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In the words of Barnes County Historical Museum curator Wes Andersen, the opening celebration activities for Wimbledons Midland Continental Railroad Museum were nothing short of a love letter to Peggy Lee. Highlights of the celebration included tribute concerts by Stacy Sullivan and music director Jon Weber (above - Sullivan smiling wearing shawl, Weber on the keyboard) in three N.D. cities, plus a rst-rate dedication ceremony in Wimbledon on Saturday, May 26.
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espite prior weeks of nice warm weather, the dedication celebrations for the Midland Continental Railroad building in Wimbledon took place on one of the coolest days in months. e temperature registered a cool 42 degrees with a brisk wind when I got there around 10:15 a.m., just in time to hear the last pop numbers from the scheduled Drum and Bugle Corps. Although the weather quickly warmed to 45 degrees, according to the bank, it never exceeded 50 degrees. Nevertheless, the dedication and the museum building itself were "cool" in the right way and there were enough bundled up people in the three stands surrounding the main stage to make a respectable crowd with many of us standing the whole

The train came in

time. Speeches and entertainment by the Peggy Lee tribute singer Stacy Sulliven and her piano player/music director Jon Weber, who warmed hearts by performing a never-before-recorded Peggy Lee song written to re ect Peggy Lees feelings of N.D., took up about an hour or so and was followed by a picnic held in the storage and display building next door. Certainly, this previously unrecorded song had extra special meaning on Saturday as one of the repeated lines was about the "blustery winds" in North Dakota. Life was indeed imitating art and I could not help but wonder if Peggy Lee was looking down on the event and having a good laugh. Got Ya! is feeling was ampli ed even more so as the catchy Peggy Lee tune Waiting for the Train to Come in (Waiting for my life to begin) played over and over on the wind-up oor model acoustic record player in the museums Peggy Lee room upstairs. e song was very appropriate. Peggy Lees train did, indeed, come in. e job on the building could not have been better and everyone involved with its completion can be real proud. I am only sorry that I did not have something to do with it. Wimbledons new museum is well worth seeing and, for Peggy Lee fans, the items in her room on the top oor crams

as much as you could want in a relatively small space with private listening phones to hear many of her songs. Bring your grandchildren along to show you how to operate it. A lot of work went into this project and should be rewarded by visitors. Like the Lawrence Welk tribute farm near Strasburg, it is a bit o the beaten path, but is worth the drive for both railroad bu s and fans of Peggy Lee alike. Come and visit to see the inside. And listen again to the voice of Peggy Lee, or introduce your children or grandchildren to a one-of-a-kind voice while taking a trip back in time, to the olden days when the railroad still ruled the North Dakota prairie.
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this summer on these dates: n Sunday, June 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. n Sunday, June 24, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. n Monday, June 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. n Tentative: July 4 and July 8 n Friday, July 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. n Saturday, July 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. n Sunday, Aug. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. n Sunday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. is year, the school shoppe is also featuring the new Dakota Territory Gi Gallery.

ark your calendars. e Old School Gi Shoppe, located inside the 1916 Bu alo High School at Bu alo, opens to visitors and shoppers Sunday for the season on Sunday, June 10. Sta ed by volunteers, the shoppe houses treasures old and new, and all proceeds generated are applied to renovations and restorations at the 1916 National Register of Historic Places school building. Our volunteers have so much fun, notes Liane Stoudt. Would you like to be one? To volunteer, reach Stout by email at jolistout@ictc.com e Old School Gi Shoppe is open

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Free Fishing weekend in North Dakota. North Dakota residents may fish without a license. KARAOKE: Full Nelson Karaoke is at the Captains Pub tonight in Valley City. For people 21-plus. More info: Tara Nelson, 701-840-5308. Barnes County Senior Center Activities: Noon Lunch (Hamburger on a Bun, Potato Salad, Juice, Baked Beans, Cookie). A benefit for Suzi Heinze begins at 4 p.m. on the Bull-O-Rama grounds, Sibley. Food, games, horse races, raffle. Proceeds to offset medical expenses. Donations: First Financial, Box 725, Cooperstown, ND 58425. Valley City Parks and Recreation summer programs begin. Free Fishing weekend in North Dakota. North Dakota residents may fish without a license. a.m. Lunch (Swiss Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Tropical Fruit); 1:15 p.m. Whist. A Nurse Scholarship Fundraiser runs from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Mercy Hospital cafeteria, Valley City. Enjoy a dessert bar with coffee or punch; freewill offering. Proceeds to benefit Mercy Hospital Nursing Scholarship Fund. Music in the Park takes place at the City Park Bandshell in Valley City. More info: 845-3294. Barnes County Senior Center Activities: 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Lasagna, Tossed Salad, Juice, Banana).

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YOUR HEALTH: Rural Health Care in jeopardy

recently attended the American Hospital Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C. e purpose of the meeting was to discuss rural health issues with government o cials and also to meet with our North Dakota elected o cials to advocate for their support in protecting By Keith rural healthcare. Heuser What I heard while there is that rural healthcare is a target for our federal government in the coming years and the program that was created in 1997, called the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program, is square in the sights of budget writers for re- this program will be insigni cant when compared to our ductions. Now why is this a problem, you might ask? overall national debt and the CAH program is protecting e Critical Access Hospital program was created to more than 1,200 hospitals nationwide a pretty good inprotect small, rural hospitals because the payment system vestment for relatively small dollars! created to cover Medicare and partly Medicaid, put most Please contact Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Director of Health rural hospitals in jeopardy of closing. and Human Services, and our North Dakota elected of e health care infrastructure in much of rural Amercials to tell them how important your rural healthcare ica is a web of small hospitals, clinics and nursing homes network is and what it would mean to you if we lost it. Ask (frequently attached to the hospitals) o en experiencing them to protect the CAH program and our fragile rural signi cant nancial stress. Many rural hospitals have - health system! Go to this web site www.hhs.gov and follow nancial margins too narrow or too low to support invest- the information on how to contact Director Sebelius. ments in critical plant and technological upgrades. MedYou can also contact me at 701-845-6400 if you have icaid and Medicare reimbursement rates remain generally questions or need more information. below actual costs of services provided, thus stressing proKeith Heuser is the Administrator at Mercy Hospital in Valley City. viders that depend on reimbursements from public proYour Health is coordinated by Mercy Hospital. grams. e promise of federally quali ed health centers across rural America has yet to materialize, thus a ecting the available care for low-income and uninsured rural people. And many rural long-term care facilities are at risk of closure, a ecting the health care safety net for the rural elderly, according to the Jon M. Bailey Center for Rural A airs paper e Top 10 Rural Issues for Healthcare Reform. NEW VALLEY CITY LOCATION Because most rural hospitals in 1997 could not remain viable under the federal payment structure, a completeTO SERVE YOU BETTER! ly di erent method of payment was approved. is new structure included many cost-based payments that o set the cost of providing services to Medicare enrollees, keepASK ABOUT ing these small, rural hospitals viable in the communi128 12th St. NE OUR PET ODOR ties they serve. ese cost-based measures are the ones I VALLEY CITY, ND TREATMENT! am very pleased to say that I discussed with Sens. Kent Conrad (D) and John Hoeven (R) and Rep. Rick Berg (R) while in D.C.; and all three are adamantly in support of the SPRING SPECIAL CAH program and understand its importance. 95 e problem is that most of our leadership at the federal Not valid with other offers or level have little, if any, experience in rural communities discounts. Expires 6/15/12. and dont understand the speci c rural problems that rewww.kscarpet.com LIVING ROOM, HALL & THREE BEDROOM quire a separate reimbursement structure. For this reason TRAFFIC AREAS UP TO 450 SQ.FT. SATISFACTION alone, your letters to the Director of Health and Human GUARANTEED CALL TODAY: 845-5188 Services are critical. SINCE 1986 800-339-5188 Rural healthcare is a key employer, economic engine Kevin & Randie and critical service for all of rural America. e current Schlager, Owners threats to a successful payment system for rural hospitals are signi cant and real. And by the way, the total CAH program reimbursement nationwide is roughly 5% of the Medicare program (it changes slightly depending on who you talk to but it is never more than 6%) so any dollars recovered from More Horsepower More Strength More Durability

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h i s postcard photograph of Leal from 1910 shows an automo- By Dennis bile with Stillings two gentlemen seated parked in front of the bank (on the left). A general store can be seen on the right. In the distance, some horses are hitched up. Leal was founded in 1892 by Scottish-English settlers who came from Canada in 1883. Leal is Scottish for faithful and true. The town was incorporated in 1911. Leal reached a peak population of 105 in 1930. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. J. P. Larison of Washington, N.J., by Ada, and reads: Dear Ruth. Arrived home Friday night. All O.K. had fun time. I took Auto ride to this place about 15 miles

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By Ashley Nadeau Barnes County Extension Agent hildren are eating more meals and snacks away from home. They may be choosing unhealthy ready-to-eat food options rather than spending time preparing a healthy snack or meal and eating with their families. With a growing interest in gardening and gardening with kids this spring I hope the excitement can spread into the kitchen. To keep your children busy and out of mischief this summer, teach them how to cook. Encouraging children to cook can build healthy lifestyle skills, creativity and healthy food choices. Depending on the age group, letting your children cook or help you cook has many benefits! According to food and nutrition specialist Julie Garden-Robinson, cooking with your kids provides many benefits: Cooking builds self-esteem. Children develop confidence, responsibility and independence when they can help you prepare a snack or meal. When they get more practice, they will be able to prepare more foods on their own. Cooking teaches! When kids begin to cook, they can help stir, pour, shake and tear. As they become more experienced, they can move on to spread, mix and knead. Later they can cut, grate and measure with supervision! Kids can develop math and language skills when they measure ingredients and read recipes. Jace Ryan Pytlik (right), son of Jen and Darin Cooking gives kids a sense of accomplishment. They have a Pytlik of Golden, Colo., was born April 9, 2012. sense of pride when they finish cooking and get to share what Proud grandparents are Leon and Marleen Pythey have made with their family. tlik of Valley City, and Houston and Meridel Cooking helps kids make smart food choices. Rather than Rice, Vancouver, Wash; and great-grandmothchoosing ready-to-eat snack or meal options, they know how er Mabel Miller of Valley City. to make healthier snacks themselves. They are able to make informed decisions to Check us out on Facebook! eat nutrient-dense foods. Cooking build creativity! Preparing foods allows kids to show their artistic side. They may have new ideas about methods of preparation, combining different flavors or how the dish is presented when it is served. Kids often fall short on whole grains, calcium-rich foods, fruits and vegetables in their diets. When cooking with your kids, choose recipes that incorporate these food groups to help them meet their daily requirements. Heres one: Granola Bars 4 c. uncooked oats (not instant) 1 c. packed brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla tsp. ground cinnamon c. raisins or dried 420 Main Street Lisbon, ND (701)683-7695 or 866-683-4654 cranberries Monday-Thursday, 8am-5pm www.lisbonsmiles.com c. shredded coconut Check us out on Facebook! 1 c. chopped nuts (ca Dentistry for All Ages One-Visit Crowns (CEREC) Implants Root Canals shews, peanuts or walnuts) Cosmetic White Fillings Bleaching 3/4 c. melted butter Dentistry For Dentistry All Ages One Visit Crowns (CEREC) State of the Art Technology Laser Assisted Dentistry Nitrous Oxide c. honey Implants Root Canals Cosmetic Dentistry Digital Radiology - 90% Less Radiation to Patient Combine all ingredients White Fillings Nitrous Oxide Bleaching PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE INSURANCE ELECTRONICALLY FILED ALL MAJOR CARDS ACCEPTED RECIPE: 16 State of the Art Technology Laser Assisted Dentistry Digital Radiology - 90% Less Radiation to Patient New Patients & Families Welcome

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By Members of the Steering Committee Valley City Community Gardens

his column is dedicated to helping you find answers to your gardening questions. As you ask questions, the Valley City Community Gardens (VCCG) Steering Committee will do the research for you and publish answers in this column. Our goal is to assist you in having a successful gardening experience. Your questions can be sent to VCCG Gardening Column, 230 4th St., N.W., Rm. 204, Valley City, ND 58072-2947 or vcgardens@gmail. com FRESH TOMATOES ~ A Little Help! Most of us look forward to our summer tomato harvest - especially that first ripe tomato we pick and eat. Possibly, with the aid of red vinyl mulch, tomato yield might be increased. Read on. . . Does red mulch really work? If you are a serious tomato grower, you may wish to consider red mulch. Sunlight reflected from red vinyl mulch may increase tomato yields between 1030% based on experiments conducted in numerous states including Minnesota, Montana and Pennsylvania. The red mulch reflects a quality of light back to the tomato plants that stimulates growth. This leads to earlier harvests and higher yields.

Soil warming is definitely a factor. Colored (red, blue and black) and clear mulches warm the soil, which can lead to earlier yields. Different plants respond differently to different colors. While the tomato family (tomato, potato, pepper, and eggplant) respond well to red mulch, cucurbits (cucumbers and melons) seem to respond particularly well to blue mulch. The benefits of red mulch are not assured, but seem to be more likely to occur in areas with short growing seasons (this includes us in the Dakotas!). Results vary from year to year, from crop to crop, and even from variety to variety. Studies have also shown that different effects can occur with different types of red mulch, so consider using a quality mulch developed specifically for tomato production. There is a premium mulch developed by the USDA and Clemson University available in major seed catalogs.
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that put her to work in the barn cleaning stalls, grooming, saddling and exercising horses. In exchange for Litschers hard work, she was rewarded with riding lessons. e result? Soon enough, Litscher was competing in the show ring riding English. e trail toward pro continued when, at 16, Litscher found part-time work with a veterinarian, where she learned how to take care of all kinds of animals - furthering her credentials and commitment. She also continued her riding training and competition, becoming wellrounded in both the English and Western styles of horse riding. A er graduating from high school, Litscher got serious - entering the University of Wisconsin at River Falls program in preveterinary medicine and business administration. Two years later, Litscher began an internship that would later blossom into a full-time assistant trainer position at Schmidt Performance Horses of Cooperstown, N.D. She says the experience at Schmidt Performance Horses was a great experience, but she was determined to nish her bachelors degree and it didnt take this goaldriven gal much time to determine that Valley City State University was the place to do it. e attraction was easy to see, Litscher said. ey had a broad spectrum of classes for traditional and nontraditional students, the classes were very exible and worked with my working schedule and, best of all, my credits from U of W were welcomed. A er graduating, Litscher took the natural next step establishing Litscher Training Stables. She explains: I had already started building a clientele of horses and riders who came to me for lessons. Up here, its really an untapped market that includes people of character and well bred horses that are tough as nails. She adds, ese horses and mules around here can do just about anything, all you have to do is ask. One of Litschers great HORSES: 11
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ach morning the arm of treecovered land cradling the small bay on the south shore of Lake Erie would seem to wave invitingly. While I was busy suiting up for By Nick another day at trial, the Simonson ust when you gulls, ducks, geese and thought it was safe other waterbirds would to go out to the make their way to and from the 3,100garden dah, dah, acre peninsula on Pennsylvanias only dah frost warnings. major shoreline, and the lightly rippled Thats right after bay promised a weekend of cool runmonths of exceptionning, fishing, paddling and hiking in the By Sue B. ally warm weather, state park just across the water. like a hot tub after a Balcom Presque Isle, which translates from long day of skiing, French to Almost an Island, has been gardeners across the around since the last ice age and is a state were lured into their garden result of glacial deposits of sediment plots only to be hit with a wave of molded continuously by the wind and cold and rainy weather over Memo- waves of Lake Erie. Since it formed so rial Day weekend. rapidly - geologically speaking - and remains in a state of constant flux, the Since early April, tillers were kicking up dirt, grass clippings were peninsula creates a fragile and changing biological observatory. The numerous stock piled for mulch, Starbucks began gathering grounds, and even lagoons, wetlands, ponds and dozens of miles of shoreline play host to many of transplants were leaning more and the regions fish, waterfowl, reptile and more every day towards the sun. amphibian species and in turn draw outAnd speaking of the sun, it come doors enthusiasts by the thousands. ups and stays there for a long time My adventure on Presque Isle began these days elbowing us to get out early on Saturday morning, as I met with and enjoy this wonderful time of hundreds of other fans of outdoor runthe year as spring transitions to ning for a quick 5K to kick off the holisummer. Well almost. Memorial Day week- day weekend. While stretching against a stump, I heard a familiar tweet and end, true to course, gave us temps looked into the small stand of timber near 30 and those dreaded frost against the clearing and saw my third warnings north of the Interstate. set of paired cardinals this year. In the 20 Hey folks, its North Dakota. minutes before the race organizer shoutWhile global warming, or climate ed GO! I had seen seven different spechange, or the season of weird cies of songbirds, three different rodents, weather or whatever you call it has two varieties of waterfowl and one leopbeen giving us warmer weather, ard frog and that was just around the there are no guarantees. We are parking lot where the starting line was. working with Mother Nature after As I ran the out-and-back route, I took all and she is a woman that changes note of the wide and towering cottonher mind at the drop of the hat. wood trees alongside the bike path and Only in this state can temps vary the thick undergrowth which supported from hot to cold in a heartbeat. I the wildlife around me. The sandy soil found this really interesting when I beneath my feet was a perfect place for researched weather extremes both the large trees to take root and anchor in this job and as a newspaper edi- the almost-island and create the cradle tor. of life that jutted out into the blue water From www.wunderground.com of Lake Erie. When I finished the run at Website: 23:43 (second in my age bracket), I was 1936: A Year of Extremes all tuckered out from my first 5K of the The climatological summer season and ready to relax. (June-August) of 1936 was the I couldnt think of a better way to do so warmest nationwide on record than by fishing these new waters. I rent(since 1895) with an average ed a kayak, strung up my rods and began temperature of 74.6 (2nd warmest paddling around the lagoons and out summer was that of 2006 with an into the bay. Numerous turtles sunned TINY BITES: 13 themselves in the light of the warm day.

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Somewhere in the thick grass at the waters edge, a heron on its nest grunted out a warning call and I paddled slowly out into the middle of the flow. Firing out my first cast, I connected with a fish. It was one of the many rock bass which were on the spawn on the gravelly shallows, digging out large craters to house their progeny. In the lagoons, snake-like gar twisted and shot out after schools of small minnows and panfish. While a couple offered strikes at my jigs and plastics, their bony mouths provided no connection for my hooks. I longed for the four-inch rope fly that I had used in college to tangle (literally) with these fish. I managed a few nice largemouth bass that lingered along the well-developed lagoon weedline from the early spring that the Great Lakes region also experienced with the rest of the upper Midwest. Meanwhile families of Canada geese honked their way around my orange watercraft as they headed out to the bay. By mid-afternoon, the state park was filled with people taking in the unofficial start of summer. Anglers waded out into the shallows casting after smallmouth bass, or patrolled the rocky edges in their boats. Hikers, bikers and runners moved along the trails and paths around the peninsula like blood pumping through veins and arteries, spreading life and enjoyment in the green arm of land. And while there had to have been thousands of people in the park, it wasnt hard to get away from it all and hear only birds in the tree-covered hiking trails which connected to the main routes. Around 8 p.m. I wrapped up my rods and tackle just before sunset and headed back to town, my hotel just a few minutes away from the parks entrance. On the drive back, I mentally checked off all of the things I had hoped to accomplish; a run in the 23-minute range to kick off the race season, connecting with a few fish and seeing some of the areas wildlife. As I looked out over the bay back toward the park, I smiled and thought that if I ever had the chance to return, Id definitely make Presque Isle the site for future adventuresin our outdoors.
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Its been nearly 20 years since Game and Fish first started its weighted lottery system, which serves to even out the odds for receiving high-demand licenses over time, but I still get a fair number of inquiries about how the weighted lottery works. Heres some questions and answers as the 2012 deer application deadline approaches. What species are covered by the weighted lottery? First lotteries for deer gun, muzzleloader deer, pronghorn, swan, and spring and fall wild turkey. How do bonus points accrue in the weighted lottery? An applicant unsuccessful in drawing his or her first choice license in the first lottery this year receives a bonus point for next year's lottery. In addition, the bonus point is doubled, so the hunter has three chances to get a license vs a hunter who received a first choice the previous year. After four unsuccessful years in a row, the bonus points are cubed in the fifth year. While that greatly increases the odds for a long-time unsuccessful applicant, there is never a guarantee. Someone who receives his or her first this year still has that one chance next year. For some licenses, particularly antlered mule deer and whitetail bucks in a few units, demand greatly exceeds supply and many applicants have the same number of bonus points.

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ts only June, but the chatter along river banks, fishing piers, boat landings and bait shops isnt just about where the fish are biting or By Doug the big one that got Leier away. In fact, every year around this time, theres almost as much talk about deer season. A few years ago on a Sunday after church, during an informal information session on the ins and outs of the early June deer application deadline, one spouse exclaimed, Why dont you guys just go fishing and forget about all this deer talk. The season doesnt open for six months. While she was correct about the season opener, the discussion was important as hunters who want a license need to get their application in on time this year by June 6. In a perfect world, every hunter would get the exact license they want in the unit they prefer every year. But because the State Game and Fish Department manages deer in defined units, license numbers arent unlimited, and therefore many units do not have enough buck licenses for everyone who would like one. In some units, the demand for buck licenses is so much higher than supply that it can take several years of applying for the odds to even out in the hunters favor.

Do I have to apply every year to maintain accumulated bonus points? No, several years ago Game and Fish added a one-year grace period, so a hunter could miss a year without losing points. However, an applicant loses his or her bonus points by failing to apply for two consecutive years. If I receive a license for my second choice, do I lose my bonus points? No, bonus points apply only to the first choice in the first lottery. If I have bonus points and apply with a party, how does this affect me? On party applications, the person with fewest points sets the level for the entire application. Applicants with more bonus points than others in the party have a better chance by applying separately. Why do applications ask for a social security number and do I have to give it? Yes. State law requires social security numbers on all license applications in order for the state to receive human services funding from the federal government.
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the following summer. The temperature in North Dakota that had reached -60 on February 15 at Parshall rose to 121 at Steele by July 6, 1936. The two towns are just 110 miles from one another! Does 1936 ring a bell with any of you? Right in the middle of the Great Depression which not only affected the population economically but the weather seemed to jump right in and bear down hard on everyone in the Midwest. My point though, is that it is North Dakota and gardeners must heed the final frost week with great dedication. Peppers and tomatoes do not like weather below 50 at night and love 70-80 during the day. Oh, and when you bring up weather change to the oldtimers they certainly will tell you that the unpredictability of weather is nothing new. So hang on June is here and officially summer begins on Wednesday, June 20.
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Measure #1 Legislator Eligibility for Office: Under the present Constitution, legislators are prohibited from being appointed to any state office for which the salary has been increased. Since the legislature routinely gives across-the-board raises to state employees, all legislators are automatically excluded from consideration for a state office when they provide these raises. Adoption of Measure #1 would make it possible for legislators to be appointed, provided the office under consideration did not get a raise higher than that given all state employees. Since legislators are some of the most qualified candidates for state appointments, this restriction has kept many of them from considering careers in the executive branch and has denied the executive branch of their services. This is a good amendment and deserves a YES vote. Measure #2 Repeal of the By Lloyd Property Tax: Omdahl This proposed constitutional amendment would abolish the property tax for all county, city, school, township and other local governments and require the legislature to make up the $800 million annual loss with state taxes under a formula to be devised later. Every political subdivision probably would be required to submit its annual budget to some legislative entity for funding at the state level. Or the other option would be a blanket formula that would be a one-size-fits-all in which some local governments would get more and some get less than what they now get in property taxes. In either case, local control would be sacrificed. This measure has no redeeming qualities and should be defeated with a big NO vote. Measure #3 Religious Right to Act or Not to Act: Under this measure, an individual may decide whether to act or not to act on the basis of sincerely-held religious belief unless the government demonstrates a substantial compelling interest to require otherwise. It should be assumed that the meaning of a sincerelyheld religious belief would be a matter of frequent dispute and could include any form of real or unreal professed faith. The measure also covers withholding benefits, assessing penalties, exclusion from programs, and access to facilities, whatever all of that would mean in implementation. At this juncture, this measure is a pig-in-the-poke. We have heard a variety of speculations about the possible applications but we have heard nothing about the specific intent of this measure. What will it be used for? The sponsors must have clear intentions but they have not explained how this would be applied in North Dakota. They have not proved their case for adopting this national one-sizefits-all-states measure. It deserves a NO vote until the need can be demonstrated. The Constitution already guarantees us religious freedom. Measure #4 Fighting Sioux

Logo: There has been considerable confusion about this measure because it refers to the law that was passed in the 2011 special session repealing the law requiring the Sioux Logo at the University of North Dakota. The measure would be easiest to understand if we kept our focus on the law. The real question on the ballot is this: shall the law repealing the Sioux logo be kept yes or no. A YES vote says that we want to keep this law that eliminates the logo; a NO vote means we dont want to keep this law but want to go back to the law that required use of the logo. A NO vote would have devastating consequences for the new Division I athletic program at UND. The NCAA will proceed with its mandates, regardless of what happens to this measure.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Familiarity breeds V.C. contempt

Letter from Cal Bender Valley City, N.D. On June 12th the citizens of Valley City will elect two city commissioners. While I should probably use this letter to extoll the virtues of the candidates who I support, given the tendency of the government of this community to stay in and return to the hands of the same network of people, I feel the need to instead issue a reminder of the recent history that should compel us all to look to fresh faces to populate the city commission. The former mayor of our city is one of our commissioner candidates. She has served in this role before, prior to becoming mayor, and did so well she eventually found her way to the top of city hall. As a result, she is a familiar face to most of us, however, I sincerely

hope we will resist the urge to vote for this familiar face as, in this case, familiarity should, as the old saying goes, breed contempt. The former mayors overbearing mismanagement during the 2009 flood made me wonder who she thought had made her dictator of Valley City. This behaviour was not, however, a surprise to me as I had previously experienced a number of admonishments from her and her cronies to [sit down and shutup, sit down, youre out of order, and shut up and pay your taxes] when attempting to raise issues that were not on agenda. Her overreactions during the 2009 flood cost the city both in terms of people and money. Her constant, shrill admonishments to the citizens to get out of town resulted in many unnecessarily leaving and some of those never returning. Her lack of understanding of the city sewer system, according to our local engineers, led her to take the reasonable idea of provid-

ing necessary temporary sanitation to the extreme, unnecessary littering in significant areas of the city that were not attached to the failed part of the sewage system with porta-potties, thereby wasting [tens of?] thousands of dollars by not allowing them to continue to use their standard sewage system. She along with her crony, who is also running for commissioner in this election, were voted out in the 2010 election as their behavior and actions during the previous term was fresh in the minds of the citizens of Valley City. I hope this letter will serve as a reminder.

Vote for anyone but Brian Kalk

Letter from Paul Stenshoel Valley City, N.D. I hadnt paid that much attention to the U..S House of Representative race in North Dakota. Then I noticed the other day that Bri-

an Kalk is a candidate. I saw Kalk with his rah rah campaign in Fargo, during his successful bid for the Public Service Commission (PSC). I wasnt impressed then and I am less impressed now. Brian Kalk was a member of the PSC when it rammed the wind turbines down the throats of unwilling citizens in Griggs County. He did nothing there to help people who voiced a strong objection to having wind turbines all around their dwellings with no compensation what-so-ever. The noise and blight slashed the tranquility and sweat equity right out of those peoples lives. In my opinion Kalk showed very little compassion. Mr. Kalk looks like a perfect candidate to get the job done for the corporations and not the average citizen. Time after time he has supported controversial fracking and wind turbines, both of which will come back ecologically to hurt the land that we live on. Kalks position is to support corporate

interests while in office. In return, without even as much as a glance backward at the damage he is causing, I imagine hes thinking its a trade-off for some nice lobbying job down the line. The PSC and the U.S. House of Representatives need better people who will take better care of this state, history shows, Mr. Kalk is NOT one of those guy. Please vote for someone else.

No need for Measure 3

Letter from Joseph DeMasi Valley City, N.D. I, as most Americans, strongly believe in religious freedom. That is why I do not think we need Measure #3 and here are three very good reasons: First, I have read the measure and I find it very confusing. It is very poorly written and extremely vague. That could lead to opening the door to endless litigation, legal wran-

gling and unintended consequences. Second, it is not needed. Religious freedom is already protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. We do not need this law! Third, it lacks credibility as it is touted by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, a group that is very out of touch with the majority of its own parishioners as well as most North Dakotans on such issues as equality for women, the use of birth control and even gay rights and abortion. In a recent study, 98% of Catholics use birth control, 60% support civil unions for gay couples and 57% are pro-choice. While many Catholics and Catholic charities do wonderful work, the official position of the Catholic Church recognizes exorcism, but not evolution. The official position of the Catholic Church recognizes Papal Infallibility but not democracy in its governmental structure. The official position of LETTERS: 15

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he death of the black teenager Trayvon Martin in an Orlando, Fla., gated community, shot to death by a private security guard, not only is a deadly comment about our society, it reminds all of us that we are building a stove-piped country, with each economic group occupying a restricted space. During the George W. Bush administration of 2001-2009 there was a 53 percent increase in gated housing units, reinforcing a bunker mentality against what black writer Rich Benjamin calls the loitering, non-property owning poor, renters, new immigrants and people perceived to be poor. Benjamin spent three years and traveled 27,000 miles within the United States, living mainly in white gated communities, interviewing residents. Over 10 million housing units secured by fences or walls are in U.S. gated communities. We are even emphasizing the utility of a privatized criminal justice system, with citizens who can a ord such services secure gates, private cops, private roads, private parks, private schools, private playgrounds living, as Benjamin writes in smugness and fear. e Shoot First and Stand Your Ground laws passed by states reinforce the idea we live in our narrow stovepipes of communities, isolated and mistrustful of any group that is above or below us in social and economic ranking. LETTERS: From 14 the Catholic Church considers murder a sin but gay sex an abomination! And let us not forget that for decades some high o cials protected pedophile priests, causing irreparable harm to countless numbers of children. Under current law, the Catholic Church can and does run its own schools; it can and does refuse to partake in interfaith marriage; it can and does deny certain legal medical procedures to be done at the hospital it runs right here in Valley City, even though it employs non-Catholic doctors who

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Real estate developers realize that gated is becoming a negative world so now we switch to Orwellian fantasy speech, calling gated communities By Ed master-planned Raymond c o m m u n i t i e s , landscaped resort communities and get this one secluded intimate neighborhoods. Benjamin sums up the rapid growth of these privatized areas this way: No matter the label, the product is the same: self-contained, conservative and over-zealous in its demands for safety. Gated communities churn a vicious cycle by attracting like-minded residents who seek shelter from outsiders and whose physical seclusion then worsens paranoid groupthink against outsiders. is creates an us-vs-them mental landscape.

Remember e Titanic Cry Women And Children First! ? Remember all of the chest-thumping about rich men going down with the Titanic, saving lifeboat places for third-class women and children who were housed in the very bowels of the ship? A thorough study of death rates from the Titanic reveals that wealthy men had the same survival rate as third-class children. ere were tremendous di erences in survival rates across the three ticket classes. e cheaper the ticket the

higher rate of death. Of course, it was more di cult to get to the deck from third class, but all passengers did have time to get to the lifeboats that were available. I thought of the Titanic survival rates and gated communities when the story of the Star Princess cruise ship and the shing boat e Fi y Cent hit the news. ree poor teenager shermen from Panama, hoping to get a big catch, went to sea but were stranded far from shore when their motor quit. e three spent more than two weeks dri ing further out to sea, hungry and thirsty, before they spotted the Star Princess. e three frantically waved T-shirts and orange life jackets trying to get the attention of anyone on the cruise ship. ey did. ree passengers spotted the little shing boat and its passengers as they were bird watching. ey had highpowered binoculars, spotting scopes and cameras equipped with telephoto lens. ey took pictures of the boat and passengers. ey noti ed crew members who called the bridge about the shing boat. But one spotter said: Nothing happened. e ship didnt slow down. It didnt seem to change course. So I went back in and asked what the captain was going to do. And he said he didnt know. Two weeks a er the sighting by the cruise ship, one sherman who survived was rescued by another shing boat over 650 miles from shore. GADFLY: 18

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would choose to perform these procedures on non-Catholic patients who would like these procedures done - which are paid for by PUBLIC money (Medicare, Medicaid) or PRIVATE insurance! Supporters of Measure #3 claim it is about religious freedom but where does their religious freedom end and our rights begin? e wording of this measure is so vague that it could have very dire consequences. Is it religious freedom for a man to be able to discipline and beat his wife and children as he sees t? Is it religious freedom for a man to claim he is com-

manded to take many wives, even girls as young as 12 or 13? Is it religious freedom to deny children access to life-saving medical treatment or access to healthcare for women because they are unmarried and pregnant? Is it religious freedom for an employee to re a worker or a landlord to evict a tenant because he or she is living out of wedlock with his or her partner? ese are some of the possible unintended consequences of Measure #3. ere is an old saying, if it aint broke, dont x it! North Dakota does NOT need Measure #3. at is why I urge you to vote NO on Measure #3.

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Philips 36 HDTV Flat screen with remote. $50. 701-845-3524. W/D Set for sale. Newer front-load washer and dryer. LG brand. $800. Call 701-789-0449. FOR SALE: 64 string harp guitar, 1915 model in original box. Call 845-1525. 4X6 Rubber Mats. Only $40 each. Call 701789-0228. Pews for sale. Contact Donelda to make arrangements to see. Four antique pews to choose from. Plus an ornate high-back chair. Call 845-3845. Light-blue davenport for sale. Like new. $225. Will negotiate. Grace, 8450877. Pair of 225/70/15 studded snow tires mounted on rim. Fit Ford or Dodge. $150. 845-1525. For Sale: Campbell/ Hausfeld air compressor. 28 gal., 5hp, 125psi, lightly used. $150, 8454264, can be seen at 3510 Webster Subdivision, VC . For Sale: 14 tandem disc int. & 15 field cultivator int. Wanted: 5 or 6 field cultivator for 3-pint hitch. Call Marvin, 845-9993.
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Dear Fellow Valley City Residents,

Valley City has been a good place to work and raise my family. One of the great things about raising our kids in Valley City is that we could easily have fun in town go shopping, see a movie, grab some ice cream, be part of sports, music and art activities. In order to be a town where strong, healthy families can grow, Valley City must keep and attract jobs and services. Also, while we have an excellent array of services for senior citizens that allow us to stay at home longer as we age, we need to keep living here affordable.

OBO 701-749-2553.

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The Sheyenne Rivers tree-lined banks, wildlife and clean water make the Sheyenne Valley a place people choose to call home. When I visit friends and family on the crowded East Coast, I describe a place where kids fish from the hospital bridge, pontoons and canoes float by Chautauqua Park and a drive to work is along a beautiful, winding river on the Kathryn Road. The last three years have been difficult with the very existence of Valley City threatened by Sheyenne River flooding. Critical decisions are being made now about the Sheyenne River that will permanently affect the city and county. Yes, we need flood protection and infrastructure repair, but the last thing we need is to take on even more water from Devils Lake. We must preserve the water quality of the Sheyenne, our major natural asset. Valley City faces some major challenges. We have a dedicated, experienced staff at City Hall, but we need the talent and ideas of everyone in town. I believe meetings that involve public funds should be open to the public and well advertised in advance. My hope is that respectful, open, thoughtful conversation will encourage more people to be active in moving us all forward.

Buying Farm Scrap & Car Bodies. Rock & gravel sales available. Tandem truck to haul. Will trade barn cleaning for scrap. Will pick up car bodies in town and rural. Call Elroy Patzner, Jamestown, 701-2522533 or 701-320-2239 (cell). Wanted Scrap Metal of All Kinds. Buying farm scrap, cars and snowmobiles. Always buying batteries. Call 701-8400800. T.C. Salvage. Buying old batteries. $5 auto; $8 tractor; $1 lawn mower or motorcyle. Call 701-8400800. T.C. Salvage. HEART DISEASE - A GLOBAL CRISIS. Restore your health NOW. http://acaciacenter. bproheart.com or 701429-8928.

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For over 25 years, I have had the privilege of living and working in Valley City. Now I offer my skills and knowledge to serve as city commissioner. My votes will be based on the best information available and I will be a strong advocate for our home.

Thanks for your consideration, Madeline Luke

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HORTISCOPE: From 7 in your area. Check his or her credentials and ask for references before allowing any major work to be carried out. Q: Attached are three pictures of a silver maple in our backyard. I estimate it was planted around the time the house was built (1938). There are some new dead branches at the top of the tree. Is this a sign that the tree is on the decline? I love the tree and it adds such character to our home. Any recommendations on how to take care of this tree? (Billings, Mont.) A: Judging from the size of the tree and other silver maples I've seen that are the same size as prewar housing, I'd say you are approximately correct on the age of the tree. With proper care, it can continue to live for many more years with grace and beauty. I would strongly suggest making contact with an ISA certified arborist to do some selective pruning. Also, ask for age documentation of the tree. This can be done with an increment borer that will pull a pencil-sized plug out of the center of the tree. With the plug, an annual ring count can be made to establish the age of the tree. It also serves as a safety check to see if any internal decay has taken place. If there is some decay, it can be determined to what extent the tree may pose a hazard in your yard. Be sure to check credentials and ask for references before allowing work to be carried out on this tree. Q: Would it be OK to move my 20-yearold snowball bush (quite large) to another place? If so, any tips on replanting? (email reference) A: This is not the time of year to do it, especially a bush this large. Youd be better off waiting to move it this fall or early next spring, which are times when the bush is dormant. Disturbing the roots at this time of year while the plant is fully leafed out will cause the bush to wilt and make recovery very difficult. Q: The leaves on my irises are big and beautiful, so they seem to be healthy, but I don't think they flowered last year. The plants do not have buds this year. They are located in a very sunny spot. Please advise. (New Jersey) A: You likely have them planted too deeply. Go to http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ pubs/plantsci/landscap/h113.pdf to get cultural instructions. Q: I have a Canada cherry that has black knot. What is the best way to control it? (Ellendale, N.D.) A: Cut it down and dispose of it. I know that is not the answer you were anticipating, but that is the usual conclusion of repeated attempts to control the spread of

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this plague on Canada cherry trees. If you want to hope that your tree is an exception to the rule, heres what you can try. Carefully cut the infected branch off back to a lateral branch and destroy it. Begin a spraying program using lime sulfur while the tree is dormant. During the growing season, spray the tree with a Bordeaux mixture or Captan. By being extremely vigilant in your pursuit of controlling this disease, you may be able to rank yourself in the column of exceptional individuals who gained control over black knot without destroying their tree. Q: We have a client who is looking for a good shrub or bush (hedge) to plant between his yard and his neighbors. The hedge row would be about 150 feet in length. It would run east and west and have very little light blockage from other trees. He is looking for something that will grow fast, be attractive and provide a privacy barrier between the two yards. The soil is a good loamy type and has good drainage. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. (Carrington, N.D.) A: A number of good selections exist. Possibilities are common lilac, biburnum, meadowlark forsythia, red twigged dogwood and arctic willow. Ive used some of them for the same purpose. Q: We have six evergreens in a row that are about 40 feet tall. They are very old now, so they are getting thinner and thinner. We put in evergreen spikes every spring and fall, but the spikes dont seem to be helping. Do you have any other ideas on how we can get them to grow thicker and not die? Is it possible they are not getting enough water because they are in a row? (Toronto, Canada) A: It is too bad that you have wasted time, money and hope by investing in fertilizer spikes because they have little to no value. Ive written at least a few dozen times in recent years about what a waste of money they are. However, the message just doesnt reach everybody. Save your money from this day forward. It is difficult to advise you when there is such a distance between us. Id suggest that you contact an ISA certified arborist in your area. Go to http://www. treesaregood.com/findtreeservices/FindTreeCareService.aspx to locate an arborist nearest you. An ISA certified arborist is more than a dues-paying member. The arborist must pass standardized testing and maintain the education through workshops and courses. Members also are required to promote ethical business practices. An onsite evaluation by someone with these qualifications would be the best option for you to consider.
To contact Ron Smith for answers to your questions, write to Ron Smith, NDSU Department of Plant Sciences, Dept. 7670, Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 or email ronald.smith@ndsu.edu

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a sand wedge away from the 14th green at Meadows Golf Course in Moorhead! 4 bd, 3 ba, 2400 sq. ft. Finished basement with surround sound and fireplace, along with carpeted and lighted storage under stairs. Kitchen features stainless steel appliances, oak cabinets and floors. Garage is heated 3-stall with floor drain and hot/cold water faucet. Landscaped with deck overlooking east side of golf course. Corner lot on culdesac, only 2 blocks from Horizon Middle School. Brad Paul design. Built in 2009. PS: HOT TUB STAYS!! Serious buyers call 701-320-6314 10TH AVE S at 12TH AVE & 34TH ST-MHD.
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Written bids will be received at the law office of Lenaburg, Fitzner, Nelson & Hooper, PLLP, 149 4th St NE, P.O. Box 330, Valley City, North Dakota, until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Bids shall state the total purchase price rather than a per-acre price for the real estate. The top six (6) bidders will be notified in writing that they may raise their bids at a later oral bidding. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities in bids and bidding procedures. The property being sold is subject to easements, reservations, and rights of way of record, and described as follows: E of Sec. 10, Twp. 141 N, of Rge. 58 W, LESS a tract of land situated in the NE consisting of 15.00 acres, more or less The successful bidder will have 30 days from the date of acceptance to secure financing and close the sale. Abstract showing good and marketable title will be furnished and title will be transferred by Warranty Deed. For further information, contact Carol S. Nelson at the above address, telephone (701) 8452701 or carol.nelson@ valleycitylaw.com, or see www.valleycitylaw. com.

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A Looter Elite Feasting Like Maggots On The Carcass Of An Empire. University of California Professor Ernest Callenbach wrote an ecological utopian novel called Ecotopia in 1975 while serving as an Mon-Fri editor and film expert at the university. He studied 2 Entrees DOMESTIC 11am IALS SPEC communities and societies around the world, conwith to 1 am Food on centrating on those that lived simply and concenAppetizer PITCHERS Sat & Drink trated on saving the environment. He died April until 50 tonoon 16, 2012. He left a summary of his life and thoughts 12:30am ALL DAY 1 am TUESDAYS on his computer. His analysis of our present condition in this country is worth repeating over and YES, WE DO HAVE over. This sentence sticks with me: The people In the Wagon Wheel GIFT CERTIFICATES! who do best at basic survival tasks are coopera- Inn - Valley City, ND tive, good at teamwork, often altruistic, mindful of the common good...hoarders and dominators win 845-2525 only in the short run, and end up dead, exiled, or friendless...we need to help each other, to look out for the communities of which we are a part. He doesnt think much of the One Percenters: We live in the declining years of what is still the A smoke-free establishment biggest economy in the world, where a looter elite has fastened itself upon the decaying carcass of SHOE REPAIR & SALES the empire. It is intent on speedMETATARSAL HUNTING & FISHING ily and relentlessly extracting PROTECTING EQUIPMENT the maximum wealth from that FOOTWEAR carcass, impoverishing our forZIPPERS & REPAIR mer working middle class. But GUNS: this maggot class does not invest its profits here....The looter BUY, SELL, TRADE elite systematically exports jobs, skills, knowledge, technology, retaining at home chiefly financial 125 CENTRAL AVE. S. - VALLEY CITY, ND 58072 PH: 701-845-2087 OR 701-845-2378 GADFLY: 19

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GADFLY: From 18 expertise: highly profitable, but not of actual productive value. Callenbach uses Mexico as an example of where the U.S. is heading: End result: something like Mexico, where a small, filthy-rich plutocracy rules over an impoverished mass of desperate, uneducated and hopeless people. Wall Street, the leader of the looter elite and charter members of the maggot class, is doing exactly what he writes about rapidly killing off the middle class. The maggot class would represent the cruise line owners, sailing quickly by the three poor fishermen so they could make port and collect a few more bucks for side trips. Heres One Of Those Looting One Percenter Maggots. Meet Edward Conard, buddy and contributor of Mitt Romney, who made hundreds of millions of dollars at Bain Capital, that vulturous private-equity firm so much in the political news. Conard retired at age 51, evidently exhausted from carrying all of those huge deposit slips around. Actually he has so much disposable cash he is a member of the .01 Percent, not the common ordinary 1 Percent. Conard has just finished a book on finance and the economy called Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You Have Been Told About The Economy Is Wrong. His premise? Income inequality is not a sign the system is rigged. The greater the income gap, the better off everyone will be. The superrich spend little on their personal comforts because most of their money is invested in jobcreating and productive businesses. Computer inventors deserve billions because the machines made life and work more efficient, improving our economic fortunes. Google developers deserve billions because they made the world so much richer. Sometimes Conard goes completely off his GADFLY: 20

How to build a museum

By MARY BETH OLOMBEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER imbledons Midland Continental Railroad Transportation Museum featuring Peggy Lee is ready to receive visitors. Arriving at this point was a long journey with many obstacles, but also moments of serendipitous good fortune. The casual visitor, railroad buff, Peggy Lee fan or young student will each discover something intriguing and memorable within the rooms of the Depot. It is as engaging and well-done as any museum I have visited in my American and European travels. As a Wimbledon native, I thought I knew the Midland Railroad story but there are many rich details and new stories to discover within the museums historical photos and well-written panels. (Did you know the planned route was originally from Jamestown to Courtenay, not Wimbledon?) From the viewpoint of this observer, here are some of the elements which allowed the Depot Restoration Project to reach completion so successfully. A dream needs money. The Depot restoration might never have been more than a dream without the seed money from the estate of Myrna Bultema. It had long been Bultemas belief that the Depot and its connection to Peggy Lee was a piece of North Dakota history worth saving. Bultema, who passed

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The Depot Restoration Committee and Sea Reach Ltd pose for a picture in June 2008. From left: Back row - Tess and Ron Smith, Susan Jurasz, Linda Grotberg, Ginny Lulay, Mary Beth Orn, and Becky Heise; and front row - Bobby Koepplin, Peter Reedijk, Les Koll, Wes Anderson, and Carol Peterson. (Photo submitted/Mary
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away March 9, 2007, had provided money in her will to fund a feasibility study. Have a local source of information. The late Ginny Lulay knew Norma Egstrom (later known as Peggy Lee) in school, was the daughter of the last Midland Depot agent Helen Russell, and lived next door to the Depot during the years she and her husband Bob ran the hotel. The lifelong Wimbledon resident was an invaluable source of local history. Lulay passed away December 16, 2011. Well-connected alumni (and friends) can make things happen for less money. Federal funding paid part of the restoration expense.

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Each change, therefore, required an architects approval. Wimbledon graduate Lonnie Laffen donated architectural services from his company, JLG, saving the project thousands of dollars. In September 2009, Janna Joos, a Wimbledon nat i v e n o w residing in Palm Springs, Calif., was called upon to negotiate the purchase of one of Peggy Lees dresses. The restoration committee had learned that three dresses and memorabilia would be coming up for auction in just a few short days. Through Carol Petersons connections, an anonymous donor had stepped forward with funds to purchase a dress. The question: Could Joos attend the auction and bid on behalf of the committee? She did better within the afternoon Joos had negotiated to buy all three dresses and an oil painting for less than the committee expected to spend on just one dress!

Something about the serendipitous acquisition funded by an anonymous donor captured news editors attention and the story about the purchase went around the world. Work with a great partner. Sea Reach Ltd of Portland, Ore., was hired to design, build and install the interpretive exhibits. Sea Reach Ltd had previously worked with some members of the Midland Depot Restoration Committee on the Rosebud Visitor Center in Valley City. Among Sea Reach Ltds client list are several National Parks and Scenic Byways. Check the details. And then check them again. The committee worked very hard, tracking down photos, proofreading drafts, emphasizing the points that are important to Wimbledons history, and commenting on the interpretive content proposed for each room.
This story originally appeared in the Wimbledon Newsletter and is reprinted with permission. BELOW RIGHT: Photo of Museum Sign by Nikki Laine Zinke/The Independent

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GADFLY: From 19 plutocratic, fascist, Ayn Rand rails. He claims investment bankers did not cause our Great Recession because people took their money out of the banks before the bankers could use it for loans!! He says the financial crap designed by Wall Street banks such as financial derivatives, credit default swaps, collateralized-debt obligations, and mortgage-backed securities was good stuff not understood by a lot of dummies. He writes: Only sophisticated investors understood these new financial tools! When The Maggots Start To Eat The Good Flesh. Conard also thinks the government should guarantee bank bailouts if we go through future recessions or depressions. It seems his only interest is money and how to make it. He ridicules art-history majors who waste their time studying those two subjects in college instead of joining the risk-taking, innovative-hunting, competitive life of the banker. New York Times reporter Adam Davidson interviewed Conard at length and summed him up as a real maggot in the end, even if Conard had earned hundreds of millions of dollars: Conard describes the world as grim and soulless, one in which art and romance and the non-remunerative satisfactions of a simpler life are invisible. And that is ... Conards world. God didnt create the universe so that talented people would be happy. (The world) is not beautiful. Its hard work. Its responsibility and deadlines, working till 11 oclock at night when you want to watch your baby and be with your wife. Its not serenity and beauty. If a Wall Street trader or a chief executive is filthy rich....the merciless process of economic selection has assured that they have somehow benefitted society. Guys like Conard tend to prove that Charles Darwins theory of evolution is scientific and right. Conard should spend some time studying art and history instead of spending his entire life counting dollars. He might run across a live-by statement by an old, wise Indian chief: Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. At 82, Callenbach Probably Has Written The Epitaph For The American Empire. The wisdom and the history found on Callenbachs computer is probably too late to save this country but we should at least read his postmortem and autopsy. Callenbach recalls when the U.S. developed into the strongest, most vital, and most democratic country in the world in the 30 years following WWII: Thanks to strong unions and a sympathetic government, we had unprecedented productivity and prosperity widely shared, a huge working middle class evolved tens of millions of people could afford (on one wage) a modest house, a car, perhaps sending a child to college. No longer is that possible. But in describing what has happened in the last two decades Callenbach tolls our funeral bell: Capitalists who grew rich and powerful by making things gave way to a new breed: financiers who grasped that you could make even more money by manipulating money. They had no concern for the productivity of the nation or the welfare of its people; with religious fervor, they believed in maximizing profit (witness Facebook IPO and the derivatives of Morgan Stanley) as the absolute economic goal. They recognized that, by capturing the government through the election finance system (witness Citizens United, the SuperPacs, and the conservative majority Supreme Court) and removing government regulation, they could turn the financial system into a giant casino. Little by little, they hollowed the country out... Our wars became chronic and endless (over a decade in both Iraq and Afghanistan) and stupefyingly expensive (over a billion a week in Afghanistan alone). Our diets became suicidal (leading the world in obesity), and our medical system faltered (still behind Cuba in effectiveness and 34th in the world), with even our life expectancies began to fall. I picked up a discarded copy of ForbesLife the other day, described as the magazine with the founding mission of celebrating the rewards of success with flair and style. The articles and the ads all emphasized the excesses of the One Percenters. Robert Forbes, the son of Malcom Forbes, the founder of Forbes magazine, described how his dad loved to go into his garage and look at the 40 Harley-Davidson motorcycles he had parked there. Is that what life is really about? ForbesLife had a story about a $27 million man-cave put together by a bachelor. It had solid gold bathroom fixtures, electronic bullet-proof windows with steel shutters, and four goldleafed bedrooms. Numerous, sophisticated ads sold $2,950 leather belts, watches at $65,500, $490 shirts, $2,730 pants, $195 shirt pocket squares, and $1,000 mens shoes. There is truly a sickness in the land.
Reach columnist Ed Raymond, author of The Gadfly, by email at raymond@loretel.net

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