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August 27, 2009
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Hello,
You know, I'm not very handy.
Oh, I can pull a calf with a leg back.
I used to be able to saddle a skittish
colt or stretch up a broken wire. I
could put plugs in an "A" John
Deere. "'I can skin a buck deer or
run a trap line". Naw, that's just the
words of a song that HAT TIPS
started running through my head.
And they are probably wrong.
I mean to say; I am just not real
handy around the house. This came
to mind the other night while help-
:ing paint a new entryway. All I did
was volunteer to let Daryl use nay
paint sprayer. I even said I would
deliver it. Shirley said to take along
some old clothes to paint in. Like I
'was going to paint!
I think it would have been all
rigfit if I hadn't stopped off for a
game of pinochle and refreshments
at "the pipe". But you know how
that "one more game and we'll all
go" turns out. By the time 1 started
painting, I thought I was
Michelangelo painting the ceiling.
Only I wasn't going to spend quite
as much time.
Kind of wish I had taken some
other clothes along. But for now, if
you need someone with new "'old"
,-clothes, I'd be your guy!
Then, Shirley stooped to a new
, low. She brought up the last time 1
,- convinced her that she should not
hire a "handy" man when she was
. married to one.
Hat Tips
By Dean Meyer
our
Kind of wish I had
taken some other
clothes along. But
for now, if you need
someone with new
"old" clothes, I'd be
your guy!
That was when we put some new
carpet in. A long, long time ago. In
a galaxy far. far away.
The bedroom doors drug heavily
on the new carpet. Shirley wanted
to hire someone to trim a little off
these doors. Now, 1 had a skill saw
in the shop. And a chainsaw in the
pickup. I can lift heavy objects. Just
why the heck would she think she
had to hire someone.
The first door didn't go too bad.
Oh, I scratched the paint on the wall
up a little, trying to get the hinges
loose. They hadn't been apart since
the early thirties. But I got them out.
And I didn't need one of those
fancy, fold up metal saw horses like
carpenters throw in back of their
pickup.
No, I could just lay that heavy
old door on the kitchen island. Then
way ou
;' The 2009 session of the
Legislature joined a dozen other
states with a resolution reminding
the federal government that there
was a Tenth Amendment to the U. S.
Constitution stating that powers not
delegated to the national govern-
ment, nor prohibited to the states,
were reserved to the states or the
people.
The Amendment was attached to
the Constitution in December, 1791,
to allay the fear of states that their
powers would be absorbed by the
national government. So for the past
218 years, states have kept remind-
ing national policymakers that the
Tenth Amendment guaranteed
states' rights.
In spite of the repeated
reminders, the national government
' has continued to pre-empt states'
rights when some national objective
,.became involved. In cases where it
" was clear that authority to deal with
i,'an issue belonged solely to states,
the national government has used
- money to bribe states to bend to the
national will.
We now have such an issue at
,. hand. Four U. S. senators, alarmed
- at the failure of states to act, have
;- introduced legislation in Congress
,; to outlaw message texting by driv-
,, ers in traffic. The issue is serious.
The fatality figures are appalling,
with studies indicating that texting
N
• D. Matters
By Lloyd Omdahl
A forgotten factor
in arguments over
states' rights is pub-
lic opinion. After all,
the reserved, pow-
ers in the Tenth
Amendment were
for exercise by the
states "or the peo-
pie."
IS many times worse than driving
drunk. Action is warranted.
Under the senators' proposal,
states would be given two years to
outlaw texting and e-mailing by
drivers in moving vehicles or they
would lose 25 percent of their feder-
al highway money. In other words,
the federal government doesn't have
direct authority to regulate traffic
but it can put conditions on the
money it gives states. This same
strategy was used to force states to
pass seatbelt laws and to raise the
drinking age to 21.
Storyteller to offer special
MEDORA - Matt Schanandore,
an internationally known flutist and
storyteller, will present an evening
of music and interpretive story-
telling at the Cottonwood
Campground amphitheater in the
South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt
National Park on Saturday, Aug. 29,
at 8 p.m.
A North Dakota native,
Schanandore is of European, Native
American and Hispanic ances-
try. His native heritage originates
from the Mandan-Hidatsa tribes of
North Dakota and the Oneida tribe
of Wisconsin. Matt learned to play
By Ellen Feuerhelm
Reporter
: Dinner guests at the Flying J
Travel Plaza on Tuesday. Aug. 18,
• watched an RV from Toomsboro,
Ca,, hop a curb and land in a ditch
; near the Interstate underpass at
'" Beach.
Phillip and Charlotte Hadarits had
"~-ordered dinner when they were
" called to their
vehicle. Their truck was pulling a
34-foot trailer when it starting rolling
down the hill and into the ditch. It
took the men from Walz Truck
Repair Inc. until 10 p.m. to remove
the trailer and truck from the ditch.
"My husband had the vehicle in
gear but didn't set the brake. We
thought someone had hit the trailer,
but 1 knew it was more serious when
my husband started running," said
Charlotte Hadarits.
The Hadaritses were traveling
with another family from Georgia on
their way to a Special Military Active
Retired Travel Club Convention :in
Lacey, Wash.
The vehicle became lodged in the
ditch. The family could still open
both doors on the RV and were able
to get to their •luggage.
I could draw a straight line along
the bottom, using the edge of a case
of beer/'or a straight edge. Oh, I had
to empty the box first, but that's
another story. I got that line drawn,
told Shirley to stand back. I started
cutting over her objections, which
were pretty hard to hear with that
skill saw screaming. I whacked they
baby off perfectly straight.
As I lifted the door off, Shirley
let out a...I know women shouldn't
swear, but then again. I had cut the
door off pretty good. You could see
how straight my cut was by the nice
straight line, a quarter inch deep,
that runs the length of the kitchen
island. Guess I should have moved
the door a little farther to the east.
Although Shirley was getting
pretty vocal in her objections, by
now I was getting into the carpenter
thing. I pulled another door off.
Going to trim a half-inch off. Made
sure the door extended beyond the
island. Drew as straight.a line as I
could using that beer box and fight-
ing off a mad woman. Got that skill
saw screaming and sliced off a half
inch of smoking wood from that
door. Shirley's tears looked real.
I carried that door down the hall
and put it on. Still drug pretty heavy
on that carpet. I had trimmed a half-
inch off the top of the door!
Did I ever tell you about when I
fixed the screen door?
Think I'll go riding.
Later, Dean
The North Dakota Legislature
did consider a bill to outlaw texting
but came up with anemic reasoning
to kill the proposal. They argued
that there were already so many
other distractions for drivers, e.g.
eating lunch, reading newspapers
and dialing the radio, that outlawing
another hazard wasn't important.
Fourteen other states thought other-
wise and passed laws to outlaw the
: practiCe.
A forgotten factor in arguments
over states' rights is public opinion.
After all, the reserved powers in the
Tenth Amendment were for exercise
by the states "or the people."
Without much consideration for
sophisticated arguments over the
Tenth Amendment and federalism,
reasonable people will conclude
that outlawing texting is a no-brain-
er and should be done by somebody
somewhere. There will be public
support for federal action, states'
rights arguments not withstanding.
After 218 years of experience,
states should recognize that along
with states' rights comes states'
responsibilities and, when those
responsibilities are not assumed,
states lose. People want solutions.
In the case of texting while driving,
the evidence is so persuasive that
states will be hard-pressed to invoke
the Tenth Amendment to defend
their refusal to act.
presentation
the piano at an early age from his
grandmother who was an accom-
plished pianist. She was also a well-
known Native American storyteller.
Through her stories Matt learned
about his native heritage.
The program is free and open to
the public.
Car seat checkup set for Sept.
The Safe Communities organiza- the age, weight and developmental ty seats, b~t.approximately 85 per-
tion, in conjunction with Safe Kids level of the child? cent of eatSeats are used incorrect-
ND and the N.D. Department of
Health, is hosting a free car seat
check up on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at
WlC, located at 1st Street SE in
Beach, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
It is estimated that 85 percent of
children who are placed in child
safety seats and booster seats are
improperly restrained. Certified
child passenger safety technicians
will be on hand at the checkup to
assist parents and caregivers to
assure the proper use and installa-
tion of their child's car safety seats.
At the checkup, car safety seats
will be inspected for the following:
- Is the car seat appropriate for
Westin Music
MEDORA - A music festival
will be held in Medora at 2 p.m.,
Monday, Sept. 7, to honor Wade
Westin. Westin was a well-known
Medora Musical cast member
"Gentleman Wade." He was the
marketing director for the Theodore
Roosevelt Medora Foundation
(TRMF) when he passed away sud-
denly in February 2009.
The music fest will feature per-
Does the car seat meet safety
standards, has it been recalled, and
is it in good condition?
- - Howis the child secured in the
car safety seat?
How is the car safety seat
installed in the vehicle?
Each car seat checked will take
15-20 minutes. Parent should bring
the car seat instructions and their
vehicle's manual to the checkup. If
possible, the child who rides in the
seat should ~iccompany the parent.
All participating families will
receive free safety packets.
"Most parents are trying to pro-
tect their children by using car safe-
ly," said.~Bec%y ByZeWski, Safe
Communities coordinator. "A mis-
used car seat may result in serious
injury to a child in a crash. There are
many different car safety seats and
many different vehicle protection
systems, and theydq not always
work well together. I eneburage par-
ents to participate in the car seat
checkup. Don't wait until you have a
crash to find out that your car seat
was being used incorrectly. Our
children are too precious to risk their
lives in preventable situations."
For more information, contact
Byzewski at beck-
yb@dickinsoncap.org.
Fest to
be held on Labor Day
formances by various artists and
musical styles including Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church's
Worship Team from Bismarck;
Jared and Noni Mason and family:
cast members of the Medora
Musical: and members of the Coal
Diggers, the Medora Musical's
band.
"Wade's contributions
to Medora will always be remem-
bered," said Randy Hatzenbuhler,
president of TRMF. "He loved
Medora and he loved music. We
feel this is a fitting way to pay trib-
ute to him and celebrate his life."
The Music Fest will be held at
the Burning Hills Amphitheatre.
The event is free and open to the
public. Donation proceeds would
benefit the Wade Westin Memorial
Fund.
State, schools work on H 1 N 1 prevention
BISMARCK - The North
Dakota departments of Health and
Public Instruction are working
together to remind schools, parents
and students to take simple steps to
help prevent the spread of influenza.
The new H1N1 influenza virus
has continued to circulate through-
out North Dakota and the United
States since its discovery this
spring. Schools will soon be open-
ing, and the potential for student to
student transmission of influenza
will increase. Along with the new
HIN1 virus, the other seasonal
viruses are expected to circulate this
fall and winter as well.
"With the threat of both seasonal
flu and the new H1N1 flu this year,
it's important that schools, parents
and students all learn how they can
reduce the spread of the virus," said
Kirby Kruger, state epidemiologist
with the North Dakota Department
of Health. "The most effective steps
are really easy and can be taught to
kids of all ages."
Parents and schools can help
reduce the risk of students getting
influenza by following these guide-
lines:
- Parents should get their chil-
dren vaccinated against all circulat-
ing influenza as soon as vaccine is
available. (This year more than one
vaccine will be required to cover
ousing
The state of North Dakota will
conduct a public hearing at 1:30
p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Gate
City Bank, 204 Sims, Dickinson, to
receive input on housing and non-
housing community development
needs, for the development of the
state's 2010-2014 Consolidated
Plan, and the 2010 Action Plan.
The Consolidated Plan, required
by the Federal Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), describes the state's demo-
graphic characteristics; housing
inventory, housing needs primarily
for persons of low and moderate
income, the homeless, and special
needs persons; and the states hous-
ing and non-housing priority needs.
The plan also includes five-year
goals for housing and non-housing
needs, a description of available
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"The most effective steps are really easy
and can be taught to kids of all ages."
Kirby Kruger
both seasonal and HINI influenza.)
Children who are ill should
stay home and not go to school or
day care.
- I!1 children should not return to
school until 24 hours after fever
subsides without the use of fever-
reducing medications.
- Practice good hand hygiene and
respiratory etiquette.
- Wash hands frequently, espe-
cially after coughing, sneezing or
blowing your nose.
Cough or sneeze into a dispos-
able tissue or the inside of the
elbow.
Throw away used tissues
and staff home.
- Having a separate room for ill
students and staff waiting to go
home.
Parents whose children are at
increased risks for complications of
flu should contact their health-care
provider if their child gets sick.
People with influenza usually
experience fever with a cough
and/or a sore throat. They also may
experience body aches, muscle and
joint aches, headaches, chills and
feeling tired. Some people have
experienced vomiting and diarrhea
with the new HIN 1 virus.
Unle.ss the new Wirus becomes
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- Avoid touching your face with
your hands.
- Avoid large crowds if possible.
Avoid close contact with ill
people or people who appear ill.
Schools can help reduce illness
by:
Regularly cleaning surfaces,
especially frequently touched sur-
faces.
- Monitoring students and staff
for illness and sending ill students
more severe or thenumber of illness-
es exceeds the limit~ for normal
school functioning, the priority this
season will be to keep schools open.
The N.D. Department of Health
recently held a statewide meeting via
videoconference and Webcast with
schools to update them about HIN1
planning and this new guidance.
Information about H 1N t, includ-
ing case informatiotl for ' NOrth
Dakota, can be -found at
www.ndflu.com.
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resources, and a description of how
certain resources will be delivered.
The emphasis of the plan is to ben-
efit low and moderate income per-
sons.
In addition, the plan contains
the Action Plan for the year 2010
that serves as the state's grant
application for the Community
Development Block Grant,
HOME, and Emergency Shelter
Grants programs. The Action Plan
contains the program descriptions
that describe how these programs
will be delivered in the year 2000.
The public is encouraged to
attend the public hearing to learn
about the plan and to provide ideas
for its development. At a later
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and Billings County Pionner
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We reserve the right to
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deemed libelous, in poor
taste or of a personal nature.
We will not run letters from
the same author two weeks
in a row. All opinions
expressed are those of the
author and do not represent
the opinions of The GVN or
BCP
date, the public will be invited to
obtain a copy of the draft plan and
to provide written cQmments,
Should anyone rrquke" auxiliary
aids or services, or need additional
information, please contact Gordon
LaFrance at 328-3698 prior to the
public hearing.
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