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Langdon Area School District has announced the Teacher of the Year and the nominees, see Page 7 for details.

Find girls and boys basketball coverage on Page 8.

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Looking back over the year is a common occurrence this time of year as everyone recounts events. The month of January 2019 saw a lot of new faces and change in the Cavalier County Republican.

The 66th Legislative Session kicked off their whirlwind of lawmaking; one topic hit the front page immediately in the new year and that was raising the tobacco tax. Many health organizations in the state, including Cavalier County Public Health District, voiced support for an increase which had not occurred in 25 years. Another lobbied-for-change was to categorize vaping products as tobacco products under state law. This would make all vaping products taxable and also harder for youth to get ahold of.

The Langdon Ambulance Service celebrated their new ride that had been in service to the community since November of 2018. The Langdon Area School District Teacher of the Year was elementary teacher Andrea Lorenz.

Drones or UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) have been making their way into everyday life for years now. No longer just toys, the capabilities to carry heavy payloads as well as video equipment have made the technology an invaluable as-

Having options when it comes to a child's education is one of the perks of living in not only the Langdon area but Cavalier County. Not only are there two excellent public education options with the Langdon Area School District and Munich School District but also a private option with St. Alphonsus Catholic School.

“At St. Alphonsus we form a strong educational family.

The students, teachers, families and administrators work very closely together to have a great educational experience.

We like to challenge and help our students reach their fullest potential,” St. Alphonsus School Administrator Carrie Hope said.

St. Alphonsus Catholic School has been a part of the Langdon community for nearly 100 years.

The school has and will continue to focus on providing a faithbased education to its students.

Hope explained, "By offering a strong faith-base platform for not only a child’s education but for their faith, the school helps guide the student to be closer to God through our daily morning prayers, weekly mass, visits with the priest and faith-based curriculum. We are not only learning together, but we pray together."

The school is not an alternative school by any means as it is fully accredited by the state of North Dakota just like the public school system. It does offer

set in many industries. Precision Agriculture quickly identified the usefulness that drones could have not only to livestock producers but to crop producers and various associated ag industries. John Nowatzki, an agricultural machine specialist with North Dakota State University, explained a variety of uses for the tech in ag.

The Cavalier County Courthouse welcomed new HR officer Crystal Beggs to their staff.

Beggs services were contracted on a part-time basis through Ramsey County. Cavalier County Memorial Hospital welcomed back Langdon native Courtney Short as a licensed Family Nurse Practitioner.

An expanding business in Walhalla, Sweet Pro Feeds, launched a sister company with a market changing product, Microbiome Bars. Food First, also based in Walhalla, put out the product based on probiotein that work to improve gut health and the microbiome.

Xavier Breddin shared his incredible trip to Europe that he won simply by reading his local paper, the Cavalier County Republican.

January might be bit early to some to start looking at spring planting but not when there is a catastrophic pathogen waiting in the soil. Clubroot has found its way into Cavalier County, and in the last issue of January, the warning of what might be in

a producer’s soil was reiterated.

Elli and Gabi Eisenzimmer shared their story of how they came to not only have horses but show them. The two are award winning horsewomen in the American Quarter Horse Association circuit.

The first issue in February celebrated what Cavalier County had to offer. From the NDSU Extension Office to CHS, Inc. announcing the construction of their 24,000 ton fertilizer hub to Carissa Iverson’s Howls Pet Boutique, the front page had a lot to offer.

Edmore got their share of coverage in March as well.

Ethan Sampson debuted onto the national curling arena at the 2019 USA Curling Men’s National Championship. Just prior to this, Sampson had been awarded the Garland Legacie Spirit of Curling Award.

Tucker Regner and Raquel Bata were named to the North Dakota 4-H Ambassador team for 2018-2019. Walhalla welcomed new owners, Lance and Melissa Waters, as they opened Waters Family Restaurant and Bakery.

Investing in the community you live in was a focus for the latter part of March. From the impact that shopping local has and supporting local businesses, the Republican highlighted how having a thriving business sector in a small town is the cont. on page 3

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students. The students become more of individuals than just a class,” Hope shared.

St. Alphonsus students have a yearly tuition of $1,000 per student. As a private school, there is no state funding allocated, so tuition is used to help keep the school functioning. The cost

Frost Fire welcomes new general manager

By Lisa Nowatzki Republican Writer Visitors to Frost Fire Park and Ski Resort may have noticed some new faces. Natalie Gebur is the general manager of the resort and started working about nine months ago in March 2019.

Gebur grew up in Grafton

with her parents, Hancel and Evonne Altendorf, who still live there. Her one brother, Nate Altendorf, lives in East Grand Forks.

Currently, Gebur lives just outside of Wales. She is mar-

ried to Tyler Gebur, who works for Langdon’s Custom Grain and Seed.

The couple has two kids: three-year-old Huxley and two-year-old Tilly, and two furry family members: Max, a Border Collie and an Aussie named Abby.

Gebur comes to the park with an impressive resume.

After high school, she went to NDSU and graduated with a degree in Parks and Recreation Management and a minor in Equine Science.

After college, Gebur moved cont. on page 3

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responsibility though there are bussing services available.'The only other cost to families is for hot lunch like any school has.

“We do ask families to help us with fundraisers to, again, help with the school's needs.

Our students get the chance to experience lots of hands-on, life experiences as we can travel around with field trips and events,” Hope shared.

St. Alphonsus offers classes starting in preschool all the way through 8th grade. While the class sizes vary from three students to 16 students, what does not vary is that each classroom has a fully licensed teacher. All classrooms are equipped with smartboards along with other technology to give students a 21st Century education. This also involves continual updates to the teaching materials. “Our curriculum is on a seven-year rotation with math and social studies just being updated. We will be implementing a new language arts curriculum for the 2020 school year. St. Alphonsus students enjoy having a full-size school library and computer lab, and the school prides itself on being up-to-date on all technology. The older students in grade 4th-8th have one-toone iPad use. While utilizing the tools of today to teach the skills of the future, there are still some “There is always the talk of may be a deterrent for some, “old-school” skills being taught. small class sizes in a private but there is a tuition assistance Hope shared that the school school. This is not a negative grant that can be applied for in still firmly believes in teaching thing. When we are able to have the spring of each year to help cursive starting in third grade. smaller classes, our teachers with the cost. Transportation Recoginizing one of the biggest are able to work closer with the to the school is also the familys cont. on page 2 is smaller student to teacher ratios which allows teachers to make individual education plans for each of their students.

By having this opportunity, Hope believes the students at St. Alphonsus can learn at their level with close help from the teachers to reach their needs.

2019 Year in Review: January through March

By Melissa Anderson Republican Editor

Monday, January 6, 2020

Educational choices doesn't mean alternative instruction

By Melissa Anderson Republican Editor

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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.

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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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St. Alphonsus School ___________________________________________continued from Page 1 complaints in the “real world” is pre-k program. The preschool curring each school night from the lack of communication skill, has the three-year-old group at- 3:15-5:30 unless otherwise notso St. Alphonsus faculty work tending class on Tuesdays and ed. The students that attend the hard to teach strong writing Thursdays. The goal with the program can get assistance on and study skills. Another area preschool program is to help homework, do crafts, play outthat is prided on by the school is children start to make the tran- side and in the gym, and have a the music department. The pro- sition into a school setting. The snack. There is a need for older gram continues to stay strong students have fun while also childcare in the community as the school offers music class being taught the social aspect of Langdon and was a driving of school. The focus is to try to force behind the creation of the starting in preschool.

“Our students then get the help the children start learning program, one that the school chance to join band and choir a routine and how a school set- is more than happy to offer for the families of Langdon. starting in fifth grade,” Hope ting works.

“The dedication our staff, “We do dive into learning our said.

All classrooms teach the core letters, numbers, shapes and families and community have subjects such as math, lan- so on. Our preschool program for our school is indescribable. guage arts, science, and social allows the students to attend We are more then just co-workstudies. The students also have music class and library,” Hope ers, we are a team,” says Hope.

St. Alphonsus is a hidden P.E., computer class, guidance, shared.

The pre-k program is filled treasure in the small town of and library every week for the state-mandated minutes. Hope with the four and five-year-old Langdon and is open to all in explained that the teachers of group. The pre-k curriculum is Cavalier County and beyond.

St. Alphonsus get the privilege focused a lot more on getting The teachers that work hard for of not only teaching every core ready for kindergarten - from their students - always updatsubject but also religion. The working on manners, learning ing curriculum and finding new students get plenty of breaks prewriting skills to numbers, and fun ideas for field trips - are as well with the kindergarten shapes, colors, and so much all hallmarks of St. Alphonsus. through 4th grade getting four more. The group also enjoys At a time when having choices recesses a day and the 5th-8th doing a lot of science experi- can be overwhelming, St. Algrade getting two recesses a ments, music, library, and the phonsus is a choice school and children start guidance time. a great one at that. day.

“The teachers and staff work “We put our students well- The decision to offer these probeing, education, and safety grams was a result of how very together to make sure your stufirst. We also like to promote strongly the school feels about dents are learning at their level family time and family involve- starting children early on their and also have worked to make ment. We work closely with the learning development. The pri- programs that challenge stuparents to make sure that their mary goal is to give the children dents so they can be pushed to children are having the best ed- a chance to be children but to the next level,” Hope said.

The goal of St. Alphonsus is ucational experience possible,” start learning at a young age to have students prepared for while having fun.

Hope shared.

“Both programs work very the real world around them and St. Alphonsus wants to have the parents involved in their closely together so that stu- be successful in their future as child's education and continu- dents and parents feel com- they leave the small school and ally adds more family-centered fortable with their child going move into high school. St. Alactivities for those enrolled. to full-time school days. Our phonsus mixes faith, education One of the activities that hap- preschool and pre-k students standards, and fun all together pens at least twice a year is STAR get to attend field trips and par- to give the students that attend reading time (Sit Together and ticipate in Christmas and spring a strong educational experiRead). Parental involvement is music concerts. In our programs ence that will stay with them not limited to the twice yearly we talk about real world experi- forever.

Contact Carrie Hope at the parent teacher conferences as ences, community helpers, reparents are welcome to visit ligion, and friendships,” Hope school 256-2354 to set up a school visit. Enrollment for the with teachers and Hope when- said.

St. Alphonsus also offers 2020-2021 preschool and preever needed. St. Alphonsus also has an open house before an After-School Program. The k programs opens on January school starts, school plays, con- After-School Program is for 6. Hope is always happy to give certs, and more to get parents all students that attend St. tours and sit to visit about the Alphonsus and Langdon El- school and student/families involved in our school.

The private school is also very ementary School. The program needs. Teachers are also happy proud to offer a preschool and follows the school calendar, oc- to meet with families.

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Benefit for David Zeis, Jr.

January

Friday, February 28 Langdon Eagles Club Free Will Taco Bar from 5-8 p.m.

Silent Auction

Drawings start at 8 p.m.

Meat Raffle If you would like to donate silent auction items or have questions, call: Jake Kulland 256-0852, Nick Moser 370-1360, Mike Zeis 370-1360, Brett Zeis 370-1880, Jesse Zeis 370-8645 David Jr. is the son of David & Debbie Zeis of Langdon. He is recovering from four months of hospitalization at Mayo in Rochester and Cannon Falls, MN. He has been diagnosed as a severe diabetic and has had kidney and pancreas transplants. He is currently at the Mayo Clinic Hospital.

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.

12 – Osnabrock Community Living Center, Pastor Breddin, 2:30 p.m.

13 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks & Devils Lake 13 – Langdon Senior Citizen Club Monthly Meeting 2 p.m.

14 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Shanghai, 1 p.m.

14 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church 14 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Osnabrock 14 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Board Meeting at 12 p.m. Open to public 15 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 15 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Pinochle, 1 p.m.

16 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bonco, 2 p.m.

16 – Al-Anon Meeting, United Lutheran Church, 12 p.m. (use E door) 16 – Storytime at Cavalier County Library–ages 3 and up, story, craft & snack, 1 p.m.

17 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 19 – Maple Manor Care Center, North Parish Church services, 2 p.m.

19 – Osnabrock Community Living Center, Pastor Acjerman, 2:30 p.m.

20 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks & Devils Lake 21 – Immunization Day, Cavalier County Public Health Office, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

21 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Footcare Clinic, Langdon

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Year in review __________________continued from Page 1 The Osnabrock Community heartbeat of communities.

The Northern Lights Art Living Center announced they Council announced Nunsense had become an outreach locaas that year's spring theatre tion for Altru. The facility would production, inviting everyone be a location for Altru to offer to witness Nunsense of a musi- therapy services to the area. cal kind. Thrivent Financial an- Cavalier County Memorial Hosnounced the opening of a of- pital Foundation announced fice in Cavalier to better serve the new director, McKinzie Sivcustomers. The Langdon Area ertson. Sivertson is a Langdon Elementary School featured native that found her way back their new sensory room to the to the area after gaining expericommunity. The room was ence in the medical administrasponsored by area businesses tion field in Fargo.

Langdon joined the growing like Christie Motors, Farmers and Merchants State Bank and ranks of schools encouraging Schroeder Furniture to help outdoor sportsmanship with special need kids get the sen- the creation of a trap shoot sory break they need during league. The league is coached by licensed hunter education school days.

The Munich Ambulance Ser- instructors who want to show vice, like many rural ambulance that shooting sport is more services, was in desperate need than just hunting.

Mallory Smith, a former Langof volunteers. Bill Socwell of Munich voiced the concern and don resident, shared her story explained the need that the of how she broke not only a service hihad for individuals to weight lifting record but the come forward and serve their stereotypes. The athlete lifted nearly three times her body community in this capacity.

Online safety hit the head- weight, breaking a competilines during the middle of tion record, to win in her cateMarch with a focus on both pro- gory of the Arnold Classic at the tecting younger children and Xtreme Powerlifting Coalition how to advise older children World Championship in March of 2019. when using the resource.

Langdon’s Annual Christmas Dinner was a huge success with a record-breaking total of 210 people being served. There were 140 pounds of turkey, 65 pounds of ham and numerous salads donated. Special thanks to our roughly 25 people that volunteered their time to help with the dinner. This was started with the idea that no one would have to be alone for Christmas, and this dinner gave them a place to go. Families can come and enjoy a good meal and spend quality time with each other without the hassle of clean-up. Our town has made this dinner a huge success! Thanks, again, to everyone! See you next year!

New GM at Frost Fire ___________________________________________continued from Page 1 to North Carolina to work at a ski resort. Gebur said she worked in North Carolina for five years, where she was the assistant ski school director and assistant group sales director.

She also ran a horse stable for a private mountain community while living there.

“I’ve been skiing since kindergarten. I went through high school as a figure skater and learned how to ski at the same time back in 1989. I’ve been working in recreation pretty much all my life and just love it.”

Gebur said that one of the

best parts of her job is where she works.

“I really love the Pembina Gorge, and I think it is an absolutely beautiful place that everyone needs to see. There really isn’t anything I can think of that I dislike - maybe when the temperature gets to minus 40.”

Regarding future plans, Gebur said, “I would really like to get some ski clubs or teams to come down. Also, do some discount packages with businesses in Walhalla - really my options are endless. It’s just having the time to come up with it!

I know there are a few ski racing teams around North Dakota, and I would love to host a race.

Another thing I would like to push hard for is getting schools to come out and go skiing and snowboarding on Fridays.”

One thing Gebur said that might make some people envious, “I love my job. I would have never dreamed I would be so lucky to get this opportunity. I really have found a job that I am passionate about, and I hope I can share my passion with others."

Susan Fay Crockett

2 Story structure. 3 bedrooms, 1 full, and 3/4 bath,1414 sq. ft. on main level.

77'x140' lot size, main level laundry, 9 foot beamed ceilings main level, unfinished basement, detached double and single garages, motivated sellers.

Licensed Real Estate Broker 308 Eighth Avenue

Four (4) individual lots provide opportunity for development. City water and sewer.

Single story brick structure with four (4) acres approx. ten(10) miles from Langdon. Square footage 2366. Three (3) bedrooms. One (1) ¾ bath and one 1 1/2 Story structure. 2474 sq. ft. on main level. Five (5) bedrooms.Two (2) full (1) whirlpool tub and stool. No basement.

Detached double garage and storage (one with whirlpool tub) and one (1) ¾ (10’x16’). Motivated Sellers. Fuel oil and (with sauna) and one (1) ½ baths.

Updated flooring/kitchen/egress windows. electric heat.

Main floor laundry. Partially finished basement. Carport. Natural gas hot water heat/split a/c units. Motivated Sellers.

Upper level condominium unit.

960 square footage. Three (3) bedrooms. One (1) full bath. Deck. Single detached garage. Electric heat and window air conditioning.

Condominium unit located in Renaissance Zone. 1234 square ft.

Three (3) bedrooms. One (1) full bath.

Single detached garage. Motivated Seller.

Electric heat. Wall a/c unit.

Two (2) story structure located on two (2) acres in close proximity to Langdon with country setting. Main level sq. ft. of 3400. Upper level ftg. of 1200. “Must see” property/Quick close Single Story structure located in close property. Four (4) bedrooms. One (1) full proximity to schools. Square footage of (with Jacuzzi tub & shower), three (3) 3/4, 1456 main level. Three (3) bedrooms and and one (1) ½ baths. Main floor laundry. one (1) non-conforming bedrooms, one Flooring includes hardwood & marble.

(1) full and one (1) ¾ bath. Partially Partially finished basement. Attached oversized finished basement.Attached double three (3) vehicle heated garage. Geo-thermal heat garage. Electric heat. Motivated Seller. & central air conditioning. Adjoining property consisting of 15.14 acres with storage facility structure available for joint purchase or individual purchase.

Opinion

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Melissa’s Musings

By Melissa Anderson Buckle Up, it’s going to be wild The new year is now upon us.

With that is also a leap year (Yay, one more day!) and a presidential election year ( I can already hear the groaning).

I used to find politics fascinating.

Now, it’s mostly tedious. Same story, different day. Same faces, different outrage. Same platforms, different decade. Nothing. Ever. Changes.

Which is weird because that is what everyone always says is constant in life, change. Miniscule change perhaps is a constant. Massive change is far more inconsistent, and thus, when it does happen, shocking. Take the 2008 presidential election year. A first-timer ran for President against seasoned politicians looking for that final pay day.

First-timer won. Wasn’t just America that changed, the world was totally changed as well.

Flash forward to 2016 presidential election - a seasoned pro-

fessional politician. Ironically, the same one that was beat out by a first-timer in 2008, goes up against what is truly a first-timer. Loses the important vote, that of the electoral college. This time, America didn’t change, but the world once again was thrown into a huge change.

So, now as the winter has a death grip on us all, the political circuit will be heating up exponentially.

The Democratic Primary is not for a few months giving the seasoned political candidates, of which there are three front runners, the chance to beat up on the relative newcomer from Indiana.

Who knows what the Republicans will do other than what they have been doing. I’m not even going to attempt that headspace.

What I do know is that this election year will have a whole lot of mudslinging. More so than what we have come to know. The question is how much of that mud slinging will stick. Hope everyone is prepared for a dirty election, that’s for sure.

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By Marvin Baker

You can’t make this up…

It was sometime in January 1974, and we had a stretch of really nice weather, especially for that time of year. In fact, there were several days in which the daytime highs were well above freezing, bringing us our January thaw that we supposedly get every year.

On one of those days, however, it rained, and as the raindrops hit the ground, they froze because the ground was much colder than the air. So here we were, watching a rain shower in January in North Dakota.

And because it was freezing as it hit, everything was quickly iced over, including North Dakota Highway 34.

As this event unfolded, the roadways turned to glare ice and hardly a vehicle was on the highway or the streets of nearby Hazelton because of this sheet of ice. The ice became so thick that some friends and I decided we would lace up our skates and play a little hockey on N.D. Highway 34. I don’t remember how we quickly came together at my place, which was in the northeast part of town. We must have gathered there with our equipment earlier and were going to go to the community park and skate.

I just don’t remember that detail.

Anyway, there we were: myself, Loren Haid, Randy Schuette and Elmer Klein - all on the highway, all wearing hockey skates, all skating around as if it was an ice sheet, which essentially it was. We even had a real NHL official puck that went flying

Dear Editor It’s time to be thinking about the New Year and those pesky resolutions, so here are some suggestions for those who are to busy to make their own: # for President Trump, resolve to listen to your friends and swear off Twittering (or whatever you call it). # for our US Senators, resolve to once again become what was once referred to as “the world’s greatest deliberative body....”, take time to sit down and agree to disagree in a manner that Ladies and Gentlemen should do, especially in the upcoming term. # for all of members of Congress, resolve to get up on your own two feet and express your own views, stop reading (and quite apparently to often for the first time) statements prepared by your staffers who tell you they know it all. # for the PC Police, relax and let your blood pressure drop to normal, it's simple-just stop trying to impose your views of how we all should speak, act, or even live! # for those of you who, to paraphrase the great philosopher George Santayana “...who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it” resolve to not attempt to remake history in the image you desire or think it should be. # for the entertainment world, resolve to stop trying to impress the public by showing us how dirty you can talk, especially the use of the 'Fbomb'. (that could also be a good resolution for a few folks even here

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Upside Down Under around as we went flying around as if were in Schaumburg Arena in nearby Bismarck.

We even tried to play a game after our “warm up.” That didn’t work out so well. We didn’t have goals, we didn’t have boards, and we didn’t have referees. Anytime one of us took a shot, if our teammate wasn’t right there, the puck flew off into the ditch and one of us had to retrieve it. As a result, we went back to just skating from the intersection of two residences to our house and back, which was a little bit less than a city block.

We were having a lot of fun and somebody saw us, came out and took pictures of us and sent them to the Emmons County Record. One of the pictures had all four of us lined up with our sticks, and the puck on the ice in a portrait style photograph, something you’d probably see in the Winnipeg Free Press, not the Emmons County Record.

As we skated, a couple of problems started to develop. First, none of us were used to skating like the Fighting Sioux, so our ankles were getting really sore after about 20 minutes of this. Secondly, the blades of our skates were wearing strips in the “ice sheet”, and when we started hitting pavement with our skates, we came to a screeching halt, lunging forward which wasn’t conducive to graceful skating.

We then made the decision to end our unusual adventure and go back to the real rink at the city park where we knew we weren’t going to cut through the ice.

It was just one of those really weird moments in time that we took full advantage of even though we

Dear Editor

in ND). # for the media, resolve to just give us the news, let us make up our own mind and/or opinion on the state of the country, the world and life in general. (this resolution can be equally made by both liberal and conservative commentators, remember there is a difference between a 'reporter' and a 'commentator').

If everyone mentioned above would just try to make those resolutions and keep them maybe the #1 song could once again be Louie Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'.

Happy New Year Mike Connor, Devils Lake Letter to the Editor: With 2020 approaching we are coming to the end of a decade where nearly half a million people have lost their lives to overdose. The opioid epidemic started in 2010 with pain killer dependence rising and doctor shopping being the newest thing to do. Now heroin is on the rise with the newest deadly killer fentanyl.

The solution the government has come up with is to put people on the MAT program. MAT stands for medication assisted therapy. This puts people on a medication that the individual will get stuck on and has worse side effects and withdrawals then the street drugs. That is not being clean and sober, that is just a crutch. They also court order addicts and alcoholics to a 28 day program that does not get to the root issues of why the individual needs drugs and alcohol. They sit around in group therapy talking about their past.

There is never really a solution put in place to get out of it and leave the past in the past! The long term treatments who assist a person to move past their addiction and old behaviors are the solution. The epidemic is getting worse and worse as time goes on. Reach out for the correct help to get out of that cycle for good!

Click here to learn more about this past decade and what’s next, go to: https://www.narconon-suncoast. org/blog/a-decade-with-nearly-ahalf-million-drug-overdoses-comesto-an-end-whats-next.html Written by: Shauna Krout Clearwater, Fla. Letter to the Editor Addictions, loneliness, suicide, and depression affect all economic, social, gender, age and geographical identification markers. Immediate actions that support, empower and develop skills to manage mental health may be found within Optimist. Optimist International https://www.optimist.org/, has introduced new programs that spark creativity and involves community.

Your community can come together in a positive manner using these tools to combat the negative outcomes.

Promoting optimist competencies that cultivate personal growth, self-confidence, personal and professional skills may be tools that provide opportunities that results in

knew if the Highway Patrol came along, we’d probably be cited for speeding. Turns out, it wasn’t the HP, but a local gas truck creeping along at a snail’s pace. As the truck slowly went by and we waited on the shoulder of the road, we got the same beep, beep, beep, as we did when we played baseball in the summer across town near U.S. Highway 83.

We didn’t have computers, we didn’t have jobs in the middle of winter, and we didn’t have our own cars so there really wasn’t anything else distracting us from taking a serious look at lacing up our skates and going for a spin.

None of us had ever done anything like that before and I’m pretty sure none of us have done it since.

There have been plenty of times in which it has rained in the winter and the water has frozen to the pavement or the ice melts and refreezes at night creating a sheet of ice. But nothing was ever like that day we skated on the highway. It was a “perfect storm,” so to speak. The ice was thick and smooth. You would have sworn Walter Gretzky just went by with his Zamboni.

It took a long time to forget that day, but I did, until I was cleaning my garage recently and found the newspaper clip. We got lost in that moment because I think we knew we would probably never do that a second time. It was fun, and we had it right, including the one thing that Gino Gasparini drilled into his players heads over and over again, which is the same slogan Red Green ends his show with each week. “Keep your stick on the ice,” or, in our case, on the pavement!

positive outcomes. Since each Club, in the Dakota, Manitoba, and Minnesota District (DMM) is autonomous and run by members in their community, Optimists have the unique flexibility to serve the youth of their area in any way they see fit.

Optimist Clubs see a need in their community and react to it.

It will take courage, from all of us. Courage to embrace transformation. Courage to walk away from the routine. Courage to make choices today to secure a better future for youth and community. As Governor of the DMM Optimist International (OI) District it is with pleasure that I introduce creative alternatives that may be used as a tool to enhance educational lesson plans, build resume and develop life skills: • Optimist Visual Arts Competition: Students age 11 and younger can participate in painting or drawing with the theme "iMagine Being an Optimist." Competition will take place at both the Club and International levels with International winners receiving scholarships of $250, $150 and $100.

• Optimist Photography Competition: Students will submit photos that best exemplify the Optimist Creed. This competition will be based at the Club level and will be open to all students who have not yet started post-secondary education.

• Kids Speak Out: This is an old favorite with fresh, new energy.

Students age 11 and younger can practice for the Optimist Oratorical competition while Clubs can foster a pool of future Oratorical participants. This year's theme is "iMagine Being an Optimist."

• iMagine--A Kaleidoscope of the Performing Arts: Create your own performing arts showcase to highlight the talent in your community!

Our new guide to help you make your event a success from auditions to encore!

• Optimists Spark Fun in the Park: Work with JOI, College Optimist Clubs and other adult Optimists to create a fun day in a local park for children of all ability levels.

Our new guide will offer activity ideas, promotion ideas, practical advice and more.

• Optimist International officially sponsors several International Programs: Childhood Health and Wellness, Optimist International Junior Golf Championships and the organization's scholarship contests (Essay Contest, Oratorical Contest and Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) Respect for Law and Youth and Government.

People sometimes ask, “Why now?” The answer, because we can’t wait to Bring the Best Out in Youth, in Ourselves, and in Our Communities. Find an optimist club in your area or to start a club in your service area https://www.optimist.org/ join.cfm Become an Optimist Sally Damm Norby, Governor DMM Optimist International

AGRICULTURE

Cavalier County Republican

Anitha Chirumamilla Ag & Natural Resources Agent Cavalier County Extension

ND Gardner Winter Rye a New Release Cover crop use is increasing rapidly not only in ND, their use is expanding across the country. Winter rye is one of the main species being used as a cover crop across the nation including ND. For Northern climates with shorter growing seasons, an early maturing rye variety is very important for cover cropping. This is especially true for use as a cover crop for soybean and dry bean production where rye is currently used as a cover crop to sow these cash crops into. The benefits of rye for weed and erosion control is greater when more biomass can be produced before the rye is terminated. An early variety is also very important for the roller crimper system that relies on early anthesis for termination. This system is being used by farmers across the Midwest and beyond. Winter rye is also being used a forage crop in ND along with double cropping it with other forage or grain crops. An early maturing rye variety will have many advantages for uses described.

The importance of plant breeding is to develop new lines with improved traits that are desirable for the intended end use. Very little effort has gone in to improving varieties with desirable traits for cover crop use as compared to what has occurred with breeding improvements in cash crops. Releasing a variety with traits desirable for cover crop applications will insure that

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farmers use good quality seed of known origin to obtain the desired benefits of the cover crop.

State University in 1971 for forage and green manure use. ND Gardner is a very early, tall variety with very good winter hardiness and good early season vigor. These attributes make it a good candidate for the rapidly growing cover crop market.

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Stress managment for farmers ND Gardner winter rye starting to flower.

The Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) agronomy program coordinates the NDSU state winter rye variety testing program along with a diverse research program using rye as a grain, forage and cover crop. The CREC has also been working on variety development focusing on winter hardiness, early season vigor, and biomass production, and early maturity.

Results of this work has led to a newly released variety. ND Gardner winter rye was developed and increased at the CREC and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station with foundation seed distributed by the ND Crop Improvement and Seed Association for the 2019 fall planting.

ND Gardner is intended to be used mainly for the cover crop/ forage market. It is intended to replace Aroostook, a variety developed by USDA in 1981. Aroostook is used extensively for cover crop applications. ND Gardner is also a candidate for forage use and could be a replacement for Wheeler rye, a variety released from the Michigan

ND Gardner (left) alongside ND Dylan illustrating maturity differences between varieties.

ND Gardner is named to honor the memory and contributions of Dr. John Gardner, former director at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center. John was a visionary leader in many aspects of agriculture, including cover crop research.

Stress management for farmers, ranchers and rural communities at the NDSU Research Center in Langdon at 7 p.m. on January 14 with Clinical Therapist Barb Boesl, MED, LPC. Catholic Charities North Dakota is excited to announce that we will

Starion Bank and Souris River Telephone (SRT) Communications.

Dakota College at Bottineau, ND Game & Fish Department, Bottineau Winter Park, Scheels, Intentional Fitness with Crystal, RadChicks, Turtle Mountain Trails Association and True North Chiropractic have collaborated with the park for some great sessions!

Due to the high level of interest in WOW Events, it is highly suggested to register promptly to have a better chance of getting into desired sessions. Registrants are limited to purchasing one ticket/person for all activities to ensure everyone an equal opportunity. Those that want to attend with a friend or family member will need to coordinate a time to register individually factoring in the availability at that time.

Roughly 100 ladies attend WOW with most participants being from North Dakota. Attendees have traveled from Montana, Colorado, Florida, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, California and Saskatchewan to gather with other outdoor recreation enthusiasts to learn something new, try out equipment, enjoy the park and share a few laughs.

“One of my favorite parts of my job is hearing personal stories from WOW participants. Many that have gone on to purchase their own skis, canoes, kayaks and spears enabling them to continue doing activities they learned here at the park by themselves or with their friends, family and even other ladies they met here at an event. Others have shared how the event inspired them to get outdoors more often and lead a healthier lifestyle to better participate in activities. There’s also been participants that have shared deeper connections that included family heirlooms, grief and recovery.

be providing community meetings regarding resources and support for the current community crisis related to farming. We will be providing a presentation that discusses resources and ways to better support communities that are being impacted.

What’s the best way to sell your farm in 2020?

Contact Jayson to discuss your options.

(218) 779-1293 | jayson.menke@acresandshares.com www.acresandshares.com

Students can earn up to $20,000 of education costs back!

LANGDON IMPLEMENT, CAVALIER EQUIPMENT & ROY IMPLEMENT ARE LOOKING TO SPONSOR STUDENTS FOR THE JD TECH PROGRAM AT NDSCS WAHPETON.

ND Gardner foundation seed field on June 12, 2019.

Source: Steve Zwinger, Research Specialist/Agronomy, CREC, Steve.

Zwinger@ndsu.edu

Lake Metigoshe State Park to host Wild Outdoor Women (WOW) Event on Februry 21-23 Lake Metigoshe State Park is hosting the Winter Wild Outdoor Women (WOW) Event February 2123, 2020. This event is for women over the age of 16 who are looking to learn or refine skills associated with a variety of North Dakota’s outdoor recreational activities. WOW provides opportunities for participants interested in outdoor recreation to gather with other enthusiasts, try new activities and equipment, acquire basic skills, and gain the confidence to enjoy the outdoors safely.

Registration will open December 11, 2019, at noon via www.ticketleap.com and will close at 11:59 pm on January 16, 2020. Registrants register for as many sessions as they’d like, up to five sessions; a Friday evening mini session (2 hrs.), Saturday morning and afternoon sessions (3.5 hrs.), a Saturday evening mini session (2 hrs.) and a Sunday morning session (3.5 hrs.).

Several activities span multiple sessions. In addition, registrants can opt for meals, lodging needs, and WOW apparel. Activities range in price from $18-$220 depending upon the activity and associated costs.

Activities include yoga, ski maintenance, wilderness first aid, fat biking, fur handling, downhill skiing, dark house spearfishing, crosscountry skiing, orienteering, spearfish decoy carving, arm knitting, snowshoeing and more! There’s a great mix of indoor versus outdoor activities and easy versus arduous physical activities, as well as a wide range of options to suit those that may be on a budget.

Lake Metigoshe State Park collaborates with numerous volunteers, organizations, and fellow state agencies to make this unique event possible. Corporate sponsors supporting the event include

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Whatever the reason, ladies, join us at the lake in February because you won’t regret it!” Amy Schimetz, event coordinator states.

Future event information is available via event listings through the Lake Metigoshe State Park and North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department Facebook pages as well as the North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department website www. parkrec.nd.gov.

Lake Metigoshe State Park is located 14 miles NE of Bottineau, North Dakota, along the Lake Loop Road, just off of Highway 43.

For More Information Contact: Amy Schimetz at aschimetz@ nd.gov or 701-263-4514.

Successful students can earn up to $20K of education costs back through employment after completing the program. Students can also apply for $1,500 ND Implement Dealers Association scholarship each year.

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.

The John Deere Tech program takes six semesters, or approximately 24 months, to complete. The six semesters are divided into 10 terms, each approximately eight weeks in length. Students complete the second, third, fourth, sixth,seventh,ninth and tenth terms on campus and the first, fifth, and eighth terms at a sponsoring John Deere dealership.

Langdon Implement 9346 Hwy 1 North • Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-5275 • www.langdonimp.com

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ND Certified seed conditioner and bulk retail facility.

Custom seed treating, blends of fungicide, insecticide and branded seed treatments.

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Obituaries Otis P. Kroke

A Memorial Mass with military honors was held Thursday, January 2, 2020, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Crosby for Otis P. Kroke, age 69, who passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Crosby on December 27, 2019.

Otis was born in McVille to parents Thorney and Theresa Kroke on September 25, 1950. He attended and graduated from Michigan High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He achieved the rank of sergeant for his service in Vietnam and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and Two Bronze Stars.

He married Kathy Vikan on March

10, 1973, and made their first home in Lawton where he worked at the Cenex Station. They next moved to Hazen where he worked at the coal gasification plant. They then moved to Langdon where he worked at the Cavalier Air Force Station in maintenance. He ended his career working for GSA in Portal and Ambrose and residing in Crosby. He dedicated the last seven years of his retirement to caring for his wife.

He was an avid outdoorsman with a life-long love of hunting, fishing, boating and camping. He patiently instilled this sportsmanship in his children and grandchildren.

He was a skilled woodworker and made countless heirlooms for those he cared about. He had the driest sense of humor and loved sarcasm and a good joke. He got much joy

CHURCH from pulling pranks, with family and coworkers often the unsuspecting targets. He was a hard worker and took much pride in a job well done, whether it be his job or home project. He closely followed politics his entire life and loved a heated debate.

He leaves behind his wife, Kathy; children Steph (Kevin) Welsh and Heather (Garrett) Gilbertson; seven grandchildren: Grant, Jordan, Ally, Tucker, Megan, Cole, and Emma; five brothers and five sisters. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thorney and Theresa Kroke; brother Forrest Kroke; sister Jeannie Vasichek; and son-in-law Clint Hay. Stakston-Martin Funeral Home of Crosby was in charge of arrangements.

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

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

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

langdonevangelical.org

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”

www.unitedlangdon.org

From the Pastor’s Desk

Devotions by community pastors

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St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

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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

This devotion is submitted by Pastor Karl Breddin of United Lutheran Church, Langdon

Near the end of our Christmas Eve worship services at United Lutheran, we have the tradition – shared by many Lutheran congregations – of lighting candles held by those worshiping and singing the hymn “Silent Night.” I’ve been told by some members that there’s a part of this tradition I’ve been missing: holding my lit candle high and instructing the congregation to do the same.

Until this Christmas 2019, I struggled with how to include this part. This year, after we sang the first two verses and during a brief musical interlude, we read from John 1:1-5 (NRSV), “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.”

After these words, reminding us of the simple message that God is revealed in a human person, I raised my candle, and we continued singing the third and final verse of Silent Night. (I invited the congregation to raise their candles in our 5 p.m. service put forgot the invitation at our 3 p.m. service!)

Though we may try to understand how the Word existed with God from the beginning of time, the wonder we celebrate at Christmas is that the Word – Jesus, Emmanu-

el – continues to dwell among us.

Even as we experience darkness, the light of Christ, which is life itself, is with us.

The Gospel of John continues in verses 6-9, “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.

He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.”

You can tell the story of Jesus leaving out all sorts of important details. In John’s gospel the shepherds, angels, and manger are all absent. But all four gospel writers agree, you cannot tell the story of Jesus without John the Baptist.

You simply must have the one who comes solely to point others to Jesus. This is our calling as well. We who are forgiven and redeemed, we who are claimed and called, are the ones who point to Jesus. We do this with our lives; we do this with our words. We point to Jesus when we feed the hungry, when we invite those we know and love to know the gift of grace we see in Jesus. We point to Jesus when we allow the holy light of the season to shine through all we do and all we are.

As the season of Christmas draws to a close, may we continue to point to Jesus and to share his light with the world.

You can reach me with any questions at kbreddin001@luthersem. edu or 256-2594.

Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule

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.

Prairie Doc® Perspectives: Shed those

fears of cancer treatment

percent. If the cancer has spread to lymph nodes just outside the breast,

By Richard P. Holm, then, with treatment, the five-year survival is about 90 percent. Even if MD the cancer has spread to distant parts Mrs. B came into the emergency of the body, which happens only in room one night, years ago, with about six percent of the cases, then, some stress related issue. After tak- with treatment, more than 25 percent ing her history, I began to suspect are still alive after five years. Since there was something else bothering 1989, the number of people who die her. As I was beginning her physical from breast cancer has been steadily exam she blurted out, “I know there decreasing which is the direct result is a breast mass but you’re not go- of improved methods for breast caning to send me to any breast cancer cer screening, detection and treatdoctor!” She had already decided to ment. avoid standard treatment and her My patient died less than a year next comment explained why, “My from our meeting in the emergency aunt suffered because of awful un- room. I still regret not convincing necessary surgery and chemothera- her to get help from a science-based py,” she said. I sensed there was no breast cancer physician. She may changing her mind and that meant have lived years longer and in more trouble for my patient. comfort. Many people are now being The story evolved as my patient’s saved who were previously lost to breast cancer grew and eroded all types of cancers. Even when lifethrough her skin to become a weep- saving is not possible, current cancer ing and tender sore. She soon sought treatment can at least improve the out unconventional treatment by quality of the time that remains. a non-physician from a neighborBottom line: The fear of death ing town with an internet degree of and the fear of suffering keep some some kind who promised to help people from seeking medical help. her. The treatment involved a curi- Please shed those fears and seek scious machine with flashing lights and ence-based help. an unusual noise which apparently Richard P. Holm, MD is founder of indicated which group of herbal sup- The Prairie Doc® and author of “Life’s plements the patient needed to buy Final Season, A Guide for Aging and in order to cure the cancer “natural- Dying with Grace” available on Amaly.” zon. For free and easy access to the enMore women are diagnosed with tire Prairie Doc® library, visit www. breast cancer than any other malig- prairiedoc.org and follow Prairie Doc® nancy, except for skin cancer. If the on Facebook, featuring On Call with breast cancer hasn’t spread outside the Prairie Doc® a medical Q&A show of breast tissue, then, with treatment, streamed most Thursdays at 7 p.m. centhe five-year survival is about 99 tral.

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Teacher of the Year

Nominees for 2019 Teacher of the Year for Langdon Area School: Jaci Bata, Rachelle Romfo, Rachel Schaefer, winner Amy Kram, Kim Schneider and Sam Preble.

The members of the Munich Magic 4-H Club and Munich Cloverbuds held a food drive for the Cavalier County Food Pantry. They would like to thank Munich Grocery for all of their help in the collections.

SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (6) – Baked chicken breast, cream dill potatoes, peas with pearl onions, bars, fruit.

Tuesday (7) – Hamburger hotdish, Malibu vegetables, cookie, fruit.

Wednesday (8) – Pork roast/ gravy, mashed potatoes, wax beans, blueberry pie.

Thursday (9) – Chicken noodle soup with mixed vegetables, chicken salad/buns, fruit.

Friday (10) – Baked fish, twice baked potato casserole, corn, fruit.

EBT/SNAP accepted

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Health tip of the week Texting takes your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds. At 55 MPH, that’s like driving an entire football field blindfolded.

Provided by Cavalier County Health District

Icelandic State Park opens ice skating rink Icelandic State Park is kicking off the winter season with a new attraction. Visitors can now enjoy ice skating on the park’s new iceskating rink. The rink boards were generously donated by the Knight Foundation and the Grand Forks Park District. Ice skating is just one of the many attractions visitors can enjoy throughout the winter.

Icelandic State Park keeps 2 miles of trails open to users for hiking and snowshoeing during the win-

District 10 Dem-NPL donates gift cards There was not a Scrooge to be found during the latest District 10 Dem-NPL ‘Debate the Debate’ party held on December 19 in Gardar at their unique meeting place, the Gardar Country Club “10th Hole”. The Democratic debate may have been the feature attraction but it was not the highlight of the night as the group of Democrats discussed the upcoming year and past successes.

“All in all, the get-togethers have done what they were supposed to by bringing a group of strangers together with a common goal of making the District a better place for all residents,” District 10 Chair Elsie Magnus said.

This most recent debate watch party marks the sixth time that the group has gotten together to not only watch and discuss what is going on at the national level in Democratic politics but also come together in a way that showcases how much they CARE. A program started several years prior, it had fallen to the wayside until recently.

The revived program Dem CARE has thus far successfully sponsored two food donations drives, collected donations to veterans children in the form of busy bags, and the most

recent Dem CARE project, headed

by Loretta Monson and Kaye Furstenau, raised over $400 worth of gift cards to be given to often overlooked teens in need.

“Toy drives and mittens are popular this time of year for younger children, but as anyone with a teen knows,they are exceptionally hard to shop for. They still deserve to find something just for them at Christmas. Gift cards seemed the best approach,” Monson said.

Prior to the gift card drive Monson discussed her idea not only with District 10 members but also with Walsh County Social Services to make sure it hit the mark. Hundreds of cards were donated in $10 amounts ranging from Scheels to Starbucks. District 10 Dem-NPL plans to continue through Dems CARE to do the good they can and to support the friends and neighbors from across the District.

No one is a stranger after they say hello, and the group invites all to join them. The next meeting for the group will be Debate Night, January 14, 6 p.m. at The Hop in Langdon, followed by their District Convention set for February 8.

Kaye Furstenau, left, and Loretta Monson, right, spearheaded the latest Dems CARE project raising over $400 in gift cards for area teens in need.

4H food drive

Senior Menu

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ter. The park grooms 4.35 miles of cross-country ski trails. Ice fishing is popular on Lake Renwick with access to the lake at the park’s boat ramp. The park also has a sledding hill open during the winter.

The mission of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is to provide and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities through diverse parks and programs that conserve the state’s natural diversity.

Registration opens January 3

Contact Amber at 701-305-0089 to register Space is limited Snacks provided Bring your own beverage

Instructed by Mindi Lill

$25 Registration 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.

Sue Hohnhorst Katy Mosher Katie Hoffmann Becky Lewis Traci Murphy Marinanne Hall

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American Legion Post 98 400 Club Winners Dec. 7 Stanley Simmons, Grand Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Dec. 14 Nicole Neumiller, Larimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Dec. 21 Tab Johnson, Osnabrock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Dec. 28 Lucille Phillips, Langdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 Congratulations to this month’s winners and a “Thank You” to all who support Post 98.

Have a joyous and prosperous new year.

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BASKETBALL

Sports

Cavalier County Republican

Cardinals boys split two games in Minot

By Jake Kulland Republican Sports Writer

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals boys basketball team played in Minot in two after Christmas games at the MSU Dome in what was called the Hoopster Classic and the Dale Brown Classic held December 27-28. The Cards lost a heartbreaker at the buzzer to Shiloh Christian on December 27 then beat Minot Ryan the next day 67-43. After the weekend the Cardinals are now 4-1.

After hosting Park River-FordvilleLankin in Edmore on January 3, they are off until they play a tough HattonNorthwood team in Langdon on January 10. Here is a recap of the two games in the Magic City: Shiloh Christian 54, LangdonEdmore-Munich 52 The ninth-ranked Cardinals met the fourth-ranked Skyhawks in a highly anticipated game on December 27. The contest was a battle from start to finish with the team having more than a five point lead the whole night. Jackson Delvo poured in eight first half points as the score was tied at 23 apiece at halftime. But AllState Skyhawk forward Jaden Mitzel heated up big time in the second half, scoring 17 of his game high 27 points.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich stayed right with Shiloh in the third quarter with six points from Simon Romfo and two 3-pointers by Jagger Worley to grab a one point lead at 39-38 after three.

The fourth quarter saw tremendous swings in momentum, with the Cardinals grabbing an early 44-39 lead only to see the Skyhawks go on a 13-3 run and take the lead at 52-47 with less than two minutes left.

The Cards nearly had another storybook finish like in their win against Thompson, as Grant Romfo hit a shot

from long distance to cut the lead to two which was followed by a Delvo steal to tie the game. Ordale Morstad then fouled one of the Skyhawks, not realizing that the score was tied, but this proved to be great strategy as Trey Brunelle promptly missed a free throw. The Cardinals got the rebound with just over five seconds left in regulation, but Shiloh's Cole Walth stole a pass up the floor then found Carter Englund, who went down and put in a layup as the final buzzer sounded.

As tough as the loss was to take, the Cardinals did play well and played very hard. Delvo led the Cardinals with 13 points and seven rebounds for the game while also dishing out three assists. Grant Romfo had 12 points, and Simon Romfo had 10 for the

BOXSCORE

SHILOH CHRISTIAN 54, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 52 SC -- 14 9 15 16 -- 54 LEM -- 12 11 16 13 -- 52 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Jackson Delvo 13, Grant Romfo 12, Simon Romfo 10, Jagger Worley 8, Ordale Morstad 6, Arik Christianson 3 Shiloh Christian -- Jaden Mitzel 27, Cole Walth 8, Luke Wanzek 8, Trey Brunelle 7, Carter Englund 4 Rebounds -- LEM: 23 (Delvo 7, S. Romfo 5); SC: 37 (Brunelle 12) Assists -- LEM: 5 (Delvo 3); SC: 4 Steals -- LEM: 5; SC: 7 Turnovers -- LEM: 16; SC: 14 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 2148 (44%); SC: 20-47 (43%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 4/7 (57%); SC: 10/17 (59%)

Cards. The Skyhawks outrebounded the Cardinals 37-23.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 67, Minot Ryan 43 The Cardinals shook off the loss to the Skyhawks in a big way when they

faced the Lions. Langdon-EdmoreMunich raced out to a 17-2 lead in the first quarter and led 29-11 in the second before Minot Ryan went on a 10-4 run to make the score 33-21 at the half. Simon Romfo led the way for the Cardinals with 12 first half points followed by Jackson Delvo with nine. The Cards outscored Minot Ryan 34-22 in the second half to win the game going away.

The Cardinals had what they expect all season, and that's balanced scoring. Langdon-Edmore-Munich had five players finish the game in double figures led by Simon Romfo with 14 points, Ordale Morstad and Jagger Worley with 13 each, Grant Romfo with 11 and Delvo with 10.

The Cards shot a sizzling 53 percent for the game. Morstad and Worley led the team with seven rebounds apiece. Freshman Connor Thompson led the Lions with 13 points.

BOXSCORE

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 67, MINOT RYAN 43 LEM -- 17 16 18 16 -- 67 MR -4 17 14 8 -- 43 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Simon Romfo 14, Jagger Worley 13, Ordale Morstad 13, Grant Romfo 11, Jackson Delvo 10, Sean Gette 6 Minot Ryan -- Conner Thompson 13, Jaxon Feller 12, Brady Feller 8, Lance Pitner 6, Logan Merck 4 Rebounds -- LEM: 28 (Morstad, Worley 7); MR: 22 (Thompson 8) Assists -- LEM: 11; MR: 1 Steals -- LEM: 12 (Delvo 3); MR: 9 (J. Feller 5) Turnovers -- LEM: 16; MR: 15 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 28/53 (53%); MR: 17/43 (40%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 3/6 (50%); MR: 9/18 (50%)

Second-ranked Lady Cards beat third-ranked Kidder County 55-39

By Jake Kulland Republican Sports Writer

The Minot Auditorium was the site for the Miss Hoopster girls basketball jamboree held on December 30 in the Magic City. Twelve teams from across the state participated in the event. The highlight game of the day featured second-ranked LangdonEdmore-Munich versus third-ranked Kidder County. These two met in the consolation championship of the State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament last season in Grand Forks, and both teams had all of their starters back from last year except one on the Pirates lost to graduation. This game would go back and forth with the Lady Cards having the last big run to win the game 55-39. The Cardinals are now 5-0 on the season. After hosting Cavalier on January 2 and Carrington on January 4, they will

travel to Rolla on January 7 then to Stephen-Argyle on January 9.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich got off to a tremendous start against Kidder County, shocking almost everyone in attendance by blowing out to a 13-2 lead with four different players making baskets in the run. But the Wolves would show why they are highly regarded in the state this year, storming back to cut the lead to seven after the first quarter then outscoring the Cards 18-9 in the second to go ahead at halftime 26-24.

The Lady Cards would turn up the heat on defense in the second half, holding Kidder County to just 13 points and only four baskets. The Wolves were stifling the Cardinals inside with a tough zone defense, but Langdon-Edmore-Munich would break that with four clutch 3-pointers, three by Kaitlynn Scherr and one by Lexi Olson. Scherr and Callie Ron-

ningen each had 15 points to lead the Cardinals in scoring, while Kaylee Lowery had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Morgan Freije also had a great all-around day with eight points and eight assists.

Brittany Rath had 14 points for Kidder County, who suffered their first loss of the season and are 7-1 on the year.

Jagger Worley finished the game against Shiloh with two three-point shots and a deuce for 8 points. Photo by Larry Stokke

Coach Haaven giving instructions to the team in Minot on Dec. 27 against Shiloh. Photo by Larry Stokke

BOXSCORE

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 55, KIDDER COUNTY 39 KC -- 8 18 7 6 -- 39 LEM -- 15 9 16 15 -- 55 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Kaitlynn Scherr 15, Callie Ronningen 15, Kaylee Lowery 10, Morgan Freije 8, Lexy Olson 5, Marlee Hetletved 2 Kidder County -- Brittany Rath 14, Madi Schmidt 8, Avery Rath 6, Kennedy Harter 4, Teanna Binder 3, Alyssa Fischer 3, Haily Pfaff 1

Jake’s take on sports

By Jake Kulland

Ringing in the New Year with some always interesting times in Williston and Minot Happy New Year to everybody, and welcome to a new decade from everyone here at the Republican. As I tell everybody, I can't believe I've lived this long, but the new year, and especially the new decade, always bring a lot of excitement to see what the next 10 years will bring. I was out west semi working and semi relaxing in Williston and Minot over the holidays and sat in with a band for New Year's Eve. A couple of highlights - Williston has always had the bitter irony of having the highest gas prices in the state which has always been hard to figure out being they are in the heart of the Bakken oil region. Well, a big regional grocery chain recently decided to put in their own gas pumps (apparently they have done this in Bismarck, too) and promptly dropped the price 15 cents lower than anywhere else in town. That forced all the other stations to drop their price as well which

This week’s Pigskin Winner is

Jeremiah Halley of Langdon He won the last week of picks with a score of 11 out of 16 and won $10 in Pigskin Bucks.

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

has made for some very happy people here in God's Country. The other interesting thing that happened is my truck got hit - not once but twice - in the parking lot at the MSU Dome in Minot during a couple of Class B days within an hour of each other. The truck just seems to be a magnet for oncoming vehicles these days, but thankfully in both instances the people involved hung around and admitted what they had done (one of them actually happened when I was sitting in the rig which was quite the eye opener), so I guess it could be worse. As for my dad, he is doing as best as can be expected for an 81-yearold, and he told me to wish everyone out there a great 2020.

Cardinals basketball teams both start the New Year ranked in the top 10 It will be a tough task for LangdonEdmore-Munich teams to top all of the success that came in 2019, but a good start is that both Cardinals boys and girls basketball teams are in the top 10 in the latest media polls. The Lady Cards are ranked second and are coming off a very impressive win over third-ranked Kidder County in Minot on December 30, and while the boys lost a heartbreaker at the buzzer to Shiloh Christian also in Minot on Decemebr 27, they impressed enough to actually move up in the poll from nine to six. The Cards teams both have a number of home games in Langdon, Edmore and Munich during the month of January, and almost all of them will feature some younger Cardinals showing off their basketball skills at halftime, so hopefully you can get out and watch these teams display their talents in person sometime soon. And while both teams have several hurdles to get through to reach some lofty goals, neither team can complain about the starts they are having. Kind of crazy, but for a majority of the boys involved with the

Cardinals program, the loss to Shiloh was their first loss in any sport since the American Legion baseball season last July. How wild is that??

Langdon has two boys wrestling with Pembina County North We talked earlier how we are now in a new decade, and for the first time in more than 10 years, Langdon has two wrestlers in the Pembina County North Grizzlies co-op. Folks may not remember but Langdon has been in a wrestling co-op agreement with North Border and Cavalier for a long time starting with the Eagles, but no one from Langdon has grappled there since what we believe was Andy Melhoff and Chase Slama (From Milton) in 2003-2005 (!) when it was just North Border. But this year two Langdon students are giving wrestling a try - junior Drew Simpson and seventh grader Brock Freer.

It's great to see the participation, as wrestling is a great sport and the most exhausting of them all. The passion people have for the program is nearly unmatched, and if you don't believe me go to a state wrestling tournament some time. It's also great to see Langdon get involved in the sport after they had such a storied program that folded in the late 1990's. We wish all of the Grizzlies wrestlers the best of luck, as they have already had a great start to their season and are looking forward to one of their best seasons in years as both a team and individually. Shawn Horgan is once again head coach of the program, assisted by Louie Calvillo, Brett Schurman and Mitch Greenwood. The Region 2 Tournaments are a little more than a month away, with the team dual tourney February 8 at Carrington and the individual tournament at Central Cass February 15. The State B Tournament will be held at the Fargodome on February 20-22.

Once again, Happy New Year! And "See ya!" next week!

Morgan Freije puts in two points over Kidder County's Kennedy Harter. Photo by Larry Stokke

Marlee Hetletved chipped in 2 points in the Cards win over Kidder County. Photo by Larry Stokke

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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

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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

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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.

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- 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.

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The Shepherd For the last forty years CBC has broadcast the reading of a Christmas Eve story read by Alan Maitland on their As It Happens radio shows. Maitland was known when the tradition began as “Fireside Al” and had the kind of voice that led to a dramatic reading of stories.

After the first year, listeners from far corners of Canada requested the story be repeated. Some families planned their Christmas Eve gatherings so they could all sit around and listen. Others reported hearing the story on their car radios and pulling over to the side of the road so they would not miss a word of the mesmerizing story.

“The Shepherd” is set in 1957 over the North Sea where a pilot in his Valiant is returning to base in England. The story was written in 1959 when Frederick Forsyth’s then fiancée asked him to write her a ghost story as a Christmas gift.

She really wanted an engagement ring and she got both, but the marriage did not survive. The original story was about ten pages long – much shorter than a published version available today which is

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I first heard this story several years ago on a Christmas Eve when our church had an earlier service for that occasion and had missed it ever since because the annual reading is usually begun at 6:30 or 7 p.m. and well publicized. If I was scheduled to play for a Christmas Eve program at church, the reading would be over before I got to a radio. This year I was sidelined with a bum leg so to speak and heard the story again.

For those who missed it, there are versions on the internet, and it is a podcast from the CBC website: cbc.aih/Shepherd.

The basic facts of the story are that the pilot loses his radio contact and does not want to lose his life in the cold waters of the North Sea. In his desperation he remembers a long ago instructor who had cautioned his students in situations like this to use an erratic flying pattern to attract other aircraft in the area (flying in small triangles), and a shepherd plane would come and guide them to a landing. The pilot uses every idea he can come up with, including prayer which he mentions he was rusty at using, and then an airplane of World War II vintage appears near his wing.

It is a DeHavilland Mosquito with a pilot dressed in the uniform of World War II. He thinks someone

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must have purchased the plane and now flies it wearing a matching uniform and the two pilots wave at each other. The letters on the Mosquito are JK and then numbers from an RAF unit.

They do reach land, and as the very last gallon of the pilot’s gas is used, he bumps into a landing strip lit by lights – apparently long abandoned. A worker at the closed base tells him it has been closed to air traffic for years but when they heard his motor had turned on the lights. They give him supper and a bed for the night, and he tells them about the plane that had guided him in and the pilot in the outdated uniform. And then the next morning he finds a picture of a DeHavilland Mosquito marked with the letters JK and a pilot who he is sure is the same one encountered the evening before – a young man named Johnny Kavanaugh from Ireland.

Several people in our area have gone back to England, France, Germany, Belgium and elsewhere to visit the graves of pilots stationed in England who died in World War II. I suspect those people would enjoy reading or listening to this now classical story. An even larger group in our area have a Kavanaugh branch in their own heritage going back to a double wedding in about 1829 in Ireland when Charles Dunnigan married Bridget Kavanaugh and her brother married a Dunnigan relative. The two couples then boarded a ship for Canada and settled near Rigaud, Quebec, where some descendants live today. Large families were common, and as it happened Charles and Bridget had nine or ten children – one girl and plenty of brothers. One of the brothers, John, went to Dublin, Ohio, where his descendants live today. A great grandchild and his wife (Keith and Paula Dunnigan) supplied the wedding story to family here after their trip to Ireland a few years ago. Three other brothers: Peter, James and Thomas, immigrated to Cavalier County in the late 1800s and have descendants here today. Family names carried down

among the families in our area so the Dunnigans, McGauvrans, Darlings, Clearys and others have continued to use many of the original names. While Johnny Kavanaugh in the story may be fiction, it might be a wartime story some might like to share with their grandchildren.

12 Days of Christmas in North Dakota A bit under the weather meant no time to really enjoy shopping for Christmas gifts this year so while waiting for yet another prescription at the drug store, I checked out their book selection hoping to find something for younger cousins. What I found was a book titled “The 12 Days of Christmas in North Dakota”. It seemed just right for two of my cousins who are now old enough to read for themselves, but one lives in North Dakota and the other in Minnesota, 0and there was only one copy of the book available. The solution seemed to be giving it to grandparents who might be visiting them both. When I found out the library does not have a copy of this book, which could appeal to more than children, it seemed like a good book to mention in Langdon Long Ago. Henry, who lives in North Dakota, invited Piper from a city, perhaps Minnesota, to spend twelve days in North Dakota. She is happy to board a plane and arrive. On the first day they seem to have gone to Bismarck where he gives her the first day present: “a meadowlark in an elm tree”, and we learn about the state bird and the state tree at the same time.

Each page begins with the number of the day and the words “my cousin gave to me...”. On day two they were in New Salem visiting the largest cow in North Dakota, and the gift was 2 Holstein horns.

Day three took them to Fort Union where Piper got 3 bright beads and Indian beadwork jewelry. They stopped at Richardton next, and the brothers at the Abbey had 4 scented soaps. Day five took them to Downtown Fargo where they heard the Mighty Wurlitzer organ at the historic Fargo Theatre and

met a real farmer who gave them 5 golden seeds. The seeds were in packets labelled wheat, hay, barley, soybeans and sunflowers. The farmer (pictured) wears big boots, bib overalls, a plaid shirt and a red bandana around his neck. He is surrounded by tall buildings.

On the sixth day they went to the Badlands, saw the Medora Musical and enjoyed the chuck roast barbecue. The gift for day six was 6 cowboys crooning. Then the airplane headed north to Devils Lake where they spotted no devils but spent the day ice fishing. The gift for day seven was 7 walleye wriggling and then they warmed up at the Opera House in New Rockford which presented “A Christmas Carol”.

Day eight was special as they went to Standing Rock Reservation to be part of wacipi, complete with a drumming circle and a feat of dried deer-meat stew. Piper’s gift that day was 8 drummers drumming. On the ninth day of Christmas my cousin gave to me 9 bison basking. Yes, you are right, that stop was in Jamestown. Then on to Scandinavian treats at Minot where they had a friend, Jens, whose grandmother made them Rommegrot, krumkake and lefse while they watched a Sweater Dance on stage. The song continued as 10 plops of pudding for this stop. Day eleven was at the Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge with Piper’s gift 11 pheasants flying and information about hunting in North Dakota. The last stop was Grand Forks where the UND Hockey team beat the Northern Colorado Bears 5-0. No, I did not check the paper for the score as it was part of the storyline. The gift that day was 12 skates a-sliding with the players all in green.

All through the book are illustrations by Jess Golden, and there are pages of fun facts about our state included in Piper’s letters home to her parents. The books are part of a series for each state compiled by Sterling Children’s Books of New York.

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