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:gional DUI Task Force conducts increased DUI "In 2011 alone, 45 percent of all fatali- ties on North Dakota roadways alcohol-relat- were ed." Kyle Kirchmeier Captain North Dakota Highway Patrol Sheriff Billings County. The Regional DUI Task Force made over 6,200 DUI arrests in North Dakota in 2011. This program also encourages being responsible by establishing a designated driver or a safe ride. The NDDOT launched the public safety campaign, Don't Forget TODD, an interactive tool designed to remind people to des- ignate a driver every time. For more information on region- al DUI enforcement activity throughout the state please, visit www.dontforgettodd.com. This website contains a list of select increased enforcement periods, as well as safe ride information, a text and email alert option to sign up for increased enforcement alerts and much more. The Southwest Dickinson Regional DUI Task Force includes the following agencies: NDHP, Billings, Hettinger, Adams, Slope, Stark,- Bowman, and Dunn Sheriff's Departments, and Belfield, Dickihson, Bowman, and Killdeer Police Departments. enforcement Medora, North Dakota - Beginning August 17, 2012 the Southwest Dickinson Regional DUI Task Force will implement heightened enforcement efforts against motorists driving under the influence. In an effort to deter impaired drivers during the enforcement period, the Southwest Dickinson Regional DUI Task Force will assign additional patrol officers to monitor city, rural and state road- ways. Kyle Kirchmeier, Captain North Dakota Highway Patrol says the relevance of the issue is in the numbers. "In 2011 alone, 45 per- cent of all fatalities on North Dakota roadways were alcohol- related," said Kirchmeier. "This issue affects our friends, family and neighbors. The number of peo- ple driving while under the influ- ence of alcohol or drugs is just too high." Established in 2010 as a pro- gram designed to deter impaired driving, the Regional DUI Task Forces provide statewide DUI enforcement during select enforce- ment periods. Grant funding for the program is provided through the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). "Our goal is to keep motorists safe on our roadways," said Clarence Tuhy, Sheriff Stark County. "Making necessary DUI arrests will help us reduce the num- ber of fatalities on North Dakota roads." .... The objective of the Regional DUI Task Force is to provide safe roads for all North Dakota motorists," said Dave Jurgens, July 2012 marks hottest month on record AccuWeather.com reports July 2012 marked the hottest month on record ever for the lower 48 states, according to a report released by NOAA Wednesday. With an average temperature of 77.6 degrees F in the contiguous U.S., the month of July surpassed the 20th century average by 3.3 degrees F. The previous warmest July was in 1936 when the average U.S. tem- perature was 77.4 degrees F. The hottest locations in July were mostly stretched across the Midwest and central Plains, areas largely plagued by intense drought. "Droughts tend to feed and sus- tain heat waves," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. July's warmth may have been intensified by dry conditions, which has caused a devastating corn crop loss and the potential for a signifi- cant soybean loss. "A lack of water in the ground has allowed the sun to heat the sur- face much more efficiently than it normally would, due to less water being evaporated," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. "Evaporation is a cooling process. In July, all the sun's energy went into heating instead of evapo- ration and that likely added to the "Evaporation is a cooling process. In July, all the sun's energy went into heating instead of evaporation and that likely added to the extremes a bit." Brett Anderson extremes a bit," Anderson said. The drought is the most wide- spread since 1956, according to NOAA, with the most locations fac- ing moderate to severe drought since the 1930s dustbowl. Additionally, July's record warmth contributed to the record- warm first seven months of the year and the warmest 12-month period the U.S. has experienced since record keeping began in 1895. "We've had a lot of extremes globally and in the U.S. We can't say definitely that climate change is causing it, but it's definitely a sus- pect," said Anderson. "But the planet is warming; that's unmistakable. The frequency of extreme heat and drought events is likely to increase." Sentinel Butte man to write poem honoring American Cowboy Veteran cowboy poet/rancher, Minneapolis, Minn., to write and Bill Lowman from Sentinel Butte, audio record a poem in honor of the has been commissioned by Stage Poem West Entertainment Inc., of (Continued on Page 10) Dr. T.B. Pedeliski, retired University of North Dakota professor, looks over displays related to family histories at the Ukrainian Cultural Institute in Dickinson. (Photo by Richard Volesky) How do you spell Obrigewitch? By Richard Volesky i Editor/Reporter . DICKINSON - In the early 1900s, as homesteaders were filing paperwork to become citizens, the spelling of names appeared to be one of the challenges. Papers filed in Stark County show that a clerk spelled names however they sounded. Records show that the name "Obrigewitch" was spelled at least 11 different ways, said Greg Wysk, a reference specialist from the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. Wysk was one of the speakers at "The Power of the Printed Word," a seminarheid on July 27 during the 2012 North Dakota Ukrainian Festival. Wysk used a number of non-Ukrainian names, such as Obrigewitch, and records to illus- trate the types of information that are available. Although misspellings can make research difficuk, Wysk showed that even if the first few letters of a name are known, computer-driven searches can locate records. Wysk said the most important records that the Heritage Center has are naturalization records, which are the paperwork filed as an immigrant became a U.S. citizen. The earlier records are for men only. Women didn't have to file for citizenship until the 1920s, and children didn't have to file until the 1940s. Other resources include inter- views of pioneers that were con- ducted by the Works Project Administration. Even if a family name isn't mentioned in the WPA records, information about another family from the same town may still have useful information to someone who is working on their own family's history, said Wysk. In recent years, Wysk said he's noticed a change in what researchers are seeking. Some have been looking for the "black sheep" of the family. Archived prison records are one source. Even if a person's exact date of death isn't known, it's possible to find it through the N.D. Department of Health's Internet site. Wysk explained that researchers can search for a name by ranges ofl0 years, and once a date of death is found, it may be possible to locate an obituary pub- lished in a local newspaper. The UCI has placed an ¢mphasis father were asked if they thought on the printed word since it began, he would be a good citizen, but and the fiemihai" was intended to since ,they knew little' English, or encourage people to convert oral stories in written ones, said Agnes Palanuk, who spoke at the seminar. Some UCI members shared col- orful stories as examples that can be included in family histories. Marie Makaruk explained how her father in law used the water reservoir in a stove to make coffee for the week. He would add coffee early in the week, and add water later on if it evaporated. This was the first type of instant coffee, said Makaruk. Mary Solberg spoke about how her parents would make home brew because purchasing alcohol from a store was too expensive. The concern was about others learning what was going on as a still was operating. Solberg recalled one time where they thought someone was coming to the house, and her mother quickly starting frying onions to cover up the still's smell. Agnes Palanuk shared a story of how she helped her father become a citizen. It seemed that the wit- nesses who were to vouch for her often used the sentence, "I don't know," that type of response didn't help her father during the first two times he tried to become a citizen. After some studying with Agnes, she said her father was successful. "These anecdotes are kind of the jewels that make up a family histo- ry," said Dr. Ted Pedeliski, a retired University of North Dakota professor, who also spoke at the seminar. He relayed a story from his grandmother regarding the day before a relative died. The grand- mother said she was awakened by a bird fluttering against a window, which wasn't expected because it was a cold November night. The grandmother went to see what the problem was and she later said she saw the bird fly away in a flash of light. Pedeliski said, "Don't be ashamed about putting in (a family history) these incidences of faith." A copy of Wysk's presentation can be obtained by sending an e- mail to gwsyk@nd.gov or to archives@nd.gov. American Legion elects new officers On,.+,+I >+' The American Legion, Masters Degree in Agriculture " (  Department of North Dakota, elect- ed new officers for 2012-2013 year. Dave Rice was elected Department Commander. He will provide lead- ership for North Dakota's 16,500 Legionnaires from 215 posts locat- ed through out the state. Dave graduated from Mayville High School in 1969 and went on active duty in the United States Navy at age 17. He served on a US Navy Cruiser off the Coast of Vietnam conducting Naval Gunfire Support Operations. Upon comple- tion of four years of active duty he returned to North Dakota and joined the Navy Reserve where he served another 38 years of honorable serv- ice before retiring in 201 l. Rice graduated from North Dakota State University with a Economics. He worked for the NDSU Extension Service over thir- ty years before retiring in 2008. Dave lives East of Harwood, ND with his wife Donna; he has two grown children and two grand daughters. Commander Rice has held numerous offices in the American Legion at the Post, District and Department levels and has been a member for 39 years. He is also a member of several other veteran organizations and has served on boards of other non-profit organiza- tions in his community. Also elected were Department Vice Commanders David Rolfson, Watford City, Bud Goldsmith, Streeter and Ron Matthews, Fargo. Eugene Kachena from Pisek was Dave Rice elected Commander Elect and is expected to become Commander next year. The American Legion Legion (Continued on Page 10) 1777: The Revolutionary War bat- tle of Bennington, Vt., won by American forces. 1829: The original Siamese twins, Eng and Chang, arrived in Boston. 1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York City at age 53. 1960: Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, became an independent republic. 1977: Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis, Tenn., home,from heart failure at age 42. 2003: Former Ugandan dictator ldi Amin died. + Start Saving For Your Children's Education Now College costs are rising. It's estimated that by the year 2020 a four-year college education could cost $1 70,000. The key is to develop a savings program now while your children are small. Come see us. We can help you set up a plan to save for your children's education.