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SUNDAY
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46 take Kathryn
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FALL FREIGHTER. Valley Citys Kevin Klein captured this stunning image of Burlington Northern Santa Fe engines parked
on the Hi-Line bridge at Valley City. (Submitted photo/Kevin P. Klein)
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aturday
t e m -
p e r a -
tures were
90+ degrees
and most of
the day was
windless a
de l i g ht f ul
day. In my
heart I knew
it was the last day of sum-
mer. I was right.
Sunday was cool; we con-
sidered turning on the heat,
but decided to hold out at
least until October 1. I hope
we can make it.
A cold house begs for bak-
ing or cooking or canning
the quickest way to warm up
is to do something. e sec-
ond quickest way to warm
up is to do something in the
kitchen. It was there I found
my new love.
I purchased an All-Amer-
ican Wisconsin-made pres-
sure canner. Low and be-
hold, we were ooded out
of our house shortly aer-
wards and I did not get to
use it. (http://www.allameri-
cancanner.com/allameri-
canpressurecanner.htm).
It sat in its box for another
whole year and then one day
I thought, I can do this.
e most common thing
you hear about pressure
canners or cookers is they
are dangerous. I remember
my mom blowing one up
Well, youve heard the sto-
ries.
Trust me when I tell you
they are NOT true. Aer a
trial batch of green beans, I
tried carrots, potatoes and
beets oh my they were
fun. Yep, just like the ant in
Aesops fable e grasshop-
per and the ant Im stock-
ing up my pantry.
I cant wait to do more
veggies in my pressure can-
ner. Of course I have some
fruit to do in my water bath
also and then I will need
more shelves in the root cel-
lar to store my treasures.
My freezer is so full of
stu, when you open the
door; it falls out, so naturally
I needed another method of
food preservation. Pressure
canning is the best. Its not
scary or dangerous as one
would think, but you must
use some common sense
when home canning.
In addition to the new
canner I also invested in
Tattler reusable lids. (http://
www.reusablecanninglids.
com/) Yep, 200 rubber rings,
100 each of narrow and
wide-mouth, BPA-free lids
made in the USA and reus-
able indenitely. Im set now.
My pantry will never be the
same again.
So bring on Fall, Im ready
with my canning supplies
and produce from the gar-
den. In fact, I may not need
to plant a garden next year
and Im seriously consider-
ing an eating local challenge
this winter to prove that you
can eat local all year long if
you preserve
Reach Sue Balcom by email at
sbalcom@farrms.org
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Waldheim Welca thanks all members
(men, women and kids) for helping both
on Sunday and Friday evening. Also, thanks
to all who made something for the bazaar.
We would also like to thank everyone who
came and ate with us. It was because of you
that made our dinner such a success.
The winner of our Quilt ra e was Kristi
Anderson from Fort Ransom.
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friday, sept. 21
Visual Art: An exhibition
of work by Jennifer Wells
and Andrea Moon is on
display at the Valley City
State University Gallery
from Monday, Aug. 27,
through Sept. 28. More
info: linda.whitney@vcsu.
edu
Barnes County Senior
Center activities in Valley
City include: 9:30 a.m.
Bone Builders Exercise;
11:30 a.m. Lunch (Pork
Chops, Mashed Potatoes
w/Gravy, Winter Blend,
Fruit Cocktail); 1:00 p.m.
Bingo.
KARAOKE: Full Nelson
Karaoke runs from 8:30
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the
American Legion in Valley
City.
AA (Alcoholics Anony-
mous) meetings take place
every Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday at 8 p.m. and
every Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley City.
At 5:30 p.m. Fridays, the
meeting is in the Sheyenne
Care Center conference
room. The last Saturday of
the month is open for all
to attend. More info: Sister
Suzanne Stahl, 845-2864.
Saturday, Sept. 22
FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN
City include: 12:00 p.m.
Lunch (Macaroni and
Cheese, Sausage, Peas,
Juice, Pudding).
Rose s Valley City Farm-
ers Market takes place
from 10 a.m. to noon every
Saturday through Hallow-
een at Hinschberger Park.
More info: Becky Huber,
701-924-8278.
District 24 Republicans
host their First Annual Fall
Community Pig Roast at
Valley Citys Chautauqua
Park. Local GOP candi-
dates Keith Hovland (Sen-
ate) and Dwight Kiefert and
Myrene Peterson (House
of Representatives) will be
on hand, as well as many
state candidates. Starts at
6 p.m
The Ride the Hide Bull
Bash & Annie Arbuckle
Memorial Shoot Out start
at 5 p.m. on the north end
of Main Street, Litchville.
Street dance to follow.
Finding Polaris I and
Finding Polaris II, 30-min-
ute planetarium shows,
start at 2 and 2:30 p.m. in
Room 310 of the Rhoades
Science Center on the
campus of Valley City State
University. The shows are
free, though donations
are welcome. Elevator
available. More info: Wes
Anderson, 701-845-0966,
or Alice Beauchmman,
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$20 and the airshow (only) for $12.
All ticket refund requests should be mailed to:
Airshow Ticket Refund
Barnes County Airport
PO Box 2
Valley City, ND 58072
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where the tickets were purchased.
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Pork or Beef Sandwiches
Saturdays from 11 AM - 1:30 PM
701-845-7452.
Valley Twisters Gymnas-
tics of Valley City is host-
ing a Schwans Truckload
Fundraiser in the parking
lot of the Youth Sports
Complex on Central Av-
enue North, across from
the Dairy Queen. The fund-
raiser runs from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. More info: Dawn
Thomsen, 701-490-0840
Medicine Wheel Park
celebrates its 20-Year An-
niversary with free plan-
etarium shows at 2 and
2:30 p.m. at the VCSU
Planetarium (Room 310,
Rhoades Science Center)
and a sunset ceremony.
Events are free and open
to the public.
and Saturday at 8 p.m.
and every Sunday at 7:30
p.m. at Fellowship Cor-
ner, 320 2nd Ave. S.E. in
Valley City. At 5:30 p.m.
Fridays, the meeting is in
the Sheyenne Care Center
conference room. The last
Saturday of the month is
open for all to attend. More
info: Sister Suzanne Stahl,
845-2864.
sunday, sept. 23
City include: 12:30 p.m.
Lunch (Ham, Scalloped
Potatoes, Mixed Vegeta-
bles, Cherry Cheesecake).
Trinity Lutheran Church
of Valley City hosts a pan-
cake breakfast from 9:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds
will beneft children of Casa
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de Fe, Ecuador.
The 2012 World Mis-
sions Conference takes
place at Calvary Baptist
Church, 2030 West Main
Street in Valley City, from
Sunday, Sept. 23, to
Wednesday, Sept 26. Mis-
sionary Gary Castner to
Botswana, Africa, will be
the guest speaker at this
four-day meeting. Time
of services will be 10:30
Sun AM; 6PM Sun PM;
Mon-Wed 7 PM nightly.
There will be special music,
missions updates and Bible
challenges during the con-
ference. All are welcome to
attend. Free to the public.
More info: Pastor Michael
Paulson, 701-845-8774.
monday, sept. 24
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Buffalo Senior Citizens
meets every Monday at the
Community Center, Buffalo,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Valley City Area
Retired Teachers will meet
at noon at Sabirs in Valley
City. The speaker will be
Valley City Chief of Police
Fred Thompson. Please
bring donated items for the
Food pantry.
The Valley City Farmers
Market takes place from 4
to 6 p.m. at the Rosebud
Visitor Center parking lot.
More info: Norma Voldal,
market manager: 701-845-
4303.
The Buffalo Commu-
nity Club holds it quarterly
meeting at 7 p.m. in the
Buffalo Community Center.
LECTURE: The Barnes
County Historical Societys
Lecture Series presents
Claudia Berg of the State
Historical Society of North
Dakota with the presen-
tation The Expansion
Project and Future of
SHSND. The free lecture
begins at 7 p.m. at the
Barnes County Museum in
downtown Valley City. More
info: Wes Anderson, 701-
845-0966.
The 2012 World Mis-
Sun AM; 6PM Sun PM;
Paulson, 701-845-8774.
LIVE MUSIC: Jorge
Variego, clarinet and com-
position, presents a show
in Froemke Auditorium at
VCSU. Adults: $5. Stu-
dents, children: free.
Exercise; 11:30 a.m. Lunch
(Beef Tips w/Noodles,
Green Beans, Tropical
Fruit, Juice); 1:15 p.m.
Whist.
Tuesday, sept. 25
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Center activities in Val-
ley City include: 9:00
a.m. Better Choice/Better
Health Workshop; 11:30
a.m. Lunch (Pork Roast,
Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy,
Prince Edward Vegetables,
Applesauce, Brownie) 1:15
p.m. Pinochle.
Valley City Rotary Club
meets every Tuesday at
noon at the Valley City
VFW.
The City-County Health
Board meets at 4 p.m. on
the fourth Tuesday of each
month. (Note that meetings
may be canceled for a lack
of a quorum or a lack of
agenda items.) More info:
701-845-8518.
The Page Area Farmers
Market takes place from
5 to 7 p.m. at Page City
Park.
The 2012 World Mis-
Sun AM; 6PM Sun PM;
Paulson, 701-845-8774.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
from Monday
Bone Builders Exercise;
11:30 a.m. Lunch (Salmon
Loaf, Parsley Potatoes,
Creamed Peas, Pears in
Jell-O); 1:15 p.m. Pinochle
and Whist.
Tower City Senior
Citizens group meets every
Wednesday at the Com-
munity Center in Tower City
from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A meal is served. More
info: Betty Gibbons, presi-
dent, 701-840-0184.
Storytime takes place
at 10:30 a.m. at the Valley
City-Barnes County Public
Library. More info: Mary,
845-3821.
Valley City Kiwanis Club
meets every Wednesday
at 12:04 p.m. at the Valley
City VFW.
The Valley City-Barnes
County Library s book dis-
cussion club meets at 2
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2012 bow
season started
windy and warm.
Suited up in my
camoufage in
a new treestand
along the old lake
bottom, I cursed
the slight breeze blowing from
behind me, knowing full well
that it would carry my scent out
over the trail running 15 yards in
front of my stand.
Despite having showered with
scent-free soap and shampoo
and spraying down liberally with
a mist of scent killer, I knew that
the slightest odor (which my
body is so adept at producing)
could throw the deer in my area
into reverse and back into the
woods.
Nevertheless, I chose the stand
that I did due to its proximity to
the trail camera, which had re-
vealed a number of nice deer in
the previous weeks, and regard-
less of the wind, I went to it in
hopes of catching a glimpse of
one of them roaming the small,
open meadow.
While seated, I watched the sun
rise through the bank of trees on
the feld above and felt the wind
strengthen and curl around the
large tree, bringing a slight chill
with it. Golden leaves began to
fall from its branches as the sun
made its way up over the crest,
shining the frst beams of morn-
ing into the meadow. Te odds of
hearing footsteps on this particu-
lar morning would be slim.
Letting my mind wander, I
stared of into the copse of trees
at my lef, as it was really the only
feld of vision I had, save for a
small shooting lane to my right
which opened up the possibility
of a parting shot on the deer trail
at my two o clock. But to my lef,
I had a clear range of vision, and
my only real exposure to a deers
sightline, should they come that
close to me.
For a moment, I lamented
choosing the stand knowing
it had always been an evening
hunt location producing en-
counters only in the late afer-
noon and near sunset. And as
the frst thought of bailing on the
spot blew into my mind, carried
by the growing breezes, I caught
a furtive movement at the edge
of the little pond some 60 yards
away.
A young fawn darted along the
dirt shoreline between the reeds
on the rim of the pond and the
edge of the water, which had
been lowered by this summers
dry conditions. Behind it, a gray
coated doe snifed the air warily
and a second, smaller doe hung
near the edge of the woods, ears
cocked against the rustling of the
trees and grasses, listening ner-
vously.
Te fawn sipped a bit of water
and slowly made its way around
the pond, circling back to my lef
along the shore. Te two does
followed closely behind it.
Ambling through the open
area, I watched them nervously
as they approached the invisible
line around my eleven o clock,
which would have pulled my
scent out into their heightened
detection range.
Just before they reached what
I thought would be the point of
alarm, they doubled back and
headed toward what remained of
this summers mineral lick and
the trail camera hanging twenty
yards to my lef. Te old doe and
the fawn inspected the spot and
began munching on the leaves
and small bushes in the area
around it, but the younger doe
did not. Instead, she cocked her
head and lifed her nose as high
as she could, and then, looked
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Q: We have dandelions and other
weeds in our lawn. I hear that fall is the
best time to control the weeds. Is it too
dry to do any good this fall? What is the
best way to fght dandelions? (Gackle,
N.D.)
A: Weeds that have been subjected
to dry, hot weather through most of
the summer are pretty tough custom-
ers right now and might be resistant to
standard herbicide treatments. Also,
any herbicide treatment right now
would put a lawn under even more
stress. If you want to treat your lawn for
weeds, do a weeks worth of watering to
sofen up the weeds somewhat and get
the grass restimulated to grow a little.
Tere are many products on the market
to do the job. One product is Trimec. It
is very efective against broadleaf weeds
such as dandelions.
Q: Where would we buy some north-
ern acclaim honeylocusts? Are there any
local retailers? I think next spring we
would like to get some to put near the
house. Also, we had our soil tested in
areas where we are having trouble get-
ting grass to grow. Te conductivity was
rather high (soluble salts at 6.10 millim-
hos per centimeter) and the soil had a
pH of 8.7. Larry Swenson from NDSU
recommended we purchase Fulz alkali
grass seed. However, I also am curious if
there are any bushes or trees that could
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to improve the soil in these areas? (email
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While Nick Simonson sweated it out in the stand just a few yards
away, his trail camera caught the doe that nearly busted him.
T
hroughout a few decades of hunting
on my own and also working for the
North Dakota Game and Fish De-
partment, Ive heard many stories relating
to hunting access, and Ive also experienced
a few.
Most of these were positive, and I cant
thank North Dakota landowners enough for
the hospitality theyve shown me and thou-
sands of other hunters over the years.
Tats why this one experience stands out, and it wasnt
even during pheasant, deer or duck hunting. One spring
afernoon many years ago, a buddy and I headed out to
shoot gophers. Yes, I know the technical term is ground
squirrels, but I also know the problems ranchers some-
times associate with them, and most are happy to welcome
a visitor willing to reduce the local population.
My friend was a lifelong cattle rancher, and when we
spotted a good pasture, we frst checked to see if it was
posted. Even though it wasnt, we fgured wed stop at a
nearby farmstead to make sure the signs werent down,
and to show we cared enough to ask, even if the land
wasnt posted.
Much to my dismay, the response to my request to hunt
was a resounding No ... because if I let you hunt then Id
have to let everyone hunt.
Even though it was spring and my buddy and I were
not going to spread the word about this great gopher spot,
we walked away and started looking elsewhere, recogniz-
ing that it was a good thing we checked, even though the
pasture wasnt posted.
Another memorable access story involved a completely
diferent set of circumstances. My son and I were spotting
deer on posted land where I had permission to hunt, and
we knew the owner as a friend.
As sundown approached and deer were beginning to
move, a truck stopped on a nearby the road. Te driver
exited and marched across the ditch and through a shel-
terbelt to a patch of bushes where we were sitting, and
proceeded to ask if I knew I was on posted land.
When youre in the feld hunting and a man is advancing
toward you, the frst thought I had was not good, espe-
cially when I knew it wasnt the landowner and the guy
was not wearing blaze orange late in the day during deer
season.
leIer: 9
N.D. OUTDOORS
by doug
leier
a little courtesy goes a long way
sImonson: from 7
right at me in the stand. She
froze. I froze even more,
even though I didnt think I
could.
Tats itIm busted, I
thought.
Te doe approached the
edge of the scrub where my
ladder stand was placed.
She warily snifed the bush-
es around it as she closed to
10 yards.
She crept into an unde-
tectable trail that ran under
me and raised her head and
snifed and must have caught
the slightest whif of some-
thing amiss. Her eyes wid-
ened and she concentrated
on me - the form sitting up
in the tree. She bobbed her
head up and down, up and
down, up and down; try-
ing to make out the poten-
tial threat lurking above her
and she gave the slightest of
hoof-stamps.
Meanwhile I sat complete-
ly still, harnessing every
ounce of self-discipline to
control all of the now seem-
ingly involuntary body func-
tions attempting to manifest
themselves.
Facing forward, in the po-
sition I had held my head
prior to detection; my lef
hand channeled the muscle-
racking adrenaline into my
bow as I watched the doe
with my lef eye through the
strings, all while trying not to
shake like the leaves around
me. My lungs pumped like I
was running and my heart
boomed so loud in my ears
I was certain the doe could
hear it too.
Te stare-down went
on for fve minutes. Te
doe closed in to under fve
yards and trained her vi-
sion on me, as the older doe
and fawn made their way
through the meadow, seem-
ingly oblivious to the duel of
her senses versus my ability
to sit still and not stink.
Afer a continual up-and-
down scan of my stand area,
which seemed to go on for
an hour, a set of crows in
the distance began cawing
wildly, and they distracted
her. She slowly backed out
of the brush and made her
way into the opening and
as she turned away from my
immediate area and lowered
her head at about 20 yards. I
let out the slightest breath.
Te trio wandered away
into the trees on the other
side of the meadow and went
back the way they came. I
smiled a grin of satisfaction,
knowing that while I had not
escaped detection, I had es-
caped state of alarm, which
would have greatly short-
ened my morning hunt.
An hour later, afer an-
other group of does had
passed peacefully by on the
other side of the meadow,
I climbed down from my
stand with valuable take-
aways from my frst hunt of
the season.
First, I need to add a
branch or an obstruction to
cover the stand and my seat
to help break up my outline
to avoid another staredown.
More importantly, always
remember to hunt with the
wind in your favor, no mat-
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camera tells you are waiting
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leIer: from 8
Turns out, it was his land
on the other side of the road,
and he wanted to make sure
I had permission to hunt on
his neighbors land. In do-
ing so, however, he compro-
mised his own safety and
ruined my hunt at the same
time.
In both examples, Im
not really sure what Id have
done diferently. In such
cases, the best thing you
can do is stay calm and keep
control of your emotions.
In situations like the sec-
ond example, a call to local
law enforcement isnt out of
the question if someone is
trying to prevent you from
hunting on land where you
legally have permission.
Genuine courtesy goes
a long ways in establish-
ing and maintaining good
hunter-landowner relations.
Tats a good thought for
all of us to remember as we
take to the felds and waters
this fall.
Doug Leier, a biologist with the North
Dakota Game and Fish Department,
grew up in Valley City. He can be
reached by email: dleier@nd.gov
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Waterfowl hunters must remember
aquatic nuisance regulations
Waterfowl hunters are reminded to do their part in
preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species into
or within North Dakota.
Waterfowl hunters must remove plants and plant
fragments from decoys, strings and anchors; remove
plants seeds and plant fragments from waders and other
equipment before leaving hunting areas; remove all wa-
ter from decoys, boats, motors, trailers and other water-
craf; and remove all aquatic plants from boats and trail-
ers before leaving a marsh or lake. In addition, hunters
are encouraged to brush their hunting dogs free of mud
and seeds.
Cattails and bulrushes may be transported as cam-
oufage on boats. All other aquatic vegetation must be
cleaned from boats prior to transportation into or with-
in North Dakota.
Detailed ANS information and prevention regula-
tions is available at the North Dakota Game and Fish
Department website, gf.nd.gov.

Wildlife photo contest deadline set
Photographers are reminded the deadline for submit-
ting photos to the North Dakota Game and Fish De-
partments annual Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is
Sept. 28.
Te contest has categories for nongame and game
species, as well as plants/insects. An overall winning
photograph will be chosen, with the number of place
winners in each category determined by the number of
qualifed entries.
Contest entries are limited to digital fles submitted
on disk or via email. Contestants are limited to no more
than fve entries. Photos must have been taken in North
Dakota.
By submitting an entry, photographers grant permis-
sion to Game and Fish to publish winning photographs
in North Dakota OUTDOORS magazine, and as part of
the magazine on the Departments website.
Photo disks should be sent to Watchable Wildlife
Photo Contest, C/O Patrick T. Isakson, North Dakota
Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Express-
way, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095.
Send emailed digital photos to photocontest@nd.gov
- digital submissions can be either original digital pho-
tographs, or scans made from prints or slides/transpar-
encies. Photographers will need to supply the original
image if needed for publication.
Photo disks will not be returned. All entries must
be accompanied by the photographers name, address,
phone number and email address if available. Other in-
formation such as photo site location and month taken
are also useful.

upcoming events:
Sept. 21-23: Mini BOW workshop
22: Early resident waterfowl, woodcock seasons open
23: Youth deer seasons close
28: Watchable wildlife photo contest deadline
29: Regular waterfowl, tundra swan seasons opens
GAME/FISH UPDATE
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A: Local garden centers
should carry honeylocusts
next spring. Tey are beauti-
ful trees worth having on your
property. Te soluble salts
are extremely high, so the
cost of correcting that high a
salt content and elevated pH
would be too prohibitive to
consider. In Texas, where we
ran into similar situations,
wed build berms with high-
quality soil and plant the trees
with the rootball not in the
salty soil. It also is important
that the area is watered with
high-quality (low-salt) water.
Tere is no plant material of
any nature that will grow in
soil with elevated salts and a
pH that are that extreme.
Q: We have three autumn
blaze maples in our yard. Two
of them are really beautiful and
were planted 15 years ago. Te
other tree was planted about
fve years ago. Te younger tree
died during the last two years.
We suspect we didnt water it
enough. Te bark on the west
and south side of the dead tree
is cracked and peeling of. One
of the older trees looks healthy
but also has pretty extensive
bark peeling on the west side
from the ground to the lower
branches. Both of these trees
are exposed to west and south
sun and wind. We have been
very dry and hot here for the
past two summers and our
winters have been mild. Our
other older tree is on the east
side of the house and shaded
from the west sunlight and
does not appear to have the
bark peeling issue. We are con-
cerned that our older tree is in
danger and wondering what
we can do. What watering re-
quirements would you recom-
mend we provide these trees
during the various seasons?
(Wichita, Kan.)
A: Tese, or any trees for
that matter, need supple-
mental water inputs when
the region is under high tem-
peratures and drought condi-
tions. If the decision is made
to do some watering, some
kind of consistency must be
established. Give the trees a
good soaking under the drip
line twice a month. If an un-
expected rain event of any
consequence should occur,
that should not disrupt any-
thing as far as your irrigation
schedule goes. Avoid any un-
needed pruning, especially
the lower branches, and hold
of on excessive fertilization
because both actions will
contribute to the problems
you describe. Also, as strange
as it may seem, Id encour-
age wrapping the trunks of
the trees during the winter
months until a good, corky
bark has developed to protect
the trees from temperature
shifs and dehydrating winds.
Lastly, contact the Kansas
State University Extension
agent in your county. Go to
http: //www. ksre. ksu. edu/
map.aspx and click on your
county to seek local advice.
Q: I have a clematis plants
that has been with me for
20-plus years. I had a hon-
eysuckle vine sitting next to
it. Overnight, the leaves on
the honeysuckle turned white
from a powderlike substance. I
tore out the honeysuckle vine
but noticed this morning that
some of the leaves on my clem-
atis also have white spots. I do
not want to lose the clematis.
What do I need to do? It is
starting its second bloom be-
cause the weather has cooled
down. (email reference)
A: Tis very likely is pow-
dery mildew. If you see it on
just a couple of leaves, remove
them and spray the plant with
a fungicide to prevent it from
spreading. Tere are several
products on the market to use
for this purpose. Repeat the
application at least one more
time (10 to 14 days afer ini-
tial application). Te hot and
humid weather conditions at
this time of year are condu-
cive to powdery mildew de-
velopment.
To contact Ron Smith for answers to
your gardening questions, write to Ron
Smith, NDSU Department of Plant Sci-
ences, Dept. 7670, Box 6050, Fargo,
ND 58108-6050 or send an email to
ronald.smith@ndsu.edu
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raising the number of signatures,
requiring statewide distribution of
signatures, regulating payment for
signatures and taking a look at the
whole process.
Because North Dakotans consider
the initiative and referral processes
as sacred, the legislature would be
well advised to consider carefully and
cautiously any proposals that would
change the system.
When the progressive movement
was sweeping the country in the early
1900s, public opinion forced the leg-
islature into passing the constitutional
provisions establishing the initiative
and referendum. But the legislature
did it grudgingly and has despised the
system since.
It made the provisions so difcult
that the process was virtually impos-
sible to use. Adopted in 1914, it pro-
vided that the initiative and referral
require signatures equal to 10 percent
of the states population in a major-
ity of counties. Tat would have been
around 58,000 signatures at that time.
Initiated measures for statutes were
to be submitted to the legislature
before going on the ballot.
Initiatives amending the constitu-
tion required signatures equal to 25
percent of the population (174,000)
from a majority of counties. If ap-
proved by the people in an election,
the proposal would then go to the
legislature for approval. If the legisla-
ture disapproved, it would go back to
the people for a second vote.
But the people were not to be
denied. Somehow, they vaulted the
high barriers with their own initiated
measure that set the signature re-
quirements at 7,000 for referring acts
of the legislature, 10,000 for initiatives
and 20,000 for constitutional amend-
ments.
Legislative animosity toward the
initiative and referendum persisted
through the decades. It proposed
raising the number of signatures six
times 1932, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1958
and 1966. Te people voted down the
proposed change every time.
Te voters fnally approved a mod-
est change in 1978 when they agreed
to change from fxed numbers to the
percentage of the population require-
ments we have today.
As we note the consistent defeat of
proposals to increase the signatures,
history is warning the legislature that
any proposal to raise the signature re-
quirements would be dead on arrival.
Changing the penalty for signature
fraud from a misdemeanor to a felony
may seem worthy of consideration.
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OPINION: ROB PORT
It wasnt
anything I
was proud
of, Senate
c a nd i d a t e
Heidi Heit-
kamp told
Chris Berg
about her
partys na-
tional plat-
form during an interview on
Fargo-based NBC afliate
Valley News Live earlier this
month.
Tat platform omitted
both God and recognition
of Jerusalem as the capital
of Israel originally, but both
were put back in the docu-
ment by party leadership
over loud and boisterous
protests from the delegates.
From my standpoint,
that party platform, I havent
even read it, said Heitkamp.
I dont care what it says, be-
cause it doesnt refect what
Im telling you I want to do
as a United States Senator.
It was a remarkable ex-
change. Despite Heitkamps
dismissiveness, a national
partys platform is an impor-
tant document. It is the set
of ideas and priorities the
party stands for. In fact, the
platform is supposed to be
the reason for the existence
of the party.
Te platform is the goal.
Te party and its legions of
activists work to elect candi-
dates who will further that
platform. Without the plat-
form as the goal, what point
is there in electing the can-
didates?
When Heitkamp dis-
missed her partys platform,
she really dismissed her
party. Afer all, the delegates
who attended the Demo-
crat National Convention
certainly felt very strongly
about the platform. Heit-
kamps party leadership also
felt strongly enough about
the platform to ramrod
through changes over the
protests of delegates.
Te fact is the platform
does matter, but Heitkamp
cant be seen to be associat-
ing herself with the liberal -
the oh-so-progressive - goals
of that platform because she
has worked hard to cast her-
self as something other than
a liberal Democrat for the
purposes of the Senate race.
In her campaign advertis-
ing Heitkamp has, again and
again, referred to herself as
an independent. When
Te Economist magazine
profled the Senate race, it
reported that Heitkamp said
she styles herself an inde-
pendent voice rather than a
Democrat.
According to a recent
campaign ad Heitkamp put
out, she has stood up to Ba-
rack Obama, and plans on
doing so in the future.
To review, Heidi Heit-
kamp apparently thinks so
little of the document out-
lining her partys priorities
for the coming cycle of gov-
ernance that shes dismissed
it utterly on television, say-
ing she wont even read the
document, and shes on the
record saying shes an inde-
pendent instead of a Dem-
ocrat. Plus, shes saying that
she will be an impediment
to, rather than a vote for,
the Democrat Presidents
agenda.
Te question must be
asked, why doesnt Heit-
kamp just run as an inde-
pendent?
Teres another question
to ask, too. If Heitkamp re-
ally is an independent, why
are Democrats spending
so much money to get her
elected?
Im not just talking about
North Dakota Democrats.
According to the latest
numbers from OpenSecrets.
org, a campaign transpar-
ency website, the Demo-
crat Senatorial Campaign
pOrT: 13
Heitkamp is an independent?
by rob
port
OPINION: LLOYD OMDAHL
History warns legislature about initiatives
by Lloyd
Omdahl
An open letter to congressman rick berg
Dear Mr. Berg,
In one of your TV ads you boldly state that you voted
against the Afordable Care Act (ACA) also known as
Obamacare, and if elected to the Senate would work to re-
peal it.
Why sir, do you want to open the donut hole that the
ACA has closed and force my aunt and uncle and ALL se-
niors on Medicare to pay more for their lifesaving medica-
tions? Why do you want to kick young people ages 21-26
that are currently on their parents health plans, of? Why
do you want to deny women like my wife and sister-in-
law the access to lifesaving healthcare screenings like pap
smears and mamograms that the ACA requires all health
plans to cover? Why do you want to re institute lifetime
caps for my friends daughter, who was born with a disabil-
ity, or preexisting conditions for my step-sister who works
two part-time jobs and has to buy insurance on the open
market? Why do you want to force people like myself who
are self-employed to have to pay a higher premium because
there are no groups for us and why do you want to deny
healthcare coverage to over 40 million Americans who cur-
rently do not have it or can not aford it?
Te ACA may not be perfect but why wont you just fx
what needs fxing and save what is good rather than repeal-
ing the whole thing and throwing the baby out with the
bath water? Why do you play politics with our healthcare?
You also proudly advertise that you voted against the
second round of stimulus. Isnt it true that it is standard
operating procedure to provide a stimulus in times of a re-
cession and that both Presidents Bush and Reagan passed
stimulus packages during their recessions? Tat the non-
partisan Congressional Budget Ofce said that this stimu-
lus you voted against would have provided over 1 million
more jobs and brought the unemployment rate down to 7
percent? Instead, towns and cities all across America have
had to lay of teachers, frefghters and police because of
your vote. Why do you play politics with our jobs?
And fnally, I know you are prolife and are against abor-
tion even in the case of rape and incest and would force a
women to carry a rapist baby to term, but how could you
in good conscience sir, sponsor a bill that would defne
personhood at the moment of conception making the rape
victim who took the morning afer pill to prevent herself
from becoming pregnant liable to murder charges which
could bring a life sentence - while the rapist would only be
charged with rape, a much lesser crime? Why do you play
politics with our lives?
Maybe in your world sir, these issues dont matter much
but for people like myself these are the realities we deal
with everyday. I wish you would work FOR the people you
are supposed to represent and stop playing politics.
Joseph DeMasi
Valley City, ND
OPINION: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
pOrT: from 12
Committee has spent
$991,665 on promoting
Heitkamps campaign.
Majority PAC, a so-called
super PAC afliated with
Senate Majority Leader Har-
ry Reid, has spent $1,025,734
promoting Heitkamp, and
per her campaigns last re-
port fled with the Federal
Election Committee, Heit-
kamp has received $5,000 in
contributions directly from
Reids Searchlight Leader-
ship Fund.
Why would Democrats
pour millions into support-
ing Heitkamps campaign if
she doesnt care about their
platform? Why would Dem-
ocrats want an indepen-
dent in the Senate, as op-
posed to a Democrat? Why
would Democrats who
have railed against what
theyve characterized as Re-
publican obstructionism
want to put someone who
is vowing to be an obstruc-
tionist to Barack Obamas
agenda in Congress?
Could it be that maybe
Heitkamp isnt really as in-
dependent as shes claiming
to be on the campaign trail?
Tat seems to be the only
reasonable conclusion to
draw. Heitkamp was a loyal
liberal before she began her
Senate campaign, only fnd-
ing her independent streak
when she started asking for
votes, and we can reason-
ably expect her to be any-
thing but an independent
if elected.
Heitkamp is correct in her
conclusion that North Da-
kotans want someone who
will oppose Barack Obama
and the liberal agenda. Its
just not clear if Heitkamp
would follow through on
that promise if elected given
the support she gets from
liberal Democrats.
Rob Port blogs at the North Dakota
politics website SayAnythingBlog.com
Reach him by email at rob@sayany-
thingblog.com
OMDAHL: from 12
As a misdemeanor, the
penalty is now one year in
prison and a $2,000 fne. But
would a greater penalty be
used to deter fraud?
Te only other case of
signature fraud in our his-
tory occurred in the 1960s
when paid signature gather-
ers went to the phone books
and listed not only people
but businesses, organiza-
tions, schools and any other
entities they came across.
Te fraud was obvious and
the lead perpetrator spent
eight months in prison.
If the justice system could
bring itself to applying the
misdemeanor penalties, it
would be enough to dis-
courage abuse for another
50 years. However, if the
current case is treated as a
boys will be boys shenani-
gan, the penalties for a felo-
ny would be no more helpful
than the penalties for a mis-
demeanor.
Te real culprit is pay-
ment for collecting signa-
tures - the root cause of the
present fraud case. It is a
difcult practice to regulate,
given the constitutional pro-
tections involved. However,
reigning in the funding for
signature collection is the
one suggestion worth pur-
suing.
OPINION: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter from richard betting
Valley city, nD
I
n a recent letter in North
Dakota newspapers,, Rick
LaFleur claimed that Te
future of the city of Devils
Lake is bright because it is
now the only fully food-
protected city that will
not have a food fght each
spring other than Dickinson
or Williston.
Folks in Valley City, Fort
Ransom, Lisbon and Kin-
dred, on the other hand, can
expect to be sandbagging
every spring, sometimes all
summer. What Mr. LaFleur
fails to mention is that what
Devils Lake gains in food
protection comes at the ex-
pense of those downstream
along the Sheyenne River.
In the Prairie Public TV
video about the Devils Lake
situation, State Engineer
Todd Sando even admitted
that whatever Devils Lake
gains comes at a cost to oth-
ers. All of the land that LaF-
leur claims as being brought
back to the farms comes
with the price of land lost
downstream along the river
being fooded or eroded or
trees lost and ground water
contaminated.
And if they have their way,
much more water will be
added to what is already in
the pipelines dumping into
the Sheyenne. If the Tolna
Coulee erodes or is ditched,
Stump Lake water will add
another 3,000 cubic feet per
second or more to the river,
at all times, not just in the
spring, because the plan calls
for leaving the Tolna Coulee
Control Structure open once
it is breached.
Tat means an uncon-
trolled fow from Stump
Lake. Tat means that all
of the water that fows into
Devils Lake will dump into
the gravity fow channel
with no control.
Is that what LaFleur
means when he says, Te
management of Devils Lake
shows promise for those
downstream?
Te only promise in this
situation is the impending
continuous fooding poten-
tial for everyone living along
the river, at levels 3,000 cfs
or more higher than ever
before.
Devils Lake's future is
bright only because it
comes at a high cost to those
on whom Devils Lake's
waste water is being fushed.
bright Devils Lake future comes at
expense of downstream communities
Letter from
Mary Ann sheets-Hanson
Valley city, nD
D
id you know the U.S. is
currently ranked 87th
in the world for the num-
ber of women serving in its
national legislature; of the
435 seats in the US House
of Representatives only 17%
are held by women; that only
21 of the 141 members of the
last North Dakota legislative
session were women?
On Monday night, Sept.
17, Valley Citys own What
In Te World is Going On?
group sponsored a forum
featuring North Dakota
women running for ofce
in the upcoming November
election.
Audience attendance was
low but afer only a few mo-
ments into the forum, spirits
were high. High because of
the caliber, tenacity and de-
termination of the women
candidates on the stage.
What women and what
ofce? Ellen Chafee, for
Lieutenant Governor; Kelly
Schmidt, State Treasurer;
Pam Gulleson, for US Con-
gress; Kirsten Baesler, for
Supt. Of Public Instruction;
Myrene Peterson, for Dis-
trict 24 State House; Sharon
Buhr, for District 24 State
House; and Naomi Muscha,
for District 24 State House.
Each woman gave back-
ground information and
each was asked to answer
two questions: 1. Why did
you decide to run for ofce?
2. If elected, what major is-
sue do you want to address?
Answers to these ques-
tions were diverse but we in
the audience learned more
about the issues, the candi-
dates and could see and feel
their passion.
Partisanship was not in
the equation; rather, most
were running for ofce be-
cause they were asked
and because they knew they
would bring with them in-
sights, compassion and the
desire to make our state and
country better for each in-
dividual and in particular
children.
Major issues included
health and education, infra-
structure repair, tax breaks,
being very careful to not
waste or misuse the states
opportunities and responsi-
bilities that come with un-
tolled wealth, and working
in collaboration to move
state and country forward.
A resounding message
echoed by each candidate:
Women must begin to en-
courage and support each
other in all areas of life
VOTE; take others with you
to the polls and exercise this
wonderful gif of citizen-
ship.
Oil and its potential to
transform the state in both
positive and negative ways
was a topic woven through
many of the issues discussed.
Ellen Chafee ended her part
of the presentation with a
Cree Indian saying: Only
when all the trees are dead,
all the rivers are poisoned,
and all the fsh are caught
will we realize that we can-
not eat money.
I encourage each of you to
visit the website or Facebook
page of each candidate, learn
where they stand on the is-
sues and then take to heart
their advice: VOTE!
election 2012: A time for women?
Letter from
Jon & Zona Wagar
Valley city, nD
A
merica is at a tipping
point. Our economy,
long the envy of the entire
world, is teetering on the
brink of a second recession,
not yet having recovered
from the worst and longest
one in our lifetimes. North
Dakotas economy has been a
shining light in an otherwise
very dark economic picture.
But, that shining light could
be dimmed by national eco-
nomic woes over the next
few years.
We need experienced and
tested, business-savvy lead-
ers in the legislature to keep
our state moving forward
during this perilous time.
Keith Hovland, who is run-
ning for the State Senate
seat in District 24 is such a
leader. He served our nation
in the Army in Vietnam and
managed the John Deere
plant in Valley City from its
construction until his re-
cent retirement, ultimately
employing over 300 North
Dakotans!
Keiths peers in the North
Dakota business commu-
nity elected him Chairman
of the Board of Directors of
the North Dakota Chamber
of Commerce and his fellow
veterans have elected him
Post Commander of the Val-
ley City VFW, not once but
three times! With his mili-
tary and business success,
and his record of civic ser-
vice and working on behalf
of all North Dakota busi-
nesses and veterans, Keith
has demonstrated a lifetime
commitment to our country,
our state, and our district.
Keith knows what it
takes for business to grow
and prosper, regardless of
what the national economy
is doing. He understands
that, when the private sec-
tor fourishes, everyone
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We need Keith Hovland to keep nD on track
N
orth Dakota is no exception
when it comes to the challenge
of a growing budget for the De-
partment of Corrections. Te census in
Corrections has grown over the years.
Te state is currently in the midst of a
major expansion project at the prison
facility in Bismarck. Te project costs
some $64 million dollars and is expected
to be completed in February of 2013. Te
facility will include the addition of 248 more beds and a
renovation of a dated facility that has become crowded
and inefcient.
Te planning of this facility was years in the making.
Rep. Ralph Metcalf served on the committee that pro-
vided the direction and oversight into the planning and
construction process. He can speak with authority of the
numerous meetings and long hours this process took.
We have a total of 156 female inmates and just over
1,300 males incarcerated in our state. Additionally, there
are more than 5,000 in the Community Supervision di-
vision. Te average cost per day for our incarcerated in-
mates is just over $98. We have a facility for females at
New England, and a facility on the grounds of the State
Hospital in Jamestown, this is the James River Correc-
tional Facility. Our main prison facility is located on the
southeast edge of Bismarck. Needless to say, the chal-
lenge of meeting the ever-increasing cost of corrections
is signifcant. Just to keep up with ongoing operational
costs, e.g., heating, cooling, regular building mainte-
nance, labor , travel, medical, etc., is a tall order.
A signifcant percentage of our inmates are there, at
least part, due to addiction issues. Many have struggled
with addiction for years. Some serve their time, only to
return because of their inability to adapt to the world
outside, and because their addiction persists. Our state
is fortunate in that we have been proactive in the treat-
ment of our prison population in an efort to return
them to productive lives once they complete their sen-
tence. Te fact that we have over 5,000 in the Division of
Community supervision speaks to that efort. In some
states, there are few, if any, programs designed to pro-
vide therapy and treatment to get this population back
into society. In those states, the response is incarceration
and as a result, mushrooming budgets for corrections.
But providing supervision for over 5,000 in the Com-
munity Supervision Division is no easy task either. We
have case workers traveling every corner of the state daily
to maintain active contact with these individuals to ensure
that they are staying on track and are experiencing a suc-
cessful return to the community, work and their families.
Te total operating budget for the Department of Cor-
rections for the current biennium is $2.385 million. As
you can see, even a small infationary adjustment for the
upcoming biennium amounts to a signifcant amount of
money.
Te North Dakota Legislature will address the needs
of the Department of Corrections when it convenes in
January of 2013. Because a signifcant percentage of our
rObInsOn: 15
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEKS ISSUE
In the slaughterhouse of the 1980s, the
line speed for the production line was 175
cattle an hour. Some line speeds now are up
to 400 cattle per hour. Technology advances
have increased the speed somewhat, but the
decline in unions explains the rest. Meat-
packing jobs were once among the highest
paid industrial jobs. Now they are among
the poorest. And the lines are much faster
and more dangerous. In order to keep up, some workers
must make 10,000 cuts a day.
Eric Schlosser in an article Te Most Dangerous Job In
America writes: When hundreds of workers stand close-
ly together...with sharp knives, terrible things can happen
when people are rushed....Workers stab themselves or some-
one nearby. Tey struggle to keep up with the pace of car-
casses on hooks...All sorts of accidents involving power
tools, saws, knives, conveyor belts, slippery foors, falling
carcasses become more likely when the chain moves too
fast...Workers bagging intestines for eight hours a day soon
sufer severe shoulder injuries.
I wonder how many One Percent Psychopaths have ever
worked a line? Perhaps One Percent Wall Streeters who have
cheated and committed fraud against the middle class should
not go to jail. Maybe fve years on a slaughterhouse beef line
would be appropriate.
Poultry plants are no diferent. An expose reporter spent
some time on the line: During a shif spent dumping tubs
(of chicken meat), I would lif, carry and empty more than
30 tons. When separating breasts, I was responsible for tear-
ing through about 7,200 every eight hours. For such super-
human feats, most employees earned between $8 and $9 an
hour. If a member of the One Percent is also psychopathic,
he never thinks of the worker who has torn out his Cordon
Bleu.
Want to make $150 a day picking apples? Four tons are
required.
Olympic Ticket Prices Really Kept Out Te Rif-Raf
No wonder the Tames was crowded with yachts. Prices
for seats at the Olympic opening ceremonies were $3,159,
$2,512, $1,562, $235, and $33.59. Te seat prices for the clos-
ing ceremonies were comparable. Tickets for the 100 meter
dash were $1,138 down to $78. Tennis at Wimbledon was
$353 down to $102. Lord Coe, the Olympic ticket chairman,
said the pricing structure was an efort to make the tickets
afordable and accessible to as many people as possible.
I would imagine that many of the ten million billionaires in
the world who have squirreled away $21 trillion cash in of-
shore accounts to avoid paying taxes put in appearances at
the Olympics. Psychopaths love to show of their wealth and
will spend many millions to protect themselves from stuf
happens incidents. Some of these psychopaths are now buy-
ing condos in the middle of Kansas to prepare themselves for
doomsday. Teir condos have unique defenses. Tey are be-
ing built in abandoned missile silos far out on the prairie.
Built to withstand a close atomic blast, they do provide a
sense of security with nine feet thick concrete walls that are
174 feet deep. According to Joe Lambe of AFP News Service,
a developer has options to retroft four silos for psychopaths
who fear everything, including economic collapse, solar
eclipses, pandemics, terrorism, world wars, earthquakes,
global warming, and asteroids hitting earth. Each silo will
contain seven foors for residences selling for $2 million a
foor. Elevators will reach all foors. One psychopath has an
option on an entire silo for himself and family.
Two Living Rooms To Avoid TV Spats
Each silo will contain an indoor farm where fsh and veg-
etables will be grown to feed at least 70 people for an indef-
nite period of time. I guess it would depend upon the size of
the asteroid. Tere will be enough dry goods stored to feed
the occupants of the silo for fve years. Other foors will be
used for a swimming pool, a movie theater, a library, a medi-
cal clinic, and a school. Tere is no mention of oxygen and
how it might be cleaned for human hearts. Oh well, Im sure
the Doomsday Culture will think of that little detail.
Each average condo unit will have top-end appliances,
several bedrooms with walk-in closets, a kitchen and din-
ing area and two living rooms. Tis is to avoid arguments
over TV programs. Te developer has sold four so far, and
there are 66 more silos in the area to sell. Te owners names
are secret so that family rabble wont beg for shelter from
doomsday.
Wealthy Psychopaths: Meet Edwin Markhams Te Man
With Te Hoe
Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and
gazes on the ground,
Te emptiness of ages on his face, and on his back the bur-
den of the world.
Who made him dead to rapture and despair, a thing that
grieves not and that never hopes,
Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox? Who loosened and
let down this brutal jaw?
O masters, lords and rulers
in all lands, how will the fu-
ture reckon with this man?
How answer his brute
question in that hour when
whirlwinds of rebellion shake
the world?
How will it be with king-
doms and with kingswith
those who shaped him to the
thing he is-
When this dumb terror
shall reply to God, and the
silence of the centuries?
Ed Raymond is
The Gadfy. Reach him
by email at
raymond@loretel.net
by sen. Larry
robinson
DISTRICT 24 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
WAgAr: from 13
benefts!
When Keith is elected as
our Senator, District 24 will
have a seat at the MAJORITY
TABLE for the frst time in
24 years! Te workers, busi-
ness owners, entrepreneurs,
veterans, seniors, students,
teachers and farmers of Dis-
trict 24 will have a senator
with real life experience in
creating jobs and leading
successful enterprises work-
ing for them!
We are enthusiastically
voting for Keith Hovland
to be our next State Senator
and invite you to join us.
OPINION: THE GADFLY
by ed
raymond
A different view of the 1% and the 99%
The corrections challenge
Mildly confused
Letter from Lowell busching
Valley city, nD
W
e have been told several times now by Mitt
Romney that if elected, he will cancel ALL of
Obama Care on his frst day in ofce.
Ten I see an interview where he is asked if there
is anything he likes about Obama Care. He names
two or three things, starting with eliminating pre-
existing conditions as a reason to deny coverage! He
said he would probably use that in his own health
plan.
What the other one or two were I do not remem-
ber. Possibly because of my own preexisting con-
dition. It is called old age, or senility. Can anyone
explain all this?
He also tells us the government is spending too
much money on discretionary items we do not
need - mostly entitlement programs. Ten we are
told that he and his vice presidential nominee Paul
Ryan plan to use a couple trillion more dollars for
the military, rather then cut back, even though so
far the military has not requested it!
Neither side seems to be telling us what, if any-
thing, they can do to really turn things around. Per-
haps we should just toss a coin, and winner takes all.
Since the parties themselves can not tell us, perhaps
some other writers can explain all this to me.
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prison population struggles with addiction issues of one
kind or another, a number of us have pushed hard to
provide for more emphasis on treatment and less em-
phasis on incarceration. Tis has been an ongoing strug-
gle. Addiction programs are not inexpensive, but nation-
ally, the success rate for structured treatment programs
is approximately 40%. Tat may seem a bit low, but any
reduction in our prison population is a step in the right
direction. Any time we can return folks to the communi-
ty to a work setting and to become productive members
of our society, we are moving in the right direction.

Larry Robinson, Dem-NPL, is the state senator for District 24. Reach him
by email at at lrobinson@nd.gov
reLATeD neWs:
Committee Recommends Expansion of Robinson Recovery Center
Letter from Debbie Anderson
Valley city, n.D.
Te North Dakota Department of Health
is educating about the importance of sui-
cide awareness during Suicide Prevention
Month. Nationally, 36,000 people die by sui-
cide each year. According to the North Da-
kota Department of Health, suicide was the
ninth leading cause of death in 2011 among
North Dakotans. In 2011, 114 North Dako-
tans died as a result of suicide.
Its very difcult to talk about suicide,
because most people dont want to believe
that someone would want to die, said Micki
Savelkoul, Suicide Prevention Program di-
rector for the North Dakota Department
of Health. However, being willing to talk
about suicide, or listen to someone who is
experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings,
may save a persons life.
In addition to partnering with many gov-
ernment and private agencies across the
state to further suicide prevention eforts,
the North Dakota Department of Health has
worked closely with the North Dakota Na-
tional Guard over the last year and formed
a close partnership in suicide prevention ef-
forts.
We are keenly aware of unique stressors
facing Soldiers, Airmen and their families
today, and continue to address these issues
on several fronts and will continue to refne
our training to address these needs, said
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Da-
kota adjutant general. Te National Guard
recognizes that the mental health of our
people is just as important as their physical
health, which is why we continue to develop
mental health training and awareness pro-
grams for Soldiers and their families. Tak-
ing care of our people is my number one
priority; we are all in this together.
While not everyone will state I want to
die, many people will indicate their intent
in some manner. Its important to note most
people expressing suicidal thoughts dont
want to die; they want the psychological
pain they are feeling to end. Ofen, one car-
ing person can make a diference.
Anyone can help save a life by interven-
ing and asking about suicidal thoughts. You
dont have to be a professional; however, ex-
tended care should be provided by a doctor
or mental health provider.
Equally important is to know that if you
are experiencing suicidal thoughts there are
people who want to help. It can be difcult
asking for help, but talking to a trusted indi-
vidual can lessen the burden.
If there is no one you can talk to, the Na-
tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a live
answer call service where someone is avail-
able to take your call 24 hours a day. Te
lifeline can be reached by calling 1-800-273-
TALK (8255).
Tere are key behavioral patterns or life
situations that could indicate someone
maybe at a higher risk of suicide. Its impor-
tant to realize, however, that not everyone
who displays these warning signs or has risk
factors will attempt suicide.
Risk factors for suicide include, but are not
limited to: Previous suicide attempt(s); His-
tory of depression or mental illness; Alco-
hol or drug abuse; Family history of suicide
or violence; Physical illness; Feeling alone;
Feeling like a burden to others.
Te warning signs of suicide can include:
changes in a persons mood, diet or sleep-
ing pattern; increased alcohol or drug use;
withdrawal from friends, family and soci-
ety; rage or uncontrolled anger; reckless be-
havior; or insomnia.
Some of the ways to be helpful to someone
who is threatening suicide include:
-Be direct. Talk openly and matter-of-
factly about suicide.
-Be willing to listen. Allow expressions of
feelings. Accept the feelings.
-Be nonjudgmental. Dont debate wheth-
er suicide is right or wrong, or whether feel-
ings are good or bad. Dont lecture on the
value of life.
-Get involved. Become available. Show
interest and support.
-Dont dare him or her to do it.
-Dont act shocked. Tis will put distance
between you.
-Dont be sworn to secrecy. Seek support.
-Ofer hope that alternatives are available,
but do not ofer glib reassurance.
-Take action. Remove lethal means, such
as guns or stockpiled pills.
-Get help from someone specializing in
crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
Help is available by calling 1-800-273-TALK
(8255), a free and confdential 24/7 suicide
prevention lifeline.
Tis year, seven Out of the Darkness
Community Walks are scheduled in North
Dakota to raise funds for suicide preven-
tion and awareness, including Valley City.
For information about locations and start-
ing times, contact Mary Weiler at afspnd@
gmail.com
Debbie Anderson is a mental health professional and works
at Mercy Hospital in Valley City.
Help prevent suicide
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-Winston Churchill.
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Te Alternatives to Incarcera-
tion Interim Committee of the
North Dakota Legislature has
recommended expansion of the
Robinson Recovery Center, a
specialized addiction treatment
facility located at Sharehouse in
Fargo.
Te recommendation came
at the close of the
committee meeting in
Bismarck on Tursday, Sept.
13. Bill Sparke, Director of the
Robinson Recovery Center tes-
tifed before the committee and
reviewed the success of the Rob-
inson Recovery Center since it
opened in January of 2006. Ac-
cording to Sparke, the facility
has enjoyed great success and
currently has a waiting
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CHILI CONTEST. Kath-
ryn Booster Club seeks
contestants for its up-
coming First Annual Chili
Cook-off to be held Satur-
day, Sept. 29. Call Mandy,
701-840-1708 or 701-796-
8441. (51,52)
RUMMAGE SALE. Bi-
Annual 8-Family Sale at
Mary Anns Place, 1112
9th Street SW, Valley City.
Boat trailer, freezer, lawn
mower, Christmas decor,
kitchenware, char grill,
clothing, jewelry, furniture,
pictures, Dell printer and
much more. Friday, Sept.
21. 8AM-5PM. (51,52)
Garage Sale: Sat
9/22/12 only, 8AM-4PM. All
MUST GO! Table, shelves,
snowblower, brick edg-
ings, old aluminum pans,
enamelware, MISCELLA-
NEOUS. 625 3rd Ave NW
Valley City, ND. (52)
Rabbits for sale. $5
each. Have 4 black lion-
head-cross baby bun-
nies; one buck, 3 does.
All friendly. Born June 8th.
Call 701-490-1085.
Guns. 2 Remington
model 7400 Ries. 30-06
and a 243 both short bar-
rels with slings. 1 Savage
model 340 Rie .222 cal,
bolt action with external
clip, Scope and sling in-
cluded. Call Dave. 701-
845-3151 or 701-490-
2378. (52,1)
Nice furniture. 1 Beige
Swivel Rocker. 1 Brown
Recliner Rocker. $25.00
each. Call: 701-845-4999
or 701-840-0271.
One row potato digger;
tires - 13x26 & 11.25x24
(smooth); tractor parts for
1940-50 era Case & Min-
neapolis Moline: acetyline
welder. Call 845-4303 after
10 a.m.
High-quality used rust-
colored carpet for sale.
19\8\ x 10\7\. Call 701-
840-2700.
Newer full-size sofa.
$195. Call 701-845-0877
Pick-up topper for sale,
ts full size box, green col-
or, sliding windows, good
condition - $200. Call 845-
9915 for address.
Fridge for sale. Gibson.
21.7 cu ft. Almond. Works
great. $250. In Cooper-
stown. Call 840-8653.
4X6 Rubber Mats. Only
$40 each. Call 701-789-
0228.
Pews for sale. Contact
Donelda to make arrange-
ments to see. Four antique
pews to choose from. Plus
an ornate high-back chair.
Call 845-3845.
14 tandem disc int.
& 15 eld cultivator int.
Wanted: 5 or 6 eld cul-
tivator for 3-pint hitch. Call
Marvin, 845-9993.
2005 Buick Century.
63,000 miles. Clean, good
running condition. Call
701-845-3905.
Rascal Scooter. Used
very little. Like new. $500.
Call 701-845-3693 or 490-
0553.
2003 Ford F150 Lariat
supercrew 4x4, loaded.
Call 701-796-7141. Leave
a message.
2001 Honda Shadow VLX
Deluxe Windshield,Saddle
Bags, Back Rest 8135 miles
Blue Like New $2500.00
OBO 701-749-2553.
1996 Dutchman pop-up
camper. King bed on one
side, queen on the other
sleeps 8. Asking $1300. Call
701-238-0808 for details.
WANTED. 2002-2004
Chrysler 300M or Jeep
Grand Cherokee V8. Call
701-669-2365.
Current or ex-Avon la-
dies with Soft Musk on
hand. No vintage please.
Also Mark Hello Pretty,
Hollywood Pink & more.
701-840-0476 w/prices.
Want to buy: Winchester
1894s most any year, also
rearms of most any type.
Also Kawasaki 3 cylinder
2 stroke motorcycles. Call
701-845-5196.
HORSES TRAINED.
Litscher Training Stables
in Tower City is a full ser-
vice training facility with
Indoor-Outdoor arenas.
Offering training, lessons,
showing, sales, and more.
Contact Jenna for more
information and to reserve
your spot. Call: 608-566-
4237.
ATTENTION FARMERS.
Buying Farm Scrap & Car
Bodies. Rock & gravel
sales available. Tandem
truck to haul. Will trade
barn cleaning for scrap.
Will pick up car bodies in
town and rural. Call Elroy
Patzner, Jamestown, 701-
252-2533 or 701-320-
2239 (cell).
ANIMALS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VEHICLES
classifieds
EVERY ISSUE OF THE INDEPENDENT IS ONLINE 24/7. CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE ARCHIVE - WWW.INDY-BC.COM
HOUSING
WANTED
MISC. FOR SALE
How about a massage.
Come over and try this outit feels wonderful!
We bought it about four years ago and its in
excellent condition. Choose
from automatic or custom-
designed programs: You can work
on your whole back, or just on that tight
spot. Light tan leather. Original manual. $450.
Robotic Massage Chair 490-2800
SERVICES
RUMMAGE SALES
CONTACT
LORI FROEMKE
to place ads
PHONE:
701-320-0780
EMAIL: loriads@indy-bc.com
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
1- & 2-bedroom apartments for
rent in Litchville, utilities includ-
ed, laundry facilities are avail-
able. Income determines amount
of rent. Parklane Homes, Inc.,
Litchville. Sandy Sandness, Mgr,
701-762-4496. Parklane Homes,
Inc., temporarily rents apart-
ments to all persons without re-
gard to income restrictions.
is institution is an
equal opportunity
provider &
employer.
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Barnes County Auditor
The Barnes County Commission will be accepting applications from
September 5, 2012 to September 27, 2012 for the position of Barnes County
Auditor.
SalaryGrade: 13 :
StartingPayRange: $44,865 to $55,494 annual, DOE :
Number of Openings: One :
Typeof Recruitment: Internal/External :
ReportsTo: Under administrative direction of Board of County Commissioners. :
Job Summary: Responsible as chief financial officer, elections officer, and :
secretary to the county commission and other county boards. Qualified
applicant will be appointed to fill vacancy of an elected term that will expire
March 31, 2015. Applicant is eligible to run for auditor in the 2014 election.
Duties and Responsibilities: In addition to the above, may include :
maintaining inventory of fixed assets, administering insurance coverage
for county property, binding and storage of official county newspapers as
county record, and coordinating licenses and fees, such as hunting and fishing
licenses, beer and liquor licenses, bingo and raffle permits, etc. Applicants
who need additional job information may refer to North Dakota Century Code
chapter 11-13.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree with major coursework in :
business, accounting, financial management or related field or commensurate
experience in a work-related field involving business, accounting, financial
management or related field. Must effectively operate a computer with
knowledge of word processing and financial software. Must communicate
clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, with other county officials and the
general public. Must be a resident of Barnes County on or before the day the
applicant assumes duties as auditor. Applicant will be subject to a post-offer
background and criminal records check.
Veterans Preference: Applicants who are residents of North Dakota and :
eligible to claim veteran's preference must include Form DD214. Claims for
disabled veteran's preferences must also include Form 0D214 and a letter less
than one year old from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicating disability.
Claims for preference as the eligible spouse of a disabled or deceased veteran
must include Form DD214, a marriage certificate, and a letter less than one
year old from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicating disability, or the
veterans death certificate.
Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the policy of Barnes County to prohibit :
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, presence of mental or physical defect, or status and local services of a
governmental nature, and credit transactions. It is the duty of Barnes County
to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination, or coerce others into
discrimination.
How to apply: Please submit your application, including cover letter and
resume, to: Lee Grossman, Barnes County States Attorney, 230 4th St. NW,
#301, Valley City, ND 58072.
Applications must be postmarked by September 27, 2012 for consideration.
Follow-up interviews may be conducted with qualified applicants.
Taxi Driver WanTeD
Driver wanted for 24-hour taxi
service in Valley City. Must have
valid ND drivers license and clean
record. Drivers are also subject
to drug tests and background
checks. To apply please pick up an
application at the Senior Center in
Valley City or go to our website at
www. sout hcent r al seni or s. or g
and print off application. Return
completed application to Phil at the
Senior Center at 139 2nd Ave SE
in Valley City.
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CHAO: From 20
Chao served as an advisor in
the preparation of the book.
Additionally, Chao was
selected to be an Abstract
Reviewer for the 2013 Na-
tional Conference of Lin-
guistic Society of America.
LSA is the biggest and most
inuential society in Ameri-
ca devoted to the study and
professional development in
the eld of linguistics.
Chao holds a Ph.D. in
English, masters degrees
in Linguistics and English
and has completed graduate
studies in economic history.
Father John Ejike
will serve the Cath-
olic parishes of St.
Boniface (Wimble-
don), St. Mary (ru-
ral Dazey), and St.
John (Kensal). He
moved into the St.
Boniface Rectory
in July afer serv-
ing three years in
Rugby, N.D.
Ejikes journey
to our community
starts even further
away than Rugby.
Born in eastern
Nigeria, which is
pr e domi na nt l y
Christian, Ejike is
the frst-born of
seven siblings and
is of the Igbo tribe,
one of three ethnic
groups in Nigeria.
Ejike says he
knew from child-
hood that he want-
ed to study for the priesthood. His equivalent of high school
education was in a junior seminary.
From junior seminary he worked in local parishes for a
year before continuing his education in senior seminary.
Philosophy studies occupied the frst three years of senior
seminary, followed by a year again spent in parish work.
Te fnal four years of seminary focused on theology.
Te language of instruction in senior seminary was Brit-
ish English. Ejikes fellow students hailed from across Nige-
ria as well as other former British colonies.
Graduating from seminary, Ejike spent the next 10 years
as parish priest in an eastern Nigerian community, where
Masses are celebrated in the local dialect.
Tere, the population density is very high and individual
towns are indiscernible. To try to explain the closeness of
parishes in Nigeria, Ejike said, When I told my Bishop
that I traveled 20 miles to Kensal, and 20 miles the other
direction to Dazey, he exclaimed, Tats bigger than my
diocese!
His last position in Nigeria was as Cathedral Rector with
a staf of fve priests. Various other responsibilities came
with his job, too, including bank director and serving on
hospital boards.
Eventually, Ejike requested from his Bishop a sabbatical,
which when granted, provides a priest the opportunity to
observe a diferent way of doing things in a diferent dio-
cese, in a diferent culture. It was his sabbatical request that
brought him to Rugby as vicar.
Ejikes move from Rugby to Barnes County was also a
move from sabbatical status back to active duty. Spiri-
tual growth is his foremost priority, Ejike said, and his work
in his three congregations will be to encourage the spiritual
growth of each of his parishioners.
Adapted with permission from the Wimbledon Newsletter
sTIllIngs: from 20
a VCSNS publication of
the time:
Te new hall is a fne
three-story brick building
with a light and airy base-
ment. In the basement is
a spacious and well-ap-
pointed dining room and
kitchen. On the frst foor
is the reception room, the
matrons [house mother,
dorm supervisords]
quarters, eight rooms for
girls and closets, lavato-
ries, and bathrooms.
Te second foor was
much the same, with a
cozy lounging room.
On the third foor were
rooms for the servants
and a few choice rooms
for students.
In 1905, the East Hall
dormitory for women
was added.
Museum Without Walls is an
original column by Dennis Stillings
of Valley City. To suggest topics
for future columns, or provide
further information - research,
memories, photographs or
commentary - on previous
columns, contact Dennis Stillings
by email at stillings@gmail.com
aboVe lefT:
East Hall dormitory for
women, c. 1911.
(Collection of Dennis Stillings).
lefT:
West Hall dormitory for
women, c. 1910.
(Collection of Dennis Stillings)
recoVerY: from 15
list for both men and women. Since its opening,
the facility has expanded to address all forms of
addiction. Tere are currently 40 treatment beds
available at the facility, 30 for men and 10 for wom-
en. Sparke noted that there is a need for additional
beds, especially for women.
Te Robinson Recovery Center opened its doors
in January of 2006. Te center is the result of a bill
sponsored by Sen. Larry Robinson, Valley City,
during the 2005 session of the North Dakota Leg-
islature.
We realized that there was a pressing need for a
specialized treatment facility to address the grow-
ing problem of methamphetamine addiction. Te
result was the RRC. Te facility has impacted hun-
dreds of lives and families since it opened in Janu-
ary of 2006, Robinson said in a statement.
Te Robinson Recovery Center is named in
honor of Sen. Larry Robinson, (Dem-NPL) Valley
City.
community welcomes new priest
father John ejike
CALENDAR
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p.m. in the library s multipurpose room. More info: Mary, 701-
845-3294.
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+.
Open Mic takes place at Dutton s Parlour in downtown Valley
City every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entertainers (mu-
sic, comedy, poetry, etc.) and audience members are welcome.
Thursday, sept. 27
Barnes County Senior Center activities in Valley City include:
10:30 a.m. Exercise; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Salisbury Steak, Mashed
Potatoes w/Gravy, Wax Beans, Plums).
Tops Club of Enderlin meets every Thursday at the Senior
Center in Enderlin. Weigh in from 8:30 to 9 a.m.; meeting at 9.
THEME: FAMOUS WRITERS
ACROSS
1. Put to the metal?
6. British rule over India prior
to 1947
9. Gas giver
13. Grooves in rocks, e.g.
14. Flightless bird
15. Mr. in Mexico
16. Arm-__-___
17. ___ Kempner, famous
socialite
18. Speak ones mind
19. From times long ago
21. *Anna Karenina author
23. ___ date
24. C&H crop
25. Pacquiao move, e.g.
28. a.k.a. The Biggest Little
City in the World
30. Preserve, as in body
35. Inspired by feeling of rever-
ence
37. R in RPM, pl.
39. Titled peer of the realm
40. First ____ on a ship
41. *Romantic novelist
43. *Oscar Wildes character
Dorian ____
44. _____ Park, CO
46. *Betty Smiths grew in
Brooklyn
47. Equal
48. Mohammeds descendant
50. To, archaic
52. Sea in Spain
53. Lump of stuff
55. Remains container
57. *Creator of Inspector Mai-
gret
61. *Rabbits chronicler
64. Found in the air
65. Transgression
67. Napoleons time on Elba,
e.g.
69. Ralph in Paris
70. And so forth
71. Follows wash
72. They march one-by-one
73. Likewise
74. Passover meal
DOWN
1. Tire measurement
2. Volcano in Sicily
3. Crossdressers garb
4. Ran or appeared
5. *Prolifc Western fction
writer
6. Tear violently
7. Medical group
8. Military-led government
9. To liven, as in it ____ him
up
10. Used for measurement
11. Kissing disease?
12. *Michael Crichtons novel
about nano-robotic threat to
mankind
15. In earnest
20. Sneers
22. The top seed
24. The corrupt often do this
25. *The Turn of the Screw
author
26. Inundated
27. Davis or Midler, e.g.
29. As opposed to gross
31. Peat wetlands
32. Biblical Abrahams original
name
33. Camels cousin
34. *The Twilight Saga author
36. It freezes in headlights?
38. As ____ on TV
42. Reduce pressure
45. Communication that en-
codes a message
49. ___ Rida, rapper
51. Superior commands
54. Early stages, as in sickness
56. Female water-elf
57. *Pretty Little Liars author,
____ Shepard
58. Islamic Republic of ____
59. Debatable point
60. Plural of #14 Across
61. Beyond what is natural
62. Type or sort
63. Other than whats implied
66. International trade organi-
zation
68. Poetic ever
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SOLUTION
Directions: Fill in the blank squares in
the grid, making sure that every row,
column and 3-by-3 box includes all
digits 1 through 9.
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ONLY $7.60
(tax. incl)
Buffet meal includes salad, rolls,
vegetable, potatoes, coffee and dessert!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Eat in. Take Out: 701-845-2764
Friday, Sept. 21
Sloppy Joes
Monday, Sept. 24
Fried Chicken
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Cabbage Rolls
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Baked Pork Chops
Thursday, Sept. 27
Roast Beef
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MEET & GREET ADOPTION CENTER
These lovable animals, available through Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals,
are hoping youll give them a happy new home!
BONES
BONES is a handsome Black Lab
mix. He got his name from his
love of BONES! Hell chew on
them all day long! Hed be a great
farm dog as he sticks around
well.
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Terry Johnson - Cleveland, ND - 701-763-6245
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SHYLEE is a 4-yr-old female
brown and black border collie.
She is so sweet and a snuggler.
She loves the water and would do
really well someplace she can run
and play. She does well with
other dogs and kids. Spayed,
shots and microchipped.
Sponsored by
Valley Officeworks
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DAKOTA ROSE FLORAL
Top Customer Service & Quality Roses
Debbie White, owner
201 Central Ave. S.
Phone: 701-845-3291
Fax: 701-845-3292
dakotaroseoral@live.com
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Phone: 701-840-5047 or 701-840-1334. Email: info@svfanimals.org
KISMET is a two- to three-year-
old female labrador/doberman/
shepherd mix. She is active,
friendly and smart! Spayed, shots
and microchipped.
Sponsored by
Dakota Rose Floral
HARLEY
HARLEY is a neutered male
Rottweiler-Lab mix between 2-4
years old with lots of energy. He
does well with other dogs, but
taking it slow with cats. Up-to-
date on shots and mcrochipped.
Sponsored by the
Law Office of Carl Martineck
LENNY
LENNY is a smaller sized, happy
little dog. He is a four-year-old
Sheltie, Pom, Shih Tzu mix. He is
a very friendly little shadow
around the house. He likes treats
and takes his daily medication
well. Neutered, shots and
microchipped.
Sponsored by
Dakota Plains Cooperative
Your Pets Deserve the Best!
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VALLEY CITY - 845-0812
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09.14.12 the independent
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n 1902,
the Val-
ley City
State Nor-
mal School
purchased a
20-year-old
r e s i d e n c e
located on
Euclid Av-
enue (now known as Viking
Drive) where McCoy Hall
now stands.
Te home was immedi-
ately remodeled to serve
as a womens dormitory. It
housed 20 students the frst
year. Known as Te Cot-
tage, it ofered room and
board, heat and electric
lights, and complete furnish-
ings at $3.50 per week.
In 1904, a second, three-
story womens dormitory
was built just east of Te
Cottage; it was designed to
accommodate 60 students.
According to Te Bulletin,
STILLINGS: 17
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MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS
by dennis
Stillings
and they had servants...
Residents pose in a 1910 group photograph of the Valley City State Normal School
dormitory named the Euclid Avenue Dormitory or, more simply, as The Cottage.
(From the Dennis Stillings Collection)
Shou-ching Chao, an as-
sistant professor at Valley
City State University in the
communications depart-
ment, has recently pub-
lished a research paper on
Teodore Francis Powys, a
twentieth-century British
novelist, in the Journal of the
PLA Art Academy, consid-
ered a prestigious and core
journal in China.
Te publication is a study
of Powys in the context of
literary modernism in Eng-
land. [Teodore Francis
Powys: A Unique Literary
Figure. Journal of PLA Art
Academy 2 (2012): 65-67.]
In the last two years,
several professors at Zhe-
jiang Economic and Trade
Polytechnic in China on an
ESL textbook, ESL Listen-
ing Practice. Te book was
published in spring 2012.
chao: 16
Shou-ching chao
prestigious
journal accepts
work by chao

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