Page 8 THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS WEDNESDAY, IUNE I 0, 2015
By Kevin Skavhaug
90 something; I think
Another birthday has zipped
on by and I don't feel 90. My old-
est son. who just graduated from
high school, presented me with a
"90th" birthday card last week.
I'm sure he did it for the shock
value. He may have forgotten
about how much college is going
to cost him if Dad is not willing
(or able 90 ya know) to help
fund this next endeavor.
I don't feel 90, although how
would I know? Maybe I do feel
90. Maybe this is how 90 feels?
My mom is about to turn
well something and she's in
pretty darn good shape. Shoot,
until she fell last year she was still
working 40-50 hours per week
doing mostly physical labor type
jobs. So maybe 90 feels like nay
actual age feels. I guess until l'm
really 90 I won't know. As for
Doris, she's bouncing back
stronger everyday now.
I've heard it said, "you are as
young as you feel." Might be true.
I feel ok so maybe I'm some-
where in the young. I don't know
if anyone says "'you're as young
as you think." Maybe someone
says that. For me, I think young,
for the most part anyway, so I
guess I could be the one saying
that. Although some days I like
to think old too. There are perks
to old but that's another story for
another week. So I do think
young, well, except for the think-
ing young part of wanting to stay
up real late. Or the thinking
young part of enjoying blasting
music coming out of my car. Or
the thinking young part about tak-
ing the Blazin' challenge at Buf-
falo Wild Wings.
I do think however, from time
to time, about wanting to slide the
rear end of a motocross bike
around on loose gravel. Or get-
ring on a groomed trail in the win-
ter and letting six hundred cubic
centimeters heat up a bit; quite a
bit even. I think, from time to
time, about wanting to hop on a
pair of water skis and even think
about perhaps dropping one of
them. I think about cliff diving.
Well, maybe cliff jumping. Ok,
tower jumping at Homme Dam
then.
I think about riding a mile long
zip line in a Central American
jungle somewhere. I think about
white water rafting somewhere in
Colorado. I think about hiking in
the Rockies; floating the Yukon;
or driving a Midwest modified at
the GF Speedway. I think about
doing the Fordville Hill Climb,
the Fargo marathon, and I think
about doing that show Survivor.
I do not think about 8 seconds on
a bull, however.
I think, but just a little, about
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i jumping out of an airplane, hang
gliding, and getting in that crazy
coaster that slips off the top of the
Stratosphere building in Las Ve-
gas. So yes, I try to think young
and maybe that's the key.
So, nay 90th birthday card is
now posted permanently on the
wall in my office. Maybe it's a
good thing Noah gave me that
card. Perhaps he was trying to tell
me something. Along with the
card though came a very awe-
some present that is even more in-
spiring than the card.
It's a circular wooden deco-
rative hanging about three feet in
diameter. Around the outside
edge is fastened some old fash-
ioned rope. The board is painted
with that newly popular dis-
tressed look that makes it look
weathered and worn. And on it,
painted in black letters, are the
words "Live your Adventure".
This piece of art is going to go on
a wall in a very special place.
Someplace that when I look at it
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there two options in life. I hope
I'm never old enough to have the
urge to take it down.
Photo: Larry Bid
Above: Aggie Erin Kovarik was the top scorer for the Aggie ladies at State
Golf. She finished the 36 hole toumament in 62nd place.
By Kevin Skavhaug plus 103 for 91 st position and Kait-
of The Press lyn Nelson shot plus 1 i I tbr 93rd.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- The Aggie coach Brenda Nilson was
Jamestown Cotmtry Club proved to glad tbr the opportunity to play at
be too long and too nmxow for the state. "The girls that went gave it
class B girls. After day one at State their best shot and it was a good ex-
Golf the leading girl was sitting at perience for them to play in a big
12 over par for 18 holes. As a team tournament like this."
the Aggies finished 16th out of 18 The Aggies graduated just one
teams, senior off this year's team, Claire
Individually, Erin Kovarik was Welch, so the coaching staff is
the low scorer for the Aggies. She looking forward to next year and
would finish the 36 hole tournament hope to build off of this year's suc-
72 strokes over par and ended up in cess. If the team can get a couple
62nd place. There were 106 golfers more girls out who like to play, then
at the meet. Claire Welch was next they have a shot at being consistent
low for the Aggies with a plus 93 in finishing in the top three at re-
and placed 81 st. Gigi Brouillard shot glens.
Bv Kevin Skavhaug
of The Press
CARRINGTON,
N.D. After day one
the Aggies boys golf
team sat square in the
middle of the pack with
a 9th place position out
of 18 teams.
Carter Arendt led the
way day one for the Ag-
gies with a four over par
76.
Arendt was in 7th
place after day one. five
shots offthe leader Dal-
ton Poitra of Northern
Lights. Josh Ruzicka also
had a good opening
round. Josh shot a nine
over 81 which had him in
21st place out of 130
golfers.
By the end of the first
nine on day two Carter
was steady at five strokes
back with nine to play.
"'I started strong on
the day going two under
after four but ran into
trouble on the last three
holes," Arendt said at
the turn. Carter would
finish the tournament
with a vex3, good seven
over par for the 36 holes
which placed him 8th in
the field of 130 golfers.
Placing in the top ten
gives you "all state" sta-
tus in golf. I'm pretty
proud of what Carter has
accomplished in his golf
career here. I remember
him as just an elementary
Photo: Larry Bid
Above: Carter
Arendt had an ex-
cellent year in golf.
Right: He finished
inthetop 10 atthe
2015 state golf
tournament. He
finished the event
in 8th place with
seven over par in
36 holes.
Photo: Kevin Skavhauo
student out on the course
golfing everyday with
this mom and dad. Golf
is a sport he's worked
very hard at and he en-
joys playing. I think he'll
be playing college golf
somewhere next year for
sure.
Josh Ruzicka finished
in 39th place with a very
nice 20 over par score for
36 holes. Jordan Johnson
was plus 32 and Nick
Whaley was plus 44.
Those four players made
up Park River's team
score for the toumamenc
The Aggies eventually
finished in 10th place.
I think our kids did a
fine job; Carter of course
was outstanding once
again and it's nice to
have Jordan and Josh be-
cause they are both just
so steady; you know ex-
actly what you are going
to get each time out.
I was also very im-
pressed with Nick. He's
just a freshman but
played very well, he's
got a nice swing and hits
fairways all day long;
he had a nice tourn'a-
ment for us.
Carter Arendt and
Daniel Onstad were the
two seniors on this year's
state tournament team.
Editor's Note:
Skavhaug also is the
coach.for the Aggie Boys
Golf Team.
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