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By Richard Volesky away from Theodore Roosevelt Na-
Editor/Reporter tional Park's South Unit.
Editor's Note: This is part two in a Meridian Energy hasn't submitted
series regarding a proposed oil refin- an air quality permit application to
ery in Billings County. the state, but the company last month
MEDORA - While it may be pos-in a county zoning application said
sible for the proposed Davis Refinery that work on such was under way.
to receive quick approval locally, an "Due to the level of emissions
air quality permit could take well into from the proposed Meridian Energy
2017. facility and the proximity to a Na-
Meridian Energy Group Inc. oftional Park, an extensive review is re-
Costa Mesa, Calif., is proposing to quired prior to preparation of a draft
build a petroleum refinery in Billings air quality permit for the facility,"
County between Fryburg and Craig Thorstenson, an environmental
Belfield. A land zoning change to engineer with the Department of
allow for industrial use is scheduled Health, said in an e-mail exchange
to be before the county's Planning & with the Billings County Pioneer.
Zoning Commission at a 1 p.m. meet- "Meridian is required to conduct
ing on April 21, at the county court- an analysis to demonstrate that the
house, best available control technology will
The North Dakota Department of be applied to control emissions from
Health has the role of enforcing state the facility," said Thorstenson. "Corn-
and federal air quality rules. The rules puter dispersion modeling is also re-
are even more stringent, considering quired to demonstrate that the facility
the refinery would be a few miles is expected to comply with the ambi-
"Meridian is required to conduct an analy-
sis to demonstrate that the best available
control technology will be applied to control
emissions from the facility."
Craig Thorstenson
ent air quality standards, which are
health-based standards ... We expect
the review to take at least one year to
complete after submission of a com-
plete permit application."
The federal government uses dif-
ferent categories or classes for the
amount of allowable pollutants, with
Class I being for national park areas,
and Class If~for other areas. The reg-
ulations for ~Class I are much more
stringent, with the intent to keep those
areas as pristine as possible. The
amount of degradation allowed from
nitrogen oxides, for example, allowed
in a national park is 10 times more
stringent than that for a non-park
area.
Tom Williams, Meridian's execu-
tive vice president for planning and
permitting, said in the company's
county application that Meridian
wants to start grading and earthwork,
plus work on rail sidings and switches
and for an agricultural buffer this
summer. He's been communicating
about the air quality permit with
Thorstenson.
Although there wouldn't yet be an
air quality permit, Thorstenson said
grading and earthwork would be al-
lowed, and the other equipment
would be allowed if it's not consid- combustion. It's not feasible to get
ered part of the future refinery, perfect combustion of a fuel, so there
Specifics about the other equipment is always some incomplete combus-
would have to be reviewed to deter- tion, according to Thorstenson.
mine if that was a part of the refinery Prior to a decision by the Depart-
under air pollution rules, he said. ment of Health, there would be a 30-
Among the other pollutants that day comment period regarding a
the state tracks from refineries are pending air quality permit, and the
carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, U.S. Environmental Protection
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Agency would have to concur.
and greenhouse gases. VOCs are or- There could also be a need for a
ganic chemicals that are due to leaks wastewater discharge permit, if the
at refineries. "Refineries are required refinery would be discharging waste-
to operate a leak detection and repair water. There may be about six months
program," said Thorstenson. "How- of analysis needed before the is-
ever, some leaks do occur at a refin- suance of a wastewater permit, said
ery." Dallas Grossman, an environmental
The pollutants result from the nat- engineer with the Department of
ural gas and/or refinery fuel gas that Health's Division of Water Quality.
is burned to create the refined prod- The economic effect of an $850
ucts such as gasoline and jet fuel. million refinery is expected to be
Also generated and monitored major - about 500 people would be
from refineries is the amount of par- employed during refinery construc-
ticulate matter, which consists mostly Review
of unburned carbon from incomplete (Continued on Page 8)
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By Jane M. Cook
Reporter
MEDORA - Natalie Beard from
Great Falls, Mont., has just been
hired as the new director for the
• Medora Area Convention and Visi-
tors Bureau.
She grew up in Great Falls andHilton Garden Inn in Great Falls.
attended college at the University She recently became engaged to
of Montana in Missoula, receiving Casey Moen, who works as the
a management in marketing degree, head golf professional at Bully Pul-
Shebecame a director of sales for a pit Golf Course, and enjoyed
company that owned more than 20 spending the summer of 2015 in
restaurants and also worked at the Medora.
Shown, from left, are Tawnya, Clara and Cayden Bulger, Leyli Tadevosyan and Bailey Weninger
on April 1 in their Beach residence. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
'Building bridg 'through stud
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
She's not involved in engineering
or construction, but a high school
student says that she's building
bridges.
Leyli Tadevosyan is an exchange
student from Gyumri, Armenia,
through the Future Leaders Ex-
change Program, which is sponsored
by the U.S. State Department. The
Jeremy and Tawnya Bulger family
has been volunteering its home for
Tadevosyan's l 0 months in the U.S.
"It's interesting. You meet people
from other cultures and you develop
your skills and abilities and you build
bridges between countries," said
Tadevosyan.
The educational systems of the
two countries are completely differ-
ent, she said.
Classes start at 9 a.m. and last
until 3 p.m., and beginning with the
10th grade, Armenian students begin
preparing for a career path through
their coursework. Tadevosyan says
she plans to become a lawyer. "I'd
like to be a lawyer to help people,"
she said.
She said the people back home
have the expectation that all of the
U.S. is like New York City or Wash-
ington D.C. What they don't realize
are the rural areas that are in be-
tween.
nts
"People see me walking here, and they
want to give me a ride because they think
something is wrong."
Leyli Tadevosyan
A total of 39,470 North Dakota
deer hunters took approximately
26,700 deer during the 2015 deer gun
hunting season, according to a post-
season survey conducted by the State
Game and Fish Department.
Game and Fish made available
43,275 deer gun licenses last year.
Overall hunter success was 68 per-
cent, with each hunter spending an
average of 4.3 days in the field.
Hunter success for antlered white-
tailed deer was 70 percent, and
antlerless whitetail was 64 percent.
Mule deer buck success was 86
percent. No mule deer doe licenses
were issued in 2015.
Hunters with any-antlered or any-
antlerless licenses generally harvest
white-tailed deer, as these licenses
are predominantly in units with
mostly whitetails. Buck hunters had
a success rate of 75 percent, while
doe hunters had a success rate of 67
percent.
A total of 826 muzzleloader li-
censes were issued in 2015, and 745
She said another difference is that make an Armenian dish similar to
mass transit is more common in Ar- cabbage rolls.
menia. Back home, Tadevosyan has her
If Armenians have a vehicle, they father, Andranik, who works in con- ~A
have one type, such as a car. But in struction; mother, Tatev, who is an
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the U.S. people have to have more accountant with a phone sales com-
than one for different uses, such as a pany; and a brother, Narek, waiting WIBAUX, Mont. - With its goal
car, and then a pickup, she pointed for her. But she's been busy with her of prevention, the Wibaux Health
out. grades - she's on the honor roll. She Fair was held on Wednesday,
High school student Bailey also is a member of the Fellowship March 23,at the Wibaux County
Weninger, also of the Bulger house- of Christian Athletes, has sung with High School Gymnasium.
hold, helped show Tadevosyan the choir, and has helped Close Up With excellent numbers once
around the school and got her accli- students with their fund-raising for a again, over 525 youth and adults
mated the first few days. Weninger trip to Washington D.C. She's been from Wibaux and the surrounding
said she was surprised how Tade- nominated for prom queen, communities attended. There were
vosyan didn't care to drive and Dating in high school isn't a big 20 organizations participating with
would rather walk to where she deal or a focus of Armenian students, services ranging from blood pres-
needed to go. said Tadevosyan. Schoolwork andsure and blood glucose testing to
"People see me walking here, and figuring out one's direction is the grip strength and hearing evalua-
they want to give me a ride because focus, tions. Many who attend the Health
they think something is wrong," "You need to be you, first," she Fair have waited all year to have
Tadevosyan said with a smile, said. their blood work completed and
Fourth-grader Clara Bulger said Tawnya Bulger said Tadevosyan the numbers prove that: 381 blood
she's been learning a few Armenian has a personality that has seemed to profiles were done.
words and about different types of spreadto others. The WCHS home economics
foods. The family has learned that "The most amazing thing I've classes prepared a meal for the ex-
grape leaves are really difficult to learned is to be happy," said Tawnya hibitors.
find in North Dakota; they're used to Bulger. "She's also such a helper." In conjunction with the Health
Hunter success for antlered white-tailed
deer was 70 percent, and antlerless whitetail
was 64 percent.
hunters that participated harvested cent, and each hunter spent an aver-
348 white-tailed deer (194 antlered, age of 2.9 days in the field. Youth
154 antlerless). Hunter success was hunters in the regular deer gun sea-
47 percent, with each hunter spend- son harvested an additional 240 deer
ing an average of 5.9 days in the (196 bucks, 44 does) for an overall
field, success rate of 59 percent.
A record 25,7.03 archery licenses The department is in the process
(23,710 resident, 1,993 nonresident) of determining recommendations for
were issued in 2015. In total, 21,680 licenses in the 2016 deer proclama-
bow hunters harvested 7,527 deer tion. The proclamation will be sent
(6,777 whitetails, 750 mule deer), to the governor's office for approval
for a success rate of 35 percent, in late April.
Bucks accounted for 75 percent of In addition to harvest rates and
the deer harvested with a bow. winter aerial surveys, the department
Archers spent an average of 10.7 monitors a number of other popula-
days afield, tion indices to determine license
In addition, 4,004 youth licenses numbers, including depredatioff re-
were issued in 2015. During the ports, hunter observations, input at
youth season, 3,487 hunters har- advisory board meetings, and com-
vested 1,832 deer (393 bucks, 1,439 ments from the public, landowners
does). Hunter success was 52 per- and department field staff.
than 525
nd
Ith Fair
There were 20 organizations participating
with services ranging from blood pressure
and blood glucose testing to grip strength
and hearing evaluations,
Fair, Wibaux Elementary students in The Health Fair attendance and
grades K-5 participated in a poster participation continues to increase
contest sponsored by Corner Mar- and it is considered to be one of
ket. Students designed posters with Wibaux's main events. As a result
the "Hop Into Health" theme and of the Health Fair, participants can
each Wibaux Elementary School have their blood work completed
student will receive an ice cream in a timely and cost-effective man-
cup donated by Corner Market. ner. Due to awareness and preven-
The Health Fair Committee tion, individuals are seeking
thanks everyone for enduring the medical advice as needed. Lives
long lines at this year's Health have been saved through preventa-
Fair. Changes are being planned tive measures and improved health
so that next year's lab draw will habits, according to the event's or-
avoid the long wait lines, ganizers.
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