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1648: The treaties for the Peace of
Westphalia were signed, ending the
Thirty Years War, ultimately destroying
the Holy Roman Empire, and ushering
in the modern European state system.
1901: Anna Edson Taylor became
the first person to survive going over Ni-
agara Falls in a barrel.
1931." The George Washington
Bridge, connecting New York and New
Jersey, opened to traffic.
1939: Nylon stockings were sold
publicly for the first time, in Wilming-
ton, Del.
1940: The 40-hour work week went
into effect under the Fair Labor Stan-
dards Act of 1938.
1945: The United Nations officially
came into being as its charter took ef-
fect.
1992: The Toronto Blue Jays became
the first non-U.S, team to win the World
Series.
2003: The last Concordes landed in
London, ending supersonic air travel.
2005." Civil rights activist Rosa
Parks, 92, died.
What's
Happening?
Listings for_ high school
sporting events, plus public
events that are free to anyone
and aren't fund-raisers or
aren't family or business invi-
tations, can be published free
of charge in this column.
Heart River varsity volley-
ball:
• Oct. 31, Watford City,
match, at Watford City, 6:30
p.m.
Beach varsity football up-
coming games:
• Oct. 26, first round play-
offs TBA
Beach varsity volleyball:
• Oct. 24, Richardton/Taylor
(A/B), home, 5:30 p.m.
• Oct. 29, Dickinson Trinity,
home, 4:30 p.m.
illness may have passed
Even with thousands of hunters in whitetail populations combine with a
the field during the opening week of
the pheasant season, the State Game
and Fish Department received only a
few reports from hunters who found
dead deer in southwestern North
Dakota.
Game and Fish personnel have
been monitoring the deer population
in the southwest since late August,
when the first reports of dead deer,
attributed to epizootic hemorrhagic
disease, came in from Bowman,
Grant and Burleigh counties.
Isolated deer deaths continued
into mid-September, prompting the
department to suspend the sale of
slightly more than 1,000 antlerless
deer licenses that were still available
in units 3FI, 3F2 and 4F in the south-
western part of the state.
Dr. Dan Grove, Game and Fish
wildlife veterinarian, said informa-
tion received from pheasant hunters
is helpful in evaluating the magni-
tude of an EHD situation.
"The area of the state where EHD
traditionally occurs is covered with
hunters," Grove said. "With only a
minimal number of dead deer sight-
ings, combined with recent overnight
low temperatures below freezing, it
appears the worst of the EHD out-
break may be behind us."
EHD is a naturally occurring virus
that is spread by a biting midge. It is
almost always fatal to infected white-
tailed deer, and is most noticeable in
western North Dakota when high
hot and humid late summer and early
fall. Most deer that die from this are
infected before the first hard frost,
which kills the biting midges that
spread the disease. Mule deer do not
usually die from the disease.
EHD causes dehydration and a
high body temperature, causing deer
to seek water prior to death. Other
clinical and behavior symptoms may
include respiratory distress; swelling
of head, neck, and tongue; lesions on
tongue and roof of mouth; indiffer-
ence to humans; and in later stages,
hemorrhaging from body orifices:
The transmission cycle of the
viruses involved in EHD is complex
and involves both domestic and wild
animal reservoirs. Although it is rare
for cattle to develop the clinical dis-
ease from the viruses that kill deer,
during a wide scale outbreak such as
in 2011, or a localized outbreak like
this fall, it is not uncommon for cat-
tle in affected areas to develop clini-
cal disease. Grove said North Dakota
is not alone this year, as EHD has
been detected in wildlife in
Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota
and Michigan, and in both domestic
and wild ruminants in Wisconsin and
Iowa.
EHD is not a danger to humans.
Hunters do not have to worry about
handling or consuming meat from in-
fected deer. However, hunters should
not shoot or consume a deer if it ap-
pears sick.
Patrol releases
results of
saturation effort
The North Dakota Highway Pa-
trol, in conjunction with the Stark
County Sheriff's Office, conducted
a sobriety checkpoint on Highway
22, 15 miles south of Dickinson
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 19.
In total, 115 vehicles passed
through the checkpoint. Eight driv-
ers were checked for alcohol/drug
impairment with one arrest made for
driving while under the influence of
alcohol, one arrest made for having
a suspended license, two arrests
made for possession of marijuana,
and two arrests made for possession
of drug paraphernalia.
During the Oct. 18 and 19 satu-
ration patrol, eight drivers were ar-
rested for driving a motor vehicle
while under the influence of alco-
hol/drugs, five for driving while li-
cense suspended, and one for
possession of drug paraphernalia,
according to the N.D. Highway Pa-
trol.
Beach High School teacher Rod Merkel is shown with Justice
Mary Maring of the North Dakota Supreme Court. (Courtesy
Photo)
MerKen :a:<es part in
Supreme Court training
Rod Merkel from Beach High
School was one of 18 history, gov-
ernment, and social studies teachers
from across the state to complete the
Fifth North Dakota Justices Teaching
Institute: "The Constitution and Ju-
dicial Decision-Making" held Oct.
17-18, in Bismarck.
The North Dakota Supreme Court
developed this public outreach pro-
gram to foster a better civic under-
standing of the role of the courts,
how they work, and how they make
decisions. Following the institute,
teachers will be able to teach others
with confidence about the nature, his-
tory, structure, function, and
processes of the courts and the legal
system.
The institute was facilitated by the
Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle,
the Honorable Mary Muehlen Mar-
ing, the Honorable Carol Ronning
Kapsner, and the Honorable Daniel J.
Crothers.
With Supreme Court justices as
their guides, the teachers explored
the judicial system and the criminal
court process in the context of
Training
(Continued on Page 8)
Scenes from Preacher in the Patch
Above: The family group, Canada's Double Portion, which includes nine of their 10 children,
performs for the Preacher in the Patch concert. Below left: Ron Evitt, the preacher, begins one
of his lessons. Below right: Ben Link performs "Bach on the Banjo" at the Preacher and the
Patch event held at the Beach Community Center from Thursday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct.
20. (Photos by Jane M. Cook)
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Ceremony honors aviators for Kosovo mission
BISMARCK - Nearly 40 North
Dakota Army National Guard sol-
diers with the Bismarck-based Com-
pany C, 2nd Battalion, 285th
Aviation Regiment, were honored at
a "send-off ceremony" on Oct. 20 at
the Guard's Army Aviation Support
Facility. The aviators are deploying
soon for a yearlong international
peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
"Today, we honor the members of
the 2-285th Aviation Regiment who
are preparing to deploy on a year-
long peacekeeping mission to
Kosovo," said Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
"These soldiers are willingly and
courageously putting their lives on
hold for the next several months to
serve this great nation and preserve
peace and freedom around the world.
Our thoughts and prayers will be
with them and their families through-
out this deployment, and we look for-
ward to welcoming them back home
next year."
The unit previously deployed in
2009 to Iraq, where the unit's aviators
flew more than 750 combat missions
totaling more than 6,200 flight hours.
Assigned to the U.S. Army's 1st In-
fantry Division, they were responsi-
ble for transporting senior officials,
soldiers, medical supplies and other
cargo in Iraq.
"The aviators of the 2-285th offer
a level of professionalism and ex-
pertise that will ensure their mission
Staff Sgt. Mitch McCoy
watches his daughter sit in a
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
prior to a send-off ceremony
honoring her father's unit, Bis-
marck-based Company C, 2nd
Battalion, 285th Aviation Regi-
ment, on Sunday, Oct. 20.
(Courtesy Photo)
is accomplished as they support
peacekeeping operations in Kosovo,"
said Maj. Gen. David Sprynczy-
natyk, North Dakota adjutant gen-
eral. "The continued support and
sacrifice of their families, friends and
employers will be fundamental to
their success throughout the year-
long deployment."
Under the leadership of Capt.
Russ Sundby, of Fargo, and 1 st Sgt.
Jim Lind, Bismarck, the unit will op-
erate Black Hawk helicopters as part
of KFOR 18 Aviation Task Force, in
support of the U.S.-Led Multi Na-
tional Battle Group East, which con-
ducts military peace support
operations in Kosovo. Their mission
is to provide air transport for U.S.
and NATO forces, to include training
and assistance to the Kosovo Secu-
rity Forces.
In addition to the training the avi-
ation regiment conducted in prepara-
tion for this deployment, the unit will
receive additional in-depth training at
the mobilization station in Fort
Hood, Texas.
Currently, about 10 members of
the North Dakota National Guard are
deployed overseas, including a few
airmen of the North Dakota Air Na-
tional Guard's 119th Security Forces
Squadron deployed to Afghanistan
and eight soldiers of Detachment 42
Organizational Support Airlift de-
ployed to Afghanistan.
Also mobilized since last spring
are 200 soldiers of the Grand Forks-
based 1st Battalion, 188th Air De-
fense Artillery Regiment. The unit is
engaged in air defense missions pro-
tecting airspace around Washington
D.C.
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