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Volume 2, Number 24

Museum hosts hundreds for annual breakfast

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

on anything. I’m buying the good stuff.”

The good food raises money for the museum’s projects, the biggest of which is the relocation of a barn just last month. This was the first big event where people got to see the barn in person on its new foundation.

It’s exciting for the museum for many reasons.

Community: Quilts of Valor presented to Langdon area veterans, Pg. 7

Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

Sports: Walhalla Country Club hosts 12th annual ‘Up to Par’ tournament, Pg. 9

Region: Cavalier hosts 27th annual Motorcycle Ride-In, Pg. 10

The Cavalier County Museum in Dresden held its annual Father’s Day breakfast over the weekend, serving up fully loaded breakfast plates of French toast, pancakes, blueberry pancakes, Hickory Hut sausage, and hashbrowns. It’s become quite the tradition.

“It’s a big deal - this is a big deal for us every year. It’s Father’s Day. It’s a great way to take Dad out and celebrate Father’s Day,” said Shauna Schneider, president of the Cavalier County Historical Society. “We have an amazing spread. Jay DuBois is in charge of it, and he puts on a good breakfast, let me tell you. It’s just a great day for people to get together.

Everybody’s got their crops in, we’re spraying. It’s a good time for community and to sit down and visit.

Before you know, we get too far into summer. It’s just a really good feelgood day.”

This event is one of the big fundraisers for the organization that operates the museum. DuBois, who serves at the museum’s treasurer, said the breakfast has been going on for close to 40 years, and it's run on volunteer power.

“I have about 25 volunteers. It’s huge,” he said. “I can do all the organizing ahead of time and get everything ordered and get everything here, but without these volunteers - it’s not happening. You need three people just running coffee at this event.”

In 2022, the Father’s Day breakfast served about 550 people with temperatures topping 97 degrees.

“It’s usually not perfect weather! It’s usually terrible, cold or rainy, but it’s a beautiful day today. We should have a great crowd today,” DuBois said.

“I’m expecting, because the weather is so good, I’m expecting close to 600 people.”

DuBois was quite close on his estimate with the event serving 650 people this year between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

“This is huge, because we didn’t have to go around asking for donations for that barn and yet it’s going to be - by the time it’s done - close to a $100,000 project, and that’s all money through the years that has been raised from our breakfasts and our picnics in the fall, and we’ve made a handful of thousands of dollars each time, but that adds up over time. It’s huge. There’s great support for that kind of stuff,” DuBois said.

The barn is added to the museum’s famous field stone church, school house, library, and much more.

Regular hours of operation for the museum are 1-5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

The Cavalier County Museum is located northwest of Langdon in Dresden. The next big fundraising event will be a picnic held over Labor Day weekend.

“I really appreciate everybody coming out and supporting us out in Dresden it’s a big thing to us. It’s a lot of work,” DuBois said. “We’re going to be really tired at the end of the day, but we have a lot of fun doing it. It’s a good tired. We get to see a lot of people."

Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

“For years we used to serve 600 quite regularly, but the county population is decreasing and then Facebook came out, and our numbers have been increasing,” DuBois said. “We do more advertising in the paper and on the radio as well, and since that all happened, the crowd’s been increasing. We bottomed out at about 325, and now we’re back up in that 600 range. I feel we have the best breakfast around. I don’t cut corners

Views from the Borderland: Summer Concert Series wraps up, Pg. 16

Photo by Terry Hinnenkamp.

Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce hires new director

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce has hired Jessica Tull to serve as executive director.

“I’m excited to help out where I can and to continue on with the things that have already been happening,” Tull said. “I like event planning, and I like working with people and setting things up.”

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Tull’s excitement for the jobs and the tasks started right away when she saw the job listing. She started on-the-job training for the job, that averages 15 hours per week, on Thursday morning, June 15.

of living and for a better quality of life,” Tull said. “Langdon has more opportunities than a big city in a way. I’ve had more opportunities in Langdon than I had in a big city, and I enjoy it here.”

“It seems like everybody came here so long ago, and everybody has stayed through the generations,” Tull said. “It’s especially impressive given the harsh weather conditions - which don’t seem to bother me!”

“I like it here,” Tull said. “I enjoy learning about agriculture. I enjoy the small town and knowing everybody.

I’ve met quite a few people in the town just in the last year.”

They moved right after the last big snowstorm in April 2022, moving into their home in Langdon at the end of the weather event.

Tull is looking forward to working with the community of Langdon to plan really great events in the future.

Tull moved to Langdon from Longmont, Colo. with her husband, Travis Downs, and their son, Sly, age 9, in April 2022. Tull was born and raised in Colorado. She met her husband, Travis, in Colorado when the two were both in high school. Travis has family in the area and lived in Langdon until the age of three when his family relocated to Colorado.

Tull and Downs decided moving to Langdon would be good for their family.

“We moved because of the cost

Tull also works in the news department of Simmons Multimedia and The Borderland Press. She enjoys decorating cakes for events and produces a successful podcast titled “Missing at 5280”, a true crime podcast that delves into missing person cases and unsolved crimes in Colorado.

Her favorite thing about living in this area is exploring the rich history and historical sites. She’s still discovering new places in the area.

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It’s been months without regular hours at Frost Fire Park. The Howatt Hangar restaurant has been closed due to lack of a cook, ski and snowboard season was canceled due to a delay in the installation of snowmaking infrastructure, and Frost Fire Theatre canceled its summer season due to heavy snow leading to the amphitheater’s partial collapse.

“It was a long winter without our guests at Frost Fire Park. We are excited to welcome them back,” said Pat Chaput, vice-chair of the Pembina Gorge Foundation, which owns and operates Frost Fire Park.

The park kicked off its downhill mountain bike season last weekend, opening 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 17 and from Noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 18.

“We were happy to be open in time for Father’s Day weekend. Our staff and crew have been working very hard to get here,” said Darrin Longtin, board member of the Pembina Gorge Foundation. “We have been busy mowing and trimming trails and making sure trails are properly signed.”

Frost Fire Park operates the only downhill mountain bike trails with lift service in the state of North Dakota.

With 350 feet of elevation, these are the types of high-quality bike trails that appeal to all levels of riders.

There are eight trails of varying difficulty.

Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

“It was like our welcome blizzard,” Tull jokes.

Frost Fire Park opens for downhill mountain biking, reopens Howatt Hangar restaurant

Tull was hired after Jaclyn Nye announced in May she would be leaving the chamber position to accept a full-time job. Nye plans to assist with Music Fest, but her final day as executive director was May 26. Nye became executive director in August 2022 after Barbara Melhoff retired after more than 14 years in the position.

In reference to the executive directors who came before her, Tull said, “I definitely have some big shoes to fill!”

“Jaclyn will be missed as she did a wonderful job of organizing and coming up with new events. Thanks Jaclyn! Jessica Tull has the same qualifications as Jaclyn does; she is organized, outgoing and ambitious.

We as a board are looking forward to working with Jessica Tull on this year’s events,” said Maria Rohde, president of the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce.

One Facebook user posted, “Had a great time! Worth the drive!”

Bike rentals are available for $60 for a full-day pass or $35 for a half-day pass. Helmets are required.

Visit www.frostfirepark.org for additional details.

Howatt Hangar also reopened in the lodge under the direction of new cook, Travis Downs. Howatt Hangar followed the mountain biking hours with the extension of being open to 8 p.m. on Saturday evening.

Downs served a “limited menu” that included cinnamon rolls, chopped salad, yogurt cups with fresh fruit, smashburgers, cheesesteak sliders, and a variety of all beef hotdogs with toppings.

Find Howatt Hangar on Facebook for future offerings and hours.

HOLIDAY DEADLINES:

Ad reservation deadline for July 7 issue is 5 p.m. Friday, 30.

Editorial deadline is Noon on Monday, July 3.

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Cecile Wehrman has been hired as the new executive director of North Dakota Newspaper Association nities throughout the state.”

Wehrman is the owner of Journal Publishing, which publishes The Journal, Crosby and the Tioga Tribune. She has been with the company since 1999 as news editor and purchased the papers from Steve Andrist in 2012. Among the many state and national awards Journal Publishing has brought home over the years, The Journal was named “Best of the Dakotas” in the largely weekly division at last month’s NDNA convention. The Tioga Tribune has taken first in general excellence in its division the past two years.

"We're excited to have Cecile on board as our new Executive Director,” said Cole Short, publisher of the Hillsboro Banner and president of NDNA's board of directors. “Cecile brings a wealth of experience and dedication to the position after leading two of our state's top weekly papers. We're happy to have her on board and expect great things during her tenure."

The board extended the offer to Wehrman last week. A transition will be underway through June 30 when Interim Executive Director Beth Helfrich prepares to conclude her service.

“Cecile has the knowledge, skill, and vision to lead the association in challenging times while recognizing the changing needs of the members,” said Helfrich. “Her passion and enthusiasm for the industry are most apparent through the positive partnerships established with the papers, other medias, and business commu-

Wehrman is well acquainted with NDNA, having served multiple terms as a board member since 2006. She served a term as board president in 2015.

Last year, Wehrman spearheaded the Kid Scoop News project in western North Dakota, a program which will enter a second year of service to schools in the fall with hopes of expanding statewide.

“I appreciate the trust the board has placed in me to lead our association,” said Wehrman. “NDNA has been a huge part of my own professional development, so I know firsthand the positive impact it has - not only on our industry but on the individuals working at member newspapers.”

Wehrman and her husband, Journal Reporter Brad Nygaard, plan to move to Bismarck in the near future.

North Border School District releases unofficial election results North Border School District held its election on Tuesday, June 13 and has released the unofficial election results. At polling locations in Neche, Pembina, and Walhalla, 154 total ballots were cast.

School board seat at-large (three-year term) - Ashley Schafer (89 votes) Former Walhalla district (three-year term) - Heather Duerre (140 votes) Former Neche district (three-year term) - Jared Hanson (130 votes) Former Pembina district (two-year term) - DeWilliam Moore (126 votes)

The Borderland Press

New Briefs

From The Borderland News Center Crash causes injuries to Borderland residents traveling on I-29 Five Borderland residents were involved in a crash on I-29. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said the crash occurred June 14 outside of Manvel when a semi entering the Interstate struck and dragged a truck while merging onto the Interstate. In the truck, four Cavalier residents - two 16 year olds; Cole Oashiem, 19; Robert Winkler, 42 - and Walhalla resident Tyler Rosseau, 27, were injured. One of the juveniles and Winkler sustained severe injuries. Charges are pending for both drivers.

N.D. troops sent to Texas On Tuesday, June 13, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed a new emergency executive order, deploying about 100 members of the 188th Engineer Company stationed in Wahpeton to be sent to Texas to assist in securing the southern border. The deployment is expected to run about 30 days and is expected to cost North Dakota taxpayers $2.2 million.

recommended to limit time outdoors.

Burn ban in effect in Manitoba The rural municipality of Stanley and the cities of Morden and Winkler were placed under a burn ban last week due to dangerously dry conditions.

The ban covers fires of any kind - including recreational fire pits and fireworks. People who get caught in violation of the burn ban could face a minimum fine of $1,000.

Get caught, get ice cream Law enforcement agencies, including the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Grafton and Grand Forks Police Departments, and Pembina County Sheriff’s Office, are participating in the “I Got Caught” campaign and rewarding children with “citations” for free ice cream if they remember to wear their helmets while biking, skating, or skateboarding.

Minnesota fairs just saying ‘no’ to pot Another fair in Minnesota has decided to pass on the pot. Spokespeople for Detroit Lakes’s We Fest say their drug policies will not be changing, and drugs like marijuana, as well as any drug paraphernalia, will not be allowed at the venue. Officials with the Minnesota State Fair have also said they will not be selling marijuana or CBD products at the State Fair either.

Kittson County train cleanup continues Kittson County’s train cleanup is taking longer than expected. While it was originally hoped that the affected portion of Highway 59 between Lancaster and Lake Bronson would be reopened this week, the Minnesota D-O-T is now saying detours will remain until the end of this week. No hazardous materials were spilled in the May 31 derailment, but due to the heavy machinery needed to clean up the 27 derailed cars, the road itself was damaged and will need to be repaired.

Air quality alerts issued Last week, air quality alerts were issued for northwest Minnesota going through Thursday, June 15. The National Weather Service indicated air quality dipped into “unhealthy” levels from Kittson County stretching all the way to Green Bay, Wisc. Air quality alerts were not issued for North Dakota, but sensitive groups, such as those with respiratory illnesses, were

Burgum’s presidential campaign continues Governor Burgum continues on his presidential campaign, spending $2 million towards advertising which will be primarily focused in Iowa and New Hampshire. Burgum needs to secure 40,000 individual donors and carry a national poll support of at least 1% to appear in the national GOP debates in August.

Protest period opens for Langdon street project

By Sarah Hinnenkamp

At a special meeting on Tuesday, June 20, Langdon City Commissioners approved a resolution declaring work necessary for street approvement in Langdon. The full resolution is published in this week’s Borderland Press in the Public Notices section.

As part of the process, property owners may file written protests against the proposed improvement project for 30 days. Those who wish to protest the project must have written protests into City Hall by July 23.

For protests to halt the project, 50% of the benefitting properties, plus one would have to file protests.

City engineer Andrew Aakre from Moore Engineering said the project cost has increased since last fall.

The project now includes more curb and gutter and valley gutter and also includes the north neighborhood in

Langdon.

“The majority of the feedback I get is ‘what about the curb and gutter’ what about the valley – so good job,” said Jerry Nowatzki, mayor of Langdon.

The street project currently has a price tag of $17,850,000.

“The estimate did go up but it’s not because of bid prices - we’ve actually seen ok bid prices in the last 9 months or so,” Aakre said.

Aakre said the project also has about 20% in contingencies built up.

“I explain to people that contingencies are added into this figure,” Nowatzki said.

At the Langdon City Commission’s July 24 meeting at 6 p.m. commissioners will review the protests.

N.D. Game and Fish reminds of bait regulations, offers boat launch tips

Anglers should note that live white suckers are not legal baitfish in North Dakota, except in the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers.

Anglers can use live white suckers on the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers and tributaries up to the first vehicular bridge; however, they are illegal elsewhere. Fathead minnows, sticklebacks and creek chubs are the only legal live baitfish outside of the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers.

The transportation of live white suckers, other than in Richland, Cass, Traill, Grand Forks, Walsh and Pembina counties, is illegal.

In addition, it is illegal for anglers to import minnows and other forms of live aquatic bait, such as leeches and frogs, into North Dakota.

When purchasing live aquatic bait, anglers must buy from a licensed North Dakota retail bait vendor. Bait vendors can properly identify species and ensure all bait is clean of any aquatic nuisance species.

For more information, refer to the 2022-24 North Dakota Fishing Guide, available at license vendors, or online at the state Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov.

Tips when launching, loading boats The North Dakota Game and Fish Department encourages boaters to plan accordingly when launching and loading a boat. Here are a few simple reminders to ensure a fluent transition at the ramp.

Launching •Don't pull onto the ramp until your boat is ready to launch.

•Prepare for launching in the parking area. Remove covers, load equipment, remove tie downs, attach lines and put in drain plug before backing onto the ramp.

•When ready, pull in line to launch.

Wait your turn. Be courteous.

Loading •Don't block the loading area with your boat until your tow vehicle is ready to load. Wait until you are clear of the launch area to unload gear.

•As soon as your trailer is in the water, load and secure your boat to the trailer.

•Remove boat and trailer from the water as quickly as possible.

•Get clear of the ramp. Pull into the parking area to finish securing your boat, unload gear, drain all water and inspect for and removing any vegetation. Remember to leave plugs out when transporting your boat.

Stolen semi-truck located in Langdon On Monday, June 19, at about 11:30 a.m. the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a stolen semi-truck out of Rolla, N.D., that was possibly in the Langdon area. A deputy with the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office located the semi in the Farmers Union parking lot in Langdon.

According to a news release, when the deputy approached the semi, he located 60-year-old Douglas McCloud (homeless) inside the semi. During the investigation, McCloud acknowledged to law enforcement that he stole the semi without permission from the owner. The semi was valued between $70,000 and $100,000.

McCloud was placed under arrest for “Theft of Property – Possession of Stolen Property” a Class A Felony. Theft of Property over $50,000 is a Class A felony that is punishable up to a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, a fine of $20,000, or both.

This case is currently awaiting formal charges in Cavalier County District Court.

Volunteers needed for Walhalla celebration

The Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce and the 175th Steering Committee are in need of volunteers for the 175th Celebration, happening July 1-4 in Walhalla.

Volunteers are needed for parade line up, trash collection, bouncy house workers, souvenir booth workers, parking coordinators, information, carnival set up, shuttle, general volunteers, and more.

If you can help, contact Rebecca at chamber@walhalland.biz or at 701549-3939 or 701-335-6641.

You can sign up now online at https:// tinyurl.com/walhalla175. This is a Sign-Up Genius link, and you can see what spots are available.

Agriculture

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Monitor livestock water quality throughout the grazing season The quality of water impacts cattle intake and weight gain.

By NDSU Extension

Having access to good-quality water is one of the limiting factors for cattle in most grazing systems.

“Across the region, many livestock producers depend on surface water sources, such as ponds and dugouts to provide livestock water,” says Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “Unfortunately, the quantity and quality of surface waters can fluctuate greatly throughout the grazing season, depending on weather.”

The quality of water impacts cattle intake and weight gain. Studies have reported improved gains by as much as 0.24 pound per day in yearlings and 0.33 pound per day in calves drinking good-quality water.

Thanks to high levels of runoff, recent water quality screenings conducted by NDSU Extension have found sources acceptable for livestock use.

However, the outlook for June shows a high probability for drier and hotter-than-average conditions across the state, which could lead to declines in water quantity and quality.

These conditions create greater challenges for producers. As water quantity decreases, the potential for toxicity increases.

Many water sources in the state naturally contain salts, which are dissolved minerals or solids. When surface waters become low, the mineral component of the water becomes more concentrated because minerals do not evaporate with the water. Of particular concern are increased concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) and sulfates.

Elevated concentrations of TDS and sulfates can be toxic to livestock, resulting in decreased performance, abortions, blindness, central nervous system disorders and death, says Meehan.

For most classes of grazing livestock, the TDS in the water should be less than 5,000 parts per million (ppm).

Sulfate is part of the TDS. The recommended concentration should be less than 500 ppm for calves and less than 1,000 ppm for adult cattle.

Ranchers should monitor TDS and sulfate levels throughout the grazing season because weather and other factors can influence water quality.

NDSU Extension specialists recommend a couple tools to aid in monitoring water quality, a hand-held TDS meter and sulfate test strips. Both these tools are affordable and easy to use. If the screening indicates the TDS is greater than 4,500 ppm and/ or sulfates are greater than 800 ppm, submit a sample to a lab for additional analysis.

Hot, dry conditions also increase the risk for cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) blooms that can produce toxins that are harmful to livestock, wildlife

use a camera to monitor water locations.

NDSU Extension agents assist ranchers with monitoring livestock water quality. NDSU photo.

and people. Toxicity is dependent on the species consuming the water, the concentration of the toxin or toxins and the amount of water ingested.

The best method for monitoring cyanobacteria is visually, says Meehan.

However, this can be difficult due to how rapidly a bloom can develop and ranchers’ ability to check water frequently. One potential solution is to

If a bloom is observed, ranchers should remove livestock immediately and submit a water sample for testing. The sample can be evaluated microscopically for potentially toxic species of cyanobacteria, or the water can be analyzed for several of the toxins at commercial labs at a higher cost.

As the grazing season progresses, continue to monitor water to ensure livestock have adequate, good-quality water, Meehan advises.

Contact your local NDSU Extension agent for assistance screening livestock water sources for quality or submitting samples for laboratory analysis. For more information on livestock water quality, visit: ndsu.ag/livestockwater.

Blister beetles in hay are a danger for livestock Blister beetles are attracted to blooming alfalfa and weeds.

By NDSU Extension

Blister beetles have made their appearance in North Dakota and are feeding on alfalfa fields.

“The name ‘blister beetle’ stems from a naturally occurring toxin called cantharidin produced by the beetle that causes blistering of skin when the beetle is crushed and the toxin is released,” says James Rogers, Extension forage crops production specialist at North Dakota State University’s North Central Research Extension Center.

Adult blister beetles are attracted to blooming alfalfa fields and weeds (goldenrods, dandelions). They will feed on nectar and pollen and devour leaves, stems and flowers. Blister beetles produce one generation per year and will be active from June to September. Adult blister beetles will lay their eggs in soil from late summer to early fall and can overwinter in North Dakota as larvae, emerging in mid to early summer.

Cantharidin from blister beetles can cause severe inflammation and even death in horses, says Rogers. In horses, depression, inflammation and ulceration of the mouth, irritation of the gastrointestinal tract, and painful urination are common symptoms of sub-lethal doses of cantharidin. Cattle and sheep are much more tolerant of cantharidin ingestion. Little work has

been done to establish toxicity levels, though symptoms can occur with cantharidin ingestion. These symptoms may include depression, elevated temperatures and dehydration.

The most common species of blister beetles found in North Dakota are the ash-gray and black blister beetle. Lesser seen are the striped and Nuttall’s blister beetle. Blister beetle toxicity levels are higher in males but also vary by species and by the region in which the beetles are found, says Rogers. Adults range in size from ½ inch to 1 inch long. Blister beetles are fairly easy to identify among other beetles - the “neck” region located behind the head is narrower than the head when viewed from above.

Blister beetles are very mobile and tend to swarm in large numbers in small areas of the field, says Miranda Meehan, NDSU Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist.

They can move into alfalfa fields from field edges that have a host plant such as sweet clover, which blooms earlier than alfalfa. Once alfalfa begins to bloom, they may move into a field and feed for a short period of time before migrating to other areas of the field or to new fields. After alfalfa is cut, they often move into blooming canola and other blooming field crops.

Hay infested with blister beetles is a big concern for hay producers and

livestock owners.

Here are some ways to reduce the threat of blister beetles: •Use equipment such as a disc mower without hay conditioners or crimpers that may crush blister beetles and release toxin into the hay. This also encourages beetles to move out of the hay field.

•Allow cut hay to fully dry before raking to allow beetles to move out of the hay. Raking may dislodge dead beetles from hay; however, the potential still exists for cantharidin in the hay.

•Control blooming weed hosts near or in alfalfa fields.

•Cut alfalfa at less than 10% bloom and/or late in the season (mid-August to early September).

•Check fields 24 hours prior to cutting to ensure that new swarms of blister beetles have not re-infested the fields.

•Scout harvested hay and underneath windrows closely for blister beetles and allow blister beetles to move out of drying hay before baling. Turning the windrows may be helpful to get blister beetles to move out.

“Even tractor tires can crush blister beetles in hay when turning equipment around,” says Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “Cut hay with a sickle bar or disc mower that allows blister bee-

tles to move out of hay after cutting.

If large numbers of blister beetles are observed in spots during harvesting, it is best to quit harvesting and allow blister beetles to move out of the way or go around them.”

If blister beetles are suspected in harvested hay, do not feed it to horses. If alfalfa is fed to horses and symptoms such as blood-tinged urine, depression or placing their muzzle in water without drinking appear, call a veterinarian immediately. Hay contaminated with blister beetles can be used by cattle, but be cautious. Offer other hay sources that are clean of blister beetles or blend hays. Grinding hay containing blister beetles and then mixing with other feeds will dilute the cantharidin but won’t get rid of it. If feed refusal is noted with cattle offered alfalfa hay, then remove it and replace with another hay source. Keep track of bales that are suspected to have blister beetle contamination so you can manage accordingly and avoid accidental feeding to horses.

It can be difficult to detect blister beetles in harvested hay because beetles may be crushed from the haying process. Blister beetles may not be present in every bale due to the insects’ tendency to swarm, which means that it is possible that only bales from certain areas of the field may be infested.

Chemical control is generally not rec-

ommended at harvest because dead beetles could be still be incorporated into cured hay instead of falling onto the ground.

If blister beetle toxicity is suspected, a diagnostic test is available through the NDSU veterinary diagnostic laboratory. Plasma or urine samples are used for the test. For more information about the test, visit ndsu.ag/ VDL-sample. Additional information on blister beetle identification and management is available at ndsu.ag/ blister-beetle. NDSU Extension agents are also available to aid in identification and determine best management practices for dealing with blister beetles.

A black blister beetle feeds on weed seeds.

NDSU photo.

Prairie Doc: Coping with the “out of our control” reality of Agriculture

By Curstie Konold, MPH, CSW, QMHP

Marrying a farm kid has shown me the immense amount of pride in being part of the Ag community. While rewarding, ag is challenging. Running big dollar operations that are physically and mentally demanding creates serious strain on mental health.

Fed holds rates steady – After ten consecutive increases, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will hold interest rates steady. “The Fed is not going to raise (rates) at this meeting. They’ll stay put at 5% to 5.24%,” said Brad Paulson, president of Northern Crops Marketing and Investments.

“In the verbiage, they said they would be open to a couple more interest rate raises this year if unemployment stays this low.”

‘Cattle markets on a tear’ – After a few difficult years, cattle producers finally have the upper hand. “We’re finally in a position where we have good news with weather, moisture and markets,” said Jason Leiseth, president of North Dakota Stockmen’s Association. Leiseth believes the rebound in the cattle market makes some of the recent calving difficulties worth it.

“The markets are on a tear right now, so it’s fun to sell, and it has been all spring. The prospects for the calf market in the fall may have us seeing alltime record prices.”

Tentative contract in place for West Coast port workers – A ten-

tative labor contract agreement is in place for the 29 ports on the West Coast. Negotiations have been underway for over a year and work stoppages impacted cargo shipments in recent weeks. The dock workers secured a 32 percent pay raise through 2028 in their new tentative labor agreement. There’s also a bonus for working through the pandemic and improvements in the benefit package.

The six-year agreement still needs to be ratified by the workers. President Biden released a statement congratulating both parties for reaching an agreement.

Cramer co-sponsors AM radio bill – Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate requiring automakers to keep AM radio available in their new vehicles at no additional cost. This follows action by some companies to drop the option for free-overthe-air AM radio. The bill co-sponsors include North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting is one of the groups endorsing the bill.

In my practice I talk a lot about focusing on what is within our control. I can control the way I cope in a situation, but I cannot control how someone else chooses to cope. Some things are simply out of my control, like grain and livestock prices, or the unpredictable weather. We are forced to leave many factors up to chance, and that creates a lot of pressure.

When we focus on things out of our control, we can start to experience negative mental health impacts.

During times of stress, our body re-

leases hormones to help regulate our stress responses. We experience toxic stress when our body is constantly releasing stress hormones into our body, which can create negative effects on our health.

So, what can we control? We can control how we choose to take care of ourselves and whether we use healthy coping mechanisms to manage stress. Healthy mechanisms might include exercise, healthy diets, spending time outside, mindfulness, relaxation, quality time with loved ones, or taking time to do things we enjoy. When we are experiencing high stress moments, it is okay to step away from machinery, our phone, or other people for short periods of time.

This is an example of one healthy coping skill.

There is no shame in seeking support.

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out: Avera Farm and Rural Stress Hotline at 1-800691-4336. Dial 2-1-1 to be connected to the Helpline Center for additional resources based on your community.

Or call or text 9-8-8 anytime to be connected to a professional crisis counselor for free.

Don’t wait to take care of yourself.

Your family, your legacy, and YOU deserve a healthy you.

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Letter from the Publisher and early Monday morning. In fact, we’re leaving Langdon at 2 o’clock in the morning in order to catch a flight out of Grand Forks at 5 a.m. Are flights on time anymore? I hope so!

Those early hours are certainly not my idea of a good time, but here we go! I will let you know how it goes.

I’m writing my column a little early this week. It’s Sunday, and I am looking forward to traveling out east bright

I suppose you’re wondering what on earth could get me to leave the comfort of my cozy bed at such hours. I’m happy to tell you that we are traveling to Massachusetts to celebrate an incredible milestone for Bob’s mom we call her Mumz. It’s Mumz’s 100th birthday party! We’re looking forward to this celebration and to seeing Bob’s relatives. She will celebrate

100 on the first day of summer!

in North Dakota!

that happens to fall on a Tuesday!

For those of you flashing back to “Bob’s big adventure” when he drove and drove and had speed bump after speed bump, you’re probably thinking flying at 5 a.m. is worth it. There’s no rental truck here! We are hoping for a smooth trip in order to deliver hugs to Mumz and help her mark such an important birthday.

Next weekend, we have more to look forward to, including the kick off of Walhalla’s 175th celebration and our own Hilary Nowatzki’s wedding! It will be an action packed weekend, and isn’t that what summer is all about?

We continue to work with the United States Postal Service via an office in New York to obtain our periodical mailing permit. This week, we have a few more items on the checklist to send in, but I’m happy to report that we are getting closer.

I hope you’ve been able to stay cool this week. I saw the weather forecast had plenty of ups and downs when it came to the temperature. I was especially interested in the high temperatures that were in the forecast for Tuesday - it could have broken records

If you’re eyeing an advertisement for the July 7 newspaper, please know that our regular deadline (5 p.m.

Monday) is being pushed a little earlier due to the Fourth of July holiday.

Please reach out to your favorite account executive by 5 p.m. Friday, June 30 to reserve ad space in the Friday, July 7 newspaper. Thank you for helping us navigate such a special holiday

I’ll catch up with you next week!

Thanks for reading!

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor Several things brought me joy in the last week. In no particular order those things were: tacos, mini cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes in Fargo (the name of the company also brings me joy), watching baby robins grow right outside our house, and watching the kids flourish in their summer activities.

I did save the best thing to mention for last…and that is tending to the garden. We were so late getting our garden in, and some things are struggling, but it’s a team effort trying

to get things to grow and take care of the tomatoes, broccoli, and so much more.

I love being outside in the dirt and helping these plants along. I love hearing the birds chirping and feeling the sun. I am probably extra grateful to be experiencing all of this due to the length of winter we had. Yes, I’m still writing about that. I want to hold on to every ounce of summer that I possibly can because it’s already going so fast.

We do have many things to look

forward to in the coming weeks. I hope you still have your Summer Fun Guide handy, so you can follow along week by week and know where the fun events are happening.

Perhaps the biggest event of the summer is just around the corner.

We are so excited for Walhalla’s 175th celebration that kicks off next weekend. As you’re out celebrating, feel free to email over some of your photos. We’d love to have a collection of photos in the paper, and we’re happy to give you photo credit so

people can see the excitement from your point of view. We have seen the plans building on the “Walhalla’s 175th Celebration” Facebook page.

I love checking my email or picking up the phone and hearing from readers.

Thank you for your ideas and your requests. Keep up the great work!

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

THE MORNING RUN: From the Olympics to the Old West busy planning the next one. It’s that much fun.

by Sara Goodman If you’re with a large group of people wearing matching, ill-fitting t-shirts and are sitting on a cooler full of Miller Lite while yelling at your kids to watch out for cactus and to wash their hands after playing with the chickens, you’re probably at a Johnson family reunion in western North Dakota. Sprinkle in a few exhausted parents of toddlers, a fish fry at the lake and a trailer ride through the pasture to watch cattle branding and you’ve got a pretty accurate picture of how the past weekend shaped up out in Watford City.

As soon as one reunion is over, we’re

For most of my life, my family on my dad’s side has been gathering for reunions on a regular basis. Obvious occasions bring us together like anniversaries, weddings and funerals, but at some point, we realized that we had a pretty good time together and wanted to make it a more regular occurrence. In 1996, the northern relatives trekked down to see the southern relatives and took in the Olympics in Atlanta where my dad’s sister, Laura, lives. Unfortunately, tickets for the Olympic events were expensive, and no one was willing to fork over the dough for any that were important or exciting. My family ended up attending things like beach volleyball - watching teams from countries who had no chance of getting onto the podium.

However, being in the general vicinity of the best athletes in the world and seeing all the amazing facilities was still cool and exciting for small town folks from North Dakota. This trip resulted in a famous nickname for my dad, Lost in the Daylight Dennis, after a wrong turn took us through a seedy section of St. Louis on the trip down.

One year when we gathered in Watford City, we went kayaking and ca-

noeing through the Little Missouri when the water was so low we could have walked in the river for the entire length of the excursion. There was an exciting canoe capsizing finale where my uncle, Denny, who had spent the entire trip high and dry and barking orders at his canoe-mates, ending up tipping the canoe while getting out and spluttered his way back up to the surface of the muddy river looking madder than a wet hen.

Later that same weekend, my uncle, Russ, earned the nickname of Wrong Way Russ after leading our caravan to a dead end on a gravel road trying to find the entrance to a horse trail. My dad, feeling adventurous, capped off the weekend with a mystery meat contest during our final picnic, washed down with some homemade beer. I’m not sure which was worse, discovering you were eating fried snapping turtle or choking down a warm, hoppy concoction that tasted like it had been strained through an old sock. My dad rightfully earned the additional nickname of Den-weiser.

My uncle, Russ, ever restless and adventurous, decided one year we should have a “rendezvous” reunion, complete with era-appropriate cloth-

ing such as leather dresses, feathers, and bonnets. He constructed and slept in an authentic teepee on my parents’ front lawn. Not to be outdone, his sister - my then 72-year-old aunt, Jeanette - stuffed a pillow under her floor-length Little House on the Prairie dress and declared she was pregnant.

You can’t make this stuff up. We had hatchet throwing contests, black powder rifle demonstrations and coffee boiled over a campfire.

For the past decade or so, the Johnson family reunion has occurred on an every other year basis, messed up only once by the general shutdown of everything during the pandemic in 2020. Now, instead of even years, we gather on odd years. Two of those occasions were held in Brainerd, Minnesota, at a resort called Lost Lake Lodge. Every family had their own cute little cabin and activities included swimming, golfing, pontoon rides, Hammerschlagen at Zorbaz and kayaking on the lake.

This year the family gathered once again at the place where it all started, the Johnson family farm 18 miles northeast of Watford City. There were no teepees on the front lawn, but there were kites flying, kittens and

chickens to chase, bales to jump on, horses to ride, rocks to paint, and a playhouse to mess up. We ate fish at the lake, had a picnic at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, rode a trailer through the pasture, branded the new calves, and celebrated my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. We played the camping game, ate s’mores and stayed up too late. And we laughed.

We laughed until our sides hurt and the over 40 ladies had to cross their legs. I can’t wait to do it all again in two years!

Uncle Russ sitting in front of his teepee, cooking over the campfire.

Musings from Munich: Shoot’n the Sh*t sixth graders on how and when to shoot. Usually when it’s seniors and elementary kids together, it’s more going through the motions, but here in the gun club, they actually took the time to teach and use lessons learned.

By Matt Mitzel Over the past couple of months, we entered into the world of trap and skeet shooting. At first I expected a bunch of guys drinking beer on a tailgate whipping a clay pigeon over a ditch, but from the first second we attended the meeting, it was nothing but professionalism and coaching. I was quite surprised how encouraging the coaching staff was and the level of commitment they put into teaching young men and women how to accurately shoot their weapons. Even the older students encouraged the new

From the start, I will admit, I was not thrilled about dedicating more time to traveling to Langdon outside of school sports and traveling leagues, but with Thursday and Sunday night shoots, it really didn’t get in the way of anything.

I was excited about meeting a new group of parents to hangout with as our current traveling basketball team group officially ended this year. The only problem is that the team doesn’t really travel…except for the state shoot at the end of the year. When they started talking about it, Bri and I were getting pretty excited…even more so than Colton.

State finally arrived, and we had the whole group of shooters, parents, and coaches finally in one location away from Langdon. We let down our hair a little bit the night before the shoot after Mark Busse finally found a room

that had both an ironing board and extra room safe. The next morning, the coaches arrived to find a sweet little spot behind our firing point and quickly erected some tents with our sponsorship banner.

I could not believe all the businesses that donated money in order to keep trap and skeet shooting alive and well.

Thank you to all the sponsors!! Finally, it was our team’s time to shoot, and we had the elders up front. To tell you the truth, I didn’t even notice any misses as that is how dang good they are at the sport. Knoke, Rime, Morstad, Schneider, Collier, and Swanson were tearing it up peppering the fields with broken pieces of pigeons.

Then it was the junior varsity’s turn to throw some lead, and they were hitting everything as well (Entzi, Rime, Hoffman, Rollness, Buchweitz, Wenzel, and Matthews). Finally the novice division was up, and they saved their best shooting for the state competition (Henderson, Brown, Askvig, Busse, Johnson, Cluchie, and Mitzel).

There were so many individual awards and group awards that the Langdon-Edmore-Munich team walked

away with, but honestly, it was just a great way to start the summer off kicking every other teams’ as&. I can’t wait until next year when I actually know a little bit more about the sport and fall back into the friendships that were fine-tuned this season.

is free breakfast, and 3) if you bring a collapsible chair to a group shooting event, it will get used as a ammo holder…and if you bring a nice collapsible chair to a group shooting event, it will get used by shooters’ siblings sleeping in between rounds.

My three big takeaways were:1) if you use a coach’s gun, they will clean it for you, 2) never let a hockey mom reserve a block of rooms as after they find out about a “lounge”, they don’t care what kind of pool it is or if there

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

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Everything Edmore

By Tammy Berg weeks ago with three graduates. They are great people and will do great things!

It’s been a while since I have written.

Not too much goes on here in the big city. We had graduation a couple

Last weekend, our Community Club held a corn hole tournament and street dance. I heard the band was awesome! The Class of 2003 had their 20th class reunion. They toured the school and sounded like there was a lot of reminiscing and fond memories. They commented on how good our school looks 20 years later and that not much had changed.

Even the gym smelled the same… bringing back lots of great memories.

They had supper at the Pain Reliever and then it was back to town for the street dance. They were all happy that the Viking head was still on the gym

The summer I turn tan?

By Halle Sanders

Dearest readers, I apologize for my agonizing absence the previous week, but I'm currently experiencing some serious personal developments - I’m busy living the lake life. Through some trick of fate and a rolling series of events, my family and I have somehow landed three whole weeks in a cabin at Pelican Lake, Minn. - where I was simply too busy sitting in a lawn chair last week to convert any brain power towards a column. There is no passage of time at the lake. You simply live by the lake's rules. I’m not quite sure how many days I’ve spent lounging in the sun, swimming, and stuffing my face with food, but it has been glorious. As each day winds down, we end up on the couch for some television time before we inevitably fall sound asleep in a sun induced stupor, which is why I can confidently report my findings on the perfect summer tv series - “The Summer I Turned Pretty”.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” was originally a book trilogy written by author Jenny Han, but as of last summer, it was turned into a tv series.

Now, admittedly, I’m a year behind on this trend but for good reason.

This coming of age story is about a young girl named Isabel “Belly” Conklin. Each summer, Belly’s family stays at an East Coast beach house in the fictional town of Cousins, sharing the house with her mother’s best friend, Susannah Fisher, and her two sons.

The series is all about Belly transitioning into being a young adult and how she views herself, as well as how others view her. Plus, she’s caught in a love triangle between the two brothers, Jerimiah and Conrad Fisher, who she just so happens to live with for the entire summer.

Now, I, Halle Sanders, absolutely despise love triangles. I loathe them with my entire being, which is why I did not jump on this trend train last year. However, the beautiful beach aesthetic finally won me over, and I caved, something I’m so grateful for.

Beyond my 24 hour obsession with crime shows, this might just be my new favorite show. I’m obsessed with the idea of East Coast beach towns like Cape Cod and the Hamptons. This show takes place in the most beautiful beach town, something right out of a dream, fulfilling perfect beach fantasies. Watching the characters go night swimming, bike rides on the beach, whale watching, etc. makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. An-

Letter to Editor Dear Borderland Press Editor,

and see what the future holds.

Emmanuel Evangelical Church of Langdon had been planning and preparing for the 8th annual July 3rd fireworks show for the Langdon community.

We would like to thank the many Langdon businesses who have generously donated funds to help make the fireworks show a reality every year. Also, thank you for the many favorable comments received through the years.

Unfortunately, the City of Langdon informed us last week that we will not be allowed to do the fireworks show from the south end of Main street. We have tried to find another suitable location to allow for the best viewing and parking but have been unsuccessful in that.

We have made the decision to cancel the Langdon show for this year

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Several months ago, the City of Walhalla approached us about doing their fireworks show for the Walhalla 175th anniversary celebration.

That show is planned for July 1st so we encourage attendance to that as well as their other festivities.

Emmanuel Evangelical Church

wall.

As I mentioned in earlier columns, our church dining room leaks. It was decided to put on a peaked roof. Everything is moving forward. The rafters are in the parking lot, so that looks hopeful. Not sure when construction will begin. These days, it seems to take longer than we hope to get materials. When the outside is done, the work on the inside will start. The goal is to be done before our 125th Anniversary in November. Fingers crossed. Our Community Club is having a beautiful flower basket contest with the winner receiving a $100 gift card. Sounds like fun! Stay tuned for more on the winner. Stay cool!

Staying Hip with Halle

other big reason I’m suggesting this to you all is because it hits so many perfect Generation Z trends, such as the clothes and music - the music being one of my utmost favorite details.

You don’t have to be a teenage girl to enjoy this beachy series.

Now, back to my personal life. I wouldn't exactly describe this summer as the ‘summer I turned pretty’, however, this might just be the summer I turn tan. I am a part of the pasty white club, being the only one to inherit it from my pasty white Irish early ancestors. I’m so pale that this past Easter, my family thought I was wearing white tights, but they were just my legs. I walk outside and people have to put sunglasses on to avoid the glare off my skin. I take a lot of flack for my practically translucent skin, especially from my tanable brother, but this summer it’s going to change. Despite never being able to hold a tan before, I’m determined to walk away with a slightly more normal skin tone.

I’ve downloaded a UV index app and have a sunscreen regiment to get the appropriate amount of sun exposure before I burn. So far, I am a slight ombre or, as my pest of a brother lovingly explained, I’m not tan…I’m now just normal people pale instead of indescribably and unnaturally pasty.

My life may not be overflowing with romantic suitors like Isabel Conklin, but the universe can at least offer me a tan, right? That can’t be too much to ask.

As the United States entered World War II, North Dakota ranchers were busy supplying beef to the armed forces. At the same time, they tried to keep meat on the tables of American families. It was an enormous task.

But on this date in 1943, ranchers ran into a major obstacle when five packing plants in Chicago suspended operations. Nine others reported that they had already stopped slaughtering. Packing plants in Ohio were also shutting down. Consequently, ranchers had trouble finding a market for their cattle in spite of consumer demand.

The slaughter houses complained about government price regulations.

There was uncertainty in the government meat subsidy program, and no one could be sure what they would be paid. In one year, the number of cattle being shipped to market dropped from 180,000 to 130,000.

Both Republican and Democratic Congressmen from agricultural states demanded prompt action from Senate leaders. A petition said there should be a vote to restrict price decreases. The Senators said that ranchers were in “a state of absolute demoralization” because of retail meat price rollbacks.

Senators were not the only ones demanding action. Ranchers from Iowa and Nebraska met and said they would withhold all animals from slaughter unless the government rescinded price rollbacks. They appealed directly to President Roosevelt.

The government had created a complex system. The price of food was fixed, and in most cases prices were rolled back. For example, the government rolled back the price of meat by two cents per pound. That loss could not be taken from packing house labor since wages were fixed. So, the

rollback was taken from the amount packing houses paid farmers. A decrease of two cents per pound put the hardship squarely on the rancher.

The loss was supposed to be offset by government subsidies, but many Congressmen opposed subsidies, and there was no guarantee the rancher would ever see a dime from the program.

The Fargo Forum predicted a meat famine. There was no way that North Dakota ranchers could survive the price rollbacks. That situation extended to ranchers across the country. It was in part the result of a government strategy to encourage hog production over cattle, with the idea that hogs matured more quickly and provided lard – an important resource, not just for cooking, but for the manufacture of weapons, munitions and various accessories.

Dakota Datebook written by Carole Butcher “Dakota Datebook” is a radio series from Prairie Public in partnership with the State Historical Society of North Dakota and with funding from Humanities North Dakota. See all the Dakota Datebooks at prairiepublic. org, subscribe to the “Dakota Datebook” podcast, or buy the Dakota Datebook book at shopprairiepublic. org.

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National Dairy Month

Pembilier Nursing Center update

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

Ice cream, anyone? Seeing as how hot it has been since the snow disappeared, I would say ice cream has probably been the most used dairy product this month. That’s fitting, since June is National Dairy Month!

One of my memories from childhood is gathering snow from outside and putting it in our ice cream making machine. I think I was only about 7 years old or so, but that ice cream was the best tasting ice cream around! It was an old machine that was plugged in, I believe, surrounded by the ice and rock salt. I remember the container even looking like a barrel of sorts on the outside! I must have been fairly young, but I remember the excitement of everyone around me and the deliciousness of the ice cream. I think we put berries on top, which made it even better. You don’t even need a fancy machine to make ice cream. I’ve included a recipe below for you to make some of your own on a hot, summer day!

Butter, cheese, cream, ice cream, milk, sour cream, and yogurt are all dairy foods. Dairy products are full of essential nutrients to help our bodies stay strong. Calcium is probably the nutrient dairy is best known for.

Calcium, accompanied by Vitamin D, help build and maintain strong bones.

It is also important for blood clotting, nerve transmission, maintaining muscle tone, and regulating certain body processes. One cup of milk contains about 300 milligrams of calcium. To get the best results from the dairy products you choose, make sure to use low-fat or fat free products the most. It pains me to say it, as ice cream is one of my favorites, but limit the dairy products higher in fat and sugar to help manage your nutritional needs.

Dairy products have a variety of fla-

vors and come packaged in sizes that are easy to measure or use. Choose your favorites to help liven up any meals you may have. Dairy can either be an essential part of the ingredients in what you are making, or it can be added to enhance nutritional value and flavor. From tips on how to freeze dairy products to recipes to use it in, NDSU Extension has a lot of resources that can help you utilize dairy to its fullest potential. The “Food Freezing Basics” guide (FN616), “Get Your Calcium-rich Foods” (FN723), and “Now You’re Cookin’: More Calcium-rich Foods!” (FN697) are just to name a few. Be sure to visit our website at https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ extension or contact our office if you would like a copy of our dairy resources. You can call our office at 2562560, email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu, or stop in and visit us. We would love to hear from you!

I always like to have recipes that I can use the same ingredient in different ways. If you are like me, you may want to have a sweeter taste of dairy. So, I’ve included both a recipe for a savory option recipe as well as a little dessert you can add to your fruit serving. This can be a whole meal for you sometime this week! Happy National Dairy Month!

Recipes courtesy of NDSU Extension: Sassy Potato Topper 1 8-ounce container plain, nonfat yogurt ¼ c. chunky salsa 1 Tbsp. chopped red or green pepper 1 medium green onion, chopped (or ¼ c. chopped yellow or white onion) Combine all ingredients and chill.

Serve over hot, baked potatoes.

Makes four servings. Each serving has 35 calories, 0 g fat, 3 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 160 mg sodium and 116 mg calcium.

Menu Idea: Baked potato with Sassy Potato Topper, baked chicken, green beans, red grapes and low-fat milk

Honey Yogurt Fruit Dip Snacks, Appetizers & Beverages Jazz up your fruit with this sweet and healthy dip.

Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, June 26 Chicken in Gravy/Mashed Potatoes/Glazed Carrots/Tropical Fruit Tuesday, June 27 Meatloaf/Baked Potato/Steamed Broccoli/Pineapple Wednesday, June 28 Pork Roast/Mashed Potatoes/ Gravy/Squash/Fruit Thursday, June 29 Deluxe Hamburger/Baked Beans/ Seasoned Fries/Watermelon Friday, June 30 Salmon Patty/Cheesy Hashbrowns/Green Beans/Fruit

EBT/SNAP accepted.

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

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

Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services is located at 211 8th Ave. in Langdon and can be reached by phone at 256-2828.

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by Heather Duerre Ingredients 1 cup nonfat or low-fat plain yogurt 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons honey (or to taste) Red and green apple slices (or fruit of choice) Directions Mix yogurt with vanilla and cinnamon. Add honey to taste until desired sweetness is obtained. Rinse and slice apples right before serving.

Nutrition & Dietary Information Makes four servings. Each serving of dip has 70 calories, 0 g fat, 3 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber and 45 mg sodium.

Ice Cream in a Bag Desserts This healthy recipe comes from NDSU Extension.

Ingredients 1 cup milk 1 cup half and half 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Crushed ice (1 bag of ice will freeze 3 bags of ice cream) 1 cup rock salt 1 quart Ziploc freezer bag 1 gallon Ziploc freezer bag Duct tape Bath towel Toppings of choice (such as strawberries, blueberries, crushed cookies, chocolate syrup) Directions Place the milk, half and half, sugar and vanilla in the 1-quart freezer bag and seal. For security, fold a piece of duct tape over the seal. Place the bag with the ingredients inside a gallon freezer bag. Pack the larger bag with crushed ice around the smaller bag.

Pour 3/4 to 1 cup of rock salt evenly over the ice. Seal the outer bag. Wrap in a bath towel and shake for at least 10 minutes.

Open the outer bag and remove the inner bag with the ingredients. Wipe off the bag to be sure salt water doesn’t get into the ice cream. Cut the top off and spoon into cups. Serve plain or top with your choice of toppings.

Nutrition & Dietary Information Per Serving: 150 calories, 7 grams (g) of fat, 18 g of carbohydrate and 150 milligrams of calcium.

Hello from your friends at PNC! This week I would like to play a guessing game with you. I am going to describe someone, and you try to guess what occupation the person has that I am describing.

Clue 1: Sometimes I sit and channel surf with a resident to make sure they find just the right program to watch… even if it’s a true crime show, and I can’t stay to watch and see who the real killer is!

Clue 2: I will sit and intently listen to a resident tell me a story…even if it’s the story about them walking uphill both ways to school that I have already heard 50 times.

Clue 3: I can be seen walking hand in hand down the hall with a resident to redirect them when they seem “lost”…even if we have already made that same walk three times.

Clue 4: I will sit with a resident in their room and feed them when they aren’t feeling well…even if it takes them a long time.

Clue 5: I am a shoulder to cry on or a warm tender hug when a resident faces the sorrows of life…even when I may need a shoulder to cry on or a hug myself.

Clue 6: I make sure the residents look their best…even if I didn’t have time to brush my own teeth.

Clue 7: When a resident is feeling a bit chilly, I will fetch them a blanket or sweater…even though I’m sweating from the hot furnace like temps!

Clue 8: The residents become like family to me, and I become family to them…even though we just met when they moved to PNC. Clue 9: When a resident is facing the last few hours of their life, I make sure they are as comfortable as they can be and keep the nursing staff updated on any changes…even when it means my own heart is breaking.

Clue 10: I am vital in ensuring that our residents at PNC receive the care and respect they deserve!

So, who am I? I am a CNA! June 15th21st is National CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) week. Here at PNC, we are very grateful for our CNAs that help to provide compassionate care to our residents. In honor of this week, we ask that you thank a CNA in your own life that makes a difference for you or for your loved one.

A Brush with the Bunch

By Hilary Nowatzki

In one way or another, every Brush Bunch member has been helping with preparations for Walhalla’s big 175th anniversary celebration! We have been busy doing anything and everything leading up to this monumental event. A beautifully painted sign is displayed in our front window at the Chamber building in honor of the occasion. Each of us has been tidying up our booths where we display our art to make sure that our gallery is pristine for the celebration. We have also begun work on our float, which will be included in the parade, and rhubarb floats will be served as well.

The garden nestled between our building and CB Grocery is being revitalized, and we have added a metal bench for folks to have a sit, let out an uffda, and take in the beauty. The bench will include a plaque in memory of Virginia Dunnigan. Anytime someone works in the garden, many of us can’t help but think of Virginia, who left this earth for her heavenly home this past winter, and all of the hard work she dedicated yearly to that patch of beautiful flowers.

We are hoping to get some foot traf-

fic through our gallery space during the event. If you haven’t been in Walhalla’s Chamber Office/The Gorge Gallery, you don’t know what you are missing! When I first visited the gallery about a year after moving to North Dakota, I’m not going to lie - I was shocked and amazed. We are a rather small group from local small towns. However, there is nothing ‘small’ about the variety of artists, styles, and mediums on display by our troupe. I should also mention that not a single one of us artist folks have ‘small’ personalities either.

So, if you are going to be around for the festivities of Walhalla’s grand demisemiseptcentennial, be sure to pop into our gallery space and talk with some fun artists and check out our works. Did I mention that there are plenty of things for sale in the Chamber building as well?

Although we are called the Brush Bunch, we do a lot more than just painting! There is a large variety of jewelry made from a few of our members, ornamental decorations, drawings, and, of course, paintings!

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Quilts of Valor presented to Langdon area veterans Quilts of Valor were presented to six area veterans and members of the American Legion Post #98 on Sunday, June 11 during a ceremony at the Legion. Receiving the quilts were Robert (Bob) MacDonald, Glen Pederson, Alan Blair, Bert Saxland, Dewey Witzel, and Pete Bobynsky.

Photos by Terry Hinnenkamp.

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Invisible Wounds June 20, 2023 — World War I was known as the “Great War” or the “War to End All Wars.” It began 100 years ago, in 1914, and the U.S. entered the conflict in 1917.

That year, a young man from Grand Forks named Leon Brown joined the U.S. Army as an infantryman, after leaving his studies at the University High School. Brown became a machine-gunner and went to the battlefields in France for the American Expeditionary Force.

“While in action on one of the front lines” in early 1918, wrote the UND Quarterly Journal, Leon Brown “was severely injured by shell shock, which affected the heart, a type of ‘hidden wound’ so often suffered in this war.”

Private Brown was evacuated to a Red Cross hospital in France, where the nurses “kept him alive for three nights when . . . he thought he would die, as he hovered between life and death.”

After recovering somewhat, Brown was sent home.

It was on this date in 1918 that the Grand Forks Herald reported that Private Leon Brown had given a speech at the St. Andrew’s Society Picnic in Lincoln Park, telling of his “experiences as an American gunner in the battlefront in France . . . and how the Red Cross served him after his health had given out.”

After spending several weeks at home, the shell-shock symptoms returned and he went east for more treatment at an Army hospital in Maryland. After five months he came home again, and even then, his heart problems caused him to be “confined to his bed” for a week.

Leon Brown was in a photograph accompanying a Literary Digest story about shell-shocked fighters who had

suffered “invisible wounds” and were coming back home “broken within by the ravages of modern warfare.” They were the “war’s worst wrecks,” but had “no outward signs of injury,” yet required care until “full health” might return.

killed in the trenches caused some to become unhinged. “Continued tragedy wears down personality,” an author wrote, “when a man has for three days been fighting almost without interruption, [and] has had practically no sleep with but little to eat.”

Doctors were unsure if shell shock was something physical, psychological, or some combination of the two.

Physicians clearly saw the concussions and deafness that came from exploding artillery-shells, and they saw men whose nerves had been shattered and “their minds badly affected” by their war trauma. A soldier’s heart dynamics . . . blood pressure [and] pulse rate … seemed to be altered.

How could these veterans return to a normal civilian life when the war ended? The answer was unclear for shellshocked Leon Brown in 1918, just as it is today for those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as it is now known.

Modern war with “high explosives and rapid fire” machine guns and the “inhumanities of asphyxiating gases and liquid fire” caused “mental fatigue.”

The “extreme shock” and “intense nervous strain” of seeing comrades

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Jake’s Take on Sports viously nothing we need in June - it’s needed in late July. Again, at the time we are getting this column together, rain does appear to finally be coming our way. Let’s just hope it’s not too late.

By Jake Kulland, Sports Editor Crazy from the heat As we come to visit with you this time around, it is one hot enchilada outside. On June 20, it is 97 degrees as we write and are quite thankful to have the best air conditioning in Cavalier County at The Borderland Press office. I actually had the honor of bringing the new A/C unit up here from Minot a while back and am very glad I did. 95 degrees in June up here in the Tundra is not unprecedented but is certainly a little rare. This is ob-

Jack Romfo, Carson Brown and TJ Cosley ready to play in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl June 24 is a big day for high school football fans, as the 2023 North Dakota Shrine All-Star Football Games will happen on that day at Mayville State University. We have three athletes representing our area: Jack Romfo in the 11-man game from Langdon-Edmore-Munich and Carson Brown and TJ Cosley in the 9-man game from North Border. All three have been in Mayville all week to practice and also to learn about everything our great Shriners do. The big one is, of course, the Shriners Children’s Hospitals, the nearest one to us being in Woodbury, Minn., a suburb of the Twin Cities.

Not coincidentally, this is the 100th year for Shriners Hospitals, and they have helped out so many kids, including a number of fantastic success stories right in our immediate area.

The games themselves will be played on June 24 with the 11-man game at 4:00 p.m. followed by the 9-man contest at 7:00. Both will be an east versus west format. While the games are a blast to watch or be fortunate enough to be a part of, the real benefit is for the players to see exactly what the Shriners are all about and the great work they do. Other players to also make the roster on the 9-man side are Bryce Prouty from North Star; Landon Carter, Levi Hinkle and Jacob Steele from Cavalier; and Mitchell Leas, Nic Mears, and Isaac Herbel from North Prairie. Congrats to all on such a great honor of being named to the Shrine Bowl, and we hope they all play well.

Langdon Post 98 Red Sox ready for a big week of American Legion home games It’s a big week for the Langdon Post 98 American Legion baseball team.

They are set to host three games in the week ahead against teams from all over the eastern part of the state.

They will play the Hatton-Northwood Honey Badgers on June 26, Valley City Post 60 June 27, then the biggest

game of the week, which is a District 5 showdown, with the Park River Pirates on June 29. All three games will be at American Legion Field and Eagles Park in Langdon, and all will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Valley City team has a local connection in Trevor Fetsch, a young player on Post 60 who has relations all over Cavalier County and beyond. It should be a fun three days of hardball, and you can hear all three on KNDK 1080 and online through myborderland.com. I have Ponderosa and auction sale issues out west, so we appreciate Ryan Bachman broadcasting all three games while I am away. Get out and enjoy the new grandstand in Langdon in what should be some fun baseball to watch.

Many events are ready to go with Walhalla’s 175th Celebration; Eide Golf Tourney kicks things off on June 24 Walhalla is going to be one busy place for about the next 10 days or so. It begins with the annual Eide Golf Tournament, arguably the biggest event of the year at the Walhalla Country Club.

That tourney is capped at 72 golfers

2023 Langdon Area School District Foundation Golf Tournament results The tournament had a great turnout this year with 96 golfers.

First Flight – Champions with a score of 55 – Won the Playoff Ethen Askvig, Kyle Rollness, Josh Krivarchka, Cody Pengilly First Flight – Second Place with a score of 55 Anthony Roy, Justin Carlson, Matt Bachman, Thomas Vesterso First Flight – Third Place with a score of 59 Zack Schaefer, Justin Overby, Brandon Downs, Justin Anderson Second Flight – First Place with a score of 66 Charles Jordan, Kurt Sando, Pete Keaveny, Dave Hennager Third Flight – First Place with a score of 73 Jennifer Romfo, Abby Romfo, Jayden Romfo, Lisa Krile Third Flight – Most Fun Group – Highest Score with a score of 102 Tina Mikkelsen, Brooke Downs, Kori Howatt, Ruby Otto Special Event Winners Longest Drive Women on Hole #4 – Whitney Bachman Longest Drive Men on Hole #4 – Zack Schaefer Longest Putt on Hole #7 – Brandon Downs Closest to the Pin on Hole #2 – Ethen Askvig 50-50 Winners – 24 Foot Circle on Hole #2 – Ethen Askvig Major Door Prize Winners 27 Inch Solo Stove – Tyler Bata 2 Brushnell Wingman View GPS Speakers – Scott Stewart and Duane Symons Cardinal Rock (Donated by Langdon Building Center) – Madison Pritchard $100 Cash Door Prizes – Ethen Askvig, Pete Keaveny, and unknown

Tournament winners were Ethen Askvig, Cody Pengilly, Josh Krivarchka, and Kyle Rollness. They tied with a 17 under and won with an eagle on Hole 1.

and is filled up with what we are told is a fairly long waiting list. The ones fortunate enough to get signed up will play the tourney on June 25. We are also told that this tourney got started with the Flood of ‘97 in Grand Forks.

Al Eide brought this GF tournament to Walhalla, and it’s been a giant date in the Valley of the Gods ever since.

Best of luck to all, and play fierce.

The weekend after the Eide Tournament brings the 175th Celebration to Walhalla. In what’s called the “Demi-Semi-Sept-Centennial” (Say that three times fast). There are a ton of activities from July 1-4 with the highlight begin the 175th parade on July 1 down Main Street starting at 10:00 a.m. We will have more on this next week, but we say welcome back to everyone coming back home for what should be a memorable weekend of fun, food, history and, of course, fireworks. If you have questions on anything with the 175th, call the Walhalla Chamber of Commerce at 701-549-3939.

“See ya!” next week!

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Walhalla Country Club hosts 12th annual ‘Up to Par’ tournament Twelve teams participated in the 12th annual ‘Up to Par’ tournament at the Walhalla Country Club.

First Place – (not pictured) Noah Bateson, Ethan Stremick, Brad Holen, Isaak Banman with a score of 62 Second Place – Joel Smith, Rod Longtin, Kristi Stremick, Dewaldt Kruger with a score of 65 Third Place – (not pictured) Tom Karel, Chris Trupe, Jeff Sims, Kelsey Smith with a score of 66 Fourth Place – Mike Smith, Mingo Lumbreras, Steven Ouellette, Alison Smith with a score of 67 All proceeds go toward keeping the Walhalla Country clubhouse and course “up to par”! Big thanks to the tournament and hole sponsors; Kristi Stremick and Hailey Moore for their 12th year running the tournament; all the golfers; and to the Walhalla Country Club staff!

Post 98 Red Sox lose at Grafton 7-5, suffer first District 5 loss

By Jake Kulland

After getting wins in their first two District 5 American Legion baseball games at Midway-Minto and Park River, the Langdon Red Sox took that momentum into Grafton for their next league contest on June 14, playing at Grafton. In a wild, not exactly pretty game, the Sox lost 7-5. This puts their league record at 2-1 in District 5 games, and they are now 5-3 overall. June 22 starts a four-game home stand for the team. After they hosted Rolla on June 22, they play Hatton-Northwood on June 26, Valley City Post 60 on June 27, and Park River June 29 - all at American Legion Field and Eagles Park starting at 5:30 p.m.

After falling behind 3-0 to Post 41 in Grafton, the Red Sox tied the score in the top of the third with three hits to

begin the inning from Nick Kingzett, Markus Kingzett and Carter Tetrault.

Grafton brought in their ace pitcher, Tony Villareal, in the fifth, and he was wild, walking his first four hitters and giving Langdon a 4-3 lead. Gage Goodman then later brought another run on a squeeze bunt single to give the Red Sox a 5-3 lead.

base to rob Theo Romfo of a hit to end the threat. Grafton would pick up an insurance run on another Red Sox error in the bottom of the sixth to win the game by two. Jack Romfo took the loss on the mound, while Villareal came away with the win. Tetrault and Markus Kingzett each had two hits on the night.

Jack Romfo came on in relief of Markus Kingzett in the bottom of the fifth to try and lock in the win on the mound, but Grafton got two runs to take the lead back with the help of a Langdon error. Tetrault and Mason Romfo had base hits to begin the top of the sixth inning, but Post 41 turned a double play, then Ryan Hanson made a throw from his knees at third

GRAFTON 7, LANGDON 5 L --003 020 0 -- 5 8 3 G --201 031 x -- 7 5 1 WP -- Tony Villareal; LP -- Jack Romfo Highlights -- L: Markus Kingzett 2x2, Carter Tetrault 2x4, Mason Romfo 1x3 2 RBIs, Gage Goodman 1x3 RBI; Kyler Droog 1x3 2 RBIs, Villareal 1x3 2 RBIs

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Cavalier hosts 27th Annual Motorcycle Ride-In It’s a Father’s Day weekend tradition in Cavalier and this year was said to have the best attendance yet. The Cavalier Motorcycle Ride-In was held Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17. It featured a fun run, raffle, stunt bikes, live music, many food trucks and much more.

Photos by Jackie Dvorak.

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Stanley “Pat” Howatt

A funeral service was held June 22, 2023, in Langdon, N.D., for Stanley “Pat” Howatt, 89, of Langdon, who passed away June 18, 2023, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon.

Pat was born January 28, 1934, in Mather, Manitoba, to Ray and Veda

Church/Obituaries (Johnston) Howatt. He grew up and attended his early years of education in the Maida area and graduated from Langdon High School in 1952. Pat married Leona Boesl on January 24, 1956, in Langdon. They built a house on the home place and were the 4th generation to live and work the original homestead. Pat started farming with his brothers and then branched off in the early 1970s when his and his siblings’ children started farming alongside their parents. He lived on the home farm until 1980 when he and Leona moved to Langdon. He continued helping on the farm for many years and enjoyed driving out and checking things over after he retired. Pat also owned and operated Dresden Grain from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Pat and Leona were fortunate to be

able to winter in Arizona for more than 25 years where they enjoyed the warmer weather, visiting with friends, and playing shuffleboard. In his younger years, Pat enjoyed taking his kids out snowmobiling and skiing and went camping quite often. Pat and Leona loved to travel and visited all 50 states but two. They thoroughly enjoyed having their grandchildren on a few of their adventures. Pat also enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, and playing cards – especially cribbage. He was a member of United Methodist Church, Eagles Aerie #3454, and Lebanon Masonic Lodge #34.

Surviving Pat are his wife of 67 years, Leona, of Langdon; children: Jeff (Julie) of Langdon, Pam (Steve) Huntley of Tucson, Ariz., and Kara (Troy) Ellingson of Grand Forks, N.D.; grand-

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children: Courtney (Adam) Bergman, Alex (Courtney) Howatt, Ryan (Kori) Howatt, Michael (Lori) Shuley, Lynzi Feldbush, Kelly (Melissa) Feldbush, Grant Ellingson, Sydney Ellingson (Carson), and Tyce Ellingson; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters Bernice Fox and Margaret-Ann Downs; sisterin-law Phyllis Howatt; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his parents; siblings: Gerald, Erle (Thelma), Marlene (Harry) Landry; and brothers-in-law Jack Fox and Ronald Downs.

always true to heart. Even when he no longer could stride the cowboy boots, he was donning the classic western shirt with black jeans and regularly enjoyed watching westerns such as Gunsmoke. Anyone who knew him knew he was always up for a cup of coffee, a few beers in his earlier years, a bowl of ice cream in the evening or sharing a ‘secret’ handful of M&Ms with his grandkids. His cheerful greetings, drawn out jokes and sheepish smiles will be wholeheartedly missed but always treasured.

In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to Hospice of the Red River Valley - www.hrrv.org (click donate at top of screen) or by mail (4255 23rd Ave. S., Fargo, ND 58104).

Doug is survived by his wife, Lisa; his children: Nick Bodnar, Nicole Bodnar, Doug Bodnar Jr., Anthony (Bridget) Bodnar, and Dannielle (Chris) Bodnar Lill; nine grandchildren; his mother, Doris Bodnar; siblings: Gail (Jay) Breyer, Wayne Bodnar and David (Teri) Bodnar; sister-in-law Tammy Bodnar; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Bodnar, and his brother, Jim Bodnar.

Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

Douglas Edward Bodnar

Mass of Christian Burial was held June 22, 2023, in Langdon, N.D., for Douglas Edward Bodnar, 73, of Langdon, who was called home to our Heavenly Father on June 18, 2023, Father’s Day, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Langdon.

Doug was born May 12, 1950, to Edward and Doris (Hahn) Bodnar in Langdon, N.D. Throughout his youth, he could be found helping on the farm or working at the family owned and operated Langdon Locker. He took pride in being on the high school wrestling team. Not limiting his matches to only on the mat, his independent personality led him to the principal’s office and a phone call to his parents when he chose to disregard the school dress code by wearing cowboy boots to school, only after coercing his father (with extra persuasion from his mom) to purchase them, of course. After graduating from Langdon High School and furthering his education at UND, his love for country music, cowboy boots and his tenacious mindset led him to Houston, Texas, in 1978. He lived there for more than a decade putting his meat cutting skills to work at Kroger. During his time in Texas, he grew his legacy with the birth of his children: Nick, Nicole, Douglas Edward Bodnar Jr. and Anthony Bodnar.

In the early 90’s, he found his way back home to North Dakota, furthering his legacy with his marriage to wife Lisa (Fellman) and the birth of their daughter, Dannielle. He later purchased a local business, Regal Liquors, in Langdon. Doug’s passions in life were his professions, politics and storytelling. He could often be found having coffee with the guys and was well known for perfecting “Dad jokes” or, as his grandkids say, “Grandpa jokes”. He had a soft spot for dogs and could, at the time of owning dogs, be found walking them, which gained him the title of “dog walker” with the guys. His love for ‘The Wild West’ was

Sonja S. Ganyo

A memorial services was held June 17, 2023, in Grafton for Sonja S. Ganyo, 83, of Grand Forks, N.D., who passed away June 13, 2023 at Valley Senior Living of Grand Forks with her family by her side. Inurnment- Grafton Lutheran Cemetery.

Sonja Shirley Gerth was born on August 20, 1939, to the late Ludwig and Marion (Waslaski) Gerth in Los Angeles, Cali. She was raised in the Langdon area and graduated from Langdon High School. On July 11, 1960, Sonja married Richard Ganyo of Grafton.

They made their home in the Grafton area before moving their growing family to Grand Forks. Sonja began working for the University of North Dakota in mailing services where she worked for more than 15 years.

Sonja loved the time she spent with her family and especially her grandchildren. She loved attending all of their school and extracurricular events. She and Richard loved to travel, attend flea markets and rummage sales. She will be dearly missed by her loving family.

Sonja is survived by her children: Kreg Ganyo of Grafton, N.D., Kristine (Kelly) McLeod of Neche, N.D., and Kurt (Rosa) Ganyo of Grand Forks, N.D.; grandchildren: Isabelle Ganyo, Kayla (Dillion) Jerome, Karley McLeod, Kyle McLeod, Erik and Emily Ganyo; and great-grandchild Jemma Jerome and one on the way. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

An online guest book is available at: www.tollefsonfuneralhome.com.

The Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton is in charge of the arrangements.

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Prairie Fare: Soaking up the sunshine vitamin

Sun exposure of 15 minutes, two or three times a week, is enough to produce adequate vitamin D.

By Julie Garden-Robinson

Sun bathing your baby is not a recommended practice. Health experts recommend sun hats and other protective clothing and sunscreen for children.

Exclusively breastfed infants usually need vitamin D supplement drops, but the amount given should be on the recommendation of a pediatrician. When you introduce solid foods into an infant’s diet, be sure the foods are rich in nutrients. Check for vitamin D. “Mom, you can’t spend our vacation in the gift store!” my kids said.

I wasn’t even buying anything. I was enjoying the cool environment of the gift store. When I stood on the pavement outside, I felt as though I was standing on the surface of the sun.

I ventured out of the gift store a while.

I think the shop owner was eyeing me a bit suspiciously, so I bought a bottle of water.

Several years ago, we took our kids on a vacation in August to a sunny state. Unfortunately, I do not fare well in extreme heat and humidity, and the thermometer showed at least 100 degrees.

I obviously survived the heat, and I did not return home with a tan. Unlike a lot of my contemporaries, I was never a sun worshipper in my youth.

Years ago, some of my friends applied a mixture of baby lotion and iodine, and then they fried in the sun for hours. Meanwhile, I was inside or sitting in the shade until early evening when the temperature cooled enough for me to go bike riding.

Now we know that tanning increases our risk for sunburn, aging of the skin (wrinkling, sagginess) and ultimately, skin cancer. In fact, sun tanning beds are considered a “known carcinogen” (cancer-causing agent) by the Food and Drug Administration.

I am thankful for the lotions that add a little color to our skin safely without sun exposure.

However, sunlight does have positive effects. Without sunlight, plants would not be able to photosynthesize and produce food and beauty in our environment. Sunlight acts as a disinfectant and kills bacteria on surfaces. Adequate sunlight can boost our mood.

The action of sunlight on our skin produces vitamin D. However, you only need two or three short exposures (15 minutes) of sun on your skin per week to make vitamin D. Vitamin D has numerous potential health benefits. Most of us are aware of vitamin D’s role in helping our bodies use calcium to build and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D is needed to help our nerves convey messages from the brain throughout the body.

We need enough vitamin D to sustain our immune system.

Years ago, mothers used to “sun bathe” infants to reduce their risk of rickets, a bone softening condition usually caused by lack of vitamin D.

Older adults, young children, people with dark skin, and people who cover their skin for religious or cultural reasons are more at risk of vitamin D deficiencies. To know your vitamin D status, you would need lab testing.

Besides the action of sunlight on our skin, we can take in vitamin D from food and dietary supplements. Fortunately, the latest version of Nutrition Facts labels includes vitamin D levels in a serving of the food. You might notice that a lot of food products provide no vitamin D. Vitamin D has been added to cow’s milk since the 1930s as a public health measure. This fortification of milk was designed to reduce the risk of bone-weakening conditions, including rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.

Besides milk, vitamin D often is found in fortified cereals and fruit juices.

Trout, salmon, canned tuna and egg yolks are among the food sources where vitamin D is naturally present.

For adults 19 and older, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is set at 600 International Units (IU).

Fortunately, food labels and supplement labels will provide a percent of the daily value. If a food has 30% of the daily value, you have taken in about one-third of your daily requirement.

If you choose a supplement, be aware that vitamin D3 is the form produced by humans and animals. Vitamin D3 has been shown to be absorbed better than D2. Both forms will help with vitamin D deficiency, though.

Be sure to get your vitamin D with a little sun and well-chosen foods, and perhaps, a supplement as additional insurance during cold months.

Enjoy a salmon steak, which holds up well on the grill. Salmon steaks usually are sliced to a uniform thickness, so they cook evenly. Before you light the fire, coat the rack with cooking spray so the fish won’t stick to it.

Grilled Salmon 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 pound salmon steaks About 4 teaspoons honey Mix the spices together in a small bowl. Rub the mixture evenly over the salmon. Grill for five minutes per side, drizzling lightly with a squeeze from the honey container (about 1 teaspoon per steak) just before they’re done.

Makes four servings. Each serving has 190 calories, 23 grams (g) protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat, less than 1 g fiber and 630 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)

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Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On June 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session, with all members present.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Chairman 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 David Zeis; motion carried. Greg Goodman made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by David Zeis; motion carried. After a review of the monthly financials and some open discussion, at 9:00 a.m. David Zeis made a motion to recess the regular commission meeting to County Equalization, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. At 10:00 a.m. Nick Moser made a motion to adjourn County Equalization and re-convene the regular commission meeting, motion carried. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor; Evan Estenson, Road Foreman; and Jeff Daley, KLJ; met with the commissioners. Load limits were discussed and it was decided to remove the load limit signs. An update on current road projects was reviewed. Johnston informed the commissioners that the proposed Safety Project was approved for 2024, at an estimated county cost share of $14,383.00 plus engineering; and DOT cost $129,444.00. It was decided to interview engineers for upcoming DOT bridge projects during the next commission meeting. Langdon shop project update: waiting for the property to be surveyed; Langdon City will pay for the survey; Lafrenz stated he would see if he can get the project entered on the US Treasury site; Nick Moser made a motion to add Dan Fischer to the meeting agenda at 11:30 a.m., seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to increase mowing liens to $125/half mile for county road right of ways that are not mowed at least once in the month of July, seconded

by Greg Goodman, motion carried.

Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the Equipment Operator I; II; III classifications as presented by Estenson, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Shane Gallagher, Chief Deputy Sheriff, met with the commissioners to discuss transitioning the fulltime officers from the NDPERS Main Plan to the NDPERS Public Safety Retirement Plan. David Zeis made a motion for Cavalier County to affirm to ND Public Employees Retirement System that Cavalier County is formed pursuant to NDCC 11-01 and is neither a non-profit corporation nor a for-profit corporation, to join the NDPERS Pu-

bic Safety Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and offer the plan to all eligible employees of Cavalier County, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. It was decided that this transition would happen as soon as the required enrollment information can be completed with NDPERS and that the County will continue to contribute both the employer and employee contribution amounts. Employee Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2024 was discussed. Shane Gallagher, Chief Deputy Sheriff, presented a proposed 6% COLA increase based on inflation rates. Nick Moser stated he wanted to make adjustments for positions that were under the median in the NDACo salary comparison. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to increase the Administrative Assistant position in for Public Health to the 2022 median as set forth in the NDACo salary comparison and give a 6% COLA increase for 2024, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. A roll call vote was taken: Greg Goodman-yes; David Zeis-yes; Nick Moser-no; Austin Lafrenz-yes; Stanley Dick-no; Motion carried 3 to 2. Vicki Kubat visited with the commissioners about the possibility of closing the courthouse on Monday, July 3rd. The commissioners were in agreement and clarified that the roadmen would also be given the day off. Dan Fischer met with the commissioners to review progress on the surveying, drawing, and preliminary/conceptual engineering for the Langdon shop, as well as surveying the property around the shop in Vang.

Fischer stated the survey in Vang was complete and he would be working with Langdon City to get that property surveyed and annexed. Langdon City will pay the cost for surveying and annexing that property. Greg Goodman made a motion to approve the rough draft shop drawing as presented by Dan Fischer, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Fischer stated he will work on specs and an ad for dirt work for the Langdon Shop and bring it to the July 6th meeting. The Fire & Tornado insurance policy for the coming year was reviewed by the commissioners. David Zeis made a motion, seconded by Greg Goodman to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: VERIZON WIRELESS $1,350.46 | SS/NVHSZ TONIA OLSON $590.00 | MISC ERLING'S OIL, INC. $1,052.88 | R&B FARMERS UNION OIL OF DEVILS LAKE $3,047.59 | R&B MOSTAD INSURANCE SERVICES

RESOLUTION DECLARING WORK NECESSARY FOR AN IMPROVEMENT IN LANGDON STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2023-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Langdon, North Dakota, that it is hereby found, determined and declared to be necessary and expedient for the City of Langdon to construct an improvement in and consisting of city wide street improvements and all other appurtenances, contrivances and structures used or useful in connection with the above specified improvements in accordance with and as described in the resolution creating said district adopted on February 27, 2023 and the Engineer’s Report that has been prepared by the Engineer for the City of Langdon and approved by this commission, which resolution and Engineer's Report, together with an estimate of the probable cost of the work, are now on file in the office of the City Auditor and are open to public inspection.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the entire cost of said improvement be special assessed against the benefited property in said improvement district in amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the benefits to be derived by them respectively from said improvement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that

$1,344.00 | VSO ND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT $107,236.86 | HEALTH INS ND STATE TREASURER $2,683.75 | FEES ND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES $458.19 |FEES NICK MOSER $151.96 | COMM DAVID J. ZEIS $81.88 | COMM STANLEY DICK $117.90 | COMM DACOTAH PAPER CO. $656.99 | MAINT SANFORD HEALTH OCC MED CLINIC $129.00 | MISC WEST PAYMENT CENTER $267.84 | STATE'S ATTY SHILICE LARSEN $500.00 | STATE'S ATTY THE BORDERLAND PRESS $231.05 | COMM FARMERS UNION OIL CO $159.10 | MAINT BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $14.92 | AUD HR COLLABORATIVE $50.00 | AUD DOCU SHRED INC. $59.46 | MISC HR COLLABORATIVE $50.00 | AUD MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $421.58 | COMM PAIGE GELLNER $48.83 | TX DIR VERIZON WIRELESS $110.22 | R&B/WEED MOSTAD INSURANCE SERVICES $8,040.00 | SS/GEN/WEED GLOBAL SAFETY NETWORK $922.94 | GEN/NVHSZ ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $559.30 | GEN/R&B LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL $680.72 | GEN/R&B LANGDON CITY $363.02 | GEN/R&B CARQUEST OF LANGDON $199.79 | GEN/R&B MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $1,083.36 | GEN/R&B HACTC $2,550.00 | SHERIFF ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $186.56 | SHERIFF AT&T MOBILITY $908.94 | SHERIFF BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $66.28 | SHERIFF GALLS, LLC $261.66 | SHERIFF CARDIO PARTNERS INC. $62.00 | SHERIFF IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC $3,045.00 | SHERIFF LEEVERS FOODS $24.36 | SHERIFF LEXIPOL, LLC $593.28 | SHERIFF ELECTRIC COMMUNICATIONS INC

the owners of the property liable to be specially assessed for said improvements may file written protests against the said improvements within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this resolution, and this City Commission shall at its next meeting after the expiration of said period, to-wit: On the 24th day of July, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. meet at the Langdon City Hall, 324 8th Avenue, Langdon, ND 58249, for the purpose of hearing and determining the sufficiency of any protests so filed and of taking any such further action with respect to said improvements as may then be deemed necessary and expedient.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to cause this resolution including a map of the improvement district to be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City of Langdon.

APPROVED: Jerry Nowatzki, Mayor ATTEST: Roxanne Hoffarth, City Auditor

$1,995.00 | SHERIFF FARMERS UNION OIL CO $3,313.61 | SHERIFF D & B MOTORS $165.44 | SHERIFF STREICHER'S $93.98 | SHERIFF CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR $44,557.00 | FEMA CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR $7,012.50 | FEMA MARCOTTE BUILDER'S SUPPLY CO. $19.00 | R&B FARMERS UNION OIL CO $2,847.81 | R&B FARMERS UNION OIL OF DEVILS LAKE $933.34 | R&B CAPITAL ONE TRADE CREDIT $677.57 | R&B STEIN AUTO BODY, INC. $1,251.89 | R&B NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER $65.44 | R&B JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL $1,200.72 | R&B BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $218.43 | R&B HOFFARTH OIL COMPANY $3,126.87 | R&B KLJ ENGINEERING LLC $3,133.69 | R&B/HB1505 RAZOR TRACKING, INC. $325.00 | R&B MIKKELSEN BROS. CONSTRUCTION $7,500.80 | R&B RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY $10,339.94 | R&B DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $248.00 | R&B WITZEL CONSTRUCTION LLC $67,148.81 | R&B ND EMA $90.00 | EMG MGR MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC $4,353.30 | EMG MGR KAREN KEMPERT $655.28 | EMG MGR POLAR COMMUNICATIONS $373.70 | E-911 FARMERS UNION OIL CO $255.98 | VSO KATIE HENRY $564.32 | NDSU EXT. BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $92.58 | NDSU EXT. KATIE HENRY $235.70 | NDSU EXT. BAILEY REISER $404.14 | NDSU EXT. ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $197.72 | NDSU EXT. UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $56.63 | NDSU EXT. COLE PAPERS, INC. $79.60 | NDSU EXT. LANGDON CITY $1,455.00 | WEED OTTER TAIL POWER CO $45.27 | WEED CARQUEST OF LANGDON $195.01 | WEED LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL

$36.90 | WEED SPORTS & SHIRTS $411.50 | WEED MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $91.55 | WEED LANGDON BLDG. CENTER $25.63 | WEED UNITED COMMUNICATIONS $115.99 | WEED FARMERS UNION OIL CO $30.00 | WEED MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $23.54 | WEED JOSHUA SHORT $158.51 | WEED US POSTAL SERVICES $178.00 | SS MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $89.74 | SS ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $260.13 | SS D & B MOTORS $69.78 | SS RORY JOHNSON $600.00 | SS MADISON PRITCHARD $128.38 | NVHSZ LERNA PAULSON $32.10 | NVHSZ SUSAN K. (FETSCH) CROCKETT $85.89 | NVHSZ COMFORT INN BISMARCK $264.60 | NVHSZ BROOKS FUNERAL HOME $2,600.00 | NVHSZ COMMUNITY CARE OPTION $4,140.00 | NVHSZ NATIVE AMERICAN TRAINING INSTITUTE $1,040.00 | NVHSZ COUNTY OF GRAND FORKS $396.00 | NVHSZ JILL DENAULT $112.35 | NVHSZ TAMMY MCMILLAN $137.55 | NVHSZ ACCUSOURCE $125.50 | NVHSZ VISA $5,827.85 | NVHSZ BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $38.79 | NDSU EXT. At 12:30 p.m., Greg Goodman made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried.

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

Cavalier County Tax Equalization Minutes On June 6, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met for their annual County Equalization meeting at the Cavalier County Courthouse Commission Room. All Commissioners were present. Chairman Stanley Dick presided and proceeded as follows: Stephanie Bata, Tax Director, reviewed all changes to cities alphabetically, followed by townships. It was documented that Hannah City did not have a tax equalization meeting. Value on a house on Parcel #03006000 in Billings Township was reviewed.

Bata stated the measurements from the assessor were entered in Vanguard and the suggested value was calculated by Vanguard. Tom Valentine, assessor for Billings Township, stated there are highway miles that are being deducted twice. Bata stated that taxpayers can bring it forward if they have any concerns. Zane Tabert was in attendance regarding Parcel #19094000 in Huron Township related to the NRCS re-evaluation of soil types. Tabert reviewed combine productivity maps and was not in agreement with the values put on the new soil types. Tabert was told he could go to State Equalization, but the county would not be changing all the acres with that soil type. Moscow Township board denied the tax roll as presented by the assessor at the township equalization meeting and sent a letter to the commissioners. Bata reached out to the township clerk and suggested they attend county equalization to express their concern. No representatives from the township were in attendance. Bata asked if anyone had anything else to present for county equalization. Lisa Buchweitz stated there was an increase to a parcel in Manilla Township that was not on the list of changes. Parcel #23115000 was reviewed and the increase was added to the list of increases. The soil valuation schedule, ag values per acre, residential sales analysis, and total ag, residential and commercial values were reviewed. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve all changes as presented by Stephanie Bata, Tax Director, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. At 10:00 a.m. Nick Moser made a motion to adjourn County Equalization and reconvene the regular commission meeting, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried.

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

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Local climate lobbyist travels to Washington, D.C.

By Lynnell Simonson Popowski, Chair, Dem/NPL District 19

of a carbon fee and dividend policy, and asking support for a variety of climate solution bills. Senator Cramer dropped by between votes and shared his views on his recently introduced Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act. Senator Cramer is a leader in leveraging the advantage the US has in efficient energy production and manufacturing.

The PROVE it Act would direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a comprehensive study comparing the emissions intensity of certain goods produced in the United States to the emissions of those same goods produced in the other countries. ComBrett Cease, Linda Kingery, Senator Kevin Cramer, Lynnell Popowski, Moones Alamooti, Beth Dorn, Andria Marsh, and Chloe Johnson

To hit our climate targets, it’s critical that America builds clean energy infrastructure faster. With that in mind, Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) appreciates that the debt ceiling agreement includes some provisions that will help streamline clean energy permitting. We still need to boost transmission projects and improve early community involvement. If we don’t start building clean energy infrastructure faster, we will only achieve about 20% of the potential carbon pollution reduction from climate policy that is already in place (specifically, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022).

Our democracy works best when we

come together to discuss big ideas and reach broad consensus.. That’s why over 800 citizen lobbyists participated in over 400 meetings with congressional offices on June 13. Members of Citizens’ Climate Lobby span the political spectrum and are united in their desire for bipartisan climate legislation that helps reduce impacts of climate change and the financial burden on citizens as we transition to a clean energy economy.

A North Dakota contingency participated and visited with Senator Cramer’s, Senator Hoven’s, and Representative Kelly’s staffers about the need for permitting reform, the value

prehensive data on product emissions intensity is an important step to addressing climate through trade policy and leveling the playing field for domestic producers and manufacturers who are forced to compete against rivals with little to no standards. It will prove our emissions-intensive goods are cleaner here at home while highlighting the countries who monetize their lax or non-existent standards.

“The United States lives up to the highest environmental standards in the world, and the PROVE IT Act is an opportunity to bolster our advantage by backing it up with verifiable data,” said Senator Cramer. “Americans know and appreciate the stewardship that goes into the energy we produce and the goods we manufacture.

Quantifying global data will prove our emissions-intensive goods are cleaner here at home while highlighting the countries who monetize their lax or nonexistent standards.”

As a private citizen it was an honor and a privilege to participate in the political process and I thank the North Dakota members of Congress for making time to visit with me about my concerns.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address the national and global climate crisis.

Join at https://citizensclimatelobby. org/.

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Views from the Borderland-Langdon Summer Concert Series wraps up The Northern Lights Arts Council’s Summer Concert Series hosted its final performance on Thursday, June 15. The Langdon Community Band played to a great crowd at Boyd Block.

Photos by Larry Stokke.