AUGUST 10, 2011 THE PRESS PAGE 5
Walsh County 4-H'ers receive state Consumer Choices awards
BISMARCK, N.D. -- 4-H'ers
from across North Dakota met in
Bismarck to compete in junior and
senior Consumer Choices events
July 26.
Consumer Choices requires
youth to make infomled decisions
on consumer-related classes and
then tell the judge their reasons for
ranking the classes. Tl~is year. 4-
H'ers ranked two classes each of
breakfast cereals, luggage and
sunglasses, then ga'~e reasons on
one product in each of the
divisions they ranked.
The top senior teams are:
* First place. Morton County -
team members: Dominick Goettle.
Rachel Goettle. Tyrza Hoines.
Kirsten Presler and Renae Tokach
* Second place. Walsh Count5, -
team members: Haley Fingarson.
Abby Zikmund. Bill Klose, Tricia
Zikmund and Megan Ramsey
* Third place. Mountrail
County - team members: Mytes
Odermann. Jonanthan Rosencrans.
Mariah Billadeau and Kaska
Weidman
* Fourth place. Stark/Billings
counties - team members: Kelsey
Hibl. Kyleigh Brydl. Valerie
Left: Junior Team: L to R Emily Laaveg, Emily Zikmund, Julia Koppang, Gretchen Brummond, and Beatrice Kjelland. Right: Senior
Team: L to R Hayley Fingarson, Megan Ramsey, Tricia Zikmund, Abby Zikmund and Bill Klose.
Kerner, Anna Friedt and Kayla
Scholes
* Fifth place, Pembina and
Cavalier counties - team members:
Morgan Longtin, Josh Ulvog and
Tia Klein
The top 10 individuals and their
county are:
* First place -- Rachel Goettle,
Morton
* Second place -- Dominick
Goettle, Morton * Eighth place -- Ellen
• Third place -- Abby Ziklnund, Schnabek McIntosh
Walsh * Ninth place -- Renae Tokach,
• Fourth place -- Kayla Scholes. Morton
Stark/Billings * Tenth place -- Jonathan
• Fifth place -- Myles Rosencrans, Mountrail
Odermann. Mountrail The top junior teams are:
• Sixth place--Megan Ramsey, * First place. Walsh County -
V~kdsh team members: Emily Laaveg,
• Seventh place -- Tricia Emily Zikmund. Julia Koppang,
Zikmund. Watsh Gretchen Brummond and Beatrice
Kjelland
* Second place, McKenzie and
Dunn counties - team members:
Krystal Wold, Karissa Monsen,
Andrina Tt~rnquist and Colby
Dukart
* Third place. Cass County -
team members: Colton
Christmann, Jarrett Lardy, Derek
Phelps, Anna Stoppleworth and
Carlie Kieffer
* Fourth place. Morton County
- team members: Dalton Sougstad,
Mikayla Schirado. Brandon
Hoines. Savannah Samuels and
Kathryn Goettle
* Fifth place, McLetha County -
team members: Tyler Bamhardt,
Maria Wirtz and Thomas
Heidelberger
The top 10 individuals and their
county are:
* First place -- Emily Laaveg,
Walsh
* Second place -- Andrina
Turnquist, McKenzie
* Third place -- Karissa
Monsen, McKenzie
* Fourth place -- Julia Koppang,
Walsh
* Fifth place -- Emily Zikmund,
Walsh
* Sixth place -- Brandon
Hoines, Morton
* Seventh place -- Jarrett Lardy,
Cass
* Eighth place -- Rebecca
Liffrig, Oliver
* Ninth place -- Marisa Smith,
Sargent
* Tenth place -- Krystal Wold,
McKehzie
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Area 4-H'ers take top honors
at State Land Judging Contest
CASSELTON. N.D. -- 4-H'ers
from across North Dakota gathered
at the Central Cass High School in
Casselton. ND for the State 4-
H/FFA Land Judging Contest on
August 4. 2011. Participants were
asked to identify or rate various
factors that "are present in soil
including surface texture.
permeability, slope, salinity,
erosmn hazards among others.
They were also asked to give
recommendations based on the soil
factors regarding land treatments
that would be necessary to increase
the productivity of the given
location.
The top senior team was the
team from Walsh Count?' including
team members Justin Zahradka,
Lawton: Andrew Bmnmlond, Park
River: Zach Nelson. Grafton: and
Megan Ramsey, Park River: Brad
Brummond coached the team. The
second place senior team was from
Foster County and included
Above: Top senior team along with coach Brad Brummond.
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members Audra Montgomery~ .lustin Zahradka: fourth place-
Leah Becker. and Maggie Mattson. Andrew Brummond; Fifth place-
Walsh County members also Zach Nelson and sixth place
ranked among the top ten with the Megan Ramsey. Congratulations
placings as follows: first place- on all your hard work!
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2012 tourism grant deadlines
BISMARCK, N.D. North
Dakota's tourism entities have
until September to apply for three
grants from the North Dakota De-
partment of Commerce and North
Dakota Tourism.
The three grant programs are
Events Grant. Marketing Grant.
and Expansion Grant. North
Dakota Tourism Director Sara Otte
Coleman says these grants are im-
portant to not only the tourism in-
dustry partners who receive the
funds, but to the state's tourism in-
dustry as a whole. "These funds
allow tourism entities to promote
an event, develop marketing mate-
rials or enhance the experience vis-
itors have at their attractions by
improving the site itself."
Events and Marketing Grant
Programs
celebrations).
o Must have visitor appeal and
growth potential.
The Marketing Grant Program
provides funds to develop market-
ing materials to promote an expe-
rience, activity or place unique to
North Dakota. Qualifications in-
clude: "
o At least 75 percent of mar-
keting activities resulting from the
grant must be promotional, fo-
cused on providing travel informa-
tion.
o Communication must focus
on illustrating unique North
Dakota experiences in support of
the state's tourism branding,
"North Dakota Legendary," to
maximize brand equity.
o Must demonstrate parmer-
ships and'regional collaboration in
North Dakota Tourism directly the promotional effort. Applica-
s~onsors two grants programs that tions that package or cross-sell
~ovide a maximum of $5,000 in totnism experiences,eduea~cm,va, ~
matching funds for promotion of
regional events and for specific
tourism marketing plans.
The Events Grant Program pro-
vides funds to connnunities and
event promote?s wanting to re-
gionally promote their 2012
tourism-related event. Qualifica-
tions include:
o Must be two or more days
in length.
o Must be an annual event (no
centennial celebrations, etc.).
o Must be a unique event (e.g.,
no Fourth of July, Labor Day, etc..
cations and new technology-based
marketing programs will be scored
higher.
Applications for bo~ the Events
and Marketing Grant Programs
must be received by September 2.
Recipients of approved grants will
receive 25 percent of the grant
money within 90 days. The re-
maining 75 percent will be paid
following the event or completed
marketing project.
Expansion Grants
Cr.eated in 2007. the North
Dakota Department of Commerce
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nearmg
Tourism Expansion Grant Program
"funds infrastructure and building
needs at new or expanding North
Dakota tourist facilities. Grants
range from $5.000 to $24,000, in
any given year.
The Expansion Grant Program
is a matching grant, requiring the
sponsor to provide one dollar for
every one dollar of grant money
being requested. All Expansion
Grant applications must be re-
ceived by September 15.
Qualifying attractions include
recreation, historical sites, festival
and cultural events, lodging and
food services that are singularly
and uniquely related to historical,
cultural or recreational tourist at-
tractions, and guide services. They
must have the ability to attract a
visitor 50 miles one-way and retain
a visitor for at least three hours.
Recipients. of the Expansion
Grant can use the'fimds to'remodel
or preserve existing tourism and
recreation attractions, historical
sites and artifacts. Fhnds may be
used to build or purchase new at-
tractions, historical sites and arti-
fhcts, and purchase equipment.
Applications tbr all three grants
are available at
www.ndtourism.corn/industry/nd-
tourism-grants.com.
For more information on
tourism grants, contact Dean Ihla
with North Dakota Tourism at 701-
328-3505 or dihla@nd.gov.
Developmental Center
Custodian, Institutions
Full-time position available (6:00 AM -2:30 PM OR 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM M-F.
weekends required as needed). VVqll perfom~ custodiaL(janitorial work required tbr
cleaning and removal of waste debris, general upkeep and routine maintenance of
buildings. Must be able to transport and operate machines with a weight of
approximately 60 lbs. such as floor scrubbers and si~fificant rotational direction
such as floor buttes. Must be able lo lift or move boxes and/or furniture with
weight of up to 60 lbs. Requires high school/GED and one year of facility
maintenance experience. Starting rarage $1.627 to $2.169/mo DOE. Ret~rence
requisition number 2917906 The Developmental Center's impresswe benefits
package includes: • Fully paid he,-flth insurance for falnilies or individuals • Fully paid retirenaent plan
• Accrued annual and sick leave
• Lit~ Insurance
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Internal recmkment opportunities
Deadline to apply Wednesday, August 17. 2011.
Apply on-line www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/appforms.html
or at the
DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE
701 West 6th Street, Grafton, ND
Anyone needing assistance or accommodation should contact
Julie Kosmatka, 701-352-4284
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