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~;~,~ ~=~ ~=::/ : 2 :~ ~,;~,'- Ju y 25, 2019 Golden Valley News Page 3 N.D'. 'slid to 1990 Speculation on the date for governor because he was- natorial race has already begun and, n't pure on their issues, they sealed for the incumbent, it looks more like the party's doom. a walk. Failing to learn a lesson from There is no use in making a cha- this political misstep, 'the ideo- rade out of the whole thing so let's aggrieved citizens demand to see logues are still here. In fact, one- put the political circles at ease by the governor personally; and the fourth of the delegates to the last making an iron-clad prognostica- out-party distorts motives. Dem-NPL convention voted against tion: Gov. Doug Burgum will be the In North Dakota, we have corn- Heidi Heitkamp because she corn- Republican candidate but the sacri- mittees, commissions and boards by promised on two issues. As it turned ficial Democrat has yet to be found, the dozen and more elected officials out, she wasn't conservative First of all, I am amazed that than any other state than South Car- enough. Burgum survived this first term let olina, all of whom need coordinat- Given the atmosphere in the alone look for a second. This guy is ing whether or they want it or not, 2018 election, I was convinced that a mover and a shaker and North and it's mostly not. North Dakota was going to see Dakota state government doesn't So I ask you: who would want to something like the Johnson land- move or shake. Trying to govern is govern the ungovernable? Have slide of 1994. Sure enough, it was a as frustrating as teaching memory you ever wondered why North landslide but in every state except Bible verses in a retirement home. Dakota governors never build sig- North Dakota. Nationally, Democ- When I was working on the Fifth nificant legacies? There isn't time rats got the House of Representative edition of "State and Local Govern- to build them. Our government re- by winning all across the country, ment in America," I came to the quires the effort of a mountain to including other rural states. chapter on the executive and won- bring forth a molehill. So what happened in North dered how to best describe the job But it looks like Burgum can Dakota? Bickering between the lib- of govemor. At the time (1987) I de- have the job for the asking. I don't eral ideologues and the party regu- clared the office of governor to be think he even has to ask. He is faced lars didn't help. The hard fact is that the most difficult of any office in with a handful of sulking dissidents they can't expect to be left-wing the American governmental system, on the right and a declining frag- liberals and represent such a con- Presidents go golfing; members mented Democratic Party on the left servative constituency. In ademoc- of Congress are beyond the reach of that has no idea where the center of racy, we sort of expect the elected constituents, and state officials and North Dakota ideology is. officials to reflect the will of the legislators have no visibility. But Grand Forks Herald reporter people. At least, most of the time. the press is constantly at the gover- Sam Easter guessed that the Demo- The choice is between winning nor's elbow; some elected official is cratic-NPL slide started in the early elections and making ideological always screwing up; most lieu- 1990s. He is right. When the liberal points. If the super liberals don't tenant governors are political nu- ideologues resisted the nomination want to PlaY the game that is called, ances (except in North Dakota); of an outstanding moderate candi- they might as well get off the field. li I! We have all had to deal with bul- Prairie Doc By Dr. Richard P. Holm lies throughout our lives, and I have had my share. One fall day, coming home from school, I saw two guys from my third-grade class beating up on a smaller kid and was moved to step in to help. I was chagrined but not surprised when the victim ran home, and I became the new target. The beating I took that day was minimal, however, the sense that I did the right thing by standing up against bullies has propped up my self- worth my whole lifetime<. , Bullies and abtt~g "are every- where. While in medical : hooi, I was in an Atlanta em ~z~y room when a woman came in withabi~- ken nose and other brol~rl bones and bruises that were explairled away as the result of a fall, When we knew full well the injuries were in- flicted by her spouse. Since coming to this prairie town 38 years ago, I have seen several cases of parents who physically and emotionally abused their children, and of adult children who physically and emo- tionally abused their parents. I re- member numerous cases where women came into my office, ex- plained their husbands were physi- cally beating them, and despite my i-ecommendations to 'escape 'and seek shelter, they stayed married to the scoundrels. The American Psychiatric Asso- ciation defines domestic violence and abuse as control by one person' over another in any relationship. Control is the operative word. The means of this control can result from physical, sexual, emotional and eco- nomic abuse, including threats of isolation. The number of American troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 through 2012 was greater than 6,000, and the number of American women murdered by male partners during that time was about 12,000. The Center for Disease Control esti- mates that in the U.S one out of every four women and one out of every seven men will have experi- enced severe physical violence from a bully in their lifetimes. The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates 10 million chil- dren are exposed to domestic vio- lence every year, and that people exposed to such hostility as children are three to four times more likely to become abusive or be abused than people raised in families without it. Sometimes it's right to stand up to a bully, and when there is danger, it's right to escape and get help. And it's always right to save your chil- dren from a lifetime of abuse by not allowing it in your family. hould b almer amara in North Dakota producers need to be vigilant about keeping Palmer amaranth, a particular noxious weed, off their land, according to North Dakota State University Extension specialists. "Grain screenings are usually a price-competitive source of cattle feed, but they might contain things that you don't want at any price, such as Palmer amaranth," warns Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). Grain screenings consist of cracked or small pieces of grain plus foreign matter. The foreign matter can be other kinds of grain, sticks, leaves, insects, rodent feces, fungal bodies such as ergot and sclerotia, and weed seeds. Palmer amaranth has been added to the North Dakota noxious weed list. "While this weed looks like a pig- weed, it is resistant to many of our commonly used herbicide modes of action, it is extremely prolific in its seed production and it can spread like wildfire," cautions Brian Jenks, Ex- tension weed scientist. "The best way to control Palmer amaranth is not having it enter your farm," Hoppe says. Buying cleaned grain can help keep Palmer amarae off the farm, but purchased feed i *t, routi.ae!y tested for weed see i "Grain screenings usually have some feed value for livestock and are rain screenin routinely purchased without any idea of weed seed content," Hoppe notes. "Grain screenings can carry viable weed seeds that geminate is unusual locations," he says. "Where the screenings are unloaded can lead to the start of a weed infestation. These areas proliferate in feed yards that do not have fastidious weed control." Feeding whole seeds may perpet- uate the problem. Some seeds, espe- cially tiny, hard-shelled seeds from Palmer amaranth, can escape diges- tion by cattle. "Composting manure should de- stroy weed seed viability; however, management practices will determine success," says Mary Keena, livestock environmental management special- ist at the CREC. Making sure the moisture of the compost pile is maintained at 50% and the pile reaches temperatures of 140 to 160 F throughout the com- posting process Is critical, she says. A guide to the process and manage- ment of animal manure compost is available at https://tinyurl.com/Ani- malManurecomposting. "But if just one seed survives being eaten by cattle and escapes the heat in composting, and then is spread onto a crop field, then that one plant can make up to a million seeds in a year," says Joe Ikley, Extension weed specialist. "Even in direct com- petition with a crop, these plants can still produce up to 100.000 seeds in a year." Hoppe recommends not purchas- ing screenings from locations that have Palmer amaranth. While few lo- cations in North Dakota have Palmer amaranth, many other states have the weed. "Another option for cattlemen is to grind the screenings so fine that the seeds are completely destroyed," he says. "For a small-seeded plant such as Palmer amaranth, aggressive grain processing is needed, and ham- mer milling is usually the best. "Be sure to look at grain screen- ings with attention to weed seeds and consider how best to manage the weeds," he adds. "That cheap 10ad of feed might turn out to be the most ex- pensive feed-related problem you have encountered." He suggests producers also con- sider possible liability issues of not controlling the noxious weed. For more information on identify- ing and controlling Palmer amaranth, visit NDSU Extension's website. For additional information on liability is- sues, go to www.nd.gov/ndda. The deadline for submitted copy and stories and all ad orders is noon on Fridays. Call 872-3755 or e-mail goldenandbillings @gmail.com. Shown is the Chateau de Mores southwest of Medora. (Courtesy Photo) Ranger Swap Program scheduled at Chateau de Mores MEDORA - The public can at- ers like the Marquis de Mores. The the Marquis and Theodore Roo- tend a Ranger Swap Program onhike will be easy to moderate diffi- sevelt; operated in the Badlands. Aug. 6 at the Chateau de Mores culty and led byAmy McCann, dis- Participants will interact with ob- State Historic Site and the Theodore trict interpreter for Theodore jects related to the cowboy Roosevelt National Park in Medora. Roosevelt National Park Southlifestyle, such as a saddle, chaps The free 30 minute program is a Unit. In case of rain, a program and lasso, as well as learn about the partnership between the two desti- about the Badlands landscape will branding process and create their nations, and programs will begin at be provided in the Chateau's Inter- own brand. This will be led by 10:30 a.m. at each site. pretive Center. Tawnya Bulger, historical inter- Guests at the Chateau will par- Guests at Theodore Roosevelt preter at the Chateau, and located ticipate in a nature hike around the National Park will participate in a in the park's Visitor Center. site to learn about the Badlands and Cowboy Culture Wayside where For more information, contact how the landscape affected ranch- they will learn how ranchers, like Anna Killian, (701) 623-4355. Youth sheep starter flock program seeking applicants For the llth year, North Dakota State University Extension and the North Dakota Lamb and Wool Pro- ducers Association are offering North Dakota youth an opportunity to be- Come involved in the sheep industry and build their own flock. Youth chosen for the Starter Flock Discounted Loan Program will re- ceive an interest-free loan to pur- chase I0 yearling Rambouillet ewes from the association. The association will buy the ewes from NDSU's Het- finger Research Extension Center. a mentor, .who will be available to answer the youths questions and help them with recordkeeping and setting management goals. The youth also have the option of arranging for a mentor on their own. "Nearly 100 young producers have taken advantage of the opportu- nity to learn about sheep, lamb and wool production in North Dakota during the past decade," says Travis Hoffman, NDSU Extension sheep specialist. "Now is a great time for young sheep enthusiasts to receive a solid start of 10 ewes with limited risk through a great loan program." Theyouth must pay back 70 per- cent of the value of the ewes. The first payment is due by Nov. 1 of the second year the youth have the ewes. The youth have two more years to pay off the balance of the loan. To be eligible to receive ewes, youth must be 10 to 18 years oldby Aug. 1 of the year they apply for a loan. "It's a great opportunity for young people to get involved in a growing industry," says Luke Dukart, Mandan sheep producer and former starter flock participant. "It is also very af- fordable for them as well." Go to http://www.ndsheep.org for an application or more information about the loan program. Applications are due Aug. 10. Successful recipients will pick up their ewes at the Hettinger Research Extension Center on Sept. 21. They'll also take part in the Beginning Shep- The Billings County Pioneer and Golden Valley News have shared advertising and have been sharing the news for some of their inside pages for about 50 years. This means the coverage of your ad isn 't limited to just either county/Ourprimary coverage area is western Stark County and west to the Montana border. It pays to advertise/ I Faith Norby of Killdeer picks up her starter flock. (NDSU File Photo) herds Clinic, an educational program * Hoffman at (701) 231-2222 or to help them get started with their travis.w.hoffman@ndsu.edu flock. * Dave Pearson at (701) 928-1410 For more information, contact: or dlcabpearson@ndsupernet.com Dukart at (701) 214-2123 or * Wyman Scheetz at (701) 220- lukedukart@yahoo.com 4639 or mscheetz@westriv.com Open house to celebrate 90th birthday! Sunday, August 4 11:30 am to 1:30 pm St. John's Catholic Church basement Snacks, coffee, lemonade and cake will be served. No gifts please, but cards are welcome Exit #7 on 16 miles u ,est t