The Borderland Press - April 15, 2022

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Friday, April 15, 2022

Volume 1, Number 14

25 Years Since Blizzard Hannah: April 4, 5, & 6, 1997

In this Issue:

Letter from the Publisher Page 4 Letter from the Editor Page 4 “Car Shopping in the ‘90s” by Sara Goodman Page 4 “The Show Came to Munich” by Matt Mitzel Page 4 Langdon Eagles Club Celebrates 50 Years Page 6 Jake’s Take on Sports Page 8

Index:

News Ag Opinion Education Community Business Sports Obituaries/Church Classifieds Public Notices

Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Pages 6 Page 7 Pages 8-9 Page 11 Pages 12 Pages 13-14

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1997

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“April blizzard shatters many state records One of the worst storms in decades hits county After one of the worst winters on record, North Dakota residents should have known the season wouldn’t give up without a fight.

22.5 inches of snow fell in Langdon with Blizzard Hannah. The previous record for snowfall in April was 15.6 inches in 1950.

The storm produced 18 inches of snow in one 24-hour time period, shattering the old record of 12 inches in one day. It doubled the April record of nine inches of accumulated snow in a day, which was set in 1965.

Snowbank on 15th Avenue, Langdon, being held up by Wayne Coyle. Photos by Larry Stokke.

Otter Tail Power Company reported 1,950 customers in 18 towns without power in an area from west of Langdon to Walhalla to Drayton to Manvel.

Blizzard Hannah dumped up to 22.5 inches of snow on Langdon and the surrounding area, causing numerous power outages, collapsed buildings, blocked roads and various other inconveniences for area residents.”

- Cavalier County Republican, Monday April 14, 1997 “Repairing the damage: Otter Tail crews battled cold, snow, and fatigue to restore electric service as quickly as possible. While many towns had service back in a day or two, Clyde was without power for about a week.

Residents there were finally hooked up again on Friday, April 11.”

- Cavalier County Republican, Monday, April 21, 1997 cont’d. on page 16

3rd Street, Langdon, facing south. Photos by Larry Stokke.

15th Avenue, Langdon. Then and now. Photos by Larry Stokke.

Munich Grocery Store: A Community-Owned, Historic Treasure

By Hilary Nowatzki

“In 2003, the grocery store was still privately owned, but the owner was facing health issues and said he either had to sell or shut down, so we had a handful of community meetings to see if there was interest in keeping the store open,” Anderson explained.

Grocery stores are a pretty common thing near any populace of human beings, but a “community-owned grocery store” is a rare breed, and residents of the Munich area are lucky enough to host one of their own!

Rita and Bruce Wirth are shareholders of the store and stay heavily involved in volunteering their time to the small grocery retailer.

“I could remember being a little girl in the 1960’s when the grocery store was owned by Marvin Stone and called Stone’s Fairway. They had competition with Janeson’s Market right across the street when I was growing up,” Rita shared.

Munich was officially established in 1904, and homesteaders from around the state and country flocked to the new town in hopes of opportunity. There were no mega shopping centers then, nor a way to get much further than a horse could carry you. A 1907 map of the town is dotted with a meat market, drug store, three general stores, a restaurant, and two banks even though the first recorded population count was only 248 in 1920.

Now, over a 100 years later and after years of steady population decrease, Munich’s population showed a surprising increase from 210 residents to 256 in 2020.

Usher L. Burdick was one of the first to head to Munich after being urged by a mentor to start the town’s first bank and law practice in 1903. Burdick recounts in his book, ‘A Short History of Munich, Western Cavalier County, North Dakota’, an early Munich and how he spent his first night there “in a sod house, with no fire lit, wrapped in buffalo robes.”

The community assessments found that there was a strong desire to keep the grocery store open, not only out of convenience but out of necessity. Munich is in a unique location: Langdon is about 30 miles away, Devils Lake is over 40. These are the two closest options remaining for Munich residents to acquire groceries. In the Borderlands, winter months bring suboptimal driving weather, leaving older or disabled folks with limited options when they are snowed in. These long drives for basic necessities like food also put a strain on budgets as well when fuel prices are escalating.

Burdick started the bank, which was desperately needed to begin building the Great Northern rail line destined to reach the Canadian border. When Burdick’s book was published in 1959, the bank he had started was still thriving and was one of the only state banks in ND to survive all of the depressions. Burdick’s first son, Quentin Burdick, was born in Munich in 1908 and thrived in politics, becoming the third longest serving U.S. Senator from 1960-1992 at the time of his death.

Anderson continues to explain, “After community meetings, we went about forming a corporation, and we then went out and sold shares of the business to individuals and raised money that way in order to purchase the building and inventory. It was basically turn-key, ready to go. We then went about forming a board for this corporation - and we’re still going, that's the main thing.”

This explosion of industry and politics led to the founding of Munich.

Although the town is now a smaller farming-based community, town pride has not waivered. Usher Burdick wrote on his time doing business in Munich, “I owe a great debt to the people of Western Cavalier County. In business, I never lost a dollar and trusted everyone.”

The bank still stands today in its original home, although now named Horizon Financial. Bryan Anderson works at Horizon and also happens to be heavily involved in the inner workings of Munich Grocery. As a proud resident of Munich for over 25 years, Anderson has been on the board of the grocery store since its inception.

Anderson makes the last 19 years of work for Munich Grocery look and seem very simple, but the manpower, dedication, and pride that has gone into the endeavor is no small feat.

“In a small community, especially, no one wants to see any small business fail,” Anderson stated.

Munich Grocery Store. Photos by Hilary Nowatzki.

cont’d. on page 16

News

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The Borderland Press

"We Don't Talk About Bruno" . . . but we do talk about Hannah, as in Blizzard Hannah!

By Melanie Thornberg

blizzard, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses due to the ice, wind, and heavy snow that she brought with her. The Grand Forks Herald started naming the official blizzards with alternating gender names to help the public better remember these "historic weather events."

Yes, we hardly ever talk about Blizzard Bruno, or Blizzard Brett, or Blizzard Earl, or Blizzard Franzi, or even the infamous Blizzard of '66, or the blizzard where Hazel Miner lost her life in 1920 while protecting her younger siblings when she was just a teenager. But folks up 'round these here parts sure do talk about Hannah, Blizzard Hannah.

Hannah burst onto the scene starting on April 4, 1997 -- 25 years ago this past week. As the saying goes, Mother Nature saved the best (or worst?) for last. Hannah was the last of eight powerful blizzards leading up to the infamous Flood of '97 in Grand Forks.

Hannah's ice storm that preceded the snow and wind made the sandbag-filling process almost impossible to do at such an important time right before the levees broke and all heck broke loose on the Red River in Grand Forks.

Before Hannah hit in early April, there was Andy that started off the series of blizzards on November 16, 1996. After Andy, there was Betty, Christopher, Doris, Elmo, Franzi, Gust and then Hannah. Hannah was a doozy of a

While some of the facts are fuzzy after 25 years, I sure do remember covering Blizzard Hannah for KNDK Radio along with Bob Simmons and Bruce Allen. Bob had asked me to come to the radio station to help with storm coverage at a time when most other radio stations were either knocked off the air by the storm or broadcasting a Twins game via automation. Cavalier Rural Electric and Ottertail somehow were able to keep the power on at KNDK's studio when it was located just north of Langdon on Highway 1. I remember driving to Langdon on Highway 5 from my home in Walhalla, and by the time I got to about two miles east of Langdon, I had to keep the door open to keep checking to see if I could see the white stripes in the middle of the road. I could not see where I was going, but I did see some lights from a house on the south side of the highway. I pulled into their driveway.

I honestly can't remember how I got to the radio station from there (police escort, snowmobile, bombardier?).

Bob and Diane Simmons both remember that Diane babysat my son, Jordan, during this time (he was 8 at the time), but I don't remember that I drove with him to Langdon (so there's that fuzzy detail to be clarified). Anyway . . .

Since this was during that prehistoric

era before social media had been invented -- 25 years ago, after all -- people didn't know what was happening out in the country, in towns, on the roads. Since power lines were down, folks had to listen via their car radios or battery-operated radios in their homes to find out what was happening during Blizzard Hannah. My job for those 18 hours was to screen the hundreds of folks who were calling in to the station to pass along info for Bob and Bruce to share live on the air. Most of the info was passed along on Post-It notes, similar to one of the calls that Bob Simmons remembered clearly from that time during a fun phone call earlier this week -"Caller on Line 3 from Bathgate who is burning his coffee table to keep from freezing in his house." You know, those kinds of calls. There was also a call from a man in Wales whose wife was about to go into labor, and the local doctor at the hospital at the time, Dr. Peter Marsh, was summoned for his help/advice in delivering that baby in the blizzard.

Somewhere around suppertime, Bob and Bruce decided to go home to get some supper, so Bob asked me to manage "the Board" for them which I had never done before. Good time as any to learn new things, right? So he quickly showed me how to keep us broadcasting on the air while talking with folks on the phone, passing along updated info, and keeping folks informed during the blizzard. I did not know how to play any music during this time, so, as I recall, he showed me how to play one song (maybe two), so that was the music I played during the time they were gone. Was it Dick

Clark's "Rock, Roll and Remember" or was it a summer song from the Beach Boys? I just can't remember, but I did hear about it afterwards that folks got a kick out of the fact that they heard that same music during that time when I was on the air by myself. I didn't want to chance playing anything different and knocking us off the air (or whatever). After that two-minute lesson in how to run the board and keep us on the air, Bob and Bruce left for supper.

Bob recalls that I "politely" called him at home after his supper to "gently" remind him to come back to the station. :) A snowmobile ride from the Sheriff's Department was NOT good enough to get over the ten-foot drifts around Highway 1, so the Sheriff had to drive Bob and Bruce to the radio station with a bombardier that even had a pot-bellied stove in it. We continued broadcasting through the night and into the next day in-between short naps taken by us at alternating times, phone calls, going live with new info, probably drinking a lot of coffee to keep us all awake. The phone calls did keep Bob awake most of the time as he recalled in that phone call visit reminiscing over our Blizzard Hannah coverage.

One of the more scary but important calls that I can remember handling was from a family that was heading north on the Interstate toward Pembina. They could not see where or how to exit, so somehow they called the station to ask for advice on what to do. They must have had one of those early "bag phones" or farm phones or something since they were in their

Senator Not Happy with State of Wildlife Act

Winter Weather Just Won’t Quit

Recently, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a marked-up version of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. It has been touted as one of the largest pieces of wildlife preservation legislation in the last half century, but not all of the co-sponsors are happy with what got approved.

say, ‘If you just give us more, we could help the landowners more.’ I don’t care how fast they do it or how slowly they do it, the outcome’s never right,” Cramer said.

Mother Nature’s latest round of wintery weather was forecasted for our region, calling for a significant weather event over multiple days – including heavy wet snow and blizzard conditions.

ers can’t always get to you right away if you’re having some type of emergency in your vehicle or out on the roadways,” said Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Shane Gallagher.

Initially the Act was to provide funding to state game and fish agencies. The mark-ups, however, switched most of that funding to federal game and fish agencies. Senator Kevin Cramer (NDR), a co-sponsor for the original bill, openly condemned the marked-up language.

“I have heard not from a few, not from dozens – literally hundreds, hundreds of landowners in North Dakota with the fish and wildlife service under every type of administration,” Cramer said.

Law enforcement never takes these warnings lightly and works hard to keep residents safe in changing weather conditions.

Gallagher said it’s common in our area for the weather conditions to appear not so bad if you’re in the middle of town, but once people venture out to the rural areas or different roadways, there can be minimal visibility like what was predicted for our region this week.

by Nick Vorlage

“Forgive my skepticism and the skepticism of the people of North Dakota, but I am so tired of bureaucrats who

According to Senator Cramer, the Fish and Wildlife Service has been a burden for many North Dakotans.

Cramer attempted to have the bill restored to its original language but was blocked. It passed with a final vote of 15 to 5. It now heads to the U.S. Senate.

car. After finding out where they were on the Interstate, I directed them to turn off at the Joliette exit (Highway 5) that would normally take them to Hamilton and Cavalier. There was a gas station on the southwest corner of the intersection of I-29 and Highway 5 at that time, and somehow I had heard (probably from a caller) that the gas station was open and a number of stranded folks were waiting out the storm at that gas station/ convenience store. The driver of the car could not see the station very well but could see just enough to turn off the Interstate, go over the highway, and then turn left into the parking lot where he could see the lights from the store. As I recall, folks from the store had to come out and hold hands to get those passengers into the store safely since the winds were howling at that time, and they had a hard time even seeing how to make it into the store safely.

After the Blizzard was over, it was rewarding to hear how appreciative folks were that KNDK Radio was able to stay on the air and provide this live broadcast coverage for its patrons. It was honestly kinda scary, but then that "inner something" just kicked in so that we could all just do what radio does best - provide live coverage for the public during an emergency.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going . . . or something like that.

It was "a night to remember" - one for the history books! Blizzard Hannah, we remember you well indeed!

By Shanda Christianson

“The biggest thing we see is just making sure you stay home when we get these significant snowstorms unless absolutely necessary, and these snowstorms, these significant ones if we get what’s predicted, first respond-

“If it’s difficult for you to travel, it’s going to be difficult for us to travel

as well. We’ll do what we can to get there,” Gallagher said.

As always, if you’re driving in our region during the winter months – or in this case, on the tail end of a spring storm – always have a survival kit in your car that includes water, blankets, and warm clothes. Also, it’s important to notify someone and tell them where you’re going and when you get there.

“Be sure you’re checking the local weather and also the North Dakota Road Report,” Gallagher said.

North Dakota DOT Road Conditions Map on the morning of Wednesday, April 13.

Agriculture

The Borderland Press

War Sparks Concerns of Global Food Crisis NAFB News Service

A global food crisis is expected this fall amid the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and weather disasters. Early last week, the House Ag panel looked at U.S. overseas food aid programs as it prepares to write the next farm bill.

“The title this morning is, ‘Russia’s war in Ukraine, we see the storm coming and the US struggles to contain a deepening global food crisis,’” said House Ag Livestock and Foreign Ag chair Jim Costa, highlighting a story on the looming food crisis and his request with other lawmakers for more U.S. international food aid.

Ag ranking Republican, GT Thompson, had a similar warning.

Sarah Charles with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said those numbers are, at best, going to be a fraction of what they would be normally.

“The Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture, their estimates right now are that Ukraine may be able to plant, plant for the spring season, and yield something in the range of 50 percent of what a normal harvest might be from that spring crop,” Charles said.

Depending on diesel availability, the war’s impact will still be profound.

“Everything we’ve heard really leads to a pretty grim conclusion - that by this fall, we’re going to see a significant increase in hunger, starvation, and death by famine,” Thompson said.

“As a result of the war, we could face another 10 to 20% rise in commodity prices due to supply chain disruptions and export restrictions. In the Yemeni city of Aden, the price of a piece of bread increased by 62 % in less than one-week after the start of the war,” Charles said.

Ukraine and Russia typically supply 26% of the world’s wheat exports with Ukraine alone normally supplying 13% of global corn and the largest share of sunflower oil and Russia, much of the world’s oil, gas, and fertilizer.

Charles said USAID and USDA are discussing drawing down funding from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, a special Food for Peace farm bill authority of emergency grain and cash reserves.

Avian Influenza Creates Concern

By Shanda Christianson

Cases of avian influenza are on the rise and have been found so far in 21 states, including North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, according to North Dakota Game and Fish wildlife veterinarian Dr. Charlie Bahnson.

is if you have a sick or dead goose in the area, you really want to avoid any kind of contact between your poultry and that carcass because we know the carcass has quite a bit of virus,” Bahnson said.

“Since the middle of March, we’ve been documenting and recording sick and dead, primarily snow geese, but there’ve been a few other eagles and owls and basically things we assume are scavenging off of these dead snow geese,” said Dr. Bahnson.

Bahnson recommends cleaning boots to prevent any potential spread to poultry.

Bahnson said experts know there are some snow geese dying, but the biggest immediate concern with this virus is it getting into domestic poultry.

“That’s where we really want to help spread the concern to people who might have backyard chickens or even backyard ducks and geese that really they need to be pretty cognizant of biosecurity – so what that means

“We’re opportunistically testing carcasses here and there, but mostly what we’re doing is maintaining a log of reports, so if you see sick or dead birds, really of any species, the most helpful thing to do is fill out our online mortality report form,” Bahnson said.

That report can be filled out online: https://gf.nd.gov/wildlife/diseases/ mortality-report

In terms of wild birds, Game and Fish is trying to keep tabs on it at the moment.

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Damschen Weighs Will U.S. Potatoes Enter the Mexican market?

NAFB News Service in on Growing Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom market. I don’t think that’s declined Vilsack announced that an agree- at all,” Quarles said, adding the anSeason, Russian ment had been reached to allow U.S. nouncement is good news.

Oil Sanctions potatoes into the Mexican market

By Shanda Christianson District 10 state representative Chuck Damschen (R) talks about the 2022 growing season.

“I’ve visited with a few ag input suppliers. We know that inputs are going to be expensive, but if we can sustain this market another season through the fall of ’22 and if we can get $10 for wheat, it will sure help counteract those high inputs,” Damschen said. “The worse case scenario is, of course, if wheat tanks and all the markets crash and we still have to pay $10 wheat prices for inputs. That always hurts. I visited with one supplier and I said, ‘Do you think we’re going to keep this market through another season?’ He believed we would. I just don’t like to be doing it at the cost of Ukrainian lives, but the market had come up considerably – most of this gain was before the war.”

Damschen also weighed in on President Joe Biden’s sanctions on Russian oil and what the U.S. can do to counteract the high price at the pump.

“We could have our pipelines going full and our well diggers digging – they should be going full speed, I think.

Even if it wasn’t just North Dakota, if it was all the oil supplies we’ve got where they’re prepared to drill or they have drilled,” Damschen said. “We’ve got a bunch of unfinished wells out in western North Dakota. I think we were putting out 1.1 million barrels a day. I think we were up to 1.6 at one time. We probably couldn’t get back there, but I’m convinced that the United States could be self-sufficient with energy if they would let them drill."

no later than May 15th. While that is good news, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles said we can believe it when we see it.

“Obviously, we’d rather hear positive news than negative. We’d just, given that this is a 25-year trade dispute with a heck of a lot of twists and turns, we’re going to have to see exports actually moving before we start to feel comfortable in this,” Quarles said. He also said that he wants to see a lot of movement on the part of Mexico between now and then.

“It may be a number of months, if not years, before we truly know that this market is open because our competitors have, even though some of their options may be coming more limited, their interest in keeping us out of their

“Clearly, Secretary Vilsack has been very, very committed to getting this potato issue solved. This is one that he’s been dealing with for both administrations that he’s been Secretary of Agriculture in. I think he’s personally very committed to that,” Quarles said.

Quarles says nobody is holding their breath, “We very much want to see the rest of the pieces of this puzzle get put into place before we can determine whether or not Mexico’s really serious about allowing our exports and hopefully letting us build out what we think is going to be a very valuable market both for U.S. growers and Mexican consumers.”

Quarles hopes an April inspection of a U.S. facility will be the final hurdle they need to clear and that no last-minute roadblocks pop up.

Groups Join Sustainability Initiative NAFB News Service

The National Pork Board, with Checkoff funding, is partnering with the National Corn Growers Association and the United Soybean Board on the Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) initiative.

The FSH initiative is a farmer-led, farmer-funded effort to advance the use of soil health practices, especially cover crops. FSH will work to provide farmers the tools and resources they need to implement cover crops on 30 million acres of soybeans and corn by 2030.

With 50% of pork’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from feed production, past National Pork Board president from South Dakota Steve Rommereim said the new initiative, which includes a $1 million grant from USDA, is a great partnership.

“Sustainability and carbon footprint has to do with the feeds that we use, predominantly corn and beans, so it just seemed like a really good fit.

When we look at soybeans in our nation, well over 90% of them are fed back to livestock,” Rommereim said.

Rommereim explains the vital role this Checkoff investment plays.

“I've paid checkoff to all three of these organizations, and I'm very proud to know that they're going towards proving where we're at, trying to be sustainable. Everybody has set benchmarks and are trying to reduce their carbon footprint. I know the Pork Board wants a 40% reduction by the year 2030,” Rommereim said.

Rommereim said the collaboration between the National Pork Board, National Corn Growers Association, and United Soybean Board shows the importance of sustainability in agriculture and how state and national organizations can support farmers and producers.

“The Soil Health Initiative is just one thing that we're doing,” Rommeriem said. “Each organization has its own plan, and they're all trying to lessen the environmental impact of what we do, and, of course, here on the farm, while paying checkoff dollars, I am always thinking about- it’s not only what I can do but what can our state and national groups be doing to help us.”

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher where I’m at this week, where a lot of you are also, as we’re thinking about Blizzard Hannah, the epic storm of 1997 that preceded another historical event we will never forget: the Flood of ’97. More on that next week, but for right now, I’m replaying the blizzard in my brain.

Typically, historic events live in our brains for years after they happen.

Where were you? What were you doing? How did it affect you? That’s

It started with a mean forecast, but they’re not always right, are they?

I always choose denial over acceptance, as I am right now as I write this a few hours into our current blizzard warning. Things went downhill quickly, however. I said goodbye to my husband, who headed north to man the radio station. If I remember correctly, he hitched a ride in the Cavalier Coun-

ty Search and Rescue bombardier. It would be three days before I saw him again! Kudos to him and Melanie Thornberg, as this pair provided the area with ‘play-by-play’ action of Blizzard Hannah, later referred to as a lifesaver for many stranded motorists, as well as those listening at home or stuck at their workplaces.

I spent my time hanging out with my kids, and the then young Jordan Thornberg who came for a quick visit and got storm-stayed. We were so fortunate to not lose power. We spent hours watching VHS Disney movies, listening to the radio, and other random sorts of entertainment. Eat, play, sleep, repeat. If the wind let

up for a bit, we would look outside at the huge snow banks covering our neighbors’ houses and blocking their doors. We knew we had it good, a full fridge and working furnace. Who could complain?

Eventually the blizzard calmed itself, and slowly there was movement. Patience was the name of the game at that point. Where do you start when the snow in the street was as high as your living room window? At some point, I clambered out to the street and was picked up by Steve Andreson and Jake Kulland. They delivered me to the radio station to see what I could help with there.

The snow eventually melted, creating the next issue...Mother Nature wasn’t finished with us yet.

If you’re a Blizzard Hannah alumni, I hope you’re enjoying your memories, and if this is new to you, ask someone about it, you’re sure to hear an interesting story.

Thank you for reading,

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor School that year, I remember how intense the winds roared during that multiple day storm. I remember losing power and hundling under the covers in my bed while wearing a winter coat and a maroon winter hat. I don’t know why I remember the color. That’s absolutely all I remember from that nasty storm that happened 25 years ago.

In April 1997, winter wasn’t done with us yet and in swooped Blizzard Hannah. You will find a lot of memories from that time in the pages of this week’s Borderland Press.

As a sophomore at Cavalier Public

We’re calling on these memories from so long ago to remember a significant event in our area’s history. We think of the linemen who restored power, of the images of the power poles and lines that snapped under the weight of the ice. It took a long time to dig out from that storm and get life back to normal around here.

We’re also flashing back to those memories because of the storm that forecasters have been warning us

about for this week. It’s been called a “multiple day event,” “a crippling winter storm,” and more. We’ve had multiple blizzards this season, but none have received this level of attention or this type of warning language. I wrote out some of the other phrases that jumped out: Big messy spring storm Wallop Out west they started warning their viewers on Monday that it was the “last day to prepare” for the coming storm An official Facebook page in Manitoba posted that clean up from this storm could last well into next week And my favorite: “winter won’t quit.”

During a stop at the bakery to pick up fresh buns ahead of the storm, the blame game was in full play.

The funny thing about Midwestern-

ers is that we all think everything is our own fault. Someone I spoke with said it was their fault this storm was coming because they had already put their winter coat away for the season.

Someone else said it was their fault because they had taken their snow tires off the week before.

Then someone at the grocery store said it was all my fault because I had dared to utter the word “storm.” I will fully accept my part of the blame, just like everyone else.

Since we are a weekly newspaper, we have an interesting timeline. You’re reading the words we have written back when the nervous and uncertain energy was still flowing. We are making contingency plans and thinking out all possible avenues for how

schedules will work this week, how we will get the paper printed, and when we can get it into your hands before we are putting together the next newspaper.

By the time you read this column, we will know which regions received the highest snow totals and how our region has fared during this much talked about storm.

We hope you are safe,

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

THE MORNING RUN: Car Shopping in the ‘90s

by Sara Goodman As of about a month ago, the Goodmans became a four-licensed drivers’ family. There’s nothing quite as terrifying as seeing your teenager drive off for the first time on their own. You’re certain they will immediately get into a wreck in the 5 minutes it takes them to drive the 3 blocks to school. They will forget to stop at intersections, forget to use their blinker, and definitely forget to take a wider turn into the parking lot to avoid driving over the curb.

Adding insult to injury when it comes to having a new driver, not only do you have to start forking out more insurance coverage but you also need to do some vehicle shopping. You design an elaborate decision tree to decide if you should buy an old clunker that you don’t care how many door dings it gets but also makes you feel guilty for sending them out on the road with something potentially unreliable and non-four wheel drive, which means you ultimately buy something a bit nicer and spendier. Nowadays, you also need to keep in mind gas mileage or you might as well go bike shopping and continue your job as a part-time Uber driver.

Thirty years ago when my parents were vehicle shopping for their two older daughters, they spotted a 1980 Buick Skylark they thought would serve us well. They handed over the keys to that baby blue, four-door dream, and we proceeded to drive it right into the ground. One time I was headed to the lake with some friends and since I wasn’t supposed to be going to the lake, I had to drive faster to get there and back before my parents found out. I was gliding along a hair over the speed limit when I rounded

a curve and saw something gray, fat, and alive on the road. Heeding my mom’s advice to NEVER SWERVE I hit that racoon at full speed and felt the Skylark momentarily go airborne.

Once all four wheels were back down, I hit the gas only to hear a loud engine revving sound. Looking at the dashboard, I realized that somehow the car was now in neutral. I rammed the gear shift back into drive and continued on my merry way. The next day, my dad noticed a dark spot under the front of the Skylark. Oil. He drove it up on the ramps and inspected things.

Somehow a hole had been punched in the oil pan. Whoops. About a year later, my older sister took the Skylark on her last hurrah on I-94 on the way to Bismarck. A blown head gasket covered the whole windshield in oil. It was like karma - only my sister was the recipient.

let, and it was anything but. If I drove over 55 on interstate, the whole car shook. Climbing anything remotely resembling an incline made me wish I could pop out the floorboard and provide some extra horsepower with my feet like a Flintstone car. I’d lean forward, sweating and swearing all while holding the gas pedal completely flat. The heater worked sporadically. Once, in the middle of the winter, I drove from Bismarck to Fargo wearing full winter gear and boots. The

Bullet rewarded me for my loving care by dying on me in Fargo on 13th Avenue. I silently glided into the parking lot of Taco John’s and called my Uncle Russ to come and rescue me.

These days I tend to drive vehicles with a little more horsepower and reliability. I feel like I’ve earned my stripes in the old beater car division, and I sure wish I could carry on the tradition with my kids. Anyone have an old Lynx for sale? Working heater optional.

Now, lacking a vehicle for the neglected middle child, my dad ventured out once again and returned home with my new prized possession, a 1981 Mercury Lynx with a tad over a hundred thousand miles. It was silver with black trim, had a manual transmission, and had a rainbow sticker in the back window. I named it the Bul-

Musings from Munich: The Show Came to Munich We drew a crowd of about 65 people into the ambulance center, and I have to admit, the crowd laughed for the entire two hour long show.

By Matt Mitzel I’m sure, after struggling through Sara Goodman’s column, you will need a laugh. Well, so did the residents of Munich. In late March, I arranged a comedy team from Fargo, 40 Below Comedy Show, to come to our small town and see if they could brighten up an otherwise mundane Monday night.

At first I was a little hesitant about bringing in an adult comedy show, because, let’s face it, for all the shenanigans we pull over here, this is still considered to be a somewhat conservative town. I mean, I test the boundaries daily on what is allowed over here on a select group of individuals from every political party and religion within a 25 mile radius. The one thing I forgot was that Munichers love to have a good time, regardless of the topic, so I figured - why not? It turned out to be a huge success, and I am sure I will arrange another show after harvest.

This past weekend we had another great event with the 15th Annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast at

the Ambulance Center, sponsored by the Munich Volunteer Fire Department. The event drew in a large, hungry crowd, and the fire department walked away with some money for new firefighting equipment. The feed was not without controversy, though, as they always aim to provide the most elite eggs, sausage, and pancakes. This year, after the event, a question was raised by the firefighting elders if the eggs were too moist…ultimately a young firefighter, who shall remain nameless, added too much milk to the mixture even though the crowd had only positive comments. I guess he will just be put on cleanup duty in future events.

Our next community event is the Spaghetti Feed and Auction in order to raise money for the Munich High School Technology Student Association (TSA) to travel to Dallas, Texas, in June. We get quite used to these

types of fundraisers because, as I said in the past, we breed excellence over here in this paradise, and it seems like once a quarter we are sending our bright little scholars to go up against some city slickers. The Spaghetti Feed will start at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 1 at the Munich Am-

bulance Center, and the Munich Fire Department will be cooking.

Hopefully, they will keep the milk away from Jason Wirth this time. Hope to see you all there, and have a great week.

Munich Volunteer Fire Department Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, served on April 10.

Education

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Langdon Area High School 3rd Quarter | 21-22 | A Honor Roll

Langdon Area Middle School Langdon Area High School 3rd Quarter | 21-22 | A Honor Roll 1st Quarter | 21-22 | B Honor Roll

Langdon Area Middle School 3rd Quarter | 21-22 | B Honor Roll

Seniors Ryan Boesl Abby Forest Morgan Freije Lauren Gendron Benjamin Girodat Marlee Hetletved Autumn Howatt Rachelle Klindt Josie Long Adrianna Reidhammer Cloe Roberts Zachary Rostvet Alexa Schneider Morgan Thielbar Rebekah Wells Tucker Welsh

Seventh Grade Aubrey Badding Erika Bakke Kennen Forest Mathilda Lawson Nadia Lewis Landon Schneider Maddux Stremick Isabelle Vikan

Seniors Claire Hiltner Ethan Kram

Eighth Grade Madilyn Crump Tyson Gemmill Emma Hetler Mya Johnson Kiera Lien Nora Lorenz Sophia Nuelle Chloe Ottem Theodore Romfo Levi Swanson

Sophomores Cora Badding Kadyn Hein Ryan Henderson Reese Hoffarth Jada Moen Rudy Moser Drew Peterson Parker Rime Emelia Sabo

Seventh Grade Makayla Bartlet Tucker Gellner Max Henderson Terrell Henderson Maci Hoffarth Daisy Kuhn Olivia Lorenz Carter Mosher Cayden Schill

Juniors Lexi Bata Jazmine Buller Kendra Busse Mason Christianson Olivia Christianson Kiley Davidson Tru Decker Gage Goodman Sebastian Hibshman Nathan Kitchin Harrison Nuelle Jack Romfo Jiry Rosecrans Halle Sanders Brenna Schuler Brody Steinmetz Carter Tetrault Breana Wagner

Sophomores Edward Freer Arianna Haraseth Adam Hart Dawson Hein Carter Henderson Jaya Henderson Tyler Kram Sarah Lowery Isabelle Olson Mason Romfo Taryn Romfo McKenna Schnieder Jane Sillers Kate Sillers Jalynn Swanson Cole Welsh Landon Welsh Freshmen Ciara Baker Kartheek Chapara Claire Chaput Michael Entzi Brock Freer Shanna Gette Catelynn Goodman Tallia Johnston Rylee Medbery Meredith Romfo Drew Rostvet Jacob Sanders Reed Scherr

Juniors Erika Balsdon Alexander Gellner Kaylece Littlewind-Sabo Brady Regner

Freshmen Thomas Gendron Jordan Klindt Jayden Lee Mikaela Olson

Eighth Grade Jacob Collier Kyra Franchuk Maggie Iverson Jax Johnson Karter Lien Charis Littlewind-Sabo Raeleigh Ratzlaff Jaymee Reidhammer Keaton Ullyott

Sykora Recognized at 72nd North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair The 72nd North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair was held on the campus of the University of North Dakota March 31 - April 1, 2022. More than one hundred and thirty projects competed in grades 6-12 from more than 25 schools.

The University of North Dakota, along with several organizations from across North Dakota, sponsored awards in categories ranging from agriculture, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology, social sciences, and physics.

Students competed for monetary awards, college scholarships, and the opportunity to advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair in

Atlanta, Georgia, in May. Receiving special recognition at the state science fair included Peter Sykora, science instructor at Langdon Area School District. Sykora was one of three educators in the state who were recognized.

Sykora was recognized for 16 years as serving as the executive secretary for the North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair and for 13 years serving as the awards coordinator.

Sykora has 31 years of science fair experience. Along with working with students, for 20 years he served as the regional director and awards coordinator for the Southeast Central Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

Peter Sykora, Langdon Area Schools, recognized. Submitted photo.

The snow is not gonna get them down at Walhalla Elementary! The sun was trying to peek out, and the kids made the most of good, snowman-making snow on April 7. Pictured are Nolah, Easton, Claire, and Mason. Submitted photo.

For the kids at Langdon Area Elementary, the new snow that fell last week was fun and exciting!

Submitted photo.

St. Alphonsus students became the cast in the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “The Snow Queen.” The students gave two performances, one on Friday, April 8 and the other on Saturday, April 9. Submitted photo.

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A Brush with the Bunch!

by Leo Beauchamp

The final count of 50 ballots were collected and counted by Zelda Hartje and a couple Brush Bunch members.

The three final murals were presented to the Brush Bunch after our dinner meal and voted by 12 members and Zelda. There was a tie for the two top entries. Another vote was taken, and the results are mentioned below. We want to take the time to thank all the people who voted and to Zelda for all the work she is doing to get this project completed.

A final decision has been made as to the mural that will be painted on a building yet to be finalized. Of the final four, number 2 became number 1 and number 1 became number 2. Let me explain: The final three were voted on by 13 Brush Bunch members, and numbers 1 and 2 were tied both times.

The third and final vote was the deciding one. The number 2 mural, entered by Carol Clark, is shown, and it was decided that next summer we will paint number 1, entered by Sylvia Moore, on a selected building.

The description of mural #2 is as follows in Carol's words: The Hudson Bay

Company was very instrumental in developing the area by sending traders to the beautiful Pembina Gorge. Kittson and Gingras built trading posts along the Pembina River. Oxcarts were the means of transportation for the trade of furs and essential for the people of the new town of Walhalla. There was a great and important relationship between the traders and the native Metis people in the development of our community which is reflected in the way they are facing each other in this image. The gun will be changed to facing downward. The background features the traditional stripped trade blanket (known as the Hudson Bay blanket). The floral design on the left is a sample of the beaded artwork of the Metis people. Thanks, Carol. This will look great on a chosen building which is still to be decided. It will be a busy time with the project scheduled to be complete by June 30th.

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Langdon Eagles Club Celebrates 50 Years Celebration held on Saturday, April 2

Charter Members in Attendance: Front row: Stanley Gendreau, Harold "Ole" Nowatzki, Pete Hell, and Lowell Kartes. Back row: Don "Hoppy" Haugen, Joe Kartes, Lorne Field, Glenn Peterson, Norb Schneider, and current Eagles President Steve Anderson.

Front row: Ralph Wiggleman, Kent Osbourne, Steve Anderson. New Members: Middle row: Aaron Johnson, Nyk Hope, Brad Timian. Back row: Jack Machacek, Taylor Reiser, Matt Emter, Chris Sanders, Chris Lundeby, Terry Hinnenkamp. Not pictured: Jim Swenson.

Past Presidents in Attendance: Dennis Throndset (the only Eagles Hall of Famer from the Langdon club), Stanley Gendreau, Lowell Kartes, Jim Salvaggio, Bim Perius, and Denny Dinius. Back Row: Rod O' Brien, Randy Hill, Joe Kartes, Jerry Kruk, Don Haugen, Jake Kulland, Patrick Hoffarth, Dean Erickson and Steve Anderson.

Steve Anderson, Lowell Kartes (who helped get the club going in 1972), Ralph Wiggleman from Jamestown (Past Dakota State President and Chairman of the Initiation team), and Current Dakota State President Kent Osbourne from Vermillion, S.D.

President Laurel conducted the meeting, including the committee reports for the Brush Bunch Art Show and Sale coming up by the end of the month.

Committees all reported that plans are coming along nicely, and all tasks and responsibilities are on schedule.

Posters for advertising are being delivered to other towns and communities.

Easter season is just around the corner, so I will spare you the jokes for a while. Palm Sunday this past week, have a great day, and God Bless!

Health Tip Provided by Cavalier County Health District Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. Prevent drunk driving by driving sober.

Plan a safe way home and designate a sober driver.

Loving Leftovers

By Katie Henry, Family and Community Wellness Agent, NDSU Extension – Cavalier County potato with fresh toppings, and fresh fruits and vegetables are all on the list. She’s the best at planning family meals and usually has a treat or two for dessert. The best part for our family meal: she’s planning for extra so we can have leftovers. Extra bonus!

My mouth is watering. It’s seriously in a state of anticipation that just can’t be ignored. After hearing the menu my mom is planning for our next get-together, it’s no wonder I can’t wait until I get there. I was excited just for the visiting, and now the time will be even better because of the food that will accompany the good companionship.

The plan is to have a vast array of foods to not only meet everyone’s dietary needs but also to nourish our bodies. My mom is so great about selecting favorites for everyone - yet keeping foods as whole as possible.

Baked ham, roasted turkey, baked

Some people don’t like leftovers. I get it. It’s sometimes a texture thing.

It’s sometimes a monotony issue. If you are the person who has to cook for everyone all of the time and are exhausted from working full-time along with caring for everyone else’s needs and are dreading washing extra dishes, then it’s helpful to have those leftovers.

The key to helping alleviate those leftover conundrums may be to use them in a different way so that the next meal feels and tastes different than the meal they were originally used in. Remember to make sure your meal includes all of the food groups recommended by MyPlate. Fruits, vegetables, protein, whole grains, and dairy are what you should be thinking of when trying to figure out how to utilize the leftovers that you have.

The creativity you can use to meet the recommendations of MyPlate can

be fun and refreshing with just a few small changes.

Another thing to remember when it comes to food at family gatherings and holidays is that it doesn’t all need to be consumed at one time. Smaller portions, so you can have a little taste of everything, is a good idea. Or, if you want larger portions of some foods, be selective in what total foods you take.

Remember to have fruits and vegetables be half of what you eat, even on special occasions or when you are gathered for a special occasion. It will be easier to control what you eat, and you won’t get the sluggish feeling after eating if nutrition is the focus. The great thing about keeping portion control in mind for yourself after making a large meal is, you guessed it, LEFTOVERS. Since ham is often a favorite this time of year, I thought maybe you could use a recipe that would help you utilize leftover ham with some vegetables and a whole grain. If you top this recipe from K-State Extension with the shredded parmesan cheese and add a fruit salad or even a whole fruit with the meal, you will have all of the food groups and a nice variety of nutrients.

Chambers Hosts Candidate Forum

The Langdon Chamber of Commerce will host a meet and greet so the public can meet candidates for Cavalier County Commission, Langdon City Commission, and District 9B. The event will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 at the Langdon Research Extension Center, 9280 107th Ave. NE, Langdon, ND. For more information contact the Chamber at 701-256-3079.

Roasted Vegetables and Ham Yield: 2 servings, about 1 1/2 cups each 1 cup Brussels sprouts, frozen and thawed, or fresh and cleaned 2/3 cup plain cooked brown rice 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped carrots 1 clove of garlic, minced 1 teaspoon cooking oil 1/3 cup cooked chopped ham, trimmed of visible fat 1 cup cooked dry beans, any kind cooked without salt, rinsed and drained a dash of ground black pepper 1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Coat an 8 x 8 - inch baking pan heavily with non-stick cooking spray and/or line it with a piece of alumi-

num foil.

3. Cut Brussels sprouts in half lengthwise and place in the baking pan.

4. Stir in remaining ingredients except the rice and cheese.

5. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring once after 10 minutes.

6. Serve over warm rice and top with grated cheese.

Nutrition Information: 290 calories, Fat 6 grams, Carbohydrates 45 grams, Protein 18 grams, Sodium 350 milligrams Have fun creating delicious leftovers like this one. When you are tired of cooking for everyone all of the time or when you are exhausted from working full-time and taking care of everyone’s needs, if you can find fun and easy recipes like this one, maybe everyone will be loving leftovers.

Ren Marie Bata Ren Marie Bata was born to Tyler and Jacy Bata of Langdon on March 23, 2022, at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches in length. She joins big brothers Griffey (3) and Daxton (2).

Grandparents of Ren are Brad and Yvonne Bata of Langdon, Karen Borgen of Langdon and the late

Richard Borgen of Hannah.

Great-grandparents are the late Howard and Nora Florence of Union, ND; the late Frank (Bud) and Bette Bata of Langdon; Dora Borgen and the late Ralph Borgen of Hannah, ND’ and Mary Yake and the late Harland Yake of Snowflake, MB.

Members of the Munich Volunteer Fire Department sponsored a pancake and sausage breakfast on Palm Sunday, April 10 at the Munich Fire and Ambulance Center. Submitted Photo.

Business

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TruStone Wealth Management Moves Offices in Langdon

By Sarah Hinnenkamp TruStone Wealth Management has had an office in Langdon’s downtown since 2006. A recent move toward the south end of 3rd Street (701 3rd Street) allows the company to enjoy a newly remodeled and bigger space that will allow them to better serve clients. The company has steadily grown its client base in the Borderland with services like wealth management, financial planning, life, disability and long-term care insurance, retirement planning, and estate planning. The company works with new investors to experienced investors.

Amber Meyer and Shelby Bjornstad at the new offices of TruStone Wealth Management, 701 3rd Street, Langdon. Photo by Larry Stokke.

“We try to educate people on where to start, how to start investing. It really can be for everybody; you just have to start and come in,” said Amber Meyer, a partner in the company and a certified financial planner. “I’m happy to sit down and answer questions.

Even if people don’t become clients, I enjoy educating people on how to manage their wealth and how to build a legacy.”

Meyer has been with the Langdon office since its beginning and makes the drive from St. Thomas to serve her clients. She has enjoyed the Langdon area.

“Everyone has been wonderful – receptive to advice – very nice,” Meyer said. “Word of mouth referrals have been wonderful. I think the trust and confidence makes for really good relationships.”

Meyer is passionate about helping people build a secure financial future; she believes knowledge is power and it’s never too early to start.

“The younger the better,” Meyer said.

“If you have a paycheck, we can help.

You can start an account with as little as $100. If you are consistent and continually save a little bit over time, the power of compounding really is amazing. It’s time in the market, not timing of the market. Longevity and time in the market wins every time.”

Meyer grew up on a farm in St. Thomas, graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and has previous experience in the banking industry.

She is a financial advisor, certified financial planner, and is a certified Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor (APMA). Meyer is one of three partners in the company, along with Paul Hensrud and Mark Presteng.

Bjornstad lives in Walhalla, is an EMT, and is in the process of getting her master’s degree in accountancy.

An open house for the new Langdon office will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. The office is located at 701 3rd Street in Langdon. The open house will include coffee, dessert, and a tour.

TruStone Wealth Management is a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. TruStone is headquartered in Grafton with seven offices: Roseau and Greenbush in Minn., and Cavalier, Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, and Langdon in N.D. The company currently has 12 licensed financial advisors.

Also in the Langdon office is Shelby Bjornstad, a licensed paraplanner.

Langdon Locker Plans Major Expansion

By Nick Vorlage The Langdon Locker has been a staple of Cavalier County, operating from the same building since the 1960’s.

Now, they’re hoping to expand operations.

Tyler Bodnar, who has been the owner of the locker for the last decade, said it’s time the building got a facelift.

“I mean the building’s old – very old - and it’s seen its life cycle,” Bodnar said.

It’s not just because of aesthetics.

Due to the worldwide pandemic, coupled with supply chain disruptions, demand for what Langdon Locker offers is up, both at home and abroad.

“It’s pretty much a business not many

people are expanding with or growing. Less and less people want to do this kind of work. A grocer I spoke to in Fargo, he said I can’t find anybody to do anything a grocery store used to do. We want it to come in a box, ready to put on a shelf,” Bodnar said.

To that end, Bodnar has been busy working to expand operations. Last Wednesday, Bodnar got approved for additional funding by the County’s Job Development Authority. The proposed expansion will be located on the same lot, and it could be substantial in size.

“We’ll be putting on like an 85 x 70 on top of a 40 x 60, so I mean capacity-wise, I’ll double if not triple what I can do now,” Bodnar said. “We’re

still gonna do everything we have, but I’d maybe like to offer more products since we’ll have more room for your everyday customer that can walk in, but the majority of it’s going to be servicing more grocers further away.

We’ll probably end up shipping sausage, hopefully, throughout the upper Midwest.”

Bodnar believes, if approved, the larger operation would require at least eight new employees.

The Langdon Locker’s funding request now heads to Langdon City Hall to receive final approval.

Pictured is the Langdon Locker. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Jake’s Take on Sports

By Jake Kulland wind (when isn't it there?) and some snow with more very possible. On top of everything else, the temperatures for the immediate area are expected to be well below normal until, at the very least, this coming Wednesday.

As we visit here on April 12, there is no travel advised in Cavalier County and beyond, and portions of I-29, I-94 and Highway 2 have been shut down.

Blizzard warnings, frigid temps shut down outdoor spring activities As we write this week, we are in the middle of a blizzard warning that is supposed to last until sometime on April 14. As we type, it has not been as bad as expected, and hopefully, it will stay that way. There is plenty of

The late, god-awful weather has, of course, caused a lot of problems - the biggest being spring planting, which may be pushed back to sometime in May, at best (hopefully earlier). Let's hope that comes sooner rather than later, but we do know for certain that spring activities for high school sports are on hold for a time. It's not that this hasn't happened before, as we can recall several times that spring activities have been pushed to a twoweek window from early to mid-May.

We will see how things go in the week ahead.

Cardinals Sports Boosters to host a fundraising event The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals Sports Boosters are scheduled to have one of, if not their biggest, fundraisers of the year, which will be taking over Burger Night at the Langdon Eagles Club on April 22. All proceeds from the event will go to promote all Cardinals sports teams. It will run from 5 to 8 p.m. on that evening with drawings for the Cardinals raffle held at the conclusion of the evening.

If you live in Langdon, Edmore, or Munich, or are an alumnus (yes, that's how you say it) of any of the three schools, we encourage you to become a member of the Cardinals Sports Booster. All you need to do is talk to a board member - President

Brandon Badding, Kristy McDonald, Kyle Lorenz, Bobby Forster or Kari Henderson. You can also become a member by going to the Cardinals Sports Boosters Facebook page. Your membership will help sponsor the betterment of all Cardinals sports teams. In just the last few months, they purchased volleyballs, softball equipment, batting cages, a golf simulator, a basketball hoop system, and also pay for many summer camps and leagues for Cardinals teams.

While we are at it, let us not forget the North Border Eagles Sports Boosters, who we lovingly call the social media state champions, by going to their Facebook page and supporting all of the many sports and events that they promote. They say it takes a village, and it all starts from the bottom to get to the top. We hope everyone will get on board with either sports booster

Recipe Carbonara from “Rachael Ray: Memories and Meals From a Sweet and Savory Life” (Ballantine Books) by Rachael Ray. Serves 4 1⁄4 cup approximately EVOO 1⁄3 pound chunk of meaty pancetta or guanciale, cut into 1⁄4-inch dice 4 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced or chopped 11⁄2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper 1 cup white wine 6 large egg yolks 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano, plus more to pass Salt 1 pound bucatini or spaghetti 1⁄2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (a fat handful of leaves)

Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.

In a large, deep skillet over medium heat, heat the EVOO, four turns of the pan. Add the pancetta or guanciale and render for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and pepper and stir 1 minute more. Add the wine and reduce by half (about 7 minutes), then reduce the heat to low.

In a medium bowl, combine the egg yolks and grated cheeses to the liberally salted boiling water and cook to 1 minute less than al dente per the package recommendation.

Remove about 11⁄4 cups of starchy cooking water from the pot and whisk it into the egg yolks in a steady stream to temper them. Reserve an extra 1⁄2

cup of starchy water just in case.

Drain the pasta or transfer it with a spider or tongs to the pan with the pancetta and garlic. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tempered egg yolks and parsley. Toss to combine. If the sauce seems too thin, return the heat to the lowest setting and, stirring constantly for 2 to 4 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Add salt to taste.

Note: Many recipes for this dish include heavy cream. Such recipes may be delicious, but they’re not authentic. The creamy consistency here comes from tempering the eggs and emulsifying them with oil, cheese and cooking water.

organization as members to give our athletes the best chance to succeed as possible.

Area golf courses to open, eventually Let's leave you this week by saying the Langdon and Walhalla golf courses had hoped to be open by the time you read these words, but again, the weather... the weather. There was still a possible Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament to be held at the Langdon Country Club, but at press time, they were thinking about moving it back a few weeks.

If you would like to get into the Tuesday Men's Golf League at the LCC, now is the time to sign up. Just text league secretary Randy Hill at 701-370-1118 to get your 2-Man team in either the 3:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. shift.

Happy Easter and "See ya!" next week!

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Cardinals win three out of four to move record to 4-2 Season on hold due to blizzard, cold conditions

By Jake Kulland

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals baseball team got rolling with a double header versus May-Port-C-G played in Park River on April 9 then at Bottineau for another double dip on April 11. The Cards split with the Patriots, losing 4-0 then winning 181. They swept the Braves with wins of 15-0 and 6-5. It's anyone's guess when the Cardinals will play next, as they and all outdoor spring sports have had their season put on hold due to a blizzard warning on April 12-14. Cold temperatures are also expected until at least April 20. The Cards now have a 4-2 overall record on the season. Here is a recap of their latest games: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 0-18, May-Port-C-G 4-1 The games with the Pats were to be held in Langdon, but American Legion Field is not yet playable, so the games were moved to Park River. In game one, the Cards got several good swings in but each time seemed to hit it right into the teeth of a strong wind. Jack Romfo took the mound for Langdon-Edmore-Munich but had trouble finding the plate, as May-PortC-G scored two first inning runs on a bases loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.

Carter Tetrault relieved Romfo in the second inning, and allowed just one hit in five innings of work while striking out seven batters. Tucker Welsh came on and pitched the seventh and had some tough luck; he allowed three hits, all with two outs and two strikes. Mason Romfo had a double in the game for the Cards.

In game two, both teams mixed in some of their younger players with their veterans. The Cardinals hitting improved with the weather. Langdon-

Edmore-Munich had 12 hits in a game that was called by the 10-run rule after four and a half innings.

Markus Kingzett led the hitting attack with three singles, while Nic Kingzett had a double and Dawson Hein tripled. Brothers Tucker and Cole Welsh had two hits apiece, with Cole having a team high three RBIs. Theo Romfo started the game striking out two batters in two innings. Dawson Hein and Parker Rime each struck out three batters in relief.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 0-18, MAY-PORT-C-G 4-1 Game One MPCG -- 200 000 2 -- 4 4 0 LEM -- 000 000 0 -- 0 5 2 WP -- Marshall Judisch; LP -- Jack Romfo Highlights -- Mason Romfo 2x3 2B, Carter Tetrault 5 IP 7's 1x2 Game Two MPCG -- 010 00 -- 1 2 3 LEM -- 706 5x -- 18 12 3 WP -- Theo Romfo; LP -- Marshall Kloster Highlights -- LEM: Markus Kingzett 3x4 RBIs, Cole Welsh 2x3 3 RBIs, Nic Kingzett 2x4 2B, Dawson Hein 1x3 3B 2 RBIs, Tucker Welsh 2x2 2 RBIs Langdon-Edmore-Munich 15-6, Bottineau 0-5 In their second double header at Bottineau on April 11, the Cardinals did a lot of things right. The twin bill was scheduled for two five-inning games, and the Cards scored in every inning in game one, pounding out 13 hits. Carter Tetrault led the game off with a double to the left field corner, and things just got better from there.

Tucker Welsh had a big day at the plate with a double and a triple with two runs batted in, and Brady Regner also hit a three bagger that brought

in two more runs. Nic Kingzett added a double to give the Cards five extra base hits in the contest.

That was way more offense than Markus Kingzett needed on the mound. He went all five innings and allowed just two hits while striking out nine batters with two walks. Markus, along with Tetrault and Welsh, each had two hits in the game.

In game two, the Cards built a big lead and almost gave it up late. The Cardinals got two runs in the first inning on an RBI ground out from Mason Romfo followed by a sacrifice fly by Jack Romfo. Markus Kingzett and Jack Romfo had run-scoring singles in the second to make it a score of 5-1, then Kadyn Hein laid down a sacrifice squeeze bunt in the third to bring in Brady Regner to round out the scoring.

Mason Romfo connects with the ball for a base hit against May-Port-C-G. Photo by Larry Stokke.

The Cardinals took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth then committed three errors to help the Braves get within one. With the tying and winning runs on base Tucker Welsh, who was throwing hard all day, struck out the last two batters to preserve the win.

Welsh struck out 14 Bottineau hitters while walking just two. Tetrault was intentionally walked three times in the game.

NEXT WEEK: Game highlights and photos from LangdonEdmore-Munich vs.

Bottineau baseball.

Tucker Welsh throws a strike against May-PortC-G in Park River. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Theo Romfo leaps and catches a high throw to 3rd base against the May-Port-C-G Patriots.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Drinking Water Quality Report Langdon, North Dakota 2021 - Submitted by City of Langdon.

We are pleased to present to you this year's Drinking Water Quality Report.

This report is designed to inform you about the safe clean water we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. The city of Langdon purchases its water from the city of Devils Lake which purchases water from Northeast RWDLangdon Branch.

The ND Department of Environmental Quality has prepared a Source Water Assessment for the city of Devils Lake. This information will be made available at the respective offices of Devils Lake during normal business hours. The city of Devils Lake also participates in the wellhead protection program and copies of the wellhead protection plan are available from the cities of Devils Lake offices during normal business hours. Our public water system, in cooperation with the ND Department of Environmental Quality, has completed the delineation and contaminant/land use inventory elements of the North Dakota Source Water Protection Program. Based on the information from these elements, the ND Department of Environmental Quality has determined that Devils Lake's groundwater is "moderately susceptible" to potential contaminants. No significant sources of contamination have been identified.

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Jason Busse, Operator @ (701) 370-1911. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. If you want to learn more, please attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings. They are held on the second & fourth Monday @ 6:00 p.m. @ Langdon City Hall. If you are aware of non-English speaking individuals who need help with the appropriate language translation, please call Jason at the number listed above.

The city of Langdon would appreciate it if large volume water customers would please post copies of the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report in conspicuous locations or distribute them to tenants, residents, patients, students, and/or employees, so individuals who consume the water, but do not receive a water bill, can learn about our water system.

The city of Langdon routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2021. As authorized and approved

by EPA, the state has reduced monitoring requirements for certain contaminants to less often than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year.

Some of our data [e.g., for inorganic contaminants] though representative, is more than one year old.

The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land, or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include: Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife.

Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil production, mining, or farming.

Pesticides and herbicides, which come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residential uses.

Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic

chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can, also, come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff and septic systems.

Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prescribes regulations which limit the number of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.

In the following table, you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we have provided the following definitions: Not applicable (NA), No Detect (ND) Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.

Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (mg/l) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000.

Picocuries per liter (pCi/l) –Pico curies per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water.

Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Treatment Technique (TT) - A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

Maximum Contaminant Level - The “Maximum Allowed” (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - The “Goal” (MCLG) is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) – The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water.

There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) – The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

EPA requires monitoring of over 80 drinking water contaminants. Those contaminants listed in the tables above are the only contaminants detected in your drinking water.

risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-4264791).

Unregulated contaminants are those for which the EPA has not established drinking water standards. The purpose of unregulated contaminant monitoring is to assist the EPA in determining the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in drinking water and whether future regulation is warranted.

MCL’s are set at very stringent levels.

To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated contaminants, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect.

Your water system monitors for several unregulated organic contaminants, which could indicate a contamination of the water supply from a pesticide or petroleum spill or leak.

We are proud that your drinking water meets or exceeds all Federal and State requirements. We have learned through our monitoring and testing that some contaminants have been detected. The EPA has determined that your water IS SAFE at these levels.

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons, such as, persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800426-4791). *If present, elevated levels of lead

can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant woman and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Northeast Regional Water District (Langdon Branch) is responsible for providing high quality drinking water but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. Use water from the cold tap for drinking and cooking. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your drinking water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize expo-sure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/ safewater/lead.

Tampering with a public water system is a federal offense. Report suspicious activity to local law enforcement immediately.

Please call Jason Busse, Operator @ (701) 370-1911 if you have questions concerning your water system.

The city of Langdon works diligently to

provide top quality water to every tap.

We ask that all our customers help us protect our water sources, which are the heart of our community, our way of life and our children’s future. The city of Langdon is an equal opportunity employer.

If you would like a copy of this report, please stop by City Hall in Langdon.

This in good faith for the residents that don’t receive water invoices.

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Christmas, and she made that a very special time for all her family.

Terry Goodrie

A memorial service was held April 11, 2022, for Terry Goodrie, 62, of Langdon, ND, who passed away April 4, 2022, after a brave and difficult battle with cancer.

Terry attended school in Walhalla and went to high school in Edmore.

He later attended culinary school in Moorhead where he continued to grow his love for cooking. He was an avid fisherman who loved the sport and spent countless hours enjoying it. He also loved riding his motorcycles and was very proud of them. He was a true outdoorsman. Terry will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He will also be missed by his faithful companion, "Patch", his dog whom he loved.

Terry is survived by his four children: Travis Goodrie, Ryan Goodrie, Alyssa Dietrich, Kelsi Goodrie; five grandchildren; mother Betty Goodrie; sister Joyce (Fred) Sobolik; brothers Craig and Michael Goodrie; along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Goodrie; brother Kevin Goodrie; and both maternal and fraternal grandparents.

Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon, ND, was in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

Candace Coleen Shobe

A funeral service was held on April 11, 2022, in Mohall for Candace Coleen Shobe, 79, of Mohall, N.D., who died April 3, 2022, at her home.

Candace was born October 11, 1942, in Langdon to Louis and Ella (Kvaal) Larson.

She graduated from Langdon High school in 1960 and attended Mayville State College. After living in California for a short time, she moved back to Langdon and married Kenneth Shobe on October 14, 1969, at First Presbyterian Church in Langdon. Two sons were born to them.

Candace started babysitting in Langdon in 1970. She and Ken moved to Mohall in 1976, and she continued her daycare career out of her home for 52 years until March of 2022.

Candace was always proud of her “kids” and followed them through their school years and into adulthood.

She also treasured the relationships she built with their parents.

Candace’s hobbies included her plants and flowers and following high school athletics, especially the M-L-S Mavericks and Trinity Titans. She loved watching her two grandsons, Luke and Jake; competing in any activity and spending time visiting with the family. Her favorite holiday was

Surviving family are sons: Jeffrey Shobe of Kenmare and Jerry (Amy) Shobe of Dickinson; grandchildren: Luke and Jake Shobe of Dickinson; sisters: Lottie McGauvran of Fargo and Bonnie Jacob-Forseth of Grand Forks; brother Elwood Larson of Las Vegas, NV; and several nieces and nephews.

Candace was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Ella Larson; husband Ken Shobe; sister Loella Blair; and brothers-in-law: Henry Blair and Bill McGauvran.

Arrangements were with Brose Funeral Home of Mohall. Friends may sign the online guestbook at brosefuneralhome.com.

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WANTED TO BUY 20’ enclosed trailer for hauling a vehicle. Two axles. Call 370-6808.

HOME FOR RENT 2 bedroom. New appliances. Newly remodeled. Close to elementary school. Call George at 701-8291 or Lucille at 370-3214

HELP WANTED EXCAVATOR OPERATORS AND CDL DRIVERS WANTED Witzel Construction is looking to hire both part and full-time positions. Wages depending on experience. Please contact either Dane 701-370-1877 or Travis 701-370-0399 with any questions, or stop in at our office at 206 9th Ave. E. in Langdon, ND.

The Cavalier County Veterans Service Office is seeking a qualified individual to operate the VSO van that takes area veterans to their medical appointments. This driver will be considered a county employee of a parttime/temporary status with no benefits. Qualifications include: a valid North Dakota driver’s license; a good driving record; must be able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and a background check; must submit to random drug and alcohol testing; and must be physically able to assist passengers, if needed. Pay D.O.E. Applications can be picked up at the Cavalier County auditor’s office in the courthouse M–F 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Position will be open until filled.

Walhalla Farmers Grain is looking to fill full and part-time positions. Competitive salary plus benefits for fulltime workers. A driver's license is required. For more information, contact Chuck at Walhalla Farmers Grain 549-3210 or stop by for an interview.

Farmers Union Oil in Langdon is seeking part time kitchen and c-store help.

Experience helpful but can train.

These are evening hours which will change per season. Apply at Farmers Union Oil in Langdon or call Joe at 370-20-22 Farmers Union Oil in Langdon is seeking a full time Shop person for oil and tire changes. Benefits include medical, 401 K, vacation and sick time.

Apply at Farmers Union Oil in Langdon or call Joe at 370-2022.

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Legislative Report | Rep. David Monson, District 19 | April 12, 2022 I’ve spent more time in Bismarck in the past week than I’ve been at home.

I attended the Legislators’ Retreat on April 7 & 8 last week. It was facilitated by the Hunt Institute out of North Carolina. The purpose of the retreat was to get all legislators, both Representatives and Senators, more knowledgeable in a host of educational issues facing our state. The topics ranged from early childhood and childcare issues through K-12, higher education, and into the workforce. It was hosted by the Department of Public Instruction and the Human Service Department with input from the two-year colleges.

I was one of the co-chairs and kicked the retreat off by introducing the CEO of the Hunt Institute. The first topic was Early Childhood and Childcare Barriers to Workforce Participation.

The Panel consisted of Lt. Governor Brent Sanford, Supt. of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler, and Chris Jones, director of the ND Dept. of Human Services. We have a lot of highly educated parents who choose not to work because childcare costs more than they can make in wages if they have more than one child in a daycare. In smaller communities, there is often no option at all. We heard of one parent that drove 75 miles per day to get childcare. The solution could be more community or workplace childcare that would be affordable. Some churches are opening their doors to

provide space and a safe environment for childcare providers, too. The consensus was that childcare for ages 0 to 5 should be under the direction of Human Services and not DPI. Some other topics were: teacher shortages and how to grow the teacher workforce; how CTE (Career and Technical Education) programs can fill workforce needs; how schools are supporting students and teachers this academic year following the covid issues of the ‘20-‘21 school year; rural ND and community support services; Ready to Read and evidence based literacy instruction (another topic I introduced); remote and virtual learning strategies in ND; identifying and supporting the social and emotional needs of ND students as a result of trauma due to Covid-19; achieving ND’s postsecondary attainment goals.

The folks from the Hunt Institute went out to New Salem and saw “New Salem Sue”, the giant Holstein cow statue, the day before the retreat began.

They had a little time after the retreat ended on April 8 before they had to fly home. I told them, “I can’t let you go back to NC and think New Salem Sue is the best ND has to offer.” I took them over to the Heritage Center by the Capitol. I wanted to show them Dakota, “My Dinosaur”. I call it “My Dinosaur” since I was the big push to buy it about 12 years ago during the legislative session. The duck-billed

dinosaur was about to be sold out of state and lost to ND until my committee, which has the State Historical Society budget, found the approximately $2 million to buy it. It turns out that it is worth about $100 million (actually, it is priceless) since it is a oneof-kind mummified dinosaur with real skin and not petrified. It is made even more unique by the crocodile teeth marks on it.

While touring the “dirty lab” where the workers are cleaning up the various fossils, we found they are working on a mosasaur found in the Pembina Gorge. That specimen is very complete and is a species of mosasaur never discovered before. That, too, is priceless. We didn’t have to buy that

one since it was found on state owned land. That gave me a chance to brag about the Rendezvous Region, the Pembina Gorge, and our corner of the state. They all want to come back to ND with their families and see more of ND. After coming home on Friday, I turned around to go back to Bismarck on Sunday for an interim Water Drainage Committee meeting on Monday. That one was a very good meeting where we worked on two bill drafts for the 2023 legislative session. We are trying to make assessments for drainage projects more fair and reasonable for landowners as well as cities, counties, and townships affected by drains and drainage improvements.

We will have another two meetings most likely, possibly one in our area.

Sharon Lipsh, former Walsh County Highway Superintendent, sits on the committee as a non-legislative member. I intended to stay in Bismarck for the higher education interim committee on April 12 and 13, but the impending blizzard forecast for the rest of the week forced the cancellation of that meeting. I headed home Monday evening and beat the storm.

If you have questions or concerns you can contact me by email at dmonson@nd.gov or call my home phone at (701) 496-3394.

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NOTICE BEFORE FORECLOSURE To the Title Owners, Borrowers and Occupants of the Property: Deanna Brinegar 25371 Bundy Canyon Road Menifee, CA 92584 Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that unless you dispute the validity of the foregoing debt or any portion thereof within thirty days after receipt of this letter, we will assume the debt to be valid. If the debt or any portion thereof is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt and will mail you a copy of such verification. You are also advised that upon your request within the thirty-day period, we will provide you with the name and address of your original creditor, if different from the creditor referred to in this Notice. We are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

At this time, no attorney with this firm has personally reviewed the particular circumstances of your account. However, if you fail to contact our office, our client may consider additional

remedies to recover the balance due.

The real property that this notice pertains to is located at 513 11th Avenue, Langdon, ND 58249, and more particularly described as: East Half (E1/2) of Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) and the South Five Feet (S 5 ft.) of the East Half (E1/2) of Lot Nine (9), Block Seven (7), Mooney and McHugh's Second Addition to the City of Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder within and for Cavalier County, North Dakota and recorded in Book PA Page 18.

Notice is hereby given that a certain mortgage, recorded against the above described property by Brenda K. Clabough, executed and delivered to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A., its successors and assigns, dated August 22, 2011, (“Mortgage”); and given to secure the payment of $42,884.00, and interest and other fees and costs according to the terms and obligations of a certain promissory note, is in default. The

Notice of Annual Meetings and Election Notice is hereby given that the annual meetings of the Munich Rural Fire Protection District and the Munich Ambulance Service will be held Tuesday, April 26,2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Munich Ambulance Center.

Purpose of the fire meeting is to elect directors from the townships of Gordon, Trier, Storlie, Banner and the cit-

ies of Alsen and Calio. Action will also be taken on any other business which may be brought up at this meeting.

The Munich Ambulance annual meeting will immediately follow the fire meeting with action taken on any business.

Rita Wirth, Sec./Treas Munich Rural Fire Protection District and Munich Ambulance Service

current Mortgagee of the Mortgage is U.S. Bank National Association.

Grand Total $12,486.98

The following is a statement of the sum due for principal, interest, taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc. as of February 10, 2022:

In the event that you either payoff or reinstatement the loan, payment must be paid by certified funds, and made payable to U.S. Bank National Association, and mailed to Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C., at 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Additionally, you must pay any additional accrued interest, subsequent payments or late charges which become due and any further expenses for preservation of the property which may be advanced. Please contact Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. for the exact amount due through a certain date.

Principal $35,408.16 Interest $3,548.22 Escrow Advance $4,518.12 Late Charges $773.54 Property Preservation $500.00 Grand Total $44,748.04 That as of February 10, 2022, the amount due to cure any default, or to be due under the terms of the mortgage, exists in the following respects: Monthly Mortgage Payments $11,213.44 Late Charges $773.54 Property Preservation $500.00

City of Wales Equalization Meeting

Tuesday, April 26th, 5 p.m. Wales Fire Hall. City Council Meeting will follow the Equalization Meeting.

Notice of Property Tax Equalization Meeting City of Nekoma Tuesday, April 19 7 p.m. City Hall Meeting Room

Public Notice

North Dakota Game and Fish Department District Advisory Meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to give the public the opportunity to discuss North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s management programs and recommend changes or implementations. Game and Fish officials will be present to explain programs and answer questions.

Bruce Ellertson District Advisor Date: April 19, 2022 Time: 5:30 chili feed, meeting at 7 p.m.

Location: 701 Main Street West, Cavalier Sponsor: Pembina Co. Sportsman’s Club Contact No: 701-265-2960 Public is invited to attend.

You have the right, in accordance with the terms of the mortgage, to cure the default specified above. You also have the right in the foreclosure action to assert that no default exists or any other defense you may have to said action.

Notice is further provided that if the total sums in default, together with interest accrued thereon at the time of such payment, accrued payments

then due and expenses advanced, are not paid within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing or service of this Notice, the Mortgagee will deem the whole sum secured by the Mortgage to be due and payable in full without further notice. Furthermore, proceedings will be commenced to foreclosure such Mortgage, and in the event of Sheriff’s sale as provided by the laws of the State of North Dakota, the time for redemption shall be as provided by law, but not less than sixty (60) days after the Sheriff’s Sale.

Date: February 10, 2022 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. /s/ Benjamin J. Mann Zachary Nesbit, Bar Number 07552 Benjamin J. Mann, Bar Number 08371 376 East 400 South, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Tel: 801-355-2886 Email: zach@hwmlawfirm.com HWM: ND10741

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cont’d. from page 1 - Munich Grocery Store Bruce and Rita as shareholders, board members, and volunteers have dedicated countless hours over the years to the grocery store while also wearing the hats of teachers, firefighters, and other pillars of the community.

“This entire area is great - it always feels like home.”

“In a little community like this, we all have to wear multiple hats if we want to make things work," Bruce said.

The manager runs a one-person show at Munich, but if they ever need any help at all, Albrecht said, “That's the thing about a small community - if you can't get one thing, you make something else work because someone will always help you.”

With current supply chain interruptions affecting nearly every business right now, Anderson says that they have been very lucky to not be heavily impacted. Their main wholesale supplier is Mason Bros., a company which has been a family-owned, small town, wholesale provider since 1920 and based out of Wadena, MN. Since Mason Bros. is a smaller provider, it appears they have been able to keep stock better than mega wholesalers.

“We’ve been fortunate; Mason Bros. has been amazing over the years, and I truly believe they are of the mindset that they want the small businesses they supply to succeed as much as they do.”

“It’s unique, and it’s worked,” Anderson responded when asked about how the grocery store is able to stay afloat for residents over the years, especially in current times of economic insecurity. “We’re fortunate in this case that it is community-owned, because in all honesty, if it was a true mom and pop owned business and it was what the household relied on for income, you’d struggle. Instead, we have multiple owners (shareholders) that aren’t as interested in a return on the investment but instead a non-monetary return for our community.”

Even in times where profit margins are low or high, shareholders are not focused on making a huge amount of money on their investments. Instead, they’ve made this investment in order to keep the store open and running for community members of Munich.

Talk about small town pride!

Jackie Albrecht has been the manager at Munich Grocery since the middle of last October. As a lifelong resident of the area, Albrecht grew up on a farm between Munich and Langdon. She attended school in Langdon but has family in Munich and balances the hats she wears between communities.

Anderson extended his appreciation to Albrecht and all managers of the past, “Without them, we couldn’t do this.”

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Albrecht has begun bringing goods from the Bread Pan, Langdon Locker, and Hickory Hut to sell at Munich Grocery, and the idea has been a hit.

Some days she will bring subs, loaves of bread, and recently, she stocked up on Easter cookies, cupcakes, donuts, and more.

Munich Grocery has a Facebook page, and as many readers have probably seen before, the Borderland Press’s own ‘Matt Munich’ is highly involved in getting the word out to shop locally.

Matt posts videos on a weekly basis - sometimes he is in the store, sometimes in his kitchen, sometimes debuting his puppy-blessing from Santa but is always hilarious. Matt’s videos include ideas about what to cook that week, with his most recent video describing grilling pork chops because spring is coming… eventually.

Matt is all about small town and local folks supporting other small towns and local folks. Rita, Bruce, Bryan, and countless others have commended Matt on his work and say that without the social media presence, they are not sure where they would be.

Munich’s population is currently 256 according to the last census, yet on their Facebook page, they boast an incredible 2,100 followers!

It all boils down to town pride.

Throughout decades of changes, Munich has remained for over 123 years.

Around the turn of the century, when Munich was first settled, it was done so by homesteaders, farmers, builders, and businessmen, all of whom knew and supported one another.

Though many families dispersed to larger cities, a trend which has continued for decades, urban life doesn’t boast small town pride like this. Many are interested in getting back in tune with nature and community - something a place like Munich has plenty of to offer.

The south side of the Cavalier County Courthouse, 901 3rd St, Langdon. Photos are 25 years apart. Photos by Larry Stokke.

Snow piles left from Blizzard Hannah in 1997 outside Maple Manor Care Center compared to a photo from early April 2022.

Crews almost had to tunnel through the snow left behind from Blizzard Hannah. This is Hwy 5 facing west. Photos by Larry Stokke.

Blizzard Hannah buried vehicles At the Hop in 1997, compared to late last week when the snow in 2022 had a good start on melting.

Photos by Larry Stokke.