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I am part of that 1 percent. Last year, I enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard. Why did I choose that path?

N.D. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and his wife, Annette, visit with Pride of Dakota retailer Larry White of 17Thistles, which makes cold-pressed safflower cooking oil, at the 2019 Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase in Bismarck. Photo  Courtesy N.D. Department of AgriculTure

“It shocked everybody as to what was going on, but I saw something in our companies this spring,” says N.D.

N.D. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and his wife, Annette, visit with Pride of Dakota retailer Larry White of 17Thistles, which makes cold-pressed safflower cooking oil, at the 2019 Pride of Dakota Holiday Showcase in Bismarck. Photo  Courtesy N.D. Department of AgriculTure

“It shocked everybody as to what was going on, but I saw something in our companies this spring,” says N.D.

The company operates in a building located on the family’s Wildrose farm. Courtesy Photos

“Christine became seriously ill after inhaling strong fumes rising from a bag of decorative wood chips that she had opened to use in the Gillund’s

Eric Bartsch is the general manager of AGT Foods in the United States, one of the largest pulse companies in the world. Photo by NDAREC/Liza Kessel

“What drives me is when I can go to the store and see all the products that our ingredients are in, and know that I, or us, as a company, have play

Robert “Bob” Hunter, Maddock’s oldest resident, holds his U.S. Army portrait, taken over 75 years ago during his World War II service. Photos by NDAREC/Liza Kessel

Set amongst Hunter’s photographs is a small black-and-white image of a handsome young man. His light eyes shine under a U.S. Army service cap.

Waterfowl hunting is a favorite Sieg family activity, including for their beloved 12-year-old black lab, Bandit. Courtesy photos

“Emmit’s a mini-Eric,” says Candace Sieg, the family’s matriarch. “He remembers everything and anything that comes out of Dad’s mouth.”

Vietnam War veteran Freddie Rios works in Morton County as inspector of the election board during the June primary election. Photos by NDAREC/Liza Kessel

Fifty-two years later, in 2020, Norma will not be working at the polls.

Nicki and Scott Brockopp turned their homebrewing hobby into a hometown business earlier this year, opening Brockopp Brewing in January on Valley City’s Main Street, thanks in part to financial assistance received through a partnership of the Rural Development Finance Corporation and their local economic development corporation.

A partnership built on Concern for community

BEK TV sports broadcasters David Sugarman, left, and Noah Reed cover a recent volleyball game at Bismarck Legacy High School against Mandan High School. Photos by NDAREC/John Kary

Derrick Bulawa had recently arrived in Steele to take over as general manager of BEK Communications Cooperative.