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1844: Dominican Republic gained
independence from Haiti.
1951: The 22nd Amendment to the
Constitution was ratified, limiting the
President to two terms.
1973: Members of the American In-
dian Movement occupied the village of
Wounded Knee, S.D.
1991: Kuwait was liberated in the
Gulf War.
2003: Fred Rogers, of Mister
Rogers' Neighborhood, died.
Roundball
Fever
By Bob Waldal
The community was saddened to
hear of the death of long-time resi-
dent Marge Gratton and her son,
Bob Gratton. Bob's death from an
apparent heart attack was more of a
_shock to the community as it came
on the same day as his mother's
passing.
Jane Cook and her mother, Mary
Cook, attended the open house of
the new Sanford Health Clinic in
Dickinson Monday evening. A re-
port of almost 1,500 people attended
the opening of the new clinic on the
western edge of the city, and the two
even received a small gift of a tote
bag.
A Bunco game was held at the
residence of Sue Feldman Wednes-
day evening, and the ladies in atten-
dance enjoyed a delicious dinner
just before the games started, with
dessert during a short break. Win-
ners of the games included Rhonda
McKinney, who won for the most
Buncos; Jo Emery, who won for the
most wins, with Jane Cook coming
in second for that spot; Sue Feldman
who won third place, and Vivian
Novotny won last place.
From the pages of the Sentinel
Butte Republican, Feb. 26, 1914:
Joseph A. Kitchen has just been
advised by Secretary H. L. Bolley of
the Agricultural College that his
entry No. 202 of Arnautka Durum
wheat has won the first premium,
$25, in the North Dakota Improved
Seed Growers Association, held at
Fargo Jan. 20-24. Mr. Kitchen also
received third premiums on his
pedigree Swedish Select Oats, and
his pedigree 959 Winter Rye. The
Republican believes it would be
wise for the farmers' organization to
get samples of this winning wheat
and display same at advantageous
points.
A caucus for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination candidates for vil-
lage offices will be held at the Fire
Hall on Tuesday evening, March 3,
1914. Glen Nichols, Village Clerk.
Ads: Cedar posts for sale. $.10 at
the ranch of $.20 delivered in town.
Josh Crosby, Westerheim, N.D.
Personal Note: After some dis-
cussion with a few residents and the
editor, it's been decided that the
Sentinel Butte News column won't
be completely discontinued. Local
happenings and events will still be
written up, and though there may be
certain weeks when the column may
not appear due to a lack of informa-
tion to report, it will not disappear
all together. And I continue to thank
all those who shared their fun news
with us. It has been greatly appreci-
ated. - Jane Cook
Inside
Obituaries .......... Page 2
Opinion .............. Page 3
Public notices .... Page 4
Classifieds .......... Page 5
A large crowd attends the public zoning board meeting in thehopes of getting some informa-
tion from the Beach residents as to why they would or wouldn't like to see a "railport" facility come
to their community. (Photos by Jane M. Cook) •
More details for rail facility discussed
By Jane M. Cook
Reporter
A large crowd attended a city zon-
ing board meeting in the Beach
Community Center Monday
evening, Feb. 24, to discuss the pro-
posed plans for the building of a
"railport" just west of Beach.
Drew Hall, Jack Andrews, Steve
Strobel and Travis Brock were there
to request a change of zoning from
agricultural to industrial just west of
Beach for such a building plan. Hall
addressed the multitude of people,
citing the advantages that such a site
could bring to the residents of Beach.
"There are three critical issues we
look at first," Hall stated. "One is the
traffic (oil cars) that would come in.
These tankers would be coming on 1-
94, not Highway 16 or Fourth Street.
The off-loading trucks would turn in
on the Carlyle Road. The only use
from Fourth Street would be for any
employees of the site to use, not
tankers. Second, is to find out what
issues are needed for emergency ac-
cess, and the possibility of paving
those roads for the community's use,
especially emergency vehicles. Next,
experts are needed to put the best
practices for building such a site and
safely maintaining it, and SST is the
company we found that is best suited
to fit these needs."
Beach Railport L.L.C. is based
out of Utah and specifically formed
to develop a terminal in Beach.
Steve Strobel from Strobel
Starostka Transfer (SST), a consult-
ant for the Beach Railport, took the
floor next and informed the residents
that the tracks were designed so the
trains could transport oil going either
east or west. A concept drawing of a
map of the Beach Railport showed
how the connections would be made,
and that it would mean that the trains
would not stop moving until the
whole train was off the main line.
Strobel also stated that the light-
ing is primarily focused on safety for
both operators and visitors. The rail-
port would also be subject for in-
spection and auditing.
"The type of accidents that you
may have heard about concern rail-
roads in a Class 2 environment. This
facility is to be in a Class l, which
means that safety is always our con-
cern," said Strobel.
Benefits cited for a railport such
as this included a significant upgrade
to public safety and emergency re-
sponse capability; a direct economic
impact in a four year period (2014-
2019) resulting in approximately
$67,000,000, and employment possi-
bilities with direct jobs with as many
as 405 positions to fill and indirect
jobs with approximately 155. The
employment could bring in jobs with
salaries starting at $30 an hour.
Questions were then encouraged,
and concerns were raised by many.
Resident Jerry DeMartin stated
that the facility would only be
A map shows the propos
proposed Beach Railport facility.
• of'Beach for the
"The type of accidents that you may have
heard about concern railroads in a Class 2
environment. This facility is to be in a Class
1, which means that safety is always our
concern."
Steve Strobel
3/10the of a mile from a few of the
residents of Beach, and ½ a mile
from the school, which he felt was
too close in which to bring such haz-
ardous material. "It brings it right
into our homes," DeMartin said.
He stated that no matter how
much safety may be installed, acci-
dents still happen by carelessness
and neglect. "Stupid things happen,"
he said. "Even with the Casselton ac-
cident, Fargo - with its state-of-the-
art fire equipment, could not get
close enough to contain the fire and
had to just stand there and watch it
burn. What would happen if one of
them exploded here?"
A question raised by resident Pam
Popiel was how much longer a per-
son would have to sit and wait for
one of these trains to go through
town. There had been times, she said,
where she had had to wait from 15 to
20 minutes at a time.
There was also concern as to
whether emergency vehicles would
be able to get to people needing help
if the railroad tracks were blocked
for a long period of time.
Popiel also commented that the
employment rate in Beach is not that
bad, so if more jobs were created,
people would have to come in from
other places. She wondered where
would they live since there aren't
enough houses now to accommodate
everyone coming in.
Resident Laurie Rohan also com-
mented on the noise pollution such
trains might make as they come
through town, and zoning board
member Tama Smith reported that
some residents in Epping could smell
and hear the goings on almost con-
tinuously from a facility there. And
that during the construction of it, dust
was a constant factor.
Resident Bev Wolff then pointed
out, in favor of the railport, that haz-
ards are also a concern at the local
grain elevators. Explosions could
happen there just as easily as a rail-
port. She cited that there are trucks
from Eight Ball that often pass her
home right in town, just down from
the high school, in order to get to the
highway. "You have a hazard every
day in just getting up and stumbling
into a wall," Wolff said.
Another concern was raised as to
the increased truck traffic this might
bring on Highway 16. Jack Andrews
answered that the oil coming into the
Beach Railport would be coming on
1-94, not 16, and going to the Carlyle
• exit, so that there shouldn't be any
problems there.
Prevailing winds were also con-
sidered a factor, and the fact that the
facility might let off an odor. The
winds could bring that straight into
town. Andrews said that 7 out of 10
times the prevailing winds came out
of the northwest, which would go
south of Beach. Andrews reported
that a fire department chief in Ep-
ping, who had retired after 15 years,
claimed that the only actual smell
came from the diesel engines when
they were idling. The loading facili-
ties here are to be covered so as to
prevent such odors.
Marshal Nunberg, a senior at
Beach High School, commented that
the reason so many of the younger
generation goes off to college, never
Zoning
(Continued on Page 6)
NDGF: 2013's harvest results
Harvest statistics released by the
North Dakota Game and Fish De-
partment show overall hunter success
during the 2013 season for bighorn
sheep was 100 percent, 91 percent
for moose and 50 percent for elk.
The department issued three
bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned
one. All four hunters harvested a
bighorn ram.
The department issued 111 moose
licenses last year. Of that total, 111
hunters harvested 101 animals - 85
bulls and 16 cows/calves. One addi-
tional license was raffled by the
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and
the hunter was successful in harvest-
ing a moose.
The department issued 271 elk li-
censes last year. Of that total, 255
hunters harvested 127 elk - 77 bulls
and 50 cows/calves. One additional
license was raffled by the Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation and the
hunter was successful in harvesting
an elk.
Parents' night this Friday
This Friday evening, February
24, is marked as "Parents Night"
and senior parents will be intro-
duced along with their daughters
that will be playing their last game
of their high school careers at BHS.
The opponents this Friday
evening will be the Hettinger/Scran-
ton "Skyhawks". There will be
three games beginning at 4:00, 5:30
and 7:00. It will be the final Region
7 contest of their regular schedule.
After the game, all players and
parents are invited for a small meal
and dessert for a traditional together.
Words will be spoken by Athletic
Director Brandt Gaugler, the seniors
and coaching staff.
The RUNNING BUCS will then
continue their season in "post-sea-
son" play on Monday, March 10th.
Results Thursday
2-20-2014
BEACH ..... The Running Bucs
won their 19th game of the season
by defeating Mott/Regent 84-33 in
another Region 7 contest and remain
undefeated in Region play on Feb-
ruary 20.
It was a very competitive let
quarter with five players scoring for
the home town Buccaneers 15-12.
The second quarter was a differ-
ent story as the Bucs were led by
Brooklynn Zachmann's 13 points
increasing their lead to 23 points,
45-22.
Coming out of the locker room,
Bailey Waldal led the charge with
19 of her 33 points to end the quar-
ter 72-28.
It was a good game for the non-
starters and the future of the pro-
gram as all 15 players got into the
game with 12 players scoring.
Beach 84, Mott-Regent 33
Beach 15 45 72 84
Mott-Regent 12 22 28 33
B: Bailey Waldal 33, Brooklyn
Zachmann 17, Hailee Farstveet 14,
Lateasha Lechler 4, Baili Nielson 4,
Rylee Clark 2, Cid Stedman 2, Abby
Wilhelmi 2, Sofia Murato 2, Chantel
Fulton 2, Paige Rising 1, Megan
Benes 1.
MR: Sadie Ambers 12, Abby
Honeyman 8, Shantel Herner 4,
Amber Friedt 3, Jalea Schaible 2,
Allison Gion 2, Andrea Klein 2.
3-pointers: B 6 (Farstveet 4, Wal-
dal 2). Free throws: MR 3-5, B 8-11.
Total fouls: MR 10, B 7.
Results Monday
2-17-2014
Beach 65 New England 30
NEW ENGLAND ...... Last
Monday evening, February 17, the
RUNNING BUCS traveled to New
England to face the Tigers in a Re-
gion 7 match-up. There were three
games slated for the evening with
the Bucs sweeping all three.
Brooklynn Zachmann led the
Buccaneer surge with a double/dou-
ble scoring 24 points and hauling
down 10 rebounds to help her team
win their 17th game of the season.
It was the Bucs 10th Region 7 win
that solidifies the top seed for the
upcoming Super Region Tourna-
ment.
Beach 13 12 16 24 65
NewEng 5 8 7 10 30
Beach: B.Zachmann 24,
H.Farstveet 17, B.Waldal 9,
B.Nielsen 8, C.Stedman 4, P.Rising
2, L.Lechler 1.
NE: T.Hewson 10, A.Wolf 6,
G.Hanson 6, H.Nordby 4, A.Plagge-
meyer 2, J.Ehlis 2.
FT: B-6-9=67%, NE-2-2=100%.
REB: B 40 B.Zachmann 10, C.Sted-
man 6, H.Farstveet 6, B.Waldal 6.
NE. 21 T.Hewson 10. FG: B-28-
65=43% NE- 12-51 =23%, 3PT: B-3-
15=20% NE-4-11 =36%.
Region 7 Girls Standings
1 Beach 10-0 18-2
2Trinity 10-1 15-4
3 Hazen 8-3 12-7
4 NEng 7-4 15-5
5 Beulah 7-4 10-9
6 Bow 6-5 11-9
7 Hett/Scr 6-5 10-10
8 Killdeer 5-6 6-13
9 Heb/Gle 2-9 3-17
10 Rich/Tay 2-9 5-14
11 Hrt/Riv 1-92-16
12 Mott/Reg 1-9 3-16
Democrats ask for
The leaders of the North Dakota
Democratic-NPL Senate and House
Caucuses have asked Governor Dal-
rymple to call a special legislative
session to address infrastructure and
other needs facing oil counties and
communities.
In a letter, House Democratic-
NPL Leader Kenton Onstad, of Par-
shall, and Senate Democratic-NPL
Leader Mac Schneider, of Grand
Forks, stated, "We cannot wait until
the 2015 session to address these
challenges."
Senator John Warner, of Ryder,
also signed the letter. Representative
Onstad and Senator Warner both rep-
resent District 4, a region directly
impacted by oil and gas develop-
ment.
In their letter, tlae three legislators
stated that current state funding lev-
els are failing to keep up with the
pace of development. Onstad,
Schneider, and Warner wrote: "The
affected western counties do not
a special session
think that the current funding level is
adequate to meet the demand for
services they are facing. Impacted
cities are reaching their bonding lim-
its and are increasingly frustrated
with lack of assistances to ade-
quately fund development proj-
ects...If present state funding levels
do not change, many local leaders
and residents fear that Western North
Dakota may never catch up to the
pace of oil and gas development."
Representative Onstad said North
Dakota Democrats don't take their
request for a special session lightly,
but he said that the state doesn't have
any other choice.
"There are many in western North
Dakota who are afraid that their
communities and counties are reach-
ing the breaking point," said Onstad.
"If we don't act now, we're jeopard-
izing the financial solvency of many
western counties, cities, and school
districts and we're putting future oil
and gas development at risk."
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