Your account does not include highlighter on images.
Searches Highlighted on Image
National Sponsors
| January 11, 2018 Golden Valley News |  |
|
©
Golden Valley News. All rights reserved. Upgrade to access Premium Tools
PAGE 3 (3 of 8 available) PREVIOUS NEXT Jumbo Image Save To Scrapbook Set Notifiers PDF JPG
January 11, 2018 |
|
|
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader 
|
January 11, 2018
Golden Valley News
Page 3
N. D. Matters
By Lloyd Omdahl
Leo I.
DICKINSON - A funeral service
for Leo I. Tisor, 97, of Dickinson,
will be at 10 a.m Friday, Jan. 12, at
Stevenson Funeral Home with Pas-
tor Lisa Lewton officiating.
Military rites will be presented by
the Dickinson American Legion Post
No. 3 Honor Guard. Burial will fol-
low at 1 p.m Friday, in the Medora
Community Cemetery, Medora.
Visitation for Leo will be from 1-
7 p.m Thursday, Jan. 11, with a
prayer service being held at 6 p.m. at
Stevenson Funeral Home.
Leo passed away Wednesday, Jan.
3, 2018, at St. Benedict's Health
Center in Dickinson with his son Lee
by his side.
Leo Ira was born Sept. 9, 1920,
south of Sentinel Butte, the third son
of Ira V. and Edna (Petersen) Tisor.
In 1921, the family moved to
Medora where Leo received his edu-
cation at the DeMores School. He
often told stories of playing in the
Chateau, and hockey on the frozen
Little Missouri. After graduation,
Leo went to work on the Win
Pescheck and Don Short ranches lo-
cated north of Medora. In April
1942, Leo began his career with the
North Dakota State Highway De-
partment. On Nov. 12, 1942, Leo
enlisted in the U.S. Army at Ft.
Shelling, Minn. He served at various
military bases in the United States
before being deployed to the Pacific
Theater on Christmas Eve, 1944.
Leo was stationed in India as a T/4
and chief switchboard operator until
he was honorably discharged on
March 22, 1946 in Washington.
After returning to Medora, Leo
worked for the Grazing Association
before returning to work at the North
Dakota Highway Department in
Medora. On Sept. 9, 1948, Leo and
Harriet Ruf were united in marriage
in Wibaux, Mont. To this union two
children were born: Audrey and Lee.
In 1949, Leo transferred to Dickin-
son as the district sign foreman. It
was here that Leo and Harriet raised
their family. He retired from the
Highway Department in December
1985 after 38 years of service. The
ussians will h
minds in midterm
By the time American voters start
looking at their congressional op-
Tisor tions, Russian political strategists
will be waiting to unload an elec-
tronic flood of "shock and awe" that
will be incomprehensible for the
gullible American electorate.
Everyone involved in building a
new voting system that will with-
stand everything the Russians can de-
sign has come with a different theory
about the attack. Those dealing with
the collection, tabulation and certifi-
cation of ballots are bracing for wide-
spread manipulation of figures.
Others are convinced, myself
among them, that the Russians will
use in 2018 what worked in 2016:
buy thousands of commercials on so-
family would like to thank all of the cial media to spread constructive and
caregivers and staff at St. Benedict's destructive rumors, e.g."Hillary has
Health Center for taking very good a restaurant in Virginia engaged in
care of their father and grandfather child trafficking." A man actually up-
over the last six years, peared with guns to rescue the kids.
Leo enjoyed hunting, gardening About a hundred years ago, edu-
and working in his shop. He would cators and social scientists saw a
often be found watching sports, bright future in the spread of educa-
Westerns and rodeos on his TV. Leo tional and charitable institutions. I
looked forward to breakfast at Coun- am glad they didn't live through the
try Kitchen and a cup of coffee and a death of their expectations. The elec-
cinnamon crispy at the Donut Hole torate is no more qualified to run a
with Harriet. Spending time with his
ions
Perhaps one idea
worth considering
would be the cre-
ation of a 24-hour
online Truth Central
to receive research
and provide reports
on the validity of
fake-news.
democracy today than it was in 1918.
Our lives are consumed by electron-
ics - not knowledge, just electronics.
The problem is that all of us have
predispositions to believe rumors that
we want to believe and we cling to
these predispositions with a passion,
e.g."behind some hill in Kentucky is
a band of Moslems that have estab-
lished Sharia society." My cousin-in-
law told me and that's truth.
If the Russian siege were onlyboy Daily inBillings would probably
going to be through electronic equip- be acceptable to carry the reports but
ment, defense against this invasion the page layouts never gets past the
would be simple. After all, we have Burned Egg to the print shop. A
as many electronic brains as Russia Drunk Cowboy has not been pub-
so we could detect and block their ef- lished since 1947.
forts with ease. But that does not help It is sad when we have to admit
those voters lacking in discernment, that distrust has seeped so deep in our
Social scientists look at education society that our major news sources
as the first line of defense. Well, so- cannot be used to correct falsehoods.
ciety has been neglecting the civic Most interest groups with publi-
education of it citizens and there isn't cations have vested interests so most
time to teach discernment to n dions of them may be dismissed. The only
of gullible voters by November 6. one organization acceptable for
Perhaps one idea worth consider- standing as the pillar of truth in the
ing would be the creation of a 24- 2016 election is the American re-
hour online Truth Central to receive search-based performance manage-
research and provide reports on the merit consulting company known
validity of fake-news. After all, we mostly for its reliable polling, the
have a lot of fake-newsers in as well George Gallup organization.
as outside the country. With 90 years of untarnished per-
One problem: can we find a cred- formance, the Gallup people would
itable institution that a large enough appreciate the limitations of data, dis-
share of the citizen would trust with cretion in handling information, and
the news? Certainly, the propaganda responsible reporting.
channels of MSNBC and Fox newsExposure of Russian rumors looks
would be dismissed. The president like the most effective strategy short
would not tolerate CNN. of shutting the Internet down for four
I suspect none of the three regular months. Better solutions are wel-
commercial channels would passcome but never fly without a strut in
muster anymore. The Drunk Cow-one hand.
children, grandchildren, and great-
donsgrandchildrenbr ughthimtremen-joy. He taught hisIn new year, continuing to fi ht for North 13
grandchildren to hunt, garden, make It's been quite a year. People bipartisan bills I introduced last year difference.
homemade pancakes and pick per- often ask me what it's like serving in to provide regulatory relief for com- Last year, I presented
Other Views
By U. S. Sen. Heidi
Heitkamp, D-N.D.
fect raspberries. He was a proud
member of the NRA, American Le-
gion Post and St. John's Lutheran
Church in Dickinson.
Leo is survived by his children
and their spouses Audrey and Terry
Shirley; and Lee and Garnet Tisor;
grandchildren Erica (Dennis) Healy,
Jessica (Ryan) Schneibel, Logan
Tisor and Morgan Tisor; great-grand-
children Brian, Reese and Easton
Healy and Tahlia, Quinn and Oliver
Schneibel; and many special nieces,
nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents Ira and Edna Tisor; wife Har-
riet Tisor; grandson Brian Shirley;
great-granddaughter Lily Jo Tisor;
and brothers, Lawrence (Esther), Les
(Ruby), ~nd Lyle.
Remembrances and condolences
may:be sharedwith the f~tinily at~
wwff.stevensont~ut/eralhome.com.
an award to
Esther Isabelle (Podolski) Schmeling
BEACH - Esther Isabelle (Podol-
ski) Schmeling, 84, of Beach, passed
away on Wednesday, Jan. 3,2018, at
Glendive Medical Center in Glen-
dive, Mont.
A rosary service was held at 7
p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, at Silha Fu-
neral Home in Beach. A Memorial
Mass was held at 2 p.m. on Monday,
Jan. 8, at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church in Beach. Silha Fu-
neral Home of Beach was entrusted
with the arrangements.
Esther was born on April 16,
1933, on an Easter Sunday, at the
family homestead in St. Phillips,
Mont a daughter of Joseph and cluded playing cards with family
Irene (Setera)Podolski. Her educa- friends and relatives with much
tion was at Liberty Country School laughter.
in St. Phillips and at Sacred Heart Esther was a member of St.
High School in Miles City, Mont. Mary's Church in Golva, and St.
She graduated from Wibaux High John's Church in Beach. Some of her
School in Wibaux, Mont with the hobbies included gardening, flowers
class of 1950. Esther formed her and green plants and sewing. She
early childhood years of picking was an avid reader and became very
rocks in the fields with her mother, knowledgeable on the subjects of
father and siblings. The Grotto of health and nutrition. Esther enjoyed
Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, large family gatherings with cooking
was one of her highlights to see be- and baking for her loved ones and
cause her father donated rocks to it. friends. Esther was a wonderful wife,
Esther was featured in an article with mother, grandmother, great-
her rock collection in the Golden- grandmother and a mother figure to
west Electric Magazine. She also en- many in the community. She will be
joyed growing up climbing hills loved and missed by all.
behind her family home with her Esther is survived by her son,
mother, father and siblings on Sun- Max Schmeling Jr. of Sentinel Butte;
days. Gardening, milking cows and Gene Schmeling (Arlene Johnson) of
all.the chores that went with the farm Beach; Kevin Schmeling of Billings,
developed a strong work ethic for Mont.; and Yvonne "Bonnie"
Esther. Schmeling of Billings; her grand-
Esther was employed for the children Marie and Nathan Blomker
Homer Madison Service Center in of Thief River Falls, Minn.; Marcie
Beach, in the fall of 1951, and she and Austin Strelinger of Gig Harbor,
managed the caf6 until 1952. She Wash.; her great-grandchildren
also worked for the Garner School Abriella and Adaline Blomker, and
District asthepresident/treasurer. Nash and Jett Strelinger; sister
Esther married the love of her life, Regina Terrazas of Torrance, Calif.;
Maxwell Dale Schmeling, on May sisters-in-law Agnes (Louis)Schmel-
28, 1952. Max and Esther looked ing of Dickinson; Faith (Bunny)
forward to going to dances at family Podolski of Minot; and Audrey
homes and halls and were very good Northrup of Eagle Point, Ore.
at dancing the polka and waltzing. Esther is preceded in death by her
They remodeled the family farm- parents, Joe and Irene Podolski; one
house southeast of Golva. Esther and son at birth, Joseph; great-grandson
Max semi-retired to Beach in 2000. Augustav Christoph Blomker; and
When time allowed it, they enjoyed three brothers and four sisters.
taking trips to Hawaii and the Virgin In lieu of flowers, memorials may
Islands. They loved family trips with be made to the Beach Food Pantry.
their children, which were treasured Remembrances and condolences
and made many family memories, may be shared with the family at:
Many Sundays and holidays in- www.silhafuneralhomes.com.
Beef Talk
By Kris Ringwall
Farm Credit Services of Mandan
www.farmcreditmandan.com
the U.S. Senate, as Congress has be- munity banks a,d credit unions in a rural letter carrier in Drayton who
come so partisan and filled with rural communities -- which passed in recognized that mail had piled up out
gridlock. I'm quick to remind them committee with strong bipartisan outside the home of an elderly cus-
that far too often in Congress, ex- support -- as well as broader regula- tomer and she called the police. The
treme views on the right and left get the Central States Pension Plan can tory reform to make federal rules police broke down the door to find
all the attention. But there are those keep the pensions theyearned which smarter and more effective for busi- the elderly resident unresponsive.
in the middle, who work across the
aisle to negotiate, compromise, and are at risk through no fault of their nesses, families, and jobs. The resident was taken to the hospi-
own. And now I'm working with a To help address the epidemic of tal and survived because of the in-
reach results. I'm proud to be one of group of senators to try to include missing and murdered Native Amer- stinct and thoughtfulness of the letter
those senators. That's how I've al- that bill in larger legislation to fund ican women, I introduced Savanna's carrier.
ways worked. It isn't flashy, but it's the government. Act, and the bill quickly received a After hearing some students at
how to get the job done for our state Over the summer, I reintroduced committee hearing. Mandan High School talk about
and it's what North Dakotans right- my bill to forge a viable path for- A bill I helped introduce, which family members impacted by the
fully expect, ward for coal while reducing emis- became law, will extend and reform hurricane in Puerto Rico, their peers
Just in the past year, there's a sions that brought together a broad the Veterans Choice Program and and the school held fundraisers for
great deal we've been able to ac- bipartisan coalition of unlikely al- make sure veterans can get care Puerto Rico relief effort, raising
complish. As our state faced a seri- lies, including progressive and con- closer to home. $1,400.
ous and dangerous drought, I servative senators as well as coal In addition to holding my fifth During this past holiday season,
successfully pushed to ensure im- companies, environmental groups, and sixth discussions across North an all-volunteer nonprofit in Fargo
Dakota about combating the opioid raised money and then worked to de-
pactedital gainsCattletaxrancherSrelief andC Uldgot theget ucap-.s, and labor organizations. I'm work- epidemic, I'm pushing for a bill to liver food, toys, clothing, and more
Ag/-ic'ulture Department to provide ing to pass this bill in the new year.
Woridng With a bipartisan group make sure communities are to local families in need, making
disaster relief to farmers and ranch- of six senators, we introduced a bill equipped with the resources and Christmas possible for many fami-
tools they need to fight the growing lies and children.
ers in many impacted counties,to prevent websites from knowingly crisis. This is the North Dakota I know.
A bipartisan bill I introduced to
facilitating online sex trafficking -
boost investments in startups and as Backpage.com did -- and allow- This past year, we made strongThese inspiring stories are a re-
small businesses in rural communi- ing victims to seek justice. The bill, progress for North Dakota and minder of why I come to work in the
ties passed in the Senate. which we're hoping to soon pass, there's still much more to do. But U.S. Senate every day fighting for
I helped write and introduce a bill followed a multi-year investigation, while I'm working in the U.S. Sen- North Dakota. It's a true honor to
to ensure the 2,000 North Dakota I worked for several years on two ate, it's the selfless actions of North serve our state and I look forward to
workers and retirees who paid into Dakotans every day that truly make a a productive new year.
How do you cut cow numbers in
half and maintain the same number
of cows calving?
That seems like a strange ques-
tion, but the question surfaced as the
Dickinson Research Extension Cen-
ter (DREC) preppedfor the current
drought on this year's feed supply.
The answer is to develop all the
heifers as future brood cows.
The answer may seem as strange
as the question, but keep in mind one
of the focuses of the center is to
maintain calves longer in their life
cycle, utilizing lower inputs and
more forage. The bottom line: more
pounds of beef.
The center summered 262 mixed-
age cows in 2017. Because of the
feed situation, the center cut the cow
herd to 143 coming 3- and 4-year-
old cows this past fall, plus 18 em-
bryo-transfer cows that are treated as
a separate herd.
As a background note, starting in
2014, the center began a study to
evaluate frame score and longevity
in cattle. The center kept all the
heifers, bred them and placed them
in the cow herd. The unexpected re-
sult allowed for a more rapid
changeover in the cow herd as 117
older cows were sold to spare winter
feed.
Fortunately, the center has 86
pregnant heifers from last year's calf
crop, so the current bred female in-
The deadline for
submitted copy and
stories and all ad
orders is noon on
Fridays. Call 872-3755
or e-mail
goldenandbillings
@gmail.com.
II
ventory is 229. This is not a tradi-
tional approach, but one factor stood
out very clearly: The younger cows
are lighter and require less feed, and
bred heifers have more flexibility to
seek outside locations to feed.
The bred heifers were transferred
from the North Dakota State Univer-
sity Beef Cattle Research Complex
in Fargo, where they were developed
and bred, to the Central Grasslands
Research Extension Center near
Streeter for winter feeding. The
DREC took advantage of the feed re-
sources in eastern North Dakota and
saved hay shipping costs.
Interestingly, cow numbers can
vary tremendously within a given
time period for a given cattle opera-
tion. And, depending on what the
makeup of the inventory is, the re-
duction in cow numbers will have
varying impacts on the cow age dis-
tribution.
One point that stood out in the
center's favor was the large inven-
tory of younger, lighter cows. That
Early and effective tax planning can manage your
income and maximize the use of tax incentives.
Tax and Recordkeeping Available to Non-Members
was a good thing this year. Heifer re-
tention at the center means keeping
all the heifers. The requirements:
The heifer had to be alive with no
obvious health issues, no heifers
born twin to a bull (freemartins), no
obvious structural issues and at least
500 pounds at a year of age. Heifers
that met these requirements were re-
tained for development.
Rent this
space for
only a few
dollars a
week. Carl
872-3755 for
more.details
MALANKA
Sunday, Jan. 14; St. Bernard's Parish Center, Belfield
Everyone welcome to mark the Ukrainian New Year!
Social Hour: 11:30 a.m. Meal: 12:30 p.m.
Meal is free to UCI members who are current
on their dues, but otherwise $13 per person.
Raffle Items:
Quilt Framed Quit Square $100 cash
~ ~ Pride of Dakota Basket & more ~'
Raffle tickets available at UCI, Dickinson, or at door
. Silent Auction:
Wine Baskets John Wayne Clock Pride of Dakota items
E7o Angel Throw Blanket Toys & much more!
Members will also be electing 2018's Malanka Joe & Janna Rodakowski &
representative = Malank Fam,I
ch'ldren; 2017 " :a Family
!