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f © i 1918." Lithuania proclaimed its independence from Russia. 1923: The tomb of King Tutankhamen, discovered in 1922. was opened. 1937: Nylon was patented. e .......... Page 2 ,.Page 2 3 .... Page 4 ......... Page 7 New book a part of county centennial Shirley Schulte 872-3441. ."We welcome your help to make this book the best possible," said Ridenhower. Sections are planned that cover: graduates and teachers of. Beach, Golva and Sentinel Butte, .elected county officials, county conserva- tion winners, county library, 4-H clubs, homemakers clubs, and Sunshine Society. Advance notice from anyone interested in having a copy of the book is appreciated because only a limited number of copies will be printed. Call Joanne Tescher at the Golden Valley County Library, 872- 4627. to get your name on the list. The book will be sold during the Spirit of the West weekend begin- ning Aug. 1. Golden Valley County celebrates 100 years in existence this year. It separated from Billings County in 1912. A book commem- orating events in Golden Valley County is being planned. One section will be on the rural schools of the county. A group working on that project has studied the records from the County Superintendent's Office and would now like to add more personal touches and facts. Anyone who attended a rural school, has photos or information about a school is asked to give the group a call. Any school in Beach or Sentinel Butte districts range 139 and north. call Judy Ridenhower 872-4987. or any school south of Lone Tree dis- trict range 138 and south, call Huge barrier now protects camp By Richard Volesky Editor/Reporter MEDORA A flood would apparently have to be of biblical proportions before it overtakes Badlands Ministries south of Medora. A flood protection dike was recently completed around the Bible camp. The embankment if 5 feet higher than the level of the May 2011 Little Missouri River flood, which crested shy of an all- time high level. "I sleep a lot better at night knowing it's done," said Brent Sea.ks, . directo:- of .Badlands..-. Ministries. During the May 2011 flood, water inundated the camp but did- n't get into its buildings. Seaks said a facilities team of Badlands Ministries in the fall rec- ommended to the ministries' board that the dike be built. The dike's cost of $185,000 was financed through a bank's line of credit. Schwartz Construction of New England, the contractor for the project, donated back some of the cost. All of the soil for the dike came from the camp's property. In April 2009, the Little Missouri River cut through an oxbow south of Badlands Ministries. The river's new channel thereafter flowed more directly toward the camp, instead of in a Shown above is the portion the south side of Badlands Volesky) more eastward direction. Harold Hugelen, who ranches near the area of the oxbow, blamed a water pipeline project for the change in the river channel. The floodwaters in 2009 tended to follow the path of where the pipeline was buried, Hugelen said in 2009. The massive gap, or the new channel, created in the 2009 flood has also been closed. Seaks said Badlands Ministries wasn't involved with the channel project, of the flood protection dike on Ministries. (Photo by Richard and a different contractor was used. Not all of gap was filled in, but a "bridge" of soil across it is visible from Badlands Ministries. The river now follows its old channel, said Seaks. Hugelen didn't a return a phone message seeking comment, nor did a State Water Commission official who was said to be familiar with the channel project. © 2012 GVN-BCP A whale of a good time Golva Elementary School's January Accelerated Reading party had the theme of "Wild About Reading," with a focus on whales. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department sup- plied the school with a baby-sized blow up whale and learning activities about wildlife. The students participated in games that were whale themed, said teacher Jessie Molter. Above, students and teachers form a chain around the whale. (Courtesy Photo) New office progress Ryan Aakre works on a piece of trim for the new office building for Beach Co-op Grain Co., as Josh Shaw, on the ladder, works on the siding. (Photo by Richard Volesky) New gas plant now online By Richard Volesky Editor/Reporter BELFIELD - Natural gas hasn't been flaring from the towering stack of a new gas plant located about two miles south of Belfield. But that's a good thing. The absence of a gas flare means the plant is operational. There will be a flare when the plant isn't operating, or mainte- nance or repairs are under way, said Blaine Hoffman, the area superin- tendent for Whiting Petroleum. The $90 million plant has the capability of processing 30 to 35 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The plant isn't yet processing that much gas, but it eventually will, said Hoffman. The plant is drawing natural gas from wells in the Dickinson area, from west of Belfield and from the six-mile comer area, which is north of Belfield near the border of Billings and Stark counties. Not all • of Whiting's wells are yet connect- ed to the plant. "Infrastructure takes a while to put in place," added Hoffman. The plant will also be taking in natural gas from other companies. Plant products - natural gas liquids - are being trucking to another plant at Stanley to make them into products such as propane and butane. The Belfield plant employs 12 people, plus one who monitors the flow of a crude oil pipeline. A noticeable change in the Belfield area is that many natural Plant (Continued on Page 8) Listings for high school sport- ing events, plus public events that are free to anyone and aren't fund-raisers or aren't family or business invitations, can be pub- lished free of charge in this col- umn. • The Beach Clinic will be closed Feb. 24 and re-open March 8. • American Legion Auxiliary Post #144 Belfield meeting, Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall lower level. Please bring paper items for the Pantry. Good Service Is Not A Thing Of :i The Past In an era of diminishing customer service, it's good to know we still provide friendly, personal "hometown service. " Because we're a local independent bank, we're able to respond quickly and efficiently to our customer's needs. We combine the latest in banking technology with our knowledge and experience to give you the quality service you deserve.