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ADAMS COUNTY
SERVING THE REGION SINCE 1907
RECORD $1.00
H ET T I N G ER , N O R T H DAK O T A
JULY 26, 2019
VOL. 114 • NO. 30
E-CIGARETTES: FRIEND OR FOE?
City
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tax funds
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wice a year, in July and January, local organizations and entities can approach the city and ask for money by applying for the City of Hettinger’s available charity funds. At the last city council meeting, the City considered different applications and deemed which requests deserved funding. By the end of the meeting, the city had distributed over $30,000 to six different entities from both their infrastructure and charitable five-percent sales tax funds. The distribution from the city’s five percent sales tax fund is as follows: - Adams County Fair Association was granted $300 for Armory rental costs - Second Forty Club was granted $1,000 for building maintenance - West River Health Services Foundation was granted $500 for Partners in Health - Richard Wyman was granted $1,000 for the Flag Plaza project The distribution from city’s infrastructure fund is as follows: - Hettinger Park District was granted $13,000 to build the Flag Plaza walkway. - Hettinger Fire Department was granted $15,000 for state regulated air packs. Not all available funds were given away. The city’s available fiveTAX FUNDS » PAGE 2
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Weekend WEATHER SAT
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Bismarck Cancer Center Survivorship Nurse Corina Larson visits the Peacock Mercantile to teach both youth and adults the risks of vaping. Frank Turner/Adams County Record
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vertime, the rate of smoking cigarettes has slowly fallen. After years of research and education, adults and kids now know smoking can lead to fatal types of cancer. Even still, the nico-
tine trend has come back in full force in a new form, vaping and e-cigarettes. Although vaping has been marketed as a healthy way to quit smoking, Bismarck Cancer Center survivorship nurse Corina Larson visited the Peacock Mercantile this week to
teach Hettinger youth and adults that using the word “healthy” does not accurately describe vaping. Larson explained vaping does come with health risks and addiction. For those who do not know, vaping is a way of inhaling nico-
tine through electronic nicotine delivery systems, otherwise known as ENDS. ENDS are devices that vaporize nicotine infused liquid into an inhalable aerosol. Only recently did the FDA list END devices as tobacco products, and Larson explained
that historically a lot of those devices have been marketed in ways that appealed to kids. “A lot of vaping companies like JUUL use marketing techniques that remind me of the old tobacco companies,” she said. “VapCIGARETTES » PAGE 5
August Weather Outlook FRANK TURNER
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or farmers, the growing season this summer has been unusually rainy, causing difficulty in the managing and planting of their crops. As August approaches, National Weather Service meteorologist Ken Simosko said that he expects the downpour trend to continue in southwest North Dakota. “In August, your region experiences an accumulative 1.04 inches of precipitation for the month,” he said. “Right now the outlook map indicates a slight chance for above average precipitation.” In addition to extra
rain, Simosko said that the outlook also calls for below average temperatures. So what is the average temperature for the region? According to National Weather Service data, the average high for the month of August is 82.9 degrees and the average low is 54.2 degrees. Simosko explained that the above average precipitation and lower temperatures are likely correlated. More cloud cover and the presence of rain conditions usually leads to cooler days. “Cooler temperatures and precipitation go hand in hand,” he said. WEATHER » PAGE 2
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The NOAA precipitation outlook map shows an above chance for rainfall in for the southwest region of North Dakota. Courtesy Photo/NOAA
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