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To the editor:
For some time now, I have been
encouraged by citizens from across
our state to run tbr governor of
North Dakota. This encouragement
has only increased since my col-
leagues elected me to serve as sen-
ate minority leader before the 2011
legislative session.
Up until now, my tbcus has been
on my family and our ranch. It's
one thing to run for office as a
multi-millionaire, but it's quite
another when you are making a liv-
ing and balancing the demands of
work and raising a young family. I
don't believe that great personal
fortune should be prerequisite for
public office. I strongly believe that
the viewpoints and contributions of
citizens, from every walk of life,
who know exactly what it's like to
make ends meet, strengthens our
democracy. And it is a viewpoint
that we need more of in state gov-
ernment.
That's why I've decided that the
time to begin a conversation with
my fellow North Dakotans about
the possibility of running for gover-
nor is now. I'm seriously exploring
the possibility of seeking the
Democratic-NPL Party's nomina-
tion and making a race for governor
to lead North Dakota forward.
At this time, I'm not ready to
• officially throw my hat into the
ring. At the moment, as senate
minority leader, I am concentrating
on preparing for the upcoming spe-
cial session in November. I'm
working with my fellow senators
to make sure that this session is a
productive one .for all North
Dakotans but especially for those
who have been directly impacted
by recent flooding. I'm striving to
ensure we put forward a good
redistricting plan for voters of the
state and handle the other impor-
tant issues that will be brought up
in the special session in a way that
moves our. state forward and
addresses the real needs and con-
cerns of all North Dakotans. And,
as many North Dakotans can
appreciate, as a rancher,I'm
preparing for this winter. Our
ranch provides for my family and I
want to ensure that everything is in
order before I launch a possible
campaign.
But now is the time to listen to
North Dakotans. I want to hear
about the hopes and aspirations of
citizens in every corner of our state.
We know that North Dakota has
been richly blessed with fertile
farmlands, abundant grasslands and
a wealth of natural resources. But,
as always, our greatest natural
resource is our people. North
Dakotans work hard to solve prob-
lems. Our businesses innovate. And
our schools and universities prepare
our young people for the future
ahead. Any campaign to lead this
state and its citizens must put these
ingredients together, so we can sow
this seed, and ensure a lasting har-
vest for the generations to come.
I look forward to traveling
across our state and the conversa-
tion ahead.
Sincerely,
Ryan Taylor
Towner
N. D. Matters
By Lloyd Omdahl
Due to the number of deaths over
the last few months, a Bereavement
Support Group will begin Oct. 4, to
assist individuals who have experi-
enced the loss of a loved one. The
group will run seven weeks on
Tuesday evenings in Beach.
Topics covered over the seven
weeks will include the normal grief
process, how to deal with anger and
guilt, coping with grief triggers,
helping children grieve, handling
the holidays, and many others.
Support groups are especially help-
ful after a loss, because they help
participants learn about the grief
process, and provide a supportive
place for group members to share
their thoughts, opinions, feelings
and concerns. Even if the death took
many months or years ago, attend-
ing the group can be helpful.
The leader of the group will be
Jo Kimery, a professional counselor
who has extensive training in both
grief issues and post traumatic
stress disorder. She also has person-
ally experienced the loss of several
family members. As a professional,
she can provide the structure and
locus that such a group requires to
make it beneficial.
The group will be held in Beach,
Oct. 4 through Nov. 15, 6:30-8:30
p.m. For a series of meetings a
donation of $30 is requested but not
required.
Anyone who suffered a loss prior
to July 4 is invited to attend.
According to Kimery, individuals
who have lost someone more
recently than that usually require a
bit more time to feet up to sharing
their feelings in a group.
Anyone interested in more infor-
mation is invited to contact Kimery
at 872-1948 or by e-mail at
kimeryjo@hotmail.com
• ucers may be eligible
to be filed is April 23, 2012. and are unable tO get credit else-
Although the authority for emer- where, may apply for reduced inter-
gency loan processing has been est loans to cover up to 100 percent
given, all potential EM loan appli- of their losses. The loans carry a
mojs[ure, and floodifig~ha¢ occurred " cants must be aware that they will : 3.75 percent interest rate. To qua!ify
Jan. 1, 2011: and'rohliti~iih~ ~OW • be ~anable to complete an applica- foe phy.sfdal losses, thee does not
• ~ ~;~, ~ ~'~ ,.~,.,< ~..,. . .... . .... . .
m@ apply for Farm g~t~e AgencJ" tmn for loan processm'g 'untd after have to be a qual]fyi'ng loss amount.
Farmers in Golden Valley
County who suffered physical and
production losses because of severe
winter stornas, blizzards, excessive
emergency loans. Farm Loan
Manager Wanda J. Hoherz said.
Golden Valley County is eligible
to make EM loans because it is bor-
dering a county in Montana that was
designated a major disaster area.
The time allowed to file loan
applications is eight months. For
Golden Valley County farmers, this
means the deadline tbr applications
all infornmtion for their farm opera-
tion pertaining to actual physical
losses and production losses, disas-
ter payments, to crop insurance ben-
efits, and to any Other crop produc-
tion compensation, is available and
can be documented.
Hoherz said farmers who suf-
fered a qualifying production loss
of at least 30 percent from normal
Farmers who think they are eligi-
ble may apply for assistance at the
FSA County Office at 2493 4th Ave
West. Room A. Dickinson. ND
58601-2623
Game and Fish encourages
hunters to donate deer
With the special antlefless deer
season in southwestern North
Dakota opening Sept 23. the North
Dakota Game and Fish Department
is encouraging deer hunters to con-
port the donation program and hope
that deer hunters will do the same.
not only during the early seasons.
but the regular deer gun, archery
and muzzleloader seasons." Game
Somewhere in my academic
career I earned 12 semester hours in
economics. The one thing that I
remember for sure is that the market
for salt is not affected by variations
in price. So my knowledge of eco-
nomics may be limited but I do
know that most of the political rhet-
oric being generated about govern-'
Tent job creation is phony.
Politicians exaggerate the capac-
ity of government to solve prob-
lems. They suffer from the illness of
"overpromise". Even when the
problem is clearly outside of the
purview of government, they prom-
ise solutions, knowing that fickle
voters will respond by voting for the
candidate with the biggest promis-
es.
"Overpromise" has become an
epidemic on the issue of job cre-
ation. The public is expecting the
government to solve the unemploy-
ment problem when there is very lit-
tle the government can do.
Economic decisions in this country
are dominated by private enterprise
so the issue is not going tO be
resolved by government but by the
business community.
President Barack Obama has put
forth a new $500 billion proposal to
attack the problem. Over the past 18
months, the President has talked
repeatedly about solving the jobs
problem. The fact that he has been
giving us more talk than action
should tell us that he does not have
jurisdiction of the problem.
Considering the size of the prob-
lem, his plan may help some folks
but it will not change the course of
the national economy.
All of the Republican presiden-
tial aspirants are also talking job
creation as though, they, if elected,
could solve the problem. They are
just as wrong as the President.
Reducing taxes and abolishing reg-
ulations may help a little but neither
action would hire many more peo-
ple.
Thus far, the most vocal champi-
ons of job creation are Rick Perry of
Texas and Mitt Romney of
Massachusetts. Both of them are
bragging about job creation in their
respective states even though the
jobs for which they are claiming
credit were created by private
industry rather than government
programs.
Politicians in North Dakota are
no different. We hhve seen a lot of
All of the
Republican presi-
dential aspirants
are also talking job
creation as though
they, if elected,
could, solve the
problem. They are
just as wrong as
the President.
bragging about North Dakota pros-
perity but little credit is given to the
investment by oil companies or the
infusion of millions for agriculture,
FEMA, water projects, Medicare
and Social Security by the federal
government. The state did not hire
drilling companies to develop the
Bakken field. Private industry did
that. Almost all of our present pros-
perity would have occurred even if
North Dakota had no government.
Many economists feel that the
jobs lost in the recent downturn will
never come back. With many
American companies outsourcing
jobs to foreign countries where
lower wages can be converted to
greater profitS, there is little reason
to expect the outflow to stop or jobs
to return.
Hardest hit by unemployment
have been the folks at the bottom of
the education ladder. An economic
truth is that technology has been
replacing people in the workforce
for years. Technology 'is here to
stay, meaning that the next genera-
tion needs to upgrade itself to qual-
ify for jobs in the new economy.
Then there are the demands of
corporate stockholders (represent-
ing my pension plan) to maximize
profits. This reduces the options of
management to incorporate costly
social objectives into their financial
plans. They are focused on making
bigger profits by downsizing and
not on creating extra jobs for the
unemployed.
Government can do very little
about the attractive lower wages in
China, the utilization of technology
or the demands of stockholders. The
real dynamics of job creation are in
the hands of the private sector.
Neither the limited pump priming
by President Obama nor Republican
unfettering of the private sector will
solve the unemployment problem.
So let's quit overpromising.
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September 23, 24 and 25
sider donating 'a deer to the and Fish Director Terry Steinwand
Sportsman Against Hunger program, said. ~ ~!~:~": ~'~ " ~ .......... :~ :7 • "
SAH is a charitable program that"We have enough funding for ~,~:,.s~ ~,'::::, ~,.,..,~,,
raises money for processing ofthe program to grow this year." said
donated deer, and coordinates dis-
tribution of ground venison to food
pantries in North Dakota. It is
administered by the North Dakota
Community Action Partnership, a
nonprofit agency that ser~,es low-
income families across the state.
This year. in addition to archery
season opening Sept. 2, an early
antlerless deer gun season runs
Sept. 23 - Oct. 7 in units 3El. 3E2.
3FI. 3F2 and 4F. "We strongly sup-
Ann Pollert. NDCAP executive
director. "'and our food pantries tell
us they have a demand for all the
venison we can provide them."
A current statewide list of partic-
ipating SAH venison donation pro-
cessing sites is available by access-
ing the NDCAP website, capnd.org.
As of Sept. 19, all units open
during the early season, except
3E2. still had antlerless licenses
available.
Clinic
hedule
Billings/Golden Valley County
health clinics for October will be
held as follows:
Oct. 4. Sentinel Butte at
Olson's Service.• 8 a.m.- 11 a.m.
- Oct. 5. Fairfield, at the fire
hall. 9-12 and l-2:30 p.m.
- Oct. 12. WIC at thePublic
Health Office, 9,I]L and 1'-4 p.m.
(Please call for appointment sched-
uling.)
- Oct. 18. Beach Senior Citizens
Center. 10:30-12:30 p.m.
- Oct. 19, Golden Valley Manor.
Beach. 9-12 p.m.
- Fridays at the Medora court-
house 9-12, 1-3 p..m: (Please call
for appointment scheduling,.)
- Thursdays at the Beach Public
Health Office 9-12. l.-3 p.m. (Please
call for appointment scheduling.)
Offered screenmgs at these clin-
ics may include blood pressure.
pulse. ~mmunizations. fasting
blood sugar, hemoglobin, urinaly-
sis. etc. For a complete list of serv-
ices provided, please call (701
872-4533.
BEACH
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church
Rev. Russ Kovash
Mass: Saturday 6:30 p.m.
and 10:30 a.m.. Sunday
Golden Valley Manor Chapel
Pastor Ron Hudson of Calvary Chapel
Sundays - 6:30. Communion. first Sun-
day in each month
St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
LCMS
Rev. Scott Hojnacki
. Sunday Worship- 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School - 11 : 15 a,m.
First Lutheran Church - ELCA
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday School - 8:10 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m.
Beach Evangelical Church
Rev. Dr. James Isaac. pastor
Worship - 10:00 a.m.
United Community Church
Pastor Warren Maxted
Sunday Worship 9 a.m.
BELFIELD
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Rev. Shannon G. kucht
Saturday Mass: 4 p.m.
Confessions: 3:15-3:45 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Confessions: 7:45-8:15 a.m.
St. John's Ukrainian Catholic
Belfleld Baptist Church
Rev. Robert Hlibichuk
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Sunday Bible Study: 10 a.m.
Church Bdfield Church of God
Rev. ~ Miles - 781 Milissa Ave.
a.m. ~:~thir4j: Pastors Harold & Marge Sundgren
Thursday, 7 p.m.
lO;a m. on ,, and fonrth Sun-
St. Pei~~an - LCMS
8 a.m.
Belfieldlmti~ran - ELCA
"Rev. R~terle
Sunday School (~R~I 1 a.m.
" Sunday W0rshi
Daglum Luthera~
ELCA
Re~. Roger Dieterle
of
a.m. on
FAIRFIELD
Sfi Demetrius:Ukrainian Catholic
~urch
Re~ Taras Miles
Sunday Divine Liturgy:Sa.m. on
second ~ fourth
Sundays, and I0 a.m. on firs~ fllird
and fifth Sundays
GOL VA
~'Mary's CatholicChurch
Rev. Russ Kovash
Mass: 8 a.m4 Sunday
MEDORA
Medora Lutheran - E~A
Rev. Roger Dieterle
Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 3:30 p.m.. Wed.
Union Congregational Church
June. July and August only
Sunday worship - 10:30 a.m.
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Saturdays 4:00 p.m.
May 3 - end of Oct.
No Masses during winter months
SENTINEL BUTTE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday Worship - 8 a.m.
TROTTERS
• Trotters Church
I st and 3rd Sunday of each month
WIBA UX
United Methodist Church
Pastor Ruth McKenzie
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Calvary Temple, Assembly of Go~
Pastor Andy Lain
Sunday Worship- 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School - 9:30 am.
Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA
Pastor J.T. Burk
Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.
.Christian Fundamental Church
Pastor Jeremy Stradley
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 11 a.m.
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P.O. Box 970
Beach, North Dakota 58621
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