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WALSH COUNTY PRESS - WEDNESDAY, ULY 2|,202I
North Dakota Outdoors:
ND Game and Fish Department
After nearly 40 years with the
North Dakota Game and Fish De-
partment, the last 15 years serving
as director, Terry Steinwand has
decided to retire at the end of July.
Terry on his career path to be-,
coming Director.
I started out as a Garrison Di—
version fisheries biologist. I man-
aged the canal lakes and a few oth-
er lakes around central North
Dakota. Primarily worked in bio-
ta transfer issues. In 1990, the chief
of fisheries job came .open. I ap—
plied for that and was fortunate
enough to have the title for 15
years. When the director's position
came open after Dean Hildebrand
retired, I was actually asked to ap-
ply for it by the govemor’s office
and I applied for it and was ap-
pointed.
What comes to mind when
asked about North Dakota's out-
door resources? '
They change constantly. We
can go from boom to bust in a re-
ally big hurry. When I took over
as fisheries division chief, we
were in the middle of a drought.
And, of course not having a whole
lot of water on the landscape,
our fisheries weren't doing very
well. With 185 lakes and some of
those pretty shallow at that point
in time, we were pushing just
trying to keep some recreational
fisheries in those lakes. “Fast for-
ward to 2006 when I became di—
rector. We were actually in the
middle of a wet cycle and there
were 3.2 million acres of CRP on
the landscape and we were really
ramping up on the recreational
fishing side of things, but eVen
more so on birds, pheasants,
grouse, whitetail deer they
a were doing fantastic, so we were
really seeing some tremendous
hunting and fishing during that
point in time.
Since then, we‘ve lost about 2
million acres of CRP and we've
seen other challenges associated in
managing the resource or pro-
ducing that resource.‘ Fisheries
have continued to really climb
though; the fisheries guys have
done a tremendous job. Over 400
lakes managed for recreational
fisheries right now and I can't think
of one that's not a great fishery at
this point in time. And of course,
our wildlife division has done a
Photo: NDGF
Above: Director, Terry Stein-
wand has decided to retire at the
end of July.
tremendous job of working our
way back from a pretty low point
in deer numbers. But again, one
bad winter can set us back. We still
need to continue working on the
habitat issues.
On dedicating his whole career
to the outdoors.
I got into this field because I
love'to hunt and fish. Everybody
who buys a license likes to hunt
and fish and enjoy the outdoors.
And I'm proud of that. I'm proud
to be part of the process, part of the
team, part of that whole commu-
nity that provides opportunity. I
want everybody's kids and grand-
kids to enjoy what I've had the op-
portunity to enjoy. And if we can
make it better, then we should
make it better.
On what’s next.
‘ Once my boat is fixed, I'm go-
ing fishing. And when fall comes
around, I'm going hunting. But I‘m
going to miss the people and I'm
going to have to stay busy. And I
have four grandkids from 1 to 5,
not very old yet, and I want them
to have the same love of the out-
doors-that I gained. Granted, I had
.alittle differentupbrihging on a
farm and was able to do stuff that
they aren't able to do right now.
But I want to give them that op-
pOrtunity. Let's go out shore-fish-
ing at a little lake here. Let's go
walk in the pasture. I want to show
them what I was able to do as a
kid.
People in yOur .
neighborhood:
Jameson H
By Jaden Rose
of The Press
Can you tell me a little about
yourself and your business?
there own donut
Since you are a young business
owner, what advice would you give
other young individuals who want
My name is Jameson Hahn, I’m to do something like this?
22 years old and I own Hahn’s Best advrce I could give rs be pre-
Bakery. We make fresh donuts, pared to work.
bread, and buns every day. I was
looking at going to culinary school
but wanted to get more practice in
baking and. eventually ended up
buying the bakery when Toby gave
me the opportunity to buvit.
What is your favorite part
about working here?
See the enjoyment on the kids
faces when they come in and pick oilt
Since you are a young business owner, what
advice would you give other young individuals
who want to do something like this?
Best advice I could give is
be prepared to wOrk.
What is your favorite activity to
do in the area? '
Waterfowl hunting is one of my
favorite activities to do around the
area.
What is your favorite part
about living in Walsh County?
Small towns, you get to know
everyone and be able to interact with
the general public a lot easier.
Make a stop at the Farmers Markets
Farmer’s Markets are appearing
in our small towns and roadside
parking lots. I spotted Ruth, the gar-
dener/farmer, once again, selling
her red, new potatoes on the comer
of Hill Avenue in Grafton this past-
weekend. This just makes me gid-
dy inside because I know the amount
of planning and work she has pilt
forth in“? growing 5;. 3 .7"
those little spudsiandmmsm
to share her results and make all her
customers happy. '
p The same is true for the individ-’
uals and families who grow for the
Park River Farmer’s Market. The in-
vestment of time and money they
spend in their gardens, kitchens or
home, is so valued. The Farmer’s
Market began last week and will be’
held every Thursday from 5230-?
6:30 PM on the comer of 4th Street
West and Harris Avenue South.
Many special events. are included
each week. Check out the local F B
page for the Park River Farmer’s
Market.
I love to stop by Farmer’s Mar-
ketsinotherareaslhappentobevis—
iting. So, what are Farmers Markets
cahttheygse’ll? Farmer’s
“marketsrareflblaees Where owcrs
gather to sell their fresh pr uce and
an array of other products, such as
baked goods, cheese, eggs, jams,
meats, poultry, plants, flowers, sewn
items as well as arts and crafts. It’s
not too late to be a part of the Park
River Farmer’s Market. You don’t
necessarily have to be at every
event but could certainly be a part of
one or more.
my.
Greta Whelan NDSU Master Gardener
Farmer’s Market in Grafton put a lot
of thought into planning their
Farmer’s Markets weekly events.
They took a survey to find out what
the public wanted to see at the mar-
ket. One thing that was suggested
was information about using the pro-
duce they are purchasing as well as
gardening information and recipes.
On Thursday, July 22 I will be
strafing some great Field to Fork gar-
dening information as well as
recipes. The information I will share
is from NDSU Extension and‘is all
research based. You can ask me
questions about gardening too and I
will happy to assist you with any
willlmcawu may need- I hope to be out
"the Farmer’s Market as oflen as I can.
I will have canning information in a
few weeks.
Green beans are showing up
right now in the vegetable garden
and I’d like to share one of my fa-
vorite recipes using them.
Gourmet Green Beans
Ingredients:
The committee that sets up the
Flle Photo
2 pounds green beans, trimmed
and rinsed
1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced
1 large clove garlic, finely
chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons ND Honey
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
3/4 cup extra—Virgin olive oil
Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of water to
boil. Add green beans and blanch
(boil for about two minutes). Drain
and cool green beans in an ice-wa-
ter bath.
2. In a bowl, mash garlic with
kosher salt. Add sugar and honey. '
Add in mustard, forming a paste.
Whisk in vinegar. Slowly pour in
olive oil and whisk well. ,
3. Toss green beans andonion
with dressing. Let sit for one hour be—
fore serving. ‘
lect their representatives in the House and Senate? Punishment of ef-
fectiveness strikes these advocates as arbitrary and unwise.
Opponents of term limits also doubt that the mechanism will actu-
ally curb the corruption that advocates claim is directly tied to
careerism.
As a consequence, there is no reason to set term ineligibility in consti-
tutional concrete. The assertion of undue influence of lobbyists on mem-
bers of Congress won’t be allayed, but rather exacerbated, by term lim-
its, they say. While advocates of limits believe that members might look
more closely at the merits of legislation, without the overbearing pres—
ence of lobbyists, the reverse is true. Novice legislators will become
more,
not less, reliant on lobbyists once veteran legislators are removed from
office. The loss of experience and expertise is reflected, they contend,
in surveys conducted in states with term limits. In those states, lawmakers
exhibit greater reliance on bureaucrats, agencies and lobbyists.
As citizens ponder the question of the relative desirability of term lim-
its, they would do well to grapple with the pros and cons of such a propo-
sition. Both sides have good arguments worth consideration.
~-
Adler is president of The Alturas Institute, created to advance American
Democracy“
through promotion of the Constitution, civic education, equal protection
and gender equal—
ity. Send questions about the Constitution to Dr. Adler at
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and he will attempt to answer them in subsequent columns. This column is
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LEGAL NOTICES
WALSH COUNTY PRESS - WEDNESDAY, IULY 2|, 202|
Notice To Creditors
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WALSH
COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
Wes R Welch, PC, Attorney at Law, PO
Box 107, Park River, ND 58270 or filed
. with the court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Grace
Peterson, deceased
Probate No. 50-2021 PR-00038
NQIIQEMQIIQBS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned has been appointed
personal representative of the above
estate. All persons having claims against
the said deceased are required to
present their claims within three (3)
months after the date of the first
publication or mailing of this notice or said
claims will be forever barred. Claims
must be presented to Ronald Schmidt
9961 31st St. NE, Tolna, ND 58380,
Personal Representative of the estate,
Dated this 25th day of June, 2021
Ronald Schmidt
Personal Representative
Wes R. Welch, PC
PO Box 107
201 Briggs Ave. S
Park River, ND 58270
(701 )284-7833
Attorney ID #05022
wesw@polarcomm.com
.Attorney for Personal Representative
(July 7, July 14, July 21, 2021)
North DakOta newspapers also post public
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additional charge to units of government.
operation was propelled by steam, ‘and the only
manpower needed was to pour the sugar into the
open vats. The boilers were fueled with coke,
with the smoke going into a copula so others
couldn’t see it. Altogether, the equipment was
valued at between $15-25,000 an enormous
amount in 1932.
Agents estimated the still had been operat-
ing a mere eight days, but it had been efficient!
In the rafters of the hog sheds, they found 2,500
gallons of moonshine that was finished and ready
to go.
Oscar Seiler owned the farm, but he’d been
living in Long Beach, CA, for at least four years.
Upon learning of the raid, Seiler immediately
came back to check on his property. He was fu-
rious and embarrassed, especially since he
was a teetotaler (meaning he didn’t drink). Seil-
er had rented the farm to Frank Bronk, who,
aIOng with another man, was arrested and then
By John Dyste, President
North Dakota Grocers Association
WEST FARGO, N.D. —Ask any grocer, and
you will learn competition is at the heart of our
business. Consumers cross the street every day
to find a lower price, wider selection, or better cus-
tomer service. Americans will drive an extra mile
tosaveonagallonofmilkoraloafofbread. Com-
petition is what pushes our industry to keep food
prices as low as possible. Grocers who do not com-
pete, do not last.
Behind the scenes, our manufacturers, whole-
salers, and vendors compete fiercely to get gro—
cers’ business whether it is to supply product,
maintain refiigerarion equipment or plow the park—
ing lot during a snowstorm. The one place
where competition is not found, hOWever, is the
fees merchants pay to accept credit cards.
When consumers use a Visa or Mastercard
credit card to make a purchase, the card network
and banks charge a “swipe” fee averaging 2.25
percent of the purchase price. While these fees may
be hidden from the customer, there is no hiding
their impact on a grocer’s bottom line.
A couple of cents on the dollar adds up
later released.
While an investigation took place, nine men
were ordered to demolish the still, a process
viewed by hundreds of curious onlookers.
Three large cesspools were dug and then filled
with thousands and thousands of gallons the
liquor and mash.
The site of the ‘largest still west of Chicago’
can no longer be seen; it’s now covered by the
Jamestown Reservoir.
Dakota Datebook written by Merry Helm
Bernt Wills, Geographer
July 22, 2021 Bemt Lloyd Wills was born
in this week in 1909 in Drake, ND. After grad-
uating from high school in Casselton, he start-
ed teaching, got his bachelors’ degree fiom Val-
ley City State, his masters Montana State and
his doctorate from Northwestern University. He
served in the Navy during World War II and
AREA VOICES
Grocers Need Competition on Credit Card Fees
quickly. Swipe fees for Vrsa and Mastercard alone
amounted to $67.7 billion in 2019. That is more
than double from 2009 even though better tech-
nology and growing card volume have lowered
banks’ costs, and the fees are set to go up again
next year. These fees are most grocers’ second-
highest cost after labor and drive up prices paid
by the average household by hundreds of dollars
a year. ‘ .
The first place where competition falls by the
wayside is in setting the fees. Rather than com-
peting like other vendors, virtually all banks that
issue Visa and Mastercard cards follow fee
schedules set by the two networks and refuse to
negotiate. Instead of working with grocers and oth—
er merchants many of whom are also their loy-
al clients — banks all too ofien align themselves
with the card networks rather than trying to work
with the small businesses in their community.
The second place is when it comes to who
processes the transactions. When a customer uses
a Vrsa credit card, the transaction can only be
processed over the Visa network, and the same
for Mastercard. That is even though a dozen net-
works like Star, NYCE and Shazam the net-
taught at UND, where he became chair of the
Geography Department.
Dr. Wills wrote two books on North Dako-
ta geography and was the first president of the
Association of North Dakota Geographers. He
also served as National Vice President of Gam-
ma Theta Upsilon, a national professional ge-
ographic fraternity, and served as National
President for the group from 1955 1957. He
was also awarded UND’s Alumni Award for out-
standing teaching in 1976.
Dakota Datebook written by Merry Helm
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partnership with the State Historical Society of North Dakota arm
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works that process debit card transactions could
do the job if allowed.
Credit card routing competition could save gro-
cers and merchants in North Dakota and across
the country an estimated $11 billion a year or more,
according to paynmnts consulting firm CMSPI.
. A 2010 law requiring similar routing competition
for debit cards has saved merchants $9.4 billion
a year, with about 70 percent of the saving passed
along to consumers.
I urge all members of the North Dakota con-
gressional delegation to support efforts to bring
competition to credit card routing and fees.
Bringing swipe fees under control will give gro-
cers throughout North Dakota the opportunity to
expand, hire more employees and ofi'er better val-
ue to customers; be it in lower prices or better serv-
ice and selection.
Visa and Mastercard have had their hands in
the pockets of local merchants and shoppers in
North Dakota for far too long. It is time for these
hidden fees to be brought into the open, and for
the card industry to face the same competition glo-
cers and other businesses face every day.