By Amanda Gades The entire city of Casselton get

the opportunity to vote on the Rail-road Quiet Zone in June.

At the Dec. 7 Casselton City Council meeting, the council ap-proved putting the Quiet Zone on the ballot in a 3-2 vote and paying for the project with the current sales tax. (Dissenting were Tom Sinner, Jr. and Lee Anderson, while Fred Wangler was not at the meeting.)

The motion specifically called for the $1.3 million Quiet Zone to be on the ballot.

This would mean that the cur-rent plan will create safety mea-sures of a four quadrant system on Langer Ave., medians and two gates for Third Ave. N., Sixth Ave. N. and Fifteenth Ave. N and improved signs and mazes for Eighth Ave. N.

Although Council Member Pete Silbernagel made the motion re-garding the Quiet Zone, he thinks that it costs too much to put up the four gates on Langer Ave., but he decided to leave the project up to the people whether they want to pay for it or not.

“I’m for the whistle free zone but I think that with the higher cost, the chances of it being approved are diminished,” Silbernagel explained. “Let’s get it out there and let’s vote on it and see what happens.”

He added that in the city survey the number one and two priorities were the whistle free zone.

Casselton Mayor Ed McConnell was also pleased with the passing of the motion.

“At least now we have a plan to

take it before the people to see what they want,” McConnell stated.

The council also dis-cussed how the Quiet Zone will be paid for.

The legislature through SB 2338, allot-ted $1.6 million of high-way tax distribution funds and $900,000 in federal highway traffic safety funds for high-way-rail grade crossing safety projects. Each city may be awarded as much as $225,000 for a Quiet Zone.

The city’s portion is likely to be paid for by a one-cent sales tax that is already in place.

“I think that we can pay for the Quiet Zone with the tax we cur-rently have,” Silberna-gel said.

The city’s one cent tax is designated to be used for infrastructure, youth and development according to City Attor-ney Brad Burgum.

The city still gets to decide ex-actly what the funds are used for as long as they fall under those catego-ries, explained Burgum.

Both Lee Anderson and Tom Sin-ner, Jr. did not believe that it was the best route to pay for the Quiet Zone with the current tax.

“The problem is that you go from having the residents pay a small

amount on sales tax to (the Quiet Zone) costing them nothing unless they have a project or favorite thing that they used the sales tax for,” stated Anderson.

Sinner believes that the sales tax funds that have been generated have been used for important causes.

“I think that priorities of (infra-structure, youth and development) are still valid and that the sales

tax has been used for good things,” stated Sinner. “Those are on-going needs. That’s why I thought that we needed to add a one cent sales tax. My thought was that it would have a sunset clause.”

The measure on the ballot, if left as stated in the motion, would be an advisory vote because the residents

By Sarah SorvaagOne of the best ways to get into

the Christmas spirit is to decorate your house and yard with lights. It’s a time-honored tradition to coordinate your display with your neighbors’ so that your community is festive and bright. One local community contin-ues to get into the holiday spirit by expanding their lights show each year.

Some of the houses in Gardner are decorated with simple strands of multi-colored lights. Others have trees full of chasing lights and soft white icicle lights seemingly dripping off their houses’ ledges. A few houses are so brightly lit and uniquely deco-rated that all who view them believe that Christmas has come early. One thing that these decorated homes have in common is that they are all synced by a single transmission and are coordinated to twinkle, flash, flicker, chase, fade in and out, via a transmission coming from Gene and Kathie Schobinger’s garage. This year marks the third annual lights and music show in Gardner.

The lights transmission is coordi-nated through 16 circuits. Each house has a control box that connects to the different lighting units in the yard, such as individual trees. The program used allows Gene to fade, flash, ramp up or ramp down the lights on all re-ceiver houses. Two transmissions are sent from the Schobinger’s house. One signal transmits Christmas music and scripture verses throughout the town via a FM radio station, and the other signal transmits to the houses’ controller box and syncs the lights.

“Each year it gets bigger with bet-ter quality. It’s fun and affordable,” Kathie said.

The current program includes three Bible verses and 10 different songs, all of which are subject to change. The light display is depen-dent on the layout of each family’s house and by colors and shapes. The Schobinger’s plan to add a light-up train within the next week or so for their three-year-old grandson to

enjoy.On one tree in the Schobinger’s

front yard, there are 11,000 LED lights. A good percentage of the lights used in the display are LED and the Schobinger’s are working towards someday having all LED bulbs.

“Over half of the lights used in the display are LED. We’re trying to be green. Also, if they weren’t, we would need a lot more power,” Gene said.

The Schobinger’s yard had 150 lit candy canes last year. Due to this year’s wet autumn and a water leak, Gene was unable to place the candy canes in his yard. Instead, he placed them, along with another 170 candy canes, giving them a total of 320, in the lot adjacent to his home, which is the site of his family-run business,

Swen Weathervanes. Two additional houses donned the lights this year, making a total of eight, plus the

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Make sure your home is ready for winter

Be sure to cut down any branches that are close to your home that may fall on it during a winter storm.

Fire contained at rural Amenia shopOn Dec. 3, sixteen fire fighters

with the Casselton Fire Department worked to put out a fire at a shop in rural Amenia.

The fire caused moderate dam-age to the shop which was located on the farm of Paul Erb, 2636 154th Ave S.E.

There were no injuries sustained in the incident, which the fire de-partment believes was started by a wood stove.

Also responding to the scene were the Casselton Ambulance Service and Deputy Dan Hermann with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

“Cops and Kids” offers Christmas hope

Tracy Mayo (left) helped wrapped the presents picked out by Sean, 10, Tyler, 10 and Terri, 12. Mayo is one of a few volunteers who are from Microsoft Corporation or friends of the Microsoft Corpora-tion employees.

By Amanda Gades Dec. 6 was an extra special day

for 34 young children in Cass Coun-ty. They got their very own shopping spree worth $75 and a police escort to add to the fun.

The 15th annual “Cops and Kids” event was sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police, #1 Red River Valley Lodge, which is a collaboration of the

Cass County Sheriff’s Office, the Fargo and West Fargo police departments and North Dakota Highway Patrol. Volunteers from the Cass County Sher-iff’s Office and West Fargo and Fargo police departments assisted with the event. About 25 to 30 law enforcement

By Amanda GadesBefore we are fully engrossed in

the winter season, it’s important for homeowners to have that last look to see if their home is ready for weather change.

Here’s an overview of things to do and items to have ready and available in your home. A checklist of tasks

Make sure that you have holes or gaps sealed off around the doors or windows. This can be done by apply-ing weather stripping, putting plastic on windows or using expandable foam, explained Brian Braake, manager of the Moorhead True Value, which has the same owners as the Kindred True Value.

Jeff Cote of Cote Mechanical, LLC recommends that you check your attic insulation, blow out the water lines,

service the furnace/boiler to make sure that it is running efficiently and check the exhaust on the roof.

Also, make sure that the sewer vents are clear so that you don’t get sewer gas in your home Cote stated.

Clean the gutters and roof and remove and replace shingles that are loose or have fallen off, suggests an ar-ticle on the eHow website.

Outdoor furniture should be cov-ered with waterproof material or stowed inside a garage or other stor-age area.

If you are planning on a winter get away, put the thermostat at 50 de-grees suggests Cote. Throw away all food or liquids that will spoil during your time away as well.

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Whistle Free Zone will be on ballot

Gardner gets glitzy for Christmas with annual lighting displays

PHOTOS BY SARAH SORVAAG / THE REPORTERThe Schobinger’s added twinkling snowflakes to their fence this year. Their yard is lit from top to

bottom.

A couple of the Schobinger’s neighbors have quite the sense of humor. A next door neighbor has lights that spell ditto and an arrow that points to the Schobinger’s home, while another neighbor has lights that spell bah humbug.

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With current estimates from SRF Consulting, the railroad Quiet Zone will cost approximately $1.3 million, with a possible grant from the state of North Dakota for up to $225,000.

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News December 9, 2009Cass County ReporterA-2

Written by Amanda Gades as told by Harvey and Nick Pyle

William Mclntyre was born Feb. 11, 1822 in Alva Steriingshire Scotland. On May 30, 1843, he married Marion Dawson Rennie in Glasgow, Scotland.

As a wedding present from their parents, they left on their honey-moon with one bag to travel to New York City. They never took the re-turn trip home.

On March 6, 1845, they had their first child, John Mclntyre in Buffalo, N.Y.

The family was living in De-

troit, Mich. in 1850 before moving to Kincardine, Kinloss Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. In Kincardine they owned a lumber mill.

In 1877, Marion passed away in Kincardine. Later that year, Wil-liam purchased Sec. 17 and Sec 21 in Casselton Township. At that time, he moved his family to the new farmland in Dakota Territory and began farming. Through the Homestead Act, William also pur-chased the SW quarter of Section 10 in Casselton Township. William sold off his holdings in the Cas-

selton area in 1887. Then, he left to follow some of his children that had left Casselton earlier.

He joined them in Seattle, Wash. William passed away in Se-attle, Wash. on March 7, 1899.

John Mclntyre was married to Maria Spencer in Kinloss Town-ship on March 3, 1870.

Around that same time that William left for Dakota Territory, John left with Maria and his chil-dren and traveled north around the lakes, working odd lumbering jobs along the way through Mani-toba until arriving in Casselton

sometime in 1879.John settled with

his family on a farm in Section 20 in Casselton Township. Family notes from Mclntyre’s stated that John farmed five sections of land and was the second largest inde-pendent wheat farmer in the world at that time.

In 1907, John sold all of his land and he left Casselton to go to Spo-kane, Wash. where he started farming again un-til he passed away there on December 2, 1916.

On May 12, 1881 John and Maria had a son, George Mclntyre. George was born and raised on the farm in Casselton.

In his 20s, George spent a lot of time trav-eling the country. Some of that time was spent in Colorado panning for gold. George came back to Casselton and mar-ried Lydia Nesemeier on March 20, 1914. After their marriage, the new-lyweds traveled to Spo-kane, Wash. where they

owned a theatre.George also helped his father

farm and spent a short while work-ing in law enforcement. They sold their theatre in about 1916 and came back to Casselton. Lydia’s father, Herman Nesemeier retired from farming in 1916. When he re-tired, he gave each of his children a quarter section of land with the option to buy another quarter at $100 per acre.

Lydia was left the original home farm quarter in Section 33 Cassel-ton Township. This farm was origi-nally the main farm of the Charles Malette Bonanza farm, one mile west of Casselton.

Phillip Austin had owned it for three years before Herman pur-chased it in 1903.

George and Lydia had two chil-dren, Kenneth (born on Jan. 19, 1915 and died Oct. 6, 1996) and Donald (born Oct. 22, 1917 and died June 4, 1990).

Kenneth farmed by Prosper. Donald stayed on the home farm where he farmed until his death. Donald married Lily Eberle and they had three children Paul, Duane and Marlyce.

In 1966, Donald built the first seed cleaning facility on the farm because he found a cheap truck scale (the old Fargo city scale) which is currently used by the busi-ness that he started, Unity Seed. Donald left the business to Harvey and Marlyce Pyle and Duane and Paula McIntyre. Today, it is run by Nick Pyle and Brad McIntyre (Nick’s first cousin and the son of Paul McIntyre).

In 1970, Marlyce married Har-vey Pyle and the couple had two children - Jennifer (born Oct. 16, 1976) and Nick (born April 30, 1979).

Harvey and Marlyce lived in the farm home until 2005 when

they gave the home to Nick and Brandy Pyle, who were married in 2003 in Willmar, Minn. The couple has three daughters, Lily, Braiden and Amelia (Mia).

Nick is proud to be the fifth gen-eration of his family to live in the farm house. The look of the home is what it is today thanks to his grandfather, Donald.

In 1948, Donald significantly re-modeled the home that his family lived in. He purchased wood work for this project at a lumberyard in northern Minnesota.

It is believed that Donald moved the home to its current location, described Nick.

(Prior to Donald living in the home, it had been moved from its current foundation two different times. Also, the home was origi-nally twice the size since there was also a servant’s quarters within the home. Each of the two times that the house was moved, a portion of the house was removed.)

“Other than changing of car-pets, painting and wallpapering, the only modern addition is the sunroom that was added on by my parents,” stated Nick. “It’s a really old house, but it doesn’t look old on the inside. It looks like a 1940s house on the inside.”

There are still some unique fea-tures though.

“There is still cloth wiring in it,” Brandy said. “Most of our outlets are only two prongs. It’s not an open floor plan. There are three entrances and exits to each room. The girls run circles in the house.”

The farm house is only one piece of the rich family history that the McIntyre family has in Cass County.

“The family was able to come and buy land, sell the land and leave, the next generation bought

the land sold it and left and then it skipped a generation,” Nick said. “Then, Donald started buy-ing more land. Land has gone out of the family twice and into family three times. This is unique since a lot of families move and start in a new area.”

One of the most notable prop-erty sales decisions recently was made in May of 2007 when the family sold 520 acres to the Thar-aldson’s for the site that is now the Tharaldson Ethanol plant.

“We tried to talk to them about other properties around that would be easier to purchase,” explained Nick. “But they were absolutely set on this location or they were go-ing to go to Hillsboro. If we would have said no and the plant went to Hillsboro, then we would have lost bringing this huge industry into town so we decided to sell the land.”

That acreage had been in the family since 1903, Nick added.

Upon reflecting on his entire family history, Nick is most con-tented with how well his grandfa-ther Donald was able to do during the Depression era.

“Donald not only survived dur-ing the 1930s, he seemed to have thrived during them,” Nick said.

Kenny McIntyre (left to right), Richard Hilborne and Donald McIntyre stand in front of the family farm home one mile west of Casselton. Nick and Brandy Pyle now live in this home, which was purchased into the fam-ily in 1903.

McIntyre Family Has A Rich History in Cass County

CORRECTIONIn last week’s article “Journey

Stories Exhibit ends but impact continues,” one financial donor was inadvertently omitted. The list of major donors includes Cas-selton Veteran’s Inc., Casselton Business Association, the Cas-selton Job Development Author-ity, the Casselton Community Endowment Fund and the North Dakota Humanities Council.

We apologize for the error.

On Dec. 10, Michael Gustafson will be holding a public meeting to provide information on the expansion of the Heritage Center as approved by the State Legislature in 2009.

The event will be located at the Cass County Electric Cooperative au-ditorium at both 10 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. Fresh homemade donuts and coffee will be served.

Gustafson retired seven years ago as the longtime manager of the Cass County Rural Electric Cooperative in Kindred, and is a board member of the State Historical Society of North Da-kota Foundation. He developed the concept of the History’s Heroes pro-gram to create a grassroots involve-ment in the capital campaign to raise funds to for the expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center.

During this year’s legislative ses-sion, North Dakota lawmakers au-thorized $51.7 million to complete the second phase of expansion of the

North Dakota Heritage Center. This will provide new exhibit sand collec-tion spaces for the state museum. The state is providing $39.7 million for the project and $12 million is being raised from private and federal sources.

Gustafson’s concept in the His-tory’s Heroes program is to encour-age North Dakotans to honor their families through a $10,000 donation over a five-year period. He has trav-eled across the state for the past two years, in hopes of securing a minimum of 10 families from each North Dakota county to become History’s Heroes. This would raise $5.3 million for the campaign.

“All History’s Heroes will be able to share tributes to families with plaques in the Legislative Hall of Honors in the expanded North Dakota Heritage Center,” says Gustafson. “Family his-tories will also be collected and saved in a database there for family mem-bers to view whenever they visit the

museum.”Communities, churches or organi-

zations are also encouraged to partici-pate in the History’s Heroes program, he says.

Groundbreaking for the expansion of the North Dakota Heritage Center will take place next spring, and it is scheduled to be completed by 2014, in time for North Dakota’s 125th Anni-versary of Statehood.

“This is an extraordinary under-taking,” says Gustafson. “Donors to the History’s Heroes program will honor their families whose tenacity and persistence as settlers to North Dakota helped make it the state it is today.”

More information on the North Dakota Heritage Center’s expansion plans and the History’s Heroes pro-gram is available at www.statehistori-calfoundation.com and 701-222-1966.

Gustafson promotes History’s Heroes program for North Dakota Heritage Center

Items to have One possible item to purchase is

a generator. The ‘bread and butter’ generator to obtain is 5,000 watts or larger and its best to get one prior to an emergency because they will sell out quickly, described Rory Petersen of Hardware Hank in Casselton.

Petersen also notes that residents often get a space heater to put in their living room or other living space so that they can turn down the thermo-stat and save on the fuel bill.

Other important materials are those for a disaster supply kit such as stored drinking water, canned/no cook food, non-electric can opener, a first aide kit, battery-operated radio, flashlight, extra batteries and snow removal equipment, according to an article posted on The Weather Chan-nel website on Winter Weather Pre-paredness. Prevent fires and carbon monox-ide poisoning

Have working fire extinguishers

on hand and make sure that everyone in your home knows how to use them, the Weather Channel website also stated.

Keep all things that can burn, such as paper, bedding or furniture at least three feet away from space heaters and turn off portable heaters when you go to bed or leave the room, according to a news release from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Smoke detectors should be in-stalled in every bedroom and on every level of the home. The alarms should be networked so that when one sounds they all do. Be sure to test the smoke alarms at least once a month, the NFPA writes.

Homes should also have a carbon monoxide alarm in a median location. These should also be tested at least once per month.

Should the CO alarm sound, go to a fresh air location and call for help. Stay at the safe location until emer-gency personnel tell you that it is okay

to return. For cords, examine them to ensure

that they are not frayed or cracked and do not plug power cords into outlets that do not have sufficient capacity.

These are just a few suggestions for winterizing your home. For addi-tional recommendations, speak with your heating professional or hardware store associates.

officials participated this year. The main goal of the event is to be

able to have kids interact with law en-forcement in a positive setting.

For Terri Nesemeier, being able to have her School Resource Deputy ac-company her and her twin brothers Sean and Terry was a great thrill.

“Most of the people in the store are police officers and kids,” she said, smil-ing.

Along with purchasing some great gifts for their parents, Terri and her brothers decided to pool their money together to get a gift they’d share - a Nintendo Wii.

“Our very own Wii,” Terry en-thused.

The kids were also able to get an extra game and controller from the deal they scored at Walmart.

After they choose all of the items they could get with the gift cards, the presents were all wrapped - even their own.

The kids are barely able to contain their excitement as they sit and wait for until it’s time to go to McDonald’s for lunch.

“Thank you,” Terri said to Deputy Crawford. “We had the best day ever.”

Indeed, this event represents the spirit of Christmas.

“I love being able to see the smiles and the excitement,” said Crawford who has participated in the event for the third consecutive year.

School Resource Deputy Greg Dawkins echoes those sentiments.

“This is what Christmas is all about,” said Dawkins as he watches the kids look at a train go around on its tracks in the garden area department.

He was the shopping partner for brothers Keegan and Aiden, along with and Isaac of the Kindred School District.

“I liked hanging out with Officer Greg,” said Keegan.

His younger brother Aiden had a

great time. “I like shopping,” said Aiden, smil-

ing. The students are selected for the

shopping spree by school resource of-ficers, counselors and administrators and it was based on need such as those whose families are economically dis-advantaged, have a medical condition, in need of a role model or other special circumstances explained Deputy Dan Hermann who is the coordinator for the event.

All of the funds used for the gift cards have been fundraised, with the major charity activity being the sum-mer golf tournament. Wal-mart also donated a $200 gift card for any over-ages that kids have beyond the $75 they are allotted. Other sponsors are Microsoft Corporation, whose employ-ees volunteer their time to wrap the presents and McDonalds who provide a happy meal for the kids and lunch for the law enforcement officials.

Cops - From Front

School Resource Deputy Greg Dawkins (back row) participated in the Cops and Kids event on Dec. 6. That day, he helped Kindred students (front row, left to right) Aiden, Isaac and Keegan.

Winter - From Front

The newly added stars are designed personally by Gene Schobinger. The stars and poinsettias light up in unison and can transition from left to right.

Schobinger’s shop.The Schobinger’s accumulate

lights after Christmas, during the big price mark-downs.

“You basically need to have your ideas ready for next year. We go shop-ping when the Christmas items are 50 percent to 75 percent off. The people at Walmart must wonder what hap-pens to all those candy canes,” Gene said.

Gene’s tip for easy Christmas lights storage is to wrap the strings in a ball. Although this may seem con-tradictory to what would likely cause a tangled mess, it actually does work. When you want to unwrap them, grab one end and allow the ball to unroll on its own. This trick does not work with icicle lights though. Gene uses a homemade rack in his garage to stretch and organize icicle lights.

A lot of younger families have moved to Gardner in recent years,

bringing with a new sense of commu-nity pride.

“It’s all about community spirit. We love each other and help each oth-er. It’s fun to get together other than during bad times,” Kathie said. “We consider living in Gardner like living at the lake, only without the lake.”

Residents of Gardner hope that a local non-profit organization will step forward if they are in need of support this holiday season.

“We’re not doing this to make money,” Kathie said. “We love our neighbors and we do it for the joy of Gardner. If people feel inspired and want to pay it forward, they can. Once and a while we receive donations, but we are really not doing this for the money. If we could find a non-profit organization that seeks a mode for re-ceiving funds, we’d work with them. It’s the link we’re missing. We would not tolerate charging others to enjoy

the lights because we would lose the whole spirit of it. That’s why it would have to be a free-will donation to a non-profit organization.”

The citizens of Gardner are very gracious to offer such an amazing and inspirational show, free of charge. In larger cities, the show would likely cost a certain amount per person or vehicle. Due to the holiday spirit and small-town friendliness, people from all over are welcome to see how Gard-ner celebrates Christmas.

With 22 days left until the new year, area residents still have time to view the show. Be sure to allow for plenty of time for the commute and to enjoy the light display. The show will continue through the month of December. On weekdays, the lights show will run from dusk to 10:00 p.m. On weekends, the show will continue until 11:00 p.m. Tune your car radio to 92.3 FM and enjoy the show!

Lighting - From Front

LifestyleDecember 9, 2009Cass County Reporter A-3

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Please join us for holiday goodies and conversation at our Arthur, Buffalo and Casselton branches on Friday, December 11.

Check out our great Gift Selections for Christmas! • Prime Rib • Pickled Herring • King Crab Legs • Oysters • Seasoned Roasts • Hams • Lobster Tails • Gift Certificates • Lutefisk • And Much More!

52 Langer Ave. N. Casselton

347-4781

GET YOUR GET YOUR GET YOUR ORDERS IN BY ORDERS IN BY ORDERS IN BY

DECEMBER 19TH! DECEMBER 19TH! DECEMBER 19TH!

Nativity Tour& Candy Sale

Saturday, December 12th1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Casselton United Methodist Church

Tour: $5/person - 5 & under are freeCandy: $7/pound

from Tammy at

Hearts and Hands Massage

332 9th Ave. N. Casselton

347-5442

Feeling a little over-stressed this holiday Season?Come in for a therapeutic massage!

Have someone hard to shop for?A Gift Certificate would make a great gift!

Holiday Special!$5.00 Off any massage

or Gift Certificate(Good thru Dec. 24, 2009)

60TH ANNIVERSARYAbsaraka Crows 4-H Club

Sunday, December 132:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Absaraka Community Center

Cake & Coffee will be served!

OPEN HOUSE

1650 Governors Drive347-4403

www.rdoequipment.com

Santa Day!Friday,

December 183:00 - 5:00 p.m.

All area children welcome!

10% Off

all toys!

OPEN HOUSERetirement Celebration

in honor of

Larry L. Osborn

Friday, December 11th2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Richland County Courthouse418 2nd Ave. N., Wahpeton

Second Floor ~ Rotunda Area

For more than 21 years, Larry Osborn

has held the position as Director of Tax Equalization

for Richland County.

To celebrate his years of service, please join us in well wishes and a cake reception in

Larry’s honor.

Open HouseAn open house honoring

Ruth Bernstein on her 90th Birthday will be held on

Sunday, December 13th from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the

Davenport Community Center. No gifts, please.

Cards of ThanksThank you to our friends and

relatives who remembered us on our 50th anniversary. Special thanks to our family who planned a family dinner. We truly appreciate every-thing.

Ted and Marlene Brown____________________________We extend our sincere thanks

and gratitude to the Casselton Fire Department. Their quick response and expertise helped to minimize the damage to the shop on the Erb Farm. We are blessed to have such an awesome volunteer fire depart-ment!

The Erb Family____________________________

A huge “Thank You” to my fam-ily and friends for all their prayers, concerns, food and love - while I have been dealing with health prob-lems in Fargo and surgery in Roch-ester.

Sincerely,Patty MotterHunter, N.D.____________________________

Library LinkBev Drager - Casselton Public Library

It’s hard to believe that Christ-mas is two weeks away. The clock is ticking away and panic soon sets in. Why do we make ourselves go nuts getting ready cooking and baking, shopping and trying to attend all the programs and parties?

Some of us seem not to do well with the holidays, especially those of us who aim for perfection. We always think we need to purchase more gifts, make more cookies, deco-rate more and attend every event that comes down the pike. And of course nobody can do anything as well as we do it. It becomes even worse if you are a procrastinating perfectionist like I am.

I’m getting better since I discov-ered grocery stores and bakery’s. Cleaning house before company is

an exercise in futility. Clean the bathroom, use smaller light bulbs to hide the dust, put some cinnamon and cloves on the stove to simmer and no one will be the wiser. You just have to clean again when they leave anyway.

Please don’t forget the reason for the season. Attend a children’s pro-gram at church, put on some Christ-mas music, chill out and spend time with the important things like fam-ily and friends.

* * *Santa will be coming to the li-

brary on Wednesday, December 23 at 10:30 a.m. for a special Story Hour. Bring your camera for a spe-cial Christmas photo.

See You at the Library.

The Sonshine Center, Casselton, received a $4,100.00 grant from the North Dakota Community Foun-dation (NDCF). They were one of many such grants that were given out this year.

“The North Dakota Community Foundation is pleased to provide these resources to help make the or-ganizations better and to make this part of North Dakota a better place

to live” said Kevin Dvorak, Presi-dent and CEO of the NDCF.

The grants were made from the North Dakota Community Founda-tion’s Unrestricted Fund. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis. This year the foundation re-ceived over 150 grant requests and the Board of Directors was able to support 44 of those projects. This year the NDCF and it component

funds will make over $2 million in grants all across North Dakota.

“The grantees work to enhance the quality of life for our citizens. We are pleased that our North Da-kota Community Foundation grants will allow these organizations to carry out their missions” said NDCF Board Members Chad Peterson and Anne Riske.

Kevin Dvorak, president and Anne Riske, board member of the North Dakota Community Founda-tion, present Kerri Schneider (right), Sonshine Center business manager with a $4,100.00 grant.

Sonshine Center receives grant from NDCF

Items are needed for “Casselton does Christmas.”

The Tuesday, Dec. 15 commu-nity event, will be held at Churches United for the Homeless in Moor-head, Minn. It will run from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Warm mittens, scarves and gloves for all ages are needed. Those can be dropped off at several sites in Casselton, including Wells Fargo, Bremer Bank, First State Bank of North Dakota, Martin’s Lutheran Church, United Methodist, St. Leo’s Catholic Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Other items needed for the event include crackers, snack foods, baked goods, apple cider or cash to buy them. These can be brought to Mar-tin’s Lutheran Church.

In addition, those interested in contributing good quality gloves can do so by bringing them to Central Cass School, which has a tree for the socks they are collecting.

A large donation for the fleece blankets came from Mill End Tex-tiles, Fargo. An anonymous donor provided the remaining amount. Other donations have come from the Red Hats, who will make cook-ies and the Casselton Business As-sociation, who donated $300 in Cas-selton Bucks for materials for the event.

Donate toCasselton does Christmas

Trisha Goerts, 18, and Tiffany Fletschock, 15, both of Casselton took part in the 2010 Miss North Dakota Teen USA pageant during Thanksgiving weekend.

The event took place at the North Dakota State University Festival Concert Hall in Fargo.

Judges choose Ariana Walker, 18, of Bismarck to hold the title of Miss North Dakota Teen USA.

Fourth runner-up was Goerts and Fletschock was a semi-finalist. Among the non-finalist awards, Fletschock received Miss Teen Peo-ple’s Choice.

Local teens participate in pageant

Silver Threads hold meetingJoAnn Bissett was elected

president of the Casselton Sil-ver Threads Seniors Club when they met November 23. Thirty-eight members and three guests were present for the noon catered Thanksgiving meal. Rick Kargard was a guest of Arnie Heck. Judy Orvik’s mother, Ellen Wirkkunen and brother, Leslie Wirkkunen were her guests. Seated at the birthday table were Neil McFar-lane and Carolyn Alberts.

The next meeting will be De-cember 14 for the Christmas party. Members are asked to bring a do-nation for the homeless veterans

in Fargo. A motion was passed to raise the fee for set up at each meeting.

Bev Braaten and Ruby McCann entertained members with a musi-cal number. Arnie Heck and Lois Erickson were door prize winners.

Phyllis Spooner, Dorothy Jord-heim and Gene Jordheim held winning pinochle hands. Whist winners were Dolly Fisk, Lilliana Sowards and Marie Dooley.

The next meeting will be De-cember 14. A noon meal will be served. For reservations call June Reitan (347-5571) or Bev Braaten (347-4605).

Open House honoringLila Boyd’s 90th BirthdaySaturday, December 19th • 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Mavis Whiting Chapel at Bethany Homes201 S. University Dr., Fargo

No gifts, please.would not be voting to increase tax but whether to utilize funds for the Quiet Zone. New mayor in Casselton?

Ed McConnell is not interested in running for mayor again. He has served 12 years. He is still looking for someone who would like to step up to the position.

“I believe that the city would ben-efit from some fresh perspective,” McConnell explained. Other action

The Safe Routes to School pro-gram will move forward as the coun-cil unanimously approved two mo-tions regarding the project: to create the special assessment district and

to authorize the engineer to go for-ward with writing the engineer’s re-port and plans and specs.

Additional motions approved by the council included a two percent salary increase for city staff, to cre-ate an ordinance that prohibits mo-torized vehicles from parking on city boulevards, to amend the orientation period for new employees from three months to six months and to table offering an opinion on the monorail system until the January council meeting. (Peter Karl presented ma-terials on the monorail system and is interested in leading an effort to have a system from West Fargo to Bismarck.)

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Up from the Past60 Years Ago

December 9, 1949

To make sure that some of the happiness which fills our homes and hearts at Christmastide shall be enjoyed by others, the Casselton Community Club is sponsoring a home Christmas decoration con-test. In order to induce as widespread participation in the contest as pos-sible the club is offering cash prizes of $20.00 for the best Christmas decorations. The first prize for the best deco-ration is $7.50; second prize is $5.00 and third prize is $2.50 followed by five prizes of $1.00 each. Rules of the contest are simple. First, the display must be visible from the sidewalk. Second, the dis-play must be kept in place until the 26th at which time the judging will be done between the hours of 7:00 and 8:00 o’clock. Third, contestants must fill out and mail entry blanks,

or hand them, to Herbert Stolzman, Casselton, no later than December 23rd. It is hoped the contest will be citywide and most of our homes will be decorated and carry the Christ-mas message through the medium of twinkling red, blue and green lights and holiday festoons and greenery. Herbert Stolzman has been ap-pointed by Dick Bresnahan, club president, to act as decoration con-test chairman.

50 Years AgoDecember 9, 1959

The City Council, at the Decem-ber meeting, authorized the water department to add flouride to the

city water supply and authorized the mayor and auditor to enter into a contract with the Wallace & Tierman Co., of Belleville, NJ, to purchase one series A-417 solution feed flouride at a cost of $1,053 de-livered to Casselton. Motion to add flouride to the wa-ter supply was made by Alderman Taves and seconded by Alderman Bosch. All council members voted “aye” on roll call. The action to add flouride to the water supply was taken after study of a verbal report by Dr. John K. Peterson, director of the division of dental health of the North Da-kota Department of Health, who appeared before the council at the September meeting. Dr. Peterson estimated the cost of chemicals to the city, at the pres-ent rate of water consumption, would come to 25 cents per day.

The Dakota Kidby Lynn Hummel

Scratching for Road KillLloyd Omdahl

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

Committee Steps Up To the Plate on Afghanistan

Extension NotesRita Ussatis, North Dakota State University

Extension Agent, Cass County

Trooper Talkby Captain Eric Pederson

North Dakota has seen its first bouts of winter weather of the season and unfortunately they have resulted in many crashes, including several fatal crashes.

As of December 4, North Dakota has suffered 134 fatalities as a result of traffic crashes, which are 35 more than at the same time last year. The Highway Patrol is reminding all motorists to slow down, buckle up, and be especially aware of chang-ing road and visibility conditions in order to travel safely.

Winter weather also means sharing the road with snowplows. The North Dakota Department of Transportation and other government entities work hard to keep our roadways safe.

Remember that these snowplows often operate in reduced visibility and need to be given plenty of room to work. Motorists should stay well behind the plows and watch carefully as they slow down, turn, or possibly back up on the roadways.

Motorists should not pass a plow if it is causing reduced visibility or “white-out” conditions. The plow operators will pull over and let traffic pass when possible.

Road maintenance vehicles parked on the shoul-der of the road with their flashing lights activated should be treated the same as ambulances, fire trucks, and law enforcement vehicles.

On two lane roads motorists are required to slow down and exercise caution as they go around these vehicles.

On the interstate system and other four lane roads motorists must change lanes so that they are not traveling in the lane adjacent to the stopped maintenance vehicle. If it is not possible to safely change lanes then motorists are required to slow down and proceed with caution. Q & A

Who do I call to report a crash?If you witness or are involved in a crash you

should dial 911. You should be able to tell the dispatcher your location, the severity of the crash, whether the crash has caused a hazard to travel, (such as debris or disabled vehicles on the road-way), and the number of injured victims. The dis-patchers will then be able to send you the appro-priate emergency responders.

Many consumers are trying to cut back on holiday spending this year; most analysts predict sales during the Christmas shopping season to be flat or slightly lower than last year. But you’re right, there’s a differ-ence between thinking about spending less and actu-ally doing it.Know how much you want to spend

The first thing to do is actually make a budget. If you don’t know how much you want to spend, you’ll have no idea how you’re doing. Make a list of the gifts you plan to buy and all the extra expenses, for special dinners and parties, holiday baking and decorating, postage for sending gifts or cards, and travel, enter-tainment or charitable giving, and estimate how much you want to budget for those items.Look at money set aside for holiday spending

Then take a look at your savings or assets, the mon-ey you have set aside for holiday spending, and any cash gifts or bonuses you are certain you’ll be getting. If your assets don’t match your anticipated expenses, you’ll either have to cut back on spending, go into debt, or both. If you do plan to spend more than you have on hand, be sure the amount is something you can pay off in one or two months.Tips to reduce spending

Reducing spending might be easier than you think. Instead of buying gifts for everyone in your family, con-

sider drawing names instead. For holiday meals and parties, have a potluck instead of preparing everything yourself.

When you’re ready to start shopping, be sure to do so wisely. Here are a few tips:

* The “envelope method” works well for many peo-ple. For each person, family, or event, place the amount of money you plan to spend for that expense in an enve-lope. When the money is gone, you’ve finished shopping for that particular category.

* Be sure to do comparison shopping. Before you buy, get three different prices at different stores or over the Internet. You may be surprised at how much you’ll save.

* Track credit card spending closely. It might help to keep a sticky note on the card and jot down the amount every time you charge something. Tally up the expenses every evening to make sure you’re staying on track.

* When you’re out and about, be cautious about signing up for store credit cards in order to get a dis-count. Signing up for too many will negatively affect your credit score. Even if you never use the card again, you could be seen as a credit risk because you have lots of available credit and could pick up a lot of debt quickly.

“This meeting has been called to consider changing our alert status from orange to red,” Chairman Ork Dorken announced to the Community Homeland Se-curity Committee gathered in the unheated cavernous town hall.

“Why?” asked Holger Danske bluntly.“Didn’t you see the president?” Chief Alert Officer

Garvey Erfald answered with his own question.“Was he in town?” Einar Torvald inquired. “He was

probably checking on our grant application to pave the back street with stimulus money.”

“He was not in town,” an irritated chairman re-sponded. “He was on television to tell us that he was sending more troops to Afghanistan.”

“I must have been busy watching Desperate House-wives,” Einar explained.

“As the only anti-terrorism organization protecting this city,” Dorken explained with an air of pride, “it is our duty to support the president when he is fighting a war on terrorism.”

“I spose we’ll have to plant Victory gardens again,” Holger speculated. “I didn’t see how raising carrots helped win World War II but I did it because Roosevelt ordered it.” He paused, thought briefly, and then con-tinued. “It must have helped because we won.”

“Will we have war bonds again?” asked Einar. “What did the president say about paying for it?”

“Well, he didn’t really say anything except that he and Congress would work out the minor details later,” Garvey reported.

“We don’t need war bonds as long as we have a Visa card from the Bank of Beijing,” Holger observed.

“It seems that if we’re going to spend billions to keep terrorists at bay that we ought to pay for it with taxes, or fees, or bake sales or whatever,” Madeleine Morgan fretted. “Security isn’t free, you know. It isn’t fair that the troops are doing it all while we sit in toasty com-fort.”

Holger whispered across Orville Jordan to Einar. “See! She’s one of those Montana tax-and-spend liber-als. First thing she suggests is taxes to pay for what we get from the government.” Holger considered her an interloper who came from Billings just 10 years ago and was already mouthing off at men’s meetings like a native citizen.

“The question today is about changing our alert flag from orange to red,” Ork reminded the committee.

“I have a hard time worrying about a war over in Afghanistan when my toilet is leaking right here at home,” Einar grumbled.

“I have the solution,” Josh Dvorcheck announced. “Let’s fly flags at each end of town – one red and one or-ange - and let the people decide how scared they want to be. Besides, it’ll confuse the terrorists.”

At this point, the freezing committee members were ready for anything, even compromise. Hurriedly, they tightened their coats and headed out the door into the cold northwest wind, feeling victorious about solving a major security question.

Occasionally I’m encouraged to believe that some-body out there is reading this column when I get the question (not necessarily a compliment) “where do you get your ideas?” It’s about time I give an honest an-swer.

Picture the crow. This scavenger hangs around the highways looking for the road kill body of some poor rabbit, raccoon, skunk, deer, dog, cat, squirrel or other critter that didn’t look both ways before crossing the highway and never got to the other side. So the crow scratches and claws for a few bites among the hide, guts, muscle, bones and rotten remains. It’s not a pret-ty sight and neither is the sight of a once-a-week writer of articles scratching for an idea among the left over remains of ideas that already have been picked over by the bright and talented guys who write daily. The result? You read it every week.

Sometimes there’s nothing left on the road. Noth-ing. What the reader doesn’t see is the writer’s block (WB for the rest of this article to save time, space and the unnecessary cutting down of trees). What is WB? I will explain it to you as well as I can:

•In it’s simplest terms, WB is where a writer sits down with a pen and a blank sheet of paper and an hour later the writer is still sitting there and the sheet of paper is still blank. Two hours later - - still blank (both of them).

•WB is where doubt and indecision revolve around the brain like two moons circling the earth and when they align there is a total eclipse of the mind leaving it in absolute darkness.

•WB is when a writer digs deeply into the pockets of his or her imagination and comes up with nothing but pocket lint.

•WB is a hot frying pan without bacon and eggs.•Worse yet, WB is a cold frying pan.•WB is a head where hair refuses to grow. (But

never ask a baldheaded person whether he or she has WB.)

•With WB the cupboard is always bare.•WB is strike one, strike two, strike three - - you’re

out.•WB is a long tunnel with no light at the end.•WB is a phone that never rings and if you call out

nobody answers.•WB is a gun that shoots blanks.•WB is fishing all day long and never getting a

bite.•WB is standing up to make a speech and nothing

comes out.•WB is a trombone with a bell stuffed full of putty.•WB is a long train ride in the dark to nowhere.•WB is false starts that result in many balls of

crumbled paper on the floor.•WB is an elevator that never gets to the top floor.•WB is like a kiss from your great aunt Hattie. (I

should know, I had a great aunt Hattie, rest her soul. At a hearing for me to be appointed her guardian, the judge asked her “Do you know this fellow Lynn Hum-mel?” Her answer: “Yes I know him alright - - he thinks he’s the czar.”

There it is, as clearly as I can state it. I don’t expect sympathy, just understanding. Even our beloved Min-nesota Twin, Most Valuable Player Joe Mauer strikes out once in awhile. (Wait, I’ll say it before you get a chance: “Yeah Lynn, but as a writer you’re no Joe Mauer.”)

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Area Church DirectoryCatholic

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

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

St. Agnes CatholicHunter-Rev. Matthew AttanseyMass: 1st, 3rd Sundays 8:30 a.m.Mass: 2nd, 4th Sundays 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

St. Williams CatholicArgusville-Father Leo KinneySaturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m.Daily Mass: Thursdays: 6:00 p.m.

Congregational

Barrie CongregationalRural Kindred-Rev. Chuck Belzer Worship: 10:00 a.m.

United Church of ChristArgusville-Dr. David HartsonWorship: 10:00 a.m.

Lutheran

Buffalo LutheranBuffalo-Rev. Cathy HedmarkWorship: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

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

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

Good Samaritan CenterSupply PastorWorship: 10:15 a.m.

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

Grace LutheranGrandin-Rev. Michael KesslerWorship: 8:30 a.m.Herby LutheranArgusville-Rev. Paul FugelstadWorship: 9:30 a.m.

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

Kindred LutheranKindred-Pastor Andrew Schlecht.Worship: 10:00 a.m. Fellowship: 11:00 a.m.Website: www.kindredlutheran.com

Leonard Lutheran ParishLeonard-Rev. Jim HulbergWorship: 9:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

St. John LutheranArthur-Intern Pastor Jacqui ThoneWorship: 10:30 a.m.

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

St. Paul’s LutheranTower City-Rev. Cathy HedmarkWorship: 10:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moravian

Bethel-Goshen MoravianLeonard-Durbin -Rev. Brian DixonWorship: Goshen 9:00 a.m.Worship: Bethel 11:00 a.m.

Canaan MoravianRural Davenport - Pastor Mary BielkeWorship: 10:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Presbyterian

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

Colgate PresbyterianSubstitute Supply PastorWorship: 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Westminster PresbyterianCasseltonWorship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:40 a.m.

Area Obituaries

Paul John Hansen, 78, was born August 19, 1931, in Clin-ton, Iowa, to Christian and Catherine (Petersen) Hansen. Paul was one of 10 children. There were three boys and seven girls in his family. He grew up in Clinton County and gradu-ated from Calamus, Iowa, High School. He served in the Navy for four years on the ship “USS Tarawa” during the Korean Conflict. Paul married Mildred Pfeiff on March 12, 1958, in the Evan-gelical United Brethren Church, Chaffee, N.D. He was presently a member of the United Meth-odist Church, Casselton, N.D. Paul farmed with his father-in-law, Erwin Pfeiff, for a few years until Erwin’s retirement, at which time Paul and Mildred took over the Pfeiff farm. In the last few years, they have made their homes in both Fargo, N.D. and the farm by Chaffee, N.D. Paul died Friday, December 4, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, N.D. Paul is survived by his wife, Mildred, of 51 years; daughter, Jenise (Kent) Jensen, Chaffee, N.D.; son, Darryl (Denise), Emb-den, N.D.; seven grandchildren: Courtney Jensen, Moorhead, Minn.; Liana Hansen, Embden, N.D.; Katherine Jensen, Moor-head, Minn.; Jared Jensen, Chaffee, N.D.; Lauren Hansen and Nickole Hansen, both of Embden, N.D., and Alysse Jens-en, Chaffee, N.D.; five sisters: Katherine (Joel) Olson, Grand Mound, Iowa; Sonja (Ray) By-erly, Sheboygan, Wisc.; Dorothy (El) Gertner, Papillion, Neb.; Sandy (Craig) Henning, John-ston, Iowa, and Eunice (Steve) Olson, DeWitt, Iowa; 28 nieces and nephews, 59 great-nieces and nephews, two great-great nieces and nephews and many very special friends of which he enjoyed sharing a cup of coffee with. The funeral was held Tues-day, December 8 in the Cassel-ton United Methodist Church, Casselton, N.D. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, N.D. Condolences can be sent on-line westfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to West Funeral Home, Casselton and West Fargo.

Paul Hansen Warren Rust, 82, of West Far-go, formerly Fargo and Prosper, N.D., died Tuesday, December 1, 2009. He was surrounded by his family in MeritCare Hospi-tal Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, N.D. Warren Rust was born May 29, 1927 to the parents of George and Hilda Rust in Prosper, N.D. He attended a one room school a mile from his home and gradu-ated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School, Fargo, N.D. in 1944. On November 25, 1950, he married Gladys Ohnstad and they farmed in the Prosper area with his dad and brother Duane. Warren and Gladys started a business “Rust Sales” around the kitchen table and he also sold insurance. It is hard to say when he retired for he never seemed to slow down until can-cer took over just a few months ago. They moved to Fargo in 1987, but he continued to com-mute to the farm on nearly a daily basis. His focus in life was to make memories and “get-it-done”. He was involved in a va-riety of organizations. He really enjoyed the family activities of hunting of all types, down-hill skiing, Canadian fish-ing, paintball in Ashland, Wisc., canoeing, apple crisp assembly lines in his son Dale’s dream fac-tory. Warren took on many roles especially when he moved into Fargo. He loved to decorate for the holidays from the fireplace to the yard displays, Big Iron and Lindenwood park. He was a chef, soloist for many church events over the years, a Bison fan and attended whatever ac-tivity his grandchildren were in. He was an astute shopper and a good sale NEVER passed him by. But he will be remembered mostly by his sense of humor, thoughtfulness, and positive at-titude. Warren is survived by his lov-ing wife Gladys; four children and their spouses: Peggy Seidel (Harvey) Fargo, Dale Rust (Jer-ri) Harwood, N.D., Perry Rust (Jodi) Fargo, and Randy Rust (Janelle) Ashland, Wisc.; nine grandchildren, Kyle, Allison, Brandon, Tory, Raquel, Georgia, Jared, Austin and Shelby. Warren was preceded in death by his parents and brother Duane. Warren requested memori-als to be sent to Hospice, Sal-vation Army, Casselton Dollars for Scholars, Caringbridge and care-packages to be sent to the military in harms way. Sup-plies for the care packages can be brought to Hope Lutheran (North) Church during the prayer service or funeral. The funeral was held Monday, December 7 in Hope Lutheran Church, Fargo. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo. Condolences can be sent on-line westfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to West Funeral Home, Casselton and West Fargo.

Warren Rust

Henry “Hank” Rohde, 93, Fargo, N.D., formerly Leonard, N.D., died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 in ManorCare Health Services, Fargo. Mr. Rohde was born on March 26, 1916 in Rothsay, Minn. to Fred and Inga (Paulson) Roh-de. He was the oldest of seven children. The family moved to Pettibone, N.D. in 1917 and he lived there until his graduation in 1936. Hank moved to Cali-fornia in 1940 and worked for Lockheed until 1942. He then entered the US Navy in June of 1942 and served until his discharge in 1945. He then re-turned to Pettibone and worked with his dad and brother on the family farm. H a n k married Dolores Bertsch on Sept. 22, 1947 in Moorhead, Minn. and they had three children. He and his family moved to Leonard in 1958, where he was a member of the Leonard Lutheran Church, the Lions Club and the Ameri-can Legion. He retired from the North Dakota Highway Depart-ment in 1981. Hank enjoyed playing golf and working in his shop, mak-ing many beautiful things for his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Dolores, Fargo, N.D.; son, Eric (Becky), Plymouth, Minn.; daughter, Julie (John) Harris, Fargo, N.D.; three grandchil-dren, Paul, Adam and Lauren; three sisters, Joyce (Cal) Hag-berg, Fridley, Minn., Fern Si-mons, Rolla, N.D., Beverly Kac-zmarski, Pettibone, N.D. Hank was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark; broth-ers, Forest, Glenn and Lorenz. Visitation will be Thursday, December 10 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Leonard Lutheran Church, Leonard, N.D. with the funeral starting at 11:00 a.m. Burial is in Leonard Cem-etery, Leonard, N.D. Condolences can be sent on-line westfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to West Funeral Home, Casselton and West Fargo.

Henry Rohde

Leonor “Lee” was born Novem-ber 30, 1919 on the family farm near Buffalo to Walter and Emma (Utke) Fraase. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John’s Luther-an Church, Embden. She attended country school and graduated from Buffalo High School in 1936. She graduated from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. in 1940 with a BA degree in Home Economics. She taught school in Milroy, Minn., Eu-reka, S.D., Mound City, S.D. and Taylor.

She married William Jahraus on June 14, 1942 in Embden. They went into the newspaper business in 1942 and operated newpapers in Mound City, S.D., Herreid, S.D., Rockwell City, Iowa and Bowdle, S.D. during the next 38 years.

Lee is survived by her husband, Bill, Aberdeen, S.D.; children, Wil-liam (Sheryl) Jahraus, Grafton, Rebecca (Robert) Tello, Loveland, Colo., Rochelle (John) Burke, Glen-dale, Ariz., Kay (Terry) Goldade, Aberdeen, S.D., Kim (Yolanda) Jah-raus, Aberdeen, S.D.; sister, Verna (Al) Maier, Bismarck; sisters-in-law, Ramona Fraase, Buffalo, Glo-ria Fraase, Bismarck, Darleen Jahraus, Bismarck, Betty Wiest, Herreid, S.D.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Lee was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Leo-nell Fraase and Elmer Fraase.

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Tuesday, December 15 - Enchi-ladas, rice, corn, garlic toast and chocolate chip bar

Wednesday, December 16 - Taco salad, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, bun, applesauce and toffee bars

Thursday, December 17 - Roast turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy, buns, glazed carrots and cheesecake

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Monday, December 14 - Corn dog, baked beans and Mandarin or-anges

Tuesday, December 15 - Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes with gra-vy, carrots and butter bread

Wednesday, December 16 - Slop-py joe on a bun, potato wedges and blueberries

Thursday, December 17 - Tater-tot hotdish, corn, peaches and sun-butter bread

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Tuesday, December 15 - Spa-ghetti and garlic toast

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Wednesday, December 16 - Country fried steak, mashed pota-toes, gravy, mixed vegetables and jello

Thursday, December 17 - Chick-en nuggets, wedge fries and fruit

Friday, December 18 - Chili, grilled cheese sandwich, apple turnovers and crackersNorthern Cass-Breakfast

Monday, December 14 - Waffles, sausage, fruit and milk

Tuesday, December 15 - Yogurt parfait, toast, juice and milk

Wednesday, December 16 - Jum-bo muffins, fruit and milk

Thursday, December 17 - Sau-sage in gravy, biscuits, fruit and milk

Friday, December 18 - Cereal, toast, juice and milkNorthern Cass-Lunch

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Eight of a kind Eight Radermacher great-grandchildren graduate this year

Grace Radermacher (back row, middle) is surrounded by eight of her great-grandchildren, all of whom entered kindergarten at Central Cass in 1997. They are (back row, left to right) Grant Rader-macher (son of Jerry and Nola Radermacher, Casselton), Lacey Radermacher (daughter of Jeff and Mona Radermacher, Casselton), Jordan Radermacher (son of Tim Radermacher, Fargo), Alex Eber-hardt (son of the late John Eberhardt and Pam Gregerson, Casselton), (front row) Kelsey Swanson, Lyndsey Swanson and Matthew Swanson (triplets of Jane and Ken Swanson, Casselton) and Dylan Nelson (son of Brian and Kim Nelson, Wheatland).

Great Grandma Radermacher and her eight great-grandchildren are in the same spot in the photo in 2009 as they were in 1997. All eight will graduate from high school this year, with seven of the graduates being from Central Cass. (Jordan Radermacher is graduating from a different district.)

By Amanda Gades With the dusting of snow last

week, parents and students may al-ready be thinking about when the next snow storm will be. In turn, it’s important to know how and when superintendents will inform them of cancellations or delays.

“If a storm is imminent, we will try to call school off the night before,” stated Kindred Superintendent Steve Hall.

Should districts decide to start school one or two hours late, the an-nouncement will be made by 6:30 a.m. as buses go out at about 7 a.m.

Late starts may also turn into cancellations should the weather not improve.

Area school district superinten-dents monitor the weather and com-municate with meteorologists and each other when choosing to delay or cancel a school day added Hall.

Specific media forms announcing delays include Channel 11, 4 and 6 and radio stations 103.9 The Truck, 970 a.m. WDAY and 790 a.m. KFGO. Also, Northern Cass and Central Cass plan on posting delays on the district’s website and local radio sta-tions and Maple Valley will ensure that an announcement is on radio station KVOC-Valley City.

The latest form of patron commu-nication is called AlertNow parent notification. This system is being uti-lized by Northern Cass, Kindred and Maple Valley. The system is a phone and e-mail notification system that will call parents and send an e-mail

simultaneously with a detailed mes-sage. The message will let a parent know that the district has a delay, cancellation or early closing.

This program will be a huge ben-efit when communicating with par-ents described Northern Cass Super-intendent Allen Burgad. AlertNow will also enable our school district to send messages to parents regarding changes in calendar events or upcom-ing events that have not been posted on the original calendar.

Hope-Page uses a similar system called Global Connect notification system which utilizes Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) to send a

message to a database of telephone numbers, email addresses, or fax numbers.

If you would like to make sure that your number is on the list for your respective district, call the dis-trict’s office at 874-2322 (Northern Cass), 347-5352 (Central Cass), 749-2570 (Maple Valley), 428-3177 (Kin-dred) and 668-2520 (Hope-Page).

Please try to avoid calling the school for updates.

Instead, the best thing to do is listen closely to the radio, check the school’s website or TV stations and wait for a parent phone call ex-plained Hall.

The basics of school weather delays

School cancellations, delays and early closings will be announced to the public via TV and radio stations, school websites and Alert-Now or Global Connect.

Area school lunch menus

Hope-Page conducting food driveThe Hope-Page National Honor

Society is conducting its own food drive called “Fill Room 204.” The food drive started November 30 and runs until December 11 at the Hope-Page High School. The classroom is divided into eight 5x10 sections. The goal is for each team to fill their sec-tion.

The teams are composed of teach-ers, seventh through 12th grade, el-ementary students and community members.

Community members can drop off their items at Mik’s or the Page Grocery Store. All the items will be taken to the Steele County Food Bank located at Finley. Items that will be helpful are:

• Proteins. Canned meats such as tuna, chicken or fish are high in protein and low in saturated fat. Peanut butter is rich in protein and high in monounsaturated and poly-unsaturated oils, the “good fats.” These are among the most expensive foods -- too expensive for food banks to buy large quantities.

• Soups and stews. They are fill-ing, particularly the “chunky” soups, and contain liquid for hydration. In addition, soups can be filled with protein and vegetables.

• Rice and pasta. Grain-based foods, such as pasta, are a good source of fiber and complex carbohy-drates.

• Cereal, including oatmeal. Breakfast cereals can be an addi-tional source of protein, and most cereals today include a variety of vi-tamins and minerals.

• Canned vegetables, including tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stud-ies indicate that canned vegetables have about the same nutritional value as fresh vegetables.

• Canned or dried beans and peas. A staple of diets as early as 6,700 B.C., beans are a low-fat source of protein and fiber.

• Canned fruits. Only a small amount of vitamin C is lost in the canning process, making these a healthy choice.

• Fruit juice (canned, plastic or boxed). Make sure it’s 100 percent juice.

• Prepared box mixes such as macaroni and cheese or Hamburger Helper.

• Shelf-stable milk. This includes dehydrated milk, canned evaporated milk and instant breakfasts.

Kelsey Swanson

Swanson awardedscholarship

The Office of Enrollment Servic-es at Valley City State University, Valley City is pleased to announce that Kelsey Swanson, daughter of Ken and Jane Swanson, Casselton, has been awarded a VCSU Hazel McBride scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Kelsey will graduate from Central Cass High School in 2010.

Valley City State University scholarships are made available as a result of the generous support of alumni and friends of the universi-ty. Students are selected to receive these scholarships on the basis of their high school GPA, ACT or SAT scores and their high school class rank.

Hope-Page to hold financial aid night

Juniors, seniors, their parents, and others interested in attending post-secondary training are invited to the 18th annual Financial Aid Night on Jan 4, 2010 at Hope High School. This meeting is open to anyone in the area who is interested in obtaining finan-cial aid to attend college. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and will be held in two parts; the first part will review the process of financial aid and all of the terminology that is used. The second part will start at 8 p.m. and will con-sist of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet. That should also take about one hour to complete.

During the evening financial aid information will be passed out that students and parents will need to make some of the decisions that they will be faced with in the coming year. If something comes up in your sched-ule where you can’t make it that night please contact Dwight Dockter, School Counselor, at 945-2473 for help or in-formation.

Students and parents must re-member that the FAFSA must be processed and in the college financial aid office by March 15. If students de-cide to fill out the paper form it must be in the mail by Feb. 15. If students cannot have that completed by then, they need to use the Internet and that should be done by March 1. More and more people are turning to the Web because of the quick turn around time on the information and encourage-ment by the federal government.

Those students currently in college need to remember that they must fill out the FAFSA each year that they are in college. They also need to follow the deadline dates if they wish to be considered for state aid.

In order to use the web, students and parents will want to acquire an electronic pin (personal identification number) which will allow you to sign the form on the Internet. You can sign up for a pin at www.pin.ed.gov. At that time you can determine what you want your pin to be.

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The popular campaign that in 2008 delivered more than 100 gifts to local needy seniors is underway again this holiday season. Area retailers, along with agencies that serve older adults, have partnered with a local senior-care service to make sure that isolated seniors receive gifts and companion-ship through the Be a Santa to a Se-nior program.

The area office of Home Instead Senior Care has joined Fargo Senior Services and Sunmart Food Stores to provide presents and special visits to seniors who otherwise might be over-looked this holiday season.

“Most people aren’t aware that there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of seniors in every com-munity who have no family and are alone,” said Arlette Preston, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Cass County in North Dakota and Clay County in Minnesota. “The holiday is often considered a time for children, but seniors – especially those who are isolated and lonely – need to be remembered as well. Be a Santa to a Senior is designed to give back to those needy seniors as well as to help stimulate human contact and social interaction for older adults who are unlikely to have guests during the holidays.”

Here’s how the program, which runs Nov. 23 - Dec. 14, works: Prior to the holiday season, the participat-ing local non-profit organizations will identify needy and isolated seniors

in the community and provide those names to Home Instead Senior Care for this community service program. Christmas trees will be located at the following Sunmart Food Store loca-tions with ornaments of the first name only of the senior and their respective gift requests: 3175 25th St. South, Far-go, 724 University Drive North, Fargo, 1100 13th Ave. East, West Fargo, and 2605 8th St. South, Moorhead, Minn.

Holiday shoppers can pick up an ornament, buy items on the list and return them unwrapped to the store, along with the ornament attached. Home Instead Senior Care then en-lists the volunteer help of its staff, senior-care business associates, non-profit workers and others to collect, wrap and distribute the gifts to these seniors. A community gift-wrapping event will be held on Dec. 11.

“Be a Santa to a Senior is a way to show our gratitude to those older adults who have contributed so much to our community,” Preston said. “We hope to reach out to many with this gesture of holiday cheer and good-will.”

If you or someone you know is in-terested in volunteering to help with the gift-wrapping event, contact Ar-lette Preston at 701-478-1010. Busi-nesses are encouraged to contact the local Home Instead Senior Care office about adopting groups of seniors. For more information about the program, log on to www.beasantatoasenior.com.

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hands several times throughout its run. Often times, a business will be passed down from one family member to another, but in most cases, new owners come into the picture as replacements. For the Red Baron Lounge (Casselton), new ownership does not necessar-ily mean the end of an era, espe-cially when it comes to traditional meals, but rather the opportunity to bring in a fresh perspective to the well-established business.

After owning the Red Baron Lounge, Casselton, for 35 years, Ken Habiger sold the restau-rant and bar to Scott and Wendy Mensing.

Habiger’s first taste of entre-preneurship was when he worked at the Can Pile, which was a Sin-clair gas station and small lunch counter located at the intersec-tion of Highway 10 and Highway 18. He started working there when he was in eighth grade and con-tinued to work was a server there for three years. Later he went into the wholesale beer business for the next two years. Then, for 14 years, Habiger worked at the Casselton Vets Club. After witnessing and working in many different aspects of small-town businesses and eat-eries, Habiger decided to purchase the Red Baron Lounge, formerly called The Midway. At that time, there was a hotel on the building’s second floor, which Habiger co-owned and operated with the bar’s previous owner. The two ran The Downtowner hotel for eight years.

Over the years, Habiger dealt with changing times, and legisla-tion in relation to the food and bar industry. In 1946, North Dakota’s legislature passed a law making it illegal to sell liquor and food in the same establishment. The liquor-food divorcement law lasted 17 years. While dealing with the law, Habiger’s interest in making piz-zas grew. Habiger’s first taste of pizza was during his military days, when he was stationed in Naples, Italy. He explained that after pizza arrived in Italy from Greece, Na-ples was the focal point from which the tasty pizza pies’ popularity grew. Once the North Dakota law changed, Habiger was able to uti-lize his passion for pizza in the Red Baron Lounge’s menu.

“I enjoyed developing pizzas. I put in a lot of time and travel.

I visited with pizza experts and learned how to develop a nice piz-za. My favorite is the Baron,” Hab-iger added.

Habiger also began noticing the growth and popularity of wines. According to Habiger, following the connoisseurship of wine, la-vosh and specialty beer came onto the scene.

When it comes to advice for oth-er area pizza shops, Habiger rec-ommends owners go beyond simply taking food orders, and try to ben-efit the community as a whole.

“Working with your customers is important as is working with the community and surrounding area. We used to go to every pa-rade there was in these smaller towns. We brought our Red Baron Snoopy dog with us. We hardly ever missed a parade in the last 35 years. It’s about promoting and getting involved to help them out,” he stated.

Although Habiger will miss working alongside people, you won’t have to look far to find him volunteering in the community. He is active in many groups in town including, the Veterans Honor Guard (which merged with the N.D. Military Honor Guard), Job Development Authority, Tour-ism Committee for Casselton, and working at the Maple River Winery and Distillery. Habiger serves as a VFW service officer in the Ameri-can Legion, President of the Cas-selton Cemetery Board, President and member of the Casselton Am-bulance, and member of the Cas-selton Business Association.

“I’ve made a lot of friends through the years and I really trea-sure them,” Habiger said. “This is a great community to have a busi-ness in.”

“I truly appreciate all of the customers we had and working with them. It was a great time. We had great employees and I enjoyed them too. It was a great experience and now I’ve passed the torch on,” Habiger added.

The Red Baron Lounge is cur-rently operated by eight employ-ees. Beyond the typical role of bar-tending, waiting tables, making pizzas, and taking food orders, Red Baron Lounge co-workers promote the great traditions passed down from Habiger.

Scott Mensing was the manager at the Fargo VFW for the last 14 years. He officially took ownership

of the Red Baron Lounge on Au-gust 20, 2009.

A few additions will soon be made to the Red Baron’s menu. Mensing plans to generally keep the same traditional meals, but seeks to add a few items, replace a couple others, and likely add more beers on the taps and a few new appetizers.

“We can make a few changes. We are trying to figure things out, but there won’t be anything hugely different. We might also look into bringing in some entertainment,” Mensing said.

The building’s interior esthetic

was slightly altered recently in that the overhang on the east wall was removed and the bathrooms were painted.

Mensing’s wife Wendy is his business partner and works on the advertising for the Red Baron. Scott and Wendy Mensing are the parents of three children, Carter, age seven; Paris, age six; and Aus-tin, age 13.

“We look forward to meeting all the people in town through day-to-day interaction. I enjoy coming to work in the mornings,” Mensing said.

PHOTO BY SARAH SORVAAG / THE REPORTERScott and Wendy Mensing took over ownership of the Red Baron

Lounge a few months ago. With their experience in food service and enthusiasm for getting to know the community, the popular Cassel-ton eatery will continue to offer the same great food and fun.

New owners plan to continue theRed Baron Lounge’s pizza tradition

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If you have an infant between three and 24 months, please contact us at 701-231-8873 to set up an ap-pointment. If you’d like to learn more about our studies, you can find infor-mation on our website at www.ndsu.edu/cdfs/infant_lab.

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The Concordia College’s 83rd annual Christmas Concert was held at the campus’ Memorial Auditorium on Dec. 4 - 6. There were 425 stu-dents that performed from five choirs and the orchestra.

This year’s theme was ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ and the mural was de-signed by newly commissioned artist Paul Johnson. Musical Directors for the show were Rene Clausen and Bruce Houglum.

The Christmas Concert will also be performed at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on Dec. 10.

Local PBS stations will air the show on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. and Christmas Day at 11 a.m.

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meet Monday, December 14 for a catered noon meal. Make res-ervations at Dewey’s by Friday, December 11. A business meet-ing will follow the meal.

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zen’s Friendship Club will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 17 at noon in the Senior Center, Leonard beginning with a pot-luck Christmas dinner. Blood pressures will be taken, a door prize given, a business meet-ing held and those with Decem-ber birthdays or anniversaries will be honored. There will be a Christmas party for entertain-ment. Everyone is welcome and asked to bring a guest. Please call Ruth Nesemeier at 645-2394 if you want any other informa-tion or have questions. Pastor Jim and Konnie Hulberg will put on the Christmas program.

Kindred holds blood drive

Farmers Union Insurance of Jamestown recently announced that Bob Waslien, Casselton was a top five producer of new life insurance sales for the company in North Dakota for the month of October.

Bob would like to invite area residents to stop and say hello and help welcome new agent Scott Cramer to the agency.

Bob Waslien honored

Kindred has once again spon-sored a successful blood drive. Ac-cording to Rob Miller, Senior Do-nor Recruitment Representative at United Blood Services, “Kindred had a good turnout. Out of 53 peo-ple who volunteered to donate, 41 were able to give. Nine people gave blood on the automated 2RBC ma-chine which collects two units of red blood cells during the donation, so a total of 50 products were collected.” There were 12 people who donated for their first time!”

Evan Moe coordinated the drive. The Lions Club sponsored the drive.

Space to hold the drive was provided by the City hall.

The availability of blood is depen-dent on the success of blood drives held in many communities. The citi-zens of Kindred can be assured that their community is a good example of a well-run blood program.

On behalf of the patients who benefited, United Blood Services ap-preciates all the thoughtful people who volunteered to help others by giving of themselves.

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

The newly formed Casselton Ju-nior Optimist Club is for youth in grades nine through 12. Their mis-sion is to be a role model for youth through this volunteering service club.

Some of the service projects and

organizations on the docket include the hat and mitten tree, YWCA and Pay it Forward. The club has already finished one service project when they helped wrap presents at the Winter Wonderland of Lights event on Nov. 30.

Fundraisers such as selling piz-zas in February and a spring Schwan home delivery will be conducted by the club.

The students meet one time per month. The advisor for the club is Rhonda Pfingsten.

Casselton Junior Optimist Club formed

Members of the Casselton Junior Optimist Club are (back row, left to right) Anna Morris, Courtney Dixon, Haley Weber, Lane O’Brien, (front row) Kaylyn Lindstrom, Kat Pfingsten, Bekah Faul and Paige Cole. Not pictured are Kayla Weber and Bethany Voss.

Area Obituaries

Richard A. Bjerke, 75, of Page, N.D., died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at his home. Richard Ardell Bjerke was born October 13, 1934 to Melvin and Magda (Otteson) Bjerke. He attended High School at Port-land, N.D., and served in the U.S. Army for two years. On April 19, 1956 he married Elea-nor Katherine Johnson. The cou-ple farmed northwest of Hunter, N.D. and in 1966 they moved and farmed near Ayr, N.D. In 1999, Richard retired and the couple moved to Page. He con-tinued to be active in farming for the rest of his life. Richard was an active mem-ber of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ayr, and served on the church council. He was a 4-H leader for 15 years, served on the Page City Council and had been the Adju-tant for the American Legion at Erie, N.D. for many years. Richard enjoyed his family, working on old machinery, and was always there to give a help-ing hand. He was well known for being patient and kind. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, Page; five children, Larry (Sherry) Bjerke, Ayr, N.D., Kathyrn (Mike) Mahoney, Longmont, Colo., Pamela Goh-des, Fargo, N.D., Ronald Bjerke, Peoria, Ill., and Bradley (Cheryl) Bjerke, Peoria, Ill.; 12 grandchil-dren; four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Marcella Moen, Mayville, N.D., Arlene Hanson, Minot, N.D., Corrine (Floyd) Knudson, Mayville, and Marion Brasel, Blanchard, N.D. and two brothers, Selmer Bjerke, Hal-stad, Minn., and Robert (Sharon) Bjerke, Clifford, N.D. and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Grage, Mayville, N.D. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Her-man and daughter-in-law Julia Bjerke. The funeral was held Satur-day, December 5, 2009 in Our Savior Lutheran Church, Page, N.D. Interment is in Perry Luther-an Church Cemetery, rural Port-land, N.D. Arrangements entrusted to Lindsey-Carlson Funeral Home, Page.

Richard Bjerke

Edythe Mae Zimmerman, 91, Arthur, N.D. and Spokane, Wash., went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Fri-day, Nov 27, 2009. Edythe was born on June 30, 1918 in Gardner, N.D. to Lena and William Burmeister. She was raised in the Gardner/Ar-thur area with nine brothers and sisters, of which she was the youngest. Her mother passed away when Edythe was a young child. She married Wilmer A. Zim-merman on February 2, 1941 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arthur, N.D. They made their home near Arthur where they farmed for many years. After Wilmer passed away in 1979, Edythe lived in various locations to be near her grandchildren. She especially enjoyed spending time in the mountains of Ouray, Colo. and on the family farm near Arthur. She loved her time spent with family and friends. Her grand-children and great-grandchil-dren were the joy of her life. Edythe is survived by her chil-dren, William Zimmerman, Ar-thur, N.D., and Linda (Thomas) Ellis, Spokane, Wash.; grand-children, Jennifer (George) Al-exander, Holly (Jarred) Perona, and Scott Ellis; great-grandchil-dren, Timothy Perona, Jamie Perona, and Amanda Alexander, all of Spokane, Wash.; and her cat, Cuddles. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her nine siblings. The family requests that me-morial contributions be sent to the Arthur Cemetery. The funeral was held Friday, December 4 in St. John Luther-an Church, Arthur, N.D. Burial is in Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, N.D. Condolences can be sent on-line westfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to West Funeral Home, Casselton and West Fargo.

Edythe Zimmerman

Rick A. Hendrickson, 58, Thomp-son, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.

Rick was born on April 26, 1951 in Breckenridge, Minn. to Alton and Delores (Berg) Hendrickson. He grew up in Walcott and graduated from Kindred High School in 1969. Following high school he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the pacific. He moved to Fargo fol-lowing his military service and was employed with ABC Seamless for many years. He married Deborah Nelson in 1982. His daughter, Brit-tany was born in 1984. On Sept. 26, 1998, Rick married Renae Nelson and they moved to Grand Forks in February of 1999.

Rick is survived by his wife, Re-nae, Thompson; daughter, Brittany Hendrickson, Moorhead, Minn.; step-daughter, Jennifer (Doug) An-nett, Minneapolis, Minn.; and broth-ers, Roger (Stephanie) Hendrickson, Walcott, Ross Hendrickson, Jack-sonville, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Rodney.

Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 10 from 5-7 p.m. in Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Fri-day.

A Prayer Service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. The Memorial Service will be Friday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. in First Lutheran Church, Fargo.

Interment is in Walcott Cem-etery, Walcott.

Online guestbook at www.boulgerfuneralhome.com.

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Eleanor Punton, Raymond and Jeanne Norgard, Kindred, Matthew and Nicholle Heuer, Eleanor and Jared, Leonard, and Bob and Lori Sa-trom were dinner guests of Ron and Candace Punton, Ashley, Arthur and Adam Thursday, November 26 for Thanksgiving.

All of Chuck and Rose Mary Feske’s family were home for Thanksgiving.

Harvey Wheeler, Harry Wheeler, Casselton, Donna Wheeler, West Far-go and Gerald and Gail Wheeler, all had dinner at a Fargo restaurant and visited Donna Wheeler at West Fargo the afternoon of Thanksgiving.

Tom and Roxanne Bresnahan, Casselton spent Thanksgiving with B.J. and Jennifer Quinn, Liam, Alec and Maddie in Bismarck.

John and Judy Ortez, Moorhead, Minn., Lil Sowards, Casselton, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fisk, Casselton and Mark and Jackie, Fargo were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Warrey, Casselton for Thanksgiving.

Evelyn Rand, Tim and Jennifer Rand, Lena, Elsa and Aris, Arthur, Laura Guse, Ashley and Madison, Fargo, Dan Habermann, Christopher,

Benjamin, Noah, Cassandra and Ka-tie, Hallock, Minn. were among fam-ily at Roger and Joy Rands for dinner Thanksgiving Day.

Ron and Candace, Ashley, Arthur and Adam spent the Thanksgiving weekend with Clyde and Shirley Essig and family in Wishek.

Denny and Jean Unger, Audobon, Minn. were with family Dan and Jen-ny Nielson at Omaha, Neb. and fam-ily Jeffrey and Kelly Kulesa, Brittany, Austin and Allyssa in Treynor, Iowa over Thanksgiving and the weekend.

Loren and Marvill Nelson, Fargo, Sherry Dehne, Travis and Andrew, Chaffee, Sandy McCune, Connor and Kaie, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Fred Bu-chholz, Craig Buchholz, Grand Forks, the Raymond Schroeder’s, DeMoines, Iowa, Shirley Ludwig, Walcott and Donna Buchholz, Walcott and Rickie Schroeder, Chaffee were among family dinner guests of Richard and Lavonne Schroeder at Chaffee on Thanksgiving Day.

Bruce and Angela Wheeler and family, Casselton, spent Thanksgiving and the weekend with Daryl Wheeler at New Hope, Minn.Eleven people had their blood

pressure checked and recorded at a clinic preceding the “Fun and Friendship” business meeting. Nola Satrom was in charge of the clinic.

The “Christmas in the Ayr” com-munity annual Christmas program was held in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Ayr on Sunday evening. Anita Hovland welcomed everyone, made announcements and played piano accompaniment for prelude and songs that were sung. Pas-tors Liz and Jeff Davis conducted the worship and led in responsive parts. Members of the congrega-tion read scripture portions. Lori Satrom and Punton children in por-traying “Finding the Perfect Gift.” A potluck supper followed the pro-gram. Everyone attending received an apple and a Hershey candy bar treat. Jerome and Linda Drogen, Elsie Drogen, Henry Tuenge, Ardie Thorson, Gladys Jondahl-Morton,

Oscar England and Nola Satrom as well as Pastor and Liz Davis were among those from Page who attend-ed the Ayr program. Wyatt, Con-ner and Steven Drogen, sons of Ben and Roxanne Drogen, Buffalo, were among the children participating in the program.

A niece of Connie Friez and of Roxanne Drogen lost her life in a car accident in South Dakota and some family members went there.

Many classmates and Page friends attended the funeral ser-vice of Lois Forderer in West Fargo Methodist Church on Thursday forenoon.

Harry Davis has been a patient in MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, recovering from a recent surgery.

William and Lorraine Baasch’s granddaughter, Elinor and her husband, visited the Baasch’s the Thanksgiving weekend and went to church with them on Sunday.

Congregate MealsPageMeals are served Tuesday, Thurs-

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

Monday, December 14 - Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, Scandi-navian vegetables and tropical fruit

Tuesday, December 15 - Tuna noo-dle casserole, sliced carrots, crunchy cucumbers and angel food cake with

strawberries and toppingWednesday, December 16 - Roast

beef, smashed potatoes and gravy, squash and apple crisp with topping

Thursday, December 17 - Chicken ala king, mashed potatoes, California blend vegetables, fruited jello with topping and banana bread

Friday, December 18 - Slow roast-ed pork loin, dressing, gravy, yams, peas and Waldorf salad

Page WELCA met on December 2

Hope-Page School NewsMonday, December 14 - School

Board meeting in Page at 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 15 - Var-

sity girls basketball in Page against Mayport/CG at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 17 - Varsity girls basketball in Kindred at 6:15

p.m. Friday, December 18 - Varsity

boys basketball in Page against Ma-ple Valley at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 - Varsity girls basketball in Finley against PBK at 1:00 p.m.

The Page “Fun and Friendship Senior Citizens had the December meeting Friday afternoon, December 4 in the Senior Center. The meeting opened with the Pledge and Salute to the Flag and they sang “Jingle Bells.” Thirteen members signed the attendance book. The minutes of the December meeting were read and accepted after a minor correction.

Some correspondence was read from Otter Tail Power Company re-garding winter heating, from Silver Haired Legislature asking for candi-dates for delegates, from Harwood Senior Citizens with information about a Christmas party and from Warren Bayley, telling how he con-tributed money to the Food Pantry for every birthday card he received.

Nola Satrom gave the treasury report. Expenses were for utilities and supplies and for cleaning and maintenance of the building and for the birthday dinner, cake and bingo prize money and a contribution to Community of Care. Income was from payment by members for the dinner, interest, and for use of the building. Balances in both accounts and for the Memorial Park Fund were listed.

Some discussion was held on ex-tra cleaning in the kitchen, especial-

ly the appliances, and for caring for and repotting the plants. Volunteers have cleaned the stove and refrig-erator.

Comments were made on the let-ter from Otter Tail and the ordering of fuel oil.

New business included plans for setting a date for the December birthday dinner. After much discus-sion, the date for the dinner was set for Monday, December 28.

Vice-president Mary Burgard is in charge of memberships and she presented a list of 62 members who have paid $2.00 dues for the year. Plans are to draw names for two groups to have the responsibilities of delivery of meals on wheels, cafe serving and making arrangements for monthly birthday dinners.

The Senior Center would be deco-rated later this week.

The next business meeting and blood pressure clinic will be January 8, 2010. The monthly foot clinic will be December 17.

Later after the meeting was adjourned, members served a sup-per meal for Richard Bjerke family members and friends before the visi-tation and prayer service that eve-ning. Vivian Kent coordinated the arrangements for the meal.

Women of Our Savior Lu-theran Church (WELCA) had the December monthly meet-ing in the parish building of the church on Wednesday afternoon, December 2. Eleven women and Pastor Jeff and Pastor Liz attended. Ruth Circle members served lunch.

A program by Mary Circle pre-ceded the business meeting. Several readings were given. Pastors Jeff and Liz Davis led in an Advent Bible Study, with women participating in responses and discussions. Several Christmas songs were sung, with Mary Thompson playing piano ac-companiment.

The business meeting was opened with a welcome by President Diane Wade and she led in the reciting of the organization’s purpose.

Secretary minutes of the Novem-

ber meeting were read. Much cor-respondence was received, mostly Thank You’s from charities that had received contributions, and the correspondence was reviewed and displayed on the WELCA bulletin board.

Carol Flickinger gave the trea-sury report. The total income re-ceived for the Harvest Fest was giv-en and the amount of funds sent to charitable causes, some were listed on the budget. Carol listed the bal-ances in the various accounts and savings, and the working balance.

Cindy Whitmore had submitted an Altar Report, mentioning that altar linens had been ordered, they are made from easy-care fabrics.

A Bethany Homes Auxiliary re-port was given by Nola Satrom. She planned to attend the Bethany Bake

Sale, Tea Table and Silent Auction in Fargo the next day and take do-nated items.

Books from the church library were on display and a brief review of each one was given. “Guidepost” subscriptions have been added to the library.

Some Christmas gifts were brought for the Jamestown Hospi-tal, and these were to be delivered the first week of December.

A request for support was re-ceived from “Teen Challenge,” al-ready on the budget. A motion car-ried that donated funds would go to the North Dakota program, rather than South Dakota.

Two from each Circle are asked to furnish goodie treats to serve af-ter the Christmas Program on De-cember 20.

Quilting Thursdays begin on January 7. The new 2010 Ruth Cir-cle is to be responsible for serving food, set up and clean up.

Circles have planned a joint Cir-cle Christmas Party on the evening of December 9 with potluck food and prizes for games.

A Thank You was expressed to Mary Circle for the lunch and Ra-chel Circle for the Children’s crafts on Advent Sunday, and to those who did Church decorating. A Thank You was also expressed to those who had donated garments for the “Dress for Success” project in November.

Ruth Circle members have altar duty in December and January. The next business meeting will be Janu-ary 6, 2010 and new officers will as-sume their duties.

Diane Wade, blood drive coordi-nator, reports the turnout for the recent blood drive held at Page.

A total of 15 volunteered to do-nate and 13 were able to give. Two people gave blood on the automated 2RBC machine which collects two units of red blood cells during the donation, so a total of 15 products were collected. There was one first-time donor.

Rob Miller, Senior Donor Re-cruitment Representative at United Blood Services, commented, “The blood drive numbers have been down this fall because of the late harvest and illness.”

Other people who participated in the drive were: Marion Iverson, Gladys Jondahl-Morton, Janice Langdahl, Vivian Kent, Melanie Mewes, and Lorraine Baasch. Our Savior Lutheran Church provided space to hold the drive.

Blood drives don’t just happen. Hours of work are necessary to orga-nize a blood drive, and many people have helped to make the Page com-munity blood drives work well.

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

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Lions hold auctionThe Chaffee Lions held their Annual Auction Sale on December 3 in the

Embden Farmers Union Oil Co. Scott Steffes was the auctioneer. It was another successful sale with many donated items that sold for a good price. Preceeds from the sale go to community causes.

Steffes Auctioneers have worked the auction since 1974.The Lions motto is “We Serve.” This past year, they donated to local peo-

ple with health issues, donated to “ Little School on the Prairie,” served the steak fry during Casselton Community Days, donated to the ND Eye Bank and the ND Association of the Blind as well as many other worthwhile proj-ects.

Chaffee Lions will be sponsoring “Santa Day” at the Caffee Cafe on De-cember 19 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.

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John L. Monilaws, Maestro of the “We’re in the Christmas Mood” show which is produced every year by the EBC Fraternity Alumni Committee from Valley City has an-nounced five local vocalists featured in the 14th annual “We’re in the Christmas Mood” show scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Vangstad Auditorium on the campus of Valley City State Uni-versity. Cassie Bastian and David Piper both of Casselton, Sue Ann Berntson, Buffalo and Dale Conrad a former resident of the Page area along with Mariah Monilaws the granddaughter of Robert and Cath-erine Monilaws of Absaraka will all perform in various solo’s and en-semble’s during the evening.

“These vocalists are top shelf, they are so professional,” states John Monilaws who has directed the show since it began 14 years ago. He is also Mariah’s father and director of high school music for the Lisbon Public School. Under his direction the Lisbon High School Band was named the North Dako-ta Governor’s Band in 2006. They have also performed at the Vander-cook School of Music in Chicago and Rutgers University when they trav-eled to New York in 2007. They are currently preparing for a tour of the Nashville Memphis area in 2010.

The “All Star we’re in the Christmas Mood High School Girls’ Ensemble” will also be featured. This is a select group of high school girls’ from around the area. The students are nominated by their music teachers. “ We have students from five different schools that make up this choir. They have a huge sound. I think everyone who attends the show will be impressed by the sound these girls’ produce. They will be featured on a selection of their own and will team up with the other show singers for two se-lections.”

Last year the weather took a toll on our attendance, however we want people to know that we have an excellent show prepared for this year. “We can’t predict the weather in December in North Dakota, but we hope it cooperates this year.” There is no admission charge however a free will offering will be taken at both shows. You are also asked to bring an item for the Barnes County Food Pantry. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

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defines the word believe as “to ac-cept as true, genuine, or real; to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something; to hold an opinion.” Nowadays, people are often skep-tical when it comes to imagery. Seeing isn’t always believing, espe-cially when people consider the ma-nipulations made possible by com-puter programs such as Photoshop. But, what if you were shown an image that was not altered in any way? What if the original, memory card version of a photograph con-firmed that the inspirational and incredible image you are seeing, is actually the real deal?

Monica Claus, from Kindred, be-gan dabbling in photography about a year ago. After saving up enough money for a professional camera (a Sony A200), she started by photo-graphing her children’s various ath-letic competitions. Along with the encouragement of her neighbors, friends, and family, she began pho-tographing nature and landscapes. She credits one friend with plant-ing the seed. He showed her areas that were habitats for wildlife and encouraged her to slow down and enjoy nature. More friends joined in and showed her several local sites that were known to be inhab-ited by deer and eagles.

“Photography just awakened something in me,” Monica ex-plained.

A few of her early works in-cluded macro shots of cockleburs and cattails. Although some people may tend to overlook certain items in nature, as Monica once did, she now sees most elements as beauti-ful.

“It’s amazing what you see when you take the time to look for it.”

One of Monica’s favorite images is that of a young buck she photo-graphed from a friend’s tree stand.

In February, 2009, while out snapping photographs of a

beautiful sunset, Monica also cap-tured a unique cloud. The only ma-nipulation made to the image when she returned home was a simple crop. The odd-shaped cloud caught Monica and her friends by surprise after the image was zoomed in. A face was easily visible within the peach-colored vertical cloud. Much to Monica’s surprise and delight, the image resembled the face of Je-sus.

For those who have seen the photograph, although the image of Jesus is plainly visible, your eyes do not immediately believe what you are seeing. Your brain tries to consider the possibilities of how an odd-shaped cloud could form in the first place. Then you try to estimate the circumstances that may have led to such a unique portrait being depicted on the cloud. Once a few more moments pass, you truly see what your heart tells you is real.

“It’s remarkable. Once you point out the cloud and Jesus, you can not, not see it,” Monica said.

After discovering the secret im-age within the photograph, Monica began researching other document-ed religious iconography on the In-ternet.

“I mostly found food that had images of Jesus or Mary. One of the more popular sites included portraits found on grilled cheese.”

Monica was ecstatic to see that there were very few photographic images similar to hers.

“I had chills, good chills,” Mon-ica stated.

Monica titled the sunset pho-tograph, “Believe.” “It brought me comfort during a time when I had a lot of decisions to make. It brought solitude and contentment,” she ex-plained.

The photograph brought im-mense happiness to Monica and friends she shared it with. Until re-cently, Monica was not prepared to share it with a larger audience due to her concerns about what view-ers’ reactions may be.

During her brief time as a pho-tographer, Monica has had the honor of receiving feedback and tips from several well-known local artists, including Pat Gerlach and Mel Stone.

“I admired Mel Stone’s black and white photographs. I e-mailed him several questions and he answered back. He has really been a great mentor. For general questions re-garding photographing wildlife, I turn to Pat Gerlach. He really im-presses me with his knowledge and is willing to share with a hobbyist,” she said.

Their tips boosted her skills and confidence as an artist. Monica then heard about a great opportunity for displaying her work publicly.

“The Winery (in Fargo) was looking for an artist to show their work for the month of December. It couldn’t have been better. We should be thinking about God all year round, but it seems to reso-nate more with us during this time of year,” Claus said.

Out of all her images on display at The Winery, only two were tak-en from outside of North Dakota. Most of the images are from the area surrounding Kindred.

Luckily, this hobby results in one-of-a-kind Christmas presents.

“Everyone already knows they’re getting photos for Christmas, but they don’t know which ones,” Mon-ica said jokingly.

There will be an artist’s recep-tion in Monica Claus’ honor on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Winery. All of her photographs, except for “Be-lieve” will be for sale off the wall at the reception. She will also take orders for custom-sized prints.

The Winery is currently seeking artists to display their work for the months of January and February. If interested, please call 701-237-9463 and ask to speak with Terry. The Winery is located at 1404 33rd Street South, Fargo.

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PHOTOS BY SARAH SORVAAG / THE REPORTERClaus’ macro photos can be appreciated by viewers of all ages.

Any gardening enthusiast would be ecstatic to have these colorful flower photos on display in their home.

The North Dakota State Uni-versity Extension Service has a new publication to help homeown-ers determine whether their home is wasting energy.

“The Top Ten Home Energy Checklist (AE-1442)” enables hom-eowners to save money and energy by providing tips on energy-relat-ed topics, including whether their foundation, ceiling and walls are insulated adequately; setting back thermostats; locating air leaks; de-termining whether to replace their

furnace or windows; how much energy they’re wasting by heating water; the efficiency of their light-ing; whether they have Energy Star-rated appliances; and how landscaping and personal habits can minimize energy use.

Energy savings can be signifi-cant, according to Carl Pedersen, NDSU Extension energy educator and the author of the publication.

“For example, many homes still have outdated draft inverter fur-naces that are, at best, 60 percent

efficient,” he says. “That means that 40 percent of the heating bill each year is wasted to the out-side.”

Single copies of the publication are available free of charge from county Extension offices or the Ag-riculture Communication Distribu-tion Center. Anyone wanting mul-tiple copies must pay postage and handling. Contact the Distribution Center at (701) 231-7882 or NDSU.DistributionCenter@ndsu.edu.

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