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January 13, 2011 Page 5
• R.ED. by Mike Marland
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l. LITERATURE: What was O.
Henry's realname? " Golden Valley
2. RELIGION: What was the Holy
Grail'? County Commission
3. MOVIES: How many best-actor
Oscar nominations did Spencer Tracy BOARD OF
receive in his career? COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
4. GOVERNMENT: What are the MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
two houses of the British Parliament DECEMBER 7, 2010 9:00 A.M.
called?
5. ANATOMY: What part of the
human body does the disorder lum-
bago usually strike?
6. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. state
lies west of Texas'?
7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: During
.which president's administration did
Henry Kissinger become secretary of
state?
8. MUSIC: For which war was the
song "Over There" written?
9. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is rep-
resented by doraphobia?
10. HISTORY: When did Andrei
Sakharov win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Answers
1. William Sydney Porter
2. A vessel used by Jesus at the Last
Supper
3. Nine
4. The House of Lords and the House
of Commons
5. The back
6. New Mexico
7. Richard Nixon
8. World War I
9. A fear of fur
10. 1975
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• It was betoved American come-
dian, actor, producer, and author Bill
Cosby wh.o Offered the following
advice to new parents: "Always end
the name of your Child with a vowel,
so that when you yell, the name will
carry."
• Those who study such things say
that it takes one second to vacuum l
square foot of floor.
• You probably don't realize it
-- and you certainly don't notice it
.--but experts claim that the Atlantic
Ocean is getting about 1 centimeter
bigger every year. and the Pacific
Ocean is shrinking by the same
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• If you're planning a trip to central
Africa, you can pay a visit to both the
shortest people in the world (the Pyg-
my tribes) as well as the tallest (the
Tutsi, also known as the Watusi).
• [f you're a blood donor, you help
to make up a significant minority. In
the United States, less than 5 percent
of the population donates blood every
year.
• It was Nobel Prize-winning Rus-
sian author Bor, is Pastemak who
wrote the novel (later adapted to
film) "Doctor Zhivago2' It was origi-
nally published in 1957 in Italy. to
great acclaim, but it wasn't published
in the Soviet Union until 1988.
• If you took all the Tootsie Rolls
produced every year and placed them
end to end, there would be enough
candy to stretch to the moon and
back. Interestingly, the Tootsie Roll
isn't actually considered to be choco-
late -- not according to the definition
used by federal officials supervising
the candy industry, anyway.
• The world's highest tides are found
in the Bay of Fundy, located in Nova
Scotia, Canada. There, the difference
between high and low tides can be as
much as 50 feet.
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Chairman Dave Quale called the
meeting to Order. Commissioners
Harley Steffen and John Thompson
were present along with States
Attorney Charles J. Peterson.
Commissioner Steffen made a
motion to approve the November min-
utes and Commissioner Thompson
seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
GV County States Attorney Charles
Peterson updated the Board regarding
cases he is handling for the County.
The Board set December 28th at
9:00 A:M. for the final 2010 meeting to
pay the final vouchers for the County.
The Auditor informed the Board
that she has hired Crystal Nesvig as
her pa'rt-time deputy. The Board
approved of paying Crystal $11.50 per
hour.
Carmen Toman from Nationwide
Retirement Solutions met .with the
Board' to discuss their services.
Carmen will meet with County
Employees after lunch to explain their
services to them.
The Auditor informed the Board
that the County's health insurance
went up 15.6% from last year's premi-
um. Commissioner Quale made a
,motion to pay a full single premium for
the full time emploYees and
Commissioner Thompson seconded
the motion. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Mellon Hildebrant and Christy
Strobbe from the Soil Conservation
District met with the Board to discuss
the Commercial Rental Lease for the
County Agent's Office. Commissioner
Steffen made a motion to approve of
the Chairman signing the lease
between Golden Valley County and
the Soil Conservation District for
another three years, as amended by
both boards, and Commissioner
Thompson seconded the motion.
"Motion carried unanimously. The
Board also approved of buying a new
hot water heater and fixing the wall
and roof at the County Agent's Office
out of the Contingency Fund.
County Agent Ashley Ueckert met
with the Board to request approval for
a 2 week, unpaid leave of absence, for
her Secretary Jen Steiner, due to
maternity leave and illness. The
Board approved of this 2 week unpaid
leave of absence for Jen Steiner.
Ashley also made a request to hire
So~o~e p'a(r-t[tne' tb'C'0ve'r'l~et 'office
while Jen is out on maternity leave and
she is gone for meetings. The Board
approved of this request.
Tax Director Stacey Swanson met
with the Board to ask permission to
purchase an HP laser colored printer
for her office from 2010 monies left in
her budget. Commissioner Quale
made a motion to purchase this printer
for Stacey's office, paying 90% from
the Tax Director budget and 10% from
the 911 budget and Commissioner
Steffen seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
Carmen Toman from Nationwide
Retirement Solutions met with the
Board and 9 county employees
regarding their 457 Deferred Comp
Plan for government employees. The
Board and employees will reeiew this
retirement plan and see if the County
decides to go with this plan or stay
where they are.
Road Foreman Pete Wirtzfeld and
Tim Kelly from Kadrmas, Lee &
Jackson, Inc. met with the Board to
discuss various road projects and road
department issues.
Commissioner Steffen made a
motion to amend the Co. HT Fund by
$130,000.00, due to having gravel
hauled out of the County's gravel
inventory and not replacing it with new
gravel, and Commissioner Thompson
seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
Commissioner Thompson made a
motion to amend the Special County
Road Budget by $130,000.00 due to
contracted labor for hauling and blad-
ing gravel, the fence and Utility move
for the VVV road project, a walk-n-roll
packer and engineering on the
Knutson/Lardy road project that hadn't
been budgeted for originally and
Commissioner Steffen seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Sheriff Scott Steele brought Deputy
• Zane Manhart in to meet the Board.
Chairman Quale declared the
meeting adjourned at 3:45 PM•
ATTEST:
Cecilia Stedman, Auditor
David Quale, Chairman, Co.
Commissioners
(January 13)
Golden Valley
County Commission
BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
DECEMBER 28, 2010 9:00 A.M,
Chairman Dave Quale called the
meeting to order. Commissioners
John Thompson and Harley Steffen
were present.
The purpose of this special meeting
was to approve the final vouchers for
20t0 and make final amendments to
the 2010 budgets.
Olie Golberg from Buffalo Gap
Lodge met with the Board to renew his
beer and liquor licenses for 2011.
Commissioner Thompson made a
motion to renew the Buffalo Gap
Lodge LLC beer and liquor licenses for
2011 and Commissioner Steffen sec-
onded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
Commissioner Steffen made a
motion to amend the Library OD budg-
et by $14,100.00 for transfers made to
the County Library for repairs and to
amend the County Library budget by
$11,600.00 to pay for insulating the
Library roof and Commissioner
Thompson seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Steffen made a
motion to amend the County Social
Security budget by $2400.00, due to
an unexpected amount of accrued
vacation and sick leave paid out to
employees that left the County, and
Commissioner Thompson seconded
the motion. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Commissioner Thompson made a
motion to amend the County Loan
budget by $25.00 due to abatements
granted this year and Commissioner
Steffen seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
Commissioner Steffen made a
motion to amend the Document
Preservation budget by $3600.00 due
to unexpected revenue received this
year and used to buy a computer and
repair books in the Recorders Office
and Commissioner Thompson sec-
onded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously:
Commissioner Thompson made a
motion to amend the NDSU Extension
budget by $700.00 due to unexpected
expenses paid from this fund in 2010
and Commissioner Steffen seconded
the motion. Motion carried unani-
mously.
The Board received a request from
the Road Foreman to use the funds in
the County Infrastructure Fund to help
pay for maintenance performed in the
Unorganized Townships in the past
that aren't current on their expenses
due the County. Commissioner
Steffen made a motion to allocate the
Infrastructure Funds to the
Unorganized Township Fund to help
with these past due expenses due the
County and Commissioner Thompson.
seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
Due to excess oil revenue received
in the General Fund, Commissioner
Thompson made a motion to transfer
$150,000.00 from the General Fund
into the Road Reserve Fund and
$150,000.00 from the General Fund
into the Capital Outlay Reserve Fund
and Commissioner Steffen seconded
the motion. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Chairman Quale declared the
meeting adjourned at 9:45 AM.
(January 13)
Thought for the Day: "l am free of
all prejudices. I hate everyone equal-
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This Week's Racing News
• Remove mineral deposits from
shower fixtures by removing them
and boiling them in straight white
vinegar for 15 minutes. Allow it to
cool and then scrub with a brush.
Rinse and reattach.
• Make a paste of cream of tartar
and hydrogen peroxide to remove
rust stains from sinks or bathtubs,
• "To keep my preschooler orga-
nized when it comes time to get
dressed, 1 fold outfits together and
store them that way in his dresser. I
use stickers on the drawers to show
what kind of outfits it contains• For
instance, long sleeves and pants are
in the "'snowflake" drawer, and regu-
lar jeans and T-shirts are in another
drawer. Pajamas arc in a drawer with
big Z's and a moon." P.C. in Ore-
gon
• Recycle milk cartons by filling a
couple with sand and storing them in
your car. You can use this to add trac-
tion if you get, stuck in the snow.
• "Spritz the heels and toes of your
pantyhose with hairspray to help
them last longer and have less runs.
This has worked for me lbr 30 years."
-- L.B. in Georgia
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HENRY BOLTINOFF
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Ray Evernham Enterprises (REE) has been retained to consult for the Hendrick
Companies, a management company formed in 2005 to oversee strategic initiatives
for chairman Rick Hendrick. Ray Evemham won three championships in the 1990s
as crew chief for Jeff Gordon with Hendrick Motorsports. Evernham left the Hendrick
organization in 1999 to form his own NASCAR team. He's most recently been a
television analyst for ESPN. REE's initial focus will be development of the Hendrick
Performance retail brand of high-performance parts, vehicles, products and related
services. "Rick and I have had many conversations over the
years about our passion projects, and there's so much
crossover with what we enjoy working on," said Evernham,
5;3, CEO of Ray Evemham Enterprises. "We both sense an
opportunity to do some unique things, whether it's with
performance parts and cars, his dealership business or other
ways to build the Hendrick brand."
Joey Logano
Born: May 24, 1990
Sponsor: Home Depot
Crew Chief: Greg Zipadelli
Car: Toyota
Biography:
Joey Logano's 18th birthday on May 24, 2008, made
him eligible to compete in the Nationwide Series. He
made his Nationwide debut at Dover International
Speedway in the 2008 Heluva Good!'200 with a 6th
place finish. In his first three races in the Nationwide
Series, Logano won the pole pos'dion, at Nashville
and Kentucky. On June 14, 2008; Lngano won the
2008 Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway. It was his
first Nal~)nwide Series win in only his third start, mak-
ing him the youngest winner in Nationwide history,
beating the record that was then held by Casey
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