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Census count brings no surprises, some doubts
By Cecile Wehrman
City and county auditors from
across the region had mixed responses
last week to the latest census figures,
which show only modest gains -- or
more often, losses -- in population in
the past 10 years.
Crosby City Auditor Carol Lampert
expected not to see much of an increase, so Crosby’s drop of 19 residents
compared to 2000 was not a shock.
“The influx came later,” she said, after the April 1, 2010 count. “We know
that it’s changed since then.”
She believes it’s very possible many
snowbirds were counted in Arizona,
rather than in Crosby.
Likewise, oil field workers from other states were more likely counted in
their home state.
Divide County Auditor Gayle Jastrzebski finds it a little hard to believe the
population is down 212 residents.
Recording a population decline in an
area where housing is virtually unavailable may defy belief, but there’s more
than pride at stake.
Jastrzebski said county officials
have been told every head counted
equates to an estimated $1,000 in federal funding coming back to the county
each year.
With fewer residents, the county
stands to collect about $2 million less
in federal revenue between now and
2020.
“I kind of figured it was going to be
down but I didn’t expect it to be that
much,” Jastrzebski said.
In towns like Tioga and Ray, where
the 2010 Census recorded more people, auditors like Kim Steffan were flabbergasted the increase wasn’t higher.
“Somebody must have something
wrong in their computer somewhere,”
Steffan laughed, disbelieving that federal counters could have missed so
many people in Ray.
Less than a year before the official
census, she said, the city replaced water meters in the town and installed
81 meters in places they’d never had
them before.
She was literally stunned that census
counters only recorded an increase of
69 people.
“How can they be that far off?” she
asked.
It was the same in Grenora, where 42
more people were counted in 2010.
“I think the increase is way more
than that,” said Auditor Jane Schenstad.
Ditto in Tioga.
But not everyone is surprised.
Burke County Auditor Jeanine Jensen wasn’t surprised at all to hear that
the county population was down, but
even staying close to the same, in her
mind, is a victory.
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“I think right now, we are only replacing what’s leaving,” she said.
As senior citizens depart for assisted
living situations in Minot or Bismarck,
they have been replaced by people
working in the area.
“I don’t think we’re gaining yet,” she
said.
She was surprised, however, to see a
town like Powers Lake to be shown as
losing 29 people.
“I think there’s more people there
than that,” she said.
By the same token, a loss of only five
residents in Portal, given that about
a third of the town was swallowed up
by a new port development, indicates
“they’re doing pretty good.”
And even if the actual count is a little
disappointing, people will be glad earlier census estimates were wrong.
At one point, Divide County’s population was projected to have fallen to
under 1,800 people by 2010.
And both Tioga and Crosby bested
their 2008 census estimates by more
than 100 people.
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2010 Census
County
Divide
Burke
Williams
Town
Alamo
Ambrose
Bowbells
Columbus
Crosby
Fortuna
Grenora
Larson
Lignite
Noonan
Portal
Pow. Lake
Ray
Tioga
Wildrose
2000
2010
Change
2000
2010
Change
2,283 2,071
2,242 1,968
19,761 22,398
51
23
368
151
1,089
31
202
17
174
154
131
309
523
1,125
129
57
26
336
133
1,070
22
244
12
155
121
126
280
592
1,230
110
-212
-274
+2,637
+6
+3
-32
-18
-19
-9
+42
-5
-19
-33
-5
-29
+69
+105
-19
Benefit raises over
$20,000 for young
leukemia patient
Cecile Wehrman -- The Journal
Two Canadian customers tend to business at the Noonan post office, which has been so busy with customers from across the border that
plans for 100 new boxes are in the works.
Canadian orders flood Noonan post office
By Cecile Wehrman
At a time when plenty of small towns are
worried about losing their post offices, offices along the Canadian border are thriving
like never before.
In Noonan, Postmaster Trudy Kulstad is
awaiting the installation of a set of 100 more
boxes, and she expects to see them fill up
fast.
The oil boom has played a small role in
the necessity to accommodate more customers, but there’s a much greater impact
coming from a source that in some ways,
has been the bane of the U.S. Postal Service.
The Internet.
“It’s world wide shopping,” said Kulstad,
and hundreds of people living in Estevan,
Sask., have figured out it’s much easier and
cheaper to shop online from Canada if you
can have the product delivered to the United States.
“If you buy a lot of stuff off the Internet,
it saves you a lot of time and a lot of cost,”
said Donna Wenzel of Estevan, who was one
of five Canadians to visit the Noonan station
within a few minutes one recent weekday afternoon.
Kulstad says they come in “waves.”
“I always cross-border shop. I don’t buy
anything in Canada,” said Wenzel.
And she’s not alone.
Nor is the post office the only game in
town.
Just down Main Street, Bootlegger’s bar
has nearly every available wall lined with
parcels addressed to Canadians who are
happy to pay $2 per package to have the
bar accept their shipments.
There are literally hundreds of parcels of
all shapes and sizes stored in the business.
Packages even fill the entry way.
“When I order stuff I just get it shipped to
Bootlegger’s,” said Gary Huber of Estevan,
who also keeps a box at the post office.
“Why not?” asks Huber. “It’s 20 minutes
away. You come down for lunch and have a
couple drinks, that’s it.”
In the process, he estimates, he saves
way more than it costs to retrieve the package or pay for lunch.
Back at the post office, Kulstad said packages from eBay and Amazon.com are probably the most frequently received.
She said Canadians have long kept boxes
in the town, but the increase in Internet
shopping has continued to grow over the
last couple of years.
She added a case of 48 boxes last summer and all but two are taken now.
The latest addition will bring her box
count up to 588.
Not bad for a town that, according to the
2010 census has only 121 residents.
Fortuna Postmaster Judy Legaard said
Fettigs in Hawaii for tsunami
About three months ago, Roman
and Donna Fettig thought a trip to
Hawaii early in March might be a nice
break from winter weather.
They wound up witnessing a tsunami from the 10th floor of their Waikiki
Beach hotel.
Caused by a devastating earthquake
in Japan, the tsunami brought a five- to
eight-foot surge on the beach below.
Because it occurred at about 3 a.m.,
there wasn’t much to see, Roman said,
but the water did cover the beach and
come up to the street.
Though he couldn’t really see the
surge, Roman saw lots of lights out on
the water.
“It looked like a whole new city out
there,” as people with boats took to
the sea to ride out the tidal wave.
Later that morning, the Fettigs were
set to take a tour of the memorial at
Pearl Harbor.
When their bus delivered them, the
park was deserted, and they were told
it was closed to the public because of
the tsunami.
A kindly attendant let the tour
group into the area anyway, Roman
said, and it wound up they were given
an even better tour than if the tsunami
had never happened.
her station, too, is thriving as a result of the
strong Canadian dollar and lots of Internet
shopping, but not at Noonan’s pace.
“Canadian customers are a definite plus
for us. We certainly appreciate their business,” Legaard said.
Having such a large population center so
close by is what really makes the difference
for Noonan, Kulstad said.
But the post office could have to add on
a lot more than boxes in the future if everyone in Estevan wants mail delivered there.
Last week Kulstad had to pull the plug on
postal shipments to Bootleggers for anyone
other than the bar owners.
“I feel like the bad guy having to enforce
that regulation, but it’s my job to enforce
it,” she said.
By law, she said, Bootleggers would be
considered a commercial mail receiving
agent and must require two forms of identification and also fill out some paperwork
for every individual who receives a package
at that address.
The move will effectively put an end to
many of the shipments to other businesses
in town, too.
“They’re going to have to rent a box if
they want packages through the U.S. Postal
Service,” Kulstad said, but it will be up to
merchants whether they will continue accepting parcels through other shippers.
Movie is music
A movie running at the Dakota
Theatre Thursday at 7:30 p.m. has
been screened in locales as diverse
as Barcelona and Berlin.
“An Island” is a film from Denmark
that features a group of musicians
performing what Crosby native
Thane Lund calls “Baroque Pop” or
“Post Rock” music.
“It’s very orchestral, but contemporary,” he said.
There is no charge to attend the
50 minute screening but donations
to the non-profit theatre are encouraged.
Concessions will be available.
By Cecile Wehrman
People attending a benefit
for a Crosby boy diagnosed
with leukemia were heartened
Tuesday last week to hear his
voice on the phone from Rochester, Minn.
“He said, ‘Hi everybody.
Thanks!’” related LuAnn Unhjem, one of the organizers of
the event held at the Crosby
Moose Lodge.
Now 4-year-old Rhylan Olson is back in Crosby, but he is
beginning a whole new phase
of treatment.
“We will be heading to Bismarck every Friday for chemo
for the next month. At least
we will be close to home,”
the family posted on Rhylan’s
website, www.caringbridge.
org/visit/rhylanolson.
Updates will continue to appear there as Rhylan continues his treatments.
Unhjem said the benefit exceeded all expectations.
“I thought it turned out really well,” she said, with many
different people and groups
stepping up to help, either
by bringing baked goods or
donating food for the beef
pull-apart meal, which served
about 250 people.
An auction at 7 p.m. featured about 35 different items,
Unhjem said.
“With everything combined we brought in close to
$20,000.”
The benefit included the
promise of supplemental
funds from Thrivent, but the
“neatest” part, by far, she said,
was getting to hear Rhylan on
the telephone.
Rhylan’s mom, Michelle,
was overwhelmed by the generosity of people.
Diane Bummer looks over a
table full of items that were
on the auction block at last
week s benefit for 4-year-old
Rhylan Olson.
“That means so much to us
and Rhylan,” the family stated
in a web post last week.
“We are so very blessed to
have such wonderful people
in our life.”
“The doctor keeps saying
he’s doing as good as any
4-year-old can,” said Rylan’s
dad, Keith.
The family has been staying at the Ronald McDonald
House in Rochester.
“It’s been pretty amazing,”
Keith said, with so much provided to families in the way of
support, both for their physical and emotional needs as
children go through cancer
treatment.
“I wouldn’t want anyone to
go through that experience,”
Keith said, but it has given
him a whole new appreciation
for the Ronald McDonald organization, not to mention the
community of Crosby.
“It changes your attitude on
a lot of things.”
Stores armed against counterfeits
Local mercants were arming
themselves last week with special
markers to help distinguish real
U.S. currency from counterfeit.
Word that a counterfeit $100 bill
had been passed in Noonan spread
quickly, but local law officers said
they weren’t notified if that occurred.
Divide County Sheriff Lauren
Throntveit said his office had not
received any information to that
effect.
Crosby Police Chief Skeeter
Osvold said he had a patron from a
local lounge turn in a $20 counter-
feit bill he was sure he received in
Fairview, Mont.
That was a couple weeks ago,
and Osvold said he turned that bill
over to police in that jurisdiction.
Throntveit said the people behind a string of counterfeit transactions, mostly in oil patch bars,
were apprehended, but it could be
that some of those bills are still
circulating.
Local merchants aren’t taking
any chances.
Throntveit said most of the
counterfeit bills passed in the scam
last year were twenties and fifties.
Commentary
Page 2 -- The Journal
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A modicum of concern for Mother Earth s surgeries
Earthquakes can
be induced by
human activity
When you think about it, we’re making lots of alterations to Mother Earth.
The oil boom that has brought unprecedented growth to our state and
local economies also has subjected
our planet to thousands upon thousands of surgeries.
Every day we’re sending tons of
pipe a couple miles through her epidermis into her gut.
When the pipe reaches its destination, we pump in a whole bunch of
liquid -- water and sand and chemicals
of different sorts -- at high enough
pressure to break up her bones.
We do this, because we covet the
release of thick black syrup contained inside those bones.
Then when we get it out, we take
Passing
Dreams
By Steve Andrist
the other earthly fluids that have been
used or released along with the syrup
and pump them back past the level of
the bones and gut.
Logically, this process has got to
cause a burp, or at least a gurgling gas
pain.
It only occurs on a small pimple of
Mother Earth’s mass, But if we do it in
enough places for an extended period
of time, is there a possibility that
she’ll be permanently pained?
This is the thought that occurred
last week to Daphne Clark, environmental health practitioner at Upper
Missouri District Health Unit.
What really got her thinking about
it, though, was when she read that the
earthquake off the coast of Japan was
recorded on seismic instruments near
Noonan in North Dakota’s oil patch.
Turns out, she’s not the first one to
think about it.
A few Google queries reveal that not
only have there been earthquakes in
North Dakota, but there’s long been
understanding that what man does to
Mother Earth can, in fact, cause her to
quake.
The United States Geological Survey
says earthquakes induced by human
activity have been documented in the
United States, Japan and Canada.
Geologists, according to the USGS
web site, believe the cause of these
documented quakes was injection of
fluids into deep wells for waste disposal and secondary recovery of oil.
The largest of these quakes occurred in 1967 near Denver, and was
traced back to fluid injection at the
Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
The 5.5 magnitude earthquake fol-
lowed a series of smaller quakes. Once
a link between the injection and the
quakes was made, the injection was
stopped. The quakes, then stopped,
too.
In 2000, a couple of Russian scientists examined the issue of “Seismicity
in the Oil Field.”
They noted that as far back as 1870,
plans for impounding water in a series
of man-made lakes in southern California were shelved because of concerns
that doing so might produce earthquakes.
Indeed, shortly after the Hoover
Dam in Nevada and Arizona was filled
in 1936 there were a number of related
earthquakes.
The same thing happened in 1963
after Koyna Dam was built near
the west coast of India. More than
200 people died as a result of those
quakes.
Earthquakes also were tied to oil extraction in the 20s in the Goose Creek
Oil Field in Texas and the 40s and 50s
in the Wilmington Oil Field near Long
Beach.
There’s actually a fair amount of
science in the understanding of these
previously recorded seismic events.
And clearly, most of them happened
in areas that are much more susceptible than North Dakota to seismic
activity.
This state, after all, because of the
geology beneath it, is considered to be
one of the most unlikely places on the
planet for earthquakes to occur.
So it certainly would be shortsighted to abandon our 2011 lifeblood
out of fear that we don’t know its longterm impacts.
Still, as we worry about fixing our
roads, building new water and sewer
lines, hiring more law enforcement
officials and cashing million-dollar
royalty checks, it might not be bad
to reserve a modicum of concern for
whether we’re going to make Mother
Earth belch.
State should not guarantee bonds
By Steven Mortenson, Trenton, N.D.
House bill 1206 was introduced in the North
Dakota Senate March 3rd, where there are serious questions and concerns on this bill. This
bill has been introduced by four local water
districts -- Williston, Williams Rural Water, R
& T Water, and McKenzie County -- who have
hired an engineering company (Advance Engineering) and a large law firm to work and lobby
for this project. The estimated project cost is
$200 million and the engineering firm stands to
earn 10 percent, or $20 million, if the bill is fast
tracked and approved by the legislature.
I have been permitted by the state and have
made the investment to supply water to the oil
industry. I have done this for over a year. I am
concerned that this public project will compete
with the investment I have made; but, I am also
concerned that the project will not cash flow
to make the $200 million in bond payments so
that the people of North Dakota who will be
guaranteeing the project will end up paying the
$200 million. Here are my concerns:
1. We are NOT out of water in northwestern North Dakota. Between surface water and
aquifers, the State Water Commission has
recognized we have three times the amount
of water to frack all the wells being drilled in
the area. We should also access the Missouri
River, which many private entities have done
and many others are seeking permits from the
Corps of Engineers.
2. The oil industry does not need treated
water to frack with.
3. House bill 1206 is supposed to address the
needs for water of people in rural and municipal areas, but the first phase of this project is
putting in an industrial water depot south of
Williston for $10 million.
4. We can supply water to McKenzie, Williston and Williams Rural Water with a water
project designed and built by the State Water
Commission for about $60 million, a third of
the cost of WAWS.
5. The large design and construction of this
project is for development of water depots for
the oil industry, the hope is the oil industry
will pay 80 percent of the costs.
Letter to the Editor
For another letter related to the Western Area
Water Supply, please turn to Page 9.
6. There is no local cost share or commitment from the local sponsors.
7. The WAWS plan calls for this project to
secure 50 percent of the oil industry sales the
first year at a price nearly double what the
private sector is charging, an increase of more
than $25,000 per well, which will impede their
sales. Oil companies do care about their costs
and will not pay this extra amount.
8. There are 44 active industrial permits and
66 pending industrial permits in northwest
North Dakota that supply water to the oil industry that have invested their own money to
help bring the oil industry to where it is today.
9. The business plan does not address a
large private water line that was installed last
year and one that will be installed this year
to serve the oil industry. These lines have the
capacity to provide water for 700 to 1,200 frack
jobs per year.
I am not opposed to a water project that
brings treated water to the people of western
North Dakota, nor do I oppose the local districts selling water to the oil industry at their
municipal locations.
To put the state of North Dakota at risk to
guarantee the payment on $200 million worth
of bonds to sell water to the oil industry when
boom can go to bust at any time and is price
sensitive for what it pays for water, is not a
very good plan.
I urge you as fellow North Dakotans to contact your legislator and ask for a better plan,
one that brings water first to the people who
need it and at cost that we can afford. I believe
the people’s needs should be addressed first
and not base a project on a flawed business
plan that will leave the people of North Dakota
on the hook to pay the cost.
Share your views . . .
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to consider writing Focus on Community columns about issues affecting our region of the state. The columns can be
light-hearted reflections on community situations or opinion
pieces on local government issues.
To be considered for the Focus on Community column or
to submit a Letter to the Editor, contact us at stevea@crosbynd.com, or The Journal, Box E, Crosby, ND 58730.
Hunting coyotes helps farmers
By Dale Binde, Lake Park, Minn.
I think it is shameful what Carol Bentson Else
wrote in a letter to the editor in the March 2
edition of the Journal. She is chastising Jonathan and his friends for hunting coyotes. I
would like to congratulate them for choosing
outdoor activities while earning a bit of spending money. It is a far better choice than sitting
in front of a computer or TV screen and playing
video games and begging for cash.
She also stated, “I am sad to think we are
raising young people with this mentality.” I
would beg to differ. To me it seems that Jonathan was raised or brought up respecting rules
and laws and he is doing this legally while making good use of his time off from school.
Carol states “one wonders why there aren’t
many wild animals left on our planet.” It is well
known that there are more whitetail deer in the
Letter to the Editor
U.S. today than there were 100 years ago.
I am not a hunter or a trapper, but as a farmer I find joy in seeing the wildlife in its natural
habitat (including coyotes, fox and deer). I
believe the DNR is doing a good job with its
hunting and trapping seasons to monitor the
populations of whitetail deer, moose, pheasants, waterfowl, coyotes, fox, mink and muskrats so that humans and animals can coexist.
It is a fact that the wolf population is increasing in our area. Local ranchers are losing calves
and lambs because they cannot shoot them
under federal law. My inclination is that when
an area has an over abundance of coyotes, you
may have the same problem.
Bill addresses dark side of human nature
Once upon a time:
Walt was a funny little man . . .
small in stature, nervous, highly
imaginative, probably naïve or
somewhat gullible, and extremely
excitable.
That’s why it was sort of natural
for some people to tease him, and
when it all began three or four years
ago they probably were not really
aware that they were contributing to
Walt’s problems.
Games tend to grow, just like
everything else, and they are hard
to control. So it was with the teasing
directed at Walt.
Two years ago Halloween pranksters set off flares in his farm yard,
where he was living alone, so last
year he had two friends sit with him
on Halloween night to guard his
property.
The teasing took more serious
turns as the game went on. There
were anonymous telephone calls.
Sometimes the caller would simply
remind Walt of the number of days
before Halloween.
Most of the people in Noonan
didn’t think it was a nice game.
Some were incensed enough to set
up a stake-out on Walt’s farm. Others
John-aDreams
By John M. Andrist
who knew the teasers tried to convince them they were contributing to
the deterioration of Walt’s emotional
health. But the game continued.
This year Walt was extremely nervous and agitated with the approach
of Halloween. One young person
was overheard to say “see you
Saturday, Walt” when he drove down
the streets of Noonan earlier in the
week. So Walt prevailed on two old
friends to sit with him Saturday night.
“He was tight as a fiddle string,
wouldn’t even stay in the house,” his
friends said. So they tried to get his
mind on other things. But it was useless. He was sure that every car light
in the distance represented “somebody coming.”
So he sat in his pickup and waited.
It was after 1 a.m. when the friends
decided nothing was going to happen
and left for home. One stayed, but
laid down on a bed to rest while Walt
remained in the pickup – waiting,
watching, worrying.
It was about 2 a.m. when they
came . . . about 12 of them, ranging
from teens into late 20s. Four were
married couples. They later told officers they came just to see how good
old Walt was doing.
And they said they watched as
Walt got out of the pickup, staggered
and fell dead, that the bruises on his
face must have resulted when he fell.
The autopsy said death was due
to a heart attack. In the meantime
Walt is finally at peace. The game is
over. And Halloween is finished for
another year.
This true story is from a column
I wrote back in 1963, and which
caused a lot of negative reaction
from a family that felt Walt had
been demeaned, as well as award
winning praise for its warmth, understanding, and sensitivity. Such
it is with the written word – always
subject to different interpretations.
And it came to mind again this
week when the Senate was discussing and adopting anti-bullying
legislation.
I voted for the bill, but not without considerable hesitation. Bullying has become a bigger problem,
we’re told, with the advent of computers and social media progams.
Cyber bullies, they are called.
And yet there was also compelling testimony that the best way
to combat the problem is to teach
children how to make themselves
“bully proof.”
My reticence was based on (1)
can legislation serve to change this
side of our sometimes abusive nature? and (2) do our schools need
yet another directive of responsibility for diverting education time to
changing behavior?
And yet there is always a need to
address the dark side of our human
nature and try to be better, more
considerate people -- better teachers for our own children.
I could address that dark side in
memory of Walt, one of its fragile
victims, whose life was cut short for
some personal entertainment that
involved a different kind of bullying.
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Locals
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
One Time it was News
10 years ago
Wednesday, March 21, 2001:
Divide County Elementary
School’s newly refurbished
planetarium will be open to the
public Sunday afternoon from 1
to 4 p.m.
Because of strong opposition
from neighbors Divide County
Commissioners Tuesday urged
Prairie Pork Partners to abandon a Hawkeye Township site
for a proposed hog finishing
plant in favor of a location in
Mentor Township.
Gerald and Tracy Brady and
Steve and Michelle Dhuyvetter
of Crosby claimed first place
in the Crosby Curling Club’s
Annual Mixed Bonspiel which
was held over the weekend in
Crosby.
Starting in the fall of the
2003/2004 school year, girls
volleyball will probably swap
places with girls basketball. A
binding vote on the issue is expected in April.
20 years ago
Wednesday, March 20, 1991:
The Brad Vassen rink of Crosby successfully defended their
Mixed Bonspiel title here. The
team includes Brad’s wife,
Gwen, and Harold and Cathy
Bublitz.
The newstand price of The
Journal will increase from 35
cents to 50 cents next week.
Divide County Fair Board
members set June 17-19 as the
dates for the 1991 county fair.
Divide County sophomore
Craig Molander has been selected as one of 10 players on the
All-Northwest Conference boys
basketball team.
Andy’s Mens Store claimed
first place in the team event at
the 32nd Annual Crosby Mens
Bowling Association Tourna-
ment.
Alice Schneider, Crosby, got
to meet “Wheel of Fortune” star
Vanna White on a recent trip
to California. Karen Schneider,
Alice’s daughter, works for Fred
Hayman Beverly Hills, which
supplies some of White’s wardrobe for the show.
30 years ago
Wednesday, March 18, 1981:
Jason and Florence Fagerland
won the holiday weekend in Regina given by the Crosby Business Builders.
Glenn Granberg, 20, of Estevan, died of injuries suffered
when his car went out of control four miles west of Noonan.
Divide County School Board
members voted to add Bill Philion of Hope to the teaching
staff, and also voted to reduce
the mill levy by 12 to 20 mills.
Divide
County
Maroons
reached the finals of regional
tourney play, but defending
state champs New Town Eagles
shut them down, 42-32. Joel Wigginton scored 78 tournament
points, bringing his season total
to 560 points in 24 games. That
nipped the 10-year-old scoring
record of Butch Haugland who
scored 545 his senior year.
40 years ago
Wednesday, March 17, 1971:
Mr. and Mrs. John Tysse Jr. are
parents of a son born March 9.
Vernon Kvernum of Columbus has been named office
manager of Williams County
Electric Co-op.
Crosby and Fortuna Girl
Scouts celebrated the 59th
birthday of Scouting at a banquet. Alyce Grim received a gift
of $200 to be invested and $50
to be used toward expenses
for international opportunities.
The gift was given by Barbara
Kvigne in memory of her mother, Borghild Nelson Richardson.
50 years ago
Wednesday, March 15, 1961:
Two Explore Scouts from Crosby, Tom Carlson and Doug Pile,
earned the Pro Deo Et Patra,
For God and Country, award in
Boy Scouts.
Ann Rovelstad and Carol
Bourdeau will represent Noonan at Girls State.
Sons were born March 11
to Mr. and Mrs. Don Bloom of
Crosby and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gibbons of Ambrose. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
William G. Thorson of Crosby
March 13.
On recommendation of Sen.
Quentin Burdick, Richard Benson was advanced from temporary to permanent postmaster
at Fortuna.
Crosby’s Crystal Cafe basketball team won the district tournament at Tioga, qualifying for
the state tournament.
60 years ago
March 15, 1951: A crew of 15
or 20 men assisted Everett Hanson and his rotary snowplow at
Ambrose in opening the road to
the highway. The town had been
snowbound and was without
milk, bread, butter, water, coal,
and snuff and their had been no
mail service since March 3.
Lial Anderson of Powers Lake
and Oscar Kjelshus of Noonan
were married March 2.
A new circle was organized
at Concordia Lutheran Church
and named Naomi. Mrs. Peter
Haugenoe will be the first president; Mrs. Lloyd Gunderson,
vice-president, and Mrs. Arnold
Bardal, secretary-treasurer.
Thanks You What’s Up Almanac
Thank You
March 25:
Pot-luck dinner, DC Senior
Citizens Center, 12 noon.
March 29:
Dakota Discussions (formerly
Read ND) “Catcher in the Rye,”
Powers Lake Community Room,
6:30 p.m.
April 4:
St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary,
2 p.m.
Dakota Star Quilt Guild, DC
Senior Citizens Center, 7 p.m.
Noonan Sportsman Club,
Noonan Community Center,
8:15 p.m.
April 1:
Business meeting and bingo,
DC Senior Citizens Center, 1:30
p.m.
Thank you for all the prayers,
flowers, cards, and phone calls.
Thank you to my family for
being there for me, it was all very
much appreciated.
Lonnie Johnson
Thank You
A special thanks to everyone
for their prayers, cards, food,
and phone calls, after my recent
surgery.
Lois Knudsvig
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Obituaries
Leland Bummer
Leland Duane Bummer was
born, along with his twin sister,
in Scobey, Mont. Feb. 27, 1936 to
Harry and Hazel Bummer.
A memorial service is planned
for Thurs., March 24, 2011 at 11
a.m. at the Garden City Funeral
Home with a reception following in the community room.
Inurnment will be at St. Mary’s
Cemetery.
Lee enjoyed his childhood
on the family farm south of
Flaxville, Mont. As a teenager
Lee and his family moved into
Scobey where he excelled in
academics and sports until his
graduation in 1954 from Scobey
High School.
Lee continued his education
in Missoula, Mont. at the University of Montana. He graduated
as a member of Phi Delta Theta
in 1958. Upon his graduation,
Lee was hired by GMAC.
The following year he met
and soon married Joan Marie
McDermott Nov. 28, 1959. Lee
and Joan followed his job with
GMAC to Great Falls, Billings,
and San Jose, Calif.
Along the way, their focus
was raising their three wonderful sons. Lee and Joan gladly
moved back to Montana in the
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early 80’s, first living in Missoula and then Billings where Lee
retired from GMAC after almost
35 years of service.
Shortly after, their final move
was back to Missoula where
they lived until Lee’s death. Lee
was an avid follower of Montana
Grizzly Sports especially Griz
Football.
He embraced his Norwegian
heritage and looked forward to
the yearly eating of lutefisk and
lefsa at his church, Immanuel
Lutheran.
Lee always enjoyed his fishing adventures at Camp Tuffit
on Lake Mary Ronan. He was
also extremely proud of his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Lee is preceded in death by
his parents Harry and Hazel
Bummer.
Lee is survived by his wife
of over 51 years, Joan, Missoula, Mont.; sons Craig (Kelly),
Frisco, Texas, Mark (Patti), Missoula, Mont., Scott (Robin), Helena, Mont.; sisters Cleo (Vince)
Koefelda, Laurel, Mont. and
Judy (Al) Rysgaard, Crosby,
N.D.; grandchildren Stephen
(Jade), Chantanelle Gomez
(Chris), Matt, Tyler, Shaun, Aaron, and Taylor, great-grandchildren; Maddisen, Tattium, and
Savannah.
The family would like to give
a special thank you to Dr. Carla
Davis for her special kindness
to Lee and the family.
Memorial contributions may
go to the Juvenile Diabetes Association. Garden City Funeral
Home and Crematory is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Irma Helgeland
and Selmer began farming. Irma
was very devoted to her husband and their farming operation. There were not many farm
activities Irma shied away from
and she could even be found
driving the grain truck and doing the summer fallowing.
She had many interests in
life: she worked with and made
many beautiful ceramic creations, was forever sewing
clothes for her family, and was
a wonderful cook and baker. But
what guided Irma in her life was
her unwavering devotion to her
family and her faith in God.
Preceding her in death were
her son, Dennis Helgeland; fathers, Adolph Fluekiger and Oscar Quarne, Sr.; mother, Anna
Marie Quarne; brother, Harley
Fleukiger Quarne; brother-inlaw, Jeppe Sorensen; sistersin-law, Gloria Quarne and Lila
Quarne; great-nephew, Aric
Quarne; and numerous aunts,
uncles and cousins.
Irma is survived by her husband, Selmer Helgeland, Williston; daughters, Ila (Ivan)
Metcalf, Kennewick, Wash., and
Marlys (Haral) Hoff, Williston;
John LaFond, Cheyenne, Wyo.
(who became “the other son”
after Dennis’ death); brothers:
Oscar Quarne, Jr., Williston;
Erwin (Lorna) Quarne, Donavon (Thelma) Quarne, Edwin
Quarne, all of Grenora; sister,
Betty Sorensen, Dagmar, Mont.;
three grandchildren: Annette
(Tim) Kreft, Williston, Michael
(Vanessa) Metcalf, Kennewick,
Wash., and Christy (Erik) Hansen, Bothell, Wash.; five greatgrandchildren: Jasmine and
Isaac Kreft of Williston, Tommy
and Matthew Metcalf, Kennewick and Alec Hansen, Bothell.
Friends are welcome to visit
www.eversonfh.com to share
memories of Irma or share condolences with her family.
The Everson Funeral Home of
Williston is caring for the family.
Irma Helgeland
Irma Helgeland, 95, Williston,
formerly of Zahl, N.D. passed
away early Friday morning,
March 18, 2011, at the Bethel
Lutheran Nursing Home in Williston.
Her funeral will be celebrated
Thursday afternoon, March 24,
2011, at 2 p.m. at Light of Christ
Lutheran Church in Williston.
Rev. Gary D. Benson will officiate and interment will follow in
Riverview Cemetery.
Friends may also call at the
Everson Funeral Home Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.,
Thursday from 9 a.m. until
noon, and at the church for the
hour preceding the funeral.
Irma was born Jan. 21, 1916
in Thoeny, Mont. to Adolph and
Anna Marie (Jensen) Fluekiger.
After Adolph’s death when Irma
was quite young, her mother
married Oscar Quarne, Sr. and
the family eventually grew to include seven children.
Irma was raised in Grenora
and graduated from Grenora
High School with the Class of
1935. She then went on to attend
business school in Fargo.
On March 22, 1941, Irma was
united in marriage to Selmer
Helgeland at Coeur d’ Alene,
Idaho
For several years Irma was
a bookkeeper in the banking
industry. However, in 1947, she
Whoooooo’s Having a Baby?
Please join us for a baby shower honoring
Heidi (Wiley) Wittmayer
Hosted by Krisena Curry and Heidi Wittmayer
Westby Community Center
Saturday April 2, 2011
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT . . .
2 pm MST
The Crosby City Recreation Commission will accept
applications for swimming pool lifeguards and instructors,
youth baseball and girls softball coaches
until Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
Cake and beverages will be served
See
S Heidi
H idi and Levi’s wish list on www.babiesrus.com for gift ideas.
Notice of Annual Meeting
of Twin Butte Township
“The
Brothers
Krimm”
Page 3 -- The Journal
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, March 24,
2011, there will be an annual meeting for Twin Butte Township. The meeting will be held at Don Haugenoe residence
at 7 p.m.
Larry Selle, Clerk
Unhjem/Joraanstad
and past governors
Appreciation Dinner
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Crosby Moose Lodge
Meal: Prime Rib or Shrimp
Social - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Program - 8:30 p.m.
Dance to Verle McDaniel Band - 9:00 p.m.
Submit letters of application, including
certification and experience to:
City Auditor
PO Box 67
Crosby, ND 58730
The Noonan Lions Club proudly presents
A Northwest Cameo Players
Dinner Theatre production of
A 2 - Act Comedy by Derek Benfield
Produced by special arrangements with
h
Samuel French, Inc.
Tickets $25
per person
Thursday - March 31
Friday - April 1
Saturday - April 2
Noonan Community Center
*Reservations required
Dinner Entree choice of Filet of Cod or Pork Loin
Tickets available from
J. Co. Drug, Crosby -- 701-965-6671
Seating at 6:00 p.m. sharp
Neighbors
Page 4 -- The Journal
Columbus
Jerry and Roberta Bonsness
recently celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary, with a
celebration hosted by their
children in California.
Paul Negaard of Trinity
Care Center had a phone
conversation recently, with
Sonja Johnson of Watford City.
Paul also visited Eileen Hoff,
who is now living in Kenmare.
The funeral for Elmer Olson,
son of Ole and Helena Olson,
was held in Minot, Mar. 9,
with the graveside service in
the spring at Zion Lutheran
Cemetery at McGregor. Alice
(Running) Kessler is the
remaining member of the Olson
family, and resides in Beulah.
Musicians were Karen Rath,
Larry Nelson, Floyd Borud.
Willie Rose, Ivan Vandeberg,
Shannon
Maruskie,
Dean
DeMoe, Steven Overlee, DJ
Maruskie, and Tom McGregor,
were active pallbearers.
Roberta (Running) Stompro
of Watford City, has been
receiving
assistance
from
brother, Randy, and sisters,
Denice, and Beth, while getting
ready for a garage sale.
The community expresses
sympathy to the family of
Dorothy Watterud, a onetime
Columbus
resident.
Arrangements are pending.
Dorothy was 99-years-old.
Word has been received of
the recent death of Mary Sjue at
Mesa.
Jeanette
Bonsness
is
now spending time with sons,
Ricky, and Jeff, and recently
visited daughter, Jody and
Alkabo-Fortuna
By Elaine Leininger
Carl and OrLynne Dahl
were in Bismarck last week for
medical appointments. They
also visited granddaughters,
Carmen, and Justene Dahl,
while there.
Bev DeJardine went to
Tribune Saturday to attend
the funeral for Edith Porth,
Noonan
By Iola Rosenquist
and Kathy Fagerland
Kathy and Tena Fagerland
attended the wedding reception
for Tonjia Fagerland, and Russ
Burke Mar. 5, in Snohomish,
Wash. Bruce and Mary Fagerland
helped host the reception at Ira
and Debbie’s home. Kathy and
Tena were house guests of Gary
and Jean Fagerland in Everett.
While there, they also visited
Orville Fagerland at Cascadian
Place.
March 12, Dave and Kathy
Fagerland, and Claire Guderjohn
joined Kelsey Fagerland in
and her daughter, Linda.
Both ladies died within a few
hours of each other. Their
husband, and father, Emil
Porth, was very active in
curling at Fortuna years
ago.
Many attended the funeral for
Ervin Olson at Westby Saturday.
Madison
Pulvermacher,
Minot for lunch, and celebrated
Claire’s
birthday.
They
attempted to attend Catherine
Anderson’s wedding in Lisbon,
but went back to Minot, due to
poor road conditions.
Dave and Kathy Fagerland
met their children in Fargo,
during spring break. Tena and
Tim came from Minneapolis,
and Kelsey and Matt came from
Minot. Carrie, Jake, Shannon,
Amy, Lauren, and Blake joined
them at the hotel.
Sympathy is extended to the
family of Ken Hegle of Minot. He
was Donna Spooner’s husband,
News n’ Views
Crosby Good Samaritan Center
Bob Hoseth won three games
of bingo Saturday. Carol Brodal,
and Clarence Baker, won two
games, and Evie Hagen, Olga
Rait, Charlotte Grote, Swede
Benson, Alice Anseth, Romona
Thompson, Lorraine Wells, Ann
Brandt, and Ingrid Riveland,
each won a game. Cheryl and
Fred Seyfert, Arlene Olson,
Arlene Anderson, and Gladys
Espeseth, were helped by Evie
Hagen to run games. Alice
Stromstad donated prizes.
Residents viewed Country
Classics on television in the
evening.
Sunday afternoon, Pastor
Dennis Huenefeld led worship.
Residents viewed Jimmy Sturr
on television in the morning,
and Lawrence Welk in the
evening.
Donna Sandberg received
a
warm
reception
from
residents, and staff alike, when
she returned from St. Luke’s
Hospital Monday morning.
Lowell Larsen won the Penny
Ante game played in the
Activity Room over coffee and
cookies. Imaginations ran wild
during a storytelling exercise
in the afternoon. A small group
worked a crossword puzzle
later in the day.
Tuesday morning, a word
game was played during coffee.
Greg Wilcox, Senior Pastor at
National Campus in Sioux Falls,
spoke to staff at their monthly
meeting. He handed out prayer
pebbles to those attending.
Meanwhile,
residents
had
coffee, and listened to the Music
Makers. Father Biju Chitteh led
evening worship.
Two tables were needed to
seat all the Card Match players
Wednesday morning. Luella
Johnson, Evie Hagen, Mildred
Wolter, Swede Benson, Martha
Olsen, Ingrid Riveland, Hazel
Nelson, and Elda Macklin,
were winners. Journals were
delivered that morning, and
read in the afternoon by staff
person, Deanna Dhuyvetter. She
also delivered items ordered
by residents from downtown.
She then led a Hymn-Sing. A
Now Showing
“Just Go With It” rated PG-13,
with Adam Sandler and Jennifer
Aniston.
Danny (Sandler) is a Beverly
Hills plastic surgeon who was
jilted at the altar as a young
man. Since then, he has pursued
only casual relationships with
women, who he manages to
coerce into bed by feeding them
outlandish lies about being the
victim of a marriage gone wrong.
But at a party, he meets
Palmer who makes him crave
a committed relationship. But
she finds the wedding ring he
has been using as a prop and
he panics and lies that he is just
getting out of a marriage.
Danny
convinces
his
assistant, Katherine (Aniston),
to pose as his soon-to-be exwife, but she then lets it slip
that she has a daughter and son,
Maggie and Michael.
So, Danny must also pass off
as a father. The kids blackmail
him into a trip to Hawaii with
Palmer and Katherine where
the lies continue. As Danny
and Katherine get deeper into
their respective charades, they
both find that they have deeper
feelings for each other than they
ever knew.
The film was was rated PG-13
for frequent crude and sexual
content, partial nudity, brief
drug references and language.
“Just Go With It” plays Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at 7:30
p.m.
Mark
Christianson
in
Billings.
Cal and Margaret Myers
were visited by granddaughter,
Maddy Myers, daughter of
Mike, and Jane of Grafton.
Maddy was on spring break, as
a student from St. Paul.
Beatrice
Overlee
of
McGregor, had the misfortune
of falling, and suffering a broken
hip recently, and is hospitalized
in Minot.
Erick Helseth, who attends
college in Bismarck, was held
up overnight Friday in Wilton,
where he slept in his pickup
due to the blizzard. He was able
get to Powers Lake by noon
Saturday. Erick, and sister,
Lindsay, are helping their
Wallen grandparents, with
calving.
Sabrina, Salena, and Bruce
Carter,
and
Kevin
Rust,
students at Westby School,
participated in the Junior High
Music Festival at Froid Saturday.
(To submit news for this
column, please call Elaine
Leininger, at 834-2423).
and was a brother-in-law to
Mark and Lori Spooner, and
son-in-law of Ethel and Alan
Spooner.
Jan
Schultz,
and
Iola
Rosenquist
took
Claire
Guderjohn out for supper
Tuesday.
A Lenten service will be
held at Bethlehem Lutheran
Wed., Mar. 23, at 7 p.m.
(To submit news for this
column, please call Iola
Rosenquist, at 965-6297, or
Kathy Fagerland, at 9255614).
Polka Fest was on television for
evening viewing entertainment.
Peace WELCA used the Activity
Room for their meeting.
Thursday was St. Patrick’s
Day. Residents played Trivia in
the morning, and talked about
contributions from the Irish to
this country. Pastor Rob Garton
led a communion service that
afternoon, and spoke about the
Christian traditions of Ireland.
Bev Jacobson was welcomed
back after her hospital stay.
Kaffee Te conversations
Friday morning covered oil
development, the cost of living,
and the restoration of the old
Noonan hotel. Another large
group played Card Matches in
the afternoon. Winners were
Swede Benson, Mildred Wolter,
Nettie
Torgerson,
Romona
Thompson, Freda Halvorson,
and Elda Macklin. Shake-up the
Relatives prompted residents
to share childhood memories.
Bev Bummer again served the
soda social that evening.
Dakota
Theatre
Friday - Saturday - Sunday
March 25, 26, & 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Grenora
By Wanda Rasmussen
A son was born to Shane
and Lacey Buck Mar. 3. Shane
Richard, II, (Junior) weighed
four pounds, 11 ounces. He
joins brother, Rylan, and sister,
Breeann, in the family home. A
baby shower for Junior Buck,
Rusty Enander, and Ruth Wagel’s
unborn baby, will be held at
3 p.m., Sun., Apr. 17, at the
Senior Center. The shower is
sponsored by Today’s Women
Club.
March 23, the school will hold
“Art in the Elementary” from
2 p.m. - 3 p.m., and a Subject
Fair Open House from 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Grenora Lutheran Parish
will hold a Lenten worship
service at 7 p.m., Mar. 23, at
United Lutheran in Zahl. Coffee
will be served following. March
30, the 7 p.m. worship will
be held at St. Olaf Lutheran.
Services are lead by Rev. Lorna
Halaas.
March 24, the fifth grade
class of Mrs. Ruth Carlson,
will be attending Scrub Camp
at Williston State College from
9 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. Health
Care Professionals will be onhand to answer questions about
medical professions, as well as
providing a hands-on workshop
promoting healthy lifestyles.
The fourth through sixth
grade basketball players will
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
play games with Trenton in
Grenora, Mar. 25. The girls will
play at 5 p.m., and the boys at
6 p.m. The boys will travel to
Williston State College with two
teams Mar. 26. Call the school
for the times of games.
March 20, the Corner 4-H
Club practiced speech, and
demonstrations, to prepare
for the Project Expo at Bethel
Home in Williston Mar. 24.
Mar. 25, members will attend a
4-H basketball tournament in
Stanley.
Farmer’s Union Cooperative
of Grenora, will hold its annual
meeting Mar. 26. Dinner will
be held for members at the
school cafeteria at 11:30 a.m.,
and the meeting to follow at
1 p.m.
Miss Colleen Christensen,
and a group of Grenora students,
are practicing to bring a spring
play Apr. 1. Last year’s spring
play included Westby students.
Erling Haven continues his
struggle in physical therapy
due to his stroke Feb. 14. Cards,
and letters may be sent to
Erling Haven, Room #679, C/O
Bethesda Hospital, 559 Capitol
Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55103.
A benefit luncheon has been
planned for Sun., Mar. 27. It will
be held from 11 a.m. through
1:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
Along with the luncheon, there
will be a Silent Auction. Results
Appropriations crunch time
arrives as session winds down
The work is becoming more critical as we move
toward the end of the session. What we produce
after crossover is the final product unless the
Senate convinces us that our actions need to be
modified or we convince the Senate that their
actions need to be changed.
All of the hue and cry over the actions of the
House on higher education, for example, could be
addressed by the Senate and the House cannot
undo the Senate action without the agreement of
the Senate conferees.
We are about to enter the part of the session
when six people decide the fate of a particular
proposal. Obviously, any bill can be killed on the
floor of either chamber. And if the differences
between the House and Senate are wide enough,
that can happen. Budgets for state agencies or
higher education are very likely to pass in the
form agreed to by the conference committee.
There will be some contentious budgets and
there may be several conference committees that
will meet multiple times.
Department of Transportation, Highway
Patrol, Department of Commerce, Higher
Education, Human Services, State Water
Commission, Department of Health, Corrections
and Rehabilitation, Attorney General, Supreme
Court, and others may take time to prioritize and
determine funding levels.
Total general fund spending increases of 31.6
percent were granted in the 2009 session, the
result of an aggressive budget request from the
governor and legislative priorities. The budget
request presented to this session by Gov.
Dalrymple is a 23.6 percent general fund increase
on top of the 2009 appropriation.
The governor’s budget does not leave money
available to fund any legislative initiatives. If we
are not willing to increase overall spending but
still wish to fund some legislative initiatives, we
must find money within the budget proposal
to remove and make room for what we view as
important. When we reduce the increase in an
area that was proposed by the governor, it is
usually viewed as a cut when it may only be a
reduction in the increase.
If you exclude the proposed $20 million for
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from the Silent Auction will be
announced at 1:45 p.m. If you
have an item you would like
to donate, you may drop it off
at the Cenex or at the home
of Pearl and Ernie Haven after
3:30 p.m. weekdays. There is
also a benefit fund set up for
them at Dakota West Credit
Union.
There was a planning
meeting Mar. 17, for Grenora’s
95th Birthday Celebration.
Mark calendars, and help
finalize the plans at 7:30 p.m.,
Apr. 18, at the school library.
All clubs, organizations, and
businesses, are asked to begin
planning a parade entry. Please
call Carl Norby 701-694-4411
with any suggestions you may
have, or if you can volunteer to
help. Lynette Eaton has started
a Facebook page “Grenora’s
95th Celebration,” where any
updates will be posted.
The
Williams
County
Bookmobile is scheduled to be
in Grenora at the Senior Center
from 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Mar. 29. It will be at the school
from 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. then
on Main Street until 3 p.m. The
next stop is the Post Office in
Zahl, at 3:15 p.m., where she
will be until 3:30 p.m.
(To submit news for this
column, please call Wanda
Rasmussen, at 694-4823).
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Capitol
Views
By District 2 Rep. Bob Skarphol
Centers of Excellence, we have not cut one budget
to less than was appropriated for the agency in
the 2009 session. All we have done is reduce the
increases. State employees, under the current
House proposal, will receive 3 percent pay raises
each year of the biennium. Inflationary costs are
added to every budget and the decline of federal
funding will cause us to evaluate whether to pick
up some of the cost of federal programs which
are shut down or reduced.
Reduced federal participation, because they
fund based on how well a state is performing, will
cause us to pick up an additional $171 million in
Human Services alone. That means it will cost the
state $171 million of general funds, in the 20112013 biennium, which the federal government
paid for in the 2009-2011 biennia, to maintain the
same level of service. It is extremely difficult to
control the growth in state general fund spending
when these types of pressures are applied to
the process. Add to that the perception that we
have a large surplus and the requests for optional
funding outstrip our ability to sustain funding
in the future if we were to grant the requested
budget increases.
Oil tax reduction unlikely
There has been some discussion about the
level of taxation on the oil industry. When we
consider the amount of infrastructure repair that
needs to be done, it is probably not likely that
we will take any action on changing the oil tax
structure in this session.
The consensus seems to be that the sweet spot
is here and the industry will continue to drill.
Even if it slows down, that may not be all bad.
(Skarphol, a Tioga Republican, can be reached
at bskarphol@nd.gov or 888-635-3447.)
News
Page 5 -- The Journal
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Mouth-watering southern favorites offer rich delights
As is expected, our hearts are heavy
from the loss of one of our own. Erwin
D. Olson, Crash, Eddy, veteran, custom
combiner, LA Dodger Fan, truck driver,
Westby’s #1 Honker Fan, bus driver,
a 15 year AA member, brother, uncle,
cousin, friend, and to us, our eightythree-year-old stepson.
Yes, Olson, will be missed by one
and all. One of a kind. Mind like a steel
trap, but would start every conversation with a question to which he surely
knew the answer better than you. And
numbers! Telephone numbers, basketball scores, license plate numbers,
county numbers, baseball scores, all
tucked away to be pulled out at a moment’s notice.
His pleasures were small-a full cup
of coffee-“Ya, ya I’ll take a little more.”
A new Timex. Anything with his name
on; a medium rare steak, baked potato,
and white bread. Dessert of any kind
would be nice, too. He always said
“Thank you” and was appreciative of a
shared meal or any gifts he received.
They say it takes a village and, since
in many ways Erwin was like a child,
this certainly was the case. Erwin
was very fortunate as most everyone
looked out for him in one way or another. We are grateful to the Engstrom’s for
giving him the trip to the State Class C
Area schools
grapple with
staff housing
By Stacy Anderson
The staffing situation for both
elementary and high school faculty in Tioga was discussed by
the school board Monday.
With steadily increasing student numbers there is a need
for more faculty positions to
help ease the burden.
The district is currently seeking to fill four positions across
the K-12 spectrum.
At the Elementary, Tim Schaffer’s position as Administrator/
Principal will become full time,
leaving the physical education
position to be filled.
It was decided that a second counselor would also be
needed to help with the growing numbers and would oversee
the elementary students.
Depending on applicants, it
is possible the counseling position could be combined with
physical education.
Applicants are also being
sought for the FACS (family and
consumer science) position. A
second English teacher is needed at Tioga High School.
The current English teacher,
Molly Humphrey, is resigning.
A lack of housing was listed as
the cause for her resignation.
The housing dilemma is still
a major issue as the school district looks for new employees.
A proposed housing project has
been discussed that would provide incoming teachers a place
to live.
Previous ideas about building 4-plexes were tossed aside
after a city zoning meeting.
“I talked to Hess and they
have some lots for sale. They
were going to give the lots to
the city but they might give
them to us for a very reasonable price,” said Jim McGinnity.
The lots are located near the
hotel and the NCC building and
are already zoned properly.
Another option possibly
available would be land that the
city had plotted out for Lutheran Social Services. The city had
originally plotted out 12 acres.
LSS only purchased five acres.
It was agreed that the fastest,
least expensive and easiest option would be to put in mobile
homes temporarily until there
is a better idea as to what is
needed.
Val’s Recipe
Corner
By Val Moore
basketball tournament in Bozeman to
watch his beloved Honkers. He had
just returned home hours before his
death and he could not have been happier. ”The best trip of my life!” were his
exact words.
When it is all said and done, he
touched so many lives and truly had
no idea how many. Things will be different now-at the elevator, the café,
the post office, the store and without
a doubt, our holiday dinners will never
be the same.
We recently managed a short trip
out of town away from the horrific winter we’ve been experiencing. It was our
first trip to Florida and pure pleasure
as we spent time with dear friends and
enjoyed a taste of the south. The following is a sample of the fare.
As if pound cake isn’t rich enough,
our host sliced, buttered and broiled
this before serving. It was delicious!
Carl s Favorite Pound Cake
3 cups all purpose flour
6 eggs
3 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 sticks butter (softened)
1 tbsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease
and flour bundt or tube pan.
Cream butter and sugar, add vanilla.
Add 1 cup flour and 2 eggs in three additions mixing well after each addition.
Add baking soda to sour cream and
stir in to mix. Pour into prepared pan
and bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour
30 minutes or until toothpick inserted
comes out clean.
Any leftover cake can be use in the
following recipe which could easily be
cut in half.
Raspberry Macadamia Trifle
1 pound cake (may sub angel food
cake)
1-8oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/3 cup whipping cream
1 tbsp Chambord (raspberry liqueur)
½ tsp vanilla extract
Red food coloring, optional
12 oz fresh or frozen raspberries
Macadamia nuts, chopped
Mix the cream cheese and powdered
sugar until smooth. Add cream, Chambord, vanilla and a couple drops of food
coloring. Mix well. Tear cake into bite
size pieces. In large clear glass bowl,
layer cake pieces, raspberry cream,
raspberries and nuts. Repeat layering
until ingredients are gone, ending with
berries and nuts. Chill several hours.
Serve with additional whipped cream.
Note: Raspberry extract may be
subbed for Chambord.
One thing we learned in Florida, you
can’t experience any part of the south
without trying the grits and most food
choices and restaurants chosen are by
the caliber of their grits. We visited
an old country store in Tallahassee
best known for their smoked country
sausage and country milled grits, both
of which traveled home with us. The
following is the first recipe I tried as
a “southern cook”. I’m beginning to
think they are on to something……..
Lemon-Garlic Shrimp And Grits
3/4 cup instant grits
Kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp, peeled
and deveined, tails intact
Stone Soup tour helps capture residents stories
University students use spring break to interview seniors from around the state
By Traci Papineau
Several area community
members gathered Thursday
at the Senior Center in Tioga
where they were interviewed by
students from the University of
North Dakota.
“I’ve heard it said that when
an elderly person dies, it is like
a library burning down,” said
University of North Dakota senior Nathan Guillemette.
Preserving the “books” in the
form of stories and memories
told by older residents was the
aim of the students’ visit.
“That’s the whole point of the
oral history project,” explained
Annie Le, also a senior at UND.
The students spent their
spring break traveling across
North Dakota working on similar projects in other rural towns
as part of “The Stone Soup
Tour” developed by UND’s Center for Community Engagement.
The name of the tour comes
from an old story in which a
traveler, who is hungry and has
no food, takes his soup kettle
he carries with him, makes a
fire and boils some water with
a stone in it.
As the locals go by, they curiously ask the man what he is
cooking and volunteer to add a
carrot or potato or onion to the
pot if the man will share with
them.
Soon the traveler has a delicious stew which he shares
with the locals.
In the same way, the students
who came to Tioga were like the
traveler, gathering the histories
together to be given back to the
community to be shared.
The histories collected will
become a part of Tioga’s Norseman museum for future use and
display.
Community members interviewed included residents who
have been involved in Tioga
businesses such as Del Martinson, Marlene Knutson, Irene
Olson, Bob Montgomery, Norman Wonser, Dale Lalim, Laurel
Lawrence as well as World War
II veteran Cliff Halverson.
Other residents interviewed
included Hazel Ramberg, who
was a nurse in the area for many
years, and Vera Bergstrom, who
worked in the field of education.
The interviews, which were
recorded and some videotaped, will be transcribed into
written stories to be given back
to the community.
Sarah McKenzie, servicelearning coordinator for UND’s
Center for Community Engagement, led the students, most of
whom came from suburban cities.
“I’m overwhelmed in the
very best sense”, exclaimed Senior Grace Haugen, “I thought
there wasn’t much to see in rural North Dakota but I was so
wrong.”
Haugen and roommates, Le
and Senior Kelly Carlson, all are
from the Twin Cities area.
All of the students expressed
their initial reservations about
the project but that pushing
through their comfort zones
has made for an experience that
they will never forget.
“Everyone has been treating us like family,” said Scott
Fladland of the people he has
met on the tour, which took the
group to Hettinger, Hazen, New
Town, Tioga, and Fort Totten.
Fladland, also a senior at
UND, found out that he may be
related to some people in the
Tioga area.
Fladland and Guillemette are
also employees of the Center
for Community Engagement.
They assisted McKenzie in the
research, development of the
academic portion of the project
and planning of the trip.
Besides six seniors and one junior from UND, the tour brought
along Dr. Larrie Wamberg, who
was a college student working
on a farm near Ray during the
summer the Clarence Iverson
well struck oil in 1951.
Wamberg worked in the area
of psychiatry before his retirement, but not one to sit around,
he is now continuing his education at UND and made the trip
as a student.
Wamberg’s enthusiasm for
the tour and oral history project matched that of the younger
students and local volunteers.
Norseman museum board
members arranged for sleeping quarters Wednesday night
and meals for the students on
Thursday.
Students were grateful for
the shower facilities at Central
Elementary School where they
stayed the night, eating chili
prepared by Ronnie Lund.
In the afternoon, while some
students finished up the remaining interviews, other students
went to the Norseman Museum
to clean in preparation for the
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Sports & Activities
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Page 6 -- The Journal
From Class B to D1
Big D
finds lessons, successes, on the hardwood
Photo Courtesy the University of North Dakota
Playing for the University of North Dakota, Divide County High School graduate Derek Benter finishes a
slam dunk during a game against Minot State University early this season.
By Steve Andrist
Derek Benter’s high school
basketball career ended five
years ago amid the frenzy of the
North Dakota Class B Tournament.
Last week, “Big D” finished
his college career by helping
the University of North Dakota
Fighting Sioux to an unexpected
Great West Conference championship.
Both are experiences the Divide County High School grad
will never forget as he looks
back on thousands of trips up
and down a court.
“The Class B is huge,” Benter
says, because you have fans
from everywhere.”
The atmosphere for the Great
West Tournament in Orem,
Utah, was considerably more
subdued.
“But when you think about
what you won, a Division 1 Conference Championship, that’s
pretty cool.”
After a standout career at
Divide County, the 6’7” Benter
was a prized recruit who signed
with UND before it began the
transition from Division II to Division I.
After a redshirt season as a
freshman, he logged considerable playing time for the Sioux
for the next four years.
His role, though was considerably different from high
school, when he was the scoring leader.
In four years at UND Benter
averaged 4.4 points per game,
but points weren’t a big part of
his role on the team, according
to Coach Brian Jones.
“Derek had the very important role of being a team captain,” Jones said.
“He did a tremendous job of
keeping guys focused on our ultimate goal, which was winning
a conference title.”
Area girls are named to
All-District basketball team
Divide County senior Mariah
Jacobs and junior Ellie Gillund
have been selected to the AllDistrict 16 girls basketball team,
joining Burke County’s Kalene
Jepsen on the 10-player squad.
Other selections to the squad
include Adriana Puchany and
Jordan Larson of Tioga, Kayla
Thompson and Kendra Heier of
Ray, Brittany Slater of Trenton,
Paige Hoiby of Powers Lake and
Sarah Telehey of Trinity Christian.
Gillund was the driving force
for the DC offense this year averaging 15 points per game. She
added one assist, two steals
and seven rebounds per game
and banked in 42 percent of her
free throw attempts.
Jacobs was the defensive
standout for the Maroons with
nine rebounds per game and
just under two blocks and two
steals per contest. She averaged nine points per outing and
canned 45 percent of her free
throw tries.
The pair helped lead Divide
County to its sixth straight District 16 Tournament title. After
finishing the regular season
atop the district standings, the
Maroons ended their season
Season average
9 Points
9 Rebounds
1.5 Assists
1.5 Steals
1.5 Blocks
45% FT shooter
Mariah Jacobs
Season average
15 Points
7 Rebounds
1 Assists
2 Steals
42% FT shooter
Ellie Gillund
Season average
12.6 Points
5.7 Rebounds
2 Assists
2 Steals
62% FT shooter
Kalene Jepsen
with a fourth-place finish in the
Region 8 Tournament.
Jepsen snapped the twine
for 12.6 points per game for the
Titans and she pulled down an
average of 5.7 boards per game.
Jepsen also posted a pair of
steals per game, two assists and
nailed 62 percent of her gifters.
DC singers earn stars at contest
Divide County High School
singers participated in the Region 8 Vocal Music contest in
Williston March 15, receiving at
total of five stars.
The full choir received two
stars. Two soloists and one duet
also starred and will perform at
the state contest.
Samantha Gjovig starred for
her solo of “When I Have Sung
My Songs”; Haley Lund starred
for her solo, “Go ‘Way From My
Window”; and a duet by Trisha
Sem and Lexie Unhjem also received a star.
Other soloists performing
were Marissa Ekness, Sara Wagenknecht and Madison Wigness.
A mixed ensemble included
Lund, Sem, Wagenknecht and
Unhjem along with Allison
Dhuyvetter, Matt Evans, Isaac
Jacobs, Mariah Jacobs, Morgan
Jacobs, Sam Turville and Jacey
Wissbrod.
A women’s ensemble included the girls from the mixed
group above and also Gjovig,
Ekness and Brittany Guenther.
While acknowledging that it
sounds cliche, Benter says “you
do learn a lot of life lessons
playing basketball.”
When he and his high school
classmates were told that, their
response was, “Yeah, right.”
Looking back though, he recognizes the reality of lessons
in leadership, discipline, team
work and dealing with different
types of people.
There also are lessons about
struggling to win. For UND, the
transition to Division I has not
been completely smooth.
“Last year, we had a pretty
bad year,” Benter said, “so
whatever we did this year
would have been better.”
Still, going into his final year
the Sioux were picked to finish
at the bottom of the conference.
As the season progressed, so
did the Sioux, entering the conference tournament as the third
seed.
They knocked off Texas Pan
American in the first round,
then topped Houston Baptist
65-63 by hitting two free throws
in the final two seconds.
It took two overtimes, but the
Sioux topped South Dakota 7776 in the title game. It was the
third Sioux win over the Jackrabbits this year, by a combined
total of five points.
“This year was so great because everyone scored,” Benter
said.
“It was definitely more of a
team game, not just one or two
guys.”
That, Coach Jones said, was
partly due to Benter.
“He was always about the
team and not about himself.
“Derek’s biggest strength was
that he did things the right way
all the time. This was in the
classroom, in the community,
and on the floor.”
Statistically, Benter’s last
year was not his best.
More important, Jones said,
was his ability to mentor younger players brought in to solidify
the transition to Division I.
As they progressed, though,
Benter began to see a little less
playing time.
“His experience has been
very helpful for our young
team,” Jones said.
“It takes a special person to
share the spotlight with firstyear college players.”
This year’s conference championship qualified the Sioux for
their first taste of post season
play in Division I. In the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in
Colorado Springs, UND came
up on the short end of a 77-67
score against Air Force.
Throughout his career at
UND, the university has been
mired in a controversy over
the “Fighting Sioux” nickname,
branded by the NCAA as “hostile and abusive.”
But Benter is proud of the
name.
“Fighting Sioux is one of the
coolest sports names in the nation,” he said.
“It would be heartbreaking to
have to lose it,” he said, particularly because he believes the
university’s use of the name has
been respectful.
Now that his college basketball career is over, Benter is
looking forward to graduating
in May with a degree in criminal
justice.
But he’s also looking forward
to more education, with plans
to take a one-year course in
auto body repair.
His hope then is to return to
Crosby and join the family business, Crosby Tire and Body, operated by his father, Neil, and
previously, by his grandfather,
John Benter.
Crosby Mites finish year versus Williston
The Crosby Mites hockey
team ended their season with a
home and home series against
Williston last week.
Crosby lost both games by
the scores of 9-5 and 6-2.
Isaac Ellingson scored all seven goals for Crosby with Tucker
Svangstu assisting once in the
second game.
Crosby Blue Line Club
Jessie Turville
Tucker Peek
Spring Meeting & Awards Banquet
Mallory Brodal
Students of the Month . . .
Divide County High School’s
Students of the Month have been
selected. The program recognizes students who demonstrate
positive attitudes, work ethic
and school spirit. Scholastic
performance is not considered.
Students are recommended by
faculty and administrators. This
month’s selections :
Jessalynne Turville -- Grade
7, daughter of Lee and Christina
Turville, is involved in football,
basketball and volleyball pep
club, and is the 2010-2011 Divide
County spelling bee champion.
Jessie is also active in the
church youth group, Girl Scouts
and Prairie Tumbleweeds.
Volunteer
work
includes
Adopt a Grandparent in Glendive, Mont.
Jessie loves animals of all
kinds, but especially her three
year old cat, Leo. She enjoys
puzzles, playing games and
shopping and is going to try
track in the spring to see if she
likes it.
Tucker Peek - Grade 9, son
of Justin and Jennifer, was involved in wrestling and plans to
play football. He helps his community through church, enjoys
boxing and loves to read.
Mallory Brodal - Grade 12,
daughter of Lynn and Anne Brodal, participates in FBLA and annual.
Mallory’s community activities include Prairie Tumbleweeds, Girl Scouts, Columbus
Roughriders 4-H, band and the
National Honor Society.
She has volunteered at the
Sunday school Christmas program, Threshing Bee and Burke
County 4-H. Mallory works at
the Crosby Kids Daycare.
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News
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Page 7 - The Journal
Piping Plover team receives recovery champion award
Members of the Alkali Lakes Piping
Plover Team received 2010 Recovery
Champion awards in honor of their ongoing conservation of the Federally-threatened piping plover.
The Alkali Lakes Piping Plover Team
consists of National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR) staff and a member of The Nature
Conservancy (TNC). The team’s efforts
to recover the piping plover date back to
1983.
Since that time, the team has restored
prairie habitat that has benefited a range
of wildlife in Montana and North Dakota.
The population of piping plovers in the
area has nearly doubled as a result of the
team’s efforts.
For their conservation accomplishments on behalf of the threatened species, team members are receiving Recov-
Hortiscope
piping plovers.
The team has developed ongoing relationships with more than 150 private
landowners, who allow plover monitors
to access their land regularly. Plover
monitors erect cages to protect nests
from predators and monitor breeding
success, tracking breeding pairs from
the time they establish a territory until
the chicks fledge.
The piping plover population has responded positively to these management
actions. The United States alkali lakes
population has nearly doubled since the
mid-1980s.
In addition to increasing the piping
plover population, the actions to improve plover habitat benefit other grassland and shorebird species, many of
which are suffering severe declines.
In the off-season, the team actively
works on the refuges, TNC land and with
private landowners to take long-term
management actions that benefit piping
plovers.
Activities include: fencing beaches
and providing alternate water sources
for cattle so that nests and chicks are
not crushed by cattle, burying or removing rock and junk piles that house piping
plover predators, uprooting trees in the
nearby prairie to remove raptor perches,
and replanting areas with prairie to reduce runoff and sedimentation in the alkali lakes.
Connie Mueller and Kristen Brenan of
the Lostwood NWR were among those
honored.
By Ron Smith, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service
my topic. I have a beautiful,
huge schefflera in my steamheated apartment. It has done
well through the years. This
summer, I did a lot of fertilizing, so it grew significantly.
One branch added many new
leaves from the stalk and other
branches grew huge leaves
from the extension of the
branches. Recently, the branch
with 10 new leaves on the trunk
started dying from the top.
Each day the sickness goes
farther down the trunk and the
newer leaves are wilting and
falling off. The stalk has been
turning a darker green from the
top downward. I broke off some
of the trunk from the top and it
looks like there’s a white fungus
in the center. Also, the wood
is soggy. Could the problem
be root rot? I am somewhat
perplexed because the branch
closer to the base of the plant
is healthy and a separate trunk
is very healthy. Do you have
any suggestions about what
to do? Is there some sort or
antifungus treatment I can give
it? Should I dry out the plant? I
look forward to your response.
(e-mail reference)
A: I cannot tell from your
description what the problem
is. If you can cut the affected
parts back to healthy tissue
and allow it to callus over, that
might arrest any further development of the problem. The
fact that the other stems are
healthy and solid is a good sign.
Stressing the plant a little by
withholding water might help,
but it depends on what it is you
are dealing with. The only way
to get an accurate diagnosis
is to send a sample to a plant
pathology or diagnostic lab
at the land-grant university in
your state.
Q: We have about 60 emerald green arborvitaes. All of
them have been in the ground
from three to eight years. This
year, we were slammed by
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inquiry concerning the growing of black walnuts in Crosby,
I stated that I wasn’t sure the
trees would grow there and
proceeded to give some advice.
Somehow, this was interpreted
that I didn’t know black walnuts grew in our state. They
do. I know it because one of
my neighbors has a beautiful
black walnut tree. Since then,
18 of you good readers have
sent me e-mails or called me to
tell me of black walnuts growing in your vicinity or on your
property. Thank you for the
feedback. It proves to me that
the column is read carefully
by many of you! The last time
I was in Crosby was more than
22 years ago. I honestly can’t
recall seeing any black walnut
trees growing there. Therefore,
when the inquiry came to me,
I answered that I didn’t know
if black walnuts would grow in
that corner of the state. I still
don’t because no one from
Crosby has contacted me. Anyway, my assistant, editor and
I would like to put the black
walnut question to rest. Thanks
to those of you who are willing
to offer some of the nuts to this
person. If the writer ever gets
back in touch with me, I’ll link
him up with some of you.
Also, I recently received a
carefully typewritten letter
postmarked Spokane, Wash.
The letter was very complimentary about the information in
the Hortiscope column. These
compliments were greatly appreciated. However, the sender
did not include a return address on the envelope or in the
letter. With the hope that she is
reading the column, I want to
thank “Old Lady P” (her signature). She has been using coffee
grounds in her garden for 40
years. May your garden and life
continue to flourish!
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ery Champion awards. These awards are
given to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) staff and their partners whose
work advances the recovery of endangered and threatened species of plants
and animals in the United States.
“Recovery Champions are leaders
in the conservation of endangered and
threatened species of plants and animals
across the United States and beyond its
borders,” said Acting Director of the Service, Rowan Gould.
The piping plover is dependent on the
Alkali Lakes ecosystem and nests on the
Missouri River. While some birds nest on
refuge lands, most breed on the shorelines of alkali lakes on private and nonprofit lands such as The Nature Conservancy’s Williams Preserve – a 2,100-acre
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snow, freezing sleet and then
more snow. The total snowfall
is about 24 inches. All of the
arborvitaes are heavy with
snow and ice. They are bent
down to the ground and ended
up being buried in snow for
about a week. I've tried to pull
the branches and stalks of each
shrub out of the snow. However, they are badly bent and
a fair amount of needles have
been lost. Do you feel these
shrubs will bounce back and
look the way they used to look?
Is there anything I can do to
help them? Sorry for the length
of this question. (e-mail reference)
A: Plant materials suffer
brutally when we have winters
like this one. None will thrive
under layers of ice and snow
that cause breakage or severe
bending under heavy loads
such as you describe. I’ve seen
in some instances where arborvitaes will realign themselves
to their original form. In other
instances, they have not. In
one case, the frustrated owner
pruned them back to a shrub
form, which is not something
you want from emerald green
arborvitaes. All I can tell you
is to wait until spring or early
summer to see what the results
will be from all this weather
brutality and hope for the best.
In the meantime, try your best
to keep them from getting bent
over anymore from more snow
or ice storm events.
Q: I have what I think is a
desiree begonia. This plant has
been around for many years
because it used to belong to
my mother-in-law. I prune it,
place the clippings in water and
watch them get roots. I then
transplant them and continue
making more plants. I give them
away and donate some to the
local mission or any nonprofit
society. I think the leaves are
beautiful and love how the
plant can be tailored to grow in
many different ways. If I would
like it to flower, can you suggest a plant food to help in this
process? I have many plants
in different areas of my house.
I have done the drying out
thing and other tips that I have
learned about on the Internet. I
just thought that you might be
able to suggest something to
jumpstart the flowering of my
beautiful plants. I will love them
regardless, but I have seen flowers on other begonias. I think
the flowers are so delicate and
beautiful. Any suggestions?
(Victoria, B.C.)
A: Your natural light intensity
in Victoria will be low for five or
more months of the year. The
secret to getting any plant to
bloom that is not day lengthcontrolled is to do a combination of management schemes.
Increase the light intensity and
duration, cut back somewhat
on the fertilizer and water and
be patient. This might necessitate you getting a plant grow
light or two. Put the light on
for 14 to16 hours a day for a
few months to see if it will set
flower buds for you. In the
meantime, do not push the
fertilizer and watering. From
your note, it appears you are a
very generous person, so that
generosity probably extends to
your plant care. Many plants
will accept all the tender loving
care you can give them but only
give back minimal rewards such
as leafy growth.
Q: I have a few questions
about apples. I have noted that
some apples have as many as
12 seeds and others as few as
two. Why is that? Secondly, if I
save and dry the seeds in the
house, will they grow if planted
next spring (if that ever gets
here)? What tips do you have
for drying and planting the
seeds? Thanks in advance for
your time and consideration of
these questions.
A: It sounds like you might
be a shirttail relative of Johnny
Appleseed. A full ovary of
seeds versus a partial set goes
back to if the fertilization was
successful or the fruit may
be exhibiting parthenocarpy,
which is seedless fruit development, which also is known as
virgin fruit. The seed should
be stored at this time of year
in dampened sphagnum moss
in a container in the crisper
section of the refrigerator until
spring. Only allow the seeds
to dry sufficiently to facilitate
ease of handling during planting. Plant the seeds outdoors in
a prepared bed with friable soil
that is about 1/2 to 1 inch deep.
Don’t go any deeper because
the seedlings will use up all of
their stored energy trying to
emerge into sunlight.
Q: Our beautiful 18-year-old
river birch was damaged by
the last snowstorm. Two of
the three main trunks have
snapped off about 15 feet from
the ground. I thought that the
entire tree would have to go,
but the tree removal people
lopped off all three trunks at
the same height and assured
me that the branches will grow
out. It looks awful right now,
but I am willing to wait a year
or two to see if the tree will
grow back. Should we give up
and have the tree removed?
A: If they cut it back to where
there are no major branches
below the cutoff points, then
the stumps will remain stumps.
Any growth that may come
forth will be known as epicormic growth (suckers) that will
not develop into worthwhile
branches. In this case, the tree
should be removed.
Notice to Creditors
Probate No. 12-11-P-017
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DIVIDE, STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of Doris
Elaine Thompson, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Keith W. Thompson has
been appointed Personal
Representative of the estate
of Doris Elaine Thompson. All
persons having claims against
the decedent are required to
present their claims within
three months after the date
of the first publication of this
notice or their claims will be
forever barred. Claims must
either be presented to Keith W.
Thompson at 880 12th Avenue
West, Dickinson, ND 58601,
Personal Representative of the
estate, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 28th day of February, 2011.
Keith W. Thompson,
Personal Representative
Dann Greenwood
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P.L.L.P.
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P.O. Box 1157
Dickinson, ND 58602-1157
Attorneys for Applicant
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of March, 2011.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Alternatives available for wheat midge scouting
Based on the results of the wheat
midge survey for 2011, which were
released a few weeks ago by the NDSU
Entomology Department, scouting for
midge will be important across much
of the county this summer as our
wheat and durum crop begins to head.
Just about the entire county has at
least 200 midge larvae per square meter. This is a high enough population
to cause problems if conditions during
wheat heading are very favorable
for midge and would warrant some
scouting to determine midge numbers
in fields by anyone concerned about
wheat midge. Midge numbers exceed
500 larvae per square meter across
much of the county, which will require
close monitoring by wheat producers
to prevent losses due to yield reduction and damaged kernels.
As was mentioned last week, scouting for wheat midge is not necessarily an easy task. Scouting needs to
be done at dusk or after dark. Plus,
temperatures need to be above 59 F
and wind speed needs to be less than
County
Agent
By Keith Brown
6 mph to truly access midge populations. Because we are not always
going to have these conditions, not every evening is going to be suitable for
scouting, and there is a limit to how
many acres you will be able to scout
on evenings that are suitable.
Because of these factors, producers may want to consider a couple of
newer alternatives to field scouting
that are now available. One uses a sex
pheromone trap set-up, which I wrote
about last week. The other uses yellow sticky traps to monitor for wheat
midge in the field.
Yellow sticky traps are commercially available from pheromone trap
suppliers and are a relatively inexpensive method (about $0.60 per trap)
for monitoring wheat midge population densities. The number of adults
trapped on yellow sticky traps has
been correlated to the subsequent
number of larvae that infest and injure
seeds, making it possible to use them
to help in making control decisions.
To monitor wheat midge populations with yellow sticky traps, it is recommended that the traps be placed
out in the field when the wheat or
durum crop is beginning to head. The
traps should be placed at the height
of the wheat heads. Ten yellow sticky
traps per field are recommended with
traps spaced 33 feet (10 meters) apart
in a row 50 feet from the edge of the
field. Traps should be placed in the
field for three successive nights. An insecticide application is recommended
when five to 20 wheat midge adults
are captured per trap. This infestation
level is estimated to cause about 2
percent seed damage.
When traps capture more than 20
adults per trap, fields may have more
than 5 percent seed damage and economic yield loss.
Yellow sticky traps are more economical than the pheromone based
trap set-up, but will require more work
to set out and monitor than the pheromone based system. Plus, unlike the
pheromone traps which only attracts
the male wheat midge, both sexes of
wheat midge as well as many other
insects will be captured on the yellow
sticky traps. This means that more
care will be required in identification
and counting of captured midge with
the yellow sticky traps.
A simple trap design that can be
used just to determine if wheat midge
are present in a field is a white plastic foam plate attached to the top
and bottom of a surveyor’s flag. The
plate’s surface is coated with vegetable or cooking oil to capture adults
that are flying about. These type
of sticky traps do not provide any
information about the need to treat, as
there are too many variables to corre-
late the number of adults trapped on
the traps to the subsequent number
of larvae that infest and injure seeds.
While these traps are of limited use,
they can alert an individual to the
presence of wheat midge and help in
identifying midges so that scouting
or other methods of monitoring can
be used to determine if a threshold
population of midge is present in the
field. An insecticide treatment should
be considered when the adult midge
density reaches one midge per four to
five wheat heads for hard red spring
wheat or one midge per seven to eight
heads for durum.
As was mentioned last week, if
there are producers interest in trying
the pheromone traps or yellow stick
cards as wheat midge scouting alternatives, there might be the potential
to order supplies in bulk. If you think
you might be interested, please let me
know sometime so we can gauge the
interest.
New-fangled belly fat gizmos Early preparations under way
for 2011 Divide County Fair
don t make us all Adonises
How Many Sit-ups Does It Take to Reduce
Belly Fat?
Answer: Zero!
With all the gadgets and gizmos available
that promise six-pack abs, you might think we
should be a nation of strapping Adonises. Instead, the current U.S. obesity epidemic would
indicate otherwise.
Stephen Ball, University of Missouri Extension exercise physiologist, says sit-ups and
crunches will tighten your abdominal muscles,
but you will still have the same layer of fat sitting on top of those muscles.
“Exercise equipment manufacturers mislead
us with flashy infomercials showing beer bellies
transforming into defined midriffs with the use
of simple devices...usually in just minutes a
day!” Ball said.
Researchers have demonstrated that spot reduction leaves our spots unreduced.
The American Council on Exercise compared
fat deposits in the arms of high-level tennis
players. If spot reduction worked, the playing
arm of a tennis player would have less fat than
the inactive arm.
The investigators found more muscle in the
athletes’ playing arm, but there was no difference in the fat deposits between the two arms.
“Doing those types of exercises will strengthen those muscles,” Ball said. “You will build
muscles there, but you’re likely not losing body
fat in that area.”
How to lose body fat
Aerobic exercises like bicycling, jogging or
running are the best way to lose body fat, Ball
says. These exercises raise your heart rate and
cause your body to draw upon its fat stores for
energy.
This, and a sensible diet, will help shrink
those problem spots over time.
However, success at getting rid of fat bulges
depends on where they’re located.
“Men typically store fat around their stomach
and have an apple-shaped body type. Women
tend to store fat in their hips, thighs and buttocks and appear more pear-shaped,” Ball said.
(It is possible for these fat storage roles to be
reversed, Ball notes. Fat storage in the body is
based on our own individual genetic code that
we inherit through our ancestors.)
The places where the body stores fat can affect health, Ball says.
“The good news for women is lower body
fat is not associated with an increased risk for
heart disease, diabetes or other health issues.
The bad news is it takes longer to lose lower
body fat and is often the last place fat is lost,
Ball said.
“The good news for men is fat stored around
the stomach is easier to lose, because the
body readily uses it for energy. The bad news
is fat stored around the stomach puts men at
a greater risk for developing heart disease and
other health issues.”
Bottom line, there is no device or magic
bullet for getting into shape. According to Ball,
a combination of strength exercises, aerobic
exercise and a sensible diet will, over time, put
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Home On
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By Peggy Anderson
you on the road to health and fitness.
Is It Done Yet?
Changes in the texture, consistency or color
of food, such as the browning of ground beef,
cannot guarantee food safety and doneness,
and that’s why food professionals recommend
using a food thermometer to reduce the risk of
foodborne illness.
“Doing so also will protect food quality and
reduce waste that can run-up the food bill,”
said Valentina Remig, a food safety and nutrition specialist and former faculty member at
Kansas State University who developed a USDAfunded food safety campaign for baby boomers.
Using a food thermometer is easy, and doing
so need not be costly, she said.
Food thermometers are available at supermarkets, hardware, kitchen, discount department and other stores, and can be purchased
for $10 or less, said Remig, who offered a quick
shopping guide:
An oven-safe dial thermometer is recommended for use in roasts, whole poultry, casseroles and soups; to use, insert the stem (not
touching the bone, fat or pan) 2 to 2 1/2 inches
for a reading in 1 to 2 minutes.
A digital instant-read thermometer can be
used with both thick and thin foods; insert at
least 1/2 inch for a reading in 10 seconds.
An instant-read dial thermometer should be
inserted 2 to 2 1/2 inches deep for a reading in
15-20 seconds.
A thermometer fork, which can be used in
thick and thin foods, should be inserted at least
1/2 inch deep for a reading in two to 10 seconds.
A pop-up timer included with turkey or
other poultry products does not usually have
a probe with sufficient depth to accurately test
doneness, said Remig, who encouraged using a
regular food thermometer in place of the popup timer.
“Checking the temperatures of all cooked
foods is recommended,” said Remig, who
explained that the USDA recommended cooked
temperatures vary.
For example, the cooked temperature is
higher for ground meats because the grinding
process exposes more surfaces to potential
bacterial contamination.
Schedule
Wednesday, March 23 – Burke County
Thursday, March 24 – Divide County
Friday, March 25 – Burke County
Monday, March 28 – March 31 - Fargo
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Divide County Fair board
President Doreen Schilke is excited about another donation
toward some portable bleachers, as well as a tentative entertainment lineup.
The fair is set for June 17, 18
and 19, with an early headliner
set to perform Thursday night,
June 16.
“The big entertainment is
booked already,” said Schilke,
including an “up and coming”
band out of Las Vegas.
“They play all kinds of music. We heard them at our State
Fair Convention. They sang Sugarland and sounded just like
them,” she said.
The performance by “Wild
The NDSU Extension Service has experts in
each county who can provide useful, practical
and research-based information to agricultural
producers, small-business owners, youth,
consumers and others. If you need information,
contact your county Extension Service office or
go to www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension.
NDSU Extension Service - Divide County
Corn/Sunflower Meters
NKeith
Call now to reserve the planter for the 2011 season. The
planter will be available on a first-call basis. The rental
rate is $10/ac with a $500 refundable deposit.
A 75+ hp tractor is required, not included.
Burke County Soil Conservation District
Northgate Dam & Short Creek Dam
$10,000 purchase, leaving the
fair board with only $1,000 left
to fund.
Earlier awards came from the
Crosby Spirit Fund ($5,500) and
the Williston Star Fund ($2,500).
The portable bleachers can
be used outdoors and may be
easily hauled to other locations
for events held anywhere in the
community.
“Anybody in the community
can use them,” said Schilke.
“They can be hauled from one
point to the next.”
The availability of the bleachers to a variety of community
groups and activities was one of
the things the ag improvement
board considered in making its
decision, she said.
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Card” will be offered Thursday
night, in the hope of drawing in
some of the people in town for
the Ag Open golf tournament at
the Country Club.
“We just thought we’d tie it
in. We’ve kind of extended our
fair one more evening,” said
Schilke, with an attraction she
believes will appeal to teens,
adults and families alike.
Some of the other main
events will include “Northern
Outlaw Wrestling,” the Ranch
Rodeo and magician Kevin Hall.
The board also has received
another big donation toward its
portable bleacher purchase.
Schilke said the Divide County Ag Improvement Association
has kicked in $1,000 toward the
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News
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Divide County Boards of Equalization
Meeting schedule for Divide County Boards of Equalization.
North Dakota Century Code, chapter 57-09 states that if the same person performs the duties of assessor for two
or more townships or cities, the clerk/auditor will confer with assessor and designate a day and hour.
Therefore, I, Heather Kippen, county director of tax equalization, after conferring with appropriate clerk/auditor
have established the following schedule of equalization meetings for townships and cities in 2011.
DATE
TIME
TOWNSHIP/CITY
MEETING LOCATION
April 11, 2011
10:30 AM
Border Township
Bootlegger’s Dining Room
April 11, 2011
11:00 AM
Mentor Township
Bootlegger’s Dining Room
April 11, 2011
1:00 PM
Frederick Township
Lynn Jacobson home
April 11, 2011
2:00 PM
Garnet Township
Craig Renner home
April 12, 2011
10:30 AM
City of Fortuna
The Border Tavern
April 12, 2011
7:00 PM
Stoneview Township
Brian Gustafson home
April 13, 2011
9:00 AM
Frazier Township
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 13, 2011
9:30 AM
Hawkeye Township
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 13, 2011
10:00 AM
Long Creek Township
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 13, 2011
10:30 PM
Blooming Prairie Township
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 13, 2011
11:00 AM
Troy Township
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 13, 2011
11:30 AM
Burg Township
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 14, 2011
1:30 PM
Plumer Township
Dan Lindsey home (Crosby)
April 14, 2011
3:00 PM
Hayland Township
Raymond Nygaard home
April 14, 2011
5:00 PM
Sioux Trail Township
Ellis Berg home
April 14, 2011
5:30 PM
Smoky Butte Township
Gene Knudsvig home
April 18, 2011
1:30 PM
Ambrose City
Courthouse/Farmers Room
April 19, 2011
7:00 PM
Fillmore Township
Jeanne Erickson home
April 19, 2011
8:30 PM
Noonan City
Noonan Community Center
Heather Kippen
Divide County
Director of Tax Equalization
NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE DISTRICT COURT,
NORTHWEST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF DIVIDE,
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
HARRY W. MARTIN, Deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR
PETITION FOR FORMAL
PROBATE OF A WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF A PERSONAL
PRERESENTATIVE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that KATHRYN ANN MARTIN
has filed herein a Petition for
Formal Probate of Will and Appointment of a Personal Repre-
sentative.
Hearing has been set upon
said Petition on the 13th day of
April, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the
Courtroom of the above named
Court in the City of Crosby,
County of Divide, State of North
Dakota.
Dated this 1st day of March,
2011.
Neff Eiken and Neff, PC
/s/Dwight C. Eiken
Attorney for the Petitioner
PO Box 1526
Williston ND 58802
(3-9,16,23)
Water bill is huge risk
By Bill Sheldon, Ray, N.D.
HB 1206, Western Area Water
Supply, claims that our aquifers
are in jeopardy. This assumption is unfounded.
I live and farm in Nesson Valley. Our aquifer’s primary use is
irrigation. In season, we farmers pump over 40 million gallons per day, about six times
the total daily oil field use for
all of North Dakota. Our aquifer
is replenished directly by Lake
Sakakawea. The state has never
denied a permit in our aquifer.
The present three water depots
in Nesson are operated by Williams County residents. They
are permitted for industrial use
by not using any irrigation water from these wells. This protects our aquifer while the State
Water Commission continues
to monitor it. Other aquifers in
western North Dakota have also
proven to be very solid. The water quality has proven very successful.
These depots are providing
additional revenue to western
North Dakota residents and
taxpayers. Any citizen of North
Dakota can apply to the State
Water Commission to obtain a
water permit for beneficial use
of our state’s water for agricultural or industrial use.
HB 1206 is a huge risk for
North Dakota. It requires the
state to bond an elaborate plan
that will put us taxpayers at
great risk. This plan is not financially feasible. Oil companies
have not contracted to buy a
single gallon from this pipeline.
Yet to be viable the pipeline
needs to capture a majority of
the water already being provided along its route. The water
provided by HB1206 would be
treated, potable, and expensive,
proven not necessary oil field
use.
Many of the pipeline’s depots are practically right beside
presently operating private depots that were put in at an average cost of $250,000. Depots
that have more than enough capacity for present and future oil
field use, without depleting our
aquifers.
The Western Area Water Supply needs to focus on providing quality, affordable water
for rural and municipal needs.
The cost would be about onethird of the $150 million to $200
million proposed pipeline and
treatment plant.
The large amount of money
saved would be much better if
used for our area roads and infrastructure. Let’s plan a pipeline not a pipe dream.
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SUMMONS
Civil No. 12-11-C-14
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
IN DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY
OF DIVIDE, NORTHWEST
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Stakston-Martin Funeral
Home, Plaintiff,
-vs- Marciana Peralta Damm,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned
to answer the Complaint in this
action which is or will be filed
in the office of the Clerk of District Court in the County of Divide, State of North Dakota, and
to serve a copy of your Answer
upon the subscriber herto within twenty (20) days after the
services of this Summons upon
you, exclusive of the day of such
service, and in case of your failure to answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default for
the relief prayed for.
Dated at Crosby, North Dakota, this 8th day of March, 2011.
Elizabeth L. Pendlay
(ND Bar ID: 06372)
Attorney for Plaintiff
206 North Main Street
PO Box 289
Crosby, ND 58730-0289
Telephone: (701) 965-6036
(3-16,23,30)
NOTICE OF HEARING
Court File No. 12-11-P-026
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF DIVIDE COUNTY,
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate
of Thelma Larson Norheim,
Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That Birgit Norheim Oyen has
filed herein a Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Determination of Heirs.
The assets of the estate consist of the decedent’s interest
in certain minerals located in
Mountrail County, North Dakota, described as follows:
All of the decedent’s undivided one-third (1/3rd) interest
in and to all of the oil, gas, and
all other minerals in and under
and that may be produced from
the following described lands,
situated in Divide County, North
Dakota, to-wit:
Township 162 North, Range
99 West
Section 17: SE¼
Section 20: NE¼
Hearing has been set upon
such Petition for Adjudication
of Intestacy and Determination
of Heirs on the 27th day of April,
2011 at 11:00 o’clock a.m. at the
courtroom of the above-named
Court in the City of Crosby,
County of Divide, and the State
of North Dakota.
Dated: March 18, 2011.
Birgit Norheim Oyen - Petitioner
3692 Sauland Telemark, Norway
(3-23,30,4-6)
NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DIVIDE COUNTY,
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Paula C. Kragness, Deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Eric Norman Chase Sortland
has led herein an Application for
Formal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative, a copy of which is on le in
the ofce of the Clerk of Divide
County District Court, PO Box 68,
Crosby, North Dakota 58730-0068.
Hearing has been set upon said
Application on Wednesday, April
13, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at the
Courtroom of the above-named
Court in the city of Crosby, in the
County of Divide, State of North
Dakota, with the Honorable Josh
Rustad presiding.
Dated this 1st day of March,
2011.
Peter H. Furuseth (#4160)
PO Box 417
417 1st Avenue East
Williston ND 58802-0417
(701) 774-0005
(3-9,16,23)
ATTENTION
HUNTERS
2011 BIGHORN SHEEP, ELK
AND MOOSE PROCLAMATION SUMMARY
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announces
the following summary of regulations and changes for the
2011 Bighorn Sheep, Elk and Moose hunting seasons.
• All licenses will be issued by a lottery procedure through the North Dakota Game
and Fish Department (exception: one bighorn sheep license shall be auctioned
and one moose license and one elk license shall be raffled in accordance with
guidelines set forth by the North Dakota Century Code).
• Applications are available from county auditors, license vendors and the
Department. The deadline for submitting applications to the Department's
Bismarck office is March 30, 2011.
SPECIES
SEASON
SEASON BAG LIMIT
Bighorn Sheep Bow Only Option
Oct. 14 - Nov. 3
Bighorn Sheep Regular Season
Oct. 21 - Nov. 3
Elk Bow Season (Unit E1,E2)
Sept. 2 - Sept. 25
Oct. 7 - Oct. 31 and
Nov. 25 - Dec. 11
Oct. 7 - Dec. 31
Elk Regular Season (Unit E1)
Elk Regular Season (Unit E2)
Any Elk September Season (Unit E3, E4) Sept. 2 - Sept. 30
Any Elk October Season (Unit E3, E4)
Oct. 7 - Oct. 31
Any Elk Extended Season (Unit E3, E4)
Nov. 4 - Dec. 31
Elk Regular Season (Unit E5)
Sept. 2 - Dec. 31
Moose Bow Season (All Units)
Moose Regular Season
(Units M4, M8, M9, M10, M11)
Sept. 2 - Sept. 25
Oct. 7 - Oct. 30
One Male Bighorn Sheep
One Elk of the type
designated on license
Exception - Unit E1 Regular
"Any Elk" licensees restricted
to antlerless elk only during
Nov. 25 - Dec. 11
portion of season.
One Moose of the type
designated on license
Moose Regular Season
Nov. 18 - Dec. 11
(Units M5, M6)
Hours of Hunting are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
APPLYING BY COMPUTER
QUICK - CONVENIENT - EASY
You can also apply for your Bighorn Sheep, Elk or Moose
Visit our website at
license via the internet — 24 hours a day — 7 days a week
gf.nd.gov
making sure your application is in before the deadline.
Visa, Discover and MasterCard accepted.
Regular application fees apply
with no service charge added.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR
• Total bighorn sheep licenses will remain the same at 6. An area in Unit B4 (former release site
which had been closed) will now be open to hunting.
• Total moose licenses decreased from 173 to 163. Unit M11 has been expanded to allow
hunting over a wider area in western North Dakota. Unit M1C remains closed in 2011.
• Total elk licenses decreased from 561 to 501. The antlerless elk season for Units E3 and E4
has been eliminated. All 300 licenses for Units E3 and E4 will be "any elk" to give hunters the
maximum opportunity for harvest. The director may designate certain private lands in Units
E1 and E2 as open to the hunting of antlerless elk from Aug. 12 - Sept. 30 if depredation problems
occur and other measures are proven ineffective.
Lottery results may be obtained by visiting our website at gf.nd.gov
A complete 2011 bighorn sheep, elk, and moose hunting proclamation is available from the North Dakota
Game and Fish Department, 100 North Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095. (701) 328-6300.
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Noonan City Council Minutes
REGULAR MEETING MARCH 15, 2011
Present: Jerome Raymo, Doug
Clemens, Dallas Lund, Cyndie
Fagerbakke, Richard Haug, and
Dwaine Waller.
The Regular Meeting of the
City of Noonan, Divide County,
North Dakota, was called to order on
Mar. 15, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at
City Hall. Minutes from the last
Regular Meeting were read, and
approved by Commissioners present.
Old Business: Repair work on
water tower was discussed. Repair
work on Community Center was
discussed. Snow plowing was discussed.
New Business: A motion by Jerome Raymo to pay Bruce Fagerbakke $450.00 for renting pay loader for snow removal. The motion
was seconded by Doug Clemens.
The motion as approved. Sunday
openings for Southside Tavern, and
Bootleggers Bar, for Mar. 13, 20,
27, 2011, and Apr. 3, and 10, 2011,
were approved by Commissioners
present.
With no more business, the meeting was adjourned.
The following bills were approved for payment: Divide
County Auditor, $600; Circle Sanitation, 1,800; Ameripride, 74.67;
One Call Concept, 2.60; N.C. Ag.,
177.75; Lund Construction Co.,
Inc., 2,127,32; N.C.C., 66.98; The
Journal, 68.17; Astro - Chem Lab,
Inc., 30.00; B and B Hardware
Store, 173.77; Bruce Fagerbakke,
450.00.
These minutes are unapproved.
Dwaine Waller Auditor
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
ON PETITION FOR APPROPRIATION OF WATHER FROM
GROUND WATER SOURCES
TAKE NOTICE that Connie Sandvik, Billings, Montana, has submitted
water permit application No. 6225 to
the North Dakota Ofce of the State
Engineer for a permit to divert and
appropriate water from ground-water
sources.
The application requests a permit
to appropriate water from groundwater sources, utilizing point(s) of
diversion located in the NW1/4 of
Section 28 and in the NE1/4 of Section 29, both located in Township
160 North, Range 103 West in Divide
County, North Dakota, at a pumping rate of 2,000 gallons per minute
during the operating season, for each
year said permit may remain in force,
with an annual appropriation of 468.0
acre-feet, for the purpose of irrigating
312.0 acres located in the NW1/4 of
Section 28 and in the NE1/4 of Section 29, Township 160 North, Range
103 West, as shown on the map(s)
accompanying the application.
TAKE NOTICE that written comments regarding the proposed appropriation must be led int eh North
Dakota Ofce of the State Engineer,
900 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0850, by
5:00 o’clock P.M., CDT, on the 18th
day of April, 2011. The State Engineer will consider all written comments and prepare a recommended
decision, which will be provided to
the applicant and persons submitting
written comments. Those persons
may provide additional information,
request a hearing, or both.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota
March 8, 2011.
/s/Todd Sando, P.E.
North Dakota State Engineer
900 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0850
(3-16,23)
NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DIVIDE COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In The Matter of the Estate
of MILTON CHRISTIANSON,
deceased
NOTICE OF HEARING
PETITION FOR APPLICATION
FOR FORMAL PROBATE AND
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN
INTESTACY AND TO ESTABLISH SUCCESSION OF PROPERTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Connie Peterson, has led herein
an Application for Formal Probate
and Appointment of Personal Representative in Intestacy and to Establish
Succession of Property.
Hearing has been set upon said petition on the 13th day of April, 2011,
at 11:00 o’clock A.M., Central Time
at the Courtroom of the above named
Court in the City of Crosby, County
of Divide, State of North Dakota.
Dated this 11th day of March,
2011.
THOMAS & THOMAS
/s/Bruce A. Selinger
Attorney for Petitioner
P.O. Box 1173
Dickinson, ND 58602-1173
(I.D. #04368)
(3-16,23,30)
NOTICE OF HEARING
IN THE DISTRICT COURT,
NORTHWEST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT, DIVIDE COUNTY,
NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF ALICE C.
HALVORSON, DECEASED
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Douglas C. Halvorson, Petitioner
in the Estate of Alice C. Halvorson,
deceased, has led herein a Petition
for Adjudication of Intestacy, Determination of Heirs and Formal
Appointment of Personal Representative, a copy of which has been
led with the Divide County Clerk
of Court in Crosby, North Dakota.
Hearing has been set upon said
Petition on the 13th day of April,
2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M., at the
Courtroom of the above named Court
in the City of Crosby, State of North
Dakota, or as soon thereafter as the
matter may be heard.
Dated this 2nd day of March,
2011.
Elizabeth L. Pendlay
Attorney for
Petitioner
206 North Main Street
PO Box 289
Crosby, ND 58730-0289
(3-9,16,23)
Church Schedules
St. PATRICK S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Crosby, ND
Father Biju Chitteth
Wed.: Mar. 23, Mass, 7 p.m.
Fri.: Mar. 25, Mass, 8 a.m.
Sun.: Mar. 27, Mass, 9 a.m.
Mon.: Mar. 28, Private devotion 8 a.m.
Good Samaritan
Society, Crosby
Tues.: Mar. 29, Mass, 6 p.m.
St. Luke s Noonan
Sat.: Mar. 26, Mass, 5:30
p.m.
St. John s Portal
Sun.: Mar. 27, Mass, 11:30
a.m.
CROSBY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Crosby, ND
Pastor Dennis Huenefeld
Wed.: Mar. 23, 7 p.m. Boys’
and girls’ program; 8 p.m. Youth
Group (Left Behind Series).
Sun.: Mar. 27, 9:45 a.m.
SS; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship;
10:45 a.m. Morning worship;
6:30 p.m. Evening service at the
parsonage.
Mon.: Mar. 28, 7:45 a.m. Women’s prayer group.
Tues.: Mar. 29, 3 p.m. and
7 p.m. Sunday service broadcast on NCC Cable.
GRENORA LUTHERAN,
St. OLAF LUTHERAN, Grenora
& UNITED LUTHERAN, Zahl
Interim Pastor
Rev. Lorna Halaas
St. Olaf Lutheran SS, 10 a.m.;
Worship, 11 a.m.
United Lutheran, Zahl, worship, 9 a.m., with SS, 10 a.m.
ALLIANCE CHAPEL, Wildrose
Greg Knopp, Pastor
Sun.: SS, 9:45 a.m.; Worship,
11 a.m.
Wed.: Bible Study, 7 p.m.
SALE OF OIL & GAS LEASES
The Board of University and School
Lands will conduct an oil and gas
lease auction on Wednesday, May 4,
2011, at 9:00 AM, CT at the Airport
International Inn, Highway 2 and 85
North, Williston, ND. For a list of
tracts being offered, visit www.land.
nd.gov, or call (701) 328-2800 or
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
CALVARY LUTHERAN, Alamo
Sun.: Mar. 27, Worship,
11 a.m.
write to the State Land Dept., Box
5523, Bismarck, ND 58506-5523.
Anyone needing auxiliary aids and
services, call Judy at (701) 328-1920
by 4/27/11.
3/18/11
/s/ Lance D. Gaebe
State Land Commissioner
(3-23,30)
GRACE LUTHERAN, Wildrose
Wed.: Mar. 23, Men’s breakfast, 7 a.m.
Sun.: Mar. 27, Worship, 9
a.m.
Tues.: Mar. 29, Quilting, 1
p.m.
Wed.: Mar. 30, Men’s breakfast, 7 a.m.
NOONAN LUTHERAN PARISH
Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
and Rural Churches
Zion Lutheran, Noonan
Peace Lutheran, Crosby
Ethyl Mae Nelson, AIM
Wed.: Mar. 23, Lenten service
at Bethlehem, 7 p.m.
Sun.: Mar. 27, Worship - Zion,
9 a.m.; Peace 11 a.m.
McGREGOR - WHITE EARTH
LUTHERAN PARISH
Jim Hamann, Pastoral Ass t.
Wed.: Mar. 23, 6 p.m. Supper
at Zion; 7 p.m. Lenten service at
Zion.
Thurs.: Mar. 24, 3 p.m. Communion service at TMC - LTC,
with Pastor Sandy and Jim;
6:30 p.m. Supper at First;
7:30 p.m. Lenten worship at
First.
Sun.: Mar. 27, 9 a.m. First worship; 10 a.m. SS at Zion; 11 a.m.
Zion worship.
Tues.: Mar. 29, 10 a.m. Pastors’ Text Study.
Wed.: Mar. 30, 6 p.m. Supper
at Zion; 7 p.m. Lenten service at
Zion.
Leaders’ meeting, 7 p.m.
Wed.; Mar. 30, Lenten service
at St. John’s, 7 p.m.; Kim, Missy,
and Vicky, host the soup supper
at 6:15 p.m.
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
Crosby, ND
Pastor Rob Garton
Wed.: Mar. 23, 6 p.m. Lent
supper, and Bible Study; 7 p.m.
Holden Prayer.
Thurs.: Mar. 24, 9 a.m. Quilting.
Sun.: Mar. 27, (Third Sunday
in Lent); No Adult Bible Study;
9:15 a.m. SS; 10:30 a.m. Worship
(LBW2), with Guest Speaker,
Brad Dokken; Potluck dinner to
follow worship.
Tues.: Mar. 29, Pastor Rob at
Text Study.
Wed.: Mar. 30, 6 p.m. Lenten
supper, and Bible Study; 7 p.m.
Holden Prayer.
Thurs.: Mar. 31, 9 a.m. Quilting.
CHRIST LUTHERAN, Lignite
Phyllis Scroggins, Pastor
Wed.: Mar. 23, Pastor in Lignite; 7:30 p.m. Joint Lenten service at Trinity in Columbus.
Sun.: Mar. 27, 11 a.m. Worship.
Mon.: Mar. 28, 9:30 a.m. Quilting.
NW UNITED LUTHERAN PARISH
Ron Dahle, Pastor
Wed.: Mar. 23, 7:30 p.m. Lenten service at Ambrose.
Sun.: Mar. 27, No services.
Wed.: Mar. 30, 7:30 p.m. Lenten service at Writing Rock.
TRINITY LUTHERAN, Columbus
Phyllis Scroggins, Pastor
Wed.: Mar. 23, Pastor at Lignite; 4 p.m. Confirmation at
Trinity; 7:30 p.m. Lenten service at Trinity.
Sun.: Mar. 27, 9 a.m. Worship/
Communion; 10 a.m. SS.
WESTBY LUTHERAN PARISH
Barb Westhoff, Pastor
Wed.: Mar. 23, Lenten service
at Immanuel, 7 p.m.; Rachel
Circle hosts the Soup Supper at
6 p.m.
Sun.: Mar. 27, Immanuel
worship, 10 a.m., with SS,
11 a.m.; Confirmation, 9 a.m.;
Coffee -LYO; St. John’s worship,
11:30 a.m.; Newsletter handed
out.
Tues.: Mar. 29, Bible Study
FAITH LUTHERAN, Columbus
Morris Kirchhof, Pastor
Wed.: Mar. 23, 6 p.m. Soup
and sandwich meal; 7 p.m. Lenten service, with Pastor Gary
Benson.
Sun.: Mar. 27, 10 a.m. SS;
11 a.m. Worship, with Pastor
Ron Dahle.
Wed.: Mar. 30, 6 p.m. Soup
and sandwich meal; 7 p.m. Lenten service, with Pastor Morris
Kirchhof.
Business and Professional Directory
We’re keeping a list!
As a community service, the Crosby
Housing Authority is compiling a list of
all housing, rental or for sale, that is
available in the community.
PLEASE let us know if you have
housing for sale or rent.
PLEASE also let us know
if you’re looking for housing.
We’ll do our best to refer those who
need housing to those who have it.
Crosby Housing Authority
965-5570
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701-774-4165
Securities are offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member
FINRA/SIPC, an independent broker/dealer, and are not insured by FDIC, NCUA,
any other government agency, or any other financial institution, are not deposits or
obligations of the financial institution, are not guaranteed by the financial institution,
and are subject to risks, including the possible loss of principal. American State Bank
and Trust Company is independent of RJFS.
Dr. Patrick Evans
CROSBY
CLINIC:
965-6349
After Hours:
965-6384
BOWBELLS
CLINIC:
377-6400
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933-2220
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Remodeling - Siding - Decks
ALL SHEETROCK WORK
Taping - Texturing - Painting
Tile - Duraceramic - Laminate Flooring
NO JOB TOO SMALL!
Licensed & Insured
Call 701-965-4334
24-hour emergency service.
PET TRANSPORTATION:
Monday thru Friday
we will transport your pet from
Noonan to our Powers Lake Clinic.
$
6.00 per week
701-464-5121
This double space
for rent
$
10.00 per week
Oil, Gas & Mineral Law
Pringle & Herigstad
Law Firm
Representing mineral owners
on leasing, litigation and all
other oil, gas, mineral &
estate planning issues
2525 ELK DRIVE
MINOT, ND 58701
Phone (701) 852-0381
1-800-735-4064
www.pringlelaw.net
Jill Haugen
109 S. Main
Crosby, ND 58730
701-871-9866
jill.haugen@gozwireless.com
This single space
for rent
$
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Journal Publishing Inc.
P.O. Box E
Crosby, ND -- 58730
701-965-6088
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DEADLINE .............................NOON MONDAYS
JOURNAL PUBLISHING RATES:
(for classified ads and card of thanks up to 25 words)
First Publication ................................................ $6.00
Additional publications ..................................... $5.00
Additional words..........................................15¢ each
Minimum Billing ............................................ $11.00
CASH WITH COPY SPECIAL: ... 3 weeks $11.00
Special not available on phone orders.
Classified Display Advertising............ $9.75 per inch
GUN SHOW
GUN SHOW: MINOT City Auditorium. March 26-27, 2011.
Setup Friday: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00
p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. Call Bruce Wolla at 701-8394679 for more information. BUY.
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HOUSES & REAL ESTATE
HOUSE FOR SALE in McGregor. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, extra
lot. Call 701-702-2815 or 701-5462813.
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HOUSE FOR SALE in the city
of Portal. Lots 9 & 10 on Dakota
Street. Asking $12.000. For more
information, call Karsten at 701871-0668.
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NOW AVAILABLE FOR rent:
258 sq. ft. Newly remodeled professional office space, located
next to Michael Braun Insurance Agency, 16 2nd St. NW,
Tioga, ND. Call 701-720-6777 or
701-664-2008 for showing.
TN
FOR RENT OR LEASE in Crosby and Noonan, 6, 4 or 20 person man-camps, lock in now
for best long term rates. Call
541-619-5254 or email stroite@
yahoo.com.
12-15
SPACIOUS HOME FOR sale
in Tioga, ND. Asking $267,400
o.b.o. For information and photos, please visit sellnminot.com
under the “Real Estate” category. For showing appointment,
call 701-664-3824.
10-12
FOR RENT IN CROSBY: 6
bdrm, 3 bath home with laundry
and garage, call 701-741-0853.
11-12
FOR SALE IN CROSBY: 3
bdrm, 2 bath home, $145,000.
call 406-370-8507, 406-880-8521
or 701-965-6436.
11-13
FOR LEASE IN 2 months:
Truck terminal building near
Tioga Gas Plant, 75’ wide x 75’
long, office, drive through center, wash bay. 2 acres, room for
parking, more buildings, or rig
shacks. Call 641-3277.
12-15
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT
available at Wildrose Housing
Inc., 104 Fisk Street. Tenants
will not pay more than 30% of
their adjusted gross income for
rent. Heat, elctricity and water
paid. Free laundry. Contact 701539-2202 or TTY 1-800-366-6888.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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WANTED: MINERAL INTERESTS (OIL & GAS LEASES) - Experienced Family Owned Oil
Production & Exploration Co.
We’ll Help You Monetize Your
Mineral Assets. Send details
to P.O. Box 8946, Denver, CO
80201. MineralAssets@qwestoffice.net, (877) 754-3111.
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HELP WANTED
BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR:
Experience Required, Certifications: NCCCO, TLL & TSS
and CDL. Email applications to
kminton@blackhorseconstruction.org or mail to PO Box 996,
Stanley, ND 58784, 120 S Main
St., Suite 210, Stanley, ND 58784.
Phone: 701-628-3047.
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WANTED: AMBULANCE ASSISTANT Director; minimum
3 yrs experience emergency
healthcare, NREMT-Paramedic.
BLS/CPR instructor and Instructor/Coordinator
certification
required. Contact Andrea, Cavalier County Memorial Hospital,
909 2nd Street, Langdon, ND
58249. (701) 256-6127. Applications at www.cavaliercountyhospital.com. Deadline April 4,
2011. EOE.
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ST. ANDREW’S HEALTH CENTER, Bottineau, ND is seeking
a Registered Nurse/Project Coordinator at our critical access
hospital. For information and
application visit: www.standrewshealth.com.
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ONSITE MANAGER WITH
with variety of duties. Experience a plus but will train. Two
bedroom apartment, utilities,
furnished. Ashley Motel: (701)
288-3441.
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The Journal & Tioga Tribune
ATTN: COMPUTER WORK.
Work from anywhere 24/7. Up to
$1,500 Part Time to $7,500/mo.
Full Time. Training provided.
www.KTPGlobal.com or call:
(888) 304-2847.
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PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM APPLICATOR. Horizon Resources
Williston, ND has opening for
an experienced custom applicator. Full time permanent position with full benefit package.
Run fully equipped late model
custom application equipment.
40,000 to 60,000 acres per year.
Salary depends on experience
and desire to work with potential of $50,000 to $60,000 starting first year. We are willing to
pay well above industry standards for experience. For more
information or to schedule an
interview please call John or
Brent at (701) 572-8354.
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FULL-TIME HELP WANTED on
large grain farm. Non-smoker,
energetic, hard working person.
Applicants must be self starters/independent worker. Experience operating large farm
equipment necessary. Semi experience preferred. PBOE. Serious applicants only, send resume with references to Meier
Farm, 2079 7th ST SE, Tuttle, ND
58488 or email to meierfarm@
gmail.com.
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OTR DRIVER WANTED. Drive
in 15 central states only. Class
A CDL required. Good driving
record. Home weekly. Benefits!
Call Bill (701) 527-7215.
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PT/FT DIETARY HELP at St.
Luke’s Hospital, Crosby, excellent benefits, pick up an application or call 701-965-6384.
TF
LOCAL ND COMPANY looking
for dependable SATELLITE TV
Techs in your area. Preferred
experience a plus with Dish Net
or Directv, but willing to train.
You would be somewhat of your
own boss, get great pay and incentives. Dependable truck or
van, computer and High speed
internet access required. Will
have some travel however home
every night. If interested, send
email to travis@extendwireless.
net or call 701-663-3989.
10-13
EASTER SEALS GOODWILL
ND, INC. is now hiring for Direct
Support Professionals in the
Tioga and Wildrose areas to provide direct care to individuals
in their homes and community.
Full training provided. Starting
salary is $12.00/hr. Please call
Lisa Jensen, LSW at 839-4121 for
an application.
10-12
LOOKING FOR FT BARTENDER, PT waitress. Bootleggers,
Noonan, ND. Call Monte or Deb
701-925-5700.
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TIOGA PSD # 15 is seeking individuals for the following positions: Substitute and Route Bus
Drivers and Substitute Teachers, non-educational 4 year degree meets state requirements.
Please contact D’Wayne Johnston, Supt. 1-701-664-2333 for
further details.
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Sherwood
Inn
FOR SALE ON BIDS: 1973
Toyota forklift, gas engine, 4,000
pound capacity. Bids are due by
April 19, 2011. Farmers Union
Oil, PO Box 561, Wildrose ND
58795-0561, 701-539-2272 We reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids.
Plentywood, Montana
60 miles west of Crosby
406-765-2810
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USED FURNITURE: DAYBED
w/matt, $90; crib w/matt, $50;
queen bed, $150; full bed, $40;
sofa sleepers from $75; 10 Lazyboy recliners from $50; oak
dining set, $250. Springan Furniture, Stanley, 628-2413.
TFN
FOR SALE: 2,000 gal. fuel tank.
10,000 watt, 4 cyl/Fordgen. Call
641-3276.
12-15
FOR SALE IN Crosby: Headboard, Dresser and Mirror,
Chest of Drawers and Nightstand $175.00, call 701-570-4030.
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HUSQVARNA VIKING QUILTING (108”) machine. Never
used. Price firm: $1,500.00. 701664-2677.
• Clean, comfortable, affordable rooms
• Crew rates available
• Customer laundry facilities
• Lounge & Casino
• Light continental breakfast
Investor Wanted
North Dakota based
product innovations
company has new
product inventions that
we want to make here!
Turn some of your oil $$
into investment $$.
701-448-2020
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BEHLEN BUILDING DISTRIBUTOR 40x80, 50x100, 62x120,
68x150, Take advantage of huge
Spring discounts. $ave thousands, Behlen Industries, LP.
Call now! Jim (888) 782-7040.
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SUMMERS SPRAYER, 90’
booms with foam marker, 500
gallon tank, pull or 2-point, 701875-4278.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
FOR SALE: GREENHOUSE/
NURSERY business with 3 bedroom home in northeastern
N.D. In business 26 years, owner
retiring. Several buildings on 2
1/2 acres. Call (701) 265-8610 or
cell (701) 521-0609.
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LUCRATIVE BUSINESS FOR
SALE: Crosby Self Serve & Hot
Stuff Pizza in Crosby, ND is up
for sale. Please call Robbi at
701-965-6274 for more information. Serious inquiries only.
Help Wanted
Director of Nursing
Full Time/Full Benefits
Contact Ashley Ylitalo for
more details
or apply online at
www.good-sam.com
Affirmative
Action Employer,
EEO/M/F/Vet/
Handicapped/
Disabled
HELP WANTED:
RN or lpN
Contact Brenda Casteel
701-965-6086
bcasteel@good-sam.com
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Van Driver
CAMPER/RV FOR SALE
FOR SALE: 2000 Dutchman
26 ft. QB SSL-L trailer with one
slide out. Gas heater, refrigerator and water heater. Call 701263-7874.
Call 965-6086
Tioga Auto Sales
(701)664-2786 Hours: mon-sat 9-7
523 2nd St. NE, Tioga, ND
•Buy •Sell •trade •consign
View our inventory at tiogaautosales.com
•1996 Dodge Ram2500.4x4.SLTLaramie.ExtCab.LBb.5.9CumminsDiesel.$harp
•2002 Dodge DakotaSLT...4x4...ExtCab...V8,AT,PS...Clean&Loaded...Must$ee
•1999 Pontiac Grand Prix..GTP..V6,AT..Full Power..ChromeWheel..Run$ Great
•2000Chevrolet S10 P/U....4x4....4.3,V6,AT,PS....ExtCab....RunsGreat...Must$ee
•1995 Chevy Silverado 1500...4x4...V8,AT...Loaded...ExtCab...$harp..RealClean
•1998 Chevy Silverado 2500..4x4..ExtCab..LongBed...5 speed..diesel..Real Clean
•Bobcat 753 Skidsteer loader..Turbo Diesel..Runs Great..Cab Enclosure..Clean
•2003 BobcatT-300 Skidsteer....Cab,Heat,AC....LowHrs....RunsGreat....Must$ee
Affirmative Action Employer, EEO/
M/F/Vet/Handicapped/Disabled
NORTHWESTERN LANDOWNERS
ASSOCIATION AREA MEETINGS
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE WANTED:
The Bank of Tioga is seeking a Customer Service Representative.
Candidates must possess a positive attitude and have the ability to
manage multiple job responsibilities and work within a team
environment. The position will include but may not be limited to
managing a cash drawer, processing daily teller transactions and
providing superior customer service in a courteous, confidential manner.
Candidates interested in full time employment are encouraged to apply.
Kindly visit the bank or call 701-3388 to inquire about this position.
The Bank of Tioga is an equal opportunity employer.
TF
• WILDROSE: APRIL 4 (Mon.) 2 p.m., Wildrose Senior Center
Legislative Update
• STANLEY: APRIL 6 (Wed.) 2 p.m., Stanley Fair Building
Kathleen Neset, Neset Consulting Tioga
• BOWBELLS: APRIL 9 (Sat.) 2 p.m., Bowbells City Hall
Derrick Braaten, Sarah Vogel Law Partners Bismarck
Landowner rights and surface owner agreements
• WESTHOPE: APRIL 9 (Sat.) 7 p.m., Westhope Gateway
Derrick Braaten, Sarah Vogel Law Partners Bismarck
Landowner rights and surface owner agreements
EVERYONE WELCOME!
KS Industries, LLC
The KSI mission is to achieve “World Class
Operations Excellence” and deliver only the
highest value quality services. The KSI vision
is to be the “Best” relationship based single source
service provider in the energy sector.
Available Positions in
Tioga, North Dakota:
CROSBY KIDS DAYCARE is
needing a FT/PT caregiver, no
weekends, call Carrie at 9655437.
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HELP WANTED - Gas -N- All in
Ray. Stop in or call and talk to
Linda 701-568-3336.
• Production Operator: Must have 2-5 years experience.
FOR SALE
The ultimate goal of a production operator is to maintain the
production process so work continues in a safe and productive
manner. Duties may include staging materials for an assembly line,
recording production statistics, monitoring equipment operation or
assigning tasks to production staff. First line supervisors also work
to reduce safety risks for workers, oversee the production line and
record accurate information on a daily basis.
Job tasks may vary and can include assembly work or maintaining
and replacing machines and equipment.
TF
STEEL BUILDINGS, 20X24,
100x100 - Others, Get a bargain,
Buy Now! Not avail. Later, Prices on the Move. www.sunwardsteel.com Source# 12D. 701-2054047.
PHILLIP E.
1926-1981
MARTHA H.
1927-
12-13
HAY FOR SALE, large round
bale alfalfa; first cutting; no rain,
road ditch, brome hay, slough
hay; Don Haugenoe 982-3564 or
570-2309.
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News
Page 12 -- The Journal
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
There’s a new man at Good Sam
Young interim administrator knows the business from ground up
By Cecile Wehrman
The interim administrator at the Crosby
Good Samaritan Society may be young but
he knows the nursing home business from
the ground floor up.
Ashley Ylitalo spent three years of his
time in college working as a CNA.
“That kind of got me exposed to the long
term care industry,” he said.
Ylitalo is a Finnish name, but rather than
pronounce it the native way, which would
be more like “UHL-i-talo” he pronounces it
“Ill-i-talo.”
He’d been going to college for business,
but he decided to specialize in nursing
home administration based on his experiences as a CNA -- and knowing it would be a
specialty that would be in demand as baby
boomers age.
“I graduated from college with the intention of being a nursing home administrator.”
He went to work for the Good Samaritan
Society a few months after graduating from
St. Cloud State University in May 2009.
Since then he’s worked as an intern at
three different centers.
His most recent stint was at Parshall,
working with Val Eide, a former Crosby administrator.
Because the Parshall center is closing,
“I think the
community
is
very
blessed
to have such a
great facility.”
-- Ashley Ylitalo
Interim
administrator
said Ylitalo, people got the idea maybe
Crosby was closing, too.
“It’s not,” he said.
In fact, the Crosby center has one statistic that is virtually unheard of in other nursing homes.
“This is one of the few facilities with a
waiting list,” he said, and it is in good shape
financially.
His biggest challenge, though, will be to
deal with a labor shortage that only intermittently subsides.
For the moment, as he talked last week
about what he says has the potential to
become a permanent posting for him, the
nursing home has filled the CNA positions
it had open.
However, the center’s nursing director,
Brenda Casteel is stepping down in favor
of part time work. A full time nurse is also
needed.
He said the staff shortfall makes the nursing director position a stressful one right
now, but he hopes that will change in time.
“What I’ve done is expand the advertising
for these nurse positions,” he said, not that
it will be easy to find housing for anyone
new to the area.
Ylitalo is rooming at Keith Anderson’s
boarding house for now.
The Menahga, Minn., native has been surprised by the amount of activity in a town
very similar in size to the one in which he
grew up.
“It’s amazing for such a small town,” Ylitalo said, to have a grocery store and gas
stations constantly busy.
Crosby, he said, is really “hopping.”
And the town is unique in another way.
“I think the community is very blessed to
have such a great facility,” he said, as well
as such a good staff.
Cecile Wehrman -- The Journal
Ashley Ylitalo goes through some paper work with Judy McKibben,
one of the staff nurses at the Good Samaritan Society -- Crosby. Ylitalo is serving as interim administrator of the nursing home.
Photo book documents changing landscape
By Cecile Wehrman
When film director John Hanson was scouting locations for
his 1977 film “Northern Lights,”
the landscape in northwestern
North Dakota was nearly as
pristine as when homesteaders
settled it at the turn of the 20th
Century.
But when he returned to
North Dakota for a recent visit,
he was stunned by the upheaval being wrought by a new oil
boom.
As he wrote in the foreword
of his just-released photo book,
“Below the Sky,” he didn’t really
appreciate the landscape of his
youth until he left it for college.
When he began a career in
film, many of his projects were
set in the landscape of his home
state,
including
“Northern
Lights,” which was shot in and
around Divide County.
“Many of the photographs in
this book were taken either during production or while scouting locations for my film projects,” he said.
Always with a still camera
at hand, “Most often, the sky
dominated the frame. That was
where the action was, dramatic
cloud forms shaped and blown
Copyrighted photo used by permission of John Hanson
A rain storm near Columbus left the N.D. 5 roadway wet.
by wind and weather, casting
moving shadows across the
land.”
When he attempted a visit
last summer, he drove west
from Bismarck, finding no place
to stay, and was “nearly run off
the road by truck traffic.”
“So much for my random and
peaceful rambling of yore.”
Though many of his friends
in rural North Dakota are benefitting financially from the boom
after lifetimes of struggle, “will
they also be stewards of the
land and water for future gen-
erations?”
He hopes so.
Many of the images in the
book, Hanson said, could not be
replicated today.
“With the changing landscape
of the high plains due to energy
development, the photographs
in ‘Below the Sky’ now comprise
a kind of archive of disappearing vistas and it seemed timely
to publish them now.”
All of the photos were taken
in the pre-digital age, and were
printed from 35 mm film negatives, now virtually obsolete.
“In those days, there was not
the luxury of instant preview or
memory cards with hundreds of
images to be downloaded or deleted later.”
Hanson has since “embraced”
the digital realm, but the old
way was a “slower, meditative
way of picture taking and, in
many ways, a leap of faith.”
The self-published large format hardcover is available only
by direct order.
It is 120 pages with both color and black and white photos
taken in the Dakotas, Montana
and southern Saskatchewan,
including photos taken near Columbus and Stanley.
A limited edition of autographed copies are now being
offered at a cost of $100 per
copy and $10 shipping.
Orders may be sent to Hanson at P.O. Box 934, Bayfield,
Wis., 54814.
No quorum no applicant, many neighbors
Crosby’s Planning and Zoning
Commission scheduled a hearing Monday on a request for a
permit to put a mobile home on
a residential lot.
The applicant never showed.
Neither did a quorum of the
commission.
But the neighbors did.
Four of them came to Monday’s hearing, all of them making the case that they don’t like
the idea of fitting a mobile home
into an area with single family
residences.
The applicant, James Holmes,
But not until after they discussed the need for tweaking
city ordinances related to mobile home parks.
“This is the third application we’ve gotten in the last six
months or so,” said Commission Chairman Cheryl Oien.
She and members Pat Woodward and Elman Braaten agreed
there is a need to change the ordinance and also to encourage
development of a mobile home
park in order to avoid requests
for mobile homes in residential
areas.
had requested a conditional use
permit in hopes of placing a mobile home on a lot on the far
north end of Main Street not far
from the Crosby Airport.
After hearing from the neighbors -- and not from Holmes -commission members decided
they didn’t have enough information to make a recommendation to the city council.
Despite not having a quorum,
the three commission members
in attendance approved a motion tabling the request until
the April meeting.
Divide Area Weather Forecast
Thursday
23° /13° F
Friday
Precip -- 10%
21° /10° F
Precip -- 10%
Weather data Weds.,
March 23, 2011
Normal high ............... 42°
Normal low ................. 21°
Sunrise...............7:50 a.m.
Sunset ...............8:10 p.m.
Record high...... 71°, 1963
Record low ..... -16°, 1952
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2011 prec. to date ... 1.74
Avg. prec. to date ... 1.25
Saturday
Sunday
21°/14° F
31° / 19° F
Precip -- 20%
Monday
Precip -- 20%
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ST
36° / 24° F
Precip -- 20%
Tuesday
35° / 26° F
Precip --20%
Wednesday
36°/25° F
Precip -- 40%
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