Litter threatens Missouri River For me, someone who has lived in Bismarck for most of his life, it has been very plain to see that the Missouri River is a tremendous resource. However, during the summer, the banks of the Missouri can get trashed. As a person raised to appreciate and respect the outdoors, I loathe littering, especially when it harms natural resources.
Littering is an easy thing to do, and a lot of the time people don’t even realize when they commit the act. As easy as littering is though, it’s just as easy to pick up after yourself. One of the most valuable lessons I have learned from my father is this: before you leave, clean up after yourself and make it look better than it did when you got there. No one wants to go fishing or spend a day along the river when everywhere you look there is someone else’s junk carelessly scattered around. Have some respect, clean up after yourself so your mess doesn’t take away from the next person’s experience.
With the Missouri River being a popular destination for both recreation and relaxation, garbage quickly gathers on the shoreline
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I can look back on multiple instances over the summer when I would be fishing on the river and I would see a Styrofoam cooler or worm box float by, not to mention all of the beer bottles, aluminum cans, and plastic bags strewn down shoreline. Besides catching fish, the whole reason I love to fish is so I can get away from everything and relax in a beautiful, quiet spot. With the amount of garbage
lining the banks of the Missouri, it’s becoming harder and harder to find those pretty little spots to fish at, which is discouraging.
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jack pieper [life editor]
Debris lines the banks of the Missouri
Volleyball girls bump up the intensity shannon hawkins [news editor] The Bismarck State College volleyball team is ready to bring an incredible season to the courts. Not only are the teammates getting along and playing well together, but everyone is anticipating a winning tournament that will take the girls to the National Tournament at the end of the season. “We have a lot of talent this year, so we are expecting to do very well,” Taylor Wade, a sophomore at BSC and middle hitter on the team, said. “I really love our coaches and the girls on the team. We all get along really well and we play well together. It’s a really busy season, so we’re on the go all the time.” Wade is from Devils Lake, attending BSC to study Business Administration and hang out with friends. She started playing volleyball in 7th grade and hopes for a successful team this year. Shelby Eamon, a sophomore completing her generals at BSC, plays right side on the volleyball court. She began playing volleyball in 4th grade and is from Jamestown.
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“We all do basically everything together,” Eamon said of her teammates.
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Payton Borud, Taylor Wade, and Shelby Eamon pose for a picture while on a break from volleyball practice.
Payton Borud is the team’s setter from Hazen and is at BSC to tackle volleyball, her dream to become a nurse and social life with friends and classmates. She has been playing volleyball since 5th grade and enjoys road trips and going out to eat with her team. “I’m looking forward to playing with all the girls to see how far our talent will be able to take us this year,” Borud said.
Mystician | September 2012
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