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Golden Valley News
April 6, 2017
Weekly
Rodriguez
1. ASTRONOMY: What is the com-
mon name of the constellation Monoc-
eros?
2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the west-
emmost territory of Canada?
3. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the
Roman equivalent of the Greek hero
Odysseus?
4. ARCHITECTURE: What are the
blades of a windmill called?
5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
What natural attraction would you be
viewing if you were on a boat called
"Maid of the Mist"?
6. MUSIC: What rock band's debut
album was titled "Kill 'Em All"?
7. TELEVISION: What are the
names of Marge's sisters in "The
Simpsons"?
8. HISTORY: What company owned
the ill-fated Titanic?
9. GOVERNMENT: Which amend-
ment to the U.S. Constitution forbids
cruel and unusual punishment?
10. LITERATURE: What kind of
creature is Bagheera In the "The Jun-
gle Book"?
Answers
1. The Unicorn
2. Yukon
3. Ulysses
4. Sails
5. Niagara Falls, N.Y.
6. Metallica
orts
DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: •
by CtLdS Ridzcmek
1. Pitcher Wandy Rodriguez set a
Texas Rangers record in 2015 for con-
secutive batters retired (34). Who had
held the team mark?
2. How many times did Hall of Fame
pitcher Nolan Ryan lead a league in
shutouts?
3. When was the last time the Uni-
versity of Indiana football team won
a bowl game?
4. In the 2014-15 NBA season, John
Wall became the second Washington
Wizards player to average 10 assists
in a season. Who was the first?
5. When was the last time before the
2016-17 NHL season that the Phil-
adelphia Flyers won 10 consecutive
games?
6. When was the last time before
.2016 that Mexico's men's soccer team
won a World Cup qualifying match in
the U.S.?
7. Boxer Vinny Paz won titles in
three weight classes during a 60-fight
pro career (1983-2004). Name the
weight classes.
•Answers:
1. Ken Hill retired 31 consecutive
batters in 1996.
2. Three times: 1972 (nine), 1976
(seven) and 1979 (five). 3. It was 1991.
4. Rod Strickland averaged 10.5
assists per game during the 1997-98
season.
5. It was the 1985-86 season, when
Philadelphia won 13 in a row.
6. It was 1972.
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Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way
that each row across, each column down and
each small 9-box square contains all of the
numbers from one to nine.
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DeMores student among finalists in spelling bee
The State Spelling Bee competi- ever, this year there was a tie for ner was Anastasia Swiontek, an
tion consisted of two parts - a written 25th place, so there were 26 com- eighth grader at Edgeley School,
test and an oral spelldown, petitors for the afternoon spelldown representing LaMoure County•
In the morning, the participants session• - Third place winner was Amelie
took a two-part written test consist- The winning contestant for the Johnson, a seventh grader from Bis-
ing of 50 spelling words and a 20- title of the 2017 state champion was marck-Mandan Area Home Educa-
question multiple choice vocabulary Rayne Korsmo, a seventh-grade tion, representing Burleigh County.
test. The top test scores proceed to home school student from North- Emma Bock, fifth grader from
the oral spelldown in the afternoon, wood. Korsmo represented Grand DeMores Elementary School in
Normally, there are 25 finalists who Forks County. Medora, represented Billings County
proceed to the oral spelldown. How- - Second place - Runner up win- and was among the 26 finalists•
Chateau de Mores Easter Egg Hunt set for April 15
MEDORA ---- The annual Harry 12 and under• All children must be came west in 1883 and made his
Roberts Memorial Easter Egg Hunt accompanied by an adult• The home at what is now Chateau de
will be held on Saturday, April 15, at Easter egg hunt will be postponed Mores State Historic Site. Featured
11 a.m. at Chimney Park in Medora. one week in case of inclement are an interpretive center with ex-
This event, sponsored by the weather, hibits, a museu/n store, the original
State Historical Society of North The French nobleman and entre-chateau and out-buildings, and
Dakota, is free and open to children preneur, the Marquis de Mores,tours•
Trying to manage
Hello,
Hat Tips
By Dean Meyer
I'm here to talk about a problem
I've had. No, not thatone. My
weight. I've always had a problem My next prol lem was bronc rid-
with my weight, ing. Really. I used to ride saddle
It goes back to when I was a Drones. Not very well mind you. But
jockey. Really. I was a jockey. We I entered. Girls liked saddle Drone
used to racehorses at Kenmare. It riders. By now I was 155 pounds and
was a little three=eights mile dirt still six-two. Not an athletic 155
track. I race our saddle horsds and pounds. Just a skinny kid with very
Dad or Grandpa would race charirts, little coordination. There were heav-
I was pretty young so I was desig- ier Drone riders, but they could move
nated jockey- for a neighbors horses their feet. I still hold the record in
and ours. But I was growing. It was a Killdeer for the lowest scored ride in
problem, history. Twenty-eight. It did win
My next problem was I was un- fourth though in the amateur bronc
derweight. I was a lineman for the riding at the Killdeer Mountain
Bombers. At six-two and a hundred Roundup Rodeo.
and forty-five pounds I was too light Then I got married. I have to
to be a lineman• Even in nine-man show you our wedding pictures• Six-
football• I made up for my lack of
two, or maybe a touch better, and
weight with a real lack of speed• I 156! I was awesome!
was the slowest 145-pound guard in I immediately started to gain
the conference• The offense never weight• For several months, I thought
ran the ball behind me. But the line- I was pregnant• I was kind of a slow
backers knew the ball was coming kid. Really• I was thirty years old be-
over me when we were on defense.
my changing weight
fore "I found out pickles came from
cucumbers! Really•
I gained weight for years. I read
everything I could find about diet
programs• Most of them involved
cutting back on food and increasing
exercise! Why, I'd sooner be a tad
heavy! Then I saw where cutting
back on soft drinks could help. I
switched from Jack and Coke, to
Jack and water! Lost ten pounds the
first week !' Really !
So, the past couple years I've
been weighing myself once in
awlxile. Then this morning I noticed I
had gained a bunch of weight the
past month. I was devastated• I
couldn't figure out what the problem
was.
Then I noticed I had weighed my-
self with both my glasses and my
hearing aids on! Really! I took them
off and just estimated they weighed
about 18 pounds• I never got back on
the scale• Really!
Later, Skinny Dean
Fin
DICKINSON - The Dickinson driver•
State University Theodore Roosevelt Good has been featured on na-
Honors Leadership Program tional television shows such as CNN
(TRHLP) will sponsor the third an- and Oprah sharing her powerful mes'
nual texting and driving awareness sage. Since Good's miraculous re-
campaign "Stop the texts• Stop the covery from her 2008 crash, caused
wrecks," during the second week of by a distracted driver that claimed
April to honor fellow student, Janae the lives of both her parents and left
Moore, who was killed while texting her partially paralyzed, she and her
and driving in 2013. husband have worked tirelessly to
"Each year we are trying to en- educate the country about the dan-
gage and educate more people and gers of cellphone use behind the
offer more awareness material on the wheel•
matter of texting and driving," said Good and Johnson will speak to
Jalyn Klauzer, TRHLP student assis- nearly 100 area high school students
.2 tant director. "Four years ago, the at 10 a.m. and will give an additional
Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leader-presentation at 4 p.m., both in Beck
© ship Program lost Janae Moore, a Auditorium. The public is invited to
wonderful scholar and friend, to tex- attend either presentation.
~"
ting and driving• It is a campaign In addition to Wednesday s pre-
that's very close to home for us." sentations, the TRHLP will also fea-
R Students, staff, faculty and com- ture a Distracted Driving Simulator
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munity members are invited to attend for DSU students Monday, April 10,
one of two keynote presentations provided by Community Action Part-
> Wednesday, April 12. This year, the nership. Students are encouraged to
= TRHLP has scheduled nationally visit Weinbergen Gymnasium be-
known speaker and advocate, Jacy tween the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. to
Good and her husband Steve John- personally demonstrate the simula-
son, whose lives were forever tor.
g changed as a result of a distracted The Distracted Driving Simula-
tor will take students through a cone
course in a small car that will simu-
late the 'response time of distracted
drivlii' , i ,ing them a sense of the
real reaction time that occurs during
an accident.
"When we decided that texting
and driving was an issue that we
wanted to create awareness for three
years ago, I'm not sure we really
knew the extent to which we were
going to be able to impact people,"
said Klauzer. "We've met people
from all over the country that have
complimented us on what we are
doing, and countless people that said
it changed the way they viewed tex-
ting and driving and the impact it can
have in our lives. We are so excited
to bring in Jacy to continue bringing
impactful testimony to this cause and
hopefully to make people think about
the decisions they make when they
are behind the wheel."
The keynote events are free and
open to the public. No registration is
required. For more information, con-
tact Dr. Holly McBee at
holly:mcbee @ dickinsonstate.edu or
(701) 483-2291.
• "Use an old, fine-tip paintbrush
or makeup brush (natural bristles.
not plastic) to remove mistakes in
nail painting. Dip brush in remover,
and paint around the edges of fresh-
ly painted nails to remove overpainl
with precision. Make sure to rinse
brush immediately, and mark it so thai
you don't accidentally use it to apply
makeup or anything•"-- E.I. in Ohio
• To "hang" a sturdy file sorter inside
a low cabinet, use stick-on hooks. You
can use it to store cutting boards or pol
lids. Also, when hung in a mid-level
cabinet, you can create a wrap dis-
pensing station with aluminum foil.
waxed paper and plastic wrap.
• A dryer sheet can be used to safely
clean dust from your TV screens.
• N.B. in Tennessee writes in
response to using toothpaste to cam-
ouflage a nail hole in the wall: "I have
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