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Publisher’s Note<br />
Debate Versus Dialogue<br />
By Joe Hauer<br />
With news being provided<br />
to us seven days a week, 24<br />
hours a day, there is much<br />
processing needed to translate<br />
information into knowledge.<br />
It seems unfortunate that the<br />
media is not held accountable<br />
for what they say. In a<br />
time when it is difficult to<br />
understand what we are<br />
getting from our media, let us<br />
examine the words “debate” and<br />
“dialogue.”<br />
DEBATE. Debate is a conversation where there is<br />
a winner and a loser. As the conversation advances,<br />
new facts are added to the case, and that’s where it gets<br />
interesting. These so called “facts” are often distorted<br />
opinions and make it difficult to apply the information.<br />
As we listen to talk show panels, they often present<br />
very different facts. Now, we all know that facts cannot<br />
differ if we are discussing the same issue. So, that ends<br />
the conversation with no conclusion, only confusion. It<br />
leaves us with the burden of processing information into<br />
knowledge without accurate facts.<br />
DIALOGUE. In this conversation, information<br />
is given to advance dialogue. Here, information is<br />
presented as facts and opinions are carefully viewed as<br />
part of the discussion. When dialogue between well-<br />
informed parties occurs, information is presented in a<br />
manner that can be processed into knowledge.<br />
In a business setting, we must work towards these<br />
conditions to make proper decisions. We cannot provide<br />
information that is inaccurate because it closes dialogue<br />
and concludes the process. At this point, a vote is taken<br />
and the process moves ahead.<br />
Recently, Dick Harper, a friend of mine, shared a<br />
book with me that spoke of this process. I found it very<br />
interesting and relevant to today’s world. I think we are<br />
in a period of history where well-informed dialogue<br />
has been lost. I’m not sure why, but if anyone has any<br />
thoughts on this subject, I invite you to share them with<br />
our readers.<br />
May 2010 | Contents<br />
Kilee’s Take 4<br />
Cover story n<br />
<strong>Greg</strong> <strong>Vetter</strong> 5<br />
Community Cluster n<br />
Whatever Happened to 8<br />
Mandan on the Move 9<br />
CM/KFYR Salutes 10<br />
Sportswatch 14<br />
URL Radio 17<br />
Wine, Dine and Dance n<br />
Dining Guide 18<br />
Taste of North Dakota 20<br />
Coffee Talk 23<br />
Hobby Hub n<br />
Good Reads 25<br />
Crossword 26<br />
We Drive 27<br />
21st Century N.D. n<br />
State Agencies 29<br />
Home Sweet Home n<br />
Home Additions 30<br />
History n<br />
Historical Buildings 32<br />
FYI n<br />
CM Smarts 33<br />
Safety Tip 34<br />
Health n<br />
Healthy Eating 35<br />
Fitness Focus 37<br />
Travel n<br />
Dakota Day Trips 39<br />
Education n<br />
Education Matters 40<br />
Feature n<br />
Dr. Joel Roloff: Adjust Life 42<br />
Western N.D. n<br />
Western Wellness 44<br />
Don’t Beam Me Back 46<br />
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Wine Notes<br />
Kilee’s Take<br />
The Not so Sweet, Sweet.<br />
By Kilee Harmon<br />
It’s time for a confession.<br />
I….am…a…sweet-tooth-a-holic! As<br />
a young girl, I loved when grandma<br />
came to visit because she had her<br />
morning routine, which I was<br />
allowed to partake in. For breakfast,<br />
she would have a cup of coffee along<br />
with a schneka (any kind of baked<br />
pastry). It was a fun tradition, but when I turned 17, I decided to<br />
live a healthier lifestyle.<br />
Throughout the years, I learned health tips that I continue to<br />
use today. Recently, I saw a report on “Good Morning America”<br />
about how much added sugar Americans eat. For women, the<br />
recommended daily value is less than 25 grams (or six teaspoons)<br />
per day; and for men, it’s less than 37.5 grams (or nine teaspoons)<br />
per day. However, on average, Americans will eat 104 grams of<br />
added sugar per day without realizing it because it’s in a majority<br />
of the foods we eat.<br />
A few years ago, a nutritionist shared the effects of sugar (i.e.<br />
can cause tooth decay, bad nutrition, weight gain and lead to heart<br />
disease) with me. It made me more conscious of the amount of<br />
sugar I’m eating. Recently, I discovered the article “Added sugar:<br />
Don’t get sabotaged by sweeteners” on Mayoclinic.com which lists<br />
ways to reduce sugar in our diet. Here is a condensed version:<br />
• Cut out sugary, non-diet sodas.<br />
• Limit candy, gum and other sweets that are high in added<br />
sugar.<br />
• Choose breakfast cereals carefully.<br />
• Have fresh fruit for dessert, and if you choose canned fruit,<br />
make sure it’s in water, not syrup.<br />
• Drink more milk or water and less fruit juice/drinks (even<br />
100 percent fruit juice has a lot of sugar).<br />
• Eat fewer added-sugar processed foods (i.e. sweetened grains<br />
like honey-nut waffles, some microwaveable meals, etc.)<br />
• Go easy on condiments (sugar is often added) and opt for<br />
sugar-reduced varieties of jams, jellies and preserves.<br />
I hope this list makes you evaluate your sugar intake. It’s okay<br />
to have a sweet tooth, but keep it in moderation. As you continue<br />
to research the topic, you’ll see that too much sweet is not so<br />
sweet.<br />
Kilee Harmon is the general manager of <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and wants you to sign up for<br />
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<strong>Banker</strong> <strong>Greg</strong> <strong>Vetter</strong><br />
“Enjoys the<br />
Moments”<br />
By Tom Regan<br />
Cover Story<br />
<strong>Greg</strong> <strong>Vetter</strong><br />
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Personally and professionally,<br />
it’s a momentous spring for<br />
46-year-old <strong>Greg</strong> <strong>Vetter</strong>, the<br />
gregarious president of Bismarck’s<br />
American Bank Center. Last month his<br />
11-year-old son, Jacob, who has cerebral palsy,<br />
was the poster child for the Great American Bike<br />
Race. <strong>Vetter</strong>, joined by about 25 of his employees,<br />
biked in the fund-raiser. This month, <strong>Vetter</strong> and<br />
American Bank Center invite the community to<br />
celebrate 25 years of partnership with Investment<br />
Centers of America, a relationship that was<br />
considered a true innovation in 1985.<br />
<strong>Vetter</strong>’s upward bound career in banking<br />
began immediately after college in 1986 as a bank<br />
examiner for the state’s Department of Financial<br />
Institutions. Following that, he ascended the<br />
corporate ladder at American State Bank and<br />
Trust of Williston, moving from assistant vice<br />
president to senior vice president and chief<br />
financial officer. After 13 years there, he was<br />
invited to Bismarck in 2003 to manage American<br />
Title: President,<br />
Bismarck Market,<br />
American Bank Center<br />
DOB: Mar. 28, 1964,<br />
Linton, third youngest of<br />
12 children<br />
High School: Linton<br />
High School, Class of<br />
1982<br />
College: UND,<br />
bachelor’s in business<br />
administration<br />
Family: Wife, Pamela<br />
(married 18 years); five<br />
children – Joshua, 17;<br />
Amanda, 16; Brianna,<br />
13; Jacob, 11; Kelli, 8<br />
Currently Reading:<br />
“Everyone<br />
Communicates, Few<br />
Connect,” by John C.<br />
Maxwell<br />
Hobbies: Family, going<br />
out with friends, golf<br />
Trust Center. He was named Bismarck market<br />
president for American Bank Center two years<br />
ago.<br />
Asked to define his own brand of banking,<br />
<strong>Vetter</strong> recounts one of those chance occurrences<br />
that shaped his life. Examining the Williston bank<br />
years ago for the state, <strong>Vetter</strong> bemusedly observed<br />
an elderly man in a cowboy hat who was on his<br />
hands and knees, barking like a dog, and chasing<br />
a giggling toddler around a pillar in the lobby.<br />
<strong>Vetter</strong> was informed that the grandfatherly gent<br />
was none other than the bank’s chairman of<br />
the board. When <strong>Vetter</strong> was later offered a job<br />
at the institution, he recalled that incident and<br />
jumped at the chance to work in such a homey<br />
atmosphere.<br />
“I liked the way they treated<br />
people,” recalls <strong>Vetter</strong>. “We’re not a stuffy<br />
organization either—Myron Pfeifle (former bank<br />
president) carried that on at American Bank<br />
Center and I hope I extend the tradition of a<br />
warm and friendly bank.” –Staff<br />
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How did a young man who grew up on<br />
CM: a farm choose banking as a career?<br />
VETTER: This time of year on a farm, especially<br />
when you have cattle as we did, it’s sloppy! I never<br />
really enjoyed that part of it, even though during<br />
high school I worked for a veterinarian and in<br />
sales barns. During the spring, it was a terrible<br />
mess! I enjoyed the work and learned a lot from<br />
it, but I wanted to be more of a business person<br />
that worked more with numbers and with people.<br />
Even in high school I wanted to be a banker.<br />
How did your rural upbringing shape<br />
CM: you?<br />
VETTER: You had specific duties at a pretty<br />
young age, along with my 11 brothers and sisters.<br />
I had the chickens to take care of when I was real<br />
young. That was my job; if it didn’t get done, my<br />
parents knew exactly who to come to. I grew up<br />
with parents who had an eighth-grade education.<br />
Looking back now, from a business perspective,<br />
the way they managed was nothing short of<br />
fascinating. It was well organized; we all had our<br />
roles. We were typically one of the first to be in<br />
the field in the spring, and we were pretty much<br />
the first ones to put the combine away in the fall.<br />
It was a good background for me. Growing up<br />
with that sort of discipline helps me in business<br />
today.<br />
What’s the biggest challenge you ever<br />
CM: faced?<br />
VETTER: Having a son born 11 weeks premature<br />
who spent his first two months in the neonatal<br />
intensive care unit. You don’t know it at the time,<br />
but it changes your perspective. When he was<br />
born 11 years ago, I was 34 and on a fast track,<br />
career-wise. I had “swagger,” but that incident<br />
brought a lot of humility back. His doctor gave<br />
us some good advice when our son was still<br />
in the hospital. He told us to live life in small<br />
increments: 12 hours, 24 hours. He also said that<br />
you really don’t want to know what you’re going to<br />
be faced with because it’s an overload and may not<br />
be accurate. I try not to worry about tomorrow.<br />
I don’t know what adulthood will bring for my<br />
son, but right now as a fifth-grader he’s doing all<br />
his coursework using all the technology that’s<br />
available to him, and that’s wonderful. The lesson<br />
is to accept and enjoy the moments we are given.<br />
You’re one of 12 children and you<br />
CM: have a large, extended family that is<br />
extremely important to you. Can you sum up what<br />
family means to you?<br />
VETTER: To me, it means support. My closest<br />
friends are my family members. The things that<br />
I talk most deeply about are to guys like Paul<br />
(two years younger) and my other brothers. We<br />
might sneak away for a beer and talk. That even<br />
bleeds into my extended family. I know all my<br />
first cousins and there are almost 100 of them. We<br />
get together on the Fourth of July and that’s been<br />
a staple in my life. There’s the old saying that you<br />
can’t pick your relatives—I wouldn’t trade mine,<br />
on both sides of the family.<br />
Establishing investment centers within<br />
CM: banks was considered quite innovative<br />
25 years ago, wasn’t it?<br />
VETTER: Yes, it came about through the<br />
relationship of Tom Gunderson, Sr. and Myron<br />
Pfeifle (president of American Bank Center at the<br />
time). Gunderson had this idea that investment<br />
centers could be housed at community banks.<br />
Myron saw that as being very beneficial for his<br />
customer base and moved forward with it. Back<br />
in 1985, that was a big deal for community banks.<br />
Myron had some banker friends who said he was<br />
letting the fox into the hen house. Now, 25 years<br />
later, Investment Centers can be found inside 230<br />
banks and we continue to see the fruits of that<br />
relationship.<br />
As a banker what’s your reading of<br />
CM: today’s economy?<br />
VETTER: Nationally, I would say that the word<br />
“fear” doesn’t have capital letters any more and<br />
people are seeing that we’re not going to blow<br />
away. Greed got us on the way up, fear got us on<br />
the way down, and now we need to find that new<br />
equilibrium. The new equilibrium isn’t going<br />
to be what it was in the past—it’s going to be a<br />
better approach. You’re going to see saving rates<br />
go up and people managing their credit. For<br />
an extended period, you’re going to see a more<br />
moderate approach where people aren’t going to<br />
just throw the dice. Long term, for the nation’s<br />
health, that’s a good thing.<br />
See <strong>Greg</strong> <strong>Vetter</strong>’s answers to the “<strong>City</strong> Mag 10”<br />
questionnaire by visiting thecitymag.com and<br />
May 2010<br />
clicking “extra content.”<br />
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Community Cluster<br />
Whatever Happened to ...<br />
By Renae Hoffmann Walker<br />
Ivan<br />
Gandrud?<br />
You’ve got to respect honesty in a car dealer and a horse<br />
breeder, and Ivan Gandrud’s wife, Peggy, says her husband’s got that<br />
in spades. He’s down to earth, modest and friendly, though it was<br />
like pulling teeth to get him to tell me about his successes!<br />
Gandrud grew up on a small farm in Mountrail County with<br />
three sisters where he attended a one-room school house before<br />
graduating from Stanley High School in 1964. He went to Minot<br />
State for two years, then graduated with a degree in accounting<br />
from UND. Gandrud went to work for Rydell Chevrolet in Grand<br />
Forks selling cars and managing sales. In 1980, he moved his wife<br />
and young family to Mandan because he wanted his own dealership.<br />
Gandrud says, “My dad went through the Depression. He asked me<br />
if I was sure I knew what I was doing taking on all that debt!”<br />
In the 80s, interest rates were around 20 percent and large<br />
specialty vehicles weren’t selling well, but Gandrud survived.<br />
In 1988, he moved his operation to Green Bay, Wis., selling the<br />
Mandan business to Dave Ressler. But family and friends drew Ivan<br />
and Peggy back to Bismarck in 2004, where he and his youngest<br />
daughter, Crystal, became entrepreneurs.<br />
“The Rydells, another dealer and myself formed a holding<br />
company,” said Gandrud. “We buy dealerships and then help with<br />
the buyout and transition to a new owner.”<br />
Gandrud also built a large horse arena on his 500 acres on<br />
Highway 1804 so Crystal, who has equine and business degrees, can<br />
breed, train and show Appaloosas. The father and daughter duo are<br />
well-known winners at world horse shows in Texas and Canada.<br />
Gandrud’s son, Gerrid, is a Toyota dealer in Kalispell,<br />
Mont., where their other daughter, Tiffany, also lives and works<br />
for an accounting investment firm. Both made Ivan and Peggy<br />
grandparents this past year.<br />
Though Gandrud considers himself semi-retired, he’s still very<br />
busy driving to Fargo every other week to buy cars and ship them to<br />
Green Bay and helping Crystal with their 25 horses. It’s a good life,<br />
for a car dealer and horse breeder!<br />
Renae Hoffmann Walker enjoys writing and public speaking as a former news<br />
reporter and now as community relations director for Bismarck Public Schools.<br />
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Community Cluster<br />
Mandan on the Move<br />
By Ellen Huber<br />
Renaissance Zone Provides Incentives to<br />
Make Buildings New Again<br />
Starion Financial undertook a $1 million Renaissance Zone project that involved a building expansion over its<br />
drive-through to create space for 20 plus additional employees.<br />
“Renaissance” means to be born again. It’s a new<br />
birth or revival. For Mandan, the program is helping<br />
refresh our downtown.<br />
The Renaissance Zone program was established<br />
in the 1999 legislative session as a tool for community<br />
redevelopment. It allows for the reward of local<br />
property tax and state income tax incentives in return<br />
for investment in business and residential properties<br />
within a specific area as determined by each city.<br />
Mandan established its Renaissance Zone in 2005.<br />
To date, the program has secured $8 million in private<br />
investments in new construction, rehabilitation and<br />
expansion of 21 buildings in downtown Mandan.<br />
A minimum requirement to qualify in Mandan<br />
is a reinvestment of 50 percent of the value of a<br />
commercial building or 20 percent of the value of a<br />
primary residence. The benefits are a 100 percent,<br />
five-year property tax exemption on the value of the<br />
building as improved or constructed (not on the<br />
land) and a 100 percent, five-year state income tax<br />
exemption.<br />
The program functions as a business retention<br />
and recruitment tool in that tenants leasing space in<br />
commercial buildings constructed or improved as<br />
Renaissance Zone projects also may apply for a fiveyear<br />
state income tax exemption.<br />
The program has helped spawn new businesses<br />
in our community like: Mandan Sporting Goods,<br />
Mysteria Theater, Anytime Fitness, Family Dollar,<br />
O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Archstone Bookkeeping.<br />
It has also helped retain and expand existing<br />
businesses including Captain Jack’s Liquorland,<br />
Starion Financial, North Dakota Guaranty and Title,<br />
Phyne Photography, Spinecare Chiropractic, Hair<br />
Professionals, Schafer Financial, Environmental<br />
Services, Mahlum Goodhart accounting and Medicine<br />
Shoppe.<br />
Projects must be approved before the eligible<br />
purchase, lease, construction or remodeling project<br />
begins.<br />
For more information about the program and<br />
available properties in Mandan, call the <strong>City</strong>’s business<br />
development office at 701-667-3485. Many other<br />
North Dakota cities also have Renaissance Zones.<br />
Ellen Huber is the Mandan business development director.<br />
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Community Cluster<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and KFYR Salutes<br />
By Tom Regan<br />
St. Alexius Medical Center on<br />
Its 125th Anniversary<br />
On May 5, 1885, a small and courageous group of Catholic Sisters opened the doors to<br />
the first hospital in the vast territory between St. Paul and Seattle: Bismarck’s St. Alexius.<br />
In honor of their 125th anniversary, <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is offering a three-part series.<br />
1878: The Benedictine Sisters established<br />
St. Mary’s Academy for Girls.<br />
Nestled along the banks of the Missouri<br />
River, early Bismarck was a bustling<br />
riverboat, railroad and military town.<br />
A city directory published in 1884, the<br />
year after Bismarck became the capital of<br />
Dakota Territory (Yankton was the original<br />
capital), estimated Bismarck’s population<br />
at 5,000 and reported that the town hosted,<br />
among many other businesses, three<br />
architects, seven contractors, builders and<br />
1885: The Sisters opened the first<br />
hospital in the Lamborn Hotel.<br />
carpenters, four blacksmiths, 13 boarding<br />
houses, 13 grocers, nine hotels, 10 saloons,<br />
24 lawyers and 11 physicians.<br />
When the thriving pioneer village<br />
needed a hospital, the Sisters of St.<br />
Benedict of St. Joseph, Minn., embraced<br />
the opportunity to serve. The Sisters had<br />
already established a presence in the<br />
area with the establishment of St. Mary’s<br />
Academy for Girls in 1878.<br />
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“It is truly amazing the perseverance and dedication the Sisters had to<br />
exhibit and the difficult times they had to endure for St. Alexius to evolve<br />
into the world-class facility it is today. That dedication and commitment<br />
to our mission, ‘Let all be received as Christ,’ has made this a very special<br />
place to be for those who work here and those seeking care and comfort.”<br />
1892: Sister Boniface Timmins,<br />
OSB, became administrator.<br />
Bismarck’s first hospital, predecessor of<br />
the St. Alexius we know today, occupied the<br />
Lamborn Hotel building on the northeast<br />
corner of Sixth and Main. On behalf of<br />
the Sisters, Abbot Alexius Edelbrock of St.<br />
John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minn., bought<br />
the three-story structure for $22,000 in 1885<br />
from Alexander McKenzie and Richard<br />
B. Mellon. The hospital name honors the<br />
abbot and his patron saint – St. Alexius<br />
-Andrew L. Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer<br />
1915: The new hospital<br />
was opened.<br />
1915: St. Alexius opened a<br />
school for training nurses.<br />
was a man of God, born of noble parents in<br />
fifth century Rome. The Benedictine Sisters<br />
staffed the new hospital.<br />
“To the people of the frontier the need<br />
for a hospital was apparent,” says Sr. Renee<br />
Zastoupil, who first came to St. Alexius as a<br />
radiology student in 1957 and now serves<br />
as director of pastoral care. “In the land of<br />
cowboys, prospectors and soldiers, there<br />
were few homes. Anyone needing medical<br />
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(Left to Right) Sr. Nancy Miller, Sr. Susan Lardy, Andrew Wilson, Sr. Renee Zastoupil, Wanda Pfaff<br />
care was brought to town and placed in a<br />
hotel room and visited occasionally by the<br />
doctor and by the hotel owner.”<br />
Charging them $1 a day, the new<br />
hospital saw 65 patients in its first year.<br />
Hospital records show that the “land<br />
of opportunity,” as the West was billed,<br />
drew people from Bombay, Russia,<br />
Ireland, Sweden, Prussia and Bavaria.<br />
Besides injuries from accidents, the most<br />
common ailments presented to the Sisters<br />
and physicians were “consumption”<br />
(tuberculosis) and delirium tremens.<br />
Entries into the medical records included<br />
language as succinct as “operation” and<br />
as anecdotal as: “shot by a turnkey at the<br />
penitentiary;” “wounded by a runaway;”<br />
“hands frozen on Christmas Day while<br />
drunk;” and “shot in the knee while<br />
attempting to hold up a train.”<br />
Among the hospital’s first patients<br />
were Louis Sitting Bull, stepson of the<br />
famous Lakota chief; General George<br />
Whistler; Marquis de Mores; and Theodore<br />
Roosevelt. According to Sr. Boniface<br />
Timmins, an early administrator (1892),<br />
the first patient was Isaac McKean of<br />
Dewitt, Mich. and the first delivery was a<br />
baby born to the Sweeneys of Jamestown.<br />
One of the initial improvements made<br />
by Sr. Boniface was the removal of the<br />
coal stoves from each of the 15 rooms and<br />
the installation of a steam heating plant.<br />
Short of funds for the project, Sr. Boniface<br />
and a “lady friend (an old timer)” asked<br />
for assistance from the community’s<br />
prominent businessmen. In an interview<br />
for a St. Alexius publication, Sr. Boniface,<br />
who quickly earned a reputation for<br />
effectively working in concert with the<br />
business community, reported, “Within<br />
two hours we had collected $800 and<br />
were told to come back if we needed<br />
more.” Unfortunately, due to the scarcity<br />
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of steamfitters, the conversion to steam took<br />
considerably longer than anticipated and<br />
when winter set in, Sr. Boniface recalled, “The<br />
Sisters nearly froze to death.”<br />
In 1911, the St. Alexius board of trustees<br />
approved the purchase of a site on Ninth<br />
Street (part of the present site) for $9,000 to<br />
build a new hospital. The facility, featuring<br />
150 beds and boasting 18 doctors on staff,<br />
opened in 1915. Bishop Vincent Wehrle,<br />
the first bishop of western North Dakota,<br />
participated in the dedication ceremony.<br />
That same year, the Sisters opened a school<br />
for training nurses, the first of several<br />
proactive steps they took toward training the<br />
professionals they needed to run a modern<br />
health care facility.<br />
“One hundred and twenty-five years ago,<br />
the Benedictine sisters responded to a need<br />
and brought health care to Dakota Territory,”<br />
reflects Sr. Nancy Miller, president of the<br />
St. Alexius board of directors and prioress<br />
of Annunciation Monastery. “From meager<br />
beginnings, the hospital has flourished to<br />
become the<br />
thriving<br />
medical center<br />
it is today. It’s<br />
a work that<br />
has been filled<br />
with God’s<br />
grace, and with<br />
God’s grace,<br />
St. Alexius<br />
Medical Center<br />
will continue<br />
to be a place<br />
where all are<br />
received as<br />
Christ.”<br />
In celebration<br />
of the 125th<br />
anniversary,<br />
St. Alexius<br />
Medical Center<br />
invites the<br />
public to view a<br />
historical exhibit<br />
on Tuesday,<br />
May 18, 1 p.m.<br />
to 7 p.m., in<br />
Boniface Hall.<br />
Access to<br />
Boniface Hall is<br />
on 10th Street.<br />
Next issue:<br />
More about<br />
Sr. Boniface and the journey to becoming a<br />
world-class medical center.<br />
Tom Regan, a former editor of <strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, has been<br />
a media professional for over 40 years.<br />
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Community Cluster<br />
Sportswatch (Central Time unless otherwise noted)<br />
Saturday, May 1:<br />
College Rodeo – Blue Hawk Stampede, DSU Outdoor<br />
Arena, TBA<br />
Boys & Girls H.S. Track – Dickinson Classic, DSU, TBA<br />
Sunday, May 2:<br />
Men’s College Baseball – BSC vs. Williston, Mandan,<br />
1 p.m./3 p.m.<br />
College Rodeo – Blue Hawk Stampede, DSU Outdoor<br />
Arena, TBA<br />
Monday, May 3:<br />
College Rodeo – Blue Hawk Stampede, DSU Outdoor<br />
Arena, TBA<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – Bismarck vs. Dickinson, Clem Kelley,<br />
4:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – Shiloh vs. Steele, UMary, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, May 4:<br />
Girls H.S. Soccer – BHS vs. Mandan, Community Bowl,<br />
6 p.m.; CHS vs. Minot, Community Bowl, 8 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – BHS vs. St. Mary’s, Tom O’Leary,<br />
4:15 p.m.; Minot at Mandan, 4 p.m.<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – CHS vs. St. Mary’s, Municipal, 4:30<br />
p.m.; DHS vs. Mandan, Memorial, 4:30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, May 6:<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – BHS vs. CHS, Municipal, 4:30<br />
p.m.; Shiloh at Standing Rock, 4 p.m.; Minot vs. Mandan,<br />
Memorial, 4:30 p.m.; Jamestown vs. DHS, Southside,<br />
4:30 p.m./6 p.m. (MT)<br />
Boys H.S. Golf – Mandan Invitational, Prairie West,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – CHS vs. Jamestown, Sertoma,<br />
4:15 p.m.; Williston at Mandan, 4 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – Bismarck vs. Minot Ryan, Clem<br />
Kelley, 4:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.; DHS vs. Minot, Gress<br />
Complex #1, 4:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. (MT)<br />
Girls H.S. Soccer – St. Mary’s vs. Mandan, Dakota<br />
Centennial, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Friday, May 7:<br />
Men’s College Baseball – NJCAA Region XIII Tourney,<br />
Mandan, TBA; DAC Tournament, Dickinson, TBA<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – BHS vs. St. Mary’s, Municipal,<br />
4:30 p.m.; Shiloh vs. Central Prairie, UMary, 4 p.m.<br />
Boys & Girls H.S. Track – ND Relays, Community Bowl,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
Saturday, May 8:<br />
Men’s College Baseball – NJCAA Region XIII Tourney,<br />
WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S<br />
HAPPENING IN THE ACTION-PACKED<br />
WORLD OF SPORTS?
Mandan, TBA; DAC Tournament, Dickinson, TBA<br />
Boys & Girls H.S. Track – ND Relays, Community Bowl,<br />
10:30 a.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – DHS vs. Turtle Mountain, Complex<br />
#1, 1 p.m./3 p.m. (MT)<br />
Sunday, May 9:<br />
Men’s College Baseball – DAC Tournament, Dickinson,<br />
TBA<br />
Monday, May 10:<br />
Men’s College Baseball – DAC Tournament, Dickinson,<br />
TBA<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – BHS vs. Mandan, Mandan, 4:30<br />
p.m.; CHS vs. DHS, Municipal, 4:30 p.m.; Shiloh vs.<br />
Washburn, UMary, 3 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Soccer – BHS vs. Jamestown, Community<br />
Bowl, 6 p.m.; CHS vs. Mandan, Community Bowl, 8 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, May 11:<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – CHS vs. St. Mary’s, Tom O’Leary,<br />
4:15 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – Bismarck vs. Minot, Clem Kelley,<br />
4:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – St. Mary’s vs. Mandan, Legion,<br />
4:30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, May 13:<br />
Girls H.S. Soccer – BHS vs. CHS, Community Bowl,<br />
8 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 />
Boys H.S. Baseball – CHS vs. Beulah, Municipal, 4:30<br />
p.m.; Williston vs. DHS, Southside, 4:30 p.m./6:30 p.m.<br />
(MT)<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – CHS vs. Mandan, Sertoma, 4:15 p.m.<br />
Friday, May 14:<br />
Boys H.S. Golf – St. Mary’s Invitational, Hawktree,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – St. Mary’s vs. Williston, Tom O’Leary,<br />
4 p.m.<br />
Saturday, May 15:<br />
Boys H.S. Golf – BHS/CHS Invitational, Riverwood,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – BHS vs. DHS, Municipal, 1 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Track – Mandan Kiwanis, Faris Field, 11 a.m.<br />
Monday, May 17:<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – Last Chance Meet, Community Bowl,<br />
2 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, May 18:<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – BHS vs. Jamestown, Municipal,<br />
4:30 p.m.; CHS vs. Mandan, Mandan, 4:30 p.m.;<br />
St. Mary’s vs. DHS, Southside, 5:30 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Tennis – BHS vs. CHS, Sertoma, 4:15 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – DHS vs. Bismarck, Gress Complex<br />
#1, 4:30/6:30 p.m. (MT)
Community Cluster<br />
Sportswatch cont. (Central Time unless otherwise noted)<br />
Thursday, May 20:<br />
Boys H.S. Baseball – BHS vs. Williston, Municipal, 4:30<br />
p.m.; St. Mary’s vs. Beulah, TBA, 4:30 p.m.; Mandan vs.<br />
DHS, Southside, 5:30 p.m.<br />
Friday, May 21:<br />
Girls H.S. Soccer – BHS vs. St. Mary’s, Community<br />
Bowl, 8 p.m.<br />
Saturday, May 22:<br />
Boys & Girls H.S. Track – West Region, Community<br />
Bowl, 2 p.m.<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – Bismarck vs. DHS, DHS, 2 p.m./4<br />
p.m.<br />
Tuesday, May 25:<br />
Girls H.S. Soccer – CHS vs. St. Mary’s, Community<br />
Bowl, 8 p.m.; Mandan vs. Jamestown, Dacotah<br />
Centennial, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Thursday, May 27:<br />
Boys H.S. Golf – Dickinson Invitational, Heart River,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
Friday, May 28:<br />
Boys & Girls H.S. Track – State, Community Bowl, TBA<br />
Saturday, May 29:<br />
Boys & Girls H.S. Track – State, Community Bowl, TBA<br />
Girls H.S. Softball – West Region, Bismarck, TBA<br />
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Community Cluster<br />
URL Radio<br />
By Staff<br />
URL Radio Gets Moving<br />
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Happy anniversary URL Radio! North Dakota’s first local Internet<br />
radio station turned 1 year old on Apr. 1 and they have some exciting<br />
and innovative things in the works.<br />
URL Radio is adding a new show on Sunday called “Sunday<br />
Salute.” The show is focused on those serving, their families and the<br />
military support group Soldiers’ Angels. Soldiers’ Angels is a volunteerled,<br />
nonprofit with over 225,000 members providing aid and comfort<br />
to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy,<br />
Air Force, Coast Guard, veterans and their families. The show will<br />
be hosted by Shelle Michaels of Soldiers’ Angels. Her first show will<br />
focus on the children of those deployed since April is the month of<br />
the military child. “Sunday Salute” will air Sundays on www.urlradio.<br />
net from 4-6 p.m. To listen just click the play button at the top of the<br />
website.<br />
URL Radio is definitely on the move. Thanks to Ressler Chevrolet,<br />
Nicole Morrison-Mathern and Stacy Sturm are becoming the area’s<br />
first “Chevy Mommies.” Sturm will be driving a 2010 Equinox and<br />
Morrison-Mathern will be driving a 2010 Traverse. They will then<br />
blog about their adventures at www.chevymommy.com. They will<br />
also Facebook, Twitter, take pictures and shoot videos for a YouTube<br />
channel. It’s not unusual for on-air personalities to talk about vehicles,<br />
but this is a fresh approach.<br />
“That’s what we do,” said Sturm. “We like to be innovative and<br />
forward thinking. How can we take things to another level? How can<br />
we make this unlike anything else done before? This really is part of<br />
the future of advertising -YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and blogging. It<br />
seems like the electronic age would be so cold, but actually, advertising<br />
has extra personality because of the internet.”<br />
Morrison-Mathern agrees, “For a progressive business like<br />
Ressler, or any business that wants to promote their website, we’re a<br />
no brainer to be a part of their overall marketing plan. When listening<br />
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Listen to URL Radio this spring for information on an exciting<br />
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17
Wine, Dine and Dance<br />
Dining Guide<br />
By Mandy Thomas<br />
Folks, it’s time for barbeque, and at Roby’s<br />
Supper Club just past Mandan on I-94 off<br />
exit 147, you’ll find it. Barbeque takes on a<br />
whole new meaning at Roby’s with barbeque<br />
baby back ribs, pork tenderloin, Cornish<br />
hens and chicken – all prepared using the<br />
finest applewood smoking and dry rubbing<br />
techniques right on the premises.<br />
Since opening in 2001, Roby’s customers<br />
have been raving. “They tell us we’re number<br />
one for steak and barbecue,” said Roby Boehm<br />
owner. It wasn’t beginners luck that brought<br />
Roby’s Supper Club success, however. He<br />
attributes his beef expertise to life as a rancher,<br />
raising quality Angus beef. “Customers<br />
deserve to get what they pay for,” said Boehm.<br />
Roby’s menu includes the finest cuts of<br />
Angus beef, from juicy steaks to prime rib.<br />
For seafood lovers, a delicious selection of<br />
rich coldwater lobster, shrimp, scallops and<br />
wild caught Alaskan halibut make great menu<br />
choices. Guests can enjoy their meals in a<br />
Photo courtesy of More Dakota Day Trips by Cliff Naylor and Monica Hannan.<br />
A Destination to Many Worth Every Penny<br />
beautiful and relaxing indoor setting or on<br />
the quiet and peaceful outdoor patio deck<br />
available for rent for weddings and other social<br />
gatherings.<br />
“We have a wide customer base,” said<br />
General Manager Michelle. “We really<br />
appreciate our loyal hometown support, but<br />
also value our out-of-town patrons.”<br />
Whether a resident or visitor, Roby’s<br />
makes it easy for those who wish to pickup<br />
dinner. Their barbecue products are fully<br />
cooked and vacuum packed for picnics,<br />
fishing or camping trips. If serving barbeque<br />
for a large group outing or reunion is on the<br />
agenda, call Roby’s ahead of time and they’ll<br />
have the food ready for pickup when you need<br />
it, right out of the smokehouse. It doesn’t get<br />
any easier than that.<br />
Whether it’s juicy steak, sweet lobster or<br />
tasty barbecue– Roby’s has it all. Make the<br />
short trip, and you’ll get high-quality cuisine<br />
served in a beautiful candlelit setting.<br />
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Michelle Berger and Roby Boehm<br />
Roby’s Dining Room<br />
LET US TAKE YOU<br />
ON A CULINARY JOURNEY<br />
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sourced from the High Plains.”<br />
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“It is a spectacular restaurant.”<br />
-Fargo Forum-<br />
November 2006<br />
Open Tuesday Thru<br />
Saturday at 5 PM<br />
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121 North 4th Street<br />
Bismarck, North Dakota<br />
701.223.3770<br />
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Wine, Dine and Dance<br />
A Taste of North Dakota<br />
GARLIC-HERB CHEESEBURGERS<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 lb ground beef<br />
4 slices red onion (1/2-inch)<br />
1 red bell pepper, quartered<br />
1/2 cup garlic-herb cheese spread<br />
4 crusty rolls, split, toasted<br />
Instructions<br />
1. Lightly shape ground beef into four 1/2-inch thick patties.<br />
2. Place patties in center of grid over medium, ash-covered<br />
coals. Place onion and bell pepper around patties. Grill<br />
patties, uncovered, 11 to 13 minutes to medium (160°F)<br />
doneness, until not pink in center and juices show no pink<br />
color, turning occasionally. Grill vegetables 13 to 16 minutes<br />
or until crisp-tender, turning occasionally. Season burgers<br />
and vegetables with salt and pepper. Cut pepper into strips.<br />
3. Spread cheese on roll tops and bottoms. Serve burgers in<br />
rolls with onion and pepper.<br />
4 servings - prepared in 30 minutes<br />
To Broil: Place patties on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef<br />
is 3 to 4-inches from heat. Place onion and bell pepper around<br />
patties. Broil patties 10 to 12 minutes to medium (160°F)<br />
doneness, until not pink in center and juices show no pink<br />
color, turning once. Broil vegetables until crisp-tender, turning<br />
as needed.
A Taste of North Dakota<br />
is sponsored by:<br />
MEDITERRANEAN EYE ROUND STEAKS<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 beef eye round steaks, cut 1-inch thick (8 oz. each)<br />
1 jar (6 oz.) marinated artichoke hearts<br />
1/4 cup chopped roasted red pepper<br />
1 Tbs. chopped fresh basil<br />
3 Tbs. Dijon-style mustard<br />
Instructions<br />
1. Drain artichokes; reserve liquid. Chop artichokes; combine<br />
with red pepper and basil. Refrigerate.<br />
2. Mix reserved artichoke liquid and mustard. Marinate beef<br />
steaks in mustard mixture in refrigerator 6 hours or as long<br />
as overnight.<br />
3. Remove steaks; discard marinade. Place steaks on grid<br />
over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 19 to 23<br />
minutes for medium rare doneness, turning occasionally.<br />
(Do not overcook.) Carve steaks. Serve with artichoke<br />
mixture.<br />
2 to 4 servings - 35 to 40 minutes<br />
(Marinating time: 6 hours or overnight)<br />
Recipes and photos courtesy of the ND Beef Commission.<br />
Visit www.ndbeef.org to learn more.<br />
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Recently, I stopped at a local coffee shop<br />
and placed my order. As I wrapped my hand<br />
around the cup, I was pleasantly surprised. Not<br />
by the warmth or aroma, but by the container<br />
itself! Honestly, they could have skipped the<br />
beverage and just given me the cup. It was like<br />
the grown-up version of a lovey. That’s right,<br />
a security blanket. And our coffee is now sold<br />
wrapped up in it.<br />
Sure, coffee drinkers have been sauntering<br />
to their favorite barista for years without the<br />
faux-suede cup, but consider the ambience and<br />
comfort that accompanies that cup of joe.<br />
The cozy couches, fireplace and inspiring<br />
wall art are nice, but we’re well aware – as we<br />
slide that debit card – our cushy cup comes at a<br />
price.<br />
According to coffeebeanintl.com, a coffee<br />
drinker in the United States will spend about<br />
$165 a year on their java jolt. But, many are<br />
starting to forego the $4 lattes and choosing to<br />
brew coffee in their own kitchens. Last year,<br />
the National Coffee Association revealed a 5<br />
percent increase in the number of consumers<br />
brewing their coffee at home from the year<br />
before. But, don’t think they’re shifting back<br />
to that big can of Folgers © their parents pulled<br />
from the cupboard each morning. Rather, they<br />
are a new group of consumers – seeking better<br />
coffee, at a better price.<br />
Jo Khalifa owns MoJo Roast Coffee, a Pride<br />
of Dakota company near Westhope, N.D.<br />
Khalfia said when Starbucks started closing<br />
stores due to the recession, she was gaining<br />
five new customers a day. “We had really good<br />
growth at that time,” Khalfia said. Khalfia is a<br />
personal coffee roaster, meaning she will set<br />
up individualized roast profiles for each of her<br />
customers. “I roast coffee for anyone – from<br />
a Hollywood private chef to a housewife in<br />
Wine, Dine and Dance<br />
Coffee Talk<br />
Part 2<br />
By Maxine Herr<br />
A Brew Just for You<br />
Williston. I’m told I’m the only one of my kind<br />
in the nation,” she said.<br />
You can order this coffee tailored to your<br />
taste at www.mojoroast.com, but locally, you<br />
can find it at Fiesta Villa restaurant where they<br />
donate a percentage of the proceeds to Mexican<br />
charities.<br />
A brew designed just for me. Hmmm…<br />
maybe I can find a fleece cup to go with it.<br />
Maxine Herr is a former news reporter and marketing<br />
professional who enjoys freelance writing, blogging and<br />
contriving silly stories for her three young children.<br />
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“The Art of Racing in the Rain” is a book<br />
written from a dog’s point of view. The story<br />
revolves around Enzo “the dog” and his owner<br />
Denny Swift, a professional race car driver. Had I<br />
known these two facts when beginning the book,<br />
I probably would not have picked up a copy. This<br />
is why it is good to read items outside of our<br />
normal comfort zone, since “The Art of Racing in<br />
the Rain” is a very unique story that will leave the<br />
reader wondering what the animals around them<br />
are thinking.<br />
Enzo is part lab and part terrier, and<br />
describes himself as looking “a little like George<br />
Clooney around the eyes.” Enzo narrates the<br />
story of the humans in his life from his point<br />
of view. Denny is Enzo’s owner, and the reader<br />
experiences Enzo’s and Denny’s lives changing<br />
as Denny gets married, has a child and beyond.<br />
Through Enzo, we experience the ups and downs<br />
of Denny’s life.<br />
Throughout the book, Enzo uses metaphors<br />
for life from the racing world, which he learned<br />
light reading?<br />
sun readers are just the answer,<br />
with prescription or without.<br />
Hobby Hub<br />
Good Reads<br />
A book review by<br />
Sarah Devereaux<br />
The Art of Racing<br />
in the Rain<br />
written by Garth Stein<br />
from Denny and the Speed cable channel. Enzo<br />
educates himself and becomes something of a<br />
philosopher by watching TV while his owners are<br />
away. He is inspired by something he saw on the<br />
History Channel which stated that in Mongolia,<br />
when a dog dies, it is reincarnated as a human.<br />
This is Enzo’s sole goal in his dog life: to learn<br />
about humans so he can become one in his next<br />
life. Though Enzo is frustrated at times by his<br />
limitation of not being able to speak, he believes<br />
he will be a very good human because he has<br />
learned the art of listening to others, a trait he<br />
feels many humans have lost.<br />
This book appeals to both lovers of dogs and<br />
to those who just like dogs. The story conveys the<br />
humanity of the characters, human and animal.<br />
Sarah Devereaux is a librarian at the Bismarck Public<br />
Library.<br />
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efore<br />
after<br />
Hobby Hub<br />
We Drive<br />
By Mike LaLonde<br />
Seven Heaven<br />
Then and Now<br />
Photos by Mike LaLonde and the Klines.<br />
Harry Kline’s cap displays “7 Heaven” as does the North Dakota<br />
letter plate on a immaculately restored 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air<br />
convertible. As with most collector vehicles, there is a story, and the ’57<br />
Chevy of Harry and Gerry Kline, Mandan, is the result of 40 plus years<br />
of memories.<br />
Back in 1965, Kline, a Bowman N.D. native, arrived in Mandan<br />
to work for the railroad. He got there in a white ’57 Chevy Bel Air<br />
convertible, and as it happens, the car (and Kline!) attracted a girl<br />
named Gerry – and the story begins. The ’57 Chevy was eventually<br />
sold, and while he had other neat cars, the Klines would often<br />
reminisce about that ’57 Chevrolet.<br />
The decision was made to recreate the car of their courtship. In<br />
2002, Kline began looking. He says, “’57 Chevy convertibles are getting<br />
really scarce, but after much searching, we found a basket case example<br />
south of Jamestown, in Ypsilanti, N.D.”<br />
continued on pg 28
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 3/10 Crossword<br />
continued from pg 27<br />
After six years of restoration, the finished<br />
product is dazzling. It’s a mild custom with interior<br />
seats from a vintage ’64 Buick Riviera, console<br />
from a ’65 Impala SS, and other details not on the<br />
original.<br />
The modern drive train consists of a GM 350<br />
“crate Motor,” GM 700 R4 auto transmission, and<br />
four-wheel disc brakes with modern suspension.<br />
Kline says it has the looks of the original ’57 with<br />
the stops and handles of a new model.<br />
Much of the work was done by Terry Rosen of<br />
Prairie Rod and Custom, one of the area’s premier<br />
restorers. The interior was completed by John<br />
Larson of Creative Concepts. Kline also assisted<br />
in much of the work. “I installed three, two-barrel<br />
carbs on the new small block, just as my original ’57<br />
had,” he said.<br />
Forty plus years after meeting, the Klines are<br />
once again cruising area roads, enjoying their<br />
modern day icon of the 50s. Proof that, at least for<br />
the Klines, you can be in “7 Heaven,” at least twice!<br />
Mike Lalonde is a local writer and photographer and is<br />
genuinely car (and bike) crazy!<br />
Solution<br />
A S H E S S W H O<br />
A P I A K N E L T H E R E<br />
D E R N A S T E R I R A N<br />
D R E S S R E H E A R S A L S<br />
E W E P I N T<br />
B A L A N C E T A L E N T<br />
E L A N O R E S E T O N<br />
E R I N M O A S H O T<br />
N E E D C A D S A T E N<br />
D A N G E R E Y E S O R E<br />
R E A P V I P<br />
U N D E R T H E W E A T H E R<br />
M E A T E I D E R O I L Y<br />
A X L E S A D L Y U R S A<br />
T E L L O T R E E<br />
Answers for the April 2010 crossword puzzle.<br />
Correction:<br />
The April issue’s “<strong>City</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and KFYR<br />
Salutes” story on the Bridge to Benefits<br />
Online Program listed an incorrect website<br />
address. The correct website address is<br />
www.bridgetobenefits.com.<br />
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21st Century N.D.<br />
State Agencies<br />
By Staff<br />
The Price of Government<br />
When considering the cost or price of government<br />
(POG), most people only look at governmental budgets.<br />
Budgets, however, reflect how much government spends. To<br />
determine what government costs, we need two more pieces:<br />
total government revenue and total personal income.<br />
We also need to consider more than revenue from<br />
direct taxes, such as sales, income and real estate taxes.<br />
Total state and local revenue should include all fees and<br />
charges for services. Unfortunately, until last year, this<br />
information was not easily available, but scattered among<br />
several government agencies. Political Consultant Dean<br />
Mitchell, of DFM Research of St. Paul, Minn., and I<br />
collaborated to produce the first ever transparency report<br />
on the Price of Government in North Dakota, based on<br />
the Price of Government project in the state of Minnesota.<br />
We determined the POG by dividing the total state and<br />
government revenue by the total personal income of all<br />
North Dakotans:<br />
Total State and Local Government Revenue =<br />
Price of Government (POG)<br />
Total Personal Income of All North Dakotans<br />
We update the POG report semi-annually. For fiscal<br />
year (FY) 2009, the North Dakota POG (NDPOG) reached<br />
14.9 percent. That means it took 14.3 percent of our personal<br />
income to finance state and local government. The report<br />
also compares the POG over a 9-year span, providing a<br />
useful historical perspective for comparison.<br />
The NDPOG, a non-partisan objective study, puts all<br />
the numbers on the table, making it more difficult for people<br />
to fool the public into thinking taxes have not been raised<br />
if they simply called a tax increase by another name: a fee.<br />
There are many uses for the NDPOG, and you can download<br />
a free copy at www.dfmresearch.com/ndpog.<br />
The NDPOG begs an important question: is 14.9<br />
percent too much to pay for state and local government<br />
services? Are the services worth the price? We would ask<br />
the same questions about anything else we buy, why not<br />
government?<br />
One surprising revenue source that jumps off the page<br />
of the NDPOG: revenues from the oil and gas production<br />
and extraction taxes, and taxes they directly impact, such<br />
as sales and income tax, came to more than a billion dollars<br />
over the last biennium. In future issues, we will look at where<br />
this money goes, and how it impacts our state economically.<br />
Stay tuned.<br />
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May 2010 29
Home Sweet Home<br />
Home Additions<br />
By Wes Engbrecht<br />
Let the Fresh Air In<br />
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Every homeowner dreads the moment they An awning window is hinged at the top and<br />
realize their windows won’t make it through will generally draw out more air than it draws<br />
another North Dakota winter. We put off in, which makes it a good choice to combine<br />
replacing windows because it’s a big project, with other window types in your home. It is<br />
not to mention an expensive endeavor. But possible to have an awning window open while<br />
eventually the time comes when we can’t wait it’s raining and still avoid soaking your carpet.<br />
and have to get it done. When you’re at that<br />
You can use either casement or double<br />
point, it’s important to know what you need hung windows in a bay or garden window<br />
before you buy.<br />
configuration. Bay windows are generally<br />
Understanding some basic differences angled as they protrude from your house, but<br />
between windows will help you with the buying they can be also come in a box style which is<br />
process.<br />
at a 90 degree angle from the house. A garden<br />
Casement windows are a standard type window usually includes windows on top to<br />
of window that will open with a side hinge. allow the sun to shine on the plants you have<br />
They can be installed to open from either side setting inside the window frame.<br />
and are available in wood, vinyl or aluminum. Buying windows in today’s world means<br />
Casement windows are versatile and easy to you can benefit greatly from tax credits and<br />
clean and maintain.<br />
incentives. Energy efficient windows qualify<br />
A double hung window works by using for a 30 percent tax credit up to a total of<br />
sashes. When you want to open the window, the $1,500. Be sure to ask your window dealer if the<br />
two sashes will slide vertically past each other. windows you are purchasing meet the tax credit<br />
Unlike the casement window, the double hung requirements. Dealer rebates are also common<br />
window requires no extra room outside the<br />
house to open. Typically, you can tilt the sashes<br />
at this time.<br />
on this type of window for easy cleaning.<br />
Wes Engbrecht, a Bismarck free-lance writer, is the<br />
communications director for Capital Electric Cooperative.<br />
May 2010 31
History<br />
Historical Building<br />
By Monica Hannan<br />
Printers Ink at the Old Bismarck Tribune<br />
Top photo: Photograph courtesy<br />
of the Photographic History of<br />
Bismarck collection available from<br />
the Bismarck Public Library.<br />
Smells evoke memories, and newspaper<br />
offices have a particular smell: A combination<br />
of newsprint, chemicals, and back in the day,<br />
an overlay of cigarette smoke. The old Bismarck<br />
Tribune Building on Thayer and Broadway in<br />
downtown Bismarck no longer has that odor<br />
about it. These days, it’s given over to modern<br />
office spaces. But if you look closely, there’s no<br />
mistaking the building’s original purpose.<br />
Over the main door is a terra cotta<br />
bas-relief panel of monks printing on an old<br />
press -- a depiction of the painting “The First<br />
Printers.” That’s just one of the characteristics<br />
that makes this building stand out. Built in<br />
1920 in the Prairie School of Architecture out<br />
of concrete, brick and clay, it was actually the<br />
fifth Bismarck Tribune building. But this one<br />
was made to last.<br />
Founded in 1873 by Col. Clement A.<br />
Lounsberry, the first Bismarck Tribune was<br />
headquartered on Main Street. Fire destroyed<br />
the building two years later. It was rebuilt,<br />
and again burned down along with most of<br />
downtown Bismarck in 1898. Rebuilt for a third<br />
time on the corner of Fourth and Broadway,<br />
the paper grew with the town, expanding<br />
in 1920 into the Gussner Building on Main<br />
Avenue. And, three months later, yet another<br />
fire destroyed the newspaper’s headquarters.<br />
It’s no surprise, then, that the building at<br />
Fourth and Thayer was built to be fireproof.<br />
Fires burned around it. One memorable fire<br />
in the 1970s destroyed The Downtowner<br />
restaurant and other old wooden structures,<br />
and filled the Tribune building with smoke, but<br />
this time, it withstood the test. What it couldn’t<br />
withstand, were the effects of progress. Despite<br />
expansions, including one on the west side<br />
to house the printing press, the staff outgrew<br />
the building, and after 60 years, The Bismarck<br />
Tribune moved to South Seventh Street.<br />
<strong>City</strong> Editor, Steve Wallick, says publisher<br />
Glenn Sorlie could never figure out how to<br />
take that unique front entrance with him to the<br />
new building. “He didn’t want to damage it,”<br />
Wallick says, “but that was the thing that made<br />
it distinctive.”<br />
The building was placed on the National<br />
Register of Historic Places in 1982.<br />
Monica Hannan is news director at KFYR-TV, and is a<br />
member of the Bismarck Historical Society board of<br />
directors.<br />
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Last night, I fell asleep with Henry David<br />
Thoreau. He was determined to know beans.<br />
The moon was an almond sliver. I imagined my<br />
garden growing in the dark. His words echoed,<br />
“I went to the woods because I wished to live<br />
deliberately, to front only the essential facts of<br />
life, and see if I could not learn what it had to<br />
teach, and not, when I came to die, discover<br />
that I had not lived.” Dear Thoreau, did the<br />
woods tell you what you wanted to hear?<br />
I wonder what nature does for us.<br />
Can you remember your favorite childhood<br />
place in nature? Where was it? How did you<br />
feel when you were there? What became of it?<br />
How do you find places John Milton describes<br />
as a “wilderness of sweets” now?<br />
Richard Louv, recipient of the Audubon<br />
Medal, and author of national bestseller<br />
“Last Child in the Woods,” says it’s critical<br />
we maintain a deep connection with nature.<br />
Nature awakens our senses, inspires creativity,<br />
and offers freedom, space, and perhaps even<br />
peace; while the brutal, destructive power<br />
of nature demands respect. Louv says we<br />
don’t have to become walking encyclopedias,<br />
flushing our children with information, but<br />
FYI<br />
CM Smarts<br />
By Candace Brannan Gerhardt<br />
Sweet, Wild Places<br />
we can encourage joy and wonder. He suggests<br />
nature helps restore our spirit.<br />
The idea that natural landscapes can be<br />
therapeutic isn’t new. Over 2,000 years ago,<br />
Chinese Taoists developed gardens to benefit<br />
health. By 1699, the English Gardener said<br />
there was no better way to preserve one’s health<br />
than to spend spare time in the garden. Today,<br />
substantial research links direct experiences<br />
with nature to our physical and emotional<br />
health. For instance, a recent Texas A&M study<br />
found that after stressful situations, viewing<br />
natural landscapes helped decrease blood<br />
pressure, pulse, muscle tension and skinconductance<br />
readings.<br />
“Last Child in the Woods” is worth<br />
perusing. Louv offers 100 practical back-tonature<br />
ideas, from bringing native flora and<br />
fauna into backyards to collecting and releasing<br />
lightning bugs and, to spending time in our<br />
National Parks. Whatever we do, we need to<br />
spend time in sweet, wild places.<br />
Candace Brannan Gerhardt is an English teacher at Mandan<br />
High School who loves poetry, dancing in the living room, and<br />
most of all, her five kids.
FYI<br />
Safety Tip<br />
By Mike Wetsch<br />
It’s All in the Details<br />
As a law enforcement officer, I know that<br />
every cop would like nothing more than to be<br />
at the scene of a crime as the crime occurs. It is<br />
an unfortunate truth that the police cannot be<br />
at all places of need at all times of need. Because<br />
many of the crimes that occur will not transpire<br />
in an officer’s presence, police rely on information<br />
received from witnesses. The greatest assistance<br />
to law enforcement are those witnesses who<br />
remember the details, no matter how small and<br />
insignificant they may seem at the time. The<br />
following are points of information that are of great<br />
assistance to the investigating officer.<br />
Descriptions of People<br />
• Gender<br />
• Race<br />
• Build (small, muscular, obese, etc.)<br />
• Approximate age<br />
• Hair / Facial hair (color, length and style)<br />
• Eye color if possible<br />
• Clothing descriptions (remember clothing<br />
colors, styles, hats, jackets, shoes, etc.)<br />
• Approximate height and weight<br />
• Unique characteristics (walking with a<br />
limp, missing limbs, speech patterns, etc.)<br />
Descriptions of Vehicles<br />
• Make and model of the vehicle<br />
• If make and model are uncertain, try to<br />
get vehicle style (pick-up, sedan, hatchback,<br />
SUV, motor home, etc.)<br />
green tip<br />
• Color of the vehicle (remember solid color<br />
vs. multiple colors)<br />
• Identifying marks or unique characteristics<br />
(damage, decals, lights, rim style)<br />
• License plate state and number (if<br />
one cannot get the whole plate, partial<br />
plate information can be of assistance with<br />
added vehicle description information)<br />
• How many people were in the vehicle<br />
(descriptions of occupants and driver)<br />
• What was the last known direction of travel<br />
If possible, a witness should consider writing as<br />
many details about the crime as soon as they can<br />
safely do so. Details may be forgotten when one<br />
waits to write down important information. Most<br />
importantly, I would never want to see a witness<br />
get hurt. When observing a criminal event, a<br />
witness should always keep their personal safety in<br />
mind.<br />
Mike Wetsch is a deputy with the Burleigh County Sheriff’s<br />
Department and is assigned to the patrol division. He is<br />
also a criminal justice instructor at Rasmussen College.<br />
Did you know that the chemicals in sunscreen can<br />
actually damage your skin and promote cancer? To prevent<br />
this from happening, avoid buying sunscreens that contain<br />
Benzophenone, Disodium EDTA and Padimate O and instead<br />
look for lotions with natural additives like shea butter, hemp,<br />
aloe, lavender and green tea. A few chemical-free sunscreens<br />
worth purchasing are Alba, Badger and UV Natural.<br />
(greenlivingideas.com)<br />
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Eye on Food<br />
Health<br />
Healthy Eating<br />
By Marilyn Mitzel<br />
We probably all remember hearing, “Listen to your mom when<br />
she says, ‘Eat your fruits and vegetables’!”<br />
Well, pile them on your plate because mounting research<br />
shows they can help protect our vision. “More and more evidence<br />
is showing that nutrition can help prevent eye problems,” said<br />
Optometrist Dr. Barry Kay.<br />
It took an eye opening experience for 52-year-old Randi<br />
Kramarz and her entire family to see that message clearly. “When my<br />
eyes started deteriorating is when all of a sudden I knew that it’s very<br />
important,” says Kramarz.<br />
A routine eye exam discovered early signs of macular<br />
degeneration. It’s a leading cause of blindness and can run in families.<br />
Kramarz’s grandmother had it. “I’m concerned for myself and my<br />
children knowing that we are more susceptible to it,” said Kramarz.<br />
“So I’m going to do everything I can to help prevent it.”<br />
Her eye doctor’s prescription: start filling your plate with foods<br />
rich in antioxidants.<br />
Dr. Kay says, “It’s the old story, eat five servings of fruits and<br />
veggies a day and you’ve pretty much covered your bases.”<br />
Dark green leafy vegetables like kale and spinach are vital he<br />
says. “They are particularly high in lutein and zeaxanthin. That is our<br />
new favorite nutrient, because it seems to be the only one that’s found<br />
naturally in the human lens and retina.” Don’t forget zinc and copper<br />
continued on pg 36
continued from pg 35<br />
found in lean beef, nuts and beans. And if you can’t<br />
get enough nutrients through food, take a vitamin<br />
supplement containing them. Also, don’t smoke<br />
and always wear protective sunglasses when you’re<br />
outdoors.<br />
According to a study in the Journal of the<br />
American Medical Association, you can cut your risk<br />
of vision loss 35 percent by eating healthy.<br />
Kramarz says, “I think that everything you do<br />
helps. We’re taking small steps, but they all add up<br />
and we’re heading in the right direction.” With an eye<br />
on food, Kramarz sees a clear future.<br />
Fast Facts:<br />
• About 15 million Americans have AMD or Age<br />
Related Macular Degeneration.<br />
• It’s a leading cause of severe vision loss in people<br />
over 60.<br />
• A diet rich in antioxidants may reduce the risk.<br />
For more information go to: www.amdalliance.org.<br />
Marilyn Mitzel is an Emmy Award winning journalist, KFYR news<br />
anchor, medical and investigative reporter. Her work has won many<br />
awards, changed laws and triggered congressional investigations.<br />
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Health<br />
Fitness Focus<br />
Missouri Valley Family YMCA<br />
Body Weight Squats:<br />
• Position feet slightly wider than hip-width apart with toes<br />
slightly turned outward.<br />
• Hold hands out in front of the body at shoulder height to<br />
counter balance weight.<br />
• Slowly, and under control, bend the knees and lower the body<br />
as far down as possible without lifting heels off the floor. Briefly<br />
pause. Push upward to starting position.<br />
Exercise Ball Wall Squats:<br />
• Stand with back to the wall. Feet should be hip width apart, toes<br />
pointing forward.<br />
• Place a ball between the lower back and wall.<br />
• Bend the knees and lower down into a squat position. The ball<br />
should roll down the wall with the movement.<br />
• Keep back parallel to the wall and stop once the thighs are<br />
parallel to the floor. The knees should not move forward past the<br />
toes. If they do, stand further from the wall.<br />
• Push upward to starting position.<br />
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quinoa, whole-wheat couscous or wild rice.
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When was the last time you had a world-class<br />
adventure? If you’re into biking, hiking or horseback<br />
riding, there’s a wilderness experience just waiting<br />
for you in the North Dakota Badlands. It’s called the<br />
Maah Daah Hey Trail and it connects the south and<br />
north units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The<br />
trail takes you through 120 miles of some of the most<br />
rugged, beautiful areas of the Badlands.<br />
The route roughly follows the Little Missouri<br />
River. To journey along the entire trail will take you<br />
more than a day, even on a bike.<br />
Norm Bishop with the U.S. Forest Service says<br />
you’ll want to come prepared.<br />
“It’s a challenge,” Norm says. “It’s rugged –<br />
something many haven’t experienced.”<br />
The U.S. Forest Service manages 80 percent of<br />
the Maah Daah Hey Trail. The Indian name means<br />
“an area that has been or will be around for along<br />
time.” It may be hard to pronounce but word about its<br />
spectacular beauty is getting out. The trail has been<br />
featured in several national outdoor, mountain bike<br />
and travel magazines.<br />
Most of the Maah Daah Hey Trail is open to<br />
biking. There is a 10-mile stretch that runs through a<br />
wilderness area where hikers are welcome but bikes<br />
are prohibited. The detour is<br />
over rough terrain and adds a<br />
couple of hours to the trek.<br />
“It takes an act of Congress<br />
to change it,” says Gary<br />
Kiramidjian, chief ranger for<br />
Theodore Roosevelt National<br />
Park. He says the National Park<br />
Dakota Day Trips<br />
By Cliff Naylor and<br />
Monica Hannan<br />
Maah Daah<br />
Hey Trail<br />
How to get there: From downtown Medora, take East River Road south for three miles to<br />
Sully Creek State Park. That puts you at the trailhead of the southern terminus of the trail.<br />
Service is working with bicycle groups to develop<br />
good alternate routes, but in the meantime it certainly<br />
adds to the challenge.<br />
Still, adventure-seekers are often up for it.<br />
“It’s just beautiful,” says trail guide <strong>Greg</strong><br />
Gunderson, who routinely ventures into the most<br />
remote areas. “We only ran into one person today. I’d<br />
highly recommend it for anyone who wants to have a<br />
wilderness experience.”<br />
All of this talk of rough adventure shouldn’t<br />
frighten away the recreational weekend biker, though.<br />
Jennifer Morlock often leads guided tours through<br />
the park, and says you don’t have to bike the entire<br />
trail. She leads groups all the time that bite off only a<br />
small portion of the Maah Daah Hey. “The trails are<br />
for everyone. It’s not just for this hardcore, aggressive<br />
rider,” she says.<br />
She advises bikers to arrive with helmets and a<br />
good mountain bike. And everybody who ventures<br />
onto the trail, whether on foot, bike or horse,<br />
should have plenty of water along. After all, this is a<br />
wilderness.<br />
The entire trail is marked with hundreds of signs<br />
displaying the image of a turtle, which makes it easy<br />
to stay on track.<br />
This is an excerpt from “More Dakota Day Trips,” a book<br />
written by Cliff Naylor and Monica Hannan that highlights<br />
North Dakota’s little-known historical figures.<br />
Join us every other month to discover one of North<br />
Dakota’s hidden treasures.<br />
May 2010 39
Education<br />
Education Matters<br />
By Maxine Herr<br />
Small School Brings Big Benefits<br />
Small classrooms at DeMores School,<br />
Medora are great locations for creative learning.<br />
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The rustic streets of Medora are lined with<br />
gift shops and boutiques. It’s what any tourist in<br />
the tiny town expects. So, when something not<br />
associated with vacations appears in the midst of<br />
a stroll through downtown, it tends to catch your<br />
eye.<br />
It’s a reminder that though Medora may be<br />
North Dakota’s No. 1 vacation destination in<br />
June, July and August, there is critical activity of<br />
another kind during the other nine months of<br />
the year. DeMores School sits nestled amongst<br />
historic churches and ice cream parlors, but for 18<br />
kindergarten through eighth-graders, it’s a great<br />
place for an education.<br />
“It is really fun,” said Rebecca Oehler, 14, an<br />
eighth grader at DeMores School. “You learn a lot<br />
because there is a lot of one-on-one teaching.”<br />
Oehler is just one of three in her grade,<br />
but as she shares a classroom with sixth and<br />
seventh-graders, it opens opportunities for<br />
creative learning. “Right now, we’re studying the<br />
Revolutionary War and we’re colonists,” Oehler<br />
said. “Part of the classroom is marked off as the<br />
Ohio Valley. We even pay taxes!”<br />
If Oehler and her classmates survive the reenacted<br />
war, they will choose from neighboring<br />
communities like Belfield, Beach or Dickinson to<br />
attend high school.<br />
“They get a good education,” said Carmen<br />
Zuroff, Medora native and owner of Hitching Post<br />
Gifts. “Many of the students go on to college and<br />
have good jobs.” Her daughter attended the small<br />
school and says with traveling teachers for physical<br />
education, music and art, she feels even though<br />
the numbers are low, each student is still given the<br />
tools to succeed.<br />
When Zuroff was a child, the school was an<br />
old-fashioned, one-room school house. But when<br />
the current building was erected in 1984, it was<br />
crafted with the same beauty and care that visitors<br />
come to expect from Medora, with oak lockers and<br />
leather furniture.<br />
As the summer season approaches, students<br />
like Rebecca Oehler will set aside their pocket<br />
folders in exchange for some pitchfork fondue.<br />
But she’s grateful her community offers her more<br />
than bustling campgrounds and dancing cowboys.<br />
“Our teachers care about what we’re doing and that<br />
means a lot,” Oehler said. “In our small school we<br />
learn more and understand it better, I think.”<br />
Maxine Herr is a former news reporter and marketing<br />
professional who enjoys freelance writing, blogging and<br />
contriving silly stories for her three young children.
Feature<br />
Dr. Joel Roloff: Adjust Life<br />
By Wes Engbrecht<br />
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If you’re like most people, you’ve had<br />
at least some exposure to chiropractic care.<br />
Chiropractors have treated our back, neck and<br />
joint pain for many years. For many patients,<br />
they have been the key to living a pain-free<br />
life.<br />
Dr. Joel Roloff is carrying on the tradition<br />
of patient care here in Bismarck. He is a new<br />
breed of chiropractors, focusing on total<br />
wellness and nutrition in conjunction with a<br />
variety of chiropractic techniques tailored to<br />
fit each patient’s need<br />
According to Roloff, “I currently use<br />
seven different techniques to treat my patients<br />
and find that being flexible with each results<br />
in the best outcome.”<br />
Roloff knew at an early age that he<br />
wanted to help people. His mother is a nurse<br />
anesthetist and he felt the same desire to<br />
dedicate his life to a healing profession. After<br />
shadowing a local chiropractor, he knew it<br />
was going to be his field of choice.<br />
Roloff brings new knowledge and<br />
experience to the profession, earning<br />
a chiropractic degree in 2007 from<br />
Northwestern College of Chiropractic. He<br />
has also earned the designation “Certified<br />
Chiropractic Wellness Physician.” This process<br />
required him to put in over 150 hours of postgraduate<br />
work on nutrition, exercise and mental physiology.<br />
He continues to look for educational opportunities<br />
that enhance his practice.<br />
As you will notice from his website, www.<br />
adjustlife.com, Roloff ’s practice is focused on<br />
education. The website has answers to many<br />
questions patients may have about their health, as<br />
well as interactive features to enhance learning. It’s<br />
an excellent place to start if you are considering<br />
chiropractic care.<br />
Roloff ’s practice, located at 2000 N. 19th St., also<br />
includes a massage therapist. Starting July 1, he’ll also<br />
offer acupuncture. His wife, Becky, is the accountant<br />
for the business, keeping it running smoothly. In his<br />
spare time, Roloff loves to coach youth hockey with<br />
his brother Jarred. Joel and Becky are expecting their<br />
first baby later this year, who will join them and their<br />
Cockalier puppy named Charlie.<br />
You can contact Dr. Roloff ’s office for an<br />
appointment by calling 255-5000.<br />
Wes Engbrecht, a Bismarck free-lance writer, is the<br />
communications director for Capital Electric Cooperative.<br />
May 2010 43
The Western Wellness Foundation:<br />
Leading Our Youth to Success<br />
By Deanna Voutsas<br />
Today, one out of three children in<br />
America grows up in a single parent home<br />
(U.S. Census Bureau). To paint the picture<br />
bleaker, children in single family homes are<br />
more likely to abuse an illegal substance, have<br />
a baby out-of-wedlock and drop out of school<br />
(www.fatherhood.org).<br />
Too often, parents running a single family<br />
household face difficult situations and endure<br />
financial hardships. Fortunately, The Western<br />
Wellness Foundation, Inc., was created in<br />
July 1994 due to the concern of many mental<br />
health professionals in Dickinson, N.D. They<br />
saw a need for a program that would offer<br />
mentoring to the region’s at-risk youth.<br />
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According to the foundation’s<br />
website, “The momentum for developing<br />
a program was based on a documented<br />
need for children, mainly from single<br />
parent homes, to have more adult<br />
interaction and positive influence in their<br />
lives.” As Kris Fehr, executive director<br />
of the Western Wellness Foundation<br />
states, “The Best Friend’s Mentoring<br />
Program matches youth that are at risk<br />
of educational failures or delinquency<br />
one-to-one with a volunteer mentor who<br />
provides the needed support and positive<br />
role modeling.”<br />
The foundation offers three programs.<br />
Community based mentoring pairs a<br />
child with a mentor. The two spend time<br />
outside of the school setting interacting<br />
through sports, conversation and crafts.<br />
School based mentoring allows student<br />
and mentor to interact during the<br />
school day. Finally, literacy mentoring<br />
matches the youth with a Dickinson State<br />
University teacher education student. The<br />
mentor assists the youth with homework<br />
and tutoring.<br />
The Best Friends Mentoring Program’s<br />
main source of public awareness and<br />
fundraising is Family Fun Day. “We<br />
provide activities for children and families<br />
at Jaycee Park following the Roughrider<br />
Days parade,” said Fehr. “This year it will<br />
be July 3 from noon to 4:00 pm. We will<br />
have 10 inflatable bouncers and games,<br />
horse rides, petting zoo, barrel train rides,<br />
a monster art mural and a food concession<br />
stand.”<br />
As of Mar. 2010, the program had<br />
approximately 20 boys in need of a special<br />
male willing to sacrifice an hour per week<br />
towards a good cause. The statistics speak<br />
for themselves. Last year, the Best Friends<br />
Mentoring Program accomplished the<br />
following: 83 percent of mentored youth<br />
improved their academic competency, 97<br />
percent reported improved attitudes, and<br />
90 percent improved their social skills<br />
and behavior. Now, that is what I call<br />
success!<br />
Deanna Voutsas is a former elementary school teacher.<br />
She is currently a stay at home mom.<br />
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Western N.D.<br />
Don’t Beam Me Back<br />
By Kevin Holten<br />
Dave Logosz won more combat medals in<br />
Vietnam than a military uniform can hold.<br />
Logosz once spent 47 straight days in<br />
combat and took out 43 NVA that might have<br />
destroyed countless U.S. lives.<br />
Let’s say one day you’re talking to your neighbor<br />
over the hedges and out of the blue you ask him, “Hey<br />
Dave, what were you doing 41 years ago?” Let’s beam<br />
ourselves back there.<br />
As it turns out, 41 years ago, Dave Logosz of<br />
Dickinson was lying at the edges of the Mokong<br />
Village in Vietnam’s Tay-Nihn province with another<br />
sniper waiting to “intercept” North Vietnamese Army<br />
(NVA) soldiers returning to an NVA friendly village<br />
from ambush missions to the U.S. Army’s Tay-Nihn<br />
base camp.<br />
For those of you who might not know, a sniper in<br />
the military is a long-range marksman who lies in wait<br />
for unsuspecting victims to come within range of his<br />
rifle.<br />
“I remember my first mission,” Logosz said.<br />
“It was a quiet and spooky night and nothing<br />
much happened until just about daybreak when we<br />
saw five NVA soldiers coming down the trail about<br />
100 yards away from us.”<br />
“And what happened then?” I asked.<br />
“The NVA were quickly dispatched,” Logosz<br />
said.<br />
Quickly “dispatched?” Interesting term and one<br />
that probably describes the outcome about as well as<br />
“I didn’t inhale” and “I did not have sexual relations”<br />
describes Bill Clinton’s experiences with marijuana<br />
and sex in the Oval Office.<br />
Dave Logosz spent what he describes as 369 long<br />
days in Vietnam where he often worried about getting<br />
home, had oodles of close calls, was wounded on<br />
several occasions, and earned enough combat medals<br />
to decorate two Christmas trees with a purple heart at<br />
the top.<br />
In the midst of transferring from quarters at<br />
Dickinson State College to a semester system at North<br />
Dakota State University, the U.S. Army swept Logosz<br />
up and shipped him off to a far off land, dropped him<br />
by helicopter into “rough spots” for anywhere from<br />
one to 12 days, forced him to endure extreme jungle<br />
conditions, react to anything that happened around<br />
him, and rely on his skills as a hunter and shooter to<br />
keep himself alive. Not exactly a Tahitian vacation.<br />
On second thought, I think I’d rather we not beam<br />
back there.<br />
Kevin Holten is the communications and events coordinator<br />
for the Dickinson State University Foundation.<br />
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