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NOVEMBER 1, 2019
New Wellness Center set to open Dec. 1
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Andress signs with Dickinson State University
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new workout center may be just on the horizon, according to Suzie Reuther, a member of the Hettinger City Council. For months, the City of Hettinger has been working with West River Health Services and Hettinger Public School to create a new wellness center/gym in the Hettinger Armory. Reuther said she hopes to have the new wellness center up and running by Dec. 1. Reuther said the city took on the project after completing a 2015 feasibility study. The study found that a majority of locals want more recreational opportunities in town. Although Hettinger already has a wellness center, the City wanted to create a high quality area that had workout equipment in a more accessible setting. “People that work at the hospital’s fitness center feel like they have so many complaints because nobody can use their equipment because of the stairs,” she said.“[The Armory Fitness Center] should be easy to get access to.” The new gym located in the L room of the Armory has made considerable progress. New carpet was laid and an intermediate wall was removed to create more space. The City also installed a new key fob system to both the front and back doors of the Armory for easy entry. Along with renovations, the city has already purchased the new equipment for the center. Using sales tax funds, the City purCENTER » PAGE 3
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Alyssa Andress signs a letter of intent and commits to becoming a Blue Hawk with Dickinson State University.
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urrounded by friends and family, Alyssa Andress, a Hettinger Public School senior signed a letter of intent for a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member university. Andress officially committed to becoming a Blue Hawk by signing onto Dickinson State University’s volleyball and track team. It was only after meet-
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was going on.” Ultimately, Andress said she chose Dickinson State University because it’s a smaller, more personal college that’s close to her hometown of Hettinger. “I like the fact that you know your professors and you know most of the students,” she said. Locally, Andress is involved in many high school athletics, including volleyball, track, and basketball. Throughout her high school ath-
letic career, Andress has played four years of varsity volleyball, five years of varsity basketball, and six years of varsity track and field. Andress is also the current volleyball team captain. Athletics, she said, played a big role in her decision to become a Blue Hawk. “Since I was little, I’ve wanted to do sports in college,” she said. “It’s always been a dream of mine.” Even though she is
only months into her senior year, Andress already has an accomplished high school athletic career. Just recently, Andress became the first Hettinger Public School athlete to score over 1,000 career points for both basketball and volleyball. Her most notable achievements include being a nominee for All State Volleyball in 2018, finishing 4th place at the Girls State B ANDRESS » PAGE 2
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ing Jennifer Willis, head coach of the volleyball team, and Shayne Wittkopp, head coach of the track team, did Andress finally commit to Dickinson State University. “After touring the campus, I met the coaches and player from the team and they just seemed really nice,” said Andress. “The whole atmosphere really seemed to fit me, and the coaches did a good job staying in contact and keeping me up to date with what
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his year’s harvest season has been unusually tough on local producers. Ceaseless rains and snowstorms have caused many headaches for farmers across the southwest North Dakota region. Although producers don’t usually wish away the rain, this harvest season has been nothing but unusual. This year’s September was the rainiest September on record for the entire state of North Dakota, according to
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National Weather Service Meteorologist Todd Hamilton. “Of all of North Dakota, if you take the whole amount of rainfall that we had over September, it was the wettest September we have had on record,” he said. Even with September in the rearview mirror, the excessive precipitation locally has refused to stop. For the month of October, the local The National Weather Service one-month temperature outlook map shows a slight chance for above southwest region of North average temperatures. Courtesy image. Dakota has already received more than double the precipiWhile the rain and snow ilton said that the weather tation than what is considered have seemed relentless, Ham- should clear up looking into WEATHER » PAGE 3 historically “normal.”
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