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Golden Valley News
June 27, 2019
In
il
When I want to relax a bit, I me-
ander outside to tend my backyard
plants, which include a variety of
flowers, vegetables and herbs.
I don't even mind weeding (too
much) because my vegetable and
herb gardens are in elevated 4-foot-
wide by 8-foot-long garden boxes.
. My garden beds are about 3 feet
off the ground, so I don't get dirty
knees or a tired back when I am
iending my plants.
My husband built the elevated
gardens for me for Mother's Day a
couple of years ago. I admit the gar-
den boxes were much better than the
shirt I gave him that Father's Day.
Thinking back, I gave him a
My herbs are
doing especially
well this year, I have
basil, cilantro, pars-
ley, chives and
rosemary growing
in part of a raised
bed in a sunny spot,
fancy grill a few years ago, so I
guess we are both happy with the
long-term use of our gifts, regularly and they will flourish.
My herbs are doing especially However, don't pick all the leaves or
well this year. I have basil, cilantro, the plant may die. According to her-
parsley, chives and rosemary grow- ticulture references, leave at least
ing in part of a raised bed in a sunny one-fourth of the leaves on the plant
spot. and remove the flower heads as soon
Adding fresh herbs to your as youseethem.
recipes is helpful beyond adding fla- Be sure to rinse fresh basil under
vor. Basil has very small amounts of running water, then pat it dry before
energy and nutrients, but it does pro- using it. You can keep it a few days
vide a small amount of vitamin A. in your refrigerator, or you can
Basil flavors food without adding freeze it.
salt to recipes. To freeze basil, first remove the
Recently, I was out of town a few stems and blanch the leaves in boil-
days. When I checked my herbs ing water for three seconds. Then
after I returned, I noted my bushy dry the basil with a paper towel and
basil plant was forming flowers. I re- separate leaves to put into a freezer-
moved the flowering heads, then I tight bag. Another way to freeze
picked some basil. I wanted the basil is to puree it and put it into an
plant's energy to be used for making ice cube tray. Then cover the tray
leaves, not flowers, and freeze.
As I walked back to our house, I You also can dry fresh basil, but
could smell the aroma of basil on my you will notice flavor changes as a
fingertips. It made me want to have result of drying. If you choose to dry
a caprese salad or some fresh pesto, basil, separate each leaf with the
A caprese salad with fresh basil is stems removed. If using a food de-
simple to make, especially when hydrator, follow the manufacturer's
vine-ripened tomatoes are ready to~
instructions.
pick. The caprese salad gets its name Leaves are done when they are
from the island of Capri, an island completely dry and crumbly. Once
off Italy. leaves are dry and cool, place them
Besides ripe tomatoes, you need in an airtight container and store for
Sliced fresh mozzarella cheese
up to one year.
(available in many grocery stores), As with any fresh herb, you will
basil leaves and olive oil to make use two to three times the amount of
this famous salad. Layer the toma- fresh herb as you would the
toes and cheese with a basil leaf in stronger-tasting dried herbs. In most
between, then drizzle with olive oil recipes, add fresh herbs close to the
and serve. Yes, it's that simple, end of cooking to preserve the herbs'
~, Pesto', in case you never have delicate flavor.
made it, is prepared from fresh basil Be a little adventuresome with
leaves, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan
your indoor and outdoor plants. Add
cheese, olive oil, and salt and pepper some basil to the mix.
processed in a food processor. You Here's a simple salad that adds
can mix pesto with rice, pasta or color and flavor to a backyard
vegetables, or add some pesto to grilling menu.
mayonnaise to add a little variety to Fresh Tomato, Basil and Avocado
a tuna salad sandwich. Numerous Salad
recipes to make pesto are available 1/4 c, extra virgin olive oil
online. 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
Ancient Greeks called basil the 1 tsp. fresh minced garlic
"royal herb" because of its rich 1/4tsp. salt
aroma, which adds flavor to a vari- 1/8 tsp. fresh cracked black pep-
ety of dishes. Depending on the va-
dety of the basil, some people detect per
2 ripe avocados, halved, seeded,
notes of clove, citrus, cinnamon or peeled and diced
licorice. 2 pints grape or cherry tomatoes,
I could pick basil out of a crowd halved
f flavors with my eyes closed, I 1/3 c. loosely packed fresh basil
think, ribbons (or chopped basil)
Basil can be grown indoors or Whisk together the olive oil, bal-
outdoors. If you don't have a garden samic vinegar, garlic, salt and pep-
spot outdoors, you just need some per in a bowl and set aside.
nutrient-rich soil and a container
In a separate bowl, mix tomato
with good drainage to grow it like a and avocado together while being.
house plant indoors. Be sure not to careful not to mash the avocado too
overwater basil, much. Add basil and drizzle with the
To grow basil outdoors, be sure balsamic vinaigrette. Serve immedi-
the soil has warmed sufficiently, ately.
Find a spot with plenty of sun, at Makes eight servings. Each serv-
least six hours a day, according to ing has 160 calories, 14 grams (g)
most horticulture experts, fat, 2 g protein, 9 g carbohydrate, 4
Pick the leaves from basil plants g fiber and 85 milligrams Sodium.
June 13 - Thursday morning Mass
was celebrated at 9 a.m. Brunch fol-
lowed in the Activity Room. In-town
shopping took place at 10 a.m. Exer-
cises with Deb were done at 10:30 aan.
In the afternoon, residents gathered in
the Activity Room for cards and games.
Lyvia Wojahn and her mother Lacey
stopped for a visit with great-grandma
Marilyn Carlson. Dorothy Stolberg and
Darlene Wilson have been enjoying
company as Darrel Michels and
Mardelle Helm have been spending sev-
eral days here helping Dorothy.
Patricia Davis and Tristan visited
Darlene Wilson and Dorothy Stolberg.
June 14 - Friday moming, hair is
done in the Manor Salon. This week's
hair lady volunteers were Wendy
Ekre and Mary Ann Schillo. In the af-
ternoon, Reading with Vicki took place
at 2 pan. Newspaper articles were read,
and following the reading hour gelato
was served.
June 15 - Reading with Sharon took
place at 2 pan. Sharon is reading poems
and readings from the Chicken Soup for
the Soul Series.
June 16 - Sunday morning starts off
with Adoration at 8:30 a.m. Following
the Holy Hour, Word and Communion
is held.
Todd W'dson and Kay Wiman visited
Darlene Wilson.
June 17 - Monday afternoon entailed
a movie and popcom. The DVD "You
Know You Are From Beach, ND" was
featured. Holly (Wagner) Hartman do-
nated the movie for us to view. The res-
idents enjoyed going back through the
years and seeing familiar faces and re-
membering their hometown
Beach"back in the days." Around 5
pan youth from the 4-H came up and
did window washing for all the resi-
dents. The residents love to visit with
the area youth and they brightened our
day beyond window washing. Mary
Ernst brought along Jonas and Brittany
to visit with Agnes Misealoski. Mary
Barthel brought up her granddaughter
Luxley Barthel so Marilyn Carlson
could see her newest great-granddaugh-
ter.
June 18 - On Tuesday morning, the
public health nurse was here. Exercises
were held at 10 a.m. Bingo was the af-
temoon activity. Devotions were held
in the Chapel with Pastor Ahrendt at 7
pan. Happy birthday wishes were given
to Jim Ulfers as he celebrated his birth-
day in style.
June 19 - Resident Council was held
at 10;30 a.m. In the afternoon, we were
sererladed by Linda Tvedt as she sang
songs for us to enjoy!
Spotlight this week is on Harold Las-
sell. Harold was born June 22, 1924,in
Glendive, Mont to Troy and Mabel
Lassell. He had four sisters, and no
brothers. Harold was married for 64
June 19, 1969; 50 years ago:
The Rev. Roger Bole has arrived in
Beach and has assumed his duties as
pastor of the Evangelical Church of
North America, serving the Beach and
Trotters churches. He and his wife and
children came from Wadena, Minn.
Pete's Super Valu is now in its new
location, next door to Peavey Elevator,
in north Beach They started moving
their stock last weekend and are to
open this week, Thursday, but as Pete
says, everything will probably not be
in the best final order, and a few minor
details remain to be finished before
they can have their grand opening.
June 23, 1994; 25 years ago:
Starting the weekend of June 19,
North Dakota phone users could begin
dialing "1" plus "701" and the seven-
digit number on making all in-state
long distance calls. It is the first step in
making more telephone prefixes avail-
able to meet future telecommunica-
tions growth in the United States.
years to his wife, Carol, before she
passed away. Carol was a banker for
many years. Together they raised three
girls, Barbara, DeEtta and Elaine.
Harold's daughter Barbara also has a
room at the Manor so gets to visit her
dad on a daily basis. Harold had two
jobs in his lifetime, farming early on and
eventually owning his own shop for 41
years, Harold's Motor Clinic in Beach.
Harold's hobbies were mechanics and
working on Model Ts. Harold worked
on everything. He spent over 60 years
being a mechanic. Harold also served
in the infantry.
Harold served in World War 11 and
was stationed in Europe. He was
Wounded in Belgium and later was
awarded a Purple Heart for his service
to our great country.
Harold has lived at the Manor for al-
most a year now, and his room holds
many mementos from his years in serv-
ice. If you see Harold in the halls here
at the Manor he will be wearing a mili-
tary cap and will have a pocket full of
mint Lifesavers that he generously
reaches in and shares with us all.
We are really enjoying these beauti-
ful days with all the green grass and
flower displays popping up. Each new
day has much to offer and we are taking
it all in! Hope your days are just as
grand!
Tactics
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beetle population is said to decrease
where such chemicals are used on
cattle.
However, the beetles are needed
to redistribute the nutrients that are in
a cow pie, and the beetles also eat fly
larvae, said Trish Feiring. When the
beetles do their work, they make
holes in the cow pies, which makes
them degrade more quickly, added
Miller.
Jay Fuher, NRCS soil health spe-
cialist, from Bismarck, using a setup
that simulated rainfall and runoff,
demonstrated how rainfall is ab-
sorbed by five types of land, includ-
ing one with a grazing system, a
tillage system with cover, a tillage
system without cover, no tillage with
no cover, and no tillage with cover.
Land managed with a grazing sys-
tem, and land that wasn't tilled with
no cover crop allowed for the best in-
filtration of water.
First State Bank of Beach, Golva
and Medora, and Western Coopera-
tive Credit Union were sponsors of a
meal that was held at the conclusion
of the tour.
Gray wagwort, found in the
Golden Valley Soil Conserva-
tion District's Spiegelberg 160
acres of land, near Golva, is
one of the forbs identified that
ranchers should want to retain
in their mix with pasture
grasses. (Photo by Richard
Volesky)
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