the cable around Edgeley, satellite dishes began popping up on area farms like mushrooms. That was in the early days of consumer satellite

TV, and all you had to do was point your dish toward one of the satellites like Anik or Westar and you could receive any channel. They weren’t encrypted back then and were free as long as you had a dish.

Although it didn’t happen overnight, we were witnessing the end of long-distance, terrestrial TV. The 70-foot towers began to disappear and more dishes appeared. There was a time in the early ‘80s when approximately 900 TV channels were available on satellite, so why would anybody want to watch marginal over-the-air TV? Because it’s local and it goes back to the very reason the towers were pointed at Fargo rather than Aberdeen. People wanted their “local” news. The problem with satellite TV, however, was that if you wanted network television, you’d be getting it out of Detroit, New York or Boston.

So consumers and local TV stations wrangled over that for many years, and it has finally come full circle. Today satellite dishes are much smaller but serve the same purpose, and it’s law, at least in the United States, to offer local programming via satellite. So now, rather than having to boost their poor TV signal by 30 decibels just to watch it, they can now watch high definition TV out of Fargo that is crystal clear after it goes 22,000 miles into space and back rather than 90 miles over the air.

And now, even satellite TV and radio are becoming obsolete with the advent of online streaming, but many still ant over-the-air because it’s free.

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Letter to the Editor: As the New Year approaches a common theme is setting New Year’s resolutions for yourself. As an addict I can remember setting goals of trying to do better in life.

The one I would tell everyone was that I would quit smoking cigarettes. In reality I was setting a resolution of being clean going into the New Year. Year after year I failed at this, but deep down I wanted it to be true. I wanted a better life. I was tired of living day to day under the influence of drugs and alcohol. I finally came to realize that I could not do it on my own. I needed to go to treatment, away from everything and everyone to focus on myself and deal with my past. I learned to live in the present. I can now go into this year with a whole different outlook on New Year’s resolutions.

I no longer have to stop attempting to get clean alone, I am clean! For those out there struggling, reach out for help! Start off the New Year in a program getting the tools you need to start each year clean and sober!

For more hope on New Year’s resolutions from a recovering addict, go to https://www.narconon-suncoast.org/blog/for-2020-and-beyond-be-the-only-resolution-thatmatters.html. If you are in need of a referral to a treatment center, call us at 877-841-5509.

Written by: Shauna Krout Clearwater, Fla. Dear Editor, Washington politics have become so polarized that it can be tough for Democrats and Republicans to come together to tackle big challenges.

But that’s exactly what happened recently on Capitol Hill thanks to dedicated lawmakers like Senators Hoeven and Cramer and Congressman Armstrong.

North Dakota’s Congressional delegation listened to thousands of electric cooperative stakeholders as they fought tirelessly to add important legislation to the 2020 spending bill. The bill, which was recently signed into law, included a provision known as the RURAL Act, which solved an existential issue for electric co-ops and America’s rural communities.

Electric co-ops work to secure government resources to help pay for numerous activities that benefit the communities they serve. These include grants for storm recovery and economic development.

Every electric utility is one natural disaster away from suffering significant damage to its poles, wires and electrical infrastructure.

In North Dakota, we have seen the

crippling impact the combination of wind, ice and snow can wreak on even the most sturdy and well maintained of systems. Large scale weather events happen and are out of anyone’s control. When these disasters occur, North Dakota’s electric cooperatives rely on help from a network of neighboring line crews, equipment providers and contractors, as well as the assistance and financial support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to restore power as safely and efficiently as possible.

In order to maintain their taxexempt status, co-ops can receive no more than 15 percent of their income from non-member sources.

Historically, government grants to co-ops were counted as contributions to capital, but due to a glitch in the 2017 tax law, government grants were reclassified as income, pushing some co-ops beyond the 15 percent threshold and jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.

This tax problem left co-ops with an unfair choice. Do they take the money they need to turn the lights back on for their members as quickly as possible after a disaster?

Or, do they turn down those grants to avoid spending their members’ money paying, unintended taxes rather than improving service?

Thanks to Congress, electric coops across North Dakota don’t have to make those trade-offs. This is good news for both co-ops and their members, because some co-ops would have had to raise their electric rates to pay new taxes.

North Dakota’s electric cooperatives are extremely grateful to Senators Hoeven and Cramer and Congressman Armstrong for their support of the RURAL Act. In standing up for North Dakota’s local communities, they proved that Congress still works for the people. Notably, the legislation drew the bipartisan support of more than 300 lawmakers in the House and more than half of the Senate before it was passed.

That’s a rarity in Washington these days.

In today’s fast-paced society, pausing to give thanks is done with increasing rarity. That’s unfortunate. Thank you, Senators Hoeven and Cramer and Congressman Armstrong, for working with us to solve this problem and looking out for rural communities across North Dakota.

Sincerely, Executive Vice President and General Manager North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives

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AGRICULTURE

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9th Annual Precision Ag summit set for Jan. 20-21 Summit reminds farmers that the future is already here

The Farmers Union Convention was held in Bismarck on Dec. 13-14.

Jon Iverson was elected to District NDFU Director for District 1.

Marcus Iverson, who is on the National Youth Advisory Council, also achieved his Torch Bearer Award. Also in attendance were Jacob, Carissa and Maggie Iverson; Richard Flanders; Eugene Haus; Terry Jacobson; and Les and Doris Hoffarth. Terry Jacobson was the lucky winner of the 400 Cub Cadet Ranger.

Coyote catalog available for hunters, landowners The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and North Dakota Department of Agriculture are once again opening the Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect coyote hunters and trappers with landowners who are dealing with coyotes in their areas.

Last winter, more than 20 landowners participated in the Coyote Catalog, along with 400 hunters and trappers.

Landowners can sign up on the Department of Agriculture website at https://www.nd.gov/ndda/ livestock-development-division/ coyote-catalog. County and contact information is required.

Hunters and trappers can sign up at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov/hunting/hunter-landowner-contact.

Anyone who registered for the Coyote Catalog in the past must register again to activate their names on the database.

Throughout the winter, hunters or trappers may receive information on participating landowners, and they should contact landowners to make arrangements.

Landowners who are experiencing coyote depredation of livestock should first contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services.

The Coyote Catalog will remain active through March 31, 2020.

For more information, contact Ryan Herigstad at Game and Fish, 701-595-4463 or rherigstad@nd.gov; or Jamie Good, at the Department of Agriculture, 701-328-2659 or jgood@nd.gov.

Fort Stevenson State Park holds Ojibway snowshoe lacing workshop Fort Stevenson State Park is pleased to host an Ojibway Snowshoe Lacing Workshop on Saturday, February 1, 2020, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This instructor-led workshop will give participants the opportunity to lace their own pair of Ojibway snowshoes. The cost is $85.00 per participant; the fee includes a snowshoe kit, lunch, and snack. The registration deadline is January 1, 2020. Class size is limited to 12 participants — register by calling Fort Stevenson State Park at 701-337-5576.

Fort Stevenson State Park is located three miles south of Garrison, North Dakota. For more information, please call the park office 701337-5576, e-mail us at fssp@nd.gov

or find us on Facebook and Instagram @fort.stevenson.

The mission of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is to offer a diversity of recreation opportunities and sustainably manage resources.

For More Information Contact: Fort Stevenson State Park (701) 337-5576 or fssp@nd.gov

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The future is already here at the ninth annual Precision Ag Summit scheduled for Jan. 20-21, 2020, at the North Dakota Farmers Union Conference Center in Jamestown.

North Dakota Farmers Union, Praxis Strategy Group, The North Dakota State University Extension Service, Dakota Precision Ag Center, GK Technology and others are coordinating the event. Precision agriculture industry experts, producers, practitioners and technology developers will discuss data management and analytics, profitability of precision agriculture, precision planting and agricultural automation.

Producers and others will have an opportunity to learn about the latest trends in precision agriculture during the summit. A panel of longtime practitioners of precision agriculture including John Nowatzki, agricultural machine systems specialist in the agricultural and biosystems engineering department at North Dakota State University, Lanny Faleide, Founder and President of Satshot, and Kelly Sharpe, Agronomist at GK Technology will discuss the current state of precision agriculture and the challenges that remain in realizing its full potential.

Keynote speaker Terry Griffin, Associate Professor and Cropping Systems Economist at Kansas State University, will discuss the “The Return on Investment for Selected Precision Agriculture Technologies and Practices.” Griffin is a renowned expert on farmer’s utilization of precision ag technologies.

The next generation of precision farming will be featured in presentations by Brian Carroll, Director of Emerging Prairie’s Grand Farm and Alex Meltnichouck, Digital Farming & Precision Ag Evangelist, from the Olds College Smart Farm in Calgary, Alberta.

The future of farm connectivity will be discussed by Seth Arndorfer, CEO of DCN (Dakota Carrier Network) who was recently appointed to the FCC’s Precision Ag Task Force.

The afternoon schedule on the first day includes sessions on various topics, such as preparing the next generation of agriculturalists, precision farm management, crop data management and postharvest precision technologies, including Bushel, which provides a digital infrastructure to connect and enhance the grain industry.

For more information and to register go to www.precisionagricul-

turesummit.com or contact Delore Zimmerman at delore@praxissg. com. Early bird registration is just $50 until December 31st. Students are free. Regular registration is $75 starting on January 1st.

ABOUT Precision Agriculture Summit: North Dakota Farmers Union and Praxis Strategy Group are pleased to host the 9th annual precision agriculture summit. Precision agriculture consists of the “art” of exploring options and implementing agronomic practices that are required by a plant species to attain its yield potential in accordance with the spatial and temporal conditions of the field where it is grown. The summit offers hands on and technical demonstrations of precision agriculture technologies and applications and explanations of applications, procedure and tools designed to lower producer cost and create a more efficient environment for farm production. This event is open to the public and we strongly encourage agriculture producers, researchers, agronomists, manufacturers, business leaders, economic developers, and students who are interested in hearing from experts, exchanging ideas, and learning more about precision agriculture technology, methods, and practices to attend.

NDSU offers updated crop compare program for 2020 North Dakota State University Extension has updated the Crop Compare program, which is a spreadsheet designed to compare cropping alternatives.

The program uses the direct costs and yields from the 2020 projected crop budgets for nine regions of North Dakota, but producers are encouraged to enter the expected yields and input costs for their farm.

The user designates a reference crop and enters its expected market price. Depending on the region, a broad selection of nine to 18 crops are compared. The program provides the prices for competing crops that would be necessary to provide the same return over variable costs as the reference crop.

“Producers can compare these

‘break-even’ prices to expected market prices to see which crop is most likely to compete with the reference crop,” says Andy Swenson, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. “Grain prices can move quickly. The program provides a tool for producers to check the changing scenarios until final planting decisions are made this spring.”

It should be noted that an underlying assumption is that fixed costs, such as machinery ownership, land, and the owner’s labor and management, do not vary among crop choices and therefore do not need to be included in the analysis.

“In practice, there may be differences in fixed costs that should be considered,” Swenson says.

“For example, there may be ad-

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ditional labor, management and risk associated with a competing crop,” Swenson adds. “If all the labor and management is provided by the owner-operator, it would be considered a fixed cost and could be excluded. However, the producer should add some cost if he or she would only want to produce the crop when an adequate reward would be received for the extra time and management required relative to the reference crop.”

A similar rationale could be used if a competing crop is considered higher risk.

The Crop Compare program is available online at https://www. ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/ tools.

HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT For Senior Citizens and Disabled Individuals Applications and brochures are available at the Tax Director’s Office. Or call 701-256-2289 if you have any questions.

Deadline to apply is February 1, 2020.

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Contact Anthony at 370-0639 or Kevin at 256-0279.

The John Deere Tech program is designed to develop technically competent, professional ag equipment service technicians.

The John Deere Company sponsors the program and NDSCS administers and operates the program.

This unique program combines state-of-the-art, on-campus training with supervised occupational experiences at a sponsoring John Deere dealership. Students receive technical training on John Deere equipment and related products through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory experiences.

Classroom and laboratory instruction at NDSCS covers the basics of each subject plus the latest developments in John Deere’s agricultural equipment. Work experience at the dealership reinforces on-campus training and exposes the student to real life failures and repairs as they occur on the equipment.

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CHURCH

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Obituaries

Alan James Herrud

Alan Herrud peacefully passed away in his sleep December 18, 2019, due to health issues.

He was born to Roy and Lyla (Olson) on November 19, 1950, in Langdon at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital. He attended school in Langdon from Kindergarten till graduation in 1968. After high school he attended two years of college at NDSU for business administration; after getting an associates degree he went to Quincy, Illinois, to watchmaking school where he graduated with a degree in watch repair/watchmaking in 1972. He moved back to Langdon after college and started working at the family jewelry store owned

by his father, Roy. He then purchased the business from his father in 1984. He loved Langdon. He was involved with the Masonic Lodge, Shriner’s, Jaycees, in which he won many awards, as well as the Langdon Country Club. You could often find him golfing, no matter what the weather - he loved golfing. He helped out with the town’s music fest, which he loved. He was involved in his church where he was a church elder and helped out with church functions. He had many grandchildren that he was proud of and loved very much.

He is survived by his loving wife, Connie (Thoren) of Mandan; eldest son Matthew (Amanda) Herrud of Fargo and their two children, Reese (12) and Cali (10); younger son Andrew (Jennifer) Herrud of Bismarck and their three children: Parker (10), Lyla (8), and Keira (4); sister

Nancy (Steve) Staloch of Bloomington, Minn. and their two children, Mallory and Kari; sister-in-law Sue (Mick) Danish of Vancouver, Wash.; brothers-in-law Larry Thoren of British Columbia and Jerry Thoren of Ely, Minn.

He was proceeded in death by his daughter, Kathrine; his parents, Roy and Lyla; both maternal and paternal grandparents; and his father-in-law, Milton Thoren.

There was a small memorial service for Alan at Miller Pointe Rehabilation Center on December 27, 2019. There may be a memorial service in Langdon in the summer if the family decides to do so.

Cards and condolences can be sent to: Andrew Herrud, 1009 Lake Ave., Bismarck, ND 58504. Any donations can also be sent to the address above and made out to Andrew.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Cavalier County Ministerial Association You are invited to come worship with us.

To Advertise your Church in this Spot Contact Lori at 256-5311

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 1010 3rd St. • Langdon – Phone 701-256-5966

Mass Times Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration Mon-Fri from noon-midnight Catechism Grades 1-12 & Adults & RCIA

Father Phil Ackerman Associate Father Will Ovsak DCN Eric Seitz

Presbyterian Church of Langdon (one block West of Post Office)

10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Time 11 a.m. – Sunday Worship

St. Edward’s in Nekoma Saturday – 5 p.m.

St. Michael’s in Wales Sunday – 9 a.m.

Live on KNDK 1080 EVERYONE WELCOME

Phone School Grades: Preschool-8th grade 701-256-2354

Church: 256-2634 Pastor Sue Mackey: 868-3118

Pastor Justin Schnackenberg Summer Worship Schedule 314 15th Ave Pastor Norm Economy (June-Aug.) Sundays 9:30 a.m.

Phone 701-686-2000 Pastor Jordan Braunberger Coffee 10:30 a.m.

Winter Worship Schedule Sunday Morning Worship – 11 a.m.

Bible Chats (all ages) 9:30 a.m.

Coffee 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.

Ignite Youth Church Website: langdonumc.org

Wednesdays – 7 p.m. – The Paragon (1304 4th St.)

Latest info & event calendar on website

Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 – 11:45

followed by Fellowship

Sermons & Bulletins online

Redeemer Lutheran Church

All are Welcome!

823 9th Ave, Langdon Pastor Rev. Mark Chepulis

Welcome to

Sunday Morning Worship Services – 8 a.m.

Phone 701-256-4403

Evangelical Church emmanuel@utma.com

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US!

1120 15th Ave • 256-2602

1216 9th Ave. Langdon 701-256-2594 Sunday Schedule 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10 a.m. – Worship 4th Sunday Contemporary Worship A Congregation of the ELCA “God’s work, Our Hands”

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Dovre Lutheran Church & Milton Lutheran Church Milton

Osnabrock 701-496-3301

701-496-3278

January service on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. at Milton Lutheran. No Sunday service in January February service is Sunday mornings at 10 a.m at Dovre Lutheran in Osnabrock.

Wednesday school, 6 p.m. at Milton Lutheran.

Check facebook page for updates on services & classes: Friends of Dovre Lutheran and Milton Lutheran Churches

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Sonia Heinle

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, December 19, 2019 at St. James Basilica, Jamestown for Sonia Heinle, 63, of rural Buchanan, who passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 near her home.

Spring Interment will be at St. Pauline’s Cemetery, Windsor, ND. Sonia was born on April 23, 1956 to Sylveo “Sid” and Charlotte (Beauchamp) Chaput in Langdon. She was the second oldest of five girls.

She attended a one-room country school through second grade before moving onto St. Alphonsus Catholic Grade School and Langdon High School, graduating in 1974. She received a Bachelor’s degree in K-12 Special Education; spending time at both the University of Mary and Minot State College. She spent a total of four years teaching Special Education in both Medina and Rugby.

She married the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Heinle on September 5, 1981 at St. Mathias Catholic Church in Windsor. They were blessed with three children: Raquel, Nichole, and Luke. She was a homemaker for many years, raising children and helping Bob with the cattle. She went back to teaching in 1995 at the North Dakota State Hospital in the Adult Education Department. In 2010, she obtained her Master’s Degree in Counseling Education from Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. Later she became a licensed professional clinical counselor. In 2015, she started working within the Behavioral Health Department at the James River Correctional Center. She had a deep faith and love for her family, friends, and counseling career. She loved a good visit,

playing cards, knitting, sewing, and spending time with her grandkids.

She had a contagious laugh that radiated joy. She was a member of St. Mathias Catholic Church in Windsor and loved participating in the Cursillo Catholic retreat and prayer group. She looked forward to the yearly Beautiful Beauchamp Babes (cousins) reunion, Chaput reunions, and kept in touch with family and friends by writing cards and letters. Many looked forward to her delicious doughnuts and canned goods, especially her pickles. She enjoyed making homemade playdough and bedtime milkshakes for her grandkids. Her devout faith carried her through many difficult times in life, giving her strength to care for her husband through his terminal illness. One of her favorite prayers was “Jesus, I Trust in You.” She loved telling her children to “offer it up,” especially when they complained about the chores she assigned to them.

She is survived by her children: Raquel Heinle, Jamestown; Nichole (Will) Haugen, Valley City; Luke (Sarah) Heinle, Buchanan, and nine grandchildren. Sisters: Sylvia (David) Fetsch, Langdon; Dorothy (Dave) McCullough, Grand Forks; Denise (Steve) Bielejeski, Hampshire, Il.; Carla (Bob) Crockett, Minot. Sisters-in-law: Delores Reed, Richvale, Calif.; Florence Weber, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Brother-in-law: Vernon (Kay) Heinle, Medina, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Bob, parents, father and mother-in-law: Henry and Otilda Heinle, three brothers-in-law, and nephew: Andrew Crockett.

In lieu of flowers, donations preferred to Catholic Charities North Dakota.

Williams Funeral Home of Jamestown was in charge of arrangements.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home in Rapid City, SD for Myriam Pauline Williams lngulsrud, who passed away Thursday evening, December 19, 2019 at the age of 89 years at an Assisted Living facility in Mesa, Ariz.

Inurnment of her ashes will be at 2:30 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Myriam was born In Okobojo, SD, on February 13, 1930, to Emil and Olive (Beckner) Ziesman, the second of three daughters. They lived on a farm near the small town of Okobojo where she attended school. In June of 1947 she married Theodore Basil Williams. To this union three children were born-Sandra Kay McCallum, Curtis Basil Williams, and Calvin Scott Williams. Ted and her made their first home near Cresbard, SD; lived In Spokane, Wash. while Ted was in the military; then in Brookings, SD while Ted attended college. Eventually, they settled in Sturgis, SD where they raised their family. She worked for many years as Dr. Bill Jones’ medical assistant In the Sturgis medical clinic, and later in retail when they purchased properties and moved to Deadwood,

SD Always a very hard worker, she continued to own and manage their businesses following Ted’s death In December of 1988. She eventually retired and moved from Sturgis to Rapid City. In June of 1995 she married Arnold lngulsrud. Arnold and Myriam enjoyed spending winters in sunny Mesa, Arizona, and would return to Edmore during the summers. After Arnold passed away, she remained in Mesa year-round. She was active in various organizations in both South Dakota and Mesa, and at the time of her death, was a faithful member of Hosannah Lutheran Church In Mesa. She enjoyed travelling, playing cards with friends, and spending time with family.

Myriam was preceded in death by husbands Ted Williams and Arnold lngulsrud, parents Emil and Olive Ziesman, step-father Jeff Clouse, and two sisters and their husbands Virginia (Maynard) Green and Joanne (Tom) Perino.

She Is survived by her three children Sandra, Curtis, and Calvin (Diane); six grandchildren Brad (Trang) Hale, Cory Hale, Scott (Amy) Williams; Eric Williams, Brandon (Kristi) Williams, Nicole (Dustin) Creech; 11 great-grandchildren; seven nieces and nephews.

Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home of Rapid City, SD was in charge of arrangements. Friends may sign her online guest register at www.osheimschmidt.com.

Myriam Pauline Williams Ingulsrud

From the Pastor’s Desk

Devotions by community pastors

This devotion is submitted by Father Phil Ackerman of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

What’s Next?

Well, where do we go from here?

2019 is at an end. What will the new year bring? Joy? Happiness? A new born baby? Marriage? Graduation? A move? A new job? Retirement? Struggles? A serious illness? Loss of a loved one? Successes? Failures? Who knows?

There’s one thing that we do know?

“God is with us!” It is still the Christmas Season. During the Season of Advent, we sung hymns such as “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Jesus is named “Emmanuel” which means “God with us.” Jesus wants to assure us that he is there for us. We are not alone. We don’t have to face the ups and downs of life on our own. God is there! Even when we do not feel his presence, he is with us!

In the 2nd Chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, King Herod sends a detachment of soldiers to Bethlehem to kill newborn children. King Herod heard about Jesus’ birth and wanted him to be killed. So he ordered newborn babies to be killed so a new king could not arise. King Herod is filled with jealousy and hatred. He is filled with fear.

The late Thomas Merton said “Fear is the root of war.” But fear is also the root of many other problems in life.

The question for us is this: How do we handle it? How do we respond to fear?

Fear is a common occurrence for us.

We fear many things and rightly so.

We seek the Prince of Peace! We strive to have Christ reign in our hearts.

Christ’s earthly life was anything but peaceful. Right after his birth, Joseph and Mary had to leave the country. A very powerful king and leader wanted to have him killed. Jesus was rejected by many. He was rejected by people who could not accept his teachings. He was betrayed. He died a cruel form of execution.

We seek God’s kingdom. It is a kingdom of forgiveness, compassion, understanding, caring, peace and charity. So this is our goal - to foster our relationship with Christ and to enjoy the fruits of the Kingdom of God. This doesn’t mean that we will be exempt from life’s problems, pains and struggles. It does mean that we can embrace the Peace of Christ as a way to face what is difficult. As we encounter the cross as Jesus did and not avoid it, we are filled with peace and joy.

The choice is ours. We do not know what the year 2020 has in store for us, but we have Christ. No one can take that away from us. During this coming year, let us invite Christ into our hearts each day. May Christ’s Peace reign in our hearts! God is with us!

COMMUNITY

Cavalier County Republican

Monday, December 30, 2019 – Page 7

Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule

Health Careers and Advanced Health Careers presented Tycen Restad, Kynlee Pengilly and Clyde Anderson with blankets and gift cards for Christmas.

Brave the Shave holiday giving “Christmas Blitz” Area children fighting cancer are receiving a boost this holiday season. A “Christmas Blitz,” organized

by Brave the Shave, is paving the way for honored children to receive Christmas gifts this holiday season.

“Toward the end of each year we assess the health of the family fund after the year’s fundraising activities. Due to our community’s incredible generosity, the past few years we were able to reach out to our families and offer to help pay some of their monthly bills, so they can use that money to buy Christmas gifts for their children” says Taner Ohlsen, Brave the Shave organizer. “This year, we supported 40 families. The gratitude and relief they’ve expressed is impossible to put into words.”

The financial toll of childhood cancer is significant. Families affected by childhood cancer suffer from many stresses, outside the obvious medical fears, the financial toll forces them to cut out the “unnecessary” costs. Sadly, many times this includes the “extras” like the presents under the tree.

According to the National Children’s Cancer Society, one in five children who receives a new diagnosis of childhood cancer already lives in poverty. One in four families report losing more than 40 percent of their annual household income as a result of treatment-related work disruption. This figure doesn’t account for out-of-pocket expenses. And, one in three families face other work disruptions like having to quit their job. Brave the Shave is dedicated not only to helping with the financial battles throughout their treatment, but we are also dedicated to providing a break-in-the-rain and that ever-so needed smile whenever possible.

“In North Dakota, where the

bulk of treatment must take place out of town, these numbers are actually higher,” Ohlsen says.

Brave the Shave was started in 2006 in Bismarck as a means to provide financial support to families fighting childhood cancer, as well as research.

This year marked a record year, with more than $500,000 raised for the cause.

“Brave the Shave started as a singular head-shaving event to show solidarity with kids undergoing treatment,” Ohlsen says. “Since then, it has evolved into a yearround effort, with support coming from walk/runs, mud runs, silent auctions, bake sales, raffles, sports tournaments, and of course, our traditional head shaving events. Beyond that, though, the network of families born out of Brave the Shave has provided a place of invaluable support, encouragement, friendships and more. It’s truly a beautiful outcome.”

Area families impacted by children’s cancer received more than $200,000 in assistance this year. This support has paid mortgages, utility bills, vehicle payments, and bought cars, provided gas and lodging, established air purification systems in homes, and more.

“We meet the families where they are,” Ohlsen says. “In some cases families have been on the verge of losing their homes. Can you imagine having a child diagnosed with cancer and trying to navigate the medical bills as you can’t pay your mortgage? In other cases we have brought a little Holiday joy to houses that might otherwise not have had a very Merry Christmas.”

Additionally, through Brave the Shave’s partnership with the Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation, Brave the Shave has

funded $300,000 of cutting edge research into ending cancer.

“There are major breakthroughs happening in the world of cancer research,” Ohlsen says. “In particular, we’re funding two research studies that focus on the same cancers that have impacted some of our honorees. We look forward to the day when we can close the book on children’s cancer.”

The two studies being funding currently are: • CAR-T cell research at Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA • High-risk neuroblastoma research at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY For more information on Brave the Shave and our 2020 events, please go to www.bravetheshave. net.

Brave the Shave Brave the Shave believes all kids deserve a healthy, worry-free childhood which is why we are committed to supporting the full spectrum of their cancer journey by providing assistance to the families and supporting critical research. The Brave the Shave Family Fund honors and supports more than 100 area families impacted by childhood cancer. The Family Fund, guided by our steering committee, facilitates wrap-around services and support to honoree families to help make a difference in their plight. The Family Fund serves to lessen these families’ burdens so they can focus on what’s most important – their child’s health. Brave the Shave has also partnered with the Andrew McDonough B+ “Be Positive” Foundation to support cutting edge research.

About the Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation The B+ Foundation honors the life of 14-year-old Andrew McDonough who battled leukemia and sepsis before passing away on July 14, 2007. “B+” - “Be Positive” was Andrew’s blood type and the way he lived. In addition to funding cutting-edge research, The B+ Foundation is the largest provider of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer nationwide. Additionally, The B+ Foundation is very engaged at the federal level in advocating for increased resources for childhood cancer research.

The B+ Foundation is headquartered in Wilmington, DE with an office in New York City. For more information, please visit www.BePositive.org.

Senior Menu

Donation given

United Communications won third place at the Langdon Area Chamber’s Parade of Lights. They donated the Langdon Bucks to the Eagles Auxiliary’s Snow Drive. Pictured are Mikan Lovcik with United Communications giving the Langdon Bucks to Vicki Kubat with the Auxiliary.

SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (30) – Swedish meatballs, gravy/mashed potatoes, Scandinavian veggies, bars, fruit.

Tuesday (31) – Pizza noodle hotdish, Italian vegetables, pistachio salad, fruit.

Wednesday (1) – Closed. Happy New Year.

Thursday (2) – Corn beef hotdish, green beans, lettuce salad, fruit.

Friday (3) – Cheesy ham on a bun, French fries, 3 bean salad, fruit.

EBT/SNAP accepted

Welcome!

Horizon Financial Bank

is excited to welcome Langdon native Logan Waslaski to the HFB team!

Logan is a recent graduate of NDSU where he received a degree in agriculture economics.

Logan is not new to HFB as he served as a summer intern this past year.

Logan will be working out of the Munich and Osnabrock locations beginning January 2, 2020.

See Logan for all of your lending needs.

December 30 – Devils Lake & Grand Forks December 31 – Closing at 1 p.m.

January 1 – CLOSED January 3 - Grand Forks January 6 – Devils Lake & Grand Forks January 8 – Grand Forks January 9 – Osnabrock January 10- Grand Forks January 13 – Devils Lake & Grand Forks January 14 – Osnabrock January 15 – Grand Forks January 17 – Grand Forks January 20 – Devils Lake & Grand Forks January 22 – Grand Forks January 24 – Grand Forks January 27 – Devils Lake & Grand Forks January 29 – Grand Forks January 31 – Grand Forks

The bus is scheduled to go to Grand Forks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and to Devils Lake on Mondays.

Tuesday and Thursdays are reserved for Cavalier, Park River, Grafton and Edmore. All out-of-town appointments need to be between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. so that our drivers stay within our operating hours which are 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. A 48-hour notice is required for out-of-town trips.

Please call 256-2828 PRIOR to making your appointments as some days the vehicles are full.

Cavalier County Transit is a Qualified Medicaid Provider.

Langdon’s blood drive brings in 52 volunteers Langdon community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, on December 17 at United Communications which helped collect a total of 59 units of blood products for patients in need.

A total of 52 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 47 individuals were able to donate at the Vitalant blood drive on December 17. A total of 13 donors also came forward to donate Power Red Cells (2RBC) which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor. There were five people who volunteered for the first time.

Vitalant expressed their gratitude to Mikan Lovcik, who coordinated the drive, and United Communications which sponsored the blood drive, as well as others who assisted the day of the drive: Kori Howatt, Danielle Andresen, and Tasha Christianson.

Vitalant strives to keep a 5-day supply of every blood type on the shelf at all times to be able to meet the needs of patients across the region. Donations from O-negative donors, the universal blood type,

are especially important this time of year due to increased accidents and trauma cases.

Vitalant is the only blood provider to nearly 70 hospitals across the region. The blood supply is dependent on selfless donations from volunteer donors to ensure the lifesaving needs of the region are met.

About 30 percent of Vitalant’s blood supply goes to cancer patients across the region and one in seven people entering the hospital will need blood. Those relying on blood in the region receive that lifesaving blood from Vitalant.

Donors can make a convenient appointment to give blood at www.bloodhero.com or by calling 877-25-VITAL. With each donation, donors receive a free total cholesterol test and earn points in Vitalant’s donor rewards program. The next blood drive at this location is planned to be held on: February 11, 2020.

Blood donation takes about an hour from check-in to refreshments.

Donors can save about 20 minutes by completing their Health History Questionnaire the day they donate on www.vitalant.org.

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE’RE REMINDED OF WHAT’S TRULY IMPORTANT Wishing you a happy New Year!

This season—and every season—is a time to live generously.

Sarah M Overby FIC, CLTC® Financial Associate 716 3rd St Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-2932 sarah.overby@thrivent.com Thrivent.com • 800-847-4836

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This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Sports

Cavalier County Republican

BASKETBALL

Cardinals boys and girls teams both win last games before Christmas Both clubs play in Minot over the break - December 28-30

By Jake Kulland Republican Sports Writer

Calyn Crockett puts in a lay-up good for 2 points against Bottineau on Dec. 20 in Langdon. Photo by Larry Stokke

Wyatt Kartes dropped in a bucket and followed it up with a free-throw.

Photo by Larry Stokke

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals boys and girls basketball teams each had one game left before the Christmas Break, when the boys hosted North Border on December 19, and the girls entertained Bottineau on December 20. The Cardinals boys finished strong winning big over the Eagles, 63-42, and the Lady Cards also defeated the Stars, 59-33.

The 10th ranked boys team is now 3-0 on the season, and they will next play in Minot at the MSU-Dome for the Hoopster and Dale Brown Classics. They will play Shiloh Christian at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 27 and Minot Ryan at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28. The second ranked girls team will also play in the Magic City in the Miss Hoopster Classic versus Kidder County in the Minot Auditorium at 3:15 p.m. on Monday, December 30. Both teams will have home games right after New Year's Day, with the girls hosting Cavalier on Thursday, January 2 and the boys taking on Park RiverFordville-Lankin in Edmore on Friday, January 3. Here is a recap of each teams' last game: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 63, North Border 42 The Cardinals game with the Eagles was much anticipated, as both teams are hoping for big seasons this year. That held true for most of the game, as both squads got after it defensively in the early going. Each team had to work hard just to get a shot off. The teams traded baskets for most of the first half, with the Eagles leading 11-9 after the first quarter and the Cardinals going on a 7-0 run in the second to help grab a 23-15 lead before North Border's TJ Cosley got a steal and a basket to make it just a four point Cards advantage, 24-20, at the half.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich went out to another eight point lead in the third quarter at 34-26. North Border cut that lead to 36-30 near the end of the frame when Jackson Delvo hit a deep three at the buzzer to give the Cardinals a nine point lead after three. Delvo had nine of his game high 19 points in the third.

The Cards took that momentum and ended up going on a 14-2 run to put the game away. Jagger Worley and Grant Romfo were big parts of that rally as Worley had eight fourth quarter points, and Grant had seven.

Grant Romfo reached double figures for the game with 13 points, followed by 12 each from Worley and Simon Romfo. Delvo and Worley each had eight rebounds, while Grant Romfo and Ordale Morstad each had seven, and Simon Romfo had a team high five assists. The Cards Wyatt Kartes also scored the first varsity points of his career with a three point play late in the fourth quarter.

Matt Greendahl had 14 points and six rebounds for the Eagles, who were dealt their first loss of the season. Jaden Lee had 14 points and

three assists.

BOXSCORE

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 63, NORTH BORDER 42 NB -- 11 9 10 12 -- 42 LEM -9 15 15 24 -- 63 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Jackson Delvo 19, Grant Romfo 13, Simon Romfo 12, Jagger Worley 12, Ordale Morstad 3, Wyatt Kartes 3, Blaine Perry 2 North Border -- Matt Greendahl 14, Jaden Lee 14, Jaxen Johnson 7, TJ Cosley 4, Jacob Johnson 3 Rebounds -- LEM: 43 (Delvo, Worley 8, G. Romfo, Morstad 7) NB: 23 (Greendahl 6) Assists -- LEM: 15 (S. Romfo 5, Morstad 4) NB: 7 (Lee, Cosley 3) Turnovers -- LEM: 7 NB: 11 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 25/60 (42%); NB: 15/41 (37%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 8/12 (67%); NB: 9/17 (53%) Langdon-Edmore-Munich 59, Bottineau 33 One night after the Cardinals boys beat North Border, the Lady Cards took on Bottineau and took care of things early.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich scored the first 11 points of the game and led 21-7 after the first quarter with eight points from Callie Ronningen.

Senior point guard Kaitlynn Scherr had her best game of the season with 11 halftime points on her way to a game high 17 on 7 of 10 shooting from the field.

The Cardinals were working on scoring in the paint in their half court offense in this one, as they won the game without one 3-point-

er in the contest, which is very rare for this day and age.

Ronningen finished with 16 points for the Lady Cards, and Lexi Olson reached double figures for the first time this season with 12. Kaylee Lowery, who's been big on the glass all season for the Cardinals, had 11 rebounds while Ronningen had six. Morgan Freije had a team high seven assists. The Cards shot 51 percent from the field for the game.

And while they may be just 2-4 on the season, the Stars never stopped working the entire game as evidenced by their 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter to make the final score a little more respectable. Bottineau was led by Sabra Peterson with 12 points.

BOXSCORE

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 59, BOTTINEAU 33 B -- 7 7 11 8 -- 33 LEM -- 21 16 20 2 -- 59 Bottineau -- Sabra Peterson 12, Morgan Hoerer 7, Ashytn Allard 4, Oliva Nero 4, Mya Troska 3, Jenna Beaver 2, Kylie Simpson 3 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Kaitlynn Scherr 17, Callie Ronningen 16, Lexi Olson 12, Morgan Freije 7, Kaylee Lowery 5, Calyn Crockett 2 Rebounds -- LEM: 34 (Lowery 11, Ronningen 6); B: 20 Assists -- LEM: 14 (Freije 6); B: 5 Turnovers -- LEM: 15; B: 20 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 27/53 (51%); B: 14/44 (32%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 5/8 (63%); B: 2/3 (67%)

Ordale Morstad drops in a 3-point shot in the Cards win over North Border. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jake’s take on sports

By Jake Kulland

Lexi Olson had 12 points in the Cardinals' win over Bottineau. Photo

by Larry Stokke

This week’s Pigskin Winner is

Venkat Chapara of Langdon He won in a tie with a score of 14 out of 16 and won $10 in Pigskin Bucks.

Thank you to everyone who played PIGSKIN PICKS in the Cavalier County Republican.

Getting ready for the New Year We come to you this week from Williston, and like we said last week I will be out here until after the new year. It's busy out here yet as traffic was murder coming into town, but it's not nearly like it was 10 years ago. We are covering a bunch of games at Class B shootouts in Minot from Dec. 27-30, with the last date being the Miss Hoopster Classic with second-ranked LangdonEdmore-Munich taking on fourthranked Kidder County at the Minot Auditorium. There are also a flurry of home games in the new year with the girls hosting Cavalier on Jan. 2 and Carrington on Jan. 4, and the boys entertaining Park River-Fordville-Lankin Jan. 3. What a year it has been for local sports with state championships in football and volleyball, plus both basketball teams ranked in the top 10 and undefeated to this point. Here's hoping 2020 sees similar success, but this past year will be very tough to match.

Grade School Basketball Camp to begin January 4 As in the last several years, Langdon Area High School will again host a grade school basketball camp for boys and girls in grades 1-4 beginning Jan. 4 and running Saturday mornings the whole month.

This year, the camp is also a fundraiser for the Langdon Area High School Social Science club for a trip they are planning in March. Kids will learn the fundamentals of basketball in a fun atmosphere while also being taught the skills of the game and the sportsmanship of it.

Once again this year, all kids in the camp will be able to show off their skills during Cardinals home games throughout the month beginning Jan. 10. The cost is just $30 and will be very beneficial to kids playing in the sport in the years going forward. For more information on signing up your child, please contact Ethen Askvig at Langdon Area High School or just stop by the high school to fill out a form.

Blades hockey teams on the road to being 2020 The new year also will see the Langdon Blades junior gold and girls hockey teams on the road.

The girls will be in Bottineau for an invitational tournament, while

the boys have games at Fargo and Grand Forks Jan. 3-4. The next home games for both teams will be at Dakota Spirit Arena versus Watford City on Jan. 24. The girls and boys Blades teams are playing a number of double headers this year, which means they will play back to back and is a very nice addition to their schedules, as fans can see both squads play on the same night.

Vikings back in the playoffs We leave you this week with good and bad news about our Minnesota Vikings. The good is our Vikes are back in the playoffs after missing out last season, and they will play a wild card game the first weekend in January with the time and opponent to be determined.

The bad is the Vikings offense looked horrendous, to say the least, against Green Bay on Dec. 23, in a home game that could have helped get a higher seed in the postseason.

Now they are stuck with the sixth and will have to play on the road throughout the playoffs. As a fan you just want to see them get in and see what happens, as it's not going to be an easy road But, as someone once said, "You never know."

Happy New Year!, and "See ya!" next week!

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Page 10 – Monday, December 30, 2019 Sarah Overby Financial Representative for Thrivent Financial Money Talk: Financial jargon demystified When it comes to financial planning, we’re confronted with plenty of technical jargon and complex products. It can be hard to make sense of what it means for you and your financial strategy.

Here’s a short list of some common terms you should be familiar with – translated into plain English.

INVESTING Asset: Something you own that has value. In the case of personal finances, something that has either a monetary or an exchange value, such as cash, shares of stock or a fund, or the home you own.

Capital gain: The profit from selling an asset for more money than you originally paid for it. If you sell it for less, you have a capital loss. Since capital gains and losses can affect how much you pay in taxes, these two terms may be important to discuss with your tax professional come tax season. Let’s say you’ve invested $10,000 in a stock that grew over the years to a value of $25,000. Your unrealized capital gain would be $15,000.

In most cases, if you sell that stock and realize the capital gain, you’ll pay taxes

ABBREVIATED NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT AND AMEND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN for Air Pollution Control

ND Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

will hold a public comment period and public hearing to address proposed changes to the N.D. Admin.

Code, Article 33.1-15 and the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the control of air pollution. This includes plans under sections 111(d) and 129 of the Federal Clean Air Act for the control of emissions from existing commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators and landfills. Some of the rule revisions and other documents that are the subject of this public notice will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to be included in or to revise the SIP required by the Federal Clean Air Act.

Basement Conference Rm. Gold Seal Center 918 East Divide Avenue Bismarck, ND February 7, 2020 9:00 a.m. CST

A copy of the proposed rules, SIP revisions, 111(d)/129 plans and full public notice may be viewed at the Department’s website at: https://deq. nd.gov/PublicNotice.aspx. A copy of these documents may be obtained by writing to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, 918 E Divide Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bismarck, ND 58501-1947 or calling (701) 328-5188. Written comments may be submitted to the above address through February 17, 2020. If you plan to attend the public hearing and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please contact the Department of Environmental Quality at the above-address at least seven days prior to the public hearing.

Dated this 17th day December, 2019 James L. Semerad, Director Division of Air Quality

Public Notice

Financial Corner with Sarah

on that gain.

Compounding: The act of taking interest earned on an investment and putting it back into the investment to earn still more interest. Ever marvel at how an old savings bond worth a few hundred bucks when you received it as a kid has magically blossomed into thousands of dollars years later? You can thank compounding for that.

Dividend: When talking about a publicly traded company, dividends refer to the portion of a company’s profits paid out to shareholders. Profits can also go back into the company. When talking about a mutual fund, dividends are generally made up of the dividends received from the stocks held by the fund or the interest received for the bond holdings of the fund. Typically, dividends are paid quarterly for common stocks or may be distributed monthly in mutual funds. Investment dividend and interest income is generally taxable, except in the case of certain securities such as municipal bonds.

Diversified portfolio: An investment strategy that spreads your assets over a variety of stocks, bonds and other investments. This is a fancier way of saying “don’t-put-all-your-eggs-in-onebasket.” This can also be referred to as “asset allocation” and a financial professional may talk about “looking at your asset allocation.” It simply means thinking about how much money you’re putting into what type of investment. Asset allocation impacts the risk and the return you can expect from your financial

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE

Civil No. 10-2017-CV-00025 1. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure by the District Court the NORTHEAST JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, and entered and docketed in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on July 9, 2018 in an action wherein US Bank National Association was Plaintiff and Tanner Sehrt; Terri Sehrt; any person in possession; were Defendants, in favor of Plaintiff and against the Defendants for the sum of $131,076.47, which judgment and decree, among other things, direct the sale by me of the real property hereinafter described, to satisfy the amount of said judgment, with interest thereon and the costs and expenses of such sale, or so much thereof as the proceeds of said sale will satisfy; and by virtue of a writ issued to me out of the office of the Clerk of said Court, I as Sheriff of Cavalier County, North Dakota, will sell the property described in the Judgment to the highest bidder for cash at public auction at the front door of the Courthouse in the County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, on January 15, 2020, at 09:30 AM, to satisfy the amount due, with interest thereon, and the costs and expenses of such sale, or so much thereof as the proceeds of such sale will satisfy. The property to be sold is situated in the County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota and described as follows: A tract of land located in the

assets. Modern financial theory argues that diversifying a portfolio can lower risk for a certain level of return.

Dollar cost averaging: Investing smaller, fixed amounts at regular intervals.

Load: A fee charged by certain mutual funds. These fees can be charged when you purchase a fund (front-end load) or when you sell a fund (back-end load).

Retirement plan distribution: A payout of funds from a retirement plan.

These funds can come from a companysponsored 401(k) plan or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Different retirement plans will have different options as to when and under what circumstances you can take your money from the plan. You’ll typically want to wait until you are at least 59 1/2 years old before taking money out of your qualified retirement plan to avoid early-withdrawal penalties.

Retirement plan roll over: Transferring funds from one retirement plan account (e.g. 401(k), IRA, etc.) to another retirement plan account. The funds are not subject to tax or penalties and continue tax deferred growth.

INSURANCE Cash surrender value: The amount of money you would receive if you decided to cancel your permanent life insurance contract before it becomes payable upon death or maturity.

Cash value: The money you can access from tapping into the accumulated value of a permanent life insurance con-

Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4SE1/4) of Section Twenty-one (21), Township One Hundred Sixty-three North (163 N), Range Fifty-seven West (57 W) of the Fifth Principal meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the SE1/4, thence in a northerly direction along the east section line of Section 21 a distance of 900 feet; thence at a right angle and in a westerly direction a distance of 600 feet; thence at a right angle and in a southerly direction a distance of 900 feet back to the south section line of 21; thence at a right angle and in a easterly direction along the south line a distance of 600 feet back to the said point of beginning 2. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

3. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of November, 2019.

Greg Fetsch Sheriff of Cavalier County, North Dakota MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM 38 Second Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Attorneys for Plaintiff 10-2017-CV-00025 D16,23,30 _______________________________

Langdon City Commission Proceedings

Langdon City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, December 23, 2019 - 6 p.m.

Members present: Jerry Nowatzki, Marty Tetrault, Lawrence Henry, and Jim Rademacher. Also present Tom Beauchamp, Jeff Hiller, Chelsea Graber, Josh Woinarowicz – Johnson Controls, Melissa Anderson - CCR, Jess Balsdon – KNDK, Quentin Wenzel, and RoxAnne Hoffarth J. Nowatzki called the meeting to order and led everyone into the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes: L. Henry made the motion to approve the minutes from regular meeting on November 25, 2019, M. Tetrault seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.

Additions to Agenda: Correspondence: Johnson Controls proposal.

Department Reports: Street – J. Hiller has been blowing off berms. The new skid steer is here; but it’s too large for all of the sidewalks, and if there is stuff on the sidewalk they won’t be able to get around anything. The commission wants to remind businesses that it’s up to the property owners to clean their own sidewalks and to keep them clear of ice. The City will do what they can when they can to help out.

Water – No report.

Sanitation – T. Beauchamp is working on the annual report. The old Mack truck was out for repairs.

The truck has 110,000 miles on it; may need to be replaced soon.

Beauchamp also reported that recycling card board is still cost effective to keep doing, at this point.

Activity Center – L. Henry introduced Chelsea Graber to the commission. She is the new Activity Center Director. Chelsea reported that she will be working on a new

Cavalier County Republican

price list for the memberships.

These will be advertised on Facebook and in the paper.

Fire – L. Henry reported Fire Department received a $10,000 grant for new equipment.

Police – No report.

Auditor Report – R. Hoffarth the 2018 audit has been completed and all reported well.

Unfinished Business: Moore EngineeringPhase 1 - Sewer, Water, Storm Water Improvements – RD Project (Quam Construction) No update.

Phase 2 - Sewer, Water, Storm Water Improvements – RD Project (Spruce Valley) Contractor’s application for payment #6 for the amount of $7,847.00 and this accounts for some testing and winter stabilization. M. Tetrault made the motion to approve the payment to Spruce Valley, seconded

by L. Henry. All members voted in favor.

Sidewalk Project – CDBG Project (Plummer Construction) We were notified of sidewalk issues at the A/C, appears to be an aggregate issue in the mix, spoke with the contractor who has forwarded this item to the mix supplier.

Ordinance 6.0105 – There was great discussion on this topic. It was decided to keep the ordinance as written for this budgeted year and try to come up with a reasonable increase to offset a change in budget if the ordinance is rewritten in the next year.

Commissioner Replacement Someone has been asked to take the position but would like a little time to consider. We will know by next meeting.

Stein Annexation – Q. Wenzel presented the annexation to the commission. M. Tetrault made the motion to approve the Stein annex-

ation, J. Rademacher seconded motion. Roll call of officers was called.

J. Nowatski – yea, J. Rademacher – yea, L. Henry – yea, M. Tetrault – yea.

New Business: 2020 Liquor License – We have 6 liquor licenses to approve. M. Tetrault made the motion to approve the licenses, seconded by L. Henry.

All voted in favor.

Activity Center maintenance agreement with Johnson Controls – Josh from Johnson Controls explained all three options to regulating the air and heat in the center. L. Henry motioned to go with option 2 for $7,350, seconded by J. Rademacher. All members voted in favor.

Curb stop shut off request – We will now need a written request for shut off and turn on for water accounts.

Housing Incentive – Hamann and Young. M. Tetrault made the motion to approve the housing incentive application; seconded by L. Henry. All members voted in favor.

Renaissance Zone - We have three applications that have been approved by RZ board. Judith Hamann, Mostad Properties and Karen Stremick. M. Tetrault made the motion to approve all three applications, seconded by L. Henry. All members voted in favor.

Building Permits – #5026 Ryan Howatt, #5027 John Johnson. M. Tetrault made the motion to approve all building permits; seconded by L. Henry. All members voted in favor Payroll & liab._______35,819.25 MONEY MOVERS INC.______ 8.00 CHOICE FINANCIAL- DEBIT CARD_____________________ 80.85 CAVALIER CO. TREASURER_____ _______________________ 17,579.18 CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP.___________________ 461.19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE______

tract. Contracts vary from insurer to insurer so be sure to talk with a financial professional to make sure you fully understand your life insurance contract.

Elimination period: The amount of time you’ll have to wait until insurance benefits are paid. In general, the shorter the elimination period, the more expensive the contract is and vice versa.

Exclusion ratio: A ratio applied to each annuity payment to: 1.) find the portion of the payment that is subject to income tax and; 2.) the portion which is considered to be an income tax-free return of your investment in the annuity contract. Say you invested $10,000 per year in an annuity for 30 years for a total investment of $300,000. Because of compounding, this amount might appreciate to $1,010,700 by the time you begin withdrawals—$710,700 more than your original investment. In that case, you’ll pay taxes on that $710,700 but not on the original $300,000, which means you’ll receive about one-third of your withdrawals income tax free.

Living withdrawal benefit: As applied to an annuity contract, a living withdrawal benefit usually guarantees the annuity payments and/or guarantees a minimum income over a specified period to the annuitant and/or beneficiary of the contract.

Rider: Special coverage added to insurance contracts and annuity products to cover additional items or provide extra benefits. With life insurance, one popular rider is a “waiver of premium,” allowing you to keep your coverage without paying if you become ill or disabled. These add-ons cost extra but can help you customize your insurance so you’re covered for special circumstances.

Preferred risk: Insurance companies reward positive decisions and lifestyle choices by offering reduced insurance rates. Or if a doctor’s checkup shows a clean bill of health, it can help to lower your health or life insurance premiums.

Special risk: If your lifestyle or circumstances suggest that the odds are better than average that you’ll collect on your insurance, you’ll be deemed “special risk” and pay a higher price for the coverage.

Standard risk: When you buy any type of insurance, the standard price you pay for that insurance will depend on your age, health, lifestyle and other factors affecting the odds that you’ll collect on that insurance. If you meet the company ‘standards’, you’re entitled to purchase insurance without special re-

Public Notice Cavalier County Senior Center

ROAB Project A second public meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on January 8, 2020 at the Langdon Area Senior Citizens Center, Inc. 211 8th Ave., Langdon, ND. The purpose of the meeting: 1) To discuss the use of CDBG funds by Cavalier County for the Langdon Area Senior Citizen’s Center Removal of Architectural Barriers Project 4288-CD17-PF. 2) To inform the public about the North Dakota Community Development Block Grant and to gain public input into the program.

3) To gather comments about the project. Comments will be accepted until Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at ________________________1,500.00 COCA-COLA HIGH COUNTRY___ __________________________ 35.00 COUNTRY MEDIA________ 903.70 D & B MOTORS___________ 338.41 DACOTAH PAPER CO.____ 517.30 DAHL TRUCKING PLUS___ 219.77 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP_______ _________________________ 906.50 DAN'S TRUCK & CAR WASH____ _________________________ 406.34 ERIC RODER_____________ 250.00 FARMER'S UNION OIL CO.______ ________________________ 1,682.75 FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK__________________ 10,000.00 GARY BIMLER___________3,488.00 H.E. EVERSON CO._________ 81.30 HI-WAY LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS_______________ 300.14 Jerry Ratzlaff_________ 300.00 KNDK___________________ 102.00 LANGDON BUILDING CENTER__ __________________________ 40.60 LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT___ ________________________1,048.00 LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL_______________________ 543.76 LEEVERS FOODS__________ 19.37 LEXISNEXIS MATTHEW BENDER_ __________________________ 65.43 MAR-KIT LANDFILL_____ 2,333.00 MIDCONTINENT COMMUNICATIONS___________________ 126.32 ND RURAL WATER SYSTEMS____ _________________________ 245.00 NORBERT SCHNEIDER____ 164.47 NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC HEALTH LABORA_________ 32.00 ONE-CALL CONCEPTS, INC._____ ___________________________ 4.80 OTTERTAIL POWER CO.__ 5,626.14 SAMSON ELECTRIC______ 519.00 SHARE CORPORATION (ATTN A.R.)_____________________ 118.48 SILLERS, LAAVEG & WENZEL___ ________________________1,350.00 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS___ ________________________1,105.14 VALLI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC._____________________ 100.00

strictions or extra fees.

Financial terms aren’t always easy to understand. That’s why it’s important to select a financial professional who speaks in a language you can understand. You should never be afraid to ask for clarification about a term you don’t recognize.

Thrivent Financial is represented in the Langdon area by Financial Representative Sarah Overby at 716 3rd St, Langdon, (701) 256-2932.

About Thrivent Financial Thrivent is a not-for-profit financial services organization that helps Christians be wise with money. As a mission-driven, membership-owned organization, it offers its more than 2 million members and customers a broad range of financial products, services and guidance to help them obtain a life of contentment, confidence and generosity. Thrivent and its subsidiary and affiliate companies offer insurance, investments, banking and advice over the phone, online as well as through financial professionals and independent agents nationwide. Thrivent is a FORTUNE 500 company with $134 billion in assets under management/advisement (as of 12/31/18). For more than a century it has helped Christians make wise money choices that reflect their values while providing them opportunities to demonstrate their generosity where they live, work and worship. For more information, visit Thrivent.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Contact your financial professional and tax advisor before implementing any strategies outlined in this material.

While diversification can help reduce market risk, it does not eliminate it. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

THRIVENT IS THE MARKETING NAME FOR THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS. Insurance products issued by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Not available in all states. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc. A registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC, and a subsidiary of Thrivent.

Licensed agent/producer of Thrivent. Registered representative of Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. Advisory services available through investment adviser representatives only. Thrivent.com/disclosures.

Sarah M. Overby sarah.overby@thrivent.com Financial Associate Northwestern MN and Eastern ND Region Thrivent Financial for Lutherans® 716 3rd St. Langdon, ND 58259 Office: 701-256-2932

North Central Planning Council PO Box 651 Devils Lake ND 58301.

Individuals including non-English speaking individuals who require accommodations, including appropriated auxiliary aids, translated documents or interpreters to participate in the public hearing, should contact Sandra Shively at PO Box 651, 417 5th Street Devils Lake, ND or sandyncpc@gondtc. com or (701)662-8131 or by calling TTY: 800-366-6888, Spanish TTY: 800-435-8590 or Relay ND Voice: 800-366-6889: so appropriate aids can be made available.

North Central Planning Council D30 _______________________________

VERIZON WIRELESS______ 342.98 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF WI-MN_________________ 11,780.60 WITZEL CONSTRUCTION LLC___ ________________________8,200.00 PEMBINA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL_________________ 17.00 NELSON, STEPHANIE______ 89.40 BENTON & MORGAN KEMPERT_ _________________________ 500.00 CAVALIER CO. TREASURER_____ ________________________3,741.32 DOUGHERTY & COMPANY LLC_ _________________________ 300.00 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516____________________ 266.54 FLEXIBLE PIPE TOOL COMPANY_ _________________________ 295.00 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL__ 82.59 LANGDON BUILDING CENTER__ __________________________ 77.92 MID-AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL______________1,152.00 MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES_ ________________________1,328.15 MORTENSON & RYGH, ptr______ _______________________ 11,735.00 OHNSTAD TWICHELL, P.C.______ ________________________4,500.00 POWERPLAN OIB_________ 367.87 QUALITY SPECIALTY PRODUCTS & PRIN___________________ 402.56 SPORTS & SHIRTS_________ 263.00 VALLI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC._____________________ 533.38 WALHALLA BUILDING CENTER_ _______________________47,500.00 Review and Approval of Bills: M. Tetrault made the motion to approve all bills; L. Henry seconded the motion, with J. Rademacher abstained from the vote. All members voted in favor.

Adjourn: With no other business M. Tetrault moved to adjourn the meeting.

Jerry Nowatzki, President RoxAnne Hoffarth, Auditor D30 _______________________________

– THE CLASSIFIEDS –

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED – North Prairie Ag is looking for a propane delivery driver. Job duties will include propane delivery and maintenance of our fleet of tanks. We offer competitive wages, full health insurance, 401-K, paid vacation, and a healthy work environment. We are willing to train the ideal candidate and no experience is necessary. Please contact Josh at 701-949-2722 or email him your resume at joshs@npacoop. com ___________________D16,23,30,J6Bt

North Prairie Ag is looking for a Class A CDL operator. Duties include but not limited to, transferring grain between locations, hauling to processors, and transporting fertilizer. Nothing over the road all hauling will be local. We offer competitive wages, full health insurance, 401-K, paid vacation, and a healthy work environment. Please call Josh in Nekoma at 949-2722 or email your resume to joshs@npacoop.com ___________________D16,23,30,J6Bt

HELP WANTED

North Prairie Ag is looking for an operations assistant at our Nekoma location. Duties include but not limited to grain grading, assisting in loading rail cars/trucks, assist in agronomy operations, help maintain our maintenance program, and other operational duties assigned by management. We offer excellent pay, train bonuses, full benefit package that includes 401k, health/ dental insurance and paid vacation.

Please call Josh in Nekoma at 9492722 or email your resume to joshs@ npacoop.com ___________________D16,23,30,J6Bt

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS – The Cavalier County Soil Conservation District is taking tree orders for spring 2020 plantings. If you are interested in putting in Field Windbreaks, Farmstead Windbreaks, Feedlot Windbreaks, Wildlife planting or plantings to beautify your yard, contact our office. We have cost share programs you may qualify for. Stop by the office or call 701256-2484 ext. 3 if interested in doing a tree planting. _____________________________Tf

FOR SALE

FOR SALE – 2 Lots for sale. 1900 block 7th St. Langdon. Call 3829376. _____________________________ Tf

NOW HIRING G Now hiring NEW team members!

Experienced Treater/Production d ti Watch W t h Tech T h in Watford City. Offering Great Benefits.

Up to 5k Sign-on bonus.

smayne@ja-service.com 701-842-6692

$15.00 per hour*

Now Hiring!

Certified Nursing Assistants MMCC is currently hiring for CNA positions.

TIRE TECHNICIAN WANTED

Health insurance and other great benefits

Dahl Truck & Auto in Langdon is looking for a hardworking, self-motivated individual to join our tire shop Responsibilites Include

HELP WANTED – Maple Manor Care Center is currently hiring a PT weekend dishwasher. This position will work every other weekend from 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Applications are available at Maple Manor or contact Mary Perry at 256-2987. _______________________ D23,30Bt

• Perform tire repairs on auto, truck, & Ag equipment • Mounting & Balancing Tires • Operate service truck & perform service calls • Maintain all tools & equipment • Keep a clean & organized work area Call 701-256-3930, Ask for Earl or stop in & pick up an application

available. FT or PT. Classes starting soon! *After 90 days of CNA certification.

Maple Manor Care Center 1116 9th Ave Langdon ND 58249

701 - 256 - 5300

Job Opportunity

Full-time Service Representative T.R. Waind Insurance Agency is looking for a full-time, hardworking and dependable customer service representative to join our team!

College education is preferred but not required.

Applicant must have computer knowledge and great customer service skills. Applicant will also be required to obtain a North Dakota Insurance License after they are hired. Job duties include, but are not limited to: working with various computer programs, writing and receiving correspondence to and from various companies and customers, general office duties such as filing, creating insurance quotes and servicing existing insurance policies. Position offers competitive wages.

Please forward your resume attention to Jeff Schneider or drop them off at our office.

We will be accepting applications until January 22, 2020.

701-256-2166 800-726-1896 waindins@utma.com

405 8th Ave Po Box 430 Langdon

Help Wanted FULL-TIME Registered Dental Hygienist

A fabulous opportunity awaits for you at Park River Dental! We are looking for a full-time Registered Dental Hygienist who embodies professionalism, a strong work ethic and the desire to achieve success in our established and growing practice! If working in a new building with state of the art technology is appealing, we need you! The position is currently for three – four days a week with the possibility to increase due to demand. Qualified candidates must have exceptional clinical skills, a passion for growth and development, and a commitment to excellence. As a registered dental hygienist with our team, you will need to have a current state license. Proficiency in XLDent is a plus but not a requirement.

Compensation will be based on experience.

PART-TIME Registered Dental Hygienist

A fabulous opportunity awaits for you at Park River Dental! We are looking for a part-time Registered Dental Hygienist who embodies professionalism, a strong work ethic and the desire to achieve success in our established and growing practice! If working in a new building with state of the art technology is appealing, we need you! The position is currently for two – three days a week with the possibility to increase due to demand. Qualified candidates must have exceptional clinical skills, a passion for growth and development, and a commitment to excellence. As a registered dental hygienist with our team, you will need to have a current state license. Proficiency in XLDent is a plus but not a requirement.

Compensation will be based on experience.

Applicants can send their resume to: Park River Dental, PO Box 662, Park River, ND 58270

HELP WANTED

Pembina County Memorial Hospital

Full-time Housekeeping: (weekends as needed): Cleaning of Country Estates, ClinCare, & Pembina County Memorial Hospital Full/Part-time MT/MLT, *MT/MLT are on call & weekends as needed rotating holidays. (Must have North Dakota License) Full-time/Part-time RN Flex-time RN/LPN/CNA Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant: Looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing PT Department! Must have current ND License.

Duties may include but are not limited to orthopedic outpatients, inpatient acute, swingbed, assist with sports acceleration program, work with local school system to provide physical therapy to students. Ideal candidate should have great people skills, be able to work in a fast paced environment, and think outside the box.

Flex-time Surgery Technician: Department: Surgical Surgical tech duties - required ND license Shifts responsible for but not limited to: Surgery LPN/RN/Surg Tech: Hours 8-4:30 p.m. Mon/Wed/Fri - Days will vary Full or Part-time RN/LPN: Department: Med/Surg/ER and Surgical

Wedgewood Manor

Full-time Cook: PM shift, every other weekend/rotating holidays Full-time LPN/RN SIGN ON BONUS! $1,200 Full-Time CNAs Full-time/Part-time CNAs $5,000 Full-Time LPN/RN Part/Flex-time RN/LPN Apply online: www.cavalierhospital.com or contact Ann Russell at 701-265-6329 for more information.

- Statewide Classifieds -

HELP WANTED THE NORTH D A K O TA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION is accepting applications for the position of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Candidates must embrace challenges, progress, teamwork and change.

Newspaper/journalism background preferred. Responsibilities include overall association management, member contact and development, legislative/lobbying work, management of newspaper content sharing and advertising placement programs, personnel management for a staff of 5, and working with a board of directors/member committee structure.

Competitive salary and benefits package. Application deadline is Jan. 31, 2020. Anticipated start date is May, 2020. Send letter, resume and salary requirements to: NDNA Search Committee, 1435 Interstate Loop, Bismarck, ND 58503-0567, or newsmonitor@wahpetondailynews.com.

E L E M E N TA R Y P R I N C I PA L opening at May-Port CG School (August 2020). Send cover letter, resume, principal credentials to Superintendent Bradner: 900 Main St W, Mayville, ND 58257; 701-7882281; Michael.bradner@may-portcg.com. Deadline January 31.

NOW HIRING: FT Environmental Health Practitioner to enforce health regulations in Minot.

Bachelor’s Degree required. Great people, competitive salary, excellent benefits! Application information at www.fdhu.org A C C O U N T S R E C E I VA B L E ASSOCIATE. Lake Region State College – Devils Lake, ND. This is a 12-month position with full benefits, including paid family health insurance. Duties include collecting and maintaining accounts receivable for LRSC accounts, working with collaborative student accounts and billing for both student and third-party accounts. This is a frontline position with daily cashier duties. Must be responsible, proficient in word processing

and spreadsheet software, knowledge of standard office machines, and strong customer service skills.

Minimum qualifications are an Associate Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience. Go to lrsc.edu for more information.

FINLEY MOTORS IN Finley and Mayville are looking for highly motivated technicians for car/light truck automotive repair. Full benefits, pay depends on experience.

Send resume to karl@finleymotors. com or Finley Motors, Attn. Karl Christian, PO Box 175, Finley, ND 58230.

FARMERS UNION OIL in Portland is looking for a full-time truck driver in the propane department. CDL required, hazmat and CETP training preferred. Full single benefits, paid vacation and 401k. Pick-up application at Portland station or call 701-788-3760.

LOOKING FOR THE most complete listing of ND Media? Get 2019 ND Media Guide for Only $25!

Call 701-223-6397, ND Newspaper Association.

FINANCIAL SERVICES OVER $10K IN Debt? Be debt free in 24 to 48 months. No upfront fees to enroll. A+ BBB rated. Call National Debt Relief, 701-936-8487.

EDUCATION /TRAINING T R A I N AT H O M E T O D O MEDICAL BILLING! Become a Medical Office Professional online at CTI! Get Trained, Certified & ready to work in months! Call 701929-9679. (M-F 8am-6pm ET) COMPUTER & IT TRAINING PROGRAM! Train at home to become a Computer & Help Desk Professional now! Call CTI for details! 701-929-9484 (M-F 8am6pm ET).

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ND FARM LAND Values surge upward. Are you selling or renting? Pifer ’s Auction and Farm Land Management. Bob

Pifer 701.371.8538. Kevin Pifer 701.238.5810. Free valuation.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE ANYONE CAN RUN STATEWIDE with HELP WANTED ads in all ND papers with NorthSCAN! $160 /25 words / 89 papers. Contact your newspaper or NDNA, 701-2236397.

AUTOS WANTED D O N AT E Y O U R C A R T O CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes.

Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 701-809-7415.

HEALTH/MEDICAL OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE IS HERE! Now is the time to save for 2020.

We have the best rates from top companies! Call Now! 701-4045823.

A PLACE FOR MOM has helped over a million families find senior living. Our trusted, local advisors help find solutions to your unique needs at no cost to you. Call 1-701404-5808.

ATTENTION: OXYGEN USERS! Gain freedom with a Portable Oxygen Concentrator! No more heavy tanks and refills! Guaranteed Lowest Prices! Call the Oxygen Concentrator Store: 701-404-5994.

(24/7) CASH SETTLEMENTS Recently diagnosed with LUNG CANCER and 60+ years old? Call now! You and your family may be entitled to a SIGNIFICANT CASH AWARD. Call 701-404-5389 today.

Free Consultation. No Risk.

MISCELLANEOUS WE MAKE IT easy to place an ad in one or all 89 North Dakota newspapers. One order, one bill, one check.

We provide the ad design and tear sheets. Call the North Dakota Newspaper Association, 701-2236397.

Page 12 – Monday, December 30, 2019

By Rita Maisel

While most people reading this will find their mail filled with Christmas letters and updated family pictures, a part of my mail has research puzzles that the writers hope I will help them solve. I am moving a bit slower these days so hoping for help answering their questions. I put my Christmas cards aside to share their stories with people who might know more answers than I do.

Judy and Jake Siwy from Weyburn, Sask., along with her brother, Ken, and his wife, Louise, briefly visited Langdon last summer to search for Kinna and Lindsay family ties. In doing so they found some of the family graves and were given an old map which showed land owned by their ancestors in what is now Elgin Township. When the original settlers lived here, that area was Jackson Township, then Langdon township and later divided to form present day Elgin with the town of Langdon centrally located. Since the visit was short and on a Sunday afternoon, they did not have a chance to visit any of the claims their family had lived on, to check courthouse records or the clipping file for obituaries. That clipping file now at the library was begun by Ed Franta in the 1930s and would have had no real information on people who left the area before World War I to homestead a second time in western Canada, but an old obituary can sometimes be found through other methods.

Judy’s request with her recent letter asks for the obituary for her grandmother who died at the age of 59 in 1902. While both the CourierDemocrat and the Cavalier County Republican newspapers did print some obituaries in 1902, in-print copies of those papers are not readily available or may be in a tattered format. Fortunately, the older local newspapers were microfilmed by the State Historical Society years ago, and if obituaries were in the paper, copies can be obtained from the Heritage Center in Bismarck for a price. Microfilm of Cavalier County Republican newspapers available in Cavalier County today begin with

papers printed after the Historical Society was formed in 1903-1904.

She would have to request earlier copies from Bismarck and give the date of death as a guideline to receive that type of information. I wanted to spell this out for readers since copies of very old obituaries are often requested and simply not always available in legible format from local sources.

On the other hand the visitors last June had hoped to find relatives of the Kinna or Lindsay families (also the Sandbergs) who might still live in this area and have additional information. So far, I have not been able to locate family connections and would appreciate help from readers who may have known later generations of these families.

A second letter that might be of interest to several families included a picture which is in this column of two young ladies.

How we got the picture is a story in itself. Someone with Langdon roots or memories now living in Montana went to an estate auction and picked up the picture at the sale. He read the name “Opie Studio, Langdon, ND” and passed what was initially a picture printed in the form of a postcard on to Barbara Manos who lives in Clancy, MT, along with a comment about “old friends from Langdon”. Barbara, now known as BJ, and her sister, Susan, are the daughters of the late Wallace and Helen Osmon. They read Langdon Long Ago and thought it would be a good research subject.

That assumption was correct.

While I do not know the young ladies pictured there are people in the Langdon area who might recognize them as daughters of settlers here before the town of Langdon was begun. There are maybe a dozen family histories in the Langdon Centennial Book with details on a small group of people who originally left Borgentreich, Germany, for America around 1880 or a short time earlier. Most were related. The group included Joseph Hamann, his half

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Langdon Long Ago

brother, Louis Rose, half sister Mary (Rose) Muhs and her husband, Anton Muhs, another half brother Anton J. Clodt, an Albert Konze and others. They first lived for two years near Keokuk, Iowa, then moved to southern Manitoba for a short time before settling in Cavalier County where most of them still have some descendants and some have quite a

lot of descendants. Because most of these families were members of either the Dresden or Langdon Catholic churches, a group of ladies who often met for coffee at Mary Hladik’s home knew most of them and shared stories at their gatherings about their long ago neighbors and their relationships. It seemed that most everyone they knew had many relatives, both past and present, but those coffee parties were where I first heard stories of people with this heritage.

While in Manitoba the Borgentreich group became acquainted with the Konanz family (originally from Odessa then in Russia), and while some of the Konanz family came to North Dakota others

stayed in Manitoba and are buried there. Meanwhile others from Borgentreich, some related and others possibly friends, also came to Cavalier County. These included the Herricks, Geisens and Muensterman families; Herman Arendes and his wife, Theresa Clodt; some of the Rohde families and others. All appear to have had large families and they liked to give their children family names. Most of what current Langdon people know about the families comes from stories told by the original settlers and later

by Mary Arendes, Mildred (Muhs) Geisen, research done by Dick Hamann or Louise (Stamm) Kram and others. Mary Rehbein, daughter of Agnes (Hamann) Rehbein, grew up and lived in Montana so wrote a book about their family history. Details were added

by Henry Stamm and Dick Hamann, and younger generations have continued the stories.

Mary Arendes visited Borgentreich while teaching overseas, and Charlie Rhode also went there either while in service or on a later trip with his wife. As a result there is a picture of the house in Borgentreich displayed at the museum in Dresden, ND, that descendants can visit.

While the postcard picture sent

by Barbara appears to have not been distributed by mail, the backside lists it addressed to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Clodt, Langdon, ND. Here is what else we know: the Opie Studio opened its doors in 1908, and this type of card was popular during Mr. Opie’s lifetime. He died in 1917. At that time, his wife and son Ross took over the studio, and since Ross was really into radio communication by the 1920’s he had moved on. Mrs. Opie continued the studio until selling it to Sam Heimbecker in 1941. That information and the clothing worn places the picture taken between 1908 and possibly 1915. In that era a number of the first generation born in Cavalier County residents began going west to Montana to homestead newly opened available land. Some rode the train to Malta (still a major stop on the Amtrak line), worked in

harvest fields in that area or went south to claim homesteads near Roundup. Others rode the train to Williston, Sidney or Glendive and found land near those localities. In the stories of families who stayed in Cavalier County, we find references to some of these towns and to a town named Bainville, a few miles north of Sidney, where people from the Langdon area lived. Sisters Theresa Hamann (married to Konstand Konanz) and Daisy Hamann (married to Albert Clodt) appear to have lived near there with their sister, Agnes Hamann Rehbein, a short distance away.

The A. J. Clodt Sr. who might be listed on the back of the card along with his wife, Francesca Konanz Clodt, remained in Langdon until their deaths as did some of their large family who were mostly girls and would have to be traced by married names. A son, John Anton Clodt, lived in Langdon until 1957 (married to Regina Bachman), and an Anton J. Clodt (Jr.) died here in 1913. Another Theresa Clodt, this one the daughter of A. J. Clodt, is pictured with her family in the Langdon Centennial book and was one of the younger sisters in this relatively large family. She married William Klemisch, and some of the family information was added when we worked on cemetery records. Bill Klemisch helped dig graves for Calvary Cemetery and recalled being one of several who “worked three days to dig through frozen ground to bury three Clodt family members who died in the flu epidemic”. He remembered them as representing three generations who ended up all in the same grave since one was a grandmother and at least one other a small baby. Francesca Konanz Clodt died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Bodnar (Frances), possibly in 1928 which was after the flu epidemic and could have been the grandmother in the Klemisch story. There is a memory of having seen an obituary for her in the past which I did not find in this search. Anton J. Clodt from this family also had a sister, Elizabeth, who came to America at a later date than the original settlers. That Elizabeth was the grandmother of Rohde family members here today.

Knowing there are descendants from that general family still in the area, we suspect a second copy of the picture might be available in our community and that a relative might know the names of the two girls pictured simply by the fact that they resemble family members.

Meanwhile, thanks to Barb and Susan for maintaining their interest in Langdon down through the years and passing on the picture which would now be available for an interested family member.

Langdon’s Christmas Cash winner

Kristi Mostoller was the winner of the third week of Langdon’s Christmas Cash Giveaway. Members of the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce presented Mostoller with the $1,000 in Langdon Bucks.

Photo by Lori Peterson.

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