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‘MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK’ David Dukart power washes a fleet of wagons at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch during the United Way Day of Caring in August. In this month’s local pages, read how Touchstone Energy® Cooperative employees and others helped restore the patch from damage sustained during the Missouri River flood, and learn why Capital Electric Cooperative member Dave Pearce believes in the power of human connections.
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nightclubs. From 1988 to 2001, Eriksmoen was social studies coordinator for the N.D. Department of Public Instruction. Since August 2003, he has written a newspaper column called “Did You Know That. . .?” and, subsequently, compiled his columns into book form, which resulted in the “Did You Know That...?” book series. “The purpose for the articles and books is to make readers aware of the amazing people who have lived in North Dakota,” John D. Rockefeller exiled his father, William Rockefeller, to Park River to try and conceal William’s scandalous behavior. A former movie and television star lived in seclusion in West Fargo because of serious health issues.
A Chicago White Sox ringleader who conspired to throw the 1919 World Series played baseball in North Dakota after he was banished from professional ball.
Colonel George Custer’s roommate at West Point became his Confederate enemy during the Civil War. The two were later reunited as they worked together to facilitate the survey of a route for the Northern Pacific Railroad west of Bismarck. One of the most memorable scenes in the movie The Great Escape centered on an incident involving a pilot from North Dakota. A key figure in the assassination controversy of President Kennedy was born and raised in North Dakota.
During World War II, Adolf Hitler placed a high priority on the capturing or killing of a North Dakota educator.
It is reported that the ghost of the North Dakota born instructor who honed the acting skills of Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and other noted actors roams the famous playhouse he founded. Al Capone’s oldest brother was a feared federal prohibition agent on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The man who was the prototype for Archie Bunker, Ralph Cramden, and Fred Flintstone was called the “squatter governor of North Dakota.”
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orth Dakota is the source of many contributions – for better or worse – its residents and communities have made to the annals of American history. For the last nine years, Curt Eriksmoen has been researching and reporting a steady stream of these historical nuggets. These reports appear as a weekly column in several North Dakota newspapers. This month, Eriksmoen, along with his spouse, Jan, published the sixth volume of “Did You Know That…?” – a collection of 47 stories about noteworthy people who have lived in North Dakota. Volume 6 in this series tells these stories, among others: about the North Dakota pilot who inspired a memorable scene from “The Great Escape,” the acclaimed World War II prison camp motion picture of the 1960s; about the movie and television star who lived in seclusion in West Fargo due to health issues. Curt Eriksmoen, raised on a farm near Leeds, earned a University of North Dakota master’s degree (history) and has been conducting historical research on the state for 40 years. He has edited several books about the state, hosted a popular radio quiz program and, from 1974 to 1981, was chief executive officer of the corporation that introduced electronic trivia shows to bars and
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Eriksmoen said. Jan Eriksmoen is a Bismarck native who earned
a business administration degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Currently, she acts as editor of the newspaper columns and books, and is also executive director of Eriksmoen Enterprises. Inquiries about purchasing this, or any of the earlier volumes of “Did You Know That…?” can be directed to Eriksmoen Enterprises; phone: 701-793-8508; email: cjeriksmoen@ cableone.net; or, on the Web: www.eriksmoen enterprises.com.
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he local foods movement continues to develop, as families, schools and other consumers increasingly opt for fresh, local food items. Local foods advocates are forming organizations intended to foster local foods enterprise and the cooperative business structure is emerging as an effective model. Existing food cooperatives are also taking strides in making local foods available to members. An important workshop about local food cooperatives for the cooperative development community is coming to LaCrosse, Wis., in early November. The Food Co-op Trainers Conference will be held at the Lacrosse Radisson Hotel Nov. 1-2. This workshop then shifts into training for food cooperative
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organizers, Nov. 2-3, at the same location. This unique, inaugural training event starts on Nov. 1 with a full day of presentations and discussion for co-op development professionals to hear what consumer co-op specialists have learned working with new food co-op organizers. Bill Gessner and Food Co-op Initiative development specialists will explain a successful development model and how it can be used to direct organizations toward viable outcomes. This event is sponsored by Cooperative Development Services (CDS), Food Co-op Initiative (FCI), North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC), and the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives. Financial support has been provided, in part, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the CDF Howard
Bowers Fund, CDS Consulting Co-op and the North Dakota Coordinating Council for Cooperatives. “We encourage all in our community and cooperative development network to consider participating in this great opportunity for learning how cooperatives can advance today’s strong local foods movement,” says Lori Capouch, NDAREC rural development director. Registration information for the Nov. 1-2 session is available at http:// cooperativetrainers.event brite.com/. This portion of the training is free for cooperative development professionals. Registration for the Nov. 2-3 session can be accessed at http:// startacoop.eventbrite.com/. A registration charge is assessed for food co-op organizers taking part in this second segment. w w w. n d a r e c . c o m
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ctober is national Cooperative Month, a time when cooperatives across America are recognized for the qualities that make the co-op business model unique: local democratic control, commitment to supporting the communities they serve, and improving quality of life. This year’s October recognition also closes the chapter on a yearlong celebration of cooperatives. Last October, the United Nations declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, celebrating the theme, “Cooperative enterprise Dennis Hill builds a better world.” In announcing that declaration, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated, “Cooperatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility.” Joining in this celebration, Gov. Jack Dalrymple declared October as “Co-op Month” in North Dakota. In his declaration, the governor noted that, “Cooperatives are economic engines for our state, and have made major investments to provide goods and services that greatly impact the strength of our economy and the quality of life of our citizens.” Cooperative enterprise has a long and strong history in our country, beginning with a mutual insurance company organized by Ben Franklin in Philadelphia, which still operates today. In North Dakota, the cooperative business model began more than a century ago when various cooperatives formed to provide products and services in areas where other businesses chose not to go: financial services, rural electricity and telecommunications,
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and farm supply and marketing. The cooperative business model has persevered and thrives in our state today because it’s a business model that innovates to meet member needs and puts people first. A recent example was the major announcement last month that CHS, Inc., a farmer-owned cooperative based in Minnesota, would invest $1.2 billion in an anhydrous fertilizer plant near Spiritwood. The plant would use natural gas from the Bakken oil field in western North Dakota to convert into the fertilizer. Serving that Bakken formation is another example of how electric cooperatives have adapted to rapid change. Through new power supply, high-voltage transmission and electric distribution facilities, it’s likely there’ll be a billion dollars of investment this decade to serve this rapidly expanding load. That will be in addition to the nearly $6 billion dollars electric cooperatives had already invested in our state. Early this month, cooperative leaders from across the world gathered in Quebec City at the 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives. This summit was in part a wrap-up event of the year-long United Nations declaration. The summit also pledged to explore ways in which the cooperative business model would be even more relevant in the future. As evidenced by recent cooperative investment in our state, we certainly concur with the summit’s premise that private-sector, cooperative development can be a key part of sustainable prosperity here, across the nation and around the world. Dennis Hill, editor-in-chief of North Dakota Living, is executive vice president and general manager of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Mandan. Comments can be mailed to Dennis Hill, NDAREC, P.O. Box 727, Mandan, ND 58554-0727 or by email to dhill@ndarec.com.
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Bloomfield, telecom leaders write President Obama
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ate this summer, leaders of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) made their case with President Barack Obama for retaining federal support programs. In a letter to President Obama, NTCA Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield said looming reductions in federal Universal Service Fund (USF) and other rural telecommunications cost recovery programs pose a threat to the repayment of rural telecommunications companies’ public and private loans. Bloomfield said reductions will jeopardize the Obama administration’s efforts to provide ubiquitous broadband access and stimulate rural economies. Rural telecom leaders from more than a dozen states joined Bloomfield as co-signers of the letter to President Obama. Paul Schuetzler, general manager of Consolidated Telcom, Dickinson, and a member of the NTCA board of directors, is one of the 12 co-signers of the letter.
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The letter urges President Obama to help “put the promise of rural broadband back on track.” Among other things, the group seeks an immediate suspension of new untested and unpredictable caps on USF support that are already preventing rural providers from planning and initiating the long-term network investments necessary for rural broadband. NTCA has also been urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which adopted these reforms, to study their effects on broadband adoption, broadband deployment, consumer rates and provider access to capital markets prior to making yet further changes that might only exacerbate the current problems. The USF cuts and related reductions in intercarrier compensation (ICC) rates are already yielding increases in consumer rates in rural areas. The letter says this is causing most network providers to reconsider rural broadband investments in the pipeline, and prompting lenders and investors to limit access to capital for further investments. Such developments put at risk the Obama w w w. n d a t c . c o m
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administration’s vision of universal broadband access. They frustrate efforts to stimulate rural economies and promote job creation and retention through the $7.2 billion broadband infrastructure development program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. “In 2009, your administration pressed for an economic stimulus package that had the twin aims of promoting job creation and, as you said at the time, ‘building a 21st-century infrastructure,’ ” Bloomfield and the leaders stated in the letter, which also requested a meeting with the president. “Now, however, other federal ‘reform’ efforts are throttling the predictable revenue streams needed to justify the business case for such operations and to help
facilitate repayment of these stimulus loans, other Rural Utilities Service (RUS) loans and private loans.” The letter also stated: “It is essential that our national broadband policy does not merely ‘trade off’ unserved rural areas or create situations in which the significant efforts of small providers to deliver broadband become ‘frozen in time’ or, worse yet, deteriorate over time.” “Moreover, at this critical juncture in our nation’s road to recovery, it would be unfortunate indeed to pursue a USF and ICC reform plan that injects regulatory uncertainty into the marketplace and calls upon small businesses to cut jobs and hike prices,” the letter concluded.
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n addition to strong communications to ing broadband-capable networks in the President Obama, NTCA Chief Executive hardest-to-serve reaches of America,” Officer Shirley Bloomfield recently Bloomfield continued. “Universal service also reacted strongly to the “Broadband and intercarrier compensation policies Progress Report” issued by the Federal have been critical to these efforts, and they Communications Commission (FCC). remain essential to the sustainability of “The FCC’s report highlights the chaland ability to upgrade rural networks. But lenge in reaching millions of Americans most of the networks deployed by small who still lack access to broadband,” rural providers are still below the new 4/1 Bloomfield said. “This is a significant pubMbps target speed set by the FCC and will lic policy issue, but it’s equally imporrequire upgrades to keep pace. This report tant that our nation realizes sustainable makes clear that, as speeds progress over broadband deployment. It can’t be just time, we run the risk of leaving behind Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA about ensuring that unserved households substantial swaths of America served by become served near-term – the real paythese small rural companies unless univerback to the American economy comes in making sure sal service support is put on a more sufficient and prethat broadband gets out to all of America, that it stays dictable course,” she said. there, that it stays affordable, and that it keeps pace with Kent Brick is editor of North Dakota Living. He may be reached at consumer and business demand over time.” kbrick@ndarec.com. “Small rural providers have already shown tremendous commitment and made great strides in deploy-
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n North Dakota, the 2012 general election presents choices guaranteed to produce new holders of the state’s seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, N.D. Public Service Commission and the N.D. superintendent of public instruction. In addition, North Dakotans will cast votes in elections for governor and for the U.S. president, and for other state and local officials, in addition to deciding five statewide ballot measures. In this issue, North Dakota Living presents information to aid voters in evaluating statewide race candidates and ballot measures. This section includes profiles, and questions and answers, from Republican, Democratic-NPL and Libertarian party candidates in the races for governor, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, and public service commissioner. It also includes identification of candidates in other statewide races, including state auditor, state treasurer, insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction and N.D. Supreme Court justice. In addition, the ballot language of the five statewide ballot measures is presented. This year, polling places are open to voters on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Voters desiring to submit an absentee or mail ballot before then can learn how to do that by going to the N.D. Secretary of State’s website: www.nd.gov/sos/electvote.
Governor (Four-year term) JACK DALRYMPLE, Republican Governor since 2010; lieutenant governor, 2000-2010; see: www. dalrympleforgovernor.com; running mate/lieutenant governor candidate: Drew Wrigley.
RYAN TAYLOR, Democrat State senator since 2002; family rancher near Towner, journalist; see: www. taylorfornd.com; running mate/lieutenant governor candidate: Ellen Chaffee. (Editor’s note: In final certification of 2012 ballot contents, the N.D. Secretary of State also approved the following for placement on the general election ballot: Roland Riemers and Anthony Johns, independent candidate running mates for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, with riemers@wiktel.com as an address; and Paul Sorum and Michael Coachman, independent candidate running mates for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, with www.sorumforgovernor.com as an information resource.)
QUESTION: How well-prepared was the state to deal with our oil and
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DALRYMPLE: As lieutenant governor, I recognized the need to increase the Department of Transportation budget to make sure our roads and highways got the attention they needed as the oil industry truly began booming. In my first executive budget, I doubled the DOT budget to more than $1.3 billion. This has since played a significant role in the state’s preparedness and responsiveness to infrastructure and safety needs from the oil boom and our population growth. But, there are many other aspects of readiness besides transportation. In North Dakota, we have taken a very balanced approach to regulation, allowing industries to thrive while still protecting our environment. This has resulted in having the lowest unemployment in the nation while still having fantastic outdoor recreation, clean water and the cleanest air in the country. Emergency services increases were also a priority, especially in western counties where the population grew for the first time in decades. While no one could predict all facets of the energy boom, North Dakota was well-prepared and is managing the right balance between industry, people and the environment. I pledge to keep leading the way on our most important responsibilities going forward – maintaining a reasonable regulatory balance while investing back in our people and our communities. This includes tax relief, support for roads, highways, water projects, sewer systems and other infrastructure, and continuing to encourage a diverse economy. This will ensure our prosperity is viable in the long-term, and will broaden career opportunities for North Dakotans. Balancing our many interests is critical because, as we have proven over the past 10 years, a successful economy supports the success of individuals and families.
TAYLOR: Headwaters Economics, an independent research
group, released a study stating North Dakota was “unprepared” for this oil boom. I believe this study is accurate, and I believe it shows a failure in leadership. As North Dakotans, we are providing a much-needed energy source, and we will get every drop of oil, but this development doesn’t come for free and we need to protect our special quality of life in the process. One of the first actions I would take as governor would be changing the distribution formula to leave more oil and gas tax dollars in the impacted communities, rather than sending it to the state Capitol. Currently, oil-producing communities get immediate access to only 8 w w w. n d a r e c . c o m
percent of that tax while states like Montana and Colorado provide 39 percent and 63 percent, respectively. It’s unacceptable for communities to face all the challenges while the state sits on a massive surplus. Better leadership will assist communities in preventing problems rather than reacting to crises. In addition, I’ve released plans to assist growing schools without raising local property taxes and address increasing crime rates by providing more highway patrol, police, judges and prosecutors. We must help educate our children and ensure our people and communities are safe, and we can’t accomplish either on a hold-even budget. Our economy is driven by three sectors – agriculture, energy and tourism – and we need a governor dedicated to balancing all three, not favoring one at the expense of another. Each decision I would make as governor, as chair of the Industrial Commission, and within my budget recommendations, would consider the best outcome for each industry and the quality of life of our people.
U.S. Senator (Six-year term) RICK BERG, Republican Current member, U.S. Congress; see: www. bergfornorthdakota.com.
middle class families and small businesses, and leaves a legacy of debt to future generations. I will continue to fight back against President Obama’s overreach and put patients and their doctors – not government bureaucrats – in control of their health care decisions. I will work to preserve the existing Medicare system to keep current options available for all seniors and save Medicare for the next generation, rather than sitting by idly and watching Obamacare destroy it. I support fair Medicare reimbursement in the Frontier States provision and protections for those with pre-existing conditions, but we didn’t need a $1.7 trillion takeover to achieve these reforms. After we repeal Obamacare, we need a step-by-step, open process to achieve real reforms that provide patients the care they need from the doctor they choose at a price they can afford.
HEITKAMP: There are some good things in the Affordable Care Act
(ACA), and some bad things. We must work to fix the bad, but there are too many provisions in the ACA that greatly benefit North Dakotans and the country as a whole that go against an all-out repeal. I have never been a fan of the individual mandate and there is still too much red-tape and paperwork that burdens providers and patients alike. However, the good pieces of the ACA are too critical to give up, and many of these we will never get back if the ACA is repealed. These provisions include: the Frontier Amendment, which brings $650 million to North Dakota hospitals over the next 10 years; elimination of the $1 million lifetime cap; children able to stay on their parents’ insurance until they are 26 years old; closing the Medicare prescription drug donut hole, which will save seniors up to $600 a year in out-of-pocket costs; making permanent the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, while also including major improvements over previous versions of the IHCIA; and making it so that insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, which in the past has resulted in the denial of coverage to children born with chronic illnesses and adults who have survived all forms of cancer.
HEIDI HEITKAMP, Democrat
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Former N.D. attorney general; Mandan resident; see: www. heidifornorthdakota.com.
KEVIN CRAMER, Republican
QUESTION: For health care, do you generally support the Affordable Care Act as enacted, or do you support repeal or major changes to it? If you support the act, explain why. If you support repeal or major changes, explain why, describing changes to the law you support instead.
Current N.D. public service commissioner; see www. kevincramer.org.
BERG: President Obama and Congressional Democrats wasted an
opportunity for real health care reform by passing a 2,700-page $1.7 trillion government takeover of health care that 70 percent of North Dakotans did not support in the first place. My wife, Tracy, is a family-practice doctor, and we understand that North Dakotans want a commonsense approach to health care reform that ensures access to the care they need, lowers costs and protects the patient-doctor relationship. Unfortunately, President Obama’s $1.7 trillion takeover of health care cuts Medicare by $716 billion, places a panel of 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in control of Medicare decisions, bankrupts Medicare in just 12 years, creates billions in new taxes on w w w. n d l i v i n g . c o m
PAM GULLESON, Democrat Family farm, Rutland; past state representative; see www. pamgulleson.com. continued on page 10 NORTH DAKOTA LIVING n OCTOBER 2012
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ERIC OLSON, Libertarian Fargo resident, small businessperson; see www. ericolson2012.com.
Last November, I testified against EPA’s decision to interfere with the state of North Dakota’s implementation of the regional haze rules, pointing out that it is not only unnecessary, but would infringe on our state’s right to oversee air quality, given by Congress when it passed the Clean Air Act. As farmers and ranchers, my family have been lifelong members of the rural electric cooperative family, including over 25 years of service on the Central Power board by my late father-in-law, Price Gulleson. I am in full support of our coal and oil industry in North Dakota and I will stand up to EPA and other federal efforts to undermine decades of progress to produce clean, affordable energy.
OLSON: The question is, ‘Is it a major factor – is what we’re doing QUESTION: Do you agree with the view that carbon dioxide emissions
from burning coal, oil and other fossil fuels is a contributing cause of global climate change? If you agree, explain what actions Congress should take to address this issue. If you disagree, explain why.
CRAMER: Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal, oil and other fossil fuels are not the primary cause of global climate change, and more than 17,000 reputable scientists agree. Government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have proven to have negligible effect on the global climate. Furthermore, such efforts result in higher energy prices and costly regulations. President Obama is determined to pass cap-and-trade legislation if he wins re-election. I fought this ill-conceived policy as your public service commissioner and I will fight it as your congressman. The best solution for dealing with emissions and pollutants would be to return regulatory power to the states where it belongs. Each state knows best the nuances of its industries and environment, and no state wants to see its natural resources destroyed. This not only produces a more efficient regulatory process, but also a more accountable one. North Dakota produces over 30 million tons of coal per year, ranks second in oil production, is the sixth leading electricity exporting state and one of only eight states to meet all EPA ambient air-quality standards while enjoying some of the lowest electricity and natural gas prices in the nation. We do not compromise quality of life for a high standard of living. We love our air, land, water and culture more than the EPA does, and know how to manage our environment better than any Washington bureaucrat.
GULLESON: Though I believe that more research should be done, I agree that there is evidence to show that our climate is changing, and that human actions are playing a part. However, I oppose all efforts by EPA to impose one-size-fits-all regulations on our power plants and oil industry, which are critically important for America’s ability to support more domestic energy and reduce our dependence on foreign sources. EPA’s actions are substantially undermining the ability of states to make effective decisions to adopt and implement environmental programs. I support commonsense, cost-efficient policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and as state director for Sen. Byron Dorgan, I was pleased when Basin Electric was selected to participate in the Clean Coal Power Initiative, a $100 million program to fund a large-scale carbon capture demonstration project.
actually driving change or is it just an incremental boost in one direction or another?’ It’s questionable the degree to which industry is affecting that. There certainly are negative effects of burning those fuels – like pollution. As far as Congress, or anything being done on the federal level, I don’t think they’re really addressing climate change. What they’re doing is creating a system where you financially shuffle around pollution credits, or you penalize one activity or another, somewhat arbitrarily. It doesn’t seem to relate a lot to what is or isn’t causing environmental damage. I would like to see regulation brought down to the state and local level. It’s far too easy for industry to end up regulating itself at the federal level. What we’ve ended up with at a lot these agencies is a revolving door between people that work or lobby with the industry. They end up being the same people that are regulators, part of regulatory agencies, or sometimes they’re even the legislators themselves. The other problem is Congress isn’t creating specific laws to regulate the industry. They create an entity like the EPA or the FDA and that entity is run by people who are not elected officials. So, essentially, Congress is handing off its responsibility for what happens to another agency that we don’t get to vote on or have a direct say on. They’re passing the buck.
Public Service Commission (Six-year term) RANDY CHRISTMANN, Republican Family rancher, Hazen; state senator since 1994; see: www. randychristmann.com.
BRAD CRABTREE, Democrat Great Plains Institute policy director; family farmer, Kulm; see: www.crabtreeforpsc.com.
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JOSHUA VOYTEK, Libertarian Mental health practitioner, Fargo; contact: joshua_voytek@hotmail.com.
The PSC does regulate cooperatives in approving new energy infrastructure and service territory agreements with investor-owned utilities. This role is important at a time when North Dakota’s energy economy is booming, and cooperatives and investor-owned utilities must provide new infrastructure and services to support economic development and a growing population. Our cooperative leaders have done a great job partnering with investorowned utilities and working out service agreements to benefit consumers. As a PSC commissioner, I will support these positive partnerships between cooperatives and investor-owned utilities that meet the needs of all North Dakotans, rural and urban, and move our state forward.
QUESTION: The Public Service Commission (PSC) does not set rates
for electric and telephone cooperatives or decide other terms of service to their customers. Do you agree, as consumer-owned utilities, electric and telephone cooperatives should be subject to less PSC regulation than investor-owned utilities?
CHRISTMANN: As a director of West River Telecommunications
Cooperative and a director and past president of the North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives, I feel the current regulatory policies are working fine. However, more infrastructure building needs to be done by cooperatives and investor-owned utilities alike. We need to get trucks off the highways, refine more of our oil, and process more of our natural gas. We need to continue ensuring all North Dakotans have access to state-of-the art telecommunications. Because of our state’s rapid economic growth, there is also a shortage of electricity on the horizon. That means building adequate transmission to bring power to schools, homes and businesses and maintaining a positive business environment for utility providers to meet consumers’ needs. These objectives provide great opportunities for some of our utility providers, and cooperatives will be instrumental in meeting challenges, finding solutions, and expanding the industry’s services and network. People around the state are also worried about losing the dependable and affordable services they have come to expect. They see problems being caused by radical environmentalists and over-aggressive regulators placing unreasonable demands upon our utility providers. Such extremism threatens the utilities and the consumers we serve.
Over the years, I have brought a commonsense approach to the Legislature and to West River Telecommunications Cooperative. My goal is to bring that same approach to the Public Service Commission to ensure consumers continue to have state-of-the-art, safe, dependable and affordable services.
VOYTEK: Yes, consumer-owned utilities should be regulated less
by the Public Service Commission than investor-owned utilities. The primary duty of the Public Service Commission should be to protect the consumers and taxpayers of North Dakota. The best way to provide this protection and enable consumers to get both low rates and more innovative services is through increased competition. In the case of cooperatives, since consumers own part of the utility, they are more invested long-term in shaping the future of the utility rather than simply being a customer. Cooperatives also help to provide an alternative option in these industries in order to expand utility markets and combat monopolization. With more competition leading to more options for consumers and thus internally regulating the industry, the Public Service Commission will be able to step back and become more and more hands-off with regards to regulating utilities. In contrast, if the Public Service Commission’s regulatory power over utility companies becomes larger and more centralized, the more susceptible the PSC will be to become shaped by the lobbying of these companies and other special interests.
Other races, candidates on the ballot The following is an identification of other statewide races and candidates appearing on the Nov. 6 ballot. (“R” refers to Republican party; “D” refers to Democratic-NPL party)
State Auditor (Four-year term) Scot Kelsh (D-Fargo) www.scotkelsh.com
CRABTREE: Electric and telephone cooperatives have a proud tradition of setting their own rates and terms of service through directors who are cooperative members and customers themselves and accountable to their fellow members who elect them. As your public service commissioner, I will support this tradition of selfregulation. I know from personal experience that the cooperative model delivers affordable rates, superior service and the latest in technology to farms and ranches, homes, and businesses across North Dakota. My wife, daughter and I are served by Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative and Dickey Rural Networks at our family ranch near Kulm. We benefit from affordable and reliable electric, telephone and Internet service, including a first-class fiber optic network that lets us manage our ranch and work professionally right from our rural home. We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of co-op employees, even in dangerous blizzards and natural disasters. w w w. n d l i v i n g . c o m
Robert R. (Bob) Peterson (R-Bismarck)
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Insurance Commissioner (Four-year term)
Superintendent of Public Instruction (Four-year term; nonpartisan race)
Adam Hamm (R-Bismarck) Current insurance commissioner www.adamhamm.com
Kirsten Baesler (Mandan) www.kirstenbaesler.com
Tom Potter (D-Grand Forks)
Tracy Potter (Bismarck)
www.electtompotter.com
www.facebook.com/ TracyPotterFor StateSuperintendent
State Treasurer (Four-year term) Ross Mushik (D-Mandan) www.rossmushik.com
F URTHER 2012 E LECTION I NFORMATION
T Kelly Schmidt (R-Mandan) Current state treasurer www.kellyschmidt.com
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Ten-year term; nonpartisan race)
Daniel J. Crothers (Bismarck) Current Supreme Court justice
he N.D. secretary of state certifies and publishes the contents of general election ballots and has done so for the Nov. 6, 2012, elections in the state. At www.nd.gov/ sos/electvote, the secretary of state makes available information on all candidates featured in this article, plus information on candidates for county, political subdivision, and judgeship positions. Information for contacting and learning more about candidates is included in these listings. At this site, information is also available on ballot measures, election results, candidacy, parties and committees, and election officials. Political parties are also sources of information on candidates and positions they hold. In North Dakota, see these party websites: www/demnpl.com (Democratic Party); www. ndgop.org (Republican Party); www.nd.lp.org (Libertarian Party). November 2012 ballot measures on page 14
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MEASURES ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
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ive measures appear on the Nov. 6 statewide ballot, each asking for approval or rejection by North Dakota voters. The following is the ballot language pertaining to each measure (full text versions of each measure are available at: www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/).
Constitutional Measure No. 1
(Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4006, 2011 Session Laws, Ch. 520) This constitutional measure would repeal Section 6 of Article X of the North Dakota Constitution. This measure would eliminate the authority of the legislative assembly to levy an annual poll tax.
YES – means you approve the measure summarized above. NO – means you reject the measure summarized above.
Constitutional Measure No. 2
(House Concurrent Resolution No. 3009, 2011 Session Laws, Ch. 521) This constitutional measure would amend and reenact Section 4 of Article Xl of the North Dakota Constitution. This measure would require members of the executive branch of state government to take the oath of office as prescribed in this section.
YES – means you approve the measure summarized above. NO – means you reject the measure summarized above.
Initiated Statutory Measure No. 4 This initiated statutory measure would amend chapter 23-12 of the North Dakota Century Code. This measure would prohibit smoking, including the use of electronic smoking devices, in public places and most places of employment in the state, including certain outdoor areas. It would provide notification and enforcement responsibilities, along with penalties for violations.
YES – means you approve the measure summarized above. NO – means you reject the measure summarized above.
Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 5 This initiated statutory measure would create section 36-21.1-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code. This measure would make it a class C felony for an individual to maliciously and intentionally harm a living dog, cat or horse and provide a court with certain sentencing options. The measure would not apply to production agriculture, or to lawful activities of hunters and trappers, licensed veterinarians, scientific researchers, or to individuals engaged in lawful defense of life or property.
YES – means you approve the measure summarized above. NO – means you reject the measure summarized above.
Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 29 of Article XI of the North Dakota Constitution is created and enacted as follows: Section 29. The right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices shall be forever guaranteed in this state. No law shall be enacted which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology, modern livestock production and ranching practices.
YES – means you approve the measure stated above. NO – means you reject the measure stated above.
MORE 2012 ELECTION INFORMATION:
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Be SALT SMART Too much salt (sodium) can raise your blood pressure and lead to heart attack or stroke. Most people should have no more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day.
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New lights for I. Keating Furniture I. Keating Furniture World, Dickinson, enlisted the help of Roughrider Electric Cooperative to participate in the NDURP. Through the cooperative and the NDURP, this I. Keating store secured a $15,000 rebate to help
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I. Keating Furniture World, Dickinson (served by Roughrider Electric) received a commercial lighting rebate through the program. Store manager Scott Kubik displays one of the new energy-efficient LED bulbs now in use at the store.
accomplish a total conversion to energy-efficient lighting. This involved the purchase and installation of 850, 12-watt light emitting diode (LED) bulbs, with each bulb expected to perform for 8-10 years before replacement is necessary. These bulbs replaced 75-watt halogen bulbs, which had a performance life of only 8-10 months each. In addition to the lighting upgrade at the Dickinson store, I. Keating stores in Bismarck, Minot and Williston also underwent lighting upgrades, utilizing NDURP rebates acquired through other electric utilities. Mark Kramer, vice president of sales at I. Keating, thanks Leonard Hibl, director of key accounts/marketing for Roughrider Electric, for his assistance in I. Keating’s use of the NDURP. Kramer says I. Keating is greatly pleased with energy dollar savings the North Dakota stores are experiencing due to the change to LED bulbs. The much lower wattage of the LED bulbs compared to the halogens has greatly reduced energy consumption and costs. Kramer says each of the four stores is experiencing about a $1,500 monthly electric energy cost savings since the switch to LED bulbs. He attributes nearly all of this monthly savings to the new lighting. Even though each LED bulb costs about $50, compared to the $5 per halogen bulb, Kramer estimates that the energy cost savings from the use of the LED bulbs will pay for this differential in only about 20 months. Kramer adds the NDURP program coincided with I. Keating’s current major push in the area of energy efficiency. “We are always looking for areas where we can recycle and save,” he says.
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Zac Weis, former state energy engineer for the N.D. Department of Commerce, praised how electric cooperatives, their members and NDAREC teamed to make the rebate program a success.
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orth Dakota’s electric cooperatives completed their participation in the North Dakota Utility Rebate Program (NDURP) earlier this year. Final energy savings estimates are now available for the program, which ran from June 2010 through end of 2011. Overall, the NDURP grant of just over $3 million to electric cooperatives facilitated 2,468 rebates totaling $2,866,253. These rebates assisted cooperative members with the purchase of energy-saving or renewable-energy products and services. The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC), Mandan, which administered and marketed the program on behalf of North Dakota’s electric cooperatives, kept management costs to only 4.8 percent of the total grant award.
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Creating a partnership The NDURP was created from financial resources made available with the enactment of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, the 2009 law intended to boost the nation’s economy. The N.D. Department of Commerce (DOC) was the conduit for ARRA funds allocated to North Dakota. For the state, that meant receipt of about $65 million from the $43 billion in ARRA funds distributed nationally. The DOC’s State Energy Program received $24.5 million in ARRA funds. The department determined that energy-efficiency and renewable-energy rebates would be a big part of how this $24.5 million would be distributed to North Dakotans. Ultimately, $8.6 million was set aside for this energy rebate program. The DOC divided up this amount among major energy utilities serving residents and businesses in the state. “From the beginning, we wanted to do these rebates,” said Zac Weis, state energy engineer for the DOC, during the time the NDURP was operational (Weis left this position in September). “We thought the best avenue to get these rebates out would be to have the utilities of the state participate in the program and have them be the ones doing the rebates for their customers.” “The electric cooperatives did an excellent job with
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this program, whether it was setting up the program at the beginning, or administering it as it was going on. It really shows the RECs are supportive of energy efficiency and their customers are willing to take that extra step and put energy efficient products in their homes and businesses,” he said. “We want to extend our thanks to the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives and to the local cooperatives that worked on this program,” Weis said. “There’s going to be a lot of energy savings from this program.” It has been calculated that the energy efficiency purchases by cooperative members supported by the 2,468 rebates will produce annual savings of 16 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and $1.3 million in reduced energy bills. Kent Brick is editor of North Dakota Living and can be reached at kbrick@ndarec.com. Luann Dart is a freelance writer and editor who lives just outside of Elgin.
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Kristi Pfliger-Keller, a project specialist in elder care at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, has eight years of experience with dementia care, and has been touched by Alzheimer’s disease personally. “It’s something I’m passionate about. I saw how my family struggled without having resources or information,” she shares.
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drift in a cloud of confusion. Mired in muddled memories. A person with Alzheimer’s disease is lost, ambivalent to ticking clocks that signal the ebb of time. When Bonnie Dowhaniuk visits her 69-year-old mother, Pauline, every week, she no longer finds the woman she once knew. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease just over two years ago, Pauline is irritable and angry one week, placid the next. Sometimes verbal, sometimes not, it’s unclear what Pauline does remember, Bonnie says. Bonnie sometimes leaves those visits sobbing so hard she feels like she could vomit. “We all face situations in life that make us feel helpless, but a position as caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s is the highest level of helplessness ever,” she says. “It’s an ongoing loss and grief process,” shares Kristi PfligerKeller, a project specialist in elder care at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. “You start losing bits and pieces of them as a person, as a spouse, as a mom, as a dad and that’s what’s so hard because that person still looks the same on the outside, but maybe their sense of humor is gone or their ability to have conversations or enjoy things that you used to do as a family is gone, so you’re grieving those losses continually.” Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia, which causes memory loss and impacts other intellectual abilities seriously enough
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to interfere with daily life, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Doctors do not know what causes Alzheimer’s and there is no cure. “People are living longer and that is the number one risk factor,” Pfliger-Keller says. “The older we get, the more likely we are to get dementia.” Approximately 18,000 North Dakotans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Gretchen Dobervich, North Dakota’s field director with the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota chapter. And an estimated 28,000 North Dakotans are caring for a friend or family member at home. North Dakota has developed resources – including support groups and care consultants – offering a lifeline for families who have embarked on the emotional journey associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Finding support The Dowhaniuk family’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease began even before Pauline was diagnosed. “We had noticed changes in Mom, but we didn’t know they were related to a disease,” says Bonnie, who lives in Bismarck. She labels the symptoms as being “absent-minded.” And the usually quiet and reserved woman became an incessant chatterbox, sometimes without focus. “In hindsight, it was an indicator of the disease. We just didn’t know it at that time,” Bonnie says. Then in March 2010, following her fourth car accident in 16 months, Pauline was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “I didn’t know what Alzheimer’s was,” Bonnie says. “I didn’t know what that next step was supposed to be.” But one week after her mother’s diagnosis, Bonnie found an Alzheimer’s support group at St. Alexius Medical Center – and has been returning each month ever since. “You need to reach out and ask for assistance,” PfligerKeller says. “This is the safe place to say, ‘I need help.’ ” Families and friends with loved ones at any stage of the disease are invited to the monthly support group to talk, share information and learn more. “We’re not built to be caregivers 24 hours a day, but yet
FREE SCREENING November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, with a National Memory Screening Day Nov. 13. On that day, St. Alexius Medical Center will be offering free screenings and providing information at the St. Alexius Technology and Education Center, 1310 E. Main, Bismarck. To schedule an appointment, call 701-530-7749. w w w. n d l i v i n g . c o m
Bonnie Dowhaniuk, Bismarck, finds strength in sharing the story of her mother’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease. She holds a photo of her mother, Pauline, who was diagnosed just over two years ago.
you’re committed to your loved one and then you get angry at yourself for getting angry at them or guilty because you’d like a break and you can’t get one,” shares Pfliger-Keller, who has been the support group’s facilitator for almost a year. “Unfortunately, once someone is diagnosed, we know it’s a progressive disease and it’s going to get worse and I think that’s what’s hard for people,” Pfliger-Keller says. “We know what the results are going to be. It’s hard for families to accept the inevitable and that’s where the support group can come in.” “My mom is in the best facility to match her needs, and I have taken care of her finances,” Bonnie states. “There is nothing more I can do for her. Nothing. There is nothing I can do for my mom. She has a fatal brain disease. But, doing nothing doesn’t sit well with me.” Bonnie has relied on local facilities to care for her mother, first using adult daycare, then basic care, then a memory care facility. Each move was difficult, Bonnie relates, particularly the latest one. “That was worse than the original diagnosis,” Bonnie recalls with tears. “Mom was crying hysterically, yelling, pacing and in obvious emotional pain and confusion.” More tears come when Bonnie relates a recent afternoon when her mother slowly scanned her face, not recognizing her daughter of 43 years. “That was tough,” Bonnie says, “and if it was tough for me, it had to be 10 times tougher for Mom. There’s no other disease that’s so filled with uncertainties. There’s no blackand-white answer to dealing with this disease. Of all the challenges this disease presents, the most difficult is the whole unpredictability.”
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The greatest challenge, Pfliger-Keller says, are the behavioral changes in a loved one and the ability to communicate with them. “The biggest thing to understand is the way we communicate with a person with dementia has to change,” she says. “You can’t argue, you can’t reason. A person with dementia loses the ability to cognitively put those pieces together. We talk about those skills and different strategies for dealing with that.” Pfliger-Keller recommends putting pieces of the care puzzle in place ahead of time, including considering care outside of the home. “It’s better to be proactive rather than reactive in a situation,” she advises. She tells families to have power of attorney and medical directives completed beforehand so those decisions do not have to be made in an emergency situation. North Dakota is the only state in the nation with statefunded care consultants available through the Alzheimer’s Association. Available at no charge to families, the care consultants are available to guide families through the process. The Alzheimer’s Association has a caregiver support group available with just a telephone call. Rural residents also can access St. Alexius’ support group through the telemedicine service the third Tuesday of each month. “Research shows that a lot of caregivers become more ill than the person they’re caring for because of stress, anxiety,
depression, isolation, so we want to give a lot of focus to the caregivers themselves so that they’re doing OK and are getting the resources they need,” Pfliger-Keller says. Bonnie values those types of connections and resources, and has become an active resource herself through volunteer work and sharing her journey with others. “If I went a week without visiting my mom, the guilt would make me physically ill,” she says. “The unpredictability of Alzheimer’s disease makes it impossible to be guilt-free. However, acceptance of the diagnosis helps rationalize guilt.” “Unfortunately, the mother I grew up with is not the mother she is now,” Bonnie says. “But she’ll always be my mother.” Luann Dart is a freelance writer and editor who lives near Elgin.
To learn more, visit http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_ disease_know_the_10_signs.asp. To join the statewide Alzheimer’s disease support group or to contact the Alzheimer’s Association, call 701-277-9757. Care consultants may also be accessed through the association. To learn more about the St. Alexius Alzheimer’s Support Group, call 701-530-7755.
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This month, we asked our readers to answer the following...
“Is your quality of life in North Dakota changing for the better or worse? What can your electric cooperative do to improve your community or quality of life?” EDITOR’S NOTE: This month, we did not receive one letter! We try and ask questions that affect hundreds, if not thousands, of readers. We regret this one didn’t inspire you to share your pleasures and challenges! Reader participation is one reason North Dakota Living is the state’s best-read publication. So readers, take a few minutes and answer future questions. It’s your chance to share your thoughts and earn some easy money! Or, if there are topics of interest to you, submit your ideas to cdevney@ndarec.com. We look forward to hearing from you! We did receive a generous amount of letters in July, many of which we were unable to publish. This is one, which answered the
question: “If money wasn’t a consideration, where would you take a vacation this summer, and why?”
Scotland I would visit the Guthrie Castle in Scotland. Built in the 15th century, this storybook castle was once called home by my Guthrie ancestors. The castle rests on an estate with its own loch, in the county of Angus, close to Forfar, and includes a yett (entrance gate) and square tower. The grounds are covered by lavish gardens; most notable are the yew hedges, shaped in the sign of the Celtic Cross. Today, the 55-room Guthrie Castle is an historic site. An opportunity to explore this ancient place laden with history and walk in the footsteps of my
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ctober is Co-op Month in North Dakota. The word co-op, a shortened form of cooperative, represents people working together to achieve great things or help those in need. Whether cooperation aids a person, business or the community, this generous act describes the North Dakota spirit. Whether neighbors are helping each other dig out after a large snowstorm or employees are raising money for their favorite charity, most of our state’s residents seem to share the philosophy that big or small, acts of kindness make a difference. Zachary Klokstad I live in one of the many smaller rural communities in North Dakota where it is not uncommon for people to help each other. For instance, people hold fundraisers for those in need, or open doors or carry groceries for the elderly. There are also much larger ways people work together, and accomplish together what is not feasible for one or two people. Recently, I learned how electric cooperative
employees volunteered and worked together to restore Oak Park in Minot, after floodwaters damaged the grounds. For teenagers who are interested in volunteering, there are plenty of smaller-scale opportunities. You don’t have to become a doctor, move to a third-world country and fi nd a cure for a disease, in order to give back to the world in a large way. You can simply join a church group that is focused on helping the community, run an errand for an elderly neighbor or become a teacher’s aide at your school. There are countless ways to help and make a difference. I feel fortunate to live in North Dakota, where people seem to value cooperation. This October during Co-op Month, I encourage you to do volunteer and cooperate with others, and impact our society in a positive way. Let’s help the spirit of North Dakota soar! Zachary Klokstad, 17, is a senior at Westhope Public High School where he is active in drama, speech and track, and has participated in academic competitions. He has also volunteered as a teacher’s aide and church reader. Zachary is the son of Paul and Gloria Klokstad, who are members of North Central Electric Cooperative.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER THROUGH Oct. 20 Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, noon-7 p.m. daily, 5001 Fernwood Dr., Bismarck. 701-222-1521. THROUGH Oct. 26 BAGA Fall Art Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, 422 E. Front Ave., Bismarck. 701-223-5986. THROUGH Oct. 31 Halloween at the Gardens, 6200 11th Ave. S.E., Minot. 701500-7713. THROUGH Oct. 31 “What Scares You” Exhibit, Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative, Bismarck. 701-202-3400. 6 Fall Fest, Firemen’s Supper and Rummage Sales, Beeler Community Center and citywide, Lemmon, S.D. 605-374-5716. 6-7 Threshing Show, 11 S. Main, Makoti. 701728-6740. 7 St. Benedict’s Autumnfest, 10 a.m., St. Benedict’s Health Center, Dickinson. 701-456-7242. 8-14 Caravanserai: Moroccan Music, The Arts Center, Jamestown. 701-251-2496.
12-14 Duckfest, Bowdon. 701-341-1327. 13, 27; Nov. 3, 17; Dec. 8, 15; Jan. 12, 2013 FAARMS Farm Beginnings Series, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Bowdon. 701-486-3569. 13 NRA Banquet, Beeler Community Center, Lemmon, S.D. 605374-5716. 13 Holiday Craft Show, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Bottineau Armory, Bottineau. 701-228-2805. 13 Craft Show, Buffalo Mall, Jamestown. 800-222-4766. 13 N.D. Firefighter’s Museum Hall of Fame Banquet, Garrison. 800-799-4242 or 701463-2345. 13-14 Adult Zookeeper Camp, 1-4 p.m., Dakota Zoo, Bismarck. 701-223-7543. 16 Artful Happy Hour, 5 p.m., The Arts Center, Jamestown. 701251-2496. 16-17 Identity Theft Awareness Shred Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., parking lot, Village Family Service Center, Fargo. 701-235-3328.
18 Identity Theft Awareness Shred Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., parking lot, 2624 Vermont Ave., Bismarck. 701255-1165. 18-19 Harvest Moon Camp Artxtravaganza, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Theo Art School, Bismarck. 701222-6452. 18-Dec. 1 Brad Bachmeier Ceramics Exhibit, The Arts Center, Jamestown. 701251-2496. 19 Farm and Home Show, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 1207 Fourth Ave. S., Hettinger. 701-567-2531. 19-20 Bioethics Seminar: Moral Issues Associated with Artificial Nutrition and Hydration; Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia; Advance Directives; Health Care Proxy; Do Not Resuscitate Orders and more, 5:45-8:30 p.m. Friday and 9-11:45 a.m. Saturday, Matt and Jo Ann Butler Hall, Gary Tharaldson School of Business, University of Mary, Bismarck. 701-355-8002. 20 Pheasants Forever Banquet, Beeler Community Center, Lem-
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NOVEMBER 2-3 Art and Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, N.D. State Fair Center, Minot. 701-8376059. 2-4 Badlands Art Show, Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge, Dickinson. 800-279-7391. 3 Craft and Gift Extravaganza, Armory, Carrington. 701-652-2524. 4 Christmas Boutique Craft and Gift Show, Civic Center, Jamestown. 701-252-8088. 4 Fall Arts and Craft Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Grafton Armory, Grafton. 9 Wildlife Feed, Community Center, Medora. 701-623-4910. 9 and 12 Wild West Art Camp, 8:30 a.m.5 p.m., Theo Art School, Bismarck. 701-222-6452. 10 Craft and Merchant Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oakes. 701-742-3508. 10 Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MT, City Hall, Hazen. 888-464-2936 or 701748-6848.
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(Left to right) Terry Goerger, Big Iron (BI) Committee, Goerger Seed and Supply Company; Chaun Merkens, BI exhibit coordinator; Gale Skjoiten, BI committee, American Federal Bank, Fargo; Dennis Schwab, Kuhn Krause; Steve Butts, Kuhn Krause; Keith Peltier, BI committee, Proseed, Harvey; Wade Oman, holding award; Mike St. Onge, BI committee, Titan Machinery, Grand Forks; Bryan Schulz, Big Iron general manager; John Gowan, BI committee, Ultimate Transportation, Fargo.
Overall Best of Show: New Holland
Dan Spaulding, Don Williams, Rick Solberg, Josh Harkenrider, Braden Halvorson, Tyler Roberts, Bruce Ristau, Steven W. Kowalke, Arthur G. Haas, Thomas G. Lano
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Leah Larson, third from left; Eugene Breker, displaying award.
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Tyson Lerfald, displaying award; Bill Jordan, third from right.
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Alana Epstein, holding award; Jeff Koehn, third from right.
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The throw-down -down I by Carmen Devney
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t’s time for a confession — which certainly isn’t a secret because North Dakota Living has thousands of loyal readers who already know: on rare occasion, we make mistakes. In May, for example, we published a “Chicken Asian Pasta” recipe and FORGOT to list the CHICKEN as an ingredient. How does that happen?!?! We apologize to our readers, and thank them for keeping us honest. Last year, one reader emailed me and took me to task, in a polite way, for taking too many creative liberties in a Recipe Roundup story. Of course, he was right. So when I responded to his comments, I first thanked him for his time. Then, I invited myself into his kitchen and asked him to cook for North Dakota Living! Unbelievably, he agreed and the Mueller “throw-down” began. Dr. H. Gustav “Gus” Mueller, a Capital Electric Cooperative member from south Bismarck, put great thought into what he wanted to prepare for readers. In the 100 or so emails we exchanged (his exaggeration, not mine), he emphasized he wanted to make a main course that was maybe a little unique to North Dakota. Originally from Ryder, Mueller has an audiology consulting practice and holds appointments of professor
Gus Mueller spent many years living in Colorado, home of countless micro-breweries and the Denver Broncos. Now, he chooses to live in North Dakota because, “It just feels right.”
at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, senior audiology consultant for Siemens Hearing, and contributing editor for AudiologyOnline. While his knowledge of hearing loss, hearing aids and cochlear implants is certainly impressive (he just finished writing his 6th book), so are Mueller’s instincts in the kitchen. This month, he shares two recipes he enhanced and renamed. The main dish, BBQ Bacon Shrimp with a Hint of Lynchburg and Hawaii, features shrimp, Jack Daniels® sauce, cream, and most notably, bacon — which could make cardboard edible, jokes Mueller. The side dish, Decadent Corn Casserole, bakes golden and creamy. To lighten the meal, Mueller enjoys homemade coleslaw and a glass or two of wine. Mueller, who frequently cooks with his wife, Karen Jacobus, also an audiologist, says the key to becoming confident in the kitchen is a lot of trial and error and not being afraid to make a mistake.
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“If it tastes like crap, throw it away and start over! That’s how you learn,” he laughs. He also suggests people develop their palettes by supporting non-chain restaurants and trying foods that are new to them. Experimenting in the kitchen has its benefits. Not only has Mueller learned to combine unique foods, such as walnuts and beets, and make exquisite meals, but cooking with Karen serves as evening entertainment. “The more ingredients in the dish, like Pad Thai or jambalaya, the more we enjoy it because the longer it takes,” he describes. “It’s fun. It’s relaxing. There are more good times to be had in the kitchen than you might think!” The North Dakota Living staff thanks Gus Mueller for the delicious meal, great beverages, hearty laughs, and for being such a gracious host and good sport. North Dakota Living readers: We promise we won’t forget to list the shrimp in this month’s recipe, and will try to keep mistakes to a minimum. If w w w. n d a r e c . c o m
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BBQ BACON TASTY TACO SHRIMP PIE WITH A HINT OF LYNCHBURG AND HAWAII
Peel and wash shrimp, and set aside. Pre-cook bacon in frying pan to render fat. Cook to “almost crispy.” Drain, eliminate excess grease with mildly aggressive paper towel “pats.” Cut slices into 1- to 2-inch pieces and set aside. Cut peppers into narrow strips about 2 to 3 inches long. Cut onions into nice-sized chunks (1/2 inch or so) and include part of the green stalk for color. Put the olive oil, salt and pepper in a good-sized frying pan on medium-low heat. Toss in peppers and onions. When peppers start to get soft, add barbecue sauce, bacon and a few glugs of hot sauce. Let dish simmer for a while, or depending on how it’s looking, sit on the stove without heat (while your corn casserole is baking). About 5 minutes before you serve, turn heat back on, add a little more barbecue sauce if it looks too dry, and add the shrimp. Cook about 2 to 3 minutes, or until shrimp turns from grey to white. Do not overcook. Once shrimp are close to done, stir in cream. Gus’ test notes: I’m a “buy American” kind of guy, but I prefer the easy-peel Asian Tiger shrimp. I buy the “good” bacon with minimal fat, and recommend using Jack Daniel’s® Original No.7 Barbecue Sauce (hence the “Lynchburg” reference). The green pepper adds nice color, but unless you’re a serious green pepper fan, don’t use too much. For the hot sauce, I use Hawaiian Passion Sweet Pineapple (moderate heat, Thai peppers). If serving this recipe with wine, I suggest a hearty Pinot Noir or spicy Zinfandel.
Gus Mueller, Bismarck Capital Electric Cooperative
DECADENT CORN CASSEROLE 1 8.5-oz. package Jiffy® corn 1 stick of butter, melted muffin mix 1 cup or more shredded 1 12-oz. package frozen sharp cheddar cheese corn, thawed 1 cup sour cream 1 15-oz. can cream-styled 2 eggs, beaten corn Grab a big mixing bowl and stir together all 7 ingredients using a big, wooden spoon and elbow grease. Place mixture into a 9” x 13” greased baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for about 60 to 70 minutes at 350 degrees. Let set for five minutes or so before serving. Gus’ test notes: Just in case you didn’t get enough bacon and cream mixed with the shrimp, this dish should take care of your remaining required fat calories! If you were having a less-interesting main dish, you could kick this up by adding bacon, jalapeño, etc. In fact, with a little imagination, this could be your main dish. This casserole pairs well with most any wine named after an animal (with apologies to Duckhorn). Both of these dishes go great with creamy coleslaw — it’s hard to beat Jimmy’s® dressing — 1/2 jar with bag of slaw is just right!
Gus Mueller, Bismarck Capital Electric Cooperative
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ow long can you keep using your spices?” the woman asked me with a grin on her face. “Well, how long have you had your spices?” I responded as the rest of class watched. “I received them for a wedding gift,” she replied. “OK, what year Julie Garden-Robinson, did you get marPh.D., L.R.D. ried?” I asked. “1970,” she said. The entire class burst out laughing. “If you are using 40-year-old spices, I don’t think you are adding a lot of flavor,” I replied. Are your spices past their prime? Give your spices the “sniff test.” Crumble some in your hands and sniff. If there is little characteristic flavor, consider replacing the spices. Although old spices aren’t a real food safety concern, they may not be doing their job. Ground spices retain their quality for about two to three years, and whole spices retain their power for three to four years. Be sure to store spices in cool, dark, dry place and always replace the lid right away. Avoid storing your spices near a dishwasher or sink. Why not liven up your foods with some new combinations? Spices add flavor without fat, and in most case, without sodium. Be sure to check if salt is a major ingredient. You want to add flavor, not sodium. Experiment a little. Sprinkle one of these spices on your favorite vegetables for a new sensation: Carrots: cinnamon, dill, marjoram, rosemary Green beans: dill, curry powder, oregano, thyme Potatoes: dill, garlic, onion, paprika, parsley Squash: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg Tomatoes: basil, bay leaf, oregano, parsley Until next time, do the “sniff test” on your spices! COURTESY PHOTO
2 pounds raw shrimp (16 to 20 count) 1 ⁄3 pound thick-cut bacon 1 ⁄2 cup barbecue sauce 1-2 red peppers ½-1 green pepper 2 bunches green onions 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper 1-2 T. olive oil 2 ⁄3-1 cup heavy cream hot sauce (a few shots)
Spice up your menus
Julie Garden-Robinson is a professor and food and nutrition specialist with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. To learn more, visit www.ndsu.edu/food.
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Sprout damage no longer an issue
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and durum harvests talked about the good quality of the early crop. But farmers who had planted wheat later, especially those in northern North Dakota, were watching as their crop sprouted in the swath and lost value. One reason sprout damage on wheat isn’t the problem it once was is that not much wheat is now swathed before combining. While ripe wheat can sprout while standing, the likelihood of sprouting is much greater when crops are in a swath. Less wheat is swathed these days because there is less need to swath. Most often, grain was swathed because it was weedy and you had to let the weeds dry, in the swath, before combining. Or, the grain had ripened unevenly, and swathed wheat that was still green would dry more quickly than if left standing. Thanks to improved crop protection products, weeds aren’t the problem they once were. And desiccation is now the preferred option if there is a weed problem or if there are immature plants in the crop. Plant breeders have also developed varieties that are less likely to sprout. But today, resistance to sprout is further down the list of characteristics farmers look for when choosing a variety of wheat to plant. n
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n recent years, the North Dakota Wheat Commission has provided weekly updates on the quality of the spring wheat and durum crops, as hundreds of samples collected during harvest are analyzed for a variety of quality characteristics. “Falling numbers” were not a big issue this year and haven’t been for a number of years. Falling numbers are a measure of sprout damage on wheat, even damage that is not visually apparent. More than 40 years ago, as I was just getting into the farm broadcast business, it had been an Al Gustin unusually wet fall. Grain lying in the swath suffered severe sprout damage. It was about that time that semi-dwarf wheat varieties were being developed, and the breeders of those varieties were quick to point out that the semi-dwarfs would stand better and wouldn’t lodge, so there would be less need of swathing and less grain sprouting in the swath. Thirty-five years ago, in October 1977, sprout damage on wheat was still an issue. That year, persistent rains started at mid-harvest and a bit of a controversy ensued. The nationally published reports on the spring wheat
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CO - OP COUNTRY
Future farmers
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orth Dakota produces more spring wheat, durum, barley, dry beans and honey than any other state in the nation. While our farmers’ production and crop diversity is certainly impressive, these North Dakota Living kids are more interested in spending time with family in the field.
READY YET? McCoy Lawlar inspects a wheat field with dad. To test the crop for maturity, he’ll thresh out a head in the palm of his hand and bite on a kernel. McCoy is the son of Howdy and Jodee Lawlar, who are members of McKenzie Electric Cooperative. Jodee submitted the photo.
HEAVENLY HARVEST: Standing in a neighbor’s field, Eric Hallwachs knows timely rains can make or break a crop. He is Sarah’s brother and son of Loren and Renee Hallwachs, who are members of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative and Dakota Central Telecommunications Cooperative. Renee submitted the photo.
HURRY, PAPA! He is a farmer, producer and hero. But to Molly Wilson, he’s just papa. A fourth-generation farmer, Jeremy is seeding soybeans into a winter wheat cover crop. Molly is the daughter of Jeremy and Sarah Wilson, who are members of Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative and Northern Plains Electric Cooperative. Sarah submitted the photo.
DRIVER’S ED: Straight-cutting spring wheat with a combine, Dayton Jay Tyler and his dad hope for a high yield. He is the son of Kevin and Katie Tyler and the grandson of Jay and Diane Kersten. Diane submitted the photo; she and Jay are members of North Central Electric Cooperative.
North Dakota Living is seeking photos of kids related to winter, sports and animals! Of course, we also want other family favorites for upcoming Co-op Country pages. We’ll select and print them as space allows. Those whose submissions appear on this page will receive a check for $10 following publication of the magazine. We prefer high-resolution digital photos emailed to cdevney@ndarec.com, but you may also mail entries to Co-op Country, North Dakota Living, P.O. Box 727, Mandan ND 58554-0727. Readers, North Dakota Living will not publish low-quality photos such as those taken on cell phones. When submitting photos, please include the following information: your complete name and address, your daytime phone number, and the name of your electric and/or telephone co-op. We will contact you prior to publication. NOTE: Please keep a duplicate photo, negative or file; the magazine is no longer able to return submitted photos. 36
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