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In this issue:
Catch up with the latest from the Cavalier County Commissioners on Page 3. Turn to Page 5 to read Leon Hiltner's Veterans Service update. Janne Myrdal's Legistlative update can be found on Page 11.
Index
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lines, now we are allowed to the past spring has been tough Part of the challenge of the do face-to-face programming as the mentoring ability has zoom meeting was choregraphso we are doing the Cavalier been greatly decreased. While ing the filming. Chirumamilla Summer is the time of fairs County Achievement Day. This still able to talk to the members explained that during the meetand projects for kids involved in is following the CDC and NDSU and provide the same message, ings she would need to adjust 4-H. This year, the experience of guidelines on how many people the ability to provide a personal the video feed frequently to 4-H has been completely differ- can be in a room, cleaning, and face-to-face program limits the allow the kids to see what she ent as the members participate also maintaining the social dis- networking and socialization was doing. The other part was maintaining the interest in the in online meetings and virtual tancing. We are doing all these that is a major part of 4-H. “It's tough. We can still talk to 4-H program. competitions. Cavalier County things to achieve conducting “Definitly, they are losing Extension Agent Anitha Chi- the achievement day so the them on zoom. It's not personinterest, and rumamilla exit's not just beplains that this cause we have year has been a gone virtual. whole new chalIt's the preslenge in adapsure they are tion. encounter ing “Since the from all sides pandemic startwith everything ed, we had chalgoing online. lenges on how They are kind to conduct the of zoned out program. For on everything. I awhile we didn't think this is why do any meetthey are trying ings cause that to cut down as was the instrucmuch online action that came tivities as they from our extencan,” Chirumasion leadership,” milla said. Chirumamilla While the explained. Cavalier County Once the de- Pictured here is one of the Cavalier County 4-H judges judging a project by one of the Cavalier 4-H program cision was made County 4-H members. Photo submitted by Anitha Chirumamilla. did lose some to switch to virmembers as a tual meetings, kids are happy and get a chance to-person which is a little differresult of the move to virtual, ChiChirumamilla had to adapt the program and activities to be to show off their projects,” said ent, but the message is still the rumamilla said that the majority same. have continued to participate in done online. Even when atten- Chirumamilla. The Cavalier County 4-H Yes, it would have been differsome way. This is good news for dance for the meetings was low, Acheivement Day is being held ent if it could have been done the program to have that interthe monthly meetings gave members the chance to partici- on July 15 and gives the 4-H in person. There is still room for est still be there. Activities may members the ability to show- learning, but the message of be limited during the summer pate in 4-H. “Fortunately, since we have case their year-long work on NDSU Extension stays consis- to begin with, but participation moved to the Phase 2 guide- their projects. For Chirumamilla, tent,” Chirumamilla shared. cont. on page 2
By Melissa Anderson Republican Editor
CARES Act funding helps carry hospitals through pandemic tion at a more urban hospital hospital’s doors open for the would take a two to three-hour past few months. drive for McKenzie County resiNorth Dakota received $1.25 dents, which Kelly said could be billion from the CARES Act to Across the country, images of overcrowded emergency the difference in life or death in use throughout the pandemic, according to the state’s Office of rooms and reports of hospitals cases of emergency. Amid the coronavirus pan- Management and Budget. The lacking resources to treat COVID-19 patients can be seen in demic, rural hospitals across the funding can be used to help urban areas that continue to country are seeing a sharp de- public safety, public health, health care, husee virus surges. man services But for the and other simiMcKenzie lar businesses. County HealthTim Blasl, care Systems president of the hospital in WatNorth Dakota ford City, the Hospital Assoopposite is true: ciation, said the emergency concern now is room volumes where funding and elective will come from operations are if the pandemic down. CEO Dan persists. He said Kelly said since many hospitals the pandemic are not considbegan, the hosered “hotbeds" pital has lost but are still around $4 milThe surgical staff at McKenzie County Hospital in Watford treating virus lion in revenue. City pose with their PPE, including masks. patients, and “My real worthey are seeing ry is that if this continues to be the case where crease in patients, and outpa- little of the federal money. “I have big financial concerns the public are not coming back tient appointments and elective to the clinic or the public are not procedures make up as much as for hospitals in this state,” Blasl choosing to have surgery, and 80% of revenue, the Los Ange- said. “No hospitals have closed, but the longer this goes on, you should this trend of reduced les Times reported in May. Though rural areas were not know, those issues are going to revenue continue, … it will create a problem for facilities such hit as hard by the virus, hospi- be talked about.” tals still had to purchase extra CARES money has also as mine,” Kelly said. Rural areas like McKenzie personal protective equipment gone to assisted care facilities County have long sustained and pay for additional clean- throughout the state to help their hospitals through grant ing staff, creating increased with similar loss in revenue. money, Kelly said, working expenses amid decreasing rev- Shelly Peterson, president of against consistent operating enue. Kelly said funding from cont. on page 2 losses. Seeking medical atten- the federal CARES Act kept the By SYDNEY HOOVER ND Newspaper Association
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Local COVID-19 testing event held Cavalier County Health District held a mass testing event offering free COVID testing on Monday, July 6 for individuals age 12 and up. A total of 295 tests were performed. This event was made possible with the assistance of the North Dakota National Guard, Cavalier County Sheriff Department,
lier County Commissioner, and the Langdon Street Department. Langdon Chamber of Commerce and Maple Manor Care Center provided shade tents for the event. The Bread Pan Bakery graciously donated donuts to those working the event. As we continue to see more
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