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--> HELLO AND WELCOME TO
PRAIRIE PULSE.
COMING UP LATER ON PRAIRIE
PULSE, WE'LL TAKE A TOUR OF THE
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL
SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY, BUT
FIRST OUR GUEST IS RUTH
BACHMEIER, THE DIRECTOR OF
FARGO CASS PUBLIC HEALTH.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
--> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
--> TELL THE FOLKS A LITTLE ABOUT
YOURSELF AND BACKGROUND.
--> I'M A NORTH DAKOTA GIRL, BORN
AND RAISED 30 MILES FROM HERE,
HAVE NEVER LEFT NORTH DAKOTA AND
HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF, I GREW UP
30 MILES SOUTH, GOT MY -- WENT
TO JENNINGS COLLEGE FOR MY
UNDERGRAD AT DEGREE, GOT MY
MASTERS AT UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA AND HAVE BEEN IN
PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE LAST 22
YEARS.
I KNEW EARLY ON, EMERGENCY CARE,
TRADITIONAL NURSING ROLES WERE
NOT FOR ME AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD
A PASSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SO
HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC HEALTH NOW
FOR 22 YEARS, THE LAST 15 OF
THOSE HAVE BEEN HERE IN FARGO
CASS PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE LAST
TWO AND A HALF YEARS I HAVE BEEN
THE DIRECTOR OF FARGO CASS.
--> YOU KIND OF ANSWERED THE
QUESTION, YOUR PASSION GOT YOU
TO BE THE DIRECTOR, BUT YOU'VE
BEEN THE DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST
TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
--> FOR 19 YEARS I WORKED MOST
EVERY PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM OUT
THERE, I THINK IT WAS THE VAST
EXPERIENCE I HAD WHEN I FIRST
STARTED AT FARGO CASS MEDICAL
HEALTH, I WAS DOING HOME
VISITATION, TEACHING, A LITTLE
OF EVERYTHING.
I MOVED UP TO A MID-LEVEL
MANAGEMENT POSITION, A FEW YEARS
LATER I WAS DIRECTOR OF NURSING,
WHEN THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR LEFT
I MOVED UP TO DIRECTOR.
--> LET TELL THE FOLKS IS WHAT
THE OVERVIEW, WHAT IS FARGO CASS
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WHAT SERVICES
DO YOU PROVIDE?
--> IT'S A DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY
OF FARGO, SO WE SERVE ALL OF
FARGO BUT WE ALSO HAVE A
CONTRACT WITH CASS COUNTY TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
FOR ALL OF CASS COUNTY.
SO OUR CON STATE CONSTITUENCY Y
WHO LIVES IN FARGO, WEST FARGO
AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN CASS
COUNTY.
WITHIN THE HEALTH EXCEPT BEHALF
6 DIVISION, PUBLIC NURSING
DIVISION WHICH IS ONE OF THE
MORE VISIBLE, WE DO ALL THE
SCHOOL NURSING IN CASS COUNTY, A
LOT OF HOME VISITATION, NURSES
VISITING NEW MOMS AND BABES,
VISITING OLDER FOLKS WHO WANT TO
STAY IN THEIR HOMES AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE THE DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THAT DOES A
VAST VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH.
WE HAVE OUR WIC PROGRAM, WE HAVE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION
WHICH IS NEWER LOOKING AT
PREPARING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
AFTER 9/11 A LOT MORE EMPHASIS
IS PUT ON PREPAREDNESS,.
SO, LET'S SEE, WHAT DIVISION AM
I FORGETTING?
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PRO
METION AND PROTECTION WHICH IS
OUR CLINIC SETTING AND HEALTH
ACTIVITIES.
--> HOW MANY ACROSS THE STATE ARE
LIKE YOU?
--> EVERY COUNTY IS MAN DIED HAVE
A PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
BECAUSE OF OUR LARGE POPULATION
WE HAVE THE LARGEST HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAMS.
--> FL FLU SHOTS HAVE BEEN
AVAILABLE, WILL YOU TALK ABOUT
AVAILABILITY AND WHAT WILL GO ON
THROUGH THE WINTER?
--> FLU SHOTS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND CONTINUE
TO BE AVAILABLE.
THE TAKE HOME MESSAGE FOR FOLKS
IS IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GET A
FLU SHOT.
OFTEN TIMES AS WE APPROACH
WINTER, THANKSGIVING AND
CHRISTMAS FOLKS THINK I HAVEN'T
GOTTEN IT YET, IT'S TOO LATE TO
GET THE FLU SHOT.
THE REALITY IS OUR INFLUENZA
SEASON RUNS THROUGH MARCH.
NOW IS AN IDEAL TIME TO GET THE
FLU SHOT SO YOU WILL BE
PROTECTED IF YOU COME IN CONTACT
WITHIN FLU ENDS A.
--> WILL SWINE FLU BE GIVEN AGAIN
OR IS IT COMBINED WITH THE
REGULAR INFLUENZA SHOTS?
--> THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY
WITH H1N1 LAST YEAR.
THIS IS A SEPARATE VACCINE, WE
ARE LUCKY THE REGULAR FLU SHOT
HAS H1N1.
EVERY VACCINE HAS THREE STRAINS
IN IT, LUCKILY H1N1 IS ONE OF
THOSE.
WE'LL BE GIVING EVERY ONE ONE
SHOT THIS YEAR, NOT TWO.
THIS YEAR CENTER FOR DISEASE
CONTROL, EVERY ONE OVER SIX
MONTHS GET A FLU SHOT IS THE
RECOMMENDATION.
GETTING A FLU SHOT IS THE BEST
WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM
GETTING INFLUENZA AND YOUR
FAMILY GETTING INFLUENZA.
--> HAS THE CDC ALWAYS
RECOMMENDED THAT?
THERE ARE DIFFERENCES OF
OPINION, BUT SOMETIMES THOSE
HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS --
--> WHAT WE'VE REALLY SEEN IS A
PROGRESSION.
FIVE YEARS AGO IT WAS PEOPLE
OVER THE AGE OF 65, INDIVIDUALS
WITH HIGH RISK MEDICAL
CONDITIONS.
A FEW YEARS LATER THEY ADDED THE
KIDS.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR
RECOMMENDATION ACE CROSS THE
BOARD, EVERY ONE SHOULD GET A
FLU SHOT.
YOU SHOULD REMEMBER I'M NOT ONLY
PROTECTING MYSELF BUT PROTECTING
THE INFANT TOO YOUNG TO GET A
FLU SHOT AND INDIVIDUALS FOR
WHATEVER REASON CAN'T GET A FLU
SHOT.
POPULATION PROTECTION, WE
PROTECT EVERYBODY.
--> WHAT ABOUT YOUR ROLE DURING
THE FLOOD SEASON, ESPECIALLY IN
THE CASS COUNTY AREA IN THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS, IT BEEN AN ISSUE.
WHAT ROLE DID YOU PLAY?
--> HISTORICALLY PUBLIC HEALTH'S
ROLE IN FLOODS HAS BEEN
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS,
MOLD, WATER GETS INTO HOMES, AND
TETANUS SHOTS.
THAT ALL DRASTICALLY CHANGED IN
2009.
FARGO CASS PUBLIC HEALTH WAS
TASKED WITH MAKING SURE OUR
VULNERABLE POPULATION WAS SAFE
AND SECURE IN A FLOODING EVENT,
THAT MEANT GROUP HOMES, NURSING
HOMES, PEOPLE LIVING ALONE THAT
MAY NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
IF WE HAVE TO EVACUATE.
WHAT THAT MEANT IN 2009 IS WE
DID MAKE THE DECISION TO
EVACUATE 3500 INDIVIDUALS FROM
OUR COMMUNITY, THE WATERS WERE
GETTING HIGH, WE KNEW THAT IT
WOULD TAKE LONGER TO EVACUATE
THESE INSTITUTIONS, THESE
FACILITIES THAN IT WOULD FOR YOU
AND I TO JUMP IN OUR CAR AND
DRIVE AWAY FROM THE WATERS, SO
THE DECISIONS WERE MADE WITH
OBVIOUSLY THE INPUT OF THE
FACILITIES, STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AND ALL OUR PARTNERS
IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
OUR VULNERABLE POPULATION TO
EVACUATE IT.
SO WE WORKED TO RELOCATE PEOPLE
IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES
THROUGHOUT THE TRI-STATE AREA,
THEY STAYED THERE A WEEK, TWO
WEEKS AND EVENTUALLY WERE ABLE
TO COME BACK WHEN THE WATERS
LEFT.
--> I UNDERSTAND THE WIC PROGRAM
IS A BIG PART OF WHAT YOU DO.
WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DO YOU
PROVIDE?
--> IT STANDS FOR WOMEN, INFANTS
AND CHILDREN AND IT'S A PROGRAM
THAT PROVIDES NUTRITIONAL
EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO WOMEN,
CHILDREN AND INFANTS AND
VOUCHERS ACTUALLY TO OBTAIN
NUTRITIONAL FOOD.
WE SERVE ABOUT 3,000 INDIVIDUALS
WITH OUR WIC PROGRAM AT THIS
TIME AND THIS IS AN AREA WE HAVE
SEEN A SLOW, STEADY INCREASE AND
WE SEE IT AS KIND OF ONE OF
THOSE SOFT ECONOMIC FACTOR
INDICATORS, EVEN THOUGH OUR
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS LOW IN
OUR COMMUNITY, WE STILL HAVE A
LOT OF FAMILIES WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND
THE WIC PROGRAM IS A SAFETY NET
TO MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN ARE
FED AND THAT THOSE INFANTS ARE
GETTING THE FORMULA THEY NEED
AND PREGNANT WOMEN ARE GETTING
THE FOOD THEY NEED.
--> AND YOU ALSO DO HOME VISITS
FOR NEW MOMS AND BABIES, I
UNDERSTAND.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
--> WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT
PROVIDE HOME VISITS TO PREGNANT
WOMEN, NEW MOMS, NEW BABIES.
THE PROGRAM WE ARE MOST PROUD OF
AND IS SHOWING SOME WONDERFUL
OUTCOMES IS OUR NURSE FAMILY
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
IT IS REALLY A GOLD STANDARD
PROGRAM THAT MATCHES A NURSE
WITH A NEWLY PREGNANT WOMAN AND
THEIR RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES FOR
ALMOST THREE YEARS, THROUGHOUT
THE WOMAN'S PREGNANCY AND UNTIL
THE CHILD REACHES THEIR SECOND
BIRTHDAY.
IT'S FOR FIRST TIME MOMS, THEIR
FIRST PREGNANCY, WE'VE SEEN
GREAT OUT COMES MEANING A
REDUCTION OF SECOND TYPE
UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES, THESE
MOMS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF
FINISHING THEIR EDUCATION, THE
CHILD IS DOING BETTER IN
PRESCHOOL, IN PARENTING SKILLS,
A LOT OF GREAT OUT COMES IN A
PROGRAM, GOOD OUTCOME FOR THE
MOMS AND THE BABY.
--> HOW MANY CLIENTS OR PATIENTS
DO YOU SERVE IN A YEAR.
--> WE CURRENTLY HAVE BETWEEN 80
AND 100 FAMILIES ON BOARD, YOU
KNOW, OUR NURSES CAN ONLY HAVE X
AMOUNT OF PATIENTS BECAUSE IT'S
A REALLY INTENSIVE PROGRAM.
AS MOMS HAVE THE CHILDREN AND
THEY TURN TWO, WE ARE ABLE TO
ADD ADDITIONAL FAMILIES.
--> DO YOU PROVIDE SERVICES TO
THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
--> YES, WE DO PROVIDE SOME.
THE MISCONCEPTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH IS WE ARE ONLY HERE TO
SERVE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE
INSURANCE AND THAT IS NOT THE
CASE AT ALL.
ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE
AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY.
WE DO HAVE SOME FINANCIAL GUIDES
FOR SOME PROGRAMS BUT THE
MAJORITY ARE AVAILABLE TO
ANYBODY.
IN OUR ACTUAL CLINIC SETTING WE
DO PROVIDE LIMITED FAMILY
PLANNING SERVICES, IMMUNIZATION
TO SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
UNINSURED BUT WE DO SEE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INSURKSD
IT'S A COMBINATION.
--> DO YOU SEE THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE YOU SERVE INCREASE OR
DECREASE AND I ASSUME WITH THE
ECONOMY -- WHAT DO YOU SEE?
--> IN SOME PROGRAM INTERACTION
PROGRAMS SUCH AS WIC, WE HAVE
SEEN OUR NUMBERS GO UP SLIGHTLY.
OUR NUMBERS REALLY FLUCTUATE
MORE BECAUSE OF PROGRAM AND
FUNDING.
WE ARE ABLE TO GET A GLAN GRANTD
FUNDING OUR NUMBERS GO UP, IF WE
HAVE TO END OUR PROGRAMS THE
NUMBERS GO DOWN.
IT'S REALLY PEOPLE BASED.
--> HOW ARE YOU FUNDED?
--> VARIETY OF WAYS, WE RECEIVE
LOCAL DOLLARS FROM FARGO AND
THROUGH CASS COUNTY.
WE ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING THAT
FILTERS THROUGH THE STATE
AGENCIES, PRIMARILY THE STATE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THEN ON
DOWN TO US, OUR TOBACCO CONTROL
PROGRAMS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAMS, OUR WIC DOLLARS, A LOT
OF OUR FUNDING IS FEDERAL
FUNDING.
WE RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH THE
SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOL
NURSING SERVICES, SO WE REALLY
ARE OPEN TO A VARIETY OF FUNDING
SOURCES AND ARE ALWAYS LOOKING
TO INCREASE OUR FUNDING BECAUSE
AS WE INCREASE OUR GRANT SOURCES
AND OTHER SOURCES IT DECREASES
THE BURIEDER ON THE CITY GENERAL
FUND.
--> HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU
HAVE?
--> ABOUT 110 EMPLOYEES, 60% ARE
NURSES, THEN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, OUR
PROMOTION AND HELP STAFF.
--> DOW HAVE VOLUNTEERS?
--> NOT ON A DAILY BASIS, HOWEVER
DURING OUR FLOOD EMERGENCIES AND
OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
WE DO HAVE A DATABASE OF
VOLUNTEERS WE ARE IN CONTACT
WITH AND THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP
US OUT DURING THOSE EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.
--> A FEW TIMES HERE YOU HAVE
MENTIONED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES.
CAN YOU GO INTO MORE DETAIL?
--> YES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ARE
ONE OF THOSE TRULY HEALTH-BASED
POPULATION PROGRAMS, MEANS
ANYBODY WHO EATS IN FARGO,
BREATHES IN FARGO, LIVES IN
FARGO IS IMPACTED BY OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
OUR PRACTITIONERS KEEP BUSY
DOING RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS,
THEY DO POOL TESTING, WE TEST
THE PUBLIC DRINKING WATERS, SO
ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HEALTHY
COMMUNITY ARE DONE BY OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF.
--> WHAT IMPACT IN THE LONG RUN
DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL BILL WILL
HAVE ON SERVICES FOR YOUR
CLIENTS?
--> WE ARE CERTAINLY HOPEFUL
THROUGH HEALTHCARE REFORM ALL
INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE AND THEN BE ABLE TO
ACCESS THE HEALTHCARE WE NEED.
ULTIMATELY THAT IS THE BIG GOAL
THAT PEOPLE WILL BE INSURED.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PORTION
OF HEALTHCARE REFORM THAT DEALS
WITH HEALTH PROMOTION AND
DISEASE PREVENTION.
HISTORICALLY OUR NATION PUTS A
LOT OF MONEY INTO TREATING SICK
PEOPLE AND NOT A WHOLE LOT OF
MONEY INTO MAKING SURE THE
PEOPLE STAY HEALTHY.
AND, SO, WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE
SOME FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO
INCREASE OUR HEALTH PROMOTION
ACTIVITIES, SO WE CAN GIVE OUR
COMMUNITY THE TOOLS AND
EDUCATION THEY NEED TO MAKE
HEALTHY DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
--> DO YOU SERVE ANY OTHER AREAS
BESIDES CASS COUNTY WITH YOUR
SERVICES?
--> OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM, SOME OF OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
ARE REGIONAL PROGRAMS, THE STATE
IS SPLIT UP INTO EIGHT REGIONS,
WE HAVE THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF
THE STATE, SO SOME REGIONAL BUT
PRIMARILY CASS COUNTY.
--> I KNOW THERE WAS A
TUBERCULOSIS SCARE AT MERITCARE,
NOW SANFORD, IS TB SOMETHING WE
STILL NEED TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT?
--> EVERY GIVEN TIME WE WILL
PROBABLY HAVE ONE OR TWO ACTIVE
DMAISES CASES IN THE COMMUNITY.
IN SANFORD IT WAS A HIGH PROFILE
BECAUSE IT WAS A PHYSICIAN.
WHAT IS TO REMEMBER IN TB THERE
IS A GREAT RANGE HOW INFECTIOUS
A PERSON IS.
THERE CAN BE CASES OF
TUBERCULOSIS THAT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO TRANSMIT FROM ONE
PERSON TO ANOTHER, SO WE
CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
SANFORD, NOT ONLY SANFORD BUT
ALL OUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND
THE NORTH DAKOTA HEALTHCARE, SO
TO MAKE SURE THE PERSON GETS
BETTER AND DOES NOT INFECT
ANYBODY HE'S, BUT TO DO THE
CONTACT TRACING AND FOLLOW-UP,
TO MAKE SURE IF THE INDIVIDUAL
WAS EXPOSED THEY GET THE
TREATMENT.
--> WE TALKED ABOUT IMMUNIZATION
A WHILE AGO BUT I WANT TO GO
BACK TO IT.
I HAVE HEARD OF PARENTS CHOOSING
KNOTS TO IMMUNIZE THEIR
CHILDREN.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR OPINION
AND RESEARCH AND YOUR STANCE ON
THAT?
--> YES, CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS
IS ONE OF THE TOP PUBLIC HEALTH
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST
CENTURY.
WE KNOW THAT IMMUNIZATIONS HAVE
SAVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
LIVES OF CHILDRENS AND ADULTS.
WE ARE SEEING SOME PARENTS IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE
NATION WHO ARE CHOOSING NOT TO
HAVE THEIR CHILDREN IMMUNIZED
FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.
OUR JOB IS TO GIVE INFORMATION
TO THE PARENTS.
WE ARE FAR REMOVED FROM THE DAYS
HAVE ENTIRE COMMUNITIES STRUCK
BY PLEAS MEASLES, MUMPS AND OTHR
THINGS.
WHEN WE GET 50 YEARS OUT WE
FORGET THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
IMMUNIZATION FOR OUR CHILDREN
AND ADULT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT OUR
CHILDREN, KEEPING OUR CHILDREN
AND COMMUNITY HEALTHY.
--> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BREAST
CANCER SCREENING.
--> IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART, THE SCREENING, WHEN I
STARTED I WAS THE COORDINATOR OF
THAT, I'VE SEEN IT GROW OVER THE
LAST 10 OR 15 WAYS.
WOMEN'S WAY IS A BREAST AND
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, 40 TO
65 WHO DON'T HAVE THE HEALTH
COVERAGE THEY NEED TO COVER THAT
MAMMOGRAM, THAT PAP SMEAR AND
THE ANNUAL BREAST EXAMINATION.
WE ARE ABLE TO, IF SOMETHING IS
DISCOVERED, WE CAN CASE MANAGE
THEM AND GIVE THEM WHAT THEY
NEED.
--> WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW ABOUT FARGO CASS MEDICAL?
--> WE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH, WE
SERVE EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN
CASS COUNTY IN ONE WAY, SHAPE OR
FORM.
--> AND FINALLY, IF PEOPLE WANT
MORE INFORMATION, WHERE CAN THEY
GO, WHO CAN THEY CONTACT?
--> THEY CAN CALL OUR MAIN
NUMBER, WE ARE ON THE WEBSITE,
WWW.HEALTH AT CITY OF FARGO.COM.
--> WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
--> THANK YOU.
--> THIS UNIQUE MUSEUM ON THE
BANKS OF THE RED RIVER PROVIDES
A GLIMPSE INTO THE RICH HISTORY
OF OUR REGION.
--> WE HAVE GOT FOUR FLOORS OF
EXHIBITS OF INTEREST TO A WIDE
RANGE OF PEOPLE, WE HAVE LOTS TO
--> IN HERITAGE HALL WE HAVE
HISTORICAL EXHIBIT FOCUSING ON
THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
THIS TIME WE HAVE A WONDERFUL
EXHIBIT BY CLAYTON AND *** WHO
WERE TWO NORWEGIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS
WHO I TOOK PICTURES.
--> IT'S COMBINED COLLECTION OF
TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WORKED IN
CLAY COUNTY FOR 50 YEARS OR
MORE.
TREMENDOUS COLLECTION, 1500
GLASS PLATE PHOTOS TAKEN.
THE COLLECTION IS HUGE, BUT IT
HAS SUCH GREAT DEPTH.
IT GREAT TO LOOK BACK AND SEE
WHAT THE COMMUNITIES LOOKED LIKE
--> WE HAVE THE CHURCH WHICH WAS
BUILT 11 YEARS AGO, A WONDERFUL
REPLICA OF A MEDIEVAL STYLE
OF COURSE, UP IN THE SHIP
GALLERY WE HAVE THE VERY FAMOUS
VIKING SHIP REPLICA.
THIS IS A REPLICA OF A VIKING
SHIP AND IT ACTUALLY SAILED TO
NORWAY IN 1982.
AFTER THE SHIP CAME BACK IT CAME
BACK IN A FREIGHTER AND IT WAS
PUT IN STORAGE UNTIL THIS
BIDDING WAS BUILT, IN 1986 THIS
BIDDING WAS COMPLETED.
THE BACK WALL WASN'T COMPLETED,
THE SHIP WAS BROUGHT IN ON A
TRAILER AND THEN THEY BUILT THE
BACK WALL AND DROP THE ROOF AND
RIGHT NOW WE'RE STANDING IN THE
CLAY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GALLERY.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS A 77
YEAR HISTORY NOW AND PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN DONATING PERSONAL ITEMS,
BUSINESS ITEMS, ALL KINDS OF
PAPER RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND WE HAVE
AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION, OVER
30,000 ARTIFACTS THAT ARE OF
HISTORICAL NATURE, ALL FOCUSING
PRIMARILY ON CLAY COUNTY.
THE CUR CURATOR AND ARCHIVIST HE
PULLED THESE OUT FOR A SPECIFIC
THEME.
--> THE THINGS I'M STANDING WITH
NOW WERE DONATED BY ONE OF OUR
LONG-TIME SUPPORTERS, THIS IS
HER WEDDING DRESS AND IT'S NOT
THE TYPICAL WHITE WEDDING DRESS.
SHE ALSO GAVE US HER HOPE CHEST
THAT HER MOTHER HAD HAD MADE FOR
HER.
HER MOTHER HAD BEEN SAVING
WOODEN SPOOLS AND HAD THE SPOOLS
SPLIT IN HALF AND DECORATED THE
HOPE CHEST.
SHE ALSO GAVE US SOME
ACCOMPANYING ITEMS FROM HER
WEDDING CEREMONY, THE CAKE
TOPPER, THE CANDY BOX, THE BLUE
SCARF OF HER MOTHER'S WITH SOME
OF THE ROSE PETALS FROM HER
BOUQUET.
THEY ARE AN ASSORTMENT OF ITEMS
THAT TELL THE STORY OF HER
WEDDING, NOT JUST WI THE WEDDING
DRESS BUT ITEMS THAT CAME WITH
THEM.
--> WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY TAKE
DONATIONS, WE'VE STOPPED TAKING
WEDDING GOWNS BUT ARE LOOKING AT
GAPS WE ARE TRYING TO FILL.
--> WE ARE LOOKING FOR ITEMS FROM
THE 1960'S.
I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF
HISTORY THEY THINK OF PIONEER OR
OLDER BUT HISTORY IS GOING ON
ALL AROUND US.
--> WE ARE IN SOME OF OUR
COLLECTION STORAGE RIGHT NOW
WHERE WE KEEP THE BULK OF OUR
ARTIFACT COLLECTION.
WE HAVE OVER A 35,000 ARTIFACTS
IN OUR COLLECTION, WE CAN'T
POSSIBLY DISPLAY ALL OF THEM AT
THE SAME TIME.
--> IT ACTUALLY NOT A GOOD THING
TO KEEP HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS ON
DISPLAY FOREVER.
LIGHT IS ONE OF THE MOST
DAMAGING ELEMENTS.
--> THESE WERE USED IN ONE OF THE
EARLIEST PBS SERIES THAT WAS
BROADCAST, THE STORY OF RED
RIVER LAND WHICH WAS WRITTEN --
--> HE MIGHT WEAR A SHIRT.
--> THEY SET UP DIARAMAS, MADE
LITTLE SCENES WITH DOLLS.
--> THEY WANTED TO CROSS THE
STREAM, THEY TOOK THE WHEELS
OFF.
--> THE DOLLS WERE MADE BY A
LOCAL WOMAN, AND THEY WERE MADE
ESPECIALLY FOR THAT TELEVISION
PROGRAM.
--> THEY GOT ACROSS WITH THE
CONTEMPTS DRY, SO THESE WERE THE
CARTS WHICH THEY USED ON THOSE
...
--> ON THE FOURTH FLOOR WE HAVE
ART EXHIBITS.
STARTING IN JANUARY WE WILL HAVE
A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE, THE FM
AREA VISUAL ARTIST AND THE RED
RIVER WATER COLOR EXHIBIT IN THE
SUMMER.
--> AND WE ALSO HAVE TRAVELING
EXHIBITS, WE COMMIT EVERY THREE
OR FOUR MONTHS WE CHANGE
TRAVELING EXHIBITS HERE.
WE ARE STARTING TO GET REALLY
HIGH QUALITY TRAVELING EXHIBITS,
FROM VERY INTERESTING PLACES
SUCH AS THE SMITHSONIAN,
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
--> USUALLY FOCUSING ON CULTURAL
HISTORY TO A WIDE RANGE OF
PEOPLE.
--> WE'VE GOT LOTS TO OFFER
--> WELL, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ON
PRAIRIE PULSE FOR THIS WEEK.