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Turn to Page 3 for a legislative update from Senator Janne Myrdal. Rita Maisel's Langdon Long Ago can be found on Page 7. Read St. Alphonus Catholic School update from Carrie Hope on Page 8.
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What Happened at Pearl Harbor Early on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, a peaceful Sunday morning in Hawaii was shattered by a Japanese attack on U.S. forces on the island. More than 350 Japanese planes strafed American forces in the surprise attack, which killed 2,404 Americans, both civilian and military. Here’s a timeline of events that fateful morning. 6:10 a.m.: The minesweeper USS Condor sights a periscope off the shore of Oahu. The Condor signaled the USS Ward, a destroyer, who proceeded to the area to hunt for the submarine. Around the same time, the first wave of planes took off from the Japanese aircraft carriers about 200 miles north of the island. The Japanese fleet had 67 ships total. 6:45 a.m.: The Ward, responding to the Condor’s sighting of a periscope, sighted the periscope itself in the wake of the cargo ship Antares. The Ward attacked and sank a Japanese midget submarine. The Ward radioed into Navy headquarters, but its message was out a walker for 15 feet, and is working on balance. He is still dealing with respiratory issues and using oxygen as needed. Even though he is making some progress, he still has a very long and difficult road to recover. Peter is determined to keep Fighting the Bite! Peter is very grateful for all the prayers, cards, and messages. If you are able to make any size of donation to assist with medical bills, lost income, and transportation needs, it would be greatly appreciated. Please consider donating to one of the options listed below. If you are not able to give financially, please say a daily prayer for his healing & strength or mail a get-well card to: North Ridge Health & Rehab Center Attn: Peter Heid - Room 101 5430 Boone Avenue N. New Hope, MN 55428 Bless you all! We appreciate any support! We have set up a CaringBridge site. Donations can be made to: Peter Heid Benefit Account Harvest Bank PO Box 70 Kimball, MN 55353
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Keep fighting the” bite” for Peter Heid Peter became seriously ill in late August of 2020 while harvesting in Minot, ND, with his crew. He quickly deteriorated requiring life support. After many tests, he was diagnosed with West Nile Virus. Peter was hospitalized in Minot on August 25, 2020, and airlifted to Vibra Hospital in Fargo on November 25. In late December, he was moved by ambulance to St. Cloud Hospital. The virus has resided in his spinal column which has caused paralysis. He spent many weeks in ICU requiring a tracheostomy and oxygen for breathing. In early June, Peter was moved by ambulance to North Ridge Health & Rehab Center, where he worked with both an occupational & physical therapist. He made some great strides and was able to walk with a walker. His trach was removed in early August, but on August 7, he was taken to North Memorial ER due to respiratory difficulties, and the trach was reinserted. He was at Regency Hospital (acute long-term care) for about a month and then taken back to North Ridge where the trach remains in place. He is making progress: there is movement in his right hand, he is able to walk with a PT with-
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fatefully delayed by the decoding process. 7:02 a.m.: A radar station on Oahu spots unidentified aircraft heading toward Hawaii. An Army lieutenant disregards the radar report thinking it’s a flight of B-17 bombers coming from California. 7:40 a.m.: The first Japanese aircraft reached Oahu. 7:55 a.m.: The Japanese at-
launched from four heavy carriers. The Japanese force also included two heavy cruisers, 35 submarines, two light cruisers, nine oilers, two battleships and 11 destroyers. 8:10 a.m.: The USS Arizona explodes. The Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship built in 1913. More than 1,100 officers and crewman were lost. The wreck is still at the bottom
the entrance to Pearl Harbor. The Helm was the only ship underway when the attack began. One of the Japanese sailors survived the Helm’s attack and became the first U.S. prisoner of war in World War II. 8:54 a.m.: The second wave of the attack begins. This wave contained 78 dive bombers, 35 fighters, and 54 high altitude bombers. 9:30 a.m.: The USS Shaw explodes in dry dock. The Shaw was a Mahan-class destroyer in dry dock for repairs at the time of the attack. Two Japanese bombs went through the forward machine gun platform and one more through the port wing of the bridge. The forward magazine exploded, but the Shaw eventually returned to service, even coming back to Pearl Harbor. 10 a.m.: The Japanese planes return to their carriers. Memorials and Museums More than 2,000 Americans died at Pearl Harbor, and it is still a day that lives in infamy. While there are plenty of places to tack on Pearl Harbor begins. of Pearl Harbor beneath the memorialize these brave men The attack included 40 torpedo USS Arizona Memorial. and women in Hawaii, you can planes, 103 level bombers, 131 8:17 a.m.: The USS Helm also honor them at plenty of dive bombers, and 79 fighters sinks a Japanese submarine at cont. on page 2
Cavalier County Republican publishes its final issue This is the final edition of Langdon’s paid-circulation weekly newspaper. “Our inability to find employees to continue producing the newspaper forces us to cease publication of the Cavalier County Republican,” said Steve Hungerford. Hungerford is president of Country Media, Inc., which has owned the newspaper for some 22 years. “We’ve had to work hard for more than two decades to keep all of the newspaper’s jobs filled, given that we operate in a community of fewer than 2,000 residents,” said Hungerford. “but the staffing problem – particularly finding trained re-
porters - has gotten worse over the past two or three years. Shouldering that recruiting burden has been our longtime publisher and advertising sales manager, Lori Peterson, who has been with us every step of the way.” “Since joining The Republican in January 2000, Lori has done everything she can to provide her community with the best possible newspaper. But now, Lori has told us she will be resigning.” With her departure, Hungerford said, the newspaper’s remaining employees have resigned as well. “That leaves, literally, no one to keep the doors open.”
He said Country Media has gone so far as to offer the Cavalier County Republican for free to other North Dakota newspaper publishers, but they said they can’t take on another business because they have barely enough workers to staff their existing operations. “We’re sad and disappointed,” he said. “This community is losing both a valuable source of news and a successful business enterprise. We wish we had been able to find the people to keep it going.” Hungerford said the Cavalier County Republican’s prepaid subscribers will be mailed a refund of their remaining balance.
From the Publisher’s Desk - Good-byes are hard
I never really knew how hard a good-bye could be until now, but I wanted to let all the readers and advertisers know that this is my last edition with the Cavalier County Republican. My last day was Friday, December 3. I have decided to take a job at Horizon Financial here in Langdon. The last few years of having trouble finding qualified staff and having to take on more and more has finally gotten to be too much. I’m excited for this new chapter in life, and I wanted everyone to know how much this newspaper has meant to me. I’m not sure where to start, so here goes... I want to thank all
of the staff over the years that helped make the newspaper great. I’m not going to name all of you but know that you were appreciated so much by me. I also want to thank all the advertisers that have supported this newspaper during the 22 years I have been at the paper. I have gained so many great friendships and relationships with all of you. I have been involved in many community events that have made me appreciate where I live. I want to thank everyone for allowing me to grow the Cavalier County Republican into a true community newspaper that cares about what goes
on in the community and surrounding area and the people that live here. Working here has given me the strength to make tough decisions, and I feel I have become a better person for it. The ever-changing world of newspapers has also taught me so much, and I have enjoyed learning all the new programs and ways of adapting to the news as the years have gone by. I will always hold the Cavalier County Republican dear to my heart. I will still be in Langdon, so say hi! Hardest good-bye ever! Sincerely, Lori Peterson
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Civic Meetings Cavalier County Commissioner Tuesday, Dec. 7, 8:30 a.m. Langdon Airport Authority Wednesday, Dec. 8, 5:00 p.m. Cavalier County Water Resource Board Wednesday, Dec. 9, 8:00 a.m. Langdon City Commissioner Monday, Dec. 13, 6:00 p.m. Cavalier County Commissioner Tuesday, Dec. 7, 8:30 a.m. This information provided as a public service by the Cavalier County Republican.
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Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary __________________________________continued from Page 1 places stateside. Here are a few USS HOGA, ARKANSAS IN- 20 wounds from shrapnel and to consider: LAND MARITIME MUSEUM - bullets. For his actions on Dec. WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL - LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 7, he received the only Medal WASHINGTON D.C. The Hoga is a Woban-class of Honor specifically awarded Sitting on the National Mall district harbor tug. At Pearl Har- for combat action during Pearl in Washington, D.C., the World bor, the 100-foot tug rescued Harbor. War II Memorial was designed sailors in the water, fought GEORGE WALTERS - PEARL by Austrian-American architect fires, and pulled ships out of HARBOR DOCKYARD Friedrich St. Florian. It opened harm’s way. The little tug spent Civilian George Walters in 2004. The memorial consists 72 continuous hours fighting manned a rolling crane alongof 56 pillars representing U.S. fires and also pushed the sink- side the dry-docked USS states and territories and a pair ing USS Nevada to safety, keep- Pennsylvania. When the atof triumphal arches for the At- ing the ship from blocking the tack began, Walters moved his lantic and Pacific theaters. This channel. The tug is now on dis- crane back and forth along its surrounds an oval plaza and play at the Little Rock museum. track, shielding the Pennsylfountain. It includes the FreeTEXAS PANHANDLE WAR vania from low-flying bombdom Wall with 4,048 gold stars, MEMORIAL - AMARILLO, TEXAS ers and fighters. He even tried each representing 100 AmeriThe museum is home to an to use the crane’s boom to cans who died in the war. 800-pound piece of the USS swat planes out of the sky. The WESLEY BOLIN MEMORIAL Arizona’s side and deck along Pennsylvania’s gunners used PLAZA - PHOENIX, ARIZONA with many other significant his movements as a guide to Two giant naval guns loom World War II items. return fire. over the plaza, one from the Pearl Harbor Veterans PHIL RASMUSSEN - WHEELER USS Arizona and the other With each passing year, the FIELD from the USS Missouri. The number of Pearl Harbor vetPurple pajama-clad Rasmusgun from the Arizona was also erans that can tell a firsthand sen was one of a few Ameriused on the USS Nevada, which story dwindles. It is estimated can pilots who got in the air survived the bombing of Pearl that there are now fewer than the morning of the attack on Harbor. The Missouri was host 100 Pearl Harbor veterans left. Pearl Harbor. His P-36 fighter to the Japanese surrender cerHere are a few of the people took some 500 bullet holes emony at the end of the war. of Pearl Harbor: and brought down at least one USS KIDD AND LOUISIANA PETER TOMICH - USS UTAH Japanese plane. He was awardVETERANS MEMORIAL - BATON The Utah was a training and ed a Silver Star for bravery and ROUGE, LOUISIANA target ship that was hit by two served in the Air Force for 24 While the Kidd, the destroyer Japanese torpedoes during more years, retiring as a coloon the banks of the Mississippi the attack. Chief Watertender nel. River, wasn’t at Pearl Harbor, Peter Tomich ordered his crew SAMUEL FUQUA - USS ARIthe destroyer New Orleans to abandon ship, but the World ZONA was, and the Kidd Memorial War I veteran returned to his Lt. Cmdr. Fuqua was at breakcontains the ship’s bell and the post and secured the boilers, fast when the attack began. builder’s model along with me- preventing an explosion that Just moments later, he was the mentos of the launching cer- would have killed many more USS Arizona’s senior surviving emony. The song “Praise the men. Tomich went down with officer after a bomb detonated Lord and Pass the Ammunition” the Utah and was posthumous- the ship’s ammunition magawas inspired by the New Or- ly awarded the Medal of Honor. zine, killing more than 1,000 leans chaplain Howell M. Forgy JOHN FINN - KANEOHE BAY men. Under a hail of Japanese during the attack on Pearl Har- AIR STATION gunfire, Fuqua lead the efforts bor. Chief Petty Officer Finn was in to evacuate the ship and was USS WARD GUN - ST. PAUL, bed when the Japanese planes one of the last men to leave the MINNESOTA attacked his base 15 miles from stricken battleship. Even then, The USS Ward’s No. 3 four- Pearl Harbor. Finn comman- he and another officer cominch, 50-caliber gun sits on the deered a .30 caliber machine mandeered a boat and picked grounds of the Minnesota State gun, drug it to an open area, up survivors from the fiery waCapitol. The Ward fired the first and kept up a steady fire. “I ter. He won the Medal of Honor U.S. shots of World War II, sink- can’t honestly say I hit any, but for his actions at Pearl Harbor ing a Japanese midget sub off I shot at every damn plane I and retired a rear admiral of the Oahu just before the planes could see,” Finn told the History Navy in 1953. were sighted at Pearl Harbor. Channel. Finn had more than
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Christmas is a special time of year, especially for children. Sharing the magic of the holiday season with a needy child can give meaning to the season. There is a way that you or your organization can help. Please consider making a financial donation to the Cavalier County Christmas Cheer Fund, which helps children in our county. Thank you for making a difference. Please drop off your donation at Cavalier County Social Services, 324 7th Avenue, Langdon, ND 58249 or mail to PO Box 630, Langdon ND 58249.
Christmas Cheer for Residents of Cavalier County I would like to apply for Christmas Cheer funds to purchase Christmas gifts for my children who live in Cavalier County. Name: Address: City: Telephone: Number of children in household:
(through age 18 or if enrolled in High School)
Mail to: Cavalier County Social Services • 324 7th Avenue • P.O. Box 630 • Langdon, ND 58249
6 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 7 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 7 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church 8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Run, 8:45-10:45 a.m. 8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 8 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Footcare Clinic, Langdon, 2:30-4:30 p.m. 8 – Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Meeting, 7 p.m., Eagles basement, Langdon 8 – Langdon Eagles meeting, 8 p.m. 9 – Storytime at Cavalier County Library–ages 3 and up, story, craft & snack, 1 p.m. 9 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Footcare Clinic, Langdon, 2:30-4:30 p.m. 9 – NLAC presents A Charlie Brown Christmas musical, 7 p.m. at Roxy Theater 10 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Dollar General Run, 9-11 a.m. 10 – NLAC presents A Charlie Brown Christmas musical, 7 p.m. at Roxy Theater 11 – NLAC presents A Charlie Brown Christmas musical, 7 p.m. at Roxy Theater 12 – NLAC presents A Charlie Brown Christmas musical, 2 p.m. at Roxy Theater 13 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Devils Lake 13 – Langdon American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party, 5:30 p.m. 13 – Cardinal Sports Boosters Meeting, Eagles, 7 p.m. 14 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 14 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Board Meeting at 1 p.m. 14 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church 15 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 15 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Run, 8:45-10:45 a.m. 16 – Storytime at Cavalier County Library–ages 3 and up, story, craft & snack, 1 p.m. 16 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bonco, 2 p.m. 17 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Dollar General Run, 9-11 a.m. 20 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 21 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 21 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church 22– Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 22 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Run, 8:45-10:45 a.m. 22 – Langdon Eagles Auxiliary Meeting, 7 p.m., Eagles basement, Langdon 22 – Langdon Eagles meeting, 8 p.m. 24– Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Closed 27 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 28 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 28 – TOPS meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Methodist Church 29 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Run, 8:45-10:45 a.m. 29 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 31 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Closed
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Legislative Update
Senator Janne Myrdal R – District 10 jmyrdal@nd.gov 701-331-0946 Only 16 times in the history of our state has the Legislature met for Special Session, so it was truly history made when we gaveled in on November 8. It was primarily to deal with redistricting after the 2020 Census was completed, but we also had the task of dealing with the ARPA funding that had arrived from the federal government. We completed our business in five days. Below is a summary of what was passed into law and what was appropriated. I opposed some of the spending including $180 million spent on “brick and mortar” for higher education institutions as I think such should be dealt with in regular sessions. I believe if such monies are to be spent to stimulate the economic growth in our state after COVID, it should benefit rural development including roads and bridges in nonoil counties and townships. We appropriate $317 to roads and bridges, but not sufficient to deal with issues occurring here in our district in regards to these needs. We also must think outside the box to attract more business, tourism and quality of housing in rural areas. Overall there are certainly some good projects listed below including the gas pipeline, but as I stated before this session and also stated on the Senate floor in objection to the largest of the spending bills, - I think many of the below appropriations should be held off till it could have been thoroughly vetted. Special Session Bills summary: Appropriations: ARPA funding focus was on onetime, shovel ready projects across the state that provide much needed infrastructure, programs to help develop a robust workforce, grants for economic development, and assistance for healthcare: $317 million for road and bridge projects previously approved last session, plus $135 million in funding authority beyond the regular federal funding in the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s 2021-23 budget $150 million to the North Dakota Industrial Commission for matching grants to support natural gas pipeline infrastructure, including a major east-west natural gas pipeline from the Bakken. The total also includes $10 million that must be used to transport natural gas to areas in Grand Forks County, where it will support a recently announced wet corn mill. A trans-state natural gas pipeline will help lift the ceiling on oil production in North Dakota by better utilizing the state’s abundant natural gas supplies, while also generating additional state tax revenue that supports the Legacy Fund and other state funds for schools, water projects and outdoor recreation; $75 million for critical water infrastructure $45 million for broadband infrastructure grants to ensure all North Dakotans have high-speed data access that supports education, telehealth, government services and businesses. $17.9 million for deferred maintenance and capital improvements at state parks, plus $5 million in matching funds to renovate and upgrade existing facilities in local park districts. $10 million for deferred maintenance at state facilities. $88 million in matching funds for private-sector investment in career centers where high school students can pursue high-demand careers in the trades, tech and other sectors; $38 million for Bismarck State College to create a Polytechnic Center to help fill the specific needs of industry using hands-on applied learning; $15 million for adding or expanding local workforce development incentive grants; $5 million for technical skills training grants and a workforce innovation grant program. $20 million for hydrogen development grants as approved by the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority; $21 million for an ethanol production grants; $10 million to the Department of Commerce for autonomous agriculture matching grants $5 million for the North Dakota Development Fund. Healthcare $25 million in financial assistance to long-term care facilities and the
State Hospital; $17 million for child care services, $5 million for Medicaid system upgrades, $4 million for communitybased health care and $3 million for substance abuse disorder treatment $15 million for the North Dakota Department of Health to build a new Public Health Lab, with the department required to provide a plan for the building to the 2023 Legislature; $3 million for the Free Through Recovery program. Redistricting The redistricting plan takes into account new census numbers and confirms that each of the 47 redrawn legislative districts will hold approximately 16,500 residents. District 10 which is now not the same as in the past. It now is District 19 and encompasses Pembina County, Eastern Cavalier County and Most of Walsh County. To see the details please look up D19 map here: https://www.legis.nd.gov/ assembly/67-2021/special/approved-legislative-redistrictingmaps Those in Cavalier County not included in the new District 19 will now be in District 9. See map at above link. I am seriously saddened by losing most of Cavalier County! Income Tax Relief This gives some of the wealth the state is currently experiencing directly into the pockets of North Dakotans. Provides an income tax credit of up to $350 per year for resident individual income taxpayers, or $700 per year for individuals filing a married joint return, effective for tax years 2021 and 2022. The tax relief will be funded from the state’s $412 million excess general fund balance from the 2019-21 biennium. I support the efforts to make this permanent, eliminating all State income taxes next Session. How to lessen property taxes is always a concern and although this is fully a locally controlled tax we must work together to see in lowered. We passed Social Security income tax exemption. Exempts Social Security income from state income tax, becoming the 38th state to do so. The bill will provide an estimated $14.6 million in savings per biennium to approximately 20,000 North Dakotans. Critical Race Theory I co-sponsored this bill that prohibits the teaching of critical race theory in the state and allows the Dept of Public Instruction to develop rules accordingly. This bill was a proactive approach to protect our students from opinion-based, unfounded propaganda that only serve to further divide individuals among racial lines. COVID related bills The Vaccine Mandate Bill was brought by Republican leaders after months of talking to citizens and working with health experts to respond the egregious overreach of the Biden Administration’s attempt to impose vaccine mandates. It shows our strong desire to protect our citizens from being forced to get vaccinated: No government entity or political subdivision may require proof of vaccination or antibodies or inquire about an individual’s recovery status for access to property, funds, or services; nor publishing or sharing COVID -19 vaccination record. The government may not require a private business to obtain documentation for the purposes of certifying or communicating an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status, presence of antibodies, or recovery status. (There are exceptions for the dept of corrections and correctional facilities, the state hospital, and a public health unit as this information can be necessary to ensure safety and placement of employees and residents.) Prohibits businesses in the state, or doing business in the state, from requesting proof of vaccination, antibodies, or recovery status from patrons or customers to gain access to, entry, or services from that business. (There is an exception for health care providers and healthcare facilities to ensure adequate workforce, protection of at-risk patients, -however they cannot deny services based on vaccination status, so these facilities know how to treat them and take appropriate measures. There is an exception for public higher ed institutions if they have adopted policies and procedures.) Exemptions for employees: One of the most important parts of the bill is that it creates various exemptions for employees subject to vaccine mandates: Employees, prospective employees, or independent contractors must be allowed to show proof of antibodies as an exemption to the vaccination requirement; This proof is valid for six months. Employees must be allowed to submit to periodic testing as an exemption. Employees allowed to refuse vac-
cination if a North Dakota licensed physician certifies that immunization would endanger the life or health of the employee. Employees may refuse vaccination by signing a certificate stating the employee’s, religious, philosophical, or moral beliefs are opposed to such immunization. (This section does not apply to the extent an employer or an independent contractor is required to comply with current, active federal law, rules, or guidance relating to requirements for vaccinations for COVID-19. This exception simply gives employers certainty). Businesses with over 100 employees are currently subject to the state statute and must provide these exemptions to employees unless the federal OSHA mandate is upheld. The same is true of federal contractors or businesses falling under the CMS mandate until the other the mandates are either in effect or stayed/invalidated. These employee exemptions still apply to higher ed institutions unless they fall under an active federal mandate. This bill does not apply to federal employees as we have no control or jurisdictions whatsoever over federal employees. The bill also prohibits the department of health from creating, administering, providing, or contracting for electronic machine-readable code or any kind of vaccine passport. Overall the bill provides broad protection and options for businesses, employees, and citizens working and living in the state. I support all lawsuits currently challenging the federal vaccine mandates and will continue to be vocal about the appalling, invasive actions of the Biden Administration. There are several lawsuits that the State of North Dakota has joined to oppose these federal over reaches. I was able to assist in several ND private businesses filing separate lawsuits in federal court on this same issue with excellent pro bono attorneys. I know this was a long update, but as always think it is important to have full transparency of what happens in the legislature. While the process was different from a regular session, all proper steps were taken to ensure complete transparency. Our interim committees now return to work preparing for the 2023 Legislative session in 13 months.
By Jeff Stanley
Chief Executive Officer Cavalier County Memorial Hospital and Clinics, Langdon
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Changing Name Dear Friends, We have exciting news! As of January 1, 2022, will be making a name change for our organization. Cavalier County Memorial Hospital and Clinics (CCMH) will become Langdon Prairie Health. The new name elicits the image of North Dakota’s timeless land-
scape—familiar and recognizable. While not always the focus, the land’s quiet permanence provides the stability needed in life—and healthcare. The name change does not mean we are joining a larger system. We remain a strong, independent organization. While our new name will better reflect the solid foundation for health, growth and wellness on which CCMH was founded, we remain committed to providing highquality, compassionate healthcare to all those we serve, and that commitment will never change. Yours in good health, Jeff Stanley
Baesler announces opportunity to join influential education board State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is encouraging residents of North Dakota’s northern tier of counties to consider applying for the State Board of Public School Education, which plays an important role in the state’s educational system. The board’s membership includes Baesler, who serves as its executive secretary, and six members who represent groups of counties that are specified in state law (NDCC 15.1-01-01(1)). All six members are appointed by the governor for six-year terms. Incumbent board member Maria Effertz Hanson plans to resign. A resident of McHenry County, Effertz Hanson represents Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, McHenry, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Renville, Rolette, Towner, and Walsh counties on the board. Effertz Hanson’s successor must be a school board member and a resident of one of the 11 specified counties. The person will be chosen to complete Effertz Hanson’s term, which ends June 30, 2024. State law says two of the six appointed board members must be a member of the North Dakota School Boards Association, and Effertz Hanson is one of the two NDSBA members now serving on the board. Eligible North Dakotans who are interested in succeeding Hanson on the board should apply online through the governor’s office. State law says the governor shall appoint new board members from a list of
names submitted by a committee consisting of the president of North Dakota United, the president of the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, and the president of the North Dakota School Boards Association. The application deadline is Dec. 15. The Board of Public School Education acts on requests from school districts to dissolve, reorganize, or transfer property. It supervises the development of a state learning continuum, which identifies skills that are crucial for the well-rounded education of a high school graduate. It has charge of the state K-12 Education Coordination Council, which reviews the effectiveness of North Dakota’s education programs. Most recently, the board reviewed and approved a historic combination of the Williston city school district and a neighboring Williams County district into a single entity, called Williston Basin School District No. 7. The reorganization took effect July 1, 2021. The Board of Public School Education’s members automatically become part of the state Board of Career and Technical Education, which oversees North Dakota’s CTE department and CTE programs. The CTE board will have major new projects to consider soon. During its special session this month, the Legislature approved $88.3 million in grants to develop, equip, and maintain area career centers. Individual grants may total up to $10 million.
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Opinion
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Upside Down Under By Marvin Baker
Doomed from the start When I started my job at the Kenmare News in late 2013, a recurring assignment was to cover the Berthold City Council. During one of those council meetings, I met Alex Gregg, a young real estate developer from Phoenix. The oil boom was in full swing and Gregg - along with his business partner, Raymond McLeod Sr. - was in Berthold to pitch a 234unit housing development just east of town that would include a park, a grocery store, and possible apartments. He called his company Prairie Rose Estates. The whole idea seemed unusual because this development would, in effect, more than double the size of Berthold’s 500 population if it were to come to fruition. As a result of Gregg’s pitch and documentation to back up his claims, the city council made the decision to build a new sewage lagoon to accommodate as many as 1,400 people, with the caveat that Prairie Rose Estates would fund at least 25 percent of the cost. As months went by, the Berthold City Council was beginning to wonder about Gregg’s intent. Nobody had seen him nor did the city engineer know his whereabouts. Finally, after about three years of wrangling through telephone calls and letters, Gregg surfaced in Berthold with three spec homes and set a news conference to announce that Prairie Rose Estates was ready to sell homes. The homes also premiered on the Prairie Rose Estates website. As it turned out, I was the only reporter who showed up. In fact, I was the only person who was there besides Gregg and another real estate agent. The homes, which I could have probably built with better quality, were set at the low end at $200,000. A couple of weeks before Gregg showcased his spec homes in Berthold, a young woman named Krystal Mitchell was found dead in San Diego. Nobody in Berthold, Minot, or anywhere in North Dakota was aware of this development until I filed a report in the Kenmare News in which the San Diego Police Department told me the prime suspect was a Phoenix man named Raymond McLeod Jr., who happens to be the son of Raymond McLeod Sr. And yes, McLeod Jr. had visited Berthold with Gregg, and that’s why I followed this beat in the first place. The two were friends and partners and worked together in Phoenix with McLeod’s father. As I pursued this assignment, I found out these shysters were doing roofing construction in the Phoenix metro and were ripping people off, mostly elderly. At one point, I interviewed Krystal Mitchell’s mother, Josephine Wetzel, who is a retired police officer from Washington state. She confirmed much of the information through court documents she had obtained. The San Diego Police Department later told me they had reason to believe that Gregg and McLeod Sr. were involved in some way but didn’t have enough evidence to pin it on either one of them. As a
result of that, I attempted to track down Gregg because not only was he a person of interest in the Krystal Mitchell homicide, but he had left all kinds of bills behind in Berthold and Minot and “disappeared” off the face of the earth. Oh, I found him alright! It took months, but I traced him to a Waco, Texas, cemetery where he is buried - dead at 44 years old, most likely because of heart failure from stress as was outlined in his obituary in the Waco Tribune-Herald. Meanwhile, McLeod Jr. fled the United States and was last seen in Belize in 2018. The U.S. Marshal’s Service became involved and put out a bulletin saying that McLeod is considered extremely dangerous, and if sighted, don’t approach him but call local police, the FBI, or the U.S. embassy in the country he may have been seen in. McLeod Sr., has refused to talk to reporters, including myself, but the San Diego Police Department believes his involvement was that he gave his son a large sum of money to flee California and the United States. Several months ago, the Marshal’s Service issued another bulletin that McLeod is now one of its 15 most wanted fugitives, and a $50,000 reward has been issued for information leading to his arrest. U.S. Marshal Service Director Donald Washington said in a news release, “We want McLeod’s new status as a 15 most-wanted fugitive and the $50,000 reward amount to be broadcasted far and wide. McLeod poses a significant threat to the public and must be brought to justice.” Meanwhile, the city of Berthold was stuck with the $2.2 million cost of the lagoon, the spec homes have been removed from the 234-unit development, and only crumbled concrete and weeds remain. The Prairie Rose Estates office hasn’t been occupied since and local companies have written off the debt.
Why we study landmark judicial decisions The yearlong commitment of this column to the exploration of the Constitution has focused, primarily, on historical explanations of the aims and purposes of delegates to the Constitutional Convention. On occasion, we have illuminated constitutional controversies surrounding current governmental acts through this historical lens, a method which largely avoids charges of partisanship, and leaves disappointed readers to quarrel, not so much with this author, as with James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington and others who wrote the Constitution. An adequate grounding in the historical foundations of the Constitution and first principles, as espoused by the framers, is essential to civic education. But there is more, of course, to achieving civic literacy. Of necessity, we need better acquaintance with key Supreme Court rulings — landmark decisions — that have resolved historic debates and shaped the meaning of constitutional provisions. Citizens study landmark cases — those of great legal and historical significance — to better understand those rulings that have shaped, in an enduring manner, the meaning of the Constitution. Landmark rulings may unveil first impressions of constitutional principles and provisions. They introduce new precedents, tests and standards that will guide the court’s reasoning for years to come. They often mark substan-
Lack of competition fuels banks’ hidden Credit Card Tax Big Wall Street banks and giant credit card companies rake in more than $100 billion a year by skimming off hidden “swipe” fees every time a consumer uses a credit or debit card to pay for a purchase. That’s more than 20 times what the North Dakota state government collects in taxes each year. In fact, the fees are the card industry’s own private tax on almost everything consumers buy, averaging just over $2 for every $100 spent on credit cards. The fees are most merchants’ highest cost after labor, and drive up consumer prices by hundreds of dollars a year for the average family. So it’s no surprise that banks and card companies will say just about anything to protect that stream of money when North Dakota merchants ask Congress to bring competition to the card industry – the same kind of competition that keeps our local merchants and other businesses on their toes every day. A little over 10 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring the card industry to compete over who processes debit card transactions, limiting Visa and Mastercard’s previous monopoly and giving independent processing networks like NYCE,
Star and Shazam a chance. Those networks charge lower fees but offer better security than the two card giants – a win for merchants and consumers alike. Today, the Federal Reserve is moving to guarantee the same competition when debit cards are used online or on smartphone apps – not just in stores – and there’s talk of doing the same for credit cards. In response, various fronts for the banking industry have played fast and loose with scare-tactic claims recently, falsely blaming debit reform for increases in consumer banking fees over the past decade and threatening more if routing competition is expanded. The truth is banks and card companies were rapidly increasing every fee they could think of long before debit reform. That’s what led Congress to pass the CARD Act in 2009 – a full year before debit reform – and rein in over-limit fees, double-cycle billing and other abuses. Banks also claim debit competition has led to a loss of rewards points – but most debit cards never offered those in the first place. Banks particularly like to claim independent payment networks are less secure than the Visa/Mastercard networks. But the Federal Reserve says the percentage of fraud on
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tial changes in the interpretation of the Constitution. These decisions consequently have profound implications for the doctrines of separation of powers, checks and balances and the civil rights and civil liberties of Americans. As students of the Constitution, we thus study landmark opinions to understand their impact on our daily lives, and the life of the nation. The exploration of landmark cases reveals much about the work of the judiciary, what Hamilton referred to in Federalist No. 78, as “the least dangerous branch.” It informs our understanding of the Justices’ various methods of constitutional interpretation, their conception of the role and importance of precedents, how they conceive of the job of judging, their approach to the exercise of judicial power and the assertion of judicial review, as well as their perspectives on writing majority, concurring and dissenting opinions. At bottom, landmark rulings shape the face of our Constitution. Study of landmark opinions will provide insights into those judicial architects of the supreme law of the land. In the weeks and months ahead, we will explore landmark rulings on fundamental principles that have shaped our constitutional trajectory. Our study will traverse the length and breadth of the Constitution, including pivotal cases on the powers of government and the liberties of the people, from First Amendment freedoms encompassing speech, religion and the press to 14th Amendment provisions affecting equal protection and due process. We will review and analyze, among other landmark cases, the court’s treatment of presidential powers, the scope of congressional powers and the metes and bounds of federal versus state authority that form the disputes at the heart of federalism.
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independent networks is less than one-fifth of that seen on the larger networks. In fact, independent networks are who the banks themselves rely on to process billions of dollars in ATM transactions every day. Virtually every U.S. debit card says Visa or Mastercard on the front. But when it’s time to turn over $100 in a cash withdrawal or accept a $1,000 check deposit, banks put their trust in the independent networks shown on the back of the card – not Visa or Mastercard. Debit competition has saved merchants billions of dollars a year, with an estimated 70 percent of the savings passed on to consumers, according to a landmark study by noted economist Robert Shapiro. Rather than increasing profits, customer-focused retailers have used the savings to hold down consumer price increases despite significant inflation in wholesale prices during the past decade, particularly during the pandemic. Expanding debit card competition to online and mobile transactions is crucial now that the pandemic has moved so much shopping online. Payments consulting firm CMSPI says merchants and their customers have paid between $2 billion and $3 billion too much in fees for online transactions in the past year because of banks’ anticompetitive behavior. Debit reform was passed because of the card industry’s long history of price fixing, in which the thousands of banks that issue Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards follow swipe fees set centrally by the two card networks rather than competing over the amount they charge merchants to process card transac-
Our exploration begins, as many college and law school courses on constitutional law begin, with a study of Marbury v. Madison (1803), certainly the most celebrated judicial opinion in American history. The court’s decision, the greybeard of all precedents, represents the first time that the Supreme Court exercised the power of judicial review, its awesome authority to strike down congressional statutes in conflict with the Constitution. This case, caught in the crossfire of disputes between the Federalists and the Jeffersonians, at a juncture when the country has rejected the policies and politics of John Adams and embraced Thomas Jefferson’s vision and leadership. It produces a resolution of issues involving presidential and judicial power, and declarations about the source and scope of judicial authority in constitutional interpretation formulated in Chief Justice John Marshall’s famous statement that, “it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is.” Marshall’s announcement will provide the foundation for future landmark decisions about judicial authority to resolve matters of segregation and presidential power. Chief Justice Marshall’s opinion also gives rise to charges of judicial usurpation and the source of the court’s authority to assert judicial review. Our review and exploration of Marbury v. Madison, the history that it unleashed, begins next week. 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.
tions. Reform set a limit on debit card swipe fees for large banks that refuse to compete, but credit card fees have yet to be addressed and continue to soar. Last year’s $110.3 billion in debit and credit card fees was up 70 percent from a decade earlier. Expanding competition would create a fair and open market where banks and card networks with the lowest fees and best quality, security and service – not the biggest names and best TV commercials – would thrive. Importantly, debit swipe fee reform applies only to the nation’s largest megabanks, those with $10 billion or more in assets. Community banks are not covered and are free to charge as much as they like – providing them with resources to compete with Wall Street megabanks and provide the local service to local merchants and consumers that is so badly needed. As North Dakota struggles to recover from the pandemic, continuing to pay an outrageously high private tax on everything we buy is the last thing we need. Retailers haggle every day with wholesalers and vendors to get the best deals and pass on the benefits – in both prices and quality – to their customers. The credit card industry is the one sector that refuses to negotiate and offers its overpriced, often fraudprone services on a take it or leave it basis. Isn’t it time for banks and card networks to compete the same as everyone else? Jeff Eckroth, Owner Eckroth Music Bismarck, N.D.
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Phyllis Byrne
Phyllis June Byrne, 87, died surrounded by family on November 17, 2021, of natural causes. Phyllis was born on March 19, 1934, to Roy and Eileen Hennager in Langdon. She graduated from Langdon High School in 1952. She went on to study at Aaker’s Business School, later working as a stenographer and bookkeeper for Herberger’s. She spent most of her time raising her children whom she loved dearly. She shared ownership of General Tobacco and Candy, Co. in Grand Forks with her late husband, Philip. She spent time helping with the business, which was sold in 1987. In 1954, she wed Glen Schneider and moved permanently to Grand Forks. In 1969, she married Philip Byrne,
continuing to live in Grand Forks. Her favorite place was to be at her lake cabin on Maple Lake, Minn., where she opened her door to family and friends. Phyllis was happiest surrounded by the people she loved. She enjoyed attending her children’s and grandchildren’s activities, playing cards, tending to her flowers, and traveling. She was a loyal and caring friend to many and was known for lighting up a room with her energy. Phyllis is survived by her 6 children: Mike Byrne (Patricia) of Fargo, Nancy Davis (Ron) of Running Springs, Calif., Mitch Byrne (Karen) of Grand Forks, Dave Byrne (Julie) of Ralston, Neb., Michele Lange (Jeff) of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Patrick Byrne (Kelly) of Fargo; her 5 brothers: Robert (Maggie), Lyle, David (Ardyce), Keith, and Kenneth (Sandy) Hennager; her 3 sisters: Shirley Fischer, Dolly Mostad, Betty Coyle; her
sisters-in-law, Mikell Wood (Donald) and Patricia Lyren; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by many Schneider family inlaws, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Eileen; her husbands: Philip Byrne and Glen Schneider; her sister, Myrtle Kram; her great-grandchildren, Sarah Smith and Logan Zacher; and several beloved extended family members. A celebration of life will be held this coming summer in Grand Forks. She will be interred in Memorial Park Cemetery near her husband, Philip Byrne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Dementia Society of America or to a charity of your choice. “Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is a trail of beautiful memories.”
CHURCH DIRECTORY Cavalier County Ministerial Association You are invited to come worship with us. 1124 5th St 701.256.5060
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St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 1010 3 rd St. • Langdon – Phone 701-256-5966
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Phone School Grades: Preschool-8th grade 701-256-2354 Our Parish Website is www.stalphonsuslangdon.com. Check our Parish Webpage for Up-to-Date information. •Public Masses are now permitted. Those in attendance are encouraged (not required) to wear a mask. •We will continue to live-stream the Sunday Masses at 10:30 a.m. (note time change)
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Gregory Klein
Gregory Alan Klein passed away on November 15, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo from complications of COVID at the age of 56. Greg was born March 14, 1965, in Devils Lake and grew up in the Munich/Alsen area. From the time he was a small child he was interested in music - singing often in church with his family; with his friends in their band, The Resistance; and doing karaoke until his death. For the last 12 years he worked at Heartland Industries in Moorhead, Minn., a job he really treasured, working with vulnerable adults. He was a devoted family man, serving wherever he could. He is survived by children: Ethan (Chelsea Norman) of Lakewood, Colo., Hannah (Isaiah) Watson and
granddaughter, Hazel, of Akeley, Minn., and Micah of Menahga, Minn.; their mother, Gena (Mike) Dempsey, of Menahga, Minn.; fiancé Sheila Milburn of Glyndon, Minn.; her daughters, Shelby (Justin) Barta, and their children, Everette, Margaret and Charlotte of Moorhead, Minn.; and Sabrina Milburn of West Fargo; parents Donald and Evelyn Klein of Langdon; siblings: Lana (Arden) Bar of Fargo, Kartia Klein of Omaha, Neb., and Troy (Jennie) Klein and their children, Logan (Pebbles) and Kathryn of McAllen, TX. A celebration of life was held at the Wright Funeral Home in Moorhead, Minn., on November 20, 2021. Webcast is available on their website.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon with visitation from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Rosary being prayed at 12:00 p.m. for Eddie Victor Benoit, 88, of Langdon, formerly of Olga, who passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon. Interment will be at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Olga. Eddie Victor, son of Isadore and Regina (Brusseau) Benoit, was born on October 19, 1933, in Olga. He was the fourth of nine children. Growing up near Olga meant many years spent with cousins and friends nearby. As a child, he and others would tie a rope around a horse’s tail and then ski behind the horse – much more efficient than cross country skiing on your own power! Wintertime also brought sledding down the Beaulieu Hill, which was great fun for him. He was educated in Olga and began his passion of farming the homestead west of Olga at a young age. Following the sudden death of his mother, Regina, in 1968, he and his father, Isadore, were plunged into the world of cooking and housekeeping for themselves. It took a bit of finesse and time, but he eventually became skilled at making steaks with his cast iron skillet and even spiffing up boxed cake mixes with extra goodies. A lifelong bachelor, his love was the land. When he wasn’t farming, you could often find him driving the gravel roads to check on the crops, even long after he retired. He never
tired of talking about farming and enjoyed frequenting tractor pulls. He loved living in the Pembina Gorge and showing friends and family its beauty, a special favorite of which was the Brick Mine Bridge. Eddie eventually retired from farming and moved into Langdon in 1996. Strong in his Catholic faith, he would pray his rosary daily and was an active member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Olga and St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon. He cherished his family. He would travel to visit his siblings and their families and would always spend holidays with them. He loved a good, homecooked meal and would often bring the biggest bottle of wine he could find to celebrate those gatherings. And the family pets loved Uncle Eddie, too, as they could always count on him to slip them some treats from the table. He had a great sense of humor - his wry smile and hearty laugh will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Eddie will be deeply missed by sisters Janet (Robert) Litzinger of Grand Forks and Janice (Paul) Steffen of Devils Lake; sister-in-law Susan (Dennis) Benoit-Cerknowiak of West Fargo; many nieces and nephews; and special cousin Maurice Brusseau. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Florian, James, and Ronald; sisters: Doris Hart, Laurette Monson, and Fern Dumas; brothers-in-law Patrick Hart, Roger Monson, Armand Dumas, and Robert Jackson; and nephew Timothy Monson. Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon, ND, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon.com.
Eddie Victor Benoit
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Church at Dovre Lutheran in December. Services at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 5 & 19 Dec. 24 - 5 p.m. Candlelight Worship Church at Milton Lutheran in January.
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Annie’s Project comes to Cavalier and Pembina counties January 2022 Annie’s Project, a six-week program designed to empower farm women to become better business partners in their farm or ranch operation, will be held in Cavalier and Pembina counties in 2022 on Wednesdays, beginning January 5. Farm women have diverse backgrounds, some of which prepare women well for the responsibility of running a farm business. Other farm women come into farming by ways of marrying men who happen to be farmers, or by means of their spouse or family members dying and leaving them in charge. Being married to a farmer or being a woman in a male dominated business has its challenges. Some women have learned to handle this responsibility very well and are valuable mentors to women who have not had it so easy. During the program, farm women find answers, strength and friendship in Annie’s Project. They grow in confidence, business skills and community prestige. “Annie’s Project brings women together to learn from experts in production, financial management, human resources, marketing and the legal field,” says Madeleine Smith, North Dakota State University Extension Service – Pembina County agent. “Speakers for our Annie’s Project are local female agricultural professionals that understand the needs of producers in our region.” “There’s plenty of time for questions, sharing, reacting and connecting with presenters and fellow
participants. It’s a relaxed, fun and dynamic way to learn, grow and meet other North Dakota farm/ ranch women,” says Extension Agent Kari Helgoe. Annie’s Project workshop in our area will be held: • Langdon, ND, Research Extension Center – January 5, 12, 26 and February 9, 2022 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. • Walhalla, ND, Waters Family Restaurant & Bakery – January 19 & February 2, 2022 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. To register, call NDSU Extension Service – Cavalier County office at 701-256-2560 or Pembina County office at 701-284-8411. Since its inception, Annie’s Project courses have reached more than 9,000 farm and ranch women in 33 states. The cost for the course is $75 per person, which includes a workbook and support materials for all sessions. Course size is limited, so please register soon. A light supper will be served at each site prior to the beginning of each session. For more information on Annie’s Project and N.D. site information, visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ anniesproject or contact NDSU Extension agents Madeleine Smith at madeleine.smith@ndsu.edu, Kari Helgoe at kari.l.helgoe@ndsu.edu or Katie Henry at katie.d.henry@ ndsu.edu or call either Cavalier County Extension (701.256-2560) or Pembina Count Extension (701-2658411).
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Cavalier County Republican
By Rita Maisel
Outstanding Grads 2009-2021 Many thanks to the outstanding graduates themselves, their parents, and friends who have helped with information on their lives, where they are now, and - in most cases - the type of work they are doing today. This week the stories begin with the awards given in 2009. 2009 – Xantippean Lonewolf and Leah Howatt. Xantippean Lonewolf, son of David and Christina Lonewolf, was one of four children from this family who attended Langdon Area High School while their family lived in Osnabrock. All of the Lonewolf children had names beginning with “X”, and Xan is remembered as calling himself “the X Factor” in some of his activities. That phrase has different meanings one associated with math equations and another associated with a TV show from England by that name which auditions hopeful singers and spots qualities that lead to stardom. With an unusual name, Xan appeared in two listings on the internet. One was the NDHSAA website listing champions at state sponsored events. No record was found of singing pop stardom for Xan. LAHS had a relay team in track that won the State Championship that year with a time of 1:31:86. Runners on the team were Jon Dinius, Jordan Fisk, Xantippean Lonewolf, and his younger brother, Xenos. The second internet listing may have been designed as a resume for future employment. Xan gave his life history including that he was a naval veteran, a world traveler, and acquainted with broken hearts. At that point in time, he listed his occupation as landscape architect and was in his fourth year at NDSU working toward a degree in landscape design and was working with the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department in the Walhalla area. Leah Howatt is the daughter of Lisa and Jeremy Schuler and Van and Lisa Howatt. Growing up in Langdon, she was active in music and band and won honors at state playing her flute. She was also a cheerleader and honor student. Following high school Leah went to UND for a degree in business administration and met her now husband, Michael Morgen, who is a graduate of UND School of Aviation. They now live in Chicago where he flies for United, and Leah is a department head for Redfin Real Estate. As a transaction coordinator she is able to work from home. 2010 – Bo Balsdon and Gretchen Luhmann. Bo Balsdon is the son of Darla Roder and Kenneth Balsdon. He grew up in rural Osnabrock and is remembered as a bright little toddler who spent lots of time at his grandmother’s while mom was working. He was later an honor student active in numerous school activities - music, drama, and some of the countywide contests. Following high school, Bo went on to NDSU for his bachelor’s degree in anthropology. Learning about long ago civilizations led to a deeper interest in present day community development and further courses in city government. Today he is a loan processor in business banking working with Gate City Bank in Fargo, a job which began with being in customer services where he visited with customers over the phone. During the pandemic, their bank became a major part of the PPPT (paycheck protection plan) in North Dakota for local small businesses. Yes, several Langdon businesses received funds from this plan to cover salaries during the lockdowns. Gretchen Luhmann is the youngest daughter of Dennis and Barbara Luhmann’s nine children. Three of her older brothers and at least two of her cousins were also chosen for the outstanding awards before Gretchen came along. Gretchen graduated from Bethel College with a BA in History. She received her Master’s
Senior Menu
SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (6) – Liver ‘n onions, mashed potatoes, carrots, yogurt/ fruit. Tuesday (7) – Lemon pepper fish, cheesy hashbrowns, Malibu veggies, bars, fruit. Wednesday (8) – Cranberry meatballs, sour cream/chives mashed potatoes, peas, cheesecake. Thursday (9) – Corned beef hotdish, coleslaw, small bun, fruit. Friday (10) – Lasagna, carrot & celery sticks, garlic toast, fruit. EBT/SNAP accepted Home-delivered meals will remain the same. Frozen meals are also available for $4.00 each.
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degree in Library and Information Science with certificates in digital curation and digital libraries from Dominican University. She is now a reference librarian with the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich, IL. Gretchen, now Stoner, is married, the mother of two children, and lives in Cary, IL. 2011 – Dylan Crockett and Shannon Overby. Dylan Crockett, son of Tom and Barb Crockett, is well remembered for his participation in sports of all kinds while in high school. Following graduation, he enrolled in NDSU with possible coaching or teaching in his future and did some summer coaching with the baseball program. Like many college students, he also looked for a part-time job in Fargo and found one at Scheels where many of the customers were former sports opponents or their coaches - possibly just his kind of people. Soon he was working for them full-time and more recently Scheels sent him on contract to work in one of their stores in Texas. Shannon Overby, daughter of Jeff and Becky Overby, decided back in second grade that she wanted to be a nurse. Parents or Santa brought her a little nurse kit, and she went to work curing the ailments of her dolls and pets. She also did some work at the CCMH while in high school and after graduation went to UND where she got her nursing degree in 2014. Even before graduation, she had been hired to work in the Altru ER unit. Between classes she worked at CCMH and in 2018 was hired to work at the hospital in Cavalier. Shannon is married to Travis Bjornstad, and they live on a farm northeast of Olga, have a set of twins, and maybe, by the time this is printed, another brother or sister. 2012 – Coy Bata and Rachel Kram. Coy Bata, son of Kevin and Sue Bata, grew up on the family farm and began his education at St. Alphonsus, where mom was and still is a teacher, and then on to Langdon Area High School. For college he chose NDSU and has degrees in ag engineering and crop science. He is now a fifth-generation farmer on family land and also works as an agronomist at Weston Seeds. Rachel Kram, daughter of Roger and Deanne Kram, has a similar background growing up on the Kram farm near Osnabrock, attending St. Alphonsus School, active in 4-H, and at LAHS - active in band, honor society, and other groups. She became the first member of her family to join the NDSU marching band and to use her math skills for a degree in accounting. Currently, she is married to Brent Templin and lives in Minnesota. 2013 – Austin Winnegge and Brooke Darling. While it does not happen often, this is another couple who were chosen as Homecoming King and Queen in the fall of 2012 and went on to be chosen Outstanding Boy and Girl at graduation. Austin is the son of Shannon and Sherri Winnegge, and in high school, one of his major activities was football. As a result, Austin won a football scholarship to Moorhead State University and played on their team his
first year of college. He was at Moorhead two years, and the second year he traveled to Spain to teach English in Barcelona. Later he worked in the Twin Cities and attended school in St. Paul to learn the skills needed as an electrical lineman. Currently he is employed in Denver, Colorado, as a lineman for Hooper Corporation, an electrical construction company and is working on his apprentice qualifications for Colorado. Brooke Darling is the daughter of Shauna Schneider of Wales. After graduation, she went on to Lake Region, and the last time I visited with her was at an ice show at the hockey arena, a place she knew well. While at Lake Region she did very well and was often pictured in their publications. Brooke’s college major was in marketing, and she currently works for a marketing firm in Grand Forks. Married in 2019, Brooke Tofte, along with her husband and little son, make their home in Grand Forks. 2014 – Kade Pengilly and Allison Borchardt. Kade Pengilly, son of Marty and Sherry Pengilly, was chosen the Outstanding Boy for the class of 2014. From little on up he had played on many teams and initially went on to Mayville State where he played ball for two years and then went to NDSU. Baseball was possibly his favorite as he coached the Legion baseball team which went to State in 2017 and did very well there. He was part of DECA, an organization for business majors, in college and remembered going to the national marketing event. His degree was in agriculture and business, and returning to Langdon, he went to work with Ag Country Services where he is a loan officer and also works on the management end of the position. Like many of the boys in this week’s listing, he is not married yet but shared that he is engaged. Allison Borchardt came to Langdon from the merge with Milton where she grew up. She is the daughter of Harley and Valerie Borchardt, and one of her main interests throughout her life has been music - studying piano, band instruments, singing and playing for the Milton Lutheran Church when she happened to be in the area. Allison went on to UND where she majored in music and teaching; met and married her husband, Michael Thompson; and they now live in Karlstad, MN. Both Allison and Michael are in the music department at Marshall County Central in New Folden, MN, where she directs the band students and Michael works with the school choirs. Michael also has grandparents in Langdon. 2015-2021 – The final group of students include a number of people who are still in college or very recent grads working at their first jobs in their chosen profession. Due to space available in this last column, we will list their names and briefer stories for them. 2015 – Dalton Fetsch and Renae McGauvran. Dalton Fetsch is the son of Greg and Patti Fetsch and went to UND for his training as an occupational therapist and is currently working in Grand Forks. Renae McGauvran is the daughter
he Munich community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on November 9 at Munich Ambulance which helped collect a total of 28 units of blood products for patients in need. A total of 24 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 22 individuals were able to successfully donate at the Vitalant blood drive on November 9. A total of six donors also came forward to donate Power Red Cells (2RBC) which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor. There was one person who volunteered for the first time! Vitalant expressed their gratitude to Kevin Dawley, who coordinated the drive, and Munich Ambulance which sponsored the blood drive and provided the locaiton, as well as others who assisted the day of the drive: David Hooge and Jim Hooge.
Living through a pandemic can lead to many uncertainties, although one thing we are sure of, is that the need for blood never ceases. Blood is only useable for 42 days, so a constant supply is always needed, no matter the season. Each day in this region to keep up with patient needs including preemies, surgery patients, accident victims and those battling cancer, 250 volunteer blood donors are needed daily! Donors can make a convenient appointment to give blood at donors.vitalant.org or by calling 877-25-VITAL. With each donation, donors receive a free total cholesterol test and earn reward points! Blood donation takes about an hour from check-in to refreshments, while the blood draw typically taking less than 10 minutes. Donors can save about 20 minutes by completing their Health History Questionnaire the day they donate on www.vitalant.org/health
Munich’s blood drive brings in 24 volunteers
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Once Upon an Ever After: A Musical Revue At At the the ROXY ROXY Theater Theater in in Langdon Langdon
These projects are supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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of Louis and Lynn McGauvran and has her teaching degree from UND. Currently she is teaching third grade in Park River and working on her Master’s in Education with a future that might include administration. 2016 – Austin Hart and Madison Girodat. Austin Hart is the son of Brian and Darby Hart and a secondgeneration choice for this honor. He is attending NDSU in their School of Pharmacy while at the same time working as a pharmacy tech in a Fargo drug store. He also has a few years of working at Langdon Community Drug on his resume`. Madison Girodat, daughter of David and Carol Girodat, began her nursing career at UND, and the next year transferred to Northland Tech where she got her LPN certification. She is working in one of the Altru clinics in Grand Forks at the present time. 2017 – Ryan Kram and Madison Gapp. Ryan is the son of Jeff and Jackie Kram and is enrolled at UND in their Commercial Aviation program. He is still in school. Madison Gapp, the daughter Glenn and Julianne Gapp, enrolled in University of Mary at Bismarck and completed her degree in occupational therapy with a specialty that did not get into my notes. She was married last year, and currently she and her husband make their home in Bismarck. 2018 – Jacob Kram and Rachel Hill. Jacob is the son of Roger and Deanne Kram and the second member of his family to be chosen for this award. Like his sisters, Jacob enrolled at NDSU and has been in the marching band. His major is in mathematics, and he is still in school. Rachel Hill, the daughter of Randy and Barb Hill, is a secondgeneration for this honor. My notes say she is playing volleyball at the college level for Mayville and doing very well. It is quite possible that she will be a third-generation teacher when her college days are over. 2019 – Travis Johnson and Brian-
na Bakke. Travis is the son of Corey and Julie Johnson and may one day be a full-fledged sixth-generation farmer on early homestead land. He attended Lake Region for his credentials in precision ag and currently has been working at LaFrenz Seed as well as for Overby Farms. Brianna Bakke is the daughter of David and Lisa Bakke. She was a winner in spelling and other contests when I first met her and is attending UND, but I do not know her major. 2020 – Sydney Ullyott and Abby Romfo. Sydney Ullyott might be the third twin in 70 years of this award! He is the son of Darrin and Cami Ullyott and is attending Minot State. When I asked about his major, I was told golf, but he also has done well in hockey, football and other endeavors. Abby Romfo is the first third-generation graduate to receive this award which in her family began with her grandfather, Dennis Throndset, and her aunt, Dawn Throndset Kruk. Abby is the daughter of Trevor and Jennifer Romfo. My notes say she is attending UND for a degree in education, but she also has a history of strong interest in FBLA and business. She is still a student. 2021 – Simon Romfo and Hailey Thorlakson. Simon is at UND, a part of their football team, and from past experience, we know he has the talent to be almost anything he wants. Simon is the son of Troy and Rachelle Romfo and the fourth twin to receive this award. Simon and Hailey were the Homecoming King and Queen in the fall of 2020. Hailey is the daughter of Kim Thorlakson and the first from a set of triplets to be chosen for the outstanding award. She received a number of scholarships and is attending UND, but I did not learn her major which often changes after the student reaches college level. The long list has been fun to research and to learn about.
American Legion Post 98 500 Club Winners Nov. 6 Parker Domres, Langdon .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Nov. 11 Phillip Hope, Langdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 Nov. 13 Chris Mikkelsen, Langdon .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Nov. 20 Janelle Schefter, Langdon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Nov. 27 Rodger Fewell, Langdon.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 The winnings of Phillip Hope were donated to the LAHS graduation party fund in his memory. Congratulations to this month’s winners, and thanks to all who support Post 98.
Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule
December 6 – Grand Forks December 8 – Grand Forks December 13 – Devils Lake December 15 – Grand Forks December 20 – Grand Forks December 24 – CLOSED December 27 – Grand Forks December 29 – Grand Forks December 31 – CLOSED
Out-of-town trips must be scheduled between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. With the onset of winter and shorter daylight hours we will be strict about this as we don’t want our drivers on the road before daylight or after dark. You must call transit at least 3 business days in advance of your appointment. The vehicle fills up quickly so call as far in advance as possible to ensure you get a ride. Shopping is now allowed on out-of-town trips but please let us know your plans in advance. All in-town trips have to be called in no later than the business day before the trip. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. In-town transit hours are from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The sooner you call in your trip the better chance you have of getting a ride as we do have busy times during the day. The Federal Mask Mandate is in effect until January 2022. The Langdon Senior Center has reopened with congregate meals being served shortly after Noon. The sign-up sheet and cash box are in the dining room at the West door. Take-out meals are still available from 11:30-Noon using the North Kitchen door. Footcare has resumed. Please call 256-2828 to schedule your appointment. Grocery delivery is available by calling by calling Leevers before 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and then calling 256-2828 to let us know you have ordered. Deliveries will me made after 1 p.m.
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A Saint’s Shout Out
By Carrie Hope Principal St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Our Second Giving Hearts Day St. Alphonsus School is still flying high on the success of our first Giving Hearts Day, which was held in February. We are planning to participate in our second event on Feb. 10, 2022. Giving Hearts Day is a 24-hour fundraising event for non-profits in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Since the first event in 2008, generous donors have given more than $90 million – 100% of which goes directly to participating charities. Here’s how it works: our school will raise a pool of matching funds before the end of January 2022. Our goal for our matching funds is $25,000. Then on Giving Hearts Day 2022 (Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022) we will raise $25,000 to unlock those match dollars, giving us a total fundraising goal of $50,000. Last year, the money raised purchased 15 iPads to make our K-8 school a oneto-one technology school, and money is earmarked for an electronic sign for the grounds of our campus. The awesome thing about Giving Hearts Day is that gifts of $10 or more are matched by our generous
By Katie Henry NDSU Extension Family and Community Wellness Agent Change Can Be Extraordinary There are some topics that people consider difficult, and change can be one of them. I have been contemplating changing a few things in life, and to take the actual leap for my health and state of mind takes a lot of time and effort. I was having a conversation with a friend the other day, and they were talking about how they were dreading a major life change that is happening in their family. It was the anticipation of the unknown, the struggle to get there, and the reactions of others that they were contemplating. Change can be very difficult for people because of those reasons. There have been several studies about change and how it affects individuals either in the business setting or as mental health concerns of an individual. There is a common theme in most of the research results: focus on what doesn’t change and embrace the new and positive things the change will bring. If we focus on what won’t change, and we focus on the positive the change will bring, we will be in a better state of mind. It can make change an extraordinary thing. Nutrition is also an essential element in keep ourselves healthy during stressful times of change. Nutrition directly affects how our bodies react to change and it’s important for us to realize the importance of maintaining good nutrition during stressful times. Research has shown that eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables and reduced added sugar can help a person’s immune sys-
match donors. It’s a great way to donate and feel connected to nonprofits around the state that have touched you or family members or that you hold in a special place in your heart. We are early in our fundraising process so here is what we need: Wanted! Match donors. We are looking for up to 25 $1,000 donors. If you want to help us with a donation for our $25,000 match pool, please contact me below. Wanted! Giving Hearts Day donors! Donate online any time on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at givingheartsday.org. Checks are also welcome on the day of the event; they must be dated February 10 or have “Giving Hearts Day” in the memo line and can be dropped off at our school on or before the big day. If you’re on Facebook, follow our Facebook page “St. Alphonsus School – Langdon, ND” for updates and school stories as we get closer. We will also have yard signs available for those who would like to help promote this awesome event. Thank you for being a giving heart for St. Alphonsus School! Carrie Hope is in her 3rd year as principal at St. Alphonsus School. She can be reached at carrie.hope@ k12.nd.us or at 701-256-2354. St. Alphonsus School is celebrating its 100th school year.
By Jake Kulland
Annnnnnd, we're back! For a final final! As anyone who knows the hot spots of Cavalier County (If you know what I mean by hot spot), it doesn't matter if you are in Langdon, Munich, Sarles, Calio, Nekoma, Osnabrock, Milton or Frost Fire, there's always time for a final final. And that is the way it's working for this column as well, which seems to be fitting. This is the last issue of the Cavalier County Republican. There were a couple of 11th hour Hail Marys to keep it alive, but those unfortunately fell through. So it appears this is it, and while I will try not to get as emotional about it as last week, it does bring a lot of sadness as I know many, many people were hoping something or someone would come along and keep it going (More on that in a moment). Thanks so much to our advertisers, subscribers, and readers, as you all can pat yourselves on the back for keeping this newspaper going for 132 years. Let's get to some final final sports stuff.
NDSU Extension Notes
tem from crashing during a stressful time. During this time of year, that’s especially important. Keep these tips in mind to help you maintain your health: 1. Keep half of your plate full of fruits and vegetables. It helps reduce your chance of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. It also helps stabilize blood sugar, and promotes weight loss or maintaining healthy weight. It also boosts your immune system. 2. Focus on the positive. It puts you in a better state of mind and helps reduce the damage caused by stress hormones. 3. Get moving. Exercise helps reduce stress hormones and helps your body use nutrients efficiently. It helps with mental health as well. Recipe to help you get more fruits and vegetables into your meal planning during stressful times: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Ingredients • 2 c. quinoa, cooked • 14.5 oz. can chickpeas • ¼ c. bell pepper, diced • ½ c. cucumbers, diced • ½ c. cherry tomatoes, quartered • ¼ c. red onion, diced • ½ c. black olives, sliced • ¼ c. fresh parsley, chopped • ¼ c. Greek dressing • Garnish with feta cheese optional Directions Add all ingredients in a bowl and stir. Refrigerate any leftovers. Nutrition & Dietary Information Per Serving: 150 calories, 3.5 g fat, 6 g protein, 24 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber and 260 mg sodium NDSU Extension has a lot to offer the people of our community, whether it be to help you make changes or to find information on a
certain topic like nutrition. Please use our services to help you in your needs. You can use our website https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/, but we would love to have you call us (256-2560) or stop in our office at the courthouse. It is my understanding that this will be the last time The Republican will be publishing a paper. It has been an honor and a privilege to be able to share what NDSU Extension has to offer through this outlet. If anyone would still like to receive an article from me, I am planning to continue to write them. The hope is that they will be published in the new designated county paper, if there is publishing room. I am also planning to look into the possibility of sending them out via email, online, or possibly through the mail (small fee may apply), if it’s not possible to publish in the new paper. Logistics have not been decided, as of yet. If you would like to receive a copy of my article, please fill out the Google Form (https:// forms.gle/aWzZtDgJ2bTE99b79) or call our office (256-2560) to let us know how you would like to receive it moving forward. I hope to hear from you all! Let’s make THIS change extraordinary!
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Jake’s take on sports
Some starting dates to keep in mind We talked last week about boys basketball getting underway with practice, and games for the boys will begin this week. The boys first game for Langdon-EdmoreMunich will be in Minto versus the Midway-Minto Mustangs on Dec. 14, and the Cards first home game is against a very good North Border team on Dec. 16. In girls basketball, the Lady Cards played their first game at home against North Border on Dec. 3. They then travel to Nelson County and play in McVille on Dec. 7 and have their annual home games in Edmore against Midway-Minto on Dec. 9 and in Munich versus Benson County on Dec. 13. Langdon Blades hockey will not get going until the middle of the month, although the boys team is playing an exhibition game versus the Langdon Old Timers on Dec. 4 at 7:00 p.m., which will be a fundraiser for the team to purchase some new Bauer equipment. There are 12 players out for the boys team, and Nic Roy is the head coach assisted this year by Alex Gronhovd and Patrick Rime. The first league game is Dec. 17 at Fargo, and their first home game is not until Jan. 9 versus Watford City. The Langdon girls team will be coached once again by Jeff Schneider. The girls will open their season at Bismarck on Dec. 11 with their first home game not coming until Jan. 8, also taking on Bismarck. We had an unknown early deadline for this column, so we apologize as this was the only information we were able to get about the girls team. Of course I will be updating you on area sports on KNDK 1080, 95-7 My FM and myborderland.com through the winter. We as well will be broadcasting winter sports for teams across the northeast region
for what we affectionately call "Nervous Breakdown season". Some other great resources are region4nd. org for Cardinals athletic updates, and dakotaspiritarena.org for everything with Langdon Blades hockey. For our North Border readers, the school website is probably the best way to keep in touch with the Eagles. It has a weird web address, but its https://nd02202887. schoolwires.net/. I know some of you aren't exactly tech savvy, which is one of the reasons why you get this paper in the first place, but there are some ideas to try. Just a couple quick thank yous before we finish our final final We did a lengthy bit on this last week, but one more time I need to thank Lori at the Republican for everything she has done-not only to get this column going but for keeping the paper going for the past 23 years. The best line I've heard about this newspaper, is that it's the best of its kind north of Highway 2 from someone that knows. That's saying a lot being how many weekly papers there are in the northeast and north central portions of North Dakota. And while they have been taking plenty of heat the last few weeks, I also want to thank Country Media for also giving me the opportunity to do this column of sports and other things that travel through this silly brain of mine for the last almost 20 years. Many thanks. What the future holds Will this column continue in the future? Well, we are looking at options to keep this alive and hopefully that will be figured out sooner than later. In another paper, maybe something digital, or perhaps a blog where at least folks can read this column and get some box scores are all options on the table at this time. Well, my final final is done. "See ya!" sometime hopefully, and THANK YOU ALL!!
Mustache competition
Munich held a mustache competition at the Munich Bar on the final day of November. The competition was held for Movember to raise awareness of men’s health issues, including prostate cancer. Thirteen men entered, and four became place holders. Pictured are: Matt Mitzel - 3rd place, Jordan MacArthur - 2nd place, Bobby Foster - Honorable Mention, and Nolan Lukassen - 1st place.
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HELP WANTED ADVERTISING COORDINATOR: $32K-$37K/year starting pay, free platinum single insurance. SEEKING detailorientated, organized multi-tasker with great customer service skills to act as a liaison between North Dakota newspapers and advertisers, including state agencies, advertising agencies, and private businesses. Individual must be able to juggle multiple emails and advertising requests, process orders, update advertising data, oversee tear sheeting and order confirmations, and some billing. Must be proficient in Excel, Microsoft Word, and possess general math skills. This position will work in our Bismarck office and enjoy a generous benefits package. To apply, send a resume and cover letter including at least two work references to: sarahes@ndna.com. NDNA is an equal opportunity employer. CITY OF BISMARCK, N.D. is seeking qualified applicants for Police Officers. Visit website at www.bismarcknd. gov/jobs or call Lieutenant Roger Marks at 701-223-1212. Closes 12/31/21. HELP WANTED: HALCROW’S LLC in Drayton, ND is looking for a master plumber or journeyman plumber. Full time, benefits. Call Stefanie with questions. 701-4543355. BUILDING SERVICES TECHNICIAN. NDSCS has several FT, 12 month benefited positions available with custodial / minor maintenance duties in Wahpeton. Includes full benefits: Health/Life, Retirement, EAP, Leave, Tuition Waiver, Dependent Tuition Discount, etc. Screening begins immediately - applications accepted until filled. Interested candidates must complete the online application. EOE. For more information go to: ndscs.edu/join-our-team LOOKING FOR THE most complete listing of ND Media? ND Media Guide. Only $25! Call 701-223-6397, ND Newspaper Association. SERVICES FOR HIRE LONG DISTANCE MOVING: Call today for a FREE QUOTE from America’s Most Trusted Interstate Movers. Let us take the stress out of moving! Speak to a Relocation Specialist, call 844-254-7522. BATH & SHOWER UPDATES in as little as ONE DAY! Affordable prices - No payments for 18 months! Lifetime warranty & professional installs. Senior & Military Discounts available. Call: 877-482-4836. BATHROOM RENOVATIONS. EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers. Call for a free in-home consultation: 833-946-2482. FINANCIAL SERVICES SAVE YOUR HOME! Are you behind paying your MORTGAGE? Denied a Loan Modification? Is the bank threatening foreclosure? CALL Homeowner’s Relief Line! FREE CONSULTATION! 855-399-8165. Never Pay For Covered Home Repairs Again! Complete Care Home Warranty COVERS ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES. 30 DAY RISK FREE. $200.00 OFF + 2 FREE Months! 877-583-0333.
EDUCATION /TRAINING TRAIN AT HOME TO DO MEDICAL BILLING! Become a Medical Office Professional online at CTI! Get Trained, Certified & ready to work in months! Call 701-929-9679. (M-F 8am-6pm ET) The Mission, Program Information and Tuition is located at CareerTechnical.edu/consumerinformation. ATTENTION ACTIVE DUTY & MILITARY VETERANS! Begin a new career and earn your Degree at CTI! Online Computer & Medical training available for Veterans & Families! To learn more, call 701-929-9679. (M-F 7am-5pm CT). The Mission, Program Information and Tuition is located at CareerTechnical.edu/consumer-information. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 960 AC TOWNER CO ND Land & Farmstead Live & Online Auction. Tues Feb 8 - 10am excellent contiguous cropland. Call Nikolaisen Land Company 844-872-4289. www.nikolaisenlandcompany.com ND FARM LAND Values surge upward. Are you selling or renting? Pifer’s Auction and Farm Land Management. Bob Pifer 701-371-8538. Kevin Pifer 701.238.5810. Free valuation. MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE BEST SATELLITE TV with 2 Year Price Guarantee! $59.99/ month with 190 channels and 3 months free premium movie channels! Free next day installation! Call 833-3651362. PROTECT YOUR HOME AND FAMILY with Vivint Smart Home. Call 866-391-9779 today to receive a FREE $50 GIFTCARD with your purchase. Use promo code: FREE50. YOU CAN PLACE a 25-word classified ad—like this one—in every North Dakota newspaper for only $160. It’s easy. Contact this newspaper for details. AUTOS WANTED DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 701-8097415. HEALTH/MEDICAL VIAGRA and CIALIS USERS! 50 Pills SPECIAL $99.00 FREE Shipping! 100% guaranteed. CALL NOW! 855-5591454. ATTENTION OXYGEN THERAPY USERS! Inogen One G4 is capable of full 24/7 oxygen delivery. Only 2.8 pounds. FREE information kit. Call 855-821-2831. ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW AUTHORS WANTED! Page Publishing will help you self-publish your own book. FREE author submission kit! Limited offer! Why wait? Call now: 866-331-7577. MISCELLANEOUS WANTED HAVE a news release or other information that needs to reach all ND newspapers? ND Newspaper Association can help! One call does it all. 701-223-6397.
Classifieds
Cavalier County Republican
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED – Busy shop needs a full-time tire, oil change and light maintenence technician. Benefits include vacation, sick pay, 401k, PTO. Apply at Langdon Farmers Union Oil or call Joe at 701-3702022. __________________________N15Tf HELP WANTED – C-store kitchen, part-time and full-time positions available. full time position would have health insurance, 401k, paid time off. Please apply at Farmers Union Oil, or call Loretta at 2565531. ___________________________J14Tf
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS – The Cavalier County Soil Conservation District is taking tree orders for spring 2022 plantings. If you are interested in putting in Field Windbreaks, Farmstead Windbreaks, Feedlot Windbreaks, Wildlife planting or plantings to beautify your yard, contact our office. We have cost share programs you may qualify for. Stop by the office or call 701256-2484 ext. 3 if interested in doing a tree planting. Find us on Facebook at Cavalier County SCD. _____________________________Tf
FOR RENT
FOR RENT – Houses for rent. One 3 bedroom with double garage. Large backyard. All appliances included. One 2 bedroom close to elementary school. All appliances included. Available immediately. Contact George at 370-8291 or Lucille at 3703214. ______________________N29,D6Pd
Dahl Truck & Auto in Langdon is looking for a hardworking, self-motivated individual to join our tire shop Responsibilites Include • Perform tire repairs on auto, truck, & Ag equipment • Mounting & Balancing Tires • Operate service truck & perform service calls • Maintain all tools & equipment • Keep a clean & organized work area Call 701-256-3930, Ask for Ryan or stop in & pick up an application
HELP WANTED Housekeeping: Full-time housekeeping position. Rotating weekends and holidays. Dieraty Aides: Evening dietary aides. Hours are 4-7 p.m. Weekdays, rotating weekends & holidays Full-Time/Part-Time RN Full-Time/Part-Time LPN Full-Time/Part-Time CNA SIGN ON BONUS *$5,000 for Full-time RN/LPN *$5,000 for Full-time CNA *$3,000 for Part-time RN/LPN *$2,500 for Part-time CNA $25 mileage incentive for anything over 35 miles!
Excellent Benefits Package for full-time!
For more info, call Kayce @ 701-256-2987 or send resume to kayce.schlittenhard@mmcarecenter.com
Help Wanted: Full-time Accountant
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Seeking detail-orientated, organized multi-tasker with great customer service skills to act as a liaison between North Dakota newspapers and advertisers, including state agencies, advertising agencies, and private businesses. Individual must be able to juggle multiple emails and advertising requests, process orders, update advertising data, oversee tear sheeting and order confirmations, and some billing. Must be proficient in Excel, Microsoft Word, and possess general math skills. This position will work in our Bismarck office and enjoy a generous benefits package. EOE.
Send resume & cover letter including at least two work references to: sarahes@ndna.com
Pembilier Nursing Center
HELP WANTED
Cards of Thanks
TIRE TECHNICIAN WANTED
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RIEDHAMMER – We would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers and gifts with our mom's passing. It was greatly appreciated. The Riedhammer family. _______________________________ PLATZ – Thank you so much to all who sent cards and wished me a happy 80th birthday. It means a lot to me. I couldn't have asked for a better family. I am so grateful I was able to celebrate my birthday with all of you. Thanks for making my birthday such a memorable day. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love Leona Platz. _______________________________ KLEIN – We are so privileged to live in such a caring community. Thank you to all our friends and prayer warriors who supported us during our son, Greg's, illness and passing. We received so much encouragement and many hugs, cards, and other forms of condolences. We appreciate all of you. Don and Evelyn Klein. _______________________________
HELP WANTED
FULL-TIME PARTS DEPARTMENT
Dahl Truck & Auto Center in Langdon is looking for a self-motivated individual to join our parts department. Experience preferred but willing to train. This position is full-time with 40+
hours per week and benefits. Applicant must be able to lift 50 lbs.
For more information call Ryan 701-256-3930
Certified Nurses Aides: • Full-time / Part-time / Flex – All Shifts Available • Evening & Weekend Shifts = Premium Pay! • 8-hr training course is available for temporary certification as a Nurse Aide – Only 8 hours! • CNA's STARTING WAGE is $18 / HOUR Activity Assistant: Full-time or Part-time **Excellent Benefit Package for Full-time** Applications can be picked up at Pembilier Nursing Center, 500 Delano Avenue in Walhalla, ND 58282 or apply on-line at: www.pembiliernursingcenter.com
Help Wanted FULL-TIME Registered Dental Assistant
We are looking for a full-time Dental Assistant to join our outstanding dental team. Applicant must be energetic, positive, hardworking, and reliable. Excellent customer service skills, detailed orientated and the ability to multi-task are essential qualities. Hours are Monday – Thursday 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Duties include, but not limited to, greeting patients, assisting doctors during patient treatment, sterilizing instruments, prepping patient treatment rooms, taking dental x-rays, developing treatment plans, and scheduling patients. Prior dental assisting experience and clinic/lab experience preferred, but not required. Pay is DOE. Our benefit package includes medical insurance, dental, paid holidays, paid time off, retirement plan, continuing education, uniforms, and bonus pay.
PART-TIME Registered Dental Hygienist
A fabulous opportunity awaits for you at our Langdon office! We are looking for a part-time Registered Dental Hygienist who embodies professionalism, a strong work ethic and the desire to achieve success in our established and growing practice! The position is currently for two days a week with the possibility to increase due to demand. Qualified candidates must have exceptional clinical skills, a passion for growth and development, and a commitment to excellence. As a registered dental hygienist with our team, you will need to have a current state license. Proficiency in XLDent is a plus but not a requirement. Compensation will be based on experience.
Applicants can send their resume to: parkriverdental@gmail.com or Park River Dental, PO Box 662, Park River, ND 58270
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital is looking to hire a Full-time Accountant. Job duties involve transactions in the general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, and assist CFO in the prep of financial statements. This is a 40-hour week, Monday-Friday, and benefited position who works under the direction of the CFO. College degree preferred and/or fours years of previous accounting experience. Computer skills in accounting, Excel, and Word. For a complete job description contact Linda B, HR at 701-256-6127. Completed apps can be sent to lindab@ccmhnd.com Applications located at www.cavaliercountyhospital.com under the careers tab. EOE
HELP WANTED Pembina County Memorial Hospital
YOU R PLAN . YOU R BLU E . OPE N E N ROLLME N T I S H E RE .
Full-Time Med/Surg Supervisor:
The med/surg supervisor will perform a supervisor role in addition to working on the floor as an RN, balancing shift work and office duties. This positon excludes weekend rotation but willingness to fill in to ensure adequate staffing. Responsibilities include but are not limited to scheduling, quality studies, timesheets, employee evaluations, policy review, state survey compliance team, attendance at various meetings. North Dakota RN License Required. Flex-time Clinic RN/LPN Flex-time Speech Pathologist Current licensure as Speech Pathologist in state of ND required Full-time Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant Full/Part-time RN (Sign On Bonus: $4,000 Full-time/$2,000.00 Part-time) Full/Part-time LPN (Sign On Bonus: $2,000 Full-time/$1,000.00 Part-time) Flex-time RN Apply online: www.cavalierhospital.com or contact Ann Russell at 701-265-6329 for more information.
Wedgewood Manor
Part-time Housekeeper: • 8 hour day shifts • Weekend and holiday rotation Full-time Cook/Dietary Aide: • Weekdays, every other weekend, alternating shifts • Willingness to cross train as dietary aide SIGN ON BONUS! Full/Part-time PM/Night LPN/RN
*$10,000 for Full Time RN/LPN*
Full/Part-time PM/Night CNAs *$1,500 for Full Time CNA *PM shift earns an additional $2.00/hour! ($750.00 Part Time)* *Night shift earns additional $3.00/hour! *$2,000 for Full Time Night CNA ($1,000.00 Part Time)* EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE!
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The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Parade of Lights on Friday, Nov. 26. Winners of the parade were United Communcations-first place (left photo); The Perfect Blend-second place (second photo); and Waslaski Farms-third place (third photo). After the parade, kids visited with Santa at Hank’s Ice Cream Shop and fireworks were lit off. Photos by Lori Peterson.
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Physical therapy at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital
Specialized physical therapy for all ages is right here at CCMH. Dr. Sarah Badding, PT, DPT, CSCS and Dr. Jessica Waslaski, PT, DPT, create customized plans to help patients restore function, regain mobility, reduce pain and prevent disability. Find help to achieve long-term results for conditions including: Back and neck pain Sports injuries • Orthopedics • Post-surgical care • Joint replacement recovery
Neurological disorders Osteoporosis • Vertigo • Soft tissue injuries • General aches & pains
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Kristi Johnston was the winner of the first week of Langdon’s Christmas Cash giveaway. Members of the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce presented Johnston with the $500 in Langdon Bucks. Photo by Lori Peterson.
Community blood drive set to help avoid winter blood shortages
Referral may not be necessary. To learn more or schedule an appointment, call 701-256-6183.
It might look like a winter wonderland at times, but the winter weather is no wonderland for hospital patients who depend on blood to keep them healthy and alive. Langdon residents are gearing up for a comm blood drive to help prevent possible blood shortages in the coming weeks. “In areas with harsh winter weather, cold weather and storms often keep people from donating blood,” says Rob Miller, Donor Recruitment Manager of Vitalant. “With fewer people donating blood, some parts of the country run the risk of having critical blood shortages,” Miller says. To make sure there’s a dependable blood supply locally, United Communications has scheduled a community blood drive on Monday, Dec. 13 from 12:30-6 p.m.. To schedule an appointment, call Mikan at 256-5156.
The drive will be held at United Communications. “For those who are out and about and the winter weather hasn’t dampened their routine, we invite them to stop by the blood drive to donate blood,” Miller says. Vitalant provides a free cholesterol screening with each donation. Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 must have signed permission from a parent or guardian found at www. vitalant.org. To help speed up the process, donors can now complete their Health History they day of their donation by visiting www.vitalant.org/ health
Over the past several months, the Red River Regional Council staff have interviewed more than 20 businesses in Pembina County to extend appreciation for them weathering the COVID-19 pandemic as well as inquiring about challenges, opportunities, and feedback about the community. These interviews are part of a regional business retention and expansion project (BR+E). With nearly 65 businesses located in Pembina County, the 20 businesses interviewed represent a sample of approximately 33%. Business owners and managers interviews are from a variety of sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, service, restaurants/bars, and childcare. The Regional Council is working with Pat Chaput, Jim Martini, and the Walhalla Chamber of Commerce to host a public townhall to share the results of the survey including business speakers Desiree Kintyhtt of Blu Soul Design, Bob Thornberg of Harvest Fuels and Food First and Travis Smith of WithoutWire Inventory Sciences. To follow there will be a workshop and community discussion. Some of the topics that will be included in this discussion are Walhalla’s identity, the importance of the Pembina Gorge to Walhalla, and Walhalla’s strengths and challenges. The town hall will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at the American Legion
Hall in Walhalla and live streamed on the Red River Regional Council’s Facebook page. “While there many sorts of data to draw from, getting direct feedback from our business community weighs heavy on how we can most proactively serve and support them,” said Dawn Mandt, RRRC Executive Director. Funding support for this project has been provided by the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration as part of a regional recovery and resiliency strategic plan for Region 4. Region 4 includes Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, and Walsh Counties. The program will focus on the areas of the region outside the City of Grand Forks at this time. Collaborative partners include economic development organizations in Region 4 including: Nelson, Pembina, and Walsh County Job Development Authorities; Grafton and Park River Economic Development Committees; Grand Forks Region EDC; Minnkota Power Cooperative; Job Service North Dakota; Grafton and Cavalier Chambers of Commerce; and North Valley Career and Technology Center. For more information contact Dawn Mandt at 701-352-3550 or check out the Red River Regional Council website: www.redriverrc. com.
Public meeting scheduled in Walhalla to discuss future of Walhalla and Pembina Gorge