The Borderland Press - June 3, 2022

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Friday, June 3, 2022

NEKOMA VETERAN

In this Issue:

Slow Spring Planting by Mick Kjar Page 3

Pays Tribute with 13.5 Mile Walk

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

By Hilary Nowatzki

“Push Ups and Plantar Fasciitis”

by Sara Goodman Page 4

Although Memorial Day is usually celebrated outside in the newly warmed spring air, Monday was quite cloudy in the Borderland area. Light showers brought a mist upon everything and sadly, gardening was out of the question. Regardless of the weather, temperature, or precipitation, Josh Metzger wasn’t letting anything stop him from his Memorial Day mission.

“Rain or Shine” by Matt Mitzel Page 4 Walhalla School News by Phil Leitner Page 5 Retirement Party Held for Mehlhoff Page 7 “Rhubarb Season is Here!” By Katie Henry Page 7

Metzger is the manager at the Langdon locker, where he has been employed periodically ever since he was 16. He hails from Mt. Carmel and is now a resident of Nekoma, N.D. But, more importantly, Metzger is a veteran of the Army National Guard.

Jake’s Take on Sports Page 10 Long Ago by Rita Maisel Page 12

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He has served four tours in Iraq, Egypt, Germany, and Kuwait, and has also served all over the United States.

Although he is now retired from the military, his service isn’t over. On Memorial Day he paid tribute to his fellow servicemen, who paid everything for this country.

Metzger took it upon himself this year to walk from Nekoma to Langdon, a journey of 13.5 miles.

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“I do it for different reasons,” Metzger said. “When I did it for Veterans Day back in 2019 I was kinda trying to symbolize that we will always go the distance to come home. I guess Memorial Day got me thinking it’s about all the veterans and military members that aren’t with us anymore and to pay respects and honor them.”

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“This is my first time doing Memorial Day,” Metzger continued. “I did it on Veterans Day back in 2019.”

Metzger not only did this once before on Memorial Day but he did it in a negative 30 windchill. He had accidentally stabbed himself at work the day before while cutting meat, but refused to change his plans and went on the track regardless. He knew his fellow servicemen had fought with more serious wounds, and acted as though the puncture was simply a scratch.

“My water bottle had actually frozen by the time I made it to the cement plant, so I made the rest of the trek without water,” Metzger said. When jokingly asked if his blood froze as well (the wound had not closed by the time he started his walk) his shocking response was, “Yes!” Metzger began his Memorial Day journey around 9 a.m. in heavy cloud coverage and dense fog. He started at the fire department in Nekoma and was escorted by two vehicles from the fire hall the entire way utilizing their flashing red lights as a beacon to oncoming traffic. He wasn’t alone for a minute of the walk and had stated before the trek, “I’m actually gonna bring a little friend with me this time, I’m going to bring my dog Piper.”

Piper is a husky, lab, shepherd mix and is Metzger’s, “little shadow” as he calls her, as well as his service dog. cont’d. on page 2

Piper and Josh Metzger of Nekoma, N.D. take their first sit after four hours of walking in the rain.

Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

Sixth Graders and the American Legion Honor Veterans at Gravesites

By Hilary Nowatzki

On Friday, May 26, veterans from Langdon’s American Legion set out on their yearly ritual in preparation of Memorial Day. The veterans, joined by local middle schoolers, take time out of this day to place flags on the grave sites of each and every veteran within the large cemetery Calvary Cemetery near Langdon Area High School and the Lebanon Cemetery beside the Cobblestone Inn in Langdon.

The group of veterans were led by their Adjutand, Leon Hiltner, and a small group of his fellow American Legion members first met at the west side of the school where they handed out a multitude of flags. They were joined by half of Mrs. Bassingthwaite’s sixth grade class from Langdon Area Elementary, who walked to the cemetery to meet them. The other half would later help at Lebanon Cemetery.

Mrs. Bassingthwaite’s sixth grade class is responsible for taking care of the flag at their school every day, and were therefore over-qualified to help with the Legion’s cause. Hiltner gave an explanation of what they were doing and how to find a veteran’s gravesite. He then handed out several handfuls of small flags, and let the group loose on their mission.

Hiltner then drove east to Lebanon Cemetery on Highway 5 where he greeted the other half of the sixth grade class, along with another small group of fellow Legion members. He explained their task and set them

Photos by Hilary Nowatzki.

loose, each with a handful of flags.

Throughout the task, various students were asked what Memorial Day meant to them. Some answered, “to memorialize veterans,” others said, “to honor our veterans.”

“To honor the fallen ones,” student Patrick Ryan answered, “I have a grandpa who served in the Army, so my family goes every year and we usually just go and we think about it as a day to honor the fallen ones more.”

Remmi Bodnar also offered her response, which was, “To honor those who served before us.”

Hiltner wasn’t safe from being asked what Memorial Day meant to him as well and his response was all encompassing. “It’s a day where you honor all the veterans that served and died.

It doesn't matter if they died in service - they’re veterans and they contributed to our freedom and we’re honoring them on Memorial Day. We do this to honor them because that's the flag they fought for.”

Leon Hiltner gives directions at Calvary Cemetery, Langdon.

Chase Thielbar at Calvary Cemetery.

Once their task was completed, the view across the cemetery was dotted with flags. Langdon is the final resting place for hundreds of men and women who gave it all for the star spangled banner. The flags are but a small token of appreciation to the monumental task of conserving this country’s freedom and way of life.

Leon Hiltner talks with students at Lebanon Cemetery, Langdon.

Carson Entzi prepares to set flags out for Memorial Day.

News

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Grants Provide Summer Learning and Fun, Pembina Gorge Foundation theater camp a recipient BISMARCK, N.D., – State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced that the Department of Public Instruction has awarded $200,000 in grants to 11 summer learning programs across the state.

The programs will provide everything from reading and mathematics classes to instruction in computer coding, robotics, engineering, music, and theater. Some will offer outdoor activities, including rock climbing and hiking. The money is coming from the Department of Public Instruction’s share of federal education grants that are targeted at COVID-19 student learning recovery.

“Many of our North Dakota schools already offer summer academic programs that help students avoid the ‘summer slide’ in their learning, or allow them to get extra instruction in certain subjects,” Baesler said.

“These grants will help expand these programs and make them more widely available.”

“These grants were not restricted to school districts,” Baesler continued.

“Some nonprofit organizations that provide summer programs to our North Dakota students and their families also received help.”

Grants were limited to $20,000 per organization. Amounts awarded are listed below alongside the organization.

Summer Academic Program Grants Bison Cyber Camp, North Dakota State University, Fargo ($20,000): Computer science and cybersecurity classes for about 60 students in grades 10-12. The week-long camp will provide instruction on writing computer code, how to keep data and networks secure, how robotics help humans do daily tasks, and how artificial intelligence is built into many common gadgets.

Central Cass Summer Squirrel Learning Camp, Casselton ($20,000): Four

weeks of academic camp, beginning in late July, with three hours of daily instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics for K-8 students. The program is intended to prevent the “summer slide” in learning, and to make up for potential learning loss that is linked to COVID-19.

Haley’s Hope Dyslexia Learning Center, West Fargo ($20,000): A threeweek summer academy July 11-28 for students with dyslexia; 4 1/2 hours of reading and mathematics instruction daily for six students entering grades 4-6. The 2022 academy will be a pilot project to test the program’s curricula and gather information from students and families. In the summer of 2023, the program will be expanded to 18 students and possibly include more grade levels.

International Music Camp, Dunseith ($20,000): Six one-week residential fine arts and music camps for participants in grades 5-12. Programs run from June 19 through Aug. 2 and include band, choir, drama, digital photography, creative writing, drama, ballet and modern dance, jazz, fiddle, orchestra, harp, sculpture, painting, and cartooning. The camp is held at the International Peace Garden, which straddles the U.S.-Canada border in north-central North Dakota.

James Sheyenne Valley Cooperative Summer Learning ($20,000): This is a consortium made up of the Valley City, Griggs County Central (Cooperstown), and Edgeley public schools, with students ranging from kindergarten through grade six. Instruction includes the STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics); literacy and life skills; field trips to local businesses, parks and museums; and participation in children’s theater.

North Dakota Gateway to Science, Bismarck ($20,000): Eleven weeks of summer camp for students entering grades 1-5 and three weeks for those entering grades 6-9. Camps include

instruction in computer coding, construction and engineering design, and crafting inventions.

North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind ($5,000): A summer program June 4-7 for visually impaired middle school students at Lake Metigoshe, near Bottineau. It includes rock climbing, hiking, and visiting Annie’s House in Bottineau, which offers facilities for students who have visual and other impairments.

“There was discussion and confirmation of the letter I received from the public affairs officer from New Flyer, MCI stating that by the end of the year they will close,” said Mike Fitzgerald, mayor of Pembina. “Some council members brought up ‘is there anything we can do to try to entice them to stay?’ but it sounds like they’ve al-

ready started making improvements to other facilities and that they were not able to recruit qualified individuals.”

Fitzgerald said the business closure will have a ripple effect through North Dakota and Minnesota, saying that the 195 people employed at MCI come from many places in Minnesota, including Lancaster, Hallock, Lake Bronson, and Humboldt.

“Then over on the North Dakota side,

South Sudanese Foundation of Fargo-Moorhead, Minn. ($20,000): Halfday instructional summer camps in reading, writing, and mathematics for students entering grades K-12 from June 3 to July 22. The grant budget covers two years of summer instructional offerings. The foundation estimates it will serve about 300 students.

Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt ($20,000): The school hosts a Belcourt Youth Activities Program during the month of June and the first week of July. Most attendees are 7 to 16 years old. Activities include cultural programming, health promotion, mathematics and science tutoring, career counseling, and sports. Past summer programs have drawn 120 to 160 students each day.

Valley City Jr/Sr High School STEAM Camp, Valley City ($15,000): Technology and Engineering Education and Art classes on Wednesday mornings for grades 7-12 throughout the summer. Included are ceramics, painting, wearable art, robotics, woodworking, and design.

like Grafton, Drayton, Cavalier, Walhalla, Neche, and Pembina are all going to be affected by all of the individuals’ travel to Pembina,” Fitzgerald said. “So, it’s going to take a drastic hit on the sales tax, the grocery store, and gas stations. It’s going to make a huge impact on the entire region, not just Pembina itself.”

New Flyer Industries is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Motor Coach Industries plant in Pembina opened in 1963.

N.D. University Systems Makes Testing Change

By Nick Vorlage

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education has voted to permanently go “test optional” for admission. That means a student will not have to take the ACT or SAT tests to be admitted to college.

The board previously adopted a temporary waiver of requiring standardized test scores for admission. The policy takes effect for the fall semester of 2023.

Vice-Chancellor Lisa Johnson says the policy takes effect for the fall semester of 2023.

“Our recruitment and admissions staff are working with high school juniors and helping them in their preparations and so, knowing if we can solidify this as a policy, it aids them in their work in recruiting and retaining students in North Dakota,” said Lisa Johnson, vice-chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the North Dakota University System. “This is particularly important because a lot of states have gone ‘test optional,’ if not states, institutions, and entire systems, and it’s important that we remain competitive.”

Cont’d. From Page 1 - NEKOMA VETERAN She did amazing during the walk, and her brisk, excited pace matched Metzger’s own stride. Over halfway into the walk Piper was still happily wagging her tail and running circles around her dad.

Although Memorial Day is for those who have fallen, their fall leaves lasting impacts on veterans like Metzger.

It’s a career where losing a coworker or comrade is unavoidable. Thanks

tersection of Highways 5 and 1, for hours while in uniform, holding the American flag.

“It’s the same flag I carried in 2019,” Metzger said. “It’s a little dirty and tattered because my brother flew it on the back of his air seeder back last spring.”

Josh had planned to do this trek with

Pembina Gorge Foundation, Walhalla ($20,000): A week-long arts day camp for students in grades 3- 12, to be held at Frost Fire Park, seven miles west of Walhalla in the northeastern corner of North Dakota. The camp will be held Aug. 1-5, with students provided three hours’ each of visual and performing arts instruction. Organizers expect 65 students to attend.

City of Pembina Discusses MCI Loss

By Shanda Christianson Last Monday night, the Pembina City Council held a special meeting in regards to the impending closure of Motor Coach Industries (MCI).

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But Johnson said there are still places where standardized test scores will be used.

“We additionally do use standardized test scores for placement into college level courses in the areas of mathematics and English,” Johnson said.

“So it’s important that everyone know that the University System is very supportive of standardized test scores, but it will not be a reason that you would be denied admission.”

Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

to service dogs like Piper, community awareness, and extra support for surviving veterans, challenges such as post traumatic stress disorder are becoming better understood. But the journey to recovery is much, much, more difficult than a 13.5 mile walk in the rain.

just him and Piper, but welcomed others to join him. He had a few visitors, but none completed the entire 13.5 miles with him. The air horns of semitrucks preparing for planting season followed him all the way up Highway 1.

Metzger completed his 13.5 mile walk dressed in the same uniform he wore while serving in Iraq. “I still have it and I shave everything up and do it all proper.” Meaning his lovely beard will disappear for a week or so, and Metzger cleaned up just like back in his service days; nearly unrecognizable with his beard missing and head covered in his camo hat.

“I just want to send a message out there that it’s not all about a long weekend or going camping. You know, we’ve got to keep in mind and remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom to do these things - like enjoy long weekends or go camping and have cookouts.”

Metzger has done other tributes in the past such as standing at the corner where Superpumper is at the in-

Metzger finished his journey at Boyd Block in Langdon at approximately 1:30 p.m. where he was greeted by several of his close friends. It had been lightly misting outside for the latter half of his walk, and about a mile away, the rain started coming down pretty heavily. His friends watched as Metzger turned the corner at third street, drenching wet, along with a soaked Piper. His smile of achievement was matched by the somberness of his attitude. He completed a great accomplishment Monday, not for himself, but for the comrades he had lost.

“I hadn’t been making a big deal out of it because it’s just not who I am,” Metzger said.

Everyone appreciates Metzger’s modesty, but his actions are a reminder as to why Americans commemorate Memorial Day.

Summer Project Planned for Langdon Area Elementary

By Shanda Christianson

Starting this summer, Langdon Area Elementary School will undergo a renovation project. The air quality control systems at the school, which is heating and air quality control, will be updated. The district signed a contract with an engineer on the project this spring and the project will be a two-summer project.

They’ll be starting on that project this summer and working a little bit through the school year when they can and finishing up next year,” said Daren Christianson, superintendent

for Langdon Area Schools.

“We’ll have a whole new heating and control system and air quality control system in our elementary school so that’s our big project. We’ve been being as frugal as we can, saving our money,” Christianson continued.

“We’re using federal COVID moneys and so forth on that and it’s $2.6 million so it’s one of those things that we’ll be tapping into our building fund and our general fund along with that grant money that we can access.”

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Agriculture

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Slow Spring Planting

By Mick Kjar

for spring wheat, canola, soybeans, and other crops we are famous for growing around here.

The heartbeat of our regional economy is agriculture. Regardless of the focus on energy, the Bakken and the electric vehicle agenda, agriculture remains the main driver of our economy. Like Dad used to say, "when Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy". Well, right now agriculture is not happy, and ain't nobody happy when it comes to spring planting progress, all crops are late, no exception.

Recently I had the pleasure of driving through the Borderland region and saw very few wheels turning in fields.

The week prior to Memorial Day there was some progress, but a wet weekend slowed planting progress again

When you listen to KNDK from 2 to 3 in the afternoon, you hear me reporting on agriculture topics important to farmers. Ever since mid-winter the price for all crops grown in this region have been surging higher due to a world vegetable oil shortage, a world wide drought impacting the supply of wheat, and now a near epic wet, late spring which is preventing farmers from planting their crops. It's very frustrating to watch these sky high prices for agricultural commodities and not being able to plant them.

Don't worry, every acre that can be planted will be planted to something.

And if it's very late, obviously the crop will be smaller than usual. But we are just weeks away from the days getting shorter. Hopefully the forecast for a hot and dry summer which has been talked about since late last year will happen, the crops will grow quickly with all the adequate moisture they have received this spring.

Mick Kjar is farm director for AM 890, a meteorologist, and host of “Farm Talk.”

Trade Partner Relationships are Key

By NAFB News Service

The U.S. Meat Export Federation heard from former Trade Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, during the organization’s annual meeting this week. Branstad told attendees keeping relationships with trading partners is key.

“Personal relationships are really important, especially in the Asian cultures. And one of the advantages I had was I was the first American governor to host Xi Jinping when he was just a county level party secretary, and he led an ag delegation to Iowa in 1985, and I had been to China and 84 and we've been treated very well there,” Branstad said. “So, we wanted to go all out to treat him well. And so, he's still he calls me and the Iowans

he met in 1984 old friends. So, building that kind of relationships is really important.”

Branstad says that while China is a big market, it’s not the only market.

“There's a lot of other growing Asian markets that we need to work at trying to reduce some of their market distorting tariffs and things like that, as well as Europe and other parts of the world,” Branstad said. “So, Europe has always been a challenge for us as well, we just need to put America first, we need to make sure that we're doing everything we can to open markets and knock down barriers to our agricultural products anywhere and everywhere in the world.”

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Gasoline and Diesel Prices Move Higher

Pembina County Crop, 4H Update

After weeks of volatile oil prices, there has been some stability on the international scene. However, refined products here in the U.S. have continued that roller-coaster movement, with gasoline and diesel prices moving higher over the past week.

The weather is looking up and that means many things can move forward that may have felt stuck in recent weeks. Pembina county ndsu extension agent madeline smith gives us a crop progress update

By NAFB News Service

Patrick De Haan with GasBuddy said while some diesel prices are closing in on $6.00 per gallon, he believes there could be some improvements at the local station.

“We’ve seen some improvement in diesel prices as inventories have started to go up, but for gasoline it may be the other story that prices could continue to inch up as we are just a week away from the start of the summer driving season,” De Haan said.

in Ukraine, increasing COVID case counts in the U.S. and internationally, and the upcoming hurricane season in the Atlantic, he worries the oil supply chain could easily be stressed.

“We aren’t to the point yet where we could weather an even minor disruption, especially with demand that’s likely to be high this summer,” De Haan said. “The worry is any minute refinery issue could blow up into gas price or a diesel price surge. So, we’re not at the point where we have enough inventory to weather any major event.”

De Haan added with so many questions, he anticipates fuel prices, both diesel and gas, will be bumpy during the summer.

De Haan noted between the war

What Will Happen with Biotech Corn?

By NAFB News Service

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s confident Mexico will continue to allow imports of U.S. biotech corn under USMCA trade rules, despite Mexico’s plans to ban the corn by 2024. Vilsack told Senate Ag lawmakers he’s taken personal charge of the biotech corn issue with Mexico.

“I recently had a conversation directly with the president of Mexico about this issue of corn, and I’m confident that exports of corn that your farmers, and farmers across the country, are relying on, are going to continue,” Vilsack said.

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) brought up the problem of Mexico’s pending biotech import ban since it’s the top export market for corn producers.

“Thank you. And I hope you will be

able to use the tools at your disposal with current trade agreements to be firm and resolute with Mexico on this white corn,” Vilsack said. “We haven't shown a reluctance to do that with our Canadian friends on dairy, so.”

Referring to the U.S. bringing two USMCA dispute panel cases against Canada for its ongoing refusal to meet its dairy trade commitments. Fischer said Mexico also made commitments.

“This policy is out of step with their commitments under USMCA,” Fischer said. “It will restrict Nebraskans’ access to innovative agricultural tools and increase costs for consumers on both sides of the border.”

By Nick Vorlage

“Sugar beets are going in and I think actually things are looking up as far as the sugar beets are concerned,” said Madeleine Smith, Pembina County NDSU Extension Agent. “Probably around 47% or so in the district and about 61,000 acres and hopefully we’ll be nearing the 50% mark or just above by the end of the week.

So that’s looking to be a better situation than we were anticipating even a couple of weeks ago. Spring wheat is going in and soybeans as well. It’s a great time to be planting soybeans, if you can get into your field.”

Smith also touched on new things happening within the Pembina County 4H program.

“Our fair is going to be in the first week of July so we are excited for that so we’re getting all the 4-H’ers ready for that, we have our communication arts contest coming up in June so lots of different things going on in terms of 4H,” Smith said. “We’re also busy establishing a pollinator garden in Cavalier with some of our 4H pollinator habitat ambassadors so we’re excited about doing that because that’s new for us, so yeah, lots of different things going on.”

The Pembina County Fair will be held in Hamilton, July 6-9.

Something Fischer says the U.S. doesn’t need now, with “out of control inflation.”

A Conservation Option for 2022 Prevented plant

By Kathy Jordan, Cavalier County Soil Conservation District We are all experiencing the wet spring and difficulties getting into the field to plant crops. A good way to handle prevented plant in this rare situation is to plant cover crops.

For more information on recommended species and mixes contact your local National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or Soil Conservation District.

Kathy Jordan is the district manager for Cavalier County Soil Conservation District. She can be reached at 701256-2484, ext. 101.

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher Oh, the lake. Anyone with a placeby-the-lake knows that spring and the first weekend are not the time we treasure. As we pulled into our place last week we were greeted by a sea of yellow and I’m not talking about tulips.

After a quick prayer to the Lawn Care Gods our lawn guy showed up and the yellow was quickly turned to a bright green. Ah, that’s much better.

Spring arrives and things start happening! No more sloughing off!

The lawn and flowers, the end of year school events, and of course, the lake!

Apparently, winter was brutal at Red Willow Lake, our home away from home, because the usual spring todo list was longer than usual. We’re getting through it and memories are already being made.

As each year goes by and the grands

turn another year older, they become more adventurous and each one has their favorite pastime, lakeside. The 6-year-old made friends with a gopher and ziplined her little heart out. The almost 11-year-old was obsessed with fishing. A little work went into getting the almost 13-year-old out of the cabin but we managed, and the 4-year-old just wanted to throw rocks and feed the fish: one bite for me, one bite for you. The 2-month-old just wanted to sit with her Nana. (Others present, like her auntie and cousins, may disagree, but they’re not writing this, are they?)

When I graduated from high school there were a total of six of us. Hey,

Bobby, Les, Kathy, Margaret and Kami, how are you all? The grad parties look like a lot more fun now, I mean, did you see some of those food pictures?

And decorations? Does anyone have any leftovers you’re looking to get rid of? Yes, the grads themselves were adorable also, congrats to you all!

Memorial Day was a big rain event, but I’m guessing that’s not all bad.

I was particularly touched to learn about the American Legion inviting the Langdon Area Elementary School 6th graders to help place flags on the graves of our soldiers. What a great lesson for those kids, (I’m kinda crazy about one in particular.) You can read more about that in this paper.

Well, it’s time to get your summer on and that includes all the activities that go with it. I personally have five softball, baseball, and T-ball games each week, starting now!

I’ll enjoy each and every one.

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor winter we just came through.

A generous neighbor made sure we were able to get our garden plot tilled for the season and ready for planting.

We said over and over that we would make that garden plot smaller this year, but we managed to fill the whole thing and somehow it actually looks bigger. Let’s hope the corn does better this year than last and that the tomatoes are able to give us what we need for winter.

Before the rain moved in last weekend I spent time getting my hands dirty and digging in the garden dirt. It was quite therapeutic and it almost erased the memory of the interesting

As we’re diving right into spending time outdoors and embracing summer, the activities have already started!

We are preparing the Summer Fun

Guide that will be part of our June 17 issue. We are going far and wide to make sure that events and activities are covered in this guide, but we sure don’t want to miss anything. Have a town festival? Setting up a farmers market? Let us know. If your city or group is planning something for the summer and you want to be listed, just send me the information at the email address at the end of this column. There is so much going on around here in the summer that this will be a fun way to highlight it all. The special section is being spearheaded and edited by our reporter, Hilary Nowatzki.

We got some names mixed up on a photo in last week’s paper. It was

with the story on the Tongue River Lodge donating bikes to students in Walhalla. These generous donations are done through a reading program in local schools and this time it was Walhalla’s turn.. We are running the photo again with the caption written correctly, just in case some of those kids want that photo for their scrapbooks.

Also on our education page we have a farewell column from one of our local principals who has contributed to this paper and been a big supporter since day one. We will sure miss working with Mr. Leitner and we wish him the best of luck on his next adventure.

Our digital issues are up and running!

We have a digital only subscription that costs $6.50 per month and is paid yearly. We also have digital access for our physical newspaper subscribers. If you subscribe to The Borderland Press, your digital access is complimentary. Just send me an email at editor@theborderlandpress. com and let me know that you would like access and you will receive the link to the digital paper every Friday in your email inbox.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

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THE MORNING RUN: Push Ups and Plantar Fasciitis culator to verify it. Sure enough, I’m twice as old as I thought I was. Thankfully, in all those years, I’ve rarely had an injury or other issue causing me to have to take a break from running.

I’ve had shin splints, plantar fasciitis, sore hips and knees, and a little issue with electrolytes on longer runs.

I’ve figured out how to avoid all those, whether it’s by stretching, running on better surfaces, or munching on salt tablets when I run.

by Sara Goodman My column is titled “The Morning Run,” so I figured occasionally it’s ok for me to write about running. A friend of mine said she heard someone say they’re not going to read my articles because they’re going to be about running. Trust me - I don’t know enough about running to write that much about running. I’ve certainly learned a lot over the years, but I’m no expert! Do I have stories about running though? I have oodles and oodles of stories.

I’ve been running for 30 years. Thirty years. I had to sit and think about that for a while and pull out my cal-

Sometimes I take a break from running simply because I’m burned out.

I prefer running outside over running inside on a treadmill, so when the weather gets nasty, it’s time for another break, or cutting back on the number of runs I get in. I used to run outside a lot more than I do now, but I have found that the older I get, the lower my tolerance level is for sub-tropical weather. I have a group of running buddies and once upon a time we had general rules for running outside in the winter. Our cut off was -10 degrees and no more than a 10 mph wind. We followed these rules loosely and often ventured out when most others would have made a smarter decision and stayed inside.

We’ve had some pretty horrible runs, including one where we had to keep

rotating like we were on a rotisserie spit to give our faces a break from running into the frigid wind. Running while facing forward on the elevator road is tricky enough, running backwards into an ice-cold wind is just asking for a sprained ankle. I’ve had my eyelashes freeze shut, snot freeze to my lips, mild cases of frostbite and, on one particularly freezing run, I lost feeling in my legs and tripped, losing a few layers of skin on my knees and hands.

I convinced Greg to run with me shortly after we started dating. He instantly annoyed me. He had a naturally faster pace and would always be a half step ahead of me. Sometimes he’d run ahead then circle back to join me while I slogged along a half minute per mile slower. After we got engaged, we trained for the full Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth.

I could write several more articles detailing the fun we had while logging up to 20 miles per training run. We lost toenails and occasionally, our dignity.

We learned to carry toilet paper and keep an eye out for emergency pit stop options. At some point over the almost 25 years of running together, he started stopping every mile to do

push ups. This heightens my annoyance level, so I usually keep running so he has to sprint to catch up to me.

Once he catches his breath, we resume our running date conversation about kids, sports, and farming.

Most people have a love/hate relationship with running. You usually hate it in the moment, but love how you feel after you’re done. Sometimes you even hate that pushy friend (Jen) who makes you go just one more mile when you really don’t want to, but then you get done and high five each other and go for coffee. Most people love races. If you’ve been in one, you know. It’s all about the bling, the food, and the atmosphere. Who doesn’t love sporting a cozy half zip pullover and shiny medal while munching on cookie dough and listening to a band at 9 a.m.? This year after finishing the Fargo 10k I stood in line for a free beer - can’t go wrong there. Running truly is a sport that almost everyone can do. I don’t mean competitively, but for fun or weight loss or therapy, and all you need is a good pair of running shoes and maybe a buddy or two to keep it interesting. Just remember to shove some toilet paper up your sleeve and stretch out those shins!

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

Musings from Munich: Rain or Shine as fortunate as they were racing the rain in their seeders and we hope you made it.

By Matt Mitzel As Memorial Day weekend turned into monsoon season, the last thing you probably want to read is Sara Goodman’s column or one of mine about me having a good time, but folks it will get dry some day, so we have to stay positive. This past Memorial Day weekend we loaded up the RV for the first camping adventure of the year and headed out to Icelandic State Park. Most of the readers were not

Even though Icelandic State Park was recently flooded, the campsites were open along with a few bike and hiking trails. Not being able to kayak or hit the beach was quite the bummer, but Memorial Day weekend is the one weekend when you do not get to whine about weather, finances, or opportunities as it is literally the weekend to honor those who have sacrificed everything. So the Fosters, Estensens and us headed out to enjoy some good old summer fun. Oh, Brian Hoffmann always informs me that he has to work every holiday, so I wanted to give him credit again.

Now keep in mind, yes we know, that camping with a camper or RV is considered glamping when you are younger, but after you hit the age of 30, tenting it is something that just does not appeal to me anymore. Or maybe 23 years of field exercises and two years in a sandbox living out of a

tent, made me perfectly content out there having a blast with a bathroom, fridge, and bed right there. In our little campsite there are usually four recurring roles that happen every time we go out and they are bartender, fire pit manager, Negative Nancy, and Pig Pen. Learning how to bartend while camping is a 24/7, very intense job for us as you must be resourceful and adaptive as we always run out of our favorite mixtures and then it is on you to improvise. The fire pit manager is the closest to a hero as it gets while camping. If there is a fire ban, they must have a propane fire pit ready to go, and if we all do not start the morning without hearing the crackling of a morning fire, it could be a failure all around. The other two positions of Negative Nancy and Pig Pen are self-explanatory, as every camping adventure there is always someone who just wants to whine all the time or one of us just cannot get clean until we return home.

Regardless of how much you prepare, something will always go wrong or get

broken, so attitude is always the key.

Most negative people do not last long camping as they get isolated pretty fast. Over the years our group has kind of perfected turning lemons into lemonade as we have faced droughts with no fires allowed, no water sports, flat tires, broken windows, broken water systems, wrecked bikes, getting lost on kayaks, rain storms, heat waves, and countless other hiccups… but nothing is more American than going camping so we keep going.

Regardless of what some of those weird facebook posts say, Memorial Day weekend is not a weekend to sit in a corner and cry for the fallen; it is the weekend to show them what we are allowed to do because they gave that ultimate sacrifice and do so with the utmost of pride and honor of their service. At least that is how we treat it as the veterans who served with such heroes.

So if you see us out there, stop in for a visit. Our rig might look a little hillbilly’ish, but it has all the essentials for a fun weekend. Do not forget that

most state campgrounds usually have little cabins as well, in case you want to head to the lake and not worry about any equipment. See you out 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.”

Education

The Borderland Press

Horizon Financial Bank announces scholarship recipients

WALHALLA High School News

By Principal Phil Leitner

My Final Column This will be my last article in the Borderland as High School Principal in Walhalla. I have accepted a job as superintendent in the Montpelier School District. It was a very tough decision to make because of the connections I have made in our community, but it is the right move for my career. I wanted to write a final letter as a way to remember my time as a North Border employee.

An Educator’s Role I have always said that educators get to play many different roles to students in their career. We can be a teacher, counselor, or a principal, as an example. However, we get to play other roles too. Sometimes we are a father that helps teach a life lesson, a brother that is always there for support, or a best friend who is always there to listen. I have cherished all those roles I have had at North Border and that is why moving away is so emotionally tough.

Best Seat in the House

Being a staff member I took great pride that I was always able to get one of the best seats in the house at Eagle events. The front row seat at basketball and volleyball games I often had at both schools in the district and also on the road were pretty cool. An all access pass to football games riding the team bus and bonding with players and coaches is something that I will really miss. Bus rides of pure joy after a victory and sadness after a loss. Locker room talks and standing on the sidelines watching the Eagles were all special moments as I reflect back at my time at North Border.

rewarding to me. Our golfers have thrived in this new era. We were able to have the most participants in golf in the region the last two years. We created multiple all region golfers and sent a team to state every year I have been at North Border.

I also was glad to be a part in bringing those great moments home to those unable to attend in person or highlighting students on “The Eagles Nest.” Our North Border Livestream Youtube Channel is still the best livestream of school sports I have seen.

It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You Later Because goodbyes are so tough I prefer to say, “see you later.” And I most certainly will. I’d like to also get a chance to thank the students, administrators, teachers, other staff members and community members for their support of me as a professional.

That support meant so much to me and I am forever grateful for my time as an Eagle. I have learned a lot from all of you and you made an indelible mark on my life, thank you. I will have such fond memories of all of you as I move on to my journey. See you later.

Go Eagles!

Supporting Students Shortly before the end of the school year I had a senior student thank me for always supporting students outside of the classroom. I have felt that educators need to get involved in anything that students do outside of the classroom that helps them learn and grow. Sports are such a big part of that. So are jobs, school plays, music concerts, and many many other things students do. I just love to see students trying to do their best and becoming the best version of themselves. It's pretty special to see.

North Border Golf One of the roles that was special to me was being head golf coach. Breaking up the PCN golf co-op and creating our own “Eagle Golf Culture” was very

While I am obviously proud of that success, I am most proud of the people we are creating. People know school comes first, make good life choices and are positive role models for our community. To be able to have a part in creating that means a whole heck of a lot.

Phil Leitner served as the grades 7-12 high school principal at Walhalla High School. It was his 4th year at North Border and second year as high school principal. He is a former social studies teacher and school counselor.

Mr. Leitner holds a B.S. in Education from Valley City State University and a Masters in Counseling from the University of Mary.

Langdon Area High School Scholarships Class of 2022 Scholarships awarded at the Awards and Scholarship Recognition held at Langdon Area High School on Tuesday, May 24.

Mykei Anderson Howard & Lois Crummy Scholarship $1,000.00 Ryan Boesl Lake Region State College Presidents Award - $8,000.00 (4K per year) | Roy Family Farms Scholarship - $500.00 | North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Cenex Harvest States Scholarship – $500.00 | LRSC Foundation (CHS) Scholarship – $1,000.00 | Farmers & Merchants State Bank Scholarship – $500.00 Livia Collier North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | P.E.O. Scholarship – $600.00 Marcus Erickson North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship – $500.00 | Knights of Columbus Scholarship – $250.00 Abby Forest North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship – $500.00 | Choice Financial Junior Bank Board Scholarship – $250.00 Morgan Freije Horizon Financial Bank Scholarship – $300.00 | Valley City State College Athletic Scholarship – $10,000.00 ($2,500/yr) | Valley City State College Academic Scholarship – $14,000.00 ($3,500/yr) | North Dakota State Scholarship - $6,000.00 | Cenex Harvest States Scholarship – $350.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship – $500.00 | P.E.O Scholarship – $600.00 Lauren Gendron NDSU Provost Award – $6,000.00 Langdon Prairie Health Scholarship - $1,000.00 | Dolan/Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship - $2,000.00 | North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Scholarship – $300.00 Benjamin Girodat NDSCS Foundation Scholarship – $2,000.00 | North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Lynn Ring Family Farm Scholarship – $500.00 | Cavalier County Crop Improvement Scholarship – $750.00 | Dolan/Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship – $2,000.00 | Associated General Contractors of ND Scholarship – $750.00 | Roy Family Farms Scholarship - $500.00 | Legacy Cooperative Scholarship – $500.00 | School to Work Sponsorship from D&B Motors | Howard & Lois Crummy Scholarship – $1,000.00 | Choice Financial Junior Bank Board Scholarship – $250.00 | Kevin John Boe Scholarship – $700.00 | Jesse Economy Scholarship – $1000.00 | Langdon Area School Board Scholarship – $600.00 |

Honor Society Scholarship – $200.00

Fischer Scholarship – $400.00

Marlee Hetletved NDSU Presidential Honor Award $8,000.00 | L.A. Amundson Scholarship – $2,500.00 | ND State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Dolan/Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship – $2,000.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship – $500.00 | Clarice Ring Scholarship – $500.00 | Friends of David Field Scholarship - $500.00 | Langdon Area School Board Scholarship – $600.00 | Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Scholarship - $300.00 | P.E.O. Scholarship – $600.00

Zachary Rostvet Valley City State University Leadership Award – $14,000 | North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00

Claire Hiltner Pioneer Award – $1,000.00 | Langdon Prairie Health Scholarship – $1,000.00 | United Communications Educational Foundation – $1,500.00 Autumn Howatt Blue & Gold Scholarship – Montana State – $44,000.00 | Dolan/Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship – $2,000.00 | Glenn Symons Memorial Scholarship – $1,000.00 | Cenex Harvest States Scholarship – $350.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship – $500.00 | Choice Bank Scholarship – $500.00 Rachelle Klindt Dolan/Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship – $2,000.00 | North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Langdon Prairie Health Scholarship – $1,000.00 | Howard & Lois Crummy Scholarship – $1,000.00 | United Communications Educational Foundation – $1,500.00 Ethan Kram Cavalier County Crop Improvement Scholarship – $750.00 | Devils Lake Fire Department Scholarship – $500.00 | Horizon Financial Bank Scholarship – $300.00 | LRSC Foundation (CHS) – $1,000.00 | Legacy Cooperative Scholarship – $500.00 | Dolan/ Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship – $2,000.00 | Glenn Symons Memorial Scholarship – $1,000.00 | Cenex Harvest States Scholarship – $500.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship – $500.00 | Carl Wild Memorial Scholarship – $500.00 | Timothy Waind Scholarship – $500.00 | United Telephone Educational Foundation – $1,000.00 | Lake Region State College Honors Scholarship – $500.00 Josie Long American Legion Post #98 Scholarship – $500.00 | Northern Lights Arts Council Scholarship – $300.00 Cloe Roberts Mayville State University Honor Scholarship – $4,000.00 | North Dakota State Scholarship – $6,000.00 | Howard & Lois Crummy Scholarship – $1,000.00 | Carrie Downs

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Alexa Schneider Western State Bank Scholarship $500.00 | NDSU Academic Presidential Award - $12,000.00 | North Dakota State Scholarship - $6,000.00 | Dolan/ Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship - $2,000.00 | Keystone Chiropractic Scholarship - $500.00 | 1752 Club sponsored by ND Insurance - $500.00 |

Companies field representatives Scholarship | Langdon Prairie Health

Scholarship - $1,000.00 | Knights of Columbus Scholarship - $250.00 | Glenn Symons Memorial Scholarship $1,000.00 | Gerald Mikkelsen Memorial Scholarship - $750.00 | Cavalier Rural Electric Scholarship - $500.00 | Farmers & Merchants State Bank Scholarship - $500.00 | Langdon Area School Board Scholarship - $600.00 | Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Scholarship - $300.00 | United Telephone Educational Foundation - $2,500.00 | Langdon American Legion Riders Scholarship - $750.00 Morgan Thielbar Valley Bone & Joint Scholar Athlete Scholarship - $500.00 | Lake Region State College Athletic Scholarship $2,625.00 | ND State Scholarship - $6,000.00 | Dolan/Bottrell Family Educational Scholarship - $2,000.00 | Simmons Multimedia Broadcasting Scholarship - $500.00 | Howard & Lois Crummy Scholarship - $1,000.00 | Eagles Aerie #3454 Scholarship $500.00 | Langdon American Legion Riders Scholarship -$500.00 | ND State American Legion Riders Scholarship - $750.00 | Choice Bank Scholarship - $500.00 Rebekah Wells North Dakota State Scholarship $6,000.00 | Katelyn Rueger Memorial Scholarship - $500.00 Tucker Welsh North Dakota State Scholarship $6,000.00

The employees at Horizon Financial Bank announced the Horizon Financial Bank Employee-Funded Scholarships for 2022. Employees in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Munich, Langdon, and Osnabrock contribute funds from their Jean Friday account to establish these scholarships.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Morgan Freije (Langdon Area High School) Ethan Kram (Langdon Area High School) Whitney Pankratz (Munich High School) Ashley Perry (Munich High School)

These $300 scholarships are made available to students who are customers of the bank or whose parents are customers of the bank.

Morgan Freije is the daughter of Doug and Bonnie Freije of Devils Lake. She plans to attend Valley City State University and major in Health Science.

Ethan Kram is the son of Curt and Amy Kram of Wales. He plans to attend Lake Region State College in the Precision Agriculture program. Whitney Pankratz is the daughter of Chris and Marney Pankratz of Munich. She plans to attend The University of North Dakota and to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. Ashley Perry is the daughter of David and Mary Perry of Munich. She plans to attend North Dakota State College of Science and major in Dental Hygiene.

Pembina County 4-H Council Awards Scholarships The Pembina County 4-H Council named five Pembina County 4-H seniors as recipients for 2022 scholarship awards.

Lily Crosby, Cavalier, received a $500 scholarship and plans to attend Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL, to pursue an Exercise Science degree for a career as an Exercise Physiologist. Lily has been very active in her 4-H career serving in club officer roles from reporter to president and participating in numerous community service learning projects. She has been active in Consumer Decision Making, Clothing Revue and Communication Arts contests at the county and state level; and has success in the project areas of creative arts, money management and clothing and textiles.

Lily is the daughter of Bill and Laurel Crosby.

Gwyneth Wieler, Crystal, was awarded a $500 scholarship and plans to attend Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, ND, for a career in Precision Agriculture. Throughout her 4-H career she has been active in the 4-H Exchange trips, Communication Arts and Crops Judging. She has thrived in the project areas of creative arts, photography and crop and plant sciences.

Gwyneth is the daughter of Lance and Tanya Wieler.

Bethany, O’Toole, Crystal, received a $400 scholarship and plans to attend the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, to pursue a degree in healthcare for a career in genetic counseling. Bethany has been active in Communications Arts, Consumer Decision Making, Project Expo and the 4-H Exchange trips. She is a strong leader in her 4-H club serving in officer roles and completing many

community service projects and fundraising efforts. Bethany has stretched her interest levels and been active in food and nutrition, environment and livestock projects. Bethany is the daughter of Paul and Sherry O’Toole.

Ella Jo Kittleson, Hoople, received a $400 scholarship and plans to attend Bismarck State College in Bismarck, ND, to pursue a degree in nursing.

Throughout her 4-H career she has been active in 4-H fundraisers, club activities, Communications Arts, Crops Judging, 4-H Exchange trips, and the county and state fairs. She has excelled in projects areas of fiber arts, food and nutrition, and clothing and textiles. Ella is the daughter of Troy and Sally Kittleson.

Grady Hornung, Walhalla, ND, received a $300 scholarship and plans to attend the Valley City State College in Valley City, ND, to obtain a degree in communications. Throughout his 4-H career he participated in 4-H Junior Leaders and currently serves as a ND 4-H State Ambassador. He has excelled in Communication Arts and has participated in numerous community service learning projects. He specialized in project areas of crop and plant sciences, woodworking and wood arts, specifically woodburning.

He is the son of Greg and Becky Hornung.

The Pembina County 4-H Council has been providing scholarship dollars to graduating Pembina County 4-H seniors pursuing secondary education since 1996. Donations, fundraising support through the fall pancake meal, and monetary gifts to the Pembina County 4-H scholarship funds has helped over 40 area 4-H’ers pursue their academic dreams.

Education

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The Borderland Press

Showcase Winners Announced at LAHS

By Hilary Nowatzki

A few weeks ago Langdon high school students had their first large art showcase in several years at Hank’s Ice Cream. The event had an opening reception on May 16 and the show hung at Hank’s until May 21. Viewers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite piece and over 100 submissions were recorded.

The show was happily received by Langdon residents and has received a variety of compliments on the students’ creative, hard work. Many attendees enjoyed a yummy scoop of ice cream while they were taking in the paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

Four judges with various backgrounds in the arts were selected to vote for a first, second, and third place recipient based upon elements and principles of art: balance, movement, emphasis, color, and space. They also took technical skill, artistic expression, and their overall impression of the artwork into consideration. Several of the judges included small critiques and comments, which were returned to each student so they can learn from others’ perspectives.

May 24 was the awards day ceremony at Langdon Area High School and not only were the winners announced, but three honorable mentions were made as well, and all were presented with certificates by Mindi Lill, their teacher.

The three honorable mentions were ‘Red Wolf’ a lovely mosaic by Sebastian Hibshman, ‘Ethereal’ an acrylic painting with graphite sign language

by Kartheek Chaparra, and ‘Self Portrait’ which looks nearly identical to

Sebastian Hibshmen, first place for "Guardian Druid."

its creator Shanna Gette.

The winner of the people’s choice vote was Marlee Hetletved’s colorful acrylic painting, “Giraffe”. Mykei Anderson won third place for her group of multi-media paintings titled ‘Elements’ which she described as a testament to the beauty of black women.

Second place was won by Autumn Howatt and her digital drawing titled ‘Exhale’. Howatt is a graduating senior and talented artist who is considering pursuing photography or tattooing in her future.

First place went to Sebastian Hibshman for his mounted sculpture called ‘Guardian Druid.’ Sebastian’s interest in wolves has been seen throughout the semester and his pieces were thoroughly enjoyed by judges and viewers. We hope he continues cre-

Autumn Howatt, second place for "Exhale."

Mykei Anderson, 3rd place for "My Elements."

Marlee Hetletved, People’s Choice for "Giraffe."

ating throughout his future years at LAHS and congratulate him on first place!

The winner’s art will be hung in Langdon City Hall for the summer where the public can view them. The three winners also had their works rematted and were awarded a frame of their choice from the ones used in the show.

Art Showcase Awards for Langdon Area High School: Shanna Gette, honorable mention for "Self Portrait"; Sebastian Hibshmen, honorable mention for "Red Wolf" (he also won first place for Guardian druid); Kartheek Chapara, honorable mention for "Ethereal.” Marlee Hetletved, Mykei Anderson, and Autumn Howatt.

Community

The Borderland Press

Retirement Party Held for Mehlhoff

By Nick Vorlage

Rhubarb Season is Here!

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

hoff said. “You know, we work tight with the city, with our members, we work with the community and that all comes out in such things like our Wine Walk or our Beer and Bacon Bash, or Music Fest - I think that’s the biggest reward.”

The Chamber is seeking a new executive director and Mehlhoff encourages people to apply to fill the spot.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

After 15 years, Barb Mehlhoff, the Executive Director of the Langdon Chamber of Commerce is retiring from her position. A retirement party was held for Mehlhoff on Tuesday at At the Hop. Since 2007, Mehlhoff had been involved in many of the programs and events in the city, including the Langdon Musicfest and the Langdon Christmas Christmas Cash giveaway, which she cites as her favorite. She says the position has had its challenges, but also a lot of rewards too.

“The biggest reward is just watching everybody work together,” Mehl-

“It’s a really worthwhile job, it’s so fulfilling, and it’s needed, I mean you need somebody in the Chamber position to work with the city and work with our members to put on these activities,” Mehlhoff said.

Melhoff hopes to remain involved in the community but plans to take the summer off to spend time in her garden and with her grandkids. She says she is thankful for the experience she’s had as Executive Director.

“I just want to thank everyone for working with me,” Mehlhoff said. “I think we all worked well as a team and thank you to everybody that in any way, shape, or form, helped out the Chamber put on all these community events.”

Tongue River Lodge Donates Bikes

Left to Right: David McCurdy from Tongue River Lodge, Waylon Dumas, Mason Cook, Kash Brown, Jennie Carignan, Nora Aune, Lauren Smith, Molly Bailly, and Mark Ramsay from Tongue River Lodge.

The Masonic Lodge in Cavalier donates bikes in Pembina County communities each year, rotating between Pembina, Crystal, Walhalla, and Cavalier. This year seven kids from Walhalla received bicycles through the program.

What’s Happening in Walhalla?

Tuesdays in June, 7, 14, 21, and 28 - Summer Reading Program, 1 p.m. at Walhalla Public Library Saturday, June 25 - 3rd Annual Walhalla Demolition Derby at 128 Drive NE Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, June 25 - July 31 - "The Sound of Music," Frost Fire Park www.frostfirepark.org for tickets.

I went through an excruciating process of working in my yard last week to complete a large project that I have been dreading for a couple of years.

The flowerbed/garden in the back yard has been overtaken by grass.

I have fought the beast for several years, and just finally gave up. It boiled down to the grass or me, and I am not about to leave my home just because of a battle in the backyard.

I am also not one to use chemical agents, if there are alternative ways to try to take care of an issue. So, I decided after much research and consulting an NDSU specialist that I would lay cardboard down and cover the cardboard with a thick layer of mulch. There were a few casualties along the way, as I couldn’t save all of the strawberry plants that were hiding in the thick of the grass, but I saved some raspberry plants, grape vines, pollinator flowers, peonies, iris plants, and some of my husband’s grandmother’s lilies. I felt accomplished after doing all the work of loading and unloading 30 bags of mulch and acquiring enough cardboard to cover the large area. I was also exhausted and realized that I am no longer a spring chicken.

As I was working, I remembered that my sister had asked if I had any red rhubarb that I would be willing to share with her. Since the rhubarb is in the same area as the flowerbed/gar-

Cavalier County Library Launches Summer Reading Programs for Kids

The Cavalier County Library wants area kids to know that within its walls are “Oceans of Possibilities.”

That is the theme for the summer reading programs, which launched on May 31.

Kids going into grades 1-6 can sign up now through June 30 and still remain eligible for prizes. When students sign up, they can also play a game and win a prize. Prizes will be given out to all those who reach their reading goal of 600 minutes

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by Monday, Aug. 1. Additional prizes will also be awarded throughout the program.

There is also a Teen Summer Reading Program for grades 7-12. Prizes include $25 gift cards and many other prizes.

den, I decided to check on the status of the rhubarb. The sister that asked for some has a degree in horticulture.

She is an avid gardener, and has even owned and operated a CSA garden (Community Supported Agriculture), as well as a greenhouse. I asked her if it would be okay to dig some up for her now, and she said it would, as it’s been a colder, wet spring, and she would tend to the plants accordingly.

So, I also dug up some of the beautiful red rhubarb to send her way since I was already feeling accomplished about my other endeavors. It made me excited to pick some for myself to use in a tasty treat.

Rhubarb is something that grows readily here, and is fairly hardy. It is low in sugar, and high in fiber. It is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin C, potassium, and calcium. It can be a delicious addition to muffins, and can be paired with other seasonal fruit, like everbearing strawberries.

Freezing it for later use can give you the option of rhubarb treats all year long.

One thing to be cautious of is that we have had some cold nights this spring.

Rhubarb has oxalic acid, a toxin, in the leaves. When there is a frost, the oxalic acid could make its way down into the stalks and the stalks could become toxic to be consumed. If the leaves are wilted, brown, or damaged in any way from the frost, and the stalks are wilted and mushy, just pick those stalks and discard instead of consuming. Wait to enjoy the new growth, instead. Remember the saying for all food: when in doubt, throw it out.

It’s also helpful to pull the seed stalks.

They are woody and more difficult to pull, but pulling them will help ensure a longer lasting crop for the season, and the seed stalks are not essential to maintaining your bounty, but can be used to start a new plant. If you do transplant or plant some rhubarb, make sure to water and help the plant establish for a full year before picking any stalks.

Rhubarb Tips: *Pull the whole stalk out from the bottom (it generates more growth) *rinse stalks under running water before cutting into needed sizes *chop into pieces and store in the refrigerator for up to a week *chop, place on cookie sheet, freeze, then store in a freezer bag to enjoy after the season is over Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch Ingredients: 4 c. fresh or frozen chopped rhubarb 2 c. fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced 1 Tbsp. honey 1 c. rolled oats ½ c. packed brown sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ c. butter Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, stir together the rhubarb, strawberries and honey. Pour into a shallow baking dish. In the same bowl, stir together the rolled oats, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix in the butter until crumbly and spread over the top of the fruit. Bake for 40 minutes until rhubarb is tender and the topping is toasted. Serve warm.

Nutrition & Dietary Information Makes eight servings. Each serving has 180 calories, 7 g fat, 2 g protein, 29 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber and 55 mg sodium.

For more information on rhubarb, how to grow it, or to try a new recipe to enjoy this season, visit our website at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension.

You can also call our office at 2562560 for copies of the information, or you can email me at katie.d.henry@ ndsu.edu with any questions or requests.

Whether you enjoy your own rhubarb, get it from a friend, or purchase some from the store, rhubarb can be used in different ways all through the year.

Enjoy the new rhubarb season that is here!

4H Group Adopts Planter A 4H group in Langdon adopted a planter through the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce and spent time on Monday, May 23 planting it in front of the courthouse. The 4H group is Prairie Rose in Langdon.

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Larry’s Lens

Play Day, Langdon Area Elementary - May 26

Kickball - Teachers vs. 6th Graders, Langdon Area Elementary - May 26

Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon

Monday, June 6 Lemon Pepper Fish/Ranch Fries/ Lettuce Salad/Yogurt with Fruit Tuesday, June 7 Chicken Rice Hotdish/Corn/Garlic Toast/Cookie/Fruit Wednesday, June 8 Swedish Meatballs/Sour Cream/ Chives Mashed Potatoes/Green Beans/Angel Food with Strawberries Thursday, June 9 Biscuits with Sausage and Gravy/ Hashbrowns/Carrots/Fruit Friday, June 10 Berry Burst Chicken Salad/ Breadstick/Crackers/Fruit EBT/SNAP accepted.

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

Menus are subject to change. Due to COVID-19 we have been experiencing shipping issues and food shortages.

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

The Borderland Press

Photos by Larry Stokke.

The Borderland Press

Larry’s Lens

Langdon Area High School Graduation and Grad Party - May 29

American Legion Memorial Day Program, Langdon - May 30

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Photos by Larry Stokke.

Sports

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Jake’s Take on Sports

By Jake Kulland girls softball season with a 6-7 record, which included a five game winning streak. Thanks to Lady Cards seniors Abby Forest, Morgan Freije, Lauren Gendron, and Taylor Lorenz, who can consider themselves "pioneers" for the softball program, something they should be proud of for years to come.

It was an interesting year to say the least with no home games, but from what we hear every player enjoyed the experience of playing spring softball.

Never ending rain As we come to you this time around, rain has again halted spring’s work that had just finally gotten underway.

It's crazy that the best three days of the spring (or is it summer? I forget,) were when Langdon hosted the Region 4 High School Baseball Tournament May 24-26. Outside of that, the challenging spring continues, as chilly weather welcomes in June, and hopefully things will finally break for the summer months, although it feels like I've said that 1,000 times. I was out to Williston on Memorial Day weekend and they have had seven inches of rain the last two weeks, which caused basements to flood, a situation nearly unknown out west. So things are tough statewide, it appears with the precipitation. There is a lot to say this week, so let's get at it.

Cardinals baseball team routs their way into State B Tourney; Lady Cards softball end a respectable season Let's begin our weekly information by congratulating the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals high school baseball team on winning their second straight Region 4 Title. The Cards did it at home inside American Legion Field, and they did it hitting the baseball, rapping out 31 hits in three games, including home runs by Tucker Welsh, Jack Romfo, and Markus Kingzett.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich outscored their three opponents 4211 to move on to the State B Tournament, which is going on at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo June 2-4. This gives the Cardinals a chance to defend their first ever state title from last year. Langdon-Edmore-Munich has done all this with just one senior on the squad, in Tucker Welsh. We wish them best of luck in their quest for another championship.

Meanwhile Langdon-Edmore-Munich completed its first-ever high school

Cardinals track and field produces two state place winners Big shout outs this week go out to Langdon-Edmore-Munich senior Alexa Schneider and freshman Meredith Romfo, who both placed at the State A and B Track Meet, held in Bismarck May 26-28. Alexa took fourth place in the pole vault, and Meredith took second in the javelin, beaten only by All-World athlete Abby Duscherer of Kindred. Congrats as well go out to Cardinals senior Marlee Hetletved, who just missed placing but had a personal best in the 100 meter hurdles, and to Brock Freer and Drew Rostvet, who both had personal bests at state in the 1600 and 100 meters runs, respectively. There is a lot of youth on both the boys and girls teams for the Cardinals, so the future looks very bright. North Border also has several athletes out at the lower levels, and they look to get better next season as well.

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Langdon Edmore Munich Track May 26-28, Bismarck 2nd Place – Meredith Romfo - javelin 130’7” - personal best, school record 4th Place – Alexa Schneider - pole vault - 9’6” - tied personal best Other state participants Marlee Hetletved - 100H: Prelims 16.44 (personal best) Finals 16.55 (9th Place) Drew Rostvet - 100m 13.19 - personal best Marlee Hetletved - long jump - 15’2” Brock Freer - 1600m - 4:55:88 (personal best) Mason Christianson - 3200 - 10:51:06

Pembina County North

A high wind State B Golf Tournament; Tournament Time begins at the Langdon Country Club As we write this week, the State B Boys Golf Tournament is going on at Oxbow Country Club south of Fargo, where gale force winds met the golfers in their opening round on May 31.

The tourney continued and concluded on June 1. North Border has their whole boys team in the event, and Langdon-Edmore-Munich has two individual golfers competing in senior Ethan Kram and junior Alex Gellner.

And a golf reminder from the Langdon Country Club that tournament season has begun. The Langdon Prairie Health Foundation Tournament is first on June 4, with still room for golfers to compete. It begins with a tee-off time of 10:00 a.m. On tap is the 3rd Annual Langdon Country Club Tourney on June 11, which is also a fundraiser for the club, and that also tees off at 10:00 a.m. Sign up sheets are at the clubhouse or call 701-256-5938 for more information.

"See ya!" next week!

All photos by Larry Stokke.

Sports

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R eg i o n al s o f t b al l Lady Cards inaugural softball season ends with a 6-7 record

By Jake Kulland

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals first-ever girls softball season got off to a rocky start this season, but got better as the season went on. They lost their first four games, then went on a five game winning streak, and ended up making it to the final four of the Region 2 Girls Softball Tournament in Mayville, held May 21-25.

The Lady Cards rolled over Carrington 19-3 in the first round of the regional, then lost to Thompson in the winners bracket, and were defeated 15-3 by Grafton, despite trailing just 5-3 late in the game. The Cardinals saw their season come to and end with a 6-7 record.

They were road warriors, as they did not play one home game this season due to weather. Matt Chandler from Thompson was named Region 2 Coach of the Year, while Mya Krogstad from the Tommies was named Region 2 Senior Athlete. The Cards had five players make the All-Region 2 team, with sophomores Jaya Henderson and Jalynn Swanson plus

freshman Meredith Romfo making the first team, and with sophomores Jada Moen and McKenna Schneider getting honorable mention. Here is a recap of the Lady Cards first round win at the Region 2 Tournament over Carrington, plus some end of the year stat leaders: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 19, Carrington 3 In the opening round of the Region 2 Tourney, the fourth seeded Lady Cards jumped out in front of fifth seeded Carrington right away in the bottom of the first, plating eight runs. The highlight of the inning was Jada Moen launching a home run to right field, an out of the park three run shot, which was her first of the season. Morgan Freije also had a run-scoring single in the first. In the bottom of the second the Cardinals continued to pour it on with six more runs, as Abby Romfo had one of her two hits in the game, an RBI single, as Langdon-Edmore-Munich led 14-1 after two innings. The Cards ended up scoring 19 runs on just four hits for the win.

Pitching the Cards to victory was freshman Talia Johnston, who struck out four batters while walking two and allowing just one earned run in five innings pitched. It was Johnston's third win on the mound this season.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 19, CARRINGTON 3 C -102 00 -- 3 3 3 LEM -- 861 4x -- 19 4 3 WP -- Taila Johnston; LP -- Calleigh Hewitt Highlights -- LEM: Jada Moen 1x4 HR 3 RBI's, Abby Fores 2x3 RBI, Morgan Freije 1x1 RBI, McKenna Schneider 3 RBI's; C: Kaydence VanRay 1x3 2 RBI's Lady Cards final stat leaders: BATTING AVERAGE: Lauren Gendron -.467 Abby Forest -.462 Jaya Henderson -- .462 McKenna Schneider .424 RBI's: Jaya Henderson -15 Meredith Romfo -13 Abby Forest -11 Arianna Haraseth -- 11

All photos by Larry Stokke.

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Cards comeback from 7-1 deficit, beat Grafton 17-9 to win second straight Region 4 Title Spoilers commit 10 errors in championship game

By Jake Kulland

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals were the top seed of the 2022 Region 4 High School Baseball Tournament, held at American Legion Field in Langdon May 24-26. The best baseball weather of the season came all three days, with the Cardinals winning the tourney title. They beat Pembina County North 15-1 in the opening round May 24, pounded Grafton 10-1 in

in the loser out bracket to make it to the title match up. In this one it would be the Spoilers who grabbed the early lead, as they put up five runs in the top of the second inning, with the help of a bases clearing double by Jaxon Bjornson. Grafton's Chance Burns and Braylon Baldwin would single in the third to make the score 7-1 before the Cardinals got their bearings All photos by Larry Stokke.

the winners bracket on May 25, then beat the Spoilers again 17-9 for the championship on May 26. After the three wins, the Cards will once again advance to the State B High School Baseball Tournament, held at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo June 2-4.

The Cardinals were seeded fourth for the tournament, and played Beulah in the opening round on June 2.

Getting All-Region 4 honors for the Cardinals were senior Tucker Welsh, juniors Carter Tetrault, Jack Romfo and Markus Kingzett, and sophomore Mason Romfo. Josh Krivarchka won Region 4 Coach of the Year honors, and Brady Omdahl of Park River Area was named Region Senior Athlete of the Year. Here is a recap of the Cards three games at the Region 4 Tournament: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 15, Pembina County North 1 (5 Innings) In their first game of the tourney, the Cardinals faced the Pembina County North Grizzlies, who beat Midway-Minto in a play-in game earlier in the day. Langdon-Edmore-Munich got right on it, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning, with Jack Romfo hitting an RBI single, and two more runs coming in on an error. The big inning for the Cardinals was the third, when they broke through for six runs on five hits, with the big blow coming on a two run single by Mason Romfo. Tucker Welsh put an exclamation point on the win, hitting his third home run of the season to lead off the bottom of the fourth, with Mason Romfo slamming a double later in the inning.

and began a comeback.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich would send 12 batters to the plate in the third inning, and get hits from Carter Tetrault, Mason Romfo, Jack Romfo, Dawson Hein, Gage Goodman and Tucker Welsh, to score six runs and tie the game at seven apiece. The Cards would take their first lead of the game in the bottom of the fifth, with Tucker Welsh hitting a one out double, which was followed by RBI hits from Mason and Jack Romfo later in the inning.

Markus Kingzett and Theo Romfo would help add insurance runs in the sixth, each with run scoring singles.

HR RBI, Mason Romfo 2x3 2B 3 RBI's, T. Romfo 4 RBI's; PCN: Carter 1x3 2B

Theo Romfo took the mound to start for the Cards, and he struck out five batters while giving up just one hit in three innings. One big bright spot for the tournament for Langdon-Edmore-Munich was the return of junior Gage Goodman, who saw his first action all season after recovering from shoulder surgery in February.

He pitched the last two innings, striking out two and walking three. Carter Tetrault scored four runs for the game.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 15, PEMBINA COUNTY NORTH 1 (5 INNINGS) PCN -000 10 -- 1 5 1 LEM -326 4x -- 15 9 1 WP -- Theo Romfo; LP -- Landon Carter Highlights -- LEM: Tucker Welsh 2x3

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 10, Grafton 1 In a winners bracket game the next day, the Cards met the Spoilers for the third time this season. The third time wasn't the charm for Grafton, as the Cardinals got things rolling on a home run to left field by Jack Romfo, his first of the year, in the bottom of the second inning. Langdon-Edmore-Munich broke open a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third by scoring five runs on an RBI double by Carter Tetrault and a two run base hit from Brady Regner.

In the sixth, Markus Kingzett hit his first home run of the year, a two run shot to center to put the Cardinals in command 9-1. Mason Romfo also hit two doubles on the day.

Kingzett was stellar on the mound, as he has been all season. He struck out eight Grafton batters in a complete game win, while walking one and giv-

ing up just four hits. Tony Villareal allowed six earned runs in four innings to take the loss for the Spoilers.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 10, GRAFTON 1 G --001 000 0 -- 1 4 2 LEM -- 015 103 1 -- 10 10 0 WP -- Markus Kingzett; LP -- Tony Villareal Highlights -- LEM: Kingzett 8 K's 1x2 HR 2 RBI's, Jack Romfo 2x3 HR 2 RBI's, Mason Romfo 2x4 2 2B RBI, Brady Regner 2x3 2 RBI's, Carter Tetrault 2x4 2B RBI; G: Chance Burns 1x2 2B Langdon-Edmore-Munich 17, Grafton 9 In the Region 4 Championship game on May 26, the Cards met the Spoilers yet again, as Grafton came back

Welsh started the game on the mound for the Cardinals, but had trouble finding the strike zone in two innings pitched, so eighth grader Theo Romfo came in and settled things down, striking out four batters while allowing three runs in four innings on the mound. Jack Romfo came on to throw the seventh, striking out Rylee Pastorek to end the game. Grafton had 10 errors in the game, including six at third base alone. Jack Romfo led the team with five runs batted in, and Welsh had a pair of two baggers in the win.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 17, GRAFTON 9 G --052 002 0 -- 9 12 10 LEM -- 016 064 x -- 17 14 2 WP -- Theo Romfo; LP -- Chance Burns Highlights -- LEM: Jack Romfo 4x5 5 RBI's, Brady Regner 2x5, Tucker Welsh 2x3 2 2B; G: Jaxon Bjornson 3x4 3 RBI's

History

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“Long Ago” Graduation Story, Class of 1922 without having their names on graduation lists.

By Rita Maisel Work on researching the annual graduation history begins in March each year when interested readers and relatives call with reminders and suggestions. Even though the paper which provided many of the Long Ago names no longer exists, by force of habit the research continues.

The stories honor the current graduates of co-oping schools plus a selected class from years past. This year the large class from 1922 was chosen since it is now their centennial year.

To meet the constant need for rural teachers, which were often summer schools, Langdon High School under Professor Thomas Sheehan began winter classes for future teachers in 1895 with bright students going out to teach or on to colleges without graduation in the early years. The first actual graduation in the county was held in 1903 at the courthouse with four graduates, all from wealthy Langdon families, who were headed to college. Until other schools began high schools, enrollment at Langdon increased.

By 1920 there were four-year high schools in Langdon, Milton, Hannah, Nekoma, Edmore, Munich, Osnabrock, Sarles, Calvin (also known as Grey Township), and possibly Wales; and some township consolidated schools. Many of the students worked for their room and board to attend high school and to pass the then existing teacher exams. Many of those students went on to college

The 1922 LHS Class was the largest in a wide area up to that time, and for several years into the future, with 43 graduates. Centennial books tell us there were also 10 graduates at Milton, five at Osnabrock, and 18 at Nekoma that year – towns where centennial books listed their alumni when their high schools had closed. Class lists for other existing schools are no longer available for research. Of the 43 LHS graduates, 29 were girls and 14 boys with most of the boys planning on college. In 1922 boys who wanted to farm learned their future occupation on the job. Most of the girls planned to teach in rural schools with marriage in their sights. More than 100 rural schools existed in Cavalier County at that time.

All of the LHS Class of 1922 are now deceased. While some of the surrounding schools had been holding reunions, Langdon had no alumni association at that time but some of their members had helped with an afternoon tea reunion for the 1963 Jubilee celebration. The Class of 1922 continued to collect names and addresses and organized their 50 year reunion for 1972. It was so successful other classes down to the present have made that reunion a tradition for their own alumni. Names of the original 1922 graduates follow in bold print: Isabelle Baldwin Hobbs who went on to teach in N.D. and later in Lincoln, Neb., William Blessner from Dresden, Dorothy Bone Yepson who later made her home in Florida, Clairmont Borusky who died in 1924, and James Franklin Boyd, son of then County Supt. of Schools S. J. A. Boyd. Frank went on to be a salesman and along with his brothers and cousin Homer Agar were among the local fliers who learned their craft from World War I veterans and helped pioneer aviation in our area. Elmer Crockett went on to operate businesses in Langdon, Mary Fischer Irgens moved to Minnesota, and Lena Gellner Metzger settled near Hannah. Frances Gilbertson Howitz remained in the area with her sons attending school in

Langdon during World War II. Willard Heimbecker later settled in Washington state and Katherine Howitz Griffith, an aunt of Tom Clifford, made her home in Grand Forks. Charles A. Johnson became a teacher and followed S. J. A. Boyd as Cavalier County Supt. of Schools before moving to Dickinson where he helped train future teachers. Stella Keating died young. Jennie Kelland Franta went on to college and taught at Langdon High after her children were grown. Four of Jennie’s older sisters also attended LHS but left school to work or teach before graduation—a common story in that era. Joe Kelner moved to California and Ado Koehmstedt began working at his father’s Langdon newspaper, the Courier Democrat. In later years Ado had a print shop and newspaper of his own in Montana.

Ruth Lee was not located for their reunion. Salome Liebeler Cheatley and her family settled in California in the 1930s, Winnie Lucy did some teaching and then settled on the family farm in Hay Twp., Adah MacDonald Milne and her husband moved to Tucson where he managed a store, and Alma MacDonald moved back to Langdon after 25 years with the Internal Revenue Service in Fargo. Elsie MacFarland Sussex, yes, a sister of Bessie Field, lived to be over 100 and taught as long as she was able to do so. Robert G. Mahon, known in Langdon as the legendary Uncle Bob, a character in his own right, was a truck driver in Minneapolis and the father of eight children. He died at age 104. Aileen and Edith Moore were younger daughters of Agnes Ramage Moore, who died when they were children. Their father moved to Oregon, but their older sister and other relatives were all Langdon graduates, so the girls wanted to graduate from Langdon. They remained here with relatives, later moving west as well.

Victor A. Mulligan from the Fairdale area where his father had land went on to medical school, then returned to Langdon to open his medical practice in the 1930’s. After more than twenty years in Langdon he retired to Phoenix where he died in 1973.

Other classmates were Margaret Murie, who spent her life in teach-

ing, going to school, and serving as a passenger agent for a steamship company. Helen Nowatzki Brandt, one of several cousins or sisters who taught school, eventually lived near Bismarck. Rosina Nowatzki Schneider still has family in Langdon and provided her personal touch to the information known about this class. Evelyn Parker Williamson and Harold Parker were brother and sister and went to the west coast around the start of World War II. Eva Plummer Hawkins is thought to have been a teacher who moved to Illinois. Jack Price, was related to the Price family who at one time had the funeral home. Edna Rose who died in 1974, was a librarian at every level of library work from children to dental school and college.

When she went to Japan for a year, she was even a librarian there. Mae Rourke Tollefson taught for several years near Milton and then raised her children at Hannah. Verne Samuelson who died in 1929 might have been a druggist. Anna Schoenbeckler Lorenz lived at Grand Forks. Mayme Schwan Carstens had been adopted by the Schwan family when the orphan train stopped at Langdon years earlier, Clarice Scott was not located at the time of their class reunion. Fred Snowfield was one of three brothers who had law careers. Fred had his law office in Cavalier. Blanche Welsh Shortridge was teaching near Calvin

when she met and married her husband who farmed there. Blanche never really stopped teaching even after she left the classroom and may have inspired her four younger sisters to follow the same profession. Ethel Williamson Doyle, related to Lutie Hope, settled in Sturgis, S.D., and Etta Witzel Welsh taught in West Hope Township until marrying a farm neighbor. Her children also graduated from LHS. Two family names that appeared in this class and were also found on the 2022 class list were Schneider and Welsh. The current graduates are not direct descendants. The 1922 class was a good group and worth honoring again a century after their graduation.

For many years, Langdon resident Rita Maisel wrote a column titled “Langdon Long Ago” for the Cavalier County Republican.The title was a collection of stories saved from reading the 1885 newspapers that the centennial book did not plan to use. Maisel didn’t know she was a columnist, but here she is and the rest is history.

Health Tip

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Radon is a cancer-causing, naturally occurring radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell or taste, and it is found throughout the soil in North Dakota. Its presence in the home can pose a danger to a family’s health. For more information on how to test your home, contact Cavalier County Health District at 701-256-2402.

Obituaries/Church

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From the Pastor’s Desk :

OBITUARIES Donna Kingzett A private family service will be held for Donna Kingzett, 91, of Munich, ND, who passed away May 25, 2022, at her home in Munich with her family by her side.

Donna Mae Shortridge Kingzett was born on February 19, 1931, to Wesley and Nancy (Bloomquist) Shortridge in the town of Calvin, N.D. She spent her childhood years on the Shortridge farm near Calvin. She attended the Grey Township Consolidated School for grades 1 through 7, and completed grade 8 through correspondence when the school closed. Donna lived with her brother and family, Russell Shortridge, for her high school years while attending the Walsh County Agriculture School in Park River, N.D. She graduated in 1949. Donna attended NDSU studying home economics.

Her many tasks growing up on the farm, helping care for her brother’s children, and attending NDSU laid the foundation for her skills as a farm partner and community member.

Donna enjoyed cooking for various crews, gardening both vegetables and flowers, sewing her daughters’ clothing, serving as a 4-H leader, and as an Auxiliary member.

Donna married John (JC) Kingzett on November 25, 1950. They made their home on the family farm near Clyde, N.D. Together they farmed the land, raised cattle and chickens for a time, and enjoyed the rural life. Donna enjoyed driving the combine and truck during harvest when her daughters were old enough to manage the household. When farm chores were caught up, Donna and JC took the family to Lake Melissa, Minnesota for a week of vacation. Often other family members joined in the fun and memories were made.

Donna and JC’s home was often the location for the gathering of friends and family. Donna always had meals and snacks prepared for guests to enjoy so that time could be spent visiting and sharing laughter. Upon retirement, Donna and JC built a home in Munich, N.D. They enjoyed their neighbors and trips to watch the Bison teams. As members of the NDSU Team makers, they met many people who became great friends.

Donna continued to live in Munich in their home after JC’s death in 2007.

She attended her yard and gardens and home until this spring when ill health did not allow her to do so. She remained in her home during her illness with the help of her family and The Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Donna was ahead of her time as an independent woman and served as a

role model for kindness, compassion, and fun.

Donna’s loving family include her daughters: Pamela Schuler and her husband, Duane, (Munich) and Julie Schuler and her husband, Bill, (Wood Lake); grandchildren: Jeremy and Lisa Schuler (Langdon), AJ and Gary Ringham (Fargo), Jennifer and Dave Schroeder (Cavalier), and Katie Schuler (Fargo); great- grandchildren: JT Ross (Berthold), Brenna Schuler (Langdon), Justin, Wesley and Josie Schroeder (Cavalier). She is also survived by her brother, Jack Shortridge (Daunine) (Denver), sister Joanne Haug (Minneapolis), sister-in-law Cyrilla Shortridge (Grand Forks) and many loving nieces and nephews across the country.

Donna was preceded in death by her loving husband, JC; her parents; inlaws John and Garnett Kingzett; her brother and his wife, Russell and Isabelle Shortridge; brother Calvin Shortridge; her sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Earl Olson; and her sister, Alayne Shortridge.

Memorials are suggested for Hospice of the Red River Valley which can be made online or to this address: 1701 38th St. S., Suite 101, Fargo, ND 58103 Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon, ND, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are available at www. brooksfuneralhomelangson.com .

Home, Devils Lake on Thursday, June 2nd from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Scripture Service at 7:00 p.m. Burial at St. Boniface Cemetery, rural Calio on Friday, June 3rd.

On the 13th of July 1926 at Calio, North Dakota, a son, Edwin Leo was born to John and Anna (Wengeler) Goeser. He and his two brothers and four sisters grew up on a 1500 acre farm. They attended a country school at Trier Township and enjoyed the country life, especially the Saturday night dances.

November 1950, Edwin was drafted into the Army first going to Fort Hood, Texas, and then spending two months at Fort Sam Houston, Texas at the Medical School. He was made a Corporal before sailing for Germany in July 1951 to be attached to the 48th Armored Medical Battalion – B Company, 2nd Armored Division, better known as “Hell on Wheels” Edwin took several memorable trips while overseas to Holland and Italy.

His favorite spots were Rome, Isle of Capri, Florence, Sorento, “Ruins of Pompeii”, and the Italian and Bavarian Alps. While in Rome, Edwin was in an audience to see Pope Pius XII. He returned to the States and was discharged in November 1952.

Edwin returned to the farm in North Dakota but decided the Anaconda Copper Mining Smelters in Montana might be interesting, so he spent fourteen months there. After returning to the farm for the summer, Edwin decided he would go to Fargo, North Dakota to the Mechanical Trade School.

In 1955 Edwin started to work at the International Paper Company, Minneapolis, MN as an Assistant Maintenance man. July 6, 1957 “Romance” struck and he and Iona Evans (who worked in the Gluing Department) were married.

Edwin Leo Goeser Edwin Leo Goeser, 95, of Devils Lake ND, formerly of Calio, ND, and Munich ND, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 in the loving care of his family and Hospice.

Mass of Christian Burial for Edwin will be held on Friday, June 3rd, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Devils Lake, ND with Reverend Steven Wirth celebrating the Mass with Military Honors and fellowship following the Mass. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral

On October 4, 1957, Edwin and Iona left the International Paper Company for Calio, ND where they ran the family farm. He farmed until the spring of 1980 when he started working for Schuler Hardware and John Deere Implement in Munich, ND where he stayed until they quit the business in 2004. After Schuler’s Hardware closed, he worked with his son and grandson on the farm until the fall of 2020. They moved into Munich in 1982 and lived there until 2018 when they moved to Devils Lake.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for 74 years. He was President of the Munich Club for 1 year, a

3rd Degree Knight and Lifetime Honorary KC member, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for 43 years, and American Legion for 22 years. He served on the Trier Township board for several years.

We are not Alone

By Pastor Sue Mackey

In his spare time, he restored an old 1923 John Deere D Tractor and drove it in many parades. He also worked on various small engines and repaired lawnmowers for others. He was a jack-of-all trades. He could fix anything from electrical to mechanical.

Edwin was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather and will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years Iona, Devils Lake, ND; son, Joseph (Rosemary) Goeser, Munich, ND; daughters, Lois (Paul) Bachmeier, Devils Lake, ND; Carolyn (William) Kraft, Fargo, ND; June (Dean) Berg, West Fargo, ND; Susan Connell (Larry Binnion), Buckeye, AZ; ten grandchildren: Ryan (Samantha) Goeser, Munich, ND; Kelsey (Randy) Fitzner, Cummings, ND; Kayla Bachmeier (Chad Weippert), Fargo, ND; Andrea (Daniel) Reese, Laurie (Dan) Kraft, of Devils Lake, ND; Kraig (Beth) Kraft, Chippewa Falls, WI; Brittany (Tim) Jahraus, Olympia, WA; Cameron Berg, West Fargo, ND; Travis (Erin) Berg, Harrisburg, SD; Alexis Connell, Buckeye, AZ; seventeen great grandchildren; brothers: Eugene Goeser, Munich, ND and Peter (Nancy) Goeser, Carlin, NV; sister Diana (Richard) Jundt, Rugby, ND, and sister-in-law Barbara Curtis, North St. Paul, MN. He is preceded in death by his parents: John and Anna, mother-in-law and father-in-law Lucille and Earl Evans, sisters and brothers-in-law, Genevieve (Clayton) McLean, Irene (Donald) Stirling, Viola (Jerry) Mayers, sister-in-law Mary Goeser, grandson Dylan Connell, great-granddaughter Jude Berg, great-grandbaby Goeser, brothers-in-law Lawrence Evans, Eugene (Faye) Evans, Duane Curtis, several nieces and nephews.

Casket Bearers will be Kraig Kraft, Ryan Goeser, Cameron Berg, Travis Berg, Andrea Reese, and Alexis Connell. Honorary Bearers are Edwin's grandchildren and great grandchildren. Reading Scripture will be Kelsey Fitzner and Travis Berg. Eucharistic Gift Bearers will be Kayla Bachmeier and Laurie Kraft. Mass Servers: Great Grandsons: Brian Reese and Brayden Reese, friends: John Weber, Chase Weber, and Sylvia Freidig. Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist is Lois Bachmeier. Music provided by Marla Luehring and Andrew Ternes.

READ: John 14:8-27 “I will not leave you orphaned.”

(14:18) When the Holy Spirit came upon them at Pentecost, the disciples better understood what Jesus had meant when he said, “When I go, you will not be left all alone” (John 14:18 GNT). Jesus was trying to prepare them for his death, offering reassurances that they would not be abandoned. Sadly, that’s exactly how they felt in those first few days after Jesus’ death, and, then again, after Jesus’ return to heaven before the Spirit came. Abandoned.

Some modern Bible translations read, “I will not leave you orphaned.” Like abandoned, the word orphaned is a painful word, a painful experience.

It is possible to feel abandoned and still have family; it is possible to be orphaned and not feel abandoned. But imagine the weight of experiencing both at the same time.

Christian author Leslie Weatherhead tells how, during the bombings of London during World War II, it was his job to inspect the damage. After one particularly heavy attack, as he walked the area hardest hit, Weatherhead heard a child crying. He found an 8-year-old boy sitting on the ruins of his house. To Weatherhead’s questions, the boy answered that his parents and siblings and many other relatives were all dead. “I’m nobody’s nothing,” the boy said. “I’mnobody’s nothing.”

What a grievous experience for a little boy! There are many in this world, in varied circumstances, who feel all alone. Understanding the devastation that physical and emotional loss can bring, Jesus reassured his disciples that they would not be abandoned.

SALAD LUNCHEON

Jesus promised that God’s Spirit would stay with them forever. Jesus promised that he would come back to them. We believe these promises have been kept for us, as well. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are NOT alone. Thanks be to God.

Langdon Presbyterian Church will hold a salad luncheon at Noon on Wednesday, June 22. The event costs $10 per person and will be held at the Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.The church is located at 423 8th Ave., Langdon. Entertainment will be provided by violinist Lisa Crandall.

The silent auction returns to the event this year with many great items. Make plans to join the event for fun, fellowship, and delicious salads. All are welcome.

Pastor Sue Mackey is a native North Dakotan and an ordained United Methodist minister. In her 43-year career, she has served United Methodist, UCC, and Lutheran congregations in the area, and now serves the Langdon Presbyterian Church (since 2012). She lives in rural Hampden, has 2 sons and (currently) 5 grandchildren. An avid reader, she also enjoys playing baritone horn in the Devils Lake Elks Band.

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RUMMAGE SALE 5 Party Rummage Sale at 920 14th St. Langdon. Friday, June 3 10-8, Saturday, June 4, 10-8, Sunday, June 5 2-4 (½ price) and Sunday 4-6 - fill a grocery bag for $7. TONS of stuff!!

Solution in next week’s paper

Public Notices

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INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for the NDSU Langdon REC - Greenhouse Addition will be received at Langdon Research Extension Center, 9280 107th Ave NE, Langdon, ND 58249 until 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, June 16th, 2022, after which they will be opened and read aloud at that time and that place. Bids also may be mailed to the same address above, attention Randy Melhoff.

Bids received after that time will not be accepted. Interested parties are invited to attend. It is the responsibility of the bidders to see that mailed or delivered bids are received by the deadline listed above.

Separate bids will be received at the same time on the following portions of the Work, separately as listed or combined at the bidder’s option: General Construction Mechanical Construction Electrical Construction Drawings and specifications prepared

by Icon Architectural Group, and their

consultants may be seen and examined at the Architect's office or the following locations: North Dakota Builder's Exchanges at Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck & Minot Dodge Plan Room, Construction Market Data, Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Builder's Exchanges at Minneapolis Bona fide (Prequalified) contract bidders may secure copies of the proposed contract documents from the office of the Architect; ICON Architectural Group, 4000 Garden View Drive, Suite 101, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201, telephone (701) 772-4266 on the following basis: One copy of the Drawings and Specifications, upon payment of $100.00 deposit, non-refundable.

PDF version of construction documents – contact Laura Kendall at ICON Architectural Group laurak@iconarchitects. com or 701-772-4266. Documents and addendums will be e-mailed.

No partial sets will be issued.

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE OF LANGDON CITY ELECTION The Cavalier County Primary Election and Langdon City Election will be Tuesday, June 14, 2022. There will be two precincts, both at one polling place at the Cavalier County Memorial Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon, North Dakota. Polls will open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.

REMINDER: Vote by Mail/Absentee ballots must be postmarked or re-

turned to the County Auditor’s Office

by June 13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. A secure drop box is available at Door 1 of the Cavalier County Memorial Courthouse. Vote by Mail/Absentee ballots cannot be returned on Election Day. Make sure you request your absentee ballot well in advance of Election Day to allow enough time to get it returned. Cavalier County Auditor’s Office: 701-256-2229

NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION MUNICH SCHOOL Notice is hereby given that on TuesDISTRICT NO. 19 day, the 14th day of June, 2022, at Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 an annual election will be held for the purpose of electing members for the school board. One “City” position and two “Rural” positions are up for re-election.

The election will be held at the Munich Ambulance Center. The polls shall open at 11:00 a.m. and shall remain open until 7:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF ELECTION CITY OF MILTON The City of Milton election will be held on June 14, 2022. The purpose of this election will be to elect 2 (4-year term) City Council Members.

This will be vote by mail. All registered voters in the City of Milton will receive a ballot by mail. If you are registered to vote in the City of Milton and have not received a ballot by mail please contact Maria Schiestel 701-3707261. Ballots must be postmarked

by June 13, 2022.

the Pembina County Courthouse in Cavalier, North Dakota, an election will be held in accordance to the consolidated Precincts and “Vote by Mail” process as so ordered by the Board of Pembina County Commissioners. Such election will be opened at 8:00 AM and will continue to be open until 7:00 PM of that day. In accordance with the “Vote by Mail” process, the only polling location is at the Pembina County Courthouse.

For the City of Walhalla the following will be elected: Mayor for a 4 year term, 3 City Council Members for 4 year terms, 1 Municipal Judge for a 4 year term, 2 Park Board members for 4 year terms, and 2 Park Board members for an unexpired 2 year term.

NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 14th day of June, 2022, at the Pembina County Courthouse in Cavalier, North Dakota, an election will be held in accordance to the consolidated Precincts and “Vote by Mail” process as so ordered by the Board of Pembina County Commissioners.

Such election will be opened at 8:00 AM and will continue to be open until 7:00 PM of that day. In accordance with the “Vote by Mail” process, the only polling location is at the Pembina County Courthouse.

For the City of Walhalla the following will be elected: Mayor for a 4 year term, 3 City Council Members for 4 year terms, 1 Municipal Judge for a 4 year term, 2 Park Board members for 4 year terms, and 2 Park Board members for an unexpired 2 year term.

NOTICE OF ELECTION CITY OF OSNABROCK The City of Osnabrock election will be held on June 14, 2022. The purpose of this election will be to elect 1 (4-year term) City Council Member, 2 (2-year term) City Council Members, 2 (4-year term) Park Board Members, 2 (2-year term) Park Board Member, and 1 (6-year term) Park Board Member.

This will be vote by mail. All registered voters in the City of Osnabrock will receive a ballot by mail. If you are registered to vote in the City of Osnabrock and have not received a ballot by mail please contact Maria Schiestel 701-370-7261. Ballots must be postmarked by June 13, 2022.

Given under my hand and the official seal of the County of Pembina, State of North Dakota, this 26th day of May, 2022.

Please note: All bidding questions to be emailed to appropriate consultant (architect, civil engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer) as identified in Specification Section 011000 Summary.

Each bid must be accompanied by a separate envelope containing the contractor’s license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder’s bond. A bidder’s bond must be executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety, conditioned that if the principal’s bid is accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within 10 days after notice of the award, shall execute a contract in accordance with the terms of the bid and the bid bond and any condition of the governing body. A counter signature of a bid

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bond is not required under N.D.C.C. 4801.2-05. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within the 10 days allowed, the bidder’s bond must be forfeited to the governing body and the project awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder.

All bidders must be licensed for the full amount of their bid as required by Section 43-07-12 of the North Dakota Century Code. All bids for the construction of any public contract project must contain a copy of the license or certificate for the current contractor year of the license issued by the registrar, enclosed in the required bid bond envelope. A contract may not be awarded to any contractor unless the contractor is the holder of a license in the class within which the value of the project falls as provided under Section 43-07-07 of the

North Dakota Century Code. A contractor must be the holder of a license at least ten days before the date set for receiving bids, to be a qualified bidder.

A bid submitted without this information properly enclosed in the bid bond envelope may not be read to considered and will be returned to the bidder.

No bid may be read or considered if the bid does not fully comply with Section 48-01.2-05 of the North Dakota Century Code and any deficient bid submitted will be re-sealed and returned to the bidder immediately.

The governing body reserves the right to reject any and all bids and rebid the project until a satisfactory bid is received.

By: James Osland Ag Facilities Manager, NDSU

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Photos by Hilary Nowatzki.

2022 Langdon Red Sox American Legion Baseball Schedule DATE TEAM TIME Wednesday, June 8th @Minto (7,5) TBD Wednesday, June 15th Grafton (7,5) 5:30 Friday, June 17th @Park River (7,5) 5:30 Monday, June 20th Minto (7,5) TBD Wednesday, June 22nd @Rolla (7,5) 5:30 Fri Jun. 24th – Sun. Jun. 26th @VC/JTown Tourney TBD Wednesday, July 6th @Mayville (7,5) 5:00 Fri. Jul. 8th- Sun. Jul. 10th @Enderlin WoodBat Tourney TBD Tuesday, July 12th Rolla (7,5) 5:30 Wednesday, July 13th @Grafton (7,5) 5:30 Friday, July 15th Park River (7,5) 5:30 TBD District Trny @ TBD TBD July 27-31 State Trny @ Garrison TBD