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SINGLE COPY $1.00 ISSUE NUMBER 49 • PARK RIVER, NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013
Photos: Larry Biri
That fo tter word... RAIN may have caused a change
of the Walsh County Relay for Life, but it didn't
stop For Life Committee and Volunteers from raising
. money for the American Cancer Society while celebrating
----:-.: .... : thOsewho haveiost.theirbat,
tie with cancer. Above: The path of luminaries outside of the
Grafton Armory did not fare so well in the damp weather.
Right: Guest speakerTerry Dullum was one of the highlights
at the Walsh County Relay For Life at the Grafton Armory
Friday night.
Walsh County fundraiser
battles and nature
GRAND FORKS, N.D. --
The North Dakota State Chap-
ter of the RE.O. Sisterhood
will hold its 99th annual con-
vention at the Alerus Center in
Grand Forks, ND, June 14 -
15.
Chapters Q, Park River; U,
Langdon, and D, T and AF of
Grand Forks will host the
event which will draw nearly
250 women from across the
state. Co-chairmen for the con-
vention are Linda E. Larson of
Park River and Beth Leever
and Barbara Beach of Grand
Forks. Delegates from Park
River are Sharon Kinsala and
Lana Lindell.
Mary Borman, Chapter AA,
Bismarck, president of North
Dakota State Chapter, will pre-
side. Special guest will be Bar-
bara Atchison, Antioch, CA,
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By Allison Olimb
of The Press
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- In
past years the Park River Com-
munity Club has hosted the an-
nual Blooms in June Plant Sale
in early June. This year, be-
cause of the late season the
sale has been postponed.
In a typical year, gardeners
would donate their seedlings
and perennials to the sale for
other gardeners to buy.
Proceeds from the Blooms
in June Plant Sale support up-
keep of plants on the bike path,
Little Park, and in the Mayoral
Park downtown Park River.
Seasonal challenges of a
late winter and wet weather
caused problems for gardeners
across the area, so Park River
Community Club Beautifica-
tion Committee member Ruth
Jelinek said that the committee
would host a Fall Plant Sale
instead.
The sale will be held in Au-
gust at the Fair Building Aug.
29 following the last Farmers
Market.
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- Whether you
can save flood-damaged rugs and carpets
depends on the source of the flooding
"If the floodwaters consisted of clean
basement seepage or runoff from your
yard, you can dry and clean your rugs and
carpets," Kari Helgoe of Walsh County
Extension says. "But if floodwaters con-
taminated with sewage covered your car-
peting, you should discard it for health
safety reasons because the water and the
carpet likely contain infectious organ-
isms."
Here are some basic rules to help you
decide whether to keep or throw out your
rugs and carpeting:
• You should discard wall-to-wall car-
peting, most large area rugs and any rugs
with foam backing if they were flooded
with contaminated water. Getting them
professionally cleaned generally isn't
worth the expense involved unless they
are valuable rugs.
• If you want to salvage carpeting
soaked with contaminated water, consult
a professional cleaning company that
cleans carpets at its own cleaning and dry-
ing facility, A steam-cleaning (hot-water
extraction) method is best.
• You can salvage wall-to-wall carpet-
ing soaked by clean rainwater if you have
it professionally cleaned or you dry and
shampoo it.
• Washable throw rugs usually can be
cleaned in a washing machine.
• Check with your insurance company
to make sure it will cover the cleaning ef-
O,
GRAFTON, N.D. -- Walsh County
Emergency Management has Red Cross
and Salvation Army Flood Clean-Up kits
available for individuals affected by the re-
cent flooding. Kits contain some basic
cleaners, bucket, gloves, broom, mop, and
squeegee to help you with the start of your
cleanup efforts. Kits are available at the
city offices in Park River, Minto and
Grafton along with the NDSU Extension
Office in Park River and the Walsh
County Emergency Management Office
in Grafton. Residents who experienced
home damage from the recent flooding
should report the damage to their City Of-
ficials and rural residents can report dam-
ages to the Walsh County Emergency
Management Office at 352-2311. Cur-
rently there is no financial assistance for
individuals, but it is important for resi-
dents to report damage so the cities and
the county can determine the degree of
damage and the individual needs that ex-
ist.
Individuals can find information on
cleanup through the NDSU Extension
Service web site at www.ag.ndsu.
edu/flood/home/afler-the-flood or can link
to the site through the Walsh County
Emergency Management site at
www.co.walsh.nd.us. If you have any
questions, please feel to contact Walsh
County Emergency Management at 352-
2311.
forts., wet.
The general guideline for rain-soaked • If the carpeting is installed with tack
carpets is you should replace them if they strips, you might be able to remove it and
were soaked for more than 24 hours. But have it cleaned and reinstalled.
if they were wet for less than 24 hours, • Replace padding because it is nearly
you can clean them or have them profes- impossible to clean.
sionally cleaned. • If you can't remove the carpeting, dry
Here are some additional tips on clean- it as quickly as possible with a wet/dry
ing rain-soaked carpet:
• Don't clean basement carpeting in- A{t rl al
doors in the summer because you are
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Niemannscholarship recipients
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