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September 1, 2011 Page 5
Golden Valley County
in USDA designation
By News/Pioneer Staff
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has des-
ignated 22 counties in Montana as
primary natural disaster areas due to
Josses caused by severe winter
storms, blizzards, excessive mois-
ture and flooding that began Jan. 1
and continues. Some counties in
North Dakota also qualify for assis-
tance because they are contiguous
to the Montana counties.
Some of the Montana counties
are: Dawson, Fallon and Wibaux.
Farmers and ranchers in the fol-
lowing counties in North Dakota
and South Dakota also qualify:
North Dakota - Bowman, Golden
Valley, McKenzie, Slope. Williams;
South Dakota - Butte and Harding.
All counties listed above were
designated on Aug. 23, making all
qualified farm operators in the des-
ignated areas eligible for low inter-
est emergency loans from USDA's
Farm Service Agency, provided eli-
gibility requirements are met.
Farmers in eligible counties have
eight months from the date of the
declaration to apply for loans to help
cover part of their actual losses.
FSA will consider each loan applica-
tion on its own merits, taking into
account the extent of losses, security
availability and repayment ability.
FSA has a variety of programs, in
addition to the EM loan program, to
help eligible farmers recover.
USDA also has made other pro-
grams available to assist farmers
and ranchers, including the
Supplemental Revenue Assistance
Program (SURE), which was
approved as part of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008; the Emergency Conservation
Program; Federal Crop Insurance:
and the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program. Interested
farmers may contact their local
USDA service centers for further
information on eligibility require-
ments and application procedures
for these and other programs.
Tony Hollar, originally from Beach, is one of the top professionals under age 40 in Business
Watch magazine's annual "40 Under 40". issue. Business Watch is a publication of The Bismarck
Tribune. (Phqto by Lonnie Bertsch, Courtesy of The Bismarck Tribune)
Beach native featured
as a top professional
Editor's note: The following is a
question and answer p?qfile that
appeared in Business Watch maga-
zine and is reprinted with pemvis-
sion. *
Tony Hollar of Bismarck and
his business.partner, Marcus Hieb,
of Advanced Physical Therapy,
have what they call the "grandma
rule." They treat every single
patient the way they would want
their closest family members to be
treated.
Biography: age: 34; positions:
owner and physical therapist a.t
Advanced Physical Therapy: fami-
ly: wife, Kristi; daughter. Ava, 6;
son, Pierce. 4 ½: hobbies: golfing,
playing with my kids, basketball.
softball, hunting, biking exercis-
ing, reading.
Community involvement:
Community involvement is very
important to myself and our busi-
ness - it is how we stay connected
to the community. For starters, we
are involved with groups such as
BNI, Progroup and the Chamber of
Commerce. Not only do these
groups allow us to network, but
they also help us support other
local businesses as well. We are
currently in the process of setting
up community outreach programs
to educate the public on various
injuries and how to prevent many
common problems.
We also like to connect with the
community members by participat-
ing in events like health fairs, free
injury screenings, etc. And sup-
porting local schools is definitely a
priority. We participate in mentor-
ing local high school students, and
we have maintained a very close
relationship with the University of
Mary• We are a credentialed clini-
cal site for physical therapy stu-
dents, we serve as mentors for the
physical therapy program, and we
are also part of an ongoing
research project being performed
in conjunction with the University'
of Mary physical therapy doctorate
students, a local physician and
patient volunteers.
Additionally, we want to reach
out to our surrounding communi-
ties by helping young physical
therapy professionals return to
their hometowns to provide health
care services that are currently
unavailable in those rural areas,
Career path: I began my career
in 2001 at HealthSouth Sports
Medicine and Rehab Center of
Fargo. A year later, i transferred
within HealthSouth to work with
my current, business partner and
physical therapy school classmate,
Marcus Hieb in Colby, Wis. In
2003 1 was again transferred with-
in HealthSouth to Brainerd. Minn.,
to be the administrator. Two years
later in 2005. I opened my own
clinic in Brainerd. That business
grew to three locations in the
Brainerd Lakes area by 2009. when
I began the process of selling nay
ownership interest in that business.
Marcus and I opened Advanced
Physical Therapy in late spring of
2010, bringing to Bismarck the
state of North Dakota's only
AlterG antigravity treadmill. We
are very excited for what the future
holds.
Briefly, tell us about yourself:
I grew up ira Beach. graduating in
1995 then attended the University
of Mary, receiving my bachelor's
degree in biology and master's
degree in physical therapy. I have
been married for over l0 years to
Kristi Karls Hollar, a Bismarck
native and graduate of Shiloh
Christian schools and North
Dakota State University. In my free
time, I enjoy playing with my kids,
basketball, golfing, softball, read-
ing and hunting. I hope to someday
go skydiving and letrn to play the
piano.
What motivates you'? I love
helping people feel better and I am
fascinated with the human body
and its complexities. I also have a
huge desire to learn. I try to learn
something every day that will help
me perlbrm my job better.
Challenges in your career
path: Tile b{ggest challenges in
my career path have been transfer-
ring locations several times.
Starting over is always a stressful
situation, but typically, the best
rewards are achieved by co'nquer-
ing your biggest challenges.
What's the biggest risk you've
ever taken'? My biggest risk so far
would be my current business
move. Packing up my family, mov-
ing a state away in a terrible hous-
ing market and starting a business
from scratch with no guarantee of
success is about ;s big of a risk a
young professional can make. We
love the Bismarck area and most of
our family and friends live here, so
making the move back home to
North Dakota was a risk worth tak-
ing.
Anything of which you're par-
ticularly proud? I usually meas-
ure accomplishments ,based on if
they would make my late mother
proud. I think she would be proud
of the father I have become, proud
of the business owner and profes-
sional I have become, but most of
all that 1 treat people the way she
would want me to treat people with
kindness, compassion and respect.
What advice would you offer
• otheryoung professionals?.-WoFk
hard, never doubt yourself, set
goals that challenge you to the
fullest, be kind - especially to the
little guy - and trust in the Lord.
For what are you thankful?
God has blessed me in so many
ways. 1 have an amazing, beautiful,
intelligent wife; adorable children:
the support of great family mem-
bers: great friends; a fantastic busi-
ness partner and friend;food to eat;
clothes to wear and a roof over my
head. What more could you ask
for?
What do you see yourself
doing in 10 years? In l0 years, nay
goal is to have a strong business in
Bismarck with great community
involvement and recognition,
while expanding into surrounding
rural communities throughout
North Dakota. Personally, I would.
like to take a little more vacation -
maybe a week or two - and take my
wife to Europe.
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Wildlife agency issues
reminder to oil companies
With the approaching onset of
the fall migration of birds, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is
urging oil operators to inspect
their production facilities for haz-
ards to migratory birds.
Every year an estimated
500,000 to 1 million birds are
killed in oilfield production skim
pits, reserve pits, and in oilfield
wastewater disposal facilities,
according to a study published by
Pepper Trail, forensic ornitholo-
gist with the Wildlife Service's
Forensics Laboratory in Ashland,
Ore. The pits attract aquatic
migratory birds, Such as ducks
and grebes, as well as hawks,
owls, songbirds, bats, insects.
small mammals and big game.
Many oil operators install net-
ting to exclude birds and other
wildlife from production skim
pits and open-topped, tanks.
Netting, however, requires inten-
sive maintenance to remain effec-
tive at excluding wildlife.
Operators should repair holes in
the netting and re-stretch the net
if it is sagging into the pit fluids,
according to the Wildlife Service.
Pits or ponds with nets sagging
into the pit fluids are just as lethal
to birds as oil pits with no netting.
Historically, oil operators used
a variety of methods such as flag-
ging, metal reflectors, and flashing
strobes to deter migratory birds and
other wildlife from oil pits. Studies
have shown that flagging, metal
reflectors, and flashing strobes are
not effective at preventing wildlife
mortality in oil pits. according to
the Wildlife Service. Even though
flagging is ineffective at preventing
bird mortality, many oil operators
continue to use it at production
skim pits and reserve pits.
Exposed oil is lethal to birds
and small wildlife that come into
contact with it. Oil in pits or
ponds, or oil spilled on the
ground, attracts and entraps
insects which attract songbirds,
bats. and small mammals. Hawks
and owls, in turn, become victims
when they are attracted by birds
or small mammals entrapped in
the oil, according to the Wildlife
Service.
Hager to pe='r,)rm at Interpretive Center
MEDORA- Country western
singer Greg Hager will pertbrm
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4 at
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day on the
patio at the Chateau .de Mores
Interpretive Center.
: His free performances, Concert
at the Chateau, are sponsored by the
state's history agency, the State
Historical Society of North Dakota.
"Hager's performances are a mix
of original music and stories.
Raised on a grain and dairy farm
southwest of Valley City, where he
still lives today, the inspirations for
his music come from his own expe-
riences as well as others. Hager has
recorded three all-original music
albums in Nashville. Tenn. "A
Century Too Late" highlights west-
ern and cowboy songs. His latest
album is titled "'Two Roads," featur-
ing t2 gospel stol:y songs.
"I sing the stories of the people
around me." said Hager. "I sing
about the times that were and the
times that are yet to come."
Scholarships available for ag students
The North Dakota Grain Dealers
Educational Foundation is taking
applications for financial aid for the
2011-2012 school term. Eight
awards of $750 per person are
anticipated. Students must be
enrolled in an agricultural curricu-
lum.
it.
The foundatron was incorporat-
ed in 1981 by the North Dakota
Grain Dealers Association.
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Ukrainians in North Dakota:
In Their Voices
By Agnes Palanuk, Dickinson. 154 pgs., in
color, published by Riverbrand Editions•
Ukrainians came to North Dakota in 1897 to
claim free land offered by the Homestead Act of
1862. They settled in four distinct settlements: Kief,
Ukraina, Wilton and Pembina. After reading tran-
scripts of their interviews and hearing home-
steader Peter Basaraba say, "We came from bad
to worse,"Agnes Palanuk sought to learn more about her ancestors'transition
from the land of chomozem to the treeless prairies.
The immigrants who came from Ukraine under Austro/Hungary wanted a
better life for themselves and their children. The immigrants from Ukraine oc-
Cupied by Russia sought religious freedom. Wilton offered coal mining, and
Pembina was located in the rich soil of Red River Valley. For over 100 years
the settlements were independent of each other. This year representatives
from the four distinct Ukrainian groups held a Z'izd at Dickinson State Univer-
sity, broke bread and acknowledged their oneness ....
The story of these people is presented when possible as direct quotations
of the homesteaders. Adding to the distinctiveness are chapters on the settle-
ments written by Dr. Vasyl Halych, and Palanuk's highlights of tours to Ukraine,
which reconnected the children of the immigrants with the ancestral country.
The background history of AustroMungary was researched by historian
Jaroslaw Sztendera. Palanuk presented the Kyivan Rus history. The final
chapter is a colorful display of the arts of the Ukrainian culture•
The book is available online uci@ndsupemet.com or direct order to A, Palanuk, 840 Box Ave.,
Dickinson, ND 58601. The total cost with mailing and tax is $28.00.
.k
Ukraina,
Northeastern
Billings County