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BISMARCK • MANDAN • DICKINSON 

JULY 2012 

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FEATURES 

15 Downtown Bismarck 

Comes Alive 

Several years ago, downtown Bismarck 

used to be a ghost town after 5 p.m., 

but now it’s the place to be. 

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27 Birding 

North Dakota is a hot spot 

for one of the world’s fastest 

growing outdoor sports and you 

can do it from your backyard. 

6 Cover Story 

Mike Armstrong 

President of Armstrong Corp. 

34 Success Under 45 

Jon Lee doesn’t follow textbook 

recipes, which is why his business 

is where it is today. 

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The election 

cycle is upon 

us. Republicans 

are demanding 

big cuts in federal 

spending and social 

programs to reduce the 

federal deficit. Democrats are demanding the 

nation’s wealthiest pay more taxes. 

Recently, N. Dak. Governor Jack Dalrymple 

provided the Republican national response to 

President Barak Obama’s weekly radio address. 

Governor Dalrymple suggested Presidenåt 

Obama and Democrats were responsible for 

the nation’s economic ills. He suggested they’ve 

mismanaged the federal budget, refused to cut 

spending and taxes are too high. 

No call from the Governor to cut farm 

subsidies. Federal farm programs bring millions 

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The fairness of taxes seems have come to a boiling point for many 

people. Real-estate taxes have received the most attention. There 

seems to be an attitude that citizens have very little control as to the 

amount one must pay. 

Several years ago, some of the burden shifted to the state. Many were 

comfortable with that decision but not satisfied enough to avoid a tax referral 

to eliminate the tax entirely. Since we have as many opinions as we have 

people, may I offer my opinion, also. 

As people become empty nesters, they begin assessing their new lifestyle. 

That begins with downsizing the home, which is the biggest expense. I 

don’t think people really want to downsize as much as allowing for more 

discretionary money. Since the real-estate tax burden is probably the largest 

expense item, why not begin there with a smaller place. 

So what if, at age 65, which is usually a retirement age, the real-estate tax 

would end. You have now paid the tax for about 40 years. You have helped 

educate your own children and maybe your grandchildren. You would think 

that a break might be in order. 

With the extra money, you may decide to stay in your house and you may travel a bit more. Or you 

might just spend the extra money in the local stores. That would be a win-win for all. I do not think that 

people want to move from their family home. I think it is more of a cost adjustment. 

Taxes shouldn’t be a burden but an investment in our community. Maybe 40 years of investing is long 

enough. Let’s give those over 65 the extra income to enjoy and maybe to save a little for the later years. 

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Darrell Dorgan, managing editor 

into N. Dak. every year. Farm subsidies are 

important to the state’s economy and the 

Dalrymple farm. 

A report by the Environmental Working Group 

Farm Subsidy Data Base for 1995 though 2010 

shows Dalrymple Farms of Casselton received $4.3 

million in commodity, disaster, and conservation 

payments. That makes Dalrymple Farms, with 

payments that average more than $260,000 a 

year, the second largest recipient of federal farm 

payments in N. Dak. during that time period. 

If you’d like to see the list of the top 100 N. 

Dak. recipients of Federal Farm Program subsidies 

from 1995 though 2010, go to http://farm.ewg. 

org/top_recips.php?fips=38000&progcode=totalf 

arm&regionname=NorthDakota. It’s a fascinating 

read and a good look at who is getting what. 

For the record, when we asked, the Governor 

said he and 28 other family members who 

participated in the farming operation received the 

payments. He also says he fully supports limiting 

farm payments. 

Darrell Dorgan is the managing editor of content at City 

Magazine. He’s a long-time, award-winning journalist who also 

produces and writes television documentaries.

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CONTENTS 

JULY 2012 

City Magazine n 

Publisher’s Note 4 

Cover Story n 

Mike Armstrong 6 

Community Cluster n 

CM/KFYR Salutes 10 

Sportswatch 12 

Mandan On The Move 14 

Arts and Entertainment n 

Downtown 15 

Local Events 16 

Beer 19 

Taste of ND 21 

Hobby Hub n 

Info You Can Use 22 

Bismarck History 23 

Good Reads 24 

Crossword 25 

Birding 26 

Business and Money n 

Finance 28 

Business How-To 29 

Black Gold 30 

Ask The Professor 32 

Success Under 45 34 

Millionaire Moms 36 

Home n 

Pet Page 37 

CM Tip 37 

Home 101 38 

Realtor Tips 40 

Travel n 

Day Trip 43 

Feature n 

State Fair 44 

Western N.D. n 

Jayme Heick 46

COVER STORY 

MIKE 

ARMSTRONG 

President of Armstrong Corp. 

Discipline, self-reliance and 

sacrifice: Mike Armstrong 

learned about those things on 

the wrestling mat at Bismarck 

High School in the late ‘60s, and they’ve 

gotten him to where he is today. 

Armstrong is a big player in a big game 

that is making N. Dak. famous around the 

country and the world and that game is oil. 

Mike is a wildcatter and he’s seen the 

highs and the lows of the oil industry. He 

once was sitting on 22 dry holes with $50 

in his pocket, he scrimped and saved for 

months, drilled and became a major success 

in the N. Dak. oil patch. 

Through it all, he has enjoyed what he 

refers to as “the hunt for oil,” a 24-hour poker 

game in which he has lost a lot of hands, but 

won overall in a big way. Nevertheless, life for 

him wasn’t always that way. 

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“Next to marriage, 

fatherhood is the 

thing that has most 

changed my life.” 

This is not a story about someone with a 

silver spoon in his mouth who enhanced daddy’s 

already-established fortune. No, this is a story 

about someone who had nothing and, despite 

plenty of risk, made everything from it. 

Armstrong was a 95-pound sophomore wrestler 

on the varsity wrestling team at Bismarck High 

School in the late ‘60s. He eventually built himself 

up to a 115-pound competitor by his senior year, 

earning a wrestling scholarship to North Dakota 

State University in Fargo. 

This he accomplished while bussing tables and 

then working at Conrad Publishing in Bismarck, 

some days until five in the morning; sleeping a 

little and then going to school.

Things were cruising along pretty good 

at NDSU until he lost some focus and fell 

one credit shy of maintaining his athletic 

scholarship after the first quarter of his 

sophomore year and found he had to, once 

again, rely on his perseverance. 

With $40 in his pocket and the keys to 

a ’59 Buick station wagon in his hand, he 

called LeRoy Boespflug, the wrestling coach 

at Dickinson State College, who had once 

been the wrestling coach at Mandan High 

School. After a brief conversation, he became 

a member of the DSC wrestling team. 

He suffered through some shoulder 

injuries initially but went on to become 

a North Dakota Hall of Fame wrestler 

and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 

business administration in 1975. 

Meanwhile, in 1973, he had spotted a 

freshman coed, Connie, walking up the steps 

to the science building and told his friend, 

Brian Jesperson, that he was going to marry 

her, despite the fact that she had a boyfriend 

at the time. They were married on Jan. 3, 

1975. 

After college, he went on to work in real 

estate with Bill Everett of Everett Real Estate, 

having earned his real-estate license while 

attending college. By the time he was 26, he 

bought a ranch, just south of what had once 

been Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch 

in the Badlands, to raise cattle. Armstrong 

loved the outdoors and the Badlands and 

wanted to provide a place for his boys to 

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It was about this time that Everett was 

dabbling in oil and, naturally, Armstrong 

also got involved, soon dumping real estate 

as a career and concentrating mostly on oil. 

Throughout the years, he has also owned 

car dealerships, computer companies, health 

clubs, a funeral home, founded public 

companies, ranched, bought and sold horses, 

coached wrestling and started the Dickinson 

Wrestling Club. 

“In the ‘80s, the 

success rate of a 

wildcat oil well 

was one in ten. The 

success rate now is 

99 percent, and the 

benefits for the state 

of N. Dak. long term 

are a whole lot better.” 

He has also financed baseball leagues, 

been on the board of directors of many 

organizations, owned bars and nightclubs 

and helped with a lot of things nobody 

knows about, behind-the-scenes. For 

example, he and Connie recently purchased 

a $150,000 Theodore Roosevelt rare book 

collection, some of which are signed by 

TR, and that is currently housed at the 

Dickinson State University Alumni and 

Foundation house. 

The collection will eventually be housed 

at the Theodore Roosevelt Center and, 

maybe someday, at the Theodore Roosevelt 

Presidential Library on the DSU campus. 

“It doesn’t begin to pay back what DSU 

and the community of Dickinson have given 

us,” Mike says. “And who makes a better role 

model for our students than TR?” 

Of course, Armstrong had a good role 

model growing up, too, who showed him 

what hard work could produce. That was 

his mother, Myrt Armstrong, who worked 

herself up from being a secretary to the 

head of the North Dakota Mental Health 

Association, at a time when women in top 

positions were not a part of the norm. 

In addition, his older brother Steve, who 

they called “Army” because of his size, was 

an all-state, heavy-weight wrestler in high 

school, a starting linebacker as a freshman 

and ultimately a star football player at 

NDSU and a Division I coach at Texas 

Christian University. He also served as a big 

inspiration to his little brother, Mike, who 

they called “Little Army” at the time. 

Interestingly, when he was asked about 

the latest N. Dak. oil boom, Armstrong said 

that this one does not even compare to those 

in the recent past. “In the ‘80s, the success 

rate of a wildcat oil well was one in ten,” 

Armstrong says. “The success rate now is 99 

percent, and the benefits for the state of N. 

Dak. long term are a whole lot better.” 

You see, Armstrong is a unique 

combination of oil man and 

environmentalist, loving nature while 

also understanding the importance of oil 

to N. Dak. and the nation. Still, despite 

Armstrong’s enormous success, the things 

that mean the most to him are family and 

friends. “Next to marriage, fatherhood is 

the thing that has most changed my life,” 

Armstrong said. “I love what our sons have 

done, but I am most proud of them being 

good daddies and husbands.” 

Armstrong’s story can remind you of a 

quote by President Theodore Roosevelt who 

said, “Far better is it to dare mighty things, 

to win glorious triumphs, even though 

checked by failure...than to rank with those 

poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor 

suffer much, because they live in a gray 

twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” 

This is a very profound and meaningful 

statement. It also seems to very successfully 

describe the life that Mike Armstrong has 

lived. 

Kevin Holten is the communications and events 

coordinator for the Dickinson State University Foundation 

See Mike Armstrong’s extra questions that didn’t make the magazine by visiting 

thecitymag.com and clicking “Extra Content.” 

CITY MAGAZINE COVER STORY

COMMUNITY CLUSTER 

CITY MAGAZINE AND KFYR SALUTES 

NORTH DAKOTA COUNCIL ON 

ABUSED WOMEN’S SERVICES 

Photo by FlashPoint Photography 


Police 

Confirm 

“Dickinson 

Reported 

Rape of 83-Year-Old Woman” 

“Bismarck Man Accused of 

Striking Infants, Threatening 

Wife”. 

“Grand Forks Man Charged 

With Attempted Sexual 

Assault”. 

These alarming 2012 

headlines from N. Dak. 

newspapers serve as a 

reminder that domestic 

violence and sexual assault are 

an everyday reality in N. Dak. 

In fact, a point-in-time 

survey conducted Sept. 15, 

2011, counted 229 victims 

served by crisis centers across 

the state on that single day. 

Eighty-nine of those victims 

found refuge in emergency 

shelters or transitional 

housing. 

All 21 of the local domestic 

violence and rape-crisis 

programs operating in large 

and small communities across 

N. Dak. participated in the 

survey. 

Executive Director of 

NDCAWS, Janelle Moos, 

helps thousands of victims 

across the state each year.

The programs comprise the North Dakota 

Council on Abused Women’s Services 

(NDCAWS), a membership organization that 

provides leadership, advocacy, training and 

support in the identification, intervention, and 

prevention of domestic and sexual violence. 

Unfortunately, as the population of the state 

grows, so do the reported incidences of domestic 

violence. In 2011, 4,808 new victims of domestic 

violence sought help at crisis intervention centers 

across the state, an increase of three percent over 

the previous year. 

At least 75 percent of the victims were 

physically abused. Ninety-four percent were 

women, and an estimated 4,739 children were 

directly impacted by the violence. 

“Crisis centers across the state are 

encountering victims with very different needs,” 

reported Janelle Moos, executive director of 

NDCAWS. “And it’s not just in the oil patch. 

Jobs are plentiful across the state, and people are 

moving here for more than just energy.” 

According to Moos, new victims of violence 

who have moved to N. Dak. from other states are 

often far away from the support of family and 

friends. Instead of needing emergency housing, 

shelter assistance or protection orders, many of 

them are provided emergency assistance to leave 

the state. 

“With the changing dynamics and culture of 

the state, we’re at a crossroads,” said Moos. “This 

is a time we can set the tone for building healthy 

communities and declaring that violence will not 

be tolerated.” 

NDCAWS was formed in 1978 by five original 

member programs. The organization’s resourcerich 

website address is www.ndcaws.org. 

Tom Regan, a former editor of City Magazine, has 

been a media professional for over 40 years. 

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SPORTSWATCH Central time unless otherwise noted 

Monday, July 2: 

Am. Legion Baseball – Bismarck Governors vs. 

Dickinson, Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, 7 p.m. 

Dickinson Volunteers vs. Williston, Dickinson Southside 

Ballpark, 5 p.m. (MT) 

Tuesday, July 3: 

Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan A’s vs. Bismarck, 

Mandan Memorial Ballpark, 5 p.m. 

Mandan Chiefs vs. Bismarck, Mandan Memorial 

Ballpark, 7:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, July 4: 

Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan A’s vs. Bismarck, 


Mandan Chiefs vs. Bismarck, Mandan Memorial 


Saturday, July 7: 

Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan A’s vs. West Fargo, 


Sunday, July 8: 


Williston, Municipal Ballpark, 2 p.m. 

Bismarck Representatives vs. Williston, 

Haaland Field, 2 p.m. 


Golf Tournament – The Grain Growers Golf Tournament, 

Hawktree Golfclub, 11 a.m. 

Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan A’s vs. Williston, 


Mandan Chiefs vs. Williston, Mandan Memorial 


Dickinson Volunteers vs. Bismarck, Dickinson Southside 

Ballpark, 4:30 p.m. (MT) 


Am. Legion Baseball – Bismarck Representatives vs. 

Fargo, Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, 5:30 p.m. 

Mandan Chiefs vs. Fargo, Mandan Memorial 



Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan A’s vs. Beulah, Mandan 

Memorial Ballpark, 5:30 p.m. 

Bismarck Governors vs. Devils Lake, Bismarck Municipal 


Dickinson Roughriders vs. Billings, Dickinson Southside 

Ballpark, 5 p.m. (MT) 

Thursday, July 12: 

Golf Tournament – The Ag Association Golf 

Tournament, Hawktree Golfclub, 11:30 a.m. 

Friday, July 13: 

Golf Tournament – The ND Optometric Golf 

Tournament, Hawktree Golfclub, TBD 

Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan Chiefs vs. Dickinson, 



Am. Legion Baseball – Mandan A’s vs. Dickinson, 

Mandan Memorial Ballpark, 1 p.m.



Mandan, Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, 6 p.m. 


Am. Legion Baseball – Bismarck Governors vs. Fargo, 

Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, 5:30 p.m. 

Mandan Chiefs vs. Devils Lake, Mandan Memorial 



Am. Legion Baseball – Dickinson Roughriders vs. 

Fargo, Dickinson Southside Ballpark, 5 p.m. (MT) 


Golf Tournament – The All City Golf Tournament, 

Hawktree Golfclub, 12 p.m. 

Saturday, July 21: 

Golf Tournament – The MDU Golf Tournament, 


Softball Tournament – Rug Rat Benefit Softball 

Tournament, Mandan Diamonds 

State Softball Tournament – 15-Year-Old Babe Ruth, 

Mandan Memorial Ballpark 

Am. Legion Baseball – Bismarck Governors vs. Coon 

Rapids, MN, Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, 4 p.m. 











Basketball Tournament – Lions All-Star Boys and Girls 

Basketball, Bismarck Civic Center, 6 p.m. 


Dickinson, Dickinson Municipal Ballpark, 7 p.m. (MT) 


Golf Tournament – The Lignite Council Golf 

Tournament, Hawktree Golfclub, 10:30 a.m. 


Mandan, Dickinson Southside Ballpark, 7 p.m. (MT) 


Golf Tournament – The U-Mary Varsity Club Golf 

Tournament, Hawktree Golfclub, 12:30 p.m. 


Williston, Dickinson Southside Ballpark, 5 p.m. (MT) 


Golf Tournament – The All-City Golf Tournament, 



Am. Legion Baseball – ND State Class ‘A’ Tournament, 

Mandan Memorial Ballpark

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MANDAN ON THE MOVE 

MATURING MANDAN 

The stage is set 

for Mandan’s 

I-94 corridor 

to change 

dramatically in the next 

few years. Development 

interest was already 

stirring when, in January, 

a Wal-Mart spokesperson 

confirmed plans for a 

supercenter in the area. 

Wal-Mart intends to put its 

store near I-94, exit 152, at the intersection of Sunset Drive and Old 

Red Trail. 

The Wal-Mart announcement has boosted business confidence 

in locating in Mandan, particularly from retail, restaurant 

and lodging operations. The City of Mandan is working with 

commercial developers to maximize use of nearby properties, 

including 21 acres owned by the City. 

Besides easy access, other strengths of real estate close to and 

between Mandan’s Interstate exits is proximity to Mandan Middle 

School, Mandan High School, the Mandan Braves and Aquatic 

Center and All Seasons Arena. 

These facilities are hubs of activity. Parents, faculty and staff 

are customers of nearby businesses. Senior high students can go 

off campus for lunch. The two middle school gyms, tennis courts, 

football field, high school gym, pool, and ice arena host games, 

meets and tournaments, attracting visitors from throughout the 

region. 

Traffic is also generated by nearby major employers including 

National Information Solutions Cooperative (approximately 400 

employees), Cloverdale Foods Company (approximately 250 

employees), Medcenter One Living Center and Family Clinic 

(approximately 400 based in north Mandan), Kindred Hospital, 

USDA Farm Service Agency and Farm Credit Services. 

HIT, Inc. has a nearby facility for people with brain injuries 

and is completing a new 45,000-square-foot building, where about 

100 staff members will provide services for roughly another 120 

individuals. Residents to the north pass through this area enroute to 

other parts of the community. Major multi-family projects are also 

under construction in the area. 

Mandan is ready to work with businesses wishing to open in the 

community. To learn more, contact the City of Mandan Business 

Development Office at 701-667-3485 or visit www.cityofmandan/ 

businessdevelopment. 

Ellen Huber is the Mandan business development director. 


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Five years ago, when Dawn Kopp 

became the Downtowners Association’s 

Executive Director, what was supposed 

to be the lifeblood of Bismarck was 

barely breathing. 

“After 5 p.m., the streets were almost empty,” 

she said. “Except for our well-established 

restaurants, Peacock Alley, Fiesta Villa 

and Pirogue Grille, drawing evening 

customers, there was little extended 

activity.” 

Fast forward and the hum of activity 

is evident throughout downtown. New 

restaurants, boutiques and niche stores 

are bringing people back to downtown. 

“The ultimate goal is to make 

downtown an experience and a 

destination,” Kopp says. “I believe our 

business community is well on the way to 

accomplishing that.” 

New businesses opened in the 

last 12-18 months are creating a new 

atmosphere, complementing dozens 

of businesses that are loyal downtown 

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Treats, Rhythm Records, Toasted Frog, Courtyard 

at Blarney Stone and Sandra Lee’s Boutique are 

just part of the new line up. 

Kopp said two “bookend” projects outside of 

Chancellor Square are much anticipated. 

Steve and Carla Pine are developing Broadway 

Centre located at Mandan Street and Broadway 

Avenue. The Centre includes ample condos with 

retail and office space spread throughout the 

building. “This was an area that we were really 

hoping someone would step in and help make the 

west end of downtown come alive,” Kopp says. 

Dr. Rick Becker’s new construction on the 500 

block of Main Avenue opens this fall. Kopp said 

a restaurant will anchor the street level, with a 

balance of office and retail space included. To cap 

off the experience, a third-level bar includes plans 

for a retractable glass ceiling. 

As new doors open, a wish list remains to 

complete the destination. Kopp said more 

downtown living space, a micro-grocery store and 

parking will tie everything together. In addition, 

Kopp said the Downtowners Association supports 

the city’s strategic plans to potentially create a 

town square for special events, food vendors, and 

a central gathering space. 

“I encourage people to come and see the 

changes and support all of our businesses that are 

the vitality of a re-emerging downtown,” she said. 

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LOCAL EVENTS 

EVENTS TO ATTEND, MUSIC TO HEAR 

AND EXHIBITS TO SEE, OH MY! 

July 2 

Mandan PRCA Rodeo 

Experience the excitement of one of the oldest rodeos in 

the west – Dacotah Centennial Park, 7:30 p.m. 

(July 3-4) 

Art in the Park Festival 

See what amazing talents our local artists can do as they 

display their art in the park – Dykshoorn Park, 

9 a.m. – 9 p.m. (July 3-4) 

July 3 

Doll and Pet Parade 

Main Street, Mandan, 6 p.m. 

Party on the Prairie 

Featuring the Johnny Holms Band, 9 p.m. 

July 4 

Mandan Rodeo Days 5K and 10K Walk & Run 

Registration is from 6:30 a.m. – 8 a.m. Heritage Park/ 

Mandan Depot, 8 a.m. 

Independence Day Street Parades 

Memorial Highway & Main Street – Mandan, 10 a.m. 

Independence Day Golf Tournament 

Two person best ball tournament – Prairie West Golf 

Course, 12 p.m. 

Fourth of July Spectacular 

Celebrate the birthday of our country with exciting 

fireworks, great food and entertainment galore – Capital 

Grounds, 7 p.m. 

July 7 

Animal Close-Ups and Face painting 

Dakota Zoo, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

Mandan Horse and Saddle Club Family Rodeo 

Dacotah Centennial Park Arena 

Tommy Cash and the Cash Crew Band 

with special guest Lynn Zachmeier – Dykshoorn 

Park, 8 p.m. 

July 8 

Watermelon Days 

Take a step back in time at the North Dakota State 

Railroad Museum. All visitors will receive a free watermelon 

and train rides on the “Sky Line Railway” for the kids – ND 

State Railroad Museum, 1 p.m. 


My 4th photo 

Photo courtesy of Blake Kaul 

July 9 

Grease 

Classic ‘50s musical under the stars – Sleepy Hollow Arts 

Park, 8:30 p.m. (July 8-13) 

July 10 

Dakota Zoo’s Annual Members Picnic 

Dakota Zoo, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. 

July 11 

Playful Pigs! 

Animal Ed-Venture – Dakota Zoo, 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

July 13 

Presidents Run 

Join BSC President Larry C. Skogen and the Friends of 

Don Russell on a motorcycle and car tour from the BSC 

Campus to Theodore Roosevelt National Park – Bismarck 

State College Campus, 9 a.m. 

Dakota Classic Modified Tour Championship 

A five-day IMCA Modified racing tour wraps up for a big 

night of racing – Dacotah Speedway, 7 p.m. 

Alan Jackson 

With special guest Billy Currington – Bismarck Civic 

Center, 7:45 p.m. 

Live Music 

All Aces – The Broken Oar, 8 p.m. (July 14) 

Live Music 

Fully Loaded - Fiesta Villa, 9 p.m. 

Family Zoo Snooze Camp Over 

Enjoy animal-related activities and a nighttime flashlight 

tour of the zoo grounds with your family before bed and 

awake to the sounds of the growling mountains lions – 

Dakota Zoo, TBA.

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July 14 

Breakfast at Dakota Zoo 

Dakota Zoo, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. 

Heritage Plaza Flea Market 

Dykshoorn Park, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Dog Walking Class 

Central Dakota Humane Society, 1:30 p.m. 

The Sound of Music 

The heartwarming musical everyone loves – Sleepy Hollow 

Arts Park, 8:30 p.m. (July 15-20). 

July 16 

Junior Zookeeper Camp III 

Campers learn how to provide a caring environment and 

work on projects to enrich the lives of the zoo residents, 

help prepare diets and learn about animal health care – 


Trespass America Festival – Five Finger Death Punch 

With special supporting guests Killswitch Engage, Trivium, 

Emmure, God Forbid, and Battlecross – Bismarck Civic 

Center, 5:30 p.m. 

July 18 

A Midsummer’s Night Dream 

A free showing of William Shakespeare’s classic of A 

Midsummer’s Night Dream – North Dakota Capitol 

grounds, 6:30 p.m. (July 19-22) 


LOCAL EVENTS 

July 19 

USDA Friends and Neighbors Day 

The Northern Great Research Laboratory celebrates 100 

years of research supporting family farmers and ranchers 

with food and entertainment – USDA Northern Great 

Plains Research Lab, 1 p.m. 

July 20 

Local Racing 

Dacotah Speedway – Dacotah Centennial Park, 7 p.m. 

Relay for Life 

Raise money for breast cancer awareness with your family 

and friends – Dickinson High School, 6 p.m. (MT) 

July 21 

Junior Docents, Snow Cones and Face Painting 

Dakota Zoo – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

Family Rocket Day 

Build your own rockets and launch them with professional 

rocketeers – Bismarck State College, 12:30 p.m. 

Grease 

Sleepy Hollow Art Park, 8:30 p.m. (July 22-27) 

July 22 

Garden Walk 

A self-guided tour of 10 local gardens. Walk at your own 

pace and meet other gardeners – The Cathedral District, 

11 a.m. 

July 24 

Parking Lot Sale 

Bill Barth Ford – Bismarck Civic Center, 9 a.m. 

(July 25-Aug.1) 

July 25 

Bright, Beautiful Birds 

Animal Ed-Venture – Dakota Zoo, 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 



LOCAL EVENTS 

July 27 

North Dakota Governor’s Stock Car Classic 

This prestigious two-day racing event invites the best 

drivers from all over the state to compete for the title of 

North Dakota Governor’s Stock Classic Champion – 

Dacotah Speedway – Dacotah Centennial Park, 7 p.m. 

(June 28) 

Family Safari Night 


July 28 

Animal Close-Ups and Face Painting 

Dakota Zoo, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

Dog Walking Class 

Central Dakota Humane Society, 1:30 p.m. 

Bluegrass goes Pink 

A special bluegrass concert featuring The Special 

Consensus and Cottonwood. All proceeds go to the 

Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation, Cross Ranch 

State Park, 7 p.m. 

The Sound of Music 

Sleepy Hollow Art Park, 8:30 p.m. (July 29 – Aug. 1) 


July 30 

Junior Zookeeper Camp IV 


July 31 

Junior A State Legion Baseball Tournament 

Memorial Ball Park 

City Magazine Issue: June 20 

*The above are entertainment events in Bismarck- 

Mandan, which are subject to change. 

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TIMING IS EVERYTHING 

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You may have heard the saying, “When 

it comes to craft brewing, timing is 

critical.” 

Timing begins when you plan your 

schedule around brew days, so your next batch is 

ready before the tap runs dry. Timing is a great 

concern when it comes to mashing, making sure 

proper starch conversion is achieved. And timing 

your hop additions, making sure your utilization 

rates are accurate and crafting what may become 

a citrus-laden IPA or maybe a delicate Pilsner. 

Timing is part of the science of brewing but 

the science can only get you so far. There is a 

craftsmanship or artisan quality about brewing 

that buffers the chemistry happening in the 

background and brings this craft to life. 

Timing couldn’t be better for the craft-beer 

industry. Consumption volume has not increased, 

but the number of breweries producing that 

volume has grown exponentially. 

Craft breweries still only possess a small share 

of the market, roughly six percent according to 

recent numbers. But that growth represents a 

boom in locally-made, hand-crafted beers around 

the U.S. and the world. 

Many entrepreneurs are realizing their dreams 

and making the leap to the professional brewing 

industry. And when you’ve decided that’s your 

fate, timing becomes the defining mechanism of 

your newly created venture. 

Most breweries are strapped for capital from 

the beginning. Equipment is expensive and 

margins can be thin. The timeline of a beginning 

brewery is captive to the licensing process, all 

which hinges on acquiring a location, which then 

triggers the financing phase of the project. 


BEER 

It’s hard to sign a lease knowing that the sales 

won’t be starting for three to four months in the 

perfect scenario, likely longer. Equipment must 

be purchased as the venture progresses, but 

waiting to spend the capital until the last possible 

moment is always a forward thought. 

Sometimes you lose out on that desired 

walk-in cooler and sometimes the timing couldn’t 

be more perfect as you hear back from your 

industry contact that they have a fermenter and 

brite tank in stock. 

Adventures will come with their ups and 

downs. It’s important to focus on what you set 

out to do and then jump through the hoops, or 

maybe hops, to make it happen. 

Mike Frohlich was assistant brewer at the Rattlesnake 

Creek Brewery and Grill in 1996-1997 and is currently in 

the process of opening a brewpub in Bismarck. 

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1. Spray four 18” squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil with cooking spray. 

2. Make four quarter-pound beef patties and place one in the center of 

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3. Place an equal amount of potato cubes or slices next to each beef patty 

(or on top). Dot potatoes with 1 tablespoon of margarine or butter. 

4. Place an equal amount of veggies on the other side of each hamburger 

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5. Season beef, potatoes and veggies generously with pepper, salt, 

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Ingredients & Supplies (Makes 4 Hobo Meals) 

1 lb Ground Beef Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil 

4 tablespoons margarine or butter Cooking Spray 

3 to 4 small to medium potatoes Salt and Pepper 

1 to 2 cans of corn, green beans or carrots 

Lawry’s Seasoned Salt or Mrs. Dash 

Campfire: Place packets on hot coals near the edge of your campfire and 

allow to cook 25-30 minutes, or until beef is done and potatoes are soft 

when stabbed with a fork. Beef should be 160°F. 

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INFO YOU CAN USE 

Do 

high cable or satellite bills have you 

feeling down? Consumers can cut out or 

cut down on their cable and satellite TV 

costs with free and lower-cost options 

available via the Internet and the latest technology. 

Nationally, subscription-TV monthly costs rise about six 

percent yearly, but could shoot up as high as $123 a month by 

2015 and $200 a month by 2020, according to a recent report 

by NPD group, a national market research company. 

Locally website prices for Midcontinent Communications, 

DirectTV or Dish Network range from $45 to $69 a month 

for regular rates. Add on premium movie or entertainment 

channels and the cost can rise to $60 to $76 a month for 

additional content. 

A digital antenna pulls in local TV high definition 

signals, says Chelsie Baugh, a Radio Shack representative. 

She recommends an Antennacraft HDX 1000 for $84.99 or 

the Amplified Omnidirectional for $49.99. However, live, 

national sports are only available via cable or satellite. 

Many consumers supplement a basic cable or satellite 

package with internet-based services, says Russ Crupnick of 

the NPD group. 

A stand-alone-video-streaming player transfers free 

episodes available from network sites from a computer to TV. 

The average cost of these devices is $100 plus $30-$40 for an 

HDMI cable, says Cody Testroet of Bismarck’s Best Buy. But 

that method can expose the computer to spyware, malware 

and viruses, he adds. 

The solution? Testroet suggests using a streaming video 

service instead with a stand alone device or a video gaming 

console, whose average cost is $200. Subscription sites cost 

range from $0 to $7.99 a month, depending on content. 

Hulu Plus offers the newest TV episodes and indie movies 

available anytime for $7.99 a month. The free site, Hulu.com, 

offers new episodes but only for a limited time. 

Netflix offers older TV episodes and movies at the same 

price. For the newest blockbuster movies, Amazon TV and 

Vudu.com offer a pay per-view option with cost ranging from 

$2.99 to $3.99 per viewing to $2 for two nights. 

So if you’re tired of 

paying those outrageous 

cable bills, there are many 

options for your TV 

watching needs. 

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JUST A SLICE 

OF BISMARCK 

HISTORY 

The city of Bismarck 

was named for Otto 

von Bismarck, a 

Prussian statesman 

who unified Germany. He was 

Minister President of Prussia 

and Chancellor of the German 

Empire. Bismarck was nicknamed 

the “iron chancellor.” 

During the Austro-Prussian 

War (1866), he stirred up trouble 

in parts of Austria. He captured 

French Emperor Napoleon III 

during the “Battle of Sedan” in 

the Franco-Prussian War (1870). 

Bismarck was Chancellor 

under three generations of Kings. 

Kaiser Wilhelm I (1871-1888), 

the Kaiser’s son King Fredrich III, 

and King Fredrich’s son Kaiser 

Wilhelm II, who forced Bismarck 

to resign in 1890. 

Otto von Bismarck’s most 

famous words were, “Not through 

speeches and majority decisions 

will the great questions of the 

day be decided, but by ‘iron and 

blood.’” 

Ann Vadnie, a retired Bismarck English 

teacher, is a free-lance writer who also 

enjoys presenting about various topics 

including the history of Bismarck.

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GOOD READS 

IF WALLS COULD TALK | By Lucy Worsley 


GLASSER 

Thank goodness for bathrooms. 

That’s almost always the first place you head in the 

morning, once you’ve gotten out of bed. And, come 

to think of it, thank goodness for beds. What would 

you do without a comfortable place to stretch out and 

snooze? 

You’re grateful for your kitchen, too, because that’s 

the second place you go in the morning. You can’t live 

without your microwave, stove, or fridge. 

So how did those things come to be essential in a 

home? Find out by reading If Walls Could Talk, a new 

book by Lucy Worsley. 

Terri Schlichenmeyer is owner of The Bookworm Sez, LLC, based 

out of LaCrosse, Wis., and writes book reviews for publications all 

across the country.

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City Magazine 7/12 Crossword PuzzleJunction.com 

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8 Ship part 

12 Down in the 

proverbial dumps 

13 Skin opening 

14 Ice house 

16 Napoleon, for one 

18 Bank items 

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21 Small rug 

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concern 

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55 Ace 

57 AARP members 

58 Commercials 

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63 Netherlands city 

66 Mayhem 

67 Stocking stuffers 

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BIRDING 

BIRDING ON THE PLAINS 

Birding. Thousands of people 

enjoy this hobby, and it is big 

business with field guides, 

magazines, books, birding drives, 

guided trips, festivals, and more. 

N. Dak. is known as a hot spot for 

birding, with such species as Sprague’s Pipits 

and Baird’s Sparrows. The Badlands offer 

such temptations as Mountain Bluebirds, 

Rock Wrens, and Lazuli Buntings. The 

prairie pothole region of the state is teeming 

with birds, and Bismarck/Mandan has a 

very active birding club. 

Birding. There is an app for that. After 

all, there’s a smartphone application for 

everything and, now, along with binoculars 

and field guides, birders are finding Droid 

and iPhone apps to be indispensable. 

The Audubon Birds app includes all 

that one finds in a field guide and more, 

but always in your pocket or purse on your 

phone. It includes not only photos of the 

birds, but also several song recordings for 

each species, extremely handy when you 

just can’t spot the bird, but you can hear it 

(this is why the hobby is called “birding” not 

“bird watching”). 

You can also use My Content to store 

your sightings. Recently, I was in an area 

I hadn’t birded much before (this is how 

birders talk), and I used the Advanced 

Search, entered my location, the type of 

song I was hearing, and the time of year. 

The search results narrowed the possibilities 

to six birds. I listened to each trilling phrase 

on my phone and, voila, identified the bird 

song that had been entertaining me all 

morning. 

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Birding. “Where’s Petersburg, N. Dak.?” Such 

a simple phrase, an innocent question, but my 

intrepid husband knows this kind of question 

usually means a road trip. In this case, Petersburg 

was the location of an unusual sighting of Barn 

Owls in N. Dak. in the summer of 2011. Off we 

went and, after a couple of hours of searching the 

tiny town, we located one, a fledgling, and the 

drive there and back was filled with many other 

bird sightings. 

Clausen Springs was our road trip this May to 

find a reported rare bird for N. Dak—a Summer 

Tanager. Again, it was an immature one, so not in 

full adult plumage, but thrilling nonetheless, and 

nicely posing in a thicket of blooming plum trees. 

Bonus was a lovely spring day in a wild prairie 

place, and yet another great road trip. 

Birding. On the first Sunday in June every 

year for the past 58 years, birders have gathered 

in Theodore Roosevelt National Park for the TR 

Nature & History Association’s annual bird walk. 

This year, more than 90 people attended, 

gathering at 6:30 a.m. and recording 56 unique 

species. We were rewarded afterward with a 

chuckwagon breakfast. 

HOBBY HUB 

BIRDING 

Birding. Birding North Dakota by Dan Svingen 

and Ron Martin is a great print resource, and you 

can request a copy from North Dakota Game and 

Fish Department at (701) 328-6300. 

Another excellent resource for nearly daily 

updates, including sightings of rare species, is 

the e-mail discussion list ND Birds. To receive 

e-mails from this source, send an e-mail to the 

address LISTSERV@LISTSERV. NODAK.EDU. 

In the body of the message, type SUB ND-BIRDS. 

You will receive a computer-generated reply 

confirming your subscription with instructions 

for how to post a message. Save this message so 

you can unsubscribe later if you wish. 

Recent news on ND-Birds was the sighting 

of a Garganey seen in May at Horsehead Lake, 

Kidder Co. A Garganey is a small, dabbling duck 

from Europe and Asia, known in birding lingo as 

an accidental and a life bird for some lucky ND 

birders. 

Sounds like another road trip! 

Lillian Crook, a retired academic librarian, is the founder 

of Badlands Conservation Alliance and a volunteer for 

Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the TR Medora 

Foundation. She enjoys gardening, kayaking, and, of 

course, birding. 


BUSINESS AND MONEY 

FINANCE 

REFINANCING FOR YOUR 

FINANCIAL FUTURE 

Are you a homeowner with a savings 

goal? Now is the time to look to a credit 

union for refinancing. 

“30-year mortgage rates are at an alltime 

low. In fact, rates haven’t been this good since 

the 1950s,” says Scott Bullinger, loan specialist with 

Capital Credit Union. According to Bullinger, some 

people are going from a 30 year loan to a 15 to 20 

year loan with no increase in payment. 

Here are some refinancing options and points to 

consider: 

Refinance to a Fixed-Rate Loan. 

When interest rates are higher, homeowners 

often choose adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), 

which have lower interest rates during their early 

years. Now that rates have dropped, homeowners 

should consider a refinance to a fixed-rate loan, 

providing stability for the life of the loan. 

Lower Your Monthly Mortgage Payment. 

There are a few ways to do this: 

1. Refinance to a lower interest rate. 

2. Change the term of your mortgage. 

3. Refinance to an interest-only loan. 

Consolidating High-Interest Credit Card Debt. 

Credit card debt is often referred to as “bad 

debt” and your mortgage is considered “good debt.” 

Using home equity, rather than credit cards, to 

finance expensive purchases can be a smart move 

but be sure to consult your tax advisor first. 

Do Not Refinance for a Reverse Mortgage! 

A reverse mortgage is a special type of home 

loan that allows a homeowner to convert a portion 

of the equity in their home into cash. A reverse 

mortgage should only be considered if your 

income is such that you cannot pay your bills, and 

you plan on living in your home until your death. 

While reverse mortgages can provide quick 

cash, in the long run they can be difficult to 

understand and can result in high costs. Before 

taking out a reverse mortgage, it is wise to explore 

other methods of improving a financial situation. 


To be eligible to refinance a mortgage, lenders 

will require: 

• At least five-percent equity accumulated in 

your property. 

• You provide the property value based on 

current market value and how much your 

home is worth. 

• A review of your credit score. If you have poor 

credit, the new low rates will not apply to you. 

Mike Christianson with First Community 

Credit Union says, “Someone considering 

refinancing should be lowering their interest rate at 

least one-percent and plan to stay in their home at 

least two years.” 

He says, “Moving or selling your home shortly 

after refinancing will not allow you enough time to 

recover the costs of a refinance. Another caution 

to watch is the amount of closing costs and points 

paid.” 

Deciding when to refinance your mortgage will 

depend on the circumstances of your situation, 

how long you will be in the home, your financial 

goals, etc. You can find out how much you could 

lower your payments at the Capital Credit Union 

Refinancing or First Community Refinancing 

websites. 

Consider refinancing today for savings in your 

financial future! 

Amy Jo Johnson, is the director of learning for the Credit 

Union Association of the Dakotas.


BUSINESS HOW-TO 

HOW TO AVOID 

ECONOMIC TURMOIL 

Greece is the center of 

the on-going world 

financial crisis. I am 

Greek, now live in stock 

Dickinson and am watching the 

fiscal meltdown that is engulfing 

Europe with fascination. 

Socrates, Homer, mythology, 

civilization, culture, history, 

cuisine, magical islands, blue crystalline waters, hospitality, 

sunshine and golden beaches come to mind every time I think 

about Greece. During the last couple of years, economic crisis, 

debt, uncertainty and recession were added to my list. 

Since Greece is my home country, people often ask me, 

“What’s happening with the economy in Greece? Who is to 

blame? Will Greece survive this?” 

Greece has already been in recession for four years. Today, 

unemployment in Greece stands at 21 percent. I saw friends and 

relatives losing their jobs, lawyers and doctors not being able to 

find a job, entire families being unemployed, and people’s salaries 

and pensions decreasing by more than 30 percent. I also saw 

uncertainty for the future, minimal plans for economic growth, 

and lack of trust for politicians and other decision makers. 

Salary and pension reduction alone will not help the Greek 

economy revive. What Greece needs is leaders with vision 

for economic growth and development. Without economic 

growth and without jobs, people won’t be able to have a strong 

spending power. That is why today the outlook for Greece’s small 

businesses are worsening. 

There is no doubt that Greece was living beyond its means 

even before it joined the Euro. Greece was not well prepared 

to address the global financial downturn. Because of high debt 

levels, the country was no longer able to repay its loans. Greece 

was forced to ask for financial loans from its European partners 

and the International Monetary Fund. 

Uncertainty characterizes Greece’s future, but what I am 

certain of is that Greek people will not lose their spirit, strength 

and hospitality. I am certain that the picturesque Greek 

islands with the golden sand beaches and the crystalline blue 

and turquoise waters will still provide visitors with magical 

experiences. I am certain that the countless contributions that 

Greek culture has made to western society in the areas of art, 

literature, philosophy, drama, architecture and politics will give 

everyone the strength to fight for Greece’s survival. 

Kostas Voutsas, a tenured assistant professor of DSU at BSC, 

is a motivational speaker and consultant. 


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BLACK GOLD 

THE BOOM CONTINUES 

The frenetic pace of development 

continues in the western N. Dak. 

oil patch. Nearly 250 drilling rigs are 

now working in the state and more are 

enroute. 

People continue to make the move to high 

paying jobs in N. Dak. and school administrators 

say there may be as many as 3,000 new students 


in the coming academic year. Just five years 

ago we were still closing schools because of a 

declining student enrollment. But enrollment 

increases means more teachers, classrooms and 

buses are needed. Educators say it might take 

$200 million dollars in added funding to handle 

the projected influx, double the projections of a 

recent state government study. 

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Meanwhile, the head of the N. Dak. Petroleum 

Council is calling on the state to invest $5 billion 

to build roads, classrooms and infrastructure to 

handle growing needs in the oil patch. Ron Ness 

says the investment should be made over a five 

year period and, “the magnitude of infrastructure 

required is going to take a lot of money.” Who’s 

money and who will pay is the big question. Ness 

is quick to note the oil industry already pays 

nearly a billion dollars a year in extraction taxes 

but locals are decidedly against paying the cost 

of new infratstructure, for a problem they didn’t 

create. 

“We need a timeout. We 

are so overrun we can’t 

plan, all we can do is react.” 

While the debate goes on over where to 

get funding to pay for needed improvements, 

the critical need for additional housing grows. 

Dickinson City Commissioners have approved 

a 3,000 person man camp on the city’s outskirts. 

Mayor Dennis Johnson says the housing is needed 

because The Stark County Community, that fewer 

than 15,000 residents just a few years ago, could 

grow to 40,000 people within the decade. Dunn 

County Commissioners have also approved more 

man camp beds, meaning the county will soon 

have more than 2,000 rooms. 

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Williams County has approved more than 

10,000 man camp beds the past two years. 

Williams County Commissioner Dan Kalil says, 

“We need a timeout. We are so overrun we can’t 

plan, all we can do is react.” 

A single bedroom apartment in 

Williston will rent for more than $2,300 a month 

and many senior citizens and others on fixed 

incomes are being forced out. A speaker at a 

recent housing conference in Williston says the 

city really needs 7,000 more homes. 

Work on some housing has started. Ground 

was recently broken on a new development that 

would provide more than 1,300 new apartment 

units in Williston. More than 2,000 housing units 

were built in Williston last year. 

But it isn’t just a dramatic need for housing, 

schools, and law enforcement that has many 

concerned. So is the rising damage to the 

environment. An environmental group that’s been 

tracking the handling of toxic wastewater from 

drilling sites says there were more than 1,000 

releases of chemical tainted wastewater in 2011, 

and many releases went unreported. 

The releases can effectively deaden the land 

it’s dumped on for years and harm wildlife. 

Landowner groups say the state lacks the 

resources to protect the environment from the 

spills until additional inspectors are hired. 


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Young adults are facing one of the 

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According to a study released last 

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only 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 

currently have jobs. 

It’s the lowest employment rate for this age 

group since 1948 when the Labor Department 

began tracking the data. In fact, things are so 

grim that The Wall Street Journal has coined this 

demographic group “Generation Jobless.” 

On the other end of the scale is N. Dak. 

where the oil boom has blown away all economic 

normalities. The law of supply and demand has 

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According to RayAnn Kilen, regional director 

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Following are some words of advice for 

nascent oil-patch entrepreneurs: 

Look at the demographics of the people in the 

region. What are their needs? 

As our young entrepreneur examples illustrate, 

for every oil and energy-related job, there is an 

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As your business grows, you will need these 

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Understanding cash flow will be challenging the 

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so expect the lending experience to be tighter 

and more difficult. You are going to need cash or 

collateral to make it through the early times. 

Build relationships. It is not the traditional 

business model in so many ways. Knowing people 

or hiring people who know people is an important 

strategy in the oil patch. 

Be patient. Licenses, permits, etc. are going to 

take time. Remember every part of the system is 

stressed. 

Although it will be tempting, don’t grow so 

quickly that you can’t maintain quality and integrity. 

Expect to put in long days and nights. Be willing to 

work hard and give it all you’ve got. 

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at Dickinson State University. Her column provides common- 

sense answers to common workplace issues. If you have 

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JON LEE 

President 

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DOB: 2/14/68 

High School: Bottineau High School, 1986 

College: NDSU, 1990 

Family: Juanita, wife 

Jayce (son), 11 

Jessa (daughter), 8 

Jamison (son), 4 

Favorite Quote: “I believe in Christianity as I believe 

that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but 

because by it I see everything else.” - C.S. Lewis 

Reading now: “Venti Jesus Please” by Greg Stier 

Previous positions: City Manager, 

Overland West Inc. 

Hobbies: Writing, Working out, Photography, 

Theology, Backpacking 

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Business partner, Damon Heupel, 

has helped Bread Poets become 

so successful over the years. 

As 

a bread baker and sandwich 

maker, Jon Lee has developed 

and changed many recipes over 

the years. But his personal recipe 

for success has always remained the same: Follow 

your dreams; learn and grow from people and 

experiences; all while remaining true to yourself, 

your family, and your faith. 

With one eye continually focused on his native 

Bismarck, Lee attended high school in Bottineau 

and college in Fargo. “After I got my degree, I 

decided I didn’t want to work for a corporation, 


“If they were to look 

at our time and temps, 

they’d say, ‘That’s all 

wrong; that’s not what 

the textbook says!’” 

so I went to work for a small baking business in 

Montana.” There, he worked on the business side, 

screening franchises and doing legal work. 

His next move found him in the car rental 

business in Bismarck and Rapid City. Despite the 

corporate nature of the work, he has no regrets. 

“With Hertz, I had autonomy. It almost had an 

entrepreneurial feel,” Lee remembers. 

He says the two experiences provided an 

interesting juxtaposition of business philosophies, 

“One was almost a hippie culture; the other was 

much more corporate.” 

And what he learned from the two, he emulates 

to this day, “the first knew how to have fun; the 

other how to make money.” 

Newly inspired, he decided to act upon his 

life-long dream of owning a business. “I wanted 

it to be an artisan bread shop,” he recalled. All he 

needed now was a name. 

During his off days at Hertz, he toyed with a list 

of names. None felt right. Then he recalled a loyalty 

card he designed very early in the process. 

“I actually had it on my computer for more than 

a year.”

The name on it: Bread Poets Society. 

And so it began. “We started out baking 

150 loaves a day, now we’re up to 400,” Lee 

said. “It’s a scientific process. I chose the 

name and slogan ‘where bread is an art form’ 

because we wanted to take the science behind 

it and truly create an art out of it.” 

Even the science itself is artwork. He says 

his process is completely different than any 

other baker in the world. “If they were to look 

at our time and temps they’d say, ‘that’s all 

wrong, that’s not what the textbook says!’” 

Like many entrepreneurs, Lee is always 

looking to improve systems and add more 

value to his product. After hiring bakery 

manager Damon Heupel four years ago, they 

both began talking about the next logical step. 

“Sandwich making was the most synergistic 

step.” 

During this time, they were approached by 

Troy Nelson to replace the Quiznos store he 

was closing. It was a natural fit, albeit a risky 

one. 

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ONE LOAF AT A TIME 

“When you’re going into the ocean of 

fast food or sandwich shops with all the big 

players in the water, you have got to have 

something to make people want to try your 

product.” Therefore, it became “Sonnet’s 

Sandwich Shop, by Bread Poets”, which Lee 

says carries his basic philosophy, “You don’t 

compromise on quality. It’s all about fresh and 

healthy ingredients.” 

With two Sonnet’s locations up and 

running and systems continually being 

refined, Lee says he’s working on the next 

phase, franchising. His current dream is 

to see a multiple of both shops working 

synergistically under one roof. 

But even if it didn’t happen, Lee would still 

be happy. “The gratification I derive from it 

is not only because it’s something I built from 

the ground up, but also because I did it in the 

place where I grew up, a place I love and a 

place where I always wanted to live.” 

A lifelong communicator and former reporter, 

Michael Lindblom is a student of dynamics 

of human interaction. 

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MILLIONAIRE MOMS 

LIFE AND CAREER MAKEOVER 

Kay Elvrum grew accustomed to a 

teacher’s salary. An educator at Christ 

the King and later Fargo Shanley, she 

made her earnings stretch to cover the 

costs of running a household, along with funding 

her hobby for showing horses. It wasn’t easy. 

Elvrum’s husband Chuck also was in education as 

an administrator and, in addition to the household 

and horses, they had daughter Kelly to provide for. 

“Oh, you don’t understand...I have a degree,” 

was Elvrum’s first response to the suggestion that 

she sell Mary Kay cosmetics. After competing at a 

horse show one weekend, Elvrum received a phone 

call from a woman whose husband had seen her 

there and thought she would be good at it. 

“She was so sweet and that she kept talking to 

me despite my rude remark amazes me,” Elvrum 

said. At the time, Elvrum had a teaching position, 

and she considered selling lipstick a far cry from a 

“career.” 

That was 1989 and after continued 

conversations, Elvrum decided to enlist as a Mary 

Kay independent beauty consultant to supplement 

her income and support their show horse hobby. 

Millionaire Moms 

Now a millionaire more than once 

over, Elvrum resides among the 

ranks of Mary Kay’s 214 independent 

national sales directors. She has 

traveled the world, educates and 

develops independent sales directors 

and has taken delivery of 13 pink 

Cadillacs. “I was the recipient of the 

first pink Escalade that rolled off the 

assembly line,” she shared. 

Elvrum traded in her 

teaching career just three years 

after joining Mary Kay, and her 

husband transitioned from school 

administration to managing Kay’s 

Mary Kay business in 1996. Although 

Mary Kay has provided financial 

security for Elvrum, she measures her riches in 

relationships. 

“Mary Kay has a structure of encouragement 

and caring that is genuine and sincere,” she shared. 

Her relationship with peers around the globe was 

tested when her husband Chuck died unexpectedly 

in 2011. “The president of Mary Kay flew out to 

Columbus, Ohio, for my first speaking engagement 

after Chuck’s death, just to be there for me,” she 

said. 

Elvrum’s concern for the women she mentors 

must match the support she receives from the 

company. Her ability to rise to Mary Kay’s highest 

ranks is the result of her ability to not only sell the 

products, but also to develop future leaders. 

“A woman’s success in direct sales depends on 

what she puts into it. I find that there is a reason, 

season, or lifetime commitment. Some women 

may work to pay for that new washing machine, 

seek employment in their off-season (like many 

teachers do), or commit making a full-time career 

out of it.” 

Dot Frank is a busy mom and community member. Although 

she buzzes around town at breakneck speeds, she invites you 

to slow her down to talk. 

Offers to “make money from home” and “set your own schedule” are alluring to many local moms. 

Whether it’s selling cosmetics, jewelry or cooking utensils, direct sales opportunities abound. 

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fella and had a skin infection, scarring on his 

back and a very large mass on his underside 

that we feared may be cancer. 

We scheduled surgery and got a very 

pleasant surprise! Instead of cancer as we 

feared, Bruster only had a very large hernia 

which was repaired along with his neuter. 

We have cleared up his other skin issues, 

and he is once again a happy, healthy stately 

gentleman. 

Bruster is no couch potato, he walked the 

entire distance of the parade at Band Night 

and was ready for more! He has a lot of life in 

him and even though his prior caretakers did 

not have his best interests in mind, he holds 

no grudges. He is friendly, happy, talkative, 

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their success to the support of their clients and 

colleagues. 

In fact, just two weeks after opening for 

business, a fire nearly destroyed their building. 

“It needed extensive repair and that’s where 

Bismarck-Mandan truly shines,” said Paula 

Haider, co-owner. “I bet we had 100 calls the 

next day from friends, family and business 

contacts over the years offering to take time off 

from their jobs to help.” 

It was a sub-zero day in Jan. – even a 

fireman’s boots froze to the ground in the midst 

of fighting the blaze – so Haider was humbled at 

what people did at their own peril. 

The newsworthy start of their business 

shifted from tragedy to triumph. Soon they 

were expanding beyond auto glass into the 

construction business, providing unique 

residential glass. 

A big part of that transition was 

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doors to railing systems and any specialty glass 

projects. 

They’ve even constructed the glass structures 

on the Big Cat exhibit at Dakota Zoo. “We didn’t 

think twice about taking on that job, and it was 

an incredible experience,” Haider said. 

Haider Glass prides itself on going the extra 

mile for its clients. The zoo project was one way 

they could give back to the community that, in 

many ways, helped them rise from the ashes. 

“The sale isn’t as important as the relationship,” 

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TIGHT MARKET 

Many of you may ask if it is even 

possible to buy in this type of 

a market. The answer to that is 

“yes!” 

There are many different ways to buy homes 

in this market. As our real-estate climate changes 

and things become tighter and tighter, there are 

still ways to pick a home for you and your family. 

However, you may notice it might not be the 

same as it was two years ago. 

There are fewer and fewer open houses and 

fewer and fewer homes on the market each week. 

As those homes get replenished, they are sold 

just as fast. With this being said, you can still find 

good buys without all the hassles. “How?” you 

may ask. 

The best thing to do is to call your realtor and, 

no, this isn’t one of those cheesy infomercials on 

why to use a realtor, but it is a true and bold fact 

of how this process works. 

Many of us full-time realtors have what’s 

called pocket listings that we have in our arsenal 

of private listings (or in-house listings) that you 

won’t normally see, or to-be-listed properties that 

are coming up on the market that the general 

public doesn’t have knowledge of yet. 

I have sold many homes with this method as 

people who want to list and just are out of town 


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So as the weeks build up to this listing, people 

will call and ask what I have coming up, and I 

will share with them the news of any new listings. 

This gets people in the door faster than those who 

wait for the actual sign to go up. 

A good realtor will have many connections 

and many leads on people who want to sell and 

people who want to buy. After all, that is our job; 

to put homes in the hands of buyers. 

It can be done with some hard work and 

creativity. Your realtor can find a home for you; 

you just need to have a bit more patience than 

once before. 

Patrick Koski is a local real estate agent with Trademark 

Realty who has been in real estate for the past seven years in 

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Our state’s unique backstory 

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is perhaps diversifying more than 

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with the expansion and renovation 

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The Heritage Center is the state’s 

largest accredited museum and hosts 

roughly 100,000 visitors annually. Soon it will become even more 

impressive with 97,000 new square feet of gallery and storage 

space, outdoor gardens and renovated existing spaces. 

By May 1, 2013 – just under a year from now - the new 

entrance, along with hallway exhibits, the expanded museum 

store, café, and Great Plains Theater will open. In July, the 

geologic time gallery will open, followed by two more permanent 

galleries. Everything culminates in November 2014 with the 

fourth gallery opening, which coincides with celebration of 

North Dakota’s 125th birthday. 

“One of our goals with this expansion is to then invite people 

to get out across the state to see where history happened,” 

said Expansion Coordinator Claudia Berg. “They’ll get the 

orientation here and then be able to visit local venues, county 

museums, festivals, and main streets. They will act as an 

economic driver for North Dakota. We want to expand our 

relationships with other venues, too, to coordinate our efforts 

that will get visitors to stay longer in the state.“ 

The new building will meet LEAD Silver standards and will 

do wonders for the staff ’s ability to clean, prepare, and store 

various pieces. On a tour of the construction, it was amazing to 

see the labyrinth of rooms being prepped for movable storage 

walls, special ventilation, and new technologies. The Heritage 

Center houses the exhibits we see on display, but also countless 

pieces of art, artifacts, books, and more behind the scenes for 

preservation or research. 

The new center will be a true reflection of North Dakota, 

traditional with a modern flavor. Whether you stop in to do 

research, to view a specific exhibit, to watch a performance, or 

simply to wander around, the new Heritage Center will captivate 

you. Put on your walking shoes and get ready to check it out. 

Amanda Godfread is a freelance writer and communications director for 

Governor Jack Dalrymple’s campaign. 



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Flooding in Minot led to the 

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so State Fair officials have doubled down 

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memorable yet. 

Activities begin July 20th and continue 

through the 28th with hundreds of events, 

concerts and contests. 

The State Fair Grandstand concert 

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Friday, July 20th. The beat goes on with the 

Zac Brown Band on the 21st; Luke Bryan 

on the 22nd; the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 

on the 25th; Chris Young on the 26th; the 

incredible Blake Shelton on the 27th; and 

ends with Foreigner on the 28th. 

Don’t like music? What about car races 

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by IMCA modified and stock car races on 

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If 

you and your 

sisters had 10 

kids among 

you and found 

yourself ordering child 

products online all of the 

time, what would you do? 

You might do what Jayme 

Heick did and open your 

own children’s store. 

The store is Moe Moe’s 

Garden at 32 First Avenue 

West in Dickinson and 

she has enough products 

on her shelves to make 

any mother and her child 

happy. You see, the store 

is set up so that, while 

Mommy is shopping, the 

children can play. 

“I can feel completely 

comfortable bringing my 

kids there and letting them 

play while I shop or visit,” 

says customer Dr. Kylie 

Simnioniw. “This is huge 

for a mother. It is also a 

great meeting place for 

moms.” 

(Below) Heick’s store is a 

one-of-a-kind store that 

allows mothers to shop and 

children to play.

Jayme and her husband 

Dustin attended all of their 

school years in Dickinson. 

Before opening the store, Jayme 

had the luxury of being at home 

with their two girls. Now their 

lives are a little bit different. 

“Today, I bring the girls with 

me to the store, and I have the 

best of both worlds,” Jayme 

says. “I get to be with my girls 

all day and still feel like I am 

contributing to the community.” 

Of course, this is no 

ordinary children’s store. 

Instead, you might think of it as 

a sorority for young moms. 

“I get to be with 

my girls all day and 

still feel like I am 

contributing to the 

community.” 

“Moms love to talk to other 

moms about things that work 

and things that don’t work,” says 

customer Adrienne Belland. 

“They can do that here, and 

that is an awesome asset. 

The other different thing 

about the store is that the 

product is original, different, 

and unique.” Plus, it is located 

in downtown Dickinson which, 

according to Jayme, is great. 

“We LOVE being 

downtown,” Jayme says. “There 

are a lot of moms who push 

strollers and walk downtown. 

There is a great sense of 

community here and it is busy. 

I like being able to have one-onone 

contact with the customers 

and provide support services 

for families, because what better 

reward is there than a happy 

child?” 

Kevin Holten is the communications 

and events coordinator for the 

Dickinson State University Foundation. 

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