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the McClusky team in chess. Fischer thinks following the rules had a lot to do with it.

Fischer added, “Tuesday night at school was chess night and we had crackers and snacks, kids on floors or tables, they played a half hour, some an hour and a half. They played and ate. I kept track on win/lose charts so we didn’t have to answer to anybody.

“The parents came and got the kids and no one com-plained.

“Vonnie Erdmann was in charge of formulating the teams. The strengths and weaknesses of the players needed to be analyzed, as well as how they played the games. Some played well at home but the pressure of the tour-naments would be too much. And, some were just the oppo-site. We did the best we could.

“Cynthia Wahl and Marie Engel and I would each drive a car full of kids, 15 or so. We always were praised on how well behaved the players were.

“We sold burgers and hot dogs at events and games. We would freeze bottles of water and put between hamburgers stacked on a rack in the bot-tom. The club paid for every-thing, registration, gas, and food out of what they earned. We had many parents who helped.

“In the scholastic games, the winners could go to the North Dakota Open, a two-day event. Here there would be little kids playing against older people, some grandparents.

“Two of the McClusky kids went to the national competi-tion, Dustin Erdmann three times and Preston Laib once. John was also on the Air Force Chess Team, the only one who played semi-professional.”

The list that Fisher shares with 15 others is the North Da-kota Chess Association Hall of Fame for those who have contributed to the success of chess in schools and as a com-petitive game in North Da-kota. Those honored are the following:

Todd Wolf, (inducted in 2018), Dale Sailer (inducted in 2017), Marvin Johnson (in-ducted in 2016), Nikita Bara-banov (inducted in 2016), Brian Thompson (inducted in 2011), Cliff Berger (inducted in 2008), Mike Sailer (inducted in 2007), LaMoyne Splichal (inducted in 2003), Arthur Bayley (inducted in 2000), Do-

ris Fisher (inducted in 1995),Leonard Crouse (inducted in 1995), Ronald R. Schauer (inducted in 1993), Somner Sorenson (inducted in 1988), Abe M. Thompson (inducted in 1987), Olav Kraav (inducted in 1987), and Stephen A. Popel (inducted in 1983).

Fischer was one of five children born to Fred and Elizabeth (Singer) Fischer of Mercer. They lived on a farm seven miles south of town. She had three brothers, one deceased and a sister, also de-ceased. She also has four step-siblings, three stepbrothers and one stepsister. Fischer graduated from Mercer High School in 1963, completing all her schooling in the Mercer School.

She is currently helping with registration for the up-coming Mercer All-School Reunion, likely the last one as the graduating class members are 65-years old. They will cel-ebrate part of their reunion during Turtle Days and go to the Turtle Lake School gym to eat.

The Mercer gym (commu-nity center) will be open on Saturday, with a band down-town at the bar. There is no registration fee to attend and tacos in a bag will be avail-able, along with bars and cof-fee. She is looking forward to seeing schoolmates from near and from far away. There are 250 letters that have been sent out and many have replied they plan to attend.

Since Fischer stopped coaching chess in 2005, she continues her work with chil-dren, and the community in which she lives. She has been the backbone and the life of the SCiPY Bingo games on Saturday nights at the city community center.

Here she finds ways to make the games more fun, organiz-es special parties for special days such as Valentine’s Day, has people bring donations for the retirement home or other needs, and provides refresh-ments when other volunteers cannot.

The organization was formed to help children, named SCiPY for Sheridan County in Partnership with Youth. She finds she is reach-ing the children of the chil-dren she taught, just in a dif-ferent way. You could call this Checkmate for both sides, a win-win for everyone.

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CITY OF MCCLUSKYNotice is hereby given that the deadline for fi ling to have a candidate’s name printed on the ballot for the City of McClusky is April 6, 2020 by 4:00 P.M. Th e following city offi ces are up for election: Mayor (2 year unexpired term): 1 position City Council Member – Ward 1 (4 year term): 1 position City Council Member – Ward 2 (4 year term): 1 position McClusky Park Board (4 year term): 3 positionsA candidate for a city offi ce must turn in a completed SFN 2074 Petition/Certifi cate of Nomination and completed SFN 10172 Statement of Interests to the City Auditor by the above deadline date and time. All forms are available from either the City Auditor or can be obtained on-line at http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/elections/forms.html. Dated this 2nd day of March, 2019Wayne Houston, City Auditor

Lynn Helm, ALA president, cuts a pan of donated bars for the dessert table and the soup fundraiser on Sunday.