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JAYCEES DONATING TO AILING MAYOR

One week of bingo income earmarked to Wyman and family

By Cole Benz

Record Editor cbenz@countrymedia.net

When one of our own is hurting, we all hurt.

That seems to be the unofficial motto of small communities around the state,

and Hettinger certainly fits in that category.

The one that is hurting now is Mayor Richard Wyman.

Following cancer surgery Wyman had a setback and has been hospitalized for the past several weeks.

Knowing that the family

may need help, or just a little less burdening, the Hettinger Jaycees stepped in with some assistance.

The Jaycees is an organization that aims to help out the community through various fundraising activities.

“We emphasize community service and giving back to the community, and that’s where we choose to focus our attention,” said Aaron Roseland, Jay-

cee member.

The Jaycees host the Bar Olympics every college spring break and have done work with the derby, but the big fundraiser is their weekly bingo events.

For the past four years the Jaycees host bingo games at different locations in Hettinger for their annual fundraiser, a fundraiser that raises nearly $25,000 each year. Sixty percent of the proceeds

Wyman

go back into the prize pool and 40 percent goes back to the Jaycees for various fundraisers. And sometimes an opportunity arises that they feel they can help immediately.

“Every once in a while, when there’s a worthy cause, we have chosen to dedicate a particular week’s worth of fundraising to a worthy cause,” said

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SPORTS

Night Hawk Familiar face in a new place A YEAR IN REVIEW wrestlers in full tournament action

By Sheldon For The Record

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Nighthawk basketball teams both down Harding County

The Night Hawk wrestling team was involved in two tourneys this past weekend at Bowman and Rapid City, S.D. Bowman won their own tourney but the Night Hawks were without four of their

By SHELDON CHRISTENSON of that, their 6’4” center Mason 26 but the Ranchers fell just Nighthawks.

Harding County girls wh better wrestlers. Three went to the very For the Pioneer Teigen left the game late in the short by two points.

Sadowsky scored 34competitive for HS Rapid came in with a 1-3 record.

City Invitational and Th 3-pointfirst quarter with three fouls They had a chance to tie the which included five Cale Hettinger/Scranton girls Schalesky did not wrestle in either al Harding County came to and would not return until the game with less than a minute ers and Brandon Pierce added an early tourney. I’mjumped thinkingout thatto Coach Randylead ranton on Dec. 18 and 19 to 2nd half. The Nighthawks built to go but, Sam Kludt blocked 21. I had Clayton Koch lead-wanted theytowere headof16-1 after th Burwick give three his betke on the Nighthawk boys a 13-point lead at the end of the a close in shot by Teigen which ing Harding Co. with 23terpoints. wrestlersfirst somestop, better and competition 25-15 at at ha d girls’ basketball teams, and first half which was highlighted more than likely saved the The Nighthawk JV team Rapidalso City. They And those as ha held three on indid thewell second t going 0-2 for their efforts.

Burwickalthough won his weight at 113 remains undefeated Kyle as they by a buzzer-beating long range game from being tied. beingclass outscored 2 Hettinger-Scranton’s boy’s 3-point shot by Haden Sadand also avenged his defeat to Ryan RipThe Ranchers got the ball downing Harding Co. 63-53.

21 to pull off their second w plinger of Bismarck in the semi-finals. sketball team faced the owsky, which made the score back with 10 seconds left but Harding Co. came into thelost of season intothe go finals along wi He had to the Ripplinger nchers first and pulled out 38-25. recould not get off a good shot. game with a 2-0 recordofand five losses. the Mandan Lions Tourney. Colbey owner of Prairie Rose Floral Pam Starkey (L) sits next to Alissa Fitch, who purchased the business from Starkey last month.

64-62 win.Former The Nighthawk’s was having aRecord) problem ceiving votes in the top five in With Rose the Floral return of Teigen inyears.Kludt Casey Joppa tallied 19 an Steeke Fitch had been employed by Prairie for the past four (Photo by Cole Benz/The l court pressure initially gave the second half, better shoot- finding his shooting touch but South Dakota Class B ranks. also got into the finals but lost a Kinseyto Jahner addedof11 f tough 4-1 decision Joel Carpenter e Ranchers trouble as they ing and rebounding, they out- his blocked shot was definitely Sturgis. didn’t place The following night the Alec theAndress Nighthawks.

Bothbut had tw ickly fell behind 12-0. On top scored Hettinger/Scranton 37- one of the key moments for the Nighthawk girls downed went 3-2 matches. The tourney had thein his 3-pointers.

34 teams, large and small, from SD, ND and Wyoming. With only three wrestlers the Nighthawks still managed to finish in 19th place.

The Bowman tourney is traditionally a tournament where many young Night had always wanted to work she was getting to the schedule.

By Cole Benz Hawks wrestlers can get some good mat in the floral business. point where she wanted “That’s perfect, and I enRecord Editor time along with a few regulars. One of “My mom worked in a to slow her schedule down joy that,” Starkey said. cbenz@countrymedia.net the more exciting matches was the third flower shop when I was and spend more time with Fitch’s involvement with and fourth place match at 126 with Night younger,” Fitch said. “It’s relatives. Fitch, knowing the shop started minimalHawk Chris Fisher and Cole Schmalz of After owning and operat- something I fell in love that she was interested in ly, a part time position she Bowman. Schmalz had a commanding ing Prairie Rose Floral for with.” selling, let her interest be was charged with washing 9-4 lead late in the last period but Fisher more than a decade, Pam She was very young when known, and Starkey was dishes. As time went on a managed a reversal and put Schmalz on Starkey was ready to hand her mother was employed happy to hand the reins full-time position opened his back and recorded the fall. over the shop keys. as a florist, and though over to her. up and she was promoted.

Bowman County Rotary Results for Though Starkey has sold she didn’t help with any of “She (Fitch) will do well,” “A full-time position Hettinger-Scranton the business, the new own- the duties, she spent a fair Starkey said. opened up and I took it,” VARSITY 98 - Cody Susa’s place is 3rd er is a familiar face. Alissa amount of time around the She will stay on with the Fitch said. and went 0-2 Fitch, Hettinger native, botanical art business. shop and be there from Fitch took over ownerVARSITY 98 - Josh Dix’s place is 2nd has worked at the shop for Starkey has family out- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and went 1-1 more than four years and side of North Dakota, and and she’s happy with that OWNER | PAGE 2

After four years with the company, Fitch buys Prairie Rose Floral

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NEWS BRIEFS

NDFU state convention wraps up

Over 650 members of North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) attended the annual state convention Dec. 11-12 at the Bismarck Event Center. The convention offered delegates and members the opportunity to debate issues confronting family farmers and be active participants in determining policy for the organization.

The membership voted for a special order of business to maintain the current corporate farming law and vote down the upcoming measure in June. NDFU is opposed to SB 235, a bill that exempts dairy and swine operations from complying with the corporate farming law. The North Dakota AFL-CIO surprised Farmers Union, showing up at the convention with a resolution supporting family farmers and opposing any changes to the state’s corporate farming law.

NDFU President Mark Watne said, “This was the time for farmers and ranchers to get involved and speak up about policies that affect them. We are a grassroots organization and it’s important for members to attend the state convention. We were pleased to gain the support from AFL-CIO.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

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6pm at Hettinger Armory a Lasagna Supper, Bake Sale and Silent Auction Benefit for Pauly, Molly and newborn baby Jailee Wolf whose home received major damage due to a fire on thanksgiving morning looking for people to make lasagna and baked goods or to donate auction items - if you wish to do so please call Victoria Wolf at 928-1267 - a benefit account has also been set up at Gate City Bank and at Dakota Plains Credit Union.

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Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 pm at Hettinger Lutheran Church put on by the Borderline Singers and the local Northern Lights Brass group. Following the carol sing at the end of the program, all are invited to coffee and Christmas goodies in the church fellowship hall.

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Bake Sale at Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union starting at 9am - proceeds go towards the Richard Wyman Benefit Fund at DPFCU.

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Heitkamp’s Bipartisan Legislation to Promote & Protect Rural Water Supplies is Signed into Law

Senator’s Bipartisan Legislation Makes Sure Rural & Small ND Towns Have Safe, Clean Drinking Water U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced the President signed into law her bipartisan legislation to help make sure small and rural towns across the country have access to clean drinking water.

Heitkamp introduced her Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act with Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi in March to make sure small towns and rural areas have the necessary technical assistance and training to protect and improve their water supplies. Now that the bill is law, small and rural towns – often lacking the resources to the latest technology or access to proper technological assistance to comply with federal drinking water rules – will have access to federal assistance to help them offset the cost of complying. Specifically, Heitkamp and Wicker’s bill will provide $15 million in annual support for technical assistance and training to make sure residents and business in small and rural towns can access clean drinking water.

The President’s signature of Heitkamp’s bill follows its passage in the U.S. House of Representatives last month, and the Senate’s unanimous approval of the legislation in June.

“Having grown up in a small town like Matador, I know how important linking rural communities across North Dakota to vital lifelines like safe, reliable drinking water is,” said Heitkamp. “Today we are help-

ing make that goal feasible, as the President signed the bipartisan bill I introduced with Senator Wicker to make sure families and businesses in small and rural communities have the latest technology and the training to access clean drinking water.

Every farming and rural town across our state needed access to essential resources like clean drinking water to keep our statewide community connected and safe.”

“More than 90 percent of the drinking water supplied in our country comes from small and rural communities, many of which lack the resources to meet revised EPA safe drinking water standards,” said Wicker. “In order for these areas to comply with federal regulations, they need greater access to critical assistance and training programs.

I am pleased that Sen. Heitkamp, Rep. Harper, and I were able to work together on a bill that helps guarantee that the nation’s rural areas will be able to provide safe, clean water for their citizens.”

“Senator Heitkamp has been steadfast in her work to advocate for the vital resources 50,000 small and rural communities nationwide need every day,” said Eric Volk, Executive Director of the North Dakota Rural Water Association. “As a result of her efforts to provide safe, clean drinking water to rural citizens, President Obama signed her bipartisan legislation into law today to bring Americans in rural towns and

communities across our state and the country – comprising more than 90 percent of this country’s water supplies – an environmentally beneficial solution so that they can access the latest technology and expertise needed to consistently bring clean drinking water into their homes and businesses.”

Heitkamp has long worked to encourage increased resources and assistance for rural areas. In November 2014, Heitkamp met with Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Acting Administrator Jasper Schneider to discuss the need for targeted investments, like water infrastructure, in rural communities across the nation. On the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Heitkamp serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy – which oversees RUS. The 2014 Farm Bill – which Heitkamp played a leading role in writing, negotiating, and passing – places a strong emphasis on supporting rural development projects. The law authorizes programs that help upgrade and improve rural water systems, invest in expanding rural high-speed Internet, provide loans to consumers to improve energy efficiency through the new Rural Energy Savings Program, and reauthorize several other existing programs that are critical to supporting economic and community development in rural America.

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Wyman was previously a member of the Jaycees, and through his contracting business has employed many Adams County area

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now the Jaycees want to show their appreciation.

“We just want to make sure that Richard and his family know and appreciate they are appreciated in

our community,” Roseland said.

The money raised on the Dec. 11 bingo even will be earmarked for Wyman and his family.

to perform any task the business requires, which includes the inventory management, working with the food products and operating the coffee shop side of the building.

With her knowledge and experience the training was almost no-existent, and transferring ownership really only needed to be done on paper and not behind the counters, something Starkey was confident in.

“You know, she’s (Fitch) worked her long enough

where she pretty much knew everything, she was doing the ordering on flowers and some of the gift items,” Starkey said.

“The transition was easy.”

Fitch hopes to offer a few more products or services down the line, but right now she keeping her focus at the business at hand right now.

Fitch will hold and open house on Friday, Dec. 18. Everyone is invited to come in and welcome Fitch to ownership any time during the day.

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KB Jewelers holds annual Fantasy Night

By Cole Benz

Record Editor cbenz@countrymedia.net What started out as a small gathering to decorate the inside of KB Jewelers has become an annual community event for the past 15 years.

In 2000 Kathleen Brackel, owner of KB Jewelers along with her husband Ken, invited a group of friends over to the store one night to help decorate. After finishing they kicked back and admired their work. The group couldn’t believe how well it turned out, and the overall look was

received so well by each one of them that they collectively thought the whole community should see what they had put together.

So after the inaugural Fantasy Night event at KB Jewelers 15 years ago, it has become an annual attraction for residents of Hettinger and the surrounding area.

On the special evening the lights are turned off, with the only illumination coming from the decorative trinkets and Christmas lights. It’s a spectacular site for those looking to get into the Christmas spirit.

Brackel said they have

had a great community turnout for every event, even the first one 15 years ago.

Attendees enjoy refreshments and food sampling along with sales throughout the store.

The annual event should continue, and Brackel hopes that more people can come and enjoy the holiday atmosphere.

“If you would have come in the store that night, you would have just heard people laughing and having fun, it just puts everybody in the Christmas spirit,” said Brackel. “I hope to continue that for as long as KB Jewelers is around.”

Adams County Sheriff’s Sheriff’s Blotter Office Blotter Dec. 7 - 13 The Adams County Sheriff’s Department issued 52 traffic citations: 12 Speeding; 6 Failed to provide current insurance information; 3 Failure to register motor vehicle or carry registration card; 2 Equipment violations; 3 Improper backing; 2 Disregard stop sign; 1 Change of address; 3 Concealed

weapon violation; 1 Failure to transfer title/registration; 1 Violation of drivers license restriction; 1 Failure to display number plates/tabs.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Department also responded to various calls for service: 3 Animal calls; 3 Citizen assists; 3 Assist other

agency; 3 Alarm Call; 7 Traffic hazard; 3 Paper service; 1 Fingerprinting; 2 Warrant; 1 Motor vehicle accident; 11 Controlled burn; 2 Wire fraud; 1 Parking citation; 1 Extra patrol request; 2 24/7 violation; 2 Sex offender registration; 2 Domestic disturbance; 1 Welfare check; 2 Narcotics violation.

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Neighboring News By Tiss Johnson

ROSEBUD Tiss Johnson and Morell Hirning were among those who attended the 55th wedding anniversary party for Karl and Ida Kufeldt at the Mott Nursing Home Monday afternoon.

Tiss Johnson and Morell Hirning traveled to Lemmon Monday afternoon, took care of some business and then went out to supper. Morell returned to the north ranch and Tiss went to the south ranch.

LaVonne Foss accompanied Tiss Johnson to Rapid City Tuesday. They visited with Brooke and Margie Hershey at their home that afternoon and returned home that evening.

Tiss Johnson made a trip to Hettinger Wednesday morning and then traveled to Mott.

Tiss Johnson made a trip to Lemmon and attended the funeral for Pat Ottman Friday morning.

Tiss Johnson traveled to the home of Patsy Miller Friday late afternoon and JoAnne Seim picked them

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both up to go to Bison to a Parish Council meeting.

Tiss Johnson traveled to Bowman Saturday for the Frosty Frolic Craft Fair.

On her way home, she stopped in Hettinger and was a supper guest of Nick and Tammy Treib.

Tiss Johnson visited with John and Shirley Johnson briefly Sunday afternoon.

Monday, Thelma Sandgren returned to the ranch.

Tuesday morning, Thelma Sandgren went to the clinic in Hettinger to get fitted for her C Pap Machine.

Wednesday, Thelma Sandgren came to Bison for a Hair appointment and several errands.

Thursday, Thelma Sandgren went to the Senior Center in Lemmon to meet up with her Hearing Aide Lady.

Thelma Sandgren attended the first parade of lights in Bison, and a soup supper to follow Sunday evening.

Tuesday Lynn Frey picked up Gene Hoffman and they traveled to Huron for the Centennial Farmers Union Convention. Lynn was reelected the director for District 6.

They returned home Friday.

Saturday, Marilyn

Schwartzbauer of Bismarck was a brief visitor of Lynn and Dorothy Frey.

Monte Frey took in the SDSU Soil Workshop in Lemmon Thursday and helped out at the ranch while Lynn was gone.

Lexi Johnson spent Sunday afternoon with her grandparents, John and Shirley Johnson.

Mike Johnson of Hettinger visited with his parents, John and Shirley Johnson Saturday and Sunday.

Friday afternoon, Jeb, Jayda and Paisley Seim and Jacob Seim were visitors of Tim and JoAnne Seim.

Sunday afternoon, Tim and JoAnne Seim; Tally Seim and the girls visited with Bonnie Haynes.

Sunday evening, Chet, Mandy, Hope, Erik and Evan Anderson called on Tim and JoAnne Seim.

Patsy and Christi Miller traveled to Bismarck Thursday.

Archie Goodrich of Bismarck spent Saturday overnight with Jim and Patsy Miller.

Jim and Matt Miller traveled to Bismarck Sunday.

Patsy and Christi Miller helped with Santa Claus day in Bison, for Eastern Star.

Susan Gunn attended the funeral for Penny Gilpin in Lemmon Tuesday in Lemmon.

Friday, Vince and Susan Gunn were among those who attended the funeral for Pat Ottman.

Vince and Susan Gunn spent Sunday afternoon and attended the Summerville Christmas party.

Sarah Dreiske was an afternoon visitor of Bridget Keller Monday.

Tuesday, Holly Klemisch and Prairie and Edison Reinhold were guests that helped Bridget Keller on her birthday. Prairie and Edison returned home to Gladstone, ND on Thurs-

day evening.

Thursday, Albert and Bridget Keller traveled to Wilton, ND and stayed with Earl and Mary Thursday.

Friday morning Bridget Keller attended an appointment. They returned home that night.

Duane and Dawn Harris watched the boys.

Sunday Larry and Sarah Dreiske were dinner guests of the Kellers.

Meadow Jerry and Carolyn Petik att3ended the Jr High/ High School Christmas Concert in Lemmon Thursday evening.

Carolyn Petik visited

SPRING BUTTE Saturday, Vern, Roni, Hope and James Klein and Jade Schaff traveled to Dickinson. Anthony Schaff made supper for Roni and ordered supper for everyone else. They visited with Elysie and Cadense.

Vern, Roni, Hope and James Klein and Jade Schaff were Sunday supper guests of Violet Klein.

They celebrated Hope’s 20th birthday.

say. And besides that, there are possibly new readers that haven’t seen the story.

This morning I was returning from a road trip to Kansas and the forecast is for the first storm of the year. And with Thanksgiving over, Christmas decorations going up in many places, and the local youth organizations advertising the sale of Christmas trees, I had a pleasant memory of a Christmas many years ago. As all of my stories, this one is true, although

both Bill and Ginny, and Shirley and I have moved.

Here goes. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed rereading it.

Kind of a long story. But you know how on Christmas, at least on TV, the family goes out and cuts a Christmas tree. That’s what our family always did. And I hated it. It never worked like it did on TV. First you had to find the chain saw. We run the only ranch in the world where you could lose a chain saw.

Lots of times. I guess we have a general rule. Leave stuff where you used it last.

The trouble is that if the guy who used it last is not around, it’s tough.

Last year it took two days to find the saw.

And then you load everyone in the pickup and go down in the beautiful badlands to find a tree. And the

kids, who are now in their twenties, hate going with Mom and Dad to cut a tree.

Cause they know what has happened every year since they were born.

We spot a perfect tree up on a high clay butte. Mom can see it is perfect. We climb up this slippery hill, pausing often so Dad can catch his breath, and have a smoke. As we near the tree, we see it is actually two trees. Both one sided.

Ugly things with not near enough branches. The Dad swears and starts down the hill.

Most years we spend about thirty dollars in fuel and a half day looking for a tree. Once we find a tree, a tree, not the perfect tree, the fun really begins. By now the gas cap has jiggled off the saw and we are out of gas. Or the rope comes off when you go to start

it. Or the chain jumps off when it sees the tree. Eventually the saw ends up in a washout and the tree gets run over by the pickup.

Mom and the kids get upset and Dad swears never again.

But this year, thanks to our neighbors, it went smooth. Bill and Ginny live up the road. And we borrow stuff from them. Cause that’s what we do out here.

We borrow. See, Bill and Ginny don’t stay all winter.

They go south when the last goose flies over the Badlands. Oh, they are Christmas spirited. They put up a tree. They invite us all up for Christmas supper. We exchange gifts. It is actually the most pleasant Christmas party of the year. We drink fine wine and eat fine food. Life is good.

But, like the wild geese, when the lake freezes over

they are out of here. I knew they were gone. I was unloading hay above their house and you could see it was abandoned. I slipped down to see if they left any food in the fridge. They didn’t. And there stood their tree. Abandoned in their living room. It still had the lights on it. It was already cut. It wasn’t at the top of a clay butte. I didn’t need the chain saw. Oh, I made a little mess. When I drug it out of the house.

I spilled a little water on the carpet. Yes, I took the stand too. And I lost a few needles as I hurried through the house. You hate to get caught stealing a tree. But I made it! And it fit just perfect in our dining room!

Merry Christmas Bill and Ginny! And thanks!

Later, Dean

with her mother, Irene Young Wednesday.

Saturday, Jerry and Carolyn Petik attended the funeral of Duane Lindquist in Lemmon.

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By BREANNA KAITFORS Record Editor

There has ben so much going on in the area concerning Kat Perkins. From viewing parties to entire towns wearing her shirts, Perkins has received nothing but endless support from her hometown and the area surrounding. Unfortunately, she did not make it to the finale of ‘The Voice,” which will air next week on NBC. Perkins performed two very unique songs on Monday night’s episode. First, the Scrantonnative performed a brave, almost operatic performance of the new song “Chandelier” by Australian singer-songwriter, Sia. Before the performance, Perkins expressed her concern about singing a pop song. During the performance, however, she hit the high notes fearlessly without missing a single one.

Coach Adam Levine praised Perkins’ performance, saying she was one of the best singer’s the show has ever had.

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That’s Life By Tony Bender

If there really is a War on Christmas, Christmas is winning. If this was a football game, it would be 96-0. No need for a Hail Mary anytime soon.

Take the case of Wadena, Minnesota, whose city council took down a nativity display on city property under pressure from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, only to have hundreds of nativity displays defiantly spring up all over town in response.

It was sort of like flipping a religious bird to the FFRF, which, when pronounced phonetically, sounds like a pug passing gas.

First of all, let’s call this

what it really is — an interstate rivalry, a bunch of busy-bodies with Swiss cheese for brains, who just can’t stand to see Minnesotans enjoy themselves.

You can bet if the little drummer boy was wearing a Brett Favre jersey, they wouldn’t have made a peep. In fairness, if you had to live in the cultural desert that is Wisconsin, it would be easy to think God had abandoned you.

Let FFRF try that in Napoleon, where there’s a nativity scene on display at the Logan County Courthouse. Those people are ornery. Heck, the town is named after a guy who conquered most of Europe and later starred in a pretty good movie. (Vote for Pedro!) He also shot the nose off the Sphinx and invented Elba Toast.

I can guarantee that if you march into Napoleon and start pulling plastic camels off the lawn, they will stuff

sauerkraut up your nose.

Personally, I agree with the separation of church and state. I can say that boldly, because my column does not appear in The Napoleon Homestead. Space issues, they said, because publisher Terry Schwartzenberger’s byline alone takes up several paragraphs. To make matters worse, he’s got a bunch of kids, and they’re all good athletes. When one has a good game, a sports story can turn into a special section. I don’t know what Terry wants for Christmas, but I’m sending ink.

No, we really don’t need to defend Christmas.

Christmas is like Charles Barkley in a bar fight.

Christmas don’t need no wingman. Christmas has already occupied Thanksgiving and only airdrops of mini Snicker’s bars have Halloween clinging to life. I swear I saw tin-

sel on pumpkins this year.

Christmas would take out Easter, too, if they weren’t related.

If you really want to wage a righteous holiday battle, I would start with fruitcakes. When someone gives me a fruitcake for Christmas, I don’t know how to take it. As it is being handed to me, I hold it at arm’s length, like a baby with a full diaper.

Fruitcake is the ultimate passive-aggressive gift.

You never really know for sure if it’s a gift or a threat.

If I were in the Mafia, I would threaten people with fruitcakes rolled up in a newspaper. If a movie producer refused to give my friend a starring role, I’d put a fruitcake in his bed.

As the Pretend War on Christmas rages on (complete with elf and reindeer fatalities on some channels), there’s the continuing War on the

2nd Amendment, which was cleverly merged last week with a War on the 1st Amendment in Fargo, when a student submitted a senior photo wearing a red, white and blue wifebeater, holding an AR-15 beside the American flag.

Naturally, the cause celebre’s father was shocked—SHOCKED!— when the school administration balked at putting Young Rambo in the yearbook. Now, the fate of the free world rests on the outcome of this manufactured crisis. Our first two amendments could be wiped out faster than you can say, “Donald Trump.”

Our 3rd Amendment, whatever that is, is probably in danger, too.

I supported the New Voices Act, signed into law in April, that gives North Dakota students the right to control the content of school-sponsored media without censorship. How-

ever, as a parent, I know democracy is the least-efficient way to deal with children, lest one be forced to serve nothing but grilled cheese sandwiches and s’mores for supper every night. Until you graduate, dear child, you can call me Vladimir. Now, eat your broccoli.

In this case, anyone opposing the photo is doing the kid a favor. I wish someone had stepped in and told me to do something about that bowl-cut hair and those sideburns that elicit hysterical laughter when my kids see my senior portrait. In my defense, I was so worried about getting them even, I let my sideburns grow down my neck and under my collar, kind of like hairy suspenders.

Please, someone, save this kid from himself. And his father.

Oh, and Merry Christmas.

Say Anything By Rob Port

Imagine you stand accused of stealing items from your neighbor and the police want to search your home for evidence of that theft without a warrant. Would we not be outraged if there were a law on the books making you immediately guilty of a crime equivalent to theft for declining a warrantless search?

What good is the 4th amendment if it is illegal to turn down a search for which the police do not have a warrant?

Yet that’s the very situation North Dakota’s legislature created in 2013 in passing a “get tough” drunk driving bill.

They essentially criminalized the exercise of our 4th amendment privacy rights during investigations into inebriated driving.

Now their actions are going to get a review from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Legislature has made it illegal to refuse a warrantless chemical sobriety test ordered by law enforcement. Section 3920-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, as amended by the 2013 legislature, states that “refusal to take the test directed by the

law enforcement officer is court’s decision to review ing pressured by law ena crime punishable in the the law. “Since the laws forcement for assent to a same manner as driving were enacted, we have search, might reasonably under the influence.” seen the number of DUI feel confused and desire You may be under the convictions in the state consultation with legal impression that refusing decrease.” counsel before making the chemical test was alEven if a decline in any decisions which could ready a crime before 2013. drunk driving can be at- put them in legal jeopWhat really happened be- tributed to this law, its ardy. fore is that the state would implications for our rights Could law enforcement take civil action, suspend- - and not just our 4th deem the delay of a chemA heartfelt thanks to my family, relatives and friends for ing or revoking driving amendment rights - are ical test until a suspect’s privileges. disturbing. lawyer can be contacted the cards, phone calls and visits during my hospital stay in By turning a civil penalConsider our 1st amend- as a refusal punishable as Bismarck and Rochester and also during my recovery back ty into a criminal penalty ment rights, for instance. a crime? home in Hettinger. I am most grateful to all who kept me - the exact same penalty Certain religions have Drunk drivers are not as the crime for which law very strict doctrinal be- typically looked upon in their prayers and that includes Hettinger Lutheran, Holy enforcement is gather- liefs about the removal sympathetically by the Trinity Catholic Church, Franciscan Nuns and the Priests ing evidence, no less - the of blood from the human public, for perfectly unwho say daily Mass in Rochester for all in the Mayo HospiLegislature crossed a line body. If someone objects derstandable reasons. Yet tal, Knights of Columbus Council in Cody, Wy. And Father into new legal territory, to a blood screening for our constitution guaranand they may come to re- alcohol or drugs on reli- tees certain clearly deEmmanuel Abiriyi and his congregation at the Church of gret it. gious grounds, are we to fined rights to even the St. Peter’s in Kaduna Nigeria. Your prayers were answered The U.S. Supreme Court find them guilty of a DUI most heinous of criminals. and the Heavenly Father has given me a new lease on life.

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PUBLISHED IN THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORD DECEMBER 11, 18 & 25, 2015 NOTICE OF LAPSE OF MINERAL INTEREST AND OF INTENTION TO CLAIM SUCH LAPSED MINERAL INTERESTS AS BEING ABANDONED BY OWNERS OF RECORD

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TOWNSHIP 130 NORTH, RANGE 98 WEST of the 5th P.M. SECTION 3: S½NW¼, N½SW¼, S½SW¼ hereby gives notice of the lapse of mineral interests of the above-

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Dated this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Erin Melling Erin Melling, #07860 Attorney for Tracy A. Mellmer P.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Nancy Secrest Nancy Secrest, Notary Public Adams County, North Dakota My Commission Expires: 7-182018

TAKE NOTICE, that, under the authority granted in Sec. 3818.1-06, NDCC, that Michael R. Mellmer, as surface owner of the following described real estate situated in the County of Adams and State of North Dakota:

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Sec. 38-18.1-02, NDCC, provides that the title to the abandoned mineral interests vests in the owners of the surface estate in the land in or under which such mineral interests are located on the date of the abandonment.

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named record mineral interest owner on, in or under the land above described, and of his intention to succeed to the mineral interest of the above-named record mineral interest owner, and of his intention to claim title to such lapsed minerals as being abandoned mineral interests.

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hereby gives notice of the lapse of mineral interests of the abovenamed record mineral interest owner on, in or under the land above described, and of his intention to succeed to the mineral interest of the above-named record mineral interest owner, and of his intention to claim title to such lapsed minerals as being abandoned mineral interests.

Sec. 38-18.1-02, NDCC, provides that the title to the abandoned mineral interests vests in the owners of the surface estate in the land in or under which such mineral interests are located on the date of the abandonment.

Please take FURTHER NOTICE, that you, as the above-named record mineral interest owner, has sixty (60) days after the first publication of this Notice to record a statement of claim in the office of Recorder in and for Adams County, North Dakota, in accordance with Sec. 38-18.1-04, NDCC. If no statement of the claim is filed within such sixty (60) day period, the title to the abandoned mineral interests will vest in Michael R. Mellmer, the owner of the surface interest in and to the land hereinabove described.

Dated this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Erin Melling Erin Melling, #07860 Attorney for Tracy A. Mellmer P.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Nancy Secrest Nancy Secrest, Notary Public Adams County, North Dakota My Commission Expires: 7-182018 PUBLISHED IN THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORD DECEMBER 11, 18 & 25, 2015 NOTICE OF LAPSE OF MINERAL INTEREST AND OF INTENTION TO CLAIM SUCH LAPSED MINERAL INTERESTS AS BEING ABANDONED BY OWNERS OF RECORD TO: Dennis W. Yockim, record owner of mineral interests: TAKE NOTICE, that, under the authority granted in Sec. 3818.1-06, NDCC, that Michael R. Mellmer, as surface owner of the following described real estate situated in the County of Adams and State of North Dakota: TOWNSHIP 130 NORTH, RANGE 98 WEST of the 5th P.M. SECTION 2: W½NW¼ SECTION 3: S½SE¼ SECTION 3: A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section 3, Township 130 North, Range 98 West of the

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Fifth Principal Meridian, Adams County, North Dakota, described as follows: Beginning at a point 566 feet West and 651 feet North of the SE corner of said Section 3, thence 256 feet North, thence 256 feet West, thence 256 feet South, thence 256 feet East to the point of beginning. Said tract contains 1.504 acres, more or less. hereby gives notice of the lapse of mineral interests of the abovenamed record mineral interest owner on, in or under the land above described, and of his intention to succeed to the mineral interest of the above-named record mineral interest owner, and of his intention to claim title to such lapsed minerals as being abandoned mineral interests.

Sec. 38-18.1-02, NDCC, provides that the title to the abandoned mineral interests vests in the owners of the surface estate in the land in or under which such mineral interests are located on the date of the abandonment.

Please take FURTHER NOTICE, that you, as the above-named record mineral interest owner, has sixty (60) days after the first publication of this Notice to record a statement of claim in the office of Recorder in and for Adams County, North Dakota, in accordance with Sec. 38-18.1-04, NDCC. If no statement of the claim is filed within such sixty (60) day period, the title to the abandoned mineral interests will vest in Michael R. Mellmer, the owner of the surface interest in and to the land hereinabove described.

Dated this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Erin Melling Erin Melling, #07860 Attorney for Michael R. Mellmer P.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Nancy Secrest Nancy Secrest, Notary Public Adams County, North Dakota My Commission Expires: 7-182018 PUBLISHED IN THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORD DECEMBER 11, 18 & 25, 2015 NOTICE OF LAPSE OF MINERAL INTEREST AND OF INTENTION TO CLAIM SUCH LAPSED MINERAL INTERESTS AS BEING ABANDONED BY OWNERS OF RECORD TO: Irene C. Conrad, record owner of mineral interests: TAKE NOTICE, that, under the authority granted in Sec. 3818.1-06, NDCC, that Michael R. Mellmer, as surface owner of the following described real estate situated in the County of Adams and State of North Dakota: TOWNSHIP 131 NORTH, RANGE 98 WEST of the 5th P.M. SECTION 35: NW¼, N½SW¼ hereby gives notice of the lapse of mineral interests of the abovenamed record mineral interest owner on, in or under the land above described, and of his intention to succeed to the mineral interest of the above-named record mineral interest owner, and of his intention to claim title to such lapsed minerals as being abandoned mineral interests.

Sec. 38-18.1-02, NDCC, provides that the title to the abandoned mineral interests vests in the owners of the surface estate in the land in or under which such mineral interests are located on the date of the abandonment.

Please take FURTHER NOTICE, that you, as the above-named record mineral interest owner, has sixty (60) days after the first publication of this Notice to record a statement of claim in the office of Recorder in and for Adams County, North Dakota, in accordance with Sec. 38-18.1-04, NDCC. If no statement of the claim is filed within such sixty (60) day period, the title to the abandoned mineral interests will vest in Michael R. Mellmer, the owner of the surface interest in and to the land hereinabove described.

Dated this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Erin Melling Erin Melling, #07860 Attorney for Michael R. Mellmer P.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Nancy Secrest Nancy Secrest, Notary Public Adams County, North Dakota My Commission Expires: 7-182018 PUBLISHED IN THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORD DECEMBER 11, 18 & 25, 2015 NOTICE OF LAPSE OF MINERAL INTEREST AND OF INTENTION TO CLAIM SUCH LAPSED MINERAL INTERESTS AS BEING ABANDONED BY OWNERS OF RECORD TO: Dennis W. Yockim and Marilyn Anseth, record owners of mineral interests:

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TAKE NOTICE, that, under the authority granted in Sec. 3818.1-06, NDCC, that Michael R. Mellmer, as surface owner of the following described real estate situated in the County of Adams and State of North Dakota: TOWNSHIP 130 NORTH, RANGE 98 WEST of the 5th P.M. SECTION 3: S½NE¼, N½SE¼ hereby gives notice of the lapse of mineral interests of the abovenamed record mineral interest owners on, in or under the land above described, and of his intention to succeed to the mineral interest of the above-named record mineral interest owners, and of his intention to claim title to such lapsed minerals as being abandoned mineral interests.

Sec. 38-18.1-02, NDCC, provides that the title to the abandoned mineral interests vests in the owners of the surface estate in the land in or under which such mineral interests are located on the date of the abandonment.

Please take FURTHER NOTICE, that each of you, as the abovenamed record mineral interest owners, has sixty (60) days after the first publication of this Notice to record a statement of claim in the office of Recorder in and for Adams County, North Dakota, in accordance with Sec. 38-18.104, NDCC. If no statement of the claim is filed within such sixty (60) day period, the title to the abandoned mineral interests will vest in Michael R. Mellmer, the owner of the surface interest in and to the land hereinabove described.

Dated this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Erin Melling Erin Melling, #07860 Attorney for Michael R. Mellmer P.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of December, 2015. /s/ Nancy Secrest Nancy Secrest, Notary Public Adams County, North Dakota My Commission Expires: 7-182018 PUBLISHED IN THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORD

ABBREVIATED NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT AND AMEND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES relating to Aquatic Nuisance Species

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DECEMBER 18, 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016 Water Rate Resolution WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Hettinger recognizes the need to increase the water rates to provide adequate water services to the residents of Hettinger City, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance #7.0222 the water rates shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the governing body and the city reserves the right to change the rates from time to time as it deems best; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the governing body of the City of Hettinger deems it necessary to establish the following water rate effective with the February 1, 2015 water bill: $6.15 per thousand gallons of water.

By Order of the Hettinger City Council December 9, 2015 PUBLISHED IN THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORD DECEMBER 18, 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016 ADAMS COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAX STATEMENTS The 2015 Adams County real estate tax statements were mailed December 11, 2015 (Mobile Home statements will be sent in January 2016). If you have not received a statement, please contact the Adams County Auditor/Treasurer’s Office at 5674363. Taxes may be paid online @ official payments.com, at the Auditor/Treasurer’s Office, located at 602 Adams Avenue, or mailed to PO Box 589, Bismarck ND 58506-0589. North Dakota Century Code, Section 57-2007.1 states, in part, as follows: “Failure of an owner to receive a statement will not relieve that owner of liability, nor extend the discount privilege past the February 15th deadline.” Please Note: County offices will be closed on December 24, 2015, December 25, 2015, and January 1, 2016.

ABBREVIATED NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND AND ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES relating to Nurse Licensure

North Dakota Board of Nursingg

North Dakota Game and Fish Department

will hold a public hearing to address proposed amendments to N.D. Administrative Code.

will hold a public hearing to address proposed changes to the N.D. Admin. Code.

ND Game & Fish Dept.

100 N. Bismarck Expy.

Bismarck, ND Tues., Jan. 12, 2016 1:15 p.m.

The proposed rules are available on the Department’s website at http://gf.nd.gov/ or a copy may be obtained by calling the Department at 701-328-6305. Also, written comments may be submitted to the above address through Jan. 22, 2016. If you plan to attend the public hearing and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please contact the Department at the above phone number or address at least seven Adams County Record days prior to the public hearing.

North Dakota Board of Nursing Board Room 919 south 7th Street Suite 504 Bismarck, ND 58504-5881 January 21, 2016 1:30 PM A copy of the proposed amendments are on the North Dakota Board of Nursing website: www.ndbon.org. A written copy may be obtained by calling (701) 3289777 or sending a request to NDBON contact us or 919 S 7th St., Suite 504, Bismarck ND 58504-5881. Submitted written or oral comments on the proposed amendments received by February 4th, 2016, the date the comment period closes, will be fully considered. If you plan to attend the public hearing and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please contact the North Dakota Board of Nursing at the above phone number or address at least one 2014 • 13 week priorMAY to16,the public hearing.

Dated this 11th day of Dec. 2015.

Stacey Pfenning DNP APRN FNP Executive Director North Dakota Board of Nursing

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N T Y Perkins Its not the end for Kat U O C Local singer’s ‘The Voice” journey comesSto an end

Dated this 8th day of December, 2015.

Terry Steinwand Director The Adams second County performance

By BREANNA KAITFORS Record artist the audience chooses.

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There has ben so much going on in the area concerning Kat Perkins. From viewing parties to entire towns wearing her shirts, Perkins has received nothing but endless support from her hometown and the area surrounding. Unfortunately, she did not make it to the finale of ‘The Voice,” which will air next week on NBC. Perkins performed two very unique songs on Monday night’s episode. First, the Scrantonnative performed a brave, almost operatic performance of the new song “Chandelier” by Australian singer-songwriter, Sia. Before the performance, Perkins expressed her concern about singing a pop song. During the performance, however, she hit the high notes fearlessly without missing a single one.

Coach Adam Levine praised Perkins’ performance, saying she was one of the best singer’s the show has ever had.

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21,She the has speech Dakota: A Spiritual Geogra- Contact library director Pat An- Law torical Society of Dakota. sinceteam gonehad on its to • Mineral Rights annual exhibit Public on Performance and and Awards Pro- went to the State Class B Speech Tournament phy by New York Times best- derson for more information.

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At this event, themore students whoTheparticiselling author Kathleen Norris “When Sherry calledGas andLeases the unique pink granite border three albums. latest, held in Mandan. Stephanie Odom accompanied Jassmyn and Michael as a timer and cheerpated in speech were allowed to perform before will serve as the joint One Book asked if North Dakota wanted markers that were once every • Surface Use Agreements Nothing’s Forever, released for the two states in 2014. The to partner on the One Book half-mile thefamily 360 mile and length friends last in events of their fall, features thechoosing. acclaimed leader. There were 68 schools represented, but greets peoplewhosong San Francisco Sunday Exam- project, I was thrilled,” said of the N.D./S.D. Not all students were in speech actually at- 31 of them did not get a finalist. Jassmyn had a “Boomtown,” a folk ballad of the but museum. iner and Chronicle calls Norris Brenna Daughtery Gerhardt, in the entrytended, those who fantastic.

Re- 3 In a preliminary round of her Speech To Peraboutdid lifewere for people in the Bakmarkertheir can letters also and awards or pins for par- suade event, but did not break finals. Michael “one of the most eloquent yet executive director of the North An original ceiving ken that has been featured on earthbound spiritual writers of Dakota Humanities Council. be seen there. Area school stuticipating in this N.D. High School Activity were won 6th place in Serious Interpretation, giving our time.”

“When it was written, Norris’s dents’ art based on the theme: area news programs, national seniors Dillon Hanson Jassmyn Magnuson; andand international documenta- us 28th place overall. Richardton/Taylor and Dakota: “The South Dakota Humani- book represented the Dakotas North Dakota/South junior Stephanie Odom; ties Council is pleased to be to the nation, and still does. a Sense of Place: Past, Present ries. sophomores Keisha Enderlin tied for first place. Again, our region Hendricks and inMichael Sky- took over 17% of all the awards. There were also TheShirek; second freshmen guest performer able to work with our neighbor- When I travel and tell people and Future will be on exhibit of the evening, Suchy, 65 students who won an All-State Speech award; Cummings, Robbins,Chuck and Lauren ing state on this special and un- I’m from North Dakota, I often building onelynne of the museum.

To Savanna known for his songs, Troxler;and and, eighth-grader Pressida Clarke.which Michael won one for our program by winning a precedented One Book collabo- have people ask me if I’ve read view these exhibits others, evoke extol thefor Northern ration,” said Sherry DeBoer, Dakota. Revisiting her book is stop by the museum 1:00were Team from awards alsoand presented which drama award and by being in the top 20 % in at executive director for the South a lot like looking in the mir- - 5:00 p.m., Monday, 16. Great Plainsand lifestyle, is one of least three different events in speech. the teamJune members balloted voted.

The Dakota Humanities Council. ror and thinking, ‘is this how At 5:30 p.m., residents from the were foremost musical voices of I am proud of all of the kids who stuck out this plaque award-winners as follows: “We are excited to commemo- people see us?’ I’m curious to both states areMVP invited to a free the Performer): American Great Plains.

(Most Valuable Michael S. A very long and difficult season. Some started the rate both states’ heritage with see if people will agree with the meal and program at Worker: Mirror working Hardest Lauren T.farmer, born, raised day after Christmas in finding their pieces—so the brilliant work of a tremen- picture she paints of us or find Lake Park in Hettinger, spon- and at home in the blue hills this all culminated five months later for me. I Most Improved: Pressida C. dous author.” it as appealing as people from sored by the Dakota Buttes along the Missouri River south believe that 2speech is one of the best activities Rookie of thefesYear: Jassmyn M. 2 A joint special edition of the outside our borders do.”

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Evening of Mandan, N.D., has a a student AGEcan join, but it asks for a lot of comaward-winners were theSuchy following: book has been printed and free Norris, who will be on a tivities includeThe themedal Hettinger TS | P love of music making that goes EVENmitment and dedication. That’s why our team copies are being distributed to sixteen-city tour in North and Cowboy Band,Best a Interpreter: Scout flag Michael S. back his childhood. members were great!

BestRecognition, Duo: Keisha H. & to Skylynne C. libraries across both states. The South Dakota, will kick off the entry, Veterans’ Lt. Governors from both Adams County Library in Het- special joint-state event on youth singers and more. The tinger will have thirty copies Monday, June 16, 2014, with “Sense of Place” concert fol6North and South Dakota will be GE 1 present for the festivities.

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Mertz Funeral services for Freada Mertz age 94 of Mobridge, will be 10:30 AM Saturday, December 19, 2015 at First Baptist Church, in Mobridge, with Pastor Gary Street officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.

Freada passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Mobridge.

Freada was born December 20, 1920 on the family homestead south of McIntosh to Philip and Elizabeth (Quanzer) Moser.

After she finished school she stayed home to help take care of her younger siblings. Later she was hired by a neighbor couple to help with their family. This is where she met her future husband.

Freada married Herbert Mertz on July 13, 1941 and lived on a farm until 1958 when they moved to Mobridge. During the early years in Mobridge, Freada cleaned house for several families. In 1964 Freada and Herbert established what is now East Side Motel and Cabins.

After Herb’s death in 1974, Freada took care of the motel until selling it in the late 70’s.

Freada was very active member of the First Baptist Church singing in the church choir and the Ladies aide, Senior Citizens Center.

Freada is survived by her son Charles (Myrna) Mertz of Hettinger, ND, sister, Betty Pereno, of CA., brothers, Clarence Moser of Mobridge, Marvin (Essy) Moser of Gillette, WY. Freada was preceded in death by her husband Herbert, baby sister Regina, brother and sisterin-law, Ed (Ida) Moser, sister Tillie (Gottlieb) Dietterle, Adaline (Argo) Brockel, Arlene Moser, James Pareno.

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LeFebre Genevieve Henrietta LeFebre, known as Henrietta or Hum, was born on July 9, 1920 at the family farm near Lodgepole to Gerrit and Jennie (Beld) Vliem. She was the fourth of eight children born to the family. She attended Beeler school through 8th grade and often joked that if she didn’t know something it was because she never went to high school.

When her mother passed away at a young age, Hum and her sister Gert were in charge of the meals and many of the household tasks.

She talked fondly of the memories of her youth with her siblings despite the difficult times. She went to Michigan during the war where she worked in an ammunitions factory. Before leaving home she began writing letters with her future husband and love of her life, Arnold LeFebre. After she returned, they married in 1946.

They were side by side their entire married life.

They worked together at the Lodgepole Store, which Arnold and his brother Harold had bought in 1937. In November of 1951, their treasured daughter Norma was born. Hum continued to help run a successful business at the store while raising Norma. She enjoyed gardening and lawn care, as well as reading and canning fruits and vegetables.

Hum and Arnold sold the store in 1981 to nephew Dick Vliem and his wife, Mary. At this time she and Arnold began traveling extensively all across the country, while spending lots of time with their 3 grandchildren. She was the strict disciplinarian who tried to counteract the spoiling Arnold did. Hum always spoke up for what she felt was right and wrong, un-

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concerned about who it may offend. In her retirement, Hum continued to enjoy her lifetime hobbies of gardening, quilting and baking. She also helped fix hair at the nursing home in town every Thursday, which she did for over 50 years, right up to the time of her passing. She was nominated in 2014 for Hettinger Volunteer of the year for this, of which she was very proud.

She was a devoted, lifelong member of Holland Center Church, serving as part of the Ladies Aid and teaching Sunday and Bible school classes for many years. Her faith in Jesus was the only thing more important to her than her family.

Hum was proud of her family and remained very close to her siblings, nephews and nieces, keeping close contact with many of them to her final days.

She was known as “Auntie Hum” to roughly half of the Lodgepole community. Arnold, her husband of 60 years, passed away in 2007. Fiercely independent, Hum continued to live in their home in Lodgepole until her death.

She exercised every day so she could maintain her active lifestyle. She devoted her later years to her family: helping Norma and her family on the ranch, fixing fence, running errands, baking cookies and doing whatever needed doing. She doted on and helped babysit her beloved great-grandchildren whenever she got the opportunity, giving them whatever they wanted in exchange for a hug or a kiss. She made her famous sour cream raisin pies for weekly visits with her siblings and sistersin-law. Hum was strong, self-reliant and capable to the very end, and she will be greatly missed.

Hum passed away December 14, 2015 from injuries sustained in a car accident. She is survived by her daughter Norma, 3 grandchildren, Rick(Stephanie), Scott(Kalli) and Heather Zimmermann, all of Hettinger, 3 great-grandchildren, Jake and Linzy Zimmermann and Kendra Zimmermann, sister Gert Kooiman, and sistersin-law Dort, Gladys and Betty Vliem as well as many nieces and nephews whom she held dear.

She was preceded in death by her husband Arnold, her son-in-law Lauren and her brothers Art, Frank, Harold, Jim, Alf and Al.

ACR writer shares passion for new medium; sports column goes national

By Bryce Martin N.D. Group Editor

Jordan Wright, a freelance writer for the Country Media’s North Dakota Group publications, has found ample success since being hired early this year.

Through penning his weekly sports column, “The Vikings Vine,” Wright has enticed local fans (and sometimes opponents) of the Minnesota Vikings by providing detailed, accurate interpretations of games and using a colorful voice to share his thoughts on the team.

His column debuted in the Dunn County Herald, Bowman County Pioneer, Adams County Record and the Herald in New England earlier this year.

“From the reaction and feedback we received, it seemed like a lot of people enjoyed reading my article,” Wright said.

That success led Wright’s work to be picked up by several other regional newspapers and, just last week, by an international fan website for the Vikings.

Despite Wright hav-

ing no formal training in writing, his avid love of football poured seamlessly through his pen.

He had found passion for a creative outlet that allowed him to further explore his fondness for and understanding of the game.

When he first began writing, he was managing a bank in Colorado, which left his newly discovered talent only to be developed in his spare time.

As his penchant for writing grew, Wright decided to leave the bank and devote his time expanding the circulation of his prose. He contacted several newspapers in the Dakotas and Minnesota and was surprised when, within a few months, about 50 newspapers contacted him and began printing his weekly articles.

Soon he began to write more than just sports and eagerly stepped foot into the world of journalism.

In addition to covering sports, he has covered local news for the Dunn County Herald.

Wright then relocated to South Dakota so he could attend games and “really put everything I had into getting my col-

umn into newspapers in the area,” he said.

His enjoyment for writing about the Vikings grew even more, and he began contacting national sports blogs and website. The first he contacted was The Vikings Age, a division of Fansided, which is a large, popular outlet for sports blogs.

“I had always really enjoyed their articles and I could see my style of writing fitting in well,” he said.

After a painstaking yet brief wait, Wright was contacted by the blog and asked to write regularly.

“I was thrilled,” he exclaimed.

His love for the Vikings, which was already being shared throughout the tri-state area, would now be displayed on a global stage, accessible to millions of people through the blog.

“As far as I am concerned, this is only the beginning for me,” he said.

The risk of leaving his day job and moving across country paid off and a new dream was formed.

“Every day I wake up excited to work and to me that makes all this worth it,” he said.

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Hettinger Assembly of God invites all children ages preschool to 6th grade to our “High Voltage Kids Ministry” Sunday mornings at 10:30. Beginning Sunday, November 29, we will be starting our Christmas curriculum “The Gift”. Come and learn about God sending His Son as the “Greatest Gift” to the world to be our Savior.

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HETTINGER LUTHERAN CHURCHES 9:45com am Sunday School, All Ages HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Ken and Verna Woodley Bible Study meets every 7 pm Saturday Worship-Hettinger 11 am Worship 5:15 pm Tuesday & Thursday Wednesday night at Bowman County Public Library from 6:15 BuildingHome Contractor 9 am Wednesday at Nursing 10 am Sunday Worship-Hettinger Wed., 3:15 GGA’s K - 6th Grade Using your Gold Crown card is a p.m. to 7 p.m. rewarding experience!

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WRESTLING» FROM PAGE 1 VARSITY 106 - Mason Defoe’s place is 2nd and went 2-1 VARSITY 113 - Ezra Wiechmann’s place is 5th and went 0-2 VARSITY 120 - Carlos Martinez’s place is 2nd and went 1-1 VARSITY 126 - Chris Fisher’s place is 3rd and went 2-1 VARSITY 126 - Braden Kline’s place is 2nd and went 1-1 VARSITY 132 - Ty Warbis’s place is 6th and went 1-2 VARSITY 132 - Matt Lucas went 0-2 VARSITY 145-152 - Logan Lachowitzer’s place is 1st and went 2-0 VARSITY 170 - Damon Cornelius’s place is 6th and went 1-3 VARSITY 170 - Issac Anderson’s place is 3rd and went 3-1 VARSITY 182 - Andrew Sulzman’s place is 3rd and went 1-2 VARSITY 195 - Paul Abrahamson’s place is 2nd and went 2-1 VARSITY 220 - Mack Buckmier’s place is 2nd and went 2-1 VARSITY 285 - Sam Urwiller’s place is 6th and went 0-3 2015 Rapid City Invitational Results for Hettinger

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FINAL TEAM RESULTS

Bowman County Rotary Wrestling Tournament

Matt Buchmeier. (Photo by Bryce Martin) 113 - Kyle Burwick (111) placed 1st and scored 28.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Burwick (Hettinger) received a bye (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Burwick won by fall over Logan DeSersa (Hot Springs) (Fall 2:36) Quarterfinal - Kyle Burwick won by fall over Tray-

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Champ. Round 1 - Alec Andress (Hett.) decisioned Justis X-Spray (R.City Central) (Dec 11-4) Champ. Round 2 - Jake Anderson (Milbank) won by decision over Alec Andress (Dec 7-1) Cons. Round 2 - Alec Andress won by fall over Casey Britton (Torrington) (Fall 3:22) Cons. Round 3 - Alec Andress won by fall over Avery Ellis (Sheridan) (Fall 1:47) Cons. Round 4 - Dan Armstrong (S.Falls Roosevelt) decisioned Alec Andress (Dec 8-3) 220 - Colbey Steeke (111) placed 2nd and scored 20.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Colbey Steeke (Hettinger) received a bye (Bye) Champ. Round 2 - Colbey Steeke decisioned Tristin Beckstead (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-3) Quarterfinal - Colbey Steeke won by decision over Adam Voss (Douglas) (Dec 3-0) Semifinal - Colbey Steeke won by decision over Quinn Reimers (Pierre T.F. Riggs) (Dec 3-1) 1st Place - Joel Carpenter (Sturgis ) won by decision over Colbey Steeke (Dec 4-1)

Night Hawk Wrestlers Down Bowman County

By Sheldon Christenson For The Record

The Night Hawk wrestling team traveled to Bowman for a Region 4 dual meet with the Bowman Co.-Beach team on Dec. 15 and came out on top 44-31. Ethan Anderson is back on the mat for the Night Hawks after recovering from a football injury and did well in his first match.

(106) Jacoby Matter (Bowman Co./Beach) over Josh Dix(Hett./Scranton) (Fall 1:35); (113) Mason Defoe (Hett./Scranton) over DJ Martian(Bowman Co./Beach) (Dec 6-2); (120) Kyle Burwick (Hett./

Scranton) over Alex Madrigal (Bowman Co./Beach) (Fall 3:10); (126) Carlos Martinez (Hett./Scranton) over Cole Schmalz (Bowman Co./Beach) (Fall 2:00); (132) Clayton Mattern (Bowman Co./ Beach) over Braden Kline (Hett./Scranton) (MD 110); (138) Jacob Ruggles (Bowman Co./Beach) over Ty Warbis (Hett./ Scranton) (Fall 1:16); (145) Alec Andress (Hett./ Scranton) over Mitch Stuber (Bowman Co./Beach) (Fall 4:38); (152) Logan Lachowitzer (Hett./Scr.) over Kamrin Madrigal (Bow. Co./Beach) (TF 18-0 4:29); (160) Ethan Anderson (Hett./Scranton) over Lane Jeffers (Bowman

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Co./Beach) (Fall 0:40); (170) Sterling Lee (Bowman Co./Beach) over Issac Anderson (Hett./ Scr.) (Dec 6-3); (182) Nate Boehm (Bowman Co./Beach) over Andrew Sulzman (Hett./Scranton) (Fall 1:55); (195) Beau Jeffers (Bow. Co./ Beach) over {Paul Abrahamson (Hett./Scranton) (Fall 1:46); (220) Colbey Steeke (Hett./Scranton) win by forfeit; (285) Mack Buckmier (Hett./Scranton) over Tristin Peterson (Bow. Co./Beach) (Fall 3:23); Baker, Mont., was also in this triangular and had a rough evening. Bowman Co.-Beach downed Baker 52-20, and the Night Hawks also defeated Baker by a 70-6 count.

(160) Mason Defoe, HS, won by forfeit; (113) Kyle Burwick, HS, fall over Dalton Lecoe, :56; (120) Carlos Martinez,

File photo. (Photo by Bryce Martin) HS, won by forfeit; (126) Chris Fisher, HS, fall over Adam Beyers, 1:26; (132) Ty Warbis, HS, fall over Terrell Koenig, 5:30; (138) Keegan Kary fall over Ben Dalley, HS, 1:42; (145) Alec Andress,

HS, major dec. over Spencer Lousing, 12-3; (152) No bout; (160) Logan Lachowitzer, HS, fall over Dusty Ross, 1:05; (170) Isaac Anderson, HS, fall over Paul Wang, 3:41; (182) Andrew Sul-

zman, HS, forfeit win; (195) Paul Abrahamson, HS, fall over Seth Mastel, 3:04; (220) Mack Buckmier, won by forfeit; (285) Colbey Steeke, HS, fall over Summitt Wieman, 2:43.

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Eye on Southwest N.D. Sports By Sheldon Christenson For The Record I’m sure the boys opening basketball games surprised many Night Hawk fans and others as they lost to Linton HMB, 59-55, and Strasburg-Zeeland, 70-54, in the Linton Shootout.

Both of those teams came in highly rated in the Boys Hoopster pre-season poll.

Strasburg-Zeeland was No. 8 and Linton-HMB was No. 24 while the Night Hawks were rated No. 5.

The Night Hawks were also hampered as their top guard Isaiah Kludt played little in the first game, and not at all in the second due to a sprained ankle. As an old saying goes, events can’t get worse so it can only get better.

The boys Night Hawk C team and junior varsity team took on the Grant Co. JV and varsity teams respectfully on Dec. 14 and came away with two wins. Normally the Night

Hawk varsity would have played, but since Grant Co. is having another rebuilding year the Night Hawks played their younger players. Grant Co. was only 1-21 last year. Leading the way for the Night Hawk C team in their 36-21 win was Carson Schalesky with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jarad Mattis had a good game for the JV team at the point guard position as he tallied 19 points in their 56-22 victory. Jordan Dilse led the way in rebounds. The JV team is now 3-0 for the year as they won both of their games at the Linton Shootout.

In the first Boys Class B Basketball Poll Four Winds is leading the way.

1st place votes in parentheses Team – Record - Points 1. Four Winds-Minnewaukan (12) 0-0 142 2. Our Redeemer’s (2) 1-0 121 3.

Hillsboro-Central Valley (1) 1-0 111 4. Shiloh Christian 1-0 100 5. Enderlin 0-0 94 6.

Strasburg-Zeeland 2-0 89

7. Dunseith 1-0 41 8. Thompson 1-0 34 9. Parshall 0-1 28 10. Linton-HMB 2-0 19 Others receiving votes: Hettinger-Scranton (0-2), Milnor-North Sargent (00), St. John (1-0), Beulah (0-0), Dickinson Trinity (0-1), Carrington (0-0), Northern Cass (1-0).

The girls basketball season is off and running also as they were in the Killdeer Roughrider Tournament.

They opened up against Killdeer and lost 61-29 but came back to down Beulah 59-56 behind Molly Holt’s 17 points and Abbie Kludt’s 14 rebounds. That put them in the consolation game and they lost in overtime to Heart River 54-49. Of the eight teams in the tourney all were in Region 7 except for Watford City who won the tournament.

Congratulations to the NDSU Bison as they defeated Northern Iowa 2313 to advance to the FCS semifinals for a fifth consecutive season and will face Richmond (Va.) at the Fargo Dome on Dec. 18.

A recent South Dakota

Class B Boys Basketball Poll: 1. Langford (2) 0-0 27 2. Wolsey-Wessington (1) 0-0 16 3. Hanson (2) 0-0 15 4. Parker (1) 0-0 12 5. White River 0-0 10 Other receiving votes: Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (1) 8, Warner 5, Irene-Wakonda 5, Faith 2, Corsica-Stickney 2, Hitchcock-Tulare 2, Harding County 1, Sully Buttes 1.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas.

Sports schedule for the coming week is as follows: - Dec. 18-19, Varsity Wrestling Tourney at Linton - Dec. 18, Girls Varsity Basketball at Harding Co. - Dec. 18-19, JH Girls Basketball at Heart River Tourney - Dec. 18-19, JH Boys Basketball at Bowman Tourney - Dec. 19, Girls Varsity & JV Basketball vs Lemmon at Hettinger - Dec. 19, Boys Varsity & JV Basketball vs Lemmon at Hettinger - Dec. 21, JH Boys Basketball @ New England See you at the games.

Weekly Vikings Roundup By Jordan Wright For The Record

After the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Arizona Cardinals last Thursday, I was left wondering the same thing I was wondering after the Denver Broncos game; do moral victories count?

Personally, I don’t think moral victories count as anything more than something we tell ourselves to feel better about a loss. At the end of the year, they don’t look back and give us an extra win to account for a close loss. A loss is a loss. But I will say, I saw a lot of positive things in this game.

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater had one of the best games of his young career, throwing for 335 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. Bridgewater seems to really step up when he plays against great quarterbacks, and this week was no different, as he had a better game than MVP candidate Carson Palmer.

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Running back Adrian Peterson touched the ball 24 times and accumulated 86 yards with a touchdown. Peterson ran the ball well, and besides a terrible fumble when he tried to get the ball to Mike Wallace on an end around, he had a good game.

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs was nowhere to be found, but tight end Kyle Rudolph and wide receiver Jarius Wright stepped up to carry the offense through the air. Speaking of Rudolph, he has put together some good games recently and is finally starting to show the potential we all envisioned when Norv Turner signed on as the offensive coordinator.

Defensively, the Vikings did a wonderful job of limiting the number one offense in the league to only 23 points, which is exceptional when considering four starters didn’t play in this game. Terence Newman moved to safety and started next to Anthony Harris, a player who was signed off the practice squad just a few days before the competition.

Moving Newman to safety allowed rookie Trae Waynes to get the first start of his career, and he seemed to have a pretty solid game, often going

against Larry Fitzgerald who is one of the best wide receivers in the league.

The player of the game for me was Teddy Bridgewater. I know, some of you blame Teddy for that last play where he was strip sacked, but honestly I put that more on Kalil and the play call (but more on that in a bit).

I think Teddy really stepped up, considering the Vikings were on the road against one of the best teams in the league and on a short week. If Teddy can play like this more often, I think we will hear a lot less people calling for him to be benched.

The person who needs the most improvement is Norv Turner (and to some extent, Mike Zimmer). I have never really criticized either Zimmer or Turner, but I can’t hold back after watching that last play unfold. With no time outs and only 13 seconds left, not to mention the Vikings were already in field goal range, there was no reason to run a play that was designed to only pick up a few extra yards.

Kicker Blair Walsh might have some issues, but distance has never been one of them. We were already in his range,

so why run a play that took way too long to develop, and had the potential for disaster?

As an added bonus, because I am in the holiday spirit, I will also include Matt Kalil in this section.

Kalil was the main reason that last play got blown up. If you watch it again, Kalil is completely beaten by a single rusher. All he need to do was give Teddy three seconds to read the field and get rid of the ball, but apparently that is too much to ask out of the starting left tackle.

Looking ahead, the Vikings will play the Bears in Minnesota this Sunday.

Chicago is only 5-7, but their last four losses have all been within one score.

Jay Cutler has been playing well lately, and Chicago will also have Matt Forte back and healthy.

The Vikings beat the Bears earlier in the season in Chicago, and assuming the Vikings defense can get healthy with a couple extra days of rest between games, I don’t foresee the Vikings losing this one.

As always, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me at facebook.com/ skoljwright, or on Twitter @skoljwright. Skol!

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Game & Fish News ■■ Coyote Catalog Available for Hunters, Landowners The Coyote Catalog, a statewide effort designed to connect coyote hunters and trappers with landowners who are dealing with coyotes in their areas, is open for the winter.

A partnership between the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the Coyote Catalog can be a good way for hunters and trappers to locate new places to go, according to Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages landowners, especially farmers and ranchers who have problems with coyotes, to sign up for the Coyote Catalog. “Hunting and trapping are some of the many tools available to mitigate predator risk,” Goehring said.

This past season, nearly 50 landowners participated in the Coyote Catalog, along with about 650 hunters and trappers.

Landowners can sign up on the NDDA website at www.nd.gov/ndda/coyote-catalog. County and contact information is required.

Hunters and trappers can sign up at the NDGF website, gf.nd.gov.

Anyone who registered for the Coyote Catalog in the past must register again to activate their names on the database.

The Coyote Catalog will remain active through March 31, 2016.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Tucker, NDGF, at 701-220-1871; satucker@nd.gov; or Jamie Good, NDDA, at 701-328-2233 or jgood@ nd.gov.

■■ Fish House Regulations Winter anglers are reminded that any fish house left unoccupied on North Dakota waters must be made out of materials that will allow it to float.

A popular question this time of year is if campers qualify as legal fish houses. The answer is the same for any structure taken on the ice – if it’s left unattended, it must be able to float; if it’s not able to float, it must be removed when the angler leaves the ice.

Other fish house regulations include: -Fish houses do not require a license.

-Occupied structures do not require identification.

However, any unoccupied fish house must have the owner’s name, and either address or telephone number, displayed on its outside in readily distinguishable characters at least three inches high.

-Fish houses may not be placed closer than 50 feet in any direction to another house without consent of the occupant of the other fish house.

-Fish houses on Lake Alice must be removed daily.

-Fish houses shall be removed from all waters by midnight, March 15, of each year. They can be used after March 15 if they are removed daily.

Anglers should refer to the 2014-16 North Dakota Fishing Guide for other winter fishing regulations.

■■ Mountain Lion Season Closes in Zone 1 Mountain lion hunting during the late season in Zone 1 is closed immediately. The zone’s late-season quota of seven was filled after the final cat was taken today.

Zone 1 includes land south of ND Highway 1804 from the Montana border to the point where ND Highway 1804 lies directly across Lake Sakakawea from ND Highway 8, crossing Lake Sakakawea then south along ND Highway 8 to ND Highway 200, then west on ND Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to the South Dakota border The mountain lion season in Zone 2, which is the rest of the state outside Zone 1, has no quota and is open through March 31, 2016.

■■ Administrative Rules Hearing Set for Jan. 12 The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will hold a public hearing to address proposed rule changes to North Dakota Administrative Code Title 30. The hearing is scheduled for 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the agency’s main office in Bismarck.

The purpose and explanation of the proposed rule change is as follows: Chapter 30-03-06-05 – Water prohibited. Currently all drain plugs must be removed from all watercraft and recreational, commercial and construction equipment bilges and confined spaces when entering the state or leaving the Red River. To reduce the threat of transport of aquatic nuisance species, it is proposed the current administrative rule be extended statewide, requiring all drain plugs be removed, and water draining devices be open, on all watercraft and recreational, commercial, and construction equipment bilges and confined spaces, during any out-of-water transport.

The proposed rule language may be reviewed at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095, or on the Department’s website at gf.nd.gov. A copy of the proposed rules may be requested in writing, or by calling 701-328-6305, or emailing ndgf@nd.gov. Written or oral comments on the proposed rules must be received by Jan. 22, 2016 for consideration.

Anyone who attends the public hearing and needs special facilities or assistance relating to a disability should contact the Game and Fish Department at least seven days before the public hearing.

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Are Big Tobacco Companies Still Targeting the Youth?

By Jordan Wright For the Record

In 1998, the four largest tobacco companies settled a lawsuit brought against them by 46 states. This lawsuit was specifically designed to make the “big tobacco” companies pay for certain medical bills related to smoking, as well as limiting or eliminating certain advertising, like those directed towards the youth.

Even though the major tobacco companies were forced to pay over $206 billion, and there are many new regulations in place, is big tobacco still targeting the younger, impressionable demographic ?

If you read a magazine, watch television or movies, or go into any convenience store, you are sure to notice advertising for cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. As if that wasn’t bad enough, tobacco companies are using their packaging to attract a younger crowd. For instance, right now in stores across the country certain packs of Camel brand cigarettes now come with a wrapper that doubles as a filter for a camera on a smartphone. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of any other age group who would get pleasure out of a cigarette pack camera filter more than the younger one.

The biggest point of contention centers on the word “intentional”. In the settlement, it makes clear that tobacco companies are not able to “intentionally” market to those under 18 years of age.

Big tobacco will tell you they don’t intentionally market to children anymore, but the facts don’t back up their claims. According to the National Survey on Drug

Use and Health, 85 percent of youth smokers (12–17) prefer Marlboro, Newport and Camel (the three most heavily advertised brands), while only 60 percent of smokers 26 or older prefer these brands. Not only that, but a 2002 survey in a Californian community found that stores where adolescents shop most often have three times more cigarette advertisements and promotional materials outside of the stores and almost three times more materials inside compared to other stores in the community.

While some of this is conjecture, there is documented proof of big tobacco companies targeting the youth. The following are just a few of the many more internal company quotes about marketing to kids: Philip Morris (Marlboro):

“Today’s teenager is tomorrow’s potential regular customer, and the overwhelming majority of smokers first begin to smoke while still in their teens...

The smoking patterns of teenagers are particularly important to Philip Morris.”

RJ Reynolds (Camel): “Evidence is now available to indicate that the 14-18 year old group is an increasing segment of the smoking population. RJR-T must soon establish a successful new brand in this market if our position in the industry is to be maintained in the long term.”

Brown & Williamson: “Kool’s stake in the 16- to 25-year-old population segment is such that the value of this audience should be accurately weighted and reflected in current media programs . . . all magazines will be re-

viewed to see how efficiently they reach this group.”

Lorillard Tobacco: “The base of our business is the high school student.”

U.S. Tobacco: “Cherry Skoal is for somebody who likes the taste of candy, if you know what I’m saying.”

In her final opinion of the United States v. Philip Morris lawsuit, U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler said “From the 1950s to the present, different defendants, at different times and using different methods, have intentionally marketed to young people under the age of twenty-one in order to recruit ‘replacement smokers’ to ensure the economic future of the tobacco industry...

The evidence is clear and convincing— and beyond any reasonable doubt—that Defendants have marketed to young people twenty-one and under while consistently, publicly, and falsely denying they do so.”

Most of us have grown up around tobacco and tobacco advertising, so we don’t pay much attention to it. Unfortunately, these ads have a large effect on our children. The good news, according to thetruth.com (a website dedicated to eradicating teen smoking in the United States) is that teen smoking is at 8 percent, down from 23 percent in 2000. At the end of the day, it’s our responsibility to teach the youth about the dangers of tobacco. If we all do our part, we have the potential to abolish youth smoking, and I can’t think of anyone who thinks that would be a bad idea. Well, besides big tobacco that is.