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NOVEMBER 16, 2011
FROM THE
EDITOR'S DESK...
BY ALLISON OLIMB
EDITOR, WALSH COUNTY PRESS
In a dated reference that has may be the case, but it is a recent
been accented by a handful of jokes development that I am not that ac-
already, I feel a bit like Rick Perry customed to.
these days with his infamous de- The blogs and the books call it
bate flub. My memory is shot. pregnancy brain. And I think there
He was trying to remember is something to this one. I have a
three things. I wish that was all I list of places I am supposed to be
had to remember, and things I am supposed to be do-
I've had a number of people ing. But don't ask me where the
laugh at me and say I'm too young lists are.
for that nonsense and that I don't I have a certain number of tasks
even know the half of it yet. That I have to accomplish in a day, but
taking a nap seems more produc-
tive. And I can only do so much be-
fore I have to call my husband to
ask if I am supposed to be some-
where.
The last time I pulled that ques-
tion out, he was just as clueless as
I was. He assumed it was a test and
there was a birthday or anniversary
that he was missing.
I swear I could have gotten a
present out of the deal had I been
thinking. But not thinking is about
98 percent of the problem right
nOW.
That is about when someone
chimes in with the words of Mother
Theresa: .... I know God won't give
me anything I can't handle."
The rest of that quote is: "I just
wish he didn't trust me so much."
While that woman is a saint in
her own fight there is more to the
quote than just believing it is all a
miraculous juggling act that gets
us through the day. And I know
that somehow, someway what must
get done will get done. I only wish
the rest of the to do list would get
smaller rather than just get pushed
back a day.
I know there is no way it can get
easier from here when pregnancy
brain evolves into caring for a mov-
ing, breathing tiny child, but here is
hoping for the slightest bit of clar-
ity, understanding, and . . . there
may be something else worth hop-
ing for here, but I'll let you know
when I remember.
Hello,
One of the perks of being mar-
fled to a legislator is the wonderful
people I am afforded an opportu-
nity to meet. This past week,
Shirley and I were invited to a sup-
per at the Buckskin in Killdeer to
meet Sean DeBevoise, a veteran of
the Iraq War. Sean had been terribly
injured in an ambush. Thanks to
the work of several veterans,
Shirley was able to introduce and
pass legislation awarding a
wounded veteran a deer license in
North Dakota. And thanks to the
Legion members of Killdeer and
Halliday, Sean, along with his fa-
ther, was able to fly to North
Dakota from North Carolina and
harvest a mule deer. My thanks to
the Buckskin for donating steak
supper for about twenty people,
and all the people who made it hap-
pen.
I suppose every cowboy in the
country has been affected over the
years by progress. From trotting
along in the dark to roundup, to
loading up in a horse trailer. Or
from snubbing a colt up, crawling
on, and pulling a blindfold off for
that first ride, to "whispering"
methods. A welcome change, if I
do say so myself.
I remember when I used the
side-grinder to smooth out the
clinches on Zip's shoes, so I could
pull them off easier. I don't re-
member a lot of it. Cause he struck
me in the head when the sparks
flew and knocked me out. I used to
be kind of dumb!
But I just a heard a new deal. It
has to do with our local farrier that
lives down the road. Now, for you
town folks, the farrier is the guy
with a weak mind and a strong
back, that puts shoes on horses.
Well, not all of them. But some.
The farrier, who shall remain
nameless, had attended a horse
shoers convention. Where they
drink beer and talk about wild
horses, and drink beer and talk
about tame horses, and drink beer
and talk about horse shoe nails and
shoes and stuff like that. Then they
drink beer.
Anyway, this farrier heard about
a new method of tying a horse up,
to prevent injury to yourself, or the
horse. The idea was to use a heavy
bungee cord. One like they use on
ships to catch jets coming out of the
blue yonder. You've seen them.
They have a hook on them and the
jet hits the deck and this cord
stretches out and stops them from
going over the end into the ocean.
Well, you just tie your horse up
with this, and if he halter pulls, he
will not injure himself.
The farrier was anxious to get
back home and try this. He braided
a hole in this cord and waited for
his first customer. In came Jake
with a 1200 pound bronc that had a
quarter crack and needed shoes.
Jake said the colt had a tendency to
pull a little when tied up. The far-
rier was just gleeful.
He tied Blue up and went to
trimming. All of a sudden Blue let
out a snort and flew backwards in a
rage. He pulled for all he was
worth. The bungee cord won and
Blue came flying by the farrier
without a foot touching the ground.
Out the door he went, bungee cord
still attached. The farrier hid be-
hind a shovel as Blue hit the end of
the cord and came flying back in.
Picture one of those paddles you
used to play with a ball on a rubber
string. Only the ball weighs twelve
hundred pounds and is kicking.
The farrier was really trying to
hide as Blue came by at a hundred
Extension Exchange
Walsh County Nutrition, Food Safety
and Health Agent
Julie Zikmund, MPH, RD, LRD
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Monica Simon ADC
We want to express our thank-you to the Park River Legion and
legion Auxiliary for providing such a wonderful Veteran's Day
Program that was held Nov. 11 at 11AM.here at the GSC.
Marquita Novak was our MC, Eugene Kachena speaker, and
George Moen, Chaplain, who led us in prayer. Again thank you for
coming and providing this wonderful program for us. Thursday
afternoon the ladies of Hoff Lutheran Church hosted our November
Birthday Party and served a delicious lunch and provided bingo for us.
The Old Medicine Center provided an afternoon of shopping for
our residents which was enjoyed bu all and we thank-you for this
opportunity to do our Christmas Shopping right here at the center on
Tuesday.
Upcoming Events:
Nov. 17 3:00 Auxiliary Lunch and Program hostedby GSC
STAR COMMITTEE
Dec. 1 2:30 Communion Service with Rev. Jeff Johnson
Dec. 8 3:00 Larry Charon Christmas Show
Dec. 162:00 Music withJoeSchmidt
Dec. 215-7 Family Christmas Party
Our Devotional leaders for the week were Dorothy Novak, Rev.
Jeff Johnson, Bonnie Van Bruggen, Lorene Larson, Sue Faggerholt,
Rev. David Hinrichs, and Lois Ydstie.
Accompanists were Jan Novak and Monica Simon, Terry Hagen
assisted with nail's time, Rev Antal and Rev Kiel led Sunday services
and Father Lutein led Mass on Saturday and Shirley Sobolik held
Rosary on Monday. We thank everyone who gave of their time and
talents again this week.
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Northeast Regional KIDS Infant Development Program may be
able to help you!
NE Regional KIDS Infant Development Program serves children
from birth through age 2 and their Families in Walsh, Pembina, Nelson
and Grand Forks Counties.
If you are concerned about some type of developmental delay or if
your child is at risk for delays because they were born premature or
have some type of major health problem, contact NE Regional KIDS
Infant Development Program.
A developmental delay is when a child is not doing an activity or
skill that other children his/her age are able to do in areas such as:
• How the child understands and communicates his/her wants
through talking, gesturing, and nonverbal signals.
• How the child makes sense of their surroundings, how they
relate to people, objects, and toys
• How the child moves around in their environment and how
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• How the child uses skills to get along in the world such as
eating, and dressing.
• How the child relates to people and expresses his/her
emotions.
Call today if you have a concern. Screenings are at no cost, and if
the child is determined to have a developmental delay there is no
direct cost to families for services. Eligibility is based on need, not
financial status. Call 701-775-8934 extension 21.
Americans consume about portions and put it in the freezer
275 million pounds of turkey on for later use. Turkey can be
Thanksgiving. I know at my frozen at 0 degrees F for 4-6
Like'" the 14bL~h Coun(v P~vss on Facebook house growing up, my room got months.
and check out our blog at http.'//walsh
counOpre.s.s.wordpress.com an unusually large bird so we How long can you keep other
could enjoy the leftovers for days leftovers? Here is a good rule of
miles an hour. About the time Blue afterwards, thumb... Stuffing and gravy
hit the end this time, the farriers Most people look forward toshould be eaten within 1-2 days.
braid come undone. Blue hit the Thanksgiving leftovers. It is Cooked vegetables can be refrig-
wall and slithered down like an egg tempting to leave the leftovers on erated for up to 3-5 days. In ad-
threw against a henhouse wall. The the counter for "Round 2" a cou- dition, cranberry sauce (either
bungee cord went flying back out ple of hours later, but think again, lmmemade or canned) can be re-
the door. Your grazers can introduce bac- frigerated and used within 5-7
Maybe it was fate. Maybe it was teria from their hands and at days. Pie, if there is any left at
bad luck. But the UPS man had room temperature; the bacteria in your house can be kept for 2-3
just parked and was stepping in the a couple of hours can grow to days. Ours always disappears!
door with a package for the farrier, numbers that can cause food- Make a plan to use your left-
Probably some right wing publi- borne illness. Here are a few tips overs quickly and be sure to store
cation. That old bungee cord to be sure your leftovers are them properly. Use leftovers for
whapped him in the chest and safe.., sandwiches, soup, casseroles,
threw him against that pretty brown After your masterpiece mealsalads and stir-fry. There are
truck, is complete, remove the remain- many websites online that offer
The' cord fell limply to the ing turkey from the bones and great recipes to make your left-
ground. The farrier came out and chill the leftovers in shallow pans overs into planned-over's.
picked up the UPS man. He (4 inches or shallower). The time Turkey is a great source of
brushed himselfoffand caught his lapse from removing the turkey protein and is lower in fat and
breath. The farrier looked back at from the oven to the refrigerator calories when compared to other
old Blue, who was shaking himself should be no more than 2 hours, meat. If you want to cut fat and
off, just like the UPS man. They Do the same with all of the left- calories, go for the white meat
were a sorry looking lot. overs including mashed potatoes, and avoid the skin. Be sure to eat
The kIPS man never even asked gravy, stuffing, vegetables, and more moderately during the hol-
what had hit him. He was in a daze. other trimmings. If after a few idays. If you do over-indulge put
The farrier untied the bungee cord hours your guests are ready for on your sweatpants and take a
and threw it in the garbage. "Round 2," be sure to reheat walk instead of laying on the
Old Blue stood there, justaspa- foods to 165 degrees. Don'tcouch for a nap. It will help burn
tiently as could be, as the farrier leave leftovers out for people to some of the additional calories
nailed the shoes on. graze on, have them dish up what and make you feel better too!
I doubt if he ever pulled again, they want and then refrigerate Give thanks for food, family,
And that's the way it happened, again. Turkey can be stored in friends and leftovers!
cause I heard it from an honest the refrigerator for 3-4 days. If All my best to you and your
man! you haven't used it by then, family,
Later, Dean package turkey in meal sized Julie
RepeaIwoposaiworse i :
than the property tax itself
On November 3, a committee indebtedness and/or school con-
of the Legislature received testi- struction loans for a grand total
mony and considered the meritS! of over $300 million.
of the initiated measure that pro-!Theoretically, property taxes
poses to repeal all property taxes!will be continued in those dis-
in North Dakota beginning Janu-', tricts to finish the payment of
ary 1,2012. The legislators were'~ these obligations, with the levies
not impressed. ~ placed on the value of property in
Having a working knowledge the areas with bonded indebted-
of the property tax and also hay- ness. Continuing assessments on
ing participated in the effort to re- market value to deal with bonded
peal the personal property tax, I indebtedness means that the pres-
am the first to admit that the ent machinery for administering
property tax has flaws. In fact, the property tax will have to re-
the committee supporting the main in place. Assessors will still
measure is using nay statement to be needed to determine market
that effect in its campaign, value.
Even though the property tax Sponsors claim that abolition
has flaws, passage of Measure of the property tax will result in
No. 2 would spawn more and cutting 11,908 public sector jobs.
greater evils than ever existed in That absurd figure is 10 times the
the property tax itselfi The unin-;, number of employees working
tended consequences of passage on property taxes. The sponsors'
would be substantial. There are answer is that other public em-
already scores of unanswered ployees, unrelated to the property
questions that suggest major pit- tax issue, can be fired in other
falls, state agencies. No explanation is
First of all, the timing of the given for firing employees unre-
measure is terrible. According to lated to the property tax issue.
the ballot title for the measure, all They go on to claim that the
property taxes will cease on Jan- repeal will result in 11,789 new
uary l, 2012. However, the meas- private sector jobs. Here again,
ure will not be on the ballot until' there is no explanation. It seems
June by which time the adminis- to be a figure snatched out of the
trative work for the 2012 prop- air.
erty tax cycle will almost be Many of the sponsors' argu-
completed. By that time, hun- ments are based on a dubious re-
dreds of assessors will have in- port issued by the Beacon Hill
vested thousands of hours Institute at Suffolk University in
assessing property for the 2012. Boston. The report is full ofun-
levies. If the measure passes, founded assumptions, offering a
there will be no levies and the few sketchy graphs without doc-
time Will have been wasted, umentation as to methodology. It
Since the Legislature will not advocates state budget cuts but
meet until 2013, replacement Measure No. 2 commands the
revenue will be unknown and un- Legislature to raise new taxes to
available. With no property tax replace the property tax. The
revenue levied for 2012 and no measure does not provide for
replacement taxes provided, local making up for the loss of the
governments will not be able to' property tax by firing public em-
do any rational budgeting, ployees.
The measure fails to deal in a It is obvious that the ramifica-
reasonable way with the out- tions of Measure No. 2 have not
standing bonded indebtedness been seriously considered or an-
across the state, payment for ticipatedby the sponsoringcom-
which has been guaranteed par- mittee. It needs to back up and
tially by property tax revenue, start over again. That is why leg-
Fifty-eight school districts have islators did not greet the measure
outstanding bonds, certificates of with a resounding "huzzah!"
If you do over'in : e utOn your
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sweatpants and take a walk instead
of laying on the couch for a nap. It
will help burn some of the addi-
tional calories and make you feel
better too!"
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help youth and adults e~lharce their live and communities.
Walsh County Extension Website
The Walsh County Extension In the future Pesticide recerti-
Office has a website available fication dates, Crop and Live-
with commonly requested publi- stock Improvement Meetings,
and information happen- and other items relating to the Ex-
ing in the county regarding the tension Service will be available
Extension Office. on the website.
Currently there are a 4-H and
The 4-H section offers a list of
Crops section offering informa-
tion on those topics. You can find current 4-H Club leaders for any-
information including upcoming one interested in joining a 4-H
events, publications, and general club in Walsh County. In the fu-
information that is relevant to the ture this section will offer up-
time of year. There are publica- coming dates for meetings and
tions in the Crops section includ- events as well as forms and due
ing Custom Farm Work Rates, dates. We hope to continue to add
2011 Crop Budgets, as well as, to this website so that the resi-
the Weed Control Guide, Crop In- dents will have accurate up to
sect Management Guide and Fun- date information available any-
gicide Guides. time. The Walsh County website
The most recent addition to the is available at www.ag.ndsu.edu/
Walsh County Extension website walshcountyextension.
is the Langdon REC and area
Crop Trial Results for 2011. We We hope you all will find this
have added a link which will to be a valtmble resource for you
bring you directly to the results to use. If you have any questions
for any crop trials which were or suggestions feel free to con-
done in our region this year by the tact us at the Walsh County Ex-
NDSU Extension Service. tension Office in Park River.
