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Nine of the scholarship recipients are shown above.
(Courtesy Photo)
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BELFIELD Roosevelt
Memorial Lodge No. 129 hosted its
annual Senior Class Banquet on
May 3 for Belfield senior students
and their parents.
Eighteen students received $500
scholarships, totaling $9,000,
including one older-than-average
(OTA) student award. Rachael
Olheiser of Dickinson won the
Dennis Blom Memorial OTA schol-
arship.
Seniors receiving awards includ-
Shypkoski, Erin Krebs, Hanna
Hlebechuk, Courtney Newton,
James Duletski, Justin Adams,
Kayla Olheiser, Deanna Kessel,
Shantel Boltz and Samantha
McDowell.
Scholarships were provided by
Roosevelt Lodge, Belfield NAPA,
Belfi,eld American Legion, Great
Plains National Bank, Belfield
Teachers Association and Dollars
for Scholars. Dollars for Scholars
has awarded over $95,000 in schol-
arships to Belfield students since its
inception in 1993.
The Lodge has awarded $46,000
since 1983.
Jul
ed Erica Odermann, Alexius
Tooley,Ethan Rodne, Mirya
Griffin, Ashlyn Evoniuk, Sam
Clyde,.Brittany' Kessel, Trell
Southwest District Judge Allanelected as district judge in 2006.
Schmalenbergerhas announced that and his six-year term does not
he ts retiring effective July 31. expire until Dec. 31,2012. Because
2009. Schmalenberger's resignation will
Schmalenberger has been a dis-take effect before the end of his
trict judge since 1981. His cham- term. Gov. John Hoeven will have
bets are in Dickinson• the opportunity to appoint a succes-
Schmalenberger is a graduate of sot.
Hebron High School and earned his B e f o r e
undergraduate and law degrees Schmalenberger's
from the University of North replacement can be
Dakota~, He ~erved in the' l~r:s'.*Afrfi'y named.
from 1968-70. the North Dakota
Schmalenberger practiced law in Supreme Court
Dickinson from 1973-81 and wasmust consider whetherA.a.
appointed a district judge by Gov. the judgeship should Schm,l,,b,rgsr
Allen Olson in t981. He was first stay in the Southwest Judicial
elected to his judgeship in 1982 and District.
has been re-elected ever since. Once the court makes its deci-
Schmalenberger is the presiding sion on the location of the judge-
judge for the Southwest Judicial ship, the Nominating Committee
District, a member of the Joint will accept applications from per-
Procedure Committee and was the sons interested in the position. The
Iongtime chair of the Court committee will then evaluate the
Technology Committee. applicants and send a list of recoln-
Schmalenberger was last re-mended candidates to Hoeven.
raduate from
Robert O. Kelley
presided over his first UND
spring commencement ceremonies.
Graduates included:
- Vonnie Kryzsko. Beach. (bach-
elor of science, cure laude)
- Jametle Schillo. Golva. (bache-
lor of science I
Tyler Merkel. South Heart.
(bachelor of science)
Haylee Volesky, South Heart.
(master of occupational therapy).
Racing News
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The Tobacco Prevention and
Control Advisory Committee
appointed by Gov. John Hoeven in
January has developed a draft plan Om~,~,,j¢~/C~7
for a comprehensive statewide
tobacco prevention and control pro-
gram.
The committee is requesting
public input on the draft plan at a
series of community forums
throughout North Dakota during
May.
The local community forum will
be held Wednesday, May 27, at the
Dickinson Trinity High School
Auditorium, 810 Empire Rd., at 7
p.m.
GRAND FORKS - University of
North Dakota graduate and United
States senator fiom
North Dakota. Byron L. Dorgan.
_oave the main address at UND's
general commencement
Saturday, May 16. in the Alerus
Center.
More than 1.600 students.
including law and medical, in sepa-
rate events, were eligible to cross
the stage when UND President
Rodrkjuez
1. MEDICINE: Which vitamin is
essential in blood clotting?
2. U.S. STATES: Which U.S. State
has a license plate that proclaims•
"'Land of Lincoln"?
3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
Which one of the seven dwarfs in the
film "Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" did not have a beard?
4. LITERATURE: Who wrote the
novel "Interview With the Vampire"?
5. LANGUAGE: What were known
as "'liberty steaks" during World War I
in America?
6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How
many arms does a squid haye?
7. HISTORY: Who tried to assassi-
nate George Wallace while he was
campaigning for president in 1972?
8. GAMES: What is also known as
skeet?
9. MOVIES: How many roles did
Peter Sellers play in the movie "Dr.
Strangelove'?
10. MEASUREMENTS: How many
tablespoons are in one-fourth cup'?
Answers
1. Vitamin K
2. Illinois
3. Dopey,
4. Anne Rice
5. Hambmgers
6.10
7. Arthur Bremer
8. Trapshooting
9, Three
10. Four
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By Samantha Weaver
• [t was 20th-century architect and
businessman Charles Luckman
known as "'the Etoy Wonder of Ameri-
can Business" who made the fol-
lowing sage observation: "The trou-
ble with America is that there are far
too many wide-open spaces surround-
ed by teeth."
• The Balkan country of Serbia has
seen an odd trend-i11 funerals lately:
air-conditioned coflYns. Even though
the coffins cost approximately
$6.600. a casket company that offers
the chillers is having a hard time keep-
ing them in stock.
• Experts claim that if you make a
line of flour on the floor or the
counter, or table, or wherever you're
having trouble with the pests ants
won't CROSS it.
• Back in the day, if3 ou wanted to be
a Pony Express rider, you couldn't
weigh more than 120 pounds•
- Those who study such things
and, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure
who those people would be say that
in the United States. people who live
on the East Coast wash their clothes
the least often, while those in the
South wash them the most (a l-)tct for
which 1. who live in the.sweaty South.
am eternally grateful).
,~ The town of Key Largo, Fla., did
not exist before the 1948 film of that
name starring Hump'hrey Bogart
made it famous.
• Harry Benson. a photographer who
covered the Beatles in the early days
of their success, says that the Feb Four
celebrated their first No. 1 U.S. hit. "'I
Want to HoldYour Hand." by having a
pillow" fight in their hotel room.
- An interesting note for all the tow-
heads out there: In ancient Rome.
prostitutes were required to dye their
hair blonde, if it wasn't already that
shade.
Thought for the D~ly: "'Laughter
and tears are both responses to frustra-
tior~ ar~ exhaustion. 1 myself prefer to
laugh5 since there is less cleaning up
to do afterward•" Kurt Vonnegut
" I
I LAFF-A-DAY I
Amber Waves by Dave T. Phiops
I FOLKS THIS REPORT CARD I I~ REPO_RT CARDS TODAY.~ !
Race Trivia
Last Week's Race: S 3rint All-Star Race
"Are there any good deeds that
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Racing WeeM,
May 23 - 24, 2009
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Race Information & Records
Last Year's Winner: Kasey Kahne
'Qualifying Record: Dale Eamhardt Jr• 186.034 - 200(:
Race Record: Bobby Labonte 151.952- 1995
Race Time: 5:00 pm ET, May 24th
Track Statistics & History
Location: Concord, N.C.
Turns I Straights: 24° / 5°
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Quad-oval
The Coce-Cola 600 the longest race of the
NASCAR season, takes place this Memorial
Day weekend by returning to Lowe's Motor
Speedway. This speedway currently hosts
two of the biggest races on the NASCAI~
schedule. With cars lining up throe and four-
wide through 24-degree ~anke~ turns, you
can bet there's going to be a lot of excitement as 43 furious
machines storm down the 1.5 mile track. Neady 180.000
people will attend the race. Darrell Waltrip is a five-time win-
ner of the Coca-Cola 600 and so the inner perimeter road
around the speedway was named in his honor. With a large
majority of NASCAR teams based within 30 miles of the
it~peedway this truly is the heart of NASCAR country.
Through May 17, 2009 Tony Stewart
2009 Sprint Cup Series
Driver Poin~
1) Jeff Gordon 1601
2) Tony Stewart 1572
3) Kurt Busch 1546
4) Jimmie Johnson 1465
5) Denny Hamtin 1445
6) Jeff Burton 1384
7) Kyle Busch 1380
8) Ryan Newman 1363
9) Greg Biffie 1345
10) Matt Kenseth 1326
11) Mark Martin 1316
12) Cad Edwards 1271
2009 Nationwide Series
Ddver Points
1 ) Kyle Busch 1539
2) Cad Edwards 1502
3) Jason Leflter 1386
4) Joey Logano 1340
5) Brad Keselowski 1331
6) Jason Keller 1181
7) David Ragan 1139
8) Scott Lagasse Jr. 1095
9) Justin AIIgaier 1089
10) Steve Wallace 1088
Born: May 20, 1971
Sponsor: Office Depot/Old Spice
Crew Chief: Dadan Grubb
Car: Chevrolet
Bk graph .
Tony Slewatt siarted his Cup career wi~ a bang, as he
quailed his No. 20 Home Depot ~ in seoond
place ~ his f~st Cup rase, ~'~e 1999 Daytona 500.
Stewart's 2005 season was one of his most stccess~
ye~s ~n ~'~e Cup Sedes. He won f~ve raeas, indeding
the Allstate 400 at The Bddojan:l, a race that Stewed
sakl he would gk, e up his champ~clship to win, asd
took wi~ it ~e #1 sasd headed towards NASCAR's
Chase for the Cup 10-race playolf. On Novemher 20,
2005., Stewart won his second NASCAR Cup
~, jonng Jell ~ and Teny Labonte
as lhe omj ac~ve drivem to have won mu~ple champi-
~l In 2006, Stewed missed ~he cut to qualify for
the Chase for the Cup by 16 points. He finished 11th in
the rrtal points standings, his womt ~nish ever, as he
hed bee~ in the top 10 in all of his pmvisus 7 seasons.
In 2007, Stewart won three rscas, including ~e A~sta~
400 at the Brickyard, and quailed for the Chase for the
Cup. HoNever, he was imabie to win any races during
the ~ and Enished the season in 6~ place. Last
year, Stewart made the Chase for the Cup ag~n, but
~nished ~e season in 9th place.
NASCAR chairman Bdan F~ dassi~ed Jemmy ~s
positive test as "a serious violation" resulling from a posil~ test _
foreJth~ 1 I : ~-- = --~orinegal~drugsthat
May eUs automa c suspense. May d has
denied he used illegal drags and vowed he would not go through
drug rehabilita'~. ~ also stated NASCAR has~ even
sent him a paper copy of the test indica~g which ~ yietded the positive resulL
NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said in a stateme~ "All NASCAR members who
violate the policy, including Jeremy, ~e nolif~ of the substance ~hat caused the failure."
Driver Start Finish Points/Bonus
Tony Stewart15 1 ---
Matt Kenseth 3 2 --
Kurt Busch 2 3 --
Denny Hamlin 18 4 ---
Cad Edwards 14 5 --
Mark Martin 5 6 --
Kyle Busch 13 7 ---
Joey Logano 21 8 ---
Jamie McMurray 20 9 --
D~e Eamhardt Jr. 4 10 --
Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner Saturday
night with a victory in the annual~AJ-~ar race. Stewart
passed Matt Kenseth with two laps to go in a thrilling final
10-!ap shootout to win his first An-Star eveet in 11
starts. It was his first victory since he lelt Joe Gibbs Racing.
The win at Lowe's Motor Speedwaywas in front of co-owner
Gene Haas, who was at the trsck for the first ~ne since l~e
comple~n of a 16-month federsl pdson telm for tax fraud.
Tony's crew urged him to climb the feeoa in celebra~on, a
tradition he started several years ago, but the driver who
turns 38 next week declined. HIS crew climbed for him. Matt
Kense~ finished seco~l and was followed by Kurt Busch,
What state has earned the nickname
"NASCAR Valley"?
a) Tennessee c) Oklahoma
b) South Dakota d) North Carolina
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