THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014 Page 3
Walsh County t
Spotlight
The merchants below are
proud to announce:
ESP Family Night,
Park River
There will be an ESP Family Night on
Monday, Dec. 8 from 5:15 pm-6:15pm in
the Park River School Commons Area.
There will be Christmas cookie decorating
and we will provide everything needed to
decorate your cookies! Also, Keri Helgoe
will discuss"Activities in a Jar and each
family will put together their own jar to
take come. Please note- we will not be
serving a meal.
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Adams - 944-2231
Grafton - 352-3668
Michigan - 259-2112
Hoople ~ 894-6123
Crystal - 657-2168
110 4th St. E
Park River
284-7221
Jim's Super Valu 284-6433
101 3rd St. W
Park River For all your dinner needs!
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-Walsh County Veterans Service Office
Agent Orange and V'00nam
There has been a lot of information put out in recent years by veteran's
organizations like the Vietnam Veterans of America, the American Le-
gion and others concerning Agent Orange Exposure. One would think
that by now most individuals that were exposed would understand a least
a little bit about its effects and what it means for their overall health. Sad-
ly, our office still encounters veterans that have heard little about its ef-
fects and what it means for their benefits through the United States De-
partment of Veterans Affairs.
Agent Orange is a highly toxic herbicide used by the US Military dur-
ing the Vietnam War to defoliate hiding places used by the Viet Cong Guer-
rillas. It was sprayed in copious amounts on the rice paddies and fields
that provided them with food and was also used to clear the perimeters
of military bases to give our troops a clear line of fire. It is known as Agent
Orange because of the orange band painted on the drums used to store
and transport it. It is estimated that between 1962 and 1971 almost 11
million gallons of the dioxin was sprayed in the country of South Viet-
nam. Agent Orange is a combination of the two compounds 2, 4-D and
2, 4, 5-T. The contaminant present is known as 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorod-
benzo-paradozin or simply Dioxin.
Some three million veterans served in Southwest Asia and no one knows
the extent to which these service members were exposed. Effects of ex-
posure can be changes in skin pigmentation, liver damage, loss of sex drive,
numbing or tingling in the extremities, sore joints, cancers and birth de-
fects. The US Department of Veterans Affairs has listed several Presumptive
conditions for exposure to agent orange including, Adult Onset Type II
Diabetes Mellitus, Hodgldn's disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Parkin-
son's disease, among many others. If you or any loved one has any of
these conditions and was in the country of South Vietnam during the Viet-
nam War than the VA acknowledges that you were exposed presumptively
to Agent Orange. You may have a claim! If you have any questions or
concerns feel free to contact the Walsh County Veterans Service Office
at 701-352-5030 or stop by for a visit at 638 Cooper Avenue Suite 5 Grafton,
ND 58237. Thank you for your service.
Chris Kratochvil * Walsh County Veterans Service Officer
Administrative Building, 638 Cooper Ave Ste 5, Grafton
By Jim Miller
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specifically designed for seniors? I
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technology-challenged grandmother
access to registered nurses and doe-
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These devices come equipped
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Smartphone
If you're thinking about a smart-
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Made by Samsung, this Android
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screen with an organized large icon
menu list on the home screen that
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messages, camera, pictures, email
and Internet, along with your con-
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It also has a 5-megapixel camera,
a full-size onsereen keyboard, and
offers a variety of health and safe-
ty features like the 5Star app that lets
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need. Urgent Care, which provides
new RealPad, which costs $189 at
aarprealpad.org, walmart.eom/re-
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Produced in partnership with
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It provides a clutter-free simplified
home page with large text icons to
frequently used functions like email,
social networks, weather, news,
games, camera and pictures, Google,
the Web, apps and more.
It also has a 2-megapixel front
camera and 5-megapixel rear cam-
era, and comes with 24/7 phone sup-
port, a bunch of tutorial videos, and
a "Real QuickFix" tool that connects
users to technology support agents
over the Interact who can access the
tablet and fix problems.
Desktop Computer
If you think your grandmother
would like a desktop computer,
the Telikin (telikin.com, 800-717-
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II A /INUTE WITH THE /AYOR ]
II By DAN STENVOLD i
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Park River builds progress,
citY continues on after loss
So much has happened since
my last report that I don't even
know where to start! First, con-
gratulations to the Aggie football
team on their state football cham-
pionship, 98 years in the making-
GREAT JOB ! Just think, when we
won our last one, Harlan Larson
and Bakken were just babies! The
school bond also passed. Thank
you to all that worked so hard to
get it passed.
Infrastructure for the North Star
addition is complete. The houses
that are being built are absolutely
beautiful. Thanks to everyone that
decided to build and make Park
River their home.
North Star's fertilizer complex
is also looking great. The city still
has to get some infrastructure to
that site. The manager told me that
the man that was hurt when the
crane tipped on its side did lose his
leg below the knee. Our prayers
go out to him and his family.
The water line project is 99 per-
cent complete. Once we got in the
ground, we found a lot of things
that were wrong and needed to be
fixed while we were there, the
extra time for those repairs and all
the rocks they dug up, took a lot
more time than the contractor cal-
culated. Naastad Brothers from
Northwood were an excellent
company to work with. The pil-
ings are in for the new water
tower, some went down 115' ,they
have been filled with concrete and
because of the early cold weather,
they did not get all the concrete
poured. That will be done in early
spring.
Starting late January, early Feb-
ruary, McGurie Iron from Sioux
Falls, S.D., will start hauling pre-
fabricated components of our new
water tower to a site close to new
site. They will be welded together
on the ground and when every-
thing is completed, a very large
crane will set up on site and lift the
new tower into place. A few weeks
after that, a huge crane will take
down the old tower.
We will have to drive on the
streets the way they are until next
year. The paving bids will be
opened sometime during late win-
ter. The areas with the construction
will have the existing pavement
milled and a new layer will cover
the complete street. The council
did not want the "band aid" patch-
ing done just where the digging
was done.
As my late father would've
said, "you've been spending
money like a drunkin' sailor" and
he would be right but everything
we've done should're been done
years and years ago. The waiting
for a rainy day just increases the
cost of every project we need to
do.
The city is still struggling with
the loss of Tom Larson, we are still
finding out how much knowledge
and expertise he had, but time has
to go on, and starting Dec. 1 the
employee relations committee and
the full board hired Joleen Hall-
dorson to fill the position. She will
be a perfect fit for the City of Park
River.
I would like to thank the ladies
in the office and the outside staff
and the staff of Consolidated
Landfill for another excellent year.
We all had to step it up a notch
during Tom's illness but I think
things went as well as can be ex-
pected.
During all our weather reports,
they always talk about west and
east Walsh County. For those of us
that didn't know, Highway 18 is
the dividing line
Have a safe holiday season and
be PROUD.that you live in Pare
River because I am!-!
Mayor Dan
Ranch Hands 4-H club
holds year-end meeting
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- Walsh
County Ranch Hands had their
year-end meeting on November
16. Topics included everyone's
favorite part of the 100th Walsh
County Fair, awards and ribbons
won by all, members; upcoming
meeting dates and we welcomed
new members to the club. Regis-
tration for the upcoming year was
also talked about. Online registra-
tion and books are due December
15. Club Officers were voted for
and elected officials took over their
new positions.
President-Kristen Larson
Vice President-Lane Bell
Treasurer-Adam Zavalney
Secretary-Bailey Schroeder
Reporter-Paige Bennington
New members are always wel-
come!
Editor's Note: Club reporter
Paige Bennington submitted Ranch
Hands news.
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