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Local FFA students earn grant to start, support agricultural projects Amidon ‘drive-in’ tests patience, virus A T Amidon may have had its largest traffic jam in history Saturday when hundreds of cars lined up for a state pilot project to test for the corona virus among the residents of Slope County.

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BY BRAD MOSHER

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he state of North Dakota decided April 3 to use Slope County as one of two places to try out plans for a drive-in COVID-19 test.

But for the residents, it also became a test of patience as hundreds showed up and most waited more than two hours to be tested at stations manned by state health officials and members of the North Dakota National Guard April 4 in Amidon.

It also created a large traffic jam down Main Street that

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even wrapped around the City Hall to the fire department for the small county seat.

Still, according to Slope County Sheriff Rory Teigen, the people in line were patient. “Everybody is upbeat.

It is a bad thing. Nobody ever thought they would have to do this, but it is here,� he said during an interview with a television reporter.

The testing was planned to start at 10 a.m. and end by 2 p.m.

The final cars in the line didn’t reach the entrance to the fairgrounds until almost 3 p.m.

The sheriff admitted that it was hard to estimate how

The testing was started at 10 a.m., with some residents showing up a half hour earlier. The county had an estimated 750 residents in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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many people were tested Saturday, noting that some vehicles only had one person

inside, while others had four

pair of Bowman County FFA students were among 21 North Dakota students to be awarded a $1,000 grant from the North Dakota FFA Foundation to aid in their agricultural business and/or projects.

Kaylee Kinsey of Bowman County and Kaitlyn Bartholmy of Scranton were among the grant winners.

The Bakk Farm Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Grant is a program that has given hundreds of thousands to N.D. FFA members and students through the course of its existence. To be eligible for the grant, a student must be an active ND FFA member and have a business or project in the field of agriculture to apply the earnings towards. The applications are received and judged based on whether a member is beginning or expanding their agricultural project or business. This year nine recipients were awarded a beginning grant and twelve were awarded an expansion grant. “These grants are very meaningful to a high school

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owman’s only hospital is prepared to meet the challenge of COVID-19, if it comes to the county.

According to Dr. Matthew Feller, the medical director and chief medical officer at Southwestern Healthcare Services, the hospital is still trying to accommodate everybody. “We are open for business, but we do shunt the respirator patients into a separate area of the clinic. We also have a DECON room for the patients that are sicker or who are more likely to have COVID-19,� he explained. “However, they would like people with respiratory illnesses to call in so we can triage them appropriately, minimizing the exposure to the staff and the hospital patients,� the doctor said. “We have two negative pressure rooms in the hospital for those people as well,� he added.

When it comes to the medical supplies like personal pro-

Dr. Feller, Chief of Medicine, Southwest Healthcare Services.

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tective equipment, Feller also said that the hospital currently is well supplied. “The state has enough foresight... Some states were better prepared than others... Ours seems to be very

well prepared. The supplies are more than adequate. We got a big shipment just a couple of days ago of whatever we needed (from HAN assets),� he explained. “We are not in any

danger of running out.�

The HAN assets catalog site is provided and maintained by the Emergency Preparedness and Response Section of the North Dakota Department of

Health. It is intended as an online system for ordering items from the State Medical Cache to support the Health and Medical needs of the citizens of North Dakota in times of emergency or supply shortages. “Each state is approaching it (the virus) differently. I think

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Pastors Corner: Holy Week, Easter remind us Jesus is with us always

PASTOR RENEE JOHNSON Dakota Prairie Lutheran Parish: Bowman, Amidon and Rhame As I write this article we are entering Holy Week. For Christians, Holy Week offers the profound opportunity to move with Jesus through Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and finally, Easter.

Holy Week carries us through the humiliation; pain and suffering Jesus experienced on our behalf and brings us out the other side to God’s glorious triumph of life over death that we celebrate each Easter.

This year, with the coronavirus pandemic surrounding and overwhelming us, the suffering of Jesus feels even more near and real to us. On Palm Sunday we journey with Jesus on his triumphant entry into Jerusalem where crowds waving palm branches cheered his arrival. Only a few short days later their shouts of welcome

would turn to bitter cries of “crucify him, crucify him.” We recognize this cycle of jubilant cheering turning to despairing jeering. We are elated at hints this viral siege is waning and anguished at revisions and extensions of this battle.

On Maundy Thursday we will be remembering how Jesus showed his disciples and us what it means to love and serve one another when he took a towel and a basin of water and knelt to wash the feet of his followers. Normally a task reserved for the lowest of servants, in this humble, intimate, personal act Jesus showed us that loving and serving one another has no boundaries, no discrimination, no limit. Today we’re reminded repeatedly that the humble act of washing our hands, over and over, remains an act of love for our family, friends and community.

Jesus’ cry from the cross on Good Friday, “My God, my

God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) resonates deeply with us not only for the agony of our Lord but for ourselves, our loved ones and our neighbors as we navigate our way through this frightening and tumultuous time. As we face rising numbers of infection and deaths and see the agony of health care workers and others who cannot retreat to the safety of their homes, the loneliness and isolation of Jesus’ cry echoes in our hearts and minds.

It can be hard to see and feel the presence of God in such times so we turn to what we know and trust; and we trust and know that God was at work in the quiet of Holy Saturday and God is at work in the world and people around us now. Little did the disciples then know all that God was doing in and through Jesus. It would not be until the break of a new day that a small group

of Jesus’ first followers would discover the empty tomb and meet face to face with the resurrected Jesus. And Jesus would continue showing up with them, greeting them over and over with these words, “peace be with you” and “do not be afraid.” The good news for us and for the world is that Jesus and his disciples then and now were never alone, never abandoned, never forsaken.

Our Holy Week observances and our Easter celebrations will look different this year.

But our God is the same then, now and always. God’s power carries us through bright days and dark days. Jesus walks with us, speaking words of peace, mercy and forgiveness. A pandemic doesn’t change that, but it can make us more aware of what a gift it is to believe and share the good news that “Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia!”

Letter to the Editor As our country faces the devastating impacts of COVID-19, our national parks still stand as beacons of our highest ideals. They share our

national history and culture, conserve pristine landscapes, boost our local economies, and, especially during this trying time, offer places of solace.

North Dakota is blessed with 3 different national parks sites; the Knife River Indian Villages, the Fort Union Trading Post, and our beloved

Theodore Roosevelt National Park. These treasures draw 775,000 visitors a year, who generate $63 million in economic benefit!

However, right now many of the communities who are strengthened by their proximity to the national parks are really struggling. Not only is visitation down, but our parks are desperately in need of maintenance repairs.

That’s why it’s encouraging to see strong bipartisan sup-

port in the U.S. Senate for the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422). If enacted, it would dedicate $6.5 billion over the next 5 years to fixing buildings, roads, bridges, water lines, and other crumbling infrastructure in the parks. This legislation is cosponsored by 59 Democrats and Republicans, and President Trump has signaled his support.

Looking toward a time when COVID-19 has passed, we are going to need to put

folks back to work and invest in infrastructure. To me, it’s common sense that we would fix our national parks, create thousands of jobs, and support local economies. I hope Senators Hoeven and Cramer cosponsor the Great American Outdoors Act because it would greatly benefit North Dakota.

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FFA Âť FROM PAGE1 student in North Dakota,â€? says Edgeley-Kulm High School’s Agricultural Educator, Cameron Young. “The $1,000 that is awarded to a student allows them to turn what might be a hobby or passion for agriculture into a business or tangible experience.â€?

The 21 members who received these funds represent 14 different chapters and

towns in N.D. The grants are made possible from rental income produced by land gifted to the ND FFA Foundation by Fridjov Bakk in 1980. “After reading the applications from this year’s applicants, it’s rewarding to know our $1,000 grants are going to students who are working hard to turn their passion into a possible lifelong career,� says

Thomas Winders, Sponsor and Program Coordinator of the ND FFA Foundation. “The incredible things our youth in North Dakota are doing in the field of agriculture is absolutely impressive.�

The applications received show a wide range of diversity, from aquaculture to equine science, and crop to beef production, illustrating the

that one got off to a good start in 2005. “(President George W.) Bush began the planning. I think a lot of those supplies were drained during the H1N1 epidemic in 2009 and then they were never replaced by (President) Obama,� the doctor said.

Testing is very important, Feller said, noting that it could be a game changer in the battle against COVID-19. “You could test people before they are admitted to the hospital. You could check staff. You could follow community spread. It could change the whole approach to investigations.�

There are some volunteers at the hospital who are working on sewing fabric masks. “Some of the nurses are putting them over their surgical masks. “I think they are better for outside. They are not as effective as the ones we have, but I think it makes the kids feel a little better about it if they were colorful patterns.�

continued importance of agriculture here in North Dakota.

North Dakota students who received a $1,000 grant include: Trenton Erbele, Napoleon Kaje Gudmestad, Medina Kaylee Kinsey, Bowman County Jacob Kramer, Max Lara Lane, Stanley

Karlee Sailer, Beulah Joseph Schaefer, Oakes Halle Sorenson, Stanley Tyler Thompson, Oakes Kaitlyn Bartholmy, Scranton Allee Boyer, Edgeley-Kulm Emily Carlson, Medina Christy Finck, Grant County Wyatt Kersten, Max Logan Lapica, Stanley Benjamin Lindbo, South

Prairie Calli Mack, Medina Chance Manhart, Golden Valley County Ethan Schaffner, Napoleon Kaden Schauer, Hettinger Caleb Woodrow, Munich.

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Age is currently a big factor in the mortality of the virus victims, according to the doctor. “It is eight or nine percent (survival) over the age of 70, less (susceptible) between 60 and 70 and progressively less (susceptible) as you go down in age,â€? he said. “With age, your immune system tends to decrease. “If you are on immune suppressant drugs ‌ or pre-existing lung diseases are definitely a factor because they have less of a reserve because of this disease.â€?

control. “Part of it was that the Chinese were misleading us,� he said. “If they had been truthful up front, it would have changed the whole approach to the disease.�

As a result, the pandemic may actually change the world, he said. “I think international travel will change. I think our relationship with importers and exporters will change and a lot of manufacturing will come back to the United States. Maybe good will come from bad.�

For more information about these grants and the North Dakota FFA Foundation visit NDFFAFoundation.com.

COVID-19 Âť FROM PAGE1 social distancing, minimizing contact, large gatherings, staying close to home are all very reasonable. “The population density is low enough and the contacts are small enough that public health seems to be quite thorough to follow up on all the people who have been potentially exposed,â€? he said. “We have tested a few in the hospital who were potentially exposed. So far, we haven’t had any (positives) in Bowman County... as far as I know.â€?

The 60-year old man in Slope County who tested positive recently was tested in Dickinson, the doctor explained.

Feller, who also handles duties in the emergency room and with internal medicine, also said that people who had close contact with that person in Slope County are in quarantine. “One person has the potential to infect many,� he added. “It (COVID-19) is more transmissible than the Flu virus.�

The same distance that has so far helped Bowman County avoid the pandemic also means that the resources are still limited, he explained.

The hospital has two negative pressure rooms. “We haven’t used them very often because there hasn’t been a need. The flu only became an issue for the unvaccinated and most staffs now are vaccinated.

Vaccines are fairly effective and the death rate is fairly low.

We mostly use them as regular rooms until now.�

The hospital has one doctor, one nurse practitioner and one physician’s assistant, he said. The hospital is also close to hiring another nurse practitioner. The hospital has approximate 30 to 40 nurses. “We have enough to staff the hospital. If people start becoming sick, that will start becoming a bigger issue.�

Viral infections The pandemic shows the hospital has to adapt to face a new and different challenge, he explained. “This is a relatively new hospital and it doesn’t have the capability to handle viral infections as easily because pandemic viral infections are so uncommon.� “The state was wise initially is restricting visitors and then the restrictions got more stringent over time. A single person that gets infected can cause significant morbidity and mortality, he said, using the example of the nursing home in Washington State. “I think it was somebody that came back from China.

The West Coast people visit China a lot more often than the Midwest or the East Coast. “The Chinese contacts are the ones that brought the disease directly,� he said.

When it comes to a pandemic plan, the doctor said

Masks “I have been very impressed with this community,� he said. “The community is very much involved and they’d like to see the hospital succeed and provide the best care we can under the circumstances.�

For the people in the local community, creating fabric masks would help, he said. “Even bandannas have been helpful.â€? “The CDC wants us to wear masks all the time in the hospital ‌ or at least that may be coming down the pike,â€? Feller said. “We may each be given a supply and reuse them so that we do have enough,â€? the doctor explained.

He said the FDA recently approved a company to work on a process to allow the reuse and sterilizing of medical masks.

Warm distractions As the warm months start to arrive even in the Peace Garden State, Feller said it may be harder to maintain the stayin-place and social distancing many communities have been able to accomplish during the winter.

It may be especially challenging for the younger population with parks and schools closed this spring, he explained.

Most at-risk “There is quite a lot left to understand about the virus and why some people respond poorly or some don’t. Some of the evidence points to a poor immune response to start with.

The virus has ways of fooling the immune system so thing get out of hand. The trick will be to find a way around that and keep the immune system at its peak to fight off the infection early on,� the doctor explained.

He also noted that according to one recent study, blood type may have an impact on the susceptibility to the virus, with Type A being the most vulnerable and Type O the least vulnerable because of the receptors on red blood cells. “I hadn’t heard that before, but it is very interesting,â€? he said. “Anything we can do to quantify people’s risk and how to change their behavior ‌.

I think they are all helpful,� the doctor explained. “Age is a factor. Immune suppression is a factor. Blood type is new to me, but it looks like multiple

Even if you are only doing business by phone or email right now, help people know you are still there for them.

Survival The country has survived other pandemics. “That is the classic public health approach. Trace the origins, seize and trace the contacts,� he explained. “We haven’t done it with this disease because we haven’t done it to this extent. It all started from international air travel and once people got on the planes, it quickly got out of

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Kristie Jacobson, Slope County Recorder, met with the commissioners to let them know that everything is going well with her new employee.

Nathan Miller, Slope County Road Foreman, met with the commissioners to discuss bridge inspections, possible equipment improvements and potential graveling projects for the summer. Commissioner Teske

presented a motion to sign the bridge inspection agreement with North Dakota Department of Transportation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sonsalla and passed with all in favor.

Joan Lorge, Slope County Tax Director, met with the commissioners to discuss the new soil survey. The transition has been more complicated than anticipated and she would like to stay on the old survey for 2020.

Collen Germann, Slope County Treasurer, met with the commissioners to present the February investment report and to discuss the possibility of installing a drop box at the courthouse.

Derek Northrop, Butler Equipment Company, met with the commissioners to answer questions they had on extended warranty plans for the equipment.

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Commissioner Sonsalla presented a motion to continue having a portion of the Clerk of Court expenses paid by the State of North Dakota. The motion was second-

ed by Commissioner Teske and passed with all in favor.

Billy Doerr, Brosz Engineering, met with the commissioners to present the bid results received at the bid opening on March 3 for the 140th Ave/74th Street project. Bids were received as follows: Central Specialties $2,103,085.75, Wilson Construction $1,196,421.04, Martin Construction $2,061,212.51, Edward Schwartz Construction $1,372,094.20, and Beylund Construction $1,275,407.39.

Commissioner Teske presented a motion to award the bid to Wilson Construction. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sonsalla and passed with all voting in favor. Discussion was held on the Rainy Butte project and on %RZPDQ &RXQW\¡V IHQFLQJ SROLcy. It was recommended by Erin 0HOOLQJ 6ORSH &RXQW\ 6WDWH¡V Attorney that Slope County consider adopting something similar.

Rob Brooks and Aber Krinke, Crawford Township representatives, met with the commissioners to discuss the road projects that they completed last year.

They are short $5,000 of being able to pay off their contractor and are requesting a loan from Slope County. Commissioner Sonsalla presented a motion to give Crawford Township a $5,000 zero percent interest loan. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Teske and passed with all in favor.

Commissioner Teske presented a motion to sign the cooperative operating plan for the Forest Service and the Slope County Sheriff Department. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sonsalla and passed with all in favor.

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 A.M. Scott Ouradnik, Chairman Lorrie Buzalsky, Auditor

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LEGALS Published in Bowman County Pioneer 0DU $SU STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BOWMAN Civil No. 06-2019-CV-00055 SOUTHWEST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Dacotah Bank, Plaintiff vs.

Craig R. Erickson, Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of a Judgment and decree in foreclosure, rendered by the District Court of the Southwest Judicial District, in and for the County of Bowman, State of North Dakota, and HQWHUHG DQG GRFNHWHG LQ WKH RIĂ€FH RI the Clerk of the District Court, in and for said County, on the 27th day of November, 2019, in an action wherein Dacotah Bank was Plaintiff, and Craig R. Erickson was Defendants, in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant Craig R. Erickson for the sum of $78,787.34, which Judgment and decree, among other things, directs the sale of the real estate hereinafter described, and by virtue of a writ issued to me by the Clerk of said Court, in and for Bowman County, and under the seal of said Court, directing me to sell said real property, pursuant to said Judgment and decree, the Sheriff of Bowman County will sell the hereinafter described real estate to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction at the front door of the courthouse in the City of Bow-

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CONNOR TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MEETING RESCHEDULED APRIL 20, 2020 AT 4 PM CONFERENCE CALL (701) 879-6232 CALL LEN WITH ANY QUESTIONS COVID-19 Safeguard The City Employees will continue to provide all regular services to the public, but as a precautionary measure to minimize contact, Bowman City Hall and City Shop will be OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. City Hall #: 701.523.3309 Visit: bowmannd.com/city APPOINTMENT NEEDED All appointments must be scheduled in advance if a meeting is necessary to conduct City business

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Sheriff of Bowman County, North Dakota By: Frank T. Ebele Sheriff

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March 10, 2020 Special Meeting Slope County Commission The meeting was called to order

by Commissioner Teske at 1:10 P.M. at the Adams County Courthouse. Present were Commissioners Teske and Sonsalla from Slope County. Also present were Commissioners Abrahamson, Braaten, Brackel, Buchmann, and Jeffers from Bowman County and Commissioners Laufer, Pagel, and Vliem from Adams County, and Shonda Schwartz, Southwest Dakota Human Service Zone Director.

Discussion was held on how to split the human service indirect cost money received by Slope County from the Department of Human Services. No decisions were reached at this time.

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2 P.M. Scott Ouradnik, Chairman Lorrie Buzalsky, Auditor __________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 10, 2020

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The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Chairman Ouradnik with Commissioners Teske and Sonsalla present.

Commissioner Sonsalla motion to approve the February minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Teske and passed with all in favor.

Commissioner Sonsalla presented a motion which was seconded by Commissioner Teske and passed with all in favor to approve the following vouchers subject to all withholding taxes: 2147.36 Armor Interactive; 782.04 Bowman Auto Parts Co; %RZPDQ 6DOHV 6HUvice, Inc; 18237.00 Brosz Engi-

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Disabled persons needing assistance, please contact the County Auditor at least 72 hours before the services are required.

For more information or for complaints about ADA compliance, call 701-523-3130.

Dated at Bowman ND, this 30th day of March, 2020. /s/ Sandra K. Tivis Bowman County Auditor Bowman , ND 58623

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ducted by the Southwestern District Health Unit with the North Dakota Department of Health and North Dakota National Guard. Residents were notified of the opportunity to participate via a reverse 911 message and outreach by the

Southwestern District Health Unit.

In addition, the participants were to be notified of the test results Sunday.

According to the sheriff, the testing was announced as being limited to residents of

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DRIVE-IN  FROM PAGE1 ing sites in two North Dakota communities over the first weekend in April, with the goal of testing as many people as possible from those communities – including those showing no symptoms of COVID-19.

By proving the testing concept and identifying COVID-19 carriers earlier, the state can improve its contact tracing and further slow the spread of the virus, he announced in a release.

The second rural pilot drive-in test was Sunday in the community of Gladstone, east of Dickinson near Interstate 94.

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But he did note that the testing did speed up later in the afternoon. A North Dakota state trooper was used to close off the end of the line of cars and trucks which was close to a half-mile long for most of the afternoon.

Gov. Doug Burgum made the announcement Friday afternoon, just hours before it was scheduled to start in Amidon. The new pilot project is designed to expand COVID-19 testing and improve contact tracing to slow the spread of the corona virus in North Dakota, he explained in a press conference.

Still, the test had people lining up in their cars well before it started at 10 a.m. on the Slope County Fairgrounds just north of the smallest (population) county seat in the state.

Just the day before, a 60year old Slope County resident was announced as testing positive, adding to the growing list of counties in the state with at least one positive test result for the current pandemic.

According to the governor, the pilot project, dubbed “Operation Drive-in,� involved setting up drive-through test-

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NDSU Extension Bowman County Update Through this time of uncertainty and social distancing, we at the Extension office would like to invite you to share success stories. If the success is learning a new recipe, a new gardening technique, a new hobby taken up, anything that you have been able to accomplish with the extra time we have now. At the Extension office, Leah King has been busy with the 4-H newsletter, preparing for the 4-H achievement days, participating in the Master Gardener course offered by NDSU and keeping the assortment of plants in the office happy and healthy. Max Robison has been working with the local access channel to promote virtual learning programs, like the Spring Fever Garden Forum, Livestock Show clinics and educational programs to the public. We are also excited to announce many virtual programs available from NDSU, a cover crop grazing school will be available to producers via ZOOM in the near future. We, along with the Adams county Extension will also be starting a YouTube channel for 4-H members and families to promote education in many project areas.

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North Dakota Change Network Applications Open Minot, N.D. —Strengthen ND is seeking North Dakotans who see opportunities to lead systems change in their organizations and communities to apply for the North Dakota Change Network. This yearlong fellowship for North Dakotans is a supportive learning environment to gain skills and experience driving equitable and inclusive change. Created and funded by the Bush Foundation, participation in the Change Network is free. “Since the program’s first cohort in 2017, the North Dakota Change Network team has engaged with diverse groups of

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The program will begin in September 2020 and conclude in September 2021. Over the next year, participants will gather in person on three occasions to build strong connections among each other and learn from the experienced team of Change Network partners. In between convenings, members of North Dakota Change Network will engage in online learning and work oneon-one with the Change Net-

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North Dakota Counties stepping up during National County Government Month North Dakota counties are meeting the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and meeting the needs of their citizens during these unprecedented times. Counties mark National County Government Month (NCGM) in April; and while the doors are locked on most county facilities, the hard working men and women of North Dakota counties have not backed off of their commitment to ensure their communities remain healthy, safe and vibrant.

The theme for this year’s celebration of NCGM is “Counties Matter,� demonstrating how counties help to improve people’s lives every day, especially during times of crisis. “Our counties are out there planning for spring flooding, gearing up for road maintenance season, and most importantly now, ramping up public health efforts to meet the challenges of the

coronavirus,â€? said ND Association of Counties Executive Director Terry Traynor. “Their efforts, combined with efforts of counties across the country, are helping American communities thrive.â€? Just a few examples of how Counties Matter in North Dakota include: • County commissions are using technology to ensure all citizens can access public meetings remotely while staying safe • Emergency managers and first responders are working closely with other departments to coordinate county responses to the pandemic, potential flooding and other disasters • Local public health – county and regional health units continue to be activated as they carry out their local pandemic plans and investigate the extensive contact tracing of positive cases • Elections – county auditors worked with the Secretary

of State and Governor to get an executive order allowing counties to run the primary election by mail ballot • Law enforcement - sheriffs and deputies are practicing social distancing where possible when responding to calls, traffic stops and patrol efforts. Sheriffs and other first responder associations urged the release of addresses of COVID-positive individuals in order to ensure the safety of first responders and prevent the spread of disease. Sheriff’s offices are struggling to acquire hand sanitizer and masks to best protect them in the field along with tests • Jails – have made efforts to reduce inmate population and implemented measures to protect the health of inmates and the employees working in jail facilities • Road departments are prioritizing for flood protection efforts and moving

forward with construction and maintenance schedules, while

Bowman Briefs Singer Kat Perkins is the latest name in a series of concerts to benefit the Great Plains Food Bank!

The concert will be Friday at 7 p.m. when she hosts a virtual Facebook Live concert to benefit those in need during this difficult time. The concert will be available on the Facebook pages for both Kat Perkins and the Great Plains Food Bank.

Slope County makes state COVID list North Dakota’s least populous county has made the COVID-19 list.

The state’s release of COVID-19 information has put Slope County on the Corona virus radar when it was announced Friday that a man in his 60s had tested positive.

The North Dakota Department of Health announced that Slope County had one of the 14 positive tests in the state. It was attributed to community spread. There were 818 tests taken Friday.

In the same announcement, three people in both Mountrail and Cass counties made the list.

According to the state, the 14 positives brought the North Dakota total to 173 people.

Between state and private laboratories, nearly 5,800 tests have been conducted with more than 5,600 negative results.

The state lists 55 as having recovered from COVID-19.

Twenty-nine people have been hospitalized.

There still are no reported cases in Bowman, Hettinger, Golden Valley, Billings and Adams counties in the southwestern corner of the state.

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NDACo has created a page on their website for county officials to find information and resources related to the coronavirus, at www.ndaco. org/corona.

All North Dakota county officials are working through the obstacles presented by this pandemic and serving the public as seamlessly as possible. Counties are using their websites, social media and local media to reach out to the public in countless ways. During National County Government Month, North Dakota citizens can be assured that their county matters, and

Landowners who are interested in a 2020 deer gratis license can start the online-only application process now by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline for applying is June 3.

The general deer and muzzleloader lottery applications will be available online in early May, also with a deadline of June 3.

Since 2018 the Game and Fish Department has opened deer gratis applications a month earlier than prior years to allow additional time for online applications for landowners who are busy with spring farm and ranch activities.

Gratis applicants who have previously applied online will automatically have their land description carried forward to this year’s application. However, any changes with land descriptions from last year’s application must be made prior to submitting the 2020 application.

Applications must be submitted online using a computer or smartphone. License vendors are unable to process deer gratis applications.

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The Bowman County Pioneer

NDHSAA changes football alignments, extends all the spring sports closures 2020 season.

The North Dakota High School Activities Association has announced that there will no longer be a AAA division with the largest schools in the state.

In a top-down realignment and restructuring, the largest division will be transformed into two divisions, 11AA and

STAFF REPORT If and when football returns in the fall, North Dakota will be looking at looming changes, and they will realign schools throughout the state in the fall of 2021.

Some of the changes may depend on the results of the

11A, with 11 teams in each.

The third 11-man football division will be called 11B and include the Region 4 teams such as Bowman County, Killdeer, Beulah and Hazen.

Currently, there are 32 teams in the division formerly known as Class B, but it is planned to have as many as 37 schools by the fall of 2021.

The Class B 9-man football division will nave about 40 teams with as many as 11 schools eligible to move down to 9-man football, depending on 2020 results.

Teams will have until September 18, 2020 to option up or down a division.

Closures extended The realignment decision was made at the same meeting where the NDHSAA extended the closure of the spring sports seasons indefinitely, citing the closure of the schools by an executive order from Gov. Doug Burgum.

The NDHSAA put off a decision about the suspended basketball playoffs until April

14.

The Hettinger-Scranton superintendent also asked the board to consider adding girls wrestling to the sports offered in North Dakota as a separate division. The Board approved a motion to review girls wrestling as a NDHSAA-sponsored sport for the 2021-22 school year in March 2021.

I-BAND: Disastrous cattle markets need more than bailout package The Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND) recently expressed its gratitude to North Dakota’s congressional delegation for passage of the federal Corona Virus Stimulus Package, which includes support for the U.S. cattle industry. I-BAND President Dwight Keller said the aid for cattle producers is welcome

and comes in the midst of catastrophic market conditions, yet called the measure a “short term remedy for a long term problem.� “Fed cattle have lost $140 to $200 per head in recent weeks, equating to losses of $5,000 to $7,000 or more for a load of cattle,� said Keller, “and still we see plenty of evidence

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on social media of empty meat cases in a majority of states and retail meat prices are soaring. Just since the outbreak of COVID-19 in America, $8 billion to $9 billion in equity has been drained from the live cattle industry according to Kansas State University Economist Glynn Tonsor,â&#x20AC;? noted Keller (as reported by the High Plains Journal on March 25, 2020.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to see liquidation at a level where producers will be forced to sell off cows, heifers and other assets in order to pay bills and meet financing obligations. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simply not sustainable. Now it is more obvious than ever that the packing industry is exploiting U.S. ranchers and putting an entire segment of the beef supply chain at dire risk.â&#x20AC;?

On March 20, Tyson Foods announced the company would pay $5 per hundredweight more than the agreed upon price for all cattle harvested beginning March 23,

2020. Tysonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement came on Friday of a week that saw boxed beef values increase by $42 per hundredweight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On a 900 pound carcass this boxed beef price translates to almost $400 more in profit for the packing industry on top of the already obscene profits theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reaping and none of those profits are trickling back to cattle ranchers. Tysonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meager offer is viewed nothing more than a distraction from the real issues at play in our markets,â&#x20AC;? said Keller. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A $5 per hundredweight increase from packers, which translates to about $60 per head for feeders, is nothing more than an insulting handout when retail meat sales are up 77% over 2019 levels.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Congress and the Trump Administration must act quickly before many independent ranchers are forced out of business because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the point weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve reached,â&#x20AC;? said Keller.

Following are the steps that

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1) USDA must suspend its decision to allow raw beef from Brazil.

2) Because federal inspectors have been idled due to the ongoing global health crisis, all beef imports into the U.S. must be re-evaluated with safety of the food chain the primary concern.

3) The Department of Justice must launch an investigation into the inexplicable market volatility and affect including severely depressed cattle prices and skyrocketing retail beef demand and prices.

4) USDA must enforce the Packers and Stockyards Act and utilize its provisions as originally intended.

5) Prevent foreign ownership of U.S. packing plants, which, among other things, creates inherent bias in lobbying efforts that occur in the U.S. 6) Fix mandatory price reporting laws. Right now, the poorest quality cattle are used to base the price of all cattle in the U.S. This does not reflect appropriate values and yet it is used to establish base prices.

7) Prevent packers from owning cattle for more than

seven days, including formula-based or contracted cattle, and set mandatory thresholds for packers to participate in cash markets.

8) Require all beef sold to be labeled as to where the animal it is derived from was born, raised and processed so American consumers can choose to put America FIRST by purchasing U.S. born, raised and harvested beef.

Keller advised thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no time to waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ranches and farms across this nation are in deep financial trouble and many will not survive,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The clock is ticking.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sending a strong message to Washington, D.C. that this situation deserves long term solutions to enhance the security of our national food supply chain, keep independent ranchers in business and protect the viability of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rural communities.â&#x20AC;?

For additional information contact Dwight Keller, President kbhr@westriv.com ; Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND), PO Box 123, Menoken, ND 58558; www.I-BAND.org; Twitter @ indeefassoc_ND

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