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January 7, 2010
Colleen J. Gasho
BEACH - Colleen Joan Gasho,
70, of Beach, passed away on
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at the
Wibaux County Nursing Home in
Wibaux, Mont.
Visitation was l'rom 6-8 p.m.,
Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, at the Chapel
of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral
Home in Beach and from 12-1 p.m,,
Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at the Squaw
Gap Community Hall in Squaw
Gap, N.D. Funeral Services were
held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 2, at
the Squaw Gap Community Hall
with Chaplain Burnie Kunz offici-
ating. Interment followed in the
South Side Cemetery in Trotters.
Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of
Beach was entrusted with arrange-
ments.
Colleen was born April 30, 1939.
in Bainville, Mont., the daughter of
William "Bill" Eschenbacher and
Violet Grimes. Colleen grew up in
Bainville and Culbertson, Mont.,
and graduated from high school in
Wolf Point, Mont. Colleen worked
waiting tables, doing factory work,
and making bandoliers for service
members overseas. After locating to
Sidney, Mont., Colleen worked as a
bartender at the Cheerio Lounge for
15 years. It was a job she truly
enjoyed while meeting wonderful
people and friends and making
many memories. Several people
called Colleen "Morn," and they
will miss her dearly.
Colleen married Harlan Gasho
in Trotters, on Sept. 8, 2000, and
moved to the ranch in Beach where
Harlan still farms. The couple
shared many years, working, play-
ing, laughing, and making memo-
ries with each other. Colleen had
many interests such as baking, gar-
dening, putting together puzzles
and scrapbooking, but her biggest
interests were crafting and crochet-
ing.
Colleen was preceded in death
by her parents, Violet Grimes and
Bill Eschenbacher: her son,
Michael Allen Nitschke; her broth-
er, Kenny Eschenbacher and his
wile Pat; her nephew, David
Eschenbacher; and her sister-in-
law, Deloris Eschenbacher.
Colleen is survived by her Won-
derful, loving husband, Harlan
Gasho of Beach: her daughter,
Renee (Dana) Kucker of
Watertown, S.D.: her grandson, Eli
Plunkett of Watertown, S.D.: laer'
wonderful sister, Betty (Leonard)
Hustad of Bainville, Mont.: her
brother, Dale Eschenbacher 'pf-
Savage. Mont.; her mother-in-law,'
Rose Gasho of Beach; her brothers- •
in-law, Jerl'y (Line!a) Gasho and
Allen (Betty) Gasho; and her sister-
in-law,Muriel (Don) S0k01oSki;
and all her wonderful nephews,
nieces and special friends.
Remenlbrances and condolences
may be shared with the family at
www.silvernale-silhafuneral-
home.corn or emailed to rplun-
kett01 @ yahoo.com.
Labor A\\;,ailat00ility
Study under waY
Pra4rie West Development
Foundation, Beach, in partnership
with the North Dakota Depamnent
of Commerce, Division of
Workforce Development, will be
conducting a Community Labor
Availability Study for the commu-
nities of Beach, Golva and Sentinel
Butte and the associated trade area.
Comnmnities need cun'ent labor
availability and skill assessment
information to support business
retention, expansion and recruit-
ment, according to Prairie West.
Low unemployment rates are used
by site selectors to screen out com-
munities when they are considering
sites for new business locations.
Because of the low unemployment
rates in Golden Valley County and
North Dakota in general, documen-
tation of labor is critical. This doc-
umentation is being provided
through community labor awfilabil-
ity studies (CLAS).
Deb Walworth, executive direc-
tor at Prairie West Development,
said. "'This study will provide valu-
able information on the makeup of
the local labor force, underemploy-
ment and travel patterns." This
• information is important for com-
munities who are doing workforce
planning and population stabiliza-
tion strategic planning, she said.
"The phone interview will take a
few minutes, but 1 encourage those
contacted to take the time to answer
the questionnaire, as this informa-
tion will be so helpful to move
toward providing good jobs and
skilled employees in our area's
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CLAS is a tool in designing career
ladder training and lifelong learn-
ing opportunities to help address
work force and skill shortages in a
community.
The Social Science Research
Institute at the University of North
Dakota will conduct the data col-
lection .for the CLAS. This data col-
lection will be conducted through
telephone interviews with a ran-
domly selected sample of the resi-
dents within the community labor
market area. Data collection began
on Jan. 2. The research, analysis
and report writing lor the CLAS
will be completed by Job Service
North Dakota.
These studies are made possible
through a combination of comlnu-
nity and matching funds from the
North Dakota Department of
Commerce. The linal reports will
be available by Jtdy 2010. Each
participating community will
receive both a hard copy and elec-
tronic copies of the final report. The
linal reports will also be posted to
the North Dakota Department of
Commerce Web site at
www.ndwork force.com.
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BEACtl -E. Mary Wirtzfeld,
88, of Fargo, formerly of Sentinel
Butte, passed away peacefully on
Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at Bethany
Homes in Fargo in the presence of
her husband and family.
Visitation will be held from 9
a.ln. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, at
the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha
Funeral Home in Beach and 5:30-7
p.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, at the
Golden Valley Manor in Beach. A
Vigil will be held at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Golden
Valley Manor in Beach. Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated
at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan.8, at St.
John th Baptist Catholic Church in
Beach with the Rev. David Richter
officiating, Rite of Committal will
follow in St. Michael's Cemetery
in Sentinel Butte• Silvernale-Silha
Funeral Home of Beach is entrust-
ed with arrangements.
Mary was born Aug. 28, 1921,
to Hjalmer and Ruth Johnson neat"
Sentinel Butte. She attended
Sentinel Butte Elementary and
High School, graduating in 1939.
Mary attended Dickinson State
College, graduating with the stan-
dard teaching certificate in 1941.
She later earned a bachelor of sci-
ence degree in education. A devot-
ed wife, mother, grandmother, and
'.'teacher, Mary was a lifetime mem-
ber of the NDEA and NEA, as well
as a former member of the
Friendly Homemakers Club.
Mary's first teaching position
was at the Olson School north of
Sentinel Butte. In 1944, she began
teaching in Klickitat, Wash.,
returning to the Sentinel Butte area
in 1948, whe, re she continued
teaching in country schools. Mary
taught many years at the
Westerheim and Randash schools
as well as Sentinel Butte
Elementary schools. She also
taught briefly in Tampico, Mont.;
Wibaux County, Mont.: and Ollie,,
Mont. In 1976, she began teaching
at Lincoln Elementary School in
Beach. After 36 k years, Mary
retired in 1985.
On Feb. 14, 1950, Mary was
united in marriage to Peter H.
wirtzfeld at St. Michael's in
Sentinel Butte. Mary continued
teaching in the area while raising
their [hree oldest children, Tom.
Ruth, and Cindy, on the family
farm north of Sentinel Butte. Mary
took a year off from teaching after
the birth of their youngest son,
Peter Jr. She continued to teach
while raising four children and still
found the time to ensure her fami-
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Mary spent her retirement years
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She was extremely proud of all her
grandchildren, spending countless
hours baking, teaching them piano,
and telling them humorous stories
and anecdotes. Mary also spent
many years extensively research-
ing the family's genealogy, which
resulted in a treasured family his-
tory book.
Mary was a kind and generous
woman whose door was always
open. With a pot of coffee brew-
ing, Mary was always ready for a
visit. All who stopped by were sure
to find themselves with their bel-
lies full and smiles on. their faces.
Her neighborly hospitality and
friendship will be missed by all.
Mary was preceded in death by
her parents and one older brother,
Carl Johnson.
Mary is survived by her hus-
band Pete of Fargo: her four chil-
dren: Tom (Bev) Wirtzfeld of
Northfield, Minn.; Ruth (Richard
Wolfert) Wirtzfeld of Fargo; Cindy
(David Summers) Nolan of
Lewisville, Texas: Pete (Laure)
Wirtzfeld Jr. of Sentinel Butte; her
two brothers, William "Fiddlin'
Bill" Johnson of Beach; and Jim
(Jan) Johnson of Sentinel Butte;
her eight grandchildren: Adam
(Rita) Wirtzfeld, Kelsey (Steve)
Smith, Joshua (Kala Bacon)
Wirtzfeld, Kate Nolan, Jacob
.(Christine Roper) Wirtzfeld,
Ashley (Bill Maye) Wirtzfeld,
Ruth Nolan, and Tim Nolan; her
four great-grandchildren: Anika
Wirtzfeld, Macoy Maye, Bailee
Wirtzfeld and Amelia Maye.
Remembrances and condo-
lences may be shared with the fam-
ily at www.silvernale-silhafuner-
alhome.com.
Betty J. Smith
TROTFERS - MemoriN service
for Betty J. Smith, 77, of Trotters is at
2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, 20t0, at the
Fulkerson Funeral Home Chapel,
Sidney, Mont., with Pastor Paul
Turek from the Faith Alliance Church
in Sidney.
Music will be provided by Tara
Skaar and Patti Hutchinson.
Honorary casketbearers are her
gandchildren, Chad Smith, Casey
Smith, Cody Smith, Kris Hutchinson,
Cassandra Hutchinson, Amy Miller
and Aaron Skaar. Ushers are Lee
Hutchinson and Edward Skaar.
Cremation has taken place under the
direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home.
Interment of cremains will take place
at a later date in the Sunnyside
Cemetery. Remembrances and con-
dolence may be shared with the fam-
ily at www.fulkersons.com.
Betty Jean was born June 2, 1932,
in Beach, the first of five children
born to Kyle and Lillian (Russell)
Sperry of Trotters. Her siblings are
Bethine, Shirley, Margie and Kyle
"Bud" Jr.
In 1937 alter getting through most
of the 1930s, Kyle loaded up a small
trailer, and with the four girls, went
west to Oregon. where he worked on
a dairy to support his family. In 1940
they moved back to Trotters, where
Betty and the kids rode to the Trotters
School on horseback every day. She
attended high school in Beach where
she graduated in 1951.
Betty was united in marriage to
Clarence Smith on Oct. 7, 1950, in
Miles City, Mont. They ranched ,and
farmed in the Trotters area for 56
years. To this union were born three
children: Eugene, Patti and Tara.
Betty worked at the Sidney Hospital
for a few years as a CNA, but her
heart was always in the country. In
November 2006, Betty moved into
Crestwood Inn in Sidney. She moved
into Sidney Health Center Extended
Care in June 2008. In May 2009,
Betty was Resident of the Month at
the Extended Care.
Betty was a member of Trotters
Community Church, where she
served as secretary/treasurer. She
was also a member of Webb Willing
Workers. Betty's hobbies were
sewing, crocheting and reading. She
has made numerous quilts and blan-
kets for her chiktren and grandchil-
dren. Betty enjoyed canning vegeta-
bles and fruit on the farm. Her base-
ment was always full of jars in the
fall. She excelled at cooking and
baked wonderful homemade good-
ies. Family, friends and neighbors
always seemed to show up at her
table ,at coffee time. Betty raised
sheep, chickens and cats for many
years, and a few goats, too!
Betty died peacefully Thursday
morning, Dec. 31,2009, sun'ounded
by her loved ones at the Sidney
Health Center Extended Care
Facility,
Betty is survived by: her husband,
Clarence, Sidney; son, Eugene,
Sidney; two daughters, Patti (Lee)
Hutchinson, Lovell, Wyo.; Tara
(Edward) Skaar, Sidney; sisters.
Bethine Sperry, Beach; Shirley
(Chuck) Uetz, Beach; Margie
(George) Kronschnabel, Casper,
Wyo.; brother, Kyle "Bud" (Marcia)
Sperry Jr., Trotters; seven grandchil-
dren. Chad (Janelle) Smith, Killdeer;
Casey (Jamie) Smith, Beulah: Cody
(Renae) Smith, Trotters: Amy Miller,
Fargo; Aaron Skaar, Sidney;
.Cassandra Hutchinson, Lovell, Wyo.:
Kfis Hutchinson, Fort Benning, Ga.;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death by
her parents and her daughter-in-law,
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Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch announced he will become a team owner in the
Camping World Truck Series, starting with the 2010 season. Busch, the reigning
Nationwide Series champion and winner of 62 races combined in NASCAR's three
national touring series, currently will field two full-time teams in the Truck Series under
the Kyle Busch Motorsports banner. He will share driving duties with Brian Ickier in the
No.18 Toyota next year, with Miccosukee Resort and Gaming sponsoring the teams
efforts. Tayter Malsam will run a full-time schedule in the Talking Rain-sponsored No.56
truck. "Everyone knows how much I love to race, nd the
Camping World Truck Series is one of my favorite places to race,
so to be a team owner in this series is a perfect match," the 24-
year-old Busch said. "We started KBM two years ago with the
Late Model program, and this seemed like the next natural step.
rm also very pleased with our driver lineup, having young and
talented guys like Tayter.Malsam and Brian Ickier."
Jan. 2. 1943 - John Linville, who started 136
Nationwide races from 1982 to 1992 is 10om
on this day. Linville, whose daughter DeLana
married Kevin Harvick in 2001, posted throe
top 10s in his career--one at South Boston
and two at Martinsville. Linville died of cancer
in November 2005:
Who was #e 1st NASCAR Truck Series
Champion ?
a) Greg Biffie
b) Ron Hornaday
c) Jack Sprague
d) Mike Skinner
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entire team joined the Roush Raring organization,
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