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What to do with the Hettinger Armory? Marketing and feasibility study performed to explore options

together. The National Guard has not been operating in the Hettinger Armory for the past decade, and since they moved out, the facility has been in limbo. Last year a grant was awarded to provide funding to evaluate the situation. In 2008 the city did a similar marketing and feasibility study, but didn’t proceed forward at the time. Playing a primary role in the evaluation process this time is Melana Howe, owner and operator of Howe Enterprise LLC. The evaluation was laid out in three phases. The first phase occurred in November of

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A YEAR IN REVIEW

What to do with the armory in Hettinger? That’s the question city officials will be trying to answer as they gather the necessary information. In the past, armories were a vital part of small communities around the state. They were originally established to support local individuals that wanted to join the National Guard. As time went on armories evolved and changed for different purposes. Some grew with more concentrated training specialties, some consolidated and some closed all

The Hettinger Armory is hosted many events since the National Guard moved out. But a more permanent solution still needs to be determined. (PHOTO BY COLE BENZ | Adams County Record) 2014 and consisted of an engineering assessment of the current state of the building. The assessment came back with a dollar amount of $1.2 million to completely update the building. Howe said that number includes ‘everything under the sun’ and could be cut down significantly.

The second phase of the process finished as recently as this past July. Towards the end of June, Howe published a survey for the public, asking questions about what they would like to see, and how they might want the armory to be used. Also as a part of the second phase Howe formed

focus groups to discuss the building. The third and final phase of the evaluation process involves the city. Howe was scheduled to present her findings at the September city council meeting and they would utilize that information to determine the next steps. Though Howe

said it is too early in the process to determine any kind of timeline for such decision. Howe said one of her pages suggestions would be to market the facility, and create a central contact entity where community members could reach to

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Nighthawk basketball teams both down Harding County By SHELDON CHRISTENSON For the Pioneer

of that, their 6’4” center Mason Teigen left the game late in the first quarter with three fouls and would not return until the 2nd half. The Nighthawks built a 13-point lead at the end of the first half which was highlighted by a buzzer-beating long range 3-point shot by Haden Sadowsky, which made the score 38-25. With the return of Teigen in the second half, better shooting and rebounding, they outscored Hettinger/Scranton 37-

Lemmon Cowboys win initial ‘Battle of the Wooden Nickel’ Award

Harding County came to ranton on Dec. 18 and 19 to ke on the Nighthawk boys d girls’ basketball teams, and t going 0-2 for their efforts. Hettinger-Scranton’s boy’s sketball team faced the nchers first and pulled out 64-62 win. The Nighthawk’s l court pressure initially gave e Ranchers trouble as they ickly fell behind 12-0. On top In the inaugural “Battle of the Wooden Nickel” football game played at Hettinger, the LemmonMcIntosh Cowboys came out on top 34-14. Since these two old rivalries had not played each other since 2010, the two schools decided to have a traveling trophy. It was an error plagued game with the Hettinger/ Scranton Night Hawks shooting themselves in the foot too many times. It started early as Lemmon was driving for what looked like an eventual touchdown when Night Hawk Tanner Sanford intercepted a Cowboy pass deep in Night Hawk territory. On the first play

26 but the Ranchers fell just Nighthawks. short by two points. Sadowsky scored 34 for HS They had a chance to tie the which included five 3-pointgame with less than a minute ers and Brandon Pierce added to go but, Sam Kludt blocked 21. I had Clayton Koch leada close in shot by Teigen which ing Harding Co. with 23 points. more than likely saved the The Nighthawk JV team also remains inundefeated they game from being tied. one year that as could have Amy Wolff The RanchersBygot the ball downing been Harding Co. 63-53. saved had they had For The Record back with 10 seconds left but Harding into the theCo. help came they needed. Consider the record numberand of people a 2-0 recould not get off a good shot. game with is a difficult that in would be afive family Kludt was havingSuicide a problem ceiving votes the top in subject to discuss. There member or friend of these South Dakota Class B ranks. finding his shooting touch but are many different views thousands and the lives his blocked shot surrounding was definitely night the it basedThe on following impacted by suicide grows one of the key moments for the Nighthawk girls downed the religion, mental health in- tenfold. Survivors struggle

Out of the Darkness 2015: Coming together to save lives

Isaiah Kludt (#28) gets ready to tackle a Lemmon ball carrier. (PHOTO BY COLE BENZ | Adams Couty Record) after the interception the Hettinger/Scranton center hiked the ball over the quarterback’s head and it resulted in a safety for Lemmon. The Night Hawks then had to punt, giving Lemmon good field position. A few plays later Cowboy Dirk Wolf would haul in a 28-yard touchdown pass from Duell Tomac. After making the 2-point conversion Lemmon was up 10-0 early in the game. Hettinger/Scranton had a nice drive going in the

second quarter when they fumbled on their own twoyard line and Lemmon recovered. Later Sanford had a long punt return for a touchdown called back because of a personal foul by a Night Hawk. Isaiah Kludt would put the first points on the scoreboard for the Night Hawks when he broke out of the pack and sprinted by everyone to score on an 82-yard run. But late

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formation, and for a growing number, personal experience. Opinions aside, there is a very real truth to suicide. It is a completely preventable but unfortunately prevalent problem. “Suicide claims more lives than war, murder, and natural disasters combined… This is a public health issue that does not discriminate by age, gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status (AFSP).” In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death with one person dying every 13.3 minutes from suicide, approximately 108 Americans every day. That makes nearly 40,000 lives

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the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders related to suicide, but also in research for suicide prevention, the creation and distribution of educational programs, advocacy for public policy and so long as suicide continues, a most present need for support of the survivors of suicide loss. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the leader in the fight against suicide. By 2025, AFSP hopes to reduce the annual suicide rate by twenty percent. On the large scale, it seems like a relatively small goal. How-

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with immense grief, never ending questions and guilt, wondering whether there was anything they could have done or said to keep their loved one here. The sad truth is that many survivors had no idea there was any real concern for imminent danger. Ninety percent of individuals who die by suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder that is a major factor in their death, depression being the most prevalent. Studies have found that depression is one of the most treatable of all psychiatric disorders with over 80 percent of those diagnosed responding positively to treatment.

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