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Bowman prepares for more cold after icy weekend STAFF REPORT

ost of the MoDak region was still digging out this week after a being hit with a coat of ice Nov. 28, followed by more than a day of snow. In North Dakota, the ice first hit, covering most of the western edge of the state with between a quarter of an inch to half an inch of ice on ever ything from trees, lawns, cars and roads. But along the southwestern edge, the snow added between six and 12 inches in the region. New England reported six inches, while it grew to more than a foot in some parts of North Dakota. According to the National Weather Ser vice Office in Bismarck, the region was able to avoid most of the storm impact because it took a more southern route and hit the state of South Dakota much harder than the western edge of North Dakota and the eastern edge of Montana. Still, western North Dakota was

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Next Door Pizza opening

BY BRAD MOSHER

draws crowds

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he newest restaurant in Bowman opened its doors to big business and a long “rush hour” when Next Door Pizza opened along Highway 12 in Bowman Monday. The second pizzeria opened in Bowman to a full parking lot and a dining area filled with customers and it stayed that way. According to the owner, it was a successful transition since the business moved into the former Subway location at 604 Highway 12 recently. He posted about the successful start on his Facebook page, saying “day one of our Bowman location is the books. Relatively smooth day, but still presented ourselves with challenges to learn from and correct as quickly as we can. Overall it was a huge success and every Next Door Pizza opened its doors to big business Monday when it finished replacing the former Subway in the location along day we will get better.” Highway 12 in Bowman. PHOTO/Brad Mosher. The business moved its scheduled opening the weekend. types of wings, along or Shrimp, as well as the customer are BBQ from Sunday to MonThe new pizza restau- with bread sticks and Buffalo Chicken, Caesar, Chicken, Bacon Cheeseday morning after the rant offers salads and pull-apart pretzels. Citrus Shrimp, and a burger, Philly, Buffalo snowstorm caused a ‘no appetizers as well as In addition, there are House salad. Sid salad is Chicken, Hawaiian, Hatravel’ advisory to be pizzas. 10 salad choices on the also available to order. waiian BBQ, Taco, Ma’s issued for much of westThe customers will menu between Cobb, Among the specialern North Dakota over » PAGE 3 have a choice of four Taco, Chicken, Steak ty pizza choices facing

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There is a strong law enforcement presence in the smallest county seat in the state of North Dakota. A Slope County Sheriff vehicle is parked along the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway as it passes through Amidon. PHOTOS/Brad Mosher

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In the small North Dakota town of Amidon, there is a deputy who is always on duty. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like in Slope County. He is there in the rain. He is there when it is a blizzard. He is there during summer hot spells with temperatures in triple digits. He is also there night and day.

He never takes a day off and doesn’t get any overtime. He doesn’t even take a lunch break from his parking place along Highway 22 as travelers pass through the smallest county seat in the state of North Dakota. Slope County Sheriff Rory Teigen has only been there for several years, having taken over for the former sheriff, Pat Lorge in the spring of 2018. But he recalls that the stationary vehicle holding a uniformed mannequin has been on duty for a long,

long time and has become a community and tourist fixture. “He works real cheap,” the sheriff said with a chuckle. “He is really dedicated to his job.” Teigen, who was the sheriff in Bowman for 23 years before moving north, said that life in Slope County is somewhat slower. It was his predecessor, who put the vehicle at the corner of Main Street and Highway 22 (the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway) in an effort to slow traffic down in the small commu-

nity of 22 people. “Pat was the sheriff here before me and he was here for about 30 years,” he said. “Through the years, I know the heads have been stolen, but they have always got them back.” The idea to place a vehicle along Highway 22 was an effort to slow the traffic at a time when the community still had students going to a local school. The school is now closed, with students either attending New England or Bowman schools. But the plastic deputy

has remained on duty. “We are getting something constantly, either a picture and somebody saying they stopped. We get feedback. They like it. “A lot of people do stop and take pictures of it when they go through town,” the sheriff added. It was after a Burger and Brats event in Amidon during the Slope County Fair that the stationary cruiser picked up the Canadian decal on the driver’s side of the vehicle, he added.

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