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Late summer is the prime time for food preservation, so be sure to follow safety guidelines closely. (Pixabay photo)

Late summer is the prime time for food preservation, so be sure to follow safety guidelines closely. (Pixabay photo)

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Prairie Fare: : When preserving food, be a scientist

News Staff
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
“I want to preserve green beans, but I’m afraid of pressure canners,” my caller said. “Isn’t there a workaround?”“You could freeze or dry them,” I said.She said she didn’t like the texture of frozen beans. I suggested pickling them.“That might be good in a Bloody Mary,” she said with a laugh.
Colorado potato beetles are notorious for developing resistance to many insecticides. (NDSU photo)

Colorado potato beetles are notorious for developing resistance to many insecticides. (NDSU photo)

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Dakota Gardener: Unwelcome garden visitors

News Staff
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
My potatoes probably won't grow heart-shaped tubers for me this year. In fact, if they could talk, I am sure they would be yelling at me. The reason: a Colorado potato beetle invasion.
Photo by Clint Van Camp

Photo by Clint Van Camp

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Prism of prose: Exile

Clint Van Camp
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
The pack rat in me was busy again this past week. I was going through some of my dad’s typewritten notes from the 1960s. It got me thinking about what an exile is.The American Heritage Dictionary indicates “Enforced removal or self-imposed absence from one’s native country” (Houghton Mifflin Co.
From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

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From the pastor’s desk

Leroy Aufenkamp
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
There are Biblical principles which are true in churches, homes, and in nations. One of which is found in Amos 3:3. It asks, “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
A welder works at a Manitou factory in June 2023 at Madison, South Dakota. Labor shortages in North Dakota and South Dakota could be harbingers of a shortage of young people in coming years. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

A welder works at a Manitou factory in June 2023 at Madison, South Dakota. Labor shortages in North Dakota and South Dakota could be harbingers of a shortage of young people in coming years. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

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Today’s children could prosper in tomorrow’s shortage of young workers

Tim Henderson, Stateline
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Today’s children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid. They may even see a surplus of housing to make their lives even easier after recent shortages.
Friends and family surround Tucker, Joey and Kelsi Pederson during the Hall of Fame induction Friday, Aug. 7 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. Photo by Robert Dusso, Dusso Photography

Friends and family surround Tucker, Joey and Kelsi Pederson during the Hall of Fame induction Friday, Aug. 7 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks. Photo by Robert Dusso, Dusso Photography

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Drayton native Julie Osowski Pederson inducted into River Cities Speedway Hall of Fame

Rebecca Davis
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
When Julie Pederson first climbed behind the wheel of a racecar, it started with a challenge.The Drayton native's father, Dean Osowski, had raced stock cars and shared driving duties with one of Julie's classmates.
Dan Laudal, executive director and research professor with the University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines, provides a tour of the critical minerals research facility in Grand Forks on May 26, 2026, to Sen. Kevin Cramer, center, and Department of Defense official Michael Duffey. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Dan Laudal, executive director and research professor with the University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines, provides a tour of the critical minerals research facility in Grand Forks on May 26, 2026, to Sen. Kevin Cramer, center, and Department of Defense official Michael Duffey. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

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Fertilizer from coal a key part of North Dakota critical minerals processing plans

Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
North Dakota’s abundant supply of lignite coal has been touted as a domestic source for critical minerals needed in magnets and electronics.But research at the University of North Dakota shows the potential for another lignite byproduct — fertilizer.UND has secured a contract with the U.S.
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Park River farmer joins North Dakota Soybean Council

News Staff
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Kevin Zikmund of Park River has been elected to the North Dakota Soybean Council, representing soybean producers in District 10, which includes Cavalier, Pembina and Walsh counties.Zikmund officially began his term July 1.
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