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Legislative updates can be found on Page 5. Three brothers were recently awarded Quilts of Valor, read more on Page 6.

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Monday, August 24, 2020

Number 34

Northern Canola Growers Association advocates push for new fuel source By Melissa Anderson Republican Writer

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This year has not been kind to many different industries, but the oil industry has been hit especially hard. Much like the dinosaurs - "it’s made from oil" may soon be a thing of the past. The Northern Canola Growers Association, (NCGA) along with the U.S. Canola Association (USCA), have put forward renewed efforts to take the use of canola to a whole new level. The EPA finalized its initial pathways under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for biodiesel and renewable diesel derived from soybean oil a decade ago. At that time, however, canola oil was being used as a feedstock for production of biodiesel, including being used for production at two of the largest biodiesel plants in the U.S. in Grays Harbor, Washington, and Velva, N.D. Because canola oil is typically considered an alternative to soybean oil, canola industry stakeholders, including the USCA, met with EPA and requested that it approve the same pathways for canola oil. The industry, at EPA’s request, provided the information needed to conduct a lifecycle analysis. “EPA has not approved canola oil for use in renewable diesel. This is different from biodiesel. Canola oil was approved for biodiesel use many years ago. What we are pushing for is EPA to approve the petition it has had for years that show the lifecycle

analysis for canola oil meets the 50 percent Greenhouse Gas Reduction requirement,” says Northern Canola Growers Executive Director Barry Coleman. The USCA shares that like biodiesel, renewable diesel is made of non-petroleum, renewable resources. But unlike biodiesel, these resources include lipids and cellulosic biomass, such as

oil. Its usage in renewable diesel allows consumers to benefit from it for both personal and environmental health: first from consumption and secondly in their vehicles,” the organization states. The current petition being put forward by the U.S. Canola Association (USCA) provides updated information on canola

crop residues, woody biomass and dedicated energy crops. Renewable diesel is processed like petroleum diesel with hydrogenation or other thermochemical and biochemical means, making it chemically similar. That allows it to be used in engines designed to run on petroleum diesel without blending. “Canola oil is an excellent feedstock for these valuable fuels, including as a waste product in renewable diesel due to its use in high volumes by many foodservice operations and value as a heart-healthy, edible

production and processing that supports the crop as viable for renewable diesel. EPA has approved a pathway for biodiesel and heating oil derived from canola oil using the transesterification process. As part of that process, EPA analyzed the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with canola oil production and processing. This petition provides updated data and analyses, which show reduced GHG emissions associated with canola production and processing to support approval of advanced biofuel pathways

for renewable diesel. The most significant source of emissions in EPA’s lifecycle GHG analysis for canola biodiesel is associated with land use change. The yields over the past ten years, since the initial petition was sent, have dramatically improved. The greater yields on fewer or comparable acres supports the finding that canola oil will not increase emissions with its production as a crop. The current reports, in fact, show that using canola oil produces significantly lower emissions than previously thought. Intensification has played a larger role in canola production than was accounted for 2010, and yields are higher in most regions. In the United States and Canada, additional canola is available through reduction of summer fallow lands. Higher yield means less land is required, and the forecast international land use emissions would be lower. In short, increased production of canola can occur without land use change. “We feel the production of renewable diesel from canola oil will help grow the market in both Canada and the U.S. for canola oil,” Coleman said. The petition also identifies adjustments that should be made to the emissions results that were determined using the modeling in 2010. Those bases show that EPA’s original assessment for canola biodiesel substantially overestimated potencont. on page 2

Pandemic exacerbates rural EMS struggles Donate via text to DVAC today virus from responding to a call for their own health. She said BY SYDNEY HOOVER exists, but concern about los- regular volunteers on the squad ing individuals in an already have opted to sit out shifts Sarah Vaith said she never thinning group of volunteers is based on doctor recommendaknows for sure what she’s walk- even greater. tions. ing into on a call with the MichiGartner, whose Kenmare AmArlen Gartner, a volunteer for gan, N.D., Area Ambulance Ser- the Kenmare ambulance ser- bulance takes calls from several vice. vice with more than 4o years surrounding counties, said his Before they are sent out on a of experience, said the prob- squad has not been affected call, the first responders in her lem of low staffing has existed financially because of the pansquad receive information from for several years. The pandemic demic. But for Vaith, a decrease dispatchers, who ask in calls has created screening questions: an additional finananyone have a fever or cial burden. She said other potential sympthat while the service tom of COVID-19? But is volunteer, they still there can be miscomrely on insurance munication or missing and other payments information. for each call to main“The pandemic is a tain operations. scary time for all of us,” Darren Welander Vaith said. “It's scary of Rolla said his emerfor those of us in EMS gency ambulance because sometimes service has mainthe communication tained its financial isn't there and doesn't stability throughout get to us, and then all the pandemic, but it of a sudden we find has seen a 25% deout we may have been crease in calls. exposed to somebody Sarah Vaith works in her office at Michigan (N.D.) "I think some paEmergency Services where she is the operations tients are just simthat has COVID.” Vaith, the service’s manager. She has worked as a first responder for ply afraid to go to operations manager, 10 years. hospitals due to the said if one of her volamount of COVID unteer EMTs was potentially has only exacerbated that. Gart- cases in the larger cities,” Weexposed, they would have to ner said when he first became lander said. quarantine until test results a trained first responder at 19, Rural ambulance services decame back for the patient they the process to become certified pend on insurance payments, treated. With a squad of only was much easier than it is today. local government contributions ten people, that could lead to a Carrie Roth, the squad leader and donations, but funding lack of staff to respond to calls. for New Leipzig Ambulance, has been a challenge for years. Rural volunteer emergency said people who would normal- So has recruitment and retenservices across North Dakota ly be interested in volunteering say the fear of contracting the are less inclined now out of fear cont. on page 2 ND Newspaper Association

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The Domestic Violence and Abuse Center (DVAC) needs your help. The services that they provide to those in need depends on the generosity of others. Executive Director Debra Olson has now found a way to make the donation process that much easier during hectic times - donation by text message. “I had been throwing the idea around for about 2 years. I had seen this done with other nonprofit organizations and felt it would work in a rural area like ours,” Olson said. Olson and DVAC are working with an outside company, Harness, to make this new method of donating happen. Thus far, Olson has been very happy with Harness and the service they provide to DVAC. “They have made it very easy for us to set up this option, and the process to donate is very easy through their company,” Olson commented. Streamlining the donation process to DVAC has been something that Olson

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has been wanting to do for awhile. She explained that the organization operates strictly on grants and donations and does not receive “regular yearly” funding. “Because we are so rural and the population we serve is small compared to urban areas, we tend to receive less grant funds than we need to keep running,” explained Olson. “Without community donations, we would have to close our doors.” The staff at DVAC and Olson understand that during this pandemic, people are being very c a r e ful with t h e i r d o l l a r s. From her viewpoint Olson completely understands why since people are unsure what is coming in the future and they do not want to be left short of funds to pay their bills and live. However, the pandemic has not stopped domestic violence. “We have been very busy, and normally we would have community funds to assist with helping victims who seek Safe Shelter with us, but our community donations are curcont. on page 3

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Civic Meetings Langdon City Commission Monday, Aug. 24, 6:00 p.m. Cavalier County Water Resource Board Thursday, Aug. 27, 8:00 a.m. Cavalier County Commission Tuesday, Sept. 1, 8:30 a.m. Cavalier County JDA Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7:30 a.m. Langdon Airport Authority Wednesday, Sept. 9, 5:00 p.m. This information provided as a public service by the Cavalier County Republican. EMS struggles _____________________continued from Page 1 tion of volunteers, according tested positive for the coronavito Adam Parker of the North rus, and after that, it seemed as Dakota EMS Association, who if her community was scared of spoke with Valley News Live last them. October. “We have all the personal “As medicine has become protective equipment, and more and more advanced, and we know how to use it and we the training requirements have use it. So they don't need to be increased, we’re putting a lot afraid that I'm going to transmit more demand on those people’s something to them,” Heth said. time – and it’s becoming less “And we sanitize. I mean it's unappealing to volunteer,” Parker real all the sanitizing we do.” said then. “It’s becoming harder Vaith said she hopes comand harder for ambulance ser- munities will keep in mind what vices to sustain themselves with life would be like without a local volunteer labor.” ambulance service to respond Rebecca Bumgardner, a vol- to their calls. And for Heth, unteer with Marmarth Ambu- more individuals willing to give lance Service, echoed those some time as a volunteer first concerns last week, saying the responder is always needed. global pandemic “throws a “The need is still there. We still wrench into an already ongoing need to take care of our people,” problem.” Heth said. “It's very difficult The pandemic has had im- when it's a volunteer service to pacts beyond when first restart with, but it's so important sponders are on call. Ginny Heth, that we have that service localpresident of the Westhope Am- ly, especially when we're such a bulance Service, said her squad rural community.” transported one patient who

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Canola pushes for new fuel source ______________________________continued from Page 1 tial emissions associated with Energy and Resources commit- tane number,” Coleman noted in canola production. The current tee. He is also chairman of the the petition. petition focuses on two aspects Agriculture, Rural Development, Interest is not limited to just of EPA’s earlier results for canola Food and Drug Administration, current production sites either, oil – the soil carbon loss, where- and Related Agencies subcom- as plans for additional U.S. reas corn and soybeans showed mittee on Appropriations. newable diesel plants have a soil carbon gain and that di“North Dakota is a global lead- been announced. The site in rect fuel consumption for crop er in agriculture and energy, and Dickinson plans to convert peproduction was calculated too we have worked to advance op- troleum refinery into a 12,000 high. portunities for collaboration be- barrels per calendar day, 100 When considering the other tween the two industries since percent renewable diesel facilmodel used by EPA, the world my time as governor. It makes ity by December 2020. has evolved differently with re- sense to provide regulatory flexWith operation of these new spect to canola than the mod- ibilities to continue developing plants slated to begin as early el's forecast of what 2022 would new opportunities to add value as late 2020 and most by 2022, look like. This evidence indicates to our ag products and provide commercial production of rethat there are lower emissions new markets for our farmers,” newable diesel will only see an associated with canola pro- Hoeven said. increase in demand for the raw duction in three key areas that Canola-based biofuels are material to make it. Several of would support a finding that proven to work and are already these plants are located in or the 50 percent GHG reduction delivering tangible emissions re- near canola growing regions, rerequirement is met for renew- ductions now in Canada, United ducing the overall compliance able diesel from canola oil: States, and the European Union. cost by decreasing the transport 1) Direct energy use for crop Canola seeds contain a higher of the goods to the facilities for production; percentage of oil which has manufacturing. 2) Higher canola yields have better cold weather properties “These renewable diesel fabeen experienced in all key than other oilseeds. As a result cilities are multi-feedstock facilicanola growing regions; and of these properties, canola oil is ties. Diversifying available feed3)India, which was identi- a proven feedstock for biodiesel stocks can help control costs by fied as a significant contributor production. Canola oil has been spreading risk of price volatility. to satisfying the increased de- a major feedstock at large-scale Making canola oil an eligible mand for canola oil for biofuels biodiesel facilities, including the RFS feedstock can also create and a significant sources of land REG Grays Harbor, Washington cost-efficiencies for plants in use emissions in EPA’s analy- and ADM Velva plants. proximity to canola growing arsis for canola biodiesel, is not a Generally, renewable diesel eas,” Coleman noted. participant in the relevant world is produced from the same lipid In short, Northern Canola markets. feedstocks as biodiesel. There Growers is advocating for the “Adjusting for these discrep- are several renewable diesel fa- EPA to make their decision ancies and new information cilities already in operation in sooner rather than later. Canoindicates that canola oil renew- the United States, including two la oil has undergone the tests able diesel would provide great- in Louisiana and one in Wyo- and been proven as a viable er than 50 percent reduction ming. The three facilities have a feedstock that can be used at in GHG emissions compared to combined capacity for 460 mil- commercial-scale production baseline diesel fuel. Applying lion gallons per year with one of biofuels. Facilities to make these adjustments to canola of the facilties currently under- the renewable diesel exist with renewable diesel shows a GHG going an expansion that would several planned and expected reduction of 79 percent using bring total capacity for the three large-scale facilities to be in opEPA’s 2005 diesel fuel baseline,” to nearly a billion gallons for re- eration within a few years. The Northern Canola Growers states newable diesel per year. location of these facilities also in the petition. Interest in renewable diesel show consideration for the enviThe Northern Canola Growers using renewable feedstocks ronment as they are near canola Association has one important have been seeing increasing production areas, which may be member of Congress in their interest as refineries across the further supported by regional corner. North Dakota’s Sena- U.S. have been reviewing plans or local incentives. Canola oil tor John Hoeven sits on several to take on some of that produc- also presents advantages over prominent and important com- tion, including a facility owned other feedstocks, such as better mittees that would hold impact by Marathon in Dickinson. cold weather properties. on the EPA decision. Hoeven is a “Petroleum refiners have inThe Northern Canola Growmember of the subcommittees creasingly expressed interest in ers notes that the EPA has confor Rural Development and En- renewable diesel. Co-process- sidered canola oil as a feedstock ergy along with Commodities, ing with canola oil does not af- since 2010. Reasonable length Risk Management, and Trade; fect desulfurization, produces of time has passed for the path he is a member of the Energy intermediate fuel fractions with to canola becoming a renewsubcommittee for the Senate’s less aromatics, and improves ce- able diesel feedstock eligible.

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This year due to COVID restart guidelines, the LACC Annual Meeting will be a Zoom Meeting, held September 24, at noon. ID - 714 3448 1145 • Password – 8kRDEC Check next week’s Cavalier County Republican for more details.

23 – Osnabrock Community Living Center, Pastor Jessica Merchant, 2:30 p.m. 24 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 25 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 26 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 27 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Grocery Delivery, 1 p.m. 28 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 30 – Osnabrock Community Living Center, Pastor Jessica Merchant, 2:30 p.m. 31 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks or Devils Lake

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Vendors: PLEASE check out the North Dakota Farmers Market Growers Association website for the COVID-19 guidelines pertaining to Farmers Market. We need everyone’s help to keep our market safe and accessible to our customers and vendors alike. ndfarmersmarkets.org • The Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce will provide a hand sanitizing station and “supporting social distancing” signs. • We will also have single use disposable gloves available, if you would choose to use. • Face coverings are not required (because the event is outside) but TOTALLY appreciated. If you have any more questions, please call the LACC office 256-3079 or Randy (Market Manager) 305-0276

2 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 3 – Post 98 Legion Meeting, NO MEETING this month due to COVID 4 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 7 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - CLOSED 9 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 10 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - All out of town trips for Sept. 14-18 scheduled by noon 11 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 11 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - In town transit ends at 12 p.m. due to training 13 – 27th Annual Pioneer Machinery Show, Pembina County Museum, Cancelled due to COVID-19 14 -16 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - No in town transit or office hours due to training 14 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks only 16 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 18 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 21 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Devils Lake only 23 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 25 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks 28 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks or Devils Lake 30 – Cavalier County Meals & Transit - Bus run to Grand Forks

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Langdon Area School Board updated on coming school year in the event of closures. Currently, they have 55 devices ready to use at the high school. The need for school-supplied technology will be better known once school starts. Budgetwise, there is a desire to proceed with a gradual upgrade to tech systems. While any qualifying device, be it a phone, laptop, or tablets, would be sufficient for tech requirements, it was argued some are better than others. For example, while phones have all the tech necessary to complete coursework, they come with immediate distractions such as text, phone, and social media notifications. Furthermore, they lack a proper sized screen or keyboard for ease of use in relation to tasks. Therefore, while phones can be used for this purpose, the school prefers students use more productive tech devices such as tablets or laptops when possible. On the subject of technology, it was noted in previous years it was rare to have student access to school-provided internet networks. Even then, a password was required before connections were authenticated. Due to the new learning framework, the school has determined personal devices provided by students will be allowed to connect to a guest network provided by the school. Internet networking provided by United Communications has the ability to support the extra load additional devices require. However, there is concern of possible issues with bandwidth. Bandwidth accessibility is allocated by the state, not independent providers such as United Communications. Finally, the activities committee presented decisions determined at their last meeting. It was reported that the NFHS Network and Cardinal Vision will live-stream home games for the coming school year. NFHS Network is a subscription-based, online service that streams a variety of content from various school in the nation. A subscription costs $60 for the year, with $19 of that fee going directly to the school. It was noted a lot of schools around the state are doing this, so a subscription to this service may provide some away game coverage as well. Cardinal Vision is local coverage of games that comes bundled with some United Communication subscriptions for free. Sporting events moving forward will see a number of changes as well. Events will limit attendance to 500 individuals. Tickets will be distributed as follows: 100 reserved for visiting teams, 4 tickets per athlete and coaches to sell, a set number will be reserved for students and family, while LAS students can still use the $60 season pass. Other than

By Adam Johnston Republican Writer The Langdon Area School Board convened on Monday, August 17th with a full schedule. Reports were fielded from school officials, the finance committee, the curriculum committee, and developments from the activities committee. Elementary School Principal Todd Hetler reported changes were made to lunch plans for the upcoming year. Previously, lunch periods were intended to be held in respective classrooms due to COVID-19. However, it surfaced that sufficient supervision wasn’t available to implement this plan. In response, Hoffarth Construction was contacted to create safety dividers out of plywood for cafeteria tables. While noting plexiglass partitions would be desirable, they’ve proven cost prohibitive on a larger scale. Stressing that lunch periods should be safe, while still being an important social aspect of school life, plywood partitions will be low enough for students to see and communicate with classmates seated next to them. The implementation of these partitions allows the elementary cafeteria to safely seat 88 individuals at a time. High School Principal Ethen Askvig presented developments from the curriculum committee meeting. Previously, the school approved the purchase of 20 streaming cameras to be utilized in both schools. This was chosen to supplement the school's synchronous learning plan which states students learning from home will be taught simultaneously with those in the classroom. These cameras have a broad estimated delivery date between end of August to midSeptember. This date, however, comes with skepticism from the school, as delivery dates have already changed once. Until their arrival, teachers will be utilizing fixed cameras or possibly just audio to reach distance learning students. The issue of student access to devices was also discussed. With 6 students choosing to distance learn from day one in the middle/high school and 7 in the elementary school, teachers will be integrating blended learning from the start. It’s encouraged that parents provide students with devices to bring to classroom settings, if available. This will serve two purposes. Primarily, students will be able to learn and be familiar with essential distance learning programs such as Microsoft Teams. Furthermore, it will give the school a better understanding of the level of technology they may need to provide

student season passes, no other season passes will be sold this year. Jamborees and tournaments will not take place this year in any sports programs. Round robins may be permitted, depending on logistics. Edmore Schools, out of concern for disinfecting issues, will not be hosting any games or practice sessions. It was noted there is a possibilty they may host some level of practice sessions in the Edmore Armory. Munich Schools has tentatively chosen to host some games for lower level sporting events, but this decision isn’t final and will be revisited as the year progresses. They have also expressed interest in hosting practices for the winter season. Finally, while school vehicles will always be offered to transport to and from away games, guardians are encouraged to bring their kids if possible. Varsity and junior high athletes will travel separately, with junior high participants leaving when their games are complete. The following two questions from the board were explained to gain clarification for the community. What happens if someone tests positive on school grounds? The incident will be reported to public health in accordance with school policy. Public health case workers will determine if testing is needed. Testing results vary between 1 and 3 days. If negative, individuals would be allowed back after a negative test. It’s important to note that the school can’t force individuals to test. However, they do have the power to require individuals suspected of exposure to quarantine for 10-14 days. If this quarantine period is completed without symptoms, individuals would be allowed back on school grounds. There is also talk of putting together a school specific contact tracing team. It was mentioned that these actions/ requirements can change at any time depending on conditions within the school and/or community. What happens if a teacher comes in contact with a COVID positive individual? It is recommended a paraprofessional come in to supervise classes while, if able, the teacher continues instruction remotely via webcam if the teacher shows no symptoms. The school and board agree students are better off having a high-quality teacher leading class for extended 10 day plus quarantine periods. Moving forward, the board's tax meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 21 before their next regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m.

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Cavalier County Commission discusses business By Melissa Anderson Republican Writer The Cavalier County Commission held a short meeting on Tuesday, August 18. The commissioners discussed various topics, but COVID-19 related issues were focused on. The Commission discussed the CARES Act funding that they could expect - $209,500 based on Sheriff’s Department salaries from March through July. The contract with the City of Langdon was also considered because a third of the expenses would be related to that agreement. The commissioners discussed this, ultimately voting to compensate the City of Langdon with a third of the funding should they receive it. The Commission also met with Cavalier County Health District’s Steph Welsh and Terri Gustafson, who were present to discuss safety at the courthouse and around the community. With the upcoming flu season, Welsh explained how the Health District is planning to provide flu vaccine clinics to the population. Also discussed was entrance to the courthouse and how that should be handled. The commissioners also discussed with Welsh the re-opening of schools in the county. She addressed the Commission explaining that the role of

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the Health District is an advisory one and that all decisions ultimately fall to the governing body in charge, which for schools is the school board and the superintendent. The Commission and Welsh discussed the assistance that the Health District gives to schools as well as the state health department as a whole. While not a focus of the meeting, Commissioner Greg Goodman raised some concerns regarding the hours that are being tracked on the roadgraders with the tracking system that the county installed earlier in the year. Goodman noted that with recent rainfall, he had expected a lot more hours to be recorded than what he found. The commissioners, along with Cavalier County Road Supervisor Terry Johnston, discssed at length reasoning for why there may not have been as many hours but also that the condition of many county roads did not receive a blading. Part of this discussion was the need for a seasonal snow plow driver. The commissioners discussed the need as well as where the person would most likely be sent with the western portion of the county being the focus. The Commission reviewed a help wanted ad for wording before approving it for publication.

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DVAC donations needed ____________continued from Page 1 rently down 85 percent. This is tion, which allows an individual huge when it comes to housing, to round up to the nearest dolfeeding, clothing and providing lar when they are purchasing general living expenses to our items using either their debit clients,” Olson stated. or credit card. You are able to To compensate for that sig- limit how much you give each nificant deficit DVAC, under Ol- month via Round Up, and you son’s leadership, pursued this can change this at any time. method of donating because The nicest thing about this way they liked that it gives a person of giving, according to Olson, options in how they donate. is that you are in full control of They can make a one-time do- how much you give, when you nation or a monthly donation. give and when you stop giving. “We feel the monthly might “We really hope community fit better for people who nor- members take to this new way mally would donate, say, $100 of donating to DVAC. Your dolonce year but now feel this is lars, no matter the denominano longer doable. They can tion, are vital to the work we do now look at $10 a month which in the communities we serve,” might be more realistic during Olson stated. these unpredictable times,” OlThank you in advance for son shared. supporting DVAC. There is also a “Round Up” op-

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Opinion

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Upside Down Under By Marvin Baker

The intrigue of DXing… When I was in college, I was doing some serious research on FM radio waves and have since written a book called “The Angle Experiment,” available free online at your favorite bookstore. I still dabble in that research and have fun from time to time playing around with the radio dial. While in college, however, I made some interesting discoveries that intrigued the dickens out of me as to why these things were happening. As an example, in the early ‘80s, there was a microwave tower north of Hazen that brought cable TV from MIDCO in Grand Forks. I used to drive up to that tower, park my car facing east and listen to FM from Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Winnipeg, even Roseau and Crookston, Minn. Somehow, the microwave tower was carrying separate frequency radio signals. If I wanted to listen to a UND hockey game, all I had to do was go up to the tower north of Hazen and tune into 104.3, and I’d get Sioux hockey. Another example happened in 1985-86 while I was going to college and living with a roommate in an apartment in Bismarck. I had hooked up my home audio system to the cable TV wire, and I was getting WFMT, an FM radio station from Chicago that was broadcasting an easy listening and folk format on 98.7 FM. How could that be possible and be mixed right in with the Bismarck stations on the dial? Somehow, the signal traveled all the way to Bismarck, most likely by microwave, and stayed there. Another example happened in Bismarck. I strung an ultra thin copper wire (a full wavelength) across the wall in my apartment where the wall meets the ceiling and ran the wire down to the back of the tuner. I did it in an effort to pick up KMHA, which is on 91.3 FM in New Town. In addition to that, however, I was also receiving KSQY on 95.1 FM in Rapid City. Bismarck and Rapid City are some 300 miles apart. Certain weather conditions would knock these radio stations off the air, but I could generally tune in and turn up the volume with few disruptions

or static in the signal. I didn’t know why this was happening, and it wasn’t until years later that I learned of a website called TV/FM Fool that can actually quantify a radio or TV frequency at your location. Apparently, the signals are always there, but you have to use a special means to get them. In my case it was copper, one of the best conductors of electricity, copper wire in my apartment and a copper radio antenna. To this day though, I remain puzzled about the Chicago station in my apartment. Somewhere in my research, I ran across some information about people in remote areas of Australia who, because of their isolation on a cattle or sheep station, “reach out” or “DX” to pick up FM from Australian cities. In some of those cases, they were able to pick up select FM radio stations from the United States. Odd as that sounds, it does have an explanation. They’re getting these radio stations compliments of a phenomenon called tropospheric scatter which means the radio signal bounces off clouds and continues to bounce until they reach that listener in Australia’s outback. As a result, there’s a lot more radio and TV signals around us than we realize. If you think about just the AM and FM radio dials, that’s a big frequency range. You also have TV signals, first responder frequencies, microwave frequencies and shortwave. Are these signals harmful? Most likely not unless you would be standing in the direct path of the frequency when it leaves its transmitter, and that would depend on how powerful the signal is. There are some radio stations outside the United States that broadcast an outrageous amount of power. Once upon a time, CITI-FM in Winnipeg was pushing out 375,000 watts of power. That’s nearly four times the legal limit of the FCC in the United States. CITI no longer does that, but if you were standing under that tower in the old days and had a portable radio tuned in to 92.1, you’d probably fry the radio because of the intensity of the signal. Normally we have to take extreme measures to get long-distance signals. It is possible, and if you want to cut the cord, there’s a lot available. DX, or distance listening and identifying, is something that started with shortwave radio but is now included with FM. It comes from telegraphic shorthand for distant or distance.

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Letter to the Editor: August 18 is the 100th Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. It reads “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied by the United States or any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” When I was growing up, I took this privilege for granted. My mother was clerk of Normania Township and served on the election board at the rural Normania Township Hall on election day. This seemed perfectly normal, but women did not always have this right. Between 1878, when the amendment was first introduced in Congress, and August 18, 1920 when it was adopted, champions of women’s rights worked tirelessly. You may remember names like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B Anthony, Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe. They and their supporters practiced civil disobedience to gain attention: parades, silent vigils and hunger strikes. They were heckled and even jailed by opponents. It took 42 years from when it was first introduced to Congress till ratification. Please join the following women and me in celebrating this 100-yearold privilege. I will vote. Carol Hart Elsie Magnus Melissa Anderson Patricia Hart-Cayley Hope Johnston Iva Wenzel Janet Jacobson Dawn Eckhardt Kaye Furstenau Teresa Grimsley-Reichert Ellen Gasner Esther Omotunde Deidre Lee Carol Hart Rebecca Romfo Deidre Long Joyce Esckilsen Darby Hart Amy Kram Patty Schon Diane Schill Brenda Foster Cindy DuBois Letter to the Editor: As the New Year approaches a common theme is setting New Year’s resolutions for yourself. As an addict I can remember setting goals of trying to do better in life. The one I would tell everyone was that I would quit smoking cigarettes. In reality I was setting a resolution of being clean going into the

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New Year. Year after year I failed at this, but deep down I wanted it to be true. I wanted a better life. I was tired of living day to day under the influence of drugs and alcohol. I finally came to realize that I could not do it on my own. I needed to go to treatment, away from everything and everyone to focus on myself and deal with my past. I learned to live in the present. I can now go into this year with a whole different outlook on New Year’s resolutions. I no longer have to stop attempting to get clean alone, I am clean! For those out there struggling, reach out for help! Start off the New Year in a program getting the tools you need to start each year clean and sober! For more hope on New Year’s resolutions from a recovering addict, go to https://www.narconon-suncoast.org/blog/for-2020-and-beyond-be-the-only-resolution-thatmatters.html. If you are in need of a referral to a treatment center, call us at 877-841-5509. Written by: Shauna Krout Clearwater, Fla.

Letter to the Editor In today’s drug crisis, deaths happen every single day and it’s really easy to scroll through your Facebook feed and see all of these mass-overdose situations and memorials and think “at least it’s not my kid.” But what you have to realize is that the person who died was someone’s child. You can only sit back and think it’ll never happen to you or your family for so long until it does. If there’s one thing I’m completely certain of, it’s that no family ever really recovers from losing a child to addiction. No family ever fully recovers from losing a child, in general—not just from a drug overdose. It’s an unnatural sequence in that children are supposed to bury their parents, not the other way around. When parents have to bury their children it’s as if a piece of them is lost forever. A gaping void of emptiness is left behind that is never again filled. The sad part of the whole drug epidemic is that more families than ever before have had to endure that type of eternal heartache and loss. Written by: Jason Good Clearwater, Fla.

Melissa’s Musings By Melissa Anderson How perceptive of you Election years suck. Let's be honest about that. The reason they suck is that suddenly everyone else is wrong, and nobody is right. That's the power of perception. Perception is powerful. Just like magicians in Las Vegas, the slight-of-hand tricks and misdirection are utilized in every method available (in some cases even illegally). What sets you apart becomes the main talking point and the misdeeds of the incumbent becomes the combative stance. In some elections, the talking points and misdeeds are truly significant. In most elections, however, they are Shakespeare's "...a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." In these days of cable news, it can feel like everything is a big thing. Some elections are very much David vs. Goliath, and there is no way that tiny little slingshot and rock will complete the deed of defeat. Of course, that is all perception. In reality, the strongest can fall easily, the shoe-in becomes shoe-less. The life of the party becomes the buzz kill. All it takes is the accurate ar-

row and a bullseye that can be seen. When are elections foregone conclusions and when are shocking upsets possible? Again, it's a matter of perception. It's only possible once it begins to be perceived as possible. We tend to reelect incumbents because most of them remain the same public servants that we picked for their office. However, some change and swing to the extremes to move higher within their party. Sometimes we don't reelect an incumbent simply because they've been in that office for too long and seem to be just going through the motions. Some challengers are rebels (both on the right and on the left) that just want to burn everything down. Some challengers are public service-minded people that seek out elected office. Lastly, some challengers are just regular citizens who have grown angry at the direction the government is going and simply have said, "ENOUGH!" Election years don't have to suck. All we have to do is to remember that nobody is totally right and nobody is totally wrong. Perception is everything. It determines what is possible and what is impossible. Perceptions of challengers and incumbents determine election results.

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Senator Janne Myrdal R – District 10 jmyrdal@nd.gov 701-331-0946 Time flies. We are already in harvest and school is around the corner. Things are starting to look a bit more normal, though I hear a lot of “will anything get back to normal again ever?” questions. There is no easy answer to this. This year has been strange indeed. There is no denying the COVID flu is severe and for some fatal, yet I believe we must balance risk what we now know, - treatment protocols are advancing, facts show it is not as deadly as many feared, research is honing in on who is most vulnerable and hospitals are not overloaded as feared. I bring this up once again as the heightened political gaming of fear and confusion seem to continue. How utterly sad that some are playing political blame games over a virus. Rather than responding to rational facts, we are being asked to pander to the now political tool of fear that media seems glad to spread. I am starting to be more concerned with how this is affecting our children, facing many unwarranted social guidelines in all their lives and as they go back to school. The mental health effect of longterm fear and isolation is not good for any human much less children. As I have visited with many of you around our District, I have found such hope and strength as no one is fearful of the future, - whether it be the economy or COVID. Common sense yes, but fear is no longer a prevalent nor natural thing to entertain as this crisis drags on. It is good to live in North Dakota. Our interim committees are back in full swing in Bismarck, and I think we are all ready for in person work. Team and Zoom worked for a while, but it is not as effective. We met for a full agenda as interim Judiciary recently. One of the issues we are studying is recreational marijuana. There were two efforts to put measures on the ballot to legalize this and neither made it onto the November ballot. The scientific information that is now clearly coming forward discourages legalizing on every level. There are many factors including employment, testing for drivers and of course the fact that the product being produced now is not the so called “innocent” marijuana of the past but after processing 60-80% more potent. I will never vote to legalize recreational damaging drugs. Juvenile Justice is another subject we have been studying and it is a difficult subject indeed. Minors committing crime on minors, - victims and perpetrators both underage and how to deal with such in

our lawmaking. Some stories are just heartbreaking. There are hardly any laws than can fully fix such, yet we must always side with the victims and seek justice for them, while endeavor to restore the person, minor in this part of the law, who committed the crime. This issue will certainly have long discussions as we engage next Session. Lastly, but important is the fact that our committee has been studying and getting reports from the committee established by Article XIV of the ND Constitution, commonly known as the Ethics Commission. When this measure passed in 2018, I was deeply concerned as it established an appointed fivemember Commission who has authority and writes rules that supersede the Governor, the Legislature, the North Dakota Supreme court and even the North Dakota Constitution. In other words, it is not accountable to the people of North Dakota. Many bills and discussions occurred in our 2019 Session, and the main concern as I have stated before is that the ND Constitution stands practically “naked” on main street for anyone with money to attached amendments to it. None of which are vetted, had public hearings on, and even been read in entirety before voted on. I am deeply concerned about this as is most on our Judiciary committee. Several bills have come before our interim committee to strengthen the powers of this unelected and unaccountable appointed committee and I will vote against every one of them. Our republic is built bottom up, not top down. Meaning we elect those we want to represent us locally and send them to do the job, accountable, transparent and of course with ethical rules and boundaries. That is a representative republic by the people and for the people. If the person or persons representing you is not satisfactory, then vote them out. Simple yet the most effective liberty form of government in the world. Therefore, our committee is studying this issue carefully, and at the end of it all I will vote to protect out representative republic and our Constitution. More to come on this next Session. By the way, the same folks who were behind the ethics measure have changed the name of their group and are now pushing potential Measure 3 on the ballot. This group is now facing major backlash for misinforming the public about what the measure is about. It is a devastating and damaging effort to turn our system of government into the likes of liberal California. I will write more about this later as it is urgent to know what we may be voting on. Anther subject that has come up is the Prairie Dog funding we passed in 2019. It provides for 5.8% of oil extraction revenues to go to non-oil producing counties, townships and cities. This is not a one biennium funding but permanent. It is not available until January 2021 when oil prices were expected at

or above the conservative forecast of $48 per barrel and production at 1.42 million barrels a day. Due to actions the legislature could not control the price and production fell way below forecast. Russia and S. Arabia fighting over market share increased production and forced a lower price, but as if that was not enough COVID occurred and demand went dramatically down all over the world causing a downturn. In ND producers shut in one third of the wells and production dropped to under 1 million barrels a day. As I write this the price is approx. $32 a barrel. Powers to be have also tried to close Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) down which could be devastating to ND’s economy. So far, the courts have denied the motion, but our state is constantly under attack by liberal left, whether it is fracking or agriculture. I have spoken to many in the oil industry and they are looking at slow growth going forward, yet this next Session we will be looking at spending that needs to be lessened in order to fund the priorities. We did this in 2017 and we can do it again. We are all in this together, - state, counties, cities, townships, schools and water districts. Visiting with many of the leaders in subdivisions and their organizations has been encouraging as we agree on what lies ahead and how to work jointly to keep North Dakota prospering. Many events are cancelled this fall so it will be less visiting, so please email, text or call with issues, questions and ideas. Stay safe and healthy.

Agricultural technology has been evolving for centuries. Increased production and reduced production risk are some of the many benefits derived from technological advancements. In the 21st century, precision agriculture has become a new frontier for technology adoption. Precision agriculture involves collecting data and making farm management decisions with great locational specificity. By accounting for variability within a field, precision agriculture technologies may allow farm managers to maximize yields, reduce input costs or mitigate risk. Precision agriculture technologies include commonly adopted tools such as global positioning systems for providing precise location information, automatic section control for reducing overapplication of crop inputs, and variable-rate technologies for adjusting seeding and fertilizer application rates throughout a field. Emerging technologies such as satellite imagery and unmanned aircraft systems for monitoring crop progress are also part of this category. A 2018 survey of North Dakota farm owners offers greater clarity on precision agriculture adoption and usage patterns. Survey responses were received from 453 individuals, 176 of who were active decision makers on operations that grow crops. These 176 crop operations are considered in the remainder of this article.

Data were collected on the adoption of automatic section control, autosteer and global positioning systems, satellite imagery, variable-rate nitrogen application, variable-rate seeding and unmanned aircraft systems. The most commonly adopted technologies were autosteer and global positioning systems (adopted by 60% of respondents), automatic section control (53%), variable-rate nitrogen application (34%) and variable-rate seeding (27%). Satellite imagery (15%) and unmanned aircraft systems (7%) were adopted by relatively few respondents. The specific operations that adopt precision agriculture technologies often can be explained by the concept of economies of size. Economies of size exist when average costs are decreasing as output is increasing. Among other reasons, economies of size may exist because larger operations can fully use their resources, such as technology, and can invest in expensive technologies that may be infeasible for smaller operations. Unsurprisingly, the survey shows that larger operations are more likely to adopt precision agriculture technologies. Compared with smaller operations, operations with at least 2,000 crop acres were 46% more likely to have adopted automatic section control, 40% more likely to have adopted autosteer and global positioning systems, 20% more likely to have adopted satellite imagery, 41% more likely to have adopted variable-rate nitrogen application and 28% more likely to have adopted variable-rate seeding. This reflects trends in precision agriculture adoption that have been noted in previous years and across

Already it‘s the first week of school so I am, once again, behind schedule. Honoring all the students in the reading audience, we show our annual Brush Bunch Art Bus which has been updated to carry our Brush Bunch group (I hope). Don‘t, I repeat, do not pay attention to the two hitch hikers riding on the top of the bus. Concentrate on the driver, Flo Holen, who replaced the last driver, Dave Gray. It seems to be a typical bus ride. There is no social distancing, no masks and much laughing and goofing around. Notice Paul Bonamie and Lucille Raile trying to escape through the entry door. Cocoa, used to being the first one on the bus, has been replaced by Harry Holen who is looking over Flo, the driver‘s, shoulder. To get a closer look at this bus, visit the Gallery and see our bus in the window. May all of the students in the area have a great year. So much of 2020 does not have to be repeated. Let's move on. Advice to all students from the Old Farmer: “Every path has a few puddles!“ Have a great year and God Bless. by Leo Beauchamp

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Rep. David Monson R – District 10 COVID-19 has hit the Legislative Council at the ND State Capitol. That means that all interim committees have had to be cancelled or postponed for face-to-face meetings for the next 2 weeks or longer until it is clear. The other option available is for conference call or TEAMS meetings. Senator Schaible, chairman of the K-12 Education Funding Interim Committee and myself have decided our best option is to just do it by conference call or TEAMS. We will be having our committees meet on August 26 remotely while the August 25 Higher Education Interim Committee has been cancelled or postponed until another date when it can safely be done face-to-face. So here is the present schedule for the K-12 Funding and K-12 Policy Interim Committees: K-12 Funding will be August 26 from 10:00 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m. My

Spotlight on Economics: Economic lessons from precision ag By Erik Hanson, Assistant Professor NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department

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different regions. The survey also found connections between cropping patterns and precision agriculture technology adoption. Of the 176 crop operations analyzed, 62% grew corn, 76% grew soybeans, 74% grew wheat and 61% grew at least one other crop. (These percentages don’t add up to 100% because most operations grew more than one crop.) Farm management decisions often are guided by the concepts of marginal input cost (the cost of using one more unit of an input) and marginal value product (the increase in revenue created by using that additional input). Marginal input cost and marginal value product are used to maximize profits. Precision agriculture technologies allow farm managers to make profit-maximizing decisions with greater accuracy. The potential benefit of making these decisions correctly, and therefore the potential benefit of adopting precision agriculture technologies, may be heightened for crops that have relatively high input costs or revenues. Unsurprisingly, corn producers, who face higher production costs for inputs such as seed and fertilizer than producers of most other North Dakota crops, were more likely to have adopted precision agriculture technologies than other producers. Precision agriculture technologies are prominent in production systems in North Dakota and across the U.S. As these technologies become even more widespread in the years to come, fundamental economic concepts will continue to provide useful perspectives on precision agriculture technology adoption and usage.

K-12 Policy meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. that day (or 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Education Funding Committee meeting, whichever is later). It will be a short meeting as we are narrowing it down to about one and a half to two hours with Supt. Baesler the main presenter planned at this time. She will present us with the information we requested at our last meeting which is pretty much a summary of opening K-12 schools in the midst of the Covid-19 issues we are facing. I felt the need to get the information out while it is still pertinent outweighed the luxury of having an in person meeting. Members of the public will be able to watch the meeting on the Legislative Branch’s website: http://video. legis.nd.gov/. There is a 50 second delay from real time and no public input can be taken over TEAMS. We usually have a spot on the agenda for public input near the end of each meeting, but that is not possible with this setup. This will be our last K-12 Policy Interim Committee meeting so we will adjourn Sine Die at the end of our meeting. Our K-12 Funding Interim Committee still needs one more meeting which is tentatively set for Sept. 26. Higher Education Interim Committee will likely only need one more meeting too, but that will have to be decided when we have our meeting rescheduled. We had a Budget Section meeting on August 13 with another scheduled for September 17. Those meetings have been more frequent than usual with the need to accept or reject all the Federal funds from the CARES Act with money coming to the K-12 schools called ESSER Funding. I had some constituents wondering what various schools in our area received from this funding and how they are using those funds. I can tell you what each school has available to them, but to really find out how they spent it or how much they actually are using you probably need to talk to your local administrator or school board members as we leave those issues up to them. Local control is how we prefer to handle these funds. They know their needs better than us and certainly better than someone in Washington D.C. I hate to have constituents swamping the local school administrators or school board members with numerous calls when they are in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, but they have those kinds of answers. I do know each school had to devise a plan and submit it to DPI to assure they would have a safe reopening of schools in the state. We will find out more about how this all material-

ized when we hear the report from Supt. Baesler at the K-12 Education Policy meeting on August 26. The Budget Section meeting of August 13 was filled with lots of information, some good and more not so good. Some of the highlights are (mostly based on May 31, 2020 numbers): Our ending fund balance in the general fund is still projected to be $148.8 M, over $100 M more than we had projected in the ending fund when we left the 2019 Legislative Session. We had projected the average price of oil at $48.50/ barrel while the average price has been only $40.80/ barrel. Oil revenue is $368 M below our projection due to lower price and much lower production which is why the Prairie Dog bill is not providing the profit sharing to the political subdivisions. The Legacy Fund is growing very minimally too as that is filled up by oil money. It has reached the $7 B mark since inception about 10 years ago, however. Sales tax revenue was $14 M below forecast for the month of May but still $30 M over projections for the biennium to date. Income tax revenue is currently $21 M over projections for the biennium, but keep in mind this is based on the 2019 tax year before Corona Virus hit us. The 2020 tax year will be a much different story we think. Our state’s general fund is not in dire straits for the biennium, but the 2021 legislative session is going to be a real test of how to balance a budget on much lower revenues than we’ve had for quite a number of years. We will keep K-12 funding stable, I’m sure, as we have a fund set up to put that as our top priority. There will still be quite a lot of federal funding available I expect, as this is an election year and congressmen are running around the country promising all kinds of federal giveaway plans to get elected or re-elected. That is where ND elections are different. Our state constitution says we have to have a balanced budget when we leave Bismarck after a legislative session. We can’t borrow money or go into debt, so promising the moon to constituents is not in the mix in ND. We can bond, but that is very limited and usually only occurs for capital projects like buildings and infrastructure. There are still limits even on that as there is a formula tied to sales tax revenue projections. If you can tune in to our interim committee meetings on August 26, it may be informative. I’m sorry it can only be via the video link above, but such is the state of affairs during this Covid-19 time. If you wish to give me input you can email me at dmonson@nd.gov.

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Obituaries Mike Gellner

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon for Mike Gellner, 78, of Langdon, who passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at his home in Langdon. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery, Langdon. Dale Michael Gellner was born April 6, 1942, in Langdon, to Frank and Ruby (Coyle) Gellner. He attended grade school at the one room schoolhouse in Perry Township and St. Alphonsus High School, graduating in 1960. He continued his edu-

cation at Wahpeton. He and Donna Crowston were married April 4, 1964, at St. Alphonsus Church in Langdon. They first lived in California where he worked for 3M and in construction before moving to Seattle for a few years. In 1970, they returned to Langdon where he was a mail carrier and worked as a firefighter at the Cavalier Air Force Station. He then started farming and custom harvesting. He enjoyed restoring old tractors, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Church, Eagles Aerie #3454, and the US Custom Harvesters Assoc. as well as being a past board member for Perry Township.

Church Mike is survived by his wife, Donna, of Langdon; children: Kelly (Kathy) Gellner of Bismarck, Karla (Kevin) Bagatta of Hummelstown, Pa., and Kraig (Lindsey) Gellner of Langdon; 13 grandchildren; siblings: Judy (Lorne) Tetrault, Mary Ellen (Ken) Heck, and Duane (Lola) Gellner; and sisters-in-law Agnes Gellner and Beverly Gellner. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Daryle and Kenneth, and sister Eunice (Jim) Bowles. Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.brooksfuneralhomelangdon. com.

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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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This devotion is submitted by Father Michael Hickin of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

My paycheck in context Last week I promised to give an example of how my whiteness has profited from prejudice against blacks. First, let me say that I consider myself a pretty patriotic guy. I served three years in the U.S. Army infantry, I place my hand over my heart at all the appropriate times, I even tear up during the national anthem now and again; I lived a dozen years abroad and came home to America because she’s in my veins. Any love of country worth its salt wants to be based on truth. When people do genealogy studies, they’re not looking for a fantasy version of their family. “The truth is like a lion;” Augustine said, “you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” Here’s an example of an inconvenient truth I just learned recently, let loose by MLK Jr. more than 50 years ago. “At the same very time that America refused to give the negro any land, through an act of congress was giving away millions of acres of land in the West and the Midwest, which meant it was willing to undergird its white peasants from Europe with an economic floor. But not only did they give the land, they built land grant colleges with government money to teach them how to farm. Not only that, they provided county agents to further their expertise in farming. Not only that, they provided low interest rates in order that they could

mechanize their farms. Not only that, today many of these people are receiving millions of dollars in federal subsidies not to farm, and they’re the very people telling the black man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps. This is what we are faced with and this is the reality.” A little review of the Homestead Act of 1862 will fill in some of the missing pieces here. The U.S. government sold some 50 million acres of largely ill-gotten indigenous lands for dirt cheap to white settlers. 100 million acres were given to railroad developers for free; the Northern Pacific Railway alone received 11 million acres in northern Dakota Territory. While poor blacks were having their newly acquired rights gradually syphoned off through Jim Crow laws, poor whites were laying the foundations of generational wealth creating future privileges with ripple effects reaching all the way to my bank account. Is it not the progeny of those folks who pay a good chunk of my salary? I’m not trying to teach anybody a lesson, only sorting out my own history, letting whoever wants to look over my shoulder. The truth is like a good golf swing. You don’t have to brag it up. Let it rip; the proof is where the balls lands. Next week, my final installment, I’ll say where these truths have led me. You’ll have to judge for yourself whether or not it’s a good place to be.

Cavalier County Transit’s Bus Schedule

Aug. 24 – Grand Forks Aug. 26 – Grand Forks Aug. 28 – Grand Forks Aug. 31 – Devils Lake OR Grand Forks Sept. 2 – Grand Forks Sept. 4 – Grand Forks Sept. 7 – CLOSED Sept. 9 – Grand Forks Sept. 10 – All out-of-town trips for September 14-18 must be scheduled by Noon Sept. 11 – Grand Forks Sept. 11 – In-town transit ends at 12 p.m. due to training Sept. 14-16 – No In-town transit or office hours due to outof-town training

Effective Immediately: All in-town trips have to be called in no later than the business day before the trip. This is due to the cleaning protocol we have established for the vehicles. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. In-town transit hours are from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Cavalier County Transit is providing medical, work and education trips only until further notice. We are limited in what we can handle due to cleaning and driver shortage so please don’t be upset if we ask you to change your appointment. ALL passengers are required to wear a mask. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak our out-of-town trips will be limited to doctor appointments only. Patrons will be allowed to eat but shopping will not be allowed. Please call early with your appointments for out-of-town trips as we can only get 2 passengers on with the “social distancing” guidelines. All activities, including foot care, have been cancelled at least until after Labor Day (September 7). Access to the Langdon Senior Center is limited to staff and deliveries.

314 15th Ave Phone 701-686-2000

Pastor Norm Economy Pastor Jordan Braunberger

Summer Worship Schedule (June-Aug.) Sundays 9:30 a.m.

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

Winter Worship Schedule Coffee 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Website: langdonumc.org

Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:45 – 11:45

followed by Fellowship

Sermons & Bulletins online

Redeemer Lutheran Church

Latest info & event calendar on website All are Welcome!

823 9th Ave, Langdon Pastor Rev. Mark Chepulis

Welcome to

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

Evangelical Church emmanuel@utma.com

langdonevangelical.org

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US!

Brothers awarded Quilts of Valor Three Geir men were awarded Quilts of Valor at a private family gathering on Sunday, July 26. The national foundation was founded in 2003 by a mother of a soldier who had a dream that quilts would equal healing. From the beginning, it was quality quilts made by volunteers with core values of treating people with respect and that all faiths and beliefs would be honored. Quilts are “awarded” and not just passed out. It would unequivocally say “Thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor”. Spec E5 L. Duane Geir, formally of Milton, and his wife, Carolyn, live in Fargo. He served in the US Army, including time in Viet Nam

from 1966-1968. Sgt Richard D. Geir, also from Milton, and his wife, Judy, live in Edinburg. Richard served in the US Marines from 1964-1967. Spec E4 Allan D. Geir and his wife, Marlyce, live in Milton. He served in the Army National Guard from 1970-1975. The quilts were awarded through the North Dakota Quilts of Valor Foundation, Red River Quilters, Group 57408. Quilts were made and quilted by their sisters, JoAnn Watson, of Grand Forks and Nancy Boe of Adams. Each has an embroidered label on the back with their name, branch of service and service dates - proud to be an American, proud of their service and all who have served in the armed forces.

1120 15th Ave • 256-2602

1216 9th Ave. Langdon 701-256-2594 Worship in-person, Sundays at 10 a.m. Resuming Holy Communion in July Online worship opportunities on our Facebook site A Congregation of the ELCA “God’s work, Our Hands”

www.unitedlangdon.org

Dovre Lutheran Church & Milton Lutheran Church Osnabrock 701-496-3301

Milton 701-496-3278

August 23, 10 a.m. at Dovre Lutheran in Osnabrock. Sept. 13 & 27, 10 a.m. at Milton Lutheran. Sunday School and Confirmation pending at this time. Friends of Dovre Lutheran and Milton Lutheran Churches

Allan, Richard and Duane Geir were awarded Quilts of Valor at a private family gathering on Sunday, July 26.

Community

Cavalier County Republican

Monday, August 24, 2020 – Page 7

A Saint’s Shout Out

By Carrie Hope Principal St. Alphonsus Catholic School

Donation given

Tony Ottem, Master of the Milton Masonic Lodge, and Jeff Flink, also a member of Milton Masonic Lodge and representing Osnabrock Community Development, presented checks for the purchase of a commercial baking oven to Jolene Halldorson, manager of Little Helga’s Barley Bin Café. Checks were donations from the Harry Miller Grant Fund through the North Dakota Masonic Foundation and the Milton Masonic Lodge to Osnabrock Community Development, which owns the café.

We’ve Been Busy! Our staff proved that summer vacation was a great time to make updates to our wonderful school – they have outdone themselves! As we kick off our 100th year of education instruction, we have freshened up a few areas at St. Alphonsus School. We installed new carpet in all of our classrooms, and our staff spent hours painting walls and ceilings in our classrooms and hallways. We even rearranged some of our classrooms to better serve our student population; we returned a storage room to its rightful use as a classroom for our 6th graders, and we moved that grade up to third floor. Our middle school students in grades 6-8 are now all together on the same floor. Our computer lab moved to a new location as well and will be used for our kindergarten through 8th grade students’ technology classes. We are focused are growing our technology offerings. This year

we added 3rd grade to our oneto-one iPad program. We are also implementing a new Language Arts curriculum, school-wide. St. Alphonsus School has welcomed new superintendent Father Michael Hickin. He has been handson with learning how our school is run, and he brings many ideas to the table. I think he is an excellent fit for the school, and I am excited to see what we can accomplish working together. As we start our 100th year, I look back and am proud of the great education we have provided at St. Alphonsus. Fun Fact: This year’s 8th graders will be the 100th class to graduate from St. Alphonsus in May! Planning has already begun for the St. Alphonsus School 100th year reunion and celebration, planned for July of 2021. As I look to the future, I am encouraged. We have room to grow our student population and still keep our class sizes small. We continue to improve on our technology and curriculum offerings. Carrie Hope is the principal at St. Alphonsus School. St. Alphonsus School is celebrating its 100th school year.

Chronic pain is a common, yet sometimes invisible illness, that often requires lifestyle changes. Managing chronic pain can be overwhelming, but there are resources available for individuals looking to take charge of their lives while dealing with chronic pain. One resource that supports those living with chronic pain or caregiving for someone with chronic pain is Better Choices, Better Health®: Chronic Pain workshops sponsored by Sanford Health. These self-management workshops complement traditional healthcare and are designed to enhance other treatments for chronic pain management. Better Choices, Better Health®: Chronic Pain is an evidence-based program that was developed at Stanford University. This program is proven to help increase energy, involvement in everyday activities, and overall satisfaction with life while reducing pain and dependence on others. The workshop is held in small groups and consists of six weekly sessions for 2 ½ hours each. Workshops are offered at no charge and are available online and via telephone to abide by social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals dealing with many

different types of chronic pain have found this workshop helpful. A workshop participant and volunteer leader, who had dealt with chronic pain and experienced the loss of energy and independence, said, “Finally, I have found a place where I am shown options: tools, charts, and suggestions that help me gain control. I’m able to learn with others who understand chronic pain.” The workshop provides a supportive environment in which participants can learn from each other and find a sense of community among others who are living with chronic pain. Participants are taught a variety of tools, such as action planning, breathing and relaxation techniques, and pacing activity and are encouraged to use the tools that work best for them. With these new tools and social support, participants are empowered to take small steps toward a healthier life. If you, or someone you know, is living with chronic pain and needs help coping with the pain, this program may offer just what it takes to reclaim your quality of life. For more information, or to enroll in this free course, go to the NDC3 web page: www.NDC3.org or call (701) 417-4905.

Are you or someone you know living with chronic pain?

Kaila Rollness, along with her children, Kenzington, Korbyn and Kalleigh, had a lemonade stand with baked goods on Wednesday, Aug. 19 in front of Marcotte Building Center. They raised $1,521 and have donated the proceeds to Clyde Anderson, who has been diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis and receives chemotherapy for bilateral optic nerve gliomas once a month. Photo by Lori Peterson.

Registration open for mini Wild Outdoor Women (WOW) event Lake Metigoshe State Park is hosting a smaller, modified Wild Outdoor Women (WOW) event September 11-13. WOW events are primarily for ladies over the age of 16 who are looking to learn or improve on skills associated with several of North Dakota’s outdoor recreational activities. Women of all skill levels are encouraged to register and take advantage of this unique opportunity enabling them to try new recreational activities and equipment, gain confidence, refine skills or simply meet other outdoor enthusiasts. The event will follow North Dakota Smart Restart as well as CDC guidelines. Some of the activities and topics scheduled for the weekend include archery, a free OHV safety course and certification, geocaching, kayaking, canoeing, pollinators, birding, pickleball, survival and many more! Lake Metigoshe State Park is partnering with the ND Game & Fish Department, ND Forest Service and INTENTional Fitness with Crystal. Many sessions will also be instructed by experts volunteering their time and talents to assist those striving to become Wild Outdoor Women! Under the ND Smart Restart guidelines and in partnership with local health officials, several modifications to the event will take place to support the health and safety of

Health tip of the week August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Send your child back to school/college fully protected against vaccine preventable diseases.

our participants, volunteers and staff. The dorms will not be available, but participants are welcome to make reservations for modern or primitive camping by visiting www.parkrec.nd.gov or by calling 1-800- 807-4723. There will not be organized gatherings in large groups for meals, announcements or socials. There will be a few grab and go meal options available; suppers will be on your own as there are local dining options available in the Lake Metigoshe area and in Bottineau. Participants will find out the location for which to meet their instructor for each activity via email after registration, just prior to the event. All activities will be held outdoors where proper distancing can be established. Activities that were food related, originally planned to take place indoors or required participants to share materials or gear were removed from the event to reduce contact. Participants within each activity are limited to 12-16 individuals. Participants have the flexibility to choose the number of sessions and the activities they would like to participate in, whether for the whole weekend or just a portion of the event. Session fees range from $0-$50 and depend upon the activities and costs involved. Most activities are $25 (2-hour evening mini sessions) or $35 (3.5-hour morning and afternoon sessions). Complete details can be found at www.parkrec.nd.gov/events/fallwow. Online registration is open now through August 28 at 11:59 p.m. via Ticketleap at https://bit. ly/Fall2020MiniWOW. Registrants purchase tickets representing the sessions, specific activities and any desired meals. Participation within each of the activities is limited. To

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provide everyone with an equal opportunity to register, ticket sales will be restricted to one per person for each of the activities. Ladies who want to attend with friends or family need to coordinate a time to register individually to increase the odds of getting into the same sessions and activities given the availability at that time. Anyone interested in the upcoming event or future WOW Events are encouraged to follow the event listings via the Lake Metigoshe State Park Facebook page. Those interested in receiving information and updates via email pertaining to upcoming WOW Events should send aschimetz@nd.gov a request to be added to the email list. If there are further questions, please contact Amy Schimetz at aschimetz@ nd.gov or 701-263-4514. The department would also like to remind all park visitors to follow the CDC’s recommendations on social distancing and personal hygiene while visiting their properties. Lake Metigoshe State Park is located 14 miles NE of Bottineau, North Dakota, along the Lake Loop Road, just off Highway 43. The mission of the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is to offer a diversity of recreation opportunities and sustainably manage resources.

Senior Menu

SENIOR MEALS & SERVICES Monday (24) – Beef tips/gravy, buttered noodles, green beans, fruit. Tuesday (25) – Chicken enchilada bake, Spanish rice, chips/salsa, rice krispie bar, fruit. Wednesday (26) – Grilled hamburger or hot dog, baked beans, chips, bars. Thursday (27) – Spaghetti/meat sauce, garlic toast, cottage cheese with peaches. Friday (28) – Turkey/ham/bacon wrap, chips, fruity pasta salad. EBT/SNAP accepted Offering take-out only as the dining room is closed. Please call by 9:30 a.m. for take-outs. Homedelivered meals will remain the same. Frozen meals are also available for $4.00 each.

KIDS OF ALL AGES!

Get spotted wearing your bike helmet this summer by a police officer, and you’ll receive a token for a FREE Small Cone at Dairy Queen, Langdon. Sponsored by Stein Auto Body & Dairy Queen, Langdon.

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Jake’s take on sports 22

By Jake Kulland

Cardinals football ranked first in preseason poll; First home game Aug. 28 As many of you read this week's issue, the Langdon-Edmore-Munich Cardinals football team played their first game of the season on Aug. 21 at Northern Cass. The Cards are hoping for big things once again this season, and it showed when they were ranked number one in the state in the preseason Class A 11 Man Football Poll. Langdon-Edmore-Munich got all 10 first place votes, and they were followed by Velva, Minot Ryan, Oakes and Lisbon to round out the top five. The Cardinals have their first home game of the season on Aug. 28 versus Hatton-Northwood. If you are one of the lucky fans who will have a ticket for the game (It's kind of like finding Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket this year), expect to see a high powered offense coupled with a hard hitting defense, as in years past. There has been some grumbling about the limited number of tickets that will be sold, but things could be worse. Devils Lake has announced that are not allowing ANY fans at their games through the fall sports season. So if you have or will have a ticket, congratulations, and for the rest of you remember that the game will be broadcast live on Cardinal Vision and also heard with "The Principal" Randy Hill and I on 95-7 The Rock Farm. It sounds like the back yards of houses near the field on 17th Avenue will be full, like watching a Chicago Cubs game from the rooftops across from Wrigley Field. Let's all just remember that that the goal for all of this is to allow the players and teams to have a healthy and successful season, and we all pray that a full season can be played.

Cross County to begin meets Aug.

Cross Country across North Dakota will begin competition on Aug. 22. The Langdon-Edmore-Munich teams have 10 boys and five girls out this year. This will get things rolling with a meet at Hillsboro on Aug. 22. Meets from what we have been told will have staggered starts to promote social distancing, and there have been some meets limiting teams, although we have been told which ones. We will try and have cross country results throughout the season here in the Republican. ESPN to broadcast high school Aug. 29 in Bismarck With so much college football including NDSU, UND and the Big 10 have cancelled or postponed their seasons to the spring, there has been a thirst for sports content to broadcast. That is something that will give two Bismarck schools the national spotlight, as it has been confirmed that ESPNU will broadcast a high school game between Bismarck Century and Bismarck Legacy live from the Community Bowl in Bismarck on Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. This will be what is believed to be the first ever nationally televised high school football in North Dakota history. What a great way to promote our state, and the brand of football that is played here. It should be a lot of fun to watch. Fans will also get a chance to see Patriots senior lineman Andrew Leingang in action, as he is what some are calling the most highly recruited players in state history. Fall Sports Preview in this paper We will leave you this week by inviting you to check our annual Fall Sports Preview. In it you will find a preview for all Cardinals fall sports, along with a schedule for each team. We would like to thank all of the sponsors who made this year Profile possibly, and thanks to the coaches for providing the team information. "See ya!" next week!

Sports

Cavalier County Republican

Turtle Mountain Trap League Results hosted by Rugby Gun Club on Aug. 9

Singles: Champ Brandon Oksendahl Rugby Class A Glenn Morstad Langdon Norman Howard Rugby Scott Kraft Langdon Class B Matthew Wieser Rolla Chase Rohde Langdon Bill Metzger Rugby Class C Andy Havig Rolette Peyton Hendrickson Rolette Nathan Gunter Rugby Ladies Dianne Johnson Rolla Emma Arstein Rolette Juniors Blair Kuhnhenn Rugby Kordell Kraft Rugby Seniors Darwin Bucholz Rolla Leon Hiltner Langdon Handicap Champ Lynn Miller Langdon Long Yardage Andrew Oksendahl Rugby Brandon Oksendahl Rugby Glenn Morstad Langdon Middle Yardage Chase Rohde Langdon Garret Mongeon Rolette Bill Metzger Rugby Short Yardage Peyton Hendrickson Rolette Andy Havig Rolette Ladies Sheri Langer Rolla Emma Arstien Rolette Juniors Christian Gamboa Rolla Blair Kuhnhenn Rugby Seniors Darwin Bucholz Rolla

Leon Hiltner Langdon Doubles Champ Chris Morstad Langdon Class A Norman Howard Rugby Dwight Gunter Rugby Glenn Morstad Langdon Class B Bill Metzger Rugby Kevin Johnson Rolla Matthew Wieser Rolla Class C Paul Johnson Rolla Tarris Johnson Rolette Rod Howatt Langdon Ladies Emma Arstien Rolette Dianne Johnson Rolla Juniors Kordell Kraft Rugby Blair Kuhnhenn Rugby Seniors Darwin Bucholz Rolla Overall Shoot Champ Brandon Oksendahl Rugby Class A Champ Chris Morstad Langdon Class B Champ Chase Rohde Langdon Class C Champ Peyton Hendrickson Rolette Lady Champ Emma Arstien Rolette Junior Champ Blair Kuhnhenn Rugby Senior Champ Darwin Bucholz Rolla Most Improved Shooter Jadyn Barclay Rugby High League Average Shooter Norman Howard Rugby Youngest Shooter Levi Swanson Langdon

2020-2021 Small Game, Furbearer and Waterfowl Proclamation Summary

ATTENTION HUNTERS

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announces the following summary of regulations and changes for the 2020-2021 Small Game, Furbearer and Waterfowl Seasons.

Species Crows (Fall) Crows (Spring) Early Canada Geese (Missouri River Zone) Early Canada Geese (Western Zone) Early Canada Geese (Eastern Zone) Doves Hungarian Partridge Sharp-tailed Grouse Ruffed Grouse Tree Squirrels Sage Grouse Snipe Woodcock Sandhill Cranes (Unit 1) Sandhill Cranes (Unit 2) Tundra Swan

Opens Aug. 22 Mar. 13 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 01 Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 12

Closes Nov. 09 Apr. 25 Sept. 07 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Nov. 29 Jan. 03 Jan. 03 Jan. 03 Feb. 28

Sept. 12 Sept. 26 Sept. 19 Sept. 19 Oct. 03

Dec. 06 Nov. 09 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Jan. 01

Daily Limit

Poss. Limit

There is no limit on crows

15 5 15 3 3 3 4

45 10 45 12 12 12 12

8 3 3 2

24 9 9 6

Season closed in 2020

Season limit one swan

- must be tagged 2,200 licenses issued by lottery (deadline – Aug. 12) Season closed in 2020 Pinnated Grouse (prairie chicken) Male Pheasant (youth season) Oct. 03 Oct. 04 3 12 Jan. 03 Male Pheasant (regular season) Oct. 10 Mountain Lion (Zone 1 Early) (hunting) Sept. 04 Nov. 22 One per season - restricted Mountain Lion (Zone 1 Late) (hunting) Nov. 23 Mar. 31 Mountain Lion (Zone 2) (hunting) Sept. 04 Mar. 31 One p per season - restricted Fisher (trapping or cable devices) Nov. 23 Nov. 29 One p per season - restricted River Otter (trapping or cable devices) Nov. 23 Mar. 15

Beaver and Raccoon

Year-round

(hunting, trapping or underwater cable devices)

Beaver and Raccoon

Nov. 23

May 10

(cable devices on land) (type and placement restricted from Mar. 16 – May 10) Weasel (trapping) Oct. 24 Mar. 15 Muskrat and Mink (trapping) Oct. 24 May 10 Weasel (cable devices) Nov. 23 Mar. 15 Muskrat and Mink (cable devices) Nov. 23 May 10 Weasel (hunting) Nov. 23 Mar. 15 Muskrat and Mink (hunting) Nov. 23 May 10 Muskrat and Mink (restricted trapping and cable devices season) Mar. 16 May 10 Muskrat and Mink (protective covering over float sets) May 01 May 10 Bobcat (hunting or trapping) Nov. 07 Mar. 15 Bobcat (cable devices and dogs) Nov. 23 Mar. 15

Marcus and Maggie Iverson competed at the barrel race in Park River on Aug. 16. Photos by Larry Stokke.

Special Veteran and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Season

Sept. 19

Sept. 20

* Limits same except no bonus BWT may be taken

Special Youth Waterfowl Season

Sept. 19

Sept. 20

* Limits same except no bonus BWT may be taken

Low Plains Unit - Sept. 26 thru Dec. 06 High g Plains Unit - Sept. p 26 thru Dec. 06 & Dec. 12 thru Jan. 03

White-Fronted Geese Sept. 26 Canada Geese (Missouri River Zone) Sept. 26 Canada Geese (Western Zone) Sept. 26 Canada Geese (Eastern Zone) Sept. 26 Light Geese Sept. 26

Dec. 06 Jan. 01 Dec. 24 Dec. 19 Jan. 01

6 5 15 3 5 8 8 50

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18 ( 15

9 15 24 24 No Limit

DUCKS AND MERGANSERS: SPECIES/SEX RESTRICTIONS The daily bag limit of 6 ducks may include no more than 5 mallards of which only 2 may be female mallards, 1 scaup, 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks. The daily limit of 5 mergansers may include no more than 2 hooded mergansers. The possession limit on these restricted ducks and the hooded merganser is three times the daily limit. * In addition to the daily bag limit of ducks listed above, an additional 2 blue-winged teal may be taken from Sept. 26 - Oct. 11. The possession limit for all ducks is three times the daily bag limit.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR • The daily limit on scaup has been decreased from 3 to 1. • Nonresidents may not hunt waterfowl from September 26 through October 2. • Nonresidents may not hunt any game on Department wildlife management areas or on Conservation P.L.O.T.S. areas statewide from October 10 through October 16.

LICENSING BY COMPUTER OR BY PHONE Via the Internet Visit our website at gf.nd.gov Regular license fees apply with no service charge added.

Left photo is Callie Ronningen, Kaitlynn Scherr and Rob Scherr in their Lions All-Star Basketball game uniforms. They all were picked to play and coach in the game, but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus; middle photo is Rob holding his plaque on his 400th career coaching win (that he reached in the state championship game) from the North Dakota Coaches Association; and the right photo is Callie and Rob with their awards for Female Athlete of the Year and the Female Coach of the Year from the North Dakota Sportscasters and Sportwriters Association. Congratulations on these accomplishments!

There is no limit on furbearers

Red Fox, Gray Fox, Coyote, and Badger (day hunting or trapping) Year-round Red Fox, Gray Fox, Coyote, and Badger (cable devices) Nov. 23 Mar. 15 Red Fox, Gray Fox, and Coyote (night hunting) Nov. 23 Mar. 15

Ducks Mergansers Coots

Awards presented

QUICK - CONVENIENT - EASY By Phone You can instantly purchase general Call toll free licenses and also apply for most lottery 800-406-6409 licenses — 24 hours a day — 7 days a week. In addition to the license fee(s), a service charge will be added. Visa, Discover, MasterCard and Service charge will vary dependng American Express accepted. on amount of transaction.

A complete 2020-2021 Small Game, Furbearer and Waterfowl proclamation is available from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 North Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501-5095 (701) 328-6300.

Dakota Gardener: Protect your plants from rose rosette disease By Esther McGinnis, Horticulturist NDSU Extension While the human population grapples with a devastating virus, the rose community also is combating a widespread disease. Rose rosette disease has caused more than $50 million in losses in the U.S. First reported in 1940, its viral cause was not discovered until 2011. The disease has been documented in Minnesota and North Dakota. When I tell people that plants can be infected with a virus, they are incredulous. However, tobacco mosaic virus, the first virus to be identified as a pathogen in the 1930s, was discovered in plants. Microscopic mites vector the rose rosette virus to susceptible rose shrubs. These pesky mites ride the wind currents to float to an adjacent rose shrub in the garden and spread the virus. Unfortunately, the virus initially can escape detection because the symptoms mimic other things. One of the most commonly reported symptoms is excessive reddening of the leaves. However, new

growth on healthy rose shrubs may be red, so this symptom is not conclusive. A second common symptom is the development of witches’ brooms. Witches’ brooms are the abnormal proliferation of leaves or shoots in an area. Herbicide injury also can cause the production of witches’ brooms on roses but usually does not involve excessive red pigmentation. Other symptoms of the virus include excessive stem length, increased thorniness on stems and a large stem that originates from a smaller stem. Leaves may be unusually small and distorted. Symptoms may differ depending upon the cultivar. Most cultivated roses appear to be susceptible. Prairie rose, the North Dakota state flower, appears to be resistant. Rose breeders around the country are attempting to breed resistant roses and millions of dollars have been allocated to research this disease. The disease is not curable and is eventually fatal in two to three years. Rose collectors should be extra careful in buying new roses because the disease spreads through the nursery trade. Choose healthy-looking shrubs and avoid purchasing from nurseries that appear to have diseased shrubs.

When planting rose shrubs, put extra space between them to prevent the mites from spreading from shrub to shrub. For rose collectors, be vigilant in scouting for the disease. Your local Extension agent can help you with diagnosis if you are unsure of the symptoms. If you have lost roses to this disease in previous years, researchers recommend protecting healthy rose shrubs by cutting rose stems back by two-thirds in late winter to depress mite populations that may overwinter. An application of a horticultural oil at that time may smother mite eggs. Once the disease has been detected on a rose shrub, you must dig up the entire plant and the root system because the disease is systemic in the plant. Carefully place the shrub in a plastic bag to prevent the mites from dropping off the infected plant and dispose of it. Research has shown that careful scouting and “roguing” (identifying and removing plants with undesirable characteristics) of infected plants can be effective even in large botanical gardens. For more information about gardening, contact your local NDSU Extension agent. Find the Extension office for your county at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ extension/directory/counties.

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Agriculture

Anitha Chirumamilla Ag & Natural Resources Agent Cavalier County Extension

Weed Management Videos Available From NDSU Extension

Participants of an NDSU Crop Management Field School learn to identify weeds. (NDSU photo) The videos focus on weed identification and herbicide site-ofaction. Producers, crop advisers and others interested in weed management have an opportunity to learn more through three videos North Dakota State University Extension has developed. The videos are a partial substitute for the one-day Crop Management Field School that NDSU Extension normally holds at the Carrington Research Extension Center to provide field training for crop advisers and farmers on various crop production subjects. The field school was not conducted this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Based on participant evaluations from past schools, weed identification and herbicide site-ofaction have been highly rated subjects for usefulness,” says Greg Endres, Extension cropping systems specialist at the center. “Thus, live weed exhibits and a herbicide siteof-action field demonstration were prepared as resources for the video programs. “Identifying weeds is the first step in management,” he adds. “Pigweeds and numerous grasses are difficult to control, especially because most have herbicide resistance. The herbicide site-of-action information is useful for planning herbicide use strategies for herbicide-resistant weeds and as an aid in solving field crop problems associated with residual herbicides in soil or off-target herbicide movement.” The video topics and NDSU Extension presenters are: • Pigweed identification: Palmer amaranth, Powell amaranth, waterhemp and redroot pigweed - Joe Ikley, Extension weed specialist

NDSU Extension Notes • Annual and winter annual grass identification - Endres • Typical plant injury symptoms exhibited by crops and weeds with application of herbicides selected from eight site-of-action groups Ikley The three videos can be viewed from a smartphone or computer at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC/crop-managementfield-school-2020. NDSU Agriculture Communication - Aug. 13, 2020 source: Greg Endres, 701-652-2951, gregory.endres@ndsu.edu editor: Ellen Crawford, 701-2315391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu Hoeven: USDA Moves Up Haying and Grazing for Cover Crops to September 1 Producers in 23 North Dakota Counties are Eligible Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) agreed to move up the date for the haying and grazing of cover crops to September 1 in 23 counties with a significant number of prevented plant acres. Hoeven recently met with USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on the issue and outlined the importance of providing producers with this flexibility. “Given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our farmers and ranchers, we need to do all we can to help our producers weather the challenges,” said Hoeven. “We appreciate USDA providing some flexibility on the haying and grazing date that will enable more producers to utilize cover crops on prevented plant acres. Cover crops are an important tool that helps to ensure these acres are better maintained.” Eligible counties include: Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Cass, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure, McIntosh, Nelson, Ramsey, Ransom, Rolette, Sargent, Sheridan, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, Traill and Wells. RMA kept the November 1 haying and grazing date for the remaining counties. Hoeven has urged USDA to provide flexibility for haying and grazing due to the high number of prevent plant acres in North Dakota. The senator has raised the is-

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2020-2021 Chronic Wasting Disease Proclamation Summary

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department declares the following precautions against the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into and within North Dakota.

sue with USDA officials, including Secretary Perdue and RMA Administrator Martin Barbre, calling for greater flexibility given the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and to encourage the greater use of cover crops, which help to reduce soil erosion and improve soil health, weed suppression and moisture retention. In June, Hoeven also joined a bipartisan letter with Senator John Thune requesting greater flexibility to harvest cover crops. “Between the incredible weather challenges and the market impacts of the COVID pandemic, these have been difficult times for our state’s cattle ranchers,” said Dan Rorvig, a McVille, N.D., cow-calf producer and North Dakota Stockmen’s Association president. “We appreciate RMA’s decision to grant some flexibility for the utilization of cover crops on prevent plant acres, which will be helpful in addressing some of these issues, and the senator’s steadfast efforts in carrying our request to the decision-makers.” Low commodity prices, a backlog of slaughter-ready cattle, and historically high prevented plant acreage have created major challenges for many North Dakota producers. The arbitrary Nov. 1 haying and grazing date on prevented plant acres would have made a bad situation even worse. USDA’s decision to move that date to Sept. 1 in some counties will provide relief to ranchers struggling to meet their feed and forage needs. We appreciate Sen. Hoeven’s work to secure this important flexibility,” said Mark Watne, North Dakota Farmers Union President “We’re pleased to have some relief for those farmers and ranchers who were adversely impacted by the weather events of last fall and this spring. It’s great to have a Secretary of Agriculture who is willing to listen to Senator Hoeven and other North Dakota leaders regarding the usage of cover crops for forage during this regional predicament,” said Pete Hanebutt North Dakota Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy. “NDGGA would like to thank Senator Hoeven for his hard work in getting Agriculture Secretary Perdue to allow haying and grazing of cover crops on prevented plant acres in North Dakota beginning September 1. This change will help our livestock producers to access needed feedstocks. Eight North Dakota Ag groups were united in requesting this regulatory change; we appreciate that Washington D.C. has listened to our concerns,” said Tom Bernhardt North Dakota Grain Growers Board President.

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CWD affects the nervous system of white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, and other cervids and it is always fatal!

Baiting

It is illegal to hunt big game over bait or place bait to attract big game for the purpose of hunting in deer hunting units 3A1, 3A2, north of US highway 2 in unit 3A3, 3B1, 3C (west of the Missouri River), 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4A, 4B and 4C. Bait includes grain, seed, mineral, salt, fruit, vegetable nut, hay, any naturally derived scent or lure (e.g. urine), or natural or manufactured food placed by an individual. Baiting does not include agricultural practices; gardens; wildlife food plots; agricultural crops; livestock feeds; fruit or vegetables in their natural location, such as apples on or under an apple tree; or unharvested food or vegetables in a garden. This ban does not apply to wildlife management activities conducted by or under the direction of the Department.

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Carcass Transportation

It is illegal to transport into or within North Dakota the whole carcass or carcass parts of a) a white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, or members of the cervid families from states or provinces with documented occurrences of CWD in wild populations or farmed cervids; b) a white-tailed deer or mule deer from deer hunting units 3A1, 3B1, 3F2, 4B and 4C in North Dakota; c) a moose from moose hunting units M10 and M11 in North Dakota; and d) an elk from elk hunting units E2 and E6 in North Dakota; except for the following lower risk portions of the carcass: • Meat that is cut and wrapped either commercially or privately. • Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached. • Meat that has been boned out. • Hides with no heads attached. • Clean (no hide or brain tissue present) skull plates with antlers attached. • Intact skulls with the hide, eyes, lower jaw and associated soft tissue removed, and no visible brain or spinal cord tissue present. • Antlers with no meat or tissue attached. • Upper canine teeth, also known as buglers, whistlers, or ivories. • Finished taxidermy heads.

The entire city limits of a city that shares a border with any of the following hunting units shall be included in that unit: M10, M11, E2, E6, 3A1, 3B1, 3F2, 4B and 4C. It is legal to transport moose and deer carcasses between adjoining/adjacent CWD carcass restricted units. The following states, provinces or countries have free ranging or captive deer, elk, or moose diagnosed with CWD, and only the lower risk carcass parts listed above from harvested white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, or other cervids taken in these states, provinces or countries will be allowed transported into or within North Dakota: United States • Arkansas • Minnesota • New York • Texas • Colorado • Missouri • Ohio • Utah • Illinois • Mississippi • Oklahoma • Virginia • Pennsylvania • West Virginia • Iowa • Montana • South Dakota • Wisconsin • Kansas • Nebraska • Tennessee • Maryland • New Mexico • Wyoming • Michigan • North Dakota – Deer Hunting Units 3A1, 3B1, 3F2, 4B and 4C; Moose Hunting Units M10 and M11; Elk Hunting Units E2 and E6. Canadian Provinces • Alberta • Quebec • Saskatchewan

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Countries • Finland • South Korea

• Norway • Sweden

Additional infected states, provinces or countries may be added as necessary. A complete 2020-2021 Chronic Wasting Disease proclamation is available from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 North Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095. (701) 328-6300.

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NDSU Extension Notes

By Katie Henry NDSU Extension Family and Community Wellness Agent Lessons from Nature There is a cottonwood tree that I have driven by for almost 25 years. It’s a lone tree on the edge of a field right by a paved road that is frequently used by many travelers. There has to be a story of some kind behind this tree. As I mentioned, it’s all by itself. There isn’t a farmstead around it or any indication that there used to be a farmstead or any buildings. There isn’t a shelterbelt within a mile and no other lone trees within eyesight. There isn’t any logical, obvious reason that this tree would be where it is. But, for some reason, it’s there. The tree is absolutely beautiful. It’s tall. It gives a sense of being strong. It has this inviting feel to it like it could keep you company while you sit in its shade. The leaves are beautiful shades of greens that shine with health and life as they flutter in the breeze. And on rainy days, it appears as though it would shelter you like an umbrella as you sit beneath its canopy listening to the gentle raindrops falling to quench the earth. The best part of it all is that, for a few years, there was a pair of shoes hanging from the lowest branches. Those branches appear to be about 30 feet up in the air, so it was no small feat (pun intended) to get them up there. The laces of the two shoes had been tied together, and they were perfectly hanging as if they belonged in that spot. After a couple of years, the fiber of the laces must have broken down enough to cause the shoes to fall, but I still look up to that branch for them every time I drive by, just to see if they really are gone or if someone else noticed the shoes and decided to replace them. I don’t know why this tree appeals to me, other than it represents so many great things. If we take a minute, we can learn a thing or two from this tree. It’s strong, even though it’s alone. There are no other trees to help it weather a storm. Its strength comes from within itself. Yet, despite its strength and solitude, it has an inviting aura about it that seems to welcome those who see it. Without a doubt, the tree would be stronger with other trees to help shelter it from a storm, but it remains true to itself and strong in its endeavor. Lesson: You are stronger than you feel you are and can do more than you think you can. Someone has cared enough to nurture the tree. Whether it was a purposeful undertaking to get it to grow or a more lackadaisical approach of “the tree isn’t hurting anything, I’ll just leave it be”, someone took the time to let the tree stay where it is and allowed it to grow and thrive. Lesson: Allow others to flourish in their world-helping endeavors by being supportive, uplifting, and positive while letting them be who they are where they are. The grass and other plants around it seem to thrive. Being as large and strong as it is, the tree could be selfish and take everything and leave nothing for others, but, instead, it seems to lovingly encourage those living things around it to also flourish and grow.

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Lesson: Be kind, thoughtful and caring towards all those you come in contact with in order to help them grow and thrive. The cottonwood tree is hard at work without showing how much it is doing. It produces things for this world that are healthy and needed. The oxygen it produces helps keep the air fresh and clear. The leaves it drops helps replenish the earth with vitamins and minerals. It gives to the world and is a productive part of earth. Lesson: Be humble, help others, and be a productive part of the world. Give more than you receive, and you will feel as though you have received more than you have given. The tree shows beauty and peace, no matter its size or age. The beauty of the tree and its surroundings have changed throughout time, but it’s still beautiful. It doesn’t care what it looks like or what others think of it. It only knows that it needs to appreciate what it has when it has it. Most of the beauty of the cottonwood tree is what it represents and provides, not its outward beauty. Lesson: Find the beauty in yourself and others. Make the search about what you and others have to offer, not what the outward appearances are. There have been times when the tree has looked tired and beaten after a storm. Many leaves have fallen because of hail or heavy precipitation. Some branches have broken off from wind. The magnificent tree has always prevailed, however. Its beauty is never truly lost because of its life and vitality. Lesson: We have strength to recover from hardships as long as we have patience and the will to do so. The giant cottonwood tree has stayed strong, grown, and never stopped giving since the day it started to sprout even during its most stressful times. This is an exciting, yet, sometimes stressful time of year for us in our county. School starting, especially during these interesting times, may be stressful. Harvest is soon to be in full swing, with the stresses of getting the crop off. Gardening is coming to fruition, and stresses of food preservation being in full swing could be happening because of time constraints. All of these things can be stressful on a person’s body and mind, especially when they all come at once. Signs of stress can manifest in different ways but may include: irritability, loss of sleep, loss of appetite or increased appetite (stress eating), emotional instability, and difficulty concentrating. NDSU Extension has a variety of publications to help with recognizing signs of stress, how to respond to stress, stress management for farmers, stress management for couples, and many more. You can access them at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/farmranchstress/. You can also stop at our office located in the Cavalier County Courthouse, call our office at 256-2560, or email katie.d.henry@ndsu.edu to get a copy of a publication that might be helpful. If you feel as though you need extra help during stressful times, please don’t hesitate to contact a healthcare provider, call 211 for simple and free information about health and human services, or call the Suicide Prevention LIFELINE anytime at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). My hope for you is that you find your own lessons from nature that will help you in your life. May you grow deep roots to find your strength. May you extend your branches to be helpful, kind and considerate to others. May you always remember that you can overcome whatever hardships that may come your way so that you can share the beauty you have to offer.

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Public Notice

Monday, August 24, 2020 – Page 11

Check us out online at www.cavaliercountyextra.com Notice NOTICE OF PETITION TO

Notice of Hearing ORDER FIXING TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CAVALIER COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In the Matter of the Estate of Rodney A. Vondal a/k/a Rodney Vondal, Deceased 1. The petition of Susan Danielson for formal adjudication of intestacy and appointment of personal representative having come before the court; 2. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that on the 15th day of September, 2020, at 11 :00 a.m. at the courtroom of said court at the county courthouse in the city of Langdon, county of Cavalier, state of North Dakota, be, and the same hereby is apPOinted the time and place for the hearing of the said same petition and any person interested may appear and contest the said hearing and may object to the appointment of petitioner as personal representative. 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,

that the petitioner give notice of said hearing in the manner prescribed by N.D. Cent. Code § 30.103-01 (1976), to all persons entitled to notice pursuant to N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-15-03 (1976), and to all persons who have filed a demand for notice pursuant to N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-13-04 (1976). Signed: 8/4/2020 3:54:14 p.m. Laurie A. Fontaine, District Court Judge The hearing will be held by teleconference. Call into the court at 1-877-3049269; passcode 467491 LAWRENCE D. DuBOIS (ID #03663) FLEMING, DUBOIS & FLEMING, PLLP Attorneys at Law 206 W. 2nd Avenue S. P.O. Box 633 Cavalier, ND 58220-0633 email: fdflaw@polarcomm.com A10,17,24 _______________________________

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of August, 2020, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at the Cavalier County Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon, ND 58249, the Cavalier County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the application of SMJ International o/b/o ATC, on behalf of American Tower Corporation, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801, for an appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny the request for a Conditional Use Permit, which is required by Cavalier County’s zoning regulations, on the following described property: NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, Section 18, Township 160N, Range 63W, aka 8400 88th St, Munich, ND 58352.

Description of the conditional use: 300’ self-support tower enclosed with a 36’ X 48’ fenced compound. AT&T is proposing to add their antennas and will place equipment at the base within the fenced compound. Tower will be located adjacent to an existing 190’ self-support tower. Due to COVID-19 audience restrictions in the commission room, the meeting will also be available via Webex at the following website: https://tinyurl.com/y5346txy. Dated this 17th day of August, 2020. /s/ Lisa Gellner – Secretary Cavalier County Planning and Zoning Commission A24 _____________________________

VACATE STREETS LOCATED IN MUNICH, CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA A Petition has been filed with the Auditor for the City of Munich, Cavalier County, North Dakota, to vacate the following to promote development in the City of Munich: Part of Burdick’s Addition described as follows: 1. Jenks Street as it runs between Blocks Forty-two (42) and Forty-one (41), 2. Ryan Street as it runs between Blocks Forty-one (41) and Forty (40), The City of Munich shall hear and consider such petition on the 14th day of September 2020, at 7:00 P.M., at Munich City Hall. Dated this 12th day of August, 2020. /s/ Doris Greenwood Doris Greenwood – Auditor City of Munich A17,24,31,S7 _______________________________

Munich Public School Board Minutes August 11, 2020 Unapproved Minutes The Munich Public School board meeting was called to order by Chairperson Susan Harder at 7:02 A.M. The school board members that were present: Bobby Foster, Kelan Goeser, Kelly Haaven, Kelly Hall, Susan Harder, Chris Pankratz and Jason Wirth. Also present: Robert Bubach, Jean Klein and Lois Tohm. Jason Wirth made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Kelan Goeser seconded. Motion carried. Bobby Foster made a motion to approve the July 2020 school board minutes. Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried. Kelan Goeser made a motion to approve all bills for payment. Chris Pankratz seconded. Motion carried. ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS_____________________ 469.70 BSN SPORTS INC________ 1,569.75 CANDO HOME & HARDWARE__ __________________________ 20.48

CLYDE FARM SERVICE, INC_____ __________________________ 53.25 CONNECTING POINT____ 1,423.50 COUNTRY MEDIA, INC.___ 209.07 ERIC ARMIN, INC_________ 216.42 FAR FROM NORMAL SUPPLY, INC._____________________ 305.56 GERRELLS & CO____________ 4.00 HARLOW'S BUS SALES, INC_____ _________________________ 108.10 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY_______________________ 613.22 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR, INC.__ _________________________ 253.05 JS VENDING_____________1,418.61 KELVIN___________________ 94.70 LAKE CHEVROLET TOYOTA BUICK__________________ 1,415.22 LANGDON BUILDING CENTER__ _________________________ 304.87 LINGO COMMUNICATIONS_____ __________________________ 57.55 MCGRAW-HILL SCHOOL EDUCATION HOLDINGS, LLC_______ _________________________ 394.87 MID-AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL CORP_________ 467.52 MUNICH ELEVATOR & OIL COMPANY____________________ 654.25 NASCO___________________ 65.48

ND COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS_______________1,070.00 NORTH COUNTRY HEATING____ ________________________ 5,277.11 NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER_ _________________________ 233.96 OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY_ ________________________2,746.66 QUILL CORPORATION___2,434.59 RAC INDUSTRIES________ 3,972.08 RAPIDS__________________ 805.28 REALLY GOOD STUFF, LLC______ _________________________ 378.92 SCHOLASTIC INC.________ 130.09 SCHOOL SPECIALTY_______ 44.50 SHARE CORPORATION__ 1,559.18 TEACHER DIRECT________ 369.34 UNITED TELEPHONE MUTUAL AID______________________ 219.90 US GAMES_______________ 752.16 VERNIER_________________ 139.11 VOWAC PUBLISHING_____ 419.99 TUOMALA PLUMBING & HEATING_____________________5,965.96 SYSCO NORTH DAKOTA, INC.___ _________________________ 767.62 HANNA HAIDER________ 1,400.00 LOGAN HARDER________ 1,400.00 JOSH HETTWER_________1,400.00 NICHOLE HETTWER_____1,400.00

ORDALE MORSTAD______1,400.00 BRETT MYERS___________ 1,400.00 MARISA PEEBLES________ 1,400.00 BLAINE PERRY__________ 1,400.00 RACHEL WESTON_______1,400.00 NDUC GROUP ACCOUNT_______ ________________________3,435.16 BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF ND______________________ 539.50 Bobby Foster made a motion to approve the financial reports. Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried. Kelly Haaven made a motion to approve the Munich Public School Health & Safety Smart Restart Plan. Kelly Hall seconded. Motion carried Kelan Goeser left at 7:55 A.M. Jason Wirth made a motion to approve the Munich Public School Distance Education Plan. Chris Pankratz seconded. Motion carried. Bobby Foster made a motion to approve the Consolidated Application (Title 11 A). Kelly Hall seconded. Motion carried. Chris Pankratz made a motion to approve the first reading of the Amended Policies Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy

(AAC), Discrimination and Harassment Grievance Procedure Policy (AAC-BR1), North Dakota’s Comprehensive Model School Policy for Tobacco Use (ABBA), and the Tobacco-Free Violations Policy (ABBA). Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried. Bobby Foster made a motion to approve the first reading of the New Board Regulations Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure (AAC-BR2). Kelly Haaven seconded. Motion carried. The next school board meeting will be on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 7:00 A.M. Budget Hearing Meeting will follow the regular board meeting at 8:00 A.M. Chris Pankratz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 A.M. Bobby Foster seconded. Motion carried. Respectively Submitted, Chairperson Business Manager A24 _______________________________

August 4, 2020 On August 4, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. the Board of Commissioners of Cavalier County, North Dakota, met at the Cavalier County Courthouse in regular session. All commissioners were in attendance. David Zeis attended via Webex and Greg Goodman attended via phone conference. The meeting was available in person, as well as Webex due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Nick Moser called the meeting to order and proceeded as follows: Moser asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by David Zeis; motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Stanley Dick; motion carried. Stanley Dick informed the commissioners that Bruce Wirth had decided not to run the snowplow this winter in the Munich District. Lisa Gellner, Auditor, stated she would find the help wanted ad from the last time there was an opening. Terry Johnston, Road Supervisor, met with the commissioners and presented a culvert request from Banner Township for a 36” culvert. Stanley Dick made a motion to approve the request, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Another culvert request was presented for Loam Township for a 48” X 70’ culvert. Johnston stated the county policy would only cover up to 40’ of culvert. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to approve a 48” X 40’ culvert, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. Johnston informed the commissioners that one of the motor graders in the Langdon District had a wire harness needing to be replaced. The commissioners were in agreement. Bridge inspections for 2020 were reviewed with the county’s share of the cost being $33,778 and additional inspection needed in 2021 with the county’s share being $15,800. Gravel budgets to date were reviewed. Johnston presented a quote from 3D Specialties for a post driver in the amount of $4,725.89. Approval had already been given to make the purchase. There was discussion regarding a complaint Nick and Greg had received regarding one of the motor graders that doesn’t take the wing off during road blading in the summer. Johnston stated he would check with Butler to see what their recommendation is. Johnston stat-

ed the oil crew would be finishing this week. Stanley Dick discussed a proposed 10 cent gas tax NDACo had suggested to help fund infrastructure needs instead of the Prairie Dog funding that was dependent on oil prices. Gas tax in other states were reviewed. The commissioners had mixed feelings on the proposal. Dick stated he would take their thoughts back to NDACo. A raffle permit request from District 10 Republicans was reviewed. Paul Henderson and Scott Stewart, State’s Attorney, were in attendance via Webex. Stewart explained that the commissioners have the discretion to approve the raffle permit if they determine it is for a public-spirited organization. After hearing explanation from Paul Henderson what the raffle funds were going to be used for, Stanley Dick made a motion recognize the District 10 Republicans as a publicspirited organization and approve the raffle permit, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. The HR Consulting Agreement with Premier Benefits was reviewed. Scott Stewart, State’s Attorney, was concerned that there was nothing in the agreement addressing credit the county potentially would have on account if they terminated the agreement. The commissioners decided to purchase 4-hour blocks of time to prevent having a large amount of credit with Premier Benefits. Greg Goodman made a motion to approve the HR Consulting Agreement with a 4-hour block of time being purchased and the Auditor’s Office having authority to continue to purchase up to 40 hours total, at which time the commissioners would re-visit future purchases, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. Stanley Dick made a motion to transfer $1,823.31 from Road and Bridge Fund to Road and Bridge Excess Levy Fund, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. David Zeis made a motion to transfer $182.33 from Road and Bridge Fund to Road and Bridge Equipment Fund, seconded by Austin Lafrenz, motion carried. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to transfer $530.00 from Road and Bridge Fund to Road and Bridge Equipment Replacement Fund, seconded by Greg Goodman, motion carried. Greg Goodman made a motion to transfer $157,000.00 from Special County Highway Fund to Road and Bridge Fund, seconded by Stanley Dick,

motion carried. The preliminary budget was reviewed. Stanley Dick made a motion to levy 37 mills for County General; 2.5 mills for NDSU Extension, and approve the preliminary budget as presented, seconded by David Zeis, motion carried. The commission discussed reviewing potential funding sources before deciding on the final budget in September to see if any mills can be reduced. The commissioners discussed the proposed CARES funding formula with Greg Fetsch, Sheriff, which is based on salaries and benefits paid for licensed officers in the Sheriff’s Department. The contract for policing with Langdon City was also discussed and the potential of needing to split the funding with the city. Austin Lafrenz made a motion, seconded by Stanley Dick to review and approve the following audit of claims; motion carried: NICK MOSER, COMMISSIONERS_ _________________________ 169.05 WEST PAYMENT CENTER, STATE'S ATTORNEY_______ 245.01 MID AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL, GENERAL____ 870.39 HANSEL PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC, GENERAL______ 838.00 JOSH PLUMMER, GENERAL_____ _________________________ 810.00 ELSIE MAGNUS, GENERAL______ __________________________ 45.00 CAROL GOODMAN, GENERAL__ __________________________ 45.00 WILLIAM S. HARDY, GENERAL__ __________________________ 45.00 PAUL HENDERSON, GENERAL__ __________________________ 45.00 NICK MOSER, GENERAL___ 45.00 LAWRENCE HENRY, GENERAL__ __________________________ 45.00 SHANE PETERSON, GENERAL___ __________________________ 45.00 DAKOTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, GENERAL________________ 199.00 MARCOTTE BUILDER'S SUPPLY CO., GENERAL____________ 31.92 BAILEY DAHL, GENERAL__ 33.36 LANGDON CITY, GENERAL/ R&B_____________________ 376.98 CAVALIER COUNTY REPUBLICAN, TREASURER/RECORDER__ _________________________ 150.00 LANGDON HARDWARE & RENTAL, GENERAL/SHERIFF/F-M/ R&B_____________________ 117.19 COMPUTER EXPRESS, RECORDER/ELECTION___________2,856.98 VERIZON WIRELESS, GENERAL/ F-M/R&B/WEED_________ 161.85 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS, CLERK/AUD/RECORD/FM________________________ 653.76

MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, GENERAL/SHERIFF/R&B_______ _________________________ 146.45 FOREMAX INCORPORATED, SHERIFF_________________ 146.15 WATCH GUARD, SHERIFF_______ _______________________22,847.45 SHELLEY MESSNER, SHERIFF___ _________________________ 200.00 BROOKE CARIK, SHERIFF_______ _________________________ 160.00 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS, SHERIFF____________ 253.06 BALCO UNIFORM CO. INC., SHERIFF__________________ 14.72 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC, SHERIFF_______________ 44,373.25 AXON ENTERPRISE INC, SHERIFF______________________1,584.00 HIGH POINT NETWORKS, LLC, SHERIFF_________________ 260.96 KJS COMPUTER SERVICES, SHERIFF________________________ 56.27 US FOODS, INC., SHERIFF_______ _________________________ 171.32 RELIANCE TELEPHONE, SHERIFF_______________________ 200.00 D & B MOTORS, FARM - MARKET_ _________________________ 340.00 SARLES CITY AUDITOR, ROAD & BRIDGE_________________ 2,400.00 DUBOIS OIL CO.,INC, ROAD & BRIDGE_________________ 1,405.80 BLUETARP CREDIT SERVICES, ROAD & BRIDGE__________ 40.70 ERLING'S OIL, INC., ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 739.20 NORTHEAST REGIONAL WATER, ROAD & BRIDGE__________ 55.00 RAZOR TRACKING, INC., ROAD & BRIDGE________________ 200.00 CLYDE FARM SERVICE & SUPPLY, ROAD & BRIDGE__________ 63.00 KEVIN MIKKELSEN, ROAD & BRIDGE__________________ 131.10 KENT MIKKELSEN, ROAD & BRIDGE___________________ 47.15 WALHALLA COOP OIL CO., ROAD & BRIDGE__________ 80.47 FARMERS UNION OIL CO, GENERAL/F-M/R&B_____2,253.21 WITZEL CONSTRUCTION LLC, FM/R&B________________25,431.90 MIKKELSEN BROS. CONSTRUCTION, F-M/R&B_______249,869.10 CAVALIER COUNTY WATER BOARD, R&B EXCESS LEVY______ _______________________24,206.00 CAVALIER COUNTY TREASURER, EMG. MGR TRUST____ 4,540.00 POLAR COMMUNICATIONS, E-911 EXCISE TAX_________ 373.70 ANITHA CHIRUMAMILLA, NDSU EXT.________________ 60.00 ACCO BRAND DIRECT, NDSU EXT.______________________ 16.39 BILL HODOUS, NDSU EXT.______

__________________________ 62.68 NDSU EXT OFFICE - AG BUDGET OFFICE, NDSU EXT._____ 10,695.46 XEROX CORPORATION, NDSU EXT._____________________ 216.54 UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, NDSU EXT.________________ 67.50 CARQUEST OF LANGDON, WEED CONTROL_________ 197.16 OTTER TAIL POWER CO, WEED CONTROL_________________ 36.46 NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, WEED CONTROL_______________4,450.00 JOSH SHORT, WEED CONTROL__ __________________________ 81.08 WARNE CHECMICAL & EQUIPMENT CO, WEED CONTROL_____ __________________________ 63.70 WARNE CHECMICAL & EQUIPMENT CO, WEED CONTROL_____ _________________________ 202.46 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, WEED CONTROL__________ 22.40 LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES_________ 80.00 HOFFARTH STEAM CLEAN, SOCIAL SERVICES__________ 2,010.52 STEIN AUTO BODY, INC., SOCIAL SERVICES_________________ 70.00 JOSH PLUMMER, SOCIAL SERVICES____________________ 600.00 MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES, SOCIAL SERVICES_________ 22.40 D & B MOTORS, SOCIAL SERVICES_______________________ 105.25 CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP., SOCIAL SERVICES____ 437.40 ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS, SOCIAL SERVICES___ 248.73 TOLLEFSON FUNERAL HOME, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____ 2,500.00 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ND, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____ ________________________4,937.50 KELLY RASMUSSON, HUMAN SERV. ZONE_______________ 75.43 QUILL CORP, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____________________ 137.98 DISCOVER, HUMAN SERV. ZONE____________________ 671.19 PREMIER BENEFITS GROUP, HUMAN RESOURCES________ 500.00 At 10:55 a.m. Austin Lafrenz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Stanley Dick; motion carried. Board of Commissioners Cavalier County, North Dakota Nick Moser – Chairman Austin Lafrenz – Vice Chairman Greg Goodman Stanley Dick David Zeis Attest: Lisa Gellner - Auditor A24 _______________________________

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Langdon Area School Board Minutes July 20, 2020 Present: Cindy Stremick, Dawn Kruk, Steve Olson, Tyler Feist, Tiffany Hetletved, Chris Olson, Dave Hart, Daren Christianson (Supt.), Todd Hetler (Elem. Principal), Ethen Askvig (MS/HS Principal), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.) Visitors: Adam Johnston Cindy Stremick called the July 20, 2020 Board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Board reviewed the June 15, 2020 minutes. Dawn Kruk made a motion to approve the June 15, 2020 minutes with no corrections. Tiffany Hetletved seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The Board reviewed the financials and bills presented. Tyler Feist made a motion to approve the financials and bills as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Business Manager report was reviewed by the Board. Advanced Business Methods, July 2020 Printer/Copier Leases_______ ________________________1,916.09 AmeriPride Linen Services, July 2020 Rugs/Rags/Mops_____ 162.21 Apple, Inc., Computer/Thunderbolt Cord__________________ 49.00 Askvig, Jayla, Logitech QuickCam Camera___________________ 121.18 BSN Sports Inc, Staff Appreciation Shirt______________________ 18.50 Business Essentials, HS Office Supplies_____________________ 875.60 City of Langdon, July 2020 Water/ Sewer/Garbage___________ 828.20 Country Media, Inc., July 2020 Minutes/Help Wanted Ads_____ 245.90 FP Mailing Solutions, August-October Postage Machine Rental_______ _________________________ 179.85 Glenn's Appliance Center, Vacuum Cleaner Bags_______________ 33.90 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., Literature Grades 8-12_ _______________________23,957.70 Industrial Arts Supply Co., In/Out 2020-2021 Tech Ed Class Supplies__ _________________________ 396.28 Krivarchka, Joshua, NDHSCA Dues Reimbursed________________ 60.00 Langdon Building Center, PVC Material for Classroom Dividers______ _________________________ 432.09 Langdon Hardware and Rental, Paint Sprayer____________1,338.18 Leevers Foods, Lysol________ 14.50 Marcotte's Builders Supply, Paint/ Roller/Face Masks_________ 191.59 Mikkelsen Brothers, Inc., Gravel Middle School Parking Lot__ 892.50 Montana-Dakota Utilities, LAES/ Bus Barn July 2020 Natural Gas Bill_ _________________________ 135.11 ND Council of Educational Leaders, Title IX Training DC____ 400.00 Network Services Company, Floor Wax/Disinfecting Spray___1,389.46 Online Dakota Information Network, Online Library Resources 20-21_____________________ 217.00 Ottertail Power Company__ 5,733.71 Premium Waters, Inc., August 2020 Water/Water Jugs____________ 8.00 Scholastic, Inc., Scholastic Choices_ _________________________ 156.59 School Specialty, Inc., HS Office Supplies_________________ 2,816.96 Schroeder Furniture LLC, Glue____ __________________________ 57.97 SDI Innovations, HS Student Planners_____________________ 1,117.92 Sporty's, Board Retreat Pizzas_____ __________________________ 83.46 Swiftreach Networks, Powerschool Mobile App/PDF Builder/Msg____ _________________________ 700.00 United Communications, July 2020_ _________________________ 655.95 FLRS Sanders, Inc., Annual Gymnasium Recoating______________ 0.00 Hansel Plumbing & Heating, Urinal and Valves__________________ 0.00 Protection Systems, Inc., Fire Alarm Maintenance Inspection______ 0.00 Tecta America Dakotas LLC, Roof

Repairs_____________________ 0.00 FLRS Sanders, Inc., Annual Gymnasium Recoateing__________ 4,356.90 Hansel Plumbing & Heating, Urinal Vacuum & Valves/Toilet Rep. Kit__ ________________________1,258.00 Protection Systems, Inc., Fire Alarm Maintenance Inspection___ 1,070.00 Tecta America Dakotas LLC, Roof Repairs__________________ 1,134.34 Visitors were welcomed. Preview of Agenda: No additions. Administrators’ Reports: Daren Christianson reviewed his report with the Board. Topics of discussion included Back to School Committee and Plans. He added that the there will need to be policy adjustments in regards to attendance, a paraprofessional will need to be added to the budget that was approved for this year, there is an interview today for the Elementary custodian position, and he will be advertising for subs for teachers, custodians, office staff, and cooks. Todd Hetler reported that the Elementary will be proceeding with summer STEAM camp beginning August 3 for two weeks. The program will run Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The same guidelines that were used for summer programs will be the guidelines used for STEAM camp. Ethen Askvig reported that he is working on back to school plans. He added that the NDHSAA released the ability for local school boards to make the decision on play or no play. They will release further guidelines later this week. Old Business: Dawn Kruk reported that the Building Committee is waiting on bids for the Elementary heating and ventilation from Johnson Controls and CTS Group. Materials for both companies are with the state bid. Daren Christianson has requested a bid from Mikkelsen’s on the Elementary playground. He stated that the back-parking lot has been fixed. Daren Christianson reported that the district has entered a new lease agreement with Advanced Business Methods for the copiers and printers in both buildings. It is a 5-year agreement that will save the district $400 per month. The Board retreat was set for August 3 after the Board meeting to be held at the Eagle’s in the basement. Daren Christianson asked the Board if the Elementary playground should remain closed to the public. The consensus was to keep it closed except for school use. There was discussion on cleaning playground equipment and County Health will be contacted to see what should or can be done. Daren Christianson will request permission from the city to block off a street or two for recess to help spread students out. The goal is to begin the school year with the safest face to face interaction the District can with the understanding it will be on a sliding scale depending on risk factors. Accommodations for students and staff with health issues is a concern and a challenge that will need to be addressed as those issues arise. August 3, 2020 is the goal for the back to school plan to be ready for Board approval. The preliminary budget was reviewed with the Board. The Finance Committee is recommending the Board assess the same number of mills as last year. Daren Christianson reviewed the summer food program and reimbursements. Chris Olson made a motion to approve the 2020-2021 preliminary budget as presented. Tyler Feist seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. New Business: Oaths of Office

by Dawn Kruk and David Hart have been completed prior to tonight’s meeting per century code. Daren Christianson opened the nominations for School Board President. Cindy Stremick nominated Dave Hart. Dave Hart respectfully declined the nomination. Dave Hart nominated Chris Olson for Board President. Dave Hart made a motion to cast unanimous ballot for Chris Olson. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Chris Olson opened the nominations for Vice President. Tiffany Hetletved nominated Dawn Kruk. Tyler Feist nominated Dave Hart. Nominations ceased. Roll call vote was 4-3 in favor of Dave Hart. Dave Hart made a motion to have regular School Board meetings on the third Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Langdon Area School District Board room. Tiffany Hetletved seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Cindy Stremick made a motion to have the Cavalier County Republican as the designated local newspaper. Tyler Feist seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Dave Hart made a motion to have Choice Financial, Farmers & Merchants, and Horizon Financial banks as Langdon Area School District depositories. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Cindy Stremick made a motion to authorize Shauna Schneider, Business Manager, to invest school funds. Tiffany Hetletved seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to designate the Daren Christianson, Superintendent, as the authorized federal, state, and local representative. Dave Hart seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Cindy Stremick made a motion to have Todd Hetler as the authorized representative for the consolidated application for 20192020. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to designate and authorize Mortenson and Rygh as the Langdon Area School District Auditing firm for 2019-2020. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Daren Christianson reviewed the hot lunch program and prices with the Board. It was recommended to raise the prices of the breakfasts and lunches. Dawn Kruk made the motion to increase the Adult, Adult Guest, and Student Guest breakfast to $2.30 per meal and the lunch to $3.60 per meal; the Elementary breakfast to $1.80 per meal and the lunch to $2.60 per meal; the Middle/High School breakfast to $1.80 per meal and the lunch to $2.70 per meal. Tiffany Hetletved seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Activity fees were discussed, and the consensus of the Board was to not increase the fees. President Chris Olson tabled the Committee assignments until he has an opportunity to speak to Board members. Cindy Stremick made a motion to approve the 2019-2020 per pupil and transportation report. Dave Hart seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to pay the ND School Boards Association membership renewal. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Tyler Feist made a motion to approve the complaint agreement. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Bank signatories was discussed. Dave Hart made a motion to remove Cindy Stremick and add Chris Olson as a signatory to Choice Financial,

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FM Bank, and Horizon Financial. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The next Board meeting will be Monday, August 3, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Tyler Feist seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Board President Business Manager DISCLAIMER: These are unofficial minutes as they have yet to be approved by the Board. _______________________________ August 3, 2020 Present: Chris Olson, Dawn Kruk, Steve Olson, Tyler Feist, Tiffany Hetletved, Cindy Stremick, Dave Hart (by phone), Daren Christianson (Supt.), Todd Hetler (Elem. Principal), Ethen Askvig (MS/HS Principal), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.) Visitors: Adam Johnston, and Jayla Askvig Chris Olson called the August 3, 2020 Board meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Visitors were welcomed. Communications: Raquel Bata sent a thank you for receiving a Board Scholarship this year. Old Business: Daren Christianson reviewed current COVID purchases with the Board stating that the High School Office now has a pass-through window. The reimbursement process for the ESSER funds was reviewed with the Board. New Business: The 2020-2021 Distance Learning Plan was reviewed and discussed with the Board. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to approve the 2020-2021 Distance Learning Plan as presented. Dawn Kruk seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. The 2020-2021 Return to School Plan was reviewed and discussed with the Board. Cindy Stremick made a motion to approve the 2020-2021 Return to School Plan as presented. Tiffany Hetletved seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. An open enrollment application was reviewed by the Board. Dawn Kruk made a motion to approve the open enrollment application presented. Cindy Stremick seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Daren Christianson reviewed personnel needs to help serve lunch, supervise recess, as well as positions that will be adjusted for the 2020-2021 school year. Ethen Askvig reviewed how students will be trained on Microsoft Teams the first few weeks of school should we end up having to go to online learning. He stated the District currently does not have the capability to make sure every student has a laptop for online learning. Jayla Askvig brought forward a quote to purchase 120 MacBook laptops from Apple for $163,000 or 120 Dell laptops from Reditech for $157,000. Discussion moved towards streaming cameras that would be needed for the classrooms. Ethen Askvig reported that he just received a quote for 20 streaming cameras with installation for $22,821 from Reditech. The Board consensus was that more research is needed before moving forward with laptop purchasing, however, cameras should be researched and purchased if a more reasonably priced model is found. Daren Christianson reviewed with the Board policies that will need to be suspended for this school year. Ethen Askvig stated the policies that he feels will need to be looked at include the attendance policy, semester testing exemption, backpacks to be allowed in hallways/ classrooms, cell phone policy, dual credit restriction, and green/white slips. His discussion moved towards transportation and athlet-

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ics and allowing parents to transport their athlete to events. Todd stated that the attendance policy at the Elementary may need to be revised for the upcoming school year. Daren Christianson stated that staff leave will need to be discussed at next Board meeting. The next Board meeting will be Monday, August 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Board President Business Manager DISCLAIMER: These are unofficial minutes as they have yet to be approved by the Board. _______________________________ LANGDON AREA SCHOOL BOARD RETREAT MEETING MINUTES August 3, 2020 Present: Chris Olson, Dawn Kruk, Steve Olson, Tyler Feist, Tiffany Hetletved, Cindy Stremick, Daren Christianson (Supt.), Todd Hetler (Elem. Principal), Ethen Askvig (MS/HS Principal), and Shauna Schneider (Bus. Mgr.) Absent: Dave Hart Visitors: Kiara Bassingthwaite, Nyk Hope, and Peter Sykora Chris Olson called the August 3, 2020 Retreat to order at 6:48 p.m. Visitors were welcomed. Kiara Bassingthwaite, Nyk Hope, and Peter Sykora introduced themselves to everyone. Future planning was discussed by Daren Christianson. There are 3 bids that the Building Committee is waiting to receive regarding the Elementary project. The consensus was to have each committee work on 5-year and 10-year plans. Chris Olson discussed committee assignments for the 2020-2021 school year. He will replace Cindy Stremick on the Negotiations Committee, Tyler Feist will be moved from the Finance Committee to the Building Committee, and Dawn Kruk will be moved from the Building Committee to the Finance Committee. There was discussion on school opening on time, requirements, after school program, and substitute teachers/aides. Ethen Askvig stated that he has permission to live stream our sporting events online and on the Cardinal channel. There was discussion on fan attendance to games. Currently tournaments and jamborees are being canceled below the varsity level. Elementary sports were reviewed with the recommendation to move all Elementary fall sports to spring. The staff survey was reviewed and discussed by the Board. The District will be contracting a counselor for 20 days this school year to help and mentor the new K-12 counselor. There was discussion on the District’s peanut allergy in the Elementary and if a doctor’s note should be required annually as there is another student in the Elementary that needs to eat nuts causing a conflict. The Board reviewed and discussed the School Board Self-Evaluation. There was discussion on van/suburban/minibus replacement needs. Currently the school has 2 vans (1 for food and 1 for drivers ed), 1 suburban, and 2 minibuses. Board consensus was to budget for updated transportation needs next year. Daren Christianson discussed a policy template from NDSBA regarding the definition of full-time regarding hourly staff. There currently is nothing in policy. The consensus is to follow what we have done in the past and address this policy in the next fiscal year. Cindy Stremick reviewed ancillary staff salary adjustments that will be brought to the next Board meeting for approval. Tyler Feist stated that he would like to see something done for the essential staff that did not have hours substituted last spring and worked straight through. Daren Christianson added that there was staff and principals that put in extra time this summer on committees that the Board may want to look at as well. There was discussion on purchasing cameras for the schools. The consensus was to have Daren Christianson purchase cameras with prior Board notification. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m. The next Board meeting will be Monday, August 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room. Tiffany Hetletved made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Steve Olson seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Board President Business Manager DISCLAIMER: These are unofficial minutes as they have yet to be approved by the Board. A24 _______________________________

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HELP WANTED – Hardware sales person wanted. Duties include ordering, stocking, pricing and other various duties. Full-time position available, will train. Benefits include 401k, vacation, sick pay, life HELP WANTED – Automotive insurance and more. Come in and shop help wanted full-time with apply at Farmers Union Oil or call benefits. Includes vacation, sick Joe at 370-2022. pay, 401K, and full health insurance _____________________A24,31,S7Bt paid. Contact Farmers Union Oil at 256-5531 or stop in and fill out an HELP WANTED – Cavalier County is seeking an individual to run the application. _________________________ Jy20Tf County Snowplow Truck in the Munich or Langdon District. The HELP WANTED – Downs Farms is individual would be required to looking to hire year round farm help be available for work part-time which will also include mechanic November 1st through April duties. Please contact Justin at 701- 30th each year. Class B Driver’s License is required. This posi370-2117 for more information. ___________________ A3,10,17,24Bt tion is not benefit eligible. A preemployment drug and alcohol HELP WANTED – City of Langdon test is required by the successful is looking to hire for a full-time city applicant. Applications can be position. This position offers com- obtained at the Cavalier County petitive wages and a generous ben- Auditor’s Office, Cavalier County efits package. If interested please Courthouse, Langdon, ND, or onpickup an application in the entry line at https://cavaliercounty.us/ of City Hall and drop off in drop employment. Applications will be box by August 28th 2020 if you have accepted until September 2, 2020 any questions regarding this posi- at 4:00 p.m. Cavalier County is an tion please feel free to call Darin at equal opportunity employer. 701-741-0120. _______________________ A24,31Bt _______________________ A17,24Bt HELP WANTED – Part-time C-Store help needed at Farmers Union in Langdon. Flexible hours. Please apply in the office. __________________________ M9Tf

HELP WANTED – The City of Langdon will be accepting applications for a part-time Activity Center Assistant. Hours required are day shifts and some weekends. Applicant must be motivated and self-managed. Salary will DOE. Applications may be picked up and submitted at the Activity Center at 516 10th Ave., Langdon, ND 58249. Applications being accepted until September 4, 2020 until 12:00 p.m. City of Langdon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. _______________________ A24,31Bt

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FOR SALE – Shop for sale 60x80 located in the Industrial Park in Langdon. With three lots. Written bids will be accepted until Sept. 30. Seller has the right to accept or reject any bid. For more information call John at 370-2652. Mail bid to 4047 Esta Lake Road, Devils Lake, ND 58301. _____________ A24,31,S7,14,21,28Bt

MISCELLANEOUS

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

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Clinic in Walhalla, ND, is seeking a flex LPN to cover employee vacation and leave. Hours would be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phlebotomy skills required. Please contact Linda Benoit or Darla Roder at 256-6100. An application can be downloaded at www.cavaliercountyhospital.com under the Careers tab.

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Help Wanted PART-TIME Registered Dental Hygienist

Looking for a motivated, hardworking and friendly registered dental hygienist to join our well established and growing practice. Applicant will work 1-2 days/week, in our Langdon office with opportunity for more hours. Applicant must have current North Dakota license, excellent verbal communication skills, knowledge of dental software and current CPR certification. Pay is DOE and benefits include paid vacations, retirement plans and continuing education credits.

Applicants can send their resume to: parkriverdental@gmail.com or Park River Dental, PO Box 662, Park River, ND 58270

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

To Fr. Wilhelm and Jeff Vaagen for your spiritual guidance and support. To Audrey Myklebust and Lynne Webster for the beautiful music at Mass. The Catherine Weber family. _______________________________

HELP WANTED Pembina County Memorial Hospital Full-time Clinic RN/LPN Flex-time RN/CNA

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WEBER – A heartfelt thanks to our family and friends for all your thoughts, prayers and support; it means a lot. To Gilbertson Funeral Home for doing such an excellent job with all the preparations and the support takes a heavy burden and makes it easier to get through.

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

Help Wanted:

Mechanic duties, tire repair, & oil changes Wages negotiable FULL BENEFIT PACKAGE Experienced preferred but will train

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We are seeking a full-time Farm Accounting Specialist to join our team in our Northwest region. Office location is flexible to our Cavalier, Langdon, Grafton or Grand Forks offices, based on the successful candidate location. In this role, you will develop relationships with our agricultural customers, maintain accurate farm accounting records, market our farm accounting service and educate customers on the importance of good records for successful business planning. If you have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related business field and zero to two years of relevant experience; have a strong attention to detail; and possess strong communication skills, apply today!

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

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

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

- Statewide Classifieds -

HELP WANTED THE ND NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION is accepting applications for the position of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Newspaper/journalism background preferred. Responsibilities include association management, member contact and development, legislative/lobbying, management of content sharing and advertising placement programs, personnel management, working with a board of directors. Competitive salary and benefits. Application deadline is Sept. 18, 2020. Start date: November, 2020. Send letter, resume and salary requirements to: stevea@ndna. com, or NDNA Search Committee, 1435 Interstate Loop, Bismarck, ND 585030567. SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE SEEKS Associate Dentist because of increase in patient volume. Potential earnings $300K plus. Includes benefits. Email drb@friendlysmilesfargo.com

FARMERS UNION OIL, Westhope, ND is seeking a qualified General Manager. This is a financially successful, multilocation energy and agronomy retail supply cooperative located in North Central ND. Responsibilities include, profitability, financial oversight, personnel management and reporting to a five person board of directors. Deadline for applications is September 14th, 2020. Send resumes to, Larry Fuller, c/o General Manager, 5213 Shoal Drive, Bismarck ND or email to larry.fuller@ midco.net T R I - E N E R G Y C O O P E R AT I V E , Bismarck, North Dakota, seeking qualified CEO/GM candidates. Successful ENERGY, large retail local Cooperative. Energy Management experience preferred. David.Lemmon@chsinc.com (320) 219-0270 APPLY: http://Bit. ly/2YRA79P HELP WANTED. DEPUTY auditor city of Rolla, ND. Responsible for accounting, court clerk, reception, and money handling. Salary negotiable upon experience. Apply online rollacit@utma.com MCLEAN COUNTY IS hiring one fulltime Property Appraiser. For more information regarding this position visit http://www.mcleancountynd.gov/ employment/.

NORTHWEST AREA SCHOOLS in Isabel, SD is seeking applications for the following position: Health Science Instructor: South Dakota certification is required. Work-related experience may count toward certification. NWAS offers competitive salary, benefits, transportation and SD Retirement. Please contact Quinn Lenk, NWAS Director at 605-4662206, or by email at: quinn.lenk@k12. sd.us position is open until filled.

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BUILDING SERVICE TECHNICIAN. NDSCS has 3 FT, 12 month benefited positions with custodial / minor maintenance duties in Wahpeton. Both day and evening positions available. 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

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Page 14 – Monday, August 24, 2020

By Rita Maisel

Once Again: The Gypsy Queen A phone call on Sunday led to digging into stories written forty or more years ago about an accident that happened fifty years before that time. The caller wanted an approximate date of the accident. I knew a version of the story could be found in the Osnabrock Centennial Book and mentioned it would make a good Long Ago column. She thought not as she would relay the date information to friends on Facebook. After some thought, I realized that many regular Long Ago readers are not on Facebook

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and would enjoy reading it as well, so this week the column is for those friends. The original story was written by Ed Franta (after her burial) and begins with the now famous words: ”Death stalked the highway leading into Osnabrock from the southwest and claimed Amelia Ely, aged 52 years, matron of a gypsy band of twenty men, women and children who were returning in three automobiles from a trek through the northwest country to their winter home in Chicago.” Ed’s original story has been repeated by Dick Beranek when relatives returned to visit the grave in the 1960s, by Steve Tweed in 1972, I remember researching it in the early 1980s, by Jack Haggerty and by others. Several changed the spelling of the family

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name. The Ely spelling was found in the doctor’s books at the courthouse, notes in the Miller Funeral Home books (preceded Brooks), and I believe from the coroner’s report. There is a memory of someone coming in to the room where I was working years ago, asking what I was researching and then reaching behind him for a book containing the coroner’s report. Information in those records list her birth in Serbia (a place some of us were not familiar with until the war in Bosnia) and giving the names of her husband and other family members the sheriff of that era had interviewed. The date of the accident was July 30, 1931, and the automobile she was riding in was the third in the caravan and described as a touring car. The road was of loose gravel; something went wrong with the steering device, and the car overturned. She was the only passenger seriously injured. Members of their group pulled her body out of the window of the car. The Langdon doctor who was called diagnosed her injury as a broken neck, and she died at the scene. Ole Johnson was working as a bookkeeper at the elevator and saw the caravan approach from the window and has long been mentioned as an eyewitness. Medical and sheriff’s help was requested from Langdon, and the body was brought to Miller Funeral Home to be prepared for burial. Tradition decreed that the clothing she had worn in her lifetime be buried with her and that the body be buried in a suitable robe made of the finest cloth available. There is a dim memory of a bill attached to one of the records from Boyd’s Store for the materials purchased for this shroud. Family members stitched the garment together through the night. The details of purchasing a casket and lot at Calvary Cemetery were done as well. The funeral was held the following day at St. Alphonsus Church with Rev. William Mulloy officiating. Traditions observed at the gravesite included each member of the group offering a sacrifice of wine. Storm clouds gathered during the committal service so the grave had to be filled in immediately so no precipitation would fall into it.

The grave was marked by a simple white cross with a suitable marker promised in the future. A family member was to return in nine days allowing the entire group time to return to Chicago. While most of the group were thought to be related, the names of three sons: John, George and Joseph are the only ones listed in early stories. Her husband, age 80, which might be an estimated age, is not named in the reports. The Ely family were coppersmiths and thought to be well off – maybe assumed by the fact that they owned three large automobiles in an era when one car served many local families. But the story is not complete with the 1931 telling. In May of 1969 a son, Tom, said to have been driving one of the cars in 1931, returned with his son, Jon, bringing flowers, strawberries, bananas, candles, cigarettes, and coins to place on the gravesite. Pictures also show red streamers which may have been hung on the white cross at that time or on later visits. At one time they had inquired about moving the grave to Chicago. There are legal guidelines for moving a grave and to move one to Chicago where lots might sell at a premium would have been costly, so this has not been done. Some cemetery board members have mentioned painting the cross on her grave or possibly replacing it with a sturdier model over the years. Both at the original visit, the burial and on later visits, the Ely family has mentioned their appreciation for the kindness of Langdon people. Because family remembered Ole Johnson from their first visit, on later visits they tended to look for Ole or his son, Dick. As with several families, when Ole retired from the cemetery board, his son became a candidate to take his father’s place. More Calvary Cemetery Lore As children living a few blocks south of Calvary Cemetery, we often walked up to that area picking wildflowers in the ditches or just exploring. Three houses north of us it was all open pasture up to the cemetery. Funerals or Memorial Day parades would go past our house, and we might follow close enough to hear

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the gun salute and “Taps” played. We were told, possibly by neighbor children, that the cemetery was offlimits to protestant children. Most of the time we minded, but sometimes we could sneak in and look at the names on the stones. Some were familiar names of people who had lived long before we were born. A few plots had fences around the graves for that particular family. I cannot speak for other children who might have been along, but I was fascinated by names on the stones in other languages or giving information about being born in Ireland. Early on, I can remember the grave of Major Burke from the Civil War which had not, at that time, been part of our school curriculum. When doing the school directory in the 1970s we found the final resting places for a number of alumni in that cemetery and then had to double check because families in our area tend to find a name they like and keep on using it, as in which Henry is this? So over the years I did spend quite a bit of time at Calvary, and several people in Langdon knew that. One morning a lady in tears was on my doorstep before breakfast. She had come up from Concrete the day before to decorate her grandmother’s grave but could not find it so had stayed overnight and asked a lot of questions. Someone gave her my address. Grandma had died thirty or more years earlier, and she remembered being at the service and burial at a “little rural cemetery surrounded by fields”. The problem was that the people she asked for directions kept sending her to a nicely kept up cemetery surrounded by homes with a big school across the street. From the gate in those days across from that school the tombstones of her grandparents stood out clearly. After a good laugh over the way a town can change in a few decades, we became friends. She and her family are now buried at a rural cemetery visible from the PAR site. Like most cemeteries there are many stories that come to light when visitors want to know where grandparents are buried.

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