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Inside this Week

Mapleton development to expand

By Amanda GadesMapleton is continuing to grow

and so are the developments. At the city’s monthly meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 2, the city discussed preliminary plans for a second addition to be added to Ashmore Glen.

The proposal will result in 10 lots being built along Highway 11, west of Hagge’s Bar. “It will be primarily higher end town homes and twin homes,” said John Shockley, city attorney.

The city will finance the project through taking out a bond and as-sessing the costs to each lot.

Schockley provided a likely time line: the plat approval will occur in mid-winter, construction will begin early next year and the project will be complete next July.

The project is being engineered by Ulteig Engineers.

The city approved a motion to direct Moore Engineering to pre-pare a report on the development. This will allow them to review the project and make sure they are up to design standards, explained Brandon Oye, Moore Engineering. County 11 corridor project

The contract deadline for Riley Bros. to complete the project is Nov. 15. While a formal extension has not been submitted to the city, Oye believes the contractor will go beyond the deadline date.

The road should be open to traffic on Nov. 12, but Riley Bros. will still have clean-up in the stag-ing area and final seeding to do. Final striping of the road will be done in the spring.

“It’s up to the city if they want to assess damages [for not meet-ing the contract deadline],” said Oye. Other action

The city also approved the fol-lowing motions:

• To raise the parking ticket fee from $8 to $15.

• To purchase a snowblower for up to $2,500 if the budget can support it.

• To increase the garbage rate from $10.75 to $12.75 per month. The increase is due to the city’s garbage handler, Metro Disposal, sustaining higher landfill costs.

There was also discussion on Metro Disposal providing totes for residents at $1.50 per month. The topic was tabled. Vandalism at lift station

An oil control box on the city’s lift station was vandalized Oct. 27. The equipment is worth $600.

There are no suspects and it is unknown how the damage oc-curred, according to the sheriff’s office.

History Heroes presentation Nov. 11

On Nov. 11, Mike Gustafson, state historical board member, will lead a presentation on the History Hero Legacy Community program that is a fundraiser for the state Heritage Center expansion.

The hope is that Casselton, along with other towns throughout the state, will become a History Hero Legacy Community.

This can be done by communi-ty members donating a combined $10,000 to the project, visitors who come to the heritage center will be able to learn more about that town. They will see the town’s name in the Hall of Honors and obtain information at the kiosk. Photos and historical facts will be submitted by each town. The town will also have the opportunity to provide up-to-date information on events for the kiosk.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the stone church. Everyone is welcome.

Veterans never forgetBy Lin Smithwick

On a typical weekday afternoon, Earl Roesler is a regular at the M&M convenience store in Leonard where he enjoys a cup or two of coffee and visits with friends.

Since he retired from farming several years ago, his life is pretty un-complicated and a lot less stressful. “I always come here to M&M and have coffee in the afternoons,” he said. It’s a part of his routine. On this particu-lar day, there had been some excite-ment the night before. Several cars from the Red River Valley and West-ern Railroad had derailed in Leonard. Roesler, like other area residents, had stopped to survey all the activity as work continued throughout the day to

get the cars upright on the tracks.For Earl Roesler, it was something

a little different added into his day. “That was pretty interesting,” he said simply. For a good part of the day, it was certainly the talk of the town. A lot of that chatter took place with Audrey and Mel, owners of the M&M. The convenience store is the hub of the area, and Roesler is one of those who can be counted on to be there most afternoons.

Last week, Earl and Roger Koetz were talking together over a couple of fresh cups of coffee. Earl Roesler is a veteran – a veteran of World War II. He started talking about his years in the Army. It was 68 years ago that Roesler’s life changed dramati-

cally. He remembers it as clearly as if it were – well, as if it were yes-terday. “I was drafted on 9 June, 1942, and was sent to Ft. Snelling.” He was 23 years old. Until that day, he had spent his life attending school, and working on the family farm in the rural Leonard area. He was one of Edward and Anna Roesler’s nine children.

After finishing classes at the Maple River District 36, a local one-room school, Roesler had stayed home on the farm to help, figuring that is how he would probably spend the rest of his life. “I never really had any intentions to leave here.” Earl Roesler’s plans may not have involved leav-ing North Dakota. Uncle Sam’s plans did.

He wasn’t too sur-

prised to be drafted, but it still takes major adjustments regardless of whether or not it is expected. Camp Robinson in Arkansas is a long way from Leonard. Even though he did not have to stay there too long, the south in the summer is unlike anything he had been accustomed to.

From there he was sent to automo-tive school in Bloomington, Ill. That wasn’t as foreign to him. “I had been tinkering with things on the farm all my life, so I was happy to be going to

a school like that.” After his train-ing to work on vehicles being used in the war, Roesler was sent to Angel’s Island near Alcatraz. “I couldn’t wait to get away from there.”

The wait wasn’t too long before he and some buddies were deployed to the Fiji Islands where he spent a lot of his Army time. His training as a me-chanic was put to good use repairing vehicles damaged in the war.

Then it was on to Bougainville Island and then on to Manila. After

five months in Manila, Roesler and some buddies he had served with for a long time, were scheduled to leave for Japan. “These are hard words to say.” Reluctant tears fill the corners of his eyes. He seems a little embarrassed sitting in the M&M, choking up over things that happened decades ago. Instead of receiving details preparing him for the move to Japan, his com-manding officer, said, “Roscoe (his

By Amanda Gades Red River Valley and Western

Railroad have more than $90,000 in costs stemming from a 4-car train derailment in Leonard at 10 p.m. Nov. 2.

The cost of track damage and replacement of 300 feet is $25,000.

Car damage - three destroyed, one repaired - is set to cost the railroad $45,000.

Cal Gruebele, manager of track and structure for the railroad, said he is unsure what the final cost will be for cleaning up and transporting the soybeans in the cars that went off

the track. Despite the significant cost to the

railroad, Gruebele believes the inci-dent could not have been prevented. “We run track inspectors through here at least every week,” he said. “The defect, the way it was inside the rail, it worked its way out and you

couldn’t see it.”The four cars were at the tail

end of a 78-car train. Six other cars immediately preceding the derailed cars were also carrying soybeans for

Maple River Grain and Agronomy. The track was replaced and de-

railed cars and product were cleaned up by the evening of Nov. 4.

Photos by Amanda Gades/The Reporter Employees from Red River Valley and Western Railroad Company prepared the railroad ties to be placed back on the track once it is replaced.

According to Cal Gruebele from Red River Valley and Western Railroad, about 3,600 bushels of soy-beans were in each car, with a total estimated $140-150,000 value of crop was on its way to Maple River Grain and Agronomy from Sheldon.

Four-car train derailment occurs in Leonard

Veteran’s Day is an annual day that celebrates and honors America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. All events are on Thursday, Nov. 11, Vet-eran’s Day, unless otherwise listed. Arthur

The annual observance at Arthur Community Hall will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a beef stew meal. A pro-gram, led by Arthur Mayor Steve Per-ry, will follow to honor veterans who gave of themselves to keep freedom for all of us.

The cub scouts and Bruce Bower-sox, scout master, will present the col-ors and a donation will be presented for the Vets’ Memorial at the Arthur Cemetery.

Fourth grade students from North-ern Cass will be writing essays or let-ters to be entered in a contest. The top four entries will be invited to read their letters at the program.

Plan to attend to show your appre-ciation to the service men and women from our community. Buffalo

On Wednesday, Nov. 10, Buffalo Elementary School will host Buffalo area veterans for a lunch, beginning at 11:30 a.m. There will be music and a program. Casselton

The Vets Club will be hosting a gathering for the public beginning at noon. Food will be served throughout the day.

There will be a live auction at 6 p.m. Proceeds raised from the event will go toward the Casselton Veteran’s Memorial Fund.

At 7 p.m., there will be a pro-gram featuring Vietnam veteran Jon Hovde.

Hovde, of Fertile, Minn., was draft-ed into the military in April 1967. He served in the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi, Vietnam from Oct. 1, 1967 to

Feb. 1, 1968. On Jan. 8, 1968, Hovde was badly

wounded, losing his left arm and leg, among other injuries. He was pro-nounced dead twice while in Vietnam. He spent more than nine months re-covering in the hospital. During that time, he made three vows to God if he should live. Of those, the third vow was to make a difference in the lives of others.

Today, Hovde is a national mo-tivational speaker for conventions, schools, military, veterans groups and corporations. He holds audiences spellbound as he brings a message of hope.

His book, Left for Dead: Second Life After Vietnam, details his experi-ence in Vietnam. It received the Min-nesota Book Award for Autobiography and Memoir. Enderlin

The VFW will be having a supper on Wednesday, Nov. 11, beginning at

6 p.m. Harwood

At the American Legion, a stew supper for veterans and the public will occur from 2 - 5 p.m. (or until gone). Hunter

A Veteran’s Day program will be hosted by the Hunter Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary at the Hunter Cafe and Bakery from 2 - 4 p.m.

Free coffee and bars will be served. The event is open to the public. Kindred

A program, sponsored by the Kin-dred United Methodist Church, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kindred High School gymnasium.

The ‘Star Spangled Banner’ will play, followed by taps, and perfor-mances by the Kindred third graders under the direction of music teacher Bonnie Bowman.

Every veteran is introduced and the auxiliary has a special reading.

Refreshments will be served. An offering will be taken for the Ameri-can Legion, Kindred Ambulance and Kindred Fire Department.

Everyone is welcome. Page

A Veteran’s Day supper will be held at 6 p.m. in the Page Café for Legion members, veterans and their spouses. Door prizes will be given out. The Girls’ State delegates will be in-vited to tell about their experiences at the Girls State Session last June. The event is sponsored by the Page Legion Auxiliary. Tower City

A Veteran’s Day Breakfast will be held at the Tower Travel Center from 7-9 a.m. The city will be purchasing meals for veterans in honor of their commitment to the country.

Veteran’s Day events to be held throughout the county

Roesler pages through the photo album he carried throughout his overseas duty during the war.A photo (inset) of a youthful Earl Roesler in his uniform is among the many photos saved in photo al-bums.

Earl Roesler practices with a weapon during training in the Army during World War II. Roesler - Page A2

Army nickname), pack up your tools. You’re going home.”

And so he did. Three and a half years after he left the fields of rural Cass, he was headed back to the life he knew. While he had been gone, family members had sent him photos of the farms and things going on at home. The little red album was always securely packed away in his Army duffel bag. Together with pho-tos he took on active duty, the album contains a record of the people and places of his life during the war years.

Five years after returning home from the Pacific, one of Earl’s broth-ers died. In time, Earl married Irene, who had been his sister-in-law. Together they raised her children and farmed the land that had been her farm. They were married 52 years before she passed away.

It’s getting late on a Wednesday afternoon in Leonard at the M&M. Kids are stopping by after school for a can of pop and a snack. People on their way home from work pop in to pick up a few items before heading home.

Shane, Mel’s little white dog is barking at a lot of the people who enter the store. One man, who was obviously in town to help get the train back on track again, accepted Shane’s noisy welcome. “There are a lot of strangers in town today, aren’t there,” the workman says with a friendly smile and a pat on the head for Shane.

Earl is gathering up his stuff, saying good-bye to the afternoon regulars. It’s time for him to go home

and get something started for dinner. A lot has happened in Earl

Roesler’s life in the past 68 years. There have been plenty of happy events along with the somber mile-stones that mark all of our lives. Most of his immediate family is gone, but nieces and nephews and other members of an extended family are

connected to the roots that reach so deep into the Roesler’s Red River Valley soil.

A few war stories and memories of combat comrades have easily conjured up plenty of smiles and a tear or two.

That’s the way it is with soldiers. Their bodies may age some and they

may have to move a little slower, but their hearts and minds always …. always, always remember. Their patriotism remains as steadfast as the red, white and blue stripes on the flag they were willing to die for – the same flag many of their friends and colleagues fought for until their dying day.

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Shhhhhhhhh - quiet in the library; or not?By Lin Smithwick

It’s not every day someone might need earplugs – in a library.

With the current remodeling proj-ect taking place at city hall in Casselton, earplugs could have been just what the librarian ordered. An earplug a day just might keep the noise away – or some-thing like that.

The library shares space with city of-fices and what was a community center. The building is undergoing a much need-ed interior face lift. Work on the library, which included new carpeting through-out, is completed. The demolition phase of the project is now taking place in the community center. That means lots of dust – and, lots of – noise.

Sheila Krueger, Casselton’s librarian, is no stranger to working with the public, which can mean unusual questions and requests. In the daily life of a librarian, almost anything can happen. Krueger was not quite prepared for an incident last week. A workman who was going to be doing the demolition work came into the library. “He offered me earplugs because it was going to be so noisy.” So much for keeping it quiet in the library.

Despite the racket, Krueger declined the offer and kept ‘plugging’ away at her daily duties. With a bright mid-after-noon November sun filling the newly re-modeled children’s section of the library, Krueger is busy with library projects.

When gloomy winter days do ar-rive, area children will find bold primary colors beckoning them to come in and check out the books – old and new.

In order to completely carpet the li-brary, everything had to be removed in-cluding all the books, shelving, furniture – everything. Now with everything back in its proper place, Krueger is work-ing on converting the library from the Dewey Decimal-based card files to the computer system. “It is a big project and takes a lot of time, but volunteers are helping a lot, so it’s getting done.”

Visitors to the library will instantly notice changes. One long row of metal book shelves were moved making room for a large table with chairs. “Now we can have meetings there – the Boy Scouts are using the space and I hope other groups will, too.”

On Mondays the library is open until 7 p.m. Anyone can drop by to pick out a book or two, but a few stitchery people are also gathering there with needles, thread and scissors. It might be knit-ting, counted cross stitch, quilting – al-most anything. Anyone working on a needlecraft project are welcome to join the group. “We really just get together to sew and visit – it is really fun and it’s a chance to meet new people.”

Best of all – no one has to be library-quiet. After all, this is one library where earplugs are allowed.

with Lin SmithwickR̓ound About

CORRECTIONIn the Oct. 27 article, “The Buf-falo Historical Society reflects on the year’s progress,” there was an error. Historical Society Board member Lois Smith was incorrectly identified. We apolo-gize for the error.

By Amanda Gades At its highest, Central Cass’

proposed school addition was an estimated $7.8 million. In the past two and a half months, that amount has been almost cut in half. “We started with a Cadillac plan, compromised and brought it to $4.8 million,” said Superintendent Mark Weston.

The proposed addition on the east side of the school will include: classroom space, showers and locker

rooms, an expanded music depart-ment, weight room, space for the alternative learning center (ALC), theater and gym space.

To decrease the cost to $4.8 mil-lion, gymnasium square footage was decreased and the movie theater seat-ing was changed to bleachers like in the north gym, among other things.

Weston estimated during the Mon-day night school board meeting that the project could cost district patrons

with a $100,000 home or $100,000 in agriculture property $90 annually for 20 years.

Pat Knudson, a member of the committee reviewing the proposed project, said during Monday night’s school board meeting that she feels good about the scope of the project. “I feel this is now a manageable cost for residents.”

School board member Jack Haines urged Weston to explain the impact of the proposed facility.

“This is a great design, but we need to get into the benefits of this [pro-posed addition],” Haines said.

Weston responded by listing 10 reasons why the district should do the project. They are:

• an expanded location for the ALC,

• a choir rehearsal room separate from the band room,

• additional classroom and confer-ence space,

• intramural opportunities, • reducing morning and evening

practices, • an improved venue for the fine

arts, • an improved physical fitness

center, • an additional venue for commu-

nity events, • additional space for physical

education class and recess, and• more practice rooms for band

and choir students. On Nov. 16, a special school board

meeting will be held for school district patrons to view the preliminary draw-ings, learn about the information gathering process and hear from the administration and school board why the project is needed. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the media center.

School board president Keith Gohdes said the special meeting will

“be a good way to facilitate the discus-sion on the decision [whether or not to move forward on the project] to come at the December school board meeting.”

If the school board chooses to move forward with the project, there could be a referendum election as soon as Jan. 25.

Central Cass to hold public meeting on proposed addition

Photos by Amanda Gades/The Reporter

School board members Pete Lindstrom (left) and Deb Roesler voiced their support of the proposed addition. Roesler, who previously be-lieved the south gym could be transformed into theater space, said a theater in the addition is the better financial option for the district.

Pat Knudson said she believes the project is “now a manageable cost for the residents.”

Kindred approves $20k bid for piping project

By Amanda Gades The flows from the dewatering

well to the Sheyenne River in Kindred will increase following the completion of the pipe replacement and pigging project. Two bids were received and the $20,078 bid from Laney’s, of Fargo, was approved by the council.

Councilman Rich Schock believes the price could be even less for the city since the city has sand and gate valves on hand.

Public Works Supervisor Ken Blilie is pleased that Laney’s was chosen to do the work. “They have ex-perience doing a project like this and they can do all of it, whereas the other company would have only been able to do part of it and we’d have to hire another company to do the rest.”

Specifically, Laney’s will need to install a new pipe by the storm sewer in the school parking lot. They will also conduct pigging to “scour out all the iron in the pipe” from the dewatering well to the Sheyenne River. This will be done by pushing a polyurethane foam cleaning device through pipelines.

Laney’s started the project Mon-day, Nov. 8 and should be complete this week, weather permitting. Property tax exemption request

Curt Leslie, an investor with CLC Properties, presented information on

a rural learning center in Kindred. CLC Properties has been in discus-sions with Cass County Electric about obtaining the building they are vacat-ing to use for the educational facility.

To get the project going, Leslie requested the city approve a 10-year property tax exemption.

Councilman Verne Wolf said he is in favor of the project, but also noted there are some legal steps that need to be taken before the city can approve the request.

The request must be published in the city’s official newspaper for two weeks not less than 15 days before the meeting and no more than 30 days.

This means the publications will not come in time for the city to act on the request at the Dec. 1 meeting.

Councilman Rich Schock sug-gested the city hold a special meeting with just the request on the agenda. The council agreed. The meeting has been set for Dec. 2. City to send letter of apprecia-tion to Sheriff’s Office

Blilie suggested the city send a letter of appreciation to the Sheriff’s Office for going the extra mile to keep the citizens safe during the stand off with Robert Bodin on Oct. 30 - 31.

The council agreed and Morrisson will be preparing the letter that will be sent out.

Memories fill the pages of one of the many albums he has where his years on active duty are care-fully preserved.

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(Above) Bold primary colors welcome young readers to the newly remodeled children’s section of the Casselton library.

(Right) Shirley Marek is putting a quilt together one piece at a time, stitching all 80 squares with delicate handiwork.

(Above) Casselton’s librarian, Sheila Krueger, stands near the new area de-signed for small meetings and group activities.

(Right) Stitch by stitch, Sheila Mayer’s hands and fingers knit comfort into a prayer shawl for someone along the way who needs some warmth and se-curity.

We salute our Veterans.

Thank you for your service.

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Mary Burgard’s 75thBirthday/Mini Reunion

Saturday, November 20, 2010 5pm - 1am

Courtyard by Marriott, Moorhead

Let Mary Jean Cuffe know your selection by Nov. 15th. Call her @ 218-543-4650 after 4 pm or email her at [email protected]

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*Polka Music by Matt Hodak @ 7pm

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EXPOWomen’sSaturday, November 20th

9am - 4pmCottonwood Golf Course, Casselton

Live here, buy here, keep it local!Lia SophiaNorwex

Pampered ChefJuice PlusWatkinAvon

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Young LivingMessage TherapyUpper Case livingAnd much more!

Selling soup for a fundraiser

for Central Cass Fine Arts!

2 Gift Baskets to be given away! $70 value

Happy Golden Birthday

Patrick!10

on November 10th!

Love,Mom, Dad,

Teagan and Chunk

80th BirthdayCarl Grindberg

will celebrate his 80th Birthday

with family on November 13th.

Birthday greetings may be sent to:35 2nd Ave. S.,

Davenport, ND 58021

90th Birthday Open HouseAn open house honoring Pearl Frosaker

on her 90th Birthday will be held Saturday, November 13 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the

Sons of Norway, Fargo. No gifts, please.

Dimmer-PilgrimAmanda Dimmer and Adam Pilgrim, both of West Fargo, an-

nounce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Neal and Col-leen Dimmer, Fingal, and George Pilgrim, Ayr, and the late Pamela Pilgrim.

Amanda and Adam are both 2007 graduates of Maple Valley High School and attend NDSU. Amanda is a business major and works for Eide Bailly LLP. Adam is an ag-business major. He works for US Bank and farms near Ayr.

A November 26 wedding is planned at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Valley City, with a reception to follow at the Eagles Club, Valley City.

Engagements

Name: BuddyOwners: Eleanor Heuer, LeonardType of pet: Part Chihuahua, part PomeranianAge of Pet: 1 yearFavorite Food: Anything he can get that is edible.Activities: He likes to have me play tug of war with him. He loves to bark, (he thinks he is really a very large dog) and he is always getting into trouble. My Grandma Kay says he would make good eagle bait! He likes to sleep on his back with his legs up in air and when he wakes up from a good nap, he runs around the house like a chicken with his head cut off. Which reminds me my brother has some chickens and Buddy has been known to injure some of them fatally. He also likes to wrestle with all of our barn cats, the cats seem to like him even though he makes a pest out of himself.Personality: As you can tell, he has quite an attitude! He is always so glad to see me and he is the best friend a girl could have!

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Benefit for Amy Boisjolie, HoraceA benefit will be held on Nov. 13

in honor of Amy Boisjolie, of Horace. Boisjolie was diagnosed in July with Thyroid Cancer. She has been unable to work and has undergone several treatments. Due to her loss of work and extensive medical care, the family has incurred substantial expenses.

The Nov. 13 event will be at the Horace Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Along with a pasta meal, there will also be a silent auction.

If you are unable to attend, but would still like to make a donation, log on to Dakota Medical Foundation’s website,

www.dakmed.org/lendahand click on the ‘Donate’ link above and follow the steps provided.

Or, write a check payable to Amy Boisjolie Benefit, Alerus Financial, 901 13th Ave E. West Fargo, ND 58078.

DMF Lend-A-Hand will be provid-ing up to $5,000 in matching funds based on cash, check, and online dona-tions made to benefit Amy Boisjolie.

Supplemental Funds will also be provided by Thrivent Financial for Lu-therans, West Cass County Chapter #31333.

Hunter/Arthur blood drive successfulA total of 40 people volunteered to

donate blood, and 35 were able to give during Hunter/Arthur’s October 18th blood drive. Four people gave blood on the automated 2RBC machine which collects two units of red blood cells during the donation, so a total of 39 products were collected. There were two donors who gave for the first time.

Space to hold the drive was provided

at Arthur Community Hall.Sponsoring a blood drive with an

adequate number of donors is a very important responsibility to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply for pa-tients in 71 hospitals served by United Blood Services.

Blood is for sharing; you have truly given the “Gift of Life.”

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Lloyd OmdahlFormer Lt. Governor of ND -Former UND Political Science professor

If people won’t be getting justice in the future, maybe it’ll be because they haven’t bought any. That may sound cynical but it is getting closer to the truth with each election as big money and interest groups invade state judicial elections.

Even though the U. S. Constitution has been ex-tolled and emulated by state constitution writers since nationhood, two-thirds of the states have not acknowledged the importance of an independent judi-ciary. Instead, they provide for judicial elections, sug-gesting that judges ought to base decisions on public opinion rather than the law and constitutions.

Since the opinions of the Founding Fathers are uni-versally venerated, the words of Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78 should be given some credibility. The independence of judges is important, Hamilton argued, “to guard the Constitution and the rights of individuals from the effects of those ill humors which the arts of designing men...sometimes disseminate among the people…”

Because the Founding Fathers wanted a judiciary that could guarantee justice in spite of public opinion, the Constitution provides for life-time appointment of judges during good behavior, with removal pos-sible by a vote of both houses of Congress. Even folks favoring election of judges at the state level would not favor changing the federal method and having U.S. Supreme Court justices run for office.

In this fall’s election, strong movements were launched in at least four states – Iowa, Colorado, Illi-nois and Kansas – to boot judges out of office because various interest groups did not like their interpreta-tions of constitutions and laws. The campaigns suc-ceeded in Iowa but lost in the other three states.

In 2008, $33 million was spent on judicial races

in 15 states. Over $1 million was spent this year in Il-linois alone.

The motives of those financing judicial races are obvious to the public. Over 75 per cent of the people believe that campaign cash affects courtroom deci-sions. With big money influencing the election or re-tention of more and more judges, public confidence in the state courts certainly will erode.

For the past few years, retired U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has conducted a nation-wide crusade to save the state courts from politics and money. In the 2010 election, she campaigned – with-out success - for the “merit” system in Nevada. (The merit system provides for appointment by the gover-nor from a slate nominated by a special commission. Eventually, people vote on whether or not to retain the appointee in office.)

North Dakota elects its judges on a nonpartisan ballot. We have not experienced big money in judicial campaigns yet, but this growing threat is good rea-son to revisit our selection process. I always thought the merit system was the answer for North Dakota but now find that it does not really protect the inde-pendence of the courts. Iowa, Colorado, Illinois and Kansas all have the merit system and the process has proven to be vulnerable to big money and special in-terests. Apparently, states using any form of judicial election or retention vote will attract interest group money in the future.

The merit system was rejected by North Dakota voters 42 years ago in a 1968 election. Maybe it’s time for the Legislature to take a look at permitting the governor to appoint judges, subject to confirmation by the senate. I would trust the governor to make a better choice than an interest group.

The Dakota Kidby Lynn Hummel

One certainty is clear from the recent political campaign: based on 100 percent of campaign ads observed, ALL can-didates have COMMON SENSE. That’s right, no matter what else they promised or told us, from the farthest right conservative to the farthest left liberal, each one assured us that, if elected, he or she would bring common sense to the office.

If common sense were as common as all that we wouldn’t be in the pickle we’re in. As Horace Greeley has pointed out, common sense is very uncommon.

Thomas Paine was born in England where he grew up poor and unschooled but he became acquainted with Ben-jamin Franklin who urged him to come to America. Two years after arriving in this country, he was a fervent patriot. In 1776, he wrote the pamphlet, COMMON SENSE, a bril-liant statement demanding freedom from England and the establishment of a strong independent union. That pam-phlet was an inspiration to the colonial revolutionary lead-ers including Washington and Jefferson. Another Paine pamphlet, THE CRISIS, followed and opened with these words: “These are the times that try men’s souls... Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.” Paine’s bold words mo-tivated the Continental Army during the darkest hours of the Revolutionary War. Did Paine himself have common sense? Probably not, because his bluntly expressed opin-ions often got him into trouble.

The reason common sense is so uncommon is that it is surrounded by enemies which are in constant attack. In Paine’s case, for example, his zeal overcame his common sense. Common sense tells you it is unnecessary and often unwise to bluntly and rudely express all your opinions. But zeal is stronger than common sense and what followed (in Paine’s case) is history.

Love can certainly overwhelm common sense -- usually no contest. Love says, “I love him -- I can change him.” Common sense says, “Are you kidding -- the first three didn’t change him. You can’t make a silk purse out of that stuff. You’re steaming down the track full speed for a train wreck.”

Desperation can be more persuasive then common

sense. Desperation says, “I need $3,000 fast for rent, car payments, alimony and pocket change. I can just do a quick heist of a convenience store.” Common sense screams, “Don’t even think about it -- those places have security cameras all over. You’ll be easy to identify with the dragon tattoo on your cheek, your size 14 shoes and that missing ear.”

Lust KO’s common sense every day (and every night). Lust says, “A one night stand out of town can’t hurt, why not?” Common sense says, “It’s not right, it’s not smart, somebody’s going to get hurt and you’ll never get away with it.”

Competition often trumps common sense. The voice of competition shouted to the Minnesota Vikings: “Things are not going well for Brett Favre because his top receiver is in-jured. Let’s get back our old superstar, Randy Moss, to turn the season around.” Common sense whispered, but was not heard, saying: “Moss has been a jerk and a trouble maker as a teen, a college player, and as a pro -- if he’s so valuable, why would New England let him go? Besides, if it doesn’t work out, he has a $6.4 million contract, and if you fire him, you may still owe him $3.888 million.” (Footnote: Moss didn’t change -- he was still Randy Moss, he was a loud and conspicuous disaster and after only four games and 27 days, he had to be fired.)

The combination of youth and alcohol can swamp com-mon sense’s boat on any college campus. Youth and alco-hol say: “Binge drinking is cool on your 21st birthday and almost any other special occasion. Besides, 24 hours later the hangover is gone.” Common sense says: “How stupid are you anyway? Binge drinking is a perfect way to prove you’re an absolute fool. Don’t you know it can kill you, or worse yet, not kill you but leave you with half a brain for the rest of your life. Don’t do it.”

Think about all the enemies of common sense in addi-tion to the ones listed above: greed, jealousy, gluttony, poli-tics, “sexting,” bullying and six more you can name. Now we can all agree that common sense is most uncommon. I’m still searching for just a little bit.

Common Sense

Money Is Eroding Judicial Independence

Extension NotesTodd Weinmann, Extension Agent/Horticulture

Extension Agent, Cass County

It’s important to protect your trees from damage due to sunscald as well as from rabbits and voles. Young thinly barked trees such as maples, lindens, mountain ash, flowering crabs and honey-locust as well as fruit trees are susceptible to sunscald damage. Sunscald is caused by above freezing temperatures on sunny days followed by freezing temperatures at night. This rapid change in temperature kills the cells in the bark causing areas to die and peel off during the next growing season. Trees can be protected from sunscald by wrapping the trunk with any material which shades the trunk or reflects the sun and thus prevents excessive warming.

After the heavy damage done by rabbits and voles in past winters, homeowners need to be concerned about protecting their outdoor plants. When heavy snow covers their food supply, rabbits will look else-where for food. Early snowfall seems to encourage an invasion of yards by voles. Many times this means that trees and shrubs are in danger.

Fruit trees are usually the first trees attacked by rabbits. They seem to like the taste of the tree bark. As a precaution, determine a method of protecting your fruit trees from the rabbits. If a fruit tree is eaten off

below the graft, the fruiting variety is lost and the re-sulting growth has little or no value for fruit produc-tion.

Rabbit and vole damage can be prevented by re-ducing the number of pests, protecting individual trees with mechanical barriers, or by using repellents. Where only a few trees are involved they can be pro-tected by fencing each tree or by wrapping with bur-lap, aluminum foil or heavy waterproof tree wrap. A cylinder of ½ inch mesh fencing works well for pro-tecting small trees from rabbits. A finer mesh fencing or a solid retainer is needed to keep the voles away from trees and shrubs.

Repellents are solutions painted or sprayed on trees. They contain one or more chemicals which are distasteful to animals. Many commercial repellents can be found on the market.

If you have any questions concerning the protec-tion or treatment of damaged trees, contact me at the Cass County Extension Office. My phone number is 241-5707, email address is [email protected] and website address is www.ag.ndsu.edu/cass-countyextension.

Protecting Trees for the Winter

Outdoor News and Viewsby Doug Leier - ND Game & Fish Department

For many North Dakota deer hunters, the opener is an “unofficial holiday,” a day that get’s marked off as a vacation day as soon as the next year’s calendar comes out.

It’s just the opposite for many of us at the State Game and Fish Department. Like hotel employees in the city that is hosting the State Class B boys basket-ball tournament, keeping things running smoothly is the priority, even if you’d like to go to the games.

This isn’t good or bad. It’s just the nature of the business. In fact, one of the first points I make when discussing careers in the natural resource field is that the exciting hunting and fishing periods are often the busiest time of the year for Game and Fish workers.

Of course, those of us who have to work can take vacation or scheduled days off later in the season, but on opening day our job is to help enhance the experi-ence for the many thousands who are out in the field. Logistics dictates that we can’t always help everyone right away, but we do our best to take care of business so hunters can get out there and start making those memories that will be made across the state through-out the 16 ½-day regular deer gun season.

For many hunters, those memories begin with friends and family, old places and new hunts equal-ly mixed. Even members of your own hunting party there might have different reasons for the hunt

A nice doe or small buck will provide jerky and sau-sage rings. A few good walks, or an evening sitting at the rock pile on which you’ve sat and closed the door

on a day’s hunt for decades, might be a time to reflect on the past year, problems or blessings and the com-ing issues of work and family. It’s amazing how many problems are solved and solutions realized with a few minutes outdoors. And for many, deer season may be the only window to the outdoors this fall.

Personally, like many of my coworkers and the rest of you who will not be wearing blaze orange on Nov. 5, I’ll carve out a few windows of opportunity to head out deer hunting with my son sometime before the close of the 2010 season on Nov. 21.

Even that might not be the end of it for some of you. If you have a second, third or concurrent season license and you don’t fill the tag during the rifle sea-son, it remains valid for the muzzleloader season run-ning Nov. 26 - Dec. 12 as long as you are using a legal muzzleloading firearm.

Those licenses are also good through the end of archery season on Jan. 2 as long as you use archery equipment.

All concurrent season licenses are valid for only the species and sex indicated on the license, and the hunter must stay in the designated unit.

The tug to get me out there is part history and also a look toward the future. Each year I relive memories of hunts with my Dad, and look forward to creating lasting memories with, and for, my own children.

Stay safe and enjoy the 2010 deer season. Leier is a biologist with the Game and Fish Depart-

ment. He can be reached by email: [email protected].

Well, Halloween has come and gone and Election Day is past. It’s hard to know which was scarier: the ghouls in the Halloween fright movies or the brain-dead purveyors of political paranoia these past many months. Anyway, the silly season is over for the time being.

Next, we look forward to Thanksgiving, when we can proclaim our delight that we won’t have to listen to cam-paign drivel any longer. Well, at least not for awhile. We all know that the campaign for the 2012 presidential nomina-tions began years ago.

But after so many months of listening to, thinking about and discussing deep and significant topics, I’m ready for some plain old garden-variety silliness. Tom Swifties, for example.

Remember them? No? I’ll refresh your memory. A Tom Swifty is a kind of play on words, in which an

adverb (usually) relates to something in the sentence. (You all remember that an adverb usually ends in “-ly,” don’t you?) So an example of a Tom Swifty would be “The situ-ation is grave,” Tom said cryptically.

Tom Swift was a boy’s adventure hero created by the American writer Edward L. Stratemeyer. In the series of books, Tom rarely passed a remark without a qualifying adverb such as “Tom added eagerly” or “Tom said jok-ingly.”

In a true Tom Swifty, it is an adverb (word specifying the mode of action of the verb) that provides the pun. For example, “Elvis is dead,” said Tom expressly. Get it? Ex (=in the past) + pressly (Presley).

You still have to use your head sometimes in decipher-ing Tom Swifties (as I hope you did when you voted) and not all of them involve adverbs. Sometimes the pun oc-curs in the verb (“You must be my host,” Tom guessed.) Sometimes it’s a short phrase that acts like an adverb, as in “Don’t let me drown in Egypt!” pleaded Tom, deep in denial.

Yeah, I know. Most Tom Swifties are groaners. But maybe I can give examples of some not quite so eye-roll-

ingly stupid. “I’m wearing a ribbon round my arm,” said Tom with

abandon.“I like modern painting,” said Tom abstractly.“This salad dressing has too much vinegar,” Tom said

acidly.“These propulsion systems were used by NASA on

moon rockets,” said Tom apologetically.“I’m losing my hair,” Tom bawled.“I think I’ll use a different font,” said Tom boldly.“Rowing hurts my hands,” Tom said callously.“It’s made the grass wet,” said Tom after due consid-

eration.“Now I can do some painting,” said Tom easily.“I won’t play for this team any longer,” Tom decided.”How do you start a Model-T without a battery?” Tom

asked crankily.“I dropped the toothpaste,” said Tom, crestfallen.“The radio reception is much better now,” Tom said ec-

statically.“I will now demonstrate how to dissect a sheep,” de-

livered Tom.“Why shouldn’t I stir my coffee with a ball-point pen?”

Tom bickered.“I’m on Social Security,” said Tom dolefully.Well, that’s enough of that silliness. Those who say that

the pun is the lowest kind of humor don’t have any pa-tience with Tom Swifties, I’m sure. But how can you help but chuckle at something as silly as this: A vulture boards a plane carrying two dead possums. The attendant stops him and says, “I’m sorry sir. Only one carrion allowed per passenger.”

I also like the one about the hungry traveler who stops at a monastery and is taken into the kitchen. A brother is frying chips. “Are you the friar?” the traveler asks.

“No, I’m the chip monk,” he replies. I rest my case.

Random Thoughts … about Tom Swiftiesby Myrna Lyng

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Area Church Directory

Fourteen youth were confirmed at Martin’s Lutheran Church Sunday, Oct. 31. They are (back, from left): Jared Nelson, Ben Sundquist, Matt Zimmerman, Nick Wilcox, Kyle Giermann, Jordan Hersch and John Baumgarten. (front) Rev. Dr. Paula V. Mahmel, Morgan Croves, Tiffany Fletschock, Rachel Gehrke, Paige Cote, Brianna Otteson, Rebekah Faul and Hannah Raoch.

Martin’s Lutheran confirms 14 students

Catholic

St. Agatha’s CatholicHope-Rev. Timothy JohnsonSunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.

Sacred HeartSanborn-Rev. Timothy JohnsonSunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

St. Agnes CatholicHunter-Rev. Matthew AttanseyMass: 1st, 3rd Sundays 8:30 a.m.Mass: 2nd, 4th Sundays 10:30 a.m.Wed., March 10: “I Am the Light of the World” 6:00 p.m.

St. Benedict’s CatholicHorace-Rev. Jared KadlecSaturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.Sunday Mass: 7:00 and 10:30 a.m.Mass: Tuesday 7:00 p.m.Mass: Wednesday-Friday 8:30 a.m.

St. Bernard CatholicOriska-Rev. Timothy JohnsonSaturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

St. Leo’s CatholicCasselton-Rev. James ErmerSaturday Mass: 5 p.m.Mass: 2nd, 4th Sundays 8:30 a.m.Mass: 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 10:30 a.m.

St. Maurice’s CatholicKindred-Father Jared KadlecMass: 8:30 a.m.

St. Thomas CatholicBuffalo-Rev. James ErmerMass: 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 8:30 a.m.Mass: 2nd, 4th Sundays 10:30 a.m.

St. Williams CatholicArgusville-Father Leo KinneyDaily Mass: Thursday: 6:00 p.m.Saturday Mass: 7:00 p.m.Sunday Mass: 10:00 a.m.

Congregational

Barrie CongregationalRural Kindred-Rev. Chuck Belzer Worship: October 24

United Church of Christ Argusville-Rev. Dorothy (Darcy) BordenWorship: 10:00 a.m.

Lutheran

Buffalo LutheranBuffalo-Rev. Cathy HedmarkWorship: 10:30 a.m.

First LutheranHunter-Rev. Julie TillbergWorship: 9:00 a.m.

Gardner United LutheranGardner-Rev. Tim BauerWorship: 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Good Samaritan CenterPastor Scott FielderWorship: 10:30 a.m.

Gift of God Lutheran (CLC)Mapleton - Rev. Matthew GurathWorship: 9:00 a.m.

Grace LutheranGrandin-Rev. Michael KesslerWorship: 8:30 a.m.

Herby LutheranArgusville-Rev. Paul FugelstadWorship: 9:30 a.m.

Horace LutheranHorace-Pastor Dave SorensenWorship: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.Fellowship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Kindred LutheranKindred-Pastor Andrew Schlecht.Sunday: 10:00 a.m.Website: www.kindredlutheran.com

New Hope Lutheran ChurchLeonard-Pastor Jim HulbergWorship in Leonard: 9:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Maple Sheyenne LutheranHarwood-Rev. Emily NesdahlWorship: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Martin’s LutheranCasselton-Rev. Dr. Paula V. MehmelWorship: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Fellowship Hour 10:00 a.m.

Norman-Davenport ParishKindred-Davenport-Rev. Brian HansenWorship: Davenport 9:00 a.m.Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.Worship: Norman 10:45 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Our Savior LutheranPage-Pastors Jeffery & Elizabeth DavisWorship: 10:30 a.m.

Redeemer LutheranHope-Pastors Jeffery & Elizabeth Davis Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Shepherd of the PrairieRev. Sarah Larsen Tade No Saturday Worship: Sunday Worship: Walcott: 9:00 a.m.Sunday Worship: Christine: 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship: Hickson: 11:00 a.m.

St. John LutheranArthur-Pastor Scott FielderWorship: 9:00 a.m.

St. John LutheranEmbden-Rev. John FlaaWorship: 9:00 a.m.

St. Paul’s LutheranTower City-Rev. Cathy HedmarkWorship: 9:00 a.m.Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

St. Peter LutheranRural Chaffee-Rev. John FlaaWorship: 10:30 a.m.

West Prairie Free Lutheran (AFLC)Rural Kindred, Rev. Lee HoopsWorship: 10:00 a.m.

Trinity LutheranAyr-Pastors Jeffery & Elizabeth DavisWorship: 9:00 a.m.

Zion LutheranHarwood-Pastor Doug StaveSunday School: 9:00 a.m.Worship: 10:00 a.m.Fellowship: 11:00 a.m.

Methodist

Kindred Area ParishCalvary-Kindred, Zion near WalcottPastor John BerghWorship: Zion 9:30 a.m.Worship: Kindred 11:00 a.m.

United MethodistArthur/CasseltonRev. Arlyn CoalterWorship: Casselton 10:30 a.m.Worship: Arthur 9:00 a.m.

United Methodist - PageRev. Allen FingerWorship: 8:30 a.m.

United Methodist - HopeRev. Allen FingerWorship: 9:45 a.m.

Moravian

Bethel-Goshen MoravianLeonard - Rev. Reid LaudermanDurbin - Rev. Reid LaudermanWorship: Goshen 9:00 a.m.Worship: Bethel 11:00 a.m.

Canaan MoravianRural Davenport - Pastor Mary BielkeSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Presbyterian

Baldwin PresbyterianPillsbury-Substitute Supply PastorWorship: 9:00 a.m.

Colgate PresbyterianRev. Mark FlatenWorship: 9:00 a.m.

Faith United PresbyterianHunter-Grandin-Rev. Donna MonteithWorship: Hunter 9:00 a.m.Worship: Grandin 11:00 a.m.

First PresbyterianBuffalo-Rev. Brian HazardWorship: 10:00 a.m.

Tower City PresbyterianTower City-Rev. Brian HazardWorship: 11:15 a.m.

Westminster PresbyterianCasselton-Rev. Richard KargardWorship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Area Obituaries

Benjamin RothBenjamin Roth, 90, died Wednes-

day, Nov. 3, 2010. He was born Jan. 7, 1920, in Kulm,

to Henry and Lydia (Breitling) Roth. Benjamin attended eight years of schooling in Wishek. At the age of 16 he was sent out to look for work, land-ing a job as a farm hand for a grain op-erator in Grandin. He also did dairy farm work in Wild Rice and Rose-mont, Minn., until he was employed by the Great Northern Railroad in De-cember of 1944. For thirty-eight years he worked in the round house and on the tracks in Breckenridge, Minn., and Page, Minot and Ayr. Eventually, he moved to Casselton and worked until retirement in 1982.

Benjamin was a member of Cal-vary Baptist Church, Fargo, now Calvary at Village Green, Moorhead, Minn., serving as a Deacon, Elder, Sunday school teacher, Awana leader and greeter.

The funeral was held Tuesday, Nov. 9 in Calvary at Village Green, Moorhead, Minn.

Interment is in Lower Wild Rice and Red River Cemetery, Hickson.

Online guestbook: www.korsmo-funeralservice.com.

Muriel BartholomayMuriel D. Bartholomay, 82, Detroit

Lakes, Minn., died Sunday, November 7, 2010 in the Oak Crossing Care Cen-ter, Detroit Lakes.

Muriel Delores Thompson was born January 13, 1928 in Fargo, N.D. She was raised at Sheldon, N.D. and graduated from Sheldon High School. She attended summer school at Valley City State University and then taught for two years in the Highland School, rural Sheldon. Muriel attended busi-ness college in Bismarck, N.D. She married Duane Bartholomay June 14, 1947 in Moorhead, Minn. They lived in several N.D. communities before moving to Casselton in 1962. In Cas-selton, Muriel was employed at the First American Bank, serving several years on the board of directors. She started as a teller and retired as a vice president in 1988 after 25 years with the bank.

Muriel was a member of the Cas-selton United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. Her family, church and friends were the most important parts of her life. Mu-riel enjoyed doing crafts, the lake and fishing, traveling and winters with Duane in Arizona.

She is survived by her husband, Duane; sons, Don (Terri) Bartholo-may, Wheaton, Ill., Chuck (Cathy) Bartholomay, Bismarck, Judy (Jim Landry) Neil, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Lillian and Henry Sandvig.

Visitation will be Thursday, No-vember 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. in West Funeral Chapel, West Fargo, N.D., with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

The funeral service will be held Friday, November 12 at 2 p.m. in West Funeral Chapel, West Fargo.

Burial is in Casselton Cemetery.Condolences may be sent online -

westfuneralhome.com.Arrangements entrusted to West

Funeral Home, Casselton and West Fargo.

William JahrausWilliam Jahraus was born April

27, 1920 to Wilhelm and Christina (Krueg) Jahraus in Artas, S.D. He was baptized and confirmed in the Artas Reformed Church. He attended elementary school in Artas and Na-poleon and graduated from Eureka High School in 1937. After graduation he attended the College of Commerce, Stockton, Calif. He returned to South Dakota in 1938 and served as Deputy County Auditor of Campbell County until 1942. Bill married Leonor Fraase June 14, 1942 in Embden.

He purchased the Mound City Monitor in 1942 and operated that newspaper until he was drafted in 1944. He suspended publication of the Monitor until his return from World War II in 1946.

Bill resumed publication of the Mound City Monitor in 1946. In 1948 he purchased the Prairie Picayune in Herreid, S.D. which he published until 1969. In 1969 Bill and family moved to Rockwell City, Iowa, where he owned and published the Rockwell City Advocate. In 1971, Bill and fam-ily returned to S.D. where he bought and published the Bowdle Pioneer. In 1980 Bill and Lee retired from the newspaper business and spent most of their retirement years in Bowdle. In 2004, Bill and Lee moved to Ab-erdeen S.D.

Bill was very active in community affairs. While in Herreid, he served as Commander and Adjutant of the American Legion, as honorary life member of the Jaycees, and as church council president, secretary, and Sun-day School superintendent of Peace Lutheran Church. He was Herreid’s mayor from 1957-1967. While in Bow-dle, he was Commander and financial officer of the American Legion, sec-retary of the Commercial Club, and served on St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Council. After moving to Aberdeen, Bill became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

He is survived by children, William (Sheryl) Jahraus, Grafton, Rebecca (Robert) Tello, Loveland, Colo., Ro-chelle (John) Burke, Glendale, Ariz., Kay (Terry) Goldade, Aberdeen, S.D., and Kim (Yolonda) Jahraus, Ab-erdeen, S.D.; twelve grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; three sis-ters-in-law and a brother-in-law.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters, one brother and his wife.

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Veterans Day November 10, 2010Cass County ReporterA-6 Veterans DayNovember 10, 2010

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Thursday, November 11:The Vet’s Club will be hosting a gathering for the

public beginning at Noon. Food will be served throughout the day. At 6 p.m., there will be a live auction with proceeds benefiting the Veterans Memorial. There will be a program at 7 p.m.

Thursday, November 11:A Veteran’s Day Program hosted by the Hunter American Legion Auxiliary at the

Hunter Cafe & Bakery from 2 - 4 p.m. The event is open to the public.

Thursday, November 11:A beef stew meal, which is open to the pub-lic, will be served at 6:30 p.m. at the Arthur

Community Hall. A program will follow.

Thursday, November 11:A program at the Kindred School will begin

at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by the Kindred United

Methodist Church.

CASSELTON

ARTHUR

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Wednesday, November 10:Buffalo Elementary School will host

Buffalo area Veterans for a lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m.

BUFFALO

Thursday, November 11:The American Legion will have a stew supper for

Veterans and the public from 2 - 5 p.m.

HARWOOD

Thursday, November 11:A Veteran’s Day supper will be held at the

Page Cafe for Legion members, Veterans and spouses at 6 p.m.

PAGE

Thursday, November 11:The VFW will have a supper at 6:00 p.m.

ENDERLIN

Thursday, November 11:A Veteran’s Day Breakfast will be held

in honor of our local veterans at the Community Hall from 7 - 9 a.m.

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Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.’” As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans. In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day weekends for feder-al employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the last Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confu-sion on Oct. 25, 1971. Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.

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All these come to mind as the ninth annual TOUR OF HOMES, sponsored by the Kindred Public Library, takes place Sunday, Nov. 21. Five area couples will open their homes to the public. Hours for the tour are noon - 5 p.m. . A basket raffle will also be held at the library. Both tickets for the tour and raffle will be available at the library begin-ning at 11:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the library any time before the tour.

This year’s homes provide a wide variety for the tourees. Each one is distinctly different yet all have a central holiday theme. Contemporary homes alongside traditional farm and two-story homes are featured on the tour.

Homes on the tour are Brady and Sharon Oye; Karen and George Kruse; Verne and Suzanne Wolf; Sara and Eric Score, and Nancy and Wayne Lunder. The Lunder and Wolf homes are in the city of Kindred; the Kruse and Oye homes are rural northeast of Kindred; the Score home is also northeast of Kindred on Highway 16.

“We have had tremendous success with our previous tours and this one is no different,” stated Jen Swenson, one of the chairwomen for the event. “Each year we have a wonderful group of people who are in the tour. We certainly appreciate their willingness to open their homes to the pub-

lic.” Joan Halland, the other co-chair for the tour of homes, agrees. “Our patrons do their very best for the ‘tour day’ and it is shown in the displays.” The homes on the tour will be marked with Christmas/holiday flags for easy visibility.

The library will open at 11:30 a.m. for ticket sales, maps and shoe bags. The tour attendees may start and end at any home as no specific route is planned. A raffle for the dis-played baskets will also be held. Several area library patrons have donated the baskets with various themes.

Coffee, cider and goodies will be available at the library all day and attendees may stop for a snack before, during or after the tour.

The raffle drawing will be held at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 21 at the library conducted by Linda Otterson and Jen Swenson.

Homes and their highlights:NANCY AND WAYNE LUNDER*Newest home on the tour; completed 2005; Lunders

moved in 2007 and are the first people to live in the home*”Empty-nesters, waiting to be grandparents” home*One level with finished basement/family room*Warm greens and yellows; lots of windows*Laminate floors*Outside flower garden and roses* Master suite in lower level and Jacuzzi tub in master

suite*Large sun room with a sports theme*Two kitchens *Address: 230 Sheyenne Street, Kindred, NDKAREN AND GEORGE KRUSE*Home was builit in 1870s ; home of the ‘Sheyenne King’

one of the first settlers in this area*Classic and traditional mahogany furniture and cul-

ture*Original Spanish plaster in the living room*Working Colonial fireplace and a 1940s Steinway pia-

no*Glass door knobs on original oak doors*George’s John Deere collection will be displayed*Greens and beiges are prominent in the house*Maple floors and original baseboard upstairs*Antiques in living and dining room (Thomasville furni-

ture from George’s parents)

*4999 168th Ave SE, Kindred, ND SHARON AND BRAD OYE*Home was built in 1889, 2 story farmhome; has been

remodeled in the last few years*Brad’s great-grandparents lived in this area and worked

around area farms*Greeting the visitors will be Buddy, Biscuit and Jace –

the Oye’s family horses*Wrap around, “L” shaped porch*Playhouse with butterfly garden; bird sanctuary*Man cave attached to the garage; local ‘game’ room*Earth tones; brick fireplace in living room *Large master bedroom and hardwood floors*Two grandchildren’s rooms with Wizard of Oz and

camping themes*4845 168th Ave SE, Kindred, NDVERNE AND SUZANNE WOLF*Home was built in 1912; Wolf family moved in 2008*A home where ‘the old meets the new’*Only four families have owned this house; Swenson

family was the original owner*Hardwood maple floors throughout the home*Open staircase (old and new) and original banister

and woodwork*Lead glass windows*Huge master suite in golden and light blue tones

with an iron and wood bed with a doll house display*In living room --- chocolate brown couch and light

blue drapes; in the kitchen chocolate brown *Deck outside of old-fashioned doors*Son Rodney’s room is a train theme (this room was

the original master bedroom) *231 Hackberry Court, Kindred, ND SARA AND ERIC SCORE*Four generations of Brunells lived here before the

Score family moved there in 2005*With three busy active children, Sara’s decorating

style is ‘do with what you have’*Daughter Raina’s room is teal, turquoise and black.

Masie (age 10) has lavender and tur-quoise with a horse theme. Son Edison has a car-themed room

*The home has been completed gut-ted and remodeled; original staircase is being refurbished. Chunky white trim work throughout the home

*Cinnamon, suede brown, turquoise and cream are primary colors. Lami-nate tiles and a grand piano originally from the ‘Black Swan’ in Fargo

*Hot tub on the patio; natural grass stairs leading to the pond

*Fireplace in the cream-colored parlor; back hall with old family photos and fashion plates

*All of the downstairs has unique nine foot ceilings and panel doors

*Maple cabinetry in kitchen; black appliances; built-in desk

*4701 124th Ave S., Horace, ND

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Wilhelm to perform recital at VCSUValley City State University music student Kelsey Wilhelm will perform a

saxophone recital Sunday, Nov. 14 at 3:00 p.m. in Froemke Auditorium. Admis-sion is free and the performance will be followed by a reception.

Wilhelm, a senior from Leonard, is completing a degree in composite vocal and instrumental music education. While at VCSU, Wilhelm has been active in Collegiate Music Educators National Conference, Viking Ambassadors, Student North Dakota Educators Administration, Music Student Advisory Council, and Varsity Golf/Volleyball. She has performed with VCSU’s Concert Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, University Singers, Saxophone Quartet, and North Da-kota Intercollegiate Honor Band.

Under the instruction of VCSU professor John Difiore, Wilhelm has prepared six pieces, including Glazounov’s full saxophone Concerto, works by Debussy, Dubois, Hartley, and Singelee, and a jazzy number by Earth Wind & Fire, to be performed with the VCSU Saxophone Quartet (Alex Granfor, Mandan, tenor saxophone; Micki Buchholz, Oakes, alto saxophone; and Ashley Gierke, Valley City, baritone saxophone). Accompanying Wilhelm on piano will be Professor Jamie Namminga. Wilhelm is the daughter of Barb and Earl Wilhelm, Leon-ard.

Mitchell promoted to Tech Sgt.

Haley Mitchell was recently pro-moted to the rank of Technical Sergeant (E-6) with the North Dakota Air Nation-al Guard. Technical Sergeant Mitchell serves as a Public Health Craftsman with the 119th Medical Group in Far-go. She is a 2003 graduate of Kindred High School and a 2006 graduate of the North Dakota State College of Science.

The North Dakota Air National Guard’s state mission is to provide well disciplined, highly trained and equipped professional forces to the United States Air Force and the governor to defend our nation and state from any threats to the safety and well-being of our citi-zens. The 119th Wing, better known as the Happy Hooligans, is recognized as one of the best Air Guard units in the country. The unit is the only Air Na-tional Guard unit to win the prestigious Hughes Trophy twice for being the most outstanding air to air fighter unit in the United States Air Force. The unit has won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award thirteen times in its history.

Haley is the daughter of Mary and Dale Mitchell, Kindred.

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Davenport Seniors will meet Monday, Nov. 15 in the Community Center at 5:30 p.m. for blood pressure readings, a ca-tered meal at 6:30 p.m. followed by a business meeting.

Congregate MealsPageMeals are served Tuesday, Thursday

and Friday at the Page Cafe with home delivery Monday through Friday. All meals include milk.

Monday, November 15 - Spaghetti with meat balls, Italian blend vegeta-bles, Captain’s salad, garlic bread stick and red apple

Tuesday, November 16 - Pork chop with gravy, smashed potatoes, broccoli raisin salad and warm cinnamon apples

Wednesday, November 17 - Salmon with creamy dill sauce, wild rice blend, peas, basil bean salad and strawberry jello with pears and topping

Thursday, November 18 - Swiss steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, crunchy cucumbers and ginger bread with topping

Friday, November 19 - Chicken ala king, mashed potatoes, whole baby car-rots and apple crisp with topping

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Friends had coffee together in the Page Cafe with Sharon Johnson Monday forenoon. Nov. 1, to help Sharon celebrate her birthday.

Grandson of Gladys Jondahl- Morton, Gary Cook, Lisbon, stopped in to visit Gladys and have lunch with her Tuesday noon when Gary was in the area making a delivery.

Amanda Dimmer, Fingal, fiancee of Adam Pilgrim, was honored at a bridal shower Sunday afternoon in Fingal. Amanda and Adam plan to be married Nov. 26 in Valley City.

Family members of Oscar Eng-land, Carol (England) Kartes, Rachel and Cole, Fargo, and Joanne Jor-genson, rural Hawley, came Sunday to help Oscar celebrate his birthday. They attended worship in Our Savior Lutheran Church with Oscar and Gladys Jondahl-Morton. Jeremy Jorgenson and John and Julie Sand-erson, Fargo also came Sunday, and they all had dinner together in the Page Cafe. They visited in Oscar’s home Sunday afternoon.

A baby girl, Violet Marie Drechsel was born to Adam and Lisa (Bank-ers) Drechsel, West Fargo, Septem-ber 13, 2010. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length. Arnold and Julie Bankers, Page, are grandparents.

A five-party rummage sale was held in the vacant Catholic Church building Saturday. A Page Holiday Showcase and Bazaar was held Sat-urday in the Page Auditorium, with kiddie carnival, bake sale and lunch, door prizes and various products on display and for sale.

At the Sunday evening card play-ing in the Senior Center Nov. 7 there were three tables of whist players. Prize winners were William Baasch and Ole Erickson. Joyce Flickinger received the door prize. Lunch was served by Lorraine Baasch.

Quite a few Page and area resi-dents have been deer hunting since the season opened Friday, Nov. 5.

Family members came for an early Thanksgiving in the home of Martin and Betty Jo Gray Sunday, Brad and Cindy Gray and Andrew, Fargo, Ben Nelson, Moorhead College, Kathy (Gray) Anderson, Crookston, Minn., and Dale and Lori

Bjerke and Erin, Page. Kathy also attended worship in Our Saior Lu-theran Church with Betty and Martin and the Bjerkes.

Nola Satrom was in charge of checking and recording the blood pressure when the monthly blood pressure clinic was held in the Senior Center on Friday. Eleven people had their blood pressures checked.

After the blood pressure clinic. the “Fun and Friendship” Senior Citi-zens had the monthly business meet-ing. With eleven members attending. Gladys Jondal- Morton conducted the meeting and led a brief radio pro-gram quiz for entertainment. Secre-tary Joanne Erickson read minutes of the October meeting and the minutes were approved. Nola Satrom gave the treasury report of income and expenses. Nola also gave a report on the Senior Commission meeting she had attended in October. Informa-tion was given on times for Medicare Part D enrollment meetings. Corre-spondence also included a thank you from the Page Cemetery Association for the donation of contributions at the October Birthday dinner. Those attending the dinner made contribu-tions instead of bringing greeting cards. Other business discussed included purchasing of chairs for the Center. New chairs have been ordered and the older chairs are to be offered for sale. Marion Iverson had put away the outdoor bench and flower pots for the Center and she reported that the back storage room is in need of maintenance, greeting card was signed for Leota Zuech of the Arthur Good Samaritan Center. The November birthday dinner will be Nov. 17, a week early because of the Thanksgiving holiday close to the last Wednesday of the month. At the December birthday dinner an election will be held for the offices of President and Secretary, and discussion was held on candidates. Announcements were that the foot clinic would be Nov. 11; the birthday dinner would be Nov. 17 and the next blood pressure clinic and busi-ness meeting will be Dec. 3. After the meeting, a card game of ‘hand and foot’ was played for entertainment, and lunch was served.

In October Brad and Dawn (Er-ickson) Flaten, Galesburg, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Six Mile Bay campground at Devils Lake. Brad and Dawn were married October 19, 1985 in Our Savior Lutheran Church, Page. They have four children, Darci, Amy, Amber and Tyler, and two grandchildren.

School News - No classes at Hope and Page Schools Nov. 11, Veterans’

Day and Friday. Dakota Bowl Foot-ball will be Nov. 12 and 13. A Junior High ‘Basketball Game will be in Hope against Enderlin Nov. 15. The Barnes County Music Festival is Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in Valley City State Uni-versity. Girls basketball games are at Central Cass Thursday and Maple Valley Friday.

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lized 1,335 volunteers to help more than 440 seniors during the 19th annual Day of Caring, Oct. 16. A few of these volunteers assisted with projects in rural Cass County.

“This is a great way for projects to get done and to connect seniors with other people,” said Kristina Hein, Marketing and Brand Man-agement Director for United Way of Cass-Clay. “Some homeowners like having volunteers from their area and Community of Care helped us provide that.”

Each senior citizen who was helped filled out an application and returned it to United Way. Commu-nity of Care, a United Way partner agency, assisted in finding volun-teers to complete the projects and

getting the word out about the event. In Casselton, a home’s exterior

windows and gutters were cleaned. The work went quick because of a team of volunteers from First State Bank of North Dakota - Casselton.

The homeowner (who did not want to be identified by name) was thankful for the cleaning that was done. “It was very nice. It was something that my husband and I wouldn’t have been able to do.”

Bank employees also felt like they were making a difference. “What we did didn’t change their lives but it did improve them a little,” said Bernie Sinner, bank president.

The following day, Sinner learned of another homeowner who wanted to have her gutters cleaned. He glad-ly did it. “She heard about the work done on ‘Day of Caring’ and asked if

someone was able to help out.” Mary Beth Engelke, of Arthur,

and Jane Strommen helped out at the home of Shirley Skauge, Gard-ner.

“She is not able to climb on lad-ders so we cleaned her windows that she couldn’t reach and helped put up new curtains,” said Engelke. “We also got to do some visiting with Shirley. She told us about her life in Gardner. It was great to meet some-one new and learn more about her.”

Skauge’s appreciation is apparent when she talks about the great work of the volunteers. “It was the day

before my birthday and I think it was the best birthday present I’ve gotten in a long time.”

Projects were also completed in Horace and Kindred.

Strommen hopes even more proj-ects will be available for volunteers for next year’s “Day of Caring”.

“The help seniors received was very appreciated. This is a great event and we hope to be involved even more in the future,” said Strommen.

Local volunteers help with Day of Caring

Courtesy PhotosFirst State Bank of North Dakota - Casselton employees volunteered and helped out with cleaning the windows and gutters at an older couples home.

Shirley Skauge, of Gardner, (left) with Day of Caring volunteer Mary Beth Engelke, of Mary’s Market. Skauge shared that the Day of Car-ing was the best birthday present ever.

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Hunter Friendship Senior Citizen Club will meet for din-ner at noon Wednesday, Nov. 10 in the Hunter Grain meeting room.

The Hunter American Le-gion Auxiliary will host a Vet-erans Day program and lunch to honor all Veterans Thursday, Nov. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Hunter Cafe and Bakery. Every-one is welcome.

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The monthly foot care clinic will be held Nov. 11 in the Page Senior Center at 11 a.m. The Page Com-munity Club will hold a meeting Nov. 15. The monthly birthday dinner will be held Wednesday, Nov. 17 at noon.

A parish worship service will be held Sunday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. in Hope to celebrate the joining of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hope, into the three-point Lutheran parish with Trinity, Ayr, and Our Savior, Page. It will be followed by a potluck.

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The Page Community Club met Oct. 28, 2010 with President Madge Dows presiding.

Karen Erickson gave the treasurer’s report and Karen Alm filled in for Betsy Watts as secretary.

Glen Kenward reported that a projec-tor service company had been contacted to work on the projectors and would service the machines yearly. He thanked all that helped with the past season and looks forward to next year.

A community holiday event was ap-proved with tentative plans for Dec. 5. Plans will be finalized at the Community Club meeting Nov. 15.

Rollerskating in the Page Audito-rium will start in Jan. 2011 with Ron Langdahl in charge.

Page Community Days will be June 17 - 19, 2011 and will celebrate the 50th annual Page Community Days.

Election of officers was held with Marvin and Jo Thorson elected presi-dent, Mike and Lori Abraham elected treasurer, and Betsy Watts will stay on as secretary.

Hunter Auxiliary Hunter American Legion Auxiliary

met Thursday evening, Nov. 4 in the Presbyterian Church with eight mem-bers attending. President Bernice Peihl opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the Pream-ble of the Constitution recited by the group.

The minutes of the previous meet-ing were given by Secretary Delores Otteson and the treasurers report by Donna Porter and they were ap-proved.

Plans were finalized for the Veter-ans Day program to be held Thursday afternoon, Nov. 11 in the Hunter Cafe.

The local Sunday school teachers will be remembered during American Education Week.

Membership Chairman Jeanne Paulson reported on the new members for 2011. They are Felicity Hauff, Patsy Madsen, Haley Madsen and Elizabeth Christ. They bring the total member-ship so far to 32.

The meeting was adjourned and lunch was served by Betty Barker.

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A mouse in the house is not the kind of a surprise anyone wants. Especially if that mouse in the house is in the kitchen.

If that visiting rodent, however, just hap-pens to be M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E, well, that’s a very different story. Mickey is one little, old mouse welcome almost anywhere he goes. Next week, Monday, Nov. 18, Mickey will celebrate his 72nd birthday. By today’s standards, 72 is not old, but for a mouse, well, he has managed to escape plenty of traps and threatening situations. Undoubtedly, there will be plenty of special celebrations next week. Few parties, however, will rival his 50th birthday when he was the first cartoon char-acter to be imprinted into Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Since his inception in the minds and hearts of Walt Disney geniuses in 1928, Mickey’s

popularity has stretched through decades of films and cartoons capturing and sustaining fans around the globe. Just Google his name and there are more than 10.5 million cites to visit in a multitude of languages. In the begin-ning, the first images of Mickey appeared in the cartoon, Plane Crazy, released Nov. 18, 1928. Mickey was the brain-mouse of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Describing Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney once said, “We felt that the public, and es-pecially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charley Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin — a little fellow try-ing to do the best he could. When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it’s because he’s so human;

and that is the secret of his popularity. I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing — that it was all started by a mouse.”

And like any good mouse, it didn’t take Mickey long to find romance. As early as that first cartoon, Minnie went along for the ride on the plane, but rejected Mickey’s request for an in-flight kiss. To avoid him, she parachuted to escape the smoochy mouse.

Disney, whose genius survives today in so many forms, was also the first studio to use sound early in the 1920s. It would be 1927 before Hollywood studios would release the first official ‘talkie’ with Al Jolson in the “Jazz Singer.”

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thick slicesSoak gelatin in cold water. Set aside. In

saucepan, dissolve cornstarch in ¼ cup cold milk. Stir in remaining milk, sugar and but-ter. Simmer two minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add hot mixture to eggs, stirring well. Return egg mixture to saucepan; cook and stir until thickened (do not boil).

Remove from heat, add gelatin, stir-ring until dissolved. Blend in peanut butter. Chill until mixture begins to thicken. Fold in whipped topping. Pour half of the filling into

pie shell. Add bananas and top with remain-ing filling. Garnish with additional whipped topping.

Mushroom and Barley Soup½ cup pearl barley1 clove garlic½ cup chopped onion½ cup finely chopped celery4 tbsps. butter2 qts. chicken broth¾ lb. mushrooms, chopped (about four

cups)Salt and white pepper, to tasteSoak barley in water overnight. Saute gar-

lic, onion and celery in butter until tender. Drain barley and add to vegetables. Saute 10 minutes longer until barley becomes thick. Add chicken broth and mushrooms and simmer, covered, until barley is ten-der, about one hour. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Maple Dip Dressing¼ cup syrup2 tbsps. light brown sugar1 ¼ dairy sour cream2 tbsps. whipping creamMix maple syrup and sugar togeth-

er. Blend in sour cream and whip on low speed until smooth. Add whipping cream and whip on medium speed until mixture is light and creamy. Chill. Refrigerate any unused portion. Use as a dip for fresh fruit pieces.

Bangers and Mash1 lb. smoked country sausage links2 tbsps. butter 1 medium onion, sliced2 tbsps. flour1 cup beef bouillon½ tsp. brown gravy sauceSalt and freshly ground pep-

per, to taste3 ½ cups hot mashed pota-

toes2 tbsps. grated Parmesan

cheeseSaute sausage in butter un-

til lightly browned and com-pletely cooked. Remove from skillet and keep warm. Fry on-ion until tender. Remove from skillet and keep warm.

Add flour to drippings in

skillet; cook and stir two minutes. Slowly stir in bouillon and brown gravy sauce and cook. Stir until mixture is thickened and smooth. Taste and add salt and pepper, as needed.

If individual casseroles are being used, divide hot potatoes between four oven proof casseroles. Place sausages on top of pota-toes. Divide onion over sausages and then pour gravy over all. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and heat under broiler for a few min-utes to brown.

NOTE: To serve in one casserole, use a flat six-cup dish and proceed as with indi-vidual dishes.

SportsNovember 10, 2010Cass County Reporter A-11

Casselton Hardware Hankis now offering

Live Christmas Trees!Roping (cut to length)

and Tree Toppers (spruce tips)

We will also “plant” your pots for you with tree toppers,

lights & other decorations.

Call Lisa for details!

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WomenWelcome!

Wild Rice All-Conference team named

The Kindred Vikings had four athletes named to the Wild Rice All-Conference team, while the Central Cass Squirrels had two selected to the honor squad.

The Viking’s Kyla Bugner and Kel-lie Schmit, a pair of hitters along with setter Jacey Otterson and libero Mi-kaela Casey were on the all-conference team.

Central Cass had hitters Jenna Kost and Courtney Dixon also make the team.

Other members of the all-confer-ence team were, Moriah Skroch, Dani Buskohl and Jenni Wettstein all of Wyndmere-Lidgerwood; Kasi Weber and Kelsey Knudsvig, both of Milnor; Logan Selisker, Fargo Oak Grove; Ol-ivia Johnson, Richland; Lindsey Stein, Hankinson; and Katelyn Campbell, Farimount-Campbell-Tintah.

Spartans schedulefall awards social

The Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page Spartans Fall Sports Awards social will be Mnday, Nov. 29.

The social will take place at the Hope High School and will begin at 7:30 p.m.

By Randy BuntrockThe Kindred Vikings and Central

Cass Squirrels each picked up wins in the opening round of the Region 1 Volleyball Tournament in Lidgerwood Monday, Nov. 8.

Kindred defeated Lisbon 25-20, 18-25, 25-13, 25-12, while Central Cass downed Milnor 25-14, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24. Northern Cass fell in the opening round to the number one seed from District 1, Wyndmere-Lidg-erwood 11-25, 17-25, 13-25.

Kindred will play Oakes and the Squirrels will match up against Wynd-mere-Lidgerwood Tuesday, Nov. 9 with the two winners playing the championship match Thursday, Nov. 11 for the right to advance to the state tournament.

The state tournament is set to be-gin Thursday, Nov. 18 and run through Saturday, Nov. 20.Kindred 3, Lisbon 1

Kindred started out the opening set of the tournament slow allowing Lisbon to open up a 6-2 lead.

“We had plenty of jitters early,” said Kindred coach Brooks Dockter.

The Vikings managed to stay close and eventually knot the set up at 10-10.

Kindred opened up a small lead, but the Broncos wouldn’t go away and came back to tie the set at 17 on a kill by Sarah Carlson.

Kyla Bugner had a block and a pair of kills down the stretch to help the Vi-kings hang on for the 25-20 win.

The second set remained close until the Bronco’s Samantha Reinke served five straight points helping Lis-bon open up a 16-10 lead.

The Vikings battled the remainder of the set, but Lisbon downed the Vi-kings 18-25 to even the match at one set apiece.

Set three had the teams going back and forth early, but the Vikings took over the net half way through the set with numerous kills and blocks by Bugner, Kellie Schmit and Braidy Dahl to cruise to a 25-13 win.

“We all did our part,” stated mid-dle hitter Kyla Bugner. “When we do that we do good as a team.”

Schmit opened up the fourth set with a big kill and the Vikings never

looked back en route to a 25-12 set win to claim the match.

Schmit led the Vikings hitting at-tack with 11 kills, while teammates Bugner and Dahl added nine and six respectively.

Jacey Otterson dished out 45 as-sists for Kindred and Mikaela Casey had eight digs with Schmit adding four and Otterson two.

Bugner had four blocks and Schmit and Dahl each added three. Schmit also had a pair of service aces.

“It took us a while to get into the match,” added Dockter. “We finally got into the flow of the game halfway through the third set. We teach the girls to read hitters and we didn’t do a very good job of that early.”Wynd-Lid 3, Northern Cass 0

Northern Cass had a small case of nerves and the Wyndmere-Lidg-erwood Warbirds took advantage to sweep the Jaguars.

With the first set tied at four, the Warbird’s Marie Goerger served 11 straight points to put the Jaguars in a huge hole that they couldn’t dig them-selves out of.

The Jaguars dropped the first set 11-25.

“Wyndmere-Lidgerwood came at us hard and we didn’t respond,” said Jaguar coach Jerry Daily.

The Warbirds jumped out to an early 10-2 lead in the second set.

The Jaguars slowly crept back into the set, but the closest they could come was within four 16-20.

Northern Cass kept the third set close early, but the Warbirds stretched their lead throughout the set and went on for the 13-25 set win to claim the match.

Alexis Johnson led the Jaguars with three kills and Carley Ward add-ed two.

Carley Ward had four assists and Hope Erickson added three for North-ern Cass.

Paige Verwest had 13 digs and Whitney Ward added 11 digs, two ser-vice aces and a block. Chelsy Strauss also added a block.

“We didn’t play up to our abiltiy,” added Daily. “They probably had a lot to do with that. We struggled getting the ball to our hitters.”

Moriah Skroch led the Warbirds with 14 kills, Ashtin Wittenburg dished out 17 assists, while Jenni Wet-tstein and Miranda Hulm each had three blocks. Skroch also contributed 18 digs.Central Cass 3, Milnor 1

Central Cass came out of the gate fast and used a balanced hitting attack to jump to an early lead over the Bison in set one.

The Squirrels built an 18-8 lead and then easily took the first set 25-14.

The second set was close until Kelsey Knudsvig served four straight points to give the Bison the 9-5 lead.

The Bison went on another scoring streak later in the set to take their 16-11 advantage and stretch it to 21-11.

Bethany Voss went on a streak of her own for the Squirrels to cut the Bi-son lead to 16-21 with a pair of Anna Morris kills to help hang on to the serve.

Haley Weber then served three straight points using a service ace, a Courtney Dixon kill and a Jenna Kost block to cut the Milnor lead to 20-22.

The Bison added a pair of points and were serving set point, but Taylor Kraft came up with a kill followed by a block to cut the lead to 23-24.

The Bison would score the next point and even the match at one set each with the 25-23 win.

Central Cass opened up a 12-6 ad-vantage in the third set, but the Bison wouldn’t go away and rallied back to

cut the Squirrel lead to 16-14 behind the serve of Kasie Weber.

The Bison cut the Squirrel lead to one, 23-22 behind a Michaela Halvor-son service ace, but Kirsten Marschke came up with a big kill and Central Cass went 0n to win the third set 25-23.

The fourth set had Central Cass building an early three point lead, but once again the Bison slowly battled back and knotted the game at 20-20.

After the Bison took a 21-20 lead Kost had a big kill to tie the set at 21-21.

Milnor again went up by one, but Kraft had a block for a point to tie the set at 22-22.

Hailey Weber came up with the kill to knot the game at 23-23 after Milnor had once again taken the one point lead.

The Bison scored the next point and were serving set point, but an un-forced error by Milnor tied the game at 24-24.

Dixon and Morris then came up with kills to give Central Cass the 26-24 set win and take the match 3-1.

Courtney Dixon led Central Cass with 19 kills, while Anna Morris and Haley Weber chipped in with 11 and 10 respectively.

Bethany Voss had 28 assists, while Kirsten Marschke added 16. Riley Ca-mas and Jenna Kost each had 12 digs with Marschke adding nine.

Weber also added three service aces and Kraft and Kost each recorded

three blocks.Milnor was led by Paige Tompkins

with 12 kills, Kelsey Knudsvig’s 33 as-sists and Kasie Weber with 28 digs. Tompkins also added four blocks and Michaela Halvorson had five service aces.

“We are going to have to play a lot better defense throughout the rest of the tournament,” stated Squirrel’s coach Dana Stansbery.Oakes 3, Oak Grove 2

Oak Grove came out hot and the Oakes Tornadoes were struggling ear-ly and the Grovers took the first two sets in the match.

Oakes took an early 7-2 lead in set three, but the Grovers came back to tie the set at 14.

The set was tied at 17, 18 and 19 before the Tornadoes went on a five point run and were serving match point 24-19.

The Grovers managed to get within 23-24, but Oakes scored and won the

set 25-23.Oak Grove had the early lead in

set four, but the Tornadoes went on a scoring run and opened up a 22-10 lead and went on the win set four handily 25-14.

Oakes built an early 6-2 lead in the rubber set, but the Grovers ralled back to tie the set 6-6.

The set was then tied at seven, eight, nine and 10 before Oakes went on to score the next five points and take the fifth set 15-10.

Logan Selisker led the Grovers with 19 kills, while Nicole Osmund-son had 43 assists. Georgia Rust had 21 digs, while Osmundson had three service aces and Amy McDonald had three blocks.

The Tornadoes were led by Josie Bopp with 21 kills, three blocks and a pair of service aces. Brianna Schmit had 19 assists and Britta Skjefte had three digs. Schmit also added five ser-vice aces and two blocks.

Vikings, Squirrels claim opening round wins in region

The Viking’s Kyla Bugner (10) gets a block on a Lisbon kill attempt. Braidy Dahl (14) is also helping with the block.

The Jaguar’s Errica Hoggarth goes to the floor to dig the ball against the Wyndmere-Lidgerwood Warbirds in opening round Region 1 action.

Photos by Randy Buntrock / The Reporter

The Squirrel’s Anna Morris (11) gets the kill between a pair of Bison blockers Rachel Sakry (15) and Paige Tompkins (2).

Sports November 10, 2010Cass County ReporterA-12

Casselton “CRUSHER” Youth WrestlingSign up will be in the school wrestling room on

Monday, November 15th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.

The First Session begins November 21st and ends January 31st. The Second Session will begin on February 21st and runs thru the end of March.

*Each session will cost $30.00

“Once you have wrestled everything

else is easy.” - Dan Gabel

Travis Lemar: 701-347-8869Harry Lemar: 701-347-5228

Scott Kost: 701-347-5611

FOR YOUTH WRESTLING

The undersigned assumes all risks and hazards arising out of the participation and activities of the wrestling club and releases from liability all coaches and supervisors and venue sites of the program. (Parent or Guardian Only)

Make check out to Casselton Crusher Wrestling. Mail to: Travis Lemar, 52 4th Ave. N., Casselton, ND 58012

NAME (of wrestler) PARENT/GUARDIAN(S) PHONE NO. Session (circle one) 1 2ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP DATE OF BIRTH GRADE SHIRT SIZE

Print Name

Signature Date

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Bacon Venison Burger available along with many different sausage flavors.

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• $80 for processing hide-on deer• $70 for processing hide-off deer

• $60 for processing quartered deer

Price includes boning, skinning, cutting, grinding & wrapping

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MENS LEAGUECity (November 1)Team Won Qualey’s Novelites 26Schlagel Oil 24H & R Block 23H & S Painting 7Weber Insurance 6Spare Time Lanes 4 High game - John Kollman, 235; Doug Herold, 226; Brad Cadwell, 214; Jerry Qualey, 210; Daniel Wilcox, 209; Brady Duffy, 207; William Rutz, 207; Ted Darwin, 200; High series - John Kollman, 605; Brad Cadwell, 578; Ste-ven Schultz, 571; Jerry Qualey, 570; Mitchell Godbout, 557; Brady Duffy, 554;

Thursday Nite Trio (Oct. 28)Team Won LostSpare Time Lanes 18 6Team 3 12 12Awesome! 12 12Team 1 6 18 High game - Doug Harold, 225; Eric Knutson, 223; Michael Darwin, 221; High series - Doug Harold, 566; Pete Pederson, 564; Eric Knutson, 552

WOMEN’S LEAGUECross Country (October 26)Team Won LostSpare Time Lanes 4 0Haugen Attachment3 1Town Hall 3 1T’s Shamrock Bar 1 3Team 3 1 3N. Country Market. 0 4 High game - Sue Pederson, 183; Tanya Schatzke, 182; Tammie Pederson, 179; High series - Tanya Schatzke, 526; Sue Pederson, 499; Renee Didier, 452

Strikes & Spares (October 27)Team Won LostVets Club 3 1Kojak’s Bar 3 1T-N-T 1 3Bruesch Const. 1 3 High game - Francie Strand, 195;

Sandy Strand, 171; Nikki Wilkie, 170; High series - Francie Strand, 532; Nik-ki Wilkie, 507; Sandy Strand, 500; Er-rorless - Francie Strand, 195

MIXED LEAGUE Sunday Night Mixed (Nov. 7)Team Won LostP & W 8 0Thunder Starz 5 3Bye 5 3US Heat 2 6Strikers 2 6PMS 1 7 High game men - Wayne Stautz, 225; John Fischer, 197; Mike Myers, 193; High game women - Kari Muscha, 162; Penny Sundberg-Myers, 156; High se-ries men - Wayne Stautz, 594; Walter Offen, 487; Mike Myers, 483; High se-ries women - Penny Sundberg-Myers, 418; Kari Muscha, 414

Junior/Adult (November 4) High game men - Doug Herald, 254; Eric Knutson, 211; High game women - Sue Pederson, 169; Renee Didier, 161; High game boys - Kody Herald, 224; Riley Didier, 164; High game girls - Laurine Utvick, 155; High series men - Doug Herald, 587; Eric Knutson, 542; Shannon Wanner, 366; High se-ries women - Sue Pederson, 450; Renee Didier, 417; Audrey Gunderson, 328; High series boys - Kody Herald, 556; Shaine Wanner, 391; Riley Didier, 387; High series girls - Laurine Utvick, 415

SENIOR LEAGUETuesday, November 2 High game - Keith Dewan, 227; Pete Pederson, 196; Jerry Dompke, 182; High series - Pete Pederson, 543; Keith Dewan, 523; Jerry Dompke, 458

Thursday, November 4 High game- Tom Madsen, 153; El-roy Greuel, 151; Jerry Dompke, 150; High series - Tom Madsen, 436; Elroy Greuel, 430; Jerry Dompke, 427

JUNIOR LEAGUE

Major (October 31)Team Won LostTeam 2 4 0Team 5 3 1Team 4 3 1Team 1 1 3Team 3 1 3Bye 0 4 High game boys - Kody Herold, 216 and 210; Eli Jensen, 208; High game girls - Shawna Grommesh, 155; Karina Leitheiser, 149 and 139; High series boys - Kody Herold, 598; Eli Jensen, 564; Shawn Kemmer, 476; High series girls - Karina Leitheiser, 427; Shawna Grommesh, 370; Abby Reitan, 290

Junior (November 1)Team Won LostTeam 1 3 1Team 4 3 1H&S Painting 1 3Team 3 1 3 High game boys - Nathan Harold, 169; Carson Bultema, 151; Andrew Jahnke, 135; High game girls - Erin Runck, 123; Leah Schatzke, 122; Chel-sea Yokom, 94; High series boys - Na-than Harold, 445; Carson Bultema, 415; Andrew Jahnke, 326; High series girls - Leah Schatzke, 365; Erin Runck, 326; Chelsea Yokom, 236

Prep (November 2)Team Won LostTeam 5 3 0Gordys Travel 2 1

Govenors Inn 2 1Team 4 1 2Team 2 1 2Team 3 0 3 High game boys - Damyn Czapiews-ki, 136; Jared Grommesh, 117; Jacob Kressin, 107; Ryan Muscha, 104; High game girls - Jadan Adelman, 88; Dan-ielle Fontaine, 73; Ashley Butcher, 67; Kaitlyn Houle, 62; High series boys - Jared Grommesh, 229; Damyn Czapiewski, 228; Jack Hagen, 204; Cade Merrigan, 172; High series girls - Jadan Adelman, 154; Ashley Butcher, 126; Kaitlyn Houle, 118; Danielle Fon-taine, 114

Bantam (November 3)Team Won LostBruesch Const. 3 0Country Kitchen 3 0Team 1 2 1Team 7 2 1Team 2 1 2All Event Photog 1 2Gordys Travel Pl 0 3Team 4 0 3 High game boys - Caleb Kleveland, 98; Joshua Gunderson, 89; Anakin Bruesch, 81; High game girls - Gracie Baumgarten, 77; Emma Bastian, 62; Barbara Prante, 56; Sydra Chizek, 56; High series boys - Anakin Bruesch, 161; Caleb Kleveland, 146; Wesley An-derson, 144; High series girls - Gracie Baumgarten, 137; Sydra Chizek, 106; Emma Bastian, 87

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It always costs more than you think to do what the park district does in the summer.

I’m always surprised a little when I crunch the numbers every fall for the park board. We specialize in trying to do a lot with just a little, but when you look at the bottom line it doesn’t seem like we’re doing a very good job.

Just in case you were wondering, the park district operates with a bud-get of approximately $190,000. We collect about $130,000 in property taxes and the remainder comes from user fees, cemetery maintenance, con-tributions and the city, which gives us $10,000 to help us offset operating expenses. We use that money for the pool.

Parks’ maintenance is our biggest expense and the pool is a close second. We spent about $19,500 in main-tenance labor in 2010, down from $21,300 in 2009. Don’t ask me what the difference was because I have no idea.

All I know is that for the last four or five years, we’ve mowed grass like crazy from the end of April through the first of November. Moisture, I’ve come to realize, is a mixed blessing. We want the grass to be green and the flowers to grow, but it better not rain when we have a ball game scheduled.

It gets old, though. I’m not going to lie to you, especially maintaining the cemetery. The park staff cut the grass and trimmed around the trees and gravestones 22 times this year, a num-ber that was up a little from 2009.

We’ve developed a love-hate rela-tionship with cemetery. You start hat-ing the place around Memorial Day, all the while knowing that you have four full months left of mowing and trimming out there.

The grass in the cemetery is ridicu-lous. Thanks to all the moisture we re-ceived, it did not slow down out there for us until late September. It’s easy to get frustrated because there never seems to be any end in sight.

The only love we get out of the cemetery comes in monetary form. Casselton’s cemetery association paid the park district almost $17,000 in maintenance fees in 2010, up from $14,250 in 2009.

And just in case you were wonder-ing, $17,000 buys a lot of baseballs, softballs and bats and pays for a lot of umpires. With a summer baseball and softball budget exceeding $30,000, we need every dime we can get our hands on.

With the cemetery keeping our baseball and softball programs afloat, we can use the city’s $10,000 to run the pool.

Our new pool has been a blessing in terms of operation, but it doesn’t make a profit and never will. I thought we had a pretty good swim summer in 2010 but the numbers don’t show it.

All of our swimming numbers were up in 2010. We sold more passes than the year before and taught more kids to swim in our lesson program. Our daily fees were higher, too. We didn’t sell as much pop and candy down there as in 2009 but everything else about the pool was better in 2010, including the weather.

If everything was all good with pool, could someone tell me how we lost $13,000 down there? Inquiring minds want to know.

I have no idea, but I do know that we need a pool in Casselton. We also need the city to continue to help us fund the facility. If the $10,000 they give us would go away for any reason, we would be faced with a tough deci-sion, but in that case it would be tough for the park district to continue to op-erate the pool.

Our numbers will continue to change, probably for the worse, so we’ll need to stay creative in terms of what we do and how we do it. We’ll keep trying to do a lot with a little, but it’s getting a little harder every year.

Out of Boundsby Stephen Bartholomay

1-800-776-3474www.borderviewlodge.com

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