The Borderland Press - November 4, 2022

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Mostad hosts two haunted houses Page A2 Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry seeks donations Page A2 Ribbon cutting held at Food First in Walhalla Page A2 Extend the grazing season with corn stalks Page A3 Staying Hip with Halle: Two different types of pain Page A5 A spooktacular weekend in Langdon Page A6 Bingo fundraiser returns to Leroy Page A6 Hope: Focus on faith and growth Page A7 Munich Public School Honor Roll Page A7 Views from the Borderland Page A12

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Volume 1, Number 43

F I F T H A NNUA L P E M BI NA -WA L S H

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YOUTH MANUFACTURING DAY HELD

Approximately 165 seventh graders from seven area schools participated in the fifth annual Pembina-Walsh Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) event on Thursday, Oct. 27. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first MFG Day event in these two counties since 2019.

Each student visited two manufacturing businesses, received a tour, and heard personal stories from young ambassadors who shared their modern perspectives on the industry and how they have found great careers in manufacturing. Six manufacturing businesses within the two counties participated in MFG Day events including: Bordertown Retail Systems in Neche; CVR Industries in Neche; Food First in Walhalla; Harriston Industries in Minto; Marvin in Grafton; and Woodside Industries in Cavalier. Participating schools included: Drayton, Cavalier, Grafton, Minto, North Border Pembina, North Border Walhalla, and Park River Area. The MFG Day event showed students real, hands-on examples of various careers and jobs that students can earn via different education tracks. The goal of MFG Day is to change the misperceptions of the industry and inspire the next-generation of workers to pursue a career in modern manufacturing while also retaining workforce in our rural communities. Many students were surprised and impressed with what happens in these businesses. There are more than 20 manufacturing and food processing companies with more than 1,000 employees in Pembina and Walsh counties. One of the keys to maintaining population

Food First, Walhalla

and creating successful businesses is educating young people about the available opportunities in towns where they live. The Pembina County Job Development Authority and the Walsh County Job Development Authority worked closely with school administrators and North Valley Career and Technology Center to plan the event. The JDAs received a grant from Impact Dakota to help offset the costs of the event. Impact Dakota is North Dakota’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership offering training and consulting to manufacturing businesses.

Harriston Industries, Minto

CVR Industries, Neche

Cities’ partnership awarded Placemaking Planning Grant to assist Frost Fire Park By Nick Vorlage

Woodside Industries, Cavalier

Walhalla aims to light up the holidays By Nick Vorlage

The City of Walhalla is looking to light up the town this holiday season and is asking for assistance from the community. “We’re doing the Christmas tree lighting, so we’ll have a Christmas tree that will be in the Farmers Market lot. We’re going to decorate that area. Then we’re also trying to get more displays and decorations in town,” said Rebecca Davis, executive director of the Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce. “So if we can get more funds to do more decorations on the light poles - that will be in our plan.”

The Frost Fire Park lodge, lit up at night. Submitted photo.

The trio of Walhalla, Langdon and Cavalier, working in partnership with Frost Fire Park, have been collectively awarded a $100,000 Placemaking Planning Grant. The official announcement of the grant came during last week’s 2022 Main Street North Dakota Summit held in Bismarck and was made possible through the U.S. Economic Development Association’s (EDA) Statewide Public Space Initiative (SPSI).

Dawn Mandt, executive director of the Red River Regional Council and board member of the Pembina Gorge Foundation and Rendezvous Region, helped spearhead the grant’s application. Frost Fire board members approached each of the three city councils to pitch this project back in late July, early August and asked if we could all come together to make this request to do a master development plan for Frost Fire but also for the entire region. They asked how we could help make Frost Fire Park into a destination that attracts people to the region for multiple-days trips. Mandt says this master development plan aims to assist in growing Frost Fire and the surrounding area and,

in turn, attract more visitors to the region.

Bordertown Retail Systems, Neche

The entrance sign at Frost Fire Park. Submitted photo.

“How do we create unique features that would stand out and draw people from wider distances than our immediate corner of the state or in southern Manitoba?”

Davis said additional funding would go toward replacing the existing lights. “All the money that’s raised will go towards Christmas lights for the town, for our Christmas tree lighting, and then to be used for future years.”

a silent auction at Jackson’s Bar over the weekend. The Chamber has been collecting items from area residents and had dozens of items up for bid. The bidding opened at Noon on Friday and went through the time of bar closing on Saturday. All 63 silent auction donations received bids and the Chamber raised over $5,500 for new lights. The Chamber is still accepting cash donations for new Christmas lights if you missed the event. Donations may be mailed to the Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 34, Walhalla, ND 58282, or they may be dropped off at the Chamber office/Gorge Art Gallery Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

To accomplish this, the Chamber held

The plan is still in its early stages. Mandt says the next step will be to hire consultants to help develop the plan as well as form a steering committee to represent groups from around the region. They want to provide an opportunity to strengthen the ties between these communities and the Pembina Gorge. Mandt clarifies that this grant is solely focused towards developing the master development plan and will not be used to assist in the building or repair of any facilities. Regardless, she’s hopeful that many individuals from the communities will come out and assist in this planning process, as there is a lot of potential for the region. There’s 1.2 million people within a two-hour’s drive of the Gorge, so from a market standpoint, there’s a whole bunch of potential that hasn’t been tapped in a way that could enhance the business community and to

Frost Fire Park hosts many events. This photo of morning yoga was taken during Ladies’ Day earlier this year. Submitted photo.

enhance those draws, as well as the quality of life for the people that live here - how do we keep our own people here because it is that great of a place to live? During the summit, the City of Walhalla acted as the awardee for the partnership. Five other grants ranging from $50,000 - $100,000 were issued to the cities of Grand Forks, Harvey, Mandan, Milnor, and West Fargo to assist them in their own placemaking projects.

Derek Kiemele, Cavalier, was the highest bidder on this autographed UND hockey jersey. Submitted photo.

Leona Schneider donated this aerial photograph of the Walhalla Farmers Grain elevators to the silent auction. Leona took this beautiful shot during an airplane ride with Laurel and Paul Brusseau. Her contribution helped raise money to light up Walhalla for the holidays. Submitted photo.


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