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delicious recipes from Chef Jeremy

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS PICKLEBALL?

THE LEGEND OF

LOBO

THE WOLF FROM HIGH HEELS TO RUBBER BOOTS

DIY FALL CRAFT IDEAS INSIDE!

CATCH UP WITH MISS BEMIDJI

ARCHERY: A WHOLE NEW HUNTING EXPERIENCE

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Features 12 Lobo the wolf

We learn the background of Lobo, the wolf outside of Morell’s Chippewa Trading Post in downtown Bemidji.

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Bow hunting with Jenny

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Co-owner of the Bemidji Bow Shop Jenny Ann Watrud shares her story of how she started bow hunting.

Miss Bemidji Tia Ellies tells of her experiences in the Miss Bemidji and Miss Minnesota pageants over the past year.

Chef Jeremy

Chef Jeremy Farrand-Bogucki at the Bemidji Town & Country Club offers some delicious fall recipes.

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Adopt a shelter dog DIY upcycling Nutrition in style Quilling Chattin’ with Dennis in shape Halloween kid treats Where to Trick or Treat?

Where is it?

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October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month!

We’ll give you a look at the adorable Beltrami County Humane Society pooches that need a new home, tips about adopting a shelter dog, and best of all, where to find more information on upcoming events and adoption information.

It takes careful planning to bring the right dog into your home, and to make sure your lifestyle is the right one for your new pet. Too often, people adopt a dog because it is "cute" rather than based on its behavior and energy levels.

Here are 10 tips to consider when adopting a shelter dog.

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Know why you want to adopt a new pet and make sure you are ready for a long-term commitment.

Research the dog breeds that are right for you.

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Give yourself time to think it over. We encourage you to come and visit a pet you might like to adopt multiple times. You can spend one-on-one time with the animal in our introduction room or an outside kennel.

Make sure to budget for extra veterinary expenses in case they are needed or your pet gets sick.

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Don’t be a afraid to ask the rescue staff questions.

Keep your goals in mind, do your research, and have patience! You’ll both be happier at the end of the day.

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Assess if your living space is adequate for an animal companion. If you’re attracted to energetic largebreed dogs, but live in a small apartment, will your pooch have enough room?

Get your family ready for a new pet. Make sure your dog is good with children and that your children know the proper ways to care for and respect the new pet.

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Make sure you have enough time to spend with your dog by walking, playing and providing basic needs.

Study up on how to train the dog or discuss training that has taken place at the shelter.

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Looking for a new friend?

Meet Belle and Bear!

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BEAR

Belle is part Bloodhound and part Boxer and is also spayed. She was born around May 26, 2008.

“I am a very big girl, but don’t let that fool you.

I am shy from time to time. I really love going for walks — that is actually one of my must haves for a new family. I am looking for a nice and loving family that will take me for nice long walks throughout the day to make me feel happy.

I don’t like being left by myself for a very long period of time either and would much rather be with you. I’m not a big fan of other big dogs and

Bear is a male Labrador Retriever and is up to date with routine shots and is also neutered. He was born around May 30, 2009, according to the Humane Society.

“I am looking for a nice family with lots of time and energy to love and play with me each and every day. I like to hop up and hug you as well as play fetch. But, don’t expect the ball back every time. I like to try and beat you to the ball every now and then so I can keep you on your toes. If you are looking for a nice, happy, fun-loving dog then please stop by and see me.”

sometimes small dogs so if I could go to a nice quiet home where it would just be me, I would really be happy. I know lots of commands and I like tennis balls even though I kind of destroy them sometimes. I am a very sweet and shy girl and it will take some time for me to get used to you and your family. If you are willing to give me a chance I am more than willing to do my best to be the best companion you and your family will ever have, so please stop by and see me.”

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DIY Instead of going out and buying all the materials you would need for a project, use items you already have! That’s what upcycling is all about. For these three crafts we used wine bottles, their corks, jars we had lying around, leftover paint and a few smaller items to garnish with.

upcycled fall crafts painted wine bottles

Save some wine bottles and don’t throw away the corks!

(You’ll need those, too.) For this first craft, all you need are bottles with the labels removed, paint and whatever else you decide to decorate with.

For one bottle, we used stencils to write and then added an ombre effect with light green and white paint. Another has a tree with fall leaves painted on and pebbles at the bottom. The last has maroon paint with blue sponge painted on the bottom.

cork magnet mini planters

Use a small knife to carve out half of the inside of the corks and place some dirt at the bottom. Put a small piece of a succulent with a little water and then add more dirt.

Glue a magnet to the back and you have a cute, earthy refrigerator magnet.

button jars

For this craft, we used leftover paint from previous projects and painted the inside of the jars. Next, we added some twine with a button around it. You could even put a small tealight candle inside.

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bracelets from recycled plastic bottles kids corner

materials needed: plastic bottle tape scissors iron nail polish

Bonus Material:

Visit our blog inmagazine. areavoices.com for video on how to make the bracelets.

steps: To begin, wrap two or three pieces of tape around the bottle. The area covered by tape will be approximately the size of your bracelet.

With the scissors cut on either side of the tape.

Once you have a bracelet shape, cut closer to the tape trying to make the edge as straight as possible.

Remove the tape and turn your iron on: medium heat and the steam off.

Once cool enough to touch, use the nail polish to paint the inside of the bracelet.

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With pressure, hold both edges of the bracelet against the iron. Continue around the entire circle to ensure a smooth edge.

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Healthy eating for kids

made easy

How do I get them to eat better?

Jessica Carter is a registered and licensed dietitian and the founder and president of Core Health & Nutrition, LLC. Jessica earned a master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from Eastern Michigan State University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Bemidji State University.

As a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist in the Bemidji area, I know that getting kids to eat right is no picnic in the park. It can downright feel impossible with all of our busy schedules. I am here to tell you that with a little planning and few small changes, it doesn’t have to be the battle it was before.

Not only do I have experience working with numerous children in a professional setting, but I, too, have children of my own. I also know a thing or two about being busy. My husband and I both own businesses that keep us running not only during the workweek but on weekends

and evenings as well.

I will tell you, my children are like any other kids, they don’t prefer broccoli over chocolate. They would eat macaroni and cheese every meal of every day if we let them and even though they know they won’t get it, they still ask for candy every trip to the grocery store.

So how do I, as a nutrition expert, get my kids to eat right? Easy. I use the same tools and techniques that I teach my clients.

First, I never forget to listen to my kids. I talk to them about food at dinner.

I ask what they ate when they stayed

Here are some ideas for you to try this upcoming school year:

B r e a k fa s t

Try to step out of the box and get your kids to eat something other than that sugary cereal or the high-carb bagels and donuts they love. Maybe try a banana pea nut but ter smoothie. No time for that ? Then just have a banana with a hardbo iled egg.

It’s simple, but still no time for mor e? Make some microwave eggs: Simply bea t two eggs, throw them into a microwave -safe bowl, sprinkle with some cheese, cook for 30 seconds, stir, cook for 30-45 seconds more and BAM! Instant scrambled eggs!

If your child likes broccoli or red pep pers, feel free to sprinkle a few of thos e in there as well and voila, you just added a serving of vegetables.

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somewhere else and basically I try to learn what they like and dislike.

I also strongly encourage them to try new foods. I never use food as a reward. Instead, we offer family activities as incentive such as maybe a bike ride or an evening walk to the river.

I also offer choices at dinner. If one child wants broccoli and the other wants carrots, well then I just make both.

I’m not suggesting separate meals for each person (We don’t have time for that.) but having more choices is OK. I try to work healthy food into their favorite dishes such as a can of black beans thrown in with the baked beans, or extra veggies into that much-loved casserole.

I don’t have unrealistic expectations of what they will eat either. As much as I might want them to eat artichokes with a side of cabbage, I realize they are probably going to want something else, so I work with them. I let them help with grocery shopping. We talk about healthy foods at the table. They even help with meal preparation at times.

Above all, I am consistent. If I say no to something then I stick with that no matter how much begging follows.

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After school can be trick y and if you r kids get home before you, it’s hard to stop them from raiding the fridge. Short of padlocking it shu t, there isn’t much you can do to prevent it. Instead, just make sure you have healthy snacks available.

Have a bowl of fruit on the counter so it’s the first thing they see when they walk in.

Keep hard boiled eggs on hand in the fridge. Have some veggies freshly cut in the fridge with some yummy hummus or ranch dip. (Making that dip hea lthy is as easy as mixing powdered ranch seasoning into some plain Greek yogurt.)

Another quick-to-grab option is a bag of pretzels or some homemade trail mix. (Mix together nuts, some dried fruit, seeds, and even a little chocolate for sweetness.)

1. Individualize it.

2. Make it realistic.

3. Don’t break a sweat if something goes wrong.

For more tips,

Jessica can be reached at (218) 556-9089 or Jessica@corehealthbemidji.com. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or visit her website at www.corehealthbemidji.com.

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THE BEAS A killer wolf, a hunter and by This story’s usual hero is buried in Shevlin, at Old Sell Lake Cemetery. He’s credited with killing a monster. His headstone, under a pine, reads: Algot Wicken, 1891-1986.

The usual villain is kept in Bemidji, behind glass. He, too, is credited with killing. Children smudge their noses against his display. They peer at lifeless eyes, massive fangs, browning fur.

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Kyle Farris staff writer

run store intends to bury what remains of “Lobo Minnesota,” years ago killed, stuffed and encased.

“A lot of people say he’s creepy-looking,” said Julie Petersen, Morell’s assistant manager. “See,” she said, pointing toward Lobo’s front left leg. “He’s coming apart there.”

Petersen and her sister-manager, Roxi Mann, have been with Lobo for 25 years. Their parents owned the store before Mann took over in 2000. Lobo was part of the transaction.

ST INSIDE their story's hidden chapter “Maybe this could be his farewell story,” Petersen said.

Elders who saw the “Great Killer of the North” as boys and girls return for last looks.

Locals and tourists plead he should stay above ground.

Petersen is leaning toward burial. Of all people, she knows about the army of hunters, the one who succeeded, the suffering.

Lobo stands accused of using deer carcasses for playthings. Petersen calls him misunderstood. Little tears pool in her eyes.

There’s something she wants you to know about him.

‘That animal was vicious’

Algot Wicken passed his 94 years just outside Itasca State Park. His family picked berries, gathered honey and trapped animals. Until his back gave out, he took a daily walk.

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of a 30-year-old conversation on survivalcommonsense. com, his website: In 1926, in the woods that roll from Red Lake to Itasca State Park, hunters found the largest wolf tracks they had ever seen. The beast responsible was suspected of slaughtering record numbers of deer. It was elusive to human eyes.

“That animal was vicious.

I guess he broke the deer’s back out of pure meanness.”

-Algot Wicken The wolf traveled alone, unpredictably and usually at night. It was probably mateless and broke wolf custom by abandoning old, unfinished kills. Game wardens set a $200 bounty. They rigged the forest with traps and poisons. The wolf seemed to strut past anything men had touched. It killed exclusively deer, carried carcasses like toys and only sometimes decided to eat them.

“That animal was vicious,” said Wicken, who discovered a crippled doe one day while setting traps in the woods. “He never bothered to finish it off,” he told Pantenburg. “I guess he broke the deer’s back out of pure meanness.”

The Great Depression had pockets empty. Hunters and trappers, bounty-bent, filled the forest.

Wicken, after weeks of studying Lobo’s tendencies, learned what no one else had: The wolf was partial toward a particular stand of spruce.

The man strung a steel cable between two trees. He went home.

In the morning, he was back in the woods, back under the spruce stand.

Wicken had caught Lobo Minnesota. He had lost him.

Prints in the snow revealed the wolf had stood on his hind legs and lunged. He had snapped the cable and fled.

Never again did Lobo walk into a snare. Wicken’s had stayed with him.

A hunter’s redemption

The near-capture seemed only to grow the wolf’s ferocity. Lobo killed more and more deer. Game wardens upped the bounty to $500. Lobo’s hide represented lifechanging money.

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snares. A few days later, he trudged back, through the aftermath of a blizzard.

There was Lobo, growling in the steel trap.

Wicken admired the creature.

He lifted his rifle and aimed. He shot.

After a moment, the wolf’s body fell lifeless. Wicken moved closer. He was devastated.

The old snare, broken several hundred days before, wrapped tightly around Lobo’s neck.

“I’ve always regretted that the wire didn’t break clean,” Wicken told the reporter 50 years later. “I’ve always been sorry for the pain and suffering I must have caused him.”

Still, Wicken had a bounty to collect. He would be a hero.

The victor brought the wolf to Bagley. People came from all over to see the monster that had killed a new deer every three days and eluded hunters for 12 years.

On the animal’s neck, at the sorest spot, the snare had carved a hole the size of a half dollar. The “Great Killer of the North” had, himself, been slowly dying.

A new wolf

When Petersen’s family took over Morell’s in 1990, among the first orders of business was the shabby wolf.

They brought Lobo to a taxidermist who brushed his coat, replaced his teeth — “made him look real spiffy,” Petersen said. The wolf returned to his case.

Years passed.

Apart from the usual story, Petersen thought little of Lobo, of his motivations. The legend, the headlines in old newspapers sketched a clear and grim portrait.

Then, around 2000, a one-man play came to Itasca State Park.

Petersen’s family was in the audience when the performer revealed a hidden chapter.

The snare Lobo wore like a collar had choked him.

“I’ve always been sorry for the pain and suffering I must have caused him.”

-Algot Wicken

Eating became torturous. Lobo killed deer for their soft tissue and blood — the only elements he could consume.

The wolf left carcasses, old ones he had picked over, largely intact.

In his final days, it wasn’t with cunning that Lobo stayed away from past kills. It was necessity.

“People thought he was so mean, that he killed deer for the sport of it,” Petersen said.

“Poor guy, he was just trying to survive.”

Lobo was known for killing before his injury. Petersen said he wasn’t a monster, because he never attacked cattle or humans. After the play, Petersen and her sister dropped the “Great Killer” distinction that often followed his name.

“We just call him Lobo,” Petersen said.

Now, there’s a new wolf at Morell’s.

It’s not a more deeply understood Lobo, but a stuffed Alaskan wolf that Petersen said will serve as a replacement.

Visitors plea. Petersen has mixed feelings of her own.

When it’s time, she said, Lobo will be pulled from his case.

The procession will require hazmat suits. The body is preserved with arsenic.

Dead nearly 80 years, Lobo Minnesota might be more dangerous than he was living.

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in style

Profile Photography by Jillian

Gandsey

“ Be bold and be daring when you can because there will come a time in your life when you think you can’t. ” Julie Canty is the owner of Thrifty Kids located 2514 Hannah Ave, Bemidji. Thrifty Kids is an upscale resale store that sells everything from infant to adult clothing and accessories.

in: What’re you wearing

today?

JC: I’ll be totally honest with you and tell you everything I’m wearing, I got at my store except for my bra and my underwear and my hair tie and my jewelry. But I have on an extremely comfortable T-shirt. I feel like with my size, it’s easier to balance the body by showing a little bit more neck. It kind of throws off the hips a little bit so I like a lower cut top. It’s a silk, which is really nice when it gets hot.

I’m wearing Silver jeans.

Then I have on a pair of Aeropostale sandals that zip up the back.

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in: Where do you shop?

JC: If I’m shopping for

myself, I have a very limited fashion wardrobe at this moment because like most women my age after four kids, you’re always aspiring to have a different figure so you don’t want to spend a lot of money. So I do tend to buy a lot of my clothes at Thrifty Kids. Primarily because I know it’s going to be good brands, good quality, no stains and great prices. I love buying sweaters and some tops at Lucette’s here in town.

I love buying accent pieces at Yellow Umbrella. Shannon’s has some phenomenal scarves. So I do hit the boutiques here in town.

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If you could trade closets with someone, who would it be?

JC: If it’s for one day, Lisa Vanderpump. In a heartbeat. She’s got the greatest shoes and classiest dresses. She’s got a lot of pink though and I’m not a big pink girl but I would do it maybe for one day.

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Where do you seek style inspiration?

JC: My girls. My staff. I love to people watch. I could do it all day long. My channels that I go to on TV are Bravo, E!. I get emails from US Weekly every day.

in:

What’s your signature look?

JC: On an everyday basis, I definitely will have my hair pulled back in some fashion. I like to wear layers because I don’t necessarily know where my next moment’s going to take me with four kids.

So I could be waiting for somebody or something and it could rain or get cold but I definitely do a lot of athletic looks and I would say I always have layers and my hair up.

in:

What’s your fashion philosophy?

JC: Be bold and be daring when you can because

there will come a time in your life when you think you can’t. So I think that’s what’s important is if you feel like you want to wear it, wear it. But always have someone who will be honest with you before you walk out the door.

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What’s one of your most ridiculous fashion purchases?

JC: I know exactly what it was and I wore it, too. It’s funny to think back but the ’90s were a different time.

It was a red, silk, red, red, red, red, red, button-down, collar shirt with big cuffs and a red, silk, long to the ground Ralph Lauren skirt with a velvet, like almost cumberbun on it and I wore this as an outfit to work with red lipstick.

Looking back, no one said anything to me so it must have worked. It was hot!

And I wasn’t dressed as the devil that day for work. I literally went to work for a show. It was the tribute to the rat pack.

meone “ Always have so wi th st who will be hone lk you be fore you wa “ . out the door

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What’s your favorite thing in your closet right now?

JC: I’d have to say I have one go-to scarf of mine that, you know, as the weather starts to change you can wear it with T-shirts, you can wear it with long sleeves, you can put it on with a coat and it just works with everything.

It’s a blend of turquoise and a beige, a little bit of gray, a tiny bit of brown. So it really works with those earth tones that are in everybody’s closet.

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Quilling

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Story and Photos by

Maggi Stivers staff writer

Joy Tader could be described as a crafty person. She’s a quilter, does cross stitch and enjoys rubber stamping, but there’s one craft that Tader finds to be most relaxing.

“I just want to quill. The thing of it is, quilling, it’s so easy that is relaxes me,” she explained.

Taking after her mother’s love of crafts, Tader learned how to quill when she was about 10 years old. She hasn’t always consistently quilled since, mostly on and off over the years. Quilling was popular in the ’70s, but died down in the ’80s before once again picking up popularity in the ’90s.

“I did a little bit here, a little bit there during that “Start simple, start with flowers, time but once it started they are normally the easiest.” to kick in again, I’ve been going just gung-ho with different projects and different things,” Tader said.

Quilling involves the curling and bending of small strips to paper to create artwork. The craft got its name from the historical concept, when a feather quill was used to roll the strips of paper.

Today, Tader makes several crafts that include the art of quilling. Anything from small cards with a quilled element to three-dimensional animals or elaborate wedding gifts.

“I take the wedding invitations and then I double mat it and I do a flower arrangement on top and then a smaller one, so both

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corners are done quite well,” she said.

Most of the items Tader has quilled require a pattern that includes step-by-step instructions.

“I am just starting to do things as I have more time, to try and do things on my own but it doesn’t work out too well. Patterns work out

“I just want to quill.

The thing of it is quilling, it’s so easy that it relaxes me”

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better for me,” she explained.

Through the years Tader has learned a few tricks.

When starting with a new strip of paper, she tears off the ends.

“Because there’s a little glue at the end of it, but by tearing the paper, it helps the glue to stick,” she said.

Tader doesn’t know of many others locally who quill, but is interested in meeting some people who do and could benefit from that relationship.

“To see how they do it and their techniques, everybody has their own different techniques on how to quill,” she said.

For those new to quilling, Tader offers once piece of advice: “Start simple, start with flowers, they are normally the easiest.”

1) Quilling circle sizer, ruler with hole sizes coordinating to quilling coil sizes.

2) Slotted quilling tool, provides the ability to quickly and easily produce tight rolls.

3) Needle quilling tool, makes small centers in rolls and scrolls ruler and circle sizer.

4) Curling coach for beginners, works with a slotted quilling tool to make, hold and roll large tight circles.

5) Tweezers, used to handle small pieces.

6) Scissors, used to cut and trim pieces of paper.

7) Quilling kit, contains paper and directions for beginner designs.

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STRAIGHT SHOOTER by

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Maggi Stivers staff writer | Photography by Jillian Gandsey

LMOST FOUR YEARS AGO, Jenny Ann Watrud decided to make a change. She had purchased her first bow and planned to use it to hunt deer during the upcoming season.

Watrud has always been an avid deer hunter, using a rifle until 2012. As a young girl, Watrud went hunting for the first time with her dad, despite her mom’s wishes.

“My dad took me out for my first time and my mom said, ‘Don’t let her watch you gut the deer, and don’t let her watch you shoot the deer,’” she explained. “I spotted the deer and he shot.”

Nevertheless, an 8-year-old Watrud eagerly watched as her father prepared to clean the animal.

“I sat there and said, ‘I can try?,’ and he let me gut it,” she explained.

From that moment, she was hooked, continuing to

hunt each year in northern Minnesota with her dad and uncle near the Waskish and Kelliher area, as her family had a cabin on Red Lake.

“My uncle passed away when I was 15, so it’s been pretty much me and my dad. But it’s that one bond that we have,” Watrud, now 23, said.

Although she grew up in Apple Valley, Watrud isn’t much of a city girl, and she took every chance she could to spend time up north.

“Every weekend I could I was up at the cabin with my dad, fishing or hunting or just hanging out at the cabin,” she said.

She decided to make a more permanent move to the north in college when she chose to study nursing at Northwest Technical College in Bemidji.

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friends — including Skyler Smith, who is now her fiance.

“I said, ‘If you text me tomorrow, maybe we can hang out,’ and so he texted me the next day and we went driving around from sunset to sunrise,” she said. “He was showing me all the spots that he hunts and then all of a sudden I realized I never left, so we just kinda hit it off together.”

The couple share a lot of outdoor recreation hobbies, including spear fishing, hunting, race car driving, shed hunting and simply enjoying the outdoors.

“Me and Skyler are weird… we’ll just ask each other, ‘What are you doing tonight, do you want to go for a walk in the woods?’”

It was his influence that led Watrud to try bowhunting. Together they had selected her new bow but he had a bigger purchase in mind.

Not soon after, the couple decided to purchase all of the equipment and products that the company had so they could open their own bow shop.

They opened Bemidji Bow Shop in January 2013, in the same building as R&R Arms, Inc., a business that Skyler’s mom owned.

The bow shop currently is only open for appointments, as the couple both have full-time jobs outside the shop.

“I work at Havenwood (Care Center) and Skyler is a mechanic,” Watrud explained. “I think it’s more of a hobby than a career. I mean we have discussed expanding it and I think we both would love to do that, but right now, we still need our other jobs to make our lives happen.”

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A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE Hunting with a bow is a different experience for Watrud, and something she has come to enjoy more, compared to using a rifle.

“My first year, I had a deer come out and it was literally three feet in front of me,” she said. “I just stood there and stared at it. I mean, what are you supposed to do in your ground blind? It was sniffing around, and I can’t pull back because it would see me, so I just had to sit still

and hope it turned the right way, but I didn’t get a shot at that deer.”

While preparing for hunting season, the pair often work together to figure out where to hunt by scouting their patterns and watching their trails.

Watrud began bowhunting with a child’s size bow set at 30 pounds, but worked her way up to shoot a bow set at 50 pounds. The weight of the bow is set in relation to one’s height and weight, along with their strength and the animal they are hunting.

“I got a new bow last year and he (Skyler) didn’t tell me what it was set at and I just started shooting,” Watrud said. “And he was giggling and he said, ‘I ordered your new bow at 50 (pounds) and I just wanted to see if you could shoot it.’”

While hunting with a bow, Watrud’s shooting distance is limited.

“I would never take a shot over 40 yards,” she explained. “Deer hunting with a rifle, I’m comfortable up to 300 yards, so deer hunting with rifles has become a luxury.”

Shooting a deer with a rifle and shooting a deer with an arrow are definitely different experiences, she said.

“It’s a different noise, like I’ve never (heard),” she said. “When you shoot a rifle, you can actually hear the bullet hit the deer and it’s like a thud. Whereas when you pull back on your bow, it’s your strength pulling back your arrow and you’re shaking and you have to calm yourself.

“It’s like a crazy feeling when you hit your trigger to release your bow and all of a sudden you just hear the arrow go into the deer, it was like the craziest noise I’ve ever heard; it’s so rewarding to be able to hear that.”

Watrud hasn’t shot a buck yet, but she’s hoping this is the hunting season.

“My soon-to-be brother-in-law has a really nice 10-pointer that keeps coming into his yard and it’s every night consistently, so well see if that happens,” she said. “I don’t even care about the cost. Anything over an eight, is going on the wall.”

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Chattin’ with Dennis by

Dennis Doeden publisher

You can meet Jane and Frank Carlstrom at Bemidji’s Natural Choice Farmers Market. Their vendor booth offers fresh vegetables grown on their 400-acre property east of Bemidji.

The Carlstroms are officially retired. Frank had a long military career and later worked for the Beltrami County Highway Department; Jane was a nurse and nursing instructor. But the farm keeps them busy as ever, and they love sharing the fruits (and vegetables) of their labors, either at the farmers market or individually through their Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. in: What do you enjoy more, the gardening or the selling?

Both (in unison): The gardening.

Jane: Oh yeah. We enjoy the challenge of what’s going to grow this year and how can we respond to the difficulties and how can we help the plants be healthy and grow well. How can we improve the soil that they’re growing in. What can we do to keep that healthy, to encourage the good things and to limit the bad bugs and the bad pests.

now than ever before?

Frank: Yes, definitely. People are more aware of the pesticide problems and wanting the good, fresh vegetables. We have a lot of people asking specifically, ‘Do you use pesticides?’ because they want to “We enjoy the do pesticide-free.

Jane: And we welcome those challenge of what’s questions, because part of the going to grow this reason we do that is for transparency year and how can so people can ask. We’re not for we respond to the everybody. We want them to know difficulties and how can what we do and if they’re happy with it, that’s great. And if they’re not, that’s we help the plants be OK.

healthy and grow well.”

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shopping at farmers markets and/or doing CSAs

-Jane Carlstrom

in: If someone was thinking about

doing this, what would be your advice to them?

Frank: Find a mentor. If they want to get into the farmers market, somebody that’s been in the farmers market and done it for several years. I think we’ve made every mistake in the book. We pretty much did it on our own. We’re still not very good at it, but some of the people have been doing it for 20 years or so, they’ve got it down basically to a science. in: If you had to pick one type of produce as a favorite, could

you do such a thing?

Jane: Carmen peppers. But any fresh-picked vegetable is just

so wonderful. It’s that immediacy or eating it soon because more of the sugars are still in it. It’s not broken down. It’s crisper. A lot of times the cherry tomatoes that I eat don’t make it back to the house. I leave some for customers, but the ones that I eat are often outside because there’s nothing like the one that’s immediately picked from the vine and put in your mouth.

Frank: I’m not a pepper man. Like the sungold tomatoes. I don’t eat them anymore because one day I was in here and they were splitting as I picked them, and I ate way too many until I got sick. Now I eat one once in a while, but I try not to stuff them in my mouth anymore.

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Bemidji State student shares her positive experience with Miss Bemidji and Miss Minnesota pageants by

Jillian Gandsey staff writer

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ia Ellies describes how she became Miss Bemidji as a weird combination of factors.

She wanted to overcome her fear of performing.

She wanted to make a difference.

She watched the Miss America pageant on television.

She saw a poster for an upcoming Miss Bemidji pageant.

All of those things led Ellies, a 22-year-old music major at Bemidji State University, to get involved and eventually participate in the Miss Minnesota pageant in June.

“I’m the only music education major in the world who didn’t really realize that even though you’re going for music education, you still have to perform,” she laughed.

She had fought the performance aspect of her major for the past four semesters in college and figured the pageant would give herself an opportunity to change that.

“I’ve been kicking and screaming against performance and I’m like, ‘You know what, I’m not going to tell anybody that I’m even doing this pageant, I’m just going to go for it and it will push me,’” she said.

It was also the platform Ellies wanted to represent that brought her to sign up for the pageant. She returned to school last fall and became involved in the church’s ministry to help combat sex trafficking.

“It’s just kind of crazy how all of that came about,” Ellies said. “I had been praying, ‘Lord what can I do as far as sex trafficking is concerned,’ because that’s something He had laid on my heart a couple years ago.”

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“I have to give up my crown and it’s going to be one of the hardest things ever,” Ellies said. “It’s been such an awesome year.

Really, really incredible.”

-Tia Ellies

With that in mind around the start of school in August of 2014, and the pageant coming up in late September, the timing was perfect. Her platform would be “Bringing Awareness to and Rescuing Victims of Human Trafficking.”

“I had just gotten involved with the sex trafficking ministry in Bemidji, and so the platform was there right away, but I was thinking that it would be a really great way to promote that and to get that more circulated to the community,” she added.

Ellies worked with Angie Pagnac, the director of the Miss Bemidji pageant, on paperwork and categories of the pageant: Private interview, talent, fitness, gown and onstage question.

“She’s an extremely talented pianist, vocalist, at dancing ... you name it,” Pagnac said of Ellies.

“Academically, she’s very smart. I think every person she meets just loves her. She’s very, very friendly and supportive.”

When it came time for the talent portion of the pageant, at both Miss Bemidji and Miss Minnesota, Ellies found she wasn’t that nervous.

“When you have an audience that you don’t know, it’s just like, ‘You know what, no one will see me again, right?’ Just go for it and give your best shot at it,” she said.

After being crowned Miss Bemidji in September 2014, it was a whirlwind year filled with events and speaking for both Ellies and Kailee Ogden, who was crowned Miss Northern Lakes at the same pageant.

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“I think every person she meets just loves her.

She’s very, very friendly and supportive.”

-Angie Pagnac In June, both participated in the Miss Minnesota pageant and spent a week in the Twin Cities.

“It was just such a huge growing experience and just such a cool opportunity,” Ellies said. “I think probably my favorite part and my least favorite part at the same time was the interview portion just because that’s probably the part that stresses you the most.”

Ellies won best interview during the Miss Bemidji pageant but said the it didn’t go quite as well in the Miss Minnesota event.

“It’s something you can take and grow from,” she added.

Ellies spent the summer working on organic farming with children with special needs. She’s returned to BSU for the fall semester and expects to graduate next spring.

“I was laughing with the people saying, ‘It’s crazy to think that one week ago I was wearing high heels and riding in limos and now I’m fertilizing plants with manure and I have rubber boots on,’”

Ellies said of her summer.

There are two titles awarded at the pageant, which are Miss Bemidji and Miss Northern Lakes. This year’s event is planned for Sept. 26 at Thompson Recital Hall at BSU.

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ne of, if not the, fastest growing sports in the United States is pickleball and it’s found its way to Bemidji.

The citizens of Bemidji asked for updated courts and the city complied and created the brand new pickleball site at Algoma Park in June of this year.

“There was a lot of people calling the city, approaching the office and asking for pickleball,” said Anthony Orttel, an intern with Bemidji Parks and Recreation. “It’s a really fast-growing sport. This is brand new and we’re leaving the nets up all season. We used to have to come and set

up the nets every time they played.”

The Parks and Rec department hosts an open league every Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

But the sport is so popular the players took it upon themselves to also hold separate league days on Saturday morning and Monday night.

“Those are kind of like a pickup game, whoever shows up can play,” said pickleball regular John Ostrem. “There is no actual league; it’s just a friendly game is what it is.” (continued on page 31)

PICKLEBALL

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ALL ABOUT

Joel, Barney and William tried the overhand serve, but they quickly learned the underhand serve was much easier.

PICKLEBALL Origin of pickleball:

The game: Pickleball is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Most of the rules were created to accommedate for Pritchard’s court, and to prevent arguing. They wanted to keep it as friendly as possible. Even though it’s been 50 years since the creation of the sport, the rules haven’t changed much.

There have been some minor tweaks, but nothing major.

Pickleball was originally invented in the summer of 1965, in Bainbridge Island, Wash., by Congressman Joel Pritchard, William Bell and Barney McCallum.

Their children were bored one day, so they sent them outside to play on their badminton court with pingpong paddles and a perforated plastic ball. Soon the adults joined them to find the children enjoying themselves. They spent the rest of the summer designing new paddles and gradually created the rules we know today. Joel, William and Barney never imagined their new game would eventually be played worldwide.

Pickleball is currently the fastest growing sport in America.

Tips for players: • While you’re waiting for the ball, keep your paddle high, centered on your chest — that way you’re ready for a shot on either side of you.

• Keep on your toes, anticipating the next shot.

• Warm up prior to getting on the court with a quick 5 minute walk. Cool down with stretches or a slow walk.

Game play: A game of pickleball is played to 11 points; however, you must win by 2 points.

A game can last anywhere from 10-25 mintues.

The name: According to the original rumors, the game was officially named after the Pritchard’s dog, Pickles, who would chase the ball and run off with it. However, according to Joan, Joel Prichard’s wife, she started calling the game pickleball because it reminded her of the pickle boat in the sport of rowing, which has a mixed crew; much like how pickleball is a mixture of other sports. Since the game wasn’t given an official name until a few years after its creation, both accounts may actually be true.

Who plays?

The original purpose of pickleball was to create a family friendly activity that people of all ages could enjoy. The sport is now very popular within community centers, PE classes, YMCA facilities and retirement communities. The sport continues to grow worldwide.

BONUS MATERIAL: Visit our blog inmagazine.areavoices.com to see the original court and watch interviews of the families.

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- John Ostrem

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Pickleball is a leisurely played sport, a lot like an actual size game of table tennis.

Normally played with two people on a team, the players knock a plastic ball back-and-forth with wooden paddles on a court smaller than a normal tennis court with a net shorter than a normal tennis net.

“It’s a growing sport in retirement communities,” Ostrem said. “I’ve always been a ping-pong player and enjoyed that. This is kind of a combination of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, I guess. It’s easier on your joints because you don’t run so far. It’s a lot of fun and a game for all ages and athletic abilities.”

Bemidji has about 40 players signed up to play at the regular Wednesday games.

Normally, there are around 10 people who show up on a weekly basis, but they always seem to get some new people every week, according to Orttel.

“I’d say I know about half of the people who have played and joined,” Ostrem said. “We have a lot of people who are summer visitors. About (a month) ago we had a lady show up who was practicing for the senior games in the Twin Cities and she was from Florida and up here vacationing.

We’ve had people from all over show up here and local people as well.”

If you are interested in learning the sport and playing, it’s $2 to rent equipment from the Parks and Rec Department during the regular game times on Wednesday.

Besides the renting fee, if needed, it’s free to play on Bemidji’s brand new pickleball facility.

“This is wonderful,” Ostrem said. “It’s a first-class facility that Bemidji built here for us. Last year, we were playing on a real rough tennis court and it was hard. This year they put a whole new surface on, restriped it and put in regular nets.”

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in the Kitchen with

Jeremy

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uest chef Jeremy Farrand-Bogucki joins us for this fall issue of inMagazine with some truly delicious recipes that he graciously prepared for our consulting committee at the Bemidji Town and Country Club.

Jeremy has been cooking for 19 years and is currently the executive chef at the North Shore Grille at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. He graduated from New England Culinary Institute in 2003 and went on to work at Union Station. Following that, he briefly worked at Tutto Bene, Cenex Truck Stop and Git-R-Dun in Bemidji.

Jeremy then worked at the country club from 2006 to 2013, left for a year and a half to help open the Turtle River Chophouse and is now back at the country club.

Note from the chef: I love to cook and teach others how to cook. It is an art and I am an artist at heart. We paint a picture with food and receive instant gratification or criticism. To be a chef, not only do I prepare food, I must also be a teacher, artist, accountant, nutritionist, salesman, triage nurse, counselor, therapist, politician and advertiser to name a few.

Being a chef takes passion, dedication, long hours in unfavorable conditions, willingness and ability to adapt to change and change with the times, creativeness, hard work; and we all have to be a little crazy. But where else can we play with knives and fire besides the circus and not get into trouble? I could go on and on.

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Duck Breast DIRECTIONS • Trim excess fat.

Score the skin and cook slowly with the skin side down on medium-low until the skin is golden brown and crisp.

• Turn over and cook for two to three more minutes.

• Remove from heat and let rest for five minutes.

Serve with quinoa and vegetable mix and finally, top with berry sauce and your favorite nut.

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DIRECTIONS • Heat a saute pan with medium-high heat.

• Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil.

• Season salmon filet with salt.

• Sear until salmon is golden brown (About a minute and a half.)

• Turn and reduce heat to medium-low.

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INGREDIENTS 2 c. mixed berries frozen* 1/2 c. granulated sugar 1 T. red wine vinegar Pick of kosher salt DIRECTIONS • Bring frozen berries and sugar to a boil, stirring constantly.

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Remove from heat, add vinegar and salt.

• Puree in blender or with immersion blender until smooth.

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Quinoa INGREDIENTS 1 c. quinoa 3 c. water 1 t. kosher salt 3 T. scallions - minced 3 T. apricots - dried, small dice 3 T. almonds - toasted 2 T. butter DIRECTIONS • Bring quinoa, water, and salt to a boil.

• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for fifteen minutes.

• Remove from heat and fold in the rest of ingredients.

Serve with quinoa and vegetable mix and finally, top with berry sauce and your favorite nut.

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Bread

Pudding

INGREDIENTS 1 loaf of stale bread - cubed 2 t. ground cinnamon 1 ½ c. granulated sugar 9 eggs 3 c. heavy cream 1 t. vanilla extract DIRECTIONS Cube bread, toss with cinnamon and place into a cake pan. Combine sugar, cream, vanilla, and eggs.

Pour over bread. Bake in a water bath at 325F until set, approximately a hour and a half. You can add chocolate chips, dried fruits, fresh fruits, and or nuts. Serve warm topped with crème anglaise.

Crème Anglaise INGREDIENTS 5 egg yolks 3/4 c. granulated sugar 1 vanilla beat - split and scraped 2 c. heavy cream DIRECTIONS • Steep (heat gently) vanilla bean in heavy cream to 180 degrees.

• Combine yolks and sugar.

Temper (slowly add) in heavy cream.

• Move to a double boiler and cook until sauce is thick, stirring constantly.

• Strain, cool, cover, label, date, refrigerate, rotate.

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Crème Caramel INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 c. divided granulated sugar 1/2 c. water 5 egg yolks 2 c. heavy cream 1 vanilla bean - split and scraped DIRECTIONS • Combine one cup sugar and water. Bring to a boil and cook until caramelized, golden brown. (Extremely hot — Do not touch) • Carefully pour into the

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Split and scrape vanilla bean and add to heavy cream. Heat to 180 degrees.

Combine egg yolks and remaining sugar.

Slowly temper hot cream into egg/sugar mixture until combined.

Pour evenly on top of caramelized sugar.

Bake in a water bath at 325 degrees upside down and jiggle gently until custard releases.

Garnish with whipped cream and fresh berries.

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Frightfully Fun

Halloween Treats While your children might know what they want to dress up as for Halloween, you might be at a loss for festive party ideas. The Seversons have tested out some tasty treats that are as cute as they are flavorful.

Larisa, with a bit of help from her children, Natasha and Alex, put together a variety of options. The first is a beady-eyed spider made from a miniature donut, pretzel pieces and edible eyes that Larisa found on the Internet.

Next, they used the same eyes on a Nutter Butter that was covered in frosting made to look like a ghost. Larisa then placed them in an orange container filled with Reese’s Pieces to make it look like a little ghost cemetery.

On the more savory side, we have a plate filled with broomsticks made from cheese sticks and pretzels. For broomsticks, Larisa cut up string cheese sticks and then peeled apart the bottom. Also on the plate are pumpkins that are tangerines with a bit of celery for the stem and bananas with chocolate chips for eyes and a nose.

Another snack they made to resemble a broomstick was miniature Reese’s turned upside down with a pretzel for the handle. Added to that plate are upside down fudge stripe cookies with a Hershey’s kiss on top and orange frosting to hold it there.

The final fun treat the Seversons made are pudding cups topped with chopped Oreos, a pumpkin candy and marshmallow ghost.

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Halloween Looking for the place to be this Halloween?

Here’s a list of family friendly events happening around the Bemidji area this year!

Bemidji Boo Bash!

Hosted by Bemidji Parks and Recreation Friday, Oct. 23 • 4-6 p.m. • Cost $5 City Park MultiUse Building Celebrate Halloween by decorating pumpkins, playing games and eating pizza. This program is designed for participants 10 and younger.

Register online or at City Hall to beat the lines.

Fall Festival

Hosted by Bagley Sanford Medical Center FREE • Watch for flyers around town.

An activity-based, family oriented fall party.

Treats and games for all ages. Be sure and dress up in your costume!

BOOFEST

Hosted by Headwaters Science Center Saturday, Oct. 31 • 3-6 p.m. • FREE Headwaters Science Center An activity-based, family oriented Halloween party.

Upstairs we set up carnival games and downstairs the exhibit floor is open free of charge during Boofest hours. Try the pumpkin ring toss, make some slime, bob for donuts or win a treat on the witches walk. Come join us for a fun time and don’t forget your costume!

Mall-O-Ween

Hosted by the Paul Bunyan Mall Saturday, Oct. 31 • 5-6:30 p.m. • FREE Paul Bunyan Mall Safe comfortable trick-or-treating for children and their families.

Trick-or-Treating

Hosted by Walmart FREE • Watch for flyers around town.

Treat Street

Hosted by RP Broadcasting FREE • Watch for flyers around town.

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1. Painting on door of Keg N’ Cork; 2. Sign for Elks Lodge; 3. Wheel of bike statue on corner of Beltrami Avenue and Sixth Street; 4. Statue on corner of Minnesota Avenue and Sixth Street; 5. Ant statue outside RiverWood Bank in Downtown Bemidji; 6. Mural on the side of 218 Home+Gift building.

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