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RECORD H ET T I N G ER , N O R T H DAK O T A
JULY 19, 2019
Adams County strives to GoLocal! FRANK TURNER
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ision West speakers Karalea Cox and Deb Nelson visited Adams County this week to ignite a GoLocal! ND campaign in Adams County. During the presentation, the speakers had an open discussion with members of the community to discuss how a shop local business initiative can spur local growth in the area. Executive Director of the Hettinger Area Chamber of Commerce and Adams County Development Corporation Jasmin Fosheim said that the speakers were very glad to see what Hettinger was already doing to encourage locals to care for their community. “They were excited to see the events and initiatives we already have going on in Adams County,” said Fosheim. Even before the campaign, the Chamber had initiatives in place like the perks card program and the local business spotlight articles in local papers to support businesses. Fosheim said that building the GoLocal campaign is more than just telling people to spend more money in town. Instead, Fosheim said she likes to encourage local pride and engagement through events like Helping Hettinger Day and the Wired community group. “I think the message shop local is important,” said Fosheim, “but I think convincing people that it is important to shop local is a byproduct of helping them GO LOCAL! » PAGE 3
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LOCAL FARMERS HAVE A FIELD DAY FRANK TURNER
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armers from all over the surrounding area gathered at Hettinger’s NDSU Extension Center’s annual Field Day this week for a look at the latest local crop research. Research Agronomist John Rickertson showcased different crop types and variants to show what crops have been growing best in
the Adams County region. Rickertson explained, “We are basically just giving people an overview of what research we are doing at the agronomy research station. People want to know what works best here.” During the field day, producers got to see up close and in person exactly what experimental trials are working best close to home.
Rickertson explained that what grows well in Fargo and Bismarck might not grow well in Adams County. “That’s how our research stations are set up,” said Rickertson. “We are set up as these regional centers to work with people coming in from all over the area.” At the field day, Rickertson showed off different varieties of barley, spring wheat, field peas, andhemp.
Rickertson explained that a variant is a breed of crop that has been bred over many generations and selected for certain traits like higher yield, disease resistance, and protein abundance. “It’s genetics,” said Rickertson. “It’s just like eye or hair color. For example, industrial hemp is cannabis, the same stuff that people smoke, however industrial hemp has all the THC bred out.“
According to Rickertson, NDSU does quality analysis on different variants of the same crop to see which breed consistently performs the best for what the producer is looking for. Rickertson said that every year, the research station is consistently testing more variants. As the research station researches more variants, they are hopFIELD DAY » PAGE 3
Producers look at wheat variants Synergy and Pinnacle to see first hand what is growing the best in Adams County. Frank Turner/Adams County Record
H et ti n ge r b e c o m e s C a rd i ac R e ady C o m mu n i ty FRANK TURNER
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est River Health Services (WRHS) is working in conjunction with both the Nor t h Da k ot a De partment of Health and the American Heart Association to improve heart health education in Hettinger and the surrounding areas. Chr is Pr ic e , a representative from the ND Department of Health, recently attended H e t t i n g e r ’s b u r g ers and brats event to not only teach
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citizens about CPR, AEDs and cardiac health awareness, but also to designate Hettinger as one of twelve Cardiac Ready Communities in the e n t i re s t a t e of No r t h Dakota. According to RN, M S M e l i n d a D a l l e y, the goal of the Cardiac Ready Community is to empower the citizens to be able to handle health emergencies before EMS first responders arrive. “If an emergency does arise, people can learn to recogCARDIAC » PAGE 2
American Heart Association representative Chris Price designates Hettinger one of 12 Cardiac Ready Communities in North Dakota at Burgers and Brats. Left to right: Matt Shahan, CEO; Sonja Martin, EMT; Melinda Dalley, RN; Barbara Stadheim, RN, Interim CNO; Chris Price from the American Heart Association, Jay Skarrvold, EMR; Patty Ness, RN . Bottom row: Christopher South, Paramedic Submitted Photo/Adams County Record
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