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lf E ' QuenCh.a:orY°Ur _thirst with Waa!ffrmte!on
4-,,-, 14,, IM months, the refreshing of ripe, ,, If you want to be very creative,
L.U~,CII UUO./U,~ IIUVV I It:::31::3U LU IIUIU UUVVII IJ/UIJI~:~I ty td^~ juicy watermelon comes to mind. watermelons canbecarvedtoserve
To the editor: ' fund about 80 percent of school dis- is now in the hands of the localgov- While growing up, watermelon usu- ~ ~ ......... ,_.-'~_as their own serving containers. De-
' ments T ally was served outdoors for a good endln on our atlence and carvln
in funding $850 million dollars tricts budgets. This school property ern . hese local government ~~~'Yo~,'~:i~"' ~ p " g y p ' " g
reason My friends and I usually skills our watermelon can become
in property tax relief, the 2013 tax relief will replace school fund- officials have the choice of passing- " ~ ' " , Y '
North Dakota Legislatur¢ has done ing which in the past would have the state funded tax relief on to their ended up with trails of bright red wa- , a basket, frog or shark filled with wa-
its part to reduce your local property
tax bill. Now it is up to local elected
officials to do their part and hold the
line on spending and property tax
increases due to rising home values.
The state does not set property
taxes, does not collect them, and the
state certainly does not spend prop-
erty taxes. The power over local
property taxes is given to local enti-
ties such as cities, counties, park
districts, townships and schools.
The state does, however, have the
power to allocate money to buy
down local property taxes by pro-
viding these local governments
more state money.
That is what we did during the
last session.
The state has a constitutional ob-
ligation to help fund education and,
as a result of the work done during
the 2013 session, the state will now
been drawn from local property taxpayers or letting the rising values
taxes, and increased spending consume
To reform our state's school part or all of the state, funded prop-
property tax system, the new educa- erty tax relief. Taxpayers and voters
tion funding model also contains re- must hold their local elected offi-
strictions on the percentage of home cials accountable for how this tax
value or mils that school districts relief is managed.•
can levy. Any mill levy over the Even in the face of rising values,
state limit for school district would these boards and commissions will
have to be approved by a vote by the have the choice to reduce the local
residents of the school district, property tax mill levy to ensure
In addition to the property tax re- local taxpayers realize the tax relief
liefprovided for schools, the Legis- intended by the state Legislature.
lature also provided $200 million in The state Legislature has heard the
a state funded property tax credit, call from the citizens of North
This credit will be deducted from Dakota to reduce property taxes and
your overall annual property tax has responded by providing over
bill. The combined property tax re- $850 million in property tax relief.
liefpackages should cut an average Now it is up to the local govern-
40 percent off of your 2013 propeffy ments to do their part.
tax bill. - Rep. Mike Nathe, R-District 30
I
Whether or not all this property Chairman House Education
tax relief will end up in your pocket Committee
e
Manufacturer assists with town' housing
i
KILLDEER - A manufacturing received and I'd like to specifically of the Industrial Commission and
company here played a role in hous- . recognizeMarathon Oil." A portion increased from $15 million to a
ing that's been built here. of a $3 million contribution from the $35.4 million fund. The program
"With housing nearly non-exis- oil company was directed specifi- continues to support the develop-
tent in Killdeer, we felt it was our cally to the Killdeer project. Contri- ment of affordable units for low- to
duty to take on this project," said butions canbe targeted to a specific moderate-income'households.
Don Hedger, property developer and project or community. Located at 301 -Rodeo Drive,
Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing An allocation of $192,000 from Prairie Gold Apartments are all two-
(KI(,IM) founder, during an open NDHFA's Law Enforcement Pilot bedroom units. Seven apartments
• house for the Prairie Gold Apart= Program (LEPP) allowed two of the are restricted to households earning
ments property. "Our objective ~as property's units to be dedicated to no more than 50percent of area me-
to ensure that there was an afford- housing law enforcement personnel, dian income (AMI) and five are re-
able housing option for our employ- LEPP was funded with the state's stricted to households that earn less
ees and the employees of other Maih approximately $3 million share of a than 140 percent of AMI. To qualify
Street businesses in the community." mortgage servicing settlement fund for the rent restricted units desig-
Hedger utilized'several state pro- and targeted to communities in oil- nated for law enforcement person-
grams to lower the project costs, in- impacted areas. Through the Indus- nel, a household's primary source of
cluding the state's Housing trial Commission, Att0rney General income must come from employ-
Incentive Fund (HIF),'a state pro~ Wayne Stenehjem asked NDHFAto ment in the field of law enforce-
gram funded by taxpayer contribu- pilot the program, ment. The 10 remaining units in the
tions that provides low-cost "Because economic growth has $3.5 million development are mar-
financing to developers of afford- put an increased strain on North ket rate, according to apress release
able rental housing. The program is Dakota's housing supply, the state from NDHFA.
administered by the North Dakota Legislature has now made rentalKMM donated the land on which
Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA). units for essential services employ- the apartments are situated. Addi-
A HIF allocation of $1 million al- ees, including law enforcement per- tional key partners in the project in-
lowed half of the units in the 24-unit sonnel, a HIF priority," said Jolene clude Bank of North Dakota, the
complex to be reserved for income- Kline, NDHFA acting director. HIF city of Killdeer, Dacotah Bank,
• qualified households. Hedger added, was reauthorized during by tl~e 63rd Roers and Stark Development Cor~
"We are grateful for the' guppbrt We : Legislative Assembly at the request poration.
North Dakota sees record fishing license sales
Years of. rising water, a record than 218,000 fishing licer ses were
number of fishing lakes and aggres- sold last year, 20 percent higher than
sive fish management in North the previous record set in 1982. A
Dakota have helped produce record total of 159,500 resident fishing li-
fishing license sales, censes were sold last year,' also
State Game and Fish Department breaking the record set 30 years ago.
fisheries chief Greg Power said in - In addition, nearly 59,000 nonresi-
2012-13 virtually every license cate- dent fishing licenses were purchased
gory established a record high, or at last year, easily surpassing the previ-
the least had a substantial increase, ous high set two years ago.
"Even more impressive is this was "North Dakota remains near the
spread throughout the state, and not top in the country in terms of per
just in the rapidly growing counties capita residents who fish," Power
of western North Dakota," Power said.
said. In terms of actual individuals par-
Statistics compiled by the Game ticipating in fishing, the past year
and Fish Department revealed more was again record-setting with more
than 200,000 active anglers and
about 2 million days of fishing. Both
open water and ice fishing activity
expeffenced substantial increases.
Lake Sakakawea, Devils Lake and
Lake Oahe/Missouri River remained
the top three fisheries in the state.
July 26, 27 & 28
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St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church
Rev. Dan Berg
.Mass: Saturday 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
Golden Valley Manor Chapel
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Sundays: 6:30, Communion, first
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St, Paul's Lutheran Church,
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Sunday School: 11:15 a.m.
First Lutheran Church - ELCA
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday School: 8:10 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
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brown seeds, but seedless varieties
termelon juice on the front of our have some white seeds.
clothes. Although some people swear by
I recall having a large paper towel "sniffing" and "thumping" to deter-
tucked under my chin as a makeshift mine ripeness, horticulture experts
"bib." Eventually I figured out the
say those methods are not reliable. As
choreography involved in eating wa- consumers, we ~lepend on the odes
termel0n without staining my clothes, who picked the watermelon to do it
so I got to shed my paper bib.
Sometimes my mother would right. Watermelons should be picked
make'"old-fashioned watermelon rind at peak ripeness, when their under-
belly is yellow or cream-Colored.
pickles" from the white inner rind of At the grocery st~re, choose wa-
the melon. I recently learned that'
these pickles were featured in the first termelons that are heavy in relation to
their size, with a hard rind and no vis-
cookbook published in the U.S. in
ible bruises or other damage.
1796.
Watermelon is a portable dessert.
You can find a research-tested ver-
Whole watermelons can be stored at
sion of watermelon pickles at the Na-
room temperature. You can rinse and
tional Center for Home Food
scrub the outside of the watermelon
Preservatxon available
athttp://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can 06/w ,with a produce brush and then cut
- into slices Or wedges. You can scoop
atermelon_rind.html. ' the flesh into balls with the aid of a
Watermelon has a long history,melon bailer tool.
dating back at least 5,000 years to
Be cautious to avoid cross-conta-
Africa. Watermelons were so prized minafion After rinsing and washing
that they were placed in the tombs of
the melon, be sure to use a clean knife
mummies to provide fluid and food and cutting board to prepare it. Keep
that early Egyptians believed would
sustain their rulers and relatives in the melon away from raw meat or juices.
Cantaloupe and watermelon contam-
afterlife.
Today, more than 100 varieties of inated during preparation have been
linked to foodbome illness outbreaks.
watermelon are available throughout After you cut a watermelon, treat it
the world. The flesh varies from the
as a perishable food. Wrap the left-
familiar red or pink color to orange or over melon with plastic wrap or place
yellow. Most have black or dark it in a tightly covered container in the
termelon balls. You can find instruc-
tions on the National Watermelon
Promotion Board website
athttp://www.watermelon.org.
Watermelon is true to its name. It
is more than 90. percent water by
weight, so it is quite low in calories.
For less than 100 calories, you can
have a hearty snack of 1 2/3 cups of
watermelon chunks.
Besides having a palate-pleasing
sweet taste and possessing hydrating
properties, watermelon packs a nutri-
tion punch. Watermelon is high in
natural antioxidaiats that may protect
our bodies. Watermelon is an excel-
lent source of vitamins A and C,
which promote healthy skin and a
strong immune system.
Watermelon is one of the best
sources of lycopene, which is a natu-'
ral pigment usually associated with
tomatoes. Lycopene provides the rosy
red hue to watermelons. Eating foods
that are good sources of lycopene
may help prevent diseases including
cancer and heart disease.
Nutrition scientists also have been
studying the citrt!lline in watermelon.
This natural compound is converted
by our body to arginine, which is an
amino acid (protein building block).
Arginine may play a role in promot-
ing heart health,
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about fraudulent telephone calls
claiming to be from representatives
of the driver's license division.
Residents have repor, ted receiv-
ing telephone calls that their, driv-
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that fees must be paid in order to
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caller asks for personal information
and then directs money to be sent
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signed to trick the recipient into email their questions to the
giving but information to a scam NDDOT email address:
artist. The NDDOT urges North dot@nd.gov
Dakotans to hang up on this type of General information about com-
phone calls. Residents who have mon consumer scams is available
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Rev. Scott Hojnacki
Worship Service: Sunday - 8 a.m.
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Mass: 4 p.m.
Sunday: Confessions 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Mass: 8"30 a.m.
St. John Ukrainian Catholic
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Rev. Taras Miles
Divine Liturgy:8 a.m. on first,
third and fifth Sundays,
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Beifield Lutheran- ELCA
Rev. Roger Dieterle
Sunday School (all ages): 11 :a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
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