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City says ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to MDU, Slope agreement

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net

The new Bowman Regional Airport as seen from an airplane.(Photo by Bryce Martin | Pioneer)

Two weeks after representatives of MDU Resources Group Inc. approached the Bowman City Commission, it was decided Tuesday that the city would not seek a service area agreement between Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) and Slope Electric.

The agreement, which had to be formally requested by the city, would have positioned MDU for future growth and keep rates lower for existing customers, according to its parent company’s representatives. The service area for MDU and New England-based co-op Slope Electric would have been hashed out between the two franchises had the city moved forward with any agreement.

The agreement would have detailed the specific area where each franchised utility provided service and deter confusion regarding new developments and avoid disputes between the providers, an MDU rep explained at the May 18 city meeting.

But Slope Electric wasn’t keen on the idea.

Four representatives of Slope Electric attended Tuesday’s city commission meeting and explained their side of the proposed agreement.

“We would like to ask that you hold off on making a decision at this time,” LaWanna Wilhelm, chief of staff for Slope Electric, asked the city commission.

Wilhelm told commissioners that Slope is satisfied with the current joint franchise—which was recently renewed for 20 years—and, to her knowledge, the company has not been involved in any discussions with MDU on the topic.

AFTER A DECADE...

New Bowman Regional Airport now open Airport Authority President Rodney Schaaf addresses the crowd.

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net

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THE OIL PATCH

BY THE NUMBERS

Oil price raises enough to avoid tax trigger

Creating a new Bowman Regional Airport: There are a few items left for completion at the new airport, but the bulk has been finished and the runway is now open for use.

614,000 yards of soil

North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger provided a detailed summary of the current status of the North Dakota oil tax and oil tax incentives, better known as triggers, at a news conference Monday.

“Our office has been watching the price of oil very closely,” Rauschenberger said. “It needed to be under $55.09 for the month of May in order for the large trigger to activate on June 1.”

The average price per barrel of oil (as reported for West Texas Intermediate crude) for the past five months is as follows: January $47.98; February $50.86; March $47.76; April $54.12 and May $59.47.

“Since the average price per barrel of oil in May was higher than the $55.09 trigger price, the large trigger will not take effect,” Rauschenberger added.

moved 6 miles electrical conduit 13,000 feet of drain tile 3 culverts 5 miles chain link fence 2,500 posts 17,000 cubic yards concrete poured

More than 10 years of head scratching and handwringing paid off for the airport authority last week with the grand opening of Bowman County’s new regional airport.

Mae Ione Hande of Bowman was one of many community members that turned out for the new airport’s ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony May 25, an event that also attracted regional delegates.

Seeing the new airport open was a gratifying yet familiar moment for Hande as she was also present at the opening of the old Bowman airport many decades ago.

Over the years Hande had several occasions when she and her late husband, Norman, would fly into the old airport. Aviation was a considerable part of their lives—Norman served in the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army and Hande’s wedding dress was appropriately made from a parachute.

In a rather unpleasant memory, Hande recalled being transported from the airport after a heart attack in her later years.

Hande was just one of many people whose lives were in some way affected by the airport throughout the decades, many shared their stories during the ceremony.

Applauding the community’s ingenuity Rodney Schaaf, Bowman County Airport Authority Board president, opened the ceremony with a joke—about a millionaire purchasing a blind horse—pointedly mocking the long, tough road to create the new airport. The punch line: The farmer repeatedly told the millionaire that “the horse don’t look good.”

“Believe me when I say on this 10-year project, there were many times

AIRPORT | PAGE 2 Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley attending the ribbon cutting.

(Photo by Bryce Martin | Pioneer)

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SPORTS

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Bowman County junior high school students participated in the North Dakota Junior High School Rodeo Finals. PAGE 8

An outlandish vehicle turned heads as it drove through southwest North Dakota earlier this week.

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Bowman County youth place at rodeo

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NEWS BRIEFS

Avian influenza quarantines lifted in N.D. counties The State Board of Animal Health has lifted quarantines that have been in place in Dickey and LaMoure counties since the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in poultry flocks there in April. The quarantines restricted the movement of poultry and poultry products in the control zones, 6-mile radiuses around the infected premises.

Teams comprised of staff from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health Division, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) Veterinary Services and local extension offices visited multiple locations in the quarantined areas and tested samples from birds at 20 premises. After two negative rounds of avian influenza testing, the quarantines have been lifted and movement of poultry and poultry products is no longer restricted in the control zones. The two originally infected premises remain quarantined until the cleanup process is complete.

Statewide bird movement to shows, exhibitions and public sales is still halted until further notice.

“We’ve been impressed with the collaboration among agencies in the avian influenza response,” said North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. “The virus is a serious threat to the livelihood of poultry farmers and the poultry industry as a whole. We sympathize with other states that have been dealing with this on a much larger scale.”

North Dakota has had two cases of HPAI H5N2 in Dickey and LaMoure counties, affecting well over 100,000 birds combined. In the U.S., over 47 million birds have been affected in approximately 20 states.

No human infections with the viruses have been detected in the U.S. and birds from infected flocks do not enter the food system.

Poultry owners should continue to immediately report death loss to their local and state veterinarian, restrict access to their property, prevent contact between their birds and wild birds and practice enhanced biosecurity.

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June 8 The Bowman Community Band will begin practice on Monday evenings at 8 p.m. at the Bowman County High School band room.

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June 26 Relay for Life — Walking path north of Bowman near James Field

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July 3 Bowman Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Professional Fireworks Show — Begins at dusk at the Bowman Haley Dam

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Aug. 7 Second Annual Rainbow Run/Walk — 5K Color Walk or Run will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 to start at James Field in Bowman.

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Storm chasing vehicle attracts attention in Bowman

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net While typical people try to avoid severe weather, storm chasers head directly into it.

The 1996 film “Twister,” starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, was the first in-depth look at the role of a storm chaser. While the film’s multimilliondollar budget allowed much spectacle and extravagance to be added, the lives of real-life storm chasers aren’t too different than what was seen on the silver screen.

One such "chaser," as they’re commonly referred to, was spotted driving around Bowman this week. Their cloaked, armored vehicle stood out around town and piqued the community’s interest.

The Pioneer shared a photo—submitted by Jada Hofland of Scranton—on its Facebook page Monday and instantly saw it go viral. Over 20,000 people had viewed the photo as of the following day and the number continues to grow. It was a candid photo of a TVN Weather storm-chasing vehicle fueling up at Kum and Go in Bowman.

The Pioneer attempted to track down the vehicle

A storm chasing vehicle was spotted driving around southwest North Dakota earlier this week, stopping for a moment to fill up its tank at Kum and Go in Bowman. (Photo courtesy Jada Hofland) but it had left the area before we arrived.

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Over 75 area youth attended the 2015 Safety Day Camp held on May 27 at the 4 Seasons Pavilion in Bowman. Youth ages six to 12 participated in the Safety Day Camp coordinated by the NDSU Bowman County Extension Service and the Bowman County 4-H Council.

Implementing safety skills in children at a young age leads to safety habits that last a life time.

Safety Camp is hosted to teach youth safety lessons on a wide variety of topics.

The camp began by educating youth in Lawn Safety, ATV Safety and Fire Safety. The kids then enjoyed a snack while learning about Summer Safety tips. Following their snack

Wilhelm said Slope Electric would entertain the idea of entering into a service agreement if it was “mutually agreed upon to benefit both utilities and the Bowman community.”

“We strive to provide safe and reliable service to meet the current and future needs of the members of Slope,” she said.

Commission President Lyn James said she struggled with the idea.

While James said she understood MDU’s request from a business perspective, she said she felt the city “had it covered.”

James said the board could potentially revisit the idea of an agreement in the future if growth becomes widespread.

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TAKE A 'DRIVE' WITH KAT PERKINS Second solo track drops for Scranton native

A plane taking off from the new airport runway. (Photo by Bryce Martin | Pioneer)

AIRPORT FROM PAGE 1

when ‘it don’t look good,’” Schaaf said. The crowd offered a heavy laugh.

But the laughs quickly transitioned to applause as Schaaf began rattling off the names of many people critical to the new ek, airport’s fruition. oHe sincerely commended his fellow airport board that members—Bob Morland, is al- Eugene Miller, John Soreming. ide and Andy Mrnak— they with teary eyes. their “It was a nice landing,” Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley told the Pioneer prior to addressing the crowd. He flew in for the event on the state’s private passenger jet.

Wrigley said he heard the community had asked if the new airport was necessary; to those doubting its purpose, Wrigley explained it would “open many avenues” to local growth.

The new airport would reportedly help medical services, assist with the agriculture industry and the business community.

With the larger airport’s opening comes the hope of a local economic benefit, as many have noted since planning for the airport began over a decade ago.

“This airport is going to have no difficulty drawing a crowd if today is any indication,” Wrigley said of the large gathering at the ceremony.

Bowman’s new airport is the first new-field construction of an airport in North Dakota since 1980, which says a lot about the community, according to Wrigley.

People said they couldn’t fly into Bowman because the former airport was not sufficient. The new airport’s runway—the longest in the state for a small general aviation airport— is longer and supports much more weight. Specifically it’s able to support the weight of much largest aircrafts, which the previous airport could not.

“It’s going to help this entire region in the state,” Wrigley said.

Wrigley noted that it took ample time “to convince the people in the

community to put forth the dollars that are necessary for an infrastructure investment of this nature.”

“It’s not always an easy sell; it does not come cheap,” he said.

Other guests that paid commendation to the new airport included representatives from Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven’s office, a member of Rep. Kevin Cramer’s office, members of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration—with which the airport board worked closely throughout the project—and Bowman County Commission President Rick Braaten.

The birth and future of Bowman County aviation Shirley Meyer, district representative for Heitkamp, began her speech with a nod to one of the big names in Bowman County’s history of flight: Stanley Pope.

Pope passed away in 2013, which is called “flying west” in the aviation community. He was an avid pilot and a wellknown member of the community. Several members of Pope’s family were in attendance at the ceremony.

“He’s a gentleman (whose) tracks won’t be washed in the first rain or for many to come,” Meyer said. “A vision like this was due in large part to people like Stanley and the other pioneers.”

She shared kind anecdotes of Pope—a fire truck needed a part years ago when there was a massive local fire and Pope heard about it, got the part and flew off to deliver the part to the scene.

“The U.S. Forest Service said, ‘You can’t do that,’ and (Stanley) said, “Well, they should have told me quicker,’” Meyer laughed.

“There are so many stories,” she said of Pope’s legacy.

Pope and several other pioneers of local aviation were paid special tribute during the ceremony.

Jay Lindquist, chairman of the N.D. Aeronautics Commission, summarized the history of local aviation in a particularly vivid account. Lindquist

praised current and past aviators whose work ultimately led to the birth of a new generation of aviation in Bowman County.

“I go way back when the airport was quite a bit different than it is now,” Lindquist said.

Lindquist began flying in 1956 in Hettinger. He flew planes for the state’s weather modification program out of Bowman’s airport for six years beginning in 1965, under the direction of Wilbur Brewer and Bill Fischer. The two completed crop spraying and began an endeavor into weather modification.

Lindquist also flew for Vick and Joe Wokal.

The Wokals purchased the land where the old airport sits, performed air service, crop spraying and “all of the above,” Lindquist explained.

Lindquist briefly spoke about Al Miller’s place in Bowman County history.

Miller had an airport on the east side of Bowman and loved aviation, he said.

“His name has been mentioned a number of times ... to me he was the champ, he was the salesperson: Stan Pope,” he said.

Then Lindquist turned his attention to the community.

Highway 12, which runs from Portland, Maine to Portland, Ore., is known as the Yellowstone Trail and runs directly through Bowman County.

Lindquist compared that long stretch of land to a bracelet, with Bowman being the diamond in the middle.

The equation that made the new airport project possible was made of three parts: management, labor and money, he said according to his uncle, Bill Carter.

“Most important is management,” he said. “The management is the people of Bowman and Bowman County. You have fantastic farmers, ranchers, downtown business people and a community of individuals that are orientated toward being part of a bigger picture.

“Thank you to all of them out in the community; you’re the ones that make this thing work.”

By Bryce Martin

Pioneer Editor bmartin@countrymedia.net Want to take a drive with Kat Perkins?

Scranton native Perkins once again climbed the iTunes song charts this week as her second solo single since performing on NBC’s “The Voice” dropped June 2.

“Yesterday was incredible,” Perkins told the Pioneer on Wednesday. Perkins said she and her friends and family went nonstop from morning to night sending texts, tweets and Facebook posts to promote her new song.

And that work paid off as Perkins’ song ended Tuesday with a No. 22 spot on the iTunes top music charts.

“That’s insane for an independent artist,” she admitted.

Tuesday night also concluded with a special phone call from representatives of “The Voice.” They had taken notice of what Perkins accomplished in just one day with the release of her new single.

That, she said curiously, could potentially lead to other opportunities with Universal, NBC’s parent company.

“There may be something in the works with some sort of offer,” she said coyly.

Her musical mentor Adam Levine, front man of Maroon 5, also paid tribute to his protégé’s success. Perkins said she’d love the idea of one day touring with him and his band. It’s certainly not out of the question as the two have remained in contact since the show.

Last year’s single, “Fearless,” was about the message but her tune is transforming.

“Fearless” was meant to encapsulate what Perkins went through in 2014 while she competed on “The Voice”— she had to step over a line of fear before she could show the world her talent.

“Drive” switches gears for Perkins.

It was meant to be a fun summer song to capture the feeling of driving around, rolling the windows down and cranking the music, she said.

It also showed a turn in Perkins’ genre, which she considers pop-rock.

“Fearless” was a relatively mellow ballad as “Drive” is a big, rock song with pop influences.

Perkins kept her fans on the edge leading up to the song’s release when she debuted a special, high-quality teaser video for the song that featured close-ups of Perkins and inside a convertible.

“Drive” and her hit single, “Fearless,” released last year, are a prelude to her highly anticipated solo selftitled album. The date for her album’s drop is July 11, one day before she takes stage at the Bowman County Fair.

Perkins said the album gets influence from several musical genres including blues, pop ballads, and pop rock.

“We're going to cover all the bases,” Perkins said.

That album will be available July 10 for download on iTunes and copies will be for sale during her performance at the fair.

Almost one year after her end on “The Voice,” Perkins said one thing she took from that experience was her style—having a “look.”

“It makes me feel good and it makes me feel like I’m representing my brand,” she said.

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O pinion School responds: ‘Facts about the flyers’ In May there was a letter written to the editor of the Bowman County Pioneer stating actions of the school were deemed disrespectful and dishonest due to a T-shirt flyer distribution. As according to Aesop, “Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either,” I’d like to share.

When receiving a call asking to hand out Tshirt flyers in the Rhame School for a three-yearold boy with cancer, many questions came to mind.

One of them being, what is the connection to the school? The explanation was very vague and names of Maria (Fischer) Kilzer and Bernie Fischer were given with no further explanation of who these individuals were, just that Bernie had lived in Rhame at one time.

Wanting to research the request further before committing, I asked the contact person to email me the information. No information was received in my email as the month of May continued.

When an apparent cousin called with another issue, I was approached with the idea that I refused to hand out T-shirt order forms for the boy with leukemia and the question was why, as there were wristbands sold the previous school year for a staff member’s child with leukemia. I told the individual that I did not receive the email containing the flyers.

Later that day I received an email containing the T-shirt information.

It was then discovered that on the initial email my name was misspelled, thus the reason it was not previously received. The day receiving the information via email was the due date for the T-shirt orders. I called the contact person and she explained to me that most of the Fischers from the Rhame area had already received order forms. With that information, the flyers were not handed out to each student in the Rhame school, but instead given to each teacher to share

with her class and if a student was interested in taking a T-shirt order form home, he/she was able. Order forms were also available in the office in Rhame as well as in two of the three staff rooms at the Bowman campus.

As explained in last week’s Letter to the Editor, school is not the hub for out-of-town fundraising; however, the school did attempt to assist in the T-shirt sales for the young boy once the email was received.

Tracy Lecoe, Bowman County Elementary Principal

Please change size of Pioneer We are writing this letter to tell you that the papers are too tall!

It makes it harder to read, and harder to hold.

It makes it crinkley, and our moms throw it away because they think we crinkled it because we were done.

I like the old format better because our moms didn’t throw them away before we finished them.

We hope you take your time to consider this idea.

But not too much time.

Alison Goodfellow and Rhyann Heyen, Bowman Editor’s Note: We greatly respect and encourage opinions from all of our readers and the community at large.

I sincerely thank these two determined girls for writing to their local newspaper and taking an interest in the community. Changing to the larger, broadsheet format of the Pioneer was not a decision made in haste. We carefully considered how it would affect our readership and tried our best to tailor the new design to its needs. The change was brought on to make it more economically feasible for the Pioneer and its parent company; it’s also a format that news publications worldwide currently utilize. If a person is dissatisfied with the print version of the Pioneer, subscriptions to our website—bowmanextra.com—are always available.

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Hat Tips By Dean Meyer

Hello, I know many of you aren’t ranch people. So I suppose you wonder when you hear that someone is “long in the tooth”. You can age a horse by its teeth. At early years, you can age by which are permanent teeth and which are baby teeth. Once they have all their permanent teeth you can get pretty close by the cups inside their teeth.

When they are worn out the horse is around nine and is called a “smooth mouth horse”.

Then old horsemen can get pretty close to a horse’s age by how long and the angle of the teeth. Hence, when you

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are getting “a little long in the tooth”, you are, like me, aging.

Now I suppose you wonder where in the heck is this going? I have no idea.

But if you are a little long in the tooth, you remember the Art Linkletter show, “Kids say the darndest things”.

My present wife, Shirley, was in church with the grandkids a week or so ago.

You know how kids love to put your dollar or your contribution packet, in the basket as it is passed around. Slate, who is not quite two, took that to a new level.

Shirley is planning a trip with our oldest grandkid, Gracy, who won a trip to DC with a school project.

So Grandma figured she would need a little walking around money for cabs, meals, tips and such. So she cashed a check for a crippled calf

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Julie Erickson, her daughter and three friends from Chicago stopped to see Ada Heinrich. They also stopped to see Julie’s aunt, Esther Fish.

Last Tuesday, a group of ladies got together and played Hand and Foot. They were Betty

Peterson, Delberta Kulseth, Delores Schuh, and Charlotte Pladsen. I didn’t hear who won.

Jeremiah Erickson was in quite a severe accident recently’ so he is staying with his mother Joann Erickson for now.

Joann’s sister Susan from Alabama came to stay with Joann and help her take care of Jeremiah. Deer are pretty treacherous, especially after dark.

They had the ribbon cutting for the new Bowman County Airport on Thursday. I wasn’t there

that the banker didn’t know we had. And she had a few hundred-dollar bills in her purse. Which, for your information, I didn’t know she had. Or they would have found their way to happy hour.

Well, Shirley is knelt down in her pew and Slate is standing behind her. He’s a pretty smart kid and knows Grandmas purse has snacks and stuff in it. So he rummages through and finds these hundred dollar bills in her billfold!

The people in the row behind Grandma had their prayers answered when, like manna from Heaven, Slate started passing out C notes!

Shirley said it was a little embarrassing when she had to ask for them back.

And had to leg wrestle one elderly lady who needed bingo money.

Another young boy I met was at a branding last week. I guess he would be six or seven.

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but I guess quite a few dignitaries were there and quite a large crowd.

I wonder if some day we can fly out of Bowman, instead of driving to Dickinson, Rapid, or Bismarck. I think that the new airport is equipped to handle some of the bigger planes.

Bruce Lambourn was in the Bismarck Hospital recently, but I understand that he is home and feeling better, so I’m glad to hear that. We miss him as one of the card players.

And could rope calves by two feet and drag them to the fire with the best of them. His dad is a roper of great renown and is a great dad and teacher.

This cowboy was riding a nice little gray horse that made sure the kid never got in trouble and never spooked if things went awry.

After the branding, while having dinner, one of my neighbors, who is a little long in the tooth, tried buying the horse from this young roper.

“How much do want for that gray horse?”

“Mister, you don’t want my gray horse.”

“Why not?”

The kid looked him in the eye and said, “Because he’s too good a horse for you!”

The Dad looked a little embarrassed and says, “I taught him to rope, but I’m going to have to work on his people skills a little.”

Later, Dean

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Bud Hetland stopped for a minute; he stops frequently for a good chat.

Darwin Magnuson and Nora came Sunday evening to visit with Rosemary for a little while.

Morris Wanek picked up Hazel and took her out to the farm on Memorial Day. Today, Sunday, was the 50th birthday party for my oldest grandson Jeff Lutes at the Haley Dam, but I didn’t go, when you’re in a wheelchair transportation isn’t always handy.

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OBITUARIES

James Biggs, 84

James “Jim” Frederick Biggs passed away May 28 at St. Benedicts Health Center in Dickinson. The funeral was held at 10:30 a.m. June 2 at Krebsbach & Kulseth Funeral Service Chapel in Bowman. Burial followed in the Tuttle Cemetery and a Celebration of Jim’s Life at the Marmarth Community Center.

Jim was born Feb. 22, 1931 to Fritz and Thyra (Miller) Biggs in Toledo.

Jim grew up in the Toledo and Maumee, Ohio, area.

Jim always loved adventure, travel; especially his fishing trips to Canada, swimming and flying airplane. As a young man he ventured to Alaska and worked as a fire fighter

Biggs for the Forest Service enhancing his passion for flying. Upon return to Ohio via train, Jim met a man that invited him to move to western North Dakota and promised to secure him a ranch job, if he chose to leave Ohio. Jim did decide to move from Ohio to North Dakota,

where he met his life’s soul mate, Iris Varney. He rode horseback across country several miles to visit with Iris. They married on April 30, 1955 and Jim was a loving devoted husband and father to their five children, Melody, Scott, Dawn, Shane and Jamey.

In the early years of marriage, Jim, Iris, Melody & Scott all lived in Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona as Jim worked for various ranchers and auto dealerships around the country.

Later they all moved back to Montana a second time to enable Jim to work on a ranch, when Dawn was born. After moving to North Dakota for the third time, Jim and Iris owned a meat locker plant at the

time Shane was born.

Over the years, Jim and Iris owned and operated several other businesses including a café, trucking business, construction business, and Jim also broke several horses in his lifetime. Jim also worked in the oil industry in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. Jim did pursue his flying passion and successfully obtained his private pilot’s license. He also worked in the flying industry for Lynch Flying Service in Billings, Mont.

Jim loved family and he predicted for years that Jamey would be born later in their marriage. He, Iris and Jamey lived in Alaska (where he worked in a gold mine) and Arizona for a period of time.

Linden Bodensteiner; Ashton and Carson Battest; Landon, Kyndree and Lyric Criswell; Jase and Halle Battest; his brother: Larry Biggs; four sisters-in-law and brother-in-law: Almeda (Alden) Wolfgram; Jean (Larrydeceased) Buchholz; Vera Kruger; Delbert Kruger; Kassie (Kermit) Kruger, all of his nieces and nephews, his extended family and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Fritz and Thyra (Miller) Biggs; his wife, Iris; his brother: Norman (Tod) Biggs; his daughter: Melody Huggins; his father-in-law and mother-in-law: John and Eunice (McGee) Varney; and his brother-in-law, Larry Buchholz.

Jim accepted Jesus as his Savior, cherished his wife Iris, loved all of his family members, enjoyed all animals; especially horses and dogs, and he liked to visit with everyone.

He will be greatly missed by his children and spouses: Melody (deceased) (Jim) Huggins, Rapid City, S.D.; Scott Biggs, Dickinson; Dawn (Bill) Battest, Rhame; Shane (Janelle) Biggs, Bowman; Jamey (Scott) Parsons, Williston; his grandchildren: Lacey (Adam) Bodensteiner; Brittany Huggins; Michael (Amber) Battest, Autumn (Mike) Criswell; Marshall (Bobbi) Battest; Jordan, Riley and Logan Biggs; Tanner Tuchscherer and Harper Parsons; his great grandchildren: Ellery and

Church honors Kilzer's cancer diagnosis leads fallen soldiers to big community outreach ADAMS COUNTY

By Cole Benz

For the Pionee cbenz@countrymedia.net

(ABOVE) Veteran Mark Wanner and his son, Aiden, attempt to put a flag into the hard ground outside the Mound Church. (BELOW) The church was filled to capacity.

The Mound Church was filled to capacity May 30 to remember those who have given their lives in service to the country. Local veteran and Silver Star recipient Mark Wanner shared his story and the stories of soldiers who had given their lives.

After the service, the congregation walked to the cemetery where veterans’ graves were decorated with flags and all others were remembered with flowers. The congregation then returned to the church for lunch. (Story and photo by Jason Waskiewicz | Pioneer)

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Fundraising is already underway for a little boy recently diagnosed with cancer. Luke Kilzer, 4, of Adams County was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) on April 13, and the community has rallied around him and his family ever since.

During Mother’s Day, relatives of the family in Regent held a lunch at the Cannon Ball Saloon, and people battled through the rough weather conditions that day to fill the place with Kilzer family supporters.

But the fundraising didn’t stop there.

Currently, a group of individuals is passing around t-shirt orders in support of Luke. Those or-der forms have been distributed all around the region and have reached multiple communities.

Another community gathered to support the Kilzer family on Wednesday, May 27 at The Granary in Hettinger. Hettinger and area residents congregated at the venue for a burger and brat supper.

Materials and food were all donated, according to Somer Nagel, who helps with the fundrais-ing efforts. Nagel said the group helping with fundraising also includes Kat Weinart and Patty Ness, along with many other individuals assisting during the events.

“This (food and materials) was all donated, and

Kilzer, 4 100 percent of the proceeds were going to Luke Kilzer’s medical fund,” Nagel said.

Those donating and sponsoring include Dakota Packing Co., Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Pepsi in Hettinger, United Grain Corporation, Hettinger Candy Company and Kennedy’s Fresh Foods.

Though it was only a rough estimate at the time of the interview, Nagel said the fundraiser generated about $6,300 from the supper.

“We’re very, very pleased,” Nagel said.

“We’re really excited for that.”

The meal started at 5 p.m. and people began to filter out around 7 p.m.

Nagel said she didn’t have an exact head count, but that initially they had food for 200 people and before the end of the event they had to go out and get more.

Nagel said the fundraising efforts will be ongoing, and that if anyone has any ideas for events they are open to any suggestions.

Luke’s mother, Maria, said that everyone in the

area came and painted their house and built a deck, something Maria said made the transition home easier.

“Just knowing that the community is there for us has been amazing,” Maria said.

Farm Rescue is going to come out and help too.

Farm Rescues is a nonprofit group that helps with planting for families who have suffered a major illness.

Those who wish to donate to Luke Kilzer’s medical fund can contact Dakota Western Bank located in Bowman, Scranton, Rhame and Hettinger, where Maria said a fund has been set up.

family is doing pretty well and that it’s good to be back home again. Maria said that the responses to Luke’s diagnoses from the community has been great.

“It’s been overwhelming actually, they’ve been just amazing, I think almost the entire time we were out in Minneapolis for that month someone brought a meal over to our family,” Maria said.

The big events are great, and Maria said that the little things help out just as much, including the meals, watching kids and coming over to check on cows.

One group of family members from the Rhame

Thank You My thanks go out to Southwest Healthcare Services for the excellent care I received when I was in their emergency room recently. Especially to Dr. Meadows and his staff for their good decisions and professional care.

Thanks to Tyler & Emily for the ride to Bismarck. We have great ambulance services.

Thanks to Sanford Cardiology Dept. for their quick response and care. Dr. Korte and his staff did a great job and I am home recuperating.

Special thanks to my family and the Bowman community for their caring prayers.

To be able to live in a small community with great people and excellent medical facilities is such a blessing.

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“However, the small trigger is still in place through the month of June.”

The small trigger took effect on Feb. 1, 2015. It lowered the oil extraction tax rate from 6.5 percent to 2 percent on the first 75,000 barrels produced or the first $4.5 million of gross value during the first 18 months after completion of a well.

New law via N.D. House Bill 1476 will impose a 5 percent oil extraction tax beginning on Jan. 1, 2016.

A new high price trigger will increase the oil extraction tax rate to 6 percent if the price per barrel of oil is greater than $90 for three months. House Bill 1476 also repeals the current small and large triggers.

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9:30 Tuesday--Nursing Nursing Home Home at Tuesday at2:30 2:30 p.m. p.m.

Wednesday potluck; 7 p.m.

Wednesday- 6- p.m.

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Potluck; 7 study p.m.Bible Bible Study

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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■ Bowman Assembly of God Pastor Ed Kvaale 523-5544 / bowmanag.org Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Morning worship

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■ Sacred Heart Catholic Church Scranton 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday - 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass 2nd & 4th Sunday - 8:30 a.m.

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

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

Dakota Prairie Lutheran Parish: ■ Bowman Lutheran - Worship Worship Times a.m. - 9:30 a.m ■ Bowman9:30 Lutheran ■ Lebanon Lutheran of

■Amidon Lebanon- Lutheran a.m.

Worship 8- 11 a.m.

■■Bethany Lutheran - 9:30 am.

First Lutheran of Rhame ■ First Lutheran 11 a.m.

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■ Bethany Lutheran of Rhame ■ Scranton Lutheran Parish Worship 9 a.m.

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Worship; 9:30 a.m., Peace Worship Wednesday, June Lutheran 10 - Burgers in ■ Scranton the Park 5:30-7:30 Pastor Mary Peterson Friday, June 12 - 8 p.m., AA, Peace 701-275-6977 Church Sunday, June 22 - 8 a.m., St. Sunday, June 14 -9:30 8 a.m.

St John’s John’s Worship; a.m., Peace Worship; 9:30 a.m., Peace Worship Worship; 10:30 a.m., Special

Congregational Meeting, Peace Friday, June 27 - 8 p.m., AA, Peace Church Sunday, June 29 - 8 a.m., St. John’s Worship; 9:30 a.m., Peace Worship

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MAY-PORT CG SCHOOL is hiring an elementary counselor and a high school music teacher. Salary of $37,500 or DOE; benefits included. Coaching opportunities include: head boys basketball, head wrestling, cross country,

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for a shed of two-hundred (200) square feet by an additional seventy-five (75) square feet for a total of two-hundred seventyfive (275) square feet. The site is located at 406 First Street Southwest and is zoned R-1 (Single Family Residential), and is more particularly described as the east ½ of lot 7, Block 41 of the Milwaukee Land Company, Second Addition. If you would like to review the file for this request or view the City’s zoning map, please make an appointment with the Zoning Director by calling 701-523-7627 or 701-523-3309 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER MAY 29 & JUNE 5 & 12, 2015

official Plan Holders list can be viewed for the project on the QuestCDN website. Only electronic plan holders downloaded via QuestCDN will receive addendum notifications. Contractors using any other means for obtaining plans and specifications must periodically check the QuestCDN website for any addenda.

CENTRAL N.D. DIRT and field drain tile contractor seeking dependable individual. Full time employment. Must have good operator and mechanical skills.

No long distance work. 701-3410454/kingdom@daktel.com WANT A CAREER Operating Heavy Equipment? Bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Hands on training! Certifications offered.

National Average 18-22hr. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible! 866-362-6497.

J-MAR ENTERPIRSES IS looking for qualified OTR CDL drivers, competitive pay, many driver incentives $$, modern equipment. $1000 sign on bonus, call Bret at 701-277-0039.

BUSINESSES FOR SALE SMALL TOWN WEEKLY newspaper for sale. Will train. Terms possible. For more information call 701-485-3550 or 701-2699521.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT NOW RENTING! STARTING at $900/mth! Silver Waters 55+ Retirement Community, Grand Forks. New 1 & 2 bedrm’s, elevator, community rooms, Ht/wtr/ swg/garb/underground parking included. 701-757-0926, www. livewithlux.com REAL ESTATE FOR SALE NORTH DAKOTA FARMLAND values are at all-time highs! Contact Kevin Pifer 701-238-5810 (kpifer@pifers.com) for Free Farmland Valuation Land Auctions & Farmland Management Services. www.pifers.com AUTO AUCTION PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION June 6th! Held in-doors monthly in Carrington, ND. Large selection of wholesale priced vehicles.

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lEgalS PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER MAY 22, 29 & JUNE 5, 2015 NOTICE OF LAPSE OF MINERAL INTEREST AND OF INTENTION TO CLAIM SUCH LAPSED MINERAL INTERESTS AS BEING ABANDONED BY OWNERS OF RECORD TO: Stella Lambert; Mildred Bliss, aka Mildred Bliss Reibestein; Evelyn Bailey, aka Evelyn M. Lemay; Gerald Lambert; Ray Lambert; Hazel Caron; Eileen Venaro; Corrine Dwyer; and Loretta Freeman, record owners of mineral interests: TAKE NOTICE, that, under the authority granted in Sec. 38-18.106, NDCC, that Roger Ruggles, as surface owner of the following described real estate situate in the County of Bowman and State of North Dakota: TOWNSHIP 131 NORTH, RANGE 100 WEST of the 5th P.M. Section 12: SW1/4 Section 13: N1/2 Section 14: ALL hereby gives notice of the lapse of mineral interests of the abovenamed record mineral interest owners on, in or under the land above described, and of his intention to succeed to the mineral interest of the above-named record mineral interest owners, and of his intention to claim title to such lapsed minerals as being abandoned mineral interests.

Sec. 38-18.1-02, NDCC, provides that the title to the abandoned mineral interests vests in the owner of the surface estate in the land in or under which such mineral interests are located on the date of the abandonment.

Please take FURTHER NOTICE, that each of you, as the abovenamed record mineral interest owner, have sixty (60) days after the first publication of this Notice to record a statement of claim in the office of Recorder in and for Bowman County, North Dakota, in accordance with Sec. 38-18.104, NDCC. If no statement of the claim is filed within such sixty (60) day period, the title to the abandoned mineral interests will vest in the undersigned owner of the surface interest in and to the land hereinabove described.

Dated this 19th day of May, 2015.

STEVEN J. WILD as Attorney for Roger Ruggles Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of May, 2015.

PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER MAY 29 & JUNE 5, 2015 BOWMAN CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MEET REGARDING CASE NO. LDC15-003 (SCOTT HARDY – VAR)

is Now Hiring • Part-Time Day Shifts • Full-Time & Part-Time Evening Shifts Please apply at 604 Hwy 12 West (Bowman Subway) or you can apply online at www.subway.com (under careers tab).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Bowman Planning and Zoning Commission will meet June 9, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the small conference room at City Hall (101 1st Street, NE) to conduct a public hearing on Case No. LDC15-003 (Scott Hardy VAR). The applicant is requesting approval of a variance from the zoning code standards to: 1) exceed the required side wall height of eight (8) feet by an additional two (2) feet for a total of ten (10) feet; and 2) exceed the allowable square footage

PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER JUNE 5, 2015 NOTICE OF HEARING N.D. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OIL AND GAS DIVISION The North Dakota Industrial Commission will hold a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the N.D. Oil & Gas Division, 1000 East Calgary Ave., Bismarck, N. D. At the hearing the Commission will receive testimony and exhibits. Persons with any interest in the cases listed below, take notice.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If at the hearing you need special facilities or assistance, contact the Oil and Gas Division at 701-328-8038 by Thursday, June 11, 2015. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO: Case No. 24134: Application of Luff Exploration Co. for an order pursuant to NDAC § 43 02-0388.1 pooling all interests in a spacing unit described as all of Section 25, T.129N., R.102W.,

SECTION 00100 INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given, that separate sealed bids for the construction of _2015 Water Main Projects__ will be received by the City Commission , Bowman , North Dakota at the office of City Finance Officer_ , P.O. Box 12 , Bowman , North Dakota until 1:00 p.m. , local time on June 15th , 2015 , and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The project consists of: 3rd Avenue NE Water Main Loop and 11th Avenue West Water Main Replacement. Work consists of removing & replacing asphalt surfacing, saw cut, trenching, boring, installation of water main, replacing or adding valves and fire hydrants, removing and salvaging listed items, furnish & installation of listed items and incidentals.

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

PUBLISHED IN THE BOWMAN COUNTY PIONEER JUNE 5, 2015 NOTICE OF HEARING N.D. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OIL AND GAS DIVISION The North Dakota Industrial Commission will hold a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the N.D. Oil & Gas Division, 1000 East Calgary Ave., Bismarck, N. D. At the hearing the Commission will receive testimony and exhibits.

Persons with any interest in the cases listed below, take notice.

The City of Bowman reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and waive any defects therein.

Disabled persons needing assistance, please contact the City of Bowman at least 72 hours before the services are required.

For more information or for complaints about ADA compliance, call 701-523-3309.

Dated at Bowman ND, this 26th day of May 20, 15 City Finance Officer City of Bowman Bowman , North Dakota

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CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Bowman County and the state of North Dakota. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If at the hearing you need special facilities or assistance, contact the Oil and Gas Division at 701-328-8038 by Friday, June 12, 2015.

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO: Case No. 24143: On a motion of the Commission to review the authorization and permit under Order No. 19854 for 212 Water Services, LLC to operate a mobile oil and gas waste treating plant at various oil and gas production sites throughout ND and such other relief as is Case No. 24144: On a motion of the Commission to review the authorization and permit under Order No. 19857 for Atlas Oilfield Construction Co., LLC to operate a mobile oil and gas waste treating plant at various oil and gas production sites throughout ND and such other relief as is appropriate.

Case No. 24146: On a motion of the Commission to review the authorization and permit under Order No. 19856 for Sawyer Disposal Services, LLC to operate a mobile oil and gas waste treating plant at various oil and gas production sites throughout ND and such other relief as is Signed by, Jack Dalrymple, Governor Chairman, ND Industrial

NOTICE Scranton Township is offering for bids the Buffalo Springs School site. It consistes of .96 acres with an abandonded foundation.

Submit bids to: Tracy Schumacher 13202 85th St. SW Scranton, ND 58653 Must be submitted by June 22, 2015.

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Posting Date June 1, 2015

1. GEOGRAPHY: What two nations does the 38th parallel divide?

2. BUSINESS: What beer company is headquartered in Golden, Colorado?

3. HISTORY: The Jacobins were a radical group of which movement?

4. MOVIES: When was “The Muppet Movie” released?

5. MUSIC: What rock group had a hit with the single “Message in a Bottle”?

6. SPORTS: When was the last year the Dodgers played in Brooklyn?

7. COMICS: In the “Archie” comics, which of Archie’s girlfriends had blond hair?

8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which presidents’ faces are on Mount Rushmore?

9. MYTHOLOGY: In Greek mythology, what was the name of the hunter who was killed by his own hounds?

10. ASTRONOMY: How often does Mercury orbit the Sun?

Trivia Test Answers 1. North and South Korea; 2. Coors; 3. French Revolution; 4. 1979; 5. The Police ; 6. 1957; 7. Betty; 8. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt; 9. Actaeon; 10. About 88 Earth days

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The Bowman County Girls' Golf Team. (Photo by Jason Waskiewicz | Pioneer)

Bowman County honors spring athletes Dennis Halm Award recipient Justyce Duffield. (Photo by Jason Waskiewicz | Pioneer)

Ronnie Sanders Award recipient Karly Palczewski. (Photo by Jason Waskiewicz | Pioneer)

Winners at the Bowman County High School 2015 Track and Field awards: Most Valuable Runner: Justyce Duffield, Alex Bartholomay Most Valuable Thrower: Melissa Bucholz, Tristen Peterson Most Valuable Jumper: Meggie Fischer, Adam Powell Most Valuable Hurdler: Meggie Fischer Most Improved: Brian Knopp, Kendra Swanson Junior High Awards Most Valuable Runner: Alexius Miller, Maury Burke, Alex Madrigal Most Valuable Thrower: Becki Fuchs Most Valuable Shot Put: Austin Richard Most Valuable Discus: Parker Lambourn Most Valuable Jumper: Matthew Osendorf, Ellie Stafford Most Valuable Hurdler: Corban Massey, Abby Smyle Most Improved: Jason Ortiz, Kira Irons Regional Champions: High Jump: Meggie Fischer, Girls 4x200 Relay: Ashlee Edwards, Justyce Duffield, Maury Burke, Cassidy Walby 2014 NDHSCA Southwest Region Senior Athlete of the Year: Justyce Duffield School records set: Boys 1600m Run: Alex Bartholomay 04:38.39 Boys 3200m Run: Alex Bartholomay 09:58.13 Boys Javelin: Cole Osendorf 151’9” Girls Javelin: Melissa Bucholz 90’3” Girls High Jump: Meggie Fischer 5’1” Boys 4x800m Relay: 08:30.90, David Chavez, Cole Osendorf, Alex Madrigal, Alex Bartholomay

RODEO'S YOUNGEST STARS

At the junior high school rodeo finals

The Bowman County Junior High School Rodeo Team.

By Sarah Martian For the Pioneer

Over the course of the 2014-15 season our Bowman Junior High Rodeo Team competed in the North Dakota Junior High Rodeo Division (NDJHRD). The Jr. High Division is based on the same high standards as the High School Rodeo Association which requires good sportsmanship, conduct and academic excellence. It gives our young cowboys and cowgirls the opportunity to compete and develop their skills as a sixth, seventh and eighth grader.

Members of the Bowman JR High Team are: Madison & Molly Rotenberger, Cashae McGee, DJ Martian, Clay and Shelby Schmalz, Sierra Lee and Elli Rettinger.

The members competed at 8 Jr. High Rodeos held thru out the state of N.D. Points are earned at each rodeo with the top 30 competitors in each event advancing to the State Finals in Bismarck May 22 and 23. Every member of the Bowman JR High Team qualified to compete at the State Finals!

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The year-end results of the Bowman Junior High Team.

Boys Break Away: 14th Clay Schmalz Girls Break Away: 5th Sierra Lee; 16th Cashae McGee; 17th Elli Rettinger; 19th Madison Rotenberger Boys Goat Tying: 19th DJ Martian Girls Goat Tying: 1st Cashae McGee; 3rd Madison Rotenberger; 13th Molly Rotenberger; 16th Shelby Schmalz; 17th Elli Rotenberger Barrels: 1st- Cashae McGee; 20th Elli Rettinger Poles: 12th Madison Rotenberger; 16th Cashae McGee; 17th Sierra Lee; 18th Elli Rettinger; 29th Molly Rotenberger Bare Back: 4th DJ Martian Queen Contest: 1st Runner Up – Elli Rettinger girls competing in individual events.

The top 4 event winners qualify to compete at the Junior High National Finals. We are excited to announce that DJ Martian, Sierra Lee, Cashae McGee and Madison Rotenberger earned a position on the North Dakota National Junior High Rodeo Team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Des Moines, Iowa, June 21-27 to compete at the 11th Annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR).

DJ Martian, son of Scott and Sarah Martian, finished his 8th grade year at Bowman County Public School. DJ Martian will represent Team ND in Bareback Riding.

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ter of Meryl and Stacy McGee, finished her 8th grade year at Bowman County Public School.

Cashae will represent Team ND in Goat Tying and Barrel Racing.

Madison Rotenberger, daughter of Chad and Michelle Rotenberger, finished her 8th grade year at Harding County School in Buffalo, SD. Madison will represent Team ND in Goat Tying.

Sierra Lee, daughter of Raymond and Chris Lee, finished her 8th grade year at Bowman County Public School. Sierra will represent Team ND in the Rifle Shoot.

The National Junior High Finals (NJHFR) features roughly 1,000 contestants from 42 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia.

The NJHFR is the world’s largest junior high rodeo.

In addition to competing for more than $75,000 in prizes, NJHFR contestants will also be vying for more than $100,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be named a National Junior High Finals Rodeo National Champion. To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 20 – based on their combined times/scores in the first two roundsto advance to Saturday evening’s final round.

National champions will then be determined based on their three – round-combined times/ scores.

Again, this year, the Saturday championship performance will be televised nationally as a part of the Cinch High School Rodeo Tour telecast series on RFD-TV. Live broadcasts of each NJHFR performance will also air online at NHSRATV. com. Performance times are 7 p.m. on June 21, and 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day thereafter. To follow your local favorites at the NJHFR, visit NHSRA. org daily for complete results. For ticket information and reservations, visit CatchDesMoines. com/rodeo.

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SKOL!: The Vikings Vine For the next several weeks, I will be breaking down the Viking’s roster, evaluating the players and letting you know what to expect from each position.

For the first positional breakdown, I will be focusing on the quarterbacks. It has been awhile since the Vikings haven’t had a question mark at arguably the most important position in football.

Currently, the depth chart goes: Teddy Bridgewater, Shaun Hill, Mike Kafka and Taylor Heinicke.

Most teams keep three quarterbacks on the roster, and with Bridgewater and Hill set as the starter and backup, it looks like Kafka and Heinicke will be battling for the last spot in this group. So what should we expect out of this group? Keep reading and you’ll find out!

By Jordan Wright

Teddy Bridgewater returns as the unquestioned starter, and will be looking to improve on his outstanding rookie season. Last season in 13 games (12 starts), Teddy threw for 2,919 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a QB rating of 85.2, while also running for 209 yards and a touchdown. While the numbers were not incredible, they were solid. But stats only tell half the story. Last year, Teddy showed poise, accuracy and intelligence that is usually reserved for the elite quarterbacks in the league. Most draft

analysts had Bridgewater as the best quarterback in the draft and possible number one overall draft pick, and he certainly proved them correct. In fact, according to Pro Football Focus, Teddy led the league in completion percentage while under pressure. With a full offseason to prepare, Bridgewater should be able to improve upon his rookie season and fully integrate himself into the conversation of top quarterbacks in the league.

Shaun Hill was signed this offseason after Matt Cassel was traded to Buffalo. He is 35 years old and is on his fifth team in 13 seasons after being drafted by Minnesota in the 2002 draft. Shaun was in St. Louis last year and played in nine games, throwing for 1,657 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions for a

QB rating of 83.9. Shaun has been a backup in the league, but he has been forced into a starting role multiple times during his career and he performed admirably. Shaun is the perfect quarterback for the Vikings because he understands he is here to help Teddy’s progression and step in at a moment’s notice if needed.

Mike Kafka is a fourth year pro who was drafted

by Philadelphia in 2010, but has yet to see any significant snaps in the NFL. In fact, Kafka has only thrown 16 passes in the NFL for 107 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. Mike Kafka was drafted out of Northwestern but didn’t play much until his senior season. In his senior season, Kafka led Northwestern to the Outback Bowl where he almost had a great upset

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Applicants must register to take the exam no later than July 13, by submitting an online application through the North Dakota State Job Openings website.

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Job duties include day and night flights, involving enforcement and administrative flight activities. Responsibilities also include enforcing game and fish laws and other related regulations.

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against Auburn, losing in overtime after throwing for 532 yards and four touchdowns. At this point in his career Mike is simply a project for Norv Turner, but he does have good athleticism and could develop into a decent backup quarterback in the NFL. Taylor Heinicke is listed fourth on the depth chart and I believe that is where he will stay, earning a spot on the practice squad after the preseason is over. Taylor went undrafted out of Old Dominion, even though he was the Walter Payton Award winner in 2012 (which is given to the best college player at the FCS level).

Heinicke is small for an

NFL quarterback standing at only 6’1”. He is good at reading the field and making the short to intermediate throws but he does not possess an elite arm and has difficulties with accuracy on the deep ball. Taylor should make it to the practice squad but I don’t see him progressing much farther than that.

Be sure to check out next week’s column where I’ll be breaking down the running backs!

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to write me at jwright3030@gmail. com, follow me on Twitter @SkolJWright or find me on Facebook at Jordan Wright.

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North Dakota deer hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting applications for the 2015 gun season is June 3. Hunters are encouraged to apply online at the State Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov.

The deadline applies to muzzleloader, regular gun, gratis and nonresident landowner, and youth antlered mule deer applications (specifically for antlered mule deer in units 3B1, 3B2, and 4A-4F).

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REACHING THE HALFWAY POINT Bowman native Syd Sparks passes through Bowman on trek across country

By Cole Benz

For the Pionee cbenz@countrymedia.net Bowman native Syd Sparks and his cycling mate Stephen Roise rode between Miles City, Mont., and Baker, Mont., and in the process passed an imaginary line that signified half their 2,425-mile trip were behind them.

As of their May 27 arrival in Bowman, the two have put over 1,000 miles on their bikes as they have passed through three different states.

Sparks and Roise arrived in Bowman on May 28 and left the next day. They went down Highway 12 and then turned through Scranton on Highway 67 to New England. They turned on Highway 21 and turned north on Highway 22, stopping in Dickinson for the evening. They then headed east on I-94 on May 30.

“It’s been good,” Sparks said.

The day they began their journey, May 7, roughly a dozen people gathered to send them off. They dipped their wheels in Puget Sound, Wash., giving their tires a taste of the Pacific Ocean’s saltwater before heading on their journey. They wanted to be able to say they went from one body of water to another.

They will end their journey on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin.

“We wanted to start in water and end in water,” Sparks said.

Roise said “finally” when asked how it felt to first push the pedals in Washington. “We’ve been anticipating this for months now,” Roise said.

Though they anticipated aches and pains from the strenuous ride, they both said their journey has been better than they expected.

Syd Sparks, a Bowman native, enters the west side of Bowman May 27, followed by his sister, Keisha of Bowman. Sparks, and his riding partner Stephen Roise, have pedalled almost 1,000 miles on their journey from Washington to Wisconsin. (Courtesy Photo by Wendy Stuber) “I expected the first about week or so to be just agony, and being sore and not wanting to be back on the bike,” Sparks said.

“But it really didn’t happen that way.”

Both said it usually takes 10 to 15 miles for their legs to get acclimated each day, then they get into a rhythm and the day goes by fast.

“You find a rhythm and you’re able to get past it,” Roise said. “Then the day actually goes pretty quickly.”

There have not been many bumps in their road; the weather and construction situations have been easy to manage on their trip. They have only ran into one day of heavy rain and on another occasion they needed to walk their bikes through an area of dense fog.

Even construction isn’t stopping them.

Typically when they run into construction they are able to find an alternate route, however one day an alternate route was not go-

ing to help them. They ran into the construction site and discovered that the alternate route was gravel, and their bikes are not equipped to go over that kind of terrain.

So what did they do?

They walked.

They pulled over, put on their hiking shoes, and carried their bikes through the construction. The walk was eight miles and it was a testament to their determination for this excursion.

Two individuals in a “support car” follow Sparks and Roise along their trek—Gary Wood, president of New Hope Uganda, and Doug, Roise’s father.

“They’ve been very helpful,” Sparks said.

Sparks also added that if it were an unsupported trip it would be vastly different.

The support car plays a few roles in the trip. They act as a scout and go ahead of the two bikers to examine the next few miles,

Thank You It is times like these, that make us realize just what a great community we live in. We want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for all the prayers, phone calls, texts, food, flowers, plants etc. that were given to us when Dad died. We’d like to say a special thank you to our dear family friend, Ginger Fretheim for going to get Cora from the airport. It was appreciated more than you know. A big thank you to all the gals for the delicious meal provided before the family service. Thanks to Laurie Braaten for planning it, Cheryl DeMorrett, Penny Wiffler, Tammie Kruger, Polly Carlson, Bobbi Egeland & Janet Schaaf.

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the gather what the terrain might look like and look out for any other hindrances they might face.

During nights when the group has to camp, the support car goes ahead and sets up the camp and they take it down in the morning, allowing the two riders to get on the road.

The two also help with raising the awareness. The constant Facebook updates are provided by the two in the support vehicle.

They are also quick to send out tokens off appreciation. During the interview, a thank you note was being signed and sealed for someone.

The support car also carries equipment and parts necessary for bike repairs.

Having the support car the riders only need to carry food, water, a small air

pump, and jackets with them. This allows the riders to gain ground at a faster rate than if they had to carry everything with them.

But one thing they can’t help with is the wind.

Sparks calls it “demoralizing” when they get a nasty head wind. Sometimes it can blow the life out of them when they’re midride, and the excruciating part is that sometimes it is seemingly never ending. Sparks added that he would rather ride up the side of a mountain, because at least then there is an end point.

The bike ride, Cabins for Kids, is seeking to raise $166,000 to add 10 cabins and two shower houses for the camp in Uganda. They have already raised nearly 50 percent of that goal.

To date, they have raised $79,000 and have built the first cabin and have started on the next two in the African country.

“I didn't really know what to expect,” Sparks said. “I am pleasantly surprised and happy with what has happened so far.”

Awareness for the adventure can also be measured by an increase in ‘Likes’ on their Facebook page. They have doubled the number since the bike ride started.

Roise also said there have been some unexpected donators, people he knows in his personal life that he wouldn’t have expected to give have pitched in.

Through the trip they have had their ups and downs, but one of the best parts that both riders recognized was meeting new people.

During one of their stops in Ritzville, Wash., they had to mail something. They stopped at the post office and struck up a conversation with the postmaster. He happened to be the pastor of a local church. Roise and Sparks had planned to camp that evening and when he heard they were going to sleep outside, he made some phone calls and lined up a place for them to stay.

Through a few exchanged words the two riders were able to secure a warm place to sleep for the night.

“It was just a really neat connection,” Sparks said.

Through all of this the two are still trying their hardest to keep up with the regular jobs. Roise even joined a conference call when they were riding in Washington. Joining the call were people from Uganda, Tanzania, California and Colorado; there Roise was, riding down a highway and making sure it was business as usual.

With half of their trip behind them, they look towards the finish line.

After getting to Fargo they will connect with highway 10 in Minnesota, and avoid the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Cyclists are not allowed on the interstate in Minnesota.

They will park their bikes for the last time on June 13 in Racine, Wis., though not permanently as both indicated they will continue to ride after the journey is over, just on a smaller scale.

Their journey is being tracked on their Facebook page www.Facebook. com/musanacamps1.

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