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Country Neighbors Farm & Ranch Volume 19

January 2013

What’s Inside:

Enchanted Castle features unique experience Child Care Project tackles its shortage Oil experts keep eyes on Tyler Formation Southwest Grain plant in Lemmon expanding City takes initiative on road project Ranchers gear up for third trimester Fiscal Cliff legislation extends Farm Bill Northern Improvement supports ‘The Landing’ Bowman County FFA member receives grant New agronomist joins NDSU Extension Office

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Mott Urgent Care Clinic Calling coyotes, saving livestock Motocross runs in the family Residents oppose plan to drill near Killdeer Mountains Foreign farm delegation visits Bowman Glendive, MT Agri-Trade Exposition New England School plans addition Flu bug yet to peak in North Dakota Leadership group tours area Wang completes term on Montana Stockgrowers board of directors

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Enchanted Castle features unique experience

Joyce Hinrichs The Herald As visitors and guests enter the lobby, they are greeted by a large fireplace, with tall backed throne-like chairs and knights guarding the realm. You are immediately drawn in by the deep colors of royalty, warm gentle purples, mauves and grapes, accented by heavy black/brown wood works and carvings.

As they walk down the halls, yet, more knights greet them. Stepping into the new “Medieval” lounge with its stone walls, leather booths and large bar a person is now absorbed into, no, “Enchanted” by the atmosphere of past days of kingdoms and lords and ladies.

I, being very visual, can just imagine, on a cold wintery night, stepping in for a warm “tankard” of deep red wine, steaming up in

my face as I take my first seep. It is there, it is all there. I, then return to reality and meet with the man who worked this dream into possibility I am told, one Richard L. Ruth, from Idaho. Ruth tells me that he came looking for work, not especially in the oil fields, but had heard that there was “all kinds of work, here in North Dakota”. Friends Mark and Tracy Overton had moved to Regent already and let him know they had found a house and he should come out. Ruth previous work experience was in construction, stucco and all other handyman jobs. The attached pictures tell the rest of the story. I end with a most appropriate statement by the King himself (because, I just cannot resist), “King Arthur: Don't let it be forgot / That once there was a spot / For one brief shining moment / That was known as Camelot!

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Dunn County’s Child Care Project tackles its daycare shortage

By Jennifer Kocher Dunn County Herald Killdeer

The Dunn County Jobs Development Authority, in partnership with the City of Killdeer, the Hill Top Home of Comfort and the Dunn County Board of County Commissioners, broke ground at the site of its new community childcare facility last Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, at the Hill Top Home for Comfort. The new facility is located northwest of the home.

“Child Care, or this case the lack of it, is a workforce issue,” said Carie Boster, Jobs Development Authority (JDA) director.

“When we look at the families

moving into our communities to work in the energy sector they are young. Young families need child care. After decades of population decline, North Dakota’s population is growing and our demographics are changing. Dunn County isn’t alone. Communities across North Dakota are looking for creative solutions for this workforce issue.”

With this new facility, Dunn County leaders continue to make strides toward solving its daycare shortage, which still remains a looming problem for families in the area. Currently there are only three licensed daycare facilities throughout the entirety of Dunn County, with one in Halliday and

two in Killdeer, for a combined total of 34 available slots for children. However, as the economic boom continues to bring more and more new families into Dunn County, daycare remains a problem, further compounding the inequality in supply and demand.

According to a 2012 North Dakota Child Care Resource and Referral report, there are currently 129 children in Dunn County between the ages of 0 to 5 and 231 children between the ages of 6 to 12 who are potentially in need of child care, for a combined total of 360 children.

“This project was started last year by a group of parents who sounded the alarm about the need

for child care in our area,” said Boster. She said the ensuing partnership was a grassroots effort fueled by a community of volunteers, who together were responsible for spearheading the project.

“The JDA Board of Directors and the Small Business Development Center provided direction,” she said. “The City of Killdeer received a grant from the North Dakota Land Boards, which was part of Governor Dalrymple’s pilot Child Care Grant Program.

The County Commission provided its support and the Hill Top Home of Comfort donated land.”

Although Boster is thrilled to see the construction begin on this

facility, she acknowledges that the county still has a long way to go with regard to solving its daycare crisis and asks for the community’s support in bringing this project, and others, to fruition.

Currently, Boster and others have raised $230,000 of the required $266,000 toward the construction of the facility. The group is seeking donations to help meet the remaining balance of $34,000.

Donations may be made to City of Killdeer or the Dunn County JDA at: P.O. Box 283, Killdeer, ND, 58640. For more information, please contact Killdeer City Manager, Dawn Marquandt at: (701) 764-5295 or Carie Boster at: (701) 764-6092.

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Farmland sales rush may mean short supply, higher values Economic uncertainty had some nonoperating farmland owners rushing to sell, which was evident in the last three months of the year, according to Farmers National Company, the largest farmland and ranchland real estate company in the country.

Overall for 2012, Farmers National Company reports that sales activity was up 40 percent over 2011.

“We anticipated another record year in 2012, but what we’ve seen has exceeded our expectations,” said Derrick Volchoff, ALC, vice president of real estate operations at Farmers National Company.

Projected changes in tax laws prompted many landowners who were planning to sell in the next two years to act before new rules take effect. This high level of activity is likely to lead to a short supply of available land as we enter 2013, according to Volchoff, which could drive values even higher.

“Pure economics should dictate that values rise if the supply of available land tightens,” Volchoff added.

The fact that values have stayed strong over the past few years has prompted landowners to sell while the market remains positive. Several market forces such as economic uncertainty in Europe and China, as well as the widespread drought, have not negatively impacted land values to date.

Buyers in the current market are farmers looking to expand their operations, said Volchoff. Non-operating land owners are driving activity, as many sellers are looking to sell inherited or transferred land. High profitability from strong commodity prices in recent years has put many farmers in a strong cash position, reducing purchase risk as debt ratios have been held down. Very few investors are looking to sell at this point.

“Buyers feel they will still get returns on land well into 2013 as projections for continued profitability are strong,” said Volchoff.

“Farm operators feel very comfortable in their situations. They have significant cash and are investing it in their operations buying land and equipment.”

The future of the market, while unforeseen, is not risky, according to Volchoff.

“The farmland market has not been highly leveraged, as residential housing markets

were when prices skyrocketed. This is not a speculative market and we do not foresee any type of abrupt downturn. People still see land as a safe, tangible investment and are willing to keep their money there over the long term.”

The land market remains strong with values increasing through last quarter in the Upper Midwest Region, which includes North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota, according to Terry Longtin, area sales manager for Farmers National Company in this region.

“This past fall, buyers have been focusing on average to high quality land to purchase,” said Longtin.

The number of properties for sale increased substantially in the past few months.

According to Longtin, increased land values and the potential increase in capital gains taxes in 2013 have fueled the rise in sales numbers.

“Most land is being sold to farm owneroperators, however, we have seen more investors purchasing land than in prior years,” said Longtin.

In North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota, land values are up 20 to 30 percent from last year. Top quality land values are currently in the $7,000 to $9,000 per acre range, according to Longtin. One sale in November set a new high for North Dakota, with a sale price in Walsh County of $10,000 per acre.

“Average land values are in the range of $3,500 to $6,000, with marginal land values in the $1,500 to $3,500 range,” said Longtin.

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Oil experts keep eyes on Tyler Formation

By EDDIE HIBBS III Bowman An increase in leasing activity has oil experts predicting an expansion of the oil boom western North Dakota is currently experiencing, and Bowman County could be at the heart of that activity.

While the Bakken Formation has received the bulk of the attention, and the oil drilling, or fracking, during the recent oil boom, a smaller Tyler Formation, is drawing activity. Alison Ritter of the state’s Department of Mineral Resources said the state’s best estimate for the Tyler Formation is projected at 1 billion barrels. The Tyler Formation, also called the “baby Bakken,” is comprised of sandstone, limestone, siltstone and some shale and sits about a half mile above the Bakken. It is thinner and shallower than the Bakken and contained in a smaller area. Exploration is likely not to take off for another three to five years, but when it does, it could have the impact that the Bakken did to communities north of Bowman, such as Watford City, Williston and Killdeer.

Currently, Bowman County produces 800,000 barrels of oil a month on average. That is projected to increase to 1.8 million barrels a month in five years, according to three different sources including Bowman Mayor Lyn James.

Originally, most of the oil production from the Bakken was in Montana, but in 2007, a Houston oil company literally struck it rich near Parshall.

The North Dakota state legislature also passed an oil-drilling tax break that same year and the number of wells drilled in the state’s portion of the Bakken jumped from 300 in 2006 to 457 a year later, according to information released by the state’s mineral department.

Those same sources indicate North Dakota’s oil production peaked at 145 barrels per day in June of 2010. Though the number of wells has doubled during the next 18 months, oil production

per well remains essentially unchanged while total oil produced continues to increase.

North Dakota’s first well was established in 1953 and produced 175 barrels per day. Twenty years later, the state’s number of wells was at 14 after peaking with 36 wells a number of times during the late 1960s.

Oil activity in North Dakota had very little growth during the next dozen years. Starting in the eighties, the number of state wells started to increase rapidly, going from 17 wells at the start of 1980 and climbing to 61 by the end of 1982. Two years later, North Dakota had 76 wells drilling – the first time in the state’s history to have more than 70 wells active.

Oil activity continued a slow but steady growth during the rest of the decade. The state crossed the 80-well threshold in 1986 and a year later tallied 90 wells. In 1989, the state crossed the century mark with 103 active wells and that’s when the first oil boom really hit the state. By the end of 1990, there were 193 wells producing in North Dakota. A year later, the state tallied 229 active wells.

North Dakota peaked with 256 active wells (once in 1993 and again once in 1994) before oil activity started to slow. By 1999, the number of producing wells in North Dakota was down to 186, but the state enjoyed a slow increase in oil activity afterwards and maintained between 190 and 205 active wells during the next five years when the state experienced a slight drop – down to 185 active wells (2004).

A year later, though, the foundation for the second oil boom was certainly being established as 35 more wells were active in 2005. By the end of 2006, the number of active wells climbed to 289 and the oil boom exploded. In 2007, the number reached 446 (a more than 50 percent jump). By the end of 2008, the number of active wells was at 868 (nearly doubling the previous year’s totals).

The state tallied a thousand active wells for the first time in state history

in 2009 with 1,332 wells by the end of the year. That record didn’t last long as by the end of 2010, the state had 2,016 wells active.

And the number of active wells continued to climb with a high of 3,390 wells by the end of 2011 and 4,629 wells by late 2012.

The North Dakota Petroleum Council in its November newsletter highlighted the impact on the state’s economy of the oil boom. The press released stated the following: “In July, Manufacturing News, Inc., reported that industrial employment in North Dakota increased by 15.8 percent between May 2011 and May 2012 for a total gain of 5,899 industrial jobs thanks largely to the development in the Bakken. According to the report, oil and gas extraction increased from 2,537 industrial jobs last year to 7,011 jobs this year – a 176 percent increase.”

And, the oil speculation of the Tyler Formation is perking interest in South Dakota as well. South Dakota produced a total of 1.6 million barrels of oil in 2011. North Dakota produces that much in four days. But if the Tyler Formation proves fruitful, that could all change.

“We think it could be a couple of years before they unlock the secret of drilling the Tyler,” said Lynn Helms, the director of North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources. “In our mind, we look at this as the equivalent of Bakken test wells in 2004. Things were very slow in the Bakken play for about two years until they cracked the code.”

And if the Tyler Formation is truly the “little Bakken,” the oil reserves could be more than currently projected. A news release from Continental Resources Inc., the largest owner of oil-drilling rights in the U.S. Bakken Shale, claims the formation holds 57 percent more crude than previously thought. The company estimates the Bakken Formation holds the equivalent of 903 billion barrels of oil instead of the company’s 2010 estimate of 577 billion.

Scranton FFA alum wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet Nevada Turbiville, a past FFA member of the Scranton FFA Chapter and a former Bowman County 4-H member, won the NDSU Collegiate Farm Bureau Discussion Meet held Nov. 13 on the NDSU campus.

Turbiville, who is from Rhame, is a sophomore at North Dakota State University, study-

ing Crop and Weed Sciences.

In addition to participating in NDSU Collegiate Farm Bureau, he is active in the Saddle and Sirloin Club, Agronomy Club and Post Secondary Ag Student Club.

During the summers, he interns at Southwest Ag Coop in the seed and chemical department.

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As a high school student, Turbiville represented the Scranton FFA Chapter on many national, state and local events throughout his duties as an officer and member.

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Southwest Grain plant in Lemmon expanding

By JAMIE SPAINHOWER Lemmon Leader Editor Southwest Grain in Lemmon does it all. From running a shuttle train for moving grains to chemical sales and application it is a “full service agriservice center,” said location manager Ben Hetzel.

Hetzel, who has been with the company for 10 years, said the location is adding a new 80’ x 150’ steel building.

“We recognized our need to update the facility to comply with regulations, and also needed more room,” he said. “It would cost more to fix it than to go ahead and put up a new building, which will give us the added space we need.”

The building will be new and completely OSHA and EOA compliant, and be used to hold ag input merchandise. The footings have been poured and a portion of the slab will be used in addition to new portions for the expansion.

“We’ll have it up and completed by spring,” he said.

The Lemmon elevator buys and sells wheat and other grains and moves them by train.

“We handle about every commodity, and will work with the farmers to try to help them find a market for whatever they grow,” he said. The facility also has dry and chemical fertilizer, both in bulk for farmers to apply, or Hetzel said they could apply it for the producer. They also have and can deliver petroleum, propane and feed.

“We’re one of the elevators in the Southwest Grain string that does it all.”

Hetzel said the Lemmon operation does 25 percent of Southwest Grain’s volume “no matter how you look at it.”

This last year, for example, he said the local savings of $15 million. Total gross sales were just under $400 million, and while they have hauled out as much as 9 million bushels of grain in recent years, this year about seven million bushels of a variety of grain pulled went down the track.

“The facility holds one million bushels at a time, so we are turning that seven to nine times a year,” he said.

Fertilizer and chemical are being emptied and refilled five times a year. Hetzel said a lot of land is coming out of CRP, making more farm ground accessible, and many farmers have come out of a straight “no till” practice.

“We gain a market share as we become more competitive in the agronomy business,” he said.

Though the year was dry for everyone last year, he said everyone had some kind of crop this harvest.

“Even though it was dry, there was just enough moisture left over from last year and some rains, it seemed like everyone from the cost part had a really good year,” he said.

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“We have the shuttle (train) and have purchased some more rail from BNSF and plan to lengthen the track a little more,” said Hetzel.

That will allow the loading process to be more efficient and hold a few more cars.

With the new shuttle elevator being built in Bucyrus, Hetzel isn’t worried. Knowing your customers, and them knowing and trusting you and that you will be treated fairly goes a long way. He said having a good relationship and being able to work things through

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surface, concrete or asphalt. Pinnow said there

By Jamie Spainhower wasn’t very much difference in initial cost of Lemmon Leader Editor each, and the maintenance for concrete is less About a year ago the City of Lemmon, Perkins than that of asphalt.

County Commissioners and Adams County ComThis is a very expensive undertaking, said missioners met to discuss a road project affecting Pinnow. “North Dakota has a program for arteall three municipalities. rial roads, which this project fits right into.”

At that point it was very preliminary, trying to The Adams County Commissioners will be get the project on everyone’s screen and see how to seeking some of these funds, and also looking at get to the end of the road, literally, said Lemmon the Legislature for money. The scope of the iniMayor Neal Pinnow. tial survey exceeds the first step of construction, The road in question needs to be replaced, and especially in North Dakota, but it will give all all three groups agreed. those involved a current picture of what condiRailway Street was built at a time when cars were tion the roads are in. smaller, and trucks were lighter. Safety is the drivAnd that is unsafe. ing force behind the project.

We don’t want a tragedy to be what brings The semis are bigger, heavier and carrying more This map shows the area of most concern for the project. It includes around change, said Pinnow. “The road is unsafe, loads than before, said Pinnow.

Perkins and Adams Counties, and the City of Lemmon areas of reand we want to address that.

The current road is narrow, with no shoulder and sponsibilty.

The city applied for and was awarded a Pinnow said even though it may take a few more Second to the western corporate city limits along Railway $200,000 Community Access Grant from the state of South years to see the final project, they are trying to be proactive Street.

Dakota for this specific project. on what they see as a dangerous situation.

From there to the west the road is half Perkins County “It’s a drop in the bucket for the overall cost,” said Pin“We needed to have a survey done to see who actually and half Adams County, with the state line running right now, but it is a start. owned or was responsible for which parts of the road,” said down the middle of the road, and each county will take reHe said right now they are talking to South Dakota DePinnow. “From that initial meeting, I approached the city sponsibility for half of the road. partment of Transportation and see if they “can help guide us council to see if it would fund a boundary study survey to While working together and agreeing on the major points toward any other funding or resources we might not be aware do that.” The council agreed to fund the survey, and after it of the project, it is still going to take time to raise the money of.” was completed, Pinnow gathered the groups and they disneeded. There are rights-of-way that may need to be obThe three entities will continue working together to encussed the results. tained, for example, and the road will start from the bottom sure the safety of those who travel through their areas.

“There is a part of the road where the north side of the up, with a new road bed all the way to curb and gutters where Pinnow said they hope to have the project in the spring of road is in Adams County, the south side is in Perkins County, it goes through the residential areas.

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Ranchers gear up for third trimester

By Elin Westover, Fallon/Carter County Extension Agent,Baker, MT At this time of year cattle are in their third trimester and it is important for cattle producers to make sure their cows are getting the nutrients needed to produce healthy calves and maintain maximum performance. Most winter feeding programs are well underway. Due to the drought, many producers purchased hay, sometimes from long distances and previously unknown sources. While recommended every year, obtaining a forage nutrient analysis on hay became even more important in this situation. Many producers come into the Extension office during the fall and winter with feed samples to be sent to labs for nutrient analysis. Rachel Endecott, MSU Extension beef cattle specialist, states, “In order to manage, one must measure first.�

When cattle are in their third trimester there is an increase in nutrient requirements. Energy requirement increases 14-15 percent, and protein requirement increases 26-27 percent from mid-gestation to late gestation. This increase is due to the rapid growth of the fetus.

The fetus accomplishes only 25 percent of its growth during the first two-thirds of gestation. The remaining 75 percent of growth is occurring during the last 90 days before calving, and it is critical cattle are not shorted the nutrients needed.

Additionally, nutrition during the prepartum period can have impacts on postpartum reproductive performance, making it even more imperative to measure nutrients in feed.

Furthermore, as a result of the drought this past summer and with record high forage prices, producers are also faced with other challenges.

Producers have been focused on using forage more efficiently, using different forages and feeds, and changing the way forages are used.

Forage values are record high, in part, due to the drought. Forage use can and will be better managed with higher value. Within recent years, producers have improved grazing management to increase animal production and extend grazing seasons and have improved hay production, storage and feeding to significantly reduce hay wastage.

Cattle producers have also been interested in using different forages and feeds. As a result in changes in input values, there may be a change in the selection of forages and

feeds for cattle. Expensive inputs and the desire to extend grazing seasons may have favored use of more mixed forage production and less monoculture production as well as more interest in alternative feeds such as pea, lentil and sunflower screenings to help meet the nutrient requirement for cattle this time of year.

The way forages are used could change as well. For example, there is more interest in bale grazing. Producers will put out a week’s worth of hay for their cattle and only feed once a wee. This decreases input costs (labor and fuel) and is believed to be beneficial for cattle as well.

What is important is that producers are more aware of expanded forage potential and be willing to consider and evaluate a wider range of forage production possibilities in the future. Also obtaining feed analysis on winter feed is significant in ensuring cattle are getting the nutrients needed.

For more information regarding cattle nutrition and feed analysis, contact Fallon/Carter Extension office at 406-778-7110 or email elin.westover@montana.edu.

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January 2013

Fiscal Cliff legislation extends Farm Bill

Wildish Ranch 100 years old One hundred years ago Harry Wildish came from Wisconsin and settled in Fallon County, southeastern Montana.

Pictured is the rock formation he carved: HW homesteaded Nov. 1912, as show in the photo taken in 2012.

It has withstood the test of time.

By Lisa Kilsdonk Fallon County Times Baker, MT - The Fiscal Cliff legislation from January 1 just may have created as many problems as it solved, at least according to local Fallon County farmers.

The legislature, instead of crafting a new farm bill, chose instead to extend the 2008 Farm Bill through September 30, 2013. The legislature did not, however, specifically earmark funds.

“Some programs will be funded and, at present, some aren’t,” stated one Fallon County resident. Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor from Omaha, Nebraska, reported that roughly 40 programs were extended without mandatory funding, including such programs as the Grassland Reserve Program, beginning farmer programs and programs dealing with rural development, speciality crops and organic farming.

According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, “Absent a supplemental appropriations, which is unlikely to happen, there’s not much you can do.”

While the numbers attached to past years’ Farm Bill expenditures at first glance appear to be high, one local farmer pointed out that in his understanding, the majority of the Farm Bill monies are directed toward commodities and school lunch programs, and only a limited percentage is paid directly to farmers.

Direct payments are typically made in the fall, giving the 2013 Congress over 8 months to redirect funds.

Clayton advised, “Producers shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for the check to show up this fall.

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Northern Improvement Co. donates to housing complex Northern Improvement Company, a highway and heavy construction contractor, has contributed $150,000 to the North Dakota Housing Incentive Fund (HIF) to support the development of The Landing, a 24-unit Lutheran Social Services Housing apartment complex for families and disabled households in Bowman.

“Northern Improvement is pleased to contribute to the development of The Landing,” said Vice President Steve McCormick, Jr. “Our company is appreciative of the work opportunities in western North Dakota and we feel this is a good way to give back to the people in that part of the state by reinvesting in the community.”

With Northern Improvement’s contribution, Lutheran Social Services Housing has secured adequate HIF dollars to move forward with the project.

The $3 million project was awarded approximately $1 million through HIF, a state program that supports the development of affordable rental housing.

“Lutheran Social Services Housing is grateful to Northern Improvement and all our contributors for their support,” said John Philips, Lutheran Social Services Housing real estate development specialist. “We look forward to The Landing becoming part of the Bowman community.”

HIF does not receive any direct funding from the state. It relies solely on contributions from taxpayers. The individuals, busi-

nesses and financial institutions that contribute to the fund receive a dollar-for-dollar state tax credit in exchange for their contribution to HIF. Contributions can be directed to a specific project or community.

“The need for quality affordable housing is one of our state’s biggest challenges right now,” said Mike Anderson, North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) executive director. “By contributing to HIF, taxpayers can help address this need and also have a say in how their tax dollars are spent.” NDHFA is the fund administrator.

NDHFA is making a final push to fully capitalize HIF by the end of the year. The agency conditionally committed $15 million in HIF funding to 26 projects. To date, the agency has received more than $12 million.

HIF projects in Crosby, Devils Lake, Killdeer, Kulm, Mandan, Parshall, Watford City and Williston are still in need of funds.

NDHFA is authorized to issue tax credit certificates to contributors on a first-come, first-served basis until its $15 million maximum is reached.

Lutheran Social Services Housing, a program of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, supports the continued vitality of the state’s smaller communities by providing nonprofit affordable housing and housing-related services, with eight rental housing projects currently completed and under management and eight additional projects in current development.

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Nathan Steffan (Lakota), Haley Funding for these grants was Anderson (Lisbon), Kylee Myers made available in 2006 when the (Lisbon), Kyler Westad (Maddock), ND FFA Foundation was gifted farmland Cheyenne Jacobson (Max), Katelyn Long from a trust set up by Fridjov Bakk over (Napoleon), and Mariah Weigel (Napo20 years ago. leon).

Grant funds will help students like Expansion SAE grant winners inTim expand his Supervised Agriculture cluded: Jason Brandvold (Bottineau), Experience. Tim applied for the grant Haley Koenig (Carrington), Audra Montand received money to use towards the gomery (Carrington), Brock Hagemeispurchase of tools and equipment to use ter (Fessenden/Bowdon), Paula Worthey for construction and carpentry.

(Grant County), Kamron Matejcek (LaTim state in his application “Doing kota), Kacy Smith (Lisbon), Kaleb Westhis work (through his SAE) will allow tad (Maddock), Jessica Fleck (Mandan), me to make money and help me be more Gwen Scheresky (Max), Logan Hofffinancially independent. I will save my mann (Medina), Madeline Solemsaas money earned to buy more supplies and (Mohall), Bailey Bitz (Napoleon), Angela Rose Leier (Napoleon), Nicole Atkinson thus creating a stronger business.”

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FFA members earn jackets Recently seven members of the Bowman County FFA chapter were awarded FFA Jackets of their own through a sponsorship program organized by the North Dakota FFA Foundation.

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New agronomist joins NDSU Extension Office

By JAMIE SPAINHOWER Adams County Record Editor If a producer needs to know if his crop needs more nitrogen, John Rickertsen is the go-to person in Hettinger.

Rickertsen started at the NDSU Extension Office as the agronomist on Jan. 14, coming from Rapid City and the SDSU Extension Office there.

“It was a good opportunity for me, and I am excited to be able to be here,” he said. Prior to Rapid City, Rickertsen worked at West River Crops for 11 years.

Growing up on a “typical Nebraska farm of cattle and corn,” he was always interested in the plant side of the family operation and knew it was what he wanted to do.

“It think part of what drew me to the plant side was all the time chasing down cattle,” he laughed. “Dad liked the cow and I liked the plants. It worked out well.”

He obtained both his bachelors and masters degrees at the University of Nebraska.

“This is a great opportunity for me,” he said. “I look forward to continuing Erik’s programs and the research program.”

The biggest challenge facing farmers at the moment is moisture – or the lack thereof.

“The weather has flip-flopped, with two really wet years, and then last year not much moisture to speak of, and a very early and warm spring pushed to plant earlier,” he said.

There were many good crops this year, in part because the soil retained moisture, even if it was three or four feet down, so the plants will root down that far if the water is there. Rickertsen credits that in part to the no-till procedure many producers in the Dakotas are using.

Instead of tilling under stubble or the land itself, no-till involves direct seeding without any tillage.

This helps with erosion, and keeps the soil wetter than it would be otherwise. This in turn keeps the wind from blowing topsoil from fields into the ditch.

How and when fields are rotated and herbicide use become more of an issue, he said, and though it may take awhile, eight- to 10-years, the practice can actually change the substance of the soil.

“We are seeing more and more of no-till and I’d say the Dakotas probably lead the nation with no-till acres,” said Rickertsen.

However, if it is a dry winter and the spring rains don’t come, it could be a tough summer for farmers, since the stored moisture was pretty much used up this past season.

Forecasts for the weather “are not promising as they continue to call for dry conditions,” he said. “We need to

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John Rickersten began working in Hettinger Jan. 14 as the agronomist for NDSU Extension Office in Hettinger. He comes originally from Nebraska, and most recently from Rapid City. hope for spring rains in April, May and June, which are typically the rainy months, especially if we don’t get much snow.”

On the positive side, the last couple of years have brought good commodity prices, and the cost of oil is going down.

“People don’t always realize how they are intertwined, not just diesel in the tractor, but in the fertilizer as well,” he said.

The cost of natural gas is going down, which is a benefit to help keep down the price of nitrogen. “It is used in the making of anhydrous as well, and when oil goes up, so does everything else.”

He is looking forward to continuing research and the breeding of new varieties of wheat.

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“We are coming up with wheat breeding programs that are more resistant to disease and have a better quality for flour,” he explained.

This process is ongoing and includes other commodities as well.

John’s wife, Jennifer, remains in Rapid City with their two youngest children, Zachary, who is in sixth grade, and Vanessa, who is a junior in high school and when she graduates the family will move. They also have a daughter, Cassandra, who is a junior at St. Olaf.

“My wife likes it here too. Have some road time ahead of me for awhile, but I’m always available and look forward to getting to know the community,” he said.

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January 2013

Mott Urgent Care Clinic

Joyce Hinrichs The Herald Mott now has an Urgent Care Clinic, located at 206 E. 2nd Street and manned by P.A.C. Burckhardt who is partners with Dr. Frederick Mosley, M.D. of Dickinson’s Work Partners Clinic, owned by Mosley and located at 653 19th St SW in Dickinson. Both Burckhard and Mosley are serving in their fields as independent of any hospital affiliations.

I stopped by and visited with William Burckhard, who prefers to be called Bill, should you meet him. My first question was “why Mott?” Bill tells me that he moved here in April to work in the Dickinson’s, Work Partners Clinic handling oil field medical needs. He works in partnership with Dr. Frederick Mosley, M.D. who has done oil field medical care for more than 20 years.

Several times since he has located in Mott, his neighbors have asked for his help with care after

hours, when their other options would have been a very long drive in the night to Hettinger or Dickinson. “I have always had a dream of working in a small community, so why not make myself available to fill this need”, he continues. I am from Grand Forks, a military child of an Air Force family. I served in the military, in the army and was lucky enough to be one of 45 applicants out of 900 who applied for to be accepted into the Army’s P.A. program. Trained in Texas through the University of Nebraska, and served in our battle fields of Iraq, Bosnia, Alaska, Korea etc. I am a North Dakota Licensed Physician Assistant and Army Veteran and have Emergency Medicine and surgical experience and training” “Dr. Mosley and I in our work at “Work Partners”, began to see more and more that with the safety practices now put in place by the oil companies, the need was more for “ telephonic care” and less and less in-patience clinic care. Now

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“I assure you that I am not here to take away any patience’s or clients from the area clinic or hospitals, but would rather be here to help when they are not available.

Asking about the dental care listed in the ad in the Eido Connect, Bill explained that P.A.’s working in the fields with our service men where dentist are not available on the front lines, are trained in all basic “control and repair ” dental needs, to make the patience comfortable until they can see a dentist.

He gave an example, of an incident of an oil worker who accidentally hit himself with a large pipe, pushing a front tooth up and out of its

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MOTT natural location on a weekend.

With his training he was able to relocate the tooth into is proper place, provide a temporary splint on that tooth, and make the worker comfortable until the dentist was open on Monday.

Asking him about his office fees listed in his brochure,Bill tells me that due to so many neither having insurance nor being able to afford medical insurance these days, they came up with a reasonable fee which would cover the office visit and the care given to the patience.

Medications are of course an additional cost. Working with our local pharmacy he provides just enough medication needs to the patience until that patience sees their own doctor and is given a prescription.

The medication charges are usually minimum at $5.00 or less.

House calls are also provided

when needed and they are exploring possibly setting up a “Concierge” program in the future.

Concierge service would be provided as an “all services” fee, to which the patience would receive regularly, such as a family wanting patience care service for an elderly relative not ready or wanting to be moved to an elder care center,etc.

Lots of insurance companies now pay for concierge services. This type of program would also include children and children’s needs, again on a regular basis for a monthly fee” We are trying get back to families having their own private physician again. Bill added that they are looking at a Home Health Aid to join this service as well. This is where we are hoping to go in time”.

Dr. Mosley comes down to the office monthly, reviews patience charts and Bill and Dr. Mosley talk

daily about Bills patience’s as well.

Bill also goes up to Dickinson and works with Dr. Mosley at the Work Partners Clinic twice a week.

Theresa Backhoff, office manager, also lives in Mott having come from Bismarck joining Burckhard and Mosley in May of this year. The building, owned by Ed Grunett of Hazen, is presently being remodeled and updated to medical needs. Expansion in to other small communities is being considered as a possible sometime in the distant future. A telephone interview was held with Dr. Mosley, who advised that his monthly schedule here at the Mott clinic has yet to be decided on and he added that he has worked with Bill and found him to excellent in the field of urgent and emergency care. He looks forward to helping Bill see his desire to work with small communities become real.

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Calling coyotes, saving livestock

By Lisa Kilsdonk Fallon County Times Baker, MT - The 11th annual Fallon County Coyote Calling Contest is in the books … and the numbers are impressive.

Thirty-seven teams competed for just over $3,000 in prize money for the top four places, along with the additional money raised in the calcutta.

The contest’s director, local rancher and businessman Jerrid Geving, is pleased with how this year’s contest panned out. “We bagged 78 coyotes this year,” Geving said.

The contest attracted teams from as far away as Illinois, with the majority of teams coming from North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. Geving estimated about 22 of the 27 teams were made up of locals.

“This is the first year we had an allwoman team,” Geving noted. “They didn’t kill anything, but they had a great time.”

This year’s first place winners were Dustin Butler and Tyson Olson of Belgrade, MT. They brought in nine coyotes for a total of 263 pounds. Second place team was Rob Townsend, John and Joe Bertolotto of North Dakota. They also brought in nine coyotes for a total of 250 pounds. The third place team was Rusty Knuths, Guy and Doug Stickney of Miles City, MT. They brought in eight coyotes for a total of 240 pounds. Fourth place team was Jean Robinson, Dirk Doeden, and Ward Weischedel of Miles City, MT. They had eight coyotes for a total of 208 pounds. In

case of ties, the combined weight of the coyotes is used to determine the winners.

The contestants were allowed to start hunting Friday night, Jan. 4, after registration, calcutta and rules were concluded.

“They can hunt all night,” Geving said, but noted that spotlighting is not allowed in North Dakota where some of the hunters now head during the duration of the contest.

Due to the hunt’s popularity, the hunting grounds have been expanded. When the contest originated eleven years ago with the local Chamber of Commerce, it was limited to Fallon County, MT but as the contest’s popularity grew it became apparent the hunters’ territory would need to expand as well. “Hunters are now allowed to hunt in Fallon County and all adjacent counties, including those in North Dakota,” Geving explained. “We had hunters on top of each other, and that wasn’t a good thing.” The crowding is what prompted the expansion.

Like other types of hunting, coyote calling is an indefinable mix of skill and luck.

The hunters use various calls imitating such things as a rabbit in distress or a howl from another coyote, with the expectation of drawing in a curious or hungry coyote looking for an easy meal.

Coyote’s penchant for easy meals is why contests such as these are held across the United States and growing more popular every year.

“Close to 15-20 percent of newborn livestock in Fallon County get harassed or

1st Place Team: Dustin Butler, left, and Tyson Olson both of Belgrade, MT. killed by coyotes each year, costing local ranchers hundreds to thousands of dollars, depending on the size of their operation,” estimated Geving. “Farmers and ranchers sure enjoy having us out, especially this close to calving season. Hopefully, they will be losing less newborn calves and lambs.”

“I know some people out there think what we are doing isn’t right, but we harvest such a small number compared to the big picture,” Geving commented.

The

This year’s contest also featured ties for the biggest and smallest predators, based on weight. The largest two weighed 37 pounds and the smallest 17.

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Motocross runs in the family

Norma Peterson The Herald Noah Madler, age six and Gage Madler, age four sons of Greg and Kristi Madler of New England decided to follow their dad’s footsteps and go into Motocross at an early age. Greg raced Motocross many years ago locally and can’t remember a time when he didn’t have a motorcycle or a dirt bike.

With his encouragement the boys decided to get involved in this sport. Greg made a little motocross track in the corral while the cattle are out in the pasture.

He’s even made whoops, a jump and a table top for the boys to practice. He enjoys working on the bikes and getting them ready for the next race.

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Arena Cross Motocross races in Bowman this winter. Their plans are to travel to more races this coming year.

When I asked mom how she felt while her boys were racing, she said “I get really nervous from the time the race starts to the end and I know they are safe, where Greg loves it and gets only a little nervous.”

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He moved to a motorcycle (Yamaha PW50) in October 2010 when he was four. The first time he got on the PW50 he showed natural ability as he did not have one crash and caught on immediately. In March of 2012 he started riding a KTM 50 Junior, which is a race bike, and competed in his first race on June 10th in Mandan.

He moved up to a KTM 50 Senior in July of 2012 and this is the motorcycle he currently rides.

His number is 3M. He has received one 2nd place award, three 3rd place awards and two 4th place awards. Recently in Jamestown he received the hole shot award which means he was the first racer to get out of the gate and pass around the first corner.

Dad Greg with his two boys Gage and Noah.

This was an award he has been working towards receiving since his first race, as a great start to the race is very important He even said on his birthday, which was in May, he made a wish that he would get the hole shot at a race.

His birthday wish came true!

Gage started riding the small 4wheeler in October of 2010 when he was just two years old. He started riding the Yamaha PW50 with training wheels in March of 2012 (four years old). By June the training wheels came off the PW50 and he raced his first competitive race on June 10th in Mandan. He moved to the KTM 50 Junior (race bike) in July of 2012.

Once he got on this bike there was no going back to the PW50. He loved the speed of the race bike.

This is the motorcycle he currently rides. His number is 7M. Gage has received a participation award at every race he has competed in. Krisiti said, “he is showing improvement in every race and has lots of fun which is by far, the most important to us.

We want them to have fun!” The boys typically race in the 50B class against anywhere from 1119 kids. Some of these kids have competed in every race in the NDMA circuit which, in total is approximately 21 races. Noah and Gage have competed in only seven of those races. There are 2-3 racers that Noah is in constant competition with but he does very well for competing in so few races. He keeps up with them and places high in every race he competes in.

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Residents oppose plan to drill near Killdeer Mountains

By Jennifer Kocher Dunn County Herald Killdeer A group of concerned Dunn County residents have joined forces with other state-wide interests to form a coalition opposing proposed drilling on public land near the Killdeer Mountains. The group, tentatively called the “Killdeer Mountain Alliance,” will stand together on Jan. 17, 2013, with other concerned citizens, in-

cluding representatives from local tribes, to hear the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s (NDIC) final decision regarding Hess Corporation’s request to drill up to eight wells on four 1,280-acre spaced units on public school land on the SWSE of Section 25 and 36, T146N and R97W. The drilling would take place near the 115 square mile circumference of the famed Battle of Killdeer Mountain, in which Gen-

Jennifer Kocher The southwest side of the Killdeer Mountains where 8 oil well sites have been proposed.

eral Sully’s 3,000 troops defeated a faction of Sioux Indians, leaving between 100 and 150 casualties.

The group’s mission is not to stop the drilling in the area but rather to move it onto the tracts of land in the area that do not pose significant risks to the integrity of the land.

Local ranchers Loren and Ross Jepson originally contested the drilling of these wells at an NDIC hearing on Oct. 24. At this time, the Jepsons raised concerns about the potential overturning of historical artifacts on the land at the proposed drilling sites. They also raised questions about the safety risks posed by an increase in traffic. “Our grandchildren wait on that corner for the school bus,” said Lori Jepson, wife of Loren.

“There are several blind curves in the road and it’s a dangerous spot to see increased truck traffic.” Because the land in question is owned by the state, as opposed to being federal land, there is no requirement for a complete archeological survey prior to drilling.

Because of the prospective marring of historically significant land, the state Historical Society

has come out against drilling in the area. Others, such as Anne Marguerite Coyle, also plan to attend the Jan. 14 hearing in opposition of the current proposed drilling on this state land.

Coyle, an associate professor at Jamestown College, warns against the irreversible long-terms effects of drilling in the area. “This is a living culture. Many people still return to these sacred lands for healing and to pay reverence,” said Coyle. “This isn’t just about protecting a chunk of Civil War history; rather, it’s about protecting a valuable piece of our culture, both past and present.” Lori Jepson concurs. Although state law requires that all drilling cease upon the discovery of historical artifacts, there is no provision in place to protect against the potential of discovery.

Once the site has been overturned, there’s no going back. “It’s important that we understand that it’s not reversible. It’s the responsibility of the state to protect our best interests,” Jepson said. Others, such as neighbor Rob Sand, have a personal connection to the land.

Sand’s parents homesteaded in the region and he and his siblings had

the advantage of growing up in a pristine area rich with fond memories. “Many of us out here feel a responsibility to protect the land,” Sand said. The effort to preserve this area from proposed drilling also raises questions about the oil well permit process itself. According to Lori Jepson, their family was not even aware of four of the proposed drilling areas near their home until they noticed the areas had been staked, at which point they approached the NDIC to protest the location. “We had to hire a lawyer simply for advice on how to protest,” Jepson said. “The oil companies have a team of expert witnesses and we were not aware that we needed them to voice our objections and have them taken seriously.” “It might be too late for us,” Jepson said. “But it’s important that others know what they need to do if they find themselves in the same boat.” A representative from the NDIC was not available for comment. The case is scheduled to go before the commission in Bismarck on Jan. 17, 2013, and the public is invited to attend.

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Foreign farm delegation visits Bowman, state

By EDDIE HIBBS III Bowman North Dakota farmers and ranchers know how brutal winters can be in the Peace Garden State.

So do their counterparts in Kazakhstan, formerly a part of the Soviet Republic, who share similar winter weather conditions.

Fifteen Kazakhstan cattlemen flew to North Dakota to spend more than a week in the state, learning the best ways to manage (fatten) their stocks. One of the places they wanted to visit was the Mrnak’s farm located five miles south of Bowman, and with good cause. Twice, the Mrnaks have sent cattle to Kazakhstan, including 30 heifers last year.

“I think the biggest challenge they face are their facilities and handling equipment,” said Wayne Mrnak. “They have no barns and they simply can’t take care of livestock in the same manner we do here.”

Mrnak added the foreign farmers were most interested in the genetics and breeding operation. He added they also liked looking at the feeding facilities.

“Basically, we just try to educate them on how we do things,” Mrnak added. “We try to help them maintain their cattle when they receive them and utilize all the genetics.”

He added the guests also liked seeing the big 2-year-old bulls.

Other local stops the Kazakhstan delegation made included the sale barn, Erickson’s Meat Market, White’s Angus farm, Stuber Herefords, Brooke’s Angus and Paulson Seed.

“They are looking at different ideas of raising cattle,” said Larry White, North Dakota Trade Office marketer. “They are in the progress of finding ideas that are useful for them back home.”

The Kazakhstan farmers spent two days in Bowman County (Nov. 19-20). Other stops

included Hettinger, Medina, Fargo and Mandan.

Several thousand North Dakota cattle have been shipped to Kazakhstan in recent years, including more than 5,000 from North Dakota during the past two years.

Kazakhstan has been in need of cattle since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 when most of the area’s cattle were sold or slaughtered. As a member of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan boasted more than 35 million cattle. That number was reduced to approximately 2 million.

Another 3,000 cattle are expected to ship later this year.

Generally speaking, cattle in Kazakhstan are not fattening at the rate they would on ranches in North Dakota. That’s part of the focus for the most recent tour by the Kazakhstan farmers and ranchers.

“They are not gaining as much weight there but we are reminding them that cattle are what they eat,” said Dean Gorder, executive director of NDTO. “The food that they have in Kazakhstan does not have the nutritional value a typical rancher in North Dakota will feed his cattle.”

Kazakhstan, economically fueled by rich oil reserves, has hired cowboys from North Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas to assist in the project.

One of the foreign delegates, Khassym Itkusov, was impressed with the visit to the Mrnak farm and the North Dakota trip.

“It is very interesting and helpful and we are learning a great deal,” he said. “We heard a lot about North Dakota (cattle production) and we wanted to see it. Everyone seems satisfied with the trip. We have imported more than 20,000 cattle and most are from North Dakota.”

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Coyotes Continued from page 16

3rd Place Team: (l-r) Doug Stickney, Rusty Knuths and Guy Stickney all of Miles City, MT.

Easy Beef Stew 2nd Place Team: (l-r) John Bertolotto, Rob Townsend and Joe Bertolotto all of North Dakota. parameters of the hunt. “Yep, we temperature check the animals,” Geving said. Coyote pelts currently fetch between $35 to upwards of $75.

Some of the teams participating in the contest were comprised of men who hunt for a living. “I get a lot of professional teams that tell me we’ve got one of the best run hunts in a three or four state area. I feel good that we have a well run hunt,” Geving stated.

The well run hunt, according to Geving, is the result of a great team of volunteers who staff the event, along with outstanding support from local businesses, farmers, and ranchers. “We couldn’t do it without them,” stated a grateful Geving.

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GATE begins Friday, Feb. 8, with doors open from 9 am until 6 pm. Merrill Avenue will again be blocked off in front of the EPEC building for a bull and stallion show Friday.

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Witte named Durum Person of the Year Submitted article The Herald

Keith Witte, a durum producer from rural Regent, N.D., received the United States Durum Growers Association’s (USDGA) 2012 Durum Person of the Year award during the Crop Outlook and International Durum Forum luncheon held Nov. 13 in Minot. The award recognizes a durum producer who has shown outstanding commitment and dedication to the durum industry.

Witte grew up on a durum-producing farm and has raised durum on his own farming operation for more than 20 years. He

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School plans addition

Kevin Schaefer Herald Editor According to the “Blue Book,” the present structure of the New England Public School was built in 1955. The actual construction cost of the main building was about $145,000 and the auditoriumgymnasium, cafeteria, band room, furnace room, showers and storage

was an additional $50,000 and when the architect and legal fees are added in, then the total cost was $206,360.

The northeast wing which added a band room and four classrooms was constructed in 1962. At the same time, an agricultural classroom was added on the west end.

In 1974, a science classroom and

A blueprint of the proposed offices addition at the New England School.

New look for the front entrance of the New England School. lab were added, and in 1984, a are for a superintendent office, a metal addition was added to the separate office for the business shop which doubled its size. In manager, a principal office and a 1985, a two-classroom unit and a fourth office for the school recepstorage room were build. One tionist and the school counselor. room is a classroom and one Currently, the superintendent and office manager are sharing an ofhouses computers.

This last summer and fall, the fice and that situation poses prientire school and gymnasium was vacy issues. The present office will reroofed. And now, more con- be converted into the teacher’s lounge and the teacher’s lounge struction is being planned.

A total of 5,035 square feet ad- will become the I.TV room. The ditions are being planned. Approx- I.TV room now is a large classimately a 36' x 58' addition is room and sometimes is tied up planned for the front entrance of with only two or three students.

The other addition will be on the the school on the south. This addition will have four offices. Plans southwestern side of the school.

The L-shaped structure will enlarge the library and add two classrooms. One for the fifth grade and one for the sixth. There are other exciting changes that are planned, which will be on a trial basis.

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Flu bug yet to peak in North Dakota

By EDDIE HIBBS III Pioneer Publisher & Editor The numbers might be a bit alarming, but for the most part, it hasn’t been that unusual of a flu season, so far – at least in Bowman and the rest of North Dakota.

“Flu activity is earlier than usual in North Dakota, but not abnormal,” according to information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Influenza may not be “abnormal” in the state, but reported cases are significantly higher than the previous two

years. A year ago, only 12 cases of the flu were reported at this time. At the same time two years ago, North Dakota only had 300 flu cases reported.

“It is turning out to be a bad year for the flu,” said Dr. Sherrly Tomboulian, who joined the medical staff at Southwest Healthcare a year ago with her husband, Dr. David Meadows. “It is still not too late to get a flu shot.”

Fortunately for local residents, the flu shot is still available at Southwest Healthcare and other local providers.

The CDC also released a new study Friday, Jan. 11 that found this year’s flu vaccine is approximately 62 per-

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generally between October and May. Influenza A is the most common, but is broken down into many different subtypes. Of the 1,612 cases reported, 1,325 have been caused by Influenza A and 163 from Influenza B. “This year we are seeing multiple varieties of flu,” said Dr. Meadows.

“Through the end of the year we were mostly seeing Influenza A. Now, we are seeing Influenza B. Flu is highly contagious, a sneeze or cough can spread the flu up to six feet away and once you’ve got it, you can affect others for about a week. So if you have the flu stay away from other people.

If you don’t have the flu and you see someone coughing stay away from them. Now that all the holiday parties are done maybe things will settle down a bit.”

Of the reported cases so far in North Dakota, nearly one-third are children under the age of 10. State officials list 509 of the 1,612 flu cases by that age group – 31.57 percent. The breakdown by age group: Age group Under 10 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 and Up

Cases 509 250 190 186 126 125 226

Reported influenza cases spiked in North Dakota during the last two weeks of December, according to state health officials. The 50th week of 2012 reported 1 percent of the state’s population reporting flu-like conditions. A week later, the number climbed to 4.25 percent and the final week of 2012 had a 5.49 percent.

The number of reported cases dipped slightly for the first week of 2013, reporting at 5.41 percent.

By raw numbers, the number of confirmed cases in North Dakota last week spiked to 1,612, jumping from 1,077 the week before. In the southwest corner of the state, the number of reported cases climbed from 136 to 209 during the same time frame. State health officials also warned that the flu in North Dakota has not yet peaked.

CDC officials did think that the flu may be waning a bit in the southern states, but the flu activity there started about three weeks earlier than it did in North Dakota.

So far, in North Dakota 813 females have been reported with the flu while 799 males made the list. Overall, at least 65 confirmed flu-like cases have required hospitalization.

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January visit to the Hettinger County courthouse Joyce Hinrichs The Herald The Hettinger County Sheriff’s department welcomed Alois Warren III to its staff. He was born in Indiana and, as he tells it, always wanted to be a policeman, but wanted to be in the Army as well. Warren started with the Army serving in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2002 through 2011 and also served two tours in Korea.

After separating from the Army, it was time to start working on his next career, that of being a policeman. He worked in New England at the women’s prison for a while, leaving there for the oil field to earn enough money to put himself through the police academy in Devils Lake, and has become a Hettinger County Deputy Sheriff.

Alois is single and lives in Regent and looks forward to serving Het-

tinger County.

Hettinger County Emergency Manager, Ilene Hardmeyer, advised the commissioners that the work in the office is slowing down, so she will be working less hours. She will continue to do all office requirements: working with and updating the Local Emergency Operations Plan, Disaster Response and Recovery (FEMA), Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Local Emergency Planning, training exercises, Emergency Public information and working with the Citizen Corps and can be reached when needed by phone.

In the Clerk of Courts office, Deputy Robin Ulrich has applied for a Court Facilities Improvement Grant to cover the need for six motion video detectors, video conference system, and smoke detectors.

The motion video detectors will be located at the front door/outside of the courthouse, back door/outside the courthouse, outside the garage, and basement elevator. The smoke detectors are for the first floor entrance, clerk of court office and the second flood outside the court room and sheriff office. The full cost of these improvements would be $32,870, but with approval of the grant dollars, the final cost to the county will only be $8219.50.

Mark Resner, Hettinger County JDA Director reported that he has been elected to the Vision West, N.D. committee. This project covers the 19 oil and gas producing counties whose work is setting the stage for economic sustainability through strategic planning sessions. The goals of the project are to address immediate, and short term needs and through develop-

ment of local and regional strategic planning. We, Hettinger County, are one of four counties with no oil productions, but are suffering the oil impact expenses due to our closeness to the oil patch. He also mentioned concern noted by Senator Cook, that possibly the JDA offices should be terminated. With this thought bringing a reaction from our commissioners, I got on the phone with Senator Cook, where he clarified to me, “The JDA offices were started in the 1990’s when seeking populations and employment needs were the job description. However, our times have changed and “as I see it, it is time to refocus that department, and update them as to the present state and community needs. “I am not,” Senator Cook , continued,”seeking to work on it at this time.”.

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Alois Warren III, new Hettinger County Deputy Sheriff. sioners accepted the resignation letter from long time Hettinger County Treasurer, Loren Rixen.

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Homestead Tax Credit may help some with property taxes

By EDDIE HIBBS III Pioneer Publisher & Editor

porarily absent or the homestead is a farm structure which is exempt from taxation.

Property taxes have been a hot political topic throughout the state. During the summer, much of the political news revolved around local elections and Measure 2 – the attempt to abolish property taxes in North Dakota.

Property taxes are back in the forefront of politics in Bowman. The Bowman County Pioneer has received a number of calls and letters, referencing the “doubling” of their property taxes in recent years.

Senior citizens and disabled persons, though, are entitled to property tax relief through the Homestead Tax Credit.

The following is from a brochure issued by the Office of Tax Commissioner on the Homestead Tax Credit:

Renter Requirements: 1. You must be 65 years of age or older (unless you are permanently and totally disabled) in the year for which the refund is claimed.

2. For a husband and wife who are living together, only one may apply for the refund. Only the spouse applying for the refund need be 65 years old or older.

3. Renters must meet the same income requirements as homeowners. There is no asset limitation for renters.

4. No refund may be made to a person who pays rent or fees for any living quarters, including nursing homes, that are exempt from property taxation and for which payment in lieu of property taxes is not made.

5. Heat, water, lights, telephone or furniture costs may not be considered as part of your rent costs.

If your landlord pays for these items, you must deduct the cost of these items from your rent when you apply for a refund. If you pay for your utilities and furniture yourself, you may not add the costs of these items to your rent when you apply for the refund.

6. In order for you to receive a refund for part of the rent you pay, your annual rent payments must use up a certain percentage of your income. Here is how the formula works: When 20% of your annual rent exceeds 4% of your income, you receive a refund for the overpayment of rent.

Example: A renter pays $450 per month in rent ($5,400 per year), and the renter’s income is $18,000.00.

Homeowner Requirements: 1. You must be 65 years of age or older (unless you are permanently and totally disabled) in the year for which your application is made.

2. For a husband and wife who are living together, only one may apply for the credit. Only the spouse applying for the credit need be 65 years of age or older.

3. You must reside on and have an interest in the property for which the credit is claimed.

4. Your income, plus the income of your spouse and any dependents, may not exceed $26,000 for the calendar year preceding the assessment date. You must consider income from all sources, which includes but is not limited to social security benefits, pensions, salaries, Experience Works, TANF, alimony, unemployment benefits, dividends, interest, net gains from the sale of property, net rental income and net profit from any business, including ranching and farming.

5. Payments NOT considered income under this act include: gifts, inheritances, life insurance proceeds, social security lump sum death payments, workforce safety and insurance payments, insurance policy proceeds for illness, injury, or casualty losses to property, child support, federal fuel assistance, renter’s refund payments, food stamps, veteran’s disability payments, payments for foster care of a qualifying child or adult or for diffi cult care, Foster Grandparents Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Senior Companion Program and Vista Program.

6. Medical expenses actually paid during the year are deductible from income if not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.

7. Your assets may not exceed $75,000, including the value of any assets gifted or otherwise divested within the last three years, excluding the first unencumbered $100,000 of market value of your homestead.

8. The homestead credit will reduce the homeowner’s taxable value according to the following schedule:

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9. The property tax credit is subject to adjustment, equalization and abatement in the same manner as other real property assessments.

10. If you believe you are eligible, fi le an application with your local assessor or county director of tax equalization by February 1 (or as soon thereafter as possible) in the year in which your property is assessed and for which the credit is requested.

11. In the event of the applicant’s death, all benefits terminate at the end of the taxable year.

12. No person shall qualify to receive the property tax credit if the homestead is rented while the owner is tem-

20% of $5,400 is $1,080 4% of $18,000 is $720 Because $1,080 is $360 greater than $720, the renter is entitled to a refund of $360.

7. A refund may not exceed $400.

8. If you believe you are eligible, file an application with the Office of State Tax Commissioner before June 1 following the year for which the refund is claimed. Extensions of time may be allowed for good cause.

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Disabled Person Requirements: 1. You must be a permanently and totally disabled person.

2. Proof of total disability must be established with a certificate from a licensed physician, or a written determination of disability from the social security administration.

3. You may be either a homeowner or renter.

4. There is no age requirement for the permanently and totally disabled applicant.

5. A disabled homeowner must meet the same requirements, except for age, as a senior citizen homeowner (see the section on “Homeowner Requirements”).

6. A disabled renter must meet the same requirements, except for age, as a senior citizen renter (see the section on “Renter Requirements”).

Eligibility Requirements: You may be eligible for North Dakota’s Homestead Credit Program if you are: • 65 years of age or older or • Permanently and totally disabled Qualified homeowners receive a credit to reduce property taxes on their home and qualified renters receive a partial refund of their rent.

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The Electric Fence

By Daris Howard Now Butch wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer.

In fact if he had been a pistol he’d be short a bullet or two or more But the time I knew he was really dense Was the time he said he’d pee on the electric fence.

But I’m getting ahead of myself for it didn’t start out that way I need to give you all the facts that led to the event that fateful day We were out lounging in the sun, pretending there was nothing to do While Tippy, my old hound dog, chased a butterfly or two When Butch, with no real thought, which was how he always did things

Told us he’d learned some science, just some elementary kid things And so Butch stood there telling us the fence had met it’s match For he knew a secret and would tell us, but there was a little catch For a bet of a dollar he could do it and not get shocked and so We thought for just one dollar it might be worth the show.

Now the first time I met an electric fence was many years ago I was visiting my cousin whom I’ve since nicknamed Schmo.

Schmo challenged me to a foot race, as he was prone to do And we had raced to a tie many times for we were quite equal sizes too He said we’d race down through

the fence to the big old apple tree I wondered why through the fence, but he let me say go, so I agreed, And I was off just like the wind and I left him in the dust.

I thought I was getting faster and my buttons were about to bust When I grabbed hold of that electric fence and much to my despair My hair stood on end and shots sparks into the air.

As I stood there vibrating, unable to release what held me bound.

My cousin was a laughin’ and a rollin’ on the ground.

He deserved what he got, I did it and I can not tell a lie When I got loose from that ‘lectric fence I stuck his face in a cow pie.

Now the next time that I met an electric fence was with our neighbor Cy. Cy had a bull whose name was

January 2013 Bill, and he was the nicest, why He’d let you scratch his ears and he’d rub right up to ya He would act just like you were his friend even if he hardly knew ya.

But Bill had a wanderin’ streak and no fence could keep him in.

Why half the calves in the county traced their pedigree to him.

So Cy decided an electric fence would stop Bill’s wandering coast to coast So while we boys sat there petting Bill, Cy wired post to post When it was done we all went to the yard so we could watch old Bill Cy flipped the switch and then he said, “Let’s see if he does it still.”

We held our breath as Bill reached the fence and stuck one hoof through.

Then he stuck through another and then his big head too.

Suddenly Bill gave a jerk and bellered out his ire And as he jerked the chain he wore wrapped around the ‘lectric wire.

And then there was a ruckus like has never had compare If we could have spoken fluent bull we would have heard Bill swear.

For though he bucked and kicked and jumped the fence stayed with the chain And Bill bellered like he would die to take away the pain.

The cows all panicked and stampeded, they went and ran amuck.

They leveled Cy’s fence, they leveled his shed, his cat, his dog, his truck.

They leveled his wheat field and two more fences, nor his garden did they spare

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Leadership group tours area Twenty four participants from across North Dakota have been meeting for the past year as part of the Rural Leadership North Dakota Class V. The sixth seminar of the leadership program focused on “Exploring the Relationships between Agriculture, Communities and Natural Resources.”

The seminar was headquartered at the Hettinger Research Extension Center where speakers discussed community capitals, natural resources, leadership, planning for the future and an upcoming seminar trip to Brazil.

The seminars are highlighted by tours of the area. Friday of the seminar was a tour of Highway 12 with a destination of the Cedar Hills Wind Farm west of Rhame. Ashley Alderson of the Bowman Development Corporation gave the group a tour of the Bowman Community and showcased the exciting things happening in the community. The Bowman FFA chapter gave a demonstration on parliamentary procedure and joined the group at the Golf Course for lunch. The tour continued west to Chip & Ann Fischer’s, the Bowman Ranch, and the Cedar Hills Wind Farm where producer John Lee Njos shared some of his management strategies with the group.

The seminar wrapped up on Saturday with planning for the upcoming seminar in Bismarck which will focus on “Understanding North Dakota Agriculture and Rural Policies”, as well as discussion on seminar eight which is a trip to Brazil to study “International Agriculture and Community Issues.” The mission statement of the RLND is to: “Prepare and develop effective leaders to strengthen rural North Dakota.

Andrea Bowman, Bowman County Extension Agent is a member of Class V. For more information on the Rural Leadership North Dakota program, log onto: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/rlnd or contact the NDSU Bowman County Extension Service at 701-523-5271.

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Both firms are intriguing because their emphasis is on the production of advanced biofuels.

Cole Advanced biofuels reduce greenGustafson house gas emissions by at least 50 percent under the nation’s renewable fuel standard program. Amyris is unique in that it is focusing on the production of biodiesel using specialized yeast that utilizes sugarcane as its feedstock.

First-generation biodiesels were derived from transesterification of agricultural oils, especially soybean and canola oils. More recently, corn oil obtained from additional fractionation of corn entering ethanol plants also has been used as a biodiesel feedstock.

Producing next-generation biodiesel or “renewable diesel” is a completely different process than the production of traditional biodiesel. Instead of relying on chemical catalysts, these new diesel fuels are produced from biohydrocarbons obtained

from inedible plants, algae or waste streams and then processed into biodiesel using proprietary bacteria. This reduces the pressure on global food production and tailpipe emissions. Furthermore, they are designed to be “drop-in” true diesels that can be placed in a pipeline and used without any limitations on how much can be used.

Minnesota, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington have state biodiesel blending requirements. Minnesota’s statute, which was enacted in 2005, has been waived several times because of biodiesel quality problems. However, the law is in effect again.

Last year, Amyris announced that it had surpassed critical ASTM testing and received Environmental Protection Agency approval to raise its registered blend level of ultralow sulfur diesel from

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Gevo is constructing a plant in southern Minnesota to produce biobutanol from sugar beets.

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Wang completes term on Montana Stockgrowers board of directors Baker, MT - Dean Wang of Baker has completed two terms on the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) board of directors representing the southeast district. He was elected to the 13-member board by his peers in 2008 and reelected to the post in 2010. Wang was honored for his service to the association at MSGA’s 128th annual convention and trade show at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana in Billings, MT Dec. 1315.

“I had never been to Baker or Fallon County until I met Dean Wang,” said Tucker Hughes, MSGA president. “He just amazes me with his ability to handle every situation with thoughtful consideration. His humor, honesty, and integrity will be missed by all who served with him. Dean has served with distinction and I know I’ll still be calling him for advice.”

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Wang graduated from Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo with a business/ finance degree. He returned home in 1994 where he works at the Bank of Baker of Baker, MT. Wang was the intercollegiate steer wrestling national champion while at Cal Poly. He qualified three times for the PRCA National Finals Rodeo in steer wrestling.

Wang is involved with the Fallon County Stockgrowers, represents MSGA on the Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (MTGLCI) Board, and is a member of the Customer Focus Group for the Fort Keogh Research Station in Miles City. Wang currently serves on the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture board of directors, as clerk for his local church, and is actively involved in local high school and youth rodeo projects and 4-H. “MSGA continues to be a membership driven organization, with its sole purpose being to serve Montana’s cattle producers,” said Wang. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve on the board. What a great time to be in the cattle business!”

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Electric Continued from page 30 And with those big bags a swingin’ it was udder chaos every where.

And the last we saw of them was a bit of dairy air As over the horizon they all just disappeared.

When Bill finally got loose from the electric fence you could tell by the look in his eye He weren’t lookin’ for ear scratchin’ as he headed for old Cy. We ran for all that we were worth and we climbed the old hay stack.

With Bill the bull right behind us a breathing down our back.

And then Bill saw Buster standing by Cy’s new pickup truck

And then and there Bill decided he’d found a hockey puck.

We yelled, “Run, Buster, Run!” and he dove down in the muck.

Then Bill slammed and bammed and made a tin can out of Cy’s new pickup truck.

Then Bill turned and headed down the fence and he leveled every post.

While Cy slipped in for his rifle saying something about a roast And there was just one more thing, I thought I should recall How Tippy my old hound dog, in the evening one late fall Decided to go a marking the territory that he called his own Just after we got an electric fence so our own cows would

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And I yelled and yelled to warn him, but he didn’t seem to care As he raised his old yeller leg a high up in the air.

And as he marked the ‘lectric fence he let out the most horrible howling sound And then he dragged his underside around upon the ground.

So as Butch stood telling us he would do this very deed I thought that something happened and his brain had gone to seed.

But we decided that if we scraped e could get enough change To have ourselves a dollar, even out there on the range.

So Butch proceeded to tell us “there’s no shock if you are not grounded Why if you’re not standing on the ground, your worries are unfounded.”

And so he climbed upon the back of our old arthritic horse To teach us about science and let nature take its course Butch dropped his pants to his ankles and gave the world a full moon

Even though it was bright as day, being still mid afternoon Our old horse sat there half asleep just as innocent as can be She only opened her eyes a little once just so she could see And wonder what was going on as Butch stood up upon her back But as Butch let the yellow stream go she nearly had a heart attack.

And that is when the show really began to get good For Butch let out a high pitched sound, higher than a soprano could For though Butch didn’t touch the ground, the horse did don’t you know And that old arthritic horse jumped higher than broncs at a rodeo And with one great arch of her old back Butch flew through the air And then running at Kentucky Derby speeds she was out of there.

As she ran every now and then you’d see her old head jerk As if to say, “Son of a gun, wow that really hurt.”

Now Butch, with pants down,

landed across the fence where it hurts most And I’m not speaking figuratively when I say, um, “He was toast” And he yelled for help, and yelled for pain and louder and louder he sounded And we couldn’t even do a thing.

Hey we knew we were grounded And since that day Butch has never been the same.

And for a month of Sundays he walked like he was lame Though we often joke about how Butch finally got the spark It is kind of eery how his eyes glow in the dark It took a month to catch the horse and then only with some luck But the saddest part of all of this, Butch still owes us a buck.

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Sheriff’s Department introduces new drug detection program

By Jennifer Kocher Dunn County Herald Killdeer The Dunn County Sheriff’s Department has recently added a new employee to its force: K-9 Rex, the “drug dog.” Working under the guidance of Dunn County Deputy Travis Carlson, Rex will be heading up the county’s first narcotics detection unit.

At just over two years old, Rex recently celebrated his birthday with a vanilla ice cream cone and his all-time favorite, a pepperoni stick. A purebred yellow Labrador Retriever, Rex has been training for this position since he was just a pup. After completing his initial training at the Rocky Mountain Canine Academy in Black Hawk, Colorado, Rex earned his National Police Canine Association (NPCA) certification as an official K-9 dog. And in order to keep this certification current, Rex is required to train a certain amount of hours every week, which keeps both he and Carlson incredibly Partners K-9 Rex and Travis Carlson. busy.

“We train at least an hour a day,” said sit still.”

In fact, it was the frenetic pace and inCarlson. “I hide drugs in various places creased crime activity in the Bakken reand he has to find them.” gion that enticed Travis to come west.

As far as partners go, K-9 Rex and Travis Carlson seem to make a perfect Originally from the Detroit Lakes area in pair. “We’re both extremely gung-ho,” Minnesota where he served as a patrolsaid Carlson. “Neither of us can stand to men in the traffic division for just under two years, Carlson accepted a position

with the force in Williston, N.D. However, the Williston Sheriff’s department already had a narcotics dog in place, so when Sheriff Rockvoy presented Carlson with the opportunity of starting a drug detection unit in Dunn County, Carlson and Rex jumped at the chance and began working with the department in August of this year.

“It’s been an amazing experience so far,” Carlson said of the job thus far. “You stay really busy out here and it lets me stay proactive.”

Rex has also been proactive. Thus far he has been used twice during traffic stops and recently completed a search through classrooms and lockers at Killdeer School. According to Carlson, so far Rex is doing an amazing job.

“I just really admire his energy. He will search a building or vehicle until his tongue is hanging out to the ground and he’s exhausted.

He just wants to do a good job,” said Carlson.

If you are interested in contacting Travis and the canine unit, please call the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department at: (701) 573-4449.

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