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On . Day
1775: Paul Revere rode from
Charlestown to Lexington to warn
Massachusetts colonists of the arrival
of British troops during the American
Revolution.
1906: The Great San Francisco
Earthquake destroyed over 4 sq mi.
and killed over 500 people.
1923: The first game was played in
Yankee Stadium ("the House that Ruth
built") Yankees beat the Boston Red
Sox 4-1.
1956: Grace Kelly married Prince
Rainier of Monaco.
1968: London Bridge was sold to
an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona.
1978: The U.S. Senate voted to
hand over the Panama Canal to Pana-
manian control on Dec. 31, 1999.
2012: American Bandstand and
New Year's Rockin' Eve host Dick
Clark died of heart failure.
Vha t s
Happening?
Listings for high school
sporting events, plus public
events that are free to anyone
and aren't fund-raisers or
aren't family or business invi-
tations, can be published free
of charge in this column.
North Dakota State Col-
lege of Science's Wildcat
Singers Stage Band in con-
cerL9 30 in Friday, April
19 (free concert)
Beach girls track and
field, 10 a.m April 20, at
Lemmon, S.D.
South Heart School
drama production, "Murder
Most Fowl," 7:30 p.m April
20 and April 21
North Dakota Game &
Fish Department regional ad-
visory meeting, 7 p.m, April
22, Great Plains National
Bank, Belfield (Rescheduled
from April 15.)
Area teams - track and
field, 3 p.m April 23, at
Bowman
Belfield Zoning Board
meeting, 7 p.m Tuesday,
April 23, Council Room at
City Hall
Belfield City Council
special meeting, 7 p.m
Wednesday, April 24; agenda
includes hiring a police offi-
cer, and a contract award for
2013's street improvement
project
Beach boys track and
field, 10 a.m April 27, at
Beach
South Heart High School
Prom, Saturday, April 27
Area teams,boys and
girls track and field, 1:30
p.m April 30, at Beach
High School State Music
Festival at Minot State Uni-
versity, May 4
South Heart spring con-
cert, for grades 5-12, 7 p.m
May 6
South Heart High School
graduation, 12:30 p.m Sun-
day, May 26
Belfield High School
graduation, 2 p.m Sunday,
May 26
Prom preparations
Megan Benes and Tandra Stedman show the balloons they were picking up on Friday, April
12, from Sip 'N Sew and flowers to go in Beach for the Beach High School Prom that was
planned for April 13. Tyler Benes and Stephanie Steele were named king and queen at the event.
If it becomes available, a photo of the prom couple will appear in a future edition. (Photo by
Richard Volesky)
Oil co
pany files for b
By Richard Volesky holdings are in East Texas. meet these financial requirements,
Editor/Reporter The company is negotiating an the company has actively sought fi-
Not everything is going well for agreement with the holders of its sen- nancing alternatives to solve its liq-
every oil company, even for those in- ior debt due in 2017 for them to ac- uidity needs. The company has been
volvedin the North Dakota Bakken quire substantially all its operatir~ unsuccessful in finding any viable
and Three Forks formations, assets and undeveloped acreage. The funding solution to meet its long-
GMX Resources Inc which has sale needs approval from the Bank- term liquidity needs."
assets in the Williston Basin, East ruptcy Court. GMX said that based on discus-
Texas Basin and the Denver Jules- Meanwhile, the company says itsions with its various creditor groups
burg Basin in Wyoming, has been has a commitment for financing; and advice from advisors, it believes
unsuccessful in raising funds to meet which will provide up to $50 million that the rights and protections
its long-term cash needs. The corn- to fund the company's operating ex- through a court-supervised reorgani-
pany has filed for Chapter 11 bank- penses. Upon approval by the Bank- zation process, including access to fi-
ruptcy protection in Oklahoma,ruptcy Court, the new financing and nancing and a proposed sale of the
according to a notice sent to poten- cash generated from the company's company assets, will provide the
tial North Dakota creditors earlier ongoing operations will be used to company the ability to meet its im-
this month, support its business and the corn- mediate financial needs to preserve
The Oklahoma City-based corn- pany's efforts to negotiate and im- the value of assets and to provide for
pany operates or has in development plement a sale of its assets, the greatest recovery to its stake-
stages, a total of 22 permitted oil and The company has assets of $281.1 holders.
gas wells in North Dakota, in loca- million and liabilities of $458.5 mil- The company also said that as is
tions including Stark, Billings and lion as of Dec. 1, according to court customary in cases such as this, it has
McKenzie counties. GMX wells are records. A meeting of creditors is filed motions with the Bankruptcy
located.in the New Hradec, Whiskey scheduled for May 6 in Oklahoma Court seeking authority from the
Joe, Tree Top, St. Demetrius, Be- City. court that will enable it to continue
icegel Creek and Bennett Creek oil "Over the past year, the company business operations without interrup-
fields, among others, according to implemented various strategic initia- tion. The requests include authority
records of the Oil and Gas Division rives to increase oil production, ira- to honor royalty obligations, pay
of the North Dakota Industrial Corn- prove supply chain and production salaries and provide benefits to em-
mission, efficiencies, and reduce costs to in- ployees, and pay ongoing undisputed
Diamond Blue Drilling Co. and crease cash flow," GMX said in its obligations to vendors and suppliers
Endeavor Pipeline Inc which are statement. "While these operating and to approve its operations financ-
units of GMX, also filed for bank- initiatives resulted in some success, ing.
ruptcy protection, natural gas commodity prices have GMX has been listed on the New
GMX, in a prepared statement, at- remained low, and the company's oil York Stock Exchange (NYSE), but
tributed the financial problems to low and gas operations require ongoing has notified the NYSE of its Chapter
natural gas prices. It's natural gas additional capital expenditures. To 11 filing, and anticipates delisting.
Bill would involve state in reservation's oil revenues
On July 4, 1776, Congress gave
final approval to the Declaration of
Independence including the state-
ment that "all men are created equal."
Let us not forget women, even
though throughout time not all peo-
ple have been treated equal or fair.
Progress, however, has been made
and most hope America will continue
to hold to and improve upon the re-
solve of equality for all.
But the word "equal" does not al-
ways apply to the bills or their treat-
ment in the 63rd Legislative
Assembly. Some are long and others
are short. Some are clear and others
are complex; some are convoluted.
Some are strongly lobbied and others
only carry quiet voices of support or
calls for rejection.
Many bills, however, are similar
in that they are political in policy and
partisanship, which can contribute to
Legislative Review
By John R. I rby
" Increasing the share of oil and gas tax
revenue returned to the Three Affiliate Tribes
(is) a timely and reasonable request."
Ron Ness
process inequality and even ugliness, reminiscent to the well-known state-
An example of that was engineered ment by Otto von Bismarck, the Cap-
last week by Rep. Todd Porter, R-34, ital City's namesake: "Laws are like
Mandan, when he added an amend- sausages, it is better not to see them
ment to a Senate bill to punish spe- being made."
cific environmental groups; the It is easy for those who have
Senate bill had nothing to do with the watched the law-making process in
House bill already passed that refer- House or Senate committee hearings
enced the environmental groups.
Bill
The ethically questionable pay-
back seemed vindictive and petty, (Continued on Page 8)
s,gns on
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
Mark Chesnutt is the scheduled
singer for the 11 th annual Spirit of
the West Celebration, set for Aug. 2-
4 in Beach.
Chesnutt made a national name
for himself in the 1990s, with "Too
Cold at Home," which was the first
of his albums to sell more than a mil-
lion copies. Country music fans are
also likely familiar with his hits such
as "Bubba Shot the Jukebox," "It
Sure Is Monday," and "I'll Think of
Something."
Kim Nunberg, vice president of
the Spirit of the West Committee,
said the organization through its
Facebook page last year asked for
suggestions for performers to contact
for the 2013 celebration. The sug-
gestions were narrowed down, and
then the committee submitted an
offer to Chesnutt's management.
Chesnutt is scheduled to perform
at 8 p.m. on Aug. 3, at the Golden
Valley County Fairgrounds.
Chesnutt, 49, of Beaumont,
Texas, makes about 80 performances
each year, and has a new single that
will be released in May.
Chesnutt learned to love music
from his father, who was a singer and
ance
Mark Chesnutt
record collector, according to his bi-
ography published on Wikipedia, the
online encyclopedia. Chesnutt
dropped out of school after his soph-
omore year of high school to begin
playing with his father in clubs
around southeast Texas. When he
turned 17, his father began to take
him to Nashville, Tenn to begin
recording. For the next 10 years,
Chesnutt began to record on small
regional labels while he was the
house band for a Beaumont night-
club. He slowly gathered a large fan
base, which loved to hear his tradi-
tional style.
Students, from left, Marshall Nunberg and Kelly Groll, and at
far right, Morgan Nunberg, pose with Beach Mayor Walt Losinski
with the checks the students won for essay entries in conjunc-
tion with City Government Week. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
City asks students for input
By Richard Volesky enormous threat to the health and
Editor/Reporter safety of teens, she wrote.
A citywide cleanup project, ac- "Most teens drink out of pure
tivi;ies for teenagers and a local boredom," Morgan Nunberg wrote.
talent fair were among the sugges- "However, if provided With a fun
tions made in the winning entry in and safe alternative, teenagers
a Mayor for a Day Essay Contest. could have a good time with
The winning entry was an- friends without taking risks. In-
nounced as a part of City Govern- stalling a community youth recre-
ment Week in Beach, held across ational center with a gym, arcade,
North Dakota, April 8-12. First music, etc. could encourage
place in the contest went to Morgan teenagers to put a stop to underage
Nunberg, second to Marshall Nun- drinking and discourage them from
berg and third to Kelly Groll. relying on alcohol for fun."
Henry Gerving, a member of the While the community recog-
Beach City Council,judged the es- nizes the success and accomplish-
says. ments of the agricultural part of the
In her essay, Morgan Nunberg area, Morgan Nunberg said it also
wrote about how Beach attracts is important to recognize the tal-
travelers because of its location ented painters, musicians, photog-
along Interstate 94, but unfortu- raphers and other local artists. She
nately the roadsides and streets are suggested that an annual arts and
littered. She suggested that a city- music fair be held during the sum-
wide cleanup project be organized, met so the community can expand
with a prize for the resident who its diversity and can meet its sev-
picks up the most garbage, eral talented individuals.
Morgan Nunberg wrote that as Marshall Nunberg's essay said
of July 2012, North Dakota has the he believed more small businesses
third highest teenage binge drink-
ing rate in the country, at 25.6 per- Mayor
cent. The high percentage poses an (Continued on Page 8)
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