The Star
‘ August 16, 2021
Lloyd Greenwood
Lloyd Greenwood, age 70, of Bel-
court, ND, passed away on Friday,
August 6, 2021 , at his home.
Lloyd Walter Greenwood (Blue
Mountain Man), beloved father, hus-
band, son, uncle, grandfather, and
brother, passed
away at 3:13 am.
on the 6th Day_of
August 2021, in
the comfort of his
home surrounded
by loved ones. He
was born August
12, 1950, to Walter Joseph Green-
Wood (deceased) and Gladys Grant
Smith. He lived with and was mar-
ried to Brenda (Keplin) Greenwood
for nearly 51 years.
Lloyd spent his younger years in
Bottineau, ND, and attended the Wil-
low City Catholic school. He enlisted
in the United States Army early in
1969 and served with the First Cal-
vary Division, 1st of the 8th, as a
Grunt (ground soldier) 1969-1971.
He was always a hero to his family,
and as a soldier with a Bronze Star
with a Bronze V device, a_ Purple
Heart, a Purple Heart with Bronze
Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, and
Army Accommodation Medal.
He worked as a welder for some
years. He first learned how to weld
. with aluminum in Cooperstown, ND,
then moved to Hillsboro, ND, where
‘ he learned underwater welding. He
went on to apply his trade in Sioux
Falls, SD, Walthill, Nebraska, and
Sioux City, Iowa. He and his wife de-
cided to move back to Belcourt in
1986 and he worked for the Belcourt
School system as a janitor. He en-
joyed the young people here and
came home with many stories about
' them.
He loved tinkering with cars, fish—
ing, taking road trips with his friends
on his Harley, building fires (not
without a few mishaps), and joking
around with friends. He had a won-
derful sense of humor that often re-
sulted in his ability to make people
believe any outlandish story he told
them. He enjoyed his five grandsons -
and taught them to many lessons
about nature, and he gave them their
many firsts: first to fish, to ride in a
boat, to camp outdoors, to ride and
drive an ATV, to ride on a Harley, to
go mudding in the jeep, etc.
He was a wonderful father to son,
Shawn Greenwood (Misty Poitra
Greenwood), Linzi Greenwood
Morin (Andy Morin), and Rhea ,
Greenwood (Shawna Grant). He
treated his son and daughters-in—law
like his own.
Lloyd and Brenda were blessed
with five grandsons, Shawn (Kristen
Jensen) and soon-to-be great grand—
daughter, Vienna Louise Greenwood,
Jaron, and Bryson Greenwood, and
Talon and Draven Morin, and five
adopted grandchildren, Addi, Jor-
dana, Sylis, Sage, and Xion.
Lloyd is survived by his wife,
Brenda Greenwood, mother, Gladys
(Grant) Smith, brothers, Mike, Mark,
Robert, and Ronnie, and two sisters,
Delores (Harvey Thomas) and
Gladys (Mark Bearwald).
He was preceded in death by his
sister, Linda Greenwood Salazar, fa-
ther, Walter Greenwood, many un-
cles, aunties, and his beloved
grandmother, Louise Greenwood.
He will be so very missed by his
entire family and his story will go on
forever because he was so original
and loving to all those close to him.
Private Family services have been
held.
Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, ND,
was in charge of arrangements.
. Delbert Walter Fry
Delbert Walter Fry was born on
October 22, 1946, in Findlay, Ohio,
the third son of Delbert Eugene 'Fry
and Ruth Aileen DeWeese Fry. He
grew up in the Bloomdale, Ohio, area
and graduated from Elmwood High
School in 1964.
After joining the
Air Force ' he
served in Viet
Nam. Upon his re-
turn he married
Jane Spitler and
treasured their .
daughter Brandee although they later
divorced. A
Delbert attended Bowling Green
State University where he met and
married Nancy Elizabeth Harrer. He
graduated with a Bachelor of Educa-
tion degree specializing in Physical
Education and began teaching and
coaching in numerous Ohio schools.
He had a lifelong passion for athlet-
ics, especially football and basketball.
Delbert received his Masters of
Arts degree from BGSU in Guidance
and Counseling. After moving to
North Dakota he was proud of the
Peer Counseling program which he
instituted at Turtle Mountain High
School, where he also coached.
Delbert ‘served as a principal in
. Belfield and superintendent in Self-
ridge and Powers Lake before re-
turning to counseling and teaching in
Mandaree. He passed there on July
12, respected by many children who
called him “Grandpa.” He loved to
tell stories with a life lesson and to
encourage young people to exCel at
whatever they attempted. He loved
learning and reading about history '
and the wild country. He was noted
for taking family and friends on back
country camping trips, with the thrill
of seeing animals in the- wild.
Delbert is survived by his wife
Nancy of Minot; daughter Brandee
Charters of Dayton, Ohio; son Daryl
(Anne with Ava and saoirse) of
Minot; son Daniel (Ashly) of Liv—
ingston, Montana; son Don (Kristi
with Kaycee, Caleb, and Gavin) of
Mandan; daughter Karin (Chris with
Avery and Danielle) Malenius of
Fairbanks, Alaska; son Douglas
(Betina with Carter and Elsie) of
Minot; son Dwayne (Jennifer with
Jaxon, Jacob, and Jasper) of Car—
, leton, Minnesota; daughter Kristin
(Travis with Abigail, Paden, Allison,
and Annabel) of New Salem; daugh-
ter Kindrea (with Mikayla, Saman-
tha, and Gabriella) of Minot; son
Darron of Chicago, Illinois; son Dus-
ton of Minot; son Dallas (Jessica
with Elizabeth) of Bismarck; daugh-
ter’Kerstan (George with Adeline and
Ellis) of Kaiserslautem, Germany;
and daughter Katelin of Kaiser-
slautem, Germany. He is also sur-
vived by his brother Daryl (Cherie)
Fry of Freecastle, Pennsylvania; sis-
ter Elaine (Mitchell) Bennett of
Bloomdale, Ohio; sister Edith
(Charles) Fry-Scsavnicki of Toledo,
Ohio; sister—in-lawMarlene Fry of
Fostoria, Ohio; and cousin Bruce
Bibbee of Fostonia, Ohio and nu-
merous cousins, nieces, and
nephews. He was preceded in death
by his parents Gene and Aileen, step-
mother Alice Kessler Fry, and broth—
ers David and Daniel.
A celebration of life service was
held for Delber July 20 at Water
Chief Hall, Mandaree. Burial will be
in Weaver Cemetery near Bloomdale,
Ohio, at a later date.
I be eligible for the vaccine. Henderson indicated
that decision could come sooner rather than later.
“We are hoping for FDA approval of the vac—
cines next month and allowing those five and older
to receive the vaccine soon after that. We are hop-
ing to see that early this fall, possibly late
Sept./early October. But nothing has been set in
stone yet”
Another tool proven to help cut down trans-
mission of the virus is face coverings. Of the K-12
school districts in Rolette County, three are re-
quiring masks while two, Rolla and Rolette, are
opting to have mask wearing a personal choice.
Henderson said public health is always urging cau—
tion when it comes to the unpredictable virus.
“Mask wearing is encouraged, for everyone in-
doors, especially as the case counts go up. This is
for those who are vaccinated as well. We also
strongly recommend a layering mitigation strate-
gies — social distancing of six feet whenever possi—
ble, use of plexiglass dividers, hand hygiene, etc.”
Case numbers are what keep health officials up
Co'uncil has additional funds for local projects
In late 2020, North Central Plan-
ning Council was allocated addi—
tional dollars from the Economic
Development Administration to inf
vest in the six-county region’s eco-t
nomic recovery and resilience
efforts. With those funds, North Cen-
tral Planning Council has made
strategic investments in the creation
of tools and collection of data to sup-
port communities to leverage future
funds to meet their existing needs.
“When the opportunity to access
additional funds from the Economic
Development Administration was
made available, we sought Out input
from the leadership of each county to
guide our investments,” remarked
Sandy Shively, Executive Director of
North Central Planning Council. “We
are proud of our ability to leverage
funds to best support Benson, Cava-
lier, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner, and Ro-
lette Counties.” ‘
Throughout 2021, North Central
Planning Council expanded its Re-
volving Loan Fund, ensuring busi-
nesses most—impacted by the
economic conditions caused by
COVID-19 were able to access fi-
nancial tools for recovery, and com-
missioned Thomas P. Miller &
Associates to complete housing and
workforce studies to guide county-
level resilience strategies. The com-
pleted housing and workforce studies
will'bejaYailable for broad use in De—
cember 2021. i .
Most recently, North Central
Planning Council hasinvested time
and resources in‘understanding the
additional- federal funding that will
be released soon.
“We have been diligently tracking
both the additional funds coming for-
ward from the Economic Develop—
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Public Health
ment Administration, as well as‘the
looming $1.2 trillion infrastructure
package that will likely be approved
at night. Last year the number of confirmed cases
was relatively low during the summer months. As
the year wore on, however, cases began to increase
before rising sharply in the fall. This year’s num—
bers could repeat a troubling trend.
“Rolette County is in ‘Substantial risk,’ but will
most likely change quickly,” Henderson said. “We
were ‘low’ not even a week ago. The case numbers
have risen rapidly and even though we have a
fairly high vaccination rate, we are still not at 70
percent where we would like to be, prior to the
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counties can utilize to prepare for and
update their current Comprehensive
Plans,” remarked Shively. “This will
next wave occurring. This is especially worrisome
as we enter into the school'year.”
Case numbers in the country rose from two on
August 6 to over a dozen on Thursday. Driving the
spike is the Delta variant, which Henderson said is
everywhere in the state.
“The Delta variant has been fodnd to be much
more contagious and will probably infect more
people, with a higher viral load, most likely mak-
ing them more ill than the previous variant of
COVID- 19,” Henderson warned.
put them in the best possible position
to apply for the infrastructure fund-
ing when it becomes available.”
The Comprehensive Plan Self-As-
. sessment can be readily accessed on
North Central Planning Council’s
website (www.NorthCentralPlan-
ningCouncil .com). 'Any individual
representing a community or county
who would like more information
about the available and upcoming-
federal funding is encouraged to con-
tact North Central Planning Council
at (701) 662-8131.
time influx of funds for North Dakota
this week,” said Shively.
Currently, Congress is debating
the amount and focus of an unprece-
dented allocation of federal dollars to
support infrastructure needs across
the country. It will be a once in a life-
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and its many rural counties and com-
munities. This is a unique opportu-
nity to obtain funding to fully
complete projects, like sewer sys-
tems and water lines or to address
broader community needs. An inte-
gral piece in applying for funding
will be a- current Comprehensive
Plan.
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ties and counties are already over-
whelmed with the impacts of
COVID, so we have designed a sim-
ple Comprehensive Plan Self-As-
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