Founded in 2000, as the Information Technology Council of North Dakota, the organization is now TechND, which continues the original mission of “promoting the use, growth and development of technology in North Dakota.”
TechND has nearly 65 members statewide, and is governed by a board of directors which meets quarterly. Committees are established, working on project priorities for the organization.
“The important point is that all storage options should keep the grain dry and provide adequate aeration to control grain temperature,” says North Dakota State University Extension Agricultural Engineer Ken Hellevang. “Grain must be dry and cool (near the average outdoor temperature) when placed in alternative storage facilities, because providing adequate, uniform airflow to dry grain or cool grain coming from a dryer is not feasible.”
Storing in bags
NISC was formed from the 2000 merger of North Central Data Cooperative (NCDC), Mandan, with Central Area Data Processing Corporation, St. Louis, Mo. NCDC was formed by electric and telephone cooperatives of the Dakotas in 1968.
To help tell its enduring story of cooperation on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, NISC has published “The Power of Possibility – 50 years of Innovation and Member Service.”
When Trautman completed her bachelor’s degree in art education and psychology from Valley City State University (VCSU) in 2017 and searched for her first teaching job, Class B rural North Dakota called. She found what she was looking for in Carrington. In 2017-18, Trautman completed her first year of teaching, handling art classes in the Carrington School District.
Carl Ben Eielson was born in Hatton, and lived from 1897 to 1929. The Eielson family was large, and their father was a successful merchant. Carl Ben stepped aside from his studies at the University of North Dakota to join the U.S. Army as World War I unfolded. He learned to fly in 1917, as part of his U.S. Army Air Service enlistment, and got further pilot training in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
PRFC is a grocery store in the Red River Valley that is a one-stop shop for featuring natural, organic and local food. As a co-op, it is owned by members, and governed by a board of directors elected from the membership.
Kirsch says PRFC has a strong dedication to local foods growers and producers, and to showcasing their wares.
Hettinger native Jean Nudell is beginning her third year as PTRM administrator. She completed a master’s degree in library and information science from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
“We collect, preserve and display the history of our area. We consider our regional area to be within 100 miles of Bowman,” Nudell says.
