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t nTHIS av If 1999: Michael Jordan announced his second retirement from the NBA. He would "unretire" again in 2001 2002: After 17.162 performances. The Fantasticks ended its almost 42- year off-Broadway run 2004: Joseph Darby, a U.S. sol- dier at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, reported U.S. abuses of lraqi prison- ers to the Army's Criminal Investigations Division.. • Senior Citizens Activity Club of Belfield. Jan. 16. 12:30 p.m., potluck. • The annual get-together of the N.D. snowbirds will be held at the American Legion Club in Apache Junction,Ariz., on Feb. 1, 2011. from 11-3 p.m. For more information and to let them know how many may be attending, call Kay Kendall at 623-374-0263. or Kay Doubles at 480-982-6396. • American Legion Auxiliary Post #144 meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 18, l:30 p.m., Belfield Memorial Hall. • Billings County Historical Society meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 5:30 p.m., basement of Great Plains National Bank. Belfield. Everyone welcome. • Girls basketball. Heart River vs. Mott/Regent. A and B squads, at Belfield. 5:30 pan.. Jan. 13. • Girls basketball. Beach vs. Bowman County, at Bowman. A. B and C squads, 4 p.m.. Jan. 13. • Boys basketball, Beach vs. Killdeer, at Beach. A, B and C squads, 4 p.m., Jan. 14. • Boys basketball, Beach vs. Trenton. A. B and C squads. 5:15 p.m., at Williston State College, Jan. 15. • Boys basketball, Heart River vs Hettinger, A, B and C squads, at Hettinger, 4:15 pan., Jan. 18. • Girls basketball, Heart River vs. Hettinger, A, B and C squads, at Hettinger, 4 pan., Jan. 20. • Girls basketball, Beach vs. Killdeer. at Killdeer, A, B and C squads, 4 Pan-, Jan. 21. • High school wrestling, Wafford City Tournament. TBA. Jan. 22. • Senior Citizens Activity Club of Belfield. Jan. 19.9-noon. 1-2:30 pan., health screening; 1 p.m.. business meeting. • Senior Citizens Activity Club of Belfield. Jan. 31. 1-2:30 pan., bingo, pool. Wii" birthday party following. • Medora Chamber of Commerce meeting, 4:15 p.m., Jan. 13. east side of DeMores Hall. The work must go on ... Eric Wallner, right, extends a string to help keep the brickwork level on the addition to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Beach, as Brendon Hoffman looks on. The two men from OIheiser Masonry in Dickinson were continuing the work under a plastic cover, with the air heated, so that the project can continue in spite of the freezing temperatures outside. (Photo by Richard Volesky) F Visits at For the second year in a row, North Dakota state parks exceeded a million visitors as traffic counts indicate a 4.4 percent increase over 2009 with 1,104,761 visitors in 2010. This is the fifth highest visita- tion count in the history of North Dakota Parks and Recreation, the highest coming in 1995 with 1.212.007. The years 1997. 1998 and 1999 also saw parks exceed 1.1 million in visitors. Two state parks, which cater to horseback riding in the Badlands of western North Dakota, saw visitor interest at all time highs in 2010. Sully Creek State Park, south of P Medora, more than doubled its 2009 numbers with 53,392 visitors and Little Missouri State Park saw a 44.7 percent increase with 22,362 visitors as compared to 2009's 15,455. "We are definitely pleased by the resurgence in people's interest in North Dakota's state parks" North Dakota Parks and Recreation Director Mark Zimmerman said. "There are proba- bly a number of reasons for the parks' increased popularity." While nearly all of the parks in the North Dakota system saw an increase, several parks saw signifi- cant improvement. d 1 million Fort Stevenson, Lewis & Clark and Lake Sakakawea state parks were beneficiaries of Lake Sakakawea's recovery from the drought in the mid-2000s along with the energy boom affecting the state. FSSP, which introduced a new marina in 2010, saw a 24.6 percent increase in visitors and with a headcount 163,089 was North Dakota's most popular state park. Other top draws include: Fort Abraham Lincoln 131,510 (up 3.11 percent); Lake Sakakawea State Park 107,888 (up 7.36 percent); and Lake Metigoshe State Park 107,386 (up 3.95 percent). Jan. 19, 1961: Defective switch caused explo- sion Mechanical imperfection of a switch is blamed for the explosion at the new Lincoln Elementary School in Beach a COUl~le weeks ago. The cause of the mishap was definitely determined by heating experts who were called in from Minneapolis. Minn.. last week. The switch had a short in it and was not operating correctly. Mike Solonoky, representative of the Belden-Porter Co., who are jobbers for this type of equipment, spent three days at the Beach school last week, and they installed new repairs,, and then school officials ran the boiler and heating plant over the past weekend, watching it con- stantly. It now works perfectly, and regular classes were resumed Monday morning. Record Hop set for Jan. 27 Plans for the teen-age March of Dimes Record Hop are almost completed, according to a report by Karen Nagel, Margo Muggli and Lois Strum, committee of the jun- ior activities of the March of Dimes. Right after the Bucs vs. Watford City basketball game on Jan. 27, the record hop will be held at the Beach Legion Hall for the high school stu- dents and graduates• All proceeds will be donated to the March of Dimes. By Richard Volesky Editor/Reporter Counties throughout southwest- ern North Dakota posted increases in taxable sales and purchases, according to a report from the State Tax Department. The report compares taxable sales and purchases of the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010. Data for the last three months of 2010 isn't expected to be available until March or April. The largest increases are reflect- ed in the counties that are affected the most by the growing oil indus- try. The figures, with 2009 and 2010 listed, respectively, include: - Adams, $4.53 million; $5.48 million Billings, $10.16 million; $11.90 million Bowman, $11.53 million; $12.97 million - Dunn, $4 million; $6.09 mil- lion - Golden Valley, $4.22 million; $5.69 million - Hettinger, $2.58 million; $3.46 million McKenzie. $14.54 million; $22.39 million - Slope, $152,005; $153,885 - Stark, $101.7 million; $147.24 million For some of the area towns, the comparison for the third quarter of 2009 and the third quarter 9f 2010, includes: - Belfield, $3.85 million; $11.06 million Medora, $10.03 million; $11.29 million - Beach, $3.95 million; $5.05 million • For smaller towns, such as Golva The largest increases are reflected in the counties that are affected the most by the growing oil industry. and Sentinel Butte, the State Tax Department cannot disclose figures for taxable sales and purchases because there are too few business- es that pay the taxes. Disclosing the information may reveal too much information about a particular busi- ness that would otherwise be confi- • dential, said Kathryn Strombeck, an analyst with the tax department. Similarly, the tax department can't disclose which sector of the economy in the smaller towns, such as Beach or Belfield, which contributed to the increase, said Strombeck. Statewide, taxable sales and pur- chases made during July, August, and September 2010 were $3.947 billion, up $863 million or 28 percent com- pared to the third quarter 2009. Of the 50 largest cities, the biggest percentage increases for the third quarter of 2010 were: Tioga, up 185.6 percent; Williston, up 150.9 percent; Lincoln, up 89 percent: New Town, up 84.6 percent; and Stanley, 56.7 percent; most of which are in the firea of the oil boom. Of the 50 lhrgest cities, the largest percentage decreases for the third quarter were: Cavalier, down 40.7 percent; Park River, down 22.3 percent; Ellendale, down 20.8 per- cent; Cando down 16.9 percent; and Walhalla, down 10.1 percent. Frosted fringes The sharp edges of a yucca sport frost that the plant col- lected from an overnight fog recently. (Photo by Richard Volesky) Be A Victim Of Identity Beach 872-4444 • Golva 872-3656 Medora 623-5000 24 hr. ATM in Beach & Medora lobby Medora Hours" 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Closed Mon., Jan. 17 for MLK Member FDIC Thousands of Americans have their identities stolen every day. It occurs when someone uses personal information like your name, Social Security, Debit or credit card numbers to commit fraud or other crimes. Be sure to report lost or stolen checks, and credit and debit cards immediately. Store important papers and documents in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes.