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1981: President Reagan became
the oldest president to take office (69
years and 349 days).
1981:52 American hostages
seized from the American Embassy in
Tehran were released after 444 days
in captivity.
1986: Martin Luther King, Jr.,
day was celebrated as a federal holi-
day for the first time.
• 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.
• Girls basketball, Heart River
vs. Hettinger, A, B and C squads,
at Hettinger, 4 p.m., Jan. 20.
• Girls basketball, Beach vs.
Killdeer, at Killdeer, A, B and C
squads, 4 p.m., Jan. 21.
• High school wrestling,
Watford City Tournament, TBA,
Jan. 22.
• Senior Citizens Activity
Club of Belfield, Jan. 31, 1-2:30
p.m., bingo, pool, Wii; birthday
party following.
• The Ukrainian Cultural
lnstitute's Malanka 2011 that was
set for Jan. 16 was postponed due
to weather. It's been rescheduled
for 11 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 30, at St.
Bernard's Parish Center, Belfield.
Joe Dobrowski takes a break from loading cornstalks into a wagon in this photo from the win-
ter of 1936-37. The little girl is the Dobrowskis' first child, Cecilia. (Courtesy File Photo)
Man to mark his 105th
By Lynne Wojahn
Reporter
WIBAUX, Mont. Joe
Dobrowski turns 100 - plus 5 -7, on
Jan. 31.
He'll be celebrating his 105th
birthday at a gathering at the
Wibaux County Nursing Home.
Dobrowski was born in 1906 in
Roseau, Minn., to Walter Joseph
and Mary Dobrowski. His family
moved to the Wibaux area in 1910.
Joe Dobrowski said hard work
and good genes - and his wife's
good cooking - kept him healthy all
these years.
Considering that he has more
than a century of experiences with
life's lessons, Dobrowski was asked
if has some sage advice.
"Be nice to everyone and don't
forget to forgive," he said.
He walked 3 miles and some-
times took a horse and buggy each
direction to go to a country school,
and for a year, his father sent him to
a Catholic school in Fried, N.D.,
north of Jamestown, with his broth-
er John and Hubert Wicka, where
they learned to read and write the
Polish language. Joe Dobrowski
had to leave school as of the eighth
grade to help on the family farm.
Dobrowski was a bachelor until
27, when he married Teresa
Marciniak on April 25, 1933. She
grew up just down the road. They
had six children: Robert, David,
Francis, Cecilia, Teresa and Marie.
Dobrowski's wife, 97, passed
away last January. They had been
married for 76 years. He now has 13
grandchildren and many great-
grandchildren.
He and his family fanned for
about 50 years, and they raised a
Joe Dobrowski and his son, Rob Dobrowski, posewith the
greeting that Joe received from Pope Benedict XVI. Joe's
daughter, Marie Dormanen of Fargo, had requested the greet-
ing from the Vatican. (Courtesy Photo)
variety of animals such as cows,
pigs and chickens, and grew wheat,
barley and oats. At one time they
had around 500 laying hens and
would take the eggs weekly to the
restaurants and hotels in Glendive,
Mont. He raised honeybees for a
time - until he got stung.
Until Dobrowski turned 100, he
still kept a garden of vegetables,
including corn, potatoes, tomatoes
and strawberries. He loves to tell
jokes, and his hobbies included
making whirligigs, reading, playing
cards and needlepoint for which Joe
would do the long stitch and his
wife would do the cross stitch. The
couple moved to the Wibaux nurs-
ing home in 2006.
As an active member in the com-
munity and voter, Joe Dobrowski
was on the Soil Conservation Board
and a member of the Farmers Union
Co-op in Beach for 20 years.
This last summer, Dobrowski
was able to attend the Medora
Musical, where he was applauded
for his age after the performers sang
a song about Wibaux. He attends
the annual County Fair each year.
Conrad outlines plans for last of term
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kent
Conrad, D-N.D., made the follow-
ing statement on Jan. 18 after
announcing he will serve out his
term and not seek re-election to the
United States Senate in 2012.
"After months of consideration,
I have decided not to seek re-elec-
tion in 2012," he said in a prepared
statement. "There are serious chal-
lenges facing our state and nation,
like a $14 trillion debt and
America's dependence on foreign
oil. It is more important I spend my
time and energy trying to solve
these problems than to be distracted
by a campaign for re-election.
These next two years in' office will
be critical."
He said his top priorities will be
to:
- Get the country on a sound fis-
cal course;
- Reduce America's dependence
on foreign energy;
- Craft a new Farm Bill;
- Advance permanent flood con-
trol for the Red River Valley and;
- Address the disaster in the
Devils Lake Basin.
"I deeply appreciate the extraor-
dinary support I have received over
the years from the people of North
Dakota. I am eternally grateful for
the opportunity they have given
me. It has been an honor to serve as
their United States senator for the
past 24 years. Working together,
we've helped build a strong founda-
tion for North Dakota's future. I also
want to thank my family, friends,
and staff for years of support. I
especially want to thank my wife
Lucy and our family - our daughter
Jessie, our son, Ivan, and his wife,
Kendra, and our grandson Carter -
for their constant encouragement. I
appreciate all the sacrifices they
have made over the years."
Conrad said that although he
will not seek re-election, his work
is not done. "I will continue to do
my level best for both North
Dakota and the nation over the final
two years of my term."
Conrad said during a Tuesday
radio broadcast that the decision to
not seek re-election was made dur-
ing the holidays at which time he
discussed it with his family.
Rain makes for
some dicey travel
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
At times on Jan. 16 it seemed as
if there were more vehicles in area
ditches than on the roadways.
AccuWeather, the weather fore-
casting media company, issued an
advisory for a round of light rain
that was passing through southwest-
ern North Dakota around 2:30 p.m.
on Sunday, Jan. 16. AccuWeather
later issued an advisory for another
round of rain, which passed through
the area around 9:30 p.m.
Vehicles of all types, pickups
and sedans, ended up in Interstate
94 ditches as a result of the after-
noon rain, which froze after con-
tacting the already frigid pavement,
a staffer of the Golden Valley
News/Billings County Pioneer
reported. Four of the vehicle slide-
offs occurred between South Heart
and Dickinson. One of the vehicles
appeared to have a broken wind-
shield.
At least three other vehicles
ended up in the ditches along
Interstate 94 between Medora and
Fryburg, with two of the vehicles
hitting the ditch just west of the
Painted Canyon Overlook.
The Painted Canyon area was
also the scene of two slide-offs the
previous Sunday, with one involv-
ing a car and the other a van. The
vehicles slid just minutes after each
other on a patch of ice, and were
only about 50 yards from each
other, one going into the median
strip and the other into the ditch on
the south side of the highway, the
Billings County Sheriff's
Department reported last week.
After nightfall on Jan. 16, the
drivers of a few semi-trucks east of
Beach decided to park on highway
shoulders instead of negotiating the
icy Interstate. Also, one semi-truck
appeared to have struck a guide-
post, while another jacked-knifed
near the shoulder of the highway,
just above where a ditch bottoms
out at 50 or more feet below. A
pickup east of Beach also ended up
in a ditch along on Highway 10.
The Billings County Sheriff's
Department issued a no travel advi-
sory on Monday morning.
Monday, a couple from Belfield
reportedly was involved in a vehicle
rollover on Interstate 94 east of
Belfield, between Belfield and
Dickinson.
By Tuesday morning, although
the highways had previously been
sanded, the highways remained icy
because temperatures fell Sunday
night and there was no opportunity
for melting. Light snow blanketed
the roadways on Tuesday. An addi-
tional semi-truck was stuck in a
median west of Medora on Tuesday,
but it wasn't clear when that partic-
ular mishap occurred.
Repeated requests for informa-
tion made to the North Dakota
Highway Patrol's Dickinson
District Office regarding the inci-
dents went unanswered.
LSS planning
new housing units
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
BEACH - Fargo-based
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) is
in the process of completing its
effort toward building nine rental
housing units in Beach.
John Phillips, an LSS real estate
developer, said last year that LSS
was pursing the project, plus the
acquisition of three existing Beach
houses, which it plans to retrofit.
The nine new housing units would
be located along Fourth Avenue
Northwest.
The' estimated cost of the new
units is $971,250. The city of
Rugby around Feb. 8 is to ask the
U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development (HUD) to
release $103,600 in funding for the
Beach project..
Rugby is the designated city
recipient for HUD funds for the
Southwest Rural Economic Area
Partnership (SWREAP), and the
funding is to pass through Rugby
to the Beach project through
SWREAP, according to Shirley
Brentrup of SWREAP. SWREAP
is one of the two North Dakota
REAP zones, with the second zone
including Pierce County and
Rugby.
The need for
additional housing
in Beach has long
been promoted by
Prairie West
Development, and
Deb Walworth, it's
executive director
in Beach.
The need for additional housing
in Beach laas long been promoted
by Prairie West Development, and
Deb Walworth, it's executive
director in Beach. The results of a
study released last year demon-
strated that there was a housing
need.
Phillips explained that his orga-
nization's involvement with hous-
ing in a number of North Dakota
towns coincides with the 'LSS
focus of bringing "hope, health and
healing" to communities. LSS
would own and manage the Beach
rental properties. Rents would be
at current market rates, he said.
Work on the new units may start
this spring.
Beach keeps winnings, takes down No. 7 Watford City
Last Saturday afternoon, in a
make-up game from Dec. 20, the
Beach girls varsity basketball team,
the Running Bucs, faced an hour by
hour decision, facing road and
weather decisions.
Things settled down late in the
night, and things were a "go"
against undefeated and No. 7
ranked opponent, the Watford City
Wolves,
It wa s a good afternoon with a lot
of Buccaneer fans making the drive
up north to support their team. It's
so nice to see all of the support
again this year. We certainly
weren't alone with many people sit-
ting on our side of the bleachers.
Beach defeated Watford City, 58-
37.
The No. 1 ranked Lady
Buccaneers knew that they were in
for a game and didn't let themselves
down; they played with a lot of
effort.
The Buccaneers' full-court press
was really the deciding factor as
they forced many Wolves'
turnovers that resulted in lay-ups.
Good traps were made and there
was very good anticipation, led by
senior Jill Rising. Jill had her best "
week of the young season attacking
the basket, coming up with steals
and hitting the boards.
I just like how much more
aggressive she is getting and is
now getting things done. She is
getting back, to where she left off
last season that helped her team to
a state championship.
Beach made some clutch 3-
pointers that kept the Wolves from
getting back into the game. When it
seemed that Wafford City was going
to make a run at the Buccaneers,
Abby Weinreis rained down her
four 3-pointers along with team-
mate Brooke Davidson hitting two
3-pointers. Brittney Dietz left the
painted area to add one more that
kept the Wolves down.
The game wasn't a very pretty
one, but the Buccaneers played very
aggressively and things just kept
getting better and better and ended
with a 20-point fourth quarter.
Beach scorers: Abby Weinreis, 16;
Britmey Diem, 15; Jill Rising, 12;
Brooke Davidson, 6; LaCee Vollum,
3; Hailee Farstveet, 2; Kiffin Howard,
2; and Bobbie Jo Neilson, 2.
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