Dodge, ND

The Dodge Country Store will celebrate its 1st anniversary this month. Owners Tammy and Todd Brinkman look forward to another year, and they would like to thank everyone for their past and continued support.

Tammy said, “Dodge people are very supportive and are making it happen for us.”

The much anticipated Icee machine will be making a return next week.

Gas, hot and cold beverages, including off-sale liquor, food essentials, snacks, and a place to play pool and visit are provided.
   

Come to Dodge’s homebased business show on Saturday, April 5, 9:00am to 4:00pm.  It will be held at the Dodge auditorium featuring over 20 local vendors with hourly door prizes to be awarded and a coloring contest for the kids.  Lunch will be provided all day by the Sunshine Club.  It is a good time to do some major shopping and also some good visiting.

Well the talent show in Dodge has come and gone but not without good memories of great talent and a great show.  There wasn’t even standing room left in the auditorium.  The fleischkuekla supper sponsored by the Sunshine club was also well attended.  

There were 17 enteries in four categories, youth, teen, adult, and duet.   And the first place winners in each category were: youth-Lyndsey of Beulah, teen-Stephanie of Beulah, adult- Quintana of Halliday, and the duet competition was won by Stephanie and Quintana.

The Saddle Club also had a 50-50 drawing that was won by Robert Greenshields of Dodge. 

Workers and ticket sellers are shown below.                                        

If you enjoy a night out listening to local talent singing and performing a variety of country music, you don’t want to miss the 41st Annual Dodge Saddle Club Country Western Talent show.
This event will be held in conjunction with a Fleischkuechle supper on Saturday, March 15, 2008 @ 7:00 PM MST at the Dodge Auditorium. The supper will be held from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the Dodge City Hall. Come and enjoy a night of fun!!!

By the looks of the park,  Dodge is starting to get “Spring Fever”.  The “Easter Bunny” has left his calling card in the park and is anxiously awaiting the Sunshine Club’s annual Easter egg hunt in the park on Saturday,  March 22, @10:00 AM.

If you are traveling on Hiway 200, you must take a break and check out the “C” store in Dodge.  Gas prices are competitive, many hot and cold beverages and food items are available.   There is also a pool table that adds a social flair to the establishment, but the best part ofthe store is the friendly faces behind the counter.  Todd and Tammy Brinkman owners, will be happy to serve you.

The community began the task of putting photos from the recently closed school into a display in the city hall. The women worked on laying the pictures out, using the new tables purchased by a Horizon grant. The men put the folder display together. It was nice to see how everyone worked to finish this project. If anyone wants to observe the finished project, stop at the auditorium.

Dodge has a serious infestation of wormwood and Canada thistle. Both are on the state noxious weed list which means that you are obligated by law to control them. Both are perennial weeds and produce massive amounts of seed.

You may mow these weeds periodically through the growing season, which will prevent seed production. The down side of this treatment is that as perennial plants they will continue to survive and rob valuable nutrients and moisture from your property.

 They are easy to control with proper application of chemical. The best choice on the market today is Milestone. Milestone, which should be used with a nonionic surfactant, is a nonrestricted chemical. This means you do not have to carry a certification to purchase or apply this chemical (some chemicals require a certification which can be obtained through the local county agent’s office). Milestone is very enviromentally freindly and is a low rate application chemical.

Treatment should be made early in the summer before plants mature and produce seed. This prevents further infestation and your kill success will be greater. It may also be applied in the fall to control the next years infestation. After two seasons of application you will achieve very good control.

Milestone also works well to control a multitude of “pest” weeds. Careful application should be practiced around trees, shrubs, gardens and flower beds. Because it is a low application chemical you should follow the label instruction carefully to prevent damage to untargeted plants.

For more information on weed control contact your local weed officer or county agent at 701-846-7374 or 701-764-5593. Information, such as pictures to be used for identification purpose may be found on the following web sites:

http://ndweeds.homestead.com
http://www.nawma.org

Area farm and ranch women have proved they want to be more involved in their farm/ranch enterprise. These 13 women recently completed Annie’s Project, a course offered by our office, the NDSU Extension Service in Dunn County, to empower them to become more involved in the financial end of their businesses.

These ladies learned about financial analysis, crop insurance, bookkeeping methods, marketing, goal setting and much more. Pre-surveys indicated that most of these women were not involved in the financial dealings of their enterprise.

Attendees were from the nearby communities of Dunn Center, Halliday, Golden Valley, Killdeer, Beaulah and Hebron. Annie’s is a six-week course in offered in 23 North Dakota locations this winter. Classes were held at the Halliday School.

Elder Care Senior’s enjoyed their Monday meal, prepared by Darline Streifel.  The meal consisted of hamburger hot dish, salad, green beans, garlic toast and an apple.  Peggy Senger, Verna Pederson, Betty Selle, and Darline Streifel enjoyed the meal and companionship of discussing their lives and sharing their wisdom.  There were also 2 delivered meals by Deanna Senger.