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Decorating for December
Beach city employee Lucas Buchholz on Nov. 25 ties a banner in place
(Photo by Richard Volesky)
on Central
Avenue.
The sign with the yellow ribbon
Program. (Photo by Richard Volesky)
points out that Medora is a part of the ND Cares Community
.~. . By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter ..........
' MEDORA - Medora is the:first
community in North Dakota to re-
ceive a veteran-related designation as
a ND Cares community.
The mission of the ND Cares
Coalition is to strengthen an accessi-
ble network of support for military
service members, veterans, families
and survivors. North Dakota First
Lady Betsy Dalrymple chairs the
coalition, and Connie Sprynczynatyk,
civilian aide to the secretary of the
Army, serves as co-chair.
Behavioral health is the coalition's
focus, and the related program is the
state version of First Lady Michelle
Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's Joining
Forces initiative.
Carla Steffen, Medora city auditor,
said the city learned of the program
through the North Dakota League of
Cities, and applied for the designa-
i Carla Steffen,Medoracity auditor, saidthe
city learned of the program through the
North Dakota League of Cities, and applied
for the designation. Highway signs at the en-
trances to Medora bearing an outline of the
state, a yellow ribbon and the words "ND
Cares" are now posted.
tion. Highway signs at the entrances speech about ND Cares and its intent,
to Medora bearing an outline of the Steffen said.
state, a yellow ribbon and the words After Failer speaks, there will be a
"ND Cares" are now posted, presentation from the Medora Cham-
During Medora's Old-Fashioned ber of Commerce to a veteran or vet-
Cowboy Christmas, at 6:45 p.m. on erans from the county. Although tile
Friday, Dec. 4, the annual wreath cer- Christmas event is a celebration,
emony will be held at the Billings since the first such event coincided
County Veterans Memorial. At 7 with Pearl Harbor Day, a tradition
p.m., at the Medora Community Cen- was started to also recognize veterans
ter, Joe Faller, the ND Cares execu- that first weekend of December each
tive director, will be giving a brief year.
Mayor Plumnut (Don Ehli) and Johnny, the saloon owner (John Marten), are shown arranging a
high stakes poker game. (Courtesy Photo)
Christm to be'banned' in Med
By Richard Volesky hero, Diamond Dan (Jacob Waldo) Dan has lost his courage and can't
Editor/Reporter to save Christmas. face up to Big Bad Ben. The situa-
MEDORA - The celebration of The production is under the di- tion is complicated by the unex-
Christmas will face being banned rection of volunteer Chuck Andrus. pected arrival of Marie (Amy
this weekend. All the cast members, who are from McCann) along with her husband,
That's the basis of a community Dickinson, Belfield, South Heart Joey (Nathan Davenport). Marie
melodrama, "When Christmas Left and Medora, are also volunteers, and Joey are worn out from their
Rattler Canyon," which is being "What can be better to celebrate Christmas journey and Marie is ex-
performed as one of the events dur- the heritage of Medora than an old- pecting to have a baby in just a few
ing Medora's 20th Old-Fashioned fashioned Western melodrama with days. Another twist is the arrival of
Cowboy Christmas. Performances acowboy hero and a gunslinger vil- the Ringo sisters, Isabella (Carmen
are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. lain and the pure as snow heroine?" Waldo) and Rexella (Shannon Bin-
4, and at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Dec. Andrus said. "There is no question stock), who are notorious bank rob-
5 in the Medora Community Center. on who is right and who is wrong, bers and have terrorized towns and
The action, narrated by Stu It brings forward the legendary villages throughout the West.
Rickettee (Chris Kelleher), begins 'Code of the Old West' in a great Rounding out the cast is JuliAnn
with Mayor Plumnut (Don Ehli) comedic story." Lukach as Mrs. Plumnut, Michael
losing a bet in a high stakes poker The melodrama encourages au- Brannum as Billy, Grace Arthaud as
game with Big Bad Ben (Nik Lar- diences to cheer the hero and boo Susie, and Norbert Sickler as Old
son), the feared villain of Rattler the villain. The production is suit- Man Harper.
Canyon. Ben, as the new owner of able for the entire family. The play "We have been rehearsing since
Rattler Canyon, bans the celebra- will be performed through an October," said Chuck Andrus. "The
tion of Christmas. Johnny, the sa- arrangement with Pioneer Drama cast (members) have their own
loon and innkeeper (John Marten), Service Inc., Englewood, Colo.
plots with Margo the waitress What the characters Johnny and Melodrama
(Rachel Andrus) to involve the Margo don't know is that Diamond (Continued on Page 6)
Police
rrest th
By Richard Volesky
Editor/Reporter
DICKINSON A residential
neighborhood in the 900 block of
Eighth Street East was blocked off
Monday night, Nov. 30, to conduct
an operation related to stolen prop-
erty from a number of alleged bur-
glaries throughout the Dickinson
area.
Officers eventually detained in-
dividuals believed to be involved in
theft and possession of stolen prop-
erty. Subsequent to multiple inter-
views, Brittany Bruntmyer, 33;
Jimmy Monday, 37; and James
Gannon, 33, all of Dickinson, were
arrested, according to a statement
from Dickinson Police Det. Sgt.
Kylan Klauzer.
Jimmy Monday previously lived
at a residence along Fifth Street
Northeast in Belfield. As was re-
ported in the Oct. 22 editions, a spe-
cial weapons and tactical team
searched that residence on Oct. 20,
and the nearby school and parish
center were placed on lockdown
during that time as a precaution. No
on multipl ch;
arrests were made at that time, and
it was believed that the home's oc-
cupants had previously moved
away, Belfield Police Chief Barn-
hard said the following week. Barn-
hard would not confirm or deny
who or what was being sought dur-
ing the Oct. 20 search.
Monday had faced an Oct: 5
charge of driving under suspension
from the city of Belfield, and an
Oct. 15 charge of driving under sus-
pension from Stark County. Bench
warrants for those charges were is-
sued on Oct. 21 and Oct. 28, ac-
cording to Southwest District Court
records.
Bruntmyer was arrested for pos-
session of stolen property, posses-
sion of methamphetamine, and
criminal conspiracy. Monday was
arrested for dealing in stolen prop-
erty and possession of stolen prop-
erty, according to Klauzer's
statement. Gannon was arrested for
possession of stolen property, deal-
ing in stolen property, conspiracy to
commit burglary, and criminal at-
tempt. All three were being held at
the Southwest Multi-County Cor-
rectional Center in Dickinson.
During the course of the investi-
gation, Jeremy Mellmer, 31, es-
caped police custody and was
believed to be hiding in a residence
of an associate located in the 900
block of Eighth Street East in Dick-
inson, according to Klauzer. The
residence was believed to contain a
number of firearms and Mellmer
has felony and misdemeanor out-
standing arrest warrants. The
Southwest Tactical Team was acti-
vated to assist officers in securing
and searching the residence, but it
was subsequently determined that
Mellmer had fled the residence
prior to police being able to prop-
erly secure the perimeter of the
home.
Although Mellmer remained at
large as of Tuesday, the public is
not believed tc be in any immediate
danger, according to Klauzer. Any-
one with information related to the
whereabouts of Mellmer is encour-
aged to contact the Dickinson Po-
lice Department at (701) 456-7759.
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