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Wednesday, December 25, 2013   Christmas Wishes                 The Journal, Page 1

                     Christmas Wishes
                                       and Season’s Greetings

                                          Supplement to:
                                 The

                                        December 25, 2013
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Page 2, The Journal, Crosby, ND                    Christmas Wishes                                                       Wednesday, December 25, 2013

                                                                                                                         Dear Santa,

              Crosby                                     Dear Santa,
                                                         My name is Kambree. I have been really good this year.
                                                       I was wondering if I could get a lalaloopsy doll with hair
                                                                                                                             I would like legos and a
                                                                                                                           pizza for Christmas.
                                                                                                                             Love, Lucas Hubble,
                                                       for Christmas. I love you Santa. I love my family too. I                        Age: 2
                                                       also love my stuffie unicorn. I’m going to leave you cookies
                                                       and milk. I’m also going to leave your reindeer carrots so
                                                       please stop by my house.
                                                                                Thanks again,
                                                                                   Kambree                          Dear Santa,
            Dear Santa,                                                                                      My name is Jorey and I am 11
            For Christmas                                                                                 months old. I have been a super
          I would like New                                                                                happy baby this year. I bring
          shoes, Batman stuff,                                                                            cheer to all with my big smiles.
          clothes and Ninja                      Dear Santa,                                              I love love love Elmo. He makes
          Turtle stuff. Thank                    I love you so much.
                                               Please send me a cop                                       me laugh. Could you please bring
          you.                                 toy and a Superman toy                                     me an Elmo chair and a big Elmo
              Trey Nygaard                     for Christmas. I would                                     to hug and cuddle? My broder,
                                               also like a Lego City Set.
              Age 4                            (The cop Lego City Set.)                                   Nanny and sister have been
            P.S. I will leave cook-              I loved the presents                                     good, too. We will leave you
          ies and milk for you!
                                               you gave me last year!                                     milk, cookies and a coke.
                                                                 Love,
                                                       Landon Hubble                                                     Love,
                                                           Age: 4                                            Jorey Kocher-Hoversten

                  Dear Santa,
                    I want another brown dinosaur for my                       Dear Santa,
                  sister Addison. I would like a monster                          I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
                truck and race cars. I have been NICE! I                     Year. I hope for many presents and I want a Christmas
                will leave 9 carrots for Rudolph and choc-                    Barbie with a dream house. My brother wants a Buzz
                 olate chip cookies with nuts for Santa.                     Lightyear that is blue. I have been nice and my broth-
                                   Love,                                     er is nice. Please tell your elves Merry Christmas, too.
                           Wyatt Elsbernd, Age 4                                           Love, Addison Elsbernd, Age 5

                                                                  From all of us at the Crosby branch
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013                       Christmas Wishes                                                             The Journal, Page 3

           Crosby                                                         Dear Santa Claus,
                                                                          My name is Grant                              Dear Santa,
                                                                       Kocher. I am 11 years                            I want a belt
                                                                       old. At my dads house                          and firetrucks. I
                                                                       I would like Madden
        (continued)
                                                                       25 and NHL 14 for the                          will leave cookies
                                                                       xBox 360. I would also                         for you. Murphy
                                                                       like the complete tv                           wants a treat.
                                                                       series of Castle, all the                      Please bring my
                                                                       books written by Rich-
                Dear Santa Claus,                                      ard Castle, a handgun BB                       mommy flowers.
                My name is Micaela Kocher                              gun or pellet gun. At my                         I miss you San-
              I’m 9 years old. I have been                             mom’s house I would like                       ta Clause.
              good at my dads I would like                             a nike bears sweatshirt,
              a Ipad touch. I would also like                          a Alshon Jeffrey jersey,
                                                                                                                              From
              for my dads house would be                               and a blue and red grit                         Bentley Hanisch
              riding lessons on a horse at                             hockey bag with my name                              Kroshus
              Heide Greaves house and a seat                           on it.
              pet ladybug. I would like for                                   Grant Kocher
              Christmas at my moms house
              would be a purple or blue tv. I
              would also like the 2 beautiful
              rings at the mall Claires, size 9
              I also want a phonepen at the
              mall in purple at claires.                                                    Dear, Santa
                Ps. I will leave you milk cook-                                             My name is Thayne Coston I have been kind
              ies and coke.                                                               of good this year. I’m a third grader these are
                     Thank you very much,                                                 some of my thing I want for christmas. legos,
                        Micaela Kocher                                                    lego of china, WIIU, WIIU games, A new gun,
                                                                                          hunting decoy, A new hunting vest So I can
                                                                                          hunt with my uncle Zach, Happy Christmas,
                                                                                                           Thayne Coston

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             Crosby                                       Dear Santa Claus,
                                                          My name is Bethany Kocher.                       Dear Santa
                                                       I am 8 yrs old. I have ben cinda                 Claus,
                                                       good. We have a elf on a shelf                      Please will you
          (continued)                                  named scout. he will tell you if                 bring a monkey
                                                       i be have. I woud like Playdow-                  for Ashton, my
                                                       magik Ise crem shop. I woud al-                  little brother,
                                                       sow like a pink teve for my room.                and Equestria
                                                       I woud love a mickroew phone                     Girls for me.
              Dear Santa,                              so i can sing, and a hourse too. I                  Ashton was
              My name is Ava Coston                    wish It wus real but a fake one is               a good boy and
            and I have beena good girl                 ok. a hourse stufer friend woud                  I was a good
            this year I would love if                  be coul. I will leavee you cookies               girl this year. I
            you could bring me some-                   and coke.                                        play nice with
            thin off my list somethings                   P.S. A Seat Pet for my dads.                  my friends and
            I would love for christmas                             Love, Bethany                        share.
            are monster high Dolls, and                                                                    Thank you,
                                                                                                           Hannah Aspen
            a doll house. a barbie Dream                                                                Williams and
            house. anything for my                                                                         Ashton
            american girl Dolls. a violen.                                                                 Williams
            headpohnes. monster high                                                                      P.S. Thank you
            things. DS. christmas mov-                                                                  for the monkey.
            ies. Puppies. taylor swift                                                                  St. Nick brought
            stuff. I will leav cookies and                                                              it for Ashton.
            milk for you merry christ-
            mas love you.
                                                               Begindergarten
                       Ava Coston
                                                                       Crosby

                                                                 Our wish list
                                                                         for you:

                                                                        Simple joys,
                                                                      little pleasures
                                                                   laughter and smiles
   For your friendship, we offer our heartfelt gratitude           all in good measure
      along with our best wishes for a truly blessed                         ...
        and miraculous Christmas. Thank you for                       Friends, family,
          brightening our year with your visits.                        togetherness
                                                                          and love
                                                                             ...
                                                                  Peace, prosperity and
                                                                     happiness, too
    Don & Kay                                                              ...
   Tracy, Becky,
   Scott, Ryan,                                                     All these and more,
   Mitch, Leah,                                                      we wish for you!
  Matt and Hayden
                                                                   Tim, Lori & the crew at:
  112 N. Main St.
    Crosby, ND
      Phone
   701-965-6367
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                                                   Mon-Fri
                                                  9 to 5:30
                                                  Saturday       Gjovig’s
                                                                                                      111 N Main Street
                                                                                                         Crosby, ND
                                                  10 to 5:30
                                                                                                          965-5000
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013                                 Christmas Wishes                                                    The Journal, Page 5

        Begindergarten                                                         Dear Santa Claus,
                                                                                                                             Dear Santa Claus,
                                                                                                                             I think I’ve been
                                                                               I have been an Angel this year!             good this year
                   Crosby                                                    Just ask grandpa Tim. This year                 for Christmas I
     (continued)
                                                                             I would love a Barbie Dream-                  would love a four-
                                                                             house with an elevator, a mer-                wheeler - pink
                                                                             maid cooking set and I would                  please, a ride on car,
                                                                                                                           a strawberry Doll,
             dear Santa,                                                     love a mermaid Barbie and Bike!               Paw Patrol Dogs
             I want 1 car, Brantley                                          That’s what I want for Christ-                  Love,
                                                                             mas! I’m gonna bake you cook-                   Hailey Robinette
            wants a car too and Jayda                                        ies, Hope Kora doesn’t eat them
            wants a new ball.                                                before you get here!
                     Thank you,                                                          Thank you,
                   Isaac Johnson                                                        Alyvia Coston

                                                                                                                    Dear Santa Claus,
                                                                                                                    I love you Santa! For Christ-
                                                                                                                 mas I really would like a bow
                Dear Santa,                                                     Dear Santa Claus,                and arrows, a microphone and
                My name is Jaida Rose                                           This year I would                stand and a cheerleader outfit.
              Schumacher. I stay at the                                       like skate board,                  I’ve tried hard to be good you
              motel. I would like a Barbie,                                   a new race car for                 can even ask Chippy our elf.
              a Barbie backpack and a Bar-                                    my race car track,                 (who has been really good too!)
              bie folder I would also like                                    a fireman, a monster               Please don’t forget Macky &
              a make-up set. That’s it, I’m                                   toy, a dinosaur and a              Talon.
              done.                                                           new book                              Thank you,
                      That’s all I want.                                        Thank you,                                  Annali Greaves
                                                                                       Elton                          P.S. What is your favorite
                                                                                                                           kind of cookie?

  MERRY
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             and Staff
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                           Begindergarten                                       Dear Santa Claus,
                                                                                Please bring me a poney. One with
                                      Crosby                                  long hair.
                        (continued)
                                                                                       From Angelina C-R
                   Dear Santa,
                   My name is Skylar Wehrman. I
                 am 4 1/2 years old. I have been
                 a good girl this year. For Xmas I                           Dear Santa,
                 would like a pair of new slippers                           I want to give you a present. I want to get
                 to wear around the house. My                              you a guitar so you can play and sing to all
                                                                           of us kids. I wish I could meet you and your
                 sister, Jurnee would also like a                          wife Mrs. Claus, oh and all of your elfs. for
                 pair of slippers. I also want you                         Christmas I would really like a unicorn hel-
                 to know I love your elves and                             met, the game Candyland, and new dolls. My
                 reindeer. I will leave cookies and                        sister Jocia would like Barbie movies, Bar-
                 chocolate milk for you by the                             bie dolls, and new princess blanket. My baby
                 tree.                                                     sister farrah would like the pom pom minnie
                                                                           mouse, Tickle Me minnie, and new movies.
                            Skylar Wehrman                                 Also, we would all like a new family puppy
                                                                           dog, or a guinea pig. We are trying our best
                                                                           to be Very good girls so Santa will visit us
                                                                           on Christmas. We love you Santa and Mrs.
                                                                           Clause.
                                                                             P.S. We’re going to bake you very special
                                                                           and delicious cookies.
                                                                                            Jamie Fuhrmas
               Dear Santa Claus,                                                           (and my sisters)
               for Christmas this year I want some food
             for my play Kitchen, a duck for Milo my cat
             and a little something for my sissies! I love
             you Santa! Thank you,
                              Olivia Grote

    Lighten Up!
                                                                         Welcoming your loved
                                                                          ones home for the
                                                                              holidays!

                                                                          Golden Hub
                                                                            Motel

                            It’s Christmas!
                                            Doreen Schilke, owner
                                         Tanya Gillen, fitness trainer
                                          109 1st Avenue NE -Crosby
                                                                                       Crosby, ND
                                                                                        965-6368
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013             Christmas Wishes                                             The Journal, Page 7

                                      Dear Santa Claus,
                                      My Name is Conner Crotts and I                              Dear Santa,
                                                                                                  I hope you have
          Dear Santa                have been good this year. If you                           a nice warm trip.
        Claus,                      and My Elf Think I Have been good                          it’s super cold out.
          I’ve been a               Enough I would like to get Light-                          Do you have your
        very GOOD                   ing McQueen fipping track, some                            Christmas tree
        boy! For Christ-            cars New vidio (curio) game and a                          up?
        mas I would                 car Track. I will leave you milk and                          I have been su-
        like a buzz                 cookies                                                    per good this year.
        lightyear guy                            Thank you,                                    I would really like
        and a toy that                         Conner Crotts                                   a Furby Boom with
                                                                                               Purple diamonds
        goes KABOOM!                                                                           on it. Madison,
        A superman,                                                                            Hailey and Zach
        a rocket ship,                                                                         have been good
        and a talking                                                                          this year too so
        Spiderman that                                            Dear Santa                   please bring them
        shoots webs.                Dear Santa
                                                                Claus,                         something nice.
        Merry Christ-             Claus,                                                          We are going to
                                    My name Bella                 My name is Wy-
        mas Santa                 Im 4 years old I              att and I am 4 yrs
                                                                                               leave cookies with
        Claus!                    would like a toy                                             red and green
            Thank you,            Kitty and the                 old, for Christmas             frosting some will
              Colter              things that come              I would like a City            have sprinkles. We
              Hulford             with it.                                                     will leave carrots
                                    I would also lik            Lego set. I think I            for the reindeer.
                                  a Dora and Deago              have been a pretty                   Thank you,
                                  baby dolly.                   good boy this year.                 Leah Vigness
                                    I will leave you                                                    age 5
                                  some milk and                   Thank you,
                                  cookies.                        Wyatt Lokken
                                    Thank you,
                                            Bella

                                Wishing
                                 you a
                                healthy
                               and happy                    Here’s Wishing our valued
                                                            patrons all the warmth of
                                holiday                       the Christmas season.
                                season!                        It’s been a JOY! to serve you

     CJ’s Drive In
     501 S. Main
      Crosby, ND                 Dr. Kami Wehrman
                                 206 N. Main Street
      965-4371                    Crosby 965-3222
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       Begindergarten
                  Crosby
                                                        Dear Santa Claus,
                                                        I have been a sometimes                                    First Grade
    (continued)
                                                      good girl and a sometimes
                                                      naughty girl this year. I hope

            Dear Santa Claus,
                                                      that you get a present this
                                                      year. Do you want to know
                                                                                                                     Divide Co.
            I want a death star                       what I want for Christmas?
          and a piggy base.                           It is a Doc McStuffins table
          Please bring me a                           for camping. I also want a                                    Dear Santa,
          pink furby and a                            guitar please. I hope your                                    I have ben a good bouy.
          pretend egg and an                          sleigh is ready for Christ-                                    Can yoo plese bring a
          incubator with a cur-                       mas.
          tain to keep it safe                                                                                     doghas for my dog? Can
                                                        I Love You!
          and warm. I like your                                   Thank you,                                        you plese git mi mom a
          reindeer.                                                 Abby                                           braslit. Can you plese git
             Merry Christmas,                                                                                      mi dad a laptop?
               Jacob Reistad                                                                                        Merry Christmas to you,
                                                                                                                             Jayden

                                                         Dear Santa Claus,
                                                         I have tried to be a good girl
              Dear Santa Claus,                        this year, although I am not
              I love you with all my heart             always perfect. These are a
            because you always give out toys.          few things I would like to have                                Dear Santa,
              For Christmas I want my own              for Christmas: 1. computer, 2.                                 I want a pink Ds. I want
            iPad Mini and a Barbie House ans           Barbie Dream House, 3. lots                                  a 80 inch tv. I want a ipad.
            a pony. I’m going to leave you             of Barbies, 4. Baby dolls, 5.                                  Emma C.
            cookies and milk!                          New clothes and shoes,                                         Makeup, Cout dresis.
                        Thank you,                     6. Play kitchen. Thank you
                         Kambree                                   -- Kylee B.

                                                                                                                             Happy
                                                                                                                           Holidays!
                                                                                                                               We
                                                                                                                           appreciate
                                                                                                                              your
                       To our good friends
                           AT THE HOLIDAYS
                                                                                                                           patronage
                        Your goodwill and generous
                            support make it all
                                                                                    Deck
                        worthwhile for us - Thanks!                               the Halls                                   Pam, Les,
                                                                              At this festive time of year, we’d            Ottie & Sharon
                                                                              like to display our gratitude to
                                                                              our good neighbors and friends.

                                                                                  Have a great holiday!

                                                                               DK’s Plumbing
                                                                                and Heating
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     Portal Service Co.
        Wishes You a
                                    Merry
    Christmas!

                                    701-933-2314
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   Blessings
     of the                                                                                                         Thanks
    Season                                                                                                          for your
   To our treasured                                                                                                 business!
    customers and                                                                                                   Wishing you and
         friends,                                                                                                   your family a very
       from your                                                                                                    merry season
      hometown                                                            With sincere appreciation for
     electrical and
   television supply
                                                                             your valued patronage
                                                                                    this year
                                                                              Merry Christmas &
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          store.                    Before you go dashing through the          Happy New Year,                    and Body Shop Inc.
                                     snow, we’d like to take a moment              Everyone!
     J.D. Electric                     to let you know how much we                                                   Neil Benter
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   Merry
 Christmas

     & Many
     Thanks!
    It’s been a real treat
      serving you and
      we look forward
       to serving you
          in 2014!!                                          Merry Christmas
                                                             from all of us at

      701-965-6319             J. Co. Drug
   Kristi L. Haugenoe, Agent
      Carissa Smith, CSM          120 N. Main
   Desiree L. Prochazka, CSM   Crosby, ND 58730
      Jeanette Haug, CSM

                                                                   To our

             Bank on a                                     valued customers and
                                                           friends go our sincere
            great season!                                thanks and best wishes for
                                                            a joyous and happy
                                                            Holiday Season and
                                                                 New Year!

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                                                   BS
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                                                              900 4th St. SE -- PO Box 190 -- Crosby, ND 58730

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                                       All the best of
                                       the season to
                                       you and yours
       May the magic                        from:
       of Christmas                     Sorum’s
       conspire
       to gladden                       Westland
       your hearts                      Service
       and fill
       your
       every
       desire                                                       Wishing you and yours a string of glad
           -- Brittany                                                   tidings this holiday season.
           & Staff                                                 Thank you for giving us the opportunity
                                                                         to serve you this past year.

        102 N. Main Street
           Crosby, ND
                                                                  Bert's Woodworks
                                                                           Bert, Don, Doug, Ryan
            965-6071                                 Crosby, ND

                                                                         n g
                                                                  Wyou Merry
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                                                                     sh a

                                                                  Christmas!
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                                                                     Dear Santa can I have a x
                    First Grade                                    box and a I fon 5 and a 3 bs
                                                                   and a kenbel fier hb x and I
                                                                   have Ben good and a 90 inth              Dear Santa
                      Divide Co.                                   TV cthorcor
      (continued)
                                                                               Jonas S.                     Ds. Hello
                                                                                                          kitty books
                                                                                                          and hoedr
                      Dear Santa,                                                                         and foedr.
                      I wanted an xbox for Christ-
                    mas with call of duty on it. And                 Dear Santa,                            Tv.
                    I want grand theft auto and                      I want a toy sement                    Iepad.
                    mafia. And I want just cause. I                mixer. I want a toy 200
                    want zombie apocolips even if
                    that game exists.
                                                                   mustange boss and a toy
                                                                   rideing gator. I want a
                                                                                                            Back pack.
                                Tristan B.                         dog. I want a toy Jonder                 fone.
                                                                   trackter and combine. I
                                                                   want a leshe for my dog.                 Barbe’s.
                                                                   		                                       Mackup.
                                                                          Thanks Santa,
                                                                              Cooper                        Cout Dre-
                      Dear Santa                                                                          sis.
                      Dsi ds ds ds ds ds ds ds
                    ds dear santa I want ms                                                                     Love
                    Peterson for Christmas.                                                                  Naomi L.
                    And dear santa can I have
                    Jaren have for Christmas                          Dear Santa
                    and Madalyn and a cat. And                        I want xbox and I want a
                    xbox one a tv and call of                       gta colofo bot gos and colod
                    duty gost. And I want to be                     black ops! And a 100 ith TV.
                    a elf. And a giant sled.                               Dear Santa Love
                            Love Daimien B.                                   Chayton D.

                         December 5, 2013
                         Dear Santa I wont a DS10000

                                                                                                    GLAD
                        and a xbox 5000 and a tocing
                        hamstr and a tocing dog and
                        cat and brd and a playstayshing

                                                                                                   TIDINGS
                        10000000000000000000000000000.
                                         Love
                                        Josh L.

                                                                                                   TO YOU!
                                                                                                   We truly appreciate
         Dear Santa
                                                   Hunter N                                        your loyal support.
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       santa                                      colbobe. And
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         Charlie M.
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             First Grade                    Dear Santa,
                                             I wanta dribivk.       Dear Santa,             Dear Santa,
                                           I want an ipod5. I       I have been a           I would like a
                 Divide Co.                want a bick. I want    good and cind           wreel mustang.
                                           to jump. I want to     of bad boy, but         Can I please
                                          sing.Thank you,         can I get a run-        have a herd of
                                                 Justin           ning minathre           mustangs. Santa
            December 5,                                                                   I love you.
                                                                  car and a driv-                 Dean
          2013                                                    ers lisens.
            Dear Santa
          I want Hello                       Dear Santa,          Thanks,
          kitty Books.                       I wont a bin and           Adam
          Hello kitty                      Glenn Combine. I
          Hebbands.                        also want tractr
          Hellow kitty                     slipers. I have
          pichrs. Hello                    been pretty good                                Dear Santa,
          kitty Dres.                      this yere.		                                    For Chrismis I
            Makayla H.                            Have a good        Dear Santa,          wood like a drem-
                                           Christmas,                I I wod like a       house. I wood like
                                                     Gust         drtbick. I wont         my oun Dog for
                                                                  a firkuo. I wold        Chrismis. Now I am
                                                                  like a tractr. I        dun.. “Santa I love
                                                                  wont pjomes. I          you!”
                        Dear Santa,                               bein good. I also                 Reagan
                        I have been a good girl. I would          wont sliprs to go
                     like a dreamhouse. I would like a            with my pjomes. I
                     lot of Justin Bieber songs.                  wont pop too.
                            Happy Christmas Santa,                        Garrett
                                       Tacie

                                                                 Take Santa’s
                                                                    advice
            Because You’ve Been So Nice!
                                                                   Brush
   We’re making a list, we’re checking it twice                     Your
   Of people who’ve been especially nice,
   Customers, neighbors, associates, too.                          Teeth!             Greetings,
   We want to give thanks to each one of you,
   And make certain that there’s no one missed                                        Friends
   on this very lengthy list.
   So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year                                              Merry Christmas to you,
   From all of the people who work here!                                              to you and your kin.
                                                                                      And many thanks for

     Kocher Financial Inc.                                                            dropping in.
                                                                                      For one thing that we
                                                                                      know is true,
                                                                                      It just wouldn’t be
                                   Kurt & Sandra Kocher,                              Christmas
                                                                                      without ALL OF YOU!
                                     Tabitha, Shelbey,             Maisey
                                     Meghan and John
                                                                 Dental Clinic             Power
                                                                    Crosby, ND
                                                                                          Creamery
                                                                  965-4362
Wednesday, December 25, 2013         Christmas Wishes                                          The Journal, Page 15

            Dear Santa,                            More                          Dear Santa,
              I have been a good
           girl this year. I would                                               I started hockey can
           like a neu pupy. Would                  Divide Co.                   I have a hockey bag?
              you bring my dog                                                  I also want a teenage
          a bed?			                                                             mutant ninja turtles
                Merry Christmas           Dear Santa,
                    Santa,                Hello my name is Madison
                                                                                sewar. I also want the
                    Morgen              Olson. I am from Fortuna                new Bat Cave. I also
                                        North Dakota. A couple                  want the new Spider-
                                        weeks ago I called you. You
                                        see I am going to California            man house. I hope you
                                        this January, I don’t want              have a safe fligh. Merry
                                        much this year. I only want
                                        one or two things this year.            Christmas and Thanck
                                          So this is my list:                   you.
                                          - a little box of chocolates
                                          - and some money to go to
                                                                                          Gavyn
           Dear Santa,                  California
           I wunt a xbox 360.             You don’t have to get me
         I wunt a tv. I wunt a          both of them too! I have
                                        been a really good girl this
         pool. I hav ben relly          year too!
         good.                            Thank-You,
           Thanks Santa,		                        Madison Olson
              Darrien                      P.S. I like extra stuff in
                                         my stocking! BEWARE we
                                             have 3 cuddly cats!

 !
 Feliz
                                                                                     May all your travels
                                                                                       be safe this
                                                                                     Christmas season.
                                                                                     MerryChristmasand

Navidad!
                                                                                     Happy New Year!
                                                                                     from Steve, Ardis
                                                                                        and Jody at:

                                                                                             of Crosby

                                                          Our best wishes
                                                            are with you
                                                          as we celebrate
                                                            the miracle
                                                           of Christmas!
                                                                 from
                                                          Tim & Diane Werner           206 N. Main, Crosby
                                                     Stakston-Martin                   (Next to the post office)
                                                                                            1-701-965-6232
                                                      Funeral Home                          1-800-965-6232
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Christmas Wishes

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                 Naomi Lewis                             Gabi Wigness                         Travis Binde                         Becka Holleran
      “My favorite Christmas memory             “My favorite Christmas              “I remember my first phone.          “I remember when I was 4 or 5
    was last year, because I got lots        memory is when my oldest            It was an old cell phone but it      years old, and my brothers, 7 or 8 and
    of presents that I really, really        brother came home from              could call and text, all the good    10 or 11, and I would line up in the
    wanted. Like fake nails, and a Barbi     college, from Nebraska. He didn’t   stuff. Everyone had one and I        hallway, shortest – that was me - to
    Castle. I asked Santa Claus for this.”   come very often because he was      didn’t… until I got it.              tallest and we’d have to wait for our
                                             studying computer systems.”            The first text I made was to my   Christmas presents in that order.
                                                                                 classmate Gabi.”                        “They were always pushing me
                                                                                                                      behind them. I also remember how
                                                                                                                      my mother made apple coffee cake
                                                                                                                      and how my Dad made Irish Bailey’s.”

                                                                                                                                   Holiday hours:
                                                                                                                                    Christmas Eve
                                                                                                                                    8 a.m to 3 p.m.
                                                                                                                                    New Year’s Eve
                                                                                                                                    8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

     Randy, Brenda and the fine folks
    at Ekness SuperValu wish you all
       a very Merry Christmas and a
             Happy New Year!
         Thank you for your loyal
    patronage this year and we look
    forward to serving you in 2014!
                                                                                         Closed Christmas Day & New Years Day

  965-6412                                                                                                                          CROSBY
Wednesday, December 25, 2013                             Christmas Wishes                                                          The Journal, Page 17

          Bob Enerson, Ambrose                 Dale Raaum, Fortuna                     Esther Dahle, Alkabo                  Ron Dahle, Alkabo
     “I remember eating ludefisk on        “Riding in a horse-drawn                “My favorite memory is              “I grew up in a Christian home
  Christmas . . .” Bob also recalled    sleigh… this would have been            Christmas in Alaska in 1962. It     and what I remember most is
  the Ambrose of yesteryear.            during the mid-1940s when I was         followed the birth of my daughter   the childhood excitement of
  “Ambrose is not like it used to be.   a small boy, near Colgan. Also          Ruth, on Thanksgiving Day. Ron      the season. We opened gifts
  It had an implement dealer, two       taking a walk with a .22 rifle., and    (husband) was drafted into the      on Christmas Eve, then spent
  churches – a Presbyterian and a       potting game.”                          Army in Fairbanks, Alaska, and      the next 12 days, the 12 days
  Lutheran church - and two bars.                                               she was a red-headed gift.” She     of Christmas, celebrating. We
  The churches outlasted the bars.                                              also remembered how Ruth was        learned that Christmas is about
  Today, there’s about 20 people.”                                              fascinated by the blinking light    Christmas, Christ.”
                                                                                bulbs on their Christmas tree
                                                                                that first Christmas.

                                                                                                                     As another year
                                                                                                                         wraps up,
                                                                                                                      Here’s wishing
                                                                                                                      you and yours
                                                                                                                     all of the gifts of
                                                                                                                      the Christmas
                                                                                With best wishes to all our                season!
                                                                               neighbors this holiday season.
                                                                               Thank you for spending your          Rosemary L. Tanberg, CPA
                                                                                free time with us this year!           Tax and Accounting
                                                                                                                            965-6662

                        The
                                                                                  Dakota                              rtanberg@nccray.net

                                                                                 Theatre
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                                                ou r s el f
                               Giv e y

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     a gi
                                                                                                                                                                                                    tricts. After that figure was es-    2011 rate.                                For instance, Fertile Valley is
                                                       Divide County taxpayers may                                                                                                                  tablished, bills were reduced by       A business property valued           located in the Grenora School
                                                    be pleasantly surprised by this                                                                                                                 12 percent as a result of state      at $155,500 in 2012 saw no in-         District, which saw a reduction

                                                                                              Property tax bills are down
                                                    year’s tax bill -- especially if they                                                                                                           funds dedicated to property tax      crease in assessed value. Once         in the call for dollars. Hayland
                                                    own commercial property.                                                                                                                        relief -- but that doesn’t mean      the local call for mills is applied,   Township is located in the Di-
                                                       That’s thanks in part to prop-                                                                                                               everyone will see their tax bills    the tax bill goes down 14 per-         vide County School District.
                                                    erty tax relief funds provided                                                                                                                  drop by 12 percent compared to       cent due to the shift in tax bur-      The school and township called
                                                    by the state legislature, but                                                                                                                   last year.                           den among types of property.           for more dollars this year, as did
                                                    also due to the fact residential                                                                                                                   For instance, a home in Cros-     Once the state’s relief is applied     the Wildrose Fire District.
                                                    properties saw assessed values                                                                                                                  by valued in 2012 at $74,800 saw     to the commercial property, the           Based on the cumulative
                                                    increase an average of 19 per-                                                                                                                  its value increase to $89,000 this   total reduction in the tax bill be-    changes in property values, ag

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ft
                                                    cent, while ag and commercial                                                                                                                   year. Based on the call for local    comes 24 percent. Though low-          land now covers only 58 percent
                                                    land values were unchanged                                                                                                                      mills, the 2013 tax would have       er than it otherwise would have        of the overall property tax bill
                                                    this year.                                                                                                                                      been $750 -- compared to $736        been, the 2013 tax bill is about       in Divide County -- dropping 15
                                                       Changes in property values                                                                                                                   the year before. However, once       $300 higher than the tax bill in       percent this year. Historically,
                                                    this year also combined to sig-                                                                                                                 the state property tax relief        2011.                                  ag land has paid as much as 87
                                                    nificantly change the percent-                                                                                                                  is applied, the bill goes down         Taxes on monitored ag par-           percent of the total tax bill.
                                                    age of tax burden borne by each                                                                                                                 to $660 -- and that’s in spite of    cels ranged from a decrease of            The share of tax now paid by
                                                    type of property -- commercial,                                                                                                                 a pretty hefty increase in the       6 percent in Hayland Township          residential property this year
                                                    residential, ag and utilities.                                                                                                                  school district budget.              to a decrease of 34 percent in         increased from 12 percent to
                                                       Property tax statements be-            ■ Township taxes based on 160 acres of farmland. ■ Crosby taxes do not include special assessments.
                                                                                                                                                                                                       After taking all of those fac-    Fertile Valley Township. The val-      16 percent; the share paid by
                                                    gan arriving in area mailboxes                                                                                                                  tors into consideration, the         ues on all ag land remained the        commercial property increased
                                                    late last week.                                                                                                                                 overall reduction to the exam-       same as in 2012, but the tax bills     from 8 percent to 12 percent;
                                                       All of the properties annually         According to County Auditor                           on the call for mills by local tax-             ple property is 10 percent -- but    for each are also influenced by        and the amount paid by utilities
                                                    monitored by The Journal show           Gayle Jastrzebski, this year’s                          ing entities such as the county,                it’s worth noting the 2013 rate      the school district in which they      doubled -- from 7 percent to 14
                                                    lower tax bills than last year.         taxes first were figured based                          municipalities and school dis-                  is still about $40 more than the     are located.                           percent.

         That arrives every week
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ber to 29.19 million barrels in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Divide County oil produc-       October.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               tion profitability may suf-           Natural gas production
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               fer if the price of a barrel of    also jumped, from nearly 32
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               oil worldwide continues to         million cubic feet in Septem-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               slide south of $73, said Lynn      ber to 33.178 million cubic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Helms, Director of the North       feet in October.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Dakota Industrial Commis-             The oil numbers might
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               sion’s Department of Mineral       have been even higher, Helms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Resources, during his month-       said, but for October’s four-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ly “Director’s Cut” oil and nat-   day deluge, which prevented
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ural gas press briefing Friday.    access to McKenzie County
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Helms sees an economical-       oil rigs. This reduced state-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ly “soft year” ahead for state     wide oil production by 29 per-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               oil production – especially in     cent – 10,000 barrels a day.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               counties like Divide and Bill-        Helms called that a “very
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ings, where $73 per barrel oil     significant” decline.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               prices represent a break-even         He said oil production
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               price.                             numbers might have been
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Helms said oil fell from $93    two- to two-and-a-half times
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               per barrel in October, to $73      more, had the weather been
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               per barrel by November.            good.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  He expects oil prices to re-       Bad weather has also been
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               main “soft” throughout 2014        cutting into oil production
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               -- somewhere in the $75 to         since October, he said, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               $80 per barrel range.              fracking has not been very
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Despite a growing capac-        successful under “arctic”
                                                                                                                                                                                                       learning new life skills at the         ity to refine the state’s oil,     conditions.
                                                          Greg Stowers and Coryn                                                                                                                       same time -- particularly how to        according to Helms, this              Things look somewhat
                                                       Bourgeois, two Missoula Chil-                                                                                                                   use their imaginations, how to          wouldn’t help Divide Coun-         better for natural gas, Helms
                                                       dren’s Theatre actors, were                                                                                                                     think on their feet, how to mem-        ty if oil remained in the $75      said.
                                                       helping Divide County’s el-                                                                                                                     orize things, self-confidence           range, when the break-even            He said a gas gathering
                                                       ementary classes put together                                                                                                                   and a few other skills. They            price for McKenzie, Moun-          system soon coming on line
                                                       their own version of a “Princess                                                                                                                were also getting a taste of the        trail and Williams County oil      in Divide County will help to
                                                       and the Pea” play, also a Snow                                                                                                                  performing arts.                        is about $45 per barrel.           reduce flaring. That gas will
                                                       White song and dance number                                                                                                                        Sparking this kind of imagina-          What lower oil prices may       go to the Hess plant in Tioga.
                                                       on Thursday afternoon.                                                                                                                          tive play under the guise of ac-        do, Helms said, is drive crude        The Tioga plant alone,
                                                          When Stowers asked for five                                                                                                                  tivity and fun was exactly what         oil transportation towards         Helms said, has the capabil-
                                                       volunteers from the students                                                                                                                    Stowers and Bourgeois had in            the railways, which might          ity to create a 5 percent drop
                                                       assembled in the gym, most of                                                                                                                   mind, exactly what the Mis-             help raise profitability in        in statewide flaring numbers,
                                                       the hands shot up and waving                                                                                                                    soula Children’s Theatre (MCT)          counties like Divide and Bill-     from 28 percent to 23 per-
                                                       to be chosen.                                                                                                                                   aims to accomplish.                     ings to some degree.               cent.
                                                          When the choosing was                                                                                                                           For 39 years, MCT has been              Helms said the capacity            Divide County’s line could
                                                       done, the basic “Princess and                                                                                                                   providing professionally-guided         to move about 90 percent of        do the same, he said.
                                                       the Pea” storyline morphed                                                                                                                      theatrical experiences for chil-        the 1 million barrels of oil          Another change Helms ob-
                                                       into a new creation, fabricated                                                                                                                 dren that are both “artistically        the state could produce daily      served in his report is multi-
                                                       on the spot, straight from the                                                                                                                  satisfying and educationally            by 2014 is there. Helms said       well oil pads. During 2011,
                                                       students’ imagination.                                                                                                                          fulfilling,” according to MCT’s         this could happen with the         he said, one in three oil wells
                                                          The prince became a fel-                                                                                                                     website.                                change in the pricing sce-         was a multi-pad well. In 2013,
                                                       low named Logan, who rode                                                                                                                          MCT does this by sending a           nario.                             two thirds of all pads had
                                                       his wolf, Lightning, around the                                                                                                                 team of two professional tour              The good news, Helms            multiple wells on them.
                                                       imaginary kingdom.                      ship was okay.                                               While the students were hav-               actor/directors to a town with          said, is that the state once          However, these production
                                                          The princess, Belle, liked rid-         The pea, the princess’s test                            ing fun creating their own play              all the scenery, costumes,              again saw record oil and nat-      increases will be tempered in
                                                       ing her horse, Bob, with her pal        for true “princess-hood” in the                            and watching their friends ac-               props, make-up and basic light-         ural gas production numbers        the coming year by the influ-
                                                       Logan. No, they really didn’t           original story, at least for a                             tually performing, what they                 ing required to put on a play,          during October: Statewide oil      ence of bad weather in the
                                                       want to get married, but friend-        time, became a penguin.                                    didn’t know was that they were               then letting the community’s            production rose from nearly        oil patch as well as declining
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               28 million barrels in Septem-      prices for oil worldwide.

                                                                                                                                                          Cookbook by Crosby woman honors memory of granddaughter
                                                                                                                                                        “Heavenly Delights” is the name of a new cookbook                  and toward children’s diabetes research and the pre-
                                                                                                                                                     assembled by Crosby resident Dorothy Chaffee, in                      vention of child abuse.
                                                                                                                                                     honor of her late granddaughter, Kelsie Myer.                            “Now her name can just live on for a long
                                                                                                                                                        Myer was killed July 10, 2008, when her car was                    time with those organizations,” said Chaffee.
                                                                                                                                                     struck by a train in Ward County.                                     “She is, to me, still here.”
                                                                                                                                                        “Doing this cookbook has given me a lot of peace,”                    Kelsie was the daughter of Shelly Lambert and
                                                                                                                                                     said Chaffee. “Besides, I like recipes.”                              David Myer. The book contains family photos
                                                                                                                                                        While other relatives have worked to establish a                   and stories, along with recipes from a variety of
                                                                                                                                                     scholarship in Kelsie’s memory, her grandmother                       people in the area and outside of it -- some who
                                                                                                                                                     wanted to do something different.                                     knew Kelsie and some who didn’t.
                                                                                                                                                        “I did a cookbook like this after my mother died,”                    Chaffee invited dozens of people to contribute
                                                                                                                                                     said Chaffee. “I decided I wanted to do something that                recipes, among them Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-ND,
                                                                                                                                                     would have Kelsie’s name on it for a long time.”                      who contributed her recipe for “Heidi’s Amazing
                                                                                                                                                        A portion of proceeds from the book will go to three               Tarragon Potatoes.”
                                                                                                                                                     causes close to Chaffee’s heart -- and ones she also                     Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of the book
                                                                                                                                                     believes Kelsie would support -- the Humane Society,                  may contact Chaffee by calling 641-1416.

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     With warm
    regards to all
  our friends both
  far and near, for
       a joyous
      Christmas
                                                                                                                  Greetings
    and a bright                                                                                                    of the
     New Year.                                                                                                    Season
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        and all your nights be restful.

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