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Friday, February 11, 2022
Volume 1, Number 5
LANGDON TO HOST STATE SNOWMOBILE RIDE
In this Issue: Project Sees Movement in Nekoma Page 2 Letter from the Publisher Page 4 Letter from the Editor Page 4 “The Rebuttal: Hockey Parents are Awesome” by Sara Goodman Page 4 Langdon Area Elementary School News Page 6 Jake’s Take On Sports Page 8
Index: News Agriculture Columns Community Education Outdoors Jake’s Take On Sports Sports Meeting Minutes
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FOR A LAUGH: What do you call a monkey when you take its bananas? Furious George. What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator. What do you call a sleeping bull? A bulldozer.
IN NEXT WEEK’S BORDERLAND PRESS: What the Future Holds for the Cavalier County Jail A Passion for Animals Turns into a Successful Business Results and Photos from the District 8 Girls’ Basketball Tournament Matt Mitzel’s Column, “Jeep Man in a Ranger world”
Photo submitted by Cody Schlittenhard.
By Hilary Nowatzki According to many locals, the last few winters in the Borderland have been much milder than the current one. For some, this winter has been insufferable, but according to Cody Schlittenhard, this is just a “back to a normal North Dakota winter”, and he couldn’t be happier about it. Schlittenhard is the president of the Moonlighters Snowmobile Club based in Langdon, N.D. The Moonlighters is the oldest snowmobile club recognized by the North Eastern Snowmobile Club Association (NESCA). The club was established in the 1970’s and boasts a current 30 members. Snowmobile North Dakota (SND) is a state ride hosted yearly, and Snow Fest is a ride which is sponsored by NESCA. Along with those two rides, every year the Moonlighters Fun Run is also put on by and for its members. This year, though, the three events will be taking place simultaneously in what Shlittenhard described as a “snowmobile extravaganza!” The three rides will all be taking place on the same day and using At the Hop Bar and Grill as their home base. “This is the best snow we have had in the past seven or eight years,” said Schlittenhard, and the club is more than happy to take advantage of the chilly conditions. Along with taking advantage of the outside conditions, the Moonlighters Club will be hosting a dice roll off at At the Hop Bar and Grill on Saturday, Feb. 19th where rid-
ers can come in, have a drink, warm up, have a bite to eat, and shake dice before they hit the trails again.
Day or night, these folks love to ride, and Schlittenhard said going for a run after the event is a given.
Although the day includes many prizes, Schlittenhard said, “The only prize for the radar run is bragging rights!”
Dice rolling will take place from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the location for $10 each, and the ticket will have five spaces on it allowing participants five rolls. Participants are shooting for either the highest score or the lowest score
The club is also expecting fellow snowmobile clubs to join in for the fun, such as the Walhalla Snowmobile Club, which will be conducting a snowmobile jacket raffle. Schlittenhard also added that a “radar race,” which seems inevitable for any proper
He also hopes that the event will bring stimulation to the local economy by bringing in guests and that they come back to experience the snowmobile heaven that northeastern North Dakota, especially the Langdon area, has to offer.
“The purpose of the event is to bring people to the Rendezvous Region because we have the best and largest trail system in the state with over 480 miles of snowmobile trails,” Schlittenhard said. After the dice rolling event is over, At the Hop Bar and Grill will be hosting the band Hard Times, which will be playing from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. At the Hop will be serving food and drinks all day along with handing out door prizes. Photo submitted by Cody Schlittenhard.
throughout the day, and there will be a $1,000 prize for each. The Moonlighters Club will be putting in the work for the event between greeting guests at the doors, selling tickets, and constantly tallying the dice rolls. Although the club plans to spend their day working the event at At the Hop, the name ‘Moonlighter’s Club’ was established for a reason.
snowmobile event, is expected to take place. This consists of a speed radar, a long patch of groomed snow, and each rider taking a turn to see how fast they can go. “These runs will take place throughout the day at a groomed location near At the Hop Bar and Grill, and riders will take turns during the event,” Schlittenhard said.
To view the snowmobile trail map that is updated in real time, visit snowmobilend.org/trails . Schlittenhard highly recommends using this website to plan your ride. “GPS units are located within or on each grooming machine which will be able to tell snowmobilers in live time when the trails were last taken care of and what their current conditions are,” Schlittenhard said.
MASSAGE THERAPIST Relocates to Nekoma in Previous Minuteman Silo By Hilary Nowatzki
Sabrina Henderson is a professional massage therapist who, in August of 2021, relocated her practice to an old minuteman silo in Nekoma. Henderson grew up in Kansas City, Mo. where she graduated high school and obtained her associates degree from Heritage College, specializing in massage therapy, in 2008.
Henderson’s massage therapy business, Tranquility Massage, located south of Nekoma.
Sabrina Henderson. Submitted photo.
When Henderson was asked why the drastic move from Kansas City, she
sighed while responding, “Well… the things we do for love,” followed by a giggle. This was followed by a discussion about extension cords hanging out of cars, which for Southerners is an inconceivable idea. Henderson met her partner, Chris Moen, in Reno while she was working on her license to practice massage therapy in Nevada.
Henderson is licensed to practice massage therapy in three different states, including North Dakota, Missouri, and Kansas, and has been in the process of obtaining her license in Nevada. Her specializations include deep tissue therapy, sports medicine, and massage therapy for injuries. Henderson said, “My client base is
still so large in Kansas City that once a month I travel down for approximately a week’s worth of appointments. They are like family to me.” Luckily, Henderson’s partner has extra space in his renovated minuteman silo that perfectly fits a private space for Henderson to continue her practice. So began Tranquility Massage, which started booking appointments in August 2021. Moen and his father continue to renovate and repair cars on the south side of the old minuteman site; Henderson has her own room to continue her appointments. The couple is also in the midst of building a house on the back side of the building for them and their children. From a young age, Henderson knew she wanted to pursue a career where she was able to help others but wasn’t sure where to start. When Henderson was involved in a car accident in 2006 while pregnant with her daughter, she was left with what she described as “a pretty messed up back.” Henderson’s doctors prescribed pain medi-
cation, but Henderson refused out of fear for her unborn daughter. After the accident, she felt as though she had tried everything before finally being able to find relief once she found deep tissue massage and chiropractic work. It released the pain she had been suffering from without the need for any kind of medication. Since then, Henderson has become very passionate about helping people get through their pain in a way that is healthy. Misfortune struck once again in 2015 for Henderson and her daughter leaving them each in comas in separate hospitals. Their car was T-boned at a blind intersection, and Henderson’s right arm was crushed. She said, “My humerus, radius, and ulna were all shattered at my elbow.” Her daughter’s femur was broken, along with all of her ribs, and the dramatic shift of the impact caused cont’d. on page 14
