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7 MtltdED 553 30P rr 927W AVE ,ELTON, WA 98S84--3 ;7 !';i , i~ ~ ~ By News/Pioneer Staff sioners more time to arrange for a fect on July 31, remaining in the de- Golden Valley County commis- replacement. An appointment to his partment would be an office person sioners held special meetings on position may instead occur in Sep- and one deputy. July 16 and July 22 to discuss va- tember. In other business, Prairie West cancies in the Golden Valley County At the July 16 meeting, commis- Development Foundation Board Sheriff's Office. sioners unanimously approved of a President Ben Baker and Director A proposal has been sent to motion to accept rescinding Steele's Burt Cook were on hand for a pro- Billings County for deputy service resignation. Commissioners made posed budget discussion in help- for Golden Valley County until the no indications of any issues or con- ing PWDF in promoting Golden full-time positions in Golden Valley flicts with the sheriff's office that Valley County to outside businesses. County can be filled. Golden Valley would spur a resignation. After the Brochures made for that purpose County Sheriff Scott Steele an- meeting, Steele told the Golden Val- were presented to the board, ex- nounced the proposal at the July 22 ley News that he wanted to pursue plaining that they had been placed in meeting, informing the board that other opportunities, but he hadn't some of the Medora and Wibaux, Deputy Alan Muckle has already ac- accepted another position else- Mont businesses, as well as the vis- cepted a position in Billings County, where. He said that with a daughter itors center at the rest area in Beach. and Deputy Dey Muckle has given leaving for college, he wanted to "We put 25 brochures at the rest his resignation which will go into spend more time with family. He area, and they're all gone, so we had effect as of July 31. was asked if there were any budget, to make more for them," Cook told Steele, on July 9, also submitted funding or other conflicts with the the board. "So that's a good thing." a resignation that was to be effective commission, and he indicated there Funding of approximately on July 31. However, at the July 16 were none. $23,430, or 1.5 property tax mills, meeting, he offered to rescind his If the resignation of the twowas approved by the board for the resignation so as to give commis- deputies and Steele all went into ef- preliminary budget for PWDF. ! Garrett Swindler and his family on July 16 speak with Gov. Doug Burgum about the extensive :damage sustained by their grain bins in Mott when an EF-1 tornado struck the city on Friday, July :12. (Courtesy Photo) State looking toextend siren coverage in Mott MOTT - Gov. Doug Burgum on July 16 surveyed damage from the July 12 tornado in;the ity'of'M0ti ' commending local leaders and the community for their preparation and response to the tornado, which caused significant damage but no in- juries or deaths. Burgum toured the tornado-dam- aged areas with North Dakota Home- land Security Director Cody Schulz, Mott Mayor and Fire Chief Troy Mosbrucker, Hettinger County Emergency Manager Tracy Kruger, Hettinger County Sheriff Sarah Warner and District 31 legislators Sen. Don Schaible, Rep. Karen Rohr and Rep. Jim Schmidt, among others. Homeowners shared their experi- ences of taking shelter in their base- ments as the storm ripped garages tpart, tore roofs off and crumpled steel grain bins. "Whenever you've got a storm of this size, you're going to see dam- age, but the thing that really shines here in Mott is the resiliency of the families, the community, the neigh- boring communities that came to- gether in the aftermath of the storm. This was picture-perfect preparation ahead of time and emergency re- sponse activity," Burgum said. "For this amount of storm damage and not a single injury or fatality, it's just a credit to everybody that was so re- sponsive when they saw the storm coming." An EF-1 tornado with wind "For this amount of storm damage and n ( t'a siiS iiei'rijdry Or fatality, it;s jtistacredit to everybody that was so responsive when they saw the storm coming." Gov. Doug Burgum speeds of up to 105 mph touched About 50 people took shelter at down north of Mott at 9:24 p.m cut- the county courthouse, and roughly ting a path about 2.8 miles long and 300 to 400 people at the fairgrounds stretching up to 200 yards wide, ac- were evacuated before the tornado, cording to National Weather Service officials said. estimates. The twister flung debris The North Dakota Highway Pa- into homes and peeled off roofing, trol and North Dakota Department flipped over campers and leveled the of Transportation both assisted with 4-H building at the Hettinger County traffic control and cleanup after the Fairgrounds, with over 400 exhibits storm. inside for the Hettinger County Fair. Burgum was also told that people Authorities also reported downed at the fairgrounds couldn't hear the power lines and branches, uprooted tornado sirens in town, and he said trees and damaged crops, the state will work with the city to Warning sirens were sounded at 9 extend siren coverage. The North p.m and sheriff's deputies went door Dakota Department of Emergency to door warning people to take cover. Services has a grant program that One of those was Marge Everhart, communities can access for siren who could see the funnel cloud be- and shelter projects to build re- fore riding out the storm in her base- siliency. ment with her dog and cat. The "There's more work we can do," tornado lifted her detached garage Burgum said, again expressing his from its foundation, flinging it into gratitude for the preparedness and her house and scattering debris across response by local officials and the her farmyard toward the city. "When outpouring of support from the sur- I stepped outside, it was kind of over- rounding area. "One of the things whelming," she said, adding that 11 that makes North Dakota great is volunteers showed up the next morn- during a time of crisis, the neighbors ing to help with cleanup. "Small come together to help each other community - you can't beat it." out." Annual Spirit of the West nt The Spirit of the West Board's Free Swim Day for Kids Austin Jenckes and Dylan 17th annual event will be held the Party in the Park, Gazebo Park, Schneider at County Fairgrounds weekend of Aug 2-4. (live music, street dance and food Sunday, Aug. 4 The weekend will be filled with trucks) Breakfast at Lincoln Elemen- a variety of events and activities Saturday, Aug. 3 tary that the whole family can enjoy. Breakfast at Grace Lutheran Worship services Co-headlining the concert this year Church Spirit of the West is a non-profit are two up and coming acts 5K Color Run and 10K organization that was formed in from Nashville: Austin Jenckes Marathon-Gazebo Park 2002. It was created to promote and Dylan Schneider. Parade - CentralAve. and Mainand sustain the Home On The Weekend events include: Street Range Champions Ride Match as Friday, Aug. 2 Food and Fun in the Sun - well as give local businesses and Class Reunion Registration Gazebo Park organizations an opportunity to Pie Day, Golden Valley CountyChampions Ride Match at prosper and encourage people to Museum Home On The Range visit the area. On the move The 188th Army Band from Fargo goes down a Medora street on Saturday, July 20, in a spe- cial parade arranged with the assistance of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. Every year, the band has to complete training hours, but couldn't make it to perform on Veterans Day. A special day just for the band was then arranged. Theodore Roosevelt family re-enactors Larry and Julia Marple, who play Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt; Joe Wiegand, who also fills in at times and plays Roosevelt; and Austin Artz, who portrays Roosevelt's son, Quentin, followed the band in the parade. The band also performed at other sites in town and before the start of the Medora Musical. (Photo by Jane Cook) Con ;truction continues on U.S Hwy. 85 AMIDON - Construction is pro- headed to Sturgis. be complete this fall. gressing on a project on U.S. Hwy. 85 The project consists of widening, The NDDOT reminds motorists to approximately 10 miles north of pipe extension work and paving. As slow down and use caution through- Amidon to near the Stark County part of the project a gravel surface out the work zone. For more infor- line, 20 miles south of Belfield. will be present on the roadway in the mation about construction projects Motorists should be aware that next few weeks, speeds will be re- and road conditions throughout North there are changing traffic control con- duced, flaggers and a pilot car may be Dakota, call 511 from any type of figuration and roadway conditions utilized from time to time, and mo- phone or visit the Travel Information that may affect their travels, espe- torists may experience brief delays. Map on the NDDOT website at cially motorcyclists who may be The entire project is expected to www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/. Runner to raise awareness for victims of bomb cyclone MEDORA- On July 27, Colorado bomb cyclone this past winter. Dakota and South Dakota as well Springs, Colo athlete Tim Gore will Gore is partnering with One Na- as five additional states. ONWT is run the 106-mile Maah Daah Hey tion Walking Together (ONWT), a filling up a 16-foot truck with items Trail through the North Dakota Bad- nonprofit organization, headquar- such as non-perishable food, diapers, lands to raise awareness of the Na- tered in Colorado Springs, that sup- furniture, bedding, clothes and tive Americans living on the Pine plies $2 million a year in goods, more. The truck will be leaving on Ridge Reservation whose homes and services and funds to Native Ameri- July 25 for its journey to the reserva- businesses were destroyed by the cans living on reservations in North tion. Your Home With A Home Improvement Loan It's estimated that Americans will spend more than $130 billion on home improvement projects this year. Kitchen and bath upgrades, installing new windows, adding siding or more insulation and landscaping are very popular. We offer home improvement loans with low interest rates, affordable payments and fast, personal service. Come see us today. 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