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,~~ DATEBOOKZip to Zap

BY MERRY HELMMay 10 -- Today is the anni-

versary of the only official riotin state history that called onthe National Guard to dispersethe crowd.It started innocently. In

April '69, NDSU student bodypresident Chuck Stroup couldn'tafford to go to Florida with hissister for spring break. So hecame up with a cheap alter-native and took it to NDSU'sschool paper, the Spectrum. Hewas planning a gathering, nearhis hometown of Hazen, to beheld the following month. Hecalled it "Zip to Zap" and tookout a classified ad.

A responsive front-page ar-ticle about the event set thingsin motion. Itpraised the beautyof the Knife River and statedthat the people of Zap were wel-coming the idea. The article alsopredicted that people from allover the Midwest would come tothe "Lauderdale of the North."UND picked up on the idea, andwithin weeks, Zip to Zap wasbeing promoted nationwide asa "Grand Festival of Light andLove."

Unprepared for such a hugeresponse, the student organiz-ers quickly got permissionfrom Zap landowners to allowcamping in their vacant fields.They also hired some regionalbands to keep the audienceentertained.

Meanwhile, Zap's citizenswere guardedly optimistic.The cafe started working on"Zapburgers" and the town'stwo bars stocked up on beer.Since there was no way to pre-dict how many would attend,Governor Guy talked withHighway Patrol officials abouttraffic control, and the NationalGuard boned up on nationallymandated procedures for crowdcontrol.

By Friday evening, May 9,2,000 people descended on Zap.The bars were overwhelmedand raised their prices, upset-ting the students. Pretty soon, itdidn't matter -- the beer was allgone and the cafe had to close.Students vomited and urinatedin the open -- others passed outin the street. Temperaturesfell below freezing, and woodfrom a demolished building

MINUTESOF REGULARMEETINGNELSONCOUNTYPARKBOARD

April 6, 2021 - 9 am,The meeting was called to order

by Chairman Nancy Marquart withPark Board members Don Fougner.Cody Johnson. Steve Forde. LoralynMaixnerand Ron Houdek.

Alsopresent were DwightElfmanand Bud Pittenger.

Moved by Park Board memberMaixner and seconded by ParkBoard member Houdek to approvethe minutes of the March 6. 2021meeting. All members voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Addition added to the agendawere trees at Stump Lake Park.

Moved by Park Board memberForde and seconded by Park Boardmember Johnson to approvethe Aprilagenda. All members voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

The board discussed the newchanges to the ParkLeaseAgreementwithDwightElfman.

Moved by Park Board memberMaixner and seconded by ParkBoard member Fougner to approvethe updated Park Lease AgreementwithDwightand Sandy Elfman.On arollcall vote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

The board discussed the ParkMaintenance Agreement with BudPittenger.

Moved by Park Board memberHoudek and seconded by ParkBoard member Forde to approve thePark Maintenance Agreement withBud Pittenger. On a rollcall vote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Moved by Park Board memberFougnerand seconded byParkBoardmember Johnson to approve theliquor and beer licenses for DwightElfman for Stump Lake Park Bar &Cafe.Allmembers voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

Dwightdiscussed that the 2021calendar for Stump Lake Park hasbeen printed and is available.Dwightalso discussed that the hours of thebar and cafe are on the 2021calendar.

Bud Pittenger discussed thatthe park's Bobcat will need to bemaintained.

Moved by Park Board memberMaixner and seconded by ParkBoard member Houdek to giveBud permission to have the Bobcatmaintained for the season. On a rollcall vote all members voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Richard Brueckner joined themeeting.

Richard Brueckner. presidentof the ND Sportfishing Congress.gave an update to the board aboutthe North Dakota Game & FishDepartmentaquaticnuisance specieswash station partnership program.

Moved by Park Board memberHoudek and seconded by ParkBoard member Fougner to pay thepark bills as listed: Dwight&SandyElfman--$7.350.00;LakotaAmerican--$53.28;LakotaSanitationService --$7.600.00; Leading Edge Equipment-- $5,785.12; ND Telephone Co.-- $63.80; Nodak Electric-- $803.00;Tri-CountyWater District -- $88.60;Xtreme Signs &Graphix -- $202.00.On a rollcall vote all members voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

There being no further business.moved by Park Board memberMaixnerto adjourn the meeting.

Meetingadjourned,Jenny Wigen

was used to start a bonfire onMain Street. Pretty soon thetownspeople asked the crowdto break up and go home. Somecomplied, but others didn't. Theparty atmosphere disappearedand gradually escalated into ariot. Security was overwhelmed,and the cafe and one bar werebroken into and trashed.

By dawn, 500 NationalGuardsman surrounded thetown. Two hundred of themmoved in and faced about 200students who were still going.Approximately 1,000 otherswere sleeping wherever theyhad landed during the night.Their wake-up call was at thepoint of a fixed bayonet.

Cold, hungry and hung-over,there was' little resistance, andthe crowd was dispersed infront of salivating reporters.That evening, the Zip to Zapfiasco was the lead story on theCBS Evening News -- giving thestate publicity it neither wantednor needed.

Damage from the riot wasassessed at more than $25,000.A lot of fingers were pointed.but the student governments ofUND and NDSU were handedthe bills. Which they paid.Levingston or Roekefeller

BY MERRY HELMMay 11-- Itwas on this date

in 1906 that William Levings-ton died at the age ofH6. He wasburied in an unmarked grave inIllinois, where he had lived outhis life with Margaret. his wifeof 50 years.

William, a descendent ofGerman immigrants, grew upin New York state. At 24 he wastall, handsome and rugged, andhe did whatever he pleased, nomatter the consequence.

When he was 2'7. he meta deeply religious woman,24-year-old Eliza Davison. Itwas a case of'ropposites attract,"and over her father's objections,Eliza married William soonafter. A year later they had adaughter, Lucy, and a year af-ter that, they had a son, John,followed by four mom children.

William was frequently outof town on mysterious businesstrips. He paid his bills and waspresent for the births of hischildren. but there was muchspeculation about how he madehis money. His son -Iohn would

SecretaryNancy MarquartChairmanMINUTESOF REGULARMEETINGNELSONCOUNTYCOMMISSION

April 6, 2021 - 10 a.m.Themeetingwas calledtoorderby

Chairman Nancy Marquart. Rollcallwas taken and the followinq memberswere present: Commissioners CodyJohnson. Steve Forde and DonFougner.

Also present were Seth Hamreand Ryan Shirek.

Present byphone conferencewasPaul BjornsonfromKLJ.

The board and visitors presentrecited the Pledge ofAllegiance.

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonand seconded by CommissionerForde to approve the minutes of theMarch4. 2021 meeting.Allmembersvoted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Additionadded to the agenda wasthe burn ban.

Moved by Commissioner Fordeand seconded by CommissionerJohnson to approve the agenda. Allmembers voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonand seconded by CommissionerFougner to approve a haulingpermitfor the Nelson County Pig Co-opduring road restrictions.On a rollcallvote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Seth Hamrediscussed that KennySchuh willbe retiringfromthe NelsonCountyHighwayDepartmentonApril14.2021. Happyretirement.Kenny!

Seth discussed that two newemployees have been hired with theNelsonCountyHighwayDepartment.One will be based out of Michiganand the other one willbe based outofMcVille.

Seth discussed that the roadrestrictions are starting to come offof the state highways.

Seth discussed that the guardrailswill need to be repaired on theLundebyBridge.Hediscussed that hewillget quotes on repairingthe bridge.

At 10:30 a.m. culvert bids wereopened from TrueNorth Steel, TomGilbertson & Sons and ContechEngineered Solutions.

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerand seconded by CommissionerJohnson to accept all culvert bids.On a rollcall vote all members voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

At 10:45 a.m. gravel bids wereopened fromTomGilbertson&Sons,Don Dvorak Gravel. Iinc.. CloseConstruction. Gowan Constructionand Soper Construction.

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonand seconded by CommissionerForde to accept all gravElIbids. On arollcall vote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Jayme Tenneson joined themeeting by phone conference.

Jenny Wigen olscussed withthe commissioners about the NorthCentralPlanningCouncilassessment.This assessment is in regards toRamsey CountyLECinstallinga new911 system and a portionof the costis comingfroma CDBGgrant. Sincethe LEC911 system covers NelsonCounty.an assessment needed to bedone for the grant.

Moved by Commissioner Fordeand seconded by CommissionerFougner to accept the NorthCentralPlanning Council assessment, On arollcallvote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

later say, "He made a practicefor many years of never car-rying less than $1,000, and hekept that in his pocket. He wasable to take care of himself ... "

William was indicted for analleged rape of Eliza's hired girl.He wasn't arrested or tried, buthe started moving his familyaround the country, finally set-tling in Ohio. Itwas now knownhow William made his money;he put out flyers claiming to bea "Celebrated cancer specialist,here for one day only. All casesof cancer cured unless too fargone .. :" He was also lendingmoney to farmers who couldn'tafford his 12% interest rate sohe could foreclose on their land.

When he was 43, Williammet 19-year-old Margaret Al-len. Three years later they gotmarried. They settled down in.Illinois, but William was thesame with his unlawful wifeas he was with his real wife.He'd be gone for months, thensuddenly show up with loadsof cash.

From 1881 to 1889 Williamowned a farm near Park River,ND. People there said that Wil-liam's ranch was really ownedby John D. Rockefeller and theStandard Oil Company andwas, in fact, nicknamed theStandard Oil Ranch. In manyways, it was true. In a compli-cated series of purchases andsales, a great deal ofland endedup in the hands ofWilliam, whowas in reality ... not WilliamLevingston, but William AveryRockefeller -- John D. Rock-efeller's father.

Much later, in 1937, one ofWilliam's business partners, C.D. Johnston, said that John D.suggested North Dakota to hisfather in hopes of "weaning himaway" from Margaret Allen. Butevery fall, William went backto Margaret. By spring he wasback in North Dakota.

Six months after Eliza died,76-year-old William sold outand went back to Margaret forgood.

One of the nurses who at-tended him at his death 2{)years later reported that hetold Margaret, "You're not mywife. Where's Eliza?" Also, hisburial record listed his birthdate as Nov. 13, 1810 -- identicalto Rockefeller's.

When Margaret was pre-sented with evidence that herhusband was really WilliamRockefeller, she told reporters,"Go to the other side if you wishto learn the facts." They askedwhat she meant, and she said;"John D. Rockefeller. Let hWtell if he will. Go to him andleave me alone with my dead."

Angela Herda gave an update onthe lake elevations for Stump Lakeand DevilsLake.whichare bothdownfrom November 2020. Stump Lakeelevation is at 1448.43' and DevilsLakeelevation is at 1448.50'.Angelaalso discussed that GovernorBurgumdeclared a statewide fire emergencyin NorthDakota.

The commissioners discussedchanging the Proclamation FireEmergency and Burn Ban that wassigned on March 29. 2021 to Fire'Emergency and BurnRestrictions.

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonand seconded by CommissionerForde to update the Proclamationfrom Fire Emergency and BurnBan to Fire Emergency and BurnRestrictions.AnewProclamationFireEmergency and Burn Restrictionswas signed on April 6. 2021. Allmembers voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

KeithOlson presented the callsfor service. There were 187 calls ofservice for the monthof March.

BrooksWarner. NDSUExtensionagent, gave an update on the NDSqExtensionoffice.Hediscussed that hehas been busythese past fewmonthswithpesticide training.

Michelle Linstad presented anabatement on parcel 15-0002-23963-000.

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerand seconded by CommissionerJohnson to approve the abatementon parcel 15-000-23963·000. Allmembers voted ''Yes.''Motioncarried.

Ben Varnson. Todd Whitman.BrianJohnson and Jayme Tennesonjoined the meeting.

Ben Varnson with the NelsonCounty Water Board discussed theResolutionofNecessity forthe FordeTownshipsnag and clear projectandalso the Resolution of Necessityfor the Clara-Bartlett Watershedsnag and clear project. Both of theResolution of Necessity forms statethat the Nelson County Commissiondoes not have any financial interestin these projects and is also not apartner in the projects. The NelsonCountyWaterResourceDistrictBoard. willalso take care of all permits andare responsible forthese projects.

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonand .seconded by CommissionerFougner to accept and sign theResolutionofNecessity forthe FordeTownshipsnag and clear project.Onarollcallvote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerandseconded byCommissionerFordeto accept and .sign the Resolutionof Necessity for the Clara-BartlettWatershed snag and clear project.On a rollcall vote allmembers voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

The commissioners discussedupdatingthe NelsonCountyCOVID-19Response Guidelines for the NelsonCounty Courthouse and Highway'Department that the commissionersadopted inAugust2020.

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerand seconded by CommissionerJohnson to adopt the updatedNelsonCountyCOVID-19ResponseGuidelines for the Nelson CountyCourthouseand HighwayDepartment.On a rollcall vote allmembers voted"Yes."Motioncarried.

Motion was rescinded onupdating the Nelson. CountyCOVID-19Response Guidelines.Thecommissioners discussed that theywillleave it up to the Nelson County

Margaret died four yearslater and was buried beside hermysterious husband; it was atthis point that his grave wasfinally marked -- with the nameof Levingston. But scholarsagree that he was in fact thefather of one of the richest menin American history ..Abercrombie Bank Heist

BY JAYMEJOBMay 12 -- Three bank ban-

dits pulled off a sensationalheist at the State Bank ofAber-crombie on.this date in 1924, es-caping with a total of$18,000 incash and Liberty Bonds. FargoSheriff Fred Fraemer said thathe did not know exactly how orwhen the men arrived, but hethought they came in from thesouth at around 11 p.m. Whenthey got there, the men cut allof the telephone and telegraphwires going into the town. Theyalso took a hostage -- MariusStrand, the phone company'snight operator.

They gagged and bound Mr.Strand and held him prisoner inthe lumberyard until iJ. a.m. Atthis time, the lights in the townwere put out and the cafe closeddown for the night. The banditshurried to the rear of the bank,dragging their prisoner behind.They employed a crowbar andother tools they had stolen froma nearby tool house to breakinto one of the bank's rear win-dows. They climbed inside thebuilding and again engagedthe stolen crowbar to pry bricksfrom the side ofthe vault.

According to Strand, thebandits succeeded in makinga small hole in the wall of thevault, just large enough forthe smallest bandit to crawlthrough to reach the bank'ssafe, inside of the vault.

This man crawled into thevault and placed five chargesof nitroglycerine explosivesaround the safe. It was appar-ently the bandits' intention toonly blow open the door of thesmall safe, but the ensuing ex-plosion was so violent that it notonly destroyed the safe, but themassive door from the vault wastorn from its hinges. The vault'slock combination was thrownacross the room. The banditsquickly collected the booty andfled from the scene, leavingtheir bound hostage behind.

Luckily, Mr. Strand's feetwere not tightly bound and hewas eventually able to arousesome of the town's citizens.

Authorities traced the get-away car to Ortonville, but lostthe track. They arrested fivemen two weeks Iater in Minotand charged them with thecrime. The men were already

employees to reviewand update theguidelines for the commissioners toreviewduringthe special meeting onApril9. 2021.

MovedbyCommissionerFouqnerand seconded by CommissionerForde to pay all the billsas listed.Allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.NDPublic Employees ,Retirement System ....$85,416.61

InternalRevenueService 31,750.73

Job Service ND 1.360.93NDOfficeof State TaxCommissioner 3.374.24

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being held on drunkennesscharges and were in possessionof a stolen car. Their formerhostage, Mr. Strand, identifiedthe thieves.

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Four easily forgotten road trip tipsAs the 'world gradually

emerges from a pandemic thatput travel on the back burnerfor billions of people across theglobe, people anxious to getaway from home may finallyfeel comfortable seeking get-aways that don't involve airtravel. If the open road beckonsyou in the months ahead, theexcitement ahead can make iteasy to overlook certain safetymeasures. The following arefour easily forgotten safetymeasures to keep in mind asyou head offfor parts unknown.

1. Have your vehicle ser-viced before hitting theroad. The pandemic signifi-cantly affected people's drivinghabits. Millions of people spentthe pandemic working remotely,and many have continued to doso even after being vaccinated.Total driving distances fluctu-ated throughout the pandemic.For example, the Federal High-way Administration reportedthat the total distances drivenin July 2020 had declined by 11percent compared to the samemonth a year earlier. That de-cline was more drastic accord-ing to figures examining totaldistances driven in April 2019and April 2020, when drivinghad decreased by 40 percentcompared to a year earlier.

Though driving may haveincreased as the pandemic woreon, it's still a good idea for driv-ers to have their vehicles ser-viced before a road trip. Requesta full tune-up that includes anoil change, a battery check anda tire rotation. These servicesand other maintenance tasks

NDSU 164.01WorkforceSafety &Insurance 250.00

MichiganTownship . 4.696.42Total $204.046.97County GeneralNet Salary $50.943.87

Road &BridgeNet Salary 33,800.12

Human ServicesNet Salary &Exp 35.982.56

Weed ControlNet Salary &Exp. 3.067.72

Total $123,794.27Grand Total $327.841.24

There being no further business.moved byCommissionerJohnson toadjourn the meeting.

Meetingadjourned.MINUTESOF SPECIALMEETINGNELSONCOUNTYCOMMISSION

April 9, 2021 - 9:45 a.m.Themeetingwas calledto orderby

Chairman Nancy Marquart. Rollcallwas taken and the followingmemberswere present: Commissioners SteveForde. Cody Johnson and DonFougner.

Alsopresent was Seth Hamre.MovedbyCommissionerJohnson

and seconded by CommissionerForde to accept the special meetingagenda. All members voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Seth Hamre discussed that hereceivedquotes fromNewmanSignsand 3D Specialties to replace theguardrailson LundebyBridge.

Moved by Commissioner Fordeand .seconded by CommissionerFougner to accept the quote fromNewman Signs to replace theguardrails on Lundeby Bridge.On arollcallvote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonto adjourn the special meeting.

Meetingadjourned.MINUTESOF SPECIALMEETINGNELSONCOUNTYCOMMISSION

April 9, 2021 -10 a.m,Themeetingwas calledto orderby

Chairman Nancy Marquart. Rollcallwas taken and the followingmemberswere present: Commissioners SteveForde. Cody Johnson and DonFougner.

Also present were Seth Hamre,Angela Herda. Danielle Bjorlie,Thomas Trostad, Bryant Huso andRonMiller.

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerand seconded by CommissionerJohnson toaccept the specialmeetingagenda. All members voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

Angela Herda presented theupdated Nelson County COVID-19Response Guidelines that the headdepartment employees put togetherforthe courthouse.

Moved by Commissioner Fordeand seconded by CommissionerJohnson to accept the updatedNelsonCountyCOVIP-19ResponseGuidelines for the Nelson CountyCourthouse. On a roll call vote allmembers voted "Yes."Motioncarried.

The Commissioners discussedthe Proclamation Fire Emergencyand Burn Restrictions for NelsonCounty. Due to the dry conditions.the commissionersdecided to updatethe Proclamation Fire Emergencyand BurnRestrictionsto a TotalBurnBan throughout Nelson County untilfurther notice.

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerand seconded by CommissionerForde to update the Proclamationto

like fluid refills can reduce thelikelihood of breakdowns andreveal any issues that mightmake driving less safe.2. Determine if your vehi-

cle is the subject of a recall.Recalls are issued if a safetyissue has been uncovered sinbea car hit the market. The Na-tional Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration has a list ofrecalls available on its websiteat NHTSA.gov/Recalls. Recallsare fixed free of charge, and it'sbest to look well in advance ofa trip to ensure you have timeto take the vehicle in for itsupdate.

3. Get used to drivingwith accessories on the vehi-cle. Summer road trips are typi-cally taken with bicycle racksattached to rear windows or tlp.etop ofthe vehicle. Drivers unac-customed to having bicycles orstorage units attached to theirvehicles should make a few trialruns so they can get acclimate'd.Backinp up with bike racks ~nthe back of the car can be trickyfor novices, so a little practicewith th« bikes on the back mfYbe helpful. Drivers who intendto tow campers also may benefitfrom a little pre-trip practice!4. Pack a map. Though

maps have long since fallenout of favor due to the avail-ability ofGPS, people travelingto remote areas may find theirsmartphone signals fading inand out as they get closer totheir destinations. A map canhelp road trippers overcomeservice interruptions and arrive'at their destinations on time.1

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Fire Emergency and TotalBurn Banin Nelson County untilfurther notice.On a rollcall vote all members voted"Yes."Motioncarried. I

MovedbyCommissionerFougnerto adjourn the special meeting. I

Meetingadjourned. I

MINUTESOF SPECIALMEETINGNELSONCOUNTYCOMMISSION

April 9, 2021 - 11 a.m. iThemeetingwas calledto orderby

Chairman Nancy Marquart. Roll callwas taken and the followingmemberswere present: Commissioners Ste~eForde. Cody Johnson and D<pnFougner.

Also present were BrittanyOlspnfrom Ihry Insurance Agency ardCorey Olson from NDIRF (NorthDakota Insurance Reserve Fund).

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonand seconded by CommissionerForde to accept the special meetirgagenda. All members voted "Yes."Motioncarried.' I

Corey Olson discussed t~eproperty survey that was done. onall the county buildingsin December2020. Corey discussed that somelofthe countybuildingsare underinsur~dand recommended on insuring ,thebuildings at the suggested insuredvalue. I

Auditor Wigen will work wiithBrittanyat Ihry Insurance and Coreyat NDIRFongettingthe updatedvalueamounts and premiumsto presentltothe commissioners during the Maycommissioner meeting. I

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonto adjourn the special meeting. I

Meetingadjourned. IMINUTESOF SPECIALMEETINGNELSONCOUNTYCOMMISSION

April 14, 2021 - 9 a.m, IThemeetingwas calledtoorderby

Chairman Nancy Marquart. Rollcallwas taken and the followingmemberswere present: Commissioners Co~yJohnson and MaynardLoibl. I

Present by phone conferencewere Commissioners Steve Forde.Don Fougner and NancyMarquart!.

Also present were JaY.l1jleTenneson. KeithOlson and AngelaHerda. i

The commissioners discussed~hned~~~lla~~:~o~:~r~h~~:~Se~~into effect on April9, 2021. DueItomoisturethat NelsonCountyreceived.the commissioners reviewed theburn ban and decided to changethe Proclamation to Fire Emergen1cyand Burn Restrictions throughoutNelson County. This bans burnihgon allVeryHigh.ExtremelyHighandRed Flag days, which can be fquhdon the ND Fire Danger Rating M~Pat www.NDResponse.gov undlerWildland Fire. The commissionersalso request that any control bur~s.whichare permittedon Low.Mediumand High days in Nelson County,Itocontact the LawEnforcementCenterat 701-662-0700. :, I

MovedbyCommissionerJohnsonandseconded byCommissionerFortleto accept the updated ProclamationFireEmergencyand BurnRestricti9nsuntilfurther notice.Allmembers voted"Yes."Motioncarried. I

MovedbyCommissionerFouqrjerto adjourn the special meeting.

Meetingadjourned. I

Jenny WigenNelson CountyAuditor

NancyMarquartChairmanNelson County Commissioners