OPEN Magazine: Issue 5 // Summer 2008

MIKE & CHAR SOLBERG PAYING IT FORWARD >> BE FIRST WITH SUMMER FASHION

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MARJORIE SCHLOSSMAN

Grateful Goddesses: Choosing Happiness

TERRY STROH SINISA MILOVA N OV IC

DOUG & SANDY

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28 Marjorie Schlossman She’s an abstract painter, a musician, and mother of seven. Her father founded West Acres Shopping Center; her composer uncle won a Pulitzer Prize; and her latest art project is the subject of a film documentary. Tender, tough, spontaneous, and articulate, she’s Marjorie Schlossman, one of Fargo-Moorhead’s most intriguing creative spirits.

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Terry stroh Along with his team of architects and designers, Terry Stroh, a man of many hats, has literally built the Fargo/ Moorhead area into the twenty-first century, constructing schools, churches, offices, restaurants, government buildings, among other countless structures. But it is his family, his faith, relationships with clients, and bonds with his team that make him truly prosperous beyond belief.

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Sinisa milovanovic Sinisa Milovanovis is the Program Director of New American Services at Lutheran Social Services. Sinisa was born in Yugoslavia and now lives in Fargo with his wife and son. His journey has been one of separations and reunions, leaving behind old friends and meeting new ones. He is also, after all, a New American.

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Learn how State Bank & Trust is doing more than banking. Through the Pay it Forward project, they are loving their neighbors and employees by giving back to the community. Visit with the architects of the project, CFO Michael Solberg and his wife, Char, who adapted the idea after seeing it on Oprah. As a result, 500 employees got more than half a million dollars to invest in people. Follow the money…..

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Summer Fashion 08 Get a glimpse of the hottest trends available only at your local boutiques. Of course we do this in a way that only OPEN can do – great looks – awesome styles – all local.

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Musings of Modern Goddesses How do you choose happiness in your daily life?

Darcy Simonson and Sheila Sornsin give us a another great insight of what it means to be a goddess inside and out.

ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE

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Event calender for the f / m area Absorb area arts and entertainment with OPEN’s weekby-week calendar of best bets and must see events.

Special for this issue are some of the best attractions at your favorite summer destinations.

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Restaurant and bar guide FMDining.com and OPEN Magazine team up to bring you the most comprehensive listing in the Fargo/Moorhead area. Discover the culinary wonders that exist within the city and expand your taste palette.

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Health Get an inside look at a local doctor who is changing the face of dermatology and general wellness utilizing an old standard remedy – the aloe vera plant.

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They have been making a name for themselves at Newman Outdoor Field ever since the first crack of the bat.

Meet the team that makes the FM Redhawks our team.

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City Doug Hamilton and Sandy Buttweiler have entertained us for years; discover how the story began and what really entertains this dynamic duo.

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Good ‘N’ Plenty–A satirical social commentary July 10-12, 17-19 • 7:30 pm Main Avenue Theatre, Fargo

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Encore!–Celebrating 30 years of Trollwood music & dance July 27 • 1:30 pm NDSU Festival Concert Hall, Fargo

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Merrie sue holtan Merrie Sue Holtan teaches communication studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing. She has more than 20 years of writing experience and is the producer of the documentary and author of the biography Power and Stride – the Nancy Burggraf Story. Merrie Sue is married to Rev. Phil Holtan and they have three children: Elise, a US Army Logistics expert in Livorno, Italy, Mark, an HIV AIDS pharmacist in St. Paul, MN, and Johanna, a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Georgia. Her hobbies include: teaching baton twirling, Salsa dancing, working on non profit consulting and writing memoir pieces.

Ady m. johnson Ady Johnson is a native of Mexico City where she grew up and went to college. Ady graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Anahuac University. Later on, she completed a Masters degree in Journalism from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. She married in 1988 to Rollie Johnson, a native of Roseville, MN. Rollie is currently the Director of Youth Ministries at First Lutheran Church in Fargo ND. They have 3 children: Karina, a sophomore at Shanley High School, Marissa, a 7th grader at Oak Grove Lutheran School, and Shane who is 2 years old. This is Ady’s 8th year teaching at Concordia College.

Catherine jelsing Catherine Jelsing began her writing career in 1978, as a stringer by the Devils Lake Daily Journal. In the 30 years since then she’s worked as the arts and entertainment writer and feature editor for The Forum in Fargo; a grant writer for Fargo’s Trollwood Performing Arts School; and senior feature writer for North Dakota State University. Today she’s happy to be working for herself as a freelance writer. Based in Rugby, North Dakota, she’s become a regular contributor to House to Home and VOW magazines and is building a base of non-profit and corporate clients. She and her artist husband, Terry Jelsing, make their home on the 100-yearold farmstead where Terry grew up.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Jason Bordt: An M.F.A. graduate student who lives in Fargo, N.D., finishing his degree at Minnesota State University Moorhead and currently working on a novel entitled Infra-red, Ultra-Violet. He teaches English Composition at MSUM and has worked as editor on book teams for New Rivers Press. He has served as a member of screening teams for the Minnesota MVP Series Reader and the Stone Coast Book Prize. His short fiction and poetry has appeared in Red Weather. He enjoys reading, writing, dancing, and traveling to remote places with his dog Abigail.

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SO WHAT COMES TO MIND FROM OUR EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST YEAR? Blessings and honor. Coincidentally they are also the two most

important things that my parents taught me to look for in life. We are so blessed to have a richly diverse community that is transforming itself into what will undoubtedly be one of the most relevant metropolitan areas of the future. As those behind OPEN magazine we are incredibly honored to be able to share this story with not only our community, but also the world at large.

In the last year we have been fortunate enough to present some pretty amazing stories. And not just those of a grandeur nature – but also stories of those in our community that are making an impact everyday in small yet powerful ways. As I visit with those around the community – in the checkout line at Hornbacher’s – various restaurants at which I have eaten – and of course the social engagements – I hear it all the time. It’s so great to have a publication that speaks to us!

This year has also brought some humbled praise, we were honored with the Fargo Human Relations Award in January, Merrie Sue was honored by the North Dakota Professional Communicators with the 2008 Communicator of Achievement award, and most recently OPEN was honored with the 2008 Small Business Journalist of the Year award from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

We had a vision when we started OPEN magazine – to show Fargo and the outside world how OPEN we are to new ideas, new business, new ways of doing things. As Merrie Sue wrote in our first issue – “this isn’t your grandmother’s Fargo/Moorhead”. We’ve emerged and become something greater that embraces diversity and a culture that fosters large amounts of creativity and drive to make the world better.

Over that last year more than 40 FrostFire team members, nearly 80 advertisers and an estimated 120,000 readers such as yourself have engaged to create the success of OPEN magazine. It’s this collaborative effort that has created the most groundbreaking publication this city has seen.

Blessings and honor. Two simple yet powerful words. We are blessed with an amazing community and honored to tell your story.

ENJOY THE READ! – Christopher mohs Publisher – OPEN Magazine

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Lakes to Border 10.1-10.7.08 Justice Journey to El Paso, Texas/Juarez, Mexico.

A faith-based immersion study program designed to learn from those who face the realities of poverty and immigration policies every day. Visit with social workers, economic and political experts, border guards, Mexican workers, health care professionals and more. Participants will stay in an El Paso guesthouse and with families for two nights in Juarez, Mexico.

Leader: Merrie Sue Holtan, MSUM communication studies instructor and Managing Editor of OPEN magazine.

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DOUG&SANDY

TOGETHER WITH DOUG HAMILTON & SANDY BUTTWEILER

BY L aurie lind PHOTO BY J.R . deoba l d

THE CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. HOMELESSNESS, CANCER, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, HEART DISEASE AND HURTING KIDS HAVE KEPT THEM GOING, TOGETHER. THEY’VE DONE WALKS AND FEEDS AND “’THONS,” RUNG BELLS AND EMCEE’D PROGRAMS. NOW, OVER 30 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENJOYING A PORTION OF A $4.4 MILLION PIE – THE PROCEEDS FROM A UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN CHAIRED BY HIM, STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY HER.

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andsome, dignified TV anchor Doug Hamilton and red-headed, bubbly radio personality Sandy Buttweiler got their start as a couple thanks to community service and their similar jobs. They met at Fargo’s Hector Airport in 1986, on their way to Salt Lake City for training to host the Children’s Miracle Network telethon.

Sandy had actually noticed Doug several months earlier at a remote broadcast. Her first thought: “O-oh.” Her second thought: “If he’s normal, something could be here.”

But really, could there?

He: TV. She: Radio.

He: MFA She: Tech school.

He: Reserved.

She: Anything goes.

Obviously, something could be, in fact was, there.

Married for 15 years, Doug and Sandy have between them worked at several radio and TV stations, winning prestigious awards along the way (she’s been part of two Peabody Award-winning teams, one of which included Doug – “we may be the only husband and wife team” to have been part of a Peabody Award, Doug points out) and always, working hard on behalf of local charitable causes.

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But they’re as different as Folger’s and a double shot mocha latte supremo.

For example, Doug admits that knowing he’s likely to be recognized around town “has a moderating effect” on his public behavior. As for Sandy, “it doesn’t stop me.”

Sandy easily launches into conversation with strangers, moving from shoes (“I have 500 pairs. Doug has two”) to wiping away tears as she describes her father, whose death several months ago is still a tender subject.

“I learned from him the importance of raising money for people, [for those] less fortunate than others,” Sandy says of Elmer Buttweiler.

It was after her father’s death that she learned he’d earned three bronze medals and a purple heart during his service in Korea. Because of him, Sandy (with KFGO and Radio Fargo-Moorhead) helped out at a pancake feed in January for disabled veterans. $19,000 came in, exceeding all expectations.

Sandy’s pleased with that. And with the $20,000 she and her radio fans raised for residents of Northwood, N.D., after last summer’s tornado. And with the generous donations of local businesses to, say, the Rainbow Bridge’s Paint it Forward campaign, or to the Children’s Hospital at MeritCare, or the many other causes she cares passionate

ly about. Doug cares passionately, too.

He’s just more calm in expressing it.

Doug chaired the United Way of CassClay’s 2007 fund-raising campaign.

When the announcement came that the goal of $4,355,000 had been met, others may have gasped in amazement, but not Doug. He was thrilled, but not surprised.

“We’re blessed in Fargo-Moorhead by having lots of business leaders who are committed to community fund-raising.”

He does admit his task as campaign chair took some “elbow grease,” calling and meeting with community leaders to share the vision.

Of all his efforts as campaign chair, one of his fondest memories involves a gathering at Cardinal Insulated Glass in Fargo. When Doug arrived at 11 p.m, shift-change time, the room filled up almost entirely with new Americans. “A fantastic group of people,” Doug says, “extremely interested in the United Way and in participating.” Many of them signed up for payroll deductions.

Sandy and Doug credit all the local media for outstanding work toward enriching the community.

“We’re the people who ask, who give a face and a name” to these projects, Doug and Sandy say. “We’re the askers, but the people who give make these projects successful.” [OPEN]

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FM REDHAWKS THIS IS OUR TOWN

BY Doug leier PHOTO BY J.R . deoba l d

PROOF WINTER IS A MEMORY FOR THOUSANDS ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY FLOATS WITHIN THE UNMISTAKABLE AROMA OF GRILLED HAMBURGERS BLANKETING FANS DOWN THE THIRD BASE LINE AND HEARD FROM THE CRACK OF THE BAT AND THE POP OF FISTS POUNDING LEATHER WITHIN THE NEST OF NEWMAN OUTDOOR STADIUM. INDEED SUMMER NIGHTS ARE OWNED BY THE REDHAWKS AND BRUCE THOM IS PROUD OWNER OF THE ONE OF THE AREA’S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER OUTDOOR DESTINATION.

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he numbers prove Redhawk baseball owns the hearts of fans on a nightly basis. And since the first pitch in 1996 over two million fans have enjoyed a summer trip to the ol’ ball park. Last year alone averaging over 3,600 fans per home game. It proves indeed the Redhawks have laid claim to not only three Northern League Championships and Baseball America’s Independent Team of the Decade for the 1990s, but the Redhawks are on and off the field, part of what makes summer in the Valley special.

Josh Bucholz returns as General Manager of the Redhawks and points towards fielding a winner as key to a decade strong following of Redhawks baseball in past years and for the coming season. “Fargo Moorhead and the entire region have supported the Redhawks and putting a winning team on the field is a big part of that. We won league titles in 1998, 2003 and 2006 and are committed to fielding a great team for the fans to come out and watch. Our teams have consistently won on the field and we are the home town team. Once the players get here and see the support they have from the community, they realize this is a special place to play baseball. We get support from the entire region and we appreciate the fans from all across the area coming out for the Redhawks baseball.”

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Baseball is no different than life on the prairie, where change is inevitable and no two summers are the same. This year fans will notice the league has changed from having half seasons to one full season.

And Bucholz explains fans will still see a team committed to winning every game.

“We’ve always prided ourselves on putting the best team together from opening day. Coach (Simunic) and the organization believe in putting the best players on the field and not relying on bringing in mid season additions, unless it’s the right fit for the team. In the past with half seasons, there were years we had the first half championship wrapped up with several games remaining and we could rest a few players. In this configuration, there is no room for coasting. Every game will be important to win. Winning is addictive and fans have come to expect a competitive Redhawks team Bucholz relates.

Some fans may wonder how the new format will impact scheduling with fewer teams and more games played against the same opposition. “The league did a great job of spacing out teams and games. We may have reduced the number of teams in the league comparing last season to 2008. In 2007 we had 48 home games. and played 42 against five other teams.

This year we’ll play 48 games against five other teams. Fans will not notice much difference with this years schedule.”

The Redhawks have laid claim to the hearts and seats of legions of summer baseball fans, Bruce Thom is the owner of the Redhawks and answers the question every summer attraction strives for in forging a dedicated relationship beyond a winning tradition. Specifically what is it about the Redhawks that draws out fans consistently through summer? “Redhawks fans are the best in the world. They are the most knowledgeable baseball fans and really get into the games. We try to make it great family fun--reasonable ticket pricing, a wide variety of concessions along with a great mascot and promotions. It’s a meeting place for friends and families and a great destination for joining up with friends and neighbors.”

This strikes a chord with fans and is part of what draws fans back year after year, and the owner, like many of the fans is just as thrilled to see a smile on the face of the kids and adults alike, “ I love to see the smiling faces and the delight of a youngsters after they get an autograph or catch a baseball. We go through over 3,000 baseballs per year –so there are a lot of smiles.” Indeed in 2008 Redhawks season fans can count on a competitive team and the nest at Newman Outdoor field will once again fill with fans young and old who’ve sold their hearts and precious summer nights to Redhawks baseball. [OPEN]

THE MAKING OF A MASTERPIECE

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MARJORIE SCHLOSSMAN

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SITS SIDEWAYS ON THE SLEEK, BROWN SOFA IN HER LIVING ROOM, FACING HER NEWEST PAINTING, THE AFTERNOON SUN ACCENTUATING ITS BOLD COLORS AND LINES. “WITH THE BRIGHT LIGHT ON IT,” SHE CONFESSES. “I’M NOT AS FOND OF IT.” THEN SUGGESTS — MORE TO HERSELF THAN ANYONE ELSE — THE PAINTING MAY NEED A “COLOR ADJUSTMENT” OR SIMPLY TO BE HUNG IN SOFTER LIGHT.

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eturning to the conversation at hand, the painter talks about how the grand piano came to be in this room, and the cello her 18-year-old daughter, Sonnet, plays. Here is where, for more than a dozen years, Schlossman and pianist Margie Bailly have rehearsed their violin-piano duets.

Schlossman tells how the traditional rambler, previously owned by her parents, was transformed for raising the last three of her seven children by removing walls and adding banks of windows overlooking the Red River. Her abstract paintings are everywhere, above the mantel, in the hallways, surrounding the family room table.

Downstairs, in the finished basement that opens onto the riverbank, Schlossman paints, often on canvases taller than she is. The stark white walls and concrete floor keep the focus on the work, but by no means contain it. Indeed, Schlossman has taken paint and brushes into environments so unique, she’s become the subject of a film documentary.

“Plain Art,” by Los Angeles filmmaker Mary Trunk, tells the story of how Schlossman invited six Fargo-Moorhead architects to design and build six transportable art “chaplets” in which she would paint and display her work in settings as varied as a pasture, a museum, and a shopping mall.

The chaplets were born out of Schlossman’s Roberts Street Chapel, an art space she created just off Broadway in downtown Fargo. She hired architect Bruce Hella to renovate the building, instructing him to fill it with light from as many sources as possible. A plunging skylight on the roof, curved

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interior glass block walls and wide storefront windows bring light in from all four directions. Then she commenced to paint.

“I loved the concept of making a whole environment,” Schlossman says. “I painted all of the panels onsite, so they read the way I want them to in that space.” It’s called a chapel, because “a chapel is a place where you go to think higher thoughts. It’s meant to be a spiritual place. To some it’s been a religious place.” As for herself, “at different times, it’s been both.”

“I REMEMBER UNCLE GUNTHER COMING INTO MY LAKE STUDIO AND SAYING, ‘IT’S INCREDIBLE HOW CREATIVITY FORCES ITS WAY.’ WHAT HE MEANT WAS, WITH ALL THE BUSY LIFE, AND ALL THAT’S GOING ON WITH THE KIDS, I’D BEEN PRODUCTIVE. … AND HE HAD THE SAME ATTITUDE AS RICHARD BOWMAN: YOU MAKE ART THE WAY YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE MADE, NOT THE WAY THE MARKET WANTS IT.” When the Roberts Street Chapel was complete, the artist opened it to the public. Visited by the curious, the contemplative, the creative, and the confused, the chapel was meant

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Marjorie collaborated with various architects to build environments in which her paintings hang. The first, The Roberts Street Chapel in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, preceded 6 smaller, more intimate and moveable chapels she calls “chaplets.”

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to be a gift. “I’m not sure if people really want it, or know what do with it,” Schlossman says, “but — it’s funny — people who do appreciate that kind of place, seem to find it.” Sometimes, they are led.

It was during the 2005 Fargo Film Festival, where Mary Trunk would win Best Feature Documentary for “The Watershed.” At one point Trunk tells Fargo Theatre executive director Margie Bailly that she’s planning a documentary on mothers who make art. Bailly immediately introduces her to longtime friend and music partner Marjorie Schlossman.

Schlossman takes Trunk around the corner to the Roberts Street Chapel, where North Dakota Museum of Art director Laurel Rueter was visiting after viewing a film.

After meeting Schlossman; seeing the Roberts Street Chapel; learning about Schlossman’s chaplet project and the plans to exhibit the chaplets at the North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks; Trunk thinks the chaplet project could make an intriguing documentary.

After filming the first gathering of the architects in Schlossman’s home, Trunk decides to follow them through the creative process to the formal opening at the museum in Grand Forks.

All of the collaborators were impressive and inspiring, Trunk says, “plus, Marjorie is a wonderful painter. Her colorful narratives are like symphonies of movement. There is a sense of something recognized, a memory, a song, a taste or a smell all conjured up by the mix of lines and colors on the canvas.” In fact, Schlossman is one of four artist mothers

Trunk chose to feature in her documentary “Lost in Living,” now in production.

Appropriately, “Plain Art” premiered March 5 at the Fargo Film Festival, adding yet another dimension a unique creative experience for Schlossman and architects Michael Burns, Julie Rokke, Joel Davy, Philip Stahl, Richard Moorhead, and Jef Foss. A project, Schlossman says, “feels like it’s been touched by magic.”

The documentary records an experience people won’t soon have again, as the chaplets and their associated artwork are now in storage. But Schlossman’s paintings remain in the public eye, not only on Roberts Street, but in the main entrance of West Acres, part of the extensive art collection amassed and displayed in the Fargo shopping center under the direction of Marjorie’s brother, West Acres CEO Brad Schlossman and his wife, Carol.

While her family is known for its philanthropy and arts patronage, of her three brothers and one sister, Marjorie is the art maker. Her father, Bill, was a businessman, who for many years worked along side his father-in-law, Fargo entrepreneur George Black. Black owned several businesses in downtown Fargo and built the Black Building; four decades later, Bill Schlossman built West Acres.

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By the time West Acres opened in 1972, Marjorie had completed a literature degree at Northwestern in Chicago; was married; had three children; and was living in Palo Alto, California, where her husband worked at Stanford University. During her 25 years in California, Schlossman kept busy raising her seven children. She also played semiprofessional violin. And she began to paint in earnest.

“When I was a kid, my friends thought of me as an artist, but it never occurred to me to be one. I never really did see art in Fargo, so I didn’t have a reason to want to do it,” Schlossman says. But, as a college student she started visiting exhibits at the Chicago Art Institute. Then she signed up for a painting class and loved it. “It was so involving and enthralling, I was completely absorbed by it,” she says, “then I had some children, and kind of forgot about it.”

Schlossman was expecting her fourth child when she decided to attend a Stanford Camp summer drawing workshop. She arrived, her newest baby tucked into a front pack; and no one else showed up. Schlossman drew anyway. Next she was shopping for painting supplies and that fall applied for a class taught by Richard Bowman.

In Bowman she found a great teacher and mentor.

It wasn’t easy to paint when her brood was at its height, but she did every chance she got. “For awhile,” she says, “it was a great contrast to the rest of my life. It was the antidote to some of the drudgery one encounters [being a mom], but the kids have always brought me incredible energy and new ideas. Their worlds expand my worlds. It’s really a privilege to be so intimately involved in so many people’s lives.”

One person who understood and supported Schlossman’s artistic pursuits was her uncle Gunther Schuller. A renowned classical and jazz musician, composer, conductor, and educator, Schuller was principal horn with the Cincinnati Symphony at age 16 and in 1994 won a Pulitzer Prize in Music for the orchestral tribute he wrote for his wife, the late Marjorie Black. When Schlossman was 10 years old, the Schullers gave their niece a recording of the Mendelssohn violin concerto that caused her to beg her parents

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for a violin. She still plays today with Bailly, with other ensembles, and with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony.

“I remember Uncle Gunther coming into my lake studio and saying, ‘It’s incredible how creativity forces its way.’

What he meant was, with all the busy life, and all that’s going on with the kids, I’d been productive. … And he had the same attitude as Richard Bowman: You make art the way you think it should be made, not the way the market wants it.”

That’s one reason Schlossman is placing all her work — including the Roberts Street Chapel and the chaplets — into a foundation. The Marjorie Schlossman Family Foundation will own and loan the work, preserving it as a body of work and still making it easily accessible.

“To me it’s kind of like if you write a book, you wouldn’t want the chapters dispersed,” Schlossman says. “I see all of my life’s work as a unit, and I hate to be losing pieces. Of course, I have, but I’d like to stop it.”

At 63, now single, her youngest about to graduate from high school, Schlossman is about to enter a new phase of her life. She expects it will involve more travel. It may bring extended winter stays in warmer climates. And she may decide to reduce her carbon footprint by moving into a smaller home. “None of those changes feel unusual to me,” she says. “I think my whole life has been about change.”

The one thing that hasn’t changed is Schlossman’s insatiable desire to paint.

“I think people who need to make things, make things. I decided I would try to make the hardest thing, to make art.

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Terry spent his childhood in Bismarck, North Dakota. he went to Bismarck high where he met Mary, his future wife. “We were high school sweethearts. She the only girl I’ve ever dated in my life,” Terry says. he found everything he was looking for in his mate on the initial attempt. on their first date, he remembers going to the library and, after discovering it was her seventeenth birthday, stopping for a brownie sundae at a local eatery where he was employed. They’ve been together ever since.

As a boy, Terry excelled at art. he liked to draw, but he wasn’t a model student by any means. he took drafting

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He recalls guidance counselors advising him to enroll in trade school, suggesting that he would never make it in college.

A conversation with his older brother, a chemical engineer, prompted a change of heart. Terry says, “I was good at math and art, and my brother said ‘Terry you should really think about going into architecture because that’s basically what it is. It’s like engineering, only you get to draw some.’ While a completely inaccurate description of architecture, I signed up and fell in love with it.”

Under the misguided, although kindhearted, pretense from his brother, Terry found his passion. “When I got to college, I fell in love with architecture and it’s made all the difference in the world for me.”

After a year in Bismarck junior college, the couple moved to Fargo to attend North Dakota State University.

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In 1980, Terry Stroh graduated from NDSU, proving his advisors wrong. He excelled at a job fulltime with a construction design build firm he originally began employment with while completing his degree.

After ten years, as business at the firm became more selective, Terry decided to split off and form his own company, T.L. Stroh Architects and Interiors, specializing in the architectural aspect. For eighteen months, from 1990 to early 1992, both companies existed independently from each other, but Terry specifically did work for his old firm.

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T.L. Stroh Architects and Interiors is a full-service firm, meaning they tender their building and design services to projects that already have specific set agenda, as well as offer construction management, creative control over the project on the design.

“On most public jobs we’re usually just the architect. In the private sector, we do a lot of different things, depending on the owner. Construction management is becoming a bit more commonplace. We have somewhere in the neighborhood of thirty-four million dollars worth of work going right now just in construction management projects,” Terry says.

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cess. It complements their vision, ‘Great relationships produce great buildings.’

“Most of the architects in town can do the job. It’s mostly a question of with whom do you feel comfortable working.

We get to know our clients very well. We try to get into their brains to understand what they want for a building. In doing that, you get to know people and develop relationships. That relationship never ends and continues on through the completion of the project and beyond.”

In Fargo, most construction is done with steel and concrete. Many apartment buildings don’t exceed three stories because the code gets very complicated. It gets too expensive to build them. Also, there’s the challenge of the weather factor to consider. Terry says, “There’s just some details and issues we have to be more careful of because of the extremes.

We can easily have fifty to sixty temperature differentials in twenty-four hours.

There aren’t many places that do that.”

As we spoke while temperatures plummeted into the negatives, I inquired about working in such brutal conditions. He says, “In today’s environment in construction quite frankly we work year round regardless. There are days when it’s too cold you kind of stop, but really we can just about do anything year round. Today would be a day, we’d easily set steel. They’re doing steel at the air-

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port as we speak.”

Along with work at Hector International Airport, T.L. Stroh Architects and Interiors have constructed countless buildings around town including Vogel Law Firm, Cass County Juvenile Justice, Bethel Evangelical Free Church, State Bank & Trust of Fargo, Butler Machinery Corporate Headquarters, units in the Fargoan, numerous restaurants in the West Acres food court, and their biggest project to date, Memorial Union at NDSU. Memorial Union at NDSU took two and a half years to complete. Terry compares the project to a chess game, building in stages and having to think five moves in advance. He says, “We completely gutted it and reconfigured it, and they are thrilled with it. Again, another great relationship. They even want to put us in a national union competition that they have.”

One of Terry’s favorite projects was the Vogel Law firm and consequently the senior partner’s lake house as well. They won awards for both of them. Terry says, “They were so respectful of our profession. They really took our advice to heart and quite frankly I can’t think of anything we suggested that they didn’t do.

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Part of the fun is getting compliments on the buildings. While recognition by your peers and winning awards is one form of success, Terry suggests his greatest accomplishments involve clients who recommend his firm to other clients or simply says they love their building.

“Bill Schlossman from Vogel Law used to walk into my office after we did his building that is just a block away. I’d turn around and he’s standing in my door. And I’m thinking, oh gosh, something’s wrong. And he’d look at me and said, ‘Terry I just love my office.’ And that’s all he’d say. Then he’d turn around and walk out.”

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Outside of work, sailing is one of Terry’s huge passions. He’s had a sailboat up on Leech Lake for sixteen years and recently has moved it to Lake Superior.

He tries to get to Superior four or five times a year. He says, “Sailboats are just a blast. Instead of having a lake place, we’d live in a sailboat. And because of that I think, my kids are really close.

We’d live in a space about the size of a dining room table.”

A huge aspect of Terry’s life is his faith and biblical values, suggesting that’s probably what drives some of the values and integrity of the company in terms of his staff. Most of them have been with him more than six years.

While business is important to Terry, it pales in comparison to family. He says, “Family is by far my priority. I have to admit, but I probably don’t work as hard as some architects. I love my job, but my family is much more important and I try

to bring that to my staff too. If my staff have a ballgame or performance that their kids are at, I insist they go to it.”

Last year was an eventful year for the Stroh family. Within ten months his son, Taylor, was married, and less than three weeks later he and his wife were expecting. A few months later, both Terry and his wife, Mary, turned fifty, and shortly after Terry’s daughter, Chelsey married as well. Three months later Terry had a grandson, Ethan.

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The Straw Hat Players: The Legacy Lives On June 17-20 June 24-27 July 8-11 July 15-18 July 23 – Aug.1

Jesus Christ Superstar Beehive, the ‘60s Musical A Midsummer Night’s Dream How I Learned to Drive Grease

All performances take place in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts on the MSUM campus at 7:30 p.m. Call the MSUM Box Office at (218)477-2271 M-F noon - 4 p.m. and 90 minutes before curtain for tickets and information. www.mnstate.edu/strawhat

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Josh wears 191 Unlimited shirt, Buffalo pant at a.k.a. Christine wears Susana Monaco shirt at Lena K, Michael Kors pant at SHANNALEE, Donald Pliner bag at The Red Shoe.

Sean wears Parasuco shirt, True Religion denim, Bacco Bucci shoe, watch at Wimmer's Jewelry Tiffany wears Ella Moss shirt, Hudson denim at Lena K, bracelet at Royal Jewelers, Stuart Weitzman shoe, Cole Haan canvas leather bag at The Red Shoe.

Josh wears Howe shirt, Gant pant at a.k.a., bracelet at Wimmer's Jewelry Alex wears Witness shirt, 7 for All Mankind pant at LUXE, GaBaangs bag at Sherry's Boutique.

Josh wears Buffalo shirt, Jet Lag pant at a.k.a., Tag Heuer glasses at McCulley Optix Gallery Alex wears Girls Golf polo at SHANNALEE, Royal Plush hoodie and shorts at LUXE, Kooba bag at The Red Shoe, Blinde eyewear at McCulley Optix Gallery Mike wears Modern Amusement jacket, 191 Unlimited shirt, 7 For All Mankind pant at a.k.a.

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Sean wears Report sweater, Parasuco demin, Bacco Bucci shoe at a.k.a., Oliver Peoples eyewear at McCulley Optix Gallery Tiffany wears Vince shirt and cardigan, Hudson short, Rachel Pally belt at Lena K, necklace at Wimmer's Jewelry, Ralph Lauren shoe at The Red Shoe, Juicy Couture glasses at McCulley Optix Gallery Christine wears Witness shirt at LUXE, Joe Bush denim at SHANNALEE, ring at Royal Jewelers, bracelet at Wimmer's Jewelry, Rybo West Nofa, Ingmar Relling Siesta chair at ScanDesign.

Deji wears Ted Baker shirt, Jet Lag short at a.k.a. Alex wears Susana Monaco dress at Lena K, Stuart Weitzman bag and shoe at The Red Shoe.

Alex wears Michael Stars tube top at LUXE, Penguin jacket at SHANNALEE, Citizens of Humanity denim at Lena K, Jessica Bennet shoe at The Red Shoe, Oliver Peoples eyewear at McCulley Optix Gallery. Fat Boy bean bag at SHANNALEE.

Mike wears Ted Baker shirt, Howe button down, 7 for All Mankind denim at a.k.a., watch at Wimmer's Jewelry Christine wears Susana Monoco dress at Lena K, bracelet at Wimmer's Jewelery. Michael Weiss by Vanguard chair at Completely Home Interior Design and Furnishings. Opposite page Josh wears Fellowship shirt, Gant pant at a.k.a., bracelet at Wimmer's Jewelry.

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Mike wears Robert Graham shirt, Hart Schaffner Marx suit at Straus Clothing, Tulliani belt at a.k.a., Tag Heuer eyewear at McCulley Optix Gallery. Barclay Buttera Home chair at Completely Home Interior Design and Furnishings.

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Opposite page Alex wears Terani dress at The Bridal Shop, earrings at Wimmer's Jewelry, ring (on right hand) at Wimmer's Jewelry, ring (on left hand) at Royal Jewelers.

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Gone are the times when you saw only Anglo Americans walking in the street, or lefse and lutefisk eaten in the homes. nowadays, FargoMoorhead is a modern and cosmopolitan city enriched by many cultures: Sudanese, bosnian, Middle eastern, Hispanic… you name it. We all live, work, and study shoulder to shoulder, learning from each other and having our eyes opened to different worlds. In this web of cultures, stands a man who serves as a liaison between new refugees and the everyday culture of Fargo. this man is Sinisa Milovanovic.

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born in Slovenia and raised in Croatia, both cities part of the former yugoslavia. He is tall and easy going, with a warm personality and a broad smile.

His manner is gentle and at times there is a trace of longing in his voice when he speaks of his family and country of origin.

Sinisa grew up in a regular middle class family with mom staying at home and dad working hard. He remembers being a good student and spending summers visiting his grandparents at the farm or vacationing on the beautiful Croatian coast on the Adriatic Sea. “My life was relatively good. We were not rich but were not poor either. At that time yugoslavia was a very safe

countr y,” he said, “ We lived in a n apartment building and I remember playing outside as a kid all day long. our parents didn’t worry, knowing that nothing bad could happen to us.

I was dreaming of a simple life: finish college, work and planning to get married and have kids. I never thought or planned to move from the city of osijek, where I grew up.”

At that time, yugoslavia was composed of six republics: Serbia, Croatia, bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegro, as well as two provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina, all under rule of Prime Minister tito. tito died in 1980 and following his death, ethnic tensions began to flare.

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It was after sInIsa and hIs brother fInIshed college that the war broke out. “there were clashes and fIghtIng In and around the cIty along the ethnIc lInes.” he saId.

“Eventually, I left the country. The rest of my family moved to other parts of the country where there was less fighting. Like any war, it was chaotic and sometimes you need to make quick decisions that will affect you for a long time.”

He fled Yugoslavia 17 years ago and lived for seven years in Switzerland and Germany. He and his girlfriend at the time, Natalija, reunited in Germany. They were from different ethnicities and it was not safe for either of them to stay in their country. Shortly after they arrived in Germany they were married. Ten years ago, they arrived in Fargo as refugees where their son Kristijan was born, and started a new life.

All of his life experiences, triumphs and tribulations make Sinisia the perfect man for the job of helping new refugees to adapt to a new culture. As the Director for New American Services at Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, he makes sure that every person arriving to this city because of political, racial or religious persecution or war in their country, is taken care of and directed step by step as they adjust to a new world.

The journey for these potential new Americans starts at the airport, where a New American Program staff member awaits them, as this is the beginning of a new adventure that is alternately exciting, sad and confusing The next step for Sinisa and his wonderful staff, which includes: Sabina Abaza, Case Manager and Refugee Employment Services; Katie Saez, Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program; Tri Phan, Immigration Services; Darci Asche, Community Liaison and Dawne Barwin, Grand Forks Refugee Resettlement, is to secure an apartment for the family, assist them in applying for Social Security cards, help them find employment, place unaccompanied minors in foster care and the list goes on and on.

Sinisa is passionate about his job. As a New American himself, he understands the overwhelming feelings that refugees experience: the language barrier for one, even though he learned English as a child, which he says, “made life so much easier. I could find a job, meet new friends, etc. Not everybody who arrives as refugees has the same advantage.” The fear of discrimination, the apprehension of trying new foods and making new friends, mixed with the excitement of starting a new life full of opportunities, education and freedom are only a few of the challenges that face refugees.

Part of his passion for his job is to spread the word about the ways in which refugees enrich the community. Refugees supply labor that strengthens the economy, they pay sales, state and federal taxes, they offset North Dakota’s population decline and help offset declining school enrollment, they bring diversity to our area, helping us learn about other cultures, and they start new businesses which in turn creates employment for others.

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SINCE SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES ARRIVING TO NORTH DAKOTA HAS DECREASED. Ten years ago, the refugees came mainly from Bosnia, Sudan and Somalia, now the majority are from Iraq, among other countries.

On average, two hundred refugees a year resettle in different cities in North Dakota. All this helps our communities to grow and prosper, but what can our part be in all this process? We can also help and assist refugees in various ways: volunteering our time as a refugee mentor or through sponsorships; donating much needed items like furniture, cleaning supplies, school supplies and backpacks, household items like pots and pans; and by providing monetary support.

He was one of them, and now, thankful for what this city has offered him and his family, Sinisa helps others achieve a better way of life. He speaks of the benefits of living in this area: “ Here, there is safety and low-crime. Houses are affordable, unemployment rate is low, people are friendly and welcoming, schools are good.

I think we have here in Fargo a good blend of “small-town” living with amenities of a big city. We love this area. We had the opportunity to go somewhere else, to another city, but we fell in love with Fargo. My son doesn’t want to move to another house…let alone another city! We don’t have any relatives here, or in the rest of US, even though we go back to Yugoslavia from time to time. We have a lot of friends.”

Sinisa smiles as the memory of their arrival comes to his mind: “Yes, people are friendly here. It surprised me when a co-worker invited us for lunch at his house just a couple of weeks after our arrival. I thought, ‘Wow! That is nice;’ we lived for a long time in Germany and nobody invited us to their house! It is a wonderful place to leave in peace, work and raise your children” Sinisa leads a busy life that leaves little time for hobbies and interests: “I like spending time with my family or reading magazines. I like to keep up with news and events from Europe, reading news on-line. I am involved in my Church and its activities” As I said in the beginning, there is no doubt that Fargo is nowadays, part of the globalization, a popular word these days. Thanks to new technology, and faster means of transportation, the world is smaller than ever. Learning new languag-

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es and opening our eyes and hearts to other cultures is not a choice anymore but a necessity, one that we should embrace with an open mind and the excitement that makes us an integral part of the world. New immigrants arrive constantly enriching our lives and those of our children, and Sinisa Molovanovic makes their transition smooth and safe, and we are thankful for that. [OPEN]

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Summer Traditions at Minnesota State University Moorhead Straw Hat Players

www.mnstate.edu/strawhat Jesus Christ Superstar (Musical/PG) June 17-20 · 7:30 p.m. · Hansen Theatre Christ’s final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality.

Beehive, the ‘60s Musical (Musical/PG) June 24-27 · 7:30 p.m. · Gaede Stage A fast-paced and nostalgic look back at the girl groups and soloists of the 1960s.

Fooling Around With Infinity

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Comedy/PG) July 8-11 · 7:30 p.m. · Hansen Theatre Shakespeare’s magical romp through a forest’s fairy kingdom.

How I Learned to Drive (Drama/Adult Content) July 15-18 · 7:30 p.m. · Gaede Stage This 1998 Pulitzer prize-winning drama explores basic humanity.

Grease (Musical/PG) July 23-Aug. 1 · 7:30 p.m. · Hansen Theatre Rydell High’s spirited class of 1959 captures the look and sound of the ‘50s in this rollicking musical.

For ticket information, call the MSUM Box Office, 218.477.2271.

MSUM 36th Annual

July 4th Celebration mnstate.edu/july4

Free and open to the public.

ON THE CAMPUS MALL

AT NEMZEK STADIUM

12:30 p.m. Independence Day Parade starts at the corner of 11th St. and 4th Ave. S. 1 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies 1:30 p.m. Decorated Bike Parade 1-5 p.m.

Entertainment, food, cartoon shows, rides and games

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Flag Display Lake Agassiz Concert Band Avalanche Patriotic Program “Proud to be an American” 9:45 p.m. Avalanche resumes 10:30 p.m. Fireworks Display

Regional Science Center BUFFALO RIVER SITE

www.mnstate.edu/regsci Located 15 miles east of Moorhead, adjacent to Buffalo River State Park, just off Highway 10.

Tour the interpretive center’s exhibits and site to learn more about our local natural resource, the prairie.

The hiking trails at the Regional Science Center’s Buffalo River site are open to the public from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily for birding and hiking. For information on group activities, call 218.477.2904.

Events are free and open to the public.

Bird Banding Open House July 26 · 8-10 a.m.

Interpretive Center Open House June 1· 2-4 p.m. with a guided prairie hike at 2:30 p.m.

August 10 · 2-4 p.m. with a guided prairie hike at 3 p.m.

THE MSUM PLANETARIUM IS CLOSED FOR REMODELING JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 2008.

College for Kids

mnstate.edu/collegeforkids For kids ages 8-14

Star Party on the Prairie August 8 · 9-11 p.m.

July 14-17 or July 21-24 Class times and locations vary. Visit the Web site for class descriptions and other details.

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Create, v.t. 1: to bring into existence; cause to be; originate. 2: to give new character, function or interpretation to. 3: to cause; produce.

A CREATIVE ADVENTURE SCene: Front seat of the Solberg family car December 2006.

Michael Solberg, Chief Financial Operating Officer of State Bank & Trust, and his wife Char, along with Grace (5) and Charlie(2), their two young children, are headed to Char’s family home in White Bear Lake,

Minn., for the holidays. They mulled over the infamous and secretively themed Christmas party that has been gaining steam at the bank for over 25 years. How would they ever beat it this year? Michael, complete with bald wig, played Howie Mandel, from the reconstructed set of the quiz show “Deal or no Deal” where employees shared in the $500,000 grand prize.

They have done a “thanks a billion” give away when the bank topped $1 billion in assets, and one year they had a 12 days of Christmas give away where prizes got progressively larger and the grand prize was a new car an employee won at the party. So, how to top all that in 2007?

“Wait a minute,” Char says, recalling Oprah’s “Pay it Forward” show. “I wonder if we could pull off the Oprah thing? She gave her audience members

CEO, owner and president of the bank, Dick Solberg. “…..ah dad….…. Ah, Dad … got an idea to run by you.” Dick gave a thumbs up – as well as the other owners who actually wanted to “be kept in the dark and surprised” at the 2007 Christmas party.

Employee guidelines for Pay it Forward included: document the gift with a video recording, family members or co-workers could not receive a gift or payments while need requests were all handled through the human resources office.

$1000 and a video camera to docment how they would give the money to someone in need.” She told Michael how one audience member had turned her $1000 into $200,000 (in one week) to help a women’s crisis shelter. Michael was convinced – not only was it a fresh idea, it would give back to the community it serves, a prime value of the bank. The couple also joked about a decistion to invite Oprah to attend the Christmas party.

“We were so excited that day,” Char says. “It was the perfect choice.”

“It would give our employees the thrill of giving while changing the life of someone in need,” Michael adds.

“We would open our hearts to the community.”

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ees took root. Michael’s first call was to the desk of human resource director, Julie Peterson. Would she buy in?

Would she agree to giving each parttime employee $500, and full timers $1000 and all employees a video camera to pay it forward into community needs? Do the math – at well over 500 employees that’s more than half a million dollars.

“Julie is an incredible leader and obsessed with creating a healthy exciting workplace culture,” Michael says.

“She’s the driving force behind the Christmas parties, which really became a big deal about five years ago.”

She bought in. “I loved the idea from the beginning,” Julie says. “It makes the world a better place, and it fit our values so well. It’s all about giving back to those in need.”

Next, Michael had to approach the

TO PAY IT FORWARD – FIRST PLAY IT BACKWARD ThIS CrEATIvE IDEA of community payback actually isn’t such a surprise considering the bank’s past history of giving. The 14-bank organization and its leaders see themselves as stewards, dedicated to the growth and reputation of an independently owned business. Besides giving back, they believe in promoting and sustaining family atmosphere and providing unequaled personal service to each customer.

The bottom line is simply, “happy employees make for happy customers.”

“We have been blessed with the best bankers in our whole region.” says CEO Dick Solberg. “We know that to be a leader in our industry, we need to create a culture that attracts and retains great people.”

With assets of $1.8 billion, State Bank & Trust, chartered in 1966, is the largest privately owned bank in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Leaders are committed to remaining independent, regional and locally owned. headquartered in Fargo, they have 14 full-service locations in Fargo, West Fargo, Wahpeton, Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Audubon, Detroit Lakes, Pelican rapids, and Alexandria. They also have trust offices in Bismarck and Boise, ID., and a mortgage office in Sioux Falls, SD. Through the years, State Bank has fulfilled its core value of supporting the communities it serves through generous donations to many non profits, including the Trollwood School for Performing Arts, the rape and

her openness to tell her story and her faith in God helped her get through it all.”

Abuse Crisis Center, the YWCA, the YMCA, and the United Way as well as countless other civic organizations.

The bank also encourages employee involvement in the community. For example, employees of State Bank, like those of many other businesses, organized and volunteered to help after the Northwood tornado.

The business also emphasizes “work hard, play hard” with employee family nights at the Red Hawks and Trollwood, Ice Tee Golf, polar plunges, salsa nights, Relay for Life teams, golf outings, department photo contests and more.

PLAY IT BACKWARD – CHAR NoTHING MUCH GeTS BY CHAR. Literally. She is second on the list of all-time “dig leaders” for the NDSU Bison Volleyball Team. She grew up in White Bear Lake near Minneapolis as the only daughter among three brothers.

“I never had a Barbie,” Char says, smiling.” I played Capture the Flag and tackle football with my brothers.”

Her mom, Colleen Dellwon, was her first volleyball coach, and she excelled in high school earning a spot on the Bison team in 1994. Char used an extra year of eligibility at NDSU because

during her sophomore year, she tore her ACL and required surgery with a long recuperation. “of course, my world came crashing down after that,” she says. “But I wouldn’t have met Mike, if I hadn’t been at NDSU that extra year. We also ended up playing for a national title my last year. So it turned out to be a blessing.”

The couple met at a dinner with mutual friends and Char was impressed with Michael’s magnetic personality and articulate speaking ability. She graduated with an education major and coaching minor and taught 3rd and 4th grade at South elementary in West Fargo for 4 years before the birth of their children.

Char gained a competitive toughness in her life from volleyball and from her mother’s story. It also gave her a sense of compassion for others in need.

“My mom lost her first husband and daughter to a drunk driver,” Char tells.

“My mom has dealt with other trauma in her life as well, but has stayed so strong through it all “She married my dad and then lost another son in a fire and jumped out the window to save herself – 8 months pregnant with me.

My mom has a heart for children, so she adopted two of my brothers from Colombia. After a divorce, my mom raised us as a single mom. I believe

PLAY IT BACKWARD – MICHAEL oppoSITe FRoM CHAR, Michael grew up with two sisters.

“I think that was good for me,” Michael says. “It made me be more compassionate, more sensitive.” Char agrees.

Until 4th grade Michael lived in Finley, ND, where his dad and grandfather were bankers. “My grandparents on both sides had a big influence in my life,” he continues. “They were business-minded and successful, but they didn’t let the business define who they were. They loved people and this passed on to my parents.”

After a move to Fargo, Michael spent his years at Longfellow elementary, Ben Franklin Junior High and Fargo North. His mom, Joellen, worked as a counselor at Hope Lutheran Church.

In 1995, Michael graduated from Concordia College where he played football and served in student senate and then moved on to William Mitchell College of Law in St paul.

“He was also homecoming king at Concordia,” Char adds, with a smile.

“He won’t tell you that.”

“I knew that I never really wanted to practice law,” he says, “but I figured it would be a very helpful degree for me. I come by banking naturally through my family.” Michael started with Northern Capital Trust working for Micheal Hardy, someone he considers a mentor, and joined State Bank of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo after it merged with Northern Capital. In 2004, he was named chief operating officer and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the bank’s lines of business including retail and commercial banking, trust and investments and consumer-driven health care. He is also charged with corporate oversight and also oversees the bank’s sister companies, Discovery Benefits, Inc. and the software company Lighthouse1.

Michael and Char have two children Grace, 5, and Charlie, 2, who is named after grandfathers on both sides of the family.

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This will help us recruit new talent, have big visions and dreams and impact the world. “

Mike has just completed a threeyear term as board chair for Trollwood Performing Arts and also serves on boards of MeritCare Foundation, the North Dakota Bankers Association, and on the national banker’s advisory board for the Conference of State Bank Supervisors in Washington, D.C. Michael and Char are also very active at Prairie Heights Community Church, where he serves on the board.

Michael says he has been blessed with countless mentors that have aided his career, noting especially the people on the bank’s board of directors as key to his development.

He comments that his dad, Dick, and the other majority bank owners – Mickey Snortland and his sister, Laura Snortland Fairfield – have provided the foundation of State Bank & Trust’s culture and had a huge impact on Mike’s career. Michael views community leaders John Marks of Trollwood and Steve Scheel of Scheel’s as important business influences as well as mentors.

“John has expanded my vision in so many ways,” Michael says, “ and Scheel’s is a world class company that stands for service, treats people

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generously, and quietly works to fund programs in the community.”

PAY IT FORWARD BeCAuSe MiCHAeL AND CHAr both inherited the compassionate “philanthropy gene,” Pay it Forward made perfect sense to them.

“We created a spotlight to highlight Fargo,” Michael says. “ The spotlight, however, turned on more brightly than anyone could have anticipated. Media outlets such as Good Morning America, CBS evening News with Katie Couric, Fox News and uSA Today interviewed Michael.

“The national media interest surprised us,” Michael says, “and caught us a little flat footed. it really stretched me out of my comfort zone.” But the media attention really created a spotlight to highlight the region, and that’s great. We don’t want the light to shine on Dick or me but to show the impact our employees can have on the community.” “it’s creating a fun atmosphere here (at the bank),” he continues. “i feel like we’re just getting started with what a progressive thinking company can do.

THE STORIES – FOLLOW THE MONEY WeLL, Oprah didn’t make it to the Christmas Party, but here’s what happened when creativity opened a few doors and hearts. in human resources, Julie has been collecting stories.

Linda Knutson, personal banker, dreamed of what she would do if she won the lottery. She figured she’d give it away to help change a life. State Bank & Trust made her “would do” a “could do.” She knew of a man named Brian who had been crippled as a child by polio. The illness caused amputation of his arm and later diabetes resulted in the loss of a lung and eye. Later he needed kidney dialysis and a transplant. recently the transplanted kidney failed and Brian awaited another.

A relative stepped forward and donated for Brian.

“Brian could really use a break,” thought Linda. “i’ve never seen him have any self pity. rather he’s always asking about everyone else. At local parades he’s a clown handing out candy to children – with crutches, one arm, one lung, one eye and a huge smile on his face. Brian is the meaning of paying it forward. i want to pay it back.”

Linda combined her $1000 with two other employees and they presented Brian a check for $3000. ruth Pung, real estate officer, paid it forward to a poor family in Jamaica. ruth and her husband go to Jamaica every year for their wedding anniversary. The island is like an old friend to them as was Glen, a guard at their hotel who had helped them many times. This year, they were told that Glen had been killed while guarding his sister’s home.

“We couldn’t believe it,” ruth remembers. “He was one of the nicest and kindest people we knew. We wanted to do something.”

Glen left behind three children in his mother’s care. A young man named Carl took ruth into the hills where Glen’s mother lives and where Glen was buried. continued on p.117

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DONNING HIS WHITE PHYSICIAN’S COAT, DR. JOEL SCHOCK CRUISES THROUGH THE PRODUCE SECTION OF THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET ON A MISSION. HE SCROLLS DOWN HIS HEALTHY FOODS CHECKLIST: “BROCCOLI? CHECK. GRAPE SEED? CHECK.” WHEN ALL PERTINENT INGREDIENTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED HE HEADS TO THE CHECKOUT WITH A CART FULL OF HEALTHY FOODS FOR HIS PATIENTS.

FACT, FICTION OR A LITTLE OF BOTH? Although he doesn’t actually shop for his patients, the above scenario represents the equivalent of what the veteran Fargo doctor has accomplished through developing a supplemental health pill called AloeVida, an everything-in-one, preventative vitamin produced locally by lexliMD. “I’ve done your homework for you.

By using my scientific education I’ve selected ingredients and incorporated them into a simple, once-a-day product,” Schock said. “I wanted to make it more convenient and ultimately less expensive than buying the hoards of (vitamins) some people do.”

Schock said he’s always enjoyed creative pursuits, so when Dr. Ahmed Abdullah approached him and his business partner, Dr. hoadley h. harris, with the idea of developing a pill to meet patients’ health needs a few years back, he jumped at the opportunity.

“Dr. Abdullah has developed a line of skin-care products that are really quite amazing,” Schock said. “But he wanted more than skincare. he wanted beauty from the inside out.” the supplemental field was new to Schock. “My observations up to that point were people bringing in arm-

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fuls of various herbs, supplements and vitamins and they had no idea what they were taking and why except a friend had suggested it might be good for them,” he said. he worried patients were spending too much money, and with little assurance. “As a physician I wanted to develop a supplement that would be simple and easy, where we kind of did all the shopping for the patient and all they had to do is take it once a day.”

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cerns from his patients – degenerative changes of aging, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. So he focused on ingredients to address those areas.

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its main ingredient, extract from the aloe vera plant, which has been used as a medicine for thousands of years.

Because of its sensitivity to degradation, however, it must go through a special process to be utilized in pill form.

Contrary to what some believe, the aloe based product is not intended as a cure. “People might think, if I take this can I quit taking my insulin…but this is a supplement that should lower your risk of these things and that’s all.”

Schock doesn’t discount the healthful effects of some herbs and considers his product a merging of traditional medicine and herbs. “I’m a pragmatist, and I’ll do for my patients what works and not get too emotional from either the scientific or nature camps,” he said.

Pleased with the results of AloeVida, Schock hopes to continue developing similar products to help patients in the future, including a pill to aid dieting and another to address joint health and other effects of growing older.

“I’m going to keep looking and seeing what would make sense,” he said.

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by Katy matiCh Plains Art Museum ~ Café Muse T,W F Sa: 10am -5pm Th 10am – 8pm Su 1pm – 5pm 704 1st Avenue N Fargo, North Dakota 701.232.3821

5.25 – 7.13 Rodin: a magniFiCent obsession Plains Arts Museum T,W F Sa: 10am -5pm Th 10am – 8pm Su 1pm – 5pm 704 1st Avenue N Fargo, North Dakota 701.232.3821

5.25 – 8.25 puChgut stains the pLains - the art and graphiC design by matt mastrud Plains Arts Museum T,W F Sa: 10am -5pm Th 10am – 8pm Su 1pm – 5pm 704 1st Avenue N Fargo, North Dakota 701.232.3821

Community ConneCtions Plains Art Museum – Lesmeister Gallery T,W F Sa: 10am -5pm Th 10am – 8pm Su 1pm – 5pm 704 1st Avenue N Fargo, North Dakota 701.232.3821

MUSIC 6.26 – 7.31 thursday’s at the Lodge Featuring Live musiC by the FirepLaCe The Lodge on Lake Detroit Detroit Lakes, MN 7 – 10pm 800-761-VIEW

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MUSIC 5.25 Live at the Lodge The Lodge on Lake Detroit Detroit Lakes, MN 7 – 10pm 800-761-VIEW

FAMILY 5.30 ‚ saFety saFari Red River Zoo 4220 21st Ave SW Fargo 10am – 8pm 701.277.9240 www.redriverzoo.org

MUSEUM 5.25 – 8.25 bonanzaviLLe Cass Co. Historical Society 1351 Main Avenue W West Fargo Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 8pm Sunday 12pm-5pm 701.282.2822 www.bonanzaville.org

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SPORTS & RECREATION 5.25 Fm redhawKs vs gary southshore raiLCats Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 6pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

ONGOING ART EXHIBITS internationaL harvester historiCaL photographs Plains Arts Museum – Main Floor South T,W F Sa: 10am -5pm Th 10am – 8pm Su 1pm – 5pm 704 1st Avenue N Fargo, North Dakota 701.232.3821

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Fm redhawKs vs gary southshore raiLCats Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

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event calendar 5.27

6.7

FM RedHawks vs winnipeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

ZooFaRi Red River Zoo 4220 21st Ave SW Fargo 10am – 8pm 701.211.9240 www.redriverzoo.org

5.28 FM RedHawks vs winnipeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 11am 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

SPORTS & RECREATION 6.3 – 6.4

JuNe 8 – JuNe 14 MUSIC 6.8 ‚ ClassiCal MusiC Festival Trollwood Park elm & Kandi Fargo 1 – 6pm 701.241.8160 www.fargoparks.org

FM RedHawks vs Joliet RailCats Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

5.29 FM RedHawks vs winnipeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 6pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

6.4 FM RedHawks vs Joliet RailCats Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

5.31 Hawley Rodeo Fest week Breakfast on the Farm 1st day of Rodeo Hawley, Minnesota 218.937.5771

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JuNe 1 – JuNe 7

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EVENT 6.5 “CRuising BRoadway ClassiC CaRs” Broadway Fargo 4pm www.fmdowntown.com

FAMILY 6.4 – 6.7 0 RiBFest FargoDome 11:00am – 11:00pm www.fargoribfest.com

Hawley Rodeo Fest week Hawley , Minnesota 218.937.5771

FM RedHawks vs Joliet RailCats Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 12:30pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

EVENT 6.13 – 6.21 Red RiveR valley FaiR Concert 6.13: 32 Below 8pm Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota 701.282.2200 www.redrivervalleyfair.com

6.13 – 6.21 Red RiveR valley FaiR Concert 6.14: Travis Tritt 8pm Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota 701.282.2200 www.redrivervalleyfair.com

6.13 FatHeR’s day BeeR tasting event The Lodge on Lake Detroit Detroit Lakes, MN 5:30-7pm (reservations required) 800-761-VIeW

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Live at the Lodge The Lodge on Lake Detroit Detroit Lakes, MN 7 – 10pm 800-761-VIEW

Fm Redhawks vs kansas city t-Bones Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

6.10 RiveRaRts FeatuRing: Post tRaumatic Funk syndRome Davy Memorial Park 8th Street and 1st Avenue North, Moorhead, MN 5-8:30p 218.299.5340

FAMILY 6.10 Wild West Jamboree Veterans Memorial Arena 1201 7th Ave E West Fargo 5:30 – 7:30pm 701.433.5360 www.wfparks.com

SPORTS & RECREATION 6.11 Fm Redhawks vs kansas city t-Bones Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

6.12 Fm Redhawks vs kansas city t-Bones Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

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EVENT 6.19 – 6.20 ‚ moondance jamming countRy Fest Walker, Minnesota 1.877.MOONJAM

6.14 Fm Redhawks vs kansas city t-Bones Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 6pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

JuNE 15 – JuNE 21 MUSIC 6.15 ‚ LoRie Line hoLmes theatRe 826 Summit Ave Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 3pm 218.844.4221 www.dlccc.org

6.13 – 6.21 Red RiveR vaLLey FaiR event: 6.15: tRactoR PuLL 7pm Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota 701.282.2200 www.redrivervalleyfair.com

6.13 – 6.21 Red RiveR vaLLey FaiR 6.16 demoLition 7pm Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota 701.282.2200 www.redrivervalleyfair.com

FAMILY 6.18 – 22 PeRham “tuRtLe days” Perham, Minnesota 800.634.6112 www.perham.com

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Midwest kid Fest Island Park 2nd Ave & 7th St Fargo 11am – 7pm 701.241.8160 www.fargoparks.com

FM RedHawks vs kansas City t-Bones Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

6.20

THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS

FM RedHawks vs winnipeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

JuNe 22 – JuNe 28 MUSIC 6.23 ‚ FaRgo RoCk ConCeRt Dike West 310 4th St S Fargo 7pm - 9pm 701.241.8160

6.17 – 6.20 0 45tH MsuM stRaw Hat playeRs “Jesus CHRist supeRstaR” Hansen Theatre ~ MSuM Moorhead, Minnesota 7:30pm 218.477.2271 www.mnstate.edu/strawhat see ad

SPORTS & RECREATION 6.21 – 6.23 ‚ 25tH anniveRsaRy RogeR MaRis golF touRnaMent 701.364.1961 www.rogermarisgolf.com

6.21 FM RedHawks vs winnipeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 6pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

EVENT 6.28 woRld oF outlaws dual in dakota Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota 701.282.2200 www.slspromotions.com

6.20 – 6.22 sCHeels/adidas tRi-City soCCeR touRnaMent Pepsi Soccer Complex 3101 Hwy 81 Fargo 8am 218.233.6139

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6.27 – 6.29 ‚ Scandinavian HjemkomSt FeStival 202 1st Avenue N Moorhead, Minnesota Fri –Sat : 9:30am - 5:30pm Sun: 9:30am -4pm 218.299.5422 www.scandinacianhjemkomstfestival.org

6.22 Fm redHawkS vS winniPeg goldeyeS Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm www.fmredhawks.com

JUNE 29 – JUly 5

SPORTS & RECREATION 6.29 ‚ SUmmer grind Dike West 3104th St S Fargo 5pm 701.241.8160 www.fargoparks.com

EVENT 7.3 Cruising Broadway Classic Cars Broadway Fargo 4pm www.fmdowntown.com

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THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS

36tH annUal 4tH oF jUly celeBration MSUM Moorhead Minnesota Events start at 8:00am 1.800.593.7246 www.mnstate.edu/July4

6.24 – 6.27 ‚ 45tH mSUm Straw Hat PlayerS “BeeHive tHe 60’S mUSical” Gaede Theatre ~MSUM Moorhead, Minnesota 7:30pm 218.477.2271 www.mnstate.edu/strawhat

25tH anniverSary roger mariS golF toUrnament 701.364.1961 www.rogermarisgolf.com

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Fm redHawkS vS kanSaS city t-BoneS Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

7.4 – 7.5

FESTIVAL 6.27 – 6.29

SPORTS & RECREATION 6.21 – 6.23

7.1 – 7.3

Scandinavian HjemkomSt FeStival 202 1st Avenue N Moorhead, Minnesota Fri –Sat : 9:30am - 5:30pm Sun: 9:30am -4pm 218.299.5515 www.scandinacianhjemkomstfestival.org

Fm redHawkS vS gary SoUtHSHore railcatS Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo Fri - 5pm Sat - 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

JUly 6 – JUly 12 MUSIC 7.9 – 7.12 moondance Sizzlin’ jam Walker, Minnesota 1.877.MoonJam www.moondancejam.com

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7.12 tour de Cure Bike ride Fundraiser For diaBetes Oak Grove Park S Terrace Fargo Distance Registration Start Time 72 miles 6:30 am 7:15 am 32 miles 7:30 am 8:15 am 16 miles 8:30 am 9:15 am 6 miles 9:30 am 10:15am American Diabetes 701.234.0123

45th MsuM straw hat Players “MidsuMMer nights dreaM” Hansen Theatre ~ MSUM Moorhead, Minnesota 7:30pm 218.477.2271 www.mnstate.edu/strawhat see page 33

7.6 FM redhawks vs gary southshore railCats Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

JULy 13 – JULy 19 EVENT 7.17 – 7.19 ‚ Fargo street Fair 10:00am- 10:00pm Thurs/Fri 10:00am – 5:00pm Saturday www.fmdowntown.com

7.8 riverarts Featuring: little red river Band Davy Memorial Park 8th Street and 1st Ave N Moorhead, MN 5-8:30p 218.299.5340

FESTIVAL 7.12 PhelPs Mills art Festival Phelps Mills, Minnesota 9:30am – 5pm Saturday 9:30am-4pm Sunday 218.739.2884 www.phelpsmillfestival.com

SPORTS & RECREATION 7.12 – 7.20 ‚ water Carnival Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 1.800.542.3992 www.visitdetroitlakes.com

7.16 – 7.17 ‚ soroPtiMist international oF Fargo garden tour 7.16 West Fargo and North Fargo 7.17 South Fargo and Moorhead 1 pm – 7 pm 701.232.1643 701.232.6063

FAMILY 7.9 “Book it to the Zoo” Red River Zoo 4220 21st Ave SW Fargo 10am – 8pm 701.211.9240 www.redriverzoo.org

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FESTIVAL 7.12 – 7.13 PhelPs Mills Art FestivAl Phelps Mills, Minnesota 9:30am – 5pm Saturday 9:30am-4pm Sunday 218.739.2884 www.phelpsmillfestival.com

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usA wresting FargoDome 1800 University Drive N Fargo 701.231.8988

THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS 7.17 – 7.19 0 30th AnniversAry trollwood MusicAl: “JosePh And the AMAzing technicolor dreAMcoAt” 8:15 pm Trollwood Outdoor Amphitheatre Fargo, ND 701.241.6041 www.trollwood.org see ad

7.18 – 7.19 FM redhAwks vs winniPeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo Fri - 7pm Sat - 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

7.15 – 7.19 0 45th MsuM strAw hAtPlAyers “how i leArned to drive” Gaede Theatre ~ MSUM Moorhead, Minnesota 7:30pm 218.477.2271 www.mnstate.edu/strawhat see page 33

7.12 – 7.20 wAter cArnivAl Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 1.800.542.3992 www.visitdetroitlakes.com

7.13 suMMer grind Dike West 310 4th St S Fargo 5pm 701.241.8160 www.fargoparks.com

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7.16 ‚ lions All stAte BAsketBAll gAMes Fargo Civic Center 207 4th St N Fargo 6pm Girls 8pm Boys 701.241.1482

7.19 FM redhAwks vs winniPeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

JULy 20 – JULy 26 MUSIC FArgo rock concert Dike West 310 4th St s Fargo 7 – 9pm 701.241.8160 www.farogparks.com

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event calendar EVENT 7.22 – 7.27 The 26Th AnniversAry Gooseberry PArk PlAyers: “The Wiz” Francis Frazier Comstock Theatre Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota Wed ~ Sat 7pm Sat 1pm 218.299.3314 www.gooseberryparkplayers.org

FESTIVAL 7.26 PelicAn rAPids ArT in The PArk E.L. Peterson & Sherin Parks Pelican Rapids, Minnesota 10am – 4pm 218.863.1221 http://www.pelicanrapidschamber.com

THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS 7.23 – 8.1 ‚ MsUM sTrAW hAT PlAyers “GreAse” Hansen Theatre ~ MSUM Moorhead, Minnesota 7:30pm 218.411.2271 www.mnstate.edu/strawhat

7.22 – 7.27

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30Th AnniversAry TrollWood MUsicAl: “JosePh And The AMAzinG Technicolor dreAMcoAT” 8:15 pm Trollwood Outdoor Amphitheatre Fargo, North Dakota 701.241.6041 www.trollwood.org

MsUM sTrAW hAT PlAyers “GreAse” Hansen Theatre ~ MSUM Moorhead, Minnesota 7:30pm 218.411.2271 www.mnstate.edu/strawhat

SPORTS & RECREATION 7.20 – 7.26 UsA WresTlinG JUnior/ cAdeT Fargo Dome 1800 University Drive N Fargo 701.231.8988

7.20 FM redhAWks vs WinniPeG Goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

7.25 – 7.26 FM redhAWks vs JolieT JAckhAMMers Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo Fri - 7pm Sat - 6pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

JULy 27 – AUgUST 2 THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS 7.29 – 8.3

7.27 The 26Th AnniversAry Gooseberry PArk PlAyers: “The Wiz” Francis Frazier Comstock Theatre Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota 1pm 218.299.3314 www.gooseberryparkplayers.org

SPORTS & RECREATION 7.27 FM redhAWks vs JolieT JAckhAMMers Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

AUgUST 3 – AUgUST 9 EVENT 8.7 – 8.9 ‚ “FeelinG GreAT in 2008 ~ WeFesT” SooPass Ranch Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 800.4WeFest www.wefest.com

30Th AnniversAry TrollWood MUsicAl: “JosePh And The AMAzinG Technicolor dreAMcoAT” 8:15 pm Trollwood Outdoor Amphitheatre Fargo, ND 701.241.6041 www.trollwood.org

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“Cruising Broadway ClassiC Cars” Broadway Fargo 4pm www.fmdowntown.com

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vergas looney daze Vergas, Minnesota 218.234.1175 www.govergas.com

potato days Barnesville, Minnesota 800.525.4901 www.potatodays.com

30th anniversary trollwood MusiCal: “Joseph and the aMazing teChniColor dreaMCoat” 8:15 pm Trollwood Outdoor Amphitheatre Fargo, North Dakota 701.241.6041 www.trollwood.org

SPORTS & RECREATION 8.5 – 8.7 FM redhawks vs winnipeg goldeyes Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

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pine to palM golF tournaMent Detroit Lakes Country Club Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 218.847.2218 www.detroitlakescountryclub.com

pine to palM golF tournaMent Detroit Lakes Country Club Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 218.847.2218 www.detroitlakescountryclub.com

FM redhawks vs sChauMBurg Flyers Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 1pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

8.20 – 8.21 FM redhawks vs kansas City t-Bones Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo 7pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

AugusT 10 – AugusT 16 EVENT 8.12 riverarts Davy Memorial Park 8th st & 1st Ave N Moorhead, MN 5 - 8:30p 218.299.5340

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FM redhawks vs sChauMBurg Flyers Newman Outdoor 1515 15th Ave N Fargo Fri - 7pm sat - 6pm 701.478.9202 www.fmredhawks.com

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YOUR GUIDE TO TH E BEST IN LOC AL CR AVI NGS

THE OPEN EDITORIAL TEAM SCOURS THE CITY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE METRO AREA’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE BEST RESTAURANTS AND BARS. FEATURES // OB Grill, Doolittle’s Woodfire Grill, Famous Dave's, Mr. G's, Speak Easy, Season's at Rose Creek NEW RESTAURANTS // Golden Corral, John Alexander’s Food & Martini Bar, Dunn Bros. Coffee, Up the Creek Fish Camp & Grill, Dave’s Southside Tap, Panchero’s Mexican Grill, Bear Creek Coffee, WF Maxwells, Usher’s House

These listings bear no relationship to advertising in OPEN Magazine. They are a selective guide to establishments recommended by OPEN Magazine. Visits are anonymous and all expenses are paid by OPEN Magazine. New restaurants are generally allowed six weeks to establish themselves before OPEN Magazine makes a first visit. OPEN Picks are determined by food quality, menu selection, service, ambiance and value. The pricing indicator within OPEN Magazine’s restaurant listing takes into account what a typical patron might spend at the establishment. The editorial team takes into account time of day a patron is likely to visit as well as style of restaurant to determine if a typical dining experience may consist of a simple salad or sandwich to an evening dining event complete with appetizer, dinner, dessert and beverage service. PLEASE NOTE: Although some restaurants in the area are noted in the higher cost bracket, all restaurants have lower cost options that are available.

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OB GRILL

A dining mainstay on Broadway in Fargo, the OB Grill offers vintage atmosphere with satisfying cuisine. Step into 1930s dinner house elegance where bartenders in white jackets and bow ties enthusiastically take your drink order. And servers in long, crisp white aprons welcome you to enjoy a leisurely meal. Begin your eating experience with OB Grillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature: Smothered Mushrooms. These silky, button mushrooms bathed in butter, garlic and white wine will have you swooning for a second course. On Thursdays OB Grill offers complimentary Bananas Foster or Cherries Jubilee with the purchase of a dinner menu entrĂŠe.

The spectacle continues with these flambeau desserts prepared table-side.

22 BROADWAY | DOWNTOWN FARGO, ND | 701.237.6161

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DOOLITTLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WOODFIRE GRILL Doolittleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodfire Grill is successful in their mission to indulge all five of your senses. Your nose will be captured by the smell of a fresh fire built to prepare a moist chicken on the rotisserie. Enjoy the warmth of the sun on the patio as you sip a chilled glass of wine. Taste savory, gourmet flatbread and tangy salads perfect for a smaller, summer appetite. The spin of golden meat on the rotisserie hypnotizes the gaze, while the sound of a crackling fire brings back memories of outdoor events with family and friends. Pick up a chicken or a leg of lamb on your way to the lake.

2112 25TH STREET S | FARGO, ND | 701.478.2200

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FAMOUS DAVE’S

Embracing the limelight is the way to live at Famous Dave’s in Fargo. The casual “rib shack” is home for reputed barbeque and infectious service. The lively staff will infuse your dining experience with the acclaim of Dave’s barbeque flavors, as well as their passion for people. Famous Dave’s grill their ribs on hickory wood, which brings a distinctive tenderness to the meat. Consider their signature St. Louis-style ribs, or if you’re feeding the family try the All American Feast complete with corn bread and more. Get a piece of the spotlight by featuring Famous Dave’s catering at your lunch meeting or big event.

2581 45TH STREET SW | FARGO, ND | 701.282.8900

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SPEAK EASY

Life is anchored in quality at Speak Easy. Enjoy summer on the Speak Easy patio with a drink and Fried Eggplant Chips – the perfect combination after a day’s work. Inquire about specials to include crisp and refreshing salads in honor of summer. Stay for dinner and see why their Seafood Alfredo is a signature entrée. The succulent mock crab and shrimp paired with mozzarella and creamy white sauce will set a standard. Everything at the Speak Easy - from their Italian to American classics - is made from scratch. Come relax with consistently delicious cuisine at Speak Easy.

1001 30TH AVENUE S | MOORHEAD, MN | 218.233.1326

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FAMILY Applebee's Bennigan's Buffalo Wild Wings Chili's Southwest Grill Cold Stone Creamery Doolittles Duane's House of Pizza Famous Daves BBQ Granite City Green Mill Hu Hot Johnny Carino's King House Buffet Kroll's Diner Mexican Village Moe's Southwest Grill New York NY Fresh Deli North Town Grill Old Chicago Olive Garden Paridiso Passages Café Radisson Hotel Passages to India Red Lobster Ruby Tueday's Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant Saffron Space Aliens Grill & Bar Speak Easy Spitfire Bar & Grill Texas Roadhouse TGI Friday's Toscana Restaurant Xtreme Pizza Kitchen Golden Corral Dunn Bros. Coffee Up the Creek Fish Camp & Grill Panchero's Mexican Grill Miguelito's Mexican Grill & Cantina LIVE MUSIC / DANCING Dunn Bros.

Three Lyons Pub Basie's on 42nd St Big D's Borrowed Buck's Road House Divas and Rockstars Fargo Cork 'N Cleaver Fort Noks Bar of Gold HoDo Restaruant & Lounge Hooligan's Mr. G's

Old Broadway Spirit's Lounge & Casino The Hub ON THE GO Applebee's Atomic Coffee Barbara's 1st and Deli Bertrosa's on Broadway Boppa's Bagels Buffalo Wild Wings Café Chocolat Café Muse at the Plains Art Museum Cold Stone Creamery Daktoa Soda Erberts and Gerberts Jimmy John's Moe's Southwest Grill Moxie Java New York NY Fresh Deli Nichole's Fine Pastry Pita Pit Qdoba Mexican Grill Ristorante Isabella Sandy's Donuts and Coffee Shop Dunn Bros. Coffee Panchero's Mexican Grill Miguelito's Mexican Grill & Cantina LOCAL FARE Barbara's 1st and Deli HoDo Restaruant & Lounge Monte's Nichole's Fine Pastry Ristorante Isabella Sarellos Silver Spoon Spitfire Bar & Grill Toscana Restaurant PRE-NIGHT STARTERS Applebee's Bennigan's Big D's Buffalo Wild Wings Chili's Southwest Grill Dakota Grill Rotisserie Doolittles Fort Noks Bar of Gold Granite City Green Mill Grizzly's Grill 'N Saloon HoDo Restaruant & Lounge Hooligan's J.T. Cigaro's

Johnny Carino's Juano's Mexican Village Monte's Mr. G's O'Leary's Pub Old Broadway Old Chicago Olive Garden Paradiso Ruby Tueday's Space Aliens Grill & Bar Speak Easy Spitfire Bar & Grill Spirit's Lounge & Casino Sport's Bar Sushi Time/Okelly's Texas Roadhouse TGI Friday's The Hub The Turf The Winery WF Maxwells Dave's Southside Tap Miguelito's Mexican Grill & Cantina Usher's House & Monk's Pub Three Lyons Pub LUNCH Applebee's Barbara's 1st and Deli Basie's on 42nd St Bennigan's Bertrosa's on Broadway Boppa's Bagels Buffalo Wild Wings Café Chocolat Chili's Southwest Grill Dakota Grill Rotisserie Doolittles Erberts and Gerberts Famous Daves BBQ Fargo Cork 'N Cleaver Gallery Restaurant at the Holiday Inn Granite City Grazies Italian Grill Green Mill Grizzly's Grill 'N Saloon HoDo Restaruant & Lounge Hooligan's Hu Hot Jimmy John's Johnny Carino's Juano's King House Buffet

Kroll's Diner Leela Thai Cusine Mexican Village Moe's Southwest Grill New York NY Fresh Deli Nichole's Fine Pastry North Town Grill Old Chicago Olive Garden Paridiso Passages Café Radisson Hotel Passages to India Pita Pit Qdoba Mexican Grill Red Lobster Ristorante Isabella Ruby Tueday's Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant Saffron Season's at Rose Creek Silver Spoon Space Aliens Grill & Bar Speak Easy Texas Roadhouse TGI Friday's Thai Orchid The Palace Korean & Asian Cuisine The Turf Toscana Restaurant VIP Room Xtreme Pizza Kitchen Golden Corral John Aleanxder's Food & Martini Bar Dunn Bros. Coffee Up the Creek Fish Camp & Grill Dave's Southside Tap Panchero's Mexican Grill Miguelito's Mexican Grill & Cantina Usher's House & Monk's Pub Three Lyons Pub SPORTS CROWD Applebee's Buffalo Wild Wings Hooligan's J.T. Cigaro's O'Leary's Pub Old Broadway Space Aliens Grill & Bar Spitfire Bar & Grill Spirit's Lounge & Casino Sport's Bar

Sushi Time/Okelly's The Hub The Turf Daves Southside Tap Three Lyons Pub FINE DINING Basie's on 42nd St Café Mosaic Downtown Fargo Cork 'N Cleaver Gallery Restaurant at the Holiday Inn Grazies Italian Grill HoDo Restaruant & Lounge Leela Thai Cusine Monte's Nichole's Fine Pastry Passages Café Radisson Hotel Ristorante Isabella Saffron Sarellos Season's at Rose Creek Silver Spoon The Winery Toscana Restaurant VIP Room WF Maxwells John Alexanders Food & Martini Bar Ushers House & Monk Pub Arrabiata LIGHT EATS Applebee's Atomic Coffee Barbara's 1st and Deli Basie's on 42nd St Bennigan's Bertrosa's on Broadway Big D's Boppa's Bagels Buffalo Wild Wings Café Chocolat Café Muse at the Plains Art Museum Chili's Southwest Grill Cold Stone Creamery Dakota Grill Rotisserie Daktoa Soda Doolittles Erberts and Gerberts Famous Daves BBQ Fargo Cork 'N Cleaver Gallery Restaurant at The Holiday Inn Granite City Grazies Italian Grill

Green Mill Grizzly's Grill 'N Saloon HoDo Restaruant & Lounge Hooligan's Hu Hot Jimmy John's Johnny Carino's Juano's Kroll's Diner Leela Thai Cusine Mexican Village Monte's Moxie Java Mr. G's New York NY Fresh Deli Nichole's Fine Pastry North Town Grill O'Leary's Pub Old Broadway Old Chicago Olive Garden Paridiso Passages Café Radisson Hotel Passages to India Red Lobster Ristorante Isabella Ruby Tueday's Saffron Santa Lucia Ristaurante Sarellos Season's at Rose Creek Silver Spoon Space Aliens Grill & Bar Speak Easy Spitfire Bar & Grill Spirit's Lounge & Casino Texas Roadhouse TGI Friday's Thai Orchid The Palace Korean & Asian Cuisine The Hub The Turf The Winery Toscana Restaurant VIP Room John Aleanxder's Food & Martini Bar Dunn Bros. Coffee Dave's Southside Tap Panchero's Mexican Grill Miguelito's Mexican Grill & Cantina Three Lyons Pub

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A CREATIVE ADVENTURE SCENE: Front seat of the Solberg family car December 2006.

Michael Solberg, Chief Financial Operating Officer of State Bank & Trust, and his wife Char, along with Grace (5) and Charlie(2), their two young children, are headed to Char’s family home in White Bear Lake,

Minn., for the holidays. They mulled over the infamous and secretively themed Christmas party that has been gaining steam at the bank for over 25 years. How would they ever beat it this year? Michael, complete with bald wig, played Howie Mandel, from the reconstructed set of the quiz show “Deal or No Deal” where employees shared in the $500,000 grand prize.

They have done a “thanks a billion” give away when the bank topped $1 billion in assets, and one year they had a 12 days of Christmas give away where prizes got progressively larger and the grand prize was a new car an employee won at the party. So, how to top all that in 2007?

“Wait a minute,” Char says, recalling Oprah’s “Pay it Forward” show. “I wonder if we could pull off the Oprah thing? She gave her audience members

“I sat on the porch with her and gave her $500, and it came to $34,800 Jamaican dollars,” ruth says. “Glen’s mother couldn’t stop crying. It was very touching for us to give this in memory of Glen.”

Dee ann aukland, an investment administrator, knew immediately who she would help. a family right down the street who was in great need – a single mom with three children and a house on the market for months.

“I knocked on her door and told her I had been given a gift of $1000,” Dee ann says. “I told her I wanted to give the money to her and the kids. her hands trembled and the tears, for both of us, started. she called me her santa and her angel, hugged me and just cried and held my hands. I told her I couldn’t imagine giving that money to anyone but those that are the most important and happen to live in my own backyard.”

“It’s been exciting and refreshing to see and hear our employees strategizing on how they will spend the money,” Julie says. “It doesn’t just start and stop with the money. It makes each of us reflect on what’s important and helping those in need. this gets you thinking, ‘what else can I do?’ that to me is the true success of ‘paying It Forward.’” [OPEN]

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Building Tours • Register for Door Prizes Cookies and Refreshments Come and celebrate the completion of our new facility. Our goal was to create one of the region’s most versatile and technological buildings in order to better serve our customers. We want to thank all of our loyal customers who make IdeaOne Telecom their choice for internet and telephone service by opening our doors to you the week of June 23rd, 2008.

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BY DARCY SIMONSON AND SHEILA SORNSIN, THE GRATEFUL GODDESS

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pring has finally awakened, and like a hidden geyser trapped too long under a blanket of ice, so has our joy. We really enjoy living in the North Country, as each of the changing seasons brings an opportunity to visit another aspect of ourselves. In summer, we thrive along with the grasses and the crops. There is a sense of peace and security that comes with the growing season. In autumn, we harvest the fruits of summer, bathe in a sea of blazing color, and marvel at the abundance of both. During winter, dormancy dominates the Dakotas and we have an opportunity to retreat into ourselves. Patience, serenity, and anticipation guide us through this long and colorless season.

Then comes Spring; a time when bitter cold bows to new life, and the odorless air becomes fragrant with honeysuckle and fruit blossoms, the sweet baby’s breath of the Cre-

ator. Children’s laughter, bounding bunnies, and busy birds join in the dance of new life. It is an awakening of the earth and the spirit, and a sense of profound gratitude fuels our happiness.

Spring always has that affect on us, a rebirth of sorts, but is it possible to maintain this awakened state of happiness throughout each of the changing seasons? Can we keep the joy of spring flowing through complaints of too much heat in the summer, too much wind in the fall, too much snow in the winter? We think so, provided we consciously choose to find purpose and beauty in what we are given, and stop blaming outside circumstances for our unhappiness.

Weather, people, work, money (outside circumstances) are often scapegoats for our unhappiness, and the means by which we feel justified to complain, blame, and live as

victims. In this mind-set we are riding the roller coaster of unconscious thought and tend to be reactive, rather then proactive, and victims rather than creators. So, what does it take to replace blame with bliss, or complaint with compassion and creation, and live as victors rather than victims in our own lives? It takes a willingness to look within ourselves at the actual cause of our unhappiness. It takes a choice to become conscious of the thoughts we think and take responsibility for our lives.

Blame and complaint are blinders we unconsciously wear that keep us from experiencing joy. But just as we put the blinders on, we can also take them off. The French novelist, Colette, wrote, “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” Unconscious thinking essentially means, you are oblivious to the 60,000 thoughts that stream

though your mind everyday; your mind is on auto-pilot, and you’re just along for the ride. In contrast, when one is living consciously, they become the pilot of their thoughts, and consequently the creators of their lives.

How does one begin to live consciously? By becoming aware that we are not our thoughts. It is when we step back and recognize that the chatty, often negative voice in our heads is not who we are, and become an observer of those thoughts rather than a puppet to them, that we begin living consciously. It is from this realization and correction that we begin to take charge of our happiness.

Next time we find ourselves complaining, blaming, fearful or worried, we can choose to stop and assess how we are feeling. If it doesn’t feel good (and it never does) it is our bodies way of prompting us to re-

lease and replace negative thoughts with gratitude, love, forgiveness, and other high-vibrational thoughts. For those of us with an ingrained habit of negative thinking, it might feel uncomfortable to shift from the negative to the positive at first, but every time we catch ourselves thinking unconsciously, we are on the path to conscious living and consequent bliss.

No matter what the weather, the balance in our checkbooks, or the temperment of others, when we remember who we really are and leave the mind-chatter to the squirrels, we can drink from the well of peace and love that dwells within us; and that’s when everyday will feel like a spring awakening.

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