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Howard Hoff of Walhalla spent most of his life farming and creating a lasting legacy for himself and his family. Howard was born on October 10, 1918, to Minnie and Joseph Hoff and is the lone survivor of his three brothers: Loran, Ronald and Harvey.

He has lived in the Walhalla area his entire life and has worked hard to provide for his family by holding various jobs throughout the years. A veteran of the Army, he spent several years in service and developed a unique plan with his buddies to prevent others from taking their food.

Howard's favorite job was blading the roads, and he fondly remembers welding for over 30 years, where he "could make anything." If you notice the cemetery entrance archways around Pembina County, you’ll see some of Howard’s handiwork. His work also appears at some of the dams in the area - seeding the dams is how Howard kept his promise to his mother to not lose the farm.

Opinion: Matt Mitzel writes his final weekly column, Pg. A4

Volume 2, Number 41

Howard Hoff celebrates 105 years

In this Issue:

News: Mostad plans haunted house at Frost Fire Park, Pg. A2

Friday, October 20, 2023

Views from the Borderland North Border Homecoming, Pg. B8

He is most proud of raising his children and providing for his family.

When asked for life advice, he suggested starting a family, as "you gotta

grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren and is most happy when he is surrounded by his family.

When it comes to food, Howard's a man of simple tastes: vanilla ice cream and butterscotch pie always hit the spot. At his 105th birthday party on Tuesday, Oct. 10, he was honored by the presence of his family members, who helped make his celebration a success.

Howard's life has been full of hard work, dedication, and love for his family, and he hopes to be remembered through the many birthday parties he has enjoyed throughout the years, including his 100th birthday when he celebrated with over 120 people.

When asked what he attributes to his long life, he smiled and said, “you don’t drink, you don’t smoke, and you’ll live longer.”

He also reminds readers to take care of their hearing as that is one thing he wishes he had back. Looking to the future, Howard would like to celebrate his 112th birthday, and I would be honored to chat with him then as well!

leave your name on the board. If you don’t get married and have children, your name is gone."

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Howard believes farming is wonderful because it allows you the freedom to do what you want. He has two children, six

Home again

Langdon Eagles Club makes donations

All 85 members of a pilgrimage group home from Israel

By Borderland Press Staff

Two groups in Cavalier County were recent recipients of donations from the Langdon Eagles Club.

The Langdon Eagles Club donated $10,000 to the Cavalier County Museum in Dresden and $7,500 to the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department for its new K9 unit.

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AD RESERVATION DEADLINE: 5 p.m., Monday Crossing the border from Israel to Jordan. Photo by Bob Hinnenkamp.

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The last group of travelers, 22 people from Minnesota and North Dakota, returned to U.S. soil on Sunday, Oct. 15.

The pilgrimage began Oct. 2 when the

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departed from the Fargo airport. The group was led by Father Phil Ackerman, who served in the Langdon area until mid-2020 before relocating to West Fargo. The group primarily included people from West Fargo and Grand Forks with many other towns, including Langdon and Munich, represented.

Members of the group report receiving many hugs since returning stateside.

The group was able to visit sights during seven days of the trip. Turmoil started in the area on Saturday, Oct. 7 when the Hamas militant group made one of its largest attacks against Israel in years, shooting thousands of rockets into the Gaza region. The conflict continued through the week with hundreds confirmed dead and thou-

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sands injured.

The 85 member group first took shelter in Bethlehem to avoid the violence around the Gaza Strip before waiting in line for hours to cross the border into neighboring Jordan. Two hours after the group crossed the border, the border crossing closed on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

The travelers were sent home in smaller groups as airline tickets became available.

Pictured are Jayde Lafrenz, Maddie Lafrenz, Alexis Lafrenz, Blair Lafrenz, Jay DuBois, representing the Cavalier County Museum; Shauna Schneider, Langdon Eagles Auxiliary member; and Dennis Horpestad, Langdon Eagles Club president.

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum connected with the North Dakota group on Oct. 9 when they were still in Bethlehem. He spoke with Father Phil saying the terrorist attacks on Israel are reprehensible and offered encouragement for the group, adding that prayers were being said for the group’s safe return. Burgum’s office also reached out to the U.S. State Department and offered assistance however possible to ensure the safe return of North Dakotans and Americans.

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Dennis Horpestad, Langdon Eagles Club president, pictured with Chief Deputy Matthew Wright, and Sheriff Shane Gallagher.

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ND Game and Fish Department announces fall Advisory Board meetings The North Dakota Game and Fish Department Advisory Board will host public meetings this fall at eight locations across the state.

The first four meetings will be held within the next two weeks. The remaining four are scheduled in late November, including district 7 in Bismarck which will be streamed live on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov.

These public meetings, held each spring and fall, provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of their district advisors and agency personnel.

For the statewide livestream, questions can be submitted via chat during the meeting.

District 3 – Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Rolette and Towner counties Date: November 27 – 7 p.m.

Location: Fire Hall, 216 Second Ave. N., Esmond Host: Esmond Fire Department Contact: Jeff Hagen, 701-351-2237 Advisory board member: Edward Dosch, Devils Lake District 4 – Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina and Walsh counties Date: November 28 – 7 p.m.

Location: American Legion, 208 Main St. N., Fordville Host: Dakota Prairie Wildlife Club Contact: Lynn Baier, 701-331-1074 Advisory board member: Karissa Daws, Michigan District 6 – Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, Logan, LaMoure, McIntosh, Stutsman and Wells counties Date: October 23 – 7 p.m.

Location: Library, 87 Eighth Ave. N., Carrington Host: Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Corp., and Central Dakota Sportsman Club Contact: Laurie Dietz, 701-307-0424 Advisory board member: Cody Sand, Ashley District 1 – Divide, McKenzie and Williams counties Date: October 25 – 7 p.m.

Location: McKenzie County Sportsman’s Club, 2306 121X Ave NW, Watford City Host: TBD Contact: Beau Wisness, 701-421-8814 Advisory board member: Beau Wisness, Keene District 2 – Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville and Ward counties Date: October 30 – 7 p.m.

Location: Dakota College of Bottineau – Thatcher Hall Alumni Room, 105 Simrall Blvd., Bottineau Host: Bottineau County Wildlife Club Contact: Rick Gustafson, 701-263-5101 Advisory board member: Travis Leier, Velva District 5 – Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill counties Date: November 2 – 7 p.m.

Location: Fire Hall, 13683 54th St. SE, Enderlin Host: Enderlin-Sheldon Wildlife Club Contact: Clint Lindemann, 701-730-0334 Advisory board member: Doug Madsen, Harwood District 8 – Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark counties Date: November 20 – 7 p.m.

Location: Dickinson Eagles Club, 31 1st Ave E, Dickinson Host: Mule Deer Foundation Contact: Marshall Johnson, 701-989-4488 Advisory board member: Rob Brooks, Rhame District 7 – Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan and Sioux counties Date: November 21 – 7 p.m.

Location: Game and Fish Main Office, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck Host: Friends of Lake Sakakawea Contact: Jody Sommer, 701-527-2295 Advisory board member: Jody Sommer, Mandan

Clinic entrance in Langdon closed next week

By Borderland Press Staff

Langdon Prairie Health Clinic entrance in Langdon will be closed next week for a remodeling project for the automatic door. The clinic entrance will be closed Tuesday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 27. Patients are asked to enter the facility through the hospital doors on the northwest corner of the building.

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Haunted house planned at Frost Fire Park

By Jessica Tull

The Mostad Haunted House is returning this year and will be held in a new location. Instead of being held in Langdon, the haunted house will be held at Frost Fire Park on Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28.

“It will be going down the bike trails into a nun house,” said Maxum Mostad, the founder of the event, which started as a lemonade stand on Main Street three years ago. It has grown into a production of animatronics and volunteer scarers. All proceeds go to his favorite place in the area, Frost Fire Park.

As an avid skier, Mostad took a personal interest when the park saw financial struggles and took it upon himself - with the help of his mom and dad - to raise funds for the park.

“I love skiing, and I wanted to keep it alive,” said Mostad.

In total, the sixth grader has raised almost $100,000 and is hopeful to see the slopes open this coming season.

“It really depends on the weather, but we’re shooting for December 2nd,”

Maxum Mostad is pictured in The Borderland News Center being interviewed about his upcoming haunted house at Frost Fire Park. Photo by Jessica Tull.

Mostad explained.

Tickets are $15.

The haunted house will be running from 6:30 until 11:00 p.m. with a short dinner break for the volunteers at 8:30 p.m. There will also be raffles, dinner, and drinks available inside the lodge with a view at the park.

“I thank everybody who came to the previous haunted houses and lemonade stands, and thank you to my community. Hopefully, we can do it again next year,” Mostad added.

Choice Bank now accepting Child Care Grant applications This grant program will provide financial assistance to rural child care facilities in North Dakota so they can continue providing their community with care and education for our children.

Licensed child care providers are eligible for this grant, including inhome child care services and child care centers. The grant can be used to support a facility’s start-up costs, replacement or expansion costs, and one-time operating expenses.

Applicants for the grant must: Be licensed by the state of North Dakota. New facilities must have a pending application.

New facilities must be prepared to open within six months.

Be a Choice customer or be based in and primarily serve families in the following counties: Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Grand Forks, Kidder, LaMoure, Mercer, Pembina, Stark,

Stutsman, or Walsh.

The facility is in a community with a population of less than 10,000.

Demonstrate general fiscal responsibility and agree to use the grant funds to further the quality of care provided to its children and families served.

Facilities must be in good financial standing with no tax liens, judgments, etc.

Funds may be used for reimbursement of a prior completed project (completed within the calendar year of your application) or can be used to pay for a planned project to take place no later than 12 months after your grant is awarded.

Submit a complete and accurate application providing all requested information by the stated deadline.

The Child Care Grant is currently limited to rural North Dakota facilities to support communities with the greatest need. Many of North Dakota’s

smaller communities are faced with a decline in childcare availability, posing significant challenges for working families and their local economy.

Grant amounts range from $75 to $10,000. The grant review panel consists of individuals from Choice Bank.

Preference will be given to facilities that meet one or more of the following criteria (if the facility does not meet any of the following, it does not prevent you from qualifying for a grant): Facility serves families that qualify for a Child Care Assistance Program Facility is on a food program Facility has tax-exempt status Start-up/New Facility For more information and to apply, visit https://bankwithchoice.com/ childcaregrant/. Applications for this round are due by Oct. 31.

Red Ribbon week observed Oct. 23-31 Red Ribbon Week is the oldest substance use prevention awareness effort in the nation; it started in 1985.

Today, Red Ribbon Week serves as a catalyst to mobilize individuals, families, and communities to engage in substance use prevention. This year, Red Ribbon week is being observed October 23-31.

“For prevention to be effective, we need to implement efforts yearround,” said Courtney Howatt, RN with Cavalier County Health District.

“Red Ribbon Week is a great opportunity to highlight the prevention efforts we are implementing in our community to support the health and safety of individuals, families, businesses and communities.”

We can all play a role in preventing substance use in our community.

Here are some ways to get involved: Parents can be a positive role model and have ongoing conversations

with their children. Visit parentslead. org for useful information, tools and resources.

Schools can review policies surrounding substance use and integrate curriculums on building resiliency.

Businesses can identify and share local prevention, intervention, and

treatment resources with employees.

Law enforcement can implement evidence-based enforcement efforts including bar walk-throughs, compliance checks or shoulder tap operations.

Healthcare providers can incorporate screening, brief intervention, and re-

ferral to treatment (SBIRT) into daily practice.

“We invite anyone in the community to our community coalition meetings where we connect and plan for comprehensive prevention efforts,” Howatt said.

Red Ribbon Week is an ideal way for

people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs.

Show your personal commitment to a drug-free lifestyle through the symbol of the Red Ribbon, Oct. 23 - 31.

The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign® is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a drug-free America.

Neche Park Board hosting fundraiser

A free will donation loaded baked potato bar event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Neche Fire Hall. The event also lists a fall photo set-up, which is open to the public and encouraged for use. Take out meals are available in to-go boxes.

The event is to help raise matching funds for a new pool house and winter sport warming house.

The Neche Park Board was awarded a $150,000 matching grant through North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. The board is planning monthly meals and gatherings that are open to the public to attend and participate in, in order to reach its $150,000 match, which is required for the grant.

At the beginning of the month, $26,517 had been raised toward the fundraising goal of $150,000.

Agriculture

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Fall grazing use influences spring forage production Monitoring pastures in the fall is critical to spring forage production.

By NDSU Extension

Farm bill complications – With the commotion in Congress, there have been questions about the impact on the farm bill. House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn GT Thompson released a statement saying there are circumstances out of their control with every farm bill. Thompson said a complicated process has become a little more complicated, but work continues to produce an effective farm bill.

WOTUS stay lifted – The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has lifted a stay on the Waters of the United States lawsuit. The 24 states that challenged the WOTUS rule are expected to file an amended complaint against the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers. The lawsuit was filed in July when the EPA issued a new final rule that removed the ‘significant nexus’ term from the WOTUS definition. The states have until mid-November to file an amended complaint.

Interest rates and strong U.S. dollar pressures ag economy – The combination of high interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar are having a significant impact on the farm

economy. According to a new quarterly report from the CoBank Knowledge Exchange, the United States is also facing sizable export competition from Brazil and Russia. High barge freight rates are also pressuring basis levels on the Mississippi River. Fed cattle prices are up 30 percent over last year, and consumer demand remains strong. CoBank cites California’s Proposition 12 as a major issue for pork production. Class III milk prices bottomed out much lower than the five-year average, but the forecast is improving for the fourth quarter.

AM radio is essential for rural america – A coalition of agriculture groups have sent a joint letter to House and Senate leadership voicing support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. This bill would require all cars and trucks to have access to AM radio. The letter said farmers and ranchers depend on the information provided by free, over-the-air radio and its ability to provide public safety information during an emergency.

Nine ag groups signed this letter, including the North Dakota Farmers Union, National Farmers Union and the Independent Beef Association of North Dakota.

Northern Ag Snips: Fall chores, weeds, and insects - Oh, my!

By Bailey Reiser, NDSU Extension - Cavalier County, Agriculture and Natural Resources mant seeding is common if time escaped you this summer. Seed can be sown once the ground is cold enough but not frozen. According to the University of Minnesota Extension, dormant seeding method generally works best when the newly seeded areas are covered with several inches of snow soon after seeding that remains in place over the entire winter.

Spraying weeds in the fall is very beneficial. Weeds are pulling nutrients and sugars to their root systems for the winter, so a fall application will kill the winter annuals and most broadleaf weeds. Spot spraying is also an option. Once spring comes, someWe have been blessed with no-snow thing that will help the fall spray be weather so far in October. I can wait effective is to let the lawn grow longer for the flurries to arrive, but the frosty and smother some of the weeds that mornings remind me that the lawn try to germinate. chores need to get done sooner rather than later. The following are some Cleaning garden shears and mower fall chore tips from a past Lawn and blades is also another good pracGarden Report that are still very use- tice. This will help with keeping those items in working order and sterilizing ful. sheers. Once you finish your lawn Fall is a great time to test your lawn chores, take the time to winterize your and garden soil. A soil test will lead to lawn mower before storing it away. healthier plants and give you insight Hopefully we won’t have to bring out to important information such as nu- the snowblower too soon after putting trient levels, acidity or salinity, and away the lawnmower! organic matter levels. Even though we want organic matter for healthy Lastly, sealing any areas where boxsoils, cleaning under fruit trees is elder bugs, spiders, and Asian Lady also a beneficial chore. A healthy way Beetles can enter the home is a good to add organic matter to garden soil practice in the fall. Most of these inis by recycling your carved pumpkins sects can fit in spaces that are an by smashing or breaking them down 1/8” wide. Seal any areas with caulk, into one inch pieces and adding them steel wool, expandable foam sprays, to your compost pile or working it into or other appropriate sealants around the soil. Remember to remove the doors, windows, facia boards, where utility lines enter the home, etc. seeds if working it into your garden!

Cleaning up dropped apples, broken Check window screens, door sweeps, branches, or other litter helps de- and vent areas. Also, applying an increase risk for disease. Now that it secticide outside the perimeter of the is cold enough, wasps shouldn’t bug buildings can be effective as well. you! Trimming tree branches once the Best of luck with your fall chores! tree goes dormant is also good practice to limit disease, especially fruit Bailey Reiser can be reached at (701) 256-2560 or via email at bailey.reistrees. er@ndsu.edu.

Wrapping young trees with white tubes, paper, or even a touch of spray paint will help prevent winter damage from the elements and wildlife. Linden, Mountain ash, Maples, and fruit trees can be susceptible to cracking and sunscald. Irrigating evergreens will also help with preventing winter damage to needles, especially since we have had a lack of moisture most of the growing season. Needles tend to dry out with our frigid winds and exposure to the sun.

Lawn fertilizing is one thing, but fall seeding, mowing height, and a final mowing are another! Tall turf is bad over winter because it increases the risk of snow mold and voles searching for food. Cut the lawn to a normal height or mow between 1.5-2”. Dor-

Heavy grazing use in the fall can have significant impacts on forage production the following growing season. NDSU photo.

Monitoring grazing use in the fall has the potential to significantly impact 2024 forage production. North Dakota State University Extension has found that heavy grazing use in the fall can reduce forage production the following growing season by over 50%.

“As we transition into fall, it can be tempting to keep cattle on pasture longer to stretch feed resources,” says Miranda Meehan, NDSU Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “However, this decision can have long-term impacts on forage production and pasture health if overgrazed. Currently, nearly half (48%) of pastures in the state are reported as being in fair or lower condition.”

Cool-season grasses dominate pastures in our region, which can make up 85% or more of the species composition. These cool-season grasses develop tillers in the fall, and the development of these tillers has a direct impact on plant growth the next year.

“If livestock graze tillers below the growing point in the fall (in between the bottom two leaves), they usually will not survive the winter,” says Meehan “If they do survive the winter, plant vigor (health) is low and forage production is reduced. Drought stress also affects the survival of fall tillers. Fall droughts either don’t allow buds to come out of dormancy, thus no new tiller growth, or cause death to those tillers that did grow. If tillers do not establish or survive the fall, a delay in growth and development will occur the following growing season as new tillers will need to develop in the

spring.”

Monitoring degree of use is one way to prevent negative impacts to developing tillers. The recommended utilization level for grasslands is 40% to 60%. At this level, rangeland utilization is fairly uniform, with 65% to 80% of the height of desirable forage species being grazed. Ranchers should remove livestock when utilization exceeds this level.

A NDSU Extension study found that pasture with greater than 80% forage utilization had delayed forage growth and reduced forage production by as much as 57%. Read more about this study at ndsu.ag/grazinguse.

The NDSU Grazing Monitoring Stick can aid in monitoring forage utilization on range and pasture. The grazing monitoring stick does require an ungrazed area with similar forage species for comparison.

Here are the steps for using the grazing monitoring stick: 1) Calculate the percent of the plant height removed by dividing the grazed height of the plant by the ungrazed height. Subtract this amount from 1.

2) Multiply this amount by 100 to determine the percent of height removed.

3) Correlate this number with those in the chart in the NDSU Extension publication “The North Dakota Graz-

ing Monitoring Stick: A Way to Measure Range and Pasture Utilization” (https://tinyurl.com/NDSU-GrazingStick) to estimate the percent of entire plant weight removed.

“A general rule of thumb is to target 50% utilization by weight during a grazing period, as well as at the end of the grazing season,” says Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension rangeland management specialist. “If greater than 50% utilization occurs during a grazing period, plant recovery will be slower, which means plants require a longer recovery period between grazing events to maintain their health.”

High use of grasslands, especially in the fall, can result in tiller mortality by either removal of the growing point or physiological stress to cool-season grasses. If pastures receive high grazing use, they must be given adequate time to recover and turnout should be delayed on these pastures in 2024.

If pastures are not given time to recover, forage production and pasture conditions will decline.

“Monitoring pastures will be especially critical for those currently experiencing drought, as drought stress may increase tiller mortality,” says Sedivec.

Contact the NDSU Extension agent in your county for assistance monitoring grazing use and reviewing your grazing plan.

North Dakota based insurance company purchases company in Wisconsin JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Insural Insurance Solutions has announced it has signed an agreement to purchase WRC Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation.

mitment to the rural and agricultural community will allow for a seamless transition and continued excellent customer service. We’re confident the agents we support will be in good hands going forward.”

Insural Insurance Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Union Service Assn. Ltd. dba Farmers Union Insurance, and specializes in supporting agents located in rural communities.

The acquisition is expected to be completed November 1.

According to WRC President and CEO Jason Fogg, Insural shares WRC’s values and focus on the rural market.

“The acquisition of WRC Agency provides Insural the opportunity to expand its services to over 200 agencies located in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri,” stated Kevin Ressler, chief sales, marketing, and brand Officer for Farmers Union Insurance.

“We met with many companies from all over the country and Insural and their parent, Farmers Union Service Association Ltd., were by far the best partners we could have hoped for in this transaction,” said Fogg. “Their integrity, depth of knowledge and com-

Insural CEO Mark Anderson stated, “Farmers Union Insurance’s mission is to build stronger communities, particularly in America’s rural areas. WRC Agency’s rural footprint will allow us to further our outreach and provide growth opportunities for agents who

are already providing great service to their customers. We’re excited to get to know our new agency partners and earn their trust.”

Opinion

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The Borderland Press

Letter from the Publisher

Our Colorado vacation continues. Afternoon temps are mid 50s here in the mountains. Sweater on, sweater off, and repeat most of the day. I have a deal for you this week. If you’re not familiar with the movie “The Shining” or the band Kiss, you may skip my column for this one week only. Go ahead, make your decision. Pause.

I hope you’re still with me! We had a fun day trip I’d like to tell you about.

There’s a hotel north of Breckenridge called The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.

It was built years and years ago, and

in the 1970’s Stephen King and his wife were storm stayed there one winter night. Stephen wandered the massive, beautiful 120 room hotel, loving every oddity and the grand details.

The next day he and his wife headed home to Oregon, and Stephen immediately began writing “The Shining” in book form; all details of The Outlook were described as those at The Stanley Hotel. So, being fans of “The Shining” in its movie form, we decided we had to see this place. We headed out on a two hour and 45 minute drive on Sunday morning to see the town of Estes Park and meet our 1:00 p.m. tour reservation.

leave, I spotted the Hot Cinnamon Wiley Wallaby’s licorice so went out to the car to get my purse and back in I went. Did I mention I was wearing my KISS t-shirt? The awkward looking man at the checkout said, “Hey I like your T-shirt, I saw them in concert in 1987!”

The scenery along the interstate was so wonderful; we enjoyed that so much. We left the interstate for almost two hours of winding two lane highway, taking us higher and higher into the Rocky Mountains. We’d had a lot of coffee, and you know what happened, I needed to find a little girls’ room soon. After saying no way to the first 10 possible stops, I finally reluctantly said, “okay” to a little run down, kinda creepy looking little gas station and in I went.

We continued on and eventually arrived at the majestic Stanley Hotel.

We both needed to sit still for a few minutes to get rid of the wobblies from so many curves - not to mention we were at an elevation of 9,500 feet.

This place was amazing and has totally laid claim to being The Outlook’s inspiration. All details led you to believe Jack Nicholson was going to come around the corner any minute. The tour was 60 minutes long. Our knowledgeable tour guide, Ariana, gave us a humorous history of The Stanley and also led us to room 217 “where the

From the gift shop we went for lunch in the lodge on the grounds…also beautiful. Bob had a breakfast which was titled ‘Here’s Johnny’ on the menu.

How could he not order it?! I had something not named fun at all, but guess what happened next? A man and woman, who looked like husband and wife, walked by our table and said, “We love your t-shirt!” Yes, they were referring to my Kiss t-shirt! Twice in one day - Gene Simmons was my hero.

As we dive deeper into the newspaper business, we realize that the surprises always come around the left corner while you’re busy preparing for what might come around the right corner.

I have prepared myself to expect the unexpected, and I know we can never be prepared enough.

for pushing the envelope. The door is always open for a return or for a guest column. It’s been a wild ride, and I hope Mitzel enjoyed his time with The Borderland Press. Behind the scenes and the pages of the newspaper won’t

That went well, and as I went to

There. I had bonded with this human at the scary gas station. I spent no time telling him my last name. I mean I suppose I could have worked that a bit just for fun. Too scary. I took my Wiley Wallaby’s licorice and Bob’s coffee and said, “Hey, I bet that was great,” and bolted for the door.

really scary stuff” went down in the movie. (The ax was on display in the lobby.). At that time Ariana led us into the film as if this really was The Outlook. No more ‘they’, it became ‘we’ and all the Stephen King fans like us were nodding our heads up and down with a glazed look in our eyes. Yes, yes, that’s what happened! Ariana knew she had us. She took our picture in front of room 217, The Stephen King Suite, and brought us back to reality. The tour concluded near the gift shop where all things related to The Shining were for sale. I purchased the book, so I can scare myself late at night and sleep even less.

mountain, pleased with ourselves for picking such a great adventure.

There’s a six-part mini-series remake of The Shining that was actually filmed at The Stanley Hotel. We’ll be looking for it. The vacation continues.

Thank you for reading, and if you are even slightly amused - I’m happy!

Take care!

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

We eventually headed back down the

Letter from the Editor Along with the “Regular Good ol’ Fries”, and the Tater Town Poutine, a third option on the menu was called “The Funnel Fries.” That item included locally grown North Dakota fries tossed in cinnamon and sugar, drizzled with caramel, and topped with marshmallows. Dessert French fries, can you imagine?!

As I was dipping my freshly fried French fries, alternating between the most fabulous homemade Ranch dressing and nice, cold ketchup, all I kept thinking was, “If you hear Hoople is hosting a French fry feed - GO!”

Hoople is known as Tater Town, U.S.A. In its second year of Tater Town Day, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 14, the town welcomed people for a fall festival that felt like the backdrop to a Hallmark movie. The green space in the middle of town had games set up with fire pits surrounded by hay bale seating. The cafe lights twinkled, even in the middle of the day. The kids tried their hands at the ax throwing game, and we just thanked our stars that it was the plastic version and not the real thing.

be quite the same.

Sarah Hinnenkamp Editor

editor@theborderlandpress.com

I sat down to read Matt Mitzel’s column this week and found myself nodding my head in agreement and enjoying what he had to write. Then I heard a record scratch and had to catch my breath when he said he would be hanging up his weekly columnist title this week after writing since the beginning of this newspaper.

I want to thank Matt Mitzel for shining a spotlight on Munich - an adopted town he has grown to love as his own - for keeping me on my toes, for making people laugh out loud, and

Terry and Elin Hinnenkamp enjoy fresh hot French fries in Hoople during Tater Town Day.

THE MORNING RUN: Go Bison!

By Sara Goodman Go Bison! Yeah, I know the BIG game was last weekend and the mighty Bison lost, but I’m still on the bandwagon. Once a Bison, always a Bison! I’ll never be a fan or cheer for what I grew up calling Eskimo U, so don’t even suggest it. I will, however, make one small exception. When the Hawks

are playing any team other than the Bison, I might extend a few golf claps here and there, simply because I will support a North Dakota team over any other. I will also cheer any time our local hometown boys get in on the action. I sat with my kids at the game last Saturday, surrounded by thousands of wildly cheering Hawks fans, and by the end of the third quarter, we couldn’t handle it anymore, so we bailed. I don’t look at it so much as giving up but more not being able to handle the atmosphere. It sucks when you’re losing, but it sucks even worse when you’re losing without a support system. Everywhere we looked, it was that ugly kelly green along with the super original horns down hand sign.

We’d had enough, and my father-inlaw had texted me that he and his friends were cooking steak and crab legs at the farm. That was more than enough to convince us to leave.

If you’ve never cooked crab legs before, let me tell you that it’s very easy. I

had never done it before, but Bernie’s guests were experts and walked me through the process, and it couldn’t have been simpler. The crab legs were already pre-cooked, frozen and scored so the preparation involved thawing them out a bit, tossing them in a big roaster with a little bit of water in the bottom, and steaming them easy as sliced bread. There was even a little package of seasoned butter included that we melted to dip our crab in. It was delicious and a great way to end a not very good day.

Sunday of last weekend was much better than Saturday. It was what you’d classify as a perfect fall day. It was sunny, calm and in the mid-50’s.

After I went to church and prayed for my fellow Bison fans, I got busy with yard work and cleaning up the garden. I mowed and bagged up leaves, cleaned out some flowerpots, tilled the garden, dug potatoes, and weeded the landscaping.

Every now and then I popped back in the house to check on Gage, who was busy making cookies. Gage has been coming home whenever he can to hunt, and on Sunday, he also needed to make some experimental cookies for a class, so he decided to come into town for a bit. I’m not sure why he asked for my help, because number one, I never bake and number two, I never bake because I hate having to follow specific instructions. When I’m cooking, I constantly add a little of this and a little more of that and always eyeball my measurements. When it comes to baking, this isn’t a very good strategy. I was helping Gage with his first batch by reading the instructions to him while he added ingredients, and when I told him that rather than adding the flour in little batches, he should just dump it all in at once because it’s faster, he kicked me out. Oh well, I’d rather mow. Go Bison!

says her best ideas come to her between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. She grew up on a cattle ranch in Watford City, N.D. After recently retiring from 15 years of long-term care consulting, she now helps her husband, Greg, run the family farm near Milton and volunteers on many boards and committees in her church and community.

The Goodman house has three kids, school cats, and a dog.

Sara Goodman is an avid runner who Once a Bison, always a Bison!

Musings from Munich: Wrappin’ everything up

By Matt Mitzel As the combines make their way into the wash racks, it looks like this night-

marish growing season is almost behind everyone. There might have been some surprising results for some, but most can agree it showed that rain is actually needed to grow things. So fall is in the air and things are starting to wrap up. I just wanted to retouch on a few events to keep you all up to speed.

Ever since buying the Munich Elevator, North Prairie Ag has made it their mission to keep the north side of town spotless, and they achieved it. From old grain bins, pieces of equipment, and the mystery silage piles of the past, the elevator lots have been completely gutted and graveled. So many improvements have been made over there that finally match the layout of our town with a perfectly groomed baseball diamond, park, and grass throughout the community. So, thank

you North Prairie Ag for coming to our oasis. As always, thank you to the park district for spit shining the town.

The Munich Plaza was funded and started. Currently, we have all the sponsored pavers down and are waiting for our building and ice rink. It is funny how no matter how much you pay, delivery times keep going down and down. Maybe that is a benefit as items take so long to get here, including the world’s problems. I figure by November 15, we will all be ice skating on our outdoor rink and giving the ambulance crew something to do.

Knocking on wood here, but I haven’t heard of any major fires or accidents in the fields this harvest which is always good to hear. I know winter will have its own set of challenges as Bri-

an Hoffmann usually runs into something, but so far the calm has been a relatively nice situation in town. Bowling and darts will pick back up once harvest is done, so that will also bring some additional stories to share.

Finally, I think I will be wrappin’ up this little column of mine. I have written about 90 or so of them, and I think it is about time to give this spot to another voice in the community. I never asked for money or fame but just wanted to give you a taste of what it’s like to live over here in what we consider Paradise.

To all of the people I regularly make fun of or call on the carpet, don’t worry. I will still throw out a Facebook video when you do something news-

worthy. Regardless, I wanted to stop while I think this section is still interesting before my writings become boring and mundane, like the one above me. So, farewell, readers! Dust off your typewriters - someone’s got to step up. As always, come on over to Munich for all of our competitions and events as we guarantee a good time. Coming up, we have our Halloween costume competition, November’s baking competition, Christmas light competition, Holiday card competition, and a few other tricks up our sleeves.

Matt Mitzel is the unofficial events coordinator for Munich, a supporter of Langdon-Edmore-Munich athletics, football coach, and all-around Munich mega fan, earning him the nickname “Mr. Munich.”

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Q & A with Steph Welsh, Cavalier County Health District

By Borderland Press Staff

Nick Vorlage had the opportunity to speak with Cavalier County Health District Administrator Steph Welsh on a number of topics including seasonal vaccinations and the introduction of Narcan as an over the counter medicine.

Borderland Press: We've seen the unofficial start to fall, and that means it's time for people to be thinking about flu shots. What's new this year?

Steph Welsh: This year, like any year, we recommend people come in sometime by the end of October in order to get a flu vaccine. Every year, they update that flu shot. So even if you got a flu vaccine last year, you should come in and get the new updated version that better matches the changes that have happened as the flu mutates.

This year, too, we'll also be looking at an updated COVID Booster. Just like we do with flu, we've been watching how COVID changes and mutates, and they're updating that vaccine to better match the strains we're seeing currently.

Another really exciting thing is that we have some vaccines finally available for RSV respiratory syncytial virus.

That is a respiratory illness that we particularly worry about in the very young and older people. It can cause severe respiratory disease, and now this year we have an RSV vaccine for people over 60. We're going to have a monoclonal antibody for RSV for infants under 18 months of age in their first RSV season. So those are all really good and exciting opportunities to protect yourself from respiratory viruses this winter season.

BP: Is there anyone who should absolutely be considering getting a flu, RSV, and COVID-19 shot that season.

SW: For RSV vaccines, the monoclonal antibody is approved for infants under eight months in their first RSV season, and under 18 months for infants that are at higher risk, such as premature babies who maybe had some lung issues, infants that have immune system issues. There's also an RSV vaccine for people over the age of sixty years. Flu and COVID vaccines are recommended to be updated for everyone over 6 months of age.

BP: Speaking about COVID-19 vaccines, you mentioned that there's been new changes to it and changes are still being made since it is a relatively new vaccine. What is different this go around about the COVID-19 vaccines that people need to know

about?

SW: Since COVID came out in 2019, the virus has mutated significantly.

For about the last year and a half or so the main strain we've seen is an Omicron strain of COVID. The booster that came out last fall had a match in it that matched the original Alpha strain of COVID from 2019. What they're doing with this fall update is taking that Omicron strain and just matching it a little closer to the sub variants. So it's a little better match to what we're seeing circulate in order to provide better protection. I know when COVID vaccine came out, there was a lot of hope it would be like a measles, mumps or rubella vaccine or that type of vaccine where you got lifelong protection. Unfortunately, it looks more like a flu vaccine where it's something you have to update to match how the virus is changing and get periodic boosters because of waning immunity.

BP: Okay, so kind of like the flu vaccine, people should just expect the COVID-19 vaccine to be kind of like an annual situation?

SW: For now, that's really how it's looking, yes.

BP: I remember when I got my first COVID-19 vaccine back in 2021, I was totally laid up for like a couple days afterwards. With the new vaccines, I understand they won't have anything announced until next week, but should people be expecting the same kind of after effects after they get the latest shots?

SW: So the thing with COVID vaccine, the vaccine ingredients are the exact same as those early vaccines you got in the pandemic; what they're doing is changing how it matches to circulating strains of the virus. So ingredients are the same, side effects can be the same, but the other important thing to remember is way back in 2021 when you got that vaccine, you likely had no pre-existing immunity so your body works probably really, really hard to recognize that and build some protection. As we go forward, most people have either had a vaccine or natural disease or both. So our immune systems are getting better and better as we go along at recognizing that virus and fighting it off. That's why we're seeing less hospitalizations and less deaths, which is great. This potentially could result in less side effects from vaccine. For example we see slightly higher immune system side effects from flu vaccine the first year you get one and less in subsequent years.

BP: Switching gears a little bit then, last week, the Narcan nasal spray was officially announced to be made available over the counter and is being touted as an antidote to opioid overdoses. What are the basics that people need to know about this and is it going to be readily available in rural communities?

SW: So I think this is a wonderful development in preventing accidental overdose deaths. We've seen over the last probably 10 years a significant rise in accidental overdose from opioids and deaths and where it's been called an epidemic. The good news is in our community, we already have Narcan and Narcan training available. Our office offers free doses to people who are interested. We'll train people how to use it and give them a free dose. I think having Narcan be available over the counter is a nice additional step for people that maybe aren't comfortable coming in and talking to us and just another way to access this life saving medication. I think two important things to remember is sometimes when we think of Narcan and reversing accidental overdose, we think of people with illicit drug use, but you can accidentally overdose from prescription opioids just as easily. In my nursing career, as a nurse, I've given Naloxone to reverse a prescription opioid where somebody just got too much, and they needed to be brought back out of it. So it's an important thing to have. Even if it's not for yourself and your own use for opioids, it's a good thing to have to respond to your neighbor, your grandma, coming upon somebody you know, a community member, and it can save a life.

BP: You mentioned training, is it something that people need to understand how to use beforehand?

SW: I think the great news with Narcan is that it's a really simple medication to administer. It's a nasal spray.

The instructions are very simple; they're easy to follow. A layperson can look at the directions and do it easily.

If you give Narcan you really can't hurt someone. If you come upon somebody who's not breathing and you give Narcan even if it's not an opioid overdose, that Narcan won't cause harm. However, we do recommend that people do come in and get a little training. It helps people recognize overdose, it makes you more comfortable responding, it's free, and it only takes a few minutes.

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On Halloween, Trunk or Treat down Langdon’s Main Street

By Borderland Press Staff

Things are about to get spooky on Main Street in Langdon! The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce is planning its first-ever Trunk or Treat down Main Street event on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Bring the littles and kick off your Halloween evening from 4-6 p.m. getting candy from tractors, fire trucks, and more decorated trunks.

Main Street will be closed from the Eagles to Tom's for the children of Langdon to have a safe spot to trick or treat from local businesses.

This event is hosted by the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce. It’s sponsored by the American Legion Riders and other participating businesses.

Hot dogs and chips will be served by the American Legion Riders during the event. Cost is $5.

If you are a Chamber member and would like to reserve your spot to hand out candy, contact Jess at the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce office.

2023-2024 Langdon Area Schools Concert Schedule Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. - High School Concert Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. - Pop/Jazz Concert Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. - Middle School Concert Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. - High School Concert Monday, Dec. 18 at 7:00 p.m. - K-4 Elementary Concert Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7:00 p.m. - 5-6 Elementary Concert Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. - High School Concert Monday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. - Jazz/Pop Concert Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. - Middle School Concert Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. - High School Concert Monday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m. - K-4 Elementary Concert Tuesday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. - 5-6 Elementary Concert Other Dates Oct. 23 UND Auditions Nov. 3-4 NW Festival (Minot) Jan. 19-20-21 UND Honor Band/Choir (Grand Forks) Jan. 31 Myra Jazz Festival (Grand Forks) March 22-23-24 All State (Bismarck) March 26 Vocal Contest (Langdon) April 5 Instrumental Contest (Cando) May 4 State Music (Bismarck) May 19 Graduation (2:00)

Langdon Area students participate in choral festival

Nick Vorlage and Hilary Nowatzki contributed to this report.

Fall music event scheduled at Hank’s Ice Cream Shop The piano students of Lisa Schuler will be playing fall music from 2:00-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29 at Hank’s Ice Cream Shop. Halloween music will fill the air with a few fall pieces mixed in. The students will be playing on a keyboard with their selected spooky sounds to create a fun atmosphere while people enjoy their favorite treats from Hank’s. Each half hour, a new group of students will play. Come to Hank’s in Langdon on October 29th to eat and support the piano perform-

ers. People will also hear some Halloween jokes! The students will perform at the following times: 2:00-2:30 Finley and Hazel Smith, Wesley and Josie Schroeder, Harper and Riley Jacobson, Myla Domres, Josie and Madden Mikkelsen and Kollyns Schill.

2:40-3:10 Korbyn and Kalleigh Rollness, Tori Olson, Bohdyn Hope, Kate Roppel, Taylor Borgen, Jack and Ben Borchardt, Brooke Gemmill, and Ai-

shu Chapara 3:20-3:50 Kadence Wirth, Oliver and Graham Mosher, Kynlee and Jase Pengilly, Sophie Myrvik, Lexi Close, Finley Crockett, and Heidi Crump 4:00-4:30 Liam, Lavin, and Colbie Johnson, Chloe and Brynlee Koons, Rylee Medberry, Catelyn Goodman, Kate and Jane Sillers and Adam Hart

The NDSU Choral Festival was held on October 1-2. Langdon Area High School choir members attended and sang in the following choirs.

Walhalla Community Calendar Every Tuesday unless otherwise posted - Story Hour at Walhalla Public Library at 4 p.m. Snack and Activity provided.

Starting October 19 through March Free Texas Hold 'em 7:30 p.m. at Jackson's Bar October 27 and 28 - Maxum Mostad Haunted House Fundraiser at Frost Fire Park 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.- 11 p.m.

October 27 - Cookies! The Musical 7pm Walla Theatre Free Will Donation towards Walhalla Playground Fundraiser. Performed by grades K-3, Directed by Anita Mathison. Cookie Bake Sale to follow October 28 - Addams Family Values Movie at Walla Theatre 7 p.m.

Left to Right around the piano: Shanna Gette, Matilda Lawson, Jonathan Lill, Adam Hart, Drew Peterson, Madilyn Crump, Claire Chaput, and Catelyn Goodman.

Chamber Choir: Jonathan Lill

October 28 - Jackson's Bar Costume Party 9 p.m. - Close Feat. Dean Willits Productions

November 11 - "North Star Sabre" F-86H Sabre Jet Dedication 11 a.m. at Walhalla Airport

Mixed Choir: Adam Hart, Drew Peterson, Shanna Gette, Catelyn Goodman, Claire Chaput

October 29 - Walhalla Halloween Bash 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. at North Border Walhalla benefiting Close Up Students, Join us for Face Painting, Photo Station by Copper + Pine, Games, Cake Walk, Candy! Free Will Donation

November 17 - Meat Raffle at Jackson's Bar benefiting Walhalla Swimming Pool Fundraiser 7 p.m. followed

by Dean Willits Productions

Treble Choir: Matilda Lawson, Madilyn Crump

October 29 - Monsters vs. Aliens 4:30 pm at Walla Theatre November 4 - Retail Holiday Kick-off 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

November 10 - Chili Feed at Jackson's Bar November 10 - Meat Raffle at Jackson's Bar benefiting Close Up Trip Students 7 p.m. followed by Dean Willits Productions

November 19 - Turkey BINGO and Bake Sale Sponsored by the Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce 3 p.m. at Bartlett-Resler Legion Post 62. Contact Chamber for more information, 701-549-3939 December 2 - Light Up Walhalla! Christmas Tree Lighting, Vendor Show, Pictures and Cookies with Santa at Blu Soul Design, Specials at local retailers and more! Check Walhalla's App (Walhalla ND) or Chamber Facebook Page for more details or call 701-549-3939.

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A Saints Shoutout Red Ribbon Week: Shaping Bright Futures by Empowering Students

Pet Corner: Do pets grieve for their owners/family after they pass away?

By Rosemary Ames

1) Loss of appetite.

2) Changes in sleep pattern.

3) Change in areas of the home where they would rest.

4) Increase in physical affection.

By Carrie Hope

We believe that a strong foundation in both academics and faith empowers students to excel - not only in their studies but also in their personal development. By combining the teachings of our faith with rigorous state standards, we are fostering a sense of purpose and a commitment to excellence in our students.

St. Alphonsus School is a Catholic private elementary and middle school.

We are dedicated to providing an education that seamlessly blends faithbased teachings with rigorous state standards. We are unique in our approach, where students are not only taught essential state standards in subjects like reading, math, science, and social studies but are also nurtured in the values and teachings of their faith. This distinctive blend of education is yielding exceptional results with students showing remarkable gains across multiple academic areas.

Educational experts have pointed out that this holistic approach to learning can be attributed to the careful integration of faith-based teachings with the state-mandated curriculum. The focus on moral values, ethics, and community involvement instills a sense of responsibility and compassion in students, creating a well-rounded educational experience.

With a curriculum that encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and a deep understanding of core subjects, students are thriving academically and spiritually. The incorporation of faith-based values into everyday lessons is fostering an environment where students not only succeed in their studies but also cultivate empathy, kindness, and strong moral character. Our unique educational model holds great promise for students seeking a well-rounded education that integrates faith, academic excellence, and personal growth.

St. Alphonsus School is committed to providing students with a transformative education that integrates faith, academic achievement, and personal development. With a dedicated faculty and a focus on whole student learning, we are working together with parents and the community to shape the leaders of tomorrow through a balanced and inspiring educational experience.

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.

Unity Medical Center welcomes three new therapists Unity Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Services department in Grafton has expanded with the addition of inhouse occupational and speech therapy available to patients of all ages.

Both therapy services offer co-treatment options as needed.

Amy Groves, MOTR/L, CLT and Kelsey Sherry, MOTR/L offer skilled occupational therapy (OT) services from pediatric to geriatric with various diagnoses that include, but are not limited to, sensory processing disorder, emotional dysregulation, developmental delay, orthopedic, lymphedema, upper extremity impairments, and cog-

Even though a pet may not grasp a death the same as a human does, the sense of an absence of their loved one is very real. They do eventually learn not to hold onto the stress of it and will eventually shake it off! This is definitely much different than how a human will hold onto stressful life events when they happen.

Have you ever experienced where a family pet has grieved their owner after their owner has passed away? The answer might surprise you, but the answer is yes! There have been many times where a human has lost their beloved dog or cat and grieved their loss, but it is also equally true when a pet has lost their human owner. So how does a pet take loss and how long does it take them to grieve the loss of their owner/family?

Just like a human, each pet will take loss of their human family member different than say one cat to another or dog to another. The amount of time the pet will grieve the loss of their owner will vary from a short amount of time to several years! This is a very similar time as a human grieving a beloved pet. Pets will also grieve other family pets they were close to.

Here are some signs that a pet is grieving the loss of their loved one:

If you would like to make an appointment with Amy, Kelsey, or Hannah, call the Rehab Services Department at 701-352-9398.

During the community coaching class I am taking, I learned more about a concept called asset mapping. The idea behind it is to recognize the assets within the community and build on those assets to improve and build the community. It struck me as something that could be so important for not only a community but also individuals.

Kelsey Sherry

Hannah Laxdal

Our pets do show an emotional side and create a bond with their owner that is unique to what a human-to-human bond or connection is. Because there is a real attachment to their

All pets are different in how they handle the loss of their loved one just as how a human handle the loss of their beloved cat or dog. A dog or cat and in many cases, more than one, will love their human owner unconditionally and that somehow is why they hold a special place in our hearts just as much as we do theirs! Sometimes another human being just doesn’t have that special touch your beloved cat or dog has. They seek and need human interaction just as much as they would seek out interaction of another dog or cat! Spend time with your beloved pet, because you will make memories with them that will last a lifetime for you both.

Rosemary Ames lives on a farm Northeast of Munich and helps her husband, Steven, with various farm duties. She has two adult girls, loves animals, likes to be outdoors in the summer, and enjoys taking care of her flowers and vegetable garden.

She loves walking, reading, listening to music, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

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

Unity has a large, private pediatric therapy gym that provides an engaging and motivating atmosphere for children to build their skills.

nitive impairments. OT can also complete wheelchair fittings and home safety assessments.

According to the Internet, here are two tearjerker stories of dogs grieving for their owner: 1) Hachiko a white akita inu walked to a local train station for 10 years waiting for his deceased owner to return. There was a film made to tell his story called: Hachi, A Dog's Tale. 2) Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier or Dandie Dinmont Terrier, spent 14 years guarding his deceased owner’s grave in Edinburgh, Scotland. There are also two tearjerker books later made into movies that come to mind, Old Yeller and Where The Red Fern Grows. Old Yeller is dealing with Travis losing his dog to hydrophobia and Where The Red Fern Grows shows both the owner grieving and the dog (Little Anne) grieving her brother (Old Dan).

owner, the grief is very real for the pet. You can help a pet when they are grieving the loss of their owner by staying active and involved, rule out any medical issues, maintain a routine, offer reminders of their former owner such as clothing, find ways to spend time with the pet, and get support from a trusted caregiver.

Mapping our assets

Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Down Syndrome, and autism spectrum disorders.

Amy Groves

Hannah Laxdal, MS, CCC-SLP provides speech and language therapy from pediatric to geriatric with various diagnoses including, but not limited to, language delays and disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders, pragmatic language disorders, strokes, traumatic brain injuries, voice disorders, dysphagia,

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We are often our own worst critic.

It’s sometimes easier to see those things we “can’t” do rather than what we can. It’s easier to see the assets someone else has rather than what we, ourselves, possess. We sometimes feel as though we fall short of others or that we can’t reach the bar that others have set. In situations like these, emotions come into play, and it can come out in things like apprehension, negativity, and maybe even hard feelings towards ourselves and others. All of those could contribute to issues within work or personal relationships.

What if, instead, we focused on our assets? Those things that we ARE good at, and I’m not talking about being overly confident in what we do or pushing our way into other people’s way because we are the “best” and want others to see us that way, too.

I’m talking about realizing our full potential - seeing where we can contribute in helpful ways. I’m talking about focusing on those things we are good at in order to manage our lives and help those around us.

Kids are the best at this concept.

Sometimes they need some encouragement to get them to try new

things, but they are usually willing to offer skills where they know they can be of help. For example, I’ll never forget when my son was about 3 years old. I asked him if he wanted to help make his favorite muffins. It was something that he had never really been a part of before, but he has always been willing to try new things and go on new adventures, so his response was immediately positive. He didn’t even give it a second thought or think of those things he couldn’t do.

It was automatically a “yes” because he was excited to try it. During the whole process, I repeatedly heard “I can do that!” over and over again every time I talked about the next step.

Yes, he could pour the ingredients into the bowl, and stir, and scoop, and, and, and… There was not once a discussion about how he didn’t know all the numbers to get the correct measuring cup. There was not once a discussion about how he couldn’t put anything into the oven because it was a little bit dangerous for him. All of those things were just mentioned as being a grown-up’s job or that mom wanted to take part, too. I think as we grow older, we sometimes forget that “We can do that!” too. Instead, we are stuck on the “I can’t do that” or “I’m not good enough” or “I don’t want people to know that I’m not good enough at that” kinds of thinking.

at organizing. If you want something planned, she is the person to go to.

She is efficient, timely, and so organized that she works circles around any event planner and house organizer. She would be the person I would go to for help in organizing ANYTHING.

Something to consider as a roadblock to being able to map our personal assets is that we often compare ourselves to others. Either we don’t measure up to what others are doing, or we think they don’t measure up to the task at hand. We also sometimes dwell on the changes we may be experiencing that are not getting us to where we want to be. For example, I could dwell on the fact that it’s harder for me to get up off the floor than it used to be, or I could dwell on the fact that I can still get up off the floor. If we focus on the assets we do have, then we can reach that full potential and help others as best as we can.

Thinking about some of the friends I have, they all have a variety of skills and are such good people. There are definitely things that I know I can go directly to them if I need help in certain ways.

We all have these abilities - every single one of us. Focusing on our assets can help us feel better and do better.

It will bring positivity to our lives, a better self-confidence, and a feeling of purpose. Studies have shown that a person can increase their lifespan by 7.5 years if they have a positive outlook on life. Not only will life be longer, it will also be happier.

For example, my one friend is great

I have another friend who is the best baker ever. Everything that she touches turns to a delicious delight. Every.

Single. Time. If there is something I need baked or if there is an event that needs an amazing dessert, that’s my go-to person.

I have another friend who knows a lot of people - I mean a LOT of people and personally, not just in a passing way. If there is ever a time that I need a lot of people rallied, whether it be for help or to fill a venue for an event, this person would do the job in seconds. There is no doubt in my mind.

I have another friend who makes everyone feel welcomed. Everyone. If there is a person in the room who looks nervous, worried, or lonely, this friend is the person that finds them, invites them into the fold, and makes sure they are taken care of as they need. It’s an amazing ability to have, and I love going to places with them, as the environment changes when they are around.

If you would like to focus more on those things that you are good at, you can find help in our publications at NDSU Extension. You can find information on parenting, nutrition, or health related topics on the NDSU website https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ extension. As always, we would love to have you call (256-2560), email (katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu), or stop in to our office in the Cavalier County Courthouse if you would like to visit about things that could help you focus on your personal assets. We would love to visit with you!

The importance of getting your flu vaccine

By Pembina County Public Health

According to the CDC, the influenza or flu resulted in an estimated 9 million to 41 million illnesses in the U.S. between 2010 and 2020. Although the severity of the illness varies, some cases may lead to hospitalization or death. Influenza is a respiratory virus that affects the nose, throat and lungs.

Common symptoms associated with influenza are fever, chills, body

aches, headache, cough, shortness of breath, weakness, runny nose, and sore throat. The influenza vaccination is an important preventive tool.

Viruses are constantly changing, so flu vaccines may be updated from one season to the next to protect against the viruses that research suggests will be common during the upcoming flu season. Your protection from a flu vaccine declines over time. Yearly vac-

cination is needed for the best protection. Call our office at 701-265-4248 to make an appointment to get your flu shot today!

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Understanding Insurance Coverage Options: Prior authorization and the importance of timing – Part 2

By First Care Health Center

year.”

“Phase 2 of this series is focused on the most important part of our organization: the patient,” shares Marcus Lewis, CEO of First Care Health Center (FCHC) in Park River. “The impacts of coverage decisions can go well beyond out-of-pocket costs. It is key that our patients are well informed in all of these choices. I hope that you use this information to make the best determination for you and your family members. All aspects of your care are vital to your wellness and care plan from our dedicated providers and staff. This education aligns with our mission and guiding values, and I hope that this really highlights both the benefits and the challenges of insurance decisions. Do not hesitate to contact our very qualified team to assist in the entirety of your health. We are here for you: all day, every day, all

Timing and selection of the right insurance or Medicare plan can oftentimes be confusing and overwhelming. Ideally, patients should not have to make decisions about their health and well being based on the cost of care and medications rather than their actual care needs. Evaluating your own health care needs can help you select a plan. While it is impossible to foresee all health issues that may arise and require treatment in the upcoming year, there are several things to consider during Medicare’s open enrollment period, taking place October 15, 2023, through December 7, 2023, and the traditional open enrollment period, starting November 1, 2023, and ending on January 15, 2024.

When it comes to receiving the care that you need, timing is a crucial factor. Sometimes a step called preauthorization, or prior authorization, comes between seeing your provider and treatment. Prior authorization is intended to ensure that health care services are medically necessary by requiring providers to obtain approval before a service or other benefit will be covered by a patient’s insurance. While prior authorization has long been used as a tool to contain spending and prevent unnecessary services, there are some recent concerns nationwide that current pri-

or authorization requirements and processes may create barriers and delays to receiving necessary care.

The key area where this is being seen is with patients with a Medicare Advantage plan in place of traditional Medicare. Historically, Medicare beneficiaries were rarely required to receive prior authorization. That seems to still be the case for those enrolled in traditional Medicare, who are only required to obtain prior authorization for a limited set of services. However, nearly all Medicare Advantage enrollees (99%) were enrolled in a plan that required prior authorization for some services in 2022, according to Healthcare Finance. Most commonly, higher cost services, such as chemotherapy or skilled nursing facility stays, require prior authorization.

Additionally, upon admission into a hospital, a preauthorization is required. The admission documentation is sent in and the insurance company decides if a patient should be inpatient or observation, or no payment will be made for the stay. When a Medicare Advantage patient is an inpatient, approval for their stay is often very delayed, and if the stay is not approved, the facility will oftentimes not know until the patient has been discharged. The insurance company will also approve a length of stay.

When the approved number of days reaches the full length and if your provider and the medical team caring

for you acknowledge that you are not ready to go home yet, permission has to be asked to the insurance company again for an extension to the stay.

Sometimes the extra days of necessary care are approved and sometimes they are not. Interestingly, with traditional Medicare, the back and forth for additional approval seems to be nonexistent. With the Swing Bed Program, permission also has to be granted to further your recuperation.

Medicare Advantage carriers do not always approve it, leaving patients having to go home or have a self-pay bill.

Time in a rehabilitation program is vital to the overall outcome following perhaps a cardiac episode, stroke, incident in relation to a torn muscle and more. It appears that if a patient is completing a physical therapy or cardiac rehabilitation program, usually Medicare Advantage plans do not cover as many sessions as Medicare does, again leaving a patient with less time of coverage for valuable treatment for their well-being.

A patient’s location at time of care and time of enrollment also make a difference in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Advantage plans are sometimes limited to a specific state and will not cover you if you are elsewhere. FCHC recently had a patient enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan

in Arizona. When the patient came back to North Dakota, the patient did not have coverage because the Medicare Advantage plan they had was only able to be used in network in Arizona.

Before enrolling in Medicare, a Medicare Advantage plan, or any health insurance plan, it is important to review the plan’s coverage, benefits, and costs to ensure that it is the right choice for you at the right time. You should also consider your healthcare needs and the healthcare providers that you prefer to see when selecting a plan.

If you have any questions about Medicare Advantage plans or your healthcare coverage options, you can contact your local Medicare office or speak with a licensed insurance agent. Trained and certified insurance marketplace representatives at FCHC can help answer questions, discuss options, and coordinate enrollment in a plan. To set up a time to meet, contact Tina Sitzer, MSW, LBSW: 701284-4611 or tina.sitzer@1stcarehc. com.

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Pembilier Nursing Center update: ND Long Term Care Association Fall Conference, Part 2

By Heather Duerre

els, had feathers, and three different colors of glitter…the kind of glitter that will be found in inconspicuous places for years to come!

Hello, again, from all of us at Pembilier Nursing Center! I apologize for making you wait a whole week to find out about the Mardi Gras mask contest that was held at the conference.

I am sure you could hardly sleep with the unease of not knowing if my mask had enough glitter to secure a prize.

Well, let me put your anxieties to rest and fill you in on what happened…

I was excited about the plethora of pens that I would be collecting, but more importantly, I was there on a mission. I was there to enter and win the Mardi Gras mask contest. I knew I needed to wear a mask that would stand out from all the others. My mask wasn’t just an ordinary storebought mask. I put my blood, sweat, and tears into this mask project. I had spent at least seven minutes making a mask in order to enter the contest.

I was in it to win it, so I brought out the big guns… various colors of glitter!

Yes, my mask was bedazzled with jew-

I entered the Expo with my dazzling mask in hand along with a few co-workers that were at the expo for the free stuff. We began to make our way around the circle of booths that were set up in a large room. I quickly noticed that my co-workers were usually a booth or two ahead of me. I wondered why, then quickly realized that I was getting a bit “chatty” at each booth, whereas my cohorts were getting the goods and moving on. I shortened my visits, and soon I was caught up to my co-workers.

Things were going splendidly until I made the discovery that I was supposed to be showing each booth vendor my mask and telling them my name. Apparently, they were the judges of the mask contest! I went into a slight panic… I quickly bolted into action. I put my mask on and made my rounds to all the booths AGAIN. This time I didn’t have time to chit-chat, I went to each booth told them to look at my mask and gave them my name.

I barely rounded the last corner when it was announced for all the vendors to bring forward their votes for the best mask. Doubts quickly entered my mind…Had I done enough? Did I get to enough booths? Did I use enough glitter to “wow” the judges?

Only time would tell. I had an hour to sit and wait with doubts swirling in my mind before they would announce the top three winners.

The hour passed like sap running down an evergreen tree. For those of you that have never witnessed such a sight, that means it passed very slowly. The time came, and I tried not to let my excitement look too obvious as I waited in anticipation for my name to be called. I’m not going to lie, I had seen a few competitors throughout the night that made me wonder if I had a chance. I looked around to size up my competition. I quickly realized that my mask was the only homemade one, so I hoped the judges would give me a little credit for that.

However, just when I had my confidence built up again, I saw her. It was a lady that had a mask so large and colorful that she looked like a walking peacock. I knew instantly that I had better just hope for second or third place. The next top competitor didn’t have any super cool mask, but it was a man. In fact, he was the only man who entered the competition, so he had the “I’m the only non-female competitor” factor going for him. People like something different, and I knew he had a few of the lady booth workers all googly eyed. Then I heard it… “First place goes to blah blah from blah blah blah.” I don’t remember the name, but it was Peacock lady.

The announcer went on… “We have a tie for second place, blah blah from blah blah blah, and Heather Duerre from Pembilier Nursing Center!” The competitor that I was tied with was none other than mask man. Next, I heard these dreaded words… “We will have to draw to see which one will

“The second-place winner of the mask contest is…Heather Duerre!”

The crowd went wild as I walked forward to collect my prize of Apple Air tags. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t so much of the crowd going wild as just me. All my hard work and glittery mess paid off; I was a winner! I collected my Apple Air tags and with my head and mask held high, I walked out of the Expo feeling on top of the world.

Come back to the same place next week to read about the wrap-up of the conference. That will be the final installment of my ND Long Term Care Association Fall Conference articles.

get the second-place prize.” At this point I didn’t know how this would all end. Was I feeling lucky? Not really, earlier I had taken a bite into what I thought would be a delicious cream cheese wonton only to find out it was full of some kind of fishy goo. Would this turn out to be disastrous like the wonton? Would I miss getting a prize after all my hard work?

On a side note, for those of you who are wondering what I put my Apple Air tags on, I didn’t…one was claimed by my husband and the other three went to… well, let me just tell you that I have three children, so you can guess where the other ones went. This is the story of a mom who loves winning contests and prizes but loves her family even more!

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Prairie Fare: Let National Pasta Month inspire your culinary explorations Pasta is an inexpensive and versatile ingredient on menus.

By Julie Garden Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist Pasta has been a culinary staple for generations of people throughout the world. October is National Pasta Month, so let that designation inspire you to try a new type of pasta or flavor combination.

People with celiac disease need to avoid gluten-containing foods, so other gluten-free options are available.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and other grains. It provides the unique texture to pasta.

When you think of pasta, what country comes to mind? Which area of the world “invented” pasta?

Gluten-free pasta includes ingredients such as rice flour, chickpea, lentil or pea flour and almond flour. Gluten-free pasta often has a different texture, so take care not to overcook to avoid mushy pasta.

Most of us think of Italy as being synonymous with pasta. Pasta means “paste” in Italian, by the way. Although Italians consume more pasta per person than people in any other country, they did not invent pasta.

“How about some noodles for dinner?” I’d ask my much-younger children when they lived at home.

A couple of my kids were “selective eaters” when they were young. Pasta with some butter and seasonings and carrot sticks and strawberries as side items usually appealed to them. They always wanted the spaghetti sauce on the side.

Besides pasta, I wanted to get some fruits and vegetables into their menus and bodies.

My kids’ taste palates have become more sophisticated now that they are young adults. They love going to noodle restaurants and often choose some type of seafood and seaweed to go in their pasta bowls.

I sometimes stare at them in disbelief.

Italians consume about 51 pounds of pasta per person annually compared to about 19 pounds per person in the U.S. President Thomas Jefferson probably started the trend toward pasta consumption in the U.S. when he brought a “macaroni machine” to the U.S. from France in the late 1700s.

However, Asia is believed to be the area of the world where noodles originated.

Present day pasta usually is made with durum wheat and is pressed through extruders then cut in various lengths. Most of the pasta on grocery shelves is made from durum wheat and water, but pasta can be made with various ingredients.

Ribbonlike egg noodles, by law, are required to contain eggs in addition to wheat flour.

More than 600 pasta shapes exist, including lasagna, fettucine, spaghetti, farfalle, rigatoni, elbow macaroni and numerous other shapes and lengths.

Pasta is inexpensive and versatile on menus, and the dried pasta has a long shelf life of two to three years. It can appear in appetizers, salads, soups and main dishes. Numerous readyto-prepare options such as macaroni and cheese and frozen entrees such as lasagna are readily available in grocery stores.

Be sure to use plenty of cooking water (at least four quarts of water per pound pasta) and bring the water to a boil before adding the pasta.

Add the pasta, return to a boil then add the salt noted in the directions.

Cook according to the package directions but don’t overcook. Pasta should be “al dente” (literally “to the tooth” or slightly firm).

Culinary experts do not recommend adding oil to the water because slippery spaghetti will not hold the sauce.

Although many people consider pasta “fattening,” keep in mind that a cup of cooked pasta has a respectable 200 calories, plus vitamins and minerals.

That’s only about 10% of the daily recommendation based on current Nutrition Facts labels.

If you are counting calories, keep

track of your portions and pair your pasta with marinara (tomato-based) sauce instead of one made with heavy cream.

Restaurants typically provide as much as 4 cups of pasta as a portion. Take advantage of the generous portion by eating one-third to one-half and taking the rest home for a future meal.

drained and rinsed ¼ cup reduced-calorie/light Italian dressing ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese Cook macaroni in large saucepan of water just until tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. In a large bowl, mix broccoli, carrots and tomato. Add the rest of the ingredients to vegetables and stir gently. Cover and chill.

Before serving, stir salad; add additional dressing if necessary.

Makes eight servings. Each serving has 135 calories, 3 grams (g) fat, 8 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber and 142 milligrams sodium.

Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.

Add some beans and vegetables to pasta-containing salads, casseroles and soups to round out your nutrition.

Try this recipe where some of fall’s garden-fresh produce can be featured along with pasta.

Italian Pasta Bean Salad 1 cup dry spiral macaroni 1 small head fresh broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1 tomato, diced 1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans,

Pasta comes in many shapes, sizes and lengths. Pixabay photo.

Praire Doc Perspectives: Differences matter

By Debra Johnston, M.D.

Aristotle is said to have referred to the female as a mutilated male, and this philosophy seems to have carried forward into much more modern times.

In 1977, official FDA guidelines recommended that women of “childbearing potential” be excluded from early

stage clinical trials. Men, particularly white men, were considered the ideal model, from which the success and side effects of any particular treatment could be judged. Somehow, women’s menstrual cycles made them too difficult to study, while simultaneously being irrelevant to the results. The thalidomide tragedy quite reasonably brought fetal wellbeing to the front of researchers’ minds, but there was reluctance to wait for animal teratogenicity data before starting human trials. Companies often interpreted childbearing potential to mean childbearing age, and then extended that ban to all women, in all stages of research. Studies carried out in the mid to later part of the last century frequently enrolled thousands of participants, but no women at all. This was even true in purely observational studies, where nothing was being trialed or tested.

Then, in 1993 congress passed a mandate that women be included in NIH funded trials, and the FDA changed their guidelines. Now they said that the population studied in trials should be representative of the people likely to be treated with an intervention if it were approved. This meant that most studies had to include people of different ages, races, and genders.

became evident that the differences among us translate to differences in the way diseases develop, the way conditions present, and the way we respond to potential treatments. We may need different doses. We may experience different side effects. We may need different treatments altogether. This can be true for differences based on age, race, health status, and, of course, sex.

but still, just over 40% of those enrolled in trials.

Once scientists started looking, it

The scientific landscape is very different today than it was in 1993, but we still have a long way to go. A recent review of studies involving cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mental health interventions found that just over 40% of study participants were women. Cardiovascular disease and cancer affect men and women almost equally. In mental health research the situation is worse: women make up approximately 60% of those affected,

Debra Johnson, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc® team of physicians and currently practices family medicine in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc® at www.prairiedoc.org and on Facebook featuring On Call with the Prairie Doc® a medical Q&A show providing health information based on science, built on trust for 22 Seasons, streaming live on Facebook most Thursdays at 7 p.m. central.

Everyone deserves to know that the recommendations their doctor makes are backed by science that includes people like them. Many treatments work just as well in people of different races, ages, or genders. But many don’t, and we won’t know if we don’t ask that question.

Dakota Gardener: Clean and disinfect your garden tools for next year

To prevent disease transmission to plants next year, garden tools should be subjected to a two-step cleaning and disinfecting process.

By Esther E. McGinnis, NDSU Extension Horticulturist

Pine-Sol®, rubbing alcohol (70%, 91% and 99%), Listerine® mouthwash, and hydrogen peroxide to kill the fire blight bacteria and to prevent disease transmission on tools. Of the tested products, soaking the tool for one or more minutes in Clorox, Lysol, and Pine-Sol was the most effective.

season tasks.

One of the final tasks is cleaning, disinfecting and putting away tools. Quality gardening tools are not cheap and should be carefully maintained before storing. Simple cleaning is not always enough because our tools frequently come into contact with diseased garden plants that harbor bacteria, fungi or viruses. To prevent disease transmission to plants next year, tools should be subjected to a two-step cleaning and disinfecting process.

I’ve been watching a busy squirrel prepare for winter. It scurries around the neighborhood gathering acorns from all the oak trees. Like our wildlife, gardeners are busy with end of

The first step is to remove residual dirt, plant sap and debris. A stiff brush or a soapy scrub sponge can be effective in removing debris. Alternatively, a strong jet of water can be used to dislodge soil.

Once cleaned, the tool can then be disinfected to kill plant disease organisms. Gardeners have access to many home disinfectants but not all are considered equal in their ability to kill bacteria, fungi and viruses.

One of the worst disease organisms that can persist on tools such as pruners and saws is the fire blight bacteria that affects apple and pear trees.

The University of California conducted an experiment testing the ability of Clorox® bleach, Lysol® concentrate,

For fire blight, these three disinfectants can be diluted to one-part disinfectant to four-parts water and still be effective. After removing tools from the soak, an important step in the disinfection process is to allow the tools to air dry rather than wiping them dry.

While Clorox, Lysol, and Pine-Sol are quite effective at controlling this tough bacteria, an important consideration is the corrosiveness of the chemical compounds. Bleach and Pine-Sol are known to corrode metal tools. Rub some linseed or mineral oil on the metal after disinfection to prevent rusting over the winter.

Unfortunately, there are few tool disinfection studies for disease organisms other than fire blight. However, the general rule of thumb is to soak your tools for a longer period of time if the metal is pitted or if there are lots of nooks and crannies.

Personally, I use both Lysol and bleach.

I would prefer to disinfect all my tools in undiluted Lysol® All-Purpose Cleaner because it doesn’t corrode metal.

However, it is not cost-effective for larger tools and objects. Therefore, I soak small hand tools such as pruners and hand saws in Lysol for 2 to 3 minutes. These are also the tools that are more likely to come into contact with fire blight. With respect to larger tools such as shovels and tomato cages, I use a one-part bleach to 9-part water solution in a large bucket as my disinfectant.

To prevent disease transmission to plants next year, garden tools should be subjected to a two-step cleaning and disinfecting process.

NDSU photo.

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Church/Obituaries Marlyce Geir, age 82, of Milton, N.D., who passed away October 13, 2023, at her home.

Wilma Marlyce Geir was born May 18, 1941, in East Alma Township, rural Milton, N.D., the daughter of the late Henry and Olive (Walstad) Swanson. Marlyce worked as a cook at the school in Milton and as a bartender in Milton. She was a very sociable lady and enjoyed visiting with so many.

She loved spending time with family and enjoyed her hobbies of woodworking and bead-making.

Wilma Marlyce Geir

Services will be held at the Milton Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. for Wilma

She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Allan D. Geir. They had one son, Wendel (Minda) Geir. Children from Marlyce’s prior marriage to Richard F. Slama are Rick (Joan-

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ie) Slama, Janelle Slama, Janette (Greg) Gustafson, and Jolene (Mitch) Syverson.

Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive along with her siblings: Janice Lee and Alice (Jim) Nelson. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother/sister-in-law Wallace and Betty (Vondell) Swanson, son/daughter-in-law Randy Slama and Rochelle (Lindenberg) Slama, grandson Eugene Mecham, brother-in-law Boyd (Janice) Lee, father-in-law/mother-in-law Thorhallur and Sigurjona Geir, and sister-in-law Margie (Richard) Geir.

The Tollefson Funeral Home of Edinburg is in charge of the arrangements.

An online guestbook is available at: www.tollefsonfuneralhome.com .

Alvin French

Funeral services will be Friday, October 20, 2023 at 10:30 AM in Fairdale, N.D., for Alvin French, 87, who passed away peacefully at First Care Health Center in Park River, N.D., on October 14, 2023. Inurnment will be at the Union Cemetery, Osnabrock, ND. Alvin was born September 29, 1936, in Langdon, N.D., to Leonard S. and Marion (Ward) French. He grew up in Cavalier County and graduated from Osnabrock High School. He was united in marriage to Shirley Rostvet on September 27, 1958, at Mountain Lutheran Church in Adams, N.D. They resided in Grand Forks, N.D., until June 1966. While residing in Grand Forks, Alvin worked for the Farmers Union Oil Company for several years. He also worked for the Grand Forks school system until moving to the family farm where they farmed for over 20 years. He raised small grains and registered Polled Herefords. Following farming, he worked with Joe Zahradka on many local carpentry projects.

His hobbies included snow blowing, mowing grass, deer hunting, planting potatoes in their garden, turning lefse, making wooden blocks for the grandchildren and repairing sewing machines for friends and family.

He was a member of Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church of Fairdale and former member of Soper Presbyterian Church of rural Fairdale. Alvin served on the Osford Township Board of Supervisors for 30 years, as well as Our Redeemer’s Church Council, Fairdale Public School Board, Fairdale Booster Club and Fairdale Fire District.

He was very proud of his four daugh-

ters and their husbands: Julie Schirado of Glen Ullin, N.D.; Lori (Jeff) Zahradka of Lawton, N.D.; Diana (Eric) Graney of Casper, Wyo., and Karen (Brian) Mullenberg of Horace, N.D.; as well as his grandchildren: Ethan (Jodi) Schirado of Bismarck, N.D.; Katelyn (Tanner) Meidinger of Dickinson, N.D.; MiKayla (Drew) Wyum of West Fargo, N.D.; Jacob Schirado of Glen Ullin, N.D.; Rachel Lundquist of Park River, N.D.; Justin (Molly) Zahradka of Grafton, N.D.; Kayzanne (Rob) Yarbro of Laramie, Wyo.; Kylie Graney, DDS of Laramie, Wyo.; Jessica (Wyatt) Hansen of Olathe, Kan.; and Troy Mullenberg of Waltham, Mass. He loved his great-grandchildren: Caleb and Nora Schirado, Addilee and Stetson Meidinger, Halle Lundquist, and Emily and Baby Zahradka due in December.

His nephew, Gary (Sharon) French, also survives. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Cecil (Bud) French, and son-in-law Jeffrey Schirado.

In spite of his diagnosis of multiple myeloma more than eight years ago, Alvin kept a positive attitude and was able to enjoy many family celebrations, including their 65th wedding anniversary in September.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the First Care Health Center, P. O. Box I, Park River, ND 58270 or the Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders through Choice Financial, Attn: Mickey Cain, 210 8th Ave., Langdon, ND 58249.

The Tollefson Funeral Home of Park River is in charge of the arrangements. An online guestbook is available at: www.tollefsonfuneralhome. com.

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The Danny Elvis Show helps raise money in Walhalla

By Borderland Press Staff

Photos courtesy Pembilier Nursing Center.

Danny Elvis took his Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley tribute show on the road to the Walla Theater on Saturday, Sept. 30. Attendees of the show helped raise $3,006 for the Pembilier Nursing Center and the Walla Theater organizations.

October Art Student of the Month The Northern Lights Arts Council’s October Art Student of the Month is Max Almen, a 4th grade student at St. Alphonsus School in Langdon. Max’s parents are Mitchell and Melissa Almen.

“Elvis” even made an appearance at Pembilier Nursing Center for a private performance for the residents.

Danny has performed at many big name venues including the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theatre in Branson, Mo. during Elvis Week, at Elvis FANtasy Fest in Portage, Ind., and at Sam's Town Casino and Roxy's Lounge in Las Vegas, Nev., just to name a few.

Danny also built the famous "Redtail Guitar" and performed with Aaron Tippin in support of the Young Eagles Youth Program at the largest airshow in the world "AirVenture" in Oshkosh, Wisc. He is based in Branson, Mo. The Danny Elvis Show was in Walhalla the last weekend of September as part of Walhalla’s Giant Pumpkinfest event.

Watch for more details about the event by Heather Duerre in an upcoming Pembilier Nursing Center update in The Borderland Press.

NORTH BORDER PEMBINA CELEBRATES “SOCTOBER” Every October, the North Border Pembina students collect new socks that will be donated to the LOAN (Love One Another Now) program in Cavalier. They also wear fun socks throughout the month: mismatched socks, Christmas socks, socks with words on them, fuzzy socks, and more. It’s SOCTOBER!

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: October 23, 2023 —Vietnam Casualty

FOOD DRIVE PLANNED FOR PEMBINA COUNTY EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY Trick or Treat so Others Can Eat is a food drive for Pembina County Emergency Food Pantry. It will be conducted by youth in Walhalla in grades 3-12 and their adult drivers from 5:00 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Bags for the donations are available at your local churches and the youth will be going door to door. Have your items ready or leave them at your entry door. Donation boxes are also available at the local churches and at CB Grocery. This event is sponsored by the Walhalla Ministerial Association.

Grand Forks was like any other Midwestern city in 1965. It was a thriving, bustling community, rapidly expanding south along the river and the economy was good. The Grand Forks Air Base had been established in the late 1950’s and sorties of B52’s flew from the newly established Strategic Air Command which, only two years earlier, had also begun installing the Minuteman II Missile wing. The influx of military paychecks marked a boost to the local markets.

The first half of the decade in the United States had seen escalation of the cold war, the assassination of a young and vibrant President and the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. By 1965 the younger generation was learning to live with the threat of the Bomb.

The only current invasion at the time was the British invasion which had secured a hold on the American music scene, although somewhere in Southeast Asia, a little country called Vietnam was leaking into the headlines because of a communist invasion from the north.

For most young Grand Forks men and women at the time, the escalating war was little more than a concern as they were more worried with being a failure in their chosen fields according to a national poll taken during the summer. The military draft had long been in effect since the Korean War but the influx of volunteers had minimized the need for this. The protests that were to become a major part of the second half of the decade were only margin-

ally heard in songs like “Blowing in the Wind,” sung by Peter, Paul and Mary and written by a young Minnesota man, Robert Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan.

Another young man wrote a letter home, “Yesterday was the first time I saw anyone get killed and that was my buddy, Louis Fritz.” He wrote further that he was going out as point-man on a patrol to an area where a group of Marines had been wiped out in an ambush and he stated, “It gets kind of hairy.” but to calm the concerns of his family, he quickly added, “Naw, it isn’t that bad.” On this date, 18-year-old, Bobby Swanson died from wounds he received near Da Nang, South Vietnam and became the first Grand Forks casualty of the war. To his family, friends and classmates, that little known war in Vietnam took on a new meaning—it had a face.

Dakota Datebook written by Jim Davis The Bismarck Tribune, October 27, 1965.

Grand Forks Herald, October 8, 1965 Grand Forks Herald, October 3, 1965 “Dakota Datebook” is a radio series from Prairie Public in partnership with the State Historical Society of North Dakota and with funding from the North Dakota Humanities Council. See all the Dakota Datebooks at prairiepublic.org, subscribe to the “Dakota Datebook” podcast, or buy the Dakota Datebook book at shopprairiepublic.org.

FALL SPORTS

Eagles fall to 3rd ranked Rockets 63-12 to end football season at 4-5

By Jake Kulland

The North Border Eagles football team knew they were playing their last football game of the 2023 season after they were eliminated from the playoffs a couple of weeks back.

They had Homecoming in Walhalla for the last game of the year, hosting the New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock Rockets, who are ranked third in the North Dakota 9-man rankings. The Rockets played like it, rolling to a 42-0 halftime lead on their way to a 63-12 victory. The Eagles loss ends their season with a record of 4-5, and their three seniors - Grayson Ohman, Keith Moore and Luka Carpenter - finished their high school football careers.

NRSM -Logan Fossen 45 pass from Easton Simon (PAT good) NRSM -- Macyn Olson 31 pass from Simon (PAT good) NRSM -Conner Knatterud 36 run (PAT good) NRSM -- Paxton Neppl 13 run (PAT good) NRSM -- Simon 10 run (PAT good) NRSM -- Knatterud 6 run (PAT good) NRSM -- Keaton Cudworth 49 pass from Simon (PAT good) NB -- Grayson Ohman 17 pass from

Grant Cosley (PAT failed) NRSM -- Tom Allmaras 34 run (PAT good) NB -- Weston Cosley 8 pass from G. Cosley (PAT failed) Rushing -- NB: Grant Cosley 24-110, Weston Cosley 5-92, Brody Berg 5-15, Grayson Ohman 1-16 Passing -- NB: G. Cosley 8-19-103 2 TD's Receiving -- NB: Ohman 3-43

North Border finally got on the board in the fourth quarter, when Ohman and Weston Cosley both caught touchdown passes from Grant Cosley.

Grant threw for 103 yards and ran for 110 more, while Weston had 92 yards rushing on nine carries. Ohman was the leading receiver with 43 yards on three catches.

Colton Bailly eyes Mason Olson just prior to tackling him. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Reflecting on the season and on the future of the program, Eagles Head Coach Tim Hartje said, "We are going to miss our three seniors. They have been through a lot with those guys with three trips to the playoffs. They have been a big help in making North Border a great football team. The cupboard is not bare, as we will return eight 2-way starters and two guys that started on one side of the ball. The future looks bright if we continue to get stronger and faster."

NEW ROCKFORD-S-M 63, NORTH BORDER 12

Brody Berg presented the flag before the start of the football game on Oct. 13 in Walhalla.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Brody Berg knocks New Rockford-Sheyenne's Logan Fossen out of the way for Grayson Ohmann.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Eagles quarterback Grant Cosley escapes the Rocket for a first down adding to his night. Photo

by Larry Stokke.

Kade Schafer gets his arms around Rockets Logan Maddock and tackles him with help from fellow Eagles. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Weston Cosley makes an eight yard catch from Grant Cosley under pressure and tacks six points onto the Eagles' score. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Jake’s Take on Sports

By Jake Kulland, Sports Editor Auction sale went well Here we are, writing this column on Oct. 17, three days after the Keith Kulland Estate Auction Sale. It went very well. As always with these things, there are several “woulda, coulda, shoulda” thoughts that are going through our families’ minds, but overall, it was a great crowd. We had nearly 200 bidders. Special thanks to

Lorne and Marty Tetrault for making the trip out and also to Phil and Mark Wold for doing the same. Mark actually lives out west, but it was great to see Phil coming over and checking things out. The Stevens Auctioneers Services group did a nice job, and I don’t think they will forget the phrase “Very Rare!!” for a long time (Every time something important came on the auction block, me or one of my family members would scream that phrase). We sold two of the three Army Jeeps, and I’m happy to say that one of them is coming back to our area. Thanks as well to the many well-wishers throughout the week, and believe or not, this may not be the last auction. There are still many, many things out at the Ponderosa, but it did thin out a little anyway.

It’s playoff time for the Cardinals, end of the year for the Eagles Oct. 21 is a big sports day for North Dakota. It’s the opening weekend for the high school football playoffs, and

the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals are ready for what they hope will be a deep playoff run. The Cards won the Region 2A championship for the first time in three years and will host possibly two playoff games and maybe more. They will play the Lisbon Broncos at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21, and the weather looks awesome for it, especially for this deep into October. If they are fortunate enough to win, they would host a quarterfinal contest on Oct. 28. Of course, that’s looking way too far ahead. The Cardinals have their minds on the Broncos and no one else, but congrats to them for winning the region title, and best of luck in the postseason. Langdon-Edmore-Munich will take a perfect 9-0 record into the playoffs.

North Border, unfortunately, did not make the playoffs this year, ending a three-year run. The Eagles are already looking forward to next year, as they lose just three seniors from this year’s team and are only project-

ed to have two next year. The Eagles flashed the potential to have a great year next season, and we will look forward to that when it happens. For having so many underclassmen, finishing 2023 with a 4-5 record is not bad at all.

Cross country teams to begin postseason Oct. 21 We send out best of luck wishes this week to the Langdon-Edmore-Munich and Pembina County North cross country teams. Both squads will be running in the East Region Meet in Cooperstown Oct. 21. Both teams have had some really nice seasons to this point in both boys and girls. Top individual runners and teams will advance to the State B Meet to be held at the Parkhurt Campground/Pipestem Reservoir in Jamestown Oct. 27.

Here’s hoping there will be lots of area runners advancing to State.

Volleyball teams begin to wrap up regular season

We are still a few weeks away from Tournament Time for girls volleyball. North Border and Langdon-Edmore-Munich each have three matches left in their regular season. The Eagles host St. John in Walhalla Oct. 23, head to Crystal to play DVE Oct. 26, then close things out in Pembina Oct. 30. For the Lady Cards, they host Grafton in Edmore Oct. 24, take on Northern Cass in Langdon Oct. 26, then wrap things up at home versus North Star Oct. 30. Both teams are beginning to look forward to regional tournaments with North Border working to get into the Region 2 Tourney in Larimore (Where?) on Nov. 6 and Langdon-Edmore-Munich already in the Region 4 Tournament in Devils Lake the same day. We will have more on this in the weeks ahead, but hopefully, you can get out and see both teams play in person in the many home dates they have on their schedules.

“See ya!” next week!

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North Border volleyball hosted Drayton-Valley-Edinburg on Oct. 12

Eagle Mini Cheerleaders get the crowd fired up at the Homecoming volleyball matches against Drayton-Valley-Edinburg. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Taelyn Dunnigan had two kills, nine digs, and three aces in the Eagles' win over DVE in Walhalla.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Payton Reis with one of her nine kills in the Eagles' win over the DVE Titans in Walhalla on Oct. 12. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Cavalier County Senior Menu

Megan Misson gets low for a dig against the Titans. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services, Langdon

Monday, Oct 23 Tater Tot Casserole/Mixed Vegetables/Cherries in Yogurt Tuesday, Oct. 24 Chicken/Mushroom Gravy/ Mashed Potatoes/Green Beans/ Peaches Wednesday, Oct. 25 Chili/Baked Potato/Carrot Sticks/Jello with Fruit Thursday, Oct. 26 Sweet/Sour Chicken/Rice/ Vegetable Egg Roll/Pineapples Friday, Oct. 27 Beef Stroganoff/Egg Noodles/ Beets/Coleslaw/Assorted Fruit

Jaelynn Johnson digs the ball in the Eagles match against Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

EBT/SNAP accepted.

Kate Bjornstan had a kill and eight digs against MPCG in Pembina on Oct. 10. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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 2562828.

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Cardinals crush Carrington 50-8 to clinch Region 2A Championship

Worley fires 3 TDs and throws for 231 yards in win; First region title for Cards since 2020

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Freije named NSAA Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week Freije earned her first career Attackerof-the-Week honor. The 5’11 middle blocker from Edmore posted back-toback matches with double-figure kills as Valley City State went 2-0 record on the road for the week, including a 3-0 win over No. 15 Bellevue (Neb.).

By Jake Kulland

In a game to decide the Class A 11man Region 2A title, the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals played at Carrington on a rare Thursday night on Oct. 12. The Cards played very well, winning 50-8, and clinched their first crown for the first time since 2020.

They will now host a playoff game Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m. versus the Lisbon Broncos. The game will be broadcast on 95-7 My FM and online through myborderland.com and the new MyBorderland App. Langdon-Edmore-Munich gambled and won in the first quarter at Carrington. Mason Romfo caught a 33yard pass from Rayce Worley on a fourth and 10 call from their own 28yard line. That was later turned into a Romfo touchdown catch from Worley, followed by a 2-point conversion pass from Worley to Nick Kingzett to give the Cards an 8-0 lead. The Cardinals would score again on the first play of the second quarter - Cody Amble interception set up a Cole Welsh pass reception from Worley.

After Carrington would get on the board for the first and only time in

Lady Cards beat PRFL 3-0 to push record to 27-4-2

By Jake Kulland

After two road sweeps of Region 4 opponents at Nelson County and Harvey-Wells County, the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals volleyball team completed a three-match road trip at Park River on Oct. 16, defeating the Park River-Fordville-Lankin Aggies 3-0 in set scores of 25-21, 25-18 and 25-19. The match win was the 27th of the season for the Lady Cards, who played a big regional match at home versus New Rockford-Sheyenne on Oct. 17. The Cards will hit the homestretch of their regular season schedule with three home matches starting in Edmore versus Grafton on Oct. 24 and in Langdon against Northern Cass Oct. 26 and North Star Oct. 30.

Against the Aggies, Langdon-Edmore-Munich had to play tough against a young and talented PRFL squad. All three Cardinals seniors had double-doubles in the match.

Jaya Henderson had 12 kills and 17 digs, Cora Badding 19 kills and 13 digs, and Jalynn Swanson 29 assists and 13 digs. Payton Hall had a team

high three aces. Freshman Aubrey Badding had a great all-around match and was named the Farmers and Merchants State Bank Player of the Game.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 2525-25, PARK RIVER FORDVILLE-LANKIN 21-18-19 Kills -- LEM: Cora Badding 19, Jaya Henderson 12, Aubrey Badding 7, Claire Chaput 1, Meredith Romfo Assists -- LEM: Swanson 29, A. Badding 4, C. Badding 1 Aces -- LEM: Payton Hall 3, Henderson 2, C. Badding 2, Romfo 1, Swanson 1 Blocks -- LEM: C. Badding 4, Henderson 3, A. Badding 3 Digs -- LEM: Henderson 17, C. Badding 13, Swanson 13, Romfo 7, Hillary Haaven 6, Tallia Johnston 6, Chaput 3, Hall 2, A. Badding 2

the second, the Cardinals hit a long 63-yard pass from Worley to Kingzett followed by a Worley one yard touchdown plunge. The Cards also scored with just six seconds left in the first half, catching a six-yard pass from Worley.

In the second half, the Cards used the running game to their advantage, highlighted by a Romfo 71-yard gallop.

Welsh and Jax Johnson also scored rushing TDs. Johnson also kicked six extra points in the win. Amble also caught a long pass and had his second INT in the second half.

The final stats were overwhelmingly in the Cardinals favor. Worley was 14 for 19 passing for 253 yards, and Romfo hit the century mark running the ball for the second straight week with 100 yards on eight carries. Kingzett was the leading receiver with five grabs for 73 yards.

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 50, CARRINGTON 8 LEM -- 8 21 14 7 -- 50 C -- 0 8 0 0 -- 8

LEM - Mason Romfo 10 pass from Rayce Worley (Nick Kingzett pass from Worley LEM - Cole Welsh 16 pass from Worley (Jax Johnson kick) C - Logan Weiniger 4 run (McKade Zink pass from Josh Bickett) LEM - Worley 1 run (Johnson kick) LEM - Romfo 6 pass from Worley (Johnson kick) LEM - Welsh 2 run (Johnson kick) LEM - Romfo 71 run (Johnson kick) LEM - Johnson 12 run (Johnson kick) Rushing -- LEM: Rayce Worley 10-25, Mason Romfo 8-100, Jax Johnson 5-17, Keaton Ullyott 3-11, Nick Kingzett 2-18, Miles Fincher 2-9, Cole Welsh 2-5; C: Logan Weiniger 7-13, Tate Wolsky 4-14, Corban Clifton 4-8, Gabe Clifton 3-14, Grady Shipman 2-22, Grady Idlund 2-(-1), McCade Zink 1-0 Passing -- LEM: Worley 14-19-253-0 3 TDs; C: Josh Bickett 5-10-47-2, Clifton 0-1-0-0 Receiving -- LEM: Kingzett 5-73, Romfo 5-68, Cody Amble 2-65, Welsh 1-16, Eli Johnson 1-9; C: Shipman 3-33, Clifton 2-14

Morgan Freije, former Langdon-Edmore-Munich volleyball standout and current Valley City State University sophomore, was named the NSAA Volleyball Attacker-of-the-Week, the conference announced on Oct. 9.

Freije posted 10 kills and five blocks with .500 hitting percentage against Bellevue and followed up with 10 kills and four blocks with .471 hitting efficiency in 3-0 victory at Dakota State (S.D.) For the week, Freije averaged 3.3 kills per set (20 total kills) and recorded an impressive .485 hitting percentage, committing just four attack errors in 33 swings. She had nine blocks for the week (1.5 blocks per set).

Congratulations, Morgan!

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Cardinals fifth grade boys basketball plays North Border

Card of

Thanks

The family of Arthur J. Gapp would like to thank the Pembilier Nursing Center for the loving care Art received as a resident. Also, thank you to the hospice nurses for their care , support, and compassion given to Art and our family - it was so much appreciated. We also thank the Askew Funeral Home for their expertise and compassion: Tom, Anthony, and Bill Brooks. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for standing guard at the prayer service - it was a comfort to all.

Thanks to the Walhalla Legion members and the United States Honor Guard for the military rites at the cemetery. Thanks to Father Asselin, Deacon Keith Due, Father Jim Ermer, Kent and Lisa Dalzell and Bernadine Kopf for a beautiful farewell Mass. Also, thanks to the ladies of the senior center for the lunch after the prayer service and St. Boniface Altar Society for the lunch following the burial. Thanks to all who called or brought food to the house. Walhalla is one of the greatest communities. We are so fortunate to live here.

Marilyn, Connie, Colleen, Ralph, Wayne, Roxanne, Dianne, Wade, Marlys, Glenn, Julianne, Janelle, Randy, Lyle, and Kim

Walhalla Senior Meals Menu Monday, Oct. 23 Tater Tot Casserole• Romaine Salad• Cherries• WW Bread Tuesday, Oct. 24 Beef Enchiladas•Southwest Corn•Seasoned Black Beans Fruit•WW Bread Wednesday, Oct. 25 Beef Stroganoff/Noodles • Romaine Salad • Broccoli Peaches Thursday, Oct. 26 Roast Beef • Mashed Potatoes •Carrots • Small Apple Friday, Oct. 27 Orange Chicken•Rosemary Potatoes•Green Beans•Pumpkin Dessert/topping 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 701549-2443 before 10:00 a.m. to place an order for congregate, pick up, or home delivered meals.

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HELP WANTED PARK DISTRICT DIRECTOR – NEW ROCKFORD: Manage year-round operations, facilities and programs of city park district. Job description and application details at www.cityofnewrockford.com. EOE RECRUITING & ADMISSIONS REPRESENTATIVE Performs recruitment, leads tours, promotes NDSCS, and closes leads through admission strategies. Responsible for initiating and maintaining relationships with students, families, high school staff and community organizations. Serves as primary point of contact for student recruitment & admission activities at NDSCS-Fargo. $45,000 - $48,000 commensurate with education and experience. Fully paid single or family health insurance premium, life insurance, annual & sick leave, employee tuition waiver, spouse/dependent tuition discount, retirement, etc.

Screening begins immediately. Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team EOE FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTOR Duties include teaching, recruiting and enrolling students; assisting students in developing sound farm financial and production records; submitting completed year-end farm business analysis for state and local averages; student advising and curriculum development. Starting at $58,913, commensurate with education and experience. Fully paid single or family health insurance premium, life insurance, annual & sick leave, employee tuition waiver, spouse/dependent tuition discount, retirement, etc. Screening begins immediately.

Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team EOE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Within the NDSCS Alumni Foundation, this position is responsible for donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.

The position also assists with fundraising efforts, foundation meetings, and events. $53,040 - $60,840 commensurate with education and experience Fully paid single or family health insurance premium, life insurance, annual & sick leave, employee tuition waiver, spouse/dependent tuition discount, retirement, etc. Screening begins immediately. Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs. edu/join-our-team EOE ALUMNI RELATIONS COORDINATOR Responsibilities include coordinating office events, maintaining marketing calendar and Alumni website, marketing and coordinating fundraising events, and organizing annual meet and greets. $38,000 - $48,000 commensurate with education and experience . Fully paid single or family health insurance premium, life insurance, annual & sick leave, employee tuition waiver, spouse/dependent tuition discount, retirement, etc. Screen-

ing begins immediately. Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team EOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR for LRSC Foundation Lake Region State College – Devils Lake This position is primarily responsible for college-wide fundraising, development programming, and alumni relations and has the responsibility to identify, research, cultivate and solicit potential donors at the major gift level. Go to www.lrsc.edu/ jobopportunities for more information.

FOUNDATION OFFICE MANAGER Lake Region State College – Devils Lake This position is primarily responsible for college-wide fundraising, development programming, and alumni relations and has the responsibility to identify, research, cultivate and solicit potential donors at the major gift level. Go to www.lrsc.edu/jobopportunities for more information.

CDL PROGRAM TRAINER This position is responsible for the delivery and implementation of the Commercial Driver’s License Training Program for the southeast region. $28/hour, commensurate with education and experience. Part-time, non-benefited.

Screening begins immediately. Interested candidates must submit the NDSCS employment application at: www.ndscs.edu/join-our-team EOE HIRING: The Pembina County Board of Commissioners is currently accepting applications for a Human Resource Director/ Payroll Specialist. This is a full-time benefited position. Responsibilities for the position include advising the Board and department heads regarding policies, administrative rules, and employment laws and regulations; assisting and guiding supervisors in hiring and termination; counseling department heads and employees regarding compensation, benefits, grievance procedures and other personnel management matters; all duties related to the monthly payroll processing; Risk Management; and the quarterly Workforce Safety training (Learning Management System). The HR Director also drafts revisions and additions to the personnel policy manual and administers salary reviews and compensation studies as needed. A complete job description is found below; application can be obtained on the county website at www.pembinacountynd.gov/Auditor, or from the Auditor’s Office. The full pay range for this position is $5,291 -$7,442/month. Please submit completed application and resume to Pembina County Auditor, 301 Dakota St W #1, Cavalier, ND 58220. Application deadline is October 27, 2023.

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LANGDON AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 18, 2023 Present: Dave Hart, Cindy Stremick, Dawn Kruk, Abby Borchardt, Tiffany Hetletved, Loren Fetsch, Ethen Askvig (MS/HS Principal), Jacy Bata (Elem.

Principal), Daren Christianson (Supt.), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.).

Absent: Daren Bachman.

Visitors: Patrick Pinder, Sarah Hinnenkamp, and Jayla Askvig.

Chairman Dave Hart called the September 18, 2023, Board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all attendees.

The Board reviewed the August 21, 2023, regular Board meeting minutes and the August 25, 2023, special Board meeting minutes as presented. Loren Fetsch made a motion to approve the August 21, 2023, regular Board meeting minutes as presented.

Abby Borchardt seconded the motion.

Motion was unanimously carried.

Abby Borchardt made a motion to approve the August 25, 2023, special Board meeting minutes as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion.

Motion was unanimously carried. The Board reviewed the bills and financials as presented. Dave Hart reviewed additional bills presented for approval.

Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to approve the bills and financials as presented. Loren Fetsch seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The Business Manager report was reviewed by the Board.

Chairman Dave Hart welcomed the visitors attending the meeting.

Communications: The Board received a thank you from the Allan Bachman Family, and the Langdon Area School District Foundation. The Board reviewed Jayla Askvig’s technology update report. She stated that all 75 computers that were recently purchased are checked out plus extras.

The first few weeks of school have been very busy with keeping things running. She’s also added times for students to come in and learn tips and tricks with their computers.

Administrators’ Reports: Daren Christianson’s report was reviewed by the Board. Topics of discussion included Policies, NDCDE

Courses, Transportation, Elementary Project, and Annual Budget Hearing.

He added that there has been a lot of mandated training especially for the Principals this year. Daren Christianson stated we have a COGNIA review coming up.

Ethen Askvig’s report was reviewed by the Board. Topics of discussion included Suicide Prevention Week, Cardinal Time, Fire Drill, Professional Development, Training, and Homecoming Week. He added that the Regional Golf meet was rescheduled for today.

Jacy Bata’s report was reviewed by the Board. Topics of discussion included Trainings, School Year, and School Resource Officer. She discussed professional development with LTRS last week. Jacy Bata stated that she will be holding the Annual Title I Meeting on October 4th at the Elementary.

CALL FOR BIDS: Cavalier County hereby requests bids for the building of a road maintenance storage building in Vang (Part of the NW ¼ 35-163-58 – Hope Township, Cavalier County, ND); 11700 County Road 55, Walhalla, ND. The design of the building must comply with the design, engineering, and safety laws of North Dakota. For more information and specifications on the

project contact Terry Johnston-Road Supervisor, 901 3rd Street – Ste 9, Langdon, ND 58249; Phone: (701) 370-1365; or Sheldon Romfo-Road Foreman, Phone: (701) 370-8543.

Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cavalier County Auditor’s Office, 901 3rd Street – Ste 15, Langdon, ND 58249, due by 4:00 p.m. on November 3, 2023.

Old Business: The 2022-2023 fiscal year is still being audited and the final ending budget will be presented to the Board for approval once the audit is complete. Daren Christianson reviewed the 2023-2024 budget with the Board at the Budget Hearing prior to the Board meeting. Loren Fetsch made a motion to approve the 2023-2024 General Fund budget of $7,222,366.70 and Building Fund budget of $350,000. Abby Borchardt seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to approve the final certificate of levy. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Daren Christianson stated that there has been some COVID around.

New Business: Shauna Schneider reviewed the Annual Financial Report with the Board that needs to be submitted to DPI. Dawn Kruk made a motion to approve the Annual Financial Report as presented. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Shauna Schneider reviewed the Financial Report for Publication stating that she will ask for approval once the audit is complete. Daren Christianson discussed the State School Board Convention stating that the District was approved

for the Be Legendary School Board Leadership Institute Grant. He added that the District will team up with North Border for the training to help with the expense of the training.

Board consensus was to look at the end of March or first part of April for the 2-day training. This would take the place of the State School Board Convention. Daren Christianson reviewed the DPI Compliance Report with the Board. Loren Fetsch made a motion to approve the DPI Compliance Report as presented. Abby Borchardt seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The Pupil Membership Report last month

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was not correct for the 22-23 school year. Daren Christianson explained where the issue was. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to approve the updated Pupil Membership Report for 22-23. Abby Borchardt seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Shauna Schneider reviewed the Destruction of Records presented to the Board. Loren Fetsch made a motion to approve the Destruction of Records as presented. Abby Borchardt seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried.

Agenda Items for Next Meeting: Student Council Update, Superintendent

Langdon Area School District #23

Evaluation, and Policies.

The next regular Board meeting is Monday, October 16, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room.

Loren Fetsch made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 7:22 p.m.

Board President Business Manager Received by The Borderland Press on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

Board Report - Newspaper

10/17/2023 09:33 AM Vendor Name Invoice Description Amount Activities Fund - Misc. Account VB LIT Clock/Line Judge 10/7/23 400.00 Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.

In/Out Dental/Vision 22-23 WL Balance 293.30 Askvig, Ethen AD Meeting and AD Convention Per Diem 94.00 Askvig, Jayla Apple Scan It Subscription 146.09 AVI Systems Smart Learning Suite/Pens 1,934.00 Badding, Cora VB JV Tournament Clock 9/23/23 162.00 Beach, Simon FB vs Grafton Ref 9/29/23 96.40 BSN Sports LLC Recess Balls 181.90 Budget Challenge 23-24 Budget Challenge Program 350.00 CarQuest of Langdon Battery Cleaner/Sand Screen 121.08 Catholic Charities North Dakota August/September 2023 Counseling Fees 2,130.00 Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. 36 4ft Flourescent Bulbs 162.35 CENGAGE Learning Mindtap Century 21 Accounting 1,100.40 Chaput, Claire VB JV Tournament Clock 9/23/23 60.00 City of Langdon Sept 23 Water/Sewer/Garbage/Lights/Trans 982.23 Crockett, Brynn Elem GBB Ref 9/28/23 331.00 Custom Aire Incorporated LAES Project 104,805.70 D & B Motors Sub Oil Change/Tire Rotation/Repair/Tires 1,707.14 Danielson, Carter GBB Ref 9/27/23 52.50 DOCU SHRED INC Document Shredding Expense 112.70 EduTech Education Technology Services PowerSchool Standards/CTE Pro Standard 60.00 Elfman, Mark FB vs Grafton Ref 9/29/23 162.30 Englman, Mike FB JV vs Rugby Ref 10/9/23 162.30 Far From Normal Enterprizes Tape/Squeegee 166.27 Farmers Union Oil Co. September Fuel/Propane/Dispenser/Fly Spr 1,908.73 FCCLA Activity Account VB LIT Clock/Line Judge 10/7/23 500.00 Fetsch, Loren VB JV Tournament Line Judge 9/23/23 100.00 Fetsch, Stephanie VB LIT Clock 10/7/23 100.00 Flink, Tamara J. Local Officials Dues 349.00 Gebhardt, Destiny VB JV Tournament Line Judge 9/23/23 15.00 Goll, Avery VB LIT Ref 10/7/23 667.80 Goll, Robert VB JV Tournament Ref 9/23/23 798.48 GOPHER Sports PE Supplies and Equipment 946.40 Hartley's School Buses September 23 Contracted Busing 43,894.95 Helland, Gary VB vs St. John Ref 10/5/23 1,330.36 Helland, Jessica VB LIT Ref 10/7/23 618.98 Helland, Machayla VB LIT Ref 10/7/23 370.29 High Point Network Abnormal Disc-Help from HP 112.50 Hill, Randy Elem FB Ref 9/21/23 105.00 Hiway Laundry Sept 23 Mops, Aprons, Towels 151.60 Hot Lunch Program STEAM Camp Sept 23 Snacks 408.53 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. K-3 Saxon Math 47.68 Illerbrunn, Lindsey VB LIT Ref 10/7/23 393.21 Industrial Arts Supply Co. Tech Ed Supplies 495.38 Integra Graphix, Inc. Science & Art/Tobacco/Ecosystems 344.99 Kram, Amy In/Out YAS Meal Money 315.00 Lake Region Special Education 23-24 Base Fee 5,000.00 Langdon Building Center 4x4x8 7,394.19 Langdon Hardware and Rental Sept 2023 LAES/LAHS Supplies 325.45 Langdon Prairie Health DOT Physical CJ 16.00 LASD Foundation Memorial for Carol Goodman 50.00 Laxdal, Sandy FB JV vs Rugby Ref 10/9/23 299.20 Leevers Foods September 2023 Groceries/Supplies 441.89 Lill, Dan Bus 14/15 Oil Change/Bus 16 Sign Repair 195.00 Martin Mechanical Design Inc. LAES Project Engineering Fees 8,598.00 Mertens, Daniel FB vs Grafton Ref 9/29/23 179.89 Mertens, Roger FB JV vs Rugby Ref 10/9/23 149.39 Montana-Dakota Utilities Natural Gas Expenses September 2023 695.40 ND Center for Distance Education Language Arts Online Class JH 687.00 ND Council of Educational Leaders NDATL Reg Fees/Membership JA 255.00 NDSU Extension Pembina County BTL Real Colors Books/Mileage 316.70 Network Services Company Copy Paper 4,593.45 Office of the State Auditor 2018 Audit Review Fee 360.00 Olson, Tonia LAES/LAHS CPR/FirstAid/AED Training 675.00 Ottertail Power Company September 2023 Electric Bills 8,397.79 Pengilly, Jessica VB JV Tournament Line Judge 9/23/23 30.00 Pengilly, Kade Elem FB Ref 10/2/23 35.00 Popplers Music Store Elementary Music 67.39 Premium Waters, Inc. September 2023 Water/Water Jugs 207.77 Reidhammer, Jaymee Elem FB Clock 9/21/23 30.00 Romfo, Jennifer PD Hotel Biz/TCI Workbooks 256.14 Romfo, Meredith VB JV Tournament Clock 9/23/23 75.00 Roughrider Area Career and Technology Center Health Careers Online Courses 5,600.00 Sanford Health Plan SD Health Ins Premium 23-24 Employee 5,170.37 Scholastic, Inc. Choices Magazine Subscription FACS 238.89 SDI Innovations Student Agendas 1,083.13 Shock, Mike FB vs Grafton Ref 9/29/23 96.40 Shuley, Courtney VB LIT Ref 10/7/23 361.77 Smith, Ashley VB JV Tournament Ref 9/23/23 769.68 St. John High School, C Squad VB Tourney 100.00 Stein Auto Body 22 Sub Windshield/07 Sub Mirror Replacem 1,425.48 Swanson, Jalynn VB vs St. John Ref 10/5/23 162.00 Tollefson, Kristie VB LIT Ref 10/7/23 363.08 United Communications September 2023 Telephone/Fax Expense 1,061.85 VISA - Cardmember Service October 2023 Credit Card Bill 7,285.70 Williams, Jamal GBB Ref 9/27/23 122.50 232,919.04

Building Fund Langdon Area School District #23 Board Report - Newspaper 10/17/2023 09:33 AM Vendor Name Invoice Description Amount Langdon Activity Center Sept 23 VB/BB Practice Rentals 875.00 Marcotte's Builders Supply 48" Commercial Door and Frame 5,100.00 ND Department of Environmental Quality LAES Inspection Fee 330.00 Ricard Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc. Clogged Drain in Boiler Room 145.00 Samson Electric, Ltd. Wired East Hall Heater at ES 2,230.89 Tecta America Dakotas LLC Gym Wall Leak Repair 796.36 9,477.25 Received by The Borderland Press on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

Public Notices

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Cavalier County Commission Proceedings On October 3, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session, with all members present.

The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Stanley Dick called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Dick asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Greg Goodman; motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried. Josh Plummer, Maintenance, met with the commissioner to review a quote in the amount of $9,540.00 from Samson Electric to wire outlets and lights in the north meeting room to the Public Health generator so the room would continue to be operational during a power outage. There was discussion on the use of the room for elections and if it were needed as a shelter in the event of a major power outage. David Zeis made a motion to approve the wiring project, seconded

by Greg Goodman, motion carried.

Cindy Stremick, Treasurer, met with the commissioners and reviewed the list of delinquent tax properties.

Nick Moser made a motion to put the starting bid on all properties at the amount owed plus the 2023 estimate taxes, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. Dan Fischer met with the commissioners and presented an updated elevation drawing for the new shop. The commissioner asked Fischer to request bids from the local contractors in the current bid book for the site preparation on the property for the Langdon shop, with the work completed this fall if the weather permits. Fischer stated he would prepare an RFQ for selection of an engineering or architect for the engineering on the building, which would need to be published in the newspaper. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, and Sheldon Romfo, Road Foreman, met with the commissioners. The commissioners congratulated Romfo on being hired as the Road Foreman. Jeff Daley, KLJ, Notice to Creditors J. Bruce Gibbens, ND License #04067 GIBBENS LAW OFFICE P.O. Box 708 Cando, ND 58324 phone #701-968-3342 bruce@gibbenslaw.com Attorney for: Estate Probate No. 10-2023-PR-00030 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CAVALIER COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. In the Matter of the Estate of Drew Frank Ostruh, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to the Personal Representative of the estate: Annette Albenze, personal representative of the estate, at c/o Gibbens Law Office, P.O. Box 708, Cando, ND 58324 or filed with the Court.

Dated this 6th day of October 2023.

Annette Albenze Personal Representative 8180 Nightingale Rd Weeki Wachee, FL 34613 J. Bruce Gibbens GIBBENS LAW OFFICE P.O. Box 708 Cando, ND 58324 Attorney for Estate First publication on the 20th day of October, 2023.

October 20, 27, and November 3, 2023

reviewed the progress on various road projects. Requests for two culverts in Minto Township were reviewed (both in Section 1). David Zeis made a motion to approve the culvert request, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. After making a few changes to the draft call for bids and list of specs for the Vang storage building, Austin Lafrenz made a motion to advertise for bids for the Vang storage building, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to increase the rate for snow removal to $140/hour, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Pay for the seasonal Snowplow Operators was discussed. Greg Goodman made a motion to set the base pay at $850/ month for up to 40 hours; 20 hours minimum required each month; and hourly rate of $32.00/hour for any additional time worked over 40 hours in the month; effective November through April; seconded by Nick Moser, motion carried. Johnston informed the commissioners that all operators planned to return, but the operator out of District 3 would be gone the month of February. Nick Moser made a motion to advertise for a snowplow operator in District 3, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Annual leave request for the Road Maintenance Operator in District 1 was discussed. David Zeis made a motion to approve Gene Feil’s request to take 6 weeks of annual leave in December/ January, seconded by Nick Moser. All voted in favor except Greg Goodman was opposed, motion carried. The start date and salary for the newly hired Road Foreman was discussed.

It was decided that the start date would be October 1, 2023, with the salary set at $5,137/month until the Road Maintenance Operator position is filled in District 5, then the monthly salary would increase to the 2024 budgeted amount of $5,694/month and the position would then be classified as Exempt (the adjustment and 6% salary increase slated for January 2024 would be given early, with no additional increase in January). Motor grader proposals through Sourcewell were discussed. Salesmen from Butler, RDO, and General Equipment were in attendance. After much discussion, it was decided that a committee would be formed to review the proposals and financing options. The following were put on the committee: Terry Johnston, Sheldon Romfo, Greg Goodman (financing quotes), and Stanley Dick. Nick Moser made a motion to approve Raffle Permits for Frost Fire and Friends of Our Lady’s Preservation Society, seconded

by David Zeis, motion carried. Greg Goodman made a motion to appoint Amanda Buchweitz and Steph Bata as ND State Fair Delegates, seconded

by David Zeis, motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion, seconded by David Zeis to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: •VISA |$779.84 | NVHSZ •VERIZON WIRELESS |$1,359.40 | SS/NVHSZ •EAST ALMA TOWNSHIP CLERK/ TREASURER |$43,957.75 | FEMA RD •CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR |$35,578.45 | FEMA RD •CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR |$2,635.00

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| FEMA RD •US IMAGING INC |$7,000.00 | RECORDER •ND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT |$120,082.72 | HEALTH INS •ND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES | $499.24 | FEES •ND STATE TREASURER |$2,659.38 | FEES •JOB SERVICE OF NORTH DAKOTA |$1,839.24 | QUARTERLY •SOUTH DRESDEN TWP. TREASURER |$37,842.00 | FEMA RD •NICK MOSER | $220.08 | COMM •MORGAN PRINTING, INC. |$241.82 | COMM •GLOBAL SAFETY NETWORK | $378.00 | SS/GEN •MATTHEW-BENDER & CO. INC. |$915.57 | GEN •RAMADA BY WYNDHAM BISMARCK |$196.00 | TX DIR |•WAGNER CONST AND REMODELING LLC | $435.44 | MAINT |•THE BORDERLAND PRESS | $123.00 | STATE'S ATTY • SHILICE LARSEN |$500.00 | STATE'S ATTY •COMPUTER EXPRESS | $2,725.00 | MISC •LISA GELLNER $433.04 | AUD •LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL |$381.41 | GEN/R&B •MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES |$234.49 | GEN/R&B •ACCUSOURCE HR |$126.25 | STATE'S ATTY/NVHSZ • MORGAN PRINTING, INC. |$696.57 | GEN/R&B •THE BORDERLAND PRESS | $476.01 | GEN/R&B |•ND STATE TAX COMMISSIONER |$2,878.22 | QUARTERLY •BROWNELLS |$668.95 | SHERIFF •APCO INTERNATIONAL, INC |$1,785.00 | SHERIFF • HACTC |$2,635.00 | SHERIFF •KJS COMPUTER SERVICES |$800.91 | SHERIFF •BURKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |$1,000.00 | SHERIFF •SHANE GALLAGHER |$225.00 | SHERIFF •JODY M. GIRODAT |$299.65 | DISP •AT&T MOBILITY |$901.88 |SHERIFF |•D & B MOTORS |$171.70 |SHERIFF •MATTHEW WRIGHT |$375.65 |SHERIFF •INTOXIMETERS, INC |$100.00 |SHERIFF TR •KJS COMPUTER SERVICES

|$117.67 |SHERIFF •GALLS, LLC |$89.27 |SHERIFF •SCHROEDER FURNITURE |$1,699.00 |SHERIFF •LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT |$260.00 |SHERIFF •NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER |$64.83 | R&B •RAZOR TRACKING, INC. |$325.00 |R&B •CLOSE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.| $42,178.50 |R&B •JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL | $1,116.68 |R&B •KLJ ENGINEERING LLC | $9,595.93 |HB1505 •LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT | $182.00 | R&B •CLYDE FARM SERVICE & SUPPLY, INC. | $336.00 | R&B •SWANSTON EQUIPMENT CORP | $1,461.92 | R&B •MIKKELSEN BROS CONST CO INC | $7,266.00 | R&B •WALHALLA COOP OIL CO. | $59.68 | R&B •GOWAN CONSTRUCTION, INC | $10,082.38 | R&B •MORRIS SEALCOAT & TRUCKING, INC | $11,277.23 | HB1505 •MAC'S HARDWARE | $287.43 | R&B •MORGAN PRINTING, INC. | $45.10 | R&B •SHELDON ROMFO | $542.83 | R&B •KAREN KEMPERT | $655.28 | EMG MGR • POLAR COMMUNICATIONS | $373.70 | E-911 •TOM HARDY | $11.00 | VSO •CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR | $4.92 | WEED •MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES | $21.75 | WEED •MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES | $21.75 | SS •RORY JOHNSON | $600.00 | SS •ARAMARK | $105.09 | SS •QUILL CORPORATION | $58.77 | SS •D & B MOTORS | $146.53 | SS •COUNTY OF GRAND FORKS | $2,080.00 | NVHSZ At 12:15 p.m., Austin Lafrenz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried.

Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Stanley Dick – Chairman Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor Received by The Borderland Press on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

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