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ISSUE NUMBER 3 • PARK RIVER,
NORTH
DAKOTA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013
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Photos: Larry Biri
A tough season left Pl s imt
FaThers Market short on
Thursday, July 18 marked the
first Farmers Market for Park
River with concessions and
entertainment provided by the
Good Samaritan Society of
Park River to kick off the fes-
tivities. Though the baked
goods were a hit at the market,
not much was available yet for
local garden produce thanks to
a late start from Mother Nature.
Left: Kathy Gudajtes sold 27
dozen kolaches and most of
her 42 dozen, cookies, buns,
cannel mils, bread, and dough-
nuts in the first 1/2 hour at the
farmers market in Park River's
Little Park. Below: Katrina
Hodny and Mary Kovarik of the
Prairie Chicks perform at the
market. The folk group also in-
cludes Barb Kaspraick and
Nellie Shutt. Their next per-
formance will be at the Good
Sam Garden Party on Aug. 4.
By Allison Olimb chance to share their stories with the commu- had a husband and three sons. Afterwards, she
of The Press nity. was a widow. Her two oldest sons and her hus-
PARK RIVER, N.D. --In 1994, the countryShalom Ministries was one positive result band and along with their parents and many of
of Rwanda experienced sheer horror. For 100 following the tragedy that occurred. Solange their extended family could all be counted
days in a country that is roughly the size of Uwituze, translator for the group, explained the among the dead.
Maryland, the Hutus slaughtered the Tutsis. Es- factors involved in the organization's begin- She said that she had never witnessed a fam-
timates of the death toll ranged from 800,000 to nings as well as the direction they have gone ily member's death before this and now, she
1,000,000 -- or 20 percent of the population, since their inception, was left to wonder why she survived. '
On the evening of July 15, four women from She described the slaughter as "a valley of "Those who were killing us were our neigh-
around the Rwandan capital city of Kigali dry bones." Survivors were left wounded phys- bors," she said. The only strategy to survival
shared their stories of life after genocide in ically, mentally, and even spiritually,was being scattered in the hope that they would
Hoople, N.D., at First Lutheran Church. "The aftermath was very sorrowful," shenot be discovered.
Pastor Patrick Torbit, who had connections said. "It's not by accident we are here," she said to
with the Shalom Ministries group that was tour- Colette Mukandoli, who is head of conflict the crowd gathered in Hoople. "We believe God
ing around Grand Forks area, was able to or- resolution management for Shalom Ministries, wants to talk to you through our stories."
ganize this event to allow these women the told her story. Before the 100 days in 1994, she Drocella Nduwimana, who serves as coordi-
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In Walsh County Park River sees decrease, Graf on sees increase
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota's statewide economy months of 2013. The Wholesale trade sector grew the most in
slowed but remained stable during January, February, and terms of dollars, growing $80.9 million or 6.6 percent.
March of 2013, Tax Commissioner Cory Fong said in a key eco- "The wholesale trade sector is an especially important sector
nomic report. The report shows North Dakota's total taxable sales because it reflects strong confidence by the state's businesses, "said
and purchases were $5.441 billion, up $86.3 million from the first Fong. "A strong showing in this sector is encouraging and sug-
quarter 2012, representing a modest increase of 1.61 percent, gests that businesses," continued to make investments and
"This report demonstrates that North Dakota's economy con- build up their inventories."
tinued to hold its own at the start of 2013," said Fong. "While In terms of percentage increases, the utilities sector grew the
today's numbers point to a slowdown in the rate of growth when most of the major industry sectors, growing 58.3 percent when
compared to the same quarter in 2012, the report is a reflection
of the stability in North Dakota's diverse economy and reflects conom ic r pol"
a leveling off to a more sustainable pace." Coin l& ]p a nc 6
Nine of fifteen sectors reported growth during the first three
nator for the group, said that she encountered
many problems in Rwanda before the genocide
took place, first not being able to complete her
education, then upon returning from finishing
her education in a neighboring country, she
could not obtain a job simply because she was
a Tutsi.
After being married for seven months, the
genocide occurred leaving her a widow.
Both women expressed how they felt devas-
tated by the events that took place.
Drocella said that they were not able to bury
the dead and rather than grieving, their grief
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- The
Park River Senior Citizens Cen-
ter will be hosting their third an-
nual Root Beer Float Fundrais-
er from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 31.
The event started as a senior
project by Tricia Zikmund to
help defray the costs a new air
conditioner and roof repairs at
the center. Because of the suc-
cess of the event, volunteers at
the senior center took on the
project to make it an ongoing
event to help defray the costs of
expenses for their Center.
This year they will be selling
root beer floats at Jim's Super
Valu parking lot for $3 each.
Root Beer l loats also may be
ordered and delivered to your
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