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ADAMS COUNTY
RECORD H ET T I N G ER , N O R T H DAK O T A
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Outdoor shooting programs coming to Hettinger
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LOCAL TEAM GEARS UP FOR
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f there is one thing Adams County is known for, it’s hunting. During the fall season, locals and visitors take advantage of an abundance of deer and pheasants, but in the off-season, hunters upkeep their shooting skills at the firing range. With a local firing range available for use, leaders in Hettinger are working toward creating new trap shooting and archer y teams specifically for younger students looking for new activities. So far, the new trapshooting team and archer y team are in their beginning stages of coming to fruition. Even still, the idea for new shooting sports teams has been received with great interest by the local area. According to Adams County NDSU Extension Agent Hannah Nordby, 25 people, both adults and kids, from the Adams County area have expressed interest in either joining or volunteering for the teams. “For the past few years, outdoor shooting sports programs are something that have been gaining traction state wide in North Dakota,” said Nordby. “I knew that SHOOTING » PAGE 2
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The Naomi’s Memory Walkers team is gearing up to walk again at the this year’s Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to end Alzheimer’s on September 7th. Submitted Photo
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or the fifth year in a row, Lisa Beck-
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onestly, being an adult is hard. At some point in everyone’s life, attending school and turning in homework turns into holding a job and paying bills. For some, this transition between high school and the working world can be a challenge. Executive Director of the Hettinger Chamber of Commerce and the Adams County Development Corporation Jasmin Fosheim and Adams County Extension Agent Hannah Norby set out to make the transition into adulthood easier for local students by hosting a new adulting 101 class last week. At the class, students had an opportunity to explore the adulting world and learn about subjects. Dacotah Bank Mar-
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Bismarck. There, they will walk to honor the memor y of Beckman’s mother, Naomi Ullman.
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Adulting 101 class prepares students for the future
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man and her team of friends and family will walk in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to end Alzheimer’s in
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ket Retail Leader John Hausauer also attended the event to speak about personal finance. Specifically he covered topics like credit scores, credit cards and insurance, which are usually glossed over in school. “It feels like that there are so many skills related to ‘adulting’ that aren’t taught in school or, for some reason, just don’t sink in,” said Fosheim. “We just thought the class would be a good way to reach out to youth in town to impart some of the wisdom we wish we would have known when we were in their position.” The four local students who attended the adulting class were very engaged in the discussions. Due to a host of questions from the students, the class, which should have lasted only ADULTING » PAGE 3
Executive Director of the Hettinger Chamber of Commerce and the Adams County Development Corporation Jasmin Fosheim tells young students the Do’s and Don’ts of being an adult. Frank Turner/Adams County Record