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oo young to have been part of the 60s revolution, Im finding myself engaged in another revolution of sorts as I get closer and closer to being 60 myself. Not that I havent heard plenty of Mother Earth and Hippie comments about the way I dress and act and yes, even smell, but truly growing up in Gackle, the 60s were not on my radar. Of course, I was only in grade school at the time. Theres a food revolution going out there and Im part of it. Im not sure how many, but there are plenty of people here in North Da-
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kota waging war against the industrial food system. No, we havent taken up arms this is a battle of policy. We may never be able to totally do away with a food sysBy tem that Sue B. Balcom to most people appears to be working; however... As a consumer I have the right to know what I am consuming. It is a Godgiven right considering my body is the container for my soul. I also found out how Medicare works on Tuesday as my spouse is going to retire in April and frankly Im thinking thats one more good reason to be healthy. As a German from Russia, food is important and eating good food is even more important. I dont like the idea of eating GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). They have been around for a long time unlabeled and unbeknownst to most folks who maybe would care if they knew what was in their food. (Some people dont care thats just fine by me.) My beef is just that I care. If I want to buy food from farmers why cant I? Well, the list of regulations about sales of food goes on and on and on. Its funny though. Here are two examples of the idiosyncrasy of it all. If we have a potluck, everyone brings food, good food, and we eat. No problems right? Well, if we had the same cooks and kitchens and tried to sell that food - look out - here come the food police. They are everywhere. Or how about purchasing beef or pork from a farmer. If the farmer pays for the animal and you buy it and pay for the processing its okay. However, if you buy that same animal from that same farmer and he or she pays for the processing LOOK OUT. That means that meat cannot be good or safe to eat. Wow. So tell me how a piece of paper can make all the difference in the world when it comes to food safety? Training, yes, I can relate
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and paintings. Armando Ramos grew up in Texas. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Kansas City Art Institute and graduate studies at Montana State University. In the years following graduate school he lived and maintained a studio in San Francisco, Calif.. Ramos has been an artist in residence at The Richard Cartier Studios (Napa, Linda Whitney Calif.), Vermont Studio The thematic content Center (Johnson, Vt.), and of the Powwow series is at California State UniverArmando Ramos derived from two different sity at Long Beach (Long Through portraiture and directions. The first comes Beach, Calif.). caricature, Ramos creates from a collision of childHe is currently a Profeshood memories of fairytales comically irreverent images sor of Art at Valley City drawn from his jumbled and early television shows State University (Valley youth. Pop culture, mass with the political ramificaCity, ND) and was recently Alice Beauchman media, religious iconogrations of those experiences. awarded a 2012 Individual phy, and quotidian observaThe second evolves from It is a puzzle; which is Artist Grant from the North tions are civilly canonized my true passion, birding or the juxtaposition of HolDakota Council on the Arts. lywood fiction with physical as high-relief sculptures, photography?Of course His work has been exhibminimalist interventions, the perfect solution is when reality. ited at the Virginia Brier and absurd juxtapositions Whitney is professor of I am shooting photos of Gallery (San Francisco, that question the largeness art at VCSU. Her mezzobirds. Calif.), The Oakland Mutints have traveled through- of these larger-than-life This particular gallery seum (Oakland, Calif.), The out the North America, Eu- embodiments. In examining show has 5 images of birds Dairy Art Center (Boulder, rope and to Australia, New his own history, Ramos dein it all shot in EcuaColo.), and Elmhurst art dor.My interest in photog- Zealand, Serbia, Nicaragua, nies the authenticity of his Museum(Elmhurst, IL) past memories and the inand Russia. raphy is fairly broad with Studio Couture Detroit vincibility of his adulthood. Her work is currently many types of subjects I like (Detroit MI). Instead, he seeks to create to shoot. Some of the most on exhibit at the Clemson Visit his website for more an existence of complicated National Print and Drawchallenging photograph information:www.armaniconography that gives odd ing Exhibition, Clemson I do is of birds.It usudoramosiii.com. relevance to his sculptures ally requires a great deal of University, SC;Pacific The 2013 Art Faculty Exhibition has been installed in the VCSU Art Gallery on the third floor of McCarthy Hall and runs from January 7- through February 8. The exhibit includes exhibition includes clay sculptures and mixed media works by Armando Ramos, digital photographs by Alice Beauchman, and mezzotints by Linda Whitney. The Galleryis open weekdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. An Artists Reception will be held in the Gallery from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.28. About the artists: League Pressing Matters, Palo Alto, CA;Ink Press RepeatNational Printmaking Exhibition, William Patterson University, Wayne, N.J.;Americas 2013 National Works on Paper, Minot State University;34thAnnual Juried Exhibition, Custer County Art and Heritage Center, Miles City, Mont.; FreeTown Studios, Lafayette, La.; Managua, Nicaragua; and Novi Sad, Serbia.
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patience, persistence, and time. Other forms of photography such as landscapes, flowers, portraits, etc. can be quite relaxing. This is not always the case with birds they can be quite frustrating.When you get an image you like it is all the sweeter knowing how much effort it took to achieve.
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tints by Linda Whitney. The Exhibition runs January 7February 8. The gallery is located on the third floor of McCarthy Hall and is open weekdays, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. AA: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Friday at 5:30 p.m. at in the conference room of Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City.
ties: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee. KARAOKE: Full Nelson Karaoke at the Captains Pub in Valley City. For people 21+. SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 12 p.m. Lunch (Tater Tot Hot Dish, Cucumber Salad, Juice, Fruit and Bar). LIVE MUSIC: Dance from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. dance to 8th Hour at
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orth Dakota Special Olympics will hold the State Winter Games in Valley City on January 18 and 19. More than 150 Special Olympics athletes, children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and Unified Partners from throughout North Dakota will compete in the two-day event for the chance to be a state champion. Competition held in these Winter Sports: Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing Snowshoe Racing Unified Team Handball *Unified Team Handball is one of four SOND Unified Team Sports. Unified Sports is a program that combines Special Olympics athletes and athletes without intellectual disability (Partners) on a sports team to train and compete together. Events will be held at the Valley City Rec. Center & Auditorium from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Free to the public. SCHEDULE: 11 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies 1 p.m. - Team Handball -Rec/Audi 1 p.m. - Snowshoe/ Cross Country Ski - Metcalf Farm 1:30 p.m. - Alpine Skiing training-Bears Den-Fort Ransom 1:30 p.m. - Alpine Ski competition - Bears DenFort Ransom Individual and Group Volunteer Areas and Opportunities include: Facilities set up and support, Team Handball timers and scorekeepers, Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoe racing competition support, Alpine Skiing competition support, Athlete meal preparation and distribution, All-Tournament Team support and Awards. To learn more about the State Winter Games or to sign up as a volunteer contact SOND Director of Sports Reid Huttunen at 701-746-0331 or email: traindir@aol. com.
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the VFW in Valley City. ART: Artist Cora Mikkelson Reception at Valley City State University gallery; 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the third floor of the McCarthy Building. Exhibit continues through January 18. BLUEGRASS: The Valley City monthly bluegrass jam session will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Barnes County Museum. The acoustic jam is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Barnes County Museum and the Bluegrass Association of North Dakota (B.A.N.D.). For more information call John Andrus at 701-7218296. AA: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. On the last Saturday of each month, the meeting is an open meeting - for all to attend, not just alcoholics. (Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Broccoli Cuts, Tropical Fruit); 1:15 p.m. Whist. BOOKS: What in the World Are You Reading? Come and tell us about a book youve been reading, or just come to hear about what others have been reading and get some new ideas. Fiction, non-fiction, classics, best sellers...all are welcome! 7 p.m. at the VCSU Student Center, Norway Room. Recreations Youth Basketball Tournament Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013; Girls Grades 4, 5 & 6, Boys Grades 4, 5 & 6. Deadline: Wednesday, January 30th at 5 p.m. Entry Fee: $120.00 per Team. Register early as entries may be closed early due to limited gym space. BASKETBALL REGISTRATION: VC Park & Recreations Youth Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Feb.23; Girls Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 and Boys Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8. Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. Entry Fee: $120. SENIORS: Litchville Community Center Activities: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee. PARK BOARD: The Valley City Park Board holds its regular meeting at 7 a.m. at city hall. More info: 701-845-3294. POKER: Texas Holdem Tournament is every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Aerie, Valley City. Open to all player levels. More info: Richard Hass: 840-2612. Free, for people 21+.
Sunday, January 13
SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 12:30 p.m. Lunch (Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Carrots and Apple Crisp). AA: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. Sunday meetings are open meetings for all to attend, not just alcoholics. SKATING: Ice skating at the Youth Sports Complex in Valley City every Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Fees: $3. More info: Jason Gerhardt, 840-0596, Austin Gordon, 840-8993.
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SENIORS: Litchville Community Center Activities: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee. ROTARY: Valley City Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at the Valley City VFW. SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 9:30-11:30 a.m. Myron Jabs - Medicare Fraud; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Juice and Cherry Dessert); 1:15 p.m. Pinochle.
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SENIORS: Litchville Community Center Activities: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee. WATER BOARD: The Barnes County Water Resource District Board meets at 8 a.m. on the second Monday of each month at the county Highway Department, 1525 12th St. N.W. in Valley City. More info: 701-845-8508.
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STORYTIME: Storytime takes place at 10:30 a.m. at the Valley City-Barnes County Public Library. More info: Liz, 845-3821. AA: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Wednesday at noon and 8 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. erine Quilters makes quilts for those in need every Thursday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the St. Catherine School gym basement, Valley City. Anyone is welcome. No experience necessary. More info: Lela Grim, 701845-4067. SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 10:30 a.m. Exercise; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Wild Rice Soup, Sandwich, Juice and Fruit); 5:30 p.m. Supper Night (Pork Loin, Bread Pudding) Entertainment: Mel Olstad and Friends).
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John Deere donates welding shields to program

The Sheyenne Valley Area Career and Technology Center recently received a Christmas present from the John Deere Seeding Company. John Deere donated a variety of welding shields to be used by the program students. Mike Stahl, the centers welding instructor, thanked Jeff Kennedy, John Deeres Human Resource Manager, for the donation. The school received a total of 10 auto darkening Speedglass 3M welding helmets. These helmets feature a lens that is totally clear but the instant an arc is struck the lens turns dark to prevent a welding flash and likewise the lens instantly becomes clear as soon as the welding arc stops. Pictured are several of the students wearing some of the new helmets. John Deere also donated a welding helmet and air pack unit. This helmet has all the same features as those mentioned above but it has an additional battery-powered air supply and filtration system. This unit features an air pump that filters the air and supplies it through a hose into the welding helmet to assure that the welder is not breathing any welding fumes or smoke. The donated items reflect a substantial financial contribution to the program and are greatly appreciated by the students and the Sheyenne Valley Area Career Tech Center.
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The Farmers Union Insurance wrestler of the week for Dec. 24-30 is Jordan Magnuson. Magnuson competed at 182 pounds at the Rumble on the Red held at the Fargodome December 28 and 29. He had a great tournament. The Rumble on the Red is one of the largest high school tournaments in the nation. Magnuson, a freshman, finished in third place with 46 wrestlers in his bracket. He finished the tournament with eight wins and one loss by one point to the eventual tournament champion. Magnuson currently has a 19-7 record for the HiLiners. The wrestler of the week is sponsored by Farmers Union Insurance - Kirk Olson and Tyler VanBruggen, agents.
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Zach Doty has been named the Farmers Union Insurance wrestler of the week for Dec. 31-Jan. 6. He finished in third place in the 170-pound weight class at the prestigious Bismarck Rotary January 4 and 5 in Bismarck. Doty was the highest placing wrestler from Valley City. He had wins over wrestlers from Fargo South, Rapid City Stevens, S.D., Fargo Davies, Sidney, Mont., and Mandan. Doty solidified his position as the number three ranked wrestler in the state of North Dakota at 170 pounds. The wrestler of the week is sponsored by Farmers Union Insurance, Kirk Olson and Tyler VanBruggen, agents.
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ra A. Beeman - a visionary businessman who had designed, built and operated the first automobile in Barnes County - established the first Valley City telephone company in 1897. The office was loBy cated just Dennis Stillings north of the present Stavanger Building - probably in the building that stood where RJ Fashions is now. Beeman was his own lineman, business manager, and switchboard operator for almost a year until finances permitted. Beeman then hired Daisy [Hattie?] McPherson to take over handling calls. Daisy began her job in the spring of 1897 and continued until 1899. The telephone number
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1 had been used by the F. W. Heidel family since it was originally installed in Mr. Heidels hardware store, the current Ace Hardware. In 1906 the North Dakota Independent Telephone Company purchased the Valley City system. Shortly thereafter, in 1913, what were open iron telephone wires were replaced by underground cables. In 1913 there were 770 telephones in the system. Northwestern Bell acquired the Independent Telephone Company property in 1924. Some North Dakota Telephone Facts 1920 - From March 15 to March 18 one of the worst blizzards in North Dakota history killed 34 North Dakotans. High winds and an eight-inch snowfall stopped rail service in Bismarck and only one telephone line functioned between Fargo and Minneapolis. Telephone service was also out between Devils Lake and Fargo. 1926 - A modern telephone switchboard was installed in the Kindred Hotel. 1930 - 160 telephone repairmen were in Valley City to correct damage from a He is an avid deer hunter, a landowner, a graduate of North Dakota State University, and has served more than 30 years in the North Dakota National Guard. Ive always had an interest and appreciation for wildlife, and I gained great respect for the Game and Fish Department during my years in the legislature, DeKrey said. Now I look forward to working with Terry, the rest of the staff, and the states citizens to help find solutions to major issues facing the agency.
Giant telephone poles loaded with wires line the east side of Fifth Ave. (Central Ave.) c. 1906. In 1913 the Independent Telephone Company began installation of an underground system downtown. destructive sleet storm. 1946 - The Times-Record was selected to print the new telephone directory to which a new classified section was added. 1948 - There were 2,500 telephones in service in the city. Twenty-three operators handled 12,000 local, and 650 long-distance, calls daily 1961 - July: The rotarydial system is introduced along with seven-digit numbers for making local calls. 1969 - Touch-tone service made available. 1971 - December 15: Squaw Gap, N.D., and the rest of the world are connected by telephone. NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) along with thousands of viewers witness the first phone call made by Squaw Gap resident Ray Macik to Washington D.C., where Earl Butz, Secretary of Agriculture is on the line to congratulate the town.
tate Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand has appointed Duane DeKrey as the agencys new deputy director. DeKrey began his new position Jan. 1. Game and Fish had been without a deputy director since June when Roger Rostvet, who had served in the position since 1998, retired. During my search for a deputy, I was looking for an individual who would work with me to address challenges into the future,Steinwand said. Duane showed that he is willing and has the abil-
DeKrey named Game and Fish Deputy Director

ity to integrate our current views, as well as provide a different viewpoint that will help move the department forward. Steinwand added that DeKrey is well-versed in the Game and Fish Departments mission and will be a strong advocate for hunting, angling and other conservation issues. DeKrey, a native of Pettibone in northern Kidder County, served in the North Dakota Legislature for 20 years and was a member of the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee.
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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will once again track hunting and fishing issues during the 2013 legislative session. ts been a long time since spent outdoors with my a year warden examination for Interested outdoor enthusiasts can follow proposedoutI began my career with friends and Dad while there, I Friday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m., at the North Dakota Game hunting and fishing. Like transthe departments main office doors-related billsby logging onto the Game and Fish Department website,gf.nd.gov. and Fish Department as most kids who have similar ferred in Bismarck. A brief description of each bill will be included, along a district game warden in interests, I often wondered to West Applicants must register with the bill sponsor and hearing schedule. To view each January 1996. Ill say it feels what it would be like to be Fargo. to take the exam by subbill in its entirety, click on the hot-linked bill number. like yesterday and 17 years a game warden and work in It was a mitting a letter of intent to ago in the same assessment. the conservation field. great way chief game warden Robert Game Warden Exam is Jan. 18 Its just by chance that this After college my first to start Timian, North Dakota Individuals interested in taking the game warden exam column coincides with that official job was as a pria career, Game and Fish DepartBy scheduled for Jan. 18 are reminded to submit a letter of anniversary of sorts; my vate lands biologist. I had though I ment, 100 N. Bismarck Doug Leier intent to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department real purpose here is to help already taken the game wareventual- Expressway, Bismarck, before 5 p.m., Jan. 17. the Game and Fish Depart- den test and then was ofly moved ND 58501 5095. Letters of Letters of intent should be addressed to chief game ment recruit the next class fered the job and I couldnt on from intent must be submitted warden Robert Timian, North Dakota Game and Fish of game warden candidates. pass up the chance. the enforcement division before 5 p.m., Jan. 17. The opportunity doesnt After the test, the to become the Game and The fundamental require- Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 585015095. The test will be given at 10 a.m., Jan. 18 at the come around very often, interviews and waiting Fish Departments outreach ments are that applicants departments main office in Bismarck. and like it was for me 17 for a position to open, 10 biologist in the Fargo area. must be at least 21 years of years ago, the game warden months later I entered the If you or someone you age and have a bachelors test coming up later in Janu- law enforcement academy know has ever thought, Id degree. Many candidates Upcoming Events: ary is the first step. in Bismarck. Then came a like to be a game warden, come with biology, wildlife Jan. 13: Turkey Season Closes Growing up and durfew months of field training now is the time to act. The management or 26: BOW Darkhouse Spearfishing, Lake Darling ing my later years in high before I was assigned my Game and Fish Department Complete List of Schedule of Events school, I enjoyed the time first post at Bottineau. After has scheduled the initial LEIER: 19 (Game and Fish Newsletter)
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OPINION: GADFLY
OUR OUTDOORS: Nick Simonson
Will The United States lead the Futures Race?

Milky Way. And we can measure it in lightyearsthe distance light travels in a year, By which is Ed Raymond about six trillion miles. The Milky Ways diameter is measured at 100,000 lightyears. But that is peanuts. We have many galaxies in the skies that average about two million light-years apart. But enough of that. I just cant cope with lightyears and galaxies.
Ice fishing with youngsters

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ishing with kids provides its own unique challenges; ice fishing with kids, even more so due to the weather and fickle winter fish. But if you follow a few guidelines, an outing on the ice with young anglers By Nick Simonson can be fun, productive and enjoyable for all, forming a lifelong appreciation for the sport in just a few outings. By keeping it about the kids, focusing on fast action, and making sure comfort is a consideration, any hardwater trip can be considered a success. rods, which are a step up from the Zebco 202 on their summer rods. Show how to properly hold the rod and flip open the bail, explain how the drag works, and help them figure out when its the right time to reel up when the bobber starts to go down.
ach year a global futures research tank called the Millennium Project publishes a report on our future prepared from 10,000 pages of data collected from reliable sources. It is surprisingly positive about the future in a short summary: It is increasingly clear that the world has the resources to address its challenges. The world is getting richer, healthier, better educated, more peaceful, and better connected. And most people are living longer. There are about two billion people without adequate toilets, but there are only one billion without cellphones. (Whatever that means.) With headlines in this country about poverty levels, the shorter life spans of our poor women, and the slowly slogging economy, I wonder if our futures people would come up with the same conclusion for the United States. Our current data is not comforting. But our planet Earth does seem to make some progress. In a fascinating article in Harpers Magazine by Alan Lightman titled Our Place In The Universe this MIT physicist and novelist gives us some hope. He cites our increasing scale of maps. The oldest map discovered so far is a clay tablet from 2500 B.C. It is an outline of 30 acres of a river valley near Kirkuk, Iraq. It took another 2200 years before Earth was measured by a geographer who worked in the Library of Alexandria. He was off by only 3500 miles for the diameter. Our astronomers have been very busy since then. We know the size of the
Stay on a Bite A key for getting kids to take to ice fishing is to find a fast bite. Whether it be a bevy of bluegills or a lake full of perch, it rarely matters what size the fish are. Rather, kids are drawn into the experience by a continuous bite, where bobbers go down frequently and fish come up the hole often. Younger kids will enjoy the excitement of panfish, The future could be bright while older kids may get a I keep a file on interestkick out of learning how ing new stuff that nerds, to use tip-ups for pike, or geniuses, and perhaps a few they may have the patience ordinary folks have inventwhich is sometimes reIts About Them ed or are working on. This quired of walleye angling stuff helps me to think that First and foremost, as an through the ice. avid ice angler yourself, we still have a chance on For the latter, focus on Earth before we blow it up: you should be looking to those high-percentage make an impression on *** hours around dusk. Many your protg. Ice fishing In a China factory thouyoungsters dont want is full of questions, even sands of workers assemble to wake up at five in the electric shavers by hand uti- for an experienced angler, morning to catch the early lizing only a few tools. In a and a young one will have bite, but they dont have a Netherlands shaver factory a supply of never-ending problem using the later part inquiries. Do your best to 128 robot arms watched of the day to prepare for a field them as you go along over by about a dozen huchance at Ol Marble Eyes. man workers make as many throughout the trip. Explain Find a lake where there is a how an auger works, why shavers. The robots hardly good population and a solid some fish bite and others ever make a mistake while recent bite and help your working so fast the humans might not, show how a slip float and bobber stop works young companion learn have to be protected from the ropes with jigging rods, and focus in on a young the flailing arms by glass bobber rods and other tacanglers needs. cages. The robots work tics that pay off for winter If the action is fast, youre three shifts a day for 365 walleyes. days a year without a coffee going to spend your time unhooking fish and rebreak. The manager of the baiting lures. Additionally, Comfort on Ice Netherlands plant says the kids may need help operat- Ultimately, the more comrobots can make ing standard spinning reels, fortable the accommodations, the longer a young GADFLY: 14 which accompany most ice
Gavin with his newly caught perch. angler will last on the ice, no matter how fast or slow the angling is. Try to pick a day where conditions are favorable, regardless of whether youll be fishing from a permanent shack or your trusty portable. Make sure that warm, waterproof boots are worn by young anglers, as the first thing that tends to have kids longing for home are cold, wet feet. Also, keep mittens and jackets dry and off of the ice or the floor of the shack where they can get damp and dirty. Have snacks and drinks available if its going to be a long outing. Juice and water are staples to keep kids going, and crackers, cookies and beef jerky are easy onice snacks that dont get OUR OUTDOORS: 19
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Busching goes from paperboy to paperboy in quest to preserve Valley City

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lambasts the Valley CityBarnes County Economic Development Corp. via loquacious letters to the editor and virtually anyone wholl lend him an ear. I try to promote using old buildings in Valley City that arent used; when I was a kid they used the basements, he says. They could be used for these wonderful things that the Economic Development (Corp.) is doing, but all they want to do is build new buildings. They completely lost track of downtown, he says of the EDC. I think they should have paid more attention to downtown. Instead its anyplace but downtown. In todays downtown, Busching, a bespectacled man with neatly parted hair, walks the streets spraying chemicals to kill tiny green weeds that sprout through the cracks of sidewalks and paints the flaking posts of streetlights. He buys the missing its only because the paper has been in high demand that week. n 1969, Lowell Busching stood in the NASA control room as humans stepped foot on the moon for the first time. It was part of his job with a NASA contractor, and when it was over, the historic journey complete, Busching moved on to something new. Decades later, Busching might be perceived as seeking the old: a bygone day when every storefront in his hometown and many basements were filled with successful enterprises, booming business the sign of prosperity in his North Dakota community. Busching, however, does not see himself as wanting to revive the old. Not exactly. Although some perceive the 76-year-old as a rabble rouser in Valley City, where, to be fair, quite a few buildings have been long without tenants, he sees himself as speaking a necessary truth. In particular, Busching
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weed killer and the paint. These are the same streets he knew in high school, when he delivered the Valley City Times-Record on his route east of the Valley City State University walking bridge, twice winning a $5 prize as the best carrier for drawing the fewest customer complaints. Today he delivers The Independent, keeping the newspaper stocked at local businesses, and he promises that if its
Local graduate joins Air Force Busching attended the Public High School in Valley City, graduating with the Class of 54, and then attended Dakota Business College in Fargo from 54-56. Before he returned to Valley City in the mid1990s, Busching was a globetrotter. He joined the Air Force after high school in 1956, after completing the DBC basic accounting course, becoming a technician because his eyesight was too poor to fly a plane. (When he was 6 or 7 years old, a teacher noticed Busching couldnt read the blackboard, resulting in the nearsighted lad wearing Coke bottle glasses.) Trained to work on electronics, he wound up working on radar surveillance equipment all BUSCHING: 15
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The Barnes County Historical Society Lecture Series Season 15 Presents: Dr. Shou-ching Chao, Valley City State University, Eyewitnessing modern Chinese culture and change. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Barnes County Museum. Born and raised in China, Dr. Chao has witnessed Chinas economic boom in the last 20 years. He has traveled frequently between the U.S. and China. In this presentation, he will use slides and video to show the enormous economic and cultural changes that he saw in three cities Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian - during his five-week visit to China in the summer of 2012. Dr. Chao joined VCSU in 2010 and teaches college writing, British literature and linguistics. His teaching also includes graduate courses in linguistics for ELL teachers and sociolinguistics. Dr. Chao received his Ph.D. degree in English at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a concentration in modern British literature. He also earned a masters degree in linguistics while he was working on his doctoral degree at the Univ. of Minnesota. He has a second Master of Arts degree in English. His baccalaureate degree was from China. In addition, he took graduate courses in British economic history and English at the University of Durham in UK. All Lectures are at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum and held in conjunction with Valley City State University. They are free and open to the public. For more information contact Wes Anderson at 701-845-0966, Barnes County Historical Society, 315 Central Ave N.
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for the program will live and work full time on a host farm for a growing season receiving ongoing instruction and learning in-depth skills unique to the host farmers operation. A companion classroom component, farm tours and discussion circles will broaden the experience and expose student interns to the vast array of knowledge and expertise in our farming community. Education topics include: Greenhouse 101, History of Food and Agriculture, Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping, Weed Management, Intro to Business and Marketing and more. In addition to the handson education and training, participants in the FARRMS program are offered a sense of community and social networking unavailable in many farm internship programs. The goal of the FARRMS internship program is to prepare beginning farmers and ranchers with the fundamental skills and concepts of operating a successful farm. Interns begin planning in
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he 2013 North Dakota Legislative convened at noon on Tuesday. By all reports, the session will be very challenging. Unprecedented revenue collections driven by strong agriculture prices and a robust energy sector in the western part of the state, has positioned the state in an enviable position financially. However, the prosperity has not come without significant challenges. Infrastructure needs across the state will take center stage. Our roads and bridges are in dire need of immediate attention statewide. This comes at a time when repair/renovation costs are increasing at an alarming rate. In addition, public schools in western North Dakota are challenged trying to respond to the population growth in that part of the state. Many
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schools that had experienced enrollment declines for the past number of years are now By Senator Larry Robinson experiencing a turn around. Attempts to find teachers and other school staff to respond to the growth has been difficult. In addition, communities are struggling in their efforts to find housing, police protection, volunteer firemen and EMT professionals. The legislative will also be addressing property tax relief, support for public education, nursing homes, community providers, and many other issues. Locally, we have spent the last several weeks since the election, meeting with various entities throughout the district in preparation for the upcoming session. My last count included a total of 38 separate meetings. Those meeting shave included township officers, county commissioners, school boards, senior citizen organizations, medical providers, VCSU Administration, and many others. These meetings have been an important information gathering opportunity prior to our departure to Bismarck.. As in the past, we will be returning each weekend during the legislative session for legislative forums throughout the district. A listing of the forum schedule will be available in the near future. We encourage folks to attend these events. We will provide an overview of legislative activity at each of these events. More importantly, the forums will provide you an opportunity to ask questions and express your thoughts and concerns regarding the legislative session. As of this date, a total of 225 bills have been prefiled for the 2013 legislative session. You can access the listing of pre-filed bills at www.legis.nd.gov/files/ resource/63.2013/miscellaneous/housesenateprefilelist.pdf. This listing of all bills will grow significantly once the session begins. We expect a larger number of bills this session compared to previous sessions. In the meantime, you can reach me at lrobinson@nd.gov. nmuscha@ nd.gov;dhkiefert@nd.gov. Until next time, Happy New Year to all.
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OPINION: ROB PORT
Are North Dakota public officials checks inequitable?

ay for public officials always garners a great deal of interest from the public, most of it negative. The public at large usually doesnt like the idea of our elected officials making a lot of money. The perception is there are a lot of perks which go with positions of power in the government, and that the candidates who run for those positions want them for the power not the pay, so why waste the money? As a conservative, Im inclined to sympathize with those sentiments, but Im not sure how well they apply to reality. Governor Jack Dalrymples executive budget includes across the board pay raises for North Dakotas statewide elected officials that will, by 2015, have them making 11.4 percent more than their 2012
salaries. Governor Dalrymple, who made $113,594 in 2012, would see his salary move up to $126,549 after 2014. Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, who made $88,183 in 2012, would move to $98,241. The states highest paid statewide official, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, would get a $15,297 per year raise going from $135,135 in 2012 to $149,432 by 2015. This is all assuming the legislature agrees, but they probably will. Thats probably as it should be. For positions of such power, these are quite reasonable salaries especially compared to what public officials in other states make. Besides, theres an argument to be made about compensating those in elected office well as a deterrent against fraud and corruption. Assur-
ing our public leaders of a comfortable income makes them, one would By hope, less Rob Port hungry for other more illicit streams of revenue. The maxim about getting what you pay for may apply here. What is striking to this observer is how much we seem to care about the salary of our governor and other public officials, and how little we seem to care about how much we pay other state employees. We could talk about officials such as North Dakota University System chancel-
lor Hamid Shirvani who upon taking that position got a year-over-year raise that is larger than the governors entire salary. Shirvani now makes $349,000/year, though even his predecessor Bill Goetz was making far more than any statewide elected official at $229,000. Dave Hakstol, the coach of the University of North Dakotas hockey team, has a $300,000/year base salary, thanks to a new six-year extension signed last year, with bonuses potentially adding another $135,000/ year. Craig Bohl, head coach of North Dakota State Universitys Bison football team, just signed an eight-year contract extension worth $206,503 with a minimum five percent annual raise, three percent of gross ticket sales and $42,500/year worth of performance incentives.
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These are lavish contracts, and all the more so when you consider that the sports programs at NDSU and UND arent profitable. Many people assume that the hockey and football programs bring in revenues for the universities, but its not true. According to numbers from the NCAA, even after revenues from things like ticket sales and merchandise are included, both UND and NDSU have to subsidize their programs to the tune of more than four million dollars per year, and hundreds of dollars per student. The point being, these salaries arent paying for themselves. It strikes me as an odd set of priorities when the governor of the entire state of North Dakota, an who is responsible for governing nearly 700,000 people, makes far less money than
a university chancellor who governs less than a dozen institutions. Or a sports coach who governs just dozens of athletes. These strange priorities are reflected elsewhere, too. The average newspaper has far more reporters and editors on staff producing content related to sports than covering the ins-andouts of government. The recent NDSU Bison championship game, marking the second national title for that team in as many years, will get far more thorough coverage and attract a lot more attention from the public than any bill emerging from the 2013 legislature. Perhaps we would be a better society if we cared a little bit more about who governs us, and how we are governed, and a little less about sports.
OPINION: LLOYD OMDAHL
Lack of trust spawns trust funds

Hey! What you guys doing down there? Were digging out space for another vault? Nobody is supposed to know about these vaults under the floor of the Capitol. Who told you about them? The state treasurer, thats who. And who are you? Im the watchman whos supposed to be guarding this place. And who are you? We are deputies of the state treasurer working down here to expand the vault space before the Sanhedrin votes to put more money in storage. Its not the Sanhedrin, stupid. Its the Legislature. Sorry. I know more Bible than government whoever makes the rules and regulations. How many of you guys when the Legislature is up there. Now, Mr. Watchman, we appreciate the work but I would like to know why we need so many vaults down here. Whats your complaint? First, we have two big vaults marked Rainy Day Fund. We have so much money saved for rainy days that Noah the Nervous has started building a new ark. Thats only two vaults. I havent even started to tell you how many other vaults are down here. We have a really big one with a sign that says: Heritage Fund Do Not Open OMDAHL: 19
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Eritrean was in Iceland training to be an engineer when he discovered he had a golf ball-sized tumor growing in his windpipe. Surgery and radiation treatments did not reduce the tumor. Normally fatal. But an Icelandic doctor thought he could develop a replaceable windpipe. The experimental method had been used on pigs before. *** Swiss scientists have developed a system where a A copy of his windpipe was made from porous, fibrous paralyzed human can conplastic and then seeded with trol a robot utilizing brain stem cells from the patients signals alone. In a demonstration a tetraplegic patient bone marrow. The plastic operated a robot from over windpipe was then put in a spinning rotisserie-style 60 miles away. machine where a nutrient solution bathed the artificial *** Growing bioartificial body parts in the field pipe. In about 36 hours the old cancerous windpipe was of regenerative medicine removed and the plastic one is fast becoming relatively with the cells was implantroutine. A 39 year-old GADFLY: from 9 any consumer device in the world because of their enhanced dexterity. Apple has plans to build plants to make smartphones in China that will employ thousands of humans --but will also be fabricated for the installation of more than a million robots later on. ed. The patient is recovering. About a dozen patients in the world are still living after having cadaver windpipes implanted after the cell treatment. One problem. These patients have to take immune drugs for the rest of their lives. Windpipes are medically necessary. If you cant cough you die from bacteria that enter the lungs. Its fun to learn something every day. Medical labs around the world are experimenting with scaffold-type plastic parts to create replacement organs. They do not require immunity drugs. *** Medtronic of Minnesota is producing and selling a device similar to a pacemaker that delivers a pulse to the sacral nerve to help control bowel movements for people with fecal incontinence. *** A 1985 John Deere combine had no computers, but now a new model has more than 25 and more than 80 sensors. With a GPS system a farmer can sit in his pickup and operate the combine if he gets bored riding in it. *** Australian scientists have developed the worlds tiniest transistor by positioning a single phosphorous atom between two pairs of electrodes about 120 nanometers apart. Professor Michelle Simmons says: The nano device will enable super computers to perform calculations billions of times faster than todays computers. It may take another 15 years before quantum computers are available. *** University of Minnesota researchers at its laboratory on organ transplants have created a beating rat heart. They took a rat heart, stripped it of all of its functioning cells, leaving only the scaffolding of the heart behind. Then they infused it with the live cells from newborn mice and brought it beating back to life. This was a major step toward their idea of clearing out pig organs, infusing them with human cells, and then making it possible to make lifesaving, immune-free transplants. Human and pig organs are quite similar (This is not a

political message!). Miromatrix is the corporation created by the university to work on cell therapy and tissue regeneration. The first product of the corporation is a biomesh tissue to aid in hernia surgery and breast reconstruction. *** A Swedish company has created a gaze interaction system that enables a computer user to control screens with his eyes. By rolling the eyes a person can scroll through text and perform other tasks such as thumbing through photographs, or click on keys with just a glance. Such a system may allow doctors to use their eyes to move x-rays around while using their hands to operate MORE GADFLY: 18
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On July 20, 1969 coincidentally, his 33rd over the continent, including birthday Busching stood in the main control in Ontario, Canada, and a room at NASAs Goddard Michigan resort town plus Space Flight Center near McDill AFB, in Tampa, Washington, D.C., part of Florida. Four years later, a crew to monitor that the Busching made the first of what would become a series missions people around the world followed procedures of leaps to new jobs with military contractors, the first with communications equipment used to send one with General Electric. data between the spacecraft As part of the military and the earth. Someone had industrial complex, the set up a large TV as Walter corporate behemoth made more than washing machines, Cronkite told the country about the lunar landing. and Busching worked in the As Busching recalls, those Bahamas and later Germany, in the control room were including on equipment for puzzled because the TV aerial weapons systems. appeared to show mostly He later returned stateside shadows, nothing they could to work on equipment for make out that made visual NASAs Apollo program. sense. Then a loud voice Switching companies blared through a speaker. It because it was a way to get was an Australian speaking a higher salary, Busching from where there was a began working for Bendix spaceflight tracking station Field Engineering as it, telling those at Goddard that too, played a hand in the the TV feed was coming in space race. On the Apollo upside down. Simulation Team, his role They caught it right at the was to monitor operations right time, the NASA people on equipment around the world -twice - traveling with or CBS people flipped it the NASA Test aircraft that over. How close we came to not knowing what we were tested the remote stations, seeing. taking him to Bermuda, the When it was over, Caribbean, Guam, Texas and Ascension Island, a mountain Busching says there was no cheering like you see of volcanic rock in the in movies after great space Atlantic Ocean. events. A NASA employee While testing the Apollo he stood next to told spacecraft, NASA put it Busching he had worked on around earths orbit, the program for a decade. I Busching says. Simulating had worked on it for 5 years that they were going out into at that point. space, but instead they were That NASA guy said, just going around the earth, Well, thats it, he says. so they had to have stations Soon thereafter, Busching around the earth to monitor thought the same: Just like it. Thats the reason for that guy that was standing all these tracking stations next to me, Well, thats it. around the world. Why stand around for more Busching went to of the same? He went onto different tracking stations work for the Burroughs around the world and made Computer Company for sure that the guys that training on Standard were working there were Business Computers used doing things right and were by the Air Force and for following instructions, he Philco-Ford at the Pioneer says.
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that it looks like something. Hes not shy about expressing his frustration By 1972, he found himself with the progress on at Hughes Aircraft working continued usage of this registered city park in NW on missile checkout Valley City. The park board equipment. Living in does keep the grass well southern California, he maintained. Its a nice spent his free time as a park and it was there in the soundman for 1920s- and early days; but has been 1930s-style jazz concerts underutilized for many and festivals, including for decades. Its just something musician Bob Ringwald, that should be utilized, he father of actress Molly says. Hardly anybody uses Ringwald. For Busching, it. Its just another thing in it was years of Dixieland swing and music like Louis Valley City thats gone to waste. Armstrongs in a land of Buschings concern for the perpetual sunshine. park comes out of the fact that hes a very concerned *** citizen, says Wes Anderson, curator of the Barnes County In 1993, after the Berlin Historical Society Museum. Wall fell and his father, Busching has volunteered at Edwin, still remembered the museum since it began by some in Valley City accepting volunteers from as Eddie Busching, a the community about 15 mechanic at garages in years ago, Anderson says. downtown Valley City, had He was working for us died, Busching accepted an early on, he says. Hes early retirement deal from a very dedicated museum Hughes. He moved back to volunteer. Valley City to care for his Sometimes on the ailing mother, Edna, who sidewalks downtown had worked at J.C. Penney Busching comes across a in Valley City. Her death in weed thats easier to pull out 1994 sent him wintering in than spray with chemical. California until about 2000, At his age, he must look a when he returned to his strange sight to visitors: a hometown on a permanent 76-year-old man crouched on basis. a city sidewalk with weeds in Busching remains deeply involved with the community his hand. He says he didnt need permission to spray the in ways both formal and weeds although he did obtain informal. Hes a member the citys permission before of the local chapter of the Kiwanis Club and volunteers touching up the streetlights with paint. The city budget with the Barnes County for several decades now has Senior Centers Meals not covered these items. on Wheels program. He The apparent neglect by the shuttles a couple of friends street department is not who arent as mobile as he intentional. The job is just is around town to various currently none existent. events like Duttons Parlour Part of the problem in this for the weekly Open Mic town is the businesses think Night. A few years ago, Busching its the citys job to clean the sidewalks, and the city thinks repainted the lettering at its the businesses job to do Pioneer Park, Valley Citys it, he says. So it doesnt get historic stone amphitheater, done without a volunteer. and cleaned the space so
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do perform their own weed abatement, but on far too many sidewalks in the downtown area there is just too much do-do in and the formerly many Buschings opinion. upstairs apartments and He adds that the old businesses teeming with expression of Shut up and tenants, and keeps the row the boat is not one he sidewalks clean. Actually the majority of the business is fond off.
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A look back at early area history as found in the archives of the Enderlin Historical Society and Museum. Museum website: enderlinmuseum.org This week we will take a look at an article that was found in the February 16, 1925 issue of The Enderlin Independent. ************
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MORE GADFLY: from 14 robotics or other equipmentor physically examine a patient. *** Want to be one of the immortals? This is all preliminary, but scientists are working on hydrozoans (jellyfish). It seems some jellyfish just refuse to die as long as they are fed properly. They have the ability to return to their earliest stage, like a polyp, and then continue to live. When I see Joan Rivers on TV Im not sure this is a good idea. Google Nathaniel Rich for a quick, effective summary. *** We have corporations that deal exclusively with auto parts. We also have corporations that are beginning to handle human parts . This business will absolutely overwhelm the auto business shortly.
Beautiful Ceremonial Is Held At St. Patricks
Solemn Blessing of Two Magnificent Statues Takes Place Last Sunday. On Sunday last, the beautiful ceremony of the solemn blessing of two magnificent statues of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes was carried out at St. Patricks Church by the pastor, Rev. W. H. Corcoran, according to the Roman ritual. The Statues which are excellent specimens of the Daprato Statuary Art Company, Chicago, were donated by Mr. E. J. Fautch in memory of his late beloved wife, and by Mr. J. O. Sullivan. The handsome pedestals were the gifts of Miss Tillie Fautch, Mr. J. G. Fautch and Mr. Thomas Pierce. Appropriate music was rendered on this auspicious occasion with Miss Angeline Munt presiding at the organ. Father Corcoran delivered an eloquent sermon on devo-
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*** The Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, Wisconsin has developed a laser camera that can see around corners. The camera knits together reflections of laser light pulses of 50-femtosecond duration (thats a quadrillionth of a second!) that bounce off St. Patricks church statues were gifts from Mr. E. walls onto a hidden obJ. Fautch in memory of his wife. ject to create pictures. Just imagine what this camera tion to the Sacred Heart. can do for soldiers in urban These rich and beautiful gifts fill a long-needed want in warfare. It may also be able the church and add much to its interior embellishment. to see tiny distances inside tumors and blood vessels ************************* to make judgments about Sues Comments: The studio which made the beauticancers. Law enforcement ful new statues for the church also maintained locations agencies have asked the in New York and in Italy. The owner had immigrated Institute to work on radar to Chicago in 1881 after completing his art training in guns that can see through Florence, Italy. The company website says that in the 19th walls for hostage situations. We cannot suspend scientific experimentation and century the Daprato Statues set the standard for religious theorizing art around the world which indicates no cost was spared ***In a fascinating sciWe have some very serito bring these fine statues to St. Patricks in Enderlin. Are entific article in the New ous shortcomings in science these statues still in use at the church? If so, they would be Yorker Michael Specter in this country. We have the nearly 90 years old! describes how bacteria not The photo shows St. Patricks Catholic Church in only kill us but also keep us evangelicals and other Bible Thumpers who reject evoluits early days, possibly in its old location, across the street alive. Experts in the field tion theory which really has on the corner of Third Avenue and Bluff Street. The church estimate that the normal become a scientific fact, like was built about 1908 or 1909. It was moved about 1920 adult carries around about it or not. A 6,000 year-old to its current location. (Enderlin Historical Society photo three pounds of bacteria earth populated by humans collection) that keep fighting each MORE GADFLY: 19 Watch for more history next week! other. How much does the
average adult brain weigh? Three pounds. It almost makes me believe in intelligent design theories. I said almost. Specter has a terrific paragraph about the perpetual battle: We inherit every one of our genes, but we leave the womb without a single microbe. As we pass through our mothers birth canal, we begin to attract entire colonies of bacteria. By the time a child can crawl, he has been blanketed by an enormous, unseen cloud of microorganismsa hundred trillion or more.... They come at us from all directions: other people, food, furniture, clothing, cars, buildings, trees, pets, even the air we breath. They congregate in our digestive systems and our mouths, fill the space between our teeth, cover our skin, and line our throats. We are inhabited by as many as ten thousand bacterial species; these cells outnumber those which we consider our own by ten to one, and weigh three pounds. They are our microbiome. We inherit 23,000 genes from our parents, but we have at least four million genes from other sources that work constantly in our bodies. Experts in this field now think that teeth cavities are caused by a bacterium called Strepococcus mutans. They are testing a mouthwash that kills S. mutans. This may end all cavities and put some dentists out of business.

LAST OF GADFLY: from 18 chased by various dinosaurs for lunch and supper just doesnt cut it anymore. An ark filled with huge excreting elephants and dinosaurs, poisonous snakes and scorpions, humming birds and peacocks, camels and whales, and chimps and chumps floating in an ocean for a year and six days suspends scientific reason. Noah and his seven family members had to be terribly busy feeding and cleaning up after each pair of the eight million species that now inhabit the planet. How do you store food for a year without Amana? An elephant eats about 500 pounds of grass and other edibles a day. With good digestion it will produce about 225 pounds of solid waste. An elephant drinks about 300 quarts of water per day and does not have prostate problems. So just two elephants will eat 1,000 pounds of food and drink 150 gallons of water per day. In one year thats over 180 tons of food resulting in over 80 tons of poop and over 36,500 gallons of urine if the kidneys are functioning. This is reality science, not Biblical fantasies. If we are going to lead the world we must lead it in science while keeping all of our creative juices flowing. Science is gradually eroding the pettiness, the silliness, and the errors of theocrats. We have labs working on reconstruction surgery for our wounded soldiers that have human-scale ears made from sheep cells attached to the bellies of lab rats that provide nourishment. If this works we will implant the ears on the sides of soldiers heads who have had them blown off by IEDs. We have too many science illiterates in Congress to have world-class research and developmentbut at least we should try. Sometimes research has unintended benefits. Research on jellyfish nervous systems brought about tremendous advances in cancer diagnosis, Alzheimers treatments, and even improved detection of poisons in drinking water. Other scientists developed special ceramics from this research that is now used in bone grafts and prosthetic eyes. Our government R & D developed the Internet. Google search engines now employ 30,000 people. Research on the sex life of the screwworm cost $250,000 but saved the cattle industry more than $20 billion. Thats a real bargain.
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OUR OUTDOORS: from 9 crushed easily and provided added energy. Make sure to have your gear organized and have your rods and tackle in order before you hit the ice, this way you can deploy them quickly and effectively for the fish you are after. Have a good heater going to keep the overall environment warm during the event, and keep your shack well lit with a lantern or lightbar. It doesnt hurt to have a spare headlamp so your fishing buddy can fit right in when its time to catch fish in the dark, or pack up and head home. Using these guidelines, youll be able to help young anglers become on-ice experts after just a few trips. Keep the focus on their activities while fishing readily-biting species, and know when to call it a day due to cold, a slow down, or just when theyre ready to go. Youll find in time that the passion you hope to pass on will take root in their hearts and ice fishing will become a fun pastime for them tooin our outdoors. NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: from 8 law enforcement related degrees, but Game and Fish currently has wardens who came from other degree disciplines as well. Game wardens are licensed peace officers so anyone who does not already have that license will go through the law enforcement training academy upon hiring. Candidates also need a valid drivers license, must have excellent interpersonal skills in communications and writing, and must not have a record of any felony convictions. Game warden duties require the ability to perform physically demanding tasks involving lifting and carrying large, heavy objects, walking and running over uneven terrain and tolerating adverse weather and other environmental conditions. Selection procedures following the test may include an evaluation of the application, a structured oral interview, background and reference checks, and psychological and medical examinations. For someone who loves the outdoors, the warden exam might be the first step on the path to a rewarding career. Leier is a biologist with the Game and Fish Department. He can be reached by email: dleier@nd.gov.
OMDAHL: from 13 Until 2017. Whats that all about? Thats oil money. Its locked up by the state constitution so the Legislature cant spend it until 2017. Who doesnt trust the Legislature with the money? In this case, its the Legislature. They put this constitutional amendment on the ballot to keep themselves from spending it. If they cant trust themselves with the oil money, how can they trust themselves with the sales tax money? Dont ask me. Im only a watchman. I guess its one of those mysterious twists of the mind you find in legislatures. Hey, Mr. Watchman, this is the guy down here doing the digging. The way McCurdy is a writer based in Fargo, N.D. Connect with I figure it theyve never seen her online and read more stories at www.SarahMcCurdy. so much money in their net. lives and they got so scared YOUR HEALTH: from 5 they wanted to bury it in a than walking or dancing there will be Zumba, Boot Camp, root cellar. And here we are Step Aerobics and Circuit Training sessions. Stability ball 30 feet under the Capitol and Pilates are also making a come back this year. basement making an official For more information about ON THE MOVE visit state root cellar. www.barnesonthemove.org. When are you guys coming up? Im getting Mary Lee Nielson is an ACHIEVE member and represents nervous. This is supposed to small business. be a secret cache and I dont Your Health is coordinated by Mercy Hospital. MCCURDY: from 5 Can we work in groups? Are you afraid of minorities? It was tough to get this group to quiet down. Finally they took the quiz. Then I turned out one of the lights and prepared for the power point lecture. I had no idea about half of the things I was talking about. At one point a student had a question about the lecture, to which I replied, Thats a very good question. Where would you find the answer in the chapter you read? Raise your hand if you can help Timothy find the answer. (Thank goodness for the tips in the substitute teacher book.) Just when I started to get comfortable, I heard yelling from the back of the room. One of the quietest girls in class had turned around and was screaming at another girl in Spanish. All I heard were swear words. Loud. Spanish. Swearing. I surprised myself with what came out of my mouth, and I look back on it as one of my proudest subbing moments. Steadily and sternly I said, Hey there is no swearing in this classroom in any language. For a moment it was silent. Then I heard a meek voice quietly ask, You understood that? I didnt answer, I just went to the next slide and from that moment on the students behaved and listened. I was thrilled to make it to the end of the day and Im pretty sure I went to bed at 7 p.m. that night. Biology was exhausting.
want it to get discovered on my watch. There are more vaults down here. We have a little one marked Common Schools Trust Fund. Then theres one marked For Oil Counties Only. Heres one called the Resources Trust Fund. If we have all these dedicated funds because we cant trust ourselves with the money shouldnt they be called mistrust funds? Hey, Mr. Watchman, its the digger again. Why didnt they just make one big vault in the first place and call it the General Trust Fund? That takes thinking ahead and some of us have trouble with that. Do you know why we were hired to dig out space for another huge vault? Whats going in here? Well, the legislators still have more money than they know what to do with so the state treasurer wants to be prepared for a new trust fund. Mr. Watchman, the Capitol will eventually collapse if we keep digging like this. One problem at a time. Just keep digging and get out of here.
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