Dam Endures More Erosion Record Flood Ever,” He Said

$1.00 a copy One Section Casselton, ND 58012 Tae Kwon Do - See page 10 Casselton Reporter • Kindred Tribune • Hunter Times Flood issues continue in Kindred; water not a threat in other areas By Amanda Gades and can operate various machines. has continued to decrease. A lot less precipitation and more The salary will be submitted to Last week, the pumps had been preparation aided in creating an FEMA following the conclusion of set up and watched. As of March even better situation for rural Cass the temporary position. 18, there was not a need for dike County. The city has put up two dikes - watchers. “Last year, we were Mach three one on Highway 46 and another on The city discussed a $15 per with our hair on fire,” said Sheriff Sheyenne Street. Both dikes have hour pay for residents that helped Paul Laney who spoke at the March held. set up and watch the pumps. Coun- 18 Mapleton flood meeting. “This In Mapleton, the Maple River cil member Larry Dell made a mo year, we had the same six day no- peaked at 909.18 feet on Friday, tice and we turned and hit the light March 19. Since reaching about switch and said okay, let’s go to four feet above flood level, the river Flood - Page A-2 work. We were way ahead. A lot of pre-planning had been done.” One technique that the sheriff’s office used was to saturate the field with deputies and set up a com- On Wednesday, March 17, about a half foot of water was coming over the emergency spillway at the mend center. Absaraka Dam. This caused further erosion to the dam which had been reconstructed due to damage Laney said that it’s important during last year’s spring flood. for people to know that this year’s flood needs to be taken seriously even though the Red River did not rise quite as high as last year. “It’s at about the number four Dam endures more erosion record flood ever,” he said. “Need to By Amanda Gades coming over the emergency spillway to be aware that they may receive a stand vigilant until we are in a safe Eight homeowners East of the Ab- according to Chad Engels, engineer phone call to evacuate,” said Engels. zone.” saraka Dam received a Level 2 pre- for the Maple River Water Resource But, since that day, the inflows In Kindred, crews were called evacuation alert on March 17 follow- District. to the home of Bob and Tammy ing the observation of water that was “The property owners were told Schmidt to fix a leaking dike. The Dam - Page 9 farmyard is located on the south- west side of Kindred. National Guard members will be arriving this week to assist with waters that are getting close to Argusville rallies to battle the flood properties located north of High- way 46. These guard members are being transferred to Kindred from Hickson according to Kindred City Photos by Amanda Gades/The Reporter Auditor Twila Morrison. “We’re just in the beginning of The Sheyenne River was at 21.5 feet on Tuesday, March 23 and is this,” said Kindred Public Works expected to stay at that height for about one week. This is about the Supervisor Ken Blilie. “The river is same level as last year. expected to be at 21 feet for about a week. That’s a continuous flow of water from the river. That get to be a lot of water.” The crest level of 21 feet had pre- viously been predicted for Tuesday, March 23 but the crest came three days earlier on March 20. Currently, the city is dealing with ice jambs that are halting the flow of the water in areas includ- ing the south side of Highway 46. On March 22, representatives from Burlington Northern Santa Fe had been in the area to assist with breaking these up. There is a road that is underwa- ter on the north side of Highway 46 and east of the bridge. Dan Yeager from Leonard was hired by the city to assist Public Works Supervisor Ken Blilie with the flood-related needs. Yeager helped with flood efforts in Kindred A view of Highway 46 in Kindred shows some barriers, sandbags Photo By Sarah Sorvaag / The Reporter last year and has knowledge of the and plastic. This was constructed by the Cass County Highway De- Ditches and fields outside of Argusville swell as overland flooding water makes its way east toward city’s needs, good mechanical skills partment. the Red River. Sandbagging in Argusville began on Friday, March 19 at the community center. From the barn into yarn: Nedrebo delves into the art of spinning By Sarah Sorvaag Last fall, Shirley attended a series “Now I remember what barns and the machine,” she said. Quilting, knitting, sewing, and of three two-hour spinning classes in sheep smell like. I have been work- When Shirley received her refur- crocheting, have all seemingly made Perham, Minn. at a shop called At ing ever since then, cleaning and bished single treadle spinning wheel a comeback in popularity amongst Loose Ends. The instructor referred washing fleece. It’s so fascinating,” in January, she began practicing arts and crafts enthusiasts. Shirley Shirley to a man in St. Paul, Minn. she said. with her ready to spin wool. In class Nedrebo, of Arthur, was recently in- who restores spinning wheels. Af- To wash the wool, Shirley uses she learned with a double treadle troduced to a hobby rarely seen since ter discussing her concerns with the hot, soapy water. To clean the first spinning wheel in contrast to her the advent of industrial spinning. gentleman, she shipped the wheel to batch, she used information about auction-bought single treadle wheel. At an auction last summer, Shir- St. Paul to be fixed around the time chemicals provided by her Perham “This one is really old and it ley’s husband Kerm bid on an old of Thanksgiving. instructor. Although the instruc- would be really fun to know the his- fashioned spinning wheel. While her original wheel was be- tor mentioned that some people use tory of it. If I break something or do “We were at an auction sale and ing fixed in St. Paul, Shirley decided a washing machine, the main rule something wrong, I would feel really they had this spinning wheel. It to investigate where she could get Shirley follows is to never agitate bad now that I have it restored. So I didn’t cost very much. When we got some wool locally. Kerm suggested wet wool because it will turn into went and bought another one,” she it home, I sat it on the table and that Shirley speak with Greg, Ter- felt. said. walked around looking at it. I’ve al- ry or Jeff Gebeke since they raise Shirley explained that by letting The second wheel, which she pur- ways been fascinated by them, won- sheep. the wool soak, the process will re- chased three weeks ago off the Inter- dering how they really work. Once I “I talked to Greg Gebeke and move the dirt and smell slowly, but net and weighs 13 pounds, is simi- get interested in something, then I asked if I could get some fleece. He thoroughly. She recommends using lar to the one she learned on, with want to know the history about it,” said, “Sure, that’s no problem.” I al- vinegar in the rinse water or hair a double-treadle and the threading Shirley said. ways thought they sheared sheep in conditioner. To support the cleaning hole sits higher, allowing Shirley to Besides her many general queries the spring. It was a snowy day this process and protect her own cook- sit in a regular chair. about spinning itself, she first need- winter when Kerm came into the ware, Shirley went shopping for a “I thought I’m just going to save ed to determine how the machine house and told me there were four large canner. After visiting several my money and get a new spinning was supposed to work and what re- bags of wool out on the driveway,” thrift stores, she finally found a can- wheel,” she stated. pairs were needed. Shirley said jokingly. ner at a department store. Shirley plans to finish the new “It only had five spokes in the Shirley noticed that the wool Another reason Shirley avoided wheel’s wood herself. She wanted to wheel, the foot mount was wired on, needed to be warmed up due to a using the wash machine for her wool preserve the antique look by coat- and the flyer was tied on with twine. buildup of ice in the bags and then was based on what she read online ing it with an oil stain finish. She is All these things told me there’s cleaned before she would be able to about the possibility of Lanolin plug- still considering what type of wax or something definitely wrong here. spin it into yarn. She spread the wool ging drains. shiny finish to use, if at all for the Before you get the thing fixed you across the garage floor to allow the “I could lose my happy home if I Photo By Sarah Sorvaag / The Reporter have to know how it works,” Shirley small amounts of ice to melt, which plug our drains in the winter with Shirley Nedrebo holds the handheld drop spindle, showing how explained. also resulted in a whiff of nostalgia.

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