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THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
FROM THE
EDITOR'S DESK...
BY ALLISON OLIA4B
EDITOR, WALSH COUNTY PRESS
If I were to say a prayer or
twelve to St. Anthony I bet I
could dig up about eight sippy
cups, 12 bottles, at least 87 bobby
pins and 126 hair ties. But I real-
ly need to do some Googling to see
ifI can figure out who I could talk
to about the dumb luck I have been
having lately.
There was the key that snapped
off in the lawnmower ignition.
There was the toe I managed to
stub on I have no idea what .... the
garage door spring that snapped
while I was standing 10 feetfrom
the building.., the random miss-
ing pieces on our construction
project that should have been or-
dered.., the new shutters off by
just a few inches.., the dishwash-
er arm that snapped off mid-cycle,
and my favorite.., the dryer that
turned on, had power, but quit
spinning and doing that drying of
the clothes thing that I was so fond
of.
My husband took the dryer
apart and cleaned out the lint.
For a second there, we thought it
might be an easy fix.
It was not.
Then we called Loren's Appli-
ance and Air Conditioning. He
stopped over, looked at the ma-
chine and best he could figure we
needed a new part.
Finally, after a week toddler
clothes piling up after dirt, mud,
accidents, and what not, I gave in
and washed a load of tiny people
things and hung them up in the
basement to dry. It was a rainy,
cold day outside, so the dehu-
midifiers did the work.
By the time the clothes were dry
enough to put in the "to be folded"
category, I was mad.
I pushed the buttons on the ma-
chine, as I and everyone else who
had inspected it before me did, and
I smacked it. I smacked the dryer
hard.
It was as if the Patron Saint of
Broken Dryers heard my plea and
the thing kicked on as if nothing
had happened.
I tried it another eight or nine
times just to be sure before I had
the hubby reassemble my miracle
machine.
After a few Hail Marys, some-
one must have been paying atten-
tion.
I don't know who the Patron
Saint of Dumb Luck might be, but
someone was listening. Though, I
shouldn't be too surprised. After
all, Mary was a mother, too.
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Hello, see, he had bought it for his make
Haying season gets kind of IE" believe friend Melvin. But now,
hectic. First, you have to be __t Shannon started to become at-
smarter than the hay. You have to tached to this new purchase. So he
know when it is too wet You have .........
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to Know wnen it is too ory. xou v v n be
• lo.alL ca exa , erated.
nave to know when the leafy
So Shannon tool the 4 wheel-
spurge is hiding in the alfalfa and D " " v
• er home and arked it his ,ard. Oh,
grass so you can cut around it. You hc ......... A
have to know where the hen pheas- lesson. About my make believe sale had several 4 wheelers on the 'h?tP ornino, now this is
ant has her nest or chicks hidden, friend, Shannon. listing. Now, these men are where the haying comes in, he
It is important to keep them alive Shannon is a cattle buyer. He shrewd. They could see that the woke early and felt the moisture in
so someone else can kill them in has a knack for picking up odds number of 4 wheelers could eas- the air Ti e hav would be nerfect
the fall. I never have really figured and ends at a livestock auction and ily exceed the number of buyers n .. " . ._ ¢_. ,_ ,__ ,.5,___, .'_"
that out . . . . .. ......... • t ut to get to IllS oaler nc nau to
turning a qUlCK prom t speoally since was laaylng " cutter
• i . " . . . movems .
In order to do all of these th ngs He can recognize that a calf season, which, colncldentally, co- He iumned on the cutter still
right, you sometimes are forced to with oinkeve can be healed uo in incides with fishin season for ... J .. r .... , ..
- • - - • • - ruoomg me smep from ms eyes• tae
bale at night. You see, you make three days with a shot in the eye- non-farmers, started to back u- and the cutter
hay when the sun shines. At least lid. Or a spray on the eye. He can Melvin was having, so he asked ...... P .
.... - • Klna oi stopped I mean it pretty
you cut it. Then, in order to pre- tell if a lame yearling has an ear- Shannon to attend the sale m case , _ • .........
mucn ground to a nalt Why, it naa
serve all the leaves, when the ly case of footrot, or if it a per- he could pick up a cheap reliable ..... ." .
moisture is just perfect, you bale manent injury. He can tell ifa dry 4 wheeler to use on his make be- peen wormngjust lane. tae cussea
it. Sometimes this occurs at mid- cow is bred, or just full of water lieve ranch, it.
night. Sometimes 2 a.m. Some- and hay. He has become filthy rich. Shannon picked out a good He grabbed that lever and
times daylight. Sometimes there And he guards his money with a one. It was pretty much cherry, rocked it back and forth. Then
are only a few minutes where the vengeance. Started right up. The brakes were gave it the throttle and reared
hay is perfect. He has a make believe friendgood. Shifted smoothly. Steering back on that reverse lever. It
So I bale when I want to bale. we will call Melvin. They often was tight. The previous owner screamed and lurched backwards.
Not when the hay wants to be conspire with each other on mon- evidently took good care of it. Right over the top of his now
baled. A lot of people don t like my eymaking schemes. Shannon pretty much stole it for overpriced 4 wheeler.
hay. , There was an auction sale dur- $925! Really! $925! I hate it when that happens.
But that brings me to today s ing haying season• This auction But his created a problem. You Later, Dean
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Thank you to the Ladies at Trin- cert
ity Lutheran for inviting us to their July 3rd 10 Embroidery Group,
luncheon the 21st we had a great 5pm Rosary, 6:45 Bingo
time. The flowers are blooming July4thHappy4thofJuly, llam
and we are enjoying getting outside
on the nice days. Summer is mov- Box Dinner and Parade to Follow
ing byway too fast. July 5th 3:15 Bingo
This week June 25th -July 1st July 6th 2pm Dance to Teresa and
June 25th 2:30 Worship w/Pas- The Plow Boys, 6pm Ladies Night
torAntal, 3pm Cards/Games July 7th Clergy Visits, 10:30
June 26th 10am Embroidery Nail Time, lpm Music Therapy,
Group, 1:30 Drive, 5pm Rosary, 3pm Rummage Sale
6:45 Bingo July 8th 9:30 Mass w/Father
June 27th 10am Making Potato
Salad, 2pm Variety Show Miller, lpm Word Game, 2:15 Bin-
June 28th 11:15 Resident Coun- go
cil, 3:15 Bingo Thank you to our many volun-
June 29th 3pm Weeding Flowers, teers; Shirley Sobolik, Mary
6:30 Ladies Night Simundson, Linda Larson, Lois
June 30th 10:30 Nail Time, lpm Ydstie, Mary Seim, Mary Lund,
Music Therapy, 3pm Outdoor Slrolls Dorothy Novak, Pastor Hinrichs,
July 1st 9:30 Mass w/ Father
Miller, lpmCanadaDay(150thAn- Trinity Lutheran Church, Father
niversary), 2:15 Bingo Miller, and Johnathan. If I missed
Next week July 2nd - 8th anyone I am sorry, if you would like
July 2nd 2:30 Worship w/Pastor to volunteer please call Rose Ulland
Hinrichs, 3:30 Balyeat Family Con- at 701-284-7115.
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WHAT PRODUCTS ARE BEST FOR
PREV Mo, u o B E$? 6-2017
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Precent. Promote. Protect,
Walsh County Health District
Short Shots
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Mosquitoes are more than very a repellent with no more than 30
irritating pests. They also spread percent DEET.
disease. In ND we worry mostly• Products thatcombine DEET
about West Nile Virus and Lymeand sunscreen do not work as
disease. Zika is another very se- well. Apply sunscreen first, then
rious mosquito bum disease that repellent.
made it into the United States
last year. We want to prevent these Other ways to prevent rodS-
diseases as they can have very se- quito bites
rious consequences for some peo- • Cover up by wearing loose fit-
ple. ting, light colored clothes. (Long
sleeves, pants and socks)
Insect Repellant • Make sure your windows and
• Use an EPA registered insectdoor screens are in place and do
repellent, not have holes in them.
• Chose a repellent with one of • Turn off porch lights when not
these active ingredients: DEET, in use
picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eu- • Use air conditioning or fans as
calyptus (OLE), or para-men- it makes it harder for flying mos-
thane-diol (PMD) quitoes to land on you.
• OLE and PMD are safe for • Remove standing water in
adults but not for children under your environment-flower pots,
age 3. toys, birdbaths, trash cans, etc.
• DEET repellents are safe for• Avoid prime times when mos-
pregnant women and for children quitoes are more active-dusk and
as young as two months. Choosedawn are the worst:
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While North Dakota policy- The nature of the prison popu-
makers have been advocating less lation has changed considerably
incarceration for drug crimes, At- since I served as a secretary for the
tomey General Jeff Sessions, in an State Parole Board back in the Bill
opinion-editorial piece in the Guy Administration. However, I
Washington Post, said last week learned a couple of enduring les-
that it is time to get tougher• sons.
While some may disregard the The Parole Board met for three
message because of the messen- 3-day sessions each year, hearing
ger, Sessions is firing a shot across almost every prisoner who would
the bow of states that deserves be eligible for release. Before
consideration, especially in North each prisoner appeared before the
Dakota where the idea of reha- board, the warden would provide
bilitation instead of incarceration us with a criminal history.
has taken the center stage for the From the "rap" sheet, it was oh-
past two years, vious that almost every prisoner
Sessions points out that drug- had worked long and hard to get
related murders have increased; into prison, spending years in
less than three percent of federal city and county jails before grad-
offenders were imprisoned for uating to the state penitentiary.
simp.le drug possession; plea bar- These "rap" sheets included
gaining has tempered commit- only those crimes known to the
ments, and overdose deaths have criminal justice system. Chances
increased substantially. It is a were very good that numerous
safe bet that his observations are crimes had gone undetected and
applicable to the North Dakota the "rap" sheet listed only those
scene, known by law enforcement. In
Budget restraints in the last other words, the "rap" sheet was
session prevented North Dakota the tip of the iceberg. The same is
from significant implementation of very likely true about the prison
the dream of saving millions of population today.
dollars by moving convicts out of Before we begin releasing pris-
incarceration and into rehabilita- oners with drug violations, it will
tion programs, be important to know and under-
Unfortunately, our enthusiasm stand the reasons they worked
for rehabilitation is based not on their way into prison in the first
the premise that these people place. Those reasons will need to
need to be restored to society but be dealt with before any mean-
that millions of taxpayer dollars ingful rehabilitation is going to
could be saved. Well, it isn't go- happen•
ing to be cheap. Unless parolees demonstrate
Rehabilitation is not a quick fix a clear willingness to adopt a
that will result in immediate sav- new lifestyle and new friends,
ings. Changing the orientation of they will go back to the most prof-
people who have been in the drug itable profession they know. Re-
trade will require years of inten- cidivism will be higher than for
sive casework which in itself will other crimes•
be costly in the short run.Armed with the facts, Attomey
The idea that we have incar- General Sessions says "enough is
cerated a bunch of folks who are enough" and will be enforcing a
eager to be transformed begs to be hard line. On the other hand,
challenged. I do not have statis- North Dakota is still touting ear-
tics but I'll bet that those who are ly release and rehabilitation.
in prison for drug-related crimes It will take at least 10 years of
are there for trafficking more than statistics to discover which ap-
for simple possession, proach was most effective.
Before we begin releasing prison-
ers with drug violations, it will be
important to know and under-
.stand the reasons they worked
thetr way into prison in the first place.
Extension Exchange
This Fourth of July, try celebrat-
ing Independence Day by declaring
your family's independence from
unhealthy holiday habits.
Here are some tips from the
North Dakota State University Ex-
tension Service to help you have a
healthful holiday.
* Think of others. Are you the
family who always arrives late and
holds up the festivities? Surprise
everyone by being 15 minutes ear-
ly this year. Bring a game that can
fireworks. They are dangerous, of-
ten too loud for children and ex-
pensive to purchase. Research where
the nearest professional display is
going to take place and make a trip
to see it as part of your traditional
celebration.
* Honor past family or friends by
displaying old pictures, recalling sto-
ries of past celebrations and serving
a big bowl of Uncle Pat's famous po-
tato salad with the handwritten
recipe beside it.
include new players as they arrive. *Start a new tradition. Have
• , ,_ _ ..... .... th, someone lead yoga outdoors, for ex-
group who helps others unload their ample, or project the words to songs
vehicles.
• Take a break. Does everyone on the side of the house and sing
get tired and cranky by sunset when while you wait for the fireworks to
the fireworks begin? Declare a qui- begin.
et time for a solid 60 to 90 minutes Consider what is important to
after lunch. Adults and kids of your holiday and focus your time,
every age will benefit from spend- money and energy in that direction.
ing time alone reading, listening to Social media would have us believe
soft music or napping in preparation that we have to prepare a feast and
for a late night, repaint everything we own red,
• Stay hydrated. Dehydrationwhite and blue with perfectly con-
can ruin all the fun. Infuse tap wa- stmcted stars to open the door to
ter with fresh fruits and ice rather guests.
than serving sweetened beverages. If we really want to focus on what
Find a pair of active grade-school- is most important, we will choose the
ers in your group to offer water to special people in our lives. We will
guests every hour. Satisfy the need put down the digital devices, forego
to munch with fresh vegetables the unnecessary decorations, serve
rather than salty processed foods, more healthful food and beverages,
• Get everyone involved in the plan simple fun for all ages, en-
day. Invite older kids to help younger courage sleeping schedules and
ones dress up or decorate ride-on share the work so we have more en-
toys for a yard parade. Ask those ergy, time and money to do it all
family members who don't partic- again for the next holiday.
ipate in the food prep to help with Check out the NDSU Extension
serving food, setting up a game or
joining the cleanup committee. Pair Service at www.ag.ndsu.edu/cfffor
people of a variety of ages to do more information on children, faro-
tasks they can. enjoy together. A fun- ilies, and finances.
filled day with friends and family Any questions about this column
should not fall on one or two peo- or something else may be directed
ple's shoulders. ,, to the NDSU Extension office in
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Safety first. If you are cele- Walsh County at 284-6624, or email
brating near water, be sure adults are me at: jamie.medbery@ndsu.edu. I
posted as lifeguards and children are would be glad to help!
wearing their lifejackets. Leave
Source." Kim Bushaw, NDSU Extension
fireworks to the professionals. Many Service family science specialist, 701-231- 7450,
ordinances ban or restrict the use of kim.bushaw@ndsu.edu
Sebesta Named Director, NDFSS at NDSU, for the state of
Foundation Seedstocks North Dakota in a regulatory ca-
Steve Sebesta has been named di- pacity, and in the private sector,"
rector of the North Dakota Foun- says Ken Grafion, NDSU's vice
dation Seedstocks (NDFSS) pro- president for Agri.cultural Affairs, di-
gram at North Dakota State Uni- rector of the North Dakota Agfi-
versity, cultural Experiment Station and
He will provide leadership of dean of the College of Agriculture,
NDFSS in addition to his role as Food Systems, and Natural Re-
deputy commissioner of the North sources.
Dakota State Seed Department. "I am sure he will use these ex-
Sebesta assumed the director periences to build upon the great
position under an agreement the foundation that Dr. Dale Williams
North DakotaAgriculturalExperi- established during his long and
ment Station (NDAES) reached successful tenure as director of
with the North Dakota State Seed NDFSS," Grafton adds.
Department.
"The certified seed industry in N.D. 4-H Campto
North Dakota is vital to the pros- Celebrate Anniversary
perity and advancement of the agri- Friends of 4-H and 4-H alumni
culture industry in the state," Sebesta can help celebrate the 50th an-
says. "I look forward to working niversary of the North Dakota 4-H
with the NDSU breeders, NDAES Camp, near Washburn, Aug. 19-20.
staffand the entire Foundation Seed They'll be able to participate in
team. Providing the region's seed a variety of activities, including a
producers with high-quality foun- North Dakota State University BBQ
clarion class seed that delivers the ge- Boot Camp grilling class, a social
netic potential they expect when they and silent auction, and entertain-
purchase seed of an NDSU variety ment. Those who want to stay for the
is our top priority." weekend will have the opportunity
The NDFSS program provides to enjoy a camplike experience.
genetically pure foundation seed to 4-H alumni and friends also can
the state's agriculture industry, sample a variety of educational
Foundation seed has the highest lev- opportunities similar to those who
el of genetic purity and is sown to attend camp experience. Special
produce the registered class. Seeds- activities include a reunion for peo-
men plantregisteredseedtoproduce ple who attended the camp, or
certified seed, which is used to served as staffor an adult volunteer.
produce commercial grain. The The North Dakota 4-H Founda-
production of adequate foundation tion, which owns the camp, is ask-
seed is an important step in pro- ing for items to be donated for the
viding producers with improved silent auction. Examples of silent
varieties from NDSU plant breed- auction items include quilts, wood-
mg programs, working, photography and leather-
The NDFSS has seed production, work• Contact Lynn Moser, cele-
conditioning and seed distribution bration chairperson and North Dako-
operations throughout the state, ta 4-H Foundation Board member,
"Steve brings a tremendous
wealth of experience and knowledge Extension on Ag
to the NDFSS program, having Cont. page 5
served in seed-related programs in
I Editor's Note I
Around the County column was not available this week. It will return as soon
as possible.
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