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Representative Chuck Damschen has a Legislative update on Page 4. Catch up with the Langdon Area Chamber on Page 7.

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Though the national news is reporting that the COVID-19 vaccination roll out is going slower than planned, it is going well in Cavalier County. The vaccination of the Phase 1A priority group (healthcare workers, first responders, long term care residents and staff ) went well and is complete for purposes of moving through the priority groups. “We had good uptake of vaccine from the individuals covered in this group,” said Public Health nurse Steph Welsh, “and continue to have individuals who did not get vaccinated from the Phase 1A group, such as healthcare workers and first responders, opt in to be vaccinated in upcoming clinics.” The Cavalier County Health District (CCHD) has moved on to Phase 1B and is now taking registrations for people 75 years and older and people 65 years and older with 2 or more high risk health conditions. If you are a Phase 1A individual registering for a vaccination during Phase 1B, please call CCHD at 701256-2402 ahead of time so that when they prepare for the vaccination clinics, they know you are Phase 1A registering now. The most recent list of priority groups was printed on the back page of the January 11 Repub-

lican. Public Health will notify the public as they move through the priority groups. They will use posters, fliers, public access television channels, newspaper articles and ads, radio interviews and announcements, and their Facebook page and

is user-friendly, and there have not been many snags. People who have smartphones can use the QR code. For those not familiar with QR codes, it looks like a square made up of little squares. Open the camera app in your phone, position it over the QR code so

website to spread the word. It is up to each person to watch for those notices and register for their vaccination when they become eligible. Online registration is available at cavaliercountyhealth. com, on the Cavalier County Health District Facebook page, or by using the QR code on any of the posters, fliers, or print ads. Individuals who are eligible can click that link and register for a vaccination clinic. The online registration process

that it sees the code, and touch the pop up that will take you to the website to register. Keep in mind that there is a QR code for registering for COVID-19 testing and a different QR code for registering for a vaccination clinic. If accessing registration through the Facebook post, use the link in the text, not in the picture. You may have to click on “…See More” to see the full text of the post and find the link to registration. The online registration site

2020 Year in Review: October through December The final three months of erable” means all the agencies Cavalier County Memorial 2020 - October, November, and December - had a lot to offer readers despite all the cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. October began with a fun activity for the whole family with the Great “mini” Pumpkin Hunt. Andrea Jacobson was the mastermind behind this idea. She stated, “I just feel bad that everything keeps getting cancelled/postponed. I decided this pumpkin scavenger hunt was something I could do as a fun activity for people that was still relatively safe (from a COVID standpoint).” Pumpkins were hidden all around Langdon, and in the end prizes were given away that were all donated. In October we welcomed two deputies to the Cavalier County Sheriff’s office, Tom Sabo and Shane Gallagher. The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce also welcomed a new board president, Peggy Davis. Langdon Area School Board discussed COVID related policies in regards to close contacts during athletic events. New radio infrastructure for public safety and emergency services was installed in our county. North Dakota public safety and emergency services are getting a long overdue radio upgrade as part of a new program called SIRN20/20. SIRN stands for Statewide Interoperable Radio Network. “Interop-

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involved (law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, emergency management, the public utilities, transportation, and others) will be able to communicate with each other on demand and in real-time. It is a joint effort by state, county, and municipal public safety agencies to build and maintain a statewide interoperable radio communication system for first responders and the public safety community. Vicki Kubat was honored with Excellence in County Government award. The award seeks to honor those who have shown exceptional dedication, leadership, and involvement for the good of all counties. Susan Faye Crockett was appointed as Langdon City Commissioner in early October. Langdon Area School Board scheduled a building mill levy vote for the heating system replacement in the elementary school. The board decided an addition levy of 7 to the current 3 for a total of 10 would be needed. The vote was planned for Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The City of Langdon was awarded City of the Year for 2020 during the League of Cities annual conference. This award was established in 1984 to recognize North Dakota cities for the quality, volume, and progressiveness of activities undertaken in the community.

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Hospital hired Chris Carter to fill the position of controller, which is part of the finance department. November brought election results. The presidential election had not yet been decided as ballots were still being counted in some parts of the U.S. North Dakota’s three electoral votes went to Republican candidate Donald Trump. Kelly Armstrong was re-elected to the House of Representatives, Doug Burgum was also re-elected as Governor. State representatives David Monson and Chuck Damschen were also re-elected and Janne Myrdal was re-elected with 74 percent of the votes. The Constitutional Measure No. 1 would have increased the number of members on the State Board of Higher Education to 15 and increased their terms to 6 years. Measure One was defeated with 72.54 percent of voters casting No votes and 27.46 percent voting Yes. In Cavalier County there were 1,460 No votes and 384 Yes votes. Constitutional Measure No. 2 would have added a layer of legislative review to initiated constitutional measures while still giving voters the final say. Measure Two was also defeated with 61.62 percent saying No and 38.38 percent saying Yes. In Cavalier County there were 1,190 No votes and 614 Yes votes. cont. on page 2

will allow you to pick a clinic date, an appointment time, and fill out the screening forms necessary to receive a vaccine. The available clinic dates are the darker black numbers. For Medicare age clients, only the Medicare number is needed. No supplement or drug plan insurance numbers need to be provided. Be sure to enter all your information carefully, including name, date of birth and email. Once registered this HIPAA compliant software will send appointment reminders via email. If you make a mistake in your email address you will not receive these reminders. Registering online helps CCHD in a number of ways. It lets them know exactly how many appointments are scheduled so they can plan to use all of the received COVID vaccine doses efficiently. It prevents waiting in long lines, allows staff to review the health screening questions prior to the clinic appointment, and allows them to easily reschedule appointments if more or less vaccine is received than anticipated. If you are unable, not comfortable, or not familiar with using an online registration process, ask a tech savvy friend or family member to help you. If these options do not exist for cont. on page 2

Agotness appointed to judgeship in NE Judicial District Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Ramsey County State’s Attorney Kari Agotness of Devils Lake to a judgeship in the Northeast Judicial District, effective February 1, 2021. She will fill the judicial vacancy created by the January 29, 2021, retirement of Northeast Judicial District Judge Laurie Fontaine, who was first elected as a district judge in 1998 after having served as Pembina County State’s Attorney from 1987 to 1998. Four attorneys w e r e named as finalists to fill the vacancy. Agotn e s s was appointed Ramsey County State’s Attorney in 2017 and elected to the position in 2018, overseeing criminal prosecutions, juvenile court, child support enforcement and civil actions, among other duties. She previously served as Ramsey County

Clerk of District Court for nine years and, also, has worked as a domestic violence advocate, a police officer and a special assistant attorney general for regional child support in Jamestown. A native of Park River, Agotness earned her peace officer’s certificate from Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, her undergraduate degrees from the University of N o r t h Dakota and her law degree from the UND School of Law. She also served as a fellow at the National Center for State Courts’ Institute for Court Management in Williamsburg, Va. Agotness has served as president of the Lake Region Bar Association and as a member of the Human Trafficking Protocol Team for Ramsey County.

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COVID-19 vaccine rolls out in Cavalier County-Here’s what you need to know By Linda Timian Republican Writer

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Civic Meetings Langdon City Commission Monday, Jan. 25, 6:00 p.m. Cavalier County Water Resource Board Thursday, Jan. 28, 8:00 a.m. Cavalier County Commission Tuesday, Feb. 2, 8:30 a.m. Cavalier County JDA Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m. This information provided as a public service by the Cavalier County Republican.

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COVID-19 vaccine_______________________________________________continued from Page 1 you, Emergency Management some of the vaccine presenta- available,” said Welsh. “We ask Coordinator Karen Kempert has tions such as Pfizer need to be that Cavalier County residents agreed to assist when available used within 5 days from the continue to be patient and flex(701-256-3911). time the ND Department of ible with this vaccine roll out as “If a person has a family mem- Health removes the vaccine CCHD continues to respond to ber that can assist them, that is from ultra-cold storage to send changing allocation processes always the better way to do this,” it to us,” said Welsh. “Doses not at both state and federal levels.” said Kempert. “If they don’t, I am used in that time frame are conVaccine allocation and distrihappy to assist and will be ask- sidered expired and need to be bution will likely be a fluid and ing the standard questions that discarded.” changing process in order to are required for the appointCCHD wants to avoid discard- improve and most efficiently ment.” These questions include ing any doses of COVID-19 vac- get vaccine to those who need health-related questions such cine if at all possible. Welsh stat- it. If you are eligible, register for as long-term medical condi- ed that future allocations may your vaccination now, taking tions, allergic reactions, other depend on whether all the vac- the next available time slot if reactions to vaccines, Insurance cine received has been given in possible. CCHD will adjust clininformation, and recent past an expedient time frame from ics as they get notified of the medication history. There has when it is received, so promptly vaccine. As a priority group is been a large volume of requests giving vaccine may help ensure completed, they will move to for assistance so leave a mes- future allocations. the next group, communicating sage, be patient, and answer For both types of vaccine, it to the public through all the the call when she calls back. Pfizer and Moderna, all the dos- avenues mentioned above. CCHD is normally notified es in the vial need to be used or “We appreciate the high inapproximately 6-7 days in ad- discarded within 6 hours from terest in COVID vaccination,” vance of vaccine arrival telling the time the vial is accessed. said Welsh. “We encourage the them the number of doses and This prevents the CCHD staff public to watch messaging on type of vaccine coming. Once from doing single appoint- when they are eligible for vacthe vaccine arrives, the staff ments here or there, like other cination and to register when works very hard to give all the vaccines. that time comes. We are workdoses within the same week it “We do understand this has ing hard to get vaccine to peoarrives. Getting the vaccine to been a difficult issue for the pub- ple as quickly and efficiently as the people who need it as soon lic who want to know firm dates possible.” as possible is a high priority. of when they will be vaccinated “It is also important because and what type of vaccine will be 2020 Year in Review ___________________________________________continued from Page 1 Langdon Area Edmore MuThe Northern Canola Grow- received their first doses of the nich football team was crowned ers Association held their an- Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Class A 11-Man champions for nual Canola Expo virtually this They administered the vaccine the third straight year. year due to COVID. Presenters to the first priority group. Frankie Stremick was hired gave updates on the crop and Jim and Karla Rademacher, as the new deputy auditor for potential damage that produc- along with their sons, opened Cavalier County. ers should be on the lookout Hank’s Ice Cream Shop at 711 Readers were reminded of for. 3rd Street in Langdon. the importance of wearing Shelly Agnes opened Gma’s Langdon Area School Board masks and social distancing as Homecare and got licensed by held a town hall meeting on the we moved into the holiday sea- the state. building mill levy vote for the son. COVID testing continued in As we closed out the year, public that had questions. our county. Cavalier County Health District

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Cavalier County Commission has full agenda at last meeting in January meeting laws. With 2 open positions and 3 interested individuals, Dave Monson and Cody Schlittenhard were the names the JDA board provided that they felt were good fits for the open positions. Commissioner Zeis made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Moser, to appoint Dave Monson and Cody Schlittenhard to the JDA board. Motion carried. Cindy Stremick, county treasurer, gave a department update. Mid-February should see a large increase in tax collection to meet the 2020 discounted deadline. Pledge of securities was discussed. A motion was needed to accept the security of pledges for the financial institutions, but no motion was made at this time. Motor vehicle reported that funds are down $805 from previous year with COVID circumstances. They are still getting prepared for kiosk machines to arrive. The machines are being tested more to ensure proper functioning before distribution. The driver's license portion will not be available through the kiosk until this summer. With that kiosk, people can renew their drivers’ licenses and purchase vehicle tabs. A goal is to train the treasurer's office to provide drivers testing for permits and regular drivers' licenses in Cavalier County. Steph Welsh from Public Health has requested overtime pay for individuals that have been working more hours due

By Kristi Mostoller Republican Writer The Cavalier County Commission held their regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. on January 19. Starting with old business was an update on the legislative revolving fund and a bill to cap property taxes at 2% that is not likely pass in the legislature. A social services committee has been working with budget and funding to see what can be done to save the county. Commissioner Greg Goodman will be attending the Public Health meeting on January 25 concerning the septic system requirements brought to the board's attention at the last meeting by Abby Borchardt. With the expense of the regulation, people are taking it into their own hands, possibly making a bigger health problem. Commissioner Goodman has many questions that he hopes Public Health can answer or find the answer. Terry Johnson gave an update on the shared bridge cost with Ramsey County that was discussed at the last meeting. An agreement was signed in 2004 and stated all major road projects will be presented and approved by both county commissions and cost would be split between Cavalier and Ramsey counties. There is one position open on the JDA board, and another position just opened recently from a resignation due to having three city commission members and concerns about open

to dispersing COVID-19 vaccines. The request is just for the time being in a declared emergency. There would be 38 hours to be paid with a cost of a little over $800. CARES Act funding was mentioned to pay for this overtime. It was approved to the pay out additional hours due to the emergency declaration related to COVID-19 to Bailey Dahl and Karen Kempert effective though the duration of the declared emergency. Welsh also reported that there is one active case in the county. COVID-19 vaccinations have been going well. Health care workers, long term care residents, and emergency medical services were first to receive the vaccine. Last week 75+ of age vaccines started, and that population is almost complete. Vaccinations have now opened up to 65+ with 2 or more health risks. 13.4% of county residents have had their first dose of the vaccine (both vaccines require 2 doses). North Dakota is number one in the nation for residents receiving COVID-19 vaccines. With 1 case, active testing has been much less with less close contact. Hopefully the vaccines can keep moving at a high rate so if/when our second wave of COVID-19 comes, it could keep the impact down. Masking is still encouraged even though the state mask mandate has ended. Jill Denault from the Northern Valley Human Service Zone gave an update. $479,000 was

left in the budget at the end of 2020. New policies went into effect January 1 and are being reviewed before being signed, including a new policy to exclude the county from dealing with Social Services. Pembina and Cavalier counties continue to be locked due to COVID-19, but the drop boxes and phones are open. The new judge, Kari Agotness, would like to meet in February. Agotness will be sworn in as judge February 1. She was well represented and talked highly of by several of the county commissioners. The tax department stated that on January 26 at 4:30 there will be a meeting with assessors. With not many changes and going over values with Vanguard,

there’s no increase in residential values. With more sales in Langdon occurring, there should be reassessments. Concerning the Forest Stewardship contract, mapping is inaccurate, so taxing can either be double or not enough and only 33% of this land is Cavalier County-resident owned. 66% are people that aren’t Cavalier County residents or active farmers in the county. There was a motion by Commissioner Stanley Dick, seconded by Goodman, to not approve any more of these contracts once they’re up to renew within the 5 years they’ve been started. The next Commission meeting will be February 2 at 8:30 a.m.

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Pictured are Langdon racers Bryan Kakela and Lance Schill, who had a very successful run at the 15th Annual Wild West Shootout held Jan. 9-17 in San Tan, AZ. In the X-Mods feature on Jan. 15, Kakela led the first half of the race, but Schill came from behind to win it with Kakela taking second. In an event that had a field of 50 cars and racers from 12 different states, it was one of the biggest wins ever for Lance Schill Racing. This is also the first time that Schill and Kakela have finished first and second in the same race in the 12 years that they have been racing together. For more information on the race, check Lance's website at www.schillracing.com. Congrats to them both!

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Upside Down Under By Marvin Baker

Unique towns on the prairie … When you drive past any small town on the North Dakota prairie, and, quite frankly, many other states like South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, they all look the same. Each one of them has at least one grain elevator and one water tower. In most cases, the old wooden prairie skyscraper has been replaced with more modern concrete silos. They all look the same - Berthold, Munich, Edgeley, Litchville, Elgin, Lakota, Mott, Stanton, and the list goes on. All these communities were likely built along a rail line, thus the elevators emerged and later city water. Yes, they all look the same, but rest assured, each one is different. Each of these communities has a personality and each community, no matter how small or how large, has unique personalities within it. If you pass through these and many other small towns, you might not experience this, but if you are there for any length of time, you will begin to see why each place is unique. Take Berthold, for example. Here’s a community on the outskirts of oil country that saw a lot of growing pains during the Bakken boom. It tried to maintain its “small town like we all know it” kind of psyche, but oil changed that, at least for a while. Within that community there are several unique personalities, but the one who seems to stand out the most is Al Schmidt. He is the police chief who has been in Berthold almost nine years. In that time, he has taken numerous high profile criminals off the street, including a captain at the Minot Air Force Base who was running a prostitution ring in Minot and one of the most wanted criminals in the state of Arizona. People are amazed at how Schmidt continues to pick up the worst of the worst. He says he’s just doing his job. Sykeston is another example of being unique. This community is sandwiched in between Carrington and Fessenden and was overshadowed for years because of that. The small town in Wells County was just another prairie town until Travis Hafner grew up. Hafner spent many years in Major League Baseball,

mostly with the Cleveland Indians. Jamestown was always proud of itself when Darin Erstad broke into the Majors, but Jamestown is a small city, and Sykeston is a small town of 117 people. It certainly has its pride now. In Lakota, you wouldn’t notice anything different about it except maybe that it’s the Nelson County seat. Lakota (population 700) gained notoriety several years ago when its only bank was robbed on a bright, sunny afternoon. What’s unique about Lakota is the families who take in a disproportionate number of foster children. These people are to be commended for their efforts in helping those who are in need. Hazelton was just another small town until 1999 when a bond issue passed overwhelmingly to build a new school, which surprised even some of the people who voted in favor of it. When Dennis Farrey heard about the bond issue passing, he donated a $1 million match so a better school could be built. Farrey grew up in Hazelton in the 1950s, moved to California after high school and became wealthy. His gift was to give back to the hometown he never forgot. Some communities have more than one unique aspect such as Wishek, made famous by its annual Sauerkraut Day in October. What many people don’t know is that the Super Valu store churns out bologna and sausage that is sold all across the state and beyond. Long before Sauerkraut Day was a thing, Wishek made national news when a local man was arrested for DUI while driving his tractor in town. Instead of crawling under a rock to hide, he started riding his horse to the local tavern. LaMoure has been a unique small town, too, because it had a Coast Guard station. How could a landlocked county in a landlocked state have Coast Guard? As it turned out, there was a radio tower just west of town, manned by the Coast Guard, that received transmissions from the Atlantic and sent them to the Pacific Ocean and vice versa. Amidon (population 22) is known as the smallest county seat in the state. What most people don’t know is that a law enforcement officer sits on the edge of town waiting for speeders. He’s a mannequin sitting in a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police car. Yes, every town has a story that more of us should get to know.

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Removing a president Memories of the footage of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, on January 6, 2021, will be forever etched in the minds of the citizenry. No American since the War of 1812 has seen an assault on our Temple of Democracy. This siege — a failed coup — was incited by President Donald Trump who, in a speech on the elipse, to thousands of his supporters at a rally that he organized, told his faithful, yet again, that the 2020 election had been rigged, that victory had been stolen from him, and that they had to “fight like hell” to take their country back. The violence at the Capitol, which left five dead and resulted in extensive damage to the chambers of the House and the Senate, as well as members’ offices, aimed to halt a solemn congressional duty, enumerated in the Constitution: to count the electoral votes and, finally, certify the election results. The insurrection did delay the proceedings, but did not prevent their successful conclusion. In the immediate aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, members of Congress were left with another serious responsibility, that of deciding how to remove President Trump from office. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), told the nation that Trump represented “a clear and present danger” to the United States. She said he was no longer “fit” to hold the Office of the Presidency, and that he needed to be removed. The question, at that point, involved the means of Trump’s removal from office. There were options, indeed, constitutional means, for achieving that wish. Speaker Pelosi stated that President Trump should resign the office that he had held since the election of 2016. Trump might have resigned, as President Richard Nixon had, in August 1974, after Republican leaders told him that he would, indeed, be impeached by the House and convicted and removed by the Senate. The argument brought by leading conservatives represented an appeal to Nixon to “do the right thing,” and spare the nation the agony of an impeachment process against a sitting president for the first

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Rep. Chuck Damschen R – District 10 701-370-1758 Greetings from Bismarck. We are into the third week of the 2021 session and are pretty well adjusting to the mask and shield rules. It is somewhat of a nuisance but if it makes others more comfortable around us it isn’t that difficult to do. We can see some increase in security as the inauguration approaches. I think the additional waste of time impeaching President Trump is disgraceful. It will just rile people up

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acts that might harm the nation. Vice President Trump decided that he would not invoke the 25th Amendment, even though many throughout the nation suggested that Trump was unable to perform the duties of the office because he was, to some degree, “delusional.” That argument was grounded in his refusal, since the election, to acknowledge President-Elect Biden’s victory, and his continued rants that denied the legitimacy of the election and, in fact, declared without evidence, that it was rigged and riddled with fraud. Trump continued to maintain this position, despite some court rulings in roughly 60 cases before both state and federal judges, including numerous Trump appointees, across the country, who consistently asked for evidence from Trump attorneys, but never received it. Of course, there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would have changed the electoral outcome. And, it must be noted, attorneys for Trump were unwilling to assert in a court of law that they possessed evidence to support the president’s claims of fraud, because lying to a court can lead to discipline by the bar association. The 25th Amendment might well have moved quickly, much more quickly than the impeachment process, but Vice President Pence, likely for considerations of his political future, reused to invoke it. As a result, Speaker Pelosi, fellow Democrats in the House, and some 10 Republicans voted, as a bi-partisan majority, to impeach President Trump for “incitement to insurrection,” which the House rightly viewed as a High Crime and Misdemeanor. The next step in the impeachment process is a trial in the Senate, which may begin on January 20, the day that Joe Biden takes the oath of office and becomes the 46th president of the United States. Next week, we will take a look at what constitutes an impeachable offense and what the Senate trial may portend for Trump and the nation. 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 Dr. Adler at NDWTPColumn@gmail. com and he will attempt to answer them in subsequent columns. This column is provided by the North Dakota Newspaper Association and Humanities North Dakota.

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time since 1868, when President Andrew Johnson was impeached. Nixon agreed and, after some two years of the Watergate investigation, the Nixon Presidency came to an end. As his successor Gerald Ford said, in explaining his decision to pardon Nixon in September 1974, “our long national nightmare is over.” Although Donald Trump has often spoken admiringly of Nixon, whom he viewed as a mentor of sorts, he was unwilling to relinquish the reins of power, and thus refused the invitation to resign. That left two constitutional mechanisms for removing Trump from office: invocation of the 25th Amendment or resort to impeachment. If nothing else, this constitutional crisis was providing Americans with a civics lesson involving the exercise of some of the most challenging powers in our constitutional order. Speaker Pelosi called on Vice President Mike Pence to convene a meeting of the Cabinet and to invoke the 25th Amendment. She added that if he did not act to remove Trump through this amendment, that the House would proceed to impeachment. Vice President Pence refused to invoke this power, but for many Americans, it was their first look at this means of removing a sitting president. The 25th Amendment was ratified in 1967. It represented a long, bi-partisan effort, led, principally, by Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), to protect the country from a crisis of succession in the event that the president was unable to discharge the duties of his office, possibly because of a medical issue such as a stroke or heart attack or other serious events. Under the terms of the amendment, the vice president, and a majority of the cabinet, could determine that the president was unable to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office and, therefore, he should be removed from power. The president might disagree with that conclusion, and could challenge it, in writing, within four days. At that point of contention, Congress would have up to 21 days to determine whether the president should remain in office. The checks and balances in this amendment — The Bayh Amendment — have been widely praised, although some have wondered whether it might be used, that is, abused, by opponents of the president to dislodge him from office. We recognize that every constitutional power is subject to abuse, which is why our constitutional system builds in numerous checks and balances to guard against arbitrary

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and allow an opening for Antifa and BLM to cause trouble under someone else’s cover. I should point out that I support the statement “black lives matter” but the group that uses it as their name certainly does not demonstrate the policy. Human Services is once again my 3 – day committee. It started out kind of slow as few bills had been submitted. It is picking up pretty well this week and the schedule looks fairly busy. The deadline for House members to submit bills is Monday, January 18, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.(today). I think we are on track for as many bills as last session but we should know more tomorrow. We have another 10 days before the deadline for resolutions and the

Senators have a week to introduce 3 more bills each. Energy and Natural Resources heard briefings from many agencies our first week and then went right into bill hearings. We have a slight advantage being a 2 – day committee that meets on Thursday and Friday. We didn’t hear a lot of controversial bills but they will be coming. It seems that for the last few sessions most water bills have gone to the Ag Committee so we don’t see many of them. There are a few of those I’ll be watching pretty closely. Please contact me if you have questions or concerns. My state email is cdamschen@nd.gov, I look forward to hearing from you.

Letter to Editor

Dear Editor, Republicans in the Legislature introduced House Bill 1289 that would require voters to be residents for a year before they can vote, overturning a current waiting period of ninety days, stripping voting rights of North Dakotans. This legislation will disproportionately impact young people and students. ND cities are working hard to create jobs that attract young workers. By imposing this control on the right to vote, anyone considering residency in ND may consider this a serious deterrent. In the last 10 years, voter turnout in ND has hovered between 46 and 62%. Lawmakers should be focused on getting more people to participate in democracy, not making it more difficult for citizens to vote. While republicans are busy fighting ideological battles over masks and guns, Dem-NPL lawmakers are working across the aisle to get critical legislation passed to improve the quality of life of all North Dakotans. Not restrict the right to vote. Charlie Hart Pembina, ND Dear Editor, Despite a global pandemic, residents throughout shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. At curbside drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child, generosity of donors across the U.S., resulted in more

than 7.8 million shoebox gifts collected in 2020. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2020, the ministry is now sending more than 8.9 million shoebox gifts to children worldwide. Through shoeboxes—packed with fun toys, school supplies, and hygiene items— volunteers brought joy to children in need around the world. Each gift-filled shoebox is a tangible expression of God’s love, and it is often the first gift these children have ever received. Through the continued generosity of donors since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 186 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories Across the , shoebox packers shop for shoebox gift deals year round, and many serve at a deeper level. Information about ways area participants can get involved year round can also be found at samaritanspurse.org/occ or by calling . Although local drop‑off locations for gifts are closed until Nov. 15 – 22, 2021, anyone can still be a part of this life-changing project by conveniently packing a shoebox gift online in just a few simple clicks at samaritanspurse. org/buildonline. These simple gifts, packed with love, send a message to children worldwide that they are loved and not forgotten. Sincerely, Dana Williams Media Relations Manager, Operation Christmas Child

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Deadline approaching for the automation tax credit The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced that the application window for the automation tax credit will close on Jan. 31. Under the incentive administered by Commerce, a taxpayer is allowed up to a 20% income tax credit for the purchase or capital lease of machinery and equipment to automate a manufacturing process in their operation. Applications must be completed no later than Jan. 31 of the calendar year following the date of purchase or lease of equipment. “All eligible primary sector businesses (manufacturers, food processors, etc.) across the state are encouraged to apply for this tax

incentive aimed at increasing our state’s manufacturing and processing capacity through automation,” said David Lehman, advanced business development manager at Commerce. “This incentive is not just for robots, any automated equipment used to improve job quality or productivity may qualify.” To qualify, the business must be certified as a primary sector business and the machinery and equipment must be approved by Commerce’s Division of Economic Development and Finance. More information and access to the application can be accessed at belegendary.link/Automation-taxcredit-0121.

Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced expanded eligibility and updated payments under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Producers who are now eligible and those who need to modify existing applications due to these updates can contact the FSA between January 19 and February 26, 2021. “These changes come as a result of measures we included in the year-end legislation, as well as the feedback we’ve facilitated between local producers and the FSA,” Hoeven said. “This will help a greater number of producers in North Dakota benefit from the agriculture assistance we secured, while also addressing some of the issues farmers and ranchers faced under the original payment calculations.” The changes to CFAP include: • Updated CFAP 2 Payment Calculations Sales Commodities – FSA adjusted the payment calculation to use the producer’s eligible 2019 calendar year sales, 2019 crop insurance indemnities, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

(NAP) and Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) payments, multiplied by the applicable payment rate for all sales commodities. Row Crops – FSA adjusted the row crop payment calculation for producers that had crop insurance coverage but not an available 2020 Actual Production History (APH) approved yield, in which case FSA will use 100% of the 2019 Agriculture Risk Coverage-County Option (ARC-CO) benchmark yield. This calculation change is only for barley, corn, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, upland cotton and wheat. • CFAP 1 ‘Top-up’ Payments for Swine – Swine producers with approved CFAP 1 applications will soon automatically receive a “topup” payment of $17 per head, increasing the total CFAP 1 inventory payment to $34 per head. • Expanded CFAP 2 Eligibility – Contract producers of swine, broilers, laying hens, chicken eggs and turkeys who suffered a drop in revenue in 2020, as compared to their 2019 revenue, are now eligible for assistance. Producers could receive up to 80% of their revenue loss, subject to the availability of funds. Additional information on today’s announcement is available from USDA at www.farmers.gov.

North Dakota producers need to be prepared in case drought conditions persist into 2021, according to North Dakota State University Extension specialists. Most of the Dakotas, northern Minnesota and eastern Montana suffered from some level of drought in 2020. As of Jan. 14, 2021, all of North Dakota was impacted by dry conditions, with 23% of the state in moderate and 62% of the state in severe drought. The 2020 drought affected forage production on pastureland and hay land. “Depending on your grazing management practices, many pastures would have gone into the winter stressed, leaving plants vulnerable to death of new tillers, thus leading to slow and delayed growth this coming spring,” warns Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension rangeland management specialist. North Dakota went into the fall of 2020 with precipitation in most of the state at 35% to 150% below normal. Thus, the 2021 growing season will start with very little moisture in the topsoil and little to no subsoil moisture. “If the drought extends into the

2021 growing season, expect a severe loss in forage production,” Sedivec says. “We recommend that ranchers and farmers put together a drought management plan early so they are prepared if drought persists.” Seventy to 80% of forage production on pasture and hay land occurs by July 1 in the northern Plains, so if the spring and early summer are dry, producers could see a 50% or greater reduction in forage produced, depending on the severity of drought and past management. “The only silver lining is droughtstressed grasses abort seed production, so forage quality should be greater longer into the grazing season,” says Miranda Meehan, NDSU Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “If summer moisture does occur and plants remain immature, regrowth potential will be greater and nutritional quality higher later into the grazing season.” Even with normal spring precipitation, producers should expect a reduction in forage production due to plant stress and delayed spring growth, the specialists caution. With normal precipitation, shallowrooted plants will benefit while deep-rooted plants will suffer due

FSA expands CFAP 2 eligibility, updates payment calculations

By Katie Henry NDSU Extension Family and Community Wellness Agent My Favorite Things “Raindrops on roses And whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things… When the dog bites, When the bee stings, When I’m feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things And then I don’t feel so bad.” These are lyrics from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music song “My Favorite Things.” It is one of my favorite songs, and I admittedly would never sing it to someone other than my son, who is very forgiving of his mother’s not so talented singing voice. It’s often sung in our house on days that are a little bit more of a struggle than others, as it helps get us into a positive way of thinking. Even if a person doesn’t like the song, the premise behind its meaning is important. Research shows that people live longer if they have positive attitudes. In fact, Boston University School of Medicine found that optimistic individuals tend to be more likely to live to be over the age of 85. That particular study is from 2019, and other studies have recently come to light about optimism in the last few years. The research has found that people who are more optimistic tend to live about 7.5 years longer, recover from injury faster, have better brain performance at older ages, and are more likely to take steps to ensure their health continues or improves. Though the direct link to optimism and longevity isn’t known, there is a connection that can’t be dismissed. Even if a person doesn’t naturally think of the positive, it is a

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to lack of subsoil moisture. “Under this scenario, plan for a 10% to 30% reduction in forage, depending if you overgrazed, properly grazed or undergrazed your pastures,” Meehan says. “Severely grazed pastures may even experience greater than 30% reduction under normal spring precipitation conditions.” A wet spring will lead to a bestcase scenario. Usually, wet springs result in above-normal forage production. However, with no subsoil moisture, forage production still may be below normal if pastures were overgrazed in 2020. “A wet spring should alleviate the need to implement a drought plan,” Sedivec says. “However, you still need to plan for delayed growth due to drought-stressed plants. Delayed growth would result in a delayed pasture turnout by one to two weeks. “Be prepared to implement your drought management plan if the summer growing period becomes dry,” he adds. “Wet springs followed by droughts lead to poorquality feed during the second half of the grazing season.” For more information on coping with drought conditions, check out the NDSU Extension publication “Strategies for Managing Drought in the Northern Plains” at http:// tinyurl.com/DroughtManagementStrategies.

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habit that can be programmed into our brains. The more we practice positivity, the more the neuroplasticity of our brains change to enable us to more easily think positively. So, in other words, thoughts change your brain to help you naturally have changed thoughts. If we get in the habit of negative thoughts, we will change our brains to naturally go to negative thoughts. If we get in the habit of positive thoughts, we will change our brains to naturally go to positive thoughts. An article by Rick Hanson of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkley explains further how this works and how to implement changing your brain to the positive. You can find the article at https://greatergood. berkeley.edu/article/item/how_ to_trick_your_brain_for_happiness. One way to start practicing positive thinking is to think of your favorite things, just as the kids and their governess (played by Julie Andrews) did during a scary thunderstorm in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music. It doesn’t have to be “raindrops on roses” or the other lyrics of the song. All it has to be are those things, situations, or people that give you a feeling of happiness, contentment, or hope. Things such as: budding flowers in the spring, a momma doe and her baby fawn, a slow flowing stream with large pebbles, a field full of healthy crops, the belly laugh of a baby, a lung full of fresh air on a cool sunny day, a favorite sports team winning a national championship, giving a loved one a hug, your mom’s lasagna or grandma’s cookies, or just the hope of better things to come…No matter what thoughts you choose to think, you can’t go wrong as long as they are positive. Often times we connect positive feelings with food, as I have discussed in past articles. It’s not always the food itself that brings the “comfort”, but the memories that are connected to it. I have recently seen posts on Facebook of comfort food recipes and pictures posted by several people. Maybe it’s the time of year or the fact that it’s gotten colder outside so people are staying in more, but I’ve seen more posts of this nature lately. It’s often a heritage food, soup, bread, or cookie that people are looking for or reminiscing about. Here is a recipe that is similar to what people have been posting. I don’t know who Grandma B is, but the recipe is nutritious, and it is ob-

viously delicious enough to have it named after her, and everybody loves a good recipe! Grandma B’s Bean Soup This healthy recipe comes from NDSU Extension. Ingredients 3 carrots, peeled and shredded 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 3 stalks celery, sliced 1 medium onion, diced 2 c. cubed, cooked ham 4 (15-oz.) cans navy beans (low sodium) – can substitute soaked, cooked dry beans 1 tsp. garlic powder ½ tsp. onion powder 12 c. water Salt and pepper to taste Directions Place carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, and ham in a large pot. Rinse and drain the beans. Add to pot. Add water, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cook soup on medium to high heat until vegetables are soft, approximately three hours. Makes eight servings. Each serving has 240 calories, 2 g fat, 17 g protein, 39 g carbohydrate, 12 g fiber and 350 mg sodium. Here at NDSU Extension, we have a vast number of recipes that may trigger a positive memory for you. Feel free to visit our website https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension and search for recipes. Also, feel free to read more about optimism and longevity of life, as well as positivity and the brain by visiting the websites listed. If you would like a complimentary copy of the NDSU recipes or if you have questions or would like help from us in the office, feel free to call us at 256-2560 or email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu. Family and babies, and fun times together. Happiness and sunshine with sunny spring weather. Smiles and dancing as he joyfully sings. These are a few of MY favorite things. What are yours? Sources: Boston University School of Medicine. “New evidence that optimists live longer: After decades of research, a new study links optimism and prolonged life.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 August 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2019/08/190826150700.htm>. Hanson, Rick. “How to Trick Your Brain for Happiness.” Greater Good, 26 Sept. 2011, greatergood.berkeley.edu/ article/item/how_to_trick_your_brain_ for_happiness.

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From the Pastor’s Desk

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Devotions by community pastors

This devotion is submitted by Pastor Karl Breddin of United Lutheran Church, Langdon

This week we wrap up our short study of the book of Jonah. To refresh, Jonah was a prophet sent by God to proclaim a message of repentance to the people of Ninevah, but the Israelites hated the Ninevites, and so Jonah fled in the opposite direction on a boat. God sent a storm after Jonah, who had the sailors throw him into the sea, and the storm subsided. A great fish swallowed Jonah, and from its belly he seemed to have a change of heart and was spat up onto dry land. He went to Ninevah, proclaimed his message of repentance, and it worked. Every single prophet in the Bible hopes, prays, and dreams of the response of the Ninevites. Yet it rarely, if ever, happens this way. Usually the prophets are unwelcome, worn out, chased, and harassed.

Jonah, on the other hand, after the single biggest success story in the Bible – where 120,000 people and countless animals repent in just one day – has a different reaction: 2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing. 3 And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” (Jonah 4:2-3) With the continued theme of exaggeration (the great storm, great fish, great city of Ninevah, and great repentance of the whole city including its animals), Jonah throws a great temper tantrum. Jonah is so angry that God spared the city that

asks to die. It’s easy to blame Jonah for being petty, but we often do the same thing ourselves. How do we complain to God? Whom do we not want God to be merciful toward? Can we lift up our eyes from our own concerns, just for a second, to see God acting right in front of us? God asks in Jonah 4:11, my paraphrase, “Shouldn’t I be concerned about Nineveh, with all its inhabitants?” Jonah doesn’t answer this question that closes the book. The question is left for the reader to answer. Should God be concerned even about such sinners as those who live in Nineveh? And if God is, which the story implies, shouldn’t we also be concerned? Maybe there’s someone you know who has made lots of bad choices – someone who seems so

Cavalier County Ministerial Association You are invited to come worship with us.

CHURCH DIRECTORY Please join us at First Baptist Church for Team Kid! Every Wednesday for children in grades K-6. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Hope to see you then! We also have youth group available for grades 7-12. Hope to see you there! 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 5:00 p.m. Grades 1-12 & Adults & RCIA Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 p.m.

St. Michael’s in Wales Sunday - No Masses scheduled at this time

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Phone School Grades: 701-256-2354 Preschool-8th grade 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)

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bad they could never be good. But God still loves them, and even if we don’t think it’s fair, God wants them to change their ways and is ready to offer forgiveness. Our perspectives of fairness and justice are limited. Like Jonah, we want control, but the story of Jonah shows how God

is in control – of wind and waves, of swimming fish, and, most importantly, of helping us to see the way of mercy and forgiveness. If you have questions or comments, feel free to contact me at kbreddin001@luthersem.edu or 256-2594.

Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule

January 25 – Devils Lake or Grand Forks January 27 – Grand Forks January 29 – Grand Forks February 1 – Grand Forks or Devils Lake February 3 – Grand Forks February 4 – Osnabrock February 5 – Grand Forks February 8 – Grand Forks February 9 – Cavalier February 10 – Grand Forks February 114 – Osnabrock February 12 – Grand Forks February 15 – Grand Forks or Devils Lake February 17 – Grand Forks February 18 – Osnabrock February 19 – Grand Forks February 22 – Devils Lake or Grand Forks February 24 – Grand Forks February 26 – Grand Forks

Effective February 1, 2021: Shopping will be allowed on out-of-town trips. Medical trips will take precedence as we are only able to take 2 people at a time, please be flexible with your shopping requests. Please call early with your appointments as dates fill up fast. Out of town appointments need to be made between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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.-2:30 p.m. We are limited in what we can handle due to cleaning protocol and “social distancing” on the vehicles so please don’t be upset if we ask you to change your appointment. ALL passengers are required to wear a mask. All activities, including foot care, remain cancelled. Access to the Langdon Senior Center is limited to staff and deliveries.

Senior Menu

SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (25) – Beef hashbrown casserole, Malibu vegetables, bar, fruit. Tuesday (26) – Chicken fried steak/gravy, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, fruit salad. Wednesday (27) – BBQ ribs, sauerkraut, sweet potatoes, green beans, apple turnover. Thursday (28) – Crispy chicken bowl (mashed potatoes, chicken, corn, gravy), pea salad, small bun, fruit. Friday (29) – White chili, meat stromboli, broccoli/cauliflower salad, crackers, fruit. EBT/SNAP accepted Offering take-out only as the dining room is closed. Please call by 9:30 a.m. for take-outs. Homedelivered meals will remain the same. Frozen meals are also available for $4.00 each.

Health tip of the week Smokeless tobacco can increase your chances of oral cancer by 80%. For assistance in quitting call a tobacco cessation specialist at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital at 701-256-6120 or call 1.800. QUIT.NOW. Provided by Cavalier County Health District

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Cards of Thanks 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.

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

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

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

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Dovre Lutheran Church & Milton Lutheran Church

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Osnabrock 701-496-3301

Milton 701-496-3278

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

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BLAIR – Thank you for the cards, phone calls and visits for my 92nd birthday. It made for a special day for me. Allan Blair _______________________________ BLAIR – We would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during Allan's illness with

COVID-19. Thank you to the ambulance crew and hospital staff for their kindness and care. We appreciate all the cards, phone calls, food, Christmas cards and "goodies" and "just being there for us". God bless you all, Allan and Joy Blair _______________________________

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Monday, January 25, 2021 – Page 7

Department of Health reiterates priority groups; launches vaccine locator

Brush with the Bunch

Some will say “Hey, that‘s the same picture as last week.“ They would be right; it is a picture of our meeting day, and I will report on what went on. The meeting was called to order by President Leona Schneider, minutes by Flo Holen, read and approved, followed by the usual parts of a meeting. First, we discuss the upcoming art show #50. The first order of business was what to do about the Art Show and Sale #49 scheduled to be held the first weekend in May of 2020, the infamous year of 2020. Our Art Show of 2020 was soon to be known as the “art show that wasn‘t“. Upon entering the American Legion you will have to visit the area called the “Bar Room“ to see some art and/ or photography that was to be shown at last year's art show. You will then have an opportunity to vote on the People‘s Choice Award for Art and Photography. The next order of business was concerning Art Show and Sale #50, the Golden Anniversary for the Walhalla Brush Bunch which was founded that many years ago by a group of artistic women on November of 1971, They envisioned a group who had the same interests, painting - with oil, acrylic or water color. The Brush Bunch has prevailed all these years with around twenty members. I will hold off on reporting on Art Show #50 until my next newsletter. Who knows, I may use the same picture. From Lighten up: Is it wrong that only one company makes the game “Monopoly?“ Stay safe, and God Bless America! by Leo Beauchamp

New faces at Farmers and Merchants State Bank Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Langdon is pleased to announce the addition of Kayla Gallagher and Zach Nye to their staff. Both joined the Farmers and Merchants lending department this past fall and will be assisting bank customers with their consumer, commercial, ag and residential mortgage needs. Prior to accepting a position at Farmers and Merchants, Kayla was employed by Bank Forward in Jamestown as a Mortgage Loan Servicing Specialist. Many of the bank’s customers will recognize Kayla as she is originally from Langdon and was part of the FM team from 2015 to 2017. She holds an Associate of Arts degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Lake Region State College in Devils Lake. Kayla and her husband, Shane, have a threeyear-old son, Jye. Shane is the chief deputy with the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office. Zach Nye is originally from the

Denver area but has lived in North Dakota since 2006. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Mary in 2011, where he was also a member of the U of M football team. Zach brings farming experience to his position as loan officer, having worked with his in-laws on their Langdonarea farm the past several years. His wife, Jaclyn, is a Langdon native and is the deputy tax director for Cavalier County. Together they have 3 children: Kenleigh (8), Hannah (5), and Jacob (3). Zach has also been an assistant coach for the Langdon-Edmore-Munich track and field teams since 2019. “We’re excited that Kayla and Zach have joined the FM Bank team,” says the bank president, Chalmer Dettler. “They’re great additions to our staff, and our customers will enjoy working with them.” Farmers and Merchants State Bank is your locally owned and operated community bank.

Parenting isn’t easy, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it harder, which is creating considerable stress for adults and children. North Dakota State University Extension is hosting a one-hour brain science-based presentation by parenting expert Erin Walsh of the Spark & Stitch Institute at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, via Zoom. Her presentation, Parenting in a Pandemic: The Many Faces of Stress, will help strengthen family connections and explore practical stress recovery and resilience strategies for kids and adults. Walsh is a parent, speaker, educator, writer and co-founder of the Spark

& Stitch Institute. She has worked with communities across the country that want to better understand child and adolescent development and cut through conflicting information about kids and technology. The event also will include time for participants to ask questions. Attending the presentation is free of charge. To register, go to https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/pen. For more information about the presentation, contact NDSU Extension’s Barnes County office at 701845-8528. To learn more about the Spark & Stitch Institute, visit https:// www.sparkandstitchinstitute.com.

NDSU Extension hosting Parenting in a Pandemic presentation

The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) reported that vaccine priority groups originally announced on Dec. 31 will remain in effect. The reminder was issued in response to the federal government’s recommendation earlier this week that states expand the range of individuals immediately eligible to receive the vaccine, while noting it remains the state’s decision. “North Dakota has had a successful start to COVID-19 vaccination,” said NDDoH Immunization Director Molly Howell. “Continuing with the priority groups established by the North Dakota COVID-19 vaccination ethics committee ensures that our most vulnerable are accessing vaccine first. North Dakota is continuing to receive less than 10,000 doses per week, so opening up vaccination to large groups of individuals is not possible at this time, but we strongly encourage those in the priority groups to get vaccinated as they become eligible.” The state also unveiled a way for individuals to find vaccine in their area. More information can be found at health.nd.gov/covidvaccinelocator. Individuals can search by providers in their area and see which provider group they’re serving. Health care providers receiving vaccine directly from the federal government, including Indian Health Services and the Veterans Administration, are not included

on the locator, but may have vaccine available. “Different areas of the state may be vaccinating different priority groups,” said Howell. “It’s important that the public remain patient and pay attention to local information about vaccine availability. Everyone who wants a vaccine will get one eventually.” North Dakotans should watch their local media and social media channels for health care facilities, pharmacies and local public health departments for more information on the status of vaccine administration in their area. Health care providers, local public health units and pharmacies have been told they can move to Phase 1B when they’re ready. Some may still be working through Phase 1A, comprised of frontline health care workers, first responders and long-term care residents and staff. Below are the following phases. Phase 1B (in order of priority): • Persons age 75 and older • Persons age 65 – 74 with two or more high-risk medical conditions • Staff and persons living in other congregate settings (i.e., corrections, group homes, treatment centers, homeless shelters, etc.) • Persons age 65 and older with one or more high-risk medical conditions • Persons age 65 and older with or without high-risk medical conditions

By Peggy Davis Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce Board President

weekly updates, share information, and showcase vehicles. They would love to have more followers! D & B offers new Chevrolet and Buick vehicles along with a nice selection of clean preowned vehicles to fit any budget. Don’t see what you want? Let them know, and they can find it for you. They also offer financing options. Their service department has well-trained GM Certified technicians to take care of any service needs from oil changes and alignments to major repairs. The knowledgeable parts department carries genuine GM parts and many options for tires and accessories. To help limit spread of Covid-19, you can take advantage of in-town pick up and delivery for service appointments. The parts department offers curbside pick up. You can also visit their website to view their entire inventory. If you need to pay a bill, you can mail it in or call. To reach the Langdon location call them at 701-256-5331, message them on Facebook, or email at dandb@utma. com. They do also have a preowned store in Park River. The best way to contact the Park River store is to call Bob at 701-331-9422 for an appointment as their hours can vary. Next, we meet the Cobblestone Inn and Suites located on Highway 5 East in Langdon. Emily Baker is the general manager. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. To contact them, please call 701256-2420 or book online at www. staycobblestone.com/nd/langdon. They offer lodging, free guest park-

I don’t have any new events to talk about so I am continuing to feature Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce businesses. I’d like to thank the businesses for being a part of the chamber and of our community! Without them, where would we be? First is the Cavalier County Republican. They are the official newspaper for Cavalier County, and they help promote your businesses through articles and advertising. Their hours are Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and they can be found at 618 3rd St in Langdon. They ask you to please wear a mask when you come in their office. The website for the newspaper is www. cavaliercountyextra.com. You can reach them by phone at 256-5311 or by email at ccr@utma.com. Be sure watch their Facebook page where you can find stories and updates. Our second featured business this week is D & B Motors, which is located at 702 9th Avenue in Langdon. Sales hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., and Sat 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Parts & service hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. If those hours don’t work, call them to make arrangements for after hours. They have a website www.dandbmotors.com. They also have a Facebook and an Instagram account where they post

Classes will be held virtually

To see if this FREE and PRIVATE class sponsored by Dakota Hope Clinic is right for you: Call (701)852-4675 and ask for Shelly Send a text to (978)-705-3421 Or email shelly@dakotahope.org

Take an EXTRA 10% off SALE TABLES in the back of the store Bridal Registry Receive a FREE Gift when you register. #shoplangdon #shoplocal FACEMASKS ARE REQUIRED

Baby Registry Jocelyn & Taylor John & Jayme Jennings Metzger Baby Girl Due: May 30 Due: January 14 Virtual Shower Shower: November 1

Langdon Community Drug 805 3rd Street • 256-3330

Chamber News

ing and semi parking, free Wi-Fi, cable TV, on-site Cobblestone Marketplace (convenience store)- which is open to guests and the public 24 hours a day, laundry, fitness center, business center, and a beer and wine bar open 4:30-11:30 p.m. daily. They do have some Covid-19 precautions in place. Masks are required in all public areas and using social distancing/capacity limits in public areas. Their housekeeping staff are using special precautions and sanitation measures. Our final business spotlight this week will be Crockett Realty Services, LLC owned by Susan Fay Crockett. She provides a local brokerage office with realty and property management services. “Quality realty service to help make your dreams come true” is their slogan. Located at 308 Eighth Avenue in Langdon, the office has flexible hours. To schedule an appointment, please call or text 701-370-1890 (cell) or call 701-256-2726 (office). Crockett Realty has a website www. sfcrockettrealty.com which allows you to view properties and send an email directly from the website to the brokerage office. Crockett Realty also has a Facebook page and advertises locally. Covid-19 precautions include a closed-door policy, masking, hand sanitizer, social distancing, and office sanitation procedures. She appreciates the cooperation with these precautions to provide for the safety of all concerned.

Discover Peace is a confidential and safe, 6-week small group class that can help heal the trauma of a past abortion. You are not alone. Weekly classes start Monday Feb. 8th at 6pm until Monday March 15th at 6pm.

• Persons with two or more highrisk medical conditions regardless of age • Child care workers • Workers employed by preschools or Kindergarten through 12th grade: • Teachers, nutritional services, aides, bus drivers, principals, administrative staff, custodians, etc. Phase 1C (in order of priority): • North Dakota National Guard, not previously covered • Grocery Workers • Public safety answering points (911) • Manufacturing related to the development or supply of COVID-19 vaccine • Other health care/public health workers not included in phase 1A • Free standing clinical laundries • Public transit, including bus, taxi, ride-share • Persons age 16 – 64 with one or more high-risk medical conditions • Blood bank workers not previously vaccinated • Information technology • All other essential workers per Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) North Dakota ranks No. 1 in the nation in percentage of doses administered (67.6%) out of those received. For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine, visit http:// health.nd.gov/covidvaccine.

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Business and Professional Directory Swenson Blasting Mobile Unit

Expert Collision Repair Baked on Paint Refinishing Windshield Replacement Windshield Chip Repair Paintless Dent Repair

Remove paint from anything and everything!

Contact Craig Swenson Shop: 701-256-3668 Cell: 303-877-1868

â€˘ Mosquito, Tick, Ant & Spider control for your yard or event

Mosquito Minus

Control J4 Mosquito

Hwy 1 South, Langdon

Tel. 701.256.6204 Â‡ Website: www.dvacnd.org

24-Hour Toll Free Crisis Line 866.435.7490

9-15

Great for auto restoration & removing parking lines We use water & crushed glass to prevent warping NO HEAT USED

63 bed skilled nursing facility more than 30 years of service

elderly housing units available

701-382-9376

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

Rental Cars Available

Maple Manor Care Center â€œThe home with a heartâ€?

Additional Services: â€˘Asian beetle control â€˘Concrete/paver patio & doorways

701-382-9376

256-3634

www.finestautobodyandglass.com finestautobodyandglass@gmail.com

Choose Finest Auto Body & Glass Youâ€™ll Love the Results

DR. BRIAN LARSON - DR. NIC BENEDA

physical, speech and occupational therapies

Visit us on Facebook!

Monday thru Friday 8-noon, 1-5 701-284-6131 or 888-284-6789 toll free 418 Briggs Ave S - Park River, ND

offers all-welded steel hopper bottom bins ranging from 52 - 6700 bushels.

SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION techniques combines with the STRONGEST MATERIALS used in the industry, results in the most rugged and longest lasting bins available.

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Susan Fay Crockett Licensed Real Estate Broker

Riley Arens 701-370-9787

â€˘Home automation â€˘Installation of video surveillance â€˘Installation of network equipment - access points, routers, switches. â€˘Low voltage wiring & terminating - cat 5, cat 6, cat 3, coax.

C: 701-370-1890 W:701-256-2726 F:701-256-3597

308 Eighth Avenue Langdon, ND â€œQuality realty services to help make your dreams a realityâ€?

sfcrockett@gmail.com www.sfcrockettrealty.com

Brooks Funeral Home

Stop in or call to see how Farm Maps can make your crop insurance record-keeping a breeze.

623 9th Ave. â€“ PO Box 284 Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-2568

www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon.com

Funeral and Memorial Services Pre-need Planning â€˘ Monument & Markers

Preferred Auto Body & Glass Dr. Joseph Allred, D.D.S

~ Expert Body Repair, Paint Match Windshield Chip Repair & Replacements ~ Insurance Work Welcome ~ Guaranteed Customer Satisfaction

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

DEALER

Other oil brands

www.cavaliercountyhospital.com Elizabeth Sillers, FNP-C Courtney Short, FNP-C Megan Overby, FNP-C Mark Hill, FNP-C For appointments call 256-6120 â€˘ After hours 256-6100

WALHALLA PRESCRIPTION SHOP

Bev & Spence Clairmont RPh. 1102 Central Ave. - Walhalla, ND 58282 800-549-2662 701-549-2662 â€˘ Full Prescription Service â€˘ Rainbow Photo Processing â€˘ Giftware â€˘ Visa/Master Card

â€œWhere Youâ€™re Only A Stranger Once.â€?

DR. RICHARD H. EKLOF

Optometrist

-- Family Vision Care --

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

Girodat Motorsports Small Engine Repair

Rent this Spot 3 months $42.50 Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve it! CAVALIER COUNTY LIBRARY 600 â€“ 5th Ave., Langdon 701-256-5353

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

Country Inn 314 8th Ave., Langdon

Jared Girodat Owner 701-370-8925

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.

Certified Public Accountants

Need answers? Ask your Nodak Insurance agent.

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LeeAnn Charon

Langdon â€˘ 701-786-2511 701-256-2407

Contact Jan Stein, your local Norwex consultant for all your cleaning products. 401-9th Ave. E. Langdon, ND 58249 701-256-3109(H) â€“ 701-370-1448(C)

P.O. Box 51 Cavalier, ND 58220 email: brinde@polarcomm.com

Langdon# (701)256-3559 Cavalier# (701)265-4998 Fax# (701)265-4999

â€˘ Residential &â€ˆCommercial Services â€˘ Fire &â€ˆWater Restoration â€˘ Carpet &â€ˆFurniture Cleaning â€˘ Air Duct Cleaning

NO MILEAGE CHARGE FOR REGULAR CLEANING!!!

FREE ESTIMATES 24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

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

Accepts nursing home insurance, Medicaid and private pay.

Call 701-496-3131

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.

Rent this Spot 3 months for only $42.50 Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve it!

Independent Consultant

701-256-2781 701-370-1890 208 14th Avenue Langdon, ND 58249 susanfay@hotmail.com www.jafra.com/scrockett

2C Plumbing

Residential, Light Commercial, New Construction, Remodel, Hot Water Heat, All Your Plumbing Service Needs

Owner Jeff Brodina Master Plumber Lic. #0601

â€œGO WITH THE FLOWâ€?

12286 HWY 17 Adams, ND 58210 Cell: 701-331-1794 Home: 701-944-2242 jeffbrodina@hotmail.com

OSNABROCK COMMUNITY CALEB & BOB HETLER PAINTING Looking for exterior painting jobs LIVING CENTER 18 BED BASIC & RESPITE CARE FACILITY

WAIND CHIROPRACTIC AND ACUPUNCTURE

Breakfast Lunch â€“ Dinner

in Langdon area

CALL 701-840-2896 FOR FREE ESTIMATES âœ” Quality work Written Estimates Signed Years of experience: Bob - 17 & Caleb - 2 âœ”

Farmers Union Oil Company Locally Owned Since 1929

9245 Highway 1 Langdon, North Dakota 58249

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!

Rent this Spot 3 months for only $42.50 Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve it!

ABBY BORCHARDT REALTORÂŽ

701.370.9713 abby@greenbergrealty.com MLS Participating Agent

Call 256-2355

SWENSON BUILDING SALES All Steel Buildings, All Phases of Remodeling

Backsplash Bathroom Tile Painting

701-256-2793

3 months for only $42.50. Call Lori at 256-5311 to reserve!

Cavalier County Republican

Sports/Public Notice

Monday, January 25, 2021 – Page 9

HOCKEY

Blades girls win 1 of 3 in weekend home stand By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer

The Langdon Blades girls hockey began a stretch of six home games in a row at Dakota Spirit Arena when they entertained Wahpeton, Fargo and West Fargo the weekend of January 15-17. Playing the top three teams in the league, the Blades beat Wahpeton 3-1, lost to the Freeze 5-1, and then were shutout by the Stampede 3-0. After the weekend's games, the Blades record in their 19U league is now 3-3. They will now host Richland, Watford City and Bismarck the weekend of January 22-24. In their first game against Wah-

peton, the Blades got on the board with two goals in the second after a scoreless first period. Leading scorer Abby Forest scored unassisted, then Taryn Romfo made the score 2-0 on a goal assisted by Alexa Schneider. After Wahpeton would score on a power play late in the third period to pull to within one at 2-1, Forest put in an insurance goal a minute later on an assist from Arywn Berke to ice the win. Jaelyn Buckman had 31 big saves for Langdon, who were outshot by Wahpeton 32-21. In their next game versus Fargo, who were unbeaten in league games coming into the contest, the Blades skated hard to a scoreless

tie after the first period. McKenna Schneider gave Langdon the first lead of the game on a goal unassisted, but the Freeze would then score five unanswered goals to win 5-1. Buckman had 34 saves against Fargo, and the Freeze outshot the Blades 39-24. In their final game of the weekend, Langdon faced West Fargo, who were also unbeaten in 19U league games this season. The Stampede peppered Buckman with 46 shots on goal, but she only allowed three to get by her. The Blades had plenty of chances to score, as they had 51 shots on net but were stonewalled by West Fargo goalies Adison Houkom and Maggie Seeley.

Kenadee Cluchie steals the puck from a Fargo player on Jan. 16. Photo by Larry Stokke

Catelyn Goodman and a West Fargo player both go after the puck with Catelyn coming away with it. Photo by Larry Stokke

McKenzie Regner and Alexa Schneider attack the West Fargo net on Jan. 17 in Langdon. Photo by Larry Stokke Graci Witzel helps out Jaelyn Buckman at the net deflecting the puck. Photo by Larry Stokke

Cavalier County Commission Proceedings January 5, 2021 On January 5, 2021, 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. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Austin Lafrenz called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Lafrenz asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Nick Moser made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by David Zeis; motion carried. Greg Goodman made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Nick Moser; motion carried. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, met with the commissioners and reviewed the list of upcoming road projects. There was discussion on the PI test done on the gravel Mikkelsens used from the McLean pit. Another test is going to be done. A letter was reviewed from the Ramsey County Highway Department, requesting the county to cost share 50% of the cost to replace bridge number 10-102-32.0, six miles south of Calio on the county line, in the stretch of road that Ramsey County maintains. Ramsey County is proposing replacing the bridge with culverts. Johnston explained that the bridge is a minor structure that is listed on Cavalier County’s inventory of bridges with the state, and that minor structures are not required to be inspected and they do not qualify for federal funds. The commissioners asked Johnston to see if a contract could be drawn up that would require Ramsey County to cost share for future bridges needing to be replaced in the stretch of road that Cavalier County maintains. Johnston returned later in the meeting to report that there is only one major structure in Cavalier County’s portion of the county line shared with Ramsey County, and it has already been replaced. IT was decided that Johnston would visit with the Ramsey County Highway Superintendent regarding the project and follow up with the commissioners at the next meeting. A proposed district map for the four snowplow trucks was reviewed. There was discussion on communicating between the districts on

where the trucks are needed. It was decided to bring the roadmen in for a department meeting during the next commission meeting to discuss the districts and decide the chain of command for communicating when the snowplow trucks are needed. Steph Bata, Tax Director; Lisa Buchweitz and Mark Schneider, Soils Committee; met with the commissioners and presented the proposed soil valuations for 2021. There was lengthy discussion on the future of the Forest Stewardship contracts in relation to the value of trees in the county. The possibility of not renewing the contracts in the coming years was discussed being the 50¢/ acre tax for these contracts is an outdated amount of tax being paid for those acres and bills to increase it do not seem to be supported by legislature. It was discussed that this is not fair to the rest of the county taxpayers. Bata recommended starting with a value of $200/acre for the trees coming out of the Forest Stewardship Program, and eventually get them all mapped property with Sidwell and valued as non- cropland by soil type, with a discount for slope. It was decided to discuss renewing the Forest Stewardship contracts at the next meeting. Greg Goodman made a motion to approve the Soils Committee’s proposed 2021 Soil Valuation Schedule, seconded by Stanley Dick, motion carried. Abby Borchardt met with the commissioners regarding the county’s On-Site Sewage Treatment System Regulations. Steph Welsh, Public Health; Candace Carlson and Allen McKay, Lake Region Public Health; also join the meeting virtually via Webex for the discussion. Borchardt voiced frustration with Section 5A on page 14 of the regulations, which requires inspection of rural sewage treatment systems when a property is sold, as well as penalties for non-compliance. It was explained that NDCC gives the Cavalier County Board of Health authority to make changes to the regulations and that legislature is also currently looking at making the regulations more consistent statewide. Options for disclosure of any findings during the inspections were discussed, allowing the seller and buyer to agree to leave current systems in place if they are in working order and do not pose a health/ environmental risk. It was suggested that Borchardt take her concerns

to the next Cavalier County Board of Health meeting on January 25th at 4:30 p.m. Greg Fetsch, Sheriff, and Shane Gallagher, Chief Deputy, met with the commissioners and reviewed some legislative bills. Fetsch also presented his annual report for his department. Fetsch informed the commissioners that he has been advertising for both a dispatcher and deputy. He has received applications for the dispatcher positions, but no interest in the deputy position yet. Gallagher offered the commissioners to ride along for a shift if they would like to. They also informed the commissioners that they are getting the virtual active shooter simulated training set up and will be getting state certified to do training hours with it. The 2019 annual audit prepared by the ND State Auditor’s Office was reviewed. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve the 2019 annual audit, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. Steph Welsh, Public Health, briefly visited with the commissioners regarding progress on issuing COVID-19 vaccines. Welsh informed them that 117 doses had been given so far and she finds out on Tuesday or Wednesday each week how many vaccines are allocated from the State to Cavalier County for the coming week. Welsh was hopeful to get around 100 vaccines for the coming week. David Zeis made a motion to transfer $296.21 from VSO Fund to County General Fund, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. Nick Moser made a motion to transfer $4,176.26 from E-911 Fund to County General Fund, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion, seconded by Nick Moser to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOR, GEN___________________13,950.00 CUMMINS SALES & SERVICE, GEN_____________________ 435.91 SCHROEDER FURNITURE, TX DIR_____________________ 4,793.51 COMPUTER EXPRESS, GEN______ ________________________1,100.00 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, GEN/ R&B______________________ 41.78 PREMIER BENEFITS GROUP INC., GEN_____________________ 500.00 SAMSON ELECTRIC LTD., GEN__ _________________________ 422.21 LISA GELLNER, GEN_______ 32.00 R. SCOTT STEWART, STATE'S ATTY____________________ 386.64

MID AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL, GEN________1,929.00 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, GEN/R&B_______________ 1,651.24 VERIZON WIRELESS, EMG MGR/ GEN/R&B_________________ 47.54 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., RECORDER______________ 3,823.91 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS, GENERAL/F-M______ 666.82 GALLS, LLC, SHERIFF_____ 130.32 ND SHERIFF & DEPUTIES ASSOCIATION, SHERIFF_________ 50.00 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS, SHERIFF____________ 261.97 SHANE GALLAGHER, SHERIFF__ _________________________ 105.00 GREGORY FETSCH, SHERIFF____ _________________________ 142.01 BALCO UNIFORM CO. INC., SHERIFF__________________ 98.84 STREICHER'S, SHERIFF___2,409.80 WALHALLA COOP OIL CO., R&B_ _________________________ 454.62 3D SPECIALTIES, F-M____ 3,596.31 HANSEL PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC, R&B___________1,253.78 RAZOR TRACKING, INC., R&B___ _________________________ 300.00 KEVIN MIKKELSEN, R&B___ 63.25 RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY, R&B____________________ 3,408.88 NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER, R&B______________________ 55.00 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL, R&B__ __________________________ 11.47 MCCURDY, INC., R&B______ 17.00 CLYDE FARM SERVICE & SUPPLY, R&B_____________________ 264.99 KLJ ENGINEERING LLC, F-M____ ________________________3,300.00 CLOSE CONSTRUCTION, F-M___ ________________________1,350.00 STONE'S MOBILE RADIO, INC., EMG MGR_______________ 4,800.00 WITZEL CONSTRUCTION LLC, WEED___________________ 7,208.00 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, WEED_____________________ 72.42 OTTER TAIL POWER CO, WEED__ __________________________ 35.73 CAVALIER COUNTY REPUBLICAN, VSO_________________ 41.00 VICTOR HECK, VSO________ 18.20 QUILL CORPORATION, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______________ 12.69 DISCOVER, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____________________ 243.33 AUSTIN FUNERAL HOME, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______ 2,000.00 VERIZON WIRELESS, HUMAN SERV. ZONE______________ 632.41 ASKEW FUNERAL HOMES, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______ 2,000.00 S&A, INC., HUMAN SERV. ZONE_ __________________________ 80.00

NATIVE AMERICAN TRAINING INSTITUTE, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____________________ 200.00 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, SS_______________________ 118.76 NICK MOSER, COMM_____ 134.55 DAVID J. ZEIS, COMM______ 55.78 AVI SYSTEMS INC., CLERK______ ________________________1,605.00 JOSH PLUMMER, GEN____ 846.00 ND CLERK'S ASSOCIATION, CLERK___________________ 100.00 QUALITY SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, TX DIR______________ 21.99 TIM KINGZETT, TX DIR____ 75.00 CHAD HENDERSON, TX DIR____ __________________________ 75.00 LISA BUCHWEITZ, TX DIR__ 75.00 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, AUDITOR____________________1,454.94 DAKOTA WHOLESALE TIRE, SHERIFF_________________ 575.28 LISA JACOBSON, TX DIR___ 75.00 CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR, VSO/WEED_______________ 33.05 SUPERPUMPER, INC., SHERIFF__ __________________________ 33.89 GALLS, LLC, SHERIFF_____ 358.11 HANSEL PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC, SHERIFF________ 535.00 POST BOARD, SHERIFF____ 100.00 MID-STATES CRIME INFO CTR, SHERIFF_________________ 100.00 BLUETARP CREDIT SERVICES, R&B_____________________ 156.18 FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK, R&B____________66,715.96 CARQUEST OF LANGDON, GEN/R&B________________ 342.01 VERIZON WIRELESS, GEN_______ _________________________ 153.65 POSTMASTER, NDSU EXT._______ __________________________ 55.00 CAVALIER COUNTY AUDITOR, NDSU EXT._______________ 204.85 NDSU - DEPT 3110, NDSU EXT. TR_______________________ 200.00 POLAR COMMUNICATIONS, E-911_____________________ 373.70 ND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT____________ HEALTH INS_ ______________________ 114,607.68 At 12:00 p.m., Greg Goodman made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Stanley Dick; motion carried. Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Austin Lafrenz – Chairman Stanley Dick Nick Moser Greg Goodman – Vice Chairman David Zeis Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor J25 _______________________________

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Lady Cards notch two District 8 wins versus North Star, Rolette

Showdown for the District 8 Title January 25 in Dunseith

By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer

Marlee Hetletved was named co-player of the game against NorthStar finishing the night with 8 points. Photo by Larry Stokke

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals girls basketball team kept plowing through the District 8 portion of their schedule. The Lady Cards won at home over North Star 66-26 on January 15 then won at Rolette 65-38 on January 18. The wins pushed the Cardinals record to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in conference games. Langdon-Edmore-Munich will play at Dunseith on January 25 in a game that will decide the regular season district champion, and more importantly, the winner will get the top seed for the District 8 Tournament, which will be played at home sites this year. They also played at Richland on January 23 and will host New Rockford-Sheyenne in a boys-girls doubleheader against the Rockets on January 30. Here is a recap of their last two games: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 66, North Star 26 The Cardinals took right off against the Bearcats. They outscored North Star 16-4 in the opening quarter and used a balanced scoring attack to make that early lead stand up. The Lady Cards had six girls with least eight points for the game. Morgan Freije led the team with 14 points, all scored in the last three quarters. She was followed by Jaya Henderson with 11 and seniors Kaylee Lowery and Lexi Olson, who each had 10. Lowery also had a double-double for the game, pulling down 13 rebounds. Cora Badding had nine points and 11 rebounds, and Marlee Hetletved

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 66, NORTH STAR 26 NS -- 4 8 10 4 -- 26 LEM -- 16 12 18 20 -- 66 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Morgan Freije 14, Jaya Henderson 11, Lexi Olson 11, Kaylee Lowery 10, Cora Badding 9, Marlee Hetletved 8, Payton Harpestad 2, Halle Jabs 2 North Star -- Danielle Hagler 20, Gracie Miller 4, Lindsey Nyhagen 1, Sydney Staus 1 Rebounds -- LEM: 47 (Lowery 13, Badding 11); NS: 18 Assists -- LEM: 18 (Olson 6); NS: 3 Steals -- LEM: 15 (Olson, Hetletved 4); NS: 4 Turnovers -- LEM: 6; NS: 24 Field goal % -- LEM: 27/67 (40.3%); NS: 9/31 (29%) Free throw % -- LEM: 9/11 (81.8%); NS: 9/14 (64.3%) had eight points. Olson led the team with six assists, and she and Hetletved had four steals apiece. The Lady Cards outrebounded the Bearcats 47-18. Danielle Hagler led North Star with 20 points. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 65, Rolette 38 There were no visiting fans allowed due to COVID-19 protocols at the Rolette school, so the Cardinals came out a little flat against the Comets. Jaya Henderson would score the Cardinals first 10 points of the game, but Rolette stayed right with the Cardinals in the first half, trailing by just six points at half-

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 65, ROLETTE 38 LEM -- 11 15 20 18 -- 65 R -8 13 9 8 -- 38 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -- Jaya Henderson 19, Kaylee Lowery 16, Lexi Olson 8, Morgan Freije 7, Whitney Pankratz 7, Marlee Hetletved 3, Jalynn Swanson 2 Rolette -- Eva Tastad 15, Brenna Boucher 10, Hailey Peltier 5, Elizabeth Smith 2, Karesse Heinz 2, Hannah Strong 2 Rebounds -- LEM: 27 (Lowery 8, Freije 5); R: 29 (Boucher 12) Assists -- LEM: 16 (Olson 6); R: 6 Steals -- LEM: 14 (Henderson 6); R: 9 Turnovers -- LEM: 17; R: 25 Field goal % -- LEM: 24/51 (47.1%); R: 14/43 (32.6%) Free throw % -- LEM: 11/18 (61.1%); R: 9/14 (64.3%) time, 27-21. A big play momentumwise for the Cards came when Jalynn Swanson grabbed a loose ball and hit a basket at the buzzer of the first half. The Cardinals kicked up the intensity in the second half, with Kaylee Lowery putting in 10 points in the third quarter. Junior Whitney Pankratz came off the bench in the third and sparked the Lady Cards offense with a 3-pointer and seven points. Henderson had a game high 19 points, while Lowery finished with 16 and also led the team with eight boards. Olson had six assists, and Henderson had six steals in the win. Eva Tastad had 15 points and Brenna Boucher 10 for the Comets.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Cards boys stay unbeaten with two incredible wins over Rugby, Dunseith

By JAKE KULLAND Republican Sports Writer

Whitney Pankratz drives into the lane and puts up a right-handed shot. Photo by Larry Stokke

The Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals boys basketball team hit the heart of its regular season schedule, when they hosted two teams ranked in the top 10 in the state -Eighth ranked Rugby on Jan. 16, and sixth ranked Dunseith on Jan. 19. The Cards outlasted the Panthers 59-55 in overtime, then hung on to defeat the Dragons 61-58. With the wins, the Cardinals are now a perfect 8-0 on the season, and have now moved up to fourth in the latest boys basketball poll. The Cardinals played at Rolla on Jan. 21, then start a busy three game week ahead, hosting second ranked Four Winds-Minnewaukan on Jan. 26, traveling to North Star on Jan. 29, then entertaining New Rockford-Sheyenne as part of a boys-girls double header on Jan. 30. Here is a recap of their last two games: Langdon-Edmore-Munich 59, Rugby 55 (OT) It was a game of big runs in the Cards win over the Panthers. Rugby came out in the first quarter on fire, hitting four 3-pointers while shooting 61 percent from the field, and led 20-10 after one. But the Cardinals clamped things down on defense in the second quarter, holding Rugby to just one basket. The Cards ended up going on a 23-3 run that went into the third quarter, giving themselves a 33-23 lead. But, after leading 39-28 late in the third, the Panthers went on a big run themselves, outscoring the Cardinals 21-3

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 59, RUGBY 55 (OT) R -- 20 3 13 15 4 -- 55 LEM -- 10 13 16 12 8 -- 59 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Grant Romfo 21, Simon Romfo 18, Jagger Worley 14, Carter Tetrault 3, Markus Kingzett 3 Rugby -- Trey Welstad 13, Warren Walker 11, Isiah Bundy-Stein 8, Cole Slabaugh 6, Tim Mueller 5, Erik Foster 5, Brody Schneibel 5 Rebounds -- LEM: 45 (S. Romfo 8, G. Romfo, Worley 7); R: 33 (Bundy-Smith 9) Assists -- LEM: 9 (Worley 4); R: 15 Steals -- LEM: 7; R: 0 Turnovers -- LEM: 11; R: 10 Field goal % -- LEM: 15/56 (26.8%); R: 22/56 (39.3%) Free throw % -- LEM: 24/32 (75%); R: 4/6 (66/7%) to lead 49-42 with around five minutes left in the fourth. But LangdonEdmore-Munich got it done and tied the game with baskets from Carter Tetrault and Jagger Worley, plus some clutch free throw shooting by Grant Romfo, who made freebies down the stretch, including the last two to send the game into overtime. In the extra session, Grant made three more free throws, Simon Romfo put in a hoop, and after Tetrault missed a three, he followed hit shot then found Worley open, who made a big time 3-pointer to help clinch the

Simon Romfo lays in a left-hand layup leading the Cards with a 23 point game defeating Rugby in overtime. Photo by Larry Stokke

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Markus Kingzett drops in a 3-point shot with time winding down to put the Cards up by one, earning him Player of the Game. Photo by Larry Stokke

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LANGDON-EDMORE-MUNICH 61, DUNSEITH 58 D -- 12 18 15 13 -- 58 LEM -- 21 14 11 15 -- 61 Langdon-Edmore-Munich -Grant Romfo 19, Simon Romfo 14, Jagger Worley 11, Carter Tetrault 5, Markus Kingzett 5, Gage Goodman 4, Rayce Worley 3 Dunseith -- Chad Parisien 19, Caleb Poitra 16, Ethan Morin 11, Jalen Poitra 11, Liam Poitra 2 Rebounds -- LEM: 37 (S. Romfo 8, Worley, S. Romfo 7); D: 19 Assists --LEM: 14 (S. Romfo 5); D: 9 Steals -- LEM: 2; D: 8 Turnovers -- LEM: 16; D: 6 Field goal % -- LEM: 22/50 (44%); D: 23/52 (44.2%) Free throw % -- LEM: 9/9 (100%); D: 3/3 (100%) win. Grant Romfo finished with 21 points, Simon Romfo 18 and Worley 14 for the Cards, who were led in rebounds by Worley with 13. He is now averaging a double-double per game. Trey Welstad had 13 for Rugby. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 61, Dunseith 58 It was a battle of unbeaten teams when the Cards hosted Dunseith. In this game it would be the Cardinals jumping out to a lead of 21-12 after one quarter, as all five of their starters got into the score book. The Dragons would go on a 10-2 run in the second quarter to make a close game of 35-30, with the Cards leading at halftime. The second half saw a 10-0 run put on by the Dragons, but the Cardinals came back again, through the help of every player they put on the floor. Freshman Rayce Worley would hit a clutch 3-pointer in the third quarter, then there were two crazy plays in the fourth. You hear football terms like, "Extending the play", and "Play until the whistle", and those were true in this basketball game, when twice there were crazy battles for loose balls, and each time the ball got into the hands of Grant Romfo, who drilled a shots from long distance each time. With the Cards up one with 15 seconds left in regulation, sophomore Markus Kingzett rose up and knocked down an ultra-clutch 3-pointer from the right corner give the Cards a four point lead at 59-55. But Ethan Morin would come right down and make a three of his own for the Dragons, to cut things back to one. Grant Romfo was fouled an made both shots to give his team a three point lead, followed by a three by the Dragons that just missed to give Langdon-EdmoreMunich the win. Grant Romfo had 19 for the Cards, followed by Simon Romfo with 14 and Jagger Worley 11. Simon also led the team with eight rebounds and five assists. Chad Parisien had 19 to lead the Dragons. The Cardinals had 11 offensive rebounds in the game.

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Jake’s take on sports By Jake Kulland

Two Langdon racers impressive in Arizona Let's start this week by congratulating two auto racers from Langdon on achieving something awfully rare recently. Lance Schill and Bryan Kakela were both racing in Arizona for the Wild West Shootout, which was the 15th annual this year, held in mid-January. Well on one of the nights in a feature race, Lance and Bryan finished first and second in the X-Mod division. Pretty cool stuff when you realize that racers from 12 different states were involved in the Shootout, and 50 cars were in the field the night they finished 1-2. And to top it off, this is the first time Lance and Bryan have ended the same race first and second in the 12 years they have been racing together. What a great story, and you can find pictures from the event and more about it in this weeks Republican. Cardinals, Lady Cards both have huge games this week It's been good times as of late for the Langdon-Edmore-Munich boys and girls basketball teams. The boys won two absolute thrillers in beating Rugby and Dunseith this past week to push their record to an unbeaten 8-0, and up to fourth in the latest boys basketball poll. The

Cards now have another big test at home on Jan. 26, as they will host second ranked Four Winds-Minnewaukan, who still feature senior 6-foot-10 inch center Bronson Walter (Rumor has it he wear a size 20 shoe!). This should be a fantastic match up, and remember you can now come to the gym in to watch the games, as there is a max of up to 500 that are allowed in. You can also get a ticket right at the gate. If you've never seen Bronson in person, he is worth the price of admission, trust me. Meanwhile the Lady Cards have perhaps an even bigger game on Jan. 25, when they head to Dunseith to play the Dragons. This game will decide the regular season champion for District 8, and even more importantly give them the top seed in the District 8 Tournament. This year it has been decided that both tourneys will be held at higher seed throughout, instead of at one site. So, if the Lady Cards win, they wouldn't have to leave their home gym for the girls district tournament. Langdon hockey at home this weekend We will leave you by inviting hockey fans out to Dakota Spirit Arena, for a bunch of home hockey games for the Blades girls and boys teams. The girls are continuing a six game home stand, while the boys are at home versus Northwood. Check out dakotaspiritarena.org for game times and more information. "See ya!" next week!

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By Rita Maisel

Otter Tail Power - 95 years in Langdon Historically Otter Tail Power Company began when they incorporated in 1907 under that name. However, the company roots date to an earlier time when George Wright from Vermont came to Minnesota as a surveyor and land agent. When homesteads were available, he acquired a claim along the Otter Tail River. In partnership with the owner on the other side of the river, they built a dam, sawmill, and gristmill around 1870. The nearby area became the city of Fergus Falls. Shortly before his death in 1882, they had formed a company which would use power from the dam to provide lighting for evening hours. One of his partners had invented an arc light, and Wright’s son, Vernon, then an architect in Vermont, knew about the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison a decade earlier. With the death of George Wright, Vernon inherited his father’s share and purchased his step-mother’s interest. The first electrical power came from generators powered by steam. The water for the steam came from lakes, dams on rivers, and even in some cases railroad reservoirs. While I did not understand the railroad connections to power plants, it appears the original power lines followed rail lines to towns and cities. Some farmers and cities or towns of all sizes began building their own plants which were largely steam plants with boilers. Not only did the steam boilers generate power for lights but they also helped heat homes and businesses. When Tom Finerty and Menno Liebeler became involved in the Langdon Power Company, they also extended heat to some downtown businesses and a number of larger homes within a block or two of the plant located, then, across the street from the current Otter Tail building. Finerty’s

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brother, William, came from Ontario where this heating system was used to help construct the Langdon version. One of the pictures from Otter Tail archives shows a lightercolored small brick building on the west side of the Opera House/Masonic Building with an identifiable roofline of older surrounding buildings and is labeled steam plant. The machinery and other supplies were transported by rail, and

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1930. That picture shows S. I. (Sully) Brydahl, who became known as one of the memorable characters in local Otter Tail history. Sully was born at Underwood, MN, in 1889, and by the time he was seven, he was an orphan with a brother, Nels, and a sister, Inga. Wife Clara entered the picture in 1914. He worked on farms, clerked in a general store, owned a bakery and a drug store, and then farmed again until 1927

This is the Langdon Diesel Plant. one story of early Langdon lists the boiler received as the third largest in the nation. However, the railroad also became involved early on by renting their right of way land to power companies both for storage of machinery and for construction of power plants. That original land in Langdon is now pole storage but for many years was a major substation site. See both the pictures of the exterior and interior of the diesel plant. For North Dakota sites, the lack of water and fuel sources slowed some of the construction of power plants until the plant at Washburn began using lignite from the mines at Wilton, Beulah, and other nearby locations. Langdon relied on wells and a small reservoir, possibly heated by coal. The larger diesel plant was constructed in

when he went to work for Otter Tail, who employed him as one of 175 members of a construction crew building a plant at Wahpeton. His hand-written history of his life says 174 members of the crew found other employment, but he stayed with Otter Tail. In 1930 the company sent him to Langdon as chief operator of the plant here. Langdon was their home for the next 24 years. All four children graduated from Langdon High School. Along with many other second and third generation Scandinavians, Sully and Clara were founding members of Langdon’s United Lutheran Church. Son Irving became an electrical engineer, and several family members went on to train at Wahpeton School of Science. One of the most dramatic events

of the Brydahl years in Langdon was capable of knocking over three came in 1947 when Sully was on a or four little girls at a time should ladder changing fuses on the Ed- they happen to want to share his inburg to Hannah line and was street on their way to school; R.E. jolted by 7200 volts of electric- Ferguson; Marcel Matthieu, who ity. R.A. Matheson, chief lineman, spent 17 years with Otter Tail beand superintendent Don Lampert fore opening his electric business; (Lambert in other stories) arrived George Daiker; Vic Krom; Dale Mcin separate vehicles finding him Donald; Carl (Red) Emblom; Wiley on the snow-covered ground not Downs; Jim Belanus; Jim Wilhelmi; breathing. He was given artificial Ernest Chaput, later at Walhalla; respiration and, somewhat revived, Bob Moore; Wally Stigen; John Mcwas taken to the hospital for Farlane; Joanne Field; Bill Magyar; treatment of burns on both Tim Greene; and I suspect many hands. Headlines the next others mentioned that I just did not day listed him alive. Sully manage to include on the list. retired at the end of 1954 but The research has been fun, and returned in 1959 to receive we can always add your stories or other honors for his lengthy pictures at a later date. service. Those honors were bestowed by Cyrus Wright, grandson of the original George Wright. We do not know all the answers to original questions, but phone conversations with former employees and reading stories from the clipping file have produced a much longer story which will come later. At one time, Langdon was a district hub for 34 sub-stations. Today they are part of a larger group known as the Devils Lake District. In 1952, a highline was constructed from Cavalier to Langdon connecting power in Pembina, Cavalier, and Ramsey counties. Names that have surfaced to date for this story include Clifford Kennedy, who apparently headed Otter Tail in its This is the Langdon Steam Plant formative years and was the guest during the erection of a new stack speaker for the dedication of the diesel plant; Don Lambert; L. E. Guess; L. L. Wilson; H. E. (Duphie) Kelland, before he began his appliance and locker businesses; A. E. Ness; Augusta Tall, office manager in the 1930s; E.M. David; William Champlin, who served in sales; Doug W. DeLaurier, who served before being called into the Navy in WWII and is remembered as living on the then north end of This is diesel operator Sully Brydahl at 7th Street and owned a the Langdon plant. huge dog—this animal

Additional OB/GYN Providers Now Accepting Patients Welcome Dr. Stephanie Foughty and Dr. Nicole Samson We’re excited to introduce two new outreach providers to Cavalier County Memorial Hospital and Clinics, both bring a focus on obstetrics and gynecology to the CCMH medical team. Dr. Stephanie Foughty and Dr. Nicole Samson provide consults and evaluations for women in the area of obstetrics and gynecology.

Stephanie Foughty, M.D.

Nicole Samson, M.D

Women’s Health Services include: • OB/GYN initial and follow exams • Prenatal and postnatal care • Reproductive health • Endometrial biopsy • Contraceptive care including IUD placment

For an appointment with Dr. Foughty or Dr. Samson, call 701-662-2158.