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BY LEE MORRIS WRITER-AT-LARGE herever locomotives ran, grain elevators watched them pass. Towers of the prairie, the grain elevators were made from wood. Farmers hauled the fruits of their labor to the elevators to nish a seasons work. Part of that equation still holds true. Farm folk depend on the countryside grain elevator as an essential piece of their operation. But instead of wood, modern grain elevators rise into the prairie sky with concrete walls. Like the Central Plains AG Services grain elevator that went from ground to roof, 140 feet, in six and a half days this winter. e Central Plains facility is emblematic of grain elevators today: large. It has a capacity of 2.8 million bushels. *** Since the early twentieth century, when they numbered upward of 2,000, most of North Dakotas grain elevators gradually closed or vanished. At the same time, the bushel capacity of new and existing elevators burgeoned. Steve Strege is the executive vice president of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association. He says about 400 operational grain elevators dot the grasslands of the state today. e earliest number I have here on this chart is 1969 and 1970, Strege says. ere were 663 locations and the capacity at the time was 188,000 bushels each, for a total of about 125 million bushels. Now its 368 million. Ben Jacob can see the Central Plains elevator from his
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hen the phone rings and the caller on the other end of the line is excitedly relaying an unusual wildlife observation, I do my best to join the adrenaline rush brought on by a possible rare or uncommon sighting. While some may downplay a turkey vulture observation or what turns out to be a nonnative chukar By Doug partridge, theres just something about the excitement Leier of the unexpected. Not so long ago, bald eagles generated those types of calls where the person at the other end provided details with excitement almost comparable to their child scoring the winning run in a baseball game. Today, I rarely get contacted by someone who starts the conversation with Youll never believe it, but I just saw a bald eagle! And really, thats a good thing. Bald eagles have recovered from endangered status to the point where sightings are common in much of North Dakota, and therefore the novelty of such sightings has diminished somewhat. Beyond the frequency of citizen sightings, the number of bald eagles in North Dakota has literally broken records. During the annual midwinter bald eagle survey conducted along the Missouri River from Bismarck to the Garrison Dam, biologists counted 108 bald eagles, breaking the previous best of 85 in 2008. The mild winter kept the river open and a held lot of waterfowl in the area, said Patrick T. Isakson, conservation biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Open water and available prey are significant factors in the number of eagles still in North Dakota in early January, Isakson said. In 2011, for example, 44 eagles were counted. The aerial survey is part of a nationwide effort to try to get an estimate of the number of bald eagles wintering in the lower 48 states. All survey routes across the country are run at the same time to avoid counting birds twice. While Game and Fish Department biologists no longer request reports on individual bald eagle sightings, they are keeping tabs on eagle nests in the state. As such, anyone who knows of a bald eagle nest in the state is encouraged to report the nest location to the Game and Fish Depart-
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Letter from Keith Colville Valley City,N.D. Getting the facts on Measure 2, an article by Anne Denholm in the Union Farmer publication, April issue, was a bit one sided; however, since the Union Farmer does not print letters to the editor, I would like to get some basic facts of general interest out to area farmers that are counter to Ms. Denholms so-called facts. FACT: Since starting in 2009, the state funds 70 percent of K-12 school budgets. A few years prior to 2009, this percentage was doubled from around 35 to 40 percent. ere were no complaints at the time about increased government control. FACT: $200 million dollars of taxpayer money was spent on out-of-state college students. FACT: State spending has increased more than 135 percent in 10 years. at, compared to 44 percent the prior 10 years. A rate in excess of that of the federal government! FACT: Measure 2 is a Constitutional law that the state has to replace ALL of the money that now comes from property tax. FACT: e state has increased farmland value 30 percent for 2012, residential property 13 percent, and commercial property 20 percent. FACT: Former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said, We dont have to raise taxes to do it. (cover the lost revenue resulting from abolishing the property tax). FACT: $43 million went into the states Legacy Fund last month and is growing every month. FACT: e North Dakota Treasury has over $3 billion with all bills paid and is growing every month. FACT: 56 properties were seized in Barnes County, North Dakota in 2010. No gures exist for those cases in which xedincome people are voluntarily driven from their homes by budgetary di culties caused by the property tax. FACT: Local government will have more local control, NOT LESS!! Point to ponder: Why is it that the government and those who bene t from government subsidies and exemptions all of a sudden became so concerned with the issue of local control? Answer: Because they know that Measure 2 will give people more local control. FACT: Abolishing property taxes will result in economic development and attract new businesses.
FACT: 47 percent of the property in Valley City is not taxed. Fargo has $1.2 billion of tax exempt property on their books. FACT: e Legislature is working on a law for farmers to pay taxes on their homes and homesteads. FACT: Property taxes will continue to rise in the future. FACT: I will be voting YES on June 12th, 2012. FACT: Abolishing the property tax is not about reducing taxes, its about fair taxation and property rights.
Keith Colville notes that he is a Farmers Union member.
hile on Facebook a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon an article that really got under my skin. In this article, there is this family that is suing their doctor because the By Derek doctor did not suggest Davis aborting their baby girl because she is a Down Syndrome baby. As I was reading this article, I couldnt help but think what these parents might be thinking: Shes imperfect. I want her to do well in life. Why cant our daughter be normal? Since abortion became legalized in 1973, there have been approximately 50 million abortions that have occurred in the United States alone. I shudder to think about all these di erent abortions and why these supposed parents would want to abort their own child. I also found another shocking study that disturbed me even more than the 50 million abortions that was cited from the Pro Life Action League in August of 2011. In March of 2011, Life News reported that 90 percent of babies that have Downs Syndrome are aborted! Over the course of many years, our lives have been blessed by the work of many people, and some of those people have had many disorders. For example, Albert Einstein is someone we all know. Albert Einstein was also a dyslexic, and a new study from Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University reveals that Einstein may also have had Asbergers Syndrome. And who can forget Stephen
Nobodys perfect
Hawking? is particular person has Cerebral Palsy! ese two men are geniuses, and there are many more people that have had developmental/learning disorders that have walked our green earth, and it is quite obvious that their parents did not decide to abort them! Shame on the family that sued their doctor because their baby girl has Down Syndrome and didnt get their daughter aborted. Shame on any family who wants to abort their child because they have something wrong with them. How dare you? at child that you are considering aborting will contribute to something in their lifetime, whether it is chemistry, music, or to the business world. Just like anyone else, they will impact many lives throughout their lifetime. You take that child away from this world, and you will nd that you are hurting the world more than helping the world. As I previously stated in my autobiography earlier this year, I am a Down Syndrome person, and I am very glad that my mom and dad didnt have me aborted. ough I am only 23, I look back on the things I have done thus far, which includes tutoring many people, working with many people, and a lot of other stu in between. And there is a person that lives on my oor who is diagnosed with severe ADHD. He is very successful with music. I know that I have impacted people so far, and I cant wait to continue impacting more people! I would not have done any of this had my parents decided to abort me because I was not perfect.
Derek Davis is a student at VCSU and member of the ad hoc community group College Town.
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We are tired of it and we wont take it anymore. ose are the sentiments of By Lloyd folks in the Omdahl City of Oxbow south of Fargo who feel they are getting a raw deal in the planning for new dikes in the Fargo-Moorhead area. If the preliminary plans prevail, they will be getting wet in the next high water. In their search for remedies, the Oxbow folks have found the law that provides for the transfer of townships between counties so they have led petitions to move Pleasant Township from Cass County to neighboring Richland County. e issue will be on the November ballot for both counties, since the counties must approve township secessions. While other people are worried about con ict and terrorism in Afghanistan, North Dakotans had better recognize that this explosive water ght in the Valley could become a serious statewide crisis. We need to remember that the Revolutionary War was started inadvertently when some nervous jerk in the bushes red on the Redcoats. Why worry? First of all, people these days are ornery and contentious. We dont take nothing from nobody anymore. And a recent survey indicated that everyone now has at least one gun. Anger and guns are a dangerous combination. en there is the historical ght for prominence between Burleigh and Cass counties. Remember how those Bismarckers used to sneer about Imperial Cass. It was mostly envy but they claimed that Fargo was trying to run the state, which was partly true. Cass County already brags about having had at least four governors. Jack Dalrymple makes it ve. Some counties havent had one yet and their prospects are pretty slim with grabby Cass in there. Some of the more aggressive types in Bismarck may see this Pleasant Township ght as the opportunity to OMDAHL: 16

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Music Students at Valley City State University will be featured in a general student recital on Monday, April 16, at 7:30 pm in Froemke Auditorium. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Sebastian Grenz, guitar, Jamestown, student of Jon Rudolph, will perform Blackbird by Paul McCartney. Voice students of Leesa Levy on the program include: Taryn Wallace, soprano, McHenry and Katelin Wadson, soprano, Fingal singing the duet Laulda mus te from Gloria by A. Vivaldi, accompanied by Jaime Namminga; Tyler Manske, baritone, Hankinson, The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons, accompanied by Sarah Rhyan;

FOOD: From 9 potatoes, while lower in vitamin C, also are a good source of the nutrient because large amounts of potatoes are eaten. Other vegetables are good sources of folic acid, niacin, thiamin, vitamin B-6, minerals (such as calcium and potassium) and ber. Cooking Tips: Three Rs for cooking vegetables for best nutrition: Reduce the amount of water used. Reduce the cooking time. Reduce the amount of exposed surface by limiting cutting, paring and shredYOUR HEALTH: From 7 medications, antidepressants, and medications used for anxiety can also cause fatigue and sedation in patients. Even medications regarded as stimulants, those that can energize you, like caffeine, ADHD meds and Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) can affect driving ability. While these drugs dont cause you to feel tired, they can cause over-excitement and agitation which can lead a driver to feel over confident in his ability or take risks he wouldnt normally take. They can even lead to road rage. Diabetics must be careful as some of their medications may cause a drop in blood sugar levels. Low blood sugar can lead to dizziness, agitation and confusion, but high blood sugars ding. Overcooking will destroy color, crispness (texture) and some nutrients of the vegetable. Do not add baking soda to retain color because this will destroy nutrients. Vegetable Stir-fry (Makes eight servings) 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 c. thinly sliced fresh carrots 1 c. fresh broccoli pieces 1 c. thin strips of unpeeled raw potato (optional) 1 c. thinly sliced celery 3 Tbsp. teriyaki marinade 4 c. shredded cabbage* or lettuce, one small head 2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds** can cause damage to bodily organs. Drivers must also remember that many overthe-counter medications have directions to take them every 4-6 hours, but detectable levels of these drugs are present for much longer allowing accumulation of the drug in ones system and extending the effects. Here is a little known fact: If you are pulled over for driving erratically, whether its alcohol or legal medications, you can be cited for a DUI (Driving Under the Influence). To law enforcement it doesnt matter, driving impaired is driving impaired regardless what substance is causing it. The same penalties will apply including fines, possible jail time, community service or court-ordered addiction In large skillet or wok, heat oil; add carrots, broccoli, potatoes and celery. Cook over medium to medium-high heat, stirring quickly until vegetables are crisp tender, about six to eight minutes. Stir in marinade. Cover, reduce heat and let steam three minutes. Add lettuce and sesame seeds. Stir one minute longer. Each serving has 64 calories, 3 grams of fat and 287 milligrams sodium.
Source: Why Eat Vegetables, Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., L.R.D. Food and Nutrition Specialist
Katelin Wadeson, Cara Sposa by G.F. Handel, accompanied by Jaime Namminga; and Kirci Wagner, soprano, Valley City, Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss, accompanied by Jaime Namminga. Voice Students of Robin Allebach include: Tyson Eli, tenor, Glenfield, Ouvre tes yeux bleus by Jules Massinet, accompanied by Jaime Namminga, Piano; Cassandra Klos, soprano, Plevna, MT, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms, accompanied by Jaime Namminga; Sara Henderson, soprano, Valley City, I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe; Garret Anderson, baritone, West RECITAL: 16
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Across 1. Jacobs and Chagall, e.g. 6. Lake in Provence 9. Angelinas partner 13. Seize or take over 14. Boxer Clay 15. Grease anothers palms 16. Lords estate 17. For every 18. Painters helper 19. *Endangered _______ Act 21. *Re-purpose 23. Travelers destination 24. Evade payment 25. End of a fuse? 28. *Quickly spreading desert 30. Island famous for bears 35. Faubourg Saint-Honore and Rivoli, e.g. 37. Where batters practice 39. Neatly smart in dress, dapper 40. Gaelic 41. Acquired behavior pattern 43. Freezing temperature in Celsius 44. Colorado national park 46. ____ Lee 47. *What most cars do with pollutants 48. Type of engine 50. Beaks 52. ___ Paolo 53. Like a painting on a wall 55. Top seed in tournament 57. Because of that 61. *Gaylord Nelson to Earth Day 65. Group of wives 66. Sea in Spain 68. Garden dweller 69. *Diminishing layer 70. One who plays for pay 71. Harrys Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts 72. R in RIP 73. Bottom of pants, e.g. 74. Triangular road sign
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Down 1. ____ the word 2. As quickly as you can 3. Ancient Germanic alphabet character 4. Cash Return on Capital Invested 5. *Rachel Carsons Silent ______ 6. 200 of these in Daytona 500 7. Type of brew 8. Type of clouds, pl. 9. Make like a donkey 10. Reduced instruction set computer 11. Cains victim 12. Mark for omission 15. Appear inviting 20. Steve Buscemis character on Boardwalk Empire 22. Bugling ungulate 24. Beginning of universe? 25. *An objective is to save these 26. _____ Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest 27. *Outer layer of seeds
29. Sheep cries 31. Fog or stupor 32. Milk and bread on a grocery list, e.g. 33. Courtyards 34. *_____ Protocol, a framework for climate change 36. Nostradamus, e.g. 38. Irish name of Ireland 42. Something best not mentioned 45. In the grand ______ of things 49. Center of activity 51. Cozy and warm 54. Usually depicted as beautiful maiden 56. Boredom 57. God of thunder 58. *Atmospheric dust, vapor, smoke and moisture 59. Aphrodites son 60. Popular rock opera 61. ____ Russia with Love 62. Ignorant person 63. Male version of Emily 64. Tear violently 67. ____ we there yet?
treatment. Penalties will be harsher if a minor is present or there is bodily harm to a person other than the driver. Medications are necessary to help keep us healthy and functional. They can, however, lead to unforeseen consequences. When starting a new medication, make sure you know how it affects you before you get behind the wheel. If you must travel, find someone else to help get you there. No one wants to be responsible for harm or damage done to another due to impaired driving. Be safe and enjoy your summer travels!
Michelle McKay is an NDSU Pharmacy Studentworking with Amy Noeske, registered pharmacist at Mercy Hospital, Valley City. Your Health is organized by Mercy Hospital.
FARM BILL: From 2 Internet links from the Public Health Law Farm Bill Primer. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. 2008 Farm Bill Side-by-Side. http://www.ers.usda.gov/ FarmBill/2008/ Farmers Legal Action Group. Planting the Seeds for Public Health: How the Farm Bill Can Help Farmers Produce and Distribute Healthy Foods. August 2010. http:// www.flaginc.org/topics/pubs/farmbill.php Congressional Research Service. What Is the Farm Bill? December 2010. http:// www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/ RS22131.pdf National Farmers Union. Farm Bill 2012 information. http://www.nfu.org/ legislation/ family-farm-policy/2012-
farm-bill American Farm Bureau. Legislative Priorities for the 112th Congress, 1st Session. http://www.fb.org/index. php?action=issues.home Not all things bad come from the Farm Bill regarding better eating and smaller farm opportunities. The Farmers Market program, the Fresh Fruits and Veggies program and community food projects are funded with Farm Bill dollars. Once again, check out this valuable primer at http://bit.ly/HG7xLL called Growing Change: A Farm Bill Primer; keep in touch with www.farrms.org and VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLAR. Support Farm-to-School, farmers markets and direct farm marketing in your community.
VCSU to add new business major in fall 2012

Valley City State University will offer a new major in Business Process Integration Management (BPIM) beginning Fall semester, 2012. The major is designed to help students develop knowledge of current business processes, knowledge of advanced enterprise systems, and a combination of skills in communication, problem-solving, and collaboration. These skills are essential to todays knowledge workers but are not often emphasized as a whole in higher education, said Gary Inman, president of the Information Technology Council of North Dakota (ITCND). To my knowledge, VCSUs program is the first to offer this combination. According to Assistant Pro-
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fessor Susan Pfeifer, the need for this program was identified through employer focus groups, surveys, advisory board recommendations, internship results, and participation in professional organizations. We keep our business and information technology programs rooted in the needs of business by staying active in the business community, said Pfeifer. OMDAHL: From 16 dismantle Cass County once and for all and may be willing to finance a fight to move Pleasant Township by force. If that should happen, Cass County would certainly adopt some kind of stand your ground ordinance. The North Dakota cities that have experienced the ravages of flood water may be willing to lend support by sending fighting units to Pleasant Township, the Devils Lake Marine Corps for one and the Souris River Naval Command for two. There is no doubt that the Oxbow people will have sympathizers around the state. It has been reported that the owners of the 30 sections of land in western Pleasant Township want nothing to do with this secession business. They dont want to go to Richland County. We could see a civil war break out in Pleasant Township if some jerk fires his pistol in the Barney Bar. Right now, they are showing great restraint by waiting for the results of the November election before they move. But if the vote is to move Pleasant Township to Richland County, they plan to petition for the creation of their own new township and stay in Cass County. Of course, Richland is an interested party in all of this. If they get Pleasant Township, it would increase the valuation of the county and lower property taxes. That would give Richland the opportunity to brag about its favorable business climate, maybe get Microsoft to move from Fargo to Lidgerwood. Im sure that the folks planning the dikes for Fargo would like to accommodate every threatened property up and down the Red River. If carried too far, however, that would pretty much put them in the canal business. I wonder if anyone is selling tickets for this.
RECITAL: From 15 Fargo , When the Air Sings of Summer from The Old Maid and the Thief by Menotti accompanied by Courtney Pederson, piano; and Andrea Swartz, soprano, Park River, Una donna duindici anni by W.A. Mozart. Also on the program will be four world premieres of new pieces by VCSU composer Jorge Variego and his composition students: Andrea Schwartz, piano, Park River will perform AspiCOURT: From 16 come to view the proceedings. I have talked with many of those people who, as high school students, saw one of our jury trials and recount how it was one of their most vivid high school memories. Attending court gives a spectator an opportunity to see what REALLY happens in a courtroom versus what you see depicted on the television or in the movies. You can see how attorneys ask questions, how the jury is picked, how the Judge makes rulings, and how the jury faces sometimes gut wrenching decisions. In order to discover what is on the docket at the local courthouse, the North Dakota Supreme Court has made the procedure pretty simple. On the North Dakota Supreme Court website www.ndcourts. gov, a person can click Case/Calendar Search on the right side, click Here to Proceed, pick a county, and then choose the calendar option. The easiest way to search is by judicial officer or magistrate (if you know the Judges name), using a certain time period. If you know, for instance in a criminal case, the defendants name, you can also check that way. What will show up is all the cases scheduled, the parties names, and who the attorneys are. If you are interested in a particular case, it would be well worth your effort to call your local clerk of the district court and ask court personnel if the case is still scheduled for the day you may wish to attend. (They do sometimes get postponed at the last minute). A person can also stop up at the local courthouse and ask the clerk of court to assist in accessing a court calendar, especially if computers arent your thing or you are not familiar with names of Judges, In our regional courts, we are very fortunate to have Judges and
rations by Asher Ben Abraham; Micki Buchholz, Oakes, alto sax, Piece for Solo Sax by Ignacio Garcia de Olalla; Bradyn Good, alto sax, Rolla and Micki Buchholz, alto sax, Oakes, Sheftu and Mara by Rachel Lindeken; and The Tritones woodwind ensemble: Courtney Pederson, flute, West Fargo; Katelin Wadeson, oboe, Fingal; and Sarah Rhyan, clarinet, Oakes, performing Girls Talk by Jorge Variego.
Clerks who embrace the notion of open how truly blessed we are in this country court and do what they can to make the to have an open legal system. Ill close court experience accessible to the public. on a personal note. When I was a young If a person wants to visit a court action, prosecutor, I had a fairly high profile case there are simple rules to follow. Conserand my mother and her friend wanted to vative dress is the way to go. Long pants, come to watch. I reluctantly said OK; just shirts that cover basic parts of the body, please be quiet back there. About half-way and logo-less attire is appreciated. Hats, through the morning of jury selection, bells, chains, and attire you might wear to when we took our first break, I was walka nightclub are not appreciated. Neither ing out to my office and my mom scuris gum. The most important way to act ried up to me with a half a notebook full is quiet. If it is a jury trial, a bailiff at the of questions she said I should be asking door may assist you to a seat. You must the jurors. I said mom, please, just sit remain quiet and not talk out loud or back and watch. The State already has one audibly react to what is unfolding before lawyer! you. Please be aware that you may have to Robin Huseby has been an attorney in Barnes County for over 30 years; she is currently the Executive Director go through security at the door, and may of the North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for have to leave your cell phone or electronic device behind. One of the biggest faux pas you can commit is leaving your cell phone on if it is not confiscated at the door. You do not need to stay for a specific period of time, although it is always better to come and go when there is a scheduled break. 147 5th Ave SW - Valley City Some cases are not open to the public. There are reFresh Bouquets Roses Plants Gift Certificates stricted matters involving juveniles, mental health, NEW LOCATION - NEW LOCATION - NEW LOCATION and child welfare, for 240 E. MAIN ST VALLEY CITY example, that, for obvious HAPPY SMOKERS reasons, are closed to the public. You will be inWELCOME! HOURS NOW LOCATED IN THE OLD formed accordingly when LABOR CLUB BUILDING checking on what sort of Daily Mon-Fri case you want to attend. CAN WEDNESDAYS $1 off BEER 100 OZ If you do get the opBEER TOWERS $2 Domestic Cans 4 to 7 PM portunity to go to court, 2-fer-1s - EVERY FRI & SAT - 7 to 9 PM please, go! It is a great exM-F 4-7 PM Buy 1-Get 1 - All Domestic Beer perience and I think it will give you a fantastic idea of NEW LOCATION - NEW LOCATION - NEW LOCATION
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COMMUNITY NEWS, CULTURE, COMMENTARY, COMMERCE u FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 u VOLUME I, ISSUE 29 u FREE

ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH FOR AUTO INSURANCE?

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PRAIRIE TOWERS New grain elevator rising in Hannaford

GAS & DIESEL

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