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THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS WEDNESDAY,JUNE I 0, 2015
FROM TH E
EDITOR'S DESK
By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist
BY ALLISON OLIA4B
EDITOR, WALSH OUNTY PRESS
This weekend I will be running I will be representing them at theA1-
a 5K in Grand Forks. I use the term ml Run for Your Buns 5K.
"run" very loosely. Typically, I am The opportunity popped up on
not exactly a runner unless there is my Facebook news feed as I was
the proper motivation involved like scrolling through, not long after
a bear or a zombie apocalypse, my uncle was diagnosed.
My motivation is right up there The event page read: "Run for
with something as dramatic as im- Your Buns is a 5K run/walk bene-
minent danger-- colon cancer, fitting colon cancer. Proceeds will be
Thi s weekend I am running for donated to Altm Health Foundation
my grandma and my great uncle as to help uninsured and underinsured
individuals pay for screening colono-
scopies. Colonoscopy is the best line
of defense in reducing risk of colon
cancel.
"Race timing will be provided.
All levels of participation are en-
couraged. Run, walk or roll to-
wards the fight against colon can-
cer."
It was a sign for me to get offmy
buns and do something.
I haven't been training to win.
I've been training to finish (and
hopefully be somewhere in the
middle of the pack).
My cousin Megan who just com-
pleted a half marathon told me," It
doesn't matter where you finish as
long as you try your best!"
I've also heard that whatever my
time, I already have lapped ever3,-
Hello,
I know many of you aren't
ranch people. So I suppose you
wonder when you hear that some-
one is "long in the tooth". You
can age a horse by its teeth. At
early years, you can age by which
are permanent teeth and which
are baby teeth. Once they have
all their permanent teeth you can
get pretty close by the cups inside
their teeth. When they are worn
out the horse is around nine and is
called a "smooth mouth horse'".
Then old horsemen can get pretty
close to a horse's age by how long
and the angle of the teeth. Hence,
when you are getting "a little long
in the tooth", you are, like me,
aging.
Now I suppose you wonder
where in the heck is this going? I
have no idea.
But if you are a little long in
the tooth, you remember the Art
Linkletter show, "Kids say the
darndest things".
My present wife, Shirley, was
in church with the grandkids a
week or so ago. You know how Well. Shirley is knelt down in
kids love to. put your dollar or her pew and Slate is standing be-
your contribution packet, in the hind her. He's a pretty smart kid
basket as it is passed around, and knows Grandmas purse has
Slate. who is not quite two, took snacks and stuffin it. So he rum-
that to a new level, mages through and finds these
Shirley is planning a trip with hundred dollar bills in her bill-
our oldest grandkid, Gracy, who fold! The people in the row be-
won a trip to DC with a school hind Grandma had their prayers
project. So Grandma figured she answered when. like manna from
would need a little walking Heaven, Slate startedpassingout
around money for cabs. meals, C notes! Shirley said it was a lit-
tips and such. So she cashed a tie embarrassing when she had to
check for a crippled calf that the ask for them back. And had to leg
banker didn't know we had. And wrestte one elderly lady who
she had a few hundred-dollar bills needed bingo money.
in her purse. Which, for your in- Another young boy I met was
formation, I didn't know she had. at a branding last week. I guess he
Or they would have found their would be six or seven. And could
way to happy hour. rope calves by two feet and drag
I %-lto(;(ggl Happenings at Our 1
samaritan Good Samaritan
~.~ PA~ Rw~:~ Nannette Hoeger, Activities Dir.
We had a variety show last week Luiten. l pm Story Time, 2:15Bin-
and had a good time. Thank you to go
the staff that showed how talented Next week June 14th-20th
they are. Pictured are our residents June 14th 2:30 Worship w/Pas-
and staff that joined Pastor Hinrichs torAugustson, 3pro Flag Trivia, 6:45
in his rendition of Cinderella. Lt to
Rt are Curt Novak, Cad Nilson, Ver- Community Prayer Group
na Delle Skorheim. Nannette June 15th 10am Embroidery
Hoeger, Lois Springan, Pastor Hin- Group and Men's Time, l pm Sce-
richs, and Jan Novak behind him. nic Drive, 5pm Rosary, 6:45 Bingo
Also pictured is Larry Ahnundmd June 16th 10am Crochet Group,
who sang 2 songs. I pm Making Party Favors
This week starts National Nurs- June 17th 2pm Trinity Luncheon
ing Assistant Week June 1 lth-18th. RSVR 3pro Bingo
We love are CAN's and all the June 18th3pmWeedingFlowers.
hard work they do to make our lives 6:30 Movie Night
better and easier. Thank You for all
June 19th 10:30 Nail Time, 3pm
you do!
This week June 7th-13th Outdoor Strolls
June 7th 2:30 Worship w/Pastor June 20th 9:30 Mass w/Father
Torbit, 3:30 Trivia, 6:45 Community Luiten. lpm Word Games, 2:15
Prayer Group Bingo
June 8th 10am Embroidery Thank you to our many volun-
Group and Men's Time, I pm Sce- teers : Pastor Torbit, Shirley Sobo-
nic Drive, 4pm Hymn Sing, 5pm lik, Linda Larson, Donna Settings-
Rosary, 6:45 Bingo gard, Arnold Braaten. Lois Ydstie,
June 9th I pm Making Mints Mary Seim. Pastor Hinrichs, Sue
June 10th 3pm Bingo Fagerholt Hoople ALCW. Corinne
June l lth 3pm Birthday Party
Hosted by Hoople ALCW. 6:30 Ramsey, Mennonite Singers, Father
Movie Night Luiten, and anyone else I may have
June 12th 10:30 Nail Time, 3pro forgotten. If you would like to vol-
Strolls, 7:30 Mennonite Singers unteer please call Rose Ulland at
June 13th 9:30 Mass w/Father 701-284-7115.
Walsh County Health District
""0"" Short Shots
Radon is a radioactive gas that pCi/L or greater take another short
comes from the natural decay ofura- term test.
nium that is found in nearly all soils. If your first short term test is low-
It typically moves through the er than 8 pCi/L you can take either
ground to the air above and into your another short tenn test, or you may
home through cracks and other want to take a long tenn test to de-
holes in the foundation. You home termine average year round levels of
traps radon inside where it can radon.
bufl"d up. Any home may have radon Step 3
problems, new or old: well-sealed or If you did a long term test: If it
drafty, and home with or without a is4 pCi/L orgreater fixyour home.
basement. Radon is a known car- If you did another short tenn test:
cinogen-causing lung cancer. The higher the test result-the more
How to Test your Home certain you can be that you should
Testing is easy and should only fix your home. Consider fixing your
take a few minutes of your time.
The amount of radon in the air is home if the average of your first and
measured in "picocunes per liter of second short term test is 4 pCi/L.
air' or pCi/L There are many low Many homeowners in Walsh
cost radon kits available from your County have found elevated levels
hardware store, on line, etc. Walsh of radon in their homes and have
County Healthl District has free been able to fix their homes to re-
short term radon testing kits for duce the levels. Simple fixes like
home owners, sump pump covers, filling in cracks
one else on the couch.
But my motivation isn't in win-
ning or even finishing. My goal is
that my entry fee helps to make sure
that one less person is told that it is
too late. that one less person has go
on not knowing because they could-
nt afford it, that we find a way to one
day kick cancer in the buns once and
for all.
There is a billboard in Grand
Forks that says something to the tune
of "A colonoscopy may not be
pretty, but then again neither is the
alternative.'"
My motivation is to get people
talking about it, because the alter-
native is letting cancer win.
Like" the Walsh CounO' Press on Face-
hook com
Step 1 in cement walls or floors, have
Take a short term test. If your re- worked for some homes, while oth-
sult is 4 pCi/L or higher, take a fol- ers have needed more extensive sys-
low up test to be sure. terns/work.
Step 2 Contact Walsh County Health
If your first short term test is 8 District for a free radon kit today!
them to the fire with the best of
them. His dad is a roper of great
renown and is a great dad and
teacher.
This cowboy was riding a nice
little gray horse that made sure
the kid never got in trouble and
never spooked if things went
awry.
After the branding, while hav-
ing dinner, one of my neighbors,
who is a little long in the tooth,
tried buying the horse from this
young roper.
"How much do want for that
gray horse?"
"Mister, you don't want my
gray horse."
"Why not'?"
The kid looked him in the eye
and said, "Because he's too good
a horse for you!"
The Dad looked a little embar-
rassed and says, "I taught him to
rope, but I'm going to have to
work on his people skills a little."
Later, Dean
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