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1968 - The cost of a U.S. first
class stamp was raised to 6 cents.
1999 - U.S. President Clinton
went on trial before the Senate. It
was only the second time in U.S.
history that an impeached presi-
dent had gone to trial. Clinton
was later acquitted of perjury and
obstruction of justice charges.
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Plan will take more
time to complete
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Writer
MEDORA - The final plan
for thinning the elk herd in
Theodore Roosevelt National
Park is not expected to be com-
pleted until this March.
In October, the expected
completion date was said to be
toward the end of 2009.
But 11,354 comments were
received on the draft plan, and
it's taking a while to address all
of those, said Valerie Naylor,
park superintendent.
Park Service staff and a con-
tractor are working on the final
plan, said Naylor.
The plan would reduce the
number of elk in the park to a
level that would not threaten
the park's habitat. The Park
Service has not been able to
ship elk from the park due to
concerns of chronic wasting
disease, although none of the
animals have been found to
have the illness. The plan
becomes final when it is signed
by the Park Service's regional
director.
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• Southwestern District
Health Unit mass HIN1 vaccina-
tion clinic, 2-6 p.m., Thursday,
Jan. 7, Beach Ambulance
Building.
• Beach girls basketball vs.
Scranton, A and B teams, at
Beach, 5:30 p.m., Jan. 7.
• Heart River girls basketball
vs. Hettinger, A, B and C teams,
at Hettinger, 4 p.m., Jan. 7.
• Boys basketball, Beach vs.
Heart River, A, B and C teams, at
Belfield, 4 p.m., Jan. 8.
• High school wrestling tour-
nament at Hettinger, Jan. 8-9,
1:30 p.m./9 a.m.
• Heart River girls basketball
vs. Mott/Regent, A and B teams,
at South Heart, 5:30 p.m., Jan.
11.
• Beach boys basketball vs.
Scranton, A and B teams, at
Scranton, 5:30 p.m., Jan. 12.
• Heart River boys basketball
vs. New England, at Belfield, A
and B teams, 5:45 p.m., Jan. 12.
• Senior Citizens Activity
Club of Belfield, 12:30 p.m.,
potluck, A-L serving, Jan. 17.
• Senior Citizens Activity
Club of Belfield, health screen-
ing, 9 a.m. - noon, 1-2:30 p.m.;
business meeting,'l p.m., Jan.
20.
Hunters remove an elk from the side of a butte in the
Badlands on Dec. 31. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
Season's last day
successful for many
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Writer
'MEDORA - The last few days
of the regular elk hunting season
turned out well for hunters who
took aim in a particular area just
north of Medora.
At least 10 elk were shot on
Dec. 31, plus four the day before
and two the day before that, said
Jared Bluem, district game war-
den. Much of the hunting success
on the last day was in the national
grasslands just north of Interstate
94 and south of the border of
Theodore Roosevelt National
Park.
The pickups of several hunters
were parked on the shoulder of the
highway to collect the elk that had
been shot around 8:30 a.m. or ear-
lier on Dec. 31, plus two snow-
plow drivers stopped by to help
load the animals. Olie Golberg,
who processes meat at his Buffalo
Gap Guest Ranch, brought a bale
truck, which made loading the ani-
mals much easier for those who
decided to have Golberg process
the elk.
Bringing elk down from a near-
by clay butte was no small task,
but the highway-side pick-up was-
n't typical of other hunts, which
usually involve bringing an animal
over a much longer distance.
Duane Biewer, a hunter from
Minot, said he believed the elk
were leaving the park the past few
days because they were searching
for food. The area had been previ-
ously blanketed by the Christmas
weekend blizzard.
But Bluem said the area where
the elk were shot has been a com-
mon place for the animals to be
seen.
A North Dakota Game & Fish
Department official who may be
familiar with the overall number
of elk tags filled for the season
couldn't be reached for comment.
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.,ouncil member
submits resignation
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Writer
Josh Wirtzfeld, a member of
the Beach City Council, has
resigned effective Jan. 1.
Wirtzfeld said in a letter to the
mayor and council that he decided
to resign because of new responsi-
bilities elsewhere, including the
birth of his daughter during the
summer, and an increased number
of children at Home On The
Range, where he works. He said
because of the new responsibili-
ties, he is no longer able to fully
commit himself to the council.
"It would be unfair to (the) cit-
izens of Beach to represent them
if I cannot be fully committed to
their needs," said Wirtzfeld.
"Over the past 3 ½ years, I hope I
have made decisions that were in
the best interest for the well-being
and prosperity for Beach's won-
derful citizens. It is my wish that
the council continues with their
goals of making Beach a wonder-
ful city that the citizens can be
proud of, and that current and
future parents will feel is safe to
raise their children in."
Once Wirtzfeld's resignation is
accepted, the council has to wait
15 days to see if there is a petition
filed for a special election to fill
the vacancy, according to City
Auditor Kim Nunberg.
"If no petition is submitted an
individual could be appointed,"
said Nunberg. "However, being
this is an election year, my guess
is the council will choose to leave
the position vacant until the regu-
lar election in June."
Wirtzfeld was elected to the
council in June 2006.
From left and counterclockwise, Agnes Schmeling of Beach, Abby Kessel, Dickinson; Gary
Hutchinson, Taylor; Mason Kessel, Dickinson, Colleen Hutchinson, Taylor, and Braden Kessel,
Dickinson, enjoy lunch at the Beach Dairy Queen on Dec. 30, the day before the restaurant's sale
became official. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
New business replaces
Dairy Queen in Beach
By Ellen Feuerhelm
Staff Writer
The Beach Dairy Queen, owned
h Glen Mendenhall of Circle,
Mont., was sold as of Dec. 31, and
will no longer keep the franchise
name. Janeall DeMarco and Adam
Gehring from Roosevelt, Utah, pur-
chased the Dairy Queen.
The couple worked in the
Eastern Basin oil fields in Utah, and
they had looked at buying the for-
mer Beach bowling alley and a
Beach bar, but decided on the Dairy
Queen building. The new business
will be called Doubloon's. The
theme will be of pirates, following
the name of the school' mascot, the
Buccaneers.
A few of the burgers on the menu
will have pirate names, and the
restaurant will be decorated with
brown and gold colors.
"Doubloons is a Spanish gold
coin and a pirate's treasure and
Beach is Buccaneer country," said
DeMarco. "That was the pirate's
"Dlrm is
coin and a
loot and booty."
The new owners will be working
on changes to the menu and then
focusing on remodeling the build-
ing in the spring. The building was
closed over the weekend and
reopened on Jan. 4 under the new
name.
DeMarco said they will be open-
ing for breakfast within the next few
months. The new restaurant plans
to stay open late on school game
nights. They will be keeping the
same employees and will still serve
ice cream.
The oil fields brought the couple
to Beach. Gehring was transferred
to Baker, Mont., and fell in love
with the town of Beach because it is
a central location to Billings, Mont.,
and Bismarck, and everything that
they wanted. They plan to marry
next month.
Mendenhall said he will miss the
business. He has owned the Dairy
Queen since June 1998. He also
owns the Comer Bar in Circle,
Mont., and a ranch in the Fort Peck
area.
"The last four years have been
difficult with the 4 to 5 hours of
driving per day," said Mendenhall.
After Mendenhall lost his son, the
added work at the ranch has made it
too difficult to continue owning the
Beach business, said Mendenhall.
Sen. Dorgan won't seek another term
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.,
announced earlier this week that he
won't be seeking another term in
the U.S. Senate.
"Although I still have a passion
for public service and enjoy my
work in the Senate, I have other
interests and I have other things I
would like to pursue outside of pub-
lic life," Dorgan said in a prepared
statement that was issued by his
office. "I have written two books
and have an invitation from a pub-
lisher to write two more books. I
would like to do some teaching and
would also like to work on energy
policy in the private sector."
Dorgan said he made the deci-
sion during the holiday season, with
the support of his family. This year
would otherwise, have been a cam-
paign year for Dorgan.
"It is a hard decision to make
after thirty years in the Congress,
but I believe it is the right time for
me to pursue these other interests,"
said Dorgan. "Let me be clear that
this decision does not relate to any
dissatisfaction that I have about
in dtei
serving in the Senate. Yes, I wish
there was less rancor and more
bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate
these days. But still, it is a great
privilege to serve and I have the
utmost respect for all of the men
and women with whom I serve.
Representing North Dakota in the
U.S. Congress for nearly 30 years
has been one of the great privileges
of my life. The work I have been
able to do to expand our economy,
create new opportunities in energy
and water development, invent the
Red River Research Corridor with
cutting-edge world class research,
build a stronger safety net for fami-
ly farmers and much more has been
a labor of love for me. In recent
years, becoming chairman of key
Senate committees on energy and
water, Indian affairs, aviation and
more has given me much greater
opportunity to help our state and
country."
Dorgan for the past year had
been making plans to seek another
six-year term.
"Even as I have done that, in
recent months I began to wrestle
with the question of whether mak-
ing a commitment to serve in the
Senate seven more years (next year
plus a new six-year term) was the
fight thing to do."
Dorgan, 67, a native of Regent,
began serving North Dakota as state
tax commissioner, beginning at age
26.
Dorgan said his decision is not
related to the prospect of a difficult
Dorgan
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