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ADAMS COUNTY
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Helping Hettinger Day wins award FRANK TURNER
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n Hettinger, Helping Hettinger Day is a day known by locals as a day full of volunteerism where the community puts their best foot forward and makes the town a better place to live. By the end of the Helping Hettinger Day in late June, volunteers completed a number of projects, including newly painted crosswalks, a new mural, bowling alley improvements, and many more. Last week, Helping Hettinger Day, and all that was accomplished on that day, was recognized at the North Dakota Downtown Conference in Williston. At the conference, representatives from the North Dakota Downtown Conference gave out the first North Dakota Downtown Impact Awards. The North Dakota Downtown Conference created the awards to “highlight wonderful efforts being made in Downtown Districts throughout [North Dakota’s] great communities.” Specifically, Helping Hettinger Day was nominated for and won the Downtown Atmosphere Impact Award. The award highlights any notable project that has “improved the atmosphere and quality of the downtown district.” The organization For the Beauty of Hettinger was also HETTINGER » PAGE 2
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Ben Geaumont scouts out the area for doves and creates a plan for the annual youth dove hunt. Frank Turner/Adams County Record
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ith adult super vision, four youth hunters and one tagalong par ticipated
in a youth-focused dove hunt just west of the Hettinger Research Extension Center. The expedition, led by Cedar Creek Chapter Pheasants Forever Vol-
unteer Ben Geaumont, sought to encourage kids ages 12 – 17 to learn more about dove hunting. This year was the second year Geaumont
has led a youth dove hunt. Geaumont said that youth hunts give him a chance to show off and teach others about his passion, hunting.
“ The reason I do it is because it gives me an oppor tunity to bring kids out hunting,” said Geaumont. DOVES » PAGE 2
Students explore ecology at Mirror Lake Park FRANK TURNER
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th and 6th grade students from Hettinger Public School escaped the classroom for a day and, instead, had the opportunity to do their learning at Mirror Lake Park. The Adams County Soil Conservation District hosted their 2019 Ecology Education event to teach kids different aspects of soil science, ecology, and natural resources. “We talk about natural resources and try to get the kids to realize the importance of them in their environment and ultimately the world,” said Event Coordinator Gail Froelich. “We host this event to give kids a general education on how people their effect on the environment.” During the event, kids stopped at 6 different stations throughout the day to learn varying science lessons from different experts.
Students spent 45 minutes at each station listening to presentations, watching experiments, or participating in hands-on activities. Outreach representatives from different state departments each highlighted their own individual ecology lessons for the kids at each station, including individuals from the NRCS, ND Game & Fish, North Dakota Department of Health, NDSU, ND Forrest Service, NDSU Extension, and VSCU. Froelich said that the experts were more than willing to teach the kids ecology lessons. “We just had to reach out, and the different departments each sent their own volunteers,” said Froelich. “It’s great to have specialized people who can come in and give their own presentations.” At the wetlands station, Pat Lothspeich with ND ECOLOGY » PAGE 3
5th and 6th grade students use nets to collect aquatic invertebrates to learn about local prairie waters. Frank Turner/Adams County Record