Fall 2021 P.O. Box 1408 Dickinson, ND 58602
A Publication of Consolidated Telcom
701-483-4000 • consolidatednd.com • Rhonda Fitterer, Editor
Homemade recipes made easy on TV with your chef hosts Laverne & Rhonda!
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Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry:
1 cup beef broth 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 Tbsps. rice wine vinegar 3 Tbsps. sesame oil, divided 1/4 cup brown sugar 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsps. cornstarch 1/2 head fresh broccoli, cut into florets 1/2 onion, slivered 1 lb. top round steak, thinly sliced 2 – 3 oz. packages ramen noodles Sesame seeds, optional Cashews, optional In a medium bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic, and corn starch; mix until combined, set aside. In a large skillet heat remaining oil over medium high heat until hot. Add broccoli and onion to oil, sauté for 5 minutes. Add steak, cook 2-3 minutes until brown. Meanwhile, in a pot of boiling water, add noodles, cook 2-3 minutes until just tender; drain well. Add soy sauce mixture to beef mixture, cook 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Stir in noodles, sprinkle with sesame seed and cashews.
Philly Cheese Steak Mac & Cheese Bake:
8 oz. uncooked large elbow macaroni 1 lb. lean ground beef 2 cups thinly sliced yellow onions 2 medium green bell peppers, cut in thin strips 1 Tbsp. steak seasoning 1 package – 8 oz. - cream cheese, cubed 1/2 cup beef flavored broth 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Cook macaroni to al dente; drain as directed on package. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef, onions, bell peppers, and steak seasoning over medium-high heat 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are tender; do not drain. Remove from heat. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Stir in hot macaroni and broth. Pour macaroni mixture into baking dish; top with cheddar cheese. Cover with foil. Bake 20-25 minutes or until mixture is hot and cheese is melted.
Consolidated employees want to extend a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in making our 2021 School Supply Drive a success! Area schools began this school-year inside of the classrooms, and because of many generous people and businesses, students have the supplies they need to be successful. Thirty schools and agencies benefited from this year’s drive. Supplies were delivered prior to schools starting by staff members of Consolidated and Gate City Bank, and local Consolidated technicians in the communities we serve. A huge thank you from us for supporting our youth.
School Supply Drive Success
We’d like to extend an extra thank you to the following: · Our long-standing partner, Gate City Bank, for helping collect supplies, cash donations in Dickinson and Hettinger. · Badlands Big Sticks – to all the players for helping at the Fill the Bus event in the Wal-Mart parking lot and also to Dave Ouellette for donating tickets to see the Big Sticks play baseball when donations were made. · Wal-Mart for allowing us to use the patio for our Fill the Bus Event. · American Bank Center for donating folders, pens, and other much needed items. · Harlow’s School Bus Service in Dickinson, for lending us a bus to use at the Fill the Bus event, as well as advertising in our parking lot. Winners of Drawings: • Lindsay Stieg – iPad • Sheila Walter – $150 Visa Gift Card
Photo by Dave Mackey
Please help us help those who need our support this holiday season!
Toy & Food Drive !
Don’t miss this event! • Bring a minimum of three food items, or one much needed household item such as baby diapers, toilet paper, or laundry detergent. • OR bring a NEW unwrapped toy which will be distributed to needy kids in Southwest ND. • Drop off items at Consolidated, 507 S Main, Dickinson or Cornerstone Bank, 3095 15th St W, Dickinson
YOU will be entered in a prize drawing! 1st Prize: iPad from Consolidated 2nd Prize: $50 Visa Gift Card from Cornerstone Bank Drawing will be held on December 14th.
See official drawing rules at cornerstonebanks.net/rules
Important Notes
Calendar Contest
• Reminder to Snowbirds! Please give us a call at least one week before you leave for the winter. There’s NO recurring monthly charge to reserve your services while you’re gone, unless you have special services. There is a one-time charge of $24 to hold your services.
THANK YOU Photo by Am anda Wright to all the photo enthusiasts who submitted photos for our 2022 calendar. We appreciate your time, talents, and willingness to share with everyone in Southwestern North Dakota! The quality of photos made it a challenge to narrow it down to 15 photos. The winners this year are: Amanda Wright Cory Ash Nancy Secrest Emanuel Voigt Elaine Gunwall Jacob Witte Matthew Kvaale Susan Zaske
Debbie Cherney Austin Stockert Shannon Kvaale Albert Myran Ali Paulson Avery Belland Evon Braun
• Our office will be closed for these holidays: – November 25th and 26th for Thanksgiving – December 24th for Christmas – December 31st for New Year’s Day • Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 7th. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour. • We’re excited to see all the eager “Trick or Treaters” at our annual Halloween Open House on October 29th from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Also remember to enter our Halloween Photo Contest - see ad at left for details.
• Play LIVE Blackout Bingo on Consolidated Channel 18, to win great prizes October through April. Watch every Tuesday at 7:00pm, replay at 8:00pm, or Wednesday replay at 3:00pm and 4:00pm. Pick up Bingo Cards at these sponsors:
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Send in your best picture of your kids to enter Consolidated’s Halloween Photo Contest! Entries are open to photos of children ages 12 and younger. Submissions must be received by November 2nd by 5:00 pm via our website at consolidatednd.com/HalloweenPhoto2021. The photos will be posted on Consolidated’s Facebook page, and voting for the winners will be from November 3rd – 9th via Facebook. The three photos with the most likes will win prizes. The winners will be announced on November 10th.
Consolidated will be hiding the Great Pumpkin somewhere in Dickinson. From Monday, October 25th – Friday, Oct. 29th, receive the daily location clue by listening to KDIX radio at 9:15am and 3:15pm, visiting our Facebook page, or our website at consolidatednd.com/pumpkin2021. If you find the Great Pumpkin, bring it to Consolidated to claim the GRAND PRIZE valued at more than $2,600 including:
Pick up your FREE 2022 Consolidated Calendar after Thanksgiving at our Dickinson office at 507 Main Ave S.
Halloween Photo Contest!
October 25th – 29th in Dickinson
Dickinson: West Dakota Oil, Choice Financial, Eyewear Concepts, Dan Porter Motors, Rosie’s Food & Gas Belfield: Choice Financial Bowman: Bowman Drug Regent: Regent Consumers Coop Mott: Fitterer Oil Richardton: Cenex C Store Hettinger: KNDC Radio Scranton: Scranton Super Valu Killdeer: Hinrichs Super Valu New England: New England Drug Halliday: Union Bank
$300 Gift Certificate – Consolidated Gift Basket with 12-Month Subscription – Dickinson Press – $225 Value DSU Gift Basket – $200 Value $175 Gift Certificate – Bump N Jump Bounce House Party Promo Pack $150 Gift Certificate – Mainstream Boutique $150 Gift Certificate – Subway Sandwiches & Salads 3-Month Membership West River Community Center – up to $125 Value Two Oil Changes – Dan Porter Motors – up to $120 Value Godfather’s Pizza Party – up to $110 Value $100 Gift Certificate – Newby’s Ace Hardware $100 Gift Certificate – Family Fare $100 Gift Certificate – Country Rose Café Oil Change Charbonneau Car Center – up to $89.95 Value $50 Gift Certificate – Core Nutrition $50 Thanksgiving Centerpiece – Gaffney’s Floral $50 Gift Certificate – Quality Quick Print $50 Visa Card – Western Cooperative Credit Union $50 Gift Certificate – Dakota Diner Gift Basket – Badlands Big Sticks – $50 Value Grilling Basket – Consolidated – $50 Value $50 Gift Certificate – Los Cobos Family Mexican Restaurant Gift Basket – Brenarsky’s – up to $50 Value Gift Basket – Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce – up to $50 Value Three Adult Buffets – Pizza Ranch – $40 Value $25 Gift Card – Urban Unwind $25 Gift Card – Country Kitchen $25 Gift Card – Out of Town $20 Gift Card – Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar Two $15 Gift Certificates – The Brew Coffee House Two $10 Gift Certificates – Yum
The Great Pumpkin Hunt is sponsored by Consolidated with the help of these generous community Partners: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar Badlands Big Sticks Brenarsky's The Brew Coffee House Facebook.com/BumpNJump4u Charbonneau Car Center Core Nutrition Country Kitchen Country Rose Café Dakota Diner Dan Porter Motors Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce Dickinson Press Dickinson State University Family Fare Gaffney's Floral Godfather's Pizza KDIX Radio Los Cobos Family Mexican Restaurant Mainstream Boutique Newby's Ace Hardware Out of Town Pizza Ranch Quality Quick Print Subway Sandwiches & Salads West River Community Center Western Cooperative Credit Union Urban Unwind Yum The Great Pumpkin will be hidden on public land or in a public building. Please do not look for it on any private property. For official rules, stop by Consolidated 507 Main S. Dickinson during regular business hours, Monday Friday 8AM – 5PM, our Facebook page, or our website consolidatednd.com. Employees of Consolidated are not eligible to participate.
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Important Notes
Calendar Contest
• Reminder to Snowbirds! Please give us a call at least one week before you leave for the winter. There’s NO recurring monthly charge to reserve your services while you’re gone, unless you have special services. There is a one-time charge of $24 to hold your services.
THANK YOU Photo by Am anda Wright to all the photo enthusiasts who submitted photos for our 2022 calendar. We appreciate your time, talents, and willingness to share with everyone in Southwestern North Dakota! The quality of photos made it a challenge to narrow it down to 15 photos. The winners this year are: Amanda Wright Cory Ash Nancy Secrest Emanuel Voigt Elaine Gunwall Jacob Witte Matthew Kvaale Susan Zaske
Debbie Cherney Austin Stockert Shannon Kvaale Albert Myran Ali Paulson Avery Belland Evon Braun
• Our office will be closed for these holidays: – November 25th and 26th for Thanksgiving – December 24th for Christmas – December 31st for New Year’s Day • Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 7th. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour. • We’re excited to see all the eager “Trick or Treaters” at our annual Halloween Open House on October 29th from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Also remember to enter our Halloween Photo Contest - see ad at left for details.
• Play LIVE Blackout Bingo on Consolidated Channel 18, to win great prizes October through April. Watch every Tuesday at 7:00pm, replay at 8:00pm, or Wednesday replay at 3:00pm and 4:00pm. Pick up Bingo Cards at these sponsors:
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Send in your best picture of your kids to enter Consolidated’s Halloween Photo Contest! Entries are open to photos of children ages 12 and younger. Submissions must be received by November 2nd by 5:00 pm via our website at consolidatednd.com/HalloweenPhoto2021. The photos will be posted on Consolidated’s Facebook page, and voting for the winners will be from November 3rd – 9th via Facebook. The three photos with the most likes will win prizes. The winners will be announced on November 10th.
Consolidated will be hiding the Great Pumpkin somewhere in Dickinson. From Monday, October 25th – Friday, Oct. 29th, receive the daily location clue by listening to KDIX radio at 9:15am and 3:15pm, visiting our Facebook page, or our website at consolidatednd.com/pumpkin2021. If you find the Great Pumpkin, bring it to Consolidated to claim the GRAND PRIZE valued at more than $2,600 including:
Pick up your FREE 2022 Consolidated Calendar after Thanksgiving at our Dickinson office at 507 Main Ave S.
Halloween Photo Contest!
October 25th – 29th in Dickinson
Dickinson: West Dakota Oil, Choice Financial, Eyewear Concepts, Dan Porter Motors, Rosie’s Food & Gas Belfield: Choice Financial Bowman: Bowman Drug Regent: Regent Consumers Coop Mott: Fitterer Oil Richardton: Cenex C Store Hettinger: KNDC Radio Scranton: Scranton Super Valu Killdeer: Hinrichs Super Valu New England: New England Drug Halliday: Union Bank
$300 Gift Certificate – Consolidated Gift Basket with 12-Month Subscription – Dickinson Press – $225 Value DSU Gift Basket – $200 Value $175 Gift Certificate – Bump N Jump Bounce House Party Promo Pack $150 Gift Certificate – Mainstream Boutique $150 Gift Certificate – Subway Sandwiches & Salads 3-Month Membership West River Community Center – up to $125 Value Two Oil Changes – Dan Porter Motors – up to $120 Value Godfather’s Pizza Party – up to $110 Value $100 Gift Certificate – Newby’s Ace Hardware $100 Gift Certificate – Family Fare $100 Gift Certificate – Country Rose Café Oil Change Charbonneau Car Center – up to $89.95 Value $50 Gift Certificate – Core Nutrition $50 Thanksgiving Centerpiece – Gaffney’s Floral $50 Gift Certificate – Quality Quick Print $50 Visa Card – Western Cooperative Credit Union $50 Gift Certificate – Dakota Diner Gift Basket – Badlands Big Sticks – $50 Value Grilling Basket – Consolidated – $50 Value $50 Gift Certificate – Los Cobos Family Mexican Restaurant Gift Basket – Brenarsky’s – up to $50 Value Gift Basket – Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce – up to $50 Value Three Adult Buffets – Pizza Ranch – $40 Value $25 Gift Card – Urban Unwind $25 Gift Card – Country Kitchen $25 Gift Card – Out of Town $20 Gift Card – Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar Two $15 Gift Certificates – The Brew Coffee House Two $10 Gift Certificates – Yum
The Great Pumpkin Hunt is sponsored by Consolidated with the help of these generous community Partners: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar Badlands Big Sticks Brenarsky's The Brew Coffee House Facebook.com/BumpNJump4u Charbonneau Car Center Core Nutrition Country Kitchen Country Rose Café Dakota Diner Dan Porter Motors Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce Dickinson Press Dickinson State University Family Fare Gaffney's Floral Godfather's Pizza KDIX Radio Los Cobos Family Mexican Restaurant Mainstream Boutique Newby's Ace Hardware Out of Town Pizza Ranch Quality Quick Print Subway Sandwiches & Salads West River Community Center Western Cooperative Credit Union Urban Unwind Yum The Great Pumpkin will be hidden on public land or in a public building. Please do not look for it on any private property. For official rules, stop by Consolidated 507 Main S. Dickinson during regular business hours, Monday Friday 8AM – 5PM, our Facebook page, or our website consolidatednd.com. Employees of Consolidated are not eligible to participate.
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Fall 2021 P.O. Box 1408 Dickinson, ND 58602
A Publication of Consolidated Telcom
701-483-4000 • consolidatednd.com • Rhonda Fitterer, Editor
Homemade recipes made easy on TV with your chef hosts Laverne & Rhonda!
4
Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry:
1 cup beef broth 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 Tbsps. rice wine vinegar 3 Tbsps. sesame oil, divided 1/4 cup brown sugar 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsps. cornstarch 1/2 head fresh broccoli, cut into florets 1/2 onion, slivered 1 lb. top round steak, thinly sliced 2 – 3 oz. packages ramen noodles Sesame seeds, optional Cashews, optional In a medium bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic, and corn starch; mix until combined, set aside. In a large skillet heat remaining oil over medium high heat until hot. Add broccoli and onion to oil, sauté for 5 minutes. Add steak, cook 2-3 minutes until brown. Meanwhile, in a pot of boiling water, add noodles, cook 2-3 minutes until just tender; drain well. Add soy sauce mixture to beef mixture, cook 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Stir in noodles, sprinkle with sesame seed and cashews.
Philly Cheese Steak Mac & Cheese Bake:
8 oz. uncooked large elbow macaroni 1 lb. lean ground beef 2 cups thinly sliced yellow onions 2 medium green bell peppers, cut in thin strips 1 Tbsp. steak seasoning 1 package – 8 oz. - cream cheese, cubed 1/2 cup beef flavored broth 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Cook macaroni to al dente; drain as directed on package. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef, onions, bell peppers, and steak seasoning over medium-high heat 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are tender; do not drain. Remove from heat. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Stir in hot macaroni and broth. Pour macaroni mixture into baking dish; top with cheddar cheese. Cover with foil. Bake 20-25 minutes or until mixture is hot and cheese is melted.
Consolidated employees want to extend a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who played a part in making our 2021 School Supply Drive a success! Area schools began this school-year inside of the classrooms, and because of many generous people and businesses, students have the supplies they need to be successful. Thirty schools and agencies benefited from this year’s drive. Supplies were delivered prior to schools starting by staff members of Consolidated and Gate City Bank, and local Consolidated technicians in the communities we serve. A huge thank you from us for supporting our youth.
School Supply Drive Success
We’d like to extend an extra thank you to the following: · Our long-standing partner, Gate City Bank, for helping collect supplies, cash donations in Dickinson and Hettinger. · Badlands Big Sticks – to all the players for helping at the Fill the Bus event in the Wal-Mart parking lot and also to Dave Ouellette for donating tickets to see the Big Sticks play baseball when donations were made. · Wal-Mart for allowing us to use the patio for our Fill the Bus Event. · American Bank Center for donating folders, pens, and other much needed items. · Harlow’s School Bus Service in Dickinson, for lending us a bus to use at the Fill the Bus event, as well as advertising in our parking lot. Winners of Drawings: • Lindsay Stieg – iPad • Sheila Walter – $150 Visa Gift Card
Photo by Dave Mackey
Please help us help those who need our support this holiday season!
Toy & Food Drive !
Don’t miss this event! • Bring a minimum of three food items, or one much needed household item such as baby diapers, toilet paper, or laundry detergent. • OR bring a NEW unwrapped toy which will be distributed to needy kids in Southwest ND. • Drop off items at Consolidated, 507 S Main, Dickinson or Cornerstone Bank, 3095 15th St W, Dickinson
YOU will be entered in a prize drawing! 1st Prize: iPad from Consolidated 2nd Prize: $50 Visa Gift Card from Cornerstone Bank Drawing will be held on December 14th.
See official drawing rules at cornerstonebanks.net/rules