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RECIPE ROUND-UP
Crispy Baked Chicken
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup AP four
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
1 pouch Shake n Bake Extra Crispy
1 cup Rice Krispies
2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pour your melted butter to coat the baking dish.
Mix the four, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl.
In another bowl, whisk together the egg and milk.
In a third bowl, combine the cheese, bread crumbs, and cereal.
Keep your bowls in that order and work down the line. First, dredge your chicken in
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HORTICULTURE
From the Archives of Ron Smith, Horticul-
turalist, North Dakota Extension Service.
Q: I am a 1980 NDSU graduate and now
live 100 miles southeast in Alexandria,
Minn. I have three acres with beautiful na-
tive maples, hackberry, ash and elm trees.
We have a hackberry that is more than 200
years old and many of the maples are more
than 100 years old. About an acre in the
back of the house is a bare feld. It used to
be alfalfa, but the weeds have taken over.
What can I plant that will grow in a hurry
for privacy and will blend in with the rest
of our property? I have planted a triumph
elm and 20 bare-root chokecherries, but
that is about it. I do have 35 Norway spruce
planted around the bare feld. (Alexandria,
Minn.)
A: Fast growers are silver maples (Id sug-
gest named cultivars), poplars and willows.
In the evergreen category, I would opt for
Ponderosa and limber pines. For shrubs,
staghorn sumac is one of my favorites be-
cause it spreads quickly through rhizomes
and has an attractive fall color. I hope this
is what you are looking for; if not, get back
to me.
Q: Is sumac invasive? Would it spread to
our native plants underneath the maple tree
canopy? (Alexandria, Minn.)
A: Te species is invasive, but Ive never
considered it annoying. If you dont want to
take any chances, go for the cultivar Rhus
typhina (Bailtiger) tiger eyes staghorn su-
mac. Tis unusual sumac has purplish-pink
stems with exotic cut-leaf foliage. Tiger eyes
starts out chartreuse in the spring, turns
bright yellow in summer and blazes scarlet
orange in the fall. Tiger eyes is more com-
pact than the species and is not considered
invasive. It prefers well-drained soil, but
adapts well to poor soils and urban situa-
tions by exhibiting good pollution toler-
ance. It is hardy in zones 4 to 8. I encourage
you to consider this striking beauty as part
of your planting scheme.
Q: I like the sumac idea, but not for the
entire acre. Do you have any other sugges-
tions to mix and match with sumac? As I
said earlier, my wife wants some choke-
cherries planted and I did have some suc-
cess with American highbush cranberries
in our front ditch. I have three silver maple
transplants and a triumph elm growing.
(Alexandria, Minn.)
A: An entire acre of tiger eyes sumac
would not be a very good idea. Some of
my favorite for your consideration are el-
derberry bushes (good fowers with bird-
attracting fruit), nannyberry or blackhaw
viburnum (beautiful in every season of the
year), common and Japanese tree forms of
lilac (diferent blooming times), mountain
laurel (needs to be sited in full sun for
HORTICULTURE: page 13
C O M M U N I T Y
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Whats Going On around the Area
ARTS n COMMUNITY n GROUPS n GOVERNMENT n SCHOOL n MUSIC
Friday, March 1
AA: AA (Alcoholics
Anonymous) meets every
Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the
conference room of the
Sheyenne Care Center in
Valley City.
SENIORS: Barnes County
Senior Activities: Lunch
- Fish, parsley potatoes,
capri vegetables, lemon
pudding; 9:30 a.m. Bone
builders; 1 p.m. Bingo.
SENIORS: Litchville Com-
munity Center Activities:
(Mon-Sat) 8 - 10 a.m.
morning coffee.
Saturday, March 2
Senior Activities: Ham-
burger on a bun, baked
beans, potato salad, juice,
jell-o with fruit.
DANCE: The band Ciro
will perform at a dance
at the VFW Club in Valley
City from 8:30 to 11:30
p.m. For people 21+.
AA: AA (Alcoholics
Saturday at 8 p.m. at Fel-
lowship Corner, 320 2nd
Ave. SE in Valley City. On
the last Saturday of each
month, the meeting is an
open meeting for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
Seniors: Litchville Com-
munity Center Activities: 8
- 10 a.m. Morning coffee.
LEGISLATIVE FORUM: Leg-
islative Forum from 9 a.m.
11 a.m. at the Enderlin
City Hall. Everyone is
welcome to attend to hear
from our legislators and
provide them input.
JAM SESSION: The
Whoever Can Come band
will welcome in the month
of March with a free and
open to all jam-session
at the Barnes County
Museum from 1 - 4 p.m.
Bring your instruments
and come play along.
More info: Wes Anderson,
845-0966.
Sunday, March 3
Senior Activities: Turkey,
dressing, mashed pota-
toes with gravy, carrots,
cookie.
SPORTS: Ice skating at
the Youth Sports Com-
plex in Valley City every
Sunday from 6 - 8 p.m.
Fees: $3. More info: Jason
Gerhardt, 840-0596, Aus-
tin Gordon, 840-8993.
BIRTHDAY: A birthday
celebration for Marion
Clovers 95th birthday
party is planned from 2:30
- 4:30 p.m. at the Barnes
County Senior Center.
Please no gifts - bring
item for food pantry.
Monday, March 4
AA: AA (Alcoholics
Anonymous) meeting at 8
p.m. at Fellowship Corner,
320 2nd Ave SE, Valley
City.
SENIORS: Buffalo Se-
nior Citizens meet every
Monday at the Commu-
nity Center, Buffalo, from
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
LIBRARY: Valley City
Barnes County Public
Library hours: Monday
- 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday
- Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. - 2
p.m.
SENIORS: Litchville Com-
munity Center Activities: 8
- 10 a.m. Morning coffee.
MEETING: Wimbledon
City Council meets the
frst Monday of the month
at 7 p.m. in Wimbledon
City Hall.
Senior Activities: Swiss
steak, mashed potatoes,
broccoli cuts, blushing
pear salad, tapioca pud-
ding; 9:30 a.m. Advisory
board, 10:30 a.m. exer-
cise; 1 p.m. Bingo; 1:15
Whist.
COOK-OFF: The NDWS
Chili Cook-off is planned
for 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the
NDWS Event Center.
COMMUNITY OLYMPICS:
Teams from the area com-
pete in the Community
Olympics at the NDWS
Event Center from 7 - 9
p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Senior Activities: Honey
mustard chicken, paprika
potatoes, mixed vegeta-
bles, juice, pudding; 9:30
a.m. - 10:30 Myron Jabs
Medicare Fraud; 1:15
pinochle.
NDWS: The North Da-
kota Winter Show runs
March 5-10 in Valley City.
The Winter Show is North
Dakotas oldest and lon-
gest-running agricultural
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eginning on Tues-
day, the North Da-
kota Winter Show
marks its 76th year in
existence.
The Winter
Show holds
the distinc-
tion of being
the oldest
and longest-
running ag-
ricultural show in North
Dakota. The show runs
from Tuesday, March 5
through Sunday, March
10. A variety of activities
and events take place
throughout the week,
including a chili cook-off,
tasting bee, horse pull,
and multiple performanc-
es of the PRCA rodeo.
This years commercial
exhibits in-
clude 30 new
exhibitors.
Country star
Jerrod Nie-
mann will
perform at
a concert
on Friday, March 8. This
event is a great family
tradition, and is sure to
make for a great outing.
There is free parking, and
free main door admission.
For ticket information, call
1-800-437-0218.
North Dakota Winter Show
Events for everyone in the family
show.
ROTARY: Valley City
Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at noon at the
Valley City VFW.
MEETING: The Barnes
County Commission
meets the frst and third
Tuesdays of every month
at 8 a.m. at the court-
house.
SENIORS: Litchville
Community Center Activi-
ties: 8 - 10 a.m. Morning
coffee.
Wednesday, March 6
OPEN MIC: Open Mic
takes place at Duttons
Parlour in downtown Val-
ley City from 7:30 - 9:30
p.m. Entertainers (music,
comedy, poetry, etc...)
and audience members
are welcome. No cost.
AA: AA (Alcoholics
Wednesday at noon and
again at 8 p.m. at Fellow-
ship Corner, 320 2nd Ave
SE, Valley City.
SENIORS: Barnes
County Senior Activities,
Lunch: Macaroni and
hamburger hot dish,
green beans, romaine
salad with dressing, fruit
cocktail; 9:30 a.m. Bone
Builders exercise; 1:15
p.m. Whist.
CARDS: Play Racehorse
Smear every Wednesday
at 7 p.m. to close at CMs
Place in Wimbledon.
Prizes include hams,
bacon, and turkeys. For
people 21+.
SENIORS: Litchville
coffee; 1:30 p.m. Play
Hand-and-Foot (cards).
CARDS: Texas Holdem
Tournament is every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. at
the Eagles Aerie, Valley
City. Open to all player
levels. More info: Richard
Hass: 840-2612. Free, for
people 21+.
SENIORS: Tower City
Senior Citizens group
meets every Wednesday
at the Community Cen-
ter in Tower City from 10
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A meal is
served. More info: Betty
Gibbons, president, 840-
0184.
MEETING: The Valley
City Park Board holds its
regular meeting at 7 a.m.
at City Hall. More info:
845-3294.
KIWANIS: Valley City
Kiwanis Club meets every
Wednesday at 12:04 p.m.
at the Valley City VFW.
BOOKS: The Valley City-
Barnes County Librarys
book discussion club
meets at 2 p.m. in the
librarys multipurpose
room. More info: Liz, 845-
3821.
STORY HOUR: Story hour
will be held at the Val-
ley City-Barnes County
Public Library from 10:30
to 11 a.m. There will be a
guest speaker.
Thursday, March 7
SENIORS: Litchville
coffee.
SENIORS: Barnes
Lunch: Soup, sandwich,
juice, peach fruit salad;
10:30 a.m. Exercise;
5:30 p.m. Supper night,
smothered steak, mashed
potatoes, scalloped corn.
QUILTERS: St. Catherine
Quilters makes quilts
for those in need every
Thursday from 1 to 4:30
p.m., and from 6:30 to 9
p.m. in the St. Catherine
School gym basement,
Valley City. Anyone is
welcome; no experience
is necessary. More info:
Lela Grim, 845-4067.
TOASTMASTERS:Second
Crossing Toastmasters
is again meeting every
Thursday from 12 - 1
p.m. in the Norway Room
at the VCSU Student
Center. Visitors are
welcome. More info: call
Janet at 845-2596.
TOPS: Tops Club of
Enderlin meets every
Thursday at the Senior
Center in Enderlin. Weigh
in from 8:30 - 9 a.m.;
meeting at 9 a.m.
MOVIE: The Arts Center,
115 2nd St SW, James-
town, is the site of a
social at 6:30 p.m., and
the showing of the movie
Iron Jawed Angels at 7
p.m. The event is free and
open to the public, and
is in honor of Womens
History month. More info:
Molly McLain, 701-205-
6594, or mclain.molly@
gmail.com, or Jill Schlen-
ker, jill.schlenker@yahoo.
com.
Friday, March 8
SENIORS: Barnes
Lunch: Meatloaf, baked
potato, squash, apple-
sauce; 9:30 a.m. Bone
Builders exercise; 1:00
p.m. Bingo.
Saturday, March 9
SENIORS: Barnes
County Senior Activi-
ties, Lunch: Roast beef,
mashed potatoes with
gravy, cream corn,
chocolate cake.
DANCE: A dance at the
Valley City VFW Club will
feature the Save Me C.J.
Band. This event is from
8:30 - 11:30 p.m., and is
for ages 21+.
LEGISLATIVE FORUM:
Legislative Forum from 9
a.m. 11 a.m. at the Tower
City Tower Travel Center.
Everyone is welcome to
attend to hear from our
legislators and provide
them input.
COIN SHOW: A coin and
currency show is planned
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Americinn, 260
Wintershow Road in Val-
ley City. Local collectors
will buy and sell coins
and currency. More info:
Kevinz Coinz, 840-0341,
evenings and weekends,
or email kevinzcoinz@
gmail.com
Sunday, March 10
TIME CHANGE: Daylight
savings time starts.
SPORTS: Ice skating at
the Youth Sports Com-
plex in Valley City every
Sunday from 6 - 8 p.m.
Fees: $3. More info: Ja-
son Gerhardt, 840-0596,
Austin Gordon, 840-8993.
Monday, March 11
MEETING: The Valley
City School Board holds
its regular meeting at 5
p.m. at the Central Ad-
ministration Building on
Central Avenue in Valley
City.
AA: AA (Alcoholics
Anonymous) meeting
at 8 p.m. at Fellowship
Corner, 320 2nd Ave SE,
Valley City.
SENIORS: Buffalo Senior
Citizens meet every Mon-
day at the Community
Center, Buffalo, from 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
LIBRARY: Valley City
Barnes County Public
Library hours: Monday
- 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tues-
day - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5
p.m. Saturday - 10 a.m.
- 2 p.m.
SENIORS: Litchville
coffee.
Tuesday, March 12
ROTARY: Valley City
Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at noon at the
Valley City VFW.
SENIORS: Litchville
coffee.
Wednesday, March 13
OPEN MIC: Open Mic
takes place at Duttons
Parlour in downtown Val-
ley City from 7:30 - 9:30
p.m. Entertainers (music,
comedy, poetry, etc...)
and audience members
are welcome. No cost.
AA: AA (Alcoholics
Wednesday at noon and
again at 8 p.m. at Fellow-
ship Corner, 320 2nd Ave
SE, Valley City.
CARDS: Play Racehorse
Smear every Wednesday
at 7 p.m. to close at CMs
Place in Wimbledon.
Prizes include hams,
bacon, and turkeys. For
people 21+.
SENIORS: Litchville
coffee; 1:30 p.m. Play
Hand-and-Foot (cards).
CARDS: Texas Holdem
Tournament is every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. at
the Eagles Aerie, Valley
City. Open to all player
levels. More info: Richard
Hass: 840-2612. Free, for
people 21+.
SENIORS: Tower City
Senior Citizens group
meets every Wednesday
at the Community Cen-
ter in Tower City from 10
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A meal is
served. More info: Betty
Gibbons, president, 840-
0184.
MEETING: The Valley
City Park Board holds its
regular meeting at 7 a.m.
at City Hall. More info:
845-3294.
KIWANIS: Valley City
Kiwanis Club meets every
Wednesday at 12:04 p.m.
at the Valley City VFW.
BOOKS: The Valley City-
Barnes County Librarys
book discussion club
meets at 2 p.m. in the
librarys multipurpose
room. More info: Liz, 845-
3821.
STORY HOUR: Story hour
will be held at the Val-
ley City-Barnes County
Public Library from 10:30
to 11 a.m. There will be a
guest speaker.
Thursday, March 14
SENIORS: Litchville
coffee.
QUILTERS: St. Catherine
Quilters makes quilts
for those in need every
Thursday from 1 to 4:30
p.m., and from 6:30 to 9
p.m. in the St. Catherine
School gym basement,
Valley City. Anyone is
welcome; no experience
is necessary. More info:
Lela Grim, 845-4067.
TOASTMASTERS:Second
Crossing Toastmasters
is again meeting every
Thursday from 12 - 1
p.m. in the Norway Room
at the VCSU Student
Center. Visitors are
welcome. More info: call
Janet at 845-2596.
TOPS: Tops Club of
Enderlin meets every
Thursday at the Senior
Center in Enderlin. Weigh
in from 8:30 - 9 a.m.;
meeting at 9 a.m.
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TINY BITES
Not hi ng
f r us t r at e s
me more
than when
people say
they cannot
grow veg-
etables in
North Da-
kota because
the growing season is too
short. Not to mention how
puzzled I am when people
dont appreciate vegetables
that are locally grown.
Tere is nothing more
beautiful than an array of
heirloom variety vegetables
in various sizes, shapes and
colors to make me appreci-
ate the beauty of the human
race. None of us are the
same, why should we expect
people to be.
So, have you heard of
season extension? Tere is
a workshop on March 7 in
Casselton that focuses on
vegetable growing and sea-
son extension. Tink green-
house, but no heat and no
glass. No heat because it
makes for a more economi-
cal setup and no glass be-
cause of expense, weight
and wind okay hail too.
Canada has a huge veg-
etable industry. Tey have
huge greenhouse operations
and enormous markets for
locally grown vegetables. In
North Dakota we are still
trying to reduce the barri-
ers to producing and sell-
ing local foods. BUY FOOD
FROM FARMERS (and art
from artists) is my motto.
We have such an oppor-
tunity before us at this point
in time. A return to local
foods systems means we
can grow economies of ru-
ral communities. If you are
old enough to remember a
time when every city above
the 500-population mark
or even less had a cream-
ery, meat locker, bank, drug
store, clothing store, grocer,
etc. etc.
Now, when a town f-
nally loses the last retail
store ofen the grocery
store, families have to drive
more than 20 miles to pur-
chase good food. Te food
stocked at the local gas sta-
tion doesnt count as nutri-
tious and healthy food.
Tese areas are called
food deserts and we are
faced with a growing ex-
panse between people and
good food. I am currently
involved in purchasing a
high tunnel for myself to
grow tomato transplants
and other vegetables that
need a bit longer growing
season.
So I leave you with this
fnal thought. Its not too
late to come to Casselton
on March 7 High Tun-
nel Workshop for Home
Gardeners & Commercial
Growers is set for Turs-
day, March 7, at St. Leos
Catholic Church Spirit of
Life Center, 211 Langer
Ave. N. Casselton, ND from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our
workshop presenter will be
Mr. Terrance T. Nennich, U
of M Extension Professor,
Vegetable and Small Fruit
Production. Its $35 regis-
tration at the door.
I leave you with this quote
from poet farmer Wendell
Berry Tere is, then, a
politics of food that, like
any politics, involves our
freedom. We still (some-
times) remember that we
cannot be free if our minds
and voices are controlled by
someone else. But we have
neglected to understand
that we cannot be free if
our food and its sources are
controlled by someone else.
Te condition of the passive
consumer of food is not a
democratic condition. One
reason to eat responsibly is
to live free.
Eat well my friends.

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Dawn J. Mathias
(Licensed Directors)
251 Central Ave. S.
Valley City, ND 58072-3330
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Te Legislature will wrap
up the frst half of the ses-
sion this week and take a
short break for crossover.
We expect to be home late
Tursday and will return
on Wednesday, March 6th
to begin the second half of
the session. As on Monday,
February 25th, the Senate
Appropriations Commit-
tee had two bills remaining in committee,
the budgets for the Department of Com-
merce and the Health Department. Tose
bills will be voted on in committee Monday
morning and forwarded to the foor of the
Senate. We will then spend the rest of the
day Monday and all day Tuesday through
Tursday in foor session voting on ap-
proximately 75 bills.
At crossover, the bills in the Senate that
are still alive, are passed over to the House
of Representatives. Tose bills alive in the
House of Representatives come to the Sen
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in opposition to the contro-
versial Patient Protection
and Afordable Care Act,
Obamacare to those of us
who dont like referring to
policy that makes health in-
surance more expensive and
harder to get as afordable
Governor Jack Dalrymple is
in favor of implementing at
least part of the law.
A big chunk of what Obamacare will end
up costing taxpayers at the federal level was
hidden in a mandated expansion of the
staterun Medicaid program. While the feds
pick up the tab for the frst several years of
the expansion (Governor Dalrymple claims
this comes at no cost to North Dakotans,
as if we dont pay federal taxes in this state),
beyond that they havent budgeted for any
of the expense. Meaning, more than like-
ly, the states will ultimately pay the whole
share of it, especially in light of the ongoing
disaster that is the federal budget.
Nor is it a small expansion. According to
estimates by the state Department of Hu-
man Services, the expansion Governor Dal-
rymple slipped quietly into his budget will
increase enrollment in Medicaid by 45%,
representing tens of thousands of new state
dependents.
No small fgure for what is already the
nations third largest entitlement program.
But North Dakota has a choice. Tanks to
the lawsuit fled by a group of states North
Dakota included the Supreme Court ruled
that the federal government could not en-
force the Medicaid expansion. Yet, despite
being supportive of that lawsuit, Governor
Dalrymple now wants to forgo the conces-
sion the states won and expand the pro-
gram anyway.
Te future of Obamacare very much de-
pends on the willingness of the states to im-
plement it. North Dakota has resisted the
implementation if the health care exchang-
es, for now, but by allowing the feds
PORT: 14
By Rob
Port
OPINION: ED RAYMOND
In the best times mag-
nifcent, in the worst times
monstrous, the Roman
Catholic Church, with the
resignation of Pope Bene-
dict XVI, has reached a spir-
itual clif. Whether the Vati-
can retreats from the edge
--or leaps over--depends a
great deal on the election of
the next pope. Popes ofen have had angels
working on one shoulder and devils playing
on the other.
In 1873 Father Damien de Veuster was
assigned to service the 800 members of a
leper colony in Molokai, Hawaii. He be-
came pastor, medic, and guardian to people
who were outcasts because of the disease
that disfgured and destroyed bodies. Fa-
ther Damien fought passionately for leper
colony improvements and for dignity and
respect for his patients. He contracted the
disease in 1884 and lived for fve more
years, treating his fock until he died at 49.
Pope Benedict made Father Damien, the
perpetrator of magnifcent acts, a saint of
the church in 2009.
But the devils have been at work , too.
Irelands Murphy Report covers the years
when the Irish government assigned over
10,000 homeless, poor, mentally and physi-
cally impaired girls, and those females who
had committed minor crimes to the Mag-
dalen Laundries run by the Roman Catholic
Church between the years 1922-1996. Te
church committed a holocaust on detain-
ees between the ages of nine and 89, with
the average age of 23. Many were sexually
abused and raped with impunity by priests
assigned to the workhouses. Te Murphy
Report is one of the worst I have read about
mans inhumanity. It chills the heart. In one
instance, a supervising nun found a kitten
that a girl had turned into a pet. Detainees
were not allowed to keep pets. In a mon-
strous act, the nun took the young girl and
the kitten into the kitchens, opened the lid
on a cookstove, and tossed the kitten into
the fames. Irelands prime minister just
apologized for the ninety years of mon-
strous rape and mental torture.
Advice For Te Next Catholic Pope From
An Irreverent Jewish Mayor Of New York
Te February 18th issue of Time maga
RAYMOND: 15
ND can stilll fght against Obamacare
Time to dump sexual straitjackets
By Ed
Raymond
PLAINS FOLK
By Tom Isern
Over the past few years
I have spent a lot of time
and gas prowling the coun-
tryside in pursuit of the
culture of the plains at the
grassroots. Much of this ef-
fort has been a search for
heritage features that would
render the prairie landscape
attractive to independent
travelers, and there are
plenty such features, which
are valuable in a direct way.
As with all applied re-
search, however, if you do
enough of it, then larger,
basic knowledge eventuates,
also. Here is an underlying
theme that emerges from
the welter of material cul-
ture on the land: Our fore-
bears were spiritually de-
vout, with a pervasive piety
that is difcult to imagine in
the 21st Century.
Te inordinate number of
country churches in North
Dakota is an obvious piece
of evidence of which most
people today are aware. If
we think of these churches
as having merely a Sunday-
morning, gather-to-worship
role, then we miss the point.
Country people of Europe-
an immigrant stock made
the church their center not
only for the vital functions
of lifeworship, childhood,
coming of age, marriage,
deathbut also for the
pleasant diversions of life.
Parishes had baseball teams
and brass bands. Tey dis-
pensed food and drink and
companionship.
Country folk went to
town for trade, but that was
like going into a foreign
land. Tey came home to
the countryside, where they
felt solace in their faith.
Tey also, even as they
put plows into the earth to
transform the land accord-
ing to their conceptions of
productivity, simultane-
ously sought to render the
landscape sacred according
to their standards of piety.
Te number and extent of
shrines and other material
expressions of faith situated
in the countryside is aston-
ishing.
I am thinking, for in-
stance, of the wayside
crosses of Warsaw. In the
countryside roundabout
this Polish immigrant com-
munity are emplaced seven
roadside crosses, whereat
a pious farmer, en route to
town to sell his grain, might
pause and make petitions,
perhaps for a fair deal when
he got to the grain elevator
in town. Tese crosses re
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OPINION: LLOYD OMDAHL
Four of the hottest social issues in state
legislatures around the country in this law-
making season are abortion, same-sex mar-
riage, marijuana and guns. Te North Da-
kota Legislature is having its share of these
controversies in the current session.
All of them are issues that traditionally
have been dominated by state governments.
However, caught in the limitations of a fed-
eral system, legislatures have been losing
more and more of their ultimate authority over social is-
sues.
In our federal system, powers not delegated to the na-
tional government are reserved to the states. Even though
the jurisdiction of the federal government has grown with
the nationalization of society and the economy, legislatures
are still playing the lead role in social issues today.
In the exercise of the reserved powers, each state comes
up with its unique solutions. Te cultural climate in each
state dictates legislation and this cultural climate is shaped
by a wide variety of unique variables. Ultimately, every state
marches to its own cultural drum when it comes to tackling
social issues.
OMDAHL: 8
by Lloyd
Omdahl
Legislatures dont get last word
DID YOU KNOW?
Even though the 1930s were difcult
times, new businesses continued to open in
Enderlin. Te following article was found
in the October 1, 1936 issue of Te Ender-
lin Independent.
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NEW BAKERY TO OPEN IN ENDER-
LIN SOON
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Mr. and Mrs. Cy Cox, Northwood, N.D.
arrived last week to open a new bakery in Enderlin. Te
bakery will be located in the Strand building on Tird Av-
enue. Te new establishment will be known as Coxs Bak-
ery.
Mr. Cox also has a bakery at Northwood which he has
operated for a number of years. He has already put up the
oven and is now installing the fxtures. He will have a com-
plete line of baked goods such as is carried by every frst
class bakery. Mr. Cox states he expects to announce the
opening within a few days.
Te Independent joins in welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Cox
to our city and extends best wishes for success of their new
venture.
*************************
In the April 1, 1937 issue of Te Enderlin Independent
we fnd an article about an expanding business.
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TO BUILD MACHINE SHED, TRUCK SERVICE
ROOM
-----------------
Workmen yesterday started to pour concrete for the new
machine shed and truck service room to be erected by John
McLaughlin on his lots adjacent to the McLaughlin
DID YOU KNOW: page 8
by Susan
Schlecht
OMDAHL: from 7
Take the abortion issue.
Te legislature in Mississip-
pi will come up with more
stringent proposals than will
Vermont. If North Dakota
passes tough anti-abortion
legislation, Minnesota, re-
sponding to its own cultural
climate, will come up with
its own version.
So, even if North Dakota
came up with a strategy to
stop abortion, it would not
be the last word because
Minnesota and other states
would still be open for busi-
ness.
Same-sex marriage falls
into the same realm, al-
though residence require-
ments slow the process. But
we have seen same-sex mar-
riages performed for out-
of-staters in several states in
which same-sex marriage is
legal.
Dealing with the gun is-
sue in a federal system is the
same. Colorado has passed
legislation to curtail the sale
and transfer of guns. But
the Colorado residents who
demand guns live right next
to Wyoming where arsenals
of guns are available to al-
most any buyer.
And if Coloradans cant
get the guns they want in
Wyoming, they can just
drif over to Dick and Jim
Cabelas in Sydney, Nebras-
ka where there are enough
guns to equip the whole
Mexican army.
Ten theres the issue of
legalizing marijuana. Re-
strictive laws passed in Utah
wont prevent Utah folks
from going to California
to get as high as they want,
Utah legislation notwith-
standing.
In the fnal analysis, folks
who demand what their
home states wont permit
can always fnd a state that
will provide it for them. It
appears that state govern-
ments can no longer be ex-
pected to govern social val-
ues. With 80 percent of us
claiming to be Christians, it
seems that most of the be-
havior we are passing laws
to regulate must be behav-
ior of professing Christians.
Tis suggests that issues
involving Christian values
havent been clearly defned
or vigorously advocated by
churches.
If this 80 percent of our
population would appro-
priate Christian values re-
garding abortion, same-sex
marriage, guns and mari-
juana, we would be a long
way up the road toward a
more moral society. Ten
we could concern ourselves
with the other 20 percent.
Tere is no question that
our society has been drif-
ing away from Christian
values. Maybe we would
have had more impact if we
had spent more time and
money teaching the 80 per-
cent the meaning of being a
Christian.
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ate. We then go through a process identical to the frst
half of the session. All bills are scheduled for hearings in
their respective committees, e.g., Appropriations, Judiciary,
Agriculture, Industry, Business and Labor, Finance and
Taxation, Political Subdivisions, etc. At the end of the ses-
sion, the bills that are approved by both the Senate and the
House of Representatives without any changes, are sent to
the Governor for his signature. Tose that are amended in
one chamber or the other, end up in Conference Commit-
tees. Te Conference Committee includes three Senators
and three members of the House of Representatives. Te
Conference Committee meets and must reach a compro-
mise on the diferences. Tat compromise is then sent back
to both chambers for a fnal vote. It is not uncommon for
Conference Committees to meet ffeen to twenty times in
an attempt to resolve their diferences.
Although much progress has been made in the frst half
of the session, major issues remain to be resolved. Tose
decisions will ultimately end up in a Conference Commit-
tee late in the session. With few exceptions, those major is-
sues include funding bills for K-12 Education, Department
of Health, Higher Education, Corrections, Commerce, In-
dustrial Commission, Tax Policy, Department of Transpor-
tation, and several others. Te debate on these issues will
become increasingly intense as we move toward the close
of the session. Strong feelings and diferences exist on these
issues and understandably so. In the end, we hope to end
up with the best possible legislation for the people of North
Dakota.
We had a very good turnout for our Legislative Forum in
Litchville last Saturday. We thank everyone for attending.
We will be in Enderlin on Saturday, March 2nd at City Hall.
Our forum will begin at 9:00 a.m. Hope to see you there.
We will be prepared to bring you an up to date report on
the status of legislation as of Crossover. Until then, you can
reach us alrobinson@nd.gov;nmuscha@nd.gov and dhkief-
ert@nd.gov.
DID YOU KNOW: from 7
DIService Station.
Te machine shed will be
28 feet by 70 feet in size with
12 foot walls and will be of
frame construction with
metal siding.
Te truck service room
will be an addition to the
service station and will be
29 by 34 feet in size, large
enough to accommodate
any truck. Te door will be
12 feet in height. Tis room
will be heated and a door-
way cut into the main part
of the service station.
Mr. McLaughlin has taken
on the J. I. Case line of farm
machinery and expects to
have a complete line of ma-
chinery and parts on hand
as soon as the building is
complete. He is to be com-
plimented on his new ven-
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Sues Comments: John
McLaughlin had erected
the original service station
in 1926 and now was ex-
panding his business. I am
sure no one could have en-
visioned trucks the size that
are used today and they felt
their truck service room was
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YOur hEAlTh
February is American
Heart Awareness Month
and according to statistics
nearly 10 million people in
America has a heart con-
dition called Angina and
500,000 more will develop
angina each year. Angina
is a discomfort or pain you
feel when your heart does
not get enough oxygen.
Angina occurs because the arteries that
take blood and oxygen to your heart have
become smaller due to fatty deposits (called
plaque or atherosclerosis). Te fatty/choles-
terol deposits build up over time as we age,
and because the diet we have consumed is
higher in fats and lack of exercise as well as
family history of heart disease.
Most people with angina do have heart
disease. Reducing your risk factors may
help you control your angina and prevent
a heart attack.
Heart disease is not attributed only to
old age; today there are younger people as
young as in their 30s being diagnosed with
heart disease or having a heart attack. It is
so important to take charge of your life-
style
YOUR HEALTH: 10
by Vicki
Pederson
lETTEr TO ThE EDiTOr
Reduce the risk factors for angina
It isnt that difcult to straighten out our economy.
Te frst expense to go should be Foreign Aid. We have
done all we can to help other countries, its time for them to
stand on their own.
Next, bring all of our troops home. Army, Air Force,
Marines, and Navy. Close all foreign bases. Countries can
mend their fences with their neighbors and start getting
along. If not, then let THEM fght it out. Our government
has created much animosity with foreign nations because
of sanctions they placed against them. Cubas goes back to
the 1950s. Do away with the sanctions, and those countries
wont hate us anymore!
All Senate and Congress pay should be rolled back to
$65,000 per year. Any pay increase must be through a vote
of the people. We should cut their staf in half. No perks.
All members are under Social Security and Obamacare.
Tey will receive no pension until age 67 when they will
start drawing Social Security. Tose already collecting ben-
efts will forfeit any future benefts they are now enjoying,
and be under Social Security when eligible.
Tere will be no private planes, or government furnished
transportation. Politicians will be required to use public
transportation. If they use their own vehicle they will be
paid a mileage allowance in accordance with what we are
allowed.
Afer all these are in place, then, and only then, should
Washington be allowed to look into making cuts and rais-
ing taxes on U.S. Citizens.
Welfare recipients will be allowed to collect for 5 years
maximum. Hopefully, they will put their life together dur-
ing those fve years. Anything that can be manufactured,
built, developed, or grown in America will not be import-
ed.
Illegal Immigrants will be illegal until they obtain citi-
zenship. Tey will not be eligible for any rights until citi-
zenship is obtained. Teir stay in the United States will be
limited. If a baby is born here to an illegal immigrant, the
child is NOT a US citizen.
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and remain healthy.
Risk Factors You Can Con-
trol Include:
Cigarette smoking ( Stop
Smoking)
High blood pressure (
Know your numbers)
Blood fats (High choles-
terol and triglycerides)
High blood sugars
Being overweight (espe-
cially if you carry weight
around your waistline)
Not exercising
Stress
What Does Angina Feel
Like?
Angina does not feel the
same to each person. It can
feel like:
A crushing or squeezing
discomfort in the center of
your chest.
Chest pressure or chest
pain
Discomfort or pain in
your jaw, teeth, shoulder or
upper back.
Unusual shortness of
breath
Discomfort or pains
down your arm that may
make your arm feel numb.
A burning feeling under
your breastbone that can
feel like heartburn.
If you experience any
of the symptoms above of
angina, you need to seek
medical care to be sure you
are not experiencing a heart
attack.
ere are tests such as an
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
to show if you are having a
heart attack or if you have
had one in the past, as well
as to see if your heart beat is
regular or not.
You may have an exercise
test ordered such as a stress
test to monitor how your
heart tolerates the activity.
Oen a Cardiac Cath
(coronary Angiogram) is
ordered which is a good way
to see exactly how blood
ows to your heart and to
check for blocked arteries.
Treatments for angina
include: Medications, An-
gioplasty and Stents, Heart
Bypass Surgery, and Car-
diac Rehab
Many people live with
stable angina and do very
well with medications and
living a healthier lifestyle.
ey become aware of trig-
gers that cause the angina to
occur and try to avoid ac-
tivity such as breathing in
very cold air in the winter
or heavy liing etc.
Be healthy: Take a few
minutes out of your sched-
ule to relax each day. Get
regular exercise daily such
as walking (150 minutes a
week).. Get 6 to 8 hours of
sleep at night. Enjoy things
that bring you pleasure such
as reading, visiting with
friends or starting a new
hobby. Try to manage your
time better. Learn to laugh at
stressful things that are not
important or just put them
behind you. Take control
and be heart healthy!
Vicki Pedersen is a registered
nurse and manager of the Cardiac
Rehab Center at Mercy Hospital.
NEIGHBORS
VCSU students take coloring to club level
By Sheila Anderson
The Independent
Crayola crayons, college students, and
stress relief dont usually appear in the
same sentence, especially not when con-
sidering the reputation college students
get for less positive forms of stress relief.
However, for a group of students from
Valley City State University, crayons and
stress relief go hand in hand.
e VCSU Coloring Club was cre-
ated by Elementary Education student
Priscilla Schneider. Schneider is a junior
from the town of Orrin, which she de-
scribed as smack dab in the middle of
North Dakota.
is student club is the newest on cam-
pus, and was created at the beginning of
the 2011-2012 school year. e adviser
is VCSU professor Jennifer Jenness. Ac-
cording to Schneider, the purpose be-
hind the group is quite simple.
We got started because my freshman
year, a group of us colored together, and
my roommate and I had our walls full
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Our goal is to increase membership and
get more students to come color, Schneider
said.
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SVFA donates microchips to law enforcement
Te Sheyenne Valley
Friends of Animals recently
donated a HomeAgain mi-
crochip scanner to the Val-
ley City Police Department
and the Barnes County
Sherifs Department. Tis
will assist the two depart-
ments when called on ani-
mals that are found to see if
the animal has been micro-
chipped, hopefully reunit-
ing them with their owners
quickly.
Te HomeAgain program
is available through the Val-
ley City Veterinary Hospi-
tal and is provided by the
Sheyenne Valley Friends of
Animals. HomeAgain mi-
crochips are small, about
the size of a grain of rice,
and contain a number that
can be linked to the Ho-
meAgain database. Many
animals in the Sheyenne
Valley, including all animals
adopted out though SVFA,
are microchipped. Micro-
chipping has been proven
to reunite animals who
wander or who are lost with
their owners.
Tis donation is just one
of the many projects that
SVFA has worked on since
starting in 2007. Other
projects include raising
funds for the Valley City
Dog Park including fencing,
benches, garbage cans, bag
dispensers and a bulletin
board. Tey also purchased
dog waste bag dispensers
for area parks and walking
paths. Tey have given pre-
sentations to local schools
regarding animal care and
safety. SVFA has also do-
nated pet oxygen masks to
the Valley City Fire Depart-
ment and Barnes County
Ambulance.
Te Sheyenne Valley
Friends of Animals assists
hundreds of animals and
owners every year. Last year
alone, they assisted over 130
animals which included 28
adoptions. SVFA currently
has a number of animals
up for adoption. If you are
looking to adopt or foster or
would like more informa-
tion on the Sheyenne Val-
ley Friends of Animals, you
can contact them at 701-
840-5047, info@svfaimals.
org, www.svfanimals.org,
or fnd them on Facebook,
Petfnder.com and Adopt-
a-pet.com.
DONATION. Rayma Fiegen, SVFA Foster and Adoptive home, left, and Sarah
Hass, Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals Board Member present a new Ho-
meAgain microchip scanner to Sheriff McClafin and Chief Thompson. (Submitted
photo)
Emergency blood drive successful
United Blood Services held an emergency blood drive in
Wimbledon on January 31. Twenty-fve area residents vol-
unteered to give blood at the blood drive that day.
Twenty-one of the volunteers were able to donate. One
individual gave United Blood Services two units, making a
grand total of twenty-two units drawn.
Tree individuals were frst time donors.
Because the need for blood was desperate, this drive was
quickly scheduled to respond to that emergency. United
Blood Services wishes to sincerely thank the Wimbledon
communitys donors and workers for a successful drive.
HORTICULTURE: from 13
be OK to plant? Someone told me to freeze them, but
didnt know for how long. When can they be planted if
they are still good? (e-mail reference)
A: Te best thing you can do is pack them in dampened
peat moss and store them in a refrigerator or outdoors.
Freezing will not hurt them. When the soil thaws, plant
them, even if they are starting to grow.
Q: Tis label says Pink Giant Amaryllis Indoor Bloom-
ing Kit, with the copyrighted brand name of Bloom Rite.
Te price was $19.99. It comes in a kit containing a glass
or ceramic hurricane-type vase and little, polished river
stones. Ostensibly, the amaryllis roots are supposed to
grow around and through the little stones. What they ac-
tually do is sit on the surface of the stones. Te instruc-
tions tell me to change the water as needed. If the water
level stays the same, how would you know when the water
needs changing? Also, the water sits and gets stale. Te one
I received for Christmas is a dwarf. I planted it in dirt af-
ter the blooms faded and its struggling to survive. It has
an underdeveloped root system. Te leaves are growing a
little, but they are a healthy green. It also has three seeds
pods, which Ive never had before. Im giving it fertilizer
every two weeks. Afer the snow is shoveled, I want to go
to the nursery and get some rooting powder. Ive never
used any, but I have a feeling Im going to need some. If
this dwarf will survive, I want to plant my mothers dwarf
in dirt. (e-mail reference)
A: Tese so-called water-blooming kits are a bad idea!
If the water cannot drain from the media, it will become
stagnant quickly. Te container should have some holes in
it to facilitate drainage. When future kits arrive as a gif,
assuming you cant or wont try talking her out of it, forget
the container it arrives in and plant the bulb in a pot with
drainage and sterile soil. It should respond beautifully.
Also, if you allow seed pods to form afer blooming, much
of the energy the plant produces through photosynthesis
goes into making the seed and not roots or new growth. I
suggest removing the fower as soon as it is spent.
Q: I live next to a wooded, vacant lot. It seems the weeds
get worse every year, even though I put granular weed pro-
tection down when the weeds come up. Is there any weed
control that I can use to stop the weeds from coming up?
If so, what and when should it be applied? (e-mail refer-
ence)
A: Your question is too vague to give you an accurate
answer. Te weeds need to be identifed as to whether or
not they are perennial, annual, broadleaf or grass types. I
would suggest contacting your local Extension ofce to see
if someone can assist you with weed identifcation and a
course of action that will be efective.
Q: I have two large, healthy fcus trees. I have had them
for 26 years. Tey appear to be root- bound, but are too
large for me to repot. Tey are very healthy, but Im won-
dering if there is anything I should do for them. Any ad-
vice you can give would be greatly appreciated. Id really
hate to lose them. (e-mail reference)
A: Tere are plenty of plants that are root-bound and
happy with the care they are getting. I would suggest that
you continue doing what has brought you such success.
Any attempt to repot at this stage likely would set them
back or possibly kill them. You can trim them to keep the
size manageable and continue on the fertilization program
you have been following. You also might consider air-lay-
ering a branch or two to start new growth in case the plants
begin to go into a slump.
Q: I just got a pot of some beautiful tulips for Valentines
Day, but I have no clue what I should do with them. Do
I leave them in the pot? Do I put them in the yard? If so,
where should I put them? How much watering do they
need? (e-mail reference)
A: Allow the foliage to die down naturally. Dont remove
the foliage while it is still green. When it completely yel-
lows, you can tug the leaves of the bulbs and throw them
away. Allow the pot to dry down. Keep the bulbs in the
soil and store the bulbs in a cool location in your house
until you can plant them outdoors this spring. Tey will do
best in a full-sun location and planted about 6 inches deep.
Give the bulbs a good watering and leave them alone. If
they are hardy bulbs for your geographic location, they
will come up next spring and have beautiful fowers.
Q: I have had a China doll plant for about six months. It
was lush and green and growing well until about a month
ago. I noticed leaves falling of the branches. Afer a close
inspection, I noticed pale, brown almost cream-colored
dots on the leaves. Te dots are about a millimeter in
length. Tere is a white fungus where some of the branch-
es have fallen of. Its in a well-lit area and I am spraying
it with water every other day. I would be grateful for any
light you can shed on my problem. (e-mail reference)
A: It sounds as if the plant has a bad infestation of mealy-
bugs and some species of scale. Based on what is allowed
in your country, I would suggest visiting a garden shop to
see if they have the appropriate insecticide to control these
pests. If the infestation has progressed too far, it may be
too late to save the plant. Dont delay in taking some kind
of remedial action.
Q: Last fall, one of my arborvitae trees was infested with
cabbage worms. Before I could get some Sevin spray on
it, the entire tree turned brown. I decided to leave it for
the winter before pulling it out and throwing it away. Is
it too late? What causes cabbage worms? We have lived
here seven years. Te worst insect problem I have had was
Japanese beetle, which the Sevin spray took care of. I dont
want to lose any more of my evergreens to this pest. Any
help you can give me will be much appreciated. (e-mail
reference)
A: Tey say there is a frst time for everything and this is
one of them. Who diagnosed the insect larvae as cabbage
worms? I am not an expert entomologist, but in the de-
cades of my long life, I never have heard of or seen this pest
anywhere near arborvitae plants. Are you sure the insects
arent bagworms? Tis is a common pest on arborvitae and
easily controlled with systemic insecticides. It also could be
sawfy larvae, which are voracious feeders on many species
of evergreens. Sawfy larvae usually concentrate in masses
around the tender growth at the ends of the branches. Tis
problem also can be controlled with systemic insecticides.
Tese and many insects are controlled with systemics that
have contact and systemic activity. Orthene is used a lot
for this sort of problem.
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RAYMOND: from 18
and heretics were
hanged, drowned, behead-
ed, and burned at the stake?
With women sharing equal-
ly in 13th Century decisions,
would the Vatican have
launched the Albigensian
Crusade against the her-
etics of Southern France,
when 20,000 people were
slaughtered in one day?
Te Vatican Eventually
Apologized To Galileo 400
Years Later, But Not To Bru-
no
When St. Francis of As-
sisi died following a dedi-
cated life of poverty, would
the Vatican women allowed
the pope in 1323 to declare
that anyone who claimed
that Jesus and his disciples
lived in absolute poverty was
guilty of heresy? To extin-
guish Franciss life of pover-
ty and thought, the Vatican
put followers of St. Francis
to death. Would Vatican
women have ever agreed to
burn Galileos young part-
ner Giordano Bruno at the
stake February 17, 1600, for
refusing to recant Galileos
discovery that the earth re-
volved around the sun in-
stead of vice-versa? Galileo
survived the inquest, but
was watched for the rest of
his life. Pope John Paul II,
who wore a bloody cicatrice
at times, fnally apologized
to Galileo 400 years later
for the churchs treatment.
He didnt say a word about
Bruno.
In the Middle Ages, would
women in powerful church
positions have allowed the
Vatican boys club to assert
that Jesuss foreskin, saved
by some anonymous scaven-
ger, was safely ensconced in
relic containers on altars of
18 churches in medieval Ita-
ly? Te high-pitched female
laughter would have been
heard in St. Peters Square.
Or would this be another
miracle like the fve loaves
and two fsh that fed 5,000?
A little snippet turned into
18 skins.......
I wonder how many
saints would have been
approved by a gender-bal-
anced Vatican. Te number
sanctioned by the Vatican is
somewhere between 10,000
and 25,000. Among the un-
usual: St. Goncalo from Por-
tugal, reputed to cure hem-
orroids if you expose your
bare behind to his statue in
Murtosa, Portugal; St. Bar-
tholomew, who had been
skinned alive by the Inqui-
sition, later became the pro-
tector of tanners; St. John,
who died afer being tossed
into boiling oil, is the patron
saint of candlemakers.
As Vatican head of state
Benedict is immune to
prosecution for criminal
acts. But as a resigned pope
he is not, even if he lives in
the Vatican. Benedict has
asked the Italian govern-
ment to grant him immu-
nity from prosecution. Stay
tuned. He is still responsible
for attempting to hide the
sexual abuses of hundreds
of priests, although Pope
John Paul II sent a clear
message to bishops to hide
these transgressions of the
body and soul by shipping
Boston Cardinal Bernard
Law to a safe-house in a
Vatican-supplied apart-
ment. He later assigned Law
to a Rome basilica where he
could continue to say mass.
Te election of Benedicts
successor is very important.
A puf of white smoke might
determine whether the Ro-
man Catholic Church is on
hospice or has a chance to
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good fower development), honeysuckle (fragrant fow-
ers and bird-attracting fruit) and winterberry (be sure to
get both sexes for berry production). Some of these plants,
along with your trees, would look great. Also, there is a
low-grow cultivar of sumac that makes a nice ground cover
that might be good as a foreground planting.
Q: I went online tonight to fnd out the type of tropi-
cal plant Ive had in my home for more than 10 years. I
think it is a diefenbachia. Ive named the plant Henry.
Afer moving into a new house, Henry began to develop
some peculiar wasting in one of the trunks/branches. My
mother-in-law feels that I neglect Henry. Te plant has not
needed much care and seems to enjoy infrequent watering.
However, when the branch began to waste, I added more
soil and tried to cover it up. Apparently, this was not the
correct approach because the problem has moved up the
branch. Te leaves are still full, but droopy. Now it seems to
be severing itself of several inches above this most recent
wasting. Do you have any ideas? If I cut it of at the severing
point and stick the top part in the soil, will it continue to
live? (Grand Forks, N.D.)
A: It looks like that branch has developed a canker dis-
ease. I would suggest complete removal and disposal of
the branch. I would suggest getting Henry more light from
indirect sunlight or from a plant light source for 12 to
13 hours a day. Te trunks should not be spindly. If your
mother-in-law thinks you are neglecting the plant, ask her
for suggestions. If she has some, take her up on it and see
what happens.
Q: I received my tulip bulbs in late December. Te
ground was frozen, so now I have 24 unplanted bulbs. I
also have the same amount of dafodils that are unplanted
due to the frozen ground. What should I do? Will they still
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February 5, 2013
The Barnes County Commission met in regular ses-
sion on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 with all Commissioners
present. Chairman Knutson called the meeting to order at
8:00 a.m., the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and the
Agenda was reviewed.
Weed Board - Appointment
Jim McAllister, Weed Control Offcer, requested that
Derek Bruns be re-appointed to the Weed Board for an-
other term. In the interests of fairness, it was decided that
the opening should be advertised, and an appointment will
be made at the 2/19/2013 meeting.
Auditor Minutes/County Deeds
Beth Didier, Auditor, presented the minutes from the
January 22, 2013 meeting for approval. Cindy Schwehr
moved to approve the minutes, with corrections; John Fro-
elich seconded the motion. Motion carried. County Deeds
were also presented for signature by the Chairman.
Tax Director Abatement
Betty Koslofsky, Tax Director, appeared, along with
Tomas Cruff (property owner of 1 Acre Tract in S SW
Section 18-140-56, Oriska Township Parcel # 27-
1830310), and presented an Abatement Application from
Mr. Cruff asking for a reduction in the property valuation for
2012 from $108,000 to $37,000. Cindy Schwehr removed
herself from the discussion and abstained from voting. The
Oriska Township board recommended approval of the re-
quest. Ms. Koslofsky recommended that the 2012 valua-
tion be reduced from $108,000 to $50,000. John Froelich
made a motion to follow the Tax Directors recommenda-
tion to reduce the 2012 taxes from $108,000 to $50,000;
Phil Leitner seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Sheriff Vehicle Bids
Randy McClafin, Sheriff, presented a proposal to pur-
chase a Tahoe for $22,606 (after trade) and an All-Wheel
Drive Taurus for $24,589.24 (after trade). John Froelich
made a motion to accept Mr. McClafins recommenda-
tion; Cindy Schwehr seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Mr. McClafin also informed the Commission that his de-
partment has been working with Cass County on a school
safety program.
Auditor Water Board Appointment
Beth Didier, Auditor, presented a letter of interest from
Shawn Olauson regarding the District 2 Water Board ap-
pointment. Phil Leitner moved that Shawn Olauson be ap-
pointed to serve as the Water Board District 2 representa-
tive; Cindy Schwehr seconded the motion. Motion carried.
The term will expire 12/31/2014.
Auditor Bridge Fund Defcit
Beth Didier, Auditor, presented a request from Harold
Rotunda that the commission decide what fund will be
used to cover the defcit in the Bridge Fund. John Fro-
elich made a motion to cover the defcit of $152,941.26 in
the Bridge Fund out of the Road and Bridge Fund; Cindy
Schwehr seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Emergency Management - 911 Transition Plan
Kim Franklin, Emergency Manager, presented the 911
Transition Plan. John Froelich made a motion to form a
Joint Powers Agreement with Stutsman and Richland
Counties; Rodger Berntson seconded the motion. Motion
carried, with Phil Leitner voting no. The States Attor-
neys offce will work on developing this document. John
Froelich made a motion to approve a $15,000.00 one-year
lease for space within the Joint Law Enforcement Center
with the City of Valley City, subject to approval of both par-
ties; Phil Leitner seconded the motion. Motion carried. It
was requested that the City develop this lease agreement
in the next two weeks, and present it to the County for ac-
tion at the 2/19/2013 Commission meeting. Other topics
discussed include: equipment, mapping, professionalism,
and open meetings.
South Central Dakota Regional Council Joint Powers Agree-
ment
Becky Meidinger (South Central Dakota Regional
Council) and Jennifer Feist (Barnes County Development
Corporation) appeared to discuss the Joint Powers Agree-
ment and the annual dues. John Froelich made a motion
to approve the Joint Powers Agreement with the SCDRC
and to pay the annual dues of $18,217.50 from the Gen-
eral Fund, to be reimbursed later from the Development
Corporation; Phil Leitner seconded the motion. Motion
carried.
Ms. Meidinger also updated the Commission on the
fndings of the housing study and informed them of the
regional housing summit to be held in Jamestown on
2/15/2013.
Lighting Estimates
Marcy Douglas from Missouri River Energy Sources
and Kelly Kohn from Kohn Electric presented proposals
to retroft lighting in the Courthouse and the Highway De-
partment Shop. John Froelich moved to approve the Kohn
Electric bid of $33,942.14 for the Courthouse lighting ret-
roft; Cindy Schwehr seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Cindy Schwehr moved to approve the Grotberg Electric
bid of $12,025.00 for the Highway Department Shop light-
ing retroft; Phil Leitner seconded the motion. Motion car-
ried. The Commission also instructed Mr. Kohn to make
arrangements with Stan Horst, Building & Grounds, to re-
place the troublesome exterior courthouse light with LED
lighting.
Commission Discussion
Howard and Carol Oppegard are donating 4 acres of
land near Eckelson for wetland mitigation of acres near
Ashtabula Crossing needed for road repair. The Water
Board should work with Planning and Zoning regarding
diking issues. Any unexpired terms on the Airport board
may be flled by the Airport board; expired terms must be
flled by the County Commission. The States Attorney is
working on the park lease issues. A proposal from Wagon
Wheel Inn, Ltd. for lease or purchase of the building at
575 10th St SW was discussed. Other topics discussed
include: the Valley City Rural Fire Department 2012 Annual
Report, road approaches, and the proposed fertilizer plant
at Spiritwood. John Froelich moved to have Connie Gein-
ert refurbish the ffteen chairs (estimated total $1,100.00
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BARNES COUNTY WATER
RESOURCE MINUTES
01-14-13
Meeting Minutes
Present: Chairman Jerry Hieb, Manager Ken Evenson, Manager
Bruce Anderson
The meeting was called to order by Secretary Linda
McKenna. BC Water Resource Board needed to elect a
chairman for the new year. Manager Ken Evenson nomi-
nated Manager Jerry Hieb with a second by Manager
Bruce Anderson. Manager Anderson asked for a unani-
mous vote be cast for Manager Jerry Hieb to Chair the BC
Water Resource Board. Done
Ken Evenson had a question on the dues for Red River
Joint Board $68,000. Sean Fredrickson explained how the
amount was determined and that it has been paid for this
year.
Ken Evenson had questions on projects still outstand-
ing. Sanborn Lake Project is closed and waiting for au-
thority from Kurt Tompkins of Fish & Wildlife and pending
State Permits.
Ken Evenson made a motion with a second from Bruce
Anderson to accept both December Minutes, with a few
minor corrections. Motion approved.
Dan Baarstad had questions on his assessment in-
crease in Thordenskjold Twp. Sean Fredricks mentioned
that you can only have 6 years assessments on hand for
township at $2.00/acre. Money in account is earmarked
for Thordenskjold Twp. BC Water Resource Board needs
to set up an Advisory board for Thordenskjold Drain proj-
ect.
Carpenter drain was brought up for discussion by Jim
Storhoff. Sections 1 & 2 Thordenskjorld Twp, this is a sur-
face drain project, with discharge to legal drain. No fow
estimates are required for downstream, not required to get
okay from BC Water Board. Any downstream damage is
between land owners.
Milo Buchholz Obstruction Complaint was discussed.
This is same complaint that was heard back in 2009 and
2011. Dismissed by BC Water Resource Board back then
because of Procedural Legal Principal, double up on same
complaint. State Supreme Court also dismissed. Manager
Bruce Anderson made a motion to Dismiss the Milo Buch-
holz Complaint with a second from Ken Evenson. Roll call
vote taken. Jerry Hieb Yes, Ken Everson Yes and Bruce
Anderson Yes. Complaint is dismissed with Roll Call Vote
from BC Water Resource Board. The attorney, Sean Fred-
ricks will send a notice of the decision to Milo Buchholz.
Shawn Anderson and Scott Anderson brought in an Ap-
plication to Drain with Drain Tile
PROJECT REPORTS: . This will be a pump outlet with a
capacity of 1.18 cfs with approximate 75 acres involved.
Discussion on application. Need to get a more accurate
acreage number and need for Utility Permit to drain into
Legal Drain #2. Discussion also that landowner would
move tile at their own expense. BC Water Resource Board
will approve this application with the conditions; Shawn
and Scott Anderson get Utility Permit and the standard
conditions approved with NRCS Amanda Brandt and
Kurt Tompkins ND Fish & Wildlife. Also if at a later time
they wish to increase size or add outlets, Andersons have
to come back to the BC Water Resource Board for ap-
proval. Even though this may be under the 80 acre permit
rule, the BC Water Board still needs the fee of $500.00 that
will cover the expenses for the permit. Tabled till February
meeting.
Sanborn Lake project is closed till excavating is done
between Offners & Jorissens. Board would like soil re-
placed for Fish & Wildlife, in which we could have an ex-
tension till June 15th
Hobart Lake project was discussed. The district is wait-
ing for a decision from FEMA. , 2013. State Permit is pend-
ing at state level. Need for easements from landowners
is the problem for the delay. Commissioner John Forelich
wants Sanborn Project done and will ask the County Com-
mission for dollar assistance if needed. Back Ground of
Sanborn Project - BNSF gave $300,000.00 for this project
and enlisted Houston Engineering to design project. Right
of Way was needed and landowners were talked to, but
project went ahead.
Review of bills to be paid. Manager Ken Evenson made
a motion to approved the bills as presented with a second
from Manager Bruce Anderson. Motion approved.
Eric Broten brought up 10 Mile Lake project. This is
considered a wet land and Fish and Wildlife has a limited
interest.
Baldhill Creek Dam will be meeting to update process
and where to build possible dam. Maybe invite to next
board meeting.
Ken Evenson made a motion To retain professional
services from Sean Fredricks, with Ohnstad Twichell, P.C.
and Mike Opat with Moore Engineering, Bruce Anderson
second motion. Motion approved.
BC Water Resource Board meeting adjourned at 10:30
am.
Respectfully submitted
Linda McKenna Secretary
Barnes County Water Resource Board
PORT: from 6
to use Medicaid as a landing pad for the
those who lose their employerbasedinsur-
ance as this travesty is implemented were
only helping bad law survive unchanged
and unchallenged.
Te business community is very much in-
terested in this expansion. Youll notice the
Chamber of Commerce is backing the ex-
pansion, and thats because businesses take
a short term hit if the state doesnt expand
Medicaid. Under Obamacare, business-
es meeting certain criteria must provide
health insurance for full time employees,
those working 30 hours a week or more, or
else they pay a fne. But if those employees
can be covered by Medicaid, the businesses
can safely push that expense of on the tax-
payers.
We can be sympathetic about the position
businesses fnd themselves in, but thats an
argument for repealing, or at the very least
reforming, Obamacare. Not saddling tax-
payers with the responsibility to provide
health insurance to tens of thousands of ad-
ditional enrollees in the state.
It has been reported in the national me-
dia that North Dakota is one of several Re-
publicangoverned states that, while former-
ly opposed to Obamacare, are now caving
in. Tats not exactly true yet. Tis is not a
decision Governor Dalrymple can make on
his own.
Te legislature must approve Dalrymples
call for an expansion. So far the issue has
been overshadowed by other priorities in
the legislature, but as we approach cross
over (when the House and Senate exchange
the bills theyve passed) and the midpoint
of the session it is no longer avoidable.
But lets hope the ultimate decision is to
avoid an illadvised, and unafordable en-
titlement expansion.
Rob Port is a conservative commentator who blogs about North
Dakota politics at sayanythingblog.com.
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cOMMISSION: from 14
to $1,300.00) in the Commission Room; Cindy Schwehr seconded the mo-
tion. Motion carried.
With no further business, Phil Leitner made a motion, seconded by John
Froelich, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
___________________ _______________________
beth M Didier Eldred Knutson, chairman
barnes county Auditor barnes county commission
February 12, 2013
Valley city, ND 58072
The Barnes County Commission met in special session on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 12, 2013 with Phil Leitner, Eldred Knutson, John Froelich, and Rodger
Berntson present and Cindy Schwehr absent. Chairman Knutson called the
meeting to order at 11:00 a.m., the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and the
Agenda was reviewed.
Ashtabula crossing - Permit
A permit request for an event to be held at Ashtabula Crossing was reviewed.
John Froelich made a motion to approve the special permits; Phil Leitner sec-
onded the motion. Motion carried.
With no further business, Phil Leitner made a motion, seconded by Rodger
Berntson, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
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zine had an obituary written by the
present Jewish mayor of New York
Michael Bloomberg about a previous
Jewish mayor of New York Ed Koch.
Bloomberg recalled advice that Koch
had given him when he ran for ofce:
Be yourself. Say what you believe.
And dont worry about what the peo-
ple think. If you do what you believe
is right, the peopleeven if they dont
always agree with youwill respect
you. Tell the people that if they agree
with you nine out of 12 times they
should vote for you. But also tell them
if they agree with you 12 out of 12
times, they should see a psychiatrist.
Probably terrifc advice for all politi-
cians, columnists, and popes.
Te 266th pope would be wise to
see if he can get a majority of Catho-
lics to believe a few of the 12 most im-
portant beliefs of the Vatican, but if he
tries to get them to believe 12 out of
the top 12, he needs to see a psychia-
trist. Sex and women are the two most
vexing problems of the Vatican, but
the popes and cardinals, frightened
to death by the religious and sexual
power of women for at least 1,500
years, made their beds forever single.
Te Vatican also decided that married
priests were leaving their hard-earned
wealth and property to their wives
and children, not the Vatican. How to
stop that? Lets make them be celibate
so they have no inheritors. Celibacy
for priests was not a cardinal rule
until promulgated by Pope Gregory in
1079.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbish-
op of the Washington, D.C. diocese,
tries hard to sell Catholics truth
and dogma. He writes: Demands
are constantly made that it change its
2,000-year-old teachings on marriage,
family, sexuality, morality and other
matters related to the truth about hu-
man beings. Tey cannot be changed...
Catholics are taught to respect the
fundamental, inherent dignity of ev
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1. money under mattress, e.g.
6. convex and used for cook-
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9. practice in the ring
13. male contessa
14. a likely story!
15. pipsqueak
16. run _____ of the law
17. george gershwins brother
18. speak like pericles
19. *chariots of fire sport
21. *mr. miyagis sport
23. sticky stuff
24. not a hit
25. Writing point of pen
28. comfy spot
30. agitated
35. In a frenzy
37. To buy something for a
____
39. stallions cry
40. What simple simon
wanted to taste
41. glorify
43. expunge
44. open-mouthed
46. Time for eggnog
47. son of aphrodite
48. *manny pacquiaos sport
50. at a great distance
52. lusitanias last call
53. flipside of pros
55. part of smog
57. gourmets organ?
60. *grand Tour sport
64. meeting place
65. fish eggs
67. divided country, e.g.
68. compacted mass
69. delivery vehicle
70. give the boot
71. freebie
72. Young newt
73. Offce stations
doWn
1. Its often there for life
2. Vegans protein choice
3. soon, to a bard
4. What bee did
5. roman sol
6. american revolution sup-
porter
7. propel, in a way
8. uniform shade
9. evening in Italy
10. everglades deposit
11. chips, perhaps
12. pastrami holder
15. decline
20. pirates necklace
22. ___ Wednesday
24. marie antoinettes gar-
ments
25. Muslim ruler honorifc
26. Insect, post-metamorpho-
sis
27. laundry booster
29. Jimi hendrix ___ lady
31. formally surrender
32. Wedding cake layers
33. Icy hut
34. *bobby fischers game
36. civil War headgear
38. *subject of a good Walk
spoiled
42. like kale and spinach
greens
45. live in a tent
49. caught
51. did this to ones world
54. bundle of axons
56. Taken to feld in baseball
57. *a.k.a. the sport of kings
58. mojito, _ ___ drink
59. coal unit
60. copper coin
61. eye part
62. adams apple spot
63. gangsters pistols
64. communications regulator
66. stumblebum
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RAYMOND: from 19
ery person, each made in
the image of God...Te
church teaches that it is
our obligation to manifest
love of neighbor, to provide
charitable service to others,
and to promote truth, genu-
ine freedom and authentic
humanism.
I wonder if gays, lesbians,
bisexuals, transgenders,
and women really feel that
genuine freedom (what-
ever that is) and authentic
humanism (whatever that
is).Tese are persons made
in the image of God. Wuerl
said it was a dogmatic truth.
According to truths in
the Bible, God checks out
everybody while they are
still in the womb. If already
made in the image of God,
why are they treated like
second-class citizens who
must go through some kind
of rehab? Why is the U.S.
losing 50 priests and 175
nuns a month? Why are
women banned from the
priesthood? Was Mary Mag-
dalene an apostle of Jesus
Christ, or not? Te Vatican
decided that as long as there
were no women in the trav-
eling apostles, women could
never become priests. What
a lame, monstrous misogy-
nist excuse!
Will Te Next Pope Resem-
ble Captain Ahab Searching
For Te Great White Whale?
Christianity is only 2,000
years old, and the Vatican
claims its been there since
the start. If true, the Vati-
can has done a terrible job
in marketing Jesus Christ.
Over 30,000 diferent
Christian denominations
have developed since then.
Evidently they didnt like
what the Vatican was doing.
Tere are now over 200 dif-
ferent churches in the U.S.
that have Roman Catholic
somewhere in their name
and claim some kind of re-
lationship to the original.
An example is the St. Odilia
American National Catholic
Church which has parishes
in Connecticut, Missouri,
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
New Jersey, and now Fargo,
North Dakota. Most of the
leaders in St. Odilia are for-
mer priests and nuns.
A transgender man from
Minnesota was recently
ordained as a priest in the
North American Old Cath-
olic Church, and will start a
new congregation called the
House of Transfguration in
Minneapolis. Tere are an
estimated 10,000 members
of the church in 23 states,
and over 100 transgender
clergy have been ordained.
When the First Vatican
Council in 1870 approved
the idea of papal infallibility
(Te pope is never wrong
when he speaks about
doctrine!) some church
members bailed out of that
particular bit of theologi-
cal nonsense and started
the Old Catholic Church,
which later became the
North American Catholic
Church.
Te Roman Catholic
Church claims 74.4 mil-
lion members in the U.S.,
but I understand to get
your name removed from
a Catholic Churchs roll
one must write a letter. I
imagine that doesnt hap-
pen very ofen. Correct me
if Im wrong. In fact, the
second largest religious
group in the U.S. is fallen-
away Catholics! Evangelical
churches are third at 26.3
percent. Te Sacramento
Catholic diocese has over a
million registered, but less
than 140,000 attend mass
regularly. Only 16 percent
of Boston Catholics attend
church. Of course, thats
where Cardinal Bernard
Law committed his mon-
strous sin of hiding sexual
abuse by his priests..
Te Random Mathematics
Of Sex And Abortion
What sexual intercourse
has to do with love between
husband and wife I will
leave up to the reader. Sex
has been a major problem of
the Vatican for over a thou-
sand yearsbut it asked for
the solution with monstrous
results. With over seven
billion people, a majority
with raging hormones, lets
reduce sex to mathemat-
ics. In order to maintain a
sustaining population, each
eligible fertile heterosexual
couple should produce
two children. A female has
a child-bearing period of
about 30 yearslets assume
a conservative 14 to 44 age.
If a couple averages two ses-
sions of sexual intercourse
per week, that means 3,120
sessions in thirty years. (If
you dont like these num-
bers, talk to your spouse!)
But it takes only two ses-
sions to produce your share
of the population. What to
do for the remaining 3,018
expressions of love when
they might produce anoth-
er child? You could abstain.
Or you could hazard a
gamble on Vatican Roulette,
complete with calendar and
thermometer. Or you could
fnd a good birth control
program.
Te Catholic Church
claims it has been against
contraceptives for 2,000
years. Tat means that a
woman could mother about
30 children at maximum
potential. Women didnt
pay any attention to the
Vatican for 1,900 years, us-
ing folk remedies such as
manure, poisonous herbs,
and various cruel devices
to abort fetuses. Actually
it wasnt until New Years
Eve 1930 that the Vatican
banned artifcial means of
birth control, such as the
relatively new inventions of
diaphragms, cervical caps,
douches, various supposito-
ries, and spermicides. Con-
doms have been around
longer, carefully crafed by
millions of sinners from
sheep and cow guts. Later,
latex was a real Godsend.
Since the invention of
the birth control pill in the
1960s, numerous polls have
come up with the same
answer. Ninety-eight per-
cent of Catholic women of
child-bearing age have told
the Vatican boys to go over
a clif by using every means
known to medical science
to prevent pregnancies.
Catholic bishops have been
on some Fantasy Island, lis-
tening to Vatican boy choirs
singing bass, tenor, alto, and
soprano parts. Most of the
people in the pews appear
to side with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, a favorite actress
of George Bernard Shaw,
who once responded: Does
it really matter what these
afectionate people doso
long as they dont do it in
the streets and frighten the
horses?
Would Catholic Women
Popes Altered Te History
Of Te Roman Catholic
Church?
Cardinal Wuerl writes
that the Catholic Church
has made indispensable
positive contributions...to
Western civilization...such
as modern university and
hospital systems...music,
art, architecture, econom-
ics, philosophy, and legal
concepts...and in providing
social services to the poor.
I totally agree. It has been
magnifcent in these con-
tributions.
But if women since Mary
Magdalene had played a 50
percent roll in Vatican de-
cision-making, would the
Roman Catholic Church
made so many monstrous
contributions to the list of
mans inhumanity? Men
possess loads of battlefeld
and locker-room testoster-
one which ofen leads to
terrible judgments. Women
have the instincts of com-
promise, making a deal, of
saying Wait a minute...,
and, no doubt, have more
empathy and compassion.
Would women have allowed
Catholic Inquisitors to burn
St. Joan of Arc at the stake?
Would they have approved
of the monstrous dark ages
of Te Inquisition, where as
many as 200,000 witches
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main, or if necessary have been replaced, under continuing
care by descendants of the immigrant farmers who estab-
lished them.
I think, too, of the great groves and little chapels that
surround St. Marys Church of Dazey, installations on the
grounds that make a place for the Festival of Corpus Chris-
ti. Te processions of Corpus Christi need places, physical
emplacements on the land, as bases to touch.
It is sad when these material expressions of piety are ne-
glected or destroyed. I wonder who in New England today
remembers the elaborate shrines around which their ances-
tors, from their St. Marys, celebrated Rogation Days. Does
anyone even remember what Rogation Days are anymore,
or are we already too deeply divorced from a land-based
faith to understand what they once meant?
Of all the cultural landscapes of the northern plains, that
of German-Russian Country may be the greatest example
of a landscape rendered sacred through works. Just a few
years ago, on their ranch near Braddock, Pete and Mary El-
len Naaden erected the Cross on the Prairie, a compelling
crucifx fashioned by the metal artist Tom Neary. Te Cross
on the Prairie appears in a landscape already spangled with
the Pray for Peace Shrine, the neon hilltop cross at Zeeland,
the Prairie Bells and Grotto of the Holy Family, and who
knows what other fervently material expression that might
stand on a hillside somewhere.
All such installations on the land are intended to make
us think. Te aggregation of them makes me think all the
more, of a mentality among a people, of a spirit moving on
the face of the land, that is strange today even to those of us
who are its linear descendants. Except now and then I feel
it still, dont you?
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at North Dakota State University.
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Zach Peterson, hunter education coordinator for the
North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said classes
held early in the year fll up quickly because of the deer
application deadline. Tere is a major demand for classes
held before June because they will qualify students for sub-
mitting a deer application, Peterson said.
To register, click on the online services tab, and online
course enrollment under the hunter education heading.
Classes are listed by city, and can also be sorted by start
date. To register for a class, click on enroll next to the
specifc class, and follow the simple instructions. Personal
information is required.
Tose who do not have access to the Internet and want to
sign up for a class can call the hunter education program in
Bismarck at (701) 328-6615.
State law requires anyone born afer December 31, 1961
to pass a certifed hunter education course to hunt in the
state. Hunter education is mandatory for youth who are
turning 12 years old, and children can take the class at age
11.
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ND OUTDOORS
Penning an outdoors col-
umn each week may seem
daunting to some, but even
with 52 opportunities in a
given calendar year to gen-
erate topics and informa-
tion to pass along, at times
I actually wish I had more
time and room.
Heres a few items of re-
cent interest.
North Dakota Game and
Fish Department biologists
conducted the 2013 mid-
winter bald eagle survey
along the Missouri River,
and counted 61 bald eagles.
Tis number is slightly
above average since the sur-
vey started in 1986, but was
well below the 108 counted
in 2012. Conversely, 44 were
counted in 2011.
Patrick T Isakson, con-
servation biologist with
the Game and Fish Depart-
ment, said the survey route
from Bismarck to the Gar-
rison Dam is conducted at
the same time each year,
and in coordination with
other surveys nationwide.
Conducting the sur-
veys close to the same day
throughout the nation re-
duces the number of eagles
that may be counted by
other surveys as eagles tend
to move around, Isakson
said.
Te Missouri River from
below Garrison Dam to
about Bismarck still held
large numbers of water-
fowl in early
January, and
thats why
the eagles
were hang-
ing around,
as ducks and
geese are an
i mpor t ant
food source
d u r i n g
winter. \Te numbers can
change signifcantly in just
a few days if severe winter
weather moves in and forc-
es the waterfowl southward,
Isakson said.
Eagles are relatively easy
to spot as they prefer to
perch in large cottonwood
trees along the river. Adult
bald eagles have a white
head and tail and a dark
brown body, while imma-
ture bald eagles are brown
with irregular white plum-
age. Golden eagles, which
are also counted, are dark
in color and have a gold cap
on their head.
Moving on, North Da-
kota citizens with an inter-
est in supporting wildlife
conservation programs are
reminded to look for the
Watchable Wildlife check-
of on the state tax form.
Te 2012 state income tax
form gives wildlife enthusi-
asts an opportunity to sup-
port nongame wildlife like
songbirds and birds of prey
such as eagles, while at the
same time contributing to
programs that help every-
one enjoy all wildlife.
Te checkof whether
you are receiving a refund
or having to pay in is an
easy way to voluntarily con-
tribute to sustain this long
standing program. In addi-
tion, direct donations to the
program are accepted any
time of year.
To learn more about
Watchable Wildlife pro-
gram activities, contact the
North Dakota Game and
Fish Department at 328-
6300; or ndgf@nd.gov.
One last note, while ice
fshing and fshing itself
never closes in North Da-
kota, March 15 is the dead-
line for removing perma-
nent fsh houses from state
waters.
Anglers can continue to
use shelters afer March 15,
but they must be removed
from the ice daily.
And lastly, winter so far
hasnt been too hard on
resident wildlife like pheas-
ants and deer. Were not out
of the woods yet, and some
parts of the state have had
more snow than others, but
with spring in sight, people
starting to smile a little
wider.
Tose March, early can
be disruptive and destruc-
tive, so well hope for the
best when spring ofcially
arrives.
Leier is a biologist with the Game
and Fish Department. He can be
reached by email:dleier@nd.gov
bALD EAGLE. Biologists conducted the 2013
midwinter bald eagle survey along the Missouri Riv-
er, and counted 61 bald eagles
(Submitted photo)
Biologist says bald eagles very easy to spot in the great outdoors
by Doug
Leier
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OUR OUTDOORS
Sure, were in the outdoors for a lot of rea-
sons. Maybe we spend 45, 50, 55 or more
hours under the metallic hum of fuores-
cent lighting each week. Or maybe its be-
cause we spend our mornings and evenings
in gridlock screaming at the driver in front
of us, then trying to disguise it by hollering
out the tune on the radio, followed by some
air drumming on the dash board.
But the primary reason, that one sweet
moment we savor, the instant we crave while were zoned
out at a desk like Peter Gibbons in Ofce Space on some
random Tuesday is that split second when the rush hits.
In the outdoors, its that rush - from a hard thunk on the
line, a shadow following a lure near the surface, a slight
crackle in the woods behind us, the stifness of a pointing
dog in grass, or the thunderous explosion of beating wings
that gets us out there and keeps us coming back.
For me it began as a child on the dock at my grandpar-
ents lake cabin. To a fve-year-old, a three pound north-
ern was a trophy. It was far bigger than anything in the
area around the dock that I had ever seen. Yet, there it
was trailing my little red-and-white Daredevle spoon from
the point where I could frst see the fsh, to the instant its
gills fared and its mouth opened around the shiny treble
hook. Te fght was all my silver Zebco 202 could take, and
alone, about all I could handle as I dragged the fsh toward
shore and watched it fop around in the sand until the hook
popped loose and it fipped its way back in to the lake. Te
adrenaline rush was the frst of many in my time outdoors,
and it had me hooked on the experience.
Flash forward some thirty years and Im in a tree stand.
Te light is low, the wind has died, but movement is all
around me. I had grunted a trio of bucks in a rush in
itself but they were all yearlings, and not the one I was
waiting for. Tey drifed of down the tree line around
the old lake bottom and wandered out of sight. Check-
ing my sight pins, the last legal light has faded. I lower
my bow on the tow rope and lif my head one more
time in the dark end of twilight as three shadows bound
up the draw. Its my buck, the eight pointer I had been
following since mid-summer on my trail cameras.
He sprints in afer the audible memories of the grunts I had
been aggressively blasting from my perch.
Suddenly, my heart is in my throat and my pulse is thun-
dering through the straps of my safety harness and my legs
are shaking beyond control. He paces his way toward my
stand, stopping broadside at 15 yards, before raising his
nose and catching my scent. Snorting in alarm, the two
smaller but still respectable bucks behind him lifed their
heads from where they had hung up when he made his ap-
proach. One more snort and he bounds of with his bud-
dies, just as fast as he had come in. I sunk back on the
padded seat and fnally exhaled. Even though I knew I had
no shot, it was the biggest rush Id experienced in a hunt.
Maybe its a muskie that blows up on a topwater; maybe
its that dead weight sensation of a monster walleye on the
line. It could be the thunderous fush of a rufed grouse
in the north woods or a pheasant bursting from snow and
cattail fuf from a WMA on the prairie. Te thrill of vic-
tory, the agony of defeat, the heat of battle; theres a rush
for all seasons and those moments are the reasons we keep
on coming back, day afer day, month afer month, season
afer season and year afer year. Experience it all again, and
fnd your rushin our outdoors.
Whats your rush?
By Nick
Simonson
MONSTER MUSKIE. For some its a big buck,
for others, like Ben Evenson of Fargo, ND, its a mon-
ster muskie like this one from a lake in eastern Minn,
that provides the ultimate rush. (Submitted photo)
GAME AND FISH NEWS
Jamestown Anglers Crappie Ties Record
Chris Ricks catch on Jan. 19 tied a state record for crap-
pie thats been on the books for nearly 15 years.
Te Jamestown angler reeled in a 3-pound, 4-ounce crap-
pie from the Jamestown Reservoir.
Te record was established in 1998 by Don Newcomb, a
Mandan angler who was fshing Lake Oahe.

Winter Anglers Reminded to Clean Up Ice
Te North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds
winter anglers to clean up the ice afer fshing. Tis not only
applies to trash, but fsh as well.
It is not only unsightly, but it is illegal to leave fsh behind
on the ice. According to the fshing proclamation, when a
fsh is caught anglers must either immediately release the
fsh back into the water unharmed, or reduce them to their
daily possession.
It is common practice for some anglers to fllet fsh on
the ice, said Robert Timian, law enforcement chief. Clean
up afer yourself. Dont leave the entrails and sides of fl-
leted fsh on the ice. Put the carcass in a trash bag and prop-
erly dispose of it when you get home.
Hunter Education Classes Filling Up
Adults and children looking to take a hunter education
class in 2013 are reminded to enroll now as the majority of
all classes are held by the end of May.
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