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Part of proiect wrapping up
A contractor on May 20 fills in a trench where a new water main under First
Avenue South-
east in Beach was placed. Pipe replacement is expected to be completed this
week, and paving
will be the next step inthe project, said City Auditor Kim Gaugler. (Photo
by Richard Volesky)
Drought relief resources offered
, Producers who are experiencing
{drought—related challenges will have
an opportunity to learn more about
the programs the US. Department of
ngriculture’s Farm Service Agency
(FSA) has to offer during a webinar
that Noflh Dakota State University
Extension and the North Dakota FSA
are hosting on Monday, June 7, at 11
am. Central time.
“Drought presents many tough
challenges for farms and ranches,”
says Brian Haugen, acting state exec-
utive director for, the North Dakota
FSA. “FSA administers programs that
can offer a range of services and pro—
grams to help anticipate, survive and
recover from drought conditions.”
The webinar will provide infor-
mation and guidance for producers
Pooling their labors
on the following drought assistance
programs:
Conservation Reserve Program
emergency haying and grazing
Disaster declaratidns
. . Emergency Assistance for Live— ,
stock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised
Fish Program (ELAP)
Emergency loans
Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
Livestock Indemnity Program
(LIP)
NDSU livestock forage calculator
demonstration
“This a good opportunity for
North Dakota ag producers to learn
about federal programs that can help
them get through the extreme
drought conditions many producers
are facing,” says Ron Haugen,
NDSU Extension farm management
specialist. “There are many helpful
resources available and this will
allow farmers and ranchers an op-
portunity to find out more.”
To register-(for the webinar, visit
https ://WWw.ag .ndsu .edu/drought/ .
Participants may ask questions
during the live webinar. The webinar
will be recorded and the recording
will be archived at
https://wWw.ag.ndsu.edu/drought/liv
estock/government-programs/gov—
ernment—programs for later viewing.
For more information on drought re-
sources, visit the NDSU Drought Re-
source page
(https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/drOught)
or https://www.farmers.gov, or con-
tact your local FSA county office.
Contractors last week work on the foundation of a pool house being built
for the Theodore
Roosevelt Medora Foundation in east Medora. Just to the north or to the
right of the pool house
will be a water park and a zero entry pool. A zero entry pool refers to a
facility in which the
water can be entered by walkinginto it from ground level. (Photo by Richard
Volesky)
May Is Beef _Month
The United States is the largest producer of beef in the
world. The US. has a reputation for producing healthy, high
' quality beef. Beef offers great taste and essential nutrients
such as: zinc, iron, protein and B vitamins. May is Beef
Month, a time to recognize farmers and ranchers ‘
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-MEDORA — Chateau de Morés
State Historic Site will again present
its popular History Alive programs
this summer.
The free History Alive programs
\ explore the lives and times of
decades gone by, combining theater
arts with history. The 30-minute
monologues by historical imperson-
ators are based on original letters, di—
aries, and other documents, many
from the State Archives of the State
Historical Society of North Dakota.
Presentations are held on the Chateau
veranda Saturdays at 10:30 am,
1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., and Sun—
days at 1:30 pm. and 3:30 pm.
'A.T. Packard, the editor of the
Bad Lands Cow Boy, will appear the
weekend of June 5-6. Portrayed by
Donald Ehli, Packard will discuss his
life as the editor of the newspaper
from 1884-1886. On select weekends
this summer, Ehli will also portray
Felix Gollnick, a German immigrant
who lived in the area at the same
time as the Marquis de Mores, the
French aristocrat and cattle baron
who founded Medora.
On the weekend of June 12—13,
the Marquis himself will appear at
the Chateau. Portrayed by Lance Ru-
stand, the Marquis will share his
dreams of building a beef empire in
the frontier town of 1880s Medora.
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Lance Rustand, as the Marquis, will share his dreams of build-
ing a beef empire in the frontier town of 18805 Medora. (Cour-
tesy Photo)
Madame de Morés (Medora) will
appear at the Chateau on June 19-20.
Portrayed by Karen Nelson, Madame
will share a retrospective of her time
in western Dakota Territory during
the summers of 1883-1886, as well
as discuss her life following her re—
turn to France. .
A 98—year—old veteran of the
Civilian Conservation Corps, por-
trayed by Ed Sahlstrom, will appear
June 26-27. Sahlstrom will relate the
Double gaggle
Canada geese watch over what appears to be two combined broods of goslings
east of
Beach on May 20. With a fenced-in area, green grass, spilled grain at some
bins across the
road, and a water source, although a sewage lagoon, they seem to be doing
well. (Photo by
Richard Volesky)
experiences of the CCC as it restored
the Marquis' Chateau from 1939 to
1941._Visitors can also View a tem—
porary CCC exhibit at the Interpre-
tive Center. ‘
The Chateau de Mores is a state
historic site managed by the State
Historical Society of North Dakota.
The Chateau de Mores site and In-
terpretive Center near Medora are
open daily, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 pm. from
May 31 through Labor Day.
Health care merger talks end
DICKINSON Essentia Health
and CommonSpirit Health have cho-
sen to end negotiations for Com-
monSpirit’s facilities in Minnesota
and North Dakota to join Essentia.
The organizations signed a letter
of intent in January 2021 to explore
this opportunity in greater detail.
CommonSpirit and Essentia were
unable to come to an agreement that
would serve the best interests of both
organizations, the people they em—
ploy and the patients they serve, ac-
cording to a press release from CHI
St. Alexius Health in Dickinson.
The concept involved having
CommonSpirit-owned facilities op-
erating under the CHI brand in North
Dakota and Minnesota, including the
Dickinson hospital, to join. Essentia ‘
Health. ‘
Award recipients encouraged to share stories
By Lois Schaefter
N .D. VFW Auxiliary
The National Purple. Heart Hall of
Honor (N PHHH) located in New
Windsor, NY, is a New York state
owned and operated facility. It offers
visitors a journey through military
history as well as reminders of
human sacrifices and the cost of free-
dom. ,
The facility is not directly affili—
ated with nor governed by the federal
government, military nor any other
organization. ‘
The. mission of the NPHHH is to
build the nation’s first comprehen-
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sive Roll of Honor database of Pur-
ple Heart recipients in all branches of
service and for all conflicts for which
the award was available, as well as to
preserve and share the award recipi—
ents’ stories. At present, there is no
comprehensive list of recipients. An
individual’s awards and decorations
are found in their personal military
record. The Medal of Honor is the
only award .for which the govem-
ment does maintain a list of recipi-
ents.
Two recipients from Bottineau are
enrolled in the Roll of Honor:
William “Del” Alvord and my father
F irst State Bank
Everett Solper. You can View .their
profiles and those of other recipients
at the NPHHH or on its website
www.thepurpleheart.com. Alvord,
while serving in the US. Army in
Vietnam, was hit by shrapnel in ad-
dition to both of his eardrums being
shattered; He was handing a 50—cal-
iber round up to a sergeant in the tur-
ret of an armored personnel carrier
when the turret got hit by a rocket
p propelled grenade. Although the gen—
eral handed out Purple Hearts at the
Tokyo Hospital while Alvord was
Award
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