Subscribe to our online issues at The Herald-Press www. www.heraldpressnd.com Vol. 33 Issue 41 75¢ Saturday, October 14, 2017 heraldpressnd.com - Official Newspaper of Wells County - Harvey and Fessenden, North Dakota- Dog treats venture to expand Starting as a sensory activity, it’s now a business Since HAV-IT Industries rolled out its new line of dog treats last summer, packages of bone-shaped, carrot- speckled biscuits have been appearing on store shelves throughout the com- munity. “They’re gluten free,” HAV-IT pro- duction team member Jessica Fahlsing said of the treats which feature ingre- dients such as peanut butter, oat flour, and a Vitamin E preservative. Fahlsing went on to describe her role in the production process, “I roll out the dog biscuits, cut them out, I mix the flour and the peanut butter. We’ll have some other (flavors), but not yet.” Project Team Leader and Direct Sup- port Professional Ashley Aljets added, “We start the process with Jessica mak- ing all the ingredients, measuring all the ingredients, she puts them into the Ninja blender, which blends them into a nice dough for us. Then, we put it on the mats, and Bonny Lynn Faul, Amber Roerick and Mary Lou Hoffman roll it out and cut it out with cookie cutters.” The crew makes their own peanut Hans Langseth at age 66. According to a Smithsonian website, he butter blending it two times to get rolled his beard around a corncob and carried it in a pouch around the right creamy, smooth consistency. his neck or in his pocket. “It’s 100% just peanuts, roasted and blanched,” Aljets added. The business project started as a No need for a razor here sensory activity to involve all workers DSP Lisa Miller removes a batch of biscuits from the oven. Helping are Amber Roerick, left, at HAV-IT Industries. and Chris Hurley. Others involved in the project but not pictured are Bonny Lynn Faul, Jessica World record beard has ties to Harvey “We decided to come up with an ac- Fahlsing, Megan Patzer, Rachel Bonn, Mary Lou Hoffman, along with job coaches Amber Flores, tivity that everybody can participate in, by Brice Wakefield prove masculinity, style, and sta- Ashley Aljets, Shawna Ewert, and Amanda Nelson. Photo by Janine Schmitz The record for the world’s tus. In Greece, beards were a sign as far as touching the dough, rolling the longest beard belongs to Hans of honor and beards were only dough, the baking. Then, we had a ran- by producing two days a week do and it keeps everybody busy to expand its treat line soon, ac- Langseth according to the Guiness cut as a form of punishment. Ac- dom idea one day that maybe this could instead of one,” Aljets added. all day long.” cording to Aljets. “This month, Book of World Records. Langseth cording to the history cooperative turn into a business,” Aljets noted. She continued, “We are hop- Aljets said the name of the we’re looking at a fall line was born in Norway in 1846 and and their article “A Short History Dog owners among staff and clients’ ing to go to five days a week. treats came from Direct Sup- incorporating some pumpkin died in 1927 in North Dakota, but of Beards,” about 33 percent of families tested the treats and they found That way, when we’re part of port Professional Lisa Miller. or some sweet potato in them. wanted the legacy of his beard to American males have facial hair their dogs loved them. the baking team, we have the “We were trying to think up a That way we can eliminate the live on. His final wish was for his and 55 percent of males world- “Everyone got excited and wanted packaging team that can be name, and she said, “So good, peanut butter for pets with beard to be cut off and kept, and wide have facial hair. to bring them to all the canines in the working on that during the rest your dog’s gotta HAV-IT!” The peanut allergies,” it was. Langseth’s beard is not only community,” Aljets laughed. of the days they’re here (in the name stuck,” Aljets laughed. “There are no eggs or dairy,” Now, decades later, the beard is an object of interest because of its The idea quickly became a business. HAV-IT Industries building). Direct Support Professional Direct Support Professional in the archives of the Smithsonian length, but forensic scientists can Soon, HAV-IT workers formed teams We have the dehydrating team, and graphic artist Cheryl Ya- and team member Shawna Institution National Museum of discover much from hair. Such for production and marketing. The busi- and the marketing team. So, senchak designed the package Ewert added. Natural History in Washington, as diet, illness, and even the if ness “took off”, Aljets said. everybody’s involved. We have logo. “This is a cool thing to get D.C. the person was exposed to pol- After the recipe was perfected, the jobs for just about everyone to The team at HAV-IT plans involved with,” Aljets said. Langseth was the great-grand- lutants. Langseth’s hair changed team decided to make different treat father of the late Lynn Langseth, colors throughout the years as sizes for small and large dogs. Harvey. Lynn’s wife, Delores, well, with blonde ends and darker The HAV-IT marketing team began lives in Harvey. brown at the base of the beard, it featuring the treats at small craft shows Langseth’s beard measures shows the aging of Langseth over and community events, and they cre- In Wells County District Court 17 feet six inches long. He began the years. ated a Facebook page for promotion. growing the beard when he was His beard was part of a physi- Marketing team members Chris Hurley, 19, hoping to win a local competi- cal anthropology exhibit but has Megan Patzer, and others visited busi- tion, but ending up continuing to since been kept in storage, being nesses to see if they were interested in Van Dam bound over to trial, grow his beard for the rest of his brought back out for display on carrying the treats. life. The beard is not only a testa- occasion. “We sell them at businesses, and ment to a life without shaving, A television show is being other places. We ask them if they want Burrington accepts plea agreement but also a visual representation of produced for the Smithsonian to sell them in their businesses. We ask how much they want, tell them the Cases associated with drug conspiracy the meth to Wells County from Minot and Langseth’s life with wheat kernels Channel and there will be seg- charges in Wells County are starting to come Minnesota. still visible, and the changes of ment about Langseth’s beard. prices,” Chris Hurley said. “We were approached by Terry before the court. Wednesday, Oct. 11, two The special agents testified that in No- color representing his many years The show, “Seriously Amazing individuals who are named as co-conspirators vember, 2016, Van Dam moved with Amy on Earth. Objects,” has no air date set as Hinrichs, so we now have them at Super Valu, here and in Killdeer. We appeared before Wells County District Judge Gudmunson to Anamoose, where they rented Beards over the years have of now, but will possibly air next James D. Hovey. a home from Darrin Geigle. Allegedly, Geigle held many different purposes, spring. There will be a segment approached Warehouse Grocery and offered them an opportunity to carry Alan Van Dam, of Fessenden, appeared was providing Van Dam with money to pay including warmth for the face, about super-sized objects and before the court for a preliminary hearing. Van for food and fuel to travel to Minnesota to pur- and even to intimidate enemies, Langseth’s beard will be featured them, and they ordered 12 units,” Aljets indicated. Dam is charged with eight felonies: delivery chase meth. The agents’ testimony described as well as to keep dirt, sand, and while sharing more information of a controlled substance, methamphetamine; that Geigle received an 8-ball or 8-ball and a even the sun from reaching the about his beard and the history of “So sales have gone very quickly, and we are picking up the production conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance; half, in exchange. An “8-ball” is equivalent to face. But have since been used to beards in the United States. maintaining a dwelling for using controlled one-eighth ounce of meth. substance; prohibited possession of a firearm; After almost two hours of testimony, Hovey possession of controlled substance; and three determined the state had presented sufficient criminal conspiracy charges. evidence to bind the case over for trial on eight The state presented evidence and testimony of the nine charges. The charge of maintaining Suckut, Pepple honored at conference of events leading to Van Dam’s arrest on De- a dwelling for using controlled substance was cember 13, 2016, when he was arrested for an dismissed. The North Dakota Association of outstanding warrant in Minnesota. Fessenden Burrington, of Fessenden, accepted a plea Counties (NDACo) honored two Wells Police Chief Travis Tesch testified that he was agreement on charges of delivery of metham- County officials in a ceremony Monday, contacted by Van Dam’s landlord December phetamine, conspiracy to deliver, maintaining Oct. 9, during the NDACo Annual Con- 16 after drug paraphernalia was found in the a dwelling for using controlled substance and ference in Bismarck.