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JUNE 6-11, 2010
Park River American Legion Auxiliary
Park River Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring Courtney Nilson,
Alaina Myrdal, Taylor Schlenk and Brittnee Linn for theirS2010
Girls State. Girls State is about learning county, city and state
government. They make many new friendships. They may
also take part in the music program. Girls State is held June
6-11 at UND campus in Grand Forks.
Adams American Legion Auxiliary
Delegates for,the 64th annual session of Flickertail Girls state
are: Amanda Boe, daughter of Nancy and Jeff Boe; Mary Bylin,
daughter of Beth and Lory Bylin; Courtney Drevecky, whose
parents are;'Saild and Mark"Drevecky;' and Bre Rose,
daughter of Jean Vejtasa and Curt Rose.
The girls have completed their junior year at Adams-Edmore
High School.
Flickertail Girls State is held each year on the University of
North Dakota campus in Grand Forks.
This year's session will begin Sunday, June 6 and will
conclude with a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11. The
American Legion Auxiliary, Department of North Dakota,
sponsors the program.
It is designed to teach the duties, privileges, rights, and
responsibilities of American citizenship. The daily schedule
consists of participation various activities associated with the
functions of government on the city, county, and state levels.
The Qually-Dvorak Post #237 of the American Legion
Auxiliary of Adams is sponsoring the girls.
Five piano students have just
completed Piano Guild
Auditions which were held in
Grand Forks on May 21,2010.
These Piano Guild Auditions
were sponsored by the American
College of Musicians, Austin,
Texas.
The students are: Sami Blixt,
Emily Laaveg Courtney Shirek,
Toby Zikmund, and Emily
Zikmund. Sami Blixt, a seventh
grader at Park River, is the
daughter of Cody and Mary
Christenson. Emily Laaveg, a
sixth grader at Park River, is the
daughter of Wayne and Tracy
Laaveg. Courtney Shirek, a
.fourth grader at Adams-Edmore,
is the daughter of Tom and Tara
Shirek. Toby Zikmund, a fourth
grader at Park River, is the son of
Tim and Jacqui Zikmund. Emily
Zikmund, a sixth grader at Park
River, is the daughterofTim and
Jacqui Zikmund.
Each student prepared and
played a ten piece memorized
program for a professional
adjudicator and received a gold
pin, a report card, and a trophy.
All five students are piano
students of Sheryl Kjelland.
Throughout the United States
and abroad, more than 100,000
piano pupils will participate in
the annual National Piano-
Playing Auditions which are held
in over 880 audition centers. The
Piano Guild was established in
1929 in Abilene, Texas.
Courtney Shirek
Emily Laaveg
Samantha Blixt
Fourth honor flight scheduled
Local World War II veterans donations. Contributions to the
will be transported to RRHF program are tax
Washington, DC, on Sept. 10, deductible and can be sent to PO
2010, by Roughrider HonorBox 220, Bismarck, ND 58502
Flight. This will be the fourth The cost of each trip is
flight organized by the volunteer- : approximately $ t75,000.
led group. RRHF estimates that The RRHF group, has escortedJ
at least one additional trip will be almost 300 servicemen and
necessary to accommodate the
remaining WWII Veteran
applicants.
"In honor of their courageous
actions, we are pleased to again
be able tO offer North Dakota's
WWII vets a complimentary trip
to see their monument," said
Kevin Cramer, chair of the
RRHF committee. The veterans
travel free of charge to visit the
WWII memorial, a national
monument completed in 2004.
"With so many deserving
individuals hoping to have this
experience, the public's support
is urgently needed," said Cramer.
"Contributions of any size are
appreciated and accepted from
anyone except the veterans we
serve."
The Honor Flight program
does not receive any public
funding; it relies solely on private
women to Washington, ND. An
additional 800 veterans have
traveled on honor flights
originating in Fargo and Grand
Forks. The Bismarck
organization is currently the only
active group serving North
Dakota veterans.
Through the Honor Flight
Network veterans are flown to
see the monument on a 'first-
come, first-served basis.'
Applications for future flights are
available online at
www.rrhonorflight.com or by
calling (701) 373-5416.
The W-WII memorial pays
homage to the 16 million
Americans who served during
the campaign. Of the 69,000 men
and women from North Dakota
who served during WWII, it is
estimated that 6,000 to 8,000 are
still living.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
As a retired county official, I would like to comment on an
issue placed on the ballot in the June Primary Election.
On June 8, the voters of Walsh County will be given a choice
whether they will be able to continue .voting for the candidate of
their choice to serve as auditor, and treasurer, and recorder.
About six months ago, some members of the Walsh County
Commission sought to eliminate the voter's right to cast their
vote for the candidates who choose to take the responsibility to
serve as county officials. Upon taking office, elected officials
take an oath to uphold ND law in administering the duties as
prescribed therein. However, when the members of the
Commission brought to a vote among the five commissioners
whether heads of office should be appointed by the" County
Commission as well as appointing an overall County
Administrator, that idea was voted down by a 3 to 2 vote.
Now the choice will be up to the voters. The vote will be
taken on June 8.
The choices will be:
1. Allow the voters to decide in each election who should
head up the county departments. There would be no need for an
overall County Administrator.
2. Allow the County Commissioners to appoint the people
who perform the various duties.
People need to keep their right to choose those who profess
their interest in serving as your county officials rather than
leaving it up to the commissioners, which can become personal.
The voters should know that there will be no cost saving to the
County by changing to a system whereby heads of departments
are appointed by the County Commissioners.
Currently there is in place a system of checks and balances
between the offices and the County Commissioners. With
complete commission control, the internal audit system could
be severly compromised.
Therefore, I recommend a NO vote on County Measure # 1
when you come to the polls on June 8, 2010 or cast your vote by
absentee ballot.
Lila Mielke, Former County Commissioner
Lois Penas, Retired Register of Deeds
Jean Bomer, Retired Director of Tax Equalization
Frances Ensminger, Retired Deputy Treasurer
Ann Thompson, Retired County Treasurer
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North Star Coop in Park River
is upgrading our card operated systOm
for our gas and fuel pumps.
During this process, we have been advised that
our current Cardtrol Cards will no longer work
at the Park River location.
*We have ordered cards for most of our customers.
If you¢ card does not work, please call or stop by
our office in Park River and we will Issue
you a new card.
After this transition is complete, you will be able
to use your local Cardtrol Card at all three of our
North Star Coop retail locations
in Park River and Cavalier.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you for your patronage!
I To FCHC "Kudos" in Park River
• From Kay Alkofer
I After knee replacement surgery at Merit Care in Fargo
with Dr. Askew, I spent twelve days in the swing bed
here in P.R. What a great place to recover!! I can't thank
the staff enough for the{r super care and kindness toward
me. The whole nursing staff is excellent! The food was j
awesome too. Tony was able to eat guest dinners with
me every day. The cleaning department and the swing
bed activity department were very good and friendly too.
I Special thanks to Joe Karas for his encouragement and
expertise during my daily therapy. Thanks also to Dr.
Johnson, Tammy and the lab people from the clinic. I
have always known how capable they are in many ways.
Special thanks to Dr. Johnson for his skill in removing a j
skin cancer from Tony's face during this time too. What
i a wonderful medical complex we have in P.R. Millions
of thanks again, to all of you.
My appreciation goes out to all the family and friends
who visited, called, sent flowers, cards and goodies. It
meant a lot to me. Thanks to all who have brought food
] to the house during my hospitalization and since I've |
returned home. What a help!!
God Bless All of You
Kay Alkofer
P.S. Last but certainly not least, thanks to Pastor Jeff
ff for his caring, concern and especially the visits and
prayers.
Walsh County Sheriff
on June 8
(Paid for by Lauren W. Wild)
