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Freshman Cody Perkins has made an impression in the first two games at Bismarck State College. The rookie for the Mystics is a recent Mott-Regent graduate. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
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pproximately 600 p eople showed up at the annual Fall Festival weekend in Ne w Eng land’s St. Mar y’s C atholic Church and Dakota Womens C orrec tions Rehabilitation C enter. That was a go o d turnout b ecaus e of other e vents in the area drawing p eople away. According to Father Gar y B enz, more than 280 went to the meal on Saturday and slig htly more than that on Sunday. “ The y said is was just a little down f rom last year. One problem was there was a numb er of other e vents... Nearby, in Dickins on, the parish had its G erman Nig ht dinner the same nig ht as Saturday. We als o had a wedding here in Ne w Eng land,” he said. “We were pleas ed that it was not to o much of f f rom last year,” he added. Just b eing clos e to last year’s attendance was a go o d thing, he explained. “It is amazing b ecaus e the farm economy is s o down
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this year.” The p eople really like home-co oked meals, Fr. B enz added. “ That is always a hig hlig ht at the Fall Festival.” He als o prais ed the men w ho were making hamburgers in the g ymnasium that were for sale. “ The guys make the b est burgers. Thos e are always a hit. There was always a long line of p eople for the burgers. That grill the y have just makes them rig ht,” he added with a chuck le. The kids games were a success and s o was the auc tion and s ome of the other ac tivities over the two-day festival, B enz added. Fr. B enz said he was sur pris ed at s ome the outcomes f rom the auc tion, including the fac t that the winning bid for an Italian dinner for six co oked by him was more than $800. “He (Al S cho ch) must have done a go o d job auc tioneering,” he added with a chuck le.
Locals plan ‘Two Front’ tribute to World War II, vets T h e s ag a of Wor l d War I I w i l l c om e to Me m o r i a l Ha l l Su nd ay ( Nov. 1 0 ) w he n a one - a c t pl ay i s p e r for m e d t o h e lp o b s e r ve Ve te r ans D ay i n He tt i nge r C ou nt y. T h e pl ay w i l l s t ar t at 4 p. m . Su n d ay and i s a pre s e nt at i on by t he Ne w E ng l and P u bl i c D r am a g roup. Ac c ord i ng to of f i c i a l s , t he pl ay w a s w r itte n ye ars a go a s a c omp e t it i on pl ay w it h a 3 0 m i nute t i m e l i m it .
It w a s d e s i g n e d to e x pl ore t he t wo s i d e s of Wor l d War I I : t he w ar f ront and t he h om e f ront .
T h e s c ou rge of w ar i s s e e n on t he b att l e f i e l d a s br ave s ol d i e rs r i s k t he i r l ive s for t he i r c ou n t r y. B a c k h om e , wor r i e d w ive s and m ot he rs pr ay t h at t he y won’t re c e ive g r ave n e w s ab out a l ove d one w h i l e t he y wor k to ke e p t he f a c tor i e s goi ng and d i s c ove r w h at it’s l i ke to d o t he k i n d of wor k t h at w a s pre v i ou s ly re s e r ve d for m e n a l one.
Perkins comes off bench in Mystics’ losses Staff Report Fre s h m an C o dy Pe r k i ns m ay n ot h ave s t ar te d i n t he f i rst g am e of t he s e a s on for Bi s m arck Stte C ol l e ge, but he st i l l m a d e an i mpre ss i on . T h e My s t i c s l o s t t he i r f i rst t wo c onte s t s at t he Mon - D a k Pre s e a s on Tou r n am e nt on Fr i d ay and S atu rd ay. T h e te am f rom Bi s m arck op e n e d t he s e a s on w it h a f i rst rou n d 7 6 - 6 5 l o s s to t he Nor t h D a kot a St ate C ol l e ge of S c i e n c e Fr i d ay ( Nov. 1 ) i n Ne w Tow n . Pe r k i ns f i n i s h e d t he g am e w it h f ive m i nute s of pl ay i ng t i m e, s c or i ng fou r p oi nt s and ge tt i ng t wo d e fe ns ive re b ou n d s . T h e My s t i c s fel l b eh i n d e ar ly w it h a 4 8 - 2 8 s c ore at h a l f t i m e. But Bi s m arck c am e b a ck i n t he s e c on d h a l f to out s c ore t he i r f i rst fo e s by n i n e p oi nt , to br i ng t he f i n a l s c ore to ju s t 1 1 p oi nt s b eh i n d. T h e My s t i c s fel l b eh i n d e ar ly, a l l ow i ng to t he i r opp o s it i on to ge t a 1 2 - 0 l e a d. Shor t ly af te r a My s t i c t i m e out , Bi s m arck St ate C ol l e ge got a p ai r of t h re e - p oi nt s c ore s to c ut t he l e a d to 1 2 - 6 . Pe r k i ns e nte r t he g am e w it h ju s t ove r f ive m i nute s l e f t i n t he f i rst h a l f and h i s te am d ow n by a 3 9 - 2 2 m arg i n He qu i ck ly s c ore d a t wo - p oi nt b a s ke t and pi cke d up a d e fe ns ive re b ou n d. A m i nute l ate r, h e s c ore anot h e r t wo p oi nt s , c utt i ng t he l e a d to 4 0 - 2 6 . Pe r k i ns w a s fou l e d but m i s s e d a f re e t h row ju s t b e fore h a l f t i m e. T h e My s t i c s we re c ol d, h itt i ng ju s t 3 4 p e rc e nt of t he i r s h ot s i n t he g am e and e ve n c ol d e r out s i d e t he arc w it h n i n e goi ng i n out of 3 3 at te mpt s . Pe r k i ns w a s a p e r fe c t 2 for 2 i n re g u l ar f i e l d go a l s . T h e My s t i c s l o s t 9 1 - 5 9 to Mi l e s C om mu n it y C ol l e ge i n t he s e c on d g am e S atu rd ay. In t he s e c on d g am e of t he s e a s on , t he re c e nt
Perkins — PG 3
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