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More changes coming for Valley City
Work progresses on a service road from John Deere in Valley City to the Exit 294 inter-
change at Interstate 94. (Roger Bluhm/photo)
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ne thing can ofen
lead to another.
Tere are major
changes coming to Valley
City with the addition of
an access road of of Inter-
state 94 at exit 294.
Te Valley City-Barnes
County Development Cor-
poration purchased the
land and began installing
an access road from John
Deere Seeding Group to
the interchange.
We expect the road to
be done sometime in Oc-
tober, said Jennifer Feist,
director of the VCBCDC.
John Deere bought the
30 acres immediately east
of their plant for future
expansion.
Te next 20 acres west
has also sold.
Te North Dakota
National Guard will build
a feld maintenance center
frst and possibly more
in the future, Feist said.
Te frst building will
go up next summer, with
three more buildings in
the future, depending on
funding.
Feist said she believes
the ND National Guard
will move vehicles and
equipment currently
stored at the Barnes Coun-
ty Airport to the center.
Te remaining 20 acres
are currently for sale, with
some conditions.
Te last 20 acres, we
hope
to
bring
in a business that will help
create good jobs, Feist
said. We have some grant
money tied to it, where
we can get in a business
that will create quality jobs
with benefts.
Meanwhile John Deere
has to start moving some
equipment. Te business
has leased land on Win-
ter Show Road to store
farm equipment, but must
remove the equipment
before the end of July so
a new hotel can be built
there.
Isnt that great, Feist
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FRIDAY, June 20
ANNIE: The Enderlin Fine
Arts Association presents
Annie at 7 p.m. at the
Enderlin City Auditorium.
More info: 701-437-3209.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
BLOOD DRIVE: Arthur
Community Hall is hosting
a blood drive from 7:30
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. More
info: 701-967-8517.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. Monday and Saturday
meetings are at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday meetings
are at noon and 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
and last Saturday of the
month at 8 p.m. are open
speakers meetings for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
A Friday 5:30 p.m. meeting
is held at Sheyenne Care
Center conference room.
More info: 701-845-2864.
SATURDAY, June 21
ANNIE: The Enderlin Fine
Arts Association presents
Annie at 7 p.m. at the
Enderlin City Auditorium.
More info: 701-437-3209.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.;
VIKING SCRAMBLE: The
annual Viking Scramble
Golf Tournament will be
held at both Valley City
Country Club and Bjornson
Park. Registration 8:30-
9:30 a.m. More info or to
get a cart, Jack Denholm,
701-845-7160.
PRESENTATION: The Valley
City-Barnes County Library
presents Ward Williams,
Panning for Golf, at 11 a.m.
in the M.E. Fischer Room.
More info: 701-845-3821.
CITYWIDE SALE: Buffalo
will hold its annual Citywide
Rummage Sale. More info:
701-630-4472.
MOVIE NIGHT: The Vault
presents Gravity at 7:30
p.m. at 223 Central Ave.
North in Valley City. Cost
$3. More info: 701-840-
7519.
SUMMER SOLSTICE: Valley
City State University will
celebrate the Summer
Solstice two ways. The
rst is a tour of Medicine
Wheel Park from 1 to 2
p.m. At 2 p.m., Its About
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An interesting item was sent into the
Independent the other day -- the an-
nouncement of a two-day Tractor Safety
School.
Te event will be Monday and Tues-
day, June 23-24, at RDO John Deere in
Casselton.
Te classes are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. each
day and the event is
youth 14-15.
According to
the press release,
completition of the
course will allow
youth to operate
farm equipment on
a farm other than
the family farm.
I believe this is a
great program mainly because of a friend
of my fathers from the US Navy.
He lived with is family on a Wisconsin
dairy and corn farm. My dad decided we
needed to visit him on our way to Flori-
da for a vacation from where we lived in
Mitchell, S.D.
Te frst time I met my dads friend, I
couldnt help staring at his lef arm -- or
rather, what wasnt there.
I was 6, so I was excused, but my dads
friend told us the story of how he lost
part of his arm afer he got it caught in
some farm equipment.
Te rest of our visit was uneventful and
my dads Navy buddy was a great guy, but
I never forgot him
or his story, along
with his telling me
that everything --
including things
youve been around
your entire life, can
be dangerous.
I would think
any family farmer
with youth 14-15
would want their
ofspring to take
part in the course.
As farm equipment gets bigger and
bigger, safety must always be a concern
for those who are operating that equip-
ment.
Anyone who wants more information
on the Tractor Safety School can contact
Tammy Erickson at 701-552-2463.
-- RB
Tractor safety school
Time will be shown at the
VCSU Planetarium on the
third foor of the Rhoades
Science Center. More info:
Wes, 701-845-0966 or
Joe, 701-845-1848.
BIRTHDAY: An open
house will be held at Our
Savior Lutheran Church
in Page in the afternoon
for Dorothy Harbeke, who
is celebrating her 90th
birthday.
RETIREMENT PARTY: An
Open House Retirement
Party for Don Olson of
Dakota Plains will be held
from 4-8 p.m. at Lisbon
Bissell Golf Course Club-
house. Olson retired after
33 years of service.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. Monday and Saturday
meetings are at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday meetings
are at noon and 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
and last Saturday of the
month at 8 p.m. are open
speakers meetings for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
A Friday 5:30 p.m. meeting
is held at Sheyenne Care
Center conference room.
More info: 701-845-2864.
SUNDAY, June 22
ANNIE: The Enderlin Fine
Arts Association presents
Annie at 2 p.m. at the
Enderlin City Auditorium.
More info: 701-437-3209.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
BREAKFAST: VFW will
hold it annual Mainenance
Breakfast, 9 a.m. to noon
at the VFW. Free will offer-
ing with breakfast featur-
ing eggs, biscuits, gravy,
pancakes and coffee.
MONDAY, June 23
SENIORS: Buffalo Se-
nior Citizens meets every
Monday at the Community
Center, Buffalo, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
TRACTOR SAFETY: Tractor
Safety School, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. at RDO John Deere
in Casselton, ND, for youth
14-15. Registration fee
$50. More info: Tammy,
701-552-2463.
LIONS CLUB: Valley City
Lions Club meets the sec-
ond and fourth Monday of
every month at 6:30 p.m.
at the VFW.
LITCHVILLE: The Litch-
ville Community Center
hosts regularly scheduled
events, including: morning
coffee from 8 to 10 a.m.
Monday-Saturday; On
the Move exercise group
Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 8 a.m.; and cards (Hand
& Foot) with refreshments
Wednesday evenings at 7
p.m. No fee, but donations
accepted. More info: 701-
762-4856.
LIARS DICE: Play progres-
sive liars dice at the Vault
in Valley City on Mondays
from 6 p.m. to midnight.
More info: Paul Stenshoal,
701-840-9313.
ENGLISH CORNER: English
Corner will meet Mondays
(except holidays) from 5:30
to 6:30 p.m. at the Valley
City-Barnes County Library.
More info: 701-845-4005.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open daily
1-4 p.m. through Labor
Day in Wimbledon. Open
other times by appoint-
ment. More info: 701-435-
2875 or 701-435-2333.
MAD SCIENCE: Mad Sci-
ence Monday at the Valley
City-Barnes County Library,
4-6 p.m. in the M.E.
Fischer Room. More info:
701-845-3821.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday
at Fellowship Corner, 320
2nd Ave. S.E. in Valley
City. Monday and Saturday
meetings are at 8 p.m.
and Wednesday meetings
are at noon and 7:30 p.m.
The Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
and last Saturday of the
month at 8 p.m. are open
speakers meetings for all to
attend, not just alcoholics.
A Friday 5:30 p.m. meeting
is held at Sheyenne Care
Center conference room.
More info: 701-845-2864.
TUESDAY, June 24
KIWANIS: The Lisbon
Kiwanis Club meets at
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ROTARY: Valley City
Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at noon at the
Valley City VFW.
TRACTOR SAFETY: Tractor
Safety School, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. at RDO John Deere
in Casselton, ND, for youth
14-15. Registration fee
$50. More info: Tammy,
701-552-2463.
BONE BUILDERS: Improve
balance, increase energy,
bone density, mobilty
and lower blood pressure
with this free program.
Tuesdsays and Thursdays
at 10:30 a.m. at Enderlin
Senior Center. More info:
701-437-2669.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open
daily 1-4 p.m. through
Labor Day in Wimble-
don. Open other times by
appointment. More info:
701-435-2875 or 701-
435-2333.
OPEN MIC: Open Mic is
now being held at The
Vault in Valley City. Open
7:30 p.m. to close. The
Vault is located in the 200
block of Central Avenue
North.
HEALTH BOARD: The
City-County Health Board
meets at 4 p.m. on the
fourth Tuesday of each
month. (Note that meet-
ings may be canceled for a
lack of a quorum or a lack
of agenda items.) More
info: 701-845-8518.
WEDNESDAY, June 25
SENIORS: Tower City
Senior Citizens group
meets every Wednesday
at the Community Center
in Tower City from 10 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. A meal is
served. More info: Betty
Gibbons, president, 701-
840-0184.
STORY TIME: At Valley
City Barnes County Public
Library, 10:30 a.m. More
info: 701-845-3821.
KIWANIS: The Valley City
Kiwanis Club meets every
Wednesday at 12:04 PM
at various locations in
VCSU Student Union. Use
the West door for entry.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open
daily 1-4 p.m. through
Labor Day in Wimble-
don. Open other times by
appointment. More info:
701-435-2875 or 701-
435-2333.
BOOK CLUB: The Val-
ley City-Barnes County
Librarys book discussion
club meets at 2 p.m. in
the librarys multipurpose
room. More info: Mary,
701-845-3294.
POKER TOURNEY: Texas
Holdem Tournament is ev-
ery Wednesday at 7 p.m.
at the Eagles Aerie, Valley
City. Open to all player
levels. More info: Richard
Hass: 840-2612. Free, for
people 21+.
AA: Alcoholics Anony-
mous meets every Mon-
day, Wednesday and
Saturday at Fellowship
Corner, 320 2nd Ave. S.E.
in Valley City. Monday and
Saturday meetings are at
8 p.m. and Wednesdat
meetings are at noon and
7:30 p.m. The Wednesday
7:30 p.m. and last Satur-
day of the month at 8 p.m.
are open speakers meet-
ings for all to attend, not
just alcoholics. A Friday
5:30 p.m. meeting is held
at Sheyenne Care Center
conference room. More
info: 701-845-2864.
THURSDAY, June 26
TOPS: Tops Club of
Enderlin meets every
Thursday at the Senior
Center in Enderlin. Weigh
in from 8:30 to 9 a.m.;
meeting at 9.
QUILTERS: St. Catherine
Quilters makes quilts
for those in need every
Thursday from 1 to 4:30
p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. in
the St. Catherine School
gym basement, Valley
City. Anyone is welcome;
no experience necessary.
More info: Lela Grim, 701-
845-4067.
MUSEUM HOURS: The
Enderlin Museum is open
through September from 1
to 4 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday and from 9 a.m. to
noon on Saturday. Also
open by special appoint-
ment. More info: 701-799-
0725 or 701-793-9743.
BONE BUILDERS: Improve
balance, increase energy,
bone density, mobilty
and lower blood pressure
with this free program.
Tuesdsays and Thursdays
at 10:30 a.m. at Enderlin
Senior Center. More info:
701-437-2669.
MUSEUM: The Midland
Continental Depot Trans-
portation Museum Featur-
ing Peggy Lee is open
daily 1-4 p.m. through
Labor Day in Wimble-
don. Open other times by
appointment. More info:
701-435-2875 or 701-
435-2333.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: A
12-step, Christian-based
recovery program for
those 18 and over for all
habits, hurts and hangups,
begiing at 6:15 p.m. with
a small meal. Group and
worship starts at 7 p.m.
Located at 658 4th Street
SW.
4-H SHOW: The 4-H
Horse & Livestock events
will be at the North Dakota
Winter Show Event Center.
More info: 701-845-1401.
ALUMNI MEETING: Mercy
Nurses Alumni will meet
for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at
Bridgeview Estates. More
info: Alice at 701-840-
1252 or Dorothy at 701-
845-0500.
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t is understandable
that North Dakotans
-- particularly those in
the states Native American
communities -- expected a
lot from President Barack
Obamas recent visit to the
state.
It was historic, were told.
Just the 14th visit by a sit-
ting United States President
to North Dakota, and just
the fourth visit by a sitting
President to Indian country.
Presidential visits -- par-
ticularly to places that Presi-
dents dont ofen visit, and to
people as ofen exiled from
the nations attention as the
Native American people --
are always noteworthy.
But historic? If only.
In reality, it was a per-
functory speech so bland it
wouldnt surprise this ob-
server if it
originated as
a fll-in-the-
blanks form,
popul at e d
with specif-
ics about
the Stand-
ing Rock
Reservation
and the Native
American peoples there in
order to endear it to them.
It was a speech lasting just
12 minutes and delivered af-
ter the President made the
assembled audience wait for
more than an hour.
Sure, the event was pleas-
ing to many observers. Te
President mugging with the
Native American children
on hand was adorable. Te
First Lady grinning and giv-
ing a thumbs up for a Na-
tive American dancer who
paused to take a selfe was
worthy of a grin.
Te Obamas, even their
most ardent critics must ad-
mit, know how to please a
crowd. Tey know their way
around the celebrity of the
presidency, and deploy that
knowledge to great afect.
But now that the visit is
over, what can we expect in
terms of change for the Na-
tive American community?
Te President has promised
some new government pro-
grams, but so what? Indian
Country has seen federal
programs come and go for
generations, yet the prob-
lems persist.
Problems with educa-
tion. Problems with poverty.
Problems with crime and
substance abuse.
One particularly vexing
moment from the Presidents
visit -- one that would be
worthy of mirth if it werent
such a grim problem -- was
his claim that Native Ameri-
cans now have access to af-
fordable health care thanks
to, you guessed it, Obama-
care. Te irony, of course, is
that Native Americans have
long had access to govern-
ment health care through
the Indian Health Services
program that was estab-
lished in its present iteration
in 1955.
A competent reporter
might see a valid line of in-
quiry in that braggadocio,
perhaps asking the Presi-
dent how another layer of
federal bureaucracy on top
of the generations worth of
government bureaucracy
already established to help
Americas tribes is going to
change their ofen tragic so-
cial trajectory?
Perhaps someone could
ask when the Native Ameri-
can will begin holding the
liberals they overwhelm-
ingly vote for in one election
afer another responsible for
the abject failure of liberal
social policy on the reserva-
tions?
Unfortunately, the local
reporters from North Da-
kota media outlets were too
busy gushing over Air Force
One landing in Bismarck
and taking selfes of their
own with the shiny White
House Press Pool ID badges
they were issued.
Te national press who
follow the President around
the country were no doubt
bored, seeing the time in
North Dakota for what it
was: A short pit stop for the
President on his way to a
$32,000-per-plate fundrais-
er in Laguna Beach, Califor-
nia.
And thats the problem.
President Obamas visit to
Cannon Ball was supposed
to be a sign of respect --
a nation to nation visit
as Obama himself put it
-- aimed at elevating Na-
tive American issues. But it
wasnt. It was a masquerade.
It was appeasement.
Tats a shame. Te treat-
ment of Native Americans
by the US government is
a black mark on our his-
tory. Our continued failure
of those people should be a
point of national shame.
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OPINION: ROB PORT
Presidents visit to North Dakota wasnt historic, just shameful
By Rob
PORT
06.20.14 the independent PAGE 07
THE MOST COMMON WAY PEOPLE GIVE UP THEIR POWER IS BY THINKING THEY DONT HAVE ANY. ALICE WALKER
YOUR HEALTH
Tis column looks back at early
area history as found in the
archives of the Enderlin
Historical Society and Museum.
Museum website:
www.enderlinmuseum.org
T
his weeks
article tells
us about an
earlier Memorial Day
Celebration and was
found in the May 25, 1922 issue of
Te Enderlin Independent.
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DEDICATION OF PARK
MONUMENT
Memorial Day To Be Fittingly
Observed In Enderlin, Tuesday, May
30th.
Arthur B. Marschke Post No. 219 of
the American Legion has taken charge
of the arrangements for our Memorial
Day exercises this year and they have
prepared a splendid program. One
of the best speakers of the state will
deliver the Memorial Day address.
Tere will be impressive ceremonies
at the cemetery in the morning, and
in the afernoon the program will be
in the new Legion pavilion at Patrick
Pierce Park in Riverside. Te park
grounds have been put in fne condi-
tion and present a truly wonderful
appearance. Tere is room for a big
crowd and Enderlin and the Legion
cordially invites all the surrounding
country and cities to come and join
with us in giving honor to our Soldier
dead.
Below is the program and a line of
march of the procession:
10:00 A.M. Band and soldiers will
form procession at School House and
march to cemetery where ceremonial
will be held over the grave of Andrew
Moo, with cornet solo, taps and volly
by fring squad and Legion grave
marker will be placed at head of grave.
Other graves will then be decorated.
1:30 P.M. Procession will form at
School House, march thru the princi-
pal streets to Patrick Pierce Park with
line of march as follows:
KNOW: 14
By Susan
SCHLECHT
DID YOU KNOW?
A look back at a Memorial Day celebration
S
ummertime --
time for swim-
ming, camping,
fshing, gardening or
anything that allows
us to bask in the sun-
shine. Winter is be-
hind us and we gravi-
tate toward the ever
beckoning warmth of
the suns rays.
But that same sunlight that we crave
can also do a lot of damage to our skin
if we venture out unprotected. In fact,
more than one million skin cancers
are diagnosed annually, according to
the American Cancer Society.
Te National Council on Skin Can-
cer Prevention reminds everyone to
enjoy the outdoors safely by following
a few rules:
n Do not burn. Overexposure to the
sun is the most preventable risk factor
for skin cancer.
n Avoid sun tanning and tanning
beds. Ultraviolet (UV) light from tan-
ning beds and the sun causes skin can-
cer and wrinkling. If you want to look
like youve been in the sun, use a sun-
less self-tanning product instead.
n Cover up. Wear protective cloth-
ing, such as a long-sleeved shirt, pants,
a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses,
where possible.
n Seek shade/use umbrellas. Seek
shade when appropriate. Remember
that the suns UV rays are strongest
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
n Generously apply sunscreen.
Generously apply sunscreen to all ex-
posed skin using a Sun Protection Fac-
tor (SPF) of at least 15 that provides
broad-spectrum protection from both
UVA and UVB rays. A higher SPF is
even better. Reapply every two hours,
even on cloudy days, and afer swim-
ming or sweating.
n Use extra caution near water,
snow and sand. Water, snow and sand
refect the damaging rays of the sun,
which can increase your chance of
sunburn.
n Check the UV Index. Te UV In-
dex provides important information
to help you plan your outdoor activi-
ties in ways that prevent overexposure
to the sun. Developed by the National
Weather Service and the Environmen-
tal Protection Agency, you can fnd
the UV Index for your area online at:
www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html.
n Get vitamin D safely. Get vitamin
D safely through a diet that includes
foods fortifed with vitamin D or vi-
tamin D supplements. Dont seek the
sun or indoor tanning.
Te incidence of many common
cancers is falling, but the incidence of
melanoma (the most serious form of
skin cancer) continues to rise signif-
cantly, at a rate faster than that of any
of the seven most common cancers,
according to the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) and the National Can-
cer Institute. Many dermatologists
believe there may be a link between
childhood sunburns and melanoma
later in life.
Nonmelanoma skin cancers are less
deadly than melanomas. Nevertheless,
lef untreated, they can spread, causing
disfgurement and more serious health
problems. Basal cell carcinomas are
the most common type of skin cancer
tumors. Tey usually appear as small,
feshy bumps or nodules on the head
and neck, but can occur on other skin
areas. Squamous cell carcinomas are
tumors that may appear as nodules or
as red, scaly patches. Tis cancer can
develop into large masses, and unlike
basal cell carcinoma, it can spread to
other parts of the body.
Dont become a statistic. An ounce
of (sunscreen) protection is certainly
worth a pound of cure.
Julie Hoar is a registered nurse at City County Health
District in Valley City.
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A closeup of the excavation site on a farm in North Dakota. This is where Bob, the most
complete triceratop ever discovered, was resting before he was recovered by Alan Kom-
rosky in 2003.
STORY BY ASHLEY
DOMINO
PHOTOS BY ROGER
BLUHM AND COURTESY
OF ALAN KOMROSKY
BOB IS BIG
Most complete triceratop ever found
becomes guest of local museum
B
ob the triceratops was
fnished being con-
structed and put on
display at the Barnes County
Museum just in time for the
Rally in the Valley last week-
end.
What youre looking at
is mostly the fossil, which
is the petrifed bone, said
Wes Anderson, the curator
at the Barnes County Mu-
seum. And it being such,
it came out of the ground a
stone and it is very heavy.
Te way it is mounted is a
lot like a diamond in a ring,
he is mounted like jewelry.
Tere is a metal sculptural
skeleton that is holding the
fossil in its place.
In 2003, Alan Komrosky
excavated Bob on some
farmland.
We were there the one
season, early in the spring
until late in the fall, Kom-
rosky said. But there was
actually a small amount of
excavating that had already
been done before we were
there.
It was in kind of an un-
usual area, because usually
it is really rough badlands,
but this was rolling hills, and
few very small breaks where
there was no grass grow-
ing. Tis was in a very small
break kind of area.
Tere were a few bones
that were just underneath
the soil, and that is how
the owners wife found
Bob. Once we found a few
of those smaller bones, the
other bones were no more
than a few feet lower in the
ground.
Tis was found by the
ranchers wife. I had been
on that land before and for
many years and we actu-
ally dug up a T-Rex maybe
eight miles from there, so
we knew it was rich fos-
sil bearing land. Afer she
had found a few scraps out
there, scraps being a few
small bone fragments on the
surface, we were in contact
with them having been on
their land before, we went
out there and eventually we
realized there was an entire
skeleton out there, not just a
few bones scattered.
Although the bones are
massive, they were not bur-
ied too far underground.
Tere were ones that
were right on the surface,
and it was never more than 2
feet down, said Komrosky.
Bob is a special fnd be-
cause he is the most com-
plete triceratops to ever be
found, and one of the larg-
est.
Tere are several things
that are diferent about this
animal. First of the skull
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June 27th, 2014, at the Alice City Hall in Alice, N.D. There
will be a social and supper
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06.20.14 the independent PAGE 09
Bobs head is 7-feet, 2-inches, one of the largest ones ever found. The triceratop is
one of the most complete dinosaurs ever found and is for sale. It will remain at the
Barnes County Museum until it is sold and moved.
BOB: From 8
is 7-feet, 2-inches, which is defnitely one of
the largest ones youre ever going to fnd and
its certainly one of the largest ones that was
ever put together with its body, Komrosky
explained.
Some of the other ones that are out there
are composite, meaning they take several
diferent sites and several diferent animals
and put them together, but this is all from
one animal, which for research purposes
they can tell a lot more from that than if
they start to take various parts from difer-
ent animals.
Seventy percent is what we estimated
the bone count to be, but when you go by
bone mass, its probably over ninety per-
cent. Because of the major bones of its body,
including the largest bones we had twenty
one out of twenty four. When you do bone
count, the tiniest bone on the tip of the tail
would count the same as a femur, or a tibia,
or a scapular or something that have a lot of
mass to it. So I dont think people get how
special that is.
Komrosky and Anderson would both like
to keep Bob local, at least in North Dakota.
A few of Komroskys other fnds are in a mu-
seum in Kansas, but Bob is a truly individu-
alistic fnd and important to North Dakota.
Te only problem with that is Bob needs to
be purchased. Selling for $1.4 million, Kom-
rosky needs the money to keep his business
afoat to go out and fnd another dinosaur.
Its all up in the air, I cant aford to put
21,000 hours in and at least $300,000 put in
for that time. I have to be able to get a return
on my investment, and have a reasonable
chance to get back out there to continue this
work. And thats the main point, when I sell
something I want to be able to get back out
in the feld and see what else I can fnd. Oth-
erwise a lot of these fnds would just weath-
er away, Komrosky explained. Like I said,
there were already a few bones on the sur-
face and with the erosion within a few years
it would start wasting away these bones un-
til there was nothing lef to recover.
As long as Komrosky is looking for some-
one to purchase Bob, the fossil will stay in
the Barnes County Museum. Te admission
to the museum is free of charge, and Bob is
a one of a kind fnd.
It really hasnt sunk in yet as far as how
awesome this thing is. It is a world class ex-
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Smithsonian, said Anderson. Here in Val-
ley City we are proud to not only be able to
ofer this to people here, but also in North
Dakota. Its something that is a once in a
lifetime opportunity. It truly is spectacular.
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(701) 437-3317
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228 5th Ave
(701) 437-3407
Trinity Lutheran Church
319 Fourth Ave.
(701) 437-2433
Hope Lutheran Church (AFLC)
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419 1st Ave.
(701) 924-8290
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136 Mill Rd.
(701) 973-2671
KATHRYN
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15407 49th St SE
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PO Box 279
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St Peters Lutheran Church
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4713 150th Ave SE
(701) 347-4147
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Assembly Of God
1010 Forest St.
(701) 683-5756
First Baptist Church (ABC)
401 Forest St.
(701) 683-4404
First Presbyterian Church
10 6th Ave. West
Pastor Juwle S. Nagbe
(701) 318-4273
Sunday Worship 11:15 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
418 5th Ave W.
(701) 683-5841
United Methodist
(602 Forest St.
701) 683-4479
St Aloysius Catholic Church
102 7th Ave W.
(701) 683-4584
Redeemer Lutheran Church
803 Forest St.
(701) 683-5347
LITCHVILLE
First Lutheran Church
(701) 762-4297
506 5th St
Trinity Lutheran ELCA
5809 Co. Rd. 60 SE
(701) 669-2282
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(701) 669-2557
4430 99th Ave SE
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12505 52nd St SE
(701) 924-8215
ORISKA
St Bernard Catholic Church
(701) 845-3713
606 5th St
SANBORN
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Sunday service 9 a.m.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Mark Haines
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
(701) 646-6306
711 4th St
TOWER CITY
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
(701) 749-2309
401 Broadway St
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All Saints Episcopal Church
516 Central Ave. N
701-845-0819
Calvary Baptist Church
(Independent)
2030 West Main St.
701-845-8774
Congregational United Church
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217 Fourth St. NW
701-845-1977
Epworth United
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680 Eighth Ave. SW
701-845-0340
Evangelical Free Church
1141 Ninth St. SW
701-845-1649
Faith Lutheran Church
575 10th St SW #3
701-845-4390
First Baptist Church
3511 S. Kathryn Rd.
701-845-4500
First Church of the Nazarene
913 Riverview Drive
701-845-4193
Grace Free Lutheran Church
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2351 West Main St.
701-845-2753
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570 Chautauqua Blvd.
701-845-6400
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520 Winter Show Rd.
701-845-2259
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138 Third St. NW
701-845-1328
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348 E. Main St.
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540 Third Ave. NE
701-845-0354
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202 3rd St NW
701-845-0702
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979 Central Ave. N.
701-845-8222
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826 Fifth St. SW
701-845-2792
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499 Fourth Ave. NW
701-845-3837
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326 Bluff St
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228 5th Ave
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319 Fourth Ave.
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401 Forest St.
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10 6th Ave. W.
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701) 683-4479
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102 7th Ave W.
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803 Forest St.
(701) 683-5347
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506 5th St
(701) 762-4297
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5809 Co. Rd. 60 SE
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St Petri Lutheran Church
12505 52nd St SE
(701) 924-8215
ORISKA
St Bernard Catholic Church
606 5th St
(701)
845-
3713
PILLSBURY
Baldwin Presbterian Church
Service 9:30 a.m. Sundays
SANBORN
Our Saviors Lutheran
Church
Sunday service: 9 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Mark Haines
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church
711 4th St
(701) 646-6306
TOWER CITY
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
401 Broadway St
www. splbl.org
(701) 749-2309
VALLEY CITY
All Saints Episcopal Church
516 Central Ave. N
701-845-0819
Calvary Baptist Church
(Independent)
2030 West Main St.
701-845-8774
Congregational United
Church of Christ
217 Fourth St. NW
701-845-1977
Epworth United
Methodist Church
680 Eighth Ave. SW
701-845-0340
Evangelical Free Church
1141 Ninth St. SW
701-845-1649
Faith Lutheran Church
575 10th St SW #3
701-845-4390
First Baptist Church
3511 S. Kathryn Rd.
701-845-4500
First Church of the Nazarene
913 Riverview Drive
701-845-4193
Grace Free Lutheran Church
(AFLC)
2351 West Main St.
701-845-2753
Mercy Hospital Chapel
570 Chautauqua Blvd.
701-845-6400
CHURCH DIRECTORY
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MONDAY-SATURDAY
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R
ecently, I was a part of the Annual Conference of
the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
(AFLC). Grace Free Lutheran Church in Valley
City was the host for the conference and they did a won-
derful job hosting about 500 or so visitors from vari-
ous locations around the country. At the conference we
gathered to hear reports from various ministries and to
hold elections for various positions. Te normal stuf of
meetings such as this.
At the various breaks for meals and cofee, I was able
to spend time speaking with various friends and former classmates
from Bible School and Seminary. We spoke about our families and our
ministries.
At the heart of these conversations was the knowledge that the thing
that had brought us together was our mutual desire that the message
of the Gospel would be spread more and more. We had come to know
these people as we gathered to learn the Scriptures and the love of the
Savior Jesus Christ. And now in these past few days of the Annual Con-
ference we had been brought together to consider how this work would
continue in the ministries of the AFLC.
I am sure it was not always a conscious efort but as I spoke with these
friends I was encouraged by their faith.
Tese friends were sharing how God was using them to train their
children (Proverbs 22:6) or, in some cases, caring for elderly parents
(Exodus 20:12). Others shared about how they were serving in their
home churches preparing for Vacation Bible School or various Church
camps.
Teir faith was an encouragement as God used them to remind me
that He is at work in various places all around the country.
During all of this, I was reminded of Pauls words from Romans. It
says, For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual
gif to strengthen you that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by
each others faith, both yours and mine (Romans 1:11-12). I will con-
fess that I was longing to see some friends more than I was hoping to
hear various resolutions brought before the conference. Tese friends
of mine had gathered together under a common confession of faith in
Jesus Christ as the true Son of God who came into this world to die as
our sacrifce and substitute.
In Pauls day, it was likely a surprise to many that God was bringing
faith to people in Rome. But nonetheless, God had gathered people to
Himself in Rome and Paul was longing to see them that they might
encourage each other.
We live today in a world in which the Gospel of Jesus Christ is ofen
scorned.
For each of us who believe we have the great opportunity to encour-
age others as we gather around the preaching and teaching of Gods
Word. Along with that, we will be used of God to encourage others as
they see our faith in the crucifed and risen Savior Jesus Christ.
Te Annual Conference had many reports and resolutions come to
the foor. Tese were the expected things.
But something that we should also expect when believers gather is
mutual encouragement.
Te Annual Conference was also used of God in this way to bring
encouragement to believers in Jesus as they saw and heard of the faith
of others. (Tanks again Grace Free Lutheran.).
The Rev. Dennis Norby pastors for HOPE AFLC in Enderlin.
Reach him by email: thenorbys@msn.com
LIFE IS 10 PERCENT WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND 90 PERCENT OF HOW I REACT TO IT. CHARLES SWINDOLL
06.20.14 the independent PAGE 11
By the Rev.
Dennis NORBY

New Life Assembly of God
520 Winter Show Rd.
701-845-2259
Our Saviors Lutheran
138 Third St. NW
Worship 8:30 and 10 a.m.
701-845-1328
Rivers Edge Ministry
(Interdenominational)
348 E. Main St.
St. Catherines Catholic Church
540 Third Ave. NE
701-845-0354
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
Church (WELS)
202 3rd St NW
701-845-0702
Sheyenne Care Center Chapel
979 Central Ave. N.
701-845-8222
Southwest Bible Chapel
826 Fifth St. SW
701-845-2792
Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)
499 Fourth Ave. NW
701-845-3837
Valley Apostolic
Sunday School 10AM
Sunday Worship 11AM
Pastor Tony Puckett
215 Fourth Ave. NW
(701) 845-9590
pastor@valleyapostolic.com
Valley Baptist Church
204 5th St. NW
701-845-6950
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THEME: FUN IN THE SUN
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1. Cruise, e.g.
6. Is no longer
9. Wet nurse
13. *Caribbean destination
14. *Shrinking cube
15. Geography class prop
16. Deceived or tricked
17. Cubby hole
18. Ritalin, e.g.
19. *______ lounge
21. *West indicator
23. Say what?
24. Make waves
25. Kapow!
28. XY
30. Sheets or surfaces
35. Prepare for publication
37. What hoarders do
39. Kentucky Derby sound
40. Blue-ribbon
41. Type of poetic stanza
43. Aquatic plant
44. Words to live by
46. Famous French coutu-
rier
47. Part of ROM
48. *Sheltered crab
50. ____ Jim
52. Ill temper
53. Miss Americas acces-
sory
55. Break bread
57. *Alfresco meal
60. *They are often collect-
ed
63. Wood turning device
64. *What participants did at
57 Across
66. Quickly fry
68. It ends with 10 pins
69. Largest back muscle
70. Linoleums, for short
71. Bread or cabbage
72. Double helix
73. Incompetent
DOWN
1. I see!
2. Gators cousin
3. Backside
4. African sorcery
5. The Curies discovery
6. Broad
7. *Untouched tennis serve
8. Common thing
9. The Sound of Music
backdrop
10. Brood
11. Aid in crime
12. Oscar-nominated flm
with Joaquin Phoenix (2013)
15. Chased by police
20. *Frosty treat
22. Coffee holder
24. Petulant
25. *Life is like this?
26. Dig, so to speak
27. Forty-niner, e.g.
29. To give temporarily
31. Distinctively-shaped ed-
ible
32. Plural of pileus
33. Daytime moth
34. *Cool place
36. Swarm
38. *Dipping point
42. Like Bono
45. He created his own
world
49. ___ chi
51. European breakfast dish
54. Burn with water
56. _____ Jane
57. *Like one never in the
sun
58. It will
59. Anthony Bourdain, e.g.
60. ___ _ good example
61. Crescent
62. Red sign
63. Swimmers distance
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PAGE 14 the independent - 06.20.14
PORT: From 5
A historic visit to Indian Country would have consisted with our President challeng-
ing the status quo, and questioning how it is that Native American communities -- even
wedged as they are in an area of economic prosperity as they are here in North Dakota
-- are struggling.
What Obama ofered instead was self-serving rhetoric and a call for more-of-the-same
policy.
Shame on him.
KNOW: From 7
1. Marshall of Day
2. Band
3. Soldiers
4. War Mothers
5. School Children
6. Civic and Fraternal
Organizations
7. Floats and decorated
cars
Program at Pavilion:
1. Selection by Band
2. Invocation
3. Song by School Chil-
dren
4. Music, High School
Band
5. Drill, School Children
6. Reading
7. Music
8. Speaker of the Day
9. Dedication of Monu-
ment
10. Music by Band
Stores will be closed from
9:45 until afer the program
in the afernoon.
n nn
Sues Comments: A very
ambitious program was
planned for this Memorial
Day in 1922. What stands
out most to me is the fact
that both times the proces-
sion started at the school
and everyone marched to
the cemetery in the morn-
ing and to Patrick Pierce
Park in the afernoon.
Since these are both quite
lengthy hikes, it tells us
something of the ftness of
our ancestors. Perhaps we
need to do a little more of
this! Te part of the monu-
ment with the veterans
names, which was dedi-
cated in the park that day,
now rests at the Enderlin
Cemetery.
Andrew Moo, the man
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I
m no master angler, but
I do understand how
anglers will successfully
use a technique, lure or pre-
sentation on one lake, and
then try that same strategy
on another body of water.
In similar fashion, fsh-
eries managers ofen hear
from anglers who fsh in
other states who wonder
why specifc regulations are applied in
those states and not North Dakota, and vice
versa. One of the more frequent conversa-
tions involves slot limits.
North Dakota doesnt currently have any
slot-limit regulations, and most fsheries
managers will tell you that a slot limit is
likely the most misunderstood of fsh size
restrictions, such as minimum or maxi-
mum length. Te state does, however, have
a few lakes with a minimum harvest length
restrictions, a statewide minimum harvest
length for musky, and a limit of one catfsh
of more than 24 inches on the Red River.
As has been the case for a couple of other
columns over the past few weeks, Im draw-
ing on the article Weighing the Efects of
Length Limits, published in the May 2013
issue of the North Dakota Game and Fish
Departments magazine, North Dakota
OUTDOORS.
Most anglers refer to a slot limit as a
harvestable size range, say, from 14 to 20
inches.
What fsheries biologists more ofen refer
to as a slot limit, is a protected slot where
anglers must release fsh within the slot
range, and harvest is limited to smaller and
larger fsh. Since protected slots typically
prohibit anglers from harvesting fsh of
sizes they most prefer, such regulations are
probably the least popular of all.
However, in some waters they are also
benefcial.
Imagine a walleye population that expe-
riences consistent reproductive or stock-
ing success, but has limited food resources
so the abundant small fsh dont grow very
fast. Now throw in a lot of angling pressure,
and the few fsh that do reach harvestable
size are quickly cropped of, with few fsh
making it to larger sizes.
A protected slot limit is designed to al-
leviate some of this and produce a more
balanced size structure in a couple of ways.
First, since anglers cant harvest mid-sized
fsh, they would be more likely to harvest
smaller fsh, in turn thinning the density
of small fsh and increasing the growth
rate of remaining fsh. Ten, as those fsh
are growing faster, they are protected from
harvest when mid-sized, allowing them to
reach longer lengths than before.
In North Dakota, because Lake
Sakakaweas walleye population is currently
thriving, and has a desirable mix of walleye
LIMITS: 16
By Doug
LEIER
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS
No state lake slot limits
WHATEVER THE MIND OF MAN CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, IT CAN ACHIEVE. NAPOLEON HILL
06.20.14 the independent PAGE 15
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CHANGES: from 2
said of the new hotel coming to town.
Its been reported that the new hotel -- Grandstay
Hotel & Suites -- is to begin construction on Aug. 1.
A John Deere representative said the equipment
will be moved to other locations and not to the prop-
erty immediately east of the business.
n First National Bank in Lisbon has promoted
Arleene Hansen to loan clerk.
Hansen joined the bank as a customer service
representative in 2009.
Te bank also announced the hiring of Brittany
Tordal, a Minot native, to the position of customer
service representative and teller.
n Choice Financial held a grand opening recently
in LaMoure. Te business provided food and prizes
to celebrate.
n Te Bufalo Fire Department recently received a
grant of $185,250.
Te Assistance to Firefghters Grant is for vehicle
acquisition and was awarded on behalf of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and Homeland
Security.
Te money will be used to purchase a new tanker
truck for Bufalo Fire Department.
n Enderlin SuperValu celebrated its grand open-
ing last week. Bags of groceries were given away
daily, free samples were handed out and prizes were
awarded. According to management at the grocery
store, there was recently a complete renovation done.
Te grocery store ofers a full deli and fresh pro-
duce and meat.
n Kristy Bruner recently joined the staf at Davis
Chiropractic and Massage of Casselton.
Burner, a Jamestown native, is a massage therapist
and also works in Fargo.
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H
ows
t hat
f o r
an excit-
ing column
title?
For a town
to have good
paved roads
has long
been a major indicator of
community progress. About
40 years ago, while traveling
through Nevada, I spotted
a large billboard outside of
Winnemucca with the mod-
est greeting, Welcome to
Winnemucca, City of Paved
Streets.
Somewhat later, in a con-
versation with the head of
the Chamber of Commerce
in Missoula about the recent
important developments in
that town, the ofcial said,
Yeah, in the old days, Mis-
soula was just a town of bars,
tack shops, and cracked
streets.
Paved streets are a big
deal.
When our family moved
to Minnesota in 1956, one
of the frst things I noticed
was that virtually every road
was paved no matter how
remote it was or how light
the trafc. I thought, Boy,
these people must have a lot
of money. At the time, the
all-weather roads of North
Dakota seemed perfectly ad-
equate to me for most local
travel, especially since they
are not prone to developing
large numbers of sometimes
downright dangerous pot-
holes potholes such as
have given rise to the many
Minnesota jokes about au-
tomobiles disappearing into
them forever. Tis situation
has not changed much.
Others may have a dif-
ferent opinion, but North
Dakota roads have always
seemed to me to be in good
shape, possibly due to the
fact that the trafc on our
roads is lighter than it is in
some other states, but also
because we just dont believe
that you have to have every
road surface paved.
Valley City began its pav-
ing program in 1919, prob-
ably beginning with Main
Street and Fifh Avenue
(now Central Avenue). Be-
fore that, Valley City had
dirt roads. One can scarcely
imagine their condition afer
a good rain quite likely
they turned into a deeply-
rutted, mosquito-breeding
gumbo well-seasoned with
horse apples.
In terms of roads, out-
houses, and chicken coops,
where country stopped and
city began was sometimes
difcult to tell.
Extending paving into
the residential areas of town
took some time. I recall that
the streets running past our
house (3rd St. and 6th Ave.
SW) were still dirt roads in
1947. Blowing dust was a big
problem, especially since
most people used a clothes-
line to hang their washing.
To keep the dust down,
my father would periodi-
cally fetch a barrel or two of
crankcase oil from Olson
Motors and coat the street
with it a hot, dirty job.
Of course, the roads had
to be graded from time to
time, and that takes us to
an old photograph supplied
by the Barnes County Mu-
seum.
Te Barnes County
Museum image, dated to
around 1915, shows a road
grader being towed by an
Avery truck driven by C. J.
Lee (County Commission-
er 1898-1899, 1901-1904,
1907-1914) down what is
now 5th Ave. SW near the
Normal School (VCSU).
Te crew and equipment
are posing in front of what
is now 634 5th Ave. SW, a
house that is currently slated
for destruction.
the independent 06.20.14
WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN OR YOU THINK YOU CANT, YOURE RIGHT. HENRY FORD
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MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS
A brief history of early Valley City street maintenance
Grading Fifth Avenue SW, c. 1915.. (Courtesy/BCHS)
By Dennis
STILLINGS
LIMITS: From 14
sizes, a protected slot limit is not war-
ranted.
On Lake Oahe and the Garrison
Reach of the Missouri River, the wall-
eye population includes abundant
small fsh, and growth has slowed
while mortality has increased. How-
ever, a more restrictive regulation
would not address underlying forage
problems impacting the fshery. A slot
limit would needlessly restrict harvest,
and possibly create more problems
by increasing the walleye population
density and thereby increasing com-
petition for food at a time when forage
is extremely limited.
At Devils Lake, fshing efort is high
at times, but Game and Fish studies
indicate harvest and mortality rates
from fshing are not extreme, and nat-
ural mortality is likewise moderate.
Applying a slot limit to this popula-
tion is not biologically necessary, but
Game and Fish biologists continue to
evaluate the walleye fshery to deter-
mine if special regulations are at some
point necessary.
Te discussion on fsh management
from state to state, and even from lake
to lake is as diverse and dynamic as
the technology anglers use. Te dis-
cussion topics may change, but the
passion of anglers will remain. And
thats a good thing.

Leier is a biologist with the Game and Fish Depart-
ment. He can be reached by email: dleier@nd.gov.
summer 2014
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Smaller road grader currently located by the fence border-
ing Woodbine Cemetery on the south. (Dennis Stallings/photo)