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September 15, 2011 Page 3
Pheasant numbers are down Birth 5
North Dakota's roadside pheas- vested 420,000 roosters," Kohn Program acreage is removed from
ant survey conducted in late July
and August suggests poor produc-
tion this spring, meaning a lower
fall population in all areas of the
state.
Star Kohn, upland game man-
agement supervisor for the North
Dakota Game and Fish
Department, said the survey shows
statewide total pheasants are down
36 percent from last year. In addi-
tion, brood observations were
down 38 percent, but the average
brood size was up 4 percent. The
final summary is the result of 222
runs made along 104 brood routes
across North Dakota.
"'Brood survey numbers from
this summer match closely to num
bets from 2001, when hunters har-
said. "If fall weather conditions
hold through most of the year, I
could see a fall harvest of about
400,000 birds. But if winter
weather sets in early, we could be
much lower. Either way, this could
be the first fall since 2001 that w'e
harvest less than 500,000 roost-
ers."
Kohn said several factors con-
tribute to the decrease in pheasant
numbers: three difficult winters in
a row with above average snowfall
has reduced spring's adult breed-
ing population; wet conditions
during peak hatch in mid-June of
2008, 2009 and 2011 reduced
chick survival: and the loss of
nesting habitat on the landscape as
• more Conservation Reserve
pheasant range.
"Boiled down, hunters will
likely have to put in more time in
the field to find success," Kohrl
said. "But as always, there wilt be
local areas within all four pheasant
districts where pheasant numbers
will be much above or much below
what is predicted for the district."
Statistics from southwestern
North Dakota indicate both the
number of broods and number of
birds observed were down 26 per-
cent from 2010. Observers count-
ed 14 broods and 118 birds per 100
miles. The average brood size was
six. "Census numbers indicate this
district will have the best pheasant
numbers in the state this fall,'"
Kohn said.
Board accepting energy impact applications
The State Land Board encour- which operates the grant program . Public Instruction Wayne Sanstead,
ages townships and small commu-
nities within North Dakota's oil and
gas producing area to apply for
grant funds available to address the
impact of the region's energy devel-
opment on local roads and streets.
Townships and small political
subdivisions that are experiencing
impacts as a direct result of oil and
gas development are the focus of
the second round of grants in the
2011-2013 biennium. Applications
for specific improvements and
repairs will be accepted until
October 14, 2011 by the Energy
Infrastructure and hnpact Office,
on behalf of the Land Board.
An advisory committee made up
of city, county and other local gov-
ernment officials has developed cri-
teria and will make recommenda-
tions for the-allocation of grant
funds• Grant requests for one-time
projects related to building or
improving physical assets will
receive top-priority consideration•
The Land Board. made up of
Governor Jack Dalrymple,
Secretary of State AI Jaeger,
Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem, State Treasurer Kelly
Schmidt and Superintendent of
will award energy impact grants in
November and again each calendar
quarter. Counties and other eligible
entities will be encouraged to par-
ticipate in the grant process during
the upcoming year.
In July 2011 the Land Board
authorized $53•5 million in impact
grants for city flffrastructure proj-
ects. Approximately $6 million
remains for grants during the lirst
fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
Applications and additional
information are available on the
North Dakota Energy Impact Web
site: www.nd.gov/energyimpact
N NA: Postal Service needs to
change with newspapers in mind
The U.S. Postal Service must
change, but the needs of customers
must be the first consideration, the
National Newspaper Association
told the Senate Committee on
Homelafid Security and
Governmental Affairs on Sept. 6.
"The need for a cost-efficient,
customer-oriented Postal• Service is
compelling and urgent," NNA Chief
Executive Officer Tonda F. Rush
told the committee. "We share the
views of many that the Postal
Service has been unfairly burdened
with the way payments into benefits
systems have been structured, we
agree the mail-processing network
carries a heavy cost of excess capac-
ity. But the Postal Service's solution
cannot be to push mail out of the
system."
Postmaster General Patrick
Donahoe has alerted Congress that
USPS will be in technical default
this month when it fails to make a
$5.5 billion payment into a trust
fund for future retirees' health bene-
fits. It has already missed one pay-
ment of its employer matching
funds into a federal retirement sys-
tem. He has predicted USPS will run
out of cash next summer unless
Congress allows it to make sweep-
ing changes. Among them are to end
Saturday mail delivery, renegotiate
labor contracts, and close many .post
offices and mail sorting facilities.
Rush said the changes are already
affecting delivery of community
newspapers that depend upon the
mail, citing examples of subscribers
lost because mail is being trucked
into distant cities for processing.
She said NNA does not oppose
restructuring, provided customer
needs are taken into account. Timely
newspaper delivery is part of a com-
munity's needs as well. she said. She
cited examples where NNA parts
company with the Postal Service's
proposed solutions.
"Closing smaller, efficiently-
managed Sectional Center Facilities
so larger metropglitan plants ear be
stacked up with mail for a 22-hour
processing clock may make sense if
the sole purpose is to eliminate jobs
and run the machines longer, but if it
causes diminished service standards
and undependable service, this
change will be an expense, and not a
savings," she said. "It makes no
sense to transport newspaper bun-
dles from a small town into an urban
flats sorting center just to bring them
back again unsorted. When that hap-
pens, our service falls apart com-
pletely."
She said NNA was not opposed
to the closing of small post offices.
but in offices where newspaper mail
is entered, it is not clear that USPS is
taking into account the beneficial
revenue from the publishers.
Instead. it appears to be looking
only at consumer purchases when
deciding which offices produce too
little revenue to remain open.
NNA also remains opposed to
ending Saturday residential mail
delivery.
"In addition to losing ewspaper
deliveries, we believe lost First-
Class remittance mail will create
ca.sh flow disruptions for our news-
papers and other small businesses."
,she said. "We have made it clear that
if the Postal Service will not deliver
our newspapers on Saturdays, we
need the help of Congress to make
sure we can do it ourselves.
NNA has called on policymakers
to permit publishers to use the mail-
box on Saturdays if residential
delivery is ended.
Rush said the changes ahead
must put customers Iirst.
"The Postal Service must not
abandon small town America• In the
years .ahead, the Postal Service is
going to need the support of citi-
zens, including those in small towns,
to adapt to a new economy. We urge
Congress not to let the Postal
Service abandon those who need it
most."
Vivan
Phoebe
Shane and Susie Kryzsko of
Hasting, Neb., welcomed their new
daughter, Vivan Phoebe, on June 1.
Vivian weighed 6 pounds, I
ounce, and was 20 inches long. She
joined sisters Abby, Evey, Violet,
Fiona and brothers John and
Joseph.
Grandparents are Karen
Kryzsko and Lan'y Kryzsko, and
great-grandparents are Hugo and
Luciel Kreitinger, all of Beach.
Golden Valley
County
Sheriff's report
The following is a summary of
calls tor the Golden Valley County
Sheriff's Department in the city of
Beach in August:
- Agency Assist, 4; Domestic
Dispute, 2: Motor Vehicle
Accident, 4; Noise Complaint, 4;
Simple Assault. Domestic, 1 : Theft,
,,)
Citations: None. Written
Warnings: Speeding, 2;
Disregarded Stop Sign, 1.
- Other: House Alarm Call, t;
Livestock at Large, 3; Lost
Property2 1" Motor Vehicle
Accident. 3; Motorist Assist, i:
Suspicious Vehicle, 2; Vehicle
Unlock , 1.
Citations: DUI. 2; DUS. ""
Speeding, 13.
- Written Warnings: Speeding, 4:
Proof of Insurance, 2; Care
Required. 1.
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Ag groups.devel0p Farm
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BISMARCK - Agriculture cultural research was strong.
Commissioner Doug Goehring and "Research is essential to accom-
26 agricultural, financial and con- plishing our goal of feeding, cloth-
selwation organizations have told ing, and fueling our nation and a
the state's congressional delegation growing world population," he
'that crop insurance, agricultural said. "Research in areas ranging
research, trade and a strong safety froln pest management to cropping
net are the priority issues for North systems and practices helps our
Dakota in the negotiations leading farmers and ranchers produce more
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up to the 2012 Farm Bill. products with fewer input:.
','These recommendations stem Goehring said agricultural trade
from a recent meeting in Bismarck programs, such as the Foreign
when these groups discussed issues Market Development Program and
of significance to North Dakota the Market Access Program have
agriculture," Goehring said. "The helped achieve and maintain agri-
recommendations do not represent culture's positive trade balance,
all of the programs and issues that "the one bright spot in the overall
were raised at the meeting but iden- United States' trade balance." He
titles significant support and con- said the programs are essential to
sensus for programs that North expanding new markets for U.S.
Dakota producers find most impor- agricultural products, and their cost
tant to maintaining the health of the is miniscule compared to the over-
state's most important industry" all agriculture bill appropriation.
Goehring said he was not sur- "A viable safety net is critical to
prised that crop insurance topped sustaining aproducer's operation in
the list of recommendations, the aftermath of damaging weather
"Crop insurance is an essential events, such as those that have
risk management tool for farmers impacted North Dakota this year,"
and increasingly for ranchers." he Goehring said. "Programs such as
said. "Lenders often require pro- the Supplemental Revenue
ducers to have crop insurance to Assistance Payments Program. the
qualify for operating loans. In addi- Average Crop Revenue Election
tion to the overall insurance pro- Program and the Livestock
gram, we encourage the delegation Indemnity Program can play a vital
to support funding for 508h which role as safety net tools."
encourages the development of The recommendations were sent
crop insurance products, including on Sept. 7, in a letter to U.S. Sens.
next-generation products," Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and
Goehring said support for agri- U.S. Rep. Rick Berg.
Zoning Board meeting set
The Belfield Zoning Board will
be meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, at
7 p.m,, in the Council Room at City
Halll
The board will discuss a petition
from Nabors Well Service
Company requesting a conditional
use permit to provide temporary
housing for up to 26 Nabors Well
Services Company employees in
the SW ¼ of Sec. 33, TI40N,
R99W, and a request to amend the
zoning on Lot 16, Block 28,
Original Plat, from Mobile Home
Block (MH-I) to Duplex (R-2) and
to amend the zoning on Lots 17 -
24, Block 28, Original Plat from
Apartment (R-3) to Duplex (R-2).
Medora police report
The following is the Medora
Police Department's summary of
calls for August:
Traffic: Warnings, 52;
Citations, 17; Accidents, 2; Parking
Tickets, 3: Motorist Assists, 2;
Vehicle Unlocks, 9.
General Police Calls, 3:
Arrests, 3; Alarms, 4: Noise
Complaints, 2; Medical Assists, 7;
Agency Assists, 3. Other
Information: Arrests: DUI, 2: DUS,
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