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.”

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.

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On one of my casual walks down “my” aisle, I saw a woman standing by the table, holding a copy of my book, reading the back cover.

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The co-op business model is unique and rooted in our local communities.

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KEEPING MEMBER IN MIND

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.

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Reaching out to young adults is one approach to address the problem of overuse of technology.

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One who thinks agriculture’s reliability should not be minimized is Neal Fisher, administrator of the N.D. Wheat Commission.

Curtis Wiesz, vice president of the Northern Plains Electric Cooperative board of directors, has the EMS “Star of Life” symbol tattooed on his wrist. He volunteers with the Fessenden Ambulance Service as an EMT. Photo by NDAREC/Clarice L. Kesler

GIVING TIME There is an individual in our community who I feel deserves recognition as a first responder.