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Shown, from left, are Kaden Volk, Chance Manhart, Kade Manhart, Jared Wojahn and Kyle Sars-
land, (Courtesy Photo)
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
Five Beach students on March 26
were given an opportunity reserved
only for state champions.
Kaden Volk, Chance Manhart,
Kade Manhart, Jared Wojahn and
Kyle Sarsland are this year's Future
Farmers of America state champions
in livestock judging-~The state ~,ye,~at
was held on March 18 in Minot.
Team members can now go on to the
National Convention which is
planned for October, said Marty
Campbell, their advisor.
A Beach High School tradition is
that when a student is successful at a
state event, he or she is given the
- right to ring the bell in front of the
school while the entire student body
looks on. Normally, the clapper is
; kept inside the school
At the state competition the stu-
dents judged seven classes of ani-
mals: two beef, two sheep, two
swine and one of goats. The stu-
dents also had to take a written test,
said Kyle Sarsland. Students had to
review their reasoning with the
judges.
"It gives you good speaking skills
and knowledge of livestock," said
Sarsland, who is a sophomore.
Campbell said the students began
practicing in December. All of
Beach's livestock judging team
members received a gold ranking in-
dividually. Don and Trish Feiring
were the livestock team's coaches.
Although one of the team's mem-
bers, Wojahn, is a senior and will be
graduating, he still will be eligible to
go with the team to Indiana. Having
a graduated senior on a team for a
fall event isn't unusual, said Camp-
bell.
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Kyle Sarsland, left, receives Beach High School's bell clapper
from Kaden Volk during a state champions' bell ringing cere-
mony on March 26. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
Medora pro
li
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ric Places
BISMARCK - The De Mores was founded in cooperation be- Ten years later, the park became the
Memorial Park in Medora is now tween Louis and Paul de Vallom- property of the State Historical So-
listed in the National Register of brosa, who were sons of the ciety of North Dakota. Making use
Historic Places. Marquis de Mores Antoine de Val- of the federal relief programs avail-
The National Register of Historic lombrosa, and the town of Medora. able in the 1930s, Weldon Gratton
Places is the federal government's The de Vallombrosa brothers do- of the National Park Service created
list of properties it considers worthy nated the land for the park to the a new design for the park. The
of preservation and recognition, town in 1924 and commissioned a downtown park was further devel-
North Dakota nominations are coor- statue from Pierre Marie Poisson opedduring the next decade through
dinated by the State Historical Soci- that was cast by the F. Barbedienne various Works Progress Administra-
ety of North Dakota. Foundry. tion and Civilian Conservation
De Mores Memorial Park has The statue of the Marquis de Corps projects from 1937 until
been in its current location since it Mores was erected in June 1926. 1940.
Spill prompts
By Jane Cook and
Richard Volesky
Reporters
FRYBURG - Residents of the
Fryburg area detected a strange odor
in the air on Monday, April 1.
A release of ethyl mercaptan oc-
i cuffed from the rail facility just east
. of Fryburg early Monday morning.
News came to some residents via a
911 reverse call, warning them of the
,leak.
"We can confirm that a release of
tnercaptan has occurred from the
Fryburg Terminal," Ron Day, N.D.
government affairs manager for An-
deavor L.L.C said, in an afternoon
e-mail to the Billings County Pio-
neer. "Mercaptan is a chemical that
is added to natural gas to make it eas-
By Diane Newberry
N.D. Newspaper Association
BISMARCK - Like most Ameri-
cans come tax season, Rep. Larry
Bellew, R-Minot, was baffled last
year as he looked through his paper-
work. It was his first tax season after
receiving Social Security benefits,
and to his surprise, North Dakota
collects income tax on Social Secu-
rity payments.
"I don't know where I've been all
these years but I did not know that,"
Bellew said.
In response, Bellew sponsored
HB 1174, one of three bills this ses-
sion that sought to eliminate income
tax on Social Security. A similar bill
in the House was withdrawn and SB
2277was defeated in the Senate 32-
13 in January. HB 1174 passed 63-24
in the House and awaits a final vote
in the Senate.
In January, Sen. Jordan Kannia-
nen, R-Stanley, said on the floor that
the committee gave SB 2277 a Do
Not Pass recommendation because
they believed the intent was to help
retirees with low income. These re-
tirees, he said, do not pay income tax
on Social Security as it stands.
Of the roughly 130,000 North
Dakotans who receive Social Secu-
rity, Kannianen said, 92,000 are re-
tirees. North Dakota uses the federal
formula, meaning that if half of one's
social security benefits combined
with one's other income is less than
$25,000, it is not taxed. This cap
moves to $32,000 for married cou-
em
ergency c, alls to
ier to detect a gas leak and due to its
sulfur content, it smells like rotten
eggs."
Emergency responders were on-
site and working to remedy the situ-
ation as soon as possible. The main
priority at the time was to ensure the
safety of people and to limit envi-
ronmental impact, said Day. An
emergency response team was estab-
lished to assist the Billings County
Sheriffs Department and the Health
Department in responding to the sit-
uation.
"We do not expect any threat to
the surrounding community, but
odors are present," said Day. "We are
conducting ongoing air quality mon-
itoring around the site and have not
identified any detectible levels off-
idents
site. If this changes, Billings County
will alert the community through re-
verse 911 or its social media chan-
nel." The site
is: www.facebook.com/Billings-
County-ND- 1575847799315060/.
By about 9:30 p.m Monday, the
odor was detected in Belfield, where
it had a smell similar to that of strong
garlic. At 10 p.m Stark County
Emergency Management, at the re-
quest of the Belfield Police Depart-
ment, sent out a re{~erse 911 call that
told residents of the odor and that it
wasn't considez:ed harmful to peo-
ple's health. That evening, there were
also reports that the odor reached the
west side of Dickinson, and earlier in
the day, the odor was reported south
of Belfield.
burden
rity recipients
Reza Kamranian, right, assists Cathy Rath with her 2018 tax fil-
ing at a recent tax assistance event sponsored by the AARP
Foundation at the Bismarck Senior Center. Multiple bills this leg-
islative session have aimed to repeal the state income tax on So-
cial Security benefits. (Diane Newberry Photo, NDNA)
pies. Casselton, voiced his concerns about
"You have to have some pretty providing income tax exceptions to
significant income in order for these specific groups.
Social Security benefits to be taxed North Dakota has the lowest rates
in the first place," Kannianen said. of the 43 states that levy income tax,
An issue of fairness according to a spokesperson from the
Bellew said the fact that Social office of the state tax commissioner.
Security is taxed at all is an issue of "Everyone should pay a little and
fairness for all recipients, calling it we can continue to have low rates,"
"a classic case of double taxation." Lee said. He went on to explain his
"This is not right," Bellew said. general opposition to the military and
"We've already paid taxes on Social Social Security exceptions, saying
Security." that if the Legislature chips away at
In a debate on a bill that would
eliminate income tax on military re- Burden
tirement income, Sen. Gary Lee, R- (Continued on Page 6)
. 8ISMARCK - Data. from the ents claiming an exemption due to
2018-2019 school immunization as- reasons of personal belief increased
sessment indicates that North from 3.1 percent to 3:9 percent. Ap-
Dakota's kindergarten immunization proximately 400 students are exempt
rates remain similar to the previous from immunizations due to a
year. parental personal belief.
The school immunization assess- "Increasing exemption rates leave
ment is conducted annually by the North Dakota schools vulnerable to
North Dakota Department of Health outbreaks caused by vaccine pre-
(NDDoH). ventable diseases, such as measles,
Due to the hard work of North mumps, or pertussis," said Jenny
Dakota schools, health care Galbraith, epidemiologist with the
providers, local public health units, NDDoH. "An MMR coverage rate
North Dakota State University, the of 95 percent is recommended to
NDDoH, and the North Dakota De- maintain herd immunity in schools
partment of Public Instruction, and prevent cases and outbreaks.
school immunization rates have been Outbreaks have become more com-
increasing for the last few years, the monplace in the United States due to
NDDoH said in a prepared state- low vaccination rates and the ease of
ment. This year, rates did not in- travel."
crease, but remained around 94 Before entering school in North
percent. Exact rates and county Dakota, children must have five
breakdowns can be found on the doses of DTaP, four doses of IPV
NDDoH immunization website. (polio), three doses of HBV (hepati-
The percent of North Dakota par- tis B), two doses of MMR, and two
doses of varicel!a vaccine. Students
entering seventh through twelfth
grade need one dose of Tdap, which
protects against tetanus, diphtheria,
and pertussis (Tdap). Students in
grades 7 through 10 need one dose of
meningococcal conjugate vaccine
(MCV4) and students entering
grades 11 and 12 need a second dose
of MCV4.
Children can be vaccinated at
local public health units or private
health care providers. The exclusion
date for students not compliant with
requirements is Oct. 1. Parents of
children who will be attending
school this fall are encouraged to
make an appointment now to have
their child vaccinated.
For more information on school
immunization requirements, contact
Jenny Galbraith, North Dakota De-
partment of Health, at (701) 328-
2335, or visit the website at
www.ndhealth.gov/immunize.
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