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VENISON FOR THE FOOD PANTRYBCWF WILL PAY FOR PROCESSING DONATED DEER FOR OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY. WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDS SO YOU MUST CONTACT GOOSE 840-0179 OR PERRY 4901797 PRIOR TO DROP OFF AT VALLEY MEAT. VC CARES WILL ACCEPT HOME PROCESSED VENISON THAT IS NEATLY PACKAGED, DATED AND LABELED. IF YOU ARE ROTATING YOUR FREEZER AND HAVE SOME TO GIVE, ROSIE LARSON KNOWS WHO WILL APPRECIATE IT AND WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEEDY. ROSIE 845-0688. SV FRIENDS OF ANIMALS WILL ACCEPT MEAT THAT GOT FREEZER BURNED OR OUTDATED SO YOU DONT HAVE TO THROW IT OUT. CONTACT THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION TO SEE IF THEY WILL TAKE IT. Aint that somethin?
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 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
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by Faith in Action, Mercy Hospital. More info: VC Area Chamber, 701-8451891 Two free public planetarium shows are set for 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m at Valley City State University, Room 310 Rhoades Science Center. (Elevator available in new addition). The double features starts with a 2 p.m. showing of Its About Time, a 40-minute program that takes a lighthearted look at the various ways time has been calculated since early people first began observing the sun, moon and constellations. The second program, Finding Polaris II, is 30 minutes.: Students get a personal guided tour of the night sky by none other than Polaris THE North Star himself, visiting with AA (Alcoholics Anonysome of his friends that mous) meetings take place are the major stars of the 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. springtime sky: Arcturus, Spica, Regulus, Capella, and Thuban. No charge, donations welcome. Attend one or attend both! More info: Wes Anderson, 701845-0966. County Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. with a freely open to all Jam-session. Come bring your instrument and play along. More info: Wes Anderson, 701-845-0966. LIVE BAND: Dance to Face to Radio at the Valley City VFW. Starts at 8:30 p.m. the halls of the old school with Christmas fun! All donations benefit the ongoing renovation projects at the historic school building. More info: Liane Stout, jolistout@ictc.com Barnes County Senior Center Activities: 12:30 p.m. Lunch (Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Winter Blend Vegetables and Strawberry Shortcake). AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 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
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to attend. More info: Sister Suzanne Stahl, 845-2864. The monthly maintenance breakfast at the Valley City VFW Post 2764 runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free will offering.
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Steve Shirley, president of Valley City State University, presents the annual State of the University Address at 3:30 p.m. in Vangstad Auditorium, on the campus of VCSU. Shirleys comments will include a review of 201112 accomplishments as well as plans rela--ting to strategic initiatives in 2013. More info: Doug Anderson, 701-845-7227. Barnes County Senior Center Activities: 10:30 a.m. Exercise; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Cranberry Chicken, Baby Bakers, Carrots and Fruit); 1:15 p.m. Whist. Junior Naturalists meet at 6 p.m. at the Fish Hatchery north of Valley City. Acitvity: Fish printing and learning more about our state fish. No preregistration. More info: Kurt Brown: 651-212-0754. Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every Monday at the Community Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Valley City City Commission meets the first and third Mondays of each month at 5 p.m. at city hall. AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 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.
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and wasting MY ONE TAG! Ive hunted way too long, way too hard, and have been waiting for my deer since September; Im just going to let him go. The coyotes can have him, or one of the cleaning crews can get him tomorrow - theyre probably the ones that did this anyhow. Forget them and forget this buck! The train of thought thundered full steam down the tracks in my mind, carrying me in the direction of a stone-cold, unsympathetic, trophy buck hold-out, further fueled by my anger at the hipshooting sluggos and their wounded deer seemingly going on everywhere around me. The injured buck began walking around the pond, moving to the gently sloping shore on the north side. He lowered his head to the water and his dangling jaw dipped below the surface. He couldnt lick, he couldnt drink and he shook his head in an attempt to get just a tiny sip. He lifted his head, glanced out over the field, took a step and then tried again in vain to rehydrate after what was most certainly a trying experience. The screaming in my head stopped at the sight, and suddenly, a wave of sadness washed over me. You know what you have to do, said the quiet voice of reason in my head, which until that moment had been drowned out by my more emotional ones, Hell just die out there - slowly and painfully - he doesnt deserve that. When he comes around, you need to put him down.Youll get another chance next year. Besides, its not like youve never lost a wounded deer before remember the first doe you shot? Who are you to judge? Now take a breath and do the right thing. The deer made his way from the small water and came into the meadow in front of my stand. As he approached head on,
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LEIER: From 7 end of the season and a complete listing of locations is available at the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov Every head sampled must have either the deer tag attached, or a new tag can be filled out with the license number, deer hunting unit and date harvested. In addition, all moose and elk harvested in the state are eligible for testing. North Dakotas first positive test for CWD came during the fall 2009 hunt in unit 3F2.One of the Game and Fish Departments planned responses to discovery of CWD was to prohibit hunting big game over bait in the immediate unit. Last fall, after the third CWD positive in as many years in unit 3F2, Game and Fish expanded the ban on hunting over bait to the adjacent units of 3C, 3E1, 3E2 and 3F1. Hunting over bait is defined as the placement and/ or use of bait(s) for attracting big game and other wildlife to a specific location for the purpose of hunting. Baits include but are not limited to grains, minerals, salts, fruits, vegetables, hay or any other natural or manufactured foods. The designation does not apply to the use of scents and lures, water, food plots, standing crops or livestock feeds used in standard practices. In addition to the units where hunting over bait is no longer allowed on either private or public land, hunting over bait is also not allowed on most other public land through the state, including state wildlife management areas; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service national wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas; U.S. Forest Service national grasslands; and all North Dakota state school, state park and state forest service lands. Regulations for hunting over bait apply for hunting deer apply during the regular dear gun, muzzleloader and archery seasons. Hunters harvesting a big game animal this fall in North Dakota deer unit 3F2 cannot transport a carcass containing the head and spinal column outside of the unit unless its taken directly to a meat processor. The head can be removed from the carcass and transported outside of the unit if it is to be submitted to a State Game and Fish Department district office, CWD surveillance drop-off location or a licensed taxidermist.
Leier, a biologist with North Dakota Game and Fish, grew up in Valley City. Reach him by email: dleier@nd.gov
SIMONSON: From 7 I looked over to my left to learn that my audible breath, and certainly my motion, had caught the attention of a pair of dark eyes that had magically appeared on the shoreline of the nearby pond, and they were looking up in my direction from behind the reeds. My grip tightened around the handle of my shotgun and I stared the buck down, gauging his antlers to see if he was the big eight pointer I had been after all season. I ran through the trail cam pictures I had stored in my mind and quickly surmised that he was not, as his basket rack was framed by his ears and his short brow tines curled inward. Just sit still and hell leave, I thought as I loosened my grip on the gun. As I had hoped, he balked first in our staring contest after about three minutes. As he turned his gaze away from me, he lifted his head. A long streak of red hung from his mouth and swung back and forth like a dewlap on a moose, and I knew right away something was amiss. I squinted and saw that the bucks jaw and tongue were both hanging by mere skin, ripped apart by an errant shot from earlier in the day, or on the opening day before. I was instantly angry. I couldnt explain it; I wasnt irked, I wasnt annoyed; I was angry beyond reason. My skin flushed, my heart pounded and I cursed the hunter who shot and injured this animal so horribly. It would never eat and never drink again, doomed to die slowly or be eaten alive by coyotes. I was angered even more by the fact that he had wandered into my area and placed me in the position that I found myself. Then the voices in my head began to have it out. No way! This is not my problem! I AM NOT taking someone elses mistake
jaw still swaying from its tether, I swear he looked up at me and paused before turning broadside at 25 yards, almost as if he knew what was coming, perhaps even welcoming it. The moment of combined anthropomorphism and fatalism that I indulged myself in helped prepare me for what I knew had to do. I took my aim, inhaled, gently clicked my safety off and whispered, Im sorry, as I squeezed the trigger. The shot was true and the buck fell where he stood. I clicked the safety back on again, unloaded the backup round from my gun and lowered the firearm on my tow rope. I sighed out the last of my adrenaline, unclipped my safety lanyard, packed up my gear and headed down the ladder for what I knew would be my final descent of the season. I approached the buck, now still and silent, placed my hand on his neck which was partially swollen from the onset of the rut, counted the nine white tines on his small bony crown and whispered another soft apology before I bowed my head. I stumbled over the first line as I went through the hunters prayer To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. In the grander scheme of things, I realized that there was a purpose for this bucks path crossing mine, and it wasnt just so he could be put out of his misery. More than just a coup de grce, his death strengthened my personal beliefs about deer hunting: its best done oneon-one with a clean, quick shot at a stationary or slow moving target. And above all the things that drive hunters into the field each year including waiting for that one specific trophy there are other more powerful moral tenets in that unwritten code of honor that governs all of our actions and leads us to do the right thingin our outdoors.
Nick Simonson grew up in Valley City.
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the badlands havent been this low since 1996. The three consecutive severe winters from 2008-11 were devastating to our mule deer and pronghorn populations, Stillings said. These winters not only greatly reduced overall mule deer abundance due to winter-related mortality, but led to poor fawn production. Three years of few young animals entering the population has resulted in an aged population with few prime-aged breeding females. Winter 2011-12 was one of the mildest on record, but Stillings said it is likely the reproductive condition of the surviving females was still poor after being stressed for as many as three years. This summer was extremely dry, leading to reduced vegetative growth needed for fawn concealment and health of the doe, Stillings added. An aging population and poor fawning habitat conditions resulted in another year of poor fawn production. According to Stillings, no doe harvest is the first step needed to encourage population growth, and another mild winter is needed to help this years fawns survive until adulthood. A spring and summer with normal precipitation in 2013 would go a long way to promote habitat conditions more favorable for fawn survival leading to population growth, he added. The fall aerial survey, conducted specifically to study demographics, covers 23 study areas and 293 square miles in western North Dakota. Biologists survey the same study areas in the spring of each year to determine a population index.
Aerial observations during the North Dakota Game and Fish Departments fall mule deer survey indicated production in 2012 was about the same as last years record low. Biologists who accompanied pilots in fixed-wing planes counted 1,224 (1,055 in 2011) mule deer in the October survey. The buckto-doe ratio of 0.37 (0.47 in 2010) was similar to the long-term average of 0.43 bucks per doe, and the fawnto-doe ratio of 0.59 equaled the lowest fawn-to-doe ratio since the demographic survey began in 1954. The longterm average is 0.92 fawns per doe. Bruce Stillings, big game supervisor in Dickinson, said mule deer densities in
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confess that I am a foodie, a condition By Dennis that has its Stillings roots in the ethnic cuisines of my grandmothers in particular, my maternal grandmother Marie Lay (ne Gackle). Marie Lay owned and operated a restaurant in Kulm, N.D., during the years of the Great Depression. In the late 1940s she moved to Valley City and worked as the baker at Linds caf at 411 Main Street. Shortly after my parents married, my mother, Ruth Stillings, decided to make kumla a special favorite of my fathers. She had watched her mother make it and she followed the recipe exactly. But the finished kumla looked so awful that she couldnt believe it would be edible, and hurried to bury the potfull in the backyard before my father got home from work. I have seen kumla (sometimes spelled kumle), and can understand her confusion. Nevertheless, it is delicious. Some say that the leftover dumplings are even better when sliced up and fried. Kumla is known by other names: potato dumplings,
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klub or klubb, and there are other, more derogatory names, such as doorstop dumplings. Its definitely stick-to-your-ribs winter comfort food. Kumla appears to be of Norwegian or Swedish origin. There is even a Society for the Promotion of Kumla dedicated to increasing the U.S. per capita consumption of kumla. One of the few things better than kumla is leftover kumla fried in butter. This is my grandmothers recipe: 1 or 2 ham hocks 3 c. flour 1 qt. ground raw potatoes (russets) 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tablespoon of salt 1/2 tsp. onion (optional) Cook the meat until almost tender. Have about 3 qt. of broth. Cook a little fresh on-
he following article was a press release from Bismarck which was found in the Sept. 1, 1927 issue of The Enderlin Independent. It tells us a little more about what travel must have been like back then. ooo
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SCHLECHT: From 11 will have been earth-graded and one-fourth of the 7,500 miles will be gravel surfaced, data compiled by the state highway department shows. On Aug. 15, 3,029 miles of state roads had been earth graded and of this mileage 1,464 miles were gravel surfaced. On the same date, there were under construction 845 miles of earth grading of which 441 miles were already 90 percent complete and should be added to the completed state highway system within a short period. Likewise, 455 miles of state roads already graded are under gravel construction of which 198 miles is about 90 percent finished. Thus, when the work now in hand is finished there will be 3,873 miles of earth graded state highways and of these, 1,919 miles will have gravel surfacing. The spread between the number of miles earth graded and gravel roads points the need for emphasizing the desirability of pushing the gravel surfacing of our highways the statement said. When federal aid is extended for the construction of any road, the agreement with the government calls for gravel surfacing as soon as funds are available. Earth roads, while a vast improvement to our highway system and useful for a major portion of the year, nevertheless are not all-weather or all year round highways as is the case with graveled highways, the statement said. Besides earth roads must be reshaped periodically, otherwise they deteriorate rapidly. As this throws a heavy maintenance expense on the state highway department, it is economy to gravel surface as speedily as possible both from the angle of public finance and the fullest use of the state highway system by the traveling public. Of course, there is much to be said for earth grading state roads entirely first and then gravel surfacing them all later. Local communities appear before boards of county commissioners and the state highway commission to urge the early improvement of their part of the state highway system rather than gravel surface that portion already built in some other part of the county. Their cry is give us as good a road as the other fellows have and well be satisfied. ooo Sues Comments: I find it interesting that dirt and gravel roads were called a highway system! In this day and age with our extensive highway system, it is hard to imagine a time when the best road one could hope for was a gravel road and when most roads were still just earth graded dirt roads. Imagine what those roads were like after a rain or during the spring thaw! Evidently, the federal government was providing some of the funding for building roads and had to step in to encourage states to upgrade the roads to gravel. Otherwise there would have been no consistency in road quality for people traveling from one part of the country to another. Even within counties, people in one section must have felt that other areas were given a higher priority than their area if they had a graded dirt road or especially a gravel road! However, things have changed in North Dakota. According to Reason Foundations 18th Annual Highway Report, North Dakota now has the most cost effective stateowned highway system in the nation! ooo Now for a change of subject - Do we have any model railroad enthusiasts in the area who would be interested in setting up a working HO-scale Soo Line display at the Enderlin Museum? Perhaps you need to downsize your current setup or are looking for a place for your entire operation. The museum has been the recipient of some neat Soo items and would like to make them available for viewing. If you are interested or know of others who would like to form a group to work on this, please contact me at 701-799-0725 or send an email to info@enderlinmuseum.org
Sue Schlecht is co-director of the Enderlin Museum.
Valley City All American Taekwondo Team members pose for a photo after a successful tournament. Pictured, from left: front row -Carver Pederson, AJ Cotta, Parker Jacobson, Aiden Jacobson, Gavin Gerhardt, Jack Samuelson; second row - Aurora Ziniel, Josh Ekern, Eric Ingstad, Hale Kringlie, Sharon Michael, Carter Johnson, Luke Wendel, Blake Trieboldl; third row - Chase Kunze, Eliza Schueneman, Emma Langemo, Brody Lindeman, Riley Gerhardt, Peyton Pederson, Kai Kringlie; back row - Brooke Ask, Tanner Clark, Tanaya Leifson, Master Instructor Stacy Wendel, JoLynn Gregoryk, Allison Mooridian, Mickaella Langer. (Photo/submitted)
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wenty-seven members of the Valley City All American Taekwondo Team recently competed in the Fargo Open Championships held at Fargo North High School. The tournament, with more than 200 competitors from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Canada, featured three competitive events: Sparring, Patterns and Breaking.
Results: Kai Kringlie: 2nd Patterns Carver Pederson: 1st Sparring, 1st Breaking, 3rd Breaking Brody Lindeman: 1st Sparring, 3rd Breaking,
Gavin Gerhardt: 2nd Sparring, 2nd Breaking, 2nd Patterns Peyton Pederson: 1st Sparring, 3rd Breaking Emma Langemo: 2nd Sparring, 1st Breaking, 2nd Patterns Chase Kunze: 3rd Sparring Parker Jacobson: 2nd Sparring Aiden Jacobson: 3rd Sparring, 1st Breaking, 1st Patterns Jack Samuelson: 2nd Sparring, 1st Breaking Riley Gerhardt: 3rd Sparring, 2nd Breaking, 1st Patterns Sharon Michael: 2nd Sparring, 1st Breaking, 2nd Patterns Blake Triebold: 2nd Sparring, 1st Breaking, 3rd Patterns Eric Ingstad: 3rd Sparring, 3rd Patterns
Luke Wendel: 3rd Sparring, 3rd Breaking Carter Johnson: 2nd Sparring Josh Ekern: 2nd Sparring, 1st Breaking, 2nd Patterns Hale Kringlie: 1st Sparring, 3rd Breaking, 2nd Patterns Eliza Schueneman: 1st Sparring Brooke Ask: 2nd Sparring Aurora Ziniel: 2nd Sparring AJ Cotta: 3rd Sparring, 3rd Patterns Tanaya Leifson: 2nd Patterns JoLynn Gregoryk: 1st Sparring, 1st Patterns Allison Mooridian: 2nd Sparring Mickaella Langer: 2nd Breaking, 2nd Patterns Tanner Clark: 2nd Sparring, 1st Patterns.
KUMLA: From 11 Mix the ground potatoes, salt, flour, and baking powder together thoroughly. Form balls with wet hands. Keep the balls on the small side, maybe about the size of a golf ball or so or the cooking time will be a lot longer. Drop the balls into broth and cook for at least an hour on low heat. Do not boil! Shake the kettle occasionally to prevent sticking. Watch this carefully because they will stick and burn, and burnt kumla is very bad kumla! Serve with lots of butter.
When we lived in Hawaii, my wife Cathryn, in a sweet and thoughtful gesture, cooked up a pot of kumla as a welcome respite from our tediously healthy diet of locally-grown fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood. Her effort matched anything my mother and grandmother made and I do not say this lightly (hint, hint!). If done properly according to the above recipe, the kumla should be a repulsive, corpse-like grey in color. At least taste it before burying it in the back yard!
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OPINION: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
This Thanksgiving week: Thoughts on local jobs and volunteering

e have been told for many years how our top businesses, both those helped by the Economic Development Corporation and those not, that the idea is primarily to help create jobs directly for By Lowell Valley City residents, both Busching locals and college students. These are supposed to be local hire jobs whenever possible, according to the EDC directors presentations to the commissioners. Of course, the EDC is only interested in helping with jobs paying in the range NOW of $29-35,000 per year. This does not often help the above mentioned people, even under the best of circumstances. I am finding that this is not necessarily the only factor! Either for jobs that should not require extensive training and those that do. I recently learned something that I have found many in the community already know. Thus this letter is for the others like myself that may find themselves once again uninformed: It appears there is a private hiring firm in the Fargo area that has contracts with local manufacturers to supply workers for local firms. These employees may come from as far away as California. I have also heard that locals who apply to these firms in hopes of hiring on locally
have been told that due to the current contracts with the Fargo firm they have to at best hire on with that contractor. If they can. Competing with prospective employees for THAT company from all over the country. Is this what the tax payer on the .7 of 1 percent special tax is paying to support with infrastructure costs that seem to have no end? I am long retired and do not need a job, but in my travels around this fair city I see people applying for minimum pay jobs just to find something, and not always succeeding. I think if we want to keep our people in this city we should not be busing in people to fill slots that could be handled locally with training. I am sure these firms feel justified utilizing this firm for the cost savings on full benefits or the belief there are not enough workers in this area. VOLUNTEERING. There are many businesses and organizations in this city and elsewhere that thrive, or even survive, on the use of volunteers, especially in these economic times. Unfortunately, unlike in the heyday of the Peace Corps and some other times like WWII, volunteers are often hard to come by, especially if the public is not fully aware they are needed! In the case of Valley City and the local area, this includes the Senior Center, the Parks and Rec, and the County Museum
among others who ask for help. The time requirements vary from a couple hours or less a week or month to longer periods, but there are more needs than there are people to fill them. There are a number of good reasons to do volunteer work, and in fact, Wes Anderson at the County Museum has a sheet available that lists 101 reasons. I would list them all here, but not only would you probably not read further, but some are probably pushing the envelope of believability! (Sorry Wes._ I will mention only a few below. You can pick up the whole list from Wes. To get off your duff, do something useful for the community, and in the case of retired males, to get away for a few hours from the Honey Do list. There are a couple of pitfalls in doing volunteer work, if you have not done it before either while still working or when retired. I should warn you about from experience. It might keep you from being soured on volunteer work and never try it again, or if you feel yourself locked into the work, from enjoying it as you should. It is all common sense advice, but unfortunately few people practice that anymore. We all saw that during the last election cycle. First remember that most volunteers do not work full-time. Many are long-time volunteers and it might be some time before you are aware of who is
currently doing the job you covet. They are every bit as possessive of their positions as fulltime paid employees and they will not appreciate you trying to take away what they consider to be their job and reason for existence. Either help the one already in the job and hopefully move into their position when and if they leave or find another job not related to your skills, but is needed. Dont tell the volunteer coordinator what you think you should be doing, but ask what they really need help with. State your experience but let them make the decision. Few will refuse a volunteer. They will just bite their tongue. These days your skills will probably be obsolete by the time you get around to volunteering anyway. Every town has its own super volunteers. Jack of all trades and masters of them all. Unless you are one of those, offer your help but stay out of their way no matter how busy they appear to be. It is well-known that if you want to get something done in a timely manner you give it to the person who does the most. They are the only ones organized enough to get it done. If they take over or hide your work, accept it and find another. Remember, as a volunteer you can quit at any time - unlike with a real, paid job. You will seldom start at the top unless you know the boss personally. TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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OPINION: ROB PORT

fter winning an upset victory over Republican Rick Berg, liberal Senate-elect Heidi Heitkamp and her supporters are gloating. And theyre entitled too. Many, including this humble observer, never thought Heitkamp would win her By Rob race. She was too liberal, and had been out Port of the political limelight for too long.And she especially wasnt going to win after outspoken support for Barack Obama, as President, and Obamacare as policy. There was just no way. Except, we were all wrong. She won, and both she and her supporters deserve to celebrate. But cutting through that dense cloud of smug self-congratulation is a simple fact: Heidi Heitkamp didnt win by convincing voters to support her so much as she won by convincing people not to vote for Rick Berg. I wrote during the campaign that Heitkmaps strategy boiled down to making people forget the issues and hate Rick Berg, and judging by the voting numbers she was more successful in doing that than convincing voters to support her. A lot more successful. Heidi Heitkamp got fewer votes than every other winner in a partisan race on the ballot. She even got fewer votes more than 4,000 fewer than Public Service Commissioner-elect Randy Christmann, who had the secondlowest total number of votes among victors (though he still won by a strong 11-point margin). No offense to Christmann or the PSC hes a fine candidate elected to an important office but shouldnt the next senator representing the state of North Dakota in Washington, D.C., have gotten more votes than a Public Service Commission candidate? Youd think. But again, this was a race to the bottom. Heitkamp got roughly 27,000 fewer votes in North Dakota than Mitt Romney. She got roughly 15,000 fewer votes than Representative-elect Kevin Cramer. She got 19,000 fewer votes than Gov. Jack Dalrymple. Even State Auditor Bob Peterson, who won a race few voters paid much attention to, got roughly 18,000 more votes than Heitkamp. What this reveals is an ugly fact about a significant swath of the North Dakota electorate. For all the griping about attack ads and mudslinging, which filled our social media streams and dominated coffee-shop discussions during election season, the truth is that it works. How else to explain Bergs loss? It couldnt be a matter of policy. North Dakotans reelected every single Republican incumbent. They kept new Republican candidates in three offices - Governor, US House and PSC - that were already held by Republicans. They gave Republicans another statewide office, the Department of Public Instruction. Even in the legislature, where many observers expected some turnover thanks to redistricting, Republicans held on to massive majorities, gaining two seats in the state House while losing just two seats in the state Senate. PORT: 15
DISTRICT 24 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

ince the adjournment of the last legislative session in early May of 2011, some 26 legislative interim committees have been meeting periodically to address a number of issues assigned to By Sen. Larry them by the Legislative ManRobinson agement Committee. The Legislative Management Committee is a group of 17 legislators elected by their peers to oversee legislative issues during the interim. I have served on the Management Committee since 1991. Following each legislative session, the Management Committee meets and reviews a number of Study Resolutions that were approved by the full legislature. Those resolutions that are approved by the Management Committee are then assigned to Interim Committees comprised of members from both the Senate and the House. The committee membership is determined by the Man-
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*Mitt Romney carried every county except Sioux, Rolette, Steele, Sargent, Ransom and Benson. His By Lloyd percentages in Omdahl the west were in the 70s and declined to the 50s in the east. *The 2012 election highlighted a growing Republicanism while also identifying an east-west partisan divide. Back in the 1960s, there were pockets of Republican strength in the east while Democrats were able to elect legislators in the west. Today, Republicans are electing sizable legislative delegations in the east; Democrats are electing very few in the west. *Western counties such as Williams, Mountrail, Renville and McHenry used to be bastions of Democratic strength. At the same time, eastern counties such as Cass, Barnes, Traill, Ramsey and Grand Forks were Republican domains. This has changed dramatically. *It can now be generalized that we have a more Republican west and a less Republican east. At the same time, the whole state has become more Republican across the board. *According to an index of partisanship based on the six presidential elections including 1956-1976, Democrats could claim dominance in 19 counties. An index of the four presidential elections including 2000-2012 indicates that Democrats are now down to six counties. *A comparison of the 19561976 index with the 20001012 index suggests that North Dakota is eight percent more Republican than it was in the 1956-76 period. All counties except Benson,
Cass, McIntosh, Ransom, Sioux and Traill have become more Republican. *The most dramatic growth in Republicanism has occurred in western counties. Increases of 15 percent or more were recorded for Billings (24%), Bowman (21%), Burke (16%), Dunn (16%), Emmons (15%) , Golden Valley (21%), McKenzie (15%), Pierce (16%), Renville (18%), Slope (26%)*, Stark (18%) and Williams (22%). *The states four largest counties saw less shifting. Cass became two percent less Republican, standing at 54%; Grand Forks remained the same at 54%; Republicans gained two percent in Burleigh (66%) and Ward Republicanism grew by nine percent to 64%. *(Readers should be warned that the criteria used for the two indices were not OMDAHL: 15
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PORT: From 14 Bergs governing philosophy doesnt deviate much from that espoused by these other Republicans who enjoyed overwhelming support from North Dakota voters. So what else could have cost Berg the election than voters who were making decisions based on personality instead of policy? Which doesnt speak very highly for the priorities of that segment of the electorate. Berg was an aloof candidate. He didnt connect well with voters, nor was he very good at selling his positions on the issues to the voters. Heitkamp exploited these weaknesses masterfully, fillROBINSON: From 14 Committee, Workers Compensation Review Committee, Water Topics Committee, Taxation Committee, Tribal and State Relations, Energy Development, and several others. The meetings of the Legislative Management Committee are normally attended by not only the membership of the Legislative Management Committee, but a number of other legislators as well. On average there are 8090 bills approved by the Management Committee. A the conclusion of the Legislative Management meeting this week, those bills approved by the committee will be advanced to the 2013 session. Feel assured that during the next several weeks leading up to the beginning of the session in January, individual legislators will be working on bills that they intend to sponsor on their own. Some of these bill drafts will be intended to address a particular issue in their respective legislative district, or issues that impact of all of North Dakota. There will also be bills introduced that are requested by legislative constituents from across the state. Individual legislators ing the vacuum left in the race by Bergs reservedness with vicious attacks: Berg is too rich. Berg is uncaring. Berg is a proponent of policy attacks on women. Berg is a slum lord. I could go on... What Heitkamp won on election day wasnt a mandate. She won an ugly campaign that wasnt about inspiring support for her so much as it was about demonizing her opponent. The silver lining in that for Democrats is that Heitkamp will now have six years to help North Dakotans forget that.
Rob Port blogs about North Dakota politics at SayAnythingBlog.com
OPINION: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
For what its worth: No more hypocrisy in city hall, please
have had a rather interesting experience in the past three or four months and normally I would keep it to myself but, because this experience is with someone who has influence over us all, you should be made aware of his true nature. It all started in July. I went to the doctor and got a colonoscopy. Well, the result was By Robert positive for colon cancer, so on Aug. 6 I Drake had surgery and got it taken care of. If you guys out there over 50 havent had one, get one, because my cancer was found early. I have no radiation or chemo. So go get one its painless and can be done right here in Valley City. As serious as cancer is, it is not my interesting experience that I want to tell you about; it is what happened after my surgery that really affected me. It just so happened that I ran across this city official and what he said and did is what you should be made aware of. The first time we came into contact with each other was over some issue the city had with some junk cars. I went to city hall and told him that I will try and take of them and if I didnt get it done before I had surgery, I would do it right after. The reaction of the city official was: Oh my! What kind of surgery are you going to have? I told him I had colon cancer and on the 6th I was going to have surgery. Oh my! I have had family members with cancer, so I know what you are going through. I will pray for you. I was really touched that he would say such a thing and felt better for it and thanked him for his concern. Well, three weeks passed by and my wife and I had a meeting at city hall to discuss our property that was going to be bought out for flood protection. The meeting started and I was in my sweat pants and a tee shirt. As the meeting went on, I got a rather sharp
pain where my incision was and I jumped a little and the person across the table asked what was wrong, so I explained I had surgery and just got a sharp pain. He asked What surgery was that? I said I had surgery for colon cancer. Oh my! he said. I have had family members with cancer. I hope you feel better I will pray for you. My wife and I looked at each other with that look of bewilderment because I told my wife what this same city official said about my cancer three weeks prior. After the meeting we just laughed and said what an idiot. Several weeks later, I happened to get into a big argument with city hall about their bidding procedures (see related letter to the editor in The Independent) and this city official calls me the next day and tells me that he had just heard I have cancer and he hoped that our trouble from the day before had not affected my recovery and that he would pray for me! That was three times this guy did not remember I had cancer and three times he said he would pray for me. You know what? If I broke my toe, I would understand someone forgetting about it But colon cancer? So if David Schelkoph says he will pray for you, dont put to much stock in it. We can all use a prayer and some sympathy when we are ill. What we dont need empathy and hypocrisy! I had a phone call from a guy who heard I had colon cancer. He told me he hoped I died on the table Valley City would be better off. Sorry to disappoint that fellow for not dying, but I think if I had to choose who I would have lunch with, I would pick the gentleman on the phone, though he is a jerk, he is an honest jerk and I can deal with that. You can file this letter in the for what its worth category. I feel better anyway.
Robert Drake lives in Valley City.
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OMDAHL: From 14 exactly similar. In the 1956-76 index, minor candidates were considered while the 2000-2012 index disregarded them. To academicians, it would seem like comparing apples and oranges. However, they were both round enough to approximate reality.) *Other evidence of Republican growth can be seen in races for the state house of representatives. Republicans captured 65 percent of the seats for the 11 sessions in the 1956-76 period. In the seven sessions involved in the 2000-2012 elections, Republicans increased their caucus to 70 percent of the seats. *The election of Democrat Heidi Heitkamp is even more remarkable considering the political climate in which she was forced to campaign. It attests to the independent thinking of many Republicans who must have voted for her. *So what are Democrats to do in the face of monolithic Republicanism? They are not only a very minority party at present but 2014 is not going to be kind to them. As certain as the sun rises, the party holding the presidency in the off-year election loses state offices and legislative seats. With Democrat Barack Obama in Washington, 2014 will be uphill all the way. *If they cant muster fighting strength in the government, Democrats may have to consider a larger role in state policy development and promotion outside of the government.
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have until early in the session to introduce bills. Last, but certainly not least, there will be a host of bills introduced by state agencies. For example, each of the capital tower agencies will introduce bills in addition to their regular biennial budget requests. In total there 71 separate state agencies. The legislative organizational session is set for December 3-5, a kick-off of sorts for the 2013 session. Among a number of projects, responsibilities, and tasks that will be addressed during that time period, the highlight of the session will be the presentation by the Governor of the Executive Budget Recommendation, for the 2013-2015 biennium. That proposed blueprint is a very important document. It is from that document that the legislature will begin their work when the session convenes on Jan. 8. Until next time, you can reach us at lrobinson@ nd.gov; rmetcalf@nd.gov; and pmueller@nd.gov
Editors note: Larry Robinson, DemNPL, will continue on as the District 24 state senator. Joining him at the 2013 session will be Naomi Muscha, Dem-NPL, and Dwight Grotberg, Rep. Current representatives Ralph Metcalf and Phil Mueller are retiring and did not seek re-election in November.
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shopped for the ingredients of a Midwestern comfort food one gloomy, rainy day. Just the thought of Tator Tot Hotdish, which I hadnt had in quite some time, made me look forward to supper. But I had no idea tots were so hot. I posted something on the online world of Facebook that I planned to tweak the standard By Sarah hotdish recipe. Thats when I found out that McCurdy there is no standard recipe and that people go crazy over Tator Tot Hodish. I had no idea that there were so many variations for those little crunchy pillows of potatoes, or that people were so passionate about this comfort food. I was thinking about using sliced sweet potatoes on top to be more healthy, someone posted. While this idea is admirable, I am not jumping on board. Tator Tot Hotdish is not meant to be the healthiest food youve ever eaten; its meant to be awesome. The tweaks I was planning to make tots on the top and the bottom, two cans of soup, and cheese on top were definitely not of the healthy variety. To my surprise the ideas kept rolling in: Add sour cream (apparently this is the best ever) and cheddar cheese If you want a variation you could add a can of Ro-tel Tomatoes and Diced Green Chilis or some sliced jalapenos Use Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar and add Kalamata olives for a Mediterranean flavor Make a chili version with tomatoes, kidney beans and spices Make a loaded baked potato version with sour cream, chives, bacon bits, and cheddar Add a package of taco seasoning Reheat leftovers and crunch up some multi-grain Tostitos in it...yum! Someone else wrote, You could switch out the canned soups for a bechamel sauce. I had to Google what bchamel sauce is and Wikipedia explained it to me, Bechamel sauce is also known as white sauce and is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine, it is also used in many recipes of Italian cuisine. I laughed as I wondered what Julia Child would think of us using her beloved French cooking inspiration to spice up tator tots. At some point in the online conversation a California resident popped up and impressed herself with her knowledge of the word hotdish, which she recently learned from a North Dakota native. Though she knew the term, she had no idea that a whole hotdish existed around the tator tot ingredient. She said the thought of it made her swoonas it should. People continued to respond with their ideas and suggestions and one friend wanted to make it a competition. Seriously. Mine is GOOD with an AWESOME presentation, he wrote. Usually up for competition I surprised myself when I backed off. Thats fine. He doesnt have to convince me that his version of the dish is the best. He should just cook up some of his unique hotdish recipe so I can sample it, compliment him, and declare him the winner. In the meantime, Im adding sour cream to my shopping list.
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We give thanks For family near and family far away. For friends who have special places in our hearts, whose being stays entwined with ours. For the magnificent, wonderful, glorious opportunity to LEARN, whoever we are, wherever we are, whatever our age may be. For shelter - physical, emotional, spiritual. For warmth, the kind that warms our bodies and the kind that warms our souls. For pen and pencil, for ways to write what sometimes we can' t say. For hugs and shoulder-patting, for holding of hands. For smiles we give and smiles we get. For tears that flow because we care. For tears that sometimes we're able to hold back. For colors in our world. For awareness those colors to see. For the red, the white, the blue. For people brave who've made us free and keep us free. For faith that helps us turn the corners. For vision to see beyond the now. For strength to hang in when we're tempted to let go. For strength to let go when we know that's the right thing to do;. For patience, especially that of others, who are gentle and kind and willing to help. For music and paintings, for happy sounds and lovely things, for beauty all around. For tasks we can handle. For good feelings and satisfaction and pride when we've done well. For storytellers who carry us with them on journeys they can make. For honor and integrity, so often displayed but so often overlooked. For memories. For now, with marvelous new things offered every day. For thinkers and doers, for leaders and followers, for dreamers of dreams. For love. For reminder times, when thoughts are put on gifts and blessings. For home and health and daily bread. For feast days. For gathering together around the table, or gathering together just in heart and soul. We give thanks.
Carole Flatau lives in Valley City. To share your creative writings, email to The Independent at: submissions@indy-bc.com (subject line: Readers Write).
alley City State University freshman Jessica Hager, from Pembina, N.D., recently visited Jamestown Implement of Valley City to thank them for sponsoring her V-500 scholarship. Knowing who sponsored my scholarship makes receiving the scholarship even more exciting and personal,Hager said. Everyone at Jamestown Implement was very welcoming, and I am very thankful to them for making my V-500 scholarship possible. This scholarship was one of the factors that influ-
enced my decision to attend VCSU, and it has been a wonderful fit for me. Jamestown Implement has been a long-time supporter of the V-500 Scholarship Program. As a company, we feel education is a great investment and are happy to support our local college in this way, said Jamestown Implements Valley City location manager, Joe Beckstrand. Hager is a health science major at VCSU and says she hopes to attend medical school after completing her undergraduate work.
Jessica Hager, V-500 scholarship recipient (left), and Joe Beckstrand, location manager at Jamestown Implement, Valley City. (Photo/submitted)
HORTISCOPE: From 9 him something that will make him sick. Is there anything we should be doing to make sure this doesn't happen? Ive attached a picture. (email reference) A: I cannot attest to the flavor of the apples. They may not be something that someone would want to eat. As for the spots on the apples, they are insect injuries. I would guess that thrips caused the problem earlier in the season. The spots should not have a direct impact on the eating quality of the fruit. They pose no health threat to your child. Q: 've had a gift pink cyclamen for five or six years. It's a wonderful plant and I so much enjoy the many blooms it puts forth several times a year. It produces at least 30 blooms at a time, but is slowing down right now. I found your website recently and it seems that almost everything I'm doing with the plant is wrong. I water it every day from the top. It's in a 6-inch diameter pot that drains very well. However, I never give it enough water to fill the drain pan below it. It's in an eastfacing window where it gets a lot of bright, indirect sun. However it is in a heated room and not too far from a heat or cooling vent. Is what Im seeing a bulb or a corm?
How long can I expect the bulb or corm to live? It is now about 4 inches in diameter and has six different spots on top where the leaves and flowers come out. Should I try to divide the bulb or corm? If so, how should I do that? I hope you will have a little time to help me out because I really love this plant. (email reference) A: Botanically, cyclamens are tubers. Quite frankly, I wonder why you are writing to me asking questions when you have been so successful with your practices for the past six years. The only suggestions I could make is to try the textbook style of watering through immersion. Place the potted plant in a tub of tepid water and allow it to sit in the tub without getting the leaves wet. Keep it in the tub until the top of the media glistens with moisture. Then remove the plant from the tub and allow it to drain completely. Being a corm, this plant is not divided for propagation. Instead, it is done by seeding, which requires about two years of patience to get them to come into flower again. You must be a very determined person to have kept this particular plant going for so many years. I cannot recall ever hearing of anyone being that successful in working with this species.
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The Jamestown Radio Control Squadron will host an indoor Fun Fly for electric airplanes and helicopters at the Jamestown Civic Center, 212 3rd Street N.E., on Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free to the public. Demonstration flights will be presented at 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. Concessions will be available. Static displays will feature radio controlled airplanes, helicopters, cars and trucks. Venders will be on site. Pilots lunch is included with the $10 flying fee. For more information, contact Larry Gilge at 701320-7170.
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TINY BITES: From 2 fires in the wood stove and enjoy the auxiliary warmth. We could maybe have a bonfire; and hopefully we will get enough snow to sled a wee bit; or maybe some nice ice to skate. That of course would require no wind and no fluctuations in the river levels. It rarely happens. But most of all how could we have Christmas without snow? How do people know that the holidays are fast approaching if we dont have snow? Or even cold? Christmas is for rosy cheeks and stamping feet and bundles of down-wrapped children tied up with woolen scarf bows. These are a few of my favorite things So rather than complain about the Well-trained. weather, which we absolutely have no conHard-working. trol over, I will ask you to do this. Get some warm clothes and get outdoors and enjoy the My kind of people. beautiful brilliant snowdrifts, the icy bare STOUDT-ROSS FORD bones of the tree branches. Dont fall on the ice, but walk on the snow, through the grass and over the road and watch for the brilliant full moon on Nov. 28, or Nov. 29. It is full around 9:45 a.m. so you will have to catch it before or after it rises. But catch it outdoors. $ave Big with Stoudt-Ross Ford It will be bright enough to shoot wonderful photos and its called the Beaver Moon.
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