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October 13, 2010Section C

A new style of Casselton Business Association signs were installed by Indigo Signworks employees Monday. The signs, located on the north and south sides of town, were paid for by the association. De-sign was directed by a committee of Bernie Sinner, Del Losing, Ken Habiger and Rick Kargard. The last sign, put up in the 1980s, read “Casselton, From Bonanza Farms to Agribusiness.”

New CBA signs installedPhotos by Amanda Gades/The Reporter

Coming home to a new jobBy Lin Smithwick

Two weeks ago North Dakota State University celebrated home-coming. Just a few blocks from all the tailgating and football festivi-ties, another homecoming was tak-ing place.

Megan Ness, a Fargo native, was moving into her new apartment. As crowds of gold and green rushed to the FargoDome, Ness and mem-bers of her family were busy putting dishes away, unpacking boxes of books and sorting through odds and ends that would turn a vine-covered building into a new home.

Helping Ness that memorable Saturday, were her parents, Bernie and Rhonda Ness, sisters Nichole Berglund and Danielle Arnold, and grandma Tula Henrikson. It didn’t take long to make Ness feel right at home.

A 1993 Shanley graduate, Ness grew up in Fargo and has now come back to start a new job with the NDSU Extension Service as a specialist and coordinator of Exten-sion’s Food Home and Nutrition Education and Family Nutrition programs. She will be working with groups and families throughout the

region, including Cass and Traill counties.

After graduation from high school, Ness attended Drake Uni-versity where she earned Bachelor of Arts degree in biology with an environmental concentration. While at Drake, she studied abroad as part of the Semester At Sea program. She obtained her Master of Science degree in food science and human nutrition from Colorado State Uni-versity, Fort Collins.

Prior to returning to Fargo, Ness worked at the University of Minne-sota as a community program spe-cialist and dietitian. She also worked as a dietetic intern at James A. Ha-ley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Fla. While in graduate school, she was a curriculum writer and teach-ing assistant. She also worked as a project and resource coordinator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

In her spare time, Ness enjoys traveling, camping, hiking, gourmet cooking, gardening and reading. Most of all, she values time spent with her family. That’s what home-coming is all about.

Gregg Halverson 2010 NDSU Harvest Bowl Agribusiness Award Recipient

The 37th annual Harvest Bowl program at North Dakota State University will be held Oct. 22-23.

Gregg Halverson, business-man and farm owner, will receive the 2010 Agribusiness Award. This award recognizes individu-als who have distinguished them-selves in the field of agriculture and business in North Dakota and beyond.

Also honored will be out-standing agriculturists from across North Dakota and western Minnesota, and scholarships will be awarded to outstanding male and female NDSU athletes.

Halverson is president and chief executive officer of Black Gold Farms, a family owned po-tato growing and marketing or-ganization with headquarters in Grand Forks. Black Gold special-izes in potato production with 11 production locations spread from North Dakota to Texas in the Midwest and Florida to Mary-land on the Eastern Seaboard. Black Gold grows approximately 17,000 acres of potatoes, plus various other crops. Black Gold is the world’s largest producer of fresh-crop chipping potatoes.

He graduated from Midway High School near Forest River in 1967 and received a degree in ag-riculture from NDSU in 1971.

Halverson has served in lead-ership capacities with many pro-fessional and civic organizations. He, along with his associates, has been the recipient of many industry awards. Black Gold has been recognized globally for sup-plier innovation and leadership. In 2002, Black Gold introduced a system of growing, bulk handling and transporting chip potatoes in Inner Mongolia, which is part of the People’s Republic of China.

Black Gold recently received the Environmental Steward-ship award from the National Potato Council in recognition of the systematic approach Black Gold employs in potato produc-tion and sustainability. In 2009, the World Potato Congress in Christchurch, New Zealand, presented Halverson with the Industry Award in recognition and appreciation of his lifetime contribution to the potato indus-try. He is chairman of the board of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association.

Halverson has two sons in the Black Gold organization. John, of Paragould, Ariz., is an opera-tions vice president responsible for Midwest production. Eric, of Grand Forks, is vice president of technology, which puts him in charge of equipment and ad-vanced technology. Gregg Hal-vorson’s daughter, Leah, also has spent her share of time on the potato farm. After receiv-ing her MBA, she became an ac-count manager at an advertising agency. Halverson has six grand-daughters.

“Gregg’s business successes are rooted in knowing the value of building partnerships and be-ing on the forefront of industry innovations,” says Eddie Bern-hardson, Harvest Bowl Commit-tee chair.

Several scholarships also are awarded to outstanding male and female athletes during the Harvest Bowl program.

The 37th annual Harvest Bowl festivities begin Friday, Oct. 22, at the Fargo Ramada Plaza and Suites with a dinner and awards ceremony. On Saturday, honor-ees will participate in education-al sessions on the NDSU campus and attend the Harvest Bowl football game.

For tickets and information on Harvest Bowl activities, visit the NDSU Alumni Association web-site at http://www.ndsualumni.com/, call the NDSU alumni of-fice toll-free at (800) 279-8971 or locally at (701) 231-6800, or e-mail marilyn@ndsualumni.com.

Josh Tommerdahl joins Peterson Farms Seed as local sales agronomist

Peterson Farms Seed, headquar-tered in Harwood, announced that Josh Tommerdahl has joined the company as the new Local Sales Agronomist. Tommerdahl has a de-gree from the North Dakota State University in Crop and Weed Sci-ence. He has recently worked for Centrol Crop Consulting and Sim-plot Growers Solutions in Minne-sota.

Tommerdahl grew up on a farm near Hendrum, Minn. He and his wife Sarah currently live in Fargo. He really enjoys being on the farm, and in his free time enjoys golfing, relaxing at the lake, and traveling to Montana snowmobiling in the win-ters.

Peterson Farms Seed, a leading supplier of corn and soybeans in the region, employs over thirty people in Cass County.

Josh Tommerdahl

Pumpkins big business for Arthur manBy Lin Smithwick

The haze hovering just above the fields in rural Cass County isn’t a manifestation of the weather. It is dust swirling behind combines as soybeans are harvested and sugar beets are being hauled out of area fields.

Drive north along Highway 18 and there are several fields that are still harvested by hand; by the hands of hard-working high school students.

Since the first of September, Tim Iwen’s pumpkin fields have been filled with busy hands picking the pumpkins. And there are still plenty left for the pickin’. What started as an experiment several years ago, has grown into a hallowed Hallow-een project that keeps the pumpkin fields busy for about two months.

“We have about three acres of pumpkins for people to come and pick for themselves,” Iwen says, adding that he enjoys seeing kids come in and have so much fun find-ing their pumpkin. When schools such as nearby Northern Cass bring students out to select pumpkins, Iwen said the rule seems to be that they can’t pick any pumpkin they can’t carry. Iwen said some of the kids are very determined to be able to get their choice pumpkin back to the bus.

The entrance to the picking fields welcomes visitors with festive Hal-loween decorations. There is also

a 300-pound pumpkin there that would even surprise Charlie Brown. The picking field is open seven days a week and Iwen welcomes every-one to stop by and pick a pumpkin or two.

In addition to the public pick-ing fields, Iwen has more than 20 fields of pumpkins destined for area stores. “There’s more marketing involved with this then you might think,” Iwen comments. He says an important part of the pumpkin busi-ness is getting out and talking with potential buyers. He recently added Miller’s Fresh Foods in Mayville to his clientèle list. Other Iwen pump-kin customers include most of the Hornbacher’s in the Fargo-Moor-head area, which have been buying Iwen’s pumpkins for many years. In Casselton, Iwen supplies pumpkins to Wangler Foods and Hardware Hank.

Besides the traditional big, or-ange pumpkins, Iwen also grows the small, decorative pumpkins as well as gourds. “We have added broom grass, too,” he says. “People seem to like that.” In the past, he has also had Indian Corn available. He also has a few white pumpkins. All of the pumpkin seeds are planted in the spring. The hoeing and weeding is all done manually. “I have a lot of varieties of pumpkins and use a lot of different types of seeds.”

The yield from those seeds is pretty impressive. Last year, Iwen

says, they harvested more than 25,000 pumpkins. That’s a lot of Jack-O-Lanterns.

Just driving into his pumpkin patch, located between Arthur and

Hunter, is an invigorating experi-ence. The fields are filled with pump-kins of all sizes and shapes – just waiting to go home with someone where they can have a face added

that will bring it to life for awhile.It is pumpkin picking season

and Tim Iwen has perfect pumpkins ready to pick.

Photo by Lin Smithwick/ReporterA wagon filled with pumpkins creates a picturesque image for visitors to Tim Iwen’s u-pick pumpkin patch located be-tween Arther and Hunter on Highway 18.

Megan Ness

Wall Street awaits quarterly earningsStocks tread water as Wall

Street awaits quarterly earnings reports, Fed's moves

Stocks ended fractionally higher Monday as Wall Street anticipated earnings reports from a handful of industry titans and weighed poten-tial moves by the Federal Reserve to boost the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial aver-age finished up 3.86 points, or .04 percent, at 11,010.34. The broader S&P 500 index gained 0.17 points to end at 1,165.32.

"There is a real competition be-tween the glass-is-half-empty and half-full" points of view, said San-dy Lincoln, chief investment strat-egist at M&I Investment Manage-ment.

Three Dow components -- In-tel Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and General Electric Co. -- are scheduled to report quarterly re-sults in the next few days."It's still early in the reporting season, but

so far two out of three companies are giving us positive earnings surprises. If that were to persist, it would be a pretty robust outcome," Lincoln said. The Nasdaq compos-ite index advanced 0.42 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,402.33.

The bond market was closed for the Columbus Day holiday.

Economic news will step up later in the week, with reports on first-time jobless claims, consum-er confidence and inflation among those on the calendar.

After Friday's employment re-port showed that the U.S. economy created fewer private-sector jobs in September than anticipated, Wall Street climbed on the belief that the data bolstered the chances of the Fed buying more debt.

"The markets are in the 'bad news is good news' mode, mean-ing that the poor employment re-port of Friday, showing private-sector job gains remain very weak,

would increase the likelihood that the Fed would continue injecting money into the financial system," wrote Paul Nolte, managing direc-tor at Dearborn Partners.

But M&I Investment's Lincoln was not among those applauding at the prospect of further easing by the central bank.

"Normally the Fed is very cau-tious about moving before the evi-dence is in, and now we're in this vague area between recovery and expansion. My dream scenario is: The Fed would do nothing," he said.

Advancers outpaced decliners 16-13 on the New York Stock Ex-change, where nearly 828 million shares were traded.

The dollar on Monday gained against the euro and the yen after steadily dropping in recent weeks against both currencies.

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Motorists to use caution and share the road with farm equipment during harvest

Harvesting continues in many parts of the state and the North Da-kota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is urging motorists to use caution as large farm equipment is out on the roadways this time of year.

“Motorists should be extremely cautious as they drive, especially on rural, two-lane roads, as slow moving farm equipment is out on the roadways,” says Mark Nelson, NDDOT Safety Division Director. “Most crashes are due to inatten-tion, speeding and unsafe passing. When approaching farm equipment, motorists need to pay attention, slow down and pass with extreme caution.”

Farm equipment is very large and heavy making it extremely diffi-cult for operators to accelerate, slow down and stop. These vehicles also

have large blind spots, making it dif-ficult for operators to see approach-ing vehicles.

In 2009, there were 48 crashes in North Dakota involving farm equipment, resulting in four fatali-ties. “By taking extra precautions on the roadway and safely sharing the road with farm equipment, crashes can be prevented,” stresses Nelson.

Motorists are reminded to:·Watch for mud and debris on

the roadway as trucks go directly from the field onto the highway.

·Be aware that you can encounter farm equipment at any time of day.

·Drive with headlights on at all times.

·Wear seatbelts.In addition, farmers are remind-

ed of the opportunity to get 10 per-cent extra weight permits that can be issued to expedite the first haul

of farm products during harvest and for the collection and transport of sugar beets and potatoes. Addition-ally, farmers should be aware that road construction projects are fin-ishing up this time of year as well. Some roads may be inaccessible to large farm equipment.

Farm equipment operators should consider the following pre-cautions:

·Use lights and flashers to make equipment more visible.

·Use slow moving emblems on equipment traveling 25 mph or less.

·Consider using a follow vehicle when moving equipment, especially at night.

For the most current progress on construction projects call 511 or go to the Travel Information Map on the NDDOT website at www.dot.nd.gov.

NDSU Extension Professionals Win AwardsThe National Extension Associa-

tion of Family and Consumer Sci-ences has honored a North Dakota State University Extension Service specialist and an agent for their work.

Julie Garden-Robinson, Exten-sion food and nutrition special-ist and associate professor in the Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sci-ences Department, received a Dis-tinguished Service Award. She also was the association’s Central Region winner of the Program Excellence Through Research Award.

Peggy Anderson, Extension’s family consumer science and 4-H youth development agent for Burke and Divide counties, received the Continued Excellence Award.

Garden-Robinson has been the principal investigator or co-investi-gator on grants totaling more than $3 million. Many of her efforts

showcase the connection between agriculture and food and nutrition, including several “garden to table” and food preservation publications, the “Eat Smart. Play Hard. Togeth-er” initiative, and youth and adult food safety programming.

“Being recognized for your work always makes you feel good, but no one does these projects alone,” she says. “Every project takes a team of people, and I appreciate all the sup-port from my colleagues. I hope the projects I have helped implement will encourage our participants to follow the path to a healthier life-style.”

Anderson was recognized for developing strong youth and adult educational programs and respond-ing to the needs and issues in her counties. Her efforts include provid-ing nutrition education in the class-room and at the local senior citizen

meal sites and helping an advisory board assist a community day-care center.

“It’s a great honor to be recog-nized by your peers for the educa-tional programs you provide for the residents in your county,” she says. “An award such as this helps moti-vate you to keep on top of innovative programming.”

Anderson and Garden-Robinson received the awards at the associa-tion’s recent conference in Portland, Me.

“Receiving national recogni-tion through these prestigious awards highlights the innovative and cutting-edge work being done by NDSU Extension professionals for our state, our university and our communities,” says Lori Scharmer, president of the North Dakota Ex-tension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

General Wesley Clark Keynote Speaker at NDFU ConventionGen. Wesley Clark will be the

keynote speaker at North Dakota Farmers Union’s State Convention in Minot Nov. 19-20. “Gen. Wesley Clark is a strong advocate of Farm-ers Union policies as he works to create green-collar jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand ethanol use in gasoline and decrease our dependence on foreign oil,” said North Dakota Farmers Union Presi-dent Robert Carlson. “Gen. Clark will offer insight to NDFU’s members regarding what needs to be done to achieve energy independence and how our organization can help make that happen.”

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Entertainment will include a mu-sical variety show by the Mouse Riv-er Players on Friday evening and the band “32 Below” on Saturday night. The registration fee includes two lunches, two suppers and one conti-nental breakfast. A one-day ticket is also available . Daycare for smaller children is also available. This ser-vice is provided free of charge for all registered delegates or members.

Delegation Announces More Than $1.3 Million in Funding to Help ND HomeownersFederal Resources Will Provide loans to homeowners struggling with payments

Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan announced that the U.S. De-partment of Housing and Urban De-velopment (HUD) has awarded an Emergency Homeowners Loan Pro-gram (EHLP) grant for $1,320,547 to North Dakota to provide “bridge loans” to homeowners struggling with home payments.

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Saturday, Jan. 8 in Reiles Acres at the Park Shelter, 4635 35th Ave N, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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ATTENTION WATSON TOWNSHIP

All ditches in Watson Township must be mowed by October 31, 2010.

Watson Township Officers

PublicNotices

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activities that may affect the citizens’ everyday lives.

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units of government.

ATTENTION: The Casselton Cemetery Association would

appreciate the removal of all flowers, decorations and remembrances from the cemetery by Friday,

October 15, 2010. After Friday the Cemetery Board will remove them.

Thank You, Cemetery Board

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACQUISITION

Notice is hereby given that First State Bank of North Dakota, 340 Main Street, Ar-thur, North Dakota, 58006, has made ap-plication to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for written consent to purchase the assets and to assume the liabilities of Cor-nerstone Bank facilities which are located at 318 Railway Street, Enderlin North Dakota 58027, 502 Main, Lisbon, North Dakota 58054, 101 East Main, Fort Ransom, North Dakota 58033 and 118 Fowler Street, Sheldon, North Dakota 58068. Following consummation of the proposed transaction, the Enderlin, Lis-bon, Fort Ransom, and Sheldon offices of the above-named bank will continue to operate, as branches of First State Bank of North Dakota.

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Fed-eral Deposit Insurance Corporation at its re-gional office located at 2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 1200, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, not later than October 15, 2010. The non confi-dential portions of the application are on file in the regional office and are available for pub-lic inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

You are further notified that Section 13-02-13-03.1, North Dakota Administrative Code, provides that any bank or party may submit to the ND State Banking Board writ-ten comments concerning the application or a written request for an opportunity to be heard before the board, or both. Comments must be mailed to or received by the State Banking Board, Department of Financial Institutions, 2000 Schafer Street, Suite G, Bismarck, ND 58501-1204 not later than October 15, 2010. You may also request a copy of the application at the above address.

You are also advised that per Section 6-01-04 and 6-03-11of the North Dakota Century Code and Section 13-02-13-04, North Dakota Administrative Code, the State Banking Board shall examine and consider all relevant factors including:

1. Whether proper notification has been given to all shareholders;

2. Whether at least two-thirds of the shareholders have ratified the plan of reorga-nization or merger;

3. Whether the resultant bank has ade-quate capital and the proposed transaction will not be detrimental to the safety and soundness of First State Bank of North Dakota;

4. Whether the needs of the community to be served will still be met and whether the proposed transaction is consistent with the convenience and needs of the communities to be served by First State Bank of North Dakota and is otherwise in the public interest; and

5. The adequacy and competence of man-agement including whether any new officers and directors are qualified, and possess appro-priate experience and financial responsibility.

Kim O. Larson, CEOFirst State Bank of North DakotaArthur, North DakotaDennis H. White, CEOCornerstone BankEnderlin, North Dakota(September 15, 29 and October 13, 2010)_____________________________________

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

KINDRED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kin-dred Pubic School District No. 2 is requesting proposals from qualified Construction Manage-ment firms for the construction of a new school building and the renovation and remodeling of the existing school building. Proposals must be submitted to the Business Manager of Kin-dred Public School District No. 2 no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, November 1, 2010. The Request for Qualifications, which sets forth the scope of services, the selection process, the required proposal content, the evaluation cri-teria, the selection process and other relevant information may be obtained from:

Business ManagerKindred Public School District No. 255 1st Avenue SouthKindred, North Dakota 58051Tele: (701) 428-3646Fax: (701) 428-3149DATED: September 29, 2010KINDRED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

NO. 2(October 6 and 13, and 20, 2010) ____________________________________

NOTICE OF CONFIRMATIONOF ASSESSMENT LIST,

AS AMENDED,IN WATER, SANITARY SEWER,

STORM SEWER AND STREETIMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.

2009-1OF THE CITY OF MAPLETON,

NORTH DAKOTANotice is hereby given that the Special As-

sessment Commission of the City of Mapleton has confirmed the Special Assessment List, as amended, for water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and street improvement district No. 2009-1 of the City;

Notice is further given that said confirmed list has been filed with the City Auditor, is open for public inspection and the City Coun-cil will conduct a public hearing on said list at 6:00 p.m. on the 28 day of October, 2010, at the Mapleton City Hall to act upon said list;

Notice is further given that any person aggrieved may appeal from the action of the Special Assessment Commission by filing with the City Auditor prior to the hearing a written notice of appeal stating thereon the grounds upon which the appeal is based. Any person having filed such a written notice may appear before the City Council and present his rea-sons why the action of the Special Assessment Commission should not be confirmed.

Dated this 13 day of October, 2010. Mary HinschbergerCity AuditorMapleton, North Dakota

(October 13 and 20, 2010)____________________________________

Public Notices

NOTICE OF HEARINGPETITION FOR VACATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a peti-tion for the vacation of the West 5 feet of the 10-foot utility easement located on the East side of Lot 2, Block 2, Meridian Grove First Addition to the City of Mapleton has been filed with the City Auditor of the City of Mapleton, North Dakota.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said petition will come on for hearing before the City Council of the City of Mapleton, North Da-kota, at 6:00 p.m. on the 2nd day of November, 2010, in the City Hall in the City of Mapleton, North Dakota, at which time any interested party may appear and be heard.

Dated this 7th day of September, 2010.Mary Hinschberger City Auditor

(September 22, 29, October 6 and 13, 2010) ____________________________________

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Prairie Fair: Slow cookers help busy peopleBy Julie Garden-Robinson, Food

and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Ex-tension Service

When my husband and I were mar-ried, we received three slow cookers as wedding gifts. The gifts were much appreciated; however, we were fully stocked with the appliances already.

My husband had a 4-quart slow cooker and a 1-quart slow cooker from his bachelor days. I brought a five-quart slow cooker into the marriage. With six slow cookers in our posses-sion, we were set to start a catering business or have a very large family.

We decided to trade in the slow cookers for some other useful kitchen items. Many years later, our three original slow cookers still work and are used regularly. We didn’t start a catering business, nor did we have enough children to star in a reality TV show.

Our family grew to include three children, and we all appreciate home-made soup, stew, spaghetti sauce and pulled pork made in one of our slow cookers. Just like other families with children, our life has become busy with school activities.

Having food ready when we all arrive home after school and work makes family mealtimes possible. Eat-ing together as a family is well worth the effort. Children who eat regularly with their families eat more health-fully, do better in school and are less likely to participate in risky behavior, such as smoking, drinking alcohol or taking drugs.

Slow cookers were introduced in the early 1970s, and many sizes, shapes and brands of slow cookers now are available. The capacities vary from 2 cups to more than 7 quarts. Many of the brands have several heat settings.

How much do you know about slow cookers and their use? Try this quiz.

1. True or false: Using a slow cook-er uses less electricity than an oven.

2. True or false: The low cooking temperature allows less expensive cuts of meat to tenderize.

3. True or false: You should fill the slow cooker no less than half full and no more than two-thirds full because cooking too little or too much food in the slow cooker can affect cooking time and quality.

4. True or false: Always thaw meat and poultry in the refrigerator before cooking in the slow cooker to help en-sure complete cooking.

5. True or false: Keep the lid in place at all times because removing the lid slows cooking time.

6. True or false: If you are not home during the entire slow-cooking process and the power goes out for an undetermined length of time, throw away the food even if it looks done.

All of these statements are true. While we may think of slow cook-ers more often during fall and winter months, slow cookers are handy all year long.

Slow cookers allow one-step prep-aration. You can place all the ingre-dients in the slow cooker and allow them to cook all day while you are gone. Most slow cookers operate at temperatures between 170 and 280 degrees. The long, slow cooking time tenderizes the meat and allows for less shrinkage.

Be sure to thaw meat or poultry be-fore placing it in the slow cooker be-cause slow cookers may take several hours to reach bacteria-killing tem-peratures. Cut large chunks of meat into smaller pieces to ensure thorough cooking.

Here’s an easy slow cooker recipe to enjoy with corn muffins or baked corn chips.

Slow Cooker Taco Soup1 pound ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 (16-ounce) can chili beans, with

liquid 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans,

with liquid 1 (15-ounce) can whole-kernel

corn, with liquid 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce 2 c. water 2 (14.5-ounce) cans peeled and

diced tomatoes 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chili

peppers 1 package taco seasoning mix In a medium skillet, cook the

ground beef until browned over me-dium heat. Drain thoroughly. Place the ground beef, onion, chili beans, kidney beans, corn, tomato sauce, wa-ter, diced tomatoes, green chili pep-pers and taco seasoning mix in a slow cooker. Mix to blend, and cook on low setting for eight hours.

Makes 10 servings. Each serving has 220 calories, 2.5 grams (g) of fat, 29 g of carbohydrate, 8 g of fiber and 870 milligrams of sodium.

(Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State Uni-versity Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and associate pro-fessor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.)

ND reports reflect second quarter growthTax Commissioner Cory Fong re-

leased a key economic report that re-flects a 14.6 percent growth in North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases during the second quarter. According to the report, North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases were $3.416 billion during the months of April, May and June 2010 compared to $2.982 billion during the same months in 2009.

“This shows that North Dakota’s economy is continuing to grow,” said Fong. “These figures are very encour-aging, especially when you consider the continued impact of the national economic recession on the majority of the states.”

Comparing the second quarter 2010 to second quarter 2009, the growth was fueled by the mining and oil extraction sector, which grew 98 percent.

“A strong and robust energy sector has been a key player in powering our state economy and lifting revenues,” said Fong. “And it fueled the local econ-omies throughout the western half of the state, filling hotels, motels, not to mention the cash registers for the lo-cal retailers, and creating demand for housing.”

Other sectors reporting growth in-clude: transportation and warehousing, which grew 47.8 percent; wholesale

trade grew 28.7 percent; financial, in-surance, real estate, rental and leasing grew 27.1 percent; other services grew 12 percent; manufacturing grew 10.1 percent; professional, scientific, tech-nical, and management services grew nine percent; educational, health care, and social services grew 7.4 percent; retail trade grew 6.9 percent; accom-modation and food services grew 5.7 percent; information industries grew 2.7 percent; and construction grew 1.8 percent.

“The retail trade sector typically gives a pretty good snapshot of what is going on with consumers and business-es,” said Fong. “Even though nation-ally consumer confidence is wavering, North Dakota continues to buck that trend as our retail trade sector grew at nearly seven percent and it came dur-ing a time of very little inflation.”

One sector, miscellaneous, remained relatively flat reporting a decline of less than one-tenth of one percent. And, two of fifteen sectors reported a decline in taxable sales and purchases: utilities sector was down 60.7 percent; and arts, entertainment and recreation sector dropped by 0.8 percent.

The drop in the utilities sector is due to a significant change that occurred ef-fective July 1, 2009 at which time all

natural gas sold in the state became ex-empt from sales and use taxes.

This change in the taxable base ac-counted for the overall drop in sales from the second quarter of 2009, when natural gas was subject to a one percent statewide sales tax.

“We continue to look for ways in which the state can help strengthen and support our local communities and to strengthen consumers’ confidence in our state’s economy,” said Fong. “To that end, our focus remains on job cre-ation and offering certainty for North Dakota’s businesses and consumers, especially in the area of sustaining the broad-based tax relief that’s been deliv-ered during recent years.”

Of the 50 largest cities, the biggest percentage increases for second quar-ter 2010 were:

Tioga, up 174 percent; Williston, up 87.5 percent; Lincoln, up 47.2 percent; Watford City, up 46 percent; and Bow-man, up 31.7 percent.

Of the 50 largest cities, the biggest percentage of decreases during the second quarter 2010 were: Casselton, down 34.6 percent; Park River, down 32.1 percent; Hillsboro, down 22.9 per-cent; Northwood, down 21 percent; and Cooperstown, down 19 percent.

Counties with the highest percent-

age increases were: Burke County, up 110.2 percent; Williams County, up 97.8 percent; McKenzie County, up 50.8 percent; Stark County, up 31.8 percent; and Bowman County, up 29.3 percent.

The counties with the biggest per-centage decreases were: Logan County, down 34.3 percent; Oliver County, down 26.1 percent; Grant County, down 16.8 percent; Griggs County, down 16.3 percent; and Emmons County, down 13 percent.

Complete North Dakota Sales and Use Tax Statistical Reports from Second Quarter 2010 can be accessed on the web at: www.nd.gov/tax/salesanduse/pubs/reports/2010-2-stat-reportpdf.

Pump your septic tank before winter hitsNow is a good time to have septic

tanks cleaned and pumped, according to a North Dakota State University Ex-tension Service agricultural engineer.

Septic tanks with too much accu-mulated sludge and other material can cause problems in the winter. Fixing a failed septic system in cold weather is difficult and expensive.

“Cleaning the accumulated solids - sludge - from the septic tank is the most common, routine maintenance needed for most individual home sewage treat-ment systems,” says Tom Scherer, Ex-tension water quality and irrigation expert.

Most septic tanks need cleaning about every three years, he says. How-ever, the actual time will depend on the quantity of solids entering the tank. The tank may have to be cleaned every one or two years if the home has a garbage disposal in the kitchen sink, which sig-nificantly increases a septic tank’s solids loading.

The septic tank’s main purposes are to separate solids from liquids, allow bacteria to break down the solids and store the nondegradable solids until they can be removed. The drainfield provides additional bacterial degrada-tion of the effluent from the septic tank and allows the effluent to infiltrate the soil. The bacteria that do this work, in both the septic tank and drainfield, are common soil bacteria.

As sewage breaks down in the septic tank, some solids settle to the bottom and others float to the top. This separa-tion usually produces three distinct lay-ers, which are:

* Top - Scum composed of cooking fats and oils, soap byproducts and prod-ucts of decomposition are lighter than water and float to the top

* Middle - This consists of water containing very small pieces of waste; it’s the effluent that is discharged to the drainfield.

* Bottom - Sludge composed of de-composition byproducts and other ma-terials is heavier than water and sinks to the bottom.

On many farms, a fair portion of the sludge is the dirt that comes from wash-

ing clothes.If you are not sure when the septic

tank was cleaned last, you can measure the depth of sludge in the tank to de-termine whether the tank needs to be cleaned.

To do that:* Wrap 3 or 4 feet of white terry cloth

or toweling, rough side out, around a wooden or metal pole. The pole should be long enough to reach to the bottom of the septic tank.

* Slowly push the pole to the bot-tom of the tank through an inspection pipe or the manhole. The best place to measure is under the inspection pipe at the inlet to the septic tank because the sludge layer will be thickest there.

* Turn the pole slowly three to five revolutions, let it sit for a minute, then slowly withdraw it.

Where the black particles cling to the rough cloth determines the sludge thickness. If the sludge thickness is greater than 12 inches, have the tank cleaned, Scherer advises.

He also recommends that a licensed contractor pump the septic tank. Clean-ing a tank is more than just pumping out the liquid. Pumping and back-flush-ing the liquid into the tank several times will break up the scum and sludge lay-ers. The contractor then can pump the mixed contents from the tank and dis-pose of them in an approved method.

The only way to clean a septic tank effectively is through the manhole, not the inspection ports, Scherer says. Inspection ports are the 4- or 6-inch-diameter pipes that come to the surface over the septic tank’s inlet and outlet baffles. Cleaning a septic tank through the manhole provides the pumper enough room to move the suction pipe to various corners of the tank and also see the condition of the tank.

Cleaning and pumping through the inspection ports can damage or break the inlet and outlet baffles, and the openings are too small to see the con-dition of the tank. Breaking the baffles can prevent free movement of effluent in and out of the septic tank and lead to the drainfield becoming plugged.

“Pumping a septic tank on a regular

basis is much cheaper than using septic system additives and is much more ef-fective,” Scherer says.

Although septic system additives have been sold since the 1880s, and more than 120 products that claim to improve septic system operations are on the market, 80-plus years of research has not found evidence that they work. In fact, some have been found to pollute groundwater.

Scherer suggests that if people put additives in their septic system, they should read the directions very careful-ly. They also should make sure the ad-ditive is recommended for the problem they’ve noticed.

For more information on septic sys-tems, go to publication AE-892, “Indi-vidual Home Sewage Treatment Sys-tems.” It’s available at county Extension offices or online at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/structu/ae892.pdf.

The Casselton City Council held their regular meeting Monday, October 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers. Present were Mayor McConnell, Councilmen Link, Phil Spooner, Wangler, Silbernagel, Paul Spooner and Tillisch. Also present were City Attorney Del Losing, Public Works Supervisor Kevin Mayer, City Enginners Brandon Oye, Cass County Corporal Haaland, Gary Sporell, Di-ane Sporell, Carol Weber, Lyn Smithwick, Merle Myers, Jeff Hoye, Paula Memhal, and Bob Miller.

Mayor McConnell opened the meeting.The following motions were made and

voted on roll call vote: September 20 minutes; consent calendar, to pay the following bills:

Casselton Municipal Airport, $7,434.95; Anita Hovland, $74.50; Avesis Vision, $94.18; Cass County Reporter, $2,521.32; Cass County Treasurer, $9,868.59;

Casselton Drug, $35.00; Cass County Elec-tric, $326.78; Cass Rural Water, $25,810.43; Central Sales, $60.75; City of Fargo, $2,150.30;

Countyside Tire Service, $50.00; Fargo Water Equipment, $30.00; Farm Plan, $196.76; Farm Plan, $23.37; Fettes Transportation Sys-tem, $2,380.00;

Casselton Fire Dept., $4,000.00; First State Bank, $16,000.00; Guardian, $473.14; Hardware Hank, $89.58; Hawkins Chemical, $987.80;

Horvic Manufacturing, $180.00; Interstate Powersystems, $179.06; Johnson Pest Control, $55.00; King Gravel, $2,469.20; Lightowler Johnson Associates, $8,039.50;

Mac’s Inc., $155.69; Medica, $3,096.03; New Horizons Electric, $120.00; Ohnstad Twichell, $1,350.00; ND Dept. of Commerce, $32,041.81;

Otter Tail Power, $3,738.57; Bismark Ramkota, $315.00; Sanitation Products, $520.00; Starion Bond Services, $79,785.00; Star Quality Construction, $52,470.00;

Verizon Wireless, $169.24; Kristi Wash-burn, $100.00; City of West Fargo, $420.00; Haugen Cleaning Service, $285.00; ND Tax, $2,459.20.

Approved on roll call vote unless noted otherwise:

Financial reports.To approve $7,500.00 for the friends of fine

arts for sound and lighting equipment.$7,500.00 for the newly formed Central

Cass Community Theater.$4,300.00 for a winter pool cover for the

Parks and Rec. sales tax request.To nominate Paul Spooner to a two year

term on the sales tax committee. All voted aye on roll call vote, except Paul Spooner who ab-stained.

To reject the offer to purchase the Habiger property.

To agree to the street light fixture up-grade.

Motion to adjourn at 8:20 p.m.Brandy L. PyleCity Auditor____________________________________.

Public Notices/Classifieds October 13, 2010Cass County ReporterC-4

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NIGHT shift receives an additional $250 bonus every 6 months!

Pactiv is a respected leader in the specialty packaging industry, creating brand-name consumer products and packaging for the foodservice and food-packaging industries. We currently have opportunities for Machine Operators who will be responsible for operating a high-speed molding machine in a safe and ef cient manner.

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For more detailed information about Pactiv, visit:

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Pactiv is an equal opportunity employer.

RN or LPNSheyenne Care Center has openings for full time RNs or LPNs for the night shift. We pay an additional $1.00 per hour for

working nights. There is also a $4,000 sign on bonus.

Contact Emily Peterson at the Sheyenne Care Center(701) 845-8247 or Email : EMILY.PETERSON@SMPHS.ORG

Applications can be picked up at 979 Central Ave. N., Valley Cityor by going on line at www.sheyennecarecenter.com

SHEYENNE CARE CENTER SMP Health System

Custodian/Bus Driver NeededCentral Cass has an opening for a Full-Time Custodian/Bus Driver.

Send applications to:Al Johnson, Central Cass Public School,

802 5th St. N., Casselton, ND 58012.

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The Mapleton City Council held their regular meeting August 3, 2010. Present were Anderson, Hillman, and Kartes. Absent Dell and Dietz. Others present John Shockley, Brandon Oye, Hugo Zamarron, and Mary Hin-schberger.

Motion Kartes agenda approval, second Hillman.

Motion Hillman consent agenda approval including: Meeting minutes July 6 regular, 22 construction, 27 special July 1 budget resched-uled July 6, transfer (monthly levy) general to forestry, bills paid June and July, bills to be paid August 1, 2010, financials August (prior to accountant review):

Ameripride, $100.33; Asplin, $1,216.91; BCBS, $137.90; BND, $96,598.07; Dell, L., $69.26;

Dietz, C., $69.26; Dietz, J., $27.71; Kartes $69.26; Lowe, G., $27.70; Lund, $27.70; Nel-son, J., $27.70;

CC Government, $1,434.08; C Rural Wa-ter, $4,776.18; Cass County Vector Control, $525.00; Fargo Water, $14.00; Farm Plan, $79.76;

H. Zamarron, $35.00; Jason Hanson, $101.00; Jean Madson, $43.40; Jeff’s Plumb-ing, $200.00; Lake Agassiz, $ 1,230.00;

M. Hinschberger, $8.00; Maguire Iron, $825.00; Menards, $42.06; Metro Dispos-al, $3,273.75 and 2,993.75; Midcontinent, $237.23;

Moore Eng., $11,484.78 and $9,394.88; Network Center, $282.00; Ohnstad Twichell, $1,686.00; One Call, $23.40; Ottertail Power, $1,315.84;

Ottertail – other, $70.36; Reardon, $182.82; Riley Bros., $76,955.85; Team Lab, $1,006.50; Xcel, $73.10.

May 2010 Transfers forestry levies 2009 & 2010, $1.00 to dormant account (Meridian Grove Park) second Kartes. RCV/MC

Councilmember Dietz arrived.Police – city proceeding with civil process

(junk and unlicensed vehicles).Planning and Zoning – Geoff Lowe – Moore

granted permit with 5 ft into utility easement back of 417 Sequoia. Noted that primary utili-ties run across front of lots – Motion HIllman, vacate 5” of 10” Utility (rear of lot) easement for slab, second Kartes. RCV/MC

Public Meeting Renaissance Zone sched-uled 26th at 6:00 p.m.

Fire Department – Street Dance August 14.

City Attorney: USPS lease – Motion Hill-man, raise lease amount 10 percent, six year term with one year termination clause with tenant required to find new occupant (accept-able to landlord) for remaining years of six year lease, second Kartes. RCV/MC

Motion Dietz, second reading - Sales Tax Ordinance increase of .5, second Hillman. RCV/MC

Motion Kartes, attorney to prepare license for power line access through lagoon area, one year from effective date, auto renewable for power company, second Dietz. RCV/MC Also attorney to prepare lease agreement for an-tenna on old water tower -$100.00 month for approval at next meeting.

City Engineer: Brandon – Cty 11 Proj-ect 2009-1: underground south of First Street completed. Next sanitary storm sewer north. Nov. 15 completion date. Underground utili-ties done in three weeks, road one week, pave and bike path one week. May appear slow pavement has to cure up to seven days and have compressive strength tests. Water main shallower than anticipated (7.5 ft last fall) some info from field, not enough anticipated cover, working with Riley lower a few services also. Moore Engineering internally taking care of cost. Traffic control efforts continue – people just can’t read signs. 164th also washboard and train on track 46 minutes – Tammy Wag-ner to be called at BNSF.

Motion Hillman, adjustments to PP # 2 $205,138.24, second Dietz. RCV/MC

FEMA levee – PAL- 90 days city to sign and return, provisional levy credit two year for recertification. Moore levee survey cost es-timate submission postponed.

Hillman stated prior city issues with Paras (previous bike path). Motion Kartes, Moore Engineering Invoice # $17,056.30 (city share $11,484.78) second Dietz. RCV/MC

Hugo rekey Pumphouse (per council). John Lowe assessed for new approach (re plat at his expense also).

Accountant – Harold discussed budget process, defending expenses, fixed costs, rev-enue source supplement; salary costs all con-siderations – realistic process. Budget meeting Aug 24.

Signatures on bank account to stay as is.Kartes to call Camas concerning gravel

dumped at Titus.Public Works Job description – Zamarron

proposing only Water/Sanitary Sewer Superin-tendent duties, $12,000 yr, no Public Works, no benefits or cell phone, with hourly $16.48 for training or anything not included in rou-tine testing and sampling (+ mileage). Hillman asked for clarification, Zamarron everything - same as Doug effective immediately. Hillman - two week notice? Zamarron - no. Kartes - State certifications? Zamarron has one of four required. How long before state requires all? Zamarron -state gave grace period, four years. Kartes – PT duties = daily lagoon and water checks, paperwork, quarterly reports? Hugo - don’t want to mow, would consider backup (snow removal) and training new employee at $16.48 hour, will not stay until replacement hired. Hillman – turn in uniforms tomorrow morning. Motion Hillman $8,000.00 start-ing yearly salary with $1,000.00 increase per certification passed up to four, second Dietz. Kartes opposed. RCV/MC

Motion Hillman, purchase speed limit signs up to $100.00 for MPB, second Kartes. RCV/MC

Motion Hillman, leave auditor salary as is, second Kartes. RCV/MC Motion Hillman, dep-uty auditor $1.00 per hour increase immedi-ately, second Kartes, opposed Dietz RCV/MC

Upcoming meetingsCity Council - Sept 3, 2010 – 6 p.m.School Board – Sept 10, 2010 Park Board – Aug 11, 2010 – 7 p.m.P & Z – Aug 31, 2010 – 7 p.m.Adjourn: motion Hillman, second KartesMark AndersonMayor Mary HinschbergerCity Auditor____________________________________

The City of Mapleton held a Special Coun-cil meeting Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Present were Mayor Mark Anderson, Eric Hillman, Carlita Dietz, Larry Dell and Dale Kartes. Others present were John Shockley, Harold Rotunda and Mary Hinschberger.

Motion Kartes Approval of Agenda, sec-ond Hillman

Citations - Haaland - junk vehicle viola-tions - enforcement as nuisances discussed. Letters for compliance (30 days) will be sent by city. Prosecution in county court would follow (default judgment).

Street Signs – Motion Hillman add uni-form time limit to signs on 5th St & 3rd Ave, second Kartes. RCV/MC

Battery Backup – city office computer $28.50 from Network Center (+ 1 hour labor charge) no action taken.

Motion Dietz resolution directing as-sessments to be levied $622,821.00, W SS Storm Sewer Streets 2009-1, second Dell, Hill-man abstained. RCV/MC

City Vehicle logo –Custom Concepts - Mayor Anderson will personally purchase and pay.

Budget – Breakdowns of Water, Hwy & General funds reviewed. Discussed 2011 Capi-tal Expenses submitted by mayor. Motion Hill-man no levy increase for 2012, second Kartes. Opposed Dell & Dietz. Tie vote. Mayor Ander-son opposed. Motion dies. Accountant recom-mended firming up all revenues and ranking expense priorities.

AdjournMotion Hillman adjourn second Dell.Mark AndersonMayor Mary HinschbergerAuditor___________________________________ *To address the City Council during the

meeting on an item that is on the agenda or on another matter that is not on the agenda, you are requested to make arrangements with the mayor or a Council Member prior to the meeting. To place an item on the agenda you are asked to call the City Auditor, mayor, or a Council member at least one-week prior to the meeting for consideration. The mayor and City Council Members finalize the agenda.

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The City of Mapleton held a Special meet-ing Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Present were M. Anderson, C. Dietz, L. Dell, E. Hillman and D. Kartes. Also present: J. Shockley, B. Oye, H. Zamarron, and M. Hin-schberger.

Note: Wagner benefit fund setup - State Bank of W. Fargo

Motion Dell agenda approval, Kartes sec-ond.

Motion Dell consent agenda approval, in-cluding: Meeting minutes, transfer (monthly levy) general to forestry, bills paid August and July, bills to be paid September, 2010:

Ameripride, $83.72; Asplin, $302.71; BCBS, $264.45; Anderson, $82.35; Dell, L., $69.26;

Dietz, C., $69.26; Dietz, J., $27.70; Kartes, $69.27; Lowe, G., $27.70; Lund, $27.71;

Nelson, J., $27.70; CC Government, $1,434.08; CC Reporter, $246.84; Cass County Vector Control, $150.00; Cass Rural Water, $4,766.53;

City of Fargo, $56.21; Cummins, $135.63; Curt’s Lock, $68.75; Don Rubertus, $25.00; Double D Blading, $225.00;

Fargo H2O, $452.80; Farm Plan, $159.48; Grainger, $24.73; H. Zamarron, $11.25; Hawk-ins, $353.86;

Jason Carpenter, $101.00; Jesse Martinez, $25.00; Lake Agassiz, $574.00; Mapleton Fire Dept, $969.03; Metro Disposal, $2,973.75;

Midcontinent, $232.31; NW Sewage pump, $525.00; Ohnstad Twichell, $1,368.40; One Call, $33.80; Ottertail Power, $1,277.30;

Ottertail – other, $308.00; Patrick & Co., $13.00; Rita Hess, $1.11; Reardon, $182.82; Sara Dell, $45.00;

Team, $20.00 USPS, $53.20; Xcel, $72.81. second Hillman. RCV/MC

Police Report review - Deputy Arth – van-dalism ball diamonds

Park District Jon Werner reporting Pre-liminary Improvement District for Maple Pointe Blvd Park equipment.

Planning and Zoning – Geoff Lowe – Au-gust meeting cancelled. Points (1) Drive at John Lowe’s was approved as “due south” (2)City renaissance zone draft reviewed by Zach Weis (state of ND) to be sent to council.

Fire Department – Jeff Hanson recommen-dation replacement of broken tables C Center

City Engineer: Brandon - Cty 11 Project 2009-1. All underground installed, working on road bed, concrete Monday (weather per-mitting) bypass by RR tracks will be made. Assessment meeting September 23, 6:30 p.m. CWSFR funding request submitted. Motion Dietz, Moore Engineering (invoice # 18365, $29,664.50) city portion $18,279.14, Pay Est. # 3 Riley Co. ($162,586.76) city portion $39,410.08, second Dell. RCV/MC

Levee certification: Participation in FE-

MA’s revised FIS (Flood Insurance Sturdy) report, PAL (Provisionally Accredited Levee) must be submitted within two months.

Motion Dietz, Moore to start FEMA Le-vee Recertification process including: data collection and review (reviewing existing $4,000. Survey levee $4,500. *BNSF require-ments $4,000. Provide drawings $2,500.) total $15,000. No second. To be addressed again at next meeting.

Pump house condensation: dehumidifier full (seasonal), no leaks, discharge drain not allowed. Chemical safety equipment not pres-ent (checking old pump house).

City Attorney: Motion Kartes, vacation west 5 ft of 10 ft utility easement on east side of lot 2 block 2 Meridian Grove First Addition, second Hillman (Moore to pay all costs). RCV/MC

Open Public Hearing – Application prop-erty tax refunds 2009 (I.D. # 18-0700-00710-000). Motion Hillman, to deny, second Dell. RCV/MC. Closed Public Hearing.

New/pending: Motion Kartes, sell dirt dumped by lagoon for $1.50 yard (residents only), second Dell.

West Drainage – Meridian Grove – should drain south – PW check into. City equipment – no private or employee personal use.

Complaints (residential, employee, etc.) direct to particular portfolio holder, must be signed. Snow Removal requirements dis-cussed (Class B, pre-employment and pre-drug screening, and CDL air endorsement) – policy review at next meeting. Pump house safety equipment (in old pump house).

Personnel: Motion Kartes, hire Duane Klatt, second Dell. Discussion followed us-ing own tools-check insurance rate-no action taken. Hillman – Jerome, Hugo and Doug to assist in training new PW.

Dietz reported on Hud-USDA –Sources everywhere for grants, loans, and matching funds focusing on community planning. City Scan had transportation enhancement and safe routes to school information with small communities earmarked funding of $80,000 – 200,000.

Motion Dell adjourn, second Hillman.Mark AndersonMayorMary HinschbergerAuditor_____________________________________ The City of Mapleton held a Special Coun-

cil meeting Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Present were Anderson, Hillman, Dietz, and Kartes. Others were Mary Hinsch-berger.

Motion Hillman agenda approval, sec-ond Dietz.

Motion Dietz consent agenda approval, including: transfers (forestry, general fund corrections and levy dollars), Nuts & Bolts seminar Nov 10 - $45.00 – Carlita, second Hill-man. RCV/MC

Variance: Geoff Lowe reviewed Lot 8 Blk 1 (412 Sequoia - Triepke) setbacks zoning con-cerns R-3 (8 ft) vs R-2 (12ft). Motion Hillman, granting variance, second Kartes.

City Engineer: Brandon - basic drain-age maps submitted for review only (Meridian Grove and Cty 10 and 3rd). Cty 11 project: Mo-tion Hillman, inserting sump pump lines un-der multi use path along Meridian (east side), second Dietz. RCV/MC

Reconsideration - Spending Freeze: Mo-tion Dietz, spend with better judgment, no sec-ond, motion dies.

New items/pending:Motion Dietz, accept bid submitted by

homeowner (Patrick Smith) Merritt/Chucks $1,440.00 repair/replace from water leak, sec-ond Hillman. Other bids submitted: Bruesch $2,550.00 and L & L $1,848.00.

Equipment Update (New Holland, JD Tractor) – Duane – reported repairs, replace-ments, and approx. costs. .

Mark stated Hugo can train new PW 9-12 (four days) starting Monday on routine, differ-ent aspects of the job, and drive around town.

Budget - Review of funds and allocations. Jeff Hanson stated concern with omission of fire department donation from city with sug-gestion from Dietz for gradual decline of fund-ing. Motion Hillman, accept preliminary bud-get as presented, second Kartes. RCV/MC

AdjournMotion Hillman, adjourn, second Kartes.Mark AndersonMayor Mary HinschbergerAuditor_____________________________________

*To address the City Council during the meeting on an item that is on the agenda or on another matter that is not on the agenda, you are requested to make arrangements with the mayor or a Council Member prior to the meeting. To place an item on the agenda you are asked to call the City Auditor, mayor, or a Council member at least one-week prior to the meeting for consideration. The mayor and City Council Members finalize the agenda.

Mapleton City CouncilThe Leonard City Council held their regu-

lar meeting Oct. 4, 2010.Motion made and carried to adjourn the

Sept. 13, 2010 meeting. The Oct. 4, 2010 meet-ing was called to order by Mayor Ryan John-son. Lamberson, Hahn present. Jacobson ab-sent.

Secretary and treasurers reports were read and approved.

Shirley Nesesmeir appeared before the council to complain about the excessive noise at very late hours coming from the Acres of Terror building and grounds. Council will con-tact the Cass County Deputy and find out what he thought of the situation when he answered Mrs. Nesemeier’s call.

Motion made by Hahn to accept the change order in the amount of $7,920.00, seconded by Lamberson, Motion carried.

Motion made by Lamberson to approve second partial payment to Quam Cont. in the amount of $266,573.55, seconded by Hahn, Motion carried.

Motion made by Hahn to approve payment to Moore Eng. in the amount of $15,908.10, seconded by Nudell, Motion carried.

Motion by Lamberson to pay $1,000.00 each to the Mayor and Auditor for all the extra hours spent on the Sewer Replacement Proj-ect, seconded by Hahn Motion carried.

Discussion on the property at 111 Main St. So. City Attorney sent a letter Gate City Bank and HUD, asking them to please get the property cleaned up immediately. Motion to accept the 2011 Budget made by Lamberson, seconded by Nudell, Motion carried.

Following Bills approved to be paid; Metro Disposel, $1,318.00; M. Wendling,

$312.14; Andy’s Excavating, $32,490.00; Inter-nal Rev., $333.77; Job Service, $4.36;

Cass Co. Elec., $935.62; Ohnstad Twichell, $66.00; Cass Co. Reporter, $239.76; Cass Co. Gov., $620.00; R. Lamberson, $55.41; HES, Inc., $250.00.

Meeting recessed.Next meeting Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 at 7

p.m.M. WendlingCity Auditor ____________________________________

Leonard City Council

The Kindred City Council held their regu-lar meeting October 6, 2010. Mayor Lunder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with council members Schock, Grossnickle, Wanner and Wolf present. Also attending were City At-torney Chris McShane, City Engineers Nick Gludt and Duddy Weisser, CPA Harold Ro-tunda, PWS Ken Blilie and City Auditor Twila Morrison. Guests were Joe Milton, Marlowe Rud, Mark Erickson, Kitty Blilie, Amanda Gades, Bob Clarke, and Perry Morrison.

Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. The following motions were made and carried unanimously unless otherwise recorded.

To approve the minutes of September 1, 2010.

To approve the financials and unpaid bills of $76,561.89.

To approve raffle permits for the Park Board and Library.

To table the mosquito control issue until the January meeting.

To terminate the G&K Services contract.To contact FEMA for an extension and

have Mr. Wanner contact the land owner with a 10 day time limit to sign the easement.

To authorize the Mayor to sign and send

the letter to the Cass County Commission.To amend the TIF policy to state that de-

linquent taxes go back to the property – died for a lack of a second.

To amend the motion to roll over delin-quent taxes in the TIF districts for this year.

To approve the levy at 64.50 mils for year 2011.

Checks and bills approved:Cass County Treasurer, $3,022.41; Cass

rural Water, $5,093.58; CC Reporter, $76.71; Express Lane, $154.26; Judy Smith, $80.00;

Kindred True Value, $50.87; Moore En-gineering, $2,130.00; ND One Call, $27.30; Office of State Auditor, $165.00; Ohnstad Twichell, $819.00;

Postmaster, $44.00; Reardon, $26.04; Rustads, $9,983.43; RVS, $141.45; Starion Bond, $54,701.60; Verizon, $46.24.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:29 p.m. The next regular Council meeting is November 3, 2010 at 7 p.m. at City Hall (Agenda deadline is noon Wednesday the week prior.)

(Minutes subject to Council approval. Minutes summarized. Full detail available by request or at www.cityofkindrednd.com.)

Twila Morrison

Kindred City Council

The Davenport City Council met in the city office Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 7:05 p.m. for their regular October meeting. Those present were Mayor Palluck, Aldermen Leslie, Faller and Davis, and Auditor Dawson. Alder-man Palluck was absent.

Mayor Palluck called the meeting to or-der.

Minutes of the September meeting and the treasurer’s report for September were ac-cepted as read.

Motion made, seconded and carried to pay all bills as presented.

Otter Tail Power Co., $339.67; Cass Ru-ral Water Users, $1,330.32; David Johnson, $293.98; Beverly Dawson, $406.84; Metro Dis-posal, $1,052.00;

Community Center, $265.99; City of Fargo, $14.00; Cass County Reporter, $73.84; North Dakota One Call, Inc., $6.50; US Bank, $2,481.25;

Steven Cox, $75.00; D.J.’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc., $2,772.22; Internal Revenue Service, $734.30; Job Service ND, $5.69; ND State Tax Commissioner, $62.89; Express Lane, $18.72;

Community Center bills:Otter Tail Power Co., $106.59; City of Dav-

enport, $36.00; Qwest, $82.78; David Johnson, $45.00; Carol Mitchell, $200.00; Kindred True Value Hardware, $3.14

Old Business:There were discussions of the sewer lift

project, street repairs done by Border States, past due water bills, the boiler in city shop, re-pairing the lights in the Senior Room, repair-ing the culvert ends, mosquito spraying, tak-ing out the tree stumps from the boulevards, drainage problems, pallet racking in the shop and the culvert under CR 16.

New Business:Motions made, seconded and carried to is-

sue the Davenport Fire Dept. a gaming permit for Sportsman night October 23, a raffle per-mit for the 4-wheeler to be drawn on Commu-nity Day in June 2011, to issue the Davenport Supper Club & Lounge an Off-site Permit for Sportsman Night on October 23, and to pay Wayne Flom $150.00 for mowing the lagoon.

Auditor Dawson is to put a reminder in the

water bills that there are to be no plastic bags put in the trucks with grass clippings or leaves in them.

Motion made and seconded to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

The next regular meeting will be held Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 7 p.m.

Beverly DawsonCity Auditor____________________________________

Davenport City Council

Casselton City Council

HortiscopeQuestion: I planted around 100

bulbs last fall that were beautiful this spring. I let all the foliage die, and now it’s September and my house has sold. I would love to take them with me but am moving into an apartment this fall. Can I pull them up, dry them out and keep them in a cool place for storage? The bulbs would be in stor-age for more than a year. (e-mail ref-erence)

Answer: You are better off just for-getting about these bulbs, but know that the new owners of your property will be delighted to see how beautifully they will show next spring. To attempt to bridge the time gap between now and next fall is close to impossible for a backyard gardener to accomplish. Chilling them sufficiently now would be a possibility in the north, but keep-ing them from growing next spring would be almost impossible. It isn’t something I would attempt to do be-cause I think the result would be a lot of frustration and nothing to show for your effort. Perhaps you could make a deal with the new owners to enjoy the flowering bulbs this spring, but you would dig them up at this time next year.

Question: I’ve been searching on the Internet for a solution to the prob-lem I’m having with my mint plants. One thing that caught my eye was your answer on identifying a plant someone had that was described as being skunky. I think that is a good way to describe mine. My mint plants used to smell great. In the past year or more, all of mint plants, including any new plants from rooted cuttings, have developed this rank, rubber smell when I crush the leaves. They are still minty, but you can tell there is some

other smell in there. I’ve been afraid to use the mint. Some of the plants are in Miracle-Gro Organic Choice soil, some have extra perlite and some are in other types of organic soil. All are outside on a north balcony. I recently started giving them water from my re-verse osmosis drinking water system, thinking the chlorines or chloramines were doing something. If you have any ideas on what is happening or can point me in a better direction, I’d ap-preciate it. (e-mail reference)

Answer: I have never heard of mint going “skunky.” What I am afraid of is that you really don’t have mint plants. They could be look-alikes, such as penny royal, which have poison-ous oil that can cause liver damage. I wouldn’t use anything that doesn’t smell like 100 percent mint. If some-one can come up with a better answer as to why mint may smell this way, I’d certainly welcome your input.

Question: I inherited a rather large croton that is in a very big pot. The plant has grown into three trunks but only has leaves on the top of each limb. Is there anything I can do to en-courage growth on the lower limbs? Would pruning the plant help? Thanks for any help. (e-mail reference)

Answer: Sometimes plants show strong apical dominance that keeps the lower buds from breaking. Prun-ing the plant back definitely would cause growth from the lower buds and give you a bushier plant.

To contact Ron Smith for answers to your questions, write to Ron Smith, NDSU Department of Plant Sciences, Dept. 7670, Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 or e-mail ronald.smith@ndsu.edu.

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GaraGe SaleGaraGe sale October 16, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., 202 Sixth Ave. N., Casselton. Went down another size and have to get rid of more stuff! 32x

MovinG SalemoVinG sale. 1022 First St. N., Cas-selton. Friday, October 15, noon - 7 p.m., October 18, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. 32x

Wanted looKinG For FarmlanD to rent for 2011 crop year and beyond. 701-238-4900. tfc

FreeFree To GooD Home. Four year old Llapsa Poo dog. Good with kids and dogs. Lovable, housebroken. Please call 701-730-6745. 30nc

coMMercial SpaceCommerCial sPaCe For renT: former Kerry’ Sweet Shop and Cool Beanz at 730 Front Street in Casselton. For information call 347-4652. 15tcx

FoundANGEL NECKLACE on south side of Casselton. Stop by the Reporter to claim. nc

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WHITE SHIELD SCHOOL. Imme-diate opening for a highly qualified 7th Grade teacher. Must hold a four-year degree and be eligible for a ND teaching license. Applicants are sub-ject to a background check. Starting salary is negotiable. Position is open until filled. Please mail application materials to: White Shield School, Attn: Elem. School Principal,2 2nd Avenue West, Roseglen, ND 58775. For inquiries, please call (701) 743-4350.EXPERIENCED MECHANIC FOR John Deere Dealership. Wages DOE, health insurance, retirement plan, paid vacation and holidays (406) 488-3112. OTR DRIVER WANTED. Drive in 15 central states only. Class A CDL required. Good driving record. Home weekly. Benefits! Call Bill (701) 527-7215. FRAC SAND HAULERS – Tons of Runs in Texas! Come to where the weather is warm, pay is great and the land is flat. (817) 769-7621, (817) 769-7713.

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LAND AUCTIONMCKENZIE COUNTY LAND AUC-TION, 751.5 acres, Saturday, Octo-ber 30, 6:00pm CDT, Watford City City Hall, Torstenson Family. Com-plete info, pictures: www.wolffauc-tioneers.com.

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Happy HourMon. - Fri. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. • Saturday: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Halloween Costume Party & Karaoke Friday, October 29 • 9pm - 1am

Stop in & check out our new lounging area.

We are Smoke Free!Coming!

H a p p y H o u r :Monday - Friday: 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Tuesday Nights $1.50B u r g e r N i g h t

In-house only

DEWEY’S BAR & GRILL

KINDRED, ND 428-3331

OPEN SUNDAYS! Noon - 6pm

P u l l t a b sFree Texas Hold’emThursdays @ 7:30 pm

Gaming byARC

Sat., Oct. 16Karaoke by

Karaoke Lady9pm - 1am

COMING!

HALLOWEEN PARTYSat., Oct. 30

Bakko-Meg-a-Mix KaraokeWalleye or Prime Rib

Dinner Special

HAPPY HOUR: M-F: 4 - 6pm620 Front Street, Casselton • 347-4431

Major Brand Beer Sale!All Major Brands $19.50+ tax for 24 pk cans

Buy 3 and get $1.00 OFF/per case

30 Packs - CansHamms - $13.90+ taxSchmidt - $16.75+ tax

Busch Light - $18.50+ taxKeystone Light - $18.50+ taxMiller High Life - $15.75+ tax

GOING AWAY PARTY for LAUREE &

PAUL DAVISSat., Oct. 16 @ 7pmWe’re not saying goodbye, we’re saying Thank You. Monday Night Football!

Happy Hour prices during the game!

Hagge’s BarMapleton, ND 282-5200Exit 338 - 5 miles west of West Fargo

Wed. Nights @ 7:30Texas Hold ‘em

and Grill

Restaurant Hours:Mon-Fri: 11am - 8pm

Sat: 11am - 8pmBar Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 11am - 1am Fri-Sat: 11am - 2am

Daily Lunch Specials!

Sat.,Oct. 16 • 9pm-1am

The Roosters

Pool, Dart and Poker Leagues starting soon.

Please sign up.

Oct. 23 - 8th Hour

Oct. 30 - Billy D & the Crystals

Halloween Costume Party1st place prize - 3 days/2nights in Vegas!

COMING:

Rosie’s Cafe

SMORGASBORDBBQ Ribs & Chicken

Sunday, October 17th11:00am - 1:30pm

Rocky Mountain Oyster Feed

Saturday, October 236pm til Gone

Daily Lunch Specials

The

DIRTY GUNBar & Grill

Amenia, ND347-5871HAPPY HOUR:

6-7pm Daily

COMING!

Windsor Pheasant Hunt Challenge

Saturday, October 30• $50 Team Fees (2 man teams)

Sign up before Oct. 23 or fees go to $60.• For details, stop at Bar. Proceeds go to Cass County Wildlife Club.

Cooking til Midnight thru harvest!

Mississippi’sTower Bar

Tower City, ND

749-2571

Saturday, Oct. 16

Coming!

Open Sundays @ Noon

Karaoke by Ruby9pm - 1am

Saturday, Oct. 30

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY • KARAOKE BY RUBY

On Monday, Oct. 18, an Olym-pic-sized performance of all six Bach Cello Suites takes place on the MSUM campus. The musical Olympian is cellist Zuill Bailey, whose interpretation and recent recording of the Bach Suites, num-ber one on the Classical Billboard/Soundscan Charts for several weeks, are considered the world’s current best.

Fans of the HBO series Oz will recognize Bailey as the cello-play-ing prison inmate who murdered an orchestra’s concertmaster by stabbing him with the endpin of his cello onstage before a concert. He’s also been featured on Homicide:

Life on the Streets. Bailey says he relishes opportunities like those to bring cello music to new audienc-es, but most of his days are spent concertizing, teaching cello at the University of Texas at El Paso and serving as Artistic Director of the El Paso Pro Musica Chamber Fes-tival and Series in Texas.

The Bach Suites are some of the most performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Cellists consider them transcendent masterpieces; gen-eral audiences love them for their sheer beauty and power. They’re challenging works to perform, and most often cellists will divide the

six over two days. Bailey prefers to perform them in one evening, as cellist Yo Yo Ma has been known to do.

The performance is on the Gae-de Stage in the Roland Dille Cen-ter for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Bailey’s performance and other events in the Series are available now and can be purchased online at www.mnstate.edu/perform or by calling the MSUM Box Office at (218) 477-2271 Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are also available at the door.

Zuill Bailey

Bach Cello Suites to be performed

Living well workshops scheduledLiving with an ongoing health con-

dition can be very difficult. Effective self-management skills have proven to help people with arthritis, fibromy-algia, heart disease, depression, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, can-cer, and those who are overweight or have other ongoing health conditions.

To help people live fuller, healthier and more active lives, Sanford Health is offering Living Well Workshops. The workshops are for anyone with ongoing health problems and their support people. Participants will learn important skills such as problem solving, goal setting, relaxation tech-niques, and ways to deal with difficult emotions, pain, fatigue and stress. Living Well was developed by Stan-ford University; research has shown that the workshop is extremely effec-tive in helping people achieve better health, less time in the hospital, and

a more active lifestyle. As one partici-pant said, “It’s like hiring a personal manager to take charge of you life, and that manager is you.”

Free six-week workshops are being held in Fargo and Moorhead:

First United Methodist Church, Fargo, Thursdays, 2-4:30 p.m., Oct. 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4

Sanford Clinic Southpointe, Fargo, Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m., Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9

Elim Lutheran, Fargo, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16

Eventide Linden Tree Circle, Moorhead, Wednesdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17

Sanford South University, Fargo, Wednesdays, 5:30-8:00 p.m., Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17

Messiah Lutheran Church, Fargo, Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Oct. 14, 21,

28, Nov. 4, 11, 18Sanford 2801 Medical Building,

Fargo, Mondays, 1-3:30 p.m., Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Dec. 6

More information:People with different types of ongo-

ing health problems attend together.Living Well is facilitated by two

trained leaders who are peers, mean-ing that they too live with ongoing health problems. To learn more about facilitating a class call (701) 234-5089.

Registration is required; call San-ford Health at (701) 234-5570 or (877) 234-4240.

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