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U.S. Supreme Court hears Bowman DUI case

By BRYCE MARTIN Pioneer Editor

When Bowman resident Steve Beylund was arrested in 2013 on the suspicion of drunk driving, he refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test. It was only after he was told that his refusal was a crime that he took the test, which came

back over the legal limit.

His driving privilege was suspended for two years.

Beylund attempted to appeal the suspension to the N.D. Dept. of Transportation, Bowman County District Court and the N.D. Supreme Court.

Each declined his appeal.

The question being posed now to

the U.S. Supreme Court is whether a state may criminalize a person’s refusal to take a test to detect the presence of alcohol in a person’s blood without a warrant.

North Dakota is one of only 13 states that make it an offense for a motorist suspected of driving under the influence to refuse to chemical testing.

The High Court heard oral testimony on Wednesday from Beylund’s attorney, consolidated with similar cases from Morton County and Minnesota.

Arguing against the case were Jonathan Byers and Douglas Bahr, attorneys with the N.D. Attorney

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Voters to decide if county should appoint state’s attorney

You are what you eat – and read The Bowman Regional Public Library brought back its popular Edible Book Fest to the community on Tuesday. See Page 14 for the full story and visit our website, bowmanextra.com, for videos from the event.

GOP gubernatorial candidate talks local powers, innovation with Bowman crowd Only online

By BRYCE MARTIN Pioneer Editor

Doug Burgum wants your vote to become the “CEO of North Dakota.”

The entrepreneur and former Microsoft Corp. executive brought his gubernatorial campaign to Bowman on Tuesday, meeting and greeting a full room at Bowman Lodge and Convention Center.

With his running mate, Watford

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(Left) Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Burgum shares an emotional moment as he speaks about his father’s death during Tuesday’s Meet and Greet in Bowman.

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City Mayor Brent Sanford, standing nearby, Burgum introduced himself to the Bowman crowd as

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TRACK: Bowman County varsity start competitions

By BRYCE MARTIN Pioneer Editor

Bowman County voters will decide in June if the position of Bowman County State’s Attorney should be appointed by county commissioners or be elected by the popular vote.

A petition submitted by Bowman resident Margie Russ, who is also running for a seat on the county commission, will be presented to the Bowman County Board of Commissioners during its regular meeting on Tuesday, and then be placed on the primary election ballot for voters to decide.

If a majority of voters approve the measure, the county’s state’s attorney will no longer be a position elected by the people.

Instead a person would be appointed by the county commissioners.

Bowman County Auditor Sandi Tivis told The Pioneer on Monday that present Bowman County State’s Attorney Stephanie Pretzer, who received the most write-in votes for the position in the 2014 election, has the opportunity to complete her term, which ends Dec. 31, 2018.

“It will be the responsibility of the commissioners to decide the process of which they will implement for the appointment process,” Tivis said.

Pretzer would have the opportunity to apply for the position just like any other qualified individual.

According to a North Dakota Century Code statute, a petition submitted to the county

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IN BRIEF

Construction begins on westbound I-94 near Medora Construction began earlier this week on westbound I-94 near Medora. Work consists of reconstruction of the westbound lanes from Medora west approximately 13 miles. During construction: · The westbound and eastbound roadways will be reduced to one lane until mid-May at which time the westbound lanes will be closed and traffic will be head-to-head in the eastbound lanes. · Speeds will be reduced.

The westbound roadway is expected to be re-opened to traffic in late fall of 2016.

Drive Sober campaign nets 158 arrests, citations Law enforcement patrols across the state worked more than 1,300 overtime hours for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign during the month of March.

These extra patrols resulted in 1,336 traffic stops across North Dakota with 158 arrests and/or citations being alcohol or drug-related. These numbers reflect the totals reported from 44 of the participating law enforcement agencies, including the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

A total of 834 citations were attributed to the added patrols with 93 accounting for driving under the influence (DUI) arrests or refusal of a test. There were another 27 arrests or citations for other alcohol-related violations and 38 drug-related arrests. Tickets for speeding were the largest portion of the citations at 270. The traffic stops also resulted in one felony violation arrest.

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Rhame sees 600 percent jump in taxable sales, purchases.

But don’t get too excited.

By BRYCE MARTIN

Overal taxable sales and purchases for the state of North Dakota

Pioneer Editor

While the rest of the state had a deep drop in taxable sales and purchases for 2015, Rhame experienced an astounding increase compared to the previous year, according to a report released last week by the Office of the State Tax Commissioner.

The city of Rhame saw a 602 percent jump in combined taxable sales and purchases last year, which put it at the head of the Top 3 highest increases for the state’s 200 largest cities.

The report also compared the previous two years’ overall taxable sales and combined taxable sales and purchases for all 53 counties.

Disclosure policies prohibit the tax department from releasing specific information regarding the individual business sales and purchases, according to Kathy Strombeck, a research analyst with the state tax department.

She did indicate, however, that the growth was likely due to a large purchase or several large purchases by an industry in the city, such as a large expansion or an inventory buildup.

While the numbers represent positive activity in the western Bowman County city, Strombeck said such numbers don’t represent normal, annual growth.

“It’s really unfortunate in these little, tiny cities, it can make the percentages so out of whack,” she said.

The growth was primarily evident for taxable purchases, while the city’s taxable sales saw a 5.7 percent decrease.

Still, Strombeck said it wasn’t that bad.

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General’s Office, representing the respondent, Grant Levi, director of the N.D. Dept. of Transportation.

Charles Rothfeld, an attorney with Mayer Brown LLP of Washington, D.C., represented Beylund.

Rothfeld did not return multiple calls from The Pioneer seeking comment.

According to an opinion released last year by the N.D. Supreme Court, Beylund stated that his consent to take a blood test was involuntary because he was coerced by the statute’s penalties, which criminalize refusal.

Beylund claimed that the blood test was in violation of his Fourth Amendment right, which protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures.

He argued that the blood test was a warrantless search.

Source: N.D. Tax Department “Actually for an oil patch city, Rhame wasn’t doing too badly,” she said.

Though, such a large purchase isn’t likely to repeat every year. “But for the year it occurs, it’s a taxable event and it is definitely good.”

Bowman County and the city of Bowman trended like the rest of the state, with dips in its taxable sales and purchases.

The county experienced a 24 percent decrease in taxable sales and a 17 percent decrease in overall taxable

sales and purchases, while the city was hit even harder, with decreases of 26 in sales and 25 percent for sales and purchases.

Scranton had about a 4 percent increase in its taxable sales, but a 5 percent decrease in total taxable sales and purchases.

“We don’t consider this a particularly bad report,” Strombeck admitted. “The sooner we get to that base level, the better.”

She said the state seems to be returning to a “new nor-

mal,” with the peaks of rapid growth periods slowly fading and the state starting to get to where it sees regular economic growth that represents what the citizens are doing.

“Not these once in while great, big expansions and things that have kind of caused the base to skyrocket for the last four to five years.

“That being the case, I think we would all like to see a return to $50 to $60 oil prices,” she said. “We’ll happily pay it at the pump.”

He also argued the state’s implied consent and refusal laws violate the doctrine of unconstitutional conditions, which states that the government cannot force a person to choose between two constitutionally protected rights.

Beylund’s case began two years ago, after a Bowman police officer observed Beylund’s vehicle nearly hit a stop sign while making a right-hand turn into a driveway on Aug. 10, 2013, according to court documents.

The officer noticed an empty wine glass in the vehicle as well as the smell of alcohol.

Beylund refused to exit the vehicle but did upon commanding from the officer.

According to the document, the officer noticed Beylund struggled with his balance and “was generally uncooperative.”

He then refused all field

sobriety tests, claiming he had “a bad leg,” according to the court document.

Beylund did, however, submit to an onsite Breathalyzer test, but failed to provide an adequate breath sample.

He was arrested and transported to the hospital.

In a Feb. 12, 2015 opinion from the N.D. Supreme Court, it was concluded that Beylund voluntarily consented to the chemical blood test and that the state’s implied consent law does not violate the Fourth Amendment.

A similar incident occurred just a few counties to the east of Bowman.

A highway patrol officer discovered Danny Birchfield, of Glen Ullin, after he drove his vehicle into a ditch Oct. 10, 2013. The officer believed Birchfield was intoxicated and he was asked to perform sobriety tests,

which he failed.

He was arrested but refused to consent to a chemical test.

Birchfield was charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test, which he moved the Morton County District Court to dismiss.

His claim, according to court documents, was the same as Beylund had argued — the statute that criminalizes the refusal of chemical testing violated his constitutional rights.

The district court ruled the statute constitutional.

Birchfield conditionally pleaded guilty, but later appealed the decision with the N.D. Supreme Court. After the court ruled against his appeal, his case was progressed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A final opinion from the Court on the three cases was not given by the time this article went to print.

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One woman’s quest for identity

By BRYCE MARTIN Pioneer Editor

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ulie Mahon doesn’t know her real last name. The already vague image she holds in her mind of her birth mother has faded with the decades. She clings to only a few small pieces of information about who she is and where she came from.

“I’m this complete mystery,” she said, keeping up hope that one day she’ll track down her birth parents.

But digging into her past has proved a tough road so far, with no one being able to tell her the information she so desperately desires.

Mahon, 53, was put up for adoption at six months old.

What she does know about her biological parents is limited, though enough to know that she was born at a hospital in Bowman. Her given name was Jody Rae. Her last name is presently unknown.

She was the product of an affair between a married woman, who had seven children, and a man who battled alcoholism. Her birth certificate reads only the names of her adoptive parents. Her birth parents’ identities rerapidmain a mystery, one Mahon fad-is trying hard to solve. ng to “I’ve been searching for gularquite a while, like any other rep-adoptee,” she said. s are About two percent of the U.S. child population is adwhileopted. But Mahon’s story is andunique — she had put up her d ofown child for adoption. ocket While Mahon searched for ears. her birth parents, the daughse, Iter she was separated from ke toyears earlier was on the same 60 oilmission. hap- She said deciding to put up her newborn daughter for adoption was the hardest decision of her life, but it came full circle when she experienced what her own mother presumably went through. t re- A popular misconception emi-regarding adoption is that the child will grow to hate rgedits birth parents because of t totheir perceived abandonh hement. unty Mahon is proof that is uns. true. g to Not only does she maintain thea love and an understanding guedfor her birth parents, she inal-reunited with her daughter micalyears later, in 2001, and was stitu-

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Mahon able to redevelop a strong mother-daughter bond.

“I know that I was too young to care for my daughter properly. I felt like I was

on her,” Mahon said.

Her biological father had asked her birth mother, who was 27 at the time, to leave her husband, an oil field worker, because their marriage was not going well. But she was unyielding; she had to try to work things out.

At the time, Mahon’s birth mother held three jobs, including work as a nurse’s aide at an unidentified hospital. She was married at the young age of 15 and already had a large family to look after.

Considering the woman’s seven other children, somewhere Mahon has a large

It makes you wonder, who are you? showing her more love by putting her up for adoption and not keeping her for my own selfish reasons,” Mahon said.

She wanted her daughter to experience a special bond with somebody who was able to take of her.

“Knowing my own feelings of how hard it was, I’ve got to believe my birth parents went through the same thing,” she said.

Mahon, now a resident of Sartell, Minn., was adopted by a family through The Village in Fargo, an adoption service operated by Lutheran Social Services.

Her adoptive parents were open and honest. They told her at a young age that she was adopted and answered as many questions as they could.

Mahon, born Jan. 25, 1963, was adopted about six months after birth. Her new parents suggested that Mahon’s birth mother might have had second thoughts about the adoption since she waited several months before making a decision.

While her adoptive parents never met Mahon’s biological parents, they were told as they waited at the adoption agency that Mahon’s mother was sitting in her vehicle up the street.

“It had to have been tough

family of half-brothers and sisters. She believed some were older at the time of her mother’s pregnancy and likely saw her belly growing.

One day they had to have realized that she was no longer pregnant, but their new sister wouldn’t be coming home.

Mahon wondered if her birth mother felt too guilty to welcome an eighth child into an already struggling marriage. Her birth father was unwell and likely couldn’t care for the child himself.

Through non-identifying information released to Mahon by the adoption agency, she got to know this information. She also found out her mother was a member of a Presbyterian Church, and the details of some ailments that her biological grandmother and great-grandmother had.

But it wasn’t enough.

She didn’t even know if her parents were actually from Bowman or had just traveled to give birth at the hospital.

Bound by disclosure agreements, the adoption agency was not permitted to release her birth parents’ names.

That’s where her information ran dry.

She took to social media in an attempt to discover more.

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Perhaps somebody still living knew of her situation and could shed some light on her identity. She’s since spoken to several people from Bowman County via Facebook.

“Everybody in Bowman has been absolutely wonderful trying to help with this quest,” she said, but nothing has yet turned out real leads.

She said she wouldn’t give up hope, adding that she believed her birth parents to still be alive. If nothing else, at least some of their children had to be living.

More than anything, she wants to meet them.

Reuniting with her daughter gave her even more hope.

Mahon had instructed the adoption agency she went through in Minnesota to release any and all information if her daughter ever searched for her.

One day she received a call. On the other end of the line was her daughter. Her life immediately changed.

“Sometimes it’s a roller coaster,” she said with a lump in her throat. “You find that there are pieces of you that are missing that you don’t know about.”

Still through it all Mahon said she never blamed her own birth mother, even at a young age. “(I) respected her; knew there had to have been a reason,” she said.

As she got older, and went through the adoption of her daughter, it became clearer.

She imagined the things her mother might do, as she had for her own daughter, like wishing a silent “Happy Birthday” to the child she no longer had.

Mahon said her daughter’s birthday was always on the calendar. Somewhere out west, she hoped hers was, too.

Mahon has children from a previous marriage, two boys ages 30 and 31. When she remarries next summer, she’ll also welcome a stepdaughter.

While she obviously has found love in her life, a hole still remains.

“It makes you wonder, who are you?” she said, wondering why her search is becoming so difficult. Perhaps her birth mother is ashamed to come forward, she won-

dered.

When asked what would be the first thing she would do if she met her mother, she took a brief pause to consider all the years they’ve been apart.

“First I’d cry,” she said.

The reunion with her daughter was mostly tear-filled.

“That feeling of reuniting, being able to hug her and have a close relationship is just tremendous.”

She kept apologizing to her daughter for giving her

up, but she understood and they shared many loving embraces.

That’s how she envisioned a future meeting with her birth mother, as a happy, loving surprise, culminating with the first time she could finally tell her mother: “I love you,” followed by, “I forgive you.”

If you have information that you think would help Julie with the search for her birth parents, email her at mistyastar@yahoo.com.

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Volunteer award nominees sought by N.D. AARP AARP North Dakota is seeking nominations for its 2016 Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors those individuals who share their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.

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Zoo, Carries Kids, Primrose Retirement Community, and Ruth Meiers. At the convention site, students were involved in a Project Linus activity. The students completed 150 blankets for needy children around our state.

Students attending the conference also participated in a variety of service learning activities to raise money for the statewide service project, Children’s Miracle Network. During the 201516 school year, North Dakota FCCLA members have raised over $13,000 in support of the Children’s Miracle Network, specifically Sanford’s Hospital in Fargo.

The delegation celebrated their success of attaining our $100,000.00 pledged goal set four years ago. This goal was completed, one full year ahead of schedule.

Bowman County FCCLA was recognized as a Champion Chapter for CMN fundraising.

are making a difference in the lives of others,” said AARP volunteer state president Mike Tomasko, West Fargo. “AARP has always encouraged our members to use their skills as a way to remain active and to make a difference in their community.”

The screening of nominees will be performed by AARP Andrea Richard and Marissa Skalicky received the FACS/FCCLA Senior Honor Award.

On Tuesday during the recognition ceremony and luncheon, the 2016-2017 state officers were installed.

The 2016-17 officers are: President: Aiden Halleen, Bowman chapter; 1st Vice President: Jason Burgess, Williston chapter; VP of Finance: Michael Kurtti, Rolla chapter, VP of Community Service: Sophia Richards, Hope-Page chapter; VP of STAR events, Cadee Heinle, Flasher chapter; VP of Programs, Jenna Graham, Midway chapter; VP of Membership/Development, Sage Friedt, Carrington chapter; and VP of Public Relations, Summer Steinwand, Edgeley chapter.

Vicki Neuharth, State Supervisor for Family and Consumer Sciences was honored at the luncheon banquet, for her many years of dedicated service to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. The

North Dakota.

Nominees must be 50 years or older and the achievements, accomplishments, or service on which the nomination is based must have been performed on a volunteer basis, without pay, and reflect AARP’s vision and mission.

Couples or partners who perform service together are organization and its members wish her the best as she moves Toward New Horizons.

Bowman County advisor Sara Kordovsky commented that “our chapter had an outstanding state convention. I am very proud of our members and the successes they experienced through FCCLA this year. I look forward to watching Aiden serve as the FCCLA State President this upcoming year.”

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has more than 190,000 members and more than 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.

West River bides time on Gustafson decision

By COLE BENZ

For The Pioneer Dr. Robert Gustafson is no longer on a leave of absence from West River Health Services in Hettinger, but there is a process he must follow before he is allowed to practice at the hospital again, and that decision will be made by new CEO Matthew Shahan along with the board of directors, and United Clinic Physicians.

Gustafson no longer appears on the West River website.

The surgeon is currently awaiting trial in Clatsop County in Oregon on 12 counts of sexual assault of a minor.

While out on bond, Gustafson violated the terms of his release after he was cited for driving under the influence in Morton County, a Class-B misdemeanor. The physician was taken to the hospital after a vehicle he was driving struck another

Gustafson vehicle on Dec. 13.

Now that he is no longer on medical leave, internal policies of West River and United Clinic Physicians require Gustafson to apply to return from his leave of absence. His future with the hospital was to be determined during an April 13 meeting, after the printing of this edition of the Record.

West River received notice of his desire to return from his leave of absence by United Clinic Physicians in late March.

eligible; however, teams are not eligible.

The nomination deadline is June 3.

Submit nominations online at www.aarp.org/andrusaward, where you will also find more information and complete eligibility requirements.

You can obtain a paper nomination form from Do-

reen Riedman, AARP North Dakota, by emailing driedman@aarp.org or by calling 701-355-3643 or 866-5545383.

The AARP State Andrus Award for Community Service is an annual awards program developed to honor individuals whose service is a unique and valuable contribution to society.

Last year, AARP recognized 52 outstanding individuals from around the country, including Alice Hoffert of Grand Forks.

AARP will announce this year’s award recipient in October.

The award honors the legacy of Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, who founded AARP 58 years ago.

Senator encourages investment in rural high speed internet U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp this week encouraged eligible applicants to apply for nearly $12 million in competitive federal funds to invest in high speed Internet.

“In our increasingly connected world, everyone should have access to highspeed and reliable Internet service, but unfortunately that isn’t always the case,” said Heitkamp. “High-speed Internet supports educational opportunities, small businesses, and health care services, and it supports economic growth in communities across our state. This federal funding can provide more of our communities with the needed resources to support Internet access to underserved, disadvantaged, and rural areas and encourage those who qualify to apply for this critical funding.”

This federal funding is made available from the Rural Utility Service’s (RUS) Community Connect Grant Program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Community Connect Grant Program provides grants to Internet provid-

“At the time, the board did not have enough details to make a decision [on his return],” Shahan said.

Shahan said they have not began the process to recruit a new surgeon. The board will be waiting to see what Gustafson’s future with the facility is before they exercise time and energy into finding a replacement.

“Part of what [Gustafson] is afforded under the leave of absence is the opportunity to come back,” Shahan said. “And before we went down that road [recruiting] we do want to discuss his request to return from his leave of absence.”

Gustafson practiced at West River Health Services but his employer is United Clinic Physicians.

“Our physicians are employees of United Clinic Physicians, and we contract with them to provide care within our facility,” Shahan said.

ers, tribal, state, and local governments, as well as cooperatives that will provide them with the financial support needed to invest in areas where it may not yet be

economically feasible to provide quality internet service.

Those interested in applying should visit the RUS website and have their applications submitted by June 17, 2016.

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Volunteers help load a vehicle with packaged goods during the Great Plains Food Bank’s mobile food truck stopped at the Bowman County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. (Pioneer Photo

by Bryce Martin)

Mobile food pantry stops in Bowman County

By BRYCE MARTIN Pioneer Editor

With its goal to further help local people in need of assistance, the Great Plains Food Bank mobile food truck stopped at three locations this week in Bowman County.

A long line of vehicles filled the parking lot at the Bowman County Fairgrounds on Tuesday for the drivethrough food assistance.

Youths from the Bowman United Methodist Church, along with the church’s pastor, and volunteers from the Bowman/Slope County Community Cupboard, located in Bowman, helped hand out food provided by

Great Plains.

Before stopping in Bowman at 5:30 p.m., the truck made visits in Scranton and Rhame.

The semi’s stop in the county marked the second time it appeared in southwest North Dakota. And this year plans call for the truck to make a stop in the area at least once a quarter.

In the past, the Great Plains Food Bank has partnered with county food pantries to disperse food, but it wanted to do more outreach in 2016, which led to its presence in Bowman County.

“We’re going there this year to help, we know we can’t solve hunger with

Pastor Ron Olson talks with a volunteer from Bowman United Methodist Church as they help load vehicles with food. (Pioneer Photo by Bryce Martin) out efforts and community awareness,” said Rachel Monge, western North Dakota’s regional services manager for Great Plains Food Bank.

At each stop, local volunteers are organized to help hand out food and other items. Each of the Bowman County stops included a package of canned and boxed goods, desserts, bread and fresh meat.

The food is packed and loaded into the semi trailer

in Fargo, where some 5,000 volunteers filter through the food bank each year.

Monge said she hoped the mobile truck campaign could start a new movement, to spread awareness that local people in need of food assistance shouldn’t be ashamed or embarrassed.

“If people know about the food pantry and they’re there, they shouldn’t be afraid to use it,” she said.

When the truck isn’t available in the area, people should visit the food pantry in Bowman. The Bowman/Slope County Community Cupboard is open from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Appointments can also be made by contacting Tammy Hofland at 701206-0210 or Kristy Pagel at 701-523-6672.

Tammy Hofland, president of the Bowman/Slope County Community Cupboard in Bowman, loads a vehicle with packaged goods during the Great Plains Food Bank’s mobile food truck stopped at the Bowman County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. (Pioneer Photo by Bryce Martin)

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Volunteer Week and Earth Day go hand in hand I find it very fitting that Earth Day falls on the heels of National Volunteer Week because we need volunteers to By improve our earth.

LORI So what is a volSOLA unteer? A volunteer For the is someone who Pioneer provides an unpaid service that directly benefits the community.

In this year’s National Volunteer Week Proclamation, President Barack Obama stated, “In National Parks and public schools, food panties and animal shelters, volunteers fan out in communities across America, devoted to a cause bigger than themselves.”

As you’ve come to know, I write what I personally live and experience. And even though I don’t always have time to volunteer, I do pick areas I am passionate about.

While in the small town of Cottonwood Falls, Kan., I worked part-time at the weekly newspaper.

As I proofread the Senior Center News, I noticed they were always looking for volunteers.

Soon I was getting drinks (water, tea, or milk) for every senior in their very active Senior Center and scooping food onto their plates every Friday. Before long, I knew what each person preferred to drink, where they liked to sit and had their drinks waiting for them at the table. Fridays became my favorite day of the week. The other volunteers and head cook were old enough to be my grandparents, but they always brightened my day.

At that time of my life, I did not have a child, but my desire to help others led me to the local elementary school. Soon, I was volunteering there as well and helping children in the classroom. Their bright chatter filled a void I’ve longed to fill.

I was fortunate again to volunteer in Shawn’s preschool class in Beulah. I cut out laminated items, helped the kids with lunch, play, whatever they needed. Shawn seemed proud as a peacock on days his Mommy could be there.

These days, most of my volunteer hours are at my church leading the choir, playing the flute or singing in the band. I did volunteer at the Cedar Chest for a short bit, but soon my work schedule got in the way.

As far as Earth Day goes, I have been an avid recycler until I moved to town and the option was no longer available. By the time Shawn was three, he was the best little recycler in Beulah and knew how to sort the different plastics, glass, paper, aluminum, tin, magazines and whatever else was acceptable to recycle. He just could not understand why all of a sudden everything was garbage. We still, however, save our glass and take it to a town that recycles it.

To volunteer or become a caretaker of the earth doesn’t require a fancy degree or oodles of time. If everyone pitched in a few hours here and there, it would lessen the load of many and keep our environment neat and tidy.

Holding an elderly hand, helping tie a youngsters shoes, making copies, organizing parties, picking up trash in the park or while out walking, using less plastic, reusing or repurposing items…it all adds up.

I have moved so much in my adult life that I usually do not have time to settle into a community. No other place felt as much as home as Cottonwood Falls. I believe part of the reason is because there I was welcomed with open arms, valued, appreciated and heard. It was a community that truly worked together.

Thank you to all those who volunteer and are conscience of being earth friendly. When you follow your heart and pitch in, good things happen.

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I’m lucky Hat Tips By DEAN MEYER For the Pioneer

I was just thinking the other morning. Shirley has warned me about thinking, but sometimes I can’t help it. I was thinking that I am pretty dang lucky.

Other than diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure, eyesight, and hearing, I am in pretty good shape. I’m lucky. There are people with a heck of a lot more problems than I’ve got. And they don’t have near as much fun!

What got me to thinking about this was a calf.

I was down in the barn a couple days ago feeding a bottle calf. It was a twin calf that the mama cow forgot when he was a day or so old.

But this is a darn nice calf and took right to the bottle.

Before I started feeding him I had called the saddle horses in and grained them.

It was just starting to get a little light and that calf was sucking that bottle and those saddle horses were munching on oats. I swear there isn’t a sweeter sound than that. Then you add a little rain falling on the barn roof and that must be what heaven sounds like.

But I imagine my chances of checking that out are a little slim.

Anyway, that’s what got me to thinking. I was thinking that Dad always said I was lucky. And I guess he was right.

So I started thinking about the things I enjoy. I enjoy having a beer on the deck with good friends on a warm summer evening. And Shirley would say I enjoy having a drink with friends on a cold winter evening just as well. I enjoy friends.

I enjoy a good dog that chases cows when I tell him

Winter kill N.D. Outdoors By DOUG LEIER

N.D. Game and Fish

It doesn’t take a biology or chemistry degree to understand fish need water, and it’s no secret the expanded wet cycle since 1993 was the key ingredient in creating a modern version of the good old days in terms of fishing in North Dakota.

But reduced snowpack and consequently less fresh spring run-off the last couple of winters, is mostly an unwelcomed change when it comes to fisheries management.

Fisheries biologists point to this as a reality of life on

the prairie. Water levels are seldom stable from one year to the next. While the lack of moisture continues, in the short term that isn’t necessarily bad. The last two mild winters without much snow likely helped some susceptible lakes survive without significant winterkill.

On the other hand, deep snow on top of thick ice increases winterkill potential for lakes that are on the edge, but rising water levels following such winters is a good thing for all lakes in the state.

Winterkill describes a situation when water no longer contains enough dissolved oxygen for fish to survive.

Without oxygen, fish suffocate, just as they do when you take them out of water.

Aquatic vegetation produces dissolved oxygen through the respiration process of photosynthesis, just as landbased plants release oxygen

too and sometimes stops when I tell him. And he is good to my grandkids.

I enjoy trotting a horse down a long ridge headed for Hans Creek when the grass is green and the creeks are running.

I enjoy cutting alfalfa hay just before it blossoms and smelling that sweet smell.

Heck, I even enjoy unrolling that bale on fresh snow and seeing the cows line up to eat that hay months later.

I enjoy watching a great bucking horse and I enjoy watching a good cowboy make a great ride on a good bucking horse.

I enjoy watching Shirley get a calf started nursing a bottle if the calf is too dumb for me to get it started. She can do it.

I enjoy coming in to the smell of a good pot roast in the oven, or maybe the smell of pork ribs and sauerkraut in the crock-pot.

I enjoy the smell of the air after a shower. Especially when that shower follows a long dry spell. Grandpa

always said it “always rains right after a dry spell”. He was a wise man.

Another thing he told me was, “Don’t ever buy a horse from a guy that sits in the front pew in church!” I enjoyed that.

I enjoy watching a little kid smile when they see a baby calf or new flower blooming. Or when they learn to feed a calf or a lamb.

I enjoy dirty, noisy kids in our house. I enjoy kids that pet their horse even after it tipped a barrel or knocked down a couple poles.

Heck, I could go on and on. Dad is right. I’ve always been lucky.

into the air. Fish then process oxygen with their gills.

Of course, sunlight is needed to start the photosynthesis process, and during some winters, the combination of thick ice and snow on top of it prevents sunlight from reaching aquatic plants. At some point, lack of sunlight kills aquatic plants, so they no longer release oxygen into the water. To make matters worse, dead, decomposing plants actually consume oxygen.

If the water’s oxygen content falls low enough, fish start to die. And when that happens, their decomposition uses additional oxygen.

Winterkill has been a limiting factor off and on some North Dakota waters for as long as we’ve had lakes, fish and fishing. It’s one of many challenges North Dakota Game and Fish biologists deal with.

It’s a word that draws winces from anglers who were banking on another year of successful fishing in a lake that maybe wasn’t big enough or deep enough, or didn’t have the right aquatic habitat to sustain fish through a winter that produces thick ice and heavy snow.

Lakes that suffer a die-off can be restocked and once again become productive fishing waters. But every so often, maybe once every 5-15 years, the right combination of circumstances come together to threaten that fishery.

The limiting factor is that Game and Fish currently manages some 425 lakes. At the start of each winter it’s impossible to tell which ones, if any, will succumb to low dissolved oxygen.

Biologists monitor dissolved oxygen content in suspect lakes during most winters.

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OBITUARIES Wilbur E. Potter, 65

Wilbur E. Potter, 75, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at his home with family.

Wilbur Earl Potter was born Oct. 30, 1940 in Bowman to Lester Potter and Ethel (Mann) Potter. He attended school at Buffalo No. 2, a country school north of Bowman in which grades 1-8 were taught. He earned his GED in 1998.

Wilbur met the love of his life, Marcella Nulph, in 1955; they married February 1960. To this union, daughters Linda and Susan were born. Wilbur always believed in hard work; he worked on farms in Bowman County and was employed with a couple of farm machinery dealerships and as a mechanic at a gas service station.

Thinking he and his family would find a better way of life working in the oil fields of Wyoming, they packed up and left North Dakota in 1966. He stopped in Lead, S.D., for a time to collect enough wages to move on.

He remained in Lead, working for Homestake Mining Company, for the next 31 years. After retirement from Homestake, he obtained his commercial driver license through Western Dakota Technical Institute, and enjoyed truck driving for Werner Enterprises for nine months in which Wilbur and Marcella traveled from coast to coast.

Being a genuine craftsman, Wilbur could build or fix anything. He built waterbed frames and dressers for his daughters when they married. The furniture pieces crafted out of love are still being used today after nearly 32 years. He joined his son-in-law in the woodworking business, Custom Wood Creations, for a few years before finally retiring and moving to Rapid City in 2003.

Wilbur was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 508 in Deadwood, a member of

Potter the Masonic Lodge AF&AM No. 9 of Lead, and an active member of the Rapid Valley United Methodist Church.

He was also on the Valley View Estates Homeowners Association board and the Road District committee in his neighborhood.

Everyone he met became a friend. He always said if you wanted to meet your neighbors, just take your dog for a walk.

He is survived by his wife, Marcella; daughters Linda (Gregg) Fischer of Rapid City, S.D., and Susan (Mark) Karol of Peyton, Colo.; grandchildren Travis and Jordan Adler, Penny Fischer, Shauna ( Josiah) Good, Joshua, Dayn and Brandon Karol; sister, Elaine Buchholz of Stanton; sisters-inlaw Lorraine (Walter) Ehley, LaVera (Roger) Hanson, Debby (Butch) Jungling; brother-in-law Joel Dahrling; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death

by his parents; sisters, Harriet Schneider and Fern Paris; and brother, Lavern.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, with visitation one hour prior, at the Rapid Valley United Methodist Church, 5103 Longview Drive A memorial has been established through the Rapid Valley United Methodist Church.

Arrangements are under the care of Kirk Funeral Home. Online condolences may be written at the funeral home website.

she really enjoyed.

Eunice was born June 7, 1928 to Pearl and Emanuel Voigt in Bowman, North Dakota. She grew up on her family farm to womanhood. It was there she met and married her beloved husband, Kenneth Norman Braaten. They were married for 65 wonderful years and raised four children. Sadly, their son, Allen, passed in

Eunice P. Braaten, 87 Eunice peacefully and quietly has passed to the other side. She would like you to know that her work here is complete. She received a “call” that carried a far better offer that she could not refuse. This final “assignment” has a huge “sign-on bonus,” a glorious reunion with family and friends that she has missed greatly. Her beloved husband, Kenneth and her treasured son, Allen were there to welcome her. The new mission takes her to a wonderful new place where she will be socializing, gardening, playing cards and Wii bowling all she wants.

Plus, another added “perk,” she now has the best view for all the MMA events that

Braaten 2010 and Ken passed in 2012.

Eunice and Ken owned and operated the Rhame Lumber Yard in North Dakota. In 1972 they moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Eunice went to work at Low Cost Drugs in Hayden, Idaho. She then opened her own Fabric Store in Coeur d’Alene which she operated until she retired. She had many hobbies and stayed ac-

tive through the remainder of her life. She was independent and quick witted, always willing to share a smile.

Her children, Terry (Leslie) of Anacortes, Wash., Gerald (Gail) of Bowman, Penny (Michael) Douglass of Coeur d’Alene; her brother, Harold Voigt of ND; and her dear friend, Renee; along with her 13 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, one great great grand baby and more to come, would like you to know that they choose to celebrate her life. It was a beautiful one and she lived it to the fullest. They know she has truly passed to a far better place.

A visitation/viewing was planned for 1 p.m. April 18 at Yates Funeral Home – Coeur d’ Alene Chapel, 744 N. 4th St., Coeur d’ Alene, with a funeral service following at 2 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Coeur d’ Alene Memorial Gardens following the funeral. Please visit Eunice’s online memorial and sign her guestbook at www.yatesfuneralhomes. com.

Laurel ‘Lolli’ Claymore, 67 Laurel “Lolli” Claymore, 67, of Pierre, S.D., passed

away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Mary House Hospice in Pierre. Funeral Services for Lolli was on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. CST in Kenel, S.D., at the Assumption of Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. Ron Gary celebrated the Mass.

Lolli was born on Aug. 19, 1948, the daughter of Jim and Evelyn (Claymore) Brown and she was raised in Deadwood, S.D. Lolli graduated high school in 1965 at Reeder High School in Reeder. She then attended Business College in Aberdeen, SD. She worked for United Sioux Tribes for 28 years.

Lolli loved to travel and was able to do so through work.

She loved reading books.

She loved to cross-stitch and embroider. She had a love of shopping that she inherited from her mother. She loved horses as a girl and as an adult collected glass horses to decorate her home. She is survived by her son Shayne Marshall of Pierre; parents Jim and Evelyn Brown of Reeder; sisters, Khristine (Vic) Hakanson of Tempe, Texas, and Kari (Wes) Schwartzwalter of Scranton; brother P.J. (Ann) Brown of Ham Lake, Minn.; four nephews; seven nieces; four great nieces and numerous cousins and friends.

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

Little Missouri Lutheran Church, worship at 9 a.m. followed by coffee time

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• Bowman Assembly of God Pastor Ed Kvaale 523-5544 / bowmanag.org Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Morning worship • Bowman United Methodist Pastor Ron Olson (70l) 523-5492 www.bowmanumc.org Sunday School for all ages: 9 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:10 a.m.

Wednesday night activities: Beginning @ 6 p.m.

• Break Forth Bible Church Pastors Rusty & Christa Phalen 614 North Earling, Miles City, Mont. (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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• Catholic Churches: St. Charles of Bowman; St. Mary’s of Marmarth; St. Mel’s of 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. at Sunset Home • Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Rhame 10:30 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship 11 a.m. – Worship Feb. 17, Mar. 2, Mar 16 – 6 p.m. soup/sandwiches, 7 Lenten worship • Bowman Lutheran Church 9:30 a.m. – Worship 10:30 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship & Sunday School 2nd Wed., 9 a.m. – Women’s Bible study Every Wed., 12 p.m. – Sack lunch Bible study: Genesis Wed., 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Kids’ Klub, grades 3-6 Lenten Wed. – 6 p.m. soup/ sandwiches, 7 Lenten worship • First Lutheran Church, Rhame 9:30 a.m. – Worship 10:30 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship Thurs., 2 p.m. – Release Time, Grades K-6 Feb. 10, Feb. 24, Mar. 9 – 6 p.m. soup/sandwiches, 7 Lenten worship • Lebanon Lutheran Church, Amidon

Feb. 14, Feb. 28, Mar. 13, Mar 27 – 10 a.m. Fellowship, 11 a.m.

Worship Feb. 21, Mar. 5, Mar 20, Apr. 3 – 5 p.m. Fellowship, 6 p.m. Worship Lenten Wed. – 6 p.m. soup/ sandwiches, 7 Lenten worship • Marmarth Bible Church Pastor Norman Rice 10:30 a.m. worship services • Mound Church North of Rhame, Sunday - 9 a.m. Worship service. Weather permitting • Pierce Congregational Church Pastor Mary Wiggins 11 a.m. worship • Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Scranton 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday - 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass; 2nd & 4th Sunday - 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass • Scranton Lutheran Parish April 24: 8 a.m. Worship at Haley; 9:30 a.m. worship at Peace April 27: 5 p.m. After school program & Confirmation • Seventh Day Adventist Pastor David Moench Saturdays - 9:30a.m. Sabbath School, Bible Study; 11 a.m. church service

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CLASSIFIEDS Wanted

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Mineral and other oil/gas interests. send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201. (TFN)

County offers excellent benefits.

To apply go to: http://www.burleighco.com/jobs/

Looking For Junk Cars Will Buy: Junk cars and scrap metal. Please call 701-928-0325.

Please leave a message. (TFN)

MCLEAN COUNTY IS hiring one or more full-time Patrol Deputies.

For more information regarding this position visit http://www. mcleancountynd.gov/employment/.

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Are you looking for a rental that offers larger living conditions, a garage for your vehicle, and privacy? Lease a three BR, 1 1/2 BA, with washer/dryer, and a kitchen with appealing counter space and abundance of cupboards. Newer flooring and paint make this home move-in ready. $800/mo. plus utilities. Call 701873-2137. (4/22 dc)

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FOR SALE: Commercial building w/2 overhead doors. Includes office space and bathroom. 4 S. 1st St. W, Baker, MT. $169,900. Call 406-690-5814 or 406-851-1932.

(4/27 cb)

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HELP WANTED SUPERVISORY CIVIL ENGINEER (Rural Water): The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking two qualified licensed professional engineers for permanent Federal civilian service employment in Bismarck, North Dakota and Pierre, South Dakota. The positions are in the Rural Water Division and will supervise staff that work on rural water projects in North and South Dakota.

Duties of the positions include construction management, O&M oversight, agreement administration and providing technical assistance to tribal rural water systems. Rural water project facilities include water treatment plants, conveyance/distribution pipelines, pump stations, storage reservoirs and other rural water related facilities. You MUST apply on-line at through www.usajobs. gov (vacancy announcement BR-¬GP-DK-16-42 or BR-DEGPDK(-16-28) The on-line application process must be completed

by April 26, 2016. If you have specific questions regarding the applications process, please call 406-247-7696. EEOE. THE BURLEIGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S Department has openings for a Detention Officer and Sheriff’s Deputy. Burleigh

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Looking for a dependable F/T or P/T bartender with a fun-loving personality at a new business opening in Bowman, N.D.

Serious applicants please call 701-279-5890

CCMH & CLINICS – Langdon, ND is seeking a Paramedic. Duties include responding to 911 calls and transfers, helping in the hospital when needed. www.cavaliercountyhospital.com. EOE. SERVICE COORDINATOR FOR people with intellectual disabilities. Qualifications: QDDP and BS Degree in a human service field. $44k/year plus benefits. Apply at HAV-IT Services, Harvey ND, 701-324-4636. EOE CENTRAL ND DIRT contractor has opening for a dependable full-time employee. Prefer experience but would train the right person. Mechanical aptitude a must.

Call 701-341-0454.

WANTED: UNITED QUALITY Coop New Town seeking individual with 3+ years of wheel alignment and light mechanical experience. Position requires valid driver’s license, lift over 50 pounds and own tools. Competitive pay with generous benefits, including affordable housing.

Contact Tom Leon @ 701-6273636, ext 4 or apply online @ www.unitedprairie.coop.

JOHNSON FARMS TRUCKING Walhalla, ND is looking for OTR drivers and Owner operators.

Drivers making $60,000+. New 2015 trucks! No Northeast runs.

Call 800-437-5349.

HOUSING NEW 55+ COMMUNITY! The Meadowlands in Mandan – 2016.

Many residential options offered, close to healthcare and retail; future plans include community center, pool. Call 701-712-1353.

APARTMENTS & CONDOS FOR RENT 1st Month FREE Starting $900/ mth! Silver Waters 55+ Retirement Community, GF. 1 & 2 bedrm’s, elevator, community rooms, Ht/wtr/underground parking included. 701-757-0926.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE LANDOWNERS: DESPITE DOWNTURN North Dakota farm land values continue to be strong.

Call Kevin Pifer for free valuation at Pifer’s Auctioneers 701-2385810 or kpifer@pifers.com PLANTERS/SEEDING EQUIPMENT BUYING USED VALMAR and Gandy applicators. Call Paul at Daily Bread Farms. 763-2862037.

BULLS & LIVESTOCK FOR SALE 2 YEAR OLD Black Angus and Sim Angus Bulls. Quiet dispositions, good feet and fed a growing ration. Semen tested, poured and foot rot shots prior to delivery. Call Lawler Angus Ranch for complete EPD’s and pedigree info. 701-782-4280.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE GEOTHERMAL HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS. Commercial, residential & shop buildings.

Economical heating & cooling.

Federal tax Credits/electric rebates. Earthloop Geothermal Systems, Fosston 218/435-6379 or 218/230-5533.

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HELP WANTED

Range Technician to work in Slope County NDThis is a full time, Temporary position with the Little Missouri Grazing Association Working 8-10 hour days Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.

▪Use initiative to carry out recurring assignments independently.

▪Taking and cataloging photos, Photo site monitoring, observe plant and soil conditions, record data and make utilization measurements.

▪Collecting vegetation data (identifying mostly grasses, forbs and shrubs).

▪Read maps, look for stakes, and use a GPS unit.

▪Limited computer work, filing, entering data, transfer data from field notes, maintain range inspection files.

▪The work requires physical exertion in hiking over rough, uneven terrain.

▪Spray grasshopper hotspots and noxious weeds using a 4wheeler spray unit.

▪Collect and release leafy spurge flea beetles as bio control of leafy spurge.

▪Sage Grouse habitat monitoring using NRCS line point intercept and line intercept.

▪Work with Forest Service personnel as directed by supervisor.

Send cover letter and resume to: Lola Hewson Little Missouri Grazing Association 945 35th Street E, Dickinson, ND 58601 Or E-mail to LMGA201@hotmail.com

nd Classifieds AUCTIONS AUCTION - G&J HOT Oiling, April 23, 10am, 29 Tri State Rd., Reliance, WY. Semis, Trailers, Conexbox, Hoses, Flowback Tanks, Man Camps, 850hp Mudbogger. Contact VRK Auctions, 307-871-5498, vrkauctions.weebly.com MISCELLANEOUS HAVE a news release or other information that needs to reach all ND newspapers? ND Newspaper Association can help! One call does it all. (701) 223-6397.

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Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 15th, 22nd & 29th, 2016 TIMOTHY A. SADOWSKY, #03611 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. P.O. BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 swlawpc@ndsupernet.com 701-523-3112 Attorney for: Personal Representative Case No. 06-2016-PR-00010 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BOWMAN COUNTY STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH SILHA, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned have been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to Julaine Silha, personal representative of the estate, at, 8103 140th Ave SW, Bowman, ND 58623, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 8th day of April, 2016.

Julaine Silha, Personal Representative 8103 140th Ave SW Bowman, ND 58623 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. P.O. BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned have been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to Alice Magyar, co-personal representative of the estate, at 18900 Pomelo Road, Santa Rosa, TX 78593, Cynthia Vitter, co-personal representative of the estate, at 3902 West 20th Court, Panama City, FL 32405, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 19th day of April, 2016.

Alice Magyar, Personal Representative Cynthia Vitter, Personal Representative 18900 Pomelo Road 3902 West 20th Court Santa Rosa, TX 78593 Panama City, FL 32405 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. P.O. BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd, 2016 UNAPPROVED MINUTES FOR RHAME CITY COUNCIL MEETING Equalization Meeting

Dated this 7th day of April, 2016.

Janice Defoe, Personal Representative 510 10th Ave N. Hettinger, ND 58639 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. P.O. BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd, 29th & May 6th, 2016 STEVEN J. WILD, #04091 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. P.O. BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 swlawpc@ndsupernet.com 701-523-3112 Attorney for: Co-Personal Representatives Case No. 06-2016-PR-00013 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BOWMAN COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORIS E. FISCHER,

The February, 2016, payroll expenses were $136,345.78. The checks issued were numbers 27878-27883. The check stubs issued were numbers 8301-8353.

There was a motion by Evans, a second by Sanford to approve the payroll. All were in favor. The motion carried.

Parent/teacher conferences are March 15, from 3:30 – 9:30, with a social media presentation from 5:30 – 6:30.

Superintendent Pretzer reported on class registrations for 20162017.

The school board filing deadline is April 4, 2016, by 4:00 p.m. with the terms of Dillon and Sanford expiring June 30, 2016.

There was a motion by Reitz, a second by Evans to accept Christian Giddings’ resignation effective May 20, 2016. All were in favor.

The motion carried.

Superintendent Pretzer reported Deidre Mack’s resignation as para-educator effective March 31, 2016. Pretzer informed the board the position will not be filled at this time.

There was a motion by Reitz, a second by Dillon to deny the open enrollment application for Tristin Barnard due to staffing shortage.

All were in favor. The motion carried.

Superintendent Pretzer reported he accepted TMI’s bid for the science lab stations.

Principal Pierce and Superintendent Pretzer reported on elementary and secondary education.

Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd, 2016

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 7:00 PM LOCATION: CITY HALL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned have been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to Janice Defoe, personal representative of the estate, at 510 10th Ave N., Hettinger, ND 58639, or filed with the Court.

priately related to zoning matters in Chapter 6. No zone changes to property are proposed. To examine the case file for the project please make an appointment with Cheryl Ryan, Zoning Director, City of Bowman by calling 701-5237627 or 701-523-3309.

I. Meeting called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Jeremiah II. Roll Call: Jeremiah Erickson, Andy Adkisson, Grace Wood, Margie Russ, Absent: Mike Germann & Scott Luvaas. Dennis Walser, Gail Olson, Jon Brosz, Jodie Freier, Dean Pearson III. Jodie presented the 2016 property tax report. Does city want to give exemption? Council will discuss exemptions at next general meeting. Will discuss re-assessment on one property in Rhame.

Adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

STEVEN J WILD, #04091 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. P.O. BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 swlawpc@ndsupernet.com 701-523-3112 Attorney for: Personal Representative Case No. 06-2016-PR-00011

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

financial reports and filed them for the auditors.

The April, 2016, board meeting was changed to April 13, 2016, at 8:00 p.m.

UNAPPROVED MINUTES FOR RHAME CITY COUNCIL MEETING

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTINE WEISZ, Deceased.

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MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 7:00 PM LOCATION: CITY HALL

Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 15th, 22nd & 29th, 2016

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BOWMAN COUNTY STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

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I. Meeting called to order at 7:31 p.m. by Jeremiah II. Roll Call: Jeremiah Erickson, Andy Adkisson, Grace Wood, Margie Russ, Absent: Mike Germann & Scott Luvaas. Dennis Walser, Gail Olson, Jon Brosz III. Old Business.

1. Surge Funding Project Reports – Jon Brosz went over the surge fund projects. At this time we will need to exercise our loan option in the amount of approximately $70,000. Received an estimate of $85,000 from the BNSF railroad to install a new concrete crossing.

Will need to go to a County Commissioner meeting to discuss who will pay the costs for the concrete crossing. Need to drain the water from Lagoon cell one.

2. City Maintenance – Motion to accept Applicant #1 for the City Maintenance position made by Grace, seconded by Andy, call to Mike Germann for yes vote, motion carried.

3. Approval of invoices IV. Comments – Sewer line by Gail Olson’s need to be fixed so that it does not back up. Lines need to be jetted by City of Bowman. Margie will call the City of Bowman and have the lines jetted out.

V. Adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd, 2016 SCRANTON BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING 3-9-2016 The regular meeting of the board was called to order by President Mellmer at 7:02 p.m. in the superintendent’s office. Members present were Reitz, Evans, Sanford, Mellmer and Dillon. No one was absent. Others present were Carmen Erickson, Ashley Fisher, Superintendent Pretzer, Principal Pierce and Business Manager Eberle.

The agenda was read and no additions were made.

There was a motion by Reitz, a second by Evans to approve the minutes. All were in favor. The motion carried.

There was a motion by Sanford, a second by Reitz to approve the bills. All were in favor. The motion carried.

The board reviewed the monthly

Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd, 29th & May 6th, 2016 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA COUNTY OF BOWMAN IN JUVENILE COURT SOUTHWEST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE INTEREST OF A.M., a child State of North Dakota, Petitioner, vs.

A.M., a minor child, Dion Mitchell, her father, Respondents.

Juvenile File No. 06-2014-JV00007 IN THE INTEREST OF K.S., a child State of North Dakota, Petitioner, vs.

K.S., a minor child, Shannon Smith, father, Respondents.

Juvenile File No. 06-2014-JV00008 IN THE INTEREST OF D.H., a child State of North Dakota, Petitioner, vs.

D.H., a minor child, Ty (unknown last name), father, Respondents.

Juvenile File No. 06-2014-JV00009 NOTICE OF HEARING

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above-entitled cases are scheduled before the Honorable Dann Greenwood on May 12, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the Bowman County Courthouse, Bowman, North Dakota.

The purpose of said hearing is as follows:

Michael Mellmer, President Angie Eberle, Business Manager

HEARING ON PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS

Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd, 2016

RIGHT TO COUNSEL �While you are not required to have legal counsel in this proceeding, you are entitled to legal counsel if you so desire. If you desire legal counsel and are unable without undue financial hardship to employ counsel, the Court, upon your request, will appoint legal counsel for you.

The board evaluated Superintendent Pretzer.

Scranton School District Bills March, 2016 General Fund: Blue Cross 18,663.70; Carol Dilse 300; City of Scranton 590.45; Consolidated Telcom 413.27; Country Media 76.05; Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch 3,325; Dakota Western Bank 200; Dickinson Press 58; Global Technology Inc. 1,040.08; John Maritato 600; Lea Doerr 100; Misty Steeke 4.99; MDU 2,715.96; NDPSE-Mathcounts 68; Network Services 344.56; Nina Hawn 79.99; Rachelle Bergstrom 427.50; Ramkota Hotel 299.97; Resources for Educators 219; S & T Custom Plumbing 106.50; Super Valu 38.61; Scranton Equity 8,949.44; Scranton Golf Course 284; Seaton Publishing 39; VISA 2,271.59; VoWac Publishing 167.44; West Plains Imple. 120.09; West River Health Services 820; West River Student Services 1,039.92 Fund Total: 43,363.11 Food Service Fund: Dean Foods 674.81 Scranton Super Valu 84.49; US Foodservice 3,300.66 Fund total: 4,059.96 Published in the Bowman County Pioneer April 22nd & 29th, 2016 BOWMAN CITY COMMISSION TO MEET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Bowman City Commission will meet May 3, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at City Hall (101 1st Street, NE) to conduct a public hearing for amendments to Chapter 6 (the Zoning Code). Article 6 will be reviewed and discussed. The amendments are inclusive of all lands in the City and extraterritorial area and include but are not limited to the following: 1) new chapters; 2) amendments to existing language, including the creation of new land use designations; 3) deletions of existing language; 4) requirements for public hearings; 5) roles and responsibilities of the Planning and Zoning Commission, City Commission, and City staff; and 6) other text amendments, modifications and deletions as appro-

If you wish to have counsel appointed for you, you must contact the Office of the Juvenile Court at the Stark County Courthouse, 51 3rd St. E, Suite 201, Dickinson, ND 58601, or by calling (701)2273170 within three (3) days of the date of service of this Notice of Hearing.

The hearing on this matter will proceed at the time and place scheduled Dann Greenwood, District Court Judge

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND NORTH DAKOTA WORKFORCE SAFETY & INSURANCE MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES relating to pharmacy.

WORKFORCE SAFETY & INSURANCE

Board Room Century Center 1600 East Century Ave Bismarck ND Monday, June 13, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. CT

A copy of the proposed amendments to the medical fee schedule may be obtained by writing to Workforce Safety & Insurance, Attn: Harvey Hanel, PO Box 5585, Bismarck, ND 58506-5585 or calling 800777-5033 or TYY (701) 328-3786. Written comments may be submitted to Workforce Safety & Insurance, Harvey Hanel, Medical Services and Pharmacy Director, P.O. Box 5585, Bismarck, ND 58506-5585, until the close of business, June 18, 2016.

If you plan to attend the public hearing and require special accommodations relating to a disability, please contact Workforce Safety & Insurance at the above telephone number or address at least ve days prior to hearing.

Dated this 8 day of April, 2016 Harvey Hanel Medical Services and Pharmacy Director

SPECIAL MEETING Minnehaha Township Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Bowman County Courthouse, Auditor’s Office AGENDA: MARINA LICENSE Followed by meeting with Bowman County Commissioners at 10:00 a.m.

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Posting Date April 18, 2016

1. GEOGRAPHY: On what continent is the nation of Sierra Leone located?

2. TELEVISION: Which TV character was known for the saying, “Live long and prosper”?

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which of Santa’s reindeer comes first, alphabetically speaking?

4. MEASUREMENTS: What is the time frame indicated in “circadian rhythm”?

5. MATH: How many sides does a heptagon have?

6. MUSIC: What was the Oscar-winning theme song of “The Poseidon Adventure”?

7. COMICS: What company created “Avengers,” “Spider-Man” and “Hulk”?

8. HIGHER ED: What private university’s main campus is in South Bend, Indiana?

9. ASTRONOMY: What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope?

10. MEDICAL: What is the focus of oncology? © 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

Trivia Test Answers 1. Africa 2. Mr. Spock, “Star Trek” 3. Blitzen 4. 24 hours 5. Seven 6. “The Morning After” 7. Marvel 8. Notre Dame 9. Uranus 10. Cancer

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SPORTS Bowman’s Hofland chosen for SasKota Bowl J

Jayden Hofland of Bowman makes an impressive catch during a season game last year. (Pioneer File Photo)

ayden Hofland, a senior at Bowman County High School, earned the distinction of being named to be part of team North Dakota for the 13th Annual SasKota Bowl.

Hofland, No. 16, played as slotback and outside line backer for the varsity Bulldogs in the most recent season. He graduates at the end of this school year.

Hofland will represent the Maroon and White during the bowl against the All-Star team, starting at 2 p.m.

July 3 in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.

(By Bryce Martin/Pioneer Editor)

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Adam Powell takes off during the long jump at the Beach Booster Meet on April 15. (Submitted Photo)

Varsity Bulldogs enter competition season with poise

A few days of cool wet weather is not only a blessing for the upcoming growing season, but also the Bowman County Track & Field Team.

With a warm end to winter and start to spring, the Bulldogs were able to get some early season competition in, see where they are at, and use this time to improve.

Coach Jahner sees last week’s Beach Booster meet as an unofficial end to the “preseason”.

“Scheduling wise, this is a great break for us, it’s a time to reflect and refocus on what we need to accomplish.”

Accomplishments were not in short supply at the Beach Booster as the bulldogs captured 12 event championships in route to a girls meet title and boys meet runner-up.

The girls team was led by sophomore standout Meggie Fischer, who captured 4 event titles (100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, High Jump, and 4x400m Relay). But there was a lot

more to the story for the girls team. The hurdler’s also got great performances from Ellie Stafford in the 300’s and Lindsey Dix in the 100’s. Both girls also contributed in the jumping events as Dix placed runner up in the Long jump, and Stafford runner up in the triple jump, 4th in the high jump.

The sprinters were led by a pair of speedsters as Cassidy Walby and Natalie Kempenich raced to a 1-2 finish in the 200m dash, while finishing in 2nd and 4th respectively in the 100m dash.

The distance runners didn’t get to take the day off, as Alexius Miller raced to an event title in the 800m run. Mikayla and Abigail Bartholomay, and took 2nd and 3rd place honors in the 3200m run.

The boys team showcased a little more diversity than they have become accustomed to seeing so far this season. While the dis-

tance runners didn’t disappoint (Alex Madrigal 800m champ, Alex Bartholomay 3200m champ, Boys 4x800m champs, Cole Osendorf, Brayden Miller, Madrigal, Bartholomay), the sprinters and jumpers also got into the action.

Osendorf and Miller finished 1-3 in the 400m dash, and the 4x100m relay team (Mathew Carlson, Adam Powell, Conner Buchholz, and Jason Ortiz) also placed 1st. AS far as the jumpers were concerned, Powell and Brian Anaya both placed in the triple jump, as Corban Massey and Carlson finished 1-2 in the pole vault. Massey concluded his day with places in the 300m and 110m hurdles. Representing the throwers, Austin Richard placed 7th in the discus, while Osendorf placed 2nd in the Javelin.

The Bulldogs will next be in action at the Dacotah Bank Relays in Lemmon, S.D., on Saturday, Apri23rd starting at 10:30 am.

(Submitted by Jonathan Jahner)

BOWMAN

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The Bulldog Junior High Track & Field team continued their South Dakota tour this week, as Lemmon became the destination. The young bulldogs did not disappoint bringing home 15 event championships.

The lady bulldogs were led by 8th grader Abby Smyle who won both 200m and 100m hurdle races, while finishing runner up to teammate Jenna Buchholz in the 100m dash. Both Runners teamed up with Jocelyn Kulseth and Vanessa Fischer to with the 4x400m relay as well. Fischer also claimed the top spot in the 800m run and came in runner-up in the 1600m, while Kulseth finished runner-up in the 400m dash.

Finishing up the scoring, the 4x200m team (Kulseth, Laruen Schaaf, Buchholz, and Jillian Svihovec) placed 2nd. Schaaf continued her dominance placing 4th in the 200m dash. Svihovec dominated the jumping events, winning long jump and placing 5th in the high jump. Buchholz capped off her day with a 5th place finish in the long jump as well.

The boys team saw much of the same success winning every open race except the 110m hurdles, where Jacob Svihovec placed 2nd. In the short sprints the bulldogs showed their strength, as Matthew Osendorf claimed the 100m and 200m titles.

But it was so much more than that, as the bulldogs placed 3 other runners (Seth Folske 5th, Colby Schaff 6th, Caleb Duffield 7th). In the 200m dash Barret Walby joined in placing 7th behind Osendorf, Folske, and Schaff who finished 1-2-3 respectively.

The 400m dash was now Duffield’s place to shine as he captured the top spot, and then turned the distance events over to Brian Miller, who ran away with titles in the 800m and 1600m runs.

In those distance events the bulldogs also showed some depth as Camden Wokal finished 7th in both events, and Dale Skalicky finished 8th in the 800m run.

In the hurdle races, Svihovec won the 200m race as

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NFL draft approaches The Vikings Vine By JORDAN WRIGHT For the Pioneer

With the NFL draft rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at the four worst position groups for the Minnesota Vikings and how they can be fixed.

For this article, I averaged the player grades from Pro Football Focus for each position. All players who are on the roster and saw the field last season (therefor given a player grade by PFF) were taken into account. The averages also factor additions and subtractions to the roster, so for example Mike Wallace’s grade doesn’t affect the wide receiver’s overall average, while Alex Boone’s player grade will be factored into the offensive guard’s average.

To recap, coming in at the fourth worst position was offensive guard, which was only slightly better than the third worst position group, the tight ends.

There wasn’t much separation between the guards (66.28) and the tight ends (65.48). Unfortunately, the next group on this list is considerably worse than the previous two.

As I was going through all the information, this group was by far the biggest surprise to me. I never would’ve guessed the linebacker position was the second worst on the team. With Anthony Barr graded as the second best linebacker in the entire NFL, my assumption was his grade would alleviate the lower grades placed upon Greenway and Kendricks. However, that wasn’t the case, as the linebackers have an abysmal average of only 58.68.

My initial thought was the rest of the NFL must have some pretty low grades as well, because there is no way the Vikings’ linebacking corps is one of the worst in the NFL. After running the numbers, the Vikings come in at number 20 as a team, which is considerably lower than I anticipated.

So why are the Vikings’ linebackers rated so low?

There are a number of reasons, but the biggest reasons are Eric Kendricks’ coverage grade (36.6) and Chad Greenway’s run defense grade (29.7). The good news is that Kendricks was a rookie and showed positive signs of improvement throughout the season. Chad Greenway had a down year by his standards, but he will hopefully see the field less and less as the Vikings play Kendricks more and more.

The Vikings attempted to improve their linebackers this offseason by signing a couple young free agents in Travis Lewis and

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Barret Walby finished up in 5th.

The relays also had success as the 4x400m team (Skalick, Wokal, Svihovec, and Miller) placed 1st. the 4x200m relay team (Walby, Brady Senn, Schaff, and Duffield) placed 2nd, and the 4x100m relay team (Senn, Brendon Rasmussen, Schaff, and Luke Kordovsky) finished 6th.

In the throwing events, Brendon Rasmussen and

Emmanuel Lamur. Travis Lewis brings in a PFF grade of 63.1, good for third best of any Vikings’ linebacker. However, Lamur has the lowest grade of any linebacker, bringing a 39.7 player grade with him from Cincinnati.

If the Vikings look to the draft to improve their linebackers, they will have plenty of options. My favorite option would be Jaylon Smith from Notre Dame. Smith injured his knee in Notre Dame’s bowl game last season, and there is a possibility he won’t play in 2016.

However, had he not gotten injured, Smith was projected to be a top 5 player in this year’s draft.

The Vikings would be a perfect landing spot for Smith, since Greenway is coming back for one more season, allowing Smith to sit this year and learn from some of the best.

Some other options available to the Vikings in the first couple rounds are: Darron Lee from Ohio State, who has plenty of speed and athleticism but can’t seem to put it all together. Lee was asked to cover more than any other linebacker from Ohio State, and the results were a mixed bag.

Reggie Ragland from Alabama is my definition of a thumper, more suited to the middle linebacker spot in Zimmer’s defense.

Ragland has just enough speed that he wouldn’t be a liability in coverage, but if he were compared to Barr or Kendricks he would look like he’s stuck in molasses.

Su’a Cravens from USC is a safety/linebacker hybrid player. In today’s NFL, the line between safety and linebacker is becoming blurry. Cravens has the speed you want in a linebacker, but does he have the size and strength to take on and shed blocks?

Scooby Wright III from Arizona is similar to Ragland in that he is fairly slow but has great instincts that allows him to anticipate better than more linebackers. Wright would strictly be a middle linebacker.

Joshua Perry from Ohio State is another linebacker who does everything fairly well but nothing great.

Nick Kwiatkowski from West Virginia is a player who hasn’t gotten much hype this offseason, but he has a realistic chance to be one of the best linebackers from this draft class.

He is my sleeper, a player who will be drafted late in the draft but outperform many players taken ahead of him.

Tune in next week as I reveal the worst position group on the team.

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Seth Folske contributed in a big way. Rasmussen ended up 3rd in the Shot Put and 2nd in the discus, while Folske added a 4th Place finish in the disc.

The jumpers were not to be left out as Osendorf, Duffield, and Senn went 1-2-5 in the long jump. Triple jump saw Svihovec best the field by almost 3 feet, as Osendorf took 2nd by more than a foot over the rest of the competition. Miller rounded out the day with a 4th polace finish in the high jump.

GAME AND FISH NEWS MRS walleye tagging study continues

North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries biologists are on the final leg of a four-year walleye tagging study on the Missouri River and Lake Oahe.

South central district fisheries biologist Paul Bailey said this spring’s goal in North Dakota is to tag 4,000 adult walleye, which would bring the four-year total covering the entire reach to more than 36,000 fish.

The study area extends from the Garrison Dam in central North Dakota downstream to Oahe Dam in South Dakota, and involves a major collaboration of biologists and researchers from North Dakota Game and Fish, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, and South Dakota State University.

“The study is designed to assess walleye movements, mortality and what proportion of the walleye population is harvested annually by anglers,” Bailey said.

The study targets adult walleye, each fitted with a metal jaw tag stamped with a unique number to identify the fish, and a phone number to report the tag.

Anglers can either keep or release the fish. Anglers practicing catch-andrelease can write the tag number down and report it, leaving the tag on the fish when released.

Bailey said the study has provided biologists with some valuable information.

“The angling mortality rate that we’ve seen in the first three years of the study has been about 17-27 percent, depending on the region of Lake Oahe and the Missouri River that we are in,” Bailey said. “Those are all acceptably low rates of mortality that basically says that anglers are not having a negative impact on the fishery at the present time.”

In addition, Bailey believes a lot of anglers assume there is a walleye migration that occurs every spring, similar to a spawning run. “The information that we are getting suggests that this really isn’t the case,” he added. “What anglers are seeing is really an illusion, based on water temperatures.”

Movement patterns suggest over half of the tagged walleye that were reported by anglers were caught within 10 miles of where they were tagged and re-

leased. However, Bailey said the pattern shows fish tagged in North Dakota moved greater distances than those tagged farther downstream, and North Dakota fish moved both upstream and downstream after tagging.

While the tagging portion of the project will be completed this year, anglers will be able to report tagged fish as they are caught in the future.

Anglers can report tags by calling the phone number found on tags, which, anglers should note, is a South Dakota phone number. Tag information can also be reported on the Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov, or by calling 701328-6300.

Anglers should record the date and location of the catch, whether the fish was kept or released, tag number and length and weight (if the fish was measured).

Anglers who report tagged fish can keep the tag, and will receive a letter providing some history on the fish.

A small portion of the tags offer a reward to anglers to encourage returns, Bailey said, with these tags clearly marked “Reward.”

Reward tags must be physically turned in to Game and Fish offices in Riverdale or Bismarck, or to a Game, Fish and Parks office in South Dakota.

Tennessee man cited for guiding without license

A Tennessee man has lost his hunting privileges for 18 months and was fined more than $4,000 for acting as a hunting outfitter in North Dakota without a license.

Robert “Adam” Whitten, 40, of Counce, Tenn., was charged Oct. 24, 2015, by district game warden Erik Schmidt, Linton, after Schmidt followed up on a complaint of unlawfully placed “No Hunting” signs on private property.

Through his investigation, Schmidt determined Whitten, who had acted as an outfitter in the past in Tennessee, was staying on a rented farmstead in southwestern Emmons County for most of the month of October. Prior to his arrival in North Dakota, Whitten took money from nonresident hunters for what he was advertising as a place to stay and access to 5,000 acres of hunting land

for waterfowl and upland game.

In North Dakota it is illegal to act as a guide or outfitter without first securing a license through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Licensed outfitters in North Dakota are required to pass a written test, be certified in first aid, and carry liability insurance, among other requirements. The definition of outfitting in North Dakota includes providing facilities or services and receiving compensation from a third party for the use of land for the conduct of outdoor recreational activities including hunting.

Schmidt charged Whitten with two counts of outfitting without a license, both Class A misdemeanors. The maximum penalty for a Class A misdemeanors in North Dakota is a $3,000 fine and one year imprisonment.

Under a plea agreement approved by South Central District judge Thomas Schneider, Whitten was required to pay $3,325 in fines and court costs, with $1,000 suspended for a period of two years for the first count and $3,025 in fines and court costs with $1,000 suspended for a period of two years for the second count.

In addition to fines and fees, Whitten had his hunting privileges suspended for 18 months and was placed on unsupervised probation for one year. Because North Dakota is a member of the North American Wildlife Violator Compact, Whitten could potentially lose hunting privileges in other compact states.

Report bald eagle nest sightings

The State Game and Fish Department is asking for help in locating bald eagle nests in North Dakota.

Game and Fish Department conservation biologist Sandra Johnson said the department is looking for locations of nests with eagles present, not individual eagle sightings. “Eagles are actively tending to eggs or their young in April,” Johnson said, while noting it is easy to distinguish an eagle nest because of its enormous size.

Historically, Johnson said eagle nests were found along the Missouri River.

Now, they have been observed in more than three-

quarters of the counties in the state, mostly near streams and mid- to largesized lakes. However, they are also found in unique areas such as shelterbelts surrounded by cropland or pasture.

Johnson estimates the state has around 170 active bald eagle nests, possibly more.

Nest observations should be reported to Game and Fish at 701-328-6300, or by email at ndgf@nd.gov.

Observers are asked to not disturb the nest, and to stay away at a safe distance.

Johnson said foot traffic may disturb the bird, likely causing the eagle to leave her eggs or young unattended.

Hunter ed class for women offered in Bismarck

A hunter education course for women only is offered in May at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s main office in Bismarck.

The course involves one evening of classroom instruction, self-paced internet classes, a written exam and an instructional clinic for shooting shotguns, rifles and muzzleloaders.

“This course will provide a great opportunity to meet the state’s requirements for hunter education, while providing additional opportunities to learn in a women’s-only environment about how to be a safe and responsible hunter,” said Brian Schaffer, education coordinator.

The initial class will meet Tuesday, May 3 from 6-9 p.m. Participants will have more than a week to complete an online portion, take a short exam and print a certificate of completion.

On May 14 at 9 a.m., the class will gather at Game and Fish to complete a field day exercise, take the final written exam and participate in the instructional shooting clinic.

Students should register online at the Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. To register, click on buy and apply, and “online course enrollment” under the hunter education heading. The course number is 2715.

Students who do not have access to the Internet and want to sign up for the class can call the hunter education program 328-6615.

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The winners of Tuesday’s second annual Bowman Regional Public Library Edible Book Fest — (From left) Best in show and best overall artistic design went to Gina Harder’s submission; the Funniest (‘Punniest’) spot went to Sarah Snavely; Peyton Peterson’s marbled cake won Best Youth Entry for children 12 years and older; and Antonio Cortes won best youth under 12. (Pioneer Photos by Bryce Martin)

2nd Edible Book Fest brings creativity to library

By BRYCE MARTIN Pioneer Editor

From Dr. Seuss’s, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,” to Joseph Heller’s, “Catch-22,” a lineup of favorite books were turned into culinary creations this week for the library’s second annual Edible Book Fest.

After last year’s delectable success with the Bowman Regional Public Library’s debut of the event, it was a no-brainer that it would re-

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a businessman who knows how to make the tough decisions.

Throughout his prosperous career, which made him one of the wealthiest residents of the state, Burgum said he had learned how to solve problems working with very little resources.

turn.

This year’s outing, held Tuesday in Bowman, saw more entries, with people quickly discovering their interest in making edible creations based on their favorite read.

Jennifer Wild, president of the library’s board of directors, brought the concept for the Edible Book Fest to the library last year.

While it wasn’t a new event, it was certainly new to Bowman.

She credited the idea to an advertisement for another community’s library that held a contest to celebrate reading — and eating.

“It’s always fun to do things to show the creativity of the community. We live in a very creative place,” said Sarah Snavely, library director.

Ten entries — four submitted by children — were put on display for a panel of three local residents to judge.

Bowman resident Gina Harder won in two catego-

ries for her yellow, fondant wrapped re-creation of the titular character from the book, “Miss Spider’s Tea Party,” by David Kirk. She took the top award, for best in show, and for best overall artistic design.

Snavely decided to throw her abundant creativity into the mix this year and was winner of the funniest (or “punniest”) category, with her simple send-off of the book, “Press Here,” by Hervé Tullet.

That is what he believes he can achieve as governor: working to better the state as its economy tanks because of the slump in oil.

“I know how to run a large-scale businesses like North Dakota,” he told the crowd.

The state’s economic and overall health would be served better if led by a skilled businessperson, he said.

But it’s also about giving back local control.

Sanford said he joined the ticket because of Burgum’s belief that the local governments know best how to govern their respective communities. In Sanford’s case it rings true since his city experienced one of the largest growth spurts in the state’s history.

“We had no infrastructure,” Sanford said of Watford City during the height of the Bakken oil boom.

It was because he would help contest Bismarck’s sole control over the mounting oil taxes that the city’s growth eventually became more manageable.

He helped his region stabilize because he made his voice heard in the state legislature. Now he wants to help Burgum ensure that that continues, but for all North Dakota communities.

“Doug’s the man for the job,” he said.

While Burgum took third place at the state’s GOP convention last month, when current Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem clinched the nomination, he didn’t count himself out. And neither did his large amount of supporters.

Burgum is now in a tight race with Stenehjem — per his own polling numbers — to emerge as the Republican candidate for governor in this year’s primary election.

If he receives the majority of votes, he would face-off against the presumed Democratic candidate, Marvin Nelson, in November.

TWO CANDIDATES MINGLE — Republican candidate for North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum shares a friendly chat with Bowman Commission President Lyn James during Tuesday’s meet and greet with the candidate. He later publicly endorsed James in her run to maintain her seat on the commission. (Pioneer Photo by Bryce Martin)

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In March, an independent poll placed him far behind the AG, but Burgum recently released a campaign ad that boasted he was closing the gap; nearly a dead heat between both GOP candidates.

Though much of his career has been focused on business, Burgum, who was raised in Arthur, a small Cass County town, said he still maintains roots in agriculture, an integral industry to southwest North Dakota.

He tearfully paid tribute to a Slope County man who was in the audience that had helped him after his father passed away.

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The edible part of her submission was a single, miniature angel food cake stuck to a canvas that replicated the book’s cover.

Peyton Peterson, 12, of Bowman, took the award for Best Youth Entry in the 12 years old and up category with her patriotic, marbled cake that honored stories about the presidents.

For the 11 years old and under category, Antonio Cortes of Bowman won for his submission paying

me,” he said, to which he received a large applause.

Burgum said he spent a while with Hanson at his Logging Camp Ranch during branding season. “He said, ‘If you keep at it, you might be an OK hand,’” Burgum said with a laugh. He continued to come back for the next several years, forming a meaningful bond with Hanson.

Since then, Burgum purchased a piece of land in that area and has run cattle, lending to his already large amount of experience with agriculture.

“When something was broken at home, we fixed it. If you needed help, you talked to the neighbor, you didn’t go to Bismarck or Washington, D.C., for help,” he said as he referred to the values of community in western North Dakota.

“That’s how I was raised.”

The governor hopeful, whose family also ran a grain elevator business and farm, said he believes in “value ag” but wants to diversify the state’s economy so that it’s no longer driven solely based upon commodities.

tribute to one of Dr. Seuss’s most popular short stories, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” His entry featured cupcakes decorated to resemble the multi-colored fish from the book.

After the judging was completed and the winners were announced, the eating commenced and smiling faces filled the library.

With snowballing interest, it’s likely the event will return for a third go next year.

His focus will be to create jobs that don’t only arrive when prices go up and then disappear when they go down. That’s a key reason Fargo’s economy has been able to unhinge itself from the price of oil and wheat, he said.

His other priorities as governor would be to cut runaway spending — eliminate the spending of “career politicians that stuck North Dakota with a $1.1 billion deficit — and reform the property tax system, helping to shrink government and stop tax hikes.

His first act as governor would be to cut his own salary. That’s one step towards helping the state thrive.

As CEO of Great Plains Technologies, which he later sold to Microsoft, Burgum said he was able to double annual profit in only seven years. And that was achieved while his products were sold at decreasing prices.

“It’s not bravado,” he said.

Instead, he used the example to signal that he could steer the sinking ship that is North Dakota towards a prosperous future once again.