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UNIQUE ROAD PROJECT COMPLETED Railway Road rejuvenation included three territories
By Cole Benz
Adams County Commissioner Chuck Christman. The project, which has taken nearly four years to finish, was quite a unique ordeal and something that Christman has never seen in his six years on the com-
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The rejuvenation of Railway Road has seen positive reviews, according to
mission. “The project was a huge one because of all the entities involved, but also because of the magnitude of work that required to rebuild the road,” Christman said. Improvements to the road include new pavement, curbs and gutter along certain sections, improved ditches, and an in-
creased turn lane by Tank Hill, among other things. The Railway Road runs south from North Dakota to South Dakota, and at a couple points acts as the border between the two states. The road then bends and enters into Lemmon territory. Given the geographical location of the stretch of road in need of repair, the project
had to be an effort of three different entities: Adams County, Perkins County in South Dakota and the city of Lemmon. In total, however, five entities could be counted as the project required assistance from the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the South Dakota Department of Transportation. Perkins County Com-
missioner Mike Schweitzer said that he knew this was going to be unique when the surveyors had to map out the project according to county and city borders. When asked if he had been through a situation like this, Schweitzer said “absolutely not.” The stretch of road that
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FOOTBALL
A YEAR IN REVIEW
Nighthawk varsity completes sweep of Grant Co. storm By Sheldon Christenson
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Nighthawk basketball teams both down Harding County For The Record
The Hettinger-Scranton Nighthawk varsity football team made it a clean sweep by defeating GrantCounty County’s varsiof that, their 6’4” center Mason 26 but the Ranchers fell just Nighthawks. Harding girls wh ty 53-8 on September 18. On September Teigen left the game late in the short by two points. Sadowsky scored 348 for HS came in with a 1-3 record. T both the Nighthawk junior high and 3-pointfirst quarter with three fouls They had a chance to tie the which included five junior Hettinger/Scranton girls al varsity had downed their counterand would not return until the game with less than a minute ers and Brandon Pierce added jumped parts from Grant Co. out to an early lead lead- they were 2nd half. The Nighthawks built to go but, Sam Kludt blocked 21. I had Clayton KochHettinger/Scranton headquickly 16-1 after t scored on run by Isaiah Kludt points. touchdown a 13-point lead at the end of the a close in shot by Teigen which ing Harding Co. with 23a 31-yard first stop, and 25-15 at ha and converted the two-point also They first half which was highlighted more than likely saved the The Nighthawk JV team held on inconversion. the second ha But Grant Co. came right back with remains undefeated as they although being by a buzzer-beating long range game from being tied. outscored 2 their ground game led by Layton Maher 3-point shot by Haden SadThe Ranchers got the ball downing Harding Co. 63-53. 21 to pull off their second w and 225 pound fullback Connor Marion, Harding Co. came into the of the season to go along wi owsky, which made the score back with 10 seconds left but as Marion finished the scoring drive with re-run.five losses. 38-25. could not get off a good shot. game with a 2-0 recorda and 3-yard five instopping With the return of Teigen in Kludt was having a problem ceiving votes in the top After Casey talliedon19 an the Joppa Nighthawks the second half, better shoot- finding his shooting touch but South Dakota Class B ranks. Kinsey Jahner their next possession, the Stormadded started11 f marched field again with their ing and rebounding, they out- his blocked shot was definitely The following night thedown thethe Nighthawks. Both had tw running thegame. scored Hettinger/Scranton 37- one of the key moments for the Nighthawk girls downed 3-pointers. I thought at the time it may be a long night for the Nighthawks if we can’t contain their running game. But a Storm runner fumbled in Nighthawk territory and speedy Kludt quickly picked up the fumble and headed down the sideline untouched for his second touchdown. The Storm did not score again as the Nighthawk defense tightened up with rage. But when Verhulst and home town. It is filled with the old store. the help of Tanner Sanford, who ended Verhulst spent his profes- his wife moved out of Reeder pages of the names of visitors up with three intercepted passes for sional life in the construction to Hettinger, he modified his from all over the place, inthe game, and returned one of them for cluding Canada and England. business, and through that plans. a touchdown. Grant Count receivers His collection was previThe gentleman from Engwork he was afforded easy acdidn’t help matters either, as I counted cess to dumping grounds and ously housed in his basement land was in the Reeder area at least three dropped passes. construction digging sites, at home, but it outgrew the taking photos of old elevaKludt ended up scoring two more locations he said was where space and he moved it to the tors. He told Verhulst that touchdowns and rushed for 117 yards. he came to the United States many of his items were found. building. He also made some nice solo tackles on Verhulst and his family Verhulst has kept record of through New York, and that defense. took possession of the build- his visitors. There is a little he rented a car with best gas Brandon Pierce rushed for 53 yards ing that was previously a note pad sits in front of the mileage to tour the country. and touched pay dirt twice, one on a pass beauty shop (after the grocery entrance to the main area, He told Verhulst that it was
A MAN AND HIS COLLECTION
By SHELDON CHRISTENSON For the Pioneer
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
Verhulst turns old Reeder grocery store into collection room By Cole Benz
Record Editor cbenz@countrymedia.net The old grocery store in Reeder—U-Save—isn’t stocked with milk and bread any more, but the shelves aren’t empty. Over the course of a few decades Gerald Verhulst has been a hobbyist collector, and the number of items he possesses is large enough to fill
store), and he had intended on turning it into a large ga-
and visitors are asked to sign their names and include their
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