ERSPECTIVES
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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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Bless Other Drivers by
Using Turn Signals
Good morning, class. This is instructive.
the first session of "Remedial The core principle of this les-
Turn Signals 100" for which no son on turn signals is simple: turn
college credit will be gwen but an signals are a civic responsibility,
embossed certificate will be primarily to forewarn other mo-
awarded upon completion of the torists of intentions.
practicum.
Now I noticed that North To be a good citizen, you must
Dakota AARP has been holding use them or you will be corn-
driver education sessions around pelled to pass the new civics
the state to which I say: better exam with the school kids and
late than never. (That shouldn't immigrants.
be said by firemen, however. It The first step is to locate the
will just aggravate a homeowner turn signal mechanisln. If you
who just ceased being a home- look past the steering wheel, you
owner because of tardiness.) will notice a lever on the left side
To get an appreciation for the of the steering column. It is not
importance of technological ira- there for hanging electronic de-
provements such as turn. signals, vices. That lever is called the turn
we should look at problems that
drove the improvement of auto- signal because it has something
mobiles through the years, to do with turning.
The first automobiles did not This lever goes up and down.
have fenders so people were ar- The "up" position will activate a
riving at fancy parties with flashing light that will appear si-
streaks of mud down their backs, multaneously on your instrument
This was uncouth so fenders were panel and on the right side of the
added to encourage a continua- vehicle. That tells the drivers
tion of fancy parties, around you that everyone on the
The headlight came next for a right had better have insurance.
couple of reasons. The same procedure applies to
North Dakota was an open the left side.
range state. That meant animals
paid no attention to traffic signs Now that doesn't seem so
and those Holsteins were hard to complicated, does it? However,
see at dusk. for many drivers it seems to be.
It was a problem but nothing Some are already over their
happened until the governor's heads just holding the steering
blue ribbon ox got hit in 1896. wheel. I'm sure AARP saw a few
Headlight legislation appeared in of those. Others can't make up
1897. (Prompt legislation de- their minds, something that is
pends on whose ox is being critical for usingturn signals.
gored.) Indecision is a real problem
Another reason for headlights
was Scriptural. The Bible says for drivers. Take the popularity of
that man loves the dark where sin extelided cab pickups with short
can prevail. It was hard to find boxes. They are bought by peo-
those dark places without head- pie who don't know whether they
lights, should get a pickup or a sedan so
Turn signals first appeared in they buy something that is both
1940 because of the mayhem and neither.
caused by ann signals. The Turn. signals require persons of
straight ann for the left hand turn decision. So be a civic-minded
was clipping the heads of bicy- decision-maker. Help your fellow
clists and pedestrians. In busy beings get through life by using
traffic, arms and heads were in
jeopardy, turn signals. They will bless you
Besides, many people didn'tfor it, whatever that's worth.
understand the arm signs and just If you pass the quiz on turn
waved back. Others prized their signals, you can move up to the
limbs too much to stick them out next lesson: "Parking between
in traffic. Losing an arm was very Yellow Lines 102."
Turn signals require persons of de-
cision. So be a civic-minded decision-
maker. Help your fellow beings get
through life by using turn signals"
NDSU Extension Service
Who Needs Strength Tr "amlng?
"Did you notice the amount of
weight on the machine?" my hus-
band asked. I was trying to push
the' handles on the weight machine
forward. I would have had. equal
success moving a wall.
I had plopped myself onto the
seat of the weight machine with-
out looking at the settings. I knew
better. Starting with too much
weight can cause injuries, but I was
a bit too enthusiastic.
The machine was designed to
engage the muscles in my upper
arms. Evidently, I had followed a
strong person because the ma-
chine was set at 100 pounds for
each arm.
After my brief attempt on the
first machine, my arms felt as
floppy as those ofa Raggedy Ann
doll. If ! had been successful in
moving the weight, my stretched-
out arms might have resembled a
"Stretch Armstrong" doll.
If you are too young or old to re-
member this long-limbed action
figure doll, try Googling the image.
My knuckles might have been
grazing the floor.
Why did I have this renewed in-
terest in strength training? I re-
cently attended an interesting
workshop about "sarcopenia,"
which is the loss of muscle strength
as we get older. The main treatment
for sarcopenia is, you guessed it,
exercise, especially resistance ex-
ercise.
Resistance exercise usually in-
volves lifting or pushing weights
with the intent of strengthening
muscles.
The workshop spurred my in-
terest in stopping at the weight ma-
chines instead of proceeding to the
treadmills and bikes at the fitness
club.
I didn't give up on "machine
No. 1," but I moved the weights
down to 50 pounds. I figured I
should be half as strong as the per-
son who preceded me. Nope.
[ still could not push the handles
folward. I do not give up easily, so
I kept reducing the weights to 40,
30 and then 20 pounds. Much to
nay chagrin, I could move only 20
pounds of weight forward with
each of my arms.
I needed to experience some
success, so I moved to the lower-
body weight machines. I planned
to work on my arn s next time.
That's my story and I'm sticking
to it.
"You might want to start with a
weight lower than 80 pounds," nay
husband commented as he seated
himself at the machine and began.
reducing the weight.
"l just finished 20 repetitions on
that machine," I announced witKa
not-too-subtle smirk. I avoided
adding "that was easy peasy" to my
commentary, but I noticed he did
not reduce the amount of weight on
the machine.
Walking and riding bike has
paid off with my strong leg mus-
cles. Because our three kids are be-
yond the carrying stage, I haven't
been lifting anything very heavy in
quite a while, except for bags of
groceries, our three 16-pound
dachshunds and an occasional
chair.
I need to be lifting weights
regularly. As we get older, our mus-
cles will lose strength and mass un-
less we take some action.
According to published re-
search, men and women lose mus-
cle mass beginning in their 30s. As
we lose muscle mass, we may feel
less energetic and our bone densi-
ty may decrease. Our metabolic
rate may slow, so we need fewer
calories to fuel our remaining
muscles. If we keep eating the
same amount of food, we can
gain weight and wonder why that
is happening.
On the other hand, by strength-
ening our muscles, we can reduce
Active
Cont page 5
Walsh County Extension Office
Park River - 701-284-6624
Alfalfa weevil can be found
throughout the US and is a major
pest here in North Dakota. Loss leaf
tissue can be severe, it can also re-
duce nutritional quality and di-
gestibility. Also during drought
conditions it can present a 100
percent yield loss. Adults are brown
with short, somewhat thick golden
hairs over the body and a distinctive
brown stripe along its back. New-
ly laid eggs are cream colored,
and eggs that are about to hatch have
an olive brown color. Mature larvae
have a black head capsule, green
body with a white stripe along its
top. Adults become active through
May to June. and females lay eggs
in alfalfa stems. The eggs will
hatch in one to two weeks. The lar-
vae will emerge and feed on the
growing tips of the alfalfa plants,
and will continue to feed on the ten-
der leaf tissue as they grow. Mature
larvae feed for two to three weeks
before pupating, this takes place in
a small cocoons spun near the base
of the plant. The adults will emerge
after one to two weeks, then feed on
the alfalfa for two to three weeks be-
fore leaving for shelter. Some adults
might move back to alfalfa in the
fall and lay eggs, but most don't
overwinter successfully, unless we
have a very mild winter. You will
first see the initial feeding injury by
the larvae will appear as pinholes in
the tenninal leaves. As the plant and
larvae grow, feeding injury will
progress throughout the plant leaves,
with injury becoming more se-
vere. Plant growth usually up to its
first cutting sees the most feeding in-
jury, but there can be injury on the
regrowth under windrows where
larvae take shelter after first cutting.
Early cutting is recommended when
alfalth has reached 50 percent bud-
dying and alfalfa weevil larvae
have reached the economic thresla-
old. Early cutting is one of the best
ways to help in mitigating alfalfa
weevil damage, when it has reached
the economic level of infestation.
There are some insecticide chem-
icals you can use just make sure you
pay attention to the preharvest in-
tervals (PHI) and pre-grazing in-
tervals (PGI) on the product label.
To find out how to scout and to dis-
cover your economic threshold
you can go to the NDSU Agricul-
ture page and type in Alfalfa Wee-
vil.
Some of you may have noticed
your ash tree is losing its green
leaves at a rapid rate. This is from
a disease called Ash Anthracnose.
This occurs when we have a c0ol,
wet spring, just like the one we just
had. The first s3qnptom you will see
is the green leaves falling from the
trees in early spring, other symp-
toms can include black blotches on
leaf margins, and small purple-to-
brown spots in the middle of the
leaves. You may not see these oth-
er symptoms on the leaves that have
fallen. It is too late to spray Ibr this
problem. You though can rake up
and destroy the fallen leaves and
twigs, this may help to reduce in-
oculum rather then completely
eliminating it. You may be able to
add light fertilization to your trees
(1-3 lbs of N per 1000 sq ft). Ash an-
thracnose is a recurring problem as
long as we keep on having wet and
cool weather springs. Ash anthrac-
nose doesn't cause enough damage
to stress trees in a single year, but
ones that have been heavily defo-
liated for 3 or more years in a row
can become stressed and suscepti-
ble to other pest that could eventu-
ally kill them.
Just a side note here, the Walsh
County Extension Plot tour will be
held on the 6th of July at 6 pm at the
Extension office. Hope to see you
all there! "
