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I I _1 1985: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time in Geneva. 1863: Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedica- tion of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. News .................... Page 2 Opinion ................ Page 3 Classifieds ............ Page 4 Public notices ....... Page 6 Comics .................. Page 7 News ................ Pages 8-9 ?? Hat Tips, Page 3 Cook's Corncer, page 3 Honor Flight set, page 5 Z :? • Belfield Senior Citizens Activity Club, potluck with A-L serving, 12:30 p.m., Nov. 22. • Billings County Historical Society meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19, 5:15 p.m. in the basement of Great Plains National Bank in Belfield. Everyone welcome. • Ray Ann Kilen, representa- tive of the Small Business Development Center, will be in Beach Thursday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please contact Deb at Prairie West if you would like an appointment, 872-312. • Beginning Experience - a peer ministry support group for widowed, divorced or separated indiv.iduals - will start its next 10-week session on Nov. 29. For more information and the meet- ing location, contact, Deb at 590- 1105. • Area singers are invited to join the American Legion Auxiliary for Christmas caroling at the Golden Valley Manor at 2 p.m., Dec. 15. • Belfield Senior Citizens Activity Club, bingo and pool, 1- 2:30 p.m., birthday party follow- ing, Nov. 30. Vickie Krueger receives a Gold Star Banner from Marli Wicka during the Veterans Day pro- gram at the Beach American Legion on Nov. 11. (Photo by Scott Feuerhelm) By Ellen Feuerhelm Staff Writer The American Legion Hall in Beach was filled to capacity for this year's supper to honor veterans on Nov. 11. The members of the Beach High School Choir served dinner. "Sense of service, tolerance, bravery - learning the sacrifice of being away - those are the five foun- dation stones of which are nation really is founded," said Harv.ey Peterson, commander of the Legion Post. Vickie Krueger was honored with a Gold Star Banner for the loss of her son Sgt. Greg Krueger. Gold Star Mothers is an organization of mothers who have lost a son or daughter in the service of the coun- try. Vickie's son died on July 17, Y 1970. in South Vietnam. but she hadn't received a balaner previously. Jill Tescher directed the choir from the high school in singing the "Song for the Unsung Hero," which includes lyrics regarding choosing honor more than glory. National Auxiliary Chaplain Bev Wolff led the invocation. "We are here to honor all veter- ans from the past to the present," said Wolff. The Legion Post presented $1,000 tO Wolff for travel expenses as national chaplain. Tanner Tescher, son of Ray and Jill Tescher, talked about his atten- dance at Boys State that he went to June 7-12 in Wahpeton. Tescher said attending Boys State is some- thing he will never forget. He received a plaque from the Post for his citizenship training. Diane Brown was honored with a citation of maritime service for the box project that has been ongoing in the area for approximately eight years. The project includes shipping packages to those serving abroad. The Legion Post also gave her a check for $500 to continue the proj- ect. Tom Lynch presented Loma Gilman with a plaque that will be on the new rifle room's door; the room is named for her late husband Monk Gilman. "Beach was something special to Monk. The XGI Drill Team made his life. There was always a new Event (Continued on Page 10) Stud nts perform "Par for the By Ellen Feuerhelm Staff Writer The senior class of Beach High School will be performing the com- edy/mystery, "Par for the Corpse" by playwright Craig Sodaro on Sunday, Nov. 22, and Monday, Nov. 23, beginning at 7 p.m• The play will be held at Lincoln Elementary School. The play is a parody. The plot, in part, includes pro- golfer Teddy Masters who is ready to help guests perfect their swings at an exclusive golf resort. When Joy Draper of dating service Harmonosity takes a crew of singles to the resort, one of her clients, Rita Sullivan, turns up dead with a chip shot to the temple. It's a good thing Joy's assistants, Sybil and Jill, study criminology at-the local college, and they already can brag that they have two classes under their belts. The two begin an investigation of the suspects, including: the owner's niece who isn't too interested in hard work, a washed-up fashion model, a scientist obsessed with chaos theory, a Montana cowgirl, a II Beach students rehearse for the senior class play. (Photo by Ellen Feuerhelm) stuffy professor of literature, a Star Wars geek and a hypochondriac. Sodaro thanks the school for choosing his play for production. "I wrote the play in 2008, and the inspiration came in a round about way," he said in an e-mail. "My wife and I were having dinner with the Pioneer Drama Publishers one evening. Over dessert, their young son suggested a melodrama based on a golf theme. We all liked tl!e idea, so I wrote a golf melodrama:" Sodaro eventually named his first golf drama, "The Villain Took a Chip Shot, or There's Gold in Them Thar Greens." Sodaro then began his work on "Par for the Corpse." "I hope Beach High School has fun producing, and the audiences will have fun watching. Break a leg!" wrote Sodaro. By Richard Volesky Editor/Writer At first it wouldn't seem possi- ble that cattle prices and the current H1N 1 influenza situation are words that can appear in the same sen- tence, but the latter is having an affect on the cattle industry, an economist says. The crisis on Wall Street that hit last year. and problems in the national and global economies brought down cattle prices in 2008, since beef prices hinge on the sta- tus of the U.S. and world economies. Cattle prices this fall are about the same as they were last year at this time, but now with H1N1 also being a major factor, said Tim Petry, the livestock econ- omist for the North Dakota State University Extension Service in Fargo. Beef prices are affected by the supply and prices of other meat products such as chicken and pork. Pork prices at this time are low due to concerns over H1N1, also known as swine flu. Swine flu is considered to be an erroneous name for the illness, since it can't be contracted from pork products• "A really unfortunate thing about it is it wouldn't have to hap- pen," Petry said, referring to the affect of the swine flu terminology on the market. He said while the use of the swine flu• description may not be common in North Dakota, it's affected other areas such as the East Coast. Plus, the U.S. is the world's largest pork exporter. The 2009 HIN1 virus was orig- inally referred to as swine flu because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in swine in North America, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). But further study has shown that this new virus is genet- ically different from what normally circulates in swine. Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. and people can't get swine influenza from eat- ing properly handled and cooked pork products, according to the CDC. Petry said calf prices this fall - for 550 to 600 pound steers - have been in the range of $100 per hun- dredweight. Slaughter cow prices Scare (Continued on Page 10) Shannon and Joe Fritz pose with the picture they were given as part of the recognition for being named the 2009 Golden Valley Soil Conservation District Achievement Award winners. (Photo by Richard Volesky) i recognize d with rd By Richard Volesky Editor/Writer SENTINEL BUq-TE - Joe and Shannon Fritz are the 2009 Golden Valley Soil Conservation District Achievement Award winners. The ranchers were presented with the award at the Ag Banquet that was held on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Sentinel Butte. The banquet is the combined effort of the local Soil Conservation District and the Golden Valley County Fair Association. The annual achievement award is in recognition of an agricultural operation's outstanding effort to uti- lize conservation practices. The Fritzes said they have implemented a number of practices on their properly including•rotation- al grazing, tree planting at the homestead, cross fencing, using sheep to graze leafy spurge, and the installation of a water pipeline. Other awards presented were: - Urban Tree Care Award - Darla Gunkel, Mitch Mitchell and Jan Kuchera for the trees at the N.D. Department of Transportation Tourist Center. - Rural Tree Care Award - Curt Ekre - Wildlife Tree Care Award - Sharptail Ranch/Lee Thompson Also recognized were district employee Marty Campbell, and last season's tree planters: Curt E~e, Cheryl Justesen, Mary B. Nistler, Brian Dolyniuk, Brad Steele, Devin Steele, Jade Huffma'n, Lucas Buchholz, Tyler Strobbe and Shawn McCulley. It was also announced that Award (Continued on Page 10) 1 l t • Beach 872-4444 • Golva 872-3656 Medora 623-5000 hr. 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