The Borderland Press - April 29, 2022

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Friday, April 29, 2022

Volume 1, Number 16

In this Issue:

Letter from the Publisher Page 4 Letter from the Editor Page 4 “The Dreaded Junk Drawer” by Sara Goodman Page 4 “The Quest for the Best Bloody Mary” by Matt Mitzel Page 4 “Appreciation for Our Teachers” by Carrie Hope Page 6 Jake’s Take on Sports Page 8

Index:

News Opinion Agriculture Education Community Sports Obituaries/Church Legislative Report Classifieds Public Notices/ Meeting Minutes

The Pembina River at Walhalla. Photos taken by Melanie Thornberg.

Pages 2-3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Pages 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Pages 11 Pages 12-14

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THE PERFECT S T O R M Mother Nature delivers mixed bag of weather to N.D. leading to flooding in the Borderland

By Shanda Christianson, Melanie Thornberg, and Nick Vorlage After more than 20 inches of snow fell in Walhalla during the double-whammy of Blizzard Haley and the Easter snowstorm, many folks were concerned about the possibility of flooding in the area once again.

Last weekend’s Colorado low caused headaches across North Dakota from Friday, April 22 into the morning hours of Monday, April 25. The western and central parts of the state had blizzard warnings; the northeast part of the state had high winds and a rain/ snow mix, which led to icy roads and rising rivers; while the southeast part of North Dakota reached 70 degrees with thunderstorms and tornado warnings.

Numerous agencies in Manitoba, Minnesota, and North Dakota put

out overland flood and flash flood warnings. In Walhalla, drivers kept a watchful eye on the Pembina River as it rose quickly under the two bridges going into and out of Walhalla.

“To be honest, I was kind of surprised at how hard hit those areas were getting. I think I kind of underestimated how much snowpack there was up there still and then the rainfall on top of that,” said Amanda Lee, service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Forks.

Rain caused substantial snowmelt, which triggered flash flooding and put pressure on city systems such as lift stations.

“The central portion of the Valley saw more of the 3-4” amounts or even

more,” Lee said. “We only saw maybe 2” or more up along there, but that was just enough combined with that snow that was still on the ground and melted all of that very quickly that it all ran off into the ditches and into the fields and into the rivers, and it was quick – it was very quickly observed precipitation and quick melting of that snowpack, so there was a lot of overland flooding issues, too, not just river issues.”

to the gauge monitored by the USGS on the Highway 32 bridge just south of Walhalla.

By Sunday morning, April 24, the river jumped and was running fast and furious. Many drivers got caught on the roads in yet another stormy weekend.

The swollen Pembina River was also out of its banks as it meandered east to Walhalla’s Riverside Park. Drivers noticed high water in ditches by the bridge just south of Walhalla, as well as just north of Walhalla, too, near the Walhalla Building Center, Eagle Field,

The Pembina River shot up to 14.88 feet before cresting sometime between late Sunday night and early Monday morning, April 25, according

In Walhalla at the Highway 32 bridge, minor flood stage is 11 feet with moderate flood stage at 16 feet and major flood stage at 18 feet. By Tuesday, April 26, the river had dropped a bit to around 13 feet, but the latest forecast calls for the river to rise again to 14.5 feet on Saturday, April 30.

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Small Town Republicans Facing Big Time Confusion after Redistricting Lines Drawn

By Hilary Nowatzki

Districts across North Dakota have been affected after new district lines were drawn last fall, but only two districts in the state are split into an A and a B. Residents in part of the Borderland are right in the middle of figuring out how it all works.

The North Dakota constitution requires the legislature to redistrict itself after the federal census is taken every 10 years. Based upon population fluctuation, districts stay the

represents two-thirds of Rolette County. District 9B is about one-third of Rolette County, all of Towner County, and approximately three-quarters of Cavalier County. D4 and D10 have dissolved south towards Fargo.

to help improve their community.

The couple finds themselves deeply involved in and concerned about changes to the local political scene.

Henderson feels that the A/B split disenfranchises voters in the area.

Voters will elect one senator in District 9 who will represent them in Bismarck. With the A & B split, residents in District 9A will elect one representative for the North Dakota House and residents in District 9B will elect one

“The split goes against the basic foundation of our government, which says we need to be equally represented, and here I am in D9B only able to vote for one guy, which is a problem because the state constitution allows

free speech, but it’s also the right to assemble, and the core of our republic is self-representation.”

During its special redistricting session in November 2021, the State Legislature wrote in several new laws under an emergency clause, meaning the laws became effective the next day.

One law was that the state chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, currently Perrie Schafer, can appoint chairs for districts that have been dis-

held. Henderson asked that the district be allowed to reorganize at this meeting. His request was denied, as the reorganization meeting would need to be announced before it took place, but members were allowed to have a roll call vote on having the reorganization meeting on March 15, which passed 31 yes out of 33 individuals present.

When redistricting occurs and new territory comes in, like it did in District

Map of new District 9A. Map of new District 9B.

Map of former District 10.

same, shift slightly, or dissolve into other areas. North Dakota has 47 districts and prior to the 2020 census most of the Borderland residents were in District 10 (D10). This area encompassed Pembina, Cavalier, and Walsh counties. To the west of District 10 was District 4, which encompassed Towner County. Onward west was old District 9.

In November 2021, the North Dakota Legislature held a special session to determine new district boundaries based on the new census numbers.

District 9 is now split into two sections, labeled A and B. District 9A

Representative. Voters in other districts across the state, that are not split in two, will be able to vote to elect two Representatives.

“It’s controversial because they have never before subdivided a district in the state,” said Paul Henderson, a longtime Calvin resident and farmer who has been involved in local politics since 1994.

Henderson served as duly elected chairman of the District 10 committee for nine years. Henderson and his wife, Donna, have a shared a passion for staying informed and involved

for each district to vote for two House members and one Senate member,” Henderson said.

District Committee Reorganization Aside from the district changes, more confusion surrounds the reorganization of party committees for new zones.

solved rather than them hosting their own elections. The other law determined that there must be a 25% population change for the district to be able to reorganize on its own. These laws meant that 16% of districts – including those in the Borderland – had chairs appointed by the state chair rather than local voters.

“My argument has always been that we, as like-minded individuals of the Republican Party here, should have the right to organize and vote on who’s going to represent us on the political side,” Henderson said. “The first amendment is thought of as just

The state Republican Party regularly convenes in June and December of each year. When the new laws were enacted in November under the emergency clause, it left the new District 9A & 9B with no representation.

On Feb. 23 a delegate meeting was

9A and 9B (former District 10), members of the community reorganize and elect new chairpersons who will represent their district. Former District 9, which was all of Rolette County, was led by chairman Tim Letfin. In accordance with committee law, the last act of a district chair is to announce the reorganization meeting. This passes the power back to the people. Letfin put a notice in The Borderland Press for the next meeting and stepped down.

At some point, however, between the cont’d. on page 14

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JOB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Reviews Survey Results

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FOOD BANK Prepares to Offer Extra Help

By Nick Vorlage

By Shanda Christianson and Nick Vorlage Grocery prices are on the rise, but what does that mean for a food bank trying to get food to people in need?

There is one food bank in North Dakota – the Great Plains Food Bank, with locations in Fargo and Bismarck – and it helps supply food pantries with food to distribute. They operate even when facing inflation themselves.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

The Cavalier County Job Development Authority (CCJDA) recently conducted surveys for Cavalier County residents, and residents who recently moved away, asking them what they wanted to change or improve in the county, and what would entice them to return.

A focus group working with the CCJDA went over the responses from the over 250 completed surveys received and a few topics rose to the top.

“Childcare. What can be done to help with that and questions about if lack of childcare is holding back work force. Another thing that came up is things to do and there was a lot of discussion about if there is actually a lack of things to do or if maybe people just aren’t aware of the things there are to do. Food was another area, like if there maybe is a need for more restaurants, more variety of restaurants, a way to get food out to more

of the rural areas in Cavalier County,” said Shannon Duerr, executive director of the Job Development Authority.

Duerr said visual appearance of the community was another thing that came back pretty heavily in the responses, as well as workforce needs.

The “home comer survey” also had a lot of responses about what kind of salary they would require in order to move back, and the kind of average for that was $65,000.

“The last kind of focus area that came out was community leadership, you know, finding individuals to fill boards, governing positions, how many of our county activities are ran through volunteer support and how hard it is to find volunteers,” Duerr said.

Duerr said these surveys will assist in the development of the CCJDA’s latest strategic plan.

“Right now, we’re actually doing ok.

We’re learning that with some of the issues that are facing different markets and things, it might take a little while for us to see a whole lot of impact. Our food donation levels are actually pretty good – they’re actually at pre-pandemic levels, which is certainly good to see, but we’re watching things with some caution,” said Jared Slinde, communications manager for Great Plains Food Bank.

The Great Plains Food Bank provides a mobile food pantry to towns and

Great Plains Food Bank truck. Submitted photo.

cities around North Dakota and Clay County, Minn. Slinde said it could be a possibility to see donations to the food bank be adversely affected by rising costs.

Slinde said when grocery stores have less to donate, it leads the food bank to additional purchasing, which they have done in the past. He said the team at the food bank is watching as the food prices rise and people pay more for the groceries that they need.

“You know that’s going to put a strain on our clients, and those that are scraping to get by to begin with are struggling to make it to the end of the

month so it’s going to make it more difficult on them, and the reality is more are going to turn to the Great Plains Food Bank,” Slinde said. “More are going to turn to our network of partner food pantries, so we need to be prepared and well equipped to be able to handle that influx.”

It is estimated before the start of the pandemic, the Great Plains Food Bank was assisting nearly 1 out every 8 residents of North Dakota as well as Clay County, Minn. The need for such services only increased in the following years and now, with demand, is still increasing.

Area Candidates Participate in Forum

By Nick Vorlage

Last week, a local candidate forum was held in Langdon to allow residents the chance to learn more about the individuals running for House District 9B, Senate District 9, and the Cavalier County and city commissions.

A number of candidates were able to attend the event, including Rep. Marvin Nelson (D-Rolla) who is running for the District 9B House seat. He said North Dakota needs to focus more on its rural economies.

“You don’t see businesses being sent by the state to rural North Dakota.

We have employees all over remotely working for the state. They’re remotely working from Minneapolis, they’re remotely working from Chicago, they’re not remotely working from Rock Lake or Langdon or Rolla, and that needs to change,” Nelson said.

Rep. Chuck Damschen (R-Hampden) who has served in the North Dakota House since 2005 is also running for a District 9B House seat. He said one of his main concerns is the lack of energy systems being utilized.

“I think we’re disappointed that we’re not pumping more oil. We also put out all kinds of energy, you know? All forms of energy though we have some renewable forms that aren’t contributing to the base load. I would like to see that addressed,” Damschen said.

North Dakota District 9 Senator Richard Marcellais (D-Belcourt) has served in the Senate since 2007 and said one of the many issues he wants

to focus on is economic development.

“In Rolette County, the last session, we got them a million dollars for economic development because it’s the second poorest county in the state, and I’m hoping to do that for the rest of Langdon and the surrounding area,” Marcellais said.

Democrat LoAnn Jerome, candidate for the District 9 Senate seat, has previously served as a Tribal Council representative for District 3 of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.

She said that while the redistricting now has District 9 covering Rolette, Towner, and Cavalier counties, she believes the issues in District 9 are universal.

“Low wages, housing issues, health care. I think there are issues that should be handled more on a state level versus what we’re doing now,” Jerome said.

In North Dakota, primary elections are scheduled for June 14 with the midterm general election on November 8.

Below is the list of candidates running; they were invited to participate in the forum. (* I - indicates incumbent.)

Cavalier County Commission - (3 positions) 4 year term Stanley Dick - I Austin Lafrenz - I Nick Moser - I

Mark Schneider Steve Thielbar Langdon City Commission President 4 year term Jerry Nowatzki - I Langdon City Commissioner (2 seats) 4 year terms Susan Faye Crockett - I James Rademacher - I Cody Schlittenhard Langdon City Park Board Kade Pengilly – Park Board Dawn Christianson – Park Board Vote for 2 Park Board – 4 year terms Jordan Braunberger – Park Board Vote for 1 Park Board – 2 year unexpired term Cavalier County Seats All are 4 year terms Auditor – Lisa Gellner - I Recorder – Vicki Kubat - I Treasurer – Cynthia Stremick - I Sheriff – Greg Fetsch - I States Attorney – Angelo Mondragon District 9 Senate Seat (1 seat) Richard Marcellais (D) - I Loann Jerome (D) Kent Weston (R) District 9b House of Representatives (1 seat) Chuck Damschen (R) - I Donna Henderson (R) Marvin Nelson (D) - I

Maple Manor Takes Part in Bed Layaway Program

by Shanda Christianson

In North Dakota, nursing homes need to maintain a 90% occupancy level in order to receive their full reimbursement when it comes to payment from the state. Jason Carlson, administrator at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon, said his facility needs to maintain 90% occupied beds within its building in a year’s time frame. If they don’t meet that, they don’t get full reimbursement. The state has

a program, however, that nursing homes can use to help with that occupancy.

“What we have done as an association is, with the state of North Dakota, we have a bed layaway program to where you can put some of your licensed beds on layaway, so they don’t count towards your occupancy percentage at the end of the year,” Carlson said.

Carlson said during these past few years of COVID, facilities dropped down on their occupancy percentages, and the layaway program has been helpful.

“It’s a program that we have that really helps us and helps us work on our finances to make sure that we’re capturing the reimbursements that we should be getting,” Carlson said.

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Cont’d. From Page 1 - The Perfect Storm the airport, the Walhalla Co-op, and in the farm fields to the east of Highway 32. Water has been running high at the "Red Bridge" that is located between Walhalla and the former ADM Ethanol Plant on County Road 9.

“The river is obviously flooding and out of its banks, but even your fields that are miles away from any river were just holding a ton of water, going over roadways, probably entering some basements. Up and down the Valley we’ve seen a lot of impact like that.

Every area has their own little story about what’s going on,” Lee said.

The Pembina County Sheriff's Department sent out an emergency request during this time for volunteers to help with sandbagging operations at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Leroy, the Neche Fire Station, and the Crystal Fire Hall.

On Tuesday, April 26, volunteers, including local high school students, filled sandbags at the Pembina Fire Hall to help with high water in that city.

After flowing through Walhalla, Leroy, and Neche, the Pembina River empties into the Red River in Pembina, so the town of Pembina has historically

bore the brunt of spring flooding since it is located at the confluence of the Pembina and Red Rivers.

As Kevin Bonham of the Grand Forks Herald said while covering the Flood of '97 25 years ago, "Never turn your back on the Red." Local officials are keeping an eye on the weekend forecast as April turns into May and hoping the rains stay away for the sake of the county and township roads and high water levels around the area.

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Hope After Haley After Mother Nature delivered a onetwo punch to North Dakota cattle ranchers in back-to-back, recordsetting spring storms, the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) and North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation (NDSF) are teaming up to help. The groups have launched the Hope After Haley Disaster Relief Fund and kickstarted the effort with an initial $40,000 contribution. The goal is to help livestock producers recover and rebuild from impacts ranging from widespread livestock death and illness to damaged buildings and fences.

The NDSA and NDSF are inviting

others to join them by contributing to the effort. Contributions to the fund can be made in two ways: 1) Checks can be made to the NDSF with “Hope After Haley” written in the memo and sent to 407 S. Second St., Bismarck, ND 58504; or 2) Credit card gifts can be made online by scanning the QR code at www.ndstockmen.org.

The gifts will be pooled and distributed in their entirety to North Dakota cattle ranchers later this spring through an application and nomination process.

A selection committee made up of fellow ranchers will make selections and distribute the funds to those most in need.

Two Arrested in Cavalier County On April 22 at about 11:00 a.m. a deputy with the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop with a vehicle on Highway 5, two miles west of Langdon.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as 36-year-old Danelle Aiken of rural Rolette County. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, an investigation was conducted during the traffic stop and drug paraphernalia was located in Aiken’s vehicle.

Neche Fire Department monitoring the flooding in Neche. Photo credit: Deanna Newell, Neche.

Dark-eyed Juncos wondering if they came back too early. Photo by Melanie Thornberg.

During the investigation of the traffic stop, information was gathered by deputies that led to a search warrant being executed at a residence in the 1100 Block of 2nd Street in Langdon.

During the search warrant at the residence, deputies located methamphetamine and several items of drug

Danielle Aiken, booking photo.

Pembina River as viewed from the bridge coming into Walhalla. Looking east on the river as it meanders to Riverside Park. Photo by Melanie Thornberg.

paraphernalia. The items found were consistent with the sales of methamphetamine.

Gary Denault, 53, was arrested for the following charges: Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver (a Class B felony) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (a Class C felony).

Danelle Aiken, 36, was arrested for the following charges: Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (a Class B misdemeanor), Driving Under Suspension (4th offense in five years, a Class A misdemeanor), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (a Class C felony).

All charges are currently pending in Cavalier County District Court.

Gary Denault, booking photo.

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Letter from the Publisher be sure of. Besides, I have a new concern: my horoscope. I’m a Virgo (my secret talent is spending money, so they say) and in reading a few predictions, I have a few comments.

I’m turning my back on spring and moving on. The sun is shining this minute, and that’s the only thing I can

For example – on the career front I’ll be “facing and tackling all difficulties nicely.” I’d prefer it to say “all difficulties have been faced and the rest of 2022 I will be relaxing nicely. On a beach.” Who do I have to talk to in order to get this thing adjusted? Or this one: “do not leave your job without having a new job in hand.” Trust me, if I leave this job it won’t be to go to another. Wait a minute, yes, I would have a new job, and I believe that new

job would be called “retirement”! I was so close, then this newspaper gig came up, and I went backwards. Of course, I’m only joking - a little.

My favorite part of my recent horoscope, “if kidnapped, my only concern will be ‘I hope they’re taking me somewhere clean.’” I actually can’t argue with that one. Maybe some of these things can be accurate.

According to the experts, Virgos have to Google everything. This, my friends, is how I got on this subject in the first place, so there may be some truth there. Oh, those experts also say that my attention span wavers a bit. On

that note, I’ll wrap this up. Go check your horoscope, if you dare, and enjoy a few laughs.

For those who haven’t yet switched their addresses over to their summer location, please email me with the date you would like it switched, and I will get that taken care of for you.

I wanted to include a snowbird shoutout, but I’m not sure where people are as many are in transition. So I will say if you are reading this in a residence somewhere much warmer, you can soak up some Vitamin D for me.

We’ve got those below average temperatures making spring a little extra

interesting this year.

No matter where you are, have a great weekend and week.

Thanks for reading,

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor Whew. That’s where we’re all at right about now, right? I’ve tried to keep it positive, saying ‘spring is coming!’ so many times that now I feel like I’ve lied. It’s not my fault, though - it’s Mother Nature’s. We live in one of the most extreme weather areas, and yet somehow I am still surprised by what is possible and how quickly things can change.

This week we have reporting from Walhalla and how flash flooding has affected the area. Governor Doug Burgum is issuing disaster declarations

for North Dakota having to do with the blizzards and ice storms that affected the state with the brunt of it falling on western North Dakota.

We also dive into the inner workings of political parties in North Dakota and how they are navigating the new district lines that were drawn last November. One of the only split districts in the state is right here in the Borderland - many of us are now part of District 9, which now has a part A and a part B. This is especially important for us to report on because elections are

coming in June and November, and this explains how things are different for voters in a split district.

Coming up next month we will print sample ballots to help voters better understand who is running for what and what you’ll see at the polls so you can be prepared.

We have many things in the works, including a growing list of businesses to contact for our business page. We have a graduation issue in the planning stages, and our list of overall sto-

ry ideas is growing. We want to highlight all of the great things happening in our area. If you have something you would like to see highlighted, drop me an email below. I do my best to answer phone calls, but I know that I am much faster at answering your emails.

My email address is listed under my name.

I hope to hear from you soon,

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

THE MORNING RUN: The Dreaded Junk Drawer

by Sara Goodman A couple weeks ago during Blizzard Lockdown Day #38, I spent the majority of my time purging, cleaning and generally trying to ignore looking outside. One morning I decided to tackle the kitchen and went drawer by drawer emptying, wiping out, evaluating the contents, and reassembling. I knew the last drawer was the dreaded Junk Drawer, so instead of rushing

into that one, I worked my way up by starting with the utensils and tinfoil.

By early afternoon I was ready. I put on a pair of industrial gloves and safety glasses, pulled the garbage can over closer, and grabbed the handle to open the drawer. As expected, I was able to pull the drawer out a mere 3 inches before something got caught and stopped the drawer from coming out all the way. I gingerly reached my fingers underneath, and sure enough, a tape dispenser was the issue. Once I dislodged it, the drawer popped open, and the contents were revealed.

To call this the Junk Drawer is a bit misleading. It’s not ALL junk. In fact, most of it is actually useful, however, for some reason the items either don’t have a proper home elsewhere, or if they do, everyone is too lazy to put them there. So, they end up in one drawer all jumbled together so no one can ever find what they’re looking for. At one point, frustrated and

annoyed with the constant mess, I purchased some little plastic dividers that could be individually filled with items to keep everything separate.

That lasted one day.

I don’t know what’s in your junk drawer, but here’s a small sampling of what I found in mine: 5 decks of playing cards, candles, matches (most out of the box and scattered loose), post it notes, 3 pairs of scissors, a ruler, some loose nuts and bolts (likely leftover from some assembly project), guitar picks, mini flashlights, batteries of all shapes and sizes, glue, koozies, candy, cough drops, an empty tape dispenser, 6 full tape dispensers, a variety of cords, and a bag of small, green zip ties. Oddly, I also found a little bell, like the kind you would use if you were laid up in bed and needed to summon your mom to bring another box of Kleenex and water (with ice this time) if you didn’t have the ability to do this with a simple text message.

The bell was the first thing to go.

I proceeded to bag, throw, sort, and arrange items into the worthless little plastic dividers - even though I had the overwhelming urge to simply dump the entire contents of the drawer into the trash. Instead, I evaluated each item to determine its necessity to our general survival before determining its fate. Do we still need a pair of safety scissors when the youngest member of our household is 11?

Probably not. Finding keys is always a little disturbing. Clearly, if they are in the Junk Drawer, no one is using them to lock any doors. Loose batteries also bug me. Do they work? I’m definitely not going to waste time testing them, so I put them in a divider for someone else to find out if they work when the remote needs new batteries. I almost tossed the bag of little green zip ties when the jumbled pile of cords caught my eye. Once again I was not going to waste time checking to see if the cords worked or if we still had some device that needed that

type of cord. I simply rolled up each cord, tied it neatly with a little zip tie, and tossed it into a divider.

At the end of the day, the Junk Drawer was cleaned and sorted, the kitchen was organized, 6 shoeboxes were full of miscellaneous and unnecessary items, and a bottle of wine was open.

Mysteriously, one of the cats was missing, too, but who really needs more than one cat?

Sara Goodman is an avid runner who says her best ideas come to her between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. She grew up on a cattle ranch in Watford City, N.D. After recently retiring from 15 years of long-term care consulting, she now helps her husband, Greg, run the family farm near Milton and volunteers on many boards and committees in her church and community. The Goodman house has 3 kids, 2 cats, and a dog.

Musings from Munich: The Quest for the best Bloody Mary and dishes that are sought out at a restaurant or bar, let’s take a trip.

By Matt Mitzel Everyone out there has their particular food or drink that is considered their “go to”, but some have that perfect drink or dish in which they always request after if the establishment makes it right. In Munich, the consensus seems to be the coldest Buschlatté without freezing, but there are still a few out there that have a refined palate for the best of the best. So to highlight some of the finest drinks

When considering a person’s favorite food, obviously a good steak is at the top. Most people that go out for a night would just like it relatively close to what they could do on their Blackstone and grill without expecting a miracle to be bestowed upon them. For the many items out there, here is where folks around here go for their favorite dishes…steak- Calio Bar, pasta- Spitfire Bar & Grill-, tacosKyle’s Place, pizza- Sporty’s, fried pickle spears- Toasted Frog, prime rib- Hampden Bar, fajitas- Charras & Tequila, soup- Old Main, wings- Wings and Rings…just to name a few.

When discussing someone’s favorite drinks, I will take the solo trip here and inform you that my wife and I have been on a “Best Bloody Mary” tour for about 14 years. I think it all started at Big D’s in Fargo when they were a part of the 2 for 1 menu, and we took a liking to them immediately.

Right then and there, we wondered

who makes the best Bloody Mary in the state. Now, I am talking a Bloody Mary here with the base of tomato juice, not the Caeser with a base of Clamatto - as that seems to throw a lot of people off into a totally different taste realm.

Until we publish our findings in a guaranteed best seller book, I just want to highlight some of the best, or unique, that we have found in our travels. In Bismarck, Jack’s Steakhouse has the best DIY Bloody Mary bar that I have ever seen. Every possible additive to a Bloody Mary you can find is on their bloody buffet. In Fargo, Spitfire has always been our go-to place for a perfect Bloody Mary as no matter who is bartending, it always tastes great with just the right amount of accessories.

If you need a pit stop on a long trip, the Road House Bar & Grill in Tappen made us a fabulous mixture that was capped off by the best banana peppers I have ever tasted in a Bloody Mary. If you’re wondering about the local bars and who serves the best one in our area….I say let’s put that

to the test. Best Bloody Mary contest in October 2022….I will share the details later.

Regardless of your favorite dish or drink, I think we can all agree - it is almost like heaven when you find the best at a restaurant or bar & grill. On the flip side, if you find the worst, it is almost worth the same attention.

If you ever hear us talk about an establishment and their “Pink Pterodactyls” - that is code word for worst dang

Bloody Mary out there. Even so, we all have our fallbacks. It is kind of like when you read Sara Goodman’s article and fallback to the weather section for more excitement.

Matt Mitzel is the unofficial events coordinator for the City of Munich, a supporter of Langdon Area Edmore Munich athletics, football coach, and all-around Munich mega fan, earning him the nickname “Mr. Munich.”

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Industry Expert Examines Gas Prices

Commodity Groups Eyeing Next Farm Bill

Patrick De Haan with Gas Buddy says it’s been a volatile month, thanks to a host of international issues. He noted that oil prices had dropped to around $93 per barrel last week, only to rocket up to $108 in Monday’s trade on April 18.

Commodity groups are starting to focus on the next Farm Bill as Congress’ two ag committees begin to focus on the next five-year farm policy bill. One of those is the National Pork Producers Council.

issue for us within the industry.”

While corn, soybean and wheat groups again focus on safety net programs like crop insurance and ARC and PLC, pork producers and other livestock groups see disease prevention as key.

“Those prevention programs, as it relates to us being able to trade around the globe, are very, very important.

We’re dependent on trade, like I said, and without that trade, our ag industry, in general, is in trouble,” Wolters said.

By NAFB News Service

De Haan says while oil prices are moving higher, gasoline and diesel prices continue to decrease. He adds it may take a little bit of time for prices to move higher, because of the lag not only in the up-side but the down-side in what we see at the local pump.

“There’s a little more margins that stations have right now because of how high prices go before they start to recede, and that gives stations time to slowly push discounts at the retail level. And that’s why even though oil prices are up considerably from a week ago, there’s still enough “padding” so to speak, that stations don’t have to send those higher prices long just yet,” De Haan said.

De Haan pointed out that if oil prices continue to advance, the price you

pay at the pump may eventually move higher.

When it comes to the question of pump prices into the future, especially with the warmer weather and summer months not too far down the road, De Haan said it’s very hard to predict what consumers may face.

He said a host of headlines are causing the current volatility, making it difficult to see over just a couple of weeks.

“The European Union, for example, continues to mull over additional sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas sector, which could boost prices significantly, but from what I understand, sources have said that the EU is waiting to implement sanctions until after the French election. So, there could be further price implications down the road,” De Haan said, adding that the global economy is still in the midst of the pandemic and China has seen a big uptick in COVID cases, which lowered expected oil demand.

Large Percentage of Food Wasted Globally

By NAFB News Service

A recent Farm Journal Foundation speaker series discussed food waste from a global perspective. Roger Thurow of the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University talked about the level of food loss around the world.

“It is one of the great outrages in our world today that as much as one-third of all food is either lost at the farm, trade, or processing stages, or wasted - thrown away at the retail or consumer end. There was a dismal symmetry at work here – very dismal, troubling, tragic – that one-third number is about the same, be it in lower-income countries where about one-third of food crops never even make it out of the fields or off the farm and onto plates because of inadequate storage facilities, poor transport, a lack of markets, or in the higher-income countries, that one-third also applies,” Thurow said.

He said the world’s higher-income countries waste a lot of food.

“Higher-income countries like the

United States, Europe, the richer precincts of the world, about one-third of all processed food and food prepared for consumption is discarded, perhaps thrown away by stores for being past sell-by dates or by consumers who forget it in the back of a refrigerator or were too full to eat anymore,” Thurow said.

Wasting food has significant effects on the planet and the human population.

“The consequences on our environment: using soils, nutrients, and water, for instance, to grow food that is never eaten; the greenhouse gasses released by discarded spoiled food.

The consequences on the availability of food and on food prices are enormous, and they are some of the reasons why hunger and malnutrition continue to abide, to persist, to increase in our world today in 2022,” Thurow said.

Updates Required for Employee Documentation

By NAFB Farm Service

Starting May 1, employers, including farm operations, will no longer be able to accept expired identity documents to verify their employees. All U.S. employers must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens.

“So, during COVID, employers could accept an expired List B identity document because it was so hard to get updated driver's license/state ID. Well that special provision is going away on May 1, so going forward, new hires will have to show a valid, unexpired List B document on the I-9 form,” said Kelly Fortier from the law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. If an employee does not have current documentation, the law says they should not be allowed to work.

“It’s certainly possible that an employer could be faced with someone

saying, look, I went to the DMV, I’m still waiting or for whatever reason they just couldn't get their document renewed by that May 1 date. In that instance, the employer really should put that person on leave and not let them continue to work until the appropriate document is provided,” Fortier said, adding that if an employee is allowed to work with expired identification, the employee could face an I-9 paperwork penalty if audited.

“Some of my clients thought, well it's COVID, everything's shut down, we know their staffing shortages, we're not worried about I-9 audits,” Fortier said. “But I can tell you, I’m working on an audit right now, I-9 audits are continuing, not as frequently, but it is something that employers should plan for and make sure their I-9’s are in good shape.”

The deadline for employers to complete Form I-9 is Sunday, May 1.

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“We need funding for the NAHM lab we mentioned earlier. Surveillance and protection of foreign animal disease in this country is key,” said Terry Wolters, president of the National Pork Producers Council. He said a couple diseases are a big concern.

“We often talk about African Swine Fever; it seems to have been moved to the forefront, but in the last farm bill we had approval for vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease. Foot and Mouth Disease is a much broader disease that would encompass dairy and beef…and so, again, it’s another key

USDA Making Changes to Food Reports

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be making some changes to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on May 12.

One of the changes will be the sugar table, but there's no need to worry.

Robert Johansson, associate director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, said the new table will take out the line known as “Other.” He said the change by the USDA is primarily to make the tables clearer to the user. Another change will be the U.S. Dairy Supply and Use table which will remove CCC Donations as a separate category and include all donations as part of domestic use.

The USDA is leading a new effort to change the way federal agencies partner with rural America to create more economic opportunities. Justin Maxson is the USDA’s deputy undersecretary for Rural Development. The USDA-led Rural Partners Network is a new program designed to help rural communities get access to the resources they need to create jobs, build infrastructure, and support longterm economic stability.

“We need to make sure that rural communities, especially those that have been overlooked, can access the resources that make sense for them based on their priorities. That's what the network is all about in a new whole-of-government effort that's led

by USDA to transform the way federal agencies are partners in rural communities to create economic opportunity,” Maxson said.

And it all comes down to trade. The U.S. is the world’s top pork exporter with over $7 billion sold abroad last year.

Key farm groups are opposing the Biden Administration’s final phase one revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act affecting major infrastructure projects. The American Farm Bureau and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said the revised NEPA rules are a step backwards and jeopardize the very projects the Biden Administration is promoting.

“We’re concerned that infrastructure projects and things that farmers

and ranchers care about…locks and dams, roadways, railways, that the investments in that infrastructure are going to be slowed down by a more cumbersome NEPA process,” said Shelby Hagenauer, American Farm Bureau.

Hagenauer said the earlier revised 2020 rule reduced red tape.

“The revised 2020 rule actually moved us forward, in terms of addressing streamlining and more efficient permitting for everything from broadband to infrastructure, and with this change, the administration and CEQ are reverting back to many regulations from the mid to late 70s,” Hagenauer said.

Referring to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Farm Bureau argued the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks, and drought are already aggravating food and fuel inflation. It said a slow and cumbersome NEPA process will make things worse.

War in Ukraine Impacts Markets

By NAFB news service

The commodity markets have seen a lot of upward pressure during the first four months of 2022.

“With this week's move higher in corn, getting to $8.19-3/4, putting us up to the highest levels and now within reach of the August 2012 high of $8.43-3/4,” said Mike Zuzolo, president of Global Commodity Analytics in Kansas. “You know you have the hard-red wheat drought; you have the E15 blend increase in the summer, you have the corn planting delays that are starting to increase and put more pressure on a marketplace that is expecting bigger acres than the verysmall acres that USDA gave us at the end of March. And then you have the soybeans supported by the vegetable oil market, which is supported by the crude oil market. And that is supported by, obviously, the biggest feature of

all, and that is the Ukraine war.”

Zuzolo said the war in Ukraine could potentially impact the markets for years to come, but that impact is uncertain.

“Well, I think it depends on who wins.

I mean, this is where it goes back to how big does the war get? Does NATO get involved because it goes from two countries who are being supported by a lot of countries, or does this expand into a NATO and China and Syria and Iran conflict, where it's more regional?

And therefore, then, it could bloom or blossom into almost a full-scale World War? I think that is something that the trade is starting to consider, and I think they should,” Zuzolo said.

Education

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Appreciation for Our Teachers

By Carrie Hope

I am always proud of my team, but I feel like this week is a great way to highlight our hardworking teachers in the spotlight of the community. We are a K-8 private school with a preschool and pre-K program.

There are many times throughout the school year I look forward to and next week is one of them. Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6, and we have many special things planned.

We will be taking time to celebrate our teachers and to say thank you for all their work. Our teachers go above and beyond for our school and students.

One way to show our appreciation for our teachers is a meal in which the teachers get an extended lunch time to gather and celebrate their hard work. We will also have some fun activities throughout the week to say thank you to our teachers.

Along with our teachers we would like to say a special thank you to our substitute teachers who make such a huge part of our team. We appreciate them being willing to be on call and answering the phone. There are days that they have a very short time to prepare for the day as they are called in last minute. Sometimes, they do know ahead of time, but no matter the case they come in work hard, and provide a great educational day for our students.

The teachers we have at St. Alphonsus are loving and caring. They are committed to affecting change in our students’ lives. While they are focused on the teaching and care in each of their classrooms, they are also part of our team at St. Alphonsus. I am so proud of the team we have!

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LAES Donates to Cancer Crusaders Langdon Area Elementary students raised money during a school-wide competition and donated over $2,000 to the Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders. Mrs. Lafrenz’s second grade class raised the most money and their reward is getting to ”Pie the Principal.” We are hoping for photos in next week’s paper.

Our team works well together, communicates well, works hard, and is there for each other. Our team of teachers is supported by a counselor, library assistants, a paraprofessional, office manager, and cook.

St. Alphonsus School is also very fortunate to have a supportive school board. We are very blessed and appreciative of all board members past and present. Our school is led by a strong school board: Melissa Almen Koree Hoffman Lindsey Meidinger Alyssa Plummer Sarah Pritchard Carol Wild I attend the school board meetings and provide information that aids in decision making, as does Father Michael Hickin, our school superintendent. The support and hard work our school board puts in to help make our school what it is today means so much to us.

The saying is it takes a village to raise a kid, and I agree completely. I have also come to learn that it takes a community to run a school, and we are blessed with the best!

April Art Student of the Month

Madden Mikkelsen, daughter of Chris and Tina Mikkelsen. First grader at Langdon Area Elementary School.

Carrie Hope is in her 3rd year as principal at St. Alphonsus School. She can be reached at carrie.hope@k12.nd.us or at 701-256-2354. St. Alphonsus School opened in 1921.

Langdon Area Elementary Celebrates Reading Month Students from Langdon Area Elementary celebrated reaching their Reading Month goals by having fun free time at the Langdon Activity Center.

Area businesses also donated prizes for the students.

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Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, May 2 BBQ Chicken/Baked Potato/Corn/ Pudding/Fruit

Langdon Activity Center Wraps Up Adult Volleyball League Season Photos by Larry Stokke.

EBT/SNAP accepted.

Wednesday, May 4 Chicken Fried Steak/Gravy/Mashed Potatoes/Peas/Carrots/Carrot Cake

Full cost of a meal: $8.00. Suggested Donation: $5.50 for those over 60 years of age. Please contribute what you can. Those under 60 are required to pay the full cost of the meal. Menus are subject to change.

Due to COVID-19 we have been experiencing shipping issues and food shortages.

Thursday, May 5 Ale Battered Shrimp/Fries/Coleslaw/Fruit

Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services is located at 211 8th Ave. in Langdon.

Tuesday, May 3 Pork Belly Bites/Cheesy Hashbrowns/Asian Slaw/Cookie/Fruit

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Friday, May 6 Meat Pizza/Lettuce Salad/Fruit

Duerre to Oversee Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area The Borderland Press Staff

Story Hour Returns in Walhalla Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area trailhead. Borderland Press photo.

Area. He was heavily involved in developing the property into what it is today. He is well versed in what it takes to operate this property.”

The Department is planning more development near the trailhead in the Pembina Gorge. It is currently in the planning phases to add overnight accommodations, including camping and rentals along with additional amenities. Byram said they hope to announce a capital campaign in the future to assist the project.

Mike Duerre. Submitted photo.

North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department announced Mike Duerre will oversee Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area in addition to his current position of manager at Icelandic State Park near Cavalier.

“We’re very excited about this move,” said Kristin Byram, strategic communications chief for North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. “Mike previously managed the operations at the Pembina Gorge State Recreation

“In the next couple years when we have a full functioning destination property, we will bring in more staff, but for now, in the planning phases, it helps to have Mike,” Byram said.

The position was previously held by Rocky Brown, who moved from Indiana to Walhalla to take the leadership position at the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area; he started on December 1. Brown resigned the position earlier this year.

The Walhalla Public Library hosted Story Hour on Tuesday for the first time since COVID shut down the program two years ago. Crystal Andersen read three books about birds, then followed up with a craft project where the kids decorated a bird to take home. After that the kids enjoyed “bird snacks” - Peeps.

The library plans to have more Story Hour events in May, dates have not been determined yet.

Sports

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Jake’s Take on Sports

By Jake Kulland here, as temps in the week ahead are showing highs in the 50’s and possible even 60. Hopefully, this will finally kick in spring sports and, also, get us closer to spring planting. It appears to be a very short spring season, as the month of May brings postseason tournaments and meets, so things will be very busy. I guess it’s better than nothing. We will attempt to keep you updated on everything here in this column and on KNDK 1080.

Weather hopefully turning for the better As we come to you this week, we are doing what most likely all of you are and that’s looking at the forecast. Not sure if we looked it up quite as much as we have in the last few weeks trying to see when winter will finally go away, and spring will have sprung.

Well, it looks like that time is finally

Freije gets selected for Lions AllStar basketball game; Johnson, Bjornstad named Shrine football game Congratulations go out this week to Langdon High School senior and Edmore native Morgan Freije, who was recently selected to compete in the 2022 Lions All-Star Basketball games being held this summer on July 11-12 at Bismarck and Fargo Davies. Morgan will be joined on the team by Reagan Hanson and Cassie Erickson from

Grafton and North Dakota’s Miss Basketball Abby Duchscherer among others. Freije is heading to Valley City State to play volleyball in the fall, so she wanted to get in one more basketball game at the highest competitive level, and this will for sure be it.

The 9-Man and 11-Man Shrine AllStar football games will also be held this summer on June 18 at Mayville State University. There are no Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals on the team this year, but two North Border Eagles made the squad: Walhalla seniors Jaxen Johnson and Eli Bjornstad. Johnson is set to play college football at MSU-Moorhead in the fall.

We congratulate all three, as being selected to play in both events is an extremely rare honor, and we wish them all the best of luck.

The boys team, which consisted of North Dakota junior gold players, made it to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Illinois; the girls team lost out in pool play, losing one of their games in a shootout to a team from Wisconsin. Romfo got a goal tourney on the boys side and Forest on the girls.

Congrats to all on what we heard was a really fun trip for everyone involved.

Health Tip

Provided by Cavalier County Health District You play a powerful role in supporting the behavioral health of your kids. Learn more at parentslead.org/parents.

“See ya!” next week!

Eight Langdon Blades skaters compete in hockey showcase in St. Louis We will leave you this week by recapping a trip that eight Langdon Blades players made to St. Louis to compete with Team North Dakota in America’s Showcase. It was held April 21-25.

Brady Regner, Alex Gellner, and Mason Romfo were on the boys team, while Abby Forest, Alexa Schneider, Arianna Haraseth, and McKenna Schneider were on the girls squad.

Blades coaches Nic Roy and Jeff Schneider were on the bench for each team as assistant coaches.

Puzzle solution for April 22 crossword puzzle.

Obituaries/Church

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Richard and Robert in Walhalla.

Eileen was preceded in death by her loving husband, Florian; her parents; and her siblings and their spouses: Joseph Earl Brown, Jack (Mavis) Brown, Leonard (Rita) Brown, Theresa (Tom) Nugent, Katherine (Gene) White and Mary Agnes Brown.

Eileen Wendt

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 2, 2022, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla, N.D., for Eileen Wendt, 90, who was called to heaven on February 2, 2022, at the Pembilier Nursing Home in Walhalla. A public Rosary will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., also.

Margaret Eileen Wendt was born July 19, 1931, to Earl and Agnes (McGurran) Brown and was the third of 14 siblings. Eileen married Emil Florian Wendt on April 7, 1951, and together they raised their children: Florenda,

She is survived by her children: Florenda (Harry) Holen, Richard (Bobbi) Wendt and Robert Wendt; her grandchildren: Christopher Olson (Desiree Kintyhtt) , Luke (Nikki) Holen, Corey Holen, Stephanie (Jeremy) Bakken, and Darin Wendt (Teasha Campagnola); great-grandchildren: Carter Bakken, Cece Bakken, Chaz Bakken, Decker Wendt, Denli Wendt, Madalyn Holen and Parker Holen; her bonus great-grandchildren: Cassandra Kintyhtt, Lexis Kintyhtt, Delani Kintyhtt, Zaiden Kintyhtt, and Liam Campagnola; brothers: David (Johnette) Brown, Tom (Marge) Brown, Joe (Becky) Brown; sisters: Mary Urlaub, Julia Reck, Evelyn (Bob) Rogers, and Earlene (Phil) Kase; and several nieces and nephews.

Online guestbook at www.askewfuneralhome.com

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Legislative Report

Rep. David Monson, District 19 | April 26, 2022

I usually don’t write a legislative report until after I’ve attended a meeting or two in Bismarck, but the severe storms, extended winter, and associated flooding along with lots of calls from concerned constituents on related issues prompted me to write a report now. The flooding that has been occurring over the last week or so is called areal flooding. It is due to sustained rain and snowmelt over a longer period of time rather than one, quick, heavy storm. It has reminded me that although the legislature has made huge investments in flood protection in our area over the last couple decades, there is still much more that needs to be done.

The standing committee that I chair, the Education and Environment section of House Appropriations, has the State Water Commission budget. We have provided millions of dollars to Pembina, Neche, Drayton, Cavalier, Langdon, and Grafton to build and renovate dikes, levees, dams, and drains so the flooding this year has not been as severe as some past years, at least not so far. Minot and Fargo have received hundreds of millions in the last few legislative sessions with promises to provide them hundreds of millions more in the next few sessions. Every city and area want it all right now, but the fact is, they can only spend it when they can get the workers and construction companies to do the work. When we live in ND with construction season limited to only a few months each year, it doesn’t make sense to give them all the money for a project years before they can spend it.

This is a double-edged sword, though, as every year the project is extended it costs more. This is inflation at work, which we are all seeing firsthand now.

By holding back some of Minot and Fargo’s diversion money, though, we were able to fund many water delivery projects in our northeast region.

Crews that build pipelines and water towers are different than those that build dikes and dams.

One of my interim committees this year is the Water Drainage Committee of which I am the vice-chairman. We have met three times so far, and we have plans to meet up to two more times. We are usually limited to four meetings or possibly five if needed.

Very rarely do we meet six times. I am pushing to hold the fifth meeting in our District 19. With the flooding going on here now, I am hopeful we can make that happen this summer or fall. We have many small dams in Cavalier and Pembina Counties that were constructed many years ago for flood protection that have reached the end of their useful life. This is due to years of sediment buildup in them. They are being considered for renovation soon, If we can get legislators here for an interim committee meeting to see those dams and our areal flooding and drainage problems firsthand we may be able to convince the 2023 legislature to speed our projects up a little.

Minot getting upwards of five feet of heavy wet snow in April may win out as the last meeting venue if they get severe flooding there.

cation, about what they are doing for our institutions of higher education.

What they are doing for the students of ND, and our citizens, is probably a better way to put it. We pay dues to belong to both MHEC and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). They provide slots for ND students to attend dental schools, veterinary schools, and other specialty programs we don’t have here in ND. Part of the deal we make with the students is that we make it attractive for those students to come back to ND

to set up practice in ND, especially in rural areas. The dues aren’t cheap, but without those programs we would have fewer dentists, veterinarians, optometrists, etc. in our small towns.

If you have feedback for me, questions, or concerns you can reach me by email at: dmonson@nd.gov or by phone at (701) 496-3394. Have a safe and flood free week! Be careful, and never drive through water running over a road. Washouts can be hiding under that water.

On a little different note, the Midwest Higher Education Compact (MHEC) is meeting in Bismarck on May 2. They come to Bismarck once a year to meet with legislative leaders, mainly in eduPuzzle solution for April 22.

Classifieds

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

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.

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.

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 Strata in Langdon is looking to hire a Ready-Mix driver. Great starting pay, benefit package and a $2500 bonus offered. Class B license and good driving record required. Will train. Call 701-382-9675 for more information.

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.

RUMMAGE SALES Garage & Bake Sale: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday, April 30. 707 W. 2nd Ave. N., Cavalier. Two blocks North of the pool. Lots of homemade goodies!

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Public Notices/Meeting Minutes

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LANGDON AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Present: Dave Hart, Cindy Stremick, Dawn Kruk, Tyler Feist, Steve Olson, Tiffany Hetletved, Daren Christianson (Supt.), Ethen Askvig (MS/HS Principal), Todd Hetler (Elem. Principal), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.).

Absent: Daren Bachman Chairman Dave Hart called the March 21, 2022, Board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

The Board reviewed the February 22, 2022, and March 11, 2022, Board minutes. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to approve the February 22, 2022, and March 11, 2022, Board minutes as presented. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The Board reviewed the financials and bills presented. Tyler Feist made a motion to approve the financials and bills as presented. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The Business Manager report was reviewed by the Board. Shauna Schneider added that the ESSER Federal Report is due April 25, 2022.

Communications: Cindy Stremick had a patron compliment our fans at the state basketball tournament.

Administrators’ Reports: Daren Christianson reviewed his report with the Board. Topics of discus-

sion included Snow Removal, School/ Sports Picture Bids, Mowing/Weed Control Bids, Elementary Applications, Elementary Janitorial Position, and JS Vending. He discussed testing requirements for both buildings.

Ethen Askvig reviewed his report with the Board. Topics of discussion included Golden Rule Ambassadors, March 16th Speaker, Social Emotional Health Week, Spring Teacher Evaluations, and End of 3rd Quarter. Athletic update included boys’ and girls’ basketball update, and spring sports starting. He added that Student Council is starting kindness week and discussed upcoming testing.

Todd Hetler’s report was reviewed by the Board. Topics of discussion included Kindergarten Registrations, Artist-in-Residence, Gearing Up for Kindergarten, Achievement/Instruction Team, School Wide Policy Team, Community Relations Team, 3rd Quarter Report Cards, and ND State Assessments. He added that ND Legislature has updated requirements regarding grades K-3 literacy. Every K-3 teacher will need to attend a workshop before the upcoming school year.

Negotiations Committee explained that the teachers’ workday will be de-

fined in the teacher handbooks.

Old Business: There were no COVID updates. Daren Christianson updated the Board with the Elementary heating plant project and requested the Board to approve the request for bids advertising packet as presented to stay in compliance with NDCC. Tyler Feist made a motion to approve the request for bids advertising packet as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried.

New Business: Policies were reviewed by the Board. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to rescind Langdon Area School District #23 policies Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment and Charge Cards. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Dawn Kruk made a motion to waive the second reading and to approve and adopt the Langdon Area School District #23 policies GCC – Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, and HCAG – Charge Cards.

Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Roll call vote was unanimously carried. Tyler Feist made a motion to amend and waive the second reading of the current Langdon Area School

District #23 policies: ABAB – School Year and Calendar, ACEA – Bullying Policy, BFA – Board Superintendent Relations, HBAA – Federal Fiscal Compliance, HCAA – Purchasing, and DDBC – Emergency Leave, to reflect updated language from the NDSBA to remain in compliance. Tiffany Hetletved seconded the motion. Roll call vote was unanimously carried. Daren Christianson reviewed the K-12 Counselor position and requested the Board offer a contract to Jordan Braunberger pending certification.

Cindy Stremick made a motion to offer Jordan Braunberger a K-12 Counselor contract pending certification.

Steve Olson seconded the motion.

Motion was unanimously carried.

There was discussion on filling Jordan Braunberger’s custodial position at the Elementary. Shauna Schneider asked the Board for an opinion on filling election worker positions for the upcoming election. The consensus is to continue to have staff fill those positions. Dave Hart requested a motion to go into executive session under NDCC 44-04-19.1 for teacher negotiations strategy. Steve Olson made a motion to go into executive session for teacher negotiations strategy. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Roll call

Langdon Area School District #23 – Board Report ACT, In/Out Act Testing - $1,131.50 | Advanced Business Methods, April 2022 Copier/Printer Leases, $2,934.79 | Amazon Credit Plan, Cordless Paint Sprayer - $919.79 | American Family Life, March 2022 Premiums - $792.83 | Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., March 2022 Dental/Vision Premiums - $3,692.02 | Askvig, Ethen, Principal Conference/ AD Conference Travel - $634.98 | Assurity Life Insurance Company, March 22 Accident/Critical Illness Payment - $1,150.98 | Best Western Plus Kelly Inn & Suites Fargo, FACS Student Travel - $345.60 | Borderland Press, The, Meeting Minutes/Election Notice/Help Wanted - $262.45 | Catholic Charities North Dakota, March Contracted Counseling Services - $1,475.00 | Cavalier County Memorial Hospital, Bus Driver Physicals TH/ML - $235.24 | Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department, Fingerprints x 5 (BC/LF/CR/FF/HD) - $100.00 | Cavalier County Transit, March 22 Student Transportation - $28.50 | Christianson, Daren, Mileage for SPED Meeting in DL - $80.73 | City of Langdon,

March 22 Water/Sewer/Garbage/ Lights - $736.32 | D & B Motors, Suburban Oil Change/Inspection $121.85 | Dollar General- Regons 410526, Workroom Supplies - $72.40 | ECOLAB Pest Elimination Division, Pest Prevention March 22 - $126.30 | Expressway Suites, Band/Spelling Bee Hotel - $565.60 | Farmers Union Oil Co., March Activity/HotLunch/ Training Fuel = $867.41 | Feil, Nancy, STEAM Camp Supplies - $190.20 | Fetsch, Loren, Fundamentals of Coaching/ConcussionTrain - $185.00 | Forum Communications Company, Employment Advertising March 22 - $1,050.00 | Foundation for Blind Children, Big Ideas Math Algebra 2 Braille - $5,275.00 | Glenn’s Appliance Center, Vacuum Bags - $40.90 | Grand Forks Public School District #1, Placed Student Tuition AC - $484.20 | Hart, Jane, Fuel Reimbursement for Track in GF - $35.02 | Hartley’s School Buses, March 2022 Transportation - $36,250.84 | Hiway Laundry, April 22 Rags, Mops, Towels, Aprons - $165.90 | Hoffarth, Carl, March 22 Snow Removal - $390.00 | Hot

Lunch Program, Steam Camp Snacks April 2022 - $205.86 | Hut, Hickory, Meat & Cheese Tray Para Day $40.00 | Instrumentalist Awards LLC, Choir Awards - $77.00 | Jorgensen, Mitchell, Baseball Ump vs Mayport at Park River - $139.55 | JS Vending & Wholesale, March 22 Hot Lunch Purchases - $226.73 | Kram, Amy, Youth Action Summit per Diem - $1,694.35 | Langdon Building Center, March 22 Supplies - $246.13 | Leevers Foods, March 22 FACS Grocery Purchases - $641.50 | Marcotte’s Builders Supply, 1x6 and Screws - $22.32 | Mark’s Plumbing Parts, Faucet Aerators - $1.80 | Mikkelsen Brothers, Inc., LAHS Snow Removal - $3,285.00 | Montana-Dakota Utilities, April 2022 Natural Gas Bills - $2,550.98 | Murphy, Traci, NFHS Coaching Fundamental Course - $135.00 | ND Bureau of Criminal Investigation, C.M Background Check - $123.75 | ND School Boards Association, Legal Fees - $4,972.50 | Network Services Company, Cleaner/Towels/TP/Soap/ Batteries - $780.65 | Opdahl Piano Service, LAES Piano Tuning/LAHS

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:

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

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.

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

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

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 Grand Total $12,486.98 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 prop-

Piano Tuning/Repair - $405.00 | Ottertail Power Company, March 2022 Electric Bill - $16,752.92 | Park River High School, Field Usage - $100.00 | Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Physical Expense LF - $17.85 | Perius, Tom, Baseball Ump vs Mayport at Park River - $185.76 | Popplers Music Store, LAES Music - $493.92 | Premium Waters, Inc., March 22 Water/Water Jugs - $283.95 | Quality Specialty Products and Printing, 11x17 Ream of Paper - $15.00 | Ramada Fargo, NDIAAA Conference Hotel - $259.20 | Region IV Music and Speech, Region IV Music Entry Fees - $270.00 | United Communications, March 22 Telephone/Fax Expenses - $669.88 | UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, March 22 Life Ins/LTD/Staff Addl Life In - $1,374.98 | VISA - Cardmember Service, March 2022 Credit Card Bills - $2,805.05 | Wagner, Morgan, Artist in Residence $1,610.30 | = $100,726.88

erty which may be advanced. Please contact Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. for the exact amount due through a certain date.

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

vote unanimously carried. Dave Hart stated that public wanting to return to the open can do so at approximately 7:55 p.m. Executive session began at 7:38 p.m. and was attended by the Board, Superintendent, and Business Manager. Open meeting reconvened at 8:00 p.m. The next Board meeting falls on Easter Monday. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to move the April Board meeting to April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried.

The next regular Board meeting will be Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room.

Steve Olson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

Board President Business Manager ter Jugs - $283.95 | Quality Specialty

Call for Bids

The City of Langdon is calling for bids for the sale of property known as Parcel #60776-000 (Ramage’s 1st (24), Lot 28, Block 2. The City of Langdon reserves the right to reject any/all bids. Accepting bids at 324 8th Avenue, Langdon ND (please feel free to mail bids to the City of Langdon, 324 8th Avenue, Langdon, ND) by 5:00 p.m. on the 6th of May 2022. Bids will be opened at the commission meeting on May 9th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. All bidders submitting written bids may be present at that time and may raise their bids orally if they so desire.

Draft Environmental Assessment for the Cavalier Space Force Station Cooling Pond Available for Comment Cavalier, ND. – A draft environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of a cooling pond in support of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) located at Cavalier Space Force Station (CSFS) in Cavalier, North Dakota is now available for public review. This EA assesses the overall environmental effects of proposed actions in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] §§ 4321, et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] §§ 1500, et seq.), and the Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP) (32 CFR Part 989).

The purpose of this project is to develop an alternative water source to cool the PARCS – which is a water-cooled system. Presently, two cooling towers are the only mechanism utilized to cool the PARCS; an additional cooling mechanism is necessary for redundancy in this national security mission essential system. The need for this action is to provide the critical infrastructure for required redundancy for the PARCS to ensure supplemental water is available should the current cooling system fail.

The public is encouraged to provide comments on the draft EA which is available for viewing at: https:// www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Media/ News-Releases/Article/3003583/ draf t-environmental-assessment-for-cavalier-space-force-station-cooling-pond-av/.

Comments can be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District; CENWO-PMA-C; ATTN: Amanda Dague; 1616 Capitol Avenue; Omaha, NE 68102-4901. Comments can also be emailed to: cenwo-planning@usace. army.mil. Comments must be postmarked or received within 30 days of this notice.

LANGDON AREA SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 24, 2022 Present: Dave Hart, Tyler Feist (by phone), Tiffany Hetletved, Cindy Stremick, Steve Olson (by phone), Daren Christianson (Supt.), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.).

Absent: Dawn Kruk, and Daren Bachman. | Chairman Dave Hart called the March 24, 2022, Special Board meeting to order at 7:45 a.m.

New Business: Dave Hart reviewed the date for the annual election and requested a motion to change the date to coincide with the County election. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to change the annual election date from June 7, 2022, to June 14, 2022 to coincide with the County election.

Cindy Stremick seconded the motion.

Roll call vote was unanimously carried.

The next regular Board meeting will be Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room.

Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 7:46 a.m.

Board President Business Manager

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Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On April 5, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session, with all members present.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Greg Goodman called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Goodman asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Nick Moser made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried. David Zeis discussed lights that were installed on the 2021 Chevy pickup in District 1 by an employee at his own expense. The commissioners were in agreement to reimburse the employee for the expense.

The commission decided to put the 2006 Chevy pickup from District 2 on the next public auction; move the 2021 Chevy pickup from Munich to Langdon; and move the 2004 Ford pickup from District 4 to District 2. It was also decided that the Road Supervisor would utilize the 2015 Ford Expedition that the Sheriff would be replacing soon. There was discussion on volunteer ambulance services in the county and the possible forming of a county-wide ambulance district.

David Zeis made a motion to re-appoint Amy Kram to the NVHSZ Board for a three (3) year term, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to transfer $8,800.56 from County Road Fund to Cities, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to transfer $10,756.27 from Road & Bridge Fund to Cities, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried.

Stanley Dick made a motion to transfer $4,805.00 from Road & Bridge Fund to Road & Bridge Equipment Replacement Fund, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to transfer $5,726.02 from Road & Bridge Fund to Road & Bridge Excess Levy Fund, seconded

by Nick Moser, motion carried. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, and Jeff Daley, KLJ, met with the commission and discussed the bridge replacement on County 45 south of Milton and the possibility that it will not be completed until 2023, due to delays getting box culverts. Information on the upcoming Road & Bridge levy vote was reviewed. Johnston gave the commissioners a letter from Kevin Mikkelsen, resigning his position as Road

Maintenance Operator effective April 30, 2022. It was decided to publish a help wanted ad as soon as possible.

Stanley Dick made a motion to approve a tree variance for Nic Beneda in Section 30 of North Olga Township along County 55, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Johnston informed the commissioners that he received engineering proposals for BRP0010(055) and PCN 23551 bridge projects from AE2S/Fischer Land Surveying & Engineering and KLJ. It was decided to set interviews up for the engineers on April 12, 2022.

Johnston stated they were working on getting a quote for new tires for the extra motor grader currently located in District 2. The commissioners were in agreement to spend $500 to put spray bedliner in the 2022 Chevy pickup in District 2. Boots Johnson informed Johnston he had damage to his garage door from snow removal. It was decided to turn it into insurance.

The commissioners discussed Terry Johnston’s six (6) month review since his added supervisory duties. David Zeis made a motion to increase Johnston’s pay $200/month, seconded by Nick Moser. David Zeis amended his motion to make Johnston’s total increase for the added supervisory job duties to be a total of $500/month, amended motion seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Pay increase will be effective April 1, 2022. The Assistant Road Supervisor position was discussed. It was decided they would wait to hire the position and that Zeis would finalize the job description with HR so it is ready to use in the future.

After reviewing an award letter from NDDOT for Special Road Funding for 60% of the Mt. Carmel Dam access road project, with a maximum amount of $233,506 (40% county cost share) Stanley Dick made a motion to accept the funding, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Load limits were discussed and it was reiterated that the county’s would go on when the state put them on in our area. The following presented department updates to the commissioners: Scott Stewart, State’s Attorney; Shannon Duerr and Carol Goodman, JDA; Karen Kempert, Emergency Manager/911; Josh Plummer, Maintenance; Greg Fetsch, Sheriff; and an update was emailed to the commission from the Water Board.

Stanley Dick made a motion to approve a Joint Powers Agreement with NDACo for GIS services in the amount of $3,375 annually, with 2022 being

pro-rated, paid for with ARPA (COVID) funds, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. Dan Fischer, on behalf of Fischer Land Surveying and Engineering, visited with the commission about his joint engineering proposal with AE2S for the bridge projects.

Stanley Dick made a motion, seconded by Nick Moser to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: ERLING'S OIL, INC. | $1,735.28 | R&B ND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT | $ 119,241.50 | HEALTH INSURANCE SIDWELL | $161.66 | TX DIR COMPUTER EXPRESS | $5,921.46 | TREAS COMPUTER EXPRESS | $43.98 |CLERK STANLEY DICK | $175.50 | COMM MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $340.26 |COMM DOCU SHRED INC. $42.16 | MISC FARMERS UNION OIL CO $51.58 | MAINT EXPRESSWAY SUITES $86.40 | AUD CUMMINS SALES & SERVICE $525.16 | MAINT SCHROEDER FURNITURE $202.12 | MAINT VICKI KUBAT | $81.90 | REC MATTHEW-BENDER & CO. INC. | $ 252.31 | GEN TERRY GIRODAT | $80.00 | MAINT QUALITY PRINTING $264.17 | CLERK KJS COMPUTER SERVICES $261.98 | MISC TERESA ANDERSON $84.24 | CLERK PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $15.49 | CLERK FRANKIE STREMICK $327.50 | AUD LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL $279.93 | GEN/ R&B MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $770.40 | GEN/R&B VERIZON WIRELESS $111.30 | F-M/R&B/ WEED LANGDON CITY $334.96 | MAINT/R&B ACCUSOURCE $310.08 | GEN/R&B/NVHSZ ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $643.06 | GEN/F-M MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $3,757.26 | GEN/R&B KEVLOTT TESTING SERVICES $752.50 | SS/GEN/R&B THE BORDERLAND PRESS $330.35 | GEN/VSO BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $120.54 | GEN ND STATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS $240.00 | SHERIFF ND STATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS $286.00 | SHERIFF AT&T MOBILITY $742.38 | SHERIFF TOM SABO $63.00 | SHERIFF STREICHER'S $170.97 | SHERIFF EMBLEM ENTERPRISES INC $368.82 | SHERIFF STREICHER'S $202.95 | SHERIFF ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $275.69 | SHERIFF D & B MOTORS $84.70 | SHERIFF ND POST BOARD $25.00 | SHERIFF LEEVERS FOODS $32.01 | SHERIFF WATCH GUARD

Langdon City Commission Regular Meeting April 25th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.

Members present Lawrence Henry, Jim Rademacher, Darin Kaercher, and Susan Fay Crockett. Also, present Chelsea Graber, Tom Beauchamp, Jeff Hiller, Gary Bimler, David Schanz, Mathew Roy, Brandon Downs, Jerry Ratzlaff – City Assessor, Andrew Aakre – Moore Engineering, Shanda Christianson - KNDK and RoxAnne Hoffarth.

L. Henry called the meeting to order and led everyone into the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes: S. Crockett made the motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on April 11th with a small change, seconded

by D. Kaercher. Motion carries.

Additions to Agenda: Correspondence: Department Reports: Street: J. Hiller reported he has been pushing snow. Still are one plow down and have been opening storm drains.

L. Henry discussed getting a product and equipment to do crack filling.

Fire Department: No report.

Water and Sewer Department: S. Crocket reported the guys had a busy weekend. Crockett stated that UTMA would put announcements on the local information channel.

Sanitation Department: T. Beauchamp reported they will be going to summer schedule. When we get some warmer weather we will start compost program. He will work with fire department when it’s time to burn the pile.

Activity Center: Chelsea reported Cory Hoffarth is looking at height adjusters for installation. He installed the stage mats. The batting cage turf has arrived, still waiting for cage itself. Summer hours are 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Police Department: L. Henry stated he and RoxAnne will go over Police contract.

Auditors Report: R. Hoffarth reported she was able to attend the HR Collaborative Conference last week. Also, preparing to start on budget.

Unfinished Business: Moore Engineering – Phase 1, Sewer, Water, Storm Water Improvements – Quam Construction, Judd’s schedule is as follows – Start on fence June 13th, Start Asphalt June 20th and all completed by June 30th.

Funding updates – Have submitted project planning forms on behalf of the City of Langdon to the ND Department of Water Resources to be included on the 2023-2025 Water Development Plan.

New Business: David Schanz – Making a home out of the old Easy way Building – David here to ask if he can turn his business

into a home. Due to the I-1 status the commission feels he can do this. They did advise that he should check with Burlington Northern about the lease.

Matthew Roy – Regal Building – Matthew was present for see if it is allowable to change the store into a dog boarded business. The only true concern the commission had its not usual that a dog boarding business be on main street and that he should check with neighboring businesses and residents for any concerns. It was also discussed that he would have to stay 10 ft. away from the ally way. Tabled.

Building Permits: #5250 Brandon Downs – Adjourn meeting to wait for Brandon to arrive.

Review and Approval of Bills: J. Rademacher made motion to approve all bills seconded by D. Kaercher. Motion Carries Adjourn: S. Crockett moved to adjourn the meeting to go into the Equalization meeting. 6:47 p.m.

Equalization Meeting – Members present Lawrence Henry, Jim Rademacher, Darin Kaercher, and Susan Fay Crockett. Also, present Chelsea Graber, Tom Beauchamp, Jeff Hiller, Gary Bimler, Jerry Ratzlaff – City Assessor, Andrew Aakre – Moore Engineering, Shanda Christianson KNDK and RoxAnne Hoffarth.

Jerry Ratzlaff presented the list of Parcels that got increase letters and explained them to the commission.

There was no one here to dispute the increases. S. Crocket made a motion to accept the assessment changes, seconded by D. Kaercher. Motion carries. Jerry also explained his process and what he actually does for the City.

He stated that he plans to be done in June. The City will be working with the County to come up with an agreeable contract.

Adjourn: 6:59 p.m. S. Crocket made a motion to adjourn equalization meeting, seconded by D. Kaercher. Motion carries.

Lawrence Henry, Vice President RoxAnne Hoffarth, Auditor 7:00 Vice President Lawrence Henry opens the regular meeting back up to talk with Brandon Downs about building permit. #5250 Brandon Downs – this permit was approved at a prior meeting but Brandon is asking about putting the

building on another lot. The commission has concerns with the drainage ditch that goes through that lot. Commission asked that he talk with Mikkelsen’s and do some surveying to see what can be done to not disrupt the drainage.

Lawrence Henry, Vice President RoxAnne Hoffarth, Auditor

$1,010.00 | SHERIFF BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $237.09 | SHERIFF BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $64.45 | SHERIFF MARKETPLACE MOTORS $3,240.74 | SHERIFF D & B MOTORS $726.80 | SHERIFF STREICHER'S $23.98 | SHERIFF GALLS, LLC $115.51 | SHERIFF CHRISTIE MOTOR SALES, INC. $1,015.12 | SHERIFF FARMERS UNION OIL CO $10,314.33 | F-M/R&B KRAM PIONEER FARM $1,150.00 | R&B CAPITAL ONE TRADE CREDIT (MAC'S HARDWARE) $963.75 | R&B KLJ ENGINEERING LLC $7,719.58 | F-M JON IVERSON $500.00 | R&B HOME OF ECONOMY $91.89 | R&B CLOSE CONSTRUCTION $4,875.00 | F-M/R&B CLOSE CONSTRUCTION $592.50 | F-M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $10,528.42 | R&B DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $2,458.02 | R&B EXCESS RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY $6,396.03 | R&B DAHL TRUCK & AUTO $2,826.46 | R&B ERLING'S OIL, INC. $440.20 | R&B WITZEL CONSTRUCTION LLC $16,615.00 | F-M/R&B MIKKELSEN BROS. CONSTRUCTION $4,370.00 | F-M/R&B CARQUEST OF LANGDON $209.48 | R&B SIGN IT $90.95 | R&B VALLEY TRUCK PARTS & SERVICE INC $360.88 | R&B RAZOR TRACKING, INC. $325.00 | R&B NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER $72.15 | R&B CLYDE FARM SERVICE & SUPPLY $126.55 | R&B DALGLIESH ENTERPRISES $2,900.00 | R&B WALHALLA COOP OIL CO. $98.83 | R&B DAKOTA IMP./NAPA AUTO PARTS $16.49 | R&B KENT MIKKELSEN $128.70 | R&B KENT MIKKELSEN $21.06 | R&B KEVIN MIKKELSEN $260.60 | R&B ERIC RODER $180.00 | R&B SHAWN AMUNDSON $180.00 | R&B KEVIN HETTWER $180.00 | R&B STEVE AMES $180.00 | R&B JAMES RADEMACHER $90.00 | R&B PHIL WOLD $90.00 | R&B PHIL WOLD $1,040.49 | R&B STEIN AUTO BODY, INC. $3,120.78 | R&B UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $35.37 | EMG MGR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $213.11 | E-911 POLAR COMMUNICATIONS $373.70 | E-911 XEROX CORPORATION $300.76 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $30.00 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $2.14 | NDSU EXT. CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR $262.53 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $30.00 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $37.44 | NDSU EXT. BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $573.56 | WEED OTTER

TAIL POWER CO $40.35 | WEED MIKKELSEN BROS. CONSTRUCTION $120.00 | WEED FORESTRY SUPPLIERS $759.16 | WEED MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $256.40 | WEED SANFORD HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE CLINIC $595.00 | SS/GEN OTTER TAIL POWER CO | $135.73 | SS UNITED COMMUNICATIONS | $519.00 | SS DACOTAH PAPER CO. $78.42 | SS ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $254.67 | SS QUILL CORPORATION $210.50 | SS MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $236.12 | SS MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $191.10 | NVHSZ NDACo RESOURCES GROUP $1,070.27 | NVHSZ S&A, INC. $35.00 | NVHSZ WALSH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT $418.28 | NVHSZ BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $33.00 | NVHSZ QUILL CORPORATION $54.91 | NVHSZ QUALITY PRINTING $40.00 | NVHSZ CODE 4 SERVICES $13,095.42 | ARPA (COVID) The commissioners toured the District 4 shop in Langdon. At 12:53 p.m., Nick Moser made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Stanley Dick; motion carried.

On April 12, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse for a special meeting, with all members present. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Greg Goodman called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried. The purpose of the meeting was to interview engineering companies that responded to the county’s RFP for Engineering for DOT bridge projects: BRP-0010(055)/PCN 23551. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, assisted with the interviews.

AE2S together with Fischer Land Surveying & Engineering was interviewed first, followed by KLJ. The commissioners decided to put the selection of an engineer on the agenda for the next regular commission meeting. At 3:00 p.m. David Zeis made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried.

Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Greg Goodman – Chairman Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor

CAVALIER COUNTY EQUALIZATION MEETING

CAVALIER COUNTY EQUALIZATION MEETING will be held in the Cavalier County Commission Room Cavalier County Memorial Courthouse, 901 3 rd Street, Langdon, North Dakota

Notice of Office Closure

June 7, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

Each taxpayer has the right to appear before the appropriate board of equalization and petition for correction of the taxpayer’s assessment.

The Cavalier County Motor Vehicle Office will be closed on Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6 for the installation of the new state program.

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Cont’d. From Page 1 - Small Town Republicans Facing Big Time Confusion after Redistricting Lines Drawn Feb. 23 meeting and before the March 15 reorganization meeting, Shafer appointed the former vice chair of District 9, Diane Arstein, as chair of the new district. Shafer’s reason for doing so is that the population change after the census occurred was only 24.58% not the 25% threshold needed to reorganize.

“Just to make this very clear, the appointments are only to be temporary, and people from the new districts must not be blocked out in any way from participating. Powers of the Republican and Democratic parties are inherited by these private organizations, and they can have large effects on the elections we hold,” Shafer said during the deliberations.

Nine years ago, when Jim Kasper was a chair going through reorganization in District 46 in Fargo, he faced challenges building his committee from the ground up with local people in power. He wrote and enacted Chapter 16.1-03 on Party Committee Organization by-laws. The fourth rule on committee organization states, “The bylaws of the state committee or state party may not include any requirement providing directives or procedures for the method of the organization of district committees nor may the state committee or state party take any action or impose any requirement regarding district party organization.”

After taking a deeper look into the 25% rule Shafer is using to appoint individuals as chairs, Henderson believes this law actually states that if the population change is over 25%, the group has to hold a reorganization meeting. If it is under 25%, it is still optional to hold reorganization. This means there are no barriers in place, only a requirement if the change exceeds the threshold. Henderson also found in the new laws that the state party chair may appoint temporary district chairs but may not interfere with the organization of the party itself.

The reorganization meeting that was scheduled for March 15 continued.

During that meeting, Henderson was voted in as chair, but the validity of his position is still in question because it is still not clear if Arnstein was appointed temporarily or not.

The North Dakota Republican State Convention in Bismarck took place on the weekend of April 1 - 4 where a record-setting group of 2,300 individuals gathered. Shafer won re-election for State Committee Chair over Gary Emineth by 225 votes.

Damschen Faces Loss to Donna Henderson in D9B Chuck Damschen has held a North Dakota House seat for over 20 years in District 10, but now his base over these last two decades was forced to make a choice. Usually District 10 would have voted on two House seats.

Now residents of the majority of former District 10 are located in District 9B leaving them with one vote.

Donna Henderson sought the Republican Party’s endorsement and won the vote 38-21.

Damschen will still be on the ballot as a Republican for the primary election in June, but he will not have the party’s endorsement to assist his cam-

paign. Damschen was appointed Vice Chair of District 9 shortly before the meeting took place.

Endorsement of D9A House Seat and D9 Senate Seat Brenda Mallo won endorsement for the House seat for 9A with 11 voters in attendance from the subdistrict that encompasses the Turtle Mountain Reservation. District 4 is also facing a split for the first time. District 4 and District 9 sub districts are each on a reservation as well, and many see the move as a way to preserve equal representation in tribal communities.

Redistricting laws in section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 blocks district lines that deny minority voters an equal opportunity “to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.” This act allows for certain measures to be taken in order to preserve the right of minority voters to have an opportunity for equal representation in government. Two other reservations in the state are filing lawsuits for not being subdivided.

Kent Weston, a resident of Sarles, won the Republican endorsement unanimously for the Senate seat.

District 9 Democrats Face Similar Challenges to Republicans Democrats in the area have faced all of the same challenges as Republicans when it comes to the redistricting lines. Marvin Nelson was present during the delegation process as new lines were being drawn last year. He is running as a Democratic House Representative candidate for District 9B and has been involved in local politics for 12 years.

“A lot of this mess is due to the census numbers coming in late. Usually they are in by March, but this year we didn’t get them until June,” Nelson said, adding that it left government officials in a rush to draw new district lines in a fair way that ‘wouldn’t get them sued.’

“Right now, there’s two lawsuits - maybe this is District Nine, maybe it isn’t - but unfortunately, you are here, and you’re going to have one senator and one representative and the rest of the people in N.D. have one senator and two representatives. Our county didn’t lose population, it lost census count, and there’s a chance that for the next 10 years, our area will be under-represented in the state legislature,” Nelson said.

LoAnn Jerome is a former Tribal Council Representative for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and is a Democrat running for the District 9 Senate seat. She agrees that although government officials’ intentions may have been in the right place, the split is causing more harm than good.

Confusion surrounds the split, the lawsuits, and what would be an alternative to maintain equal representation in voting districts.

Elections In North Dakota, primary elections are scheduled for June 14 with the midterm general election on November 8. The Borderland Press will print sample ballots in May so voters will be familiar before they head to the polls in June.