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Understanding Measures One and Two on the ballot of Higher Education Board has changes that would take place nominating committee with By Linda Timian Republican Writer

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There are two measures on the General Election ballot this fall. Both measures were put on the ballot by the 2019 ND Legislative Assembly, and both propose changes to the ND Constitution. Measure One proposes changes to the State Board of Higher Education. Measure Two proposes changes to the process for voter initiated constitutional amendments. Measure One: State Board of Higher Education The ND State Board of Higher Education governs the North Dakota University System, which is comprised of eleven ND colleges and universities. Currently there are eight board members. Seven are qualified electors/taxpayers who have been ND residents for at least five years. These members have four year terms and can serve two terms. There is also one fulltime resident student in good academic standing at an institution under the jurisdiction of the board. Testimony at the Senate’s Standing Education Committee stated the state’s higher education institutions have been faced with increasing challenges to respond to the rapidly evolving student needs and out of state competition. The eight-person State Board

been stretched thin and has struggled to deal with these rapid changes. Measure One intends to address the challenges of 1) attracting large, diverse pools of candidates for board membership and 2) managing the responsibilities, oversight, and scope of an eight member board. Some feel there is no need to expand the number of board

if Measure One is approved (yes votes win): • Increase the number of individuals who serve on the State Board of Higher Education to fifteen: fourteen electors/taxpayers and one student. The student would have a one year term and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. • Increase the term of board membership to six years. They can serve two terms but not

members. Some feel that increasing the number of board members and length of term will help address the challenges the board faces. Others felt the steps taken in Measure One do not go far enough. Many proposals were made and options weeded out. The result is Senate Concurrent Resolution 4016 with bipartisan sponsorship. These are the constitutional

back to back • Require the board to meet at least annually with the heads of each institution under the board’s control • Prohibit state legislators, elected state officials, and fulltime state employees from serving on the board • Replace the Chief Justice of Supreme Court on the board

the Secretary of State If approved, the effective date would be June 30, 2021. Unexpired board positions will serve the remainder of their terms. Board positions that expire on June 30, 2021, plus the seven new positions will be filled by individuals appointed by the governor, and their terms must be staggered so that no more than three positions expire in any year, even if that means their initial term is less than six years. The estimated financial cost of Measure One is $147,000 per biennium (two year period). A ‘Yes’ vote would implement the changes listed above. A ‘No’ vote would keep the board the same as it is now (8 members, 4 year terms, etc.) Measure Two: Voter Initiated Constitutional Amendments There are three types of laws that we deal with in North Dakota: the constitution, the Century Code, and administrative rules. Measure Two only applies to constitutional amendments proposed by the public/voters, which is called an “initiated constitutional measure.” Constitutional amendments can also come from the legislature, like the measures on the ballot this year, but the concont. on page 2

New radio infrastructure for public safety and emergency services

Kubat honored with Excellence in County Government

North Dakota public safety there were only 40 radio towers here,” said Cavalier County Sherand emergency services are statewide and local units had to iff Greg Fetsch. “She has taken getting a long overdue radio up- supplement that to get better a leading role in the state and is grade as part of a new program coverage.” the reason Langdon has been called SIRN20/20. SIRN stands The governor established the involved since the beginning of for Statewide Interoperable Ra- Statewide Interoperability Exec- this project.” dio Network. “Interoperable” utive Committee (SIEC) in 2012, The existing radio system opmeans all the agencies involved and the Legislature established erates on Very High Frequency (law enforcement, firefighters, the committee as a permanent (VHF) and is comprised of fragEMS, emergency mented statemanagement, the wide, regional public utilities, and local twotranspor tation, way voice and others) will be and paging able to commusystems with nicate with each varying levother, on demand, els of perforand in real-time. It mance and is a joint effort by sophisticastate, county, and tion. municipal public “The new safety agencies to infrastructure build and mainwill get us tain a statewide way better rainteroperable radio coverage dio communicathan we’ve Pictured is one of the 911 dispatchers using the new radio tion system for had before,” first responders 911 Statewide Interoperable Radio Network. said Kempert. and the public “It will opersafety community. body in 2013. Under the SIEC, ate on the 800 MHz frequency “Since 2011 there has been studies were conducted, rec- which has much better clarity a statewide grassroots effort ommendations were made, and and less static interference.” between local and state law in 2017, the SIRN20/20 program The SIRN20/20 program is enforcement, fire, EMS, and was initiated. Kempert is on currently in Phase One of the many other agencies to ask the the SIEC and many SIRN project deployment. Some of the 911 state to fund good radio cov- workgroups as a rural represen- dispatch centers, called Puberage for their organizations,” tative because she is passionate lic Safety Answering Points said Cavalier County Emergen- that rurals are taken into con- (PSAPs), are getting new concy Management Coordinator sideration. soles. Langdon is now installcont. on page 3 Karen Kempert. “At the time “We are lucky we have Karen

Congratulations to Cavalier County Recorder Vicki Kubat who was recently honored with the 2020 Excellence in County Government by a County Official Award from the North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo). The award seeks to honor those who have shown exceptional dedication, leadership, and in-

“Vicki has been a mentor to other recorders around the state. Most recorders would know Vicki and received good advice from her.” The NDACo is an organization that aims to represent the needs of county government in legislative matters and act as a liaison between counties. Working closely with Congress

volvement for the good of all counties. “The selection committee looks for people who go above and beyond, reaching across county lines,” said Jeff Eslinger, Assistant Director of Member Services for NDACo.

and the National Association of Counties, NDACo also alerts county officials to national developments that impact county government. “Almost every year there are changes in the law that affect

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Understanding the measures ___________________________________continued from Page 1 stitution cannot be changed others disagree in its entirety, and a veto can be overridden without the vote of the people. saying our current process is in by a second vote of the people. Currently, voters and inter- support of the direct voice of Measure Two does not change ested persons (including out of the people. the first step of an initiated constate groups) can amend the ND Measure Two would change stitutional measure. You still Constitution by proposing an the ND Constitution in this have to get a “4% petition” to initiated constitutional measure way: an initiated constitutional get the amendment on the baland circulating a petition. If you measure can only be put on a lot in the first place. get legal signatures equal to 4% general election ballot, and if The estimated financial imof the resident population, the approved by the voters, it must pact of this measure is zero. petition for the constitutional then be submitted to the next Measure Two was sponsored by amendment may be submitted state legislative assembly. If the Republican senators and repreto the secretary of state. It is legislative assembly approves sentatives. All Democrats and put on the ballot for voters and the constitutional measure, it some Republicans opposed this a simple majority will ratify the becomes law. If the legislative measure. constitutional amendment, and assembly does not approve Voting “YES” means you apit becomes law. the constitutional measure, the prove to add legislative review Some people in the state see measure must be placed on the to an initiated constitutional this process as too easy for out- ballot again at the next general measure before it becomes a of-state influences to amend election, and if approved by the constitutional amendment. our constitution, which has voters, it becomes law. Voting “NO” means you reject happened in the past. Others What Measure Two does is the measure as summarized may agree but think there is a add a layer of review and ap- above, and the current process better way to deal with it than proval by the state legislature stays in place. making the amendment pro- before an initiated constitucess harder for ND voters. Still tional amendment is ratified, Kubat honored _________________________________________________continued from Page 1 counties,” said Eslinger. “Vicki her 29 years of county govern- Auxiliary, Cavalier County Mehas testified before the state ment service and involvement morial Hospital, and St. Edwards legislature many times.” in the NDACo and other state Catholic Church in Nekoma. Every year, NDACo invites and local organizations. Over “She has a servant’s heart counties and county associa- those 29 years, she has served and is always making herself tions to consider nominating in a leadership capacity on available to help others,” said someone for the awards. There the ND County Recorders As- Ramsey County Recorder Katie are four categories: Commis- sociation Executive Board, the Nadeau. “Vicki always makes sioner, Official (elected or ap- NDACo Board of Directors, the you feel valuable and included. pointed), Employee, and Hall NDACo Executive Board, the She has taught me leadership of Honor (retirees). The County ND Advisory Commission on skills that focus on kindness, reRecorders Association nominat- Intergovernmental Relations, spect, and the good of all.” ed Kubat for the award. and the ND Recorder InformaThe Award is normally pre“I am humbled to have re- tion Network. Kubat has served sented at the annual NDACo ceived the county official award 21 years on the Langdon EMT convention in Bismarck. This as there are many well deserv- Ambulance Service and was year, the convention is virtual ing county officials in the state the 2020 EMT of the Year. She and will be held on October 12 of North Dakota,” said Kubat. has been involved locally in the – 14, 2020. Kubat’s nomination outlined Chamber of Commerce, Eagles

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Upside Down Under By Marvin Baker

The Mandan Milk Mystery… Sometime in 1957, federal agents secured a creamery in Mandan and shut it down apparently without saying a word to anyone locally. It became known as the Mandan Milk Mystery because of the secrecy of the seizure. The USDA discovered the milk that was processed in that creamery had a high level of a beta radiation called strontium 90 that has a decay rate or half life of 28 years. The milk was coming from dairy farms in Morton, Oliver, Sioux and Grant counties, and the USDA learned of localized hot spots, no pun intended. To this day, there remains a lot of speculation, but what is known is strontium 90 has a chemical make up almost identical to calcium, and the half life ended in 2014 with half life of that number to take another 28 years to 2042. The strontium 90 was released and drifted over the northern plains from nuclear tests in Nevada and Utah from 1951 to 1958. As it rained down on North Dakota, it was absorbed into the grass, the cows ate the grass and passed the radiation into the milk that was processed in the Creamery. In 1988, Robert Tarkalson used the Mandan Milk Mystery as his master’s degree thesis at the University of Montana in Missoula. This was two years after the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl. According to Tarkalson’s research, Rapid City, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles were also tested for high levels of strontium 90 with raw milk and powdered milk in Mandan testing much higher than the other three locations. How much higher? When the other three cities were experiencing 5 picocuries per gram of strontium 90, Mandan had 19 picocuries per gram, and some “farm communities” not named in the thesis carried 36 picocuries per gram which was an obvious hazard for youth. Thus, the creamery was shut down. Fast forward to the early 1990s. Sheryn Doll of Mandan grew up in Hebron and had multiple sclerosis. She claimed she contracted it from drinking strontium 90 laced milk when she was a child. Dr. Stephen McDonough, a state health officer, was later questioned about this link being a possibility. He said it was certainly, a possibility but there wasn’t any research to prove or disprove it. About that same time, a book at the North Dakota State Library called the Post Soviet Press told of the Chernobyl explosion through the eyes of those who were there trying to stop the fire that actually carried strontium 90 all across Europe and

the Soviet Union. Some of the Soviet soldiers who were involved in the fire were contracting MS, and this was approximately nine years after Chernobyl went boom. It’s no secret that North Dakota has one of the highest rates of MS in the United States, and our next door neighbor Saskatchewan has the highest rate in Canada. There are all sorts of theories about what causes MS, and some say it has to do with nothing more than us living at higher latitudes. But if you connect the dots - the woman in Mandan who was confined to a wheelchair at 50 years old, the health officer in Bismarck who believed the link was credible, and the Soviet soldiers who contracted MS from the Chernobyl explosion - you have to believe it is more than just a coincidence. There was also a book called “Downwind in North Dakota,” that was written by Byron Dorgan. The Mandan Milk Mystery isn’t mentioned in the book, but there’s a lot of information about specific blast sights and how the resulting radiation was carried northeastward and began falling on places like Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota and Saskatchewan. To the best of my knowledge, nobody else has claimed to have contracted MS from drinking laced milk as a child, at least not publicly. It should also be noted that in his thesis, Tarkalson writes that the disintegration rate of the radiation was quite rapid, but doesn’t use actual numbers. Half life aside, the significant thing about strontium 90 is it is also considered a source of bone cancer and leukemia, should the spinal cord be involved. Significance of any radiation is that it will never cease to exist. The radiation will continue to decay to a point of insignificance, but there will always be a positive number. There needs to be more and deeper research about this to prove or disprove that strontium 90 in milk could be a trigger for MS. Stay tuned to this space for more detailed information on this subject in the coming weeks.

Government’s powers limited by constitution All civics classes should begin with the first principle of American Constitutionalism: Government has only that power granted to it by the Constitution. As Justice Hugo Black stated in Reid v. Covert in 1957, “The United States is entirely a creature of the Constitution. Its power and authority have no other source. It can only act in accordance with all the limitations imposed by the Constitution.” This foundational principle, set forth by the legendary Revolutionary War lawyer, James Otis, Jr., in the landmark, Writs of Assistance Case in 1761, charted a distinctly American conception of what constitutes a constitution. Giants of the founding period—George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, among others—followed his path. As the nation’s first president, Washington was at pains to explain in letters to friends that he sought to avoid being characterized as a “usurper.” Washington wrote, “If in the opinion of the People, the distribution or modification of the Constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.” Hamilton—he of Broadway fame—observed that the branches of government possessed no authority to alter the Constitution, from which they derive their au-

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thority. “An agent,” he wrote, “cannot new model his own commission” and “transfer the legislative power to the executive.” Madison stated in the Constitutional Convention: “It would be a novel & dangerous doctrine that a Legislature could change the constitution under which it held its existence.” Concerns among the founders about governmental officials’ acts of usurpation and revision of the constitutional allocation of power, reflect their understanding of the significance of the ratification of the Constitution by the American people. As Madison explained, if the people had not approved the proposed Constitution, it would have been stillborn. But their ratification of it, he declared, “breathed life” into the Constitution. Ratification, that is, approval of the Constitution by the sovereign people, represented the epitome of consent by the governed, which Thomas Jefferson referred to in the Declaration of Independence as an “unalienable right.” The historic significance of the act of popular ratification of the supreme law of the land, an acknowledgment that the people alone could approve or reject the proposed Constitution, was captured by James Iredell, one of the most acute theorists of the founding generation and a member of the first body of Justices serving on the U.S. Supreme Court: “The people have chosen to be governed under such and such principles. They have not chosen to be governed or promised to submit upon any other.” In sum, the American people did not ratify a blank check of authority for the government, but rather a Constitution that carefully allocates limited powers that are confined at every turn. The framers of the Constitution were entitled to believe that one of their most important, and hopefully enduring, achievements was the implementation of the rule of law –the subordination of govern-

ment to the law--on a daily basis. Stated simply, this principle means that governmental officials have an absolute legal and moral responsibility to obey the Constitution from which they draw their authority and swear an oath to preserve, protect and defend. To disobey is to rebuke the very concept of constitutionalism. The solemn oath to obey the Constitution was not taken for granted by delegates to the Constitutional Convention. The drafters of the Constitution were not naïve; indeed, many were veterans of their state legislative bodies, colonial assemblies and Congress. A few were governors; some possessed considerable diplomatic experience. Most, moreover, were keen students of history, which informed their discussions and debates in Philadelphia. Their experience and reading taught them all an important lesson: power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That history lesson, a universal axiom, reminded the framers that those holding positions in the government that they were creating would, by virtue of their office and the power, attached it, be tempted to abuse their authority for variety of purposes—personal, political and financial. The key question for all those committed to the maintenance of the rule of law was, as Madison asked in Federalist No. 51, how to persuade government to obey the law. That was the great challenge in 1787. It remains the great challenge in our time. Adler is president of The Alturas Institute, created to advance American Democracy through promotion of the Constitution, civic education, equal protection and gender equality. Send questions about the Constitution to this newspaper and he will attempt to answer them in subsequent columns. This column is provided by the North Dakota Newspaper Association and Humanities North Dakota.

Report From the Legislature

Rep. David Monson R – District 10 The interim committee meetings are drawing to a close. I have had three interim committee meetings in the past month, two of which have finished their work and adjourned sine die. The Budget Section Committee keeps meeting pretty much on a monthly basis now since COVID-19 has triggered a lot of Federal funds coming to many agencies in the state. The interim Higher Education Committee met on September 14 and heard reports from Mayville State University, UND, UND School of Medicine, Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), and the ND University System. The re-

ports from the three institutions involved such topics as enrollment trends, scholarships and grants, capital projects both in progress or completed as well as their requests for 2021 legislative projects, trends in classes for in-demand occupations, and many other bits of information related to funding and funding needs. We also voted on three proposed bill drafts: 1. To repeal the repayment provisions for the professional student exchange program. I voted “NO” on this one and it failed. What it proposed is that we would reverse our action taken during the 2019 session where we said if a student who received funds from the state to attend a veterinary school or dental school out of state (we don’t have those programs in ND) didn’t return to ND to set up or practice the profession in ND, they would have to repay the funds to the state. I felt if we are spending ND taxpayer money to increase the number of veterinarians and dentists in the state, we should ex-

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pect them to repay us by returning to ND for a time. 2. Regarding the capital building fund program in the funding formula. I voted YES and it passed. It is part of the overall formula we sent up previously and has been very popular allowing capital projects (building projects) to use matching funds and get projects done quicker. 3. Regarding the higher education funding formula base funding amount. I voted “YES”, and it passed. In other words, we proposed to continue the funding formula as started in previous legislative sessions with minor changes. One report from the higher education office was the news that they are proposing a budget of $565.4 M for the ’21-’23 biennium, down from $648.7M for ’19-’21. This is less than last session but not as big a cut as Governor Burgum asked them to do. This would include a 2.2% tuition increase request vs. increases of 4% to 13% to fill the gap if they followed the governor’s plan according to the higher education office. We legislators will have a big task ahead of us in January to hear all the sides of this argument and set the budget for the next 2 years. The Budget Section met on September 17 where we heard a presentation by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The general fund for the state is not doing wonderful but still above the projected ending fund balance by about 3% or $78.96M. Motor vehicle taxes and liquor taxes are the only 2 sources of revenue below projections, surprisingly to me. The projections for revenue for 2021-2023 are not going to be looking very good, however. Remember that the bulk of income taxes in the present biennium were paid on 2019 income in 2020. The income tax for 2020 will not be due until April of 2021. That means income taxes paid coming up in 2021 will likely be much lower with all the unemployment due to Covid-19 in 2020. We anticipate much lower income for the next biennium mandating some big budget cuts for 2021-2023. Other funds other than the general fund of the state are quite a different story, as many of those funds are funded with oil revenue. Oil revenue was very steady and somewhat above projections until the Covid-19 problem hit in full force in March. Since then oil prices plummeted as well as ND’s production. It has come back a little, but oil revenue is still only about half of what was projected for this time of the biennium. I expect the oil industry

is going to be struggling for some time, not just in ND and the US but around the world. Until the world economy improves, oil demand is going to be below production abilities. We received reports dealing with various state agencies’ requests for Covid-19 relief funds and aid and how they used funds already received. There were no surprises to me in these reports and nothing noteworthy. The K-12 Funding Committee met on September 28 and heard numerous reports from DPI (Department of Public Instruction) personnel. There was some good and bad news in this mixed bag of reports. It appears we will have $6.3 M left over in the transportation funding for K-12 schools as schools were not in session and transporting students from March to June. They had other expenses, but many of those expenses were covered by Federal funds made available to them due to the Covid-19 event. We had much discussion on the attempt to get more schools onto the formula we have in place for funding K-12 schools now. This could cost anywhere from $5.3M to $10.2M depending on which plan we choose in January. We heard projected numbers for enrollments for the next biennium which is tied directly to what we will have to budget for K-12 for the ’21-’23 biennium. With increased numbers of students we are looking at an increase of about $45.5M just to continue the same level of per pupil support as we are currently providing for the 2019-2021 biennium. We have funds available to do this as we set up provisions years ago for lean times like we are currently experiencing. We also heard a report on distance learning which is running out of money due to increased numbers of students in schools taking more classes via distance learning. That budget is part of Career and Technical Education (CTE) which is in my regular committee during the legislative sessions. They will have funds to continue at the expected usage level until January, but we will have to address the shortfall immediately in January to get them through the current biennium which ends in June of 2021. The added usage and related costs are a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis, closing of schools early last spring, and more students quarantined going forward this fall. We also approved a bill draft to be advanced to the 2021 session dealing with the formula and getting more schools on it.

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By Katie Henry NDSU Extension Family and Community Wellness Agent Teal Pumpkins Teal is not a color most people associate with pumpkins. It’s usually orange. But, for a child with food allergies, intolerances, or other dietary needs, it’s a sign they can actually participate. Holidays are tough for families with food allergies, intolerances, or other dietary needs. Halloween is the start of the “season” of allergic reactions and sleepless nights for my family and other families like us. Halloween is also a time children feel left out because of the limitations that they have. It is extremely scary to not be able to recognize your child because the swelling of their face is so severe that their eyelids have turned “inside out” and the only way to recognize them is by the color of their hair and the clothes they are wearing. It is extremely scary to see your child turn blue and become unresponsive for a time on the way to the hospital. It is extremely scary to be in the emergency room wanting to help your child along with the flurry of medical professionals doing their job, yet not being able to do a thing other than stay out of the professional’s way, watch, and pray. It is extremely scary to try to navigate a world where the potential allergen could be lurking on every surface. A food allergy family has to find a balance, and a child misses out on certain experiences. “Just don’t eat it” has been told to me several times from people that don’t have to live with food allergies. And in an almost perfect world, that would work just fine. But there are foods made in factories that use the same lines, and packages with allergens can be opened in the same area that could cause those allergen particles in the air to land on food items being made. The allergen may not be an official ingredient in the food item, so it wouldn’t be listed on the food package. But in that situation, there could be enough consumed in that cross-contaminated item to cause major harm or death to a person with a severe allergy. Also, foods like nuts have oils, and when the person with the allergy is contact reactive, that means touching the same doorknob or pencil as someone who has touched or consumed the allergen can cause the body to go into full anaphylac-

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tic shock. We have had emergency room visits from unknown causes. The cause is unseen and unknown, yet the danger is very real. So, as you can see, it’s not as simple as “just don’t eat it” for some people. Anaphylaxis (anaphylactic shock) is when the immune system tries to fight an object seen as being a danger to a person’s body, even when it’s not. Instead of helping the body, the allergic reaction sends the body into shock, potentially causing the person to die. Signs usually include swelling (typically of the face, mouth, and throat), vomiting, rashes, drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and organ failure. An allergy is no fault of the person who has it or their families. It’s just something that happens. It can happen to anyone at any age (though more likely in childhood). There is no known cure. Research is ongoing. Treatments are limited and are currently being studied. According to the Food Allergy Research and Education organization (FARE), there are 32 MILLION Americans living with a food allergy; anaphylactic food reaction diagnoses increased 377% between 2007 and 2016; and there is an emergency room visit every 3 minutes for an allergic reaction from food (https://www.foodallergy.org/, 2020). Numbers of allergens and reactions have gone up drastically in the last 25 years. There is research being done and awareness is beginning to spread. The Teal Pumpkin Project is an awareness campaign that helps those families with food allergies or other dietary needs participate in the Halloween season. FARE was inspired by the awareness campaign that was started in Tennessee by a mother with a child with food allergies through the Food Allergy Community of Easter Tennessee (FACET). FARE has developed the Teal Pumpkin Project to help bring awareness and inspire people to think of other ways to celebrate the tradition of trick-or-treating. The premise behind the Teal Pumpkin Project is that those homes with non-food items for the trick-or-treaters place a teal pumpkin outside their home to let the families know that they have alternatives to food at that location. The allergy family then knows they are safe to trick-or-treat at that house and are able to participate in the holiday as everyone else is. Teal pumpkins can be purchased in stores in the holiday or décor section, can be painted, or can be

printed and placed at your door or window. It’s still okay to have food items as well, just have two separate bowls (or ways) for the trickor-treaters to get them so there is no chance of cross-contamination. Some items to consider for trickor-treaters that can be purchased at lower cost in a pack but distributed individually: *stickers *bouncy balls *glow sticks *beaded necklaces *stamps *notebooks *pens *pencils *anything else you can think of that kids would enjoy Whether you participate in trickor-treating or not this year because of the pandemic, please consider participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project. Our family is not the only family with special dietary needs in our community, and let’s face it, kids don’t need a whole pillowcase full of candy every year… I’ve seen that happen. I also know one child who collected that much candy and ate half within 3 days… I’m not sure how they even survived that… If you would like to know more about food allergies and the Teal Pumpkin Project, you can find more information on the FARE website (https://www.foodallergy.org/). If you would like to participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project this year and would like to print a pumpkin, you can find a printable version at https://www.foodallergy. org/resources/free-teal-pumpkinproject-resources. Feel free to contact the office if you have any questions or would like further information about food allergies or the Teal Pumpkin Project (256-2560 or katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu). My family has been so blessed to be part of a community that has taken us under their wing to ensure we are included in so many different ways. Friends, family, and even strangers have made it possible for us to still do activities (like trick-ortreating) by making sure there are non-food items or treats that are safe for us and specifically seeking us out to help us be included. We are grateful, thankful, and humbled by the support we have received. Consider being part of the Teal Pumpkin Project. Source: Food Allergy Research and Education. “I Am So Much More Than My Food Allergies.” Food Allergy Research & Education, Oct. 2020, www.foodallergy. org/.

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LARGE & EXCELLENT ESTATE AUCTION

Saturday, October 17, 2020 – 10:00 a.m.

Location: Langdon ND – 9494 Country Club Rd. - From Langdon: (Junction center of town) 2 miles north to Golf Course, ½ mile East, 1/8 mile south Owner: Dr. Terry & Marcy Lorenz Estate – 701-729-7684 for Bill Auctioneer's Note: Dr. Terry Lorenz was a long-time dentist of the Langdon community. Over the years he enjoyed maintaining his well-kept acreage as well as horses, wood working, sleighs, buggy’s, and many other things. This estate features an excellent variety to satisfy most all tastes. Mark your calendar, plan today to attend. FOR COMPLETE LIST W/ PICTURES PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITES. Lunch will be served! HARLEY DAVIDSON, PICKUP & HORSE TRAILER - Road King Harley Davidson motorcycle - 1988 Chevy Fleetstar pickup, 94952 miles - Triggs tandem axle horse trailer, good floor VERY NICE FURNITURE, APPLIANCES & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS JD LAWN MOWERS, TILLERS, SNOWBLOWER, LAWN & GARDEN REFURBISHED NICE ANTIQUE FURNITURE & COLLECTIBLES

TRACTORS & OTHER MISC. FARM ITEMS - Allis Chalmers A-C7000 2WD w/ cab, 3 pt., 6234 hrs. - 1212 David Brown w/ 700 Job Master loader, tires near new, 3 pt., 1180 hrs. - Antique Fordson, 3 pt. - 3 pt. Farm King snow blower - 506 JD 3 pt. brush mower - 3 pt. tree cultivator - 3 pt. Weco Mfg. hay fork - Log splitter, heavy duty

HORSE DRAWN SLEIGHS, CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, MISC. ITEMS STORED INSIDE - Antique horse carriage/buggy, 2 seats, canopy, mint - Red sleigh, “Rudolph” Santa’s Reindeer Edition, mint - Sleigh, very nice - Black cutter, nice - Several wood buggies, very nice - Several horse carts - Saddles & blankets - Many asst. bridles, harness, lead ropes, etc. CARPENTER, SHOP TOOLS & ITEMS

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Record of Climatological Observation Langdon Experiment Station September 2020

2020

Normal Dep from Normal Precipitation 0.57 2.10 -1.53 Average Monthly Temp 54.6 54.5 +0.1 Heating Degree Days* 315 326 -11 Cooling Degree Days 1.5 11 -9.5 *Heating degree days are based on 65 degrees F. Observation reading made at 8 a.m. daily.

NDSU Extension Notes

Anitha Chirumamilla Ag & Natural Resources Agent Cavalier County Extension

NDAWN Awarded $6.4 Million Grant The grant will be used to retrofit existing NDAWN stations and build new stations across North Dakota.

This NDAWN station is southwest of Fargo. (NDSU photo) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) a $6.4 million five-year contract to retrofit existing stations and build new stations across North Dakota. NDAWN, which is part of North Dakota State University’s North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, consists of 159 stations distributed across North Dakota and border regions of surrounding states. They monitor and record local weather conditions throughout the state and the Red River Valley, and disseminate timely, detailed, accurate information through an array of applications, summaries and innovative displays that are free to everyone on the NDAWN website (https://ndawn.ndsu.nodak.edu). The contract is part of a larger, five-state project focused on weather monitoring in the Upper Missouri River Basin that will improve the data available for water management by the Corps of Engineers. “The one climate element that we have the least amount of data on is the moisture content in snow,” says Daryl Ritchison, NDAWN director. “Every storm, you will hear about the total depth from numerous sites, but it’s not the depth but the amount of water in the snow

that is the most important in spring flood forecasts.” One of the many variables that this project will record will be the moisture content in every snow storm in areas where such data is unavailable. “The goal is to monitor the total water inputs in the Upper Missouri River Basin, meaning not only the precipitation that falls from the sky, but also monitoring the amount of moisture present in the soil,” Ritchison says. “These variables impact not only flooding, but also drought.” NDAWN was designed to provide weather data for the development of agricultural models. Producers can make management decisions using models that predict future crop and pest development based on recent weather conditions. These models can warn of impending disease or insect infestations so producers can apply pesticides at the optimum time for maximum efficacy to improve crop yields and profits. NDAWN data also has many other uses, including for weather forecasting/research, government policy decisions, natural resource management, landfill operation, utility planning and operation, claims adjusting, resolution of legal questions, environmental research, hydrologic forecasting and management, water quality management, structure site selection and determining wind or solar power potential. The news media, educators, students, weather hobbyists and others find NDAWN data indispensable as well. NDSU Agriculture Communication - Oct. 5, 2020 Source: Daryl Ritchison, 701-2318209, daryl.ritchison@ndsu.edu Editor: Ellen Crawford, 701-2315391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu

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FARMLAND FOR SALE osford TOWNSHIP, CAVALIER COUNTY Farmland located in Osford Township, Cavalier County will be offered for sale on oral bids October 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM in the office of R. Scott Stewart, PC, 306 9th Avenue, Langdon, ND. Bidding site may be moved to the Cavalier Courity Courthouse if additional space is needed. LAND FOR SALE: All of Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Fifty-nine North (I 59N), Range Fifty-eight West (58W) of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota, LESS 10.1 acres, more or less, in the East Half of the Southeast Quarter (E1/2SE1\4), Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Fifty-nine North (l59N), Range Fifty-eight West (58W) of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota. The property will be offered for sale in the following order: Tract #1: Southwest Quarter (SW1\4), Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Fifty-nine North (I59N), Range Fifty-eight West (58W) of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota. Tract #2: Northwest Quarter (NW1\4), Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Fifty-nine North (159N), Range Fifty-eight West (58W) of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota. Tract #3: Southeast Quarter (SE1\4), Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Fifty-nine North (159N), Range Fifty-eight West (58W) of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota. Tract #4: Northeast Quarter (NE1 \4), Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Fifty-nine North (159N), Range Fifty-eight West (58W) of the Fifth Principal Meridian, in Cavalier County, North Dakota. The successful bidder for Tract # 1 will have the opportunity to purchase one or more of the remaining tracts for the same price per tillable acre. Tracts remaining will be offered for sale in the same manner. INFORMATION: CROPLAND - 605.34 CROP BASE ACRES Wheat 223.10 Soybeans 82.71 Canola 123.39 Total Base Acres 429.20 Base acres will be prorated based upon cropland acres per quarter.

PLC YIELD 61 36 2227

MINERAL RIGHTS: SELLERS ARE RETAINING ANY AND ALL MINERAL RIGHTS Property is leased through the 2022 crop year. Sellers will assign their rights under the lease to the successful bidder(s). Additional infonnation regarding lease tenns can be obtained from Scott Stewart Law Office. Bidders should submit a written bid per quarter, and provide contact infonnation, to Scott Stewart at 306 9th Avenue, P.O. Box 151, Langdon, ND 58249-0151 or at e-mail address:sstewart@nd.gov before October 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM. Bidders will be given the opportunity to orally increase their bids at that time. The successful bidder(s) will be asked to execute a purchase agreement and provide earnest money equal to ten percent (10%) of the purchase price. The balance is payable on or before December 4, 2020. Abstracts will be provided to the successful bidder(s) by October 22,2020.

SELLERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS

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Obituaries

Louis Vincent Wilhelmi A graveside service was held on September 24, 2020, at Lakeview Cemetery in Nowthen, Minn., for Louis Vincent Wilhelmi, 85, who passed into the loving arms of his Savior on September 21, 2020, at home with his wife by his side. Louie was born on June 5, 1935, to Louis and Stella Wilhelmi in Loma. He graduated valedictorian from St. Alphonsus High School in Langdon in 1953 and went on to complete a degree in refrigeration from the Wahpeton School of Science. In 1961, he married JoLeen Domres and began their life together in northeast Minneapolis

where their daughter, JoDee, was born. They moved to their Christmas tree farm in 1969 where they enjoyed many years together. He enjoyed deer hunting many years up in Park Rapids, Minn., as well as on his own property in later years. He enjoyed collecting old gas engines, tractors and other farm antiques - even building some of his own from a picture. He always attended the Nowthen Threshing Show every August. He acquired several pieces from his family farm in North Dakota that held very special meaning to him. Although he was very talented, he would be the last to tell you that. He was a quiet man with a gentle spirit. He loved the Lord and shared that love with others throughout his life. Louie was preceded in death by

his parents, Louis and Stella; his brothers: Daniel, Edward, Alvin, Wally and Kenny; his sisters: Lucille, Jeanne, Ione, Charlotte, Colleen and Betty; sister-in-law Lanetta Wilhelmi: and brothers-in-law: Ed Waltz, John Hoiland, Leo Haggerty, Bob Loft, Bob Bata and Vern Wick. Louie is survived by his wife, JoLeen, of Anoka; his daughter, JoDee (Joel), of Ramsey; granddaughters: Olivia (Mitch) of Zimmerman and Isabel Nelson of Ramsey; sisters: Arlene (John) of St. Cloud and Sharon Wick of Grand Forks; brother Jerry (Marcia) of Badger, Minn.; sisters-in-law: Sue Wilhelmi, Janet Wilhelmi and June Firnhaber; brother-in-law Jack Banasik; along with countless nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed.

CHURCH DIRECTORY Cavalier County Ministerial Association You are invited to come worship with us. 1124 5th St 701.256.5060

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 1010 3rd St. • Langdon – Phone 701-256-5966

Father Michael Hickin Mass Times

Catechism Saturday 7:30 p.m. Grades 1-12 & Adults & RCIA Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 p.m.

St. Edward’s in Nekoma Saturday - 5 p.m. St. Michael’s in Wales Sunday - No Masses scheduled at this time

To Advertise your Church in this Spot Contact Lori at 256-5311 Presbyterian Church of Langdon (one block West of Post Office)

10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Time 11 a.m. – Sunday Worship Live on KNDK 1080 EVERYONE WELCOME

Phone School Grades: Preschool-8th grade 701-256-2354 Our Parish Website is www.stalphonsuslangdon.com. Check our Parish Webpage for Up-to-Date information. •Public Masses are now permitted. Those in attendance are encouraged (not required) to wear a mask. •We will continue to live-stream the Sunday Masses at 10:30 a.m. (note time change)

Church: 256-2634 Pastor Sue Mackey: 868-3118

Cavalier County Republican

Curtis Burnham

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at United Lutheran Church in Langdon for Curtis Burnham, 62, of Langdon, who passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz., under the care of Hospice of the Valley in the presence of his family after a five year, courageous battle with cancer. Social distancing and wearing of masks are required per family’s request. Curtis Ray Burnham was born November 19, 1957, in Mitchell, S.D., to Dean and Jean Ann (Synhorst) Burnham. He moved with his family to Langdon where he attended both grade school and high school. He then attended NDSCS in Wahpeton. He married Eva Liebersbach on August 8, 1981, at St. Edward’s Church in Nekoma. He lived in Fairdale, Thief River Falls, Minn., and then Grafton, where he worked at local grain elevators and Simplot Soil Builders. He and Eva owned Granny’s Family Restaurant in Grafton from 1987-1997. While in Grafton, their son, Scott, was born – the proudest day of his life. Also, while in Grafton, he and his dad, Dean, established a custom swathing company serving farmers in the Langdon area and, later, the Car-

rington community. His son, Scott, later joined the business, which he still operates. His greatest joy was working and associating with all farmers. After living in Grafton, they moved to Carrington in 1999 and purchased and operated the Prairie Inn Family Restaurant until the summer of 2015. He enjoyed camping and fishing at Devils Lake and also belonged to a rock shop club in Mesa, Aria., where he and Eva lived in the winter. Surviving Curtis are his wife, Eva; son Scott of Carrington, and his furry companion, Buddy; siblings: Pam (Dale) Luhmann of Langdon, Craig Burnham of Bozeman, Mont., Michael (Vicki) Burnham of Minot, and Kim Burnham (Greg Krzoska) of Baudette, Minn.; mother-in-law Florence Liebersbach of Osnabrock; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant brother Scott Burnham. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to Cavalier County Cancer Crusaders (Choice Bank, C/O Mickey Cain, 210 8th Ave., Langdon, ND 58249), St. Edward’s Cemetery (509 8th Ave., Langdon, ND 58249), or Hospice of the Valley (2020 East Woodside Court, Gilbert, AZ 85297). Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com.

Carol Albrecht, 92, formerly of Bismarck, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Sunset Drive Prospera Community Care Center in Mandan, ND. A private memorial service with immediate family will be scheduled. Carol was born March 24, 1928, at Langdon, to Melvin and Alida Bergley. She graduated from Langdon High School and attended college in Valley City, earning a teaching certificate. On September 24, 1949, she married Harvey Albrecht in Riverdale. In addition to raising her family, she worked for many years in retail sales. She was a concession supervisor for the Bismarck Civic Center for several years before she retired. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting, quilting, gardening, camping and fishing. She would patiently and quietly fish from the boat or on the shore. At the end of the day, she would frequently have the biggest and most fish.

Carol is survived by one daughter, Terri (Scott) Keller of O’Fallon, Miss.; two sons: Wayne (Valerie) Albrecht of Hazen and Steve Albrecht of Laurel, Mont.; nine grandchildren: Joshua Fiedler, Kristine (Bob) Thune, Ryan (Maggie) Albrecht, Allison Albrecht, Carter Albrecht, Ethan (Karsyn) Albrecht, Jesse (Emma) Albrecht, Demarie Albrecht, and Madeline Keller; eight great-grandchildren: Avery, Evan, and Olivia Fiedler; Emma, Sophia and Kallen Thune; Lila and Isak Albrecht; and one sister, Fern (Tom) Veer. Carol was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harvey Albrecht; sister Amelia; three brothers: Clifford, Kenneth, and Leonard; daughter Danna and son-in-law Jerry Fiedler. Inurnment for Carol and Harvey Albrecht will be at 2:00 on Saturday, October 17, 2020, in Bethel Cemetery, rural Langdon. Please sign her guestbook and share memories at www.dawiseperry.com. Funeral arrangements are being made with DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan.

Carol Albrecht

From the Pastor’s Desk

Devotions by community pastors This devotion is submitted by Pastor Karl Breddin of Langdon United Lutheran Church

314 15th Ave Phone 701-686-2000

Pastor Norm Economy Pastor Jordan Braunberger

Sunday Morning Worship – 11 a.m. Ignite Youth Church Wednesdays – 7 p.m. – The Paragon (1304 4th St.) Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 – 11:45

followed by Fellowship

Sermons & Bulletins online

Worship Schedule Sundays 9:30 a.m. Watch us live on facebook Website: langdonumc.org

Latest info & event calendar on website All are Welcome!

Redeemer Lutheran Church 823 9th Ave, Langdon Pastor Rev. Mark Chepulis

Welcome to

Sunday Morning Worship Services – 8 a.m. Phone 701-256-4403

Evangelical Church emmanuel@utma.com

langdonevangelical.org

1120 15th Ave • 256-2602

Dovre Lutheran Church & Milton Lutheran Church

Join us for worship!

10am, Sundays in-person Streaming live on Facebook

Osnabrock 701-496-3301

Sunday School, 9:15am 1216 9th Ave, Langdon, 256-2196 www.UnitedLangdon.org A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US!

Milton 701-496-3278

August 23, 10 a.m. at Dovre Lutheran in Osnabrock.

n worship in-perso ll a g in k s ering. We are a face cov a r a e w s to attendee

Sept. 13 & 27, 10 a.m. at Milton Lutheran. Sunday School and Confirmation pending at this time. Friends of Dovre Lutheran and Milton Lutheran Churches

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (Revelation 1:4-6, NRSV) This is how John, the writer of Revelation, begins his message in his letter written to congregations in seven cities in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Last week, we began a bold (or perhaps foolish) attempt at a month-long study of the last book of the Bible, which we continue in this week’s column. In the first cycle of his visions, in Revelation chapters 1-3, John discusses each of these seven congregations in turn. These opening chapters aren’t as evocative as other parts of Revelation, with their dragon, seven-headed monsters and four horsemen, but they’re crucial to understanding the context in which those later visions can be understood. John’s visions address issues confronting Christian congregations on earth during his time, encouraging them with words of encouragement, calls to repent, and promises to the faithful. As we read about these congregations and their issues, we can better understand what John’s later visions might tell us and other Christians throughout history. Christians in Smyrna and Philadelphia face threats of persecution. There are people in each city verbally denouncing Christians,

placing them in danger of imprisonment and possible death. Christians there are encouraged to remain faithful in the face of hostility. Christians in Ephesus, Pergamum, and Thyatira are confronted with questions of assimilation into the wider non-Christian culture. In the Roman Empire, worship of the emperor and other gods was an important part of social life. Christians there are advised that such practices compromised their faith and that they ought to maintain a distinctive identity. Christians in Sardis and Laodicea seem successful and prosperous yet are spiritually dead or complacent. Although they lack persecution or threats of assimilation, their faith is lukewarm. They are called to renewed zeal for the faith. As readers today, which of these are we? Are we threatened by persecution (not really), assimilation (yes), or complacency (absolutely)? As you can see, I took some liberty in writing this column to answer those questions myself. If this is so, what are ways we can keep our Christian identity? What are ways we can renew our passion for the Good News of Jesus Christ? Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22, NRSV) Next week, we will look at some of the imagery John uses to describe those threats against the seven churches, which still face congregations today and have in the nearly 2,000 years in-between. If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me at kbreddin001@luthersem.edu or 256-2594.

Community

Cavalier County Republican

Veterans Update

Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule

By Leon Hiltner County Veterans Service Officer

October 12 – Grand Forks October 14 – Grand Forks October 16 – Grand Forks October 19 – Devils Lake October 21 – Grand Forks October 23 – Grand Forks October 26 – Grand Forks October 28 – Grand Forks October 30 – Grand Forks

Effective Immediately: All in-town trips have to be called in no later than the business day before the trip. This is due to the cleaning protocol we have established for the vehicles. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. In-town transit hours are from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. We are limited in what we can handle due to cleaning and driver shortage so please don’t be upset if we ask you to change your appointment. ALL passengers are required to wear a mask. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak our out-of-town trips will be limited to doctor appointments only. Patrons will be allowed to eat but shopping will not be allowed. Please call early with your appointments for out-of-town trips as we can only get 2 passengers on with the “social distancing” guidelines.

All activities, including foot care, have been cancelled. Access to the Langdon Senior Center is limited to staff and deliveries.

Fargo VA to hold several drivethrough flu clinics in September and October for Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare The Fargo VA Health Care System will hold several free drivethrough influenza immunization clinics in September and October for veterans enrolled in VA healthcare. For questions about eligibility, call 1-800-410-9723, extension 3428. Veterans should bring their veteran ID card, wear a mask, and wear appropriate clothing such as a short-sleeve shirt to receive a flu vaccine. Veterans experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should present for their flu vaccine when it has been at least 10 days since the onset of symptoms – COVID-19 symptoms need to be improved and at least 24 hours without fever greater than 100.0 F. If you have questions regarding COVID-19 and the flu vaccine, please contact your

North Dakota scholarship essay contest In spring of 2021, North Dakota Mensa will be awarding a $500 scholarship and the Mensa Foundation will award a $600 scholarship, both to North Dakota residents. These two scholarships are guaranteed to go to North Dakota students. However, Mensa offers a wide variety of specialized scholarships. For the last two years, a North Dakota student was awarded a specialized scholarship, so three North Dakota students won Mensa scholarships. The 2021 Mensa scholarship contest is open to all North Dakota residents who are enrolled in a U.S. college or university in the academic year following the award (Fall 2021). Applicants must write 550-word essays that describe their educational and/or career goals. Winners are selected based on these essays and Mensa Foundation judging criterion. The Foundation’s college scholarship program bases its awards totally on essays written by the applicants. Consideration is not given to grades, academic program, or financial need. Mensa membership is not required, nor is it relevant. The scholarship application process is open now and closes January 15, 2021.

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The Foundation’s U.S. scholarship program covers all of the country and awards more than $140,000 a year. The program relies on approximately 450 volunteers around the country, with support from the Foundation’s office staff. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-granting program in 2021 at an accredited college or university within the US. Winners may apply the award towards undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional programs. A panel of North Dakota Mensans will select the semi-finalists and send those essays to the Mensa Foundation for selection of the winners. Grammar counts, as does essay organization, clarity of writing, and following the instructions. One entry makes an applicant eligible for all the applicable scholarships. More information is available at http://www.mensafoundation. org/what-we-do/scholarships/. Maggie Kohls Scholarship Chairman North Dakota Mensa P.O. Box 305 Bismarck ND 58502-0305 liberty@midco.net 701-751-4138

By Carrie Hope Principal St. Alphonsus Catholic School Our Unique Students at St. Alphonsus School Our school year is in full swing, and we have a lot of reasons to be thankful. We are happy we have been able to create normalcy for our families. One of those things is our monthly Family Homework Project. I want to give you glimpse into our September project: we asked each student to decorate a blank face and make it look like them. The activity got our families talking about parts of the face, similarities and differences between people, and it was designed to stimulate positive educational conversation between our students and their adults. The colorful projects have transformed our cafeteria into a pop-up art gallery that showcases what makes each student unique. Our families are creative! Students used crayons, colored pencils, markers, streamers, bows, yarn, paint, and construction paper to illustrate individual facial features. Families also worked on a writing prompt. We are all God’s children, made in His likeness; we all

healthcare provider. Locations, dates, and times VAenrolled veterans can receive their free influenza immunization: Fargo VA Medical Center (2101 Elm St. N): Oct. 15 & 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Devils Lake VA Clinic (1031 7th St. NE): Call to schedule an appointment (701) 662-5801 press 0 to schedule. Grafton VA Clinic (1319 11th St. W): Oct. 16, and 30 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Grand Forks VA Clinic (3221 32nd Ave. S, Suite 700): Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jamestown VA Clinic (2430 20th St. SW): Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call the Fargo VA HCS Public Affairs office at (701) 239-3724. VFW National Service Officer The VFW Regional Service office has a new national service officer, James Torkildson, LTC US Army retired, as the new Claims Consultant, here at the Fargo Regional Office. James will be processing all your claims you send in and answer your status requests. He can be con-

tacted at: james.torkildson@va.gov or by phone: 701-451-4634. Changes Coming Soon for Some TRICARE Select Retired Beneficiaries Starting on Jan. 1, 2021, TRICARE Select Group A retired beneficiaries must pay monthly enrollment fees in order to maintain their TRICARE health coverage. This is a change, and the first time this beneficiary group will pay enrollment fees. The enrollment fees will be collected via monthly installments from the sponsor’s military pay system where retired pay is disbursed. Individual plan: $12.50 per month Family plan: $25 per month The enrollment period is from Nov. 9 through Dec. 14 of this year. The ND Dept. of Veterans Affairs has scheduled our county veterans service officers conference for October 25-29 in Fargo. Steve and I will be attending. Therefore, the office will be closed on Tues, 27th and Wed., the 28th. In case you need to speak to us, we can be reached on our cells; Leon 370-8986 or Steve 370-0073.

A Saint’s Shout Out

have qualities, characteristics, and gifts that make us unique. Our students wrote about what makes them special. I am special because… “I have red hair and blue eyes. I pray to God. I am nice to people. I help people.” – Jenna- 2nd grade “I am pretty, and I like Barbies. I like to act silly. I am nice to my friends. I am brave.” – Colbie -Pre-K “I have brown eyes like my daddy, mommy, and brother Tycen. I also have brown, curly hair like my mommy. I am special because I have my ears pierced, too.” AlexaPreschool “I am special because I am good at sports. I am special because I have a mom and a dad.” – Porter3rd grade “I am kind. I am a good artist. I am cute.” Ellianna, AM preschool “I am a middle child, and I look like my mom.” Ellis, 1st grade “I have three brothers and two dogs. I like to read books with my mom. I like to play outside with my toy tractors and ride my bike. I like to visit my mama and papa’s farm and play with their animals. I like the color green.” - Crosby, pre-K “I’m smart. I like to play with Cameron, Gunnar, and the other Kameron. Mom, Dad, Jack & Ben

love me lots. I like dinosaurs. I like to watch TV & play & drink cold water with no ice. I like to play tractors. I like to play with Jack & Ben. I have lots of family who love me lots. I like to go to school.” - Sam, PM preschool “My brother says I am a princess. I am special because I am kind and a great big sister! I am also special because I am me!”- Kylah- Pre-K “I was born on my late greatgrandma’s birthday. My middle name was named after her. I love to help other people out. I am very caring.” – Nora- Preschool “My family loves me. God made me. I love the farm. My sister loves me. I am always happy. I am a good sharer.” Jaxtin- Pre-K Our staff has enjoyed reading about the ways each student recognizes they are special. We are lucky that we get to see even more qualities in each of them that make them individuals. We are happy to have all of them, and their unique gifts and talents, as part of the St. Alphonsus family. Carrie Hope is in her 2nd year as principal at St. Alphonsus School. She can be reached at carrie.hope@ k12.nd.us or at 701-256-2354. St. Alphonsus School is celebrating its 100th school year.

2020 statewide Break Free Youth Action Summit goes virtual The 2020 annual Statewide Break Free Youth Action Summit will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7th in a virtual format. The youth summit helps students find their voice and learn how to share their stories with policy makers. This year’s speaker, Natalie Cashin, will join the event from Boston, MA. Natalie is the Training and Capacity Building Program Manager for Health Resources in Action. Natalie works on various projects involving racial and health equity, youth development, and tobacco prevention. As part of this work, Natalie uses the youth development approach to help support and empower young people to make change in their communities. Madeline Erickson – a junior from St. Mary’s High School in Bismarck, ND – will provide opening comments for the summit. Erickson has been involved in Students Against Destructive Decisions

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(SADD) for 2 years, is a member of the Break Free Youth Board, and is ND’s Youth Ambassador with Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. It is no secret that youth are at the center of the nation’s current vaping epidemic because of how the tobacco industry is marketing their products with bright colored packaging, sleek designs, and kid friendly flavors. Research has shown 4 out of 5 kids who have used tobacco products started with a flavored product. According to the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in ND 33.1% of high school students use ecigarettes compared to the national rate of 32.7%. Strategies to decrease e-cigarette use among youth include increas-

ing the price of all tobacco products, restrict the sale of flavored e-liquids and other tobacco products sold at convenience stores, and raise the statewide age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. In the weeks and months following the summit, attending students will work with their peers to create activities for the Great American Smokeout (November 19, 2020), Great American Spit Out (February 25, 2021), and Kick Butts Day (TBD). The statewide virtual Break Free Youth Action Summit is organized and sponsored by Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health, Fargo Cass Public Health and Tobacco Free North Dakota.

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FOOTBALL

Cavalier County Republican

Cardinals roll to 50-6 at Bottineau to move to 7-0 on the season Cards win by 40+ points despite having four turnovers

By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals began a two game road trip when they played at Bottineau against the Braves on Oct. 2. Despite turning the ball over four times in the game, the Cards still had another impressive win by a final score of 50-6. With the victory the Cardinals moved to 7-0 overall on the season, and 5-0 in Region 2A Conference games. After playing at Carrington on Oct. 9, Langdon-Edmore-Munich will wrap up their regular season at home versus Grafton on Oct. 16. The Cardinals have clinched a home game for at least the first round of the playoffs, which will begin on Oct. 24. In their game with the Braves, the Cards got things going in the first quarter when Carter Tetrault intercepted a pass, that later turned into a drive that produced a 16 yard touchdown run by Grant Romfo. Tetrault would set up the Cardinals next score with a 17 yard run, with Grant Romfo catching a seven yard pass from Simon Romfo for a score, followed by a Tetrault two point conversion to make the score 14-0 after the first quarter. The Cards put on another TD to begin the second, with Tetrault scoring on a seven pass from Simon Romfo. Langdon-Edmore-Munich would have more of a grind it out

type of drive on their next chance with the ball. Grant Romfo converted a first down on a 4th and 1 to keep a drive going that ended up having 11 plays in it, capped off by a fantastic catch and run into the end zone by Markus Kingzett from Simon Romfo. The Cardinals got the ball back one more time before halftime, and put seven more points on the board, when Simon found Cooper Zimmer for a 31 yard pass play to set up a 10 yard run by Grant to make the score 36-0 at halftime. The second half would feature the Braves getting their only touchdown after a fumble was popped up in the air and went to Trason Paulson, who ran it in from 51 yards for a score. But Langdon-Edmore-Munich would answer right back with a 50 yard Tetrault TD rush, and later a one yard plunge by Rayce Worley. Defensively, Langdon-EdmoreMunich did not allow a point, as defensive tackles Alex Cluchie and Jack Romfo, along with Zimmer a defensive end, were in the Braves backfield most of the game. Bottineau had minus five total yards at halftime. Grant Romfo led the Cards in rushing wth 135 yards on 15 carries, while Tetrualt had 71 yards rushing and 71 receiving. Simon Romfo was 13 for 26 passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Simon also kicked three extra points in the game, while Brody Steinmetz had one.

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 50, BOTTINEAU 6 LEM -- 14 22 7 7 -- 50 B -0 0 6 0 -- 6 LEM -- Grant Romfo 16 run (Pass failed) LEM -- G. Romfo 7 pass from Simon Romfo (Carter Tetrault run) LEM -- Tetrault 7 pass from S. Romfo (S. Romfo pass from G. Romfo) LEM -- Markus Kingzett 15 pass from S. Romfo (S. Romfo kick) LEM -- G. Romfo 10 run (S. Romfo kick) B -- Trasen Paulson 51 fumble return (Pass failed) LEM -- Tetrualt 50 yard run (S. Romfo kick) LEM -- Rayce Worley 1 run (Brody Steinmetz kick) Rushing -- LEM: Grant Romfo 15-135, Carter Tetrault 4-71, Simon Romfo 7-16, Rayce Worley 2-45, Skyler Fincher 1-4, Drew Simpson 1-2; B: Nate Olson 138, Gabe Deshaw 8-(-3), Jerome Brown 1-13, Carson Haerer 1-2 Passing -- LEM: S. Romfo 13-26149-2 3 TD's, G. Romfo 2-2-20-0; B: Olson 3-16-30-3 Receiving -- LEM: Tetrault 6-71, G. Romfo 5-44, Cooper Zimmer 2-32, Markus Kingzett 1-15, S. Romfo 1-7; B: Keagan Allard 1-34, Deshaw 1-(-4)

Carter Tetrault catches a 7 yard pass from Simon Romfo for a touchdown. Photo by Larry Stokke

Markus Kingzett tacks on 6 points in the Cardinals win over the Bottineau Braves with a 15 yard pass from Simon Romfo. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jack Romfo tackles a Bottineau Brave running back in the Cards win in Bottineau. Photo by Larry Stokke

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VOLLEYBALL

Monday, October 12, 2020 – Page 9

Lady Cards get back in action with three match wins By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer

Marlee Hetletved gets low for a great dig against the DLB Lakers. Photo by Larry Stokke

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals volleyball team finally got back to playing matches beginning the weekend of October 2-3. The Lady Cards, who had not played a match since September 19 against Carrington due to some of their younger players having to quarantine due to an opposing player testing positive for COVID-19, had all of their players back for their latest three matches. The Cardinals won 3-1 at Minot over Our Redeemers on October 2, beat Des Lacs-Burlington 3-1 at home on October 3 then swept Rolla in a home match 3-0 on October 6. After playing at St. John on October 8, the Cards will host both May-Port-CG and Thompson on the afternoon and evening of October 10. In the week ahead they will take on Nelson County at home on October 13 then host Harvey-Wells County on October 15. A busy week will continue with the Cardinals traveling to Rugby on October 17. After their recent three wins the Lady Cards are now 6-2 on the season. Here is a recap of their last three match wins: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 3, Minot Our Redeemers 1 In their first match back in almost two weeks, the Cardinals went to Minot to meet the Knights. The Cardinals jumped out to two sets to none lead, winning by close scores of 25-21 and 25-17. After losing a hotly contested set three, the Cards came out and dominated set four, winning 25-15. In the match freshman Cora Badding had her best match of the season, leading the Lady Cards with 14 kills and the only player to reach double figures in that category. Lexi Olson also had nine kills, and Morgan Freije had eight in the win. Cardinals freshman setter Jal-

ynn Swanson had a double-double in the match with 29 assists and 18 digs. Olson also led the squad with 22 digs and six stuff blocks, while Freije had a team high six service aces.

BOXSCORE

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 25-25-21-25 MINOT OUR REDEEMERS 2117-25-15 Kills -- LEM: 38 (Cora Badding 14, Lexi Olson 9, Morgan Freije 8, Kaylee Lowery 6) Assists -- LEM: 34 (Jalynn Swanson 29, Raelynn Klindt 5) Aces -- LEM: 11 (Freije 6, Olson 2) Blocks -- LEM: 13 (Olson 6, Lowery 3, Klindt 2) Digs -- LEM: 88 (Olson 22, Marlee Hetletvedt 16, Swanson 15, Lowery, Klindt 11) Langdon-Edmore-Munich 3, Des Lacs-Burlington 1 After a nice win over the Knights, the Cardinals hosted the Lakers the next day. The Lady Cards had a little tougher start this time around, losing a very close first set 25-23 before slowly rolling to winning the next three sets 25-18, 25-17 and 2515. In this match Lexi Olson had a double-double with 16 kills and 13 digs plus added six stuff blocks and two service aces. Kaylee Lowery also reached a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs and led the team with five aces. Jalynn Swanson had a team high 36 assists, and Morgan Freije knocked down 12 kills and served four aces. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 3, Rolla 0 After winning two non-conference matches, the Cardinals needed to focus a little more when they hosted Rolla in a Region 4 match, as the Bulldogs came in with a record of 7-1 on the year.

Raelyn Klindt had a great block on Zoey Reed from DLB. Photo by Larry Stokke

BOXSCORE

LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 23-25-25-25 DES LACS BURLINGTON 2518-17-15 Kills -- LEM: 16 (Kaylee Lowery 5, Morgan Freije 4, Jalynn Swanson 3); DLB: 25 (Zoey Reed 10) Assists -- LEM: 38 (Swanson 36); DLB: 22 (Addyson Hughes 22) Aces -- LEM: 16 (Lowery 5, Freije 4, Swanson 3); DLB: 5 (Megan Schaefer 4) Blocks -- LEM: 15 (Olson 6); DLB: 3 (Emily DeGree 3) Digs -- LEM: 63 (Olson 13, Lowery 10); DLB: 30 (Ava Wille 20)

The Lady Cards took Rolla very seriously and played one of their best matches of the season, speeding to a sweep for the match, 25-11, 25-8 and 25-5. Langdon-Edmore-Munich used a 10-0 run in the first set and a 18-0 in set three to win going away. Lexi Olson had her second double-double in as many matches with 10 kills and 10 digs. Jalynn Swanson also had another big match, leading the Lady Cards with 23 assists and six service aces plus serving that big run in set three. Kaylee Lowery and Morgan Thielbar also had four aces apiece, and Morgan Freije finished with six kills and a team high 19 digs.

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 25-25-25 ROLLA 11-8-5 Kills -- LEM: 28 (Lexi Olson 10, Morgan Freije 6, Cora Badding, Kaylee Lowery 5); R: 7 (Morgan Leas 2) Assists -- LEM: 25 (Jalynn Swanson 23); R: 6 (Grace Neameyer 5) Aces -- LEM: 18 (Swanson 6, Lowery, Morgan Thielbar 4); Blocks -- LEM: 5 (Olson 3, Lowery 2); R: 0 Digs -- LEM: 52 (Freije 19, Olson 10); R: 23 (Joslyn Nordmark 9)

Senior volleyball players and cross country runners and their parents were recognized recently at the last home volleyball game. Photo by Larry Stokke

Lexi Olson had a double double with 10 kills and 10 digs in the Cardinals win over Rolla. Photo by Larry Stokke

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Cross Country

Jake’s take on sports

Thunder Invite – Larimore Golf Course, Sept. 24

Varsity Girls (5000 Meters) 45 runners Alexa Schneider – 31st Place – 26:44 Varsity Boys (5000 Meters) 44 Runners

Mason Christianson – 6th Place – 18:50

Brock Freer – 11th Place – 19:49 Tucker Regner – 19th Place – 21:30 Caleb Hetler – 28th Place – 22:57

Kartheek Chapara – 41st Place – 25:08

Edward Freer – 44th Place – 26:30 Team Results: 4. Langdon AreaEdmore-Munich- 105

Junior Varsity Boys (3000 Meters) 16 runners Adam Hart – 11th Place – 17:21

Jaxen Rademacher – 16th Place – 20:04

Cross Country

Harvey/Wells County Invitational, September 29

Varsity Girls (5000 Meters) 55 runners Kate Sillers – 25th Place – 24:48 Jane Sillers – 32nd Place – 25:20 Alexa Schneider – 37th Place – 25:56 Team Results: 6. Langdon Area/ Edmore/Munich - 207 Varsity Boys (5000 Meters) 80 runners

Mason Christianson – 6th Place – 19:29

Brock Freer – 11th Place – 19:59 Tucker Regner – 34th Place – 21:27

Kartheek Chapara – 68th Place – 25:12

Edward Freer – 71st Place – 25:48 Team Results: 6. Langdon Area/ Edmore/Munich - 190 Junior High/JV Boys (3000 Meters) 35 runners

Jaxen Rademacher – 35th Place – 20:05

Cross Country

By Jake Kulland

Area teams get back into action following COVID-19 issues There have been some issues within the last couple of weeks with schools and athletic teams dealing with the COVID-19 virus. The Langdon-Edmore-Munich volleyball team halted play after an opposing player testing positive, which forced a number of Lady Cards younger players to be quarantined after they were deemed to be close contacts. All of those players are now back in the lineup, as the Cardinals finally got back to playing matches after nearly a two week hiatus, from Sept. 19 to Oct. 2. Langdon-Edmore-Munich volleyball has to reschedule a few of their up coming matches: They are now going to play a rare double header on Oct. 10 against May-Port-

C-G and Thompson, and they also moved a Region 4 match with Benson County to Oct. 24, right after a Cardinals football home playoff game. Meanwhile the North Border schools in both Walhalla and Pembina had enough positive cases in their high schools that they had to go to a distance learning format for two weeks. That forced the Eagles football team to miss two games, one which will be made up on Oct. 13, a rare Tuesday night game in McVille versus Nelson County. They have also moved their game at Larimore which was schedule for Oct. 16 to Oct. 17 at 12:00pm. It did not look like their game at Benson County was able to be rescheduled. The Eagles volleyball team also is back, and they had a couple matches postponed, one of which at home versus Cavalier will be played on Oct. 12. It's good to see that the virus problems were handled and that most of the lost games and match-

26th Annual Rugby Booster Club Invitational, October 3

Varsity Girls (5000 Meters) 111 runners Kate Sillers – 46th Place – 23:22 Jane Sillers – 48th Place – 23:41 Alexa Schneider – 67th Place – 25:14 Team Results: 13. Langdon Area/ Edmore/Munich - 386 Varsity Boys (5000 Meters) 127 runners

Mason Christianson – 14th Place – 18:26

Brock Freer – 27th Place – 19:10 Tucker Regner – 40th Place – 19:45

Kartheek Chapara – 112th Place – 23:57

Edward Freer – 116th Place – 24:05

Team Results: 12. Langdon Area/ Edmore/Munich - 309 Junior Varsity Girls (3000 Meters) 31 runners Lauren Baril – 11th Place – 14:34 Team Results: 8. Langdon Area/ Edmore/Munich - 145 Junior Varsity Boys (3000 Meters) 44 runners Adam Hart – 35th Place – 15:27 Jaxen Rademacher – 44th place – 18:27

Team Results: 14. Langdon Area/ Edmore/Munich - 217

es for everyone will still be able to played. Cardinals football gearing up for a big match up with Grafton The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals football team, which now has won 32 games in a row, is looking forward to a clash at home versus Grafton on Oct. 16, which will most likely be their biggest game of the regular season. The Spoilers like the Cards are unbeaten in Region 2A games as of press time, and this game should decide who the conference champion will be, along with getting a top seed going into the playoffs, which being Oct. 24. The North Dakota High School Activities Association has done away with the QRF formula to decide a top overall seed for the playoffs, instead going with a coaches poll of the top four region champion teams. This will probably be a much fairer way to decide that, as many teams were not able to play any non-conference games this season. That poll will go out after the regular season is completed. Not matter what happens, the Cards are on track to host at least one playoff game in the postseason, and hopefully many more. Langdon Country Club Fall Meeting set for Oct. 13 The final days for the season at the Langdon Country Club are coming. The Fall Meeting is set for Oct. 13 at 6:00 p.m., with the kitchen open. This meeting is open to all members, and among other things, the fee structure will be set for next year. The clubhouse itself is scheduled to remain open until Oct. 20, with the course to stay open possibly later depending on the weather. Hopefully you can get out to the Fall Meeting and maybe enjoy some of the last days on the course as well. "See ya!" next week!

Kate Sillers had a time of 23:22 at Rugby Booster Club meet and took 46th place.

Human Services launches anonymous tip system to help prevent underage substance use

Jaxen Rademacher took 35th place at Harvey Wells County meet in the JV race on Sept. 29.

Lauren Baril at Rugby Booster Club meet on Oct. 3. She took home 11th place in the JV race with a time of 14:34.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division, through collaboration with the North Dakota Sheriffs and Deputies Association, the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol, recently launched NDTip, an anonymous statewide tip system that connects North Dakotans with their local sheriff’s department or highway patrol to report underage substance use. Although great strides have been made in reducing underage drinking, alcohol remains the most abused drug by North Dakota youth with 13 percent of North Dakota high school students reporting their first drink before age 13 (2019 North Dakota Youth Risk Behavior Survey). Not only is underage drinking against the law, but there are also many consequences associated with underage drinking such as violence, sexual assault and car crashes. “Prevention is creating an environment that promotes health and well-being,” said Behavioral Health Division Assistant Director Laura Anderson. “NDTip is one part of the state’s comprehensive effort to

address and prevent substance misuse in North Dakota.” NDTip uses an app that is available for download in the Apple Store or Google Play Store. Once installed, users are able to report a tip, choose the law enforcement agency that corresponds to the location of the crime and provide any relevant information, including the option to upload images. Once the tip is sent, law enforcement can communicate with the individual who submitted the tip to gather more information if needed. Anderson said all tips are anonymous. The app removes all identifying information, and there’s no way to identify the sender. Individuals can also use NDTip to report community-related crime, traffic incidents or other law enforcement issues. “The NDTip system allows North Dakota residents of all ages to anonymously report suspicious activity or crimes simply through the app on their phone without fear of their information being released as a reporting party,” said Chad Kaiser, Stutsman County Sheriff. “This engagement and collaboration are vital in keeping our neighborhoods

and communities safe.” Individuals can also submit an anonymous tip through the division’s website at https://www.behavioralhealth.nd.gov/nd-tip. NDTip is not a substitute for calling 911. If individuals see a crime in progress or have an emergency, they should immediately call 911. To support child well-being and behavioral health, there are ageappropriate resources available for parents, family members and others at www.parentslead.org/. Individuals who may be struggling with substance use, can find help and treatment options at www.behavioralhealth.nd.gov/addiction/ service-locator. The Behavioral Health Division is responsible for reviewing and identifying service needs and activities in the state’s behavioral health system to ensure health and safety, access to services and quality services. It also establishes quality assurance standards for the licensure of substance use disorder program services and facilities and provides policy leadership in partnership with public and private entities. For more information, visit www.behavioralhealth.nd.gov.

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The flu season will soon be here and it’s time to think about getting your flu vaccination this fall.

The Cavalier County Public Health Office has flu clinics scheduled on the following dates:

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October 12 – Sarles at the Sarles Legion Hall from 9:00 – 10:00 October 12 – Hannah at the Hannah Café from 10:30 – 11:30 October 13 – Munich Ambulance Center from 9:00 – 10:00 October 15 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 4:30 October 16 – Wales at Wales Hall from 9:00 – 10:00 October 19 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 7:00 October 23 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 4:30 October 26 - Cavalier County Public Health Office from 800 – 4:30 October 29 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 800 – 4:30 November 6 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 4:30 November 13 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 4:30 November 19 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 4:30 November 23 – Cavalier County Public Health Office from 8:00 – 4:30

For questions, call the public health office at 256-2402

Masks are REQUIRED to attend clinics. Curbside vaccination available upon request. Save time and fill out your forms ahead of time! cavaliercountyhealth.com/flu-clinic-forms

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Business and Professional Directory Swenson Blasting Mobile Unit

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Remove paint from anything and everything!

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63 bed skilled nursing facility more than 30 years of service

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American Legion Post 98 Langdon, ND Rent the American Legion Hall and/or Park Building for Weddings, Reunions, Business Meetings or any event. Reasonable rates. Kitchen & hall may be rented separately. For more information, please contact Leon Hiltner at 256-2188.

1119 9th Ave. Langdon, ND 58249 telephone: 701-256-5300

24 hour a day nursing care

Cavalier & Pembina Counties

Jim & Karla Rademacher

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Brooks Funeral Home

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Scott Peterson, owner Shop 256-5577 â€˘ Cell 370-5577 Hwy 1 South, Langdon

See us today for all your oil needs! We also have quality fuel at the best prices. Transport loads available.

Hoffarth Oil

great employment opportunities 256-5113 or Cell 256-0277

PARK RIVER DENTAL

Full Family Services at reasonable prices

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Other oil brands

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Hours: Mon.-Thurs. â€˘ 9 a.m.â€“4:30 p.m. Thursday evenings & Saturday mornings by appointment only 324 9th Avenue - Langdon, ND 701-256-2269 - 1-888-256-2269

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HOURS Mon.â€“Fri.: 10 a.m.â€“5 p.m. Wed.: 10 a.m.â€“7 p.m. Sat.: 10 a.m.â€“3 p.m. &RSLHU Â‡ )D[ Area Newspapers 0DJD]LQHV Â‡ '9'ÂˇV Books for all ages H%RRNV Â‡ $XGLRERRNV 3XEOLF &RPSXWHUV Â‡ :L)L www.cavaliercountyndlibrary.com

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Rinde & Associates, PC

Pizza, burgers, pies, cookies, beer, coffee, soda

Brenda Rinde Samson, CPA Melissa Kemnitz, CPA Brennan Thorlakson, CPA

Mon.â€“Fri.: 7 a.m.â€“7 p.m. Sat.: 8 a.m.â€“2 p.m. Sun.: 8 a.m.â€“2 p.m.

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Toll Free 1 (888) 549-3247 Mobile (701) 520-1897 Frank LeTexier, Owner 10447 132nd Ave. NE â€˘ Walhalla, ND 58282 â€˘ IICRC CERTIFIED

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Come visit or check us out on Facebook.

2506 A S. Washington St., Grand Forks 701-746-5477 Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, & Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. Thursday : 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Independent Consultant

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2C Plumbing

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Farmers Union Oil Company Locally Owned Since 1929

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Langdon 701-256-5531 Calvin 701-697-5208 Lawton 701-655-3514

Gas â€“ Fuel â€“ Propane â€“ Mr. Tire Dealer Full Service C-Store!

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Public Notice

Cavalier County Republican

The Great Depression and prairie populism

By Sam Easter EDITOR’S NOTE: In the early 1900s, the state had a “live free or die” culture that encouraged self-reliance and independence from fiercely loyal political partisanship. Now, an overwhelming majority identify as Republicans. How did the electorate change from voting for a Congressional delegation of Democrats? This series, produced by Forum News Service and the North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation, seeks to answer that question. North Dakota is a deepred Republican state, but one with a state bank and a state mill and elevator — artifacts of a socialist past. It’s a land of sprawling farms, but increasingly tied to the petroleum industry. Its history runs through angry wheat farmers and Air Force bases and floods, nestled between mountains and Midwestern sensibilities. The series: • PART 1: Mr. Townley goes to Washington. • PART 2: The Great Depression and prairie populism. • PART 3: The Cold War brings air power to North Dakota. • PART 4: Just a few miles from Tioga. • PART 5: Earl Pomeroy and the Democrat-NPL golden years. In 1933, journalist Lorena Hickok got to see — up close — just how bad the Great Depression had become. She was traveling the country on behalf of President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration, and that year, she passed through western North Dakota. The state’s farm communities were fully unraveling, beleaguered by droughts and crop-eating grasshoppers and a bank crisis. In a letter to Washington — collected in a 1981 book — Hickok said she visited a “relief office” in Williston where she came upon a farmer, middle-aged, with “skin like leather, (and) heavily calloused, grimy hands.” He cut a strange figure, though, in a young man’s suit, with a “flashy blue sweater” and a topcoat and a cap. Hickok recalls the man explaining that the clothes belonged to his son. “They’re all we’ve got now,” the farmer said. “We take turns wearing ’em.” Things would eventually get so bad in North Dakota that, as historian Elwyn B. Robinson noted, statewide cash farm income dropped to $61 million in 1932 — despite never dropping below $200 million during the 1920s. The crisis in North Dakota was aggravated by drought years, with most of the 1930s seeing less than average rainfall, and grasshoppers that tore through crops. And the crisis was worse in the upper Midwest than in many other places; Robinson also notes that per capita income was less than 40% of the national average in 1933. The family that Hickok found was feeling the brunt of what North Dakotans around the state were feeling, too. “They needed AT ONCE a suit of underwear apiece, overshoes and stockings all around,” Hickok wrote (the capital letters are hers). “He wasn’t even mentioning shoes. (He)

said they could get along if they had — one of the latter-day titans of state together. overshoes and socks to wear inside.” Democratic politics who would even“As we left, Mom was busy cookA problem there, Hickok would tually retire as U.S. senator in 2011. ing up food to feed the dignitaries, write, was that the federal relief simAfter Guy’s death in 2013, his obit- and Dad was grinning and pacing,” ply wasn’t covering what people uary recalled his list of the three most the historical society account reneeded. Working with a local offi- consequential events in state history: members. “[When school let out, the cial, she calculated that it would cost the policies that shaped homestead- day was overcast] cloudy and dark about $40 to give the farmer’s family ing and settlement, the rise of the rail- enough that we could see LIGHT in of nine what they wanted. But federal roads, “and President Franklin Roos- the house as the school bus turned aid would only stretch so far. evelt's rural electrification program.” off the highway. What a glorious feel“We’ve got 450 families on relief The day the lights came on ing!” in this county now, and the number That electrification program, one At the same time, farming was is increasing every day at the rate of of a sudden explosion of govern- changing. The total number of farms about seven,” a local official told Hickok. “Some days we have as high as 15 new cases. Six thousand dollars a month isn’t anywhere nearly enough to feed them decently and buy fuel — let alone provide clothing.” This is the second story in a series, produced by Forum News Service and the North Dakota Newspa- The Great Depression brought terrible economic pain to North Dakota. In this 1930 photo, North per Associa- Dakota Farm Holiday Association members gather at a home in Cass County to protest an eviction Education tion. (Courtesy State Historical Society of North Dakota, Item #00032-CS-23-01) Foundation, about North Dakota’s history that untangles how ment programs meant to invigorate in North Dakota has plunged since the state’s modern politics came to be. the economy, was one of the greatest the 1930s, but the average farm size A lot of that story runs through the leaps in technology anyone on the has grown enormously. According to North Dakota countryside — where farm had experienced. Created by federal records, the state’s total numfarmers, once under the thumb of President Roosevelt in the 1930s, the ber of farms fell nearly 60% from 1930 corporate interests, like railroads and Rural Electrification Administration to 1997, but the average size of a farm grain elevators, soon found them- offered low-interest loans to turn the grew almost 240%. That shift — seisselves embroiled in the lowest points lights on in rural farm country. mic in scale — has changed what it of the Great Depression. Lois DeFord was a schoolgirl in means to live and work in the state. Shaped by the Great Depression January 1948 when electricity came A 2005 report from the U.S. DePerhaps the most consequential to her western North Dakota home, partment of Agriculture sums up the change in North Dakota during the she recalled in an interview with the breadth of the changes. In the early Depression was its hemorrhage of state historical society. Her father was 1900s, more than half of Americans people. U.S. Census records put the a director of an electric co-op near lived in rural regions home to “small, state at more than 680,000 residents Richardton, and their farm’s electrifi- diversified farms.” By the 2000s, only in 1930; but by 1950, that figure was cation would help celebrate the elec- about a quarter of Americans lived in only at about 620,000, tallying up a tric poles and wire stitching the state rural farming areas. About 22 million nearly 10% loss in population. The figure wouldn’t recover until the early 2010s. The crisis would fundamentally reshape the state and the country, leaving in North Dakota the animating spirit of the next five decades of state politics. As Mike Jacobs, the former Grand Forks Herald publisher and editor, points out, North Dakota’s three Democratic-NPL governors all lived their early years during the Great Depression, their perspectives forever shaped by it. “People like Bill Guy and (subsequent governors) Art Link and George Sinner — all of them have significant Depression-era experience,” Jacobs said. “And the state was kicked on its hinder. North Dakota, statistically, was one of the hardest-hit states, not just by the economic depression, but by the truly desperate situation in American agriculture.” Former Gov. Bill Guy, the first of the three, held office from 1961 to 1973. He’s widely credited with modernizing the state, and helped build the Democratic apparatus that would rule North Dakota for decades, notably appointing a 26-year-old Byron Dorgan as tax commissioner in 1969

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beasts of burden had been greatly displaced by something like 5 million tractors. Former Sen. Byron Dorgan began his political career in 1969 at age 26, when Gov. Guy appointed him tax commissioner. Dorgan remembers many of North Dakota’s mid-century changes well. None of them stand out quite so much as the transformation of small towns, going from small farmers’ communities to relatively empty spaces, where one might “fire a cannon through main street and not hit anybody.,” he said. “The larger farmers in many cases are not buying from small towns,” Dorgan said, meaning that farm supplies — like fertilizer and equipment — are suddenly routed through small town businesses far less often. "It's a profound impact on small town life. No question." Taken together, the Depression and the years that followed were really the process of the old North Dakota giving way to a new one. The nadir of the Great Depression destroyed a way of life. But the coming decades would bring new farm technologies and electricity. Beyond the economy, they’d both alter the political fabric of the state, too. Jacobs said a key part of the state’s modern prairie populism was made in kitchens and living rooms where locals organized their own electric co-ops to take advantage of the New Deal. But as those days faded — and as farms got bigger — much of the community-minded, small town state began to slip out of living memory. For decades, the memory of the New Deal, and of community political identity, persisted, shaping politics around the country and in North Dakota. “I do a lot of oral history,” Jacobs said. “And I remember talking to an old lady who said, she knew — as much as one knows these things — that she would not have been able to keep her family ... without aid from the federal government.”

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Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of October, 2020, at the hour of 1:00 p.m. in the Commission Room at the Cavalier County Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon, ND 58249, the Cavalier County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the applications of Langdon Renewables LLC, 700 Universe Blvd., Juno Beach, FL 33408, for appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny the requests for Conditional Use Permits, which is required by Cavalier County’s zoning regulations, on the following described property: NW¼, Section 20, Township 159 North, Range 59 West, Osnabrock Township; and N½NW¼,

Section 8, Township 160 North, Range 59 West, Easby Township. Description of the conditional use: Osnabrock Township: 30’ radar tower and concrete slab; Easby Township: 82.7’ radar tower and concrete slab. Due to COVID-19 audience restrictions in the commission room, the meeting will also be available via Webex at the following website: https://tinyurl.com/yys2u56w Dated this 7th day of October, 2020. /s/Lisa Gellner – Secretary Cavalier County Planning and Zoning Commission O12 _______________________________

Green postcards absentee applications (sample above) have been mailed to active voters that have not already requested a ballot. If you did not receive an application and would like to vote absentee, contact the Cavalier County Auditor’s office at (701) 256-2229. Ballots must be returned or postmarked by November 2nd at 5 p.m. Dropbox available at Cavalier County Courthouse – Door 1. Election Day one polling site will be open on election day, November 3, 2020 at Cavalier County Courthouse – 901 3rd Street, Langdon, ND from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Additional election information is available on the county website: https://cavaliercounty.us/elections/

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Public Notice

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS notice or said claims will be forIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CAVALIER COUNTY STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In the Matter of the Estate of Rodney A. Vondal, a/k/a Rodney Vondal, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this

ever barred, except that the claim of any creditor to whom said personal representative mails a copy of this notice shall not be barred until three (3) months after the date of such mailing. Claims must either be presented to Susan Danielson, personal representative of the estate, at 1210 Delano Avenue, Walhalla, ND 58282 or filed with the Court. Dated this 7th day of October, 2020. Susan Danielson, Personal Representative

1210 Delano Avenue Walhalla, ND 58282 Lawrence D. DuBois (ID#03563) FOR: Fleming, DuBois & Fleming, PLLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 633 Cavalier, North Dakota 58220-0633 email:fdflaw@polarcomm.com Attorney for Personal Representative First publication on the 12th day of October, 2020. O12,19,26 _______________________________

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Notice

ACCESSIBILITY OF SARA TITLE III HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE INFORMATION Section 324 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, also known as SARA Title III, requires public notice at least once annually informing the public of the means to access information about extremely hazardous substances that are manufactured, stored, and used within their community. Follow-up emergency notices may subsequently be issued. Accordingly, information concerning LEPC meetings, SARA Title

III hazardous materials planning, which is included in our Emergency Operations Plan, hazardous materials inventory forms, listing extremely hazardous substances manufactured, stored or used within Cavalier County can be obtained during normal business hours (M-F, 8:30-4:30) in the office of Emergency Management, in the county courthouse. Cavalier County Emergency Management O12 _______________________________

ANALYSES OF THE STATEWIDE MEASURES APPEARING ON THE ELECTION BALLOT NOVEMBER 3, 2020 The following analyses are for the two measures appearing on the statewide general election ballot on November 3, 2020. This publication is required by section 16.1-01-07 of the North Dakota Century Code to enable voters to become familiar with the effect of proposed measures. The full text of each measure is available on the Secretary of State’s website at vote.nd.gov or by requesting a copy from the Elections Unit, Secretary of State’s office at (800) 352-0867, ext. 328-4146, or from the office of any County Auditor.

posed amendments to subsection 6 would require the board to meet at least annually with the head of each institution under its control. The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is $147,000 per biennium. Voting “YES” means you approve the measure as summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure as summarized above.

Analyses of the Statewide Measures

Cavalier County Commission Proceedings September 15, 2020 On September 15, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session, with all members present. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was limited audience capacity in the courthouse meeting rooms. Webex was utilized for those wanting to attend the meeting virtually and made available in the north meeting room to provide for social distancing. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Nick Moser called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Moser asked if there were any changes to the agenda. David Zeis made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Austin Lafrenz; motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Greg Goodman; motion carried. Greg Fetsch, Sheriff, introduced his newly hired officers, Tom Sabo and Shane Gallagher. COVID expenses/reimbursements were discussed. It was decided to invoice Public Health for COVID expenses incurred to date. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, met with the commissioners. The summary of roadmen hours for August was reviewed. Gene Feil had gained another hour of comp time. The commission agreed that all comp time needed to be used up by the end of the year. The commissioners reviewed progress on mowing county roads. There was also discussion on US Fish & Wildlife drains that were plugged and what could be done. There was discussion on culverts needing to be checked on County 13 for possible replacement. Johnston stated that the bridge inspections are now complete and the barricade needed to be tighter on the bridge south of Mt. Carmel, as ATV’s were going around it. There was discussion on the snowplow trucks/applicants/ locations. It was decided to look into availability of another snowplow truck. This will be discussed again at the next meeting. Lisa Gellner, Auditor, discussed the upcoming polling site hours for the General Election, November 3, 2020. The commissioners decided to keep the hours the same: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Gellner stated the green application postcards would be mailed to active

voters that have not yet requested a ballot on September 23, 2020, and ballots will go out once they are received, hopefully around the end of September or beginning of October. Josh Short, Weed Officer, met with the commissioners for a department update. Scott Stewart, State’s Attorney, met with the commissioners to discuss proposed changes to the employee policy manual related to the Northern Valley Human Service Zone’s development of a policy manual for the zone employees. The commissioners were in agreement to the updates to the county employee policy manual. A motion will be made to accept the changes once the zone policy is completed and signed off on by the zone employees. The non-zone employees will not need to sign off on the changes, as the changes are only related to zone employees. At 11:06 AM David Zeis made a motion to recess the meeting for the budget hearing, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. At 11:27 AM Greg Goodman made a motion to close the budget hearing and reconvene the meeting, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the budget as published and reduce the mills for County General to 35 mills, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion, seconded by Stanley Dick to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: STANLEY DICK, COMMISSIONERS______________________ 127.07 DAVID J. ZEIS, COMMISSIONERS_ _________________________ 483.58 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, CLERK__ _________________________ 526.17 PREMIUM WATERS, INC., CLERK_ ___________________________ 4.00 WEST PAYMENT CENTER, STATE'S ATTORNEY_______ 245.41 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, TAX DIRECTOR_________________ 251.88 SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD., GENERAL_____________________ 82.10 DACOTAH PAPER CO., GENERAL_______________________ 363.59 GLENN'S APPLIANCE CENTER, GENERAL_________________ 16.99 SIGN IT, ELECTIONS_______ 35.00 PREMIUM WATERS, INC., GENERAL_____________________ 77.49 KEVLOTT TESTING SERVICES, GENERAL/SOCIAL SERVICES___

_________________________ 536.25 QUADIENT LEASING USA, INC., GENERAL________________ 891.24 MATTHEW-BENDER & CO. INC., COMMISH/CLERK/ST ATTY/ SHERIFF__________________ 80.10 COMPUTER EXPRESS, VSO______ ________________________1,950.00 LANGDON CITY, GENERAL/ R&B_____________________ 339.87 OTTER TAIL POWER CO, GENERAL/R&B_________2,843.83 COUNTRY MEDIA, INC., COMMISH/R&B__________ 586.07 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT., GENERAL_______ 52,276.66 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL_______________ 1,318.92 VERIZON WIRELESS, GENERAL/ F-M/R&B/WEED_________ 154.75 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, SHERIFF_ __________________________ 47.42 LEEVERS FOODS, SHERIFF______ __________________________ 52.65 LANGDON COMMUNITY DRUG, SHERIFF__________________ 31.05 CHRISTIE MOTOR SALES, INC., SHERIFF_________________ 644.95 UNIFORM CENTER, SHERIFF____ _________________________ 130.99 FARMERS UNION OIL CO, SHERIFF______________________1,107.84 JOSH PLUMMER, SHERIFF__ 60.00 BALCO UNIFORM CO. INC., SHERIFF_________________ 160.00 BALCO UNIFORM CO. INC., SHERIFF_________________ 317.43 US FOODS, INC., SHERIFF__ 70.17 BALCO UNIFORM CO. INC., SHERIFF_________________ 160.73 AT-SCENE LLC, SHERIFF________ ________________________1,440.00 PREMIUM WATERS, INC., DISPATCHERS________________ 35.49 SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD., SHERIFF_______________________ 250.83 SENIOR MEALS AND SERVICES, SHERIFF_________________ 987.00 MID-CONTINENT CABLE CO., SHERIFF__________________ 99.57 ND POST BOARD, SHERIFF______ __________________________ 90.00 3D SPECIALTIES, FARM - MARKET_____________________ 9,032.00 KENT MIKKELSEN, ROAD & BRIDGE___________________ 63.25 SHAWN HALL, ROAD & BRIDGE_ _________________________ 184.00 ERLING'S OIL, INC., ROAD & BRIDGE___________________ 35.56 LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT, ROAD & BRIDGE__________ 80.00 HOFFARTH OIL COMPANY, ROAD & BRIDGE_________ 167.28

Analysis of Constitutional Measure No. 1 Constitutional Measure No. 1 was placed on the ballot by action of the 2019 North Dakota Legislative Assembly with the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4016 (2019 Session Laws, Ch.536). If approved, this constitutional measure would amend and reenact subsections 2 and 6 of section 6 of Article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution relating to the state board of higher education. The proposed amendments to subsection 2 would increase the number of board members from eight to fifteen; prohibit state legislators, elected state officials, state employees, and individuals employed full time by any institution under the board’s control from serving on the board; increase the term of appointment of board members from four to six years with the option for reappointment to a nonconsecutive second term; and replace the chief justice of supreme court on the board nominating committee with the secretary of state. The proLANGDON IMPLEMENT CO., ROAD & BRIDGE_________ 500.00 MIKKELSEN BROS. CONSTRUCTION, ROAD & BRIDGE__3,407.60 MUNICH ELEVATOR & OIL CO., ROAD & BRIDGE________2,000.01 ERLING'S OIL, INC., ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 664.32 PARK RIVER IMPLEMENT, ROAD & BRIDGE________________ 847.92 DAHL TRUCK & AUTO, ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 148.99 WALHALLA COOP OIL CO., ROAD & BRIDGE__________ 29.93 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL, ROAD & BRIDGE________________ 273.19 DUBOIS OIL CO.,INC, ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 696.50 ERLING'S OIL, INC., ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 115.96 FARMERS UNION OIL CO, GENERAL/F-M/R&B_____2,550.33 CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP., ROAD & BRIDGE______ 70.12 POMPS TIRE SERVICE, ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 989.31 THE CAR CLINIC, VSO_____ 78.43 ACCUSOURCE, VSO_______ 64.79 FARMERS UNION OIL CO, VSO__ _________________________ 125.49 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, EMG MNGR_______________ 35.29 VERIZON WIRELESS, EMG MNGR____________________ 48.00 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, E-911 EXCISE TAX_________ 210.91 NDTC, E-911 EXCISE TAX__ 128.03 PENGUIN COMMINUCATIONS, LLC, EMG MNGR________ 2,568.00 ANITHA CHIRUMAMILLA, NDSU EXT.________________ 30.00 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, NDSU EXT.________________ 62.59 KATIE HENRY, NDSU EXT._______ _________________________ 150.00 XEROX CORPORATION, NDSU EXT._____________________ 242.35 ANITHA CHIRUMAMILLA, NDSU EXT._______________ 158.13 DAHL TRUCK & AUTO, WEED CONTROL_________________ 44.04 WARNE CHECMICAL & EQUIPMENT CO, WEED CONTROL_____ __________________________ 15.65 LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL, WEED CONTROL______ 28.06 FARMERS UNION OIL CO, WEED CONTROL________________ 235.56 JILL DENAULT, SOC SERV/HUMAN SERV ZONE__________ 78.10 PREMIUM WATERS, INC., SOCIAL SERVICES____________ 43.49 AMERIPRIDE, SOCIAL SERVICES_ __________________________ 85.54

Analysis of Constitutional Measure No. 2 Constitutional Measure No. 2 was placed on the ballot by action of the 2019 North Dakota Legislative Assembly with the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4001 (2019 Session Laws, Ch.537). If approved, this constitutional measure would amend and reenact section 9 of Article III of the North Dakota Constitution relating to initiated constitutional amendments. The proposed amendments require an initiated constitutional measure to be placed only on a general election ballot and, if approved by the voters, be submitted to the subsequent legislative assembly. If the legislative assembly approves the constitutional measure, it becomes law. If the legislative assembly does not approve the constitutional measure, the measure must be placed on the ballot again at the next general election, and, if approved by the voters, it becomes law. The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is none. Voting “YES” means you approve the measure as summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure as summarized above. O5,12 _______________________________

LANGDON CITY, SOCIAL SERVICES____________________ 110.45 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES________ 676.66 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT., SOCIAL SERVICES___ 52.61 DACOTAH PAPER CO., SOCIAL SERVICES_________________ 75.76 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ND, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____ _______________________12,575.50 CEDAR INN - CAVALIER, HUMAN SERV. ZONE________ 714.55 ASKEW FUNERAL HOMES, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______ 2,000.00 SUSAN K. (FETSCH) CROCKETT, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_____ 101.78 LINDA GEISEN, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____________________ 101.78 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT., HUMAN SERV. ZONE_____ _________________________ 230.09 LITTLE MIRACLES, INC, HUMAN SERV. ZONE______________ 950.00 LITTLE KEEPERS, HUMAN SERV. ZONE___________________3,096.10 AUSTIN FUNERAL HOME, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______ 2,000.00 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______________ 62.04 S&A, INC., HUMAN SERV. ZONE_ __________________________ 80.00 NORTHDALE OIL INC, HUMAN SERV. ZONE______________ 102.56 BJORNSON OIL CO, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______________ 90.00 TAMMY MCMILLAN, HUMAN SERV. ZONE______________ 247.83 MANNY DOYLE, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_____________________ 50.00 ANN WEST, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_____________________ 50.00 KAREN ANDERSON, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______________ 50.00 DEBRA FRASER, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_____________________ 50.00 STANLEY DICK, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____________________ 124.75 DAVID J. ZEIS, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_____________________ 90.25 At 11:30 a.m., Greg Goodman made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by David Zeis; motion carried. Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Nick Moser – Chairman Austin Lafrenz – Vice Chairman Greg Goodman Stanley Dick David Zeis Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor O12 _______________________________

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HELP WANTED – Part-time C-Store help needed at Farmers Union in Langdon. Flexible hours. Please apply in the office. __________________________ M9Tf

HELP WANTED – Maple Manor Care Center is hiring in their dietary department for morning and evening tray as well as morning and evening dishwasher. Apply in person. __________________________ S28Tf H E L P WA N T E D – N o r t h e r n Lights Arts Council has an opening for the position of ROXY Theater manager. Application and job description can be found at http://www.nlac.us and Facebook. com/NorthernLightsArtsCouncil. Applications must be submitted before Wed. Oct. 21. ______________________O5,12,19Bt HELP WANTED – Cavalier County is seeking an individual to run the County Snowplow Truck in the Sarles District. The individual would be required to be available for work part-time November 1st through April 30th each year. Class B Driver’s License is required. This position is not benefit eligible. A pre-employment drug and alcohol test is required by the successful applicant. Applications can be obtained at the Cavalier County Auditor’s Office, Cavalier County Courthouse, Langdon, ND, or online at https://cavaliercounty.us/ employment. Applications will be accepted until October 19, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Cavalier County is an equal opportunity employer. _______________________ O12,19Bt

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Cards of Thanks

MISCELLANEOUS – The Cavalier County Soil Conservation District is taking tree orders for spring 2021 plantings. If you are interested in putting in Field Windbreaks, Farmstead Windbreaks, Feedlot Windbreaks, Wildlife planting or plantings to beautify your yard, contact our office. We have cost share programs you may qualify for. Stop by the office or call 701256-2484 ext. 3 if interested in doing a tree planting. Find us on Facebook at Cavalier County SCD. _____________________________Tf

HELP WANTED PT BiLLiNg SPEciALiST

Dahl Trucking has a part-time position open for a billing specialist. Our company offers flexible hours, competitive wage, and a great group of individuals who know the value of team work. Applicants must have a High School Diploma or GED, detail oriented, computer knowledge, multitasking and general office duties, willing to train. Pick up application today at Dahl Trucking or call Ted at 256-3959 ext. 212 or 701-256-0402

Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon is seeking qualified candidates for:

*Sign on Bonus available* FT & PT RNs and LPNs Days and nights available.

GELLNER – Thanks to everyone for the prayers, cards, memorials, food brought to the house and flowers when we lost Mike. A big thank you to the hospice and respite ladies, to friends and family for the many hours and trips to our home to help care for him. Without all your help we would not have been able to have Mike home with us his last six months. Thanks to Father Michael, Bob and Min for the special service

and music. To the staff at Brooks Funeral Home for all their help, to the ladies who brought bars and served lunch after the wake, to the funeral circle who served the meal after the funeral. The many acts of kindness will always be appreciated and remembered. Love and hugs, Donna, Kelly, Karla, Kraig and families. _______________________________

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Dahl Trucking has a full-time position open for a billing specialist. Our company offers competitive wage, benefit package and a great group of individuals who know the value of team work. Applicants must have a High School Diploma or GED, detail oriented, computer knowledge, multitasking and general office duties, willing to train. Pick up application today at Dahl Trucking or call Ted at 256-3959 ext. 212 or 701-256-0402

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We are looking for an accountant to help with tax preparation, payroll, and bookkeeping. CPA or working toward CPA designation preferred, but willing to train the right person. TO APPLY, SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:

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Help Wanted: CNA/Nurse Aide Cavalier County Memorial Hospital in Langdon, ND has an opening for a CNA/Nurse Aide position. 24 hours per week working nights & every 3rd weekend & rotating holidays. Night shift differential, competitive pay, and benefit eligible.

Applications can be found and downloaded under the Careers tab at cavaliercountyhospital.com Contact Jamie Nienhuis, CNO or Linda Benoit in HR at 701-256-6127

FT & PT Certified Nursing Assistants All shifts available. Contact Maple Manor Care Center at 256-2987 or mmoffice@mmcarecenter.com and we will email you an employment application.

HELP WANTED PCMHA/Wedgewood Manor Flex Time Social Worker: BSW and ND SW licensure required Duties include but are not limited to overseeing Social Work Designee, assist with residents/patients admission, discharge, and care coordination. Approximately 12 hours per quarter.

Pembina County Memorial Hospital

Full-time Clinic RN/LPN Flex-time Clinic RN/LPN Flex-time RN/CNA

Wedgewood Manor

Flex-time Housekeeper/Laundry Full-time LPN/RN Full-time/Part-time CNAs Part-time RN/LPN

SIGN ON BONUS! $1,200 Full-Time CNAs $5,000 Full-Time LPN/RN

Apply online: www.cavalierhospital.com or contact Ann Russell at 701-265-6329 for more information.

Maple Manor Care Center

Long Term Care Director of Nursing Maple Manor Care Center, a 58 bed skilled nursing facility in Langdon currently has an opening for Director of Nursing We are looking for an experienced Director of Nursing to organize and oversee all nursing operations of the facility. You will create and collaborate an efficient work place with attention to quality standards and policies: Applicant requirements: • Current CPR Certificate and RN license in the state of ND. • Experience in a Skilled Long Term setting • Ability to lead and develop nursing staff • Willingness to keep abreast of changing regulations • In depth knowledge of the MDS (Minimum Data Set) • Current computer skills and ability to adapt and educate staff on software upgrades. Applications can be obtained at 1116 9th Ave. in Langdon or contact John at mmoffice@mmcarecenter.com

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American Legion Post 98 500 Club Winners Sept. 5 Brent Zavalney, Munich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Sept. 12 Charlie Jordan, Langdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Sept. 19 Mark Thorpe, Grand Forks. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Sept. 26 Mickey Cain, Langdon, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 Congratulations to this month’s winners and thanks to all who support Post 98. All 500 Club tickets have been sold. We appreciated the extra effort required to participate in Post 98’s weekly raffle during this unusual time. Good luck to all and stay safe.

Dakota Gardener: Don’t stop composting during the winter

By Carrie Knutson, NDSU Extension Agent, Grand Forks County

Composting is a great way to recycle waste from the yard and kitchen. However, adding kitchen waste and maintaining a compost pile during the winter can take a lot of motivation, especially when walking outside requires cold weather gear and shoveling snow. In an effort to learn more about composting, I participated in an online composting course. During that course, I learned I could collect kitchen waste during the winter to compost during the summer. The idea takes advantage of our cold temperatures by storing kitchen waste in a garbage bin. Examples of kitchen waste that can be composted are coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, eggshells, and vegetable and fruit trimming and peelings. Do not include meats, fats, dairy products and starches because they can attract flies and rodents when turning the kitchen waste into compost during the summer. These items need good compost pile management to decompose quickly. Do not include any items that might contain disease organisms, such as diseased plants and pet feces. The first step is to collect a supply of browns, such as dead, dry leaves, to layer with your kitchen scraps during the winter. Other examples of browns that would work are sawdust, straw or hay. Keep the browns dry and store them in

a place that is easy to get to in the winter. I store my dried leaves in a sturdy plastic garbage bin right next to the backyard garage door. Heavy-duty trash bags also would work to store the browns. Next, you need a container to layer the kitchen scraps with the collected browns. Anything with a cover will work as a container. Sturdy, flexible garbage bins, 5-gallon pails or storage totes are good examples. During the winter, simply add kitchen scraps and top with a layer of the collected browns and repeat. I like garbage bins for storing my kitchen waste during the winter. The garbage bins are fairly easy to move as long as they don’t get too heavy. They can be moved out of the way once the weather gets nicer. I can drill holes in the bottom and sides so I can compost right in the container. Once the weather warms, add the winter composted materials to your existing compost pile or start a new one and mix well. This was my first year of saving kitchen waste through winter, then turning it into compost once summer arrived. I would say it was a success. The kitchen compost was ready to work into my garden this fall. What are you waiting for? Get your bins ready and start collecting leaves. Happy gardening! For more information about gardening, contact your local NDSU Extension agent. Find the Extension office for your county at https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory/counties.

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By Rita Maisel

A Different Language Reading century old novels by Agatha Christie along with her autobiography has been both entertaining and a lot like going to school in a different country. Even common words seem to have a different meaning when they were used a century ago in another country. Over the years English names for food products have made their way to American tables and might show up in an international cookbook. Fashion differences are not too complicated, but sports in England and British colonies have their own vocabularies. While Agatha Christie’s books are written in English with some of the characters falling back on French from time to time, phrases like “practicing their mashies” when talking about golf were out of my league, and I never did find out what the phrase meant. When her family or characters in the books went to the races at Ascot, I was sure these must be horse races, although actual living horses got very little mention in the mysteries or the autobiography. Most of the racing conversations were on the proper wear for Ascot which was a very dressy event with special hats for men and women, plus they carried parasols. The game of rugby was called futball, a name some countries use for soccer, but had 15 players on the team. Rules were different from football as we know it. Cricket had bats and balls so had to be their name for baseball. They played croquet but spelled

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the name differently. Polo played on horseback began as a game enjoyed by cavalry troops in India and then became popular with wealthy sportsmen. Both her fictional characters and her real family lived near the shoreline of the English Channel so there were many references to boating and bathing. Bathing had special dresses and shoes and was done in coves along the shore accompanied by servants. In real life, Christie described her first husband as living, eating and sleeping golf. When he became the managing official of a new housing development with a golf course, known as The Links, she claimed he spent all of his time there. As a result, an early book (1923) was “Murder on the Links” dedicated to her husband. When the book was printed, she had specified a cover picture featuring golf equipment. The publisher did not meet her expectations on that score, but until I read the book I expected something golf-like would be in the story line. Clubs, balls and even the square wooden tees mentioned in her other books are all missing in the story line. Thinking maybe I needed a golf dictionary to understand the story, I tried looking up some of the terms and found there are three names for the kind of soil where a golf course would normally be constructed: links, parkland and moorland. Links are areas just beyond a shoreline, they might have sand, and in early times had rabbit holes. Langdon’s golf course, historically between Shell and Doyle lakes, was a sort of island surrounded by water in 1884. When the course was first acquired, roughly fifty years later, the golfing businessmen hired boys to come and shoot gophers who also

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tend to be associated with holes. I found nothing in later news stories about rabbits at the local course. Modern golf is thought to have its roots in Holland and Scotland, with St. Andrew’s in Scotland the oldest remaining course. Golf was one of the first sports to let women play. A popular sport following World War II was miniature golf with their sites often crowded with women and children playing while husbands sought conventional golf courses. Sports for girls in America were not plentiful until 1974. although basketball had begun as a sport for girls in the early 1900s. Boys who saw the girls play soon claimed the sport as well. Volleyball as a team sport rather than just gym class exercise is slightly newer and also began on the American side before spreading to Europe and elsewhere. Another interesting part of the autobiography, which worked its way into an early novel or two, had to do with aviation. In America we do know about some experimental flying done in France, but we do not hear much about English or other European flyers. To many Americans flying began with Orville and Wilbur Wright. Actually, there were Air Force units in several European nations before World War I. Agatha, at age 21, had her first airplane ride in the spring of 1911. There had been an airshow their family attended with several brave souls riding with pilots who crashed their planes and walked away to applause from the audience watching. Agatha asked her mother if she could take a ride and her mother gave her the 5 pound note for the fare. She thought it was the most exciting five minutes of her life.

Apparently, she was more fortunate than Tom McGoey, who a couple of months later would show off his airplane at the Cavalier County Fair in Langdon. McGoey’s plane left the field in pieces. While biographical sketches tell us Agatha Christie was first published in 1920, she had been writing short stories and poems which had been published in newspapers since she was a teenager. Whether her stories made it to America or not, there were serialized books and short stories in the early Langdon newspapers. Pre-printed pages would come to Langdon for the two local newspapers and their printers and publishers would put advertisements, local news, obituaries, legal notices and other features together on the front and back pages of the papers. When reading these for local history purposes in the 1970s, I saw the serialized stories, but the real local stories were of primary interest, so I never bothered to read them. Agatha wrote about the shillings she earned by this work. The pay was not enough to live on. With clouds forming for World War I she went to work in a hospital as a volunteer nurse. She spent several years working both on the wards and later in the pharmacy mixing up medicines. The many different poisons used in her stories gained their authenticity from that early war-time work. Two or three of the characters in the stories appear to be Agatha herself. She introduces them as people working in the same jobs she had held earlier or brings in her own upbringing in their life sketches. She had written some early short stories about teenagers meeting and solving crimes together before World War I. After the war she created

Tommy Beresford, one of the more popular characters in her books, after young men who had served in the war and were then selling magazines and other things door to door because veterans were not being hired. Tuppence, later Tommy’s fictional wife, appears to be Agatha herself in the early stories and to a limited extent in the stories written in the 1970s. This couple was allowed to age normally through the years and appear as undercover agents again in World War II and as retired espionage grandparents. In that last role the storyline includes antique toys that Agatha had grown up with. In later books, sometimes with Hercule Poirot as a co-investigator, there is a character named Ariadne Oliver who is thought to be Agatha in another role. Mrs. Oliver appears about the time Agatha’s second husband died. Nursing homes, good and bad, begin to play a role in the books written in those years although she never wrote as if she were residing in that type of facility. One mystery that has not resolved itself yet has to do with the name Marston. Anthony Marston is an undercover German spy in one novel (WWII), possibly from Marston Manor in another book, a young man dating the daughter of Tommy and Tuppence in another, and the father of the three Beresford grandchildren in yet another. These sightings are after he dies in the book “And Then There Were None.” Obviously, he must have been a friend or relative of the author. Some of the books were written with holiday themes so the next one I plan to read is called “Halloween Party” which might be one of the books she wrote just for fun.

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Brush with the Bunch

Back in the middle 80‘s Laurel called and asked if I would be interested in joining the Brush Bunch at her house for an afternoon of painting. After some heeing and hawing and talking it over with Lenore, I called Laurel back and asked what I was to bring along. “Just you,“ she said. They never knew and I never knew what a box of worms was being opened. I enjoy painting and belonging to the Brush Bunch which didn‘t take place until 1996. (After I had made my “fortune“ and retired. Ha!) The painting shown is not my first but my second. When I went to the second meeting I brought along a picture of my grandfather‘s blacksmith shop and said that this was my next project; WOW! I didn‘t expect such a reaction - “Are you nuts, crazy, out of your mind or all of the above?“ I guess I was just persistent and went ahead with my project. I won‘t get into the steps I took, but I did have to ask for some advice from Rose Gendron; my floor was such that a pail of water spilled at the far end would have run out the door. A simple process of dark gray (cement gray) in the back and get lighter as you came forward fixed my floor. A lesson I remember today. I don‘t remember how many secessions it took to get all the “blacksmith stuff“ back on the ceiling, walls and floor, but I got there in time. I built the frame so it resembled the outside of David‘s Blacksmith Shop located on his farm on the east end of Olga. Olga has been an important part of our life, and I have around 20 paintings based on photographs of different time periods. I must admit that I am not proud of the job I did painting my grandpa; he was much better looking than I showed him to be. To this day I like to paint people “looking the other way!“ Tuesday was meeting at the gallery day with Laurel acting as president in the absence of President Leona. Virginia is in charge of decorating for the Christmas party in early December with Mary Ellen and Flo as co-chairpersons. Our theme for Brush Bunch Art Show and Sale #50 is Golden Years as it is our 50th art show (that may change!), with some recognition to Art Show #49. I will, once more, challenge my Brush Bunch group to dig up one of their early paintings or photographs and a story to share with our readers. The Old Farmer says: “If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing you do is stop diggin‘.“ Enjoy the weather and God Bless. by Leo Beauchamp

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