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RIDING THE CABOOSE
This winter has nothing on the Blizzard of 66

By Linda Grotberg
14_0207#260
arge snowflakes were beginning to

fall as I left my husband and three
young children at our small farmhouse and headed to the barn for the afternoon milking. The day was typical March
North Dakota Winter Show weather, and I
dont remember much about it except that
when I was done milking, the wind had
come up so strong that I could hardly get
the barn door closed. Dick was watching
out the window for me as I struggled to get
back in the house. That day was Wednesday March 3, 1966, and the beginning of
the great 66 blizzard. Almost everyone
who lived in the Midwest at the time can
tell you where they were and what they
were doing during that blizzard!
Many of the stories are told in The Relentless Blizzard of March 1966 by Douglas
Ramsey and Larry Skroch. One of my
favorites is about the Midland Continental
Railroad train on pages 321 and 322 and
retold to me by Jack Docktor, one of the
last remaining participants of the saga.
Jack Docktor was 29 years old at the time
and had just begun working as a crewman
for the Midland Continental RR. He and
conductor Harry Anderson were riding in

the caboose coming back from Edgeley late
Wednesday evening when the seven-unit
train became stalled in the snow drifts.
The men heard the engine whistling for
them to come up. Anderson knew that
he couldnt make it, but Docktor (being
younger) decided to make an attempt. He
was able to wade through chest deep snow
for about half the length of the first car
until the wind that literally took his breath
away forced him to return to the caboose.
The engine uncoupled and broke
through the drifts, but when it returned to
the train was unable to re-couple because
snow had piled up so fast. Again the men
in the caboose heard the train whistle, this
time it was leaving for Jamestown without them! Anderson and Docktor were
trapped in the caboose with no water and
A freight train departing from the Jamestown station.
half of a sandwich between them for 60
hours before they walked to the Aaron
Weixel farm on Saturday morning. Mrs.
Weixel fed them dinner before they left
and walked on to Nortonville to catch a
ride back to Jamestown with a snowplow.
There was a fuel oil stove with only one
gallon of fuel in the caboose. Jack couldnt
remember even using it because they were
dressed very warm and had
nothing to cook. Anderson
occupied the office area
with his desk and tried to
get some kind of communication device working.
Jack spent his time up in the
overhead lookout cupola,
which he endearingly calls
his own little world in the
old crummy. To while away
the time he fashioned
CABOOSE: 21 Battling the winter snow.
Grace Free Lutheran Church hosts successful blood drive
lood drive coordinator, Elaine

Miedema and the Grace Free
Lutheran Church have sponsored a very successful blood drive.
The drive held in Valley City on
Feb. 17 saw 65 people volunteer to
donate blood and 55 were able to
give. Fifteen people gave blood on
the automated 2RBC machine which
collects two units of red blood cells
during the donation, so a total of 70

products were collected.
According to Rob Miller, Sr. Donor
Recruitment Representative for
United Blood Services, Communities like Valley City make a regional
blood program work.
People volunteer to donate when
there has been a well-organized
campaign, informing the public of the
Feb. 28, 1784 -John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.
need for blood.

Others who assisted with recruiting donors, publicity, providing
refreshments, and registering donors
were: Shirley Bjornson and Kathleen
Scheirkolk. KFGO Radio and Times
Record provided publicity. Space to
hold the drive was provided by Grace
Free Lutheran Church.
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02.28.14 the independent
Farmer Phil brings ag to the North Dakota Winter Show stage

By Jon Pike
For the INDY
here may be a fair number of jugglers who happen

to be magicians, but there may be only one who
is also an agricultural juggler and magician. Thats
how Famer Phil bills himself, at least.
Phil, will be one of the featured acts at the Winter Show
in Valley City this year. Phil said that he has an agenda
that goes along with his juggling and magic act. That
agenda is to inform people and educate them about agricultural products. Thats why youll see fruits and vegetables as part of his act. The Farmer Phil Show has evolved
over the years at fairs to meet the need to educate people
about agricultural products and to make education fun.
Its information and entertainment. Its edu-tainment.
He also said that he has another reason for featuring
food products in his act. I like to eat and if I can eat
during my show, its all the better. Phil said that he gets
hungry when he performs and hes able to write off his
lunch as a business expense.
As he does things like juggling or a magic show with
agricultural products, he likes to drop in some fun facts
about the products and how they came to be a part of our
diet. For instance, people may not know that we have
lemons in this country because the California gold miners
in 1849 were getting scurvy from being down in the gold
mines. Those are the types of things that people might
learn from watching Phil do his juggling and magic act.
But besides education and feeding himself, there are
even some more agendas to Phils act. This Nebraskan
said that he likes to put on a show that the entire family
Other events for the week

Monday

7 p.m. - Community Olympics
Tuesday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Country Hoedown

Day with Slamabama and Don Brekke
Wednesday

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Seniors Dance Day

with Marvin and the Moonlighters

Thursday

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Antiques Show
can appreciate. As an agriculturallyinclined performer, he

naturally does a lot of
gigs that are themed
around farmers
and agriculture and that
means, for
the most part,
that the people
coming to see him
perform are families.
That is why, he said,
he puts on a show that
the whole family can
appreciate.
Phil, who hails from
the Omaha, Nebraska,
area, also likes to
have audience
participation
in his show.
While he
invites adults
to be part of
his show, he
mostly likes to
have kids be a part
of the show. Typically
we
look for volunteers from the under 15 crowd and we look
for big smiles. What he said, is important, is for the kids
to feel good about being part of the act and to take something enjoyable home with them.
But, he said, there is one caveat about choosing his volunteers. I dont want them going into this field. I dont
need the competition, he said. I look at this as kind of a
scared straight program. If they see my act they might
stay in school.
Phil said he does a lot of agricultural themed events, so
that means a lot of county fairs and that means that a lot
of his bookings are during the summer months.
Just because he has a rural based show, that doesnt
mean that he doesnt use modern technology. He can be
found on the Amazing Arthur Entertainment website. He
can also be liked on Facebook and if people want to see
what his act is all about, they can even see some videos
WELCOME
WINTER SHOW
GOERS!
Friday

7 p.m. - Concert with Joe Diffie,

Parmalee, and 32 Below
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www.northdakotawintershow.com/
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SOCIETY & MUSEUM
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PHONE: 845-0966
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of his act on Facebook. Phil said that this will be his first
booking in North Dakota and that hes looking forward
to joining us in the dead of winter. He will be performing
at on if you want to see his show. Anywhere they require
clean, family-friendly entertainment, thats where well
go.
Farmer Phil will be at the SEB Free Stage at 9:30
a.m. and at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and
Friday at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m.
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VCSU directors collaborate

n U of Jamestown and VCSU hold recital
Two recitals
Jamestown March 6
Valley City March 8
VCSU Brass Professor Dr. James
Adams, trombone, and University
of Jamestown Professor Dr. Laura
Zamzow, French horn will collaborate on a series of two recitals in
early March.
Performances will be March
6, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Voorhees Chapel on
the University of
Jamestown campus and March
8, at 3 p.m. in
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Friday, Feb. 28
CROSS COUNTRY: Cross

Country Ski Trail at Eggerts
Landing is groomed and
open for skiers. This is a
trail maintained by the US
Army Corps of Engineers
and there is no fee to us
VCSUs Froemke Auditorium.
the trail.
AA:
Alcoholic
Anonymous
meet every Friday at 5:30
pm in the conference room
of Sheyenne Care Center,
Valley City.
The varied program will consist of

works from modern composers
including Francis Poulenc, Eric Ewazen, Stephen Rush, Folke Rabe, and
Vitaly Buyanovsky.
Adams and Zamzow will be joined
by VCSU Piano Professor Dr. Geralding Ong, VCSU Percussion
professor Nicholaus Meyers, and
Brandon Bondley, trumpet, a music
teacher and band director at Jamestown High School.
The programs are open to the public, and families are welcome. Please
join us for some fantastic, lively, and
beautiful music.
Saturday, March 1
LIBRARY: The Valley City Barnes County

Public Library is open from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 8453821 for more information.
MEETING: Sheyenne
Snodrifters meets the first

Wednesday of each month
at Ditos in Sanborn. More
info: Lynette, 701-6466260.
JAM SESSION: The
Whoever Can Come
band will be at the Barnes
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March from 1 to 4 p.m.
with another free and open
to all jam session. Winter
hangs on but it makes a
good reason to come have
a good time. Bring your
instrument and come play
along. For more information contact Wes Anderson
701-845-0966
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous
meets every Saturday at 8
p.m. at Fellowship Corner,
320 Second Ave. S.E.
in Valley City. On the last
Saturday of each month,
the meeting is a speaker
meeting - for all to attend,
not just alcoholics.
Monday, March 3
LIBRARY: The Valley City

Barnes County Public
Library hours are 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. T.A.B. at 4 p.m.
6 to 7 p.m. Mardis Gras
event. Call 701-845-3821
for information.
SENIORS: Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every
Monday at the Community
Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
SENIORS: Litchville Community Center. Morning
Coffee Monday through
Saturday 8 to 10 a.m.
Hand and Foot (cards) at
7 p.m. Wednesdays.
PARENTING CLASS:
Crossroads of Parenting
and Divorce, a divorce education class will be held at
Head Start, 101 College St.
SW, in Valley City on from 6
to 8 p.m. Class is free and
is sponsored by the Region
6 Parent Resource Center,
NDSU Extension Service
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
AA: Alcoholic Anonymous

meets every Monday at 8
p.m. at Fellowship Corner,
320 Second Ave. S.E.
in Valley City. SENIORS:
Buffalo Senior Citizens
meet every Monday at the
Community Center, Buffalo,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
p.m. at the library in Valley

City. More info: 701-8453821.
poetry, etc.) and audience

members are welcome. No
cost.
MEETING: The Valley City

City Commission meets the
first and third Tuesdays of
each month at 5 p.m. at
city hall.
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous

meets every Wednesday
at noon and 7:30 p.m. at
Fellowship Corner, 320
Second Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. The 7:30 p.m. meeting is a new open speakers
meeting and is open to the
public.
ROTARY: Valley City

Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at noon at the Valley City VFW.
TOPS: TOPS meetings

are held every Tuesday
at the Sheyenne Care
LIBRARY: Valley City
Center from 5 to 6 p.m. in
Library hours: Mondays: 10 the community room. Call
a.m. 7 p.m. open evening. Joyce, 701-845-2293 for
more information.
FARMERS MARKET:
Monday-Thursday Farmers BINGO: Enjoy Tuesday
Night Bingo at the Valley
Market from 4 to 6 p.m.
City Eagles. Blackout and
Mondays at the Rosebud
progressive bingo games.
Parking Lot and Thursday
Early bird games at 7:10
at Shopko.
p.m. and regular bingo will
start at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4
LIBRARY: Valley City
Library is open Tuesday
through Friday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 701845-3821 for more information.
MEETING: The Barnes

County Commission meets
the first and third Tuesdays
of every month at 8 a.m. at
the courthouse.
KIWANIS: The Valley City
Wednesday, March 5
STORYTIME: Mommy
& Me Circle Time with
Amanda Adams at 10 a.m.
Storytime takes place at
10:30 a.m. with Wes Anderson at the Planetarium.
Valley City-Barnes County
Public Library. For more
info, call 701-845-3821.
I Scream, u Scream
OPEN MIC: Open Mictakes place at Duttons

Parlour in downtown Valley
City every Wednesday from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Entertainers (music, comedy,
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Sat-Sun: 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30
LIAM NEESON, JULIANNE MOORE
NON STOP* - PG-13
KEVIN COSTNER
3 DAYS TO KILL - PG-13
Fri/Mon-Thu: 4:30, 7:20, 9:40

Sat-Sun: 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40
LEGO MOVIE - PG
Fri/Mon-Thu: 4:00, 7:30, 9:35

Sat-Sun: 1:50, 4:00, 7:30, 9:35
Fri/Mon-Thu: 4:50, 7:10, 9:20

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Fri/Mon-Thu: 4:20, 7:50
Sat-Sun: 1:20, 4:20, 7:50
Fri/Mon-Thu: 4:10, 7:00, 9:30

Sat-Sun: 1:40, 4:10, 7:00, 9:30
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Burgers, Cheeseburgers
Pork or Beef Sandwiches
Saturdays from 11 AM - 1:30 PM
CATEGORY: ON THE FARM
CARDS: Play Racehorse

Smear every Wednesday
from 7 p.m. to close at
CMs Place in Wimbledon.
Prizes: Hams\, bacon\,
turkeys. For people 21+.
Always Ice Cream - But Also Great Food!

CHILI BIG DOGS - CHILI PUPPY DOGS - CHILI CHEESE FRIES!!
Walk Thru/Drive Thru 517 Main St. Lisbon 701-683-2276
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MEETING: The Valley

City-Barnes County Public
Library Board holds its
regular meeting at 5:15
VFW Post 2764 - Valley City
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and ND Department of
Human Services - Children
& Family Services Division.
Please call the Barnes
County Extension Service
at 845-8528 to register.
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CALENDAR
Kiwanis club meets every
Wednesday at 12:04 PM
at various locations in the
VCSU Student Union. Use
the West door.
BOOK CLUB: The Valley City-Barnes County
Librarys book discussion
club meets at 2 p.m. in
the librarys multipurpose
room. More info: Liz, 701845-3294.
LIBRARY NOTES
7 p.m. and small groups

at 8 p.m. We will meet
every Thursday night. For
more information you may
contact Donnie Tahran at
701-840-2375 or JoAnne
Stack at 701-840-2259.
Suggested donation for
meal is $3.
MEETING: The American
Legion Post 60 will meet
at the club rooms. The call
to order will be at 7 p.m.
All members are urged to
attend. Call Commander
Lowell Peterson at 701845-1265 for more information.
in the Norway Room at

the VCSU Student Center.
Visitors are welcome. For
information, call Janet at
845-2596.
New library cards have arrived
by Steve Hammel
TOPS: Tops Club of Enderello Barnes County. THE NEW

lin meets every Thursday at
LIBRARY CARDS FINALLY ARE
the Senior Center in EnderHERE! Actually they came in late
lin. Weigh in from 8:30 to 9
in the afternoon on the seventh.
a.m.; meeting at 9.
Unfortunately my column had been

setup for printing and the announcement
CROSS COUNTRY: Cross missed the press.
MEETING: The Sanborn
So come on in and get your new card,
Country Ski Trail at Eggerts
City Council meets the first
just
remember to bring your photo ID. In
Landing is groomed and
Wednesday of the month
the
intervening
two weeks as patrons have
open for skiers. This is a
at 7 p.m. at Sanborn City
been upgrading their cards its been intertrail maintained by the US
Hall.
esting seeing who likes which design.
Army Corps of Engineers
The ratio of choice between the two
and there is no fee to us
MEETING: The Valley
QUILTERS: St. Catherine
designs
has been about 50-50 across all age
the trail.
City Park Board holds its
Quilters makes quilts for
groups. We have patrons in their eighties
regular meeting at 7 a.m. at those in need every Thurswho chose the modern design and young
AA: Alcoholic Anonymous
city hall. More info: 701day from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
children who like the horse and buggy
meet every Friday at 5:30
845-3294.
and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the
pm in the conference room photo. The only thing I can say for sure is
St. Catherine School gym
we have two of the coolest library cards of
of Sheyenne Care Center,
Thursday, March 6
basement, Valley City. Any- Valley City.
any library anywhere in the country.
one is welcome; no experiI have stated before in this column one
RECOVERY PROGRAM:
ence necessary. More info: JAM SESSIONS: Monthly of the most important jobs I have as library
Celebrate Recovery is a
Lela Grim, 701-845-4067.
director is ensuring the long term viability
Christ Centered 12-step
bluegrass jam sessions
of the library. All the upgrades and imrecovery program for all
resume this month at the
TOASTMASTERS: Secof your hurts, habits and
Barnes County Museum in provements staff and I have been making
ond Crossing Toastmasters Valley City from 1 to 5 p.m. are designed with this in mind.
hang-ups. We will launch
is again meeting every
To this end I have made some changes
on March 6 with a meal at
Saturdays. The acoustic
Thursday from 12 - 1 p.m. jam is free and open to the in the management structure and am very
6:15 p.m., large group at
public and beginning play- happy to announce that Liz Hoskisson has
agreed to become our new adult services
ers are welcome.
coordinator. Its a three-quarter time posiFor more information call
tion so Liz will now be here four days a
John Andrus at 701week and yes she did get a raise as well.
762-4891 or go to www.
After Ms. Fischer passed away Liz
bluegrassnd.com.
took over as interim director and greatly
EXPERT WORK DONE ON PREMISES! The monthly jams will run assisted me in my transition as the new
director. I have come to depend on her
through May and are spon- common sense and knowledge and would
sored by the Bluegrass As- have been hard pressed to have chosen
sociation of North Dakota
someone better to fill the position. Please
and the Barnes County
give her your congratulations for a much
Museum.
Friday, March 7
Your Hometown
Jeweler & Repair
SERVING YOU SINCE 1973!
Vintage Variety
Grand Opening
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March 1, 1565 - The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
LIBRARY: 21
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ZIPPERS & REPAIR

GUNS:
BUY, SELL, TRADE
0106#210
107 2nd St. NW

VALLEY CITY - 845- 1803
M-F - 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
0125#244
Serving You
CHUCK & ESTELLE
HANSON
Upcoming programs:
Monday February 24th at 6pm we will
have a genealogy workshop. The topic
REPAIR & SALES

L&H SHOE METATARSALSHOE
HUNTING & FISHING
EQUIPMENT
SHOP PROTECTING
SPECIAL WINTER SHOW HOURS
Tuesday thru Saturday March 3-8

9 am to 6 pm
219 Central Ave Valley City
deserved promotion and in appreciation of

all she does for the library.
The board and I are starting a process of
strategic planning. Board members, library
management, and interested members
of the public will be taking part in the
process.
We will be looking at where the library
has been, where we are at today, and where
we want to be in the future; next year, five
years from now, and beyond. A well-made
strategic plan takes time to create and
involves a lot of community input.
Our first meeting will be Thursday, Feb.
27 at 5:15 p.m. in the MEF multi-purpose
room. Board president Phil Leitner and
myself met about a week ago and identified
five main areas of importance.
They are facilities, finance, governance,
communications, and day to day operations. In this initial meeting we will take a
quick glance at each category, have a very
short discussion on each, and identify 3
areas of priority. Strategic planning is often
likened to peeling an onion, theres always
another layer underneath. In this first session our job is to wash the onion.
One final thought; this is your library. As
we go through the planning process there
will be times we ask for your input; it may
be a survey, a round table discussion, or
some other process. Please take the time to
help us guarantee the librarys future.
If you have any ideas for materials you
think we need, or ideas for programs,
please feel free to call or stop in and talk
with me. My door is always open, unless
its closed.
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Helping children cope:
YOUR HEALTH
Staying out of the emergency room Children and divorce

I
M
otor vehicle crashes result in
a high number of patients
that physicians and nurses
see in emergency
rooms. There are
many questions that
health care providers will ask people
involved in motor
vehicle crashes. One
of the most important
By Katherine
questions you will
Brademeyer
hear raised from us
is, Were you wearing your seatbelt? This question is
brought up by physicians and nurses
multiple times because it helps determine which injuries to look for in
motor vehicle crash victims.
How do seatbelts protect individuals in a car crash? The seatbelt is engineered to keep an occupant in their
car, which prevent injuries caused
by ejections. Being inside the car is
the safest place to be in an accident.
Research data shows that the chances

of a person dying in a motor vehicle
accident are significantly lower if the
person is not ejected from the vehicle.
Studies have shown that a persons
chances of being injured are lowered
by fifty percent if he or she is wearing
his or her seatbelt at the time of the
accident.
Seatbelts protect against three different types of forces that a person
in a crash will experience. The first
force is created when a vehicle collides with another object. The second
force is that which is created between
the slowed vehicle and the forward
motion of its occupants. The third describes the different speeds at which
the outside of a persons body and his
or her internal organs come to rest
in an accident. The occupants of the
vehicle must come to a stop when
the vehicle stops on impact; whatever
speed the vehicle is going the occupants are as well. Seatbelts keep these
forces in check. They help by redistributing these forces across major

bones in a persons body. Without
them, the results can be disastrous.
A properly fitted seatbelt will come
across your thighs and chest and
up over the area of your shoulder.
It should never come across your
stomach or come in contact with
your face. Pregnant women should
wear a seatbelt in the same manner
as above; the lap belt should sit below
the uterus with the shoulder harness
falling between her breasts.
Just a friendly reminder: North
Dakota has a secondary seatbelt law.
All front seat occupant, by law, must
be wearing a seatbelt. We at Mercy
Hospital hope that ALL car occupants will always wear a seatbelt.
Katherine Brademeyer is a registered nurse and the

House Supervisor at Mercy Hospital in Valley City.
Your Health is coordinated by Mercy Hospital.
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Wild capture bread captures my imagination
f you would like more information on this topic, register to attend the upcoming divorce education class,
Crossroads of Parenting and Divorce. This two night
class will be held at Head Start, 101 College St. SW, in
Valley City on Monday, March 3 and 10 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Class is free.
Please call the Barnes County Extension Service at
845-8528 to register. Class is sponsored by the Region
6 Parent Resource Center, NDSU Extension Service and
ND Department of Human Services - Children & Family
Services Division.
The disruption of a family through separation or divorce
inevitably has an impact on children. They may be greatly
stressed by this experience and fear the loss of one or both
their parents. If a parent is depressed, children can feel
isolated and alone. Children can, however, adjust successfully to parents divorce. Children struggle just as hard as
their parents in trying to adjust to the changes, and are
less prepared to deal with changes than adults.
Being Open about Divorce

Parents may want to protect children from the sorrow
and bitterness of a separation or divorce. In doing
so, they may try to hide what is happening. But major
changes need to be discussed with children. This will
strengthen the parent-child relationship, lessen the childrens feelings of guilt and responsibility, and open
lines of communication for future talks. Here are several
tips that others have found helpful:
1. Talk with children about what is going to happen.
Once the divorce decision has been made, do
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many times an entire meal.
Bread has become bad news these days due largely to
We used to dunk bread slices in real farm cream
the industrialization of the food system in this country.
skimmed from the top of the bucket of milk in the refrigSliced white bread, wheat bread... whatever brand, flavor
erator sprinkled with salt and pepper. That was a breakfast
or health claims touted on the label... has
treat.
little resemblance to real bread and lacks
Soup would not be soup without a crusty loaf of bread
any goodness or wholesomeness of years
to tear and dunk into rich bone-meat broths.
past.
White bread from stores has excessive
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r. Oliver Sacks is one of the more

interesting characters in several
medical fields. A neurology professor at the New York University School of
Medicine, he has accomplishments in Tourettes
Syndrome, Parkinsons, autism, strokes, phantom limb
syndrome, schizophrenia,
and Alzheimers. His works
are tantalizing and better
By Ed
than any mystery. A recent
Raymond
New Yorker article by Sacks
on strokes is absolutely
fascinating. Oh, what the brain can do and
not do! Example: Novelist Howard Engel
had a stroke which destroyed his ability
to read. But it did not affect his ability to
write, even if he couldnt read what he had
written seconds ago! Bizarre stuff.
Sacks takes chances. In the 1960s he
took the drug arcane in an experiment
to see whether it might help Parkinsons
patients. He hallucinated that two friends
were visiting him and chatted with them
while having breakfast. But then they
disappeared and a large spider on the wall
said Hello to him. Sacks and the spider
then had a delightful philosophical discussion until the drug wore off. Later when he
described the spider to an entomologist,
the expert nodded and said, Yes, I know
the species.
My title for the column asks the question, Why do some people take drugs?
Why did wealthy, multi-talented Phillip
Seymour Hoffman, an actor who could put
Tom Hanks back into community theater,
need drugs to feel satisfied, fulfilled, and
human? Why did he really feel like T.S.
Eliots J. Alfred Prufrock character when
he laments: I should have been a pair of
ragged claws scuttling across the floors of
silent seas?
Humankind has been using drugs

since they were Neanderthals
In his novel of the future Brave New
World Aldous Huxley has members of
the new society use soma for relaxation,
recreation, and medication. There are
written records and evidence of Central
March 1, 1873 Production of the first typewriter begins.
Asian societies using cannabis (soma, pot),

Ephedra, ginseng, and opium over 4,000
years ago.
In 2012 a federal survey found that 23
million Americans, or 14 percent of the
population, had used at least one illegal
drug in the previous month. Almost 19
million had used marijuana, 1.6 million
had used cocaine, 1.1 million had used
hallucinogens, and 335,000 had used heroin. And we have had a War on Drugs for
over 50 years! The losing statistics are staggering. In 2004 we had 1,879 deaths from
heroin; in 2010 we had 3,038. Our Best
Medical Care in the World in 2000 killed
225,000 patients in that year, 106,000 of
that total with prescriptions of legal drugs.
Every year since then between 76,000 and
137,000 hospitalized patients die from
drugs, and over 2.2 million patients have
severe reactions from drugs. Since 2009
over 1.2 million Americans a year have
gone to emergency rooms because of drug
use. Its estimated that 9,000 Americans a
day begin abusing prescription drugs.
The drug cartels in Mexico, which supply up to 70 percent of our needs, have
caused 80,000 violent deaths and the disappearance of thousands in that country
since 2006. Alcohol, another major drug,
kills about 80,000 a year and costs the
economy about $250 billion. For some
reason our war on tobacco has been fairly
successful. In the 1970s about 40 percent
of the population smoked. We are now
down to 19 percent. Could education take
credit for the drop?
Anyone who watches Honey Boo

Boo and Duck Dynasty needs
Drugs
We have to remember that one-half
of the population scores 100 or less on
the IQ scale. Someone must be watching
those epics Honey Boo Boo and Duck
Dynasty. As a Marine infantry officer I
have been opposed to our last wars except
for the Gulf War. Only the Gulf War made
any sense. Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and
the War on Drugs have all been disasters
because leaders of both political parties
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MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS
any of the brighter

highlights in the history of the Winter
Show occurred
in the 1950s,
starting off with
a visit from none
Animated miniature replica of the Barnum and
other than Peggy
Bailey Circus, 1958 Winter Show.
Lee. Peggy Lee
who graduated
By Dennis
from WimbleStillings
don High School
and started her
professional
singing career in Valley City
and Fargoperformed at the
Winter Show in 1950. Reserve
seat tickets were available for
$2.50 (about $20 in todays
money).
Many of the entertainments
of the Winter Shows of the
fifties will not be familiar to
Courtesy Barnes County Historical Society.
younger readers. But they were
famous at the time and are close
1950 Winter Show homecoming parade for Peggy Lee. (This photo
to the hearts of us oldsters.
was taken by Stanley Kubrick, then a photographer for LOOK maga1951Yogi Yorgesson (Harry zine. Later he would become famous as the director of such movies
as Spartacus, 2001: A Space Odyssey; A Clockwork Orange; and The
Edward Stewart), performs his
immortal I Yust Go Nuts at
Shining.)
Christmas at the City Auditorivisiting the exhibit at City Hall. Ravca
1958The animated miniature
uma Christmas-season classic still
replica of the Barnum and Bailey Cirto be heard at the Stillings house. And Dolls or Real People Dolls are the
creation of Bernard Ravca of Paris,
cus returns. (see photo upper right)
in the same year, Bronko Nagurski
France.
The 20,000-piece scaled-down
the nationally-famous football player
They
were
exhibited
at
the
French
model
has 4,000 performers, 70
and multiple heavyweight champion
Pavilion at the 1939 New York
wagons, 200 horses, 25 elephants, 70
professional wrestlerpins Hans
Worlds Fair. Ravca survived the Nazi ornately decorated circus wagons and
Hermann in 19 minutes.
occupation of France, and became
5,000 separately carved spectators.
a
United
States
citizen
in
1947.
His
Of particular interest is the slowly
1952Spike Jones makes his first
dolls are still popular collectibles.
moving replica of an old-time street
appearance at the Winter Show.
parade with clowns, elephants and
Golden Glove boxing is on the card.
1956The country music comic
camels. The miniature circus takes
duo,
Homer
and
Jethro,
perform
at
four days to set up. The price of
1953Television comes to North
the City Auditorium. Nine thousand
admission this time around is 50 for
Dakota. Visitors to the commercial
people pay 25 for tickets to see an
adults and 15 for children.
exhibits at the Armory gathered
animated
miniature
replica
of
the
around the TV exhibit to hear the
Barnum and Bailey Circus on display
1959Red Foley performs at the
news of Stalins death.
in City Hall.
Auditorium. For more than two
decades, Foley was one of the biggest
1954Livestock sales at the Winter
1957Spike
Jones
and
His
City
country western stars, selling more
Show pass the million-dollar mark for
Slickers
return
to
the
Winter
Show,
than 25 million records. His Peace
the first time.
complemented by a performance by
in the Valley was among the first
the popular violinist David Rubinoff.
million-selling gospel records. A live
1955Fans jam the City AuditoRubinoff
s
instrument
was
a
$100,000
two-year-old bull with three eyes
rium to hear Minnie Pearl and the
Stradivarius
(1950s
price)
and
he
and four horns is on exhibit in the
1109 West Main St.
Grand Ole Opry. The Ravca Doll
often performed at the White House.
Armory. It is claimed that it can see
Collection is a hit with 5,000 people
Valley City, ND 58072
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GADFLY from 8 a ratio four times more than the country in second place:
were ignorant of history, particularly the political tribal

maelstroms of the Middle and Far East. Our partner
Afghanistan currently produces 95 percent of the worlds
opium poppy crop (morphine). We spend billions of
dollars on drug interdiction around the world but heroin
on the streets of New York is still ten times cheaper than
Oxycontin sold at the corner drug store. Mexican drug
cartels use human mules, airplanes, boats, submarines,
tunnels, tennis balls, and even medieval catapults to send
illegal drugs across the border.
One drug dealer delivered illegal drugs by tennis ball
to third-floor addicts going through treatment at rehab
facilities. The user would drop money to the dealer in a
tennis ball. The drugs would be placed in a new tennis ball
and bounced up to the third floor addict. Mission accomplished.
The World Health Organization recently surveyed
54,000 people for legal and illegal drug use in 17 relatively
affluent countries. Guess what? We lead the world in
almost all categories. We lead the world in cocaine use, at
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edging out second place New Zealand at 42.4 percent to
41.9 percent. The Netherlands has the most liberal drug
policies in the world, but cocaine use is a shocking low
1.9 percent and pot use is at 19.8 percent. We also lead the
world in alcohol and tobacco use, although we are down
to 19 percent for tobacco. The WHO report concludes:
The use of drugs seems to be a feature of more affluent
countries. The U.S., which has been driving much of the
worlds drug research and drug policy agenda, stands out
with higher levels of use of alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis
despite punitive illegal drug policies.
Legal or not, these bastards are determined to

make money over your dead body
We desperately need to drop the War on Drugs and
intensify all education programs in K-12. We can reduce
the use of both legal and illegal drugs. We reduced nicotine and caffeine through education. Sixty million people
have quit smoking since they found it kills them. In fact,
it probably wouldnt make any difference if we made all
drugs legal. It certainly hasnt made any difference to this
point.
Our drug wars have been defeated by maniacal and
fanatical legal and illegal drug cartels, primarily operating for huge profits in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Columbia,
Mexico, and the United States. And it has been defeated
by ignorant consumers who have no idea about how drugs
can destroy bodies and minds. Look at how Big PHARMA, one of the richest and toughest unions, protects its
corporations. In the latest attempt to make huge profits
from selling old tired men stuff that will make them
young, virile, juicy middle-aged men, the drugmakers
seem to forget to tell the men what the drug testosterone
is manufactured to do. Because of genetic or pathological
causes some men have a condition called hypogonadism.
Everybody knows what a gonad is.
But Big PHARMA drug companies are enthusiastically pushing testosterone products if men have feelings
of fatigue, loss of sexual drive, depressed moods, increase
in body fat, and decrease in muscle strength. Hell, Im
nearly 82 years old and I have had all those problems for
many years! Its normally called aging. The fact the drug
companies have left out of their mendacious advertising
is that testosterone doubles the risk of heart disease for
those men without heart problems--and triples the risk of
Heres what we can do

We can scare the hell out of all K-12 students in health
programs in every grade by showing how meth rots teeth,
gums, muscles, and mindsand eventually kills. Have
lots of show and tell. Show how needles can give you some
fantastic diseases. Show people hallucinating on drugs
talking to spiders crawling all over them. Show the kids
alcoholics going through DTs. Show pictures of DWIs
and innocent victims of car crashes after the body parts
have been assembled. The state of Virginia DMV forced
us to watch an hour-plus show of horrendous accidents
before they issued licenses to Corky and I about 60 years
ago. Barf bags were optional. We thought the show was
memorable.
Is there a drug in the world that has no side effects? Pass
a law forcing Big PHARMA to spend as much money explaining side effects as they do drug-pushing, particularly
on the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, and all those other social outlets young people use. We must force the suburban white to listen while he is driving to the black ghetto
to get his daily doses of heroin and other junk.
Why not have the FDA sell Heroin?
I think we need the government to assume control of
both the legal and illegal drug markets, including price
controls on both. We might have to control the production of potent drugs. Big PHARMA has made so many
billions pushing OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet to
pain sufferers and addicts at $80 per 80-milligram pill it
is now actually losing market share to heroin which sells
for as little as $10 a packet. Remember when Florida pill
mills staffed by prescription-writing doctors were selling
OxyContin out the back door and by mail around the
world? Are you telling me that Big PHARMA didnt know
it was producing enough OxyContin to send half of the
country into Nirvana or caskets?
There is the drug naloxone which can almost immediately reverse opiate overdose. It is in most medical offices
and is carried by some police and medical first responders. It can be made for as little as $2 a dose in Africa. In
this country the Hospira Company of Big PHARMA has
the U.S. monopoly on that drug. When people started to
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arvest statistics released by the North Dakota

Game and Fish Department show overall hunter
success during the 2013 season for bighorn sheep
was 100 percent, 91 percent for moose and 50 percent for
elk.
The department issued three bighorn sheep licenses and
auctioned one. All four hunters harvested a bighorn ram.
The department issued 111 moose licenses last year. Of
that total, 111 hunters harvested 101 animals 85 bulls
and 16 cows/calves. One additional license was raffled by
the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the hunter was
unsuccessful in harvesting a moose. Harvest for each unit
follows:
Unit Hunters Bulls Cow/Calf
Success Rate
M5
5 1 4 100
M6
15 4 6 67
M8
15 14 1 100
M9
25 22 2 96
M10
51 44 3 92

The department issued 271 elk licenses last year. Of
that total, 255 hunters harvested 127 elk 77 bulls and
50 cows/calves. One additional license was raffled by the
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the hunter was
unsuccessful in harvesting an elk. Harvest for each unit
follows:
Unit Hunters Bulls Cow/Calf
Success Rate
E1
68 11 19 44
E2
116 29 27 48
E3
47 25 3 60
E4
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die from very potent mixes of opiates, Hospira raised the

price of naloxone 1,100 percent. I repeat, these bastards
will sell you drugs until you die.
We cant get rid of our cannabinoid receptors

At last count humans have been on earth for only about
four million years, but cannabinoid receptors have been
around for 550 million years. Evidently we have inherited
our thirst for drugs from the tunicate sea squirt. Believe it
or not, we share 80 percent of our genes with sea squirts.
Thats why cannabis (marijuana) use goes back thousands
of years. We have the receptors!
The latest Gallup Poll says 58 percent of Americans
favor legalization of pot. We have surrendered to our
cannabinoids. Not only does pot make us feel good, it has
helped cancer patients control nausea caused by chemos
and epileptics decrease seizures. In some cases it is the
only drug that works. Pot has also decreased the use of
alcohol by young people. For some strange reason, pot users leave a much bigger interval between cars on the road,
thus reducing the number of rear-end collisions. Scientists
havent figured out why yet.
Perhaps states should also take over the sale of marijuana and all illegal opiates. Addicts like Hoffman are
dying from heroin overdoses that can contain other more
powerful drugs such as fentanyl. Many times the user has
no idea of the potency of opiates. States could make sure
the product they sell is as
advertised. In 2010 22,652
addicts died from prescription drug overdoses with
16,652 of that number from
Did you know...
opiates, many because they had no idea of the potency in

the plastic baggie. We can fight our cannabinoid receptors
by knowing exactly how powerful the drugs are.
Although our smoking numbers have dropped 21 percent since education on tobacco started, the corporations
dont give up on enslaving the population. Electronic cigarettes are gaining in popularity, but the symptoms of excessive use are beginning to appear in emergency rooms.
Not very appetizing symptoms can be disabling: nausea,
stomach pain, drooling salivation, headaches, irregular
heartbeat. vomiting, and dizziness. These bastards never
give up. But if we educate all ages, regulate Big PHARMA
as accessories to murder and other crimes, we can stop the
slaughter. We cant destroy the cannabinoid geneyet.
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Larson receives Greater North Dakota Award
1989, the business expanded to Mandan and, four

years later, to Bismarck.
In 1995, the banks were
merged into First Southwest Bank and additional
branches were added in
the Bismarck-Mandan
community. In 2003,
the business name was
changed to Starion Financial and in 2006, the bank
expanded to Madison, Wis.
In 2008, Starion Financial
began serving the FargoMoorhead and West Fargo
communities and in 2011,
Starion Financial purchased banks in Bottineau,
Dunseith and Rolla.
Larson has served as
chairman of the Starion
Financial board of directors
since 1989 and also serves
as CEO of the Starion
Bancoroporation board
of directors. He is also on
the board of directors for
the Theodore Roosevelt
Medora Foundation and
the Bank of North Dakota.
Larson has received an
honorary degree in philanthropy from the University of Mary and has also
received the North Dakota
Chambers Community
Leadership Award in the
city of Oakes. In 2011, the
Larson family was honored
with the Bismarck-Mandan
Family Business of the Year
Award from the Prairie
Family Business Association.
The Larsons have been
major benefactors over the
past several decades
VCSU hosted videoconfe

F
our faculty members from Va

presentations as part of an int
the University of the East (UE
day, in Rhoades Science Center on t
VCSU faculty Shou-Ching Chao,
Rob Walsh were panelists for the vid
English Language Activities for Cul
the Classroom.
The videoconference electronicall
their counterparts in the Philippine
Paolo Danduan, Menandro Mortel a
tional collaboration features present
followed by a brief response to each
In addition, the event included th
assignment in which students of VC
with students of UEs Arnold Santos
Once the largest university in Asi
Faculty members from the University of the East
UE
is a leader in technology, dubbe
in Manila, Philippines, included (l - r) Menandro
puter
World Magazine and Enterpri
LARSON: 21 Mortel, Paolo Danduan, Arnold Santos and Mark
Fabella.
01_0205#251
tarion Financial
founder and chairman Frank Larson will
receive the Greater North
Dakotan Award during a
presentation at the Governors Business Forum
on April 15 at the Alerus
Center in Grand Forks.
The award is the Greater
North Dakota Chambers
highest honor and is being
presented to Larson in
acknowledgment of the
business and philanthropic
impact he has had on the
state of North Dakota.
A lifelong resident of
Valley City, Larson and
his wife, JoAndrea, purchased First National Bank
of Oakes in 1969 and a
year later purchased First
National Bank and Trust
Company in Ellendale. In
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14_0221#228
NEW ARRIVALS!
DOWNTOWN VALLEY CITY 845-1523
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THIS IS VALLEY CITY
erence with Philippines
alley City State University made

ternational videoconference with
E), Manila, Philippines, on Wednesthe VCSU campus.
Daisy Figueroa, Jodi Shorma and
deoconference titled Preparing
ltural and Linguistic Diversity in
Basin Electric supports Valley City State

University science equipment purchases
asin Electric Power

Cooperative of
Bismarck, recently
made a $10,000 contribution toward the purchase of
equipment for the Rhoades
Science Center at Valley
City State University.
We are very appreciative
ly connected VCSU presenters with
of the contribution from
Basin Electric, said Larry
es UE professors Mark Fabella,
Robinson, executive direcand Arnold Santos. The internator of the VCSU Foundantations by each VCSU professor,
tion. Their gift will be used
h by the UE professors.
to purchase state-of-the
he culmination of an intercultural
art equipment to enhance
CSUs Jodi Shorma were paired
the learning experience
s.
of students at Valley City
ia with more than 60,000 students,
State. This equipment will
ed most wired university by Com- VCSU faculty (l - r) Daisy Figueroa, Jodi Shorma, complement the outstandRob Walsh and Shou-Ching Chao participated in ing facility we have with
ise Magazine in 2006.
Preparing English Language Activities for Culthe newly remodeled and
tural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom. expanded Rhoades Science
Center.
Rhoades Science Center
recently underwent a $10.3
million renovation and
expansion. It is home to the
VCSU science and
Basin Electric representative Dale Niezwaag

presents a $10,000 check to VCSUs Larry
Robinson. The funds will be used to purchase
equipment for Rhoades Science Center at
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him, telling him to be

silent. But he cried out all
the more, Son of David,
have mercy on me! Here
is a man who had no
volume control!
This man must have
heard somewhere about
Jesus. We dont know what
that might have been but
likely some of the miracles
that Jesus had performed
were circulating around.
This man was not going to
miss such an opportunity.
He knew that without
divine intervention he
would remain in his
blindness but that Christ
was able to provide him
with such a gracious gift.
This mans need lead him
to ignore the decorum
others expected. He cried
out loudly and the Lord
stopped.
All our cries are heard
by the Lord. He hears our
cries for mercy and
0422#474
things
that I have
learned as
a father is
By The Rev.
that my
Dennis Norby
children
do not
have a
volume control. They
sometimes scream loudly
(often in my ear) when
they are right next to you.
When you have tried to
encourage them to speak
softly they try for a few
moments and then revert
back to their previous volume. Other times, when
we have tried to get them
to be quiet (like when
someone else is speaking)
they get very animated
about sharing what they
have to say. I remember
my mother telling me and
my siblings numerous
times to be quiet so she
could finish a conversation on the phone (maybe
I know where my kids
get it from). Does any of
this sound like your home
or what you experienced

raising children?

In Luke 18 we
have a couple of examples
of people being rebuked
for their actions. The first
example is in verse 15
which says, Now they
were bringing even infants to him that he might
touch them. And when
the disciples saw it, they
rebuked them. This was a
strange thing for the disciples to do. They should
have known better; they
should have known that
the children were precious to Jesus and that He
desired to bless them. The
second example is what
prompted my thoughts
about volume. In verses
37-39 it says, They told
him (a blind man), Jesus
of Nazareth is passing by.
And he cried out, Jesus,
Son of David, have mercy
on me! And those who
were in front rebuked
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found in the archives of the Enderlin Historical Society and Museum.
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his weeks article was found in the

February 25, 1915 issue of The
Enderlin Independent.
************
THE GRIM REAPER
CLAIMS MRS. PIEH
--------Succumbs to Lingering Disease After
Long Struggle at her Home In Valley City.
---------Last Sunday, February 21st, death relieved Mrs. Andrew Pieh from many days
of suffering from an incurable disease.
Deceased had been in poor health for a
number of years and for the past two years
it had been kown that her illness was the
result of an abdominal tumor which was
gradually sapping her vitality. She was
taken seriously ill on the morning of January 25th and passed away as above stated
last Sunday.
The remains were brought to Enderlin
for burial Tuesday morning and funeral
services were held in the Lutheran church
at 2 oclock in the afternoon of that day.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Bohnhoff of Valley City, who delivered a
splendid sermon in English and Rev. H. Elster of this city, who spoke feelingly to the
members of the bereaved family in their
native German language. The casket was
profusely screened with beautiful floral offerings of friends, offering mute testimony
to the esteem in which Mrs. Pieh was held
here where for so many years she had
made her home.
Mrs. Pieh, whose maiden name was Barbara Billing, was born in Theresa, Dodge
County, Wis., Jan. 20, 1856. She was married to Andrew Pieh on May 8, 1863 and
they lived at Waunakee, Wis., until 1892,
when they moved to Lisbon coming the
following spring to Enderlin where they
resided continuously until the death of Mr.
Pieh in 1909, and thereafter Mrs. Pieh and children

continued to make their
home here until Oct. 3,
1913, moving then to
Valley City, where her
daughter Lily was teaching
By Susan
and one son, George was
Schlecht
attending school.
There are left to mourn
the loss of a devoted
mother four children John, Lily, Ernest,
and George, and two step children Mrs.
John Douglas of this city and August. One
son, Rudolph, died here in 1905. Besides
these there are two brothers, Ernest and
Christian Billing, both living at Lisbon. All
were present at the funeral and all the children were at her bedside to comfort her in
the last hours of her life on earth.
Mrs. Pieh was known to all the older
citizens of our city as a kind and loving
Christian woman and her death is sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends and
former neighbors.
Two of the sons came from a long
distance August from Oregon and John,
accompanied by his wife, from New York
City. Ernest came from Breckenridge,
Minn.

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Sues Comments: Many of you will
remember earlier articles about the Pieh
family. The son, John Cy Pieh, was a
famous baseball pitcher for the New York
Yankees about this time. The husband of
Mrs. Pieh, Andrew, had a butcher shop
in Enderlin. He was almost twenty years
older than his wife according to the 1900
census. The son Rudolph mentioned above
was killed in a Soo Line railroad accident
near Elbow Lake, MN. Many of the children graduated from Enderlin High School
and several family members including
Mrs. Pieh, Rudolph and Cy are buried in
the Enderlin Cemetery.
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Duske signs letter of intent to play baskeball Chivalry alive and

well in Valley City
with Valley City State U Vikings in the fall
From Lowell Busching

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nfortunately I thought too late to get out my cell

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worth a thousand words.
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alley City State University (N.D.) head women's

basketball coach Cathy Hanek announced today
that Nicole Duske has signed a letter of intent to
attend VCSU and play basketball for the Vikings this fall.
A native of Montrose, Minn., Nicole is currently a
senior at Buffalo High School (Minn.). She plans to major
in Health Science with a focus in physical therapy while at
VCSU.
A 5-foot-10 forward, Nicole is currently averaging
about 10 points and seven rebounds per game for Buffalo High School and head coach Scott Sorenson. She has
helped Buffalo to a 14-10 overall record and a 7-5 conference mark so far during her senior season. The Bison won
the Alexandria Holiday Tournament earlier this year.
"We're very excited to have Nicole join our program,"
said Hanek. "She has proven herself as a tough player on
the court, and a good person off the court. With her excellent work ethic on the court and in the classroom she is
the type of student-athlete we want at VCSU."
Nicole is a team captain this season and will be a threeyear letter winner for the Bison. She was also named Academic All Conference in both her sophomore and junior
years, and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Nicole is the daughter of Curt and Kari Duske. Her
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OPINION: ROB PORT
OPINION: LLOYD OMDAHL
Do Democrats really think

Presidents day allows us
North Dakota needs a change to honor any president
he challenge North Dakota Democrats face in their quest this election

year to move out of the political
wilderness and into the realm of relevancy
can be summed up in one sentence.
Convince the citizens of the most
contented state in America
that they should really be
unhappy.
You neednt take my
word for it that North
Dakotans are feeling good
about the world these days.
Every couple of weeks, it
By Rob
seems,
we are treated to
Port
headlines about the state
ranking at or near the top
of some list. Like the list of the best-run
states. The list of states with the fastest
growing personal incomes. The list of
states with the lowest unemployment rate.
The list of states that have the most opportunities for businesses. The list of states
that have the most opportunities for young
people.
The most recent of these lists was the
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index
which examined Americans perceptions
on topics such as physical and emotional
health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such
as food, shelter and healthcare to create a
composite well-being rank for each state.
Over 178,000 surveys were conducted
to create the index, and when the results
were compiled North Dakota came out on
top. A state notorious for extreme weather
(North Dakota is, interestingly enough,
both one of the hottest and coldest states in
the nation) and desolate landscapes topped
a tropical paradise like Hawaii for citizen
satisfaction.
That is, in a word, remarkable.
Not to mention devastating for North
Dakotas liberals who arent likely to make
much electoral headway against Republicans with voters who, by independent
measure, are feeling pretty satisfied with
the status quo.
Not that they wont try. Since it is an
election year, they and their media surrogates will crank up the panic engine about
crime, traffic, environmental impacts, etc.
But actions speak louder than words,

and judging by the dearth of Democrat
candidates who have announced campaigns - even just a month away from the
partys statewide convention in Fargo - the
liberals dont seem to be buying into their
own hype.
As I write this column, Democrats have
held district conventions in ten of the
odd-numbered districts that will be on the
ballot this year. Of those ten, nine are currently controlled by the NDGOP.
In those nine districts, representing 27
legislative seats, Democrats have produced
exactly four candidates so far after the
local conventions, and really only two that
have been announced publicly.
The exception is District 9, near the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, which
is a very blue district held by Democrat
incumbents who are all running again.
In District 3, in the Minot area, there
havent been any official announcements
from Democrats after the local convention,
but Republicans tell me theyre certain former state Rep. Lisa Wolf is running again.
In District 29, in the Jamestown area,
there have been no official announcements
after the local convention, but politicos in
the area tell me that Lori Carlson, a farmer
who serves on a local school board, is running.
s a chronic protestant, I did not

celebrate Presidents Day. I did not
favor the creation of Presidents
Day but no one asked for my opinion at
the time. Since they didnt hold public
hearings, Ive lost all hope of being asked
so I am now breaking my silence.
Even though I think that generic drugs
are great, I wouldnt extend this generic
business to presidents and thats exactly
what the creators of Presidents Day did.
For those of you younger than 43 years,
we used to have Lincolns Day and Washingtons Day before 1971. The two holidays
recognized the two presidents that warranted bipartisan universal admiration.
But with the passage of the National
Monday Holiday Act, we got Presidents
Day. Now we can honor any president,
which means we honor no one. By having
one Presidents Day, we have now decided
that all presidents are equal. It may be
politically correct even though historically
wrong.
Both the Republicans and Democrats
should have risen in protest when Presidents Day was first proposed.
For Republicans, Democratic presidents
like Barack Obama and Grover Cleveland
are revered equally with Abraham LinPORT: 21 coln and Ronald Reagan. For Democrats,
Republican presidents
like Warren Harding and
Ulysses Grant are honored
with Franklin Roosevelt
and Woodrow Wilson. Its a
travesty for both parties.
All we did with the National Monday Holiday Act
By Lloyd
was convert the honoring
Omdahl
of presidents into a major
shopping holiday. It looks like something
retailers would dream up. I think WalMart
would sell out Roosevelt and Reagan at the
drop of a buck.
Presidents Day enables us to neglect the
great presidents and choose the ones that
best fit our ideology.
The hawks might choose Andrew Jackson for beating the British in the Battle
New Orleans in the War of 1812, or James
K. Polk for waging the Mexican War and
stealing half of Mexico, or McKinley who
waged the Spanish-American War and
grabbed Cuba and the Philippines, or
Teddy Roosevelt who loved war but never
had one of his own.
The gullible folks would most likely pick
Ulysses Grant and Warren Harding. Even
though they did not benefit personally
from scandals, they made the mistake
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quality CRP habitat in the PLOTS program

is closer to 250,000 acres.
Kevin Kading, the Game
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of interest in PLOTS from
North Dakota producers.
While contracts associated
with CRP are still a priority, Game and Fish is working hard to develop options
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In late February Game
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also looking to connect with landowners at
agricultural and sports shows.
Its a good time of year for producers to
consider if theyve got some existing habitat like CRP or other idle areas that might
fit nicely with PLOTS, Kading said.
In addition, Kading said Game and Fish
is also looking to work with landowners who may have unproductive or odd
areas that are currently farmed. A PLOTS
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typically require multiple passes and turns;
and with todays large equipment this can
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can help the landowner minimize input
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of his operation by enrolling those areas into a conservation program such as
PLOTS.
Anyone interested in learning more
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benefit their operation, visit the Game and
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of the following private land biologists in
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Levi Jacobson, Bismarck 701-5273764
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Museum on the top left hand side! Start

by going to smile.Amazon.com and follow
the prompts using Wimbledon Community Museum as your charity for a great
way to support the Depot projects!
If you would like to help with the
$25,000 caboose repair and restoration
project, (which we cant begin until the
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a deck of cards from some cardboard placards used on the train, only to find out that
Anderson wasnt interested in playing any
sort of card game.
When Jack Docktor visited the Midland Continental Depot Transportation
Museum this summer he verified, yes, our
caboose is the one he rode in the March
1966 blizzard. When the Caboose is restored there may be a place in the cupola
for a little sign that reads, Jack Docktors
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I look forward to telling your stories
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math programs, and the Great Plains STEM Education

Center. The universitys technology services offices and facilities are also housed in the building, as is VCSUs collaborative nursing program with Dakota College at Bottineau.
To the extent possible, the design and construction of
the Rhoades addition and renovation followed standards
set forth by the U.S. Green Building Councils Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and the
building has received LEED certification.
PORT: from 19
In District 35, in Bismarck, Erin Hill-Oban (wife of

state Democrat Party Executive Director Chad Oban), is
running for state Senate while first-time candidate Darrell
Miller is running for one of the districts two House seats.
Thats it.
In District 5 (Minot), District 37 (Dickinson), District
7 (Bismarck), District 47 (Bismarck), District 31, (south
of Bismarck), and District 33 (northwest of Bismarck),
Democrats have completed their local conventions and
announced no candidates. Nor are there any names being
rumored as candidates. So far, the Republican incumbents
in these districts are running unchallenged.
Add into the calculus the fact that the time has come
and gone for Democrats to launch a credible challenger
to Rep. Kevin Cramer. The campaign should have started
in November, but as it stands Democrats continue to wait
on state Senator George Sinner. And of the six statewide
offices on the ballot, Democrats so far only have a candidate for Tax Commissioner in little-known Fargo attorney
Jason Astrup.
Democrats will tell us this year that North Dakota needs
a change. But judging them by their actions, Im not sure
they believe it.
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to projects ranging from hospitals and libraries to higher

education buildings. They have also established community foundations in Oakes, Ellendale, Bismarck and Mandan
to help support community advancement projects.
Throughout his life and career, Frank has served as a
strong example of dedication to the betterment of North
Dakota and its business community, says Andy Peterson,
president & CEO of the Greater North Dakota Chamber.
He has truly made, and continues to make, a powerful
impact on our communities, businesses and state.
lunch counter, were witness to an act of chivalry that drew

both cheers and applause for the waiter working that shift.
I did not catch his name but he had already made points
with me, if not any additional tip, by setting my coffee
WITH cream before me as I sat down.
This was perhaps a bit risky as I might have decided
I needed a cold drink on a cold day for my thirst rather
then my usual, but it did establish that he recognized
me not only as a now frequent customer, but had noticed
what I usually order for a beverage.
Not exactly like the Wells Fargo Bank where they seem
to be making a concerted effort to call everyone by their
name when they come in, but close enough.
Not exactly like the Cheers Bar of TV fame, but the
right idea. Perhaps the personnel at the cafe have taken
a page from that old TV show or the newer Wells Fargo
manual?
It is effective in any case. I do not recall questioning the
low interest rates at the bank since they started remembering my name!
I missed the conversation at the cash register between
the waiter, and the older women he accompanied, arm
and arm, out the north door to her car on a very slippery
day, and it may have been a relative, but it drew a definitely positive response from the mostly female customers to
say the least. If convenient, it would have been a standing
ovation. I joined in the applause.
A restaurant in a city with currently few restaurants and
most of them NOT downtown, something like this cannot hurt business, even if the employee may have been a
member of the family?
So to the Viking Room Restaurant I can only say, live
long and prosper.
LIBRARY: from 6
will be use of the Family Search program. Bring pencil and

He assures us that forgiveness is ours. His blood shed on
paper and a laptop if you have one.
the Cross has covered the sin that has separated us from
God. Jesus stopped by that blind man and caused him to
recover his sight. Jesus has come that we too might see;
Items to note:
that we might see the reality of our sin, our great need for
Are you planning on making a trip to one of North
Jesus, and that we might see the forgiveness and mercy
Dakotas state parks? Stop in at the library before you go
and checkout a State Park Pass. The pass provides daily ac- offered to us in the Gospel.
On certain occasions I have been thankful for the
cess to any North Dakota state park for FREE. To find out
volume that my children have had. There have been a
more information about the passes, stop in at the library.
few times when their noise allowed me to hear that they
For more information about North Dakota state parks go
needed me urgently for a situation. As a father I pray that
to http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/parks.html
they would cry loudly when they need me. As a child of
The library board will meets the second Tuesday of
every month in the Mary E Fischer multi-purpose room at God I am thankful that I have a Savior, Jesus Christ, who
hears my cries for mercy and graciously cares for me.
5:15 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

OMDAHL: from 19
of thinking that their friends were their friends.

In the Grant administration, we had gold scandals,
whiskey rings, and robbing of the Indian bureau. Hardings
friends gave away the Teapot Dome oil and ran amuck in
the Justice and Veterans bureaus.
For the more intellectual, the choice of presidents would
be Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Woodrow Wilson, all of whom were greater thinkers than presidents.
Jefferson got a huge memorial out of the deal but James
Madison, the father of the U. S. Constitution, didnt even
get a shrub planted in his honor. As for Wilson, there was
no monument for proposing a League of Nations 30 years
ahead of its time.
The mediocre are also entitled to representation. At least
that was the main argument offered in 1970 by Senator
Roman Hruska for confirming G. Harrold Carswell for the
Supreme Court
The top choice for the mediocre is James Buchanan
who fiddled while the Republic disintegrated into the Civil
War. Calvin Coolidge of Plymouth Notch, Vermont was
no mental giant but he concealed it by not speaking. We
could all benefit from his example.
In the future, we must be on guard. If a new Mount
Rushmore is proposed to include all presidents, with
Washington and Lincoln placed next to the likes of Zachary Taylor and Warren Harding, we must at least demand
public hearings.
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OFFICIAL MINUTES
Barnes County Commission
February 4, 2014
The Barnes County Commission
met in regular session on Tuesday,
February 4, 2014 with Phil Leitner,
Cindy Schwehr, Eldred Knutson,
John Froelich, and Rodger Berntson
present. Chairman Knutson called
the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m., the
Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and
the Agenda was reviewed.
Highway Dept Maintenance Certification
Kerry Johnson, Highway Superintendent, presented the Maintenance Certification for approval. Right-of-Way
questions and encroachment were
discussed. Rodger Berntson moved
to pay the $575 registration fee for
Kerry Johnson to attend the National
Association of County Engineers conference in April, at a total cost to
the County of $1,975; John Froelich
seconded the motion. Motion carried,
with Eldred Knutson voting no.
Emergency Mgmt ESCS Dispatch
Policy/911 Coordinator
Kim Franklin, Emergency Manager,
presented the ESCS Dispatch Policy
for approval. John Froelich moved to
amend the Barnes County Dispatch
Policy of Duties and Responsibilities
to read: The Valley City Police Department phone 845-3110 and the
Barnes County Sheriffs Office Phone
845-8530 will be rolled over to Barnes
County Dispatch after business hours
and on weekends if either or both
Departments so choose, and there
will be no cost to either Department;
Phil Leitner seconded the motion.
Motion failed after roll call vote, with
Rodger Berntson, Cindy Schwehr, and
Eldred Knutson voting no. Rodger
Berntson moved to approve the
policy, as presented; Cindy Schwehr
seconded the motion. Motion carried
after roll call vote, with John Froelich
and Phil Leitner voting no. Pat Sand
discussed Dispatch structure, recommending that Kim Franklin continue
as 911 Coordinator. The Commission
suggested leaving things as is, for
now, and revisiting it at a future date.
VSO - Review
Phil Leitner, Portfolio-holder for the
Veterans Services Office, presented
his six month trial period review of
Scott Crump, expressing a number
of concerns. Numerous members
of the public testified in support of
Mr. Crumps efforts since he was
appointed as Veterans Services Officer. Phil Leitner moved to extend Mr.
Crumps trial period status another six

months; John Froelich seconded the
motion. Motion failed, with Rodger
Berntson, Cindy Schwehr, and
Eldred Knutson voting no. Rodger
Berntson moved to allow Scott Crump
to graduate from trial period status;
Cindy Schwehr seconded the motion.
Motion carried, with Phil Leitner and
John Froelich voting no.
Jack Ertelt Statutory Definitions
Jack Ertelt requested that the Commission ask the States Attorney for
a statutory definition of abandoned
property and junk; the States Attorney will follow up.
Water Board Sanborn Lake
Jerry Hieb, Barnes County Water
Resources, discussed the current
state of the Sanborn Lake outlet
contract, and the options available for
the future, such as flowage easements
and Eminent Domain. The Commission would like additional information
as to possible costs.
Commission Discussion - Sheriff
Randy McClaflin, Sheriff, reported on
the following items: Narcotics teams
year-end report; the handling of the
horse rescue; Jail contract options
available; stove replacement at the
Jail; and Jail staffing efforts.
Auditor Minutes/Miscellaneous
John Froelich moved to approve the
January 21, 2014 minutes with corrections; Cindy Schwehr seconded
the motion. Motion carried. Beth Didier, Auditor, presented the NDPERS
Employee Participation Agreement for
approval. Cindy Schwehr moved to
approve the agreement; John Froelich
seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Ms. Didier presented the application
for a raffle permit from Ashtabula
Crossing for approval. Cindy Schwehr
moved to approve the application;
Rodger Berntson seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Commission Discussion
Additional discussion included:
options for the re-vamping of the
parking lot; response to a question
regarding ammo purchased by Truck
Regulatory; zoning issues in the
extra-territorial areas; Don Fiebiger
standing in for Kim Franklin, while she
is on vacation; airport update; recent
bid sale of public property by the VC
BC Development Corporation; South
Central Dakota Regional Council
update; cornfield lawsuit update;
Tonya Lorenz Duffy hired as Assistant
States Attorney; and Valley City Rural
Fire organizing to become a Rural Fire
District.
Jeffrey A. Nathan
Dawn J. Mathias
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Valley City, ND 58072-3330
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(Licensed Directors)
Phil Leitner resigned from being the

Portfolio-holder for any appointed
department heads, due to differences
of opinion with some of the other
Commissioners as to how issues with
appointed department heads should
be handled. Cindy Schwehr offered to
take on the MIS portfolio, and Eldred
Knutson offered to take on the VSO
portfolio. Eldred Knutson reminded the
Board that the Commissioners have
limited authority to act individually, and
any issues should be addressed by
the body, as a whole. 2125
Bills Approved For January
General Fund: Ace Hardware
$184.83, Barnes Co Highway
Dept $2,541.88, Berntson, Rodger
$96.05, Bitz Tire $19.91, Boom,
Ashley $34.88, Butler Machinery
$6,080.00, Cable Services $46.29,
Cardmember Service $528.59, Cass
County Electric $39.35, Central Business Systems $127.37, Centurylink
$983.73, Computer Information
Systems $37,962.39, CTS Language
Link $18.29, Dacotah Bank $524.25,
Dakota Plains Cooperative $2,872.55,
Didier, Beth M $71.19, Farm & Home
Publishers $1,848.50, G&K $265.50,
Handy Hardware $56.31, Hi-Line
Investments $1,170.00, ITD $450.79,
Jacks Uniforms $169.79, Karis
Cleaning $50.54, Knutson, Eldred J
$89.27, Kohn Electric $474.14, Lang,
Nicole $273.50, Litchville Bulletin
$108.13, Lundes S & P $90.00,
Marco $671.40, Marco $137.16,
Martin, Angie $85.93, Matthew
Bender $228.74, McClaflin, Randy
$38.50, Mid-States Organized Crime
Inform.Cen $100.00, Mid-States Wireless, $318.00, Midwest Pest Control
$107.50, MDU $2,639.93, NACCTFO
$75.00, NDAco $18,727.00, ND
County Commissioners Association
$1,500.00, ND State Radio Communications $516.00, Northwest Tire
$22.86, Otis Elevator $14,142.71,
Petro Serve USA $231.65, Record
Keepers, LLC $27.00, Sanford
Health $96.00, Schwehr, Cindy L
$25.99, Servicemaster $1,200.00,
State Industrial Products $186.00,
Steins, $287.82, Streichers $109.89,
TDS Metrocom $3.58, Thompson,
Lorraine $1,170.08, US Bank Equipment Finance $153.52, Valley Auto
Parts $7.99, Valley City Public Works
$1,271.16, Valley City Times-Record
$424.32, Valley Officeworks $178.82,
Verizon Wireless $139.19, Wades
Service Center $287.35, Wagon
Wheel Inn $1,400.00, Wells Fargo
Bank $422.68, West Payment Center
$144.32; City County Health: Ability
Network, $1,500.00, Central Valley
Health District $5,533.00, Centurylink
$161.71, Dakota Plains $152.38, Dex
Media East LLC $14.50, Glaxosmithkline Pharm $977.20, Handy Hardware $3.98, Hansen, Sarah $17.52,
Hepper Olson Architects $900.00,
Inter-Community Telephone $41.95,
Langland, Tamara $109.05, Leevers
$67.37, Martin, Angie $12.39, Merck
Sharp & Dohme Corp $5,312.49, Mercy Hospital $2,859.24, Moore Medical, LLC $350.75, ND Association For
Home Care $200.00, Sanford Health
$96.00, Sansio $600.00, Skalicky,
Kasey $226.09, The Independent
$450.00, Thompson, Laurel $158.20,
Thomsen, Paula $35.48, Valley

City Park District $8,000.00, Valley
City Times-Record $420.00, Valley
Drug $108.99, Viland, Beth $50.00,
Wendel, Cynthia $46.90, Will, Theresa
$86.36; Veterans Service Office:
Barnes Co Highway Dept $220.32,
Miller Motors $30.80, Sanford Health
$48.00, Verizon Wireless $52.43;Social Services: Bayley Neurauter, Lisa A
$146.39, Brothers III $484.68, Cardmember Service $29.00, Comfort Inn
$710.00, Huss, Candice J $218.97,
Landis, Joshua $99.44, Lindemann,
Dana $148.60, Mcculloch, Meghan
$26.15, MDU $181.13, Morse, Stephanie $96.05, ND Dept Of Human
Services $12,054.03, ND Eligibility
Workers Assn $45.00, North Dakota
United $112.00, Oliver-Nathan Funeral
Chapel $3,525.00, Pederson, Jill
$32.21, Pershing, LLC $802.24, Pfau
Brothers Auto Body $100.00, Record
Keepers, LLC $54.00, Schmidt &
Associates, $110.00, State Disbursement Unit - North Dakot $588.00,
Swenson, Allison $158.20, Valley
City Times-Record $136.00, Valley
Officeworks $144.34, Verizon Wireless
$392.42, Young Peoples Healthy
Heart Program $125.00; County
Road And Bridge: ASC Construction
Equipment USA $4,093.21, Astrup
Law Office $377.49, Bakkegard &
Schell $477.70, Bayshore City Side
$20.94, Best Western Ramkota Hotel
$163.98, Bitz Tire $34.98, Butler
Machinery $32,128.06, Carquest
$222.49, Centurylink $45.68, Clement
Communications $331.76, Dakota
Industrial Supply $165.00, Dakota
Plains Cooperative $4,892.12, Dickey
Rural Telephone $80.85, Enginaire
$342.91, Enterprise Sales $30.61,
Fastenal $321.37, First Community Credit Union $454.16, Grotberg
Electric, $36.92, Handy Hardware
$320.73, Inter-Community Telephone
$72.65, Karis Cleaning $209.33,
Laker Chemical, $341.00, Larson
Welding & Machine Co. $85.00, Leevers $43.95, Liberty Business Systems,
$383.89, Macs $12.00, Marshall
Repair $817.68, Miller Motors $10.80,
MDU $1,260.88, Moser, Mark $81.00,
NDDOT $100.00, Open Door Center
$37.63, Ottertail Power Company
$107.11, Powerplan OIB $597.51,
Praxair $322.15, RJs $24.49, Sanford
Health $86.00, Smith Farm & Home
$13.90, Star Enterprises, $899.70,
Stutsman County Glass $72.00, TDS
Metrocom $6.74, The Window Man
$85.00, US Bank $600.00, Valley Auto
Parts $1,819.64, Valley City Public
Works $1,971.67, Valley City TimesRecord $21.76, Valley Officeworks
$130.13, Verizon Wireless $121.26,
Vining Oil & Gas LLC $2,391.28,
Vining Oil $7,160.25, Wallwork Truck
Center $382.90, Wells Fargo Financial
Leasing $182.75; County Park: Dickey
Rural Telephone $3.92, Koepplin,
Bobby $26.52; Weed Control: BW
Seven Seas Inn $224.10, Karis
Cleaning $50.54, Mcallister, James
$339.98, Warne Chemical & Equipment $49.60, Wells Fargo Ins.Services
$50.00; Oasis & Social Security: ,
CPU $1,809.91, ITD $431.20, Microsoft $1,000.00 NDAco Resources
Group $1,871.33, Thiel, Jason
$53.37, Valley Officeworks $18.71;
County Agent: Central Business
Systems $113.25, Grueneich, Randy

$38.39, Milender, Sue $131.84, NDSU
Dept 3110 $551.00, NDSU Extension
Service $45.00, North Dakota Newspaper Association $247.20, Valley
Officeworks $235.55; B.C. Emergency
HCPRA : Barnes Co Highway Dept
$132.80; Farm To Market 15 Mill: KLJ
$3,800.00, Midstates Equipment &
Supply $13,984.25, Ottertail Power
Company $43.35, Smith Lumber
$15.20, Subsurface Inc $109,011.90;
Game & Fish: ND Game & Fish Dept
$25,786.00; Cnty Correctional Center:
A.R. Audit Services, $400.00, Ace
Hardware $48.89, Appliance City
$75.00, Bakkegard & Schell $85.95,
Cable Services $46.29, Cass Clay
Creamery, $413.00, Charm-Tex
$301.22, Computer Information Systems $35,500.94, Dakota Industrial
Supply $188.00, Electro Watchman,
$7,490.34, Food Services Of America
$2,252.99, Handy Hardware $95.91,
High Plains Water Treatment, $42.00
Leevers $287.05, Marketplace
$298.35, MDU $874.72, Nucara Pharmacy $311.54, Pharmchem $79.00,
RJs 2126
155.51, Shopko $90.22, Simplex
Grinnell $95.00, The Forum $225.00,
Thrifty White Stores $1,271.30, US
Bank Equipment Finance $153.52,
Valley City Public Works $713.84,
Valley City Times-Record $189.50,
Valley Officeworks $115.55; Insurance Reserve Fund: Wells Fargo Ins.
Services $128.00; County Bridge: KLJ
$2,700.92; County Agent Revolving:
Leevers $14.54; Flood Emergency
2010: Valley Township $558.96; Community Service: ITD $5.00, Verizon
Wireless $36.72; Grants And Projects:
Electro Watchman, $3,862.35, Forvilly,
Lorianne $55.00, Fritch, Kathleen
$15.00, James River Transit $32.50,
Kruger, Elizabeth White $55.00,
Leevers $35.88, Mclaurin, Laura
$40.00, NDSU Dept 3110 $101.25,
Nelson, Monica $15.00, Supercircuits
$3,580.00, Zimney, Alesha $45.00;
Truck Regulatory (Scrctrb: Barnes
Co Highway Dept $45.50, Black Hills
Ammunition $389.50, CHS Credit
Card $480.04, ITD $9.25, Corrections
Commissary Fu: Leevers $283.51,
Pizza Corner $84.00; Special Reserves: Cardmember Service $410.88,
Jacks Uniforms $383.63, Sanford
Health $96.00, Streichers $269.96;
Soil Conservation: Barnes Co Soil
Conserv. Dist. $17,004.49; Flood
Emergency 2011: ITD $5.00, Stewart
Drain: Tyler Mcfadgen $525.00;
Garrison Conservancy Dist:Garrison
Diversion Cons Dist $17,004.68;
Airport: Barnes Co Municipal Airport
$67,182.93; 911 Emergency Fund:
Centurylink $383.64, Computer Information Systems $24,178.37, Dakota
Central Telecommunications $31.00,
Dickey Rural Telephone $239.00,
Handy Hardware $94.99, Inter-Community Telephone $150.00, NDAco
$512.74, Sanford Health $48.00, Valley Officeworks $594.93; State Funds:
ND State Treasurer $17,080.77;
Winter Show: ND Winter Show
$42,510.75; Older Persons: South
Central Adult Services $34,009.08;
Ambulance: Barnes County Ambulance $16,727.80; Water Resources:
Anderson, Bruce $72.32, Best
March 3, 1791 - The United States Mint is created by the U.S. Congress.
Western Ramkota Hotel $1,058.46,

Evenson, Ken $227.92, Hieb, Jerry
$263.04, Karis Cleaning $50.54,
Moore Engineering, $3,787.50,
ND Water Resource Districts Assn
$475.00, Offner, Alfred $18,200.00,
Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. $1,724.80,
Olauson, Shawn $166.11, Postmaster
$46.00; Historical Society: Barnes
Co Historical Society $12,751.08;
Library: Valley City Public Library
$34,433.85; Cities: Dazey $1,586.14,
Fingal $6,089.77, Kathryn $823.87,
Leal $117.91, Litchville $1,880.46,
Nome $469.88, Oriska $1,452.61,
Pillsbury $1,818.89, Rogers $914.27,
Sanborn $1,921.32, Sibley $942.50,
Tower City $227.24, Valley City
$435,461.58, Wimbledon $7,068.87;
Townships: Alta $10,461.88, Anderson $6,137.01, Ashtabula $7,112.80,
Baldwin $3,985.23, Binghampton
$5,878.74, Brimer $11,064.43, Cuba
$9,472.47, Dazey $6,647.88, Eckelson $7,163.66, Edna $12,387.60,
Ellsbury $10,485.04, Getchell
$13,816.88, Grand $6,756.50,
Green $11,204.15, Greenland
$13,376.27, Hemen $9,945.50,
Hobart $13,110.20, Laketown
$12,993.25, Mansfield $6,428.91,
Marsh $8,269.89, Meadow
$12,293.29, Minnie $10,547.21, Nelson $6,630.64, Noltimier $4,757.58,
Norma $5,121.77, Oakhill $4,262.48,
Oriska $5,949.22, Pierce $5,951.70,
Potter $5,167.03, Raritan $4,589.77,
Rogers $8,642.23, Rosebud
$3,139.16, Sibley $5,461.25, Skandia
$7,633.13, Spring $5,913.47, Springvale $7,704.28, Stewart $5,263.19,
Svea $11,994.03, Thordenskjold
$6,483.25, Uxbridge $8,543.30, Valley $11,351.29, Weimer $12,085.68;
Park Districts: Fingal $155.84, Kathryn
$33.34, Litchville $245.37, Nome
$30.89, Sanborn $122.23, Tower
City $93.91, Valley City $125,933.92;
School Districts: Barnes County North
$319,014.95, Enderlin Area SD 24
$26,581.97, Griggs County Centra
$3,291.60, Hope 1 $27,726.56,
Litchville-Marion $144,851.34,
Maple Valley $178,172.47, Montpelier
$11,993.54, Page $21,420.81, Valley
City $720,907.06;Rural Fire Districts:
Dazey $6,817.58, Edna $2,258.03,
Enderlin $98.38, Fingal $1,900.21,
Hope $2,521.31, Kathryn $2,803.10,
Nome $2,617.38, Page $1,186.58,
Sanborn $18,464.50, Tower City
$2,626.23, Wimbledon $2,730.99;
Water Resource Specials: Stewart
Drain II $9,447.75, Thordenskjold
Drain $21,910.41;911 Wireless
Fund: NDAco $27.50; Sunset Point
Water Asmnt : Ashtabula Township
$1,691.56; Interest Fund: Barnes Co
Treasurer $2,902.09; Payroll Fund:
Job Service North Dakota $4,823.36,
State Tax Commissioner $9,947.39;
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
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17. Be in a cast
18. *Black Beauty
19. *Greg Heffleys brother
21. Take without owners consent
23. Compass dir.
24. Agitate
25. OB-GYN test
28. The Sun ___ Rises
30. Marked by smallpox
35. Misfortunes
37. Flock members
39. Alluring maiden
40. Surveyors map
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43. Long forearm bone
44. Carried a torch
46. Buddhist teacher
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67. Dora the Explorers farewell
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7. European org.
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10. Type of missile, accr.
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15. *Abused beagle
20. Jimmy Fallons guest, e.g.
22. Not square
24. Sears partner
25. *Pig-tailed, read-headed
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27. Isometric core exercise
29. ____ vs. Class
31. 1973 event in Chile e.g.
32. Russias prosperous peasant
33. Sesame Street Muppet
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36. Flight segment
38. Actress ____ Gilbert
42. Dancing with the Stars
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45. Thumb drive, e.g.
49. Rolodex abbr.
51. Thick soup
54. Approximately, as in date
56. Helped
57. *Amelia Bedelia, e.g.
58. Norse capital
59. Marries
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PLOTS acres decrease related to CRP program

acres of public hunting access.
Last fall, the program had about
760,000 acres. Much of that 350,000
acre decline is directly related to
reduced participation in the Conservation Reserve Program in North
Dakota.
What has happened to CRP acres
in the state over the last seven years
is well known. In 2007 North Dakota
had about 3.4 million acres of CRP
and by 2013 the number was 1.5 million acres.
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many producers have tried to enroll
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but were not accepted. In addition,
many landowners who could possibly
have extended their CRP contracts
opted to return the land to active crop
production because in most cases,
CRP rental payments, even with an
added PLOTS payment on top of
that, dont compete with cash rents
or crop income potential in todays
Game and Fish sent a postcard promotion to
agricultural marketplace.
several thousand landowners in the southern
And so today the amount of highthird of the state, and is also looking to connect
ND OUTDOORS: 20 with landowners.
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much about the Private
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right now, but late winter is a busy
time for the people who are responsible for the annual PLOTS guide
printed in late August each year.
As a little refresher, PLOTS is a
North Dakota Game and Fish Department program that involves contracts with willing private landowners
to allow walking public hunting access on their properties. Its a popular
program that involves more than
2,000 landowners, and at its peak
from 2008-10 it provided 1.1 million
My love of bread has driven to experiment with wild

capture yeast making my bread as basic as possible. Its delightful and makes the best bread pudding, bread crumbs
and toast you ever tasted.
There is no commercial yeast involved in my everlasting
yeast which begins its life as flour and potato water left on
the counter to ferment.
For those of you who are new to science - fermenting is
a polite way of saying the rotting process has begun.
The bubbling mass of goo can be used after a few days
or stored in the refrigerator. It must be cared for like the
living breathing substance that this simple combination of
water and flour becomes. You have to feed it and keep it
warm so it grows for you at just the right time.
After a couple of days of love, flour and water, the dough
is set to proof for about four hours before being baked in a
500-degree oven, covered in a cast iron pot. Delightful.
Not only is the bread delightful but somehow the process of combining such simple ingredients to bake a loaf of
bread is like climbing Mount Everest.
Everlasting Yeast is not new. My relatives homesteading
the Great Plains used everlasting yeast or Ewiger Saatz to
bake at least once or twice a week to keep their families
filled during cold winters and long harvest seasons.
It must be this never-ending cold winter that has me
craving carbohydrates. My doctor advised me against
eating too much bread and getting more exercise. Well, its
almost time for spring and that means yard work and gardening, kayaking and longer days filled with more hours
to do things and less sleep as we in North Dakota enjoy
our summer.
You know that without these long winters of soup and
bread we would never appreciate the soft summer weather
in its limited supply.
Rest assured, if everyone knew how many hours of daylight we have in this state they would be trying to capture
and market our long days too.
Opps, that a subject for another day.
March 3, 1875 The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey was played.

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What do these dolls have to do with the Winter Show?

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This winter has nothing on the Blizzard of 66

arge snowflakes were beginning to

conductor Harry Anderson were riding in

Grace Free Lutheran Church hosts successful blood drive

lood drive coordinator, Elaine

during the donation, so a total of 70

Feb. 28, 1784 -John Wesley charters the Methodist Church.

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here may be a fair number of jugglers who happen

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