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communi tyFebruary 12,2021lot Griggs County Courier

GRIGGS COUNTY CARE CENTEH NEWS NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS

When my son, dad andI went spearing, Dad hadhis ice saw in the back ofthe truck. We put it in thesled and hauled it out. Butwe didn't use it. We could

have, but the lithium ion auger popped the holes andwithin minutes the ice was clear and we were ready foraction. We had the old school, but the new one wasmore efficient.

Quite honestly it was lesswork.While some may prefer going out looking for struc-

ture and channeling their inner Lewis and Clark to dis-cover the next great fishing spot, others choose to usesome of the latest technology to make the work a littleless laborious and spend more time fishing and lesstime searching.

Advancements in technology, easily retrieved onthe North Dakota Game and Fish Department's web-site, allow ice anglers access to more than 200 lakecontour maps, providing yet another tool in the an-gier's tackle box.

"Back when we first started mapping in the early2000s, anglers pretty much had to print a paper lakecontour map at home and take it with them to helpnavigate and find the underwater features:' said JerryWeigel, Department fisheries production and develop-ment section supervisor.

Times have changed.Anglers now have access to two free smartphone

mobile apps on the Game and Fishwebsite, gf.nd.gov,both of which provide interactive functionality andwork with a phone's GPS.One option, Weigel said, isESRIArcGISExplorer, which requires cellular service towork in the field.

"When you're out on the lake and you have the apprunning, it literally has the lake contour lines and ev-erything," he said. "It'd be the exact same thing youwould do with your Lowrance GPS or young Hum-mingbird GPSwhen you're navigating open water inthe summer."

ing birdseed with peanutbutter, corn syrup and gel-atin. This mixture was thencarefully packed into minibunt cake pans. We don'tknow if the birds will ap-preciate how pretty thesecakes are, but they willenjoy eating them. Resi-dents with a love of musicgathered for a sing along.Keepinq the theme of lovein mind, we chose old timefavorites with romanticlyrics such as, "Let Me CallYou Sweetheart," Even or-dinary activities will betransformed to reflect thismonth of love. Bingo willbecome Valentine's Bingoand cold winter nightswill be the perfect reasonto watch a romantic com-edy. Valentine's Day willbe celebrated with treatsand fun activities. The staffat GCCCexpress their lovefor our residents every daywith the excellent carethey provide. CelebratingValentine's Day during apandemic may presentsome challenges, but witha little creativity we canstill find many ways to ex-press love to those we careabout. Spread love andnot germs. Until next time,stay wet! and stay safe.

By Sonja Haaland

Snowflakes and coldwind chills may be in theair outside, however loveis in the air inside theGriggs County Care Cen-ter. Residents gathered,as the month began, tocut out colorful hearts todecorate the walls andtables in the dining room.Groundhogs Day was cel-ebrated by making an ed-ible groundhog. This wasaccomplished by decorat-ing a Nutter Butter cookieto look like a groundhog.The groundhog was thenplaced in the hole of adonut to symbolize theground hog coming outof his hole in the ground.These creations were al-most too cute to eat.Temptation eventuallygave in and the residentsfound these treats tastedas good as they looked!The official prediction bygroundhog PunxsutawneyPhil was that we would in-deed have six more weeksof winter. With that inmind, residents gatheredto make birdseed cakes forthe birds who try to survivein our cold climate. Thecakes were made by mix-

By Doug LeierBiologist,North DakotaFish & Game

Anglersnow haveaccessto two freesmartphonemobileappsontheGameandFishwebsit

about 30% of North Dakota's fishing waters, there arebenefits to downloading maps to your mobile devicebefore leaving home using the Avenza Geospatial PDFapp.

"With this electronic fishing map information andyou seethere's a sunken island out there, you can liter-ally drive right to it on the ice using either of the twotechnoloqtes.t welqel said.

Weigel added that there is something anglers needto keep in mind when using this GPStechnology ontheir favorite fishing waters.

"They imply they're absolute," he said. "In otherwords, when it saysit's 15 feet deep, we say that there's15-foot depth in that general area. But folks need tokeep in mind that their GPS'sare plus or minus 10 feetat the best:'

What's more certain, if Mother Nature allows, are theopportunities afforded ice anglers this winter acrossNorth Dakota's landscape.

"There have never been stronger populations offish than there is now,"Weigel said. "It's amazing. Andwe literally have twice the number of fishing lakes asthere once was:'Considering cellular

service is iffy, at best, on

CERTIFIED INSURANCE COUNSELORS HONORED- SHANE R. LARCK -

FOR TEN YEJl~RSOF DEDICATION INVITATION TO BIDWimbledon Fire Hall Addition IWimbledon, North Dakota

A leading insurance professionalorganization recently recognized ShaneR. Larck, Cle, of Ihry Insurance Agency,Inc. of Hope, NO, for dedication andongoing leadership in the insurance

industry.

Sealed Bids for the Wimbledon Fire Hall Addition, Wimbledon, North Dakota,will be received until 2:00 PM, LOCALTIME, TUESDAY,FEBRUARY23, 2021.

Bids must be delivered before the time and date indicated above to the Fire Hall, 206 3rd Avenue, Wimbledon, ND 58492,where they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

NOTE: Those attending Bid Opening, will be required to maintain social distancing, and are encouraged to wear a Mask per request of Owner.

Bids will be received for all Work, per the requirements of the "Instructions to Bidders". Multiple prime Bids will be received forGeneral, Mechanical and Electrical work. Single Prime bids (for All Work) will be considered only if the costs of Single prime bids

are less than the combined price of the low Multi-prime bidders.The Society of Certified Insurance

Counselors (ClC) honored Mr. ShaneR. Larck for ten years of successfullymaintaining the Certified Insurance

Counselor (ClC) designation, denotingsignificant commitment to advanced

knowledge and customer service.

All Bids shall be in accordance withBidding Documents prepared by:

RHET Architecture, 27 11th Street N. Fargo, ND 58102(701)388-2867

Bidding Documents may be examined at the followinglocations until Bid opening time: North Dakota Builder'S

Exchanges in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck

tract, or accept and return the award letter, in accordance with theterms of the bid, the bid bond, and any condition of the governingbody. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within thetime allowed, the bidder's bond shall be forfeited to the governingbody and the project awarded to the next lowest responsible bid-der. Certified checks, money orders, personal checks, cash, or formsother than a bid bond will not be accepted.

License requirements: Each Bidder shall hold a current and validNorth Dakota Contractor's License of the proper class for the fullamount of the bid, issued by the Secretary of State as required byNorth Dakota law Sections 43-07-05 and 43-07-12, and shall en-close a copy of the license or certificate of renewal of the license inthe same envelope as the Bidder's Security Bond. A Contractor shallbe the holder of a license at least ten days prior to the date set forreceiving Bids to be a qualified Bidder.

No Bids will be read or considered which do not fully comply withNorth Dakota bond and license requirements,

Bid security shall be made payable to Wimbledon Rural Fire Protec-tion District, North Dakota.Bid security of two lowest Bidders will be retained until Contracthas been awarded and executed, but not longer than 30 days.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waiveinformalities therein.

PDF/Digital Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Archi-tect, no deposit is required or cost charged for one set for "prime"bidders. Addenda will be submitted to those receiving full sets ofBidding Documents.Note: Hard Copy sets of drawings are only available for PRIME Bid-ders, who will be charged a non-refundable fee to cover reproduc-tion costs, and mailing.

Per North Dakota Bidding ReqUirements, Bids shall be receivedwith 2 separate envelopes.In the envelope marked"Bid Bond"include a Bidder's Security Bondin a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the Bid,executed by a surety company authorized to do business in NorthDakota; the bond shall be for the highest amount ofthe Bidder's to-tal bid combination including add alternates. A copy ofthe Contrac-tor's license listed below, shall be included also into the Bid BondEnvelope. Attach Bid Bond envelope to the Bid Proposal envelope.In the envelope marked "Bid Proposal" each prime contractor shallsubmit 2 copies of the Bid form (enclosed in Bidding Documents).Refer to the Instructions to Bidders for specific bid submittal in-structions. Bids submitted that do not follow the bidding require-ments will be returned unopened.

Bond requirements: A bidder's bond must be executed by the bid-der as principal and by a surety, conditioned that if the principalsbid is accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the prin-cipal, within ten days after notice of the award, shall execute a con-

"This honor is an acknowledgment ofthe priority Shane Larck places on education and professional growth;' cited

the Society's CEO and President, William J. Hold, CRM, ClSR."Customers,associates, and the insurance profession as a whole benefit from such a

strong commitment to continuing education:'

The (Ie Program is nationally recognized as the premier continuingeducation program for insurance professionals, with programs offered in a"50 states and Puerto Rico. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the Society of ClCis a not-for-profit organization and the founding program ofThe National

Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.

TTHRYJIivSURANCE

Agency, Inc.

Ihryinsurance.comPO Box 9, Hope, NO 58046

800.726.7929FORTHEOWNER:Wimbledon Rural Fire Protection District, Wimbledon, North Dakota

295274 BY:Mr Brent Christ, District PresidentAn Equal Opportunity Provider