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The weather outside may not have been frightful, but the annual Frosty Frolic Saturday at Bowman's Rouzie Recreation Center was hotter than the single digit temperatures outside. The frolic may have been slower than last year's but the visitors still had a chance to choose from ever ything from locally produced honey, to baked goods, totes, jewelr y, clothing, artwork, purses and decorative wreaths. There also was a booth for "couR4ge" scholarships and another with BHS items.

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lope County will be taking over the administrative responsibility for human services for both Bowman and Adams counties Jan. 1 when the North Dakota goes through a dramatic reorganization. The state’s Department of Human Services is being reorganized into 19 different zones, changing from separate county to multi-county zones for most of the state. In addition, the change will move funding to the state’s general fund and many of the state’s 53 counties into larger zones. Under the guidelines that were set up by the Adams County courthouse. File photo. 2019 legislature that approved the changes, the three southwestern new Human Services counties would combine and Kathy Vliem from Director will be hired by into one zone with Slope Adams County, along with Pine Abrahamson April 1 and will be the County taking the lead. and Keith Kempenich president and a voting Slope, Bowman and from Bowman County member of the new Adams county have and from Slope County, board, she explained. already met a Dec. 1 Mike Teske and Sue JunThe board will be rodeadline to submit the tenen filling up the six tating its meetings on reorganization plan to positions. the third Wednesdays of the state. There is a remaining each month, between As of Jan. 1, the new vacancy, which will be the Slope, Bowman and zones will be active. filled by April, accordAdams county courtThe newly-formed ing to Shonda Schwartz, houses. Southwestern Dakota the current director The first meeting Human Services Zone of the Bowman/Slope will be Jan. 15 at the already has most of the multi-county human Bowman County Courtgoverning board selectservices agency. The house, starting at 8 a.m. ed with Tara Jorgenson

“We need to develop a zone plan. That is due at the state by June 30, 2020,” she said. The February meeting will be at the Adams County Courthouse and in March at the Slope County Courthouse – always on the third Wednesdays of the month, Schwartz explained. According to Schwartz, Bowman and Slope counties have combined resources for

a number of years before the reorganizational plan was announced months ago. “They formed a multi-county district years ago,” she said, noting that the only change will be the addition of Adams County residents and establishing Slope County as the “home” for the new agency. It includes all the programs that social services which have

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h e w re s t l e r s f r o m B ow m a n Co u n t y a n d B e a c h a re re a d y f o r t h e s e a s o n with a few matches and a tournament under their belt that w a s i n Si d n e y t h e f i r s t weekend of Decemb e r. T h e t e a m h a s f i v e re t u r n i n g v a r s i t y w re s t l e r s a l o n g w i t h a talented group of u n d e rc l a s s m e n t o f i l l out the team. They finished first as a team at their home tournament this past weekend along with many tournament c h a m p s. T h e j u n i o r h i g h w re s t l e r s w e re a l s o a b l e t o w re s t l e o n t h e i r h o m e m a t s. Va r s i t y C h a m p i o n ship round matches i n c l u d e d a t 1 0 6 # Au s -

t i n Wa n n e r l o s t by a f a l l i n 5 : 1 6 t o Ja c e A n d e r s e n ( K i l l d e e r ) . Ca l e b Sa r s l a n d f i n i s h e d 4th. 113#/120# Emory No l l w o n t h e r o u n d r o b i n a n d B l a k e Wo l baum finished 2nd. 1 2 6 # Tu c k e r St r a n d w o n by a m a j o r d e c i s i o n 1 3 - 5 ov e r Gu s Bohmback (Killdeer). 1 3 2 # Ke i re n Coy l e f i n ished 2nd losing in a 6-1 decision to Dawson Richter (Dickins o n J V ) . Ko l by Sp e r r y f i n i s h e d 3 rd a n d Jo h n L a Fl a m m e 4 t h . 1 3 8 # Ca y d o n Wo l b a u m w o n the round robin and R i g g s Ro t e n b e r g e r finished 2nd. 152# Br o d y He a d l e y w o n both matches in his round robin to finish i n 1 s t . 1 7 0 # Ty s o n Ma t t e r n l o s t t o Z a c k Anderson (Killdeer) by a f a l l i n 1 : 0 9 t o

f i n i s h i n 2 n d . T h e re m a i n i n g w e i g h t s w e re a round robin bracke t . B ow m a n B e a c h w re s t l e r s f i n i s h e d i n t h e f o l l ow i n g 1 8 2 # Na v a r re He a d f i n i s h e d 2 n d , 1 9 5 # M a c e St u ber finished in 2nd p l a c e, # 2 2 0 M i t c h St u b e r p l a c e d 1 s t , a n d # 2 8 5 Na t e B o e h m placed 1st. Ju n i o r h i g h re s u l t s : 9 8 # Ta y l o r Wa n n e r finished 1st, #106-120 Ty l e r Ha u c k f i n i s h e d 3 rd , # 1 6 0 - 1 7 0 Ga v i n Goni finished 1st. T h e Ju n i o r Hi g h w re s t l e r s w i l l h e a d t o t h e i r s t a t e t o u rnament this coming w e e k e n d i n Mi n o t a s t h e Va r s i t y w re s t l e r s d u a l Si d n e y J V i n Beach on Thursday and then head to the L i n t o n Ho l i d a y To u rnament.

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Guest Columnist Hello, Maybe you noticed that I didn’t get a column in last week. I apologize. It’s not my fault. Well, in a way it is. You see, I was in Las Vegas. Sin City. The city that never sleeps. Or is that New York? I get mixed up. Two things you will never find in Las Vegas are clocks and business centers in a motel. I’m not real tech savvy. I know you find that hard to believe, but it is true. I can’t sit down with an ipad or my phone, take a fat finger, tap out a column and send a message out to the newspapers. I have to sit down in a comfortable chair, in front of a comput-

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er, within hollering distance of Shirley and write my column. Preferably with a cup of hot coffee and the sound of bacon frying in the background. Anyway we were in Vegas to watch Gracy, our granddaughter rope calves. She had qualified for Vegas’s Tuffest Roping at a qualifier in Bowman. She didn’t place, but trust me; we think she was the greatest! I haven’t traveled a lot the past few years. I hate airports. I hate the itty-bitty seats on airplanes. I hate the cost of a cocktail at an airport. I hate standing in line at checkout. I hate the itty-bitty toilets on the airplane. I hate the dry pretzels and the dry cookie that is supposed to pass as a meal. That’s a lot of hate for an easygoing cowboy. Because I haven’t traveled a lot in recent years, when we were packing we couldn’t find my shaving kit. I just haven’t used it recently. When it was located, I threw it in my bag and I was ready to roll. We got up at 4 a.m. to catch our flight to Denver. Good connections and we were in good shape. I headed right for a poker table. All day. Way into the night. And into the next morning. At 3 a.m. I reported back to our room. No, I didn’t

hristmas has n e ve r b e e n a day unto itself. The days leading up to C h r i s t m a s a re b u s y w i t h p re p a ra t i o n f o r t h e h o l i d a y. De c o ra t i o n s a re h u n g , g i f t s p u rc h a s e d a n d w ra p p e d , s o n g s p l a ye d to invite the Christmas mood, and counti n g d ow n t h e d a y s t i l l Christmas morning. It i s t h i s p re p a ra t i o n t h a t c re a t e s a s e n s e o f i n v i t a t i o n . We m a k e t h e s e p re p a ra t i o n s t o invite the Christmas season into our hearts The same can be said of the first

C h r i s t m a s. T h e b i r t h o f Je s u s d i d n’t h a p p e n w i t h o u t f o re w a r n i n g o r p re p a ra t i o n . T h e p ro p h e t s o f o l d t o l d the story of a king to be born: that he would be born of a v i rg i n ( Is a i a h 7 : 1 4 ) , that he would be born i n Be t h l e h e m ( Mi cah 5:2), and that he would set the souls of h u m a n i t y f re e ( Is a i a h 6 1 : 1 ) . T h e s e w o rd s c re a t e d a n t i c i p a t i o n in the hearts of the h e a re r s a s t h e y w a i t e d f o r t h e p re p a ra t i o n t o b e c o m p l e t e. T h e re w a s a l s o p re p a ra t i o n m a d e f o r t h e f o re r u n n e r o f t h i s e x p e c t e d s a v i o r. A n e l d e r l y c o u p l e w a s g i ve n the news that their s o n w o u l d b e a p re -

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win. I knew you would ask. Over the years, I’ve developed the habit of rising between four and five. Which is fine. Unless you went to bed at 3. Then it sucks. But it happens. So at about 5 o’clock I got up and showered, reached in my long forgotten shaving kit, took out my toothpaste and brushed my teeth. It was horrible. But I figured it was the lack of sleep and the combination of free drinks that were handed out at the poker table. I just couldn’t get that taste out of my mouth all morning. Later in the day, I was back at the room and going to brush again. The tube was still lying there, smiling gleefully at me. It was a tube of a cortisone cream for a rash I had developed years ago. I tell you what; if you ever have itchy teeth, try that stuff. My teeth haven’t itched since. One long night in Vegas, and the next three days I was in bed by 8 o’clock. And down for breakfast, showered and shaved, with nice white, non-itching teeth by 5 a.m. And I am still trying to catch up on my sleep a week later. Later, Dean

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p a re r f o r Je s u s, “A n d h e w i l l g o o n b e f o re t h e L o rd , i n t h e s p i r i t a n d p owe r o f E l i j a h , t o turn the hearts of the p a re n t s t o t h e i r c h i l d re n a n d t h e d i s o b e dient to the wisdom of the righteous—to m a k e re a d y a p e o p l e p re p a re d f o r t h e L o rd” ( Lu k e 1 : 1 7 ) . Jo h n t h e Ba p t i s t b e f o re h i s b i r t h w a s g i ve n t h e t a s k t o m a k e re a d y t h e people for the anticip a t e d c o m i n g o f Je s u s. T h e p re p a ra t i o n behind the scenes was a l s o m e t i c u l o u s. T h e c o n q u e s t t h a t b ro u g h t a n e m p e ro r t o p owe r, o n e t h a t w o u l d o rd e r a c e n s u s o f a l l t h e re a l m t h a t l e d a yo u n g a n d expecting couple to a c rowd e d t ow n , l e a v -

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ing them no option b u t t o b e d d ow n w i t h t h e p a c k a n i m a l s, re s u l t i n g i n t h e h u m blest of births speaks vo l u m e s t o t h e c a re o f G o d w h e n p re p a r i n g for this long-expected a d ve n t . Wi t h a l l t h e p re p a ra t i o n s m a d e a n d t h e e n t i re w o r l d h o l d i n g i t s b re a t h , t h e t i m e w a s re a d y f o r Je s u s t o a r r i ve. In a l l t h e p re p a ra t i o n s we i n v i t e C h r i s t m a s t o c o m e. Ju s t a s p re p a ra t i o n s we re m a d e f o r t h e Je s u s’ b i r t h , p re p a ra t i o n s h a ve b e e n m a d e f o r Je s u s t o e n t e r e a c h l i f e, “Fo r i f w h i l e we we re e n e m i e s we we re re c o n c i l e d t o G o d by t h e d e a t h o f h i s So n , m u c h m o re, n ow t h a t we a re re c o n c i l e d , s h a l l we b e s a ve d by h i s l i f e” ( Ro m a n s 5 : 1 0 ) . T h e p re p a ra t i o n s h a ve b e e n . Wi l l yo u a c c e p t t h e i n v i t a tion?

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The Bowman County Noxious Weed Control Board has a job opening for a Noxious Weed Control Officer. Pre-Employment background check will be conducted prior to hiring. This position is eligible for benefits including medical insurance, retirement, paid vacation, sick leave and holiday pay. Applications are available at the Bowman County Auditor’s office or can be obtained on-line at www.bowmannd.com/county. Completed applications need to be returned to the Auditor’s Office. This position will remain open until filled. Bowman County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Christmas Worship Directory Dakota Prairie Lutheran Parish Pastor Charles Johnson and Pastor Renee Johnson Parish office 701-523-3345 Bethany Lutheran Church 11 miles south of Rhame Sundays at 11:00 am, Christmas Eve at 4:00 pm First Lutheran Church in Rhame Sundays at 9:00 am, Christmas Eve at 5:30 pm Bowman Lutheran Church in Bowman Sundays at 9:30 am, Christmas Eve at 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm Lebanon Lutheran Church in Amidon Sundays at 11:00 am, Christmas Eve at 4:00 pm Special Sunday School Christmas program at

Blodgett Barn at Pitchfork Ranch on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2:30 pm with refreshments following at the church Bowman United Methodist Church Rev. Ray Sherwood 701.523.5492 www. bowmanumc.org Service Times: Sunday School – 9:00; Sunday Praise – 10:00 Christmas Eve Services: 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm St. Charles Catholic Church, Bowman Fr. Paul Eberle 701-523-5292 www.stcharlesbowmannd. com Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve Mass - 4:00 p.m. Dec. 25th, Christmas Day Mass - 10:30 a.m.

St. Mel Catholic Church, Rhame Fr. Paul Eberle Dec. 25th, Christmas Day Mass - 8:00 a.m. St. Mary Catholic Church, Marmarth Fr. Paul Eberle Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve Mass - 6:30 p.m. Bowman Seventh-day Adventist Church David Werner 701-523-3531 https://bowmannd. adventistchurch.org/ Saturdays; Bible Study 9:30am, Worship Service 11am

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n Offices Continued from Page A1 been handled by the Bowman office. The Bowman office has also been covering services in both Bowman and Slope counties, she explained. “We provide outreach to the Marmarth area and the Amidon area as well the rural areas,” Schwartz explained. “We us being combined (all three counties), it promotes more efficiency.” When the counties combine, there will be a single director for all three counties, she added. The change will mean no changes in employment, the current director of Bowman/ Slope multi-county agency said. When the new zone is formed, a new director will need to be hired. “So we will go from two social service directors down to one. The one who is not the zone social service director will still have a job, but it will just be a different role,” she explained. Adams County joins In Adams County, there will be changes when the county merges into the new three-county zone. According to Cheryl Dix, the social services director for Adams County, there are going to be a lot of changes, but they should not be that noticeable when

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the new zone alignment takes over. The decision to join with Slope and Bowman County was an easy one, she explained. “There is not going to be any negative effects in service delivery. If anything, I think we will be able to offer more specialty in particular areas of adult service, of children and families – it will be good,” she explained. “It will not have a negative effect.” Dix said that when people come into the county office in Hettinger, they will not see any effect in service delivery. “It will mean a better delivery of services, in a more specialty way. We will be able to specialize more in specific areas, whether it be in economic assistance or in children and families services or in the adult service world. We will be able to focus more on meeting the needs of people that are accessing or in need of services.” One of the biggest changes is that the state will be assuming more of the direct costs of the programs, transferring the funding from the individual counties to the state’s general fund. “It really takes a lot off the local people. Counties will no longer be levying for social services,” she said. “It is a tax incentive for local people. For the last two years, Adams County has not had to levy any monies for social services. The state has provided complete costs for social services … the funding for direct services.

“That has been a savings for people here,” Dix added. “It is my understanding that every year, for the county human services our commissioners have held the (purse) strings in regards to money and how we budget. “From here on out, they won’t be doing that,” she said. Instead, the services zone board that has been created will have people from all three counties. “I think financially, it will benefit us and our employees (in Adams County). The benefits will become better being part of Slope County.” Slope County will be the administrative county for the new Southwest Dakota Human Resource Zone, Dix explained. “They will be filtering all the financial stuff.” The sharing of services between the three counties will be noting new, she said. “We have helped each other out in the social services, anyways. We just not have had a formal (arrangement). But we are going to mesh very well together. We have worked very well together for years. “We anticipate that part of it will have a smooth transition,” Dix added. Beginning Jan. 1, the state will approve the budget, not the county commission. “We have wonderful board members who will definitely look at the needs in our areas,” Dix said. “We really feel like the needs here in southwest North Dakota are really different than

central North Dakota, and even the eastern part of the state. I think in order to best serve the people in our areas, I think things will be done (locally) most efficiently as possible,” she said. The key of the new zone working is to make sure the residents do not run into any roadblocks or barriers to get services, Dix added. “If people need help, we want to help them at that moment and not pass them off,” she explained. “In different parts of the state, we really do things very differently. We really need to all be on the same page. The Bismarck, the Fargo and the Grand Fork, they have more resources for mental health and addiction… I do think that the state is hearing the rural counties and rural zones on how do we best meet the needs of individuals,” the Adams County director said.

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Property tax relief According to state officials, the re-organization will provide more than $172 million in property tax relief and better sharing of services. Among the services being provided include child and family services, such as foster care and child abuse investigations; adult services, such as in-home care for the elderly and disabled; and economic assistance, such as medical, food and home heating assistance.

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ave you ever wondered how valuable your time is versus your money? Time is much more valuable than money, we can use our time to make money, but we cannot use our money to purchase more time. Believe me, I have checked! Can you remember what you spent your money on last year for Christmas gifts? Perhaps it was the new toy your children or grandchildren just HAD to have? Do they remember that toy now, a year later? What if we changed the mindset of Christmas to the gift of our time instead of our money? What if, instead of the new hot toy, we took the kids or grandkids “on a date.” A date where they spend the entire afternoon with us. I bet we would remember that! I bet THEY would remember what they did, even a year later. More often than not, we get so consumed with the gift-giving, the wrapping of those gifts, and having “enough” for everyone under the tree that we lose sight of what is important. The excitement of it is remembered for only a few short weeks. It’s like planning a wedding. No one remembers the

color of the dresses, or what flowers we had on the tables or if we had fancy favors, but they do remember if they had a good time and the joy of marriage. Considering your Christmas budget and how much you plan to spend on each person this year, can you split it in half? Spend half on actual items they can open and enjoy and the remainder on “experiences.” A family trip to the bowling alley. An afternoon to the local theatre for a movie and popcorn. Make a craft or bake cookies. Sledding and cocoa in the local park, the options are endless, and most do not cost a penny. Most Americans go into debt over the holiday season. Is it necessary? I don’t think so. Do the kids need more toys? It’s not the gifts; it’s the moments that matter most. Time truly creates more memories. This year the average American will spend $920 on holiday gifts. I suggest we consider spending more time than money this year. Our gifts bring joy for just a few weeks, but the memories remain forever. More importantly, let’s treasure the greatest gift of all, the blessed babe in the manger. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

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he badlands of T western North Dakota are one of the unique regions for North Dakota outdoors, and a focal point for State Game and Fish Department research and studies. “It’s just a remarkable place for both critters and people,” said Jeb Williams, Game and Fish wildlife division chief. “The research projects provide the Game and Fish Department with additional information about the animals being studied, which is a benefit to managing those species in the best interests of the people of

our state.” A recent North Dakota Outdoors magazine article highlighted some of these ongoing or completed studies. Elk on the Move Last winter, the Game and Fish Department, in cooperation with the University of Montana, captured 90 elk – 70 cows and 20 bulls – and

fit them with GPS collars in an effort to better understand elk distribution and movements in the badlands. “This research project will help us manage elk by better understanding their home range and survival rates,” Williams said. “It will also help us put together better survey protocols to better un-

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Mountain Lion Late Season Closes in Zone 1, Conditional Season to Open

Mountain lion hunting during the late season in Zone 1 is closed immediately. The zone’s late-season harvest limit of either seven total cats or three females was reached after the seventh cat was taken. A conditional season in Zone 1 will open Dec. 21 for hunters to pursue the additional two mountain lions that were not taken during the early season. The Zone 1 early season harvest limit was eight cats, and only six were taken. The conditional season will close March 31, 2020 or immediately once the second cat is taken. Early season regulations apply, which means hunt-

ers are not allowed to use dogs. In addition, hunters who harvested a lion during the early or late season are not eligible to participate. Zone 1 includes land south of ND Highway 1804 from the Montana border to the point where ND Highway 1804 lies directly across Lake Sakakawea from ND Highway 8, crossing Lake Saka-

kawea then south along ND Highway 8 to ND Highway 200, then west on ND Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to the South Dakota border. The mountain lion season in Zone 2, which is the rest of the state outside Zone 1, has no harvest limit and is open through March 31, 2020.

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derstand the number of elk that are out there, so we are able to provide as many hunting opportunities as possible for these prized once-in-a-lifetime animals.” Mule Deer and Energy Energy development in the badlands has in places altered the landscaped inhabited by mule deer and other animals.

This study, completed a few years ago, included fitting 90 mule deer –with radio collars. The collars allowed researchers to track the animals and see how they reacted to a changes in the landscape, and to see if landscape disturbance influenced mule deer reproduction. “There are times during the year when mule deer are pretty sensitive, such as during the fawning season and during the winter months,” Williams said. “Some of the research showed that if there can be some coordination between conservation groups, the Game and Fish Department and the oil and gas industry, in terms of planning and timing of some of the developments, that there are some benefits to mule deer.” Bighorns Fill Rugged Niche Bighorn sheep don’t have a big footprint in western North Dakota because the especially

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steep, rugged habitat the animals rely on is limited. “It’s probably one of the species we get the most comments on, the most photos of from people who are out hunting or simply recreating in the badlands,” Williams said. This is an animal that people really admire and really like to see in the wild.” Bighorn sheep focus in the badlands of late has followed a bacterial pneumonia outbreak detected in 2014. “A lot of research has shown anytime you have a pneumonia outbreak, that there is anywhere from 30 to 90% mortality in the population,” Williams said. “We are closer to 30%, which is good news. We feel better today about where our bighorn sheep population is compared to 2014.” The complete article is available on the Game and Fish website at gf.nd. gov

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DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Boris Karloff Dakota Datebook written by Merry Helm December 9, 2019 — Today is the birthday of William Henry Pratt, the great-grandnephew of Anna Leonowens, the inspiration for the book and movie, “Anna and the King.” He was born in England in 1887. This man was a charming and gentle man who later became an actor in the United States. In 1943, Pratt performed at the Fargo Theatre in “Arsenic and Old Lace” with the original New York cast. In this instance, the show carried its own lighting system, which had to cut directly into the high line wires of the NSP Company. While the cutover was made, the theatre was completely dark, and the set was in place only five minutes before the opening curtain. William Henry Pratt was not going by his given name at that point; he was using his stage name – Boris Karloff. Yep, that’s right, this was the man who would become one of the most memorable actors in horror film history, playing roles such as the monster in “Frankenstein” and “The Mummy” in the 1930s. Karloff had spent a great deal of time in North Dakota prior to his Fargo Theatre appearance. In fact, in his book, The Story of North Dakota, Erling Rolfsrud wrote, “Boris Karloff, for over a year, appeared in new plays every week at the Jacobson Opera House in Minot.” In 1914, Karloff had 106 roles in a 53-week tour across the Midwest, including Minot. Shows at the Grand ran on Monday and Thursday evenings and during the weekends, following “special moving pictures.” Tickets cost 10 and 15 cents, and seats in front went for 20 cents. Karloff got mostly good reviews, usually playing older men and villains. One play, called “The Dope Fiend,” garnered a review that stated, “Minot will have the opportunity, at popular prices, to see one of the highest class productions the company (has) yet given here. An excellent vein of neat comedy, thrilling dramatic situations, and pathos are so neatly interwoven in the particular story, that it lacks nothings that will cause the interest to flag

from the rise of the curtain until the fall of the last.” Movie-goers didn’t know the name of the actor playing the Frankenstein monster, because when the names of the cast were listed, the part of The Monster was credited as “himself.” However, when “The Mummy” came out the following year, Karloff’s name was displayed, and his fame as the “The Master of Horror” was secured for all time. “Dakota Datebook” is a radio series from Prairie Public in partnership with the State Historical Society of North Dakota and with funding from the North Dakota Humanities Council. See all the Dakota Datebooks at prairiepublic.org, subscribe to the “Dakota Datebook” podcast, or buy the Dakota Datebook book at shopprairiepublic.org. ###

DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Gorman Dogfight Dakota Datebook written by Merry Helm December 10, 2019 —On this date in 1948, Lieutenant George F. Gorman wrote a letter stating, “...the Air Materiel Command has issued orders classifying the information as Secret. And this makes it a General Court Martial to release any more information. The Command has asked that my commanding officer and myself be court-martialed for releasing what information we did.” The incident the young lieutenant was referring to has since become known as the Gorman Dogfight, one of the early “classics” in UFO history. On the evening of October 1st, 1948, Lieutenant Gorman was returning from a cross-country flight with his squadron of North Dakota Air National Guard. When the pilots got to Hector airport in Fargo, Gorman decided to log some night-flying time, so he stayed up and circled his F-51 around the city. As he was preparing to land, the control tower advised him that a Piper Cub was in the air. Gorman saw the Piper 500 feet below, but then what appeared to be the taillight of another plane flashed by on the right. The tower insisted there weren’t any other planes in the sky, so Gorman told them he wanted to investigate and took off after the moving light. He closed to within about l,000 yards to take a good look, later saying, “It was about six to eight inches in diameter, clear white, and completely round without fuzz at the edges. It was blinking on and off. As I approached, however, the light suddenly became steady and pulled into a sharp left bank. I thought

it was making a pass at the tower. I dived after it and brought my manifold pressure up to sixty inches, but I couldn’t catch up with the thing. It started gaining altitude and again made a left bank,” he said. “I put my F-51 into a sharp turn and tried to cut the light off in its turn. By then we were at about 7,000 feet. Suddenly it made a sharp right turn and we headed straight at each other. Just when we were about to collide, I guess I got scared. I went into a dive, and the light passed over my canopy at about 500 feet.” Gorman said he cut sharply toward the light, which was once more coming at him. When it again appeared they’d collide, the object shot straight up in a steep climb-out, disappearing overhead. Gorman again went after it, but his plane went into a power stall, and the object disappeared. The dogfight had lasted 27 minutes. Gorman was so shook up, he had a hard time landing his plane, even though he was a veteran pilot and flight instructor. The official explanation the Air Force gave was that the light was merely a lit weather balloon. But Gorman’s story wouldn’t die. In April, 1952, LIFE Magazine did a story on UFOs, stating, The Air Force is now ready to concede that many saucer and fireball sightings still defy explanation; here LIFE offers some scientific evidence that there is a real case for interplanetary saucers. The article went on to describe the Gorman Dogfight: For 27 hair-raising minutes, Gorman pursued the light through a series of intricate maneuvers. He said it was...going faster than his F-51 (300-400 mph). It made no sound and left no exhaust trail. After Gorman landed, the light having suddenly flashed away in the upper air, he found support for his story - the chief of the control tower had followed the fantastic “combat” with binoculars. That’s right. Both men in the control tower saw the whole thing, and so did the two men in the Piper Cub. The Gorman Dogfight has now become one of the most noted UFO encounters in PROJECT BLUE BOOK, the Air Force’s official record – and denial – of such things. “Dakota Datebook” is a radio series from Prairie Public in partnership with the State Historical Society of North Dakota and with funding from the North Dakota Humanities Council. See all the Dakota Datebooks at prairiepublic.org, subscribe to the “Dakota Datebook” podcast, or buy the Dakota Datebook book at shopprairiepublic.org. ###

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LEGALS Published in Bowman County Pioneer Dec 6, 13, & 20 2019 Steven J. Wild, #04091 WILD & WEISS LAW OFFICE, P.C. 20 East Divide St PO Box 260 Bowman, North Dakota 58623 swlawpc@ndsupernet.com 701.523.3112 Attorney for: Personal Representative Case No. 062019-PR-00034 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned have been appointed co-personal representatives 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 Noreen K. Elichuk or Marsha L. Peterson the co-personal representatives of the estate, at Noreen K. Elichuk, 7939 Island Rd., Eden Prairie, MN 55347 or Marsha L. Peterson, 8449 Hiawatha Ave, Eden Prairie, MN 55347, or filed with the Court. Dated this 26th day of November, 2019. Noreen K. Elichuk Marsha L. Peterson 7939 Island Rd. 8449 Hiawatha Ave Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Eden Prairie, MN 55347 WILD & WEISS LAW OFFICE, P.C. PO BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative First publication on the 6th day of December 2019. __________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Dec 6, 13, & 20 2019 Andrew J. Q. Weiss, #07205 WILD & WEISS LAW OFFICE, P.C. 20 East Divide St PO Box 260 Bowman, North Dakota 58623 swlawpc@ndsupernet.com 701.523.3112 Attorney for: Personal Represen tative

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THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY A. JENSEN, AKA SHIRLEY JENSEN, 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 Lois J. Anderson, the personal representative of the estate, at 409 3rd Ave NW, Bowman, ND 58623, or filed with the Court. Dated this 13th day of November, 2019. Lois J. Anderson 409 3rd Ave NW Bowman, ND 58623 WILD & WEISS LAW OFFICE, P.C. PO BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative First publication on the 6 day of December, 2019. __________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Dec 20, 27, 2019 & Jan 3, 2020 Steven J. Wild, #04091 WILD & WEISS LAW OFFICE, P.C. 20 East Divide PO Box 260 Bowman, North Dakota 58623 swlawpc@ndsupernet.com 701.523.3112 Attorney for: Personal Representative Case No. 06-2019-PR00035 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BOWMAN COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANEL A. FREIH, AKA JANEL FREIH, 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 Terry Freih, the personal representative of the estate, at 502 4th Ave SW, Bowman, ND 58623, or filed with the Court. Dated this 10th day of December, 2019. Terry Freih 502 4th Ave SW Bowman, ND 58623 WILD & WEISS LAW OFFICE, P.C. PO BOX 260 BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA 58623 Attorney for Personal Representative First publication on the 20 day of December, 2019. __________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Dec 20, 2019 OFFICIAL MINUTES BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

LEGALS The regular meeting of the Bowman County School Board was held on Wednesday November 13, 2019 at 5:30pm in the Bowman County High School Conference Room. Members present: President Stacy McGee, Vice President Andrea Bowman & Board Members Tobiann Andrews, Randy Gaebe (via phone), Russ Homelvig, Camie Janikowski & Jim Stafford. Others present: Superintendent Wayne Heckaman, Elementary Principal Mitch Strand, 7-12 Principal Tyler Senn & Business Manager Debbie Bucholz. Guests present: Jon Brosz, Brosz Engineering, Betty Heinrich, Jolene Hendrickx, Kelley Ouradnik & Jason Waskiewicz. 1. Call to Order: President Stacy McGee called meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Agenda: Bowman moved, seconded by Stafford to approve the agenda with the addition of “Approval of Final Schroeder Payment” under Unfinished Business item 8(a)(1). Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. 4. Routine Board Items: a. Minutes: Bowman moved, seconded by Janikowski to approve the following minutes: Regular Board Meeting October 9, 2019 & Special Board Meeting November 6, 2019. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. b. Bills: Homelvig moved, seconded by Janikowski to approve the district bills as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. c. Financial Reports: Discussion was held. Approved as presented 5. Committee Reports: a. Building Committee: Discussion was held with no motions being made. b. Policy Committee: Discussion was held with no motions being made. c. RESP: Discussion was held with no motions being made. d. Technology Committee: Discussion was held with no motions being made. 6. Public Comment: Public Comment Guidance Statement read by President McGee. One community member sign up to speak regarding item 7(a) Elementary Principal Report. 7. Administrative Reports: a. Elementary Principal Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. Additional item included Veterans Day program and K-6 Music Education Grant. Public comment was heard. Discussion was held. b. 7-12 Principal Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. Additional items included a thank you to all that helped with the Veteran’s Day program as well as the Veterans and guests. Discussion was held. c. Activities Director Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. Additional items include Drama placing 3rd at regional competition with two students receiving individual superior acting and honorable mention awards. Discussion was held. d. Superintendent Report: Written report distributed. Additional items include BCI Audit/training complete. Communication with Dr. Schatz related to strategic planning was also discussed. Discussion was held. 8. Unfinished Business: a. Asbestos Abatement Project & Roof Repair Project Update: Jon Brosz gave an update of the completion of the Asbestos Abatement Project: i. Stafford moved, seconded by Homelvig to accept change order # 2F with a net additional 7 days with the asbestos abatement contract totaling $177,950. Roll call vote: Andrews yes, Stafford yes, Homelvig yes, Janikowski yes, Bowman yes and McGee yes. Discussion was held. Unanimous in favor, motion carried. ii. Janikowski moved, seconded

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by Bowman to approve final payment to Schroeder in the amount of $31,232. Roll call vote: Stafford yes, Homelvig yes, Janikowski yes, Bowman yes, Andrews yes and McGee yes. Discussion was held. Unanimous in favor, motion carried. iii. Brosz gave an update of the Roof Repair Project. No changes since last update. Still waiting for second quote on ceiling tile cleanup project. Discussion was held with no motions being made. b. Chip Seal West Parking Lot Update: Superintendent thanked Broz Engineering for identifying this opportunity for the school district. Chip seal and striping have been completed. Discussion was held with no motions being made. c. Transportation Update: Discussion was held regarding the continued need for bus drivers. Public forum was also discussed. No motions were made. d. School Board Policies – 2nd Reading: i. ACBA – Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s): Homelvig moved, seconded by Stafford to approve policy as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. ii. ACBF – Medical Marijuana: Janikowski moved, seconded by Bowman to approve policy as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. Randy Gaebe joined via phone 9. New Business: a. E-Rate Program: Superintendent spoke regarding the school district’s opportunity to be involved in this Federal Program. The E-Rate program helps provide funding to update technology infrastructure and is based on a % of free & reduced students. Discussion was held with additional information to follow during the application and reimbursement phases of this program. No motions were made. b. Superintendent Evaluation: Andrews moved, seconded by Homelvig to accept as presented the compilation of the superintendent evaluation. The compilation is an average of all current board member’s individual evaluations. The computed average is satisfactory. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. c. School Board Policy 1st Reading: i. AACA – Section 504 Dispute Resolution Policy. Andrews moved, seconded by Janikowski to approve first reading, waive second reading and final adoption of policy AACA – Section 504 Dispute Resolution Policy as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. 10. Other Items: a. Board Directives for Superintendent. b. Committee meetings: Building Committee Oct 22 – Gaebe; Policy Committee Oct 31 – Andrews & McGee; RESP Nov 6 – Bowman; Technology Committee Oct 28 – Stafford; NDSBA Law Seminar & Annual Convention Oct 24 & 25 - Andrews, Gaebe, Janikowski & Stafford 11. Future Meeting Date/Location: a. December Regular Meeting: Wed, Dec 11, 5:30pm @ Multi-Purpose Room, Rhame Campus. 12. Adjournment: With no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:03pm.

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Stacy McGee President Debbie Bucholz Business Manager __________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Dec 20, 2019 Bowman County School #1 Board Report 12/06/2019 10:24 AM DEC 2019 DISTRICT CHECKS & BETWEEN MEETING PAYMENTS

Dickinson man awareded 2019 service award DOUG LEIER North Dakota Outdoors

arry Bares, L Southwest Water Authority (SWA) Chair-

person representing the City of Dickinson was honored with the 2019 Upper Missouri Distinguished Service Award at the 56th Annual Joint North Dakota and Upper Missouri Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop in Bismarck on December 4, 2019. Larry’s passion is water and he is a dedicated advocate for the development, supply and access

to nature’s most precious resource. Since being elected to SWA’s Board of Directors in 2002, Larry has played a proactive role in development of rural water in southwest North Dakota with the construction of the Southwest Pipeline Project. Larry understands the importance of quality water and is passionate about bringing safe, reliable drinking water to the citizens of southwest North Dakota. He has remained steadfast in communicating the importance of North Da-

kota’s water resources for the livelihood and enjoyment of its residents. Mary Massad, Manager/CEO of SWA, states “Larry is truly a champion for water. His dedication to the water industry and the undeniable results of his efforts have earned him the Upper Missouri Distinguished Service Award. Congratulations Larry!” Since 1986, the Southwest Pipeline Project has been constructing an efficient network of pipelines, pump stations, reservoirs, and treatment

facilities to bring quality water to the region. To date, 33 communities, more than 7,257 rural service locations, 23 contract customers, 22 raw-water customers, two rural water systems, three crew camps and two raw water depots are served by the Pipeline. Reaching new rural areas is dependent on everyone’s support. Southwest Water Authority continues its mission of Quality Water for Southwest North Dakota.

Larry Bares. Submitted photo.

December 20, 2019

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