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THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS ° WEDNi SDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015
FROM THE
EDITOR'S DESK...
BY ALLISON OLIA4B
EDITOR, ~FALSH COUNTY PRESS
It is time to go back to school and Though the royals have been a
with that, Beloit College of Beioit, magical couple the royals they
Wis., has released its annual Mind- know are William and Kate, not
set List. The Mindset List was ere- Charles and Dianna. Among those
ated with the idea that onto each gen- who have never been alive in their
eration a new list of ret rences lifetimes are Princess Diana, Noto-
have died and more have been ere- rious B.I.G., Jacques Cousteau, and
ated. The annual Mindset List is to Mother Teresa.
remind professors that the current Cloning was science fiction for
freshman class is unlike the one be- most, but Dolly the Sheep was
fore them and will be unlike the one born the same year that these stu-
after them. dents were.
Imagine you approach someone The following are a few of the
around the age of 18 and tell them highlights of the 2019 List:
they are going to need to lick a lot Since they have been on the
of stamps tbr all of the grad thank planet:
yous they are going to have to send 1. Hybrid automobiles have al-
out. Since that kids was born (right ways been mass produced.
around 1997), all stamps have been 2. Google has always been there,
stickers -- licking and sticking in its founding words, "to organize
need not apply, the workl's information and make it
universally accessible." ones are planning a party.
3. They have never licked a t5. The Airport in Washington,
postage stamp. D.C., has always been Reagan Na-
4. Email has become the new tional Airport.
"formal" communication, while 16. Their parents have gone from
texts and tweets remaha enclaves for encouraging them to use the Inter-
the casual. - net to begging them to get off it.
5. Four foul-mouthed kids have 17. If you say "around the turn of
always been playing in South Park. the century," they may well ask you,
6. Hang Kong has always been "which one?"
under Chinese rule. 18. They have avidly joined Har-
7. They have grown up treating ry Potter, Ran, and Hermione as they
Wi-Fi as an entitlement, built their reading skills through all
9. The announcement of someone seven volumes.
being the"first woman" to hold a po- 19. Attempts at human cloning
sition has only impressed their par- have never been federally funded but
ents. do require FDA approval.
10. Charlton Heston is recognized 24. When they were born, cell
for waving a rifle over his head as
much as for waving his staflover the phone usage was so expensive that
Red Sea. families only used their large phones,
11. Color photos have always usually in cars, for emergencies.
adorned the front page of The New 25. The therapeutic use of mar-
York Times. ijuana has always been legal in a
13. "No means no" has always growing number of American states.
been morphing, slowly, into "only For more insights into today's
yes means yes." young adults (and to make yourself
14. Cell phones have become so feel a lot older) check out the full list
ubiquitous in class that teachers at:www.beloit.edu/mindset/2019/.
don't know which students are us- Like '" the Walsh CounO, Press on Fa~-
ing them to take notes and which 'book.cam
Hello,
Last week, when I told you
about our Medora adventure, I
failed to mention our evening
meal.
Now, when you travel with a
group from Washington, D.C.,
you kind of expect something dif-
ferent. Not bad or anything, just
different.
The plan was to go to the
pitchfork fondue] I'm not real
fond of pitchfork fondues. I grew
up around pitchforks and I'm a
little leery of where they have
been most of their life. Shirley
assures me that these forks have
never seen the inside of a barn or
cleaned out the pen where you
keep the calves that have devel-
oped scours. I know I should trust
her, but then, how could she be
certain.
And besides, steaks are to be
cooked over a fire, not boiled in
oil. Unless of course they are
steak tips.
That was the plan anyway, but
we were visiting and time slipped
away so it was bar pizza for sup-
per before the musical, some horses. He looked at her
The lady I was sitting next to with distaste and proclaimed that
was a vegan. I guess vegan is a he was a "vegan". Shirley is a
relatively new word. It's like a country girl. She quickly ex-
professional vegetarian. Some- claimed, "I just loved Star Trek
thing we don't see a lot of in too"! You can take the girl out of
ranch country. They don't eat the mountain but you can't take
meat. Of any kind. They don't the mountain out of the girl.
drink milk. They don't eat cheese. Anyway this young lady I'm
They die relatively young from sitting by explains that she is a ve-
nothing, gan. Not to be contused with the
It reminds me of a story Vigen brothers that ride bucking
Shirley tells, horses, but it is pronounced the
She was at a legislative meet- same. She reluctantly eats pizza,
ing in some far away city. With but first she picks offthe pepper-
legislators from across the nation, oni, hamburger, and sausage off
The gentleman she was sitting the meat lovers pizza. She tries to
next to asked what she did for a get the cheese off, but it is kind of
living. She proudly explained that tough duty. Then she eats this
she was a rancher. That we had a mushy crust with the tomato
cow/calf operation and raised sauce on. Luckily, she was sitting
by a fairly large man that quickly
took the stuff she had picked off
and topped his pizza with it.
• A short time later, the lady,
who was still a little gaunt, or-
dered a BLT. Just trying to be
helpful, I quickly pointed out to
her that the B in a BLT is bacon!
Bacon! I announced rather loudly
that our vegan was going to eat
bacon!
She quickly explained to me
that she loved bacon. So when
she became a vegan she went to
her rabbi and explained her
dilemma. And you know what her
rabbi did? The rabbi granted her
an exemption to her diet. She can
be a vegan and eat bacon! Bacon!
And she was cute. So I ex-
plained that I too was going to be
a vegan. And I was going to talk
to my bartender (I don't have a
rabbi) that I need an exemption
also. And I think he will allow
me to be a vegan that eats pretty
much anything!
Steak, medium rare, cooked
over a nice fire please.
Later, Dean
maritan
Happenings at Our
Good Samaritan
Nannette Hoeger, Activities Dir.
Only in North Dakota can Sum- Next Week Aug. 30th - Sept. 5th
mer change to Fall this last! The Aug 30th 2:30 Worship w/Pas-
cool weather has been nice. Thank tar Augustson, 3:30 Crafts
you to all who bought raffle tickets Aug. 31 st 10am Embroidery
and/or came out to the Garden Group and Men's Time, lpmDrive,
party. We are looking forward to 5pm Rosary, 6:45 Bingo
getting the new generator. Please Sept. 1st 3:30 Bible Study
join us for our com]nunity Prayer Sept. 2rid lpm Making Refrig-
Group on Sunday night at 6:45pm erator Pickles, 3:15 Bingo
in the Chapel. Sept. 3rd 2:30 Devotions w/
This week Aug. 23rd -- 29thCommunion, 3:15 Piano w/Father
Aug. 23rd 2:30 Worship w/Pas- Luiten, 6:30 Movie Night
tar Torbit, 5pro to 7pro Garden Par- Sept. 4th 10:30 Nail Time, 3:30
ty w/Clem Nadeau and The Twi- Outdoor Strolls
lighter's, 6:45 Comnmnity Prayer Sept. 5th 9:30 Mass w/Father
Group Luiten, lpm Spelling Bee, 2:15
Aug. 24th 10am Embroidery Bingo
Group and Men's Time, lpm Drive, Thank You to our many volun-
5pro Rosary, 6:45 Bingo teers who come and make our
Aug. 25th 10am Crochet Group, lives richer: Pastor Torbit, Arnold
3:30 Bible Study Braaten, Shirley Sobolik, Linda
Aug. 26th 11:15 Residents Larson, Donna Settingsgard, Lois
Council, 3:15 Bingo Ydstie, Mary Seim, Mary Lund,
Aug. 27th 3pmAuxiliary Lunch- Jeanean McMillan, Pastor Hin-
con hosted by Zion Lutheranrichs, Sue Fagerholt, Zion Luther-
Church, 6:30 Movie Night an Church, Corinne Ramsey, Father
Aug. 28th 10:30 Nail Time, Luiten, and any l may have missed
3:30 Outdoor Strolls I am sorry. We are looking for De-
Aug. 29th 9:30 Mass w/Father votion leaders and piano players for
Luiten, lpm Chip Toss, 2:15 Bin- devotions, if you would like to help
go out pleas
Aoucvs To aer VA TE
PublteReal Walsh County Health District
..... ,. .... " ""°" Short Shots
You may not realize that you neext getting sick. Vaccines work with
vaccines throughout your adult life. your body s natural defense to re-
l.You may be at risk for serious duct the chances of getting certain
diseases that are still common in the diseases as well as suffering COln-
U.S. plications from these diseases.
Each year thousands of adults in • Vaccines reduce your chance of
the United Skates suffer serious spreading certain diseases. There are
health problems from diseases that many things you want to pass on to
loved
could be prevented by vaccines-- your ones; a vaccine pre-
some people are hospitalized, and ventable disease is not one of them.
some even die. Even if you were ful- Infants, older adults, and people with
ly vaccinated as a child, the protec- weakened immune systems (like
tion from some vaccines you re- those undergoing cancer treatment)
ceived can wear off over time and are especially vulnerable to vaccine
you may also be at risk for other dis- preventable diseases.
eases due to your job, lifestyle, 3.You can't afford to risk getting
travel, or health conditions, sick.
2.You can protect your health and
the health of those around you by
getting the recommended vaccines.
• Vaccines reduce your chance of
Short Shots
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If carbon pollution can't be
stopped now, then when ?
In bipartisan harmony, North
Dakota's congressional delegation,
state officials and coal executives
have been singing a dirge for the
coal indhstry since the U. S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency or-
dered a 30 percent reduction in
carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.
While the vast majority of cred-
itable earth scientists agree that the
earth is warming, the beneficiaries
of pollution have found a handful
of scientists who are willing to
challenge this scientific fhct.
When scientists come up with a
new medication for an incurable
disease, naysayers believe scien-
tists. When scientists predict an
eclipse of the moon, naysayers be-
lieve scientists.
When scientists design futuris-
tic electronic devices, naysayers
believe scientists. But when scien-
tists warn of earth wanning, the
same naysayers who believe all
other scientific discoveries are in
denial.
There is a reason for this. Being
present-oriented animals, human
beings have a hard time sacrificing
today's comforts for tomorrow's
benefits. So when scientists tell us
that our grandchildren won't be
choking for another 50 years,
today's benefits look too attractive
to pass up.
The case against the EPA rules
is not scientific. It is always an eco-
nomic argument that stresses the
loss of jobs and the cost of elec-
tricity. Rather than accept the troth
about the long term consequences
of earth warming, we choose de-
nial and obfuscation.
In response to EPA's mandate,
coal-producing states are asking
that enforcement of new regula-
tions of carbon emissions be left in
their charge. History teJls us that
each state will march to its own
parochial drum. They Favor state
control so less will be done.
While those of us in North
Dakota feel convinced by our
parochial arguments, the rest of the
country is not. Of course, they do
not t ce the economic conse-
quences for a local indust 7 so it is
easier tbr them to be cavalier about
the issue.
But the evidence of earth warm-
ing is becoming more and more ir-
refutable. As the proof mounts,
people outside of the coal states
will demand steps to curb air pol-
lution - and there are a lot more of
them than there are beneficiaries in
the coal states.
In fact, recent polls indicate that
a majority of the people are ready
to limit carbon dioxide emissions.
There is sympathy for action even
in North Dakota.
A 2014 North Dakota poll spon-
sored by the ND Association Rural
Electric Cooperatives found that 67
percent of the respondents favored
Congressional action to limit car-
bon dioxide and 77 percent thought
it was important for their utilities to
cut carbon dioxide emissions.
In the American status qua po-
litical system, the will of the ma-
jority can be restrained for a time
but it will eventually prevail.
Eventually, the majority will de-
mand action of some kind.
As far as the economic conse-
quences are concerned, North
Dakota now has more jobs than
workers, billions of dollars in the
bank and general prosperity across
the state. If we can't handle the
cost of the pollution problem now,
then when?
All of this being said, we still
cannot simply dismiss the impor-
tance of the coal industry to North
Dakota. Scientists estimate that we
have enough coal to keep the in-
dustry humming for 800 years.
This is too great an asset to let slip
through our fingers.
We can't afford to depend on the
federal government for a crash ef-
fort researching clean coal.
With the state treasury bulging,
we .have the means to chart our
own destiny.
With a multi-trillion-dollar in-
dustry at stake, .developing clean
coal would be worth investing a
billion or two.
Whether we like it or not, we are
rapidly approaching the point of
doing or dying.
Extension Exchange
Summer is winding doum and the
question I hear posed to my kids on
a daily basis is "Are you excited to
be going back to school?" This
year more so than in past years their
answer tends to be a fervent "No!"
At first I thought their negativi-
ty stenamed from not wanting to give
up unstructured days and swimming
pool fun, but the more I thought
about it this is a year of big transi-
tion for each of them. My oldest will
be entering junior high, my middle
child enters fourth grade and my
youngest is a first gradel: Each new
grade brings a new set of challenges
and many unknowns and with un-
knowns comes a bit of anxiety.
Stomachaches, headaches, trou-
ble sleeping or statements like
"'school is just soooo stupid" all can
be protests from your child about go-
ing to school. Parents often find these
complaints and resistance to school
frustrating as it is difficult to see
one's child upset.
It's normal tbr younger clfil-
dren, especially preschoolers, to be
anxious about school and separating
from their parents and familiar rou-
tines. The fear of meeting new chil-
dren and unknown experiences can
be overwhelming. For kids who
have been to school already their
anxiety can stem from previous
experiences such as bullying or be-
ing teased, inadequate t elings if
they don't know the answers,
parental pressures about school
achievement, embarrassment about
being uncoordinated in Sports, not
having fhshionable or up-to-date
clothing, o1 significant family prob-
lems or changes.
Prevention is the best solution to
soothe a child's anxiety. According
to Jane Rifle, licensed social work-
er and WVU Extension's emotion-
al wellness expert, parents' atti-
tudes and messages about school can
help young children feel more com-
fortable about returning to school.
"Parents tend to focus on the tangi-
ble parts of preparing for school such
as having school supplies ready
and lunches packed. What they fail
to consider is that children need to
be emotionally prepared to enter the
classroom too."
Try these tips to help lessen your
child's angst about returning to
school: •
• Send positive messages to your
child like "School can be fun and in-
teresting."
• Send the message that you ex-
pect him to go to school no matter
how much he cries, fusses or stamps
his feet.
• Develop a good-bye routine. For
example: kiss, hug, rub noses or spe-
cial hand signals that mean "I love
you, am thinking of about you, and
will see you soon."
• Encourage your child to be
more independent. Help yotmg chil-
dren take pride in dressing them-
selves by picking out outfits the night
before. Middle school children and
teens should be in charge of setting
their alarms to get up on time. Be
sure to help them figure out how
much time they will need.
• Reward positive steps toward
independence.
Parents can do a variety of dif-
ferent things to help their kids feel
more comfortable about going back.
to school. Try these ideas:
• Put an encouraging note in
your child's backpack or lunch-
box. Some children feel more com-
fortable when they take a favorite
small toy or object with them to
school. Tuck a favorite picture of you
into their locker or pencil box to look
at during the day.
• Take time to listen every day:
Learn to listen to what your child
says as well as the unspoken feel-
ings. This builds a strong relation-
ship and helps your child feel secure.
Taking 20 minutes for yourself be-
tore you reunite with your children
Extension Exchange
Cont page 5 l
e County
Walsh County Extension Office
Park River - 701-284-6624
Lately there have been a few re-
ports of Hessian fly infestations in
the surrounding area. I know going
out last week Brad and I found one
in the pupa stage in a wheat field
that had already been harvested in
the Crystal area. They will cause
your wheat to lodge or already be
in your lodged grain. The Hessian
fly isn't a new insect pest to North
Dakota, and is quite common When
. we have a wet May and Jtme. The
symptoms that you would be scout-
ing for is wheat that has been
lodged at the second or third node
and a small "flaxseed" pupa inside
the leaves on the stem. The Hess-
ian fly overwinters as a maggot or
pupa in the winter wheat, volunteer
grain, and wheat stubble. The ]nag-
gots will emerge as adults from
April to May, infesting fall and
spring planted wheat. Once August
lilts the maggot pupate (flaxseed
stage), emerge as adults to lay eggs
tbr the overwintering generation in
the winter wheat or volunteer wheat.
There are some recommendations
to help manage Hessian flies. Win-
ter wheat acts a bridge to get Hes-
sian flies from one season to the
next, so delaying planting in the fall
should help reduce the risk of in-
festations. Also burying stubble
and destroying volunteer grain af-
ter the first killing frost or early in
spring before fly emergence helps
suppress adult populations. Crop ro-
tation with non-susceptible host
crops will also help prevent the Hes-
sian fly. If you plan on planting
HRSW there is a resistant variety
called Russ HRSW, or you can also
contact your local seed company for
other varieties. Imidacloprid and thi-
amethoxam are registered as active
ingredients for use at planting time
treatment or as a seed treatment on
wheat. Wan'ior II is also labeled as
a foliar application when adults
emerge. These would be some
ideas for your chemical control. It
is also stated that the population lev-
els of this pest would rarely warrant
the need for such treatment here in
North Dakota, and you also have a
wide emergence window.
On Tuesday a very large, over 6
feet tall, weed found itself in our of-
rice. It was positively identified as
waterhemp. The weed was then
double bagged and disposed of, and
the others were also removed. This
means we do now have water-
hemp away from the river, and this
particular weed was found in cen-
tral Walsh County. Waterhemp is a
pigweed'(Amayanth) family, and has
a summer annual life cycle. Male
and t male flowers are found on
separate plants, and the stems have
little to no hair compared to redroot
pigweed. Leaves are longer, narrow,
and waxy looking. Waterhemp can
easily produce over 300,000 seeds
per plant. The seed can remain vi-
able in the soil for at least 4 years
mad high seed production can cause
rapid changes in population densi-
ty. Emergence can start in mid-May
and continues Waterhemp is a mod-
erate competitor, it can reduce cam
and soybean yield by 15 to 44%.
Waterhemp control is best using a
combination of PRE followed by
POST herbicides. With the late-sea-
son emergence pattern, two POST
herbicides application may be nec-
essary even following a PRE her-
bicide. Use full PRE herbicide
rates tbr full herbicide activity dur-
ing waterhemp germination and
to extend residual herbicide control.
POST herbicides should be ap-
plied to small (1 to 3") plants. Wa-
terhelnp biotypes seems to be re-
sistant to glyphosate more than
co tunon or giant ragweed, causing
the glyphosate to be less effective.
The best way to manage waterhemp
is to nearly eliminate seed produc-
tion using all tools available, in-
cluding hand-weeding.
