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Eastern and far south central North Dakota were under a blizzard warning A storm dumped more Thursday afternoon that will than 7 inches of snow on expire at 3 a.m. today, Williston and 6 in Minot on National Weather Service Wednesday night, then cre- meteorologist Sam Walker ated icy conditions across said. Those areas were expesoutheastern riencing heavy No r t h D a k o t a snow and strong that led to a winds from the wreck with at same storm that l e a s t a d oz e n dropped heavy vehicles west of snow in a band Fargo on Thursfrom Williston to day. Minot on Gov. Jack DalWednesday rymple on night. No travel Thursday prowas advised east claimed a of Bismarck and Sam Walker, s o u t h t o Fo r t statewide winter storm emerNational Yates. gency. No travel was D a l r y m p l e Weather Service advised in eastordered the utiern and parts of lization of the North Dakota central North Dakota on State Emergency Operations Thursday, and Interstate 94 Plan, which makes state was closed from Jamestown resources available, includ- t o Fa rg o a f t e r a w re c k ing the National Guard, for occurred in Interstate 94’s Continued on 9A emergency assistance.
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Blowing snow created ground blizzards and greatly reduced visibility for motorists outside Bismarck and Mandan on Thursday afternoon with many highways resembling this stretch of North Dakota Highway 25 near Exit 147 of Interstate 94 west of Mandan. (TOM STROMME/Tribune)
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By HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — A debate is unfolding over an unusual offer from Mississippi’s governor: He will free two sisters imprisoned for an armed robbery that netted $11, but one woman’s release requires her to donate her kidney to the other. The condition is alarming some experts, who have raised legal and ethical questions. Among them: If it turns out the sisters aren’t a good tissue match, does that mean the healthy one goes back to jail? Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision to suspend the life sentences of Jamie and Gladys Scott was applauded by civil rights organizations and the women’s attorney, who have long said the sentences were too harsh for the crime. The sisters are black, and their case has been a cause celebre in the state’s AfricanAmerican community. The Scotts were convicted in 1994 of leading two men into an ambush in central Mississippi the year before. Three teenagers hit each man in the head with a shot-
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ABOVE: Supporters hug as a news conference about sisters Gladys and Jamie Scott is under way at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday. LEFT: Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott. gun and took their wallets — making off with only $11, the sisters’ attorney said. After 16 years in prison, Jamie Scott, 36, is on daily dialysis, which officials say costs the state about $200,000 a year. Barbour agreed to release her because of her medical condition, but 38-year-old Gladys Scott’s release order
says one of the conditions she must meet is to donate the kidney within one year. The idea to donate the kidney was Gladys Scott’s and she volunteered to do it in her petition for early release. National NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous thanked BarContinued on 9A
Teen births down Still higher than W. Europe By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA — The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries. The most convincing explanation is that contraceptive use is much higher among teens in most Western European countries. Last week, U.S. health officials released new government figures for 2009
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showing 39 births per 1,000 girls, ages 15 through 19 — the lowest rate since records have been kept on this issue. That’s close to the teen birth rate for Romania, Turkey and Bulgaria in 2007, the latest numbers available from the World Bank, which collects a variety of data gauging international development. The teen birth rate for Western Europe and a few other countries is dramatically lower. In the United Continued on 9A
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WASHINGTON — Far fewer people are applying for unemployment benefits as the year ends, raising hopes for a healthier job market in 2011. Applications are at their lowest level since July 2008, the Labor Department says. They fell to 388,000 in the week ending Dec. 25, bringing the four-week average to 414,000. Until mid-October, the four-week average had been stuck above 450,000 most of the year. Economists say the number of people applying for unemployment benefits predicts where the job market will go over the next few months — so much so that they use this data to help forecast economic growth. “We’re starting to see a pickup in job growth,” says Conference Board economist Kenneth Goldstein. “We may even get to a point, conceivably by Continued on 9A
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MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen believed to be linked to drug cartels killed four police officers and a doctor in apparently coordinated attacks in and around the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, authorities said Thursday. Three officers were wounded in Wednesday’s attacks, said Jorge Domene, a spokesman for the security council in northern Nuevo Leon state, where Monterrey is located. In one of the attacks, gunmen opened fire on a Monterrey police station, killing a medical doctor who was administering tests to employees at the station and wounding three officers, Domene said. In two additional, separate attacks carried out within minutes of each other in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe, gunmen killed two police officers, a man and a woman.
Charges filed in pie-in-face case BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An anti-war protester who hit Michigan Sen. Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie has been charged with assault. An indictment filed Thursday charges Ahlam Mohsen, 23, of Coldwater with two counts of assault against the Democrat while he was meeting with constituents in August in Big Rapids. Her friend, Max Kantar, 23, of Big Rapids, was also charged. U.S. Attorney Don Davis in Grand Rapids says elected leaders should be able to listen to constituents without being attacked. Levin spokeswoman Tara Andringa said he wasn’t immediately available for comment. At the time of the incident, the senator said his critics were hurting their cause.
Fewer journalists killed in 2010 BRUSSELS (AP) — Fewer reporters were killed worldwide in 2010 than in 2009, but media advocacy groups warned Thursday that while the number slain in war zones has fallen, criminals and traffickers have become a greater threat to journalists. Fifty-seven reporters were killed around the world this year, the Paris-based media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said in its annual report, down 25 percent from 2009, when 76 journalists were killed in connection with their jobs. A separate report Thursday from the Brussels-based International Federation for Journalists said 94 journalist and other media personnel were killed in 2010, down from 139 in 2009. The federation count includes other employees of media organizations such as drivers, cameramen or producers.
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Missouri State Parks Director Bill Bryan looks at an old homestead that has fallen into disrepair at Lake of the Ozarks State Park in Kaiser, Mo., on Nov. 22. vacationers in 2010. Many states had backlogs long before the economy started to decline. But the lack of revenue has allowed more sites to decay, and no one can say how long the work will have to wait. At the Lake of the Ozarks, the list of needed repairs includes a historic home with a severely sagging roof and holes in the porch, and a restroom facility partially covered in moss. The Associated Press sought information from park administrators across the nation and consulted researchers and published reports. An AP analysis of the data showed that the backlog of projects has ballooned to more than $7 billion and continues to grow. Park officials say federal stimulus efforts have offered little help for the 6,500-plus state parks, recreation areas
and historic sites in the U.S. And they contend a federal conservation fund to support recreation areas has skewed toward federal facilities. Site managers and park advocates worry that putting off maintenance work too long risks making repair projects more expensive. Robin Dropkin, executive director of the advocacy group Parks & Trails New York, said recreation areas can only be allowed to decay so far before visitors stop coming or facilities must be closed for health and safety reasons. More than a dozen states estimate that their backlogs are at least $100 million. Massachusetts and New York’s are at least $1 billion. Hawaii officials called park conditions “deplorable” in a December report asking for $50 million per year for five
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years to tackle a $240 million backlog that covers parks, trails and harbors. A few states have managed to keep up with important projects. North Dakota, which escaped the worst of the recession, spent about $900,000 upgrading old but useable electrical and water systems at two parks. Officials expect to put even more money into park projects because revenue from visitors is exceeding the cost of running the facilities. “In a budget crunch, we would get told, ‘You have to live with that,’” said Jesse Hanson, who manages the planning and natural resource division for the North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation. “But we have been able to convince legislators this is a good time to get that up to contemporary needs.”
or about three times what they put in. The estimates by economists Eugene Steuerle and Stephanie Rennane of the Urban Institute think tank illustrate the huge disconnect between widely-held perceptions and the numbers behind Medicare’s financing. Although Americans are worried about Medicare’s long-term solvency, few realize the size of the gap. “The fact that you put money into the system doesn’t mean it’s there waiting for you to collect,” said Steuerle. By comparison, Social Security taxes and expected
benefits come closer to balancing out. The same hypothetical couple retiring in 2011 will have paid $614,000 in Social Security taxes, and can expect to collect $555,000 in benefits. They will have paid about 10 percent more into the system than they’re likely to get back. Updated periodically, the Urban Institute estimates are part of an effort that Steuerle and others began several years ago to try to illustrate the complicated finances of Medicare and Social Security in a format the average taxpayer could grasp. The Washingtonbased institute is a public
policy center that focuses heavily on budget and economic issues. Its analysis is accepted among other policy experts in Washington, including economists in government. Many workers believe their Medicare payroll taxes are going for their own insurance after they retiree, but the money is actually used to pay the bills of seniors currently on the program. That mistaken impression complicates the job for policymakers trying to build political support in coming months for dealing with deficits that could drag the economy back down. Health care costs are a major and unpredictable part of the government’s budget problems, and Medicare is in the middle. Recent debt reduction proposals have called for big changes to Medicare, making the belt-tightening in President Barack Obama’s health care law seem modest.
Murkowski certified winner of Alaska race By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — Sen. Lisa Murkowski was officially named the winner of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race Thursday, following a period of legal fights and limbo that lasted longer than the write-in campaign she waged to keep her job. Gov. Sean Parnell and Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell, who oversees elections, signed the paperwork certifying her win in the hotly contested race. “It’s done,” Treadwell said after penning his last signature in front of
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Many state parks facing budget woes KAISER, Mo. — At state parks across the nation, this is the toll of the deepening budget crisis and years of financial neglect: crumbling roads, faltering roofs, deteriorating restrooms. Electrical and sewer systems are beginning to give out, too, as are scores of park buildings, some of them built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. In a few places, aging bridges have been detoured and tunnels blocked off because of falling debris. The tough economy has made money scarcer for administrators at some of the country’s most treasured public spaces who have been forced to postpone maintenance and construction projects, creating a huge backlog of unfinished work that would cost billions of dollars to complete. Park managers say they try to funnel money to the most urgent needs. Others have received help from private groups or volunteers to tackle work they cannot afford to finish on their own. “We do what we can,” said Denny Bopp, a supervisor for the Missouri district that includes the Lake of the Ozarks State Park, more than 150 miles southwest of St. Louis. The park’s centerpiece is a huge man-made reservoir that attracted more than a million fishermen, campers, boaters and
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The official vote tally certified Thursday showed her margin of victory over her nearest opponent, Republican rival Joe Miller, was 10,252 votes. “The voters have spoken. The courts have confirmed their voice,” Parnell said. Murkowski waged her longshot write-in bid after losing the August GOP primary to Miller, a Sarah Palin-backed tea party favorite making his first statewide run for public office. She announced her write-in campaign Sept. 17 — an unprecedented effort in this state that lasted 46 days.
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By JULIE PACE Associated Press HONOLULU — More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, President Barack Obama is proving to be a creature of habit. While some travelers seek adventure and spontaneity, Obama seeks comfort and consistency. His routine here in Oahu, the island where he was born and mostly raised, is by now patently familiar to the locals trying to catch a glimpse of their hometown president, and the reporters who come here to cover him. Obama is almost certain to spend his mornings working out at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. A leisurely dinner with friends and family at Alan Wong’s Restaurant, an award-winning eatery in the neighborhood where Obama grew up, is now an annual tradition. And a guaranteed place to spot the president is at Island Snow, a shop near his rented oceanfront home, where he treats daughters Malia and Sasha to shave ice, the Hawaiian version of the snow cone. So, doesn’t the president ever want to mix things up a bit? Not really, says White House spokesman Bill Burton, who is with the president in Hawaii. “Like most Americans, the president knows what he likes in his own hometown,” Burton said. Of course, things have changed since the days when Obama lived here with his grandparents. The logistics of any presidential movement make a truly spontaneous stop nearly impossible. Advance teams
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President Barack Obama, his daughter, Malia, second from right, and family and friends eat shaved ice while on vacation in Kailua, Hawaii, on Monday. scope out all potential destinations ahead of Obama’s arrival, and Secret Service agents have to sign off on security. That means no more walks in the park or swimming at public beaches. The Obamas now spend their beach time at Pyramid Rock, a secluded spot on the marine base, and snorkel only at Hanauma Bay on Tuesdays, when the nature preserve is closed to the public. There are also no more rounds of golf at Olomana, a course next to a busy highway where Obama played as a senator. He instead opts to play at the course on base or at the more secluded Mid Pacific Country Club. Another familiar element of Obama’s Hawaiian vacations is the small circle of friends and family he surrounds himself with while he’s here. His sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, lives on Oahu with her family. Marty Nesbitt and Eric Whitaker, two of Obama’s friends from Chicago join him here for the holid a y s, a s d o c h i l d h o o d friends Mike Ramos and Bobby Titcomb.
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By EMERY P. DALESIO AP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is targeting people who resolve to quit smoking in the new year with advertisements suggesting they switch to its smokeless tobacco pouches, a move critics say is an attempt to keep people from quitting nicotine. The ads mark the company’s first campaign aimed at getting smokers to switch to the pouches known as snus, which Reynolds introduced in early 2009, spokesman David Howard said Wednesday. The carefully worded ads suggest, but don’t say directly, that the pouches are a way to help kick the smoking habit. Under federal law, companies cannot claim that tobacco products work as smoking cessation products. But tobacco companies would love for smokers to think of them that way as cigarette sales fall because of higher taxes, smoking bans and falling social acceptability. The No. 2 U.S. cigarette maker is advertising in major magazines this month its suggestion for a “2011 Smoke-Free Resolution” in some ads that show the tobacco-filled white pouches dropping from the sky like confetti. The ads promote the company’s Camel snus — small pouches filled with tobacco that users stick between the cheek and gum. “If you’ve decided to quit tobacco use, we support
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In this advertisement provided by Reynolds American Inc., a promotion for Camel Snus Winter Chill smokeless tobacco is displayed. you. But if you’re looking for s m o k e - f re e, s p i t - f re e, drama-free tobacco pleasure, Camel Snus is your answer. Logon to the Pleasure Switch Challenge and see how simple switching can be. Camel Snus — it might just change the way you enjoy tobacco,” one ad says. “At this time, there will some that will be considering the option to maybe quit smoking, but not necessarily quit enjoying tobacco pleasure,” Howard said. “We want to inform them that here is a product that is an option for you to consider.” The “resolution” ads appeared in wide-circulation magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated and People, Howard said. Two o t h e r v e r s i o n s, w h i c h specifically address themselves to smokers, appeared
in alternative weekly newspapers around the country, he said. Those ads feature the packaged product at the heart of snowflakes or ringed into a holiday wreath. All three ads also warn: “Smokeless tobacco is addictive.” An anti-tobacco campaigner said the Reynolds ads aim to reorient smokers to smokeless snus to keep them from being lost as potential customers. “These ads are trying to take advantage of the fact that around the first of every year many people try to quit smoking altogether. These ads aren’t designed to help p e o p l e q u i t , t h e y ’r e designed to keep people u s i n g t o b a c c o ,” s a i d Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted of rape Thursday, a dramatic fall from grace for a man who rose from humble beginnings to become a symbol of achievement for Jews of Middle Eastern origin. The disgraced politician, who had rejected a plea bargain that would have kept him out of jail, will likely be sentenced to four to 16 years in prison. The verdict was seen as a victory for the Israeli legal system and for women’s rights in a decadeslong struggle to chip away at the nation’s macho culture, which once permitted political and military leaders great liberties. “The court sent two clear and sharp messages: that everyone is equal and every woman has the full right to her body,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. But he added that it was “a sad day for Israel and its citizens.” The Tel Aviv District Court found Katsav, 65, guilty of two counts of raping an employee in 1998, when he was Israel’s tourism minister. It also convicted him of lesser counts of indecent acts; sexual harassment involving
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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav gestures in court in Tel Aviv on Thursday. Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister. two other women who worked for him when he was president, from 2000 to 2007; and obstruction of justice. Katsav denied all allegations, claiming he was a victim of a political witch hunt and suggesting he was targeted because he is a Sephardic Jew — a Jew of Middle Eastern origin. But in Thursday’s ruling, the threejudge panel said his version of events was “strewn with lies.” A somber Katsav left the courtroom without commenting, surrounded by his legal team, security guards
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Gunmen target Iraqi Christians Four homes attacked; two people killed By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press BAGHDAD — Militants attacked at least four Christian homes Thursday night with a combination of grenades and bombs, killing two people and sending fear into the already terrified tiny Christian community. It was the first attack against the country’s Christian community since al-Qaida-linked militants last week threatened a wave of violence against them. Christians went so far as to tone down their Christmas celebrations in what was a peaceful holiday, but the attacks Thursday night demonstrated the intent of militants to keep up their deadly pressure on the Christian community. In the deadliest attack, assailants in southwestern Baghdad threw two grenades inside the home of a Christian family, killing two people and injuring five more, police said. In a different neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, militants planted a bomb near a Christian home. Two people were injured in that attack. Then another bomb planted near a Christian house in western Baghdad exploded, injuring one member of the family as well as a civilian who was driving by, police said. Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi confirmed that two people were killed Thursday evening; he said a bomb planted near the fence of a
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A demonstrator shouts slogans at a protest against fuel price hikes in La Paz, Bolivia, on Thursday.
Bolivia gasoline protests intesify By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press L A PA Z , B o l i v i a — Protests intensified in Bolivia on Thursday against a sharp increase in fuel prices imposed by President Evo Morales’ government. Thousands of demonstrators marched in La Paz and other cities, calling for the price hikes to be repealed. Some demanded Morales’ resignation. The higher prices were announced suddenly on Sunday, and it has been the most unpopular measure of Morales’ five-year presidency. It led to an immediate 73 percent jump in gasoline prices and an 83 percent rise in prices for diesel — and also prompted rapid
“(The government’s) message hasn’t met the expectations of the population, and for that reason we’re going to continue the protests.” La Paz neighborhood protest leader Claudio Luna increases in transport and food prices in the Andean country. Taxi drivers held a strike that largely paralyzed La Paz on Thursday to denounce the higher prices, and protests were also held in the cities of Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Oruro. Demonstrators set afire a car and a tollbooth on Thursday in the city of El Alto, neighboring La Paz. People lined a bridge while p ro t e s t e r s ra i s e d f i s t s
demanding the measure be repealed. Fuel prices had been frozen for six years, but the government said it could no longer afford to subsidize them, especially since much is smuggled across the border to neighboring countries. Responding to the protests, Morales’ government has announced steps aimed at mitigating the economic effects — including 20 percent salary increases
for public workers aimed at offsetting higher fuel prices. The gover nment also announced new assistance to rice, corn and wheat farmers intended to increase production and bring down prices. Demonstrators have called their protest the “gasolinazo.” Neighborhood protest leader Claudio Luna said in La Paz that the government’s “message hasn’t met the expectations of the population, and for that reason we’re going to continue the protests.” He said demonstrators want prices lowered back to their former levels. Bus drivers have also held sporadic protests this week, demanding the government further increase fares.
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An Iraqi policeman stands guard while hundreds of vehicles are in queue, waiting to be searched, at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Christian home in southern Baghdad also exploded but he had no information about casualties in that incident. “The aim of these attacks is to prevent Christians from celebrating the New Year’s holiday,” al-Moussawi said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks have generally been the work of Sunni militants linked to al-Qaida. The casualties were confirmed by hospital officials. The attacks are sure to ratchet up tension in the tiny Christian community still living in Baghdad. At least 68 people were killed in October when militants stormed a Baghdad church during Mass and took the congregation hostage. Thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled to northern Iraq, fearing further attacks. The Rev. Mukhlis, a priest at the Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad where the Oct. 31 hostage incident occurred, called the Thursday attacks “direct oppression” against Iraqi Christians.
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Free pot for food drive A California medical marijuana dispensary has raked in food donations with a unique offer: free pot. The Granny Purps dispensary in Soquel, about 60 miles southeast of San Francisco, offered a complimentary marijuana cigarette for every four cans of food a patient brought in this holiday season. Each patient was limited to a maximum of three cigarettes a day. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that the dispensary took in 11,000 pounds of food and handed out 2,000 marijuana cigarettes between November and Christmas Eve, when the promotion ended. The food was donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Second Harvest spokesman Danny Keith says Granny Purps, which only has eight employees, contributed the amount of food that would normally come from a business with 30 to 40 workers. ■ San Pablo, Calif.
That’s not your taxi Authorities in Northern California say a man released from a hospital after a psychiatric evaluation stole a taxi and tried to register it at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Authorities said that 26-year-old Jermaine Grosse was arrested Monday on suspicion of auto theft and forgery. Grosse had been sent to the county’s regional medical center on an involuntary psychiatric hold. After his release Sunday morning, he shared a taxi with a woman who was going to a San Pablo hospital. Authorities say when they arrived, Grosse asked the driver to help with the woman’s luggage, then drove away in the yellow minivan. Grosse was arrested after a DMV worker in El Cerrito reported someone was using forged documents to register the cab. From wire reports
Quote in the news “When you volunteer to give a kidney, you’re usually free and clear to change your mind right up to the last minute.When you put a condition on it that you could go back to prison, that’s a pretty powerful incentive.” — Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania See story on Page 1A
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People and personalities Snooki’s ball drop to ring in 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out there wasn’t room for Snooki in Times Square this New Year’s Eve. MTV’s plan to put “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi inside a ball to drop from the network’s Times Square headquarters has been dropped after an objection by the group that oversees the world-famous celebration. But Snooki will still drop in as part of “The MTV New Year’s Bash.” Snooki: Her stunt has Ball drop been relocated to Seaside Heights, N.J., according to Diane Stabley, borough clerk for the Jersey shore town made famous as the setting for MTV’s hit reality show. “Like the ball that drops in Times Square, there’s going to be a Snooki ball,” Stabley said Thursday. She said an MTV network crew was in town to pretape the spectacle Thursday night. Snooki was sent packing earlier in the week by the Times Square Alliance, whose annual gala includes the century-old tradition of dropping its own illuminated ball at the stroke of midnight. The program airs tonight at 9:30 p.m. CST.
Jackson autopsy show under fire LOS ANGELES (AP) — Executors of Michael Jackson’s estate demanded Wednesday that the Discovery Channel cancel plans for a show purporting to re-enact the dead superstar’s autopsy. John Branca and John McClain fired off an angry letter Wednesday to Discovery Communications calling the planned show “in shockingly bad Jackson: Re-enactment taste” and insensitive to the feelings of Jackson’s family. They accused the company of being motivated by “blind desire to exploit Michael’s death, while cynically attempting to dupe the public into believing this show will have serious medical value.” Branca and McClain were especially outraged by an ad now circulating for the show, “Michael Jackson’s Autopsy.”
for a 2006 drunken-driving case. A spokeswoman for the reality star-turned-fashion designer says a judge ended Richie’s probation Wednesday after receiving proof that the 29-yearold had satisfied its terms. Publicist Nicole Perna says Richie: Richie was to remain on proba- Probation tion until February, but the judge agreed to end probation early because Richie completed its requirements, including attending an 18-month alcohol-education program. Richie wed her her longtime boyfriend, rocker Joel Madden, this month. They have two children together.
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Annie Lennox is honored by queen LONDON (AP) — Sweet dreams are made of this for Annie Lennox, honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the monarch’s New Year list of awards. The statuesque Scottish singer, who came to fame in 1980s duo Eurythmics, was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, for her work with charities fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa. She is an ambassador for development group Oxfam and founded Submitted photo the SING campaign to help SAKAKAWEA IN THE SNOW: Joe Dilger of Bismarck sent in this photo, women and children with HIV. Lennox, 56, is among several taken Dec. 25, of the Sakakawea statue at the North Dakota Capitol 1980s icons honored in today’s grounds. (Want to submit a photo to be considered for publication as list. Fashion designer Katharine photo of the day? It’s easy. Just go to www.bismarcktribune.com/ submitphotos, fill out the form, attach the photo and click the “submit” Hamnett, creator of that decade’s oversized “Choose Life” button. Readers can submit any photo, but we are specifically looking slogan T-shirts, and Grammyfor photos of recent events and activities in the Bismarck-Mandan winning music producer Trevor area.) Horn, who honed the futuristic sound of Frankie Goes to HollyThey called it “sickening” and drugs were found in the Pasade- wood, were both named Commanders of the Order of the said it depicts a corpse on a steel na home where she died. British Empire, or CBE. Marie, the gurney covered by a sheet with a singer of hits like hand sticking out wearing “Lovergirl” who Michael’s signature sequined was often called glove. the “Ivory Queen of Soul,” was SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — found unresponNorth Koreans got a rare treat sive by family this week: a state TV broadcast members in her LOS ANGELES (AP) — Inveshome on Sunday. of the British soccer film “Bend it Like Beckham.” tigators say an autopsy on R&B Marie: She was 54. The 2002 film starring Keira singer Teena Marie revealed no No trauma Police said in a signs of trauma, but it likely will statement that the Knightley and Jonathan Rhys be weeks before a cause of death death appeared to be from natu- Myers was a break from the regular programming of news, docwill be determined. ral causes. umentaries and soap operas. Los Angeles County Assistant Western films are largely off limChief Coroner Ed Winter said its in the isolated country. that toxicology tests that could The broadcast, monitored in determine Marie’s cause of Seoul on Dec. 26, appeared to death take about six weeks. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicole be edited; it was only an hour Winter says her body showed no signs of trauma and no illegal Richie is no longer on probation long.
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Winfrey won’t get to interview Smith DEATHS COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s new governor won’t grant Oprah Winfrey a prison interview she’s been trying to get for a decade with a woman who drowned her two young sons. Susan Smith is serving a life sentence for killing 3-yearold Michael and 14-month-old Alex in 1994 by strapping them into their car seats and driving the car into a pond. She has not been interviewed since being charged. On Wednesday’s show, a Winfrey staffer said she has been trying to arrange an interview. Winfrey suggested on the show that Gov.-elect Nikki Haley could change prison rules that prohibit media interviews. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey said Thursday that Winfrey won’t get her wish. He says Smith got enough attention when she originally claimed she was carjacked before the truth came out.
Laurence Thiel
Laurence E. Thiel, 81, formerly of McClusky, died Dec. 29, 2010, at West Park Hospital, Cody, Wyo. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Cody, with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Lois; four children, Larry, Bottineau, Jerry Thiel and Brenda Ellis, both of Cody, Wyo., and Terry, Bismarck; eight grandchildren; nine g re a t - g ra n d c h i l d re n ; a brother, Melvin, Rugby; and a sister, Arlene Hanson, BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — More than 200,000 people Minot. (Ballard Funeral have been affected by relentless flooding in northeast Aus- Home, Cody, Wyo.) tralia, with the flood zone now stretching over an area bigger than France and Germany combined, officials said Friday. WILLISTON — Mary L. Thousands of homes and businesses across Queensland state have been inundated with water after days of pound- Petersen, 70, Williston, died ing rain caused swollen rivers to overflow. The entire popu- Dec. 19, 2010, at Mercy Medlation of two towns was forced to evacuate as water i c a l C e n t e r, W i l l i s t o n . swamped their communities, cutting off roads and devas- Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, tating crops. Heavy rains and flooding in northeast Australia is com- Jan. 4, at New Hope Wesmon during the southern hemisphere summer, but the leyan Church, Williston. She is survived by her scope of the damage from the recent downpours is extremedaughter, Deborah Poole, ly unusual, Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh said. Williston; three granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Onieta LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When a photographer snapped Brake, Kansas City, Mo., and Geraldine Doyle’s picture in an Ann Arbor factory during Christine Keevert, Lander, World War II, the 17-year-old had no idea she would inspire Wyo. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston) others to contribute to the country’s war effort. Doyle said it took more than 40 years for her to learn that her image from that photo was placed on the illustrated “We Can Do It!” poster urging women to take on jobs traditionRose L. Schmidt, 95, Manally held by the men fighting battles in Europe and the Pacif- dan, died Dec. 29, 2010, at ic. Medcenter One Care Center Doyle died Sunday in Lansing at age 86. A memorial serv- off Collins. Services will be ice is scheduled for Jan. 8. held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, “She was definitely one of the Rosies,” said Sandy Soifer, Jan. 3, at Christ the King executive director of the Michigan Women’s Historical Cen- Catholic Church, Mandan. ter and Hall of Fame, in referring to the fictional “Rosie the Further arrangements are Riveter.” That was the name given to women working in pending with Buehler-Larplants during World War II. son Funeral Home, Mandan.
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MOSCOW (AP) — A judge read the sentence Thursday, but to supporters of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky the words came straight from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin: Six more years in prison for stealing his own company’s oil. Putin has been seen as the driving force behind the unrelenting legal attack on Khodorkovsky, who challenged him early in his presidency and has been imprisoned since 2003. As Putin considers a return to the presidency in 2012, he appears unwilling to risk the possibility that a freed Khodorkovsky could help lead his political foes. The U.S. and Europe condemned the sentence. The U.S. State Department described it as “an abusive use of the legal system for improper ends.” The defense said much of Judge Viktor Danilkin’s verdict was copied from the indictment and the prosecutors’ final arguments.
C AT H AY — P a t r i c k Riedesel, 63, Cathay, died Dec. 30, 2010, at his home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Sykeston. Further arrangements are pending with Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
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Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a prayer service will start at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Norvel was born Feb. 14, 1942, in Washburn, the son of Adolf and Dorothy (Schlittenhardt) Schuler. He was raised and attended a country school in Baldwin. On June 25, 1966, he married Lou Martin from Driscoll, and they raised a son and a daughter. In 1969, he took over the family farm, which he continued until the time of his death. Norvel enjoyed raising cattle, making hay, hunting, rodeos and, most of all, spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Lou; his son, Stacy (Brenda); his daughter, Sherri (Darren) Landsiedel; his grandchildren, Danielle and Maddie Schuler, and Kendra, Cody and Chelsey Landsiedel; two sisters, Marlys Fricke and Virginia Martin; three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Marvin, Alden and Melvin; and a sister, Janet Hojian. Go to www.eastgatefuneral.com to share memories of Norvel and sign the online guest book.
Rodney D. Berger, 55, Mandan, died Dec. 30, 2010, at Medcenter One Health Systems, Bismarck. Arrangements are pending with WILLISTON — Dean L. Weigel Funeral Home, Man- Lindsey, 63, Williston, died Dec. 27, 2010, at St. Alexius TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new website is criticizing New dan. Medical Center, Bismarck, Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s out-of-state travels, including following a lengthy illness. this week’s trip to Disney World while a blizzard socked the Garden State. MANDAREE — Leroy Services will be held at 2 p.m. Whereschristie.com features photos from the Republican Young Bird, 80, Mandaree, Monday, Jan. 3, at New Hope governor’s campaign trips altered to depict him in a red- died Dec. 30, 2010, at his Wesleyan Church, Williston. He is survived by his wife, and-white stocking cap like the character in the “Where’s home. Arrangements are Waldo?” children’s books. It was launched by a Washington- pending with Fulkerson Kelly; his son, Jeremy, Manbased liberal advocacy group called the Progressive Change Funeral Home, Watford City. dan; his daughter, Karmen Lindsey, New England; his Campaign Committee. stepson, Waylyn; his stepDemocrats criticized Christie for not cutting short his daughters, Heather, McKenfamily’s Florida vacation while parts of Jersey were being zie and Kelsey; two grandburied by two feet of snow. children; one stepgrandson; A Christie spokesman says the governor was briefed on his parents, Leland and the storm situation and emergency services functioned well Charlotte Bolke, 76, Dick- Delila Lindsey, Crosby; and in his absence. inson, 10 a.m. MST, St. his brothers, his twin, Gene, D e m e t r i u s U k r a n i a n and Gary, both of Williston, Catholic Church, Fairfield. and Daryl, Crosby. 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Merlyn H. Johnson was born July 23, 1935, the son of Victor and Beatrice (Hewitt) Johnson, in Lowery Township, near Sykeston. He attended country school in Johnson Township and later high school at Sykeston Public School, graduating in 1954. Merlyn joined the Air Force in the fall of 1954, serving until the spring of 1958. He returned to Sykeston and began farming. On Oct. 11, 1958, Merlyn was united in marriage to Franny Huss at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Sykeston. He and Fran spent 35 years farming south of Sykeston. Merlyn then spent the last 17 years of his life driving truck for various construction companies. For the last four years, he especially enjoyed working in the oil fields in western North Dakota for Rink Construction. He was a member of St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church and the American Legion in Sykeston. Merlyn will be remembered and deeply missed by his wife, Fran, Sykeston; four children, Marcy (Mark) Syman, Stillwater, Minn., Lisa (Paul) Klocke, Carrington, Wesley (Camey) Johnson, Washburn, and Alison (Shane) Schumann, Carrington; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Yvonne (Bob) Miller, White Bear Lake, Minn.; and one brother, Steve ( Jeanette) Johnson, White Bear Lake, Minn. He will be greeted in heaven by his parents; a brother, Lowell Johnson; and a sister, Vickie Sarro. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Sykeston. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Sykeston. Interment will be at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Cemetery, Sykeston. Online condolences may be sent at www.EvansFuneralHomeND.com.
Eula Tangsrud MINOT — Eula Vaughn Tangsrud, 82, Minot, formerly of Williston, died Dec. 26, 2010, at Trinity Medical Center, Minot. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at Peace Lutheran Church, Burlington. Interment will take place at Riverview Cemetery, Williston, in the spring. She is survived by her husband, Egil; her daughters, Sonya Dwyer, Garner, N.C., and Rebecca Brown, Burlington; two granddaughters; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston)
Edwin Wagner Edwin Wagner, 89, Bismarck, formerly of Turtle Lake, died Dec. 29, 2010, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Turtle Lake. Further arrangements are pending with Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake.
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Ralph Zook
B A L DW I N — No r v e l SYKESTON — BEACH — Ralph Schuler, 68, Baldwin, passed Merlyn Johnson, Conrad Zook, 85, away Dec. 28, 2010, at St. 75, Sykeston, died Beach, passed Alexius Medical Center, BisDec. 28, 2010, at away Dec. 27, 2010, marck, after a long, coura- Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake. at St. Benedict’s Health Cengeous battle with illnesses. ter, Dickinson. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, at Sunne Lutheran Church, Merlyn Wilton, with the Rev. Paul Schauer officiating. Burial Johnson Ralph Zook will be in Baldwin Cemetery in the spring.
David Somsen, 93. K AT H RY N — E a r l Stevens, 76. LaMOURE — Velva Korn, 97. MINOT — Fritz Buerkle, 91; Richard Glessing Sr., 76; Rueben Hammond, 93; Christian Merck, 85; Larry Sanders, 73. VALLEY CITY — Leo Lutz, 90.
A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. MST Sunday, Jan. 2, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Beach. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. MST Monday, Jan. 3, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Beach, with the Rev. Russell Kovash officiating. Interment will follow at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Beach. Ralph was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Beach, the son of Robert and Margaret (Fakler) Zook. He was raised seven miles south of Beach. He received his education at the Oech School until the eighth grade, graduating from Beach High School in 1943. Ralph entered the Army on Feb. 14, 1946, serving with the 8th Cavalry Division. He was stationed in Tokyo, Japan, until he was honorably discharged Nov. 28, 1948. On Oct. 11, 1952, Ralph married Shirley Larson at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Beach. Ralph took over his father’s farming operation and together with Shirley raised five children. Ralph loved to have a good time and shared many laughs with family and friends while camping, boating, fishing, snow skiing and other activities. Ralph’s lifelong passion was agriculture and he actively farmed until the fall of 2010. He was a progressive, innovative leader in the industry and always searched for a better way to produce quality products; he was never afraid to try new technology. Always the creative inventor, he spent many hours crafting intriguing items to organize and streamline his operation. Ralph served on the board of Beach Co-op Grain Elevator for 33 years and was an important part of its success. He also served on the FSA board. Ralph was a member of St. John the Baptist Church. He was a third- and fourthdegree knight in the Knights of Columbus. He served on the parish council, maintained the cemetery for many years and always offered to help in any way possible. Ralph was a member of the Dickinson Elks Club for 47 years, the VFW and the American Legion. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Floyd. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; his sons, Mike (Leah), Steve (Carey Waldal) and Paul, all of Beach; his daughters, V icki Zook, Rochester, Minn., and Cindy (Bob) Makelky, Sentinel Butte; 13 grandchildren, Troy (Sharon) Kreitinger, Byron, Minn., Brooke Kreitinger, Washington, D.C., Noah (Jenna Turtle), Owatonna, Mi n n . , Ru s t y Ma k e l k y, Billings, Mont., Emily (Brandon Richard) Makelky, Belfield, Clay and Owen Makelky, both of Sentinel Butte, Allyssa and Nolan Zook, both of Beach, Bailey Waldal, Beach, Arianna and Myia Zook, Bowman, and Zoey Zook, Beach; four great-grandchildren, Taylor and Brady Kreitinger, both of Byron, Minn., and Issac and Isabel Turtle, both of Owatonna, Minn.; one sister, Glennette Hobbs, Laguna Woods, Calif.; numerous nieces and nephews; and numerous brothers and sisters-in-law. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.silvernalesilhafuneralhome.com. (Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Beach)
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Berg, Hoeven take up N.D. cause For the first time in 18 years, there will be new faces in North Dakota’s congressional delegation. John Hoeven and Rick Berg will be members of the 112th Congress when it convenes Monday. Hoeven replaces Byron Dorgan in the U.S. Senate and Berg defeated Earl Pomeroy for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sen. Kent Conrad has two years left on his present term. It’s a shift more than in names and personalities. Since 1986, the delegation has been made up of Democrats. Berg and Hoeven are Republicans. The unanswered question has become: What will be the impact of
the change of party affiliations and loss of seniority have on North Dakota? U.S. Sen.-elect Hoeven was promised a seat on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell nearly one year ago, during a campaign visit by the Kentucky senator to Fargo. That gives Hoeven and North Dakota a key place at the table, even in the minority. Add to that Conrad’s chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee and the state has a strong one-two punch on the money side of the equation. U.S. Rep.-elect Berg has been named to the House Ways and
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Means Committee. In the House, the majority shifted from Democrats to Republicans, and the resulting balance on the House committees benefits Berg. The committee assignments of Hoeven and Berg are key first steps in balancing out the state’s loss of seniority. There will likely be other committee assignments that will help the state, like Conrad’s existing seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee. Seniority isn’t everything, especially in this Congress. There’s a feeling, at least among the voting public, that Congress needs to change the way it does business. There’s strong opposition to ear-
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marks. There also is a need to bring down the federal debt, and that too may cause changes in congressional processes and procedure. The working relationship among Hoeven, Berg and Conrad will be important to the state and how its represented in Washington. It’s another unanswered question. Hoeven and Berg go to Washington with the support of North Dakota’s voters. Initial indications are that they will be well positioned in Congress. Conrad certainly is. Let’s hope that the proof of the voters’ wisdom can be found in the delegation’s performance in Washington.
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VOICES OF THE PEOPLE The senator says thank you
said, “Life is a brief candle for me. It is a brilliant torch that I am able to hold for a moment.” These three decades have been my moment, and for that I am forever grateful to the people of North Dakota.
By SEN. BYRON DORGAN Washington You might imagine that “cleaning out my desk” after serving 30 years in Congress has brought back a treasury of wonderful memories for me. On Jan. 3, I will end my service in the U.S. Senate. As I’ve been going through the papers, records and photographs accumulated over three decades, I’m reminded again of what an extraordinary privilege has been given to me by the people of North Dakota. I want to say a special thank you to all North Dakotans for the opportunity to serve our state and country. It was a year ago when I decided not to seek re-election to another six-year term in the Senate. I have served continuously in statewide elected office since age 26. It has been a long and
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rewarding career. But I decided this was the right time for me to move on to another chapter of life. I have expressed my best wishes to both John Hoeven and Rick Berg, who will now begin their service in Congress. I know they
will continue the tradition of working hard for our state. Finally, a special thank you to two great friends and wonderful colleagues, Sen. Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy. Both are outstanding
public servants and have worked tirelessly for the best interest of our state and country. As for me, I will continue to work for public good in other ways in the years ahead. George Bernard Shaw
German capital Berlin has experienced more snow this month than any other December of the past 110 years. And more bitter cold is expected, the German Weather Service said Tuesday. With headlines such as these coming in from around the world the last couple of years — and 40 inches of snow on the ground here as winter just begins — do you ever wonder if God is making fun of Al Gore and the global warming nuts?
Does canceled game mean we’re wusses? When does football become more than a sporting event? It’s not when the president comments on the redemption of a player who served prison time for a vicious felony. That’s a slow news week. Nor is it when a former Super Bowl quarterback crudely hits on a young woman not his wife or girlfriend. That’s an even slower news week. But when a game that was supposed to be played in a face-lacerating blizzard by bare-armed behemoths is postponed because of the weather, then it’s an affront to national character. “My biggest beef is that this is part of what’s happened in this country,” said Ed Rendell, the outgoing governor of Pennsylvania. “We’ve become a nation of wusses. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything.” A miserable trade balance. Loss of manly essence. Decline of the republic. All of this because the game between the Philadelphia Eagles at their adequate outdoor stadium and the visiting Minnesota Vikings was moved when the big snowstorm hammered the East Coast. Ren-
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dell was just getting warmed up. “If this was China, do you think the Chinese would have called off the game? People would have been marching down to the stadium, they would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down.” Calculus! Don’t those Chinese even pause for a bratwurst or a sip of beer at pregame revelries? And what kind of a tailgate party would that be? Rendell’s comments in a radio interview, coming at a time when sloth is the seasonal mode and decline talk is a subtext of ragged economic blues, set off a lot of people. The most articulate of scolds can warn about how far behind the rest of the world our students are falling, about the frightening implications of a threefold rise in child obesity,
about the importance of a work ethic coupled with American creativity — and the country is barely stirred. But let someone suggest that a football game can’t be played in the snow, and you’ve got real trouble. It’s bad enough that a winter storm can ruin a politician. Witness the hit to his reputation that Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey took for leaving his state to misery while he vacationed in Disney World. Or the painful sight of Mayor Michael Bloomberg getting sarcastic — “I regret everything in the world,” he snapped — in response to criticism. Now, snow is weighing down a game that is already far too-burdened with larger implications. We don’t walk 10 miles to school in a blizzard anymore, but we do put on face paint and display bare torsos while watching appliance-sized men who make more in a week than most Americans earn in a year bash each other. It’s diverting, and — aside from a few atrocious losses by my hometown Seahawks, the Barney Fifes of football —
mostly rewarding. What’s truly wimpy is telling everyone to go to the mall and shop while putting two wars on the credit card and committing countless lives to mortal danger. This advice by then-President George W. Bush gave the majority of the country no reason to sacrifice — just chant “U.S.A.!” and wave some flags. What’s wimpy is Sarah Palin equating Nanny State intolerance with Michelle Obama’s campaign to get children to exercise more and improve their diets. Eat s’mores, Palin implored, as a patriotic act of defiance to Big Government. This assertion is an affront to every genuine act of political disobedience, let alone the epidemic of childhood obesity. Rendell is a gregarious, likable politician, and I’d hate to see him muzzled. But he’s wrong to equate one delayed football game with the collapse of American values. For that matter, can we just liberate football as a stand-in for anything other than football? Sure, the suits who run the league are killjoys for moving the Sunday night
contest. Anyone who’s played pickup football in the snow knows the lasting thrill of catching a pass between snowflakes. And some of the game’s greatest contests — the Ice Bowl in Green Bay, the Snow Bowl in New England — would be nothing without the weather. But a nation of wusses? Sorry, governor. Talk to the clerk in Queens who walked five miles in the snow to his job at Sears because his bus never came. Or the elderly people, shivering without power, forced to cut pills in half because they couldn’t get out and refill their life-saving prescriptions. Or the hundred or so commuters who endured a night of chill and fear when their subway train was stranded in the blizzard. “No panic, no yelling, just understanding,” one fellow sufferer said of the ordeal. What the epic winter storm at year’s end showed was the overlooked and the routine: a nation of quiet heroes. (Timothy Egan, based in the Pacific Northwest, writes a column for the New York Times.)
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Kidney parole deal bour on Thursday after meeting him at the state capital in Jackson, calling his decision “a shining example” of the way a governor should use the power of clemency. Others aren’t so sure. Arthur Caplan, the director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied transplants and their legal and ethical ramifications for about 25 years. He said he’s never heard of anything like this. Even though Gladys Scott proposed the idea in her petition for an early release and volunteered to donate the organ, Caplan said, it is against the law to buy and sell organs or to force people to give one up. “When you volunteer to give a kidney, you’re usually free and clear to change your mind right up to the last minute,” he said. “When you put a condition on it that you could go back to prison, that’s a pretty powerful incentive.” So what happens if she decides, minutes from surgery, to back off the donation? “My understanding is that she’s committed to doing this. This is something that she came up with,” said Barbour’s spokesman, Dan Turner. “This is not an idea the governor’s office brokered. It’s not a quid pro quo.” What happens if medical testing determines that the two are not compatible for a
actually happen.” Legally, there should be no problems since Gladys Scott volunteered to donate the kidney, said George Cochran, a professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law who specializes in constitutional matters. “You have a constitutional right to body integrity, but when you consent (to donate an organ) you waive that”
right, he said. Other experts said the sisters’ incarceration and their desire for a transplant operation are two separate matters and should not be tied together. Dr. Michael Shapiro, chief of organ transplants at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey and the chair of the ethics committee at the United Network for Organ Sharing, said the
tries have lower teen birth rates. “Not at all,” said Cecilia Ekeus, a researcher in international public health at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute. “We’re working the oppos i t e w a y,” s h e a d d e d , describing Sweden’s comprehensive sex education and easy teen access to condoms and birth control pills. Experts say teen births can be lower when: ■ Teens have less sex. ■ Teens use contraception correctly and often. ■ A larger proportion of pregnant teens has an abortion. But do those explain the international differences? As to the first, there is no evidence teens in Europe are having less sex than American teens, so that’s not considered a likely explanation. If anything, “there may be
more sex there than here” among teenagers, said Carl Haub, a demographer with the Washington, D.C.-based Population Reference Bureau. As to the third, most international comparisons of abortion rates are considered dated and somewhat unreliable because of incomplete information. One smaller study found the United States had a higher abortion rate than Canada and some European countries, and not all experts think it’s a major reason for different birth rates. But some researchers say abortion is a significant factor in some nations. In Sweden, for example, abortions are legal without parental consent — and quite common. Indeed, one in two women who get pregnant in their lifetime has an abortion, said Ekeus.
There’s much more consensus that birth control is the key to a lower teen birth rate. Studies indicate that about 80 percent of sexually active teen girls in Sweden and about 88 percent in England and France use contraception. In the United States, it’s about 61 percent. And in some European countries they are more likely to use longer-lasting forms of birth control, such as the IUD, experts said. Other explanations? Perhaps race and ethnicity, said Dr. Monique Chireau, a Duke University assistant professor who researches adolescent pregnancy. She noted the birth rate for white U.S. teens — about 26 per 1,000 — is much lower then the black and Hispanic rates (59 and 70, respectively). “There are distinctions
Continued from 1A between different ethnicities,” and the U.S. whites are more comparable to countries with more homogenous white populations, she said. Factors like proportions of teens that are married in each country, proportions living in poverty, and other demographics also should be considered, she and others said. Cultural expectations have a lot to do with it, too, said several sources pointing to societies where teen childbearing is not considered an attractive option. In Sweden, teen motherhood is so far outside the norm that young moms often are assumed to have other problems like a psychiatric diagnosis or drug addiction, Ekeus said. Swedish teen mothers “differ very much from the general population,” she said.
drive past a road closure device on a closed road. The department planned to pull snowplows off roads in the Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City, Fargo, Wahpeton, Hillsboro and Grand Forks areas at dark. The plows will resume operation this morning if conditions allow. A travel alert was in effect for east of Bismarck, Flasher, Selfridge, Fort Yates, Linton, Napoleon, Steele, Jamestown, Valley City, Edgeley, Ellendale, Devils Lake, Carrington, Rugby, Rolla, Langdon, Casselton, Fargo, Wahpeton, Hillsboro, Grand Forks, Drayton, Cavalier and surrounding areas. Though the storm causing those problems will move out of the area early
this morning, that doesn’t mean North Dakota is done with blizzard conditions for the weekend. A new storm is expected to move in through southeastern North Dakota this afternoon. The storm could drop 10 inches of snow on the James River Valley, with lesser amounts to the west and north, Walker said. He said southeastern North Dakota will be under a blizzard watch again at noon today, while the rest of the state will be in a winter weather watch. Bismarck isn’t expected to get as much snow as its eastern counterparts, but conditions will still be hazardous due to low temperatures and strong winds, Walker said.
“It won’t be as bad, but you know, with the wind blowing, you get reduced visibilities,” he said. By 6 p.m. today, wind chill temperatures will range from 20 below to 30 below across most of the state. Saturday morning, wind chills could be from 40 below in the northwest to 25 below in the southeast, Walker said. Though blowing snow will be more of a problem in southeastern North Dakota, it also will be an issue in south central North Dakota, especially in outlying areas. “It’s not going to be pleasant for the next couple of days,” Walker said. The wind will begin to wind down Saturday afternoon. Conditions should be slightly better on Sunday,
Continued from 1A Walker said. “Compared to what we’re going to go through in the next three days, it should be a nicer day in relative terms,” he said. Walker said it’s important to travel with an emergency kit during the winter, and travelers should let other people know when they are leaving and what routes they are taking. “A n d k e e p yo u r c e l l phone charged,” he said. Road reports are available by calling 511 or going to www.dot.nd.gov/travelinfo/travel-info.htm. (The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 2 5 0 - 8 2 2 5 o r j e n n y. michael@bismarcktribune. com.)
tiansen, deputy director of the Workforce Development Center in Riverside, Calif., which has one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates. In past downturns, the economy didn’t start generating jobs until applications for unemployment benefits consistently fell below 400,000 a week. But some economists say the old rule of thumb is outdated. Payrolls were already growing this year when applications were still well above 450,000 a week . One reason: The labor force has grown by 25 million people over the past two decades. “You would expect the level of initial jobless claims to be higher the larger
the labor force,” Northern Turst’s Kasriel says. Another: Since the Great Recession, the unemployed, knowing their job search may be long and difficult, have been more likely to apply for benefits than they used to be. Pre v i o u s l y, t h e re w e re 1.25 laid-off workers for every person applying for benefits. Now, claims and layoffs are about equal, notes Zach Pandl, economist at Nomura Securities. That means each claim represents fewer laidoff workers. Even if they’ve stopped cutting, employers have been slow to hire. In October, there were still 4.4 unemployed for every job opening. “It’s not really been the layoff rate
that’s been the problem in most of 2010,” says Gary Burtless, senior fellow in economics studies at the Brookings Institution. “It’s been the failure of employers to create vacancies.” But vacancies are expected to open up in 2011. A survey released this month by the Business Roundtable found that 45 percent of big company CEOs planned to add jobs over the next six months, up from 31 percent in the third quarter; just 18 percent planned to cut jobs. A survey by the staffing firm Manpower found that companies are more optimistic about hiring than they’ve been in two years. “We’re going to start to see
Continued from 1A jobs added. It’s just going to take longer than anyone would want to get to somewhere more comfortable,” says Manpower CEO Jeff Joerres “The first quarter is classically a slow hiring quarter. After that, we’re going to see numbers that seem more like a recovery.” In Louisville, Ky., 103-yearold Atlas Machine & Supply is planning to add 10 to 12 workers to its staff of 200. The firm, which makes factory equipment, is bouncing back from 2009 — “the worst year we’ve had since the Great Depression,” president Rich Gimmel says. The new jobs will be good ones, too — machinists earning $70,000 to $80,000 a year.
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Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson discusses the pending release of sisters Gladys and Jamie Scott at a news conference in the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday. transplant? Turner said the sisters are a blood-type match, but that tests to determine tissue compatibility still need to be done. If they don’t match, or if she backs out, will she be heading back to prison? “All of the ‘What if’ questions are, at this point, purely hypothetical,” Barbour said in a statement from his office late Thursday. “We’ll deal with those situations if they
Continued from 1A zine article about growing up in the segregated South struck some as racially insensitive. In the article, Barbour explained that the public schools in his hometown of Yazoo City didn’t see the violence that other towns did, and attributed that to the allwhite Citizens Council in Mississippi. Some critics said he glossed over the group’s role in segregation. He later said he wasn’t defending the group. The Scott sisters’ attorney, Chokwe Lumumba, said people have asked if Barbour, who is mentioned as a potential presidential contender in 2012, suspended their sentences for political reasons. “My guess is he did,” Lumumba said, but he still said the governor did the right thing. Mississippi Rep. George Flaggs, an outspoken Democrat in the state legislature and an African-American, scoffed at suggestions that Barbour’s motive was political and said the decision wasn’t an attempt to gloss over the magazine comments. Flaggs said Barbour suspended the sentences “not only to let this woman out of prison, but to save her life. “If she doesn’t get a kidney, she’s going to die,” he said.
organ transplant should not be a condition of release. “The simple answer to that is you can’t pay someone for a kidney,” Shapiro said. “If the governor is trading someone 20 years for a kidney, that might potentially violate the valuable consideration clause” in federal regulations. That clause is meant to prohibit the buying or selling of organs, and Shapiro said the Scott sisters’ situation could violate that rule because it could be construed as trading a thing of value — freedom from prison — for an organ. Putting conditions on parole, however, is a longstanding practice. And governors granting clemency have sometimes imposed unusual ones, such as requiring people whose sentences are reduced to move elsewhere. In 1986, South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow commuted the sentences of 36 criminals, but only on the condition that they leave his state and never come back. In Florida, the governor and members of his cabinet voted in 1994 to reduce a convicted killer’s sentence as long as he agreed to live in Maryland. Whatever the legal or ethical implications of Barbour’s decision, it thrust him back into the spotlight, after his recent comments in a maga-
Teen births down Kingdom it’s 24 per 1,000 girls. In traditionally Catholic Ireland, it’s 16 and in Italy it’s 5. France’s rate is 7 per 1,000. Canada’s rate is under 13, Sweden’s is under 8, Japan’s is about 5, and in the Netherlands it’s close to 4. The disparity has existed for decades. Several experts say the reason mostly has to do with more realistic approaches to birth control. Bir th control is less expensive and easier for teens to get in many other developed countries than in the United States. And teachers, parents and physicians tend to be more accepting of teenage sexuality and more likely to encourage use of contraception, said Sarah Brown, chief executive of the Washington, D.C.-based National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Teen births are a concern:
The hazards of teen pregnancy include higher dropout rates, as well as possible health and other problems for young mothers and their kids. There are few comprehensive studies of why teen birth rates vary from country to country. And experts say there’s probably not one overarching explanation. For example, the reason for a low teen birth rate may be different in the Netherlands, where prostitution is legal, than in Japan, which traditionally has a more conservative culture when it comes to sex and sex education. Some countries may have predominant social values that discourage teenage sex, but abstinence-only education programs — a hot topic in the United States — are generally not considered a major reason other coun-
White out eastbound lanes west of Fargo as high winds and b l ow i n g s n ow c ov e re d roads. The For um repor ted Thursday that the wreck could involve as many as 100 vehicles. Two people were taken from the wreck in ambulances, though the extent of injuries was not known. North Dakota Highway Patrol Sgt. Dave Wolf said the accident scene was about a quarter-mile long, but wasn’t completely sure. “We’re blocked,” Wolf said. “ We c a n’t g e t t h r o u g h because of a semi that’s blocking the entire road. “Until we can get him moved out of the way, we don’t even know what’s beyond that,” he said.
Fargo police had responded to at least 15 crashes since Thursday morning. The city’s airport canceled almost all flights Thursday night. Interstate 29 was closed from the South Dakota border to Grand Forks, and no travel was advised to the Canadian border. Earlier, a wreck blocked southbound lanes of that interstate, and traffic was turned around at the Buxton exit. The state Department of Transportation said high winds caused near zero visibility and created glare ice conditions across southeastern North Dakota. Conditions were “creating a lifet h re a t e n i n g d a n g e r t o motorists,” the department said. It is against the law to
Good signs for ’11 spring, where the consumer is going to say that it no longer feels like we’re still in a recession.” He expects the economy to generate 100,000 to 150,000 jobs a month by spring, up from an average 86,500 a month in 2010. That’s an improvement, but still not enough to cause big drop in the unemployment rate. To Paul Kasriel, chief economist at Northern Trust, fewer people applying for unemployment benefits suggests the unemployment rate will slip from 9.8 percent in November to 9.7 percent early next year; that would mean about 150,000 fewer unemployed. The Conference Board’s Goldstein says the unem-
ployment rate might actually rise for a few months as an increase in job openings lures even more job seekers back into the labor market. He doesn’t expect the unemployment rate to start dropping until mid-2011 and says it will finish the year above 9 percent. The good news is that layoffs have fallen back to prerecession levels. In October, 1.7 million people were laid off or fired — the lowest figure since August 2006, more than a year before the Great Recession started. Layoffs and dismissals peaked at 2.6 million in January 2009. “We’ve stopped the losses, and things are kind of turning around,” says Mark Chris-
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Our top North Dakota sales and purchases up 10 picks Biggest 3Q increases were in mining, oil extraction areas for music in 2010 By CHRISTOPHER BJORKE Bismarck Tribune
This year’s installment in Favorite Music of the Year takes a slightly different turn from my previous outings. I feel that a person’s tastes in music typically tells a pretty rich story on who that person is, so it’s a pleasure to be able to share someone else’s story in this year’s column.
KELLY HAGEN
Zach Packineau, circulation manager for the Bismarck Public Library, is collaborating with me on a top 10 list for the year. We both contributed our favorite five albums of the year. For anyone interested in an expanded look at our picks, with full top 10 lists and reflections on each other’s selections, visit this column’s Facebook page. Just search for “Kelly Hagen’s column in the Bismarck Tribune” at www.facebook.com. Every CD in this column is available to check out from the Bismarck Public Library. Search the library’s online catalog at www.bismarcklibrary.org. Hagen’s picks 5. Arcade Fire — “The Suburbs” I don’t think the Arcade Fire has necessarily matured or slowed down; it’s not our characters that change so much as our settings. And like lead singer Win Butler intones on “Month of May,” “2009, 2010; I want to make a record of how I felt then.” So they did, and it’s exceptional. 4. Titus Andronicus — “The Monitor” “The Monitor” is confessional and insightful without stopping to edit itself. Like an ill-advised drunk dial, Titus Andronicus let it all hang out, loud and completely raw. 3. Mumford & Sons — “Sigh No More” Perfect for anyone who still pulls their “O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack out of the archives from time to time, “Sigh No More” is great fun. 2. The Thermals — “Personal Life” Lo-fi since their start, The Thermals always walk a fine line with every release because their sound is so simple, free of frills, it should be difficult to reinvent that wheel each time and not lose interest. And yet they do it again, mixing brand new melodies and bringing bassist Kathy Foster further into the mix as a background vocalist. 1. The National — “High Violet” The third album in my top five dealing with getting older and slower, “High Violet” by The National is my favorite of the year. “Conversation 16” is the year’s best song for me, as singer Matt Berninger sulks in the reflection that he’s not good enough for the woman he’s found for himself, bemoaning “I was afraid that I’d eat your brains.” Packineau’s picks 5. “Astro Coast” — Surfer Blood From the twiddling guitars of “Take It Easy” to the final ‘ooh’ on “Anchorage,” Astro Coast gives you the sense of a band that is both musically and lyrically smart: how many other bands this year have written passionately about David Lynch and “Twin Peaks”? 4. “Crystal Castles” — Crystal Castles This Canadian duo has created an electronic symphony of aggressive and dreamlike dancerock that also includes a cameo Continued on 6B
North Dakota’s taxable transactions rose 28 percent in the most recent quarter over last year, according to state data. Sales and purchases for the months of July, August and September totaled $3.947 billion, according to
the tax commissioner’s office. Commissioner Cory Fong said the numbers show healthy growth after 2009 transactions were down following a sharp increase in 2008. “If you look at the overall growth pattern from 2003, there’s a steady increase,” he said. “It shows that the economy of North Dakota continues to be somewhat
of an outlier.” The biggest increases were in the mining and oil extraction sector, which posted growth of 193.7 percent over the third quarter of 2009, and in the communities of the oil and gasproducing western counties. Tioga had the biggest growth of 185.6 percent and Williston was the second with 150.9 percent.
However, Fong said the retail sector was a better indicator of the state’s economy because it reflects broader individual spending rather than a cyclical industry like oil and gas. The retail sector grew by 7.7 percent during the quarter. “We have seen retail trade being the ‘Steady Eddie,’” said Fong. It indi-
New Year resolve: Time to shape up
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Working out with barbells, dumbells, elastic bands and exercise balls along with energetic music helps fitness enthusiasts at the Muscle Work class at the Missouri Valley Family YMCA in Bismarck concentrate Wednesday on their fitness goals. By SARA KINCAID Bismarck Tribune When the calendar changes, people begin thinking about changing old habits. Among the most common New Year’s resolutions are those that are health related, such as resolutions to lose weight, to eat better or to quit smoking. The habits that caused those health-related issues to begin with didn’t happen overnight, so the best approach is to take a slow approach to changing them. “ Yo u c a n’t l o s e 40 pounds until you lose four pounds,” said Dr. Terr y Wolf, a family
physician with Medcenter One. He recommends people make a plan with long-term and shortterm goals. That way, they can focus on smaller changes Wolf that can help them achieve their overall results. People tend to see their doctors this time of year, seeking advice on lifestyle changes to be healthier, he said. In addition to shortterm goals, he recommends they keep track of
what they do and when. For example, if people want to exercise more, they don’t need to keep an extensive journal that tracks how many calories are burned. Instead they just need to mark a calendar. That helps them track their progress without having to wrack their brains trying to remember if they hit the gym on a particular day. As for changing eating habits, Wolf recommends a measured approach that doesn’t ban specific foods. “For food, it is simple,” he said. “Eat less in general and eat less unhealthy food.” Like cookies? That’s fine, he said, so long as a person doesn’t eat the
whole bag in one sitting. People looking to quit smoking should look for support and keep in mind that it can take several attempts to quit smoking, he said. “I’ve had smokers tell me the biggest reason they started again was an increase in stress,” he said. A plan to deal with stress could go a long way toward helping a person sustain efforts to quit smoking. People can cope with stress by calling someone, taking a walk or doing an activity that distracts them, he said. (Reach reporter Sara Kincaid at 250-8251 or sara.kincaid@bismarcktribune.com.)
cated consumers’ confidence in the economy, he said, adding, “It’s probably one of the best signs in this report.” Burleigh County had growth of 7.74 percent in the quarter, though Morton County had a decrease of 2.54 percent. The utilities sector saw a decline of 26.9 percent, a Continued on 6B
Discovery discovers Parshall ‘Boomtown’ series starts on Jan. 29 The Discovery Channel has discovered the Bakken oil boom and the community of Parshall. The town will be featured in a documentary-style series called “Boomtown,” filmed by the channel’s Planet Green producers. The series starts at 9 p.m. CST Jan. 29. In a promo on its website, Discovery says it will chronicle the small town’s struggle with a sudden oil boom. Here’s the promo text: “The tiny town of Parshall, N.D., is isolated, windswept and frigid, like most northwestern American communities. With a population of 1,073, Parshall holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota (-60 degrees Fahrenheit). The economy of this small community, like so many other similar towns across America, has been in steep decline for many years. As manufacturing and farming jobs have moved overseas, town residents have sought greener pastures and a better life. But recently, something amazing happened: Below the wheat fields and the grocery store and the high school football field, surveyors discovered oil — barrels upon barrels of thick, unrefined, highly sought-after crude oil. “Boomtown is an unconventional case study of how the domestic oil and gas industries are exploring every option here on U.S. soil — but at what cost? In an illustration of what’s happening in small towns across America, practically overnight, many of Parshall’s residents and landowners are transformed from ordinary folks into millionaires. But not everyone gets rich quick, and not everyone thinks this new development will end well for the residents of the town.”
Legislators inclined to allow smoking in bars AP survey finds little support for higher taxes on tobacco By DALE WETZEL Associated Press No r t h Da k o t a l a w m a k e r s appear content to allow smoking to continue in bars and truck stops, and have little enthusiasm for increasing the state’s tobacco taxes to deter cigarette and smokeless tobacco use, an Associated Press survey of legislators says. Legislators who responded to the December survey, which was conducted by e-mail and regular mail, supported the right of local governments to impose tougher anti-smoking rules than the North Dakota Legislature itself has been willing to approve. Since lawmakers banned smoking in most public workplaces in 2005, the Legislature has defeated proposals to abolish the law’s exemptions, which allow smoking in bars, tobacco shops, motel
rooms designated for smokers, rooms rented for private functions and enclosed areas of truck stops where children are not allowed. Fargo, West Fargo, Grand Forks, Bi s m a rc k , D e v i l s L a k e a n d Napoleon have gone beyond the state law and approved local ordinances that ban smoking in bars. The Devils Lake measure is to take effect July 1, while Bismarck’s ordinance has been put on hold until it is resolved by a citywide vote. After Bismarck’s City Commission approved two ordinances on smoking in bars, a group of bar employees circulated referendum petitions to put them on the ballot. The AP survey asked legislators whether they favored a statewide anti-smoking law, leaving the issue to local governments, or continuing the current practice of having a statewide law while allowing local governments to toughen it if they
chose. In all, 114 of the 141 members of the North Dakota Legislature, or 81 percent, responded to the survey. In the North Dakota House, 59 of the 76 representatives who replied said they preferred continuing the existing law or letting local governments handle the issue. Fourteen House members advocated a statewide policy, and three were undecided. Twenty-nine North Dakota senators who replied to the survey favored continuing the present law or leaving the issue to local boards, while six wanted a statewide law and three were undecided. In 2008, North Dakota voters approved an initiative that set aside money for a new anti-tobacco agency, called the Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy, which is independent of the state Health Department and run
by an appointed board. Board members drafted a fiveyear plan for reducing tobacco use that advocated raising North Dakota’s tobacco taxes, including an increase in the state tax on cigarettes from 44 cents to $2 a pack by July 2013. The plan also envisioned abolishing the exemptions to the state’s anti-smoking law and extending the smoking ban to outdoor arenas where public events are held. Jeanne Prom, the center’s director, said the agency intends to concentrate on local efforts to curb smoking in 2011, rather than push the Legislature to toughen North Dakota’s anti-smoking law or boost tobacco taxes. “In order to have anything happen to the tobacco tax, we need legislative support, and we feel that we need to do more education on Continued on 6B
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Open house planned at BSC Bismarck area residents over 50 can join instructors for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of North Dakota in an open house and course preview on Jan. 6 at Bismarck State College. The open house is from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 101 of the National Energy Center of Excellence on the BSC campus. Classes begin Jan. 24. For information, call BSC Continuing Education, Training and Innovation at 224-5600. For a complete list of winter 2011 courses, instructor profiles, events and day trips, see http://olli.und.edu/bismarck.
Woman killed in eastern S.D. crash WEBSTER, S.D. (AP) — A 61-year-old woman has died after her car drifted into an opposite lane and collided with farm equipment. Authorities say Beverly Jean Okroi of Roslyn, S.D. was driving on state Highway 25 north of Webster, in eastern South Dakota, on Wednesday night when her car drifted into the opposite lane on a hill. Okroi’s vehicle hit farm equipment towed by a tractor. A passenger in Okroi’s vehicle was also injured. The driver of the tractor was not hurt.
Man arrested after child found ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul police have arrested a 34-year-old man in last week’s car theft and abandonment of an 11-month-old boy who was in the back seat. Officers arrested the suspect without incident at a business Wednesday. He’s being held in the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center on an unrelated warrant. Police say they received several tips from the public since the Dec. 22 theft. The car was stolen from St. Paul’s East Side with the infant strapped in a car seat. The boy was found alive near a garbage can behind a Maplewood apartment complex. Investigators believe the suspect wanted to steal the car and sell it. It’s unclear if he knew the baby was in the back seat.
Man accused of threat with sword SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man is accused of threatening his stepfather with a 3-foot-long sword. Russell Eugene Deming, 20, was charged with aggravated assault. Police say Deming was in a fight with a friend. When Deming’s 41-year-old stepfather attempted to break up the fight, Deming allegedly went to his bedroom and retrieved the sword. Police say he then threatened his stepfather with the weapon and left. Police say there were no serious injuries.
Mont. gov. wants meeting over port BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s governor says he wants to meet with Washington state officials about opposition to a Columbia River port that would ship coal mined in Montana and Wyoming to Asia. Officials in Cowlitz County approved the port upgrade last month, but environmental groups are appealing, saying the environmental impacts of transporting and burning the coal were not adequately considered. On Tuesday, the Washington Department of Ecology petitioned to intervene in the appeal filed by Earthjustice. Ecology spokeswoman Kim Schmanke says the agency wants a seat at the table because it may be asked to approve other permits for the project. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he plans to travel to Washington state early next week to seek support for the project. He says he’s going to tell state officials it’s irrational for them to oppose a port to export Montana coal when utilities that serve Washington state burn Montana coal.
Minn. gov. picks budget chief ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov.-elect Mark Dayton turned Thursday to someone with intimate knowledge of Minnesota’s finances to be his chief budget adviser. Dayton, a Democrat, chose Jim Schowalter to be commissioner of the Minnesota Management and Budget Department, one of the most influential posts in a governor’s cabinet. It’s a familiar department for Schowalter, who has served there in top roles under departing GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Schowalter, 47, has been the agency’s deputy commissioner since April and served as the down-a-rung state budget director before that. As commissioner, Schowalter will be closely involved in Dayton’s big-picture budget decisions. He’ll also have to defend budget proposals in front of a Republican-led Legislature. Minnesota has a projected $6.2 billion budget deficit to contend with as lawmakers set the next budget in 2011.
Part of Havre High roof collapses HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — Havre officials say a portion of the roof near the main entrance of Havre High School has collapsed after Wednesday’s storm dumped at least 8 inches of snow on the city. The Havre fire chief says they received a call at about 9 a.m. Thursday. Fire personnel made an initial assessment of the damage and made sure the main power line entering the building was not damaged. Fire Chief Dave Sheppard says the damage occurred in a newer, pitched portion of the roof, which was installed on top of the old flat roof. The flat roof was still intact and there was no damage inside the school.
S.D. court rules on child custody PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota laws that allow grandparents and others to gain custody of children who aren’t theirs are constitutional, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a ruling that gives a couple another chance to seek custody of their 4-year-old granddaughter. A circuit judge had thrown out the couple’s request after ruling that state laws on the issue were unconstitutional because they allow courts to give others custody without first finding a child’s parents unfit. The Supreme Court said the laws can stand because they require judges to give special consideration to fit parents. The laws presume it is in a child’s best interest to be in the care and custody of a parent unless that parent is unfit or extraordinary circumstances exist, the high court said. The ruling sends the Pennington County custody case back to circuit court to determine whether the grandparents should have custody of the girl.
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Fight is on to stop illegal honey Standards proposed in North Dakota, other states FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Honey companies and importers are launching a program in January to try to stop the flow of illegally sourced honey from coming into the country. The True Source Honey Initiative is an effort by a handful of producers and importers looking to certify the origin and purity of the honey sold to U.S. consumers in jars and products such as cereals, snacks and glazes. “Where food comes from has become increasingly important to people,” said Jill Clark, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania-based Dutch Gold Honey, one of the partners in the True Source Honey Initiative. Amer icans consume about 350 million pounds of honey per year, but domestic honey can’t meet that demand. U.S. honey producers only made 144 million pounds in 2009, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. T h a t f i g u re w a s d ow n 12 percent from 2008. That created a booming market for importers — and temptation for a few who want to circumvent taxes on foreign honey. In September, the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago announced the indictments of 11 German and Chinese executives and six companies on charges that they avoided nearly $80 million in honey tariffs and sold honey tainted with banned antibiotics. It was the largest in a string of federal actions in the past two years directed at stopping illegal honey trade. Large tariffs are in place for honey from China because for a while that country was dumping lowcost honey into the U.S., shutting out domestic producers, said Eric Mussen, a
who pass the audits to place on their packaging. U.S. beekeepers would not be directly subjected to an audit, Clark said. Currently, origin labeling requirements for honey require that packaged honey bearing any combination of USDA marks or statements must also display the name or names of the one or more countries of origin. Some states have set other standards for honey, mainly those that define “pure honey” in a bid to curb the sale of products that have that label but contain corn syrup or other additives. Florida was the first state to adopt such standards in 2009, and was quickly followed by California, Wisconsin and most recently North Carolina. Similar standards were proposed in at least 12 other states, including North Dakota and South Dakota, which account for roughly one-third of U.S. honey.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a petition seeking a national “pure honey” standard. The 2009 U.S. honey crop was valued at $208 million but beekeeping in the U.S. has been on the steady decline. The U.S. is down from 6 million bee colonies after World War II to about 2.5 million today, Mussen said. “It went the way of the farm,” he said. But some young producers are getting in the game. “I don’t know a lot of y o u n g b e e k e e p e r s,” Matthew Cary said, laughing on a rainy December day after delivering jars of his Matthew’s Honey to a nearby farmers market. The 22-year-old has 200 hives in Lindsay, Calif., a town of 11,000 people in the San Joaquin Valley. California is third in honey production after the Dakotas. “Honey work is very difficult but it’s very rewarding,” Cary said. “It’s taking care of something and seeing it b l o s s o m . I t ’s b e i n g a farmer.” Matthew Cary has been making honey for about a year and a half. He is following in the footsteps of his father, Norman Cary, who has run Cary’s Honey Farms since before his son was born, selling honey wholesale to companies throughout the country who package it under various labels or put it into food. N o r m a n C a r y, 5 4 , remembers the hard days of competing with cheap honey imports. “It’s difficult when you know you’ve got a quality product and you’re selling it for less than it’s worth,” Norman Cary said. “I hope companies buy into this program to keep things fair.”
12th St. Lot 208, $300, three days suspended for 364 days, also no liability insurance: $300, 10 days suspended for 364 days, restitution. Kelly J. Hanlon, 27, 1614 Oakland Drive, $300, three days suspended for 364 days. Adam S. Lingert, 24, 2801 Hawken St. Apt. 21, $300, three days suspended for 364 days, also no liability insurance: $200, five days suspended for 364 days. Derrick W. Benes, 39, 1390 E. Capitol Ave. Apt. 214, $250, three days suspended for 364 days. Jonathan T. Hlibichuk, 22, 1128 Bozeman Drive Apt. 2, $300, three days suspended for 364 days. Ryan D. Pederson, 33, 602 W. Divide Ave., $150 and four days. Driving under revocation: Sheldon L. Kelly, 34, 2520 E. Broadway Ave. No. 47, 20 days. Theft of property: Miranda L. Schmidt, 31, 2893 28th St., Mandan, $300, three days suspended for 364 days. Jonathan K. Kassian, 20, 3130 E. Rosser Ave. No. 5, two counts of 30 days, jail time served concurrently. Emeterio Galvan, 26, 300 Fifth St. N.E., Mandan, $250, three days suspended for 364 days. Dolores Torres, 35, 300 Fifth St. N.E., Mandan, $250, three days suspended for 364 days. Cherrelle M. Goodsell, 18, 3315 University Drive Box 17B, $300, three
days suspended for 364 days. Simple assault: Brenda L. Dosch, 51, 1230 Michigan Ave., $175, 10 days suspended for 364 days, also possession of marijuana: $200, two days suspended for 364 days. Driving under the influence: Scott R. Eckman, 42,1536 Mor ning View Court, $250, seven days suspended for 364 days. Dustin J. Tweten, 39, 228 Connecticut St., $500, seven days suspended for 364 days, also no liability insurance: $150, five days suspended for 364 days. Todd J. Leier, 30, 1011 Breton Drive, $800, seven days suspended for 364 days. Timothy A. Krumm Jr., 26, 110 Montgomery Place, Lincoln, $400, seven days suspended for 364 days. Disorderly conduct: Sheldon L. Kelly, 34, 1008 Portland Drive Apt. 10, 10 days, also inhalation of vapors: two days. Tate R. White, 19, 1000 N. Ninth St., four days. Actual physical control: Jerry A. Americanhorse, 39, Lame Deer, Mont., $400, seven days suspended for 364 days. Duty upon striking an unattended vehicle: Monica R. Almanza, 20, 725 S. 12th St. No. 62, two days, also no liability insurance: $150, five days suspended for 364 days, restitution.
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Honey maker and packer Matthew Cary is shown last week with a panel of bees that are busy working at making honey, in Lindsay, Calif. beekeeping expert with the University of California Cooperative Extension. “Honey was coming in from China at 35 cents a pound, and American producers were having to sell their honey at a loss, not even covering their costs,” Mussen said. The industry asked the government to intervene, he said. U.S. officials figured out that a honey surplus from China was being routed through South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and other countries that didn’t face the same duties, he said. A l l t h e Tr u e So u rc e Honey Initiative wants is that the countries of origin and ingredients inside the honey jar match the product, Clark said. Certification would come after a third-party annual audit that would cost honey packers and exporters $2,000 to $4,000. The initiative is finalizing a seal that it would offer those
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Judge William Severin Driving under suspension: Carrie D. Simenson, 29, 1102 E. Bowen Ave., $250 and four days. Joseph D. Bitzan, 19, 204 Roadrunner Ave., $150 and four days, also no liability insurance: $150, five days suspended for 364 days, restitution. Nicole L. King, 28, 700 S.
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Adult children react badly to mom’s disability Dear Annie: A year ago, I became ill and was in the hospital for a month. I was told that my children were there the entire time. Since then, I have been declared legally disabled. There is some room for improvement in my condition, but it will take a lot of time. I would love to have my old life back, but it isn’t going to happen. I always thought I was a good mother, but apparently I failed somewhere. Two of my children are still living at home, and all I get is criticism from them that I don’t do enough around the house. It’s nearly impossible for me to cook and clean, and no one else even tries. We are all adults living here. My daughter constantly complains about all she does for me. She wants to get paid for washing my clothes, doing the dishes and any other chores. Mind you, both children live here rent-free. At present, my son is unemployed, but always
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By PHILLIP ALDER Look at only the North hand. Your partner opens one heart, you respond one spade, and he rebids one notrump. What would you do now? (Yes, you might have bid two clubs on the first round, but then you would have risked either burying the spade suit or overbidding to a no-play game.) If your system permits, you might take your side into a club contract. However, since this deal occurred in a pair event, North liked the idea of no-trump because it paid more points. (In pairs you gain matchpoints by outscoring the other players who hold your cards. If you are plus 120 and another North-South pair is only plus 110, you receive one matchpoint.) So North raised to two no-trump, inviting game. This was a mistake. When you have a good long minor and know that partner has some fit (here, South had promised a balanced hand), bid three no-trump (or make your long suit trumps). If your suit is useful, you will win at least nine tricks. If your suit cannot be established, you will probably collect at most seven tricks. At the table South passed out two no-trump. West guessed well to lead his heart six. Declarer took East’s king with his ace, then understandably ran the club 10 (when the ace and another would have worked much better). East won with his queen and returned the heart nine. Now South blundered badly by playing his 10. This allowed West to cash four heart tricks and the spade ace for down one. But even if declarer had not covered the heart nine, East could have shifted to diamonds with effect.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re so funny. You see the truth in a situation and reflect on it in a way that’s different from the way others around you see it. Write down your observations. You’re a true original. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will figure out a way to increase your financial resources. More money means more choices. And when you put your mind to it, you can think of choices that do not require more money. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Forgive someone — not because they deserve to be forgiven, but because it’s better for you. It takes a massive effort to carry the weight of a grudge. Lighten your load. Drop it.
Different view Dear Annie: You were way off in your response to “Spouse,” whose wife is caring for their daughter’s blind, incontinent dog and said if the dog goes, she goes. The wife is not choosing the dog over her husband of 30 years. She is just continuing with the responsibility and commitment the daughter accepted. Just because a pet becomes incontinent or blind doesn’t mean
it should be abandoned. The wife did the right thing. Now she is seeing her husband’s true colors, and she doesn’t like it. There are all kinds of compromises that could be made to make life easier for all of them — diapers, a crate, doggy day care, etc. Abandoning the dog should not be one of them. — Pet Lover in California Dear Pet Lover: Several readers responded to this letter. Some suggested the dog be euthanized. One recommended a rescue group that will place it in a loving foster home. A few, like you, thought the wife was right to put the dog first and were angry enough with the husband to suggest throwing away the marriage. We do not agree. (Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. E-mail questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net or write to Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, Ill. 60611.)
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I have been ill for quite some time, and no one seems able to help me. It’s frustrating that I go to all these specialists and they will give me answers like “I couldn’t find anything, therefore you’re fine and should go to school.” I am 18 now, but when I was 13, I had my gallbladder removed because it was functioning at 13 percent. I have been ill ever since. Also, when I was 5, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I have a chromic problem of vomiting almost daily and, on bad days, several times a day. As of last spring, I have had a terrible pain that accompanies the illness and is enough to cripple me. My doctors are at a loss and are now guessing at what it is. One doctor diagnosed me with GERD, another with IBS, and a third told me there was nothing wrong with me. I have been put on all sorts of medications, and nothing works or even helps with the symptoms. I have recently discovered that even though I do not test positive for celiac, I react to flour in the same way, and if things are too processed, my body will not break them down. I eat healthfully and basically do the “caveman’s diet,” but nothing seems to help and, even
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though I am vomiting, I gain weight like crazy. DEAR READER: My first impression is that you may have a condition known as sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. This ring of muscle is responsible for regulating bile and pancreatic flow into the duodenum (a short section of the small intestine attached to the stomach), preventing the contents of the duodenum from backwashing into the pancreaticobiliar y tract and sending hepatic bile into the gallbladder. There are two types of dysfunction. The first, papillary stenosis, occurs when the sphincter becomes narrowed, often due to fibrosis (scarring). The second, sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia, refers to a number of pressurerelated abnormalities. The primary symptom is abdominal pain. Nausea and vomiting may be present. Some patients may also experience acute recurrent pancreatitis. It is estimated that up to 20 percent of patients who exper ience continued pain after gallbladder
removal and between 10 percent and 20 percent of patients with idiopathic (unknown cause) recurrent pancreatitis may have sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. There are two types of treatment: medication and surgery. Dyskinesia may respond to muscle relaxants that work on smooth muscle. Calcium channel blockers and long-acting nitrate drugs have been shown to improve symptoms. Despite this, side effects occur in up to onethird of patients, and only about 75 percent of patients will experience improvement, making this a h i t - o r- m i s s o p t i o n . Those with papillary stenosis are not likely to respond to medication. Surger y to remove excess tissue and/or relieve sphinctal pressure is often helpul. This provides long-term benefits for up to 70 percent of patients. A newer treatment with Botox is being used, but long-term effects are not fully known at this time. Symptoms may also improve slightly by following a low-fat diet. Request a referral to a gastroenterologist familiar with this disorder. This condition is fairly uncommon, so your best bet at finding a qualified physician is to contact your local teaching hospitals.
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You mentioned sensitivity to flour. To the best of my knowledge, gluten sensitivity is not associated with vomiting, so you may simply be responding to your extreme diet because you are reducing your fat intake. You also mention weight gain. This may be related to your Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. You should be under the care of an endocrinologist to ensure that you are being treated properly. (Dr.Gott is a retired physician and the author of the book “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Diet.” Readers can write to Dr. Gott in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., fourth floor, New York, N.Y. 10016.)
ideas about how this day is supposed to go. You’ll find a funny way to lighten the mood and detach from all the tension. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When was the last time you called someone without a reason? It doesn’t happen often because, as a rule, you do not enjoy the feeling of a meandering conversation. However, today you’ll make an exception. ( To write to Holiday Mathis, go to www.creators.com and click on “Write the Author” on the Holiday Mathis page, or send her a postcard in the mail. To find out more about Holiday Mathis and read her past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.)
White Christmas costs $400,000 W I L M I N G TO N , N . C . (AP) — A North Carolina jewelry store owner made a $400,000 bet against a white Christmas — and lost. Alan Perry, owner of P e r r y ’s E m p o r i u m i n Wi l m i n g t o n , p r o m i s e d refunds for ever ything bought at his store between Nov. 26 and Dec. 11 if more than 3 inches of snow fell in Asheville on Christmas Day. The city got more than 6 inches. Perry says the total payout for customers will be around $400,000. He says he paid for an insurance policy that will cover the refunds. Perry is undaunted by losing the bet. He says he’s thinking of a similar promotion for Valentine’s Day, based on how much snow Asheville gets on Feb. 14.
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Stunning vistas and recent storms By E. KIRSTEN PETERS
sands of impermaHere’s a classic poem nence. When that’s dear to me, both for the land its manic intensity and its above their meaning in the natural houses startworld. It’s so short you can ed to move, memorize it right now and they instantalways have it at your disly knew the posal when you consider significance Peters news of storms and their of their destruction: choice. “Safe upon the solid rock “When you hear the the ugly houses stand: boulders going ‘Bang, bang, Come and see my shining bang,’ you know there’s palace built upon the going to be problems,” sand!” canyon resident Steve The poet was Edna St. Eighart told the Los Angeles Vincent Millay. Her lines Times. always come to my mind Rapidly moving boulwhen heavy rains ravage ders are, indeed, your first the West and homes, clue you’re in deep trouble. bridges and roads are That’s because boulders swept away by mudflows and other large objects and flash floods. such as logs are at the front The poem seemed apt as or “head” of the flow as it California recently expericomes downhill. Behind enced torrential rains that that comes finer material triggered debris flows in like sand, and then a great canyons. Cascading down deal of muddy water. the steep hillsides, boulIn some parts of southders, trees, mud and water ern California, the authoriflowed rapidly downhill, ties have built large depresimperiling houses and sions in the land called those who lived in them. catch basins. They are As usual, there were meant to contain debris reports from the people flows that reach them. who had built houses Some basins have screens exactly where we geologists built into them to stop large would predict the debris objects such as boulders flows would be the worst. while allowing the watery They had traded safety for part of the flow to continue the stunning views of living downhill. in the steep canyons of Mike Colgan, who has southern California. In so lived in Orange County’s doing, they had not built Silverado Canyon for upon the rock, but on the 30 years, was impressed by
recent events. “This is only the second time I’ve seen this much debris flow, and it’s the first time I’ve seen it happen so quickly,” he told a reporter. But Colgan also had a refreshing sense of personal accountability concerning his situation. “When you live up here, you should accept the responsibility of dealing with nature,” he said. The recent California flows were triggered by amazing rainstorms. By the end of the period, downtown Los Angeles was close to setting a record for the wettest December in 120 years, getting more than 7 inches of rain in seven days. For a dry part of the country, that’s a stupendous total. Actually, for pretty nearly anywhere it’s an impressive number. As the storm moved inland, it brought many feet of snow to higher elevations. It continued farther, providing white holidays to people more than a thousand miles away from California. The geologic factors that add to the dangers of debris flows in the West are steep slopes and loosened soils and rocks. Canyon walls are exceedingly steep, so it’s no surprise to geologists that they move downward when gravity overcomes a slope’s ability to hold itself up any longer.
Bits of rock and soil then start heading downhill, and they can move as fast as a car on a highway. Other factors also increase the chance of debris flows. Forest fires remove vegetation that helps hold a slope together. So fires in the West in the summer add to the possibilities of mudslides and debris flows in the winters to come. Human activities like cutting down brush and trees do the same. Knowing where debris flow problems are likely, we could choose not to build on land that’s subject to frequent problems. That’s the logic of some zoning regulations. But people are often willing to risk the safety of their houses for the amazing views that canyons, bluffs and hillsides give them. They believe it’s better to have a “shining palace” that may not be permanent than a mundane house in a safer part of the world. Perhaps there’s a poet born every minute. (E. Kirsten Peters, a native of the rural Northwest, was trained as a geologist at Princeton and Harvard. Follow her on the Web at rockdoc.wsu.edu and on Twitter @RockDocWSU. This column is a service of the College of Agricultural, Natural and Resources Sciences at Washington State University.)
Driver’s licenses may be longer-term North Dakotans may end up keeping their driver’s license pictures longer. The state Department of Transportation supports a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would extend license renewals from four years to six for drivers ages 21 and older. Chief driver’s license examiner Syndi Worrel says the change is requested because of the increase in workload for renewals. The state’s 26 renewal sites average 10,000 people per month. Worrel says other states have renewals of between four and eight years, so the Transportation Department thought six years would be a good compromise. Younger drivers and commercial drivers would still need to renew their licenses every four years. — Associated Press
N.D. winter wheat acreage increases GRAND FORKS (AP) — Winter wheat acreage appears to have jumped this year in North Dakota. Ducks Unlimited agronomist Blake Vander Vorst said the state’s winter wheat crop is up 30 percent to 50 percent from 2009, when 340,000 acres were planted. Ducks Unlimited works with farmers across the state to increase winter wheat acreage. The group says fall seeding leads to less disruption in the spring when ducks nest. Even with the estimated increase this year, 2010 acreage would be well below the number of acres planted in 2008. Wet conditions in fall 2009 hampered farmers in the state from planting winter wheat. That caused acreage to plunge to 340,000 from 580,000 in fall 2008.
$16.5M Hot Lotto claim awaited DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A $16.5 million Hot Lotto ticket is out there somewhere, waiting to make someone or several people a lot richer. Iowa Lottery officials said Thursday that a lottery ticket sold at a Des Moines Quik Trip convenience store won Wednesday’s jackpot. It’s the third-largest prize ever offered in the game. The jackpot has been won six times before. The six numbers: 3, 12, 16, 26, 33 and Hot Ball 11. Hot Lotto is played in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont and West Virginia. The jackpots start at $1 million and rise until won.
Lawsuit alleging bullying settled FARGO (AP) — The Fargo School District has reached a $300,000 out-of-court settlement with a former student over allegations that he was repeatedly bullied by classmates. School district attorney Tiffany L. Johnson said on Wednesday that terms of the settlement include payments to the former student of $190,600 and $109,400 to his lawyer. Johnson says the district’s insurance company has paid the claim. The lawsuit said the school district didn’t properly respond to repeated complaints about the bullying and didn’t do enough to punish the perpetrators. It sought unspecified damages in excess of $50,000. The lawsuit claimed that the bullying of the unidentified student, now 21, began in grade school.
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S.D. court affirms beef jerky payout PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court says a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest beef jerky companies must pay a son of the company’s founder $16.5 million for his shares of the South Dakota subsidiary. The dispute involves the f a m i l y t h a t ow n s L i n k Snacks Inc., which is based in Wisconsin. Jay Link, a son of Link Snacks founder Jack Link, contends he was unfairly cut out of the business by his father and brother Troy Link. A Wisconsin case set the amount that Jay Link will get for his share of the main company. The South Dakota decision upholds a circuit judge’s ruling on how much Jay Link will get for his share of LSI Inc., which is based in Alpena. He had argued he should be paid more.
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HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 20 this week to 1,694. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Thursday 919 rigs were exploring for gas and 765 for oil. Ten were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago, the count was 1,189. Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Louisiana and Wyoming each gained three rigs, Oklahoma was up two and New Mexico and North Dakota rose by one. Texas decreased by 15. The rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981.
Tobacco survey Continued from 1B who did and four who said they were undecided. North Dakota’s 44-cent tax on a pack of cigarettes has not been increased since 1993, and ranks 46th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Campaign for TobaccoFree Kids, a Washington, D.C. advocacy organization. Montana’s tax is $1.70 a pack, while South Dakota’s is $1.53 and Minnesota’s is $1.57; the national average is $1.45 a pack. North Dakota is one of three states that has not raised its tobacco tax in at least 10 years, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The other two are California and Missouri, which has the nation’s lowest cigarette tax at 17 cents a pack.
Top 10 from Iceland’s better musical export Sigur Ros. Do not be alarmed by the screeching introduction on “Fainting Spells,” instead get lost in the pulsing beats and punctuated blips of standout tracks “Celestica” and “Suffocation.” 3. “Have One on Me” — Joanna Newsom Prior to “Have One on Me,” I did not care much for Joanna Newsom. She seemed too weird, too much of a neo-hippie for her and the 12-minute harp songs to be taken seriously. “Have One on Me” is far more accessible with its use of banjos and drums to accompany Newsom’s signature harp and soulful vocals that are as smooth as summer tea splashing into an ice-filled glass. 2. “The ArchAndroid” —
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Continued from 1B Janelle Monae Monae’s conceptual album about a female messiah figure jumps between many genres and styles; There is no disconnectedness in the myriad genres Monae blends together, leaving “The ArchAndroid” to flow seamlessly and beautifully from start to finish. 1. “Swim” — Caribou Caribou is mostly Dan Snaith, who performs live with a full band and also holds a Ph.D. in mathematics. When I am ready to have my hipster house party (to which you are all invited), we will be listening to “Swim” to start and end the evening. (Reach columnist Kelly Hagen at 250-8259 or kelly. hagen@bismarcktribune.com.)
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Mandan fine-tuning its program for retail A Mandan committee recommended a retail subsidy program be more flexible and expand citywide after no applicants matched all program criteria its first year. The Mandan Grow Fund Committee asked city business development director Ellen Huber on Thursday to draft revisions suggested for the Downtown Retail and Restaurant Rent Subsidy Program and bring it to city commissioners. The retail subsidy debuted in January 2010; its funding comes from sales tax dollars that are earmarked for city economic development. Changes include striking requirements that only rental subsidies be allowed; businesses outside the city’s downtown core area can now qualify. Mandan city commissioners will decide the final policy. Instead of basing the amount of funding on lease space used, program changes would now allow subsidies based on operational space used, Huber said. “We still will be interested in how many square feet they are occupying, but not so much what their lease rate is,” she said. Committee member Jay Simes challenged discussion about the citywide program, asking if it met the mission of filling empty downtown store places. In the end, he voted with other commissioners to recom-
mend the change. “I wanted them to address why they needed the change. I thought it was glossed over a little bit. ... I really wanted to talk about it because the core was what this program originally started with,” Simes said. He believes the city needs to do a better job of promoting the retail-restaurant subsidy in 2011. Co m m i t t e e m e m b e r Todd Steinwand agreed with expanding the program beyond downtown. He said surveys asked residents what they wanted most for the city and “they wanted retail and they wanted some restaurants.” “Based upon the recommendation from Ellen (Huber) and the survey of the citizens, that made sense to open it up ... There are a lot of programs already strictly for downtown Bismarck and downtown Mandan,” Steinwand said. Committee members also asked Huber to create a score sheet for them to decide how well applicants fit program criteria. The committee cut required operation hours for a business using the subsidy from 48 hours per week to 30 hours per week. The subsidy is intended to help new and prospective restaurants and retailers locate in Mandan to grow sales tax revenue and ease the property tax burden on residents. Su b s i d i e s a re g i v e n monthly for a year to help with operation costs. Huber said businesses should apply to the city business
development office at least a month in advance. If they qualify, the subsidy can start retroactively if they applied properly. With no applicants who q u a l i f i e d o r f o l l ow e d through this past year, $60,000 of 2010 Growth Fund money will roll over into 2011 retail projects, Huber said. She believes this week’s criteria changes should allow more flexibility for a new retailer who wants to start a business in Mandan’s retail lots. Huber said there was interest in the program in 2010, but nobody fit the criteria. “We either had people who didn’t have a business plan or were ineligible,” she said. Huber expects to bring draft changes to city commissioners in the third week of January. “A hardware store really remains this community’s No. 1 demand, followed by more casual dining,” she said. The committee will require that first-year, startup business owners consult with the Small Business Development Center. Experienced retailers won’t need to seek that help. Huber said the committee still needs to decide the cap on a subsidy now that it wants to switch from a rent to a space-based formula. For more information about the subsidy, call Huber at 667-3485 or e-mail ehuber@cityofmandan.com. (Reach reporter LeAnn Eckroth at 250-8264 or leann.eckroth@bismarcktribune.com.)
2 killed in Minn. plane crash MILACA, Minn. (AP) — A small plane en route to Texas crashed in a field in c e n t r a l Mi n n e s o t a o n Thursday, killing both people on board, federal aviation officials said. The plane departed in the morning from Aitkin, Minn., headed for Beaumont, Texas. The pilot contacted air-
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3M sued by Minn. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota sued 3M Co. on Thursday, alleging its disposal of chemicals once used to make Scotchgard fabric protector and other products damaged the state’s natural resources, including more than 100 miles of the Mississippi River. The lawsuit, filed in H e n n e p i n C o u n t y, demands 3M pay for the damage, which the state says includes the loss of fish and damage to groundwater, sur face water and sediment. The lawsuit doesn’t specify the cost of the damage. 3M spokesman Bill Nelson said Thursday that 3M has stepped up, pledging to pay the state up to $8 million to cover some direct costs of cleanup and $5 million to fund environmental research into the chemicals. 3M also is working on remediation at its disposal sites.
Sales and purchases Continued from 1B finding that was a surprise to Fong. “I don’t have a good answer for you on that,” he said. “It stood out for us as well.” Most sectors, however, had double-digit growth. Transportation and warehousing was up 77.3 percent; financial, real estate, rental and leasing was up 77.1 percent; and wholesale was up 51.5 percent. Fong said sales and purchases also have been helped by a healthy agriculture sector, the traditional driver of the state’s economy. “Our ag sector has been doing very well, too, and that translates into farmers and producers going out and spending,” he said. (Reach reporter Christopher Bjorke at 250-8261 or chris.bjorke@bismarcktribune.com.)
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MUSIC San Haven Chuckle to play the Mysteria The San Haven Chuckle, a progressive powerpop and rock band from Fargo, will perform Jan. 7-8 at the Mysteria Theater in Mandan. The band has played in Bismarck before at the Burnt Creek Club and will have another Fargo band, Fancy That, as the opening act. The band recently released its selftitled debut album. Show times are from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. both days. Call the Mysteria Theater at 663-2900 for ticket information. You can check out The San Haven Chuckle by visiting www.myspace .com/sanhavenchuckle. —Brian Gehring
Country western singer to perform Country western singer Greg Hager will perform at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. His performance kicks off the Sensational Second Sundays series sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. All programs are free and open to the public, followed by refreshments. Hager’s performances are a mix of original music and stories.
The top 10 singles sold on iTunes iTunes’ top 10 selling singles of the week ending Dec. 27: 1. “Grenade,” Bruno Mars 2. “Firework,” Katy Perry 3. “We R Who We R,” Ke$ha 4. “What’s My Name?” Rihanna, Drake 5. “Raise Your Glass,” Pink 6. “Tonight (feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E),” Enrique Iglesias 7. “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa 8. “6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz),” Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz 9. “Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj),” Trey Songz 10. “The Time (Dirty Bit),” Black Eyed Peas — Associated Press
DRAMA Sneak Pique theater presents Gunsmoke DICKINSON — Sneak Pique Productions, a Dickinson community theater group, in conjunction with the Odd Fellows Lodge and the DSU Alumni and Foundation, will present two half-hour episodes of the old time radio show “Gunsmoke” live on Jan. 19 at the Odd Fellows Lodge and on 1230 KDIX AM radio. Listeners also can access the broadcast live by going to www.kdix.com. Approximately 60 tickets will be available at $10 each to a live audience. Actors will be playing late ’40s era actors playing “Gunsmoke” roles. Old-time commercials, piano and guitar accompaniments and sound effects are part of the show. Tickets can be purchased by credit card at 701-483-2004 or at the DSU Foundation House, 230 Eighth Ave. W. The Odd Fellow Lodge is located at 30 First Ave. W. in Dickinson. Funds raised go toward DSU theater and music scholarships.
A retrospective on the worst moments of 2010 By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Entertainment Writer If 2010 made you feel like you wanted to hide in a closet and bury yourself under all the coats, then you were probably just trying to escape the storm of sleaze hurled this year by some of entertainment’s finest — or maybe you were just the woman Charlie Sheen called for that infamous late-night hookup. Either way, 2010 may have been Hollywood’s nadir year: Mad Mel raged again; “Cheaters” could have done a whole celebrity season with plenty to spare for next year; and Kanye was ... well, Kanye. And when the most promising newcomer is a glamorous yet sassy young thing named Antoine Dodson whose song about his sister’s attempted rape made him a YouTube star, it’s time to call it a day, hit the reset button and hope for a lot better in 2011. Here’s what made us want to hide the kids, hide the wife ... and hide our husbands, too, in 2010.
Dropping the bomb Any chance that Jesse James had at forgiveness after he cheated on America’s Sweetheart, Sandra Bullock, and ruined her Oscar glow were destroyed when we saw whom he was cheating with — Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, better known as Ms. March in the “Tattooed Nazi” calendar. She kind of made us nostalgic for Tiger Woods’ mistresses. Rachel Uchitel, where are you when we need you?
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend Even if they’re a gift from a villainous dictator, apparently. Naomi Campbell was forced to testify at the war-crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor after it was revealed that he had given the temperamental model several raw diamonds as a gift after a party (because that’s just what dictators do). After some questionable testimony, there seemed to be a chance that Campbell could be charged with perjury — but apparently a threat of a BlackBerry to the head result-
ed in changing some minds.
She’s just being Miley And being Miley these days includes drinking, giving men lap dances, wearing barely there outfits and smoking on a bong. Can she please go back to being Hannah Montana again?
He’s an equal opportunity offender He didn’t get a Grammy nomination, but you’d better believe that Mel Gibson had the best recording of 2010 — with producer’s credit going to ex-girlfriend and baby mama Oksana Grigorieva. Just when we were Gibson beginning to forget about his 2006 verbal rampage against Jews, women and gays, Gibson proved he had more hate to share, this time railing against blacks, Mexicans and Grigorieva in telephone calls so terrifying they would make Mad Max race out of the Thunderdome. Grigorieva also accused Gibson of punching her, but he flatly denied it — saying he only slapped her. FYI, Mel, that defense didn’t work too well for Chris Brown ...
There’s a (Klan) party in my pants! John Mayer explained his exclusivity in dating those of the Caucasian persuasion by telling Playboy that while his heart was a Benetton ad, his genitalia were the spitting image of uber-racist David Duke. So THAT’s what sent Jennifer Aniston and Taylor Swift running.
The bloom is off the rose Usually, it takes years of marriage for a couple to get to the point where they’re sniping at each other, withholding sex, throwing around emotional abuse claims and getting into screaming matches. It only took one episode for Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girar-
di, who marked the end of their “Bachelor” courtship in spectacular fashion with the kind of blowup that usually ends with the pronouncement “You ARE the father!” on “Maury.” Forget “The Bachelor”; “The Breakup” is WAY more entertaining.
Zyrtec is no help Stay away from the Plaza Hotel, people: Apparently, something inside of it caused Charlie Sheen to hook up with a porn star, strip down naked, go on a rampage, destroy furniture while hurling the N-word around and get hospitalized. Sheen’s reps blamed his behavior — which happened while his Sheen ex-wife and little girls were on the same floor in another room — on an allergic reaction and apparently, CBS bought it, because it took no action against the “Two and a Half Men” star. Somewhere, Mel Gibson is getting ready for another allergy attack.
... we think.
Singing naked in Dallas OK, so, some people — namely Dallas police — did take notice when Erykah Badu got naked at the site of JFK’s assassination for her video “Window Seat.” But the people she wanted to pay attention — people who actually buy music — ignored her artistic statement, and her album.
With friends like these Courteney Cox probably wanted to turn into a real-life cougar and rip estranged hubby David Arquette to shreds after he dished about their breakup to Howard Stern on what seemed like a regular weekly appearance, oversharing a little bit more each time. For the record, Arquette said: They had stopped having sex; he cried the first time he had sex with another woman; he thinks Courtney may be getting some from somewhere else; and he started drinking. We figure that last nugget must have started a long time ago.
Most unnecessary Next time, leave it to the Tweet of the year Cee Lo song, Lindsay Ricky Martin’s announcement
In one of the more ill-advised moves of her ill-advised life, Lindsay Lohan decided to get a manicure with the message “(Expletive) You” painted on her nails. Funny — if she wasn’t heading to court on a probation violation. Perhaps another message would have been better: “Plea bargain.”
Maybe ‘Teen Mom’ needs to add dancing Even though Bristol Palin proved she was part of the Rhythmless Nation on “Dancing With the Stars,” Americans still fell in love with her, keeping her on the show and casting aside other more worthy opponents such as Brandy. Some credited tea party supporters for all the Palin love, but maybe it was the gun Mama Palin was packing that got all those people voting. Just kidding
that he is, indeed, a gay man. Livin’ La Vida-Duh.
Well, Kanye has provided far worse moments Besides hurting W’s feelings, Kanye West had plenty of obnoxious moments in 2010, including berating Taylor Swift for not standing up for him after he dissed her last year (huh?), tangling with Matt Lauer on “Today” and that unfortunate Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade appearance (but we’ll blame Macy’s for that one). Still, you can’t be too mad at a guy who not only acknowledges his boorish behavior, but also revels in it like on the song “Runaway.” In fact, that could be the theme song for 2010: Everybody now, together! “Let’s have a toast to the scumbags ...”
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W H AT ’ S G O I N G O N Friday, Dec. 31 ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC: ■ New Years Eve Extravaganza with Bob Zany, Keith West and Brandi Bell, 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., Mysteria Theater, Mandan. Tickets: $20. ■ Dance to Marv and the Moonlighters, 7:30 p.m., VFW, 1326 E. Broadway Ave. $5 cover charge with proceeds donated to North Dakota National Guard Family Support Group and North Dakota Army Reserve Family Support Group. ■ Square dance with Larry Pfennig calling, 7:30-10 p.m., Burleigh County Senior Center. ■ Single File dance, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Mandan Eagles Club. Music by Borderline. All singles over 21. ORGANIZATIONS: ■ Capital City AA, noon, 8 and 10 p.m., 1351 S. 12th St., door 1202. ■ Keep It Simple AA, noon, Serenity Place. ■ Missouri Slope Shrine Club, noon, AMVETS. ■ New Hope AA, noon, New Freedom Center, 905 E. Interstate Ave. ■ Bismarck Duplicate Bridge Club, 1 p.m., Elks Club. ■ Happy Hour AA, 6 p.m., Serenity Place. ■ Singles 50 Plus pinochle and whist cards, 7 p.m., Bismarck Senior Center, use east door. ■ Courage to Change AA, 7:30 p.m., Serenity Place, 1525 E. Thayer Ave. ■ Hazen AA, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Hazen. ■ Knife River Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Hazen. ■ Keep the Faith NA (OP), 8 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 1402 E. Ave. C. ■ Twin City AA, 8 p.m., Serenity Place. PUBLIC EVENTS: ■ Papa’s Polar Patch, noon-5 p.m., Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, 5001 Fernwood Drive. Cost: $2.50. ■ Zoo Year’s Eve 5K run/walk, 12:30 p.m. registration, 2-4 p.m. races, Dakota Zoo. Registration: www.dakotazoo.org or 223-7543. ■ Dakota Zoo open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. with weather permitting. Info: 223-7543 or www.dakotazoo.org. ■ Christmas in the Park, 6-10 p.m., Sertoma Park. Cost: $5 per car. ■ Central Dakota Humane Society story time, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble. SERVICES: ■ Free screenings for children who may be at risk for speech-language disorders, St. Alexius Speech Therapy Department. Info: 530-8200. ■ Blood drive, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., United Blood Services. Info: 258-4512.
Satur day, Jan. 1 FAITH: ■ Men’s prayer group, 6 a.m., Christ the King Adoration Chapel, 505 10th Ave. N.W., Mandan, followed by coffee and fellowship in the Parish Life Center. Info: Jim Froelich, 663-4538. ■ Sabbath services, 2 p.m., Church of God. ORGANIZATIONS: ■ Lewis and Clark AA group, 8:30 a.m., Spirit of Life Church, Mandan. ■ Keep It Simple open AA, 9:30 a.m., Serenity Place, 1525 E. Thayer Ave. ■ Saturday Morning Al-Anon, 9:30 a.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Use north door, to basement. Handicapped access, south door. ■ Saturday Morning AA, 9:30 a.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. ■ Take It Easy AA group, 9:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church. ■ Capital City AA, noon, 8 and 10:30 p.m., 1351 S. 12th St., door 1202. ■ Women’s Step Study AA, 11 a.m. First Presbyterian Church. ■ Feminist First Friday gathering, 5 p.m., Minervas Restaurant. Info: Heidi, network@ndwomen.org or 223-6985. ■ Women’s NA, 5:30 p.m., Spirit of Life Church, Mandan. ■ Keep It Simple open AA, 7 p.m., Serenity Place, 1525 E. Thayer Ave. ■ Saturday Night Social open AA, 7 p.m., 111 Sixth Ave. N.W., Mandan. ■ Saturday Night Live NA (WC, OP), 8 p.m., New Freedom Center, 905 E. Interstate Ave. PUBLIC EVENTS: ■ Papa’s Polar Patch, noon-5 p.m., Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, 5001 Fernwood Drive. Cost: $2.50. ■ Christmas in the Park, 6-10 p.m., Sertoma Park. Cost: $5 per car.
Sunday, Jan. 2 FAITH: ■ Madison Lorentzen in concert, 6:30 p.m., First Evangelical Free Church. ORGANIZATIONS: ■ Keep It Simple AA, 11 a.m., Serenity Place. ■ Open AA, 11 a.m., Ridge Hotel, Mandan. ■ Central Dakota Gem and Mineral Society, 2 p.m., Masonic Center, 1009 Basin Ave. Info: 223-4986. ■ Wing Dingers AA, 2 p.m., Fire Hall, Wing. ■ Center AA, 5 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Center. ■ District VII AA, 6 p.m., Serenity Place. ■ BHS Boosters Club, 7 p.m., BHS Commons. ■ Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, corner of Washington Street and Divide Avenue. ■ Hazen AA, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Hazen. ■ Knife River Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Temple basement, Hazen. ■ Capital City AA, 8 p.m., 1351 S. 12th St., door 1202. ■ Pick A Stick NA (OP, WC), 8 p.m., New Freedom Center, 905 E. Interstate Ave. ■ Square Foot 12 X 12, 8 p.m., Serenity Place, 1525 E. Thayer Ave. ■ Washburn AA group, 8 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Washburn. PUBLIC EVENTS: ■ Heritage Center, located on the state Capitol grounds. Free. Museum hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; archives and library open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. ■ Papa’s Polar Patch, noon-5 p.m., Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, 5001 Fernwood Drive. Cost: $2.50. ■ Christmas in the Park, 6-10 p.m., Sertoma Park. Cost: $5 per car. SERVICES: ■ AA Hotline. Info: 222-2100. ■ Al-Anon Information Service. Info: 663-0139 or www.ndal-anon.com. ■ CSCC for Kids volunteers needed to read grant applications. Training provided. Info: 223-5707.
Monday, Jan. 3 ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC: ■ Sushi with Ben Suchy, 7:30 p.m., East Forty Chophouse. Free.
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Cancer ends 50-year ‘Elvis’ streak By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — This New Year’s Eve, for the first time he can remember, Ted Prior won’t be gyrating on a stage somewhere, warning someone not to step on his blue suede shoes. Cancer that has spread throughout his body and took root in his brain is forcing the Atlantic City native to miss a scheduled concert in Ocean City, N.J. It will be the first time in a 50-year career that spans close to 10,000 performances that south Jersey’s answer to The King has had to miss a show. “That’s the one thing that bothers me,” he said, reclining on a couch in his living room, wearing a multicolored Elvis bathrobe, rings on a l m o s t e v e r y f i n g e r, bracelets and necklaces aplenty, and a smashing Elvis-like wig standing in for the once-flowing hair that chemotherapy and radiation has wiped out. “One time I went on stage with a 101-degree fever,” he recalled in an interview with The Associated Press. “There was only three of us in the band, and I sang and played the guitar, so I couldn’t not go on. The bartender kept giving me shots of ginger brandy between sets to bring me back to life. But I did it.” This New Year’s, however, he won’t be doing it. The medication he takes several times daily has made him weaker and weaker. He walks with a slight limp and his left leg won’t do quite what the right one will. The leg is too swollen to fit one of his trademark Elvis boots, too. So some friends of his will stand in for him at St. Peter’s Church in Ocean City today while Prior climbs the walls at his home in the Atlantic City suburbs. The 67-year-old Prior first suspected something was wrong in October during a show at a firehouse in his hometown, where 350 people were rocking out to a “Blue Hawaii”-era performance. As he hula-danced with the women, one of his legs start-
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Ted Prior, 67, dressed as Elvis Presley, holds a guitar as he sits in his home on Wednesday in Galloway Township, N.J.
“People in this area, when they think of Elvis, they think of Ted Prior.” Mark Soifer, publicist for Ocean City, N.J. ed dragging. No one noticed, and the show went on. A few days later at an elementary school in Ocean City, “I picked up the guitar and I couldn’t hold the pick,” Prior said. An MRI found three tumors in his brain. Other tests found cancer in his pancreas and liver, too. He started radiation and chemotherapy, but the shows went on: an elementary school Nov. 12, a nursing home the 14th, a Christmas parade in Stone Harbor the 27th, and a Christmas party outside the Somers Point municipal building Dec. 3. But the toll of the treatments, the illness itself, and the effects of his medication were mounting. A week ago, he decided he had to cancel the show and end the streak. Prior remembers seeing Presley perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was impressed with the young
singer, and amazed when the television camera cut away from his hips. He thought Elvis was the coolest thing he had ever seen. Prior was 14 years old when he was at a party in Atlantic City with some friends, picked up a cheap guitar he had no idea how to play, and sang along to a record of “Stuck On You.” A friend yelled out, “Hey Ted, you sound just like Elvis!” Thus, the seed was sown. He took guitar lessons, grew out his hair and started learning every Elvis song he could. Nowadays, he has five different arrangements for each of the scores of Elvis songs he mixes in and out of his show. He toyed with original music for a while, and did a few tours with the Ohio Express, years after the band scored a hit with “Yummy Yummy Yummy (I’ve Got Love In My Tummy),” long after many of the original members had quit. He crisscrossed the country on and off for 15 years, making enough to survive but never hitting it big. But in the Atlantic City suburbs, it was a different story. He honed his Elvis
show to perfection, adding capes, belts, robes, dark glasses and yes, even a gold lame suit. In between gigs, Prior worked as a limo driver, ferrying high rollers and the occasional star to and from the Atlantic City casinos. “People in this area, when they think of Elvis, they think of Ted Prior,” said Mark Soifer, the longtime publicist for Ocean City who has seen Prior perform there for decades. “They all love him. There’s going to be a real void this year when he’s not there.” The first week in January, Prior has another doctor visit, and another MRI soon after that to assess his progress. “They’re trying to be as aggressive as possible,” his manager, Neil Regina, said of Pr i o r’s d o c t o r s. “It a l l depends on what the MRI shows. Hopefully, it’ll be shrunk down and manageable and he can perform again full-time.” That’s an encore for which Prior is yearning. “I feel I’m going to come back even stronger than ever,” he said. “Once I get through with this crap, with the help of God, it’ll be ‘The Return!’”
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — ble display from her earliest same Mouseketeer cast that ■ Annette Funicello: The emblazoned across the The agent for Bobby Fardays, from “Star Search” and launched Spears, Timberoriginal superstar Mouseke- chest. She went on to star in rell says the lead singer of “The Mickey Mouse Club” lake, Aguilera and Gosling, teer, she was several Disney pictures, Boney M, a European LOS ANGELES — Long to multiple Grammy Awards as well as Timberlake’s ‘N the picture of including “The Shaggy Dog” chart-topping group in before he played a skinhead and No. 1 hits. 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will include internet installs/support in the Dickinson area. Willing to train. Background check & valid driver’s license required. SBCA certified preferred. Contact Crystal at: cnewumann@ flowmobile.com or call (701)225-9182
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Responsibilities include general labor as shift worker including: operating and maintaining large mining equipment, pumping water and maintaining pumps, general clean up, and assist mechanics. Must become proficient in operating large mining equipment. Minimum requirements: H.S. Degree or GED; valid drivers license, 5 years work experience. Two year college degree may be substituted for 2 years work experience. Experience in operating large construction/earth moving equipment is required. Experience with welding, dragline maintenance, or diesel mechanics are preferred but not required. Excellent benefit package. Applications are available at
www.bnicoal.com BNI Center Mine 2360 35th Ave SW Center, ND or BNI Bismarck 1637 Burnt Boat Drive Bismarck, ND 58503
Mail application to “Utility Worker” to the Bismarck address. Deadline to apply is January 7, 2011. BNI Coal is an equal opportunity employer.
FOR SALE: Bottomless Guardrail Feedbunks 26’x4’x 27’’. Only $675/bunk! Cow, calf, & sheepbunks available. Built strong to last forever, easily move, and keep cows out. Delivery and discounts available. Call 605-848-0291.
SPECIAL $150!!!! Roof Top Snow Removal. Call Corey 701-870-2762
Merchandise/Ag
ANIMALS FOR giveaway are listed under Pets/Supplies classification #478.
Sofa & Chair, Vintage, carved wood feet, matched set. Good Condition, $125.00 Call 220-631
Apply in person at: C.S. Doors, Inc. 218 South 26th St. Bismarck, ND For more info call Delton or Brian @ 701-224-0599
Maintenance Planner
BNI Coal, Ltd. is seeking a maintenance planner to work at the Center Mine, Center, North Dakota. Associate’s Degree in a mechanical, electrical, welding or business related degree is required. Understanding of planning, forecasting, budgeting, purchasing, repair and preventive and predictive maintenance of heavy equipment is required. Strong mechanical aptitude is essential as is a thorough understanding of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems. Must be proficient with the use of personal computers and Microsoft Office products.
DINING TABLE and 6 chairs, 42”x62” plus 18” leaf. Queen Anne Style legs, parquet table top, $450. Call 250-0751
GARBAGE CAN: holder, new oak $135.00 I custom build this item. will deliver to Bismarck call 701-225-3422
Ladie’s Authentic North Face Puff Jacket, Brown, Size XS. Worn 1 time, in perfect condition. $200 value, sell for $130. Call 226- 5382
Ladies Business Wear: Brown Jacket / Pants sz1012, Jacket / Skirt sz10, Black Dress sz8, Black Dress sz4 $15 ea 226-5382 REPEAT PERFORMANCE will pay you cash on the spot or consign your MENS gently used clothes & accessories. 2 yrs old or newer. Call 255-0096 for more info. www.consignrepeat performance.com
FOUND! Male Tabby cat 5-7 months old, found at noon 12/26 on the corner of Burleigh Avenue and Tavis, just south of Fox Island. Obvious indoor cat, litter box trained. Very affectionate and vocal cat. Slender build, very shiny coat. Contact LaRayne at 701-220- 5165 to claim. GIVEAWAY- BEAUTIFUL 8 week old Siamese colored kittens. Need good home. Call 701-224-1198 GIVEAWAY GERBIL, brown and white. Call after 5pm 701-751-0549 GIVE-A-WAY TO a good home: Spayed female Siamese cat, 2-3 yrs old. Call 701-226-0777.
Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association, Annual Winter BISMARCK Gun Show Saturday, Jan. 22nd, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, Jan. 23rd 9:00 am - 3:00 pm BISMARCK Civic Center Roger Krumm, 701-336-7533, or 701-851-0129 FREE PARKING
A BARGAIN! MN Red Oak and Birch firewood. Split fine, clean, guaranteed dry, prestacked in firewood rack. 4’X7’X16”. 1 for $155 or 2 for $300. Call 1-800-630-2960. www.jnfirewood.com
BANKRUPTCY Ed Dyer DYER & SUMMERS, PC
223-2099 Toll Free: 1-888-695-4936
Bankrupt? We can help. Call for a precise quote. Payments on your terms accepted.
LaRoy Baird
Chapter 7 & 13
GIVEAWAY: PURE BRED Red and White, Siberian Husky, 6 yrs., great trained. Loves kids and other animals. Needs room to run. Call John, (701)204-8046. GIVEAWAY: TO safe loving adult home only. Quiet sweet female long haired white cat. Spayed and declawed. Great for older person. Call 258-9439.
NEW ATDEC LCD/PLAZMA 32 to 63” universal tilting wall mount. Supports up to 200lbs and is theft resistant. First $60 Cash... 255-1351
NEW ATDEC LCD/PLAZMA 32 to 63” universal tilting wall mount. Supports up to 200lbs and is theft resistant. First $60 Cash... 255-1351
PUREBRED JACK Russell pup, so cute & smart. $175. Call (701)721-0814. Delivery. SUPER CUTE Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Pups, (701)776-6734. Delivery.
BED: QUEEN size mattress & box brand new, still in plastic, never used $175. Also brand new King PT set $395. Call 221-3011 or 400-9157.
1969 INTERNATIONAL Harvester 1800 series Grain truck. Tandem Axle, twin screw, power divider, Mico brake lock, 5 spd main trans, 4 spd auxiliary trans, dual fuel tanks, sure lock roll tarp, plumbed for drill fill with remote solenoid switch. Exc. Tires, 18ft Knappheid box with telescoping twin post hoist, grill guard, power steering, power brakes, 12,000 miles on new 392 engine, truck always shedded, exc. cond. inside and out. Call 218-643-1542, if no answer please leave message.
Bench, New Oak Deacons Bench 28” wide 7” storage in seat Padded or solid oak seat $199.00 will deliver to Bismarck 701-225-3422
7’ Tree Cultivator. $600.00 220-4469
BENCH-New Oak Deacons Bench 38” wide with 7” storage in seat padded or solid oak seat $229.00 will deliver to Bismarck 701-225-3422
CHAP. 7/13 BANKRUPTCY COLES LAW FIRM COKE COOLER: Beverage brand, works, fair condition. $300 obo call 214-7766 Cowboy boots, LIKE new mens. Snake, lizard, cowhide.10D, 10 1/2 EE, 11D 11EE Starting at $65.00 call 471-7606
for sale. Call 701-584-3200 LOST BLACK Hills Gold ring, Horse shoe with diamonds around it. Please call 701-426-6436. REWARD. Missing An Animal? check: www.petfinder.com
Attorney at Law Has limited openings for
Infant, Toddler, Preschool & School Aged Children For more info call 701-224-1449 or 701-224-9007 INFANT Daycare in Mandan, Newborn-1yr. Alicia 701-391-7412
Debt Relief Agency 30 years experience.
223-6400 120 N 3rd St. Suite 210 Bismarck, ND
New 52” Titan Portable Basketball System. Heavy duty backboard, pole, and base. (701)870-1413
A simple reminder: Just as it is important to use caution when replying to suspicious offers in email or on the phone, you should also use caution when replying to classified advertisements that require advance payment. The North Dakota Attorney Generals’ Consumer Protection Division is available to offer assistance and answer questions if you think an offer or company is questionable. If you have any questions, you can reach them at 701-328-3404 or 1-800-472-2600.
A REGULAR advertising presence in the DAILY newspaper builds identification and keeps your business top-of-mind!
Rentals
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HEAT YOUR SHOP with waste oil. New & used waste oil furnaces, Lanair parts & service, Jim Grothe Electric 701-223-2311. Outdoor Wood & Coal Burning Furnaces, All Stainless Steel. Lifetime Warranty. Order now & Save up to $1355. Dealer Inquiries. Also, The best floor heat Water Tubing. Guaranteed Lowest Prices. Free Estimates! www.mikesheating.com 1-800-446-4043
LOADING RAMPS to load snowblower or lawnmower on pickup or trailer. Call Wally at 701-204-3572
LOOKING for White Birch Branches for decorating. Please call 426-8543. WANTED! SMALL Utility Trailer to haul snowblower, lawn mower, etc. Call Wally at 701-204-3572.
SNOWBLOWER, 8 HORSE , 26” cut, electric start, Gilson namebrand, $325. Call 255-0561 or 527-7918
Over 30 yrs exp. We are a Debt Relief Agency. We help people file for Bankruptcy Relief under the Bankruptcy Code. Flat fee in most cases. Call 701-222-8131 coleslaw@btinet.net
FRESH HOME GROWN FRYERS
GIVEAWAY: 3 little kittys, litter box trained. Call 701-387-4312.
Obedience classes for Puppy, Basic,. Enhanced & CGC with testing. 663-4441
1968 FORD 3400 Tractor and loader, gas, manual trans, 3 pt PTO, and chains. Good tires. $4000 OBO. Call (701)316-0048 evenings.
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FOUND! Male Tabby cat 5-7 months old, found at noon 12/26 on the corner of Burleigh Avenue and Tavis, just south of Fox Island. Obvious indoor cat, litter box trained. Very affectionate and vocal cat. Slender build, very shiny coat. Contact LaRayne at 701-220- 5165 to claim.
We are a debt-relief agency.
Is now hiring 5
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X-County Skis 180cm Austria; Poles 125cm Sweden; Boots Womens 7 1/2 Italy; Womens 8 Czech; $75/BO 202-3223
Over 35 Years Experience
INSTALLERS
Applicants will work year round on installing commercial & residential garage doors. Welding experience is a plus, valid drivers license required, and Leadman / Foreman mentality is also a plus. C.S. Doors Inc. offers employees 100% health, 401K, vacation & holidays.
BUCKLES case: NEW custom oak Rodeo trophy buckle case, holds 9 large buckles, glass doors. Will deliver to Bismarck $55. Call 701-225-3422.
GUN SHOW:
Ladies Business Suits:Grey Jacket / Skirt sz8, Mauve Jacket / Pants sz8, Brown Linen Jacket / Capri sz10 $15ea 226-5382
Contact Marty at (580)216-4044 or (701)690-1341
AN AD A DAY MAKES BUSINESS STAY!!
Classified Ad
Placement and Cancelation Deadlines Line Ads: Tues.-Sat.......................Day prior by 4pm Sunday...................................Friday 5pm Monday.............................Saturday Noon Display Ads:
2 business days prior to publication
258.6900 www.dakotaclassifieds.com
Competitive benefit package. Send resume detailing experience and salary requirements to
“Maintenance Planner” BNI Coal, Ltd PO Box 897 Bismarck, ND 58502 Deadline to apply is January 7, 2011. Equal opportunity employer.
Monday Classified Ads*
Please apply online or in person at
1007 18th St. NW in Mandan.
HIT offers competitive wages and an extensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401K, PTO, etc.
www.hitinc.org /employment 663-0379
ing employment applications for future utility positions at the Center Mine, Center, ND.
Ironmen in Dickinson, ND is looking for a Lots of hours with great pay and benefits.
Lost male long hair black cat. Missing hair on back neck. Lost 2nd St in NW Mandan. Name Cozmo. Call 400-9576 if found.
Utility Worker BNI Coal, Ltd. is accept-
Easy Puzzle
Automotive Technician Requires 1-2 years experience or technical school equivalent. We offer an excellent compensation package including 401K plan.
Tuesday Intermediate Puzzle
$2500 SIGN ON BONUS
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for qualified individual. Apply in person or contact Tom Walbaum for a confidential interview.
More Intermediate Puzzle
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Thursday 1025 East Bismarck Expressway 701-258-1944 or 1-701-426-9129
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BOOKKEEPER Join Our Team!
Mandan Central Market is looking for
FT & PT Meat Cutter/Wrapper Position open immediately! Experience Preferred Must be available weekends. Great Benefit Package including: • Employee discount on entire grocery purchase • Rewards program • Advancement opportunities • And more benefits available
If interested in this position please contact Del in the Meat Department
Seeking a new full-time member for our bookkeeping department.
Tough Puzzle
Responsibilities include:
Saturday
processing and reviewing reports, balancing daily applications, and performing other clerical and balancing duties in operations. Will backup our on-line banking product and provide clients with support. Must ensure applicable banking laws and regulations, along with bank policy and procedures, are being followed. Will provide timely and professional assistance with research, customer support and processing and review of daily bank transactions. Previous bank bookkeeping experience preferred including with JHA software. Applicants must be familiar with various computer programs and possess good written and oral communication and telephone skills. This is a customer related position so must possess a positive attitude. Excellent Benefit Package which includes 3 weeks vacation, Health, Dental and Life Insurance, Flex and 401K plan. Application Deadline January 7, 2011 or until filled. Applications available at: 322 East Main, Bismarck, ND Or online at www.bncbank.com
701-663-9885 Apply In Person At 504 W Main, Mandan
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Merchandise/Ag SONY STEREO system with sub woofer speakers, 1 year old, Orig. $99. First $50 Takes it. Call 400-3893
30” SAMSUNG TV, Slimfit flat tube HDTV, Built in HDTV Tuner, 2 HDMI inputs, c component inputs, 1 S video input, 2 composite inputs, Purchased 12/7/06. $175. Call 223-8880.
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Basketball shoes (Nike )like new sizes 6 1/2 and size 8 new cost up to $149.00 asking $12.00 cash obo pr cash 701-663-9391
Books Child Craft: Makes nice gift. $15 and up. Child craft dictionaries, $8. Call 255-2732.
COVERALLS- NEW short sleeve, gray, size 56 tall. Zipper front 1/2 price! $25. Call 701-258-0575
Hair Removal 12oz jar + 1.6oz travel jar. (sugar-base, tea tree oil, lemon). $8.50 734-6424. Pamper your skin.
Crock Pot, Rival namebrand, NEW , $20. General Electric Fry Pan, new never used.$20. Call (701)355-7512
NASCAR, SET of 4, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards bulletin board, large and small cutting board, tray set $14 or $3.50 each, Retails for $8 ea. Call 255-2732.
PICTURE - My grandfather invested in ND oil 1920’s, enlarged matted framed copy of his original photo of Townley oil drilling camp near Robinson, North Dakota. Clear and detailed. 18x22 overall $45. Call 701-258-9508
STAINLESS STEEL electric Coffee Pot, $20. Portable Telephone, $10, Cheese Tray with glass cover, $15. Call 258-1467 SUITS: 2 Mens WESTERN suits with vests. Brown, size large, 38 waist.; Navy Blue size large, 35 waist. $35 ea. like new. Call 701-258-5968
DAVENUE BED, in good condition. Multi colored. Free, you haul. Call 701-255-2576
“LEE” BLUE JEANS-Brand New Waists:25,26,27,30,46 Lengths:32,34. $2/Jean while supplies last Call 527-8161 or 250-6653 2 CHARGES: cell phone car chargers 2108, Motorolla SYN070B, $5 each. Call 258-5968 or 527-1881
4pc. wooden Hawaiian bowl, platter, candy dish, salt / pepper set never used $75.00 cash perfect gift 701-663-9391
BED- Solid wood Headboard and bed frame for queen, twin or maybe larger. $50. obo. 701-595-1059 BEDROOM SET- 3 pc bedroom set brown, full size, $200; childs old Radio Flyer wagon $50; metal padded ironing board. 701-223-0699
2 FILE CABINETS: oak, 2 drawers, $25 each. 355-0036
ACCORDION - 120 bass full mens size accordion with hard case I Castelloi (brand). Made by Soprani Inc. Made in Italy. $300 obo. 391-8717 2 Sanyo, 25 tvs the same models good pixs and color both are good shape, $25 ea ph after 1 pm 223-3465 2007 Toyota Corolla for parts, 109K. Can be seen at the Tribune Building in the East parking lot off of 8th Street & Front. Call 400 8934 8 AM –3 PM Monday~Friday Only. $500.00
ANTIQUE OAK Ice Chest (43”h, 32”w, 21”d). $500. Call 527-0511.
BEER Pitcher, Schmidt beer, very good cond. collector condition $75.00 cash call Jim 701-663-9391
Baby Crib, metal, very old antique in excellent cond. $150.00 cash obo details call Jim 701-663-9391
Barbie McDonald Toys, from the 1990’s. Have about 65, never taken out of packages. Asking $25. Call 6636719 or 391-1616. BARGAIN HUNTERS: Any item priced $500 or less is FREE. Special Excludes tickets, food, animals, crafts or side businesses. Call 258-6900 or tollfree 1-866-I-SOLD-IT!
4 TIRES: BRIDGESTONE Dueler 8A/T 30x9.50 R/15 LT, $80. 701-226-8322
ACROSS 1 Subatomic particle 5 CD players 8 Ginger — 11 Bidder's amount 13 Job-ad letters 14 Actor Howard 15 Mess up 16 Like aspic 18 Sedgwick of the screen 20 Fur pieces 21 Horizon, maybe 23 Engine part 24 Youth 25 Way up there 27 Quilt stuffing 31 Lime cooler 32 Mme.’s daughter 33 Comply 34 Fervency 36 Hold up well 38 Cuttlefish defense 39 Contemporary of Agatha and Rex 40 Not “pro” 41 Metal loop 1
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BAT HOUSE Keep bats away from cabin and trailer at the lake or town. get ready for the bats. $25.00 cash 701-663-9391 BEDDING; large bag of bedding, Pillows, comforter and blanket, $50. 701-839-2575
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BUG DEFLECTOR fits most Mazda pickups. $5. Call 400-3893.
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CIRCUIT BREAKER: Cutler Hammer 30 amp/ 240 volt 3 pole, $15. Call 701-255-2732.
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ELECTRIC SANDER, Black and Decker 25.00 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653 End table, like new, $35; Call 258-5968 or 527-1881
HOCKEY EQUIPMENTNike chest protector $40; Nike gloves $25; 12” shin guards $10; Easton medium elbow pads $10. 701-333-8120 HOCKEY EQUIPMENT- Vapor hockey stick right hand $40; Breezers size med. $50; Easton skates size 8.5 $50; hockey bag w/wheels $50; 701-333-8120 Horse trailer light short wire harness, $5 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653 ICE FISHING equipment, 4 tip ups, 5 ice fishing poles, other misc. $25 OBO. Call 663-9156.
Coat: ladies lrg brown long leather coat, like new, asking $30. Call 223-5268
COKE BOTTLE Set. 1889-1989 North Dakota Centennial, $6.50 a set. Call 255-2732.
JEANS: MENS, 30x34, 31x32, & 30x32, very good shape. $3 ea. 701-223-3697
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FANNY FARMER CANDY Silliutte. One of a kind. Collector’s item $175 cash. call 701-663-9391
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NEW LASER Thermometer: this infrared unit will measure from -4 to 968 degrees. Just point & measure temp. First $40 Cash... 255-1351
Fiberglass topper for short box 4dr model off 03 Tacoma.May fit similar Ranger / Frontier/S-10. $400 obo. 400- 9598 Fish House, Eskimo Quick Flip III, good condition, $325 OBO. Call 223-5659.
FRIDGE: LARGE white with freezer, $100. 4 Endtables with glass tops, $15 ea. TV stand, black, with glass doors $25. 701-471-8810
NEW OSCILLATING Multifunction Power Tool: use to cut, sand or saw your projects; inc. 4 attachments. First $40 Cash... 255-1351
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Collectible 4pc. wine carafe set. wine carafe, 2 heart glasses, 1 heart flower vase nice gift never used $45.00cash 701-663-9391
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NEW PLANER: This 5.5A, 120V, 3.25” power tool is just what you need for your home improvement jobs. First $40 Cash... 255-1351
KING SIZE Quilts, 2 black and white, 1 red print, $100 for all. Call 222-1044
LAMP LIGHT blue for boys, also pink for girls, new in box, 2 for $20 or $11.00 ea. Call 255-2732.
NEW TASK FORCE Circular Saw: powerful 12A ball- bearing motor, 7.25 inch blade, manual and wrench. First $40 Cash... 255-1351
OPEN STYLE computer desk, adjustable shelves and sliding platform for keyboard & mouse. Like new. First $40 Cash. Call 255-1351.
PAINT BRUSHES:Never used assorted sizes $1 to $3 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
Leather gloves XLGE Male, misc. selection $2-$10 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
LEATHER JACKET, black petite extra large, valued at $250 asking $40. Call 255-2732
PEPSI glasses, (6), $15 or $2.50 each. Call 255-2732.
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Pewter Antique lawn ornaments(2)lambs , your children , grand-children can ride them , $125.00 each cash 701-663-9391
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CRASH BAR for 1100 Shadow Honda, Fits 2003-2007. Reg price $198. First $100 takes it. Call 400-3893
Trampoline: 14ft round Sykbouncer Trampoline, easy set up $150 701-667-7326
Tree, Brand new 2 1/2’ pink tinsel tree with clear lights and silver and pink bulbs and cute tree skirt. 391-4501 $12.00
TROLLING MINNKOTA trolling motor for parts 55pd/ap. no foot pedal $50; Light Strip, $3. 255-2732. TV: 27IN Sanyo tv, with remote, $20. Call 701-751-2629
SHOP VAC, 16 gallon 6 peak HP, wet/dry, new, $85; Also 5 gal. 2hp $25. Call 701-255-2732 Wagner Cast Iron Skillets I have a #10 $45.00 and (2)#8 $35.00.ea.. all for $85.oo cash call Jim 701-663-9391
Shower-Bathtub bench. Never been used. asking $45. Call 663- 6719 or 391-1616.
WASHER & DRYER, Whirlpool, heavy duty, almond color, good condition, $150 for both 867-2515 or 258-5968 WASHER& DRYER- Roper, white, 4 yrs. old, Perfect shape. $250. Call 701-400-3940 WATER HEATER, Propane, 75 gallon, used 2 years, $175. Call 355-0036. WHITE 5 SHELF, $100. Call 701-223-3466 WINCO STAINLESS steel chafing dish with 1/2 size pan liner, $100 for both. Call 701-425-1850.
SINK - bath vanity, 32”. $20. Call 701-255-2732
Women’s black leather boots. 8 M. $20. 701-222- 3217.
Sinks, (1)Kohler,(1)Am.Std. com- plete, w / Kohler faucets 18 1/2”X20 1/2” readto install $35.00ea. 701-663-9391
WOMEN’S GLOVES: Genuine Harley Davidson leather gloves. Black, Small. Worn twice - $30. 701-222-3217
SNOW BLOWER, 21 inch MTD single stage snow blower 1 yr old. don’t need. $225.00 223-0864
Women’s winter white wool coat, full length. Size 12. $50. 701-222-3217.
Golf balls, $4/doz. mixed colored $6/doz.; Top Flite, Pennacle, Nike, MaxFli, Titleist $6/doz, Titleisst Pro VI $20 doz. outside water filter for camper 255-2732.
MEN’S BOOTS: Western boots, good cond., $35. New homemade pony bead necklaces, assorted colors, $14ea. 1 set of 3 antique jewel tea bowls, $95. 223-8419
GORTEX COLD weather parka, BDU Army issue, like new, size med. $35. Call 355-0036.
MISC. JEWELERY:Many to choose from.Bracelets /Necklaces $2 to $15 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
Harley Davidson sandals size 71/2 must see! $20. 391-4501
OFFICE CHAIR- swivel. Good condition $10. Call 701-223-8419
SNOW THROWER Cab, Classic, 3 ft. wide new in box never opened. $100. Call 663-9460 no calls after 7 pm. Snow Thrower, 22 in. 5 hp. Dual Stage Sears Craftsman. $100 663-9479 SNOWBLADE - Craftsman 4ft. snowblade designed for a Sears craftsman riding lawn mower, $175. Call 701-663-7470
MEAT SAW, 3 extra blades, 26” hand saw, $20. Call 220-3648
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TIRES, 2, 205/75R/15 tires, $20. Call 258-5333.
SNOW BOARD- BURTON Un Inc size 153, used 6 times, exc cond., $150 701-527-3283.
LUGGAGE, 4 pc. luggage set, dark blue, real good cond. $40. 701-673-3355
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TIRE; 185/65/14 $20 Call 701-255-2732
VASE: 21 INCH brown variegated European floor vase. $50. Call 701-839-2575
SHOVELS (9), $6-8. 2 new shovels $9 each. Call 255-2732.
LAMPS (8)- , starting at $8. Call 701-255-2732
Golf Balls $4 to $8 dollar a dozen cash, logo and regular popular golf balls, perfect gift..only few doz. left call 701-663-9391
Schmidt Beer Pitcher in exc. cond, very old collectable item. $75.00 cash obo call Jim 701-663-9391
OTTER MAGNUM Hitch for Magnum sled, $25. Rack for portable ice house fit Magnum sled, $40. Window for permanent ice house 17”x17”, $20. Call 258-5333.
Genuine Harley Davidson full face helmet w / shield, XL. Brand new - $160 firm. 701-222-3217
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ROUND END table with glass on top with state quarters under glass. dark Walnut color. Beautiful. $175 OBO. Call 701-214-1528. Bismarck
SHOP TABLE, 5 big drawers, 2 smaller drawers, 5ft6x2ftx3ft 2 in. $100. Call 255-7893. Leave message
GLASS SET of 6, Pepsi $15 or $2.50 each. Call 255-2732
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Rotisserie: electric, for kitchen range. Universal. New. $45 Call 258-0575.
KENMORE HEAVY duty washer and dryer. Over $800 new. Asking $450. Moving Sale. Call 258-6894.
Kitchen table set white, 4 chairs, 1 leaf, $300 OBO. Porcelain dolls $10 & up. Call 223-3466 or 226-5589.
Tea pot, flower vase, collectible 25th Anniversary set, china hand painted never used $75.00 cash 701-663-9391
Transfer board 24” $30, 30” transfer board $35 crutches. 52-60”, $5. Call 258-1467
Genuine Harley Davidson women’s leather jacket. Black, Size M. $125. 701222-3217.
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Tackle Box, antique very old, pullout trays with dividers good condition, $135.00 cash for details call Jim 701-663-9391
TIRE for wheelbarrows, 4.00-6 tire/tube/rim $12; Also 3.00x8 split rim & tire (no tube) $7. Call 255-2732
JIFFY ICE Auger, 8 inch, $225. Call 258-5333.
KEROSENE HEATER, 15,200 BTU’s Per Hour. 1 1/3 gal tank Burns 12-16 hours, includes 5 gal kerosene can, both in very good condition. $35. Call 223-0910
Collectible 4pc Crystal set. Pitcher, candy dish, sugar dish / spoon, ash tray, $150.00 cash never used 701-663-9391
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ROLODEX OFFICE CARD FILE:Card size 2 1/4”x4”+ A-Z Index tabs included. Brand new.$15.00 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
Sharp Calculator Electronic Brand New, Never Used, 10-DIGIT print display VX1652A, 2 color printer/ large fluorescent display 1 roll paper (PAID $150.00) Will sell $45.00 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
FOUND on 26th ST: PURPLE tub, with some Tennis shoes. 701-391-1290
COKE GLASSES: Mandan Centennial flared, $2.50 ea. Call 255-2732.
NEW KODAK 10.2mp digital camera kit: 3x optical zoom 2.4” display camera, kodak case, 2gb sd memory card. First $80 Cash... 255-1351
JACKET: NEW XL Carhart winter coat, asking $30, new $50. 701-223-3697
JEWELRY ARMOUR, like new 40in tall, 14x12 width, dark wood, 6 drawers, 2 doors, paid $139, asking $60. 701-223-2235
CLAY PIGEON Thrower, bought new, never used, Trius D-4 by Lyman, with 90 targets, $65. Call 258-9508. Coat, Brand New, Men’s Wilson Leather lamb skin, XL, Brand new, $150. Sells for $280. (701)400-3893
NEW ACER 20” LCD Flat Panel Monitor: Speakers, DVI & VGA, 1600x900 resolution, 5ms responce time. First $120 Cash... 255-1351
Quilted Twin Bedspread & Sham. Chocolate Brown. Good Condition. $25. Call 701-258-0575.
JACKET tan with fur collar, XL, new $25. Leather jacket size large, good condition, $30. Call 701-223-1995 FAIRBANKS SCALE with weights,Good Condition $200 or Best offer Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
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EXERCISE BIKE, D.P.PACER STATIONARY [Mod:200] mph/rpm gauge. $50.00. Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
CIRCULAR SAW 7 1/4, Tool Shop, new $35. Call 255-2732
COKE SIX Packs, Nascar drivers, Olympics, Disney 25th Anniversary, Christmas 95,96,97,2004. Start at $9 per 6 pack, Many kinds of Coke Christmas glasses $1.50 & up. call 255-2732
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NEW 3PC Altec Lansing subwoofer / speakers system. Awesome sound for computer or audio system. First $40 Cash... 255-1351
HITCH BALL & tongue 1 3/4” & others, $12 & up; Hooks $4/each; 4 green Coke glasses w/ pitcher, $10. Call 255-2732
IONIC FILTER water bottle (flip-top) Exceeds EPA standards (giardi/cysts) $7.00 (new $49). 701-734-6424
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EVERGREEN CONES, 2 bags full for $5. Call 258-1467.
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ENTERTAINMENT UNIT Oak Adjustable shelf, 50”x34”x23”, $60. Call 258-7773
BUFFET SERVERS: Stainless steel buffet servers, (2) 1 divided 3 qt. & 1, 2 qt with tea candles to keep warm, $45 for both; Panasonic microwave $50 701-839-2575
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FAIRBANKS PLATFORM Scale, 1000lbs., $100. Call 258-5333.
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CHAINS 10 FT $10. MISC CHAINS $1 TO $3. CLEAVIS $5 SMALL TRAILOR BALL$5 MISC ITEMS, sand hand shovel, crescent wrenchs 10” 12” $9. Farm pins, snake, $2 to $10. Grease Gun plus 3 tubes$8.00 Call 527-8161 or 250-6653
BIKE - 20” MTB Boys new $35 in box. $40 set up. Call 701-255-2732 BIKES: Iron Horse mountain bike with approx. 18” frame. $100. 1 Clash Lazer mountain bike aluminum with front shocks, 24” wheels, $30 701-223-7428
DOLL: SHIRLEY Temple doll $115. Call 701-223-8419
CD drive-$10, mouse-$5 speakers-$10, misc. software-$20. Call 223-6190
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, 4 apple boxes full. Icicle, single strand, 10 net light sets, $25. Call 258-7773.
BAND SAW- Sears 10” Direct Drive Band Saw, Craftsman, $85. Call 701-223-6752 after 5pm.
29” American Tourister hardside luggage , in perfec t condition new $150.00 asking $10.50 obo cash Jim 701-663-9391
Cabinet handles (14) w/28 hinges and screws nice several styles ,sizes, selection, choice $8.00 call Jim 701-663-9391
CHRISTMAS TREE. 6.5 ft pre lit, $15. Call 258-7773.
BALDWIN PIANO, good for beginners, $450. Call 258-1467
27” Zenith Console TV. New in 2003. Wood cabinet. Remote. Works great. $100 OBO. Call 663-5467.
Boys winter coats sz 10-12 $5each. Sz 14 jeans $3each. 16 sz large shirts $8all. Snow pants $2each. 400-9598
Philips 25 tv good pixs good color good shape black in color $25 .ph after 1 pm 223-3465
Snowblades: 36IN SNOWBLADES, heavy duty, all welded, no plastic, makes a great gift $75. 701-223-7579
PICK UP bumper, rear, 2001 Chevy S10, no damage, $125. Call 355-0036
SNOWBLOWER, 8 HORSE , 26” cut, electric start, Gilson namebrand, $325. Call 255-0561 or 527-7918
PS2 slim with lighted base, 3 controllers - 2 of them wireless, 2 memory cards and 13 games! $120 OBO call 527-7764 anytime
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Real Estate 2 BDRM 10 plex, near hospitals. Call 223-8568 Rocky Gordon & Co.
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2 bdrm basement, $350+ elec. 2 bdrm $500 + elec. no pets, Call 202-0530 2 BDRM, 1 bath, single stall gar., W/D, no pets/smoking. Near hospital. 701-471-6874. 2 BDRM., avail. now! No smoking or pets. Call 226-2119 or 258-6808.
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1 BDRM lower level duplex avail. immediately, Call 400-6256 after 3pm. 2 BDRMS Now 12-plex. Call Marvin 222-3749 or Rocky Gordon & Co. at 223-8568.
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• 1948 Beechcraft Bonanza 35 Vtail $40,000 invested, all new control surfaces, new fuel tanks, asking $48,000, will take trades. • 1965 Mooney M20C SMOH 1100, excellent paint, new interior, IFR, fresh annual, $56,000, will take trades. • 1968 Cessna 172I Skyhawk SMOH 122, $33,500. • 1978 Piper Cherokee Six 300 SMOH 80, SPOH 80, $200,000 invested, asking $165,000, new leather interior, new custom paint, new glass, Garmin 530, STEC 30 Autopilot. • 1978 Piper Cherokee Six 300 1500TT, looks like NEW, recent leather interior, 6-place club seating, asking $110,000. • 1964 Piper Twin Comanche RSMOH 100, LSMOH 1000, custom paint, leather interior, speed mods, vortex generators, IFR, fresh annual, WHOLESALE PRICE, Will take trades. • 1966 Piper Cherokee 235B SMOH 100, Garmin 430, 84 gallons fuel, WILL TAKE TRADES. $64,500. Check out our website for Aircraft Sales and Carousel Sales at: www.vicsaircraft.net
MAIN FLOOR 2 bdrm duplex no pets, $750/mo.+ 1/2 MDU. Available Now. 701-220-5228
2006 CHEVY Impala LS, 4dr, 3.5 V6, A/C, 60-40 power seat, CD, Chrome wheels, new tires, 41K, 1 owner, BV $12,800. Only $11,800. Wentz Auto. 226-1114
1988 Buick LeSabre, 3.8,auto ,4door, Under 66k, actual miles.Power windows, locks, leather seats, no dents. 223-8232 OR 220-0274 2005 CHEVY Malibu Max LT, 3.5 V6, auto, 64K, maroon ext. leather tan int. loaded w/ rear DVD. factory remote start, $9500 OBO. 391-4502
2005 BUICK LeSabre, 4dr, 3.8 V6, air, dual pw seats, full power, like new, 83K, $9988. Wentz Auto Napoleon (701)226-1114
07 PONTIAC Grand Prix 3.8 54K miles, Full Pwr, PW, PL, CD, priced w/ winter wheels & tires, $9,475. Call Ed at 701-336-7822 or 400-0264.
2008 SATURN Aura XR sedan, V6, air, htd leather, full power, like new, factory warranty, 32K, Only $14,888. Wentz Auto Napoleon. 226-1114 Use your 2010 tax refund today to get the financing and vehicle you want. Visit Auto Finance Super Center 877-918-4131 or www.yougetautocredit.com
2007 CHRYSLER 300C Touring. 3.5 V6, auto, 31K, Nav., sun roof, rear DVD, leather int. 20” wheels & new tires. $15,900 OBO. 391-4502 ‘00 DODGE Intrepid, great shape, 112K mi., auto trans, elec. doors, P/L, remote auto start, asking $2500. Call after 6pm 701-842-6244.
Transportation 1995 BUICK Park Ave, 4dr, 3.8 V6, leather, full power, like new tires, Exc. Cond. Only $2988. Wentz Auto Napoleon. 226-1114
Calgary & Century East Apts. have openings for 2 & 3 bdrms. 255-2573 FURNISHED 2 BEDROOM. For more information call 701-258-9952 or 321-2031
2008 AUDI Quattro AWD A6 SLine $33K & 2009 AUDI A8 Quattro AWD. Loaded. $69k. Both Low miles & Factory Warranty. 471-6000 Bismarck
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2005 CHEVY CARGO VAN Shelves, Divider, Ladder Rack. Nice Condition $9500. Call 701-223-8000 Bismarck
BRENDEL HOMES New Condos & Homes Available. www.brendelhomes.com or call Pete anytime for showing at 701-471-9571
902-926 2002 Cadillac SLS Excellent condition, fully loaded. $6,200 (701)391- 0574
MAPLETON APT’S 2 &3 bdrm,2 bath, garage W/D, C/A, heat & water pd. 391-5795 / 222-8171
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PARKWOOD APTS. Manager • 255-4472
2 Bdrm - Garage & Swimming Pool ROCKY GORDON & COMPANY • 223-8568
2 bedrooms, 2 bath, near Century High. Lawn care and snow removal. Call Jodi, LLC for viewing 701-223-7595
2 BDRM,. 2 bath, security bldg, dbl gar, W/D hook-ups, balcony. $895+ H&L 223-8568 Rocky Gordon Co.
We List, We Sell, We Buy, We Trade, We Finance! Call Liechty Listing Service, LLS. 223-0555 or 202-1640
ARIKARA APT’S. 2 bdrm. Spacious, gar. avail., near Arrowhead & Capitol. 255-2880 Rocky Gordon & Co. 223-8568.
Recreation
HIGH RIDGE NORTH MANAGER ~ 222-2918 2 bdrms, garage, frplc., well maintained, very nice grounds! Pool & Tennis Courts. ROCKY GORDON & CO. 701-223-8568 Rent Your Home, Own your Life!! Many floor plans to choose from! 701-255-5452 EHO www.goldmark.com
Pipe/ladder racks for sale. Will fit Chevy pickup. Make an offer. Call 226-3134
2009 CAMRY LE, 4dr, auto, A/C, PS, PW, PL only 24K, like new, factory warranty. Only $17,999. Wentz Auto Napoleon. 226-1114 TIRES & Rims, 8 hole, Chevy, 4 rims, 5 tires, Toyo A/T 295-75-16, 60% tread left Call (701) 426-6715. $700 OBO
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2 BDRM +den. Available 2/1, recently updated, tenant pays lights, no pets/smoking, good credit & references. 325-0348 2 BDRM., off street parking, private entrance, no pets. Call 701-663-8502.
2 BDRM, off street parking, no pets, Call 663-8502
2004 29 FT CONQUEST Supreme by Gulfstream, 295RLS Travel Trailer, great condition, full-size bed, large slide out, rear living room, lots of storage, $12,500 OBO. Located in Dickinson, Call 662-392-8289 after 5pm ‘94 CARRIAGE commander 5th wheel, 36ft, 2 slides, washer/dryer, full refrig., queen bed, ice maker, good condition. $8500. 662-392-0356 after 5pm
2 BDRM. apts. with W/D, with or without gar., Also Luxurious Lakewood Apts., Call 663-7975 or 226-8964.
1986 BOUNDER 454 engine, generator, 32 foot, basement storage, 70k miles. $5000 OBO. For info call 7 0 1 - 2 5 8 - 3 5 3 4 , 701-226-6123
2003 CBR 954 very nice shape. black and silver. Tons of extras! matching helmet. $4500 OBO (701) 516-2498
2 BDRM, Bis. WD, CA, shed, deck, fncd yard, no pets /smoking. 258-6205
Business Condo for lease 30 x 60 two story office/shop with drain, bathroom & 14’ overhead door. Larger space available (up to 40,000 sq ft) Perfect for small business, race shop, trucking co., personal, etc. NW, Mandan. Call 701-226-7048 Professional Building 5th & Rosser ph. 258-4000
Cold Storage 12x52, 24x26, 12x26. Avail. 1/1. 3 mo min. 221-7745 or 400-0065. NEW HEATED SHOPS for rent: 24x60. Available Nov. 1st. Call 701-663-2600
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2008 Suzuki King Quad 750. 740 miles. One owner, very well taken care of. Includes snow plow and buddy seat, $7,000. Add tilt trailer, $7,250. (701)721-2864
Scottsdale AZ condo 2 bdrm. 2 ba, great loc. avail Jan-May 701-226-9823
2900 Sq. Ft. located in prime shopping area in North Dickinson. Great location w/plenty of parking. Call 701-290-6137
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2 or 3 Bdrms. W/D, Close to School. HAP Welcome! VCZ, INC. 258-9404.
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SE BISMARCK, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, fenced yard, garage. $1200/mo. + all util. $1200 deposit. PET- FRIENDLY Call 701-258-4036 EHO
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2BR Dplx. Must See-Many updates, parking, W/D, A/C, Yard. $650+utl. 425-4694 LARGE 2 bdrm, upper lvl in NW Mandan. Single garage, W/D, $740. Utilities Paid. Call 701-667-5546 or 220-0467.
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ATV: 1993 Kawasaki Bayou 400 4X4 with a 5 foot Moose snowplow. 1950.00 obo. 701-527-4739.
CAN-AM, 2 up, limited edition, 300 miles, heated handlebars, windshield, Navigation, wench, with county plow. $8000. Call (701)400-7701.
1 USED 2007 Artic Cat 650 XT Prowler, 2 used 2009 Artic Cat 550 EFI Prowlers one with blade & winch. 3 used M1000’s, Used F570LX. 701-228-3762 Johnson Sport Center, Bottineau ND.
1989 CHEVY Celebrity, 2.8 V6, auto trans, 160K, grey, 4dr. Used engine 110K, new front tires, windshield, $1450 OBO. 222-4396 or 391-0598
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03 Buick Century.....................................................$4880 96 Cadillac DeVille.................................................$4888 00 Mercury Sable....................................................$4977 02 Nissan Sentra SPEC V............................................$4990 01 Volkswagon Beetle TDI, DIESEL..............................$5990 03 Ford Taurus........................................................$5994 05 Toyota Camry.....................................................$9996 07 Honda Civic 81K..................................................$9998 06 Honda Civic 51K..............................................$11,880 07 Mercury Milan................................................$12,404 07 Nissan Altima SL, LEATHER..................................$13,469 09 Nissan Sentra..................................................$13,480 08 Mazda 3..........................................................$13,712 07 Toyota Camry.................................................$13,888 06 Honda Accord.................................................$13,967 08 Ford Fusion....................................................$13,976 05 Toyota Avalon LIMITED......................................$14,898 07 Nissan Murano................................................$15,996 05 Volvo XC70 AWD, LOADED..................................$16,555 08 Mazda CX-7...................................................$19,962 10 Toyota RAV4..................................................$21,996 09 Toyota RAV4 SPORT.........................................$22,488 08 Ford Edge.......................................................$24,470
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2003 TOYOTA 4 Runner 4X4 SR5 Spoiler, 4L V6, Keyless Entry, Alloy Wheels etc Extra clean, nice condition $16,500 223-8000 Bismarck
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‘02 CATERPILLAR 330CL Excavator S/N: DKY1410, 10,800 hrs. $92,500. Also Available (2) Cat 330DL Excavators 2006, S/N: OMWP00464 $155,000 2007 S/N: OMWP01697. Call ETI at 303-772-5566
21,955 5.3V8......................................... 21,986 ‘08 Chevy 1/2 Ton Crew 4x4 $ 5.3V8, Z71................................. 25,777 ‘10 Cadillac CTS AWD $ 18K............................................ 28,804 ‘10 Saturn Outlook XE AWD $ 24K............................................ 28,889 ‘07 GMC Yukon XL 4x4 $ 38K............................................ 28,999 ‘10 GMC Acadia SLT AWD $ Center Buckets........................... 35,580 ‘05 Ford F550 $ Diesel, 4x4, 21K......................... 36,970 2010 Chevy 1 Ton Crew 4x4 $ Duramax Diesel.......................... 39,888 ‘07 GMC 1/2 Ton Ext 4x4
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BISMARCK TRIBUNE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR — HEATHER ZANDER
Zander: Record-setting Bison Mandan native is Division I All-American in heptathlon By CINDY PETERSON Bismarck Tribune Heather Zander is proud to wear her NDSU Bison attire to her physical therapy classes at the University of North Dakota. She often receives dirty looks while walking on campus, but she doesn’t mind. “I wear my Bison gear, and people don’t like that,” Zander said. “They know I’m a grad student.” Zander went to UND in the fall to enter the physical therapy program. If most students on the Grand Forks campus knew Zander’s history, they might be willing to give her a free pass on her Bison gear. Last spring, Zander completed a stellar senior season in the Bison track and field program. She finished her career as an NCAA Division I All-American in the heptathlon and was named the Summit League’s female outdoor athlete of the year. For her accomplishments, Zander was named the Tribune’s sportswoman of the year. The other finalists were Kelsey Sigl (Bismarck State basketball), Carli Peterson (Century basketball, Bismarck softball and Northern State volleyball), Dre Brunskill (University of Mary softball), Allison Opp (Hazen basketball, track and U-Mary volleyball) and Jess Herauf (Dickinson volleyball, basketball and track and field). Zander, who is from Mandan, finished the heptathlon at the national meet with 5,427 points, an NDSU school record. She entered the meet ranked 22nd out of 24
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NDSU track standout Heather Zander, a Mandan native, set a school record and earned All-American honors in the heptathlon last spring. competitors and placed ninth. The top eight American finishers earn all-American status. Two foreign competitors finished ahead of her. Zander’s life has changed drastically since she competed in the national meet. Now that track is out of her life, Zander’s full attention has turned toward the classroom. She has also become engaged to
Trevor Barry, a professional for the Bahamas and a former Dickinson State standout. He is training for the 2012 Olympics. “Without track, it’s different,” Zander said. “I’m a completely different student in grad school. That’s all I have to focus on. “At first I was so relieved to be done with track. But I miss my track family. I miss having the
motivation of going to track practice every day, working hard, going after goals, achieving and running.” But Zander has adjusted and is happy in her role as a grad student. “I’m able to focus on school,” Zander said. “I don’t have the drive to do track anymore. I’m more motivated in the classroom.” Zander does take some time to
reflect on her dream senior season. “What I accomplished was amazing and fabulous,” she said. “But that’s not the only thing I’m going to accomplish in my life. I was excited about it, but I’m humble about it. It was something I did, and now I’m moving on to bigger things. I’m focused on my career right now.” Continued on 4D
Brett Favre still has not passed concussion test By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer
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Auburn spends $28 million on its football program. The school boasts the topranked team in the nation this season.
Bowl-bound schools spend millions on football programs By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The numbers grow every year: 35 bowl games, 70 teams — the morphing of what was once a New Year’s Day tradition into one that kicks off in mid-December and finishes closer to Martin Luther King Day than Jan. 1. And if those bowl-season stats seem bloated, try this: Ohio State and Alabama each spend more than $31 million a year to run their football programs, while nine other teams closing out the season at one of those 35 bowl games spend $20 million plus. The cheapest bowl-bound program? That would be Troy, winner of the New Orleans Bowl on the first postseason weekend, at just a shade over $5 million. That’s nearly $23 million less than they spend an hour away at top-ranked Auburn, where the Tigers are playing for the national title this
season. Auburn’s opponent in the BCS game, Oregon, spends $18 million — 16th among the bowl-bound schools. The statistics come from the Department of Education, which has required universities to submit the amount they spend on sports since 2000 as part of the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act. With that information, the Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool was created. And while the database comes with disclaimers and caveats stating that there are no hard-andfast guidelines as to what schools count under the term “expenses” and “revenue,” these are the numbers they report to the federal government. After OSU ($31.7 million) and ’Bama ($31.1 million), the rest of top five biggest spenders include Notre Dame, Auburn and LSU, according to the database. Continued on 4D
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — At the end of a long, difficult season, Brett Favre’s status for the finale is again in doubt. After overcoming so many injuries and other personal adversity to play every week of his storied 20year career, Favre has been too beat up to play in two of the last three games. He got knocked out of the other one. The Vikings want him to give it one more try and start Sunday at Detroit, but by NFL concussion rules he first must be cleared by the team’s medical staff — and time is running out. Interim coach Leslie Frazier said Thursday that Favre hadn’t passed the first stage of the standard postconcussion testing. There’s also a conditioning component to receiving clearance to return, if Favre can prove he’s symptomfree and functioning normally again. “We’d love to see him play,” Frazier said. “There’s no question about that.” Though he said he wouldn’t rule out Favre, Frazier also said Saturday would probably be the “cutoff” for Favre to pass the tests. Favre has not been avail-
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Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre, right, probably won’t be able to play on Sunday against Detroit. able to reporters since Dec. 20, when he made a surprise start on a sprained shoulder against Chicago, but got slammed to the cold turf during a sack by the Bears and left for good in the second quarter with the injury to his head. “It was one of the few times that I kind of went blank there for a while in my career,” Favre said after the game. He said, in explaining his decision that night to take the risk of playing, he wanted one more chance to play in front of Minnesota’s fans. “It has been a great run,” Favre said. “I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity at the time has enabled me to play for 20
years and play the way I’ve played. It’s just the way I’ve always approached it.” He also said he’d be OK if his career ended that way. “I hold no regrets,” Favre said. The three-time NFL MVP and career record holder in nearly every major statistical category for passing has said repeatedly this 20th season in the league will be his last. Though he’s infamously changed his mind about retirement twice before and came close to quitting this year until the Vikings persuaded him to return in mid-August, Favre has sure had the look of a guy who’s had enough. Continued on 5D
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“This is the place I want to be. I’m very happy. I like what we’re building here. It’s a place I’m very excited about what we’re building.” — Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino
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AREA SPORTS NAHL BOBCATS POSTPONED
Thursday’s game betwen the Bismarck Bobcats and Aberdeen Wings has been postponed. No makeup date has been set. STANDINGS CENTRAL DIVISION Team W L OTL BOBCATS 19 8 1 Coulee Region 17 9 2 Owatonna 16 12 4 Alexandria 12 12 4 Aberdeen 11 17 3 Austin 9 17 1 NORTH DIVISION Team W L OTL St. Louis 23 8 4 Motor City 20 8 1 Michigan 17 10 3 Traverse City 18 11 1 Janesville 17 10 2 Springfield 17 15 2 Chicago 7 20 4 Port Huron 1 26 1 SOUTH DIVISION Team W L OTL Texas 19 7 5 Amarillo 20 5 2 Topeka 19 7 2 Wichita Falls 16 13 3 Corpus Christi 13 17 2 New Mexico 8 20 3 WEST DIVISION Team W L OTL Fairbanks 22 9 2 Alaska 21 13 1 Wenatchee 18 11 2 Kenai River 15 13 3 Fresno 12 15 3 Dawson Creek 11 22 2 Wednesday, Dec. 29 Amarillo 7, Wichita Falls 3 Thursday, Dec. 30 Aberdeen at BOBCATS, ppd. Coulee Region 4, Alexandria 3 Friday, Dec. 31 Owatonna at Austin Aberdeen at Alexandria Janesville at Coulee Region Amarillo at Topeka Wichita Falls at Texas Fresno at Wenatchee Alaska at Fairbanks Saturday, Jan. 1 BOBCATS at Aberdeen, 7:15 p.m. Austin at Alexandria Janesville at Coulee Region Amarillo at Topeka Fresno at Wenatchee Alaska at Fairbanks
Pts 39 36 36 28 25 19 Pts 50 41 37 37 36 36 18 3 Pts 43 42 40 35 28 19 Pts 46 43 38 33 27 24
POINTS IN THE PAINT (Evan Trupp), 18:33. Third period: 5. UND, Malone (Trupp), 11:30, sh. Goalie saves: UND — Aaron Dell 12-1013—35. UMD — Aaron Crandall 7-13-x—20; Kenny Reiter x-x-8—8. Penalties: UND 9 minors, UMD 6 minors.
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Conference Overall W L T Pts W L T North Dakota 12 3 0 24 14 5 2 Minn.-Duluth 9 4 2 20 12 3 3 Denver 9 3 2 20 12 5 3 Neb.-Omaha 9 4 1 19 12 6 1 Colorado Coll. 8 6 0 16 13 8 1 Wisconsin 6 6 2 14 11 7 3 Minnesota 6 6 2 14 9 7 2 MSU-Mankato 4 8 2 10 6 8 4 Ala.-Anchorage 4 8 2 10 5 10 3 Bemidji St. 4 9 1 9 5 10 1 St. Cloud St. 3 8 1 7 7 11 2 Mich. Tech 1 10 1 3 3 13 2 Wednesday, Dec. 29 Colorado College 5, Michigan State 4 St. Cloud St. 4, Cornell 3, OT Michigan 4, Michigan Tech 2 Thursday, Dec. 30 North Dakota 5, Minn.-Duluth 0 Michigan 6, Colorado College 5 St. Cloud State 4, Miami 3 Michigan State 5, Michigan Tech 3 Wisconsin 5, Massachusetts 1 Quinnipiac 4, Nebraska-Omaha 3 Friday, Dec. 31 Nebraska-Omaha at Quinnipiac Ferris State vs. Bemidji State Northern Michigan at Denver Union at Minnesota Massachusetts at Wisconsin Saturday, Jan. 1 Union vs. Bemidji State MSU-Mankato vs. Notre Dame Ferris State at Minnesota Northern Michigan at Denver Sunday, Jan. 2 Bos University or Brown vs. MSU-Mankato
BOYS HOCKEY ROSEAU HOLIDAY CLASSIC
ROSEAU, Minn. — Travis Molberg scored two goals to lead Lake of the Woods (Minn.) to a 5-1 victory over Mandan at the Roseau Holiday Classic. Trevor Huck scored the lone goal for Mandan, which went 0-3 at the tournament.
COLLEGE HOCKEY UND 5, MINNESOTA-DULUTH 0
DULUTH, Minn. — Brad Malone had two goals and Aaron Dell made 35 saves as UND routed MinnesotaDuluth 5-0 Thurday in the first game for the Bulldogs in their new home, the $80million AMSOIL Arena. Danny Kristo added a goal and two assists for the third-ranked Fighting Sioux (14-5-2), who took charge in a three-goal second period. All three goals came in a span of 1:14 late in the period. Carter Rowney and Matt Frattin also scored goal and Evan Trupp had two assists. Dell was solid in nets with double-digit saves in each period. The Bulldogs outshot the Sioux 35-33. The Bulldogs were 0-for-7 on the power play. Aaron Crandall made 20 saves in the first two periods for Minnesota-Duluth, and Kenny Reiter stopped eight shots in the third. UND 1 3 1 — 5 UMD 0 0 0 — 0 First period: 1. UND, Brad Malone (Chay Genoway, Danny Kristo), 10:06, pp. Second period: 2. UND, Carter Rowney (Kristo, Derrick LaPoint), 17:19. 3. UND, Kristo (unassisted), 17:33. 4. UND, Matt Frattin
Lake of the Woods 5, Mandan 1 Mandan 0 1 0 — 1 LOW 2 1 2 — 5 First period: 1. LOW, Bryson Jasper (Kyle Poolman, Wade Holen), 5:04. 2. LOW, Travis Molberg (Isaac Bitter), 5:35. Second period: 3. LOW, Brock Debilzan (unassisted), :57 (pp). 4. M, Trevor Huck (Tre Kautzman), 7:58 (pp). Third period: 5. LOW, Molberg (Bitter), 3:12. 6. LOW, Ky Johnson (Bitter, Debilzan), 12:58. Goalie saves: M — Zach Bellon and Ryder Cupido combined for 43 (individual totals unavailable). LOW — Alex Lyon 30. Penalties: M 6 minors. LOW 8 minors.
MEN’S BASKETBALL SOUTHERN UTAH 77, NDSU 68
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Ray Jones scored 18 points as Southern Utah stopped a two-game slide with a 77-68 victory over North Dakota State on Thursday night. Michael Tveidt scored 16 points to pace the Bison (7-6, 1-2). Marshall Bjorklund hauled down a game-high 14 rebounds, and Mike Felt added 11 points on three 3p o i n t e r s a n d t w o f re e throws, and Freddy Coleman scored 10. North Dakota State cut it to 58-56 on Drew Lundberg’s layup with 4:49 to go but could get no closer. North Dakota State held a 41-32 rebounding edge but committed 19 turnovers to 10 for Southern Utah. NDSU (68): Tveidt 4-10 8-9 16, Coleman 2-11 6-6 10, Lundberg 2-4 2-4 6, Braun 2-8 0-0 4, Bjorklund 1-3 4-6 6, Felt 3-4 2-2 11,
Zastrow 1-4 0-0 3, Carlson 3-7 2-4 8, Wright 2-4 0-2 4, Nagel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 2433 68. SU (77): Nielson 2-7 2-4 6, Massey 4-6 68 14, Koehler 0-2 0-0 0, Heuir 2-9 1-1 5, Jones, Jr. 7-11 4-6 18, Brimley 2-7 1-2 6, Stevenett 4-4 0-1 8, Davis 5-7 5-8 16, Weirick 2-5 0-0 4, Hodgson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 2859 19-30 77. Halftime—S. Utah 38-33. 3-pointers: NDSU 4-15 (Felt 3-4, Zastrow 1-2, Braun 0-1, Lundberg 0-1, Coleman 0-3, Tveidt 0-4), SU 2-6 (Brimley 1-1, Davis 1-1, Heuir 0-1, Nielson 0-1, Weirick 0-2). Fouled Out: Braun, Carlson. Rebounds: NDSU 41 (Bjorklund 14), SU 32 (Davis 10). Assists: NDSU 8 (Tveidt 4), SU 17 (Nielson 4). Total Fouls: NDSU 30, SU 30. A—1,439.
BOYS BASKETBALL CENTURY GAME POSTPONED
The title game of the Moorhead Holiday tournament between Century and Moorhead has been postponed. Activities Director Jim Haussler said Century will try to reschedule the game. CLASS A BOYS BASKETBALL GILLETTE ENERGY CLASSIC
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Battle Ground, Wash., outscored Bismarck 18-9 in the fourth quarter for a 60-54 victory over the Demons in the fifthplace game of the Energy Classic. Bismarck led 34-30 at halftime, but shot just 32 percent after the break. Battle Ground shot 50 percent after intermission. Travis Studer scored 12 points to lead a balanced Battle Ground attack. Devin Schirado sank six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points for Bismarck. Dexter Werner tallied 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots for BHS. BATTLE GROUND, WASH., 60, BISMARCK 54 Bismarck 19 34 45 54 Battle Ground 14 30 42 60 BISMARCK (54): Dexter Werner 8-15 1-4 17, DeWayne Liggins 2-6 4-8 8, Leighton Talmadge 1-3 0-0 2, Jaxon Fitterer 3-8 0-0 9, Devin Schirado 6-13 0-0 18, Mack Keller 05 0-0 0, Kendall Kautz 0-1 0-0 0, Dalton Dewald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 20-52 5-12 54. BATTLE GROUND (60): Seth Belknap 4-7 1-2 11, WIllie Bratcher 4-5 3-3 11, Serg Ovchinnikov 3-7 0-0 7, Travis Studer 4-4 34 12, Jake Belford 4-10 1-1 10, Jason Moore 2-5 1-2 5, David Reinhardt 2-5 0-0 4, Jake Blackman 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Passien 0-1 0-2 0, Fletcher Quade 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-46 9-14 60. 3-pointers: Bis 9-19 (Schirado 6, Fitterer 3), BG 5-8 (Belknap 2, Ovchinnikov 1, Studer 1, Beford 1). Fouls: Bis 13, BG 16. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Bis 30 (Werner 8, Liggins 7), BG 30 (Belknap 5). Turnovers: Bis 11, BG 11. Assists: Bis 15 (Liggins 4, Kautz 3), BG 7 (Bratcher 3). Blocked shots: Bis 5 (Werner 4), BG 0. Steals: Bis 2, BG 5 (Ovchinnikov 3). Records: Bismarck 4-2.
CRUSADER CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Mandan defeated Melrose, Minn., 61-58 to win the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusader Christmas Classic on Thursday. T h e w i n n i n g Br a v e s improved to 4-1 with the victory. Mandan, down six points at halftime, took a six-point lead in the fourth quarter before Melrose closed the
gap in the closing seconds. “These teams play very hard out here,” Mandan coach Jason Horner said. “I was impressed.” Four Braves — Aaron Janz, Erron Collins, Phaden Marcellais and Mark Zinke — reached double figures in the championship game. Austin Van Beck scored 14 for Melrose before fouling out. MANDAN (61): Mark Zinke 5 0-0 10, Aaron Janz 5 2-3 13, Seth Westby 3 0-2 6, Erron Collins 3 5-6 13, Devin Coyle 1 1-2 3, Kenny Haugen 1 1-2 4, Phaden Marcellais 6 0-2 12. Totals: 24 9-17 61. MELROSE (58): Isaac Sawyer 1 0-0 2, Eric Terres 1 0-0 3, Tanner Klaphake 0 1-4 1, Brandon Sawyer 5 0-0 12, Scotty Stone 3 00 7, Carter Sawyer 2 3-6 8, Dylan Schmiesing 5 1-1 11, Austin Van Beck 6 2-4 14, Totals: 28 7-15 58. Halftime: Melrose 28, Mandan 22 3-pointers: Mandan 4 (Collins 2, Janz 1, Haugen 1), Melrose 5 B. Sawyer 2, Stone 1, Terres 1, C. Sawyer 1). Fouls: Mandan 11, Melrose 16. Fouled out: Van Beck. Records: Mandan 4-1, Melrose 3-5.
CLASS A GIRLS BASKETBALL GILLETTE ENERGY CLASSIC
Iowa Energy at Dakota Wizards Jefferson, was waived due to injury by the Idaho Stampede. Jefferson was averaging 10.3 ppg in eight games with the Stampede after being acquired in a trade with Utah. — By Lou Babiarz When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Bismarck Civic Center. Records: The Energy is 11-5 and first in the East Conference. The Wizards are 4-11 and sixth in the East. Series: This is the fifth of eight meetings between Iowa and Dakota. The Energy is 4-0 against the Wizards. Notes: The Energy was supposed to fly in Thursday but the team’s flight was canceled. The t e a m w a s scheduled to fly to B i s m a r c k t h i s Ahearn morning but more delays could force the game to be postponed. ... Former Wizard Blake Ahearn is returning to the D-League and has signed with the Erie BayHawks. Ahearn, who was the D-League rookie of the year in 2007-08 with the Wizards, averaged 25.7 points and 6.7 assists in 13 games with Erie last season after a slow start with Bakersfield. ... Another former Wizard star, Dontell
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Mandan, held to four points in the third quarter, dropped a 63-55 decision to Lynwood, Calif., in the Energy Classic third-place game on Thurs- Brush Prairie 70, Lynwood 47 day. Gillette 76, Mandan 70 Dec. 30 Down 14 points, Mandan Thursday, Championship: Gillette vs. Brush Prairie, n place: Lynwood 63, Mandan 55 scored 20 points in the Third Fifth place: Casper Natrona 57, Saskatoon fourth quarter, but was Holy Cross 32 Seventh place: Calgary Churchill 48, Cave unable to overtake Lynwood. Creek Cactus Shadows 40 Lynwood’s Shahana Zeigler scored 18 points for CLASS B BOYS BASKETBALL game scoring honors. Mic LINTON HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT 63, Richland 53 Longtin scored 17 for Man- Linton-HMB (Championship) Richland 8 25 36 53 dan. Lynwood 10 32 49 63 Mandan 13 31 35 55 LYNWOOD (63): Nijila Johnson 2 0-0 4, Amber Blockman 6 4-6 16, Alize Loston 5 34 13, Shahana Zeigler 6 6-10 18, Jolana Ford 3 0-2 6, Tanya Simpson 3 0-0 6. Totals: 25 13-22 63. MANDAN (55): Mic Longtin 5 4-4 17, Taylor Miller 1 1-2 4, Amber Riopelle 1 2-2 4, McKayla Howling Wolf 1 0-0 3, Anna Helmers 1 1-2 3, Steph Pedersen 3 7-7 14, Courtney Goetz 1 0-1 2, JaeLyn Russell 1 00 2, Elizabeth Meyer 2 2-2 6. Totals: 16 1721 55. 3-pointers: L 0, Mandan 6 (Longtin 3, Miller 1, Howling Wolf 1, Pedersen 1). Fouls: L 23, M 15. Fouled out: Pedersen. Records: Mandan 2-3.
CLASS A BASKETBALL GILLETTE ENERGY CLASSIC BOYS Tuesday, Dec. 28 Casper (Wyo.) Natrona 69, Gresham (Ore.) Centennial 53 American Fork (Utah) 58, Bismarck 43 Las Vegas Sierra Vista 70, Battle Ground (Wash.) 59 Gillette 85, Calgary (Alberta) Churchill 52 Wednesday, Dec. 29 Bismarck 63, Gresham Centennial 59 Battle Ground 71, Calgary Churchill 32 Casper Natrona 43, American Fork 42 Gillette 74, Las Vegas Sierra Vista 61 Thursday, Dec. 30 Championship: Gillette vs. Casper Natrona, n Third place: Las Vegas Sierra Vista 72, American Fork 60 Fifth place: Battle Ground (Wash.) 60, Bismarck 54 Seventh place: Gresham Centennial 73, Calgary Churchill 44 GIRLS Tuesday, Dec. 28 Lynwood (Calif.) 55, Casper (Wyo.) Natrona 47 Brush Prairie (Wash.) 75, Calgary (Alberta) Churchill 48 Mandan 54, Cave Creek (Ariz.) Cactus Shadows 29 Gillette 84, Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) Holy Cross 62 Wednesday, Dec. 29 Casper Natrona 68, Calgary Churchill 40 Saskatoon Holy Cross 31, Cave Creek Cactus Shadows 26
Linton-HMB 20 35 46 63 RICHLAND (53): Daniel Julson 19, James Workin 16, Kayne Griffith 4, Christopher Thompson 12, Jared Nash 2. Totals: 21 8-9 53. LINTON-HMB (63): Kelsey Larson 10, David Schuetz 14, Derek Roemmich 10, Tanner Purintun 13, Tobie Wald 10, Nathan Weiser 2, Ryan Dralle 4. Totals: 26 6-6 63. 3-pointers: R 3 (Thompson 3), L 5 (Schuetz 2, Wald 2, Purintun 1). Fouls: R 7, L 8. Fouled out: None. Strasburg-Zeeland 50, Beach 47 (Third Place) Beach 11 28 34 47 S-Z 5 27 35 50 BEACH (47): Brady Zachmann 6, Jade Bishop 6, Landon Lechler 11, Trevor Sime 7, Jake Hardy 6, Lloyd Weinreis 8, Justin Weinreis 3. Totals: 19 6-11 47. S-Z (50): Ryan Miller 8, Mason Kramer 5, Chance Kurle 22, Jon Stabler 2, Kyle Nieuwsma 4, Nic Kramer 7. Cole Nieuwsma 2. Totals: 16 10-15 50. 3-pointers: B 3 (Sime, J. Weinreis, Bishop), SZ 8 (Kurle 5, Miller 2, N. Kramer 1). Fouls: B 15, SZ 16. Fouled out: C. Nieuwsma, Lechler. Bismarck Sophomores 72, South Border 39 (Fifth Place) Bismarck 20 42 56 72 South Border 8 22 30 39 BISMARCK SOPHOMORES (72): Jason Kirschenheiter 6, Ben Jolliffe 7, Jamie Thorson 2, Chris Clark 10, Tyler Richter 4, Taylor Schafer 14, Josh Seibel 18, Troy Hausauer 2, James Iorn Eyes 7, Justin Thorson 2. Totals: 27 9-14 72. SOUTH BORDER (39): Michael Jacobson 11, Skylar Helfenstein 13, Matt Kretschmar 7, Adam Jacobson 1, Phillip Wanner 3, Ross Knoll 2, Carl Entzie 2. Totals: 12 12-14 39. 3-pointers: B 9 (Seibel 4, Schafer 2, Clark 2, Iron Eyes 1), SB 3 (Wanner 1, M. Jacobson 1, Kretschmar 1). Fouls: B 12, SB 12. Fouled out: None.
BEULAH 77, CENTER-STANTON 32 Beulah 12 40 64 77 C-S 6 20 27 32 BEULAH (77): Jesse Hettich 25, Leighton Guthmiller 9, Cody Nelson 4, Trevor Zacher 6, Casey Duppong 14, Skye Little Soldier 9, Tanner Dolbec 4, Noah Iverson 6. Totals: 3268 9-19 77. C-S (32): Joey Barth 7, Jesse Henke 6,
STANDINGS East Conference W L Pct GB Iowa 11 5 .688 — Fort Wayne 9 5 .643 1 Erie 9 6 .600 1½ Maine 8 7 .533 2½ Springfield 4 9 .308 5½ Dakota 4 11 .267 6½ Sioux Falls 2 10 .167 7 West Conference W L Pct GB Reno 9 4 .692 — Texas 8 5 .615 1 Tulsa 9 6 .600 1 Utah 7 5 .583 1½ Bakersfield 8 6 .571 1½ New Mexico 7 6 .538 2 Austin 7 7 .500 2½ Rio Grande Valley 7 7 .500 2½ Idaho 2 12 .143 7½ Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Maine 120, Erie 107 Tulsa 107, Austin 93 Reno at Bakersfield, n Friday’s Games Erie at Springfield, 6 p.m. Sioux Falls at Rio Grande Valley, 7 p.m. Iowa at Dakota, 7 p.m. Austin at New Mexico, 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Maine at Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m. Tulsa at Texas, 7 p.m. Sioux Falls at Rio Grande Valley, 7 p.m. Bakersfield at Utah, 8 p.m. Idaho at Reno, 9 p.m.
Jacob Kraft 5, Wendlin Berger 8, Nathan Paislee 2, Dakkota Talmo 3. Totals: 14-49 411 32. 3-pointers: B 4-11 (Hettich 2, Duppong 1, Little Soldier 1), CS 0-4. Fouls: B 11, CS 16. Fouled out: None. Note: Beulah built a 54-28 rebounding edge with Jesse Hettich and Casey Duppong corralling 9 and 7 caroms, respectively.
SURREY 48, GARRISON 45 Surrey 12 28 36 48 Garrison 8 23 30 45 SURREY (48): Brady Schwan 6, Tayler Wallstrum 4, Brent Burckhard 17, Ethan Opp 4, Austin Gleave 3, Dallas Klassen 2, Dylan Kolstad 12. Totals: 21 4-13 48. GARRISON (45): Jon Price 5, Craig Kolden 2, Ian MacDonald 21, Andrew Haugen 6, Brookes Reinholt 7, Mykle Rud 4. Totals: 18 6-13 45. 3-pointers: S 2 (Burckhard 2), G 3 (MacDonald 2, Reinholt 1). Fouls: S 14, G 13. Fouled out: None.
CLASS B GIRLS BASKETBALL CENTER-STANTON 41, BEULAH 40 Beulah 10 23 31 40 C-S 8 25 33 41 BEULAH (40): Leah Voigt 2, Heidi Zimmerman 8, Kelsie Schmidt 7, Nichole Lorenz 7, Lakin Kessler 12, Ann Charging 4. Totals: 1459 11-19 40. C-S (41): Katie Windhorst 2, Mikayla Halone 21, KaDee Berger 7, Sabrina Dickinson 2, Ashley Vitek 9. Totals: 17-41 7-11 41. 3-pointers: B 1-3 (Lorenz), CS 0-5. Fouls: B 12, CS 19. Fouled out: Vitek, Halone. Notes: Halone was 8-for-17 from the field and 5-for-7 from the line. She grabbed 12 rebounds to go with four assists and five steals.
HARVEY-WELLS COUNTY 61, RUGBY 46 Rugby 12 22 32 46 H-WC 17 32 46 61 RUGBY (46): Aubrey Hovland 11, Abigail Paul 5, Crystal Hovland 17, Tessa Koenig 6, Allison Volk 4, Gabriela Sumuda 2, Leigha Schmaltz 1. Totals: 18 5-7 46. H-WC (61): Rachel Nyhus 6, Sam Maxwell 6, Maggie Lorenz 26, Becca Kourajian 6, Sheyenne Schneider 9, Kara Fike 2, Kristen Meland 4, Jessica Meland 2. Totals: 26 8-12 61. 3-pointers: R 5 (Koenig 2, A. Hovland 2, C. Hovland 1), H-WC 1 (Schneider). Fouls: R 11, H-WC 9. Fouled out: None.
NORTH DAKOTA SCOREBOARD THURSDAY BOYS BASKETBALL North Star 74, Velva 39 Rugby 76, Minot Our Redeemer’s 69 GIRLS BASKETBALL Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 69, Tioga 37
SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England132 0 .867 480 306 x-N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 329 297 Miami 7 8 0 .467 266 295 Buffalo 411 0 .267 276 387 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 412 368 Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 336 385 Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 336 316 Houston 510 0 .333 356 410 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 223 x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 344 263 Cleveland 510 0 .333 262 291 Cincinnati 411 0 .267 315 382 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Kansas City10 5 0 .667 356 295 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 408 294 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 379 361 Denver 411 0 .267 316 438 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-Philadelphia10 5 0 .667 426 363 N.Y. Giants 9 6 0 .600 377 333 Washington 6 9 0 .400 288 360 Dallas 510 0 .333 380 423 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Atlanta 12 3 0 .800 383 278 x-New Orleans114 0 .733 371 284 Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 318 305 Carolina 213 0 .133 186 377 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 331 276 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 378 237 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 268 328 Detroit 510 0 .333 342 356 West W L T Pct PF PA St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 283 312
Seattle 6 9 0 .400 294 401 San Francisco 510 0 .333 267 339 Arizona 510 0 .333 282 396 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Jan. 2 Oakland at Kansas City, Noon Tampa Bay at New Orleans, Noon Miami at New England, Noon Minnesota at Detroit, Noon Carolina at Atlanta, Noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, Noon Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, Noon Cincinnati at Baltimore, Noon Arizona at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 3:15 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 3:15 p.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 3:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:15 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.
BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 24 6 .800 New York 18 14 .563 Philadelphia 13 19 .406 Toronto 11 20 .355 New Jersey 9 23 .281 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 25 9 .735 Orlando 21 12 .636 Atlanta 21 13 .618 Charlotte 11 19 .367 Washington 8 22 .267 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 20 10 .667 Indiana 13 17 .433 Milwaukee 12 18 .400 Detroit 11 21 .344 Cleveland 8 24 .250
GB — 7 12 13½ 16 GB — 3½ 4 12 15 GB — 7 8 10 13
MARAUDERS RING IN 2011! Saturday Jan.1 Sunday Jan. 2
Marauders vs. Winona State University
Women – 6 PM, Men – 8 PM in Winona, Minnesota
Marauders vs. Upper Iowa University
Women – 6 PM, Men – 8 PM in Fayette, Iowa
Next home stand is Jan. 14-15 when the Marauders meet Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State-Mankato. See you at the MAC! Listen to the games with Voice of the Marauders Jack Michaels on ESPN 710 AM. WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 27 4 .871 Dallas 24 6 .800 New Orleans 18 14 .563 Houston 15 16 .484 Memphis 14 18 .438 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 22 10 .688 Oklahoma City22 11 .667 Denver 18 13 .581 Portland 16 16 .500 Minnesota 8 25 .242 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 22 10 .688 Phoenix 13 17 .433 Golden State 12 19 .387 L.A. Clippers 10 23 .303 Sacramento 6 23 .207 Wednesday’s games Atlanta 103, Golden State 93 Charlotte 101, Cleveland 92
GB — 2½ 9½ 12 13½ GB — ½ 3½ 6 14½ GB — 8 9½ 12½ 14½
Washington 104, Indiana 90 Detroit 104, Boston 92 Denver 119, Minnesota 113 L.A. Lakers 103, New Orleans 88 Oklahoma City 114, New Jersey 93 Miami 125, Houston 119 Philadelphia 123, Phoenix 110 Sacramento 100, Memphis 98 Utah 103, L.A. Clippers 95 Thursday’s games Orlando 112, New York 103 San Antonio at Dallas, n Utah at Portland, n Friday’s g ames New Jersey at Chicago, 2 p.m. New Orleans at Boston, 2 p.m. Golden State at Charlotte, 2 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 2 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOTPts GF GA Pittsburgh 39 25 11 3 53 126 91 Phildlpha 36 22 9 5 49 119 93 NYRangers 38 22 14 2 46 118 98 NYIslanders 35 10 19 6 26 80115 New Jersey36 9 25 2 20 62115 Northeast Division GP W LOTPts GF GA Boston 36 20 11 5 45 102 77 Montreal 38 20 16 2 42 94 90 Ottawa 38 16 18 4 36 86112 Buffalo 37 15 18 4 34 98108 Toronto 36 13 19 4 30 84110 Southeast Division GP W LOTPts GF GA Tampa Bay 38 22 11 5 49 119121 Washngtn 39 22 12 5 49 117105 Atlanta 40 20 14 6 46 126119 Carolina 36 17 15 4 38 102108 Florida 34 16 17 1 33 93 89 WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division GP W LOTPts GF GA Detroit 37 24 9 4 52 128103 St. Louis 36 19 12 5 43 95 97 Chicago 39 20 16 3 43 123113 Columbus 37 19 15 3 41 96107 Nashville 36 17 13 6 40 87 91 Northwest Division GP W LOTPts GF GA Vancouvr 35 22 8 5 49 121 90 Colorado 36 19 12 5 43 125117 Minnesota 36 17 14 5 39 91103 Calgary 37 16 18 3 35 100107 Edmonton 35 12 17 6 30 91120 Pacific Division GP W LOTPts GF GA Dallas 38 22 12 4 48 109105 Los Angeles36 22 13 1 45 109 84 San Jose 38 20 13 5 45 114108 Anaheim 40 19 17 4 42 102116 Phoenix 36 17 12 7 41 98103 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s games N.Y. Islanders 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 1 Carolina 4, Ottawa 0 Minnesota 5, San Jose 3 Detroit 7, Dallas 3 Phoenix 6, Los Angeles 3 Thursday’s games Columbus 3, Toronto 2 Atlanta 3, Boston 2, SO Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 1 San Jose 5, Chicago 3 Colorado at Edmonton, n Philadelphia at Los Angeles, n Friday’s games Atlanta at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 4 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Columbus, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m. Phoenix at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS THURSDAY
FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined the New York Jets $100,000 for violating league rules when assistant coach Sal Alosi tripped Miami’s Nolan Carroll on the sideline during a punt return.Reduced the fine of Pittsburgh LB James Harrison for his Oct. 17 hit on Cleveland WR Mohamed Massaquoi from $75,000 to $50,000. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed KR Courtney Roby on injured reserve. Signed WR Adrian Arrington from the practice squad. NY GIANTS — Signed CB Brian Witherspoon. Placed KR Will Blackmon on injured reserve. NY JETS — Signed DB Isaiah Trufant from the practice squad. Signed DL Matt Kroul to the practice squad. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed TE Antonio Gates on injured reserve. Signed FB Billy Latsko. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Placed C Ryan Getzlaf on injured reserve. BOSTON BRUINS — Assigned D Ryan Donald from Reading (ECHL) to Providence (AHL) and D Cody Wild from Providence to Reading. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned F Jon Matsumoto and D Bryan Rodney to Charlotte (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Activated C Derek MacKenzie from the injured list. DALLAS STARS — Assigned C Aaron Gagnon to Texas (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled D Jared Spurgeon from Houston (AHL). NJ DEVILS — Recalled F Brian Rolston and RW Nick Palmieri from Albany (AHL). NY ISLANDERS — Recalled D Dylan Reese and F Jesse Joensuu from Bridgeport (AHL). NY RANGERS — Assigned C Todd White to Connecticut (AHL).
MORNING KICKOFF Trivia answer FROM 1D: The five coaches that won at least 200 NFL games are Don Schula (328), George Halas (318), Tom Landry (250), Curly Lambeau (226) and Marty Schottenheimer (200).
Playback 10 YEARS AGO (2000): The University of North Dakota’s NCAA hockey championship has been named the top state sports story of the year by print and broadcast members of the Associated Press. The Fighting Sioux beat Boston College 4-2 in the NCAA final for their ninth national title. The University of Mary’s NAIA
women’s basketball championship was voted second. 20 YEARS AGO (1990): Ryan Nagel was faithful with his homework and Bismarck St. Mary’s received an A in its own holiday basketball tournament for the third straight year. Nagel went on a 19-point firsthalf scoring spree and finished with 26 points to lead St. Mary’s past Mandan 67-51 in the finale of the 17th annual St. Mary’s tournament. St. Mary’s is the first team to capture three straight titles. Nagel got the Saints out of the blocks fast with 12 first-quarter points. His hot shooting put an end to a two-game shooting slump.
“I haven’t been shooting real well ... so this morning came up here and shot around for about an hour. I felt better after that. I haven’t been feeling real comfortable with my shot,” Nagel said. 50 YEARS AGO (1960): The Hebron Brickmakers downed New Salem 62-45 to win the Hebron Invitational Tournament. Rodney Diede led the winners with 27 points. Eugene Gress had 15 points for New Salem.
ESPN — Liberty Bowl, Georgia vs. UCF, at Memphis, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. ESPN — Chick-fil-A Bowl, South Carolina vs. Florida St., at Atlanta
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m. CBS — Kentucky at Louisville ESPN2 — Northwestern at Purdue 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Coll. of Charleston at Tennessee 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Florida at Xavier FSN — Washington at UCLA 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Ohio St. at Indiana 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Seton Hall at Cincinnati 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Gonzaga
NBA BASKETBALL
TV TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Meineke Car Care Bowl, South Florida vs. Clemson, at Charlotte, N.C. 1 p.m. CBS — Sun Bowl, Notre Dame vs. Miami, at El Paso, Texas 2:30 p.m.
2 p.m. WGN — New Jersey at Chicago
NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. VERSUS — Phoenix at St. Louis
SCHEDULE FRIDAY
D-League: Iowa at Wizards, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY NAHL: Bobcats at Aberdeen, 7:15 p.m. Men’s basketball: U-Mary at Winona State, 8 p.m. Women’s basketball: U-Mary at Winona State, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY NAHL: Bobcats at Aberdeen, 7:15 p.m. Men’s basketball: U-Mary at Upper Iowa, 8 p.m. Women’s basketball: U-Mary at Upper Iowa, 6 p.m.
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Winter Classic or Crosby Classic? By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — There was no stick-breaking by Sidney Crosby when his 25game scoring streak ended one game short of the Winter Classic. To Crosby, the streak was good while it lasted, but he never had any expectations of threatening Wayne Gretzky’s record 51-game run. “It would have been nice to keep it going,” Crosby said following Pittsburgh’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Islanders on Wednesday night. Whether the streak’s end was met so matter-of-factly in the NHL executive offices is a different matter. The NHL is selling Saturday’s Capitals-Penguins outdoor game at Heinz Field as a return to the sport’s roots, a rare opportunity to watch a pro hockey game where the elements might play a role in the outcome. The NFL and MLB play outdoors and indoors, but the NHL usually plays only indoors. It’s a matchup between two competitive rivals and the stars who represent them. But while it’s called the Winter Classic, it might as well be the Crosby Classic. There is no attempt to hide this: The NHL is marketing Crosby, his easy-torecognize skills, his easy-tolike personality, his boyish image, much like the league once hyped Gretzky. Crosby isn’t just the face of the NHL, he possesses one of the few faces and names a casual sports fan can identify during a time when NHL highlights often take up only a few moments of air time nightly on ESPN. No, the NHL didn’t invite the Penguins to play in its New Year’s Day showcase — one the league compares to the Daytona 500 in terms of impact — because Pitts-
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Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the NHL’s premier player. burgh is a huge media market that will deliver huge TV ratings. Or because the Penguins won the Stanley Cup two seasons ago. It’s because of Sid. Crosby’s jersey is easily the No. 1 best seller nationally, and has pushed Winter Classic sales to their highest level in four years. His face fills Reebok’s ads that proclaim Let’s Take This Outdoors. His name is on top of the NHL’s goal-scoring and points lists. His leadership has put the Penguins No. 1 in the NHL standings. His scoring streak was beginning to attract considerable media attention. His accomplishments have made him, at age 23, The Canadian Press’ national athlete of the year for the third time.
It’s no coincidence that the Winter Classic took off after Crosby, following the script to perfection, scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the Penguins beat the Sabres 2-1 in a near snowstorm in Buffalo three years ago. “I think this game sets up to potentially be the biggest of them all,” NHL chief operating officer John Collins said Thursday. It’s only one game of 1,230 in the NHL, but it’s the biggest in terms of the league expanding its base audience, getting a regular-season game into the living rooms of families that usually ignore the sport. And showing off a likable star who, following a year in which scandals were omnipresent in sports, has-
n’t been touched by a hint of any during his first six seasons. During a year in which some of the NFL’s bestknown names dealt with image-damaging behavior issues (Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre) or tried to rebuild their images following previous misdeeds (Michael Vick), think that league wishes its No. 1 star was as wholesome as Crosby? No wonder Crosby’s No. 87 will be as visible as NBC’s peacock logo during the three-hour telecast. The Winter Classic was originally planned to highlight the Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin rivalry, but there’s little argument this season which player is better. Going into Thursday’s games, Crosby had a 13-point lead over Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos in the scoring race after getting 32 goals and 33 assists in his first 39 games. Ovechkin was No. 8. In goal scoring, Crosby was first and Ovechkin was 25th. As former teammate Bill Guerin said earlier this month while announcing his retirement, “Sid’s not a kid any more. He’s a man.” So if playing in this game required Crosby to give up any late-night New Year’s Eve celebration, so be it. “I think we all feel pretty lucky to be in the game,” Crosby said. “For some of us who have played in one already, it’s another opportunity to be part of a pretty unique event. The fact we have it in Pittsburgh, against a rival, and that it’s become such a big event, we all just feel lucky to be part of it.” The NHL’s next challenge is to find a way to keep having Crosby involved in it. “Only a couple of teams get to do this every year,” Crosby said. “To be at home and feel this excitement, it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
NHL ROUNDUP Blue Jackets 3, Maple Leafs 2 TORONTO (AP) — Kristian Huselius scored twice and R.J. Umberger added the winner on a third-period power play in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Umberger scored his 11th goal of the season at 3:34 of the third. With Joey Crabb off for holding, Umberger tipped Rick Nash’s wrist shot past goalie Jonas Gustavsson. Nikolai Kulemin and Tyler Bozak scored for the Maple Leafs.
play goals in the Atlanta Thrashers’ 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. The Thrashers snapped a four-game losing streak and ended the Bruins’ winning streak at three. Stapleton, who doesn’t have a point this season, beat Tim Thomas with a shot through the legs to open the shootout. Atlanta’s Ondrej Pavelec stopped Boston’s Tyler’s bid before Little put the puck past Thomas. Pavelec then wrapped up his eighth victory in his last 10 home games, stopping Blake Wheeler. Wheeler and Patrice Bergeron scored in regulation for Boston.
Thrashers 3, Bruins 2, SO
Lightning 4, Canadiens 1
ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Stapleton and Bryan Little scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Toby Enstrom had two power-
TA M PA , Fl a . ( A P ) — Steven Stamkos had two goals and two assists, rookie goalie Cedrick Desjardins won in his NHL debut and
the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. Stamkos made it 3-1 at 1:46 of the third when he beat goalie Carey Price with a backhander after a spin move in the slot during a penalty shot. The center extended Tampa Bay’s advantage to 41 on a wraparound goal, his 31st of the season, with 15:20 left. Martin St. Louis and Pavel Kubina also scored for Tampa Bay. Max Pacioretty scored for the Canadiens.
Sharks 5, Blackhawks 3. CHICAGO (AP) — Joe Thornton broke a tie on a deflection at 7:13 of the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Thursday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Thornton, parked in front
of the crease, redirected Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s shot from the left point past Marty Turco 7 seconds after a San Jose power-play ended. Scott Nichol, Benn Ferriero, Dany Heatley and Ryane Clowe also scored for the Sharks, who bounced back after blowing a 3-1 lead. Clowe connected into an empty net with 48 seconds left. Pa t r i c k S h a r p, Tr o y Brouwer and Brian Campbell scored for Chicago. Brouwer and Campbell scored 22 seconds apart in the final minute of the second period to tie it at 3. San Jose goalie Antti Niemi made 26 saves in his first appearance at the United Center since backstopping the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup last spring. He improved to 3-0 against his former club.
NBA ROUNDUP Magic 112, Knicks 103 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dwight Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds in a bruising battle with Amare Stoudemire, and the Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks 112-103 on Thursday
night for their fifth straight win. Stoudemire finished with 30 points, four rebounds and four assists but was got into foul trouble early in a matchup of two of the NBA’s best big men. Both were
his season best with five 3pointers and scored 22 points, helping No. 10 Missouri to a surprisingly decisive 81-58 victory over Old Dominion on Thursday night. Reserve Michael Dixon added 18 points and four assists and Matt Pressey had 15 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (13-1). Missouri has won eight in a row for its first unbeaten December since 1991-92.
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Corey Stokes scored 24 points, Maalik Wayns had 21 and No. 8 Villanova won a heavyweight showdown with city-rival Temple, beating the No. 25 Owls 78-74 on Thursday night. Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points for the Wildcats (11-1) and helped them squash any chance of a second straight upset loss to the Owls. The unranked Owls stunned No. 3 Villanova last season and both teams were No. 16 BYU 90, fired up this week for the Buffalo 82 rematch. AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Lavoy Allen scored 22 Jimmer Fredette shook off a points for the Owls (9-3). sluggish start to score 28 of his season-high 34 points in the second half and Noah No. 10 Missouri 81, Hartsock added 19 to lead Old Dominion 58 No. 16 BYU over Buffalo 90COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — 82 Thursday night. Marcus Denmon matched Bandon Davies added 18
COLLEGE BOWL ROUNDUP Armed Forces Bowl DALLAS (AP) — Josh McNary scooped up a fumble and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown and Army held on to beat SMU 16-14 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday, giving the Black Knights their first winning season since 1996. Army (7-6) had a 16-0 halftime lead on SMU’s home field, then ran out the final 4 minutes after Matt Szymanski was wide left on a 47-yard field goal attempt that would have put the Mustangs ahead. SMU (7-7) hasn’t had consecutive winning seasons since resuming play in 1989 after being the only team ever given the NCAA’s socalled death penalty. Kyle Padron threw two second-half touchdowns after throwing two interceptions before halftime. He also was sacked and fumbled on the third play, when McNar y recovered and scored. Malcolm Brown had a 13yard TD run for Army, and Alex Carlton kicked a 44-yard field goal.
Pinstripe Bowl NEW YORK (AP) — Delone Carter ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns, Greg Sales caught three long TD passes and Syracuse got some help from a celebration penalty on Kansas State to beat the Wildcats 36-34 in the first Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Adrian Hilburn slipped a tackle and raced to a 30-yard touchdown catch with 1:13 remaining to pull Kansas State within two. Hi l b u r n s a l u t e d t h e crowd behind the visitor’s dugout and was flagged 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, which pushed the 2-point conversion attempt
called for technical fouls, never shied away from contact and showed more offensive prowess than defensive pressure. Howard just had more help. J.J. Redick and Ryan
Anderson had 14 points apiece, helping the Magic build a 20-point lead before halftime and hold on late. New York trimmed the deficit to two in the fourth quarter before the Magic pulled away for good.
for the Cougars (13-1), who have won three straight following an 86-79 loss to UCLA almost two weeks ago. Mitchell Watt had 17 points, Byron Mulkey cont r i b u t e d 1 6 a n d Ja v o n McCrea had 15 for the Bulls (7-4). Buffalo had won three in a row.
No. 19 UCF 68, Princeton 62 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Jordan scored 22 of his 26 points in the second half to help No. 19 Central Florida rally to a 68-62 win over Princeton in the final of the UCF Holiday Classic. The son of NBA star Michael Jordan scored nine straight points early in the second half to wipe out a 3729 halftime deficit for the Knights (13-0). Dan Mavraides scored 20 points and Ian Hummer
added 19 for Princeton (104).
Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Air Force 14, Georgia Tech 7
TUESDAY, DEC. 28 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. North Carolina State 23, West Virginia 7 Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Iowa 27, Missouri 24
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29 Military Bowl At Washington Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 Texas Bowl At Houston Illinois 38, Baylor 14 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10
THURSDAY, DEC. 30
No. 21 Memphis 88, Lipscomb 70 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Wesley Witherspoon, three weeks removed from having surgery on his right knee, scored a season-high 28 points and had a career-best 14 rebounds, sending No. 21 Memphis over Lipscomb 8870 on Thursday night. Witherspoon made 10 of 14 from the field, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. The Tigers (10-2) pulled away while hitting 12 of their first 13 shots in the second half. Will Barton added 15 for Memphis, Joe Jackson had 13 and Antonio Barton 12. Adnan Hodzic led the Bisons (7-4) with 22 points. Josh Slater finished with 12 and Brandon Brown had 10.
back to the 17-yard line. Carson Coffman overthrew Aubrey Quarles in the end zone, and when Kansas State (7-6) couldn’t come up with the onside kick, Syracuse (8-5) only had to take a knee to win a bowl game for the first time since 2001. Daniel Thomas ran for t h r e e t o u c h d ow n s f o r Kansas State, which was making its first bowl appearance since 2006.
Music City Bowl NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Casey Barth kicked a 23yard field goal in the second overtime to send North Carolina past Tennessee 30-27 in a Music City Bowl that will be remembered much more for the crazy finish of regulation than how it ended Thursday night. Barth kicked a 39-yard field goal after officials reviewed what had been the final play of the game and decided to penalize the Tar Heels (8-5) for having “more than 11 men” on the field. The Big Ten officiating crew also announced T.J. Yates had spiked the ball with 1 second left. That allowed Barth to run out and kick the field goal that tied it at 20. Tennessee (6-7) was stunned at the sudden switch that cost the Vols an apparent bowl victory to cap Derek Dooley’s first season. Tyler Bray threw a 25-yard TD in the first overtime, but Quan Sturdivant picked him off to end the Vols’ last chance in the second OT. Bray’s 8-yard TD pass to Justin Hunter put the Vols up 20-17 with 5:16 left. But Donte Paige-Moss blocked Daniel Lincoln’s extra point, and that provided the edge North Carolina needed to force overtime with Barth’s second field goal.
BOWL GLANCE MONDAY, DEC. 27
AP TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP No. 8 Villanova 78, No. 25 Temple 74
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SMU running back Zach Line (48) tries to get away from Army defensive back Donovan Travis (6) during the second half of the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday.
Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Army 16, SMU 14 Pinstripe Bowl At New York Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27, 2 OT Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), n
Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (7-5), Noon(ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Michigan (7-5) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 12:30 p.m.(ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. TCU (12-0) vs. Wisconsin (11-1), 4 p.m.(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 7:30 p.m.(ESPN)
MONDAY, JAN. 3 Orange Bowl At Miami Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 7:30 p.m.(ESPN)
TUESDAY, JAN. 4 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 7:30 p.m.(ESPN)
THURSDAY, JAN. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 7 p.m.(ESPN)
FRIDAY, JAN. 7 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), p.m.(FOX)
FRIDAY, DEC. 31
SATURDAY, JAN. 8
Meineke Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Clemson (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5), 11 a.m.(ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5), 1 p.m.(CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Georgia (6-6) vs. UCF (10-3), 2:30 p.m.(ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta South Carolina (9-4) vs. Florida State (94), 6:30 p.m.(ESPN)
BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), a.m.(ESPN)
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SATURDAY, JAN. 22
TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 11 a.m.(ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Michigan State (11-1) vs. Alabama (9-3), Noon(ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla.
At Orlando, Fla. East-West Shrine Classic, 3 p.m.
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SUNDAY, JAN. 9 Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 8 p.m.(ESPN)
MONDAY, JAN. 10 BCS National Championship At Glendale, Ariz. Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), p.m.(ESPN)
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SATURDAY, JAN. 29 At Mobile, Ala. Senior Bowl, 3 p.m.(NFLN) Saturday, Feb. 5 At San Antonio Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge, 1 p.m.
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Stanford ends UConn’s record win streak at 90 STANFORD, Calif. — Topranked Connecticut’s record 90game winning streak is over. The Huskies never led and were beaten by No. 9 Stanford 71-59 on Thursday night, ending a remarkable run that drew national attention and acclaim to women’s basketball. Stanford was the last school to beat coach Geno Auriemma’s team, in the 2008 NCAA semifinals. Jeanette Pohlen hit five 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 31 points and the Cardinal (9-2) had the Huskies’ number at last — a huge number at that. Stanford won its 52nd straight at Maples Pavilion
in a rematch of last season’s NCAA title game won 53-47 by two-time defending national champion UConn. Last week, the Huskies (12-1) topped the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden’s UCLA men’s team from 1971-74 by beating No. 22 Florida State 93-62, then won their 90th in a row this week at Pacific. Huskies star Maya Moore was held to 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting. UConn hadn’t lost since an 8273 defeat to Stanford on April 6, 2008, in the Final Four at Tampa, Fla. Pohlen sealed it with six free
throws in the final 42.5 seconds. She shot 8-for-15 overall and had nine rebounds and six assists. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 12 points and six rebounds and Kayla Pedersen 11 rebounds for an inspired Stanford squad that held a 43-36 advantage on the boards. Moore’s 3-pointer with 10:50 left cut Stanford’s lead to 48-44, then Pedersen answered moments later on the other end. Moore tried to will her team back late, scoring eight straight during one stretch. But she missed the front end of a one-and-one off the rim with 1:42 left that could have made it a fourpoint game.
Kelly Faris scored 19 points and Bria Hartley 14 for the Huskies, who never found their usual dominant form while playing in front of a raucous sellout crowd of 7,329plus for this highly anticipated, nationally televised showdown between the top programs from either coast. UConn was headed home from the Bay Area on what certainly would be an extra-long redeye flight out of San Francisco. The team just beat the big East Coast blizzard to get here, leaving at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. UConn played at Maples for the first time since Dec. 28, 1993, and Stanford has won all
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Heather Zander Continued from 1D And Zander can just blend in with the UND student body. Since NDSU and UND didn’t compete against each other much in track and field, many people on campus don’t know who Zander is. “It is kind of nice just to be a student,” she said. “I don’t like the recognition all the time. It’s nice. Now I’m just a physical therapy student.” Zander hasn’t picked an area of physical therapy she would like to specialize in. She will be doing clinicals in orthopedics and geriatrics in the fall. She plans to graduate in 2013.
Zander said she has no desire to become involved in coaching track and field. Sh e p l a n s t o a t t e n d NDSU’s first track meet of the new year. “I’m going to go watch my teammates and cheer them on,” Zander said. “I’m not going to be running unattached or anything.” Zander does frequent leisure workouts at UND’s wellness center or outdoors. Zander did two 5K runs, one in support of breast cancer and the other for a Grand Forks church. “A 5K is the farthest I plan on going,” Zander said.
“Those were just fun things. It got me out and got me active.” Choosing to compete at NDSU was one of the best decisions Zander made. “It was such a blessing that I went there,” she said. “I do feel that was the path that was meant for me. I made the best decision that was for me.” PREVIOUS TRIBUNE SPORTSWOMEN OF THE YEAR 2009: Allison Opp, Hazen volleyball, basketball and track 2008: Rebecca Kielpinski, AlaskaAnchorage basketball 2007: Jessica Kielpinski, Mandan basketball, track, volleyball 2006: Katelynn Steffan, Dickinson
volleyball, basketball, track 2005: Jessica Zundel, U-Mar y basketball 2 0 0 4 : S a r a h L e e r, U - M a r y basketball 2003: Amber Klein, Adams State track, cross country 2002: Carly Emil, Mandan track, Minnesota cross country 2001: Sarah Berglund, Hazen golf, volleyball 2000: Lisa Maus, U-Mar y basketball 1999: Scheryl Kottsick, Mandan volleyball, basketball, track 1998: Jamey Mulske, U-Mary track 1997: Jamey Mulske, U-Mary track 1996: Molly McDonald, St. Mary’s gymnastics, Century diving 1995: Linda Davis, NDSU basketball 1994: Jessi Melland, Hazen track, basketball 1993: Becki Wells, Florida cross country, track 1992: Tanya Fischer, Bowman track, cross country, basketball
OTHER SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS ■ Kelsey Sigl, Bismarck State basketball: Sigl, a 6-foot center from Bismarck, was an NJCAA second team all-American, Region 13’s most valuable player and the M o n - D a k ’s most valuable Sigl player. Sigl averaged 21.4 points and 9.2 rebounds while leading the Mystics to the national tournament. She totaled 102 assists and 42 steals, and shot 56.5 percent from the field and 79.7 percent from the freethrow line. ■ Carli Peterson, Century basketball and softball: Peterson was a two-time allstate shortstop in softball. She helped lead Bismarck to its first state tournament where it placed fourth. Peterson was a Class A first-team all-state selection
in basketball, averaging 14.1 points and 6.0 rebounds a game. She helped lead Century to its first state title s i n c e 1 9 9 0 Peterson and its second overall. ■ Dre Brunskill, U-Mary softball: The catcher/first baseman from Valley Center, Calif., was one of the top players in the Northern Sun. Br u n s k i l l was one of 16 Brunskill p l a y e r s named to the NFCA Division II all-American first team and was an honorable mention Louisville Slugger All-American. She was U-Mary’s first athlete to be named first
team since the Marauders joined the NCAA. Brunskill led the conference in hits per game and was second in batting average, hits, doubles, and total bases. Brunskill hit .427 and slugged .680 with an on-base percentage of .469. As UMary’s cleanup hitter, she also set personal marks with eight home runs, 17 doubles, 76 hits and three steals in 53 games. In addition, she scored 30 runs and hit two triples. ■ Allison Opp, Hazen basketball and track and field and U-Mary volleyball: Opp was a Class B second-team basketball all-stater for the second straight year. She led Hazen to a district title, but the Bison lost to Beach in the title game of the region tournament. Beach went on to win a state championship. In track and field, she was a state champion in the triple jump and 100-meter hurdles. She placed second
in the long jump and fourth in the 300 hurdles while leading Ha ze n t o a second-place finish. She played f o r t h e U - Opp Mary volleyball team as a true freshman and totaled 114 kills, 18 aces, 48 digs and 47 blocks. ■ Jess Herauf: Dickinson volleyball, basketball and track and field: Herauf was a Class A all-state selection in volleyball and was named the senior athlete of the year. She finished with 11.6 kills and 15.0 digs per match. In basketball, Herauf was a second-team all-state selection, averaging 17.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Herauf was the state champ in the javelin (139 feet, 6 inches). She also placed third in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the discus.
Cost of bowling Most schools’ figures were for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Broken down on a per-student basis, the Irish spend the most, the database says. Their trip to the Sun Bowl is coming at a price of $3,531 for each of Notre Dame’s 8,351 undergraduates — an overall budget of $29.4 million — while TCU spends $2,822 per student to run its Rose Bowl-bound football program. For all the money they fork out, at least the TCUs and LSUs of the world are going somewhere this season. Texas, last year’s national runner-up, spent $25.1 million and is sitting home for New Year’s after going 5-7. Boise State, meanwhile, looks like a bargain. The underdog Broncos stayed in contention for the national title all year with a program that spends a fraction of what the big boys do. The tab: $6.85 million for an average of $564 a student for a program that ended up winning the MAACO Bowl this year. While football also brings in millions, the spending on the sport has given plenty of ammunition to critics of big-time college sports. “It’s a sad commentary given the general conditions out there: 10 percent unemployment, economic stagnation,” said Tom Palaima, the University of Texas’ representative on the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, a group that believes spending on sports has gotten out of hand. “You look at $1,500 per capita (at Auburn), that’s a large outlay. I just don’t see how it can be justified given that most of the revenues will still end up on the sports side of the ledger.” Indeed, the common refrain among many successful football programs is that they are self-sustaining. In fact, all but three of the bowl-bound programs reported operating at even or in the black. In most cases, that allows the football programs — most commonly the biggest money makers in athletic programs — to support all the other sports,
three meetings in the rivalry on its home floor. For the Cardinal, this was a long time coming. Coach Tara VanDerveer, who joined the elite 800-win club last week, thought about that championship loss for months and felt her team missed a big opportunity, saying it fueled her to be a better coach and did the same for her players. Stanford hasn’t won it all since 1992 despite making the last three Final Fours. Stanford led at halftime for the third straight time facing UConn, having blown a 20-12 edge at the break in the title game last April.
which in many cases operate at a loss. In cases where there’s more money left over, some of that is often given to the university, which can use it wherever the need is greatest. The Texas athletic program boasts that it sends back an average of around $1.5 million a year to the school. Its football program netted a whopping $68 million in the 12-month period ending Aug. 31. At Florida, football spent $24.4 million and brought in $68.7 million for a net profit of $44.2 million. The program will give $6 million to the university in the 2010-11 fiscal year to bring the total to $61.1 million since 1990. “At this place, your main revenue source is football, so you’re going to spend money necessary to sustain a successful football program,” Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said. “If we go from playing in front of 90,000 people to playing in front of 60,000 people, you’re talking about cutting sports, scholarships, personnel, and nobody wants to see that happen.” But Foley said the benefits of a successful sports program go beyond merely money. Sports help spread the word about the University of Florida, which has grown in stature nationwide over the past two decades — a timeframe that coincides with the arrival of Steve Spurrier as coach and the rise of a once-troubled football program. (Not coincidentally, it’s also when the athletic program started giving money to the school.) “Athletics is a big window,” Foley said. “It provides a look into the institution. If someone’s viewing the University of Florida and looking at a great athletic program, it enhances the way people view the institution and that’s all good.” Critics, meanwhile, respond that big-time college football programs wouldn’t have anywhere near the drawing power — and would be little more than money-losing minor-league teams — without the name recognition
Continued from 1D and fan base the universities and their alumni provide. Not surprisingly, teams from the automatic-bid BCS conferences spend the most on football, with the Southeastern Conference, which has the best TV deal, leading the way. Six of the 10 highest overall spenders on the list were from the SEC. Presumably, football programs around the country should have roughly the same list of expenses: 85 scholarships, weight rooms and training tables, travel budgets and coaches’ salaries. The gap between the most expensive and least was a big one, however — more than $25 million — and there’s no doubt you will see a difference between the weight rooms at Troy and those at Ohio State. “If you need a nice weight room to attract a top athlete, you’re going to do that, but you need that weight room to help that athlete get better, too,” Foley said. “If you have to spend money to pay a coach like Urban Meyer, you’re going to do that, too. You’ve got to spend money to make money. It doesn’t just happen.” Oregon professor Nathan Tublitzsaid the calculation he favors divides the amount spent on any given sport by the number of players in that sport. At Oregon, he lumped them all together and found the athletic program has a $75 million annual budget and 500 scholarship students, for an average of about $150,000 per athlete per year. Meantime, the average cost of education for an in-state student runs about $20,000 per year. He’s glad for the success Oregon’s football team is enjoying this season, but wonders if this kind of money should be spent on what is essentially entertainment, especially in a bad economy. “There is no justification for spending over $150,000 per football player per year when the rest of the student body is struggling to register for classes and to pay for books, tuition and living expenses,” he said.
Harmon Killebrew says he has cancer
put my focus anywhere else, because what happens if they call on me this week, in MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — the playoffs, whenever?” Hall of Fame slugger Har- Kolb said. “There’s plenty of mon Killebrew has been time for that this offseason.” diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old Killebrew NFL fines Jets $100,000 r e l e a s e d a s t a t e m e n t in Alosi tripping incident through the Minnesota NEW YORK (AP) — The Twins on Thursday, saying NFL has fined the New York he expects to make a full Jets $100,000 for violating recovery from the “very seri- league rules when assistant ous” condition. coach Sal Alosi tripped “With my wife, Nita, by Miami’s Nolan Carroll on the my side, I have begun sideline during a punt preparing for what is per- return. haps the most difficult battle The Jets were fined Thursof my life,” Killebrew said. day because Alosi placed Killebrew hit 573 home players in a prohibited area runs and made 11 All-Star on the sideline to impede appearances during his 22- opposing team’s special year career spent mostly teams players and gain a with the Washington Sena- competitive advantage. The tors and Twins. He was NFL called it a competitive inducted into the Hall of violation as well as a dangerFame in 1984 and was fifth ous tactic. on the career home run list Alosi and special teams when he retired in 1975 after coach Mike Westhoff also one season with the Kansas have been cited for public City Royals. comments accusing other Killebrew currently ranks teams of employing similar 11th on the homer list, and tactics. The Jets suspended his eight seasons with 40 or Alosi without pay for the rest more homers still is tied for of the season after the Dec. second in league history to 12 incident and fined him Babe Ruth. $25,000. Killebrew has maintained a regular presence with the Twins for years. He now lives RB LaMichael James in the Phoenix area and said returning to Oregon he is receiving treatment at EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — the Mayo Clinic nearby. He Heisman Trophy finalist was optimistic about his LaMichael James is returnchances for recovery. ing to Oregon next season. “The Mayo Clinic is one of James, a sophomore runthe largest and most experi- ning back and the nation’s enced medical centers treat- leading rusher this season, ing esophageal cancer in the had repeatedly suggested he world. In the past decade, would forgo an early entry to they have made tremendous the NFL draft. Thursday’s advances in the treatment of announcement made it offithis disease,” he said. “Nita cial. and I feel blessed to have “I came to the University access to the best doctors of Oregon to get a quality and medical care.” education as well as to play football, and feel I have yet to complete that goal,” he said Vick sits out practice, in a statement. unlikely to play Sunday James has thrived in OrePHILADELPHIA (AP) — gon’s speedy spread-option Michael Vick missed practice offense. He has run for 1,682 Thursday because of a leg yards this season, averaging injury and is unlikely to play 153 a game. He’s also averagSunday when the Eagles host ing a national-best 12 points Dallas. a game. His 22 touchdowns The NFC East champion (21 on the ground plus one Eagles (10-5) are locked into touchdown reception) are a the No. 3 seed, so Vick may school record. His play has not have played even if he helped carry the No. 2 Ducks was completely healthy. to the national champiCoach Andy Reid has rested onship game, where they will his starters in other mean- play No. 1 Auburn in Gleningless games before the dale, Ariz., on Jan. 10. James playoffs in past years. ranks second at Oregon with Vick, selected to his 3,228 career rushing yards fourth Pro Bowl this season, and 36 touchdowns. hurt his quad on the first play in Philadelphia’s 24-14 Campbell leads U.S. to upset loss to Minnesota on Saturday. The team has not 4-0 win over Germany BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — said which leg he hurt. Kevin Kolb, the starter in Jack Campbell made 14 Week 1, would make his fifth saves and Andy Iles didn’t start this season in Vick’s face a shot in 9 minutes as place. Kolb became the the two U.S. goalies comEagles’ No. 1 quarterback bined to shut out Germany after Donovan McNabb was 4-0 on Thursday night in pretraded to Washington. He liminary round play in the served as McNabb’s backup World Junior Hockey Chamf o r t h re e s e a s o n s a n d pionships. Campbell was en route to became the first QB ever to throw for 300 yards in each of his seventh shutout in interhis first two career starts last national play and his second year. Kolb suffered a concus- in the junior tournament sion in Week 1, paving the when he came out of the way for Vick to take over. Vick game with 9:02 to play. He set career highs this season remained on the bench as in yards passing (3,018), Iles saw his first action of the touchdowns passing (21) tournament. Jon Merrill had and touchdowns rushing a goal and an assist for the Americans, while Charlie (nine). Kolb is signed through Coyle and Chris Kreider 2011 and Vick is in the final added power-play goals and year of a two-year contract. Jerry D’Amigo an evenKolb doesn’t look at Sunday’s strength tally. The U.S. (3-0) remained game as an audition for another team. He’d like to undefeated with one game stay with the Eagles, who remaining in the preliminary almost certainly will bring round. The Americans will f a c e Sw i t z e r l a n d ( 2 - 1 ) Vick back. “I like this team so much tonight in a game that could and I enjoy being around decide the winner of Group Mike so much that I think it’s A and an automatic bid in an injustice to the team to the semifinals.
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Is Holmgren ready to return to coaching? By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio — As the Cleveland Browns, his allconsuming pet rebuilding project, went through drills earlier this week, team president Mike Holmgren ventured onto the rock-hard practice field and called over kicker Phil Dawson for a chat. With coach Eric Mangini standing only yards away, Holmgren, bundled in a heavy jacket to combat December’s biting cold, talked to other players and then with Gil Haskell, his longtime friend and one of the trusted advisers he brought to Cleveland. Last year, Holmgren traded his whistle for an executive’s tie. He might be about swap them again. With the Browns perhaps on the verge of a coaching change, quarterback Seneca Wallace believes Holmgren is angling for a return to the sideline. “I kind of do just because things probably haven’t turned out the way he wanted on offense and being an offensive guy, I think he still has that itch to come back to
coach,” said Wallace, who played seven seasons for Holmgren in Seattle. “But at the end of the day, he’s going to make the right decision for the rest of the team.” Yep, the Browns (5-10) could be getting a makeover. This one, though, might not be quite as extreme. Mangini, given one reprieve by Holmgren last January, may not get a second as the Browns stagger to the finish of another disappointing season — their ninth with double-digit losses in 12 years. Cleveland has gone just 2-5 since a midseason upset of New England, and unless the Browns can stun Pittsburgh on Sunday, Mangini will close his second year with a four-game losing streak. That may be enough for Holmgren to make a coaching change, assuming he hasn’t already made up his mind to replace Mangini, who will carry a 10-21 overall record — 2-9 vs. the AFC North — into Sunday’s regular-season finale. When Holmgren last met with reporters on Nov. 2, he said he would wait until after the season before making a decision on Mangini. He also left open the possibility of a
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Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren has had coaching stints in Green Bay and Seattle. return to coaching. “I’d be less than honest if I didn’t say I get fired up watching the games,” he said. “I mean I did that (coach) for too long not to react sometimes the way I do, but I also recognize what I was hired to do and that’s what I’m trying to do.” Browns owner Randy Lerner brought in Holmgren to fix his franchise, which has undergone nearly constant change in the past decade. If Mangini gets fired, the
62-year-old Holmgren, who won a Super Bowl with Green Bay and an NFC championship with Seattle, will quickly jump to the top of a list of possible replacements. There could be several other big-name candidates available, including Jon Gruden, John Fox, Bill Cowher and others. But Holmgren simply packing up his belongings and moving down the hall to a new office would cause the least uproar for organization
Rams’ defense coming of age By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS — Choosing the St. Louis Rams in free agency last winter was a natural for Fred Robbins. The veteran defensive tackle got to play for Steve Spagnuolo again, and help build a defense that would make the boss proud. The 325-pound Robbins has been the anchor of a line that’s the starting point for a u n i t t h a t’s m a d e h u g e improvements in its second season under Spagnuolo. Robbins, in his 11th season, was a key member of the 2007 Giants, where Spagnuolo was the defensive coordinator and the team won the Super Bowl. “He’s been a great leader, had some very good production, come up with some big plays at some good times,” defensive coordinator Ken Flajole said. “Having a good push inside certainly gives the ends a better chance to get one-on-one blocks.” Robbins is among five players from that Giants team reunited with Spagnuolo, including safeties Craig Dahl and James Butler, cornerback Kevin Dockery and linebacker Bryan Kehl. Robbins has started every game, Dahl has made 12 starts and the other three have combined for eight starts. “I know what to expect from him, what defense he runs, what he wants,” Robbins said. The Rams are holding opponents to 34 percent on third-down conversions, fourth best in the NFL. They’re tied for sixth with 31 touchdowns allowed and their 25 takeaways are plus-5 from last year. One of their better games
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St. Louis defensive end Chris Long, bottom, and linebacker James Laurinaitis bring down San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith. came in a 20-3 victory over Seattle (6-9) at home in October, when Matt Hasselbeck was sacked four times, threw an interception and lost a fumble. Before that, the Seahawks had averaged 29 points during a 10-game winning streak in the series. Along with being a run stuffer, Robbins has a careerbest six sacks. End James Hall, also in his 11th season, is among the league leaders with 10½ sacks and had two last week against the 49ers. “ They’re doing awesome,” end Chris Long said. “I don’t know what it is, but they’re playing out of their minds.”
Long has emerged as a force, too, in his third season. The second overall pick of the 2008 draft and son of Hall of Famer Howie Long has played exclusively at left end after often switching sides his first two seasons. He has consistently terrorized quarterbacks with 8½ sacks. Long helped finish off the 49ers last week with a sack and forced fumble on Alex Smith, and in one midseason stretch had six sacks in six games. The 49ers were just 4 for 16 on third-down conversions against a defense that was able to play it straight more often than in the past.
“Obviously you’ve got to be able to stop the run and put some pressure on the quarterback without having to blitz all the time,” Robbins said. “When you can do that, it makes it harder to game plan on you. “It all starts up front.” Middle linebacker James Laurinaitis heads the second line of defense, leading the team in tackles for the second straight season, and got his fourth sack last week. The secondary features safety O.J. Atogwe and cornerback Ron Bartell, who’ve both been with the Rams since 2005. Whether Matt Hasselbeck or Charlie Whitehurst starts for Seattle makes no difference to these guys. Flajole said the schemes don’t change depending on who’s taking the snaps. “I don’t care who’s at quarterback,” Bartell said. “At the end of the day, who cares? I still have to cover, I still have to tackle.” When it’s working, it’s a complementary effort. “We watch each other’s backs,” Bartell said. “When we’re covering well, they have the pressure. When they pressure, we’re able to cover.” Get a little cushion and the offense tends to go vanilla with Steven Jackson handoffs, protecting rookie quarterback Sam Bradford a bit while putting the onus on the other side of the ball. Last week, Spagnuolo was content to burn time off the clock and just stop the 49ers, who had two possessions in the final four minutes and didn’t come close to the end zone. “Spags is going to lean on us,” Long said. “And we like that.”
Favre and Vikings Continued from 1D His record of 297 straight regularseason starts was snapped two weeks ago when his shoulder didn’t heal in time to play against the New York Giants. Even before all the beating he’s taken this month, Favre had endured injuries to his ankle, chin, ribs, elbow and back. So his teammates, whether he plays Sunday or not, are inspired to finish strong. “It’s not the championship we wanted him to ride off on, but a win I think would send him off in a good way knowing all the other things he achieved,” wide receiver Percy Harvin said. “So we’ll play hard and try to get this win for him and try to get some momentum for our team going into this offseason.” In a shortened week because of the snowstorm-delayed game at Philadelphia, the Vikings are preparing rookie Joe Webb for another start if Favre can’t go. He had an impressive performance against the Eagles, though he’s still trying to learn the offense while the coaches tailor it to his skills and mobil-
ity. His poise in that game was what impressed the Vikings most. “His first game was a little shaky, as far as calling the plays, but a lot of us forget the plays,” Harvin said. “But he was a commander in there. He was getting the line straight, telling the receivers where he was looking at, changing the snap count. ... I can’t even sit here and say I expected it to be that way.” Favre was fined $50,000 Wednesday by the NFL for failing to cooperate with its investigation of inappropriate messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to former Jets game-day hostess Jenn Sterger. After nearly three months of interviews, forensic analysis and further examination, the NFL said Commissioner Roger Goodell “could not conclude” that Favre violated the league’s personal conduct policy based on the evidence available to him. Sterger’s representatives reiterated in an interview Thursday their frustration with the NFL’s handling of the sit-
uation. “Fifty thousand dollars to the average working person is a lot of money,” her attorney, Joseph Conway, said. “But to Brett Favre, he makes that in three or four minutes. Here he consciously avoided cooperating with them for whatever reason and was rewarded for it. That just doesn’t make sense.” Sterger’s manager, Phil Reese, said his client grew tired of waiting for a resolution. “She was just like, ’Do the right thing, do the wrong thing, just do something.’ They still didn’t do anything,” Reese said. Frazier is still waiting, too, for word on his future, though he has consistently expressed a don’t-look-ahead mantra to the team and in public since taking over after the firing of Brad Childress. Frazier, who has interviewed with seven NFL teams for head coaching openings in the past, said Thursday he’s in the process of setting up a formal meeting with lead owner Zygi Wilf and team president Mark Wilf about his candidacy for the permanent job.
craving calm. Unlike previous years, there doesn’t seem to be nearly as much concern about the possibility — and potential likelihood — of change. Maybe that’s because Holmgren is overseeing it. “He brings credibility to the whole organization,” said Dawson, who has seen his share of turnover in 11plus seasons with Cleveland. “I think if you ask anyone, they would say the same thing. Guys are confident that he knows what he wants to do, and we’ll all have to wait and see what happens. But no one seems to be panicking or anything like that.” Many Browns fans can’t bear the thought of another coaching change, but Wallace believes they should be comforted by Holmgren’s presence. “He’s a person who is going to build a foundation,” said Wallace, who started four games this season. “I don’t think over the last couple of years there’s been a foundation. There has been a lot of turnover. And I think once you build that foundation and that type of mentality, it’s going to build for the future.” Has he seen any part of
the foundation formed? “I saw a couple of bricks slide in place,” he said, “but there’s still a lot of building that needs to be done.” Holmgren has spent the year evaluating Cleveland’s roster, which has been upgraded by general manager Tom Heckert — Holmgren’s first hire. Holmgren knows what’s needed and what’s not, a fact that would make his potential takeover as coach that much more seamless. Co r n e r b a c k Sh e l d o n Brown, acquired in an offseason trade with Philadelphia, has faith that the Browns’ front office is getting things done. “If they came back here and said, ’Sheldon, we need you to play safety, nickel, dime,’ I believe that they know what they’re doing to get us to where we need to go,” he said. “I just believe in the plan.” When Holmgren accepted Lerner’s offer to restore the Browns, he did so knowing it would be hard to shake the coaching bug. It’s all the former high school history teacher has known since becoming an assistant at his alma mater in San Francisco 40 years ago.
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Bismarck Renaissance Zone Authority will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room, City-County Office Building, 221 North 5th Street, Bismarck, North Dakota on the following issue; • Request of Spaces, Inc. for designation of the lease of space in the building at 122 East Main Avenue as a Renaissance Zone Project. The property is owned by Main Avenue Properties, LLC and is legally described as Lots 7-12, Block 54, Original Plat. At the hearing, the Renaissance Zone Authority will provide an opportunity for all interested persons to comment on the project. Interested persons may also submit comments or questions regarding the project prior to the meeting to Jason Tomanek in the Community Development Department – Planning Division at PO Box 5503, Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5503, phone: (701) 355-1849, fax: (701) 222-6450, e-mail: jtomanek@nd.gov. Carl D. Hokenstad,AICP Director of Community Development City of Bismarck Dated this 22th day of December, 2010. 12/31 & 1/7 - 606214 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BURLEIGH SOUTH CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF GABRIELLE MARIE KELLER Civil Case Number: 08-02-C-2354 PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the petitioner, Janelle L. Geyer, by and through her legal representative Theresa L. Cole of American Legal Services, P.C. is herein petitioning the Court for a name change of Gabrielle Marie Geyer to Gabrielle Marie Keller. a. That the petitioner has been a bona fide resident of Burleigh County for at least six (6) months before the filing of the petition. b. This request is made on the grounds that Janelle L. Geyer, is divorced and as a result, her last name was returned to her maiden name of Keller. Gabrielle would like to have the same last name of her mother. c. The name requested is Gabrielle Marie Keller. This Petition for Name Change is not based upon the intent to defraud or mislead, is made in good faith, will not cause injury to an individual, and will not compromise public safety. Dated this 28th day of December, 2010. /s/ Theresa L. Cole Theresa L. Cole American Legal Services, P.C. 521 East Main Avenue, Suite 400 (701) 258-1074 Fax: (701) 530-1943 ND State ID #05385 Attorney for Petitioner 12/31 - 606222 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Bismarck City Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 5:15 p.m. in the Tom Baker Meeting Room, City-County Building, 221 North 5th Street, Bismarck, North Dakota, to consider the following item: • Request of Garret Woodruff for approval of a zoning change from the A-Agricultural zoning district to the RR-Residential zoning district for Woodruff Subdivision. The property is located west of 66th Street NE, south of 71st Avenue NE and north of Rocky Road (a replat of Auditor’s Lot A in the S1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 7,T139N-R79W/Gibbs Township). At this public hearing, the Board of City Commissioners will provide an opportunity for all interested persons to be heard with respect to this item. Interested persons may also submit written comments regarding this request prior to the meeting to the Community Development Department - Planning Division, PO Box 5503, Bismarck, North Dakota 585065503, fax: 701- 222-6450, or e-mail cobplan@nd.gov. Interested persons may also call 701-355-1840 with questions or for additional information. Description of this request is on file and may be viewed or copied any working day between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the City-County Community Development Department – Planning Division, 221 North 5th Street, Bismarck, North Dakota. BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA Attest: W.C.Wocken City Administrator Dated this 22nd day of December, 2010. 12/31 & 1/7 - 606216
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NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a judgment and decree of foreclosure rendered and given in the District Court in and for the County of Burleigh, North Dakota, South Central Judicial District, entered and docketed in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on May 27, 2010, in an action wherein The Industrial Commission of North Dakota, acting in its capacity as the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency was Plaintiff and Jamie A. Thomson and Shayla R. Thomson, husband and wife, joint tenants, Capital Credit Union, and Credit Bureau, were Defendants; on which day it was adjudged that there was due and owing the Plaintiff from the Defendants Jamie A. Thomson and Shayla R. Thomson, husband and wife, joint tenants, together with costs and disbursements of said action, the sum of $162,236.49 and by virtue of a Writ of Special Execution issued to me by the Clerk of said Court, I will sell the real property described in said judgment and hereafter described to the highest bidder for cash at public auction at the front door of the Courthouse in the City of Bismarck, County of Burleigh, North Dakota, on the 12th day of January, 2011, at the hour of 1:15 o’clock p.m. of that day to satisfy the amount due with accrued costs and interest at the date of sale, or so much thereof as the proceeds of said sale applicable thereto will satisfy. The premises to be sold as aforesaid are situated in the County of Burleigh, State of North Dakota, and are more particularly described as follows: LOT 12, BLOCK 6, NORTH LINCOLN SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LINCOLN, BURLEIGH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. A.P.N.: CL-138-79-37-06-120 (Street Address: 148 Dolan Drive, Lincoln, ND 58504) Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota, this 6th day of December, 2010. /s/ Pat Heinert Pat Heinert, Sheriff of Burleigh County, N.D. By: /s/ Simon A. Scheett Deputy Sheriff Alan M. McDonagh Special Assistant Attorney General Attorney for Plaintiff 2810 17th Ave. S. Grand Forks, ND 58201 ND ID# 05502 12/17, 24 & 31 - 606167 Public Comment Notice Public Involvement in the Preparation of Amendments to the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Notice is hereby given that the public will have until 5pm Friday January 14, 2011 to comment on proposed amendments to the LRTP. The purpose of the public comment period is to provide an opportunity for public involvement in the review of proposed amendments to the LRTP. Furthermore, the public is notified that the proposed amendments to the LRTP will be available for citizens to review at the Bismarck Community Development Department, 221 North 5th Street, Bismarck, North Dakota. The amendments to the LRTP will also be available on the MPO web page at www.bismarck.org/MPO. Following the consideration of citizen’s comments, the proposed amendments to the LRTP will be presented to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board for possible adoption and subsequent submittal to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. A public meeting on the proposed LRTP Amendments will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Technical Advisory Committee Meeting on January 18, 2011 at 10am in the Training Room of the Bis-Man Transit Building located at 3750 East Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND. The public is invited to submit written comments to the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization no later than 5pm, January 14, 2011, to P.O. Box 5503, Bismarck, North Dakota, 58506. Written comments should be directed to Ben Ehreth and faxed to (701) 222-6450 or sent to the above address. Written comments may also be submitted via e-mail to bjehreth@nd.gov. E-mail comments should be specifically identified as public input on the proposed amendments to the LRTP. Contact Ben Ehreth, BismarckMandan MPO Planner at (701) 355-1840 for additional information. Meeting facilities will be accessible to mobility impaired individuals. Please call (701) 355-1840 for additional information or if any special arrangements (hearing, sight, or language interpretation) need to be made for any member of the public to be able to attend. Upon request by individuals with special needs, the MPO will work with local resources to provide them with information in the format best suited for their request. 12/31 - 606224
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cent to $15.21 to lead the 30 stocks that make up the Dow. American Express had the largest loss, falling 0.8 percent to $42.51. The week has been marked by thin trading. Thursday was considered by many to be the last trading day of note because even fewer traders are expected to show up on Friday, the last day of the year. Investors received positive economic news. The
NONFERROUS METALS
Labor Department said that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to its lowest point in nearly two and a half years. The Dow Jones industrial average was off 15.67 points, or 0.1 percent, to 11,569.7. The S&P 500 edged down 1.9, or 0.2 percent, to 1,257.88. The technologyfocused Nasdaq composite index fell 3.95, or 0.2 percent, to 2,662.98.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
GOLD Selected world gold prices, Thursday. London morning fixing: $1411.50 off $1.00. London afternoon fixing: $1405.50 off 5.50. NY Handy & Harman: $1405.50 off $5.50. NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $1517.94 off $7.56. NY Engelhard: $1408.54 up $7.01. NY Engelhard fabricated: $1514.18 off $7.54. NY Merc. gold Dec Thu. $1405.60 off $7.50. NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. thu. $1405.00 off $6.00.
NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Thu. Aluminum -$1.1049 per lb., London Metal Exch. Copper -$4.2928 Cathode full plate, LME. Copper $4.3565 N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Lead - $2530.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $1.0718 per lb., London Metal Exch. Gold - $1405.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $1405.60 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu. Silver - $30.395 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $30.488 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Platinum -$1762.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). Platinum -$1744.30 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised
Australia 1.0157 1.0176 .9845 .9827 Britain 1.5415 1.5509 .6487 .6448 Canada 1.0002 .9994 .9998 1.0006 China .1514 .1510 6.6037 6.6247 Denmark .1782 .1772 5.6117 5.6433 Euro 1.3286 1.3214 .7527 .7568 Hong Kong .1285 .1285 7.7821 7.7827 Japan .012266 .012251 81.52 81.63 Mexico .080756 .080906 12.3830 12.3600 Russia .0327 .0328 30.5717 30.4692 Sweden .1481 .1467 6.7522 6.8166 Switzerlnd 1.0689 1.0563 .9355 .9467 CANADIAN EXCHANGE $1 Canadian = 93 cents U.S. for sale to customer and 90 cents U.S. purchase from customer At the Bank of North Dakota Thursday
OIL PATCH Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010 Posted price for N.D. Sweet Crude (40 gravity) SEMCRUDE ’10 BULLETIN 10-253 (Dec. 30), price per barrel .......... $68.51 NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE Crude oil, light sweet (NYM) 1,000 barrels, price per barrel February Last Change Open High Low 89.40 -1.72 90.98 91.40 89.02 NUMBER OF RIGS OPERATING Thursday (Dec. 30, 2010) Year ago 156 74
SILVER NEW YORK (AP) — Handy & Harman silver Thursday $30.395 off $0.245. H&H fabricated $36.474 off $0.294. The morning bullion price for silver in London $30.700 up $0.260. Engelhard $30.570 off $0.040. Engelhard fabricated $36.684 off $ NY Merc silver spot month Thursday $30.488 off $0.191.
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Stocks down at end of 2010 NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks dipped Thursday as investors locked in their positions at the end of the year. While U.S. markets fell slightly, stocks are set to end 2010 on an upbeat note: The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average are both up 14 percent for the year, after dividends, thanks to record corporate profits. The Dow is back to levels last seen in August 2008, prior to the heat of the financial crisis, while the S&P might just eke out the best December in 20 years. Some investors are taking the last week of the month to sell and notch their profits. Others are selling stocks or funds that have lost money in order to reap the tax benefits. Losses came across the market. Energy and telecommunications companies were the only ones among the 10 industry groups that make up the S&P index to post gains. Alcoa Inc. rose 0.5 per-
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JP Morgan Chase sued over Petters Ponzi scheme By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — A court-appointed receiver trying to recover funds for victims of Tom Petters’ Ponzi scheme has sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. for more than $300 million, alleging the bank should have known that money it seized from Petters was the result of fraud. The Minnesota businessman was convicted last year of perpetrating a $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme that counted hedge funds, pastors, miss i o n a r i e s a n d re t i re e s among its victims. Prosecutors said the one-time owner of Polaroid Holding Co. and Sun Country Airlines orchestrated the plot, but Petters has blamed his associates and is appealing his 50-year prison sentence. JPMorgan, its affiliates and some individuals seized more than $300 million in assets from Petters in the wake of his arrest. In a new claim filed Wednesday in federal court in Minnesota, receiver Doug Ke l l e y d e m a n d e d t h a t JPMorgan return $25 million it seized from Petters’ accounts just days after the 2008 FBI raid that led to his arrest. “This was JPMorgan trying to step ahead of the Ponzi scheme’s victims and creditors to the tune of $20 million bucks,” Kelley said Thursday. Mar y Jane Rogers, a spokeswoman for JPMorgan, declined to comment on the charges. Kelley has also been seeking to recover about $285 million in fees and proceeds that JPMorgan received on Petters’ purchase of Polaroid. JPMorgan had been the majority owner of Polaroid, so it earned profit as the seller, financer and financial adviser in the transaction, the lawsuit said. Kelley claims that while the defendants were conducting due diligence before the purchase, they ignored signs of trouble so they could profit on the deal.
Red flags included evasive emails from the Petters team in response to due diligence requests, as well as a lack of tax returns and audited financial statements for Petters Co. Inc. — the business the lawsuit says was central to the Ponzi scheme and funded most of the Polaroid acquisition. “During the course of its due diligence, JPMC uncovered or should have uncovered numerous red flags that should have put JPMC on notice of the Petters Ponzi scheme,” the lawsuit said. “In light of these red flags, JPMC knew or should have known that the funds Petters used to acquire Polaroid from JPMC were derived from fraud.” Kelley also claims the way the Polaroid transaction was structured suggests JPMorgan suspected the money was tainted. The claims connected to the Polaroid purchase have already been filed in bank-
ruptcy court, and will be pursued in civil court if attempts for recovery in bankruptcy court are unsuccessful, said Thomas Jamison, an attorney on Kelley’s claim. The $25 million in seized assets is a new claim, however. Kelley claims JPMorgan should have known those assets were derived from fraud, because of the work it did with Petters before the Polaroid deal, and because of its yearslong relationship with Petters. “Not only had Petters deposited more than $83 million into the investment accounts during a time when none of his businesses were profitable, JPMC, more than any other investor or creditor of Petters, had the opportunity to conduct extensive due diligence . when it orchestrated the Polaroid transaction,” the lawsuit states.
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