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Edmore-Adams Herald Thursday, December 24, 2020Walsh County Veterans

Service Officer

Katrina HodnlJ

Holiday ReflectionOn occasion, people askme, "So, what do you do asa Veterans Service Officer?"And I respond with, "1 helpveterans and their familiesget the benefits for whichthey are eligible."I get quite a fewcalls on anygiven day with questionsand requests, and I do thebest 1can within my scope.But for the past couple ofmonths, I have added anoth-er task to my day: digitizingfiles. I have filing cabinetsfull of records, some dateback to the 1940s.Wefinallyhave the proper technologyto digitally scan these re-cords for safekeeping.Along with the scanning,I use the vast Internet tofind out if the veteran haspassed away yet. Most ofthefiles I am working with arethose of veterans who havepassed away. I learn if theyare in a National VeteransCemetery or a private one.So far, I've noted one WalshCounty Veteran who hasbeen buried in ArlingtonNa-tional Cemetery. His namewas Glen E. Liddle from theLankin area. I thought thatwas a nice bit of history tonote and I hope to learn

more about the veterans ofWalsh County as I go.I also see images of theirheadstones and inscrip-tions. As I write this col-umn, I just looked up aveteran and the inscriptionon his headstone said "AGood Man." Truth be told,it choked me up a little andgot me to thinking. With allthat has happened this yearand the holidays happeningnow, what would friends,family, and colleagues sayabout me? Would I be wor-thy of "AGood Woman" onmy headstone?In this position as a Veter-ans Service Officer, I get todo some good in the world.I listen to the stories ofpast service and I hear thestruggle of today's challeng-es from veterans and theirfamilies. Life is hard. Andsometimes there is nothinga person can do but be pres-ent and listen.I want to wish everyone aMerry Christmas, BlessedYule,and a Happy NewYear.Letus try to be more presentfor our fellowman. It is quitetrue that not all wounds arevisible and you just neverknow howmuch a kind wordcan mean.

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VOLUME Ei3 - NUMBER 41Thursday, December 24,2020

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PUBLIC NO-TICE

Edmore School Board MeetingEdmore School lTV Room

Tuesday, November 10, 2020at 7:00 a.m.

Board chairman Doug Freije called themeeting to order at 7:04 a.m. Board mem-ber Justin Grohs came late. Also presentwere Frank Schill and Diane Martinson.

LorenzlKnoke (MSC) to approve theagenda. Roll call: DF: Y, RL: Y, JM: Y,SK: Y.

Myrvik/Lorenz (MSC) to approve theconsent agenda with the correction ofcheck to High Plains Ministry to HighPlains Technology. Roll call: OF: Y. RL:Y, JM: Y, SK: Y.

November 10, 2020 GF Bills:ABM $521.00, Children's Health Mar-

ket $23.10. Cole Papers $432.20; DiscBenefits $50.00. Ecolab $167.11 , EdmoreHL $313.50. Edmore WW 51027.00.Edutech $65.00. FNB $1706.11, Haley'sHope $315.00. High Plains $1474.00.HMH $110.16, Kevlott$190.10. Leevers$127.48. MutofOm $350.92, NDCDE$2086.00. NESC $1650.00. Ness Press$93.79, NP Ag $776.09, Ottertail $70.08.Pearce & Durick $300.00. Polar Comm$608.61, School Specialty $56.99, T.Lorenz $39.07. Thrivent $511.02.

OLD BUSINESS;No old business.

NEW BUSINESS:Freije/Knoke (MSC) to approve the

spending of the resiliency fund dollars ontechnology. PPE, air purifiers. furniturefor online learning, totes for transportingmeals. and a new computer server. Rollcall: PF: Y. RL: Y, JM: Y, SK: Y.

KnokelLorenz (MSC) to approve theamendment to the Covid Smart Restartincluding parent-choice distance leamingand staff listed as essential workers. Rollcall: DF: Y. RL: Y, JM: Y, SK: Y.

MyrviklLorenz (MSC) to approve thesuperintendent evaluation. Roll cau: DF:Y, RL: Y, JM: Y, SK: Y.

MyrviklKnoke (MSC) to approve theutilization of the NDSA rather than theACT for the 10th grade. Roll call: DF: Y,RL: Y. JM: Y. SK: Y.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT:Superintendent's report was given re-

garding buildings/grounds maintenance.fleet update, and 2021 legislation update.

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT:Mrs. Martinson gave the principal's

report including enrollment, staffing, andCovid learning. It was also shared thatNiche awarded the school with the rankingof #1 Best School District in the state ofNO.

OTHER:Next meeting will be December 15th at

7:00 p.m.

There being no further business, Myrvikmotioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:27a.m.

lsI Doug FreijeDoug Freije, ChairpersonlsI Diane MartinsonDiane Martinson. BUSiness Manager

Save your breath.Plant a tree to make more oxygen.

Give a hootDon't pollute

by Sara [aileRamsey County Registered Dietitian

and Nutrition Education Agent

"Nourishing NewsWith Sara"

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"Need Some Last MinuteGift Ideas?"Running out gift ideas oron a "tighter than usual"budget? Maybe it's time totry making your own gifts.Homemade gifts can be lessexpensive, and more spe-cial, because you can putyour own personal touch onthem. Consider these funand economical gift ideasfromour publication, "MixItUp to Expand YourGift-giv-ing Dollar with Food Mixesin a Jar" (FN1494).Create gift baskets. Forthe family member wholovesmovies, make a "night-in" basket. Gardening,sports or any other themedbaskets also work.Provide homemade cou-pons. Ideas include freebabysitting service, clean-ing, and walking the dog.I'll take a few "cleaning"coupons, hint, hint, farnilylCreate a recipe bookletwith favorite recipes. Putthe recipes onto fun reci-pe cards, punch a hole inthe corner and tie togetherwith a ribbon. Some of myfavorite recipes are thosehand-written ones frommy grandma. I just madeher Peanut Butter Blossomcookies with my daugh-ter. It's our favorite holidaycookie!Fill a holiday mug withpackets of flavored tea, hotcocoa or coffee. Or, tie apacket of soup mix to a largewooden spoon. Include abowl and package of biscuitmix for a complete gift.Create homemade calen-dars for family members.Many of the photo servicesites offer very good dis-counts this time of year.Include birthdays, anniver-saries, and familyphotos fora personal touch.

Repurpose old tins, fillingthem with cookies, muffinsor other holiday goodies.Make homemade mixesin a jar. We have two morepublications added to ourFood Mixes in a Jar series:"Beverage Mixes in a Jar"(FN1625)and "Givethe Giftof Joy with a Quick BreadMix" (FN1888). There areso many great ideas, fromCountry ChiliMixto Hot Co-coa Mixto Cherry-ChocolateScones, there is somethingfor everyone!Here is a recipe for Cher-ry-Chocolate Scones Mixin a Jar. Just decorate thejar with fabric and ribbon,attach the recipe card, andyou are set.Cherry-Chocolate SconesMix1 V2 c. all-purpose whiteflour1 c. whole-wheat flourV2 c. sugar1 tsp. salt1 Tbsp. baking powder1/2 c. semisweet chocolatechips1/2 c. dried cherriesLayer ingredients in aclean quart-sized jar. Coverthe jar tightly with a lid,decorate and attach a copyof the recipe card. For therecipe card which lists theadditional ingredients andcooking instructions, seeour Food Mixes in a Jar se-ries listed above.For more information onthis and other nutritionrelated items, contact theRamsey County ExtensionOffice at 701-662-7027.Website: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ ramseycoun-tyextension. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/NDSUExtRamsey / .Source: Mix It Up to Ex-pand YourGift-givingDollarwith Food Mixes in a Jar,NDSUExtension, 2018.