Page 4 THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018
FROM THE
EDITOR'S DESK
BY ALLISON OLIMB
EDITOR, WALSH COUNTY PRESS
egg hunt, a family Easter celebration
and this is just the bits I tracked.
Then of course we as modem day
morns are supposed to decrease
screen time, increase hands on ac-
tivities, read for 20 minutes every
night, teach manners, review the
three R's, and raise a better gener-
--ati0fi fr Jm the one before (even
though no generation has come up
I have a calendar on the wall in 2017), commissioned by Bright with a plan on how to do that yet).
my house that I use to fill in all of the Horizons Family Solutions shows Sunday night after too much
important dates and happenings that the concept popularly known as food and board games and more
each month. There are school events, "Mental Load" is real and measur- food I didn't need, I went to bed.
there are work events, church events, able with 86 percent of working Monday morning, my husband was
deadlines, and pancake breakfasts moms say they handle all family and teasing me because I fell asleep
galore. I started this habit around the household responsibilities and 72 "so early."
time my oldest started school. The percent feel it's their job to stay on We let the kids stay up a little lat-
idea was that ifmy brain was on dis- top of kids' schedules, er than usual as they came down
play for all the world to see as they week we safely navigated from their jellybean induced sugar
walked to the refrigerator, maybe through school bus schedules, the highs. Once they finished watching
managing two working parents, School Channel Chat in Park Riv- "Captain Underpants" it was back
three children, one dog, and one cat er, a vet appointment, a meeting with to the normal bedtime routine. I
(with many apologies to all of the our financial advisor in Caafton, An- made sure everyone was in bed and
fish and plants who didn't make it) nie's Project in Cavalier, tae kwon I think I crashed around 9:30 p.m.
would be OK. do, a Park River Economic Devel- If you ask me, that was pretty rea-
I've come across a few online ar- opment Corporation Meeting, an el- sonable. And all this with a one year
ticles with studies on this one that fall ementary school Easter program in old who now knows how to use door
into the category of: Duh. They say Hoople, CCD in Crystal, work, a knobs. If you haven't had a chance
that moms are more tired and growers meeting in Mountain, more to experience that one, it come with
stressed than dads. They even gave work, classes at The Spin, a school the same level of anxiety as the scene
it a name they say that morns carry storm make up day, a day off from in "Jurassic Park" when the velo-
more of the "mental load." school, a shopping trip to Grand ceraptors figure out how to open
The fourth annual report in the Forks where I happened to have mis- doors.
Modem Family Index series (Dec. placed my grocery list, church, an I once came across a saying that
Hello,
I'm not going to write about the
horrible calving weather last week
And I won't mention the forecast for
this week. As I write this early Mon-
day morning, this week looks like
more of the same. So you can read
last week's column and find out
about saving calves in the bathtub.
Every year I swear we are going
to switch to May calving, and every
year, when we have trouble keeping
the bulls in, we say, "What the
heck? Maybe it will be nice next
spring." But this year, I really
mean it.
Someone posted on social media
the other day "I hope summer falls
on a weekend this year!" And isn't
that the truth? Forecast for single
digit lows the next few nights
Dang.
I remember years ago up at the
ranch. It was a warm, dry spring. I
had worked some ground up and
started seeding early. I mean like
early in the spring. I was seeding
oats and Einar, one of our neighbors,
pulled up. He stopped to visit. Back
in the old days, we did that. We did-
n't text or call. People wo!lld stop
and visit.
Anyway, Einar pulled off the mad
to visit. He said he had never seen
anyone seeding in March. Looking
back, it guess maybe it was a tad ear-
ly. But it did make two crops that
year. We had moisture and I hayed
it, and then combined the regrowth.
I should have done vice versa, but
I was young.
That reminds me of that field.
One of the drought years, one of sev-
eral, I got a few second cutting
square bales off that field.
Hay was scarce. Carmen had
qualified for the finals rodeo in"
Pueblo, Colorado. They had warned
us not to buy hay in Colorado be-
came of some kind of bug in the hay.
So being a deal maker, I arranged
for a friend to haul Carm's horse and
I would bring hay for the North
Dakota contestants horses.
fit pretty well with how I get through
my day, "All I need is coffee, mas-
cara, and a whole lot of Jesus
Though the snow hasn't stopped
and the sun is masking the decep-
tively cold weather, I love the feel-
ing of hope that accompanies the
season following Easter.
That is the difference between
this week and the last. It might have
been fully loaded with activities from
top to bottom with an impending
blizzard to boot, but year after year,
Easter still happens. Year after year,
the snow eventually stops coming.
The tiny tips of tulips push through
once again.
The mental load doesn't really
lessen. We are only a few days in and
the calehdar for April already is fill-
ing up once again, with city coun-
cil meetings, a park board breakfast,
a birthday, a house warming party,
a school play, a potluck, and a tae
kwon do tournament just to name a
few. And I always will be the per-
petaal finder of things and feeder of
fish (so, so sorry).
But with a little bit of coffee, a lot
of faith, and a gigantic calendar
I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me. Happy Easter!
"Like" the Walsh Count), Press on Face-
book.com.
I proudly loaded our little three-
horse trailer with idiot blocks (little
square bales) and headed south by
southwest.
We pulled into the fairgrounds at
Pueblo and the North Dakota con-
tingent was waiting for their "horse"
hay.
Yh. ey each grabbed a bale and
started to carry it to their trailers.
They all stopped about the same
time and began complaining about
the thistles sticking out of the hay
bales! Free hay! And they com-
plained! That is gratitude.
I guess to some people, horse hay
means a better quality than I was
used to. They all fed the buggy hay.
So if you are ever driving across
Colorado and you notice patches of
Russian thistle, you know you trans-
ported the seed.
Later, Dean
[ ( i larita",Happenings atOur
Good Samaritan
Nannette Hoeger, ActivitiesDir.
We are tired of the snow and
would like the April showers to re-
place them now!
Coffee Cake, 5pm Rosary, 6:45
Bingo
Apr. t0th lpm Crochet Group,
3pm The Wahl Band
Apr. llth 3:15 Bingo
Apr. 12th 3pm Birthday Party
hosted by Thee Good Samaritan Star
Committee, 6pm Men's Night
Apr. 13th Clergy Visits, 10:30
Nail Time, lpm Music Therapy,
3pm Friday The 13th, 7:30 Men-
nonite Singers
Apr. 14th 9:30 Mass w/Father
Miller, lpm WII Games, 2:15 Bin-
NDSU Agriculture Communication
go
This week Apr. 1st- 7th
Apr. 1st 2:30 Easter worship w/
Pastor Faust, 3pm Easter Coffee
Time
Apr. 2nd 10am Embroidery
Group, 1 pm Baking Rohliky, 5pm
Rosary, 6:45 Bingo
Apr. 3rd 3pm Sundae Bar
Apr. 4th 3:15 Bingo
Apr. 5th 2:30 Devotions w/Com-
munion, 3pm Be Happy Day, 6:30
Movie Night
Apr. 6th Clergy Visits w/Com-
munion, 10:30 Nail Time, 3pm Thank you to our many volun-
Double Meaning Day teers: Pastor Merchant, Shirley
Apr. 7th 9:30 Mass w/FatherSobolik, Lois Ydstie, Mary Siem,
Miller, lpm Word Games, 2:15 Mary Lund, Corinne Ramsey,
Bingo Jeanean McMillan, Pastor Hinrichs,
The Ministerium for the Good Fri-
Next weekApr. 8th-14th day Service, Father Miller, and
Apr. 8th 2:30 Worship w/Pastor anyone I may have missed I am sor-
Antal, 3:30 Home Run Record Day ry. If you would like to volunteer
Apr. 9th Barber Visits, 10am please call Rose Ulland at 701-
Embroidery Group, lpm Baking 284-7115.
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Moyra 4.2018
Walsh County Health District
Short Shots by Carly Ostenrude, RN
April is oral cancer awareness non-smoking individuals who are
month, and it's used to bring atten- connected with HPV (Human Pa-
tion to the importance of screenings pillomavirus). About 70% of
for oral cancer and ways to prevent ompharyngeal cancers are associated
this growing issue. It's estimated with HPV. There is a way to help re-
that 132 people will be newly di- duce the number of oral HPV in-
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Is It Uphill Against the Wind for
GOP?
Looking at the significant shifts
in Republican fortunes in Pennsyl-
vania and Alabama, North Dakota
Democrats feel that it could be
downhill with the wind to their
backs in 2018, something like the
Lyndon Johnson landslide of 1964
when an impressive number of De-
mocrats were swept into office.
There were few public opinion
polls in 1964 so partisans in both par-
ties were caught by surprise when
this phenomenal Democratic tsuna-
mi hit conservative North Dakota.
In that election, the state not
only re-elected incumbents Senator
Quentin Burdick, Governor William
Guy and Public Service Commis-
sioner Bruce Hagen by significant
margins but added Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Charles Tighe, Treasurer Walt
Christensen and Insurance Com-
missioner Kelly Nygaard.
The legislative races demon-
strated the depth of the change
when Democrats won control of the
House of Representatives by turn-
hag over 20 Republican house seats.
In facts, many of the districts filled
their legislative tickets with the
promise that there was little chance
they would ever get elected and go
to Bismarck.
Even though Democrats had a
senator and the governor, the party
was a mess at the beginning of the
year.
Lacking nominees for several
state offices, the party convention
passed a resolution authorizing the
executive co .mmittee to recruit can-
didates and went home.
In the middle of July, the party
headquarters was so poor, according
to one observer, that it didn't even
have enough money for postage to
ask the precinct committeemen to
send emergency help.
It was an election year without
promise until the votes came in. De-
mocrats are now wondering: will
there be any comparison of 2018 to
19647
Democrats have become em-
boldened this year, considering all
of the turnovers that have been oc-
curring in offices at all levels. In ad-
dition, they have a few advantages
heading into the fall campaign.
First, the level of enthusiasm
and optimism is higher among De-
mocrats than Republicans, meaning
that Democrats will have a better
turnout than usual.
Second, without explaining the
reasons, the party opposite that of the
incumbent president gains political
victories in the off-presidential
years.
Third, the Democratic convention
nominated a formidable slate of
state candidate to run with Incum-
bent Senator Heidi Heitkamp.
Heitkamp is leading Kevin Cramer
in the early polling.
Fourth, the chaos in Washington
is already shaping the mood for
change. A number of political sci-
entists contend that elections are of-
ten determined months before the
voting by the mood that has been es-
tablished over time. The election
could already be oven
Fifth, the president is offending
North Dakota moral values.
All of this being said, 2018 will
not necessarily be roses for De-
mocrats. Republicans have some
major offsetting advantages.
First, North Dakota has become
more conservative since 1964 so Re-
publicans have a large reservoir of
inherent strength.
Second, Republican candidates
will have more money for their cam-
paign. Even though Heitkamp has a
bigger campaign chest at present,
Cramer has been promised unlim-
ited support from Washington.
Third, Republican state candi-
dates have the benefit of incum-
bency. North Dakota does not
throw incumbents out of office
without good cause.
Fourth, in 1964 the entire House
of Representatives had 2-year terms.
With the 4-year terms, only half as
many house candidates are run-
ning so Democrats have fewer op-
portunities to turn seats over.
Fifth, Republicans can coalesce
and bury their internal grievances
during the campaign season. On the
other hand, Democratic dissidents
can't quite shake their differences.
So will North Dakota see any-
thing like a political tsunami in
2018? Mike Jacobs, a very insight-
fill observer of North Dakota affairs,
says that the North Dakota political
climate is unsettled. So keep a surf
board handy just in case.
Extension Exchange
The winter can drag us down
with doldrums and routines. Even
our dietary habits can become stag-
nant. Let the last week of March,
National Nutrition Month, be a
springboard toward healthier eating.
The Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics offers a few tips on how to
enjoy the taste of eating right.
Explore new foods and flavors.
Add more nutrition and eating
pleasure by expanding your range of
food choices. When shopping, select
a fruit, vegetable or whole grain
that's new to your family. Try dif-
ferent versions of familiar foods such
as blue potatoes, red leaf lettuce or
basmati rice.
When selecting or trying new
foods get the most nutrition out of
your calories. Choose the most nu-
tritionally rich foods - those that are
packed with vitamins, minerals,
fiber and other nutrients but are low-
er in calories - from each food group
each day. Use added salt, sugars and
fats sparingly.
Unfortunately, people often think
"nutritious" and "flavorful" food are
two very different things. Accord-
ing to the National Academy of Nu-
trition and Dietetics, we can give our
plate a "taste lift without forfeiting
nutrition."
Flavor is the major reason that
people choose the foods that they do.
We have 10,000 taste buds, so let's
use them this spring as we explore
new flavors and cooking techniques.
Joy Dubost, a registered dietitian and
spokesperson for the academy, of-
fered these tips to enhance flavor
while maintaining nutrition. .
Add flavor by cooking familiar
foods in a new way. Cooking at
home can be healthy, rewarding and
cost-effective. Making cooking fun
and easy by learning some cooking
and kitchen basics. Intensify the fla-
vors of meat, poultry and fish with
lightly with oil so they don't dry out.
Sprinkle with herbs.
Caramelize sliced onions to bring
out their naturally sweet flavor by
cooking them slowly over low heat
in a small amount ofoil. Use them
to make a rich, dark sauce for meat
or poultry.
Simmer juices to make reduction
sauces. Concentrate the flavors of
meat, poultry and fish stocks. Re-
duce the juices by heating them, but
don't boil. Then use them as a fla-
vorful glaze or gravy.
And don't forget to add pep to
your menu with different bold and
nutritious foods, herbs and spices.
Make your menus pop with peppers.
Use red, green and yellow peppers
of all varieties, including sweet, hot
and dried. Or you can add a dash of
hot pepper sauce.
For fuller flavors, incorporate
more whole grains, such as brown
rice or quinoa, or experiment with
amaranth and wild rice, items you
can find in area grocery stores if
you' re on the lookout for something
new.
Add small amounts of ingredients
with bold flavors such as pome-
granate seeds, chipotle pepper or
cilantro.
Add a tangy taste with citrus juice
or grated citrus peel such as lemon,
lime or orange. Acidic ingredients
help life and balance the flavor.
Enhance sduces, soups and sal-
ads with a splash of flavored bal-
samic or rice vinegar.
Give a flavor burst with good-
quality condiments such as horse-
radish, flavored mustard, chutney or
salsa.
Any questions about this column
or something else may be directed
to the NDSU Extension office in
high-heat cooking techniques such Walsh County at 284-6624, or email
as pan:searing, grilling or broiling me at: jamie.medbery@ndsu,edu, I
Try grilling or masting veggies in wouldbi gladto help! - .
a very hot (450 F) oven for a sweet, Source: Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D R.D
smoky flavor. Brash or spray them L.R.D Food and Nutrition Specialist
Citizen Scientists teers of all ages and backgrounds
already may be measuring pre-
Needed to Observe cipitation in their own backyards
Rain, Snow in N.D. as part of the CoCoRaHS Net-
A nationwide citizen science work. It has grown to more than
network is looking for volunteers 15,000 volunteer observers cov-
for rain and snow reporting in ering every state.
North Dakota. Many professions and organi-
These observers will measure zations, including meteorologists,
rainfall, snowfall and snow depth hydrologists, emergency man-
as part of the Community Col- agers, city utilities, insurance ad-
laborative Rain, Hail and Snow justers, agribusinesses, engineers,
(CoCoRaHS) Network. Some science teachers and the National
servers also measure the water Weather Service, routinely view
and use data from CoCoRaHS
equivalent of the snow after it Network volunteers. Data are
melts.
"This is your chance to be- used for many applications, such
come part of the state's climato- as water resource planning, se-
vere storm warnings, teaching
logical history," says Adnan earth science, predicting crop
Akyuz, state climatologist and "'yields and assessing hail damage.
professor of climatological prac- "We need precipitation data
tices at North Dakota State Uni- this spring more than ever to bet-
versity, ter assess the likelihood of the
North Dakotans have been col- 2017 drought extending into 2018
lecting precipitation (rainfall and and the chance for spring flood-
snowfall) data since the early ing in the Red River," Akyuz
1900s in most places. When
farmers, engineers, and weather says.
To volunteer for the CoCo-
and river forecasters ask for pre- RailS network, go to
cipitation data for a given loca- http://www.cocorahs.org/applica-
tion, that information mostly tion.aspx.
comes from volunteer observers.
"Providing that data is fun and
easy, and only takes five minutes NDSU Extension
a day," Akyuz says. Director Announces
North Dakota has more than
300 such volunteer precipitationRetirement
observers. Chris Boerboom, North
"However, ff is not nearly Dakota State University Exten-
enough," Akyuz says. "We need sion Service director since 2012,
as many volunteer observers as has announced his retirement ef-
possible around the state to help fective July 2.
forecast flood potential, as well as Boerboom joined NDSU Ex-
drought assessments, tension in January 2010 as assis-
"Don't worry if you do not tant director for agriculture and
know how to do all that," he adds. natural resources (ANR) and dis-
"We have a lot of training mate, trict director for five southeastern
rials for you to become an oh- North Dakota counties. He served
server. All you need is an interest as interim Extension director for
in weather to participate in the
program and a cylindrical rain Extension onAg
gauge." Cont. page 7
In your neighborhood, volun-
as
Editor's Note
Around the County column was not available this
possible.
week. It will return as soon
