Winter: Round 1

Jim Oakland of Neche
takes a late afternoon walk
with his pet dog along
Main Avenue in Neche
on Monday. The area
received about 4-5 inches
of snow.

Winter Storm Warning - 4 to 8 inches of snow expected

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON ON TUESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND PART OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BEGINNINGTHIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALLTOTALS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE MOSTSIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN AND NORTH OF THEDEVILS LAKE AREA AND EXTENDING ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER INTO KITTSON COUNTY MINNESOTA. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITHGUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTINGSNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILEESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSOPOSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

District 4 Volleyball: Cavalier, Grafton advance to semi-finals

PARK RIVER, ND -- Top seeded Cavalier and #4 seed Grafton advanced to the District 4 semi-finals with wins on Thursday in Park River.
Cavalier swept Midway behind Rebekah Duncan's 8 kills. Grafton outlasted North Border with a 15-8 win in game 5. Morgan Thompson had 33 assists for the Spoilers. The Eagles were led by Sammy O'Hara's 8 kills.
Midway and North Border will have to win in loser out play on Saturday afternoon to keep their seasons alive.

District 4 Volleybal in Park River
Thursday's first round

CAVALIER 25-25-25
MIDWAY 13-14-21
Kills - C: Rebekah Duncan 8, Hannah Hillis 6,Jeanna Sommer 5; M: Betsy Dickson 6, Erin Cawley 3, Megan McDonald 3
Assists - C: Jenna Hanson 19, Lily Ratchenski; M:Kassie Smaaladen 9
Service aces - C: Sarah Stark 3, Hillis 2; M: Cassie Bing 1

GRAFTON 25-23-21-24-15
NORTH BORDER 20-19-25-26- 8
Kills - G: Sam Dravland 13, Sam Dusek 9, Lauren Kirkeby 6; NB: Sammy O'Hara 8, Brandi Lorz 7
Assists - G: Morgan Thompson 33; NB: Emily Stremick 16
Service aces - G: Dravland 8, Amber Evenson 4, Thompson 4; NB: Lorz 5

Today's matches

First round - Park River/Fordville-Lankin (No. 2) vs. Valley-Edinburg (No. 7), 6 p.m.; Drayton-St. Thomas (No. 3) vs. Minto (No. 6), 25 minutes following conclusion of previous match

Saturday

Loser-out first round, beginning at 1 p.m.; championship semifinals, beginning at 6 p.m.

Monday

Loser-out, region-qualifier matches, beginning at 6 p.m.

Tuesday

Third-place match, 6 p.m.; championship, 25 minutes after conclusion of previous match

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District 4 Volleyball Tournament

2006 District 4 Volleyball Tournament
at Park River

Thursday
First round - Cavalier (No. 1 seed) vs. Midway (No. 8), 6 p.m.; Grafton (No. 4) vs. North Border (No. 5), 25 minutes following conclusion of previous match

Friday
First round - Park River/Fordville-Lankin (No. 2) vs. Valley-Edinburg (No. 7), 6 p.m.; Drayton-St. Thomas (No. 3) vs. Minto (No. 6), 25 minutes following conclusion of previous match

Saturday
Loser-out first round, beginning at 1 p.m.; championship semifinals, beginning at 6 p.m.

Monday
Loser-out, region-qualifier matches, beginning at 6 p.m.

Oct. 31
Third-place match, 6 p.m.; championship, 25 minutes after conclusion of previous match

Prep Football: Langdon stuns Cowboys

KILLDEER, ND -- Langdon moved on to the 2nd round of the Class A playoffs with a 32-21 win over Killdeer. The Cardinals, the #4 seed from Region 3, defeated Region 4 champ Killdeer. Langdon will travel to Harvey next Saturday.

Class A Playoffs - Round 1

Harvey 40, Williams County 0
Langdon 32, Killdeeer 21
Larimore 30, Kindred 6
Linton-HMB 30, Griggs 6
May Port CG 27, Hankinson-FCT 26
Stanley-Powers Lake 34, New Rockford-Sheyenne 20
Velva 43, Grant County-Flasher 12
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 20, Northern Cass 8

Arts & Crafts show set for November 11th

Pembina's 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Show
The date has been set for Saturday, November 11th for the Pembina/Neche School PTO to sponsor the 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Show. It will be held in the Pembina School Gymnasium running from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with admission at $1.00 each. Proceeds will go to various school functions. Booths that have already been spoken for are: Shannon Braton & Alissa Bormann, Detroit Lakes, MN - Arbonne Intl; Starr Garrett, Fargo, ND - Jewelry; Cookie Hotten, Neche, ND - potscrubbers, dish towels, blankets, etc.; Hazel Lofberg, Hallock, MN - sewn items; Janet Swenson, Pembina, ND - At Home America; Sharon Watts, Grafton, ND - Tastefully Simple; Margaret Cleem, St. Vincent, MN - Knitted, embroidered & sewn items; Rose Symington, Neche, ND - painting; Lynne Anderson, Hallock, MN - wheat weaving, fabric crafts & Christmas items; Dani Misson, Pembina, ND - homemade goat & cow's milk soap; Brenda Sagert, Cavalier, ND - decorated wine bottles & fleece items; Janet Gronhovd, Grafton, ND - baking; Judy Watts, St. Thomas, ND - quillows, kitchen items & soft books; 2 Swisters, Neche, ND - hot packs, childrens clothing, pet accessories; Paul Clarksean, Cavalier, ND - rugs; Karen's Kuchen, Cavalier, ND - Homemade German Kuchen; Roxanne Kulyk, Lake Bronson, MN - crocheting & baked items; Brenda Ault, Cavalier, ND - jewelry; Alyce Wyman, Pembina, ND - painted items & sweatshirts; Cindy Danielson, Walhalla, ND - personalized candy bars; Ruth Eeg, Greenbush, MN - creative stitchery; Brenda Anderson, Cavalier, scrapbooking; Cox Classy Glass, Cavalier - glass & jewelry by Don & Roberta Cox. Lunch will be served by "Faith in Action". I have been receiving calls and applications daily with more space available. If you would like a booth, please contact Carol Brintnell at 701-825-6374.

Prep Volleyball: Eagles end regular season with win at Larimore

North Border 25-21-25-25
Larimore 15-25-22-17

Prep Volleyball: Eagles shutout Knights

Katie Ramsay of
North Border reaches
high for a block after
a hit from Jodi Gallagher
of Drayton-St.Thomas
during Game 1 action
of the Eagles 3-0
win over the Blue Knights.

OBITUARY: Edith Schaler

Edith Schaler age 79 of Neche, ND died on Thursday, October 12, 2006, at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. at the Cavalier Assembly of God Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation at the church for one hour before the time of service on Sunday. Burial in the Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Neche, ND. Arrangements with Jensen-Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND.
Edith Schaler was born April 15, 1927, near Neche, ND to August and Mary (Stegman) Schaler. She lived on the family farm near Neche her entire life. In 2002, she became a resident of the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla.
She is survived by her brothers, William and Arthur Schaler, both of Neche, ND; nephews, Dennis (Bonnie) Schaler, Roger (Jan) Paintner, and David (Keri) Paintner; nieces, Diane (Steve) Koch and Shirley Law.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Iola Lewis and an infant sister, Margaret.
Clergy: Rev. Tom Simmons
Casket Bearers: Greg Kemp, Dennis Lembke, Craig Schaler, Dennis Schaler, Kevin Schaler, and Duane Wileman.
Music: Lynn Simmons, Pianist and Soloist
Online guest book may be signed at http://www.askewfuneralhome.com/

Prep Football: Cards thump Eagles

NB's Tyson Taylor(#12) and
Daniel Gunderson(#20) try
to contain Langdon's Riley
Beck during 1st quarter action
of Langdon's 40-0 win over
the Eagles in Langdon.








LANGDON, ND -- Langdon advanced to the Class A football playoffs with a 40-0 shutout win over North Border on Friday night at the Langdon Football Field. The Cardinals(5-4) will travel to Killdeer for the 1st round of the playoffs next Saturday. The Eagles finished their season with a 4-4 record and will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

Class A Scoreboard
Beach 34, Bowman County 12
Des Lacs-Burlington 43, Garrison-Max 0
Grant County-Flasher 46, Belfield-South Heart 36
Griggs County 28, Park River 12
Hankinson-FCT 43, Enderlin/Maple Valley 13
Killdeeer-Halliday 45, Standing Rock-Selfridge 8
LaMoure-LM 28, Steele-Dawson 15
Larimore 37, Northern Cass 0
Linton-HMB 33, Wishek-Ashley 0
Stanley-Powers Lake 21, Williams County 7
Thompson 26, Cavalier 0
Velva 10, Harvey 7
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 27, Kindred 0

Prep Football: Win or go home for North Border, Langdon and Cavalier

PHOTO: North Border receiver Mike Smith and Cavalier safety Karson Yelle end up on the turf in the corner of the endzone during the Eagles 13-6 win over Cavalier earlier this season.









Friday night is the unofficial start of the Class A football playoffs for area teams. North Border, Cavalier and Langdon all need wins Friday to advance to the 1st round of the state playoffs next Saturday. It's cut and dry for North Border and Langdon as they will play each other in Langdon on Friday. The winner of the game will clinch the #4 seed in Region 3A football and will travel to Killdeer for the 1st round of the playoffs. The loser of the game will go home for the season. For Cavalier, the Tornadoes will need a win versus Thompson on Friday. A Thompson win means Cavalier would would be knocked out of playoff contention.
Meanwhile, Velva and Harvey will play for the Region 3A championship on Friday.

School district discussing Walhalla Civic Center

The North Border School District #100 invites everyone to a public form on Monday, October 23rd, 6:00pm at the Walhalla Civic Center. The topic of the forum will be the Civic Center. The Walhalla Civic Center or the Walhalla gymnasium is presently owned by the city of Walhalla. The North Border School District is paying $19,500 per year to rent this building for school related activities. The Walhalla City Council has indicated that they plan to raise the rent next year to $27,500 and a percentage each year to follow. The School District besides paying the rent is also responsible for all the expenses related to the civic center. Heat, lights, upkeep of the floor, etc...The Walhalla City Council has been invited to attend this meeting and provide information.We would like all concerned taxpayers of the communities of Neche, Pembina and Walhalla to attend and discuss this issue.

Let it Snow

Main Street in

Neche was covered

with a wet snow

this afternoon.

No accumulation

was expected.

Fire destroys popular Drayton bar

A fire destroyed a bar in Drayton and damaged the local bank as well on Sunday evening. The Zoo Bar & Lounge was destroyed by the fire which was called in about 5:30pm on Sunday. Along with the popular bar, the Drayton State Bank, which is next to the bar on Main Street, had smoke damage. Fire crews from Drayton, St.Thomas, Kennedy and Grafton were called to the scene. The cause of the fire is believed to be a grease fire.

Prep Football: NB wins postponed game?

The scheduled finish of last nights North Border versus Dunseith football game was not played today. The athletic directors of the two school districts decided not to play the postponed game as Dunseith conceded the victory to the Eagles. The official result of the game will be handed down by the North Dakota High School Activities Association. The NDHSAA could still make the two teams finish the game in its entirety on Monday or Tuesday.

Prep Football: North Border leads 32-0 in postponed game

Crews from Otter Tail Power
work on one of the light towers
at the Eagle Football Field in
Walhalla on Friday night.



















WALHALLA, ND -- North Border and Dunseith will continue play of their Friday Class A football game on Saturday in Dunseith. With the Eagles up 32-0 half way through the 2nd quarter on Friday, the game was postponed by officials as large electrical sparks were observed on connecting wires along the light towers at the football field in Walhalla.
The game had begun at 6:40pm, about 20 minutes ahead of schedule, because three banks of lights lost power at the field. Play was stopped with 7:35 to go in the 2nd quarter so Otter Tail Power Company crews could work on the outage. During their work sparks lit up the sky along the connecting wires.
Game officials cited "Safety concerns" as the reason the game was postponed. The officials said the game would continue in Dunseith on Saturday at 3:00pm. According to the officials the game could not officially count as a win or loss if the game was not at least at halftime.
We will update the situation for you as more information is made available.

Class A Scores
Beach 26, Williams County 21
Griggs County 34, Thompson 14
Hankinson-FCT 17, Linton-HMB 14
Harvey 65, Garrison-Max 6
New Rockford-Sheyenne 20, Langdon 19
Stanley-Powers Lake 41, Bowman County 0
Killdeer 41, Grant County-Flasher 8
Park River 27, Cavalier 20
Velva 27, Des Lacs-Burlington 0
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 14, LaMoure-LM 7
May Port CG 34, Northern Cass 6

Region 3 Standings as of 10/6
1. 6-0 Velva (7-0)
1. 6-0 Harvey (6-1)
3. 3-3 New Rockford-Sheyenne (3-4)
4. 3-3 Langdon (4-4)
5. 2-3 North Border (3-3)
6. 2-4 Des Lacs-Burlington (2-5)
7. 1-5 Garrison-Max (1-6)
8. 0-5 Dunseith (0-5)

REGION 4
1. 6-0 Killdeer-Halliday (6-1)
2. 5-1 Stanley-Powers Lake (5-1)
3. 3-2 Grant County-Flasher (4-2)
4. 3-2 Williams County (4-2)
5. 3-3 Belfield-South Heart (4-3)
6. 2-4 Beach (2-5)
7. 1-5 Bowman County (1-6)
8. 0-6 Standing Rock (1-6)


REGION 2
1. 5-0 Larimore (6-0)
2. 4-1 Northern Cass (6-1)
3. 3-3 May Port CG (3-4)
4. 2-3 Park River (2-4)
5. 2-3 Cavalier (2-5)
6. 1-4 Thompson (2-6)
7. 0-5 Griggs County Central-Finley-Sharon (0-6)

REGION 1
5-1 Linton-HMB (6-1)
5-1 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (6-1)
5-1 Hankinson-FCT (6-1)
2-3 Kindred (2-5)
2-4 LaMoure-LM (3-4)
2-3 Wishek-Ashley (2-4)
0-5 Maple Valley-Enderlin (0-6)
0-4 Steele-Dawson (1-4)

Prep Volleyball: Eagles win second straight

NORTH BORDER 25-17-10-25-15
MIDWAY 11-25-25-22-13
Kills - North Border: Sammy O'Hara 12, Jenna Benjaminson 10, Brandi Lorz 5; M: Betsy Dickson 14, Erin Cawley 7, Vanessa Loughead 7
Assists - NB: Emily Stremick 30, Lorz 2; M: Kassie Smaaladen 20, Megan McDonald 4
Service aces - NB: Stremick 5, Lorz 3, Brittany Hanson 3; M: McDonald 6, Smaaladen 4

Neche breakfast raising funds for swimming pool

The monthly community breakfast will be held on Sunday, October 8 at the Neche fire hall. Remember that the proceeds from this event go to benefit the swimming pool. The first breakfast brought out 100 people and made $400 . Thanks to all who attended. A sign up sheet will be there for people to offer their help in the coming months. If anyone would like to donate any food items or help in any way, please call Sylvia Kalliokoski at 886-7419.
The next breakfast will be on Sunday. November 6th.

Prep Volleyball: NB gets district win over Titans

NORTH BORDER 25-20-25-25
VALLEY-EDINBURG 23-25-22-18
Kills - NB: Jenna Benjaminson 9, Katie Ramsay 4, Megan McGauvran 3, Kaylin Soeby 3; V-E: Kassandra Kertz 18, Chelsey Lewis 12
Assists - NB: Emily Stremick 32; VE: Hali Flanagan 28
Service aces - NB: Sammy O'Hara 7, Brandi Lorz 2; VE: Kertz 6, Flanagan 3

Minot family on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

The Bill and Michelle Bliven family's new home will be featured this month on the ABC TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
The show will air at 7 pm on October 15th.
More than 4,000 volunteers helped build the home in Minot this past summer. Special parties are slated in both Minot and Fargo when the show airs.