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lectors Wesley and Missy Cochran, facilitated by Curator Megan Johnston. The Cochrtans have amassed an outstanding collection of 20th-century and AfricanAmerican prints on an everymans budget. RSVP to mjohnston@plainsart.org. RECITAL: Faculty Recital begins at 7:30 p.m. in Froemke Auditorium on the VCSU Campus. $5 adult admission charge, students/children get in free.
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Band: Face to Radio at the Valley City VFW on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 12 p.m. Lunch (Macaroni and Cheese, Sausage, Carrots, Juice and Applesauce). AA - Saturdays: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Saturday at 8
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SilverLining Playbook review by kayley Erlandson
Bipolar Pat (Bradley Cooper) emerges from an eight-month stint in a mental institution, eager to live out his new philosophy of looking for the silver lining in every situation. Sure, his wife got a restraining order on him after he caught her having an affair and beat her lover to a pulp. But even though Pat is forbidden from going within a 500 foot radius of his wife, he plans to get his life back in order and rekindle their love. Enter Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a fiery, young widow recovering from depression, who convinces Pat to enter an upscale dance competition with her as a way to impress his wife. The two bond over tea and Raisin Bran, exchange pointed verbal jabs, and wallow in each others quirkiness. Through the ups and downs of their friendship, the two train for the dance competition and learn to coexist with each others flaws. Of course, this being the obligatory rom-com in the Oscar lineup, the audience figures it out before Pat does: even though falling in love with Tiffany isnt part of his plan, she is the silver lining of his soul.
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p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. On the last Saturday of each month, the meeting is an open meeting - for all to attend, not just alcoholics. COIN AUCTION: The Red River Valley Coin Club will host the 53rd Annual RRVCC Show at the Best Western Doublewood Inn at Fargo, ND. The Lyn Knight Auction Company will also be hosting a currency auction on Jan. 26. This auction will include a collection of 393 North Dakota Bank Note. FORT RANSOM: Fort Ransom Arena at Fort Ransom, N.D., hosts its annual banquet and auction starting with a 5:30 p.m. social followed by a 6 p.m. supper with auction to follow. Tickets: $25 per person. KARAOKE: Full Nelson Karaoke at the Captains Potatoes/Gravy, Creamed Peas and Pumpkin Dump LIVE MUSIC: DANCE to Cake. Face for Radio at the Valley ICE SKATING: Ice City VFW 8:30 to 12:30 skating at the Youth Sports p.m. Complex in Valley City every Sunday from 6 to 8 COFFEE: Litchville p.m. Fees: $3. More info: Community Center ActiviJason Gerhardt, 840-0596, ties: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Austin Gordon, 840-8993. Morning Coffee. Pub in Valley City. For people 21+. LEGISLATIVE FORUM: Enderlin City Hall will be the location for the next Legislative Forum of the session from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend to hear from our legislators and provide them input. SNOW FUN: The 12th annual Kim McInnes Memorial Snowmobile Ride will be held Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Duck Inn in Marion. The event is hosted by Marion Sno-Riders. Shaking will begin any time after 10 a.m. and must be done by 6 p.m. with drawings to follow. You do not have to ride a snowmobile to shake for drawings. Lunch will be available beginning at 5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Red River Valley Hospice. For more information contact Brad Rodin at 669-2240, Tim Bubach at 840-2144 or the Duck Inn at 669-2352. VALLEY CITY STATE: Viking Visit Day and Music Scholarship Auditions on the VCSU Campus. RIGHT TO LIFE: Valley City Right to Life is sponsoring a public showing of the video Voice for the Voiceless in which Melissa Ohden tells the story of her miraculous survival as a baby after an attempted abortion. It will be shown at a free chili and dessert luncheon with discussion afterward on Sun. Jan. 27 at 12:30 p.m. at Grace Free Lutheran Church. COFFEE: Litchville Community Center Activities: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee.
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SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 9:30-11:30 a.m. Myron Jabs - Medicare Fraud; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Lasagna, Salad, Juice, Fruit and Garlic Bread); 1:15 p.m. Pinochle. COFFEE: Litchville Community Center Activities: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee. ROTARY: Valley City Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at the Valley City VFW.
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AA - MONDAY: AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) meetings 8 p.m., at Fellowship Corner 320 2 Ave SE, Valley City. BUFFALO: Buffalo Community Club holds its annual meeting beginning with a 6 p.m. supper and election of officers to follow.
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AA - Wednesdays: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Wednesday at noon and 8 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City.
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AA - Sunday: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meets every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Corner, 320 Second Ave. S.E. in Valley City. Sunday meetings are open meetings for all to attend, not just alcoholics. SENIORS: Barnes County Senior Center Activities - 12:30 p.m. Lunch (Pork Chops, Mashed
BASKETBALL: VC Park & Recreations Youth Basketball Tournament Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013; Girls Grades 4, 5 & 6, Boys Grades 4, 5 & 6. Deadline: Wednesday, January SENIORS: Buffalo Senior Citizens meet every 30th @ 5 p.m. Entry Fee: Monday at the Community $120.00 per Team. RegisCenter, Buffalo, from 9 a.m. ter early as entries may be closed early due to limited to 5 p.m. gym space. ART: An Artists RecepBASKETBALL: VC tion for the VCSU faculty art show will be held in the Park & Recreations Youth gallery from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Basketball Tournament The show runs until Feb. 8 on Saturday, Feb.23; Girls Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 and and the gallery is located Boys Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, & on the third floor of Mc8. Deadline: Wednesday, Carthy Hall and is open weekdays, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Feb. 13 @ 5 p.m. Entry Fee: $120. LIBRARY: Valley City COFFEE: Litchville Barnes County Public Community Center ActiviLibrary hours: Mondays: ties: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. open evening. Tues. through Fri.: Morning Coffee. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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LIBRARY: Storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Valley City-Barnes County Public Library. More info: Liz, 8453821. CARDS: Texas Hold em Tournament is every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Aerie, Valley City. Open to all player levels. More info: Richard Hass: 840-2612. Free, for people 21+. 10:30 a.m. Exercise; 11:30 a.m. Lunch (Beef Stroganoff w/Noodles, Carrots, Juice and Peach Crisp). SENIORS: Litchville Community Center Activities: (Mon-Sat) 8-10 a.m. Morning Coffee.
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xcelsior! Trio will perform in concert at Valley City State University at 7:30 p.m. Monday, QUILTERS: St. Catherine Quilters makes quilts Feb. 4 at Froemke Auditorium, located in Foss Music for those in need every Hall on campus. There will Thursday from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in be a $5 adult admission fee, VCSU students /staff with ID the St. Catherine School SENIORS: Tower City and children admitted free. gym basement, Valley Senior Citizens group Excelsior! Trio, performs meets every Wednesday at City. Anyone is welcome, an eclectic mix of classical, no experience necessary. the Community Center in Tower City from 10 a.m. to More info: Lela Grim, 701- jazz, folk, and contemporary chamber music. The 3:30 p.m. A meal is served. 845-4067. unique combination of More info: Betty Gibbons, TOASTMASTERS: flute, saxophone, and piano president, 701-840-0184. Second Crossing Toastresults in an unusual variety masters is again meeting KIWANIS: Valley City of sound, timbre, and styles. every Thursday from 12 - 1 Champions of performing Kiwanis Club meets every p.m. in the Norway Room Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. new music, the trio perat the VCSU Student Cen- forms compositions and at the Valley City VFW. ter. Visitors are welcome. arrangements by member For information, call Janet Russ Peterson and recently THURSDAY, Jan. 31 at 845-2596. commissioned a new piece, SENIORS: Barnes CounTOPS: Tops Club of The End Unplugged, by Jorge ty Senior Center Activities - Enderlin meets every Variego, VCSUs composiThursday at the Senior tion/woodwind instructor. Center in Enderlin. Weigh in A future commissioning Sign Up for Winter BOW from 8:30 to 9 a.m.; meet- project is planned with Daing at 9. vid Maslanka. The North Dakota Game
Excelsior !Trio members, Deb Harris (flute), Russ Peterson (saxophone), and Jay Hershberger (piano). Submitted photo
and Fish Departments Becoming an OutdoorsWoman program has a few openings available for a one-day winter workshop Jan. 26 at Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Darling, and a three-day workshop Feb. 22, 23 and 24 at Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau. A darkhouse spearfishing class is offered for $50 at Upper Souris. Dog sledding, snowshoeing, winter survival, darkhouse spearfishing, and cross-country skiing are classes available at Lake Metigoshe. Cost of the workshop is $135. More information is available by contacting Nancy Boldt at (701) 328-6312, Brittany Fish at (701) 5273075, or emailndgf@nd.gov.
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My squash is starting to show signs of weakness and so searching for recipes to try I came across a yeast bread with squash. It was yummy. My children and grandchildren were amazed.
Members of the Hi-Lites Dance team are: Shelby Brown(10th grade), Marielle Villarin (10th), Autumn Meyer (9th), Emma Willey (8th), Rachael Meyer (8th), Eden Crump (8th). Submitted photo in the Hip Hop Division. The St. Marys competition was January 5 and the Hi-Lites Dance Team took fifth place in the Pom division.
Directions: preheat oven to 375 degrees Dissolve yeast in water and let stand for five minutes or until foamy. Mix squash, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and salt to yeast mixture and mix well. Slowly add 3.5 cups flour, a little at a time and mix into a dough. On floured workspace knead dough until smooth MOVIE: from page 3 and elastic. Coat a bowl with oil, gently roll dough in bowl The first 2/3 of the movie sparkles until covered with oil. Cover and let sit for one hour or with wit and fleshed-out characters. until doubled. Lawrences Tiffany is a particular joy Punch down, rest, form loaves. Let rise 30 minutes, bake to watch, with her sharp tongue and 25-30 minutes until golden brown. subtly damaged nature. A far cry from her role as Katniss, the girl on READERS RECIPES: Join the cooking revolution fire, from the Hunger Games series, Lawrence still shines brightly as a and submit your recipes to Recipe Roundup with refreshingly unconventional female your comments and suggestions. lead in a romantic comedy. Coopers We would like to publish a recipe for you to try Pat complements Tiffanys character every week, so send your submissions to editor@ and all theinteractionsbetween the indy-bc.com. two overflow withauthenticityand heartbreak. Dont forget to add your personal comments about occasionally I laughed and empathized with the your recipe and maybe some history. characters through the first two acts
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of the movie, but found only disappointment in the conclusion. At the beginning of the movie, I had wondered why it was labeled as a romantic comedy when it spat in the face of so many conventional stereotypes, but the ending alone pegs it as such. My major qualm with tacking on a stereotypical happy ending in this movies case is that it sugarcoats and oversimplifies the reality of mental illness when the movies premise provides room for something with more depth. Pats bipolar disorder receives ample screen time in the opening, but this major definition of his character falls by the wayside somewhere along
the line. By films end, there is nary a mention of it and the movie becomes nearly indecipherable from any other rom-com. If the ending was any more clich, it would have ended on a shot of the two lead characters running through a crowded airport into each others arms. Its not hard to find a silver lining in this particular cloud:Playbookis funny, thoughtful, wonderfully different, and the chemistry between the actors is pitch perfect. The only disappointing part in this otherwise sunny day is the grey, drab overcast of a clichd ending right before the credits roll.
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It is a puzzle; which is my true passion, birding or photography? Of course the perfect solution is when I am shooting photos of birds. This particular gallery show has 5 images of birds in it all shot in Ecuador. My interest in photography is fairly broad with many types of subjects I like to shoot. Some of the most challenging photograph I do is of birds. It usually requires a great deal of patience, persistence, and time. Other forms of photography such as landscapes, flowers, portraits, etc. can be quite relaxing. This is not always the case with birds they can be quite frustrating. When you get an image you like it is all the sweeter knowing how much effort it took to achieve.
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from two different directions. The first comes from a collision of childhood memories of fairytales and early television shows with the political ramifications of those experiences. The second evolves from the juxtaposition of Hollywood fiction with physical reality. Whitney is professor of art at VCSU. Her mezzotints have traveled throughout the North America, Europe and to Australia, New Zealand, Serbia, Nicaragua, and Russia. Her work is currently on exhibit at theClemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Clemson University, SC; Pacific League Pressing Matters, Palo Alto, CA; Ink Press RepeatNational Printmaking Exhibition, William Patterson University, Wayne, New Jersey; Americas 2013
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s the days get shorter and colder we acknowledge the change of season. Seasons are not however, the only change we experience in life. I have witnessed many beautiful changes in county social services over the last fifteen years. One is the transition from one half-time parent aide to two full-time human service aides. In 1996, the primary role of a parent aide was to assist single parents who were court ordered to receive services after an incident of child abuse or neglect. Today, these amazing professionals provide in-home services to families and perform administrative support activities for social work staff and other agency personnel. Support staff activities include: data entry, accepting intake calls and making the appropriate referral, performing billing, filing, and scanning, scheduling appointments, coordinating the Thanksgiving and Christmas distribution programs or serving on other community committees. The in-home services focus on participating in familys lives by helping them explore and build on their strengths. Although some families are still ordered to accept our services, most participate voluntarily after acknowledging they could benefit from learning something new. The goal is to help families enhance skills and function successfully. This may include assisting parents in under-
standing and navigating childrens challenging developmental stages, or learning a skill that increases their ability to get or maintain a job to support their family. Through coordination with our social workers and the Parent Resource Center in the NDSU Extension office at the Barnes County courthouse, our aides are able to present educational materials and programs that enhance parenting skills. For example, the aide may help the family develop a bedtime routine, a behavior modification chart, or learn an alternative method of discipline. They may teach housekeeping or money management techniques or how to develop a menu & grocery list then go to the store with the parent to teach consumer shopping. Human Service Aides may transport parents and their children to medical appointments, teach them to advocate for themselves, or facilitate a visit between parents and a child in foster care. Barnes County Social Services mission is to strengthen and empower individuals and families by providing the tools and services to improve their quality of life and our human service aides do just that! For more information please call 701-845-8521 or stop in and talk with one of our amazing ladies.
Heather M. Pautz is a Licensed Social Worker and Director of the Barnes County Social Services Your Health is coordinated by Mercy Hospital.
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Barnes County students compete Community invited to free Nutrition, Heart Disease, Cholesterol and You S
ixteen area seventh and eighth graders will represent the Barnes County Schools in the MATHCOUNTS competition scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 7, on the VCSU campus. The schools represented are: Barnes County North - East and West, Maple Valley, and Valley City. Students will compete in math areas of probability, algebra, statistics and polynomials. Students will compete in a sprint round, a target round, and a team round. Winning teams and individual students will receive recognition. The winning team will advance to the State Competition. Additionally, the two highest-ranking competitors not on the winning team (who may be registered as individuals or as members of a team) will advance to the State Competition. Area students participating are: Barnes County North Alexis Rath, daughter of Teresa Krueger Alexis Rose, daughter of Lee and Vicki Rose Tess Scott, daughter of Tom and Kelly Scott utrition, Heart Disease, Cholesterol and You, a one and a half hour class sponsored by Barnes ON THE MOVE will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Valley City Public School Administration Building, 460 Central Avenue North in Valley City. Everyone is welcome. The class is free for ON THE MOVE members, $6 for non-members with scholarships available. Dr. Misty Anderson, internist at Sanford Health will discuss how hypertension and diabetes are risk factors for heart disease and stroke. She will also discuss the symptoms of heart disease, the value of prevention and various treatments. There will be time for questions for Dr. Anderson. Sharon Buhr, licensed registered dietitian at Sanford Health and director of the Young Peoples Healthy Heart Program at Mercy Hospital will talk about the role of fat, sodium, fish, omega 3 fatty acids and a plant based diet in the prevention of heart disease. It is often stated that hypertension is a disease that people automatically get as they age. But this is not true, states Dr. Anderson; by eating healthy and exercising hypertension can be prevented. Presently in the U.S. 30 percent of the population 30 or older has hypertension, often called high blood pressure, with almost 50 percent of people age 50, 60 percent age 60, and 70 percent age 70 with
East Campus, coached by Al Schumacher: Hudson Awender, son of John and Angela Awender Sydni Everson, daughter of Shane and JeriAnn Everson Jayda Haugen, daughter of Chad and Geri Haugen Michael Johnson, son of Jody and Daryl Kunze Barnes County North West Campus, coached by Carrie Braaten: David Fletcher, son of Dana and Amy Fletcher
Maple Valley School, coached by Alecia Killoran: Ryan Janish, son of Rob and Cathy Janish Dustin Kasowski, son of Randy and Lori Kasowski Katlyn Plecity, daughter of Brian Plecity and Stephanie Blom Sam Richman, son of Matt and Jenni Richman Valley City Junior High School, coached by Trevor Hansen: Evan Haglund, son of Bret and Toni Haglund Erik Johnson, son of Scott and Amy Johnson Taylor Johnson, daughter of John and Jan Johnson Tanner Thomsen, son of Mark and Paula Thomsen
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Sharon Buhr, LRD at both Sanford Health and Mercy Hospital and Dr. Misty Anderson, internist at Sanford Health are sampling some new recipes that will be available to taste at the Nutrition, Heart Disease, Cholesterol and You class. disease. Its not as hard high blood pressure. as you may think, states Various foods such as Promises Activ margarine, Buhr. In America we have the knowledge to decrease which is being sold to hypertension, heart disease reduce cholesterol will be and stroke, but we need available to taste. Other healthy heart food samples to help everyone learn the steps to make healthy will also be served. changes in their own perIn addition, all class sonal food choices. participants will receive For more information or Healthy Heart recipes and to register for the Nutrition, menus. Heart Disease, Cholesterol A healthy diet and lifeand You class, phone Mercy style are our best weapons Hospital at 845-6456. to fight cardiovascular
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his is the Piller Theater Oleo Curtain, once thought to be long lost but it has resurfaced after last being seen in 1969 when the Piller was beingdecommissionedas a theater. Demolition workers found it when they pulled on a rope and it flopped down much to their surprise. A photo of it appeared in the Times Record. From there it went missing. Last May I put on Facebook a request to the Valley City What Do You Remember page asking if anyone recalled what happened to it. A few said it was maybe given to VCSU and another thought VCHS. Cherie Anderson, wife of VCHS Custodian Rick Anderson, saw the posting and asked Rick if hed ever seen anything like it. It was good timing as he said a couple weeks
earlier they were moving stuff around and when he sat down to take a break, he looked up to the ceiling in one of the many closets in the basement of the high school and saw something tied up among the pipes, but wasnt a pipe. They came and got me while we were celebrating Syttende Mai here at the museum with the Sons of Norway and together we went exploring to see if this might be what we were looking for. I got on a ladder and all I could see was blue painted canvas....we were not 100 percent sure but 99 percent positive it might be it. A few days later Rick and his crew got the thing down and managed to unfurl a small part of it in the closet confirming it was indeed the long lost curtain. We were to meet sometime this past summer to see further about unrolling it and what to do with it but schedules and projects intervened
and we didnt get around to getting to it until November when we went to see how it was going to be gotten out of the closet to unfurl it. Theyd done some remodeling around it and removing it from its storage space wasnt going to be easy. Rick, Kevin Klein and myself, tried a couple things and next thing we knew it was out of its storage space and we were rolling it across the gym floor. We only had a little time to admire and photograph it before rolling it back up and putting it away as gym class was coming in a few minutes. There are others who wanted to see it
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s Ive talked with North Dakotas legislators over the years Ive noticed an area if bi-partisan skepticism. Legislators dont really like the initiated measure process. That might be understandable, especially with how that process is formulated in North Dakota. Legislators are restricted from tampering with any law put in place by initiated measure for seven years without a two-thirds By supermajority vote. Rob Port Lawmakers are a little touchy about who does the legislating and, in private if not in public, tend not to be convinced of the publics ability to implement sound policy through direct democracy. That skepticism was shared by many of our nations founders. A pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction, wrote James Madison in the Federalist Papers. A common passion or
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orth Dakota is joining 33 other states in asking the federal government to waive the performance criteria required by the No Child Left Behind legislation signed into law in 2002. The law was a national effort to raise reading and math proficiency in public schools. With two-thirds of the states now obtaining waivers of various requirements of the law, it is time to concede that the effort was a failure.Armed with new flexibility, these states will tailor the program to meet their own priorities. Standards will be relaxed and the goals will be minimized.Every state will have its own plan. Competitiveness in the global market was the major impetus for the law at the national level.That was never a primary objective at the state level.Concern over world competitiveness varies from state to state which means that the desired results will vary from state to state, depending on the importance of international trade on their agendas. Under North Dakotas proposal for a waiver, the state plans to delegate the evaluation of school progress to the local school districts, with some guidelines from the state. At an initial briefing on NCLB in 2003, Don Piper, a UNDprofessor emeritus of educational leadership, said the law is based on an incredibly nave assumption , and that is that 100 percent of all students in all 50 states will be able to get to 100 percent proficiencyin 12 years. Don Piper was right. The effort was nave because a systematic
change would have been required to achieve such a high standard in so short a time.Under the most favorable circumstances in our status quo system of governmentchange comes hard and then only incrementally. When it comes to reforming education, change is almost impossible because every cook By in the kitchen gets a spoon in Lloyd Omdahl the soup.Before change can get through the federal government, the state government and the local school districts, everybody is entitled to have a say about change. NCLB was not only handicapped by the large number of players in this multi-layered game but a plethora of other problems impaired the effort problems that rose out of the naivety of the planners. First, there was no nation-wide consensus on the problem or the solution. That skewed support. Next, the program was underfunded. We found out it was cheaper to issue mandates than to implement them. Change would be required in the way teachers are evaluated and retained.And a good process for doing that was still being sought. (Just because half of the class is flunking doesnt mean the teacher is a loser. )
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Q: What do you think of growing vegetables in a bale of hay? Heres a Web site http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg0308333916091.html?3. (e-mail reference) A: Gardeners are crazy people and will jump at every novelty! It will work, but why do it? The hay will attract rodents, at least for the winter. Who wants to run around looking for hay or straw bales? The opportunity for disease and insect problems being transferred from the bale to the living plants is high. If garden space is not available, plant them in containers with good drainage and use pasteurized soil. Why go to the expense of using pasteurized soil in an unpasteurized bale of hay or straw? If you have a farm, then the hay or straw bales are readily available, but any farmer I know who wants to grow veggies will not resort to using a bale. Thanks for the good question. Q: I have received a couple of raspberry, blueberry, blackberry and grape plants. According to the information I got, raspberries and blueberries can be grown in large pots. Is this a good idea or would it be better to grow the plants in a garden setting? Also, what is the best way to grow blackberries and grapes? We have never tried growing a garden in the past. The grapes are Niagra, the blueberries are Jersey, the raspberries are Red Latham and the blackberries are Ebony King. I know we need to get them planted as soon as possible, but how do we do it? I would appreciate any help you can give me. Also, we have purchased a trellis for the grapevines, but we dont know if that is the best way to do this. (Sioux Falls, S.D.) A: You can grow the plants in large containers or in the garden. Planting them in the garden is best. Blueberries need lots of sphagnum peat moss and acid fertilizer to get them established and maintained. Keep the raspberries and blackberries separated because they can create quite a tangled mess if they start intertwining. You might want to go to my Web site on growing raspberries at www.ext. nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/hortcrop/h38w.htm for more information: Q: I was given some blackberry plants. Should I grow them away from my red raspberries? Do they ramble or grow upright? How do I control them or cut them back? (Pelican Rapids, Minn.) A: Grow the blackberries away from the red raspberries. Blackberries, at least the type I believe you have, grow upright. Blackberries and raspberries bear primocanes the first year. The second year the primocanes become floricanes, which bear the fruit and then die. You want to care for the blackberries much the same way you would raspberries, by removing the fruit-bearing canes in the fall and tipping out the fruit-bearing canes in the spring before new growth begins. Cut them back to about 36 to 40 inches. Q: Is an avocado plant poisonous to animals? (e-mail reference) A: The poison principle apparently depends on the species of avocado. It has been reported as the source of poisoning in rabbits, cattle, fish and canaries. The Mexicola avocado did not have the same results. To be on the safe side, assume the one growing in your house is poisonous.
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As we head in to 2013, fishing prospects across the state are excellent. And it wasnt rules and regulations that created the current bounty of fishing waters that hold good fish populations LEIER: page 19 North Dakota Game and Fish Photo
The greatest change would have been required of families. When children fail to perform in school, much of the time it is parental failure and not school failure. We not only need good teachers in schools but we need strong paren-
werent(arent) about to change lifestyles to help children meet higher standards . In short, NCLB required too much change in too complex a system to be successful. With 34 states getting waivers,
there is no uniform nationwide attack on the performance gap between American kids and the rest of the world. Each state is pretty much doing its own thing. We may abandon NCLB but we still have an education gap with which to deal.
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With about 400 managed lakes in the state, can you imagine the confusion if every fishing water had its own set of regulations for limits or fishing methods. Theres not body of water in North Dakota from which you can keep more than five walleyes, nor is there a lake where the daily limit is less than five. Some lakes have live bait restrictions, a few lakes have a minimum size limit for certain fish species, but for the most part, regulations are fairly consistent across the state. Philosophically, this endears itself to recruitment and retention of anglers. And theres research to prove it. People generally want regulations that are consistent and easy to understand. But theres also a place for special regulations when they will likely benefit the resource, or benefit anglers without hurting the resource. In most cases, the best fishing is a result of good aquatic habitat that promotes a strong fish population, supported by responsible regulations and angler ethics. Case in point. As we head in to 2013, fishing prospects across the state are excellent. And it wasnt rules and regulations that created the current bounty of fishing waters that hold good fish populations. North Dakota is fortunate to have a wealth of fish habitat right now, and based on the conversations Ive been having at gas stations, coffee shops, local cafes, on the phone or online, people are excited about it. Leier is a biologist with the Game and Fish Department. He can be reached via email: dleier@nd.gov.
Mrs. Bangert came down from Bismarck and in company with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bangert went to Rock Rapids to attend the services. Mrs. Bangert will remain there about two weeks. Sues Comments: My first thought after reading this horrifying news was that things like this happened back in 1935 and they still happen today so many similarities! Miss Wallace had survived overseas as a nurse during World War I but was killed helping others in Chicago. The 1930s were difficult times and evidently the mentally disturbed pair of killers felt they had been wronged by the relief (welfare) workers. Guns were as deadly then as now in the hands of the wrong people! Miss Wallace, as stated, was a sister of Sarah (Wallace) Bangert, wife of prominent Enderlin attorney and state senator Charles G. Bangert. They originally came to Sheldon from Iowa and lived in Sheldon from 1903 to 1910 before moving to Enderlin so that is probably why her sister secured a teaching job in Sheldon. The murdered Caroline Wallace would have been an aunt to Dorothy Bacheller, wife of long time Enderlin doctor Steven C. Bacheller. ------------------Watch for more history next week!
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Through portraiture and caricature, Ramos creates comically irreverent images drawn from his jumbled youth. Pop culture, mass media, religious iconography, and quotidian observations are civilly canonized as highrelief sculptures, minimalist interventions, and absurd juxtapositions that question the largeness of these largerthan-life embodiments. In examining his own history, Ramos denies the authenticity of his past memories and the invincibility of his adulthood. Instead, he seeks to create an existence of complicated iconography that gives odd relevance to his sculptures and paintings. Armando Ramos grew up in Texas. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Kansas City Art Institute and graduate studies at Montana State University. In the years following graduate school he lived and maintained a studio in San Francisco, CA. Ramos has been an artist in residence at The Richard Cartier Studios (Napa, CA), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), and at California State University at Long Beach (Long Beach, CA). He is currently a Professor of Art at Valley City State University (Valley City, ND) and was recently awarded a 2012 Individual Artist Grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts. His work has been exhibited at the Virginia Brier Gallery (San Francisco, CA), The Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), The Dairy Art Center (Boulder, CO), and Elmhurst art Museum (Elmhurst, IL) Studio Couture Detroit (Detroit MI). Visit his website for more information: www.armandoramosiii.com.
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The images are painted intemperapaint that can be washed off and the space reused. There are a couple empty spaces on the curtain. There is also evidence of other spaces with differentadvertisementshaving been there. The curtain is owned by the Valley City Public School System. We have requested that a knowledgeable person from the State Historical Society of North Dakota come and take a look at it to evaluate its condition and suggest ideas on how best to display it or keep it preserved for future generations.
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