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You're all CrosswordJohn Garig Tzar AstrologerCarlinka It looks and feels too.like fall is in the air, PublishedHilda De Monthly Anza by Heart River Voice, Inc. and it's feeling festive, PO Box 2117 Happy Thanksgiving! Save room for pie. Dickinson, ND 58602 ©Email: Copyright [email protected] 2019 Heart River Voice, Kelley Jilek Trinity Catholic Schools Inc. All rights reserved. For usage Publisher and submission information, contact us at [email protected]. Taste of Kindergarten an open house event for children who will begin kindergarten in the fall, 2020 December 3 December 6 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM Trinity Elementary West Trinity Elementary East Pallet knife oil painting by Darice Taylor entitled "Fall Melody." For more infor- mation about the artist, see page 5. PAGE 4 | NOVEMBER 2019 HEARTRIVERVOICE.COM LIVE RIGHT MUSIC TO OUR EARS Enjoy yourself without overdoing it this season By Gabrielle K. Hartze, RD, LRD seems to bring anxiety forThe those holiday watching season what they eat. With the Hereendless are dessert a few tricksoptions, of it can be challenging. Dickinson Area Concert Don’t arrive with an emptythe trade: stomach. Association An empty stomach By Carma Gerbig Beforehas overindulgenceattending written all over it. Concert Association is happyThe Dickinson to announce Area something prior to avoid arriving hungry. holiday meals, eat its next concert and friends. If portion control is in your program coming up on with peanut butter or Triscuits with A few snacks to consider: apple slices practice, it’s okay to indulge occasionally. Saturday, November 9, Don’t beat yourself up about overeating a 2019. Timothy Chooi Add another scoop (or two!) of veggiescheese and & eat a pear them slice. first. couple of times this holiday season. Most importantly, don’t let this slip-up result stage at Trinity High will be gracing the in Portiona fall. Work control hard of to dessert return isto key.healthy It can be challenging to make “half eating habits after the holidays. and offering one of the Whether it’s Thanksgiving or School Auditorium your plate” veggies, especially if only a couple are available. Consider bringing a programs a young hot with others. If veggies are eaten first most approachable favorite non-starchy veggie dish to share Christmas a variety of desserts follow. Have some dessert and enjoy it. If you’re offer. Audiences of shot violinist could overindulgence of calorie rich foods are big on desserts and want to try them all inless creamy likely and sauces the tastiest and butter is left forcontain last. feel free but how about a tablespoon of all ages and tastes higherAlthough, amounts be aware of vegetablessaturated latheredfat and each. With a little taste of each it’s less likely to overconsume since the variety themeswill without question results in satisfaction. If you’re finding recognizeMr. Chooi many has of putthe Practice mindfulness by savoring why. Is it because emotions, boredom, eachcalories. bite. yourself wanting more, ask yourself piano works. Vocalise or actual hunger? Another bit of advice bytogether Rachmaninoff,as violin and avoid temptation. We’ve all heard about the importance - avoid lingering around the desserts to Hungarian Dances by Holiday beverages of eating slowly and allowing time before Brahms, Shindler’s List Often hunger is mistaken for thirst. Try dishing a second helping. The brain Sabre takes roughly 20 minutes to receive the Dance by Khachaturian and Liebesliedle signal of fullness. Just the mere sight drinking water before eating. Alcoholic by Williams, Arts Centre Orchestra with Pinkas of a holiday buffet course excites me beverages among others tack on calories. ZukermanSchumann conducting.– Philharmonie and National moment to imagine what and how much by Fritz Kreisler. These are all very famous but remember - pace yourself. Take a One glass of eggnog contains upwards of 500 calories; alcoholic beverages range uniquemelodies program that audiences in that may it bringsnot realize the they know. It really is a tremendously Chooi is currently finishing his Master of each food you’ll plate to avoid piling between 150 to 300 calories. If partaking on the calorically dense foods. Another in alcohol consumption, drink water or Zukerman,of Music degree and Ida at Kavafian. the Juilliard School virtuosity of an emerging world violin and has previously studied with Pinkas choices.suggestion With – be each last intasty line biteto avoid savored the slightly sweetened seltzer (adding a bit rush and consequently making healthier of juice) between drinks. █ talent, his charming and youthful onstage this outstanding opportunity to see and for.personality, and his love for great music, hear Be the sure music to markof a newyour generationcalendar forof no matter what it was originally written there’s a better chance more time will be takenLove to whateat thus you processing eat, eat the what signal you of Timothy Chooi is the First Prize musician. Timothy Chooi will likely be a love.fullness. Winner of the 2018 Joseph Joachim world known name at some point in the International Violin Competition in not-too-distant future. See him while he It can be difficult to say no to food CompetitionHannover, Germany. in the UnitesHe more States. recently His is in the early stages of what promises to simply because it’s there but be picky won 1st Prize of the Schadt Violin www.dickinsonareaconcertassociation.be a legendary career. For ticket info, contact our website: and lose the guilt. If a food doesn’t excite you or land on your list of “top favorite Tchaikovsky2018-2019 Concertoseason highlights with the Robert include performances of Mendelssohn, Bruch and com. █ holiday foods,” skip it. Although food is a focus point of the holidays this is a time of celebration, relaxation, family HEARTRIVERVOICE.COM NOVEMBER 2019 | PAGE 5 COVER ARTIST Darice Taylor Darice Taylor is an artist residing in the small town of South Heart, ND. She thingsmostly inspirelooks tothe natureartist to paint; however, many and anything unique. She hasincluding created color, a wide movement, variety of artwork including trees, flowers, a sailing ship, a dragonfly, a family of a thick texture, imparting a three- elephants, and a Spanish dancer. isdimensional unique and look very to thetime artwork. consuming. Darice was born and raised in TheHer movement mixed media and differentacrylic/marbling designs Dickinson, ND. She is supported by her family, whom she calls her biggest Zoefans: (9). her Aside husband, from Jessethe requiredTaylor, andart create extremely interesting and her two daughters Farrah (19), and exclusive pieces of art. The featured painting “Fall Melody” courses in high school, she is a self- is one of her pallet knife oil paintings. practice,taught artist, and learningdetermination. many mediumsShe is a paintingsIt was inspired as her by favorite the colors paintings of the fall to through countless hours of research, create.season. SheDarice says describesthat they comeher nature more and for the past four years, has been part of the Badlands Art Association naturally to her and are more relaxing everythe chairperson November. for the Badlands Art to create. “Fall Melody”, along with a Show held at the Ramada in Dickinson few other pieces of Darice’s artwork, techniques to create her artwork. Her and several pieces of art created by Darice uses two very different many talented artists from across the region will be displayed in the pallet knife oil paintings are known Badlands Art Show November 8, 9, and for their vibrant color and movement. 10 at the Ramada in Dickinson. █ The pallet knife also gives the painting SHARE WITH US with our community! Contact us for more information. Heart River Voice is the VOICE of Dickinson and Stark County. Share your story Kelley Jilek at 701.290.2063 or email [email protected] PAGE 6 | NOVEMBER 2019 HEARTRIVERVOICE.COM HEART RIVER GEMS Scott Obrigewitch, part 1 of 2 By Kaylee Garling I’ve had lots.