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1861: Confederate forces won vic-
tory at Bull Run in the first major
battle of the Civil War.
1873." The first train robbery west
of the Mississippi was pulled off by
Jesse James and his gang.
On T.,suay Being on
stage like
1925: In the "Monkey Trial," John
T. Scopes was found guilty of violat-
ing Tennessee state law by teaching
evolution.
1949: The U.S. Senate ratified the
North Atlantic Treaty.
Inside
Obituaries .......... Page 2
Public notices .... Page 4
News .................. Page 6
Classifieds .......... Page 7
• Golden Valley County Fair
& Spirit of the West Celebration,
Aug. 3-7.
• American Legion Auxiliary
of Belfield will be having a sum-
mer luncheon Saturday, July 30 at
11:30 a.m. in the Belfield Senior
Center. Please bring a salad or
dessert to share.
• 26th Annual Ukrainian
Festival, July 22-24, Belfield,
Fairfield and Dickinson.
• Belfield Harvest Hoedown,
July 29-31
having a ball
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
For David Ball, one of the joys
of being a performer is simply just
standing on a stage.
"I like physically standing on a
new stage and rarin' back and
singing," Ball said in a phone inter-
view from Nashville, Tenn.
Ball, a Grammy-winning singer,
is the scheduled Spirit of the West
performer for the 8 p:m. concert on
Saturday, Aug. 6, in Beach at the
Golden Valley County Fairgrounds.
Bali's Grammy was for the song
"Old Folks At Home (Swanee
River)" from the album "Beautiful
Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen
Foster" in 2004. Fourteen of Ball's
singles have made the Billboard
charts, with the most popular being
"Thinkin' Problem" in 1994, and
"Riding With Private Malone" in
2001.
His music is said to be similar to
that of Dwight Yoakam or Lyle
Lovett.
"I've always been rooted in the
50s, 60s - that kind of early coun-
try western," added Ball.
At his Beach performance, Ball,
who has been touring with the
band, The Pioneer Playboys, said
he'll be signing songs from his new
CD "Sparkle City," which includes
the single "Hot Water Pipe," but
he'll also blend in some older
songs, too.
"Sparkle City" is simple and
sophisticated but also jazzy,
swingy, bluesy with a touch of Tex-
Mex and a little Latin flavor,
according to Bali's manager, Scott
Metko.
Ball said he performs at about
80 to 100 shows each year.
Ball has worked with other
David Ball
artists in previous years, such as
when Bob Dylan invited him to
join artists like Jerry Garcia, Bono,
and Willie Nelson on "The Songs
of Jimmie
Rodgers: A Tribute" in 1997.
Later that year, Ball joined Bruce
Springsteen as they performed at
the Kennedy• Center Honors
Reception, celebrating Dylan's
impact on American music.
Ball is affiliated with Operation
Troop Aid, a charity that uses con-
cert promotions and donations to
send care packages to deployed
U.S. troops. A portion of the sales
of the single "What'll I Do If I
Don't Have You," goes toward the
benefit of Operation Troop Aid.
Teacher chosen for
Supreme Court program
Rod Merkel, a history, govern-
ment and .geography teacher with
the Beach School District, has been
selected to participate in a teaching
institute on Oct. 20-21.
The program, titled the North
Dakota Justices Teaching Institute,
was developed by the North Dakota
Supreme Court as a public outreach
program to foster a better civic
understanding of the role of the
courts, how they work, and how
they make decisions.
The institute is to enable teachers
to teach about the nature, history,
structure, function, and processes of
the courts and the legal system,
according to Lee Ann Barnhardt,
director of education and communi-
VaeWalie
" k r
cation for .the North Dakota
Supreme Court.
The institute will be facilitated by
Justices Gerald W. VandeWalle,
Dale V. Sandstrom, Mary Muehlen
Maring, Carol Ronning Kapsner,
and Daniel J. Crothers.
The teachers will explore the
judicial system and the civil court
process in the context of preparing
for the institute's final event - a
mock oral argument on a Fifth
Amendment constitutional question.
"We appreciate the impact teach-
ers have on the students and their
communities," VandeWalle said in a
prepared statement. "Teaching the
teachers about the courts is an excel-
lent way to nourish the seed of
understanding."
Twenty secondary history, gov-
ernment, and social studies teachers
from across the state were selected
for the 2011 institute, the fourth
institute sponsored by the Supreme
Court.
Man dies in one-vehicle crash
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
A Wibaux man died on July 14
as the result of a once-vehicle
crash on Highway 12 in Montana.
Nicholas D. Maus, 25 , was
eastbound in a Chevrolet
Silverado on the highway near
mile marker 35.9 east of Miles
City at the time of the crash,
which was around 10:37 p.m.,
according to the Montana
Highway Patrol. The vehicle
drifted across the oncoming lane
of traffic, and entered the ditch on
the north side of the road.
Maus attempted to swerve
back onto the highway and the
vehicle overturned. He was eject-
ed from the vehicle, before the
vehicle came to a stop, according
to the Highway Patrol. The vehi-
cle then caught on. fire on the
roadway.
Maus was pronounced dead at
the scene, according to the
Highway Patrol.
No other vehicles were
involved, no one else was in the
vehicle, and the crash remains
under investigation.
A funeral for Maus was held on
July 20 in Golva.
Shrine Bowl winners
Players from Golden Valley County at the July 16 Shrine Bowl in Grand Forks, include, from
left, Justin Weinreis, Jade Huffman and Brady Zachmann. They played in the 9-man division,
on the West's team. The final score was West, 14; East, 7. (Photo Courtesy of Carol
Woroniecki-Jilek)
Wireless phones reach half million
More than 31,000 additional.
wireless phones were activated in
North Dakota and close to 800,000
phones are being used througho/lt
North Dakota, according to the
North Dakota Public Service
Commission.
It is estimated there are 506,755
wireless phones in use in North
Dakota, an increase of 31,627 or
more than six percent from 2010.
Land line phones, which number
approximately 287,670, decreased
by 9,415 or a little more than 3 per-
cent from 2010. The total number of
all phones increased from 772,213
to 794,425 in 2011.
"This is great news for North
Dakotans. We are well aware of our
state's energy boom but this is vali-
dation that our telecommunication
sector continues to expand services
to all North Dakotans. Those that are
directly involved in the telecommu-
nication industry deserve our thanks
and gratitude," Commissioner Brian
Kalk, who holds the Commission's
telecommunications portfolio, said
in a prepared statement.
The Public Service Commission
"Thisis great news for North Dakotans.
Weare well: oflour state's energy
bOom that our
telecommunication ,seCtor continues to
expand services to all:North Dakotans."
r COmmissioner Brian Kalk
r
(PSC) has limited jurisdiction over
wireless companies. The PSC and
the Federal Communication
Commission have varying degrees
of regulatory authority over por-
tions of the telecommunications
industry.
"The number of wireless phones
continues to increase as more and
more people consider them a con-
venient alternative to the traditional
wireline phone," said Commission
Chairman Tony Clark. "The day has
clearly passed where the wireless
phone was viewed solely as a luxu-
ry item."
A PSC report also shows some
insights into the competition among
wired telecommunications
providers.
Competitive Local Exchange
Carriers (CLECS) now serves
84,901 lines in the state, which is an
increase of 2,101 from last year.
Incumbent carriers now serve an
estimated 202,769 lines, a decrease
of 11,516 from last year's total of
214,285.
"These numbers, demonstrate
the increasingly competitive
nature of modern telecommunica-
tions services," said
Commissioner Kevin Cramer.
"When technology is allowed and
encouraged to develop within the
marketplace, the need for govern-
ment oversight is decreased and
consumers are the big winners."
Sidewalk project completed
City employees and others work on the landscaping along a new sidewalk leading toward
Beach High School. The project was made possible through the N.D. Department of
Transportation's federally funded Safe Routes to School program. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
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