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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.
Monuments Pre-Arrangements
AakerPuners! Service
Dan Kassian • Ryan Iverson
Lakota 247-2509
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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
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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.
