By SUE SITTERStaff Writer

ssitter@thepiercecountytribune.com

An “amped-up” Panther footballteam sprang onto their turf at North-ernLightsField for theirhomecominggameSept. 18, only to see hopes for awin dashed by the aptly namedGrafton Spoilers.“We got a little amped up and ex-

cited about being on the field andwejust didn’t stay very mentally sharp,”Panther coach Travis Risovi said ofthe teamafter the 8-30 loss.The first Panther possession held

promise when quarterback BrodySchneibel completed a handoff towingback Tim Mueller for a 10-yardgain and a first down. Running backJ.D. Matehs moved the ball inchesfromanother firstdown,butapenaltyfor a false start set the Panthers backfive yards, throwing the team’s mo-mentumoff and forcing a punt.The Panther defense stopped the

Spoilers coldon their firstpossession.As defensive squads on both teamsflexed their muscle, the score re-mained 0-0 for the first quarter, de-spite a promising interception by freesafety Eric Foster on a LandonWoinarowicz pass.Mueller moved the ball to the 45

yard line with a first down andMatehsmoved the ball farther down-fieldbeforestrongsafetyStevanGarzapicked off a Schneibel pass with justseconds to go on the quarter.ThePantherdefensestayedon the

Spoilers, sackingWoinarowiczbeforehe completed a long pass to wide re-ceiverAlex Ibanez, settingupa touch-down by Esgar Rios and a two-point

conversion byDamonReyes.After thePanthersstruggledtogain

territoryonthegridiron, theypoweredup theirdefense to sackWoinarowiczyet againbefore aGraftonmiscalcula-tion resulted in a turnover on downs.Two possessions later, with sec-

onds to go in the first half, Schneibelconnectedapass toFoster fora touch-downandtwo-pointconversion, tyingthegame8-8as theclock tickeddownto zero.TheSpoilersstormedontothefield

for the third quarter and moved theball downfield with unstoppable en-ergy. A long pass to receiver WilliamJiskragave theSpoilersanother touch-down, thena two-point conversion toReyes put the Spoilers in the lead 16-

8.ThePanthers’ energy flaggedinthe

third quarter. Two 15-yard penaltiesfor unsportsmanlike conduct setRugby back.Schneibel sawapasspickedoffby

cornerback JustinGarza,whotookad-vantage of the situation one play laterto score another Spoiler touchdown.Another two-pointconversionmovedthe Spoilers ahead 24-8.A Mueller punt return gave the

Panthers good field position and car-riesbyMatehsandrunningbackRileyTuenge,butGrafton’sdefensekept thePanthers far fromthegoal line.Rugbyscrambled to gain yards and connectpasses, even trying an illegal lateralthrow at one point.

Grafton’s Augustin Obregonpicked off another Schneibel pass,only tohavethe favorreturnedbyFos-ter on aWoinarowicz pass two playslater.Witha24-8 leadas the fourthquar-

ter began, the Spoilers kept the pres-sure on the Panthers, forcing aRugbyturnover on downs, which set up aReyes touchdown for a 30-8 lead.The Panther defense thwarted a

two-point conversion attempt.As theminutes in the game ticked

away, Rugby made progress with aMatehs firstdownanda leapingcatchby Mueller, but the Panthers againturned the ball over on downs.TheSpoilers usedup time in their

possession, but the Panther defense

kept them far from the goal line.With seconds to go, the Panthers

took over on their own 15-yard line,ending the game with an 8-30 defeatand a third loss for the season.“We didn’t stay very disciplined

tonight,” Risovi said of the Panthers.“Wewentback tohowwewereat thebeginningof theyear.Wehadabunchof penalties in our first couple ofgames and we had been working re-ally hard to clean themup.”Risovi said of the Spoilers, who

count 10 seniors on their roster,“They’re definitely a more veteranteam than ours. They’re a bunch ofkids who played last year when weplayed them. They’re very physical;they’re big kids. They do a lot of nicethings.”The Panthers, with five seniors,

“hada lotofplaysout there forus,andwemissed them.”However, Risovi noted the

Schneibel-to-Foster touchdown “wasone when we made a play. We exe-cuted what we were trying to do andluckily, we got in the end zone rightbefore the half and turned the mo-mentumalittlebit, butunfortunately,we couldn’t keep going in that direc-tion.”“It was just one of those intense

gameswith22high school boysplay-ing really hard and giving it their all.That’swhat it was,” Risovi added.“Park River is next, he said ahead

of the Sept. 25 away game. “We justneed to get back towork and get backtodoingwhatweweredoingat thebe-ginningof theyear,andthat’swinningthe line of scrimmage and playingsome pretty good football. The boyshave it in them. We’re close, but wehave somework to do.”

6 The Pierce County Tribune (Rugby, N.D.), September 26, 2020 News

By SUE SITTERStaff Writer

ssitter@thepiercecountytribune.com

Two Rugby High Schoolcross country runners “hadtheir best races of the season”inCavalier at the JasonShep-hard Invitational Sept. 17, ac-cording to their coach, BillJansen.Panther BrooklynBartsch

finished the girls’ 5,000-meter event in 19 minutes,58 seconds, placing first.AustinDibble’s finish timeof18:06 in the boys’ 5,000meter earned him first placefor the Panthers.Rugby’s girls dominated

their race in usual fashion,with a team score of 32, 57points away from second-place Hat-ton/Northwood/Larimore.Rugby High’s boys placedthird as a team, behindGrafton and Mayville-Port-land-Clifford-Galesburg.In an email to the Tri-

bune, Coach Bill Jansen saidthe event took place at theCavalier Country Club “on abeautiful coursewhichwas alittle longer than 5,000 me-ters.”“The weather was cooler

with a light breeze, so it wasperfect for cross country,”Jansen said. “Both teamslooked as good as they haveall season.”Jansen added, “We ran

everyone in the varsity race,so they all got to run a 5K.For some, itwas their first 5Kof their seasonor their career,and everyone handled itwell.”“The girls’ team looked

very strong again,” Jansennoted. “Amelia Shepard, 9thgrade, and Quinn Neppl,11th grade, are makingprogress toward the front ofthe pack, with Brooklyn(Bartsch) giving us a verystrong top three.”Jansen said two seventh

graders, Hannah Senechaland Sara Schmaltz, finishedwith times to rival varsityrunners.“We had eight runners in

the top 17 of the race,”

Jansen said of the girls.Jansen said three runners

for the girls’ team didn’t par-ticipate in the Cavalier race,“one of which was Ella Ja-cobson, a ninth grader, whois normally in our top five.Jansen said the missing run-nerswere of a similar caliberto the top finishers. “So thattells you it’s not just our topthree that are strong.”Jansen said eighth grader

Jenner Johnson was the sec-ond runner to finish the racefor Rugby. “He had a greatrace and is showing great im-provement. The rest of theboys are improving eachrace.”Jansen said the Panthers

looked forward to their Sept.22 race in Beulah at the Beu-lah/Hazen Invitational. “(Therace) will give a good pictureof how we stack up againstsome of the best runners inthe west,” he said.

Meet results for the JasonShephard Invitational were:

Varsity Girls 5,000 Me-ters: Brookly Bartsch, firstplace, 19:58; Amelia Shep-ard, fourth place, 20:52;Quinn Neppl, fifth place,21:00; Hannah Senechal,ninth place, 22:06; SaraSchmaltz, 13th place, 22:51;Jaclyn Duchscher, 15thplace, 23:03; Kendyl Hager,16th place, 23:05; AshlynDibble, 17th place, 23:13;Mikaylee Livedalen, 27thplace, 23:47;KinseyArnston,28th place, 23:48; Rylie Su-chor, 31st place, 24:10; RylahHager, 39th place, 25:00;Mya Geisinger, 50th place,25:51; Mya McNeff, 51stplace, 25:52; Quinn Walker,57thplace, 26:30; JesseWolf,59th place, 26:35; SophieOppen, 60th place, 26:39;Reese Gullickson, 63rdplace, 27:50; Ava Wurgler,70th place, 31:01.

Varsity Boys 5,000 Meters:Austin Dibble, first place,18:06; Jenner Johnson, 17thplace, 20:35; Connor Klein,22nd place, 21:02; AndrewDuchscher, 24th place, 21:14;Kristian Fritz, 29th place,21:40;RileyOdden,34thplace,22:43; Maddex Kirchofner,43rd place, 24:04; WyattOppen, 47th place, 25:43.

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The 7:30 pm meeting was called to order by Mayor Jundt. Present were Councilmen Hallof and Rennock. Rennock made a motion to approve the minutes as read. Hallof second-ed the motion. Hallof made a mo-tion to approve the treasurers report as read. Rennock seconded the motion. Old Business: No old business pending at this time.New Business: The new flag has been put up in the park. The check for the jailhouse lot was deposited in the bank. The board reviewed the state inspection check list of the dumpground that was recently looked at.. The state was pleased with the check list and the dump ground will remain closed. The board approved paying the bills; Northern Plains $347.48, Tribune $28.86, and Circle Sanitation $548.00. The board also reviewed the uncollected taxes for the city of Balta for the years 2017-2019. No other business before the board Rennock made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Hallof seconded the motion.Elaine Schaan, City Auditor

(September 26, 2020)

CCAALLLL FFOORR BBIIDDSSNotice is hereby given that the Pi-erce County Board of County Com-missioners will receive bids until 11:00 A.M., October 6, 2020 for the following fuels:

1. Propane gas to be delivered to storage at the County shop in Rug-by, Jail Facility and Courthouse.2. Premium diesel fuel3. Gasoline for the Sheriff’ s and Jail vehicles

All prices quoted to be per unit (gal-lons) delivered to our storage.All bids must be in sealed envelopes and plainly marked as to the particu-lar item being sold, and addressed to the County Auditor, 240 2nd St SE, Suite 6 Rugby, ND 58368Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid in the best interest of the County.Successful bidder may be required to furnish performance bond to in-sure performance.Dated at Rugby, this 2nd day of September 2020By order of the Pierce County Board of County CommissionersKarin FursatherCounty Auditor-Treasurer

(September 19-26, 2020)

NNOORRTTHH DDAAKKOOTTAA DDEEPPAARRTTMMEENNTT OOFF TTRRUUSSTT LLAANNDDSS

FFAALLLL SSUURRFFAACCEE LLEEAASSEE AAUUCCTTIIOONNThe Board of University and School Lands will conduct an online surface lease auction for one thousand forty (1040) tracts in Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Em-mons, Golden Valley, Grant, Het-tinger, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan, McHenry, Mcintosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Pierce, Rolette, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Stutsman, Towner, Ward, Wells, and Williams Counties, ND. Tracts will be avail-able to view on September 1, 2020. Bidding will commence September 28, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. CST and end October 9, 2020. The link to view the offered tracts and participate in the auction is:

https://www.energynet.com/govt_listing.pl

Anyone needing auxiliary aids and services should call the Department at (701) 328-2800 by 09/21/2020.8/15/2020/s/ Jodi SmithCommissioner

(September 5-12-19-26, 2020)

North Dakota livestock brands will expire on Jan. 1, 2021, in accor-dance with North Dakota Century Code 4.1-73-10. Present brand own-ers have the right to rerecord their brands. If a brand is allowed to ex-pire, ownership interest of the brand will be lost and the brand may no longer be used.In August, a renewal notice for each recording was mailed to the address on file in the brand recording office. If you have not received your notice or have questions about renewing a brand, contact the North Dakota Stockmen’ s Association at (701) 223-2522 or visit www.ndstockmen.org.

(September 12-19-26, 2020)

NNOOTTIICCEE TTOO CCRREEDDIITTOORRSS

Probate No. 35-2020-PR-00013

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFPIERCE COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate ofScott Alan Muscha, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication or mailing of this no-tice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to Heidi Muscha, 23 Girard St., Selz, North Dakota 58341, or filed with the Court.Dated this 14th day of September, 2020.

/s/Heidi MuschaHeidi Muscha

Personal Representative

/s/Galen J. MackGalen J. Mack SBAND 04398Mack Law Offices, P.C.Attorney at LawPO Box 196Rugby, ND 58368701-776-5246Attorney for PersonalRepresentative(September 19-26; October 3, 2020)

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FARMLAND/HUNTING LAND FOR SALEMEYER TOWNSHIP

The following described cropland in Pierce County, North Dakota, is hereby offered for sale to the highest bidder for cash, upon the following terms and conditions:Real Estate Descriptions:

Tract A has a 2020 weighted Average crop index of 69.2 with a wheat base of 66.22 and canola of 34.7. Tract 8 has a 2020 weighted crop index of 73.5 with a wheat base of 25.96 and canola base of 13.64.Terms of SaleThis is a cash sale; neither a Contract for Deed nor a Lease Option is acceptable.

Title/Abstract/Reservation/Taxes/Minerals. 1. Seller will provide up-to-date abstracts showing good and merchantable title.2: Seller will provide a Warranty Deed for each parcel sold.3. Seller will pay the 20_19 and prior taxes in full; the 2020 taxes will be

pro-ated as of date of close.4. Seller DOES NOT reserve any minerals. Seller does not own all minerals. ·

Bid Procedure: 1. Written bids shall be mailed or delivered to McINTEE LAW FIRM, 116 West 5th St., Bottineau,

North Dakota to be received no later than Sept. 30, 2020.2. All bids shall contain the name, address, and phone number of the bidder.3. Bids shall be accepted on and identified by the Tract as stated in this offer. Bids shall be for

the entire tract and not on a per acre basis.4. Bidders shall be able to bid on more than one parcel in a single bid, however, the price offered

for each tract shall be separately identified. A bidder shall allowed to place one bid for both parcels.

5. Each bid shall contain a check, payable to the MclNTEE LAW FIRM TRUST ACCOUNT, in a sum equal to 10% of the total bid(s) contained in that bid sheet.

6. The top five (5) bidders for each Tract shall be invited to an oral rebid session to be held at a later date at a site located in Rugby, North Dakota. Notification in writing shall be given to the top five bidders.

7. The real estate shall be sold either in Tracts or as a single unit, whichever will realize the highest price.

8. Possession shall be upon the payment of the balance of the purchase price, or as soon as the current tenant removes his crop, the latter thereof.

Payment Procedure Upon the determination of the purchase prices of the various parcels, the purchase price shall be paid as follows:

Disclaimer 1. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids without cause and to waive any

irregularities.2. Seller does not warrant the exact number of acres in each Tract and encourages prospective

bidders to check the titles and FSA records to determine such exact acreage.

McINTEE LAW FIRM116 West 5th Street Bottineau, ND 5818701-228-3624Attorney for Sellers

Dated August 23, 2020.

1. The sum of 10% of the final bid price shall be paid to the MclNTEE LAW FIRM TRUST ACCOUNT on the date of the oral rebid session.

2. The balance of the purchase price shall be due and payable within forty-five days (45) days after receipt of the up to date abstract. No interest shall be charged.

3. After the 45 days, the bidder shall have an additional thirty (30) days in which to pay the balance due, with 6% interest on the unpaid amount for that portion of the 30 days.

4. Failure to pay the full purchase price within the seventy-five (75) days of the delivery of the abstracts will cause the offer to purchase to be rescinded at the option of the seller and cancelled. The seller shall keep the 10% deposit as liquidated damages.

Tract A: NE1/4 of Section 17, Twp.156 N., Range 72 W. [160 acres]Tract 8: Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4, Section 6, Twp. 156 N.1 Range 72 W. [58.5 acres]Tract C: Both tracts A and 8 above described.

(September 12-19-26, 2020)

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Homecoming heartbreak for Panthers as Grafton takes win

Sue Sitter/PCTPanther Tim Mueller breaks free from the grip of a Grafton defensive player to carry theball downfield.

Submitted PhotoThe Rugby Panther girls pose for a group photoafter their race in Cavalier Sept. 17.