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fter concerns were raised at this month’s Bowman County Commissioner meeting, the Bowman Water Board is soon adding new regulations to camping at Gascoyne Lake. Concerned citizens attended this month’s meeting to address concerns of people staying and camping at Gascoyne Lake Park for indefinite amounts of time and of people reportedly keeping horses and livestock within the park’s picnic shelters. The citizens cited concerns of health risks and the possibility of the park harboring future protestors as reasons for tighter regulations. According to Water Board Chairman Leland Sather, the board agreed to add new regulations for camp-

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2019 annual Bowman Rodeo and Fair

BY FRANK TURNER

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Bowman residents rallied in the hot weather this weekend to enjoy the 2019 annual Bowman Rodeo and Fair. Early in the week, the fair started off strong with the 4-H Horse Show. Whether it was pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, horses or even rabbits, 4-H kids stayed busy this weekend by showing off almost every type of livestock imaginable for judges, trying to win first place with their homeraised animal. During Friday’s rabbit show, show judge Heather Nester explained to the crowd the challenges of showing a live animal. “You would think that all rabbits would cooperate, but they don’t,” said Nester. “A lot of the smaller

breeds are harder to show than the bigger breeds, because they are more nervous and high strung.” Even with the challenges of holding a nervous rabbit for a crowd, Nester said that the kids showing did a great job of answering questions and keeping the rabbits calm. Throughout the week, 4-H kids had to conquer their public speaking fears and answer judges’ questions about their specific animal. “All these kids did an excellent job,” said Nester. During the competition, Nester said that she was especially impressed with contestant Layla Krinke’s first place rabbit. “[Layla] did a great job of answering questions, her rabbit is clean, and

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(Top) Southwest Ag, Inc. won first place in the tropical themed parade for their beach scene float. (Bottom) 4-H kids show off their goats for live judging.. Photo Submitted

Mural lights up Library BY FRANK TURNER

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he Bowman Regional Public Library is doing the exact opposite of pushing daisies. Instead, the library is alive and blooming with a new sunflower mural on its south-facing wall. According to local volunteer Marie Snavely, the mural was both conceived and executed by a small group of “rouge” volunteers. Snavely said that the project was so successful because every volunteer involved in the project had some form of art education or experience.

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“We collaborated so much,” she said. “We would have meetings, talk about it, and try to come to consensus, because it wasn’t my project, it was our project.” The group of volunteers involved spent over a hundred hours of their time making the project a reality. Snavely said that the mural had existed as an idea for a very long time. Only recently was the project put into action. “In 2012 we started talking about what we could do with the back of the library because it was so ugly,” said Snavely. “We are just

Volunteers (left to right) Terry Schaefer, Les Snavely, Sarah Snavely, Marie Snavely, Nancy Schaefer, Don Groll, and Jolene Groll pose in front of the library’s finished mural. Photo Submitted

a group of friends that got together to do the project.” Eventually, the group of volunteers successfully applied for a Thrivent Financial

grant and received money to buy paint for the mural. Snavely said the $250 grant allowed the group to move forward with the project.

“Once we got the money for the paint, we were stuck,” said Sanvely. “We had to do the project.” Snavely said that the

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ing at Gascoyne Lake at last week’s water board meeting. “We had some people attend the meeting who have lived near Gascoyne Lake near all their life,” said the chairman. “We decided at that meeting that we would be putting up signs that say, ‘no live stock allowed,’ and a sign that says seven

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Hettinger becomes Cardiac Ready Community BY FRANK TURNER

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est River Health Services (WRHS) is working in conjunction with both the North Dakota Department of Health and the American Heart Association to improve heart health education in Hettinger and the surrounding areas. Chris Price, a representative from the ND Department of Health, recently attended Hettinger ’s burgers and brats event to not only teach citizens about CPR, AEDs and cardiac health awareness, but also to designate Hettinger as one of twelve Cardiac Ready Communities in the entire state of North Dakota. According to RN, MS Melinda Dalley, the goal of the Cardiac Ready Community is to empower the citizens to be able to handle health emergencies before EMS first responders arrive. “If an emergency does arise, people can learn to recognize the symptoms and signs, call 911, start CPR, and use an AED,” said Dalley. WRHS recently was awarded an American Heart Association grant to implement eight new AED devices or automatic external defibrillator devices across Hettinger. Dalley said that WRHS is using the town of Hebron, ND as a framework for making different towns in the region Cardiac Ready Communities. “One year in Hebron, they had a major heart attack happen on the baseball field,” Dalley explained. “A player was running a base and he fell over and had a major cardiac event. The EMS was there, and they were able to use an AED and save his life.” The life-saving event inspired the Hebron community to look into becoming a Cardiac Ready Community and fundraise to provide available AEDs throughout the town. “They were a re-

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ally big inspiration to us,” said Dalley,” because, if we had something like that happen, we want to be ready as well.” To meet its goal of a Cardiac Ready Community, the hospital has also offered occasional free blood pressure screenings at public events. Earlier in the year, WRHS offered hands only CPR training at Hettinger Public School to improve local CPR and AED education and awareness. Dalley said that hands only training isn’t just for the school. Hands only CPR training is also available for interested families and businesses. “We are trying to educate people on the signs and symptoms of cardiac events as well, which is a big part of this,” said Dalley. “You have to know what you’re looking for to be ready for when a cardiac event happens.” So far, Dalley said that people have been really receptive to learning CPR and AED readiness. “I think it’s normal to think, ‘this won’t happen to us,’ but we have had a lot of people say they are really interested in the training,” said Dalley. “Its important information and people are becoming a lot more open to learning those skills.” Moving forward, Dalley said that WRHS will continue to offer free health screenings and host CPR and AED educational events across the region in places like Mott and Scranton. Dalley said that

WRHS supports the idea of communities across the region becoming Cardiac Ready Communities. “So far West River Health Services

isn’t spearheading an initiative anywhere else, but if there was interest from a city, WRHS would be willing to help.”

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DO YOU HAVE A NEWS (Left) Volunteers working mid-project to paint over 40 sunflowers for the library mural. (Right) The Library’s south-facing wall before the painted mural Photos Submitted

MURAL » FROM PAGE 1 goal of the mural was to create something exciting for Bowman that would also fit the library’s outlook and presence. Eventually the group settled on simplistic and abstract sunflowers to match the library’s motto. “The reason we chose sunflowers is because the motto of the library is, ‘bloom where you are planted,’” said Snavely. “We had this idea that, okay we aren’t Bismarck or Minneapolis, but yet we want public

art just like the big towns and cities.” In total the mural covers the entire south wall of the library. The new art piece was a massive project with over 43 flowers and 222 leaves, according to Snavely. Snavely hoped that, now the mural is finished, the new spot will attract new individuals to Bowman, and that people will be able to show off what makes Bowman a great place to live. “Before the mural, we didn’t really

feel like Bowman had an Instagram spot, so we are going to have a hashtag so people can take a picture and show that they came here. Then people can post the picture to their social media,” she said. “That’s the whole idea behind it.” Moving forward, Snavely said that she hopes to sustain the momentum of the project and start a Friends of the Library club. Although the group doesn’t plan to make another mural anytime soon, she said that she hopes to

continue using art to benefit the library. “We are looking to start a real club,” said Snavely. “It’s just great to add something so lovely to Bowman.”

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(Top) Thrivent Financial won second place in the Bowman parade for their rainbow float. (Bottom) Heather Nester (far left) judges the 4-H rabbit show. In this round, Layla Krinke (far right) and her rabbit won first place. Photos Submitted

FAIR » FROM PAGE 1 she did the best job handling the rabbit,” said Nester. “When she gets older, we will see what happens in showmanship.” The weekend wasn’t all about 4-H, however. Visitors in Bowman could enjoy all sorts of live music, carnival rides, pic-

nics, and the rodeo throughout the weekend. Live bands like the Mud Butte Band, Church of Cash, and Dirty Word provided live entertainment in evenings. Bowman also celebrated the fair with a tropical themed parade. Southwest Ag, Inc. won the award for

best parade float with a SWAG beach scene, and Thrivent Financial won the award for second place with a rainbow themed float. Overall, both the fair and rodeo had a great turnout over the weekend. Check out future editions of the Bowman County Pioneer to see the 2019 4-H fair results.

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We ran cattle together on For t Berthold for a few years. Now I’m old and fat and scared of horses, so he did most of the work. I just kind of tagged along. He had a saying I heard an awful lot. You could be riding along in blistering heat swatting at horse flies and mosquitoes. You could be looking for the last few cattle you were shor t in November with temperatures around zero and your toes froze and ready to fall off. You could be pushing calves up the alley at Pete’s branding with rose bushes and sharp nails tearing at your clothes and skin. And Wally would smile and say, “ You know what I like about being a cowboy? Ever y “gosh darn thing”!” Only he didn’t say gosh darn. You can

figure it out. I’m r unning cattle in a swampy area in central Nor th Dakota this year. It is a land full of sloughs and lakes and swamps. The mosquitoes are thicker than hair on a dog’s back and the size of small turkeys. The horse and deer flies are capable of sucking the blood from your body faster than a well-rested vampire. And the cattle have learned to walk out in the lake to find some relief from this horde of insects. And they learned that as they walk back to shore they could go around the end of the fence and graze on the neighbor’s second cutting alfalfa. One good thing about it. It gave us a chance to meet our neighbors and they were a heck of a lot more suppor tive of us than they would have had to be. They are cattle people and know bad

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n the midst of a b u s y s u m m e r, I hope we continue to be intentional about staying connected with our church famil y. O n e o f t h e u n f o r tunate side effects of having pastors who are engaged in full-time vocational ministry is that we can forget that ministry is too big for just pastors. Ephesians 4 : 1 1 - 1 2 s a y s “A n d h e gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of m i n i s t r y, f o r b u i l d i n g up the body of Christ”. The local church is designed to be a comm u n i t y w h e r e Je s u s h a s given spiritual gifts (each individual is a gift, as well as their unique set of skills and abilities) who are part of our church commun i t y. We h a v e b e e n given to each other!

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We n e e d e a c h o t h e r and our church community is not the same when we are absent. I need you and you need m e . We d o n’t j u s t n e e d e a c h o t h e r ’s s k i l l s e t s , although they are also important, we each have a unique ministry and unique ways to reach people with t h e h o p e o f Je s u s a n d t h e G o s p e l . Je s u s h a s given to each of us a ministry to help build t h e c h u r c h . We n e e d to steward the gifts we have and use them or else we will not minister in the way that Je s u s w a n t s u s t o . T h i s does not mean that we need to meet every need, but there are needs that you and I sometimes are uniquely able to minister to in certain situations and with certain peop l e . Je s u s h a s p l a c e d us where we are for a purpose. The importance of being part of the church is that when

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stuff happens when you have cows. So I took Shirley along for moral suppor t and drove 170 miles one way to extend the fences into a couple of these lakes. The second time this week. Shirley is good help. But she hates mosquitoes and hates the leeches that attach to you when fencing in the lake. I do too, but I’m the man. I had to wade out up to my chest, drive in posts, and put up hog panels to slow the migration of these cattle. I’d come out of that water, shake it off like a dog, look at Shirley and say, “ You know what I like about being a cowboy? Ever y “gosh darn” thing!” Thanks Wally.

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we come together in community we have an opportunity to enrich each other and to serve and reach others who are not yet part of our faith c o m m u n i t y. A n o t h e r challenge we face is that we are called to do ministry together as a team not as separate individuals. Ye s , w e h a v e u n i q u e roles, but we need to raise up others to participate with us. We a l l n e e d e a c h o t h er in order to grow into the spiritually mature individuals Je s u s w a n t s u s t o b e . B y Je s u s’ g r a c e H e has given us all the spiritual blessings we need within the church, but we each need to fully participate so that we each can be transformed b y t h e g r a c e o f Je s u s a n d H i s Sp i r i t i n t o t h e p e r s o n Je s u s wants us to become. Will you?

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SCHAAF 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 Rodney Schaaf the personal representative of the estate, at 13903 86th St SW, Bowman, ND 58623, or filed with the Court. Dated this 20th day of February, 2019. Rodney Schaaf 13903 86th St SW Bowman, ND 58623 SADOWSKY AND WILD LAW OFFICE, P.C. PO BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative First publication on the _______ day of _______________, 2019.

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The purpose of the meeting is to provide citizens and stakeholders the opportunity to voice concerns and provide input during the review process as required by federal law 33 U.S.C. § 1313(c). The standards may be viewed at the department or on the department’s website https//deq. nd.gov/WQ/. A copy of the standards also may be obtained by submitting a written request to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, 918 E Divide Ave, Bismarck ND 58501-1947, or by calling the department at 701-328-5210. Written comments sent to the mailing address and received by the department prior to September 30, 2019 will be fully considered. Dated this 12 day of July 2019. Karl Rockeman, Director Division of Water Quality ND Dept. of Environmental Quality

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OIL & GAS LEASE ONLINE AUCTION The Board of University and School Lands will conduct an online oil and gas lease auction for six hundred and ninety four (694) tracts in Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Mountrail and Ward Counties, ND. Bidding will commence July 30, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. CST and end August 7, 2019. The link to view the tract and participate in the auction is: https://www.energynet.com/ govt_listing.pl A 2% convenience fee will be assessed. Anyone needing auxiliary aids and services should call Allie at (701) 328-1952 by 07/24/2019. 7/5/2019 /s/ Jodi Smith Commissioner __________________________

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SCRANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL Scranton Public School is seeking a route driver and substitute drivers. Contact John Pretzer, Superintendent at 275-8266 or john.pretzer@k12.nd.us 2020 Budget Prep Meetings For the City of Bowman The Bowman City Commission will meet on July 23 and July 25, 2019 at Bowman City Hall for the sole purpose of discussion and preparation of the 2020 Preliminary Budget. The meetings will start at 8:00 am with a lunch break at 12:00 pm and resume at 1:00 pm until a section of the budget is complete or they will recess at 4:30 pm. If an extra day is needed for budgeting, it will be held on July 29, 2019. Although these meetings are open to the public, discussion will be limited only to City Commission, City Staff, Utility and Financial Auditors, other taxing entities within the City of Bowman and representatives of any organization requesting 2020 funding. The 2020 Preliminary Budget will be read on August 6, 2019 at 4:30 pm; any taxpayer of the City of Bowman may address comments or questions at that time.

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Hammer Head BY BRAD MOSHER Country Media

n EF-1 tornado hit Mott Friday evening, destroying several buildings, trailers, and the 4H building at the Hettinger County Fair. Witnesses credit quick action by the Hettinger County Sheriffs Department and fair personnel and an evacuation to the county courthouse helped to prevent casualties when the tornado demolished the fairgrounds building just east of the city. A class reunion at the nearby golf course was also evacuated. The tornado was an EF-1 according to the National Weather Service's Warning Coordination Meteorologist John Paul Martin after he examined the damage Saturday. Martin, based in the Bismarck office, explained that the tor-

nado went through the northeast area of the city for about 2.85 miles. It had winds of 105 miles per hour and lasted for about eight minutes after touching down at approximately 9:25 p.m. Friday near 70th Street SW, north of the city. The tornado forced the cancellation of planned events on the final day of the annual fair, including the 5-kilometer race, parade and demolition derby. However, while the community was cleaning up all the fallen trees and debris left by the storm, the fair board was able to set up several events for Saturday including a community meal during the afternoon at the local Knights of Columbus building. By evening, the fair board had also arranged for the once-canceled final

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of its roof, a garage was damage and a trailer was left at an angle on one side of Highway 21 going east. On the north side, the damage was more pronounces. The entire weekend was rough on Hettinger County and neighboring areas. On Sunday night, there were reports of winds of up to 77 miles per hour as a severe thunderstorm rolled across western North Dakota through Hettinger, Slope, Stark, Billings and Dunn counties. On Saturday night, Hettinger County again was hit with high winds and rain. When the tornado warning siren went off Friday, Deb Marthaller was inside The Playhouse Theater in downtown Mott, partway through the movie “Rocketman.” “When the siren went off, we

stopped the movie. There were only a couple of people in the theater, one who lived downtown and a couple from Carson. They both decided to go home. We went to the basement behind the screen,” Marthaller said, adding they could hear the wind and crashing sounds outside. The Playhouse survived the high winds and the storm, the theater manager said. Also one downtown building lost its brick, falling out onto the sidewalk and the street. Nearby, Gunners restaurant was damaged on the roof and debris was found in the pools, forcing workers to try to get the two pools clean of debris. At the pool, the blue privacy cover was blown down but the rest of the pool

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night concert to be moved to downtown. The South Dakota-based band, Broken Spokes, set up in front of the Farmers Union Insurance building and bleachers were moved downtown for seating. The once-canceled 5-kilometer race was moved to Sunday morning, with organizers accepting entrees next to the concert. According to Martin, Mott wasn't just hit by a tornado Friday evening. “I don't believe all the damage in Mott was caused by the tornado. It was caused by high winds outside the tornado area. They had both (tornado and high winds). In Skywarn training, we call that the rear flank downdraft. So, there is wind damage in Mott and tornado damage. There were some storm that came through

after the tornado and I have been told there were some high winds then. It is nearly impossible to tell which storm caused what damage. They don't leave an identifying mark,” he said. “The tornado clipped through the eastern edge of town,” he said, noting the way that it bent the flagpole in the cemetery, destroyed a camper trailer along Highway 8, bent a Cenex sign completely over, ripped the roof off a Mott Equity Lumber building, and crushed grain bins on its way to the fairgrounds. He said it followed along Highway 8 before cutting east along Highway 21 and toward the fairgrounds. Along its wake, the storage building behind the car wash on First Street next to Highway 8 lost about three-quarters

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New Renaissance Festival gets off to sizzling start in Regent BY BRAD MOSHER Country Media

he inaugural North Dakota Renaissance Festival got off to a sizzling start Saturday in Regent. Literally. With temperatures hovering near 90 degrees in the open field behind the Enchanted Castle, it still had a strong opening day Saturday. But organizer Randy Jones said he quickly learned some lessons from the opening day. The biggest lesson was the need for more shade. He said he helped improve that when he bought large umbrellas and placed them in large wooden spindles, providing shady areas for the audiences in the jousting area as well as around the booths. But Mother Nature had another surprise for him when he came back to the site Sunday morning for the second day of the festival. The canopy he used for his booth was hundreds of yards away, crumpled, thanks to stormy weather for the second straight night accompanied by high winds.

Jones said he advertised the festival with radio and television interviews over previous months throughout the state. He is hoping that helps bring in more people from all over the state throughout the rest of the summer before the festival closes down Sept. 1. Until that day, the festival will be open on weekends in Regent, just east of the Enchanted Castle. One woman, a former California resident, said when she saw the festival advertised, she had to come all the way to Regent. That, Jones said, was what he was hoping to do, create something that would make the small Hettinger County city a destination, like his former employer, Gary Greff, had done with his giant Enchanted Highway metal sculptures. “I worked for him for a few months, then I had a bad car accident. He got a replacement during the six months that I was gone.” He went back to work at the Brickhouse Grille in Dickinson. He said that he got the idea about a renaissance themed

event before his car accident sidelined him. For Jones, the whole idea has been a learning experience and helps him make changes and improvements. “Okay. There's problem. Identified. Make it not a problem and move on to the next thing,” he said, discussing the giant red umbrellas around the festival. Jones kept busy, cooking turkey legs, hot corn on the cob, hamburgers and hot dogs on a pair of grills behind his area. He also sold soda and, later in the day, beer. He likes using the extra large spindles as a wall for the event. “I like it as a wall. It kind of fits the genre and stuff,” he said. Although it was slower Sunday than on his opening day, having advanced sales helped, Jones added. He had the Knights of Mayhem performing jousting and sword fighting exhibitions, along various performers in the main area, including the “Lovely Dozen” belly dancers and and acrobatic troupe. Jones hopes to get more vendors

in as the summer progresses. “We had more Saturday, opening day. “A lot of people are like 'prove it'. I really don't need to prove it to anybody. I put it on and if it happens, it happens.” He said he has already talked to a kettle corn vendor who does a lot of events in Dickinson. “Nothing yet, but if we get a little more activity, maybe we will,” Jones added. In addition, he is working to bring in other craft vendors in keeping with with theme, like pottery. He also noted that he has gotten some nice comments about the event on Facebook. He is already looking at additional im-

provements, including a long table and large sitting area. Some of the improvements may have to be next summer because of budgetary reasons, Jones added. He admits that he is in a medieval version of the chicken or egg where it is hard to get people to come to an event until they know it is happening. “We have done some very good advertising on Facebook and iHeart media. We were on MIX in Dickinson, iHeart in Bismarck... on a station in Fargo and a station Minot. We did an interview with a fellow on the radio in Jamestown,” he said, adding he has talk to local

television stations in the area. We did a couple of morning interviews on the stations here in Dickinson. We have gotten out there, but there is still a lot of people who haven't heard.” Still, it it gets up and running successfully, he thinks it will help Regent get more business in the long run. “I am really trying to pair with Gary so that we do kind of help each other out.” Jones explained. “It I a struggle out here in a small town, but I'm fine with it. “I am not disappointed. I'll plug along the first year, and if we survive, we'll be bigger and better next year,” he said.

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seemed to come out of the Friday night storms intact. “We are just trying to get cleaned up. We fared pretty well except for the debri and the pumps are not running,” said Kris Brunelle early Saturday morning. “There a lot of trees and whatnot lying around.” Looking out across the field used as a frisbee golf course and a volleyball court, the storm

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left its mark. “The washway is full. We have go some trees down.” Looking at volleyball area flooded by the storms, Brunelle joked that it “might be our pool for today. “But overall, it wasn't bad. Nobody was hurt,” she added. One house on Wisconsin survived two fallen trees in the front yard with just minimal damage to the front. “It is in estate now,” said

Lori Eggers. “What I checked first was that it didn't rip up the river water line over there, she said, pointing to the side of the house. “All the way up Wisconsin there are a lot of trees down. All the way up to the north end, there is damage. It is just like it followed a path.” Across the street, Jack Griffin's home got hit by two trees. One, collapsed on the front of the house and damage one corner of the

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building with the branches covering his carport. His neighbor's tree landed on the back side of the house where one of the bedrooms on the second floor is. In addition, the tree covered an outer roof over the rear patio. Saturday morning, Griffin was reviewing the damage when his friends and neighbors stopped by to help. Dwayne Olson used lopping shears to start trimming back the tree branches covering the carport. Minutes later, Dean Wehri and family members stopped by Griffin house with a power saw and went on top of the carport to cut the tree back branch by branch. With power out in the city for part of Saturday, the local Cenex station's cold drinks and hot cooked food made it a popular stop for families and people working on cleaning up the mess left behind. The station

survived, but the tall sign showing the gas prices was flattened by the tornado, which also took the roof off one of the buildings behind the station. One Mott resident described the event as “all heck broke loose” in an interview with a television reporter Saturday morning. Geno Sloane told the reporter she was watching television when they broke into television programming with a warning that a storm cell was approaching Mott. “My son called me and told me to look outside. There are a lot of black clouds to the north … you have got to get to the basement.” She told the reporter that she went down to the basement and turned on the the television there before the power went off. “Then all heck broke loose,” she said, excusing herself for using a different four-letter word.

She added that she could hear the rain and listened to her hand-cranked radio so she could continue to hear updates. It wasn't until morning that she learned the impact it had on the community. The Enhanced Fujita scale starts with a rating of zero with winds between 65 to 85 miles per hour. An EF-1 tornado (moderate), like the one in Mott, ranges from 86 mph up to 110 miles per hour, putting the Mott tornado just six miles per hour short of being an EF-2 (significant) tornado. EF-2 tornadoes go from 111 mph winds up to 135 mph. The clean up showed the type of community Mott is, according to Marthaller. It was a town effort to sort of get back to normal in Mott, she added, noting that there was a veritable army of small bobcat equipment working to clear and clean up the town.

Bowman County FFA Member earns State FFA Degree STAFF REPORT

(Top) Levi Rider hangs on for the ride of his life during the 2002 High School Rodeo Finals in Bowman. (Middle) Lindsey Noreen, Bowman, North Dakota goes for a fast time in the goat tying finals. (Bottom) Brandon Klein, Bowman, North Dakota goes for an eight second ride and accomplishes the task during the finals this weekend. File Photos

itch Stuber of the Bowman County FFA Chapter was selected to receive his State FFA degree June 5, 2019 at the State FFA Convention. The State FFA Degree is awarded to the top members of a State FFA Association. Mitch is the son of Duane and Dana Stuber. Members were honored at a Degree recipient banquet prior to receiving their degree certificates and State degree charms at the State FFA Convention. Mitch’s FFA Advisor is Mrs. Mary Fischer To receive a State FFA Degree, members must meet the following requirements: • Received a Chapter FFA Degree. • Have been an active FFA member for at least two years (24 months) at the time of receiving the State FFA Degree • Have completed at least 2 years (360 hours) of systematic school instruction in agricultural education at our above the ninth grade level, which includes an SAE.

• Have earned and productively invested at least $1,000, or have worked at least 300 hours outside of schedule class time through an SAE. • Demonstrated leadership ability by performing 10 parliamentary law procedures, giving a six-minute speech on a topic relating to agriculture or FFA, and serving as an FFA officer, committee chairperson, or committee member. • Have a satisfactory academic record, certified by the agriculture teacher and the school princi-

pal or superintendent. • Participated in the planning and implementation of the chapter’s Program of Activities. • Participated in at least five different FFA activities above the chapter level. • Complete at least 25 hours of community service in a minimum of two different activities. All community service hours are cumulative, i.e. the 10 community service hours used to obtain the chapter degree can be used toward the state degree.

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North Dakota Game and Fish Report Spring Grouse Counts Reported North Dakota Game and Fish Department upland game biologists have summarized the spring survey results for sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse and sage grouse. Statistics from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 9 percent increase in the number of male grouse counted compared to last year. Statewide, 2,267 sharptails were observed on spring dancing grounds this year compared to 2,088 in 2018. Male grouse re-

corded per square mile increased from 2 to 2.2. Nearly 800 square miles were covered. “Sharptails are beginning to rebound after the 2017 drought,” said Jesse Kolar, upland game management supervisor. “Historically, grouse populations have rebounded within three to five years after reaching low points in the population cycle.” Survey results indicate a 25 percent decrease in the number of ruffed grouse drums heard compared to 2018. The number of drums heard per stop was 0.53, down from

0.71. “The majority of the trend was due to declines in the Turtle Mountains, which was down 41 percent,” Kolar said. “The number of drums heard per stop in the Pembina Hills this year was nearly four times higher than in 2018.” A total of 29 male sage grouse were counted on eight leks this spring, a 7 percent increase over the 27 males counted on five leks in 2018. North Dakota does not offer a hunting season on sage grouse due to a low population.

“The count was a little higher than last year, but the population and number of active leks remain far below the population objective of 250 males,” Kolar said. Game and Fish plans to continue translocating sage grouse to North Dakota through next year, Kolar said, and will determine a path forward after observing the outcomes from the two remaining translocation seasons. “It is unlikely we will reopen the sage grouse hunting season in the foreseeable future,” he said. The spring grouse census serves as relative indices of breeding populations and are largely representative of production and recruitment from the previous year. For sharptails, they can be used in combination with reproduction data – brood surveys

are completed in late summer – to predict fall populations. Some Hunter Education Classes Available Adults and children looking to take a hunter education class in 2019 are reminded to enroll at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd. gov. Although the majority of classes are completed for this year, some classes will still be added as they become finalized. Interested students must click on the education link on the Game and Fish website. Classes are listed by city, and can also be sorted by start date. To register for a class, click on “enroll” next to the specific class, and follow the simple instructions. Personal information is required.

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Individuals interested in receiving a notice by email when each hunter education class is added can click on the “subscribe to news and alerts” link found below the news section on the Game and Fish home page. Check the box labeled “hunter education” under the education program updates. In addition, SMS text notifications of new classes can be sent directly to a cell phone. Simply text “NDGF HunterClass” to 468311 to subscribe to this feature. State law requires anyone born after December 31, 1961 to pass a certified hunter education course to hunt in the state. Hunter education is mandatory for youth who are turning 12 years old. Children who turn age 11 during the calendar year can take the class.

Grazing/Harvesting Rule Change to Benefit Producers BY STAFF REPORT hanges in C federal grazing and harvesting rules

on prevented-planting acres could help North Dakota livestock producers replenish forage supplies or at least offset shortages in perennial forage production, according to North Dakota State University Extension livestock specialists. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow producers to graze, hay or cut cover crops on prevented-planting acres beginning Sept. 1. "Many livestock producers in the region are short on forage following a long, cold winter and late spring that depleted forage supplies," says Kevin Sedivec, Extension rangeland management specialist. "Supplies in some areas have been further exacerbated due to low forage production resulting from cool temperatures and drought." The change in the allowable harvesting or grazing date to Sept. 1 on prevented-planting acres gives livestock producers an opportunity to offset the shortage of forage supplies. "Flexibility in choosing a cover crop mixture becomes greater and strategies for what to plant can be tailored to fit your intended need," says Miranda Meehan, Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. "With an earlier release date, landowners can plant different mixtures that can be used for grazing, haying or silage/haylage while providing soil health benefits." If Grazing is the Goal Producers have many opportunities to plant a cover crop mixture to be used for grazing. our selection of species to use should be based on when you want to graze and if you want to hay first, then graze," Meehan explains. "The

mixtures can be simple to very complex, depending on budget, soil health goals and species of livestock." If plans are to graze in September, seed a mixture containing cool-season cereals (oats, barley, triticale), warm-season grasses (soughum-sudan, sudangrass, foxtail millet), brassicas (turnip, radish, rape, kale, cabbage), broadleaf plants (sunflower, buckwheat) and legumes (forage peas, faba beans, lentils, clovers, vetch). "Your options are plentiful, but select based on production needs, minimal inputs, seed costs and availability, and overall budget," Meehan advises. If plans are to graze after Oct. 15, the seed mixture options could include cool-season cereals (oats, barley, triticale), foxtail millet, brassicas (turnip, radish, kale), broadleaf plants (sunflower, buckwheat) and legume (forage peas, clovers, vetch). "It is important to have a good grazing management plan in place to avoid potential animal health issues associated with cover crops," says Janna Block, Extension livestock systems specialist at NDSU's Hettinger Research Extension Center. "Many species used in cover crops are known to accumulate nitrates and also may have toxic levels of sulfur. "Sorghum and sudangrass also can accumulate prussic acid, particularly during drought," she adds. "Cover crops may be low in magnesium, which can result in development of grass tetany. Bloat can occur with legumes or if protein levels are too high in the mixture." If using brassicas in a mix for grazing, the general recommendation is to limit them to less than 50% of the seed mixture to avoid digestive disorders in cattle. Provide livestock with dry hay or other forage

prior to turnout, and gradually introduce them to cover crops during a period of several days if possible. If Haying is the Goal The selection of plant species to be hayed after Sept. 1 becomes limited due to lack of drying conditions and the plants' ability to dry sufficiently to make high-quality hay. Forage plants need to be nonhigh water-holding plants and have small stems for greater potential to cure in September or later. Recommended species for September haying include cool-season cereals (oats, barley, triticale), warm-season grasses (foxtail millet, sudangrass) and legumes (forage peas, clovers and vetch). The cereal grains and warm-season grasses can be seeded in monocultures or mixtures with or without the legume. This mixture will be a better choice if plans are to graze after harvesting. If Silage/Haylage is the Goal More options can be added to this mixture because drying to an acceptable level for curing isn't as critical. Harvesting before a freeze is important to achieve silage because desired moisture conditions need to be 65% to 70% for a bunker and 60% to 68% for silo bags. A hard freeze will reduce the moisture content dramatically within 24 to 48 hours. Haylage can be put up at a lower moisture level (40% to 60%), so harvesting in late September to early October is possible. Recommended species for silage and haylage include warm-season grasses (sorghum, sorghum sudangrass hybrid, pearl millet), cool-season cereals (oats, barley, triticale), brassicas (kale, cabbage, turnips) and legumes (forage peas). The warm-season grasses can be seeded in monocultures or mixtures with the cool-season grass-

es, brassicas and/or legumes. A mixture will be a better choice if plans are to graze after harvesting, but it usually results in less tonnage of forage. If haylage will be your final feed produced, eliminate the brassicas in the mixture because they will be difficult to dry to less than 60% before mid-October and the other plants in the mixture will be too dry following a hard frost. Crop producers intending on plant-

ing cover crops on prevented-planting acres to suppress weeds and enhance soil health have an opportunity to market this forage to livestock producers. The NDSU Feedlist (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/feedlist) can connect crop producers with livestock producers in search of additional forage. Meehan recommends producers get a laboratory analysis for any cover crop mixture prior to feeding it to

livestock. "Due to this onetime rule change granted by the USDA, creating a high-quality feed will be possible on prevented-planting acres in 2019," Sedivec says. "Take advantage of this opportunity. Plant a cover crop that can enhance your soil health while creating feed for late-season grazing or hay and silage/ haylage production."

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