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Air Force to begin low-level trainings missions over Bowman and Slope Counties
BY FRANK TURNER
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n the near future, the United States Air Force will start flying low-level training missions over the Bowman and Slope Counties. According to Airspace Manager George Stone, a representative from Ellsworth Air Force Base, the low level trainings could involve highspeed aircraft flying as low as 500 feet above the ground. Last week, Stone gave a presentation at the Bowman Lodge and Convention Center to address questions and concerns about how the low level military operations might affect the local area. Specifically, Stone said that low-level trainings have many benefits for real world military operations. Low-level flying can help aircraft remain hidden, however to
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NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Local farming family and former senator honored at 2019 Harvest Bowl Awards
BY FRANK TURNER
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ast week producers from all over the state gathered in Fargo to celebrate the 2019 Harvest Bowl Awards. Every year, select agriculturists and producers from 53 counties in North Dakota and seven counties in Minnesota are honored at the NDSU Harvest Bowl program. There, the program recognizes the hard work and dedication of agriculturists across the state. This year, the Bowman Extension Office and an advisory committee nominated local producers Jerry and Patricia Palczewski for the Harvest Bowl honor, and Former North Dakota State Senator Bill Bowman was also recognized at the event and awarded the agribusiness award. Now retired, the Palczewskis ranched sheep and cattle and farmed south of Scraton for over 50 years. Throughout their years of producing, they stuck to conservation-minded agricultural practices, including no-till farming, cover crops, waterways and tree plantings for soil health. Jerry, a 1968
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Patricia and Jerry Palczewski accept the 2019 Harvest Bowl Award for Bowman County. Submitted photo.
Bowman Sophomore accepted into area music festivals BY FRANK TURNER
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fter weeks of practice and multiple auditions, Alyssa Buckman, a sophomore choir student from Bowman County School, was accepted to the Northwest International Festival of Music at Minot State University and the Northern Plains Music Festival at Dickinson State University. At the festivals she joined over a hundred other high schools in the tri-state (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana) region to sing in a regional choir. According to Charmaine Martian, Bowman County School’s band and choir director, choir students have to go through an intense audition process to be accepted into the regional festivals. To be considered, Buckman had to audition with a wide range of music selections, including mu-
Choir students from all over the region perform in the Northern Plains Music Festival at Dickinson State University. Submitted photo. sic scales, an A Capella piece, and a solo. Once accepted, the choir students prepare
five music pieces and rehearse the music separately before the festival. Then at the
festival, the students form a mass choir and spend two days putting everything together for
a large performance at the end of the week.
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Items will be distributed to needy kids in Southwest ND. Drawing held on December 16th.
Drop off items in Dickinson at: Consolidated, 507 S Main OR Cornerstone Bank, 3095 15th St W
483-4000