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Those attending a Golden Valley County
group discussions on the medical/wellness
ommunl
community meeting wednesday, Feb. 26, take
clinic project idea. (Photos by Jane M. Cook)
part
ISCUSS
al
By Jane M. Cook
Reporter
A Golden Valley County commu-
nity meeting was held Wednesday,
Feb. 26, at the Beach Community
Center. The focus on this meeting
was determining whether it would
be worthwhile in building a med-
ical/wellness center for the Golden
Valley County area.
A supper began the meeting, with
music being provided by Gloria
Ueckert. The meeting was sponsored
by VisionWest ND, Prairie West De-
velopment Foundation, the city of
Beach and the Beach Area Chamber
of Commerce .........
Golden Valley County is one of
19 counties in western North Dakota
participating in the VisionWestND
three-year planning grant that has a
total of 39 members, including col-
leges/universities, regional councils,
the N.D. Association of Oil & Gas
Producing Counties, and the Three
Affiliated Tribes.
A copy of the final strategic plan
was on each table for participants to
review, as well as copies that are
available at city hall, the county
courthouse, Prairie West, and the
chamber office.
It was during one of the earlier
steering committee meetings that a
project was chosen for discussion
which would benefit the whole
county, and not just Beach. It was
determined then that the clinic in
Beach is too small. From that, dis-
cussion continued by adding a well-
ness component, which is how the
project became the "medical/well-
ness center." A schematic, or artist's
rendition, has been on display
around town for several months and
was also brought into Wednesday
evening's meeting.
It was necessary to consult with
in
Poster sheets are used to discuss the pros and cons of hav-
ing a new medical/wellness clinic built.
St. Joseph's Hospital in regards to recreational activities - such as a
the clinic to see if that would be a climbing wall, an indoor pool,
possibility as the Beach Clinic is cur- and/or a therapy pool - a pool where
rently a branch of St. Joe's. At this a person walks against a current.
point in time, the committee was Marie Hvidsten, Rural Leader-
confident that the hospital would take ship instructor from NDSU Exten-
care of the medical clinic portion.As sion, was the Feb 26 facilitator.
a community, it was also necessary Those attending were set up in small
to determine what the "wellness" groups and were set up with poster-
center segment will be. The steering size sheets, then were instructed to
committee knew that it was to be discuss the pros and cons of build-
more than a "fitness center." The ing a medical/wellness center'.
committee wanted to incorporate The majority at the meeting were
wellness through nutrition classes for enthusiastic of the prospect of hay-
special dietary needs (cardio, dia- ing such a facility so close at hand,
betic, etc.), using equipment to help and not having to travel to Dickin-
people recover from surgeries such son or Glendive for such needs.
as knee and hip replacements, rota- In the next few months, more
tor cup repair; and more that need an meetings will be held to determine
exercise regimen to improve healing, how to get started, and the public is
The committee has also been vocal encouraged to attend these meetings.
about the need for a walking mezza- This will be a long-term dream of
nine for use by walkers and joggers, the kind of place wanted for the
There was also discussions held young and older population alike to
as to whether to add a place with enjoy.
in missile silos
Senators press to
WASHINGTON - At a meet- removal of the missiles and destruc- tary of the Air Force.
ing last week, members of the Senate tion of the silos, weakening the na- Following the meeting, Hoeven
ICBM Coalition, including Sens. tion's nuclear deterrent. The met with Gene Dodaro, the comp-
John Hoeven, R-N.D.; Jon Tester, D- bipartisan Senate ICBM Coalition, to troller general of the United States
Mont.; Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; which all of the senators belong, sup- and head of the U.S. Government
Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.; John Walsh, D- ported the Hoeven-Tester legislation. Accountability Office (GAd). The
Mont.; and John Barrasso, R-W3~o.; Of the three legs of the nuclear triad senators are recommending that the
pressed Admiral James Winnefeld Jr., - land-based missiles in silos, mis- GAd review the legislation and
vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of siles aboard submarines and bombers make a determination as to what the
Staff, to retain missile silos in North - intercontinental ballistic missiles law requires.
Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. are the most cost-effective because "Land-based ballistic missiles are
As members of the Senate Appro- they cost less to maintain, the sena- a strategic asset and the most cost-ef-
priations Committee, Hoeven and tors say. fective nuclear deterrent in the U.S.
Tester authored a provision in the Last week, however, the senatorsarsenal," Hoeven said. "Senator
Department of Defense (DOD) ap- learned that the Pentagon believes it Tester and I wrote the language in the
propriations bill that blocks the ad- has other authority to start thebill to bar the Defense Department
ministration from undertaking any process of eliminating silos, prompt- from initiating any process that could
environmental analysis to reduce the ing Hoeven to organize a meetingresult in the loss of these vital assets.
number of active silos containing with top Pentagon officials. In addi- We need to keep these silos up and
Minuteman III ICBMs, all of which tion to Winnefeld, DOD officialsrunning because they are vitally im-
are located at bases in North Dakota, who participated in the meeting were portant, not just to Minot and North
Montana and Wyoming. Madelyn Creedon, assistant secretary
The senators are concerned that of defense for Global Strategic Af- Silos
the study is designed to facilitate the fairs and Eric Fanning, undersecre- (Continued on Page 8)
Bowman, Kempenich to seek
By Neal A. Shipman
Farmer Editor
Two District 39 Republicans,
Sen. Bill Bowman and Rep. Keith
Kempenich, have announced that
they will be seeking re-election in
the 2014 elections.
According to Bowman and
Kempenich, their priority in the up-
coming legislative session will be
to continue' working for support of
infrastructure needs in the district.
"During the last session we
made some gains, but the effort
failed in bringing more oil revenue
from oil and gas production taxes
back to the local political subdivi-
sions," states Kempenich. "The
original bill in the House did that,
so we have the framework of what
is needed. The challenge is to edu-
cate the rest of the state and de-
velop a plan that is a win for the
whole state."
According to Kempenich, he
would like to see the state use a por-
tion of the funds that have been set
aside to help oil-impacted areas
being able to bond against future oil
i
Sen. Bill Bowman
revenues to support ongoing efforts
by the local political subdivisions.
"There has been some discus-
sion about putting together a re-
gional trust fund," states
Kempenich. "The funding of this
would be a challenge, but not im-
possible."
Both Kempenich and Bowman
believe that the state needs to fol-
low a common sense approach to
lection
Rep. Keith Kempenich
regulations that don't prohibit
growth of the resources and recog-
nize the needs of the District.
"Our efforts in the next session
are to keep the needs of District 39
in front of the Legislature," state
Kempenich and Bowman. "But we
need help from both chambers and
the governor."
(Reprinted with permission of
the McKenzie County Farmer.)
rnor, EPA discuss regulations
BISMARCK- Gov. Jack Dalrym-
pie on Feb. 27 met with Gina Mc-
Carthy, administrator of the
~nvironmental Protection Agency
(EPA), and EPA Regional Adminis-
trator Shaun McGrath to discuss the
agency's proposed emissions regula-
tions for power plants and other envi-
ronmental issues important to North
Dakota .........
nology that is commercially viable North Dakota residents, and to attend
and cost effective. He said the state's a meeting of energy producing states,
coal-fired power plants continue to re- which will be held in Bismarck April
duce emissions, and that unattainable 16-17.
standards would undermine the na- The governor told McCarthy that
tion's energy security and could lead he is also concerned about the poten-
to higher utility rates for customers tial for EPA overreach under the aus-
and lost jobs. pices of the Clean Water Act. A draft
The EPA has proposed standards EPA report, entitled "Connectivity of
that cap greenhouse gas emissions Streams and Wetlands to Downstream
from newly built coal-fired power Waters," does not distinguish between
plants at 1,100 pounds of carbon diox- federal and state jurisdictions, which
ide per megawatt-hour. The agency's could lead to a determination that all
proposed standards for existing coal- waters within the Prairie Pothole Re-
fired plants will be issued by June. gion fall within federal jurisdiction,
McCarthy told Dalrymple that the Dalrymple said.
public comment period regarding the The Clean Water Act is intended to
EPA's proposed standards for new protect navigated water bodies and
power plants has been extended as re- any expansion of federal jurisdiction
quested by the governor recently in beyond waters directly related to nav-
Washington D.C. The EPA had origi- igation would be an overreach. Be-
nally provided a 60-day public com- cause uncertainty and differences of
ment period, which was set to close opinion exist regarding the extent of
March 10. The extension provides an- the Clean Water Act's authority, it's
other 60 days for public comment, set important that the EPA and U.S. Corps
to conclude on May 9. Dalrymple also of Engineers maintain ongoing com-
encouraged McCarthy to visit with munications with state officials, Dal-
utilities, power plant operators and rymple said.
i~/"It's good to have Administrator
~y in North Dakota so that she
can see and hear for herself just how
important common sense regulation is
to major energy states like ours and to
the entire nation," Dalrymple said.
"North Dakota is one of only a hand-
ful of states that meet the EPA's air-
quality standards and I hope this visit
will help her better understand that a
one-size-fits-all approach for reduc-
tions in carbon dioxide emissions
from existing power plants is not the
answer."
Dalrymple told McCarthy that
roles under development by the EPA
to regulate carbon dioxide emissions
must be practical and based on tech-
Lady Bucs sweep Skyhawks on Parents Night
Friday evening was marked as finding their way into the score- Green 2, Brooke Slater 2
Parents Night, and senior parents book. 3:pointers: HS 3 (Joppa 2, An-
were introduced along with their After the game, all players and dress 1), B 4 (Waldal, Dietz, Hof-
daughters who played their last parents were invited for a small fer, Abraham). Free throws: HS
game of their high school careers meal and dessert for a traditional 5-7, B 6-10. Total fouls: HS 8, B
at BHS. together. Words were spoken by14. Records: HS 10-11 (Region 7-
The opponents last Friday Athletic Director Brandt Gaugler 6), B 19-2 (Region 11-0).
evening were the Hettinger/Scran- and the coaching staff. Seniors Region 7 Opening Round
ton Skyhawks. There were three sang their very own "rap" songMatch-Ups:
games that were played with the with a short slide show produced 3:00 (1) Beach vs (8) Killdeer
Bucs,winning all three games for a by Tom Wilhelmi to end the 4:30 (4) New England vs (5)
final sweep of the season. It was evening of fun. Beulah
the final Region 7 contest of their Seniors playing their last game 6:00 (2) Trinity vs (7) Het-
regular schedule before moving at BHS were: Megan Benes, Paige tinger/Scranton
into post-season play. Rising, Chantel Fulton, Cid Sted- 7:30 (3) Hazen vs (6) Bowman
The Buccaneers wasted no timeman, Hailee Farstveet and Bailey County
from the Opening tip as all five Waldal. Region 7 Games Will Be Played
starters scored with Cid Stedman The Running Bucs will now AtThe Knights Of Columbus Cen-
and Brooklynn Zachmann combin- continue in post-season play on ter
ing for 13 of the 19 first-quarter Monday, March 10. The first Final Region 7 Standings:
points. The Bucs took the first round Region 7 Tournament gameBeach 11-0
quarter lead 19-10, playing all six is slated to begin at 3 p.m., match- Trinity 10-1
seniors on "senior-parent" night, ing No. 1 Beach against No. 8 Hazen 8-3
In the second quarter, BHS Killdeer. New England 7-4
clamped down on the Skyhawks Beach 72, Hettinger-Scranton Beulah 7-4
with a strong "man" defense, hold- 40 Bowman County 6-5
ing sixth seed Hettinger to justBeach 19 14 24 15 72 Hettinger/Scranton 6-5
eight points while scoring 14 toH/S 10 8 11 11 40 Killdeer5-6
end the half. Beach: Bailey Waldal 18, Taylor Glen Ullin/Hebron 5-6
Coming out of the locker room Abraham 11, Cid Stedman 11, Richardton/Taylor 2-9
with a lot of energy, the Running Brooklynn Zachmann 10, Hailee Mott/Regent 1-10
Bucs tallied 24.third-quarter points Farstveet 9, Ashlynn Dietz 3, Taryn Heart River 1-10
defending with their full-court Hoffer 3,Megan Benes 2, Lateasha Results Thursday, Feb. 20:
press and pushed for fastbreak op- Lechler 2, Baili Nielson 2, Paige The Running Bucs won their
portunities. Rising 1. 18th game of the season by defeat-
The Buccaneers recorded their HS: Casey Joppa 13, Kaitlin ing Mott/Regent 84-33 in another
19th win of the season against only Reitz 6, Cassie Holt 6, Cassie An-
two losses that ended their regular dress 5, Kinsey Jahner 2, Nicole Roundball
season schedule with 11 players Weaver 2, Kaite Wolff 2, Brittany (Continued on Page 8)
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