2020-07-29 E-Edition

Farm work an adventure for mother and daughter


“This is going to be a lot of work,” thought my daughter, Aurelia, as we drove up the driveway to the dairy farm a few minutes west of Steele. On that early March morning, the road was a solid mass of frozen mud and groups of cows unblinkingly stared at us, increasing our anticipation and making us feel like foreign […]

Community COVID-19 testing event planned for July 30 at KCDHU

Kidder County District Health Unit is hosting a free community COVID-19 testing event on July 30 at their office – 422 2nd Ave. NW in Steele. The event will be conducted from 2:30 to 4 p.m., or until testing supplies are exhausted. All testing events are subject to change. No appointment is necessary for this event but pre-registration is highly […]

Savvy Senior

Stretching Tips to Help Seniors Gain Flexibility and Reduce Pain

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer some good stretching tips for seniors who are staying home during the pandemic? I’ve gotten so stiff and achy in recent years that I have a hard time doing basic activities like bending over to tie my shoes. Stiff as a Board Dear Stiff, Of all possible exercises, stretching tends to be the most […]

Early Canada Goose dates announced

North Dakota’s early Canada goose season dates are set, with bag limits and licensing requirements the same as last year. Opening day is Aug. 15 in all three zones. Closing dates are Sept. 7 in the Missouri River zone, Sept. 15 in the western zone and Sept. 22 in the eastern zone. Early Canada goose limits are 15 daily and […]

Off the Bookshelf

WHAT DIFFERENCE DO IT MAKE?

When Ron Hall and Denver Moore wrote “Same Kind of Different as Me”, they did not intend to write a trilogy. But while writing “Workin Our Way Home”, ideas were already forming for a third book. When Ron asked Denver what he thought this third book should be called, Denver replied, “What difference do it make?” and the name stuck. […]

From the Heart

Over the years, we all accumulate a lot of “things”. That may be clothes, small kitchen items, electronic gadgets, tools, and all kinds of things that we think we need at the time we buy them. We often don’t use those things very long, but don’t get rid of them either. They just get thrown in a drawer, closet, basement, […]

Kidder Korner

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the […]

Reminiscing…

(Looking back over past Ozone issues by Shirley Morlock)

50 years ago – July 29, 1970 Mrs. Karl (Annie) Kleppe, 77, Napoleon, died. G.J. Lang of Dawson filed for Representative from the 31st legislative district. Interstate Highway 94 from the Montana border to the Minnesota line will be dedicated Aug. 7th. The house on the farm of Mrs. Elsie Wallin, south of Dawson, burned to the ground, likely started […]

A little of This ‘n That

Creeping Charlie

Creeping Charlie is sometimes mistaken as creeping jenny. At a glance, the two weeds look alike. But on closer inspection, you’ll see that Creeping Charlie’s leaves have scalloped edges while creeping jenny’s leaves do not. Hand-Pulling Creeping Charlie Removing creeping Charlie without the use of chemicals is the preferred method for patches that reside near edible plants or for families […]