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BRIEFLY
MSU looking
for volunteers
Minot State Universityʼs
Department of Teacher
Education and Human
Performance are looking
for women between the
ages of 40 to 65 to participate in a upcoming study.
The study will explore an
emerging new method of
delivery and programming
for group exercise.
People interested in
signing up for the study
can attend an information
session at 7 p.m. Aug. 28
in Aleshire Theater at Hartnett Hall.
“The Transitions and
Circuit Resistance Training
Studies are two wonderful
opportunities for women
age 40 to 65 to lose
weight, get fit and meet
new friends,” said Terry
Eckmann, physical education professor, in a press
release. “WELLBEATS
Transition is cutting-edge
fitness programming designed by Linda Shelton, a
world-renowned leader in
the fitness industry. Linda
will be coming to MSU to
train our students to teach
Transitions.”
“The Circuit Training
Research is a replication
of a study MSU students
and I conducted 10 years
ago. The results of the
study were quite impressive. The average weight
loss was six pounds, the
most lost was 15 pounds.
This research project is
seeking women age 40 to
60 years of age who have
not exercised for three
months or exercise sporadically. Women must be
10 pounds over ideal body
weight, according to Metropolitan height/weight
chart (online) or over 25
percent body fat.”
Information and application packets can be
picked up at the MSU Post
Office, Headquarters
Salon, Leeʼs Hallmark or
Bricks Fitness. If individuals are unable to attend
the information session,
applications can be sent
to: Terry Eckmann, TEHP
Swain Hall, Minot State
University, 500 University
Ave W., Minot, N.D.
58707. Applications may
also be dropped off at the
teacher education office in
Swain Hall (second floor).
Applications must be completed and submitted by
Aug. 29 in order to be considered for the projects. All
classes will be held after
4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday and Saturday morning and afternoon. Schedules will be posted once
study groups are assigned.
Girl identified
after crash
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released
the name of a 6-year-old
Rolla girl who was killed
Tuesday evening when her
bicycle was struck by an
oncoming motorist. Kee
Leigh Chase was pronounced dead at the
scene of the accident.
According to the Patrol,
the girl was riding her bicycle across U.S. Highway
281, within the city limits,
from the north. Ronald
Mackinnon, 72, Rolla, was
drving his Chevrolet Colorado pickup west on U.S.
Highway 281. Mackinnon
was checking his rearview
mirror and didnʼt see the
girl cross the road on her
bicycle. He was unable to
avoid hitting the bicycle.
Mackinnon struck the bicyclist with the front end of
the pickup. He then pulled
over to the side of the road.
No citations were issued, according to the Patrol.
The accident happened
at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday.
– Andrea Johnson
Eloise Ogden/MDN
Moose Peterson, aviation photographer, took this photo of the Zero, a Japanese fighter plane, flown by Warren Pietsch,
Minot pilot, on Monday with North Dakotaʼs big fluffy clouds that gave the photo “a South Pacific look.” Peterson took the photo
from the back of a T-6 flown by Minot pilot Derek Peterson.
Warbirds in flight in N.D.
Moose Peterson: ‘We fly, take pictures, tell stories’
By ELOISE OGDEN
Regional Editor
eogden@minotdailynews.com
Aviation photographer
Moose Peterson, along with
Minot pilot Warren Pietsch,
is telling the story of the
Texas Flying Legends Museum warbirds and the
Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot.
Peterson and his wife,
Sharon, of Mammoth Lakes,
Calif., have been in Minot for
several days where Moose
has been photographing the
warbirds and other activities
for articles for aviation magazines.
A well known worldwide
wildlife photographer and
author, Moose added aviation photography to his work.
The Petersons, who have
made previous trips to the
city, arrived in Minot Saturday from Alaska for several
days of photography and interviews here.
“Warren Pietsch and
Jill Schamm/MDN
Pietsch Aviation along with
the Texas Flying Legends From the left, aviation photographer Moose Peterson, his wife Sharon, and Minot pilots Warren
Museum and Dakota Terri- Pietsch and Derek Peterson are shown in front of Little Horse, a P-51. The Petersons spent sevtory Air Musuem are a treas- eral days in Minot where Moose Peterson has been photographing warbirds of the Texas Flying
See MOOSE — Page B4
Legends Museum and activities of the Dakota Territory Air Museum.
Head of regional jail
in Devils Lake fired
DEVILS LAKE (AP) —
The operations administrator of the regional jail in
Devils Lake has been fired
after months of controversy.
The Lake Region Law Enforcement Center board of
directors voted 5-3 on
Wednesday to fire Denny
Deegan after problems that
have included staff shortages
leading to an inability to
house juvenile offenders, resignations and criminal
charges filed against a male
officer who allegedly had
sexual contact with a female
inmate.
"I believe it will be a
turning point," said board
member Mark Olson, who
made the motion to fire
Deegan. "I believe we're
going to go forward now
and get the mess straightened out."
Deegan's husband, Paul,
told WDAZ-TV that he
thinks his wife was unfairly
blamed for the problems at
the facility that handles pris-
oners for Devils Lake and five
area counties.
"The word 'witch-hunt'
comes to mind," he said.
Paul Deegan said his wife
was dealing with medical issues and was not available
for comment.
Denny Deegan survived
a termination vote earlier
this summer, but the Ramsey County Commission
last week removed Bill
Mertens as one of its two
representatives on the board
and replaced him with Ed
Brown, according to the
Devils
Lake
Journal.
Mertens had earlier supported Deegan. Brown
voted to remove her.
"We need somebody on
board that's going to be there
and take care of things,"
Brown told KZZY radio.
Ramsey County Sheriff
Steve Nelson will be in
charge of the center until a
new operations administrator is hired. The facility also
has a separate finance administrator.
AP Photo
This Nov. 6, 2013, file photo shows a BNSF Railway train hauling crude
oil near Wolf Point, Mont.
N.D. regulator outlines plan
for rail safety program
WILLISTON (AP) — A
North Dakota regulator
who has proposed a staterun rail safety program to
bolster federal oversight
says the effort would cost
$500,000 a year.
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedor-
chak's plan calls for hiring two inspectors and a
rail safety manager. She
proposed it in late June
and outlined details
Thursday. The proposal
is included in the PSC's
budget request to the governor.
The PSC says rail traffic increased by 233 percent between 2000 and
2012 due to the state's oil
boom. The commission
says North Dakota has
had 56 track-related accidents over the past five
years.
B4 Minot (N.D.) Daily News, Friday, August 22, 2014
B RIEFLY
Commissoners
work on budget
Ward County commissioners met with department heads all day
Thursday to continue work
on this year’s budget.
If commissioners don’t
make some of the departmental cuts that were discussed on Thursday, they
would have to levy about $5
million to $6 million more
in taxes next year, even
though property tax valuations have also gone up
about 13.45 percent this
year, said Ward County Auditor Devra Smestad.
Smestad will present the
preliminary budget at the
next scheduled commission
meeting next month. A public hearing to allow taxpayers to weigh in on the
budget will also be scheduled next month. Smestad
said the final budget must
be approved by early October.
– Andrea Johnson
Conservation and Outdoors
Skills Park. A free will offering will be accepted. All donations will be given to the
Wounded Warrior Project.
Children will have the
opportunity to fish for perch
and trout at the Skills Park
during the event. The NoDak
Anglers say their goal is to
raise at least $15,000.
Man pleads not
guilty in Fargo
hospital threats
FARGO (AP) — A Moorhead, Minn., man accused
of making threats to a hospital in neighboring Fargo, has
pleaded not guilty to terrorizing.
Peter Rovang is accused
of making several calls to
Sanford Health on July 11
mentioning explosions and
shootings.
Defense attorney Mark
Beauchene says Rovang
deals with alcoholism and a
traumatic brain injury, and
Beauchene is seeking to
have Rovang placed in an
County to close
alcohol treatment program.
road for bridge
Rovang could face up to
five years in prison if conreplacement
A portion of Ward victed on the felony terrorCounty Road 1 will be closed izing charge.
beginning Monday for the replacement of the Stony
United flights
Creek Bridge, located three- between Williston
quarters of a mile south of and Houston begin
Highway 5. The road, northWILLISTON (AP) —
west of Kenmare, will be
Flights between the North
closed for four weeks, acDakota oil patch hub of
cording to the Ward County
Williston and Houston are
Highway Department.
now underway.
The road will be closed
The first United Airlines
to through traffic between
flight from Houston landed
Highway 5 and 95th Street
in Williston on Tuesday afNorthwest. A road closure
ternoon. Passengers emmap will be posted in the
barking at Williston's
Highway Department secSloulin Field International
tion of the Ward County
website
at Airport can now fly to
Houston, Minneapolis and
(http://wardnd.com).
Denver.
Williston's airport has
Wounded Warrior
seen a dramatic increase in
Project fundraisher demand for flights in recent
The NoDak Anglers have years as western North
teamed up with the Dakota's oil boom has proWounded Warrior Project gressed. A number of major
for a fish fry and pig roast to oil field companies that opbe held Sunday, Aug. 24, erate in the region are based
from noon to 4 p.m. at the in Houston, and many oil
State Fairgrounds in Minot. field workers in the state are
The event will be held at the from Texas.
Region
Honey production dries up amid drought
LOS BANOS, Calif. —
California's record drought
hasn't been sweet to honeybees, and it's creating a sticky
situation for beekeepers and
honey buyers.
The state is traditionally
one of the country's largest
honey producers, with abundant crops and wildflowers
that provide the nectar that
bees turn into honey. But the
lack of rain has ravaged native plants and forced farmers
to scale back crop production,
leaving fewer places for honeybees to forage.
The historic drought, now
in its third year, is reducing
supplies of California honey,
raising prices for consumers
and making it harder for beekeepers to earn a living.
"Our honey crop is severely impacted by the
drought, and it does impact
our bottom line as a busi-
ness," said Gene Brandi, a
beekeeper in Los Banos, a
farming town in California's
Central Valley.
The state's deepening
drought is having widespread impacts across the
state. More than 80 per cent
of the state is under "extreme"
or "exceptional" drought, according to the U.S. Drought
Monitor. Gov. Jerry Brown
has declared a drought emergency, and residents now
face fines of up to $500 a day
for wasting water.
The drought is just the latest blow to honeybees, which
pollinate about one third of
U.S. agricultural crops. In recent years, bee populations
worldwide have been decimated by pesticides, parasites and colony collapse
disorder, a mysterious phenomenon in which worker
bees suddenly disappear.
Eloise Ogden/MDN
Moose
Continued from Page B1
come back.”
That Tuesday afternoon
the Petersons were waiting
for another very historic aircraft – a Howard 500 – to fly
into Minot Tuesday afternoon. The Howard 500 was
an American executive aircraft produced by Howard
Aero Inc.
Moose said the Howard
500 is very fast and very luxurious. “When you see it, it’s
just stunning,” he said.
While in Minot, Moose
said they met Don Rolf, a 92year-old World War II veterans from Las Vegas, Nev.,
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swarms of honeybees surrounded Gene Brandi and his
son Mike, wearing white helmets with mesh veils, as they
cracked open wooden hives
and inserted packets of protein supplement to keep the
insects healthy.
This year their colonies
have only produced about 10
per cent of the honey they
make in a good year, said
Brandi, who is vice-president
of the American Beekeeping
Federation.
Besides selling honey, beekeepers earn their living from
pollinating crops such as almonds, cotton, alfalfa and melons. But farmers are renting
fewer hives because the lack of
irrigation water has forced
them to tear out orchards and
leave fields unplanted.
Minot pilot Warren Pietsch donned a helmet and goggles and removed the canopy of the Wildcat
for this photo that aviation photographer Moose Peterson took on Sunday in front of a North Dakota
thunderhead. Peterson was in a T-6 piloted by Derek Peterson, a Minot pilot.
ure trove of aviation heritage,” Moose said, in an interview at Pietsch Aircraft
Restoration & Repair Tuesday afternoon. “There’s a lot
here that not only covers just
aviation in general but North
Dakota so we’re doing all
those things.”
He said it was the right
time to be here because
“North Dakota’s gorgeous
and right now having great
clouds, it was a good time to
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a worldwide shortage of
honey that has pushed prices
to all-time highs. Over the
past eight years, the average
retail price for honey has increased 65 per cent from
$3.83 to $6.32 per pound, according to the National
Honey Board.
Since the drought began,
California's honey crop has
fallen sharply from 27.5 million pounds in 2010 to 10.9
million pounds last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And this
year's crop is expected to be
even worse.
California was the country's leading honey producer
as recently as 2003, but it has
since been surpassed by
North Dakota, Montana,
South Dakota and Florida. In
2013, California produced less
than 10 per cent of the coun-
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who had flown a 1931 Waco
in Southern California.
Pietsch has that plane.
Pietsch reintroduced Rolf
to the plane that he flew in as
a youth. “Warren gave him a
ride and we’re doing a story
on that plane,” Moose said.
“We listened to his (Rolf’s)
great stories – an amazing
World War II vet and former
pilot. We got a story, took a
formal portrait of him with
the plane inside a 1929
hangar. That’s just one of the
fun things we’ve done,”
Moose said.
Moose’s work in Minot
and area will be going to aviation magazines EAA Vintage, EAA Warbirds and
FlyPast. “Those are three
magazines at the moment,”
he said, later adding Classic
Wings, an Australian magazine.
The cover of EAA Warbirds’ April edition featured
Moose’s photo of four of the
Texas Flying Legends Museum’s warbirds in flight.
Moose said he and their
youngest son did a joint piece
about the Texas Flying Legends Museum for the magazine.
On Monday, Moose had
the opportunity to shoot warbird photos with North
Dakota’s “gorgeous clouds,”
as he calls them, on a flight
between Minot and Grand
Forks for the Grand Forks International Airport’s 50th anniversary celebration.
“One of the things that
Warren and I like to work on
is the fact that we’re not just
taking pretty plane pictures
but actually putting them in
historic perspective,” Moose
said. With the Zero and the
Wildcat both being Pacific
fighters and having them
with big, fluffy clouds typical
of the South Pacific, they
look historically accurate,
Moose said.
“We try to make it look
like you’ve seen in the old
black and whites but just put
today’s technology to the
story,” Moose said. “They’re
not just pretty pictures but
they’re actually storytelling of
that period of time.”
They set up a sunset
scene Sunday night depicting Joe Foss, the famous
World War II Marine fighter
ace who flew the Wildcat.
Foss, who died in 2003, also
was governor of South
Dakota.
Derek “Cruise” Peterson, a
Minot pilot, “who is no rela-
tion,” Moose noted, participated in the photography
shoot. “We put him in an actual World War II flight suit,
parachute and we did a sunset shoot with him so it looks
like Joe. That goes in the
piece as well,” Moose said.
“The Dakota Territory Air
Museum has a treasure trove
of authentic material from
then that we used as props,
and it’s all part of telling the
story. And we had great
clouds like a South Pacific
island. It was perfect,” he
said.
“That what we do – we
fly, we take pictures, tell stories,” Moose added.
Sharon Peterson is the
business manager of the Peterson team. “And a passionate flier. She likes to fly
more than I do,” Moose
said.
Moose said that he and
Pietsch met through a mutual
friend Bob Odegaard, a pilot
from Kindred. “Bob worked
his magic... It’s kind of a
small community when you
get into historic aircraft and
education and preservation,”
Moose said.
Moose anticipates his first
story of the several he’s working on now will come out in
about December and will
probably be in the FlyPast
magazine. FlyPast is considered Britain’s biggest selling
monthly aviation magazine,
and
is
internationally
renowned for its comprehensive coverage of historic aircraft and flying heritage,
according to its website.
He said the stories about
the older planes will be published in 2015.
The Petersons have made
previous visits to Minot including for the dedication of
the Flying Legends Hangar at
the air museum on July 4,
2013. They expect to be returning to Minot for future
work.
Of the air museum in
Minot, Moose said, “It’s a
great one. I think what is so
neat about this one is such a
connection to the community
and the state and the size. It’s
not giant like the Smithsonian (in Washington, D.C.) but
there’s a real hometown connection. That’s very unique.
Most museums are just
planes – there’s not a connection to a community with
their state like there is here.”
“This has flying aircraft
here so it’s very unique,” he
added.