Abbey Messer and her husband, Marty, who is a KEM Electric Cooperative lineworker, both enjoy the outdoors, having grown up on farms and ranches.
The heart of the NDSF are the 4-H, FFA and open class exhibits vying for the top prize, Korslien says.
The season went on, with wins and losses. Each day, we learned something new, and we started to play better as a team.
“We try offering a great lineup of entertainment. Once you get on grounds, there are so many things to do that are free.
When agriculture became mechanized and gas-powered tractors replaced animal power, that changed. Energy became an expense.
Henry Bajebo, a Liberian refugee, has endured similar tragedy. Bajebo watched his father die at the hands of a rebel soldier.
“What’s going on?” I asked. And then I listened. Her problems were not new. She’d been wrestling with these same issues for years.
At the N.D. Department of Commerce Tourism Division, we work hard to tell the stories that sell the trips.
