Archive for October, 2007
Local North Dakotans developing a community-owned wind farm
4 Comments Published by gwen October 31st, 2007 in energy, Beyond North Dakota, North Dakota People.This, to me, is very exciting news. It’s economic development and renewable energy driven by North Dakota’s hardworking and creative people.
The article, Seeding a ‘Homegrown’ Wind Farm in North Dakota, says the project has been six years in the making. I’ll have to follow up with this one later to see exactly where they are in […]
Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer to be new Secretary of Agriculture
0 Comments Published by gwen October 31st, 2007 in agriculture, Technology, Politics and Government, Beyond North Dakota, North Dakota People.It’s exciting news for the state of North Dakota: Bush will appoint former governor Ed Schafer as the new Secretary of Agriculture. The announcement is being made this afternoon. From the AP story:
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday will nominate Edward Schafer, a former two-term Republican governor from North Dakota, to be his next secretary […]
Jack Pumpkinstein…a poor Jack O’ Lantern who fell down and broke his crown, welcomes you to the ribbon cutting of www.grizzlygroundswell.com, a political blog owned and run by North Dakota ambassador Chad Everson.read more | digg story
North Dakota work-at-home artist sells products out of state
2 Comments Published by gwen October 31st, 2007 in Business, Beyond North Dakota, North Dakota People.Paper making. Book making. Pages on how to paint, how to create a biome, classroom projects and pages for teachers and children–Lone Prairie Art Works has a long list of free, informal online tutorials to help people enjoy personal art projects.
“I’ve always tried to include techniques for how I did things and things I learned […]
Lotsa country out there
1 Comment Published by gwen October 31st, 2007 in real estate, agriculture, Uncategorized.
My parents came to visit from out of state this past weekend. During their too-brief stay, Dad did one thing he truly loves most to do: he took long drives out in the country admiring North Dakota’s beautiful farmland.
Every time he walked back into the house, he was grinning, and every time, he offered North Dakota his […]
