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APRIL 2009 BISMARCK • MANDAN<br />
DICKINSON<br />
Spring Fling 2009<br />
Parade of Homes<br />
Creating the Perfect Lawn<br />
Inflatable Summer Fun<br />
A Taste of North Dakota<br />
Budget Botox<br />
Spring Vehicle Care<br />
North Dakota Tourism<br />
Weddings<br />
<strong>Dick</strong><br />
<strong>Heidt</strong><br />
General Manager, KFYR-TV
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Publisher’s note<br />
Is it Black or White?<br />
Many times, we see strictly black or white and not<br />
much gray. Then we age, and wisdom derived from<br />
knowledge (that is properly processed) creeps into<br />
our lives and allows us to see more gray.<br />
For information to be valuable, however, it must be properly<br />
processed and free of biases. We see examples of improperly<br />
processed information every day when people try to persuade<br />
us with inaccurate information.<br />
As we get older, we begin to understand that it’s not OUR<br />
thought process that has value; it’s seeing things from multiple<br />
points of view. Worldly messages, or even arguments, can<br />
contain valuable information if we can simply see them from the<br />
other person’s point of view.<br />
Wow, how wonderful it is to mature with time and see<br />
the gray in life. In today’s electronic age, we process so much<br />
information. With the constant presence of TVs, computers<br />
and cell phones, it’s almost impossible to get away from new<br />
information.<br />
In fact, trying to process it for value can take most of our<br />
waking day. Oh well, let’s do the best we can and try to see<br />
more gray.<br />
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COVER STORY<br />
<strong>Dick</strong> <strong>Heidt</strong><br />
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| KILEE’S TAKE<br />
A Very Wise Woman<br />
Do you ever find yourself wondering where the<br />
time went? Wake up. Go to the gym. Get ready<br />
for work. Get the kids ready for school (thankfully,<br />
I’m not quite at that stage yet). Go to<br />
work. Go to one meeting. Go to the next. Take a few deep<br />
breathes. Scarf down a sandwich. Next meeting. It’s five<br />
o’clock and time for groceries. Pick up the kids from soccer<br />
practice, basketball practice, track practice, and every other<br />
practice under the sun. Get home. Greet the husband. Make<br />
supper. Do the dishes. Do the laundry. Get tomorrow’s “to<br />
do” list in order. Wash your face. Brush your teeth. Go to<br />
sleep. Wake up.<br />
The days go on and on like this. See how they pass by<br />
without even a second thought? And if you’re anything like<br />
me, you might forget from time to time that this thing called<br />
LIFE is truly amazing.<br />
Many days we get so caught up in life that we forget to<br />
stop and take a breather.<br />
When life seems to go this way, I often remember the<br />
advice given to me by my college communications professor,<br />
and whom I call a friend to this day. Upon graduating, I’ve<br />
stayed in touch with her, and we often have dinner once a<br />
month. During a time when life seemed out of control, she<br />
said one line that just stuck, “Enjoy the process.”<br />
Wow. That puts everything into perspective. Life is a process.<br />
Growing up. Dating for the first time. Going to college.<br />
Starting your first job. Starting your second<br />
job. Dating your soon-to-be husband<br />
or wife. Planning the wedding and<br />
getting married. Buying a home. Having<br />
kid one. Having kid two. Watching<br />
them grow. Sending them on their first<br />
date. Sending them off to college. Being<br />
proud of their first job. Marrying them<br />
off. Playing with your grandkids.<br />
Life is a process; one we need to<br />
be involved with, and one we need to<br />
enjoy, because once the day is done,<br />
it’s done. So the next time your day<br />
reminds you of the movie “Groundhog<br />
Day”, just remember the wise woman<br />
who once said (and you know who you<br />
are), “Enjoy the Process.”<br />
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ECLIPSE<br />
by Richard North Patterson<br />
GOOD READS |<br />
By Ed Klecker<br />
Bestselling author, Richard<br />
North Patterson, takes us<br />
to the village of Goro in<br />
the West African nation<br />
of Luandia. A rare total eclipse of<br />
the sun is taking place, and the only<br />
light remaining is the gas flares<br />
from PetroGlobal Oil, referred to<br />
as “The Devil's Light” by the local<br />
natives.<br />
The country dictator, Savior Karama,<br />
had decreed there be no protest<br />
demonstrations during hours of<br />
darkness. In defiance, Bobby Okari,<br />
self-styled emulator of Martin Luther<br />
King and charasmatic opposition<br />
leader, uses the eclipse as a pretext<br />
for a peaceful protest march, with the villagers marching with lit<br />
cigarette lighters.<br />
Under the orders of President Karama, Colonel Okimbo, a<br />
psychotic and sadistic killer, leads Luandian soldiers into Goro,<br />
where a vicious massacre ensues. Every protestor and villager is<br />
tortured and murdered. Bobby Okari is arrested under a trumped<br />
up charge of sedition and murder, and his American-born and<br />
educated wife, Marissa, is forbidden to leave the country.<br />
So sets the stage for Eclipse, a searing account of life and<br />
death in an oil-rich, but corrupt, West African country.<br />
An idealistic and highly successful American attorney,<br />
Damon Pierce, had become close friends with Bobby Okari and<br />
Marissa during their college years at Berkeley. In fact, he found<br />
he still carried a torch for Marissa.<br />
Damon convinces his Wall Street law firm to take on a law<br />
suit again PetroGlobal, hoping that company would exert influence<br />
on President Karama to drop the charges against Bobby and<br />
send him and his wife into exile.<br />
Subsequently, Pierce travels to Luandia and is permitted to<br />
serve as counsel in Okari’s sham murder trial. Damon finds deceit<br />
and corruption at every point. On more than one occasion,<br />
his life is put in danger.<br />
The author is a former trial attorney, and his account of the<br />
sham Luandian trial is fascinating to read. The tension builds<br />
rapidly and, as the reader reaches the end of the novel, the book<br />
becomes nearly impossible to put down.<br />
The author has done an incredible research of West Africa<br />
and the corruption of oil riches and venal dictators.<br />
Good Reads is sponsored by:<br />
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| COVER STORY<br />
But <strong>Dick</strong> <strong>Heidt</strong>,<br />
general manager<br />
of KFYR-TV, has<br />
stayed around for<br />
40 years. According to <strong>Heidt</strong>,<br />
it’s all about finding a pursuit<br />
that excites you each and<br />
every day.<br />
<strong>Heidt</strong> began his television<br />
career with Meyer Broadcasting<br />
and KFYR-TV in 1969.<br />
He’s been with the station ever<br />
since, with the exception of a<br />
four-year tour of duty in the<br />
U.S. Navy during the Vietnam<br />
War.<br />
<strong>Dick</strong> <strong>Heidt</strong>:<br />
from newsman to gm<br />
Not many<br />
individuals,<br />
especially nowadays<br />
and especially in<br />
the mass media,<br />
stay with the same<br />
employer for long.<br />
By Tom Regan<br />
<strong>Heidt</strong>, a Mandan native,<br />
began at KFYR-TV as a<br />
reporter-photographer, was<br />
promoted to assignment editor<br />
in 1977, then news director in<br />
1979. He was named general<br />
manager in 2004.<br />
During <strong>Heidt</strong>’s tenure as<br />
news director, the staff grew<br />
from 9 to 22 and the amount<br />
of news produced more than<br />
doubled to three and one-half<br />
hours a day.<br />
Under <strong>Heidt</strong>’s guidance,<br />
the station won Emmy awards<br />
for Best Newscast in 2002<br />
and 2007 and was nominated<br />
every year in between.<br />
Awards recognizing <strong>Heidt</strong>’s<br />
contributions to broadcasting<br />
and broadcast journalism<br />
continue to stack up, but his<br />
ascendency to the top of the<br />
local television ladder hasn’t<br />
inflated his ego a bit.<br />
He admits his own amazement<br />
at where he’s ended up.<br />
“All I am is just a kid from<br />
Mandan,” he reflects.<br />
–Staff<br />
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What drew you<br />
CM: to journalism<br />
and the media in the first<br />
place?<br />
HEIDT: The economy. I<br />
was in charge of the kids<br />
who hawked products in the<br />
stands for Bismarck’s minor<br />
league baseball team back in<br />
the early to mid-60s, but the<br />
team was not that<br />
good and attendance<br />
was poor.<br />
I knew they<br />
were thinking of<br />
cutting back in<br />
the concession<br />
stand and, since<br />
I was the youngest<br />
one, I knew I<br />
would probably<br />
be cut. So when<br />
the opportunity<br />
presented itself, I<br />
went to work as a<br />
sports reporter for<br />
the Mandan Daily<br />
Pioneer newspaper.<br />
At age 19, I became<br />
sports editor.<br />
CM: You’ve<br />
spent<br />
most of your career<br />
in television news.<br />
What did you like best about<br />
reporting?<br />
HEIDT: It’s something that<br />
still invigorates me each and<br />
every day. After 40 years in<br />
television, I’m not tired of it.<br />
Granted, I’m not on the news<br />
side now, but still, it’s the<br />
same thing—always something<br />
new, a new challenge.<br />
It’s not an eight-to-five job<br />
where you get tied down to<br />
tedium. The stories and the<br />
people that you meet every<br />
day make it exhilarating.<br />
Monica Hannan is our news<br />
director, and I’m very cognizant<br />
of trying not to look<br />
over her shoulder too often,<br />
but she allows me, thank<br />
goodness, to be involved,<br />
because I don’t think I could<br />
ever totally give up news.<br />
DICK HEIDT<br />
Title: General Manager, KFYR-TV<br />
DOB: July 22, 1947, Mandan native<br />
High School: St. Mary’s, class of ‘65<br />
College: University of Mary, bachelor’s in<br />
college studies with journalism emphasis<br />
Military Service: U.S. Navy, 1970-74,<br />
including Vietnam<br />
Family: wife, Connie (Schwede), married 29<br />
years; three grown children (Jeff, Jenny and<br />
Amanda; four grandchildren)<br />
Hobbies: family outings, golf, bowling,<br />
photography, listening to the oldies on his<br />
ipod, sports memorabilia collecting<br />
Favorite Sports Memorabilia Item:<br />
baseball signed by Mickey Mantle<br />
How does KFYR-<br />
CM: TV serve the<br />
community?<br />
HEIDT: In a variety of ways.<br />
We sponsor events, from<br />
health clinics to parades.<br />
We also give free air time,<br />
in the form of public service<br />
announcements, to community<br />
events we can “tie our<br />
wagon” to.<br />
The other thing that is so<br />
important, and why I like TV,<br />
is that, in times of disaster,<br />
emergency or danger, KFYR-<br />
TV, as are all TV stations, is<br />
there to provide information,<br />
data and warnings to inform<br />
the public and make the situation<br />
as safe as possible.<br />
You’ve seen some<br />
CM: major technology<br />
changes in the newsgathering<br />
business.<br />
What has amazed<br />
you the most?<br />
HEIDT: The move<br />
from film to videotape<br />
revolutionized<br />
how we worked.<br />
When we had film,<br />
we had to be done<br />
shooting by 4 p.m.<br />
every day to develop<br />
the film and<br />
get it on the evening<br />
news.<br />
If we went out and<br />
shot sports at night,<br />
we had to be back<br />
to the station by<br />
8:00-8:30 p.m.—we<br />
didn’t get much action<br />
and may have<br />
missed the winning<br />
basket. Videotape<br />
doesn’t even have<br />
to be edited. If it’s something<br />
dramatic, it can go instantaneously<br />
as soon as you get<br />
back to the station. It’s what<br />
makes TV such a big thing<br />
today.<br />
Is there anything<br />
CM: you personally<br />
lament about how TV news<br />
has evolved?<br />
HEIDT: The line that has<br />
been crossed on “Talk TV.”<br />
Newscasters are now opin-<br />
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ion-givers on the 24-hour<br />
news stations. It is ridiculous<br />
that some of these people are<br />
thought of as news people.<br />
I abhor the fact that Talk TV<br />
and news are viewed as the<br />
same thing—they’re not! To<br />
think that Bill O’Reilly and<br />
Keith Olbermann are journalists<br />
is such a “crock.” It irritates<br />
me. I’m glad that local<br />
news hasn’t become that.<br />
Many local<br />
CM: personalities<br />
have called KFYR-TV home.<br />
Who were some of the most<br />
popular old-timers?<br />
HEIDT: Rog Higgins was<br />
probably the most popular—<br />
the “Raja” of sports. He was<br />
such an affable guy; everybody<br />
liked him.<br />
Then there was Bob MacLeod,<br />
who did the 10 o’clock news<br />
and radio news. He was<br />
Bismarck’s Walter Cronkite.<br />
He had such an authoritative,<br />
resonant voice. People felt<br />
that, if Bob McLeod said the<br />
world hadn’t gone to heck that<br />
night, they could go to bed.<br />
KFYR-TV was<br />
CM: owned by a local<br />
family from the day it signed<br />
on the air in 1953 until<br />
1998. It’s been owned by a<br />
succession of group owners<br />
since then. Has there been<br />
a downside to the absentee<br />
ownership?<br />
HEIDT: We’ve been left<br />
alone by all four of the<br />
companies that have owned<br />
us. They’ve seen that we do<br />
a good job, and they’ve left<br />
us alone. We’ve been allowed<br />
to cover news the way we’ve<br />
always covered news.<br />
The news is not “for sale”<br />
here. We’re allowed to report<br />
the news no matter whether<br />
it’s good or bad for somebody<br />
influential, or good or bad for<br />
somebody who advertises.<br />
What’s in KFYR-<br />
CM: TV’s future?<br />
HEIDT: Local television.<br />
There will always be local<br />
television. People want to<br />
know what’s going on in their<br />
own backyard. Their world<br />
starts out their front and<br />
back doors and then goes in<br />
circles out around their city,<br />
their state, their region, their<br />
country, the world. People<br />
are always going to want to<br />
know what’s going on out<br />
their back and front doors.<br />
Visit <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> at www.<br />
thecitymag.com and click on<br />
“Extra Content” for more<br />
interview questions with <strong>Dick</strong><br />
<strong>Heidt</strong>.<br />
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Cole<br />
Twister<br />
Bob<br />
It's my night to volunteer at the animal<br />
impound. It's become my favorite night<br />
of the week. I could show up and have 15<br />
dogs to take care of, or I could have none.<br />
As much as I love them, I'm always hoping it's<br />
none. It rarely ever is.<br />
I walk in the building greeted with barks<br />
only to find the sweetest dog I have ever met.<br />
Her name is Bella and I instantly want to take<br />
her home. As I open her kennel, I expect her<br />
to jump, but she doesn't; she walks along right<br />
beside me to the door to be let outside. When<br />
I bring her back in, I sit on the floor expecting<br />
to wrestle, but we don't. Instead, she gives me<br />
kisses all over my face, then lays down in my<br />
lap to cuddle, which isn't the easiest of tasks,<br />
since she's not the smallest of dogs.<br />
She looks up at me with the saddest eyes,<br />
pleading at me to take her away from there.<br />
We hug and I cry because she is there; I can't<br />
understand why, nor do I want to. I'm just glad<br />
she's no longer in the home she was in because<br />
it was obviously not a good one. I eventually<br />
A DAY IN THE LIFE<br />
of a Volunteer<br />
By Suzie Baisch<br />
PET PAGE |<br />
BIS-MAN ANIMAL IMPOUND<br />
Cole<br />
approximately 10 year young male<br />
Collie/Black Lab mix<br />
- a wonderful dog looking for love!!<br />
CDHS - MANDAN<br />
Bob<br />
Male German Shepherd/Rottweiler<br />
- loves kids, cats and other dogs and<br />
is a very good listener<br />
OREO’S RESCUE - DICKINSON<br />
Twister<br />
Female Black Lab Retriever Mix<br />
- sweet and happy girl who needs lots<br />
of exercise<br />
put her back in her kennel so I can tend to the<br />
other animals and head home for the evening.<br />
I come back the following Wednesday to<br />
learn that Bella has been adopted! She has<br />
found a place to call home and, although it's<br />
not my home, I am happy. I didn't get to meet<br />
her new family, but I pray every night that she<br />
is happy. I feel I have made a difference, even if<br />
it was only for two nights in Bella's life.<br />
If you would like to find out more information<br />
on becoming a volunteer, please visit any<br />
of the websites listed below.<br />
BISMARCK-MANDAN ANIMAL IMPOUND<br />
701.223.1212 • www.bismarck.org<br />
CENTRAL DAKOTA HUMANE SOCIETY<br />
701.667.2020 • www.cdhs.net<br />
OREO’S ANIMAL RESCUE<br />
701.483.0240 • www.lovingpetsinneed.com<br />
www.petfinder.com<br />
Please call any of the organizations listed above if you'd like to volunteer your time<br />
to help the needy animals from our communities.<br />
April 2009 9
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| CITY MAGAZINE & KFYR<br />
Salutes<br />
HIT, Inc.<br />
One of the non-profits in the Bismarck-Mandan<br />
area that has earned<br />
a golden reputation<br />
for serving<br />
By Tom Regan<br />
“ Caring for somebody<br />
is where it's at for me...<br />
no matter how big or<br />
small a step you help<br />
someone accomplish, it's<br />
so rewarding. ”<br />
Gross, the assistant manager of HIT’s group<br />
home on Apollo Avenue in Bismarck, a facility<br />
geared for younger clients<br />
where HIT staff is on-site<br />
people with disabilities is<br />
HIT, Inc. Now in its 30<br />
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th<br />
24/7. Seven residents, ages<br />
13-23, live at the home.<br />
year, HIT’s overriding<br />
Gross, a wife and mother<br />
philosophy is to surround<br />
of four grown children, has<br />
clients and their families<br />
worked at the Apollo loca-<br />
with services that, first and<br />
tion for 21 years. She started<br />
foremost, promote indepen-<br />
with HIT as a direct support<br />
dence, dignity and respect<br />
professional and advanced<br />
for the individual.<br />
into a management position.<br />
With the goal of helping<br />
She anticipates spending her<br />
people with disabilities live as independently as entire career at the Apollo home. “I could have<br />
their abilities will allow, HIT integrates clients transferred to other departments within HIT, or<br />
into the fabric of the community as much as to other group homes, but this is where I want<br />
possible. To that end, HIT and its approximately to be,” says the 55 year old.<br />
400 employees operate a number of residential Gross especially enjoys the family atmo-<br />
services, as well as vocational and pre-vocationsphere that pervades the home. “I have my famal<br />
training programs.<br />
ily at home, and I have my family here,” she says.<br />
HIT also sees to it that clients participate in Michele Ehlis, 47, another long-term em-<br />
the full array<br />
ployee (15<br />
of recreational<br />
years) and<br />
and cultural<br />
also a wife<br />
opportunities<br />
and mother,<br />
in the com-<br />
is part of the<br />
munity.<br />
HIT team<br />
“We go<br />
that provides<br />
shopping, to<br />
vocational<br />
movies and<br />
services at<br />
concerts, even<br />
its facility<br />
to places like<br />
at 1402 2<br />
Medora and<br />
the State Fair,”<br />
says Julia<br />
nd<br />
Street NW,<br />
Mandan.
The programs in place<br />
there help individuals, mostly<br />
in the mild to moderate range<br />
of developmental disability,<br />
secure gainful employment.<br />
Many of the employees go<br />
on to work for HIT’s own “inhouse”<br />
businesses, says Ehlis,<br />
including West River Produce,<br />
their commercial kitchen;<br />
West River Production, which<br />
handles a variety of assembly,<br />
laundry and other contracts;<br />
and West River Lawn Services.<br />
Similar to Gross, Ehlis<br />
has been able to advance her<br />
career at HIT. She went from<br />
direct support staff, to training<br />
supervisor, to manager of the<br />
training center. In this role,<br />
she and an assistant manager<br />
supervise a staff of 16 direct<br />
support professionals who<br />
serve about 60 clients.<br />
Both Ehlis and Gross point to employee<br />
training opportunities, congenial work envi-<br />
HIT Programs<br />
Group Living Programs<br />
Individualized Supported Living<br />
Arrangement (ISLA) Program<br />
Family Support Services<br />
Supported Living Arrangement<br />
Day Support Program<br />
(Vocational, Life Skills, Senior)<br />
Dakota Alpha, Dakota Pointe and<br />
Transitional Brain Injury Program<br />
Employment Services<br />
Region VII Transition Program<br />
West River Head Start<br />
KIDS Program<br />
ronments, flexible work<br />
schedules and good pay<br />
and benefits as additional<br />
reasons they’ve stayed<br />
with HIT. But most of<br />
all, they cite the personal<br />
satisfaction derived from<br />
helping others as the number<br />
one reason they enjoy<br />
their jobs.<br />
“Caring for somebody is<br />
where it’s at for me,” says<br />
Gross. “No matter how big<br />
or small a step you help<br />
someone accomplish, it’s<br />
so rewarding.”<br />
For Ehlis, working with<br />
people with disabilities has<br />
added perspective to her<br />
life. “When I look at the<br />
challenges they face, my<br />
own few aches and pains<br />
are no big deal.”<br />
For more information, visit HIT’s website at<br />
www.hitinc.org.<br />
April 2009 13
Whatever happened to<br />
Shanna (Brunsoman) Lee?<br />
SHANNALEE is a wonderful little boutique<br />
across from the Fargo Theatre. It’s<br />
named for its owner, Shanna (Brunsoman)<br />
Lee, who grew up in Bismarck, played golf for<br />
Century High School and has fond memories of<br />
pizza burgers flying style with fries and gravy!<br />
After graduating from UND, Lee left the<br />
state to become a flight attendant for Delta<br />
Airlines. She was also an executive in manu-<br />
By Renae Hoffmann Walker<br />
facturing and sales in the golf clothing industry.<br />
She’s most proud of designing golf apparel for<br />
the Masters Golf Tournament.<br />
After 20 years away, Lee decided to return to<br />
North Dakota. She says, “I was tired of corporate<br />
America and traffic and missed my family,<br />
so I decided to come back and open a boutique.”<br />
Lee opened her downtown store at 313<br />
Broadway and says the location is “fabulous!”<br />
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!
SHANNALEE is the kind of place you stumble upon. You<br />
are greeted and offered coffee with a napkin that says, “You look<br />
great. Who did it and how much?”<br />
The store carries quirky little things like doggie bowls and<br />
chew toys, green tea, candles and zodiac key rings. But the<br />
store’s mainstay is clothing. The fabrics are ultra soft and easy<br />
care. Blue jeans and gorgeous jackets mingle with textured<br />
hats, scarves and handbags. The prices are what you’d expect in<br />
an upscale boutique, but the more you hang out, the more you<br />
want to own a piece of SHANNALEE!<br />
“Through all my travels, I’ve been in hundreds of boutiques<br />
and never found one I truly loved, one that I could go in and<br />
go nuts and buy a little bit of everything—things for myself and<br />
presents for other people,” Lee says.<br />
Her clients are busy businesswomen, downtown workers,<br />
weekenders out for a stroll, hospital employees and hospital<br />
visitors looking for gifts. “I want people to come in, find something<br />
and love it. Anything I can do to make their lives easier,<br />
they’re usually willing to pay for—it’s such a fast-paced world.”<br />
Lee’s mom, Shirl, helps out part time. While mom may<br />
whisper that the cute little red dress is from London, Lee won’t<br />
give anything away. She buys many of her items from talented<br />
designers, artists and mentors she’s had the privilege to work with.<br />
However, where she actually buys her merchandise is “Top Secret!”<br />
Check it out at www.shannalee.com and stop by next time<br />
you are in<br />
Fargo!<br />
Renae<br />
Walker, a<br />
life-long<br />
Bismarck<br />
resident,<br />
is the<br />
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April 2009 15
| CROSSWORD<br />
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For results of the crossword puzzle from the last issue of <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, please see page 17.<br />
The answers for the puzzle above will be printed in the next issue of <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />
Solution on next page<br />
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Why isn't the number 11 pronounced<br />
onety-one? Anonymous<br />
Whoever said “It's not whether you win<br />
or lose that counts” probably lost. Martina<br />
Navratilova<br />
with Rick <strong>Heidt</strong><br />
| SPEAK UP!<br />
How are you doing on your New<br />
Year's resolutions?<br />
(Asked of patrons at Bruno's Pizza)<br />
Courage is knowing what not to fear.<br />
Plato<br />
John Huddleson, business marketer, Sam’s Club,<br />
Mandan. “Very well, but I cheated. I had a gastric<br />
bypass done and am losing weight without too<br />
much effort!”<br />
“In order to keep a true perspective of<br />
one’s importance, everyone should have a<br />
dog that will worship him and a cat that<br />
will ignore him." Dereke Bruce<br />
Valerie Ryberg, OB/GYN nurse, Midkota Clinic, Menoken.<br />
“I don’t make ‘em ‘cause I always break ‘em.”<br />
Tom Babcock, Josten’s representative, Bismarck.<br />
“Perfect, I don’t have any!”<br />
“The trouble with jogging is that, by the<br />
time you<br />
<strong>City</strong><br />
realize<br />
<strong>Magazine</strong><br />
you're not in<br />
3/09<br />
shape<br />
Crossword<br />
Laurie, waitress, Bruno’s, Mandan. “Great, I did not<br />
for it, make one. I resolved years ago not to make any<br />
it's too far to walk back.” Franklin Jones resolutions.”<br />
If it's true that we are here to help others, Randy Ryberg, farmer, Menoken. “I’ve given up!”<br />
then what exactly are the others here for?<br />
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/<br />
Unknown/<br />
Too bad that all the people who really<br />
Kathy Schneider, marketing and Sam’s Club, Bismarck.<br />
“Slow, getting Solution a new business off the ground<br />
is a slow process.”<br />
know how to run the country are busy<br />
driving taxi cabs and cutting hair. George<br />
Burns<br />
S A N E S H A M<br />
A P R O N H I R E<br />
N O I S E M A K E R<br />
B E T<br />
S E A R<br />
E S S E<br />
Good friends are like stars . . . you don't<br />
T R A Y O R E S B A I T S<br />
always see them, but you know they're<br />
I T S F O E S O L E<br />
always there. Anonymous<br />
C U R L I L Y G O T<br />
S O F A S R E N O M I N I<br />
A good marriage is like a casserole, only<br />
P R E S S C O N F E R E N C E<br />
those responsible for it really know what<br />
A C R E E D D O E A G E R<br />
goes in it. Anonymous<br />
T A O A L E S A N T<br />
“It is amazing how quickly the kids learn<br />
to drive a car, yet are unable to understand<br />
the lawnmower, snowblower or<br />
vacuum cleaner.” Ben Bergor<br />
C O I<br />
I D I O T<br />
C O O P<br />
E M U S<br />
S O S<br />
L B L T E W E<br />
T R I O A L A N<br />
B R I D E S M A I D<br />
A U L D P I N T S<br />
R E L Y A D D S<br />
Answers for the March 2009 crossword puzzle.<br />
April 2009 17
| DINING GUIDE<br />
MR. DELICIOUS<br />
CHEESECAKE CAfE<br />
& BAKERY<br />
307 N. 3rd St.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-258-2598<br />
In the former Kathleen’s building, you will now find<br />
Mr. Delicious Cheesecake with a twist! Now serving<br />
lunch from 10am-4pm (Mon-Sat) followed by our<br />
NEW dinner menu. Pair your meal with different<br />
wines or beers, and top it all off with our 140+ delicious<br />
cheesecake flavors! Enjoy your sweet experience<br />
inside or on our great patio seating up to 50.<br />
BRUNO'S PIZZA<br />
910 E. Front Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-751-3700<br />
Bismarck's newest family-owned and operated<br />
pizzeria combines old-world charm with a warm,<br />
inviting atmosphere. Choose from 10 specialty<br />
pizzas or enjoy one of our excellent pastas.<br />
Bruno's Pizza also offers a variety of side items<br />
including buffalo wings, breadsticks and garlic<br />
cheese bread. Come enjoy a hot, delicious pizza<br />
with an ice-cold beer.<br />
Spring Specials and<br />
Busy Kettles at<br />
Pirogue Grille<br />
By Mandy Thomas<br />
Hours: Monday 5 pm - 9 pm<br />
Tuesday - Thursday 5 pm - 10 pm<br />
Friday - Saturday 5 pm - 11 pm<br />
piroguegrille.com • 701-223-3770<br />
At the Pirogue Grille on 121 North<br />
Fourth Street, owners Stuart and Cheryl<br />
Tracy are working hard to fulfill their<br />
lifelong goal of providing Bismarck-<br />
Mandan with a restaurant that equally emphasizes<br />
food, service and atmosphere for a top-notch<br />
dining experience.<br />
“The challenge we face is to remain consistent<br />
and put forth the effort that’s needed to keep<br />
THE DRINK<br />
AT LAKEWOOD<br />
4007 South Bay Dr. SE<br />
Mandan, ND<br />
701-751-2898<br />
The Drink at Lakewood is Bismarck-Mandan’s<br />
NEWEST hotspot showcasing an awesome martini<br />
list and the coldest beer in town! Featuring easy<br />
access to the river at Lakewood Marina, The Drink<br />
has a four-season outdoor patio, a closed-off<br />
separate indoor smoking section, the newest music<br />
jamming on a kicking sound system and bartenders<br />
that will dazzle you with their flair skills!<br />
ROBY’S SUPPER CLUB<br />
I-94 & Exit 147<br />
Mandan, ND<br />
701-663-2288<br />
Roby’s Supper Club is fine dining at its best. Roby’s<br />
features nothing but the highest quality cuts of<br />
Certified Angus Beef, the sweetest seafood and their<br />
famous applewood-smoked, dry-rubbed loin baby<br />
back ribs. Enjoy a delicious dinner, 5 miles west<br />
of Mandan on I-94 exit 147. Open Tuesday thru<br />
Saturday, serving 4:30pm-10pm with an elegant<br />
lounge open until 1am.<br />
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learning more about food,”<br />
said Stuart. “Keep raising the<br />
bar; it’s as simple as that.”<br />
At the Pirogue Grille, chefs<br />
continue to excel by using a<br />
hands-on and homemade approach<br />
to cooking.<br />
“It’s about not taking the<br />
easy route or buying things<br />
that are pre-cut in cans,” said<br />
Stuart. “At Pirogue Grille, we<br />
do our own butchery and<br />
make everything fresh, including<br />
breads, pastries, sauces<br />
and soups, to create a quality<br />
experience that people just<br />
don’t get everywhere.”<br />
Although Pirogue chefs<br />
make repeat favorites, Stuart<br />
does his homework before<br />
entering the kitchen to create<br />
something new. By reading<br />
the latest cuisine articles,<br />
periodicals and food reviews<br />
and adding them to his dining<br />
PIROGUE GRILLE<br />
121 N. 4 th St.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-223-3770<br />
The arrival of spring is reflected in the passion of<br />
the culinary professionals at Pirogue Grille. The<br />
seasonal approaches to the core menu and specials<br />
have received accolades both locally and nationally.<br />
Gourmet magazine named Pirogue Grille “One of<br />
the 100 best farm-to-table restaurants in America”.<br />
You need to experience it for yourself. Open<br />
Monday-Saturday at 5:00 pm. 701-223-3770<br />
www.piroguegrille.com<br />
PEACOCK ALLEY<br />
422 E. Main Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-255-7917<br />
Absorb historic elegance at Peacock Alley as you<br />
enjoy fine cuisine. Much of the elegance and tradition<br />
of the old Patterson Hotel has been preserved,<br />
showcasing the Hotel's glory days. The majestic<br />
lobby and palatial dining room were transformed<br />
into the New Peacock Alley where you can savor<br />
our wide variety of entrees individually prepared to<br />
perfection. www.peacock-alley.com<br />
experiences through traveling,<br />
locals receive professional<br />
cuisine with a Midwest flare.<br />
The road to creating great<br />
menu items may sound indepth,<br />
but one bite of food<br />
at the Pirogue Grille let’s you<br />
know that the hard work is<br />
definitely paying off.<br />
This spring, in late April<br />
and early May, Pirogue veterans<br />
and newbies can enjoy<br />
a three-course “Celebrate<br />
Spring” special for only $30 a<br />
person. This deal allows guests<br />
to choose one appetizer, one<br />
entrée and one dessert, infused<br />
and inspired by the bountiful<br />
ingredients of spring.<br />
“This gives people the<br />
chance to sit down and enjoy<br />
the dining experience, rather<br />
than just going out to eat,”<br />
said Cheryl.<br />
The menu will differ this<br />
year, but a few highlights from<br />
last year’s three-course celebration<br />
included Orzo pasta<br />
with house-made sausage and<br />
broccolinni appetizer; grilled<br />
N.D. top sirloin steak with<br />
southwest dry rub and lime<br />
butter entrée; and panna cotta<br />
with strawberries.<br />
Although the three-course<br />
special is sure to attract many<br />
guests, great menu items<br />
are featured on the menu<br />
every night of the week, from<br />
house-made venison sausage<br />
with sweet potato salad, to<br />
grilled shrimp with ratatouille<br />
and olive vinaigrette and N.D.<br />
honey tart with strawberry<br />
glaze and vanilla sauce.<br />
Dining at the Pirogue is<br />
truly a dream come true for<br />
those looking to indulge in<br />
big-city cuisine right here in<br />
the capital city!<br />
EAST 40 CHOPHOUSE<br />
& TAVERN<br />
1401 Interchange Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-258-7222<br />
East 40 delivers big-city flavors with small-town attitude.<br />
Premium Sterling Silver Steaks, Dakota buffalo<br />
and succulent seafood straight from the coast<br />
are served in the charming surroundings of our<br />
turn-of-the-century dining rooms and Old World<br />
tavern. Don't miss Sake, Sushi & Live Music Night<br />
every Monday or Tavern Jam with live music on<br />
Thursdays. www.east40chophouse.com<br />
BISTRO “AN AMERICAN CAFé”<br />
1103 E. Front Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-224-8800<br />
Thursday is The Bistro Night with Rib Night and Sushi<br />
Night. Enjoy delicious St. Louis Style Southwestern<br />
Dry Rub or Jack Daniels BBQ Baby Back ribs, or<br />
freshly rolled Sushi! All with live music by Shawn<br />
Oban starting at 7pm. With spring coming, The<br />
Bistro patio will open soon. Check www.bistro1100.<br />
com for our live entertainment schedule and GREAT<br />
specials.<br />
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"I will follow him wherever he may go. And near<br />
him I will always be, for nothing can keep me<br />
away, he is my destiny."<br />
Little Peggy Marsh - and later sung in the movie "Sister Act"<br />
Oh, shop and say they want to buy<br />
shucks, there are plenty of folks<br />
that go into their local wine<br />
“some of Joel’s wines.” I make my recommendations<br />
but, you know, this column is short<br />
and only published monthly. So, even though<br />
you want to “follow him”, you may need some<br />
additional “wine talk” nourishment.<br />
It just so happens there are plenty of other<br />
publications out there to seek guidance before<br />
heading off to buy<br />
some wine. Let’s do<br />
a quick overview of<br />
several possibilities.<br />
The “Bible” of wine<br />
stories and recommendations<br />
is the<br />
Wine Spectator. The<br />
subscription includes<br />
16 issues a year for<br />
about $50.00. It covers<br />
many stories about<br />
wine regions and<br />
restaurants around<br />
the world and has<br />
thousands of wine reviews.<br />
If a wine gets a 90 or higher rating in the<br />
Wine Spectator, it can mean immediate success<br />
for a winery. It can translate into millions of<br />
dollars in additional sales if the wine makes the<br />
annual list of Top 100 Wines in the World.<br />
The chief competitor to the Wine Spectator<br />
is the Wine Enthusiast. It is a great magazine,<br />
with 14 issues per year for about $30.00. It has<br />
many reviews, as well, and has a subsidiary<br />
that sells wine accessories, wine cellars and<br />
other items.<br />
By Joel Gilbertson<br />
Exhibits • ClassEs • Gift shop<br />
422 E. Front Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58504<br />
(701) 223-5986 • www.bismarck-art.org<br />
Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10 am-5:00 pm<br />
Saturday: 1-3 pm • Closed: Sunday & Monday<br />
The king of wine critics is Robert Parker, a<br />
lawyer from Baltimore. His bi-monthly wine<br />
newsletter, The Wine Advocate, accepts no advertising<br />
and reviews over 7,000 wines per year.<br />
The newsletter is over 30 years old, and<br />
Parker is pretty much acknowledged as the<br />
most powerful wine critic in the world.<br />
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There are many others, but I will mention<br />
just a few. Go online and check out two of my<br />
favorites, the Connoisseurs Guide to California<br />
Wine and the<br />
Quarterly Review of<br />
Wines (QRV). Another<br />
great one, and<br />
a weekly newsletter<br />
you can subscribe<br />
to online, is Dan<br />
Berger’s Vintage Wine<br />
Experience.<br />
Like everything<br />
else, all kinds of wine<br />
blogs have cropped<br />
up with the increasing<br />
popularity of wine.<br />
I’ll mention three:<br />
DrVino.com (he really is a Ph.D.), vinography.<br />
com (perhaps the web’s most popular wine<br />
blog) and snooth.com, which has a great forum<br />
for wine lovers to compare notes on wines.<br />
So, follow Wine Notes every month, but<br />
don’t hesitate to look around and follow other<br />
wine reviews and stories. Oh, and most important<br />
of all – Taste Away!<br />
Bismarck<br />
Art & Galleries<br />
Association<br />
Joel Gilbertson, a winemaker and musician,<br />
is an attorney with the Bismarck office of<br />
Vogel Law Firm.<br />
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| MANDAN ON THE Move<br />
Working to decrease<br />
Property Taxes<br />
Mandan has received a bad rap<br />
for high property taxes, but<br />
the problem is not unique to<br />
our community. Property taxes<br />
across North Dakota are higher than residents<br />
would like.<br />
By the time you read this, the State Legislature<br />
may have addressed the situation with<br />
greater support for K-12 education from the<br />
budget surplus, thus allowing local public<br />
school districts to lower mill levies.<br />
Costs of public education account for the<br />
majority of the property tax bill—47 percent<br />
for 2008 in Mandan and 55 percent in Bismarck.<br />
Among the state’s 12 largest cities, the<br />
share of property taxes devoted to education<br />
is largest in Fargo at 65 percent and smallest<br />
in Devils Lake at 40 percent.<br />
A few years back, Mandan’s consolidated<br />
mill levy for property taxes—county, school,<br />
city and park district shares—ranked first<br />
among the state’s 12 largest cities. Mandan<br />
By Ellen Huber, Business Development Director<br />
ranks fourth for property taxes levied in<br />
2008 and payable in 2009, according to a new<br />
compilation by the N.D. League of Cities.<br />
Mandan’s total levy dropped to 498 mills,<br />
down from 504 in 2007, 511 in 2006 and 535<br />
in 2005.<br />
The Mandan <strong>City</strong> Commission has made<br />
a concerted effort to hold the line on property<br />
taxes in the face of increasing valuations.<br />
The portion of the property tax bill for city<br />
services is 20 percent in Mandan, the same as<br />
Bismarck and in the middle of the pack for<br />
the state’s 12 largest cities.<br />
The overall mill levy in Mandan has<br />
declined, even with an increase in the school<br />
district levy in 2005 because residents voted<br />
nearly 2 to 1 in support of a bond issue for a<br />
new middle school.<br />
Leaders in Mandan will continue working<br />
to decrease property taxes and find other<br />
sources of revenue for improvements that our<br />
community needs and wants.<br />
April 2009 21
| TOUGH CUSTOMER<br />
The parking ramp meets<br />
"Cheers"<br />
One would<br />
think that<br />
a story<br />
of a great<br />
customer experience<br />
would come<br />
from a service-based<br />
organization that<br />
derives a majority of<br />
its income through<br />
continuous one-onone<br />
contact with<br />
customers.<br />
Not this story.<br />
This one comes from<br />
the most unlikely<br />
of spots: a parking<br />
ramp in downtown<br />
Bismarck.<br />
The story begins<br />
on February 4, 2008,<br />
when I first parked<br />
in the ramp between<br />
5th and 6th streets.<br />
What makes this<br />
story noteworthy<br />
wasn’t my first entry into the lot.<br />
Heading up the ramp, swiping the<br />
magnetic card, then passing through the gate<br />
was uneventful. Driving past all the cars and<br />
finally making my way to the “first available<br />
By Mike Lindblom<br />
spot” wasn’t especially noteworthy either.<br />
Actually, the best part of my first day of<br />
parking in the ramp was leaving the place<br />
at around noon. Driving down the spiral, I<br />
fumbled for and readied my magnetic card.<br />
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As I approached the far right lane, I opened<br />
my window to swipe the card. Just then, I<br />
caught a glimpse of a shadowy figure inside<br />
the building.<br />
The shadowy figure was waving me<br />
down! My mind went crazy: “What have I<br />
done?” “Did I park in someone else’s spot?”<br />
“Was I speeding down the spiral?” (I may<br />
have been.) “Do I have someone else’s card?”<br />
“Am I in the wrong lane?” “Why is he waving<br />
me down?”<br />
Figuring I must be in trouble, I swiped<br />
my card then paused. In this moment, I<br />
turned away to put my card on the seat next<br />
to me, all the while waiting for the shadowy<br />
figure to come forward, revealing him or<br />
herself with some sort of “parking ramp directive”<br />
that would include negative contractions<br />
like “shouldn’t” or “don’t” and perhaps<br />
an expletive thrown in for extra effect.<br />
My mind continued: “Oh, great! I’m<br />
only here a half-day, and I’m already in<br />
trouble?”<br />
The moment I turned back to “face<br />
my fate” was the moment that completely<br />
changed my perspective about the parking<br />
ramp.<br />
As I paused, he noticed me sitting there.<br />
At that moment, he looked up and with a big<br />
smile, waved enthusiastically and went about<br />
his work. Turns out he was waving at me, not<br />
waving me down. What a pleasant surprise!<br />
Since then, every interaction with the<br />
parking ramp folks has been similar; they<br />
smile, look me in the eye and call me by my<br />
first name, all the classic caveats of a great<br />
customer experience.<br />
For a job that some might say is a bit<br />
mundane, they remain consistent, professional<br />
and just plain nice, clearly doing what<br />
they love and loving what they do.<br />
The Rainmaker Group specializes in talent<br />
management, cultural transformation and<br />
strategic intervention to help organizations<br />
maximize possibility.<br />
NEW NEIGHBOR WELCOME SERVICE<br />
Welcomes you to Bismarck-Mandan<br />
For Free Gifts Contact:<br />
Verdeen at 391-0094 or Ileen at 400-2919<br />
or email us at newneighbors@bis.midco.net<br />
Spring Fling 2009 23
|<br />
the census:<br />
HAS IT BEEN 10 YEARS ALREADY?<br />
The Census Bureau recently opened<br />
its Bismarck 2010 Census headquarters.<br />
The Bismarck office will<br />
be in charge of assuring the April<br />
1, 2010, event counts all the residents in<br />
western N.D. The United States Constitution<br />
requires that a complete population count be<br />
conducted by the federal government every<br />
10 years.<br />
How will the census folks carry out this<br />
daunting task? It all begins with a good, solid<br />
foundation. Early census operations have<br />
been carried out by a group of local employees<br />
who have looked at the addresses involved<br />
in the last census and have updated these<br />
addresses for the 2010 count.<br />
This should be completed by Fall 2009.<br />
The hiring of census workers has begun, and<br />
the actual count will be aided greatly by these<br />
By Bill Wocken<br />
local preparation efforts.<br />
Why should we care about the census<br />
count? While many are curious to find out<br />
just how many people live in our area, curiosity<br />
is not the only reason for participation in<br />
the 2010 census.<br />
More than $300 billion of federal funds<br />
are distributed every year according to population.<br />
An inaccurate count would result in<br />
a loss of funds that might otherwise be available,<br />
and those funds being given to other<br />
cities.<br />
In addition, many businesses use the<br />
statistics gathered by the census workers to<br />
evaluate their commercial opportunities.<br />
Legislative re-districting also uses census<br />
counts.<br />
What kind of results are we expecting<br />
for Bismarck and Burleigh County? This<br />
Who: Tony Blair, Jack Nicklaus, Bill George,<br />
John C. Maxwell, Al Weiss, Liz Murray, Linda Kaplan Thaler,<br />
Mark Sanborn, Kevin Carrol, and Ernie Johnson<br />
Where: Arno Gustin Hall at the University of Mary<br />
When: May 8, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Doors open at 7 a.m.)<br />
Cost: $50 ticket ($75 after April 1) includes lunch/breaks<br />
Call 355-8262 or go to www.umary.edu to order now!<br />
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Year 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000<br />
Bismarck 7,122 11,090 15,496 18,640 27,670 34,703 44,485 49,272 55,392<br />
Burleigh 15,578 19,769 22,736 25,673 34,016 40,714 54,811 60,161 69,416<br />
table summarizes the city and county census<br />
results since 1920.<br />
It is interesting to see both Bismarck and<br />
Burleigh County on a steady upward population<br />
trend. This is unusual for many local<br />
cities. These results are the sign of a strong,<br />
growing area with a vibrant economy.<br />
What do the experts expect for a 2010<br />
count? The Bismarck/Burleigh Community<br />
Development Department estimates 62,150<br />
people within Bismarck and 80,700 to be the<br />
final count for all of Burleigh County.<br />
The Census Bureau is publicizing the<br />
2010 census. It is promoting a complete<br />
count and will be reminding the community<br />
as the census approaches. Do your part to<br />
make the 2010 Census a resounding success!<br />
It comes just once every 10 years!<br />
April 2009 25
| SPORTS WATCH<br />
April 1<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Northern State at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 2 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. MT<br />
April 2<br />
Men’s College Baseball– MSU-Moorhead vs.<br />
BSC, Mandan, 3 p.m., 5 p.m.<br />
April 4<br />
Women’s College Softball – Mankato State vs.<br />
U-Mary, 12 p.m., 2 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Baseball – Williston at<br />
Mandan, 2 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Soccer – East/West<br />
Tournament, Mandan<br />
Boys & Girls High School Track – <strong>Dick</strong>inson<br />
Coke Classic, DSU, 10:30 a.m.<br />
April 5<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Miles College vs.<br />
BSC, Mandan, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
Women’s College Softball – SW Minnesota<br />
State vs. U-Mary, 11 p.m., 1 p.m.<br />
April 7<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Minnesota-<br />
Crookston vs. U-Mary, Municipal, 2 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Baseball – St. Mary’s vs.<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, Southside, 4:30 p.m. MT<br />
Girls High School Soccer – BHS at Mandan,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
Boys & Girls High School Track – Carlson<br />
Booster at <strong>Dick</strong>inson, 2 p.m. MT<br />
April 8<br />
Women’s College Tennis – Northern State vs.<br />
U-Mary, 2 p.m.<br />
April 9<br />
Boys High School Baseball – <strong>Dick</strong>inson<br />
vs. BHS, Municipal, 4:30 p.m.; CHS at<br />
Mandan, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Boys & Girls High School Track – <strong>Dick</strong><br />
Karlgaard, Community Bowl, 2 p.m.<br />
April 10<br />
College Track & Field – Marauder Open at<br />
U-Mary, TBA<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Valley <strong>City</strong> at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 1 p.m. MT, 3:30 p.m. MT<br />
Women’s College Softball – Valley <strong>City</strong> at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 2 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. MT<br />
April 11<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Dawson College vs.<br />
BSC, Mandan, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Valley <strong>City</strong> at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 1 p.m. MT, 3:30 p.m. MT<br />
Women’s College Softball – Valley <strong>City</strong> at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 1 p.m. MT, 3 p.m. MT<br />
April 13<br />
Girls High School Soccer – Minot vs. BHS,<br />
Community Bowl, 6 p.m.; CHS vs. St.<br />
Mary’s, Community Bowl, 8 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Golf – Century Invitational<br />
at Apple Creek, 11 a.m.<br />
April 14<br />
Men’s College Baseball– BSC vs. U-Mary JV,<br />
Mandan, 3 p.m., 5 p.m.<br />
Women’s College Softball – Jamestown vs.<br />
U-Mary, 3 p.m., 5 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Baseball – BHS vs. St.<br />
Mary’s, Municipal, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Softball – CHS at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, TBA, MT<br />
Girls High School Tennis – BHS vs. Mandan<br />
at Tom O’Leary, 4:15 p.m.<br />
April 15<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Jamestown at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 2 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. MT<br />
April 16<br />
Women’s College Softball – Jamestown at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 2 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. MT<br />
Boys High School Baseball – CHS vs. St.<br />
Mary’s, Municipal, TBA<br />
Girls High School Soccer – Mandan vs. St.<br />
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Mary’s, Community Bowl, 6 p.m.; BHS vs.<br />
Century, Community Bowl, 8 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Tennis – Minot Ryan vs.<br />
Mandan, Mandan Middle School, 4 p.m.;<br />
Williston at DHS, 3 p.m. MT<br />
April 17<br />
Women’s College Tennis – Augustana vs.<br />
U-Mary, 5 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Baseball – CHS vs. Jamestown,<br />
Municipal, 4:30 p.m.; Beulah at Mandan,<br />
Memorial, 4:30 p.m.; Williston vs. <strong>Dick</strong>inson,<br />
Southside, 4:30 p.m. MT<br />
Boys & Girls High School Track – ND Elite “9”,<br />
Community Bowl, 2 p.m.<br />
April 18<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Winona State vs.<br />
U-Mary, Municipal, 1 p.m.<br />
Women’s College Softball – St. Cloud vs.<br />
U-Mary, 11 p.m., 1 p.m.<br />
Men’s College Tennis – Augustana vs. U-Mary,<br />
Sertoma Park, 9 a.m.; St. Cloud State vs.<br />
U-Mary, Sertoma Park, 5 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Baseball – <strong>Dick</strong>inson at<br />
Mandan, Memorial, 2 p.m.<br />
Boys and Girls High School Track – ND Elite “9”,<br />
Community Bowl, 10:30 a.m.<br />
Boys High School Golf – <strong>Dick</strong>inson Invitational<br />
at Heart River, 11 a.m.<br />
April 19<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Winona State vs.<br />
U-Mary, Municipal, 12 p.m.; Minot at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 1 p.m. MT, 3:30 p.m. MT<br />
Women’s College Softball – Concordia-St. Paul<br />
vs. U-Mary, 12 p.m., 2 p.m.<br />
April 20<br />
Boys High School Baseball – BHS vs. Century,<br />
Municipal, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Tennis – Jamestown vs.<br />
Mandan, Mandan Middle School, 4 p.m.<br />
April 21<br />
Women’s College Softball – Montana State-<br />
Billings vs. U-Mary, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Baseball – Mandan vs. St.<br />
Mary’s, Municipal, 4:15 p.m.; CHS vs.<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 5:30 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Soccer – CHS vs. Jamestown,<br />
Community Bowl, 6 p.m.; St. Mary’s vs. BHS,<br />
Community Bowl, 8 p.m.; Minot at Mandan,<br />
6 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Tennis – BHS vs. St. Mary’s at<br />
Tom O’Leary, 4:15 p.m.; CHS vs. <strong>Dick</strong>inson,<br />
Sertoma, 4:15 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Track – Mandan<br />
Quadrangular, 4 p.m.<br />
April 22<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Bemidji State vs.<br />
U-Mary, Municipal, 2 p.m.<br />
April 23<br />
Men’s College Baseball– MSU-Bottineau vs.<br />
BSC, Mandan, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Soccer – CHS vs. Mandan,<br />
Mandan, 6 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Softball – <strong>Dick</strong>inson vs. CHS,<br />
Clem Kelley, TBA<br />
Boys & Girls High School Track – Kiwanis,<br />
Community Bowl, 3 p.m.<br />
April 24<br />
Boys High School Baseball – Minot vs.<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, Southside, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Track – BHS/CHS Invite,<br />
Community Bowl, 3 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Golf – St. Mary’s Invitational<br />
at Hawktree, 11 a.m.<br />
April 25<br />
Women’s College Softball – Minnesota State-<br />
Moorhead vs. U-Mary, 2 p.m., 4 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Golf – Bismarck Invitational<br />
at Riverwood, 11 a.m.<br />
April 26<br />
Men’s College Baseball– MSU-Bottineau vs.<br />
BSC, Mandan, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
Women’s College Softball – Minnesota-<br />
Crookston vs. U-Mary, 12 p.m., 2 p.m.<br />
April 27<br />
Boys High School Baseball – Mandan vs.<br />
Century, Municipal, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Soccer –Jamestown vs. St.<br />
Mary’s, Community Bowl, 6 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Tennis – Mandan at<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson, 4 p.m.<br />
April 28<br />
Boys High School Baseball – Mandan vs. Minot,<br />
Memorial, 4:30 p.m.; <strong>Dick</strong>inson at St. Mary’s,<br />
4:15 (CT)<br />
Girls High School Soccer –BHS vs. Mandan,<br />
Community Bowl, 6 p.m.; CHS vs. Minot,<br />
Community Bowl, 8 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Tennis – BHS vs. CHS at<br />
Sertoma, 4:15 p.m.; <strong>Dick</strong>inson vs. St. Mary’s,<br />
Tom O’Leary, 4 p.m. (CT)<br />
April 29<br />
Men’s College Baseball– Jamestown JV vs. BSC,<br />
Mandan, 3 p.m., 5 p.m.<br />
April 30<br />
Boys High School Baseball – BHS vs. Century,<br />
Municipal, 4:30 p.m.<br />
April 2009 27
| EDUCATION<br />
how do local schools deal with<br />
student cell phones?<br />
Technology can be a blessing and a<br />
curse. Take cell phones, for instance.<br />
We all know how irritating it is to<br />
encounter a driver who is paying more attention<br />
to his cell phone than his driving. But what<br />
about cell phone use in schools?<br />
The three Bismarck high schools have three<br />
different sets of rules regarding cell phone use.<br />
Century High School allows students to use<br />
their phones to talk or text within school walls.<br />
However, they are not allowed to use them<br />
while in the classrooms. If a student breaks the<br />
rule, he or she receives a verbal warning. With<br />
a second offense, the phone is confiscated,<br />
By Jan Schultz<br />
parents called, and the phone can only be reclaimed<br />
by the parent.<br />
Mark Murdock, vice principal at Century,<br />
said phones must be “off and out of sight” at the<br />
school from bell to bell or from the beginning of<br />
class to the end. “Pretty much all students have<br />
cell phones,” said Murdock, “and they use them<br />
in the commons and throughout the school.”<br />
Bismarck High School has a “no cell phones<br />
in school” policy, and St. Mary’s High School<br />
is somewhere in between. “Our cell phone<br />
policy is ‘out of sight, out of mind,’ said Thomas<br />
Eberle, principal of St. Mary’s High School.<br />
“We have an occasional complaint, but stu-<br />
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dents are quite cooperative.” He explained that students may<br />
bring phones to school, but must wait until they are out of the<br />
building to use them.<br />
“I like to teach students to use cell phones respectfully,”<br />
said Sue Skalicky, journalism and English instructor at Century<br />
High School. She believes there is an exception to every<br />
rule.<br />
When her sophomores were preparing for a literature unit<br />
that required parental permission, Skalicky allowed students<br />
who had forgotten to return permission slips to phone parents<br />
from the classroom. She also told of a student whose grandmother<br />
was dying and wanted to be able to take calls from his<br />
family.<br />
Alecia Smith, sophomore at Century High, supports the<br />
cell phone policy at her school. “Some teachers require students<br />
to turn off their phones while in class, which is only fair<br />
considering it’s the teacher’s time for teaching. Others are fine<br />
with phones turned to silent or vibrate,” Smith said.<br />
Schools nationwide have experienced a myriad of problems<br />
with cell phones, the most serious being cheating. Students are<br />
able to text tests, quizzes and/or answers to friends. They have<br />
also recorded teachers and later used the material to get the<br />
teacher in trouble with parents or administrators. Cell phones<br />
can also be used to arrange drug deals or even plot a bomb<br />
threat. On the positive side, students can take pictures of class<br />
projects to e-mail to parents and text message missed assignments<br />
to absent classmates.<br />
Blessing or curse, one thing is certain. Cell phones are but<br />
one small part of the rapidly expanding world of technology.<br />
And they are here to stay.<br />
April 2009 29
| UNIVERSITY PROFILE<br />
BSC’s<br />
ArtsQuest<br />
Celebrates Life<br />
By Candace Gerhardt<br />
If artists reflect different facets of our<br />
lives, the way diamonds reflect light, then<br />
Bismarck State College’s ArtsQuest is a gem<br />
for our community. ArtsQuest is a celebration<br />
of music, visual art, theatre, film and literature<br />
running throughout April and into May on<br />
BSC’s campus.<br />
Talented artists from the college and community,<br />
as well as nationally and internationally<br />
known guest artists will gather to present<br />
their art, most of which is free to the public.<br />
Don’t miss the kick-off musical April 1-5,<br />
“A Man of No Importance,” a weaving of Irish<br />
music and story of a middle-aged bus conductor<br />
and director of local plays, who wrestles<br />
with friendship and temptation in conservative<br />
Dublin in the 1960s.<br />
Barbara Jirges, a BSC art history instructor and<br />
chairperson of the festival, says other highlights<br />
include Oni Buchanan bringing poetry to life<br />
in her piano concert on April 17 in the Sidney<br />
J. Lee Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. and guitarist<br />
David Burgess, recognized internationally by<br />
musicians and critics as a virtuoso, performing<br />
May 1 in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m.<br />
Jirges has a whirlwind of recommendations.<br />
She’s excited about the film festival,<br />
student art displays, readings from “Figments<br />
of Imagination” and “Off-the-Wall”—student-<br />
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directed short plays in an intimate theatre setting.<br />
“We’re always into outreach,” Jirges says. “We want to invite<br />
people to be on campus, and ArtsQuest is a tool to do this.”<br />
ArtsQuest invites awareness, participation and conversation.<br />
Humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson will open a forum for<br />
thought and conversation about “Energy, Environment and<br />
Ethics” and show excerpts of his and David Swenson’s documentary,<br />
“When the Landscape is Quiet Again: The Legacy of<br />
Art Link” on May 5 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the NECE building.<br />
Artists help tell the story of who we are. Jirges explains,<br />
“Art is our visual history—there’s always a tie between art as<br />
self-reflective and a reflection of the times. Art is vital to society.<br />
It influences us, permeates our lives and is in more places<br />
than we imagine.”<br />
Ancient Greeks used to celebrate spring with a festival<br />
honoring Dionysus, god of artists and rebirth. Most of the<br />
great Greek plays were written to be performed at the feast of<br />
Dionysus.<br />
From plays to woodworking to raku firings to concerts,<br />
ArtsQuest is a celebration of life for anyone who wants to<br />
awaken to the world. For more information, visit BSC’s website<br />
at www.bismarckstate.edu./artsquest.<br />
April 2009 31
| FEATURE<br />
'Take your problems head on, sober':<br />
An inmate's view<br />
Final installment on the N.D. Corrections System series<br />
By Stan Stelter<br />
This is an interview<br />
with a young, Native<br />
American inmate.<br />
Because we agreed<br />
to allow him to<br />
remain anonymous,<br />
a fictitious name<br />
is used here.<br />
John’s five-year-old daughter understands<br />
her father’s situation. “We told her that<br />
Daddy is in time out for awhile, that I’ve<br />
been bad and now I have to be punished,” he<br />
says. “She understands that.”<br />
John was raised in a good family on the<br />
Standing Rock Indian Reservation. But, says<br />
the 22-year-old Native American inmate, his<br />
problem with drugs and alcohol led him to<br />
run afoul of the law.<br />
As John speaks in a low, serious tone, it is<br />
snowy and frigid outside, a good January day<br />
to be inside.<br />
But not inside a prison.<br />
Technically, John is not in prison today.<br />
He is housed in the Bismarck Transitional<br />
Center in south Bismarck, the last stop of<br />
treatment and counseling for eligible, nonviolent<br />
prison inmates as they move back<br />
into society. Typically, inmates spend about<br />
four months here before being released.<br />
After graduating high school, John<br />
found the reservation stultifying, where he<br />
said there was nothing to do but drink and<br />
“waste your life away.” He had some run-ins<br />
with the law over drugs and alcohol, but not<br />
major offenses.<br />
It began to get serious in the fall of 2006.<br />
Then, John was speeding around Bismarck<br />
in a friend’s car and smoking a joint.<br />
Police pulled him over and discovered a<br />
quarter-pound of marijuana in the vehicle.<br />
That led to a conviction for possession of<br />
marijuana with intent to deliver, and a sentence<br />
of five years’ probation.<br />
But, in November 2007, his probation was<br />
revoked after he was caught drinking and<br />
driving. This time he ended up with a twoyear<br />
sentence to “the walls,” his term for the<br />
N.D. State Penitentiary.<br />
After orientation and assessment, John<br />
was sent to the Missouri River Correctional<br />
Center, a facility along the river in south<br />
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Bismarck for male inmates considered a<br />
minimum security risk. John’s next assignment<br />
admittedly may have been the most<br />
important in his young life: he went into the<br />
Tompkins Rehabilitation and Corrections<br />
Center, a 100-day, high-intensity treatment<br />
program for drugs and alcohol in Jamestown.<br />
“It was the best treatment I ever went to,”<br />
says John. “It actually sunk in.” He had other<br />
treatments, so why this time? “I would have<br />
to say because of my stay in prison,” he says.<br />
Prison in N.D. is not like the life-anddeath<br />
atmosphere inmates often face daily in<br />
prisons in Texas or Calif. or Ohio. “You go<br />
to prison here, especially the MRCC, and it’s<br />
more like a bad vacation,” he says. “But the<br />
thing that got me to really take it seriously<br />
was being away from my family. Family is a<br />
big thing to me.”<br />
So it was his five-year-old daughter, his<br />
wife and his parents–all supportive, he says–<br />
that finally made the difference. Hopefully.<br />
Now he hopes the upcoming parole<br />
board will see him as a changed person, not<br />
the “drug-addicted, cold, hard person” he had<br />
been. And not a “con” now saying the right<br />
things to get out.<br />
For those young people risking drugs on<br />
the outside, John has some thoughts. “I know<br />
it’s easy to use one of those quick outs, those<br />
quick getaways by getting high or drunk,” he<br />
says. “But it doesn’t solve the problem in the<br />
end. It’s better to take your problems head on<br />
and sober to turn your life around.”<br />
John just may have made that turn.<br />
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Young Entrepreneur<br />
Success Story<br />
Award<br />
Tyler Herman<br />
Broken Spoke Bike Shop<br />
306 South 15th Street<br />
Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
(701) 751-2676<br />
“Gearing Up for Success”<br />
Tyler Herman, owner of the Broken Spoke Bike<br />
Shop, doesn’t think age should matter when it<br />
comes to starting a business and, after spending<br />
some time talking with this ambitious young man,<br />
neither do we.<br />
The 16-year-old entrepreneur didn’t like the idea<br />
of making money by working for someone else or<br />
by relying on allowance from his parents. Instead,<br />
when the opportunity arose four years ago to<br />
own his own business and to make money<br />
doing something he loved, repairing and selling<br />
bicycles, he jumped at the chance.<br />
Tell us about yourself.<br />
I’m a junior at Bismarck High School. I’ve been<br />
into bikes since I was little. I especially like<br />
mountain biking and, for fun, I do BMX racing in<br />
Bismarck.<br />
Tell us how you started your company.<br />
I was working part time for a local bike shop.<br />
By <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Staff<br />
Young Entrepreneur Success Story<br />
RECOGNIZING ENTREPRENEURS UNDER 30 WHO ARE CULTIVATING<br />
THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION IN NORTH DAKOTA<br />
The owners decided to move from Bismarck to<br />
Medora, and they talked me into opening my<br />
own shop. My parents thought it was a good<br />
idea and supported me all the way.<br />
Tell us about what you do.<br />
My busiest season is summer when I put in<br />
around 40 hours a week repairing bikes. I also<br />
sell BMX and mountain bikes and keep a limited<br />
inventory on hand.<br />
Starting a new business is a big challenge.<br />
Did you have any early doubts that might<br />
have stopped you?<br />
I didn’t have too many doubts other than there<br />
were a couple of other bike shops in town that<br />
would be my competition.<br />
What do you think is the key to your<br />
success?<br />
Over the years, I’ve fixed hundreds of bikes, and<br />
it’s not often that I come across a bike I can’t fix.<br />
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I think that service is a big part of my success;<br />
I offer fast turnaround, which my customers<br />
appreciate. I also spend quite a bit of time<br />
educating my customers, especially those who<br />
don’t understand the capabilities and limitations<br />
of their bikes.<br />
Who are your role models? Who are the<br />
people who helped you along the way?<br />
My mom and dad. My mom does my taxes, and<br />
my dad loans me money every now and then.<br />
What is it about your business that you are<br />
most proud of?<br />
That I opened it and that I’ll have something to<br />
show for my work in the future.<br />
Where do you see yourself and your<br />
company in the future?<br />
I plan to attend Barnett Bicycle Institute in Colo.<br />
after I graduate from high school. After that, I am<br />
going to come back to Bismarck to expand my<br />
company.<br />
What do your friends think about your<br />
business?<br />
They think it’s pretty cool.<br />
About the Y.E.S.S. Awards<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and <strong>Dick</strong>inson State University’s<br />
Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and<br />
Innovation’s Young Entrepreneur Success Story<br />
(Y.E.S.S.) Award winner will be announced each<br />
issue. We will profile individuals who personify the<br />
entrepreneurial spirit of our state and offer advice<br />
to others facing similar challenges as our featured<br />
entrepreneur. Experts tell us there is a strong<br />
correlation between innovation, entrepreneurial<br />
activity and a region’s economic vitality. Creative<br />
young adults are key to North Dakota’s economic<br />
future. If you know of an entrepreneur under 30 who<br />
is making a difference, we invite your nominations.<br />
Email us at <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, thecitymagazine@<br />
unitedprinting.com, or call us at 701-223-0505.<br />
Our Advice:<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> asked Tyler’s mom, Dawn<br />
Herman, for some advice on how to encourage<br />
and support young entrepreneurs. She<br />
said, “Starting a business as Tyler did give<br />
him a lot of responsibility at a young age.”<br />
When customers come in, Dawn is proud<br />
to say that her son never puts work off until<br />
the next day. “He finishes the repair and<br />
will usually call the customer that same<br />
night to tell him that the bike is ready to be<br />
picked up.”<br />
The rule around the Herman house was<br />
always that the kids needed to work to pay<br />
for half of anything that they wanted to buy.<br />
Dawn and her husband Steve believe that<br />
this rule taught Tyler the value of a dollar.<br />
“We told him not to be afraid to try. The<br />
company may make it or not, but at least<br />
you tried.”<br />
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| HISTORY<br />
Dakota Beer:<br />
A good idea, but a bad batch<br />
dooms brewery<br />
Back in the late 1950s, a few people<br />
thought N.D. was missing out on a<br />
golden opportunity or, more precisely,<br />
a golden brewing opportunity.<br />
Since the state was the nation’s leader in<br />
producing barley, why not a N.D. brewery? It<br />
had been tried before, but failed.<br />
According to a Bismarck Tribune story,<br />
the brewery seemed to be a good venture. “It<br />
used N.D. capital, labor and raw materials<br />
and appeared to have created a good market<br />
within the state.”<br />
Move over Hamm’s, here comes Dakota<br />
By Stan Stelter<br />
Beer.<br />
Organizers incorporated Dakota Malting<br />
and Brewing Company in November 1959 to<br />
“build, equip, maintain, manage and operate<br />
a brewery and malting plant.” Plans were to<br />
build a brewery with a capacity of 50,000 barrels<br />
a year, employing up to 60 and marketing<br />
in N.D. and S.D.<br />
They began selling shares of stock at $1<br />
each, with a goal of one million shares, but<br />
only to North Dakotans. About 3,500 state<br />
residents snatched up the million shares, including<br />
an estimated 267 bar owners around<br />
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the state.<br />
Likely<br />
many<br />
other<br />
stockholders<br />
were<br />
patrons of<br />
those 267<br />
pubs.<br />
Mandan<br />
had the inside<br />
track<br />
for the<br />
business,<br />
offering 19<br />
acres for a<br />
site. But the<br />
company’s directors opted for Bismarck instead, deciding<br />
in early 1960 to build alongside the Soo Railroad line just<br />
north of the Big Boy Drive Inn on East Main.<br />
Shortly, the name “Dakota Beer” was chosen, and<br />
booze began flowing in May 1961.<br />
But the first batch of Dakota Beer had a problem: it<br />
simply didn’t taste good. Apparently brewmaster Frank<br />
Bauer had opted not to install filtration equipment that<br />
would remove phenol from the Missouri River water.<br />
Phenol, or carbolic acid, is a compound that comes from<br />
natural plants and, in this case, likely related to the oil-tar<br />
base in the water.<br />
As the brewmaster from Detroit discovered too late,<br />
phenol’s sweet, tarry odor and taste didn’t mix well<br />
with beer, especially a new beer just hitting the market.<br />
Though phenol can even catch fire, the only problem for<br />
Dakota Beer was bad taste, not flaming beer.<br />
So, the bad beer was recalled, holes punched in the<br />
cans and the golden product dumped.<br />
Dakota Beer’s owners quickly brought in an Austrianborn<br />
graduate of a world-renowned brewmaster school,<br />
and the beer improved. But the damage to beer-drinkers’<br />
taste buds had been done.<br />
Bills began piling up, and the brewery found itself in<br />
trouble. A Missouri advertising company sued for $8,347<br />
in unpaid bills, and the local sheriff tied up and then<br />
auctioned 5,000 cases of Dakota Beer.<br />
Facing more and more creditors, Dakota Malting went<br />
bankrupt, and the doors closed on N.D.’s only existing<br />
brewery on Sept. 30, 1965.<br />
Stan Stelter, a North Dakota native and free-lance writer, is<br />
development director at the Abused Adult Resource Center.<br />
Photo above copyright 2006 Tavern Trove LLC<br />
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| SAFETY TIP<br />
ATA MARTIAL ARTS:<br />
Kidz'n Power<br />
By Mike Wetsch<br />
It has been said that bad things can happen<br />
to good people. Unfortunately, in today’s<br />
world, all too often our youth are the<br />
target of these “bad things”.<br />
We have become a society where we continually<br />
experience the appalling results of children<br />
becoming victims of childhood predators. A<br />
scary statistic shows that many child predators<br />
commit crimes against children over 100 times<br />
prior to their first arrest.<br />
Many convicted child predators continue to<br />
commit crimes against children an additional<br />
10 times after their release from custody and<br />
before a subsequent arrest.<br />
As members of a socially responsible society,<br />
we must work together to ensure the safety of<br />
our next generation.<br />
Wayne Materi, owner and instructor of<br />
ATA Martial Arts, is committed to the safety of<br />
our youth. On April 20, a Kidz’n Power Child<br />
Safety Seminar is hosted by and held at ATA<br />
Martial Arts at 801 West Interstate Ave.<br />
The two classes on April 20 are free of charge<br />
and open to area youth. The first is for children<br />
ages four through seven from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30<br />
p.m. A second class for children ages eight and<br />
up runs from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.<br />
Space is limited so make sure to call in advance.<br />
Leave your name and number, and ATA<br />
Martial Arts will call to confirm your child’s<br />
registration.<br />
Kidz’n Power is a national program created<br />
by ATA Martial Arts and assists children in<br />
developing the skills to empower them to make<br />
safe decisions when encountering the possible<br />
threat of a stranger.<br />
Endorsed by AmberAlert.com, many aspects<br />
of the seminar deal directly with abduction prevention<br />
strategies. Participants will learn about<br />
the many dangers of encounters with strangers.<br />
Children will receive instruction in selfdefense<br />
tactics and participate in role-playing<br />
scenarios. Each child will receive a free child<br />
identification kit that includes emergency<br />
contact information, personal and medical information,<br />
physical characteristics, photograph<br />
procedures, fingerprint sample chart with ink,<br />
dental chart and DNA collection directions<br />
with baggies for DNA samples.<br />
The identification kit is a valuable resource<br />
for law enforcement in the event a child is<br />
missing. Each child will receive a certificate of<br />
completion at the end of the seminar. As an<br />
added bonus, attendees will receive free classes<br />
thru April 30th at ATA Martial Arts.<br />
For additional information for the Kidz’n<br />
Power Child Safety Seminar or additional classes<br />
at ATA Martial Arts, readers are welcome to<br />
contact Wayne Materi at 701-224-1663.<br />
Mike Wetsch is a deputy with the Burleigh County<br />
Sheriff’s Department and assigned to the patrol<br />
division.<br />
The Safety Tip<br />
is sponsored by:<br />
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Inside/Out Wellness Center:<br />
ALTERnATIVE HEALTH CARE FoR THE BoDy AnD SouL<br />
Everybody recognizes the fundamental<br />
human desire to both achieve and<br />
maintain optimal health. Therefore, it<br />
is up to each of us to seek out opportunities<br />
that will ultimately lead to a healthier,<br />
happier and longer life.<br />
For those of you who are committed to<br />
exploring the pathways that lead to physical<br />
and emotional well being, the answer may be<br />
closer than you think. The staff members at<br />
the Inside/Out Wellness Center in <strong>Dick</strong>inson,<br />
N.D., are determined to help willing individuals<br />
reach their personal health goals.<br />
In June 2008, MaryEllen Logan, independent<br />
practitioner and lifestyle coach, opened<br />
the center to assist and educate people on<br />
By Deanna Voutsas<br />
their lifelong path to health and wellness.<br />
Her focus is on helping customers identify<br />
and meet health objectives through a natural,<br />
holistic approach. “I’ve always been interested<br />
in alternative health. I want to help people<br />
lead healthier lives,” Logan said.<br />
Some of the innovative services the Inside/<br />
Out Wellness Center offers include IonCleanse<br />
therapy, MIGUN Jade Thermal Bed, Holy Tea<br />
cleansing, massage therapy, weight loss support<br />
classes, reflexology, Core Synchronism,<br />
Lymphatic Drainage and much more.<br />
The center also offers a wide array of<br />
organic foods, supplements and personal care<br />
items, such as facial products and essential oils.<br />
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| WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA<br />
The Manufacturer’s Roundtable:<br />
Making History through Dedication and Determination<br />
Medieval knights were not the only<br />
ones with a round table. In the<br />
1980s, major manufacturers in<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson formed an informal organization,<br />
the Manufacturer’s Roundtable.<br />
“Our first meeting was at the Elks club,”<br />
Guy Moos, president of Baker<br />
Boy, recalls. Some of the<br />
major founder manufacturers<br />
that solidified this alliance<br />
include TMI Systems<br />
Design Corporation, Steffes<br />
Corporation, Baker Boy and<br />
Fisher Industries.<br />
For well over two<br />
decades, these committed<br />
community leaders have been<br />
demonstrating citizenship<br />
and contributing to a better<br />
quality of place. Major local<br />
manufacturers meet bimonthly to discuss<br />
opportunities, resolve issues and to improve<br />
the competitiveness of the manufacturing<br />
industry in Southwestern N.D.<br />
Among the diversity of topics, the<br />
group discusses workforce training and<br />
development issues, employee retention, sales<br />
successes and technological breakthroughs.<br />
“Manufacturers in <strong>Dick</strong>inson are a very<br />
sharing group. We share our successes, trials,<br />
By Deanna Voutsas<br />
“ Manufacturers in<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson are a very<br />
sharing group. We share<br />
our successes, trials,<br />
and tribulations. We<br />
constantly encourage<br />
each other. ”<br />
and tribulations. We constantly encourage<br />
each other,” says Moos.<br />
Networking is another key element that<br />
becomes attainable through these gatherings.<br />
As Joe Rothschiller, president and chief<br />
operating officer of Steffes Corporation<br />
says, “The Manufacturer’s<br />
Roundtable is a “networking”<br />
vehicle that enables business<br />
leaders to informally share<br />
experiences of best practices;<br />
openly discusses local, state<br />
and national issues; support<br />
one another professionally;<br />
and helps each organization<br />
grow.<br />
He says, “The whole of<br />
the group is smarter than<br />
the individual person. As a<br />
group, our intent is to grow<br />
Southwestern N.D.”<br />
The group is also concerned with how to<br />
create opportunities for the <strong>Dick</strong>inson community<br />
that will positively affect our quality<br />
of life. According to Gaylon Baker, Stark<br />
Development Corporation executive vicepresident<br />
and Roundtable facilitator, “We<br />
are working together to help the community<br />
prosper.”<br />
The members of the Manufacturer’s<br />
Roundtable have been instrumental in supporting<br />
local projects that have helped shape<br />
<strong>Dick</strong>inson into what it is today. Such projects<br />
include the West River Community Center,<br />
the Workforce Training project and the<br />
Badlands Activities Center, to name just a few.<br />
Although it may be true that the present<br />
members of the Roundtable are not famous<br />
historical knights from the past, the dynamic<br />
group is most certainly making history in<br />
Southwestern N.D. Their dedication, determination<br />
and drive for success will keep<br />
these team players fueled for many, many<br />
years to come.<br />
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“ I want to teach my<br />
customers how to get<br />
rid of bad habits that<br />
sabotage weight loss<br />
so they can keep the<br />
weight off once<br />
they lose it. ”<br />
Story continued from page 39<br />
One highly sought after<br />
service among dedicated customers<br />
is the support group,<br />
which meets once a week for<br />
approximately three months.<br />
The topics discussed range<br />
anywhere from eliminating<br />
sugar cravings to differentiating<br />
good fats from bad fats.<br />
As Logan says, “I want to<br />
teach my customers how to get<br />
rid of bad habits that sabotage<br />
weight loss so they can keep the weight off once they lose it.”<br />
When it comes to the best-loved product, ZMP 400-The<br />
Perfect Formula takes the prize. Customers have had a great<br />
response to the marine phytoplankton-rich nutrients. More<br />
specifically, ZMP 400 contains minerals that help detoxify<br />
our bodies, remove heavy metals, balance pH and strengthen<br />
our immune systems.<br />
So, if you are in the neighborhood and are ready to<br />
take control of your health, be sure to stop by Inside/Out<br />
Wellness Center where your body is sure to receive the royal<br />
treatment from the inside out.<br />
After all,<br />
you only<br />
have one<br />
body. It is<br />
up to you to<br />
make it last<br />
a lifetime!<br />
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| YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY!<br />
Discovering Serendipity<br />
“ Some days, I just sit back<br />
and try to take everything in<br />
because it's everything<br />
I ever dreamt of, and it's<br />
really happening. We are<br />
blessed to do what we love,<br />
where we want to do it. ”<br />
~ Nicole Ross<br />
By Nicole Morrison-Mathern<br />
Serendipity, the effect by which one accidentally discovers<br />
something fortunate, especially while looking<br />
for something else entirely (Wikipedia). There is<br />
probably no other word in the world more perfect than<br />
“serendipity” for Nicole Ross to name her <strong>Dick</strong>inson coffee<br />
shop, even if it’s named after the movie rather than the<br />
definition.<br />
Ross grew up in <strong>Dick</strong>inson and moved, in 1986, with<br />
her family who desired to swap the rolling plains of N.D.<br />
with the ocean view of Ore. Her career started by managing<br />
a music studio, and then something happened causing<br />
her to fall in love with entrepreneurship.<br />
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The e-bug bit hard and, in 1997, she partnered with<br />
her mother, Cynthia Ross, to open “Salads to Go”–a niche<br />
kiosk business in the Portland area. They started with<br />
salads and soon added sandwiches until the e-bug bit<br />
again when the coffee kiosk man next to them asked if<br />
they would like to purchase his business.<br />
Knowing zilch about coffee, they did their research by<br />
going to every coffee shop they could find in the Portland<br />
area discovering espressos, lattes, mochas and more until<br />
they were able to form their own personal touch in the<br />
coffee world called “Coffee Clutch”.<br />
Their business took off, and life was great, but the<br />
beauty of the Ore. mountains and the peacefulness of the<br />
Pacific Ocean started to pale in comparison to the family<br />
they missed “back home” in N.D.<br />
In 2005, they decided it was just too long to be away<br />
and that they no longer wanted to miss Christmases full<br />
of cousins, aunts and uncles, or go a year or more without<br />
seeing family members. So they made the move “back<br />
home” to open Serendipity Coffee House.<br />
Their family was nervous for them and came in nearly<br />
every day to be sure they would have customers. The<br />
family soon found that there was nothing to worry about<br />
and that the coffee house was doing great.<br />
Ross believes her openness to what the <strong>Dick</strong>inson<br />
community wanted, coupled with her great Northwest<br />
experience and the fact that she did not fear failure,<br />
allowed the business to keep growing.<br />
Serendipity outgrew its strip mall home in 2007 and<br />
moved to its current location on the corner of State and<br />
Fairway right next to JD’s BBQ (which just happens to be<br />
owned by Ross’s brother, Jeremy Dean Ross).<br />
Ross describes Serendipity as a place to relax and slow<br />
down in this fast-paced world—a place where you can<br />
read a book, have a nice conversation or spend time as a<br />
family just listening to live music.<br />
“Some days, I just sit back and try to take everything<br />
in because it’s everything I ever dreamt of, and it’s really<br />
happening. We are blessed to do what we love, where we<br />
want to do it,” said Ross. Kind of sounds like serendipity<br />
to me!<br />
Nicole Morrison-Mathern is assistant director of the Harold<br />
Schafer Emerging Leaders Academy at the University of Mary<br />
as well as the co-owner of the 100% women-owned businesses,<br />
Moxe In Action, LLC, Entertainment Resources, and URL (U<br />
Rock Lately) Radio.<br />
You've Come A Long Way Baby is sponsored by:<br />
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Spring Fling<br />
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Parade of Homes<br />
Creating the Perfect Lawn<br />
Inflatable Summer Fun<br />
A Taste of North Dakota<br />
Budget Botox<br />
Spring Vehicle Care<br />
North Dakota Tourism<br />
Weddings<br />
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Spring<br />
PARADE OF HOMES<br />
Twice each year, the Bismarck-Mandan<br />
Home Builders Association<br />
(BMHBA) organizes an event that<br />
gives us all an opportunity to view a<br />
wide variety of new homes in our area. If you<br />
are in the market for a new home or just interested<br />
to see what’s new in home building,<br />
the 2009 Spring Parade of Homes on April<br />
18-19 and 25-26 is the event you can’t miss!<br />
This year, there are 36 homes on the<br />
schedule, some in each price category. The<br />
home builders will again showcase their<br />
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abilities so you can decide what features you<br />
must have in your new home. A listing of the<br />
homes and directions to each are located at<br />
the BMHBA website (www.bmhba.com).<br />
Carol Vondracheck, BMHBA executive<br />
officer, is optimistic about the attendance at<br />
this year’s event. She says “In the past, we<br />
have sold around 4,000 tickets, and I don’t<br />
think that will change much this year. A lot of<br />
people are interested in new home features,<br />
even if they’re looking for remodeling ideas<br />
for their current home.”<br />
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| HOME SWEET HOME<br />
There will be a variety of spec homes,<br />
custom-built homes and town homes built<br />
by over 20 contractors. As the technology<br />
changes each year, the builders seem to work<br />
exciting changes into the finished product.<br />
Energy efficient and “green home” features<br />
will be popular as many people look to save<br />
money and be environmentally conscious.<br />
The homes on this spring’s listing are<br />
located around Bismarck/Mandan and offer<br />
a great opportunity to see the new developments<br />
popping up around the area. For those<br />
looking to move, it’s a good time to scope<br />
out a new neighborhood and check out the<br />
amenities in those areas.<br />
Ticket prices are $5 for adults, which<br />
can be used for both weekends. Children<br />
under 12 are free if accompanied by an adult.<br />
Tickets can be purchased in advance at Dan’s<br />
Supermarkets, Central Market and Cash<br />
Wise Foods. You can also purchase your<br />
tickets at any one of the homes in the parade.<br />
Hours are 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday<br />
and Sunday.<br />
Fleck’s Furniture and Appliance will<br />
be donating a stainless steel kitchen appliance<br />
package as the grand prize this year. If<br />
you have to miss out on this month’s event,<br />
it won’t be long until the Parade of Homes<br />
comes around again in the fall!<br />
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Plastics are classified by a “resin identification code”—a number<br />
from 1 to 7 that represents a different type of resin. That number is usually<br />
imprinted on the bottom of your container; flip it upside down, and you’ll see<br />
a recycling triangle with the number in the middle.<br />
Next time you’re shopping, buy plastics with these codes: #2 HDPE, #4 LDPE and #5 PP.<br />
These plastics transmit no known chemicals into your food and are generally recyclable.<br />
Avoid buying plastics with the following codes: #3 PVC, #6 PS and #7 PC. These harmful<br />
products can cause major health risks such as cancer, heart disease and obesity.<br />
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| HOME SWEET HOME<br />
Creating<br />
THE PERFECT LAWN<br />
It’s funny<br />
how,<br />
after<br />
a long<br />
winter, the<br />
roar of the<br />
lawn mower<br />
and the smell<br />
of freshly<br />
cut grass can<br />
make us grin.<br />
Sure, we<br />
may not feel<br />
this way in<br />
September<br />
when we’ve<br />
spent hours trimming our lawn to perfection,<br />
but this spring let’s start our planting season<br />
right; let’s talk lawn.<br />
For folks in four-season climates, the best<br />
By Mandy Thomas<br />
time to plant grass is in early spring (April<br />
or March) or late fall (August to September).<br />
Spring and fall seeding gives grass the time it<br />
needs to establish its roots before the heat of<br />
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summer arrives.<br />
Although we<br />
know when to plant<br />
it, what kind of<br />
grass seed should we<br />
choose? “I’ve found<br />
that a mix of perennial<br />
rye grass and blue<br />
grass works well,” said<br />
Doug Rosenbaum,<br />
live nursery specialist<br />
at Lowe’s in Bismarck.<br />
“It’s also important to<br />
use a good organic or<br />
standard starter fertilizer.”<br />
When grass<br />
finally does sprout,<br />
it’s critical to keep it<br />
healthy. “In your yard,<br />
the key to success is<br />
to fertilize, water and<br />
test your soil to make<br />
sure it has the right<br />
alkalinity and pH,” said Rosenbaum. “If you<br />
keep your lawn and soil healthy, then the weeds<br />
will go away.”<br />
Lawn sprinkler systems are a great way to<br />
improve grass conditions. “Lawn sprinklers<br />
are efficient, save money and don’t force you<br />
to move hoses or turn the hose tap on and off,”<br />
said Brian Brendel, owner and estimator of<br />
Brendel’s Lawn Sprinkling in Bismarck.<br />
Besides offering<br />
precision watering,<br />
a reduced water bill,<br />
increased leisure<br />
time and healthier<br />
plants, there are a few<br />
things you should<br />
know before having<br />
one installed.<br />
“If you are building<br />
a new house, it’s best<br />
to put the sprinkler<br />
system in during the<br />
construction phase,<br />
or before you put<br />
the grass in,” said<br />
Brendel. “You’ll also<br />
need a separate water<br />
line pumped to the<br />
outside of the house.”<br />
Those with sprinkler<br />
systems also<br />
need to contact an<br />
installer in the fall to<br />
get remaining water pumped from the sprinkler<br />
pipes to protect their system (winterization).<br />
To obtain an estimate, contact Brian at Brendel’s<br />
Lawn Sprinkling by calling 701-258-9571.<br />
With proper planting time, seed selection,<br />
soil maintenance and adequate watering, your<br />
lawn can turn from ordinary to extraordinary<br />
in no time.<br />
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| SPORTS SHOW PREVIEW<br />
In the world of outdoor summer recreation,<br />
water sports rank high. No matter<br />
the size of the lake, river or pond, you<br />
will find water enthusiasts enjoying<br />
themselves on it when the weather turns hot.<br />
Inflatable<br />
Summer Fun<br />
By Wes Engbrecht<br />
The variety of inflatable water toys has<br />
grown considerably in recent years. There are<br />
high-speed towing loungers with open decks<br />
or the less challenging versions with backrests<br />
and built-in seats. They can accommodate<br />
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Photo taken from aquaglide.net<br />
one rider or several, depending on your needs.<br />
The beauty of inflatable water toys is you can pull them<br />
with almost anything that floats and has a motor. Your wave<br />
runner will be the most versatile option, but any speed boat<br />
will provide adequate towing capability as well.<br />
For stationary enjoyment for the entire family, try out<br />
the inflatable trampolines and waterslides. You can also buy<br />
modular systems that create a “water park” feel.<br />
You can turn any bay into a veritable wonderland of<br />
excitement for your crew. Best of all, you should experience<br />
fewer injuries as the water will break your fall.<br />
If you just want to soak up some rays, maybe an inflatable<br />
island or lanai is just what you need. They are available in all<br />
shapes and sizes and should provide that level of relaxation<br />
you’ve been dreaming of all winter.<br />
To find dealers of these products, just do your online<br />
research. Websites such as www.scheels.com and www.aquaglide.net<br />
will give you a starting point.<br />
Aquaglide® is a supplier of all types of inflatable water<br />
toys. The company’s website will give you a great range of options<br />
and then you can narrow your search down to that type<br />
of product to find one that fits your needs.<br />
As with any water sport, safety is always a concern. Be<br />
sure to pick out the toys that fit your family’s capabilities.<br />
Whipping a child on a tube behind a wave runner looks fun,<br />
but it can easily become dangerous with too much speed.<br />
Have fun and be careful!<br />
This summer, don’t be left out. Go online or to your nearest<br />
recreational supply store and pick out your favorites. You<br />
will be amazed at how much fun you’ve been missing on the<br />
water!<br />
Wes Engbrecht, a Bismarck free-lance writer, is the communications<br />
director for Capital Electric Cooperative.<br />
April 2009 51
| A TASTE OF NORTH DAKOTA<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 Box Farfalle (Bow Tie) Pasta 16 oz.<br />
1 Can Black Olives, Pitted<br />
1 cup Yellow Pepper, Coarsely Diced<br />
1 cup Red Pepper, Coarsely Diced<br />
1 cup Red Onion, Finely Diced<br />
1⁄4 cup Diced Jalapeno’s (jar)<br />
8 oz. Crumbled Feta Cheese<br />
1 Tsp. Italian Seasoning<br />
1 cup Cloverdale Tangy Summer Sausage, Diced<br />
1 16 oz. Bottle Zesty Italian Salad Dressing<br />
Recipes and photos supplied by Cloverdale Foods<br />
Company. Based in Mandan, N.D., since 1915, Cloverdale<br />
Foods Company manufactures high quality processed<br />
meats which are distributed throughout the Western<br />
United States.<br />
Instructions<br />
Cook farfalle according to package directions,<br />
drain and rinse in cold water. Combine<br />
remaining ingredients with farfalle and toss to<br />
coat. Chill well and stir prior to serving. May<br />
need to adjust dressing according to taste. Easy<br />
to make and tastes GREAT.<br />
A Taste of North Dakota<br />
is sponsored by:<br />
For more great recipes visit the “Extra Content” section at<br />
www.thecitymag.com<br />
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SALSA DOGS<br />
Ingredients<br />
8 Cloverdale Hot Dogs<br />
1/3 cup chunky salsa<br />
1 - 4 oz. can chopped green chilies, well drained<br />
1⁄2 cup 4-cheese Mexican style shredded cheese<br />
1/3 cup mesquite flavored barbecue sauce<br />
8 hot dog buns<br />
1 small fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped (optional)<br />
Instructions<br />
Grill Cloverdale hot dogs 6-8 minutes over medium heat.<br />
Turn often and continue to cook until steamy hot throughout<br />
or internal temperature reaches 165° F.<br />
In a small saucepan, stir barbecue sauce and salsa together.<br />
Cook over low heat until bubbly. Place a grilled Cloverdale<br />
hot dog on each bun; top each hot dog with 1 tablespoon salsa<br />
mixture, 1 tablespoon green chilies, and 1 tablespoon shredded<br />
cheese.<br />
Broil, 4 inches from heat source, just until cheese is melted.<br />
Sprinkle chopped jalapeno over melted cheese.<br />
April 2009 53
| HEALTH<br />
Budget Botox<br />
Move Over Botox, Make Room For A Less Expensive Wrinkle Eraser<br />
If you’re hooked<br />
on Botox, but it<br />
doesn’t fit into<br />
your budget these<br />
days, good news is on<br />
the way. For the first<br />
time, there may soon be<br />
a cheaper, more effective<br />
alternative to Botox.<br />
Experts say Reloxin<br />
works just like Botox<br />
only it’s less expensive,<br />
about one-third less,<br />
appears to take effect<br />
sooner, lasts longer<br />
and is just as safe.<br />
Board-certified<br />
plastic surgeon Dr.<br />
Rick Paulson says,<br />
“For people looking<br />
to turn back the<br />
hands of time or<br />
prevent wrinkles, this<br />
new product will be<br />
worth a try when it<br />
gets approved.”<br />
Sue Andersen, 61,<br />
By Health Specialist Marilyn Mitzel<br />
While side effects are almost nonexistent,<br />
they may include a slight<br />
burning at the injection site and<br />
swelling or bruising. Some patients<br />
have complained of nausea and<br />
temporary headaches. Most side<br />
effects are temporary and can often<br />
be avoided if the proper technique<br />
is used and an experienced doctor<br />
gives the injections.<br />
is a big fan of Botox.<br />
“It takes years off my<br />
face. It gets rid of the<br />
lines around my eyes,<br />
smoothes out my<br />
forehead and lifts my<br />
brows and neck.”<br />
However, it’s<br />
expensive, costing<br />
anywhere from $300<br />
to $700, depending on<br />
how many areas of the<br />
face and neck are being<br />
treated, and it only<br />
lasts a few months.<br />
So when Andersen<br />
heard the FDA was<br />
about to approve a<br />
new product that’s<br />
just as good as Botox,<br />
but lasts longer for<br />
less money, she<br />
wanted to learn more.<br />
“I’m a working<br />
girl and, with today’s<br />
economy, right now<br />
cost is more impor-<br />
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tant to me than ever,” says Andersen.<br />
That’s another reason the beauty industry<br />
is buzzing about Reloxin. It’s been available<br />
in Europe for several years and is under review<br />
by the FDA for use in the U.S., with approval<br />
expected in early 2009.<br />
Some European doctors report that, while<br />
Botox can last three to six months or more,<br />
Reloxin lasts at least four to eight months or<br />
longer. As Americans become more conscious<br />
of how they spend their cash, Reloxin could<br />
not come at a better time.<br />
Paulson says, “Let’s face it—people are<br />
looking for lower prices in everything so the<br />
next time you go in for Botox ask if Reloxin is<br />
now available.”<br />
That’s what Andersen is going to do. “When<br />
I look good, I feel better and, if it costs less, I<br />
have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”<br />
Botox has become one of the most popular<br />
beauty products in the nation, with nearly $1<br />
billion in sales each year.<br />
For more information, contact the Aesthetic<br />
Center of Plastic Surgery, 701-255-3311,<br />
www.theaestheticcenter.net<br />
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| WE Drive<br />
Spring Vehicle Care<br />
It appears that<br />
our long,<br />
but “normal”<br />
Dakota<br />
winter, is over, and<br />
now spring vehicle<br />
maintenance can<br />
begin. Drivers will<br />
want to attend to<br />
cleaning up their<br />
favorite rides, as<br />
the harsh winter<br />
we’ve experienced<br />
has been unusually<br />
hard on vehicles<br />
that are driven<br />
daily.<br />
It’s all about<br />
protecting our investment and making the vehicle<br />
a pleasure to own and drive safely. So, here<br />
is . . . CM’s annual vehicle checklist for safe and<br />
enjoyable motoring.<br />
TIRES—Tires, being one of a vehicle’s<br />
most vital components, should be inspected<br />
for abnormal wear, proper inflation and damage.<br />
Winter road conditions are not kind to<br />
By Mike LaLonde<br />
tires. Consider<br />
nitrogen as a<br />
good alternative<br />
to compressed<br />
air as nitrogen<br />
lengthens tire<br />
life, and inflation<br />
pressures remain<br />
more stable.<br />
BODY—The<br />
underside of the<br />
vehicle should<br />
get a good flushing,<br />
particularly<br />
the wheel wells<br />
and suspension<br />
areas, as trapped<br />
moisture can<br />
be the start of future rust problems. Chips and<br />
scratches should be touched up and, after cleaning,<br />
a good wax application will not only protect<br />
body and trim pieces, but will also improve<br />
the vehicle’s appearance.<br />
GLASS—Drivers need good vision to drive<br />
safely, and the film that builds up on interior<br />
glass surfaces affects visibility. All glass surfaces<br />
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need to be cleaned thoroughly; the clarity will<br />
surprise you!<br />
INTERIOR—Carpeting and upholstery<br />
should get a thorough vacuuming, along with a<br />
vinyl or leather treatment on seating and dash<br />
surfaces, vents and controls.<br />
MECHANICAL—Oil is an engine’s lifeblood.<br />
Your last vehicle servicing was probably<br />
in the fall, and our extended winter, with<br />
temperature fluctuations, depletes engine oil<br />
life. Local dealership and service shop experts<br />
recommend either a good synthetic or blended<br />
synthetic oil. The cost is a bit higher, but synthetic<br />
lubricants last longer than conventional<br />
oils. Coolant condition should be checked along<br />
with battery condition, and all other fluids<br />
topped off.<br />
For motorheads, these chores can be enjoyable,<br />
especially on one of the first nice, sunny<br />
spring Saturdays, but for drivers not so inclined,<br />
there are detailing services available at our local<br />
dealerships that are complete and economical.<br />
Either way, a favorite ride just seems to run<br />
better when clean and well maintained. Our rides<br />
are probably the second largest investment we<br />
make outside of our homes. Let’s drive 'em, enjoy<br />
'em, and above all, drive safely and responsibly.<br />
Mike LaLonde is a Bismarck area writerphotographer<br />
and is genuinely car crazy!<br />
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| TRAVEL<br />
North Dakota Tourism<br />
April is a great time of year in N.D.<br />
After spending the previous four<br />
months bundled up while we ski,<br />
snowboard, snowmobile and fish, we can<br />
now hike, ride bike, fish and generally enjoy<br />
the outdoors with no more than a light windbreaker.<br />
Trees are budding out, and yards start<br />
to turn green as we ease into late spring and<br />
early summer.<br />
There are many things to do in N.D. during<br />
April, both indoors and outdoors, as we<br />
transition between seasons. We have concerts<br />
and sports shows; home shows and car<br />
shows; motorcycle shows and auto racing.<br />
By the time May rolls around, you will<br />
have enough to see and do to fill your calendar.<br />
Make it a point to check out some or all<br />
of the following events.<br />
Outside: It’s Easter, time for an Easter<br />
egg hunt or two. Take the kids to Fort Buford<br />
and the confluence near Williston or to Fort<br />
Mandan near Washburn for traditional egg<br />
scrambles on April 11.<br />
Inside: Jazz it up with musical performances<br />
by jazz violinist Doug Cameron at<br />
Belle Mehus Auditorium in Bismarck on<br />
April 18 or a vocal concert by Melba Joyce at<br />
the Fargo Theatre.<br />
Outside: Head to Friday night races at<br />
By Scooter Pursley<br />
Rare Persian Onager<br />
Photo taken from redriverzoo.org<br />
River Cities<br />
Speedway<br />
in Grand<br />
Forks. Outlaw<br />
sprints, late<br />
models and<br />
superstocks<br />
thunder<br />
around the<br />
one-third-mile<br />
oval every<br />
Friday starting<br />
April 24.<br />
Inside: Cars<br />
and bikes and<br />
trikes, oh my!<br />
The Prime<br />
Steel Car Show<br />
and the Red<br />
River Motor-<br />
cycle Show have teamed up to turn Alerus<br />
Center in Grand Forks into hot rod heaven<br />
on April 18-19.<br />
Outside: Get to Red River Zoo on April<br />
25 for the Party for the Planet. Have fun,<br />
while learning how you can protect Earth.<br />
Contact N.D. Tourism for more information on<br />
these and other events in N.D. by calling 1-800-<br />
435-5663 or visiting www.NDtourism.com.<br />
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Photo provided by Impressions by Ashley Lynn<br />
| WEDDING GUIDE<br />
Bismarck Professional's<br />
Dish About Weddings<br />
As North Dakota’s capital city, Bismarck<br />
is a hub of wedding activity in our<br />
love-filled state. From elegant dresses<br />
By Mandy Thomas<br />
to flashy limousines, locals dish about the latest<br />
wedding opportunities for brides, starting<br />
with wedding attire.<br />
April 2009 59
| WEDDING GUIDE<br />
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The Jungle Bus From Nightlife Limousine.<br />
“ We like wedding<br />
gowns brought in for<br />
alterations at least<br />
a month before the<br />
wedding and<br />
bridesmaid dresses<br />
two weeks prior<br />
to the wedding. ”<br />
Natural shades accented<br />
with bright colors top the list<br />
in 2009 fashion. “We’re seeing<br />
lots of earth-tone (brown,<br />
champagne, orange, cinnamon,<br />
clover) dresses and vests<br />
paired with bright flowers,”<br />
said Lana Hanson, owner of<br />
White Lace Bridal.<br />
Depending on the location,<br />
brides are choosing light<br />
and airy dresses for destination<br />
weddings and mermaidstyle<br />
dresses most often.<br />
Hanson recommends order-<br />
ing a dress at LEAST six months prior to the wedding, if not<br />
sooner. Bridesmaid dresses are no exception.<br />
“Many bridesmaids are now being allowed to pick their<br />
own style of dress as long as it’s the same color as the bride<br />
chooses,” said Hanson. “That way bridesmaids can pick the<br />
style that fits them the best and meets their price range.”<br />
Unfortunately, not all dresses fit perfectly. “We like<br />
wedding gowns brought in for alterations at least a month<br />
before the wedding and bridesmaid dresses two weeks<br />
prior to the wedding,” said Mary Vogel, owner of Personally<br />
Yours Alterations. “If they’re not here soon enough, a rush<br />
fee is added.”<br />
Wedding planning shouldn’t cause brides to pull out<br />
their hair, however. At Lillians, brides, bridesmaids and<br />
divas can celebrate being a woman by booking a fun-filled<br />
“Diva Night.” This private event, held at Lillians, is for 20<br />
to 40 women who enjoy a beverage of their choice, along<br />
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with the luxury of a massage therapist and<br />
cosmetologist, and an exclusive jewelry and<br />
accessory shopping experience.<br />
“At Diva Night, women can personalize<br />
their evening,” said Susan Schwieters, Lillians<br />
owner. “Women can do ‘women things’<br />
and enjoy ridiculously affordable handbags<br />
and accessories, including scarves, jewelry,<br />
sunglasses, wallets and more.” To book an<br />
exclusive Diva Night, call 701-258-5303 and<br />
ask for Susan, or visit www.lilliansshoppe.<br />
com to learn more!<br />
For a final celebration of single life or<br />
an elegant escort to the church, Nightlife<br />
Limousine can help you travel in style. Their<br />
new Ford Excursion SUV, occupying up to 26<br />
passengers, is great for large groups. For an<br />
edgier ride, try one of their theme Jungle and<br />
Wild West party buses.<br />
“Our Jungle Bus offers surround seating,<br />
leopard carpeting and a disco dance floor<br />
with lights underneath,” said Rick Berge,<br />
owner. “All party buses contain flat-screen<br />
TVs and karaoke.” To see pictures and learn<br />
more, visit nightlifelimousine.com.<br />
On the big day, don’t underestimate the<br />
importance of great hair and makeup. At<br />
Salon 613 & Spa, the wedding party can tan,<br />
receive pedicures, book a massage, get their<br />
makeup done and get a stunning hairstyle.<br />
To learn more about wedding day specials,<br />
visit www.salon613andspa.com.<br />
Hopefully, this local advice will point you<br />
in the right direction!<br />
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701-527-2926<br />
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701-220-6919<br />
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701-220-0524<br />
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701-226-5942<br />
risa bergquist<br />
701-426-1122<br />
karen fleck<br />
701-400-7066<br />
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701-426-6673<br />
darlene mclaughlin<br />
701-391-0987<br />
jason schmidt<br />
701-226-2282<br />
Growing Our Community<br />
team heckaman<br />
701-202-4663<br />
chris irwin<br />
701-220-5228<br />
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701-226-6448<br />
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701-226-3797<br />
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