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Every Tuesday- Range Night at Northwest Sportsman Club

RAY

Thursday August 3rd - Varsity Football

Starts

Friday August 4th - Blackhawk in Concert with Thomas Mac Gate opens 5p Event starts 6p Glen Severson Memorial Field, Hwy 2 in Ray, ND

Friday August 4th - Street Dance 10:00pm - 12:00am

Saturday August 5th - Parade 10:00am

Saturday August 5th - Firemans feed and Williston Cowboys Bugles & Drums 11:00am - 1:00pm at the fire hall.

Saturday August 5th - NPL Homeade pie & icecream social 11:30am3:00pm at the Ray Mall!

Saturday August 5th - Party in the park 12:00-7:0pm at the North Park.

Saturday August 5th - Bulls & Broncs

6:00-8:00pm

Saturday August 5th - Vendor Show at the Ray Mall 10:00am - 3:00pm

Saturday August 5th - Street Dance with Kat Perkins 8:00-11:00pm

Sunday August 6th - Pancake Feed 8:00am - 12:00pm at the Ray Golf Course

Sunday August 6th - Church in the Park 10:00am

Sunday August 6th - Sunday Funday 1:00-5:00pm at Ray Golf Clubhouse

Wednesdays: Ladies Night at the Ray Golf Course

2:00pm

Thursdays: Mens Stag Night at the Ray Golf Course 2:00pm

CROSBY

Monday August 7th - City of Ambrose

Council Meeting 5:00-6:00pm

Monday August 7th - Crosby City

Council Meeting 7:00-9:00pm at Crosby City Hall

Monday August 7th - Dakota Star Quilt Guild 7:00-8:00pm at Pleasant

Pheasant Fabrics

Wednesday August 9th - Divide County

Jobs Development Authority Meeting 8:00-9:00am Divide County Courthouse Conference Room

Wednesdays: Storytime at the Divide County Library 10:00am - 10:45am

Fridays:

Cards & Games at Divide County Senior Citizens Center 1:30-2:30pm Movie at Dakota Theater 7:30pm

Saturdays: Movie at Dakota Theater 7:30pm

Sundays: Movie at Dakota Theater 7:30pm

WILLISTON

Thursday August 3rd - Week 6 Summer

Nights On Main 2023 featuring Chloe

Marie 5-9p in downtown Williston

August 4th - August 6th - Family Fun

Weekend Lewis & Clark State Park

August 5th - August 6th - Fort Union

Trading Post Indian Arts Weekend

Saturday August 5th - Opportunity

Foundation 40 Year Celebration 5-9p downtown Williston

Thursday August 10th - Week 7 Sum- mer Nights On Main 2023 featuring Raynes 5-9p downtown Williston

TIOGA

Saturday August 5th - Community

Center Closed for Private Event

Tuesday August 8th - Marketing Class:

SEO FOR BEGINNERS 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM City Hall- use Welo St Door

Tuesday August 8th - Tioga Fund Meeting 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM City Hall - 16 1st St NE, Tioga, ND 58852

Wednesday August 9th - Company Safety Meeting 6:00am-9:00am Tioga

Community Center

Thursday August 10th - Visitor Promotion Meeting 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM City Hall - 16 1st St NE, Tioga, ND 58852

Tioga Community Center Schedule

Mondays: Yoga Flow 9:30am-10:30am

Learn English Class 10:00am-11:00am

Tuesdays: Pickleball 5:00pm-8:00pm Wednesdays: Storytime 10:30am-11:00 am

Thursdays: Slow Flow 6:00pm-7:00pm

Prairie Fare: Enjoy seasonal corn at its peak freshness

quite a compelling story, to a child anyway.

I learned that sneaky masked animals were the culprits. I probably missed a couple letters in the word “raccoon.” starch, and it is used mainly for animal feed. It can be used to make chips and corn flour for humans, though. nutrients.

When we returned home after picking bushels of corn, we always had some corn on the cob to celebrate the harvest.

I especially enjoyed capping my teeth with the shiny yellow kernels at the dinner table. Although playing with our food was not advised, my family laughed at my golden smile.

Sweet corn is naturally high in sugar. We enjoy the sweetness and juiciness of sweet corn, which is picked at the “milk stage.” Kernels are yellow, cream or a mixture of yellow and cream colors.

Flint corn is used to make corn meal or flour, hominy and grits. Popcorn is a kind of flint corn. Some types of multicolored flint corn (known as “Indian corn”) are used for decorative items in the fall.

If you want to preserve whole-kernel or cream-style corn, water blanch husked cobs for four minutes. Cool promptly, drain and cut the corn from the cob to about two-thirds of the depth of the kernels. Fill pint or quart plastic freezer containers or freezer bags. Leave about ½ inch of head space to allow for expansion during freezing. Squeeze the air from the bags and seal. Label with the date.

food and nutrition specialist

I remember writing one of my first food stories when I was quite young. I had just learned how to print.

As I picked corn in a friend’s corn field, I noted that many of the corn cobs had a couple bites missing. My story was titled “The Mystery in the Cornfield.”

Who or what had taken bites from the corn? This was

What could our friend have done to evade the intruding animals? Interestingly, raccoons do not like squash. Some gardeners plant a perimeter of squash as a natural raccoon repellent. Raccoons do not like the prickly hairs on squash.

Corn plays a major role in the economy, and many types of corn are grown. “Dent” corn also is called “field corn.” It is low in sugar and high in

We eat more than 4 pounds of sweet corn per person per year in the U.S. Corn is used to make sweeteners (high fructose corn syrup), fuel for vehicles (ethanol), alcoholic beverages and various ingredients such as corn starch.

One 6-inch ear of corn (about ½ cup of kernels) has 60 calories, 0.5 gram (g) fat, 2 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 1.5 g fiber and 2 milligrams sodium. Sweet corn also has some vitamin C, iron and other

To freeze corn on the cob, water blanch small ears (1¼ inches or less in diameter) seven minutes, medium ears (1¼ to 1½ inches in diameter) nine minutes, and large ears (more than 1½ inches in diameter) 11 minutes. Cool promptly and completely in ice water. Drain and package; press out air from the bag. Seal and freeze.

You can learn more about freezing a variety of vegetables in the NDSU Extension publication “Freezing Vegetables.”

Corn can be canned using a pressure canner following current guidelines. Do not use a boiling water-bath canner, because corn is among the low-acid vegetables that requires pressure canning. See the NDSU Extension publication “Home Canning Low-acid Vegetables” for details.

Corn also can be dried. Select tender, mature sweet corn. Husk the ears, then cut the kernels from the cob. Dehydrate for six to eight hours.

Enjoy some corn this summer. Shop locally for the freshest corn. For a flavor change, try this recipe.

Grilled Corn-on-the-Cob

1 red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded and diced (optional or can substitute purchased red peppers)

1 tablespoon butter

1/4 cup fresh cilantro (optional)

2 tablespoons chopped green onions

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon hot sauce (op(Continues on Page 8)