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October 7th, 2010
Valley News
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GREAT BEGINNINGS
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"When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the line of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy's been swinging
them."
(the beginning of "Birches," a poem by
Robert Frost)
TRIVIA QUIZ TIME
653
1. The Afrika Korps was commanded by
in World War II.
(a. Jodl; b. Rommel; c. Von Rundstedt)
2. In "The Rime oftheAncient Mariner"
the killing of a/an __ causes disaster.
(a. albatross; b. frigate bird; c. sea mew)
3. What was the nickname of the
baseball player named Marrit Patrick
Cain?
(a. Pepper; b. Salt; c. Sugar)
4. The author of "Le Morte DTkrthur"
was
(a. Thomas Kyd; b. Thomas Mallory; c.
Thomas Newton)
5.__ wrote the poem "The Song of
Hiawatha."
(a. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; b.
James Russell Lowell; c. John Greenleaf
Whittier)
(answers at the end of the Column)
RADIO DAYS
The following are important dates in old-
time radio history:
October 7, 1940--Portia Faces Life
debuted.
October 8, 1933--The Joe Penner Show
premiered.
October 8, 1944--The Adventures of Ozzie
and Harriet had its first program.
October 9, 1935--Cavalcade of America
was first heard.
October 9, 1943--Land of the Lost
premiered.
October 10, 1932--Betty and Bob was first
heard•
October 10, 1932--Chandu, the Magician
went on the air.
October 12, 1937--Mr. Keen, Tracer of
Lost Persons, debuted.
October 12, 1942--The Gracie Fields Show
went on the air.
A MESS OF POTTAGE
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This portion of my column describes
the works of Libertarian philosopher and
economist Murray Rothbard (1926-1995).
In 1995 he published "Economic Thought
Before Adam Smith."
Chapter 7 is entitled "Mercantilism:
serving the absolute state." By the end of the
16th century, France's economy was under
the control of the new absolute monarchy
instituted by King Henry III. All French
artisans were ordered to join guilds and
follow their rules. All craftsmen but those
in Paris or Lyons had to confine their work
to their home town and could not move to
another. Mobility in French industry ground
to a halt. King Henry IV in 1597 began to
have these restrictionseven more strictly
enforced.
POETIC FRAGMENTS
Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) was a
minor Romantic poet. Here is a portion of
his poem "To The Evening Star":
"Come to the luxuriant skies,
Whilst the landscape's odors rise,
Whilst far-off lowing herds are heard
And songs when toil is done,
From cottages whose smoke unstirred
Curls yellow in the sun."
DHS, 1926
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On February 17 the DHS boys were
defeated by Pembina 19-12, making their
record 0-4.
BILLBOARD'S TOP TEN
1970
October 3
1. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
(Diana Ross)
2. Lookin" Out My Back Door (Creedence
Clearwater Revival)
3. Candida (Dawn)
4. Cracklin" Rosie (Neff Diamond)
5. Julie, Do Ya Love Me (Bobby
Sherman)
6. I'll Be There (Jackson 5)*
7. (I Know) I'm LosingYou (Rare Earth)
8. Snowbird (Anne Murray)
9. War (Edwin Starr)
10. All Right Now (Free)*
(* indicates a new song)
Between 1969 and 1989 the Jackson 5 had
31 Hot 100 hits. "I'll Be There" was the 5th.
It peaked at #1 and was on the charts for 16
weeks, becoming the group's second-biggest
all-time hit, behind "I Want You Back."
NUMBER 1 SONGS
October 7
1890--Washington Post (U.S. Marine
Band)
1895--The Band Played On (Dan
Quinn)
1900--Ma Tiger Lily (Arthur Collins)
1905--Dearie (Corrine Morgan/Haydn
Quartet)
1910--Call Me Up Some RainyAfternoon
(Ada Jones, Billy Murray, American
Quartet)
1915--Hello, Frisco! (Olive Kline / Reinald
Werrenrath)
1920--The Love Nest (John Steel); St.
Louis Blues (Marion Harris)
1925--Yes Sir! That's My Baby (Gene
Austin)
1930--Little White Lies (Fred Waring's
Pennsylvanians)
1935--Cheek To Cheek (Fred Astaire)
1940--I'll Never Smile Again (Tommy
Dorsey); Sierra Sue (Bing Crosby)
1945--Till The End Of Time (Perry
Como)
1950--Good Night, Irene (Weavers)
1955--The Yellow Rose Of Texas (Mitch
Miller)
1960--My Mind Has A Heart Of Its Own
(Connie Francis)
1965--Hang On Sloopy (McCoys)
1970--Ain't No Mountain High Enough
(Diana Ross)
1975--Fame (David Bowie)
1980--Another One Bites The Dust
(Queen)
1985--Money For Nothing (Dire Straits)
1990--Close To You (Maxi Priest)
1995--Fantasy (Mariah Carey)
2000--Music (Madonna)
2005--Gold Digger (Kanye West/Jamie
Foxx)
15 YEARS AGO
On October 7, 1995, Vivian Maurstad
Emanuelson (DHS 1954), 59, died in Grand
Forks.
On October 10, 1995, the 9th grade took an
art and drama trip to Winnipeg.
NOTABLE QUOTES
"Come away, come away, death,
And in sad cypress let me be laid;
Fly away, fly away, breath;
I am slain by a fair cruel maid."
(as sung by the Clown in Shakespeare's
comedy, "Twelfth Night," Act II. Sc. 4)
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
KC's Student of the Week is Baylie
Karboviak, sophomore daughter of Brian
and Clarice Karboviak.
At mid-term of the First Nine Weeks,
Baylie was the only high school student with
four proficiencies: Word Processing, Biology,
World History, and Sr. High Choir.
Baylie is also a representative of the
sophomore class on the DHS Student
Council.
This is Baylie's fourth time as Student of
theWeek, having been chosen for Oct. 22-26,
2008; Sept. 22-27, 2008; Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2009
Trivia Quiz Answers
(1.b; 2. a; 3. c; 4.b; 5. a)
Risks
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The U. S. Food & Drug
Administration has come
under fire lately for not doing
a thorough job of protecting
the public health, allowing
the sale of dangerous pills,
bad eggs and all that. In
response to this criticism,
the agency has begun to
exercise greater diligence in
searching out overlooked
hazards.
When folks in the
audiences of FOX News and
MSNBC turned up puking
sick in Peoria, rumors on the
street verified that the FDA
started conducting a series
of secret investigations on
the health of the regular
listeners of these partisan
stations. FDA investigators
were tempted to include CNN
because CNN exaggerates
but they dismissed that idea
because the project already
looked too complex.
Thus far, according
to sources close to the
investigation, preliminary
research found that the rate
of suicides is almost twice
as high among watchers of
FOX News and MSNBC than
is found in adults addicted to
Sesame Street.
A source close to Dr.
Butron Scallion, head of
Innovative Research Designs,
reported that the FDA had
developed a hostility meter
to probe deeper into partisan
minds. Unfortunately, it
failed because FOX and
MSNBC viewers could not
be measured. The meter
was not calibrated to handle
such high levels of hate and
anger. Redesign of the meter
was contracted out to British
Petroleum.
As one would expect, 93 per
cent of those watching the
two partisan "news" channels
had blood pressure ranked as
Stage 3 Hypertension (that's
180/110), with the remaining
seven per cent at the Stage 4
Cemetery level.
The most interesting
discovery, according to
confidential sources, had to
do with the new device that
measured gullibility. This
detector measured human
discernment with electronic
nodes fastenedtothethinking
part of the brain. Preliminary
findings indicate that 83 per
"Love and kindness are
never wasted. They always
make a difference. They bless
the one who receives them,
and they bless you, the giver."
-- Barbara De Angelis
The beet harvest is in
full swing and I have been
a little out of sorts as we
try to change our schedule
to accommodate Tracy's
night Shift assisting my
brothers in the field. We
also welcomed his parents
from Alma, Michigan last
week. It was important for
his father, Papa Bill to help
my brothers this year after
undergoing a year of chemo
and radiation treatments
himself for throat cancer.
He has been busy learning
the ropes of beet harvest as
well as spending time in the
tractor cultivating.
My mother-in-law Sharon
has been helping out at
home, washingclothes, doing
dishes, making sandwiches,
and running to Grand Forks
to pick up much needed
essentials. We don't get to
see them very often and I feel
blessed to have them here for
a while especially since we
were unable to visit Papa Bill
when he was going through
his intense treatments. He
looks great and is up early
every morning traveling to
the field to do what he can
to help. I have always said
people who are diagnosed
with cancer or any extreme
illness seem to have an inner
wisdom only understood by
those who have been through
the struggles. They realize
the gift of each day and
live it with that knowledge
constantly present, knowing
all too well life could change
direction in a split second.
I pray the beet harvest
goes well and Mother Nature
works with the farmers so it
runs smoothly and quickly.
I am amazed every year by
the number of trucks on the
road and the inherent energy
one feels during the harvest.
There are so many people
from out of town who come
to take part in the yearly
activity and everyone has the
same goal in mind - to get
the harvest in. I always hear
comments how our small
town is very hospitable and
friendly. It makes me proud
to live where I do.
I was driving into town
a few weeks ago across the
bridge and over the bumpy
roads that are in the process
ofbeingresurfacedas the new
bridge is built. I slowed down
to stop where a construction
worker held the sign to wait
and realized my vehicle was
smoking on the outside and
inside, rolling through the
vents in the cab. I wasn't
the only one who suddenly
realized the dilemma; a
nearby construction worker
ran to myvehicle and quickly
told me to turn it off.
He proceeded to open the
hood and look inside where
he found my heater hose
detached from where it was
suppose to be. With fervent
intensity in his voice he said,
"I just need a screwdriver and
I can fix it!" He ran from one
tractor to another until he
found the essential tool and
jogged back to my vehicle.
Before too long the tube was
reattached and I could at
least move my vehicle out of
traffic. Then this kind worker
jumped into his tractor and
grabbed his water jug so he
could pour the vital liquid
lost back into the tank.
"Thank you so much for
helping me," I said with
sincerity. "That is so nice of
you." He replied with a smile,
"Well every time you drive
through our construction
site you always smile and
wave so consider this a pay
back for your kindness. You
have no idea how much that
means."
I later found out the man's
name is LeRoy Truscinski
from Greenbush, Minn. I
can't thank him enough for
helping me that day as my
husband was busy in the
field and couldn't get away.
It is amazing how much the
simple kindnesses we extend
on a daily basis can mean to
those on the receiving end.
After allowing the extra
water to run through the
engine and cool it, my
vehicle was back to normal.
What LeRoy didn't know
when he came running to
my side is the panic I felt as
it is our only reliable vehicle
which I use every day to get
to lia sophia parties, run
Papa Lou's barbeque sauce
to our stores, teach yoga,
and take care of my other
responsibilities. Before he
came to my driver's window
I sat thinking to myself,
"Oh no, please don't let this
happen right now! What in
the world will we do?" His
kindness meant so much
more than he will ever know.
A perfect stranger came to
my rescue and I thought as I
sat waiting for the engine to
cool how life extends living
angels when we need them
most, divine encounters
that never cease to amaze
me. I don't know what I
would have done that day
as I was running late for my
yoga class where students
were waiting. Thanks to the
help of an empathetic soul
and life's compassionate
construction, my day turned
from panic to peace.
Later in the week I stopped
at the sign to wait and visit
with one of the women who
daily stands holding the
slow/stop sign, I told her
about my recent experience,
she replied how it goes both
ways and explained several
of the construction workers
were chatting ab out how nice
the people in this town were.
She said they were randomly
given treats from passersby
in addition to smiles and
waves. I think about how
impatient we can sometimes
be moving through the work
zone and how the people
standing alongside the road
are just doing their jobs like
the rest of us, one quick smile
and wave can turn someone's
day around, I know it has
mine on several occasions.
Sometimes along the way
we are confronted by the
significance of such simple
acts of love and kindness
and what a difference they
can make throughout our
journeys. The other daywhen
I was getting worked up about
something one of my dear
friend's turned to me, resting
her peaceful hand on my
shoulder, and softly said, "In
the big picture, is this really
something to get so worked
up about?" She was right, it
was a minor complication
when I thought about my big
brother and father-in-law's
struggles with cancer.
One of my favorite author's
Ralph Waldo Emerson once
wrote, "You cannot do a
kindness too soon, for you
never know how soon it will
be too late."
As time elapses and we
rush through our days trying
to accomplish the list of
things that need to be done,
it is important to take a few
moments and analyze the big
picture, reminding ourselves
what is truly important. Too
often we get so wrapped up
in the doing, we forget about
being.
I have learned from those
loved ones in my life who
have been confronted with
their own mortality that life
is simply too short to sweat
the small stuff; living in the
present is the greatest gift
we can give ourselves as is
extending those seemingly
minuscule acts of kindness
which can turn out to be
so much greater than we
realize. One random act
turns into another and so on
and so forth, we never really
know how far it is extended.
I know the day LeRoy helped
me I journeyed forward
with a smile on my face and
gratitude in my heart.
As Barbara De Angelis so
eloquently put it, "Love and
kindness are never wasted."
Thanks to the living angels
who despite the struggles
life offers up continue to go
about their days looking for
the opportunity to fix what
is broken simply by being
ready for the moments to
transpire and open to the
possibilities.
cent of the watchers of FOX
and 79 per cent of those
viewing MSNBC are highly
susceptible to believing
anything that starts with
"they say" or "Congress is
considering," whether the
statements make sense or To provide this standard,
not. the FDA diverted money
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experiment requires a relationship between leafy
control - some standard spurge and the color of milk
against which to validate and started a television
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