The Borderland Press - March 4, 2022

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Letter from the Publisher Page 4

Friday, March 4, 2022

Volume 1, Number 8

FIRE DESTROYS LANGDON HOME, Benefit Set

By Shanda Christianson

the fire was knocked down, our crew went back several times throughout the afternoon and evening to make sure that it didn’t start up again, and properties adjacent to the house were not damaged.”

Letter from the Editor Page 4 Stephen King is the King

by Sara Goodman Page 4 “The Shunning of Josh Bubach” by Matt Mitzel Page 4

Chris Schneider lived in the home and lost everything in the fire. Firefighters say the home is a total loss. Schneider was not home at the time of the fire. Firefighters say it appears the cause of the fire was a heater at the front end of the house.

Spring is Coming by Katie Henry Page 5 Walhalla School News Page 6 Jake’s Take On Sports Page 9

Schneider’s employer, Lance Schill, has planned a community benefit from 4-7 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at

Region II Boys’ Basketball Tournament Bracket Page 11 Region IV Boys’ Basketball Tournament Bracket Page 13

At the Hop with a free will offering. A meal including BBQs, chips, and other sides will be served.

A benefit fund is set up at FM Bank in Langdon to assist with housing costs, clothes, food, and other needs. If people have furniture or household items to donate, those are welcome.

“You know, we pretty much have to rebuild the whole thing, and we did set up an account at FM Bank under ‘Chris Schneider Fundraiser’ so we can solidify some money, so we can purchase another property so he can have a place of his own again,” Schill said.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Obituaries Page 14 Public Notices Page 15

INDEX:

News Agriculture Opinion Community Education Region Legistlative Updates Sports Obituaries Public Notices

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FOR A LAUGH:

Where do sheep go on vacation?

To the Baa-hamas.

Why did the math book look so sad?

Because it had so many problems.

What kind of nut always seems to have a cold?

Cashew!

Why did the banana go to the doctor?

Because it wasn’t peeling well.

Midwinter Feast The motto of the Icelandic Communities Association is “What is as joyful as a gathering of good friends?” That motto will be carried out in the 9h annual Thorrablot on March 12th at the Mountain Community Center in Mountain.

Read all about it on page 5.

Snofest, SND State Ride, Moonlighters Snowmobile Club: “It felt like a homecoming.”

Read more on page 5.

Fact or Myth: “I make too much money to qualify for VA health care.”

Steve Anderson answers the question in Veterans’ Corner on page 5.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

On Saturday, Feb. 26 the Langdon Volunteer Fire Department, Langdon Ambulance Service, and the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a house fire on 7th Street in Langdon.

“Upon arrival, the front of the house was engulfed in flames, heavy smoke, a lot of damage,” said Lawrence Henry, City Fire Commissioner and past Langdon Fire Chief. “The fire was knocked down rather quickly. Once

Photo by Larry Stokke.

THE DRIVE FOR FIVE! L a dy C a r d s W i n F i f th S tr a i gh t Reg ion 4 B as ketball C r own

Freije makes All-Region 4 team; Cardinals head to Grand Forks for State B Tourney March 3-5

By Jake Kulland Defense has been the name of the game once again this year for the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals girls basketball team. That was what propelled the Lady Cards to their fifth straight Region 4 Girls Basketball Tournament title when the tourney was held in Devils Lake Feb. 21-24.

They held each team they played to under 40 points, beating Harvey-Wells County 53-21 in the opening round, Dunseith 55-39 in the semifinals, and then came back in the second half to shock Four Winds-Minnewaukan 4035 in the championship game. For a team that lost one of their main players to injury in Cora Badding before the season started and nearly lost their head coach, Rob Scherr, to health issues, the crown was extremely satisfying. Defeating the unbeaten Indians to get to The Big Dance was the icing on the cake. The Lady Cards took a 19-3 record into the 2022 State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament, which is going on at Betty Englestad Arena in Grand Forks March 3-5.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich met Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood in the opening round on March 3. Cardinals senior Morgan Freije made the All-Region 4 team, while Ezura Rainbow from FW-M was Region 4 Senior Athlete of the Year. Lady Indians coach Sean Gourd was named Region 4 Coach of the Year. Here's a recap of the Cards three games at the Region 4 Tournament: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 55, Har-

vey-Wells County 21 This game versus the Hornets would be decided early. Cardinals' sophomores, Jaya Henderson and Jalynn Swanson, were feeling it from the field with Henderson knocking down two 3-pointers and having eight first quarter points, and Swanson had a triple and seven points in the first frame.

They helped the team to a 22-5 lead after the first quarter. H-WC tried to make a game of it by trailing by 19 at the half, but the Cards' defense took over in half number two allowing just six points and one basket in the third and fourth quarters.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Jaya Henderson 15, Morgan Freije 10, Jalynn Swanson 7, Whitney Pankratz 7, Meredith Romfo 6, Halle Jabs 4, Marlee Hetletved 4 Harvey-Wells County -- Lexi Fike 10, Larissa Arnold 4, Kalyn

Keller 3, Emma Dockter 2, Rachel Neumiller 2 Rebounds -- LEM: 38 (Henderson 10, Freije 9); HWC: Assists -- LEM: 15 (Freije 4, Hetletved, Pankratz 3); HWC: 1 Steals -- LEM: 9 (Henderson 3); HWC: 6 Turnovers -LEM: 16; HWC: 19 Field goal

Henderson led the team with 15 points and had a double-double with 10 rebounds followed by 10 points by Morgan Freije. The Lady Cards held the Hornets to just 12.9 percent shooting for the game, and Freije had one her best all-around games of the season with nine rebounds, four assists, and three blocked shots in the win. Lexi Fike led H-WC with 10 points.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 55, HARVEY-WELLS COUNTY 21 HWC -- 5 10 3 3 -- 21 LEM -- 22 12 12 7 -- 53

Photos by Larry Stokke.

cont’d. on page 16

News

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ND Dept. of Health Issues Advisory for Infant Formula The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) issued an advisory for parents and caregivers to check their powdered infant formulas after manufacturer Abbott Nutrition issued a voluntary product recall on Feb. 17.

The recall comes after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners, conducted investigations of four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products originating at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Mich., location.

The investigation and recall are limited to powdered infant formula products that include the brand names Similac®, Alimentum®, and EleCare® and have: Product code: First two digits are 22 through 37, and the code on the container contains “K8,” “SH,” or “Z2” Expiration date: 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later Abbott Nutrition has set up a website to help guide parents and caregivers through the steps of the recall at http://similacrecall.com. This includes a lot number-checker to confirm if the product is affected. You can also call 800-986-8540 and enter the

code from the bottom of the package.

These products were widely distributed in the United States, including in North Dakota. People who have the recalled product should stop using the product immediately.

fections and one report of Salmonella Newport infection in infants. All four cases related to these complaints were hospitalized, and Cronobacter may have contributed to a death in one case.

“Parents who have been using recalled products and notice any unusual behavior or illness in their infants are encouraged to contact their infant’s health care provider or seek medical care for their infant,” said Laura Cronquist, foodborne epidemiologist with the North Dakota Department of Health. “Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent serious disease outcomes.”

Cronobacter bacteria can cause severe, life-threatening infections (sepsis) or meningitis (inflammation of the membranes that protect the brain and spine). Symptoms of sepsis and meningitis may include poor feeding, irritability, temperature changes, jaundice (yellow skin and whites of the eyes), grunting breaths and abnormal movements. Cronobacter infection may also cause bowel damage and may spread through the blood to other parts of the body.

Formula subject to the recall includes product that is supported by the NDDoH WIC program. The WIC program provides nutrition and education support to families, including supplemental financial support to purchase infant formula. WIC participants should save their affected product and contact their local WIC office regarding replacement formula.

The FDA investigation includes three reports of Cronobacter sakazakii in-

Salmonella is a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis. Most people with salmonellosis develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

More severe cases of salmonellosis may include a high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, a rash, blood in the urine or stool, and, in some cases, may become fatal.

District 19 Republicans endorse Myrdal, Anderson, and Stremick for Legislature On Saturday, Feb. 26, Republicans from all over the new District 19 gathered at the Heritage Village in Grafton for the N.D. District 19 Republican Party's endorsing convention.

District Chairman Isaac Stegman reports that 177 voters and about 30 guests attended the convention. Senator Janne Myrdal was endorsed with nearly 78% of the vote in a two-person race for the District's sole senate seat. The House race had four can-

Deadline to Remove Fish Houses Anglers are reminded that unoccupied fish houses must be removed from all waters beginning March 15 until ice-out.

Fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily.

Anglers are advised to use caution while accessing area lakes. Ice conditions can vary from region to region, between lakes in the same region, and even on the same lake.

didates running for District 19's two house seats. Karen Anderson was easily endorsed on the first ballot with almost a 20 percentage point margin over the next closest candidate. The remaining three candidates continued on to the second ballot, and Paul Stremick was endorsed with more than a 20 percentage point margin over the next closest candidate.

“Each of these candidates have unique expertise and a shared belief

in core North Dakota conservative values. The District 19 Republican Party is proud to endorse Janne Myrdal for senate, plus Karen Anderson and Paul Stremick for House,” said Chairman Stegman. The new District 19 includes all of Pembina County, most of Walsh County, and the eastern edge of Cavalier County.

For more information check out the “ND District 19 GOP” Facebook page.

Earth Day Patch Contest Deadline The deadline to submit entries for North Dakota’s Earth Day Patch contest is March 15.

The Earth Day Patch Contest is step one in bringing awareness and develop consciousness about the environmental conditions of our planet and North Dakota. Students who participate will develop a patch design using five colors to incorporate some aspect of Earth Day including environmental awareness, respect for Earth, water quality, wildlife, or habitat conservation in North Dakota.

The contest is open to students in grades K-12. Winners are chosen from three grade categories (K-4, 5-8 and 9-12). Each winner will receive an

outdoor kit, which includes a pair of binoculars and field guides. The grand prize patch design winner is chosen from one of the three winning age categories. In addition, the grand prize winner will have their design displayed on the year's recognition patch, be featured in North Dakota OUTDOORS, and be on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website.

Details about the contest can be found at https://gf.nd.gov/education/earth-day-patch. For additional information about the contest, contact Sherry Niesar, contest coordinator, at 701-527-3714 or email sniesar@nd.gov.

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Frost Fire Park Hosts Ladies’ Day

Women from around the region attended Ladies’ Day at Frost Fire Park on Friday, Feb. 25. The day started at 9 a.m. with a yoga class.

Attendees also had access to ski and snowboard rentals and lessons by certified instructors; the chair lift ran 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A silent auction served as a fundraiser for Frost Fire Park, which is owned and operated by the nonprofit organization, the Pembina Gorge Foundation; chair massages

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and skin services were provided by professionals.

This event was Frost Fire Park’s second winter season Ladies’ Day. Last year they hosted a ladies’ event in Sept., which also focused on the health and wellness of women, and offered mountain bike rentals and guiding trail rides, with yoga, hiking and more.

Frost Fire Park is in Cavalier County, located 7 miles west of Walhalla.

Wishes

Do you know a family or individual who could use some extra help? The Wishing Well Program through Choice Bank has granted dozens of wishes in a variety of communities since it officially launched in 2019.

Wishing Wells are placed in communities, including Langdon and Walhalla, to gather the wishes, and each month committee members review those wishes.

There is a large wishing well at Choice Bank in Langdon, and there are smaller wishing wells that travel to different locations in Langdon and Walhalla. Currently the traveling wishing well is stationed at Leevers Foods in Langdon and at CB Grocery in Walhalla.

“It’s been really cool; we’ve granted some really cool wishes,” said Todd Borchardt, president of Choice Bank

Wishing Well at Choice Bank, Langdon.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

in Langdon.

Borchardt said the gifts are huge with many being around $1000, and they are impactful to those receiving them.

“We live and breathe by a set of core values and we ask, ‘what else can we do to have a positive impact?’”

Borchardt said. “I think that’s really what it does - it betters the place that we live.”

While Borchardt said the bank loves their customers and communities, wishes aren’t only granted to Choice Bank customers. Choice Bank is committed to keeping the program in place.

To see past wishes that have been granted or to submit your wish online, visit bankwithchoice.com/wishing-well.

Wishing Well at Leevers Foods, Langdon.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Agriculture

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The N.D./Ukraine Farm Bill USDA Ag Outlook Forum Held Conversations are underway regard- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s In fact, $700 million in pandemic aid Ag Connection President Biden has called Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, the beginning of a Russian invasion. North Dakota Trade Office Executive Director Drew Combs says for the past decade or so Ukraine has been a good trade partner with North Dakota. Combs says there are a number of similarities between the two nations, and when it comes to agriculture, Combs says that if it works in North Dakota, it will probably work in Ukraine.

“There’s some differences, but for the most part it looks almost like North Dakota. It’s a beautiful country- good, rich, black soil in most places, and it’s almost like being in North Dakota,” Combs said.

Combs says there has been a lot of back and forth among trade professionals from both nations. He says the relationship has allowed Ukrainian farmers to modernize their methods and equipment.

“You know the big dealership over there actually has roots in North Dakota just from the individual who started those dealerships. He came over here and talked to some folks and saw how things worked, and it’s a really good success story in how North Dakota helped build that bridge and get them going in the right direction,” Combs said.

Combs says the developing actions in Ukraine could have implications not only for North Dakota but for the whole global ag economy.

Russia’s Actions Impacting U.S. Ag Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine is already impacting U.S. agriculture. Senator Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, is quick to condemn the action.

“Let me begin my comments by condemning Vladimir Putin, condemning Russia. There is no justification; there is nothing noble or smart about this effort, one country invading another,” Moran said. “When the Soviet Union broke up, Russia agreed in writing to the independence of Ukraine, and it is one country invading another. With the exception of Saddam Hussein, we've certainly not seen that in Europe since World War II. This has significant consequences upon the United States, and it's not something that is removed from us and our future.”

And farmers, already feeling the pinch of higher input prices, will face more headwinds.

“Diesel fuel, fertilizer, all will be impacted. Despite some higher commodity prices, the input costs have been skyrocketing already because of supply chain and transportation,” Moran said. “So, this administration, this Congress ought to come together and increase the energy production in the United States and help our allies in Europe meet their energy needs but do something significant to take the price back down, damaging the Russian economy.”

ing the next farm bill, both on Capitol Hill and across farm country.

American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Shelby Myers said discussions focus on building on the 2018 package and assessing agriculture’s needs for the 2023 version.

98th Ag Outlook Forum took place last week amid the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine and concerns energy prices will continue to soar, putting more focus on alternatives like renewable fuels.

“Some of the conversations beginning on Capitol Hill have to do with how effective the 2018 farm bill has been and reviewing programs that currently exist in the 2018 farm bill, as well as what gaps exist for coverage, particularly in crop insurance and making sure that any issues that have come up in the last couple of years can be addressed,” Myers said.

Just as oil was hitting $100 a barrel before falling back, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said corn ethanol was helping check pump prices.

Farm Bureau has also launched its grassroots policy development process, beginning with a farm bill working group.

“Beyond the conversations that we're having with Capitol Hill, members of Congress internally, we've also launched our farm bill working group of state farm bureau staff members to make sure that they are armed with the tools and information necessary to help members have these conversations, making sure that we're prepared with economic analyses that can help members assess the situation that they see in front of them and be able to weigh options in order to have a better idea of what they'd like to advocate for,” Myers said.

Conflict Affects U.S. Ag

By Shanda Christianson, NAFB Farm Director The Russia/Ukraine conflict is having effects on agriculture in the United States. Josh Linville, Director of Fertilizer for StoneX explains what is happening with fertilizer globally right now due to the current situation.

“Take Russia for example, they are a major exporter of all three of the majors: nitrogen, phosphate, and potash.

And so, there’s always a little bit of worry and you know you see them in the news and would they or wouldn’t they, that fear is always lingering around but until something actually happened, it was more of a conversation piece,” Linville said. “Well, now we’ve actually seen the action. Now that we’ve actually seen Russia roll into the Ukraine. Now that fear has gone into fever pitch, and we have definitely seen that in the prices.”

Linville is confident that the current supply of fertilizer that the United States will need for the upcoming growing season seems to be sitting alright, but the U.S. is part of the world market and that could mean seeing impacts.

“Let’s say we lose that shipping channel by sea, that is going to hinder the amount of supply that’s out in the world. That will move prices up and we have to keep going up with the world or else we run the risk of exporting product and losing that valuable supply that we have. So long answer, short, I’m nervous about logistics not only here in North America but around the world. I think we’ll be ok, as long as we don’t start losing anything,” Linville said.

Linville suggests that when deciding what things need to happen going forward, try to take emotion out of the equation as much as possible and focus on the numbers and data to make sound decisions.

N.D. Livestock Successful in Pacific Rim

By Shanda Christianson, NAFB Farm Director At the start of the 21st Century, North Dakota’s congressional delegation and state ag leaders were pushing ranchers to consider marketing their livestock to nations in the Pacific Rim. At the time, the officials claimed the North Dakota raised cattle were highly sought after and producers could fetch a premium price. Fast forward 21 years down the road and those claims seem to ring true.

“The Pacific Rim continues to be a significant market, often one of our very top in terms of value. Also kind of in the last couple of years a new development is the Chinese market, which we hadn’t had for many, many, many years,” said Julie Ellingson, executive vice president of the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.

Ellingson said China is proving to be a new and expanding market for North Dakota Stockmen. She says cultural differences in tastes and diets also shows there are different demands for different cuts of beef.

“Maybe what you and I would go to and choose at a restaurant or what we would choose at the grocery store is very different than what some of those international customers are looking for,” Ellingson said. “Things that we wouldn’t necessarily be excited about on our dinner plate and that’s an exciting piece because we can add value to some of those cuts that aren’t as desirable here in the United States.”

Ellingson says producers are always looking for ways to add value to a beef carcass, and this is one opportunity.

“Now studies have ranged in terms of the impact and the effect on the price of gas, but it can be pretty significant, and as gas prices increase, it’s significant increases,” Vilsack said.

Vilsack says a number of states are already encouraging the sale of higher ethanol blends like e15.

“And we want to be helpful in that effort, which is why we established the $100 million fund to essentially help reduce the cost of putting the infrastructure in place that would allow and provide for higher blends,” Vilsack said.

for biofuels are still in the pipeline. As for the EPA and renewing year-round e15 sales, Vilsack commented, “They are also doing a study or looking at the issue of year-round e15. Obviously, we will do what we can to provide the information and data to support them in the decision that they make, and we’ll do everything we can to make sure the industry is helped.”

Vilsack said USDA is working with the Departments of Energy and Transportation on a “drop-in” fuel for the airline industry that could mean a 35-billion-gallon market by 2050.

Also during the Agricultural Outlook Forum, the USDA released its export forecast. American Farm Bureau Federation senior economist Veronica Nigh said the projections spell good news for farmers and ranchers.

“USDA is projecting another banner year for U.S. ag exports,” Nigh said.

“They’re projecting, in fiscal year ‘22, ag exports will reach a record $183 billion, which is up over 11 billion from

fiscal year ‘21. I think it's important to note that fiscal year ‘21 was already a record. So, clearly, as USDA said, the race to $200 billion is on.”

The forecast suggests higher unit values will offset projections of lower volumes. Nigh says the forecast for record exports comes despite persistent headwinds.

“And one challenge that we're quick to point to and that we're hoping to find legislative solutions for is the congestion that we're seeing at U.S. ports,” Nigh said. “In our estimation, U.S. ag exports in just May through September 2021 would have been over $4 billion higher if we'd seen better access to containers and to shipping routes out of the U.S. So, while yes, we're certainly looking at record exports, we're working hard to try to clear out hurdles for U.S. ag exporters, so that we can reach our full potential.”

Munich Couple Inducted into

CUSTOM HARVESTERS HALL OF FAME Mike and Wendy Kraft of Kraft Harvesting in Munich, N.D. were inducted into the U.S. Custom Harvesters (USCHI) Hall of Fame in January. USCHI hosted its 38th annual convention January 27-29 at the Amarillo Civic Center in Texas.

it YouTube.com and search Mike and Wendy Kraft, 2022 Hall of Fame. The five-and-a-half-minute video is full of photos and narration about why the Krafts were inducted into the hall of fame.

One line from the video has an announcer saying, “Mike and Wendy’s contribution to the custom harvest industry is endless. Kraft Harvesting is well known in the harvesting world as a respected family business that’s always there to lend a hand, whether they’re helping out a fellow harvester by sharing acres, business, parts, machinery, hired help, or helping finish acres for those in unfortunate circumstances.”

The member-only annual convention hosts a trade show, speakers, live auction, entertainment, meals, and an awards banquet. The awards banquet honored scholarship recipients, Hall of Fame inductees, and new Board of Directors members.

The Krafts are highlighted in a video produced and posted to YouTube. VisMike and Wendy Kraft, Kraft Harvesting, Munich. Submitted photo.

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher day. We’ve made it through a few more blizzards after that.The National Weather Service says we’re up to 11 blizzards in North Dakota now. I don’t know if I really wanted to know that number or not.

I’m happy to see my family members even some of the youngest - enjoying the different sections in our newspaper. We’re mixing it up and trying new things and just having a whole lot of fun putting everything together.

Two weeks ago on a stormy Friday afternoon, I received a text from my son in West Fargo. I got a photo of my sweet granddaughter using a pink highlighter to complete a word puzzle in The Borderland Press. That put a little spring in my step on a blizzard

There have been many wonderful things that have come out of connections to this newspaper in the last few months (and can you believe it’s only been a few months?!) I never know who will strike up a conversation at the store or at the hockey rink, in Langdon or elsewhere, but I also never know who will be on the other

end of the office phone.I picked up the phone last week and heard from an extremely nice gentleman who remembered working with me at the ABM Site in Nekoma. It was in the logistics office, if I remember correctly.

I doubt I even knew what that word meant.

I told the story around the office, and it occurred to me that he was somebody I ‘used to’ know. Of course, I still know him, but we haven’t talked or connected in years. He was just the nicest man and hearing from him brought back very good memories of work and of connecting with him because he was always so kind. I have been hearing from many area folks I ‘used to’ know.

me or where I come from. My ears are ringing with “Who is that Diane publisher person?” I’m a Nekoma Trojan, Class of 1977. My maiden name is Heck. Knowing that, you may find out that I’m someone you used to know back in the day.

Next time you see me, be sure to say hello. I love reconnecting with people and meeting new people.

This week’s Snowbird Shoutout goes to Doug in Apache Junction!

Thank you for reading,

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

There are many who may not know

Letter from the Editor week, and I suppose it’s good that there are people who make sure I’m not getting “too big for my britches” as they say. I just didn’t expect it would be my own mother.

While chatting with her on the phone, she became quite animated about The Borderland Press. She is really enjoying reading it. During the course of the conversation, she accidentally confessed that she always reads Matt Mitzel’s column first on this page before her own daughter’s column.

Every once in a while someone comes along and serves up a nice slice of humble pie. This happened to me last

“I think it’s that picture of his,” she said, giggling. “And he’s hilarious.”

See? Humbled.

Since our last newspaper, we have entered the season of Lent. We celebrated Fat Tuesday in our house with Mardi Gras masks and decorations, a big pot of jambalaya, and corn muffins. My sister-in-law from Mississippi teaches us all about her Southern traditions - everything from the best Cajun and Creole seasonings to how to put together a proper Low Country Boil.

Before COVID we threw a big family Mardis Gras party at our house in Langdon, inspired by my southern sister-in-law. We ordered a King Cake from Mississippi, which UPS even shipped in a special Mardi Gras box.

My mom surprised everyone when

she showed up to the door with a huge casserole dish of Cajun Dirty Rice.

at St. Boniface Catholic Church, and Knights of Columbus in Langdon at the St. Alphonsus School cafeteria.

“Well, I only used half the spice,” she said. “So I guess this is Norwegian Cajun Dirty Rice.”

Enjoy the read,

No matter the spice level, it was good.

Now that we have feasted, many will fast or give up certain things for Lent.

Luckily, we are treated on the Fridays in Lent with really amazing fish frys. This week you can feast on fish for supper on Friday, March 4 at the Tongue River Lodge in Cavalier (say hi to my dad when you see him working), Knights of Columbus in Walhalla

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

THE MORNING RUN: Stephen King is the King of being scared to death at a friend’s sleepover watching Pet Semetary. I knew right then that someday, if I had a blue-eyed, blonde-haired little boy, his name would be Gage. Once my husband caught on to that weirdness, he wouldn’t let me get very far with the other two kids. However, Ella’s middle name is Christine, but that’s also an old family name so it’s ok.

by Sara Goodman “Get busy living, or get busy dying.”

I’m going to assume that if you know the movie this line is from then you also picked up “The Complete Guide to Stephen King” magazine at the grocery store last week, and we are probably friends. I love to read. There, I said it. I also love Stephen King.

When I was twelve, I had the pleasure

March is reading month at the Langdon Elementary School, and for those lacking in the elementary age kids department, let me clue you in. Reading month encourages the kids to meet a goal of a certain number of reading minutes for the month. Awesome! I love this goal. Parents are the game wardens of this process, signing off on the weekly minutes their child reads.

I tend to give my kids the benefit of the doubt and dutifully sign the sheet with the hopes that the unspoken threat of some type of punishment if I catch them lying is enough to elicit an

honest set of numbers.

There’s a calendar attached with dress up days intended to make the month more fun for the kids while causing their parents to break out in a cold sweat and immediately check the ship dates for orange t-shirts and cowboy apparel on Amazon. If I were in charge of dress up days for reading month, every day would be pajamas, fuzzy socks, a blanket, a cat and preferably on my couch with a glass of wine, but I guess that’s why I’m not in charge.

Back to Stephen King. Most people are turned off by Mr. King because they find his writing gory, scary, and weird. All are accurate descriptions.

However, most people don’t realize that he has written many books that deviate quite a bit from the horror genre. If you love The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, or Stand

By Me - then you love Stephen King.

His most recent book to come out is titled Billy Summers; it’s about as tame as they come if you’re looking to get started on the complete collection of 64 novels and 11 short story compilations.

Just for the record, I rarely read a King book these days, and no, they don’t keep me up at night because I tend to not believe in science fiction, vampires, and killer clowns, although he did get me with Cujo because a rabid dog could happen. Nonfiction is my preferred genre these days, and anything WWII is right up my alley. I also love a good memoir, biography, or historical fiction. And just to lay it all out there - I have a two year subscription to the Reader’s Digest, and I don’t care what you think about that revelation.

So did you cheat and Google that movie line or did you finally get it? It’s from The Shawshank Redemption,

one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. If you’ve seen the movie AND read the book, then I’m impressed, which won’t get you very far. The book is actually titled Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, and if you knew that, then I’m doubly impressed - but again, that will get you nowhere. Happy reading- let me know if I should keep my Reader’s Digest for you!

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: The Shunning of Josh Bubach fire, we combined pinocle parties and fistfights into GAME NIGHT. It started four years ago when we invited a group of eight over to the house to sharpen up our skills on Cards Against Humanity, but after a couple of hours, we broke out a big white board and tried Pictionary.

Game Nights changed forever.

By Matt Mitzel Throughout the year, every now and then, we Munichers like to go outside the box for a little fun. It’s true we have plenty of bars, a bowling alley, and movie theaters within a 30 mile radius to keep us occupied, but sometimes we want something a little different. Even though we are the kings of midnight softball, kickball, and the occasional section line bon-

Right out of the shoot, Ryan Lowen and I formed an unstoppable duo when we pulled off words like “nutmeg” and “ozone”. Think about that for a second. How in the heck do you draw a picture of nutmeg? We thought we were untouchable for at least three rounds, but then the blondes synced up.

Brianne and Katie Polansky remain to this day as almost unstoppable.

We can no longer go Dames versus Dudes, as I hate to admit it, but we do not stand a chance. Each player brings something to the table. For the

Dames, Brianne and Katie use telepathy, Karleen is a geographical whiz, Molly is up on current events, Kim and Ashli know the weird stuff, and Becky is sure nice.

For the Dudes, Ryan and I are brothers from another mother, PJ takes it way too seriously, Adam will argue his point, Evan and Nolan are the technical reference, Riley smiles a lot, and Jason sure tries hard. So now the teams are selected out of a hat, and we rotate between numerous games of Cards, Pictionary, and trivia.

Obviously, these little rare events are becoming legendary, and we have started to open it up to more people to enjoy in the fun, which leads us to Josh Bubach. Many of you know Josh as the biggest, toughest, hard working, always dependable, great friend, and cuddler of the county, so this might be surprising. On one of the Game Nights, we called Josh to see if he could come over. He was genuine with excitement, and we were happy to see what he could do on the draw-

ing board, but as the minutes ticked closer to the start time, he was a noshow. I texted him to see where he was at and received the following text back from him- “I am up at the bar, if I get bored, I will come by. ” We were aghast. He has since offered numerous explanations for the rude reply to such an extravagant event, but we do not believe any of them.

So we are currently into year two of shunning him. He has one more year before we stop greeting him with “Hi, SOB”.

As COVID hit, we tried to continue on with a virtual Game Night, but it was an utter failure thanks to Jason and Kim Wirth. However, we have recently got back at it, and more memories are being made. But for at least the next year, they will not be made with Josh Bubach.

Pics- One is of Josh Bubach; the sketch is an actual drawing from Becky for her team to guess the an-

swer "Fish"....they didn't get it.

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Icelandic Midwinter Feast to be Held in Mountain Þorrablót = Thorrablot

by Kathleen Johnson The motto of the Icelandic Communities Association is “What is as joyful as a gathering of good friends?” That motto will be carried out in the 9h annual Thorrablot on March 12th at the Mountain Community Center in Mountain starting at 5:00 p.m.

A Thorrablot is a midwinter feast held during the old Norse month of Thorri , the fourth month of the ancient Norse calendar. This equates to late January thru February in modern times. The celebration comes from the culture and rituals of the Viking Age and may have had connections to Thor the God of Thunder in the old Nordic religion.

The celebration was abolished when Iceland accepted Christianity in 1000 AD and Christianity became the religion of Iceland by law. It was revived as a midwinter celebration without the pagan ties in the 19th century and continues to be celebrated today in Iceland and in Western Icelandic communities as a celebration where people gather to eat, drink, and be merry.

Feasting is the center of the Thorrablot, and some of the foods that are served brings much hilarity to the event as some of the appetizers are what would have been eaten in ancient times. The preservation of food was done however necessary to carry the ancient Icelanders through the hard winters, and sometimes that meant the food may not have had the best odor by the time it was eaten but was still safe. Smoking with dried dung, drying, storing in whey were ways that food was preserved. Shark, however, was buried in the sand with rocks on top to compress the meat

tain Thorrablot celebration, one will find some of the ancient unusual delicacies that are shipped from Iceland.

On the appetizer table, there will be hákarl (fermented shark’s meat), svið (boiled sheep’s head), and sour ram’s balls. These foods are traditionally washed down with Icelandic Brennivin, which is a schnapps made from potato and caraway, similar to the Norwegian Aquavit. Besides these specialties, the appetizer table will also include smoked salmon, pickled herring, dried cod with butter, and other favorites. The Mountain Legion is in charge of the bar, and a variety of wine, beer and other alcoholic drinks

Nancy Boe and John Johnson getting Rullupylsa ready for the Thorrablot. Submitted Photo.

Today, the food served at a Thorrablot is a bit of the traditional and the contemporary Icelandic fare and can vary according to the Icelandic community it is being celebrated in. At the Moun-

After an hour of navigating the appetizer table and socializing, the buffet dinner is served, catered by George and Lucille Philips and crew. George and Lucille have catered this celebration dinner since the beginning and have perfected the cooking of the Icelandic menu. The dinner menu includes traditional Icelandic foods such as Icelandic cod, mashed potato and turnip, boiled sweet and sour red cabbage, peas, and the American addition, chicken. Also served on the buffet table are the Icelandic specialties of hangikjöt (smoked lamb), rúllupylsa (smoked rolls of beef), steamed rye bread, and Icelandic brown bread.

After dinner, entertainment is provided in Icelandic tradition, and the evening wraps up with an auction led

by Dennis Biliske. Auction items are donated and include wine from the Bjornson Winery of Salem, OR, and the Matthiasson Winery of Napa, CA. Both of these winery owners have roots in the Mountain Icelandic community. Also part of the auction is a quilt made with an Icelandic design, hangikjöt, rúllupylsa, and other items.

The money raised from the auction goes to support the Heritage Sites Grants which helps with preservation of local churches, cemeteries, and halls that were built by the early Icelandic immigrants and the Snorri program, which helps support young adults of Icelandic heritage to spend 6 weeks in Iceland.

The door prize for the evening is a $500 voucher to be used for an Icelandair ticket. This is donated by Icelandair.

I’ll admit, I may be a little over the top when it comes to reading. For example, I looked back to see how many books I read this year so I can set a goal for this coming year – I stopped counting at 50. I also planned out what books I am going to read in the coming year and a reading time each day for me to get that reading time in. I found books in my home that I have not read yet to add to the list.

I decided I wanted to do a “unique”

On Saturday, Feb. 19, At the Hop Bar and Grill was the place to be in Langdon. Throughout the day snowmobilers from all over the state met up for food, drinks, riding, dice, and fun.

Passerbyers on Highway 5 could see the turnout of a multitude of snowmobiles and one orange trail groomer proudly parked on display in the front lot.

“The weather was truly unfortunate for the riders, but it was still a great opportunity for me and others to get to know people in the community and have fun,” Strong said. “It was nice seeing so many young people in attendance as well.”

Strong and his staff served chili and sloppy joes throughout the day made

by At the Hop cooks with donated beef from the Moonlighters Snowmobile Club, and later in the evening, prime rib was served for dinner.

The Langdon Moonlighters Club organized and worked the dice rolling event from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

“550 tickets were sold. and Adam Lafrenz won the highest shake with a score of 118, while Langdon Implement won lowest shake of 66,” said Cody Schlittenhard, president of the Moonlighters Snowmobile Club.

Schlittenhard had originally stated that he wanted the entire Rendezvous Region to be in Langdon this year, and according to the turnout, he and his team met their goal.

A person doesn’t need to be as over the top as I am about reading month and reading in general. Reading is just so beneficial to a person that it’s important for people to take the time to read. If a person has never been much of a reader because of lack of interest or difficulty reading, there are several ways to establish reading habits. Audio books are a great option for those people who travel a lot or have difficulty reading. Text to voice options on smart devices are also a way to have things read to a person. Choosing options of interest is helpful as well as having fun activities based around reading such as a reading fort, a reading slumber party, or a book club. The possibilities are endless, and the options are there.

There are several great benefits to reading. Becoming a life-long reader can help us not just fulfill reading month activities, but it also leads to developing a higher vocabulary, learning new things, developing new skills, and has been proven in scientific studies to slow development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

It takes as little as 20 pages a day to have a higher benefit from reading, and the material read can be from any source. Whether you want to read an owner’s manual for a new tractor or a romance novel from your favorite author, you get brain benefits from both!

If you aren’t a reader and don’t encourage those you love to read, it’s not too late to start! Some easy tips to help you get started: Read 20 minutes every day.

Give books as gifts (including to yourself).

Schedule time (maybe while doing something else, like walking on the treadmill).

Select books based on interest as well as ability level.

Visit a local library and ask for the most checked-out books or those recommended by the librarian.

If you would like more information on how to begin being a reader or to set reading goals for yourself or your loved ones, feel free to visit our website at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension and search for reading. You can also give us a call at the NDSU Extension office in Cavalier County (256-2560) or email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu.

It’s never too late to start being a reader. Take advantage of reading month to help you start!

Sources: Robert S. Wilson PhD, Patricia A. Boyle PhD, Lei Yu, PhD, et al: “Life-span Cognitive Activity, Neuropathologic Burden, and Cognitive Aging.” Neurology, Vol. 81. 2013.

Prashanthi Vemuri, PhD, Elizabeth C. Mormino, PhD: “Cognitive Stimulating Activities to Keep Dementia at Bay.” Neurology, Vol 81. 2013

“It felt like a homecoming,” Wyatt Kram said to describe the event.

Wyatt and his father, Roger Kram, are the duo who recreated and completed the I-500 Challenge Snowmobile Ride just a few weeks ago.

“We had a great time at the event in our hometown of Langdon,” Wyatt said. The pair came from Fargo to attend the event, bringing their 1972 John Deere snowmobiles with them.

The Krams were also able to hand deliver one of their renovated charity sleds to raffle winner Dallas Witzel of Langdon.

The raffle tickets the Krams sold were used to raise money for the Fargo Memorial Honor Guard, and they raised over $23,000 for the cause.

Attendees for the Snofest and SND State Ride faced some difficulties with the weather on Saturday, sandwiched between two blizzard days and facing high winds, blowing snow, and low visibility. Nonetheless, riders persevered and made the best out of the day. What riders missed out on in the snow was made up for indoors by spending time with friends and a community that share a passion.

By Steve Anderson

However, if you don’t qualify for VA healthcare under any of the above provisions, the VA does look at your income (and the income of dependents in your household). While the exact income threshold varies based on your location (and number of dependents), if you are a single veteran making less than $55,000 annually, the VA recommends submitting an application for healthcare eligibility.

Fact or Myth – I make too much money to qualify for VA health care. reading activity this year that includes reading a book written in German that I purchased many years ago on a trip I took. (I’m a little rusty on my German, so I know I’ll need my German dictionary handy to help me translate, but I’m hoping I won’t need it by the end of the book!) I also have been searching book lists and finding some hidden gems that I have never heard of before to add to my reading repertoire. Like I said, I’m a little enthusiastic about the whole thing. I got an eye roll when I suggested to my son that he should plan his month of reading out and continue it for the upcoming year, but I’m hoping that I at least sparked a little idea in that awesome brain of his.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Veterans’ Corner

The Thorrablot is a fun evening of celebration and socializing after the long winter. There are only 150 tickets available this year instead of the normal 200. This is so the tables can be spread out because of the COVID crisis. Tickets are $30 and can be obtained from Nancy Boe (701) 3319813, Judy Geir (701) 331-0634, or at the Mountain Chalet in Mountain.

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

My son, on the other hand, is not as enthusiastic as I am. Don’t get me wrong, he loves reading month and the activities that surround it at school. He loves to read but would rather build something intricate out of an engineering kit instead of open a book. So, he’s just not quite as enthusiastic about it as I am. And maybe, just MAYBE, I go a little overboard.

By Hilary Nowatzki

There is also a silent auction of donated items that is held throughout the evening.

Reading Month

I am so excited. It’s reading month again. It is amazing to me how quickly the year goes and how my favorite month comes back around to us.

(Well, okay, I’ll admit, I have more than one favorite month/day/season/activity, etc., but reading is so much FUN!) It’s a great way for a person to finish the winter months and jump into spring. It’s something I look forward to every year.

Snofest, SND State Ride, Moonlighters Club: A Snowmobile Homecoming

“I was honored to host the event, especially as one of my first undertakings as new owner,” said Cole Strong, who took over ownership of At the Hop on Jan. 1.

(layered cake with prune jam filling), kleinur (kind of doughnut), pönnukökur (very thin pancake rolled up with sugar), and a few other bite-size treats.

will be available.

and squeeze the urea out of the meat to make it safe to eat.

Trays of Icelandic sweets are served for dessert and include vínarterta

A variety of small bites for dessert. Submitted Photo.

Entertainment of Icelandic songs and friends enjoying conversation. Submitted Photo.

Volunteers getting the salmon appetizers ready. Submitted Photo.

These meats are prepared and smoked by John E. Johnson.

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It could be a fact or myth. Qualifying for VA healthcare is based upon many factors, not just income. Veterans who are service connected, received the Medal of Honor, are former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, receive VA pension, eligible for Medicaid, were exposed to ionizing radiation during atmospheric testing during the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or served in the Republic of Vietnam*, Persian Gulf*, or Camp Lejeune* (*during specified periods of service) may qualify for VA healthcare.

Before meeting with your local Veteran Service Officer, gather the following information: information regarding your gross annual income from the previous calendar year for you, your spouse, and dependent children; information regarding previous calendar year deductible expenses (these include unreimbursed medical expenses, funeral or burial costs, and educational expenses); copies of any current health insurance cards; and dependent information (this includes names, SSNs, date of birth, and date of marriage).

Steve Anderson is a retired Marine Corps GySgt currently serving as the North Dakota American Legion Commander. Steve’s passion is helping veterans. He has been the Cavalier County Veterans Service Officer since November 2020.

Education

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WALHALLA High School News

By Principal Phil Leitner

ents about the great things that their children are doing!

Basketball Season With the girls basketball season concluding, that leaves only boys basketball as the last remaining winter sport, and that means it is your last chance to see high school basketball this season. It has really been an exciting year of high school basketball for boys and girls. The Region 2 Boys Basketball Tournament will be held in the Betty Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks on March 7, 8, and 10.

Goodbye February With the cold temperatures, bad roads, and school cancellations it is easy to want to forget about the month of February that we had, but I do want to highlight something I unintentionally neglected in my last article.

February is also Career and Technical Education Month. We have great CTE programs, students, and instructors at our high school to celebrate.

Our programs and instructors are: Tim Hartje-Tech Ed, Krystal Peterson-Family and Consumer Science, Brad Johnson-Business, and Keythe Flaagan-Career Development. They do a great job providing opportunities for real world experiences and life skills that students need to have to be successful after high school.

Fun fact: Did you know that 98.9% of Walhalla students in grades 7-12 are enrolled in a CTE class? Wow! That shows how ingrained CTE is in our curriculum!

Parent-Teacher Conferences We will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences from 3:30-8 p.m. on March 15 at our school. This year we started holding the high school conferences in the high school gym, and that has been very well received. We will continue to do that to help conferences run smoothly. If you are a parent, please attend. Our staff loves to build positive relationships with the community, and we want to talk to par-

I would encourage all of you to watch the action in person, but if you can’t, I’m sure you will be able to catch it on the radio or online. However, if you listen or watch it at home, you won’t be able to get Dippin’ Dot Ice Cream, and that would really be a shame…

Shout Out This month’s “Shout Out” goes to our North Border speech team led by Walhalla High School English Teacher Rebecca Johnson. Mrs. Johnson has built the team from scratch over the last four years. It now has 15 students participating. While it is a new program, it is accomplishing many great things! The team is consistently in the top of the Class B at the meets they attend and even won the meet held at Dakota Prairie! Roughly halfway through the season, there have already been 3 students that have qualified for state! It is fantastic to be able to see students competing in something they love. Great job, North Border speech team!

Phil Leitner is the grades 7-12 high school principal at Walhalla High School. It’s 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.

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Pembina State Museum Staff Brings the Rendezvous to Life for North Border-Walhalla Students On Thursday, Feb. 24 Brian Hardy and Jeff Blanchard from the Pembina State Museum brought hundreds of replica artifacts to the Walhalla School. They were there to do some hands-on learning with North Border students in grades 4 through 8 with a fur trade simulation.

students were highly engaged as they carried out the simulation.

Any educators or administrators with an interest in bringing this program to their school can reach out to either Brian or Jeff at the Pembina site, at 701-8256840.

After an explanation of how the area was initially settled, students broke

into several teams for the activity.

Some were frontier families, engaged in a new season of fur trading after arriving in the area. Some were proprietors at either the Northwest or Hudson Bay trading company.

Through real, hands-on bartering, students learned about how the fur trade operated in our area. Each group simulation lasted between 60 and 90 minutes. Organizers noticed

Schuler Receives Music Teacher Honor Lisa Schuler of Langdon has recently been given the honor of being a Music Teachers National Association Foundation Fellow. The nomination was initiated by North Dakota Music Teacher colleagues. The honor is bestowed only to those members who have made a significant and substantial impact upon their students, fellow music teachers, and the North Dakota Music Teachers Association.

Lisa will be recognized during the Virtual Conference Gala of the 2022 MTNA Virtual Conference on Monday, March 28th. During the Fellows Recognition part of the program, a brief biography will be read by MTNA President Karen Thickstun. During this reading, Lisa’s picture will be displayed on screen. She will receive a Foundation Fellow Certificate and MTNA Foundation Fellow pin.

As a new MTNA Foundation Fellow,

Cavalier County Senior Menu

Provided by Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, March 7 Biscuits / Sausage Gravy / Hashbrowns / Carrots / Cookie / Fruit Tuesday, March 8 Chow Mein Hotdish / Oriental Vegetables / Cinnamon Roll / Fruit Wednesday, March 9 Cranberry Meatballs / Sour Cream/ Chive Mashed Potatoes / Green Beans / Cherry Squares Thursday, March 10 Pork Chop/Potato Hotdish / Stewed Tomatoes / Fruit Friday, March 11 Fishburger/Bun / Fries / Coleslaw / 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.

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‘N OR T H DAKO TA NEVER QUIT S’ Eva Robinson Realizes Jr. Iditarod Race Dream

By Sarah Hinnenkamp When the dogs got the go-ahead to start the Jr. Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska, 15-year-old Eva Robinson and her 10-dog team were first across the staggered start line.

with a total time of 16:58:34.

“I was very nervous to start off first on the Jr. Iditarod Trail,” Robinson said.

“We were first for a little while; we maintained 3rd until almost the halfway point.”

“I don’t know if I consider it real yet.

I finished the Jr. Iditarod. There were tons of emotions at that finish line, but it’s still surreal,” Eva said. “It’s been a dream of mine for 10 years now, but it’s a sense of surrealness and wow. There’s no way to word it – it’s just so amazing.”

In the mushing world, it’s a big deal just to finish a race, and Eva did just that.

Robinson said day one, which happened on Saturday, Feb. 26, was a really good run. She and the team finished day one in 11th place.

The Robinson family, Eva, her parents Katt and Justin, and her sisters, are staying through the start of the Iditarod sled dog race, which starts on Saturday, March 5. Eva has been asked to be a dog handler for the Berington twins. Sisters Anna and Kristy will both run teams in the Iditarod race. Eva will get the dogs ready and help get them to the starting line. This is an honor, and Eva has looked up to the sisters for many years. Her team even passed their teams during training, and they traded greetings and high fives.

“The trail was hard and fast, and that’s what we train for,” Robinson said.

While people were out on snowmobiles trying to guard the mushers and dogs on the trail from potential moose attacks, Eva’s lead dog Forest fell into a moose hole on the trail – a place on the road where moose feet have stomped through the snow, leaving a deep rut. In Alaska, this is a danger for sled dogs. Forest ended up quite sore, pulling a shoulder, so he was out for Sunday’s run.

Jr. Iditarod mushers. Submitted Photo.

“It’s kind of what led to the issues on Sunday – he’s an Iditarod finisher,” Katt Robinson, Eva’s mom said.

Without her strong lead dog, Eva’s race took a turn.

Eva will continue racing closer to home next year, like in the John Beargrease Junior Sled Dog Marathon race in Minnesota, which she won in 2021.

“I was having a very hard race; it was probably the hardest race that I’ve done,” Eva said.

Eva explained that none of her lead dogs wanted to lead consistently with her second lead dogs, so she was running a single lead dog, which is an older way of mushing.

“It was definitely an uphill climb, but we kept climbing,” Eva said.

Many mushers from other states have referred to Eva Robinson as North Dakota. And now we know, North Dakota never quits.

Eva drew number 2, which made her the first musher to start the race, because number 1 is honorary.

Frost - The Champion

By Katt Robinson

Ten miles into Eva’s second run and after switching leaders multiple times already, she noticed her boy, Brave, having shoulder issues. Brave was the only male on the team with the heart of a soldier. She checked him out but knew she had to carry him.

Twenty-two miles to the checkpoint.

Thankfully he’s a smaller guy but she now added 35 extra pounds of pure muscle to her sled and one less dog to pull it with only one dog who was willing to lead.

Soon a new problem popped up.

Sled dog Brave started to limp just as Eva was going to put him in the lead position. Brave doesn’t usually finish multi-stage races; he is used to getting dropped out of the race. Eva knows her dogs and said Brave tends to overwork himself and doesn’t know when to quit.

Ten miles into race day number two, Eva had to put Brave in her sled bag and she carried him. She called it a Disney moment because it seemed that Brave knew what was happening and didn’t fight her on it, he just followed her lead. She carried him for 22 miles on her sled until the turnaround point where she could drop him off with a veterinarian.

Eva Robinson, pictured with her parents, Katt and Justin Robinson, after finishing the Jr. Iditarod.

She hooked the second leader tug line to Frost and let her become single lead.

Frost charged forward leading the team. It was slow. It was beyond tough.

But Frost listened and led. They made it to the checkpoint and Eva took Brave to the vet area, took off her parka, vowed she wasn’t scratching and then left for the finish.

Sunday was warm in Alaska, and though Eva wanted to take her parka off, she had a dog parked in the spot where her coat would go. So, Eva was hot, tired, emotionally drained, and without her best pace dog.

“There were a couple of times that I considered scratching or quitting the race because it would have been easier – then I remember how far we had come,” Eva said.

Out there with her team in the Alaskan wilderness, Eva remembered telling her parents she would rather walk her dogs across the finish line than scratch the race. She also said to herself, “North Dakota never quits,” and she repeated that to her parents when she did cross that finish line.

“North Dakota never quits.”

While Eva struggled on the trail, the

She put him in the bag and then prayed. “Dear Lord, please just give me a leader who is willing to lead. A dog who will just step up and help the team finish.” She thought she was praying for a companion to help Frost but ultimately she realized He had done that. In Frost.

She went to the front of the team and declared, “This is either really stupid or really smart!”

Another challenge Eva faced mushing on the highway was her dogs are used to yielding to any other traffic that exists, including vehicles and snowmobiles. In Alaska, all other traffic yields to sled dogs. Though Eva didn’t try to stop her team, they stopped anyway when they heard traffic approaching.

That led to a lot of stops and starts.

She said she hated admitting that.

While there’s still a bit more to conquer on this trip to Alaska, the Robinsons are planning their trip home. A group is organizing a meet and greet event in Cavalier to welcome Eva and her family and team back, most likely in mid-March.

other jr. mushers had completed the race. Organizers gathered them and told them they had to get to the awards banquet.

“She had an amazing group of jr. mushers to compete with and be friends with. They were so inclusive.

They let her in the inner circle right away. They were such a great group of kids cheering each other on,” Katt said.

That group of jr. mushers asked how far Eva had left to go on the trail. None of them would leave the finish line to go to the banquet - not until Eva finished the race and could attend the banquet as well.

“It was such a sweet moment to see all these jr. mushers embrace your kid,” Katt said.

Eva Robinson, Cavalier, N.D. took 14th place in the 2022 Jr. Iditarod

Her fellow juniors had all checked on her as they had passed her. Alarmed by the sight of her now much slower team and single leader. She thanked them and assured them that she was ok. Just slow. But still moving.

Frost led the team into the finish. She finished in happy, Frost-like spirit - no injuries and just excited to see all the humans.

Frost is a champion.

She led for 80 miles of the Junior Beargrease and became a main leader.

At the Junior Iditarod, she led all 128 miles with 54 of those miles as single lead! She’s phenomenal. Frost is the 2022 Jr. Iditarod Blue Harness Award winner!

Legislative Updates

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Legislative Update

By Janne Myrdal

For some reason, winter seems very long this year. Likely due to an easy winter last year and the fact that we have a new puppy that needs to get out more than grown dogs, - nighttime walks are very cold on the prairie.

In the midst of “political times” in our state with redistricting and political conventions occurring, I am focusing on the work of Interim committees and future legislation. The Judiciary Committee was rescheduled due to the funeral for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who passed unexpectedly. I attended the funeral on behalf of the District. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and family.

The focus of the Judiciary Committee has been on a handful of issues, but rising to the top is juvenile justice.

This study includes a review of the effective intervention, resources, and services for children, the necessity

of licensing shelter care programs for runaway, homeless, and former foster care youth as well as the ability of these youth to access temporary shelter. What are the current barriers to effective intervention and how to provide necessary resources and services in time? As stories come forth, it is sadly a bigger issue and need than most of us see in our daily lives.

This must not just involve government involvement, but faith leaders and the public at large.

I was gratified to have many faithbased organizations present their excellent work to our committee recently and I am committed to making sure we have serious collaboration with them as they show a large percentage of success over what government entities alone can do. Like one of the presenters said, “ We give all the professional and medical services of course, but if there is no hope for

a future in the hearts of these young people then what becomes of them.”

So true.

The latest fiscal update for North Dakota is quite positive in spite of the nation being in a time of inflation. For December 2021, tax and fee general fund revenues were more than the forecast by approximately $16 million or 16 percent. Of this amount, sales and use tax collections were more than the forecast by $6 million or 10 percent, and corporate income tax collections were more than the forecast by $9 million or 52 percent. For the biennium-to-date, through December 2021, tax and fee general fund revenues are approximately $119 million, or 12 percent more than the forecast.

This is good news as far as forecasts go, yet of course energy cost is up for the consumers all across the state again due to wrong policies by the cur-

rent administration in DC. Permanent elimination of income tax is a must next Session. Property taxes should be lowered across the board as well though that is locally controlled and not under legislative authority.

There has been a lot of media talk about civility in North Dakota politics lately due to some retirements from the Legislature. I fully believe civility is important to accomplish our work!

We can have fruitful and intense debates without agreeing in the end, yet with civility. As long as I have served in the ND Senate I have not experienced or seen a lack of civility in the chamber at all. I honestly think the media has overplayed this issue a bit when debates in which the outcome is not in one’s favor becomes “incivility”.

Iron sharpens iron surely and at the end of the day, voters decide who gets to speak for them, and hopefully, that will be people who have strong convic-

tions expressed freely with all civility and respect for others.

Back to this political season, I am running for re-election for the Senate seat, now in D19 as announced a few weeks ago. It is truly an honor to serve and It is important to keep a conservative voice with a rural focus in the Senate on behalf of D19. There are many issues on the horizon including Ag taxation, medical freedom, water management, education, and more coming to this next session which has a huge impact on all of our lives.

As always, please contact me with concerns, questions or input.

Senator Janne Myrdal North Dakota District 10 jmyrdal@nd.gov 1 701 331 0946

LEGISLATIVE REPORT

Capitol Insight

By Chuck Damschen

One year ago we were well into the 2021 Legislative Session and I believe we set a record on the amount of debate on face masks and vaccines and emergency declarations!

The debate remains at a national level now, but there is still a lot we don’t know about covid and things associated with it. I certainly hope we can move on to some more positive topics of discussion for the 2023 session!

November 2021 found the ND Legislature in special session with our main purpose being the approval of a redistricting plan that would comply with the federal and state laws. This redraws legislative district borders as needed according to the 10 year census. This compensates for number changes in the population or adjusts for changes in the concentration of

the population. Most of you are not surprised to know that the urban population in ND is growing as the rural numbers go down. Overall, ND grew to the highest population in our history, but we lost three rural districts in eastern ND and they basically became urban districts.

I was disappointed when I saw the opening day of the special session was on the same day I had planned to be in Boulder, Colorado, to attend the Masters Recital by our youngest daughter. Thankfully, it was livestreamed on YouTube, so I kind of got to see it. We did get there for a choral concert she was in and also hope to go down for an opera she’s in and maybe some other musical events.

The interim committees that I serve

on have only met once or twice since the session. The Water Topics Overview Committee met twice and the Ag and Natural Resources Committee has met once. We have mostly heard briefings from a long list of groups/ organizations that deal with various water issues. The last meeting of the Water Topics Overview Committee was a joint meeting with the State Water Commission.

There are those in the legislature who feel that a watershed governance system would be a more favorable water management plan for ND. Oversimplified, such a system would elect a board for each watershed. The board would not be bound by political subdivision boundaries, so the theory is it would be a smoother process to establish multi-county assessment drains.

Personally, I hope this never happens as there would be a lot of bumps in the road to get to a point that would in reality, be no better or perhaps not as good, as we can already do with joint waterboards and joint powers agreements. I believe it would require an amendment to the ND Constitution, as well, but that could depend on the details of the governance plan.

Currently, the county waterboard members are appointed by the county commissioners in their respective counties. Waterboards have no taxing authority but can set up legally assessed drains that are approved by the benefitted landowners in the watershed and administer a special assessment for the approved project.

I would encourage all of you to find a

copy of the redistricting map for North Dakota. One place to find them is to google ND legislature and then click North Dakota Legislative Branch.

This page has a news box entitled “Approved Legislative Redistricting Maps”. You can click on one of the subjects in that box and pick your district off the list. BOUNDARIES HAVE CHANGED!! I live in what becomes District 9, Sub-district B. There will be an election this fall to choose the Senator from D-9, Representative from D-9, Sub A and Representative from D-9, Sub B. Please email or call with questions or issues. Phone: 701-868-3281 Email: cdamschen@nd.gov Rep. Chuck Damschen

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Rep. David Monson, District 19 Last week was a buy week for education interim committee work. I was in Bismarck for the Education Policy Interim Committee on February 23 where we heard about full-service community schools. This is a pilot program going on in ND where schools go beyond the 3 R’s. It is being tried through two Regional Education Associations (REA’s), Southeast and Central. They are in their 4th year of a five year trial. It is a way for schools to provide services they couldn’t afford on their own, such as school nurses, counselors, and more. It involves getting students, families, and schools working together. We spent the whole morning hearing about the benefits and challenges, got about a 100 page handout, and a number of presentations. I’ll try to summarize some of it. There are 7 pilot programs in the state including Northern Cass, Ellendale, Solen-Cannon Ball, Wilton, and one school each in Fargo, Mandan, and Minot. These schools have 13 services through this pilot program, but the extended school program, STEM (Science, Technical Education, and Math), and e-Care School Health Nurses seem to be the services reach-

ing the most kids. The e-Care demonstration was very interesting. A kit at each school is capable of showing a nurse a student’s ear canal, throat, temperature, rashes, or whatever by video. The cost is $20.35 per student or about 25% of the cost of having that service provided in the school, so it seems to be worth pursuing.

In the afternoon we heard about a study on compulsory school attendance. Present ND law says parents need to enroll their kids in school by age 7. The group studying this came up with the suggestion that we change this law to age 6. I disagree with that, and I told them so in no uncertain terms. Many kids are ready to start at age 6, but some are not socially or mentally mature enough, in my opinion. It should be left up to the parents and the teachers to decide this issue, not the state. There are some states going to an earlier start age, but we are about in the middle of the pack.

I hope we don’t see a law to change that in the 2023 session.

We also heard about alternative teacher licensure measures we could

consider to alleviate our teacher shortage issues. We do have some ways for teachers to get licensed quicker now, but we still have a shortage in nearly every area. Tennessee has a method that seems to be working. We may look at implementing some of that in the 2023 legislative session.

The Education Funding Interim Committee met on February 24. We didn’t have a quorum in attendance so not much business could be conducted..

We did have a presentation by DPI on enrollment trends during the 202122 school year, and the expected enrollment for 2022-23 year. We also discussed high-cost special education students and if we are reimbursing schools adequately. ESSER funds were discussed. These are the Federal Covid dollars the schools have been allocated. There are timelines to spend these dollars, and we found many have not spent them yet. We will keep an eye on this. C

ommended for advancement. This is a very big deal for our area, as one of the proposed projects involves the CTE center in Grafton with satellite projects in Minto, Cavalier, and further services for North Border and Langdon. Listening to his report, it sounded like our project in northeastern ND was a done deal as it was ranked 3rd of 4th out of 17 projects.

It had been scaled back with Minto kind of in limbo. It still sounded like that would likely be funded in the end. When the board met on March 1 for final approval, we were shocked to hear that they wanted more information and didn’t give final approval.

I made a number of calls to Bismarck on March 2 to get more information as to what went wrong. I got assurances that the information requested would be provided, and that our project should move forward in its entirety in time for construction to begin this spring. I will be keeping a close eye on this as it develops.

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) director gave a presentation on various projects that had applications submitted, evaluated, and rec-

One last issue brought to my attention on March 1 was the investments the state of ND has in Russia and Russian affiliated companies. We have 4 trust

funds invested to a small degree in Russia despite the legislature pushing for these investments to be placed in ND companies to a larger extent.

The investment board is meeting on Thursday, March 3rd, to find out the impact and how to move forward to safeguard our money. The potential to lose millions of dollars is very real, at least at first glance. It is less than one half of one per cent of the principal of these 4 funds, but still totals over $40 million that could be at risk. You will likely hear a lot more about this in the days to come. It is very concerning to me that our investment advisors didn’t see this coming and get our money out of trouble spots around the world. We have to spread the risk and not concentrate only in ND, but China and Russia are not where I want to see our money invested.

Rep. David Monson PO Box 8 Osnabrock, ND 58269 (701)496-3394 dmonson@nd.gov

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Lady Cards make State B Tournament for fifth straight year; Morgan Freije makes incredible 11th state tourney appearance

By Jake Kulland

Let's start this week by saying that the first weekend of March is the craziest time on our area sports calendar. The State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament begins in Grand Forks, it's end of year league tourney weekend for the Langdon Blades junior gold and 19U girls teams, and boys basketball is ready to begin regional tournaments on March 7. It's pretty much bananas trying to keep track of everything, but you can bet that we will do our level best to get it all covered here in The Borderland Press.

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals girls basketball team has made it to the ND State Class B Tournament for the fifth straight year, coming back to beat an unbeaten Four Winds-Minnewaukan team with help from a play that almost defies description. We detail it in the tournament story on this week's sports pages, but let's just say it deals with the Indians coach batting the ball in play, and then it gets wild from there.

We need to point out a milestone that has now happened with the Lady Cards heading to Grand Forks for the

state tournament, which is going on at the Betty Englestad Arena March 3-5. Cardinals senior Morgan Freije will now make her 11th appearance at a state tournament. Think about it, she has made it six times in volleyball and now five times in basketball. The only time she didn't go was her seventh grade year for girls hoops. Now, you would think that 11 times at a state tournament would be some kind of record, but while we are checking that out, we aren't sure if those kind of records are even kept. Whether it is a record or not, 11 appearances is just a testament to Morgan's talent and also the great players she has been on the court with, the coaching she has gotten, and the programs she has been with. She would also be the first one to tell you that.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich has now gone to the state volleyball tournament seven times in a row and to a state basketball tourney five times in a row. Also, many of the same girls are planning on playing girls softball for the first time this spring, along with many excelling individually in track and golf. What a run it has been!

Eagles boys ready to try and take the next step at Region 2 Tournament; Cards boys miss Region 4 Tourney for first time since 2016, Kingzett makes All-District 8 Team As we said above, it's regional tournament time for boys basketball beginning March 7. The North Border Eagles have ranked seventh in the state most of the season, and they have the second seed in the Region 2 tournament at the Betty in Grand Forks.

They will play at 6:00 p.m. on March 7 against the winner of a play-in game

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between Cavalier and Drayton-Valley-Edinburg. The Eagles will try and get to the State B Boys Tournament for the first time since 2007 when they took third and, of course, when they won it all in 2001. The Eagles are led by the top two scorers in Region 2, juniors Ayden Stainbrook and TJ Cosley. We wish them the best of luck, and you can find a full Region 2 bracket in this week's paper.

As for Langdon-Edmore-Munich, they played hard but suffered two tough losses in the District 8 Boys Basketball Tournament held in Langdon Feb. 25-28. The Cards had second half leads in both games against Rolla and St. John but, unfortunately, had more of the same bad luck that plagued them much of the season. Congrats to junior Markus Kingzett on making the All-District 8 team and to Cardinals' senior Tucker Welsh on his dedication to the Langdon-Edmore-Munich program. He is the lone senior on the team, so next year looks good to get back to the Region 4 Tournament, which they missed this year for the first time since 2016.

Blades boys and girls teams looking for first ever State Titles We will leave you this week by wishing the Langdon Blades junior gold and 19U teams the best of luck at their end of the season league state tournaments. The junior gold team is seeded second in their tourney in Crosby, and the girls are seeded first in their tournament in Bismarck. We will have full tournament coverage for both in next week's paper.

"See ya!" next week!

By Mitch Greenwood

Over the weekend the Pembina County North (PCN) Youth wrestling clubs in Cavalier and Walhalla hosted a pair of youth tournaments. Cavalier took their turn first on Saturday morning.

From 8:30-10:00am the Grizzlies Youth tournament took in more than 185 entries from wrestlers in more than a dozen communities in North Dakota and Minnesota.

The event started at 10:30 and wrapped up before 1:00pm with most wrestlers competing in 4-person round robin brackets getting three matches each. Everyone who com-

Photo by Larry Stokke.

peted went away with a trophy. On Sunday the kids were back at it again, this time in Walhalla. Day 2 of the wrestling saw nearly 140 wrestlers compete on Sunday afternoon. There were a lot of the same faces, but some new ones as well. Over the two days wrestlers ranging in age from Pre-K through sixth grade wrestled in hundreds of matches. The competitors came from Cavalier, Walhalla, Neche, Pembina, Grafton, Devils Lake, Larimore, Northwood, MayPort CG, Thompson, Roseau, Greenbush/ Badger/Middle River, Kindred, Velva, Rolla, and Cassleton.

The events could not have been pulled off without the help of count-

less coaches and volunteers in the Cavalier and North Border communities. Varsity wrestlers served as referees over the two days as they had eight matches going on at a time.

Many other wrestlers, statisticians, alumni, and a group of National Honor Society members helped work tables doing the timing and score-keeping while a number of parents and other volunteers helped sell concessions, weigh in wrestlers, create brackets, hand out trophies, and any other job that needed to be done.

These tournaments help serve as ma-

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

jor fund-raisers for the PCN wrestling program. Monies raised from previous tournaments have helped purchase new uniforms, pay for summer camps, and have helped purchase wrestling mats for the wrestling program.

Boys Hockey Blades Boys Win Final Home Game Over Grand Forks 7-1

By Jake Kulland

The Langdon Blades junior gold hockey team played their last game for the season at Dakota Spirit Arena on Feb. 27 versus the Grand Forks Stallions in a game that was postponed from the weekend before due to weather. The Blades steadily got a lead and slowly skated away with a 7-1 win. That victory got Langdon's record up to 9-41 on the season, which tied them for second place in the league standings.

Due to winning a tie breaker, this gave

them the second seed in the State Junior Gold Hockey Tournament, which is being held in Crosby March 3-5.

The Blades played Northwood in the opening round on March 3.

In their game with the Stallions, Langdon got the scoring going with Mason Romfo going end to end for a top shelf goal unassisted, which was followed by two more goals - one with Parker Rime putting in his ninth goal this sea-

son on an assist by Alex Gellner. Then Brody Steinmetz set up Gellner for two lamp lighters, one in the first period and one in the second with Parker Rime and Jace Rime each getting an assist as well.

After Grand Forks got their only goal of the game past Dawson Hein, Romfo would score twice more for the hat trick - the first coming on a steal and assist from Zack Rostvet, who was playing in his final home game as a Blade. Brady Regner capped the scoring on an assist from Romfo early in the third period.

Hein had 24 total saves for Langdon; the Blades outshot Grand Forks 3025.

BROCK FREER Brock Freer wrestling at the State Wrestling Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Call the Suicide Prevention LIFELINE anytime 1.800.273.TALK (8255).

Mason Romfo sneaks between two GF players with the puck. Photo by Larry Stokke

Kadyn Hein takes the puck away from the GF player . Photo by Larry Stokke

HOCKEY Brady Regner scores on the GF goalie sending the puck right over his head. Photo by Larry Stokke

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Cardinals: Boys Basketball Cardinal Boys Lose Two Tough Games at District 8 Tourney, End Season at 6-14

By Jake Kulland

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals hoped that a tough regular season schedule would get them ready for a nice run in the District 8 Boys Basketball Tournament held in Langdon Feb. 25-28. The Cards certainly played hard and had their chances but lost two very close games to have their season come to an end. They opened with Rolla on Feb. 25 in the first round, losing 51-50. That put them in a regional qualifying game on Feb. 28 where they lost to St. John 47-43. In both games, they had second half leads but couldn't get the right breaks at the end. The Cards finished their season with a record of 6-14, and they will miss the Region 4 Tournament for the first time since 2016. They have just one senior, Tucker Welsh, who will graduate from this year's squad, so the future looks bright for the program. Markus Kingzett was named to the All-District 8 Team. North Star won the tourney title 72-67 over Dunseith. Dragons' guard Ethan Morin was named District 8 Senior Athlete of the Year and Dunseith's Eric Morin District 8 Coach of the Year. Here is a recap of the Cards two games at the District 8 Tourney: Rolla 51, Langdon-Edmore-Munich 50 The Cards had a huge third quarter to grab a five-point lead going into the fourth versus the Bulldogs. After trailing by one at the half, the Cards got 3-pointers from Carter Tetrault, Tucker Welsh, and Rayce Worley in the third to take the lead at 39-34.

Some ill-timed turnovers in the fourth quarter plus two steals and baskets

by Rolla's Mitchell Leas gave the Bulldogs the lead late. Down by one point,

Langdon-Edmore-Munich tried to foul but were called for one intentionally, which gave Rolla free throws and the ball and was too much to overcome.

Tetrault had his best-ever game for the Cards, hitting two triples and putting in a career high 16 points. Worley led the Cards with 20 and had a double-double with 10 rebounds. Leas led all scorers with 22 for Rolla. The Cardinals out rebounded the Bulldogs 42-19.

ROLLA 51, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 50 LEM -10 13 16 11 -- 50 R -10 14 10 17 -- 51 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Rayce Worley 20, Carter Tetrault 16, Cody Amble 5, Tucker Welsh 4, Markus Kingzett 3, Jack Romfo 2 Rolla -- Mitchell Leas 22, Jeff Rosinski 13, Nic Mears 6, Deryk Thomas 6, Harrison Longie 4 Rebounds -- LEM: 42 (Worley 10, Kingzett 8, Welsh 7); R: 19 Assists -- LEM: 11 (Kingzett 5); R: 9 Steals -- LEM: 2; R: 8 (Leas 4) Turnovers -- LEM: 15; R: 7 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 18/51 (35.3%); R: 19/43 (44.2%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 6/11 (54.5%); R: 10/18 (55/6%) St. John 47, Langdon-Edmore-Munich 43 In a regional qualifying game on Feb. 28, the Cards met St. John, a team they had lost to by 17 points late in the regular season. This game would be different. The Cardinals battled back from being down by five points after one quarter with Rayce Worley scoring seven points in the second to

help give his team a 18-16 halftime lead.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich pushed that lead to six at 25-19 early in the third quarter only to see Woodchucks junior Ethan DeCouteau get hot and score 13 points in the third frame.

This put St. John back on top at 3834 going into the fourth. The last eight minutes were hard fought by both teams. Worley hit a 3-pointer to close the gap to one late, but St. John got two huge baskets on not easy shots to clinch the win.

Worley had 19 points for the Cards; Markus Kingzett had 16 points and 13 rebounds to notch a double-double. Carter Tetrault and Tucker Welsh each had four assists. DeCouteau led the Woodchucks with 16 points.

ST. JOHN 47, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 43 STJ -12 4 22 9 -- 47 LEM -7 11 16 9 -- 43 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Rayce Worley 19, Markus Kingzett 16, Carter Tetrault 6, Jack Romfo 2 St. John -- Ethan DeCouteau 16, Brayton Baker 12, Zavier Parisien 9, Issac Charbonneau 6, Jaydence McCloud 2, Landyn Jeanotte 2 Rebounds -- LEM: 36 (Kingzett 13, Tucker Welsh 9); STJ: 27 (Parisen 7) Assists -- LEM: 12 (Tetrault, Welsh 4); STJ: 11 (DeCouteau 4) Steals -- LEM: 7; STJ: 8 Turnovers -- LEM: 14; STJ: 12 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 16/51 (31.4%); STJ: 20/48 (41.7%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 5/8 (62.5%); STJ: 2/6 (33.3%)

Front row L to R North Star -Drew Nichols, Dunseith- Chad Parisian, Rolla -Mitchell Leas, St JohnJaydynce McCleod, Back Row L to R North Star-Dane Hagler, North Star- Parker Simon, DunseithEthan Morin, Dunseith- Jalen Poitra, St John-Brayton Baker. Rolla- Deryk Thomas, LAHS -Markus Kingzett, Rolette- Blake Mattson. Photo by Larry Stokke

Markus Kingzett was named to All District 8 All Tournament Team Photo by Larry Stokke

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REGION 2

BOYS’ BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 1, 7, 8 & 10, 2022 | Betty Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks #8 Hatton/Northwood

Game #1

March 1 | 7:00 PM North Wood High School

#9 Midway/Minto

#1 Thompson

Game #4

March 7 | 3:00 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

Game #8

March 8 | 6:00 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

#4 Grafton

Game #5

March 7| 4:30 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

#5 May-Port-C-G

Game #11

March 10 | 7:30 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

#7 Cavalier

Game #2

March 1 | 7:00 PM Cavalier HIgh School

#2 North Border

#10 Drayton/Valley-Edinburg

Tuesday, March 8 20min after Game #5

Game #6

Game #9

March 8 | 7:30 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

#6 Park River/Fordville-Lankin

Game #3

March 1 | 7:00 PM Park River High School

#3 Hillsboro/Central Valley

#11 Larimore

March 7 | 7:30 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

Game #7

3rd Place

Game #10

March 10 | 6:00 PM Betty Engelstad Arena

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Eagles: Boys Basketball Eagles Boys Split Last Two Games, Take 18-2 Record into Postseason North Border is seeded second in Region 2 Tourney starting March 7 in GF

By Jake Kulland

The North Border Eagles boys basketball team finished off their regular season schedule with two games - at Cavalier Feb. 25 then at Central Cass Feb. 26. The Eagles struggled with their shooting but came back to beat

the Tornadoes 59-53 then lost to the second ranked Squirrels 62-54. After the two games, North Border now looks forward to the postseason; they will enter the Region 2 Boys Basketball Tournament at Betty Englestad

Arena as the number two seed, and will play at 6:00 p.m. on March 7. The tourney will run through March 10. A full tournament bracket can be found in this week's paper. Here is a recap of the Eagles' last two games of their regular season: North Border 59, Cavalier 53 It's always a battle when the Eagles play the Tornadoes, and this game proved it. Cavalier got off to a fantastic start, leading 29-21 at halftime, and having their biggest lead at 32-21 early in the third before North Border finally got going. Down 43-34 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Eagles went on a mammoth 18-2 run to take the lead and held on to win.

North Border put up an unreal 37 3-pointers for the game, making just eight. Ayden Stainbrook stayed the course and got hot to lead the Eagles with 26 points, while TJ Cosley finished with 13. Stainbrook also added another double-double to his resume with 11 rebounds. It was one heck of an effort for Cavalier, but they fell just short. They were led by Ty Holmquist with 15 points and 14 by Caden DeMars.

NORTH BORDER 59, CAVALIER 53 NB --13 8 25 13 -- 59 C --15 14 16 8 - 53 North Border -- Ayden Stainbrook 26, TJ Cosley 13, Grant Cosley 8, Kyler Moore 6, Jaxon Johnson 4, Logan Peterson 2

Cavalier -- Ty Holmquist 15, Caden DeMars 14, Brysen Cleem 7, Isiah Lopez 6, Talan Devine 5, Zack Anderson 4, Jake Steele 2 Rebounds -- NB: 30 (Stainbrook 11, Johnson 6); C: 40 (Cleem 12) Assists -- NB: 14 (TJ Cosley 5, Stainbrook 4); C: 13 (Holmquist 4) Steals -- NB: 15 (TJ Cosley 4); C: 8 (Cleem 3) Turnovers -- NB: 13; C: 27 Field goal percentage -- NB: 19/63 (30.2%); C: 19/43 (44/2%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 13/17 (76.5%); C: 12/22 (54.5%) Central Cass 62, North Border 54 Against the second ranked Squirrels on the road, the game just seemed to keep going the way of Central Cass after they had a two-point lead at the half. CC built that to a 12 point lead with about four minutes left in the game. The Eagles cut it down to six late, but Central Cass hit their free throws down the stretch to get the win.

North Border still had three players in double figures in the loss. Ayden Stainbrook had 18 to led the Eagles, followed by Grant Cosley with 14

points, and Jaxon Johnson putting in a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. It was another tough day for the Eagles from beyond the arc; they were 6 for 23 from threepoint land. Cole Holzer hit five triples and led all scorers with 30 points for Central Cass. The Eagles were a lethal 12 of 13 from the free throw line.

CENTRAL CASS 62, NORTH BORDER 54 NB -- 11 16 11 18 -- 56 CC -- 12 17 15 20 -- 64 North Border -- Ayden Stainbrook 18, Grant Cosley 14, Jaxon Johnson 13, TJ Cosley 8, Kyler Moore 3 Central Cass -- Cole Holzer 30, Jake Deutsch 14, Carter Vrchota 13, Sam Kobbering 9 Rebounds -- NB: 28 (Johnson 10); CC: 32 (Holzer 7) Assists -- NB: 8; CC: 9 Steals -- NB: 7; CC: 9 Turnovers -- NB: 11; CC: 12 Field goal percentage -- NB: 19/53 (36.5%); CC: 23/53 (44.2%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 12/13 (92/3%); CC: 10/12 (83.3%)

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REGION IV BOYS’ BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 7, 8 & 10, 2022| Devils Lake Sports Center Four Winds/MWKN

Game #1

HEAR EVERY GAME ON 95.7 FM AND ONLINE AT MYBORDERLAND.COM.

Monday, March 7 3:00 PM

Rolla

Game #5

Dunseith

Tuesday, March 8 6:00 PM

Game #2

Monday, March 7 20min after Game #1

Warwick

Game #8

Thursday, March 10 20min after Game #7

North Star

Champion

Admission Per Day: Adults $10.00 Students $5.00

Game #3

DOORS OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE FIRST GAME

Monday, March 7 20min after Game #2

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Tournament Officials Chad Hunt Dean Klier Lucas Marcellais Jordan Mertens Jaden Pfeifer Corey Ploium

Game #6

Tuesday, March 8 20min after Game #5

Game #4

Tournament Manager Jason Wiberg

Monday, March 7 20min after Game #3

St. John

Game #7

Thursday, March 10 6:00 PM

3rd Place

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ed in marriage with Lana Huntley. This union produced a son, Casey. He left the oil fields in 2016 and moved to Minot to work at the Grand Hotel. Douglas would later work in New Town, ND, and finally at the grain elevator in Plaza, ND.

Douglas Horpestad A funeral service was held March 4, 2022, in Minot, ND, for Douglas Horpestad, 65, of Plaza, nd, and formerly of Williston, who passed away on February 20, 2022, at a Minot hospital.

The service was live-streamed for the public to view and can be accessed by going to https://bit.ly/3qXP5Jo. Burial will take place in Hampden, ND at a later date.

Douglas was born on February 25, 1956, in Devils Lake, ND, to Albert and Laura (Dahl) Horpestad. He was raised and educated in the Loma, ND, area and was a member of the track and basketball teams in high school.

Douglas graduated from Hampden High School in 1974.

After graduation, Douglas joined the U.S. Army. Upon his honorable discharge, he moved to Williston, ND, to work in the oil fields in 1977. Douglas initially started as part of the seismograph team, but eventually he did a little bit of every aspect of oil working.

In October of 1983, Douglas was unit-

Douglas had a strong work ethic and loved working overtime. In his spare time, Douglas loved going to the casinos and gambling and playing blackjack. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and had a homemade sausage making set-up in his garage.

Douglas could always tell a great story and with facial expressions to match - even his short stories were pretty long!

Douglas is survived by his son, Casey (Tavia) Horpestad of Williston; granddaughter Lennon Horpestad; brothers: Dennis (Carla) Horpestad of Langdon, ND, and Alden (Diane) Horpestad of Minot; sisters: Eunice Horpestad of Port Hadlock, Wash., Bonnie Duskey of East Canton, Ohio, and Beverly (Rick) Huetra of Aberdeen, Wash.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Wayne, brother-in-law Jim Duskey, and several aunts and uncles.

Thompson-Larson Funeral Home in Minot was in charge of services.

Those wishing to sign the online register and share memories may access the online obituaries section at (www. thompsonlarson.com).

Mary Eileen Nelson Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 4, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon for Mary Eileen Nelson, aka affectionately to family as “Leen”, who passed away February 26, 2022, at the age of 100. Burial will be in the spring at Calvary Cemetery in Langdon.

Eileen was born on October 4, 1921, in Langdon, ND, to Edward John and Kathryn (Nugent) Donovan. Her father was a lawyer, the postmaster in Langdon, and county judge. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him Selective Service Agent, and President Harry S. Truman appointed him Selective Service Appeal Agent.

Her mother was the city librarian for over 50 years. She was a self-appointed risqué book “overseer”. If you wanted to read these books, you needed to ask, as they were kept in a drawer in her desk.

Eileen graduated from Langdon High School in 1939. She graduated from the University of North Dakota with a major in social work and a minor in French in 1943. While attending UND, she was a member of the Alpha Phi Sorority. This is where she met the love of her life, Harry Nelson. He was serving as a busboy at her sorority.

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He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. They were united in marriage on November 12, 1943, in Chicago, IL. The Navy would not allow Harry the time for the planned wedding in Langdon. Eileen, her parents, and her maid of honor, Louise Paulson, met Harry in Chicago, IL. Eileen’s brother, Dr. Edward Donovan, was attending medical school at Loyola and also stood up for the couple. At the time of Harry’s passing, they had been married 64 years.

Eileen and her best friend, Dorothy Schroeder, were great fun and the life of the party! They met at UND and were best friends for over 70 years.

She was very close to her sister, Jane (Donovan) Traynor. Their families celebrated every holiday together. The families spent 2 weeks at Breezy Shore Resort in Detroit Lakes, MN, with several other Langdon families for many years until 1974, when the Traynors built a new cabin on Devils Lake in ND.

Having enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1942, they lived in Miami, FL; Columbus, OH; and New York City while Harry was attending Naval Schools.

One fond memory for Eileen was going to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and watching the military couples getting married before the men shipped out. In 1944, Harry was assigned sea duty, and Eileen moved home to Langdon to be with her parents. After Harry’s Honorable Discharge in 1946, they lived for a year in Minneapolis, MN, before coming to Langdon in 1947.

Eileen lived a wonderful life with her husband and soul mate, Harry, and their two children. She and Harry took care of her mother, Kathryn (Nugent) Donovan, who lived independently across the alley until Kathryn decided to go to the nursing home in Osnabrock, ND, in 1988.

Eileen and Harry enjoyed a wonderful life together, raising two children.

Both were faithful Catholics. Harry converted to Catholicism in the Navy, unbeknownst to Eileen. The couple were great gardeners, and Eileen was a marvelous cook. She canned and cooked delicious items to share with family and friends. She was active in her church and civic organizations.

She was one of the den mothers for her son’s Cub Scout troop. She helped her mother in the city library. She also worked at the library at St. Alphonsus Catholic School when her daughter was little. Eileen was a member of the Catholic Daughters and philanthropic organization of women, P.E.O. She also enjoyed Bridge Club.

Eileen is survived by her son, Thomas Edward Nelson of Fargo, ND; her daughter, Mary Kathryn Nelson, aka “Kathy”, of Wahpeton, ND; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harry L. Nelson; brother Dr. Edward J. Donovan of Denver, CO; sister Jane (Donovan) Traynor; Jane’s husband, John T. “Jack” Traynor, of Devils Lake, ND; her husband’s parent, siblings, and their spouses; nephew Jim Nelson; and great-nephew Matthew “Matto” Traynor. Eileen represented the last of the nuclear family Dr. Edward Ignatius Donovan and Mary McKenty Donovan established in 1884.

Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon, ND, was in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

Langdon Area School District #23 - Board Report (Meeting Minutes on Page 13) Advanced Business Methods, Feb 2022 Copier/Printer Leases $2,934.79 | Amazon Credit Plan, Books for Library, $191.90 | American Family Life, January 2022 Employee Premiums - $792.83 | Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Vision and Dental January 2022 - $2,975.54 | Apple Awards, Inc., Teacher of the Year Award - $79.92 | Askvig, Ethen, BBB Ref vs Devils Lake 2/14/22 $99.00 | Askvig, Jayla, BBB Clock vs Devils Lake 2/14/22 - $20.00 | Assurity Life Insurance Company, Critical Illness January 2022 - $1,089.94 | AVI Systems, Replacement Pen – Red - $40.00 | Borderland Press, The, Publish Board Meeting Minutes - $106.80 | Boyeff, Tim, BBB Ref vs St John 2/12/22 - $129.40 | ByteSpeed LLC, 75 ASUS Laptops 11.6"/ Grant Funded - $24,075.00 | CarQuest of Langdon, Air Filter - $25.49 | Cavalier County Memorial Hospital, JH/FF DOT Physicals - $203.74 | Choice Financial Group, Checkblanks - $54.09 | Christianson, Daren, Mile-

age to DL for Meetings - $541.08 | Christianson, Lane, GBB vs Dunseith Ref. 1/24/22 - $66.00 | City of Langdon, January 2022 Garbage, Sewer, Water - $608.23 | D & B Motors, Oil Change/Tires Mount & Balanced $472.10 | Devils Lake Public Schools – NESC, 21-22 TLC Membership $2,500.00 | Dollar General- Regons 410526, February 2022 Purchases - $76.40 | EduTech Education Technology Services, PowerSchool Training DL - $20.00 | Elfman, Mark, GBB vs Richland Ref. 1/22/22 - $0.00 | Expressway Suites, State StuCo Hotel Rooms, $1,469.30 | Farmers Union Insurance Langdon, Additional Premiums for New Suburban - $928.00 | Farmers Union Oil Co., January 2022 Fuel Expenses - $309.67 | FP Mailing Solutions, Feb-April 2022 Postage Machine Rental - $179.85 | Glenn's Appliance Center, Vacuum Serviced $44.00 | Grad Recognition LLC, Honor Student Gold Tassels '22 - $112.45 | Hansel Plumbing & Heating, 2 - 1' Sloan Stop Kits - $36.00 | Hart, Da-

vid, Mileage/Meals Negotiations Training - $351.66 | Hart, Jane, NDHSCA Coaches Membership - $60.00 | Hartley's School Buses, January 2022 Student Transportation - $28,969.66 | Helland, Gary, GBB vs Rolette Ref. 1/27/22 - $186.85 | Hoffarth, Carl, January 2022 Snow Removal $585.00 | Hot Lunch Program, Feb 2022 STEAM Camp Snacks - $79.94 | Hunt, Chad, GBB vs Richland Ref. 1/22/22 - $0.00 | Johnson Controls, Inc., Replaced Failed Actuator on Boiler 2 - $2890.00 | Klier, Dean, BBB vs North Star Ref. 1/28/22 - $203.23 | Lake Region Special Education, Taxable Valuation Assessment 21-22 - $46,499.31 | Langdon Hardware and Rental, January 2022 Custodial Supplies - $126.91 | Leevers Foods, January 2022 Groceries Science/ FACS/Conc - $184.26 | Lill, Mindi, Aug-Dec 21 Mileage Between Buildings - $13.28 | Lorenz, Wendy, Kindergarten In/Out Supplies - $68.12 | Manley, Jeff, GBB vs Rolette Ref. 1/27/22 - $111.00 | Mertens, Jor-

dan, GBB vs Warwick Ref. 2/7/22 - $204.40 | Montana-Dakota Utilities, February 2022 Natural Gas Bills - $9,239.07 | Morris, Ben, GBB vs Warwick Ref. 2/7/22 - $129.40 | ND Council of Educational Leaders, NDASSP Conference Registration - $500.00 | NESC, 21-22 NESC Membership/ITV - $3,500 | Network Services Company, Towels/TP/Garbage Bags/Wipes/Cleaner - $977.71 | Olson, Tonia, CPR/AED/First Aid Training - $575.00 | Ottertail Power Company, January 2022 Electric Bills - $24,696.84 | Popplers Music Store, HS Choir Music - $127.00 | Premium Waters, Inc., January 2022 Water/Water Jugs - $264.52 | Privratsky, Scott, GBB vs Richland Ref. 1/22/22 - $129.40 | Ramkota Hotel & Conferences Center, DC Hotel for NDCEL Conference - $172.80 | Sanford Health Plan, February 22 Health/COBRA Payment - $2,321.17 | Schaan, Vince, GBB vs Rolette Ref. 1/27/22 - $186.85 | Schneider,

Langdon City Commission Regular Meeting

Notice to Creditors

February 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.

Members present Jerry Nowatzki, Lawrence Henry, Darin Kaercher, Jim Rademacher and Susan Fay Crockett.

Also, present Chelsea Graber, Jason Busse, Jeff Hiller, Quentin Wenzel – City Attorney, and RoxAnne Hoffarth.

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

Approval of Minutes: L. Henry made the motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on February 14th seconded by D. Kaercher. Motion carries.

Additions to Agenda: MDU Purchase Correspondence: Department Reports: Street: J. Hiller reported they are still pushing and hauling snow. They have been putting in many hours and a big thank you to Tom Beauchamp for helping out.

Fire Department: L. Henry reported there was a house fire over the weekend and the owner is aware of how the structure needs to be taken down.

Water and Sewer Department: J. Busse reported there was a water break that took three days to get repaired. They have also been cleaning sewers.

Sanitation Department: D. Kaercher reported that the pay loader is in the shop for repairs.

Activity Center: C. Graber reported things have been going very well. We have a Gun Show scheduled for October 8 & 9 of 2022.

Police Department: No report.

Auditors Report: R. Hoffarth gave year end budget report for each department. L. Henry motioned to transfer $71,497.01 from street maintenance reserve to street fund, seconded by J. Rademacher. Motion carries. L. Henry motioned to transfer $39414.48 from general fund to Activity Center fund, seconded by J. Rademacher. Motion carries. RoxAnne gave election information for 2022; we have the President position and two commissioner positions open. There are also three park board positions open. We have the North Dakota League of Cities Executive Director, Matt Gardner coming to visit March 8th. RoxAnne also asked about Covid pay when employees test positive. It was agreed to leave this pay for employees and to be able to keep track of the hours used for Covid. To use the pay you must provide a positive test result.

Unfinished Business: Snow removal by property owners – This year has been a challenge for everyone with all the snow. Everyone needs to be aware where they are piling the snow. Don’t block street signs and to not pile it out into the street for street crew to take care of it; and to not pile other residents properties.

Lot by Chuck Down’s shop – tabled Paul Peterson lot – tabled MDU – Q. Wenzel reported that the purchase agreement has been final-

ized.

New Business: Pledge of Securities – D. Kaercher made the motion to approve the Pledge of Securities seconded by L. Henry. Motion Carries.

Northeast Regional Water rate increase – Devils Lake has increased the amount per thousand gallons by 10 cents to Northeast Regional Water and NRW has passed that increase onto the City. It was agreed to increase the $3.71 per thousand gallons to $3.81 per thousand gallons.

This increase will go into effect after a notice in the paper to residents.

Contract from County for City assessing for 2022 – City received a contract from the County to help with assessing for 2022 due to Jerry Ratzlaff retiring. RoxAnne talked to Jerry this afternoon and he does feel he will be able to get most everything done on his own but he may need to have some help from the City and County.

L. Henry agreed to the County contract seconded by J. Rademacher.

Motion Carries. We will then need to come up with an agreement for the future years assessing.

Living Local App – RoxAnne explained the app and some of the concerns from the County and other subdivisions of the City. The commission feels that this not something needed at this time and we will keep utilizing the social media that we already use.

Shauna, Mileage/Meals Negotiations Seminar - $351.66 | Schroeder Furniture LLC, 1 Gallon Adhesive/Cove Base/Tube Glue - $118.59 | Sundre, Kevin, GBB vs Dunseith Ref. 1/24/22 - $333.80 | Thorson, Dave, GBB vs Dunseith Ref. 1/24/22 - $239.50 | United Communications, Jan 22 IPTV Services - $1,912.71 | UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, Disability/Term Life/Staff Supp Jan 2022 - $1,218.55 | VISA - Cardmember Service, In/Out VISA Payment $8,665.33 | Wallace, Terry, GBB vs Dunseith Ref. 1/24/22 - $291.80 | Yoder, Ryan, GBB vs Warwick Ref. 2/7/22 - $258.80 | = $176,925.64 | Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Labor for Heater in Boys' Locker Room - $160.00 | Hansel Plumbing & Heating, LAES Garbage Disposal $2,160.00 | Langdon Activity Center, Jan 22 BB Practice Building Rental $1,550.00 | Ricard Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc., Condensate Pump - $613.79 | = $4,483.79

Building Permits: #5247 Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services J. Rademacher made to motion to approve all building permit, seconded by S. Crockett. Motion carries.

82835-82848/5940759415 Payroll and Liab. 24692.94 • 59458 | ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS | 233.00 • 59459 | ARAMARK | 172.70 • 59460 | CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER | 1364.43 • 59462 | CHELSEA GRABER | 20.80 • 59463 | DOCU SHRED, INC. | 39.77 • 59464 | KNDK | 407.00 • 59465 | MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES | 2584.46 • 59466 NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER | 14372.67 • 59467 | THE CAR CLINIC | 140.00 • 59468 | UNITED COMMUNICATIONS | 1164.90 • 59470 | VALLI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. | 706.29 • 59471 | WIN-911 SOFTWARE | 660.00 • 59472 | WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE | 4287.44 Review and Approval of Bills: J. Rademacher made motion to approve all bills seconded by L. Henry. Motion Carries.

Adjourn: With no other business L. Henry moved to adjourn the meeting.

Jerry Nowatzki, President RoxAnne M. Hoffarth, Auditor

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the undersigned, pursuant to NDCC 30.1-19-03, that all claims against a decedent’s estate which arose before the death of the decedent, including claims of the state or any political subdivision, whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, if not barred earlier by other statute of limitations, are barred against the estate, the personal representative, the heirs and devisees of the decedent, and nonprobate transferees unless presented as follows: A. Within three months after the date of the first publication and mailing or notice to creditors if notice is given in compliance with section 30.1-19-01; provided, claims barred by the nonclaim statute at the decedent’s domicile before the first publication for claims in this state are also barred in this state.

Claims must be presented to the undersigned at the address below.

Dated this the 18th day of February, 2022.

Ted Hawken 520 17th St. E. West Fargo, ND 58078 R. Scott Stewart, PC R. Scott Stewart Attorney at Law P.O. Box 151 Langdon, ND 58249-0151 First publication on the 4 day of March, 2022.

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LANGDON AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 19, 2022 Present: Dave Hart, Dawn Kruk, Tyler Feist, Cindy Stremick, Steve Olson, Daren Bachman, Daren Christianson (Supt.), Todd Hetler (Elem. Principal), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.).

Absent: Tiffany Hetletved and Ethen Askvig.

Visitors: Shanda Christianson and Greg Goodman.

Chairman Dave Hart called the January 19, 2022, Board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

The Board reviewed the December 20, 2021, Board minutes. Cindy Stremick made a motion to approve the December 20, 2021, Board minutes as presented. Tyler Feist seconded the motion. There was discussion on School District property and the responsibilities of all the employees of the District. Cindy Stremick rescinded her motion to approve the December 20, 2021, minutes as presented. Tyler Feist seconded the motion. Cindy Stremick made a motion to approve the December 20, 2021, minutes as presented with the stipulation that Administration bring back a policy considering School District property use offsite by all employees. Tyler Feist seconded the motion.

Dawn Kruk requested to correct the Eagles # to 3454 under Old Business and to correct Daren Christianson’s name under Administrative Reports.

Motion with corrections was unanimously carried. The Board reviewed the financials and bills presented.

Daren Bachman made a motion to approve the financials and bills as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The Business Manager report was reviewed by the Board. Shauna Schneider added that she attended a webinar that morning on ESSER and gave the Board an update on time and effort tracking and reimbursement requirements for all federal funding.

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Notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2022, at 9:00 AM, at the Munich Ambulance Building, Munich, ND, in the Township of Henderson, Cavalier County, an election will be held in which the following question shall be submitted to the electors of Henderson Township: Shall Henderson Township levy taxes for a 5-year period commencing in

Chairman Dave Hart welcomed the visitors attending the meeting.

Preview of Agenda: Chairman Dave Hart added Facility Use Request under New Business.

Communications: The Board received an invitation for the Junior/Senior Banquet, thank you cards were received from D&B Motors and the Langdon Area School District Foundation Board, and holiday cards were received from ND E-Waste, Advanced Business Methods, and Magic-Wrighter, Inc. Committee Reports: Daren Christianson reported for the Athletic Committee beginning with a softball update.

He added that receiving equipment for sports is an issue right now. Daren Christianson reviewed head track coach positions and moving those positions to one dual program head coach with Jane Hart as that head coach. Cindy Stremick made a motion to approve Jane Hart as head girls’ and head boys’ track coach. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried with Dave Hart abstaining from the vote.

Administrators’ Reports: Daren Christianson reviewed his report with the Board. Topics of discussion included Minibuses, Staff Appreciation Supper, Thank You to the Eagles for Sponsoring the Event, Weather and Activities, Mid-Winter Superintendents Conference, and Bids for School and Sports Pictures.

He added that he solicited bids for a 14-passenger minibus with seatbelts and air conditioning. The accepted bid received is for $72,295. This will be on next year’s budget. Daren Christianson reviewed weather related school closings and cancellations and the process. He stated that he will be requesting available funds from the Cavalier County Commission for the Elementary heating project.

Todd Hetler reviewed his report with 2023 through 2027, which shall exceed the legal limit by approximately $10,543.61 (11 mills), so that the taxes levied, instead of being approximately $17,253.18 (18 mills), which is the limit authorized by law, shall be approximately $27,796.79 (29 mills)? ( ) YES or ( ) NO By the Board of Supervisors of Henderson Township. Dated this 17th day of February, 2022.

Douglas Klein - Clerk

City of Langdon Notice

City of Langdon will be increasing the $3.71 per thousand gallons of water to $3.81 per thousand gallons. This increase will take effect

on the April billing. If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call at City Hall at 256-2155.

2022 CAVALIER COUNTY Township Election Date, Time, Location Alma • March 15 | 1 PM Osnabrock Fire Hall

Linden • March 15

Banner • March 15 | 10 AM Ken Weaver Farm

Loam • March 15 | 9-11 AM Joel Jacobson Shop

Billings • March 15 | 7 PM Wayne Haugland Residence

Manilla • March 15 | 1-2 PM Louis McGauvran Farm Shop

Bruce • March 15 | 7 PM David & Mary Perry Residence

Minto • March 15 | 4-5 PM Lynn Domres Farm Shop

Byron • March 15 | 7:30 PM Hannah Store

Montrose • March 15 | 7 PM Milton Fire Hall

Cypress • March 15 | 10:00-11:30 AM Del Gage Residence

Moscow • March 15 | 9 AM Terry Jacobson Residence

Dresden • March 15 | 5 PM Wales Fire Hall Easby • March 15 | 4:30 PM Osnabrock Barley Hall East Alma • March 15 | 1 PM Milton Fire Hall Elgin • March 15 | 10 AM Orris Gjesdal Residence Fremont • March 15 | 7 PM Walhalla American Legion Glenila • March 15 | 1 PM Calvin Fire Hall Gordon • March 15 | 1 PM Alsen Farmers Elevator Meeting Rm. Grey • March 15 | 7 PM Richard Flanders Residence Harvey • March 15 | 2 PM Earl Welsh Farm Hay • March 15 | 2-3 PM Tom Balsdon Shop Henderson • March 15 | 9 AM Munich Ambulance Center Hope • March 15 | 6 PM Vang Shed Huron • March 15 | 9 AM Dawley Farm Langdon • March 15 | 8:30 AM Langdon Courthouse N. Meeting Room

Mt. Carmel • March 15 | 1-4 PM Steve Schefter’s Shop Nekoma • March 15 | 5:30 PM Nekoma Pain Reliever North Loma • March 15 | 9-10 AM Bus Barn, Langdon North Olga • March 15 | 2-4 PM Brian Hardy Residence Osford • March 15 | 7 PM Osnabrock Fire Hall Osnabrock • March 15 | 7-9 PM Jeff Ormiston Residence Perry • March 15 | 5 PM Cavalier County Courthouse Seivert • March 15 | 9 AM Greg Hoffman Residence South Dresden • March 15 | 1 PM Jay Dubois Residence South Olga • March 15 | 4 PM Law Library, Langdon Courthouse Storlie • March 15 | 9 AM Larry Ohma Farm Trier • March 15 | 2 PM Eugene Goeser Residence Waterloo • March 15 | 6:30 PM Doug Lill Residence West Hope • March 22 | 10 AM Chris Olson Residence

the Board. Topics of discussion included Fifth Grade Social Studies and Art Classes, MTSS Team Training, Standards Based Learning, Parent-Teacher Conferences, NAEP Testing, Report Cards, Culture and Climate, and Winter Doldrum Activities. He added that he sent out an email on site specific mitigation review with staff regarding COVID 19. Todd Hetler stated that a request to put more students in the lunchroom was denied. He added that there’s been 3-4 new students in the Elementary in the past couple of months.

Ethen Askvig’s report was reviewed by the Board. Topics of discussion included MS/HS Speaker and Thanking the Eagles for Sponsoring the Speaker, Semester Tests, Wohletz Grant, Behavioral and Mental Health, Report Cards, 504 and Investigations Training, and NAEP Testing.

Old Business: Daren Christianson gave a COVID update stating that there have been positive cases seen in the schools. He stated that there’s also been flu and other undiagnosable illnesses in both buildings. Daren Christianson reviewed the District’s COVID Plan with no changes recommended.

New Business: Negotiations Seminar attendees will be Dave Hart and Shauna Schneider. Security of pledges were reviewed by Board. Tyler Feist made a motion to approve the security of pledges as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Policies were reviewed by the Board. Dawn Kruk made a motion to rescind the following Langdon Area School District #23 policies: Youth Patriotic Society Access and GED Credit for High School Graduation and Curriculum Requirements. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Dawn Kruk made a

motion to wave the second reading and to approve and adopt the following Langdon Area School District #23 policies: FFL – Youth Patriotic Society Access and GACE – GED Credit for High School Graduation and Curriculum Requirements. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Roll call vote was unanimously carried. Tyler Feist made a motion to amend and waive the second reading of the current Langdon Area School District #23 policies: FCC – Restraint or Seclusion Policy, FFD – Carrying Weapons, FGBA – Released Time for Outside Instruction, FGBB – Student Prayer During Non-Instructional Time, FGDD – Student Publications & Freedom of Expression, GACB – Patriotic Exercises, GBAA – Teaching About Religion, IAC – Lease of School Property, IAD – Disposal of School Real Estate, and KADA – Weapons Prohibition on School Property-Public, to reflect updated language from the NDSBA to remain in compliance. Daren Bachman seconded the motion. Roll call vote was unanimously carried. An open enrollment application was reviewed by Board. Steve Olson made a motion to approve the open enrollment application as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. A facilities usage request was reviewed by Board for the After Prom Party. Daren Bachman made a motion to approve the facilities usage request presented.

Steve Olson seconded the motion.

Motion was unanimously carried.

Dave hart requested a motion to go into executive session under NDCC 44-04-19.1 for teacher negotiations strategy. Tyler Feist made a motion to go into executive session for teacher negotiations strategy. Daren Bachman seconded the motion. Roll call vote unanimously carried. Dave Hart asked that the public wait in the hallway should they want to return to the open meeting that will reconvene in

MILL LEVY INCREASE MILL LEVY INCREASE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2022 ,at 10:00 AM, at Kenneth Weaver Residence, 8733 81st St. NE, Munich, ND, in the Township of Banner, Cavalier County, an election will be held in which the following question shall be submitted to the electors of Banner Township: Shall Banner Township levy taxes for a 5-year period commencing in 2022 through 2026, which shall exceed the legal limit by approximately $6,738.90 (10 mills), so that the taxes levied, instead of being approximately $12,130.02 (18 mills), which is the limit authorized by law, shall be approximately $18,868.92 (28 mills)? ( ) YES or ( ) NO By the Board of Supervisors of Banner Township. Dated this 16th day of February, 2022.

Kenneth Weaver - Clerk

Notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2022, at 12:00 PM, at Wade Harpestad Residence, 8090 96th Ave. NE, Hampden, in the Township of Billings, Cavalier County, an election will beheld in which the following question shall be submitted to the electors of Billings Township: Shall Billings Township levy taxes for a five-year period commencing in 2022 through 2026, which shall exceed the legal limit by approximately $7,771.80 (10 mills), so that the taxes levied, instead of being approximately $13,989.24 (18 mills), which is the limit authorized by law, shall be approximately $21,761.04 (28 mills)? ( ) YES or ( ) NO By the Board of Supervisors of Billings Township. Dated this 17th day of February, 2022.

Wade Harpestad - Supervisor

approximately 30 minutes. Executive session began at 7:17 p.m. and was attended by the Board, Business Manager, and Superintendent. Open meeting reconvened at 7:52 p.m. At large position was discussed.

Items for Next Agenda: Student Council, School Calendar, and Technology Policy.

The next regular Board meeting will be Monday, February 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room.

Dawn Kruk made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 7:58 p.m.

Board President Business Manager DISCLAIMER: These are unofficial minutes as they have yet to be approved by the Board.

NOTICE OF DEADLINE

FILING

Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing to have a candidate’s name printed on the ballot for the City of Langdon is April 11th, 2022, by 4:00 PM. The following city offices are up for election: President of the Commission: (1) Position (4 year term) City Commissioner (2) Positions (4 year terms) City Park Board Member (3) Positions (4 year terms) A Candidate for a city office must turn in a completed SFN 2704 Petition/ Certificate of Nomination and a completed SFN 10172 Statement of Interests to their City Auditor by the above deadline date and time. All forms are available from either the City Auditor at 324 8th Avenue or can be obtained online at http://www.nd.gov/sos/ electvote/elections/forms.html

MILL LEVY INCREASE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Earl Welsh Residence, 9922 Cty. 33, Langdon, ND, in the Township of Harvey, Cavalier County, an election will be held in which the following question shall be submitted to the electors of Harvey Township: “Shall Harvey Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota, levy taxes for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 which shall exceed the legal limit by approximately $11,360.90 (10 mills), so that taxes levied instead of being approximately $20,449.62 (18 mills), which is the limit authorized by law, shall be approximately $31,810.52 (28 mills)?” ( ) YES or ( ) NO By the Board of Supervisors of Harvey Township. Dated this 31st day of January, 2022. Earl Welsh-Supervisor

NOTICE OF FILING DEADLINE FOR PEMBINA COUNTY OFFICES The deadline for filing a petition to have your name appear on the June 14, 2022 Primary ballot is Monday, April 11, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Offices that will appear on the county ballot include: County Commissioner for District #1 – 4 year term County Commissioner for District #3 – 4 year term

County Commissioner for District #5 – 4 year term Auditor/Treasurer – 4 year term Clerk/Recorder – 4 year term State’s Attorney – 4 year term Sheriff – 4 year term

These offices are currently held by Andrew Cull – District #1 Commissioner, David Moquist - District #3 Commissioner, Nick Rutherford – District #5 Commissioner, Linda Schlittenhard

– Auditor/Treasurer, Melissa Morden – Clerk/Recorder, Rebecca Flanders – State’s Attorney, and Terry Meidinger - Sheriff.

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

For further information please call 701-265-4231.

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cont’d. from page 1 - THE DRIVE FOR FIVE! percentage -- LEM: 22/49 (44.9%); HWC: 4/31 (12.9%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 4/10 (40.0%); HWC: 12/16 (75.0%) Langdon-Edmore-Munich 55, Dunseith 39 It took a little longer for the Cardinals to find their way against Dunseith, a District 8 team, in the semifinals. The Cards misfired on their first couple of shots and their first four free throws.

Halle Jabs settled things down by hitting a 3-pointer plus six late first quarter points by Morgan Freije gave Langdon-Edmore-Munich a threepoint lead after the first quarter. Jaya Henderson had eight second quarter points including two shots from downtown, pushing the Cards lead to 26-17 at the half.

The game wouldn't really be decided until the Lady Cards went on a 9-2 run to start the fourth quarter with four

different players hitting shots. Langdon-Edmore-Munich had their biggest lead at 49-29 and went on to win.

Henderson had 19 points and Freije 17 to lead the team in scoring; each player also had eight rebounds. The Cards dished out 20 assists for the game, led by Henderson with six and four each from Marlee Hetletved and Halle Jabs. Rozalind Strong had 13 points for the Dragons.

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 55, DUNSEITH 39 D -- 10 7 10 12 -- 39 LEM -- 13 13 14 15 -- 55

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 40, Four Winds-Minnewaukan 35 The championship game versus FW-M would be a wild one, albeit low scoring. A Whitney Pankratz 3-pointer and two baskets from Halle Jabs helped the Cardinals stay within a point of the Indians after one quarter at 8-7. The second quarter would bring about one of the most bizarre plays of the tournament and one that will go down and be remembered as one of the biggest plays in the history of Lady Cards basketball lore.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Jaya Henderson 19, Morgan Freije 17, Meredith Romfo 5, Halle Jabs 3, Whitney Pankratz 3, Jalynn Swanson 2, Payton Hall 2 Dunseith -- Rozalind Strong 13, Tiyahnna Trottier 11, Saige Longie 6, Brailyn Davis 3, Jorja Short 2, Hannah

After Myona Dauphinais hit a 3-pointer to give FW-M a nine-point lead at 22-13, the Cardinals came down and had a pass knocked away in front of the Indians bench. After Dauphinais knocked the ball off Jaya Henderson's nose, the ball floated by FW-M coach Sean Gourd, who shockingly swatted

at it, hitting the ball in play. That resulted in a technical foul against the Lady Indians coach, which was followed by Henderson hitting two free throws despite begin barely able to see from being hit in the nose. Following the made free throw shots, Jalynn Swanson put in a basket to cut the lead to five at the half when it easily could have been nine or even more.

The Cards clawed their way back into the game from there and took the lead late in the third quarter at 30-28 from a 3-pointer from Jabs and a go head hoop from Swanson. Tied at 30 in the fourth, Langdon-Edmore-Munich got huge buckets from Marlee Hetletved, Meredith Romfo, and Morgan Freije to fight to a one-point lead at 36-35.

The Cardinals, who struggled from the line the whole tourney, then made four free throws in a row - two from Henderson and two from Jabs - to salt away the win. The Cardinals allowed just 13 total points in the second half.

No player from either team reached double figures in scoring for the game, as the Cards were led by Jabs with nine and Henderson with eight.

Dauphinais had nine points for FW-M well off her scoring average; she finishes her career with a total of 1,500 points scored.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 40, FOUR WINDS-MINNEWAUKAN 35 LEM -7 10 13 10 -- 40 FWM -8 14 8 5 -- 35 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Halle Jabs 9, Jaya Henderson 8, Morgan Freije 6, Jalynn Swanson 6, Marlee Hetletved 4, Meredith Romfo 4, Whitney Pankratz 3 Four Winds-Minnewaukan -- Myona Dauphinais 9, Mahpia Jackson 8, Ezura Rainbow 5, DaNesha Leaf 5, Mallory Yankton 4, Ali Lawrence 4 Rebounds -- LEM: 25 (Swanson 5, Henderson 4); FWM: 19 (Jackson 5) Assists -- LEM: 8; FWM: 8 Steals -- LEM: 7 (Henderson 3); FWM: 13 (Dauphinais 4) Turnovers -- LEM: 19; FWM: 20 Field goal percentage -- LEM: 16/44 (34.6%); FWM: 13/32 (40.6%) Free throw percentage -- LEM: 6/11 (54.5%); FWM: 7/11 (63.6%)

Region 4 Champions, Langdon-Edmore-Munich. Photo by Larry Stokke.

All Region L to R Myona Dauphinais Four Winds, Ezura Rainbow Four Winds, Rozalind Strong Dunseith, Natalie Decoteau St John, Morgan Freije LAEM, Danielle Hagler North Star, Quinn Neppl Benson County. Picture by Larry Stokke.