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Homeschool Art Show showcases kids' creativity

By Rebecca Davis

The Pembina County Homeschool Art Show was held on March 16 at the Cavalier Evangelical Church in Cavalier as a finale to the 10-week art class taught by local artist Lillian Stegman. The event allowed students to display their work and celebrate their creativity with family and community members.

News: Pembina County 4-H Project Expo winners have been named, Pg. A2

Ag: Agriculture research loses momentum with federal payments uncertain, Pg. A3

The class was available for homeschool students in grades three through eight in the Pembina County area. Stegman introduced different types of art like painting, clay, pastels, and mixed media.

Students learned basics like how to shade, mix colors, and draw in perspective. Each student got a sketchbook and was encouraged to draw as much as possible without worrying about mistakes.

Photos by Lillian Stegman.

“We even had people with no direct ties to the students stop by to check it out,” said Stegman. “It was great to see such excitement for the kids’ work.”

In the past, programs like the Encore Arts Camp at Frostfire gave kids extra chances to explore art, but those programs are disappearing. Stegman, who also teaches private lessons and group painting classes, encourages families to look for other creative op-

“The biggest problem in art isn’t skill—it’s being afraid to try,” said Stegman. “Letting kids explore freely helps them build confidence and improve.”

The final art show was a big hit with many parents, grandparents, and community members coming out to support the kids.

tions, whether online or in the community. For those interested in private lessons or painting parties, Stegman can be reached through her Facebook

page, Art by Lillian Stegman.

The homeschool art show was a great success and showed just how import-

ant art is for kids. Stegman hopes more opportunities will become available so all children can explore their creativity.

Local schools celebrate National Reading Month Lifestyle: Be aware of cancer risk factors with Prairie Fare, Pg. A7

School brings forward revised proposal for renovations

By Hilary Nowatzki

At Monday’s regular City Council meeting, Langdon Area Schools Superintendent Daren Christianson presented a new proposal for renovations at both schools. Christianson, the school, and a consulting firm called ICS have been working together since October to find a proposal for much-needed upgrades and deferred maintenance at the schools. In order to have this proposal on the June ballot for a public vote, a plan has to be agreed upon by April 4.

A proposal was unveiled on March 12 at a community meeting hosted at the school. However, that plan included utilizing a part of Langdon City Park, which posed some difficulties. Langdon City Park sits atop land which was donated for the specific purpose that it remains a green space, prohibiting it from being built upon. Some other discoveries were made at the Park Board meeting, one of which being that one of the city’s main water lines runs underneath 12 Avenue, the road running north of the elementary school, and connects the two water towers. Building overtop the pipes would not be feasible.

Local schools have been celebrating throughout March for National Reading Month. From setting reading goals to decorating for the occasion, our local educators have taken this opportunity to stress the importance of reading for youth.

data from its Kids & Family Reading Report®: 8th Edition that found only 32 percent of 9- to 11-year-olds and 15 percent of 15- to 17-year-olds are frequent readers. Parents who want their children to read more can consider these strategies to foster a love

of reading in youngsters.

Set limits on screen use Scholastic's report indicated children's digital activities have risen since 2018 among all age groups studied. Children are increasingly par-

From improving mental health to fostering stronger memory to teaching a person new things, reading offers many benefits. Reading also can boost creativity and help expand vocabulary. Despite these amazing perks, data indicates reading for fun has become less common among American children.

According to a survey conducted in late 2019 and early 2020 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the percentage of 9- to 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis are at the lowest levels since the mid-1980s.

In 2023, Scholastic released new

Students spending time reading for National Reading Month.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Students enjoy a book fair at St. Alphonsus School. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Decorations at Langdon Elementary School help emphasize the importance of reading throughout March. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Welcome to Reading Land! Photo by Larry Stokke.

Megan Hursman reads with her daughter, Bailey. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Better news was unveiled, though; the drain which the school thought was in use under the elementary school’s playground was actually not in use.

Become a reading role model One of the biggest predictors of reading frequency has to do with perceived importance of reading. If children see their parents frequently reading for pleasure, finding it important, and having access to a wide variety of books to read, then children may be encouraged to read for fun as well.

“We did learn from a council member that they rerouted the water drain underneath the playground,” said Christianson. “So that is an abandoned drain underneath the elementary school playground.”

Without the drain in use, it was poscont’d. on page B6

ticipating in digital activities that include going online for fun and watching videos or utilizing apps. By setting limits on screen time for children, parents may increase the likelihood of diverting youngsters' attention to other activities, such as reading.

Two students read with their stuffed animals at Munich School.

Students read in their brightly decorated hallways at Munich School. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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4-H PROJECT EXPO WINNERS NAMED The 2025 Pembina County 4-H Project Expo was held Friday, March 14 at the Cavalier Public School. There were 39 projects on display, representing the three divisions – Cloverbuds – 12; Junior – 25; and Senior - two.

Each division denoted a wide variety of project interests of Pembina County 4-H’ers who creatively represented industrial sciences, wildlife and plant sciences to health, food and nutrition, visual arts to small and large animals and pets.

In this event, 4-H members set up an educational display to “tell a story” about a 4-H project they are enrolled in, and then are questioned by judges on their knowledge of the subject.

The following youth received high honors in their category. Blue ribbons awardees and other honorees will advance to the State Fair competition in July.

Cloverbuds: Brooklyn Bailey, Crystal Clovers – “Fields of Science” Ramsey Heck, Mountain Movers – “How Do Circuits Work” Aubree Johnson, Cart Creek Clovers – “Sophisticated Styrofoam” Calvin Latozke – “Ready, Set Go-Kart” Atlas Moore, Mountain Movers – “How to Change Oil” Oakley Moore, Mountain Movers – “Chocolate Chip Cookies” Rhett Nelson, Cart Creek Clovers “Hockey Equipment” Kiara Norrell, Mountain Movers – “Meals on Wheels” Silas Norrell, Mountain Movers – “Homemade Playdough” Benjamin Olmstead, Crystal Clovers – “How to Train Your Hunting Dog” Elena Stegman, Crystal Clovers – “All About Birds”

Cloverbud Project Expo participants: Front row (L-R) Brooklyn Bailey, Lucilly Midkiff, Kiara Norrell, Benjamin Olmstead, Ramsey Heck, Oakley Moore; back row: Rhett Nelson, Elana Stegman, Aubree Johnson, Calvin Latozke, Silas Norrell, and Atlas Moore.

Juniors: Grand Champions: Kyle Johnson, Cart Creek Clovers – “Having a Ball: Turning Dessert into a Fun, Physical Activity” Mallory Latozke, Cart Creek Clovers – “Preserving Petals”

Reserve Champions: Brinxlee Hay, Crystal Clovers – “Dog Traveling & Hunting Bag” Adlee Hay, Crystal Clovers – “Deer Hunting in ND”

Honorable Mentions: Sarah Morrison, Tri-Border Trailblazers – “Stenciling Made Simple” Olive Truver, Crystal Clovers – “Tie Dye” Amelia Ratliff, Crystal Clovers – “Brainiac: Strategies to Learn & Remember More” Oscar Hunter, Mountain Movers – “Sparking to Life: Magentos” Junior Participant Blue Ribbons: Caleb Bailey, Crystal Clovers – “Spiders” Spencer Berg, Northern Explorers – “How to Pick the Right Hockey Stick”

Colt Cruea, Mountain Movers – “Creating a Simple Circuit” Charlie Heck, Mountain Movers – “How to Make Slime” Chloe Hunter, Mountain Movers – “Flourishing Blooms” Sadie Kennedy, Crystal Clovers – “Apple Pie in a Jar” Olive Moore, Mountain Movers – “Chickens” Rylan Moore, Mountain Movers – “Homemade Beef Jerky” Levi Norrell, Mountain Movers – “Snowmobile Tune Up” Stella Norrell, Mountain Movers – “TEA-riffic Tea Bags” Laney Shane, Crystal Clovers – “Dyeing with Bleach & Ice” Pyper Shane, Crystal Clovers – “3D Printing Basics” Junior Participant Red Ribbons: Vincent Kemp, Crystal Clovers – “Hydraulics” Charles Midkiff, Crystal Clovers – “How to Install a Motor on a Bicycle” John Midkiff, Crystal Clovers – “All About Snakes” Naomi Stegman, Crystal Clovers – “How to Make Chocolate Chip

HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS

Connecting careers: Langdon High School Job Fair returns April 16

By Kari Phillips

Spring is a time of new beginnings, and for many of our local high school students, it’s also the perfect time to explore summer job opportunities! On Tuesday, April 16, Langdon Area High School will host its second annual Job Fair, connecting students with area businesses.

Juniors and Seniors: Front row (L-R) Mallory Latozke, Olive Truver, Oscar Hunter, Amelia Ratliff, Adlee Hay; back row: Caroline Stegman, Aubrey Ratliff, Stella Norrell, Naomi Stegman, Charles Midkiff, Rylan Moore, and Spencer Berg.

Junior Project Expo participants: Front row (L-R) Sarah Morrison, Brinxlee Hay, Charlie Heck, Sadie Kennedy, Olive Truver, Caleb Bailey, Vincent Kemp; back row: Levi Norrell, Kyle Johnson, Olive Moore, Laney Shane, Chloe Hunter, John Midkiff, and Colt Cruea.

Cookies” George Alfred Truver, Crystal Clovers – “Snakes” Seniors: Grand Champion: Caroline Stegman, Crystal Clovers – “Golden Retrievers” Reserve Champion: Aubrey Ratliff, Crystal Clovers – “Crocheted Critters” People’s Choice: Oscar Hunter, Mountain Movers –

“Sparking to Life: Magnetos” Judges for this year’s event were Bailey Schroeder, Fordville; Katie Thompson, Park River; and Jacqi Zikmund, Pisek. Club hosting duties were performed by the Tongue River Braves 4-H Club.

Pembina County 4-H has over 150 members county-wide. The 4-H program is a youth education component of the NDSU Extension Service.

Pembina man sentenced after evading authorities for 20 years

By The Borderland Press staff

business can stay open and serve the community.

This event, a collaboration between the Cavalier County Job Development Authority and Langdon Area School District, is designed to help students gain insight into workforce needs while giving local businesses a chance to meet potential employees.

Last year’s fair was a great success with businesses filling critical summer job openings and students gaining valuable work experience.

Beyond the immediate benefits, summer jobs help students build essential soft skills that will serve them well throughout their careers. While strong grades and awards are impressive, employers increasingly seek candidates with interpersonal and professional skills. Through summer employment, students can develop communication skills, teamwork and collaboration abilities, a solid work ethic, responsibility, customer service experience, professionalism, etiquette, and the ability to handle constructive criticism—skills that will be invaluable as they enter the job market as young adults.

Our community thrives when we support our local businesses, and this event plays a vital role in that effort.

A summer job is more than just a paycheck—it’s a way for students to contribute to their community. Keeping local businesses open and fully staffed benefits not just business owners but everyone who depends on these services. Simply put, having a job doesn’t necessarily mean you need the money; sometimes, it’s about ensuring a

As of this printing, 11 area businesses have already committed to participating, including the Langdon City Park Board, which is once again looking to fill lifeguard positions for the summer.

This is particularly noteworthy because the same incentive package from last summer will be in place.

The Cavalier County JDA requested $10,000 from the City Economic Development Funds on March 10 at the City Commission meeting to continue

the 2024 pilot program, managed by the Park Board, to strengthen lifeguard recruitment and retention for the season. The funding will support up to 10 lifeguards. The City Commission approved the request, ensuring continued support for this vital community service.

Businesses interested in participating can still sign up by contacting Kari Phillips at the Cavalier County Job Development Authority at 701-2563475. Whether you’re an employer looking for reliable candidates or a student eager to gain work experience, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

Mark your calendars for April 16, and let’s work together to keep our local businesses thriving and our community strong! The exact time of the event will be determined based on the number of participating businesses, but it is scheduled to take place in the afternoon following lunch.

Kari Phillips is the Community Development Coordinator for Cavalier County JDA and can be reached at karip@utma.com or at 701-2563475.

After 20 years of eluding prosecution, on Friday, March 21, a Pembina County man, Nicolas Martinez Garza, 75, was sentenced for his crimes. Garza stood accused of three counts of gross sexual imposition dating back to 1991, 1992 and 1993, and single counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child in 1997, corruption of a minor in 1999, and sexual imposition in 2002.

A warrant was issued for his arrest in February of 2004, but he was able to evade capture for nearly 20 years until he was arrested in August of 2023.

In January of 2024, he submitted not guilty pleas, but on Nov. 18 2024, he submitted an amended plea, pleading guilty to all six charges.

At his sentencing date on Friday, the horrors Garza committed against his biological daughter would be brought to light. According to court records, Garza abused his daughter in countless, unspeakable ways for 12 years while living in Pembina County.

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"You took my life, my innocence and my family,” said Garza’s daughter during his sentencing, referred to as Jane Doe in the case. “What caused you to inflict such pain to me, your daughter, your little girl? You used a gun, you used pliers, you used your DOG, your authority to hurt me."

At the Pembina County Courthouse, Garza pled guilty to three counts of Gross Sexual Imposition, a Class A felony; guilty to one count of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, a Class A felony; one count of Corruption of a Minor, a Class C felony; and one count of Sexual Imposition, a Class C felony.

Garza will serve two 20-year sentences concurrently for counts one and two to be served at the Department of Corrections. Both counts three and four are also 20-year sentences but are suspended, meaning the defendant will not serve these unless he violates probation or other sentencing terms. For counts five and six, he will serve five years concurrently.

Agriculture

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NDSU Extension provides outlook for the 2025 grazing and haying season Budget reconciliation on the ‘to do’ list – Hope remains for a new farm bill in 2025, but Pro Farmer Washington, DC policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer thinks there might be too much partisanship in the way. “There are very low odds you’ll have a standalone farm bill for the same reasons we had last year, and that’s a big difference between the two political parties on food and nutrition spending.”

While farm bill passage is less likely, Wiesemeyer admits that it could happen via a reconciliation measure. “In the budget reconciliation measure that should be finalized, hopefully, by Memorial Day, will include the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and a number of other areas, energy policy, et cetera, but it could, and I emphasize could, include portions of the farm bill with perhaps an increase of the reference prices in Title I that are significantly needed.”

China’s retaliatory tariff puts $5 billion canola trade at risk – A fullblown trade war is breaking out with nations starting to apply tariffs to imported goods from other nations, including a 100% retaliatory tariff by China on Canadian canola. Canola Council of Canada President and CEO Chris Davison said this would devastate canola farmers and the Canadian economy. “These tariffs that are specific to Canadian canola meal and oil are at prohibitive levels, so it would be expected to have a very significant impact on the Canadian industry.” China is Canada’s second-largest market for canola in terms of economic activity with a 2024 export value close to five billion Canadian dollars. 100 percent tariffs like those imposed by China could impart lasting damage to the Canadian ag industry and economy. “We’ve been very clear for some

time now with the Canadian federal government about the need for compensation to support the industry to address losses that will be incurred as a result of these types of activities.

That’s something we’ve made very clear for some time now, and we look forward to continuing that engagement with the government in that regard.”

Ag business feels the impact of Russian-Ukraine war – After three years of war, Russian and Ukrainian leaders have agreed in principle to a ceasefire. However, drone attacks have continued. The Trump Administration will be part of the scheduled peace talks. Amity Technology President and CEO Howard Dahl has done business in both countries and is monitoring the situation closely. “I wish I knew what was going on behind the scenes. I fully expect the war to end sometime in the next few months,” said Dahl. “I chair the board of a large Ukrainian sugar company that’s publicly traded, and it’s been an extreme challenge for us. We’ve had 51 employees killed in the war, and even the most patriotic Ukrainians want the war to end. They are just tired of the carnage.” Ukraine has some of the finest farmland in the world. For perspective, Dahl said Ukrainian soil could be compared to Red River Valley soil times 10. Once the war ends, it is estimated it will take $750 billion to rebuild Ukraine.

Cropland has become a combat zone, and the ag infrastructure has been damaged. That impacts ag businesses, including Amity Technology. “Between Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and a little bit in Western Europe, we averaged 40 harvesters and 40 defoliators a year for 25 years, and I don’t think we’ll ship one this year.”

Agriculture research loses momentum with federal payments uncertain

By Jeff Beach/The North Dakota Monitor

The USDA awarded Phillips a $103,000 research grant in September 2023. The research was focused on the impact of erosion on a wooded area near Cavalier and how best to repair the land.

The final stage of the project was supposed to be a training day for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a branch of the USDA.

Rebecca Phillips of Ecological Insights, shown in July 2024 in Burleigh County, conducts agriculture research in North Dakota but is awaiting federal payments on some of her work. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

A North Dakota ag and conservation researcher is unsure if she will be able to complete some projects, or start new ones, because of delays in federal payments.

“Because they can’t assure me I’m going to get paid, I have to stop work,” Rebecca Phillips told the North Dakota Monitor.

Phillips, who runs a nonprofit research business based in Hazelton, received an email from the U.S. Department of Agriculture informing her that payments had been paused because of President Donald Trump’s Feb. 26 executive order giving the Department of Government Efficiency authority.

The $81,000 reimbursement she submitted for one project in January was paid on March 13, but with future payments uncertain, she does not plan to complete the project.

“When that momentum gets broken or stalled, then the research clearly suffers,” Phillips said. “And the investment that you already put into it, there’s a lot of waste there.”

Phillips also may not finish another project due to the uncertainty. As part of a soil study, she accumulated soil samples from across the state and prepared them for analysis by Agvise Laboratories in Northwood. It was supposed to be a long-term project, she said.

Phillips said USDA also has put a hold on new requests for proposals for ag research.

“Research is one of those things that needs to keep running,” Phillips said.

“If smaller organizations like mine and others can’t stay in business, it’s going to mean that a lot of resources that the farmers and ranchers would be able to access wouldn’t be there anymore.”

Phillips said USDA uses grants and contracts because it is cheaper than adding more federal employees. She said there are strict guidelines regarding what expenses can be reimbursed.

“It isn’t like they just give me a big bucket of money and say, ‘Do what you want,’” Phillips said.

“At the Bismarck office, there are three people that scrutinize paperwork to make sure that we only are asking for reimbursement on approved expenses. So there’s no slush fund, there’s no excess, there’s no abusing any of this.”

Phillips said she has had to lay off her one full-time staff person employed by her Ecological Insights Corp. She also hires part-time or seasonal employees.

Greg Lardy, vice president of agricultural affairs at North Dakota State University, said many people don’t realize that most federal grant money is through reimbursements – not delivered in a lump sum.

But because she is not sure about future payments, the jobs and the research project are on hold.

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The growing point of this new western wheatgrass tiller is located between the first two leaves and is elevated as the plant grows. (NDSU photo)

ture and no overgrazing occurred in the fall, expect a normal turn-out date for grazing with normal pasture and hay production.

•If spring precipitation is normal, but the plants didn’t produce many fall tillers (such as in the western third and south half North Dakota and most of Minnesota), expect a delay in plant development and lower production due to a loss in tiller development due. Further reductions will occur if pastures were grazed heavily in the fall.

•If spring precipitation is 130% or more above normal, expect normalto-above-normal forage production in the eastern two-thirds of N.D. and Minnesota. However, the areas impacted by severe drought will likely experience below-normal production in 2025 unless precipitation is above 150% of normal.

•If spring precipitation is nor-

This winter has been similar to last winter in terms of snow and potential moisture for this spring. Much of the state received below-average fall and winter precipitation, leading to below-average soil moisture. Currently, 55% of the state is experiencing some level of drought, and an additional 12% is abnormally dry.

The western N.D. forage and grazing outlook differs significantly from central and northeastern N.D., according to Kevin Sedivec, NDSU rangeland management specialist.

A forage and grazing outlook for 2025 is based on the previous fall’s moisture and moisture received in May and June. Although snow is important for refreshing water sources, snow only adds about 25% of the total moisture for plant growth in most years. Because the ground is usually frozen when snow melts, most of the moisture flows overland into water bodies.

Spring rain is still the most important moisture for overall forage production. Precipitation in April through June drives forage production in N.D. Due to the dominance of cool-season grasses, rains during this period are responsible for more than 80% of forage production in the state.

In 2024, the majority of the state received precipitation through the end of June, resulting in good forage production. However, as the summer progressed, drought conditions emerged in western N.D., while the central and northeast regions of the state received above-average moisture.

The 2025 forage outlook starts with 2024 fall moisture. Cool-season grasses, which make up over 95% of grass hay and 70% to 80% of pasture forage in N.D., develop new tillers in September and October that become the first growth in the spring. The absence of fall tillers can delay spring green-up by up to two weeks and impact overall forage production by 25% to 50%.

Tillers that develop in the spring come from buds that break dormancy in the spring, usually when soil temperatures stay about 40 degrees Fahrenheit for three or more days. The tillers established in the fall will grow when temperatures reach 32 degrees for five consecutive days.

Impacts of fall moisture According to Sedivec, fall moisture in N.D. was extremely variable across the state, with about 80% of the state receiving 10% to 60% of normal precipitation. Only the northcentral and northeastern regions of N.D. received at or greater than 100% of average precipitation in September and October. Areas that received fall moisture would have experienced fall growth and tiller development. However, most of the state had low fall tiller development, setting up much of the state to have a below-normal forage production year.

The western third of N.D. was and still is in a severe-to-extreme drought, with the entire southern region of the state in a moderate drought. Confounding the fall moisture shortage in these regions, the western and southern regions of the state will likely have a below-normal outlook for both hay and grazing forage this year, Sedivec predicts.

The U.S. drought monitor map shows the drought conditions for North Dakota as of March 11.

(Graphic by droughtmonitor.unl.edu)

Impacts of fall grazing management Although areas of the state had good fall tiller production, fall and winter grazing management can override this benefit. If these tillers are eaten or die due to drought, then spring growth must occur from new tillers developed in April and May. Heavy grazing during the fall and/or winter, resulting in the removal of the growing point (between the bottom two leaves) from tillers, will cause additional stress and tiller mortality. In the event of high fall tiller mortality, grasses will need to develop a new tiller in the spring, delaying growth by two to three weeks.

Heavy grazing use in the fall not only delays growth but causes reductions in overall plant growth and forage production. Data collected by NDSU Extension found that severe grazing use, (greater than 80% removal of available forage) reduces growth of cool-season grasses and forage production. Forage production was reduced by as much as 57% on sites evaluated as having severe grazing use the previous fall.

“If you grazed your tillers short last fall or during the winter months,” said Miranda Meehan, NDSU livestock environmental stewardship specialist, “expect a delay in green-up and forage production in 2025. Plan to defer these pastures from grazing in the spring of 2025.”

Plan for the 2025 grazing season NDSU Extension developed the following scenarios based on spring precipitation and management: •If spring precipitation is normal and you received near-normal fall mois-

mal-to-below-normal, expect reduced forage production and a decline in forage quality earlier in the season for much of N.D. and Minnesota.

Regardless of spring precipitation, to prevent reductions in plant health and production, pasture turnout should occur when the dominant forage species in a pasture reach grazing readiness. Grazing readiness for most domesticated pastures, such as smooth brome, crested wheatgrass and orchardgrass, is at the three-leaf stage, whereas grazing readiness for most native range grasses is the three-and-a-half-leaf stage. For more information on evaluating grazing readiness contact your local NDSU Extension agent or refer to ndsu.ag/ grazing-2025.

“When production is low due to delayed tiller development,” said Meehan, “it becomes easy to run out of forage quickly if you go to full stock too early, leading to overuse.”

This overuse during early green-up leads to reduced plant vigor and reduced leaf area, impacting photosynthesis and reducing food (carbohydrate) stored in roots.

“In the end, you may sacrifice 45% to 60% of forage production for the year by grazing too early,” Meehan stated.

Timely precipitation is critical to forage growth and production. Equally critical is the use of management practices that maintain healthy, vigorous plant communities that can withstand disturbances.

Regardless of what spring brings, NDSU Extension recommends having a drought plan in place with well-defined trigger dates.

Opinion

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Letter from the Publisher ing gifts, surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins. Just look how cute and happy she is in the picture, ready to ride her new pink bike. This birthday begins a streak of family birthdays every month right through the remainder of the year. Good stuff.

Last weekend we grabbed a couple grandkids and drove to Fargo to celebrate the 3rd birthday of Rosie Rae a few days early. I’m not kidding, this little girl smiled for 24 hours straight and had a great time open-

We woke up in Fargo on Sunday morning to a couple of inches of snow, but it didn’t look like much. I pulled up the NDDOT Road Map, and it was a bit scary, but we put that out of our minds, loaded up and headed north on I29. That’s when the weekend fun came to an end. Yikes, ice and snow coated the interstate, defying the first day of Spring referred to last week.

Our winter driving practice wasn’t over yet.

Traveling along at a rate of 35-50 mph, Bob kept the vehicle on the road with only a spin or two. Other travelers were not so lucky and ended up in the ditch. Of course, one of the grands in the backseat had to pee about a half hour out of Fargo and pulling over wasn’t an option. He survived the extended trip to Grand Forks with a promise that we’d stop at the first available opportunity. A restroom stop and a meal (and shamrock shakes) and we were all ready to head north. Fortunately, the further north we went, the better the roads were. Yes, even Cavalier County. We can’t say that very often now can we?

April is next week, or more importantly, April Fools Day is next Tuesday. I plan to keep a low profile, which you’d

understand if you spent just one day in the radio station with all these crazies and their shenanigans. They know who they are and won’t even be offended by my exposing them. I advise you all to skip any trips to the station or newspaper offices on Tuesday.

The Borderland Press would like to congratulate all LAHS students attending the Academic Banquet this Sunday. Way to represent!

Have a great week; thank you for reading this newspaper we love so much!

Diane Simmons

Publisher publisher@theborderlandpress.com

Letter from the Editor: upgrade from my worn out 48-cell one I’ve used these past three years.

Last year, with the help of a sweet friend, I actually planted a beautiful flower garden in the front of my house. I had never gone all out the way my friend insisted we did, and the end product was gorgeous. I even used mulch for the first time last year, and my goodness, did that save me so much time from having to weed.

Spring, are you there? I’m getting antsy over here. This is evident in the couple corners of my house that are dedicated to seed starting.

I treated myself to a new 72-cell seed starting kit when I was in the Cities a few weeks ago. That’s a big

Each year I’ve started my own vegetables from seeds. This year I’m taking it a step further and attempting to start a bunch of flowers. Knowing this was a new venture and could either go really right or really wrong, I started A LOT of seeds. I’m glad I did because either they are taking forever to germinate or I got quite a few duds.

I’m happy to say that every single one of my sunflowers started this year though! Now I have no idea where I’m going to put them all. I might just have to start flower beds on the east and west ends of my house to find room for them all. Sunflowers are my favorite, and although I’ve not seen anyone else use them in their flower beds, I’m okay with being the weird one.

While I was starting my flower journey, I decided to get a head start on planting some pumpkins and gourds.

I figured the earlier, the bigger, right?

I’m not sure how that works, but I guess I’ll find out since I’ve got four of each sprouting right now, and they are growing fast.

On top of flowers, pumpkins, and gourds… do you remember a few

weeks ago when I wrote about the potato monster that I found in a cabinet?

Well, I pulled seven of those monsters out, cut out the eyes, and twisted their large tentacles into some planters.

They have all emerged from the soil, and it looks like I will have potatoes to last me a year.

things.

As Diane mentioned, April is coming, and more specifically, April Fools day will be here next week. I identify as one of the “crazies” Diane referred to, and I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve, so everyone had better come to the office prepared…

I’m super thankful for our team here at The Borderland Press and so thankful for you, dear readers!

In other news, Nick Vorlage has been gone for four days now, and the building hasn’t burned down. I’m super proud of Rebecca for all the help she has provided on the radio side of

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I’m also incredibly proud of DJ, or Dijon Bartley, our newest radio newsie who has taken on Nick’s massive platter of responsibilities. We’ve got his back, but he’s taking on the load himself incredibly well.

Hilary Nowatski Editor

The Morning Stroll and Cuppa Joe: Pass the Advil and Tums please

By Sara Goodman If you are a parent of young children and are exhausted after being up all night with a colicky baby, are sick and tired of changing diapers, and can’t imagine one more round of Candy Land, hang in there because it gets worse. The worry and exhaustion never ends because all that happens as your kids get older is they simply go from being up all night with colic to being up all night with friends. You’re no longer changing diapers; you’re changing oil because you’re driving to every activity possible and overfilling your schedule. You go from Candy Land to Monopoly, and your young-

est owns all the property and you’re broke. You question your answers to requests and then watch the fallout while holding your breath and a bottle of beer. The bottom line is you do the best you can and hope they turn out okay. If you’re looking for a “What to Expect When They’re Seventeen” type manual, there are probably thousands of them out there, but which one do you pick? How do you know what your parenting style is or what’s going to work the best? I thought I knew, and then technology reared its weird and confusing head, and I had to rethink things. We can’t raise our kids the way we were raised because we didn’t have the things our kids have now, and even if we don’t agree with them, they are almost impossible to avoid.

The birth order theory can help figure your kids out a little bit, but I have a middle that acts like the oldest (and sometimes the youngest) and an oldest that acts like a middle. but he’s also a boy so what about birth order when you throw gender in the mix?

Does an oldest boy act differently than an oldest girl? I think yes, but I don’t know for sure. I have a boy that doesn’t care that his shoes are about

to fall apart and never posts on social media, and I have two girls that have more shoes than Celine Dion and stress out about their vacation captions on Instagram as if the President might deport them if they screw it up.

I am currently the parent of a middle-schooler, high-schooler and college kid. I have thought seriously about buying stock in whatever company makes Tums and Advil. If my stomach isn’t churning, then my head is pounding. It’s not all stressful, of course. Sometimes my youngest acknowledges me in the hallway at school when I’m subbing. If my middle gives me a side hug rather than a side-eye, it’s a win. My oldest is now living in the land of male invincibility and questionable living conditions, but he’s also not afraid to hug me in public, so I have to take what I can get.

My kids are growing up in a whole different world and one that is completely different than what mine was like. I grew up watching Dallas on Friday nights while inhaling root beer floats. If you had to go to the bathroom you waited for a commercial and you hurried up, so you didn’t miss any of the show. I waited impatiently for

my mom to finish her Richard Simmons workout on Saturday mornings so I could go back to watching the Smurfs. My parents refused to get a teen line, so we were forced to either talk in front of them in the kitchen or risk cutting off the call by stretching the phone cord down the hallway to our room and having it come unplugged from the wall. We rented a VCR and VHS tapes from the library on special occasions because a VCR was expensive and frivolous. Times were tough.

This parenting gig is no joke, and sometimes the 20 years I’ve been doing it feel like 40 - but who are we kidding because I’m only 39.

Ha. I’ve realized that you don’t ever stop parenting, worrying, giving advice or feeling like you’re making the wrong decisions about things, but you do stop being so hard on yourself because eventually those little chicks “fly the coop” and you don’t have to pick eggs and clean the poop off with a toothbrush anymore.

Yes, I actually did that

growing up too. Happy parenting!

Sara Goodman is an avid walker who says her best ideas come to her after a morning pot of coffee. She grew up on a cattle ranch in Watford City, N.D. After many years working in healthcare, she now writes, is a substitute teacher and occasionally lends a hand to her hard-working hubby on the farm. She volunteers on several boards and committees in the Langdon community and attends social outings as much as possible.

The Goodman house has two kids at home, one in college and two spoiled cats.

The N-PEN mous concrete pyramid towering into the sky with four-foot thick concrete walls. The pyramid will likely be standing eons after our civilization has been wiped out by the next asteroid, gamma ray burst, pandemic, or most likely- A.I. takeover. There I said it...I predict A.I. will do us all in, but that’s not the topic of this week’s column.

By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia It’s time for ACTION, and I have a plan for the Cold War relic located at Nekoma, N.D. For anyone reading who isn’t familiar, Nekoma is home to the former Safeguard Missile Site that was active for a short period of time in the mid 1970s before it was mothballed. The facility is comprised of a number of buildings and what some might consider a true wonder on the prairie, an enor-

You see, I have an idea to bring in needed dollars to our area beginning tomorrow! Over the years, the Nekoma Missile Site has purportedly been sold, bought back, sold again and most recently was supposedly going to become a bitcoin mining operation. Apparently, it was going to generate so much excess heat from the mega sized computers housed within the pyramid that the investors touted building greenhouses, which they claimed would provide heat to grow vegetables year-round for sale to world markets. AYYYYE YA! As my dad would say sarcastically to me to express disapproval or mockery every

time I cooked up some hair-brained scheme to separate him from his money. AYYYYE YA! Now, I know there are lots of nice folks who are still holding out some hope that the Nekoma Bitcoin Boondoggle is actually going to come to fruition. What I’m presenting to you is a backup plan that I put together recently with the help of a few customers who were enjoying one of my tasty Old Fashions at Sip Happens, open Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 4:30. Here it is - we turn it into a prison. We call it the Nekoma Penitentiary or N-PEN for short. See what I did there, that’s called marketing.

‘N-Pen’ rhymes! When it rhymes, it’s good times!

We don’t need to send illegals to Venezuela, we send them to Nekoma!

We’ll take the worst of the worst. Give us your gang bangers, murderers, rapists and the guy in the red pickup that lets his dog shite on my lawn.

What could be a better place than the pyramid to house them? Here’s the best part, it’s almost ready to accept prisoners right now. With my plan we simply hire a guy with a concrete saw to chop off the tippity top of the pyramid and put a big hinge on it.

Then, every afternoon around 4:30, we open the top by remote control, fly over with a helicopter, lower a pig on a cable to the prisoners inside, close the top and fly away. I’m sure we could get a great deal on pigs from the nearby pig farm, and if we wanted to be generous we could also drop in some day-old bread from the bakery.

There is plenty of ground water naturally flooding the pyramids basement, so those incarcerated will have lots to drink. We don’t need to provide electricity or restroom facilities, because it’s prison. I know some of you bleeding hearts are saying - what about the poor prisoners’ rights! Read my lips, they don’t have rights – IT IS PRISON. Again, this isn’t meant to offend,

it’s just presented as a backup plan in case the bitcoin mining venture doesn’t pan out. See my plan drawn out on an official Sip Happens napkin below. You’re welcome.

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Pembilier Nursing Center: Excitement and laughter

By Heather Duerre, Life Enrichment Director

N.D. State Boys Basketball Tournament. We also had comedy hour one afternoon that left the residents in stitches.

PNC proudly displayed the word “EAGLES” in our front windows so that the boys would see it as their bus drove by on their way to Minot. Some staff members even stood outside waving and cheering as they left town. The North Border boys brought home the seventh-place trophy after winning in double overtime against Oakes. Congratulations to the entire coaching staff and team!

Greetings from your buddies at PNC! This week was full of excitement and laughter. Our very own North Border boys basketball team made it to the

Also last week, we had comedy hour, which is a resident favorite…at least that’s what I tell myself. How can it not be, though, Kelsey and I are hilar-

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Leroy to host Ham Bingo

ious! I’m pretty sure if a video got out of our routine, we would be compared to the likes of Steve Martin and Martin Short. Kelsey, of course, would be Martin Short because she is considerably smaller than myself. Here are a few samples from our routine. Go ahead and use them, but fair warning, it may cause you a sudden influx of friends on account of how funny you now seem.

Why do bees have sticky hair?

They use honeycombs!

What do you call a hen who counts her own eggs?

A mathema-chicken!

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Ham Bingo, Bake Sale and BBQ lunch will be on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Leroy Hall in Leroy, N.D. The doors will open at 1:00 p.m. with bingo starting at 2:00 p.m.

There will be 21 games of Bingo. There will also be a 50/50 drawing, and raffle tickets will be available for $1.00 each with a chance to win $100 and $200.

For your chance to win a $100 meat bundle, another raffle will be hosted at $5.00 per ticket.

There will be free prizes available for children who sign up and are present at Bingo. This event is sponsored by the St. Joseph's Preservation Society.

Hello from Edmore!

By Tammy Berg

few weeks off during Lent.

PNC displayed ‘EAGLES’ on their front windows in support of the boys attending the state tournament.

Our Lenten services continue Wednesdays in Lawton. Supper is first, served by the parish churches and groups, followed by the service. The message is given by two to three people presenting a monologue. My sister and I spoke a couple weeks ago on the return of Naomi. These have been very interesting and easy to understa nd.

Georgie laughing during comedy hour.

A Saint’s Shoutout: Spring…is that you?

By Carrie Hope

ticipated Book Fair, which was held March 10-14. We’ve also had a pajama day and even a movie at the Roxy!

We’re proud of the reading minutes our students have logged with each class eyeing a specific reading minute target. Our second graders each had a goal of 255 at-home reading minutes for the month, and some very competitive students surpassed that goal by hundreds of minutes! Bravo!

We hope your love for reading continues to serve you all your life.

The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and let’s hope we can dodge another snowstorm this weekend.

Spring has officially arrived on the calendar, and we can feel it in our steps!

We’re in the home stretch for this school year, having entered the fourth quarter. We’ve had the opportunity to connect with parents through recent parent-teacher conferences, and we still have big things to finish this year!

We will be wrapping up National Reading Month next week. We’ve highlighted the importance of reading in many ways, including having a reading event called D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) where family members come to the school to read with our students and our much an-

Our next big event at the school will be next week when we host Missoula Children’s Theater. Auditions will happen Monday, and by the weekend, our students will perform “The Wizard of Oz” in front of live audiences. This is a great way for our school to have a theater element and give our students that type of experience. Performances are open to the public. Shows will be at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4. We hope you can make it!

Our students are already very excited about this opportunity.

Up next in April we will be welcoming and preparing our future kindergarten students and their parents at two events. At Gearing up for Kindergarten, we invite parents and future kindergarteners to join us Thursday, April

10 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the kindergarten room for activities, a school tour, and learning about kindergarten with teacher Miss Cloe Roberts and Katie Henry from NDSU Extension.

The second event, called Kindergarten Round Up, will be from 12:30-3 p.m. on Thursday, April 24. We welcome parents to bring their future kindergarteners to this event so the kids can see what it will be like to be in the classroom in the fall and learn from the students who are currently in kindergarten. Fun will be had by all!

To register for both kindergarten events, please call the school at 2562354.

Spring is already shaping up to be a great season at St. Alphonsus School! We hope to see you at one of our events soon.

Carrie Hope is in her 6th year as principal at St. Alphonsus School. To reach the school office, please dial 701-256-2354.

Today, (Monday), as I write this, it is sunny and 47 degrees with very little wind. What a nice day!!

Not much happening here, but I'll tell you what I know. Book club finishes tonight, and I've got to say that I'm glad. It was not my favorite book, and it had a tough time holding my interest. It was called ‘Fierce Women of the Bible’ and was based on women we don't read much about and their lives. I am looking forward to taking a

We spent the weekend watching lots of boys basketball, as I'm sure many of you did. Lots of good athletes on those teams. It's fun to see them work together to make things happen.

Even if they lose, they are still part of the only eight teams that got to state.

Well, I'm the cook for a couple days this week, so I better get back at it.

Until next week - take care, and do something nice for someone!!

Health Tip

Provided by Cavalier County Health District March 28: As winter ends and snow melts, it’s crucial to stay safe while enjoying outdoor activities like ice fishing or snowmobiling. Always check ice thickness, avoid alcohol, stay close to children, and test ice every 150 feet. If driving on ice, keep windows down and stay clear of pressure ridges for added safety.

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National Burrito Day

Letter to the Editor: What is DEI? worth of burrito recipes courtesy of sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, Cook the rice according to the pack-

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

A lot of people recognize Taco Tuesday as a regular day of the week.

Some people even request enchiladas with red sauce every time they go to a restaurant that serves them, and almost everyone likes a good burrito.

Well, the first Thursday of April (this year: April 3) happens to be burrito people’s day – it’s National Burrito Day! Burritos are a food that are super versatile in ingredients. They can contain beef, chicken, pork, or beans.

They could even have all of them combined! They can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’ve even found dessert burrito recipes. Burritos are simple to make, and other ingredients can be added to change the flavor.

One of the best things about burritos is that you can make large batches and freeze them for later use. Just warm them up in the oven or microwave for a quick meal on a busy day.

It saves you money in this time of higher prices and helps nutrition be a priority by limiting processed foods.

To help you celebrate National Burrito Day, I have included a full days’

Extension! Some people have recently called or stopped in to visit about recipes and other resources we have to offer. My door is always open, and my phone works just fine. If you would like to find some other recipes, feel free to call NDSU Extension here in Cavalier County (256-2560), email me at katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu, or stop into the Cavalier County Courthouse. Hopefully these recipes will add to the list that people have enjoyed so far. Happy National Burrito Day!

10 g protein

Breakfast Burritos (courtesy of Purdue Extension)

Directions: Chop onion. Brown ground beef and onion in frying pan. Drain fat. Mix in kidney beans and chili powder. Put a spoonful of meat mixture in the center of the tortilla. Fold opposite edges of the tortilla over the meat. Then fold both ends to the center so you form a pocket. Set burrito in baking dish.

Heat burritos in covered dish for 10 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with salsa.

Serves eight. Per serving: 400 calories, 8 g fat, 21 g protein, 61 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber and 790 mg sodium.

Ingredients: 4 eggs 1/4 cup 1% milk Salt, pepper, and chili powder to taste 1 teaspoon oil~4 (10 inch) flour tortillas 1 cup fat-free refried beans 1/2 cup (4 ounces) grated cheddar cheese 1 tomato, chopped Directions: 1. Mix eggs, milk and seasonings in a bowl.

2. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat (350 degrees in an electric skillet).

3. Stir in the eggs and cook until firm.

4. Warm the tortillas on a griddle, or wrap in foil and heat in the oven.

5. Warm the refried beans in a separate pan.

6. On each tortilla, layer 1/4 of refried beans, eggs, cheese, and tomato.

7. Roll the burrito, cut in half, and enjoy!

Serving Size: ½ burrito Nutrition Information: 210 calories, 8 g fat, 100 mg cholesterol, 530 mg

Beef Burritos (courtesy of NDSU Extension) Ingredients: ½ lb. ground beef 2 (15 to 16 oz.) cans kidney, pinto or red beans 1 onion, chopped 1 Tbsp. chili powder or 1 pkg. taco seasoning 8 large flour tortillas Salsa of choice

Black Bean and Rice Burritos (courtesy of NDSU Extension) Ingredients: 1 c. uncooked rice 1 (15.5-oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained 3 Tbsp. taco seasoning 1 c. salsa 4 oz. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 8 burrito-sized corn tortillas

age directions. In a large bowl, stir black beans, taco seasoning and salsa together. Add cooked rice and cheese, stirring to combine. Fill the tortillas with rice and beans. Wrap tortillas to enclose filling. To Freeze: Wrap each burrito in plastic wrap or foil and store in tightly sealed freezer bags. To reheat, microwave unwrapped on a plate for one minute 45 seconds. Serve with salsa, if desired.

Makes eight servings.

Per serving: 190 calories, 6 g fat, 7 g protein, 30 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, and 440 mg sodium Red, White and Blue Fruit Burrito (courtesy of Oklahoma State Extension) Ingredients 2 tablespoons low-fat vanilla yogurt 1 whole wheat tortilla 1 /4 to 1 /2 banana 2 strawberries 5 to 10 blueberries Makes 1 serving Directions Wash all fruit.

Peel and slice banana. Slice strawberries.

Place tortilla on plate. Spread yogurt over tortilla.

Place fruit in the middle of the tortilla.

Roll tortilla around filling.

Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

Nutrition Information: Per serving: 265 calories, 5.2g fat, 298mg sodium, 51g carbohydrates, 7.7g fiber, 7.1g protein

Third annual Great Hotdish Bake-Off to be hosted The Cavalier American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor and host the third annual Great Hotdish Bake-Off, which will take place on Sunday, April 6 from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. at the Cavalier American Legion, located on Highway 5 West of Cavalier.

their personal and group resources to keep the appreciation and respect for veterans alive and well. They have a common goal working with the national, state and local for all veterans and their families to live well, safe and happy.

The cost to sample all of the delicious hotdishes, eat your choice of them, cast your ballot for your favorite, and enjoy visiting with veterans and friends will be $10.00; children under 12 are free.

The proceeds from this bake-off will be used to help fund future Honor Flight trips to Washington, D.C. to visit war memorials made in their honor, plus monetary help for local projects.

Seven veterans from this area will participate in this trip of a lifetime in April 2025. We wish them a safe enjoyable time of viewing, seeing, visiting and reminiscing. GOD, BLESS AMERICA.

The Great Hotdish Bake-Off is a fun, family-friendly, fundraiser to honor the men and women who have served and sacrificed their lives to protect this country and keep America a free nation. It is a very small gesture, showing that we the people have not forgotten and will not forget their gift to us.

The attendees will be given a "flight" of hotdish samples to taste and asked to cast their vote for their favorite flavors. Competition will be evident and bring out the best flavors possible, decorated tables will match the theme, and fun will be had by all. Prizes will be awarded to the three top vote receivers. Recipes will be shared.

The Women's Auxiliary is a happy, energetic, determined group that uses

With all the news about DEI these days, I have to wonder if people really understand what it stands for and the changes it has brought to our society. ‘Diversity, equity and inclusion’ programs and policies are all about access; to education, employment, credit and banking services, sports, public spaces and buildings, commercial businesses and medical facilities, family leave, protection against sexual harassment and bullying of any kind. The list goes on.

Examples of policies implemented as a result of DEI policies include: sidewalk cutouts for wheelchair access, ramps for access to public and commercial buildings, accessible bathrooms, closed captioning, marriage equality, pay equity for similar work, Individual Education Plans and Special Education programs, girls/ womens sports, accurate historical records of the contributions of people of color and women, representation of all the people of the United States in books, film, media and art forms, and protection for pregnant women against firing. The point is although people may have concerns about a small percentage of policies under the “DEI” umbrella, most of what has been done is not controversial. Who will stand up and oppose these obvious signs of progress?

Yet, the Republican administration has dismantled and essentially outlawed efforts to continue our progress towards equality of access for all. They are making every effort to remove the experiences of half our country’s citizens. They are scrubbing Pentagon databases and websites to remove all references to people of color and women in the military through the use of artificial intelligence. I heard from a federal grant recipient that they had to go through their application and remove any reference to “female” because it was being flagged by the AI algorithm. They have even removed the prohibition against federal contracts being offered to companies that segregate their workers. Segregation? It’s 2025 and we are the United States of America! Let’s act like it. The people in support of Project 2025 are trying to take us back to a racist, sexist past.

Hell no - we won’t go!

Lynnell S Popowski Warsaw, ND

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Prairie Fare: Be aware of cancer risk factors

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

I was happily eating toast with peanut butter when my husband and a friend came into the room. I had not had any solid food in two days.

“Wow, you look a lot better now!” my husband said.

Of course I looked better — I had lost 10,000 pounds of worry.

I usually do not get this up close and personal in my column. However, maybe one of you readers will take steps toward overdue screening tests recommended by your healthcare provider.

“Twenty-seven,” the doctor said to the nearby nurse. “She tolerated the procedure fairly well,” he added.

I was lying on the examination table with my eyes tightly closed. My life was flashing before me.

From the time I got my “positive” cancer screening result, I was living in fear. I had recently lost a friend to colon cancer, so I knew what I might be facing.

“Do I have 27 polyps?” I asked weakly.

“The procedure took 27 minutes. You do not have any polyps, and you have no signs of cancer,” he told me. “You can come back in 10 years.”

The 5-ton elephant standing on my shoulders for the two months since I received my screening result leaped off me and transformed into a room filled with flowers.

As I learned firsthand, sometimes the screening procedures done at home give false positive or false negative results.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that adults aged 45 to 75 get screened for colorectal cancer as recommended by their health care providers.

Unfortunately, younger people are increasingly being affected by colon cancer.

Don’t be embarrassed to talk to your provider about any symptoms you may have. Some people have no symptoms, while others may have changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea or constipation, blood in the stool, cramps, pain or unintended weight loss.

People with a family history of colon cancer or polyps are more at risk, as are those with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

Various stool tests and scoping procedures may be done. Sometimes you remain awake and can watch the procedure live. Other times you are under

general anesthesia and wake up in a recovery room.

I was not interested in watching the video screen. I tried to imagine myself in my happy place.

While we cannot control our genetics, we all have the capacity to make some lifestyle changes that can reduce our risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these key lifestyle behaviors linked with reducing risk for colon cancer and many other diseases: •Eat more fruits and vegetables and other fiber-rich foods. Pulse foods, such as lentils and beans (such as navy, pinto or kidney) can be considered either protein foods or vegetables. They are excellent sources of fiber. Aim for at least 4 ½ total cups of fruits and vegetables daily.

•Get regular physical activity. Adults need about 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week, such as 30 minutes of walking five or more days.

Vary your activity and find a buddy to keep yourself motivated.

ments are available. The sooner you find out, the sooner you can be treated.

Let the warmer temperatures of spring be a springboard toward lifestyle changes in nutrition and physical activity. Start a garden or volunteer at a community garden. Eat more fruits and vegetables.

cheese and barbecue sauce. Cover loosely with plastic wrap not touching the food and microwave on high for one minute; stir. Microwave for 30

Here’s a tasty recipe to enjoy as a snack with some veggies.

Savory Bean Dip ½ cup canned vegetarian baked beans, drained 3 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons regular or hickory-smoked barbeque sauce 2 large carrots cut into diagonal slices 1 medium red or green pepper, cut into chunks Whole-grain crackers or baked chips (optional) Place beans in a small microwavable bowl; mash slightly with fork. Stir in

seconds or until hot. Serve with vegetables, chips or crackers.

Makes four servings. Each serving has 90 calories, 2 grams (g) fat, 4 g protein, 16 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber and 240 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.

•Manage your weight. Being overweight or obese can increase the risk of many diseases, including cancer.

•Consume little or no alcohol. All alcohol-containing beverages, including beer, red and white wine and distilled spirits, increase the risk for cancer throughout the body.

•Avoid tobacco use because smoking can increase the risk of numerous types of cancer.

Don’t be afraid to find out if you have cancer or another disease — treat-

While we cannot control our genetics, we all have the capacity to make some lifestyle changes that can reduce risk of cancer. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Doc® Perspective Pneumonia vaccine saves lives

By Andrew Ellsworth, MD

countless lives of British soldiers in World War I and other wars. Wright and his colleagues developed an inoculation of killed pneumococci bacteria which resulted in a substantial reduction of cases of pneumonia and death in the miners.

Over 100 years ago, the gold mining industry of South Africa had a problem: too many workers were dying from pneumonia. They turned to Dr. Almorth Wright, a British physician who had successfully created a vaccine against typhoid fever that saved

Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs that causes inflammation and accumulation of fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe. Pneumonia can be caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Risk factors for pneumonia include old age, young children, smoking, lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, other chronic medical conditions, poor air quality, and more.

Antibiotics have been revolutionary in treating bacterial pneumonia, decreasing the rates of death substantially. Unfortunately, antibiotics do not

treat viruses, and early use of antibiotics in the course of a virus will not decrease the risk of pneumonia. If someone has cold symptoms, rest, fluids, time, and an expectorant like guaifenesin can be helpful. If symptoms get worse with the return or persistence of fevers, worsening cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain, please seek medical attention.

Vaccines for pneumonia, influenza, haemophilus influenzae (Hib), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have significantly decreased the rates of pneumonia. The pneumonia vaccine is now recommended for infants and young children, all adults over 50 years of age and those with certain chronic medical conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered the age recommendation from 65 to 50 in October 2024 since adults aged 50+ are 6.4x

more likely than younger adults to get pneumococcal pneumonia.

The pneumonia vaccine has changed and updated through the years with

the types of bacteria that are targeted.

If you have already received a pneumonia vaccine, depending on what you have received and if it has been several years or if you have chronic medical conditions, you may want to talk to your healthcare provider about getting a new pneumonia vaccine.

Dakota Gardener: Give salvia a try

By Carrie Knutson, Horticulture agent, NDSU Extension - Grand Forks County weeks. container with water, repeating until water runs out the bottom of the conThe flower spikes do not need fre- tainer and repeating the process a quent removal, also called dead-head- couple more times until the growing ing, to maintain blooms. However, media is saturated with water. Just the removal of old spikes does help sprinkling the surface with water will promote the growth of new flowers. not provide enough water for plants Plants can also be cut back in the to grow. Use your hand to monitor the middle of the summer to encourage new growth for the fall.

Every year, I plant something different in my containers in the front of my house, trying to find that perfect plant. Maybe it’s because I don’t keep notes and can’t remember what I planted, but we won’t get into that.

I want something that can handle some shade and lots of wind, and feed the pollinators. Last year, I tried an annual blue salvia. The plants needed a few extra care steps, but the care did not outweigh the bumble bee traffic on the plants. As a result, I am getting prepared to start my own salvia seeds for this growing season.

Salvia is in the mint family. There are different species of salvia from annual to perennial and native to non-native. Depending on the species, flower colors can range from blue, purple, pink and red to yellow and white. The species I am growing in my containers is Salvia farinacea. It is considered an annual in our area. Common cultivars are Victoria Blue or Blue Bedder.

The individual flowers of a salvia plant are arranged on eight to 10-inch spikes that rise above the gray-green leaves. The individual flowers on the spikes open at different intervals, resulting in flowers that bloom for

Salvia can tolerate hot and dry conditions and prefer full sun. They make a great flower for mass plantings in garden beds. If you want to plant salvia in containers, be aware of the mature size of the plant and ensure you have a large enough container to support the plant.

The containers I used last summer were a little bit too small. As a result, I had to water thoroughly every day, or I would come home to wilted plants in the heat of the summer.

Side note: watering containers thoroughly means filling the top of the

potting media. There is enough water if the soil feels moist a couple of inches down.

Don’t forget the bees. Salvias will attract many different species of pollinators. The containers on my step were bumble bee magnets. I enjoyed sitting and watching them work as they harvested nectar and pollen.

What flowers are you starting this year? Happy gardening.

Rebecca Davis

Depending on the species, salvia flower colors can range from blue, purple, pink and red to yellow and white.(Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Prevention is the best way to fight disease. To prevent pneumonia, it is helpful to wash your hands, do not smoke, consider vaccination, and help keep your immune system strong by getting good sleep, exercising, and eating healthy.

Andrew Ellsworth, MD is part of The Prairie Doc® team of physicians and currently practices Family Medicine at Avera Medical Group in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc® at www.prairiedoc.org, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Threads. Prairie Doc Programming includes On Call with the Prairie Doc®, a medical Q&A show (most Thursdays at 7pm streaming on Facebook), two podcasts, and a Radio program (on SDPB), providing health information based on science, built on trust.

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From the Pastor’s Desk: Number our days

By Don Barsness, Salem Bible Church

life is uncertain, and God judges sin, Moses advises us “to number our days that we might get a heart of wisdom.” This prayer of Moses is enveloped with the hope of God’s help.

Verse 17 reads, “Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!”

Psalm 90 is likely the oldest psalm of the collection. It’s a prayer of Moses asking God to have mercy on “frail human beings living in a sin-cursed universe” (The MacArthur Study Bible).

As the author focuses on man’s brevity of life, he asks God to “teach us to number our days that we might get a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).

Reading the passage, I decided to take it literally. Sitting at my computer on this March afternoon, I’m 26,856 days old. Thank you for that information, Siri. Now what am I supposed to do with the data? The darker side of life and the sorrows that Moses admits is neither the first word or the last of the passage. Against the dark tone of the psalm, I catch a glimpse of hope.

Psalm 90 describes glaring contrasts between God and man. God is majestic, sovereign in His work and will, His very nature without beginning or end. Humanity, living under the consequence of sin (Romans 3:23) and exists with death as our sentence (Romans 6:23). Informed evaluation concludes that man, left to himself, lives under God’s displeasure.

Here, our lives, as long or short as they may be, unfold with the awareness of pending death and judgment.

Moses writes, “The years of our life are 70, or even by reason of strength 80; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away” (Psalm 90:10).

Realizing that our days are numbered,

As we give notice to the goodness of God, we discover that He demonstrates grace to forgive sin. This is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Folks who are sentenced to death are invited to place faith in Jesus. That faith receives Christ’s death on a cross as the compensating sacrifice for a man’s sin against God. Sins are forgiven; eternal life is given.

Now, the dread of God’s displeasure gives way to the joy of His unfailing love. Moses asks God to “satisfy us in the morning with Your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14). More than merely counting our days, we find that God is kind and faithful every day. We experience a growing confidence as we entrust our lives and future fully to Him. Ahhh! This is the wisdom of factoring God into our living. This is the heart of wisdom that values every day God has given. This is the sweet joy of wisdom that springs from numbering our days.

Pastor Don and his wife, Marla, have served the Salem Bible Church congregation in Munich for just over three years. Don is Canadian-born and was raised in Billings, Montana. Don and Marla have enjoyed over 40 years of ministry in North Dakota. He enjoys long-distance cycling. They share interests in good reading and watching local sports.

Obituaries

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George Anthony Goeser

Mass of Christian Burial was held March 25, 2025, in West Fargo, N.D., for George Goeser, who passed away March 19, 2025, at Eagle Ridge Senior Living Center in Osceola, Wisc.

George Anthony was born September 14, 1937, in Calio, N.D., the son of Chrysanth and Rose (Wengeler) Goeser. He graduated from Devils Lake High School and later received his Bachelor of Science degree in both agricultural education and soil science at North Dakota State University in Fargo.

After graduation, George married the love of his life, Rose Millner, from Roseau, Minn., on June 24, 1961. Following that event, George served in the Army, which first led them to Virginia and then on to Pennsylvania. After serving in the military, they moved back to N.D. in 1966, where George taught school, owned two businesses in Langdon, and was blessed with four children. This all happened throughout the course of 22 years. In 1988, they moved to Warroad, Minn., where George worked in research and development at Marvin Windows for 15 years. After retiring in 2003, they moved to Moorhead, Minn.

George was a devoted husband, father, teacher, and businessman who loved life. He was a very kind and giving man whose strength was deep-rooted in faith. He embraced the joys and challenges of life with patience, courage, and determination.

George grew up farming. He may have spent many years away from it, but farming was forever in his heart. He enjoyed spending time in the summers helping his son-in-law during harvesting season. Farming was his passion.

George was very involved with St. Al-

phonsus Catholic Church and School in Langdon. He served on the school board, was an active member at the local and state level in the Knights of Columbus, and served the church wherever needed. George, along with Rose, also spent numerous years teaching premarital classes for couples in order to deepen their understanding of the sacrament of marriage and prepare them for married life. Both George and Rose also dedicated time to advocate for Right to Life. Outside of the church, George was involved with the local and state Jaycees.

When George had free time, he enjoyed spending it with his family playing sports, fishing, boating, water skiing, snowmobiling, sledding, camping, and going to the Goeser farm in Munich, N.D. In later years, he loved reading, studying the stock market, tinkering in his shop, and then going back to work part-time early mornings at Menards in Moorhead. George was also an avid cards-man. George and Rose belonged to a Bridge club with a group of friends who played monthly, as well as dipped their toes in ethnic cuisine with a group who prepared and sampled meals from many different countries.

George is survived by his wife, Rose, of West Fargo, N.D.; sons, Mark Goeser of Fargo and Paul (Colleen) Goeser of Brookfield, Conn.; daughters, Cindy (Pete) Gietzen of Glen Ullin, N.D., and Wendy Bluhm of St. Croix Falls, Wisc.; his granddaughter, Lexi (Jon) Gietzen, of Bismarck; his four grandsons: Tyler (Savannah) Doucette of West St. Paul, Minn., Adam (Lateasha) Gietzen of Bismarck, Mark (Emma) Goeser of Bedford, Ohio, and Elijah Gietzen of Glen Ullin, N.D.; two great-grandchildren, Eyla and Marren Gietzen of Bismarck; brother Maurice (Bernelda) Goeser of St. Cloud, Minn.; sister-inlaw Betty Goeser of Devils Lake, N.D., as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Chrysanth and Rose Goeser; brothers: Ernest Goeser, Peter Goeser, and Owen Goeser; and sisters-inlaw, Beatrice Goeser and Rebecca Goeser.

Burial will be in Fargo National Cemetery, Harwood, N.D. Wright Funeral Home in Moorhead, Minn. was in charge of arrangements.

Liam Michael Douglas

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Edmore, N.D., with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. for .Liam Michael Douglas, 10 years old, who awoke in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Burial will be at Prospect Cemetery, rural Edmore. The family asks those attending Liam’s service to please wear green in honor of his favorite color.

Liam was born in Fargo, N.D., on November 18, 2014. to Scott and Meghan Douglas. He was the oldest child, and he did his best to ensure that his younger brother, Byron Matthew (8), and sister Emalyn Grace (5) would have fun. Whether it was including them in his random movie reenactments, singing concerts, impromptu at-home dance recitals, or simply being patient enough to play one more game with them, he did his best to be a loving big brother.

Liam enjoyed writing stories, playing Minecraft, drawing, dancing, having nerf wars, and re-enacting scenes from his favorite movies. He loved going on tractor rides at the farm and packing lunches to take with him on the tractor. One of the most cherished parts of his day was his bedtime routine with his dad, filled with prayers, storytime, and the warmest hugs and kisses – a ritual of love that will forever be treasured. He had a kind soul and a big heart and made sure all those around him felt all the love a little boy was able to give.

Liam is survived by his parents, Scott and Meghan Douglas; his siblings, Byron (8) and Emalyn (5); his nanna, Ruth (Ronnie) McIntyre; and many other aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and extended family that are too many to name.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to an organization of your choice.

Arrangements were made by Brueckner Funeral Services, Lakota, N.D.

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Debbie Roppel

A funeral service was held March 27, 2025, in Alsen, N.D., for Debbie Roppel of Alsen. Heaven gained a bundle of energy when Debbie went to be with her LORD and Savior on March 19, 2025. Burial will be at Alsen Cemetery.

Debbie was born into this world on February 28, 1961, to Nathan and Elizabeth Boatman (Gurley) in Cando, N.D., the youngest of six children. She spent her early childhood on a farm east of Hampden, moving into town in 1973 after her faith was tested by her dad’s passing. However, this experience only provided the water and sunshine for that seed of faith that had been planted by her parents.

On July 14 after graduating from high school in 1979, she married her soulmate, Michael Roppel. They made their home in Alsen, moving to the farm in 1984. Debbie was a crucial part of the farming operation, doing more “jobs” than we can count. Despite her already full plate, she also wore multiple other hats throughout the years including: cook, waitress, mail courier, EMT-I, and entrepreneur.

When an opportunity arose to purchase a local building, she founded the Lost Prairie Lodge. With enthusiasm and imagination she brought sportsmen from across the US to these small communities that she loved dearly. To her, though, the most important hats were always: loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

Meals were eaten together, holidays were shared together, and the farm was worked together. She loved farming and traveling with her family. Many memories were made in the Rockies, Southwestern US, Saratoga, Keeneland, Florida, and Jamaica. At home Debbie was always known for

bringing the ”kitchen sink” to holidays and family reunions, being the loudest cheerleader for her kids, wild nerf gun fights, and grandbaby play dates.

Debbie’s love extended far beyond just her family; she treated everyone that walked into her life with kindness and respect. Her kindness touched all those that met her, people and animals alike. A dog, cat, or horse were never too far from her side, but she had an understanding and special relationship with horses. She learned how to care for them and ride as a child, which she, in turn, taught her children, and throughout semi-retirement, she owned “eyelashes” and ”tail feathers” of multiple racehorses and developed special friendships with fellow shareholders.

Debbie had a heart of gold, a contagious smile, a sense of humor that could make you laugh when you wanted to cry, and an outlook on life of work hard, play harder. She led an exceptional life, and her faith in our Lord Jesus provided her fearlessness when taking on life’s challenges. Through all the trials in life, she handled them with bold grace and faith.

Debbie is welcomed to her Heavenly home by her father, mother, granddaughter Rylie, brother Gordy, sister Shirley, and niece Becky. She is forever loved and remembered by her husband, Mike; son Justin (Mallory) Roppel; son Derek (Jana) Roppel; daughter Candice (Nathan) Reed; grandchildren: Evan, Kasen, Harvey, Clara Roppel and Ariya, Aurora, and Aston Reed; sister Mary (Dave) Rose; brothers Paul (Patsy) Boatman and Don (Phoebe) Boatman; and countless other family and dear friends across the nation.

Her boundless energy and mentality to “Live life to the fullest!” will be dearly missed on this earth, but her love, light, and spirit shines on within each of us that had the honor of knowing her.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be directed to the Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders, 210 8th Ave., Langdon, ND 58249 Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com .

Walhalla Senior Meals Menu Monday, March 31 Ham•Scalloped Potatoes•Peas•Cherries Tuesday, April 1 Chili•Baked Potato• Coleslaw•Mandarin Oranges•WW Bread Wednesday, April 2 Swiss Steak•Mashed Potatoes•Broccoli•Peaches Thursday, April 3 Roast Beef with Gravy•Mashed Potatoes•Yams•Tropical Fruit Friday, April 4 Tuna Sandwich on WW Bun•Vegetable Soup •Coleslaw•Applesauce This is a menu for the Walhalla Title III Older Americans Act Food Program. The full cost of the meal is $13.00. Suggested donation for those 60 and older is $4.00. EBT/SNAP accepted. Under 60 are required to pay $13.00. Meal site is Waters Family Restaurant, 1108 Central Ave., Walhalla. Call 701-549-2443 before 10:00 a.m. to place an order for congregate, pick up, or home delivered meals.

State

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Legislative update

Multiple bills seek to make access to healthcare easier

By Senator Janne Myrdal

Our little corner of the state is the only one that still has winter. Meanwhile, it feels like full spring in Bismarck.

This week was pretty full in both committees I serve on. Probably the most pertinent legislation for our region was HB1332 relating to a value-added agriculture facility incentive program or the future Agristo potato processing facility in Grand Forks. I appreciate our own Brad Nilson coming down with excellent testimony from the ag producers in support of this $450 million investment by this company and N.D.’s intent to invest to ensure this value-added ag project becomes reality. It would have an enormous positive impact for our region and for young farmers going forward in a challenging international market.

Although most standing committees are still holding hearings on bills, with approximately 300 bills in committees, the first conference committee meetings are likely to be scheduled next week. The conference committee process is generally viewed as the most intense, pressure-filled time of the legislative session. The process also has been characterized as confusing. As a result of changes made to the amendment style and procedures during this last interim, we hope the process will be more straightforward and understandable. The memorandum ‘Conference Committees - Operation and Procedures’ provides a detailed description of the formation and operation of conference committees; however, here is the more condensed version. A conference com-

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By Ann Estvold, NDNA Legislative Intern mittee is appointed when a measure is amended in the second chamber and the chamber from which the bill originated chooses not to concur in the amendments. By tradition, the majority leader of each chamber appoints a conference committee of three members. A conference committee is not a joint committee, but actually a joint meeting of the two committees representing each chamber. By rule, a conference committee must hold its first meeting within two days of appointment. A conference committee must limit its recommendations to resolving the differences between the language passed by each chamber. The report of a conference committee may consist of one of the following recommendations: • The chamber of origin accepts the second chamber's amendments.

• The second chamber rejects its amendments.

• The conference committee replaces the second chamber's amendments with new amendments agreed upon by the conference committee.

• The conference committee be discharged and a new conference committee be appointed because the committee is unable to come to an agreement.

A report of the conference committee must be approved by at least two members of the committee from each chamber. A conference committee report is submitted first to the chamber of origin. If that chamber adopts the report, the bill and the report are sent to the other chamber for consideration. A conference committee report may not be divided or amended.

Hopefully this summary makes the process clearer!

I will report on more specific bills next week as some should be coming to conclusion hopefully soon, like property tax reform and infrastructure funding.

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

to enforce,” said Hendrix.

Jon Arnold, the North Dakota deputy insurance commissioner, said North Dakota law offers more consumer transparency with insurers than it does for health care providers.

Opponents of the bill said it was unnecessary and redundant.

Legislative committees are considering several proposals to give North Dakotans easier access to health care.

HB1594 would require health care facilities to post standard charges for items and services. Prices would have to be listed in a consumer-friendly format. A health care facility that did not comply with the measure could be fined.

Under an existing federal rule, hospitals are already required to publicly disclose their standard charges. A report last November said only 21 percent of the country’s hospitals were complying, said Rep. Jared Hendrix, R- West Fargo.

“HB1594 strengthens medical price transparency by codifying compliance into state law, and by giving the North Dakota insurance commissioner tools

“We’re using taxpayer dollars to police something that is already being policed on the federal side,” said Tim Blasl, president of the North Dakota Hospital Association.

Dental care study Many low-income North Dakotans do not have easy access to dental and oral care. A proposed House bill seeks to change that. HB1567 would study the unmet dental and oral health care needs of low-income and Native American children and individuals with disabilities.

Information from the Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas showed that nearly one in three North Dakota adults have reported no dental visits in five years or more, while more than half of indigenous adults report the same lack of care.

One in every two kindergarteners have experienced tooth decay, and one in four residents of North Dakota long-term care facilities have untreated tooth decay.

Twenty of North Dakota’s 53 counties are considered dental care shortage areas, and many people see less access to emergency dental care and surgery centers. The state Department of Health and Human Services reported that only 44 percent of the need for dental providers across the state is being met.

The study would examine the need for programs, the importance of receiving care, and the availability of dental services. It would also review federal and state regulations that affect dental providers and Medicaid payments for their services. It would review existing programs and look into the expansion of programs that offer support and resources, as well as ways to improve accessibility.

Funding for 988 SB2200 would provide $500,000 to support North Dakota’s 988 suicide prevention and mental health crisis help line. North Dakotans may access the helpline by dialing 988. Sponsored by Sen. Kathy Hogan, D-Fargo, the bill would create a “988 crisis stabilization fund” to support the helpline, which would be administered by the state Department of Health and Human Services. The legislation is being considered by the House’s Human Services Committee.

Capitol briefs

Ann Estvold, NDNA Legislative Intern Thrift store clothing may be exempt from sales tax Thrift store clothing may soon be exempted from N.D.’s 5 percent sales tax, as well as local sales taxes.

HB1428 would apply the exemption to clothing sold by nonprofit thrift stores.

The exemption would not extend to accessories or protective, sports or recreational equipment. The Senate Appropriations Committee is reviewing the bill, which would decrease state and local sales tax collections by an estimated $1.3 million over two years. Clothing sold at garage sales is already exempt from sales tax.

Protecting wild horses SCR4006 is a resolution that urges Congress to establish federal protec-

tion for wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Supporters of the resolution say federal protection would ensure the herd’s long-term health and preservation.

Two other national parks have existing federal protection for their wild horses, Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina and the Ozark Scenic Riverways National Park in southern Missouri. The Legislature approved a similar resolution in 2023, SCR 4014, which advocated allowing the wild horses to remain in the park. The resolution was in response to Park Service plans to remove the animals.

The House Agriculture Committee has

recommended the resolution receive final legislative approval.

North Dakota accelerated degree HB1220 would create a N.D. accelerated degree for high-demand occupations. Any one of N.D.’s 11 public colleges and universities may offer an accelerated degree as an optional substitute for any degree which prepares a student for a high-demand occupation.

The accelerated degree would need to be approved by an occupational or professional board to be recognized for licensing purposes. The Senate’s Workforce Development Committee is reviewing the bill.

Bill would give state funds to regional planning councils Ann Estvold, NDNA Legislative Intern

HB1524 would provide $2.4 million to N.D.’s eight regional planning councils, which encourage community and economic development in small communities across the state. The legis-

lation originally included $8 million, but the sum was trimmed by House budget writers.

Briselda Hernandez Herrera, executive director of the Souris Basin Planning Council in Minot, said the additional money would help the councils make a greater impact in the regions they serve.

“We’ve reached a point that we no longer can create that greater impact to meet those needs,” said Hernandez Herrera. The money in the bill could be used to hire staff or for work plans.

N.D.’s eight regional councils were formed in the 1970s. They help local leaders with grant applications, planning, and other development and management tasks. They assist with solving issues like housing, food deserts, small business financing, child

care, and community improvement.

The bill did not receive a recommendation in its Senate Industry and Business Committee hearing.

EAGLES FINISH 7TH AT

STATE B TOURNAMENT IN MINOT

NB ends season at 25-3 with double OT win over Oakes; Grant Cosley named to All-Tournament team

By Jake Kulland, Sports Editor

The North Border Eagles entered the 2025 State B Boys Basketball Tournament as the fourth seed in the tourney played at the MSU-Dome in Minot March 20-22. The Eagles had a tough first round game, losing to Westhope-Newburg 62-39 then a

rough fourth quarter in loss to New Rockford-Sheyenne in the consolation semifinals 46-38. They were able to come back and win the seventh place game in two overtimes over Oakes, 70-68. North Border ended a great season with a record of 25-3. Minot Ryan won the championship over Westhope-Newburg 52-33.

The Eagles only senior, Grant Cosley, made the All-Tournament team in his last games for North Border boys basketball. When asked about the season, Eagles head coach Sandy Laxdal

The North Border Eagles 2024-2025 boys basketball team with their 7th place trophy from the State B Tournament in Minot. Photo by Larry Stokke.

said, "I feel blessed to have coached this team this season. It felt great to end the year with a victory. It is tough to lose Grant; he's a hard worker and super humble. He's a great leader, super competitive, and it's been great to have him on our side."

Walker Braaten of Westhope-Newburg was named Class B Senior Athlete of the Year, and Scott Wolff of Wilton-Wing was named Class B Coach of the Year. Here is a recap of all three North Border games at the State B:

rebounds and had six steals on the night. North Border surprisingly had trouble with Sioux full court pressure, turning the ball over 17 times, and seemed a little star struck at points in the game.

Westhope-Newburg 62, North Border 39 The Senior Athlete of the Year showed why he earned that honor against the Eagles. Walker Braaten was all over the floor, finishing with 23 points, six

The game was close at 11-9 going into the second quarter when Braaten took over, scoring 17 of his points in the second and third quarters. W-N cont’d. on page B2

Player of the Game against Oakes, Grant Cosley, lays a basket in to finish with 12 points.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Kaden Moore drops in a layup, finishing the game with a team high of 22 points in the double OT win over Oakes for 7th place in the state tournament. Photo by Larry Stokke.

The Eagles pose with their 7th place Trophy. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Kade Schafer steps back and drains a nothingbut-net 3-point shot, totaling 11 points in the double OT win over Oakes.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Preston Emerson drops one in the hoop for 3 points against Westhope/Newburg at the state tourney. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Weston Cosley finger tip rolls a basket in under pressure from an Oakes player.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Cont’d. From Page B1 Eagles finish 7th at State B tournament in Minot outscored the Eagles 35-14 in the second and third combined.

Grant Cosley was the only Eagle scoring in double figures with 10 points, while Brody Berg had nine. Garret Willits got a surprise start in the game and pulled down a team high 10 rebounds.

WESTHOPE-NEWBURG 62, NORTH BORDER 39 WN -- 11 15 20 16 -- 62 NB -9 4 10 16 -- 39 North Border -- Grant Cosley 10, Brody Berg 9, Preston Emerson 5, Kaden Moore 4, Kade Schafer 4, Kolter Kakela 3, Garret Willits 2, Weston Cosley 2 Westhope-Newburg -- Walker Braaten 23, Hunter Tolstad 8, Will Artz 7, Rocklin Beaudrie 6, Dayton Hawkins 6, Tiger Lee 4, Braden Bailey 4, Logan Weems 4 Rebounds -- NB: 39 (Willits 10, Moore 8, Berg 6); WN: 39 (Tolstad 11, Braaten 6) Assists -- NB: 2 (Berg 2); WN: 11 (Tolstad, Artz 3) Steals -- NB: 8; WN: 9 (Braaten 6) Turnovers -- NB: 17; WN: 15 Field goal percentage -- NB: 14/54 (25.9%); WN: 27/55 (49.1%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 4/7 (57.1%); WN: 9/21 (42.9%) New Rockford-Sheyenne 46, North Border 38 The game against the Rockets in the consolation semifinals was a rematch of the Region 2 Championship, which the Eagles won by nine. This game would be close all the way through three quarters. All five Eagles starters scored in the first quarter, but they fell behind 27-23 at halftime. Grant Cosley got going in the third with six points. North Border outscored NR-S 12-4 to lead 35-31 going into the fourth frame.

For whatever the reason, the Eagles could not get any shots to drop down the stretch, going 0 for 10 from the field in the fourth quarter, as the Rockets went on a 15-3 run to end the game. The contest saw seven lead changes, and the score was tied six times. Cosley again was the only Eagles in double figures with 14 points, followed again by nine from Brody Berg. Berg fought through what was thought to be food poisoning and played great despite being sick.

Easton Simon had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets. Berg and Schafer each had six boards, and Kaden Moore had six steals for North Border.

NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE 46, NORTH BORDER 38 NB -- 16 7 12 3 -- 38 NRS -- 14 13 4 15 -- 46 North Border -- Grant Cosley 14, Brody Berg 9, Kaden Moore 6, Weston Cosley 5, Kade Schafer 3, Garret Willits 1 New Rockford-Sheyenne -- Easton Simon 19, Bennett Meier 8, Kage Walford 6, Easton Benz 6, Kailar Jacobson 3, Tommy Allmaras 3, Alex Weisenberger 1 Rebounds -- NB: 22 (Berg, Schafer 6); NRS: 39 (Simon 12, Meier 7) Assists -- NB: 6; NRS: 5 Steals -- NB: 12 (Moore 6); NRS: 4 Turnovers -- NB: 8; NRS: 15 Field goal percentage -- NB: 14-47 (29.6%); NRS: 16/36 (44.4%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 7/9

(77.8%); NRS: 12/22 (54.5%) North Border 70, Oakes 68 (2 OT) The Eagles had a tough shooting State B tournament overall, but they finally showed their fans the shot making they've shown all season late in the game versus the Tornadoes.

After the two teams battled to a 2321 score led by Oakes at halftime, the Tornadoes seemingly had the game after they outscored the Eagles 19-9 in the third quarter with Beau Thorpe scoring 10 of his game high 25 points. The Eagles have been in this situation twice before this season, when they had to come back against double digit deficits.

Weston Cosley got the team going right away in the fourth quarter, scoring all nine of his points. Kaden Moore then would score seven down the stretch, and Kade Schafer hit a huge 3-pointer. A steal by Oakes and a halfcourt shot just missed to send the game to overtime.

In the first extra session, Oakes center Eddy Garza just missed a mid-range jumper to put the game to 2 OTs. After the Tornadoes grabbed an early lead, Moore, Brody Berg and Grant Cosley all made key baskets to comeback and get the win.

Grant Cosley (front row, 4th from the left) made the State B Boys Basketball All-Tournament team in Minot on March 22. Congrats Grant!

Photo by Ashley Schafer.

Oakes hurt themselves majorly with 28 turnovers, while out rebounding the Eagles 52-26. Moore had 22 points, six rebounds and five steals for North Border, while Berg had 14 points, Cosley 12 and Schafer 11.

Roddek Schmidt had 19 boards for Oakes in the loss.

NORTH BORDER 70, OAKES 68 (2 OTs) NB -- 12 9 9 21 6 13 -- 70 O -- 13 10 19 9 6 11 -- 68 North Border -- Kaden Moore 25, Brody Berg 14, Grant Cosley 12, Kade Schafer 11, Weston Cosley 9, Garret Willits 2 Oakes -- Beau Thorpe 25, Eddy Garza 14, Jyles Meier 9, Roddek Schmidt 8, Chris Titus 8, Levi Lovelace 4 Rebounds -- NB: 26 (Moore, Schafer 6); O: 52 (Schmidt 19, Thorpe 9) Assists -- NB: 9 (Cosley 5); O: 13 Steals -- NB: 17 (Moore, Berg 5); O: 7 Turnovers -- NB: 9; O: 28 Field goal percentage -- NB: 25/67 (37.3%) O: 27/56 (48.2%) Free throw percentage -- NB: 15/23 (65.2%); O: 9/14 (64.3%)

Eagles fans cheer their team on with flare.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Brody Berg was Player of the Game against the NRS and finished the match with 9 points and six rebounds. Photo by Larry Stokke.

Player of the Game against Westhope/Newburg, Garret Willits, goes to the basket between three defenders and adds 2 points to the Eagles' score. Photo by Larry Stokke.

A young Eagles fan cheering on her team.

Photo by Larry Stokke.

Some of the parents came decked out in gold to show their support for the Eagles at the state tournament. Photo by Larry Stokke.

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Jake’s Take on Sports Cody Amble and Jayden Lee, but all three also bring back a ton of talent for next winter. In hockey, both Langdon Blades girls and boys teams were very young. The 19U girls will lose Catelyn Goodman and Alora Berke, but the boys bring everyone back, and the young girls team should continue to improve. We look forward to a very fun and prosperous winter season next year.

By Jake Kulland, Sports Editor The wild ride of the winter sports season has come to an end As we come to you this week, we are still catching our breath after the end of the winter sports season. What a couple of months it was (although sometimes it seemed like a couple of years), and lots of good times were had. We had two teams we cover in this paper make state tournaments, the Langdon-Munich Lady Cards taking fifth place in the State B Girls Basketball Tournament in Jamestown and recently the North Border Eagles finishing seventh at the State Boys B Tourney in Minot. Of course, both teams would have liked to bring home state titles, but both did end their seasons with wins, which was great to see.

All winter long we say buzzer beaters, tremendous comebacks, and one thrill after another. The good news is that we should have some very competitive teams coming back next season. For basketball, there are losses to all three teams in Meredith Romfo, Mikaela Olson, Grant Cosley,

Thanks to all of our great sponsors for supporting our sportscasts on the air and for stories in this paper. Thanks to the great Larry Stokke for taking great pictures at all these events and also to Ashley Schafer for helping take pics as well. For the radio, Gary Helland stepped up this year and help expand our coverage. Thanks to “The Principal” Randy Hill, Sandy Laxdal, Mitch Greenwood, Greg Goodman, Wayne Borgen, Jay Adam, Logan Waslaski, Alex Howatt, Jace Ramberg, and many more for helping make our sportscasts more interesting for the listeners. It was another long, strange trip and a fantastic one at that. I would also like to personally thank Lovely Lisa for surviving her Tournament Time run, and yes, she’s still speaking to me.

Pembina County North to not have a high school baseball program this year We have sad news to report this week, as word came out that the Pembina County North Grizzlies will not have a high school baseball program this spring. There were only four players that signed up from North Border and four from Cavalier, which, of course, is one short of having a team. The Grizzlies played a JV schedule for most of last year in the hopes of building

program numbers, but it did not work out. It’s very tough to bring a program back after it’s been lost, but hopefully, things will be better next spring.

The region for high school baseball will now be once again just Langdon-Munich, Park River Area, Grafton and Midway-Minto.

Pembina County track meet coming March 29 in Grand Forks We will leave with word that the annual Pembina County Indoor Track Meet will be coming on March 29 at the UND High Performance Center in Grand Forks. Both Langdon-Munich and, of course, Pembina County North will be participating in the event. We have started to have track results in this week’s paper and will continue to do so throughout the season.

“See ya!” next week!

On March 21, the Mike Grandall Invite started off track season for the Cardinals in Grand Forks. Six boys and nine girls competed in the meet, which had 24 teams in attendance.

Boys results: Performer of the Meet: Braxton Lindseth 5th - Braxton Lindseth, Pole Vault, 9’

Crockett named Class A GBB Senior Athlete of the Year, Miss Basketball finalist

Minnesota Twins games will still to be televised on United Communications cable There is good news this week for baseball fans, as it has been announced that Minnesota Twins games will be on United Communications cable.

The Twins have switched this year from Bally Sports North, to what’s called Twins.TV, which is run by Major League Baseball. There was fear that games will only be streamed this year but not on cable. Thanks to United for striking a deal with the Twins to get the games on the air. They will be on channel 71, which some fans may have figured out already. At press time, there was no deal with the Twins and Midcontinnent Cable, although a deal was said to be in the works.

Thanks, United Communications!

Cards attend first meet of season Girls results: Performer of the Meet: Fenja Lawson 3rd - Aubrey Badding, Long Jump, 16’8” 4th - Taya Feist, High Jump, 4’8” 5th - Fenja Lawson, Shot Put, 32’6.5” (PB) 7th - Aubrey Badding, 400 Meter Run, 1:05.32

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Pictured is Northern Cass senior Haidyn Crockett, who was named North Dakota Class A Girls Basketball Senior Athlete of Year after the State A Tournament in Minot on March 8. She has also been announced as a finalist for North Dakota Miss Basketball, which will be determined on March 28.

She averaged 29 points per game in her senior season and went over 2,000 points for her career. Crockett will now attend the University of Jamestown, where she will play with her sister, Halle. Both girls are daughters of Mike and Jodi Crockett of Reile’s Acres and granddaughters of Larry and Susan Faye, and granddaughters of Greg and Ruth Hall of Edinburg. Congrats, Haidyn!!

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Cont’d. From Page A3 Agriculture research loses momentum with federal payments uncertain

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search at NDSU are back on a normal schedule after some delays, Lardy said.

Terms of current school board members that are ending this year (June 30, 2025) are: Kirk Morrison, who represents Neche (3-year term) and DeWilliam Moore, who represents Pembina (3-year term).

However, NDSU is a partner on one research project that has been halted.

Lardy said a conservation research project has had its funding interrupted.

The Biden administration had created grants that were designed to help farmers and ranchers implement conservation practices.

Applications for nomination may be obtained from the school offices in Pembina and Walhalla. The deadline to file an application to run for school board member is Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in the office of the business manager at the Walhalla School.

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Alsen City's annual Equalization and Town meeting to be held April 2nd, 2025.

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NDSU’s role was to produce educational materials based on the research in western North Dakota.

Lardy said NDSU is sometimes the leader on research projects, but also might be a partner with private industry research, commodity groups or nonprofits.

Lardy said NDSU was closely watching the situation with one research partner — the federal Agricultural Research Service, where he said probationary employees have been let go.

“They have a large presence here on campus,” Lardy said of ARS, which also has staff in Mandan and at the Human Nutrition Research Center in Grand Forks. “We’re concerned about … what that means for the research that our stakeholders across the region need.”

A judge has ordered that fired USDA workers should be rehired.

While DOGE is new, complaints of delayed federal payments are not.

Greg Tehven, who chairs the board of North Dakota’s Grand Farm ag research project near Casselton, testified in a congressional hearing last year that delayed payments were an issue then, too.

He said Grand Farm needed a loan to make payroll while it awaited federal payments on $1.4 million in federal contracts.

But Grand Farm says it has not experienced any new impacts with the change of administration and does not foresee a dropoff in research.

Grand Farm works with the Agricultural Research Service and NDSU, but also has private investments from companies such as Microsoft, Tharaldson Ethanol and CHS, formerly known as Cenex Harvest States.

Phillips said it is the research focused on conservation, such as decreasing erosion and natural carbon storage, that seem most at risk.

Researching carbon storage in the roots of grasses is one of her specialties but she said it may not be a high priority under the Trump administration.

“It’s still a global market. Even though this state or this government might not care about it, other countries do,” she said.

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LARRY IN THE wild

The Borderland Press's very own photographer had a chance to participate in National Reading Month with Callen and Elin Hinnenkamp reading to him at St. Alphonsus School last week.

Cont’d. From Page A1 Local schools celebrate National Reading Month Make reading accessible Parents can facilitate opportunities for kids to read by getting their children library cards, frequently taking them to bookstores, participating in school-run book fairs, and participating in other activities that prioritize book access, such as sales at the local library. Furthermore, since children are so in tune with digital devices, offering access to an e-reader or digital reading app on a tablet will enable children to tap into the vast digital library of books.

Don't stress about the content Experts note that parents should not stress about what kids are reading.

Many times parents worry that their kids aren't reading the classics or hard-hitting novels. As long as kids are reading age-appropriate material, the subject matter does not make a world of difference. From comic books to newspapers, kids can read anything so long as it's appropriate for their age.

Cont’d. From Page A1 School brings forward revised proposal for renovations sible to try and expand the school southeast, atop where the playground now sits. With this information in mind, Christianson, along with Dave Hart, school board president, sat down together to formulate a new plan. This new design would see a gymnasium built over top where the playground is now. There would be a safe and secure entry way attached to the gymnasium along with an office and ADA compliant bathrooms. In the southeast corner of the school’s property, a new drop off loop would be built, along with additional parking. The playground would then need to be relocated.

At the Park Board meeting on Tuesday, March 25, Christianson and Hart unveiled the new plan.

“They seemed way more open to that, maintaining green space,” said Christianson in reference to the Park Board.

The previous proposal would have seen an expansion built over the park’s green space. This new plan will leave the green space as is and utilize the property as a playground. Similar to what St. Alphonsus School does,

12th Ave. would be blocked off by orange cones throughout the day, ensuring the safety of kids outside playing. Fencing would need to be built and playground equipment transferred, but overall, the school board agreed that this would be the best plan moving forward at their meeting, which was also on March 25. With the backing of Langdon City Council and the Park Board, the school board will move forward to hopefully have a proposal up for a vote during June elections.

On Thursday, April 3, a formal presentation of this plan will be outlined for the public in the study hall of Langdon Area High School. This will not be a public forum, like the March 12 meeting, but instead an informational session for those interested in following the renovations. If the proposal were to be voted in favor of, groundbreaking wouldn’t start for approximately two more years.

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