The Borderland Press - February 25, 2022

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Letter from the Publisher Page 4 Letter from the Editor Page 4

Friday, February 25, 2022

Volume 1, Number 7

g n i l t s e r W e t a t S t a e c a l P s e i Grizzl

“February is National Creative Romance Month”

by Sara Goodman Page 4

Boys results include the following place holders from Pembina County North: 2nd Place - Eli Bjornstad 4th Place - Carson Brown 4th Place - Logan Werner 7th Place - Trevor Hinkle

Size Matters

by Matt Mitzel Page 4 Spring is Coming

by Katie Henry Page 5

For more photos from the State Wrestling Tournament, check out our sports section.

Langdon Area Elementary News Page 5 Jake’s Take On Sports Page 7 Wrestling Photos Page 8 District 8 Boys’ Basketball Tournament Bracket Page 9

News Agriculture Opinion Education Community Jake’s Take On Sports Sports Obituaries Public Notices

Sarah Nelson

Eli Bjornstad, Walhalla, wrestling for Pembina County North, takes 2nd place at the ND State Wrestling Tournament.

Public Notices Page 13

INDEX:

Eli Bjornstad

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

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Sarah Nelson, Langdon, places in first NDHSAA Girls Wrestling Tournament Pembina County North wrestling had a solid showing at the North Dakota State Wrestling Tournament held in Fargo Feb. 17-19.

Team Scores: Pembina County North Boys- 11th Place (65 Team Points) Pembina County North Girls - 7th Place (77 Team Points)

Girls results from the first-ever NDHSAA Girls State Wrestling Tournament include the following place holders from Pembina County North: 2nd Place - Sarah Nelson 3rd Place - Gracie Stremick 3rd Place - Carmyn LeTexier 4th Place - Marlie Stremick 4th Place - Dannika Bennett

Trade Area: including Cavalier County, Walhalla, and Edmore $49 per year North Dakota - $53 per year

Sarah Nelson, Langdon, wrestling for Pembina County North, takes 2nd place at the ND State Wrestling Tournament.

ND Class B State Individual Tournament

2022

Out of State - $63

FOR A LAUGH:

What is a little bear with no teeth called?

A gummy bear.

Why did the chocolate chip cookie go to see the doctor?

He felt crummy.

What did the big rose say to the little rose?

“Hi, bud!”

Langdon 4th Grader

Highlighted in Governor’s Speech

By Nick Vorlage and Sarah Hinnenkamp Maxum Mostad and his parents sat in the second row at the Fargo Theatre to hear North Dakota Governor Burgum’s State of the State address on Feb. 16.

“There were a lot of fun-facts talked about the state of North Dakota. I thought it was a super good history day for him,” said Brittanie Mostad.

While Governor Burgum covered many topics affecting North Dakotans, one of the themes of his speech was the continued growth of North Dakota. Burgum focused not just on agriculture and infrastructure, but also on the continued development of businesses and communities. Burgum encouraged North Dakotans to have the courage and initiative to build towards a better future.

“We cannot rely just on hope; we can’t just settle for the status quo,” Burgum said. He then used Maxum as an example to follow.

“Maxum Mostad. He didn’t. He

Maxum as a snowboarder.

was 9 years old. He was from Langdon. He was an avid skier at Frost Fire near Walhalla. His favorite thing was to be snowboarding. What did he hear two years ago? Maxum was concerned that Frost Fire may not be open for the season,” Burgum said.

“So, he took matters into his own hands, opened a lemonade stand, held a bake sale – raised $3,000 to help ensure that Frost Fire could be open that year.”

“I laughed because he was wrong,” Maxum said.

“Max wants the rest of the state to know that he is a skier, not a snowboarder,” Brittanie said. “He was able to joke afterward with the governor about it.” cont’d. on page 14

Burgum looked right at the Mostad family sitting toward the front of the theater and then continued to recognize Max. “He saw a problem; he found a solution. He took action; he took courage.

He didn’t let anyone tell him that ‘no, this won’t work,’” Burgum said. “He did it not only for himself, but he did it for the whole community. I want to say thank you, Maxum, for having the vision, the caring, and building your community with your own two hands.”

When asked what other North Dakotans should think about Max’s story, he said, “They’ll think that one little kid can make a huge difference. If I can do it, other people could too.”

“I teared up several times,” Max’s mom, Brittanie said. “It’s pretty incredible.”

While the gravity of the moment isn’t lost on the Mostads, the situation also had some comedy because Burgum referred to

News

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Damschen Declares Candidacy

Snow Reminders for Langdon Residents

Chuck Damschen, who has served as state representative for the people of the former District 10 since 2005, has declared his bid for representative of the newly established District 9B, which is made up of former District 9 plus the northern 2/3 of Towner County and the western 3/4 of Cavalier County (previously District 10).

With a run of wintry weather from Mother Nature, snow is accumulating in the Borderland. The Langdon Street Department has reminders for residents as we still have some winter left to go.

Damschen believes it would be to the advantage of newly expanded districts to have an experienced member of the majority party occupying their seat in the N.D. House of Representatives.

Damschen lives in rural Hampden where he and his wife, Alice, operate their downsized grain farm. They have 3 grown children and 3 grandsons.

Chuck has served on the House Human Services Committee since 2005 and has served as vice chair of the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee since 2007. He was re-elected by the voters of District 10 in 2020, but the redistricting requirement cut his term short.

Frost Fire Park Charters Buses from COVID Vaccine for Fargo, Grand Forks Youngest Group

By Nick Vorlage Delayed

By Nick Vorlage

Parents who want to get their 6-monthold to 5-years-old children vaccinated against COVID-19 will have to wait a little longer.

“There are a lot of parents who are very eager to vaccinate their under 5-year-olds to protect them. There is a little bit of a hiccup in the timeline to getting this vaccine approved,” said Steph Welsh, Cavalier County Public Health nurse. “The good news is that in the trials for under 5 year olds, the safety data is coming in really good.

The vaccine continues to be safe and effective, even in this youngest group of people that we’re looking to protect.”

“The street department is doing the best they can with the equipment that we’ve got,” said Lawrence Henry, City of Langdon street commissioner.

“Just remember to keep your sidewalks clean; it is in the ordinance but, also, it’s going to affect your mail delivery.”

Business owners are reminded to keep sidewalks clean as well.

“It just kind of helps everyone with their fall hazards and trips, things like that. And, also, pushing snow into the streets - that is also against our city ordinance. Sometimes I know it’s hard not to do that, but if you can blow it back into your yard, that will help your neighbor or when our street crew comes along, it won’t end up in your neighbor’s driveway,” Henry said.

Langdon Woman Found Guilty of Theft

Frost Fire Park is offering chartered bus services from the University of North Dakota campus and just expanded those services to the North Dakota State University campus. The pick up and drop off points are at the wellness centers for both campuses, and it’s not just for college students.

“It’s open to anyone who needs a ride,” said Patty Gorder, Frost Fire Park general manager.

By Shanda Christianson

On Feb. 16, 56-year-old Barbara Ann Crockett of Langdon was found guilty of theft of $1,000-$10,000, which is a Class C felony. She was sentenced to two years in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Bismarck, having to serve 30 days followed by two years of supervised probation. Crockett will also complete 100 hours of community service, pay restitution of $101,849, and write a letter of apology to the victim.

Eva Robinson, Cavalier, pictured at the Willow Jr. 100 Sleddog Race in Alaska on Feb. 11. Robinson is preparing to race the Jr. Iditarod on Saturday, Feb. 26. Visit jriditarod.com or Facebook.com/EvaDivaPuppySnacks for racing information and standings over the weekend.

Available dates for the chartered bus from NDSU are March 5, and March 12. Loading time starts at 7:15 a.m., departing the NDSU Wellness Center at 7:30 a.m. The bus loading time at Frost Fire Park is 3:45 p.m., departing at 4:15 p.m. with drop off at the NDSU Wellness Center.

Available dates for the chartered bus from UND are Feb. 26, March 5, and March 12. Pick up is at 8 a.m. at the

by Shanda Christianson

With blizzard after blizzard, snow is piling up throughout the borderland, and many parts of homes have been barricaded by snow drifts. With deep snow comes the reminder to check our vents.

air and intake air for furnaces, and they need to be cleared so they do not get covered with snow causing malfunctioning furnaces and potential misfired furnaces, which can cause carbon monoxide in homes.

“Gas meter sets are becoming buried and that can cause an issue with regulators venting and causing small gas leaks, which if they cannot escape through the snow may enter through a home,” said Nick Moser, Montana-Dakota Utilities.

Another thing to look for on those vents is any discoloration.

Another thing to look for is PVC venting coming out of the side of homes.

These vents are made for combustion

“We just want to make sure there’s no issues that could cause either a malfunction of the furnace or carbon monoxide poisoning in the home,” Moser said.

“If you see discoloration, it’s a sign that your furnace may be overheating causing an issue with that piping and overheating could cause carbon monoxide,” Moser said.

Also be aware of any strange smells coming from those vents. If you have a strange odor coming from your vent, any gas, or just any strange odor coming from that vent, Moser recommends contacting a furnace professional and have those vents checked out and your furnace checked out

UND Wellness Center (801 Princeton St., Grand Forks) and drop off will be at the UND Wellness Center around 6:30 p.m. the same day. The cost from Grand Forks: bus ticket $25, lift ticket $25, and ski or snowboard rental $25.

“It’s a really sweet deal. It’s a great way to basically save some money on fuel but also save some money on lift tickets and rentals as well,” Gorder said. “We do ask that they try to purchase 24-hour ahead of time. There is limited space with 57 seats, and I imagine it’s going to fill up quickly, so the sooner the better,” Gorder said.

Gorder added that if people decide to hop on the bus in the morning, they can do that by purchasing their ticket online ahead of getting on the bus. Online purchases may be made at FrostFirePark.org. Click on the red “Book Now” button on the home page.

Welsh said the issue holding up the process is that while the vaccine was found to be really effective at 6 months to 2 year olds, in the 2 to 5 year age group, the effectiveness came in lower than researchers hoped it would.

It’s possible a third dose of vaccine would be added to the series in the younger age group in order to bump that age group into the effectiveness range they are hoping to target.

“I think it’s important when you look at this process to keep in mind that it’s a really strong data-driven process where you want to be sure that vaccines are safe and effective and that all of those pieces are in place before you look at asking for emergency use authorization, and that’s a good thing,” Welsh said. “That should be reassuring to people that all the steps are being taken to make sure that these vaccines are fully safe and effective before we recommend them to the public.”

A Mardi Gras Tradition - The King Cake

The Importance of Checking Exterior Vents

Moser recommends clearing an area around each gas meter and making sure the meters are not buried, that way if the regulator needs to vent, it can do its job.

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A frosted seasonal treat that Mardi Gras folks eat between Jan. 6, known as King’s Day or Twelfth night, and Fat Tuesday (this year March 1), the day before Ash Wednesday (this year March 2).

The name is derived from the Three Wise Men in the Bible, who came bearing gifts for Baby Jesus on the Twelfth Night. King cake is first served on King's Day (January 6) and lasts through the eve of Mardi Gras to celebrate the coming of the three kings, as well as to honor them with a sweet homage to their jeweled crowns.

A typical King Cake is made of rich brioche dough and has a wide array of fillings, such as cinnamon, chocolate, or cream cheese. Sprinkles are usually gold, green, and purple.

Gold represents power, green is associated with faith, and purple illus-

Submitted photo.

trates justice.

A King Cake is baked as a ring buried inside the batter is a tiny, plastic baby figurine. Tradition says the person who gets the baby in their slice of cake will have good luck all year. This is also the person who is charged with buying the cake for the next year’s celebration.

Rep. David Monson Announces ReElection Campaign for District 19 House Seat Republican State Representative David Monson announced his re-election campaign for the North Dakota House of Representatives in District 19. The newly redrawn district includes Pembina County, the eastern side of Cavalier County, and most of Walsh County except for the southeast corner.

A longtime farmer and educator, David Monson is a top Republican in the North Dakota House of Representatives. David said he has consistently upheld pro-life values, defended the

second amendment, fought to cut red tape, and protect our elections from outsiders in Washington, D.C. Monson has served in leadership on the Appropriations Committee for over two decades. A lifelong educator, David has fought for K-12 schools while leading efforts to strengthen the economy and help solve the workforce shortage. Together David and his wife Mary have three grown sons: Jared, Cordell, and Cale. They enjoy farming and spending time with their six grandchildren.

Bata Announces Campaign for ND House of Representatives Alex Bata, an entrepreneur and farmer, announced his campaign for the North Dakota House of Representatives in District 19.

Alex has farmed for more than a decade, as the fourth generation in the family farming operation. An entrepreneur, he also operates Bata Buildings, a local construction and contracting business. In 2016, Alex successfully ran for Mayor of Adams, serving one four-year term.

As mayor, Alex re-established the Ad-

ams Community Development Corporation and has since co-founded a local food distribution co-op to help area schools and grocery stores gain access to a wide variety of high-quality, low-cost foods.

Alex is an active community volunteer and has served as a volunteer firefighter for over a decade. Alex and his wife, Sydney, were married in 2017 and together they have two children, Lincoln and Kain. Sydney works as an attorney in Grafton, her hometown.

Agriculture

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Farmers Should Expect Increased Costs for Spring

By Dave Thompson, Prairie Public Radio Farmers could be facing increased fertilizer and other input costs this spring.

“Obviously, COVID drove some issues with logistics. You have a lot of pressures around the world, from potential war to where and how we’re going to start trading again and meet these logistic needs, and that’s driving the price,” said Mark Watne, North Dakota Farmers Union president. “Sadly, it’s substantially higher than it probably would have to be if you look at what the primary input is, which is natural gas on fertilizer.”

Watne says all of these factors come as crop prices are high, but he says that’s tempered by higher costs for inputs.

“Because we’re sitting with very high prices for soybeans, corn and wheat, it probably still works, but that’s assuming that you get those prices later on,” Wayne said.

Watne also says while parts of the state did receive some welcome moisture, we will still be entering into a relatively dry year in the state or in most of the state.

“So farmers have to be concerned about what production levels they might get with the current moisture we have,” he said.

Watne said it would help to have more domestic manufacturers of fertilizer and to reduce dependence on other countries.

Potato LEAF Successful

By Nick Vorlage

The Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) is the funding arm of the U.S. potato industry’s effort to support leadership development, educational programs, and other advancement efforts. Vice president Mike Wenkel says Potato LEAF was founded two years ago and has, so far, been successful thanks to the generosity of the industry.

“Our campaign for the Founders Society, collectively, we brought in pledges and contributions through that campaign of over $2.1 million to advance leadership development within the potato industry here in the U.S.,” Wenkel said.

Part of that $2.1 million was donated from local organizations, including the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association and Grand Forks-based Black Gold Farms.

“Which is a class of between 20 and 24 individuals from the industry that spend ten days with developing leadership skills, seeing some other areas of potato production from where they’re at, and learning how to tell the story of potato production to their elected officials as well as consumers in general,” Wenkel said.

He also said the institute is not a new idea.

“The program’s been going on for a long time. We actually have over 300 graduates within the industry that have participated in that. A lot of them are leaders both in Potatoes USA, National Potato Council, and many of the state organizations that have gone through the program and been able to use those skills to advance the industry,” Wenkel said.

A link to the Foundation is available at myborderland.com. Click on “Quick Links.”

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Tips for Using Seed Shifts in Weather Patterns

By Shanda Christianson, NAFB Farm Director Treatments

By Shanda Christianson, NAFB Farm Director

Volatile winter weather is expected to impact the 2022 growing season.

American Seed Trade Association President and CEO Andy Lavigne says volatile weather means an increase in potential issues in growing a crop.

“The beauty of American agriculture is every year we expect Mother Nature to throw us a few surprises and weather, whether it's during the winter or whether it's spring rains or droughts in the fall. So, we're used to that,” Lavigne said.

Fortunately, Lavigne says farmers have options to protect their crops, and it’s important that farmers ensure they appropriately use and handle treated seed.

“Despite being a small amount of products placed directly on the seed and planted into the soil, many treatments are crop protection products and are regulated by the EPA and by state pesticide laws,” Lavigne said.

“By properly handling and using treated seed appropriately, farmers can help ensure they're getting the most out of the seed investment that they've made and are keeping treated seed out of the grain channels.”

Lavigne says there are five key steps to ensure they are using seed treatments correctly.

“One, follow the label directions.

Next, eliminate flowering weeds in and around the field prior to planting to minimize any potential impact on pollinators. Be aware of honeybee hive locations that may be near the field at planting, and if you are aware that there's some near your field, communicate with beekeepers when possible,” Lavigne said. “And lastly, you want to make sure that you clean any treated seed from containers or equipment that you may use later for your harvested grain.”

Lavinge says online resources are also available, such as the Seed Treatment Guide, a link to which is available at Seed-Treatment-Guide. com

Keeping an Eye on Fuel Prices

by Shanda Christianson, NAFB Farm Director Gas and biofuel prices will go even higher amid conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but biofuel leaders argue that corn ethanol will still be cheaper than gasoline and able to meet demand. There’s no arguing that fuel prices go up during war.

“If oil stocks and gasoline stocks tighten as a result of a conflict, yeah, that’s going to pull prices for all energy commodities higher, going to pull prices for things that can substitute for gasoline higher, and that includes ethanol,” said Renewable Fuels Association chief Geoff Cooper.

He argues the ‘flip-side’ of that coin.

“But we fully expect that ethanol is going to remain at a discount to gasoline. As I said, we’re 50 to 60-cents cheaper today. We expect that to continue because the primary driver of ethanol prices is - believe it or not it’s not oil prices - it’s corn prices. It’s what our feedstock is costing,” Cooper said.

Copper said if you have a hundred dollar barrel of oil, ethanol producers can afford to pay more for corn and still make a margin and still deliver a product to the marketplace that is lower cost than gasoline, which the biofuels industry argues is the key reason to boost the use of ethanol, including with higher blends, to expand the nation’s fuel supply and reduce price shocks from global events like war.

Just when you think you’re used to living in the north country, a winter may come along and challenge you. Daryl Ritchison, director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network at North Dakota State University, talked about past and current weather patterns specific to Langdon, N.D.

2021 was extremely dry but ended with much more moisture, Ritchison said that had to do with a weather pattern change.

“Most of the summer we were in what I would call northwest flow. Northwest flow is upper-level wind flow coming in out of the northwest,” he said.

In our case, that northwest flow is coming out of the provinces of Canada. Northwest flow is dry air, and Ritchison said most dry summers, winters, or any dry time of the year can be traced back to having flow out of the northwest.

When it comes to the amount of mois-

ture an area accumulates during the winter months, Ritchison has a rule (he said it’s not exact but pretty close) that the average precipitation from November to March is very close to the average rainfall our area receives during the month of June.

“Another way of putting it is that winters are dry here,” Ritchison said.

In Northeastern North Dakota, Ritchison said we average less than two inches of precipitation in the core of winter - that is during December, January, and February combined.

“So really, most areas are at average for the liquid this winter or even a little bit above even though it might not feel that way,” Ritchison said. “Because we have, plus the moisture of course, that we had last fall, so we’re all sitting pretty good for the spring of 2022.”

Ritchison said spring planting looks like it will start off with a good amount

of moisture in the soil but cautions how the season will end up as it may be a different story; he believes everything will gradually turn dry.

“Sometimes starting off ‘not as bad’ is almost worse than starting off poorly and ending poorly. It depends on the crop type. I really think starting off there will be adequate moisture, but I just think more areas than not are going to gradually dry off in 2022 if the forecast I’m thinking of this year works out,” he said.

Ritchison said the rest of this winter, at least through mid-March, will have more below average days than above average days when it comes to the temperature.

“It doesn’t mean we’ll be 30 below every morning, I just think we’ll have more colder than average days and warmer than average days at least through mid-March,” Ritchison said.

Shipping Container Update

By Shanda Christianson, NAFB Farm Director Recent data shows there are just shy of 62,000 empty shipping containers at all Port of Los Angeles terminals.

There are 25 total vessels waiting to be unloaded, down from January’s peak of 109. While this logjam is slowly starting to get untangled, this has slowed products leaving the United States.

“They come over with electronics, unload them, and take grain products back. That’s the way it’s worked. At some times, there’s almost so many containers over here, they’ll not quite take them back to Asia for free, but it’s a backhaul, so it’s a reduced rate,” said Chuck Kunish, branch manager for Michigan Agricultural Commodities.

The gridlock at the ports jams up other transportation methods across the country.

“The trains that are bringing the product into the port can’t get into the port because there’s no way to unload them. Then it backs up into Chicago and Detroit where the railroads won’t even load the containers on a train because they don’t want the train sitting full of containers they can’t unload,” Kunish said.

Kunish says when there’s this backlog, places like Michigan Agricultural Commodities are sitting on grain.

“This container thing just completely derailed shipping product by containers to Asia,” Kunish said.

In December 2021, the House passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to make it easier for ag products to make it to their overseas destinations. American Farm Bureau, National Milk Producers Federation, and other organizations have voiced their support. However, Kunish says there needs to be an easing of trucking regulations in California and more labor to really see progress.

“Even if we’re getting ahead on containers, now we’re falling apart on everything else we’ve got to ship across the border,” Kunish said. “We’re just stopped—we can’t ship corn or soybeans or containers over to Ontario, and we can’t bring wheat back.”

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The Borderland Press

Letter from the Publisher type of section to our newspaper has been on the ‘to do’ list, on which are many other line items to come. We are calling it “Letters to The Borderland Press” because our editorial team will review the letters, not only the editor.

Letters may be sent to editor@theborderlandpress.com with the subject line “Letters to The Borderland Press.

As we move forward in building a newspaper, you will notice new sections will appear. We are continuing to meet with folks who want to have a voice with this newspaper.

Something we have been working on is a letters section. Most newspapers have a “Letter to the Editor” section or some sort of format for folks to get their opinions published. Adding this

Here is our full “Letters to the Borderland Press Policy:” The Borderland Press welcomes views from our readers in forms of submitted letters. Letters must be in good taste and can’t contain baseless claims that attack people. Our newspaper reserves the right to decide whether or not to publish a reader letter. We will accept letters about topics that affect our trade area and letters that relate to local politics but not national politics.

Our goal is to create a platform where ideas and opinions can be shared that you aren’t getting in other places. You can get national and even state politics from many other places, and we urge you to seek those out, but here,

we welcome hyper-local conversation.

If your letter is printed, it will be printed in one issue and published in our digital form. Letters that are submitted are to be your own original content. Please submit either fully typed, or if you’re submitting a handwritten letter, it must be printed neatly. Letters are to be 250 words or less.

They are printed exactly as they are received - no edits will be made. The Borderland Press does not print letters that are also submitted to other area newspapers. Anonymous letters will not be printed. We do not publish open letters or third-party letters.

News releases will not be published in the letters section of our newspaper.

Your letter must include: Full name with signature Full address Telephone number Addresses and telephone numbers will not be printed in the newspaper.

Editorial staff will use the information to verify a person’s identity. Unsigned letters and letters containing personal attacks that editorial staff categorizes as libelous or slanderous will not be published. Letters containing offensive language or content that is blatantly offensive, or that editorial staff feels is inappropriate, will not be printed.

If a letter is written about a group or person, that group or person will have the right to submit a letter in the same newspaper issue. The Borderland Press reserves the right to end debate on a topic after both sides have been heard.

All columns and letters that appear on the opinion pages are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Borderland Press.

We aren’t here to stir the pot. We will print the hard news items that need to be printed, of course, but a great role for a local, weekly newspaper is to lift up the area in which we live and highlight the people who make it great. We aren’t wearing rose colored glasses, but there’s enough fighting in the world.

With these letters, lift up your neighbor, tell us something good, tell us why you love living here. Or go ahead and tell us about something that is underreported (and note that tips are always welcome).

In closing, this week’s Snowbird Shoutout goes to Pete and Leah in Mesa! We know you’re staying warmer than we are up here!

Thank you for reading,

Letters regarding a candidate or election issue will not be published in the issue immediately preceding election day.

Diane Simmons

blizzard mode after the weekend because when I dialed the Munich Bowling Alley to set up a time for photographer Larry Stokke to go out and gather photos for us, Clyde Farm Service picked up. I had to tell manager Aaron Restad that his phone number was listed as the Munich Bowling Alley number, and he got a good laugh out of that.

right this time.

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor peratures. I even love a good blizzard and find that many around here wear those below zero temperatures as a badge of honor (notice I did not say that everyone is in agreement here).

I love winter. Actually, I love living in a place that has four defined seasons, but I still love winter. I love when you get an unexpected day full of sunshine or slightly above average tem-

While I might love a good blizzard, I will also admit that this winter has been challenging. It might be because the last few winters haven’t been “as bad” as far as northern North Dakota winters go or because we’ve been isolated long enough due to COVID that adding a few blizzards on top of it seems like too much. Or maybe it’s because our stockpile of chicken stock and saltine crackers had diminished to an all-time low, and it caused my husband to feel extra stir crazy. Up to that point, I think he had been han-

dling things pretty well.

Over last weekend’s one, two, three punch - we turned from blizzard snacks to full on carb loading with homemade bread, cupcakes, and even a pan of rice krispie bars, which didn’t last long. This is not bragging about putting anything in the oven; this is saying we were trying to keep our sanity as we stepped over the growing blanket fort in our dining room. We lost all control of the dining chairs and ended up eating supper somewhere else for at least two nights. No one wanted to disturb the fort because we all knew it would be needed the next day.

My brain must have still been in

Could it be that I had dialed wrong?

Yes, indeed. I checked my cell phone, and I had a digit wrong. If you’re dialing the Munich Bowling Alley, which is featured in the newspaper this week, you can reach Bernie at 701682-5227. If you’re looking for Aaron Restad at Clyde Farm service, dial 701-682-5527. I sure hope I got it

That Restad guy was two steps ahead of me in the situation, making me think I’m probably not the first person who called him asking about bowling.

Surprisingly, he didn’t have any story ideas to share. Maybe next time.

You know what they say about dialing the wrong number in a small town… you’ll end up talking to that wrong number because you know them, too.

Enjoy the read,

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

THE MORNING RUN: February is National Creative Romance Month al Snack Food Month (isn’t this every month?), National Weddings Month (not observed in North Dakota), National Bird Feeding Month (there are no birds here in February) and my favorite, National Creative Romance Month. This one caught my attention so I had to get more details. I consider myself to be quite creative but am pretty lax in the romance department and, after more than 20 years of wedded bliss, I often joke that we’re more like roommates these days. Thanks, kids.

by Sara Goodman We all know February means Valentine’s Day and the opportunity to take an entire day to express your undying love with a box of random mystery chocolates and a double-meaning coffee mug that says “Hot Stuff.” Did you also know that February is full of other national month observances?

Here’s a small sampling: National Heart Month (makes sense), Canned Food Month (no good for the sodium averse), National Grapefruit Month (also a diet), National Embroidery Month (for the over 85 crowd), Nation-

The whole idea is, of course, to be romantic and creative. According to the website description, dating is vital to a relationship and should be fun and pleasurable. The article goes on to say that it’s important to try new and different things to make the relationship more romantic and fun. Then there’s a list of ideas on how to essentially date your spouse. So far so good.

The first idea is to plan a day date.

I am 100 percent on board with day dates. When you only see your spouse between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m.,

noon to 1:00 p.m. or after 10:30 at night, the idea of a date of any kind is a bit laughable. However, a day date seems do-able, and I feel confident that we can already check this idea off the list. We’ve had day dates at Sporty’s for lunch and several recent day dates driving to kid activities in exciting places like Maddock and Grafton. The website suggests starting your day date by visiting your partner’s favorite museum or art gallery followed up by a picnic in the park. I can’t decide if we should head over to Dresden or hike all the way down to Icelandic State Park for that museum visit, and how could we ever possibly decide which park to go to afterwards? They’re all so appealing right now with their piles of dirty street snow and half buried playground equipment lying in wait to shatter a kneecap upon contact.

Planning a movie night was another suggestion. I love the ROXY so this was already shaping up to be a good idea. However, it immediately took a hard left with the suggestion to find a drive-in movie theater and attend in a rented classic car. Follow this bril-

liant idea up with some after movie stargazing. In February. Snowflake gazing might be more realistic, but getting frostbite or having your eyelids freeze shut in the process isn’t very romantic. Let’s just take a moment to flush that idea down the toilet and move on.

The third suggestion was to plan a surprise getaway. Well, the buck stops here with anything involving the word “surprise.” If you know me at all, you know I am not a fan of surprises. Oh, I love GIVING surprises…not so much the getting. Let me take a moment to throw my loving husband under the bus in the surprise gift giving department. One year for Christmas, he gave me a very nice opal and diamond necklace, exactly like the one he had given me the year before. I wasted no time in trading it in for a bracelet and henceforth decided I would be in charge of my own gifts. I haven’t been disappointed since!

Despite all these amazing suggestions for spicing things up with your significant other, realistically, we all know that living in North Dakota in February means guys go golfing in

AZ and gals spend their evenings at book (wine) clubs and hanging out at The Perfect Blend and that’s about as good as it gets! I think I’ll work on celebrating snacks!

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: Size Matters

By Matt Mitzel As I was patiently waiting for one of my son’s practices to end, I bellied up to the bar at Sporty’s, drinking N/A since I was driving the kids. I sat and noticed a few things that most people wouldn’t spot except for me, because I worked at the Old Broadway in Fargo and the Munich Bar. I think it's important to highlight some of the subtle differences.

First off, if you have wondered if you are in a small town and/or big town bar, just look at the size of the bathrooms. I went into the bathroom at Sporty’s, which we consider big city, and I was able to complete a full cartwheel without hitting the walls. Now in Munich, not only are the bathrooms a little smaller, they were designed that way for multiple reasons: 1) You do not need a lock on the door if your knees can hold it shut while you are on the toilet. 2) Small town crowds are a little wilder, so a small bathroom enhances the difficulty of using it as a couple’s hangout, and 3) More room for dart boards.

Secondly, look at the type of events that are hosted. Sporty’s does a lot for the county in hosting sport teams, business work lunches, and other big events. Whereas, the Munich Bar hosts any contest we can think up that evening. So far, I have seen a wall twerking contest, mustache contest, Christmas light contest, costume

contest, and all of our food contests that we have on a whim. Last month a group of us were just sitting at a table when we thought up the idea for a Homemade Pizza contest. We asked the owners of Sporty’s to make the drive and be some of the judges as their pizza is pretty well-known in the county.

The 2022 Munich Homemade Pizza contest winner was Gail Wirth!

Lastly, at the Munich Bar, we can drive past it and know exactly who is there based off their vehicles. If there are strangers in town, they are noticed within the first 50 feet when they turn an unknown vehicle into city limits.

Here is where Langdon is kind of the same but not quite. Whomever started putting their last name on their license plates really started a fad over there. If you drive through Langdon, you know exactly what family just cut you off or who needs to retrain at the DMV…weird but true.

Anyways, regardless of where you spend your free time, it is always a good time. If you are in the Munich Bar, odds are you will be watching a movie or Wheel of Fortune with the owner. If you are in Sporty’s, you will be browsing over the variety of dishes they offer while your kids spend their college funds at the quarter machines. Hope to see you there!

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.”

Gail Wirth, 2022 Munich Homemade Pizza Contest winner. Submitted photo.

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Education/Community

Cavalier County Library Winter Reading Bingo

LANGDON AREA ELEMENTARY NEWS Empowering Children, Empowering Parents

By Todd Hetler

In my previous article, I declared the heart and vision of the elementary school is to do whatever it takes to empower each child of this community to have a successful life in school and life in the future. Implementing standards-based learning in the elementary school over the next five years is a direct extension of this heart and vision.

This article reaches out to each of our families that we serve in this wonderful community. Now, more than ever, our parents want to know what is being taught. They also want to know that it is being taught effectively. Standards-based learning serves

as an open door in this pursuit. Each standard is clearly communicated to families along with the progress each child is making toward knowing the standard proficiently.

Earlier this month, we held parent-teacher conferences at our school. Before standards-based learning, when parents and teachers sat down together to help a child, the common phrases were “she struggles on the tests” or “he needs to be more accurate on his daily work”. Our initiative will enable communication to be more effective. The conversation will shift to “she is currently working to improve her addition with numbers

ten and higher”. This will greatly help parents assist their children in the learning process through home practice and monitoring.

Additionally, standards-based learning allows parents to clearly see the progression of their child’s education.

Progress of each standard will be displayed in PowerSchool. This initiative empowers parents to give specific help to their child while creating a meaningful partnership between school and home.

Todd Hetler is the principal at Langdon Area Elementary School.

By Katie Henry, Family and Community Wellness Agent, NDSU Extension – Cavalier County

I decided that a little looking forward to spring will help us get through this last little bit of winter. The days are getting longer, and the sun is getting stronger. If you sit in the sun when it’s shining, you can feel its strength radiating through your body. The birds will be coming back from their southern winter excursions, and the other animals that have been hibernating over the long winter months will begin to wake from their slumber. The snow will begin to melt, and the trees will begin to bud, getting ready to bring

Winter Reading Bingo at the Cavalier County Library is for ages 18 and up; it runs through March 31. The library encourages folks to challenge themselves to read and have fun in the process.

Those who would like to participate can stop by the library to register and pick up a bingo card. After reaching your first bingo, the bingo card can be brought to the library, and your name will be entered into the prize drawings that will be held on April 4. Everyone who gets at least one bingo will win a prize.

For those who cannot make it into the library, you are welcome to email the library to receive the Bingo card and instructions: cavaliercountylibrary@ gmail.com or call 256-5353.

Some of the squares on the Bingo card include “read a book that became a movie or TV series,” read a book with a mystery,” and “read a funny book.” The Bingo card has 25 squares to choose from and traditional bingo rules apply to reach your first bingo and first prize.

Cavalier County Senior Menu

Provided by Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon

Spring is Coming

Spring is coming. It has to be. I almost caught a glimpse of it the other day between storms…almost. It’s been one of those winters that has sent many clippers through the area. It has caused us to change plans, move more snow, and use more snow days than the last couple of years. I’ve heard several people talk about how much they are ready for winter to be over. The good news is that spring is not that far away! We are over the hill, so to speak, with reference to winter weather. We are closer to the end than the beginning, and spring is going to be here before we know it. It’s actually officially only about a month away.

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green back. The grass will begin to grow, and the temperatures will begin to warm so we can again wear short sleeves and sandals. Pretty soon, the earth will be ready for planting and flowers will find their way back to our gardens. It’s coming. I can feel it.

One thing that is helpful in times like these is to plan for what is to come.

Have you planned what flowers you would like to plant in your pots or flower beds? Have you purchased your garden seed and planned out your garden? Have you looked towards planning your summer outings that include connecting with friends and nature?

One thing I like looking forward to is the delicious, early garden produce that will come into the grocery stores and our gardens. There isn’t much more that says spring like asparagus, early strawberries, and rhubarb. The fresh smells and tastes of the yummy produce we have here can put a spring back in our step and help us get on track to a delicious spring meal. Looking forward to those spring foods helps bring brightness back into the day when we are bogged down by another winter storm.

As I have mentioned in previous articles, NDSU Extension has several recipes for delicious and nutritious foods. Visit us at https://www.ndsu. edu/agriculture/extension to find them. You can also call our office (256-2560), stop in the courthouse, or email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu if you are looking for suggestions. Other states’ Extension programs also have several recipes that can help us add to our recipe collections and inspire spring meals. One recipe I have found that helps bring spring back is from Cornell University Coopera-

tive Extension (https://blogs.cornell. edu/waynecce/program-areas/nutrition-health-safety/creating-healthyplaces-to-live-work-and-play/recipesfor-your-life/) that includes asparagus and radishes for an uplifting and spicy addition to any meal.

Asparagus & Radish Salad

1 bunch of asparagus about 1 lb), trimmed 2 Tbsp white vinegar 1 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce 2 tsp canola or vegetable oil ½ tsp fresh ginger, grated 1 bunch radishes, trimmed and cut into wedges 2 Tbsp finely chopped scallion 2-3 dashes red chili sauce (optional) 1. Fill a medium bowl with ice water.

Set aside. 2. In a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket, bring 1 inch of water to boil. 3. Thinly slice asparagus stalks on the diagonal, leaving tips whole. Place in steamer basket.

Steam until tender-crisp, about 1 minute. Transfer asparagus to ice water.

Drain. 4. Combine vinegar, soy sauce, oil, ginger, and chili sauce if using) in a large bowl. Add the asparagus, radishes, and scallion. Toss to combine.

Serve warm or room temperature.

Makes: 4 servings Nutrition Information: CALORIES 50 (40% from fat); FAT 2.5g (sat 0g); CHOLESTEROL 0mg; SODIUM 140mg; CARBOHYDRATE 6g; FIBER 3g; PROTEIN 3g; CALCIUM 4%; IRON 15% Whether you spend the last of your winter time with your feet up or planning nutritious meals with produce that will be coming soon, the important part is that you hold on to hope for the spring that is to come.

Monday, Feb. 28 French Dip/Au Jus / Dorothy Lynch Salad / Carrot Sticks / Lemon Bread / Fruit Tuesday, March 1 Cabbage Roll Hotdish / Beets / Pudding / Fruit Wednesday, March 2 Salmon Patty / Rice Pilaf Malibu Vegetables Angel Food Cake with Strawberries Thursday, March 3 Turkey Noodle Soup / Egg Salad Sandwich / Chips / Crackers / Fruit

EBT/SNAP accepted.

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.

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

Friday, March 4 Vegetable Cheese Pizza / Lettuce Salad / Fruit

Spring Fever Garden Forums Learn from NDSU experts on new trees, bee lawns, herbs, flower pests, flower bed design, healthy garden soil, tree care mistakes, lawns in drought, tomatoes, potatoes, cherries, and cash crops.

The forums will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday nights: March 21, March 28, April 4, and April 11. These forums are free of charge.

Gardeners have the option of watch-

ing online at home or at a participating location. You may attend in person at the Cavalier County Courthouse, North Meeting Room, 901 3rd Street, Langdon. You may also attend using a virtual meeting link on your computer: ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/ spring-fever-garden-forums. Use that link to register or for more information.

Locally, call 701-256-2560 for more information.

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Munich Bowling Alley: Nearing 62 Years Strong By: Hilary Nowatzki

In Munich, there may not be a massive variety of activities for residents to do during the bitter months of being cooped up in winter, but there has been an ever-present indoor sport - and that’s bowling. Munich has proudly hosted a four-lane bowling alley since 1960 and is still hosting guests on a regular basis. No matter how cold it may be outside, participants can warm up in the Munich Bowling Alley.

organized, weekly schedule for adult men’s, women’s, and mixed leagues to train and compete. People would drive from surrounding towns to attend; in the early years, there were at least 40 teams playing onsite weekly.

Bernie has nine of the original league sheets spanning from the alley’s opening in the fall of 1960 until summer of 1963, each neatly framed and placed on one of his walls to the right of the lanes.

Bernard Schommer, or “Bernie”, as he prefers to be called, has been bowling for as long as the span of the

Some folks played simply for a good time, some to see and spend time with friends, many others would com-

“The lanes, tables, diner style layout, and turquoise blue trim surrounding all equipment looks exactly the same as it did in the 1960’s,” Schommer said.

Although there was previously a cafe on site with the bowling alley, it is now closed. Don’t let that be a discouragement though. Bernie still has around eight adult teams playing throughout the week and is constantly involved in hosting children from preschool to high school age and teaching them how to bowl. Most of the alley’s attendees nowadays are children and young teens from regional schools who learn how to bowl as part of their recreational activities at school.

Bernie also enjoys hosting birthday parties, is open to renting out the space for other private events, and you can simply book an appointment to go bowl if you’d like to get out of the house and get a change of scenery.

Just give Bernie a call at the Munich Bowling Alley at 682-5227.

Bernie said he loves spending his retirement doing what he loves and sharing it with others, especially the kids.

61-year establishment. The Munich Bowling Alley was originally created and opened by Bernard’s older brother, Norm Schommer, in November of 1960. Norm ran the business for the first 15 years of its existence. It was then managed by his nephew, Craig Schommer, until 2002 when Bernie took over soon after his retirement from working in the local grain elevator.

In the earlier years of the bowling alley’s existence, Bernie recounts that,“the demand for bowling time was overwhelming.” Regardless, he and his brother, Norm, had a regular,

pete to attend the state tournaments, and some even traveled to Reno, NV, to compete in the masters tournament. The North Dakota U.S. Bowling Congress inducted both Norm, in 1987, and Bernie, in 2014, into its Hall of Fame.

Over time, as the demand for bowling began decreasing, the business went through periods of private and corporate ownership but is now a non-profit and back in the care of a Schommer, just as it was in the beginning.

Schommer isn’t the only thing that has stayed the same these past 61 years - so has the full interior of the bowling alley.

According to Bernie the winter months bring a lot of activity and just a few months ago in November a local team member, Delwyn Hoffman, shot a perfect 300 score and not long after Tim Doeser shot a 290.

When asked if he’d consider himself a bowling instructor or coach Bernie instead replied, “I want to be more of a support for the children and adults here to have fun.”

Bernard “Bernie” Schommer, Munich Bowling Alley manager. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Delwyn Hoffman, Munich, bowled a perfect 300 game at the Munich Bowling Alley in November. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Delwyn Hoffman’s ring shows he bowled a perfect 300 game at the Munich Bowling Alley, complete with the date of the game: 11-22-21. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Sports

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Cardinals: Boys Basketball

Jake’s Take on Sports The heart of Nervous Breakdown Season, er...

Tournament Time and had to play the semifinals on a Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, North Border did not make the regional. They lost to Larimore in a play-in game on Feb. 19. While the Eagles were sad they didn't make the regional tournament and saw their season come to an end, they can already look forward to next year. They do not lose any players off this year's team and, hopefully, next season can get back to the Region 2 Tourney.

By Jake Kulland This is the craziest week of the winter sports calendar with the regional girls basketball tournaments followed immediately by boys district tourneys.

Of course, the weather still has something to say about when things will be played. Thankfully, the Region 4 Girls Basketball Tournament in Devils Lake hasn't had any postponements, although it was a little difficult getting there for the opening round. Langdon-Edmore-Munich has made it into the semifinal round and, at press time, was getting ready to play Dunseith in the semis on Feb. 22. By the time you read these words, you will know if they will make it to the State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament for the fifth year in a row. The State B Tourney will be held in Grand Forks at the Betty on March 3-5.

The Region 2 Girls Basketball Tournament has had issues with the weather; they had their last game of the opening round postponed due to weather

Langdon to host final District 8 Boys Basketball Tournament Feb. 25-28 Like the District 8 Girls Basketball Tournament before it, it's with mixed emotions that we tell you that the last District 8 Boys Basketball Tournament for possibly ever will be held in Langdon Feb. 25-28. Again, for those that don't know, Rolla and Rolette will be co-oping in boys hoops next season, which will force the area to go to a Super Region 4.

So, being this is the last district tourney, we encourage you to get out and watch as many games as you can in person. This will also most likely be the last varsity basketball tournament held in Langdon for a very long time. The Cardinals are seeded fifth in the tourney and will play Rolla in the opening round at 6 p.m. on Feb. 25.

You can find a full tournament bracket in this week's paper.

Langdon Blades to head to end of the season tournaments the first weekend of March

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We are approaching the month of March, which will see the clocks turned ahead on the 13th day of the month - longer days and hopefully warmer weather are coming. The first weekend of March is the end of the year state tourneys for the Langdon Blades hockey teams with the 19U Girls Tournament being played in Bismarck March 4-6 and the State Junior Gold Tournament in Crosby March 3-5. The Blades girls are the top seed in their tourney; the boys are the third or possibly second seed. We are unable to get in brackets, as they were not yet finalized. We, of course, will announce when each team plays on KNDK 1080 and 95.7 and also put the brackets up on our KNDK 1080 Facebook page. We wish both teams the best of luck at state.

Track practice begins Feb. 28 Let's leave you this time around by saying that the first allowable practice for track and field across North Dakota is coming up on Feb. 28. While we don't expect many teams to get started right on that day, we can tell you that Jane Hart is going to coach both the boys and girls teams for Langdon-Edmore-Munich this year with several assistants for both sides.

Jeff Manley will be the head coach for Pembina County North with a coach for the North Border part of that coop to be determined. Rich Olson has stepped down as coach of the Cardinals boys track this year. We will have much more on track and spring sports in general in the weeks ahead.

"See ya!" next week!

Cardinals Lose Last Game of Regular Season at GriggsMidkota 43-41

By Jake Kulland

In what turned out to be their last game before the postseason, the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals played in Binford versus Griggs-Midkota on Feb. 15. The Cards played hard but lost 43-41, putting their record at 6-12 overall. The Cardinals were supposed to play at Rugby on Feb. 19, but blizzard like conditions and very poor visibility forced the game to be cancelled and will not be made up. So that puts Langdon-Edmore-Munich's next game in the postseason where they will host the final 2022 District 8 Boys Basketball Tournament to be held Feb. 25-28. The Cards are the fifth seed in the tourney and will play in the first round on Feb. 26 at 6:00 p.m.

In their game in the Binford gym, which is affectionately known as "The Quonset", the Cards got off to a good start by building a 27-22 lead at halftime. The problem the Cards have had pop up at times all season happened again, as they had trouble getting shots to fall in the second half, scoring just 14 points. Still, Langdon-Edmore-Munich got a lead at 41-40 late in the fourth quarter on a free throw

by Carter Tetrault before things did not go their way in the final seconds.

G-M got to the free throw line to tie the game, had an offensive rebound of the second miss, then put down two

more free tosses to win the game as a 3-pointer by Rayce Worley just missed at the final buzzer.

Worley had 12 points and Markus Kingzett 10 to lead the Cards, and they both finished with eight rebounds.

The Cardinals shot just 29.8 percent for the game, but they did make 10 of 12 free throws. Jaxon Gronneberg had 13 points and Logan Topp 11 for Griggs-Midkota.

BOX SCORE GRIGGS-MIDKOTA 43, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 41 LEM -12 15 8 6 -- 41 GM -12 10 14 7 -- 43 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Rayce Worley 12, Markus Kingzett 10, Tucker Welsh 8, Carter Tetrault 7, Jack Romfo 4 Griggs-Midkota -- Jaxon Gronneberg 13, Logan Topp 11, Carter Spitzer 9, Brady Haugen 5, James Woodstead 3, Ashton Smith 2 Rebounds -- LEM: 29 (Worley, Kingzett 8); GM: 26 (Topp 6) Assists -- LEM: 10 (Tetrault 3); GM: 11 Steals -- LEM: 2; GM: 4 Turnovers -- LEM: 12; GM: 13 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 14/47 (29.8%); GM: 17/43 (39.5%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 10/12 (83.3%); GM: 5/6 (83.3%)

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FOR FULL WRESTLING RESULTS, submitted by Pembi-

Carmyn LeTexier had a great first year wrestling, taking 3rd place at the state meet.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Gracie Stremick eyes the referee as she scores a pin fall and took home 3rd place at state.

Photo by Larry Stokke

Pembina County North

Brock Freer, wrestling at the state wrestling meet. Photo by Larry Stokke.

S T A T E WRESTLING

na County North coach Mitch Greenwood, visit our website theborderlandpress. com.

Ashtyn Vaughn in action at the state wrestling tournament on Feb. 17 in Fargo.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Marlie Stremick pins her opponent on her way to a 4th place finish at the state tournament.

Photo by Larry Stokke

Dannika Bennett wrestled her way to 4th place at the State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 17 in Fargo. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Eagles: Boys Basketball Eagles Knock Out Three More Wins, Including Beating H-CV Impressively 62-41

By Jake Kulland

The North Border Eagles boys basketball team had a busy week as they come down to the final games of their regular season schedule. They played and won two games in Walhalla, beating Hatton-Northwood 59-42 on Feb. 15 and running away from Hillsboro-Central Valley 62-41 on Feb. 17. The seventh ranked Eagles then played the eighth ranked LaMoure-Litchville-Marion at LaMoure on Feb. 19. After the three victories, North Border now has a record of 17-1. They play the last two games before the Region 2 Tournament at Cavalier on Feb. 25 then at home in Walhalla versus second ranked Central Cass the afternoon of Feb. 26. Here is a recap of their last three games: North Border 59, Hatton-Northwood 42 The Eagles would get a great start in this game; they blew out to a 22-8 lead after the first quarter behind 10 points from Ayden Stainbrook and extended that to 26-9 in the second quarter. From there the game turned rather ugly. The Thunder clawed their way back to get within single digits a couple of times in the second half, but the Eagles got seven big points in the fourth quarter from TJ Cosley to win by 17.

There were 43 free throws shot in the game with North Border having 31 attempts including 17 alone by Jaxon Johnson. He led the team in scoring and had a double-double with 15 rebounds to go with it. Stainbrook finished with 15 points, and Cosley had 10 with six assists. Thunder center Kelby Azure led all scorers with 26 points, and he also pulled down 10 boards. There were 37 total turnovers in the game with the Eagles committing 17.

BOX SCORE NORTH BORDER 59, HATTON-NORTHWOOD 42 HN -- 8 16 8 10 -- 42 NB -- 22 17 6 14 -- 59 North Border -- Jaxon Johnson 17, Ayden Stainbrook 15, TJ Cosley 10, Kyler Moore 6, Grant Cosley 4, Logan Peterson 2, Grayson Ohman 1 Hatton-Northwood -- Kelby Azure 26, Derek Carpenter 9, Levi Jorgenson 4, Kaleb Braun 2, Riley Oxton 2

unique in the fact that there was just one free throw shot the entire game one attempt by Jaxon Johnson in the third quarter. The Eagles put on a 3-point party in this contest by hitting four in the first quarter on their way to 12 (!!) for the night. After battling H-CV 26-23 at the half, led by Ayden Stainbrook's 11 points, the Eagles would take flight in the third quarter.

North Border freshman Grant Cosley, who got to start in the game due to se-

ley 15 for North Border, and they won the game despite being outrebounded 30-19. Jaxon Johnson had nine assists for the Eagles; he and Stainbrook worked the high-low post game to near perfection. Gannon Limke had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds for H-CV. BOX SCORE NORTH BORDER 62, HILLSBORO-CV 41 North Border -- Grant Cosley 18,

Field goal percentage -- NB: 25/49 (51%); HCV: 19/50 (38%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 0/1 (0&); HCV: 0/0 North Border 68, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 56 North Border added their game with Loboes late in the season. Both teams had lost a game due to weather, and the timing worked out perfectly. The contest itself would be a battle from start to finish. The Eagles led 38-32 at the half and just kept hitting more shots down the stretch to win.

North Border hit eight 3-pointers on the day, led by Ayden Stainbrook with four, and shot 51 percent overall. Stainbrook had 25 points and TJ Cosley 22 for the Eagles, while Jaxon Johnson had 12 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. LLM was led by Corban Potts and Max Musland with 18 points apiece.

Jaxen Johnson drives to the net drops in a bucket and 1 for a 3 point play and finished with 17 points in the Eagles win over Hatton-Northwood. Photo by Larry Stokke

TJ Cosley with a finger tip roll in for 2 of his 10 points in the Eagles win over the H -N Thunder Photo by Larry Stokke.

Grayson Ohmann drives to the basket and is fouled by the Thunder's Levi Jorgenson. Photo

by Larry Stokke

Rebounds -- NB: 35 (Johnson 15, Stainbrook 5); HN: 31 (Azure 10) Assists -- NB: 10 (TJ Cosley 6); HN: Steals -- NB: 12; HN: 10 Turnovers -- NB: 17; HN: 20 Field goal percentage -- NB: 17/50 (34.0); HN: 16/51 (31.4%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 19/31 (61.3%); HN: 9/12 (75.0%)

nior Logan Peterson feeling under the weather, was white hot from the field in the second half, scoring 15 of his 18 points with four 3-pointers. Stainbrook, TJ Cosley, Kyler Moore, and Grayson Ohman all dialed in shots from long distance in the win.

Ayden Stainbrook 17, TJ Cosley 15, Jaxon Johnson 6, Kyler Moore 3, Grayson Ohman 3 Hillsboro-Central Valley -- Gannon Limke 19, Jacob Brandt, Caden Waterworth 6, Alec Magnusson 4, Alex Cotton 2 Rebounds -- NB: 19 (Stainbrook 5); HCV: 31 (Limke 10) Assists -- NB: 21 (Johnson 9); HCV: 13 Steals -- NB: 10 (TJ Cosley 4); HCV: 4 Turnovers -- NB: 10; HCV: 17

North Border 62, Hillsboro-Central Valley 41 The game with the Burros would be

Just as impressive was the Eagles' defense in the game; they held the Burros to just six points in the third quarter and 38 percent shooting.

Stainbrook had 17 points and TJ Cos-

BOX SCORE NORTH BORDER 68, LAMOURE-L-M 56 NB -19 19 11 19 -- 68 LLM -17 15 11 13 -- 56 North Border -- Ayden Stainbrook 25, TJ Cosley 22, Jaxon Johnson 12, Kyler Moore 6, Grant Cosley 3 LaMoure-Litchville-Marion -- Corban Potts 18, Max Musland 18, Colton Ness 8, Landon Piehl 4, Charlie Bowman 3, Tate Mart 3, Anthony Hanson 2 Rebounds -- NB: 25 (Johnson 8); LLM: 36 (Bowman 12, Ness 10) Assists -- NB: 9; LLM: 9 Steals -- NB: 11 (Johnson 5); LLM: 7 Turnovers -- NB: 11; LLM: 19 Field goal percentage -- NB: 26/51 (51%); LLM: 22/56 (39.3& Free throw percentage -- NB: 8/16 (50%); LLM: 5/6 (83.3%)

Eagles: Girls Basketball NB Girls Lose Region 2 Play-In Game to Larimore 52-43, End Season at 8-14

By Jake Kulland

Jack Frost raised his ugly head again when the North Border Eagles were to host the Larimore Polar Bears on Feb. 18 in Pembina for a play-in game to the Region 2 Girls Basketball Tournament to be held in Grand Forks Feb. 21-24. One of the seemingly endless blizzard warnings this winter pushed the game back a day to Feb. 19. The Eagles played a solid first half, but Larimore came back to win the game 52-43. The loss ends North Border girls basketball season with a record of 8-14. The good news is that despite the loss, the Eagles don't lose anyone for next year - all of their players are

underclassmen. North Border also lost their last regular season game of the year at home in Walhalla to Grafton 60-27 on Feb. 14. They held their own in the first quarter only to see the Spoilers massive height advantage get the better of them.

In their play-in game with the Polar Bears, the Eagles got home court advantage by finishing eighth in Region 2 with Larimore ninth. North Border had beaten the Polar Bears in Larimore back on Jan. 27 46-37. This game would be close in the first half.

Junior Kiera Helland had nine points

in the first half, all in the second quarter, and sophomore Taelyn Dunningan had eight to power the Eagles to a 2118 halftime lead.

The difference in the game would come in the third quarter when Larimore exploded for 21 points and took a 39-32 lead into the fourth. Larimore missed six free throws in the fourth quarter, but Beth Holter went 6 for 6 from the stripe down the stretch and had two key 3-pointers to help win the game.

Holter had a game high 26 for the Polar Bears with Willo Morten putting in 15. Dunnigan was the only Eagle in

double figures with 12 points. Keira Moore had two 3-pointers and nine rebounds, and Addi Brown had seven points, four assists, and three steals.

North Border had more 3-pointers than 2's, at 7-6, and they had another great day at the free throw line, making 10 of 13 free shots.

BOX SCORE LARIMORE 52, NORTH BORDER 43 L -- 4 14 21 13 -- 52 NB -- 7 14 11 11 -- 43 North Border -- Taelyn Dunnigan 12, Kierra Helland 9, Addi Brown 7, Lau-

ren Carrier 7, Keira Moore 6, Jenna Fraser 2 Larimore -- Beth Holter 26, Willo Morten 15, Mercedes Halvorson 6, Addi Dietzler 3, Carly Pietron 2 Rebounds -- NB: 27 (Moore 9, Dunnigan 5); L: 29 Assists -- NB: 12 (Brown 4, Dunnigan 3) Steals -- NB: 5 (Brown 3) Turnovers -- NB: 15; L: 10 Field goal percentage -- NB: 13/38 (34.2%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 10/13 (76.9%)

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Boys & Girls Hockey Blades Junior Gold Team Gets Fourth Straight Win Over Blades Girls Get Remarkable 18th Win of Season by Beating Northwood 8-1 Forest gets hat trick and scores 30th goal of season in win Northwood 10-3 Regner scores five goals, Romfo gets four assists in new line change

By Jake Kulland Langdon Blades junior gold hockey coach Nic Roy said recently that he's been changing lines on his team all season, trying to find the right combination. The latest concoction has been to put his two top scorers, Brady Regner and Mason Romfo, on

Brady Regner had the first 3 goals of the game for a hat trick and finished the game as Player of the Game with 5 goals and an assist.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

of 8-4-1.

the same line. That has paid huge dividends; the Blades have now won four games in a row after defeating Northwood at home 10-3 on Feb. 19. The Blades were also supposed to host Grand Forks on Feb. 20, but a blizzard warning forced that game to be postponed until Feb. 27 at 3:00 p.m. After that makeup contest, Langdon will get ready to participate in the 2022 State Junior Gold Hockey Tournament to be held in Crosby on March 3-5. They were tied for second place in the standings with a record

The Langdon Blades girls hockey team played their last weekend of the regular season with a home game ver-

Against Northwood, the Blades had six goals in the contest with Alexa Schneider and Gracie Witzel putting

McKenna Schneider scored herself to start the third period, which was later followed by lamp lighters by Arianna

Catelyn Goodman attacks the North Star’s net Feb. 19th in the Blades 8-1 win.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Alexa Schneider scores with an assist from Mya Hoffman in the 8-1 win over Northwood. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Abby Forest sneaks the puck past Northwood’s goalie in the Lady Blades win over Northwood. Photo by Larry Stokke.

sus Northwood on Feb. 19. They were also supposed to have another game at Dakota Spirit Arena against Minot, but not one - but two blizzard warnings postponed that game twice. As of press time, it was doubtful to be made up. If it doesn't get rescheduled, the Blades beat Northwood to bring their regular season league record to 18-2 on the year, which again clinches the top seed in the 19U Tournament to be held in Bismarck on March 4-6.

pucks in the net in the first period and Mya Hoffman and McKenzie Regner getting assists on the Schneider goal. In the second period, it was all Abby Forest; she got a hat trick with three goals all in the second frame.

This now gives Forest 30 goals on the season in 20 games, and she leads the league in that category. McKenna Schneider assisted on two of Forest's scores.

Haraseth and Regner to round out the scoring. Alexa Schneider assisted on all three third period goals to get a playmaker.

The Blades opened up their game with Northwood by scoring the first four goals. Regner had a hat trick within the first 11 minutes of the game, all three on assists from Romfo, who

Brody Steinmetz catches the goalie out of the net and sends the puck right thru the middle of the net. Photo by Larry Stokke.

would score a goal himself shortly thereafter. After Northwood got their first goal, Brody Steinmetz scored just before the end of the first period, assisted by Rudy Moser, to give Langdon a 5-1 lead.

Dawson Hein makes a save in the Jr. Gold’s win over Northwood. Photo by Larry Stokke.

By Jake Kulland

Jaelyn Buckman had 13 saves for the Blades, who outshot Northwood 3014 for the game.

Parker Rime got the Blades in the net again to start the second, assisted by Moser and Kadyn Hein, before Regner got into the scoring act with two more lamplighters to give him five for the game. Romfo got his fourth assist of the night to get a playmaker, while Rime and Ryan Henderson got assists on the second. The other two goals for the Blades came from Alex Gellner, who has added another physical presence after he came back from a shoulder injury in early February.

After the game, Regner and Romfo are now tied for the league with 26 goals apiece, while Romfo has the most assists with 24. Langdon goalie Dawson Hein was solid in net with 21 saves. The Blades outshot Northwood 35-24.

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Langdon Blades took second place in the B1 Division of the Squirt International Hockey Tournament held in Fargo Feb. 11-13. Submitted photo.

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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.

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, Langdon, ND.

Schill Construction of Langdon is seeking to fill a full-time, year-around experienced construction position with room for advancement. Drivers license, good communication skills, critical thinker, time and budget management and team builder are required. Pay and benefits depending on experience. For more info, call Lance 305-0464.

2 bedroom ranch Northwest of Langdon, ND. Contact Diane 701-4309895

Mikkelsen Bros. Const. Is looking to hire a class A or B CDL truck driver and an equipment operator for the upcoming work season. Full or part time positions available. Please contact Chris at 701-370-0888 with any questions.

Help wanted on a farm for 2022 season starting April 1st. Experience would be helpful. Contact James Boehmer in Edmore. 701-351-2417.

Obituaries

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Alex Earl Hamilton. 83, passed on February 17, 2022, from an unexpected illness. He was surrounded with love from family.

Alex (Al) Earl Hamilton

Devoted Husband, Father and Brother

Alex was born on December 14, 1939, in Langdon ND, to Earl and Doreen Hamilton. He attended Hannah High School and graduated in 1958.

He was very active in basketball, using snowshoes and walking across snowbanks to participate in games.

Alex joined the Air Force shortly after graduation and retired in 1984. Alex's career took him to Texas for basic training, New York, Viet Nam, Alaska and North Dakota. Alex retired from the military in 1984 and moved to Deer River, Minnesota.

Al married Annabelle (Ann) Dunahoe on October 2, 1970. They were lifelong companions and best friends, living between North Dakota and Alaska during his military career. Al and Ann were foster parents for many children during his retirement years.

Al and Ann's home was filled with love for family members and friends. Al returned to college, receiving his BSN with honors. He started a greenhouse business, planting and selling over 4000 flower and vegetable plants every year. His beautiful plants were purchased by garden enthusiasts and businesses near and far.

Alex is survived by his wife, Annabelle; his daughter, Lori (Rick); his sons: Joe

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(Jennifer) and Bud (Ruth); sister Edith; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews and many friends.

He is preceded in death by Earl and Doreen Hamilton (father and mother) and Ray Hamilton (brother).

Cremation Society of Minnesota oversees arrangements. Final resting place will be Hannah Cemetery at Hannah, ND, in July of 2022.

Public Notices

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NOTICE OF FILING Langdon City Commission Regular Meeting Minutes February 14, 2022, at 6:00 p.m DEADLINE FOR Members present Jerry Nowatzki, look it over.

• 59383 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS PEMBINA COUNTY Lawrence Henry, Darin Kaercher, and Auditors Report: STATE BANK | 3019.21 • 59384 | Susan Fay Crockett. Also, present GERRELLS SPORTS CENTER | 48.00 OFFICES Greg Fetsch, and Shane Galagher, Unfinished Business: • 59385 | J.P. COOKE COMPANY | The deadline for filing a petition to have your name appear on the June 14, 2022 Primary ballot is Monday, April 11, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Offices that will appear on the county ballot include: County Commissioner for District #1 – 4 year term County Commissioner for District #3 – 4 year term County Commissioner for District #5 – 4 year term Auditor/Treasurer – 4 year term Clerk/Recorder – 4 year term State’s Attorney – 4 year term Sheriff – 4 year term These offices are currently held by Andrew Cull – District #1 Commissioner, David Moquist - District #3 Commissioner, Nick Rutherford – District #5 Commissioner, Linda Schlittenhard – Auditor/Treasurer, Melissa Morden – Clerk/Recorder, Rebecca Flanders – State’s Attorney, and Terry Meidinger - Sheriff.

Any Pembina County resident wishing to have his/her name on the ballot can pick up a Petition packet at the County Auditor’s Office.

For further information please call 701-265-4231.

Tom Beauchamp, Jason Busse, Shanda Christianson, Quentin Wenzel – City Attorney, and Jenny Vikan.

J. Nowatzki called the meeting to order and led everyone into the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes: Change to meeting minutes regarding Parcel #60900000. L. Henry made the motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on January 10th after changes are made seconded by S. Crockett. Motion carries.

Additions to Agenda: Correspondence: Department Reports: Street: L. Henry reported that street has been busy with moving and hauling snow.

Fire Department: Water and Sewer Department: J. Busse reported that there has been 4 water breaks this year. Jason has some training this month.

Sanitation Department: T. Beauchamp reported that he had sent reports to the State Health Department.

T. Beauchamp will be renewing his pesticide license shortly. D. Kaercher reported that they are looking into blocking the emissions on the newer garbage truck because it’s been to Grand Forks for repairs a few times this year.

Activity Center: Police Department: Greg Fetsch discussed year-end report. He discussed that the jail has been and will remain closed as of last Friday February 11, 2022. Inmates will be transported to different jails around the area. They will be getting another officer and a vehicle to help with the changes. New contract was discussed and will have another meeting later to discuss the budget once the Auditor is able to

New Business: New housing incentive for Scott and Patricia Stewart was approved by S. Crockett and seconded by L. Henry.

Motion Carries.

Snow removal by property ownersthis was tabled until later date when able to look at ordinance.

Snow removal at stop sign of 8th St and 9th St and Highway 5- this has been taken care of.

Lots by Chuck Downs’ Shop- tabled until another date.

Paul Peterson Lot- Q. Wenzel is checking on easements for the property.

Property will need to be surveyed and room for negotiation with Paul will be considered due to property being surveyed. This was tabled until a later date.

Building Permits: #5245 Brice Mikkelsen, #5246 Naeem Kalwar – L. Henry made to motion to approve all building permits, seconded by S. Crockett. Motion carries.

•99402 | ND STATE TAX COMMISSIONER | 1037.72 • 99401 PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 250.22 • 59377 | BUSINESS METHODS | 233.00 • 59378 | ARAMARK | 172.70 • 59379 | C & M MARKETING | 50.00 • 59380 | CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER | 19774.25 • 59381 | CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP. | 332.61 • 59382 | COLOR ME HEALTHY RUN/WALK | 1500.00

71.55 • 59386 | JERRY RATZLAFF | 500.00 • 59387 | JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL | 327.10 • 59388 | MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES | 3113.52 • 59391 | MOONLIGHTERS SNOWMOBILE & OHV CLU | 3000.00 • 59392 | NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | 32.00 • 59393 | NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER | 15411.68 • 59394 | QUENTIN BRUCE WENZEL, PC | 1350.00 • 59395 | SAMSON ELECTRIC | 580.72 • 59396 | UNITED COMMUNICATIONS | 1166.21 • 59397 | WASTE MANAGEMENT CORPORATE SERVIC | 13045.59 • 59398 | CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP. | 188.24 • 59399 | QUALITY SPECIALTY PRODUCTS & PRIN | 405.00 • 59419 | ARAMARK | 172.70 • 59420 | BK TOWING & REPAIR | 1750.00 • 59421 | CARQUEST OF LANGDON | 420.82 • 59422 | CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER | 19774.25 • 59423 | CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP. | 330.43 • 59424 | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 7600.00 • 59425 | CHELSEA & KEVIN GRABER | 500.00 • 59426 | CHELSEA GRABER | 48.62 • 59427 | DAHL TRUCKING PLUS | 267.96 • 59428 | DAVID A. FOLMER | 4500.00 • 59429 | EAGLES | 1694. • 59430 | FARMER'S UNION OIL CO. | 5608.98 • 59431 | FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK | 3019.21 • 59432 | FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516 | 3722.72 • 59433 FINEST AUTO BODY AND GLASS | 278.33 • 59434 | GER-

RELLS SPORTS CENTER | 17226.90 • 59435 | HIWAY LAUNDRY | 99.90 • 59436 | HOFFARTH STEAM CLEAN AND DETAILIN | 375.00 • 59437 | LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT | 183.00 • 59440 | LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL | 516.46 • 59441 | MAR-KIT LANDFILL | 3047.50 • 59442 | MIDCONTINENT COMMUNICATIONS | 273.04 • 59443 | MOORE ENGINEERING, INC | 1398.68 • 59444 NIHCA | 399.00 | • 59445 | ONE-CALL CONCEPTS, INC. | 8.35 • 59446 | OTTERTAIL POWER CO. | 6547.72 • 59447 | POWERPLAN | 276.88 • 59448 | QUENTIN BRUCE WENZEL, PC | 1350.00 • 59449 | RDO TRUCK CENTERS | 1172.67 • 59450 | RICHARD'S WELDING, INC. | 2168.00 • 59451 | SCHROEDER FURNITURE | 129.00 • 59452 T. R. WAIND INSURANCE & REALTY | 19664.45 • 59453 | THE WALSH COUNTY RECORD | 44.40 • 59455 | THOMAS BEAUCHAMP | 39.57 • 59456 | VERIZON WIRELESS | 324.15 • 59457 | WASTE MANAGEMENT CORPORATE SERVIC | 13045.59 8 2 8 4 9 - 8 2 87 8 / 5 9 3 4 0 59376 Payroll and Liab. 61549.97 59400-59419 Payroll and Liab.

14589.70 Review and Approval of Bills: after some changes were made L. Henry made motion to approve all bills seconded by D. Kaercher. Motion Carries.

Adjourn: With no other business J. Nowatzki moved to adjourn the meeting.

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cont’d. from page 1 - Langdon 4th Grader Highlighted in Governor’s Speech Maxum got to visit with Governor Burgum and told him he got that detail wrong in his speech.

“He laughed and said, ‘good, I thought you went over to the dark side’,” Maxum said of the governor, who happens to be an avid skier as well.

The address hosted many notable North Dakota figures, including the First Lady, the governor’s sister, former Governor Ed Schaefer, and many

military service members and leaders, many of whom approached Max and his parents to thank him for what he is doing.

While Maxum’s first lemonade stand raised $3,000 for Frost Fire Park, he has also held other events, including a haunted house to raise funds. So far, he has raised $26,000 for Frost Fire Park, his home ski hill.

“He’s a determined little boy who doesn’t really like to take no for an The complete State of the State adanswer and I guess that’s working dress can be heard at myborderland. out for him,” Brittanie said. “Now com. his wheels are really turning for next year.”

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