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1968: Night o) the "Hetcli bowl:"
NBC switched from football to movie
of Heidi. In the missing 42 seconds,
the lagging Raiders scored two
touchdowns, defeating the Jets.
• /
1973: President Nixon said '7 am
not a crook."
1989: The beginning of the "Velvet
Revolution," which led to the down-
~all of communism in
Czechoslovakia.
2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger
was sworn in as governor of
California.
• New hours at the Golden
Valley County Library: now in
effect- Tuesdays, 1-5 p.m.;
Wednesdays, 10-noon and 1-6
p.m.; Thursdays, 1-6 p.m.;
Fridays, 1-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 9-
• North Dakota Farm Bureau
annual meeting, Nov. 18-19, at
Grand International, Minot.
• North Dakota Farmers
Union State Convention, Nov.
18-19, Best Western Ramkota
Hotel, Bismarck.
• A volunteer who will be
explaining Medicare Part D com-
parisons and enrollment will be at
Beach Pharmacy, 1-4 p.m.,
Monday, Nov. 21.
• Beach Holiday
Extravaganza: open houses,
shopping, drawings, Dec. 9-10.
• Beach Area Chamber of
Commerce meeting, noon,
Tuesday, Dec. 6, LaPlaya
Mexican Restaurant.
• Beach High School junior
class play, "Virgil's Family
Reunion," Sunday, Nov. 20, and
Monday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. both
days, at Beach Lincoln
Elementary School.
City asked about
adult bookstore
Beach City Council members on
Nov. 7 discussed a request for a
transient merchant's license for a
mobile adult bookstore.
A mobile adult bookstore would
not be prohibited under existing
city ordinances.
However, cities can set restric-
tions and regulations as to where
this type of business could be con-
ducted.
A draft ordinance that would
regulate this type of business will
be prepared for the next City
Council meeting.
By Richard Volesky an oil company representative fol-
Editor/Reporter lowed a city garbage truck until it
Ed Courton, Dickinson's citystopped, and then made jobs offers
planner, on Nov. 10 in Beachto thecityemployees.
offered advice for preparing for the - While unemployment is low,
effects of a growing oil and gas the "gap" is whether a newcomer
industry, will be able to get a job that pays
Courton was one of the speakers enough to cover the cost of housing.
at a meeting sponsored by the - While there is a demand for
Beach Area Chamber of construction workers for apart-
Commerce, Prairie West ments and businesses, a problem is
Development Foundation and the there is limited housing for builders
city of Beach. About 40 people to come to Dickinson. The city
attended the meeting, doesn't allow construction workers
Courton said it's important to to live at construction sites.
have a balanced approach toward -Dickinson's current population
how a community is developed,is about 17,781 and is expected to
"The last thing you want to do is grow to 21,500 next year. The
loose your quality of living," said growth is contingent upon enough
Courton. housing. A 250-person man camp is
He said that in the case of Beach, proposed for north of Walmart, and
the town should inventory its city there may also be one for 1,000-
services, update its zoning codes, 1,500 people in east Dickinson.
look ahead at what would be the Dickinson could need about
best uses of different types of prop- $100 million to $200 million in
erties, update permit fees so that infrastructure improvements for
city costs are covered, an allocate projects related to water treatment,
money for enforcing city codes, a truck bypass, a public works
Courton said that in other commu- building and others. Dickinson's
nities such as in Belfield and philosophy has been to "pay as you
Watford City, there have been cases go" but it may be that a bond issue,
where people have tapped into the with borrowed money, will be need-
municipal water system ed to get ahead of the demand for
"overnight." A community should infrastructure improvements.
have the resources needed to Courton spoke prior to decisions
enforce city codes in the event those were made in the state Legislature
situations happen, he said. last week to provide more money to
Courton also reviewed the cities and counties dealing with oil
effects the oil boom is having in impacts.
Dickinson, where taxable sales and But he said that when consider-
. buildjn~rtn~ hh-:¢e been srariiig~ ing theamount of money the state
':~:~: Co~6n;~" receives from the oil industry, the
..... - The DiCkinson School District amount sent back to the oil counties
is considering the construction of is relatively small.
two new elementary schools. While "We have an embarrassment of
it may seem as if the need would be - riches, but our infrastructure is
;greater, most people arriving in falling apart," said Courton.
Dickinson are single or are leaving For the future, Courton said that
their families elsewhere, the current predictions are that oil
- The city of Dickinson has activity would continue as it has for
found itself competing for employ- about 15 to 20 years.
ees. Cited was an example in which © 2011 GVN-BCP
Elkhorn land
period
By News Staff
The North Dakota Historic
Preservation Review Board
recently recommended the
Theodore Roosevelt Elkhorn
ranchlands nomination to the
National Register of Historic
Places be forwarded to the
National Register for official list-
ing.
However, the State Historic
Preservation Office is reopening
the comment period for the nomi-
nation through Thursday, Dec. 15.
Any previous comments already
submitted will be retained and
additional comments added to the
nomination packet, according to
Lorna Meidinger of the State
Historic Preservation Office.
The comment period was
extended because some of the
interested parties didn't comment
previously, said Meidinger.
The land nominated is east of
the Little Missouri River and east
of Theodore Roosevelt National
Park's Elkhorn Ranch Unit.
The National Register of
Historic Places is the nation's list
of properties considered worthy of
preservation. The documentation
process for listing demonstrates
that a property is significant in
some aspect of the nation's histo-
ry. The North Dakota State
Historic Preservation Office
comment
nded
serves as coordinator and provides
technical advice regarding nomi-
nations to anyone who asks, main-
tains a review board with profes-
sionals in the fields of history,
archaeology and architecture, and
helps ensure the process for nomi-
nating properties is followed. The
actual decision regarding listing is
made by the keeper of the National
Register of Historic Places.
Contrary to some misconcep-
tions about the National Register
program, listing in it does not pre-
vent owners from altering their
property, restricting the use or sale
of the property, or establish times
requiring that the property must be
open to the public, according to
the State Historic Preservation
Office.
Entry into the national register
can give a property prestige,
ensures consideration in federally-
assisted projects, and provides eli-
gibility for certain preservation
financial incentives.
Anyone may comment but
comments from owners must be
notarized and include details of
the land or rights owned.
Comments should be submitted to
the State Historic Preservation
Office at the North Dakota
Heritage Center, 612 East
Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck,
N.D., 58505-0830.
Karla Zimdars, Madison Zimdars and Pam Popiel take part in a demonstration with a horse in
Baertsch Arena at Home On The Range. The challenge was to encourage the horse to walk into
a rectangular outline without bribing, leading or touching the horse. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
imals
eal
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
SENTINEL BUTTE - A "thera-
pist" that doesn't actually speak can
help open communications and
assist with the healing process, offi-
cials at Home On The Range say.
An open house was held on Nov.
9 at HOTR to showcase the residen-
tial treatment facility's equine and
canine animal-assisted therapy pro-
gram. The program was proposed
about five years ago in a HOTR
strategic plan, and work toward cre-
ating the program has since been
under way, said Jay Johnson,
HOTR's executive director.
The equine program during the
winter operates in the Baertsch
'~Arena, arid the canines are hoUsed
in an addition on the arena's south
side. Staffers attended specialized
training, said Johnson.
Laura Feldmann, a therapist in
tile equine program, said it can be
easier for HOTR's young clients to
work with a horse than under a flu-
orescent light in her office.
In a demonstration, Feldmann
showed how a client would be
asked to encourage a horse to step
into a rectangular area outlined with
foam tubes, but the horse can't be
bribed, touched or led.
"What I like about this is it actu-
ally makes a kid think for them-
selves," Feldmann said of the horse
demonstration.
In some cases, a horse can be like
a 1,200-pound mirror for the kids. A
kid can find it easier to "talk" with an
animal, share a secret perhaps, which
is a start toward communication and
dealing with personal issues, said
Feldmann. For example, one kid was
Sarah Gubbels, a therapist at Home On The Range, demon-
strates the use of a service dog that is being trained. (Photo by
Richard Volesky)
"lighter., much happier" after an ice dogs.
equine session, said Feldmann, Sarah Gubbels, a therapist
About six to 10 kids are a part of involved with the canine program,
the sessions involving horses, said HOTR clients can learn about
HOTR currently has two dogs positive reinforcement, plus have
through Great Plains Assistance the satisfaction of helping teach a
Dogs, which is based in Judd, N.D. dog how to follow commands. The
'HOTR will have the dogs for about kids also learn about responsibility
a year, and then the dogs are to live as they have shifts for taking care of
with people who are in need of serv- the canines.
Legislature allocates money for troopers, oil impacts
BISMARCK - Money for west- because of flooding and now want Other disaster recovery assis-
ern North Dakota and areas affected to rebuild or buy new property. The tance includes $23 million to help
by this year's flooding were among .... Legislature responded b.y e.stablish- .... c~ties, counties and townships out-
the outcomes of a special session Of ing a $50 million fund called the side North Dakota's :oil and gas
the state Legislature. Rebuilders Loan Program. The loan counties offset the costs of extraor-
Gov. Jack Dalrymple says he is program will be available to resi- dinary road repairs.
pleased that the Legislature provid- dents in counties that are included In his address last week to the
ed significant funding for disaster in the state's presidential disaster Legislature, Dalrymple recom-
assistance and to address direct declaration. Those counties are: mended that legislators give the
impacts of North Dakota's rapidly Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, State Water Commission additional
developing oil and gas industry. McHenry, Morton, Ramsey, spending authority to advance the
"This special session of the leg- Renville, Richland and Ward.state's flood mitigation projects.
islative assembly has given us an The Legislature also created an The Legislature authorized an addi-
opportunity to address several infrastructure grant fund that will tional $50 million in spending
pressing needs that could not be help counties, cities and other polit- authority.
postponed," Dalrymple said in a ical subdivisions cover the costs of In the matter of affordable hous-
prepared statement. "Because of our repairing flood-related damages not ing, for areas affected by flooding
strong financial condition, we can reimbursable through the Federal and those in the state's oil and gas
address these important issues, Emergency Management Agency or counties, the Legislature increased
while holding the line on on-going other assistance programs. The the maximum allowable tax credits
program costs." Legislature appropriated $30 mil- from $4 million to $15 million dur-
A summary of legislative activi- lion for the grant program, which ing the2011 and 2012 tax years.
ties include: will be administered by the North The Legislature also appropriat-
Dalrymple recommended the Dakota Department of Trust Lands. ed $30 million in additional impact
Legislature approve a loan program Additionally, the Legislature appro-
to help North Dakota residents who priated $500,000 for grants to flood- Legislature
have been forced from their homes damaged schools. (Continued on Page 6)
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