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CEREMONIAL BLADE SIGNING Allete Clean Energy invites community for ceremonial blade signing

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TODAY’S WEATHER

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2014

Friday, August 28, 2015

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CONTEST

Statewide contest shows newspapers and zombies aren’t dead Readers eligible for drawing for family vacation to Washington, D.C. The North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) is launching a contest this month with a prize package valued at nearly $5,000 to combat the idea that newspapers are dying. “When you’re talking about community newspapers, nothing could be further from the truth,”

said Cecile Krimm, NDNA president. The theme of the promotion is “It’s Alive!” A statewide subscription drive poses the question, “How is a newspaper like a zombie? You can’t kill either one.” “People have been predicting the demise of

newspapers for almost 100 years now,” said Krimm, and those predictions have been wrong. First, people predicted radio would kill newspapers. Then it was television. Lately, the Internet. However, newspapers offering hyper-local content are thriving because their news is not available anywhere else. “What the Internet is doing is impacting the way readers access our product,

but it’s actually enhancing our delivery, particularly to younger people,” said Krimm. A recent survey commissioned by NDNA found seven out of 10 North D a k o tans read their local newspaper every week, and it’s not just older readers.

Among adults 18 to 34, 73.3 percent read their local newspaper. Among all adults, that percentage goes up to 83.4 percent, whether readers are accessing the product on paper or online. “The fact is a huge percentage of online content originates in newspapers,” said Krimm. “Newspapers are the original media monster.”

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FOOTBALL

A YEAR IN REVIEW It’s Here!

Nighthawks open the season with a victory

New MRI scanner up and running at West River Health pages 8 Services

ighthawk basketball teams both down Harding Count

SHELDON CHRISTENSON r the Pioneer

of that, their 6’4” center Mason 26 but the Ranchers fell just Nighthawks. Harding County girls Teigen left the game late in the short by two points. Sadowsky scored 34 for HS came in with a 1-3 record first quarter with three fouls They had a chance to tie the which included five 3-point- Hettinger/Scranton girls ding County came to and would not return until the game with less than a minute ers and Brandon Pierce added jumped out to an early le on on Dec. 18 and 19 to 2nd half. The Nighthawks built to go but, Sam Kludt blocked 21. I had Clayton Koch lead- they were head 16-1 afte on the Nighthawk boys a 13-point lead at the end of the a close in shot by Teigen which ing Harding Co. with 23 points. first stop, and 25-15 at Bybasketball teams, and rls’ more than likely saved the The Nighthawk JV team also first half which was highlighted They held on in the secon Sheldon ing 0-2 forChristenson their efforts. remains undefeated as they by a buzzer-beating long range game from being tied. outscore The new MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine has been functioning at West River Health Services since although August 10 at being 8 a.m. The For The Record inger-Scranton’s boy’s 3-point shot machine and addition was aRanchers $3 million project. (PHOTO BENZ | The Record) Co. 63-53. by Haden Sad-in totalThe got the ballBY COLE downing Harding 21 to pull off their secon ball team faced the owsky, which made the score back with 10 seconds left but Harding Co. came into the of the season to go along ersThe firstHettinger-Scranton and pulled out Nighthawk as visible byawood flooring in game with a 2-0 record and re- five losses. 38-25. could not get off good shot. By Cole Benz 2football win. The teamNighthawk’s took on the Wyndmerethe entrance new sec- ceiving votes in the top five in having of a the problem With the return Teigen in Kludt was Casey Joppa tallied 19 Recordof Editor urt pressure initially gave Lidgerwood Warbirds in their opening tion. The walls were littered South Dakota Class B ranks. the second half, better shootfinding his shooting touch but Kinsey Jahner added 1 cbenz@countrymedia.net anchers they ing game as trouble part of aas three-game schedule with donation recognitions, and rebounding, they out- his blocked shot was definitely The following night the the Nighthawks. Both ha at Shiloh on On August some from businesses but yplayed fell behind 12-0. top 22. The othof the key from moments for the Hettinger/Scranton er two games had Hankinsonscored vs MottWith the push37of theone promany Hettinger resi- Nighthawk girls downed the 3-pointers. Regent, and Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter vs Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central. Game weather conditions were windy, sporadic rain and a 50 degree temperature. The Nighthawks initially did not look like a team that was ready to contend for the Region 5 title as the Warbirds ran through and around them, and scored easily on their first two possessions and held a 12-0 lead after the first quarter. The Warbirds opening drive was aided by two screen passes, one went for big yardage and the other a touchdown. After a few adjustments by the Nighthawk coaching staff, and a stepped up intensity of play by the team, the direction of the game changed drastically. The Nighthawks got on scoreboard early in the second quarter after the Warbirds had to punt deep in their own territory. The punt was muffed and only

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verbial button, West River Health Services ventured into another advancement in patient care with the completion of a $3 million project for a hospital addition and an in-house MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner. West River and the staff welcomed the community to an open house for a chance to get a glimpse at the new addition and the machine. Tours were given of the radiology department—led by the staff in the department— and it culminated with a peak at the large scanner. As attendees wandered towards the MRI addition, they could see where the new portion of the building started—

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So Long started to explore some options. His first thought was to find a way for the truck to back up closer to the building. Logistics proved that the idea wasn’t feasible, because structural changes would still

need to be made to fit the truck. Longs next thought was to place a modular structure on the grounds of the hospital, but that method would still

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Radiologist Mark Kristy talks with U.S. Rep Kevin Cramer in the entrance of the MRI addition at West River Health Services. (PHOTO BY COLE BENZ | The Record)

COMMUNITY

Hettinger retains cup at annual Dakota Ryder Cup

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dents and their families. It was a true display of what the community thought of the addition. This entire project began because of what West River Health Services Chief Executive Officer Jim Long would witness from his office chair. Long is positioned with a view of the parking lot, and week after week he would witness patients venturing out into the elements for a MRI scan in the back of the rented MRI truck. This sight was particularly disheartening during the winter months, when he would see people navigating the ice, snow, cold and wind, with some patients having to battle the brutal winter from their wheelchair.

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