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Golden ValleY News
April 4, 2019
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Keith A. Finkle Elda Violet Fischer
TEMPE, Ariz. - On the morning of
March 21,2019, the life of the party
followed the path set out for him to
the eternal celestial party. Keith A.
Finkle was born on June 2, 1930, to
Charles and Johanna Finkle in Bis-
marck.
The family lived in several com-
munities in Minnesota and North
Dakota before settling in Beach,
where Keith graduated from Beach
High School in 1948. He married his
high school sweetheart, Virginia, on
Feb. 11, 1951, and then followed
Uncle Sam's orders to Fairbanks,
Alaska, to serve two years in the
United States Army during the Ko-
rean Conflict.
Keith and Ginny returned to Beach
and enjoyed life there with many
friends and lots of extended family
until they relocated the family to
Mesa, Ariz in 1967. Keith inherited
his father's gift of continually finding
new career challenges and locales.
His friends often teased him about an
erasure tear in their address books
from the many address changes!
Keith's warm, accepting and enter-
taining ways gained him the respect,
friendship and love of many every-
where he and Ginny landed. During
his early "retirement" years Keith en-
joyed returning to the fields around
Beach for several years to help with
spring's work and harvest as well as
spending several seasons working in
Yellowstone National Park.
In September 2016 Keith and
Ginny left Livingston, Mont to re-
turn to Arizona so they would have
the support of their children as Keith's
journey with dementia became more
difficult.
Keith is survived by his wife,
Ginny, and children; Raymond
(Susie) and children Emily Thomas
(Eric), Robby Finkle, Kate Ordway
(Brandon), Mafia McDonald (Mike)
and Danny Attebery; Mary Jo and son
Jeremy (Rebekah) and Gerry (Joy)
and sons David Finkle and Jeremy
Baker as well as many great-grand- her parents; her husband, Reinhardt
children. He is also survived by his Fischer; two brothers, Robert Snow
sisters Wanda Hoeck and Marilyn and Glen Snow; two sisters, Ruth
Rees, along with numerous nieces and Frank and Joyce Austin; a son-in-
nephews, law, Raymond Wehrman and broth-
He was preceded in death by his ela-i.-law, Earl Fischer, Don
parents, Charles and Johanna, two sis- Metcalf, Jim Rathbun, Gene Fong,
ters, Carol and Alice Joyce and his Albert Frank and Robert Austin;
brother Charles, his grandson Dennis sisters-in-law, Ramona Snow and
Attebery, as well as his father and Frances Snow; one grandson, Rod-
mother in law, Raymond and Mary ney Fischer and a grand-daughter-
Noyes. in law, Tracy Finneman.
A Celebration of Life will be held Elda is survived by her six chil-
on Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m at King dren, Jerry (Shirley) Fischer,
of Glory Lutheran Church, 2085 E. Jeanne Wehrman, John (Sheryl)
Southern Ave Tempe, Ariz 85282, Fischer, Janet Fischer, Jo (John)
where Keith and the family were Finneman and Junior (Bonnie)Fis-
charter members. There will be a re- chert her sister, Lola Fong; eight
ception following the service in the grandchildren, Brian, Susan, Cory,
KOG Center. Jody, Holly, Lacy, Todd and Jared
If you would like to give a memo- and 11 great grandchildren,
rial in Keith's name we would sug- Nathan, Casey, Ben Luke, Morgan,
gest: Hospice of the Valley, hov.org, Adam, Zachary, Grace, Roman,
Dementia Friendly Tempe, Rylee, Tristan, Trace and Ethan.
tempe.gov, or the Ruud Memorial Remembrances and condolences
Fund at King of Glory. may be shared with the family at:
Arrangements are entrusted to www.silhafuneral home.com.
Tempe Mortuary.'
BEACH - Elda Violet Fischer,
95, of Bismarck, ended her journey
on earth at CHI St. Alexius Med-
ical Center in Bismarck on Thurs-
day, March 28, 2019.
Visitation will be held from 6-7
p.m. on Thursday, April 4, with a
vigil service at 7 p.m. at Silha Fu-
neral Home in Beach. Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at 11
a.m. on Friday, April 5, at St.
Mary's Catholic Church in Golva,
with the Rev. Dan Berg officiating.
Rite of Committal will take place
at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in
Golva. Silha Funeral Home of
Beach has been entrusted with the
arrangements.
Elda was born July 15, 1923, in
rural Wibaux County, Mont to
Roy and Ethel (Randall) Snow. She
was raised in the Beach area and
graduated from Beach High
School.
On Nov. 20, 1941, ~h ;od
Reinhardt Fischer. To this union six
children were born: Jerry, Jeanne,
John, Janet, Jo and Reinhardt Jr.
They lived on farms in the Golva
area. She later lived in Dickinson
and Bismarck.
Education was always a priority
and all of her children attended col-
lege. Elda was active in PTA, di-
rected school plays, and was
involved in Valley Varieties for
several years. She enjoyed her
Homemakers Club where she made
lifelong friends. Elda had many
hobbies including reading, hand-
crafts, oil and china painting, cro-
cheting and writing poetry. Many
people in the community have been
recipients of her poems, paintings,
doilies and baby sweaters.
Elda was preceded in death by
NDSU's Langdon Research Extension Center has been con-
ducting industrial hemp variety trials since 2015. (NDSU File
Photo)
armers should have plan
before planting hemp
North Dakota farmers interested Ripplinger also cautions produc-
in growing industrial hemo in 2019 ers to check the background of buy-
can begin the state licensing ers and their ability to meet
process, but they should have a contractual promises, as well as un-
marketing plan in place before derstand the specific terms of pro-
planting, North Dakota State Uni- duction contracts they may enter
versity Extension bioenergy eco- into.
nomics specialist David Ripplinger Some buyers may have weak or un-
advises, certain financial standing, or may be re-
"This is especially true as do- lying onmarketing hemp products for
mestic industrial hemp markets are uses that are not approved at the federal
still in their infancy and there is a level, such as selling cannabidiol
relative absence of cash hemp mar- (CBD) as a food ingredient. Farmers
kets for farmers to sell their crop," who sell their crop typically are unse-
he says. cured creditors if the buyer/processor
Although the production of hemp were to declare bankruptcy.
remains regulated, many North Contract terms such as "con-
Dakota farmers have expressed inter- tracted quantity and quality," and
est in growing industrial hemp be- the impacts of forces outside the
cause commercial production of the farmer or buyer/processor's control,
crop was legalized in the 2018 farm such as "acts of God" and "force
bill. majeure," are of concern to produc-
Growers will need a license ers, Ripplinger says.
from the North Dakota Department A short crop may leave a farmer
of Agriculture, which oversees unable to meet contract minimums,
compliance in the state, before pur- while a long crop may leave a
chasing seed or plants
The first step of ,licen'sing
Medical marijuana issues likely to extend over several sessions ,ocess requires a cfiminal,b ck-
By Bilal Suleiman eral prohibitibn on the drug, which ground check and a;project ,:pro-
posal
that outlines ho :hemp Seeds
N.D. Newspaper Association
BISMARCK - More reforms are
likely coming for North Dakota's
fledgling medical marijuana pro-
gram.
The 2019 legislative session has
addressed accessibility to medical
marijuana for eligible patients, but
more bills are likely to come in
2021 and beyond as the state wades
into uncharted territory,
"The bills we are passing now
are going to do nothing but
strengthen the program," Rep. Greg
Westlind, R-Cando, said. Westlind
carried four medical marijuana bills
to the House floor this session and
has gained a reputation around the
Capitol as the "go-to guy" on all
things related to medical marijuana.
The 2015 Legislature rejected a
proposed medical marijuana pro-
gram, with lawmakers saying risks
outweighed benefits. The following
year, voters approved an initiated
measure establishing a program. In
2017 legislators removed a provi-
sion that would have allowed med-
ical users to grow their own
marijuana and made other changes.
They then established a framework
for the dispensing and medical use
of marijuana by qualifying care-
givers and patients. In April 2018,
the state Health Department imple-
mented that framework, and the
state's first certified dispensary
opened in a Fargo mini-mall on
March 1, 2019, the Associated
Press reported.
Four bills aimed at making fur-
ther adjustments to the medical
marijuana statute have passed both
chambers this session and await
conference committee review of
significant Senate amendments.
HB 1283 has been called the
"most important medical marijuana
bill" proposed this session. It re-
moves a line that said patients must
"receive benefit from the medical
use of marijuana," which made
many physicians unwilling to sign
off on patients' certification. Dr.
Chris Meeker, chief medical officer
for Sanford Bismarck, said there
isn't a lot of research available on
medical marijuana due to the fed-
makes physicians hesitant for lia-
bility reas0ns to s'aY!that it will ben-
efit theivpatieiats:
HB 1283 also adds physician's
assistants to the list of health care
providers who may.certify patients
for medical:';~arijuana. In addition,
the bi];~'adds:!an exemption for vet-
erans':~io ~receive care with the
federal Vet'erans Administration,
creating a streamlined process for
veterans to get access to medical
marijuana compared to the rest of
the population. "That's an example
of a pilot project," Kathy Hogan,
D-Fargo, said. "We're going to ex-
periment with this."
Another bill, HB 1417, proposes
increased amounts of marijuana for
cancerpatients, who would be able
to possess up to 7 ounces of mar-
ijuana. "Cancer seems to be one of
the more accepted conditions for
medical.marijuana," said Courtney
Koebele, a lobbyist for the North
Dakota Medical Association.
HB 1519 expands the list of al-
lowable conditions to 21 in total.
The new conditions added to the
list are anxiety disorder, Tourette's
syndrome, autism spectrum disor-
der, and brain injuries. The bill that
came out of the House had a total
of 30 allowable conditions, but the
Senate trimmed it to 21. Chris
Nolden, a citizen-activist and ad-
vocate for medical marijuana, ar-
gues that allowable conditions
should not be codified into state
law. "Why don't they leave the de-
cisions up to the doctor?" Nolden
said.
SB 2210, which awaits the gov-
ernor's signature, removes the
growing limit for certified dis-
pensers from 1,000 plants to "an
amount of marijuana sufficient to
meet qualifying patient population
demands." Proponents believe this
increase will help reduce the price
of legal marijuana, which is signif-
icantly higher than illicit mari-
juana.
Another bill, HB 1364, would
have allowed the sale of edibles at
dispensaries. The bill passed the
House but failed in the Senate, not
once but twice. Hogan, who was"
Medical marijuana's unlikely champion
BISMARCK - Most legislators at the state Capitol
have a passion for bills in areas where they have ex-
pertise. For example, Sen. Nicole Poolman, R-Bis-
marck, is an English teacher at Bismarck High School
and an advocate for education. Freshman Rep. Matt
Eidson, D-Grand Forks, served in the Marines and is
an advocate for veteran's issues.
But then there is a retired farmer, a Republican law-
maker, who is passionate about medical mari-
juana?
Rep. Greg Westlind, R-Cando, has gained a reputa-
tion around the Capitol for having researched the use
of marijuana as a medical treatment in certain cases.
Westlind was appointed to the governor's Medical
Marijuana Advisory Committee in 2017 following the
initiated measure passed by state voters in 2016. He
serves on the House Human Services Committee,
which oversaw multiple medical marijuana bills this
session.
'Tm glad I did," he said. "The more research I do on
medical marijuana, from the growing aspect of it to de-
bilitating diseases, the more interested I get." He said
Champion
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not present for the initial vote on
March 25, asked for a reconsidera-
tion of HB 1364 on March 26, but
the bill was still three votes shy of
the two-thirds majority needed to
amend the 2016 ballot measure.
"This product (medical mari-
juana) doesn't even have legs yet,"
Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, said
while arguing against HB 1364
during the March 25 floor session.
"We have already pushed forward
many bills that have expanded it
and allowed it to move forward,"
Larsen said.
With the rejection of HB 1364,
proponents say patients who want
edible marijuana products will
make them at home and may not be
able to control how much mari-
juana they consume.
"One of the senators said we
were moving too fast. I don't agree
with that," Westlind said. "We're
doing this because the people of
North Dakota wanted this."
Even though HB 1364 failed,
Hogan said a lot of progress was
made with the state's medical mar-
ijuana program as the result of a
group effort.
"The healthcare providers, the
Medical Association, the producers
-- all of the pieces really came to-
gether (this session)," Hogan said.
"It was done very collaboratively."
Hogan called the medical mari-
juana program a "great experi-
ment" and she said that although
progress was made this session, she
doubts that all the kinks have been
worked out.
"All of these issues, I promise
you, will be back in two years,"
Hogan said.
For more information on the
state's medical marijuana program,
see https://www.ndhealth.gov/mm/
or plants: will be obtained, : and
where and how production, har-
vesting.and material dis~. sal will
be managed.
These steps can be completed
now.
The second step, which includes
the grower license !'application,
signed memorandum: .of under-
standing and per-acre application
fee, is expected to be open soon.
il
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By News/Pioneer Staff
The following relates to oil and
gas well activity for the week of
March 24, in Stark, Golden Valley,
Billings and Slope counties and is
from reports of the N.D. Depart-
ment of Mineral Resources:
Released from "confidential"
Status:
#28009 -NP Resources, LLC,
Roosevelt 23-29-1PH, NESW 29-
142N-102W, Billings Co 1591
BOPD, 1949 BWPD : Bakken well
Permit renewals:
#27967 - Whiting Oil and Gas
Corporation, Pronghorn State Fed-
eral ll-16PH, NENW 16-140N-
100W, Billings Co.
Van or Bus Service
Billings County
Golden Valley County
Distance of 160 Miles
CALL: 701-872-3836
Our board meets at 9:30 a.m
first Tuesday of each month at
22 S. Central Ave Beach.
The public is invited!
farmer without a buyer for the ex-
cess. Both situations are worse for
specialty crops when a functioning
cash market to buy or sell the crop
does not exist.
The absence of an act of God
clause where weather or pests limit
produ'ctibia may requii:e, ;fm'mer to
provide' tlie buyer the promised
amount or financial equivalent. A
force majeure clause covers an
event or situation outside the con-
trol of buyers/processors that may
leave them in a position where they
no longer are required to receive or
pay for the cOntracted production.
#28010 -NP Resources, LLC,
Roosevelt 23-29-2PH, NESW 29-
142N-102W, Billings Co.
Producer now abandoned:
#13392 - Abraxas Petroleum
Corp Pegasus 1-36 SESE 36-
142N- 102W, Billings Co.
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