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02/01/2024

Next week’s question...

January 8 is National Bubble Bath Day. Do you like to soak in a bubble bath?
A. Yes
B. No

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26/12/2023

Next week’s question...

When do you take the
Christmas decorations down?

A. They are already down
B. New Year’s Day
C. Whenever the mood strikes
D. Why take them down?

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25/12/2023
Congratulations to Walker and Ashley Sabin for win in the Blackstone Grill.
23/12/2023

Congratulations to Walker and Ashley Sabin for win in the Blackstone Grill.

19/12/2023

‘Tis the season for holiday
parties. Do you like eggnog?

A. Yes!
B. Ewww...nope

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12/12/2023

Next week’s question...

There are Christmas trees everywhere. What color lights do you like best?
A. White
B. All the colors
C. Blue
D. A good mix of all

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04/12/2023

Next week’s question...

Christmas is right around the corner. Are you done shopping?

A. Yes!
B. Haven’t started.
C. Just a few things left.

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28/11/2023

Next week’s question...

December 4 is National Sock Day. Can you wear socks with holes?

A. Yes - doesn’t bother me.
B. Absolutely NOT!
C. Eh - I don’t notice

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25/11/2023
Wishing our readers a Happy Thanksgiving!
23/11/2023

Wishing our readers a Happy Thanksgiving!

20/11/2023

Next week’s question...

What is one food you can’t
understand how people
actually enjoy?
A. Lutefisk
B. Sauerkraut
C. Sushi
D. Liver
E. Rocky mountain oysters

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13/11/2023

Next week’s question...

It’s no shave November.
Do you prefer a man with facial hair or clean shaven?

A. Facial Hair
B. Clean Shaven

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07/11/2023

Next week’s question...

When do you put up your Christmas tree?

A. Thanksgiving weekend
B. Christmas Eve
C. December 1
D. November 1
E. Never take it down.

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30/10/2023

Next week’s question...

Do you sleep with socks on?
A. Yes
B. No

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No travel is advised in the area. Stay home and satay safe.
27/10/2023

No travel is advised in the area. Stay home and satay safe.

26/10/2023

Update on the expected timing of winter weather impacts through early Friday morning. Travel may continue to be hazardous some areas on Friday due to snow and ice-covered roads.

26/10/2023
24/10/2023

What is your favorite
Halloween candy?

A. Snickers
B. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
C. Licorice
D. Nerds
C. Almond Joy

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23/10/2023

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for portions on North Dakota and Montana. Heavy snow is possible, with 60 to 80% chance of 6 or more inches of snow from late Tuesday night until late Thursday night. Be sure to stay updated on the weather forecast throughout the coming days. kxnet.com/weather and tune into KX News.

16/10/2023

This week’s question...

Would you rather lose your sight or all of your memories?
A. Sight
B. Memories

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Good Trends, Some Challenges for ND Pheasant OpenerBy Nick SimonsonThe North Dakota pheasant hunting season opens this S...
07/10/2023

Good Trends, Some Challenges for ND Pheasant Opener
By Nick Simonson
The North Dakota pheasant hunting season opens this Saturday, and for the first time in several years, populations have exhibited a significant jump over the previous season’s numbers. This, along with good cover conditions and likely favorable weather for the season’s start will help hunters find the roosters they are after. However, dwindling marginal lands, limited habitat on the landscape and a harvest process delayed by recent significant rainfall across the state may provide challenges to hunters as well. This preview of what’s to come for this opener and the pheasant season at large takes the ups and the downs of the factors that play into each fall and lays them out like each rise and draw that form the prairie landscape hunters will explore.
The Good
This summer’s roadside brood surveys conducted by the North Dakota Game & Fish Department (NDG&F) tallied statewide pheasant increases over 2022 results in broods, average size of broods, and total pheasants seen per 100 miles driven on the historic routes the agency uses each July 20 through Aug. 31 to track upland populations. In fact, the numbers for each major pheasant survey category were at their highest in recent memory, with broods (7.5/100 mi) the highest they’ve been since 2016 (12/100 mi). Brood sizes were also up to a recent high of 6.26 chicks per brood, the most in at least the past decade. Finally, the total average of all pheasants counted on each route statewide (65.4/100 mi) reached its highest point since 2016 (93.9/100 mi).
Ample spring moisture from the snowy winter along with well-timed early rains helped cover grow quickly for nesting pheasant hens across North Dakota’s pheasant range, but there was an added bonus of a bumper bug crop as well, which may have been the secret ingredient in this summer’s pheasant rebound, according to RJ Gross, NDG&F Upland Game Biologist.
“The habitat this spring really responded and grew up really nice and tall and lush and we didn’t have bad weather during the hatch and brood rearing,” he stated of the base requirements of a good nesting season, “but I think we had almost a plague of grasshoppers in some parts of the state, and that’s perfect food for those broods,” Gross adds, suggesting the source of insect protein helped those young birds develop in a timely fashion after hatching.
The Bad
While things are good where the grass has been growing all summer, Gross points out a diminishing amount of habitat in the form of conservation reserve program acres and other similar set-aside programs at both the federal and state level. Where these acres once exceeded three million in North Dakota, the amount has dwindled down to about a third of that at present. Continuing the pheasant rebound will likely come down to carrying capacity on the landscape and the availability for more quality habitat to support additional pheasant populations along with other wildlife such as mule and whitetailed deer which saw population decreases following the winter of 2022-23.
Recent rains have also slowed the harvest season down and the processing of bean fields and corn may be delayed slightly as a result. Additionally, areas that received significant rains in the past two weeks will likely sport muddy field access roads and swampier lowlands, making some travel tricky. Currently, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, North Dakota soybean fields harvested as of Oct. 1 stood at 23 percent which is equal to last year, and behind the 29 percent long-term average for the start of the month. Corn harvested as of the same date stood at eight percent, slightly ahead of three percent at that time last year, and the long term average of six percent. It’s the latter fields that give pheasants the advantage in the early goings, according to Gross.
“They figure it out pretty quick that they’re safe in a corn field. They don’t necessarily use bean fields all that often but corn they’ll really key in on. They do come out of there at least a few times a day if you can get lucky enough to catch them out of there. As soon as that gets off, then they’ll switch to that deeper cover like cattails and those draws,” Gross advises.
The Opener
Forecasts across the state of North Dakota look ideal for the first two days of the season, which begins on Sat. Oct. 7 and runs through Sun. Jan. 7, 2024. With light winds for both days of the weekend and lows in the 30s, and highs in the 50s and 60s, dogs won’t be challenged by hot conditions, and hunters will likely find cool environs facilitating the possibility of hunting all day, if need be, to collect their birds. The daily limit for pheasants in North Dakota is three roosters and the possession limit is 12. Hunting hours run from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset each day of the season. More information on pheasant hunting in the state can be found at: https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/pheasant

03/10/2023

Did you know October 6 is National Noodle Day? What is your favorite type of noodle?

A. Spaghetti
B. Elbow macaroni
C. Rotini
D. Penne
E. Fettuccini

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26/09/2023

Next week’s question...

Fall is here. Oct. 1 is
National Pumpkin Spice Day... which one are you?
A. Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING!
B. Yuck - I’ll pass

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15/08/2023

Next week’s question...

Would you rather go into the past and meet your ancestors or go into the future and meet your great-great grandchildren?

A. Past - ancestors
B. Future - great-great grandchildren

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07/08/2023

Next week’s question...

Would you rather travel the world for a year, all expenses paid or have $40,000 to spend on whatever you want?

A. All expense paid travel
B. $40,000 cash

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***GIVEAWAY***Win two tickets to see George Thorogood and the Destroyers this Friday night, August 11, 8:00 p.m. CT at P...
07/08/2023

***GIVEAWAY***
Win two tickets to see George Thorogood and the Destroyers this Friday night, August 11, 8:00 p.m. CT at Prairie Knights Casino and Resort.
HOW TO ENTER:
~Like and follow the Golden Valley News page
~Tag two friends in the comments below
~Share this giveaway post on your feed or story to spread the fun.
The winner will be notified by Wednesday evening, August 9 at 9:00 p.m.

*** GIVEAWAY ***Two tickets to see ZZ Top in Concert SATURDAY, AUGUST 57:30 p.m.Prairie Knights Casino & ResortHOW TO EN...
02/08/2023

*** GIVEAWAY ***
Two tickets to see ZZ Top in Concert
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5
7:30 p.m.
Prairie Knights Casino & Resort
HOW TO ENTER:
~Like and follow the Golden Valley News page
~Tag two friends in the comments below
~Share this giveaway post on your feed or story to spread the fun.
The winner will be notified by Noon Friday, August 4.

01/08/2023

Next week's question...
In honor of National Watermelon Day...
do you sprinkle your watermelon with salt?
A. Yes
B. No
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24/07/2023

Next week’s question...

July 30 is National Cheesecake Day.
What is your favorite cheesecake?
A. Plain
B. Cherry
C. Blueberry
D. Peanut Butter cup
E. Turtle

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18/07/2023

Next week’s question...
July 23 is National “Hot enough for ya day?” What is your perfect temperature?
A. 65°
B. 75°
C. 85°
D. 95°
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13/07/2023

Next week’s question...

KETCHUP is a hot topic right now. Which one are you?
A. Keep it in the fridge
B. Keep it on the counter

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02/07/2023

Next week's question...

July 7 is World Chocolate Day. How do you take your chocolate?
A. Milk Chocolate
B. Dark Chocolate
C. Chocolate Syrup
D. Chocolate Milk
E. Chocolate Ice Cream
F. Fudge

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