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‘Moonshine’ fire scars face of Slim Butte in Custer National Forest A fixed-wing plane drops flame retardant April 1 over the scene of the Moonshine in Harding County. Fire crews from the region fought the flames for several days until is was contained earlier this week. (Photo by Ray Shinabarger | Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department)

Bowman County firefighters assist with 'Moonshine' blaze

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net Just as they were demobilizing last week from the scene of the massive Sheep Draw Fire near Camp Crook, S.D., several already exhausted fire crews were alerted to a 4,000-acre wildfire near Slim Buttes on the east side of Harding County.

With moderate winds and dry conditions, extinguishing the fire was going to be a battle.

More than 25 fire engines, including some from Bowman County’s Volunteer Fire Departments, were assigned to fight the flames that were first reported April 1 by a local volunteer fire department.

The fire, nicknamed “Moonshine,” grew in an area located about 15 miles east of Buffalo,

S.D., at the north end of the Slim Buttes Land Unit in the Custer-Gallatin National Forest.

Only 5 to 7 percent of the fire was contained last week, but that number grew to nearly 100 percent as of this week, much to the relief of the area. Some engines will continue to remain on the scene to monitor, patrol and rehab where necessary.

The acreage of the fire shrunk to less than 2,900 acres as of Monday.

Jonathan Moor, public affairs officer with the Bureau of Land Management, spent much of last week

What's the risk for Bowman?

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net Spring is here and with it comes a temperatures, fierce sunlight and high winds.

Those are prime conditions for wildfire season.

The two large fires in Harding County over the

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FIRE DANGER INDEX Explanation of the fire danger scale, according to the state of North Dakota. Low: Low rate of spread for any fires that ignite.

Moderate: Some potential for moderate rate of spread for fires that ignite. High: Potential for moderate to occasional high rate of spread for fires that ignite. Active burning conditions.

Very High: Potential for rapid spreading and erratic behavior for fires that ignite.

Dangerous burning conditions.

Extreme: Potential for larger fires and extreme fire behavior for fires that ignite.

Samantha Gee Khan, far right, is arrested by law enforcement in front of an apartment building on 11th Avenue SW in Bowman.

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Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net The Bowman City Police Department arrested a female shortly before 4 p.m. April 2 on the west side of the city after receiving reports that she had fled from law enforcement in another North Dakota county and was traveling to the area.

Samantha Gee Khan, born in 1989, was wanted

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net North Dakota legislators faced a challenge last week as they deliberated on a bill that would add homosexuals to the list of protected classes in the state.

Senate Bill 2279, a piece of legislation first introduced Jan. 19 in the North Dakota Senate, would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. It

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since January by law enforcement in Ward County for failure to appear on possession of drug paraphernalia and bail jumping related to charges of methamphetamine possession, according to police records.

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was passed by the Senate then defeated April 2 by the North Dakota House of Representatives. The vote was 56 nays to 35 yeas, with three representatives not voting.

In the past six years, or three legislative sessions, similar bills regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation were defeated three times in the Senate, never making it to the House.

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Input sessions to be held for proposed MDU rate increase The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold public input sessions on April 13 and 14 regarding a request from Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU) to increase its rates for natural gas service.

The proposed increase is for $4.3 million annually over current rates, or a 3.4 percent overall increase.

If approved, rates would increase for residential customers by an average of about $3.50 a month. MDU states the reason for the rate increase is to recover the cost of the increased investment in natural gas facilities, which is projected to be $212 million by the end of 2015.

The requested increase would be added to the distribution charge, which makes up about 29 percent of a customer’s bill. The remaining 71 percent of a monthly bill reflects the cost of gas, which changes from month to month based on the current market price and is not a part of this rate case. The company does not earn a return on the gas cost portion.

Rural leadership program seeking participants If you want to improve your farm or ranch operation, business, organization or community and develop your personal skills, the North Dakota State University Extension Service's Rural Leadership North Dakota program can help. Rural Leadership North Dakota (RLND) is looking for participants for its seventh class, which begins in November.

RLND is an 18-month leadership development program that prepares leaders for North Dakota's future.

The program includes in-state seminars with experts; tours of agricultural and community businesses.

Farmers, dealers urged to inspect anhydrous tanks Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is encouraging farmers and anhydrous ammonia dealers to get their anhydrous nurse tanks ready for planting season.

“As we start spring planting season, it’s a good time make sure anhydrous nurse tanks are properly set up and maintained to prevent accidental releases,” Goehring said.

Goehring said staff from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) will visit businesses and farms on request to help tank owners get their tanks into compliance.

“North Dakota law prohibits dealers from filling tanks not meeting the requirements,” Goehring said.

“We are here to help tank owners understand those requirements, not to issue citations.”

Dealers and farmers should contact NDDA fertilizer program specialist Eric Delzer at (701) 328-1508 or delzer@nd.gov with questions or to request a compliance assistance visit. NDDA staff are also available for anhydrous safety training upon request.

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inside an incident command post established inside the Harding County Recreation Center.

Large stacks of bottled water, bagged lunches, snacks and a big pot of coffee were at a near-reach for the collection of fire crews and other personnel that were stationed nearly all day and night at the center. Together, they were focused on one task: to see that the Moonshine Fire was contained, extinguished and its effects dealt with properly.

The post was disbanded on Monday as the fire became under control.

An update on the fire released this week said firefighters made good progress in the previous days. The Burned Area Emergency Response Team would begin assessing damages caused by the wildfire on Forest Service land within the week.

Damage to the land was extensive and could easily be witnessed from passersby on S.D. Highway 20, which runs east from the Montana border to Mobridge, S.D. The highway bisects the northern portion of the Slim Buttes Land Unit about 15 miles to the east Buffalo.

Passersby might notice that many of the area’s pine trees remained untouched by the flames. Moor said that was due to high wind speeds catching dry brush and other “fuel” on the ground and rapidly moving on before the trees could burn. Still, the wildfire drastically transformed an area known for its natural beauty into barren, scorched land.

Command crews used a variety of methods to limit the expanse of the fire, which grew rapidly due to dry and windy conditions.

“We went for protection of Reva if (the fire) jumped the road,” said Chris Palczewski, volunteer fire chief with the Bowman Fire Department. He, along with volunteer firefighters Pete Knopp and Sheldon

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last three weeks was a disastrous reminder that this is an area that faces the continual risk of fires.

The forecast for Bowman County right now is a little on the dry side, according to Dean Pearson, Bowman County Emergency Manager.

The current long-range forecast for spring into summer calls for normal precipitation and above normal temperatures in the southwest part of the state.

The conditions promote wildfires because the area doesn’t have much moisture in the forecast as it experienced a relatively dry winter so there’s plenty of “fuel” in the area.

Fuel for wildfires in the area is typically dry brush and standing sweet clover stalks, which have a tendency to burn quite hot, Pearson

The devastation left on Slim Buttes by the Moonshine Fire. (Photo by Bryce Martin | Pioneer) Wyckoff, traveled down to the area last week to assist with the operation. “The weather cooperated and the wind went down. It was mostly on forest service land and they were managing their side.”

Palczewski said he took one Bowman fire truck down to the scene, joining Scranton, Rhame and Reeder volunteer fire departments each with one truck, “but none of us saw much action.”

A helicopter was called in to drop flame retardant on the northwest portion of Slim Butte, a portion of land at the site immediately north of Highway 20 underwent a controlled burn by fire crews and local ranchers brought in disc plows to disrupt the soil along the north side of the highway to help ward off the fire from crossing the pavement.

“It’s truly a joint effort,” Moor told the Pioneer last week.

The fire was dramatically reduced at the end of last week to mostly burning embers and smoldering land; it no longer boasted large flames. While the crews were able to heave a slight sigh of relief, their job was far from over.

“It could happen to where something is smoldering just a little bit and you get a big wind,” Moor said.

That’s the reason some crews will stay behind and monitor the charred land about one week after the fire is out, he explained.

Two firefighters from Reva, whose responsibility was to provide lookout for any new hints of burning on the south face of Slim Butte, said the Moonshine Fire was probably the largest blaze that their department has handled.

Two ranches stood in the pathway of the fire along with infrastructure and power lines, as well as the Reva Gap Campground on the south side of Highway 20.

At the close of Easter Sunday, firefighters managed to protect the two structures and ensured the fire did not cross the highway, which was closed earlier in the week but reopened April 3 — Highway 20 was opened from Highway 79 west near Reva, S.D., to the junction with Highway 85 near Buffalo.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown and is under investigation.

said.

What makes this year unique is that the local annual vegetative growth is short, only about 18 inches high, but the area is filled with tall stalks of sweet clover, about five to six feet high, due to a good sweet clover year in 2014.

Wildfires could burn across a green field without ever stopping by burning these stalks and staying above the greens.

High winds make a wildfire even more difficult to control. The fire creates its own wind, combined with wind pushing it — high winds will cause a fire to burn what is readily available and keep moving.

With its rugged terrain, a large amount of fuel and damp creeks that act as barriers when driving in fire engines, the area most at risk are the Badlands at the west edge of the county. Fires there sometimes have to be left to burn before fire crews can respond to the scene.

Farm ground doesn’t have a lot of fuel lying around other than on fence lines because everything has either been broken up or harvested.

And it’s readily accessible to fire engines and plows.

Historically, fires in southwest North Dakota have remained small, with a few notable exceptions.

They’ve been usually active in Bowman County until the last three or four years when the area experienced unusually high amounts of moisture.

The massive fire that swept through the tiny Adams County town of Bucyrus in the summer of 2012 claimed several of its buildings and required the resources of several area fire departments. The fire burned along the railroad tracks and Highway 12.

One small ember started that fire and ultimately caused a lot of devastation.

The largest fire in recent southwest North Dakota history, according to Pearson, was in 2004. Just west of Amidon in Slope County, a large-scale wildfire claimed a lot of areas and trees at the Burning Coal Vein Campground.

There were also some larger fires in the late 1970s.

Pearson’s office issues local burn bans to help combat the potential for wildfires, but they are sometimes superseded by burn bans initiated by the governor, which is the case with the current ban.

During that time, all open burning is banned. If there are any damages that occur if a person starts a fire, they are liable. Though, not many wildfires have been started by a person unless it was done unintentionally, Pearson said.

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hiding in one of the apartments, according to Bowman Police Chief Chuck Headley.

Shortly after, a woman wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants was cuffed by police and placed into a North Dakota State Patrol vehicle. Headley said that she was being transported to the Southwest Multi-County Correction Center in Dickinson.

Headley told the Pioneer shortly after the incident was resolved that they had apprehended Khan at a residence on Estate Drive, one block west of the apartments on 11th Avenue.

Bowman law enforcement began looking for Khan in the area beginning at 6 a.m., according to Headley. The department received an early tip that she was at the Frontier Travel Center in Bowman, but they could not locate her.

Another tip provided to the police department indicated that Khan was staying inside the apartment building. Officers knocked on the door of the apartment that she was reportedly staying in, but there was no answer, Headley said.

Officers then contacted the apartment's tenant, who indicated that Khan could possibly be found at a nearby residence located just behind the apartment.

The homeowner granted permission for officers to search the residence.

Officers ultimately found Khan hiding inside a clothes dryer and placed her under arrest.

Headley said an officer reported to hear what he thought were gunshots.

"I don't know what the officer heard, but there were no shots that were fired," he said. "With the wind, it might have been some flashing on a mobile home that was banging."

No charges will be filed against Khan by the Bowman Police Department, as she did not resist arrest and committed no crime in the jurisdiction, according to Headley. There will also be no charges of aiding and abetting a fugitive because all the parties cooperated with law enforcement, he added.

Headley said Khan has a history of child neglect, assault on a law enforcement officer and check violations.

In March, Scranton students were acknowledged for the character attribute of “Trustworthiness” (Being honest; don’t deceive, cheat or steal; Do what you say you’ll do.)

The winners include the following students, From left to right beginning with the front row: Quinn Mellmer (7th grade), Briana Sanford (8th grade), Calli Anderson (9th grade), Jordan Dilse and Hudson Pierce (10th grade), Emily Erickson (11th grade), Brinley Norton (12th grade).

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showed little change on the matter.

Rep. Denton Zubke, a Republican, said it was time to send the state a message.

“Discrimination based on sexual orientation is not OK,” Zubke said in an interview this week with the Pioneer.

Zubke, R-Watford City, is one of two representatives of western North Dakota’s Legislative District 39, which includes Bowman and Adams Counties and up to Watford City and Killdeer. Zubke voted to approve the bill, but said he was not surprised that it didn’t pass.

After the vote defeated the bill, Gov. Jack Dalrymple publically stated that he supported an antidiscrimination law in such regard. His comments led some to blast him for not offering those comments prior to the vote.

Zubke chalked the bill’s defeat up to the majority “sometimes being wrong,” as he explained.

“I recognize that there are a lot of differing opinions out there.

Those differing opinions may be blatantly wrong, but they still vote.”

Zubke said, however, that there was certain wording in the bill that made him uncomfortable, though nothing he considered to be a large flaw. His belief was that the state still needed to send a message.

It came as little surprise to Zubke that his district colleague, Rep. Keith Kempenich, voted against the bill.

Zubke said the two typically confer ahead of any votes, so he was made aware of how Kempenich would vote. But it took Zubke longer than usual to decide what his own vote was going to be.

“I hadn’t made up my mind until that morning,” he said.

As a representative for 22 years, Kempenich, R-Bowman, said this session marked the first time he had voted on an issue regarding sexual orientation.

“Our state is kind of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’” Kempenich said in a phone interview Tuesday with the Pioneer.

Kempenich said there were several reasons he voted against the bill, including some overly broad language and the certain precedents it would set.

According to legislators, the bill would force businesses from limiting their services to people based on their sexual orientation.

Kempenich said that part of the bill was overreaching. When businesses are forced to have extended interactions with homosexuals and they don’t want to, it becomes an issue, he said.

“If they really feel like they’re promoting something they don’t believe in and it’s required by law to do it, that’s a slippery slope,” he explained. “I think most reasonable people would understand that limit.”

Kempenich explained that acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual

and transgender (LGBT) individuals was a matter of age, as younger people seemed more accepting of sexual orientation than older people, he said. “Laws aren’t going to change that,” he said. “(It’s) more how a person acts and how you carry yourself. It’s more of how you support people around you and how people support you,” he said regarding LGBT individuals. “It comes down to an individual level on how people will react.”

During deliberations in the House, the bill was split into two separate versions, one regarding discrimination when it came to housing and employment and the other focused on the public accommodation portion of the bill.

Kempenich said the bill, as a whole, asked for too much, too fast.

Despite his vote, Kempenich said he is a supporter of gay rights, but only to a point.

“If people live their lives the way they want, I don’t have a problem with it. I’m libertarian enough to say that,” he said.

While Zubke maintained that his vote represented a portion of his constituents in District 39, Kempenich said the district, overall, doesn’t want to “deal with it.”

He indicated that the district is progressive, but conservatively.

“Most of our district, they like the way things have been done,” he said. “Change takes a long time. It needs to set and mature.”

Sen. Bill Bowman, R-Bowman, voted against the bill when it was first introduced in the Senate. It

passed the Senate 25 to 22.

“I respect all people. I don’t think I need a law to tell me how to respect a person,” Bowman told the Pioneer this week. “I don’t care what they do or what they are, if you treat everybody with respect, everyone gets along fine.”

Still, Bowman voted against a law that would have made it illegal for people to discriminate based on a person’s sexual orientation and therefore enacting protections. Bowman admitted that he doesn’t like to talk about these specific issues and recognized that many people have opinions differing from his.

While the anti-discrimination law already in place, the 14th Amendment to the state’s constitution, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and mental or physical disability, Bowman said he felt sexual orientation should not be part of it.

He made that clear with his decision to vote against the bill.

All hope isn’t lost for those seeking protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, however.

“It took 75 years for women to get to a point where they could get an amendment passed to the Constitution so that they could vote,” Zubke explained. “So, do I think someday this will pass? Yes, I do.”

Zubke said the right for samesex couples to legally marry would also eventually pass in the state. If such a bill came before him in the House, he would vote to pass it.

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SWHS details 2014 progress Hospital continues to operate in the red, but accountant says community shouldn't worry

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net Southwest Healthcare Services has operated in the red for years, but so does every critical access hospital in the state with the exception of three, according to the auditing accountant for SWHS. That, along with many other items, was discussed Tuesday night during SWHS annual meeting held at Bowman Lutheran Church.

Staff, community members and SWHS delegates gathered for the once-ayear meeting to review the previous year of the hospital’s operations.

“It’s been a good year, but a challenging year,” said Galen Strand, chairman of the hospital’s board of directors. Strand has served on the board for six years until his term expired this year and a new board member was selected as his replacement.

Before it was discussed in detail towards the end of the meeting, Strand briefly detailed the hospital’s long-awaited massive project to locate all of its services on one campus.

“The building project is in a constant state of change,” Strand explained.

He admitted that the project had to scale back due to what he coined, “the Bakken effect,” and

that SWHS had to be realistic on what it could afford to complete.

“But the overall goal will be achieved — to be all on one campus,” he said.

Construction on the project is set to begin in the early summer.

Southwest Healthcare Services CEO Becky Hansen shared an emotional hug with Strand at the end of the meeting as she announced his term on the board expired.

But SWHS had much to celebrate from the previous year, including a wildly successful capital campaign for the new hospital — raising over $3 million from community donations; having its assisted living rated five-star by Medicare — the only assisted living within a 200mile radius with that high of a ranking, according to Strand; and seeing advanced patient care and new methods of treatment such as Dr. Forrest Lanchbury’s work with stem cells.

Staff members highlighted each of those subjects throughout the meeting prior to the annual review of Southwest Healthcare’s profit and loss statements.

Renee Gravalin, an accountant with Eide Bailly of Fargo, has worked with Hansen for 25 years. Hansen called Gravalin an expert on many things and the two are frequently in contact concerning the hospital’s finances.

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Gravalin explained the overview of the hospital’s balance sheets. Considering Southwest Healthcare is a rural critical access hospital, meaning it is funded much differently than other nonprofit businesses, its finances are not as cut-and-dry as other operations. What appears as continual steep losses on the balance sheets should not be construed as the hospital’s inability to maintain itself, according to Gravalin.

She indicated that while the hospital’s increase in operating loss between 2013 and 2014 of nearly $40,000 is hard to see, it’s only a “paper number.”

The real criteria to determine how the hospital can maintain its business is detailed by its cash on hand, which Gravalin said is strong. It’s important to consider all the background when examining the hospital’s financial picture, she concluded.

Considering its amount of cash on hand, Gravalin said Southwest Healthcare can operate for 86 days without a single dollar coming through the door. That number dropped slightly from 2013 due to the hospital’s construction costs. Gravalin said most hospitals in the state see that number around 35 days, so SWHS is well above average in that regard.

The debt for SWHS has remained relatively the same in 2013 and 2014, but it will increase for next year due to financing of the building project. The hospital’s expenses and revenue both increased by about 5.6 percent in 2014, primarily as a result of salary increases and an increase in patient numbers, respectively.

What sets Bowman apart from other hospitals in the state is the large amount of support Southwest Healthcare has from its community, Gravalin said.

At last year's Chili Cook Off in Rhame the competition was fierce. (File Photo by Bryce Martin | Pioneer)

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Chili Cook-Off marks 31st year in Rhame

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Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net Who knew a chili cookoff could be so much fun?

Rhame did.

After three decades, two main contributors to the Waterhole Bar’s annual chili cook-off said farewell last year.

The cook-off, to be held beginning at noon Saturday at the Van Jones American Legion Hall in Rhame, presents the small community each year with a chance for cooks from around Bowman County to show off their skills and to socialize with friends and acquaintances. It also spurs a fun yet fierce competition, all in an effort to raise funds for the Rhame Community Club.

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In a teary sendoff, 30year chili contest coordinator Verlee Snyder gave her own farewell as she ended her cook-off tenure last year – making Rhame’s 2014 competition her last.

Snyder, of Bismarck, coordinated chili cook-offs throughout the state, but she said Rhame’s cook-off remained her favorite.

“I love to do this one because they decorate and they have fun,” she said.

“It’s fun for them and for me.”

Snyder joked that last year she should have been a contestant, noting with a laugh that she had been honing her chili-making skills by watching Martha Stewart on television.

The cook-off will begin at noon, with a Calcutta at 2:30 p.m. and a Shootand-Holler Contest at 3 p.m.

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Longtime Waterhole Bar owners Steve Pfau and Carolynne Jones, who sponsored the event for 30 years, said last year they were ready to pass the torch to another local organization in hopes of keeping their legacy cookoff a reality in Rhame.

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Photo by Bryce Martin | Pioneer (Top left) Frontier Travel Center in Bowman celebrated 10 years in business this week. (Right) The Frontier Travel Center team — (left to right) Polly Carlson, Barb Bickel, Becky Brooks, Nati Tapia, Billia Bruce, Hilda Parra, Denise Fischer, Leonila Millan, Dana Langston, Tom Johnson, Tim Creuier, Idalia Rivas, Sandy Belle and Wanda Heick. (Bottom Left) Frontier Travel Center in 2005 when it was first built.

Frontier Travel Center celebrates 10 years of fuel, food and fun

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Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net Ten years ago, the current site of the Frontier Travel Center and Deli was just a swamp lying adjacent to the prime intersection of Highways 85 and 12 in Bowman.

It wasn’t until Scranton Equity Exchange, based in Scranton, reached out to its neighbor to the west and turned that swamp into a multi-million dollar truck stop.

Frontier marked its 10year anniversary this week with a week-long celebration featuring special savings for customers. At the end of this week, the business will give a 10cent discount on every gallon of gasoline or diesel purchased between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday. That’s just one way Frontier wants to thank its customers for a decade of business. As part of the celebration on Monday, Frontier staff served 264 slices of pizza — 33 large pizzas — for 10 cents each.

At the helm of Frontier is its manager, Becky Brooks. Brooks has been with the business for eight-and-a-half years and has seen the once modest truck stop morph into a full-service travel center, with fuel, food and a lounge for truck drivers.

The Travel Center has been a popular stop for the community and travelers from outside the area.

“It is a challenging business; every day is a different situation,” Brooks said. “It has been challenging, but also a very rewarding experience.”

The last 10 years brought many changes and improvements to Frontier, including the addition of

a touchless car wash, Java café, off-sale beer and wine, cold storage units, southeast parking lot, east diesel and DEF pumps, a second floor with offices, a conference room and supply room, and the completion of a larger trucker’s lounge with two additional showers.

September saw the beginning of a new fuel supplier relationship with the new branding of Exxon.

Exxon will offer Frontier and its customers more option, better service and discounted prices.

Brooks said Exxon Mobil Corp., headquartered in Irving, Texas, is trying to get “their foot in the door” in North Dakota by finding more businesses to utilize their fuels.

Because Frontier’s diesel fuel doesn’t have to come from Exxon, it opened the door for Frontier to scan the market. It’s now brought in — at least 98 percent of it — from a distributor in Glendive, Mont., which Brooks said is the closest diesel supplier and allows Frontier’s diesel cost to consumers to remain competitive.

Frontier was opened on April 5, 2005 as a joint effort between Scranton Equity Exchange and Prairie Fuels of Baker, Mont., owned by Larry and Paulette Merwin, which the equity later bought out.

The business’s first manager was Ron Green, who was succeeded by Doris (Carlson) Webb and ultimately by Brooks.

The Scranton Equity Board of Directors recognized the need for a travel center in the Bowman/ Scranton corridor, a site that had easy access and could handle large trucks, buses and automobiles. It was also designed to allow customers to grab a bite to

eat and go.

Brooks said Frontier had about 12 part- and full-time employees when it was first opened — ten years later, they are up to about 40. Brooks said there really isn’t a problem finding people to work at Frontier, unlike many other Bowman County businesses that cannot find employees.

“We have very good core employees, that’s why FTC is so successful,” Brooks said.

When it was announced that Frontier was going to be built, with signs lining the highway in Bowman touting its future addition, many weren’t sure what to think. It marked the first time Scranton Equity reached outside the Scranton city limits and into Bowman’s marketplace.

“I think it took (people) a while at first to come around because they

probably had the same attitude I did, but not knowing the story that (Scranton Equity) did ask Bowman Cenex to come in on it,” Brooks said.

Brooks said now, however, the center is well received by both passersthrough and the local community. The competition between other local fuel stops and convenient stores is fun and friendly, she explained “We have some people that come for coffee, but after a music concert, everybody comes here to have ice cream or have coffee and just chitchat,” she added.

The 24-hour, sevenday-a-week business offers more than just gasoline as it includes a large array of food, beverages and assorted merchandise, a delicatessen with a menu of hot-food prepared as you wait or that’s already made and ready

Frontier Travel Center and Deli » 705 Highway 12, Bowman (701) 523-4723 ▪ Unleaded, diesel fuel, touchless carwash, trucker’s lounge with showers, Java café, convenience store, deli ▪ Opened April 5, 2005 ▪ Owned by Scranton Equity Exchange ▪ 40 current part- and full-time employees Manager: Becky Brooks Assistant Manager: Polly Carlson Office Manager: Barb Bickel Purchasing Agent: Wanda Heick Deli Co-Managers: Nati Tapia, Lori Schaaf Java Manager: Cheryl DeMorrett

to grab and go. Popular items at the Frontier deli are its deep-fried chicken and large to-go pizzas.

“Scranton Equity had the foresight to build this and it has exceeded their expectations,” Brooks said. “We’re glad to be here to accommodate

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Say Anything By Rob Port

Last week lawmakers in the North Dakota House of Representatives, after much emotional floor debate, voted down SB2279 by a nearly two-to-one vote margin.

The legislation would have added homosexuals to the state’s list of protected classes, prohibiting discrimination against them for employment, housing, accommodations, and business services.

The reaction to the bill’s failure was immediate and furious.

Thousands took to social media to vent spleen and invective. A Fargo newspaper turned its front page into a sort of wanted poster featuring the pictures of every lawmaker in the two thirds majority who voted against the bill. A Fargobased coffee shop, the Red Raven Espresso Parlor, even posted a notice at their entrance barring the no-voting lawmakers from the premises.

There is irony in that last reaction which is illustrative of the dispute at the root of this debate.

The Red Raven management is exercising the very right to express their conscience that the House lawmakers were voting in favor of. As petty and intolerant as the coffee shop’s decision is, they should have every right to refuse service to politicians they disagree with.

Neither politicians nor anyone else have the right to conscript the unwilling service of another.

That’s how things work in a free country. Or how they should work, anyway.

It’s understandable why some would conflate the desire to protect discriminatory decisions with endorsement of discrimination, but these are two distinct concepts. For instance, we recognize that the 1st amendment grants Americans the right to say what they wish and we protect that freedom even though at times it puts us in the position of having to defend speech we detest. Like speeches at a Ku Klux Klan rally, for instance.

By the same token, we should recognize that the freedom to associate includes the freedom to disassociate.

Ironically, the notion that Americans have a right to free association is the cornerstone of the argument for legalized gay marriage. Why shouldn’t consenting adults be

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allowed to enter into consensual unions with other consenting adults in whatever gender combinations they wish?

That’s a valid question.

Of course gays should be able wed, just as every American is free to join a labor union or a Rotary Club or the NRA. It is your right to associate with whom you wish.

But that right cuts both ways. Just as we wouldn’t support forced marriages, why should we support forced commerce involving an unwilling participant?

“What about the Jim Crow era?” you may be tempted to ask at this juncture.

One could argue that the laws which so many credit with diminishing racial discrimination and segregation were the product of social change which was already taking place. By the time the political majorities emerged to endorse that sort of reform the support for the discrimination it was intended to address was already waning.

In short, the law followed the social change, not the other way around.

In today’s America gays are not treated in a fashion that’s anything approaching what racial minorities went through in the civil rights era. That was an expressed concern of the lawmakers who voted against SB2279.

Despite piles of anecdotes presented by supporters of the bill, most lawmakers simply couldn’t discern in our state the sort of widespread, consistent discrimination that would have justified the law.

We can quibble about that fact, but it’s a perfectly reasonable position to take that has nothing to do with bigotry and everything to do with the efficacy of the policy.

One could argue that the pervasive racism of the Jim Crow era created a need for prohibitions on discrimination which outweighed the damage done to the freedom to associate. That racism, after all, was the result of centuries worth of state-condoned slavery.

But it isn’t 1963 any more. Discrimination against gays has not risen to anything approaching the racial discrimination of another generation, and many including a majority in the state House believe it doesn’t justify setting aside the association rights of business owners.

Some may see that as bigotry. It wasn’t. Rather, It was a careful consideration of the nuances of this policy. Those voting against SB2279 should be admired for taking a principled but politically unpopular stand.

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Hello, I hope you enjoyed Easter weekend. The fires in Harding County were finally controlled as cooler temperatures and a slackening of the horrible winds from the past few days. I thank all of you that were on the fire lines. I know a lot of you spent sleepless nights on fire watch and fire control. Time that normally would have been spent with your family, or watching heifers. I tip my hat to you!

Our Grandkids love Easter, what with the Easter Bunny and such.

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Once. In a movie! So I guess it must be.

Gracy, our oldest and wisest grandchild learned the truth about Santa, the Easter bunny, the elves, Leprechaun’s (but they are real, I can vouch for that), and such a few years ago. She and I were going somewhere together and as I drove, she spilled the beans and informed me of her new found knowledge.

When she finished filling me in on the terrible truth (I’m really being careful here because I may have readers who are true believers), I

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We received a real big Easter cake from the Kent Flatness family. It was delicious and very beautifully decorated.

Thanks so much to Kent and your family.

Rosalie Jorgenson and Roberta Swanke brought in a big chocolate Easter egg. Thanks girls.

The girls filled Easter eggs one afternoon and also they had an egg hunt.

Ernie Bloomgren also

moved in with us. He was living in Sunny Apartments. We welcome you Ernie.

Louie Owen had a 98th birthday and also Marian Silbernagel had her 98th birthday.

Doris Fischer went to Rapid City on Saturday with James and Denise to help celebrate the 59th birthday of her son. She also spent Sunday with her son James and family.

Betty Peterson spent Easter Sunday with Audrey Fleck and family.

Joann White was with her son Bob and family.

Trever and Jayme Meier and little Tyla and Temperence came to John and Pam's Saturday

mentioned the “tooth fairy”.

“No,” she exclaimed in despair, “Not the tooth fairy too!”

Which brings me back to the wee people, the Leprechaun’s. I was not always a believer.

But, as my hair turned more gray, my shoulders started to slope, my night vision became more blurred, my middle started to expand, and I had to begin to wear suspenders, the “wee” people have become more and more involved in my life.

When I place my glasses by the phone, during the night they will place them by the computer. Or alongside my easy chair.

Or on the dresser. Or in the pickup.

A couple of weeks ago, they stole a package of meat I had placed on the counter to thaw.

And along with it, one of Shirley’s favorite platters.

I searched high and low.

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afternoon. Sunday about ten o’clock, Trever and Jayme came and picked me up and had a big dinner at John and Pam’s.

Jayme, Pam and I played cards. Trever and Pam brought me back about three. Thanks to all of you for bothering to take me out which is getting to be a job to get me and the wheel chair up some steps but they managed between the four of them.

Bud Hetland had a cousin from Meadow, South Dakota, visit him last week.

Pam came up Thursday afternoon and had me help her fill Easter eggs.

Donna Henderson had quite a few visitors over the weekend. There was

In the fridge, the garbage, the doghouse, the dishwasher, the microwave, the bread drawer…it was gone. Vanished. I accused the neighbors of stooping so low as to steal the meat from my children’s mouths. They denied it, but you know how they are.

Then, on Saturday, when I stepped out on the deck and opened the grill to cook our first burgers of summer, there it was!

Those little @#%#%@#% had taken that roast and placed it on the grill.

Shirley insisted I must have done it, and then forgot. But since she is Irish, she always sticks up for the little…never mind.

And once, mind you, only once, when I had returned home from a visit with friends on the north side of town, at 5 p.m., after I had gone to bed, they started my pickup and left it run all night!

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They took Donna over to Trevor Kulseth’s for Easter dinner. Trevor is Donna’s grandson. Julie joined them after she finished work.

Ada’s visitors on Easter Sunday were Deanna Heinrich and Sarah Mosbroker. Rita Lambourn stopped in.

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Statute prohibits county from making donation, state’s attorney says

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net A donation from the Bowman County Board of Commissioners to the Bowman/Slope Community Foundation could be considered illegal, according to Bowman County State’s Attorney Stephanie Pretzer.

Teran Doerr and Ron Palczewski, representatives of the foundation, discussed how the county could go about making a monetary donation to the community’s newly established 501(c)(3) foundation during Tuesday’s regular commission meeting.

Both Doerr and Palczewski previously asked the commissioners if they would be interested in making a donation during a recent county meeting, but no decision was made at that time.

Upon further consideration of making a donation, Pretzer handed down an opinion to the county board that suggested such a donation was not allowed under North Dakota Century Code.

Palczewski explained to the commissioners that he had personally spoken with the head of the state’s community foundation, who said cities and counties do make donations to their foundation.

The North Dakota Community Foundation handles about $60 million, which shows they have experience, according to

Bowman County State's Attorney Stephanie Pretzer says that it could be illegal for the county to donate to the Bowman/ Slope Community Foundation due to a statute in North Dakota Century Code. (Photo By Bryce Martin | Pioneer) Palczewski.

But Pretzer disagreed with the practice as she cited several opinions made by the North Dakota Attorney General that restricted counties, or cities, from making donations to a nonprofit foundation such as Bowman’s.

It was chiefly a matter of transparency, according to Pretzer. If the county donated taxpayer dollars to a community foundation, she said there would be no clear way to follow those dollars as they were spent on projects.

Palczewski disagreed and explained that the foundation would have a thorough accounting practice and a committee would determine if the

foundation is using that money for appropriate, and legal, projects.

Still, Pretzer said her research into the matter pointed towards the county not being able to legally make a donation.

Pretzer said she also contacted the office of N.D. Atty. Gen. Wayne Stenejhem and a member of his staff explained that it couldn’t be done.

Another option for the county would be to donate the sum to the Bowman County Development Corp., who would

then donate that money to the foundation.

Commissioner Ken Steiner didn’t like that idea.

“I’ve never cared for the feeling of that,” Steiner said.

Steiner asked Pretzer if that was even legal. She wasn’t certain, but suggested it was the same question of transparency.

Pretzer requested that Doerr and Palczewski submit to her a list of cities and counties that made donations into a similar community foundation. The discussion would resume once Pretzer could review that information.

The community foundation was established for any person, business or entity to donate money of which the accrued interest would be used on quality of life projects around Bowman and Slope Counties. The principal would not be used.

Other communities have similar foundations, including New England in Hettinger County, which used the foundation to open a daycare, purchase playground equipment, create baseball diamonds, and even open a community-owned grocery store.

Parties that make donations to the foundation receive a sizable state and federal tax credit.

OBITUARIES Mardella Knapp, 40

Knapp Mardella Jeanette Irene Knapp, 40, Fargo, died Feb. 6, 2015 at her home in Fargo. Funeral services were held Feb. 14, in Jamestown.

Mardella was born

Nov. 5, 1974 in Brainerd, Minn., daughter of Patricia Borg. She received her elementary education at the local school and received her GED in Jamestown in 1988.

Mardella met Shane Knapp and got married in Jamestown in 1998. She worked in Jamestown at Jet Stream Car Wash.

She moved to Brainerd and moved later to Fargo, where she met Arley Bloomgren in 2013.

She is survived by her four children; Brian Knapp, Jamestown; Alicia, Bismarck; twins, Brooke and Landon, both of Cleveland; and her fiancé Arley Bloomgren, Fargo.

She was preceded in death by her mother Patricia. She will be dearly missed by all.

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Bowman United United Methodist ■■Bowman Methodist Church Church Pastor Ron Ron Olson Pastor Olson (701) 523-5492 701-523-5492 www.bowmanumc.org www.bowmanumc.org Sunday--Adult Sunday schoolSchool for all Sunday Sunday ages 9 a.m.; Worship service 8:30 a.m.; Worship Service atat 10:10a.m. a.m.

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Wednesday potluck; 7 p.m.

Wednesday- 6- p.m.

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Potluck; 7 study p.m.Bible Bible Study

■ Marmarth Bible Church Pastor Norman Rice 10:30 a.m. worship services

Seventh Day Day Adventist ■■ Seventh Adventist PastorSaturday David Moench Saturdays - 9:30 a.m.

Sabbath 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School, Bible School, Bible Study; 11 a.m. church Study; 11 a.m. church service

■ Mound Church North of Rhame Sunday - 9 a.m. Worship service Weather permitting

■ Pierce Congregational Church ■ Pierce Congregational Church Pastor Mary Peterson Pastor Mary Peterson 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m.

10 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. worship

Catholic Churches: ■ St. Charles - Bowman ■ St. Mary’s - Marmarth ■ St. Mel’s - Rhame Saturday Mass - 5 p.m. Marmarth; 7 p.m. Bowman Sunday Mass - 8 a.m. Rhame; 10 a.m. Bowman Weekday Mass - 7:30 a.m. Tues., Thur., Fri. Bowman - 10 a.m. Wed. Sunset Home

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Sunday Mass ■ Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Ludlow, LCMC Sunday - Adult Bible Study at 3:45 p.m. and worship at 53 p.m., followed by potluck fellowship.

Little Missouri Lutheran Church, worship at 9 a.m. followed by coffee time ■ Break Forth Bible Church Pastors Rusty & Christa Phalen 614 N. Earling Miles City, MT 59330 (406) 234-4572 www.breakforthbiblechurch. com Bible Study meets every Wednesday night at Bowman County Public Library from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Worship; 9:30 a.m., Peace Worship Monday, April 13 - Lutheran Scranton Lions, ■ Scranton Peace Church Pastor Mary Peterson Wednesday, April 15 - 4:30 p.m., 701-275-6977 Pre-Confirmation, 5 p.m., Sunday, June 22Peace; - 8 a.m., St. After-school program, Peace John’s Worship; 9:30 a.m., Peace Thursday, April 16 - a.m., 10 a.m.Special Quilting Worship; 10:30 Friday, April 17 - 8Meeting, p.m., AA, Peace Peace Congregational Church Friday, June 27 - 8 p.m., AA, Sunday, April 19 -Church 8 a.m., St. John’s Peace Worship; a.m., Worship Sunday,9:30 June 29Peace - 8 a.m., St.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE DIGITAL BILLBOARD - Advertising space available in Alexander, ND on Highway 85 between Watford City and Williston. Call for details 877677-2231.

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lEgals PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER APRIL 3 & 10, 2015 NOTICE OF APPLICATION ON PETITION FOR APPROPRIATION OF WATER FROM GROUND WATER SOURCES TAKE NOTICE that Luff Exploration Company, Denver, Colorado, has submitted water permit application No. 6757 to the North Dakota Office of the State Engineer for a permit to divert and appropriate water from ground-water sources.

The application requests a permit to appropriate water from ground-water sources, utilizing point(s) of diversion located in the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 5, Township 129 North, Range 103 West, in Bowman county as shown on the map accompanying the application, at a pumping rate of 73 gallons per minute during the operating season for each year said permit may remain in force, with an annual appropriation of 117.6 acre-feet of water, for industrial use.

TAKE NOTICE that written comments regarding the proposed appropriation must be filed in the North Dakota Office of the State Engineer, 900 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0850, by 5:00 o’clock p.m. on the 4th day of May, 2015. The State Engineer shall consider all written comments received and prepare a recommended decision which will be provide to the applicant and any person who filed written comments.

Those person may file additional comments with the State Engineer, request an adjudicative proceeding on the application, or both.

Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota, on March 19, 2015. /S/ Todd Sando, P.E.

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North Dakota State Engineer 900 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0850 PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER APRIL 3 & 10, 2015 Additional Details Notice of Application For Appropriation of Water The actual point of water diversion is not the entire quarter – quarter section. It is the Nygaard 1-5 well.

While the well is indeed located in the SW/4 of the NW/4 of Section 5, T129N, Range 103W, the more specific location is: 1,650 feet from the North Line 660 feet from the West Line Section 5, T129N, R103W Bowman County, North Dakota The water will come from a Dakota formation completion approximately 4,770 feet below the surface. Within the wellbore, the Dakota will be isolated by cement behind the 5-1/2 inch production casing.

Shallow water aquifers will be protected behind 8-5/8 inch surface casing (and cement) set down to approximately 2,500 feet.

The Dakota formation is not a source of drinking water in the area.

Luff Exploration Company, the application, operates another Dakota formation water supply well in Bowman County.

PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER APRIL 3 & 10, 2015 CALL FOR BIDS FOR THE 137th AVENUE SW ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that bids will be received for the County of Bowman at the Office of the County Auditor for the 137th Avenue SW Road Improvement Project (Buffalo Springs Road).

The complete set of Contract Documents, including drawings and specifications, is on file with the Owner at the Bowman County Courthouse and the office of Brosz Engineering, Inc. 109 South Main, Bowman, ND 58623. Digital Contract Documents are also available from QuestCDN and can be accessed from the Brosz Engineering website at www.broszeng.com under the “Bid Information” page. The cost for downloaded (electronic) plans is $20. The official Plan Holders list can be viewed for the project on the QuestCDN website.

Only electronic plan holders downloaded via QuestCDN will receive addendum notifications. Contractors using any other means for obtaining plans and specifications must periodically check the QuestCDN website for any addenda.

All of the above Bids will be received and opened at the Office of the Auditor at 1:15 P.M., MT, on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and waive any defects therein.

Disabled persons needing assistance, please contact the County Auditor at least 72 hours before the services are required. For more information or for concerns about ADA compliance, call 701-523-3130.

Dated at Bowman, North Dakota, this 17th day of March, 2015. /s/Sandra K. Tivis, Auditor Bowman County Bowman, North Dakota 58623 PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER APRIL 3 & 10, 2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSE PROJECT AND THE ISSUANCE OF HEALTHCARE FACILITY REVENUE BONDS UNDER THE MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1955, NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY CODE, CHAPTER 40-57 (SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROJECT) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Bowman, North Dakota, will meet on April 23, 2015, at 5:15 p.m. in the City Hall, Bowman, North Dakota, for the purpose of holding a public hearing on a proposal that the City issue revenue bonds under the Municipal Industrial Development Act of 1955, Chapter 40 57, N.D.C.C., in order to finance the project described below and to refund bonds previously issued under the Act. The proposed bonds will be used to construct and equip a new critical access hospital, rural health clinic and therapy/rehabilitation department and functionally related facilities and renovate certain existing facilities (the “Project”) to be located at 802 Second Street NW, Bowman, North Dakota. A portion of the bonds are

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expected to be used to refund the outstanding City of Bowman, North Dakota Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds (Southwest Healthcare Services Project) Series 2006 (the “Prior Bonds”). The maximum amount of bonds to be issued for the Project and the refunding is $18,500,000. The facilities will be owned and operated by Southwest Healthcare Services, a North Dakota nonprofit corporation.

DISTRICT #1 The regular meeting of the Bowman County School Board was held on Monday, March 9th, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rhame Multipurpose Room. Members present: Kevin Bucholz, President; Tara Lambourn, Stacy McGee, Russ Homelvig, and Dan Peterson. Others present: Tony Duletski, Superintendent; Wayne Olson, High School Principal; Tracy Lecoe, Elementary Principal; and Shari Krinke, Business Manager.

Members Absent: Ann Fischer and Sharon Holder Guests: Chris Peterson, Reid Carlson, Jason Waskiewicz, Betty Heinrich, Lindsey Fossum and Tyler Senn.

President Kevin Bucholz called meeting to order.

Peterson moved seconded by Lambourn to approve the agenda. All yes, motion carried.

Peterson moved seconded by Homelvig to approve the minutes of the February 9th, 2015 regular board meeting. All yes, motion carried.

Homelvig moved seconded by Lambourn to approve the District Bills. All yes, motion carried.

Peterson moved seconded by Lambourn to approve the Monthly Financial Reports. All yes, motion carried.

The bonds to be issued by the City shall be limited obligations of the City payable solely from the revenue provided by Southwest Healthcare Services and pledged to the payment thereof, and may be secured by a mortgage or other encumbrances.

No holder of any such bonds shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the City to pay such bonds, or the interest thereon, nor to enforce payment against any property of the City.

Southwest Healthcare Services is engaged in the business of owning and operating an acute care hospital, a clinic, a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living facility, and competitors are hereby notified of that fact pursuant to Chapter 40 57, N.D.C.C. All persons interested may appear and be heard at the time and place set forth above or may submit their views in writing before the time specified for the public hearing.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER APRIL 10, 2015 Board Report - For Newspaper ADVANCED BUSINESS METHODS 2,687.62; AMAZON MARKETPLACE 1,249.49; BISMARCK TRIBUNE 278.41; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD 769.71; BOWMAN AUTO PARTS 62.89; BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,342.00; CITY OF BOWMAN 927.50; CITY OF RHAME 183.50; COMFORT INN & SUITES 89.00; CONSOLIDATED TELCOM 708.92; DAYS INN GRAND FORKS 1,119.86; DENNIS, MARY 14.95; DICKINSON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 100.00; GETZ, AMY 2,655.00; HETTINGER SCHOOL DISTRICT #13 150.00; HORACE MANN COMPANIES 1,148.48; JAHNER, JONATHAN 376.94; JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL 530.86; JOHNSON, HEATHER 239.20; MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL 330.00; MICROSOFT STORE 12.67;MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY 2,597.60; MOSER, ANGELA 74.75; MOTT-REGENT HIGH SCHOOL 545.00; MURPHY, THOMAS 30.50; NDIAAA 150.00; NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL 60.00; NFL ROUGHRIDER TOURNAMENT 855.00; OSENDORF, BRENDA 59.80; PETTY CASH 111.00; PLANK ROAD PUBLISHING 70.35; PRAXAIR DITRIBUTION 274.44; RAMADA BISMARCK HOTEL 298.80; RAMKOTA HOTEL 1,852.00; SENN, TYLER 480.70; SIMONSON, MARY 340.46; SIMONSON, ROBERT 269.50; STROMMEN, TABITHA 97.00; SW AUTO SUPPLY 3.19;VAN DAELE BUS SERVICE 20,028.33; WASKIEWICZ, JASON 50.00; WCS TELCOM 193.08; WESTERN STATES FIRE PROTECTION 350.00; WORKFORCE SAFETY & INSURANCE 79.64 Checking Account Total: 43,848.14 A 2 Z PRINTING 465.70; ACME TOOLS - GRAND FORKS 58.99; AT&T MOBILITY 264.59; BAKER FURNITURE CO 69.80; BARNES & NOBLE 266.06; BAY MONT INN & SUITES 2,700.00; BERUBE, DONELL 199.00; BEULAH HIGH SCHOOL 150.00; BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS 31.57; BOWMAN AUTO PARTS CO 144.69; BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 38.38; BOWMAN GLASS 688.10; BOWMAN SALES & SERVICE 157.92; BRAATEN, LAURIE 49.00; BURNHAM ASSOCIATES 73.50; CENEX FLEET FUELING 394.00; CITY OF RHAME 161.50; COMFORT INN & SUITES 850.50; CONLEY, STEVEN 42.00; COUNTRY MEDIA 293.88; COYLE ELECTRIC 40.58; CURT’S SHEET METAL 69.25; DAKOTA ASSEMBLIES 750.00; DAKOTA DUST-TEX 397.90; DENNIS, MARY 14.95; DICKINSON PRESS 48.00; DULETSKI, MARY 21.15; EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES 6.42; EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER APRIL 10, 2015 UNOFFICIAL MINUTES BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL

Recognition of audience: no business was brought forth.

New Business: B. Booster Club: moved to top of agenda to accommodate guests. Booster Club board members, Chris Peterson and Reid Carlson, reported on the state of the Booster Club. Discussion was held with no motions made.

Administrative Reports: A. Elementary Principal: March Bulldog Bark; Passenger Safety Awareness presentation; Lewis & Clark assemblies; Tom Gibson assemblies; Parent Teacher Conferences March 12th; Smarter Balance Testing; Library Book Fair; Rhame Library; Art Show at Library; Kindergarten Screening at Lutheran Church; Student Teacher in Connie Gaebe’s Kindergarten classroom; common core.

B. High School Principal: Wrestlers performance at State; Region 7 Girls Basketball Senior of the year Arianna Zook, Science Olympiad Regionals; Science Olympiad Open House; FCCLA District Leadership; Spring Pictures; Bowman Speech Meet early dismissal; Prom March 28th ; Legislative visit for Jr. & Sr. Classes; mandatory ACT Testing; and Dawg Wrestling Tournament C. Superintendent: Cody Jamtgaard, Drivers Education Instructor; Spring Break; Easter Break; teachers Amy Burke and Kelley Ouradnik have notified the district office of their intent to return to employment after their year sabbatical; open teaching positions; Senior Parents After Prom Party; housing grant; and legislative update.

Old Business: A. Formal Superintendent Evaluation: 6 evaluations were returned, discussion was held. Peterson moved seconded by Homelvig to approve the 2014-2015 Formal Superintendent Evaluation as satisfactory. All yes, motion carried.

New Business: A. Letters of Resignation: letter of resignation was read.

Homelvig moved seconded by McGee to accept Steven Shahan’s letter of resignation upon completion of the 2014-2015 school year. All yes, motion carried. Letter of resignation was read. Peterson moved seconded by Lambourn to accept Shari Hewson’s letter of resignation upon completion of the 2014-2015 school year. All yes, motion carried.

B. Booster Club: moved to the top of agenda to accommodate guests.

C. All School Reunion: discussion was held with no motions made.

Other Items/Committee Reports: A. RESP: Mr. Duletski gave RESP update. Discussion was held with no motions made.

B. Negotiations: Discussion was held. Ground Rules have been approved, the first meeting will be held March 17th at 5:00p.m. in the Middle School Conference Room.

C.SLC: Tyler Senn reported on the February 17th Teacher In-service.

Discussion was held with no motions made.

Committee Meetings: RESP Dickinson 2/13 Holder; RESP conference call 2/27 Holder; RESP Dickinson 3/4 Holder There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 8:20p.m.

The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, April 13th, at 6:00 p.m. in the BCSD Board Room.

Kevin Bucholz, President Shari Krinke, Business Manager

CITY OF BOWMAN ANNUAL TAX EQUALIZATION MEETING The City of Bowman will hold its Tax Equalization Meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 8:00 am at the Bowman City Hall, 101 1st St NE, Bowman, ND. At this time each taxpayer has the right to appear to discuss any correction of the taxpayer’s assessment.

Dated: March, 27, 2015, Peggy Allen, Financial Auditor.

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(Above) Over 200 children gathered April 4 at the Butte View Campground in Bowman for ABATE's annual Easter egg hunt. (Middle) The ABATE group of Bowman organizes the event each year, which sees a large turnout of excited families. The children collect the eggs and then prizes are awarded. (Left) Liz Klocksiem and her niece, Katelyn Miller of Rhame, pose with the Easter Bunny during the Easter egg hunt. (Photos courtesy Terry Storer/ Liz Klocksiem)

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The couple plan on a summer wedding in Custer State Park

Southwest Healthcare Services is seeking Full-Time, Part-Time or Shift-Work Paramedics to provide emergency medical care in pre-hospital settings and perform additional office, supply and maintenance duties related to EMS.

EMTs

Southwest Healthcare Services is seeking Full-Time, Part-Time or Shift-Work EMTs to provide emergency medical care in pre-hospital settings and perform additional office, supply and maintenance duties related to EMS.

Activity Aide

Seeking a Part-Time Activity Aide to assist the Activity Director in leading and planning group activities. Desired applicants must be creative, enthusiastic and able to multi-task.

Nurse Aide/Housekeeper at our Assisted Living Facility

Seeking a Nurse Aide/Housekeeper to work 16 to 20 hours per week. Primary duties include: breakfast preparation, housekeeping duties, and providing assistance to clients, as needed.

Admin I - Scanner

Seeking a Full-Time, Part-Time or Supplemental employee to scan records for Southwest Healthcare Services. Position will also include any other administrative tasks as designated by Southwest Healthcare Services.

For More Information Please Contact: Laci Coates - Human Resources Director 701-523-3214 or apply online at www.swhealthcare.net/employment

CNAs at our Long-Term Care

Seeking FT, PT or Per Diem CNAs 8 or 12 Hour Evening & Night Shifts ** Starting Wage $13.50 + Exp.

Dietary Assistant Supervisor at our LTC

Seeking a Dietary Aide or Cook to serve as an Assistant Dietary Supervisor. The Dietary Assistant Supervisor will assist with: staff scheduling; staff evals; MDS; grocery orders/inventory; and additional duties as assigned. See HR for more details. Position will close on April 17, 2015.

Pharmacy Technician

Southwest Healthcare Services is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician to work 24 to 27 hours a week at our Critical-Access Hospital. The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for preparing medications for patient consumption under the general supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Applicants who are already certified or who are willing to become certified are welcome to apply.

Deadline to apply for this position is April 20, 2015.

CNA Instructional Course

An instructional class is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 for applicants who are interested in becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant. Those applicants who become employed with our organization will be waived the class fee and will be financially compensated during the 3 week class. In addition, we offer benefits, as well as, paid time off and extended sick leave hours that can be earned by both fulltime and part-time employees after a 90-120 day orientation period. **Deadline to apply is May 10, 2015. **

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■ Bowman County Junior High School Track and Field

Meets at home 2 p.m. on Monday, April 13

■ Bowman County High School Varsity Track and Field

Meets at home 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14

GAME AND FISH NEWS ■ Game and Fish Sponsors Earth Day Project The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is once again celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring clean-up days on public-owned or managed lands.

With Earth Day recognized April 22, each member of a school, Girl Scout, Boy Scout, 4-H club or youth organization who participates in cleaning up public lands through May will receive a specifically designed conservation patch.

Last winter the Game and Fish Department sponsored a contest for students ages 6-18 to design a North Dakota Earth Day Patch.

The Dawg Wrestling team.

Wrestlers travel to New Salem for final tournament

By Sarah Martian For the Pioneer

The Dawg wrestlers traveled to Beach for a dual last week. Beach is continuing to grow their wrestling program and invited our wrestlers to dual in front of their hometown crowd. Forty-nine matches were wrestled so that every wrestler received a match. Wrestling

for Bowman were Brenna Martian, Gabe Sarsland, Parker Wolbaum, Isaiah Whittet, Blaise Lei, Mariah Smolnikar, Carter Brown, Riley Pond, Danielle Salter, Taylor Wanner, Alyssa Martian, Rocco Lazzaro, Trace Kelly, Kristian Cummins, Austin Wanner, Caleb Sarsland, Mace Stuber, Cade Martian, Kieren Coyle, Levi Kelly, Caydon Wolbaum, Tucker Strand,

Brayce Jorgensen and Mitch Stuber. The following day some of the Dawg wrestlers traveled to Jamestown for the state USA Tournament. Wrestlers competed against wrestlers they had not seen this season from the eastern side of the state.

Placing were 1st: Mace Stuber, 2nd:Taylor Wanner and DJ Martian. 3rd: Jacob Ruggles, 4th: Austin Wanner. Also attend-

ing were Cade Martian, Tucker Strand and Mitch Stuber.

The final tournament was held this past weekend in New Salem. Once again the wrestlers got to compete against some new wrestlers from across the state. There were over 350 wrestlers at this event with some large brackets. Placing for Bowman was 1st: Gabe Sarsland, Taylor Wanner, Karsen

Kulseth, Austin Wanner.

2nd: Cutter Ouradnik, Cade Martian. 3rd: Parker Wolbaum, Mace Stuber, Tucker Strand. 4th: Danielle Salter, Caleb Sarsland, Jaxson Hansey, Keiren Coyle, Quaid Lardy. 5th: Brenna Martian, Riley Pond, Brayce Jorgensen.

6th: Caydon Wolbaum.

Thank you to all the coaches, parents, wrestlers and fans for another great season.

PIFER’S SPRING 2015 EQUIPMENT AUCTION!

Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 10:00 a.m. (MT) - Pifer’s office: 709 12th St. NE - Bowman, ND

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All items available to preview and test on location on April 19-24!

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Grain Trucks • 1972 Ford LN600; Single axle, 15 1/2’ box, 4x2 speed, 391 engine • 1974 IH LoadStar 1600 Tandem w/ 20’ box; Roll tarp, lift tag, less then 40,000 miles, 4 speed • 1976 Ford F600; Single axle, 16’ box, 36000 miles, 4x2 speed, 361 engine Trenchers • W1500 Vibromax trench compactor- remote control • 6510DD Ditch Witch trencher Generators and Power Washers • Titan 7500 Watt Gas generator- wheel kit • Titan 7500 Watt Diesel generator- electric start, remote start/stop, wheel kit • MPI 7000 Watt Diesel generator • Onan 6500 Watt Gas generator- electric start, wheel kit • Titan 5hp Gas air compressor- dual tanks, never used (NEW) • MPI Honda- Propane hot water pressure washer •Miller Welder; gas

Pickups • 2010 Ford F350 Super Duty- crew pickup w/ service bed • 2010 Ford F350 Super Duty- crew chassis pickup w/ service bed • 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 Mega Cab- crew pickup, flatbed w/ service bed • 1998 Ford Ranger Pickup • 1994 Ford F250 7.3 Turbo Diesel; 5 speed, extended cab, 4x4, 175000 miles, new tires, 5th wheel hitch, new clutch • 2000 Ford F350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3 Powerstroke; 4 dr, 4WD, white • 1979 Ford pickup • 1967 Ford F-100 pickup; 128,000 miles, 352 engine, 2WD Pipe and Concrete Equipment • 412 McElroy TracStar fusion machine- #TI200101 • Somero concrete laser mini screed- 10 ft screed bar

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SKOL!: The Vikings Grapevine Another quiet week for the Minnesota Vikings on the free agent front, so I will be going over the three biggest needs the Vikings have and how to fix them, either through the draft, free agents or players currently on the team.

But first, as you know last week I wrote about the biggest free agent signings and dealings from the previous week, but I definitely missed the “biggest” signing of the offseason. In case you missed it, the Vikings signed 6 feet 9 inches, 351-pound offensive tackle Babatunde Aiyegbusi, from Poland. The 27 year old didn’t play college football, but he did play for the Wroclaw Giants, a team in the Polish American Football League. The Vikings decided to take a chance on him after seeing him work out at the University of Texas-San Antonio pro day. I doubt he will ever be more than a practice squad player, but I hope he can work his way into a solid pro, if only to see him and Phil Loadholt (6 feet, 9 inches and 343 pounds) on the field at the same time.

That would be quite a sight.

Now on to the good stuff.

The Vikings have many areas of need, some more important than others. If you go back and look at any off season article about the Vikings, you’ll see the exact same sentence every year. The truth of the matter is that every team in the league has areas of needs, you just don’t hear it about New England, Green Bay, Seattle and all the other great teams in the league.

Why? Because they have great quarterbacks who mask weaknesses around them. Give Teddy Bridgewater another year or two and we could be in that situation, but this is just his second season and he

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can’t be expected to mask weaknesses before mastering his own role. The best part, based on the season Teddy had and progression he showed week 1 through 16, we shouldn’t see quarterback on the list of needs for another decade at least.

That is a great feeling and one I haven’t felt since the Dante Culpepper days (knock on wood).

The biggest area of need to me is left guard. Last year’s starter Charlie Johnson was let go because it was clear that position needed an upgrade. A solid left guard would make Bridgewater’s, Adrian Peterson’s and Matt Kalil’s job a lot easier. In the draft, the Vikings could take someone like Brandon Scherff who was a left tackle at Iowa.

Scherff could slide inside to the guard position, becoming a great left guard who is also insurance should Matt Kalil not live up to his potential. The Vikings could also look at someone like Tre Jackson from Florida State in the second round. If they went the free agent route, Justin Blalock could be a decent pick up.

He’s 31, so it would just be a stop gap until someone on the team is ready. If the Vikings are happy with the current guard roster, the competition seems to be between last year’s draft pick David Yankey and recently resigned Joe Berger.

Yankey was projected to be a second round draft pick last year, but fell right into the Vikings laps in the fifth round. Berger is 32 years old, and filled in admirably

last year after a string of injuries left the Vikings offensive line decimated.

The second area of need is middle linebacker. Right now we know Anthony Barr will be a starting outside linebacker, and Chad Greenway will be another.

But that still leaves one spot up for grabs. If the Vikings want to address the position in the draft, they will be looking at someone like Eric Kendricks from UCLA or Benardrick McKinney from Mississippi State. Both players would be a reach at the number 11 pick, so I can see the Vikings moving back and accumulating extra draft picks in this scenario. Brandon Spikes is a free agent still available, and I would be happy if the Vikings went after him. He could come in and start right away, giving the Vikings a great second level of their defense. An in house candidate I really like is Mike Mauti. He will be competing with Audie Cole for the middle linebacker spot if the Vikings don’t bring anyone else in.

The third area of need is in the secondary. I leave it vague because the Vikings could use either a safety or cornerback, and upgrading one will make the other less of a priority. If the Vikings look to the draft to beef up their secondary, the name most connected with Minnesota is Trae Waynes out of Michigan State, but there are plenty of cornerbacks in the first and second round of this draft, including Byron Jones (Connecticut), Jalen Collins (LSU), Marcus Peters (Washington), and Kevin Johnson (Wake Forest). Safety is not a strong position in this draft, but Landon Collins from Alabama would be an impact starter next to Harrison Smith. The Vi-

kings have already brought in Terrence Newman at corner, but they could still look at Dawan Landry, the safety who started for Rex Ryan and the Jets last year.

In house candidates consist of Captain Munnerlyn, Josh Robinson and Terrence Newman at corner and Robert Blanton and Andrew Sendejo at safety.

The Vikings signed a few more players this week.

Quarterback Mike Kafka, defensive end Caesar Rayford and long snapper Kevin McDermott were all signed to bring in competi-

tion and a veteran presence through training camp.

The interesting thing about Kafka and Caesar is that they both participated in the NFL’s first ever veteran’s combine, which is similar to the rookie combine that happens every year in Indianapolis, but except for rookies it is comprised of veterans who want to compete and put on a show for NFL head coaches and scouts, looking for another shot.

The NFL Draft is April 30-May 2. So look for the trade market to heat up

around the league in the next few weeks.

Jordan Wright has been a football aficionado for all 28 years of his life. He is a fourth generation Minnesota Vikings fan and has watched and scrutinized the team through its seasons of wins and losses.

Wright will frequently share his view and opinions of the team for the Pioneer. If you’re a fellow Vikings fan or of a rival team, Wright invites your discussion of the NFL, contact him at jwright3030@ gmail.com.

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Staff doesn't renew contracts The U.S. Postal Office in Rhame marked 50 years of combined mail delivery for the Contract Delivery Service carriers. Tom Braun has been bringing the mail to the towns of Rhame and Marmarth, plus delivering to route customers from Rhame to Camp Crook, S.D., for 24 years. Holly Pond has delivered mail six days a week on the south Rhame route for 11 years. Jim and Nancy Birch have made the three-times-a-week delivery to the north Rhame route for 15 years. These carriers have all decided not to renew their contracts. All of these dedicated carriers will be missed by their customers and Post Office employees.

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