Cereal Immunity
Dylan Wolenhaus Reporting

Walking in to a grocery store you might feel overwhelmed. Not by the amount of food on the shelves but by the amount of products with a label that says it's healthy for your body. It's those hard to miss things walking through any grocery aisle. Whether it says good for your heart or immune system, healthy food labels are seemingly just on any food item.

 

 

 

 

Cereal Immunity
Dylan Wolenhaus Reporting

Walking in to a grocery store you might feel overwhelmed. Not by the amount of food on the shelves but by the amount of products with a label that says it's healthy for your body. It's those hard to miss things walking through any grocery aisle. Whether it says good for your heart or immune system, healthy food labels are seemingly just on any food item.

Allen Anderson, a member of the Grand Forks Public Health Department "certainly if your you're getting a decent amount of vitamins and minerals you're going to have a fairly good functioning immune system, but to slap it on fortified cereals it does raise some questions. Most recently under fire with health experts is the Kellogg's IMMUNITY label on its Coca Krispies cereal box, claiming they added more Vitamins A, B, C and E to increase your children's immunity.

"Most cereals are fortified with vitamins and minerals meaning its sprayed on typically in the process, to give it at least some nutritive value but certainly it would be better to get those vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegitables" says Allen Anderson.

For a manufacturer to claim their product as "healthy" it must prove to the FDA it contains a limited amount of sodium, cholesterol and have 10-percent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamins A, C, iron, protein, calcium and fiber.

Allen Anderson says "Probably need to be a little tougher standards that go along with labeling of foods, right now they are fairly laxed."

It's that relaxed attitude about labeling that has some consumers like Lori Holte confused about what really is healthy.

Lori Holte, a consumer says "I guess you don't always know what the product contains or what a lot of the words on the labels mean unless you got your little pocket dictionary."

Experts say it's a fifty,fifty approach.

"There needs to be an amount of responsibility on the manufacturer to produce accurate labels," Allen Anderson adds.

And some self education before you put anything healthy into your shopping cart. The Kellogg Company made the decision to remove the immunity statements from their cereal boxes on Wednesday. While the ingredients will remain the same, Kelloggs will phase out these boxes over the next two months.

Radio Competition
Hayley Vendsel Reporting

Music can be found all around us. Where that music comes from, seems to be changing everyday. Mike Olson remembers a time when music was being played a little differently.

 

 

 

 

Radio Competition
Hayley Vendsel Reporting

Music can be found all around us. Where that music comes from, seems to be changing everyday. Mike Olson remembers a time when music was being played a little differently.

Mike Olson, a Radio Station Manager says "FM radio for some years probably the late 70's and early 80's was the game in town if you wanted to hear music."

The once main musical menu of choice is now

competing with a compact contraption.

"Now it's the point where everybody is carrying IPod's and all of a sudden they've become a very big rival to FM radio." says Mike Olson.

And that rivalry is easy to see. Some prefer singing in their car

One person says "Radio. I guess because its more variety of what I put on cause I don't ever carry my MP3 player with me."

While others prefer walking around with their tunes.

"The IPod. You know I get a choice in what I want to listen to." says another individual.

There's one thing however that may be bringing these two rivals a little closer together.

Mike says "The rumor is that there are FM radios in all IPhones and all ITouches that are out there and they just haven't turned them on. If they turn them on, that'll be great news cause there's millions of those out there."

People in the field hope these new features will keep the dial turned up on FM radio rather than down.

"Five years down the road, I think FM will be here and present, just like it is. It'll be one of the options that's out there for people to receive media" says Mike.

So whether you're dancing to the dials or grooving along with new gadgets old fashioned radio will be here to stay. Much like HD television the radio can now be heard in High Definition format. The sound is able to come across digitally and makes the sound more clear.

Loyall Fan
Eric Swanson Reporting

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux have their fair share of die-hard followers. But there is only one fan who brings a little old west to the great west football conference. On this harsh plastic turf, men square off at high noon on Saturdays. On the sidelines there is an old school character looking on.

 

 

 

 

Loyall Fan
Eric Swanson Reporting

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux have their fair share of die-hard followers. But there is only one fan who brings a little old west to the great west football conference. On this harsh plastic turf, men square off at high noon on Saturdays. On the sidelines there is an old school character looking on.

Loyall Jahnke, a Suiox fan says "Let's go Sioux!"

He rides into town "180 mile round trip" for every single showdown. Once on the field of battle his weapon of choice isn't a pistol but a camera, and this cowboy has taken thousands.

of pictures from his post on the sidelines.

"I've got a collection of like twelve years of all the seniors that have graduated from UND." says Loyall Jahnke.

But once his posse reaches the end-zone, the Cowboy puts the camera away and readies himself for his true moment of glory.

Loyall explains "One day, I got an opportunity to jump over the railing at Memorial stadium and carry that flag around the field and apparently everybody liked it so I just kept on doing it."

You see, years ago the cowboy was faced with a dare.

"One of the other parents saw me with the flag and he saw the cheer team headed around the field with it after a touchdown and he just said 'don't you think you could do that?'" says Loyall.

Carol Jahnke, a Wife says "People had encouraged him to go and I said "no don't encourage him because he will jump over and go on the field."

Like all great cowboys, this one couldn't turn down a challenge.

"Over the rail I went; nobody said nothing, I just kept going." says Loyall.

And the cowboy has kept going, for over a decade. And plans to keep going.

Loyall says "Until I can't. And I don't think that's going to be anytime soon."

"If he could still be running around the field 20 or 30 years from now, he'd still be doing it." says Carol Jahnke.

The cowboy's dedication to his gang of student athletes is truly remarkable.

Loyal explains "They make me so proud to be on their sidelines that I could never walk away from this. I'm the luckiest guy out here, there ain't nobody out here luckier than me. This stadium, I'm the luckiest guy here."

Lucky Loyall. A fitting name for a man whose loyalty is unrivaled.

Loyall's trips to watch the Sioux aren't just limited to football. Over the years he's also been a regular at both men and womens basketball and hockey games.

Fixer Upper
Kaylee Nesdahl Reporting

Accidents happen. Thankfully, there are people who work to make these accidents disappear. The deer came out of nowhere. The roads weren't salted. The light turned red too fast.

Bryan Renner, a Collision Repairman says "After being in the business for 22 years now, you kind of see it all."

 

 

 

Fixer Upper
Kaylee Nesdahl Reporting

Accidents happen. Thankfully, there are people who work to make these accidents disappear. The deer came out of nowhere. The roads weren't salted. The light turned red too fast.

Bryan Renner, a Collision Repairman says "After being in the business for 22 years now, you kind of see it all."

Bryan Renner has listened to a lot of excuses at

his job. Every day he has the challenge of fixing other people's mistakes. And he thrives on that challenge.

"I enjoy working on them, it's something different; every collision is unique, there's no two the same." says Bryan Renner.

As a collision repairman Bryan's hands are his most important tool. He has the mind of a mechanic and the eye of an artist, but these hands are the hands of a surgeon.

Bryan says "Now my six-year-old kid? He wonders why my hands are always dirty."

Fingernail cleanliness is not high on his list of priorities. With a day like his, there's not a second to wash.

"Repairing dents, to putting new panels on, putting door skins on, whatever it takes" says Bryan.

His customers aren't the only ones who value Bryan's fixing fingers.

Steve Tiseth, an Auto Body Shop Owner says "It would be a struggle to replace him. He turns out a lot of work and doesn't have to work hard at turning out a lot of work."

But Bryan is staying put. There's just something about fixing a smashed car.

"It feels good. It makes you have some pride in your work, and the customer is pleased when it's done. It's a good feeling" says Bryan.

He says the first real winter storm tends to bring in a lot of new customers.

This Old House
Cassy LeMay Reporting

Age architecture and integrity can make a building historical. One home in Grand Forks, North Dakota has all three of those things and is making some improvements.The sound of nails hitting shingles usually means someone is getting a new roof. For one family, these brand new shingles are a bit more exclusive.

 

 

 

 

This Old House
Cassy LeMay Reporting

Age architecture and integrity can make a building historical. One home in Grand Forks, North Dakota has all three of those things and is making some improvements.The sound of nails hitting shingles usually means someone is getting a new roof. For one family, these brand new shingles are a bit more exclusive.

Meridee Danks, a Historic home owner says, "When we moved into the house, we wanted to keep it historic. I mean, that's the reason we bought it is because of all the character it had."

This house has seen 15 Presidents, housed owners who read headlines about the first World War and survived 3 major floods. That makes this roof more than 80 years old. It's being replaced with the help of a federal grant. This money is set aside to help preserve buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

"You know it's easy to go and build something new but it's uhh, takes a little bit more of a challenge to keep something old, new" says Meridee Danks.

The Tudor Style, false thatch roof is exclusive to the Danks' home. For this family, the saying "there's no place like home," fits like the shingles on their roof.

Meridee Danks explains "There's not another house like it and you can go to the new side of town and you know, the houses repeat themselves after awhile."

The entire neighborhood the Danks' live in is on the National Register of Historic Places. For many in this community, preserving these homes is very important.

Peg O'Leary, the Coordinator of the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission says "It's the neighborhoods and our downtown that make us a real community with a history and I think that's worth saving. I think that's worth passing on to our kids."

The Danks' have not only chosen to own a home, but they've also chosen to preserve a little slice of history.

The company who did the Danks' roof drove from Florida to do the project. They are one of few companies in the U-S that do the false thatch style of roof.

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Weather Sickness
Erin Bertschi Reporting

During the upcoming holiday season many want to stay healthy. But you may not be able to prevent due to the weather of the seasons. When the air is saturated, the cold and flu viruses tend to fall out, making it harder to spread.

As the green grass fades to brown, and will soon be replaced by white, many will be using more sick days than usual.

 

 

 

Weather Sickness
Erin Bertschi Reporting

As the green grass fades to brown, and will soon be replaced by white, many will be using more sick days than usual.

Jane Croeker, a Health Promotion Advisor says "Well usually we think about November to March being the real peak seasons for the flu cases."

Many think that the lower temperatures during these months causes you to get sick. It's actually an indirect effect. The common cold and flu viruses spread easier this time of year, due to a couple of different reasons.

"We are inside, often in poorly ventilated space sharing germs with each other in close spaces." says Jane Croeke.

When it's cold, everyone bundles up to stay warm, they may even turn on the heat in their cars and houses. This dries the air inside. Combined with the dry outside, it can cause problems for your immune system.

Jane says "Our mucus Membranes tend to dry out during weather like this. And its easier for viruses to be transmitted when they have cracks."

When they are suspended in dry air, the viruses spread easier and faster. They stick in the air molecules better, staying air borne longer. So when the leaves start to dry, along with the air be prepared for the cold and flu season ahead.