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NOVEMBER 2009 BISMARCK • MANDAN<br />
DICKINSON<br />
Inside:<br />
• United Blood Services<br />
• Midkota Solutions<br />
• When a Heart Attack Strikes<br />
Sara<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong><br />
Director of Tourism,<br />
North Dakota Department of Commerce
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Publisher’s Note<br />
Study and<br />
Work Habits<br />
As parents send their children to school, they often assist them<br />
with homework because they want their children to learn good<br />
study habits and do well. As students reach the 5th grade,<br />
however, parents start to become challenged by the homework.<br />
At about that time, parents reduce their level of assistance and<br />
begin to encourage their children to do well on their own (mostly<br />
because the time and information becomes too difficult).<br />
Recently, I listened to a mother talk about becoming more<br />
involved in the lives of her children. One way she did this was by<br />
reading the books her children were assigned in class before they read<br />
them. This helped her understand how her children interpreted the<br />
material.<br />
By staying ahead of her children’s homework, it was easier for<br />
the mother to give direction when necessary. However, we all have<br />
different DNA and approach the daily tasks of life differently.<br />
Staying ahead of studies assigned to our children may be the best<br />
way to determine if they understand what is being taught, or if they<br />
are misinterpreting the information as they want to see it. When<br />
students understand certain material as they see it, rather than how<br />
it really is, they may have problems with their homework. Over time,<br />
this can also create an issue in the work place.<br />
Good study habits begin early and last a lifetime.<br />
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COVER STORY<br />
FEATURE<br />
FEATURE<br />
Sara-<strong>Otte</strong> <strong>Coleman</strong><br />
URL Radio<br />
Merit Pay - Part 3<br />
CM SMARTS<br />
Healing America’s Health Care<br />
YP UPDATE 25<br />
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Choices Today– Changes Tomorrow<br />
YESS AWARD<br />
Bismancoupons.com<br />
CM/KFYR SALUTES...<br />
United Blood Services<br />
PET PAGE<br />
26 Local Shelters 42 TRAVEL<br />
Soar to Salt Lake<br />
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO<br />
Wanda Lou (Lowry) Royse?<br />
MANDAN ON THE MOVE<br />
Holiday Shopping Festivities<br />
YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY?<br />
A Place to Call Home<br />
FEATURE<br />
Midkota Solutions<br />
WE DRIVE 27 Modern Day Hot Rodders<br />
HOME SWEET HOME<br />
30 A Great Reason to Buy<br />
HEALTH 32 When a Heart Attack Strikes<br />
BRIGHT IDEAS 34 Turning the Lights on Agriculture<br />
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SAFETY TIP<br />
People United for Living in Safe<br />
Environments<br />
WESTERN ND SECTION<br />
Southwest Area Human Resource<br />
WESTERN ND SECTION<br />
Are You a Real North Dakotan?<br />
WINE NOTES<br />
November 23 Winetasting 2009 / Warehouse Part 2<br />
CITY WORKS 35 Reducing Winter Injury to Evergreens<br />
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| KILEE'S TAKE<br />
Thanksgiving<br />
Traditions<br />
This is my first year celebrating the holidays as a married<br />
woman, wife, or as some like to put it, an official balland-chain!<br />
This means there are new traditions, and<br />
Thanksgiving brings the first set. Since traditions are<br />
different from family to family, I wondered how they differed from<br />
country to country.<br />
I found my answer at Thanksgiving-day.org, where it states<br />
Thanksgiving is a harvest-related festival that celebrates communal<br />
harmony. In America, it’s a time for family reunions, while giving<br />
thanks for the fortunes we have received in our lives.<br />
For our neighbors to the north, Thanksgiving caused many<br />
arguments because people could not decide when to celebrate it. It<br />
went from a Thursday in November, to a Thursday in October. Then<br />
on Jan. 31, 1957, Parliament officially declared the second Monday<br />
in October Thanksgiving. It marks a day of parades, family feasts and<br />
reunions.<br />
In Korea, Thanksgiving is called “Chu<br />
Suk.” It’s held Aug. 15, and is a celebration<br />
to show respect for elders. Families go to<br />
ancestral homes, visit gravesites and have a<br />
meal that includes Songp`yon, or crescentshaped<br />
rice cakes stuffed with sesame seeds.<br />
Thanksgiving in Sabah, the second<br />
largest state in Malaysia, is celebrated during<br />
the Kadazan Harvest Festival in May. Locals<br />
believe without rice there is no life, so during<br />
this festival, they thank Bambaazon, the rice<br />
spirit, for a good harvest.<br />
In Australia, Thanksgiving is celebrated<br />
for three or four days in March during<br />
the Apple and Grape Harvest Festival.<br />
Grape crushing, apple competitions, street<br />
carnivals, grand parades and fireworks are<br />
among their favorite ways to celebrate.<br />
So, whatever your traditions are for the<br />
fourth Thursday of November, I hope they<br />
are filled with much happiness, love and<br />
laughter.<br />
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GOOD READS |<br />
Still Alice<br />
A book review by Sarah Devereaux<br />
Alice” is a<br />
“Still<br />
work of fiction,<br />
however, the<br />
reader gains a great deal<br />
of understanding about<br />
the devastating disease<br />
of Alzheimer’s. In her<br />
first book, Lisa Genova,<br />
author, describes the<br />
process and journey a<br />
woman and her family<br />
go through while dealing<br />
with the diagnosis and<br />
progression of early-onset<br />
Alzheimer’s.<br />
Still Alice by Lisa Genova<br />
Alice Howland, 50,<br />
is a well respected, Harvard professor specializing, ironically,<br />
in cognitive psychology who begins to notice small glitches in<br />
her memory. The changes are slowly becoming more obvious to<br />
herself, her husband, her three grown children and colleagues.<br />
“Still Alice” brings the reader on Alice’s journey–and the<br />
writing is so personal, you feel like you are living Alice’s life with<br />
her. We go to work with Alice, where her prestigious career<br />
is suffering. She forgets to go to a conference where she is a<br />
keynote speaker, and then sits in the last row of a class she is<br />
supposed to teach, thinking she’s a student. At home, Alice is<br />
getting lost on her way to familiar places and forgetting recipes<br />
she’s cooked from memory her entire life.<br />
The book describes the day-to-day details of dealing with<br />
Alzheimer’s. Although “Still Alice” is written mainly from Alice’s<br />
point of view, it also gives the perspectives of her daughters and<br />
husband.<br />
The reader begins to understand how the disease affects<br />
not only the patient, but also the patient’s loved ones. Readers<br />
also experience the coping mechanisms Alice employs to get<br />
through life. As her Alzheimer’s progresses, the writing style<br />
changes with Alice’s symptoms.<br />
This is a book for people who want to understand the<br />
disease on a human level– it is both heartbreaking and uplifting.<br />
As the author so beautifully describes Alice, “She liked being<br />
reminded of butterflies. Just because their lives were short didn’t<br />
mean they were tragic. They have a beautiful life.”<br />
Good Reads is sponsored by:<br />
November 2009 5
| COVER STORY<br />
Sara-<strong>Otte</strong> <strong>Coleman</strong><br />
Luring Visitors to the State<br />
“We needed a statement<br />
about the whole state that<br />
we could live up to and<br />
deliver on.”<br />
– Sara <strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong><br />
If you want to feel<br />
reinvigorated about<br />
living in N.D., just talk<br />
to Bismarck-native Sara<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong>, the state’s<br />
director of tourism. Her<br />
unbridled enthusiasm for the<br />
sights and sounds of N.D. can<br />
turn the most ambivalent<br />
resident into a diehard<br />
ambassador.<br />
The leader of one of the<br />
state’s primary industries since<br />
2003, <strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong> seems<br />
to have found her calling.<br />
Previous to her tourism<br />
job, <strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong> spent 15<br />
years in marketing with the<br />
Bismarck-Mandan Convention<br />
and Visitors Bureau.<br />
By Tom Regan<br />
Claiming a $3.96 billion<br />
piece of the state economic<br />
pie in 2007, and generating<br />
$12.7 million in taxes, tourism<br />
has grown by 16.8 percent<br />
since 2000. <strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong>’s<br />
penchant for research, along<br />
with her focus on determining<br />
the best marketing strategies,<br />
has helped ensure that growth.<br />
Symptomatic of the<br />
passion she feels for N.D. as<br />
a travel destination, <strong>Otte</strong>-<br />
<strong>Coleman</strong> confesses a frustration<br />
with residents, including<br />
policymakers, who take for<br />
granted, and even downplay,<br />
the riches in their own<br />
backyard. She admits it’s the<br />
most challenging part of her job.<br />
“Bismarck, for example,<br />
has great city amenities<br />
including fabulous restaurants,<br />
great hotels and shopping,”<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong> says. “It is also<br />
located in a unique area—<br />
that’s a great combination!”<br />
The same sublime scenery<br />
and myriad of attractions that<br />
lure visitors to the state also<br />
add to the quality of life of all<br />
who dwell here. Let’s not take<br />
any of that for granted and,<br />
as Sara <strong>Otte</strong>-<strong>Coleman</strong> would<br />
have us to do, let’s talk N.D.<br />
up wherever and whenever we<br />
travel outside the state!<br />
–Staff<br />
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“State tourism”<br />
CM: has had a lot of<br />
good advertising themes and<br />
slogans over the years. Do<br />
you have a favorite?<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-COleman: My<br />
favorite is “Legendary,”<br />
which was developed around<br />
research. We aren’t a place<br />
of landmarks. We<br />
needed a statement<br />
about the whole<br />
state that we could<br />
live up to and<br />
deliver on. When<br />
you start thinking<br />
about what people<br />
know us for, it’s<br />
the history and the<br />
legends. The slogan<br />
is based on the key<br />
legends: Theodore<br />
Roosevelt, Custer,<br />
Sakakawea, Lewis<br />
and Clark and<br />
Sitting Bull.<br />
The slogan is<br />
applicable to many<br />
different areas. We<br />
can have legendary<br />
golfing. We can<br />
have legendary<br />
sunsets. It works<br />
well.<br />
CM: Define<br />
tourism as<br />
an “industry.”<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-COleman: People<br />
don’t think of tourism as<br />
an industry; they think of<br />
it as an activity. They forget<br />
about the infrastructure–the<br />
buildings and the services<br />
out there for people to use.<br />
Without that, you wouldn’t<br />
be able to travel. The obvious<br />
big players are hotels, gas<br />
stations, airports, restaurants<br />
and shopping outlets. But,<br />
it goes beyond that to<br />
the outdoor recreational<br />
opportunities we have here,<br />
including state and national<br />
parks and wildlife refuges.<br />
Then, there are all the<br />
service providers such as all<br />
the folks at the smaller resorts<br />
and all the businesses that<br />
feed into that. The tourism<br />
industry is not always visible.<br />
You don’t see us like you see<br />
SARA OTTE-COLEMAN<br />
Title: Director of Tourism, N.D. Department<br />
of Commerce<br />
DOB: July 17, 1963<br />
High School: Century High School,<br />
Class of 1981<br />
College: Minnesota State University<br />
Moorhead, bachelor’s degree in business<br />
administration with major in marketing,<br />
advertising and public relations<br />
Family: Husband, Clark, married 24 years;<br />
Chloe, 14; Clint and Cooper (twins), 10<br />
Hobbies: Running, hiking, horseback riding,<br />
boating, water and snow skiing, cooking<br />
Most recently read book: “Unclutter Your<br />
Mind,” by Donna Smallin<br />
Favorite quote: “Be joyful always; pray<br />
continually; give thanks in all circumstances,<br />
for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ.”<br />
-1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18<br />
What people would be surprised to learn<br />
about you: “I’m a farm wife.”<br />
the wind turbines and the oil<br />
rigs, but we’re there. We’re in<br />
every community and every<br />
county throughout the whole<br />
state.<br />
How has a “down”<br />
CM: economy affected<br />
tourism nationally and<br />
locally?<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-COleman: N.D.<br />
has fared much better than<br />
the region, or nation, as a<br />
whole. One difference is the<br />
Canadian traffic—we’re down<br />
considerably this year. Last<br />
year, when the dollar was at<br />
par, we saw huge increases.<br />
But, if you look at the fiveyear<br />
average, we’re still good.<br />
We positioned ourselves<br />
as “AAA’s most affordable<br />
state” and really hit that hard.<br />
We also tried to overcome<br />
objections like gas prices.<br />
Nationally,<br />
researchers and<br />
economists say<br />
people didn’t quit<br />
traveling. The<br />
media talked about<br />
“stay-cations” and<br />
“nay-cations” but,<br />
when you look<br />
at it, people still<br />
travelled. They’re<br />
still taking as<br />
many trips as<br />
before, just not<br />
spending as much<br />
money in sectors<br />
like shopping and<br />
dining. Also, people<br />
are shopping for<br />
“deals” rather than<br />
“destinations.”<br />
CM: What<br />
makes<br />
an attractive<br />
tourism<br />
destination?<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-COleman:<br />
Uniqueness. If you need<br />
people to drive there<br />
from a distance, it can’t be<br />
something they are able to<br />
find in their own backyard.<br />
Quality is really important,<br />
and being able to deliver<br />
on the service—giving the<br />
people what they expect. It’s<br />
also about partnering, and<br />
figuring out what else you can<br />
do in the region or the area,<br />
and combining those into<br />
packages because people don’t<br />
have a lot of time to plan.<br />
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People’s expectations are higher<br />
than they used to be. They<br />
say that what was a luxury to<br />
one generation is an absolute<br />
necessity to the next.<br />
What are N.D.’s<br />
CM: most popular<br />
destinations?<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-COleman: Theodore<br />
Roosevelt National Park is our<br />
number one attraction. It gets<br />
over a half-million visitors per<br />
year. The International Peace<br />
Gardens is one of our gems. It’s<br />
one of the only places where<br />
you can still cross the border<br />
without a passport. The Ralph<br />
Engelstad Arena and the Fargo<br />
Dome, as major event centers,<br />
draw huge numbers of visitors<br />
to the cities in which they are<br />
located.<br />
It’s the “oddities” that attract<br />
attention, as well. We’ve<br />
gotten so much press on the<br />
Enchanted Highway—it’s<br />
whimsical and different. People<br />
come from Germany to see the<br />
albino calves at the Jamestown<br />
Buffalo Museum—that’s one<br />
that’s really sought out.<br />
Peace Garden ad placed in the skywalks in Minneapolis, Minn.<br />
Tourism by The Numbers<br />
What are your<br />
CM: personal keys to<br />
success?<br />
<strong>Otte</strong>-COleman: Balance.<br />
And that goes beyond<br />
balancing being a mother and<br />
a professional. You need to take<br />
care of yourself, too. Everybody<br />
knows I’m a lot happier if I<br />
get that run in the morning.<br />
You also really have to believe<br />
in what you do. At the end of<br />
the day, if you really feel your<br />
work is worth something, then<br />
you feel good about it and it all<br />
comes together.<br />
• More than 16 million visitor trips are completed in N.D. each year.<br />
• Each visitor adds $81 to the gross state product.<br />
• Advertising N.D. adds a 1:8 return to the state tax base.<br />
• 68 percent of visitors/travelers are from out of state.<br />
• One of every 12 workers in the state owes their job to tourism.<br />
• Approximately $733 million in wages and salaries are generated<br />
through state tourism.<br />
Source: N.D. Department of Tourism<br />
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CM SMARTS |<br />
Beginning Conversation:<br />
Healing America’s Health Care System<br />
A<br />
good conversation to have these days,<br />
with a variety of people, is about health<br />
care reform. It helps to understand how<br />
other countries’ health care systems<br />
work, to see what some options are.<br />
T.R. Reid, a Washington Post journalist, went<br />
on an expedition to research alternatives to our<br />
nation’s health care system, as well as hoping<br />
to treat his bum shoulder. His new book, “The<br />
Healing of America. A Global Quest for Better,<br />
Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care,” offers a picture<br />
of four different types of health care systems.<br />
Reid describes Britain’s National Health<br />
Service, inspired by Willliam Beveridge, as<br />
probably closest to what Americans imagine when<br />
they think of socialized medicine (Spain, Italy, and<br />
New Zealand also follow this model).<br />
In this model, the government is as responsible<br />
for taking care of people’s health as they are for<br />
picking up trash. It’s paid for with taxes. The<br />
government owns the hospitals, employs the<br />
doctors and nurses, buys the pills and pays the<br />
bills. Patients must see a general practitioner first<br />
and, if a specialist is needed, there’s a waiting line.<br />
Administratively, it’s simple because it cuts out the<br />
need for insurance.<br />
Germany, Japan, France, Belgium and<br />
Switzerland all utilize the “Bismarck Model”, which<br />
has all private doctors, hospitals and insurance<br />
plans. The difference is there are about 200<br />
non-profit insurance companies in Germany. It’s<br />
not single-payer, and you can drop it and switch<br />
companies, and they can’t raise your premium.<br />
By Candace Brannan Gerhardt<br />
The third type is the Canadian Model which<br />
is a blend of both the Beveridge and Bismarck<br />
Models. They have private doctors and private<br />
hospitals, but the payment system is public. In<br />
some provinces, people pay a premium; in some<br />
provinces, it’s a tax. But, you don’t get a hospital<br />
bill, so anybody can go.<br />
The last and most common model of health<br />
care operates on one rule: if you can pay your<br />
doctor out-of-pocket, you get treated. If you can’t<br />
pay, you stay sick or die. Brutal, but that’s the fact<br />
of life in most countries.<br />
In the United States, all four models exist.<br />
According to Reid, if you’re Native American or<br />
a veteran relying on government care, you live<br />
in Britain. If you share your health insurance<br />
premium with your employer, you live in Germany.<br />
If you’re a senior and you buy Medicare insurance<br />
from the government and go to a private doctor,<br />
you live in Canada. And, if you’re one of the tens<br />
of millions of Americans who can’t get health<br />
insurance, you live in Nicaragua or Honduras.<br />
Reid points out this difference: all other<br />
countries have decided that health care is a right,<br />
not a privilege, and these countries have decided<br />
that it’s more fair and affordable to provide one<br />
model where everyone has access to the same care<br />
at the same price.<br />
How should Americans reform our health<br />
care system? There are no easy answers, but we<br />
can’t ignore it any longer. Let’s look at it, and let’s<br />
continue this dialogue.<br />
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| CITY MAGAZINE & KFYR<br />
Salutes<br />
United Blood Services<br />
As you make<br />
your plans<br />
for the<br />
holidays,<br />
put this on your list:<br />
save a life. That’s<br />
precisely what you<br />
may be doing if you<br />
devote an hour of<br />
your time to give<br />
blood at Bismarck’s<br />
United Blood Services<br />
(UBS) on South 7th<br />
Street.<br />
The need is great.<br />
One out of every 10<br />
people entering a<br />
hospital, including the<br />
emergency room, needs<br />
blood. Sadly, in our area,<br />
a meager five percent of the population supplies<br />
100 percent of the blood needs, according to<br />
Stephanie Radenz, donor recruitment manager.<br />
Bismarck’s UBS facility is part of a nonprofit<br />
corporation, headquartered in Scottsdale,<br />
Ariz., that provides blood, blood components<br />
and special services to patients in more than<br />
500 hospitals in 18 states.<br />
If you’re 16 years old, or older, at least 110<br />
pounds and are in good health, you can donate<br />
blood every 56 days. In N.D., 16 and 17-yearold<br />
donors need a permission slip signed by a<br />
parent or guardian.<br />
By Tom Regan<br />
United Blood Services Center, Bismarck.<br />
The donation process begins with a brief<br />
interview about your medical history and<br />
current health. Next, your temperature, blood<br />
pressure, pulse and blood hemoglobin level are<br />
checked.<br />
“Many donors view this ‘mini-physical’ as<br />
an added bonus for donating,” says Radenz.<br />
Once it’s been determined that it is safe for<br />
you to give blood, you will begin the actual<br />
donation process, which lasts about seven to<br />
ten minutes for a whole blood donation. After<br />
the donation, you’re asked to sit back, relax and<br />
enjoy some snacks before you are sent on your<br />
way. The entire process takes about 45 minutes<br />
to one hour from start to finish.<br />
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“Most donors find the process painless and<br />
heartwarming,” says Radenz.<br />
Until the 1950s, blood was transfused exactly<br />
as it was collected—in its “whole” state. Today,<br />
blood can be separated in several components<br />
such as red cells (used by surgical patients),<br />
plasma (shock, burn and accident patients),<br />
platelets (leukemia and other cancer patients)<br />
and cryoprecipitate (patients with hemophilia<br />
and other clotting disorders). Since most patients<br />
require a specific blood product, a single donation<br />
can benefit several people.<br />
“The holidays are a challenging time for<br />
blood donations,” says Radenz. “People do a<br />
lot of traveling and they have other things, like<br />
Christmas parties and shopping, on their minds.”<br />
Bismarck’s UBS center is conveniently located<br />
at 517 S. 7th St., across from Kirkwood Mall. As<br />
you begin your holiday shopping, why not call<br />
them and schedule an appointment? You could<br />
give no greater gift.<br />
For more information, visit the UBS website at<br />
www.unitedbloodservices.org. Call 258-4512 or<br />
1-800-456-6159 to schedule an appointment.<br />
Blood Donation Facts<br />
• 90 percent of the population will use<br />
blood before age 72.<br />
• Every two seconds someone in the<br />
U.S. needs blood.<br />
• In the time it takes you to donate,<br />
1,800 people across the U.S. have<br />
needed blood.<br />
• Just one blood donation can save up<br />
to three lives of area patients.<br />
• Whole blood is good for only<br />
42 days. Other components like<br />
platelets are good for only five days.<br />
Just one emergency or disaster can<br />
deplete an entire supply of a certain<br />
blood type.<br />
November 2009 11
| A TASTE OF NORTH DAKOTA<br />
PHEASANT MEATBALLS WITH ALMONDS<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 lb. ground pheasant thigh meat<br />
1 cup fresh white bread crumbs<br />
2 eggs<br />
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley<br />
3 tablespoons chopped toasted almonds<br />
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme<br />
2 cloves garlic, minced<br />
2 tablespoons chopped toasted almonds<br />
for garnish<br />
Sauce Ingredients<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1 large onion, chopped<br />
1 large ripe tomato, chopped<br />
1 red bell pepper, chopped<br />
1 cup pheasant or chicken broth<br />
3 tablespoons chopped toasted almonds<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
Instructions<br />
Make sauce by heating olive oil in a heavy,<br />
large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion,<br />
tomato and bell pepper and cook for about 15<br />
minutes or until vegetables are soft, stirring<br />
occasionally. Add broth, 3 tablespoons almonds<br />
and bay leaves; simmer for about 20 minutes, or<br />
until sauce is thick and chunky. Discard bay leaves.<br />
Season with salt and pepper (This can be prepared<br />
a day ahead and refrigerated, then re-warmed).<br />
Heat oven to 400°F. Thoroughly combine<br />
the pheasant, bread crumbs, eggs, parsley, 3<br />
tablespoons almonds, thyme and garlic in a large<br />
bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Shape the mix<br />
into 1-inch balls. Arrange on a heavy, large baking<br />
sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until cooked<br />
through and firm to the touch.<br />
Place meatballs on a plate and pour sauce over<br />
them. Serve with rigatoni pasta. Garnish with<br />
toasted almonds.<br />
Shoot straight this season because you’re going to want to have some birds to try out the 100<br />
pages of tasty recipes in the color-illustrated Pheasants Forever Essential Game Bird Recipes<br />
cookbook. Many of the recipes were submitted by PF members and staff, concoctions handed<br />
down by generations of experienced pheasant hunters and chefs. Following are some great recipes<br />
in the book, which are available for only $12.95 by calling 877-773-2070 toll-free.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
2 pheasant breasts<br />
seasoning salt<br />
1 box (6 oz.) long grain and wild rice blend with seasonings<br />
1/4 cup chopped yellow onion<br />
1 Granny Smith apple<br />
1/2 cup chopped walnuts<br />
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries<br />
Sauce Ingredients<br />
1 jar (12 oz.) red currant jelly<br />
3 oz. sweet orange marmalade<br />
1 cup port wine<br />
1 cup orange juice<br />
1 tablespoon light brown sugar<br />
1 teaspoon ground ginger<br />
1 teaspoon dry mustard<br />
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper<br />
1/8 teaspoon salt<br />
Instructions<br />
A Taste of North Dakota<br />
is sponsored by:<br />
NORTHWOODS PHEASANT WITH<br />
CUMBERLAND SAUCE<br />
Lightly season breasts with seasoning salt. Breasts may be<br />
sautéed or grilled. Prepare rice as shown on box. In a little butter,<br />
sauté onion and apple. When rice is done, combine rice, onions,<br />
apples, walnuts and cranberries. Garnish with fresh bay leaves.<br />
Sauce Cooking Instructions<br />
Combine all ingredients for sauce and bring to a boil. Let<br />
sauce simmer for 10 minutes. Serve sauce on the side. The unused<br />
sauce may be frozen.<br />
November 2009 13
Whatever happened to<br />
Wanda Lou (Lowry) Royse<br />
Wanda Lou Lowry, Miss North Dakota<br />
1967. It’s hard to believe it’s been<br />
four decades since that name was a<br />
household word. Let’s catch up with her!<br />
Having just graduated from New Town High<br />
School, Royse moved to Bismarck to prepare for the<br />
Miss America pageant. She says it was THE turning<br />
point in her life. “I met Jane Grey Stewart, who directed<br />
the N.D. pageant and became my chaperone,” said<br />
Royse. “I worked at KFYR-TV, where I did commercials<br />
and sang on the ‘This is Music’ broadcast to schools<br />
across the state. And, I toured the U.S. with Fred<br />
Waring for a year. These experiences truly changed my<br />
life!”<br />
After the national pageant, Royse returned to<br />
Bismarck to be a KFYR-TV weather person and host<br />
the “Be Our Guest” show. She graduated from Bismarck<br />
Junior College, and in 1976, her life took another major<br />
turn when she married Al Royse of Mandan. “I moved<br />
to the Bay area because my husband got a job with a<br />
CPA firm there,” said Royse. “We’ve been in Calif. ever<br />
since!”<br />
With a tear in her voice, Wanda says she’s most<br />
proud raising two fantastic kids, Jennifer and Matthew,<br />
who would come home each summer to work at<br />
Grandma and Grandpa Royse’s produce stand in<br />
Mandan. Jennifer was a performer in New York <strong>City</strong><br />
for two years before founding The Royse Group, a real<br />
estate agency specializing in relocating executives.<br />
Matthew recently graduated with a master’s degree in<br />
accounting and is job hunting.<br />
Wanda, who earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors<br />
in broadcasting and theatre arts from San Jose State,<br />
By Renae Hoffmann Walker<br />
Calif., continues to perform with many West Coast<br />
groups, most recently the Golden Gate <strong>City</strong> Orchestra.<br />
Besides raising kids, singing, doing community<br />
theatre and volunteer work, Royse owns three<br />
businesses. She founded WR Communication<br />
Consultants 26 years ago. She and her five consultants<br />
work with large companies and individuals on<br />
presentation skills, writing, team building, leadership<br />
and customer satisfaction.<br />
Two years ago, she created WR Costume<br />
Collective to rent out her many costumes. Recently,<br />
she started her third business. “It’s my retirement plan,”<br />
said Royse. “I get to eat and share delicious, healthy<br />
Belgian chocolate called Xocai.”<br />
While Wanda has been involved with her<br />
community and church in San Mateo, Calif., she says<br />
it’s not the same as living in N.D., where she feels<br />
there’s a deeper connection with people. “They seem<br />
more like family,” said Royse.<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 />
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MANDAN ON THE Move |<br />
Mandan Offers Holiday<br />
Shopping Festivities<br />
By Ellen Huber, Business Development Director<br />
Santa’s elves, Wanda Knoll<br />
and Tami Helmers, will greet<br />
customers and pass out<br />
candy canes during the<br />
Santa Shop Hop on Nov. 28.<br />
This holiday season, give your family the gift of fun and<br />
fellowship by participating in Mandan’s “Over the River<br />
and Through the Shops” hometown Christmas celebration<br />
complete with carolers, horse-drawn wagon rides, Santa<br />
Claus and more than $5,000 in Mandan Bucks giveaways.<br />
Find more than you imagined during “Shop Hop ‘Til You<br />
Drop” customer appreciation weeks from Nov. 21 to Nov. 27,<br />
Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, and Dec. 5 to Dec. 11, where merchants will<br />
offer special discounts. Each “shop hopper” will receive a Holiday<br />
Shopping Passport at any participating store. Shoppers who have<br />
their passports stamped at 10 businesses are eligible to win $250 in<br />
Mandan Bucks each week.<br />
A special “Santa Shop Hop” will be held Saturday, Nov. 28, with<br />
entertainment at the Mysteria Theater from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit<br />
five participating stores to become eligible to win $500 in Mandan<br />
Bucks. The day culminates with Santa’s Arrival at 5 p.m. at the<br />
Mandan Community Center, 901 Division St.<br />
Shoppers also have other opportunities to win and earn Mandan<br />
Bucks. Many businesses throughout the community are serving as<br />
registration sites. Fifty dollars in Mandan Bucks will be awarded<br />
each day of the festivities from Nov. 21 to Dec. 11.<br />
Be among the first to buy $100 in Mandan Bucks between<br />
Nov. 21 and Christmas to receive an extra $20 certificate. The<br />
offer is limited to the first 150 purchases. Gift certificates are<br />
available at Mandan financial institutions and the Mandan Progress<br />
Organization, 411 W. Main St.<br />
Expect bright lights in Mandan for the Christmas season. Shops<br />
will compete in a storefront decorating contest. Celebrity judges will<br />
select a winner from downtown, Memorial Highway and elsewhere.<br />
Shoppers can vote between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4 for a “People’s<br />
Choice” winner when they submit a completed Shop Hop Passport.<br />
For more information, call 701-751-2983 or visit www.<br />
mandanprogress.org.<br />
November 2009 15
| YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY!<br />
A Place to Call Home<br />
A meal. A haircut. A shower. A roof. A hug.<br />
What do these words have in common?<br />
They are things that most people<br />
take for granted on a daily basis.<br />
On Jan. 28, 2009, the North Dakota Coalition<br />
for Homeless People (NDCHP) conducted a<br />
statewide point-in-time survey (the count of all<br />
the people who are homeless on a given day).<br />
This survey revealed 987 homeless people right<br />
here in N.D., 220 of which were children under<br />
the age of 18.<br />
In December 2008, Tina Grumbo became the<br />
executive director of the Missouri Valley CHP.<br />
Three months later, she started planning a Project<br />
Homeless Connect event. In April, Jaime Fox,<br />
the single point of entry coordinator of the Ruth<br />
Meiers Hospitality House, joined her. The next<br />
month, Carrie Transgrud, the shelter coordinator<br />
at Ruth Meiers jumped on board; and in July,<br />
Ashlie Bieber, a social worker at Ruth Meiers;<br />
and Kristina Kalenze, an administrative assistant<br />
intern at the Missouri Valley CHP completed the<br />
team. They partnered with the Central Dakota<br />
Veterans Stand Down group, which also brought<br />
assistance from Joe Hall and Tyson Quire.<br />
The Project Homeless Connect event was<br />
initiated in response to goal #28 in Bismarck-<br />
Mandan’s 10-Year Plan to, “End long-term<br />
By Nicole Morrison-Mathern<br />
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homelessness in Bismarck-Mandan.” The planning started from<br />
scratch, but modeled the U.S. Interagency, National Homeless<br />
Connect, which started in Calif. More than 200 events have<br />
been held nationwide.<br />
The goal of the event was to pull agencies together and pool<br />
resources, so they could provide a one-stop-shop for guests to<br />
access all services and become educated on what is available to<br />
them in our community.<br />
On Sept. 2, 2009, around 70 volunteers joined together at<br />
the Bismarck Amvets to provide: haircuts, housing applications,<br />
meals, health screenings, food pantry items, sleeping bags<br />
and blankets and hygiene products. Free transportation<br />
was provided by UTTC to help those in need get a driver’s<br />
license, birth certificate or ID card that may be needed for job<br />
applications, veteran services and more.<br />
On that day alone, volunteers impacted 476 lives, 78 percent<br />
of which had never participated in something like this before.<br />
Their goal was to educate and empower those who are homeless<br />
and those who have a low income to ultimately prevent<br />
homelessness.<br />
Wes Engbrecht, a volunteer with the Optimist Club, enjoyed<br />
being a part of the extremely well run event. “I volunteer with<br />
our church,” said Engbrecht. "We serve dinners on Tuesday<br />
night for Riverside Harvest, and I recognized a lot of the people<br />
that participated. It made me realize that there’s a community<br />
out there that needs our help more than once a year.”<br />
The successful event has come and gone as fast as the<br />
summer in N.D. The ladies are finishing their thank-you notes,<br />
and then it’s time to gear up for National Hunger and Homeless<br />
Awareness week Nov. 15-21. They’ll start planning next year’s<br />
Project Homeless Connect after Christmas. In the mean time,<br />
the ladies will keep doing what they do best–helping those<br />
enduring a difficult time find a meal, haircut, shower, roof and a<br />
hug!<br />
For more information at www.missourivalleyhomeless.org.<br />
Photo (L to R): Jaime Fox, single point of entry coordinator, Ruth Meiers<br />
Hospitality House; Kristina Kalenze, administrative assistant, Missouri<br />
Valley Coalition for Homeless People, Inc./ Job Service of N.D. Summer<br />
Work Intern Program; Ashlie Bieber, social worker, Ruth Meiers Hospitality<br />
House; Tina Grumbo, executive director, Missouri Valley Coalition for<br />
Homeless People, Inc.; Carrie Transgrud, shelter coordinator, Community<br />
Action Program Region VII, Inc.<br />
Nicole Morrison-Mathern is assistant director of the Harold<br />
Schafer Emerging Leaders Academy at the University of<br />
Mary, as well as the co-owner of the 100% women-owned<br />
businesses, Moxe In Action, LLC, Entertainment Resources,<br />
and URL (U Rock Lately) Radio.<br />
November 2009 17
| 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 33.<br />
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Solution on next page
FEATURE<br />
Captain Freddy's<br />
is the newest<br />
HOTSPOT<br />
in Bismarck-<br />
Mandan founded<br />
in 2009 by<br />
Rick White.<br />
While learning from his father, Fred White,<br />
who owned bars in Steele and Napoleon<br />
for over 30 years, Rick saw a need for a bar<br />
in Bismarck-Mandan that offers more than<br />
what was currently available and further<br />
enhances the Missouri River experience.<br />
Experience Captain Freddy’s with its pool<br />
and darts, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball<br />
court (with leagues), 6,000 square feet of<br />
outdoor deck, five 110" HD projection<br />
screens and 10 big-screen TVs (#1 location<br />
CORRAL BAR<br />
2111 E Main Ave<br />
Bismarck, ND 255.5045<br />
Come in Mondays and Sundays<br />
for Football Days when the NFL<br />
dominates our flat screens. Karaoke is still a favorite<br />
every Wednesday thru Saturday evening. Play Wii<br />
Bowling anytime—day or night.<br />
Saturday mornings the Corral Bar offers breakfast<br />
from 10 a.m. to whenever the food runs out<br />
(sausages, eggs, eggs benedict and more). Check<br />
out our Beer Pong Tournaments coming soon.<br />
2MANCAB<br />
701.425.6699<br />
2mancab@bis.midco.net<br />
After a night out on the town, be sure you make<br />
the right choice and call 2MANCAB. For only $26<br />
per ride, we will get you AND your car home<br />
safely! We operate "nightly" starting at 9 p.m.<br />
Proof of your current auto insurance is required.<br />
2MANCAB is a locally owned, affordable and<br />
accessible Designated Driver Service serving the<br />
Bismarck-Mandan area.<br />
Advance reservations are always welcome.<br />
THE WALRUS<br />
1136 N 3rd St<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
250.0020<br />
BAR GUIDE |<br />
CAPTAIN FREDDY'S<br />
2500 Pirate S Loop SE, Mandan, ND / 751.3348<br />
for watching sporting events such as NFL,<br />
UFC and Sioux Hockey), two Nintendo<br />
Wii Systems, burgers/steaks/more, and the<br />
BEST VIEW OF THE MISSOURI RIVER!<br />
Mondays: $3 Morgan, and Monday Night<br />
Football<br />
Tuesday: $2 You-Call-It on wells/domestics<br />
Jeremiah Weed Wednesdays: $3 Country<br />
Peach and Southern Style teas. Also listen to<br />
Tom O’Neil.<br />
Thursdays Ladies Night: $2 Tidal Waves; $1<br />
off wells/domestics for chicks; and $.50 off<br />
for men. Also enjoy Ben Suchy and the guys.<br />
Sundays: UFC on the screens; as well as<br />
Sunday Football with specials that include<br />
FREE chili and $2.50 taps from 12 p.m. – 6<br />
p.m.; and buy one pizza get the second one<br />
Half Off!<br />
SPACE ALIENS<br />
GRILL & BAR<br />
1304 E Century Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND 223.2412<br />
Daily Happy Hour: Monday - Friday<br />
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. – Close<br />
Saturday 9:00 p.m. – Close Sunday All Day<br />
Includes tall tap beer, house wine and well drinks.<br />
Daily Drink Specials feature Lunar Island Teas,<br />
Moon Me Margaritas, Bloody Martians and other<br />
unique beverages. Monday Night Football fun with<br />
SPECIAL drink prices and FREE food Monday nights<br />
all season long. Win a Minnesota Viking weekend!<br />
Come enjoy the LARGEST BEER SELECTION<br />
in the region at The Walrus restaurant. Take the<br />
Brew Tour by choosing from 64 bottled domestics,<br />
imports and microbrews and 25 beers on tap for<br />
a truly refreshing experience. For a good time,<br />
visit The Walrus to enjoy daily drink specials like<br />
Microbrew Monday, Tapper Tuesday, Winer<br />
Wednesday, Heinie/Leinie Thursday, Canuck<br />
Friday and Sammy Saturday. Good food. Good<br />
drinks. Good times. thewalrusrestaurant.com.<br />
November 2009 19
| 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<br />
find Mr. Delicious Cheesecake with a twist! Now<br />
serving lunch from 10am to 4pm (Mon-Sat) followed<br />
by our NEW dinner menu. Pair your meal<br />
with different wines or beers, and top it all off with<br />
our 140+ delicious cheesecake flavors! Enjoy your<br />
sweet experience inside or on our great patio seating<br />
up to 50.<br />
BRUNO'S PIZZA<br />
910 E. Front Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-751-3700<br />
Bruno’s Pizza, Bismarck’s newest, family owned<br />
and operated pizza restaurant, is offering several<br />
quick ideas for lunch. Whether you want to have<br />
delivery, dine-in or carryout, Bruno’s pizza is the<br />
quick choice for lunch. We have several great pasta’s<br />
to choose from, or try our flavor of the day for<br />
pizza by the slice. Call ahead for faster service at<br />
701-751-3700.<br />
Bismarck’s Newest Hotspot<br />
Thanks to Mr. Delicious<br />
Cheesecake, on 307 N. Third St.,<br />
Bismarck is quickly becoming<br />
N.D.’s cheesecake central. With<br />
over 200 unique flavors; four certified<br />
culinary professionals on staff; and an<br />
incredible lunch and dinner menu-the<br />
restaurant is one of Bismarck’s locally<br />
owned hotspots.<br />
Mr. Delicious creates hundreds of<br />
freshly baked cheesecakes, with wild<br />
flavors ranging from pink lemonade and<br />
MYSTERIA THEATER<br />
210 West Main<br />
Mandan, ND<br />
701-663-2900<br />
By Mandy Thomas<br />
A historic Mandan location is home to Mysteria<br />
Threatre, a place with entertainment, food and fun.<br />
Great food – exciting stage entertainment – close up<br />
magic. Enjoy a romantic dinner or bring the whole<br />
family. Corporate meetings and parties are our<br />
specialty, creating special experiences for wedding<br />
receptions, birthdays and family parties. Open<br />
Wednesday through Saturday starting at 11 a.m.<br />
Check us out at www.mysteriatheater.com<br />
ROBY’S SUPPER CLUB<br />
I-94 & Exit 147<br />
Mandan, ND<br />
701-663-2288<br />
Mysteria<br />
Mysteria<br />
Theater Theater<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<br />
their famous applewood-smoked, dry-rubbed loin<br />
baby back ribs. Enjoy a delicious dinner, 5 miles<br />
west of Mandan on I-94, exit 147. Open Tuesday<br />
thru Saturday, serving 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with an<br />
elegant lounge open until 1a.m.<br />
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oot beer, to seasonal favorites<br />
like pumpkin, sweet potato and<br />
candy cane.<br />
“One of our most unique<br />
flavors is the chocolate-peanut<br />
butter-bacon cheesecake,” said<br />
Aaron Bank, owner. “It sounds<br />
crazy, but the sweet and salty<br />
flavors go great together.” As for<br />
his personal number one, well,<br />
that’s interesting too.<br />
“My favorite is our strawberry<br />
with green peppercorn<br />
cheesecake,” said Bank. “It’s<br />
not spicy, and the way the two<br />
flavors go together is awesome.”<br />
Whatever the flavor, guests can<br />
buy it by the slice, or as a whole,<br />
and even request a new flavor.<br />
Mr. Delicious also creates<br />
wedding cheesecakes for those<br />
seeking a delicious touch.<br />
Wedding cheesecakes are just like<br />
PIROGUE GRILLE<br />
121 N. 4 th St.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-223-3770<br />
Downtown Bismarck has the finest for destination<br />
dining at Pirogue Grille. Make your Holiday party<br />
special by hosting it at Pirogue Grille in our private<br />
“Journey Room”. Featured in “Gourmet” with<br />
its seasonal menu and unparalleled emphasis on<br />
quality and service, Pirogue Grille provides dining<br />
experiences like no other. You need to experience it<br />
for yourself. Tuesday-Saturday at 5:00.<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 />
traditional wedding cakes and<br />
can be personalized with multiple<br />
flavors, colors and decorations.<br />
“If you see a photo of something<br />
you like online, we can come<br />
really close to it,” said Bank. Mr.<br />
Delicious is much more than a<br />
sweets station, however.<br />
Although he never thought<br />
he would return to N.D. after<br />
graduating from culinary school<br />
in West Palm Beach, FL., Bank<br />
brought much more to our<br />
capitol city than his skill for<br />
creating decadent desserts.<br />
“My passion is cooking, so I<br />
decided to add lunch and dinner<br />
items to our menu,” said Bank.<br />
“Our selections include a variety<br />
of unique sandwiches and wraps<br />
like our: roast beef with Brie<br />
cheese sandwich; turkey with<br />
Gouda cheese, jalapeno jelly<br />
EAST 40 CHOPHOUSE<br />
& TAVERN<br />
1401 Interchange Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-258-7222<br />
and applewood-smoked bacon<br />
sandwich; Indian-style curry<br />
wrap; and Santé Fe wrap.”<br />
Mr. Delicious hosts “Sushi<br />
Night” on the third Friday and<br />
Saturday of each month. Unlike<br />
competitors serving sushi in<br />
town, Mr. Delicious offers a set<br />
dinner, which includes two pieces<br />
of nine different sushi rolls, a<br />
piece of cheesecake and two<br />
glasses of wine or beer for $35.<br />
It’s really fun because we<br />
pick what you eat,” said Bank.<br />
“I would suggest making a<br />
reservation because we fill up<br />
pretty quickly.”<br />
Mr. Delicious is open Monday<br />
through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9<br />
p.m., and on Saturday, from 11<br />
a.m. to 9 p.m.<br />
Try Bismarck’s newest<br />
hotspot!<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 and Live Music<br />
Night every Monday or Tavern Jam with live music<br />
on Thursdays. www.east40chophouse.com<br />
BISTRO “AN AMERICAN CAFé”<br />
1103 E. Front Ave.<br />
Bismarck, ND<br />
701-224-8800<br />
Want the finest N.D. Beef: Dixon Waygu Gourmet<br />
Beef? Then come to The Bistro where we have<br />
exclusive restaurant rights to serve it to you. Starting<br />
in June, listen to live music on the patio every Friday<br />
night and don't forget about Thursday night with<br />
Shawn Oban and Fresh Rolled Sushi. Check our<br />
website for the upcoming music schedule.<br />
www.bistro1100.com<br />
November 2009 21
| FEATURE<br />
Midkota Solutions:<br />
Online in a Big Way<br />
By Wes Engbrecht<br />
There are many small<br />
business success<br />
stories in the<br />
Bismarck/Mandan<br />
area, and Midkota Internet<br />
Media and Marketing Group<br />
is among them. This group<br />
of Internet partners and<br />
developers are responsible<br />
for the maintenance and<br />
marketing of several, wellknown,<br />
local websites,<br />
including bismanonline.com,<br />
kxnet.com and fishingbuddy.<br />
com. As of August 2009,<br />
Midkota is delivering over 1.6<br />
From left to right: Stephen Schnaible, Gina Sandaker,<br />
billion Internet ads per year on their websites.<br />
Eric Kubischta, Mike Haas, Wade Vogel.<br />
Bismanonline.com has become a household<br />
name among local websites. If you have something great place for outdoorsmen to share information and<br />
to sell; whether it’s real estate, a used car, a trumpet or post photos and videos of their own. If you’re looking<br />
absolutely anything else, you can post a free ad and to sell outdoor-related items, you can post a free ad in<br />
photo of the item and get it sold.<br />
the classifieds or go shopping there, as well.<br />
You can then log in and maintain or alter your ad, KXnet.com has become an integral piece of Reiten<br />
as well as see how many people have viewed it. The Television’s media presence. Midkota developed and<br />
website also allows you to upgrade your ad for a small has been operating the new website since its launch in<br />
fee to improve its position.<br />
2006.<br />
According to Eric Kubischta, executive director of “We are especially proud of the live feeds we can<br />
operations, bismanonline.com is the busiest website in get rolling on the site when something exciting happens<br />
N.D., with 18 million page views and 170,000 unique in our area,” says Kubischta. Many local residents<br />
visitors per month.<br />
watched the Memorial Bridge demolition on the KX<br />
“We estimate between $25 and $40 million in site.<br />
transactions are completed on this website each year. The average website user probably doesn’t realize<br />
It is a boost for the local economy and brings a lot of that the Midkota group, through its Web portal,<br />
buyers and sellers together,” Kubischta says.<br />
totaloutdoornetwork.com, controls a large share of the<br />
Bismanonline.com has been owned and operated online outdoor market. If you consider upcoming and<br />
by Stephen Schnaible since 2003. Kubischta joined the current expansion plans, the group will have a market<br />
company in 2006 to help maintain and program the reach which extends into eight U.S. states and two<br />
website. They now have a group of partners operating Canadian provinces.<br />
the websites and adding value through marketing and Go to totaloutdoornetwork.com and check<br />
advertising.<br />
out the other local and regional websites operated<br />
Fishingbuddy.com is another N.D. “original” by Midkota. Look for them to continue to grow and<br />
promoting fishing and hunting. The amount of outdoor provide innovative websites for us locally and around<br />
information on this website is staggering. It is also a the world!<br />
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Last month, we traveled with this grandpato-be<br />
to a winery tasting extravaganza in<br />
Woodinville, Wash., just north of Seattle.<br />
There are about 50 wineries in this so-called<br />
“Warehouse District” of Woodinville November that feature 2009<br />
some excellent wines in the emerging Wash. wine<br />
industry. These are very<br />
small wineries with small<br />
productions. You have to<br />
purchase them online if<br />
you want to try them, but<br />
they all have websites. I<br />
pretty much always feature<br />
only locally available wines<br />
in this column, but this<br />
time, I decided to make an<br />
exception.<br />
First of all, I need to<br />
bring you all up to date.<br />
Last month, I indicated that<br />
I ventured out to Seattle<br />
to be with our daughter<br />
and son-in-law. She was<br />
in the hospital expecting<br />
twin boys who wanted to<br />
join the party a bit early. To<br />
update you, I will simply<br />
say that the “soon-to-be”<br />
part of the “soon-to-be<br />
grandpa” is history. William<br />
Daniel and Oliver Gilbert<br />
are now part of the family.<br />
What a great thrill (well,<br />
two great thrills)!<br />
This is a wine column,<br />
however, and we do have some wines to taste,<br />
so let’s go there. Last month, I took notes in the<br />
Third Thursday Warehouse Winery tour of about<br />
15 wine tasting rooms in Woodinville. One of the<br />
clear winners in the premium category was the<br />
2006 Bishop’s Blend by William Church Winery.<br />
It is what I call a “Wash. Bordeaux” blend. In<br />
WINE NOTES |<br />
Warehouse Winetasting –<br />
Part Two<br />
By Joel Gilbertson<br />
BAGA <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Ad<br />
Wash., they love to add some Syrah (which is from<br />
Rhone, not Bordeaux) to their blends. In addition,<br />
they added a little Sangiovese. Whatever the blend,<br />
it is delicious.<br />
Another great premium wine is Red Sky<br />
Serendipity (redskywinery.com). This is a classic<br />
Bismarck Art & Galleries Association<br />
Festival<br />
of the Arts<br />
Themed dinner with live entertainment<br />
Road<br />
to Rio<br />
Saturday, November 21, 2009<br />
Radisson Hotel, Bismarck<br />
Call BAGA for ticket information (701) 223-5986.<br />
422 East Front Avenue • www.bismarck-art.org<br />
Bordeaux blend of<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />
Merlot and Cabernet<br />
Franc. The first taste<br />
shows some subtle<br />
blackberry, and it<br />
finishes with several<br />
layers of flavor.<br />
On the white side,<br />
I really liked two<br />
wines in my tasting<br />
excursion. One was<br />
the Cowan Vineyards<br />
2008 Pinot Gris<br />
(cowanvineyards.com).<br />
It had luscious fruit<br />
throughout. I also really<br />
liked the 2007 Alma<br />
Terra Coeo Viognier<br />
(almaterrawines.<br />
com), which is a blend<br />
from three different<br />
vineyards of Viognier.<br />
It captures the best of<br />
the underappreciated<br />
Viognier grape, with<br />
deep florals in the nose<br />
and citrus and lemon<br />
zest on the finish.<br />
It will be incredibly interesting to watch the<br />
Wash. wine industry grow. I believe we will see<br />
more and more glowing reports about wines made<br />
in this great state. It also will be interesting to<br />
watch these newborn grandsons in Seattle change<br />
and grow. Here’s to life–and to you–Will and<br />
Oliver.<br />
November 2009 23
| FEATURE<br />
URL Radio<br />
Movin’ and Groovin’<br />
URL Radio is on the move. They have<br />
moved their station across town, added<br />
more programs and taken the station<br />
on the road, in more ways than one.<br />
First off, URL Radio is now located at 1315 E.<br />
Front Ave., Bismarck, next to Impressions by<br />
Ashley Lynn. The owners, Stacy Sturm and Nicole<br />
Morrison-Mathern, are very excited about the<br />
new space. “It’s so cool ‘cause we’re finally able to<br />
decorate,” said Morrison-Mathern.<br />
With their new location, Sturm and Morrison-<br />
Mathern want to thank those who have been<br />
with them from their humble beginning at the<br />
Kirkwood Mall. “We will always remember our<br />
roots and the people who believed in us from the<br />
beginning,” said Morrison-Mathern. They make<br />
sure they show it too. When they have space, Sturm<br />
and Morrison-Mathern feature extra ads for their<br />
loyal supporters.<br />
URL continues to add more programs to their<br />
line-up. Shake It Up With Lil’ Miss Molly and Nikki<br />
Martini, starring Molly Sullivan and Morrison-<br />
Mathern, aired in September. They also added a<br />
N.D. Teen Challenge show on Sunday mornings,<br />
and The Details With Anastasia on Friday nights.<br />
The Details is a music-based show featuring local<br />
and national music, along with artist interviews.<br />
By Chelsea Watterud<br />
Sturm and Morrison-Mathern have also given time<br />
to radio students at the University of Mary. The<br />
students’ shows can be heard from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.<br />
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. These<br />
shows cover sports, college issues and various other<br />
topics.<br />
U Rock Lately has taken the show on the road.<br />
Every Monday, they do live lunches at various<br />
restaurants and businesses around town. So far,<br />
they’ve broadcast live from: Smoothie Operator,<br />
Erbert and Gerbert’s and Nibbles and Brunch.<br />
They also took their show live to Sturgis, where it<br />
was such a success that event promoters have been<br />
contacting URL and asking them to do live shows<br />
at their events.<br />
The station also organized its first beer run/<br />
rock/crawl on Oct. 17. It involved a run around<br />
Sertoma Park, complete with beer refills at each<br />
pit stop. The event concluded with a party at the<br />
Bismarck Elks.<br />
URL Radio is on the move, and hopes to make<br />
things more convenient for listeners who are also<br />
on the move. Anywhere with Internet access, log<br />
on to urlradio.net, and listen live or watch past<br />
broadcasts on YouTube. You never know, the music<br />
might even make you move a little too.<br />
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YP UPDATE<br />
Choices Today–<br />
Changes Tomorrow<br />
By Britni Schwartz<br />
Close your eyes and name nine of your closest friends<br />
and family members. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Now, imagine<br />
three of those nine, and yourself, being involved in<br />
an alcohol-related crash. It may seem unlikely, but<br />
according to alcohol alert statistics, it’s not.<br />
Nationally, in 2007, 37 percent of driving fatalities were<br />
related to alcohol. Statewide, 57 percent of driving fatalities were<br />
related to alcohol during the same year.<br />
“We’ve lost 1,581 people due to alcohol related crashes on<br />
N.D. roadways from 1978 through 2008,” said Highway Patrol<br />
Lieutenant, Jody Skogen. “Over 47 percent of our total traffic<br />
fatalities during that 20 year period are alcohol-related.”<br />
From time to time, we all think we are invincible from bad<br />
things happening to us, but we aren’t–just ask Amanda Weslund.<br />
At age 16, she turned to a life of drinking and partying.<br />
“Alcohol and drugs took away my freedom,” said Weslund.<br />
“It took away my family, my trust, and in the end, it took away<br />
my son.” Weslund admits that she always drank and drove, and if<br />
someone tried to take her keys, she would fight them.<br />
“Driving drunk is a choice, and the tragedy it causes is no<br />
accident,” said Skogen. “Many of these victims were innocent<br />
motorists or pedestrians who had not consumed a drop.”<br />
Thankfully, after experiencing various treatment programs,<br />
which always lead to relapse, Amanda finally was set free. At the<br />
age of 24, she graduated from N.D. Teen Challenge, a faith-based<br />
drug and alcohol treatment program located in Mandan, N.D.<br />
Weslund encourages people to think of the long-term effects their<br />
decisions have.<br />
“My dad always said, ‘Amanda the decisions you make today<br />
will affect the next 10 years of your life,’” said Weslund.<br />
How true those words are for us all. With winter holidays<br />
approaching, the Bismarck-Mandan Young Professionals<br />
Network would like to encourage everyone to make smart<br />
choices. It only takes a second for life to change forever.<br />
If you do find yourself unable to drive one evening, our<br />
community has plenty of services that are ready and willing to<br />
help such as: Taxi 9000 (701-223-9000), Nightlife (701-222-0202)<br />
or 2MANCAB (701-425-6699.)<br />
For more information, contact the YP Network at 701.223.5660 or<br />
info@ypnetwork.org.<br />
November 2009 25
| PET PAGE<br />
Local Animal Shelters<br />
CENTRAL DAKOTA HUMANE SOCIETY<br />
701.667.2020 • cdhs.net<br />
The Central Dakota Humane Society is a nokill<br />
shelter that does not receive any federal,<br />
state or local funding, and relies completely on<br />
its members and fundraisers to raise enough<br />
money to care for the animals.<br />
Take Photos with Santa and Support CDHS!<br />
The Annual Santa Paws event is on Saturday<br />
and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15, from noon to<br />
5:00 p.m. at Plant Perfect, 4615 Ottawa St., N.<br />
Bismarck, just off Highway 83.<br />
BISMARCK-MANDAN ANIMAL IMPOUND<br />
701.223.1212 • bismarck.org<br />
Animal Control wishes to thank all those who<br />
have taken on the loving challenge of adopting<br />
a pet from us. We also wish to extend our<br />
appreciation for those responsible owners who:<br />
call the police as soon as their pet is missing;<br />
have their pet’s license on them; spay and neuter<br />
their pets!<br />
Keep checking back for the most current<br />
residents needing homes!<br />
Visit bismarck.org - police department -<br />
divisions - impounded animals<br />
OREO’S ANIMAL RESCUE<br />
701.483.0240 • lovingpetsinneed.com<br />
We are an adoption guarantee organization.<br />
What this means is no animal in our control is<br />
ever euthanized unless they are suffering or<br />
considered dangerous. We embrace animals<br />
with special needs and those that require extra<br />
training and love. We do not believe in the<br />
process of destroying animals to control pet<br />
over population. We believe in a strict spay and<br />
neuter policy to control pet population.<br />
12/5/2009 - Santa Pet Pictures<br />
My Name is Inga<br />
Adopt me<br />
My Name is Tiffy<br />
Inga is a spayed German<br />
Shepherd, date of birth,<br />
August 2001.<br />
“I’m a shy girl in need of a<br />
loving human friend. I’ve had<br />
some tough times in the past,<br />
but I’m very hopeful for the<br />
future. I just know there is<br />
a special someone out there<br />
who can offer me a caring,<br />
affectionate home.”<br />
This little, female Chihuahua<br />
mix is tan in color and is a<br />
younger dog.<br />
Tiffy is a young, German<br />
Shepherd mix. She is shy when<br />
she first meets new people,<br />
but it doesn't take her long<br />
to warm up. She is truly<br />
a happy and playful girl<br />
once she is comfortable.<br />
She enjoys playing with<br />
other dogs and is good<br />
around cats.<br />
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WE Drive |<br />
Modern Day Hot Rodders–<br />
The “Tuners”<br />
By Mike LaLonde<br />
Photo by Mike LaLonde<br />
A<br />
common question among vehicle enthusiasts today is,<br />
“What will future motor hobbyists have to do to modify<br />
modern, complex vehicles?” Fear not, the hobby is alive<br />
with the current generation of car crazy, young drivers.<br />
Take Walt Regan and Travis Rohrich, local, 22-year-olds<br />
involved with tuning high performance vehicles since their early<br />
teens. “My first car was a ’95 Bonneville, which got me interested<br />
in the car hobby,” says Regan. “It wasn’t a high performance car,<br />
but it reminded me of my dads ’69 Bonneville convertible. That’s<br />
when it all started.” He continues, “The movie Fast and Furious<br />
kindled an interest too, and I took auto tech courses at Mandan<br />
High.”<br />
Regan has owned 13 vehicles, most given his special<br />
treatment of motor mods, along with suspension and exhaust<br />
tuning. Regan recently sold his ’92 Honda Civic, with an Acura<br />
motor, that peaked around 500-horsepower, up from the stock<br />
180-horsepower.<br />
“It got close to 30 mpg!” said Regan. “I totally went through the<br />
motor, beefed it up and worked with the ECU (Electronics Control<br />
Unit) to modify engine timing, fuel and air ratios. The final touch<br />
was turbocharging. We also use E-85 fuel, with its higher octane<br />
rating, as the fuel of choice.”<br />
Regan is just finishing BSC’s Power Plant Technology program,<br />
and has plans for his next vehicle. “My daily driver is a Dodge<br />
Neon, but my dream machine is a Cadillac CTSV with the GM<br />
LS3 motor, which is also used in the Corvette.” Regan is currently<br />
November 2009 continued on page 29<br />
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green tip<br />
Did you know that the Minnesota Vikings<br />
are encouraging businesses and households<br />
to become more energy efficient?<br />
The Vikings are offsetting the electricity used at the<br />
Metrodome by purchasing renewable energy as part of Exel<br />
Energy’s Windsource © program. Wind power is the least<br />
expensive of all forms of alternative energy. It’s also a clean<br />
source of energy that won’t deplete our natural resources.<br />
To learn more about alternative energy visit www.epa.gov.<br />
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continued from page 27<br />
employed as a lube tech at Schwan GMC-Buick-<br />
Cadillac, and sees these cars firsthand.<br />
Travis Rohrich, owner of the 400-horsepower,<br />
2001 Honda Prelude pictured here, has given his<br />
ride similar treatment, including turbocharging,<br />
suspension, exhaust and some beautiful body work.<br />
“This Prelude is my first car,” says Rohrich. “It was<br />
about a year and a half old when I got it.”<br />
Travis is also in the vehicle business, working<br />
as a paint technician at Ressler Chevrolet-Subaru<br />
in Mandan. After spending some time with Regan<br />
and Rohrich, I am confident that the car hobby will<br />
continue, if these skilled and enthused motorheads<br />
are any indication.<br />
As Regan puts it, “Tuning still consists of the<br />
basics: spark, fuel and compression. We work with<br />
diagnostic procedures to re-program the computers<br />
to handle the modifications.”<br />
So today, the technology is advanced, but the<br />
desire to improve and modify is in the hearts of<br />
enthusiasts, just as it always has been since the<br />
invention of the automobile.<br />
Mike LaLonde is a local writer and photographer and is<br />
genuinely car (and bike) crazy!<br />
November 2009 29
| HOME SWEET HOME<br />
A Great Reason to Buy<br />
By Wes Engbrecht<br />
There are a lot of reasons to buy your first<br />
home. Most of those reasons are very<br />
personal to your financial situation. This<br />
year, the federal government added 8,000 good<br />
reasons to buy that first home–and people took<br />
advantage of it.<br />
The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is a<br />
credit equal to 10 percent of the purchase price of<br />
your home, not to exceed $8,000. If you haven’t<br />
owned a home in the previous three years, you<br />
would qualify as a first-time home buyer for<br />
purposes of the credit. Your income must be below<br />
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$150,000 for married couples, and $75,000 for a<br />
single taxpayer, in order to take full benefit of the<br />
credit. The tax credit is only available until Dec. 1,<br />
2009 unless the government decides to extend the<br />
program.<br />
According to David Weikum, of<br />
eLendingNow, Bismarck, local home buyers have<br />
been taking advantage of this new program. “A lot<br />
of buyers are mentioning that they are aware of<br />
the tax credit, and some have definitely purchased<br />
their home this year just because of the $8,000<br />
bump they will get at tax time,” Weikum says.<br />
According to Weikum, they have originated<br />
about 75 more first-time home buyer mortgages<br />
this year than during the same time last year. He<br />
added, “With all of the first-time home buyer<br />
advantages, it’s possible to close on a home with<br />
only $500 to $1,000 in cash.” The result is, more<br />
starter homes are being purchased in the area,<br />
which keeps the overall housing market more<br />
stable.<br />
The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency<br />
(NDHFA) originates the first-time home buyer<br />
loans in the state. NDHFA had reservations for<br />
almost 1,100 loans between May and September<br />
of this year. This compares to around 750 to 850<br />
loans during those same months in previous<br />
years. Homeownership Division Director, Dave<br />
Flohr, says, “In spite of the banking and credit<br />
crunch, we saw an increase in reservation for<br />
first-time home buyer loans. Most of this was<br />
attributable to the tax credit.”<br />
Note: Because of the time it takes to originate<br />
a loan, the current tax credit will most likely<br />
expire before any new loans can be completed.<br />
At this time, the government is considering a sixmonth<br />
extension of the program.<br />
To learn more about the benefits available to<br />
first time home buyers, and to see if you qualify<br />
for these benefits, visit the NDHFA’s website at<br />
www.ndhfa.org. To contact Dave Weikum at<br />
eLendingNow, visit their website<br />
www.elendingnow.com.<br />
November 2009 31
| HEALTH<br />
When a Heart Attack Strikes<br />
The Difference Between Life and Death<br />
So you think you are having a heart attack.<br />
What should you do?<br />
Call 911, drive yourself to the hospital,<br />
or have a friend or family member take you<br />
there?<br />
The latest research shows, 911 is the best call to<br />
make when a heart attack strikes.<br />
It could mean the difference between life and<br />
death.<br />
Victims treated by paramedics obtain life-saving<br />
treatment faster than hospital walk-ins.<br />
By Health Specialist Marilyn Mitzel<br />
That is the conclusion of Dr. Ivan Rokas, a<br />
UCLA emergency medicine physician who<br />
reviewed data from hospitals and counties around<br />
the nation.<br />
“Even a 15 minute delay in treating a heart<br />
attack increases the risk of death, and causes more<br />
damage to the heart,” says Dr. Rokas.<br />
Paramedics can more quickly diagnose serious<br />
heart attacks and call ahead to hospitals, telling<br />
them what procedure is likely needed even before<br />
they arrive.<br />
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B E R M C A S H S P A<br />
I D E A L O T T O C L I P<br />
T I L D E R E E D L I N E<br />
T Y C O O N A S P E C T S<br />
A N I M A L A R K S<br />
R A S P L E D E R G<br />
O U T W A D G E Y S E R<br />
I R E R E L C O D O R E<br />
L A W F U L R A T L I D<br />
I L L O R R I D E S<br />
M I N E M Y R I A D<br />
M I N E R V A I P E C A C<br />
A X E S A R I A R A L L Y<br />
K E P T S I N G O R E A D<br />
O R T E A S E D E N S<br />
Answers for the October 2009 crossword puzzle.<br />
Since many<br />
hospitals are<br />
not staffed to<br />
immediately<br />
perform<br />
some heart<br />
procedures,<br />
calling ahead<br />
allows them to<br />
set up as fast as<br />
possible, sharply<br />
reducing the<br />
time it takes<br />
for patients to<br />
receive lifesaving<br />
treatment.<br />
According<br />
to data from<br />
the American<br />
College of<br />
Cardiology, 90<br />
percent of heart<br />
attack patients<br />
who call 911<br />
have necessary<br />
procedures<br />
performed<br />
within 90<br />
minutes of<br />
arriving at the<br />
hospital.<br />
Treating 75 percent of severe heart attack victims within<br />
90 minutes, is a key in preventing irreversible damage. Rapid<br />
treatment also leads to faster patient recovery. Many of those<br />
patients go home within three to five days, rather than seven to ten<br />
days.<br />
Unfortunately, only about half of all heart attack victims arrive<br />
at hospitals by ambulance. The rest drive themselves or have<br />
someone take them, wasting precious seconds.<br />
Experts say, the largest hurdle is educating the public to<br />
call 911 when a heart attack is suspected. Dr. Rokas believes<br />
when everyone finally gets that, it will save thousands of lives,<br />
significantly dropping mortality rates. His final word, "The<br />
paramedics can provide you with one-on-one concierge service."<br />
But, there is one more thing you should do even before dialing<br />
911.<br />
Take one or two aspirin. It will start working its magic even<br />
before the medics arrive. The same advice applies for people who<br />
think they are having a stroke.<br />
Take an aspirin immediately and then call 911; in that order.<br />
Even if you are not sure if you are having a heart attack or stroke;<br />
do it any way. Chances are, it won’t hurt and might just help.<br />
Better safe then sorry.<br />
November 2009 33
| BRIGHT IDEAS<br />
Turning the Lights on Agriculture<br />
Have you ever wondered why the lights in the<br />
hotel bathroom make you look pale? Or why<br />
things start to change color under different<br />
lighting? John Curcio knows the answers.<br />
Curcio specializes in lighting design, and has<br />
used his talents in the entertainment and architecture<br />
industries for the last 25 years. He is now using his<br />
knowledge to help an industry close to the heart of<br />
North Dakotans, agriculture.<br />
Curcio’s plan is to develop lighting for night<br />
harvesting, and eventually, for petroleum plants, oil<br />
rigs and coal mines. According to his surveys, no<br />
other companies are currently designing lighting for<br />
agricultural markets specifically.<br />
Curcio’s lighting promises to be safer and more<br />
energy efficient. “I could reduce about 40 percent<br />
of the electricity currently being used,” Curcio said.<br />
The lighting would also be pleasing to the eye, and<br />
unaffected by weather or shock. LED technology is<br />
being applied in new and different ways to make these<br />
improvements possible.<br />
By Chelsea Watterud<br />
Curcio wants to develop new technology and<br />
revise older methods, that won’t even require live<br />
electricity. Many of his products are self-sufficient,<br />
solar-powered and maintenance free. Curcio describes<br />
this technology in terms of streetlights. If his lights<br />
were used in Bismarck streetlights, they would run for<br />
20 years before needing replacement or maintenance.<br />
“The average light runs for 8,000 to 20,000 hours,”<br />
said Curcio. “These new lights could run for 130,000<br />
hours. The idea is to improve lighting for productivity,<br />
efficiency and safety.”<br />
For many, this product seems too good to be true.<br />
The initial start-up costs are more expensive than<br />
traditional lighting but, Curcio promises his lights will<br />
pay for themselves within three to five years.<br />
Curcio overall goals are: to be successful in<br />
Bismarck; improve efficiency in the agriculture and<br />
petroleum work environments; and decrease power<br />
use.<br />
This promising innovation is in the works at the<br />
IDEA Center in Bismarck. Watch for the culmination<br />
of this truly “bright” idea.<br />
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CITY WORKS |<br />
Reducing Winter Injury<br />
to Evergreens<br />
By Jackson Bird, <strong>City</strong> Forester of Bismarck<br />
Winter sun, wind and cold temperatures can<br />
desiccate (also known as winter injury)<br />
evergreen foliage. In the spring, many<br />
evergreens exhibit brown needles. In extreme<br />
cases, whole evergreen branches will appear brown or dead.<br />
This damage usually appears on the side of the prevailing<br />
winds, or a source of reflective heat, such as a brick wall<br />
or street. In N.D., this damage is usually on the north or<br />
northwest side of the tree or shrub.<br />
During the winter months, the roots of the evergreen are<br />
not able to absorb water from the frozen ground. Needles on<br />
evergreens continue to lose moisture throughout the winter.<br />
When dry, cold winter winds blow over these needles, it<br />
increases the amount of moisture that is lost. Insufficient root<br />
systems, root injury and soil conditions contribute to this<br />
injury.<br />
There are several things the home owner can do to minimize<br />
winter injury to evergreens. The best thing home owners<br />
can do is keep the soil adequately moist during dry seasons<br />
and into the fall, right up to the time the ground starts to<br />
freeze. Relying on a lawn irrigation system to water your trees<br />
and shrubs is not enough; deep watering to a depth of 18 to<br />
24 inches is best. Ease up on the watering in September to<br />
encourage the plant to prepare for winter. In October, deepwater<br />
trees and shrubs until the ground freezes.<br />
Another thing the home owner can do to help their trees and<br />
shrubs is to add a layer of mulch in the fall. Apply a 3 to 6 foot<br />
diameter ring of mulch around the trees and shrubs. Apply 3<br />
to 4 inches of mulch, but keep it 3 to 4 inches from the trunk of<br />
the plant. This mulch layer will help conserve soil moisture and<br />
help moderate soil temperature around the tree.<br />
Many ask about using anti-desiccants to help with<br />
evergreens. Unfortunately, the current research indicates this is<br />
ineffective in our N.D. climate. They need to be applied when<br />
the temperature is above freezing. The winter winds wear off<br />
this product within a month, so you need to reapply a month<br />
or so later, but by then, it is too cold to apply the product.<br />
With a bit of preparation for winter, you can insure healthy<br />
evergreens year round.<br />
November 2009 35
| FEATURE<br />
Merit Pay Meets Roadblocks:<br />
Teachers Voice Concerns<br />
When it comes to merit pay for<br />
teachers, most teachers are skeptical<br />
about the concept for several reasons.<br />
Who will determine who gets merit pay?<br />
Will it be demoralizing to teachers who don’t get it?<br />
Will it be determined by test scores?<br />
Will politics enter in to the decisions?<br />
These are the central questions on teacher’s<br />
minds, and when asked to come up with the perfect<br />
merit pay plan, most just shrug their shoulders.<br />
One teacher, who prefers to remain anonymous,<br />
said he favors merit pay, but can’t trust the people<br />
who will make the decision. “Bill” said, “It can’t be<br />
based on test scores because there are too many<br />
variables among classes.” He adds that, if it were<br />
based on test scores, he would never teach another<br />
low-level class because these students don’t care<br />
about grades (for the most part).<br />
The tests in question are the result of the<br />
national No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program<br />
that requires a comprehensive statewide test each<br />
fall for students at each grade level. Schools with<br />
By Jan Schultz<br />
students deemed “not proficient” are subject to<br />
special programs to enhance and enrich teaching<br />
and bring students up to the required proficiency.<br />
Sonja Mahlum, third-grade teacher at Miller<br />
Elementary, agrees that merit pay shouldn’t be<br />
based on test scores. Her reasons also include the<br />
variability of students and classes. “Consider special<br />
needs classes,” she said. “While testing is adjusted for<br />
these levels, there is still too much of a discrepancy<br />
between regular and special needs classes.”<br />
Then there is the home environment aspect.<br />
“Students come from all manners of home<br />
environments and may not get support from their<br />
parents,” said Mahlum. Some students may also<br />
just be learning English. She said, “Foreign students<br />
entering Bismarck schools have just one year to<br />
learn the language before taking the test.”<br />
Mahlum’s school, Miller Elementary, was one of<br />
the schools that failed to reach NCLB requirements.<br />
“Next year we’ll be initiating a before and afterschool<br />
program that helps students prepare for the<br />
test,” said Mahlum. “I fear, though, that it may just<br />
be glorified babysitting if students are too tired from<br />
a long day in school.”<br />
The discussion continues in the next issue.<br />
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WEDDING GUIDE |<br />
November 2009 37
Young Entrepreneur<br />
Success Story<br />
Award<br />
Leah Walker<br />
Bismancoupons.com<br />
Bismarck, N.D.<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 N.D.<br />
Bismancoupons.com is a company<br />
that, according to owner Leah Walker, is<br />
about to revolutionize the way we shop<br />
and clip coupons. An environmentally<br />
friendly, efficient and no-hassle way to link<br />
businesses with new and old customers,<br />
the site allows users to search and<br />
print coupons by category including:<br />
restaurants, bakeries, gas, automotive,<br />
health and beauty, fitness, lodging,<br />
hobbies, party supplies, dry cleaning<br />
and agriculture. Efficiency matters to the<br />
26-year-old entrepreneur and mother of<br />
two whose typical day includes making<br />
dozens of sales calls, doing laundry,<br />
making lunch, proofing coupons and<br />
changing diapers.<br />
“Go green and save green”<br />
Leah Walker, owner of Bismancoupons.com.<br />
worked as a sales representative. Working<br />
for others, I had no control of the product<br />
I sold or what percentage of the sales I<br />
received. Bismancoupons.com allows me<br />
to be in complete control of my business<br />
while doing the things I love–working with<br />
people and sales.<br />
Tell us about yourself. I’m a wife and<br />
mother of two small children (2 ½-yearold<br />
daughter and 9-month-old son).<br />
Family is the most important thing to me.<br />
Bismancoupons.com allows me to put<br />
my family first while having the freedom to<br />
control my family’s financial destiny.<br />
Tell us what your company does.<br />
Bismancoupons.com assists advertisers in<br />
Tell us when and why you began your putting their coupons and daily specials in<br />
company. I graduated from Minot State the hands of new and existing customers.<br />
University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree Bismancoupons.com puts coupon clippers<br />
in marketing and management. Coupling on the cutting edge. Consumers benefit<br />
my love of people and sales together, I by having more than 50 local businesses’<br />
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printable coupons in one location. Users<br />
will find that it takes less energy than ever<br />
to save money.<br />
How has being a mom impacted your<br />
decision to be an entrepreneur?<br />
Being a mom and entrepreneur is just a<br />
part of who God made me. It’s only natural<br />
that both abilities express themselves.<br />
What is it about your business that<br />
you are most proud of? I am proud of<br />
the fact that I had the guts to leave my<br />
conventional job and walk towards my<br />
dreams.<br />
Did you have any early doubts that<br />
might have stopped you? Show me an<br />
entrepreneur that doesn’t have fears and<br />
doubts! They don’t exist. It’s called faith. I<br />
just keep looking forward and walk in the<br />
faith that God will help me overcome any<br />
obstacle put in my path.<br />
What do you think is the key to your<br />
success? Clearly keeping in mind my<br />
priorities: my faith in God, my family and<br />
my business.<br />
About the Y.E.S.S. Awards<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and Dickinson State<br />
University’s Strom Center for Entrepreneurship<br />
and Innovation’s Young Entrepreneur<br />
Success Story (Y.E.S.S.) Award winner will be<br />
announced each issue.<br />
We will profile individuals who personify the<br />
entrepreneurial spirit of our state and offer<br />
advice to others facing similar challenges as<br />
our featured entrepreneur. Experts tell us there<br />
is a strong correlation between innovation,<br />
entrepreneurial activity and a region’s<br />
economic vitality.<br />
Creative young adults are key to N.D.'s<br />
economic future. If you know of an<br />
entrepreneur under 30 who is making a<br />
difference, we invite your nominations.<br />
E-mail us at <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> (thecitymagazine<br />
@unitedprinting.com), or call us at<br />
701-223-0505.<br />
Our Advice:<br />
Dr. Knude Swensen, professor of Marketing<br />
at Dickinson State University, noted that the<br />
fastest growing area of advertising today is<br />
Internet advertising. “Some companies are<br />
making millions of dollars a year and even<br />
millions a day by advertising online,” said<br />
Swensen. “The number of hits justifies the<br />
cost. Any business, anywhere, that wants<br />
its product known should seriously consider<br />
using the Internet aggressively at this point<br />
in the game. Eventually, there will be a<br />
saturation point. The first companies in will<br />
have an advantage, and now is the time to<br />
get in.”<br />
November 2009 39
| SPORTS WATCH<br />
Sunday, November 1:<br />
Men’s College Soccer – Upper Iowa vs. U-Mary, 11 a.m.<br />
Women’s College Soccer – Upper Iowa vs. U-Mary,<br />
1 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, November 3:<br />
Girls High School Volleyball – Jamestown at BHS, 7:30<br />
p.m.; St. Mary’s at CHS, 7:30 p.m.; Mandan at<br />
Dickinson, 8 p.m.<br />
Thursday, November 5:<br />
Girls High School Volleyball – CHS at Dickinson,<br />
8 p.m.<br />
Friday, November 6:<br />
Women’s College Basketball – MSU-Northern at DSU,<br />
6 p.m. (MT)<br />
Men’s College Basketball – MSU-Northern at DSU,<br />
7 p.m. (MT)<br />
Saturday, November 7:<br />
Men’s College Basketball – Great Falls at DSU, 7 p.m.<br />
(MT)<br />
Women’s College Basketball – Wisconsin–Superior at<br />
(Central Time unless otherwise noted)<br />
U-Mary, 1 p.m.; Great Falls at DSU, 5 p.m. (MT)<br />
Thursday, November 12:<br />
Girls High School Volleyball – West Region, Dickinson<br />
Friday, November 13:<br />
Women’s College Volleyball – SW Minnesota State at<br />
U-Mary, 7 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Volleyball – West Region, Dickinson<br />
Saturday, November 14:<br />
Women’s College Volleyball – Minnesota–Mankato at<br />
U-Mary, 4 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Volleyball – West Region, Dickinson<br />
Wednesday, November 18:<br />
Men’s College Basketball – Trinity at U-Mary, 7 p.m.<br />
Friday, November 20:<br />
Men’s College Basketball – Warren Arman Classic, BSC<br />
Women’s College Basketball – Lane Johnson Classic,<br />
BSC<br />
Saturday, November 21:<br />
Men’s College Basketball – Warren Arman Classic, BSC<br />
Women’s College Basketball – Lane Johnson Classic, BSC<br />
WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S<br />
HAPPENING IN THE ACTION-PACKED<br />
WORLD OF SPORTS?<br />
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Tuesday, November 24:<br />
Girls High School Hockey – Bismarck Blizzards at<br />
Mandan, 7 p.m.<br />
Boys High School Wrestling – Mandan Dual, 7 p.m.<br />
Thursday, November 26:<br />
Bobcats Hockey – Alexandria Blizzard vs. Bismarck<br />
Bobcats, VFW, 7:15 p.m.<br />
Friday, November 27:<br />
Men’s & Women’s College Basketball – BSC Alumni Game<br />
Women’s College Basketball – Milonovich Tournament,<br />
Dickinson<br />
Boys High School Hockey – Williston at Mandan, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday, November 28:<br />
Wizards Basketball – Maine Red Claws vs. Dakota<br />
Wizards, Civic Center, 7 p.m.<br />
Sunday, November 29:<br />
Wizards Basketball – Sioux Falls SkyForce vs. Dakota<br />
Wizards, Civic Center, 3 p.m.<br />
Girls High School Hockey – Bismarck Blizzards vs.<br />
Williston, VFW, 2 p.m.<br />
Tune in to KFYR 550AM and<br />
ESPN Radio 710AM for play-by-play<br />
action and updates. Just remember....<br />
don’t throw the radio!<br />
Take a step to become<br />
Miss North Dakota<br />
at the<br />
Bismarck<br />
Preliminary Pageant<br />
an official<br />
preliminary to<br />
Miss North Dakota &<br />
Katie Ralston<br />
Miss North Dakota<br />
2010<br />
missnorthdakota.org<br />
November 2009 41
| TRAVEL<br />
Soar to Salt Lake<br />
By Katherine Satrom<br />
Powder skiing at Snowbird Resort, Utah (courtesy of Salt Lake CVB)<br />
With the advent of Delta Airline’s<br />
direct flight from Bismarck to<br />
Salt Lake <strong>City</strong>, area residents can<br />
take advantage of a long weekend<br />
in a fascinating region. Salt Lake <strong>City</strong> has a<br />
unique atmosphere with historic buildings,<br />
museums, world-class restaurants and plenty<br />
of recreational activities at nearby mountain<br />
resorts.<br />
Ski Country<br />
As winter approaches, travelers can fly to skicountry<br />
as part of Delta’s direct flight in about<br />
1.5 hours. The Salt Lake <strong>City</strong> area boasts several,<br />
well-known ski resorts including: three at Park<br />
<strong>City</strong>; and one in Snowbird, Alta and Solitude.<br />
The Mormon Influence<br />
Salt Lake <strong>City</strong> reflects the heritage and<br />
presence of the Mormon Church. Temple<br />
Square features buildings and films reflecting<br />
Mormon history. Visitors can also hear the<br />
Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on<br />
Sunday mornings when they tape their weekly<br />
television broadcast.<br />
People from diverse backgrounds can even<br />
research their heritage at the Family History<br />
Library, the largest depository of genealogical<br />
records in the world.<br />
Culture<br />
Salt Lake <strong>City</strong> has art, history and science<br />
museums like the: Draper Historical Society<br />
and Museum, The Salt Lake <strong>City</strong> Art Center and<br />
The Women’s Art Center. The city is also home<br />
to professional basketball team, Utah Jazz, and<br />
offers live jazz entertainment at Zanzibar.<br />
Great Accommodations<br />
For the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake <strong>City</strong><br />
built a spectacular hotel, The Grand America.<br />
This elegant, 24-story property has a white,<br />
granite exterior and balconies adorned with<br />
iron railings, not to mention rooms with a<br />
magnificent view of the mountains.<br />
The ambience of the Grand America is of<br />
lavish and comfortable, classic styling. In a<br />
beautiful lobby with a soaring ceiling, afternoon<br />
tea is served daily with background music by<br />
a harpist or pianist. Jazz is on tap Friday and<br />
Saturday evenings.<br />
The Hotel’s public rooms display Murano<br />
chandeliers, English, wool carpets, Richelieu<br />
furnishings and oak paneling. The Garden<br />
Restaurant is a beautiful venue with huge fresh<br />
flower arrangements and a view to the gardens<br />
outside. An attractive pool and a fine spa are<br />
also available.<br />
A great alternative to The Grand America<br />
Hotel is the Hotel Monaco. It features crisp,<br />
contemporary surroundings in a historic bank<br />
building. On the ground floor, you’ll find a<br />
fine restaurant called Bambara. The cuisine and<br />
service are superb. If you go there, try their<br />
roasted corn bisque with crab or one of their<br />
signature fish, pork and beef entrees.<br />
A direct flight from Bismarck to Salt Lake<br />
<strong>City</strong> is just under $300 (as of October 2009).<br />
Take advantage of this convenient air service to<br />
visit a delightful area.<br />
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Last month, I gave a brief description<br />
of domestic violence. Whether it is<br />
overlooked, excused, denied or a<br />
complacent attitude, many believe domestic<br />
abuse and sexual violence are concerns meant<br />
only for law enforcement<br />
and its victims. Law<br />
enforcement will do its<br />
part to continue their<br />
fight against domestic<br />
abuse, however, the<br />
community as a whole<br />
must bring light into the<br />
darkness of domestic<br />
violence.<br />
Community members<br />
must recognize that the<br />
safety of victims and<br />
the accountability of<br />
perpetrators rests on<br />
the shoulders of each<br />
and every one of us. That’s why the community<br />
group, People United for Living in Safe<br />
Environments was created. Because prevention<br />
is vital to stopping violence, PULSE aims to stop<br />
domestic and sexual violence before it occurs.<br />
Through the use of public education,<br />
community support, community involvement<br />
and intervention, PULSE strives to change<br />
social norms and misconceptions of domestic<br />
abuse and violent behavior. It is a task force of<br />
members from the community who share the<br />
belief that domestic abuse and sexual violence<br />
can be eradicated when society as a whole<br />
confronts the issue.<br />
Whether one is a teacher, law enforcement<br />
officer, construction worker, member of the<br />
By Mike Wetsch<br />
SAFETY TIP |<br />
clergy, coach or homemaker, PULSE believes that<br />
all have vital abilities and ideas that are pertinent<br />
in the struggle against domestic violence. When<br />
a group of diverse people comes together,<br />
there is greater opportunity for the creation<br />
and development of<br />
numerous ideas that<br />
add to the probability<br />
of success.<br />
Even though the<br />
program is facilitated<br />
by the Abused Adult<br />
Resource Center, the<br />
ownership, success and<br />
courses of action rests<br />
upon the members of<br />
PULSE.<br />
Because we all share<br />
the responsibility<br />
of making our<br />
communities safe,<br />
members of our community are invited and<br />
encouraged to become members of PULSE.<br />
Those wishing to become a PULSE member or<br />
receive more information are encouraged to<br />
contact the Abused Adult Resource Center at<br />
(701) 222-8370.<br />
Mike Wetsch is a deputy with the Burleigh County<br />
Sheriff's Department and is assigned to the patrol<br />
division. He is also a criminal justice instructor at<br />
Rasmussen College.<br />
Safety Tip is sponsored by:<br />
November 2009 43
| HISTORY<br />
mandan levee–GOOd fOr<br />
nearly 60 years<br />
For nearly 70 years, since Mandan’s<br />
incorporation in 1881, the Heart River,<br />
snaking through the city’s south side,<br />
flooded Mandan more than two dozen<br />
times.<br />
The biggest floods came in 1910, 1937 and<br />
1943, according to the United States Army Corps<br />
of Engineers. However, with flood control projects<br />
in the 1950s (the Heart Butte Dam on the Heart<br />
River and the Garrison Dam on the Missouri<br />
River), overflows into Mandan became more of a<br />
historical footnote.<br />
Today, Mandan residents know that although<br />
the Heart River continues to flood – that is,<br />
overflow its banks – they are safeguarded by<br />
the old installation and construction of a near,<br />
12-mile-long earthen levee. Estimated then to cost<br />
$246,000, the levee, authorized by Congress in<br />
1946, was designed to protect nearly 1,000 acres<br />
within the city and about 120 acres of what was<br />
then known as the N.D. State Training School.<br />
According to the Mandan Daily Pioneer,<br />
Construction began in June 1949, raising and<br />
widening 17,000 feet of levee and 350 feet of<br />
railroad embankment used as a levee, and<br />
raising the grade of U.S. Highway 10, protecting<br />
the Training School (now the N.D. Youth<br />
Correctional Center). The new levee also was<br />
shifted 50 to 60 feet back from the Heart’s banks.<br />
A previous floodwall had protected Mandan,<br />
but not nearly as well. “The floodwall was<br />
originally only eight-feet-high, and generally<br />
failed to hold the rampaging Heart from<br />
By Stan Stelter<br />
200 3rd Ave. NW Caption: Canoeing near<br />
downtown Mandan in the flood of 1943. Residential Street Caption: Canoeing in<br />
the flood of 1943, Mandan.<br />
Heart River Bridge Caption: The Heart River<br />
Bridge in the flood of 1943.<br />
Credit: Grace Gould Imhoff Collection –<br />
Mandan Historical Society<br />
overrunning the Syndicate and Dogtown sections<br />
(old names for southern city parts) of Mandan in<br />
floodtime,” noted the Fargo Forum in a 1949 story<br />
about the new levee’s construction. The Fargo<br />
contractor was elevating the levee to 15 feet, the<br />
Forum reported.<br />
On Aug. 1, 1950, the Pioneer headlined the<br />
project’s completion, “Final Work On Mandan<br />
Levee Finished – Army Engineers Give It O.K.”<br />
Since then, there have been upgrades and changes<br />
to the levee system, including raising the levee’s<br />
main and southern units to allow three feet of<br />
“freeboard,” and even “ice-affected” flooding.<br />
This spring, serious flooding eroded the<br />
Heart’s banks at two or three spots in Mandan<br />
requiring repair, but those damages don’t threaten<br />
the levee itself, according to Shannon Jeffers of<br />
the Corps office at Riverdale. Jeffers’ job includes<br />
inspection of Mandan’s levee system, while<br />
operation and maintenance responsibility lies with<br />
the Lower Heart River Water Resources District of<br />
Morton County.<br />
According to the United States Army Corps of<br />
Engineers, the levee system and Heart Butte Dam<br />
provides “adequate flood protection for the city”<br />
assuming the free flow of ice and flood waters at<br />
the city’s southeast edge.<br />
For nearly 60 years, it has done just that.<br />
Stan Stelter, development director at the Abused<br />
Adult Resource Center, is a native North Dakotan<br />
and free-lance writer.<br />
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Unlocking Opportunities:<br />
This year, the Southwest Area Human<br />
Resource Association (SAHRA),<br />
of the Society for Human Resource<br />
Management, celebrates its 10th<br />
Anniversary.<br />
SAHRA is an inspiring group of over 65<br />
committed members representing over 40<br />
employers that continuously share ideas in a<br />
relaxed and informal atmosphere. The group<br />
meets once a month in Dickinson, N.D. and shares<br />
knowledge from the human resources field.<br />
As Jeanne MacDonald, president elect, states,<br />
“SAHRA provides local human resource<br />
professionals with a monthly opportunity to share<br />
lunch, network and stay up-to-date on current state<br />
and federal regulations.”<br />
According to membership director Melissa<br />
Stoltz, “SAHRA provides a great opportunity<br />
for members to network and gain the latest<br />
By Deanna Voutsas<br />
information on new legislation, policies and overall<br />
matters that may be facing their company.”<br />
Similarly, Gail Ebeltoft, SAHRA member,<br />
states, “You learn as you discuss and share. Some<br />
issues that you discuss are challenges facing the<br />
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entire area and some are applications of policy.<br />
When it's an issue that many are facing, such as a<br />
shortage of workers, we can work as a group to find<br />
solutions, or at least share the strategies, each of us<br />
are trying.”<br />
In addition to networking, SAHRA invites<br />
professional guest speakers to share the most<br />
current topics of the field including: ethics,<br />
harassment and discrimination. “We have had<br />
lawyers explain federal laws, such as FMLA;<br />
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors explaining<br />
services they can provide for disabled employees;<br />
representatives from the Department of Labor<br />
explaining legislative updates and research; and<br />
colleagues who share global perspectives and<br />
workplace psychology,” says Gail Ebeltoft.<br />
Developing strong relationships is another<br />
benefit of joining the group. "SAHRA members<br />
are always willing to answer questions and give<br />
advice on what has and has not worked in their<br />
organization,” said Garnet Tisor, SAHRA member.<br />
“It is a comfort knowing that they are always<br />
willing to help.”<br />
SAHRA is always welcoming new members to<br />
share this rewarding, energizing and empowering<br />
experience. Alicia Buckman, SAHRA president,<br />
reports, “SAHRA is a rewarding experience for<br />
everyone, even those not in the HR field. There<br />
are so many resources at your fingertips and the<br />
networking you get is phenomenal.”<br />
Gail Ebeltoft encourages professionals to<br />
join SAHRA, “It's a wonderful organization,”<br />
said Ebeltoft. “It has added immeasurably to my<br />
growth as an HR Practitioner and has enriched my<br />
knowledge of the Dickinson community and the<br />
businesses that operate here.”<br />
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WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA |<br />
Are You a Real<br />
North Dakotan?<br />
by Silvia Vigier, CVB/DSU Intern<br />
Have you ever posed with Salem Sue, the world’s largest<br />
cow, toured a picturesque Abbey or visited a haunted<br />
chapel? If you answered “yes” to most of these<br />
questions, congratulations, you might be a real Nodak.<br />
The Old Red/Old Ten Scenic Byway is a 108-mile road between<br />
Mandan and Dickinson that offers a leisurely drive through lovely,<br />
rural countryside and leads through New Salem, Almont/Sims,<br />
Glen Ullin, Hebron, Richardton, Taylor, Gladstone and Dickinson.<br />
The Old Red/Old Ten Scenic Byway is parallel to I-94, just a few<br />
miles north of the interstate.<br />
Many attractions and festivals are waiting for you, so take the<br />
day off, and prepare for adventure. Let’s begin our Nodak itinerary<br />
in Mandan.<br />
Visit Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park to see the home of<br />
General George Custer and his wife, Libby. Next, go to New Salem<br />
and pose with the world’s largest Holstein cow, “Salem Sue.”<br />
Now, drive to Almont/Sims and experience Sims Lutheran<br />
Church, which is rumored to be haunted by the “Gray Lady” who<br />
visits the church on Sundays. Your journey continues to Glen Ullin.<br />
Stop in for a round of golf at the Glenn Ullin Golf Course,<br />
weather permitting. Next, admire the charm of a little “Brick <strong>City</strong>”<br />
called Hebron.<br />
Hebron is home to Hebron Brick, one of the most successful<br />
brick companies in the Upper Midwest, and Dacotah Clay Pottery,<br />
a quaint, artist’s haven remodeled from a gas station. You’ll leave<br />
with wonderful, handcrafted items and a warm goodbye.<br />
Heading west, visit the Schnell Recreation area, a 2,000 acre,<br />
non-motorized location with wildlife viewing, hiking, horseback<br />
riding, biking and camping. Just three miles west, the Assumption<br />
Abbey in Richardton is home to 60 Benedictine Monks, 30 residing<br />
at the Abbey.<br />
Built in 1906-1910, with a Bavarian Romanesque structure,<br />
Assumption Abbey has a rare steeple design, comprised of four<br />
diamond shapes and 125-foot towers that soar to the top of iron<br />
crosses.<br />
A few more miles down the road is the Art Depot in Taylor<br />
with local artists housed in the restored train depot on the west<br />
edge of town. Next, drive to Gladstone and relax in one of their<br />
parks.<br />
You are finally at Dickinson and can enjoy a good night’s stay<br />
at one of the many fine hotels, complete with evening dining. Now,<br />
you belong to the Nodak family!<br />
Have fun on the Old Red Trail/Old US Highway 10 and don't<br />
forget to bring your camera!<br />
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