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ELECTION
Gubernatorial candidate Becker stops in Hettinger By Cole Benz
Meeting the Constituents
Record Editor cbenz@countrymedia.net
The campaign trail passed through Hettinger on Sunday. Gubernatorial candidate Rep. Rick Becker, R-N.D., came through town while making his way through the southwest part of the state, hoping to talk with constituents about his bid for the Governor’s office. Becker is currently campaigning for the Republican nomination against current North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Fargo businessman Doug Burgum. Originally scheduled to be held at the American Legion on Main Street, the meeting moved to the office of the Adams (Photo by Cole Benz/The Record) County Record when the Legion doors Mark Pirshmann (Left) listens to governor candidate Rep. Rick Becker, R-N.D., when Becker was in Hettinger on Sunday, Feb. 14. were closed. Becker spent roughly an hour answer- for. run. One of the problems small communiing questions and talking about his poli“I was seeing a lot of things that I felt “Just like in the legislature, the door of ties in North Dakota will face, according cies, and where he found his motivation were inconsistent with that (conserva- opportunity opens, it’s a matter of do you to Becker, is finding that equilibrium beto run for governor. tism),” Becker said. “If you don’t like how walk through or don’t you,” Becker said. tween planning for the future and a slashBecker, who is from District 7 and things are, then you should try and help “So I’m choosing to walk through, again ing of state funds such as thepages oil impact8-9 works as a Plastic Surgeon, said his deci- bring about that change,” Becker said. because I want to try and do what I can.” grants. sion to enter the governor’s race closely “Part of the efficiency of what’s going And by chance, the area he was living Becker believes that the state is at a mirrored his inspiration for joining the in was redistricted in 2011, creating an crucial point in needing to rethink things, to have to happen in state government is state legislature, he wanted to make a dif- open seat. Knowing that North Dakota given the decrease in energy production to reel in a lot of the spending, but make ference. has some of the highest rates of re-elec- and commodity prices over the last year. sure that we’re not hurting the rural areas Over time Becker started noticing that tion, Becker figured this might be his best “The aspect of the decrease revenues and smaller towns,” Becker said. the legislature was steering further away chance to get involved. He was elected in we have now with agriculture and enerCommunities with ongoing projects By SHELDON CHRISTENSON of that, their 6’4” center Mason 26 but the Ranchers fell just Nighthawks. Harding County girls wh from the conservative ideologies he most 2012 and re-elected in 2014. gy prices down,” Becker said. “It’s going could face some issues in the near future. Foraligns the Pioneer Teigen left the game late in the short by two points. Sadowsky scored 34 for HS came in with a 1-3 record. Th himself with, and with what the Another door recently opened for him to take a tremendous about-face of how which included five 3-pointfirst quarter with three fouls They had a chance to tie the Hettinger/Scranton girls al state of North Dakota | PAGE 11 GOVERNOR Harding County came has to a reputation when Gov. Jack Dalrymple decided not to we’ve been doing things.”
A YEAR IN REVIEW
Nighthawk basketball teams both down Harding County
and would not return until the ranton on Dec. 18 and 19 to 2nd half. The Nighthawks built ke on the Nighthawk boys a 13-point lead at the end of the d girls’ basketball teams, and first half which was highlighted t going 0-2 for their efforts. by a buzzer-beating long range Hettinger-Scranton’s boy’s 3-point shot by Haden Sadsketball team faced the owsky, which made the score nchers first and pulled out 38-25. By Sheldon Christenson 64-62 win. The Nighthawk’s For The Record With the return of Teigen in l court pressure initially gave the second half, better shoote Ranchers trouble as they ingboys Hettinger/Scranton’s and rebounding, they outickly fellbasketball behind 12-0. top up teamOn picked their Hettinger/Scranton 37scored
game with less than a minute to go but, Sam Kludt blocked a close in shot by Teigen which more than likely saved the game from being tied. The Ranchers got the ball back with 10 seconds left but could not get off a good shot. Kludt was having a problem finding his shooting touch but his blocked shot was definitely one of the key moments for the
(L to R) Courtney Hulm, Barbara West, Dr. Mark Kristy, Amber Wolff, Ashleigh Nash, Dr. Jennifer Sheffield, Jody LeFebre at a bake sale for Andy and Inger Christensen. (Courtesy Photo)
By Cole Benz Senior Tanner Sanford brings the ball up the court against Bowman County. (Photo by Cole Benz/The Record)
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FBLA
The Hettinger business group participated in activities to honor the special week. » PAGE 13 Briefs................ 2
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Record Editor cbenz@countrymedia.net Close-knit communities never seem to fail when it comes to kindness and
generosity for a family in need. When Anders (Andy) Christensen was diagnoses with cancer in November, the community rallied. Anders, a long-time maintenance worker with
Western Horizons Living Center, began a treatment regiment in Bismarck shortly after his diagnosis. After seven rounds of treatment they returned
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Hettinger club celebrates FBLA week INDEX
jumped out to an early lead they were head 16-1 after th first stop, and 25-15 at ha They held on in the second ha although being outscored 2 21 to pull off their second w of the season to go along wi five losses. Casey Joppa tallied 19 an Kinsey Jahner added 11 f the Nighthawks. Both had tw 3-pointers.
Christensens thank community for support
Night Hawks defeat Bowman County
ninth straight victory in Scranton on Feb. 16 as they defeated Bowman, 78-58. The Night Hawks jumped out quickly with a 25-13 first quarter lead and continued to add to their lead the rest of the game. The Night Hawks pressure defense provided numerous steals and easy layups. What kept Bowman from falling farther behind was their shooting from the beyond the 3-point line. They recorded nine beyond the arc, with many of them wide open shots. High scoring Night Hawk Hayden Sadowsky was held to six points and no 3-pointers, but he had plenty of help as his teammates stepped up in scoring. Brandon Pierce paced the
ers and Brandon Pierce added 21. I had Clayton Koch leading Harding Co. with 23 points. The Nighthawk JV team also remains undefeated as they downing Harding Co. 63-53. Harding Co. came into the game with a 2-0 record and receiving votes in the top five in South Dakota Class B ranks. The following night the Nighthawk girls downed the
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