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Dunn County

September 27, 2019

Killdeer, North Dakota

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Vol. 107, No. 39

Halftime ‘show’ focuses on fun

Dunn County Herald

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County official pushing for disaster prep By Brad Mosher The Herald

Children and adults, along with those in-between created a halftime show for the Heart River-Killdeer football game. HERALD/Brad Mosher

Gotta Dance

Children were streaming onto the fireld at the beginning of halftime Friday.

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Elementary students from Kildeer were not the only people who were celebrating with a dance on the Cowboy’s football field. The elementary students went out onto the field first, each with at least one scarf. That was by design, according to Killdeer teacher Becki Andersen. She is the K-6 gym and P.E. teacher. “We do a lot of dancing with scarves in class,” she explained. “This was kind of a free dance (during halftime),” she said, adding that it seemed to bring a lot of people out of the stands.

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Index Bulletin Board.............2 Community..................2 Local.........................3,4 Church Directory........2

Health Directory.........9 Sports.......................7,8 Classifieds................5,6 Advertising...............10

Some emergencies can be prepared for by setting up something as simple as a “Go Bag” which can be taken on a quick evacuation when a disaster strikes. The preparation for other disasters can mean stockpiling food, water and other emergency supplies. In either case, the people who have made the preparations ahead of time will best be able to handle the problems created by a disaster. Denise Brew, the Emergency Management Officer for Dunn County has started a drive online to remind people to prepare ahead of time for the possibility of disasters in North Dakota. The month of September is also “Preparedness Month.” Brew recently posted a winter storm kitchen checklist for people to use which included having three-day supplies of non-perishable food and a three-day supply of wter. In addition, the kitchen list also included the need for matches, pet food and supplies, baby food and supplies along with a non-electric can opener. Brew also posted a winter

storm safety checklist, which included a flashlight, batteries, radio, first aid kit, seven days of medications, copies of personal documents, space heater and a backup generator. Another suggestion for people to put into a portable kit included a small pencil sharpener which could be used to sharpen sticks and the shavings could also bu used to create tinder for fire starting. Power Outages People can also prepare for the impact of a power outage, Brew noted when she posted on Sept. 12 another checklist focusing on the needed precautions. In addition to a flashlight with extra batteries, the list had candles (with a lighter and matches), eight to 10 gallons of water, hand sanitizer, baby wipes, antibacterial surface wipes, food that doesn’t need to be cooked, blankets and knit hats, along with a back-up for sump pumps (if needed). Bandana uses Brew also posted 60 uses for bandanas in emergency situations on the Emergency Man-

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Near disaster

Facebook, Silver Alert helps to locate missing SD woman By Brad Mosher The Herald The saga of Clara Mae Braun started Sept. 16 when her relatives could not find her or her 2012 Chrysler 300 in South Dakota. Days later she was found in a rural section of Hettinger County by local residents who helped get her taken to the West River Hospital in Hettinger by EMS responders. In between, Facebook and

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North Dakota’s Silver Alert program played a major role in finding Braun stuck and out of gas off a section road in southeast Hettinger County, close to the Adams County line. It was a happy ending for Jackie Christman, Braun’s granddaughter, and the rest of her family. It was a ending which also played out on Facebook. It started Monday with Christ-

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