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The end of an era concludes at end of the year banquet

Edmore Public School’s End of the Year Banquet and Awards Ceremony hosted Sunday

By Hilary Nowatzki

Agriculture: New farm bill text has been released in the U.S. House. Pg. A3

Opinion: Maybe it’s a bomb; maybe it’s a hotdog radio.

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On the evening of Sunday, May 19, Edmore Public School hosted their final end of the year banquet to honor their final class of students, especially graduating seniors Alexis Wilkie and Rayce Worley. Numerous family, friends, community members, and school staff gathered to honor these students and the end of an era for Edmore Public School.

Guests were welcomed with flowers on the table and prime rib on their plates. After the meal was served, the program began.

First up was Edmore's lone kindergartener Haisley Boehmer. As she took the stage, her teacher, Ms. Umali, accompanied her and spoke highly of her "ray of sunshine" student. Little Boehmer took the microphone and shared with the entire audience her favorite memories of kindergarten, what she has learned and the subjects she studies this year, as well as what some of her favorite things are.

Afterwards, she was awarded her kindergarten diploma by Diane Martinson, principal and business manager of Edmore Public School. A group of 16 of Boehmer’s friends joined her in performing a sweet song to celebrate.

Her 16 'friends' were her fellow 202324 schoolmates.

Community: Celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week at PNC. Pg. A5

Former Stables Restaurant potential host for agribusiness

By Hilary Nowatzki

The first item at the most recent city commission meeting was ‘new business,’ and Abby Borchardt of Greenberg Realty kicked off the discussion surrounding a potential new agribusiness in town. Her question revolved around the building on the east side of town, formerly known as the Stables Restaurant. The building, which was at one point renovated into condos, has sat vacant for many years now.

“Is there anything in city code that would prevent someone from putting up five hopper bins on that property?” she inquired.

After a bit of discussion, Jerry Nowatzki, city commission president, thought aloud asking, “Is anybody ever going to buy that building?”

“Well, it depends on what you guys say tonight,” exclaimed Borchardt.

“This is a biggie. It’s a no if [the buyers] can’t do it.”

Borchardt went on to explain that the building would potentially become the host of an agricultural business, which she said will utilize part of the building as office space. To the extent she knew, none of the exterior of the building would change; the buyers just need to add some grain bins on the east side of the property.

Commissioners were concerned about limitations this lot may present to heavy truck traffic. However, the overall consensus was to approve the request.

“I would hate to see that building go on not utilized,” said Nowatzki.

The building is currently under contract, although the business has preferred to remain anonymous until the purchase is finalized.

Tammy Berg, who has lived in Edmore her whole life and had a profound impact on each soul in city limits, was the night’s guest speaker. The awards ceremony commenced, and students were honored for their various strengths and achievements throughout the year.

Following the awards ceremony, Martinson gave a beautiful speech, as well as presenting a heartfelt slideshow she created of the highlights of this school year. She was then joined by three counselors from an organization called HOPE (Helping Other Professional Educators). These counselors saw students virtually throughout the year but drove all the way from Fargo for the occasion to see and cel-

Haisley Boehmer received her kindergarten diploma on Sunday night at Edmore's End of the Year Banquet. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Edmore Public School students for the 2023-24 school year. Back row (L-R) Alexis Wilkie, Cassidy Knoke, Tristen Fincher, Rayce Worley, Miles Fincher, Paige Carlson, Victoria Matthews, David Still, Uriah Mattis, Ava Carlson; middle row (L-R) Jasper Duletzke, Memphis Lowe, Makayla Carlson, Amelia Mattis, Odin Mattis; front row (L-R) Bentley Boehmer and Haisley Boehmer. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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ebrate the students on this very special day. Around 7:00 p.m. the tables were cleaned up, heartfelt ‘best wishes’ were shared amongst one another, and countless group photos taken to capture a moment where memories were forever made.

Afterwards, Martinson took a moment to explain her sentiments on what she agreed was an emotional night for her and numerous others. She arrived at the school in 2008, and once staff began declining, she began accumulating the credentials needed to fill their roles. Eventually, she became the principal.

“I believe so much in this building, in these students and these kids, and so I just wanted to try and keep our school going as long as we could,” she stated. “So it's hard; it's bittersweet.”

With 17 students K-12 total enrolled at Edmore Public School, some classes only have one student. Some grades have no students. They were the smallest school district in the state this school year. As much as Martinson says she will miss them, she understands the importance of social interaction in an educational setting.

“I had a great run here with all of these kids,” she added. “I know they will be fine, I know they will.”

Frank Schill, superintendent of Edmore Public School, noted that it was a “community investment” from the perspective of taxpayers to keep the school open as long as possible. He simultaneously acknowledged that with 17 students, the decision had to be made.

Schill thought the night would be “business as usual,” but his heart strings couldn’t be spared from the concluding ceremony. “[At the banquet] normally you're

prepping for the next year, and now it's actually bringing things to a close,” remarked Schill. “It is somewhat emotional in the sense that I look at what's really happening in Edmore, and it’s affecting the people, and it's unfortunate.”

Though unfortunate, Schill acknowledges that Edmore is not the first and will not be the last rural school in North Dakota to close down. Martinson added that in many cases, such as Edmore’s, “it's a small school, and people don't want to come to rural anymore.”

Edmore students will be dispersed between schools in Langdon, Lakota, Munich, and Devils Lake.

As poignant as it may be to see Edmore Public School close its chapter, there are still plans for the building to become a community center for the town. With exercise equipment on site, there are plans for an activity center with the nearest gyms in Lakota, Langdon, or Devils Lake - a 30 cont’d. on page B8

Munich students spend time at Wheatland Estates On Wednesday of last week, a group of kindergarten through 3rd grade Munich students took a field trip up to Langdon.

They had a few stops to make, one being at Wheatland Estates to spend time with residents. The students kept residents company while enjoying snacks, watching cartoons, and playing bingo! Photos by Larry Stokke.

News

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International Peace Garden hosts 2nd Annual Tourism Summit

Dale & Sally Stremick Scholarship awards announced Langdon N.D. —The Minot Area Community Foundation’s Dale & Sally Stremick Scholarship has been awarded to three Langdon Area High School seniors.

The Dale and Sally Stremick Scholarship was established to honor the legacy of Dale and Sally Stremick, who were longtime members and supporters of the Langdon community. This scholarship is designed to support and empower local Langdon Area High School seniors who aspire to pursue careers that hold significant importance to rural North Dakota.

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McKenna is involved in hockey, track, and softball, as well as numerous school and community activities.

McKenna plans to attend the University of North Dakota in the fall for physical therapy.

The scholarship is awarded to firstyear students who have enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution, demonstrating outstanding academic performance and a dedication to an agricultural-related major.

Congratulations to the recipients!

Event emphasizes opportunities for rural towns around Canadian border

By Hilary Nowatzki

The International Peace Garden hosted their second annual Turtle Mountain Tourism Summit on May 9. The event highlighted the opportunities which come with networking and collaborating while living in rural communities around the Canadian border.

According to Tim Chapman, CEO of the International Peace Garden, last year was the first summit of its kind.

He hopes that the event encourages small communities around the border to work together to promote their local events.

“The whole idea is trying to get everyone in our region, and even as far as Grand Forks and Minot, to be a little bit more educated and knowledgeable about what other towns and areas have as far as tourism offerings,” stated Chapman.

This year’s recipients are Parker Rime, Jace Rime, and McKenna Schneider - all from Langdon. All three will be receiving a $500 scholarship to use towards their post-secondary education.

“Because we are so rurally based, if we all work a little more closely together and cross promote each other, it's going to benefit everyone in the communities,” he added.

Parker is involved in football, hockey, trap shooting, and working on the family farm. Parker plans to attend Bismarck State College in the fall for agribusiness.

Jace is involved in hockey and trap shooting, as well as working on the family farm. Jace plans to attend Bismarck State College in the fall for agronomy.

Chapman said he felt fortunate to have support for the summit from North Dakota Tourism and Travel Manitoba, who he says have worked with smaller communities on both

Photo by Jesscia Tull of the 2nd Annual Tourism Summit.

sides of the border and understand the intricacies and difficulties that come with being located on an international border.

“So it's that much more important for us, as the center of this area and a big attraction, to really help get Canadians and Americans to better under-

stand what the offerings are in each town,” said Chapman.

Jessica Tull contributed to this story.

For more information, check out the MyBorderland app in your device’s app store, which has the full community focus episode of this discussion with Chapman.

McKenna Schneider

Photo by Jessica Tull.

Parker Rime

Jace Rime

Unoccupied and overturned vehicle leads to DUI charge

By Borderland Press Staff

In the early morning hours of May 17, at approximately 5:50 a.m., Cavalier County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a rollover accident at the intersection of 105th Ave. NE and 92nd St. NE. Upon their arrival, officers discovered an unoccupied and overturned vehicle in the east ditch of 105th Ave NE. It was unknown to the reporting party whether the vehicle was occupied.

According to a report from the Sheriff’s office, emergency personnel determined that there was no occupant in the vehicle. The driver, Nathan Metzger, contacted dispatch stating that he had walked home. Metzger met with a Cavalier County deputy at the Sheriff's department.

Metzger was escorted to the hospital where he was later placed under arrest for B Misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence.

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Tim Chapman, CEO of the International Peace Garden. Photo by Jessica Tull.

Chicken night fundraiser for Europe trip choir students!

By Borderland Press Staff

This week’s chicken night at the Langdon Eagles Club will be a special one in support of a once in a lifetime trip for four music students from Langdon Area High School.

el through six European countries: England, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Germany. They will have the opportunity to participate in

numerous sightseeing destinations and perform five concerts along the way.

On Wednesday, May 29, the students will be hosting a final fundraiser in which they will be providing music and hosting a bake sale that evening.

On June 14, Shanna Gette, Adam Hart, Claire Chaput, and Catelyn Goodman, along with instructors Kim Hart and Lane Lindseth, will begin their journey. They will join several hundred others in Fargo for four days of intense rehearsals. Then, on June 18, they will fly out of Minneapolis and head across the ocean to Europe. This trip is part of the tour group called Northern Musicians Abroad.

On the 16-day tour, the group will trav-

From left to right, Adam Hart, Claire Chaput, Catelyn Goodman, and Shanna Gette, are joining in with Northern Musicians Abroad.

Agriculture

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Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate

By Ariana Figueroa/The North Dakota Monitor

Thompson unveils farm bill language – House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson has released his farm bill text. It includes many provisions farm groups wanted, including premium support to help farmers ‘buy up’ higher levels of crop insurance. It raises reference prices and doubles the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development program funding. Thompson’s bill also addresses the problems associated with California’s Prop 12, making it illegal for a state to impose standards on livestock and dairy production outside of its borders.

Farm bill text delivers momentum for the process – Randy Russell , president of the Russell Group, has been pouring through the lengthy farm bill text. “Chairman (Glenn ‘GT’) Thompson releasing this text is a very positive move,” said Russell. “It builds some momentum in a farm bill process that has been long and prolonged. We can haggle about the details, but you’ve got to step in the batter’s box and start the game before you can score any runs, so I think this is positive.”

Beneficial moisture – Farmers have worked between rains to sneak in some planting. “Things are moving

along pretty good,” said Dave Gehrtz, district sales manager of ProSeed.

“They’re getting a good start on the corn, and most of the small grains are wrapped up.” Gehrtz, who is based at New Rockford, N.D.,doesn’t believe the rains have impacted planting progress. “We’re not late, and the moisture helps.”

Massive geomagnetic storm causes problems for farmers – While many were enjoying the recent northern lights, the solar storms caused GPS problems for many farmers. True North Equipment Precision Technology manager Chris Kuznia said this was the worst geomagnetic storm since 2003. “Some guys were affected for the whole day, and some for part of the day. Some guys will have multiple tractors in a field, one behaving fine and the other completely erratic, so it caused some pretty major disruptions.” Kuznia said we could continue to see issues as the growing season continues. “The problems that we are going to see going forward are twofold. It looks like the solar maximum that we are in is going to continue throughout the year. As far as subsequent passes in a field, we are going to see some issues throughout summer and fall harvest time.”

North Dakota crop progress and conditions National Agricultural Statistics Service FARGO, N.D. - For the week ending May 19, 2024, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2% very short, 14% short, 77% adequate, and 7% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 3% very short, 16% short, 76% adequate, and 5% surplus.

Field crops report: Soybeans planted was 33%, ahead of 15% last year and 24% for the five year average. Emerged was 1%, equal to last year, and near 2% average.

Spring wheat planted was 71%, well ahead of 40% last year, and ahead of 53% average. Emerged was 29%, ahead of 10% last year and 20% average.

Durum wheat planted was 67%, well ahead of 31% last year and 43% average. Emerged was 26%, well ahead of 6% last year, and ahead of 12% average.

Winter wheat conditions rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 31% fair, 60% good, and 8% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 34%, ahead of 17% last year, but near 37% average.

Corn planted was 51%, well ahead of 24% last year, and ahead of 36% average. Emerged was 13%, ahead of 3% last year and 6% average.

Canola planted was 43%, well ahead of 19% last year, and ahead of 31% average. Emerged was 7%, near 4% average.

Sugarbeet conditions rated 0% very poor, 0% poor, 0% fair, 10% good, and 90% excellent. Sugarbeets planted was 97%, ahead of 81% last year, and well ahead of 73% average.

this goal by proposing policies that split the broad, bipartisan coalition that has always been the foundation of a successful farm bill,” they wrote.

“We need a farm bill that holds the coalition together and upholds the historic tradition of providing food assistance to our most vulnerable Americans while keeping our commitment to our farmers battling the effects of the climate crisis every day,” they continued.

The House bill has a few provisions that Democrats oppose.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Friday, May 17, released the draft bill text of the long-awaited $1.5 trillion farm bill, which is likely to face opposition in the Senate from Democrats due to disagreements over federal anti-hunger programs and climate change requirements.

The chair of the committee, GOP Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson of Pennsylvania, said in a statement that the bill, which will set farm, nutrition, commodity and conservation policy for the next five years, is a “product of extensive feedback from stakeholders and all members of the House, and is responsive to the needs of farm country through the incorporation of hundreds of bipartisan policies.”

The legislation funds programs across 12 titles for five years.

Oats condition rated 1% very poor, 1% poor, 20% fair, 76% good, and 2% excellent. Oats planted was 59%, well ahead of 28% last year, and ahead of 49% average. Emerged was 21%, ahead of 6% last year, and near 17% average.

It would boost rural farming, promote a new global market for farmers to sell their products abroad, require new reporting requirements for the foreign purchase of farmland, increase funding for specialty crops and expand eligibility for disaster assistance, among other initiatives.

Barley planted was 65%, well ahead of 31% last year, and ahead of 49% average. Emerged was 28%, well ahead of 7% last year, and ahead of 17% average.

“The markup is one step in a greater House process that should not be compromised by misleading arguments, false narratives, or edicts from the Senate,” Thompson said.

Dry edible peas planted was 71%, well ahead of 44% last year, and ahead of 52% average. Emerged was 23%, ahead of 12% last year and 15% average.

The House Agriculture Committee plans to mark up the 942-page bill on Thursday. It is expected to cost $1.5 trillion over 10 years. A title-by-title summary can be found at https://

Sunflowers planted was 19%, ahead of 4% last year and 8% average.

Flaxseed planted was 33%, well ahead of 12% last year, and ahead of 26% average. Emerged was 2%, near 3% average.

agriculture.house.gov/uploadedfiles/ detailed_summary_final.pdf In a statement, the top Democrat on the committee, Rep. David Scott of Georgia, slammed the draft bill for “taking food out of the mouths of America’s hungry children, restricting farmers from receiving the climate-smart conservation funding they so desperately need, and barring the USDA from providing financial assistance to farmers in times of crisis.”

Scott warned that the current draft bill is unlikely to pass the House. Although Republicans have a slim majority, any piece of legislation will have to be bipartisan in order to make it through the Senate, which Democrats control.

The current farm bill extension expires Sept. 30.

On the Senate side, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat who leads the Committee on Agriculture, released Democrats’ own proposal in early May. Among other things, it would boost eligibility for nutrition programs for low-income people like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Stabenow made public a summary of the bill, but not legislative text.

Scott and Stabenow released a joint statement Tuesday following a meeting with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats on the House Agriculture committee.

They advocated for Republicans to craft a bipartisan farm bill.

However, the House farm bill would remove the ban on low-income Americans who have a drug conviction felony from obtaining SNAP benefits.

Environmental groups are also opposing the draft of the farm bill, raising concerns about reallocating IRA money and including a bill relating to how states regulate animal practices.

A watchdog group that focuses on government and corporate accountability in water, food and corporate overreach, Food & Water Watch Managing Director of Policy and Litigation, Mitch Jones, said in a statement that the draft bill would gut important climate-smart provisions.

“Some of leadership’s more dangerous proposals would take us backwards on animal welfare, and climate-smart agriculture,” Jones said.

“It’s time Congress put the culture wars aside and got back to work on a Farm Bill that puts consumers, farmers, and the environment above politicking and Big Ag handouts,” he added.

Ready for rhubarb

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

Dry edible beans planted was 14%, ahead of 9% last year, but near 15% average.

Pasture and range report: Pasture and range conditions rated 1% very poor, 4% poor, 27% fair, 57% good, and 11% excellent.

To help you find a new family favorite, here is a recipe for rhubarb strawberry cobbler brought to you by our friends at Illinois Extension:

Potatoes planted was 64%, ahead of 49% last year and 46% average.

Emerged was 10%, ahead of 3% average.

Data for this news release were provided at the county level by USDA Farm Service Agency, NDSU Extension Service, and other reporters across the State.

A freeze in the Thrifty Food Plan would result in a roughly $30 billion SNAP cut over the next decade, according to the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. There are more than 41 million people who use SNAP benefits, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“House Republicans are undermining

gus and everbearing strawberries, are some of the first produce of the year; maybe it’s because it’s fairly easy to grow; maybe it’s because rhubarb is technically a vegetable, but it is used as a fruit and eaten in sweet dishes.

Rhubarb is full of antioxidants, rich in vitamin K and manganese, high in fiber and calcium, and low in calories.

It can be used in cakes, breads, sauces, pies, and many more dishes that quickly become family favorites.

Stock water supplies rated 2% very short, 13% short, 80% adequate, and 5% surplus.

One would remove climate-smart policy requirements for about $13 billion in conservation projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Another would limit future updates to the Thrifty Food Plan, the formula that calculates benefits for SNAP. “The economic impact of the SNAP cuts alone would be staggering,” Scott said.

There are so many things I love about spring, and rhubarb is one of them.

So, of course, I have to write my yearly rhubarb article! I was disappointed the other day, as I had seen on social media that people in North Dakota were already picking their rhubarb and offering it to others. It made me jump up and go check on mine. I always keep in mind that we are about two weeks behind other parts of the state so I’m not disappointed if my fruits and vegetables are not ready at the same time as my friends. Sure enough, my rhubarb is not quite ready to pick. That’s okay, as it looks healthy and is growing well because it’s been loving the beautiful rains we have been getting. I’m just going to have to wait a little bit before I indulge in the goodness.

I’m not sure why rhubarb fascinates me so much - maybe because it can come in both red and green; maybe because the leaves are prickly and toxic, yet the stalks are tart and delicious; maybe it’s the childhood memories; maybe it’s the delicious recipes and versatility of it; maybe it’s because rhubarb, along with aspara-

Rhubarb Strawberry Cobbler Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 hour Servings per Recipe: 8 Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe Nutrition Facts Calories: 265; Fat: 12 g; Fiber: 2; Sodium: 75 mg; Total Carbohydrates: 40 g Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding mix (dry) 4 cup rhubarb stems, cut into 1/2inch pieces 1 cup strawberries, sliced 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 cup unflavored bread crumbs or crumbled corn flakes 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup butter 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preparation Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Wash hands with soap and water.

Gently rub rhubarb and strawberries under cool running water.

In a shallow 2 quart baking dish, combine 1 & 1/4 cup sugar and dry pudding mix. Add rhubarb pieces, sliced strawberries, and lemon juice. Let stand for 15 minutes.

Bake for 40 minutes.

While the rhubarb mixture bakes, mix together (with fingers or fork) bread crumbs, oats, remaining sugar (1/2 cup), butter and cinnamon until in fine crumbs in a separate bowl.

Squeeze together bread crumb mixture into clumps, then crumble over the rhubarb mixture.

Other rhubarb recipes can be found on our NDSU Extension website https:// www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension. You can always call (256-2560), stop in, or email (katie.d.henry@ndsu. edu) to ask me for tips on canning or freezing rhubarb, or for more recipes.

I’m going to keep trying more, as I am ready for rhubarb!

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher

If you’ve seen my Facebook page, you know that two years ago both my daughter-in-law and my daughter were pregnant. They both had girls, and our Fargo baby, Rosie, turned two in March; our Langdon

baby, Annie, will be two in July. Last weekend they were both at our house, and for the first time, they played together instead of just staring at one another and became friends. Oh my goodness, they were so cute as they walked around the house holding hands, eating lunch off the same plate, sharing an ice cream sandwich, playing together and talking to each other. I’m looking forward to seeing them grow up together, and all parents are on board with getting them together enough to make that happen. Sleepovers, visits at our house, texting, messaging, facetiming, wait, what? We can leave those last few items off for now. #twointwentytwo has become such a great event for

our families!

One day last week the front door at the radio station opened, and in walked a lady with a very familiar face and then a very familiar voice, and soon an extremely familiar laugh. Ah, yes, this is Jan, the mom to Sue, our front desk ‘whiz of all things.’ Jan and her husband, Roger, came from Chandler, Arizona, to visit Sue and John in Osnabrock. Honestly, if you put these two women out of sight and heard them laugh or talk, there’s not a chance you could tell them apart.

It was pretty cool. I know it’s not a rare scenario, but we all got a charge out of it that day. Lunch at Sporty’s was a nice chance to visit a bit, and it

was great meeting you two! See you in July, Jan! I’m looking forward to this threeday weekend. Memorial Day always seems to be the official kickoff to summer, even though it’s really up to Mother Nature whether it actually is or not. Although, it doesn’t take sunshine to remember your loved ones and visit the graves. I placed flowers at St. Edward’s Cemetery near Nekoma earlier this week, and I saw that many others did as well.

Guess what? The Borderland Press has launched its new website at www. theborderlandpress.com. Yes, Kathy, there is an option to subscribe to your

favorite newspaper on the welcome page! Be sure to check out the Langdon Tower Cam, mounted on the tower in our backyard at 1403 3rd Street in Langdon. We can’t wait for you to visit the site - I know you’ll love it!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for reading The Borderland Press. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend, stay safe and drink plenty of water.

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor This topic is a hot one for dads, granddads, and, well, usually men in general out there. Although I know there are women in Langdon that do this task with ease as well, they seem less obsessed over it than the males generally are.

“MOW THE LAWN” I’ve heard of no-mow-May, and for a week or two, I debated using it as my excuse.

This week was the week…

I had put the task off long enough.

There it was, written on my whiteboard staring at me every day when I made coffee, constantly looming over my shoulder. I had to do it, but so many things could go wrong.

You see, I’ve never lived somewhere where I had a lawn to mow! I’ve lived here for nearly three years now but had someone else doing it in the past.

Now, I have my own mower. To top it off, I even know how to start it.

After plenty of rain and just enough

THE MORNING RUN:

Now that the fun and games and celebrating of graduation are over, it’s time to settle into summer schedules and jobs. The recent discussion on Facebook regarding the pool staffing situation made me think back to when I was a teenager and the summer jobs I held. My first job was the farm. ‘The farm’ being a very general job description because the work was different ev-

After seeing half of Langdon out on or pushing their lawn mowers on Wednesday of last week, I caved. I had to do it. To be honest, I kind of understand what the hype is about.

I enjoyed listening to my music while trying to get my lines as straight as possible (Sorry, Dennis). It was really sunny and warm, and I was so proud of myself for a job well done.

So proud, in fact, that a few days later when one of my neighbor’s mowers pooped out on him, I gladly offered to lend him mine. Sadly, he couldn’t get it to start. I gave it a tug, knowing there’s no way in hell that I’m actually

stronger than him, and I wasn’t. The mower just wouldn’t start.

Within a week, my grass will be ready to be mowed again, and somehow, I already broke the mower. Hopefully, it’s nothing a handy dad or grandpa can’t fix.

On top of finally mowing, I sewed some seedlings, started some more seeds, and had a family friend that was kind enough to till my garden. It seems these last few days have been a bit cooler, so I’m glad I took advantage of the sunshine! Nowadays, 80 degrees feels like 100!

greenhouses are absolutely beautiful, and we are lucky to have these shops to help us get a jump start on our greenery. I was never a gardener before moving to North Dakota, but I’m on year three with my garden. I am learning something new each season, mostly from my backyard neighbor, Ted Mikkelsen. I am grateful for him telling me I looked like I had no idea what I was doing three years ago, because I didn’t! I appreciate Ted’s honest advice.

I know I should listen to it. His claim to fame is “I’m older than potting soil,” so I’m pretty sure he knows what he is doing.

To treat myself, I visited both of Langdon’s greenhouses and brought home some new flowers to welcome in the season. The expansions of both

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and got my license, I decided it was time to explore my employment options in town. I applied for and landed a job at the Twist Drive-In, a popular eating establishment only open during the summer months. The owners were a husband and wife with very different personalities, and unfortunately for me, the wife was in charge of the restaurant. She wore a constant frown, had an abrasive personality, and was not impressed by my waitressing skills. She was absolutely disgusted one day when she discovered the reason why my till was off by 10 cents after my shift. I was giving change to customers after doing some quick math in my head because I didn’t know how to count back. A half hour lesson in waitressing skills later, I was prepared to never be off on my till again.

est employee, I was considered the bottom of the totem pole and spent my work shifts sitting outside in all weather conditions on a hard little bench, waiting patiently for customers. No phone, no book, no nothing to occupy my time. All for the lucrative wage of $3.45 an hour, which was not the minimum wage rate in 1991, but in the restaurant industry, they could pay you less and assume your tips would make up the difference. After one summer of dealing with my employer’s moodiness; some first-class, a-hole customers; barely making enough money to pay for gas; and gaining 10 pounds by using my employee discount to drown my misery in ice cream, I moved on to a more enjoyable year-round work environment at our local hospital as a nurse aide.

Although my employment at The Twist was brief, it was filled with some pretty important life skills that I still look back on 30 years later. Enjoy your summer kids, and use that employee discount!

editor@theborderlandpress.com

Summer at The Twist

ery day. My parents would be up and out the door to work early, and once us kids rousted ourselves from slumber, we all trudged out to the kitchen to check out the chore list. My dad’s typical list consisted of things like weed the trees, mow the lawn, pitch hay to the horses, and feed the cats.

My mom’s list always consisted of cleaning in the house and doing laundry.

By Sara Goodman

sunshine, I knew my neighbors might be beginning to judge me. Plus, I’ve heard seeing your neighbor mow the lawn is the toughest form of adult peer pressure.

The lists were equally despised. On occasion, my dad’s would simply say “get your duds on” followed by whatever task we were going to be doing - which was either fencing, painting or summer fallowing. Our “duds” were our work clothes and boots, so this attire varied depending on which task we were about to do. Painting the outbuildings was at the top of the most hated job list because this involved being hot, stinky and sticky as we scraped and painted and moved ladders. We filled our brushes and

went up and down the ladder a million times and swatted flies and tried to avoid fresh cow pies when we moved the ladders. The fun ended with taking a gasoline bath to wash off all the oil-based paint that covered more of us at the end of the day than the buildings.

In between the exciting jobs on the farm, I babysat a variety of neighbor kids. One family I babysat for was a dream job; they paid well, the kids were cute and well-behaved, and all I had to do was make a few easy meals and change diapers. The other family I babysat for was a nightmare. The kids were always getting into mischief. They were neither cute nor well-behaved. My chore list included the same dreaded tasks I had at home, including cleaning and dishes, and worst of all, I was paid the meager wage of $1.50 an hour.

The minute I passed my driver’s test

Along with being scared to death of my boss at The Twist, I had miserable working conditions. As the new-

Hotdog radio adventures cery stores, hospitals, furniture stores etc., have groups within groups, and then there are exclusive groups of 100 members that are often referred to as ‘skull and bones groups’ - that is what many in the radio industry perceive the International Broadcasters Idea Bank to be.

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia This week I’m in beautiful upstate New York in Tioga Springs attending the spring meeting of the International Broadcasters Idea Bank, which I’ve been a proud card carrying member since first being nominated for membership by a former boss back in 2004. Every industry has its various trade groups and organizations. Many of these industry organizations, be it car dealers, gro-

It’s me and 99 other members from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, and Pago Pago. We have two in-person get-togethers each year and stay in touch in real time every day via a computer listserv that allows us access to each other and the group as a whole. If someone has a question or a problem, he or she has 99 buddies ready to jump in and help. It’s GREAT! The waiting list to get in is a mile long, and upon induction into the group, you do need to bring two changes of underwear. That’s all I’m allowed to say except the initiation process also includes small nipple clamps and a car battery and...ok, I really can’t tell you anymore.

Speaking of batteries – my Diane joined me at one such Idea Bank Convention in the spring of 2010. The

setting for that May shindig was in Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee!

Diane didn’t really want to go until she discovered there was a Joe’s Crab Shack in downtown Nashville! That sealed it! We had seen ads on TV for Joe’s Crab Shack for some time, and we promised ourselves we would get to one.

So, if you look back in the history books, you’ll see that Nashville had flooded this very weekend. As I pointed out in last week’s column, we knew it was going to be a problem as we observed the swollen river and its chaos as we made our final approach to the Nashville International Airport. Once on the ground, we rented our car and made our way to the hotel. We soon found out the downtown area was flooded and inaccessible. Joe’s Crab Shack was underwater, and to our dismay, the dreams of delving into a Shackdaddy Steampot would have to wait for another trip.

My friend, Bud, who owns a number of radio stations in Nashville and who was our host, managed to pull off the impossible by keeping our con-

vention on track despite the fact that the majority of the employees at the hotel and convention center had untold hardships caused by the flooding.

Unless we hadn’t seen the flooding impacts ourselves, we wouldn’t have known there had been a flood. Everyone we came in contact with from the housekeeping staff to the concierge at the front desk were all smiles all the time. Never a frown to be seen or a cross word heard. On our last day in Nashville we hit up an antique store on the way back to the airport.

Diane and I love poking around in antique stores. In this particular store the flood waters had dampened the carpeting, fans were running full throttle and you could cut the humidity with a knife, but they were open for business! Then, there it was! A

What the hotdog radio looks like from the outside.

Stellarsonic Model 4615 transistorized hot dog radio! Just what I always wanted for my collection, and the price was right - $5.00! Diane was very anxious to get to the airport and hurried me along. I tossed my new found treasure, the hot dog radio, into my carry on, and we made our way to the airport! We arrived at the airport and made our way to security.

Do you have any idea what a Stellarsonic Model 4615 hot dog radio looks like on a TSA X-ray scanner? The hot dog looks like a stick of dynamite, the wires and battery look very suspicious, and the speaker looks like a timer.

As I was led away to the backroom I screamed “IT’S NOT A BOMB! IT’S JUST A RADIO!!!!” Join me next week as I get a full body cavity search.

What the hotdog radio looks like from an x-ray.

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The Borderland Press

Friday, May 24, 2024 - Page A5

P EM B I LI ER NU RSI N G C EN T ER :

Celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week

Hello from your friends at PNC! We celebrated National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week from May 12 through May 17. As I am sure our residents would tell you, we always have fun here at PNC, however, this past week was even more fun than usual! This year the theme was “Radiant Memories - A Tribute to the Golden Age of Radio.”

Sunday, May 12 – We kick started our celebratory week by celebrating our mothers with a Mother’s Day Tea. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the tea, as I was in Jamestown at an exotic animal auction. I won’t get into the nitty gritty, but I will tell you that we came home with a bull and three guinea pigs! I am grateful to our marvelous dietary manager, Terri Calvillo, who made sure the mothers at PNC felt special and honored. She also made it possible for me to attend the previously mentioned auction where I was able to witness my daughter, Georgia’s, dream of owning a cow come to fruition. Anyways, Terri served a delightful lemon chiffon cake garnished with lemon wedges and raspberries for the tea. PNC was filled with visitors that enjoyed the treats and conversation with our residents. Thank you to everyone who came!

Monday, May 13 - We had an exhilarating game of roll and cover. Now, I know you may be thinking “Whoop De Doo, roll and cover is not that exciting, Heather!” However, this wasn’t just your average roll and cover game - this was radio roll and cover. That’s right, each resident had a playing card with a beautifully cut and pasted image of an “old time” radio on it! It was fun to hear their stories of how much of a role the radio played in their younger lives. After roll and cover, we were entertained by Bob and Crew. Listening to the trio is always a treat for our residents! As an end to our day, we played one of the resident’s favorites…BINGO! Tuesday, May 14 - Throughout the school year, our residents have corresponded with Mrs. Crosby’s 6th grade class from North Border in Walhalla.

By Heather Duerre, Activity Director/ Spiritual Coordinator Each resident was paired with a student to be their pen pal. The residents time and headed to PNC. They were decided they wanted to be able to met by Mrs. Longtin’s kindergarten meet their pen pals in person, so we class, who had paper flower bouquets invited the class to come for a movie to give to the girls and donned paper day. We decided to show the movie flower boutonnieres themselves. The “Sing,” which is a good mix of humor kindergarteners were paired up with and life lessons. We had a fabulous one of the lovely ladies and escorted array of goodies at our concession them through the chapel and around stand, and the students were even given adorable little boxes to hold their drinks and treats. I’m going to let you in on a little secret though… I meant to order enough adorable boxes for both the students and residents, but alas, I was fooled by the item description. It said 72pcs, so I thought “Awesome, I’ll even have enough left Nancy Belanus (left) won the side dish competition with her baked beans, and Kelsey over to use them for subsequent movBuechler (right) won the best dessert category ie days with the residents!” Howevwith her Mississippi mud ice cream cake. er, it was only after they arrived that I discovered the 72pcs meant that once everything was constructed and Visitors line up for the delicious potluck dinner. paired together, I was left with enough for 24 people. Oops! The residents were gracious enough to let the students have the adorable boxes, and they settled for brown paper bags for popcorn and styrofoam cups with a delightful décor of blue and tan splashed on the outside for their pop. It was All of these students helped brighten the lives of residents at PNC.

and enjoy a thrilling game of bingo. Some residents were doubting that they could stay awake, but they gave it their best shot. So, everyone picked out their cards, and we started promptly at 6:30. There were a few yawns early on, but after I called a few of them out, the yawning seemed to diminish. We ended up playing 13 games of nail-biting bingo with lots of happy winners. Bingo was also extra special tonight because we amped up the prizes with a pleasant plethora of treats and miscellaneous gifts.

Georgie and Hudson.

Doreen and Georgia pose for a photo during National Skilled Nursing Care Week.

Judges (L-R) Pastor Shilice Larsen, LaRae Horgan, and Lacey Mathison tasting side dishes and desserts while contemplating which are the best.

a delightful afternoon with lots of fun and laughter with the students, and our residents are already excited to meet a new set of students next year.

Wednesday, May 15 - Dim the lights, and turn up the music…today is the second annual PNC prom! The high school girls from North Border Walhalla put their prom dresses on one more

the dining rooms for all the residents to ooh and awe over. Thank you to Mrs. Longtin, Mr. Hope, and, of course, the students for bringing so much joy to our residents! After prom, we listened to the sweet musical sounds of Jordan Thornberg.

Thursday, May 16 - We tried something new today. We had Bingo Night Extravaganza! We dared to start…not finish but START bingo at 6:30 p.m.!

I had faith in the residents that they could push through their bedtime

A Saints Shoutout: No more Coke tops for funds

By Carrie Hope

used ink cartridges, as these items still enable us to generate funds for our school. The money raised through these donations directly supports the experiences we offer our students, including field trips, guest presenters, and special events like visits from the Minot Zoo.

I am continually humbled and grateful for the incredible support we receive from our tight-knit community, both within our church and our town. Over the years, your unwavering dedication has been instrumental in shaping the educational experiences we offer our students, and for that, we cannot thank you enough.

I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has contributed to our school through initiatives like saving Coke tops, box tops, and various other means. Your efforts have helped us provide enriching opportunities for our students, fostering their growth and development in countless ways.

Regrettably, we recently learned that the companies supporting these collection programs have discontinued their funding. While this news is disappointing, it does not deter us from our mission to provide exceptional educational experiences for our students.

In light of this change, we are shifting our focus to other avenues of fundraising. We will continue to collect Our Family Brand UPC codes and

Furthermore, we remain committed to supporting charitable causes beyond our school community. We will continue collecting pop tops to donate to the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, furthering their mission of providing comfort and support to families in need.

If you have Our Family Brand UPC codes or used ink cartridges to donate, please consider dropping them off at the school office. Your contributions play a vital role in enhancing the educational experiences of our students, and we are incredibly grateful for your continued support.

I also want to take this opportunity to highlight two special funds that are close to our hearts at St. Alphonsus School. The Adopt a Student Program aids with tuition for families in need, ensuring that every child has access to our educational programs regardless of financial barriers. The Catholic Schools Week Fund, established in 2020, allows us to offer our students a wide array of enriching experiences from theatrical productions to field trips to STEAM workshops. Your donations to these funds have made a profound impact on the lives of our students, and we ask for your continued support as we strive to provide them with the best possible education.

At St. Alphonsus School, we believe in providing a well-rounded education that combines rigorous academics with hands-on experiences. By sup-

PNC resident Pete had his photo taken with students during prom.

porting our fundraising efforts, you are not just investing in our school; you are investing in the future of our students and our community as a whole. Thank you for your continued generosity and support. Together, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of our students, helping them learn, grow, and thrive.

Carrie Hope is principal at St. Alphonsus School. She can be reached at carrie.hope@k12.nd.us or at 701256-2354. St. Alphonsus School opened in 1921.

Friday, May 17 - The grand finale of National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week was a potluck picnic for both the residents and staff. To add even more excitement, we had a side dish and dessert competition for staff members to take part in. I invited three mystery judges to partake in the festivities and do the tough task of judging the sides and the desserts.

Thankfully, I found just the right people to brutally judge the dishes and find a winner for each category. The judges were Lacey Mathison, LaRae Horgan, and Pastor Shilice Larsen. As they entered PNC, I quickly whisked them off to the conference room and presented each one with two plates.

One plate had all the yummy side dishes on it, and the other housed all the delicious desserts. I gave them each a “tour” of the plates, so they

Jacy and Ramsey make a grand entrance for PNC Prom!

Residents pose for a photo during bingo extravaganza.

knew what they were eating, but I refrained from telling them which staff member made what. The judges were told they had to all agree on one winner for each category and could not leave the conference room until the deed was done. The strict rules ensured that there wouldn’t be any staff trying to persuade the judges into voting in their favor. The testing was complete, and the judges handed a sealed envelope to me which held the names of the winners. I asked for a drum roll, but I heard none, so I continued announcing the winners. The winner of the side was Nancy Belanus with her baked beans, and the winner of the dessert category was Kelsey Buechler with her Mississippi mud ice cream cake! Congratulations, ladies, and thanks to all the staff who made outstanding food dishes that were enjoyed by all! I also want to thank our judges for taking time out of their day to help make our potluck picnic a success.

Everyone came together to ensure the residents and staff both had fun during National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week. It was a great reminder that here at PNC, we are a team, and everyone does their part to make sure PNC runs smoothly. I am grateful for all of our residents and staff and am looking forward to what we can add next year to make National Skilled Nursing Care Center Week an even bigger success!

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HHS announces new benefit aimed at addressing child care workforce challenges BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that employees of licensed child care programs in N.D. will be able to apply to receive help with paying for child care costs for children up to 12 years of age through the Child Care Workforce Benefit beginning June 1.

“Parents who work in child care also have to think about child care for their children,” said HHS Economic Assistance Director Michele Gee. “We believe this new opportunity geared specifically to child care workers will make it more attractive for people who want to work in early childhood to do so.”

Child care employees who work a minimum of 25 hours per week can access the benefit by applying for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Eligible employees, regardless of their income, can receive payments through the state’s child care assistance program for their child care costs up to the full-time state maximum rate. As part of this benefit, child care workers will also have any required copayment waived.

As a component of the N.D. Child Care Initiative, the benefit is designed to alleviate workforce shortages within the child care sector by providing an incentive to encourage more people to consider working for a licensed child care provider while also supporting parents who work in child care.

Eligible employees may receive the benefit even if their children are enrolled in a program other than where the parent works.

In addition to helping child care workers and child care businesses, the benefit is expected to help increase overall child care capacity across the state. More staffing can lead to increased child capacity for programs, making child care more accessible and available for parents looking for

child care.

More information about the Child Care Workforce Benefit, including how to apply, can be found at hhs.nd.gov/ ccap-providers.

In 2023, Gov. Doug Burgum signed House Bill 1540, which allocated nearly $66 million of state funds to work alongside federal funds for the ND Child Care Initiative. The objective of the initiative is to alleviate one of the state’s major barriers to workforce participation, child care. To address the state’s workforce needs, the initiative focuses on three key elements of the child care workforce barrier: availability, affordability and quality.

Addressing these elements will make it easier for parents and guardians to work, provide for their families and strengthen local businesses and their communities. Learn more about the initiative at hhs.nd.gov/nd-child-careinitiative.

Langdon Area High School Honor Roll | 4th Quarter 2023-24 “A” HONOR ROLL Seniors: Cora Badding Edward Freer Arianna Haraseth Jaya Henderson Tyler Kram Jada Moen Rudy Moser Isabelle Olson Parker Rime Taryn Romfo Emelia Sabo McKenna Schneider Jane Sillers Kate Sillers Jalynn Swanson Landon Welsh Benjamin Westphal Juniors: Kartheek Chapara Claire Chaput

Brock Freer Shanna Gette Catelyn Goodman Tallia Johnston Ciara Kempert Rylee Medbery Mikaela Olson Meredith Romfo Drew Rostvet Jacob Sanders Reed Scherr Alexandra Westphal Sophomores: Kenadee Cluchie Madilyn Crump Tyson Gemmill Mya Johnson Kiera Lien Jonathan Lill Nora Lorenz Sophia Nuelle Chloe Ottem

Haven Radway Raeleigh Ratzlaff McKenzie Regner Theo Romfo Levi Swanson Keaton Ullyott Graci Witzel Freshmen: Aubrey Badding Erika Bakke Makayla Bartlett Ruby Davis Kennen Forest Max Henderson Matilda Lawson Nadia Lewis Olivia Lorenz Landon Schneider Maddux Stremick Isabelle Vikan

“B” HONOR ROLL Seniors: Makayla Blackburn Adam Hart Dawson Hein Kadyn Hein Carter Henderson Reese Hoffarth Kaden Hoffman Banner Lundquist Chase Moen Paige Peterson Mason Romfo

Jaxen Rademacher Charlie Zbasnik Sophomores: Addison Busse Brayden Harris Jax Johnson Christine Joyner

Freshmen: Hayden Balsdon Tucker Gellner Devin Hakanson Terrell Henderson Juniors: Claire Mehlhoff James Domres Levi Olson Jayden Lee Hope Strelow Kaylee Littlewind-Sabo Elisabeth Van Kirk Jacob Lowery Tori Mittleider

The Borderland Press

Walhalla Public Library news

By Sandra Johnson, Director

This week we had our last Story Hour for the school year and will be heading into the Summer Reading Program. Every Tuesday in June starting at 11:30, there will be events, crafts/activities and a lunch. Please stop in to get your kiddos signed up for prizes along with a chance to win a bike of their choice at the end of the program (one boy and one girl). Bikes will be donated by the Walhalla Building Center.

June 4 - Carol Clark will have a fun art/painting project.

June 11 - Deidre from Icelandic State Park will be talking about camping and outdoor fun.

June 18 - Eva Robinson (Diva Dogs) will bring one of her sled dogs and talk about her experiences in Alaska.

June 25 - The Walhalla Fire Department will be bringing one of the fire trucks so the kids can learn about firefighting, fire safety, and have some fun splashing around with the firehose.

We’ve had 40 patrons walk through the doors, including eight kids and four adults for Story Hour, along with 26 circulations. Lauri B. was in to volunteer one day this week, and Julie Allen donated 25 books. Thank you both for volunteering your time and for the donations to be added to our collection. It’s all very much appreciated.

This week’s featured author is Kristin Hannah and her book “Firefly Lane”, which also happens to be a Netflix original Series.

“Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific northwest, Firefly Lane is the internationally bestselling story of two women and the friendship that defines their lives. This exceptional novel has struck a chord in women around the world. In a way, it is the story of all women, of who we are and what we care about and how much friendship matters. In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the ‘coolest girl in the world’ moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all-beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer’s end they’ve become TullyandKate.

Inseparable. For 30 years, Tully and Kate are there for each other, weathering the storms of friendship-jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they’ve survived it all until an unexpected betrayal tears them apart…and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test.”

Walhalla Public Library still has several “Free Books” on the cart if anyone is interested. Stop in, and grab as many as your arms can carry, and maybe check out “Firefly Lane” while you’re here.

St. Alphonsus 8th grade graduates

Langdon Area Middle School Honor Roll | 4th Quarter 23-24 “A” HONOR ROLL 8th Grade: Heidi Crump Carson Entzi Taya Feist Aiden Haraseth

Meggy Hetletved Logan Landsem Evan Ottem Patrick Ryan Eastyn Schaefer Eastyn Schaefer

7th Grade: Dyson Askvig Tyler Borgen Lexi Gendron Luke Gilseth Chase Girodat Ella Goodman Kade Johnson Liam Johnson Thea Johnson Gracie Johnston Fenja Lawson Avery Lorenz

Jonathan Mack Korbyn Rollness Mya Swanson Brianna Wild Maci Witzel “B” HONOR ROLL 8th Grade: Remmi Bodnar Dawson Downs Ryder Moser Abby Peterson

Ty Ramberg 7th Grade: Maddux Busse Bensen Fetsch Bennett Grohs Hailee Hakanson Jesse LaPorte Eliot Olson Gavin Trottier Austin Wenzel

Back row (L-R), Jacob Tollefson and Christian Tollefson; middle row, Cole Spanier; front row, Mya Hoffman and Destiny Aguilar.

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Friday, May 24, 2024 - Page A7

Prairie Fare: Potatoes pack a nutrition punch

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

A reader recently asked me to comment on the 2024 “Dirty Dozen.” She was concerned because potatoes were included in the overall list, but not in the top 12. She loves potatoes.

If you have caught any of the latest social media posts on this topic, 46 foods were ranked by an environmental group according to the level of pesticide residues. This year’s top five list includes 1) strawberries, 2) spinach, 3) kale, collard, and mustard greens, 4) grapes, and 5) peaches as having the most pesticide residues. Potatoes came in at No. 22.

“Wow, look at these!” the children said. “They’re purple!” one said.

“Here’s a red one!” someone else added.

Their enthusiasm nearly rivaled an archeological dig for dinosaur bones.

They were digging potatoes and harvesting other vegetables at a garden plot for kids. They sorted and piled the colorful tubers.

Potatoes are available in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. They have been part of the human diet for at least 7,000 years and made their way to America with Spanish explorers according to some accounts.

In early times, potatoes were used to treat scurvy because they are rich in vitamin C. Potatoes are rich in potassium, which plays an important role in our heart health and in regulation of blood pressure. Potassium is among the latest additions to the Nutrition Facts label because of its role in health.

All the foods on the list are foods that we in nutrition regularly promote for their nutritional value. Since I am neither a pesticide specialist nor a potato breeder, I asked the experts at NDSU to comment on potatoes and pesticides. They sent resources and excellent comments.

Were any of the “dirty” foods dangerous according to the level of pesticide residues? No. In fact, even organic fruits and vegetables can have some level of allowable organic pesticides from natural sources.

Pesticides are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Exposure to pesticides from all sources must represent a “reasonable certainty of no harm.”

The Food and Drug Administration enforces pesticide tolerances. Even when detectable levels of pesticides are found, the levels must be within safe levels for human health.

After reading the information, I do not plan to change my recommendations

to promote eating more fruits and vegetables. About 90% of adults fall short of the fruit and vegetable recommendations.

The health benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables outweigh the risks of any pesticide exposure.

What can a savvy consumer do? The FDA recommends rinsing fresh produce thoroughly under running water.

That is true whether the fruits and vegetables are organically or conventionally grown. Rinse fruits and vegetables whether you buy them in a grocery store, farmers market or pick them in your backyard.

One exception: the pre-bagged, triple-rinsed salads are ready to serve.

Contamination of produce with germs from unwashed hands and other sources is a greater risk than contamination with pesticides.

Running water and a vegetable brush are effective in removing soil, germs and, potentially, pesticide residues.

You can skip the fruit and veggie washes. Place soft fruits such as strawberries and grapes in a colander and run water over them.

Remove the outer leaves of lettuce, and peel peaches. If you peel vegetables, do so thinly because many nutrients are directly under the peeling.

If you apply pesticides in your garden or yard, do it safely. Follow the directions on the container and wear appropriate protective gear. Farmers participate in pesticide application certification programs. Learn more at the National Pesticide Information Center at http://npic.orst.edu/

health/index.html.

olate mixture and potatoes, flour and baking powder. Beat until creamy.

Pour into a greased and floured 9

Here’s an interesting twist on a fudgy treat, with a not-so-secret ingredient: mashed potatoes. When NDSU potato breeder Susie Thompson mentioned potato brownies in a Field to Fork webinar, several people asked for the recipe. We made them, and we all agreed: they were very delicious. Visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/fieldtofork to view the 2024 webinars, including one x13 oblong cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for around 30 minutes. Let about potatoes. cool. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top.

Potato Brownies 1 2/3 cups sugar Makes 24 brownies. Each brownie 1/4 teaspoon salt has 200 calories, 10 grams (g) fat, 26 1 cup flour 1 cup mashed potatoes (without but- g carbohydrate, 2 g protein, 1 g fiber, and 170 milligrams sodium. ter and salt) 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate (Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., chips L.R.D., is a North Dakota State Uni3/4 cup butter or margarine versity Extension food and nutrition 1 teaspoon vanilla extract specialist and professor in the De4 eggs partment of Health, Nutrition and Ex1/2 teaspoon baking powder ercise Sciences.)

Powdered sugar Melt chocolate and butter/ margarine in a saucepan on top of the stove (or in a glass dish in the microwave).

Cool slightly. Cream sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs.

Mix well.

Running water and a vegetable brush are effective in removing soil, germs, and Add chocother residues from potatoes and other produce. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Doc® Perspective Grief: There is no prescription

By Amanda Kriens, CCHW

By Andrew Ellsworth, M.D.

As unique as our loss, is as unique as our grief. What do we do when one day we can smile, laugh, and look back at memories with fondness and thankfulness for the life we shared with our loved one; the next day we feel paralyzed by our pain and sadness?

We feel broken and feel as though we may never be our “old self” again?

We may not like the answer…we feel what we feel. There are no 12 steps, timeline, or prescription for our grief.

New research supports that as unique

as we are as humans, as unique as our relationships are, as unique as our brains, is as unique as how we will process our grief.

By allowing ourselves to feel what we feel and becoming curious about those feelings we can, with time, heal.

We may not ever be our “old self” again but we can become a new self.

A new self that has become more resilient, more self-aware and has more compassion for ourselves and likely for others. We do not have to become bitter but we can feel angry. Anger is a common feeling to have when we are experiencing grief, but so is laughter and sadness.

By allowing ourselves to release our anger through healthy means such as exercising, journaling, or writing a letter we can move through this feeling.

By laughing when we feel like it we can release endorphins and increase our serotonin, which in turn helps us feel good. By crying when we feel sad we can release stress through the actual tears coming from our eyes.

The chemical makeup of those tears are different from the tears our eyes naturally produce for moisture. By allowing our sad tears to flow we can help release that sadness out of our body. We may feel exhausted after this release but then while listening to our bodies, we rest.

Suppressing our feelings is not only not good for our mental health, it is also not good for our physical health.

We are more likely to suffer from chronic illness if we are not processing our thoughts and feelings in a healthy manner. Some tips for caring for yourself while experiencing grief are: •Get adequate rest: 7-9 hours of sleep per night •Drink water: Half your body weight in ounces •Eat healthy meals and snacks: Eat the rainbow fruit, vegetables, protein and healthy carbs •Talk to someone: Find a therapist and/or a grief support group •Build a support system: It is okay to need others during this time and allow them to support you

•Say no when needed: Do not overwhelm yourself with too many stressful tasks or events •Don’t isolate: Do things you enjoy

and with others who bring you joy •Move your body: Go on walks or to the gym •Get in touch with nature: Spend time outside and in the sunshine •Journal: Write down how you feel •Give yourself time: Don’t shame yourself when you have a hard time •Plan things ahead: Put things on the calendar that you can look forward to •Honor their memory: Think of how you would like to me memorialize your loved one

Dakota Gardener: Emerald ash borer revisited

By Joe Zeleznik, Forester, NDSU Extension

locally and brought the issue to the forefront. City foresters in our local communities have been working for several years to reduce the percentage of ash trees in the urban forest.

Fargo is at about 22%, and that’s down from the 40% that the city had in 2010 when they first began diversification efforts.

Moorhead has about the same percentage of ash trees on its boulevards and in its parks. That’s more than 6,000 public trees that are in a high-risk situation. EAB is deadly to ash trees.

Do you remember what you had for lunch on Feb. 10, 2023? Surprisingly, I do remember. It was a ham and cheese sub sandwich.

I remember because I got a text message during lunch, from a colleague who had found emerald ash borer (EAB) in Moorhead, Minnesota.

I didn’t finish my lunch that day.

Over the next two months, dozens of people from at least five different government agencies scoured the Fargo-Moorhead metro area, searching for more EAB-infested trees. We found a few in Dilworth and another couple in Moorhead, but none in Fargo. It wasn’t for lack of trying.

It’s now been over 15 months since that first find. What’s happened since then?

There’s been a lot of additional searching by a number of people, and we still haven’t found it in North Dakota. More infested trees were found in both Dilworth and Moorhead though.

We’ll keep searching in N.D.. Let’s face it – the Red River is not going to stop this insect.

“The find” attracted a lot of attention

Fortunately, we’re still in the “buildup” phase of the infestation, and there’s time to act. The city foresters in these areas are using a combination of treatments and removals (with replacements) to minimize risk and spread out costs, all while increasing diversity of the urban forest. It is a good strategy.

Individual homeowners are making management decisions as well. Some people have decided to have their trees treated as a preventative measure. Others have already removed their ash trees and are working on replacements. Again, both are good options.

gest concerns.

So, we still have some time to prepare. What’s your plan for your own ash trees? Does your community have a plan?

Now’s the time to prepare. Don’t wait. day, it’ll make a nice replacement. For now, it’s little more than a stick!

Treatments are incredibly effective at preventing damage from EAB. Our general recommendation is to hold off on treatments until EAB has been found within 15 miles of your location. So, most homeowners in North Dakota have a lot more time to decide. Nevertheless, it’s time to pay attention.

An individual EAB insect generally doesn’t travel very far in its lifetime, usually to the next ash tree. They can fly up to about 10 miles, if they need to. What we really worry about, though, is their spread via firewood.

It takes less than a day to move firewood to any location in North Dakota and the region. That’s one of my big-

Some people are taking a wait-andsee approach. That’s okay, at least for a while, but I hope people don’t wait too long. When ash trees die, they quickly become brittle and they’re very dangerous to remove, and very expensive.

My wife and I live about 35 miles from the nearest known infestation, so we have a little extra time to decide.

We’re pretty sure that we’ll get rid of one of our ash trees and treat the other one. I planted a Kentucky coffeetree a few years ago near the one tree that we’re planning to remove. Some-

Emerald ash borer larvae create classic serpentine-shaped galleries or tunnels in ash trees. (NDSU photo)

•Read a book on grief: Understanding your Grief by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Amanda Kriens, CCHW is a community health worker at Avera Behavioral Health in Brookings, SD. Amanda provides outpatient community health worker services to children, adolescents, families and adults. Her services are personalized to help those dealing with anxiety, depression, abuse, stress, cultural diversity, interpersonal issues and trauma related to sexual violence. Her practice includes cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused therapy, and helping patients find additional community resources. Follow The Prairie Doc® at www.prairiedoc.org and on Facebook and Instagram featuring On Call with the Prairie Doc®, a medical Q&A show providing health information based on science, built on trust, streaming live on Facebook most Thursdays at 7 p.m. central.

Health Tip

Provided by Cavalier County Health District Cavalier County Health District has certified car seat technicians available by appointment.

If you have a question about your car seat or would like to ensure it is installed correctly, please contact CCHD at 701-256-2402 to schedule a car seat check appointment.

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From the Pastor’s Desk: Greetings, Langdon!

Pastor Jonathon Waterbury here from Emmanuel Evangelical Church in Langdon. It’s my month to share with you in this paper. I didn’t know what to write, and so I will resort to something that should impact us all - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now, you may ask what is the Gospel, and I understand that different churches preach different forms. I want to share with you six quick points on what the Gospel is so you can share it with anyone

in five minutes. I’m going to use the word Gospel as my guide.

G- God created us to be with Him. We see in the book of Genesis that God had a relationship with Adam and Eve that was so intimate they walked together in the garden.

O- Our sins separate us from God (Isaiah 59:2). Your sins cut you off from God (Gen 3:23-24). Every person who has ever lived since Adam has fallen short of God and is under a curse

which has separated us from God. S- Sins cannot be removed by your good deeds. Religion says if you do enough good things in your life maybe you will make it to Heaven. The Bible says all of our good deeds are like filthy rags. We could never be good enough to earn eternal life. Perfection is required, and nobody will ever meet that. The bad news is we are sinners separated from God, and the worse news is there is nothing we can do about it.

P- Paying the price for our sin, Jesus died and rose again. Around 2,000 years ago Jesus lived this perfect life we couldn’t live and died the death we all deserved. On the cross Jesus said “IT IS FINISHED,” in Greek it means ‘paid in full.’ What was paid in full? The debt of sins we incurred by our actions. HE PAID IT ALL. He was buried and rose again that Sunday which leads us to…

E- Everyone who trusts in Him alone has eternal life in Him. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” When we put our faith alone in Christ, we are saved forever.

L- Life everlasting. We see from the book of Acts through Revelation that life starts with Jesus and lasts forever.

It’s a personal, permanent relationship with the God of the universe.

We all have the choice when presented with the Gospel to either accept it and follow Jesus and enjoy freedom in him or continue to live in our sins.

Jesus loves you so much! I urge you to call upon the name of the Lord and be saved, and let’s share this message with the people in our lives.

Blessings, Jonathon Waterbury

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eas. On June 5, 1949, he married Shirley Copeland in Grand Forks. He was employed by the Pepsi Bottling Co. in Grand Forks as a delivery driver. He also worked on the family farm, did carpentry, and owned Wally’s TV and Appliance Store.

Wallace H. Brown

Funeral services will be held Friday, May 24, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Walhalla Lutheran Church in Walhalla, N.D., for Wallace H. Brown, 95, of Walhalla, who passed away Jan. 2, 2024, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, N.D. Wallace H. Brown was born on Feb. 1, 1928, near Backoo, N.D., to James and Margaret (Rose) Brown. He was raised in the Backoo and Hensel ar-

Wallace is survived by his children: Barb (Gene) Arens of Devils Lake, N.D., Terry (Sheila) Brown, and Ray Brown - all of Walhalla, N.D.; grandchildren: Dwight (Lisa) Arens, Clint (Amanda) Arens, Tara Roberts, Clairie Domres (Jared Girodat), Jamie (Mike) Mullen, Tania (William) McKay, Jim (Jenelle) Brown, Daniel Brown, Kyle (Emily) Brown, Jessica (Mike) Scorse, Danielle Brown, Cody Kalis, as well as several great and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley; sister Donna; brother Lester; and daughter-in-law Jeri Lynn Jackson Brown.

Online condolences are available at www.askewfuneralhome.com .

After retirement, Dorothy and her older sister, Leona, painted houses - inside and out. No job seemed too big for them. Dorothy loved gardening, especially growing flowers, cleaning, and feeding anyone and everyone.

She loved attending sporting events, even long after her children graduated. She volunteered wherever and whenever needed, first at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel then at St. Alphonsus. She enjoyed helping in the kitchen and partaking in bible studies and holy hours. She helped many, calling them her “Little Old Ladies.”

Dorothy Mathilda Schill Sauer

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon, N.D., for Dorothy Mathilda Schill Sauer, who passed away on May 15, 2024, just one week shy of her 87th birthday. The final four days of her life were spent surrounded by her children and grandchildren, and those who couldn’t make it in person were able to be present to her by phone. Inurnment will be at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, N.D. Dorothy was born May 21, 1937, in Langdon, to William and Mary (Kordosieur) Schill. Dorothy attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School, graduating in 1954. She went on to Minot State Teachers College and earned a degree in elementary education and subsequently studied for her master’s degree for specific learning disabilities at the University of North Dakota. She taught special education/Chapter 1 for most of her career. She taught at Mowbray, Vang, Walhalla, Northwood, Midway-Inkster, Humboldt (Minnesota), and lastly at St. Alphonsus in Langdon when they needed a computer teacher. She was an itinerant special education teacher for Cavalier County for three years and taught preschool at the Langdon Day Care for two years. When Humboldt/ St. Vincent (Minn.) needed a volleyball coach, she volunteered for the position, learning by attending coaching seminars and training. Dorothy met her husband, Lloyd Francis Sauer, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel during choir practice. They married June 14, 1956. Together they had seven children and raised them on their farm near Mount Carmel.

Dorothy is survived by her children Duane (Gervenna) of Shevlin, Minn.; Carl of Langdon; Jacqueline (Tim) Keith of Chadron, Nebraska; Joyce of Rapid City, South Dakota; Jeanette (Tim) Houle of Brainerd, Minn.; Jennifer (James) Kruize of Fargo, N.D.; and daughter-in-law, ShaAnn Sauer of Fargo. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren include Eric (Lindsey) Taveren and children, Westley and Kara, of New Brighton, Minn.; Joshua Keith of Dickinson, N.D.; Jamie (Tasha) Keith and children Charlotte, Lydia, Calliope, of Dickinson, N.D.; Jason (Kathy) Houle and children Monica, Robert, Teresa, Gianna, Josephine, of Vadnais Heights, Minn.; Matthew Houle of Vadnais Heights, Minn.; Zoe (Jacob) Dust and children Peter, Mary Grace, Andrew, of Nashville, Tennessee; Nathan Kruize of Dilworth, Minn.; Hannah Kruize of Fargo; Kylie Kruize of Moorhead, Minn.; Erin Kruize of Fargo; and Melissa Henry and children Levi Henry and Riley Hemmingsen of Grand Forks, N.D. Siblings include Leona Schneider of Walhalla, N.D.; Wilfred (Sue) Schill of Langdon; Dennis (Diane) Schill of Hannah, N.D.; Patricia (Dennis) Domogala of Langdon; Betty (Larry) Otteson of Holmen, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law Betty Sauer of Langdon; Alfreda Sauer of Grand Forks; Shirley Schill of Grafton, N.D.; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding Dorothy in death are her husband Lloyd; eldest son, Michael Sauer and his first wife, Laurie; grandson Sean Kyle Keith; and brother Elmer Schill.

Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

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North Dakota Game and Fish updates: Fishing for free June 1-2 North Dakota residents who want to give fishing a try can fish for free June 1-2. That is the state’s free fishing weekend when all residents 16 and older can fish any North Dakota water without a license. Residents 15 and younger do not need a fishing license at any time of year. The weekend provides a great opportunity to try fishing for the first time or take someone new.

Information on regulations, where to fish and what equipment is needed is available on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website at gf.nd.gov.

Camping restriction lifted for Memorial Day The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will lift the Tuesday-Wednesday no-camping restriction for Memorial Day week, which will allow overnight camping May 28-29 on those WMAs that otherwise have this two-day restriction in place. A complete list of WMA regulations is available on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov.

Leave baby animals alone, watch for deer The North Dakota Game and Fish Department offers a simple message to the well-intentioned who want to rescue what appear to be orphaned baby animals this time of year: don’t touch them. Whether it is a young fawn,

duckling, cottontail rabbit or a songbird, it is better to leave them alone.

Often, young animals are not abandoned or deserted, and the mother is probably nearby. Young wildlife are purposely secluded by adults to protect them from predators.

Anytime a young wild animal has human contact, its chances of survival decreases significantly. It’s illegal to take wild animals home, and captive animals later returned to the wild will struggle to survive without possessing learned survival skills.

The only time a baby animal should be picked up is if it is in an unnatural situation, such as a young songbird found on a doorstep. In that case, the young bird can be moved to the closest suitable habitat.

Citizens should also steer clear of adult wildlife, such as deer or moose that might wander into urban areas.

Crowding stresses animals and can lead to a potentially dangerous situation.

In addition, motorists are reminded to watch for deer along roadways. During the next several weeks young animals are dispersing from home ranges, and with deer more active during this time, the potential for car‑deer collisions increases.

Walhalla Senior Meals Menu Monday, May 27 Hot Dog on Bun•Potato Salad•Baked Beans•Cantaloupe Tuesday, May 28 Taco Salad•Cantaloupe•1WW Bread Wednesday, May 29 Honey Chicken•Roasted Potatoes•Squash•Mandarin Oranges Thursday, May 30 Polish Sausage/ Sauerkraut•Mashed Potatoes•Mixed Vegetables•Fresh Grapes Friday, May 31 Swiss Steak•Mashed Potatoes•Carrots•Fruit Cocktail This is a menu for the Walhalla Title III Older Americans Act Food Program. The full cost of the meal is $10.00. Suggested donation for those 60 and older is $4.00.

EBT/SNAP accepted. Under 60 are required to pay $10.00. Meal site is Waters Family Restaurant, 1108 Central Ave., Walhalla. Call 701-549-2443 before 10:00 a.m. to place an order for congregate, pick up, or home delivered meals.

Cavalier County Senior Menu Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon Monday, May 27 CLOSED - Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28 Sausage in Sauerkraut/Roasted Potatoes/Parslied Carrots/Fruit Wednesday, May 29 Deluxe Cheeseburger/Potato Salad/Carrot and Celery Sticks/ Grapes Thursday, May 30 Cabbage Rolls/Boiled Potatoes/ Green Beans/Fruit Friday, May 31 Chicken Kiev/Wild Rice/Creamed Corn/Fruit EBT/SNAP accepted.

Full cost of a meal: $8.00. Suggested Donation: $5.50 for those over 60 years of age. Please contribute what you can. Those under 60 are required to pay the full cost of the meal. Menus are subject to change. Due to COVID-19, we have been experiencing shipping issues and food shortages.

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

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Northern Lights Arts Council’s May Art Student of the Month

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Area woman accepted into Icelandic Snorri Program Carly said her grandmother, Rose Marie Myrdal, was a huge influence in her life and helped preserve the Icelandic heritage through the traditions of baking vinarterta and kleiner and taking part in Icelandic cultural events such as August the Deuce in Mountain.

Makayla Blackburn

Senior - Langdon Area High School Daughter of Lea and Robert Blackburn

“I am excited to learn more about my heritage and identity through this program, meet new people, and visit the country of my ancestors. It would be also so special to meet living relatives and community members in Iceland in hopes to build a relationship where we can stay in touch,” said Carly.

Carly Myrdal Newberger has been accepted into the Icelandic Snorri Program and will leave June 8 to spend 5 weeks in Iceland. Carly’s great-great-grandparents immigrated from Iceland, and her immediate family still lives on and runs the Paul Myrdal farm east of Gardar.

In Iceland, Carly will spend five weeks immersed in the cultural program, which will include two weeks of cultural and language education in Reykjavik, two weeks homestay with family and volunteer placement, and a one week adventure of touring and seeing the best of Iceland.

Canada and the US are selected to participate in a given year, and much of the expense of the trip is financed through scholarships and grants that individuals can apply for. Carly applied for and was awarded a $1000 scholarship from the Icelandic Communities Association of Mountain, as well as support from Icelandic Roots and other Icelandic cultural organizations to help finance her trip.

The program is organized by the Snorri Foundation in partnership with the Icelandic National League of Iceland.

Participants must be of Icelandic descent and between the ages of 20 to 30. The 2025 Snorri program application will open up in the fall with a January due date. Information may be found at http://www.snorri.is . Area participants from past Snorri experiences include Megan Myrdal, Shelby Byron, Sierra Jensen, and Cass Heigaard.

Between 14-16 participants from

Artists named for 2024 N.D. state parks residency program Bismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, along with North Dakota Council on the Arts, announced the selection of three artists for the 2024 Artist in Residency Program. This program aims to support North Dakota artists in creating art inspired by the beauty of the state parks.

2024 4-H air rifle championship winners named NDSU Extension

Members of the Ramsey County state air rifle championship team are, from left, Isaac Vaagen, Rachel Vaagen, Lauren Stiven, Brady Schuler and coach Rick Jorgenson. (NDSU photo)

Air rifle teams from Ramsey and Pierce counties placed first in their division at the 2024 North Dakota State 4-H Air Rifle Championship hosted in Minot by the Ward County and Ramsey County Shooting Sports clubs.

Competitors in the three-position civilian marksmanship program perform 20 shots at a bullseye target at 10 meters in three positions. Youth use a sporter air rifle to fire in the kneeling, prone and standing positions for a total of 60 shots and maximum of 600 points.

Ramsey County’s senior team of Lauren Stiven, Brady Schuler, Isaac Vaagen and Rachel Vaagen finished first in the team competition with a score of 1,554.

The Cass County team placed second.

Senior division individual winners were: First - Lauren Stiven, Ramsey County, with a score of 525 Second - Issac Vaagen , Ramsey County, with a score of 521 Third - Rachel Vaagen, Ramsey County, with a score of 508 Fourth - Kiley Whillock, Ward County, with a score of 499 Fifth - Brady Schuler, Ramsey County, with a score of 454 Ramsey County’s junior team placed first. Team members were Josie Brehaus, Halle Schuler, Rylan Pallansch and Bentley Birkeland.

Junior division individual winners: First - Josie Brehaus, Ramsey County, with a score of 477 Second - Halle Schuler, Ramsey County, with a score of 451 Third - Jace Schilla, Ward County, with a score of 438 Fourth - Kallen Azure, Pierce County, with a score of 331 Fifth - Rylan Pallansch, Ramsey County, with a score of 293 The Pierce County beginner team placed first with a score of 1,643. Team members were Xavier Fritel, Jared Migler, Archer Eagleson and Grant Teigen.

Beginner division individual winners: First - Holly Berkhaus, Ramsey County, with a score of 567 Second - Xavier Fritel, Pierce County, with a score of 558 Third - Kayla Whitlock , Ward County, with a score of 547 Fourth - Jared Migler, Pierce County, with a score of 545 Fifth - Archer Eagleson, Pierce County, with a score of 540

The Artist in Residency Program is a partnership between the two agencies where artists are selected to spend seven or 10 days in a N.D. state park. The residency also provides opportunities for visitors to develop artistic skills and a deeper appreciation of the park-inspired artwork based on their experience in the parks. This round of the residency program received 16 applications.

The following artists were selected to complete their residencies in these state parks: Painter Lynae Hanson of Bismarck – Turtle River State Park Aug. 12-19, 2024 Sculptor/Painter Kim Eslinger of Bismarck – Fort Stevenson State Park Oct. 10-20, 2024 Painter Korina Spratta of Hettinger – Cross Ranch State Park Feb. 10-17,

2025 “This year’s Artist in Residency Program drew a remarkable pool of applicants,” said Cody Schulz, N.D. Parks & Recreation director. "We’re excited to see how the creativity, talent and thoughtful workshop concepts will continue to ignite a passion for art among our park visitors."

Each artist will offer two presentations or thematic workshops during the weekend of their residency; the public is invited and encouraged to attend these activities. These offerings will showcase artwork inspired by the state parks and will provide various opportunities for park visitors of all ages and skill levels to discover or further develop their artistic skills.

"We are excited to witness the creativity that will emerge from this ongoing partnership between North Dakota Parks and Recreation and North Dakota Council on the Arts,” said Jess Christy, Council on the Arts Executive director. “It is our hope that the interaction between the artists and visitors will result in an enriching experience for all who venture into these state parks.”

Details surrounding these opportunities at Turtle River State Park, Fort Stevenson State Park, and Cross Ranch State Park will be posted on their respective Facebook pages via event listings as soon as they become available.

Artworks generated from this program portray N.D.’s beauty through the eyes and ears of contributing artists to enrich generations of park visitors.

The ND Parks and Recreation Department has highlighted several artists’ work with video interviews which can be viewed at https://www.parkrec. nd.gov/art-parks.

This project is supported in part by a grant from North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. These events within the N.D. state parks are free of charge; however, normal daily park vehicle entrance fees apply (or an annual state park pass is required).

The mission of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is to enrich generations through experiences that connect people and places.

Southeast region enforcement announced The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and the Fargo Police Department (FPD), conducted a sobriety checkpoint from 5:15 PM until 6:15 PM on Saturday, May 18, on I-29, exit 67 (northbound). Four hundred eighty-one vehicles traveled through the checkpoint; 14 drivers were screened for impairment, which resulted in two DUI arrests. One of the DUI drivers had two warrants for his arrest. Nursing staff from Essentia Health and the Regional Vision Zero Coordinator also participated in the checkpoint and handed out educational materials to drivers.

Following the checkpoint, the NDHP, CCSO, and FPD conducted saturation patrols in the area. During the saturation patrol, there was one DUI arrest;

three DUS (Driving Under Suspension) arrests; six drug citations; one reckless driving arrest; five driving without insurance citations; one seat belt citation; and one open container citation. In addition, 30 warnings were issued during the saturation patrol. One of the DUS drivers had two warrants for his arrest.

The sobriety checkpoint and saturation event are part of the NDHP’s ongoing efforts to maintain roadway safety and encourage all motorists to make responsible driving decisions.

Impaired drivers threaten the safety of anyone on the roadways, including motorists, passengers, bicyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians, and work crews.

Through May 9 of this year, there

have been 18 fatal crashes on North Dakota roads and nearly 30 percent involved alcohol use. NDHP Sgt. Kristjan Helgoe stated, “It’s a great time to be outside and enjoy golfing, time at the lake, get-togethers for weddings, graduations, or family celebrations.

If any activities involve alcohol, make the responsible decision to designate a sober driver or plan for a rideshare home.”

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is committed to the Vision Zero strategy which encourages all motorists to take personal responsibility for their safety and the safety of others on the road by never driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any substances that can compromise your driving capabilities and decision-making abilities.

Letter to the Editor - Older voters are powerful (and worried)

By Nancy Guy, AARP North Dakota Volunteer State President Did you know that one-third of North Dakotans are age 50 and older?

Across the United States, that group numbers 119 million. We are a powerful force at the ballot box, as shown by the fact that we made up over 50% of the eligible voters in the last two N.D. elections.

When we vote this year, we’ll bring concerns that cut across party politics. This is reflected in a 2023 survey conducted by AARP called Vital Voices. Some takeaways from respondents: •65% are concerned they won’t have enough to retire •87% say having adequate Social Security benefits is important •89% are concerned about being able to afford healthcare expenses •83% are worried about paying for prescription drugs •78% want to stay in their home as they age AARP is keeping these issues front and center this election season

through local, state, and federal candidate forums and meetings where we sit down with candidates to address the issues relevant to voters aged 50 and older.

To make real progress on the aging concerns we share, we need to get out and vote. On June 11, we elect local leaders who decide the direction of the communities in which we hope to age, and on Nov. 5, we decide who

will represent our best interests at the state and national level.

Learn more about when, where, and the methods available to cast your ballot at aarp.org/NDvotes, and then plan to bring your powerful voice to the ballot box.

Nancy Guy AARP North Dakota Volunteer State President

>>>Spring Sports Northeast Region Track and Field Meet hosted in Hillsboro; Langdon, PNC students qualify for state 2024 State Qualifiers Langdon Aubrey Badding Long Jump Triple Jump 800M 400M Christine Joyner Discuss Meredith Romfo Javelin Olivia Lorenz 1600M Taya Feist High Jump

Nick Kingzett qualified for state in pole vault and triple jump. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Jake Sanders qualified for state at the regional meet in pole valut. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Cody Amble 100M 200M 400M Triple Jump Nick Kingzett Pole Vault Triple Jump Long Jump Nick Sanders Pole Vault Tanner McDonald 300 Hurdles Triple Jump Jacob Lowery Shot Put Discuss

2024 State Qualifiers Pembina County North Addy Manley Pole Vault

Weston Cosley, Tage Holmquest, Kade Schafer, and Jesse Eisenbeis 4X100M Relay 4X200M Relay

Aubrey Badding qualified in long jump, triple jump, 400M, and 800M. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Meredith Romfo will be going to the State Meet to compete in javelin. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Jacob Lowery qualified for state in discuss. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Tanner McDonald qualified in triple jump and 300M hurdles.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Olivia Lorenz (right #3) qualified for state in the 1600M run. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Cody Amble qualified for state in multiple events, including the 100M, 400M ,200M and triple jump. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Addy Manley's pole vault score qualified him for the State Meet. Photo

by Larry Stokke.

The relay team consisting of Weston Cosley (photographed left), Tage Holmquest (photographed right), Kade Schafer and Jesse Eisenbeis qualified for state in the 4X100M relay and the 4X200M relay. Photo

by Larry Stokke.

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Pembina County North Regional Track Meet results

Photos by Larry Stokke.

Boys, 48 points, 5th overall 100M -- Jesse Eisenbeis, 1st, 11.41 seconds; Tage Holmquist, 7th 12.02 200M -- Eisenbeis, 4th, 23.26 800M -- Mason Heller, 4th, 2:10.94 1600M -- Nash Fitzsimonds, 4th, 4:54.25; Zaiden Kintyntt, 7th, 5:12.92 3200M -- Fitzsimonds, 6th, 11:41.00' Kintyntt, 7th, 11:50.87 4x200M Relay -- 3rd, Heller, Owen Crosby, Gunder Kemp, Fitzsimonds, 1:34.93 4x400M Relay -- 8th, Heller, Kemp, Cam Kissiah, Trevor Moore, 4:02.07 4x800M Relay -- 3rd -- Heller, Crosby, Kemp, Fitzsimonds, 8:55.65 High Jump -- Garret Willits, 8th, 5'2" Girls, 29 points, 9th overall 800M -- Emersen Helgoe, 5th, 2:34.38; 1600M -- Helgoe, 4th, 6:01.67, Delaney Denault, 8th, 6:22.63 4x100M Relay -- 8th, Addy Manley, Marlie Stremick, Audriey Longtine, Charlotte Crowston 4x400M Relay -- 6th, Helgoe, Denault, Crowston, Megan Misson, 4:29.06 High Jump -- Misson, 4th, 4'6" Pole Vault -- Manley, 3rd, 8'6" Long Jump -- Longtine, 5th, 14'8.5"

Langdon Regional Track Meet results Girls, 87 points, 4th overall Performer of the meet: Aubrey Badding

400M – Badding, 3rd, 1:01.35

100 Hurdles – Meggy Hetletved, 4th, 18.25

3200M – Lorenz, 7th, 13:52

300 Hurdles – Ella Goodman, 4th, 52.15; Hetletved, 6th, 53.27; Mya Swanson, 7th, 53.32

1600M – Olivia Lorenz, 1st, 5:43.42

4X100M Relay – McKenna Schneider, Drew Rostvet, Meredith Romfo, Goodman; 7th, 54.83

4X200M Relay – Schneider, Rostvet, Romfo, Taya Feist; 7th, 1:54.68 4X400M Relay – Feist, Swanson, Hetletved, Goodman; 5th, 4:27.10 High Jump – Feist, 3rd, 4’8” Long Jump - Badding, 2nd, 15’10.75” Triple Jump – Badding, 2nd, 34’5” Javelin – Romfo, 2nd, 116’8” Discuss – Joyner, 2nd, 116’ Shot Put – Joyner, 4th, 34’5” Boys, 108.5 points, 2nd overall Performer of the meet: Cody Amble 200M – Amble, 1st, 22.86 300M Hurdles – Tanner McDonald, 2nd, 44.6; Miles Fincher, 7th, 48.47 400M – Amble, 1st, 50.54 800M – T. McDonald, 6th, 2:18.23 1600M – Rudy Moser, 6th, 5:11.29; Noah Foster, 8th, 5:20.24

Photo by Larry Stokke

7th49.72

38’8.5”; Henderson, 4th, 37’10.5”

4X200M Relay – Nick Kingzett, Amble, Fincher, T. McDonald; 5th, 1:37.20

Long Jump – Kingzett, 2nd, 19’3.75”

3200M – Foster, 8th, 11:51.52

4X400M Relay - Fincher, Henderson, Jake Sanders, Caleb McDonald; 7th, 4:01.40

4X100M Relay – Eli Johnson, Fincher, TJ Henderson, Braxton Lindseth;

Triple Jump – Amble, 1st 40’; Kingzett, 2nd, 39’7.5”; T. McDonald, 3rd,

Discuss – Lowery, 2nd, 127’8” Shot Put – Lowery, 3rd, 45’11” Pole Vault – Kingzett, 3rd, 10’6”; Sanders, 4th, 10’5”

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Jake’s Take on Sports proud of their accomplishments.

By Jake Kulland, Sports Editor Cardinals baseball, softball seasons come to an end We start with rather sad news this week. The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals boys baseball and girls softball seasons have come to an end.

The Lady Cards lost in the first round of the Region 2 Softball Tournament, and the Cards hardballers lost two tough games in the Region 4 High School Baseball Tournament in Minto.

While it’s never fun to see things come to an end, we can look back and be

For the baseball team, a streak of three straight appearances in the State B Baseball Tournament has come to an end, which, of course, included a State B Title in 2021. The losses that the Cards had at Regionals were their first since 2019 (!!), a span of FIVE years. They lost two heartbreakers at the region tourney this year, and that shows just how hard it is to make it to a state tournament and how wild it was to see them do it three years in a row (and it probably would’ve been four, if not for the COVID year of 2020). Mason Romfo, Cole Welsh, Dawson Hein and Kadyn Hein all ended their Cardinals athletic careers with the loss, and they will be missed. We will have full coverage of the Cards trek at the Region 4 Tourney next week.

For softball, the Lady Cards had a season that was a roller coaster - from a 33-0 win over Northern Lights to start the season to a 31-10 to Thompson near the end. Congrats to Jalynn Swanson on making the All-Region 2

team, and she along with McKenna Schneider, Jada Moen and Heavenly Janis, also completed some great athletic careers for Langdon-Edmore-Munich. We wish them all the best of luck in the future.

Let’s tell you about the crazy boys golf region qualifying story that wasn’t Bananas news came down late last week about the Region 3 Boys Golf Individual Golf Qualifier, which was held in Lakota on May 14. Course conditions were near perfect that day, and 23 golfers from around the area matched or got lower than the qualifying score of 79, which put them into the State B Golf Tournament in Carrington. Well, there were apparently some complaints made to the North Dakota High School Activities Association from other regions about the high number of kids qualifying at the meet and that it should be looked in to. The NDHSAA deemed the course was below the 5,000 yard standard for a high school on that day and disqualified all of the scores! The grounds crew in Lakota swears the course was 5,012,

Pitcher Tyson Gemmill catches a pop fly against the Grafton Spoilers. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Cole Welsh makes a catch at the fence in center field for a 3rd out against Grafton on May 20 in Minto. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Colten Hein outruns the ball to 3rd base against Midway-Minto. Photo by Larry Stokke.

but there were some issues with tee boxes getting changed. All those kids who had dreams of golfing at a state tourney have been dashed, but they got another shot at it. The qualifier was held again in Lakota on May 23.

The course was expanded to 5,300 yards for that day, so we are told, and let’s hope everyone can do it again and make state. It’s just a surreal story - one that you rarely hear about, for sure.

The Region 3 Golf Meet will be held at Creel Bay Golf Course in Devils Lake on May 28 with the State Class B Golf Tournament coming in early June, which we will talk more about next time we visit here.

Summer baseball gets underway next week The summertime means lots of action going on at Langdon City Park and American Legion Field for boys baseball and girls softball. It all gets underway on May 28 with the start of Langdon Eagles Babe Ruth baseball. Jack Romfo and Carter Tetrault are coaching the team this year, and

they have their first game on May 28 in Minto. Their first home game will be June 4 versus Grafton. The Langdon Red Sox American Legion baseball team will get started with games on June 5 at Mayville with their first home game June 12 versus Minto.

Tanner Groth is coaching the Sox again this season. Langdon, Grafton, Minto, Park River and Larimore have been added to both leagues this year.

State A and B Track Meet happening in Bismarck May 23-25 We will leave you this week by wishing all of our area track and field athletes best of luck at the State A and B Meet at Community Bowl in Bismarck May 23-25. As you ready these words, the meet has already started, but as you can see in this week’s paper, there are several athletes qualified for state. We hope they all are place winners when all is said and done.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend, congrats to all area grads, and “See ya!” next week!

Mason Romfo runs down a Grafton Spoiler between 1st and 2nd base for an out. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Lady Cards lose to Thompson in Region 2 Tourney, end season with 6-7 record

Photo by Larry Stokke.

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals girls softball team was the third seed in the North Division of the Region 2 Girls Softball Tournament, which put them against second-seeded Thompson in the opening round on May 18. The Cards lost to the Tommies 15-4 by the 10-run rule and saw their up and down season come to an end with a record of 6-7. Seniors Jalynn Swanson, McKenna Schneider, Jada Moen and Heavenly Janis finished their softball careers and their high school athletic careers as Lady Cards, and hats off to them all.

In their tournament game at Thompson, the Cardinals played much better than when they lost to the Tommies 31-10 on May 6. Thompson jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first inning and improved that lead to 9-0 going into the top of the third when the Cards offense got going for four runs.

Schneider, Raeleigh Ratzlaff, Swanson, Kendee Cluchie and Meredith

Romfo all had singles in the frame, and Romfo's hit brought in two runs, plus Cluchie and Ratzlaff had RBIs. Those four runs would be all the offense for the Lady Cards on the day.

Thompson would score six more runs in the bottom of the third and win the game by the 10-run rule. Romfo and Ratzlaff led the Cardinals with two hits each. Tallia Johnston took the loss on the mound, but only seven of the 15 runs she allowed were earned.

Sydney Schwabe got the win on the mound for the Tommies, striking out five batters.

Tallie Johnston winds up to send a strike across the plate in Thompson on May 18 against the Tommies. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Jada Moen makes a catch in the right field for a 3rd out. Photo by Larry Stokke.

THOMPSON 15, LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 4 LEM --004 00 -- 4 7 4 T --636 0x -- 15 10 0 WP -- Sydney Schwabe: LP -- Tallia Johnston Highlights -- LEM: Meredith Romfo 2x2 2 RBIs, Raeleigh Ratzlaff 2x2 RBI; T: Drew Schwab 2x3 2B

Region 2 All-Region Softball

Region 2 Softball player of the year: Rylee Satrom, MPCG-HN Region 2 Softball coach of the year: Keenan Konschak, MPCG-HN Region 2 All-Region Softball: Rylee Satrom, MPCG-HN Dru Schwab, Thompson Sydney Schwabe, Thompson Danica Hanson, MPCG-HN Raina Satrom, MPCG-HN Maysa Larson, MPCG-HN Marleigh Kurtz, Thompson Kya Hurst, Thompson Nicole Johnson, Grafton

McKenna Schneider puts a Thompson player out at first base. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Siri Olson, Grafton Jalynn Swanson, Langdon Area Nora Crosby, PCN Remmi Larson, PCN Mya Luehring, NC-Midkota Mya Warcken, Thompson Calleigh Hewitt, Carrington Parker Strand, MPCG-HN Madilynn Hoverson, Larimore

Kenadee Cluchie with a catch behind the plate against Thompson. Photo by Larry Stokke.

LADY CARDS Meredith Romfo connects for a base hit against Thompson. Photo by Larry Stokke.

The Lady Cardinals squeeze in for a team hug after the last game of the year. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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ANALYSIS OF THE STATEWIDE MEASURE APPEARING ON THE ELECTION BALLOT | JUNE 11, 2024 The following analysis is for the measure appearing on the statewide Primary Election ballot on June 11, 2024. This publication is required by section 16.1-01-07 of the North Dakota Century Code to enable voters to become familiar with the effect of proposed measures. The full text of each measure is available on the Secretary of State’s website at vote.nd.gov or by requesting a copy from the Elections Division, Secretary of State’s office at (800) 352-0867, ext. 328-4146, or from the office of any County Auditor.

In addition, as required by section 16.1-01-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, a copy of the Legislative Council’s report on the estimated fiscal impact of initiated Measures No. 1 is available on the Secretary of State’s website at vote.nd.gov, by calling (800) 352-0867, ext. 328-4146, or by writing to Secretary of State, 600 E Boulevard Avenue Dept 108, Bismarck ND 58505-0500.

Analysis of Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 was placed on the ballot by petitions circulated by a sponsoring committee. If approved, it would add a new article to the North Dakota

Constitution. Under the measure, no person may be elected or appointed to serve any portion of a term representing North Dakota in the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House of Representatives if that person could be 81 years old by December 31 of the year immediately preceding the end of the term, and any such person is prohibited from appearing on the ballot. If a superior law requires age-limited candidates to appear on the ballot in a primary or general election, the candidates’ age on December 31 of the year immediately preceding the end of the term they are seeking must be printed next to the names of all candidates for all federal legislative offices in future elections. The article also requires the Attorney General to zealously defend Section 4 of the article in the courts of this state or of the United States. The article would become effective immediately upon approval by the voters. If the measure conflicts with any other provision of the state constitution, the measure states it would prevail over the other constitutional provisions.

The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is $1,000,000.

Voting “YES” means you approve the measure summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure summarized above.

NOTICE OF CAVALIER COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE OF LANGDON CITY ELECTION The Cavalier County Primary Election and Langdon City Election will be Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The election will include state, district, county and Langdon City officers. There will be three (3) precincts, all at one polling location at the Cavalier County Memorial Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon, North Dakota. Polls will open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Please note that the SAMPLE ballot published reflects candidate names and measures for ALL legislative districts and precincts in Cavalier County, as well as Langdon City. The arrangement of candidate names and measures on the ballot in your precinct will vary from the published

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Munich Public School Board Minutes May 14, 2024 | Unapproved Minutes The Munich Public School board meeting was called to order by Chairperson Susan Harder at 7:03 A.M. The school board members that were present: Bobby Foster, Kelly Haaven, Kelly Hall, Susan Harder and Chris Pankratz. Absent were: Kelan Goeser & Jason Wirth. Also present: Robert Bubach, Curt Kram and Lois Tohm.

Kelly Haaven made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Bobby Foster seconded. Motion carried.

Chris Pankratz made a motion to approve the April school board minutes.

Bobby Foster seconded. Motion carried.

Kelly Haaven made a motion to approve the bills for payment. Kelly Hall seconded. Motion carried.

Bobby Foster made a motion to approve the financial reports. Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried.

Bobby Foster made a motion to approve the second reading of the Accessibility for People with Disabilities Policy (ABDA), Student Alcohol & Other Drug Use/Abuse Policy (FFA), Title Programs Dispute Resolution Procedure Policy (GABDB) and the Website Accessibility Policy (ABDA-BR1). Kelly

Haaven seconded. Motion carried.

Chris Pankratz made a motion to approve the administration, ancillary and certified contracts for the school year 2024-2025. Bobby Foster seconded. Motion carried.

(Kaitlyn Amble., Sheri Amble, Quenna Beston, Robert Bubach, Adrienne Cahill, Danielle Foster, Kerna Gjesdal, Seth Hansen, Darby Hart, Barbara Hill, Rachel Houle, Karla Kingzett, Curt Kram, Cindy Martin, Steph McArthur, Kim Miles, Darlene Morstad, Lisa Myers, Marney Pankratz, Miroslav Pavlic, Miranda Pearson, Timothy Polansky, Danny Salazar, Betsy Sheppard, Chris Sommer and Lois Tohm) Kelly Haaven made a motion to approve the LED Lighting contract with My Ideal Energy Company. Chris Pankratz seconded. Motion carried.

Bobby Foster made a motion to approve having the City of Munich mow the school’s lawns for the 2024 season. Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried.

Kelly Haaven made a motion to approve Pre-School for the school year 2024-2025. Chris Pankratz seconded. Motion carried.

Kelly Haaven made a motion to approve the resignation from Timothy

Polansky for the Athletic Director position. Bobby Foster seconded. Motion carried.

The meeting was convened to go into executive sessions as per NDCC 4404-19.2 (1) at 7:44 A.M. The executive session began at 7:44 A.M. Chris Pankratz, Bobby Foster, Susan Harder, Kelly Hall, Kelly Haaven, Robert Bubach and Lois Tohm attended the executive session. The executive session adjourned at 8:03 A.M. The open meeting reconvened at 8:03 A.M. Bobby Foster moved to affirm the administrator’s recommendation on the student in question. Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried.

The next school board meeting will be held on Monday, June 24, 2024 at 7:00 A.M. Chris Pankratz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 A.M. Bobby Foster seconded. Motion carried.

Respectively Submitted, Chairperson Business Manager

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Cont’d. From Page A1 The end of an era concludes at end of the year banquet minute drive at the least.

According to Schill, some club teams are able to utilize the space in the wintertime. As a community center with a functional kitchen, the building could also host an array of events such as weddings, baby showers, fundraisers, and more.

At a county level, it has already been passed to convert the school to a

Edmore’s two seniors, Alexis Wilkie and Rayce Worley (leftside table, front), surrounded by their families for the special evening. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.

community center. Schill is awaiting a meeting with the State Reorganization Committee to make things official at the state level. Along with turning over the building to the city, Schill says they will also be turning over a certain amount of cash to keep the lights and heat on in the building for the next 10-15 years, which he said will “buy the town some time.”

“It's an interesting journey, but we'll get through it,” Schill stated.

Edmore seniors, Alexis Wilkie and Rayce Worley. Photo by Larry Stokke.

As part of the ceremony, the school's single kindergartener, Haisley Boehmer (front left), is joined by her fellow schoolmates to sing a tribute song. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Edmore Public School's gym was filled with family, friends, staff, and community members to honor the school, staff, and students at the conclusion of its final year. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Ms. Umali hands off the microphone to her kindergarten student. Photo by Hilary Nowatzki.