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Homecoming candidates Shown ~re the 2011 Beach Homecoming candidates: football candidates: Destiny Portanova and Tyler Strobbe; freshman candidates: Brittany Noll and Landon Lechler; sophomore candidates: Brooke Davidson and Jake Hardy; junior candidates: Hannah Wegner and Kyle Bagley; and senior candidates: Kelcee Dykins and Lucas Buchholz. (Photo Courtesy of Rosemary Oahl) Group. planning for Guatemala trip In late February and early March, a group of people from the area are sending a service team to Guatemala on a 10-day mission- ary trip with the God's Child project. About nine people have so far decided to be a part of the group. The God's Child Project was founded by Bismarck native Patrick Atkinson in 199¢3. Of the 10 days they will be gone, two of • these days are spent flying. The rest is spent building homes for the mission, working at the distri- bution and nutrition centers. There is also some time that can be spent touring the area or for rest and relaxation. The cost per person is around $2.000 to $2.200, depending on the cost of the airline tickets. These need to be purchased late this fall. Included in this is the cost of $140 to register, and a cost of $85 per day (total of $850). Some of this goes toward the materials to build a home. which the volunteers would be working on. This needs to be paid four weeks before leaving. Anyone thinking of going would need to get a passport and shots for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. Those are more of a precautionary meas- ure than a necessity but it's rec- ommended that the volunteers get the shots. Some of these can be received at the local county health The rest is spent building homes for the mission, work- ing at the distribu- tion and nutrition centers. There is also some time that can be spent tour- ing the area or for rest and relaxation. offices. Travelers are welcome to take along are children's clothing and shoes, school supplies, medical supplies (aspirin. vitamins, over- the-counter medications), infant care items, and •disposable hygiene products for a homeless shelter: toothbrushes, toothpaste. combs, individual soap and sham- poo. Some of these health items can be purchased for much less there, for those who would prefer to send money. For anyone interested in travel- ing with this group, there is still time to "'get aboard." Contact Ron Zachmann at 872-4212. They are setting a deadline of Sept. 15 for all those interested so that plan- ning for the trip can begin. 1966: Star Trek premiered on the- vision. OnT., Day Rally to feature cluster balloonist Williams Dam restoration MEDORA - The sky over the Ninomiya's interest in balloon- 1974: President Gerald Ford gave .lbrmer President Nixon a full pardon for all .federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office. 1998: Mark McGwire's 62nd home run broke Roger Maris's record of 6I homers set in 1961. • Energy Impact Symposium, Growing with Energy: Environmental and Workforce Impacts, Sept. 18-20. Dickinson State University • Beach varsity football vs. MoU/Regent, 7 p.m.. at Beach. Sept. 9 • Beach varsity volleyball at Center Toumament. times to be announced. Sept. 9-10 • Heart River varsity volley- ball at Center Tournament. times to be announced. Sept. 9-10 • Heart River varsity tootbatl vs. Grant County, at Belfield. 7 p.m., Sept. 9. • Sentinel Butte regular Ciw Council meeting, Sept. 12. at 8 p.m., City Hall. North Dakota Badlands during the Badlands Appreciation Weekend Hot Air Balloon Rally may look like a scene from the Disney-Pixar movie "Up.'" John Ninomiya of Solana Beach. Calif.. plans to fly a helium cluster balloon, consisting of 80 balloons ranging in size from four to six feet. during the rally sched- uled for Sept. 10 and ll in Medora. The Badlands Hot Air Balloon Rally will feature seven hot air balloons, in addition to Ninomiya's cluster balloon. Unlike hot air balloons, cluster balloons don't use a basket or hot air. In this form of ballooning, the pilot wears a harness to which dozens of large, helium-filled latex balloons are attached. The pilot releases a water ballast to ascend. and bursts or releases balloons to descend. Ninomlya is nearing the com- pletion of his "States of Enlightenment" project. His goal for this project is to fly a helium balloon in all 50 states: North Dakota will be his 47th for the project. With more than 20 years of experience as a balloonist and more than 800 hours of flying time in hot-air balloons. Ninomiya is just one of a handful of balldonists worldwide who fly cluster bal- loons. He holds a commercial bal- loon pilot's rating from the FAA for both hot-air and gas ballooning. "The North Dakota Badlands" will be a perfect scemc backdrop for John's flight in North Dakota. He couldn't have selected a more beautiful location." said Randy Hatzenbuhler. president of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. "His cluster balloon flight will add some excitement to this year's event, and we're thrilled he chose the Badlands Hot Air Balloon Ralb for his flight in Nohh Dakota." ing was inspired as a child by the French film "The Red Balloon.'" in which a young boy ~s carried into the skies over Paris by a bouquet of helium-filled toy balloons. Ten years ago, Ninomiya began teach- ing himself to fly with helium bal- loon clusters. "It's challenging, because it's harder to cont, rol than a hot-air bal- loon." Ninomiya said. "'But there's nothing else like it. It's like a child's dream of flight come true." The scheduled flights of stan~ dard balloons during the Badlands Hot Air Balloon Rally are: Sept. 10 at 5:30 a.m. and 4:40 p.m.: and on Sept. 11 at 5:30 a.m. Ninomiya will attempt to flv his helium cluster balloon at the 5:30 a.m. launch on Sept. 10. If he's unable to fl y due to wind con- ditions, he'll make another attempt at 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 11. The public is invited to watch all balloon launches, which will occur on the grassy lot east of the Badlands Motel in Medora Ninomiya has over 20 years of experience as a balloonist and over 800 hours of flying time in hot-air balloons, He began flying cluster balloons in 1997. under the tute- lage of ballooning pioneer Don Piccard. Ninomiya has made over 60 cluster balloon flights. His flights have included an ascent with oxygen to 21.000 feet. a flight off the coast of San Diego to a landing in a boat. and featured appearances at balloon festivals across the United States. Outside of ballooning, he holds a master's degree in health policy and management from the Harvard .School of Public Health. and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of California San Diego. He is director of epidemi- ology and health services research at Milliman Care Guidelines. a clinical guidelines development firm. He lives in Solaria Beach. Calif. John Ninomiya is shown above during his cluster balloon flight in Ashland, Ohio. (Courtesy Photo) completed By Michelle Morelock Reporter ° Within the past few weeks, the restoration of Williams Dam in the Medora Ranger District of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands was completed. Williams Dam. located 30 miles southeast of Beach. is thought to be built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The dam was full of about 70-80 year's worth of silt. As a part of the restoration, the reservoir was made deeper, and years of the silt were removed using the same process as the Save Our Lakes Program has used suc- cessfully in many lakes across North Dakota. The spillway of the dam was repaired and an area was created for anglers to have better access for fishing. Specific areas for parking and camping were created as well. and within a short time picnic tables wilt be placed at the site. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department plans to stock the lake with bluegill and bass next spring when the water in. the lake has had a chance to rise. Murder charge rattles community By Richard Volesky Editor/Reporter BELFIELD - A feeling of unease spread through this small town as man accused of smothering a woman fled authorities. The unease seemed to wane as the search for Dirk Huber. 4q. ended at alxmt 4:30 p.m. on Friday,, Sept. 2. when he was found north of Med0ra by Golden Valley County and Billings County law enforcement, a Murder (Continued on Page 8) Put Our Experienced Team of Banking Professionals to Work For You When you have money to invest, need a Ioan, or have questions about any of the financial services we offer, come see us. Our goal is to make your financial life a little easier. We're you "Hometown Bank" and we're here to help.