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By Linda Timian Republican Writer

Find Langdon area school honor rolls on Page 3. Senator Janne Myrdal has a Legislative update on Page 4.

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Monday, February 1, 2021

Focus on heart disease

In this issue:

Find the latest from the Langdon City Commission on Page 2.

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February is American Heart Month. Heart health encompasses many facets, including high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, lifestyle, and heart conditions like heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. causing about 1 in 4 deaths. The term “heart disease” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease (CAD), which affects the blood flow to the heart. CAD is caused by plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart and other parts of the body. Plaque is made up of deposits of cholesterol and other substances. Plaque buildup causes the inside of the arteries to narrow over time, which can partially or totally block the blood flow. There are stages of CAD, from 0 to 4. “Staging of CAD depends on the degree of blockage and how many vessels are affected,” said Courtney Short, a Certified Nurse Practitioner at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital and Clinic. “This is typically determined with imaging such as a cardiac CT scan.” Stage 0- no visible signs of heart disease of plaque buildup Stage 1- mild heart disease with one to two blood vessels blocked less than 30% Stage 2- moderate heart dis-

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ease with one to two blood blockage. vessels blocked 30-49% or mild “Typically the first sign of heart disease in 3 vessels coronary artery disease experiStage 3- severe heart disease enced is pain or discomfort in

cal provider. A lot of times the beginning stages of coronary artery disease are asymptomatic- meaning that you won’t notice any signs or symptoms,” said Short. For asymptomatic people, heart disease may not be diagnosed until a person experiences signs or symptoms of a heart attack, heart failure, or an arrhythmia, but what is the difference? A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, happens when a part of the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood. The more time that passes without treatment to restore blood flow, the greater the damage to the heart muscle. The symptoms of heart attack are chest pain or discomfort, upper back or neck pain, indigestion, heartburn, nausea or vomiting, extreme fatigue, upper body discomfort, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Heart failure happens when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs in your body. Heart failure is a serious condition, but it does not mean that the heart has stopped beating. The symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, fatigue, or swelling of the feet, ankles, legs, abdomen, or neck veins. Arrhythmia is a feeling of fluttering or palpitations in the with one or two vessels show- the chest during activity,” said chest. ing more than 50% narrowing Short. “This may be accompaAnother dangerous compliof the artery or 3 vessels that nied by shortness of breath and cation of CAD is stroke. A stroke are moderately blocked diaphoresis (excessive sweat- occurs when a blood vessel that Stage 4- very severe with 3 ing). If this occurs I recommend cont. on page 2 or more vessels more than 50% getting checked by your medi-

Lake Region State College plans virtual event with area schools Dunnigan hired as Eagles kitchen manager Lake Region State College in Devils Lake is putting a new spin on its Royal Treatment program. Instead of going to area schools during the basketball season, this year Royal Treatment will be delivered in a virtual manner. Termed the Battle Royale, LRSC will highlight two sports co-ops weekly over the next few months. During the week-long battle, area residents can vote for their favorite co-op on the LRSC Facebook or Instagram pages. During the match week, there will be posts that showcase Lake Region State College students and alumni that are from the competing co-ops/ schools. The event hashtag will be #TreatedLikeARoyal. “We encourage students, families, teachers, administrators and community members to like and/or share these daily posts so winning co-ops can advance to the 2nd round,” said LRSC President Doug Darling. The Final Four schools will

each win a $250 scholarship that will go to a student who will be attending LRSC in 2021-2022 or 2022-2023. The Finals Winner will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship to be awarded to a senior from that co-op and an award for the co-op Booster Club to be used next season. Besides the tournament competition, a Free Agent round

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mitting posts that explain why they would like to attend LRSC by including photos, artwork or videos with the hashtag #TreatedLikeARoyal. The Free Agent program will run from February 4, 2021, to March 15, 2021. Four students with qualifying entries will be drawn at random for a $250 scholarship on or about March 15, 2021, with a $2,000 grand prize scholarship drawn at a LRSC -hosted Facebook live event on or about March 22, 2021. Students can only win one $250 scholarship, and these scholarships are not transferable. Throughout the different contests, Lake Region State College is hoping to feature alumni along with current students. “We are looking for quotes or perhaps a short video clip of favorite classes, instructors, memories about LRSC,” Darling said. For more information on the Battle Royale, contact: Haley.Lorenz@lrsc.edu.

By Linda Timian Republican Writer

Bridget Kartes-Dunnigan is excited to be the new kitchen manager for the Langdon Eagles Club on Main Street in Langdon. “I love to cook and be in the kitchen,” said Dunnigan. “I love being able to interact with the patrons of the Eagles.” Dunnigan started with the new year, effective January 1, 2021. The current Eagles menu will continue with chicken on Wednesdays, burgers on Fridays, and the traditional steak and shrimp menu on Saturdays through the winter months, but she has some fresh changes in mind. “We have an awesome patio area out back,” said Dunnigan. “This summer I plan to set up some outdoor activities and grill your own steak nights with all the fixins'.” She is also considering Taco Thursdays and shaking things up a bit on Saturdays. “We are going to do a few different exciting meals,” she continues. “We will still do the

traditional Saturday menu, just not as often.”Watch for updates in the Cavalier County Republican, on the Eagles Facebook page, and around town on the advertisement boards. The Eagles currently has five experienced staff who work the kitchen: Dean Agnes, Bernadette Fetsch, Doris Hoffarth, Bonita Erickson and Dean Erickson, who is the club’s general manager and is still cooking chicken and burgers at this time. Though there are challenges with the size of the workspace and refr igeration space, they work really hard to make it all work. “I am learning the ropes of the chicken broasters,” said Dunnigan, “as well as making the perfect burger.” She acknowledged that Jack’s chicken recipe (from Jack’s Bar and Grill in Maida) is in retirement, for those who were wondering. “Thank you to everyone for all of your support!” said Dunnigan. “I am so excited for this opportunity and look forward to serving Langdon and our surrounding communities.”

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Civic Meetings Cavalier County Commission Tuesday, Feb. 2, 8:30 a.m. Cavalier County JDA Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m.

Heart Health Month ___________________________________________continued from Page 1 carries oxygen and nutrients to sudden numbness or weakness Next week’s article will exthe brain is either blocked or of the leg, sudden confusion, plore the factors that contribute bursts. This cuts off vital blood sudden difficulty seeing in one to heart disease and the serand oxygen to the brain and or both eyes, dizziness, loss of vices available at the Cavalier causes cells to die. Symptoms balance, and severe headache County Memorial Hospital and of stroke include drooping or with no known cause. Even if Clinic to help you monitor these numbness on either side of the any of the above symptoms go factors, reduce your risk of heart face, arm weakness and difficul- away, call 911 immediately if disease, and manage it if you do ty raising your arms, slurred and you think either you or some- develop heart issues. hard-to-understand speech, one else may be having a stroke.

Langdon City Commission takes care of business at last meeting

Langdon City Commission Monday, Feb. 8, 6:00 p.m.

By Kristi Mostoller Republican Writer

Munich School District Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7:00 a.m. Langdon Airport Authority Wednesday, Feb. 10, 5:00 p.m. This information provided as a public service by the Cavalier County Republican.

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Langdon City Commission met for their scheduled meeting on January 25 at 6:00 p .m. Starting with the department reports, the street department stated they’ve been moving snow and watching the weather as we may get snow Saturday, January 29. The sanitation department is having Corey Schneider do training for sanitation. A thorough report was presented as the state requires one turned in by March 1 and was already prepared by Tom Beauchamp. The Sheriff's Office has hired a new dispatcher and hoping to hire another deputy soon. The Langdon Activity Center is looking into AC-energy conservation. With community members feeling more comfortable coming to the facility with masks, masks will be required in

the center. The state mandate is lifted, and the county does not have a mandate, but businesses and facilities have the right to ask their customers to respect their policy. A second quote for a new gym floor has been received and looking into possible sponsorship to lessen the cost. The auditor’s report stated that COVID pay from the CARES Act is not reimbursed but will be filed differently come tax time. We received a WSI grant for new desks. Quarterlies are finished, and a yearly report is in the works. Under old business, Moore Engineer has no updates on Phase 1. The amendment for work on the 12th Avenue and previous work last fall was approved. Under new business, RoxAnne Hoffarth was appointed to be on the North Central Planning Board and was approved.

Concern about the intersection of 13th Avenue and 12th Street not having any stop or yield sign was discussed. It was decided that a yield sign would be added to 13th Avenue but won’t be able to be done until spring when the ground gets soft. Housing incentives were approved. A review of the guidelines to make them more reliable to reference was brought up as well. Langdon Fire and Rescue has a new fire truck coming next week. They are going to salvage what they can off the retiring truck, but they will need a new hose and nozzle as the current one is 18 years old. The cost would be around $1,500$1,800. With the current funds, it was agreed to use the tax relief fund to cover that cost. The next scheduled meeting will be February 8 at 6:00 p.m.

CORRECTION In last week’s Cavalier County Commission article we stated that Cody Schlittenhard was appointed to the JDA Board, but David Monson and Anitha Chirumamilla were. Also, it said that the commissioners did not take any action on the pledge of securities, and they did make a motion to approve them. Sorry for any confusion on these.

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February 1 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Devils Lake or Grand Forks 2 – Free Alzheimer’s Webinar/Virtual Presentation. Call to register: 800-272-3900, 6-7 p.m. 2 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 2 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Osnabrock 3 – Free Alzheimer’s Webinar/Virtual Presentation. Call to register: 800-272-3900, 5:30-7 p.m. 3 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Leever’s Shopping 8:45-10:45 a.m. 3 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 4 – Post 98 Legion Meeting, American Legion Hall 4 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Osnabrock 5 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Dollar General Run 9-11 a.m. 5 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 7 – Wales Fire Department Pancake Breakfast, St. Michael’s Parish Hall, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 9 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 9 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Cavalier 10 – Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Meeting, 7 p.m., Eagles basement, Langdon 10 – Langdon Eagles meeting, 8 p.m. 10 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Leever’s Shopping 8:45-10:45 a.m. 10 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 11 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Osnabrock 12 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 12 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Dollar General Run 9-11 a.m. 15 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Devils Lake or Grand Forks 16 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 17 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 17 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Leever’s Shopping 8:45-10:45 a.m. 18 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Osnabrock 19 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Dollar General Run 9-11 a.m. 19 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 22 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Devils Lake or Grand Forks 23 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Zoom Board Meeting at 1 p.m. 23 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 24 – Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Meeting, 7 p.m., Eagles basement, Langdon 24 – Langdon Eagles meeting, 8 p.m. 24 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Leever’s Shopping 8:45-10:45 a.m. 24 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 26 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Dollar General Run 9-11 a.m.

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State wrestles with level of bonding to fund infrastructure projects By Brayden Zenker N.D. Newspaper Association Education Foundation Fixing those roads and bridges isn’t getting any cheaper, and local officials across North Dakota are looking for help from state government – which is facing its own budget crunch. “In 2014, $333 million was the total estimate for road and bridge investment need in just Grand Forks County,” county engineer Nick West said. “There is just no way under our normal budgeting revenue mechanisms that we can replace that in a timely fashion. We’re always playing catch up.” According to a study conducted by the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, it would cost $9.303 billion over the next 20 years to address all of the infrastructure problems facing North Dakota. That breaks down to about $499 million for bridges, $2.62 billion for paved roads and $6.14 billion on unpaved roads. For paved roads, 60% of the funds must be used in the first decade due to lack of investments in previous years. “It’s hard to be proactive when you can’t afford to get there. It’s a safety issue, really; that’s what it boils down to,” West said. Infrastructure issues are a common concern for counties and townships across North Dakota. During the 2021 Legislative Session there have been three bonding proposals introduced to address infrastructure needs, ranging in cost from $800 million to $2 billion. “The bonding bill is a new way of funding important projects for North Dakota citizens,” Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, District 11, said. “To wait on these important projects is pennywise, dollar-foolish because interest rates are so low right now.” The Democrats, badly outnumbered in both legislative chambers, are not likely to prevail over a bonding proposal from Republican leadership, which last week whittled theirs back due to objections from some in that party that it would cost too much. The Democrats’ $2-billion proposal, sponsored by Mathern, addresses three main concerns: infrastructure, education and affordable housing. The proposal would set aside $230

million for the municipal and county and townships’ infrastructure funds, as well as $750 million for the school construction assistance revolving loan fund and $250 million for the housing incentive fund. The remaining $770 million would be used for grants to counties and cities to address road and bridge infrastructure projects. “What happens now is we take our money as a state and send it to Wall Street,” Mathern said. “Wall Street [loans] it out to other states. Those states essentially use North Dakota’s money to grow their future. This bonding bill says, ‘Let’s use our money to grow North Dakota’s economy and people.’” The approximately $800-million proposal introduced by Rep. Chet Pollert, R-Carrington, District 29, the House majority leader, would address many of the same concerns, but at a lower cost. The original bonding proposal from Republicans was $1.1 billion. “There were those in the House that felt $1.1 billion was too much money,” Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-Dickinson, District 37, said. Wardner is one of three co-sponsors of the bonding bill. The $800-million proposal allocates $50 million for the infrastructure revolving loan fund to address essential infrastructure projects and $70 million for bridge projects and to match federal funds. It includes $435.5 million for the Fargo flood diversion project and $74.5 million to the Resources Trust Fund for other water projects across the state. The proposal allocates $92.5 million to develop career and technical education across the state and $50 million for the Agriculture Development Center. “I think if you get the money out there, you get the career and technical built, you get the flood control around Fargo, the economy is going to grow,” Wardner said. “I see a real positive future for North Dakota.” Gov. Doug Burgum offered a $1.25-billion bonding proposal. It allocates $323 million for infrastructure projects, $182 million for maintenance for state-owned buildings and $45 million to develop career and technical education centers across the state. The governor’s proposal also would allocate $700 million to create

a low interest revolving loan fund to provide money to address water, bridge and other infrastructure projects in the future. “Rather than just grant the money out for projects, [the governor’s proposal] establishes this permanent revolving loan fund that allows that money to continue to benefit political subdivisions in the future,” said Joe Morrissette, director of the state Office of Management and Budget. “It doesn’t just take a one-time approach at addressing the infrastructure need. It would create this mechanism to always be there to fund these projects in the future.” According to Barnes County Road Superintendent Kerry Johnson, not having a reliable source for funding is a main concern. “It’s hard to plan for the future with one-time funding. Those needs don’t go away,” Johnson said. “You can fix that one road for $3.5 million but there’s always another one.” Johnson said the county is in “maintenance mode,” trying to keep roads from completely falling apart. “You know you’re getting further and further behind every year,” Johnson said. “Then money started coming in and you can sort of see a light at the end of the tunnel, that we might dig ourselves out of this. But then the funding dried up.” Stark County Road Superintendent Al Heiser said his main concern is the quality of bridges in his county. According to Heiser, there are around 108 bridges that need maintenance in the county. Of those 108, the county will have to pay for 38 with no assistance. “Everybody has needs or wants and as far as I’m concerned, a bridge is a need,” Heiser said. According to Heiser, maintenance of one bridge costs on average around $300,000 but can range from $250,000 to $800,000. West, the Grand Forks County engineer, said that infrastructure is a good investment because it benefits everyone. “Everyone wants a good road, everyone wants flood protection, everyone wants good clean water to their homes,” he said. “All these things are basic essential functions that government should be providing.”

Langdon Area High School announces their second quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 school year. A Seniors – Will Blake, Liberty Cleveland, Sydney Crockett, Sean Dudley, Daniel Hart, Caleb Hetler, Megan Hiller, Kiarra Hodek, Raelyn Klindt, Kaylee Lowery, Lexis Olson, Tucker Regner, Simon Romfo, Hailey Thorlakson, Hannah Thorlakson, Hope Thorlakson and Brooklyn Wenzel

Juniors – Ryan Boesl, Marcus Erickson, Morgan Freije, Benjamin Girodat, Marlee Hetletved, Autumn Howatt, Rachelle Klindt, Adrianna Reidhammer, Cloe Roberts, Zachary Rostvet, Alexa Schneider and Morgan Thielbar Sophomores – Lexi Bata, Jazmine Buller, Mason Christianson, Olivia Christianson, Kiley Davidson, Tru Decker, Gage Goodman, Nathan Kitchin, Harrison Nuelle, Jack Romfo, Brenna Schuler and Breana

Wagner Freshmen – Cora Badding, Edward Freer, Arianna Haraseth, Payton Harpestad, Jaya Henderson, Isabelle Olson, Paige Peterson, Mason Romfo, Taryn Romfo, McKenna Schneider, Jane Sillers, Kate Sillers, Jalynn Swanson and Landon Welsh Eighth Grade – Ciara Baker, Kartheek Chapara, Claire Chaput, Brock Freer, Tallia Johnson, Rylee Medbery, Mikaela Olson, Meredith Romfo, Drew Rostvet and Jacob Sanders Seventh Grade – Jacob Collier, Tyson Gemmill, Emma Hetler, Mya Johnson, Kiera Lien, Jonathan Lill, Nora Lorenz, Sophia Nuelle, Theodore Romfo and Levi Swanson B Seniors – Gracie Christianson, Taylor Domres, Natalie Eversvik, Dustin Gilseth, Shantell Martinson and Grant Romfo Juniors – Lauren Gendron, Claire Hiltner and Rebekah Wells Sophomores – Erika Balsdon, Xavier Breddin, Alexander Gellner, Jiry Rosecrans, Brody Steinmetz and Carter Tetrault Freshmen – Adam Hart, Reese Hoffarth, Tyler Kram and Parker Rime Eighth Grade – Catelyn Goodman, Jayden Lee and Reed Scherr Seventh Grade – Brayden Harris, Kaylee Hicks, Karter Lien, Chloe Ottem, Haven Radway, Raeleigh Ratzlaff and Keaton Ullyott

Langdon Area High School Honor Roll

NDSU Extension co-hosting gerontology lunch and learn webinar series Gerontologists from North Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota State University Extension are hosting a monthly online webinar this winter on topics such as Alzheimer’s, respite care, and health and wellness for older adults. The webinars will be held the second Thursdays in February and March from noon to 1 p.m. Central time. “These topics are very important for older adults and their family members, especially now with the COVID-19 pandemic placing additional stress on these individuals,” says Jane Strommen, NDSU Extension gerontology specialist. Topics that will be addressed and the presenters are: • Feb. 11 - what respite care is and how to access respite services in North Dakota and South Dakota, Brandon Boe, program specialist for the South Dakota Department of

Human Services’ Division of LongTerm Services and Supports, and Mary Weltz, program administrator for the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Aging Services Division • March 11 - purposeful aging and the important role it plays in health and wellness for older adults, Strommen and Leacey Brown, SDSU Extension gerontology field specialist Participating is free of charge. The webinars will be recorded and available on the SDSU Extension YouTube channel (https:// www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFmcdznusII4O59us1BuQ) after the event. Visit https://extension.sdstate. edu/events to register for the webinars. For more information, contact Strommen at 701-231-5948 or jane. strommen@ndsu.edu.

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By Carrie Hope Principal St. Alphonsus Catholic School

Catholic Schools Week We are excited to celebrate Catholics Schools Week Sunday, January 31 – Friday, February 6. The teachers have been working hard planning a great week of activities, prayer, service projects, and celebration. This is a great tradition that we look forward to each year. Earlier this week on our drive home, my 1st grader asked me why we celebrate Catholics Schools Week. Without hesitation I answered, “We celebrate because we are proud of our school and the message that we share with all our students and families.” St. Alphonsus School has been committed to teaching a faith-based education for 100 years. We are proud of our school and everything we have to offer our students. We do our best to stay up-to-date with all our curriculum, learning resources, and technology. Along with all of this, we work together as a team to make sure that all our students have a voice, share their talents, are able to express themselves, and are able to pray. We will continue to keep the values and traditions alive for many years to come. The kickoff to our big week will be a special morning prayer with Fr. Michael. Then we will have fun special events where some of our teachers and I will be brave and take on a challenge with the students. We will share pictures if we can complete the task! (Notice I’m not saying what the challenge will be?!) We will also be celebrating our 100th day in our 100th year during this week! Fun and educational ro-

tations will be taking place to celebrate. We will welcome Katie Henry from the NDSU Extension Service into our school for some activities. We will have a few service projects happening throughout the week, also. We are also excited that we will continue our annual Spaghetti Supper on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Supper will take place 5:00-7:00 p.m. We will have some dine-in seating ready. We will be social distancing the tables, sanitizing between each use, and we ask that you wear a mask until you are seated at your table. We will also be providing the options of take-out and delivery. Please place your order for delivery by Noon on Wednesday Feb. 3 by calling the school at 256-2354. Along with our spaghetti supper, we usually have a silent auction. We are excited to still be having the silent auction this year, but it will be done only on our St. Alphonsus School Facebook page. The auction will begin on Monday, Feb. 1st and will end at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3. You can comment an amount on the picture that you are interested in purchasing. The highest bid as of 7:00 p.m. on Feb. 3rd will win the basket. I will contact you if you are the highest bidder to arrange pick up of the item. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the school at 256-2354. We are excited to take this week to celebrate the great school that we have in Langdon, along with all other Catholic schools. We are celebrating together. Carrie Hope is in her 2nd year as principal at St. Alphonsus School. She can be reached at carrie.hope@ k12.nd.us or at 701-256-2354. St. Alphonsus School is celebrating its 100th school year.

Seventy students were recently named to the honor roll at Langdon Area Elementary School for the second quarter of the 2020-21 school year. Sixth grade A – Aubrey Badding, Erika Bakke, Makayla Bartlett, Lydia Breddin, Kennen Forest, Terrell Henderson, Nadia Lewis, Olivia Lorenz, Landon Schneider, Maddux Stremick and Isabelle Vikan B – Tucker Gellner, Devin Hakanson, Colten Hein, Max Henderson, Maci Hoffarth, Daisy Kuhn, Levi Olson, Freya Pederson and Kenley Salwei-Larson Fifth grade A – Dawson Downs, Carson Entzi, Taya Feist, Aiden Haraseth, Kamrin Hicks, Oliver Lill, Hadley Medbery, Connor Mitchell, Evan

Ottem, Abby Peterson, Ty Ramberg, Patrick Ryan and Eastyn Schaefer B – Destiny Aguilar, Remmi Bodnar, Dylan Bott, Logan Dudley, Meggy Hetletved, Keaton Moline, Ryder Moser, Heimdal Pederson, Ryland Peterson, Chase Thielbar and Josiah Warner Fourth grade A – Dyson Askvig, Tyler Borgen, Tobin Breddin, Bensen Fetsch, Lexi Gendron, Chase Girodat, Hunter Girodat, Ella Goodman, Kade Johnson, Gracie Johnston, Avery Lorenz, Jonathan Mack, Eliot Olson, Korbyn Rollness and Mya Swanson B – Olivia Bredeson, Maddux Busse, Luke Gilseth, Nicole Gross, Hailee Hakanson, Liam Johnson, Jesse LaPorte, Shaun Kelson, Emma Lowery, Zenna Ritterman and Brennan Schill

Langdon Area Elementary School honor roll

Virtual CCJDA Board Meeting CCJDA will be holding their board meeting virtually on February 3 at 7:30 a.m. The public can attend virtually by visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82005803387?pwd= K3BPNFh4TVhHSzFiczVCV3pHOUNjUT09 or by calling any of the following numbers: 1-346-248-7799, 1-408-638-0968, or 1-669-900-6833 and entering Meeting ID: 820 0580 3387 Password: 663740

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Upside Down Under By Marvin Baker

Do vacant buildings have value? … You can take a look in any of the 53 counties in North Dakota, and you will find vacant buildings. Yes, even in Cass County which holds about a sixth of the state’s population, you can find empty buildings if you look hard enough. There’s been a tremendous amount of population growth in Fargo, West Fargo, Harwood, Horace, Kindred, Mapleton, Casselton and even Argusville, but vacant buildings are there. Maybe not many exist in Cass, but they’re there. I’m not sure you’ll find any vacant buildings in the city of Fargo, but you sure will in Cass County. This phenomenon is obviously from the shift in population from rural to urban since our population peaked previously in 1930. There are two things that stand out regarding vacant buildings. No. 1 - vacant farms and No. 2 - vacant buildings on a small-town Main Street. There has been some local discussion recently about the “bank” in Carpio. It’s a brick structure built in 1904, two years after the Ward County town got its start. It still sits there on Main Street and despite numerous attempts to change it, fix it, and even talk of demolishing it, the brick building stands. There’s no doubt it could get some federal funding for renovation because of its age, but nobody is seriously willing to tackle that kind of workload. The owner has turned over ownership with no strings attached, no cost, but the new owner has been slow to make changes. That sounds like a pretty good deal, right? Perhaps, but it needs a lot of work and just getting an estimate of the repair costs would take some time to complete. But if that building could talk, can you imagine what it might have to say? What was a small town like in 1904? How did the community react when we went to war in Europe in 1917; what happened in the bank when the stock market crashed in 1929? And, did it survive the Great Depression? Another good example of how things have changed is in Bowbells. In this case, it’s a hotel that lay vacant for several years, but some people came in and totally renovated it to look as new as it was in 1929. Like

the Carpio bank, this building is also brick and is for sale for $179,000. If you look at the pictures on the Trademark Realty website, you’ll see the renovation is most likely worth $179,000. The problem is the location. Despite Bowbells being the Burke County seat, the population continues to shrink, leaving few people to stay in a hotel. It’s on a main highway from the Canadian border to Minot, which has potential, but since the border has been closed because of COVID-19, you have to wonder how sure the Canadian dollar is now. There are two more old buildings in North Dakota in which the locals took it upon themselves to make sure these historic structures would be renovated and put back into circulation. One of the them is the Ellendale Opera House, built in 1908 and opening in 1909. This three-story brick structure was renovated and is now used for special events. It once again sits prominently on the west side of Ellendale’s Main Street and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The second is the Roxy Theater in Langdon. This, too, was a situation in which local residents decided they no longer wanted to look at this building sitting vacant on Main Street. In the late 1990s, the community went to work tearing out old seats and tile and putting down new. They fundraised so they could go through the building with a finetooth comb. They were also able to save the marquee and make it operational. It was built in 1936, was put back into service, and, by 1998, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are undoubtedly other theaters, hotels and opera houses that meet that historic criteria and can be restored. Old barns that have been torn down are repurposed as art, some old farm houses are disassembled and the lumber recycled for other building projects, and in some cases, when downtown buildings are too far gone, they are demolished with brand new buildings springing up such as Main Street Market in Hazelton and West Side Square in Kenmare. This kind of stuff doesn’t just happen, and it isn’t free. It takes money and elbow grease to make it happen. But some of these small communities refuse to die out, and often times it’s a special building that keeps it on the map.

Impeachment trial of Senate Sometime soon, and perhaps this week, private citizen Donald Trump will become the first former president to face a Senate impeachment trial, almost a year to the day when, as President Trump, he was acquitted by the Senate on February 5, 2020, of two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of justice. On this second go-round, citizen Trump may not be so lucky. Unlike the first trial, when Sen. Mitt Romney (RUtah), was the lone Republican to vote with Democrats to convict President Trump of committing impeachable offenses, expectations are growing for additional Republican votes to convict the 45th President of the United States. In this chapter of what will likely be a book — “Donald Trump and Impeachment” — the rationale for voting to convict an ex-president is to vote to “disqualify” him from ever holding any office of the United States again. How rare is all of this? Consider that in the entire sweep of the 240- year history of the United States, that only three presidents — Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump — have been impeached by the House of Representatives and faced trial in the U.S. Senate. All three were acquitted by the Senate, meaning that in each trial, the constitutional requirement of two-thirds of members present to convict and remove a president was not met. In those three cases, the goal of House managers was to persuade Senators to convict and remove the president from office. Since Trump is an ex-president and, obviously holds no office from which he can be removed, the goal this time is to vote by a twothirds majority to convict him of a single article of impeachment — “Incitement to Insurrection.” If that threshold is satisfied, then it is virtually certain that a simple majority of Senators present will vote to impose the disqualification penalty on Trump. How did we get here, and why did the framers of the Constitution insert into the Constitution Article I, Section 3, which grants to the Senate, the “Power to try all Impeachments.”

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Readers will recall that after the insurrection which, the article of impeachment charges him with inciting, Democratic leaders urged Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment with the intent of removing President Trump from office. When Pence refused to engage in such an undertaking, House leaders followed through on their promise to impeach Trump which, with the support of 10 Republicans, including the third-ranking Republican leader, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), they promptly achieved. The next step is for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to formally transmit the article of impeachment, charging Trump with the commission of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” in an effort to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. The House document cites Trump’s infamous phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State, in which Trump urged the state official to “find” 11,870 votes — one more than President Joe Biden earned, which would overturn the election votes in Georgia. Trump’s solicitation of fraud and criminal conspiracy violated both state and federal criminal laws. The charging document also cites Trump’s baseless assertions that the election was fraudulent and rigged. For most, the charge that Trump had “incited insurrection” on January 6, 2021, is the most unpardonable of his facts, for insurrection, like treason, tears away at the integrity and very soul of the nation. And so, here we are. Readers may recall Benjamin Franklin’s declaration, on the floor of the Constitutional Convention, that impeachment would be necessary to remove an errant or tyrannical president; otherwise, “there would be no recourse but to assassination.” Delegates to the Constitutional Convention were keen students of history and were particularly well informed on matters of English legal history, which exerted significant influence on the work of the framers. Thus, drafters of the Impeachment Clause borrowed directly from the English categories, and provided that the president, civil officers and judges might be impeached for the commission of “treason, bribery and high crimes and misdemeanors.” They embraced the definitions of each category as well. Treason involves the act of taking up arms against the government and aiding and abetting enemies of the United States, while bribery involves the act by a public official of accepting something of value in return for exercising

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I fully understand this could save lives I voted no as the sponsors could not assure us that negligence would not be penalty on driver of vehicle only. Let’s say you are driving a car with full capacity of adults and an accident happens. Unbeknownst to you as a driver, one passenger was not buckled up in the back and is a fatality. You could be fully liable which I think is wrongful penalty of a well-intended law. It passed 28-18 so I was not alone in my concerns, but it now goes to the House. A second bill was SB2112 which authorizes NDDOT to allow satellite offices, like we have in Walsh County, to once again process driver’s licenses. Good news for rural areas. A couple of very controversial bills have sparked concerns. One is a bill in the House that would allow legislators to charge the State of North Dakota for all food expenses while in Session. I will totally oppose this as no matter where we are, we all eat. That should NOT be a taxpayer’s expense. Then we have SB2180 which has rightfully flooded our email inboxes. It is a bill that would violate the sanctity of the seal of religious confession and I will oppose it on the strongest terms. Though I understand the intent behind the bill, there are other ways priests and pastors can act to protect the children. Meanwhile as we see more and more crimes against the young, I am baffled we do not turn back to the fundamentals of America, so I put in a bill this week to permit schools and schoolboards (local control) to display the Ten Commandments and cite the Pledge of Allegiance daily without risk of lawsuits. We pray and do the Pledge daily in our Chambers here, why not in our schools? The Ten Commandments is of no offense to any religion, - never has been. This coming week we will hear several water bills in the AG Committee. Many have contacted me about such, and one bill is of particular concern. It is a reaction to an event that was handled poorly in one county out west. We will care-

fully go through these important issues, not reacting but rather responding in a manner that applies to all water districts. It shall be interesting as usual as the old saying goes; - “folks fight over water and whiskey.” I have received numerous emails and texts with concerns relating to County officials extending the mask mandate. The below information may be of guidance as to who has authority to do so. The information is exactly such, not opinion. The two sections of ND Century Code are section 23-07-06, which authorizes a local board of health to adopt quarantine and sanitary measures, and 37-17.1-10, which relates to the authority of a political subdivision to declare an emergency. Although the Legislative Assembly could adopt a law restricting the authority of a political subdivision to declare an emergency, it would limit the authority for counties to maintain local control. I suggest if you have concerns to contact your local subdivisions and health authorities as this is where such decisions are made. I hope that SB2124 that I wrote about last week in regard to the Governor’s Executive powers will come to the Senate floor for a vote this coming week. This will deal with the Legislature being called in by Governor if an Emergency Declaration last longer than 60 days. I have also co-sponsored a few resolutions and bills relating to States’ Rights as I sincerely am concerned about the overreach of the federal government regardless of what party is in power. When freedom of speech, among other things, are stifled as it has been recently, it should put us all on alert. Liberty is indeed a precious thing and we must never allow it to slip slowly away as we see happening now with social media denying people access to free speech. We may not like what some people say or believe, but we cannot lose this right. Violence no, - free speech yes! Stay healthy and be blessed.

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By Katie Henry NDSU Extension Family and Community Wellness Agent The Unknown Avocado The date: October 23, 2020. Our mission: to grow an avocado plant and add it to our “exotic” plant orchard. Source: the pit of an avocado we purchased at the grocery story. First Signs of Success: January 23, 2021. That’s 92 days before we saw any significant signs of progress. In fact, it was 13 weeks and 1 day, 2208 hours, 132,480 minutes, or 7,948,800 seconds. It felt like a long time to wait for an unknown. It’s been a little bit of a painful waiting period, but it has taught us patience, the holding of hope, and a gratefulness for the beauty of nature. Hopefully with more tender loving care, we will see sizeable plant growth and maybe even some fruits of our labor. My understanding is that it may take years for the plant to produce fruit, if it ever does. Once again, we will have some waiting time and an unknown. The great part is that we will hopefully have a lush, green plant that we can nourish and grow and an anticipation of the possibility of even more great things to come. It’s fairly easy to set an avocado pit up for sprouting. All it takes is a cup of water, some toothpicks, and an avocado pit. Make sure the pointy side of the pit is up and the flatter side of the pit is down. Poke the toothpicks in the side of the pit and balance the toothpicks on the side of the cup. Make sure the water is halfway up the sides of the avocado pit and that the top half stays dry. Make sure to keep the bottom half of the pit in the water and change the water every other day at a minimum. You don’t want bacteria or mold growth to appear. In all the research I did prior to starting the avocado process, I was told the pit would start to grow in 2-6 weeks, and if it didn’t, it said to throw the pit away and start with another pit. It took us 13 weeks and 1 day… That’s more than double what they recommended for sprout time.

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Yet, again, another lesson from nature. It reminded me that sometimes the great things in life need some wait time. All that’s needed is some tender loving care along with nurturing, and with time, great results will happen. The first life comparison that came to mind when thinking of how important this is was children. Not all children grow the same. Sometimes they grow and blossom at very young ages, and sometimes they need years for that to happen. We just need to nurture and wait. This avocado helped remind me of this. I look forward to our avocado growing into its full potential with the nurturing it’s been getting. Even if it doesn’t produce food for us, the excitement of adding it to the family of our “exotic” orchard is fun. When the plant gets to be about 6 inches tall, we will plant it in soil and place it in full sun to help it grow to its full potential. When the plant is 12 inches tall, we will pinch back the top two sets of leaves to help the plant become bushier. Maybe in 3-15 years we will see fruit production. If not, we will just have another “exotic” orchard family member. Because of farming developments and techniques used by producers, avocados can be found all year round in the grocery stores, so we won’t have to wait years to eat our next avocado. The season for the best flavor for avocados is January through March, so now would be a great time to go out and get some. Avocados are technically a fruit, but they are usually eaten in more savory dishes, much like a vegetable would be used. It’s the main ingredient in guacamole and can be used in a lot of other different ways as well. The higher fat content allows for easier mashing and spreading, which makes the avocado so versatile. Don’t worry about the higher fat content, though, as the polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats the avocados primarily contain are heart-healthy. To choose a ripe avocado, simply press with your fingers. If there is a slight give to the pressure (softness) when pressed, the avocado is ready to eat. If the avocado is still hard, you can place it in a brown paper bag at room temperature and use it

within a couple of days. To use avocado, it’s easiest to wash the avocado, and cut it in half, around the pit, much like you would a peach. You can twist to separate the avocado halves, then use a spoon to separate the flesh from the skin. Once you have the flesh of the avocado ready to use, keep in mind that avocados will turn brown when exposed to air, much like an apple will. You can use an acid such as lemon juice to stop that oxidation process and help keep the fresh green look of your avocado. Be sure to do this, especially if you are refrigerating the rest of the avocado. NDSU Extension has an abundance of recipes that contain avocado. They range from sandwiches to salsa. There is even a 4-ingredient Chocolate Mousse recipe with avocado as one of the main ingredients! If you would like more information on avocados or the recipes that contain avocados, feel free to visit our website at https://www.ag.ndsu. edu/extension, call our office at 256-2560, or email katie.d.henry@ ndsu.edu. Here is one of the yummy recipes that I have tried before. It is simple, nutritious, and delicious. Easy Avocado and Egg Toast This healthy recipe comes from NDSU Extension Service. Ingredients 4 eggs, scrambled or cooked as desired 1 avocado, halved, pitted and sliced 1 tomato, sliced 4 slices whole-wheat bread Directions Cook eggs as desired. While eggs are cooking, toast bread. Add cooked eggs to toast. Layer one-quarter of the avocado on each slice of toast. Place tomato slice on top of avocado. Refrigerate extra tomato and/or avocado and use in another recipe. Makes four servings. Each serving has 210 calories, 11 g fat, 11 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber and 210 mg sodium. Even if you don’t want to brave the unknown of starting an avocado plant, it definitely will be worth your time to brave the unknown of a new recipe that contains avocado.

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Anitha Chirumamilla Ag & Natural Resources Agent Cavalier County Extension

20201 Crop Improvement Association Annual Crop Production Update You are invited to the Cavalier County Crop Improvement Association Crop Production Update and Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 18. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Langdon, with an evening supper meal at 5:30 p.m. Reservations for supper meal are being taken at the Extension Office at 256-2560. Your $20 Crop Improvement membership includes a complimentary noon meal. Guests are welcome for $20 each. Please RSVP by Tuesday February 16. Crop Improvement membership is open to all farmers and Ag business/persons in Cavalier County. Following supper, scholarship award winners will be announced. 2021 Crop Update Meeting Agenda: • Salinity and Sodicity Reclamation- Naeem Kalwar • Crop Marketing- Frayne Olson • Soybean Fertility Requirements and IDC Issues- Dave Franzen • New Soybean Diseases- Anitha Chirumamilla • Weather and NDAWN- Daryl Ritchinson • Annual Cavalier County Crop Improvement Association Business Meeting N.D. State Seed Department Encourages Proper Labeling of Seed All seed intended for planting purposes must be properly tested and labeled in accordance with North Dakota seed laws. As seed sales activity has increased in recent weeks, so have the number of inquiries the North Dakota State Seed Department (NDSSD) has received regarding the proper labeling of seed. “Buyers and sellers both should understand that all seed intended for planting purposes must be properly tested and labeled in accordance with North Dakota seed laws,” says Jason Goltz, NDSSD regulatory manager. “Labeling laws

protect both the labeler and the customer. Regardless of use, whether for crop production, cover crop, pollinator habitat or forage production, all seed must be labeled. “When selling or buying seed, it is important to remember a few key points,” Goltz adds. Most varieties of agricultural crops are protected by some type of intellectual property rights laws and some crop varieties are required by federal law to be certified by an official seed certifying agency. In North Dakota, most agricultural crops sold must be identified by variety name, but the seller is responsible for knowing, Goltz says. The unauthorized sale of a protected variety, even to a neighbor or friend, is illegal. Violations of seed laws can be expensive. In North Dakota, a violation of the Plant Variety Protection Act, for example, can result in a fine up to $10,000 per violation. Seed labeling requirements are outlined in state seed law, Chapter 4.1-53 of North Dakota Century Code. “The visual appearance of seed is not always a good indicator of seed quality,” Goltz says. “This season is a good example, as the NDSSD seed lab has observed a significant number of common samples of poor quality.” Although the samples appeared normal, the germination results were low, demonstrating the need for testing at a qualified lab that follows the Association of Official Seed Analyst rules for testing seed. The seller is responsible for testing and labeling each seed lot offered for sale in North Dakota. Proper testing is the only way to assess the factors necessary for a legal label, such as germination percentage, purity, and the presence of contaminants such as weed seed and other crop seed. Buyers are advised to never purchase seed that is not labeled nor accept a promise that the label will be mailed later. NDSU Agriculture Communication – Jan. 27, 2021 Source: Jason Goltz, 701-231-5400, jgoltz@ndseed.ndsu.edu Editor: Kelli Anderson, 701-2316136, kelli.c.anderson@ndsu.edu

NDSU Extension to hold dry bean Getting-It-Right virtual meeting Farmers and crop advisers will have an opportunity to receive dry edible bean production information during a virtual Getting-it-Right meeting that North Dakota State University Extension is holding from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 2. NDSU Extension is organizing and conducting the meeting in cooperation with the Northarvest Bean Growers Association. “This webinar will provide concise presentations to reach dry bean producers and crop advisers with research-based production recommendations for 2021,” says Greg Endres, Extension cropping systems specialist based at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center. The subjects that will be covered and presenters are: • Market types and variety review - Hans Kandel, Extension agronomist • Recommendations for selected plant establishment factors - Endres • Soil considerations and plant nutrition - Dave Franzen, Extension soil science specialist • Insect management - Janet

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events to view the schedule and preregister. Those who preregister will receive emailed instructions to participate in the meeting. The Feb. 2 presentations will be recorded and archived. Certified crop adviser continuing education credits will be available for meeting participants. Also, NDSU Extension will conduct a second virtual Getting-itRight meeting on soybean production on Feb. 17. Information on this event will be available at https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/carringtonrec/ events.

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2021 SPRING WILD TURKEY HU UNTING PROCLAMATION SUMMARY The North Dakota Game & Fish Department announces the following summary of regulations and changes for the 2021 Spring Wild Turkey hunting season. • Licenses will be issued by a weighted lottery procedure. Applications may be submitted online or by phone. Only residents may apply. The deadline for submitting online or phone applications is February 10, 2021. • The season will run from April 10 through May 16, 2021. • The season bag limit will be one bearded or male wild turkey. • Turkeys may be legally taken with shotguns (including muzzleloading shotguns), certain handguns, and bow and arrow.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR • Total licenses available increased to 7,005 (up 775). • After the initial lottery, remaining licenses will be issued as prescribed by the Director which may allow individuals to obtain one additional license in select units. • Muzzleloading rifles are no longer a legal firearm for taking wild turkeys. • Unit 21 will remain closed to spring turkey hunting in 2021.

Lottery results may be obtained by visiting our website at gf.nd.gov A complete 2021 spring turkey hunting proclamation is available from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 North Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095. (701) 328-6300.

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• Resident hunters must have a currentt hunting certificate, a small game license if ages 16 and older, and a general game and habitat license (or combination license). Note: 2020-2021 licenses expire on March 31, 2021. • Nonresident hunters must have a 2021 nonresident spring light goose license ($50.00). This license enables nonresidents to hunt statewide for the entire duration and does not affect their eligibility to purchase a regular nonresident waterfowl hunting license for the fall 2021 season. • All 2021 Spring Light Goose Conservation Order hunters must register with the Harvest Information Program (HIP). HIP registration for ND can be obtained with license purchases through the Department's website or by calling 1-888-634-4798. HIP registration for this conservation order is also valid for fall hunting. • The Federal Waterfowl Stamp is not required for the conservation order. • Only light geese may be taken. Light geese include snow geese, blue geese, and Ross's geese. They may be taken statewide from February 20 thru May 9, 2021. • There will be no daily limit or possession limit on light geese during the conservation order and shooting hours will be from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. • Electronic and recorded calls, as well as shotguns capable of holding more than 3 shells, may be used to take light geese during the conservation order. • All Waterfowl Rest Areas designated for 2020 are open during the conservation order. • Non-toxic shot is required for hunting light geese.

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Obituaries

Patricia Lou Dodge

Patricia Lou Binger Dodge, 84, of rural Fairdale passed away January 3, 2021, at Altru Hospital with her family by her side. Patricia Preston was born May 26, 1936, to Lola Mae and William Edwin Preston. She was married to Murlin Lee Binger April 30, 1955, until his passing in 1988. They were devoted members of the Church of the Nazarene. She and Murlin settled in Wiggins, Colo. on

the family dairy farm where they reared four children. She resided at the Edmore Memorial Rest Home and quickly became friends with the residents and attached to the staff with their loving care and kindness. She enjoyed attending church services at Nekoma Lutheran and activities with High Plains Ministry when able. Before moving to Fairdale, she and her daughter, Tamera, owned and operated a commercial cleaning service. Patricia is survived by her children: Brenda (Jay) Milburn of Odessa Texas, Tamera (Tom) Bredeson of Fairdale, Steve (Peggy) Binger

Church of Fort Collins, Colo., Ron (Danni) Binger of Fairdale; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and a brother, Dave (Joyce) Preston, of Casper, Wyo. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, sisters and a brother. Patricia will be laid to rest with her husband, Murlin, in Colorado when it’s safe for family and friends to gather.

CHURCH DIRECTORY Please join us at First Baptist Church for Team Kid! Every Wednesday for children in grades K-6. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Hope to see you then! We also have youth group available for grades 7-12. Hope to see you there!

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

Father Michael Hickin Mass Times

Catechism Saturday 5:00 p.m. Grades 1-12 & Adults & RCIA Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 p.m.

St. Michael’s in Wales Sunday - No Masses scheduled at this time

To Advertise your Church in this Spot Contact Lori at 256-5311 Presbyterian Church of Langdon (one block West of Post Office)

10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Time 11 a.m. – Sunday Worship Live on KNDK 1080 EVERYONE WELCOME

Phone School Grades: 701-256-2354 Preschool-8th grade Our Parish Website is www.stalphonsuslangdon.com. Check our Parish Webpage for Up-to-Date information. •Public Masses are now permitted. Those in attendance are encouraged (not required) to wear a mask. •We will continue to live-stream the Sunday Masses at 10:30 a.m. (note time change)

314 15th Ave Phone 701-686-2000

Pastor Norm Economy Pastor Jordan Braunberger

Sunday Morning Worship – 11 a.m. Ignite Youth Church Wednesdays – 7 p.m. – The Paragon (1304 4th St.) Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 – 11:45

followed by Fellowship

Sermons & Bulletins online

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

Worship Schedule Sundays 9:30 a.m. Watch us live on facebook Website: langdonumc.org

Latest info & event calendar on website All are Welcome!

Redeemer Lutheran Church 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

Dovre Lutheran Church & Milton Lutheran Church

Join us for worship!

10am, Sundays in-person Streaming live on Facebook

Osnabrock 701-496-3301

Milton 701-496-3278

Sunday School, 9:15am 1216 9th Ave, Langdon, 256-2196 www.UnitedLangdon.org A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Refer to facebook site for Church schedule.

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From the Pastor’s Desk

Devotions by community pastors

Cavalier County Death Notice Ministerial Association Robert Lee Spenst, 76, of BreckYou are invited todied January 22, enridge, Minn. Worship at the Church 2021. He was born October 2, 1944, to Richard and Eileen of your choice. come worship with us.Spenst of rural Cavalier County.

1124 5th St 701.256.5060

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Wednesday School and Confirmation via Zoom. Friends of Dovre Lutheran and Milton Lutheran Churches

This devotion is submitted by Pastor Don Barsness of the Salem Bible Church

“Impossible” That’s impossible! Not improbable, not unlikely, but impossible! It can’t be done. It really is unattainable. Just the thought of it goes against the grain of self-sufficiency. Those with a history of “beating the odds” may be tempted to challenge anything labeled “impossible.” Never mind that it hasn’t been done before. Find a cure for polio? Visit with a courageous Jonas Salk. Run a mile in under four minutes? Talk to a winded Jim Ryun. Go to the moon? Just ask a weightless Neil Armstrong. History is highlighted with the stories of those who accomplished what was once thought to be impossible. Those stories can inspire us when we face incredible challenges even when some say, “It can’t be done,” we may look for ways and means to make history. But what happens when God says something is truly unattainable? Not improbable, not unlikely, but impossible! The Bible contains stories of people who were told that by God -- with one important addition. Impossible? Yes, impossible for man, but take heart. To quote Jesus, “With man [there are things that are] impossible, but not with God. For with God, all things are possible” (Mark 10:27). The first book of the Bible tells us about Abraham and Sarah. Long past the age of having children, Sarah doubts God when He promises that Abraham and Sarah will have a son. Sarah is quick to explain that their old age makes it impossible for her and her husband to have a baby. God simply repeats His promise, reminding the couple that about this time next year, they will have a baby boy. What is impossible becomes possible because nothing is too hard for God (Genesis 18). The Gospel of Luke invites us into the story of Mary, the mother

of Jesus. We read that the angel, Gabriel, was sent by God to tell Mary that she would give birth to the Son of God. She simply asks, “But how? I’ve never slept with a man.” How can a virgin give birth to a baby? Gabriel recounts the activity of God, saying, “Nothing, you see, is impossible with God” (Luke 1). In the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus has His disciples scratching their collective heads, wondering who, if any, can have the hope of eternal life. They ask, “Who then can be saved?” It’s the right question. It needed to be asked. Jesus often spoke of what keeps men from faith in God and obedience to His Word. In the parable of the soils, He talked about how daily demands and the distractions of life can threaten our spiritual vitality (Mark 4). With such powerful and persistent challenges, we may be tempted to echo the question posed by the disciples, “Who then can be saved?” Who has a chance at all? Before we throw up our hands in resignation to what challenges our faith in God, why not surrender to God? Ephesians 2:8 reads, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Faith in Jesus Christ welcomes a sufficient supply of God’s favor. The next verse in Ephesians (2:9) explains that this salvation is God’s doing rather than our work. So much for self-sufficiency! When it comes to spiritual life, to faith that believes in the Lord Jesus Christ resulting in salvation, we are not left to ourselves. John 3:16 says that God, in love for each of us, gave His Son Jesus to be the sacrifice for our sins against God. Everyone who believes that good news receives God’s grace -- forgiveness of sin and the gift of eternal life. Yes, salvation!

Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule

February 1 – Grand Forks or Devils Lake February 3 – Grand Forks February 4 – Osnabrock February 5 – Grand Forks February 8 – Grand Forks February 9 – Cavalier February 10 – Grand Forks February 114 – Osnabrock February 12 – Grand Forks February 15 – Grand Forks or Devils Lake February 17 – Grand Forks February 18 – Osnabrock February 19 – Grand Forks February 22 – Devils Lake or Grand Forks February 24 – Grand Forks February 26 – Grand Forks

Effective February 1, 2021: Shopping will be allowed on out-of-town trips. Medical trips will take precedence as we are only able to take 2 people at a time, please be flexible with your shopping requests. Please call early with your appointments as dates fill up fast. Out of town appointments need to be made between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

All in-town trips have to be called in no later than the business day before the trip. This is due to the cleaning protocol we have established for the vehicles. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. In-town transit hours are from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. We are limited in what we can handle due to cleaning protocol and “social distancing” on the vehicles so please don’t be upset if we ask you to change your appointment. ALL passengers are required to wear a mask. All activities, including foot care, remain cancelled. Access to the Langdon Senior Center is limited to staff and deliveries.

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CHARLOTTE REILLY BENEFIT Saturday, February 6 at 3 p.m Gardar City Hall • Gardar, ND

SILENT AUCTION FREE WILL SUPPER House fire on January 20. They were minutes from not making it out alive. The home was a total loss.

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District 10 Democrat-NPL annual meeting to be held The District 10 Democrat-NPL party will be holding its annual reorganizational meeting on February 13 at 10 a.m. Due to COVID restrictions the meeting will be presented in a Zoom format. Representative of District 44 Carla Rose Hanson, originally from Langdon will be a guest speaker. She is involved in the ND Legislative session and will give an update and overview on the 67th assembly. At present she is working on Family Medical Leave legislation which would allow compensation for care

taking of a family member. Vice Chair of the state DemNPL party Patrick Hart, originally from Pembina, will give a briefing on State political activities. A portion of the meeting will be focused on business. A Zoom link will be posted on the D10 Dem-NPL Face Book page, shared through e-mail and can be obtained from any District officer. This is an open public meeting, any and all interested are invited to participate.

The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) received a report of an infant diagnosed with botulism. The infant is recovering at home after hospitalization and botulism antitoxin treatment. Infant botulism is a disease that affects children younger than 1 year. Constipation is usually the first sign of illness, and other signs and symptoms may include poor feeding, decreased movement, diminished facial expression, weak and altered cry, loss of head control, and progressive weakness. Symptoms develop three to 30 days after ingesting Clostridium botulinum bacteria spores, which can be found throughout the world in soils and dust. The spores grow in the infant’s intestine and produce botulinum toxin. The disease is a result of muscle paralysis caused by the toxin. Without medical care and treatment, botulism can cause respiratory failure and death. “Although most infants with botulism likely ingested dust or dirt particles that contained spores, honey can contain botulism spores and is not safe to feed children younger than 12 months,” said Laura Cronquist, an epidemiologist with the

NDDoH. “The infant had a history of honey consumption prior to illness, but it is unknown whether the honey or exposure to botulism spores in the environment caused the illness.” Since honey can contain the bacteria that causes infant botulism, the best prevention is to avoid feeding honey to children under age 1. It’s unknown why some infants get botulism and others do not. Infant botulism is an emergency. Consult a health care provider immediately if your child has symptoms of botulism. Although rare, infant botulism is the most common form of human botulism in the United States. Other types of botulism include foodborne botulism, wound botulism, adult intestinal toxemia, and iatrogenic botulism. In 2017, 182 laboratory-confirmed cases of botulism were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including 141 infant botulism cases. The last report of infant botulism in North Dakota was in 2018. For more information about infant botulism, visit the CDC’s website at www.cdc. gov/botulism or call the NDDoH at 701-328-2378.

Infant botulism case reported in N.D.

Senior Menu

SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (1) – Tater tot hotdish, tomatoes, butterscotch pudding, fruit. Tuesday (2) – BBQ chicken legs, baked potato, baked beans, cookie, fruit. Wednesday (3) – Open face roast beef sandwich/gravy, mashed potatoes, peas/pearl onions, raspberry turnover. Thursday (4) – Cheeseburger soup, chicken salad on a bun, fruit. Friday (5) – Chicken alfredo pizza, lettuce salad, fruit. EBT/SNAP accepted Offering take-out only as the dining room is closed. Please call by 9:30 a.m. for take-outs. Homedelivered meals will remain the same. Frozen meals are also available for $4.00 each.

Wedding Shower by mail Honoring Sierra Berg, bride to be of Michael Kartes. Gathering everyone is so hard to do, so let’s shower her with cards and gifts so she will feel loved from far and wide. Sierra is registered at Amazon, Target and Walmart Mail to: Sierra Berg 909 9th Ave. NE #1 Jamestown, ND 58401

Community By Peggy Davis Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce Board President

Greetings! January is almost over, and it seems winter is here with the snow and cold temperatures. That also means spring is around the corner. I personally find peaceful beauty on a frosty morning when there is a fresh blanket of white all around. Enough of that though. I have some news on events from the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce and a few more businesses to highlight. We would like to extend an invitation to our General Membership meeting on Monday, February 1, 2021, at 12:00 noon. We will be doing a hybrid of an in-person and a Zoom meeting. We will be at the Langdon Research Center in their large meeting room, and we will have our laptop, so we can be on Zoom as well. You will get an email from Barb Melhoff with the meeting details and the Zoom link. Please join us; we need member input as we move forward into 2021 for events, etc. The meeting will be around 40 minutes. The Toy Show is happening February 13 and 14 at the Langdon Activity Center. Hours for Saturday, Feb. 13 are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and for Sunday, Feb. 14 - 9 a.m.-3 p.m. They will have concessions available. There is a $3 admission fee. I am not aware of any COVID restrictions for the event, but it’s always a good idea to take your mask along in case they ask you to wear one, and obvi-

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ously, stay home if you are ill. The date has been set for Music Fest, and the band is booked. You need to mark your calendars for July 17, 2021. I personally am excited and hopeful that this will be a spectacular event. Since last year was cancelled, this will be our 25th Music Fest, and attendance will be free. As with every event in the past year, we are following CDC guidelines and getting advice from our local public health department. As with most things during the pandemic, the situation is fluid and can change quickly. First up in the business highlights is the Langdon Day Care Center. The director is Patti McKibben. The Day Care is open 7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Currently they are checking temperatures daily to enter the facility. Parents are allowed to bring children into the entryway, and the staff then walk children to their classrooms. The staff is also watching children closely for any symptoms they are experiencing. The best way to reach them is by email at Ldcc@utma.com or by calling 701-256-3121. They offer childcare to children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. They would like to also remind you that they are always looking for staff, so contact Patti for more details. Next is a business you probably are familiar with - Langdon Com-

munity Drug, located at 805 3rd St. in Langdon. Owners are Lyle and Deb Lutman. Their hours are 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The staff is disinfecting counters regularly for your safety, and they ask you to wear a mask when entering the business. They are a pharmacy with many over the counter medications and pharmaceutical supplies. They also offer vaccinations. In case you didn’t know, they also have a beautiful giftware selection, greeting cards, office supplies, and a photo kiosk machine. LCD also offers both bridal and baby registries for your convenience. The best way to reach them is by phone at 701-256-3330. They also have Zip Whip to order your pills, and you can contact them for details on that. They do not have a website, but you should follow them on Facebook. Lyle and Deb also own and operate Moose Creek Lodge. The Lodge is open year-round. It features a queen, full, twin air mattresses and two twin beds on the upper deck. The lower level features a kitchen and bathrooms along with three couches (one of which turns into a bed). Their website is moosecreeklodgend.com. You can also follow the Lodge on Facebook and Instagram (soon). The telephone number is 701-256-5066 or 701-370-8594.

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Odds & Ends

Hope Cleveland and Hunter Feil of Langdon have been named to the President’s Honor Roll for the fall semester at Valley City State University. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hours or more of VCSU classes for which grade points were earned with a 4.0 grade point average. v v v Sidney Ullyott of Langdon and Callie Perry of Munich have been named to the Vice President for Academic Affairs’ Honor Roll for the fall semester at Minot State University. Students who earned a term grade point average of 3.5-3.79 while enrolled for 12 or more credits during the Fall 2020 semester were named to the VPAA list. v v v Corey Schrader, Langdon, has been named to the President’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA for the

fall semester at Bismarck State College. Students must maintain at least a 3.50 grade point on a 4.00 scale while enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of classes to qualify for the President’s Honor Roll. v v v Tera Mittleider and Kaitlynn Scherr of Langdon have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Dakota College at Bottineau. The Dean’s List students maintain a GPA of 3.5 and higher. v v v Brooke Bakke, Jacob Kram, Jakob Skarnagel-Iverson and Allison Welsh, all of Langdon, and James Tabert of Munich have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at North Dakota State University. A student must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify for the Dean’s List.

14th Annual

TOYFeb.SHOW 13 & 14

at the Langdon

Activity Center General Admission: $3 – 5 & under free

Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Sunday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Concessions will be available • Buy, Sell or Trade!

516 10th Ave., Langdon • 701-256-3318 • www.cityoflangdon.com

Art student of the month

February Artist of the Month, Audrey Martin, is a first grader at Munich and daughter of Jeremy and Jenna Martin.

COVID-19 VACCINATION Individuals 65+ years of age with one or more underlying health conditions qualify

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Please call 256-3330 to schedule appointment

APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE

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Business and Professional Directory Swenson Blasting Mobile Unit

Expert Collision Repair Baked on Paint Refinishing Windshield Replacement Windshield Chip Repair Paintless Dent Repair

Remove paint from anything and everything!

Contact Craig Swenson Shop: 701-256-3668 Cell: 303-877-1868

• Mosquito, Tick, Ant & Spider control for your yard or event

Mosquito Minus

Control J4 Mosquito

Hwy 1 South, Langdon

Tel. 701.256.6204 ‡ Website: www.dvacnd.org

24-Hour Toll Free Crisis Line 866.435.7490

9-15

Great for auto restoration & removing parking lines We use water & crushed glass to prevent warping NO HEAT USED

63 bed skilled nursing facility more than 30 years of service

elderly housing units available

701-382-9376

American Legion Post 98 Langdon, ND Rent the American Legion Hall and/or Park Building for Weddings, Reunions, Business Meetings or any event. Reasonable rates. Kitchen & hall may be rented separately. For more information, please contact Leon Hiltner at 256-2188.

1119 9th Ave. Langdon, ND 58249 telephone: 701-256-5300

24 hour a day nursing care

Cavalier & Pembina Counties

Jim & Karla Rademacher

Rental Cars Available

Maple Manor Care Center “The home with a heart�

Additional Services: •Asian beetle control •Concrete/paver patio & doorways

701-382-9376

256-3634

www.finestautobodyandglass.com finestautobodyandglass@gmail.com

Choose Finest Auto Body & Glass You’ll Love the Results

DR. BRIAN LARSON - DR. NIC BENEDA

physical, speech and occupational therapies

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Monday thru Friday 8-noon, 1-5 701-284-6131 or 888-284-6789 toll free 418 Briggs Ave S - Park River, ND

offers all-welded steel hopper bottom bins ranging from 52 - 6700 bushels.

SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION techniques combines with the STRONGEST MATERIALS used in the industry, results in the most rugged and longest lasting bins available.

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Susan Fay Crockett Licensed Real Estate Broker

Riley Arens 701-370-9787

•Home automation •Installation of video surveillance •Installation of network equipment - access points, routers, switches. •Low voltage wiring & terminating - cat 5, cat 6, cat 3, coax.

C: 701-370-1890 W:701-256-2726 F:701-256-3597

308 Eighth Avenue Langdon, ND “Quality realty services to help make your dreams a reality�

sfcrockett@gmail.com www.sfcrockettrealty.com

Brooks Funeral Home

Stop in or call to see how Farm Maps can make your crop insurance record-keeping a breeze.

623 9th Ave. – PO Box 284 Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-2568

www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon.com

Funeral and Memorial Services Pre-need Planning • Monument & Markers

Preferred Auto Body & Glass Dr. Joseph Allred, D.D.S

~ Expert Body Repair, Paint Match Windshield Chip Repair & Replacements ~ Insurance Work Welcome ~ Guaranteed Customer Satisfaction

Scott Peterson, owner Shop 256-5577 • Cell 370-5577 Hwy 1 South, Langdon

See us today for all your oil needs! We also have quality fuel at the best prices. Transport loads available.

Hoffarth Oil

great employment opportunities 256-5113 or Cell 256-0277

PARK RIVER DENTAL

Full Family Services at reasonable prices

DEALER

Other oil brands

www.cavaliercountyhospital.com Elizabeth Sillers, FNP-C Courtney Short, FNP-C Megan Overby, FNP-C Mark Hill, FNP-C For appointments call 256-6120 • After hours 256-6100

WALHALLA PRESCRIPTION SHOP

Bev & Spence Clairmont RPh. 1102 Central Ave. - Walhalla, ND 58282 800-549-2662 701-549-2662 • Full Prescription Service • Rainbow Photo Processing • Giftware • Visa/Master Card

“Where You’re Only A Stranger Once.�

DR. RICHARD H. EKLOF

Optometrist

-- Family Vision Care --

Hours: Mon.-Thurs. • 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Thursday evenings & Saturday mornings by appointment only 324 9th Avenue - Langdon, ND 701-256-2269 - 1-888-256-2269

Girodat Motorsports Small Engine Repair

Rent this Spot 3 months $42.50 Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve it! CAVALIER COUNTY LIBRARY 600 – 5th Ave., Langdon 701-256-5353

HOURS Mon.–Fri.: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wed.: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Sat.: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. &RSLHU ‡ )D[ Area Newspapers 0DJD]LQHV ‡ '9'¡V Books for all ages H%RRNV ‡ $XGLRERRNV 3XEOLF &RPSXWHUV ‡ :L)L www.cavaliercountyndlibrary.com

Country Inn 314 8th Ave., Langdon

Jared Girodat Owner 701-370-8925

Rinde & Associates, PC

Pizza, burgers, pies, cookies, beer, coffee, soda

Brenda Rinde Samson, CPA Melissa Kemnitz, CPA Brennan Thorlakson, CPA

Mon.–Fri.: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Sat.: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Sun.: 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Certified Public Accountants

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Langdon • 701-786-2511 701-256-2407

Contact Jan Stein, your local Norwex consultant for all your cleaning products. 401-9th Ave. E. Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-3109(H) – 701-370-1448(C)

P.O. Box 51 Cavalier, ND 58220 email: brinde@polarcomm.com

Langdon# (701)256-3559 Cavalier# (701)265-4998 Fax# (701)265-4999

• Residential & Commercial Services • Fire & Water Restoration • Carpet & Furniture Cleaning • Air Duct Cleaning

NO MILEAGE CHARGE FOR REGULAR CLEANING!!!

FREE ESTIMATES 24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

Toll Free 1 (888) 549-3247 Mobile (701) 520-1897 Frank LeTexier, Owner 10447 132nd Ave. NE • Walhalla, ND 58282 • IICRC CERTIFIED

Accepts nursing home insurance, Medicaid and private pay.

Call 701-496-3131

Come visit or check us out on Facebook.

2506 A S. Washington St., Grand Forks 701-746-5477 Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, & Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. Thursday : 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Rent this Spot 3 months for only $42.50 Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve it!

Independent Consultant

701-256-2781 701-370-1890 208 14th Avenue Langdon, ND 58249 susanfay@hotmail.com www.jafra.com/scrockett

2C Plumbing

Residential, Light Commercial, New Construction, Remodel, Hot Water Heat, All Your Plumbing Service Needs

Owner Jeff Brodina Master Plumber Lic. #0601

“GO WITH THE FLOW�

12286 HWY 17 Adams, ND 58210 Cell: 701-331-1794 Home: 701-944-2242 jeffbrodina@hotmail.com

OSNABROCK COMMUNITY CALEB & BOB HETLER PAINTING Looking for exterior painting jobs LIVING CENTER 18 BED BASIC & RESPITE CARE FACILITY

WAIND CHIROPRACTIC AND ACUPUNCTURE

Breakfast Lunch – Dinner

in Langdon area

CALL 701-840-2896 FOR FREE ESTIMATES ✔ Quality work Written Estimates Signed Years of experience: Bob - 17 & Caleb - 2 ✔

Farmers Union Oil Company Locally Owned Since 1929

9245 Highway 1 Langdon, North Dakota 58249

Langdon 701-256-5531 Calvin 701-697-5208 Lawton 701-655-3514

Gas – Fuel – Propane – Mr. Tire Dealer Full Service C-Store!

Rent this Spot 3 months for only $42.50 Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve it!

ABBY BORCHARDT REALTORÂŽ

701.370.9713 abby@greenbergrealty.com MLS Participating Agent

Call 256-2355

SWENSON BUILDING SALES All Steel Buildings, All Phases of Remodeling

Backsplash Bathroom Tile Painting

701-256-2793

3 months for only $42.50. Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve!

Cavalier County Republican

Sports/Public Notice

Monday, February 1, 2021 – Page 9

HOCKEY

Blades girls win 1, tie 1, lose 1 in weekend home stand By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer The Langdon Blades girls hockey team continued their six game home stand when they entertained Richland, Watford City and Bismarck the weekend of January 2224. The Blades beat the Rangers 2-0, skated to a 1-1 tie with the Oilers, and lost to the Capitals 3-2. After the weekend, Langdon's record is 4-4-1 in 19U League games and 7-51 overall. They will hit the road for their final league games of the season, starting at Grand Forks on January 29 then at West Fargo January 30. In their first game of the weekend versus Richland, it was a defensive battle all the way. After a scoreless first period, Blades leading scorer Abby Forest got free for

a breakaway on a great pass from Kenadee Cluchie to get Langdon on the board in the second. Their second goal came on a power play in the second, Arianna Haraseth found the net on assists from Forest and Kora Genrich. That was all the offense needed. Blades goalie Jaelyn Buckman, who had 25 saves, notched a shutout. Langdon outshot Richland 33-25. In game two of the weekend at Dakota Spirit Arena, scoring was again at a premium when Langdon took on Watford City. The Oilers would score just 44 seconds into the first period, which would be followed later in the first by a Blades tying goal from Forest on an assist by Cluchie. Amazingly enough, that would be the only scores of the game as both goaltenders took over from there. Buckman had 28 saves

in this one, but Watford City got a fantastic performance from netminder Jeanine Miller, who had 47 saves to force the tie. In the last contest of the weekend, Langdon battled Bismarck from start to finish. After the Capitals got on the board in the first, the Blades would answer when Forest scored, assisted by Cluchie and Catelyn Goodman. Bismarck would go back out in front early in the second, but Langdon would reel them in again, this time on an unassisted goal by McKenna Schneider. But the Capitals would get one more puck in the net, and this time they would make the lead stick as neither team would score in the third period. Buckman did her best between the pipes stopping 38 shots. Bismarck outshot Langdon 41-20.

Abby Forest scores against Watford City. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jaylynn Buckman with a great glove save against Watford City. Photo by Larry Stokke

Arianna Haraseth slides the puck under the goalies pad side and scores for the Blades against Richland. Photo by Larry Stokke

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Cardinals Senior Night for both teams coming Feb. 5 The home games for LangdonEdmore-Munich boys and girls basketball teams are still in big numbers, but believe it or not things are flying by quickly. This is the last week of regular season games for the Lady Cards, and their last two home games as well. So, that being the case, Feb. 5 has been designated as Senior Night for both the girls and boys teams, when they host Grafton in a double header. Girls seniors Lexi Olson and Kaylee Lowery will honored, along with boys seniors Grant Romfo, Simon Romfo and Jagger Worley. It's amazing that it's come to this point of their careers, as it seems like all five have been playing since the 1990's. But this will be there night, and hopefully fans can get out and honor them as well. Both games with the Spoilers should be highly entertain-

ing ones, as all four teams involved are rated in the top 10 in the state. The Cards boys still have several games left on their schedule, but it was thought that a dual Senior Night would be appropriate so that more fans could be there. Lady Cards clinch home court advantage for District 8 Tournament While we just said that this week will be the final home games of the regular season, but there will be more home games on the horizon for the Lady Cards in the postseason. Langdon-Edmore-Munich got the top seed in the District 8 Tournament, and also the regular season title with a win at Dunseith on Jan. 25. With the COVID-19 protocols, it has been decided for now that each game in the district tournament will be held at the site of the higher seed. So, the Cardinals will have two games in their home gym on Valentine's Weekend. The official bracket will be determined this week during the District 8 seeding meeting on Feb. 3. The tournament normally would have held entirely

at the North Star school in Cando, so the Lady Cards should feel fortunate they will get two home games due to the protocols. I guess there are some good things that come out of COVID-19. Langdon junior gold hockey team to have their first games since Jan. 10 If you've wondering why there hasn't been any coverage of the Langdon Blades junior gold hockey team in last couple of weeks, it's because they haven't been playing. Both Grand Forks and Northwood reported some positive COVID cases and close contacts on their teams, which means that both games were postponed. But they will finally get back into action on Jan. 30 at Northwood, and Jan. 31 at Fargo, both league games. The Blades have also rescheduled that two games missed, and have added two games with the MayPort Ice Dawgs in February, which we will talk more about in the weeks. It's just good to see the Blades get back out on the ice. "See ya!" next week!

Langdon City Commission Regular Meeting held in Fire Hall January 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Members present Jerry Nowatzki, Lawrence Henry, and Darin Kaercher. Also, present Jeff Hiller, Chelsea Graber, Tom Beauchamp, Greg Fetsch- CC Sheriff, Andrew Aakre – Moore Engineering by Phone, Quentin Wenzel – City Attorney, Gary Bimler and Rod Howatt and RoxAnne Hoffarth. L. Henry 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 January 11th, 2021, seconded by D. Kaercher. All members voted in favor. Additions to Agenda: New fire truck hoses and misc. equipment. Correspondence: Department Reports: Street – J. Hiller present reporting they have been pushing and moving snow and preparing for the next blast on Saturday.

Water – No Report. Sanitation – T. Beauchamp reported two loads of cardboard have went out. Corey will be taking the 2021 Landfill operator training course training this week. Also gave report on the year end report for sanitation. Activity Center – C. Graber reported she and Susan Fay are working on an energy conservation grant and have come up with a policy for the masks at the center. They have also received another quote for the floor. Fire – No report. Police – G. Fetsch present to discuss anything from the year end report from last meeting. He also hired a new dispatcher and new deputy. Auditor Report – R. Hoffarth discussed that with the CARES Act there is no reimbursement for the Covid pay that has been paid out. Finishing up on the WSI Grant that we received. All quarterlies for Airport, Park and the City are finished; W2 are out and will finish year end

this week. Still working with the auditors on the 2019 audit. Unfinished Business: Moore Engineering – A. Aakre discussed there is no new update for Phase 1. Explained the engineering contract amendment #4 for Phase 2 for $59,540 that incudes work already completed last fall on the sewer service on 12th Avenue as well as estimated work to be completed this coming spring’s order a change order yet to be executed with the contractor. . L. Henry made the motion to accept the amendment #4 seconded by D. Kaercher. All members voted in favor. New Business: Housing Incentive – Tim Naber – L. Henry made the motion to approve the application seconded by D. Kaercher. All members voted in favor. Housing Incentive – Nic Fetsch – L. Henry made the motion to approve the application seconded by D. Kaercher. All members voted in favor. New pumper truck equipment

By Jake Kulland

Langdon City Commission Proceedings

McKenna Schneider and a Watford player send a snow spray as they fight for the puck. Photo by Larry STokke

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of February, 2021, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at the Cavalier County Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon, ND 58249, the Cavalier County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the application of SMJ International o/b/o ATC, on behalf of American Tower Corporation, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801, for an appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny the request for a Conditional Use Permit, which is required by Cavalier County’s zoning regulations, on the following described property: NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, Section 18, Township 160N, Range 63W, aka 8400 88th St., Munich, ND

58352. Description of the conditional use: 300’ self-support tower enclosed with a fenced compound. AT&T is proposing to add their antennas and will place equipment at the base within the fenced compound. Tower will be located adjacent to an existing 190’ self-support tower. The meeting will also be available via Webex at the following website: https://tinyurl.com/yyv55scz Dated this 14th day of January, 2021. /s/ Lisa Gellner – Secretary Cavalier County Planning and Zoning Commission F1 _______________________________

– L. Henry made the motion to pay $15,000 to $18,000 for new hoses and misc. equipment for new pumper truck out of the Tax relief account when due; D. Kaercher seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Building Permits - #5131 Rod Howatt – L. Henry made the motion to approve building permit #5131 seconded by D. Kaercher. All members voted in favor. CHOICE FINANCIAL- DEBIT CARD___________________ 1,854.58 PAYROLL AND LIAB.____ 23,525.31 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS_____________________ 302.87 ARAMARK________________ 99.41 BUD'S SERVICE PRODUCTS______ __________________________ 60.00 C & M MARKETING_______ 155.00 CAVALIER COUNTY JDA________ ________________________2,259.31 CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER_ ________________________3,546.43 ERLING'S OIL CO_________ 786.55 HIWAY LAUNDRY_________ 59.85 JACE RAMBERG__________ 500.00 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL_______

_________________________ 118.66 JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC._____ ________________________2,300.00 KADE PENGILLY_________ 500.00 MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES_ ________________________1,538.83 NORTH DAKOTA LEAGUE OF CITIES__________________1,539.00 ONE-CALL CONCEPTS, INC._____ ___________________________ 9.15 RITA YOUNG_____________ 500.00 SEBELIUS TRUCKING____ 2,400.00 SHONNA KARTES________ 500.00 THE RETROFIT COMPANIES_____ _________________________ 486.15 ROSENBAUER SOUTH DAKOTA, LLC___________________ 253,239.00 Review and Approval of Bills: D. Kaercher made the motion to approve all bills seconded by L. Henry. All members voted in favor. Adjourn: With no other business L. Henry moved to adjourn the meeting. Lawrence Henry, Vise President RoxAnne Hoffarth, Auditor F1 _______________________________

Sports

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL Cardinals lose first game of season to FW-M 64-39

By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals boys basketball team continued getting through a very competitive part of their schedule when they played at Rolla on January 21 and hosted second-ranked Four Winds-Minnewaukan on January 26. The Cards beat the Bulldogs 72-50 but lost to the Indians 64-39. They will now continue a fourgame home stand hosting Benson County on February 4 and Grafton on February 5 as part of a girls-boys double header. Here is a recap of their last two games: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 72, Rolla 50 The Cardinals used a big third quarter to pull away from the Bulldogs. After Simon Romfo scored 10 points in the second quarter and he and Grant got into double figures by halftime, it was Jagger Worley who broke through for 12 third quarter points. The Cardinals outscored Rolla 21-7 in quarter number three making it a 22 point lead at 57-35. Worley finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in the win, while Simon Romfo had 19 points, eight boards, and five steals.

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 72, ROLLA 50 LEM -- 20 16 21 15 -- 72 R -- 15 13 7 15 -- 50 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Jagger Worley 20, Simon Romfo 19, Grant Romfo 17, Carter Tetrault 10, Markus Kingzett 4 Rolla -- Mitchell Leas 15, Xavier Mitchell 9, Deryk Thomas 8, Nic Mears 6, Logan Elick 4, Andre Elick 2, Jeff Rosinski 2

Grant Romfo had 19 points, and Carter Tetrault had a career high 10 points while knocking down two 3-pointers. Mitchell Leas led Rolla with 15 points. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 64, Langdon-Edmore-Munich 39 The biggest crowd at a Cardinals game this season saw an incredible first half shooting performance by the Indians. Four Winds came out and put up 44 points in the first two quarters, hitting 18 of their 26 shots from the field for 69 percent. That red hot shooting, combined with 10 Langdon-Edmore-Munich first half turnovers, was not the recipe for success for the Cards, who were led the first half by Grant Romfo's

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FOUR WINDS-M 64, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 39 FWM -- 22 22 13 7 -- 64 LEM -8 9 11 11 -- 39 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Grant Romfo 18, Simon Romfo 6, Markus Kingzett 5, Jagger Worley 4, Rayce Worley 2, Nathan Kitchin 2 Four Winds-Minnewaukan -- Bronson Walter 14, JaeShaun Shaw 14, Jaydon Yankton 11, Jonah Jackson 10, Keldon Keja 9, Jacolby Pearson 1 11 points. Down by 27 at 44-17 going into the third, the Cards held their own in the second half, but it was much too late. This would be one of the few times this season that the Cardinals were outrebounded at 32-29. They ended up with 17 turnovers, compared to just six for the Indians. Grant Romfo ended up with 18 points, but the next higher Cardinals scorer was Simon Romfo with six. JaeShaun Shaw and 6-foot-10 inch center Bronson Walter had 14 each to lead FW-M.

Grant Romfo was player of the game with an 18 point night. Photo by Larry Stokke

Brock Freer wrestled against HWC on Jan. 21 in Walhalla. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jagger Worley drops in a basket shooting over 6' 10 " Bronson Walter. Photo by Larry Stokke

Drew Simpson pinned his HWC opponent in Walhalla on Jan. 21. Photo by Larry Stokke

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Lady Cards win District 8 title with convincing win over Dunseith 72-53 L-E-M will play at home for District 8 tourney as top seed By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals girls basketball team played two very competitive teams in the past week. The Lady Cards won at Richland on January 23, beating the Colts 51-40, then had a bigger road game at Dunseith on January 25, where they beat the Dragons 73-54. That win gets the Cardinals the District 8 regular season title and the top seed for the upcoming District 8 Tournament. As of now, the tourney format will have each game played at the higher seed, which means the tournament title will be coming through Langdon. The Lady Cards are now 12-3 on the season and are riding a ninegame winning streak. The remaining regular season games are nonconference contests, hosting Four Winds-Minnewaukan on February 1, entertaining Grafton February 5, then playing at Velva the afternoon of February 6. Here is a recap of their last two games: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 51, Richland 40 In their game in Colfax against the Colts, Langdon-Edmore-Munich jumped out to 14-7 lead after the first quarter and, for the most part, maintained that advantage the rest of the way. They led 31-22

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 51, RICHLAND 40 LEM -- 14 7 10 20 -- 51 R -7 8 7 18 -- 40 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Morgan Freije 20, Jaya Henderson 13, Kaylee Lowery 7, Lexi Olson 6, Marlee Hetletved 2, Cora Badding 2, Jalynn Swanson 1 Richland -- Megan Roob 15, Kennedi Wagner 7, Megan Tanzarek 7, Alayna Schmidt 6, McKenzie Johnson 4, Emma Heyen 1

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 73, DUNSEITH 54 LEM -- 17 16 16 24 -- 73 D -- 13 18 15 18 -- 54 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Morgan Freije 24, Kaylee Lowery 15, Cora Badding 15, Lexi Olson 6, Jaya Henderson 5, Marlee Hetletved 4, Jalynn Swanson 4 Dunseith -- Rozalind Strong 26, Kendra Prouty 10, Brailyn Davis 8, Saige Longie 2, Avery LaFountain 2, Jorja Short 1

after three quarters, only to see that lead cut to five midway through the fourth. Jaya Henderson had two big fourth quarter 3-pointers, plus Morgan Freije and Kaylee Lowery hit some clutch free throws down the stretch to clinch the win. Freije finished the game with 20 points and 12 rebounds - going 7 of 10 from the free throw line. She also led the team with four assists. Lexi Olson had six points, three assists, and pulled down six rebounds. Henderson also reached double figures with 13 points. Megan Roob led the Colts with 15. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 73, Dunseith 54 The Cardinals got their offense rolling against the Dragons. Mor-

gan Freije had nine first quarter points as Langdon-Edmore-Munich built a 17-13 lead. A big moment was in the second quarter when the Cards outscored the Dragons 16-8 to grab a 33-21 halftime lead. The teams would trade baskets in the third before Freije hit a backbreaking 3-pointer at the quarter buzzer to put the Lady Cards lead at 13. They would stretch that out as far as 61-40 in the fourth, cruising to victory. Freije had 24 points to lead the Cardinals followed by senior Kaylee Lowery with 15, plus a career high of 15 from Cora Badding who had 13 points in the fourth quarter. Rozalind Strong led Dunseith with 26 points to lead all scorers.

Bronson Walter is surrounded by three Cards holding him to 4 points in the second half. Photo by Larry Stokke

Sarah Nelson had a great match against a HWC wrestler in Walhalla on Jan. 21. Photo by Larry Stokke

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Monday, February 1, 2021 – Page 11

Langdon Long Ago

Otter Tail, Part 2 When researching something that happened before you are born, it is often necessary to learn more about the people who were present at the event and some of the stories they passed down to their children or grandchildren. After last week’s column and the pictures had gone to the newspaper, more information surfaced, and I realized that there must be a clearer way to describe the process of filling huge tanks of boiling water---heated by coal from bins on the back side of the old Masonic Temple and turning the steam power created into electricity which operated when you turned on a switch in your house and business. Yes, I had skipped the generator link and maybe a lot more details. So, it was back to the clipping file for another look. One of the first clippings (dated 1929) told about adding to the steam plant in Langdon with new and larger boilers which required a larger boiler house and fireproof construction (yellow brick). While the existing equipment had been adequate for the town of Langdon, the new equipment would generate seven times the amount of power needed to provide electricity to surrounding towns in the Langdon area. That story also mentioned a conveyor mechanism which would move the coal from the bins and what sounded like a gigantic smokestack emerging from the roof of the enlarged boiler house. The smokestack was 70 feet in height with a diameter of 45 inches--not sounding at all like a clean air project. Steam plant pictures did not portray this feature, which may have been replaced by the first diesel plant in 1930. However, the steam which heated houses and businesses continued to operate from the original location for a few more years until newer heating appliances were obtained. The details of all this were beyond me, but smarter workmen than I am made it happen. An original question was whether the electricity under Otter Tail came to Langdon from other places or was generated here, and if from else-

where, what direction did it come from? While Langdon had supplied only parts of the city before 1926, under Otter Tail they expanded along the railroad line but only to towns - not to farms. Munich, Fairdale, and Edinburg are all mentioned by 1927. Bits and pieces of that story are in clippings about a young man from Breckenridge, Donald Lambert, who was part of the 1927 construction crew and returned again in 1930 to work on constructing distribution systems at Langdon, Osnabrock, and Wales. In 1937 Lambert became district foreman at Langdon, area Otter Tail manager in 1945, and district manager from 1947 to 1953 when he was transferred to the Wahpeton district where he served until his death in 1963. In his 25 years at Langdon the Lamberts made many friends and were active in the community through Knights of Columbus, the Fire Department, the Wildlife Club, the Country Club, and St. Alphonsus Church. His story became typical of a number of Otter Tail employees throughout the towns where their lines extended. Wives of the managers were invited to join whist and bridge clubs as well as church and lodge auxiliaries, and Mrs. Lambert was well-known in those groups. From 1930 on, managers from nearby towns met with personnel from Fergus Falls on safety, new construction and general business topics. The names and towns represented included Crystal, Adams, Drayton and Minto to the east along with Nekoma, Olga, Walhalla and, at times, Edmore or Cando along with Dresden, Sarles, Calio, Mt. Carmel, Sarles, Hannah, Milton, Walhalla, and St. Thomas. Encouraged to join social groups and churches in the towns where they were assigned, the Otter Tail people were newsworthy when they were promoted to other levels within the organization. In the early years women employed were rarely mentioned, but Langdon’s Business and Professional Women’s group included Gus Tall in the 1930s, who remained a friend of Vivian Irwin (Baird) and Elvira Young for years. In the 1940s and later, Rosemary Metzger would be mentioned as the Otter Tail stenographer. Stories in the 1940s, possibly by Ed Franta, mentioned a new form of communication as a “high powered phone

system” which connected all district offices, generating stations, and the home office in Fergus Falls. The telephone equipment at those places was connected directly to the company’s 40,000 volt lines, and conversations could be heard whether there was power passing through the lines or not. This allowed the company to by-pass commercial telephone lines, which were crowded during wartime, and let them reach emergency areas much faster. The first diesel plant built in 1930 used a Norberg model engine, one of only three from that company, and since it did not produce the anticipated kilowatts as dependably as they had hoped, it was dismantled, and an engine from the Baldwin Locomotive Works was obtained in 1949 and installed. By 1952 Langdon was the district office for 34 area towns. In the meantime, REA had been extended to farms across Cavalier County and over borders into surrounding counties. The REA was federally-funded, and state boards set the district lines to keep the agencies separate. However, they cooperated with each other and in some parts of the district had lines from both services on the same poles. In times of emergency, the various utility companies established a rapport which allowed them to help each other. The 1952 line, when it was constructed, came from the west edge of Cavalier to Langdon along the Highway 5 line to one mile east of Langdon where they made a jog south for a mile. At that point, the line connected with a line to Devils Lake. Meanwhile our country was involved in World War I, the Korean Conflict, and “peace time operations” under NATO which led to shuffling of key Otter Tail employees who were drafted, recalled for service, and seemed to be constantly replacing each other on the Otter Tail rosters. Marvin Holmen, who had been at Langdon, was part of the 164th infantry National Guard and had served in WWII and become a manager at Rugby when he was recalled in 1950 for Korea. His earlier replacement at Langdon was Klingbeil, originally from Bottineau, but serving in the 1940s at Jamestown. When Holmen was bound for Korea, Klingbeil was sent to Rugby, and Langdon got another replacement from Fer-

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gus Falls. This replacement was an Air Force veteran from Elbow Lake whose WWII service was in Washington and Alaska. Following discharge in 1946, Ken Sletten had joined Otter Tail as an accountant. It might be possible that he had knowledge of the super special private telephone system Otter Tail had installed, but Langdon people were more interested in a note of his resume` that he had directed an Air Force band at a base in Tacoma. Langdon’s band teacher, John Harper, had also been recalled for military service, so Sletten met with the high school band for an hour before school and office duties began each day. By fall a new band instructor had been located. After 5 years as accountant (chief office clerk) for Otter Tail, the manager of United Telephone Mutual Aid retired, and Sletten went to work for UTMA eventually spending 30 years as secretary-treasurer and general manager of that group. The next chapter could be referred to as the missile years and, also, as the MacFarlane years since 1971 brought John MacFarlane and his family to Langdon. All utilities in Langdon were pressed to their limits and still the Otter Tail Company won awards for community betterment and distinction. The young manager was an early member of Jaycees and went on to become Langdon mayor until the head office of Otter Tail asked him to become vice president and later president of their company. The family moved to Fergus Falls in 1978, and today, the oldest son, Charles, heads the Otter Tail Corporation having moved through the offices of president and CEO of the original company. Chuck and James were not born at Langdon but attended school here. The youngest son, William, was born during the Langdon years. Over the years the old Masonic Temple had deteriorated badly, and while the Masons had purchased parts of the former Langdon Public School for their needs, Otter Tail needed room for trucks, office space, and meetings. The former Opera House/Masonic Temple was demolished in June 1979. Otter Tail purchased the lot where it had stood, and the new Otter Tail building opened for business in 1980. A special feature was a drive-up window where you could pay your bill without leaving your vehicle. District

reorganizing merged much of the former Langdon district with Devils Lake in later years leaving room at the front of the building for the T. R. Waind Insurance Agency with Otter Tail trucks, supplies, and crew sections at the back. Last week, I attempted to list Otter Tail employees whose names had appeared in the clipping file and then discovered some had so many stories they had files of their own. Also, two were listed who were not Otter Tail employees: Red Emblom, who served with REA, and Bill Magyar, who went to UTMA after the missiles. Former employees or their spouses remembered more names, and two or three may be duplicates from last week because they were thought to have been part of a group or team of people who worked together: Jerome Hell, Joe Heltler, Arvid Holmquist (from Hallock), Wylie Downs, John Dick (from Nekoma), Harry Everson, Hartley Verke (also from Nekoma), Dale McDonald, Vernon Ludwig, Sterling Stoa, Kenneth Sletten, Trevor Reese, Lee Engen, Les Robinson, Wally Stigen, John MacFarlane, Harlan Rude, Francis Johnson, Jim Shannon, Dean Godel, Charlie Krebs, Leroy Larson, Kenny Berg, Gene Fahey, and Otto Dvorak (from Adams). Joanne Field, who worked at Langdon and for several years at the Devils Lake office, was mentioned by everyone. Others mentioned as working with her included Shirley KIein, Janna Spriggs, Diane Biby, and Patty Bachman. There were no clippings between 1952 and 2007 in the file since during that time the stories were filed under names not businesses. The 2007 clippings dealt with the addition of wind power to the Otter Tail services and their portion of the wind farm south of Langdon. Currently, the Langdon station is under Devils Lake along with about 100 other communities so asking who is stationed at Langdon resulted in phone numbers for Devils Lake and Fergus Falls. Crews come from surrounding areas when needed, and two names came to the top as living in Langdon today: Jaime McLean and Kyle Hetletved. There may be others, so I apologize for not including them. For 95 years Langdon residents have appreciated their service. Special thanks to all who helped to sort through the information or contributed their own stories.

– THE CLASSIFIEDS –

HELP WANTED – Langdon Area School District is looking for a fulltime head of maintenance at the elementary school, 3 hour each school day cook assistant at the elementary school and subs in all areas, cooks, janitors, paras, and teachers. Background check required. Please contact Daren Christianson 701-2565291. __________________________F1,8Bt HELP WANTED – Langdon Area Schools is seeking a Track and Field coach for Spring 2021. Anyone interested please email Ethen.askvig@ k12.nd.us or call the High School at 256-5291. ________________________ J25,F1Bt

HELP WANTED – Full-time position open in our Lawton/Lankin stores. This position would include some shop work, deliveries, transfers, drive fertilizer truck and other various jobs around Lawton and Lankin. This position would include paid health insurance, 401K, paid vacation time and sick leave. Some experience in all areas preferred but will train. Please apply at Farmers Union Oil Co. in Langdon, Lawton or Lankin or call Joe at 701-370-2022. ___________________________J18Tf

Cards of Thanks

FETSCH – Thank you to the Langdon Ambulance, doctors and staff at CCMH for their quick response. Also, thanks to the doctors and staff at Altru for their care. A special thanks to my family for being there for me. God bless, Marilyn. _______________________________

Help Wanted: RN Cavalier County Memorial Hospital in Langdon, ND has an opening for a Full-time RN position. 36 Hours per week mainly nights & every 3rd weekend, 12 hour shifts & rotating holidays. Night shift differential, competitive pay, and benefit eligible. New Graduates are welcome.

Applications can be found and downloaded under the Careers tab at cavaliercountyhospital.com Contact Jamie Nienhuis, CNO or Linda Benoit in HR at 701-256-6127

Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon is seeking qualified candidates for:

*Sign on Bonus available* FT & PT RNs and LPNs Days and nights available.

FT & PT Certified Nursing Assistants All shifts available. Contact Maple Manor Care Center at 256-2987 or mmoffice@mmcarecenter.com and we will email you an employment application.

HELP WANTED – The Langdon Park Board is looking for two positions, a park manager and a park employee for the summer months. Very competitive wages based on experience. Park manager position will be from May 1st to sometime in October. Park employee position would possibly end sooner. Willing to be flexible with both positions. For complete details or any questions call Tom at 701-3701421. Interested individuals may pick up an application at Langdon City Hall, 324 8th Ave. in Langdon. Applications must be turned into City Hall by 4:00 p.m. on February 12,2021. The Langdon Park Board is an equal opportunity employer. ______________________ J25,F1,8Bt

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS – The Cavalier County Soil Conservation District is taking tree orders for spring 2021 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. Find us on Facebook at Cavalier County SCD. _____________________________Tf

Check us out online at www.cavaliercountyextra.com

HELP WANTED PCMHA/Wedgewood Manor Flex Time Social Worker: BSW and ND SW licensure required Duties include but are not limited to overseeing Social Work Designee, assist with residents/patients admission, discharge, and care coordination. Approximately 12 hours per quarter.

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Full/Part/Flex-time RN Full-time LPN Apply online: www.cavalierhospital.com or contact Ann Russell at 701-265-6329 for more information.

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Full Time Assistant DON: Assist DON in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing daily operations of Nursing Services department. Current ND RN license and at least 2 years prior clinical nursing experience, management or supervisory responsibilities required. SIGN ON BONUS! Full/Part-time PM/Night LPN/RN $5,000 Full-Time LPN/RN $1,200 Full-Time CNAs Full/Part-time PM/Night CNAs *PM shift earns an additional $2.00/hour! *Night shift earns additional $3.00/hour! EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE!

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WELLS COUNTY DISTRICT Health Unit Administrator. FT Benefitted. Minimum requirements Bachelor degree Nursing or Public Health. Travel required. Three years public health experience preferred. 701-547-3756. THE GARRISON CONVENTION & Visitors’ Bureau is seeking a full time DIRECTOR. Candidate must relocate to Garrison, ND. Job open until 2/15/21; details at garrisonnd.com. GROCERY STORE OPERATOR wanted in Lidgerwood, ND to lease new building with new equipment rebuilt after 2018 fire. Call (701) 6401966. www.lidgerwooddevelopment.com CAMPUS ELECTRICIAN. WE have a FT, 12 month, benefited, Campus Electrician position in Wahpeton. The duties include maintaining, repairing and upgrading all campus electrical systems. Screening begins Immediately. Benefits include: Health/Life Insurance, Retirement, Sick Leave, Tuition Waiver, Spouse/Dependent Tuition Discount, etc. For the complete posting or to apply go to: https://www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team Interested candidates must submit the online application. EOE

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Cavalier County Republican

Make cervical cancer screenings a top priority Plan a little. Prevent a lot

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Josh Duhamel

For many months, COVID-19 has taken priority in health care facilities. That, in combination with the public’s reservations about visiting their health care provider, has resulted in lower cervical cancer screening rates. Cancer screenings can and should be a top priority for those who are due for one. “There’s no doubt that many women have delayed their cervical cancer screening this year,” said Susan Mormann, Women’s Way Director for the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH). “While that’s understandable, cancer hasn’t simply gone away.” Cervical cancer is one of the easiest cancers to prevent. Estimates show that as many as 93% of cervical cancer cases are preventable through regular screenings like Pap tests and HPV screenings. “The fact is, it’s safe to go to your local clinic for a screening and it may ultimately save your life to do so. There’s no question that early detection is your best protection against

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Additional OB/GYN Providers Now Accepting Patients Welcome Dr. Stephanie Foughty and Dr. Nicole Samson

Stephanie Foughty, M.D.

Nicole Samson, M.D.

We’re excited to introduce two new outreach providers to Cavalier County Memorial Hospital and Clinics, both bring a focus on obstetrics and gynecology to the CCMH medical team. Dr. Stephanie Foughty and Dr. Nicole Samson provide consults and evaluations for women in the area of obstetrics and gynecology. Women’s Health Services include: • OB/GYN initial and follow exams • Prenatal and postnatal care • Reproductive health • Endometrial biopsy • Contraceptive care including IUD placment

For an appointment with Dr. Foughty or Dr. Samson, call 701-662-2158.

cervical cancer,” said Mormann. “By working with your health care provider, you can figure out which screening is right for you, when you should start getting tested and how often. Together you can make a plan that can ultimately prevent cervical cancer.” Plan a little. Prevent a lot. Advocates from Women’s Way are available to discuss further the importance of cervical cancer screenings as well as how Women’s Way provides a way to pay for those screenings for eligible North Dakotans. Find out more about screening for cervical cancer, including options for financial help available by visiting Women’s Way (health. nd.gov/womens-way), Medicaid Expansion (nd.gov/dhs/medicaidexpansion), and Marketplace insurance plans (healthcare.gov/getcoverage/). For more information about Women’s Way and the services they provide, visit health.nd.gov/ womens-way or call 701-328-3398 or 1-800-449-6636.