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Volume 1, Number 19

Township road in Elgin Township, Cavalier County. Photo by Janelle Bata.

Cavalier County Passes Flood Disaster Declaration

By Shanda Christianson

With the recent overland flooding, county and township roads have experienced erosion. In some cases, the damage to roads has been severe, such as in Elgin Township with the roads pictured in the photos taken

by Janelle Bata.

Greg Goodman, chairman of the Cavalier County Commission. “We passed a Flood Emergency Declaration, which is part of the steps in the process of working to obtain those FEMA funds. Our next step in that process is to await a presidential declaration.”

The Cavalier County Commission met on Tuesday, May 3 to discuss the steps needed to get federal help.

Goodman said there are a handful of situations where township roads have been washed out due to culvert issues, and those are being addressed by the township board officers, in conjunction with how the county works with the townships for culvert replacements.

“As usual with the different weather patterns we get to have here in the Northern Plains, we’re quite familiar with the process of working with FEMA to help with the financial assistance not just from a county level but also from a township level - on the damage that’s been done this spring,” said

“The western part of the county is a cont’d. on page 14

Township road in Elgin Township, Cavalier County. Photo by Janelle Bata.

Township road in Elgin Township, Cavalier County. Photo by Janelle Bata.

Letter from the Publisher Page 4

NORTH BORDER WALHALLA

Letter from the Editor Page 4

By Hilary Nowatzki

In this Issue:

Hosts two Foreign Exchange Students Annalena Messig and Damira Muratbekova are each highly driven, motivated, and brilliant young minds.

Around two years ago, they began the process of applying to become foreign exchange students here in America.

“North Dakota is Just One Big Small Town” by Sara Goodman Page 4 “Back to Biking” by Matt Mitzel Page 4

“We wanted to see the United States - it’s the land of opportunity,” Muratbekova stated.

St. Alphonsus Visits The Borderland Press, Simmons Multimedia Page 5 Jake’s Take on Sports Page 7 “A Lunatic’s Night Out,” by Father Michael Hicken - Page 13

Index:

News Page 2 Agriculture Page 3 Opinion Page 4 Education Page 5 Community Page 6 Sports Pages 7-8 Obituaries/Church Page 9 Game/Classifieds Page 10 Public Notices/ Page 11 Meeting Minutes Legislative Updates Page 12

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Damira Muratbekova, Kazakhstan and Annalena Messig, East Germany, exchange students at North Border Walhalla.

It’s that time of year for folks around the country to gather, acknowledge, and celebrate the hard work and academic achievements of graduates. This past year at North Border School District in Walhalla, the educational facility hosted two very special young women to add to its list of celebrations.

Messig, 18, is a native of East Germany and Muratbekova, 17, is from central Kazakhstan. The ladies were hand selected out of thousands of applicants from their countries, and they endured a multitude of tests, interviews, and mental and physical health assessments to obtain their positions as students in the United States.

“Back in my hometown (in Kazakhstan), there were over 6,000 applicants for one placement, and I was accepted,” stated Muratbekova.

First, she was required to write an essay within 15 minutes then two essays in 30 minutes. These essays

Experiencing prom for the first time. Submitted photo.

were submitted to Washington, D.C. for the students applying to the FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) Program.

Psychologists, educators, and legislators analyze all of these tests, interviews, and responses, which leads to their selection of students.

Muratbekova usually doesn’t answer unknown numbers, but one day while she was studying with other students, she decided to take a call from an unfamiliar number. When she heard the voice on the other line, she realized it was about her FLEX acceptance process.

Messig went through a very similar process to obtain her position as a student in the states. For the first step, applicants' backgrounds were reviewed thoroughly.

“There were immediately about 40 percent out because you had to have had literally nothing going on in your

“I was so happy I screamed while I was surrounded by very serious and stern people!” Muratbekova stated.

She had made it to the third round and now things would get even more serious. She had several face to face interviews, then she was given a variety of difficult scenarios she may face during her studies abroad and had to explain how she would cope with them.

Annalena and Damira. Submitted photo.

cont’d. on page 5

News

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Langdon Prairie Health to Provide EMT Langdon’s Dr. Eklof Set to Retire

By Nick Vorlage Certification Course

By Nick Vorlage

Starting June 13, Langdon Prairie Health will provide an EMT Certification Course, which aims to provide career training for positions in emergency medical settings and creates a solid foundation for those wanting to start a career in healthcare.

To that end, the JDA created a forgivable loan for individuals taking the course.

The Cavalier County Job Development Authority is also providing assistance with this course, as they have in years past.

This year, the JDA aims to offer a full reimbursement of the course fees, approximately $1,000, to the first eight individuals who successfully complete the course and find employment as an EMT.

“We found out that the real barrier wasn’t interest, but the barrier was the class that you have to take in order to get certified to become an EMT,” said Shannon Duerr, executive director for the JDA. “That class wasn’t offered locally, and that class was kind of expensive.”

“It was a really popular program. It helped more than double the size of the EMT squad,” Duerr said.

Dr. Eklof said serving in Langdon has provided its own share of highlights, one of which he calls the continuity of care.

“I think just being able to practice in a smaller town, knowing the population the way I do, and you’re able to see families come through - from when you see them for the first time, they’re kids and then you end up seeing their kids and their grandkids – it’s kind of rewarding,” Eklof said.

Classes are scheduled to meet Mondays and Thursday from 6-10 p.m. from June 13 to October 1. For more information about the course, the reimbursement grants provided by the JDA, and how to register, visit lph.hospital/emt-class.

Dr. Eklof said he and his office are continuing to look for a new provider. The COVID pandemic has caused challenges in this endeavor.

Government Stops Langdon Gets Full Funding for Speed Radar Sign

By Shanda Christianson School Lunch

By Shanda Christianson

As the school year comes to an end, changes are being made to the hot lunch program throughout the nation.

During the COVID crisis, the federal government decided, with the state of the economy and the health crisis, that it would fund hot lunch programs at schools in order to take some of the burden off parents.

“Basically, what they did is they categorized all students in any school system as free and reduced meal students. We currently are getting free meals for all of our students, and it has nothing to do with the income of the parents or the families, so all kids are being fed on a federal program right now,” said Daren Christianson, Langdon Area Schools superintendent.

That program is set to expire, and as of June 1, the school will not be on that program any longer. The Summer Meals Program, which was supported by that federal legislation, is also going to go away.

“As the sign up for school packets go out, there will be some forms in there that will ask parents to fill out and provide financial information and submit that back to the business office here at the high school and, according to the charts that they give us, will determine which families are eligible for free meals and which families are eligible for reduced meals and which families are not,” Christianson said.

Residents in the city of Langdon may have noticed a new speed radar sign.

The city of Langdon acquired a road radar sign that will be operated by the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department.

Dr. Richard H. Eklof, Langdon area optometrist, announces retirement. Photo by Larry Stokke.

“We had some complaints through the city throughout the year of people speeding in different areas of town.

This radar sign will hopefully slow the flow of traffic down for areas where people are speeding in,” said Shane Gallagher, chief deputy at the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department.

After serving Langdon and the surrounding area for 42 years, resident optometrist, Dr. Richard H. Eklof, has announced that he will be retiring from his practice on Sept. 1.

Gallagher said when the department sets the sign up in different areas of town, it will be able to acquire data from the sign so they can get average speeds in different areas of town.

By Shanda Christianson

“So if we are getting complaints, we can compare it to those speed signs and the data we’re grabbing and see where we need to increase patrols at,” Gallagher said.

The sign will be relocated routinely. If the department receives complaints about speeding in a certain area, the sign can be set up in that area.

“It will routinely be moved around town. It’s pretty easy to move it around so it’s something that we’ll be moving frequently,” Gallagher said.

“That was one reason why I kind of started practicing in North Dakota the practice atmosphere was so good, and it has remained that way,” Eklof said. “We’re a very progressive state.

It’s just been nice to stay on top of things, but it also gets harder as you get older.”

Dr. Eklof said that since he started his

Langdon practice in the 1980s, a lot has changed in his profession; technology and equipment have advanced but have also become more costly for independent practice. He also said the scope of optometry has gotten bigger.

“People who come out of school now would rather practice in a larger scaled setting with more people involved, so that there’s provisions for time loss and vacations, etc., and it’s just one of those things where if we’re fortunate enough to find somebody who wants to live in rural North Dakota who is a very good practitioner, the door would certainly remain open for that,” Eklof said.

Dr. Eklof said once retired, he hopes to travel more and visit some of his grandkids in Minneapolis. He also plans to continue to volunteer his time within the community.

Tips to Prevent Tick Bites With temperatures finally in our favor, people are spending more time outside, which also means tick season is here. Amanda Bakken is the North Dakota West Nile Surveillance coordinator and epidemiology assistant.

She breaks down the ways to help prevent tick borne diseases.

at kind of warding off tick bites,” Bakken said.

“Just making sure that you do use insect repellents, they are very effective

“Making sure that, if you can, if the weather suits it, wearing long sleeves

Also, the kinds of clothing a person decides to wear – even the color of that clothing – can help when it comes to preventing ticks getting on your skin or being able to spot a tick easier.

and pants - that can help prevent ticks from getting under your clothing,” Bakken said. “Wearing light colored clothing can also help you find ticks if they’re crawling on you, checking yourself over after you come back inside, showering, drying your clothes immediately after coming inside. All those things go a really long way to preventing tick illnesses, and they’re basically just your best prevention.”

NDSU Extension professionals met with leaders at Capitol Hill. Pictured are Acacia Stuckle, U.S. Senator John Hoeven, Shana Forster, and Naeem Kalwar. Photo submitted

by NDSU.

Graduation Brings Changes, a Need to Cope

By Shanda Christianson

With graduation season upon us, seniors will naturally experience a mix of emotions. Change is easier for some than others, but there are tips and ways to cope with change.

“For the average person, if they maintain their sleep, they continue a healthy diet, and they exercise and make sure that they plan ahead and make those good choices, then they will be set up for success,” said Katie Henry, Cavalier County Family and Wellness Coordinator.

Henry also emphasizes the importance of planning. Whether it’s making budgets and sticking to them or organizing schedules.

If setting up with good choices and planning aren’t enough and a graduate needs some extra help, that is available.

“Make sure that all of those things that we need to take care of - like the bills, paying off student loans, turning in our paperwork for student loans, and financial aid - those types of things are all kept up ahead of time so that there’s not stress when the deadlines come, so planning is also very important,” Henry said.

“There are services available to students on all campuses, so if someone does feel extra stressed, then they should seek out those counselors or the mental health professionals on campus,” Henry said. “If someone has graduated or is graduating from college and they feel extra stressed, then they need to make sure that they see a health care professional.”

Local NDSU Extension Leaders Attend National Leadership Conference Three North Dakota State University Extension professionals were selected to attend the Extension Public Issues Leadership Development conference held in Washington, D.C. The delegates were Shana Forster, director of the North Central Research Extension Center and Extension district director; Naeem Kalwar, Extension soil health specialist at the Langdon Research Extension Center; and Acacia Stuckle, 4-H youth development and family and community wellness agent in Emmons County. Kalwar and Stuckle were nominated by their state Extension professional organizations to represent North Dakota at the conference, and Forster was selected by NDSU Extension’s leadership team.

The Extension Public Issues Leadership Development conference brings together Extension professionals from across the country to engage with each other and learn about Extension from a national perspective.

Participants learn how to engage with stakeholders and elected officials in advocating for Extension at the local, state, and national level. A highlight of the conference for the North Dakota participants was a visit to Capitol Hill to share the impacts of NDSU Extension with the state’s congressional delegation.

“I really enjoyed the opportunity to visit with Senator Hoeven and the legislative staff in both Senator Cramer and Representative Armstrong’s offices during our day on Capitol Hill,” says Stuckle. “It’s always fun sharing the great work NDSU Extension is doing across our state.”

“My takeaway was that it is very important for Extension and land-grant institutions to be in close touch with the decision makers,” says Kalwar.

“Without their support, we may not be able to serve our communities the way we have been.”

Agriculture

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Heuchert Named Pembina County Influential Ag Woman of the Year Candace (Julie) Heuchert was honored as the 2022 Pembina County Influential Ag Woman of the Year during the Pembina County Ladies Ag Night sponsored by Pembina County Soil Conservation District.

Heuchert was chosen for her lifetime of dedication to rural agriculture. She has spent her entire life learning, living and lending a hand in the farming community. A lifelong resident of Pembina County, Heuchert and

and specialty coffee crew.

Heuchert is active in her community by serving her church and supporting many organizations throughout the county through donations (meat bundles), financial support, and promotions at Roadside 66. She was also a 4-H leader for years and continues to judge state exhibits at the county fair.

Heuchert and her fellow 2022 Ag Woman nominees - Sharon Dunnigan of Walhalla; Sara O’Toole of Crystal;

Speaker Katie Dilse of Rubgy, N.D. lit the room up with laughter and made every woman in attendance feel a valued piece of the agricultural world, whether they were part of a farm business that feeds the world or with a business that empowers and supports their community, industry, and neighbors. Through her stories she demonstrated the power women have to build and grow their contribution to agriculture and their commu-

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#SoyHelp Program Highlighted During Mental Health Month

By NAFB News Service

Farming can take a toll on mental health, which is often a tough subject to discuss in rural America. To help farmers struggling with day-to-day mental challenges, soybean organizations are offering the #SoyHelp program. Bob Worth is a soybean farmer from Minnesota, who talks about this important outreach campaign.

“The American Soybean Association, the United Soybean Board and some state soybean organizations started two years ago, deciding they needed some kind of program to help people with depression, anxiety in rural America to overcome this to have a good healthy life again,” Worth said.

Worth has personally experienced struggles with depression during the Farm Crisis of the 1980s.

“Everything happened, and I went into a severe case of depression,” Worth said. “And I didn't know if I was going to farm. I didn't know anything, and it started to really get to me, and it got so I didn't even want to get out of bed and my wife talked me into going to

the doctor with something that was never talked about back in the ‘80s, and I got some help. I am certainly happy to this day that I did.” #SoyHelp offers national as well agriculture-specific resources for farmers and their families, including crisis centers, chat lines, and self-assessment and telehealth links…tape “People just got to realize that all you have to do is ask for some help, and the number one thing is talk about it and ask for help, because there's fantastic help out there today that there wasn't many, many years ago,” Worth said. “So please, all I ask is get some help. Go to #SoyHelp; that's got some good resources there. We also have excellent help at all department of ags to get help with this kind of situation.

It's one thing I can't stress enough is don't be afraid to ask for help.”

For more information, search #SoyHelp or visit soygrowers.com.

2022 Soybean Outlook Left to Right: Sharon Dunnigan, Sara O’Toole, Julie Heuchert, Tiffany Helgoe-Furstenau.

Submitted photo.

her husband, Don, have raised four kids (Josh, Mandy, Nick & Brittany) on the farm just outside of Hensel since 1978 while trying to get it established. The farm consists of cattle, small grains, corn, and potatoes with Julie lending a hand where needed and directed.

She has worked outside the home while keeping the farm books and managing payroll and the cattle records. Off the farm, Heuchert cooked at the Crystal school for 31 years. In 2007, she and Don purchased the Crystal Co-op and renamed it Roadside 66. She continues to manage it today – groceries, gas, daily lunch,

Left to Right: Mandy Heuchert, Julie Heuchert, Brittany Nelson, Janae Heuchert, Katy Heuchert.

Submitted photo.

and Tiffany Helgoe-Furstenau of Cavalier - were honored during the Ladies Ag Night activities. The Influential Ag Woman program is designed to recognize women who demonstrate the spirit and drive of country women in the region.

Nearly 150 women from the area celebrated being part of their ag communities and their contributions to create our thriving farming, ranching, and ag-centered towns. They celebrated how women in agriculture have a powerful story to tell – one of stewardship, resilience, and leadership – from everywhere from the combine to the boardroom.

nities and bring joy to their lives and families.

Besides offering a networking and learning environment for women, Ladies’ Ag also helps raise scholarship funds for the Pembina County Conservation Studies Scholarship for high school seniors pursuing an agricultural or natural resource degree in the state of North Dakota.

For more information regarding Pembina County Soil Conservation District and their programs, contact Kristina Halverson at 265-3131.

“For the Farmers” Partnership Launched

By NAFB News Service

Busch Light and John Deere this week announced a partnership to support farmers. Through the “For the Farmers” partnership, special edition Busch Light cans will feature John Deere equipment. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Farm Rescue, a non-profit that provides critical material aid to family farms.

“We're humbled, we're honored, and we're excited by the decision to choose Farm Rescue as the beneficiary of this kind of first time ever co-promotion here. It's not something that John Deere has done in the past,” said Dan Erdman of Farm Rescue.

“But two fantastic companies have teamed up for this “For the Farmers” can promotion. Again, it's a special edition Busch Light can decked out in that John Deere green and yellow and got the tractor on the front and agriculture in the background.”

Dan Erdman said the mission of Farm Rescue is to help family farms and

ranches bridge crises, so they have an opportunity to continue viable operations.

“It’s an age-old concept - it’s neighbors helping neighbors, but we like to say our neighbors just come from a little further up the road. It's a volunteer led organization. There's just a handful of us full-time staffers to keep the wheels turning and coordinate all the different things that we're doing, and again, it's planting, it's haying, harvest assistance, livestock feeding assistance, and then occasionally some hay hauling and commodity hauling for those farmers that are going through, again, an injury, illness, or natural disaster,” Erdman said. “And so, the whole reason Farm Rescue exists is to come in and kind of provide that short-term solution and help bridge that gap left by an unexpected crisis and hopefully keep those farm families doing what they love to do long-term and hopefully for the next generation.”

What La Nina Means for the Borderland

by Nick Vorlage

The Borderland has had more than its fair share of moisture over the last couple of months. Late last week, forecasters predicted that the current La Nina conditions have a very good chance to continue in the northern hemisphere all the way into the early winter months. So, what does that mean for the Borderland in the more immediate months?

“May and June are our two wettest months of the year by far, you know, so even average rain in June this year is going to be more than people want,”

said Daryl Ritchison, Director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network. “So we really need an exceptionally dry June after all this moisture we’ve had right now, and that’s probably not an offering. I wouldn’t be surprised if we have a pretty dry July and August. Although the pattern is shifting, I think we will see at least close to average precipitation as we go through the next few weeks.

Ritchison said he is currently keeping his eye on another weather system expected to impact North Dakota this week.

By NAFB News Service

The 2022 Soybean Yield Guide from Agricultural Economic Insights looked at the potential range of possibilities for this year’s soybean harvest. David Widmar is an agricultural economist, who says the soybean yield guide looked a little different from the corn yield guide.

“Soybeans have this opposite phenomenon than corn did. With soybeans, the trend yield of the USDA initial yield estimate is going to look a little bit lower than what we might initially expect. Why? Because we've had some really big yields in the last few years,” Widmar said. “In fact, only one year since 2014 has been below the trend line. Right now, the USDA is going to initially in February, they're probably going to carry that over into May, had a yield starting at 51.5 bushels per acre. And then, that's going to seem relatively low considering the

bigger yields we've had in the last few years.”

Widmar said the stakes are very high for the 2022 crops.

“We have relatively tight stock situations for corn and soybeans in the U.S. and for all crops around the globe. And then we have the supply situation, the shocks and the uncertainties from Russia and Ukraine, and just the dryness that we talked about earlier in the western parts of the U.S. to dryness concerns in South America, so the stakes are really high,” Widmar said. “So, I think, unfortunately, we might not know a lot about yields at this point, but the market is very concerned, and the stakes are very high as the production here in 2022 will be at the forefront of everyone's mind.”

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher Press is not on the ballot.

Greetings, Readers!

We have some interesting things to address this week. First of all, we have gotten phone calls about absentee ballots going out in Cavalier County and the concern that The Borderland

When you vote on June 14, you will notice the place to vote for the County Official Newspaper and you can vote for no more than ONE name. The only name on the ballot is the Walsh County Record. This is accurate, and this is the way it has to be for a while. the Borderland Press is not legally allowed to become the official county newspaper until we have been publishing for a year. It’s written this way in the North Dakota Century Code, and that’s not something that anyone can just adjust to make this work for us.

Until the time that the Borderland Press is allowed to become the official county newspaper of Cavalier County, the Walsh County Record in

Grafton has been kind enough to fill this spot. The newspaper is in the same building that houses Morgan Printing where our newspaper is printed each week, and we have a great working relationship with members of the company.

the ring and wished us luck.

Kudos to the Cavalier Chronicle, whose owners were also willing to step in if needed on this matter, offering to be on the ballot to become the official paper. The Cavalier Chronicle understands, more than most, the possibility of confusion between Cavalier the city and Cavalier the county.

They recognized this could have been confusing if they might briefly have been the official Cavalier County paper. When they realized the Walsh County Record had already stepped forward, they removed their hats from

So, at this time, you won’t be able to vote for the Borderland Press as the official newspaper of Cavalier County.

Please don’t try to write us in, it legally can’t happen anyway.

summer vacation will be here, and we’ll start with new routines and habits.

sweetly asked me what I want to be when I grow up. I told him I would like to be happy. His nose crinkled as he looked at me and said, “Happy?

That’s not even a thing.”

We’re discovering this is how the weekly papers in North Dakota operate – they help each other. We continue to be impressed by this helpful attitude.

Some other big news around here is that we have our digital copies up and running. We’re rolling this out slowly so we can get everyone set up in a timely manner. If you are a newspaper subscriber to the Borderland Press, your digital copy is complimentary. If you would like to redeem that digital

subscription, please email editor@ theborderlandpress.com.

Include “Digital Subscription” in the subject line, and we will help you get it set up. Your digital newspaper will be emailed to you each Friday at Noon.

We will also be sharing information soon about how you can sign up for a digital subscription only if you know readers who have been waiting for this and would prefer this option.

Whether you want to read the hard copy of our newspaper or prefer the paper in digital form, we thank you for reading!

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor anything in their backpacks.

With just a few weeks left until summer vacation, I have been posting flawless days of drop off, left and right. Of course, it helps that the snowpants, mittens, hats, and boots are now removed from the equation - those were really messing with my efficiency.

In fact, my son’s teacher said I had “become known” for forgetting to put his shoes in his backpack on pre-K days.

Experts say it takes 21 days to make a habit. I think it might be longer than that to get into a routine - at least it is for me. It took me the entire school year to get into the habit of getting my kids to school without missing

As the school year winds down, we have lots of things going on around here!

If I have to be “known” for anything, that’s not my first choice, but it’s not the worst thing in the world either.

Lucky for all parties involved, I always quickly remedied the situation.

We enjoyed a lovely opening reception for the Langdon Area Schools Art Showcase. Kudos to our reporter, Hilary Nowatzki, and art teacher Mindi Lill for getting the show together. It was a great way to highlight the great talent in Lill’s art program. Kudos also go to Hank’s Ice Cream Shop for hosting the opening reception and weeklong showing. Learn more about that on our Education page.

He did not approve of my answer because I didn’t give a profession.

I guess he had never heard that answer before. That is a popular answer among this year’s graduating seniors as you will see when you read answers from the group in this issue’s special graduation section. We are proud of the groups of seniors from Edmore, Langdon Area, Munich, and North Border Walhalla, and we hope you enjoy reading what they have shared.

Now that I’ve gotten into the groove,

This week, my five-year-old son

I also am particularly excited about

the full moon and eclipse stories and photos that we have in the newspaper this week. Thank you to Father Michael Hickin and our reporter, Hilary Nowatzki, for sharing their full moon experiences from this past week.

Keep sending your stories our way; we sure love seeing your ideas and reading what you have created.

Have a great week!

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

THE MORNING RUN: North Dakota is Just One Big Small Town

by Sara Goodman From American Song Contest connections to running into random Langdonites during a night out in Grand Forks, North Dakota is just one big small town. The contestant on American Song Contest from North Dakota was Chloe Fredericks from Halliday.

Her mom, Kami, is originally from Watford City, which is where I’m from.

Kami grew up about 5 miles away from me, and she and her family went to the same little country church. Kami was one of my vacation bible school teachers. Now, here’s the rest of the story!

In college, I became good friends with a gal by the name of Leah Halverson.

Leah grew up in Forest River, so prior to college, I’d never met her. When I told her I was from Watford City, she mentioned that her mom was from there, too. Lo and behold, we discovered that our moms were high school classmates. Leah’s mom, Linda, was a sister to Kami’s mom, Pauline. Leah and her brothers are first cousins to Kami, Chloe’s mom. Leah’s brother, Eric, married another one of my good friends from college by the name of Yvette. I was a bridesmaid in Eric and Yvette’s wedding and little Chloe Fredericks, Kami’s daughter, was a junior

bridesmaid. I can now claim I rubbed elbows with Chloe before she was famous. I understand if you need a minute to re-read this paragraph and draw up a family and friend tree.

Forks friends seemed mildly annoyed.

When we eventually wandered back over to our table, Eric stated “Everywhere we go, you guys run into people you know, usually from Langdon.”

A few weekends ago, Greg and I wandered down to Grand Forks to socialize with our besties, Eric and Yvette.

(Yep, same couple mentioned above.)

It was Red River High School prom night, so the town was hopping, and we ended up in an obscure little bar on South Washington called the Sin Bin. We no sooner walked in and ordered a few beers when we were greeted by Chris and Missy Johnson, both formerly of Langdon. A few minutes later, we noticed another familiar looking couple, Jay Dunnigan and his wife, Peggy, formerly of Maida and the famous Jack’s Bar and chicken. Of course, we had to go over and spend a few minutes visiting. Our Grand

Whenever we travel, the idea that North Dakota is just one big small town is further solidified. We’ve traveled quite a bit, and our typical traveling attire includes at least one item that has NDSU or Bison on it. Whether we’re going as far away as Grenada or staying stateside and heading to Nashville, it never fails. Walking through the airport or down a busy street, we inevitably hear a “Go Bison!” followed by the signature horns up gesture, not unlike gang members recognizing each other but, in this case, not trying to be secretive about it. A few minutes of visiting with these fellow NoDaks will very likely result in a connection of some sort being

made, phone numbers exchanged, and a promise to have a beer together in Frisco.

We North Dakotans not only love making connections, but we claim connections when they’re barely there. I remember as a kid when my best friend, Steph, and I found out that her great-grandpa had been married to my great aunt. They had no children together, but it didn’t matter.

We decided right then and there that it made us cousins. The lack of an actual shared bloodline held no weight in our decision. This annoys Greg to no end. He asked me one time how I was related to someone he had just met out in my neck of the woods, and my explanation made him laugh. We were barely related, but it didn’t matter. Whether a cousin is a first cousin or an eighth cousin, we’re simply cousins. North Dakota is just one big small town!

Musings from Munich: Back to Biking Michele Schommer switches to biking in the morning, we know it’s finally summer. And every time we first see Michele out there riding, we get our pedalers out of storage and get our favorite toy ready for another season.

No matter what your social status level is, a bike is a great equalizer of wealth, fitness, and personality. However, as things always do, with technology creeping into the biking world, things are getting weird out there.

By Matt Mitzel Every small town has those unique identifiers that signal a change of season, and Munich is no different.

If Delwyn Hoffman has his micro tool pickup out, we know it’s May; if Bernard Schommer takes the top off of his Blazer, we know it’s June; and if

A group of us Munich dads went into Joe’s Sports Center in Devils Lake and splurged on the new electric gokarts for our kids. Marcus had a good selling point of - “it has reverse so you don’t have to push them out of tree rows, and with electric start, you won’t be pulling on that rope for hours trying to get it going”. After hearing that, he saw the look in my eyes and knew he didn’t have to worry about negotiat-

ing. While we were waiting for them to get loaded, he had us test drive the electronic bikes they just put out on their show floor. I hate technology, but that dang test drive blew my mind, and now I have to talk myself down every time I drive past that place as I can only wonder what kind of shenanigans I could have with an electric assist bike.

I am reminded that with every piece of new technology that comes out, there are responsibilities that are associated with it to ensure that the human race continues to survive. For example, the reason why the drinking age is 21 is that it was shown that the brain does not fully develop until age 21-25, so that will give us the common sense not to have 21 shots of booze on our 21st birthday. So giving one of these to your kids is probably a bad decision, plus those lil’

suckers are lazy enough. They can at least push a pedal around to go play video games with their friends. As for adults, if you’re 25-45 years old, we are trying to live like we are 18, so you could probably save a couple visits to the emergency room by keeping your old pedal bike. Even now as I’m typing I wonder if I could make it to Devils Lake on a single charge and wonder if my car insurance would go up if I got caught drinking a Bloody Mary along the way. Lastly, those things are not cheap. I think the version I was testing was $2,500 to $5,000 without the attachable cozee.

However, I will give them credit on being the coolest device out there.

Hunters are even using them to get out to their hiding spots without scaring all the animals away. As you age, if the bones are starting to creak and the muscles get sore easy, what a

great way to enjoy the outdoors without the physical torture of pedaling up a hill. And I bet it makes for easy transportation around larger cities without having to worry about gas prices or parking. For this guy that lives in Munich, it looks like I’ll be sticking with my old bike. I’m not really sure how old it is, but the handle grips fell off a couple years ago and were replaced with electrical tape.

I blew out the back tire while going over some sweet jumps and replaced it with a white wall. Not too many gears work anymore, but it is just fine with me as I’m not built for speed but style. I hope to see you all out on the bike paths this summer even if you are coasting using your battery, and I’m pushing my piece of scrap metal.

Education

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Cont’d. From Page 1 - North Border Walhalla Hosts two Foreign Exchange Students past,” Messig stated. “Then we had acclimated just fine despite the harsh her unable to walk properly for two about 20 different interviews and had winter. One aspect of America which years. Regardless of her old injury, to write essays. After that we would surprised them both was that every Messig ran track at the North Border play simulation games.” family has a vehicle or multiple ones. School and also joined the new ladies wrestling team where she made some Little did Messig know at the time, her “I’ve never had to climb up to get in amazing friends. simulations, writing, and interviews the truck!” Muratbekova stated while were being observed the entire time laughing.

Messig will return to East Germany in order to gauge her reactions and in June where she will be living how she would be able to handle Messig’s hometown is laid out in independently in her own apartment. pressure. a very specific way which makes She is also excited to see her friends, public transport or the metro easily especially her father. She plans to Obviously, both young women blew accessible. begin college in the fall where she will this challenge out of the water be majoring in education. and obtained positions as foreign “The shops, offices, and markets exchange students in the States. are located in the center of town. “I want to become a teacher; it is They both report to have folders over The houses and suburbs are located one of the most important jobs in four inches thick of paperwork, study around the outside of this circle, and Germany,” she continued, “It’s the sheets, and documents they had to fill the metro runs 24/7 between the future; it’s the people who will run the out during this entire process. two in a continuous circle,” Messig country in the next 20 years.” explains. “We also take pride in not It’s impressive to note that Messig driving drunk in Germany. We love our She also added that another speaks fluent English as her second autobahn and don’t want to lose it surprising thing about America is language, and Muratbekova speaks because people behave dangerously.” that many teachers require only four fluent English as a third language as years of undergrad, whereas Messig well.

In both of their home countries the will require at least seven in order to ladies will not be able to have a teach. She explained that even their “In Kazakhstan, we have the principle permit nor license until the age of day care workers are required to of trilingualism. At schools, three 18. Luckily though, they had plenty of attend college for seven years. languages are taught to everyone opportunities throughout the school - Kazak, Russian, and English,” year to ride around with friends and “Education for us is the highest goal,” Muratbekova stated. peers.

Messig stated while Muratbekova agreed with her.

They would have been in Walhalla “I think the most surprising thing studying the previous year, but due to me about America is that it’s It has been a sadly unique time for to Covid-19 restrictions, the women’s exactly as they portray it in the the ladies to be attending school in trip was postponed. In each of their movies and shows. The same cars, America while a war rages in Ukraine. school systems back in their home clothes, classrooms, schools, friends Kazakhstan was a former member of countries, the 11th year of school - everything is exactly how I pictured the Soviet Union until they gained their is their final, and although they are it,” Messig stated while Muratbekova independence in 1991. East Germany classified as juniors in the American nodded her head in agreement. is currently taking in refugees from school system, they will be returning Ukraine. If you were to draw a line from home to celebrate their graduations Both of the students reported feeling Murabekova’s hometown of Qyzylorda this spring. Generally, after their as though they “are living a double to Messig’s hometown of Chemnitz, it 11th year, the ladies transition to life.” would intersect directly through the college (what Americans would call middle of Ukraine. Luckily, the war undergrad, college or university, Messig stated, “I used to run around has not impacted their families or interchangeably) then on to university all day. I would only get four or five loved ones, but it is impacting their (what Americans would call graduate hours of sleep each night. In the city home countries and economies. school). you have cars always running around and noise, and Germans are always “All of us (countries who were former Once the ladies had been officially stressed out people, but here there’s members of the Soviet Union) - we are accepted into the program and Covid just so much space and nothing kind of brotherly countries, especially restrictions began to lift slightly, there. I’ve been so busy my whole life, Ukraine and Russia. They were their names, pictures, interests, and but since I've been here - I’m really especially brotherly as they shared backgrounds were presented to host breathing.” similar roots, so this war was not families around the country. The expected,” Muratbekova stated. ladies’ placement in the States would The ladies celebrated prom recently not be up to them but instead be and said they had an amazing Messig commented on the war, selected by a host family who thinks time. Once Muratbekova returns to “Peace was destroyed in this war. It’s the student would be a good fit for Kazakhstan in May, she will celebrate had a big impact because we worry if the area. Not always, but sometimes, her graduation, which she says is we are next.” Germany, especially the host families will choose more than much like an American prom. Her eastern side where Messig resides, is one student which is called a ‘double mother is already preparing for the taking in victims of the destruction. placement,’ and the young women big event, and her friends, twin sister, The federal police report that there were lucky enough to become sister and little brother are all eager for are over 330,000 registered refugees students in a host home approximately her return. She then plans to attend throughout Germany as of April. two miles outside of Walhalla. college for socio-economics.

Both of the young women plan to Although Messig said she was nervous “I would like to study economics and return to America at some point to visit at first, the two were able to connect deal with social issues and money in and study. They both agreed that they and chat on Instagram and get to the future.” Murabekova states, “I am will miss their new Walhalla friends know each other a bit before moving keen on drawing, art, volunteering, terribly. They hope they won’t forget in together. Throughout the year the participating in international them, which is highly unlikely for two pair has formed a special friendship. conferences, and public speaking. unique, brilliant, and talented young “Somehow, we understand each These are the things that make me women who exposed and shared their other’s English better than other truly delighted.” own cultures with their peers for the students do,” stated Muratbekova, entire school throughout this year. which led to a bond that few, if any, Messig’s interests began at a young would understand. age in gymnastics, but she suffered “I was excited to go home at first, but from an awful ankle injury right before as the days count down, I’m finding There were several big surprises and an international competition. This myself very sad,” Muratbekova stated. adjustments to make upon moving injury resulted in five surgeries in to a new country, but the ladies different areas of Germany and left

Langdon Area High School Hosts Art Showcase

Friday, May 20, 2022 - Page - 5

Pictured Left to Right: Ethan Kram, Lauren Gendron, Abby Forest, Addy Reidhammer, and Cloe Roberts with Week-END Kids Hunger Committee members Rachelle Fetsch and Carol Wild. Submitted photo.

Group Donates Money to Week-END Kids Hunger Project The Langdon Area High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) group raised money during FCCLA Week in February by selling Valentine

Langdon Area Schools Art Showcase had its opening reception on Monday, May 16 at Hank’s Ice Cream Shop in Langdon, and then was available for viewing through May 20.

Sara Goodman, columnist for The Borderland Press, pictured with Ole Nowatzki, Langdon.

Ole enjoys reading Sara’s column each week!

They were able to donate over $1,000 to the Week-END Kids' Hunger Project.

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Lexis Olson selected to University of Jamestown Spring 2022 Dean's List Lexis Olson of Langdon, N.D., has been selected to the University of Jamestown's Spring 2022 Dean's List for maintaining a semester GPA of 3.50 or better.

The University of Jamestown was es-

Mindi Lill, Langdon Area Schools art teacher and Hilary Nowatzki, The Borderland Press, at the Langdon Area Schools Art Showcase that they worked together to plan.

cookie-grams, root beer floats, and hat permits.

tablished in 1883 and is ranked as a top-tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review.

The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.

Community

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A Brush with the Bunch!

by Leo Beauchamp

A tribute to Liann Zeller! Why did we wait so long to give praise and say complimentary words to someone so dear to us? Liann joined the Brush Bunch when we moved from the St. Boniface Community Center and infiltrated her Walhalla Chamber Office.

It was join or run, and she joined. It was a great plus for us. Liann was a joy to work with and did a great job as is shown on some of the paintings you can see in the memorial display that was set up at our Art Show #51. The cabin in the display was their family cabin in Colorado. She will be missed in so many ways, but we still have and welcome Bill to the Brush Bunch; it

Girl Scouts Learn About Pottery

Local Girl Scouts Jiry, Janèe, and Jocelyn, along with leaders Bridget and Shirley, enjoyed learning about the pottery process and making a few things at Langdon Floral.

Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, May 23 French Dip/Au Jus/Chips/Pasta Salad/Fruit Tuesday, May 24 Egg Roll Bowl/Oriental Veggies/ Cinnamon Roll/Fruit Wednesday, May 25 Meatloaf/Baked Potato/Baked Corn/ Mixed Berry Crisp Thursday, May 26 Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast/ Mashed Potatoes/Stewed Tomatoes/ Gravy/Fruit Friday, May 27 Salmon Patty/Twice Baked Potato/ Pea Salad/Fruit

Food Safety at Group Gatherings

By Katie Henry, Family and Community Wellness Agent, NDSU Extension – Cavalier County and can multiply rapidly in these temperatures.

would never be the same without you.

Another art show is history, and history it was. We had a very distinctive and beautiful showing. Thanks goes to all who showed their photography, paintings, pencil art, the decorating committee, and the grade children who so willingly participated in the art on Friday and showed their art in the first room. Also, thanks to the lunch committee and the Brush Bunch for the food. All in all, it was great! If you think you missed something, you did. Remember the first week in May 2023! God willing - we'll be back!

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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Keep hot foods hot. Make sure to keep foods that are served hot at a temperature that is outside the danger zone. Find foods that are easily kept hot in a slow cooker of choice, so cook as you go to keep the foods at the appropriate temperature.

Cook the foods to the recommended temperature for food safety. Once cooked, the foods must be kept at or above 140 degrees F. Sweating. Vomiting. Headache. Hours upon hours of running to the bathroom. Laying on the bathroom floor trying to extract some of the cooler temperature from the floor tiles.

It was not a fun time. My sister and I both started getting sick within 15 minutes of each other. We were sick for what felt like an eternity. It really wasn’t, but it sure felt like it at the time. We were the only two people in the family that got ill, and we were the only two people that ate at the kids table with the food made only for the kids at a large group gathering. We were sick within 2 hours after consuming the food, and the illness lasted about 24 hours. The signs, symptoms, and coincidence of others not getting ill leads me to believe that it was very likely a case of foodborne illness. It’s not a memory that I wish I carried from my childhood, but it’s definitely one that will make sure I follow food safety guidelines as an adult.

Foodborne illness can happen at any time of year, but large gathering times like graduations and summer events are perfect times to refresh our memories about food safety. Everyone wants to make sure the guests not only enjoy the food they serve but also enjoy the fact that it was safe to eat.

There are some very basic concepts for preparing foods that will ensure that people avoid giving foodborne illness to their guests.

Keep foods out of the “Danger Zone.”

That consists of room temperatures between 41-140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bacteria loves this temperature range

Keep cold foods cold. Those foods that need to be refrigerated need to be kept at a temperature of 40 degrees F or lower. This includes cut fruits and vegetables, as well as foods like pasta salads and appetizer pinwheels. Placing smaller bowls in larger bowls filled with ice is one way to help keep the cold foods at a safe temperature.

Keep to the two-hour rule. Make sure that any food left out in the danger zone for two hours is discarded. Don’t add fresh food (either hot or cold) to the food that has been sitting out.

One way to make sure this rule is followed is to have smaller serving dishes and distribute the food more frequently instead of letting big batches of food sit out for an extended amount of time.

Promptly refrigerate food properly.

When putting food away, make sure that the remaining leftovers are only foods that have met the less than two-hour requirement. Make sure the food is refrigerated or placed in the freezer in shallow pans. Discard any food that is questionable for safety.

“When in Doubt, Throw it Out!” NDSU Extension has many resources that can be helpful to you when serving food for large groups of people.

We have a publication called “Cooking for Groups: A volunteer’s Guide to Food Safety” (FN585) that is full of useful information about serving food and keeping it safe. We also have “Is Food in My Kitchen a Safety Hazard?” (FN492), which has more

information about keeping food safe in your kitchen. Visit our website at https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture to view these publications, or feel free to call our office at 256-2560 or email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu to get a hard copy of these publications.

It doesn’t matter if you are responsible for all of the food or if it’s a potluck where everyone is responsible for a certain part of the meal - making sure that guests are safe should take top priority. With a few simple safety rules, it’s easy to do that!

Here is a great recipe that is refreshing to serve at a gathering. Remember to keep it cold!

Avocado Salsa This healthy recipe comes from NDSU Extension.

Ingredients: 2 avocados, cubed 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced ¼ red onion, diced ½ lime, juiced 2 Tbsp. cilantro, finely chopped ¼ tsp. garlic powder Salt and Pepper to taste Directions: Combine all ingredients in a bowl.

Gently stir to combine. Serve with whole grain chips.

Makes 2 cups.

Nutrition Information Per Serving: 170 calories, 15 g fat, 2 g protein, 11 g carbohydrates, 7 g fiber and 10 mg sodium

Health Tip

Provided by Cavalier Health District

County

Know the facts: 70% of youth report parents are the leading influence in their decision to not drink alcohol. Be the example.

Sports

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Jake’s Take on Sports

By Jake Kulland Schneider in the pole vault, and Marlee Hetletved in the 100 meter hurdles.

No North Border-Walhalla athletes had qualified yet, but both teams were expected to have more make it to Bismarck after the regionals.

The postseason is here for spring sports, but a little murky The postseason has already begun for the spring sports. It began with Region 3 Boys Golf, which had its individual qualifier in Lakota on May 17.

TJ and Grant Cosley of North Border both qualified for state, with TJ winning medalist honors with a score of 75, and Grant carding a 78. Alex Gellner and Ethan Kram of Langdon-Edmore-Munich and Carson Brown of North Border were all one shot away from qualifying, each shooting an 80.

North Border shot a program record 317 as a team, with Langdon-Edmore-Munich taking second with a team score of 337. The team regional tournament was held in Larimore on May 18. The State B Boys Golf Tournament will be held at Oxbow Country Club, south of Fargo, May 31-June 1.

The reason we say things are murky for some spring postseason tourneys is that with the way things have gone this spring, we don’t have concrete brackets for things such as regional girls softball and boys high school baseball. Regular season games and region meetings were still being held at press time, but we can explain a couple of things below.

Northeast Region Track Meet to be held in Larimore on May 20, or possibly May 21 Postseason girls and boys track and field starts this weekend, with the Northeast Regional to be held in Larimore. The regular date is May 20, but very chilly weather may push it back to May 21. The decision on that was not expected to be made until May 19.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich has had three girls qualify for state already, Meredith Romfo in the javelin, Alexa

Cardinals baseball takes 13 game winning streak into Region 4 Tournament; Region 2 Softball to start May 21 The Langdon-Edmore-Munich high school baseball team has taken their game to another level the more field time they have been getting. They outscored their last three region opponents 37-0 (!) and haven’t lost since April 9 versus MPCG. The Cardinals will be the top seed of the Region 4 High School Baseball Tournament, which is set to run May 24-26 in Langdon. The Cards will try and get back to the State B Tournament to defend their title. The State B will be at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo June 2-4.

Meanwhile the Region 2 Girls Softball Tournament will be in Mayville starting on May 21. It looked like Langdon-Edmore-Munich would be the fourth seed for the tourney, and Pembina County North the fifth. The Lady Cards won their last five games of the regular season and are looking forward to seeing how they do in the first ever regional tournament. Again, we apologize there are no brackets to look at, but we waited as long as possible, and things were still being worked out at press time.

Tuesday Men’s League to begin at Langdon Country Club May 24, first Ladies Night in Walhalla May 25 Let’s leave you with some golf reminders: The first day for Tuesday Men’s League Golf at the Langdon Country Club will be May 24. League secretary Randy Hill tells us that there are 28 2-Man teams in the early 3:30pm shift, and 35 in the late 6 p.m. shift.

Schedules will be available at the clubhouse shortly. Also the Walhalla Country Club is having their first Ladies’ Night on May 25, with dinner specials available in the clubhouse.

Wednesday Women’s League in Langdon will start on June 1, contact Jenny Romfo at 701-370-0098 to sign up your team.

“See ya!” next week!

Downs Wins at Local, District, Regional, and State Levels of Free-Throw Contest Dawson Downs of Langdon, competed in the Knights of Columbus free-throw contest and won at local, district, regional and state levels.

His score at the state competition in Bismarck was 25/25. His score will be submitted to the International KC contest.

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Cards baseball runs off three straight league wins to move record to 14-2 Winning streak is now at 13; Shutout streak at four

By Jake Kulland The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals baseball team finally got busy toward the last part of their regular season schedule, playing six games in six days. In that run, they had three Region 4 victories: winning at Grafton by the 10-run rule 12-0 on May 11, beating Park River Area at home 7-0 on May 12, and thumping Midway-Minto at home 18-0, again by the 10-run rule. The Cards also got in a non-region game hosting Bottineau on May 17 and taking that 12-0 in four and a half innings. Langdon-Edmore-Munich now has a record of 14-2 and are perfect in Region 4 games at 7-0. They were to play one more region contest versus Pembina County North on May 19, but rain in the forecast made that game doubtful to be played. The Region 4 Tournament will be held in Langdon, scheduled for May 24-26. We do not have the official bracket yet, but the Cards will be the top seed. It appears they will play the last game of the opening round of the tourney. Here's a recap of the Cards three league games: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 12, Grafton 0 (Five innings)

The Cardinals faced the Spoilers for the second time this season, having beaten them 3-2 in Fordville less than a week earlier. Two out hits were the theme of this one for the Cards, as they had six of them in the game, keeping several scoring rallies going.

Theo Romfo and Dawson Hein had two out singles in the top of the first inning to help bring in three runs, while Jack Romfo slammed a tworun double in the second to push the lead to 6-0. Langdon-Edmore-Munich blew the game open in the fourth with six runs - the big blows coming on a Markus Kingzett bases clearing triple followed by a run-scoring double by Mason Romfo.

Those runs would be overkill for Kingzett on the mound. He allowed just one hit in five innings of work, striking out 12 Grafton batters while walking just two. Kingzett, Jack Romfo, and Theo Romfo each had two hits for the Cards, while Jack and Carter Tetrault each had two stolen bases.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 12, GRAFTON 0 (5 Innings) LEM -- 330 60 -- 12 9 2 G -- 000 00 -- 0 1 1 WP -- Markus Kingzett; LP -- Tony Villareal Highlights -- LEM: Kingzett 12 Ks 2x4 3B 3 RBIs, Jack Romfo 2x3 2B 2 RBIs, Theo Romfo 2x2 RBI, Mason Romfo 1x4 2B RBI; G: Braylon Baldwin 1x3 Langdon-Edmore-Munich 7, Park River Area 0 Hits would be a little harder to come by for the Cards versus the Aggies, but they took advantage of four PRA errors to get the win and the shutout.

Mason Romfo would come up big for the Cardinals with three hits, including a two-run double in the second. Langdon-Edmore-Munich scored seven runs on just four hits, and just one of the runs would be earned. The Cards put pressure on the Aggies every inning, forcing them to make plays.

Jack Romfo was electric on the mound, striking out 14 PRA batters in six innings on the hill while walking four and allowing only two hits. Tucker Welsh came in to finish the game in the seventh, retiring the Aggies in order. Carter Tetrault also executed a suicide squeeze bunt to bring in a run in the second inning.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 7, PARK RIVER AREA 0

Jack Romfo eyes the ball just before the catch and puts the Aggie runner out.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Carter Tetrault lays down a bunt and scores a run for the Cards in the win over Park River.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Mason Romfo slides safely into home to score a run against the Aggies. Photo by Larry Stokke.

PRA --000 000 0 -- 0 2 4 LEM --230 101 x -- 7 4 3 WP -- Jack Romfo; LP -- Landon Syrup Highlights -- LEM: J. Romfo 14 Ks 1x4 RBI, Mason Romfo 3x4 2B 3 RBIs; PRA: Carter Troftgruben 1x1 Langdon-Edmore-Munich 18, Midway-Minto 0 (5 Innings) The Cards finished out their threegame stretch of league games hosting winless Midway-Minto a Saturday afternoon of May 14. This game would be highlighted by a remarkable second inning when Langdon-Edmore-Munich brought 19 batters to the plate and scored 14 runs. Every Cardinals hitter got into the act with at least one hit. Tucker Welsh brought the crowd and his team to its feet, hitting a home run over the right field fence, which was the first homer for the Cards as a team this season.

Welsh also homered versus Bottineau in nearly the same spot to give him and the Cardinals two long balls for the year.

Carter Tetrault had a big day at the plate and on the mound. He went 5 for 5 at the plate to improve his batting average, and with another hit versus Bottineau, he is now batting .529 on the year. Tetrault also took the mound for the Cards, allowing two hits in five innings while striking out seven Mustangs batters compared

to two walks. Markus Kingzett and Brady Regner each had three hits in the win for the Cards, and the team had nine extra base hits.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 18, MIDWAY-MINTO 0 (5 Innings) WP -- Carter Tetrault; LP -- Luis Lucatero Highlights -- LEM: Tetrault 7 Ks 5x5 2B, Markus Kingzett 3x3 2 2B 2 RBIs, Brady Regner 3x4 2B, 3 RBIs, Tucker Welsh 2x4 2B HR 2 RBIs, Jack Romfo 2x3 RBI, Theo ROmfo 2x2 2B 2 RBIs, Kadyn Hein 2x4 2 RBIs, Dawson Hein 1x3 2B RBI, Mason Romfo 1x3 2B 3 RBIs.

Dawson Hein winds up and delivers a strike to the Part River Aggie batter.

Photo by Larry Stokke

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The Borderland Press

Langdon Edmore Munich Track Results

Devils Lake Rotary Meet on May 16

Langdon Invite on May 11 Jr. High Girls Performer of Badding

the

Meet:

Aubrey

1st Place - Aubrey Badding - 200H 29.97 1st Place - Erika Bakke - 100m - 14.84

3rd Place - McKenzie Regner - 100m - 15.55

3rd Place - Claire Chaput - 100H 18.74 (personal best)

4th Place - Olivia Lorenz - pole vault 6’ (personal best)

3rd Place - Drew Rostvet - 200m 29.68

5th Place - Olivia Lorenz - 800m - 3:06

3rd Place - Claire Chaput - long jump - 14 ½

1st Place - Olivia Lorenz - 1600m 6:24.31 (personal best)

Varsity Girls Performer of the Meet: Meredith Romfo

1st Place - Aubrey Badding - 100H 18:52

1st Place - Marlee Hetletved - 100H - 17.02

1st Place - Aubrey Badding - long jump - 12’7

1st Place - Marlee Hetletved - long jump - 15’2

1st Place - Aubrey Badding - triple jump - 28’ 8 ½ (personal best)

1st Place - Meredith Romfo - javelin 121’3” (personal best, state qualifier)

1st Place - Christine Joyner - shot put - 31’8

1st Place - Alexa Schneider - pole vault - 8’6

1st Place - McKenzie Regner - pole vault - 7’0 (personal best)

1st Place - Mykei Anderson - shot put - 31’3”

2nd Place - Erika Bakke - 400m 1:14:44

2nd Place - Drew Rostvet - 100m 13.44

2nd Place - Erika Bakke - 200m 31.93

3rd Place - McKenna Schneider 100m - 13.81

3rd Place - Marlee Hetletved, McKenna Schneider, Drew Rostvet, Meredith Romfo - 400 relay - 54.40 4th Place - Marlee Hetletved - 300H 51.59 (season best) 6th Place - Claire Chaput - 200m 30.90 (personal best) 6th Place - Drew Rostvet - long jump - 13’4 7th Place - Claire Chaput - 300H 54.40 - (personal best) 8th Place Schneider -

javelin

McKenna 74’8”

Girls Performers of the Meet: Drew Rostvet and Olivia Lorenz

Boys Performer of the Meet: Brock Freer and Edward Freer

Team Results – 4th Place - 106

Team Results – 3rd Place - 105

1st Place - Drew Rostvet - 100m 13.47

1st Place - Mason Christianson 5200m - 10:42:57

1st Place - Drew Rostvet - 200m 28.39

1st Place - Cody Amble - long jump 18’7.5”

1st Place - Meredith Romfo - javelin 118’11” (state qualifier)

2nd Place - Miles Fincher - 300H 46.97

1st Place - Mykei Anderson - shot put - 33’ 4.25”

2nd Place - Cody Amble - triple jump - 40.5

2nd Place - Marlee Hetletved - 300H - 51.93

2nd Place - Ben Girodat - discus 115’9”

2nd Place - Marlee Hetletved - 100H 16.59 (state qualifier)

2nd Place - Evan Hall, Miles Fincher, Tanner McDonald, Zach Rostvet - 400 relay - 49.92

2nd Place - Marlee Hetletved - long jump - 14’9” 2nd Place - Marlee Hetletved, McKenna Schneider, Drew Rostvet, Meredith Romfo - 400 relay - 53.78 (season best)

Ben Girodat threw the shotput 35' 1" in Devils Lake. Photo by Larry Stokke.

3rd Place - Jake Sanders - pole vault - 8’6”

3rd Place - Claire Chaput - 300H 53.45 (personal best)

3rd Place - Evan Hall, Miles Fincher, Tanner McDonald, Brock Freer - 1600 relay - 4:04.48

3rd Place - Alexa Schneider - pole vault - 8’6”

4th Place - Cody Amble - 100m 12.40

3rd Place - Aubrey Badding, Erika Bakke, McKenna Schneider, Claire Chaput - 800 relay - 1:58:11 (season best)

4th Place - Cody Amble 400m - 55.31

4th Place - Aubrey Badding, Erika Bakke, Drew Rostvet, Claire Chaput 1600 replay - 4:37:68 (season best)

Ethan Stegman with great form hurdling at the cardinal Invitational. Photo by Larry Stokke.

3rd Place - Brock Freer - 1600m 5:01.14

4th Place - Evan Hall, Miles Fincher, Tanner McDonald, Zach Rostvet - 800 relay - 1:45.16 5th Place - Brock Freer - 800m 2:17.16 (personal best)

6th Place - Aubrey Badding - 400m 1:06:69 (personal best)

5th Place - Ben Girodat - javelin 131’01 (personal best)

6th Place - Olivia Lorenz - 1600m 6:15:19 (personal best)

6th Place - Tanner McDonald - triple jump - 34.10 ½

7th Place - McKenzie Regner - pole vault - 7’0”

7th Place - Kartheek Chapara 1600m - 5:35.08 (personal best)

7th Place - Aubrey Badding - 300H 54.81

7th Place - Reed Scherr - shot put 35’8 (personal best) 7th Place - Kartheek Chapara - pole vault - 7’0” 8th Place - Ben Girodat - shot put 35’1”

Cavalier Golf Meet Results | May 16 Team Scores 1st - Grafton, 327 2nd - North Border, 329 3rd - Langdon, 363 4th - Hatton-Northwood, 374 5th - Park River, 384 6th - Cavalier, 385 7th - Lakota, 404 8th - Thompson, 421 Drew Langdon-Edmore-Munich’s Drew Rostvet hands the baton off to Meredith Romfo, who along with Marlee Hetletved and Mckenna Schneider, took 3rd in the 4x100 Relay.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Annalena Messig, North Border Walhalla, competed in the distance events at the Cardinal Invitational. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Top 10 Individual Scores 1st - Drew Nicholas, North Star - 77 2nd - Aiden McLain, Grafton - 79 T-3rd - Myles Jorde, North Star - 80 T-3rd - T.J. Cosley, North Border - 80 T-5th - Alex Gellner, Langdon - 82 T-5th - John Schumacher, Grafton - 82 T-5th - Will Jiskra, Grafton - 82 T-5th - Carson Brown, North Border - 82 9th - Grant Cosley, North Border - 9th T-10th - Wren Jelinek, Grafton - 84 T-10th - Aiden Stainbrook, North Border - 84

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danced for about 30 years. They had gone many times to Branson, Mo.; Nashville, Tenn.; Minot Hostfest; Medora musical; Frost Fire and many local musicals. Later in life “Tom and His Sidekicks” Olin Olson, George Schmiess, Bob Tapson, Don Klein and Pastor Michael Jarrett entertained at nursing homes (and sometimes other occasions) with Tom playing the harmonica and the sidekicks with guitar or other string instruments.

Thomas Mann A Mass of Christian Burial was held on May 17, 2022, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon, ND, for Thomas Mann, 94, of Langdon, N.D., who passed away May 11, 2022, in Wabasha, Minn. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Langdon.

Thomas Mann was born to Philip and Mary (Deck) Mann April 22, 1928, in Perry Township, Cavalier County, the youngest of 17 children. He had 11 years of schooling in Loma Special School District and graduated from high school at St. Alphonsus in Langdon in 1945. After helping his parents on the farm until 1949, he married Mary Ester Machacek in the Holy Family Trinity Catholic Church in Dresden, N.D., on June 15, 1949. They purchased a farm in Gordon Township and farmed for 40 years. They raised six loving children, a basketball team and a cheerleader – five boys and one girl. Tom and Mary retired from farming in 1989. They moved into their new home in Langdon in 1977 and were active in the community throughout their later years.

Tom was an outstanding center, left, and rover fielder playing softball and baseball with the Loma and Alsen baseball teams. Tom and Mary both loved music and dancing. They square

Tom also had a lot of pride for lighting and decorating their house and yard for the Christmas season. He spent many years serving on public boards – Gordon Township School Board and election board, Alsen School Board, Region III, North Central Planning Council, Solid Waste board, Citizens Advisory board for State Water Commission, and citizen’s delegate for Cavalier County, Sr. Meals on Wheels, President of Langdon Sr. Citizens Club, Cavalier County Museum in Dresden, president of Cavalier County crop improvement, Cavalier County JDA, Cavalier County Farm Service, Grain Loan Inspector, Langdon City Election board and Cavalier County Commissioner. He was a 3rd degree Grand Knight and a 4th degree Faithful Navigator for the Knights of Columbus and a member of Langdon Eagles Club Aerie #3454.

Tom is survived by his sons: Duane (Sherry), James (Brenda), Philip (Colleen), Michael (Terrie); daughter Mary Jane (Dan) Moravec; daughter-in-law Monica (DeeDee) Mann; sister-in-law Betsy Machacek; brother-in-law Jim (Marsha) Machacek; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary; his son, Charles; his parents; ten brothers and six sisters.

Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are available at www. brooksfuneralhomelangdon.com .

Graveside Service Planned Dorothy Anne Holen Dorothy Anne Holen, 83, of Walhalla, ND passed away December 9, 2021.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at the Hillside Cemetery, Walhalla, ND. Solution on Page 10.

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Kids’ Corner/Games

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Solution on Page 9.

Classifieds HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Farmers Union Oil in Langdon is seeking part time kitchen and c-store help.

Experience helpful but can train.

These are evening hours which will change per season. Apply at Farmers Union Oil in Langdon or call Joe at 370-2022.

If you need a change in your career, like hands-on building, Schill Construction of Langdon is seeking to fill a full-time, year-around position.

Must have a driver's license, good communication skills, and be a team builder. Experience is preferred. Pay and benefits Depending On Experience. Call Lance 305-0464.

EXCAVATOR OPERATORS AND CDL DRIVERS WANTED Witzel Construction is looking to hire both part and full-time positions. Wages depending on experience. Please contact either Dane 701-370-1877 or Travis 701-370-0399 with any questions, or stop in at our office at 206 9th Ave. E. in Langdon, ND.

Looking to Hire: Mt. Carmel Rec Area Manager. Seasonal position.

Call Kensi at 701-256-2220 with questions.

Walhalla Farmers Grain is looking to fill full and part-time positions. Competitive salary plus benefits for fulltime workers. A driver's license is required. For more information, contact Chuck at Walhalla Farmers Grain 549-3210 or stop by for an interview.

Farmers Union Oil in Langdon is seeking a full-time shop person for oil and tire changes. Benefits include medical, 401K, vacation and sick time. Apply at Farmers Union Oil in Langdon or call Joe at 370-2022.

MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM The Milton Eagleson-Meling Legion Post 179 and Legion Auxiliary will not be holding the traditional Memorial Day Program and dinner as they have in the past years. Legion members will honor veterans at the Milton Memorial Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 29 followed by honors at the St. Clotilde’s Catholic Cemetery.

Thank You

Holden Mack and his family would like to send our most sincere thank you to EVERYONE for all the cards, well wishes, visit, donations and time. It is truly heartwarming to know we have such a wonderful, supportive community.

We are truly grateful. Holden & Family

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Public Notices/Meeting Minutes

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Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On May 3, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session, with all members present.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Greg Goodman called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Goodman asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded

by David Zeis; motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion to transfer $822.50 from Road & Bridge Fund to Road & Bridge Equipment Replacement Fund, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to transfer $5,080.95 from Road & Bridge Fund to Road & Bridge Excess Levy Fund, seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. There was discussion on advertising for the purchase of a county shop in or around Langdon.

Greg Goodman stated he would work on an ad with Scott Stewart, State’s Attorney. The commissioners had an on-line meeting with NDACo regarding the Joint Powers Agreement for GIS services they will be providing. Karen Kempert, Steph Bata, and Terry Johnston, also participated in the meeting.

Karen Kempert, Emergency Manager, was designated as the contact person for the county for GIS projects submitted to NDACo. Possible projects discussed were an election precinct map, proposed ambulance district map, and a school district map.

Steph Bata, Tax Director, informed the commissioners that her office would be taking over assessing for the City of Langdon after County Equalization.

Bata will meet with Langdon City to see what their expectations are and work on a contract for the services needed. Karen Kempert, Emergency Manager/911 Coordinator, met with the commissioners and presented a proposed Flood Emergency Disaster Declaration for Cavalier County as a result of the past two weekends of excessive rain and snow causing overland flooding. Kempert explained that the cost of snow removal/push backs would not be included in the declaration, as there was no record snowfall, which is required. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve the Flood Emergency Declaration, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. The commissioners reiterated the need for the county and townships to document and take pictures of damage to roads and get it turned in to Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, in case there is opportunity to submit it to FEMA. Kempert informed the commissioners that Pembina County had asked her

to assist them with the flooding they were currently battling. The commissioners were in agreement. Greg Goodman discussed a proposal from salary committee for a $200/month raise for all full-time county employees for 2023 (excluding Weed and NVHSZ). Nick Moser wanted to include an increase for commissioners.

After much discussion, it was decided to budget for a 4% ($57/month) increase for commissioners. Part-time/ seasonal increases were discussed.

It was decided to review the snowplow operator pay next meeting. Kim Wenzel met with the commissioners and discussed concerns with lack of blading and snow removal, overloaded trucks, washboards, washouts, and general safety concerns with County 39. Goodman stated he had no other complaints about the road and assured Wenzel that the road would be bladed when conditions improve and flags would be put up if they were still needed. The commission explained that the roads in general were in bad shape after the excessive rain recently. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, and Wade Thompson, KLJ, met with the commissioners. Thompson presented new project maps to the commissioners, showing priorities for future road projects. Road project updates were reviewed. Johnston asked the commissioners if they wanted Kevin Mikkelsen to continue to run the motor grader and help train the new employee if time allows before he starts his new job. The commissioners were in agreement. Stanley Dick made a motion to hire Tim Downs in District 4 and have Kevin Mikkelsen fill in with compensation at $25/hour until Downs can start, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Goodman suggested that Shawn Amundson could also help run motor grader and train, if needed. There was discussion on gravel/culvert needs throughout the county. A map was started with proposed gravel lift projects. The commissioners decided they would check roads in their districts and prioritize stretches of road to bid for gravel this summer. Cindy Stremick, Treasurer, met with the commissioners and reminded them that the Motor Vehicle portion of her office would be closed this Thursday and Friday (May 5-6) for the state to install new computer software.

Stremick informed the commissioners that they would be in the office on Sunday to work with Motor Vehicle in Bismarck to make sure the new software and equipment is working properly. Nick Moser made a motion, seconded by Stanley Dick to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried:

Notice to Creditors IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CAVALIER COUNTY STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In the Matter of the Estate of Terry Dean Goodrie, Deceased Probate No. 10-2022-PR-00017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to Travis Goodrie personal representative of the estate

at 5410 – 38 Ave. So. #205, Fargo, ND 58104, or filed with the Cavalier County District Court at 901 Third St., Langdon, ND 58249.

Dated this 9th day of May, 2022.

Travis Goodrie Personal Representative 541 38 Ave. So. #205 Fargo, ND 58104 Attorney for Personal Representative: Craig A. Peterson, Id No 4013 2108 So. Univ. Dr. So., Suite 101 B Fargo, ND 58103 Tel. (701) 241-8444 Email: craig@petersonltd.com First publication on the 13th of May, 2022.

FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK $51,514.58 | R&B CARSON ANDOR STEPHNIE ROOD $721.98 | NVHSZ VERIZON WIRELESS $1,436.17 | SS/NVHSZ VISA $543.18 | NVHSZ VISA $91.01 | NVHSZ NDACO $2,250.00 | MISC FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK $1,250.00 | NVHSZ ND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT $116,424.02 | HEALTH INSURANCE STANLEY DICK $115.83 | COMM NICK MOSER $299.52 | COMM DAVID J. ZEIS $151.52 | COMM MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $ 2,182.06 GEN/R&B MORGAN PRINTING, INC. $321.00 | COMM MID AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL $306.79 | MAINT DOCU SHRED INC. $42.05 | MISC MATTHEW-BENDER & CO. INC. $343.46 | GEN ACCUSOURCE $116.54 | AUD/VSO THE BORDERLAND PRESS $ 950.90 | GEN/FM/R&B/VSO MOSTAD INSURANCE SERVICES $53,458.00 | GEN/ VSO/WEED BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $2,629.68 | GEN ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $643.06 | GEN/F-M VERIZON WIRELESS $113.35 | F-M/R&B/ WEED BUSINESS ESSENTIALS $111.60 | TX DIR SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD. $7,000.00 | CLERK SIGN IT $81.71 | MAINT PEMBINA COUNTY SHERIFF $375.00 | SHERIFF MARKETPLACE MOTORS $379.04 | SHERIFF D & B MOTORS $556.60 | SHERIFF PUBLIC AGENCY TRAINING COUNCIL $325.00 | SHERIFF ATLANTIS GLOBAL LLC $46.20 | SHERIFF ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $275.69 | SHERIFF QUALITY PRINTING $338.05 | SHERIFF GALLS, LLC $67.23 | SHERIFF LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL $98.95 | GEN/R&B RICHARD'S WELDING, INC. $8,541.05 | R&B CAPITAL ONE TRADE CREDIT (MAC'S HARDWARE) $234.01 | R&B NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER $63.00 | R&B TRAILS END GARAGE DOOR $848.63 | R&B KENT MIKKELSEN $45.30 | R&B HANSEL PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC $3,300.00 | R&B NOLAN LUKASSEN $535.98 | R&B WALHALLA COOP OIL CO. $161.17 | R&B NEWMAN SIGNS $1,335.59 | R&B POMPS TIRE SERVICE INC $15.94 | R&B

HOME OF ECONOMY $60.98 | R&B VALLEY TRUCK PARTS & SERVICE INC $845.90 | R&B DUBOIS OIL CO.,INC $4,480.56 | R&B KLJ ENGINEERING LLC $24,242.07 | F-M CARQUEST OF LANGDON $177.89 | R&B DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $1,578.06 | R&B QUALITY PRINTING $45.00 | F-M RAZOR TRACKING, INC. $325.00 | R&B MCCURDY, INC. $115.00 | R&BRDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY $13,451.33 | R&B SARLES CITY AUDITOR $1,000.00 | R&B NAPA AUTO PARTS $189.19 | R&B CURTIS STEINOLFSON $20.00 | VSO CURTIS STEINOLFSON $20.01 | VSO JANE HAYEN $63.00 | NDSU EXT. POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. $96.41 | NDSU EX TR WARNE CHECMICAL & EQUIPMENT CO $906.28 | WEED OTTER TAIL POWER CO $37.03 | WEED THE BORDERLAND PRESS $210.00 | WEED HANSEL PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC $85.00 | WEED MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $119.88 WEED RORY

JOHNSON $600.00 | SS MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES $140.04 | SS ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS $254.67 | SS QUILL CORPORATION $148.33 | NVHSZ WALSH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT $715.13 | NVHSZ LISA GRAHAM $270.00 | NVHSZ DANIELLE CARVER $200.00 | NVHSZ MOUNTAIN PLAINS YOUTH SERVICES $2,765.00 | NVHSZ S&A, INC. $80.00 | NVHSZ ALORIA NELSON $1,370.00 | NVHSZ ND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES $454.64 | FEES ND STATE TREASURER $2,806.07 | FEES HANSONS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC $31,215.00 | NVHSZ At 12:10 p.m., Nick Moser made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by David Zeis; motion carried.

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

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Legislative Updates

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Legislative Update | Senator Janne Myrdal

This morning was the first in a long time that we woke up to no sump pump noises. Hoping it will last. What a crazy spring indeed. Driving around the District this weekend again, surveying the damage spring storms have caused to infrastructure in our area, I am grateful for all the work and volunteer hours mitigating the floods.

Without it I truly think we would have more damage by the floods than we can imagine.

There are millions of dollars of repairs to roads, bridges, culverts and dams in the wake of it all and that is not accounting for agricultural impacts. I saw only a handful of fields worked, but hope this week we can get in the field.

I am in frequent contact with the Governor’s office and the Department of Water Resources working on both current funding as well as long term emergency solutions to shore up dams in our area. No pun intended.

Even though this spring was brutal, it was really a normal North Dakota winter in our area. We have had a stretch of easier winters with no extensive spring flooding, yet we must, in state planning and funding, assume for the worst so we are prepared for springs like this. Specific needs that will be addressed next Session is funding for updates on smaller dams in both Pembina, Walsh and Cavalier counties. The Governor’s declaration of a statewide emergency at the end of April , if granted, should provide FEMA assistance to sustain county, city and township funding for repairs if granted. Even before this flooding occurred I was pursuing lifting the “Prairie Dog” funding buckets we passed two sessions ago higher up in the funding formula. We must see county and township infrastructure secure and lasting. Every product we produce, be it agricultural or energy makes it’s “first mile” to market on township or county infrastructure.

On a separate issue we just complet-

ed an interim judiciary committee meeting. We have likely two more before end of the year. Maybe the most important work the committee is looking at is the Juvenile Justice reform the state has undertaken for a few years now, and it has been a the major overhaul of our laws.

It is mostly excellent as the focus is on restoration and not incarceration of juveniles in the vast majority of cases.

However this has also brought of up the discussion of how at times in our society we swing the pendulums to far one way or another, so the work of the legislature will continue well into the next session on this complicated issue. Are there juveniles in need of permanent institutions? What level of offense requires incarceration?

What about early prevention of mental health issues in youth? Just some of the questions before us. I also assert that we must have the faith community involved in any and all work we do in this arena. Without internal and eternal hope we truly fail with only band aids.

I have always been steadfastly prolife and now it seems we possibly stand on the precipice of Roe v Wade being overturned, giving the states the right-

ful authority back, authority that never belonged to the Court nor the federal government. The leak by the Supreme Court was a malicious breach of trust meant to intimidate the justices. Sad indeed. In 1973, the Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court made it legal to destroy life, a child, in the womb up to birth. In 2022, the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision has allowed the conversation to begin again about what we, as a society, now know about fetal development. I know even since we as a couple held those ultra sounds of our children in our hands two decades ago, science has jumped leaps and bounds and we know have a literal eye into the womb.

Medical advances have changed the conversation We know so much more about gestational periods, when a baby’s heart beats, when the baby is fully formed and ultrasounds now tell us so much more about fetal development including when a baby can feel pain. I think we all knew this in our hearts, but science has caught up. North Dakota welcomes this and stands ready to sustain a culture of life, - for all, including moms and dads. When the Courts’ opinion comes down, let’s

work together to make our state a place where we welcome and support life.

The current inflation has taken a toll on daily expenditures for all of us and it is hurting every household. In an agricultural state it has another detrimental effect on the cost of fuel and fertilizer. Not good. I marvel at the lack of leadership coming from this current administration, - as it has a literal negative affect on everyone one of us. Despite this and with an unstable world market and predicted world food shortages, the AG commodity market is looking good for our producers. We just need to get in the field and harvest it well to feed the world! It will be long hours and days ahead so be aware of machinery on the roads at all hours. Be safe. Enjoy graduations all over the place, the greening of the trees and yards, the hummingbirds fluttering and the swans migrating through.

Senator Janne Myrdal North Dakota District 19 jmyrdal@nd.gov 1 701 331 0946

Legislative Report | Rep. David Monson, District 19

The flooding is a top priority for everyone in District 19. After a nice Mother’s Day with beautiful weather and the hope of spring finally coming, another all-day rain on May 9 brought most of us close to another inch of unneeded rain. I met with the governor and his people in Cavalier May 9 along with many other local officials. The news he delivered was a mixed bag as far as the flood news.

FEMA help should be coming to ND soon, but nothing along that line ever moves rapidly. More heavy rain in the forecast could put everyone in jeopardy again.

National Guard helicopters delivered 200 huge sandbags to Bourbanis Dam on May 3 to stop the erosion over the dam. Then they delivered 2 huge pumps to relieve the pressure there by pumping 30,000 gallons per minute over the dam to the proper channel. Some farmers’ PTO pumps were added, too. We had Renwick Dam refurbished several years ago, so that is working flawlessly as a safeguard for the city of Cavalier now. There is still a lot of overland flooding causing a lot of damage to fields and roads. I’ve heard a lot of reasons for the overland flooding from numerous people; too much drainage, too much snagging and clearing, not enough snagging and clearing, too many straightened channels, too much snow, rain at the wrong time, dikes and diversions changing river courses, and many others. Controlling mother nature and water runoff has been with us a long time, and this is not the last time we will have to face our water problems.

We do need to refurbish several small dams built back in the 1960’s that are about 15 years past their lifespan. The engineers are working on cost estimates and plans to do a few of these, but it sounds like the plans and estimates won’t be completed until this fall.

I spent all day Tuesday, May 10, seeing firsthand the problems in the Walhalla, LeRoy, Neche, and Pembina areas. Several farmers and township officials gave me guided tours. It was valuable information for me as the legislator for District 19 to get the history of the drains, creeks, washout areas, and problem spots. I saw hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage and probably many millions of dollars of damage. I took a lot of pictures and videos that I can use to convince my legislative colleagues we need help.

I plan to work on ways to reduce the cost of the local FEMA match in my legislative committee next session.

The local match is usually 15%, but I think we can lower that with our state revenue at a surplus right now. That would save the taxpayers of the district a lot of money. I want to thank those people that gave me the tours, drove me around, met with me, and provided me with a lot of ideas and insight.

I plan to go to Drayton, Minto, and Grafton as well as the rest of the communities in District 19 in the next few days and weeks. If you would like me to see something in your community that is a concern that needs to be addressed, you can email me at:

dmonson@nd.gov or call me at (701) 496-3394. I am a farmer, but the late spring will give me lots of time to trav-

el the district before I can even think about getting any fieldwork done or seed in the ground.

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A LU N AT IC ’ S N IG H T O UT

By Father Michael Hickin

Last Sunday, May 15, I pulled into the Pembina Gorge about 7:30 p.m.

Went for a two-mile hike. Set up a plastic chair with books and snacks at the NW corner of the hill above the parking lot at the trailhead.

Moonrise due at 8:57; Sunset at 9:08.

‘Twas the sole soul in sight.

The Moon took its first peek above the timber-framed sign for the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area wearing a sheer pink veil. Strolling leisurely along its upward course, it

changed into something pale yellow.

Twilight stirred a charming meadowlark to serenade the moment as the curtain opened on this portentous cosmic dance.

soundtrack over to a band of coyotes whose yelps and squeals kicked up a round of applause for Act II of the evening: the meticulous creep of Earth’s shadow across the pocked, powder-blue face of the moon.

A portent is a sort of omen, a forecast of something big and meaningful but ambiguous about the mood.

It’s just a sign—something’s about to happen.

Ta-dah! The lunar eclipse was underway. After resembling an openmouthed Ms. Pac-Man for a time, her pearly brilliance faded, entering into a strange exchange with a peculiar glow on the dark side of the moon. The wind was picking up, and I got chilly. On the slow drive back to Langdon, I beheld the rare spectacle of this familiar celestial orb now visible yet shaded as it gradually took on an eerie hue of smudged molten lava.

Crawling high into the sky, the Moon started to whiten. When the western horizon settled into a warm, tiger orange, the birds handed the

The well-named Super Flower Blood Moon did not disappoint. I’d have paid handsomely for this event but was even happier to attend for the price of two gallons of gas.

Truck windows were down and the heater on. I howled to the skies a few times until it scratched my throat, wondering what the heavenly hosts were barking back at me.

Something along the lines of “Pay Attention!”

Recipe Focus on Cheese!

Much like bacon, cheese makes many meals more flavorful. When cheese is the centerpiece of a dish, cheese lovers know it will be tasty and potentially even a little addictive.

Such is the case with macaroni and cheese. Many people have a go-to mac and cheese recipe in their culinary repertoire that they pull out anytime they desire some cheesy goodness.

For those looking for a new mac and cheese recipe, “Crusty Mac and Cheese” from “Virgil’s Barbecue Road Trip Cookbook” (St. Martin’s Press) by Neal Corman is comfort food at its finest. This version has a little spiciness for an added flavor kick.

Crusty Mac and Cheese Serves 4-6 1 pound elbow macaroni 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt 1⁄8 teaspoon ground white pepper 1⁄2 cup chicken stock 3⁄4 cup heavy cream 1⁄2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1⁄2 tablespoon hot sauce 1⁄2 tablespoon Creole mustard 11⁄4 cup Cheese Wiz® 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

First publication on the 13th of May, 2022.

Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish.

2. Boil the macaroni in a 2-quart saucepan filled the water, until it is al dente, or still has some snap when you bite it. Strain the pasta and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Set aside.

3. Combine the remaining ingredients, except for the shredded cheese, in a medium saucepan over medium heat. The mixture should be barely simmering. Whisk periodically. Cook for 7 to 10 minutes.

4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cheese sauce with the pasta and about one-third of the shredded cheese. Transfer to the baking dish, covering with the remaining shredded cheese, and bake covered for 10 minutes.

5. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes more, or until the top is golden brown.

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Cont’d. From Page 1 - Cavalier County Passes Flood Disaster Declaration

Three Lunatics and a Dog Named Luna

By Hilary Nowatzki

Elgin Township, Cavalier County. Photos by Janelle Bata.

little bit different because it takes longer for the water to drain out of there, and I do know that there’s still roads out in that area that are under water and will be for at least the next week

Elgin Township, Cavalier County. Photos by Janelle Bata.

or so depending on what Mother Nature gives us in terms of rainfall here in the next few days,” Goodman said.

“On the good news side, the roads are drying up, and our blade operators

have been out either fixing areas that are in tough shape or just trying to get over every road that we can.”

Lunar eclipse photo taken by Steve Hiebert, Morden, Manitoba.

A Super Flower Blood Moon is the combination of a ‘super moon’ (a full moon that is also very close to Earth making it appear larger than usual) along with a ‘blood moon’ (when the moon appears red during an eclipse).

Many spectators, along with Father Mike, took advantage of this natural phenomenon which only occurs every two and a half years. Some drove outside the reach of town lights in order to see the spectacle like Father Mike did. Others opted to stay in and peek outside their windows. Some took midnight strolls in the refreshingly mild May air.

Most are in awe of the occasion, but if you ask any nurse, mental health worker, emergency responder, or police officer - they will likely agree that a full moon can bring stressful shifts.

You see, the word ‘Lunatic’ is an old English term. According to the Oxford Dictionary the word evolved from old French lunatique, from late Latin lunaticus, and from Latin luna ‘moon’ leading to the belief that changes of the moon caused intervals of insanity. The word "lunaticus" can actually be found in Matthew 17:15, and researchers believe this is the first time it was used in print.

This myth has been somewhat debunked within the last century. Once electricity became widely available, chaotic events and crime rates during full moons decreased significantly.

This led people to realize that the full moon was not the cause of insanity or crime, it simply alloted people better light to commit crime or run around at night. And speaking of running around at night - there may have been three lunatics and a dog up to no good in Langdon during this rare moon.

Deputies with the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department received a call around 11:00 p.m. with a report of three individuals and a dog standing on the sidewalk near a vacant home at the intersection of Fourth St. and 10th Ave. A concerned citizen hypothesized that these folks, who had been standing around and talking while

watching the moon phase right before their eyes, were up to absolutely no good. They were standing on the sidewalk that was in front of a dilapidated house which had been abandoned for a decade, at least. Oh, no. Squatters in Langdon? You would think they’d at least pick a nicer abandoned house.

Two cop cars soon pulled up rather fast from different angles, ambush style. Squatters will not be tolerated in this tiny gem of a town. These officers were serious.

Perhaps the Lunatic theory was correct! These three no-gooders, nor the big white fluffy dog, even flinched when officers approached. Instead, they laughed! These people had to be insane…

An officer approached the male first.

“So, what’s going on here, sir?” The officer asked, while his partner eyeballs the two female lunatics and the dog.

“Uhhh, we were watching this beautiful moon, officer. Is that not okay?”

The male neighbor responded, attempting to stifle his laugh.

The officer responded, “Well, that makes a lot more sense, but we just wanted to make sure.”

He explained a community member was worried the three spectators were actually breaking into the abandoned home. He and his partner both began laughing, and the three lunatics laughed with them. The officers were actually watching the moon phase themselves before they got the call. The bunch conversed for a little while, finding humor in the situation.

At least residents of Langdon can feel even safer at night knowing the community watch never rests.

Amidst the conversation, one of the female lunatics introduced her big white fluffy dog.

“My dog is very sweet; feel free to pet her. Her name is Luna.”