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ISSUE NUMBER 17 • PARK RIVER, NORTH DAKOTA
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Aggies volleyball fights for breast cancer awareness
By Allison Olimb
of The Press
PARK RIVER, N.D.
On Oct. 25 the Park River-
Fordville-Lankin Aggies
used their power for good.
The power behind every kill
and ace of the night went
toward more than just a
victory over the Adams-
Edmore Prowlers, it also was
in hope of getting a victory
over a disease that affects one
in seven women -- breast
cancer.
At the beginning of
October, the girls had found
out that Griggs County was
going pink for the match
against the Aggies on Oct.
14.
Aggies co-captains Sydney
Larson, Brittnee Linn and
Alaina Myrdal said that the
team decided they wanted to
work out a pink night of their
own. The senior girls
discussed the idea with the
team and finally got their
plan in motion two days
before the last home game of
the season.
Between creating posters
and getting support from area
businesses, Larson said
had quite a bit to do before
the big night.
"Everybody walked
around town handing out
fliers," Linn said.
The girls asked area
businesses to donate $1 per
ace or kill. The amount to be
donated was based on how
hard the girls wanted to work
for it.
The night of the game the
fans were all decked out in
pink. Some fan's t-shirts even
stated "Could we hurry up
and find a cure please? Pink
is not my color."
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was decorated with
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the pink t-shirts
which says "Could we
hurry up and find acure
please? Pink is not my
color."
(Photos: Larry Biri)
shoelaces, and t-shirts the
girls donned were only the
icing on the cake -- a
reminder that there was
something more substantial
underneath it all.
Linn said their coach
Sherry Currie looked at the
team and reminded them
"this just isn't to play, we're
playing for a cause."
Larson said it made each
play that much more exciting.
Linn said with a laugh that
three businesses opted to
donate a set amount because
they said they didn't want to
end up with a huge bill, but in
all there were 13 businesses
contributing to the cause. The
girls earned $48 from each
business at the agreed upon
dollar rate. With the
additional help of a freewill
bake sale, the Aggies earned
$903 total dollars for Breast
Cancer Society.
"It felt good once we found
out how much we totally
made," Linn said.
Although these seniors are
down to the final games of
their high school careers their
volleyball days won't soon be
forgotten.
"I'm definitely going to
miss volleyball," Larson said
referring to her team, which
had gotten along so well in
this last year.
"I'm going to miss the girls
most of all," Linn said.
The senior girls said that
although they will be gone
there has been talk of a 2011
pink night.
Larson said they were
talking about getting special
pink jerseys and coming up
with ideas for other games
that the audience can pay to
participate in to add to
donations.
Area kids' book creator to hold
book signing in Park River
By Allison Olimb
of The Press
PARK RIVER, N.D. --
What good is an empty glove?
The story of Gregory Glove
created in part by the pastor of
Bethel Baptist Church in Park
River invites readers to see the
power inside themselves.
Recently published Pastor
Byron Cox of Park River will
be holding a book signing
featuring his book "Gregory
Glove" 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 4 at Ye Olde
Medicine Center in Park
River.
The book he and friend
Brad Burgland created was an
adventure 30 years in the
making.
The tale Cox tells is that of
two college students at
Pillsbury Bible College in
Owatonna, Minn. Burgland
had taken a class, which
required him to complete a
children' s book proj ect.
Burgland had a handle on the
text, but had no artistic skills
to create his vision. With the
help of Cox's creative skills,
"Gregory Glove" was born.
Cox and Burgland brought
a glove, a sock, a shoe, a hat,
and a belt to life to describe
how a greater power works
from within.
"It's a Christian children's
book," Cox said describing the
story as "a glove who thinks
he can do anything" but he
then realizes "he is dependant
on a power within him."
The project never made it
any further than the classroom
at that point in their lives, but
Cox knew a wider audience
was out there. Burgland
wasn't convinced until Cox
heard back from a publisher
who agreed -- the story of
Gregory Glove was one worth
printing.
"From the time they
accepted it... it's been about
a year," Cox said of the
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Veterans invited to forum
By Katrina Hodny
of The Press
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- An informative
evening is planned for Thursday, Nov. 4 at
the American Legion Club in Park River.
Beginning at 7 p.m. the Red River
Regional Council (RRRC) will hold a brief
annual meeting followed by several local
and area veterans presenting pertinent
information to the public and veterans.
Main topics that will be covered are
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
traumatic brain injury (TBI), and suicide
prevention for veterans.
Dan Stenvold, Mayor of Park River and a
Vietnam Veteran, coordinated with the
RRRC and Richard Nelson, Walsh County
Veterans Service Officer, and invited key
speakers to share what they know.
Launette Figliuzzi, Cass County Veterans
Service Officer, will be speaking on how and
why to file a PTSD claim.
"We welcome all veterans to this forum to
discuss a regulatory change that now makes
it easier for combat veterans with PTSD to
receive the VA benefits that they deserve,"
said Figliuzzi. "This is significant, as the
old regulations penalized veterans who were
traumatized by wartime incidents but who
could not prove a specific incident; whereas
the new process is streamlined and science-
based."
According to Nelson, the Dept. of
Veterans Affairs has taken measures to
amend its rules for determining disability
compensation claims for PTSD and all
veterans should know about it.
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