Herald S erving the R egion S ince 1907
Dunn County
August 2, 2019
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Killdeer, North Dakota
Vol. 107, No. 31
Dunn County Herald
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Dunn County Fair announces schedule, entertainment
The Josh Kehr Band will be the top act at the 2019 Dunn County Fair.
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Staff Report The Josh Kehr Band will be the big entertainment draw when the Dunn County opens Aug 30 and runs through Sept. 1. The North Dakota native grew up in New England and eventually moved to Nashville. But, he won’t be the only entertainment scheduled during the fair. Also on the roster of activities will be a softball tournament, Mud Volleyball, there will by a Killdeer Lions Club Fish Fry, a cowboy church rodeo, Native
American Dancers, a husband calling contest and a Quilt show. In addition, there will also be a 5-kilometer race during the fair. When it comes to food, there will be a lot to choose from during the fair, ranging from a rib fest to a Sunday Brunch, and a free meal on Saturday night. There will be a Golf Scramble tournament Sept.1 at the nearby Medicine Hole Golf Course at 1:30 p.m. The Mud Volleyball tourney starts at the same time.
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Halliday hybrid plan brings a big change to small school By Brad Mosher The Herald There will be a big difference when school starts again in Halliday for the fall in late August But it won’t be obvious for several months. The school week will be one day less as the elementary school with the Wolverine mascot moves into a hybrid version of a four-day format. But it will only be that way some of the time.
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According to the superintendent of the school, the change will help open up better educational possibilities for the students. For Tony Duletski, it has taken a lot of long effort to make the change. “This has been a twoyear process. I researched this two years ago and DPI (Department of Public Instruction) felt that we were not ready. They were very good about it and truth be known, we were not ready for it (then),” he explained
in a recent interview. Unlike some districts which have made Friday the day off on the weekly schedule, Halliday is making Mondays the day off on the hybrid four-day calendar which the superintendent had created. The big difference will be the Halliday district will be operating on a five-day schedule for the first few months, the superintendent
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Index Bulletin Board.............2 Community..................2 Local......................3,4,8 Church Directory........2
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Health Directory.........8 Sports..........................7 Classifieds.............5,6,9 Advertising...............10
Sports: Car show shines with classics Page 7
The Wolverines of Halliday Elementary will be taking a big bite out of a new hybrid plan which will cut student school days to four each week during the winter months. The Faculty says the students are excited about the new plan.
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