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Friday, July 14, 2023

Volume 2, Number 27

Master development plan aims to give Frost Fire Park a ‘jump start’

In this Issue:

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

Frost Fire has faced setbacks in the past year, leaving uncertainty for the park’s future. The collapse of the amphitheater will mean the loss of thousands of dollars in annual revenue for summer performancRoger Brooks, founder of Destination Development Association, leads a public es for one, meeting in Langdon on Monday, July 10 and outlines proposed plans for Frost maybe two Fire Park.

The Pembina Gorge Foundation, seasons. Brooks said the theater is the which owns and operates Frost Fire largest income generator for the park.

Park, has partnered with the cities Frost Fire was also unable to provide of Walhalla, Langdon, and Cavalier skiing this past winter due to a delay to develop a regional master devel- in upgrades to the snowmaking infraopment plan for Frost Fire Park. The structure. goal is to create a long-term vision that focuses on the park becoming a No matter what happens at Frost Fire, magnetic attraction in order to draw it will take investment, and Brooks said visitors to the area and create long- it will take unique ideas to differentiate term sustainability. itself from other places.

Ag: Field Day set for NDSU Langdon Research Center, Pg. A3

Community: “Art in Unexpected Places” exhibit opens, Pg. A6

The foundation selected Roger Brooks, founder of Destination Development Association, to lead the planning. For two weeks, Brooks has met with community groups, landowners, potential donors, support services, and North Dakota Parks and Recreation as part of a feasibility analysis on the potential further development of Frost Fire Park as a key attractor for visitors to the region, as well as a quality of life amenity. The planning project was awarded funds from the North Dakota Department of Commerce EDA Placemaking Grant as one of six projects across the state.

Entertainment: Rendezvous Region Music Fest to hold 28th annual event, Pg. B1

Cavalier County names new chief deputy of Walhalla. While working for Walhalla, he spent three years as a member of the Northeast Region Special Response team, which served Pembina County, Walsh County, and Cavalier County. While working for Walhalla, he was appointed to the position of chief by Mayor Belanus.

After spending seven years working for Walhalla, Wright started with the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office in October of 2022.

Cavalier County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Wright has taken over the position of chief deputy.

Wright began his law enforcement career in August of 2015 for the City

“It has already been a pleasure working and living in this community. I am excited to take on this new role as chief deputy and serve this great county to the best of my ability,” Wright told the Borderland Press.

Shane Gallagher held the position of chief deputy until July 1 when he became Cavalier County Sheriff after Greg Fetsch’s retirement.

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In a series of public meetings this week, Brooks outlined future possibilities for Frost Fire Park and wanted to see if Langdon, Walhalla, and Cavalier would support the ideas by welcoming new residents and supporting the development of housing in their cities.

Brooks presented a public meeting in Langdon to about 14 community members and later the same day spoke to the Langdon City Commission. Brooks discussed four possible options for Frost Fire’s future, which included giving it away to another public entity, making it into a performing arts school that would still have skiing and downhill mountain biking, leasing it to the private sector for development, or going all in with lodging and amenities, which ins for guests was the bulk of his presentation.

•12 platform glamping spots with domes, tents, and yurts Brooks said one of Frost Fire Park’s big- •A main lodge, where the current thegest hurdles is lack of lodging, “Every ater sits, that would include 80 rooms single ski resort area makes money off and 10,000 square footage of meetlodging – that’s where the big money ing space maker is.”

•Staff housing with 36 rooms - 18 studio apartments and 18 one-bedAccording to Brooks’ math on his pro- room apartments – summer workers, posed lodging plan, which could host theater workers would have a place to 166 guests and includes small cabins, stay medium sized cabins, glamping op- •A new theater close to the main tions, and an 80-room hotel, lodging entrance and parking to remain ADA could bring in $2.5 million per year. compliant. It would include seating for •500, dressing rooms, green room Brooks stressed that his presentation •Prop shop for the theater is conceptual and in the beginning •Grounds shop stages.

•Paver patio around the existing lodge for hang out spots, tables, and “These are all just wild ideas right now,” giant yard games he told city commissioners in Langdon •Rental fleet of golf carts for use on on Monday night. the property and ATVs for use in the Pembina Gorge Brooks ideas included building: •31 small cabins and three larger cab-

Getting on the map In his presentation, Brooks asked, “What do you have that I can’t get closer to home? How do we get people’s attention? What is going to put Frost Fire on the map?”

Brooks presented a few ideas for attractions.

Idea One - Zorbing - this is the recreation of rolling downhill inside an orb, typically made of transparent plastic. It was created in New Zealand in 1994 and has expanded, but only four places in the United States currently offer it. The gentle banks required for a zorbing course could easily be used for snow tubing in the winter months, according to Brooks.

“The slope at Frost Fire is absolutely perfect. If there’s one thing that could put Frost Fire on the map, it’s zorbing,” he said. cont’d. on page A10

Plans to develop city plaza in Munich are moving forward

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

The city of Munich plans to have a city plaza in just a month, thanks to efforts by community members. The city plaza will be located on Main Street with land donated by Delwyn and Maria Hoffman. For locals who know landmarks, the meat locker used to be located on the land, but the building has been gone for about ten years.

The Hoffmans told Matt Mitzel, “If you can do something with it, do something with it,” and they donated it to the city.

Mitzel is a city councilman and also a columnist for this newspaper.

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“With these small towns, if you’re not improving it, you’re losing it. You need to find ways to make it better,” Mitzel said. “There’s not a slow second around here.”

The 80 x 60 foot paver-based plaza will have picnic tables and places for people to hang out and visit over the lunch hour. Mitzel is excited it’s right on Main Street. A building is planned for the plaza that will store the picnic tables and collapsible stage and serve as a warming house in the winter as there are plans for the plaza to become an outdoor ice skating

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the area.

“To do something like this - the hardest part is the funding,” Mitzel said. “We’ve been working on it for six months, and now we have enough funding.”

“When people see someone’s name, it brings up stories and memories about them. I am sick of hearing those types of stories only when we gather around headstones,” Mitzel said. “I want this to be a positive place and something we all can enjoy, and I want to hear those stories about people while they’re still here.”

Paver bricks will be delivered this week, and Mitzel has a trip planned to take dozens of them off to be engraved with names of people who paid to sponsor the bricks.

Mitzel’s vision for having names on the bricks is not only to help pay for the project but to keep stories alive in

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The warming house will be called “The Hoffman House.” The name of the plaza is getting auctioned off with sealed bids currently in process.

The winner will have their name on a beautiful iron sign that will be installed as soon as the pavers are installed.

Name rights for the plaza will be determined within the next week.

“It’s just a central location where you can go out and visit during the daytime. All the events we do - Rib Fest and Oktoberfest and street dances - will now finally have an area where people can be together.”

Mitzel said the “grassy knoll” of the plaza is the perfect spot for the town’s Christmas tree.

“Every city plaza needs a grassy knoll,” he said.

The goal is to have the town plaza ready to go for Munich, North Dakota’s, first ever Oktoberfest celebration being planned for Friday, Aug. 11. Munich is also planning its second Rib Fest event for Thursday, July 20.

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North Dakota Game and Fish say anglers should keep fish caught in deep water North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel encourage anglers to keep fish caught from depths of more than 25 feet rather than practice catch-andrelease.

Scott Gangl, Game and Fish fisheries management section leader, said with the exceptional fish bite at Lake Sakakawea this summer, anglers should know fish reeled in from this depth will likely die if released.

“As water warms during summer, fish tend to move to deeper, cooler water,” Gangl said. “This is particularly true for walleye in the big lake where they follow their primary forage of rainbow smelt to deeper depths as summer progresses. Now fish are being caught at depths where barotrauma is a

concern.”

Change in water pressure will cause the swim bladder to expand, which means fish can no longer control balance. In addition, he said other internal injuries are likely, such as ruptured blood vessels or damaged internal organs. Because of these other internal injuries, biologists discourage fizzing, the practice of deflating the swim bladder.

Barotrauma can happen in any deep water body such as Devils Lake, Lake Oahe and Lake Sakakawea, but it is especially noteworthy for this time of year in the big lake.

Prior to fishing at least 25 feet deep, anglers should make the decision to keep what they catch.

Cavalier County Sheriff seeks community support for K9 addition

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

During budget presentations at the Cavalier County Commission on Tuesday, July 11, Sheriff Shane Gallagher told commissioners he’s exploring adding a K9 to the department again.

The last time the department had a K9 was in 2019. The previous K9 only handled narcotics detection. Gallagher is seeking a K9 that would do narcotics detection, human tracking, and evidence tracking.

“I’m not a big fan of doing bite dogs, and that’s where a lot of the training is going, but we found a company out of Canada that is training and has good dogs. We could use the canine for drugs and tracking, and it would be good for public relations,” Gallagher said. “I think it would be a really good asset for us to have.”

Since the K9 would have tracking training and could aid in searching for people, Gallagher asked if Search and Rescue would be interested in pitching in for the cost in order to use the canine as well.

The cost for the canine is $10,500 and would be ready in the fall.

The last time the department had a K9, the Langdon Hardware Store provided the food, and Gallagher said they’re willing to partner again. Fundraising may also be done around town to support the K9, and the sheriff hopes the community and other local businesses will support the K9 this time around. supporting it last time,” said David Zeis, county commissioner and former sheriff in Cavalier County.

Gallagher reported the department just found the dog in the last couple days and said there is a deputy on staff who could handle the K9.

If you’re interested in providing financial support for this addition to the sheriff’s department, reach out to Sheriff Gallagher at shanegallagher@ nd.gov.

General.

Garcia was convicted of Corruption of a Minor (NDCC 12.1-20-05(1)) in Sept. 2022. According to a news release, when Garcia was 18 years old, he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old minor female and possessed explicit photos of the female saved from a social media app.

Garcia is not wanted by law enforcement at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

Austin Victor Garcia's address is 120 2nd Ave E., Wales, N.D. Garcia has been assigned a high-risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee, Office of the Attorney

News Briefs

From The Borderland News Center Fargo Marathon director killed in bicycle crash Fargo officials say the director of the Fargo Marathon died over the weekend. Early reports say Mark Knutson, 53, was riding on his bicycle early Sunday morning, July 9, when he crashed into a pickup truck being driven by another Fargo man, Jacob Grabowski, 42. Knutson was life-flighted to Sanford Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Charges have not been filed against Grabowski and investigations continue.

Weekly gas prices According to GasBuddy.com, within the last week the average price at the pump in North Dakota has decreased to $3.44 per gallon, sitting just under the national average of $3.50 per gallon. Around this time last year, the price at the pump was about $1.12 higher.

The latest on Gov. Doug Burgum’s presidential run On Sunday, July 9, Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND) was interviewed by “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd. During the interview, Burgum said he doesn’t plan to work with former president and frontrunner Donald Trump nor does he plan to become embroiled in social issues. Burgum sits last in the GOP polling.

Sex offender escapes from custody in Grand Forks County According to the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office, it took less than an

hour into his sentence for convicted sex offender Bill Brown Jr., 23, to remove his electronic home monitoring bracelet and escape from custody.

Brown is a moderate sex offender and described as 5’9” and 160 pounds.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office at 701780-8280.

Money designated to reduce crime in Winnipeg On Thursday, July 6, Manitoba officials unveiled their plans to spend $10 million over the next two years to curtail violent crime in downtown Winnipeg.

These funds will be used, among other things, to employ another two dozen officers, improve lighting, and improve surveillance.

Fargo hospital placed on lockdown after shots fired in neighborhood Fargo officials are investigating what is being called a “shootout”, which occurred Thursday night, July 6 outside of Essentia Health and just a few hundred feet from children playing outside of Ed Clapp Elementary. No one was injured in the incident nor have any arrests been announced. The hospital was placed under lockdown as a precaution.

Pay to increase for North Dakota jury duty Jury duty in North Dakota has seen a pay increase. Starting this month, jurors in the state will be paid $50 for a

half-day of service, and $100 for a full day of sitting in the jury box. This pay increase is the second increase seen in North Dakota; the first was back in 2009, which saw jurors get paid $50 for a day’s work.

Study ranks N.D. for alcohol consumption, DUIs A recent study done by QuoteWizard found the Peace Garden State to be the seventh largest state when it comes to alcohol consumption and the highest ranked when it comes to DUIs. N.D. man under investigation for fireworks incident A Kindred, N.D., man is under investigation after allegedly firing off fireworks at an airplane over the Fourth of July weekend. The plane was in the area spraying for mosquitoes when the pilot claims a resident below flashed an obscene gesture at him and fired off the firework towards him. Ultimately, the pilot and the airplane were unaffected in the ordeal, and the alleged suspect had their residence inspected by local officials, but no charges have been announced.

June was hot, hot hot According to the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks, last month was the warmest June on record. Meanwhile, climate stations at the University of North Dakota say it was the second warmest. The year to beat in both instances was June of 1988.

Pembina, Nelson, and Walsh Counties team up on “The community was very good at workforce attraction initiative

Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office issues sex offender notification

The Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office wants to notify Cavalier County residents regarding a new high risk sex offender residing within Cavalier County.

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This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community nor should this information be used to threaten, assault or intimidate the offender.

Attempts to harass, intimidate, or threaten these offenders or their families, landlords or employers will be turned over for prosecution. Garcia is on parole and probation with the N.D. Parole and Probation Office.

“Real. Good. Northeast North Dakota.” campaign launches

By Red River Regional Council

Forecasts for the need of new employees in our rural counties exceeds 1,000 people over the next five years.

This is an opportunity to grow small towns and reverse a decades' long trend of population loss. A group of regional company leaders have come together to be the advisory group to lead a workforce/people attraction initiative.

This initiative includes discovery, branding/logo development, marketing, video, photography and copy services, a marketing strategic plan, and marketing. This $250,000 launch has been supported by the N.D. Dept. of Commerce and Nelson, Walsh, and Pembina County JDAs. AE2S and Role Call are the consultant team on this project. A soft launch of this effort occurred on Tuesday, July

11 with a full launch in August. This brand will be used also in tourism/ destination development and marketing in the region.

nities attract the next generation of entrepreneurs, business champions, and a vibrant workforce. It’s also meant to be a source of pride in the people and things of the area.

This initiative was made possible by the Regional Workforce Impact Program (RWIP); the Red River Regional Council; counties of Nelson, Pembina and Walsh; and several local organizations and businesses. Project consultants AE2S Communications and Role Call - Revolutionary Talent Attraction assisted in development.

The campaign was introduced on Tuesday, July 11 called “Real. Good.

Northeast North Dakota.”

Grand Forks County is covered by the “Grand Forks is Cooler” initiative.

Both initiatives work with the state's “Find the Good Life” initiative.

It was created to help area commu-

AARP Fraud Watch: Timeshare exit scams It’s the Summer holiday season and many of us are out looking for vacation homes, but not everyone is in a buying mood. Across the country thousands of people are looking to get rid of a timeshare property, a process that can be difficult. Enter criminal scammers who set up slick looking, but fraudulent businesses that promise to help desperate families for a fee.

responding to for sale ads or searching property records. They will either offer a guarantee to get someone out of their time share for a fee or claim to have a buyer available and ask for real estate sales fees. Last year the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Wisconsin filed suit against a group of companies who collected $90 million for services they never provided.

Timeshare scams target victims by

Getting out of a time-share can be dif-

ficult but looking for short cuts could cost you much more in the end. Never trust anyone who contacts you unsolicited and offers to make your problems go away for a fee.

Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam. Visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork or call the AARP Fraud Watch Helpline at 1-877-908-3360.

AARP Fraud Watch: Door to Door Sales Scams Summer is officially here which

means door-to-door sales crews are too. But buyer beware because what they’re selling isn’t always legit.

Be cautious anytime a stranger comes knocking, especially if the visitor is trying to sell you goods or services. Be wary of contractors who say they stopped by because they just happened to be in the neighborhood.

They might even offer you a free roof inspection.

One thing to remember is that good contractors are usually too busy to roam around in search of work. And any deal that you can only get if you sign up immediately or pay for in advance – it not a deal at all. Your best bet is to proactively seek out the ser-

vices you need and tell the next person who shows up at your door that you don’t do business that way.

Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam. Visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork or call the AARP Fraud Watch Helpline at 1-877-908-3360.

Agriculture

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NDSU Extension offers training for board management Contact your local NDSU Extension agent for training and resources for your board or organization.

By NDSU Extension

Members of North Dakota State University Extension’s leadership and civic engagement team are ready with training and resources to help the state’s boards and organizations meet their leadership needs.

NDGGA selects new executive director – The North Dakota Grain Growers Association has named Kayla Pulvermacher as its new executive director. Pulvermacher is the CEO for the North Dakota Association of Builders but has extensive experience in agriculture. “I grew up in northwest North Dakota and farming is in my blood,” Pulvermacher told RRFN. “My dad still farms, and both of my brothers farm so getting to advocate on behalf of all the growers in North Dakota is just an honor.”

Pulvermacher previously worked for the Dakota Credit Union Association, Clearwater Communications, and the North Dakota Farmers Union.

“Federal regulations continue to be a huge issue for farmers and for all of the folks that I’ve advocated for since I worked at Farmers Union.”

Pulvermacher succeeds Dan Wogsland, who retired after 19 years at the helm of the NDGGA. Her first day on the job is July 24.

NDSU names interim associate dean – Dr. Carrie Hammer is the interim associate dean for the College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources at North Dakota State University. Hammer has been part of the NDSU faculty for 18 years, serving as the director of the NDSU Equine Science program and as the Extension horse specialist.

White mold warning – When crops bloom, they become sensitive to white mold. Beans are at the cusp of blooming, and NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell says white mold issues are right around the corner. “Environment plays a huge role in white mold development. It really thrives in cool temperatures and moisture.” Overall, the dry bean crop is in good condition. “Recent rains really helped us, so I think dry beans will start blooming fairly quickly.”

Little economic incentive to expand Brazilian production – The recent dynamics in the U.S. soybean market have not had much of an impact on Brazilian planting intentions. “There will be more soybean acres in 2024, but it won’t be a 2 million acre increase like last year,” said Kory Melby, who is a Brazilian ag consultant. “The economics don’t justify that for the year ahead so far.” Melby says the current soybean price in Mato Grosso is $10 per bushel. The new crop corn that is being harvested now is priced at $2.65 per bushel. “Most producers are losing money on corn, and it has been difficult to move the large supply of old crop soybeans. “There’s not a whole lot of economic incentive to keep pushing the envelope.”

Northern Ag Snips

By Bailey Reiser

Time flies when you are having fun!

This summer, mainly June, seems busier than other summers that I remember. The fact that it is already July baffles me. The past three weeks have been filled with scouting, Jr. Master Gardener, horticulture calls, helping with judging for fairs and achievement days, and plenty more. I hope everyone is finding time to relax and enjoy summer.

Last week on June 27, Langdon Research Extension Center hosted a Soil Health Tour. The turnout was great with a mix of farmers, ranchers, extension agents and specialists, graduate students, and industry personnel.

The tour highlighted research trials and demonstration sites practicing unique soil health techniques that are not very common. These techniques included Saline and Sodic Tree/Shrub Trail; Long-term Groundwater Management Tiling Trial; Perennial Salt Tolerant Grass Plots; Barley and Oats Salinity and Sodicity Trial; and a Kernza Grain Trial.

Overall the crops seem to be pulling through our drought/moderately dry period. Cavalier County is split somewhat in half when it comes down to the drought monitor maps. Scattered showers throughout the growing season have stressed some fields. Below is a crop update for our county.

Small Grains: Over the last week, most of the small grain fields are heading out. Some are still in the boot and flag leaf stage, meanwhile some are between early heading and flowering. Stands are still thin in most areas, plants have reduced tillers compared to other years, and low spots are doing better than the higher spots. Fungicide applications have started. Fusarium head blight risk can be assessed using the NDAWN small

grain disease forecasting model. All you have to do is go to NDAWN, click applications, then click wheat and small grain disease forecaster. You then enter the location closest to you and the small grain stage. It will then generate a map/risk chart like the one to the right.

Wheat midge numbers are low in Cavalier County. Only 1-5 insects have been detected since June 16th. Continue to scout for them. Wheat is susceptible to wheat midge infestation during the heading through the early flowering stages (30% flowering). Late spraying after mid-flowering (50% flowering) is NOT recommended since the parasitoids are active then and provide effective natural control of wheat midge eggs and larvae.

Hessian fly has not been detected in the IPM traps yet, but pupa stages have been found in wheat fields in Cavalier County this week. See the picture to the right of the pupa, which looks like a flax seed.

Canola: Over the weekend, the canola seemed to bolt and flower overnight. There are a lot of fields in the rosette stage and early bolting stages yet. Canola that has been scouted has appeared healthy. Diamondback moth remains low in our county.

Corn: The corn has loved the heat and the rains that it has received.

Overall, the fields in the county look good besides some early stress.

Peas: Some fields have started to flower, and some are close to flowering. Based on which fields caught the rain and how they handled the heat a few weeks ago, some have increased in height, and some have not. Pea fields overall look full but have a few bare spots from what I have seen.

Soybeans: Soybeans are between V4 and flowering, and some later planted fields are still in vegetative stages.

Some of the fields that received moisture over the last few weeks had filled in canopies.

Sunflowers: This year’s crop looks fantastic. Sunflower fields throughout the county are growing fast and have shown limited stress. Sunflower moth remains at 0 in Cavalier County based off of the IMP trapping data.

“The opportunity to serve in a leadership role in North Dakota is readily available, and the need for leaders is great,” says Jodi Bruns, NDSU Extension leadership and civic engagement specialist.

A study from the University of Minnesota Extension shows that North Dakota has the highest demand for governmental leaders in the country.

On the nonprofit side, one out of every 19 citizens in the state would need to serve on a board to meet the need for nonprofit leadership.

ing board members.

Those already serving may also struggle to understand the mission of the organization or the expectations of their role. In other cases, board members may be frustrated by inefficient meetings.

NDSU Extension specialists offer these tips for boards and organizations to recruit and engage board members: •Ensure that you have a clear organizational mission.

•Provide board members with a position description.

•Consider the board’s public image.

People want to work for a winning team.

•Assess your constitution or bylaws.

Evaluate the organizational mission and ensure it addresses the greatest needs.

•When recruiting for open board positions, consider these questions: Who does your board represent, and does the board membership reflect that?

Who is not represented on the board?

Contact an NDSU Extension agent in your county to learn more about training opportunities and resources for your board or organization.

“In our work with board management and best practices and board succession planning, we have discovered that citizens have a passion for community projects and initiatives, but they feel ill-equipped to serve,” says Bruns.

Other reasons people give for not volunteering to serve include not understand the mission of the organization, not knowing what to expect, and feeling unqualified or intimidated by exist-

NDSU Extension offers training for boards and organizations across North Dakota. NDSU photo.

North Dakota Soybean Growers Association announces results of officer elections FARGO, N.D.—The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association (NDSGA) held officer elections during a recent Board of Directors meeting. NDSGA officers re-elected included President Kasey Bitz of LaMoure and Treasurer Spencer Endrud of Buxton. Newly elected officers are Vice President Chris McDonald of Leonard and Secretary Josh Stutrud of Barton, North Dakota.

Monte Peterson of Valley City, Josh Gackle of Kulm and Justin Sherlock of Dazey will continue to serve as the American Soybean Association representatives to provide a voice for North Dakota soybean producers on national farm policy. Stephanie Cook of Davenport is the Corteva Agriscience Young Leader on the board of directors.

The North Dakota Soybean Growers Association is a statewide, not-forprofit, member-driven organization. It conducts legislative activities in Bismarck, N.D., and Washington, D.C., to improve the sustainable prosperity of its members and the entire soybean industry. The North Dakota organization is one of more than 25 affiliated with the American Soybean Association.

Langdon Research Extension Center to host annual field day on July 20 Intercropping, research on canola disease management, and salt-tolerant annual cropping options are a few of the featured topics at the LREC annual field day on July 20.

North Dakota State University’s Langdon Research Extension Center (LREC), in cooperation with the Northern Canola Growers Association (NCGA), will host its annual field day on July 20.

“Local growers will receive the most up-to-date information regarding the challenges faced by farmers in northeastern North Dakota,” says Randy Mehlhoff, the Center’s director.

omes – Samiran Banerjee, NDSU Department of Microbiological Sciences assistant professor •Canola flea beetle trial updates and Hessian fly in wheat and barley – Anitha Chirumamilla, NDSU Extension cropping systems specialist at the LREC •Spring wheat variety development for high production farms in northeast North Dakota – Andrew Green, NDSU hard red spring wheat breeder •Research on canola disease management at LREC – Venkat Chapara, LREC plant pathologist •Updates on the NDSU soybean

breeding program – Carrie Miranda, NDSU soybean breeder •Weed control update – Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weed specialist •Small grain crop update and developments in disease resistance – Clair Keene, NDSU Extension small grains agronomist Following the field tours, lunch will be provided by the NCGA. The LREC is located at 9280 107th Ave. NE, Langdon, North Dakota. For more information, visit ndsu.ag/lrecfieldday.

The field day begins at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts. The field tours will depart at 8:45 a.m.

LREC field day topics and speakers are: •Groundbreaking for the new LREC greenhouse – LREC staff and local legislators •Exploring intercropping – Bryan Hanson, LREC research agronomist •Finding salt-tolerant annual cropping options – Naeem Kalwar, NDSU Extension soil health specialist at the LREC •Cover cropping reduces the negative effect of salinity on soil microbi-

Intercropping, research on canola disease management and salt-tolerant annual cropping options are a few of the featured topics at the LREC annual field day on July 20. NDSU photo.

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher I want to share the great evening we had yesterday. We took a detour on the way to the lake and had Bob’s birthday feast at Harry’s Steakhouse in downtown Grand Forks. Our table was ready when we arrived, complete with Happy Birthday signage. We ordered drinks and began to study the awesome menu when we were greeted by Hal Gershman, the owner of this beautifully renovated building.

As I write today, I’m lakeside watching the hangry gulls nose-dive from the sky into the water in pursuit of some yummy breakfast. They seem to be successful for the most part. I’m enjoying my coffee and the stillness of the morning.

Hal talked about the renovation, and said how he and his wife sat down together and asked themselves, what do we really dislike about eating out?

They considered their answers and made decisions on how they would proceed. For example, they designed a state-of-the-art HVAC system, allowing you to sit in any chair in the house without air blowing directly on you! Next are acoustic panels cleverly hidden in the ceiling, as well as

attached to the underside of each table. This is so that you can enjoy the 40’s music playing in the background, and you can visit without hearing the folks at the table next to you, brilliant.

He talked about his father owning a steakhouse with ‘filets from Chicago’ and is carrying on that legacy - their steaks are priced to be perfect, and they really are.

It’s not just the steak. It’s the seafood, pasta, apps, sides, drinks and desserts. Chad, our waiter, was a gem, delivering our crab cakes first, along with a blackberry/horseradish compote that we devoured.

Our next course was filet mignon for the birthday boy, walleye for me, as well as breads, baked potatoes, asparagus and a creamed corn dish that I want every day for the rest of my life. We couldn’t possibly finish every-

thing in front of us, so maybe the best part is the other half is in our fridge right now. We will relive the goodness tonite next to the lake.

I know, you didn’t finish your meal, you don’t get dessert. Wrong! There’s always room, so Bob had chocolate mousse with a birthday candle; I had strawberry cheesecake. And, yes, half of each of these sinful delights is in the fridge, also. Did I mention the wine? It was grand.

Enough talk about food, it’s must be time for lunch. Have a great weekend and enjoy Musicfest and all it has to offer! See you uptown!

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor Do you remember the rainiest fair?

The hottest fair? The coldest fair? The fair with the best music? The fair with the best grandstand event?

I bet you do. I bet you also remember the rides, the foods, the 4-H showing and competitions, the animals, the petting zoos, magic, balloon animals, and mini donuts.

I’ve been to many fairs in my life but I’ve never attended more of the same fair than the Pembina County Fair. It’s my home fair. I have many memories of the fair in Hamilton and many memories of people talking about their memories.

I have all of those memories, but I am pleasantly surprised that this year became my absolute favorite Pembina County Fair. My kids are 9 and 7, and they are the perfect ages to dive deeper into the fair experience.

I watched as they played games and tested the limits of their wristbands in the form of many different rides on the midway.

Nine-year-old Elin found a group of

friends right when we arrived and tried many of the rides. She stepped onto the Tilt-a-Whirl with hesitation and stepped off of it wanting more.

She was proud that it was her highest number on one ride, going six times.

The ride that started her love for speed, adrenaline, and spinning is the same ride that ended my riding career in the late 1990s.

Unfortunately, young Callen had a similar reaction to mine, choosing after that to retire the use of his wristband and stick to playing games.

He discovered if he pointed at his “Birthday Boy” button and reiterated a number of times that it was, indeed, his birthday, he received some special treatment.

After seeing the floods of crowds for the grandstand events and watching

people gather and visit, I bet there are many people who already can’t wait for next year’s fair in Hamilton.

It’s just like the good ol’ days, and it’s so wonderful to see. Kudos to the organizers and volunteers on a great event and turnout.

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As you read through the stories in this week’s paper, I hope you’ll take time to learn about your ability to provide feedback on what you want to see at Frost Fire. Visit FrostFireFuture.com and offer your ideas. Also make plans to attend upcoming events in Munich, so you can see how the city plaza is coming along.

As long as you’re making plans, I hope those include coming out to Rendezvous Region Music Fest in Langdon this weekend! It’s going to be a great time!

THE MORNING RUN: Matilda the Devil Goat their friends beelined for the rides while I strolled through the barns checking out the 4-H projects, petting the horses, dodging the cow pies, and waving to the old-timers on their vintage tractors all while enjoying a lemonade made with freshly squeezed lemons. We enjoyed some food truck fare for supper and watched a few cowboys get bucked off cantankerous bulls at the rodeo.

by Sara Goodman Last Thursday, we wandered over to the Pembina County Fair in Hamilton. The weather was perfect, and even though both Larry Stokke and I predicted a downpour around 7 p.m., Mother Nature decided to send the ominous looking clouds in a different direction. No more than a handful of sprinkles came down. We managed, once again, to pack in all the events the fair had to offer. The girls and

Two new events were added this year, the Royal Legacy Circus and the Barnyard Buddies petting zoo. The Royal Legacy Circus featured a family who had performed on America’s Got Talent, so we knew we were in for a good show. It didn’t disappoint. They had a little bit of everything from dog tricks to a motorcycle cage act. They had coordinating outfits and charisma and clearly knew how to work any audience, keeping us all captivated for the quick 30-minute performance.

The petting zoo was a huge hit and crowded with kids. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get Catelyn out of there without smuggling a dwarf goat into her LuLulemon belt bag. She was ob-

sessed. It probably didn’t help that I mentioned that growing up, I had every single one of the animals in the petting zoo at one time or another on the farm minus the guinea pigs. We had horses, cows, a donkey named Mr. T, cats, dogs, chickens, annoying guinea hens, rabbits, an extremely brief stint with a flock of sheep, and a very ornery goat named Matilda.

Let me tell you a little bit about Matilda. I have no idea where she came from or why we had her, but one day - there she was in all her crabby, horned glory. I hated that goat, and she hated me. You couldn’t go anywhere without her following you around like paparazzi, occasionally letting out a whiny bleat that sounded like a rusty harmonica and lifting her stubby little tail to poop at-will while continuing to follow you at close range. If you stopped for any reason, she was so close behind she’d butt you in the back with her horns then take the opportunity to start nibbling your shirt. She wasn’t tied up or in a pen, so how she never wandered the 50 yards up onto the highway to get smeared by a passing pickup is a mys-

tery. We had plenty of dogs and cats meet their maker on the highway but never Matilda.

Matilda loved to climb on things, and my mom’s shiny red Buick was a favorite. If my mom left it in the driveway instead of parking it in the garage, Matilda was all over it. How she managed to scramble up the back in her slippery devil’s hooves I’ll never know, but at any given time, you’d look out the kitchen window and there was Matilda on the roof of mom’s Buick.

She also somehow managed to climb the hay bales which were always in our farmyard and used by us kids to play tag. One time, my siblings and I were up on the bales and suddenly, there was Matilda, joining in on the fun, jumping around from bale to bale and occasionally butting us to remind us of her presence. When I decided I was done, I started to climb down off the bales, but Matilda wasn’t having it. Every time I started to step down, she rammed me. I did what any sensible 8-year-old would do, and I started bawling and yelling for my dad.

It seemed like an eternity before he came and plucked me off the bales

and carried me to the house. I painted her horns blue in defiance, and she returned the favor by kicking me in the nose when my sister made me try to milk her. It was a true hate-hate relationship, and I’m starting to wonder if she and my sister were in cahoots. I have no idea what happened to Matilda, but I’m guessing she didn’t live out her days in a petting zoo.

My sister shoving me off a bale while playing tag. I’ve often wondered who was taking this picture, our goat, Matilda?

Musings from Munich: Jump’n Jayla ing how they were her creation- not her sister’s. In fact, she went on to say that Jaime could never beat her at anything and was kind of a let down as a sister all around. Now, I don’t want to get into anything or start some riffs, so I’ll just leave it there. If you are keeping track of recipes, Jayla is the official creator of the miracle fry pie dessert.

By Matt Mitzel Well, I knew this time would eventually come. This will be my first column where I need to do a full blown retraction of something I wrote last week.

Last week, I talked briefly about the many things we did while at Mt. Carmel Dam. I spoke about Jaime Zeis’s miracle dessert made in a fry pie device. As soon as the paper hit the shelves, Jayla Askvig immediately sent me multiple messages explain-

Since Jayla was nice enough to bring that to my attention, why don’t we talk about her for a second. The problem is that NO one will say anything negative or funny about her. I’m serious.

I talked to Kaila, and she said, “I will not talk bad about my best friend.” I talked to Jayla’s sister, and she said, “No comment.” I even talked to old classmates about her, and it was all run of the mill, “she’s awesome” kind of things. Now I’m smarter than the average degenerate, so I know with that kind of feedback, she is either one to really hold a grudge or she knows everyone’s secrets. They don’t want retaliation. So, please, if you have anything on this woman - please let me know. I do know that she does

get an impression of someone by what she finds in their medicine cabinet. I know she wasn’t always as good of cook as she is now….and literally, that is it with the fun stuff. She is always willing to take charge of stuff that no one wants to do like arrange a pizza party or make a block of reservations for our traveling basketball team. Of course, she gets the patience award as we are all aware of who she is married to. She has always been kind and courteous to everyone she meets.

Since I can’t find anything else out, she currently is selling a knee board on Facebook.

Speaking of selling things online, tis the season to buy and sell things online at the rummage sale websites… and I absolutely hate it. In my opinion, there are obvious rules in selling online. First off, if someone says interested and the person below them says “I’ll take it”, IN MY OPINION, the seller should at least send a courtesy message to the first person to ask them their intention. Technically, she responded first. Secondly, negotiating is done online before the sale, and

unless the item was misrepresented upon arrival, don’t come to me and say you couldn’t find enough money and offer less (I will literally break it in front of you and throw it in the trash). Thirdly, I hate when someone lower in the queue messages me and says they will add $5 if I sell to them.

Drives me crazy, and I immediately block them. Lastly, in online selling and buying, if the item is worn - tell them it’s worn. I’ve pulled up and looked at the object and thought they took it to glamour shots for the photos in the ad.

One thing I do like when it comes to online shopping is the weird stuff that you can find. Underwear, even SLIGHTLY USED, is on there. I find mattresses utterly disgusting, but I see them on there all the time. I mean, I get the box spring, but why the mattress? Do you realize that over five years, you leave 100 gallons of sweat and other bodily fluids in your mattress and six pounds of dead skin. It is TRUE - look it up. Finally, are the weird artsy finds that are either downright scary or just weird. I caught Mitch Wirth, an avid

online shopper, at the pickup site to a unique baby/nun that is one out of the top ten in his collection.

Regardless, if you are online shopping or proofing my columns for accuracy, I hope the dog days of summer go easy on you, and rest easy knowing that football season is right around the corner.

Mitch Wirth's top find of the week.

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Staying Hip with Halle

July is for the girls back-to-back releases from all forms of media. These long-awaited projects have been gaining hype and hysteria for months, even when we still had billions of feet of snow on the ground.

Beware the coming apocalypse - an army of the world’s young, obsessive, female population.

by Halle Sanders When you think of July, you may associate it with lake days, hot summer rays, and fireworks lighting up the sky.

Well, let me tell you, you’re wrong.

This July isn’t about fun firework festivities; it is about the girls.

The month of July is jammed back with

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First on the July docket was young pop star Olivia Rodrigo. Two years ago at the age of 17, Olivia Rodrigo released a song called “Driver’s License” that destroyed the Internet overnight. Her 17-year-old life was forever changed, becoming a figurehead of young teenage heartbreak anthems. Now, after two years, Rodrigo released brand new music on the first Friday of July, a song entitled “Vampire”. It broke records and quenched her thirsty fans, the perfect way to start off the month.

The second huge release, possibly the biggest, of course, comes from

Taylor Swift. As I’ve previously stated, Swift is a beast. After the rights to her songs were stolen and sold off by a jerk named Scooter, she decided to take her songs back by re-recording all of her previous albums, so she and she alone would hold complete control of her creations. Now, a new re-release is coming out the same day this paper enters your mailboxes.

Swift’s album, Speak Now, is full of youthful, emotional songs that fans love. The world will solely be listening to Taylor Swift for the remainder of the summer. I’m dying for my ears to be serenaded by Enchanted, Back to December, Dear John, and so many more songs, because I, too, have been having a full Swiftie summer.

The next release I just mentioned in my column recently, and that is season two of the TV show, “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Nothing screams July more than messy summer love,

and this show delivers the goods. I’ve watched every trailer, seen TikTok after TikTok. The emotional TV show fan base will not be contained.

Finally, the fourth Friday release and quite possibly one of the most anticipated, is the Barbie movie. The Barbie empire has generational long supporters, including my generation which was so wonderfully blessed with the Barbie movie film series. This movie, however, is completely unrelated and new. Directed by my favorite Hollywood Oscar-winning director, Greta Gerwig, “Barbie” has been in production for years. The plot has been very hush-hush, and yet society is still craving more. Hardly anyone even knows what to expect, yet there are still so many fans. Our main Barbie is played by Margot Robbie, who truly is a real life doll, and, of course, there is the forgettable Ken played by Ryan Gosling. The trailer for this mov-

Pet Corner: Interesting Cat Facts

6. Cats will rub up against people to be “affectionate”, but they also do this to mark their territory with their scent glands, which are around the face. This is also true with their paws and tail. So, next time your cat “rubs” up against you, they might just be marking you as their territory!

If you are like me and are a cat lover, you know that each cat you have either owned or have admired from afar, whether male or female, are all unique and most likely have quite the personality! So, I thought it would be fun to dig up some “cat facts” I found on the internet. Here are twenty of them: 1. Cats do not have a sweet tooth like our canine friends do. So, if you try giving your cat something sweet, they will probably just wrinkle up their nose and pass it on by!

2. A cat keeps its head level when chasing its prey! Now, I would call that a unique skill for a feline!

3. A group of cats is called a “clowder”!

If you live on a farm and have livestock, you probably have clowders of cats around!

4. A cat has a higher hearing frequency than a dog and can hear 2 octaves higher than a human being. So, if you have any pesky unwanted critters around, get yourself a cat!

7. It is believed that a cat purrs by vibrating its vocal folds deep in their throat! This is where the muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage! Their “purr” has the ability to heal themselves!

If you couldn’t tell, I’m foaming at the mouth over these projects. If you had no plans for your July, I’ve now filled up your calendar. This has also been a societal warning - for the next three weeks, the world will be bombarded by emotionally unstable teenage girls.

I’ll see you next week for another run down on your summer trends, as long as I don’t go into a Taylor Swift coma.

Also, you should maybe expect a Barbie-based column in your future.

Letter to the Editor

By Rosemary Ames

5. Over a short distance, cats can travel at 31 MPH. For a small animal, they can cover a lot of ground!

ie has over 36 million views. In my opinion, Greta Gerwig is a genius who could do no wrong, so I’m excited to dissect every little detail of this movie. It’s a movie for all Barbie-loving women with cameos and details from generations of Barbies, so the young and old can all enjoy it. There is nothing more powerful than the power of Barbie.

was 38 years old. Now that is 266 is cat years, nine lives anyone!

14. Cats can jump as high as 8 feet.

Now who needs on ladder if that’s the case!

15. The strongest sense on a cat is their smell. I wonder what they think if they smell something not so pleasant!

16. A male cat is called a “Tom cat.”

What can I say - they are so lazy and sweet, and it’s hard to be a cat sometimes!

48.5 inches long. Now that is tall!!

20. The cat was domesticated in 3600 BC by Egyptians. Might as well get used to it, they are here to stay!

Well, here you have it on some interesting but unique facts about cats! I didn’t even really get to the tip of the iceberg here, but you get the idea!

Cats are definitely fun and lively little critters of the animal kingdom and are soft, cuddly and can be pretty close to man’s best friend, just as our canine friends can be! Next time you need to relax or calm down, pet a cat!

Hello North Dakota! I am a native of Langdon, born quite a few years ago and now returning to my birthplace in mid-July, hoping to connect with some other folks who might have known members of my family.

For many summers my mother and I would visit my uncle, Father James Sammon at Mt. Carmel; I’m looking forward to the celebration on July 16.

My father was John Bartle, M.D. who practiced medicine in Langdon and my mother Eileen Sammon Bartle; my brother is John Paul Bartle, also born in Langdon to Mercedes Mettel Bartle.

I visited Langdon a few years ago and so enjoyed meeting people who had known a member of my family. If you would like to visit, I will be staying at the Cobblestone Inn from the 14th through the 16th.

8. Cats have over 30 muscles to control their ears. That’s a lot of muscles,l - just imagine how good they can flick the bugs away!

Sheila Bartle bartlesheila@gmail.com

9. Cats sometimes will sleep in crazy positions and sleep 70% of the time.

Imagine, if you slept that much, how well rested you would be!

10. A cat has a “fingerprint” that is unique, and it’s on their nose. I wonder how that would go if they needed to be fingerprinted!

11. Cats have a third eyelid. I can attest for this, because the very first cat I owned injured his eye and out came his third eyelid to protect his eye!

17. A cat can have many health benefits if you own one. This is so true, especially if you need to relax!

12. When a cat “meows”, they only do it for humans and not for other cats.

Now that is pretty special if your cat will only meow for you, their owner!

18. The left paw is the dominant paw on a cat. Be careful of that left paw punch that you expected from the right paw!

13. The oldest living cat on record

19. The longest cat on record was

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Pembilier Nursing Center: Celebration!

Cavalier County Senior Menu

By Heather Duerre

Greetings from your friends at PNC! This week, if I could pick one song to sum up our activities, I would definitely pick “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang. We not only celebrated the 4th of July but also Walhalla’s 175th celebration. The festivities started out with the parade on Saturday, July 1, however, it was Monday that I think really stood out to the residents.

Monday was the day in which the residents got to partake and watch “Heather’s Hoppin’ Fireworks Show.”

First of all, I want to apologize to anyone reading this that may have put on their own fireworks show for family or friends. My goal is not to make your show seem inadequate compared to mine. However, there is a possibility that that will happen. Anyway, I made my way to the store to buy the fireworks that would undoubtedly impress the residents. I had used an

anemometer to measure the wind speed, direction, and strength of the gusts so that I would know which fireworks would be best for the situation. Ok, so I just licked my finger and stuck it up in the air to conclude my scientific findings. I decided it would be best to stick to the basics: smoke bombs, tanks, flower blooms, etc. We got the residents out to the back patio and into position. I wanted them close enough to see but far enough that nobody would start on fire.

The show was about to begin, and the anticipation and excitement was radiating from the residents. In order to keep up the energy, I chose to light off an egg laying hen first. After the hen, I was afraid the bar had been set too high and the rest of the “show” would be a disappointment…boy, was I wrong!

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As you can see from the pictures, the residents were beyond impressed.

The residents saw a variety of delightful pyrotechnic objects that sparked, whistled, whizzed, flashed, and flew.

Although everything was a hit, I think the crowd favorite was the Mama Penguin. This clever little firework blew up a balloon after it was lit. We were fortunate that one of the Mama Penguin balloons was extra-large, triggering one of the residents to exclaim “It’s twins!!!” The grand finale was a sparking fountain that produced sparks that flew at least 6 inches into the air!

Wowzers!

In all actuality, my “Heather’s Hoppin’ Fireworks Show” wasn’t the best in the state nor even in Walhalla, especially if you measure its success by the sparks and bangs of the fireworks or by how high the explosions went.

However, if you measure its success by the smiles and laughter of the residents while they were struggling to see the little tractor drive across the pavement or while they threw pops at the ground in unison, then I would say the show was a smashing success!

I don’t know about you, but I would take watching and experiencing their joy over big bangs and sparks any day.

Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, July 17 Salisbury Steak/Boiled Potatoes/ Carrots/Bars/Mandarin Oranges

Friday, July 21 Deluxe Chicken Burger/Potato Salad/Broccoli Slaw/Fruit

Tuesday, July 18 Chicken Dijon/Rice Pilaf/Creamed Cucumbers/Asparagus/Mixed Fruit Crisp

EBT/SNAP accepted.

Wednesday, July 19 Brat on Whole Wheat Bun/ Sauerkraut/Broccoli/Cauliflower Salad/Pineapple Salad Thursday, July 20 Pork Chop/Mashed Potatoes/ Roasted Brussel Sprouts/ Cottage Cheese/Fruit

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 and can be reached by phone at 256-2828.

"Art in Unexpected Places" EXHIBIT OPENS

Langdon American Legion puts pop tabs to good use Are you collecting pop tabs? The Langdon American Legion wants you to know they will collect them from you and deliver them to the Legion Dept. in Fargo, which delivers to the Ronald McDonald House in Fargo. It’s something the Legion has been doing for many years.

“It’s a good thing to be doing because of all that Ronald McDonald house does and giving these kids a place to stay when they’re sick,” said Anna Spivey. “It’s one of the Legion’s community service projects. One year, we

donated over a million tabs.”

The Ronald McDonald House turns the pop tabs in and uses the money to further fund their programs to help children and families. Spivey said one year the local pop tab donations helped pay for about six months of utilities.

“It’s just to make it easier to help people who have to stay in those places,” Spivey said. “Insurance takes care of so much, but you still have your food and other things, so it’s one of those

types of things. But the Legion just does it to help in the community."

Spivey said if you have a collection of pop tabs to donate, you can get them to any Legion member in Langdon or you can find a few containers at the Eagles Club.

“The Legion does things that a lot of times people don’t realize we’re doing them,” Spivey said. “We’ve got to toot our horn, but we want people to know we’re there and available to help.”

3rd Annual Danny Roy Car Cruise scheduled The 3rd Annual Danny Roy Car Cruise is scheduled for Friday, July 21. The plan is to meet at D&B Motors in Langdon at 4 p.m. that day and cruise to Park River for the 1st Annual Cruisin’ Main Night.

Music, food vendors, classic games, and shopping will be set up on Main Street in Park River from 5-9 p.m.

Northern Lights Arts Council is sponsoring the "Art in Unexpected Places" exhibit, featuring the work of local artist Hilary Nowatzki-May. The exhibit will be on display through July 21 at the Langdon Senior Center.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Hours: Monday-Friday (July 10-14 and July 17-21) - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday (July 15 - Music Fest) - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed Sunday

Health Tip

Provided by Cavalier County Health District Alcoholics Anonymous Group will be holding meetings in Langdon on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in the south wing of Langdon Prairie Health. For more information, please contact 701521-5122.

Mack retires from Leevers Foods A retirement party was held for Bill Mack, manager of Leevers Foods in Langdon, on Thursday, July 6. The public was welcome to enjoy cake and coffee and thank Mack for 43 years of service to Leevers Foods. Happy Retirement, Bill!

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Covert becomes president of the North Dakota American Legion Auxiliary

By Brenda Halverson, of the Record Herald

they move into state leadership positions.

One of these leaders is Gloria Covert of Rock Lake, North Dakota who recently became the President of the ND American Legion Auxiliary. She is a 48-year member of the American Legion Auxiliary Fred C. Wagner Unit 235, Rolla, N.D. Gloria’s eligibility is through her father, Virgo S. Manning, a WWII veteran who served in the US Army/Air Force. Her brother, Neill, was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the Army. Both are now deceased.

The American Legion is very active in Towner County and the surrounding areas, with people in the communities moving up within the Legion and Auxiliary. Not that they are not already leaders! They will just be getting more recognition (and responsibilities) as

Covert is the mother of three adult children. Devin is the owner/operator of a contracting business in Wisconsin, Shantel lives in Drake and works with special needs students in the Anamoose school district, and Tyson recently completed a project in the N.D. oil fields. She is the doting grandmother of four of her favorite people; Saige, Mariah, Korri, and Koltyn.

Veterans, youth, and community are important aspects of the American Legion Auxiliary mission, and Covert

supports them through her active membership in the Rolla unit, having served as Unit Treasurer, Girls State Chairman, Poppy Chairman, and on many fundraising committees and projects, plus serving as President of District 3, Department Finance Board, Department Vice President, President-Elect, and Department Membership Chairman.

Covert is active in other local organizations as well: the Rock Lake Boosters, she is on the board of the Towner County Historical Society, and a member of the Towner County Medical Center Auxiliary, assisting with fundraising efforts in all three organizations.

and Rock Lake—a program geared toward economic development in rural communities.

After retiring from a 25-year career with the USDA/FSA agency, Covert participated in numerous beautification programs in the Rolla community, and in her spare time enjoys gardening, photography, and reading and relaxing on her deck when the weather permits.

Covert was installed at the N.D. Amer-

ican Legion Department Convention in Bismarck in late June as the 20232024 President of the N.D. Department of the American Legion Auxiliary.

She was elected to her new position by the members of the 8,200 strong legion auxiliary members in the State of North Dakota.

Covert is excited to begin this new chapter of her life and says her biggest goal in the upcoming year will be to strengthen membership in the units around the state.

She is a 48-year member and secretary of the VFW Auxiliary of Rock Lake and a trustee for the VFW’s District 8. She served on the Rock Lake Development Board for nine years, five of those years as president. She has also been the secretary for the Rock Lake Methodist Church, a coach for the Horizons program sponsored by NDSU Extension agency for both Rolla

The power of parks and other green spaces Green spaces can have a profoundly positive impact on adults and children alike. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that green

spaces near schools promote cognitive development in children, while visible green spaces near children's homes promote behaviors associat-

ed with self-control. Researchers also found that adults assigned to public housing units in neighborhoods with more green space were more capable of effectively performing daily activities requiring attention than those assigned to units with less access to natural environments.

Hard Times Band plays Calio Langdon’s very own Hard Times Band, who played the street dance in Calio on July 8th. Pictured left to right: Jake Kulland, Dennis Metzgar, Ted Delfs, Patrick Hoffarth

NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF PERIOD OF REDEMPTION OF LAND SOLD TO COUNTY AT TAX SALE

I, Lisa Gellner, County Auditor of Cavalier County, North Dakota, do hereby give no ce that the real estate hereina�er described was sold to the county at the annual tax sale on the second Tuesday in December of 2021 for delinquent taxes. That subsequent tax sale cer ficates have been issued to the county; that more than three years has expired since the date of each of said tax sale cer ficates, and that no redemp on has been therefrom; that the same are s ll property of this county and that unless redemp on shall be made from such tax sale, on or before October 1, a�er this date of no ce, the same shall become the absolute property in fee of this county, and the former owner thereof, mortgages, lien holders, and other person interested thereon, will be forever foreclosed and barred from asser ng any further rights to such real estate whatsoever. The following is a list of real estate sold at such tax sale on which the period of redemp on will expire October 1. Opposite each descrip on of such real estate appears the name of the record tle owner thereof and the amount which must be paid to redeem from such tax sale before the period of redemp on expires.

REAL PROPERTY, FIXTURES AND STRUCTURES ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION PARCEL RECORD TITLE HOLDER LEGAL DESCRIPTION SEC TWP RGE 10304000 Keith Ballweg (Brock Ballweg) SW4 - Elgin Twp 31 161 60 36073011 Cody Staples Na ve Woodlands NE4NE4 (26.3 acres) - South Olga Twp 11 161 57 41174000 Carol El Fouly Pt NW4NW4 (368 x 840 �) - Alsen City 6 159 62 44131000 Selwyn Proper es, SP Lot 13 Block 11 - Hannah City 44191000 James Craddock Lot 7 Block 14 - Hannah City 48044000 Shawn & Lloyd Hall Lot 16 Block 6 - Munich City 48045000 Shawn & Lloyd Hall Lot 17 Block 6 - Munich City 48046000 Shawn & Lloyd Hall Lot 18 Block 6 - Munich City 48067000 Terri Stoll (CD Ryan Lowen) S 40 Ft Lot 7 & All Lot 8 Block 8 - Munich City 48292000 Richard & Berne a Ri er Lot 7 Block 24 Less Est 46 Ft- Munich City 48293000 Richard & Berne a Ri er Lot 8 Block 21 Less West 46 Ft- Munich City 48311000 Ivan Van & Suzanne Niekirk (JT) S 47 Ft Lot 2 & All of Lot 3 Block 29- Munich City 50035000 Leslie Armstrong Lots 6, 7 & 8 Block 11 Original Townsite - Osnabrock City 50151000 Wendell Phillips Lot 7 & 8 Block 7 M & M 1st Addi on- Osnabrock City 50152000 Wendell Phillips E2 of Lot 9 Block 7 M & M 1st Addi on- Osnabrock City 50246000 Delores Laffen Pt of SW4NW4 72 X 330 Ft- Osnabrock City 21 160 58 52127000 James & Elizabeth Craddock (JT) Lots 1 & 2 Block 10 - Wales City 52135000 James & Elizabeth Craddock (JT) Lot 22 Block 22 - Wales City 52136000 James & Elizabeth Craddock (JT) Lot 23 Block 10 - Wales City 52137000 James & Elizabeth Craddock (JT) Lot 24 Block 10 - Wales City 60147000 Kathryn Kitsch Lot 17 Block 23 Photography Studio Original Townsite - Langdon City 60291000 Chris Schneider Lot 9 Block 8 Mooney & McHugh's 1st - Langdon City 60292000 Theresa Brown Lot 10 Block 8 Mooney & McHugh's 1st - Langdon City 60369000 Jon Mondor Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 Block 4 Mooney & McHugh's 2nd - Langdon City 61184000 TBM Developers LLC Lot 5 Block 2 Stables R.H. Chaput's 1st - Langdon City 61237000 William & April Wendt (JT) Lot 8 Block 2 Gapp - Langdon City 61515000 Mar n Vogel JR Lot 10 Block 5 Central Park - Langdon City

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Transform bananas into a sweet dessert Need a go-to Banana Bread recipe for your next potluck? Bananas are a versatile fruit that can be eaten right off the bunch or utilized in a bevy of recipes. Despite being characterized as the first “superfood” endorsed by the American Medical Association in the early 20th century, bananas are avoided by some people. Some claim that bananas make people gain weight or develop constipation, but many medical organizations point to the nutritional benefits of bananas, which contain potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese.

A banana’s flavor starts out as mildly

sweet and gains more sweetness as it ripens. Very ripe bananas, or those that have brown speckled skins, don’t need to be discarded. They make perfect additions to baked goods, notably banana bread. Before tossing out brown bananas, consider this recipe for “Chocolate Chip Banana Bread” courtesy of Jenna Barnard and the Butternut Bakery Blog.

1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1⁄2 cup 2 percent Greek yogurt (sour cream also works) 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 3⁄4 cup mini chocolate chips, plus a handful more for sprinkling on top

In a separate bowl, mix together the melted butter and sugars until you reach a paste-like consistency. This may take some vigorous whisking for a minute or two. You can either use a whisk or an electric mixer with the paddle attachment.

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread 1 loaf

Preheat your oven to 325 F and grease and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper.

Once all of your wet ingredients are mixed together, fold in the dry ingre-

1 1⁄2 cups ripe and mashed banana (3 to 4 medium bananas), measured 1⁄2 cup packed light brown sugar 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Add in your mashed bananas followed by the eggs, yogurt and vanilla.

dients. Then, fold in the chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and spread it evenly. Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top if you like.

Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Let it cool completely before removing from the pan.

Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Obituaries

The Borderland Press sel, Mary Lou (Tom) Lorenz, Robert (Stephanie) Hansel, Patsy (Garold) Vaagen, and Jerry (Denise) Hansel; brother-in-law Ron Lenz; sisters-inlaw Karen Hansel and Pauline Hansel; along with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Anna’Mae Hansel; brothers: James, Roger, and Daniel Hansel; sister Shirley Lenz; and sister-in-law Drina Hansel.

(Amelia) James, Chase Racek, Derek Racek, Brittney Schmit (Zach Danelson) and Hayley Schmit (Peter Troy); and four great-grandchildren: Natalie and Elliott James and Jayden and Rylee Heinert; two sisters: Eleanora Roder and Doris Bowser; and two sisters-in-law: Joyce Schanz and Cheri Schanz.

Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

Paul Hansel

Dorothy Clark

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2023, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon, N.D., with visitation starting at Noon for Paul Hansel, 67, of Langdon, who lost his three-year battle with prostate cancer on July 5, 2023, at his home.

Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Langdon.

Paul Francis Hansel was born to Joseph and Anna’Mae Hansel on June 20, 1956, in Langdon, N.D., number 8 among 11 children in the family. He grew up on the Hansel family farm south of Langdon. Paul graduated from Langdon High School in 1974.

He went on to North Dakota State College of Science to study plumbing and heating, graduating in 1976. Paul then worked for a short time at the MLRS complex near Nekoma, N.D., until its eventual shutdown. He then moved to Seattle, Wash., working various construction jobs. In 1979, his next adventure took him to Gillette, Wyo., where he worked in the plumbing trade, traveling around the state.

In 1983, Paul met Linda, and they married in October of 1984 at the Saint Barbara’s Catholic Church in Powell, Wyo. They were blessed with two sons, Jacob and Joseph, in 1986 and 1988, respectively. Paul and Linda would later divorce in 2008.

Paul and family moved to Langdon in 1989. Paul shortly after began his own business, Hansel Plumbing and Heating, which he built up and eventually co-owned with his son, Joseph, until his death. During his 34 years back in Langdon, Paul was a member of the Knights of Columbus and served with and assisted in the founding of the Cavalier County Search and Rescue. His expertise, unique problem-solving skills, and helpful personality were beneficial to many aspects of the community. Paul enjoyed cooking, especially making pies and sausages. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, camping, being around friends and family, and spending time at Nekoma. His absence will be felt across the community.

Paul is survived by his children: Jacob (Maria) Hansel of La Farge, Wis., and Joseph (Danielle) Hansel of Langdon; grandchildren: Dakota, Anna’Mae, Cassandra, Kamden, Layken, and Taten; ex-wife Linda Hansel; siblings: Dennis Hansel, Wayne (Debbie) Han-

Kathleen R. Fitzsimonds

A memorial service will be held on Monday, July 24, 2023, at Walhalla Park Center Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour before the service for Kathleen R. Fitzsimonds, 93, of Walhalla, N.D., who passed away December 28, 2022, at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla.

Kathleen was born March 7, 1929, in Walhalla, N.D., to Milfred and Helene (Fraser) Howell. She grew up in the Walhalla area. On October 3, 1946, Kathleen married Vernon Fitzsimonds in Fargo, N.D. After their marriage, they lived and farmed in the Park Center area. During later years, they moved to North Border Estates in Walhalla.

Kathleen was a member of the Walhalla-Park Center Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She will forever be in our hearts.

Kathleen is survived by her children: Kay Gonitzke of Billings, Mont., and Robert (Cynde) Fitzsimonds of Walhalla; grandchildren: Jonathan (Edie), Kristin, and Lindsay Gonitzke; Jaci Fitzsimonds (Jonas Udcoff) and Ryan (Christin) Fitzsimonds; and great-grandchildren: Jesse, Ashley, Payson, Keiran and Adah; Jett and Jevin; Kealie, Myah, Logan, Teagyn, and Nash.

Preceding Kathleen in death were her parents; sisters Freida Geiwitz and Joann Petrich; and her beloved husband of 74 years, Vernon Fitzsimonds.

Online guestbook available at www. askewfuneralhome.com.

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A Celebration of Life was held July 10, 2023, in Fargo, N.D. for Dorothy Alice (Schanz) Clark, who was born November 29, 1932, to Martha and Jacob Schanz. She passed away July 5, 2023, surrounded by her daughters. Dorothy grew up with two sisters, Eleanora and Doris, and three brothers: Leroy, Allen and Orlin, on a farm outside of Alsen, N.D. She learned the value of hard work from working on her parents' farm. On August 26, 1955, she married Gordon Clark in Langdon, N.D., and they were married for 55 years at the time of his passing.

Gordon and Dorothy were blessed with three daughters: Cheryl, Donette, and Lori. Their household was full of love and laughter. Her most important job was stay-at-home mom and manager of the household. As her kids grew, she held various other jobs from ironing, house cleaning, babysitting, gift wrapping at Penney's and receptionist at her brother-in-law's dental office.

Dorothy had the gift of making everyone feel welcome. She was always willing to host those in need of somewhere to stay or share a home cooked meal. Whether in small apartments or in her first and only home bought in August 1964, generosity abounded.

Her family loved to gather at Grandma's house. These special days were filled with playing cards, setting puzzles, and enjoying the laughter of her children and grandchildren. Her hospitality continued as the family went camping. She was always gracious to include her daughters' friends. She enjoyed the music and conversation around the bonfire and was always willing and able to make popcorn.

Dorothy was a long-term member of Calvary United Methodist in Fargo but in later years attended Faith United Methodist. She served her church in many capacities faithfully and loved to play and sing hymns on her piano.

In the latter part of her life, Dorothy resided at Havenwood of Burnsville in Minnesota. The staff there treated her with care and compassion and really enjoyed her sense of humor.

Dorothy is survived by her three daughters: Cheryl (Mark) James, Donette Schmit, Lori (Todd) Racek; six grandchildren: Melissa James, Eric

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Martha Schanz; her husband; Gordon Clark; three brothers: Leroy, Allen and Orlin Schanz; two brothers-in-law: Don Roder and Ed Bowser; and two sisters-inlaw: Grace Schanz and Ilene Schanz.

The funeral was livestreamed. The link will be at the top of Dorothy's obituary page on the Hanson- Runsvold website (hansonrunsvold.com).

Memorials may be given to Faith United Methodist in Dorothy's memory.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.hansonrunsvold.com .

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The Borderland Press Cont’d. From Page A1 Master development plan aims to give Frost Fire Park a ‘jump start’ Idea Two - Adventure Park – this idea involves the installation of a ropes course that would take up an acre and a half of land. It could include 50 different rope challenges and a zip line. Brooks said this would be good for kids and families but also for corporate retreats.

Idea Three - Alpine Coaster – this is a type of roller coaster usually found in ski resorts. Riders sit in a cart, similar to a bobsled, that is attached to a fixed track. Alpine coasters use the natural elevation of the area and gravity to transport riders down the mountain. Brooks said Frost Fire would offer scenic views. The closest alpine coaster to North Dakota is in Utah.

“It will put North Dakota on the map as a great place to live, work, and play. It will be ultra successful, self sustaining, and a premier arts and recreation destination,” Brooks said of the potential master plan.

To build everything Brooks outlined, including the attractions and lodging, would cost $50 million.

Brooks made it clear in his presentation to city commissioners in Langdon that he wasn’t there to ask for money, just for support of the project.

“If the communities say no, I will go back to Frost Fire and say ‘give it away’. They can’t do it without you,” Brooks said.

Langdon City Commissioners said “Yes, absolutely, and 100%” when asked if they would welcome new res-

idents to town and overall support the redevelopment of Frost Fire Park.

Brooks also held meetings in Cavalier on Tuesday, July 11 and Walhalla on Thursday, July 13.

“These three communities have the most to gain from Pembina Gorge, if you want it and you’re ok with it,” he said.

A website has been launched to share ideas and seek the public’s input through August. Visit the site and share your ideas at frostfirefuture. com.

Frost Fire Park was purchased from Richard and Judith Johnson in June 2017 by the Pembina Gorge Foundation with the goal of sustaining the 172-acre outdoor recreation and cultural center for generations to come.

The park was started in 1976 and has skiing, snowboarding, a summer amphitheater, food and beverage, and the state’s only downhill mountain bike park. Frost Fire Park is in the heart of the scenic Pembina Gorge seven miles west of Walhalla and near the Pembina Gorge State Park and Walhalla Country Club.

Full meetings are recorded and can be viewed. The first public meeting can be viewed by visiting the “Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce” on Facebook. The second public meeting with Roger Brooks with Cavalier Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and City of Cavalier can be viewed on the “Pembina County Job Development Authority” Facebook page. At press time, Walhalla had not yet had its meeting.

Entertainment RENDEZVOUS IN LANGDON

THI S WEEKEND! Music Fest to hold 28th annual event

This weekend, July 14 and 15, Langdon is hosting the 28th Annual Rendezvous Region Music Fest. This event is sponsored by the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce and the Rendezvous Region. It will be held at Boyd Block Plaza in historic downtown Langdon. Events on Main Street are free, including the live music.

Community

Band

If you go…

Friday, July 14 •Firemen’s Dinner - serving 5-8 p.m. at the Langdon Fire Hall •Rendezvous Region Rod Run - The best cruise on the Border! - 7 p.m. on Main Street Includes burn outs, slow drags, muffle rap, tricycle/pedal races, 1/64 races. For more information on this event, visit rendezvousregionrodrun.webs.com Saturday, July 15 •Rendezvous Region Rod Run - 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Auto Drive

•Vendor Show - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Langdon Senior Center (211 8th Avenue) Vendors include: Norwex, Pampered Chef, Color Street Nails, Margita’s Creations, Discovery Toys, Mary & Martha, Amazing Bakers, Ruby Roses, Dela’s Designs, True Healing, Lakeside Candy, Scentsy •Talent Show - (Adults, children, and pets are welcome) - 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Boyd Block.

•Free Games Galore - 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Main Street •Rough Rider Kids Pedal Pull - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Registration starts at 11 a.m.) on Main Street •Free Live music by Community Band - 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Performing at Boyd Block •Free Live Music by Auto Drive - 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Performing at Boyd Block •Free Live Music by Slamabama - 8:30 p.m. to Midnight - Performing at Boyd Block

Slamabama

•Fireworks at dusk

Pembina County Fair regains crowd size last seen in the ‘90s

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

The sounds of the midway and grand stand entertainment paired nicely with the smells of the food vendors at the fairgrounds in Hamilton last weekend. The longest running fair in North Dakota once again opened its gates to visitors without a gate fee.

The fair ran Thursday through Saturday, July 6, 7, and 8. Organizers felt the event was successful.

“The weather was great; everything went well. We had a lot of help and support, and we really appreciate that,” said Scott Hartje, president of

the Pembina County Fair Board.

Not only was the fair successful, but the crowd size and enthusiasm echoed fairs gone by.

“The turnout was great every night,” Hartje said. “We haven’t had a turnout like that since the ‘90s, I believe.”

Fair Board member Kristina Halverson attributes the larger crowds to including local talent every night for the grandstand entertainment.

“Giving local talent the opportunity

to show what they do and family and friends being able to come and watch them brings people in,” Halvorson said. “In all the events that we had there was different local talent.”

Thursday night’s entertainment was the chuckwagon and chariot races followed by rodeo events, which featured two locals that ride bulls and broncs. Friday’s entertainment was chariot and chuckwagon racing - horse vs. horse power barrel racing, which featured local talent. Saturday brought the bush races, which some people describe as “pulling a vehicle

out of the bush at home and bringing it to race.”

“There are some rules. Essentially you don’t have to put a whole lot of money into the car but we want to make sure you go home at night,” Halverson said.

One of the rules of the Bush Race is taking a majority of the glass out of the vehicle for safety reasons.

The tractor and truck pull also brought Pembina County participants and even some people from Langdon who

brought their trucks down to the fair.

The free-stage was a popular stop with the Royal Legacy Circus performing multiple times throughout the weekend. One of the acts had motorcycles inside the legendary globe of death, including the world’s youngest globe of death rider at 10-years-old.

The Mighty Thomas Carnival returned for rides on the midway, and each day at the fair had a theme, including Ag cont’d. on next page

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Pembina County Fair

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Cont’d. From Page B1 Pembina County Fair regains crowd size last seen in the ‘90s Day, Military and Law Enforcement Day, and Kids Day. Other attractions included a petting zoo, kids pedal pull, live music, and much more.

“We’ve had lots of compliments on the program we had for people to see,

4-H show

Horse Events

Bush Race

the food vendors, the commercial building, and really a lot of support for the 4-H,” Hartje said. “I just really enjoy the whole thing, I enjoy seeing all the people and visiting with people.”

For attendees and organizers alike,

this year’s fair tapped into nostalgia.

“I would say the fair in the past few years and this year especially has reminded me of the fairs when I was a kid,” Halverson said. “It was a really great fair – all the people, all the

exhibitors, and all the people that came to watch the different shows.”

fair in August. The fair board has 15 members.

Halverson said she’s looking forward to next year and starting the planning process. The Pembina County Fair Board starts planning for the 2024

Jeremy Ratliff contributed to this story.

All photos by Larry Stokke.

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Tractor Pull and Fair Fun

Pembina County Fair

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All photos by Larry Stokke.

Sports

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Jake’s Take on Sports Cavalier July 16th. Good luck to all area teams in the postseason.

By Jake Kulland, Sports Editor We have an auction date!

Let us begin this week with some truly trivial information but perhaps important to some (I hope). My family has finally settled on a date for my dad’s estate auction sale. After it being changed like 47 times, we have locked down Oct. 14 as the day of the sale at his ranch just northwest of Williston. As I’ve said here before, this will be a sale of many, many oneof-kind items but also a celebration of his legacy. Keith Kulland was one of a kind, and everyone who reads these words, plus ones who have to have words read to them, are all welcome to attend. It should be a special day, barring a blizzard or major snowfall.

We are banking on the usual warmer fall weather in the western part of the state to allow this auction to happen.

We will keep you posted.

American Legion and Babe Ruth baseball tournaments going on in Langdon It’s Tournament Time for summer baseball. The District 3 Babe Ruth Tournament began on July 13 and will run through Music Fest weekend on July 15 for the six-team, double elimination tourney. If you’re in Langdon for the big weekend, come on down to American Legion Field and Eagles Park, check out the new grandstand and enjoy some hardball. The District 5 American Legion Baseball Tournament is also in Langdon this year, July 17-19. The Langdon Post 98 Red Sox will be playing at 6:30 p.m. in the first round on July 17. Teams from Langdon, Grafton, Park River and Midway-Minto will all be participating next week. The top two teams in the Babe Ruth Tournament will advance to the State B Tourney in Park River starting July 21, and the winner of the American Legion Tournament will move on to play at state in Carrington on July 26. It should be a fun and memorable week of baseball in Langdon. Also, the 10U and 12U Little League tournaments will be held this weekend with the 10U in Grafton on July 15 and the 12U in Minto and

Stainbrook shines at Lions AllStar basketball games We need to give a well-deserved shout out to North Border’s Ayden Stainbrook, who had two great nights at the Lions All-Star basketball games held in Bismarck and Fargo on July 1011. Ayden had 21 points with seven 3-pointers on the first night in a Class B loss to Class A, but had 13 points, seven rebounds, and hit four big free throws down the stretch to give the Class B team a win on night two. This brings a close to Stainbrook’s high school career, but what a run it was, culminating in being named North Dakota Class B Senior Athlete of the Year. Eagles’ fans and just plain basketball fans have appreciated everything he has done for our area in a short amount of time. Thanks for the memories, Ayden!

North Border Sports Boosters Golf Tournament in Walhalla July 15; Langdon to hold a youth golf camp July 19 and 26 The Langdon Country Club is scheduled to have the course wide open all Musicfest weekend for those that are back home and would like to golf a round or two. The LCC is also once again holding a youth golf camp for kids going into grades 1-8 on two days, July 19 and 26, from 9:30 a.m. to Noon each date. They will then play in a youth tournament on Aug. 2. In this camp, kids will learn basic golf skills and techniques and, of course, have a lot of fun. For more information, call 701-256-5938.

The Walhalla Country Club is also ready to host the annual North Border Athletic Boosters Golf Tournament on July 15. It is a scramble format tourney, and it may not be too late to get a team involved. Contact organizers Tim Hartje or Kathy Kopf or perhaps just head to the course and get registered the morning of the tourney.

All proceeds go to the betterment of all North Border Eagles and Pembina County North sports programs.

Let’s get physicals Tournament Time for summer sports is in progress, and that means fall sports are not far behind. The first practice for girls golf is Aug. 1, and for area high school football, it’s Aug. 3. For kids participating, they need to have their physicals done before they can attend practice. Please contact Langdon Prairie Health in Langdon and Walhalla to get one scheduled.

Don’t forget the Langdon Area Baseball Burger Night is July 21 at the Eagles Club, and “See ya!” next week!

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Langdon Post 98 Red Sox rout Midway-Minto 19-1, set up showdown with Grafton

By Jake Kulland

Injuries have raised issues with the Langdon Post 98 Red Sox American Legion baseball team, but they are pushing through the adversity in the last part of their regular season.

Pitcher and center fielder Markus Kingzett is out for what could be the season after suffering a knee injury on June 26 against Hatton-Northwood, then Theo Romfo came out of a game at Thompson on July 7 and is resting a back injury. He possibly could return late this season. Down two starters, the Red Sox still battled Thompson but lost a close game 2-0 then won big over Midway-Minto at home 19-1 on July 10. Langdon finished their regular season with a huge District 5 game against Grafton on July 12, which would decide who will be the top seed in the District 5 Tournament to be held in Langdon July 17-19. No matter where they finish in the standings, the Sox will play at 6:30 p.m. on July 17 in the opening round of the tourney. Every game can be heard on KNDK 1080 and online through myborderland.com. Here is a recap of the Red Sox last two games: Thompson 2, Langdon 0 The game with Thompson was close all the way, as Theo Romfo started the game on the mound but re-aggravated a back injury that has been bothering him for a couple of weeks. He allowed one hit in two innings pitched. Jack Romfo came on in relief and threw well until three Langdon errors in the fifth allowed two runs to score, which were the only runs on the game.

Langdon had some miscues on the base paths that cost them a couple of scoring opportunities. Thompson pitcher Brayden Wolfgram also threw well, striking out nine batters in seven innings compared to two walks to get the win. The Red Sox did have the tying runs on base in the top of the seventh, but Wolfgram got Nick Kingzett to ground out to third to end the game. Mason Romfo led Langdon with two hits, while Drew Overby had the only hit of the game for Thompson. Despite the errors, Langdon still played some great defense, highlighted by a rifle throw from Cody Amble in right field to throw out Wolfgram trying to tag up from second to third base.

Mason Romfo slides into 3rd base in the win over Midway-Minto. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Gage Goodman threw four strikeouts in the Red Sox’s 19-1 win over Midway-Minto on July 10 in Langdon. Photo by Larry Stokke.

THOMPSON 2, LANGDON 0 L --000 000 0 -- 0 5 1 T --000 020 x -- 2 4 0 WP -- Brayden Wolfgram; LP -- Jack Romfo Highlights -- L: Mason Romfo 2x3, J. Romfo 1x3, Theo Romfo 1x1, Tucker Welsh 1x3; T: Wolfgram 9 Ks, Drew Overby 1x2 Langdon 19, Midway-Minto 1 (5 Innings) In a league home game versus Midway-Minto, Langdon decided things right away in the first inning, scoring 10 runs on five hits - two from Carter Tetrault, including a standup triple; two by Jack Romfo with a two run double; and a bunt single by Cody Amble. The Red Sox poured it on in the second with five more runs with a run-scoring triple by Tetrault and another standup triple by Cole Welsh.

Amble topped things off with a tworun hit in the third.

All this offense was way more that Red Sox starting pitcher Gage Goodman needed. He threw his second straight quality start, striking out four batters in five innings while walking none and allowing three hits. Tetrault and Jack Romfo each had three hits in the game, while Amble, Goodman, and Mason Romfo each had two. Gus

Brady Regner touches first base as the first baseman leaps to catch the ball. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Gonzalez took the loss on the mound for Midway-Minto.

LANGDON 19, MIDWAY-MINTO 1 (5 INNINGS) MM -- 000 01 -- 1 3 5 L -- (10) 54 0x -- 19 14 0 WP -- Gage Goodman; LP -- Gus Gonalez Highlights -- Carter Tetrault 3x4 2B 3B 2 RBIs, Jack Romfo 3x4 2B 2 RBI's, Cody Amble 2x4 2 RBIs, Gage Goodman 2x3, Mason Romfo 2x3 2 RBIs;

MM: Ben Gudajtes 1x2 2B, Karson Johnson 1x1 RBI

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Sports

12U baseball vs PR

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Langdon Edmore Munich Track Awards

Pictured are Mason Christianson, Rudy Moser, Cora, Badding , Meredith Romfo, Drew, Rostvet, and Olivia Lorenz.

2023 Boys Track Awards Most Valuable Sprinter - Cody Amble Most Valuable Distance - Mason Christianson, Rudy Moser Most Valuable Thrower - Jacob Lowery Most Valuable Jumper - Cody Amble

Cody Amble received the awards for boys track and field “Most Valuable Sprinter,” “Most Valuable Jumper, and “Most Varsity Team Points.”

Most Improved - Tanner McDonald Most Varsity Team Points - Cody Amble Most Jr. High Team Points - Noah Foster Top 3 in Points for the Season Cody Amble - 209 Mason Christianson - 104 Rudy Moser - 94 2023 Girls Track Awards Most Valuable Sprinter - Drew Rostvet Most Valuable Distance - Olivia Lorenz Most Valuable Thrower - Meredith Romfo Most Valuable Jumper - Cora Badding

Stainbrook plays in Lions All-Star Basketball Games

Most Improved - Olivia Lorenz Most Varsity Team Points - Cora Badding Most Jr. High Team Points - Olivia Lorenz Top 3 Most Points of the Season Cora Badding - 137 Olivia Lorenz - 123 Drew Rostvet - 104

1 Grafton

4 Midway-Minto

2 Langdon

3 Park River

Pictured is North Border graduate Ayden Stainbrook with his parents, Wes and Debi. Ayden played in the Lions All-Star Basketball games, held July 10 in Bismarck and July 11 in Fargo. Ayden had a combined 34 points in the two games, as his Class B team split two games with Class A. Great job, Ayden!

Tanner McDonald received the award for boys track and field “Most Improved”.

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Clement Lounsberry Clement A. Lounsberry was born in 1843 in DeKalb County, Indiana. Like many people who gained notable success as adults, Lounsberry overcame great hardships during his youth, including being orphaned.

Lounsberry was working as a farm laborer when the Civil War broke out, and he soon enlisted with the First Michigan Volunteers. He was wounded and taken prisoner at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861. After spending a year in the hands of the enemy, he became part of a prisoner exchange and was released in June 1862.

Lounsberry promptly received an officer’s commission and was sent back into battle; over the next few years, he sustained three more injuries. He was a Colonel in command of the First Michigan Sharpshooters and the Second Michigan Infantry regiments when he accepted the enemy’s surrender of Petersburg, VA. After the war, Lounsberry moved to Martin County, MN, where he began publishing the Martin County Atlas, but he made the decision to move farther west wherever and whenever the Northern Pacific constructed a line that crossed the Missouri River.

Meanwhile, he joined the Minneapolis Tribune as a legislative reporter and editorial writer. Finally, it came time for his move west, and on this date in 1873, his first copy of the Bismarck Tribune rolled off the press.

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company Custer on that occasion, so he asked Mark Kellogg to go. It was the last time Kellogg and Lounsberry would ever see each other.

Lounsberry was a staunch Republican, and when he sold the Tribune in 1884, he was hoping he’d be appointed governor of Dakota Territory. Unfortunately, the position was awarded to a different newspaperman, Gilbert A. Pierce of the Chicago Daily News.

For the next 20 years, Lounsberry had a tough time sustaining success.

During this period, he worked for a Land Office and published a historical monthly magazine in Fargo, an activity that led him to help organize the North Dakota Historical Society in the 1890s. Ultimately, his history magazines became the basis of his seminal creation, a huge three-volume book called North Dakota: History and People, which first appeared in January 1917.

In 1905, Lounsberry landed a job with the General Land Office in Washington, D. C., and despite his strong ties to ND he never came back. He died in October 1926 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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DAKOTA Some say Mark Kellogg received the DATEBOOK: Fanny second copy; Kellogg was an early contributor who wrote under the pen- Kelly, Prisoner name Frontier. Lounsberry couldn’t afford to hire him full time – he called Kellogg his attaché. Truth be told, Kellogg is believed to have edited the 2nd, 3rd and 4th issues of the paper, because Lounsberry was absent a great deal that first year. Plagued with financial problems, he was still working as a legislative reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune, and he was also handicapped with a painful limp from the last wound he suffered during the war. This condition was so problematic his leg ultimately had to be broken and reset.

The Bismarck Tribune reached an early zenith when Lounsberry became the first newsman to report on the death of Custer and 268 cavalrymen at the Little Bighorn. Lounsberry couldn’t ac-

On May 17, 1864, a party of six people began journeying from southeastern Kansas to the promising gold fields of Idaho. Among them was a young bachelor named Gardner Wakefield and the Kelly family, which included Josiah, his wife, Fanny, and Fanny’s young niece, Mary, whom the couple had adopted. Also with them were two black servants, Andy and Franklin.

A Methodist preacher joined them few days later, and a few weeks after that, William Larimer, his wife Sarah and their young son joined the train, which now had five wagons. Also joining them was Noah Taylor, who left his wife and eight children behind on their homestead.

The little group was both part of the

problem and part of an approaching tragedy. It was a time of great anger and frustration among the Plains Indians. As a result of the Minnesota Uprising two years earlier, Generals Alfred Sully and Henry Sibley had been searching northern Dakota to punish some Santees who had revolted and killed hundreds of white settlers in Minnesota. With revenge fueling both sides, violence had been spiraling out of control. In fact, Sully’s retaliatory attack on hundreds of mostly Yanktonais – not Santees – at Whitestone Hill had taken place less than nine months before the Kellys began their overland journey.

There was another issue, as well.

With gold having been found in several western regions, whites were encroaching more and more on land set aside for plains tribes under the Laramie Treaty. As the situation became more threatening to the Indians, skirmishes and raids on wagon trains escalated – especially if the groups were small, like the one in which Fanny Kelly was traveling.

Fanny was no stranger to hardship.

Her father died while he was moving the family from Ontario to Kansas; in accordance with his wishes, the family finished the journey without him.

Eleven-year-old Fanny, her widowed mother and her siblings had settled in Geneva, Kansas, where they learned to cope with the harsh conditions of homesteading.

Fanny’s current move to Idaho had a much different tone – more like an adventurous vacation. “The hours of noon and evening rest,” she wrote, “were spent in preparing our frugal meals, gathering flowers with our children, picking berries, hunting curiosities, or gazing in rapt wonder and admiration at the beauties of this strange, bewildering country.”

After several weeks, the little wagon train had made it across Nebraska to southeastern Wyoming. They had foregone opportunities to join larger wagon trains, because they could make better time traveling by themselves.

Not that they hadn’t considered the danger – Fanny wrote, “...at Fort Laramie, where information that should have been reliable was given us, we had renewed assurances of the safety of the road and friendliness of the Indians. At Horseshoe Creek, which we had just left, and where there was a telegraph station, our inquiries had

elicited similar assurances...”

It was at sunset, on this date in 1864, that everything changed for Fanny and her 10 companions. Suddenly, Fanny wrote, “the bluffs before us were covered with a party of about two hundred and fifty Indians, painted and equipped for war...” The group allowed the war party to take whatever they wanted, but the situation soon fell apart. Five men were killed, two escaped, and Fanny, Sarah Larimer, and their two children were taken prisoner.

The Kelly-Larimer party didn’t know that news had reached the Hunkpapas. Two weeks earlier, it’s alleged that one of General Sully’s men was killed by three Indians, who then fled.

Sully’s men chased them down, then decapitated them and mounted their heads on poles near their camp. This atrocity just further ignited hatred toward whites.

Fanny Kelly was to witness Sully clash with the Sioux again at Killdeer Mountain. She would also be the guest of Sitting Bull and his wife – but these are stories for another day.

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Elephants Elephants have long been used in a variety of ways, from Hannibal employing them during the Second Punic War, to providing the model for the main character of the children’s book Babar, or symbolizing the Republican Party. However, especially in western culture, elephants are perhaps best known for their roles in zoos and circuses.

So there was some excitement that for three days in 1951, a trio of elephants would perform in a traveling circus in

Fargo. In fact, these elephants had already attained some fame—they were movie stars! The animals had been used for about seven years in movies produced by MGM studios, appearing mostly in Tarzan pictures. But in 1946, the studio abandoned Tarzan movies and the elephants were almost out of a job—so Frank Whitbeck, a studio official at MGM, bought them.

In 1947, Whitbeck, along with two wild animal trainers, incorporated a business called “Elephants, Inc,” the first corporation ever formed in the US to deal exclusively with elephants, with a purpose of buying, selling, training and leasing elephants. The three elephants, better known as Sally, Queenie and Happy, the “Three girls from Hollywood,” were listed as assets, and they were already traveling the Midwest as part of the Polack Brothers’ Circus.

This movie-star history may have made the elephants even more exciting to the youth expecting to go. Especially so for a faction in Fargo. For on this date, the Fargo businessmen and the El Zagal Shrine temple hosted 150 Fargo Forum carriers and salesmen at the matinee performance.

Of course, the conditions elephants live and work in have been a point of much contention over the years. But it is noteworthy that the Polack Brothers’ elephant trainer, James (Slivers) and his wife Jo Madison said, “As most humans respect authority, so does an elephant.” He also said he didn’t use bull hooks on the elephants, asserting: “It is cruel and unnecessary. Neither is it necessary to yell at them. I’ve learned that if you speak quietly and firmly and merely use a leather thong to cue them, you get quicker results and more respect from them.”

One must suppose that nobody carried water for the Three girls from Hollywood, though, as just one adult elephant can drink approximately 60 gallons of water a day. It would be easier to bring the elephant to the water!

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First-time home buyers feel the squeeze High interest rates, high home prices and availability all factors

By Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative Add another factor into the challenge of attracting workers and families to North Dakota: the lack of affordable, modern, quality homes.

With home prices at historic highs and interest rates double what they were a year before, first-time home

come in North Dakota stood at nearly $69,000, a slight drop from around $70,000 in 2019.

Competitive market Those looking for houses in an affordable range face stiff competition.

I fear that it’s probably going to stay that way for a few years.”

Inventory will continue to remain tight since those who bought homes when interest rates were low are less likely to give that up for a new home with much higher rates, he said.

Feeling the pinch The realization is starting to dawn on many first-time home buyers that they may not be able to afford the kind of home now that they would have just two years ago, due to the rise in interest rates.

Since more people are pushed into the lower end of the market, it also increases the competition for homes in that range, said Bismarck-area real estate agent Desi Ottmar.

“Those are the people who are getting pinched,” Ottmar said. “Some people are dropping out.”

Ottmar told a story of a recent cli-

Marchand said, indicating that the school system there is currently three teachers short.

by that date on top of what already exists. A greater influx of people would push that number up.

“An alarming statistic is that less than 13 percent of the housing stock in the area has been built in the past 20 years,” he added. “There’s a lack of modern, in demand real estate that people desire.”

A housing needs assessment conducted by North Dakota State University’s Center for Social Research and NDHFA released last October also projected an increase in the number of lower income households, suggesting a greater need for affordable housing.

That’s a theme across the state in areas that missed out on oil boom development.

It has also become a fact of life that finding developers and contractors to build new houses in some communities, whether rural or urban, has become more difficult. Prices for materials and labor have soared. Finding construction workers is problematic.

Development woes David Klein, Jamestown-based executive director of Great Plains Housing Authority, said both new development

“There may be a disconnect between the type of housing that people want and the kind of housing that’s available,” said Nancy Hodur who led the study at the Center for Social Research. “Those moderately priced houses, they flew off the market.”

The study also showed that more affordable homes ranging from $150,000 to $350,000 stayed on the market the least amount of time, pointing again to the strong competition for homes in that range.

Those homes, on average, were 30 to 50 years older than higher priced sales, indicating that they often need upgrades or repairs, potentially further straining the budgets of inflation-stressed households.

John Reiten, a policy advisor to Gov. Doug Burgum who bought a home in Bismarck in early April, said he’d seen around 30 houses during his eightmonth hunt.

While he wasn’t under any major pressure to buy a home, he sees the limited supply as a potential issue for the state’s workforce recruitment drive.

“We want to bring people in, right?

How do you do that? Lower taxes, good places to live and all these things,” Reiten said. “But if you can’t have homes for them, people will only live in apartments or condos for so long, especially in this area. People need housing.”

buyers searching for a place to call their own are in the grip of a squeeze that shows no signs of loosening any time soon.

For Kari Richey, who purchased a home in Bismarck under $200,000 in December, it was a long and sometimes daunting process.

With those high costs and the additional increases in overall inflation, the number of homes on the market affordable for lower- and middle-income buyers has dwindled across the state, from large cities like Bismarck to rural towns like Harvey.

“It was a long year of searching, and the ones that would come available … would just go so quickly,” Richey said.

“So when I did find my house, I had to move very quickly on it. It was a challenge.”

Reiten said he believes sellers will start coming down in their asking prices now that the market has changed with buyers burdened by higher interest rates.

Inflation itself is taking a major bite out of lower- and middle-income purchasing power and increases the cost of maintaining a home.

One welcoming sign, according to Ottmar, is that sellers are now more willing to offer concessions, something that would have been uncommon just a year before.

Average North Dakota house sales prices were at $283,000 by the end of 2021, up from $198,000 in 2012, according to the most recent data compiled by the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency [NDHFA], but median sales prices in most of the main cities range higher.

U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency estimates using both appraisal value and sales prices show prices peaking in the fourth quarter of last year with no indications they’re falling off yet.

Brandon Dettlaff, homeownership division director at the NDHFA, doesn’t see many houses available compared to the need below $350,000. When they do come on the market, they go quickly.

Since April 2021, prices for appliances, cable TV, furniture and hardware, household tools and equipment, natural gas, and electricity have all risen, with the latter three increasing by over 20 percent nationwide.

Average groceries prices have also increased by around 20 percent since April 2021. Factor in childcare - which ranges from around $660 to $840 per child on average - and many young families looking to buy a house can’t afford these accumulating costs.

“We’ve seen a historic rise in prices, but people’s wages haven’t gone up the same amount,” Dettlaff said. “So your buying power isn’t the same. And then you double interest rates, and what do you do?”

Affordability across the country is now worse than during the housing bubble of 2008, according to data recently released by the Atlanta Fed’s Housing and Affordability Monitor. By December 2022, the study indicated that the average household would need to spend 42.9 percent of its income to pay for a median-priced home.

At the same time as inflation surged, income dropped, the most recent US Census Bureau data shows. At the end of 2021, median household in-

“Affordability across the state is a problem,” Dettlaff said of the situation here. “There’s not that supply, so prices are going to stay elevated.

With interest rates double what they were last year, first-time home buyers are priced out of newly built homes on Bismarck’s outskirts. Prices here range from $450,000 to $700,000 and up. Photos Michael Standaert.

ent who had qualified for a home in the $250,000 range, then went forward with starting the purchase on a $200,000 home. They later backed out when they juggled the purchase numbers with their finances.

For those looking for a home in a rural community like the town of Harvey, options are often limited. Only three homes within Harvey city limits are currently listed while two more sit within shouting distance.

Spencer Marchand, economic development director for the city of Harvey and a member of the local school board, said the situation has impacted the area’s ability to recruit and retrain workers.

“We’ve had plenty of trouble hiring teachers because of the situation,”

AARP Fraud Watch: Lighten Your Wallet (in a good way) We spend a lot of time worrying about how to avoid telephone and online scams but we often don’t think about what we carry around with us every day and how it might make us vulnerable to fraud. It only takes seconds for a criminal to steal your wallet and what they find in there might give them instant access to your money.

Here are 5 things to keep out of your wallet.

The most important thing to keep out of your wallet is your Social Security card, but if you’re a senior you might

also want to leave your Medicare card at home when you don’t need it. While Medicare cards no longer carry a person’s Social Security Number the account information listed is still very valuable. Seldom used credit cards should also stay out of your wallet because there is a greater chance that you might forget to cancel them if stolen. Lastly, carrying blank checks in your wallet can be a big vulnerability and so can unused gift cards – both are essentially as good as cash.

tion at home but only putting in your wallet the things that you absolutely need can not only keep you safe – it can lighten the load you carry around with you each day.

Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam. Visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork or call the AARP Fraud Watch Helpline at 1-877-908-3360.

It might take some more organiza-

AARP Fraud Watch: Watchdog alert sign up Staying a step ahead of the scammers is like playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole. We know that people who know about a scam are 80% less likely to even engage in it but how can you stay up to speed? One great tool is the AARP Fraud Watch Network’s Watchdog Alert.

The Watchdog Alert is a scam update that comes twice a month to your

email or phone. It lets you know about the latest scams trending across the country, how you can spot them, and how you can avoid falling victim. The Watchdog Alert will let you know some of the red flags to look out for and let you know what to do to stay safe. It’s also easy to share with friends and family, and it’s completely free.

To sign up for the Fraud Watch Net-

work Watchdog Alert simply text “FWN” to 50757 or visit aarp.org/ WatchdogAlerts.

Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam. Report scams to local law enforcement. For help from AARP, call 1-877-908-3360 or visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork.

and redevelopment have become complex and expensive.

Talks with developers about building on vacant lots or tearing down an old home and rebuilding become fraught with cost concerns. Costs of a teardown and environmental cleanup can reach $1 million or more, he said.

New greenfield development is also difficult since farmers would rather sell off 30 acres before they sell off three, he said.

“That makes it hard to encourage development,” Klein said. “You’ve got to buy so much [land] and as you’re bringing that in you’ve got to put in a substantial amount of infrastructure.”

With the state estimated to add around 10,000 people by 2025, the NDHFA projects that 9,285 to 10,280 housing units will need to be added

Another option for first-time home buyers that’s become popular is a two-for-one buydown, which lowers mortgage rates for the first two years of the loan, before going back up to the current interest rate level, he said.

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Nepomuk Narly climbs to new heights Pisek bike race attracts top cyclists

By Todd Morgan, Walsh County Record

some of the top gravel bike riders in the world to the little hamlet of Pisek.

He had an old banana seat type bike that wasn't very conducive to riding up hills.

“In Czech, Pisek means gravel or sand, and we have some of the best gravel in the world,” Lefor said. “All the races are run on gravel with the exception of the ice-cream loop for families and children."

Another not so small item that is currently going on in the cycling community, according to Lefor, is that many of the premier riders in the world are moving off-road due to the increasing number of accidents involving cyclists.

“It has gotten so dangerous to ride and race on public highways that many riders have made the move to gravel,” he said.

In 2021 the Nepomuk Narly was born and has grown ever since. This year Lefor is hoping to take it to the next level, making it a truly community event. This year's race is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 22.

“In 2021, we invited cyclists to race their bikes on rural North Dakota gravel roads to win gold. Then in 2022 we decided to race for thousands of dollars in cash, bringing in pro riders from across the country. We are back better than ever for the July gravel classic,” he said. “This year we are competing for $10,000, and we invite everyone to come and either participate or just hang out and be a part of the community celebration as there will be activities for the whole family.”

Rev. Lefor tunes up some up one of the eight bikes to be given away as door prices at the Nepomuk Narly cycling race to held June 22 in Pisek. Photo by Todd Morgan, Walsh County Record

PISEK—In just two short years, Rev. Jason Lefor, priest at St. John Nepomu-

cene Catholic Church in Pisek, has put together a bike race that attracts

The day will begin with a 5 a.m. Mass, which will set the stage for the day's activities including four bike races for cyclists of all levels.

The 100-mile pro platinum race starts at 7 a.m. and takes off in front of St. John Nepomucene Church. First place riders in both men's and women's categories will earn $3,000, $1,500 for second place and $500 for third place. Total cash prizes add up to $10,000 when adding up both the male and female categories.

Lefor said this is the most challenging race and is for professionals.

“What makes this race so challenging is the elevation changes,” he said.

“We start by going south of Pisek, kind of in the area where the motorcycle hill climb is, and then go north to the coulees around Edinburg, so it is a real challenging race and the riders really seem to enjoy it. In all - there is more than 5,000 feet of elevation that the riders climb.”

Some of the best riders in the world, according to Lefor, will be participating in this race, including the No. 1 ranked rider in the world.

“Some of the top riders from all over the country and Canada will be competing in the Nepomuk Narly,” he said.

“I was always last. So I asked my dad if I could get a 10-speed bike,” he said.

Lefor said his dad wasn't very responsive to his request, “He told me that 10-speeds weren't very practical to be riding out in the country on gravel roads as the tires were too skinny.”

The Nepomuk Narly sign at the intersection of Walsh County 12A and County Road 15 marks Pisek as the venue for some of the best cyclists in the world to come and compete. Photo

by Todd Morgan, Walsh County Record

The next race is the 40-mile contest, which begins at 9 a.m. and is a 40mile loop, with cash prizes in both men's and women's categories. First place in each category will earn $600.

Second place will earn $300 and third $100 for a total purse of $2,000.

“This race attracts people from all over - Winnipeg, the Twin Cities, Fargo, Bismarck and Sioux Falls. Last year we had a rider from Columbia.

The first year we had someone from Russia,” he said. “There are also riders from Colorado, Virginia, Montana and Washington. We will actually get some teams for that race. Last year the University of Minnesota's second team came and competed.”

For those interested in making the step up to competitive racing, the 16mile gravel race is a perfect stepping stone. The race begins at 11 a.m., and the overall winner will earn $150 with second place at $100 and third place $50.

“This race is sort of an incentive to get people interested in racing more competitively,” Lefor said.

The last race of the day begins at noon and is a six-mile round trip from the church to the top of Pengilly Hill and finishing up at the J-Mart for some ice cream. Lefor calls this race the Ice Cream Division, and it is for children 11 and older with the same course offered to the public after the start of the first six-mile loop. All participants must wear a helmet.

“There is no age limit for this race. In many cases, parents ride with their children just to make sure they get up the hill and to the J-Mart for some ice cream,” he said. “The sheriff's department blocks off the roads for safety purposes. It's a really fun ride for children and families, and it's all on pavement.”

Lefor grew up in southern Stark County, southeast of the county seat of Dickinson near the unincorporated town of Lefor. His love of cycling started when he was a child. He recalls a story of when his cousins would come for a visit in the summer, and they would all race their bikes up the hill.

The first thing Lefor did when he got to the University of North Dakota was buy a 10-speed bike and get a job at the Ski and Bike Shop in Grand Forks.

By the time he graduated from UND, Lefor had four degrees in varying subjects.

“It was about that time I was getting called to the seminary, but I wasn't ready to go,” he said.

Lefor ended up going out to Washington and opened up his own bike shop called "Different Spokes.”

“I kind of pulled a Jonah and ran from God, tried to go somewhere where he wouldn't find me or I thought maybe he would leave me alone if I changed my location,” he said. “That wasn't the case. I answered the call, came back to North Dakota and went into the seminary.”

Lefor encourages everyone to come to Pisek on the 22nd to take part in the event.

“We are giving away eight bikes. All people have to do is come and register for the door prizes. We will also be giving away more items than just bikes. So come out and register.”

That day, Pisek will be the place to be with food trucks, bouncy houses and live music. There will be fun for the whole family not to mention world class cycling.

As one might guess the Ski and Bike Shop is a big sponsor of the event.

They also sponsor some premium prizes for a loop that is unincorporated into the 100-mile event and is timed separately. According to Lefor, various businesses - especially the implement dealers around the county - have donated bikes for the giveaway.

“It is really a fun day that celebrates community and family,” Lefor said.

“This is a family event where families can come and spend the day and watch some of the best cyclists in the world.”

Lefor has been in Pisek for six years and has biked just about every section line and gravel road in the area.

“This area truly has some of the best gravel in the world, which makes the Narly so competitive and entices riders from all over the world to attend.

We invited everyone to come out and be a part of it.”

Grafton Parks and Recreation hosts 5K for $5K Grafton Parks and Recreation is hosting their first annual 5K for $5K event in partnership with Unity Medical Center (UMC) and Walsh County Health District (WCHD). As active members in the community, UMC and WCHD support active, fun-filled events for all ages to promote healthy lifestyle habits.

The race starts at 9:00 a.m., and runners and walkers of all ages are invited to participate. All children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bikes are welcome for children five and under, and

there will be a Kids Fun Run through Leistikow Park starting at 10:00 a.m.

pressure making it impossible to run the slides as designed.

The goal is to raise $5,000 to go towards the Leistikow Park outdoor pool, as the pool has changed little since it was constructed in 1954. For the past two decades, the pool supply room has needed significant attention in the spring for the pool to work properly. Annual mud jacking is required to keep that room from sinking further into the ground. This year, the underground sewer line was extremely damaged and underground pipe fissures caused a drastic decrease in

“Our pool may not survive another winter, so we are encouraging Grafton and the surrounding communities to come together for this fun event with the long-term goal of building a new pool for all to enjoy for many years to come,” said Gabbi Holand, recreation manager.

Visit Graftonparks.com for more information and to register. Discounted rates are available through Sept.

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: New Town July 14, 2023 — The people of New Town knew how to make the best out of a situation. They formed the city by combining the forces of Sanish, Van Hook and Elbowoods, after it was learned that the Garrison Dam project would flood those communities.

By 1953, New Town was populated and development continued.

The people thrived in their new city with a variety of business and enterprise. And on this date in 1956, amidst great pomp and circumstance, Robert Box’s new business in New Town, the Dakota Boat Factory, was dedicated.

He was set up in a three-story building – the old Snyder Hotel that had been moved from Sanish.

This factory was special for many reasons—and not just because it stood in the middle of the continent in a land-locked state. There was actually plenty of water around, especially with the Garrison Dam giving rise to

Lake Sakagawea. Consequently, New Town was deemed a perfect place for a boat factory. In fact, it was the New Town Industrial Corporation that asked Box to establish his business in New Town, instead of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He accepted, and with their assistance, set up shop.

developing our natural resources.”

Not only did the factory employ a handful of people, but Box said it could kick out a boat a day. The factory had been in operation for about a month before its dedication, and had already produced 25 boats, with round bottoms, and ranging from 14 to 18 feet in length. The boats were built from cedar strips fastened to white oak steam-bent ribs and were covered with leak-proof fiberglass cloth.

Afterward, to top off the day, Box gave Governor Brunsdale and other officials a boat ride around the Four Bears Bridge.

Governor Brunsdale, who was at the dedication, welcomed new business, saying, “We can expect sizeable new enterprises to come in when we begin

Those natural resources and the available man-power prompted Bundsale to predict that “within the next ten years a lot fewer young people will be leaving the state; they’ll be working in North Dakota industries.”

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Prairie Fare: July is National Picnic Month Dakota Gardener: Beware of grasshoppers Following food safety tips prevents foodborne illness from spreading at picnics.

By Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist

Can you conjure up a memory of a recent or past picnic?

When I was very young, our family would pack the trunk of our old blue Impala sedan with lounger chairs, a camp stove and coolers full of food.

We left early in the morning for a state park, before the day became very hot.

Our car did not have air conditioning, so we would roll down all the windows.

Being the youngest, I sat in the center of the backseat. I am sure I had quite the “wind-swept” look upon arrival.

We’d find a couple of picnic tables under the trees within easy walking distance of the lake.

Besides the scenery, our entertainment consisted of a Frisbee and a game with large, heavy darts to throw toward a circle placed on the lawn.

While my parents cooked, I settled into one of the lounging chairs. The green webbing left imprints in my legs. I liked to lean back until the lounge chair “swallowed” my body like a plastic alligator.

Then I inevitably got caught with my lawn chair antics, I’d have to sit upright. I am surprised I didn’t get my hands caught in the chair mechanism.

I am more surprised that dart game didn’t cause an emergency room visit.

We would dine on burgers or steaks fried in a cast iron pan on a camp stove. Grills weren’t part of my early life. We usually had creamy potato salad, fresh lettuce and radishes from our garden, homemade buns, watermelon and homemade lemonade.

I can almost smell and taste the memory.

If you have enjoyed picnics, chances are you will remember the menu and good times associated with eating outside. Picnics have a long history and simply relate to bringing dining outdoors to enjoy nature’s scenery.

The word “picnic” dates back to the late 1600s, and may come from the French word “piquenique,” which first appeared in print in 1692.

In earlier times, picnics were events to celebrate a successful hunt. These fancy large feasts gave way to simpler meals in parks in the late 1700s.

By the 1800s, picnic tables were invented and looked similar to the modern-day wooden picnic tables. In 1952, the American Bakers’ Association launched National Picnic Month as an annual commemoration.

wrapped securely to prevent their juices from cross-contaminating other foods in the cooler.

•Pack enough clean utensils for both eating and serving food. Don’t use the same utensil or platter for raw and cooked meat and poultry. Disposable plates and utensils help prevent cross-contamination.

•Keep foods covered to prevent insects from enjoying your lunch.

•Keep perishable foods cool by transporting them in an insulated cooler with plenty of ice or frozen gel packs.

Perishable foods include meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, pasta, rice, cooked vegetables, and fresh, peeled and cut fruits and vegetables.

•Pack the cooler just before leaving home. Foods chilling in your refrigerator should be placed directly in your cooler with ice or frozen gel packs.

•Bring a food thermometer to ensure that burgers reach 160 F and chicken reaches 165 F. You can also pick up a picnic meal at a restaurant or grocery store, but be sure to keep cold foods cold. Foods such as washed whole fruit, peanut butter (or other nut butter) sandwiches, trail mix and cookies are nonperishable options.

July is National Picnic Month and National Watermelon Month. This fiber-rich, colorful salsa recipe would be a tasty side dish or dip for a picnic in the park. Like other perishable foods, keep the salsa cold on the way to and at the destination.

Watermelon, Black Bean and Corn Salsa 1 can corn kernels, rinsed and drained 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained ½ medium purple or white onion, coarsely chopped 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 tablespoon salad oil (such as canola or olive) 1 lime, juiced 1½ cup watermelon, chopped (with seeds removed)

Now is the time to prepare for the coming grasshopper invasion.

By Tom Kalb, horticulturist

emerging out of brushy areas and ditches now. They don’t have wings yet, but they can hop over three feet at a time.

The pests are heading for our gardens where they will find moisture and succulent plants to feast upon.

Among vegetables, grasshoppers particularly enjoy eating lettuce, onions, carrots, beans and corn. Among flowers, grasshoppers prefer eating sunflowers, iris, daylily, canna lily and roses.

Now is the time to prepare for the inGrasshoppers were devastating in Dakota gardens last year. They devoured many plants from top to bottom.

Now the pests are coming back again.

What caused this?

The weather during the past two years has been perfect for grasshoppers.

First, grasshoppers love a long, warm summer. This gives the insects plenty of time to eat, mate and lay lots of eggs. Last summer was long and warm. We had huge swarms of grasshoppers to begin with, and they feasted and laid a tremendous number of eggs. One female grasshopper can lay more than 1,000 eggs. A population explosion was waiting to happen this spring.

Second, grasshoppers want a late spring. If they get an early spring, their eggs hatch too early and die from a cold snap. We had a late spring this year and many baby grasshoppers avoided frosty, cold weather.

Third, grasshoppers enjoy a warm, dry spring. This provides the young grasshoppers with food and protects them from diseases. The month of May was one of the warmest ever. Food was abundant. Although the month was moist, rains were quickly absorbed by our parched soils.

Swarms of young grasshoppers are

Makes six servings. Each serving of dip has 130 calories, 5 grams (g) fat, 4 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, and 160 milligrams sodium.

(Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences. Follow her on Twitter @jgardenrobinson)

If you plan a picnic this year, remember these safety tips.

•Find out if your picnic destination has a source of safe drinking water.

If not, bring water or moist towelettes for cleaning hands and surfaces.

•Be sure raw meat and poultry are

This watermelon, black bean and corn salsa makes a fiber-rich, colorful addition to a picnic menu. NDSU photo.

Grasshoppers are a destructive foe.

We need to show them no mercy.

Once they enter our garden, we need to fight back.

I prefer to kill pests using organic insecticides. These chemicals are generally safer to use, cause less harm to bees and other beneficial insects, and don’t last long in the environment.

Spinosad is a great organic product, but it cannot control grasshoppers.

Pyrethrin only works for a day or two.

That’s not long enough.

After my organic strategy failed, I got out the big guns.

Pyrethroids and carbaryl are our most effective weapons. These synthetic insecticides are popular and available at all garden centers. Pyrethroids include zeta-cypermethrin, cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, lambda-cyhalothrin and esfenvalerate. Look at the label and its list of active ingredients.

These chemicals are powerful and long lasting. They can give you 7 to 14 days of protection.

Use carefully because these synthetic insecticides are toxic to us. Follow the instructions on the label, and there will be a waiting period between spraying and harvesting.

These products are toxic to bees. You can reduce harming bees by spraying in the evening when bees are not active and targeting the leaves of flowering plants.

Humans have been battling grasshoppers for centuries. This year is no different. Grasshoppers are gathering in huge swarms. Get ready for battle.

For more information about gardening, contact your local NDSU Extension agent. Find the Extension office for your county at www.ndsu.edu/ agriculture/extension/county-extension-offices.

Insecticidal soap has to be sprayed on the pest itself to kill it. Good luck spraying soap on swarms of jumping grasshoppers.

I tried spraying organic neem to protect my crops last year. It lessened the damage for a few days, but the pests came back in full force. I have since

Now is the time to prepare for the coming grasshopper invasion, says NDSU Extension horticulturist, Tom Kalb. Pixabay photo

Praire Doc Perspectives Paging Doctor Hollywood

By Jill Kruse, DO

to justify tests or treatments for insurance companies. Unfortunately these activities do not make “must see TV” and take significantly more time than what is actually spent with patients.

Optional ingredients: fresh chopped cilantro and diced cucumbers.

Mix all ingredients except watermelon. Gently fold in watermelon and chill. Serve with baked chips or as a

side dish with grilled meat, poultry or fish.

vasion. You can spray the ditches and brushy areas where they are emerging. If you see hoppers near your garden, you can spray the borders. Spray a 10-foot swath to deter the pests.

learned that neem is most effective on very young grasshoppers.

From Dr. Marcus Welby and Dr. Meredith Grey to “Hawkeye” Pierce and Doogie Howser, MD, there have been a multitude of television doctors. You likely spend more time watching them than you do with your own physician.

Television shows the life of a doctor as exciting, dramatic and glamorous; however, real life is often much different.

On television doctors can solve every medical mystery within the span of a single show. Rare diseases or unusual presentations are no match for the intellect or dedication of the Hollywood doctor. Experimental treatments or lifesaving surgeries are all done with minimal interference. Television doctors rarely deal with hospital policies, evidence based medical care standards, or insurance companies. They also seem to have ample extra time between patients.

In the real world, things are not as simple and straightforward as they are on television. Multiple diseases have similar symptoms and specialized lab tests can take days or weeks to get results. Unfortunately insurance companies often dictate what tests can be done, such as a CT or MRI. They may also refuse to cover a hospital stay or a new medication, requiring older or cheaper options first. Doctors are required to spend a significant amount of time charting

On television, almost everyone gets better. A patient is just a problem that is solved and forgotten by the next episode, likely never seen again. In real life, many people live with chronic conditions that cannot be fixed or resolved. Real patients are not problems to be solved, but important partners with their doctors in order to live a healthier lifestyle. This takes trust; something that is gained slowly over years, and can be broken faster than a commercial break.

While not as dramatic as television’s life and death surgeries, routine health care in the clinic is just as important.

Television rarely shows a family medicine doctor doing a routine physical or a follow up visit for high blood pressure or diabetes. There is very little drama in adjusting a medication dose

in the clinic. However, these visits will keep you from experiencing television worthy complications down the road.

You can look for a doctor as funny as Patch Adams, as smart as House, or as good looking as McDreamy. However, what is important is that you find a doctor that you communicate well with and trust. An annual physical and routine health care may seem boring and unnecessary, but it can help prevent some real life health care problems. Save the drama for your television.

Jill Kruse, D.O. is part of The Prairie Doc® team of physicians and currently practices as a hospitalist in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc® at www.prairiedoc.org and on Facebook featuring On Call with the Prairie Doc®, a medical Q&A show providing health information based on science, built on trust, streaming live on Facebook most Thursdays at 7 p.m. central.

Classifieds

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HELP WANTED MARKETING DIRECTOR The North Dakota Newspaper Association has a full time position for a key player in our Bismarck headquarters. The marketing director carries out programs serving our member newspapers and clients, helps to organize the annual convention, and assists the executive director with administrative matters as needed. The marketing director will also use social media to promote the association, its programs and member newspapers. Familiarity with the InDesign suite of software or past graphic design experience helpful or we can train. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits.

DIRECTOR OF DINING SERVICES. This position provides overall leadership and management for the Dining Services department. Responsibilities include facilities management, supervising safe operations, supervision and training of staff, oversight of budgets and all operational functions.

Benefits include fully paid single or family health insurance, annual/sick leave, life insurance, retirement, tuition waiver, etc. Screening begins immediately. Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/joinour-team EOE CATERING & DINING OPERATIONS MANAGER WILD GROUNDS CAFÉ This position provides leadership and management for all aspects of the Wild Grounds Cafe operations, including supervising safe operations, management and training of staff, and all operational functions. Benefits include fully paid single or family health insurance, annual/sick leave, life insurance, retirement, tuition waiver,

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Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team EOE DINING OPERATIONS MANAGER FLICKERTAIL DINING ROOM This position provides leadership and management for all aspects of the Flickertail Dining Room operations, including supervising safe operations, management and training of staff, and all operational functions. Benefits include fully paid single or family health insurance, annual/sick leave, life insurance, retirement, tuition waiver, etc. Screening begins immediately.

Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team EOE MAYVILLE STATE HAS OPENINGS for the following Full-time positions: General Accountant, Maintenance Supervisor, Heating Plant Operator, and AHEC Education Coordinator visit www.mayvillestate/edu/employment for more information and to apply!

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VICTIM/WITNESS COORDINATOR – Legal Assistant Pembina County State’s Attorney Office Pembina County State’s Attorney is seeking to fill the position of Victim/ Witness Coordinator- Legal Assistant.

This position provides a wide range of support services to legal counsel in the County State’s Attorney’s office.

Work is performed under the general direction of the State’s Attorney.

Please view complete job description and required qualifications online on the Pembina County website before applying. Application can be found on the Pembina County website as well. Completed application and resume must be returned to Pembina County Human Resources Director Konor Parker at parkerkonor@nd.gov.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Equal Employment Opportunity: The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act. Annual salary depends on experience and education, with a typical hiring range of $41,112- $57,828.

The County offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to health, retirement, sick, and vacation.

The Pembina County Director of Tax Equalization is seeking to fill the position of County Assessor. The Assessor is responsible for performing a wide variety of assessing and administrative functions, and serves as backup to the GIS Specialist. Duties include (but are not limited to) assessing property within the county for accurate valuation for tax purposes, conducting analysis of property sales, maintaining and updating property records, and reviewing property tax exemptions. The successful applicant will be a skilled communicator who is able to work independently, prioritize importance of work, and meet deadlines in a timely manner. High school diploma and a minimum of three years of related experience is preferred. Applicants must possess or be willing and able to obtain a Class II Assessor Certification within 1 year of hiring, and a Class I Assessor Certification within 2 years. Annual salary depends on experience, with a typical hiring range of $43,680- $61,440.

Pembina County offers an excellent benefit package and a competitive wage. A complete job description and application is available at the Pembina County website. Completed Pembina County application and resume must be sent to parkerkonor@nd.gov

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The Borderland Press Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On June 20, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session. David Zeis was not present.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Chairman Stanley Dick called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Dick asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Nick Moser made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the regular commission meeting minutes, seconded by Greg Goodman; motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to approve the County Equalization minutes, seconded by Greg Goodman; motion carried. Lisa Gellner, Auditor, informed the commissioners that the county received $27,319.83 on behalf of the townships for early season snow removal reimbursement from SB 2183, based on historical data submitted to ND Dept of Emergency Services. Once the full season snow removal reimbursements come, the county will disburse the funds to the townships. Nick Moser made a motion to approve a Gaming Site Authorization for the Langdon Country Club, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to re-appoint LeRoy Gasner and Sina Lawson to the Library Board, based on recommendation by the Library Board, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. The 6% COLA increase for 2024, as well as the increase in health insurance premium was reviewed. It was decided not to revisit the prior motion being David Zeis was not in attendance to present his concern. Departments were instructed to put the 6% increases in their budgets and changes would be made during the budget process, if needed. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, met with the commissioners.

Sealed quotes for five gravel maintenance projects were reviewed. Nick Moser made a motion to accept all five lowest quotes which were submitted

by Mikkelsen Bros, seconded by Greg Goodman. Nick Moser amended his motion to accept the following bids: Project 1 – County 12 - $102,240 (Mikkelsen Bros); Project 2 – County 24 - $208,800 (Close Construction); Project 3 – County 23 - $106,800 (Mikkelsen Bros); Project 4 – County 33 - $79,200 (Mikkelsen Bros); Project 5 – County 39 - $129,600 (Mikkelsen Bros), amended motion seconded by Greg Goodman. A roll call vote was taken with all in attendance voting “yes”. It was decided to pay for the gravel maintenance projects from the HB 1505 Fund and FEMA reimbursements. If addition funds are needed, the remainder will be paid for from the Prairie Dog Fund.

Johnston provided the commissioners with historical data on FEMA reimbursements. There was discussion on engineering costs on projects that require engineering. The commissioners asked Johnston to work on a list of projects for the 2024 budget.

Shops update: There was discussion on progress with both the Langdon and Vang shops. Lafrenz stated he will be putting the Langdon shop project on the ARPA website this week.

Goodman stated that the property around the Vang shop has been surveyed and Sheldon Romfo is working on getting quotes for a new building.

Moser stated he talked to Langdon City about water and sewer lines for the new Langdon shop and they are working with their engineers on that.

Langdon City is waiting for the survey to be completed on the property before the property can be transferred to the county. The commissioners asked that Dan Fisher bring his bill to date to the next meeting when he presents the specs and request for bids for dirt work for the Langdon shop. Representatives from Butler Machinery, General Equipment, and RDO met with the commissioners to review current motor grader models available from their companies. The commissioners stated they would like to advertise for bids this fall, with the intention to purchase two new motor graders. In response to the county’s RFP in the newspaper, the commissioners interviewed Collins Engineering and KLJ Engineering for the following DOT funded bridge projects: BRC-1013(061), PCN 23970 and BRJ-0010(058), PCN 23979.

The interview questions were scored by each commissioner and tallied to determine which engineer would be selected. Based on the scores tallied, Greg Goodman made a motion to award the projects to KLJ Engineering, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion, seconded by Nick Moser to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT. $4,479.74 | GEN/E-911

QUADIENT LEASING USA, INC. $977.10 | MISC SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS $550.00 | AUD ECOLAB $129.00 | MAINT QUADIENT FINANCE USA, INC $2,000.00 | MISC AMERICAN LEGION POST 98 $50.00 | MAINT MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $233.26 | COMM COMPUTER EXPRESS $5,118.99 | GEN PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $124.87 | MISC UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $1,448.59 | GEN/R&B/VSO CHRISTIE MOTOR SALES, INC. $1,722.44 | SHERIFF GALLS, LLC $44.08 | SHERIFF HACTC $13.37 | SHERIFF ROLETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE $1,615.00 | SHERIFF SHANE GALLAGHER $67.40 | SHERIFF MID-CONTINENT CABLE CO. $110.83 | DISP AT&T MOBILITY $906.68 | SHERIFF LA QUINTA INN BY WYNDHAM BISMARCK $264.60 | SHERIFF JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $539.66 | SHERIFF KJS COMPUTER SERVICES $165.00 | SHERIFF HACTC $2,635.00 | SHERIFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY LLC $1,000.00 | SHERIFF JODY M. GIRODAT $161.15 | DISP OTTER TAIL POWER CO $2,454.91 | MAINT/R&B CLARK GRAVEL & CONST. INC. $2,864.50 | R&B KLJ ENGINEERING LLC $3,597.37 | HB1505 NORMAN ECONOMY $100.00 | R&B CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OP. $103.54 | R&B ERLING'S OIL, INC. $227.95 | R&B CLOSE CONSTRUCTION $4,491.36 | R&B VERIZON WIRELESS $47.37 | EMG MGR NDTC $128.03 | E-911 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $207.02 | E-911 APCO INTERNATIONAL $2,244.00 | E-911 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $35.76 | EMG MGR UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $55.22 | NDSU EXT. MUD HOLE CUSTOM TACKLE, INC. $285.65 | NDSU EX TR NDSU - DEPT 3110 $8.28 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $30.00 | NDSU EXT. BAILEY REISER $30.00 | NDSU EXT. BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $129.99 | NDSU EXT. CURTIS STEINOLFSON $20.05 | VSO FARMERS UNION OIL CO $173.03 | VSO ADAM HENDERSON $115.00 | WEED JADYN KLINDT $115.00 | WEED MARK SCHNEIDER $115.00 | WEED DEVIN HURSMAN $115.00 | WEED GREG HOFFMAN $115.00 | WEED CHRIS OLSON $115.00 | WEED JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL $674.08 | WEED

PUKLICH CHEVROLET, INC. $2,000.00 | WEED VERNON GORNOWICZ $1,000.00 | WEED STEVE RATZLAFF $115.00 | WEED DACOTAH PAPER CO. $267.76 | SS ARAMARK $94.54 | SS LANGDON CITY $113.19 | SS OTTER TAIL POWER CO $157.19 | SS PREMIUM WATERS, INC. $42.96 | SS WALSH COUNTY AUDITOR $69,585.27 | MISC PEMBINA COUNTY AUDITOR/TREAS $34,148.81 | MISC JAYNE BROWN $271.93 | NVHSZ CONNIE KASTE $184.50 | NVHSZ CHRISTINA GOSSELIN $116.22 | NVHSZ TOLLEFSON FUNERAL HOME $1,965.00 | NVHSZ LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL $26.99 | NVHSZ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT. $140.95 | SS/NVHSZ MADISON PRITCHARD $20.75 | NVHSZ WALSH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT $377.07 | NVHSZ BROOK & ARIC ANDERSON $50.49 | NVHSZ QUALITY SPEC PRODUCTS $222.25 | NVHSZ ALL EMBRACING HOME CARE $88.64 | NVHSZ AMY CHALLY $298.00 | NVHSZ VISA $2,014.20 | SS/NVHSZ VERIZON WIRELESS $1,360.33 | SS/NVHSZ COMMUNITY CARES OPTIONS $13,920.00 | NVHSZ At 2:30 p.m. Nick Moser made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried.

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

Friday, July 14, 2023 - Page - B11 Langdon City Commission Regular Meeting July 10th, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.

Meeting late due to meeting with Roger Brooks and the future of Frostfire Commission members present Jerry Nowatzki, Lawrence Henry, Jim Rademacher, Darin Kaercher and Cody Schlittenhard. Department head present Jason Busse. Also, present Lisa Buchweitz, Shane Gallagher and Matt Wright Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department and Sarah Hinnenkamp-Borderland Press, Quentin Wenzel – City Attorney and RoxAnne Hoffarth- City Auditor.

Approval of Minutes: L. Henry made the motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on June 26th, seconded by J. Rademacher. Motion carries.

Additions to Agenda: DQ Deed.

Correspondence: Department Reports: Street: L. Henry stated they are getting prepared for Music Fest.

Fire Department: L. Henry reported that the Fire department is preparing for their summer party, July 14th.

Water and Sewer: J. Busse reported that they were preparing to drain the water tower for repairs and broke a valve. Busse presented commission with NRWD true up for 2022. After some discussion they are requesting NRWD to come to next meeting.

Sanitation: No Report.

Activity Center: No report.

Police Department: S. Gallagher introduced Matt Wright as Chief Deputy and reviewed number of calls for the month. Gallagher also discussed getting signs at the shooting range that this is not open to the public.

Auditors Report: R. Hoffarth has been working on the budget and the prediction from the state are a bit down for 2024. Will have a report prepared for the next meeting.

Unfinished Business Moore Engineering – Quentin discussed reply to the letter from Spruce Valley.

9th Ave House – Quentin stated a letter will be sent and if there is no reply by the first meeting in August the City may move forward with the demo.

DQ Deed – Quentin reviewed the deed and requested signatures.

Received by The Borderland Press on Monday, July 10.

Notice to Creditors

Notice to Creditors

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CAVALIER COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CAVALIER COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.

In the Matter of the Estate of Michael Petri, deceased.

In the Matter of the Estate of Ritchie Arens, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to the Personal Representative of the estate: Tiffany Pritchard, whose address is 1308 11th Street, Langdon, ND 58249, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 10th day of July 2023.

Tiffany Pritchard 1308 11th Street Langdon, ND 58249 Personal Representative

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to the Personal Representative of the estate: Rachael Petri, whose address is 6711 89th Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 28 day of June 2023.

Rachael Petri 6711 89th Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Personal Representative

Quentin Bruce Wenzel, P.C. 908 Third Street Langdon, ND 58249 Quentin Wenzel, Attorney for Personal Representative

Quentin Bruce Wenzel, P.C. 908 Third Street Langdon, ND 58249 Quentin Wenzel, Attorney for Personal Representative

First publication on the 14th day of July, 2023.

First publication on the 7th day of July, 2023.

New Business Lisa Buchweitz present to discuss the Fireworks permit with Evangelical Church and transient merchant permits. After a long discussion RoxAnne mentioned that she has contacted Civic Plus about reviewing our ordinances and getting them up to date.

This is a $10,000 to $12,000 cost.

The commission would like more information about this. Buchweitz also requested that the agenda be posted on the website.

Stein lots across from Schroeders – There had been issues and concern about who should be mowing and who owns what in this area. After some research Quentin presented the paperwork for when this property was vacated by the City and the area was split between the property owners.

The landowners will be contacted.

Building Permits - #5385 Anthony Roy, #5386 Stuart Paulson, #5387 Ronda Hoffarth, #5388 Nancy Kram, #5389 Lyle Fetsch. C. Schlittenhard made the motion to approve all building permits, seconded by J. Rademacher.

Motion Carries.

82351-82363/60548-60549 Payroll and Liab. 23484.87 60544 CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER 41921.34 60545 FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK 6038.42 60547 QUENTIN BRUCE WENZEL, PC 2850.00 60550 JACKI NYE 774.00 60551 CARQUEST OF LANGDON 86.41 60552 CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER 20960.67 60553 CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP. 375.88 60554 CENTRAL STATES WIRE PRODUCTS, INC 892.80 60555 DACOTAH PAPER CO. 254.53 60556 DAHL TRUCKING PLUS 286.16 60557 DAKOTA FIRE EXTINGUISHERS 287.97 60558 FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK 3019.21 60559 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516 714.27 60560 FINEST AUTO BODY AND GLASS447.50 60561 HARTMAN INC. 1700.00 60562 LANGDON BUILDING CENTER 164.64 60563 LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL322.43 60564 LEXISNEXIS MATTHEW BENDER 122.43 60565 MAR-KIT LANDFILL 3265.00 60566 MIDCONTINENT COMMUNICATIONS 156.18 60567 MOORE ENGINEERING, INC 6157.94 60568 ND RURAL WATER SYSTEMS 25.00 60569 ND SEWAGE PUMP & LIFT STATION 1350.00 60570 NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 50.00 60571 NORTH DAKOTA LEAGUE OF CITIES 1698.00 60572 PARK RIVER IMPLEMENT 865.00 60573 QUENTIN BRUCE WENZEL, PC1425.00 60574 SAMSON ELECTRIC 6150.45 60575 THE BOARDERLAND PRESS 67.65 60576 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS 1235.62 60577 VERIZON WIRELESS 259.38 60578 WASTE MANAGEMENT CORPORATE SERVIC 14499.26 Review and Approval of Bills: C. Schlittenhard made the motion to approve all building permits, seconded by J. Rademacher. Motion Carries.

Adjourn: L. Henry moved to adjourn the meeting.

Jerry Nowatzki, President RoxAnne Hoffarth, Auditor Received by The Borderland Press on Tuesday, July 11.

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Cool off with a refreshing cocktail As the dog days of summer press on and people continue to enjoy outdoor gatherings, tasty and cool cocktails remain ideal when entertaining. Blueberries continue to be the stars of summertime shows, and can be the inspiration for your next drink.

The following recipe for “Blueberry Lavender Lemonade” from the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council pairs the sophisticated flavor of lavender with tart blueberry in a refreshing concoction that also includes gin. The result is fruity, floral and fragrant.

Blueberry Lavender Lemonade Cocktail Makes 2 servings

Historical events from July 1923

Lavender Simple Syrup 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar 1⁄2 cup water 1 tablespoon dried edible lavender flowers 3⁄4 cup blueberries, divided 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 ounces gin 1 tablespoon lavender simple syrup 1⁄2 cup club soda 2 sprigs fresh lavender 2 lemon wheels

The month of July has been home to many historical events over the years.

Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in July 1923.

• A law banning Chinese immigrants from coming to the Dominion of Canada goes into effect on July 1. The Chinese Immigration Act remained in effect until May 14, 1947.

• Roughly 20,000 people attend a July 4 boxing match between champion Jack Dempsey and challenger Tommy Gibbons in the small Montana oil town of Shelby. Estimates indicated only around 35 percent of those in attendance paid to see the bout, which proved to be a financial punch to the gut for the promoters.

1. To make the Lavender Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan set over medium-low heat, combine all syrup ingredients and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.

2. Remove from heat and let steep for 2 to 3 hours. Strain and set aside.

3. To make the Blueberry Lavender Lemonade Cocktail: In a cocktail shaker, add 2⁄3 cup blueberries and lemon juice. Muddle berries to release juices. Add gin and lavender simple syrup, and fill with ice. Shake until frosty.

4. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into two ice-filled glasses. Top evenly with soda water.

5. Garnish with remaining

blueberries, lavender sprigs and lemon wheels.

Tip: Cover and store remaining lavender simple syrup in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

• The Cleveland Indians set an American League record on July 7 by scoring in every inning of a game they eventually win 27-3. The offensive onslaught includes a 13-run inning in which all 13 runs are charged to Boston Red Sox pitcher Francis “Lefty” O’Doul.

• On July 9, U.S. Army Lieutenant Russell Maughan lands his plane in a cow pasture in St. Joseph, Missouri, marking an end to his first attempt to make a dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States. Maughan made a second unsuccessful attempt 10 days later.

• The Paraguayan Civil War ends on July 10, with former President Manuel Gondra and his supporters declaring victory.

• Harry Frazee, perhaps best known as the owner of the Boston Red Sox who traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, thus beginning the alleged Curse of the Bambino, sells the team for $1.25 million on July 11.

• The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated on July 13.

• Retired Mexican guerilla leader Pancho Villa is shot dead alongside many members of his entourage on July 20. Reports at the time suggest the assassination is retaliation for executions Villa had ordered during the Mexican Revolution.

• On July 22, the American oil tanker SS Swiftstar explodes and sinks after passing through the Panama Canal.

Investigators later conclude a bolt of lightning had hit the tanker and caused the explosion.

• The Treaty of Lausanne is signed on July 24 in Switzerland. The treaty formally ends hostilities between the Allies and the Ottoman Empire.

• On July 29, Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini receives tens of thousands of missives from people across Italy wishing him a happy fortieth birthday.