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Mayville’s First annual Fire Fest a big hit 

By Kristin Anderson 

The first annual Fire Fest, sponsored by Mayville Fire and Rescue Department 

was a success, according to Mayville Fire Chief Lee Brenna. 

Over 900 people walked through the gates on Saturday, June 27, and enjoyed 

the live music of Thunder Ridge and Avalanche, along with a pig roast and beverages 

made available by La Cantina and Heros & Legends Sports Bar of Mayville. 

All gate proceeds went to the Mayville volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. 

At one point it began to rain, but that did not hinder the evening, as tents provided 

shelter for those in attendance, and the bands started up shortly after. 

All night, door prizes were given away, including $1,500 in cash, a trampoline, 

tents, digital cameras, gift certificates, a Nintendo Wii and three trips to Las 

Vegas. Some attendees lined up to crack the safe and win $15,000, but none of 

their codes was the correct one. 

“I think it went very, very well,” Brenna said of the first-time event. “We heard 

a lot of good comments and it went real smooth. We are definitely planning on 

doing it again next year.” 

Mark Petri, owner of Heros & Legends and La Cantina, agrees the event was 

a success. “It seemed like a hit,” he said. “I was quite pleased with the turnout. 

Rib O’Rama 

scheduled in 

Reynolds 

There will be a full day of fun in 

Reynolds, N.D., on Saturday, July 

18, 2009. 

Starting at 8 a.m. there will be 

a men’s softball tournament at the 

Reynolds ball diamond. From noon 

to 5 p.m. 

Reynolds Community Betterment 

will sponsor their first Rib 

o’Rama. They will be serving ribs, 

salads, beans, and lemonade at the 

Reynolds City Park. The cost will 

be $10. 

At 5 p.m., the Central Valley 

alumni baseball game will take 

place at the Reynolds ball diamond. 

The evening will end with a street 

dance on Main Street in front of the 

Beehive, running from 9 p.m. to 1 

a.m. 

Everyone have 

a safe & fun 

4th of July! 

A look inside... 

Community News. 3 

Obituaries............. 4 

Opinion.................. 5 

School................... 6 

Sports................ 8, 9 

Hatton Celebration 

................B1, B2, B3 

Agriculture..........B4 

Legals..................B5 

Classifieds... B6, B7 

Mayville Fire Chief Lee Brenna was pleased with the turnout at the first 

annual Fire Fest, and hopes to plan another next year. 

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Rain did not stop people from having a good time, as two live bands, Thunder Ridge and Avalanche (shown 

above) entertained the crowd at Fire Fest. 

The Hatton American Legion will be celebrating its 90th birthday, and has prepared a patriotic float in commemoration of the event. It will be showcased 

in Hatton’s 125th celebration parade on Saturday, July 4. 

Float commemorating Hatton 

Legion’s 90th birthday celebration 

One of the main events of Hatton’s 125th anniversary, which will take place on Saturday, July 4, will be the parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m. 

The Hatton American Legion, Carroll O. Flesche Post No. 70, organized in 1919, will be celebrating its 90th birthday, and has prepared a patriotic float in 

commemoration of the event. 

The parade float, on a long tractor flat bed trailer, consists of four components: 

1. The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom and democracy for all, is represented by one of Hatton’s local ladies. 

Lady Liberty was built 125 years ago in France and presented as a gift to the American people in 1886, when it was erected and dedicated on Liberty Island 

in New York Harbor. 

From 1886 until the Jet Age, the Statue of Liberty was often one of the first glimpses of the United States for millions of immigrants after long ocean voyages 

from Europe, and was a beacon of hope and opportunity in America. 

2. The second part of the float is two young ladies from Hatton, singing patriotic songs along the entire parade route. 

3. The third element, a recognizable image of war and defense of America against foreign invasion and tyranny, is a reproduction of the raising of the 

American flag by five Marines, and a Navy corpsman on top of Mt. Surabachi on the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima in February 1945. 

Nearly 7,000 Marines, including three of the famous flag raisers, were killed in action on Iwo Jima, and another 19,000 wounded. 

The five Marines and the Navy corpsman on the float are represented by the five Hatton American Jr. Legion baseball players and a 2009 high school 

graduate about to enter the U.S. Marine Corps. 

Strands combine volunteering with fun 

By Kristin Anderson 

When asked to talk about their volunteer efforts and involvement in the community, Mayville’s Tim and Sue Strand 

were a little hesitant. “People don’t volunteer for recognition,” Sue said. “It’s something we love to do.” 

But the fact of the matter is, the Strands are a very important piece of this community’s puzzle, lending a helping 

hand in many ways. 

The reason the couple began volunteering, according to Tim, is because of their four kids. It began with Sunday 

school when they were little, grew into helping out with post-prom and other school functions and activities, and 

moved into college sports and events as their children grew up. Now that their kids are out of the house, Tim and Sue 

help organize community and college events, like Mayville State’s Farmer’s Bowl, the Festival of Lights, and have 

helped organize Sunmerfest. Tim also helps with the annual turkey booster dinner at the high school and Sue volunteers 

helping with church suppers and activities. 

Sue said her favorite event to work on is the Farmer’s Bowl, because not only is it fun, but it benefits a good cause. 

The Farmer’s Bowl is a day filled with activities, including a parade, good food, a football game, and silent auction, in 

which the proceeds go to the university. “The whole day is just a blast,” she said. 

Mayville State is a place near and dear to the Strands. Sue’s dad was a professor and dean of students there for years, 

both Tim and Sue and each of their four kids attended college there, three of them playing sports for the Comets. “We 

bleed blue,” Sue claims, and it shows through their dedication to helping out with events at MSU. 

The two work well together and have gotten to know a lot of people through volunteering. “It’s fun to be a part 

of an event that people can enjoy or benefit from,” Sue said. “There’s some joy in knowing that you’re helping make 

things better than they were before.” 

The Strands’ volunteering began with their kids, and their willingness to help out is being passed down to the next 

generation. Their son Jeremy and wife Tara recently moved back to Mayville and are continuing on the Strand tradition 

of volunteering. “They’re always willing to help out,” Sue said. Tim agrees. “They’re going to be our successors 

Summer 

stakes 

schedule set 

for North 

Dakota 

horse park 

The North Dakota Horse Park is 

proud to announce their 2009 Summer 

Stakes line-up. “As the premier 

races of the summer racing season, 

these races attract the best horses 

and horsemen from across the Upper 

Midwest!” said General Manager 

Heather Benson. “We are happy to offer 

a quality line-up of both Quarter 

Horse and Thoroughbred stakes races 

and we look forward to seeing many 

new faces as we have a large contingent 

of Idaho and Utah based horsemen 

that have already reserved stalls 

with us”. The summer stakes schedule 

has a full line-up of both Quarter 

Horse and Thoroughbred stakes with 

a feature stakes on almost every night 

of racing! The summer starts with a 

bang on Friday, July 24 with the 7thannual 

“Peace Garden Stakes” over 

350 yards for Quarter Horses. The 

following day, Saturday the 25, the 

Horse Park’s top Thoroughbreds step 

up for the “Roughrider Handicap” 

at 6 furlongs. The remainder of the 

summer stakes schedule features 14 

more stakes races such as the $12,000 

Red River Derby on August 22, the 

$15,000 MinnDak Futurity on August 

23 and the 7th Annual North Dakota 

Derby for Thoroughbreds on August 

29th. In all, the North Dakota Horse 

Park will award over $350,000 in purse 

money in 

2009 with summer/Page 7 

Sue and Tim Strand volunteer their time and energy in many ways.

Page 2 • July 4, 2009 

Traill County Tribune 

Momentous education bill passed by legislature 

Area superintendents and legislators weigh in 

By Amanda Gades 

One of the most significant bills that 

the North Dakota legislature passes each 

biennium is the education bill. This year, 

the area superintendents are quite pleased 

with the final product of HB 1400. 

“It’s a landmark decision for the state 

of North Dakota,” said Mike Bradner, 

MayPort CG Superintendent. “I am really 

happy with the progress that the legislature 

has made in funding education.” 

Hillsboro Superintendent Mike Bitz 

also noted his support. 

“Overall, it’s a good bill,” Bitz said. 

He cited the the increased time for 

school counselors and making assessments 

like the MAP test available to all 

in grades 2 - 10. 

“The more data that we have from 

tests like MAP, the better decisions that 

we can make,” Bitz said. 

Positive portions of the bill were also 

noted by Hatton School District Superintendent 

Kevin Rogers. 

The student contact days have been 

increased from 174 days to 175 days, the 

transportation aide is great and the requirement 

of formative assessments are 

all positive, Roger explained. 

However, one area of concern was 

stated, however, from Central Valley Superintendent 

Marcia Hall. 

“There are requirements in the bill 

that are funded,” Hall said. 

She referred to the need to convert to 

Power School. 

Overall, though, Hall believes that it 

is a good bill. 

Local legislators all voted for the bill 

and are proud of the its contents. 

“This bill made some dramatic changes 

in North Dakota law,” said Rick Holman, 

District 20 Representative. “It moved the 

state support of public education to a level 

that was promised years ago. Having the 

state support at 70 percent and the local 

at 30 percent will go a long way toward 

creating equity between the many school 

districts throughout the state. This will 

allow more districts to offer competitive 

salaries. Transportation payments were 

increased helping rural districts with the 

high cost of bussing rural students to and 

from school.” 

These sentiments were echoed by 

District 20 Sen. Elroy Lindaas. 

“I believe it will make up for inadequate 

funding in the past sessions,” 

Lindaas said. 

District 22 Sen. Gary Lee believes 

student achievement incentives built into 

the bill will make student learning more 

successful. 

“North Dakota has a good public education 

system, but over the past several 

years we have invested more & more 

money into the K-12 system without 

achieving better results,” said Lee. “For 

example approximately 27 percent of 

students going on to college are needing 

to take remedial course work, entrance 

examination scores haven’t improved in 

years, employers are complaining that 

many graduates don’t have enough basic 

knowledge to be productive employees 

without extensive training in some very 

High school students throughout the state will have to take a closer look 

at the classes that they are taking, as new curriculum requirements begin 

for juniors in the 2009-2010 school year. 

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basic areas, like math & science. The bill 

is intended to give school districts a basic 

structure, supported by the funding, to 

better ensure that students will graduate 

better prepared for work and college.” 

District 20 Rep. Lee Kaldor also voted 

for the bill. However, he was not available 

for additional comments. 

Highlights from the education bill: 

Curriculum requirements 

The new course requirements will effect 

students who will be juniors in the 

2009-2010 school years. 

While some area school districts have 

great concerns about the addition of a 

one credit of both math and science and 

the addition of a half credit of economics, 

Traill County Superintendents do not 

have any major concerns. 

“We already have these requirements 

in place,” Bradner said. “It’s not going to 

have a dramatic impact on course rigor.” 

Bradner added that the MayPort CG 

district currently requirements 24 credits 

to graduate. This is two credits above the 

state minimum. 

“We will have to decide whether to 

keep the graduation requirement at 24 

credits (or decrease it to 22 credits),” 

Bradner said. 

The Hatton School District also requires 

24 credits for graduation and the 

curriculum changes should not have a 

significant impact on the district, explained 

Rogers. 

Marcia Hall, Central Valley Superintendent 

explained that the school will 

have to increase the number of science 

credits. 

The same goes for Hillsboro School 

District. 

“We will have to add some sections of 

an applied science,” Bitz said. 

Neither Bitz nor Hall believed that 

the increased science credit would cause 

a major impact on the scheduling. 

Scholarships 

HB 1400 also incorporated two different 

types of scholarships - a merit scholarship 

with technical honors and a merit 

scholarship with academic honors. 

“This is going to have a positive impact 

on our schools and our state as a 

whole,” Bradner said. 

Rogers is concerned about one requirement 

for the scholarships: the ACT 

score. 

“I am concerned about the score 

needed,” Rogers said. “There are good 

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New education requirements 

Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year 

-All schools must convert to Power School through ITD based on a timeline established by EduTech. 

-All districts must conduct an inventory of property, obtain an appraisal of value (2009-2010 and every eight 

years after that) and provide full proof of full replacement insurance coverage to DPI each year. 

-Interim assessments, such as MAP, must be administered annually to students in grades 2 - 10. 

-A career interest inventory must be administered to students once during 7th or 8th grade and once during 9th or 

10th grade. 

-Students qualify for ND scholarships based solely on his/her ACT score or WorkKeys score. No course or GPA 

requirements for 2010 graduates. 

Beginning in the 2010-2011 school year 

-The school calendar must now include 174 instructional days and two professional days. 

-The counselor ratio changes to one counselor for every 300 students in grades 7-12. One third of those may be 

certified career counselors. 

- Requires one full time student performance strategist (tutor) for every 400 students in grades K-3. Tutors must 

have an elementary license. 

-High school instruction must include specific concepts of personal finance 

-Summer school reimbursement begins for grades 5-8 for math, reading, science and social studies. 

-New course requirements for graduation mean that 22 credits will include four credits of English classes, three 

credits of math classes, three credits of science (including one credit of physical science and one credit of biology), 

three credits of social studies (including one credit of United States history, one credit of United States 

government and one-half unit of economics or one credit of problems of democracy), one credit of physical education 

or a combination or one-half credit of health and one-half credit of phy ed. Also, three credits of foreign 

languages, Native American Languages, Fine Arts or career and technical education courses and any other five 

additional credits. 

students that are not able to get 24 on the 

ACT.” 

Here are the specifics to quality for 

each scholarship: 

For the merit scholarship with technical 

honors a student must have at least 

a 24 on their ACT, complete one credit 

of Algebra II, complete two credits of a 

coordinated plan of study recommended 

by the department of career and technical 

education and approved by the superintendent 

of the North Dakota Department 

of Instruction, complete three additional 

credits (two of these must be in the area 

of career and technical education), obtain 

at least a ‘C’ in each class required for 

graduation and a cumulative grade point 

of at least a ‘B’. 

For the merit scholarship with academic 

honors, students must have at least 

a 24 on their ACT, complete one credit 

of Algebra II, complete another credit of 

math in which Algebra II is a prerequisite, 

complete two credits of the same 

foreign language or Native American 

language, an additional one credit of fine 

arts or career and technical education and 

one credit of a foreign language or native 

American language, fine arts or career 

and technical education, complete one 

credit of an advanced placement course 

and an examination for dual credit and 

obtain at least a ‘C’ in each class required 

for graduation and a cumulative grade 

point of at least a ‘B’. 

The state board of higher education 

may provide $750 per semester at an accredited 

institution for each student who 

meets the criteria. Not more than $6,000 

may be awarded. 

The scholarship is forwarded directly 

to the institution where the student enrolls. 

Students do not need to enroll in 

the college immediately following high 

school graduation but must use the scholarship 

within six years. The funding does 

not apply to graduate school. 

Stabilization funds 

Area schools will be receiving 

one time stabilization funds and each 

school received a different amount depending 

on the school’s student population. 

These funds were approved in HB 

1400. 

May-Port CG will be granted 

about $500,000. Superintendent Mike 

Bradner stated that the funds will be used 

for physical plant improvements , along 

with other student learning programs. 

The specifics for both the physical plant 

and student learning programs are yet to 

be determined. 

Hatton School District was allotted 

about $198,000 from the stabilization 

funds. This will be used for building 

improvements, computer updates, roofing 

and SmartBoard equipment, explained 

Superintendent Kevin Rogers. 

The Central Valley School 

District will be receiving $200,000. The 

district would like to make some building 

improvements, but the exact use of the 

funds are still being determined, according 

to Superintendent Marcia Hall. 

About $360,000 will be given 

to the Hillsboro School District. The 

school has already committed $200,000 

of this to replacing the elementary boiler. 

The use of the rest of the funds is still being 

decided, according to Superintendent 

Mike Bitz. 

Ebenezer Church 

celebrates 100 years 

Ebenezer Lutheran Brethren Church 

celebrated its 100-year anniversary June 

13 and 14. Sat. June 13 over 100 adults 

attended the Centennial Celebration banquet 

in the Luckasen Room at Mayville 

State University. Former pastors Nathan 

Richman, Jim Erickson, Randall Paulson 

and Bob Overgaard, as well as Jack Storry--son 

of former pastor Al Storry--reminisced. 

The Ebenezer 5 quintet provided 

music (Glenn and Lowell Endrud, Curtiss 

Hovde, Levon Nelson, Larry Olson). 

On Sunday June 14 a special worship 

service focused on thanking God for 

His faithfulness through the generations. 

Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America 

(CLBA) president Joel Egge preached 

on the topic “Of First Importance” from 1 

Corinthians 15. A Buxton prairie native, 

Rev. Egge also shared significant memories 

of his childhood in the community 

and in Ebenezer Church. 

In the photo are former pastors — and 

the years they served at Ebenezer — and 

current pastor of Ebenezer, from left to 

right: Randall Paulson (1974-1978), Jim 

Erickson (1995-2000), Robert Overgaard 

(1957-1960), and Randy Mortenson 

(2006-present). Rev. Overgaard was pastor 

during Ebenezer’s 50-year anniversary 

in 1959. The pastors are standing beneath 

the “old church” centennial banner, which 

was painted by artist Doug Anderson and 

donated to the church for the occasion. 

Doug is a Mayville native and a graduate 

of Mayville State. He now lives in Cavalier 

Ėbenezer’s namesake verse is 1 Samuel 

7:12 (NIV): “He named it Ebenezer, 

saying, ‘Thus far has the Lord helped us.’”Ebenezer Lutheran Bretheren Church’s former pastors Randall Paulson 

(1974-1978), Jim Erickson (1995-2000), Robert Overgaard (1957-1960), 

and current pastor Randy Mortenson (2006-present) pose together at the 

church’s 100-year celebration. 

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Traill County Tribune COMMUNITY NEWS Page 3 • July 4, 2009 

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Mayville Looking Back 

by Dustin Olson 

1913 

Henry Leum has decided to locate 

in Mayville for the practice of 

his profession and will open a law 

office with rooms over the Goose 

River Bank. Mr. Leum has been a 

resident of Traill County practically 

all of his life. He has studied at universities 

in Minnesota, South Dakota, 

and Germany. He received his law 

degree from the University of South 

Dakota. 

1938 

Traill County 4-H clubs won a total 

of $196.15 in cash and many special 

awards at the State Fair in Grand 

Forks last week. They placed first 

in the total number of livestock entries 

from any county and second in 

the total number of home economics 

entries. The Goose River Homemakers’ 

club placed third in its exhibit of 

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Senior Menus 

1957 

The Edwin Larson Farm was chosen 

as the winner of the North Dakota 

Soil Conservation Achievement 

Program in the West Traill Soil Conservation 

District for 1957. Contestants 

were judged on the amount and 

quality of conservation practices on 

their farms compared to the amount 

needed to control erosion and maintain 

fertility. 

1986 

Leonard Wahl, along with his son 

Leonard Jr. opened MayPort Hearing 

Aid Service in downtown Mayville. 

The service offers regular hearing 

aid clinics throughout the month in 

Casselton, Hope, Page, Valley City, 

Northwood, McVille, and Larimore. 

The firm handles Starkey and Qualitone 

brands of hearing aids. 

Portland Looking Back 

by Dustin Olson 

1938 

John Moses, Democratic candidate 

for governor is scheduled to speak in 

Portland on Monday afternoon. The 

Portland meeting is the only Democratic 

political meeting scheduled 

in Traill County during the primary 

campaign. In his speech, Mr. Moses 

will discuss some of the important issues 

of the coming campaign and the 

public is invited to attend. 

1957 

Portland held their Diamond Jubilee 

celebration on July 1-2. The 

Monday events featured a reunion 

of former Bruflat Academy students, 

Kiddie Parade and performance by 

Buckskin Harry and Crystal Pal in 

the afternoon. A Pioneer Banquet at 

Aurdal Lutheran Church and style 

show at the high school auditorium 

followed in the evening. On Tuesday, 

over 2,000 people were in attendance 

for the Goose River Rodeo with a 

historical program taking place in the 

evening. The celebration concluded 

with a spectacular fireworks display. 

1986 

Beck Oil of Portland-Mayville has 

been sold to Bob Bushaw of Mayville. 

The sale was effective July 1, 1986. 

Bushaw also owns Bob’s Service. 

Hillsboro 

Please call by 2:00 p.m. one day in advance - 436-5953. Suggested 

donation - $3.50. All meals include 8 oz. 1% milk. 

Mayville-Portland 

M-W-F Mayville 

T-Th Portland 

Please call by 2:00 p.m. one day in advance. Mayville - Mon., Wed., and 

Fri. ; Portland - Tue. and Thurs. 636-5953 or 1-800-845-1715. All meals 

include 8 oz. 1% milk. 

This week’s menu for both areas is as follows: 

Monday, July 6 - Herb-baked chicken, dressing and gravy, country blend 

vegetables, creamy cucumbers, pineapple chunks and one whole-grain 

bread. 

Tuesday, July 7 - Pork chop with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli raisin 

salad, angel food cake with strawberries and topping and two whole-grain 

breads. 

Wednesday, July 8 - Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, Scandinavian 

vegetables, fruited jello with topping and two whole-grain breads. 

Thursday, July 9 - Breaded fish on a wheat bun with tartar sauce, oven 

roasted potatoes, crunchy cabbage slaw and fresh fruit. 

Friday, July 10 - Spaghetti with meat sauce, captain’s salad (3/4 cup), 

garlic bread stick, fresh fruit cup and frosted molasses cookie. 

Tolna Fire Department 

Fishing Derby on Stump Lake 

Sunday, July 12 • 6 am - 3 pm 

$10 per ticket 

Ticket Purchase: North of Tolna at 

Tolna Boat Dock and Stump Lake 

Weigh-in: North of Tolna at 

Tolna Boat Dock 

• Drawing for $500 Cabela’s gift certificate 

• First, Second & Third Place prizes for 

biggest Northern, Walleye & Pan Fish 

PHOTO BY GAIL MOONEY 

How high’s the water momma? 

The evening of Friday, June 26 the skies let loose on the fields near Cummings. 

Neighbors report between four to seven inches fell throughout 

the night and into the early morning hours. 

July ‘After Hours’ social scheduled 

The next “After Hours” is scheduled 

for Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 

5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the home of Sheryl 

Vinje, Portland, N.D. All women 

are invited to attend. 

A donation of $10.00 will be 

taken at the door. All who attend will 

have an opportunity to win a purse 

filled with $50.00 worth of treasures. 

The drawing will be held at approximately 

6:30 p.m. 

Holmes News 

Darla Johnson of Karlstad, Dennis 

Olson and Duella Foss were guests of 

Joyce Gensrich Sunday afternoon. 

A baby shower for Tina Fabian of 

Grand Forks was held on Sunday at 

Warren and Mardell Nienas and Cindy 

Tredwell’s home with all relatives 

and family attending. In the evening 

the Nienas’s and Cindy visited Alice 

Beine. 

Joan Bengs and Travis Bengs of 

Thompson, Kevin and Tammy Anderson 

of Aneta, Kevin and Bobbi 

Bengs, Marcus and Brandon of Moorhead 

were Sunday dinner guests of 

Eugene and Betty Bengs to celebrate 

Kevin and Marcus Bengs birthdays. 

Harold and Alice Gustafson attended 

the three-day Thompson all 

school reunion over the weekend. 

Friday evening was a supper and talent 

show at the school, Saturday was 

the parade and Sunday worship services 

of all faiths at the school and 

gathering after. Alice was of the class 

that graduated in 1958. 

Day Camp 

for Kids 

July 8, 9, &10 • 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

A different project each day! 

$25.00 / day or $60.00 for all them. 

E-Mail: quilting@polarcomm.com • Phone: 701.786.3790 

AUCTION SALE 

Sunday, July 12 • Noon 

Several Parties Relocation • Downtown Mayville, ND • Lunch will be served 

HOUSE HOLD 

• Washer & Dryer 

• Lots of Pots & Pans 

• Kitchen Ware 

• Very nice Couch & Love Seat 

• Several lamps (nice ones) 

• Toaster Oven 

• 27” TV & 2 Smaller Ones 

• White Porcelain Pots (old) 

• Several High Back Rockers, Some very old 

• Lots of Knick Knacks 

• Lots of Old Games 

• Duncan Phyfe Table 

• Several very nice library tables 

• Very nice Old Buffet 

• Old dressers 

• 2 old sewing machines 

• Old trunks 

• Many old Snow Boy apples crates 

• Old meat grinders 

• Old Schillings coffee can 

LAWN & GARDEN & SHOP 

• New never used 2,800 watt generator 

• New in the box never used Porta potty 

• 4 go cart tires, new kerosene heater 

• New in the box Campbell Hausfeld 70 amp 

welder, never used 

• Shop Vac, radial arm saw, band saw 

• Air compressor, drill press, hand tools 

• Pickup tool box, more items by day of sale 

• Pitch forks, brooms, & more 

• 2 old heavy duty wheel barrels 

• Couple hydraulic cylinders 

Please RSVP to 701-788-5244 by 

Tuesday, July 7. 

An “After Hours” social will be 

held on the second Tuesday of each 

month. “After Hours” is sponsored 

by the Division of Business and 

Computer Information Systems at 

Mayville State University. For further 

information, contact Linda Baier 

at 701-788-4790 or Debbie Hagen at 

701-788-3175. 

Portland News 

by Judith Hensle 

Ada Bjerke and Solveig Edwarson 

of Fargo were recent coffee guests of 

Florence Brenden. The three ladies 

also visited Marlene Marotzke. They 

all four grew up in the same neighborhood 

and had a great time talking 

about the past and the present. 

Our 

deadline is 

Wednesdays 

at noon 

Contact Faye’s Henhouse Quilts at 

701-786-3790 for detail and registration. 

37 Center Ave. N., Mayville, ND 

• New in the box attic ladder 

• Sold flex weight machine 

ITEMS OF INTEREST 

& COLLECTIBLES 

• 2 old large buck saws, many old chairs 

• Old Sessions 30 day clock, several old 

meat hangers, couple old scales, old doors 

• Old ice cream maker (wooden), old 

pictures 

• Old wicker rocker, old bottle capper 

• Horse harness, many, many sets 

• Old red Comet wall fire extinguishers 

• Chicken feeders & waters, many heat 

lamps 

• Old McCormick Deering cream separator 

• Griswold fry pan & pot & waffle irons 

• Old victrola, needs a little TLC 

• Very old horse hair buggy blanket 

ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEMS 

• Very old, very nice, wooden washing 

machine with wringer (cool) 

• One-of-a-kind Pioneer Fanning Mill, Bull 

Dog model with many sieves, bought new 

in Mayville 

• One-of-a-kind very old multi-woodworking 

station, made by Briggs Machine Co. 

• Tablesaw, drill, planer 

Much more by day of 

sale! Many boxes to open. 

Something for everyone! 

See you there! 

If you would like to add any items call me 701-238-3780 

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Community Calendar 

The Mayville VFW Auxiliary meets the first Wed. of every month 

at 11:00 a.m. in the club room. 

Bingo every Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Mayville Senior Citizens 

Center. 

Card Day every Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Mayville Senior Citizens 

Center. 

Mayville Museum is open every weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

The Traill County Economic Development Commission meets 

every third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. 

For more information, or to receive the location for a specific 

meeting, please call Director Melissa Hennen at 701-788-4746 or 

visit www.tcedc.com 

Blanchard Lutheran Church 75th Anniversary Celebration 

Saturday, July 11. Fellowship at 3:30 p.m., church services with 

communion at 5:30 p.m., dinner to follow. Commemorative spoons 

have been ordered to remember this event and can be purchased 

that day. 

A variety/talent show is being planned for the Lions Summer 

Festival July 25 at 3:00 p.m. If you are interested in participating, 

please call Greta Kyllo at 739-0672. 

The Mayville Senior Center will hold a potluck dinner at 5:30 

p.m. on Monday, July 6. 

American Legion Post #8 will meet Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 

a.m. 

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HATTON CARL BEN EIELSON 

MUSEUM NOTICE 

There is a display of fancy handiwork from the area every 

Sunday when the Hatton Carl Ben Eielson Museum is open 

from 1 to 4:30. It is also open those hours on the 4th of July. 

Lots of pretty things to look at besides the museum. 

They will be on display all of July and August! 

2nd Annual 

“CRUISE to COOPER” 

Car Show 

Sat. July 11 11 AM ~ 3 PM 

Downtown Cooperstown, ND 

Trophies and Cash Prizes Awarded 

For more information and 

registration details, visit our website 

www.cruisetocooper.com

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Page 4 • July 4, 2009 PEOPLE AND EVENTS Traill County Tribune 

Obituaries 

Hillman Ulland 

Hilman Ulland, 76, Granville, 

N.D., died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 

in a Fargo hospital. 

Hilman was born on June 11, 

1933, a son of Edwin and Anna 

(Illehaugen) Ulland in Mayville, 

N.D. He lived with his family in 

Portland, N.D., until his graduation 

from Portland High School in 

1951. He attended Mayville State 

University and received his teaching 

degree in 1955. He went to 

work in Pekin, N.D. 

In the spring of 1956, Hilman 

was drafted into the U.S. Army. 

He proudly served his country, stationed 

in Germany for two years. 

He was honorably discharged in 

1958. Following his discharge he 

returned to Pekin. 

In June of 1963, he was united 

in marriage to Charlene Johnson 

in Pekin, N.D. They lived in Pekin 

and then moved to McVille, N.D., 

in 1964, where they taught school. 

In 1966, they moved to Granville, 

where Hilman served as principal 

until his retirement in 1993. Charlene 

died January 22, 2004. Hilman 

continued to live in Granville. 

Hilman was a member of the 

First Lutheran Church, Granville. 

He was also very active with the 

Granville American Legion Post 

#155, serving as Post Adjutant for 

many years. He enjoyed spending 

time with his grandchildren, attending 

sporting events and watching 

sporting events on TV, playing 

cards and gardening. 

Those who shared in his life: 

sons: Douglas (Tami) Ulland, 

Minto, N.D.; Scott Ulland, Portland, 

N.D., John (Tracy) Ulland, 

Velva, N.D.; six grandchildren: 

Marisa, Grand Forks, Ryan, Haley 

and Brock, Minto, N.D., Emily and 

Eric, Velva; one sister: Avis (Art) 

Grandalen, Mayville, N.D.; sistersin-law: 

Jean Ann Ulland, Hatton, 

N.D. and Grace Ulland, Heber City, 

Utah; numerous nieces, nephews 

and cousins also survive. 

Hilman was preceded in death 

by his parents; wife, Charlene; siblings 

Milnor, Alvin, Sidney, Andy, 

Manvil, Ervin, Marion and Katherine. 

Visitation was Friday, June 26, 

2009 at Thompson-Larson Funeral 

Home, Minot. 

A prayer service was Friday, 

June 26, 2009 at Thompson-Larson 

Funeral Home Chapel, Minot. 

The funeral service was held 

Saturday, June 27, 2009, at First 

Lutheran Church, Granville, N.D. 

Burial at Granville Community 

Cemetery, Granville, N.D. 

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Michael Balstad 

Michael Irwin Balstad, 66, of 

Reno, Nev., died Wednesday, June 

24, 2009, in rural Portland, N.D. 

Michael was born March 5, 

1943 in Glendale, Calif. to Marvin 

and Irene (Thykeson) Balstad. He 

grew up in Mayville, N.D. graduating 

from Mayville High School 

in 1961. In the early 1960’s, Michael 

moved to California where 

he worked for the railroad before 

joining the National Guard. In 1966 

he married Sandra Wilberg in California 

and together they had three 

children. In 1982 he married Bonnie 

Evanson in Reno, Nev. They 

resided in Reno where Michael 

worked as a machinist making jet 

engine parts. Earlier this year he 

retired. 

Michael enjoyed riding his Harley 

and had a love for sailing. He 

always dreamed big and enjoyed 

making plans. He may not have 

lived in North Dakota, but his roots 

were always here. Several years 

ago, he and Bonnie purchased the 

Finstad Farm, rural Portland. The 

farm was his joy and he loved going 

there when he was back visiting 

family and friends. 

Michael is survived by his three 

Helen Tyrlick 

Helen Tyrlick, age 93, passed 

away at the Casa del Sol Nursing 

Home in Mesa, Ariz. on June 

16, 2009. Helen was born in Steele 

County, Newburg Township, N.D. 

on June 27, 1915. Helen lived in Hatton, 

N.D. before moving to Arizona. 

Helen was preceded in death by her 

husband Paul Tyrlick, her parents 

Albert and Ingeborg Haroldson and 

four brothers: Melvin, Marlo, Harvey 

Alf Johnson 

Alf Johnson, 89, of Galesburg, 

N.D., died Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 

Arthur Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, 

N.D. 

Memorial Services will be held at 

a later date. 

~Inspirations~ 

Thought for 

the Day 

Eternal and Faithful 

Father, thank you for 

your great promises. I am 

thrilled at the reminder of 

your faithful presence in 

my life. I fully believe that 

I can entrust my future to 

you and that you will bring 

me into your presence 

with victory and great joy. 

Thank you for being my 

sure and steadfast hope. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. 

Amen. 

children, Michael (Sandra) Balstad 

Jr., Brenda Balstad, and Kristine 

(Micah) Lacy, all of Sacramento, 

Calif.; two step-children, Shelli 

(Andy) Flanagan of Chicago, Ill., 

and Jennifer Potter of Reno, Nev.; 

eight grandchildren; two brothers, 

Richard (Ruth) Balstad of Texas, 

and Steven (Sandra) Balstad of 

Fargo, N.D.; his best friend, Bonnie 

Balstad of Reno, Nev.; and many 

other relatives and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his 

parents, and an infant brother. 

A memorial gathering was held 

Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Baker 

Funeral Home, Mayville, N.D. 

and Amos. Helen is survived by her 

daughter Elizabeth Gates and son-inlaw 

Joe Gates of Tempe, Ariz., two 

granddaughters, Lisa Gates of Tempe, 

Lori Willden of Fredericksburg, 

Va., and one great-grandson, Matthew 

Willden of Fredericksburg. 

Helen lived the last year of her life 

at the Casa del Sol home. A private 

family memorial service was held at 

the home. Arrangements were provided 

by the Wyman Funeral Home 

in Mesa. 

Marie Theresa Craig 

Marie Theresa Craig passed 

peacefully on July 2, 2009 in Fargo at 

Palliative Care Unit Merit Care. 

Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday 

July 7, 2009 at 4 p.m. at Our 

Lady of Peace Catholic Church Mayville, 

N.D. 

Ebenezer Lutheran Brethren 

15 3rd Ave. NE Mayville, 788-2251 

Pastor Randy Mortenson 

Sun.: Worship 9:30 a.m. 

First American Lutheran 

Corner of Third Avenue and Second Street, 

Mayville, 788-2096 

Sun.: 11:30 a.m. Worship with Pastor Rolf 

Preus 

KMAV 105.5 FM/1520 AM at 10:00 a.m. 

Gran Lutheran Church 

5 miles east, 2 miles south of Mayville 

Pastor Jeff Macejkovic, 786-3202 

Sun.: 8:45 a.m. Worship 

Mayville Lutheran Church 

Pastor Jeff Macejkovic, 786-3202 


Wed.: 6:00 p.m. Property & Management; 

7:00 p.m. Joint Church Council at Gran 

Portland Lutheran Parish 

Aal, Perry, Aurdal, Bang, Bruflat 

PO Box 381, Portland 

Pastor Robert Scheurer & Pastor Erik Heskin 

Sun.: No worship at Aal or Bang 

Mayville Congregational UCC 

1st St. & Center Ave. N, Mayville 

Rev. Ethelind (Lindy) Holt, Pastor, 788-3755 

Worship 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School during 

Worship followed by fellowship time. 

St. John Lutheran, Hatton 

420 7th St., 543-3226 

Pastor H. Chris Hallanger 

Sun.: 9:45 a.m. 

Bethany Lutheran, rural Hatton 

Pastor H. Chris Hallanger 

Sun.: 11:00 a.m. Worship. 

Goose River Lutheran, Hatton 

Pastor Jacobson 


Little Forks Lutheran, Hatton 

Pastor Jacobson 


Valley Free Lutheran (AFLC) 

807 Jahr Ave. St., Portland 

Pastor Keith Quanbeck 788-2938 


Thank yous 

Perry Lutheran 

The Perry Lutheran congregation 

would like to thank the bishop, our 

pastors, musicians, singers, speakers, 

publicists, and those in attendance 

for their personal contributions in 

making our 125th Anniversary celebration 

so enjoyable. We thank 

our fellow Portland Lutheran Parish 

churches for their support and lovely 

gifts. Our gratitude goes out to Bethany 

WELCA for the wonderful meal, 

efforts, and the plant they provided. 

All thoughtful donations given in a 

variety of ways were overwhelmingly 

appreciated. God bless! 

Vinje 

Perry Lutheran Congregation 

52c 

Thank you to the ambulance crew 

and the doctors and nurses at Union 

Hospital during my recent hospital 

stay. I appreciated everything you did 

for me. 

Vinje 

Wilmar Vinje 

52p 

The family of Verna Vinje would 

like to thank the Staff at the Luther 

Memorial Home for the good care 

given to her and a special thank you 

to LeAnn Strand for being so kind. 

Thank you so much for the memorials, 

flowers and prayers. Also, thank 

you to the Baker Funeral Home for 

their compassion and concern during 

this time and the Bruflat pastors for 

their comforting words and the Bruflat 

women who served the lunch. 

Wilmar Vinje 

and the families of 

Dennis and Nancy Brovold 

Maxine and John Van Ingen 

Lori Smith and Jim Ekstrom 

Gary Lupien 

52p 

Church Schedule 

Ny Stavanger Church (AFLC) 

720 Neill Street, Buxton 

Worship 9:00 a.m. Worship 

Immanuel Lutheran (ELCA) 

222 Pottle St., Buxton 

Pastor Douglas P. Norquist, 847-2209 


Highland Lutheran (ELCA), Cummings 

Pastor Douglas P. Norquist, 847-2209 


Thurs.: 9:00 a.m. WELCA Bible Study 

Zion Lutheran, Reynolds 

Pastor Jeri Bergquist 

Church Office, 847-2245 

Sun.: No Worship 

Wed.: 7:00 p.m. Evening summer worship 

with Communion at St. Olaf 

St. Olaf Lutheran, Reynolds 

Pastor Jeri Bergquist 

Church Office, 847-2245 


Wed.: 7:00 p.m. Evening summer worship 

with Communion 

Norman Lutheran, Clifford 

Pastor Julie Johnson 


Elm River Lutheran, Galesburg 



Wed.: 7:00 p.m. Elm River Council 

Stordahl Lutheran, Rural Galesburg 



Blanchard Lutheran (ELCA) 

Pastor Paul Grothe 

Worship 8:15 a.m. Worship 

Grace Lutheran Church, Grandin 

436-4692 

Worship 9:45 a.m. 

Our Lady of Peace Catholic, Mayville 

Father Matthew Attansey 788-3234 

Worship: Sat.: 5:00 p.m.; Sun.: First, Third 

& Fifth 

Sundays 10:30 a.m., Second & Fourth 

Sundays 8:30 a.m. 

Ulland 

Thank you to the West Traill Ambulance 

Service, Dr. Lang, Dr. Mehus, 

and the Union Hospital staff for 

their quick response and care when I 

had a stroke. Thank you to Deacon 

Tom Geffre, Pastor Lindy Holt and 

Pastor Jeff for their visits. Thank you 

to everyone who visited, phoned, sent 

flowers, etc while I was hospitalized. 

Special thanks to my family, especially 

Sharon for all the extras. You each 

are deeply appreciated. God bless you 

all. 

Braaten 

Joyce E. Ulland 

52p 

My appreciation and gratitude for 

all of the concern and generosity of 

my great friends will never end. 

Thanks, Kathy and Troy, for sponsoring 

the free-will donations for 

food during the dance at the Top Hat. 

Thanks to all who were there and donated, 

including the band. The John 

Deere bucket, and tablecloth were 

awesome. 

Thanks to my C-G Merchants 

softball team for hosting the golf tournament 

and auction on my behalf last 

Friday. What a great time!! Thanks 

to Scott Erickson for being the auctioneer, 

and making it extra fun by 

including the “socials.” 

Thanks to the hockey moms that 

donated and served food on hole “6,” 

and to Jerod Basol for the great meal 

back in Clifford. 

Thanks to Thrivent Financial for 

Lutherans for providing supplemental 

funds. 

Thank you to everyone who has 

helped to lighten my load. 

Cody Braaten 

51c 

Elgin Erickson’s gift is received by Hospice of the Red River Valley 

“What a wonderful gift he 

has given to ensure rural Hospice 

care to all who need.” 

said Jean Anderson, Director 

of Development for Hospice 

of the Red River Valley. “With 

generous gifts from an estate, 

Hospice uses half of the gift to 

go to the endowment fund that 

will guarantee hospice care into 

the future.” The other half of 

the gift is used for capital purchases 

such as computers when 

needed and operating costs. 

Hospice of the Red River 

Valley is an independent notfor-profit 

agency that cares for 

the needs of the terminally ill. 

Services are provided to all or 

part of 29 counties in North 

Dakota and Minnesota through 

offices in Fargo, Grand Forks, 

Lisbon, Mayville, Valley City, 

Crookston and Detroit Lakes. 

Hospice serves between 250 

and 300 patients and families 

each day across a service are 

that covers 20,000 square miles. 

The hospice staff is made up of 

235 staff members and over 

400 volunteers. 

Hospice of the Red River 

Valley is truly blessed by people 

like Elgin Erickson and his 

dedication to his community. 

Sigrid Erickson, sister-in-law to Elgin Erickson is pictured presenting a 

check to Hospice of the Red River Valley for nearly $125,000. 

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church & 

Blanchard Lutheran Church 

204 East Caledonia Ave., Hillsboro 

Pastor Paul Grothe 

Sun.: 8:15 Worship at Blanchard; 

9:30 a.m. Worship at Our Savior’s 

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hillsboro 

Pastor Michael Kessler 

204 NW 2nd, 636-4692 

Sun.: 9:45 Sunday School and Coffee Hour; 

11:00 Worship 

Hillsboro United Parish, UCC-UMC 

Pastor Peter Young, 788-2824 

Sun.: 9:30 Worship; fellowship hour to follow 

Riverside Evangelical Free Church 

Pastor Scott Sheets 

814 Main St. W., Mayville, 786-4181 

Sun.: 9:30 a.m. fellowship time; 

10:30 a.m. Worship 

Zoar Free Lutheran Church (AFLC) 

321 7th St., Hatton, 543-3023 

Phone (701) 543-3142 

Sun.: 10:30 a.m. Family Worship 

Holmes United Methodist 

8 miles west, 2 miles north of Reynolds 

Pastor Mark S. Ellingson, 847-2720 

Sun.: 11:00 a.m. Worship

Traill County Tribune OPINION AND REFLECTION 

Page 5 • July 4, 2009 

Veterans Corner 

Library Notes 

by Margaret Rice 

University News 

by Les Ashe 

Traill County Veterans Service Officer 

VA begins stimulus payments to veterans 

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested the Department of the Treasury 

to make $250 payments to eligible Veterans as part of President Obama’s recovery 

plan. The first payments were sent Monday, June 22. All payments will be distributed 

by June 30. 

As part of the recovery plan, VA is making one-time payments of $250 to eligible 

Veterans and survivors to offset the effects of the current economy. VA estimates $500 

million in payments will be made to approximately 1.9 million Veterans and eligible 

beneficiaries as part of this measure. 

To be eligible for the payment, VA beneficiaries must have received VA’s compensation, 

pension, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), or spina bifida benefits 

at any time between November 2008 and January 2009. Also, beneficiaries must reside 

within the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa 

or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

No application is necessary. VA used its existing payment records to determine eligibility 

for the $250 payment. Beneficiaries will receive their payments the same way 

they receive their monthly VA benefits -- either by direct deposit or in the mail. 

This payment is not countable in determining eligibility for VA pension or Parents’ 

DIC. The law allows one $250 payment per person. The payment is tax-free. VA beneficiaries 

who also receive benefits from the Social Security Administration or Railroad 

Retirement Board will be paid through those agencies, and will therefore not receive 

the payment from VA. 

The VA will spend more than $1.4 billion as part of President Obama’s economic 

recovery plan to improve services to America’s Veterans. VA’s Internet site – www. 

va.gov/recovery – provides current information about VA’s work to deliver its portion 

of recovery act funds to benefit Veterans. 

What to do if you receive a duplicate stimulus payment 

The following guidance is provided for those who have received a duplicate payment. 

You must return the duplicate payment to the Treasury Department. 

1. If payment was issued by direct deposit, “Please ask your bank to electronically 

return the duplicate payment. If the bank will not return the funds electronically, please 

send a check payable to VA at the address listed on your notification letter (Note: This 

address is the regional office of jurisdiction, Fargo VA Medical Center). Include a note 

that the check is for the return of the duplicate Economic Recovery Payment.” 

2. If payment was issued by check and the recipient has NOT opened the envelope, 

“To return the check, write, “Return to Sender” and “Duplicate” on the envelope and 

mail it (no postage necessary). The post office will return the check”. 

3. If payment was issued by check and the recipient has OPENED the envelope, 

“When you return the duplicate payment, use a separate envelope and write, “Duplicate” 

on the face of the check. Return the check to the following address: 

Treasury Department 

Financial Management Service 

P. O. Box 51316 

Philadelphia, PA 19115-6316.” 

Have a safe and great 4th of July Celebration !! Display your flag proudly to show 

your support of our Veterans! See you next month!! 

by Gary Hagen 

President, Mayville State University 

Distance learning tools help to make education accessible for all 

The popularity of distance learning continues to grow. Learners are becoming increasingly 

diverse. They start college later in life, stay longer, hold part-or full-time 

jobs, and balance family life and parenting with the role of being students. Universities 

must be more creative than ever in their efforts to engage, equip, and retain these 

diverse learners. 

At Mayville State, we offer many types of distance learning opportunities, including 

online, interactive video, and face-to-face courses offered off site. Providing online 

activities in the most effective ways requires use of some innovative tools. 

Among the tools used at Mayville State are Moodle and Wimba. Moodle is a software 

package used to produce internet-based courses. Wimba is a tool that enables 

teacher to student collaboration in the form of an online classroom. 

All of Mayville State’s online classes are now being managed and delivered through 

Moodle. Moodle is a platform where all of the resources used in an online course are 

managed. Using Moodle, students and instructors can link to Wimba, which allows for 

video conferencing and many other features. Moodle also provides a place to store and 

use many other kinds of learning resources including flash cards, slideshows, and study 

guides. Quizzes and tests are also administered electronically via Moodle. 

One can think about Wimba as an interactive video conferencing tool. When using 

Wimba, there is an established class meeting time. Students and the instructor are at 

their computers equipped with webcams and microphones. The person who is speaking 

at the time is the person who shows up on all class monitors. The focus bounces 

from person to person as the conversation moves. Wimba also incorporates a number 

of learning tools that can be used during the videoconferencing session. A student has 

the ability to do pretty much anything in the online classroom that he or she could do 

in a traditional classroom, including raising a hand, agreeing, disagreeing, frowning, 

and laughing. The equivalent of the traditional white board and projector are also found 

in the virtual classroom. In addition, there is the possibility of showing slideshows. 

Wimba allows for high tech teaching and learning in real time. Lectures and sessions 

may also be recorded for playback on demand. 

Currently, Mayville State instructor Misti Wuori is teaching a speech class using 

Wimba. Students give their speeches while their classmates view them in real time via 

the videoconferencing feature. Some students could be in Mayville, N.D., while others 

may be in all places across the globe. 

The Mayville State Division of Business and CIS has held division meetings using 

Wimba. Each faculty member was able to remain in a place that was convenient for him 

or her while participating in the meeting and viewing meeting materials. 

Several Mayville State faculty members are using Wimba to conduct classes, meet 

with students, answer student questions, and much more. Mayville State’s student tutors 

have been trained in the use of Wimba and are now able to assist distance students 

who may need the services of a tutor. 

These are exciting times in the world of education and technology. It’s amazing to 

watch the good things that unfold when innovation and learning come together. It is our 

privilege to have access to these resources and to use them to make the world a better 

place through the gift of education. 

Goose River 

Heritage 

by Fran Evanson 

With the celebration of the 4th of July 

this week, it has made me think of today’s 

soldiers defending a belief in our country 

and the principles upon which it was 

founded so many years ago. In the Goose 

River Heritage Center, Mr. Al Stommer 

had given his mementos of his service in 

World War I. So often in schools World 

War I is studied very briefly with the end 

of the school year looming and so much 

more modern history to cover. You will 

see his uniform, documents of service, 

items of German warriors and basic supplies 

each soldier carried. The modern 

soldier has far more protective gear but 

yet he faces the explosive devices and 

chemicals that can ruin his life much like 

the World War I Vets. Mr. Stommer probably 

hoped these items would remind the 

visitors of this first major war of the twentieth 

century. 

Also a special gift given by Melinda 

Leland on display is a large knitted flag . 

She knitted this as a member of the Mayville 

Women’s Club and donated it in the 

1980’s and donated it to the Center for 

display. 

Remember no entrance fees, much 

to see and opened Saturday and Sunday 

from 1 - 4 p.m. 

Random Thoughts 

...about Spam 

by Myrna Lyng 

The other day there was an article in the Grand Forks Herald about the generation gap. The gist of 

the article was that the generation gap is mostly about disagreement over social values ranging from 

religion to relationships. It seems that the gap is the greatest it’s been since the 1960s. It’s sort of “what’s this world 

coming to” stuff. 

But it occurred to me that another gaping chasm between youngsters and oldsters is the meaning of certain words. A 

word can mean something quite different to those who are worlds apart in age, experiences and attitude. 

Take the word “spam,” for example. To young people (and those older folks who have caved in and have become 

techies of some sort) “spam” means flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message in an attempt to force the 

message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. In other words, “spam” is Internet abuse. 

To older folks spam is something you eat. Or at least if you spell it “SPAM®,” it is. The (sp)iced h(am) product 

sometimes known as “mystery meat” was first produced by the Hormel Company in Austin, Minn. in 1937. And for 

seventy-plus years, the kitchen staple made of 100 percent pure pork and ham has been served up all over the world. 

So popular was the “Miracle Meat of a Million Uses” that “turned the world on its tongue” (eek! Talk about purple 

prose. Those Hormel PR people are nothing if not imaginative.) that by 1959 one billion cans had been sold. Over the 

next 11 years another billion cans were sold. The folks at Hormel really knew how to stretch a ham. 

Hormel’s PR department gushes that “No single product is better known for its heroics during wartime, its accomplishments 

during peacetime and its popularity during mealtime.” Hormel says that “SPAM® luncheon meat became 

an essential item in soldiers’ diets, often serving as the last line of defense between battle-weary soldiers and starvation. 

Following the war, world leaders the likes of Dwight Eisenhower, Margaret Thatcher and Nikita Khrushchev all credited 

SPAM® luncheon meat for its role in the Allied victory.” 

Hmm. Pretty good for one of those ambient foods. Not even Vegemite and Marmite can make such a claim. 

So how do “spam” and “SPAM® connect? Several theories abound, but I suppose the simplest connection would be 

that SPAM® is recognizable worldwide and electronic spam can be sent worldwide. Think “volume.” 

One theory about using “spam” as a term for Internet abuse comes from the song in Monty Python’s famous SPAM®loving 

Vikings sketch. The song goes (more or less) “Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam…” The Vikings, who 

were sitting in a restaurant whose menu included only dishes made with SPAM®, would sing this refrain over and over, 

getting louder and louder, until it was impossible for the other characters in the sketch to converse. That was a large part 

of the joke. 

Another theory is that some techie typed a macro SPAM SPAM SPAM, etc. and used it indiscriminately during some 

sort of sci-fi event that I totally did not understand and that one of the participants later complained about the guy who 

“spammed” them. Uh, OK. I sort of get it, although I don’t know a “macro” from a hole in the ground. 

Still another theory has to do with throwing a “brick” of the luncheon meat at a rotating fan. I suppose that would be 

a distribution of sorts. 

Regardless of how “spam” came into being, it’s evidently a problem that plagues and irritates a whole lot of folks. 

There has now arisen a whole bevy of spam-cancellers who clean up after those shameless and ubiquitous spammers who 

clog up the Internet. 

If people want to rid the world of electronic spam, Hormel wants to make its SPAM® even more visible and varied. 

So in addition to the SPAM® classic, with its “savory and salty-sweet taste,” consumers around the globe can get a lowsodium 

version; a lite version, with 33 percent fewer calories and 50 percent less fat; a version with Tabasco; a version 

with hickory smoke; one with bacon; and one with cheese. You can also get it in a spreadable form, or in single-serving 

form, and even singles lite. Who knew. 

Hormel also has SPAM® oven-roasted turkey. This 100 percent white, lean turkey is, according to Hormel, “100 

percent turkey delicious. Suitable with stuffing at Thanksgiving or a sandwich on a Thursday.” 

Uffda. I don’t know about that. Thanksgiving dinner tradition-wise, “Who wants to carve the SPAM®?” doesn’t 

quite cut it. Some things are sacred and on Thanksgiving Day, the bird is one of them. So I say, “Ix-nay on the AM-SPay 

on Turkey Day.” 

For those of you on the young end of the generation gap, that’s Pig Latin. “What’s Pig Latin?” you wonder. 

If you really want to know, go ask somebody old. Better yet, Google it. 

Sum and Substance 

by Dr. Larrie Wanberg, Volunteer Curator, Northwood Museum 

North Dakota, as the geographic 

center of North America, has every so 

often held an event that puts a stamp 

on history, which leaves its mark of 

“footprints” on this land of frontiers. 

Monday and Tuesday of this 

week, such a “tipping-point” event 

happened in Bismarck, when the past 

tipped into the future. 

The two-day “International Climate 

Stewardship Solutions” conference 

gathered leaders together from 

six countries to discuss solutions to 

issues related to global warming and 

the impact of climate change. This 

time, the mark was tracking “carbon 

footprints” as a global problem requiring 

global solutions. 

What was unique about this conference 

was it’s grass-root authenticity 

– leaders talking as global citizens 

(although their positions were documented 

and their expertise was obvious), 

elected leaders, managers of 

non-profits, and likewise, “ordinary” 

citizens who spoke as leaders no matter 

what their career path had been 

– all focused on a common problem 

and seeking a shared solution. 

The invited speakers, like soloists 

in a chorus, each took their turn at 

center stage and were exceptional in 

their performances. Every one of the 

210 attendees with 15 students listened 

intently. And when the conference 

concluded, the room remained 

full and participants lingered over 

box lunches – a test of engagement 

to a cause. 

Serious issues with alarming stats 

were presented, but in a calm tone of 

knowledge, which covered a wide 

range of issues related to energy. Solutions 

were kept in focus with substantive 

content, which will likely be 

distributed later. The over-arching 

themes were Nature and Mankind, 

Renewable Energy, Retrofitting the 

Eco System, the Ecological Age, and 

Living an Eco-lifestyle, to coin a few 

examples. 

The lasting meaning of the conference, 

for me and for many, came 

in the dialogue sessions, when the 

experts listened to the participants 

(almost like an audition for talent 

where everyone could take a turn at 

the mike) and they commented back 

in response…pleasantly and honestly. 

This kind of exchange and interaction 

rarely happens. And the group stayed 

the course on solutions, focusing on 

a shared vision and a search for unity 

in both tangible practice and public 

policy. 

When it was my turn at the mike 

in the dialogue session on design, I 

commented on “model-building as 

part of design.” I referred to urban cities 

in many parts of the country that 

were creating “eco-villages” within 

congested areas (like in CA and FL). 

The emphasis in these coastal “ecovillages” 

spotlighted “being green”-- 

in gardens and buildings, organic in 

foods, and a concerted value to make 

sustainable investment in an eco-lifestyle 

as a significant solution to healing 

the environment. 

In New England, the “village 

green” concept is changing strip mall 

design, whereby a “green village 

square” is surrounded by quaint little 

shops and the square is not a passive 

park, but one intended for conversions, 

conservation in natural displays 

and a gathering place for people 

to contemplate an eco-lifestyle. 

Many small towns on the prairie 

are natural “eco-villages.” Northwood, 

for example, is a model for 

village renewal after disaster recovery 

from a tornado. Drayton, where 

the other half of Main Street is the 

Red River (during recent flooding, 

a temporary dike was built along 

the yellow mid-strip on Main Street) 

is developing a “Blessing Square” 

where the simple, harsh life of immigrant 

pioneers is played out. The 

setting is a sod house, log cabin, and 

small church as a stage for outdoor 

enactments, town cookouts and storytelling. 

As an outgrowth of “Blessing 

Square” operated by the Ox Cart 

Trails Historical Society, a major 

stage production presents “Bound for 

Blessing: Bringing to life Lauraine 

Snelling’s (nationally-known author 

of over 50 books and a local Society 

member) best selling series Red 

River of the North” at the Drayton 

school on July 16-19 – an example of 

the creative energy that a town square 

can generate, while geothermal energy 

heats the banking building across 

the street. 

ND can contribute models of ecovillages 

to the world community, 

especially if a series of committed 

towns each specialized in one or more 

forms of natural or renewable energy. 

If a network of such towns were organized 

as showcases, then eco-tours 

could draw visitors from all parts of 

Mayville Women’s Club members, 

Mrs. Cynthia Kaldor and Mrs. Diane 

Johnson, presented the Black and White 

themed story hour on Tuesday, June 23. 

Mrs. Kaldor read “Round Trip” by Ann 

Jonas and Mrs. Johnson read the Caldecott 

Medal winning book “Kitten’s First 

Full Moon” by Kevin Henkes. Books 

were chosen because they both featured 

artsy black and white illustrations. 

Yellow feathers floated around as the 

children gathered to apply feathers, tinsel, 

flower and star sequins, fake jewel hearts 

and stars with coordinating sticker stars to 

their masks. They celebrated the library’s 

109th birthday by singing Happy Birthday 

to the library and using their maracas 

for great accentuation to the song. 

They left the library with a black and 

white paper airplane and the “Aha Daily” 

newspaper, a genius at work door hanger, 

smile stickers, tattoos plus a supply of 

brand new books purchased in honor of 

Children’s Book Week. 

Mayville Women’s club members, 

Mrs. Eileen McMullen and Mrs. Lila Jean 

Gunderson, presented the Red, White and 

Blue themed story hour Tuesday, June 30. 

Mrs. McMullen read “The Great White 

House Breakout” by Helen Thomas followed 

by Mrs. Gunderson reading “Duck 

for President” by Doreen Cronin. The patriotic 

books set the scene for the White 

House art project. Mrs. Gunderson read 

a short story about a pet who lived in the 

White House. Children were shown a picture 

of former President Clinton’s pet cat, 

Socks and President Obama’s pet dog, 

Bo. An interactive Q and A was held as 

the children responded with what kind of 

pets they owned and the names of their 

pets before sitting down to free-hand a 

drawing, on the White House art sheet, of 

their pets should they become President 

and also to give said pets names. Some 

of the names they chose included: Bruno, 

Angel, Cheetah, Fred, Spike, Red, Chuckie, 

GingerSnap, Sadie, Charley, Munchie, 

Louie and Caesar to name a few. Lassie, 

Fido and Rover are not popular for dog 

names anymore. Most popular name for a 

dog today is Max. 

Gate City Savings and Loan Association, 

Mayville Branch, provided book 

bags for the children and the Library 

Board provided these items: Word find 

for July 4, “I Love America” activity 

book, an “I love Socks” cat bookmark, 

flag stickers, fast facts about North Dakota, 

a Be Creative tattoo as well as a 

tootsie pop. The last thing they did after 

checking out books was to get a rhythm 

going with the maracas as they sang the 

song, “Bingo.” 

The library will be closed July 2-10 

and re-open July 14 at regular time. Story 

Hour will be held on Tuesday, July 14 with 

Mrs. Deb Hagen and Mrs. Karen Groth, 

readers for the theme Sun and Sunflowers 

(Van Gogh) story hour. Children may 

dress in yellow, gold, orange or green if 

they wish. Library hours after July 14 are 

Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m. 

and Thursday evenings 6-9 p.m. Wishing 

you a great American celebration for your 

Fourth of July. 

nation and globe to view and learn 

about eco-villages in a state where 

natural resources are its industry. 

In the corridors of the conference 

site, where conversations and networking 

were steady, a few spontaneous 

face-to-face innovations were 

added to the mix and fix of the conference, 

which will be highlighted at 

another time. 

Finally, sustainability was an ultimate 

goal in discussion. The vision 

for sustainability is largely coming 

from the young, who progressively 

are generating a grass-root movement 

toward national public policy 

and standards of practice. This movement 

is driven to a large extent by 

visual social media, so that citizens 

are more clearly influencing elected 

leaders to follow. And social networking 

media has no boundaries for 

communication, including growth of 

interchange across continents as participants 

in global solutions. 

How rare is it to experience oneon-one, 

face-to-face discussions over 

finger food or in the corridors for 

five minutes or so with leaders from 

United Kingdom, China, The Netherlands, 

Germany, Denmark, and 

Australia, and feel like neighbors at 

a town meeting or as shareholders at 

an annual meeting of a community 

co-op? 

The new decade is being dubbed 

the “Age of Ecology,” balancing Nature 

with Humankind. On the prairies, 

this is part of our nature…our 

heritage…our new frontier. 

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SCHOOL Traill County Tribune 

On Campus 

With Amber 

When tragedy strikes at home, at work, or even in the U.S. our worlds all 

tend to shake up a little. When celebrity tragedy strikes, our worlds are minute 

and our indulgence takes a little spin. 

In the past couple weeks the world of celebrity obsession has taken quite a 

few nose dives. 

Sadly, a great deal of impressionable and iconic celebrities have passed. 

In reflection of these passings I realized how we indulge in these celebrities’ 

lives. 

Whether we encompass other peoples’ realities in efforts to overshadow our 

own or we simply find some kind of pleasure in discovering and remembering 

that celebrities are human too, we seem to completely forget that exact realization 

as soon as it’s realized. 

A point was brought to my attention that Michael Jackson, while an obvious 

icon, became the strange, introverted man because of the very people that 

made him THE Michael Jackson. Publicity and paparazzi inevitably terminate 

what slivers of normality each celebrity may be grasping onto. 

While Michael Jackson sought seclusion, it’s highly possible that with each 

day his fingers were holding on to the cracks in his foundations, our buying 

the magazines with his newest “scandals” plastered all over it made him slip a 

little farther inch by inch. 

By no means am I blaming us, the world’s population, for his death, I’m just 

saying it couldn’t have helped. 

This indulgence can’t be healthy. Sure, I can understand, and fully appreciate 

the idea of distracting oneself from life’s current woes, but to be affected 

by a celebrity as deeply as we all have been, worries me that a lot of us are 

ignoring our own realities and living, too regularly, vicariously through people 

we don’t even know. 

Another less extreme example is how the world is still crumbling at the 

news of Jon and Kate’s divorce. Talk about huge news in my life! Whew! 

Never once have I met these people, their children, or their families and yet 

my own life stood still for a few moments when their divorce was officially 

announced. At once I had this overhanging feeling that it was happening to a 

close friend or a family member of my own (I’m willing to bet I’m not alone 

on this one). Still, after a week or so of the divorce being common knowledge, 

there are magazines upon magazines plastered with the crying, hurt faces of 

once normal people, normal parents. Divorce is not uncommon, but I bet most 

people have the satisfaction in knowing the world doesn’t have their failed 

marriages under a microscope. 

Brad and Jennifer, Brad and Angelina, Heidi and Spencer Pratt, Jon and 

Kate and celebrities of late that have traded in their fame on earth for royal 

treatment with the big guy upstairs: We may know everything about them, 

but none of us can comprehend the ant-under-a-magnifying glass-feeling like 

celebrities can. 

Whether any of these people are your “favorites” or not, Kudos to them and 

their families not just for putting up with annoying indulgers, but for dealing 

with and sometimes allowing their own lives to be personal escape windows. 

Devitt receives law degree 

Carrie Devitt, daughter of Lee 

and Cynthia Kaldor (Mayville), 

graduated from Marquette University 

Law School (Milwaukee, 

Wisc.) and received her Juris Doctor 

in May. 

During her law school terms at 

Marquette, Carrie was placed on 

the Dean’s List in the fall of 2006 

and spring of 2009. Other academic 

honors she received included the 

CALI Award (student receiving the 

highest grade) for Legal Writing 

and Research (Fall 2006) and for 

Remedies (Fall 2007). Carrie was 

the recipient of the Thomas More 

Law Scholarship 2006-07, 2007-08 

and 2008-09, and she graduated in 

the top 25% of her class. 

Carrie was a member of the Marquette 

Appellate Advocacy team 

and participated in the ABA National 

Appellate Advocacy competition. 

The team of Carrie Devitt, Jessica 

Franklin, and Stephen Boyett was 

recognized as the first Marquette 

University Law School team to become 

Regional Champions (Boston, 

MA) and continue to the national 

finals. In April, the team went 

on to the finals in Chicago where 

they ended in the top 16 (over 180 

teams competed nationwide). Carrie’s 

other activities while at Marquette 

included Jenkins Moot Court 

Competition; Moot Court Board; 

Academic Support Program Leader 

for Legal Writing & Research; 

American Association for Justice / 

Wisconsin Association for Justice, 

Marquette Chapter President; and 

membership in the Association of 

Women Lawyers. 

As a student, Carrie was able 

to garner a variety of legal experiences. 

She volunteered at the 

Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic 

(Milwaukee), worked as a law clerk 

for Domnitz & Skemp (a Milwaukee 

personal injury firm), interned 

for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice 

Ann Walsh Bradley (Madison), 

worked as a law clerk for Previant, 

Goldberg, Uelman, Gratz, Miller & 

Brueggeman (a Milwaukee worker’s 

compensation and personal 

injury firm), and interned for Milwaukee 

County Circuit Court Judge 

Timothy G. Dugan (civil division). 

Carrie is currently employed as a 

Law Clerk with the Honorable Timothy 

G. Dugan (Milwaukee) where 

she assists the judge in researching 

issues before the court and in writing 

opinions. 

Prior to attending law school, 

Carrie worked for Meriter Hospital 

(Madison, Wisc.) as the lead scheduler 

for Outpatient Rehabilitation 

(January 2004 to July 2006) and for 

the U.S. Census Bureau (Jeffersonville, 

Ind.) as a statistician (January 

2002 to October 2003). 

Carrie is a 1997 graduate of 

May-Port CG high school and received 

her undergraduate degree 

from the University of Wisconsin— 

Madison, in December 2001. 

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Former MSU graduate teaches in Russia 

ND students 

to light up the 

ND State Fair 

Enthusiastic young entrepreneurs 

are invited to be part of the Marketplace 

for Kids- Bright Ideas Showcase 

and Contest which will be held in 

Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, July 29, 

2009, in conjunction with Co-op Day 

at the North Dakota State Fair. 

In addition to showcasing their 

projects and inventions, each registered 

participant and (1) chaperone 

will receive free N.D. State Fair gate 

admission and a pizza party lunch. In 

addition they are also invited to attend 

the complimentary Co-op Day Pancake 

and Sausage breakfast early in 

the morning and the ever popular ice 

cream social in the afternoon. 

The Bright Ideas Showcase and 

Contest is open to all students from 

across the state that were in grades 3, 

4, 5, or 6 during the 2008-2009 school 

year. For more information on showcasing 

an existing project or developing 

a project, visit www.Marketplace- 

ForKids.org. 

First, second, and third place 

awards will be presented to students 

in each grade level in two categories: 

Invention and Business. Special recognition 

awards may also be given 

for deserving projects in Innovation in 

Energy, Innovation in Agriculture, and 

Innovation in Technology. All participating 

students will be recognized for 

their hard work and innovation. 

For a complete registration kit call 

Marketplace for Kids at 1-888-384- 

8410, or e-mail marketplace@btinet. 

net or visit www.MarketplaceForKids. 

org to download a complete information 

kit. 

University of 

Mary announces 

Dean’s List 

Area residents are among 666 

students named to the fall semester 

Dean’s List at the University of Mary, 

America’s Leadership University, in 

Bismarck. 

To qualify for the honor, traditional 

undergraduate students must 

earn a 3.50 or better grade point average 

while carrying at least 12 credit 

hours. 

Local students include: Abby Reiter, 

Hatton, N.D.; Stacey Wildeman, 

Hillsboro, N.D.; Melinda Paulson, 

Mayville, N.D. 

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Area North Dakota students were 

among the 2,811 North Dakota State 

University students to be placed on the 

spring 2009 dean’s list. 

A student must earn a 3.50 grade 

point average or higher and be enrolled 

in at least 12 class credits to qualify. 

Students from Traill County to receive 

this award are: 

Buxton: Tyler J. Schults, Pharmacy. 

Hatton: Korey P. Boe, Civil Engineering; 

Tyler K. Rogers, Pharmacy; 

Courtney E. Sletten, Microbiology; 

Traill County students 

receive degrees from NDSU 

Among the 1,300 students to graduate 

from North Dakota State University 

in spring 2009, there were the following 

from Traill County. 

Hillsboro: Anine Ault Lambert BS, 

Natural Resources Mgmt., Rhonda J. 

Nilles BA Dietetics and Jesse d. Rue 

PHARMD, Pharmacy. 

Mayville: Isaac Aasen PHARMD, 

Pharmacy, Andrew Stephen Olson 

BSEE, Electrical Engineering and Sean 

C. Woxland BS, Mgmt. Information 

Systems. 

Wash hands after leaving petting zoo 

NUTURE LIFE 

Children need nurturing 

and stability and 

your support can 

change a life! 

Local students named 

on NDSU dean’s list 

Donna Rindy, daughter of Dennis 

and Nancy Rindy, Portland, N.D., Lauren 

Sobolik, daughter of Jim and Renee 

Sobolik, Mayville, N.D., and Ethan 

Kyllo, son of Steve and Jodi Kyllo, 

Blanchard, N.D., and Randal Doeden, 

son of Steve and Judy Doeden, Cummings, 

N.D. all received the North 

Dakota State University Freshman 

Academic Scholarship in the amount 

of $1,500. The scholarship recognizes 

high academic achievement. 

The students will enter NDSU in the 

fall. 

Rindy plans to major in English 

and minor in journalism broadcast and 

mass technologies. In high school, she 

was active in National Honor Society, 

speech, theatre, cheerleading, choir, 

“Helping a child 

succeed is 

the reward!” 

— Foster Parent 

Kendra A. Thompson, Undecided. 

Hillsboro: Janelle D. Mueller, Nursing; 

Elissa M. Riemer, Nursing; Melissa 

L. Vettel, Apparel and Textiles. 

Mayville: Kayla J. Braaten, Radiologic 

Sciences; Jason R. Novacek, 

Construction Management; Ross C. 

Peterson, Crop and Weed Sciences. 

Portland: David N. Fyre, Architecture; 

Ross A. Olson, Architecture; 

Stephani K. Thykeson, Finance. 

Reynolds: Justin L. Kuster, Agricultural 

Economics; Lace R. Leddige, 

Agribusiness. 

Area students receive 

NDSU scholarship 

swing choir, band, jazz band and track. 

Sobolik plans to major in apparel 

and textiles. In high school, she was active 

in volleyball and National Honor 

Society. She also was the historian officer 

for Future Business Leaders of 

America. 

Kyllo plans to major in agriculture. 

In high school, he was active in football, 

baseball, basketball, track, National 

Honor Society, student council, 

Future Business Leaders of America, 

band, jazz band, choir and swing choir. 

Doeden is an undecided major. In 

high school, he was active in wrestling, 

basketball, and football. He also was a 

class officer and a member of Our Savior’s 

Lutheran Church. 

Local student named to Dean’s 

Honor list at Concordia College 

Dr. Mark Krejci, provost and dean 

of the college, has announced the 

names of students whose superior academic 

achievement during the second 

semester of the 2008-09 academic 

year placed them on the Dean’s Honor 

List at Concordia College, Moorhead, 

Minn. “Because of their dedication to 

academic excellence, we honor those 

students who we expected to not only 

have personal success but also to positively 

impact the affairs of the world,” 

says Krejci. 

Kelly Rygg has been named to the 

Concordia College Dean’s Honors List. 

Rygg is the daughter of Marlow and 

Carmen Rygg, Portland, N.D. 

To qualify for this designation, students 

must carry a minimum of 12 semester 

credits and have a grade point 

average of at least 3.7 on a 4.0 scale. 

Petting zoos and fairs are great 

ways for kids to learn about animals, 

but the youngsters may take home 

more than they anticipated. 

Contact with animals poses serious 

health risks, especially for 

young children who are prone to 

putting objects or their fingers into 

their mouths. Petting zoos and fairs 

have been associated with infectious 

disease outbreaks in humans. 

Those outbreaks have been caused 

by a number of pathogens, including 

E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter, 

cryptosporidium and coxiella burnetii. 

Since 1991, the national Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

has received about 50 reports of human 

infectious disease outbreaks involving 

animals in public settings. 

North Dakota State University 

Extension Service veterinarian 

Charlie Stoltenow and Extension 

food and nutrition specialist Julie 

Garden-Robinson urge parents to 

make sure their children wash their 

hands properly after leaving a petting 

zoo or fair where they’ve come 

in contact with animals, manure or 

animal bedding material. 

“Hand washing is the most important 

thing we can do to help prevent 

ourselves from getting sick or 

spreading germs to other people,” 

Garden-Robinson says. 

“This holds true whether we are 

at a petting zoo or in our kitchen.” 

However, soap and water might 

not be available at a petting zoo or 

fair. In that case, you should make 

sure your children use an alcoholbased 

hand sanitizer, Garden-Robinson 

says. Such products are effective 

against common disease 

agents such as E. coli, salmonella 

and campylobacter, but not against 

certain organisms such as bacterial 

spores, cryptosporidium and certain 

viruses. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

recommends using a hand 

sanitizer with a concentration of 60 

percent or more alcohol. 

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are 

less effective on hands that are visibly 

soiled, so visible contamination 

and soil should be removed before 

using a hand sanitizer. 

Miss Melanie Ust, a ’93 grad of Finley 

High School and a ’98 grad of Mayville 

State with a major in Biology Comp. and 

Chemistry minor has just completed her 

first year of teaching in Moscow, Russia. 

She has taught middle school science in the 

Anglo American School of Moscow, a private 

school owned and operated by the US, 

Cananda and the UK. 

After graduating Mayville State in ’98 

she took a first job in Laughlin, Nev. and 

taught high school science there and coached 

for 4 years in Clark county before transferring 

to Henderson which is a suburb of Las 

Vegas Nev. She taught in Henderson for 6 

years and her subjects were forensics honors 

and biology honors and she coached a lot 

of sports. She was head coach for girls fast 

pitch softball, bowling, and she also coached 

girls volleyball and girls basketball. 

Melanie gained her Masters Degree at the 

Unitversity of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff 

in 2003, in Educational Leadership. 

In Moscow she has coached five sports 

this year which has been a really great experience 

since they fly to other countries and 

compete against other private schools. They 

have taken home first place trophies a few 

times and have been to Prague twice and to 

Bucarest to compete. 

Melanie has been fortunate to travel to 

other places with a group of friends while 

there on her breaks and Egypt and Italy have 

been two places she has really enjoyed! 

She has a 2-year contract with Moscow 

and then who knows! She still owns a home 

in Henderson but it is leased out for now. 

The middle school children she teaches 

are Russian, American and some Canadian. 

Most of them speak English well and some 

speak two other languages as well. Some of 

the students belong to diplomats’ families. 

Her class numbers are around 18 per class. 

This is not a military school but through an 

international teaching group. 

She is the daughter of Joy Ust McLain, 

Hatton and the late Roger Ust. Sister of Holly 

Tinjum of Grand Forks. Her mom is going 

to visit her the end of July. 

Portland student 

completes 32nd 

annual Business 

Challenge 

Amy Knudson 

Amy Knudson of Portland 

completed the 32nd annual Business 

Challenge on the campus of 

Dickinson State University June 

21-26, 2009. Knudson was among 

the 150 participants who attended 

the weeklong, action-packed program 

which provides students 

and educators with a better appreciation 

and understanding of 

business and entrepreneurship. 

Business Challenge is supported 

by community and state 

donors. The attendees participated 

in competitions and learned 

about teamwork, leadership, and 

setting real-life goals. Participants 

also gained a better knowledge 

of North Dakota’s economy 

and became more aware of what 

North Dakota has to offer. The 

event provided educators and 

high school students an opportunity 

to run their own business, 

write a marketing plan, hear success 

stories, and meet some of 

North Dakota’s most influential 

people. 

To learn more about Business 

Challenge, become a sponsor, or 

register to attend, visit the website 

at www.gobusinesschallenge. 

com; call 701-483-2515, 1-800- 

279-4295, ext. 2515, or e-mail 

katherine.mehrer@dickinsonstate.edu. 

Here are some hand-washing tips 

if soap and water are available: 

• Use water as hot as you can tolerate 

comfortably. 

• Moisten your hands and add 

soap. Lather to the elbow if possible. 

• Rub your hands together for at 

least 20 seconds. 

• Scrub thoroughly, including the 

backs of your hands, wrists, between 

fingers and under fingernails. 

• Rinse your hands thoroughly 

under running water. 

• Dry your hands thoroughly with 

a paper towel or hot air dryer. 

• Don’t touch anything that will 

recontaminate your hands. Use a paper 

towel to turn off the water faucet 

and open the restroom door if necessary. 

Here is some other advice for 

petting zoo and fair visitors: 

• Never eat, drink or put things 

into your mouth when around animals. 

• Older adults, pregnant women 

and young children should be especially 

careful around animals. 

“People and animals need each 

other,” Stoltenow says. “The interaction 

between animals and children 

is a wonderful and lasting experience. 

We want to make sure that the 

only things children (and adults) 

take home with them are memories 

and the experience, not pathogens 

and potential disease.”

Traill County Tribune Page 7 • July 4, 2009 

Budgets and contracts: Tips for building a home 

By Sarah Sorvaag 

The construction of a home can 

be one of the most exciting times in 

a couple or family’s life. In the early 

stages of the planning process it’s 

important to identify your needs and 

wants so as to easily articulate the potential 

housing plans to a contractor. 

According to Lowell Domier, 

Domier Construction, the relationship 

between a building contractor and a 

homeowner is very important. 

“Other than having your finances 

in order, having a good relationship is 

most important,” he said. 

Domier explained that most local 

contractors do not belong to organizations 

such as the Home Builders 

Association. He stated that by asking 

professionals around town such as at 

area banks, lumberyards, and the cement 

plant, one can find out the stability 

and success of a construction 

company. 

There are many things to consider 

when preparing for building a house 

such as budgets, designs and contracts. 

A house is a major investment, 

no matter how the economy fares. It’s 

By MICHELLE MCLEAN 

Blanchard Lutheran Church will 

celebrate a milestone July 11 — its 

75th anniversary. 

To mark the occasion, the church 

invites past and present members 

and guests to a fellowship time starting 

at 3:30 p.m. Saturday followed 

by a special worship at 5:30. A dinner 

will be served after the service. 

Commemorative spoons will be 

available to purchase as souvenirs 

of the day. 

A century of prayer 

The written record shows that 

Lutherans worshiped together in 

the small Traill County village of 

Blanchard starting in 1908. Pastors 

from Galesburg, Mayville and Portland 

churches conducted services. 

However, it wasn’t until 1934 

that members officially incorporated 

as Blanchard Lutheran Church 

under the auspices of the Evangelical 

Lutheran Church. 

Rev. Tjornham had been called 

as a pastor to Hillsboro in 1933 and 

also provided “pulpit ministry” at 

Blanchard until 1941. 

Blanchard’s informal ties with 

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of 

Hillsboro would continue. Rev. C.F. 

Savereide was called to serve Our 

Savior’s in 1941 and served both 

churches until his retirement in 

1976. 

At that time, Blanchard and Our 

Savior’s officially became a “joint 

parish” and together they called 

Rev. James Hanson as their new 

pastor. Hanson would serve the parishes 

until 2001. During that same 

time, nine interns would be assigned 

to serve the congregations. In 1986, 

vital to plan appropriately for a house 

when it comes to the expenses related 

to supplies and labor. Domier Construction 

offers warranties in relation 

to settling and shifting houses. 

“We fix cracks in the first one to 

two years. Settling and shifting are 

going to happen. The materials such 

as windows and shingles usually have 

warranties ranging from 10 to 20 

years,” Domier said. 

He also stated that when someone 

is setting up a budget, he or she should 

also allow for some “cushioning.” 

“It’s easy to get caught up spending 

more than you should on particular 

things. You need to stay close to your 

budget and not stress if you go over a 

little bit. You’ll find it’s hard to say no 

to couple things once and awhile.” 

One of the first steps a homeowner 

can take is to determine what type of 

floor plan they would prefer. Many 

people often look through housing 

catalogs to get an idea of what’s valuable 

to their family, such as room sizes 

or living room space. 

Another initial step in home construction 

is creating a contract. It’s 

the two churches decided to adopt a 

pastor and associate pastor format. 

Over the past 23 years, six associate 

pastors have served the churches. 

Since 2002, the church has been 

served by Rev. Doug Stave, Rev. 

Kristen Frantsvog and Rev. Paul 

Bortnem. Rev. Paul Grothe has been 

pastor of Blanchard and Our Savior’s 

since 2005. 

Empty pews 

Today, Blanchard Lutheran’s 

membership roll contains more than 

50 names. Sunday services — when 

they are held — may draw just a 

handful of worshippers. Church 

member Marilyn Aarsvold estimates 

less than 20 people remain as active 

members. Three come from Fargo 

and another from Mayville but distance 

and age make travel an issue 

for them. 

Without any children as active 

members, Sunday school was suspended 

this year. At the church’s last 

annual meeting, the sensitive question 

of whether the church should 

remain open was discussed. 

“We’ve started talking about it,” 

Aarsvold said. “No decision has 

been made but we have to think 

about what we should do.” 

She said she expects the emotional 

discussion will continue at 

the next annual meeting in January. 

“It’s not a money problem,” explains 

long-time member Maxine 

Garrett. “It’s a people problem. We 

need more people.” 

A member all her married life, 

more than 60 years, Garrett says 

she’s not in favor of closing the 

church. She knows the spiritual value 

of a close-knit congregation. 

important for people to be aware of 

the time needed to build, unforeseen 

expenses, etc. Within the contract, try 

to express your interest in making sure 

the house is built in accordance with 

safety standards and regulations. Both 

the builder and homeowner will need 

things stated clearly in specific detail. 

“I hope we can keep it going. 

Maybe a young family will want 

to join us,” she offers. Maybe they 

will want to be part of a congregation 

that works together and knows 

each other well, she says. 

The prospect of closing her 

church is “heart-wrenching,” Garrett 

admits. 

Opinions vary and none are 

shared with a smile. Hope gives 

way to reluctant acceptance. 

Mary (Lovas) Beckman has been 

a member since birth — more than 

60 years. 

“I understand that (staying open) 

isn’t a reality anymore,” she concedes. 

Mary’s husband, Kenneth, is 

church council president. He diplomatically 

withholds any comment 

about the suggested closing — at 

least for now. 

“No decision has been made,” he 

said. As for Saturday’s celebration, 

the threat of closure “has nothing to 

do with it.” 

The future of Blanchard Lutheran 

is a real concern for its parishioners. 

However, next Saturday will be reserved 

for celebration and remembering 

the good days, the blessings 

of the church and its members present 

and past. The church’s future, 

for some, rests in God’s hands. 

Led by the women 

According to an official history 

of Blanchard Lutheran Church, 

first penned in 1947 and updated in 

1975, it was a minister — “a sincere 

worker for the Lord” — who 

worried about the Lutheran souls 

in Blanchard who had no regular 

church services to attend in their 

town. 

Rev. O.J. Malkewick of Galesburg 

conducted the first services in 

Blanchard September 6, 1908. The 

town was booming at the time with 

a general store, post office, bank, 

meat market, hotel and candy store. 

Within a few weeks, he helped 

organize a Ladies Aid. A year later, 

19 women including Mrs. Presbo, 

Mrs. Louis Stockmoe, Mrs. Andrew 

Peterson, Mrs. Sunby, Mrs. Ole 

Grimstvedt, Annie Seim, Mrs. A. 

Olson, Mrs. Digre, Mrs. J. Olson, 

Mrs. Arnt Melting, Mrs. John Reinan, 

Mrs. Dyrland and Mrs. Annie 

Peterson pledged their membership, 

drafted a constitution and named 

the group “Hauge Norske Evangelical 

Lutheran Kvinde Forening.” 

(Loosely translated as Hauge Norwegian 

Evangelical Lutheran Women’s 

Society.) 

Their first annual supper and sale 

on Halloween 1910 raised a total of 

$83.50. 

Their first meetings were held in 

the ladies’ homes and conducted in 

Norwegian. Hymn books — printed 

in Norwegian and English — were 

purchased for worship services held 

in the town hall. 

Over time members grew to want 

a church building of their own. In 

1913, the congregation successfully 

bid $301 for a former schoolhouse 

and Mr. Gale of Hunter donated a 

lot in town where the church still 

stands. Since the worshippers were 

of many different religious denominations, 

they did not formally organize 

as a congregation. Instead 

the Ladies Aid incorporated so they 

could legally own the property. 

They were chartered July 14, 1914. 

The church building was dedicated 

the following summer. 

The church’s altar picture, “The 

Neither person nor company wants to 

be in a situation that requires interpretation, 

risking unsatisfactory results. 

“Again, it’s about having a good 

relationship. You and the contractor 

need to talk back and forth. For any 

house, no matter the owner, when a 

floor plan is chosen, odds are something 

is going to change as it’s built. A 

lot of people struggle with visualizing 

the end result as it begins to take shape. 

But it’s important to keep talking and 

catch any changes before things get 

too far along,” Domier said. 

According to Domier, the contract 

should include a realistic completion 

date. 

“Some people assume building 

a house takes a short period of time 

but we work from a schedule. It also 

accompanies with the payment plan 

after the down payment. Then you 

can chose to pay either monthly or by 

milestones. Examples of milestones 

are when the frame is up or the sheet 

rock is placed. Most people typically 

selected monthly payments,” he said. 

Another aspect that can hold up 

construction is when ordered materials 

take longer to be delivered. 

“Sometimes a material is supposed 

to arrive in two days and it ends up 

delaying work if it takes longer. The 

subcontractors and contractors have 

to do something to fill the time. Then 

when the material arrives, they still 

need to finish the project at hand before 

returning to the original task,” 

Domier stated. 

With this year’s unpredictable 

weather, people who are planning to 

build a house might be uncertain when 

it comes to selecting a lot. Things to 

consider when making a pros and cons 

list are soil condition, drainage, zoning, 

and building codes. 

Those who will be involved in the 

building process include a builder, an 

excavator, surveyor, and home designer 

or architect. The homeowner is 

welcome to visit the construction site 

on a regular basis. “It’s their house and 

they’re still the boss,” Domier said. 

Building a house can be the first 

step in establishing an entirely new 

life for most people. One more valuable 

piece of advice, enjoy the building 

process and avoid over-stressing 

on minor details. 

“Try to have some fun and enjoy 

doing it. You don’t need to stress out 

more than you really should on decisions. 

No matter how hard you plan, 

something different will likely come 

up,” Domier added. 

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The Northern Hardy Fruit Project 

will be on one of the three tours featured 

at the North Dakota State University 

Carrington Research Extension 

Center’s annual field day set for Tuesday, 

July 14. 

The tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. A 

noon lunch will follow. 

The featured speakers are: 

• Greg Krieger, president of the 

North Dakota Grape Growers Association, 

who will discuss the emergence 

of new vineyards and wineries across 

the state as well as grape growing 

• Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, 

NDSU high-value crops specialist, 

who will review Juneberry culture and 

production 

• Kathy Wiederholt, Carrington Research 

Extension Center fruit project 

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was established in 2006 to introduce 

and demonstrate alternative and economically 

viable varieties of fruits 

that will grow in North Dakota. The 

project features grape, black currant 

and Juneberry variety trials, as well as 

demonstration plantings of University 

of Saskatchewan cherries and haskaps; 

apples; aronia; red, black and white 

Good Shepherd,” depicts Christ and 

a flock of sheep and was painted and 

donated by John and Martin Anderson. 

They reportedly drew inspiration 

from a Sunday school card offered 

by their pastor. 

A stove was purchased from the 

Roseville church and that church 

also presented Blanchard with a gift 

of a pulpit. The altar was crafted 

and donated by M.J. Olson. He also 

provided the altar rug, communion 

service and baptismal bowl. The 

Young People’s Society bought a 

little pump organ. 

Over the decades, the building 

would been extensively remodeled 

and enlarged. 

Pastors would come and go — 

Rev. Sveen, Rev. Hanson and Rev. 

Gullikson would serve the church 

irregularly through the 1920s. 

Also in the 1920s, the ladies aid 

began their church suppers and ice 

cream socials — now a rich and 

delicious tradition. Thanks to near 

constant fund-raising spearheaded 

by the ladies aid, a basement was 

added to the church in 1935. The 

ladies aid continued to take care of 

church business — buying everything 

with the help of donations — 

until the building was deeded over 

to the congregation in 1950. The ladies’ 

work continued as their fundraising 

benefitted their congregation 

and Christian causes near and far. 

Family ties 

The history written in 1975 notes 

that the church’s affiliation eventually 

evolved to the American Lutheran 

Church. Thirty-five years 

ago, family members were listed: 

Olav Aarsvold, Randy Bertsch, Arthur 

Bjerke, Frank Brasel, Herbert 

Fleischer, Agnes Garrett, Garth 

Garrett, Oscar Bjerke, Wayne Garrett, 

Wendell Garrett, Dwight Garrett, 

Hazel Hoffman, Rilla Webster, 

Larry Lovas, David Manger, 

Ruth Mattson Halvorson, LaVerne 

Mattson, George McNeilly, Robert 

Petrie, Harry Reinan, Roy Reinan, 

Lowell Seim, Glen Thompson, 

Chester Thompson, Lynn Ulland 

and Kenneth Volla. 

Some of those same families will 

be on hand next weekend to mark 

another milestone in Blanchard Lutheran’s 

long history — a history 

with a final chapter still unwritten. 

Tour highlights fruit project at Carrington Research Extension Center 

summer/from front 

nearly $150,000 going to stakes 

races alone! Please see attached document 

for a full stakes race preview! 

The North Dakota Horse Park plans 

to be open for 16 days of live Thoroughbred 

and Quarter Horse racing 

in 2009, but with a new variation on 

the schedule! In accordance with the 

many fan requests for more weekends 

of racing (and more Friday Dollar Beer 

Nights), we have altered our schedule 

accordingly! The North Dakota Horse 

Park will operate 7 weekends of racing 

in 2009 with racing starting at 5:00 

p.m. on both Friday and Saturday and 

no Sunday racing with the exception 

of Labor Day weekend where the track 

will open for both Sunday and Monday. 

The 2009 racing season will see 

the following schedule in place: 

Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse Racing: 

Dates: July 24-September 7 (7 

great weeks of live racing action) Friday 

and Saturday evenings and Labor 

currants; elderberries; gooseberries; 

honeyberries; plums; and sea berries. 

For more information about the 

fruit tour or the livestock and crop 

tours that are part of the field day 

events, contact the Carrington center 

at (701) 652-2951 or check its Web 

site at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/ 

carringt. The livestock and crop tours 

also begin at 9:30 a.m. A second crop 

tour begins after lunch. 

Day weekend 

Post Times: 

Friday: 5:00 p.m. (Dollar beer and 

Dollar Hotdog Night!) 

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. (Family Day- 

Free admission for 18 and under!) 

Sundays: No Sunday racing except 

Labor Day weekend 

Labor Day weekend post times: 

1:00 p.m. Sunday and Monday 

The new schedule is designed to 

maximize the Horse Park’s presence 

in the Fargo-Moorhead summer entertainment 

scene by capitalizing on 

the weekdays that statistically see the 

highest attendance at the track. “By 

providing more weekends for people 

to get to the track, we hope that the 

greater Fargo-Moorhead area will get 

a chance to see what we are all about” 

said General Manager Heather Benson. 

“It also allows our horsemen and 

women a chance to situate themselves 

here in Fargo for a longer time...which 

is always easier on both families and 

horses!”

Page 8 • July 4, 2009 SPORTS Traill County Tribune 

Babe Ruth and Legion All-star games held in Hatton 

by dave dakken 

The stars were shinning in the daylight 

on June 28, as the 3rd annual 

District 4 Babe Ruth all-stars played 

their North vs. South game, and the 

3rd annual Section 3 Legion All-stars, 

North vs. South, competed also. 

In Babe Ruth, the North team, 

made up of players from Hatton, Central 

Valley and Thompson, defeated 

the South team, comprised of players 

from May-Port and Hope, by the 

score of 12-8. 

Jarad Syrstad was the winning 

pitcher, with a save by Kyle Pederson. 

Jake Ihry suffered the loss. 

The North out-hit the South 15- 

8, and some of the big sticks for the 

North were Connor Weber, who was 

3x3 with a run scored, and Mitch 

Kennedy, who was 2x3, including a 

double, three runs scored and an RBI. 

Mike Paulson was 2x2 with an RBI, 

and Greg Thompson went 2x2 and 

scored twice. 

The South had some good swings, 

too, as Anthony Ganglehoff went 2x4 

with two doubles, and Taylor Foss 

was 2x3. Jalen Hashbarger was very 

productive with two hits in three at 

bats, including a double. He scored 

three times and drove in a run. 

The contest was a seven inning 

game. The South team was coached 

by Jason Keating (May-Port), and 

the North was handled by Ben Strand 

(Hatton). 

Legion All-star game 

Thirty-four hits were witnessed 

in the Legion game, and 24 of them 

came off the bats of the winning South 

team! Needless to say, there was much 

activity in this nine inning game, with 

the final score stopping at 23-8. 

It had to have been a long day for 

both pitchers. Brandon Weber was 

tagged with the loss while Ryan Peterson 

earned the victory. 

With that many hits and runs, some 

of the South players batted six or 

seven times. John Thoreson had quite 

the stats: 5x6 with three doubles, five 

runs scored and four RBIs! Zak Bergstrom 

went 4x7 with a run scored and 

five runs batted in, and Eric Parkman 

was 2x3 with a double, two runs and 

an RBI. The winning pitcher, Peterson, 

aided the cause with three hits 

in five plate appearances, including a 

double. He scored three times and had 

three RBIs. 

May-Port all-stars on the South 

team did well also. Adam Fyre was 

3x6 with a home run, a double, four 

runs scored and three RBIs, and Ben 

Agnes was 2x4 with an RBI. Ethan 

Kyllo had a home run and a double. 

He scored five runs and had an RBI. 

Jace Ingebretson was 1x1, a home 

run. That’s as efficient as it gets. 

The North team didn’t have as 

many players with multiple hits, but 

they were led by Spencer Huus, who 

wentt 2x4 with two runs scored. Garret 

Reinke also was 2x4 with one run 

scored. Brady Paul, Ricky Morgan, 

Brandon Weber, Tyler Bilden, Ben 

Strand and Nick Proznik all had a 

hit. 

The North team was coached by 

Chris Strand (Hatton) and made up of 

players from Hatton, Central Valley- 

Hillsboro Blue Sox and Thompson. 

The South squad was made of 

of players from May-Port, Gardner 

Express and Hope-Finley and was 

coached by Mike Keating. Keating 

(May-Port) has coached the all-stars 

three times and won all three games 

- twice with the North and once with 

the South! 

It should be noted that Casselton 

and the Fargo Bombers are also Section 

3 teams but didn’t have any players 

in the All-star game because they 

were committed to regular season 

games scheduled that day. Therefore, 

May-Port, normally part of the North 

squad, was moved to the South side in 

this year’s game. 

May-Port Legion now .500 


With a split with Hope-Finley on 

June 25, two wins over the Central 

Valley-Hillsboro Blue Sox on June30 

and a victory versus the Moorhead 

Golds to start July off, May-Port is 

now sitting at 14-14, overall, and 4-4 

in Section 3. 

The split with Hope-Finley went 

the wrong way because Hope-Finley 

won the counter game 7-6. May-Port 

claimed non-counter 4-3. 

Tyler Ust started for May-Port and 

was relieved by Chase Elliott in the 

sixth inning, but Ust earned the loss. 

It was a close game until the sixth. 

May-Port was up 4-2 before Hope- 

Finley cashed in five runs in the bottom 

of the frame. 

Adam Fyre and Ben Agnes were 

2x4. Fyre had a double and an RBI, 

and Agnes also drove in a run. Christian 

Berry, Ethan Kyllo and Mason 

Tangen all had a hit in three trips to 

the plate. Jace Ingebretson was 1x4, 

but it was a home run that drove in 

two runs. 

Hope-Finley’s Jason Hashbarger 

led the way, going 2x2 with a home 

run, a double, two runs scored and 

three RBIs! Ryne Midstokke and 

James Ihry were both 1x2, with a 

double and a run driven in. Jordan 

Satrom and Zak Bergstrom each had 

a hit in three plate appearances. 

Eric Parkman was the winning 

pitcher. 

In game two May-Port had 11 hits 

to back Chase Elliott for the victory. 

Ethan Kyllo was a big contributor to 

the win. At the plate he was 3x3, including 

a double and a home run. He 

scored twice and had an RBI. Mason 

Tangen was 2x3, and Christian Berry 

had the game winning RBI. 

John Thoreson, Ryan Medstokke 

and James Ihry were all 1x2, and Zak 

Bergstrom was 1x1 for Hope-Finley. 

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HOPE-FINLEY 101 015 X - 7-7-2 

MAY-PORT 102 01 - 4-11-1 

HOPE-FINLEY 010 20 - 3- 4-1 

May-Port won three games in a 

row from June 30 to July 1. They had 

no trouble with in either game hosting 

the Central Valley-Hillsboro Blue 

Sox to end June. They won 16-6 and 

10-0. The next evening they defeated 

the Moorhead Golds 4-2. 

Against the CV-H Blue Sox, Mason 

Tangen won the first game, giving 

up six hits in six innings ended 

by the 10-run rule, and Tyler Ust allowed 

only two hits in four innings 

of the second game that was also cut 

short by the 10-run rule. 

Tanner Hewitt and Zach Siewert 

were the losing pitchers. 

May-Port pounded the ball in both 

games, 15 hits in game one and 10 in 

the second. The first game had Ethan 

Kyllo going 4x4 with three runs and 

an RBI. Tyler Ust was 4x5, including 

a home run, two runs scored and six 

RBIs! Chase Elliot was 2x3, both hits 

were home runs, and he scored three 

times and added four RBIs. Adam 

Fyre was 2x2 with three runs. 

For the Blue Sox, Zach Siewert 

was 2x3 with a run and an RBI. 

Chase Luchsinger and Brady Paul 

were 1x3, and Ryan Lenz was 1x4. 

Nick Proznik hit a home run. 

In game two, Luchsinger and 

Proznik were both 1x2 with a double 

Ḟor the home team, Ust was 3x3 

with a double, two runs scored and 

an RBI. That made Ust 7x8 with a 

home run, a double, four runs scored 

and seven RBI in two games - and the 

winning pitcher in the second game! 

Brian Paulson, Jacob Papenfuss 

and Nick Rygg were1x2. Christian 

Berry had a double in one official 

at-bat and an RBI; plus, he scored 

twice. 

The Moorhead Golds were here 

for just one seven-inning game, and 

it was 2-2 entering the bottom of the 

sixth. Fortunately, the home team 

platted two runs in the frame and winning 

pitcher Jace Ingebretson held the 

Golds in the top of the seventh for the 

victory. Ingebretson struckout eight. 

It was a tough loss for Moorhead’s 

Jesse Dosehadis, who gave up only 

four hits. Those hits went to Christian 

Berry, Tyler Ust, Ben Agnes and 

Chase Elliott, and they all drove one 

of the four runs. Ust, Agnes, Elliott 

and Adam Fyre scored the runs. 

Looking at May-Port’s schedule, 

they travel to Gardner on July 6, host 

the Fargo Bombers on July 7, travel 

to Thompson on July 9 and host Casselton 

on July 10. And that should 

be enough for now. But, on the other 

hand, don’t forget they play in Fargo 

at the Newsman Field. What a delight 

that will be. I think they play Glyndon-Dilworth-Felton. 

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MAY-PORT 720 124 -16-15-1 

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MAY-PORT 063 1 - 10-10-1 

MOORHEAD 000 110 0 - 2-6-2 

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Hatton scores 12 runs but loses to Thompson 


All the numbers were big when 

the Thompson Legion baseball team 

hosted Hatton on July 1. You could say 

July began with a bang. Hatton had 19 

hits in the 13-12 loss. They also left 13 

runners on base and committed five errors 

Ȯn the other hand, the Tommies had 

17 hits, with 13 of them left on and three 

errors. It was an eight inning game, but 

I wonder how long it lasted? 

There were many big hits for 

Thompson, but Jarad Syrstad drove 

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in the winning run in the eighth. He 

finished 3x5 with two RBIs. Garret 

Reineke was productive, going 3x5, 

including a triple, two runs scored and 

two RBIs. Marcus Bergstrom went 

2x4, with a double, three runs and two 

RBIs, and Eric Bratager was 2x4 and 

drove in two runs. Brandon Weber and 

Aaron Bratager were both 2x5, Ricky 

Morgan 2x4, Nick Nybo 1x1 and Connor 

Weber scored twice. 

Hatton was led by Eric Dafforn’s 

outstanding batting stats. He was 6x6, 

including a home run and a triple. He 

had three RBIs and he scored five 

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Though they trailed 4-2 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, 

Hope-Finley rallied to beat May-Port 7-6. 

times! 

Ryan Pladson was 3x6 with three 

doubles, and three RBIs. Both Ben 

Strand and Spencer Huus were 2x5, 

and Andrew Workin was 2x4 with an 

RBI. 

The winning pitcher was Brandon 

Weber and the loss went to Ben 

Strand. 

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Thompson 0 1 3 0 5 0 2 2 13-17- 

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2009 Patriot basketball camp a success 

Submitted by Katie Judisch 

Game and Fish 

Camp turn out this year was great. 

The coaches and the campers had 

a great time. We had many events 

which included Team 21, Hot Shot, 

Shooting League and so on. The 

camp was for grades 3rd- 9th . We did 

however let younger players in due to 

numbers being lower for the younger 

age group. We had some individual 

awards awarded out to the campers. 

For Grades 3rd-6th Coachability 

went to Seth Germundson, Juila 

Kohls, Blake Bjerke, Erin Freeland, 

Hustle for those grades went Reese 

Hanson, Hannah Ust, Ian Chandler, 

Haley Mehus, Defense went to Dante 

Agnes, Madison Knudsvig, Garrett 

Johnson, Holly Grandelin. For grades 

7th-9th Coachability went to Sarah 

Lorenz, Marley Papenfuss, Brady Nygaard, 

Derek Peterson, Hustle: Alicia 

Gibson, Peter Prues, Austin Middlestead, 

Defense: Bethany Freeland, 

Kari Ust, Hamilton Enger. 

PHOTO SUBMITTED 

Many campers attended the 2009 Patriot basketball camp, learning basic fundamentals and competing in events 

like Team 21, Hot Shot and Shooting League. A photo of the grades 3-6 was not available. 

The Thompson legion team used 

an 11 run third inning to earn a 12-1 

win over Hope-Finley on Tuesday, 

June 23. Behind the solid pitching of 

Vince Kubischta, Hope-Finley came 

back to win game two 4-2. Hope- 

Finley is now 3-3 in Section 3 play 

and 9-5 overall. 

Thompson went right to work 

in the first inning, scoring a run on 

a wild pitch for a 1-0 lead. Sixteen 

batters came to the plate in the top 

of the third for the Tommies and the 

result was 11 runs and a 12-0 lead. 

Vince Kubischta doubled in John 

Thorson to cut the lead to 12-1, but it 

was far too little too late. Thompson 

starter Brandon Weber scattered five 

hits in the 12-1 win. Grant Reinke 

and Jared Syrstad each had three hits 

for Thompson. 

Thompson took an early 1-0 lead 

in game two when Marcus Bergstrom 

singled in Reinke. Hope-Finley tied 

the game in the bottom half of the 

inning when Kubischta singled in 

Eric Parkman. Thompson scored an 

unearned run in the top of the second 

to up 2-1. Zak Bergstrom scampered 

home on Austin Brown’s run 

scoring ground out to tie the game 

at 2-2. Hope-Finley grabbed the 

lead in the bottom of the third when 

John Thorson came home from third 

On behalf of the MPCG girls and 

boys basketball program, we would 

like to say thank you to the high school 

for letting us use the gym during that 

week. Thank you to the coaches that 

helped out with keeping the energy 

high and the learning strong. Also 

thanks to the parents and campers for 

helping out the basketball programs. 

Camp coaches were Shelby Krueger, 

Jenny Erbstoesser, Chase Elliott, 

Nick Rygg, Zach Scallon, Bryce Connick, 

Katie Judisch and Dustin Klath. 

Tommies top Hope-Finley 12-1 in Section 3 action 

Summer safety encouraged on 

the water 

Summer is traditionally a time 

when families enjoy outdoor activities 

by gathering with friends and 

relatives at a favorite recreation 

site. Nancy Boldt, boat and water 

safety coordinator for the North Dakota 

Game and Fish Department, 

says family outings and commotion 

go hand-in-hand, and that is why it 

is important to be alert and safe near 

water. 

“Personal flotation devices are 

the single most important part of 

safety on the water,” Boldt said. 

“They are worn to save your life.” 

North Dakota law requires all 

children ages 10 and younger to 

wear a personal flotation device 

while in boats of less than 27 feet 

in length. The law also requires all 

personal watercraft users to wear 

a life jacket, Boldt said, as well as 

anyone towed on skis, tubes, boards 

or other similar devices. 

Water users should make sure to 

wear life jackets that are the appropriate 

size, and in good condition. It 

is also important that children wear 

a PFD while swimming. “It doesn’t 

matter how good you can swim because 

after being in the water for a 

period of time kids become tired or 

develop cramps,” Boldt said. 

Failure to wear a PFD is the 

main reason people lose their lives 

in boating accidents. The National 

Safe Boating Council warns boaters 

that most drowning victims had a life 

jacket available, but were not wearing 

it when they entered the water. 

It is difficult to put a life jacket on 

once you are already in the water, 

Boldt said. 

When purchasing a PFD, Boldt 

suggests considering the most prevalent 

water activity. Water skiers 

and tubers should wear a life jacket 

with four nylon straps rather than 

one with a zipper, because straps are 

stronger than zippers upon impact 

with water. Anglers or persons paddling 

a canoe should opt for a PFD 

that is comfortable enough to wear 

for an entire outing. 

Water skiers and tubers are reminded 

it takes three to ski and tube. 

When a person is towed on water 

skis or a similar device, an observer 

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on a wild pitch. Parkman singled 

home Ryne Midstokke for an insurance 

run in the bottom of the fourth. 

Thompson threatened in the top of 

the fifth, but Midstokke came on to 

strike out Marcus Bergstrom for the 

4-2 win. Kubiscta allowed only two 

hits and struck out six over four plus 

innings. 

“We just couldn’t make the plays 

we needed to make in the first game,” 

said Head Coach Mark Frost. “Give 

them credit for putting the bat on the 

ball and forcing us to make plays. 

We weren’t sharp on the mound either 

in that first game. Vince gave us 

a big lift in the second game.” 

other than the operator is required 

on the vessel. 

“Know what is below the water’s 

surface, especially near shore,” 

Boldt said. “Larger objects can be 

hidden, potentially leading to a significant 

injury.” 

It is important for swimmers to 

know the depth, as serious injuries 

can occur from diving into water. 

“To be safe, never dive into the lake 

because you never know what is below 

the surface,” Boldt said. 

North Dakota boaters also are 

reminded that marine VHF radios 

are an important part of boat safety 

that should not be improperly used 

by operators. Boldt said they are 

intended for boat operators who are 

in distress and facing an emergency 

situation. 

Regulations to help ensure safe 

boating this summer are found in 

the 2008-10 North Dakota Fishing 

Guide. A more comprehensive listing 

is available in the 2008-10 North 

Dakota Boat and Water Safety Guide 

or the Boat North Dakota education 

book. These guides are available 

online at the Game and Fish Web 

site, gf.nd.gov, by emailing ndgf@ 

nd.gov, or at a local Game and Fish 

Department office. 

Be courteous at boat ramps 

Summer weekends at area lakes 

are often busy with people fishing, 

tubing, pleasure boating or enjoying 

time on a jet ski. Because of all the 

activity, boat ramps are usually congested 

and people can become frustrated 

and lose their patience. 

Nancy Boldt, boat and water 

safety coordinator for the North Dakota 

Game and Fish Department, 

urges operators to plan accordingly 

when taking a boat to a lake or river 

this summer. 

“There are a few simple procedures 

that will help speed up the 

process of launching and loading 

a boat,” Boldt said. “But most importantly, 

if you see someone struggling 

at the ramp, help.”

Traill County Tribune SPORTS Page 9 • July 4, 2009 

Redcaps compete in Border Battle 

The Mayville Redcaps played in 

the Border Battle Amateur Baseball 

Tournament in Wahpeton June 26-28. 

They took on the Moorhead Brewers 

in the first game. The Brewers 

scored two in the first inning, taking 

an early lead. They scored again in the 

third to go up 3-0. Though Mayville 

managed two runs in the top of the 

sixth, their opponents did the same in 

the bottom of the inning, coming away 

with a 5-2 victory. 

Erik Diesler took the loss pitching, 

going all seven innings. Doug LaPalm 

had both RBIs and Matt Chandler and 

Christian Berry were both 2-3 at the 

plate. 

In the second game, the Shakopee 

Indians rolled over the Redcaps in 

their 7-3 win. “We lost to a very good 

team and were over-matched, missing 

some of our key players. We hung on 

with them ‘til the end, when we ran 

out of pitching,” Redcaps coach and 

player Matt Chandler said. 

Heath Crawford took the loss on 

the mound, allowing six earned runs. 

Mayville had just two hits in the 

game. 

In their final game of the tournament, 

the Redcaps were victorious 

against the Midway Snordbirds from 

the Twin Cities, with a 8-6 win. The 

game was tied at six after five innings, 

but the Redcaps brought two runners 

home in the bottom of the sixth inning 

to secure the win. 

Mike Hessenius picked up the win 

on the mound. Offensively, Mickey 

Berry was 2-4 with three RBIs and 

Doug LaPalm was 2-4. 

“For the most part, we played very 

good defense in the tournament,” 

Chandler added. “We faced some very 

good pitching that slowed our offense 

down, but we were satisfied to come 

away with one win.” 

On Wednesday, July 1, the Redcaps 

squared up against the Fargo- 

Miners and came out flat, losing 11-1. 

Mayville was held to just five hits, as 

their opponents pounded out 14. Sam 

Hirchert took the loss, pitching seven 

innings. 

The Redcaps are back at home on 

Monday, July 6 to take on the Valley 

City Saints. They travel to Fargo on 

Wednesday, July 8 to face the Jamestown 

Merchants, and are back home 

on Thursday, July 9 to take on the 

Jamestown Tarnos. 

Border Battle 

Redcaps 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 

Brewers 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 

Indians 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 - 7 

Redcaps 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 

Snordbirds 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 - 6 

Redcaps 0 0 3 2 1 2 - 8 

The Mayville Redcaps competed in the Border Battle Amateur Baseball Tournament in Wahpeton June 26-28. 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SCOTT SORUM / DAILY NEWS, WAHPETON 

Leave baby animals alone, motorists advised of deer 

The North Dakota Game and Fish 

Department emphasizes a simple 

message to well-intentioned humans 

who want to pick up and rescue what 

appear to be orphaned baby animals 

– don’t touch them. Whether it is a 

young fawn, duckling, cottontail 

rabbit or a songbird, it is better to 

just leave them alone. 

More often than not young animals 

are not abandoned or deserted, 

ANS – what lurks in our midst? 

A look at Aquatic Nuisance Species, problems, and prevention 

By Patricia Stockdill 

They’re out there – lurking 

in the dark. 

Waiting to strike. 

Will they rear their ugly 

faces? 

Or won’t they? 

No one knows the answer. 

However, one thing is 

certain – if North Dakota’s 

waters become infested 

with any potentially serious 

invasive, non-native aquatic 

nuisance species (ANS), it 

means lost dollars and lost 

natural resources. 

It means large dollars and 

extensive manpower trying 

to prevent the spread of a 

preventable problem. 

None of which would cure 

the problem or make it go 

away. 

ANS has already cost the 

State of North Dakota, its 

anglers, boating enthusiasts 

and citizens hundreds of 

thousands of dollars – a 

profound amount of money 

considering the state doesn’t 

have major infestations. 

One only has to look east 

to neighboring states such as 

Minnesota, which is trying 

to deal with Eurasian water 

milfoil (EWM) in massive 

proportions in many of its 

lakes. 

ANS covers a broad array 

of bad things, according to 

Clark Williams, avid Devils 

Lake angler and president 

of ND Sportshing Congress 

and Lake Region Angler’s 

Association. It could be an 

animal – zebra mussels, for 

example. 

It could be a plant – 

Eurasian water milfoil. 

It could be a disease 

– VHS, viral hemorrhagic 

septicemia. 

Williams and many other 

anglers, business owners, 

and resource professionals 

just know they want to try to 

keep ANS from hitting North 

Dakota. 

ANS has been a “thorn in 

our side for several water 

projects,” admitted Lee 

Klapprodt, ND State Water 

Commission director of 

planning and education. 

The Northwest Area Water 

Supply project providing 

Missouri River System 

water to northwestern North 

Dakota raised concerns with 

the Canadian government, 

as did Devils Lake and Red 

River projects because of 

potential non-native species 

introductions into Lake 

Winnipeg. 

“That’s really been the 

and the mother is probably watching 

nearby. Young wildlife are purposely 

placed into seclusion by their mothers 

to protect them from predators. 

Anytime a young wild animal 

has human contact its chance for 

survival decreases significantly. It’s 

illegal to take wild animals home, 

and captive animals later returned 

to the wild will struggle to survive 

because they do not possess learned 

backbone of their opposition… 

it’s the biota,” Klapprodt 

explained. North Dakota 

ofcials decided to scrutinize 

the state’s waterways, which 

so far indicate a healthy 

ecosystem. 

ANS of almost any kind 

is more likely to come into 

North Dakota through 

bait bucket transfers and 

intentional or accidental 

introductions brought in by 

boaters, anglers, and hunters 

more so than water projects, 

Klapprodt said. 

Neighboring states and 

Canadian provinces currently 

have more ANS problems 

than North Dakota. 

And that’s part of the 

problem. 

People travel. 

So can unwanted 

invaders. 

“Our biggest threat is 

from out-of-state,” Williams 

explained. The heart of the 

issue is “have sh, will travel” 

and North Dakota has good 

shing. 

People want to come here. 

North Dakotans also sh 

elsewhere, sometimes in 

areas with ANS-infested 

waters such as the Great 

Lakes. 

Duck hunters also come 

to North Dakota, especially 

diver enthusiasts using boats 

to get around bigger, deeper 

wetlands and lakes in search 

of scaup and canvasbacks. 

Like Williams, Beulah’s 

Laura and Kelvin Heinsen are 

deeply concerned about any 

potential ANS introduction. 

The Heinsen’s own Dakota 

Waters Resort along Lake 

Sakakawea and they know 

ANS threatens the state’s 

native sh and wildlife 

species. It’s important to 

remain cognizant of the 

potential problems ANS can 

cause, Laura said. 

It’s time for everyone from 

anglers to hunters to water 

enthusiasts to address the 

issue, Williams said. “I think 

the anglers, to a great extent, 

have to police ourselves and 

other’s actions.” 

“There’s been millions of 

dollars spent annually (in the 

United States) in the control 

of zebra mussels…that’s 

something we hope never 

comes to North Dakota,” 

Minnkota Power Cooperative 

environmental manager 

John Graves explained, 

Grand Forks. Minnkota, a 

generation and transmission 

cooperative, operates the 

Young Station, a 450- 

megawatt coal-based power 

plant near Center using 

Missouri River water. 

Underscoring prevention, 

several of North Dakota’s 

prominent recreation-based 

organizations -- Friends 

of Lake Sakakawea, ND 

Sportshing Congress, 

Voices of Lake Oahe, and 

Devils Lake Chamber of 

Commerce -- joined forces to 

lead a campaign to heighten 

ANS awareness. 

The bottom line is money 

and resources. 

“It’s cheaper to prevent an 

ANS introduction of any type 

than to deal with it once it’s in 

a lake or river,” Mike Noone, 

ND Water Commission 

planner explained. 

The cost of cleaning zebra 

mussels from the intake 

system of a coal-based power 

plant along the Missouri 

River or Southwest Pipeline 

Project pipeline in Lake 

Sakakawea; the cost of trying 

to keep common carp out of 

Devils Lake or kill Eurasian 

water milfoil in Dead Colt 

Creek; removing curly-leaf 

pondweed from a small lake 

or the economic impact of 

fewer shing opportunities – 

ultimately it’s the consumer 

and recreational user that 

survival skills. 

The only time a baby animal 

should be picked up is if a young 

songbird is found on a doorstep. 

If that is the case, the young bird 

should be moved nearby to suitable 

habitat. 

Citizens should also steer clear of 

adult wildlife, such as deer or moose 

that might wander into urban areas. 

Crowding stresses animals, and this 

The carefree days of boat 

launching without regard 

to aquatic nuisance species 

(ANS) are gone. North 

Dakota, like many states, 

has regulations designed to 

prevent ANS introduction: 

• Inspect and remove 

all aquatic vegetation from 

water vessels, including 

hunting boats, kayaks, 

and personal watercraft, 

trailers, and equipment – 

including boat motors, oars 

(for canoes, for example) - 

and shing gear. 

• Remove all aquatic 

vegetation from bait buckets 

when leaving the water. 

• Drain water from 

boats, bilges, live wells, 

and motors at the ramp site 

before leaving. Exceptions 

are live wells used for 

transporting sh and 

potable and sewage water, 

which must be disposed of 

properly. 

• Someone coming into 

North Dakota cannot 

transport live aquatic bait 

or vegetation into the state 

and all water must be 

pays those costs, whether 

it’s built into fees for water 

users or lost revenue and lost 

recreational opportunities. 

“The risks are very high,” 

Follow the rules 

drained from the vessel. 

• Don’t dump bait or 

introduce any sh into North 

Dakota waterways. 

• Except for legal, live 

baitsh, nongame sh such 

as carp can’t be transported 

away from the water body 

where they were taken. 

The easiest way to 

comply with North Dakota’s 

regulations is to ICD 

– inspect, clean, and dry – 

according to N.D. Game and 

Fish Department. 

Hitchhikers – aquatic 

nuisance species such as 

zebra mussels or Eurasian 

water milfoil – potentially 

lurk in many places. 

Take a few minutes to 

inspect and clean rods, 

reels, water-skis, ropes, 

oars, lifejackets, boating 

tubes and boards, anchors 

and anchor ropes, bumper, 

trailer hitch, wiring, safety 

chain, rollers, bunks, axles, 

frame cross-members, lower 

unit, propeller, bait buckets, 

clothing, waders, diving 

equipment or anything 

else coming in contact with 

could lead to a potentially dangerous 

situation. 

Also, motorists are reminded 

to watch for deer along roadways. 

June was one of the peak months 

for deer‐vehicle accidents because 

young animals were dispersing from 

their home ranges. With deer more 

active during these months, the potential 

for car‐deer collisions increases. 

It’s important to clean all vegetation from underneath the boat 

after leaving the water. 

Klapprodt admitted, should 

any type aquatic nuisance 

species ever rear their 

ugly heads in the state’s 

waterways. 

water. 

• Remove visible 

vegetation, mud, and dirt. 

Some hitchhikers, while 

inconspicuous to the eye, 

lurk in mud, dirt, sand, and 

on plants. 

Other hitchhikers are 

invisible, so washing and 

disinfecting all equipment 

is important: 

• Use a pressure washer 

with water 120 degrees or 

hotter. “But don’t do it in 

the driveway so it goes down 

the storm sewer,” Schlueter 

recommended. 

• Rinse with a solution 

of 20-1 ratio of water to 

bleach. 

• Allow everything to air 

dry. 

• Dogs who were in a 

waterway should be bathed 

with warm water and 

brushed. 

• Dip hard-to-wash 

equipment in vinegar for 20 

minutes or soak 24 hours in 

1 percent table salt, using 

two-thirds of a cup of salt 

for ve gallons of water. 

Heath Crawford slides into third after being advanced on a hit. 

May-Port baseball boosters 

to host tournaments 

The May-Port Baseball Boosters 

will be hosting three tournaments in the 

very near future. On Thursday, July 16, 

it will be the 18-and-under Girls Softball 

Tournament. A league was formed 

this year with a number of teams from 

around the region. As is the case with 

any new league, there were growing 

pains, but the league gave many teams 

a chance to play a solid schedule. There 

is also a 12-and-under league and that 

tournament will be in Hillsboro. 

July 22-26, the Section 3 Legion 

Baseball Tournament will be held at 

Veterans Field in Mayville. Casselton, 

Central Valley-Hillsboro, Fargo Bombers, 

Gardner, Hatton, Hope-Finley, 

May-Port and Thompson will compete 

in the eight-team double- elimination 

tournament with the winner advancing 

to the State Class B Legion Tournament 

in Beulah. The State Class B Babe 

Ruth Tournament will run from July 31 

through August 4 at Veterans Field. 

Host team May-Port along with 

seven other teams from around the state 

will compete in a double-elimination 

tournament for the State Championship. 

The Babe Ruth Tournament is 

the tournament where we are putting 

out our biggest plea for help. State 

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rules specify that the players need to 

stay with host families. We will probably 

need housing for five or six teams. 

The host family is expected to provide 

a place for the players to sleep such 

as a bed, cot, sleeping bags or even a 

tent in the back yard. Also a possibile 

meal if the player(s) are at your home 

at meal time and a ride to the ball park 

from your home if needed. Those who 

volunteer as a host family will receive 

two adult free passes to the tournament 

and one free ball park meal each day 

they are at the ball park. The teams will 

arrive on Thursday, July 30th for a picnic 

to honor the teams. Housing will 

be needed for a minimum of two nights 

to possibly five nights, depending on 

how far each team advances. If you 

can volunteer to be a host family please 

contact Teresa Agnes, George Brustad, 

Dan Keating, Babe Ruth Coach Jason 

Keating or Terry Palmer and let them 

know how many nights you can host 

players for and how many players you 

can handle. We really do appreciate 

your help on this matter. These tournaments 

will bring many people to Mayville 

and Portland. The visitors will 

buy gas, meals and more. It is our hope 

this helps out our businesses, too. 

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Grapes galore and plentiful plants at Long Shadow Vineyards 

By Sarah Sorvaag 

Ann and Jane have resided in 

Greg Krieger’s yard for about a 

year. They endured the frigid winter 

and are now showing their true 

colors as the summer sun shines 

upon them. Krieger’s concern for 

these two is equal to that of his 

other yard-dwelling occupants. 

Besides caring for Ann and Jane, 

two varieties of hybrid magnolias, 

Krieger boasts an assortment of 

plants, grape vines, and trees at his 

home in rural Galesburg. 

Since his childhood, Krieger has 

had an interest in plant life. Growing 

up in White Earth, N.D., he used 

to pick wild plums. He noticed that 

other shrubbery struggled to grow 

on the arid land, and his fascination 

with plants began. Krieger earned a 

bachelor’s degree in agronomy and 

horticulture, along with a minor in 

botany and chemistry from NDSU 

in 1984. Since 1987, he has worked 

as a Certified Crop Consultant and 

a Certified Professional Crop Consultant-Independent 

through the 

company Centrol Crop Consulting. 

As a member of the National 

Alliance of Crop Consultants from 

North Dakota, Krieger uses his 

plant expertise to monitor fields 

and make recommendations for 

pesticide placement, soil sampling, 

fertilizer dispensing, crop planning, 

among other agricultural related 

tasks. His proficiency in plant 

life includes crops such as wheat, 

barley, corn, dry beans, soybeans, 

sunflowers, sugar beets, canola, alfalfa, 

and dry peas. 

In 1992, Krieger and his wife, 

Allison purchased their home outside 

of Galesburg. They have three 

daughters, Emily, Erin and Christina. 

The family yard spans 1.5 acres. 

Krieger later established the family 

business, Long Shadow Vineyard. 

The vineyard stretches two-thirds 

of an acre. 

Krieger has been growing grapes 

for about 11 years. His grape vines 

in the backyard are branching out 

but at a lesser pace than those the 

vineyard. He estimates that the 

proximity to the massive shelter 

belt is partly the cause as the large 

trees cast shadows upon the backyard 

grapes. It is not a stretch of 

the imagination to understand why 

the vineyard’s name was selected. 

Krieger explained that the 2,060 

foot KX4 TV tower to the east of 

their house was the primary inspiration 

for the vineyard’s name. 

Krieger currently has about 

30 different varieties of grapes 

that grow in the vineyard. Due to 

the harsh temperatures this winter, 

some of those grapes have not 

flourished as well as others, but 

Krieger suspects that a few varieties 

will make a comeback later this 

summer. 

There are two different ways that 

grapes generally grow. Some varieties 

grow up and therefore need 

to be wrapped on a bottom wire of 

the posts. The other way is that a 

grapevine will grow from the top 

and sprawl down, such as the case 

with the St. Pepin variety. It’s important 

to research the growth habits 

of a particular grape variety well 

in advance, Krieger explained. 

Throughout the years Krieger 

has grown a multitude of plants 

ranging from ground cherries to 

mouse melons and even hazelnuts. 

He has also planted edamame, daikons, 

catalpa, clove-scented currants, 

Kentucky coffee trees, apricots, 

and mulberries. A plant that 

Krieger highly recommends is the 

Juneberry shrub. 

“It’s like the Holy Grail of the 

fruit world. Some people prefer 

blueberries, but to me, it tastes like 

heaven,” Krieger said. 

He is also especially fond of the 

red oak trees, which provide beautiful 

fall foliage. One of Krieger’s 

other favorite trees is the thornless 

honey locust. He appreciates this 

kind of tree because it is thornless 

and seedless. 

Another type of tree Krieger 

would recommend people try to 

plant is the Summercrisp pear. According 

to Krieger, it produces a 

hearty, smaller sized fruit that tastes 

tangy when ripe. 

Many of the plants that surround 

the Krieger family’s home 

have been from seeds that were 

unintentionally dropped by hungry 

birds while in mid-flight, such as 

the honey suckle, raspberries, elderberries, 

hack berries, and black 

raspberries. 

Experimentation at Long Shadow 

Vineyards doesn’t include the 

stereotypical basics such as beakers 

and solvents. Krieger has tried to 

graft many different types of plants 

to one another so as to sustain less 

prosperous varieties. To graft a 

plant, he carefully cuts the edges 

off of one end of the plant that 

will be moved. He then cuts open a 

wedge of the stock of another plant 

so that the grafted variety can be inserted 

into the groove and attached. 

Though many plants have survived 

the grafting process, Krieger has 

discovered some less than desirable 

consequences of combining two 

plants. 

“I had a seedling sprout up in 

the garden that originated when 

two apple varieties actually crossed 

and produced a seedling with the 

worst characteristics of each parent. 

I grafted something else onto 

it, but didn’t realize that my graft 

had failed until I got a bumper crop 

of absolutely horrible fruit. I grafted 

it a second time, and that plant 

is now the rootstock for my Honeycrisp 

apple,” he said. 

Krieger explained that a few of 

the drawbacks to growing certain 

plants are the suckers, weather, and 

soil. 

He bases the pruning of suckers, 

the small offshoots seen growing 

near the base of a tree, on the needs 

of each plant. For example, the 

grapes in the vineyard are growing 

a little slower this year due to the 

chilly spring. Krieger will pluck 

some suckers from grape vines that 

have recently branched out. According 

to Krieger, the vineyard is 

pretty much done growing. 

“It is currently setting fruit 

which will be ripe in about three 

months.” 

Due to the high water table and 

sandy soil, growing plants outside 

of Galesburg can be a tricky feat. 

Krieger plants his flora based on 

the plants’ likelihood of growth in 

areas with tough soil or excessive 

moisture. 

Krieger’s advice to anyone who 

considers starting a vineyard or 

planting an elaborate garden is to 

spend time researching plants. 

“Try not to go overboard. It’s a 

lot of work. For grapes, if you’re 

going to make a mistake, make it 

an original mistake. Research what 

others have done so you don’t repeat 

unnecessary errors,” he said. 

Some of the products that are 

the result of Krieger’s garden and 

vineyard are wine, grape juice, and 

jelly. Krieger’s daughter Emily explained 

that her friends appreciate 

when she brings fresh fruit from 

their garden to share. 

Last year, Krieger was selected 

to the position of President of the 

North Dakota Grape Growers Association 

(NDGGA). On August 

22, the Red Trail Vineyard, Buffalo, 

will host the 4th North Dakota 

Grape Harvest Festival. Event activities 

will include craft and food 

vendors, vineyard yours, hay rides, 

wine tasting, grape stomping, and 

Blue Grass music, featuring Monroe 

Crossing. The grape growers 

association is helping promote the 

event. Also, the NDGGA is planning 

to do a vineyard tour in northwest 

Minnesota later this summer. 

Whether he’s experimenting 

with grafts or snacking on garden 

treats, Krieger’s interest in enhancing 

a large variety of plants will 

likely continue to grow. 

PHOTOS BY SARAH SORVAAG / THE TRIBUNE 

Several apples can be spotted on trees throughout Krieger’s yard. 

Krieger’s rooted grape cuttings will remain in their containers until a 

suitable location can be found for them to be planted. 

Emily Krieger and her father Greg explore and examine the growth of 

plants, such as the grape vines, throughout their family’s yard. 

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On May 11, Richard was diagnosed with 

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On June 4, he started a 7-week treatment 

schedule of radiation (five days a week) and 

chemotherapy (every 21 days) at the 

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The treatments have left him too weak 

to work. Proceeds from the dinner and 

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Richard has been a Hillsboro city employee 

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He has also served as a 

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Happy 4th of July! 

The Traill County Tribune staff hope you 

have a safe and enjoyable weekend!

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