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32 BELOW AT LEGENDS

Doug Groff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:58:29 +0000

Well, if you’re not doing anything tonight (Thursday Nov. 20), and you don’t have to get up in the middle of the night like me (yes, I’m whining), make sure you head out to see 32 Below tonight at Legends. Not only are they a fun band to watch, but they’re truly good guys. I’ve worked with them many times in the past and even though they are easily the biggest band in our area in a long time, they are probably one of the most humble.

I’ve worked in the band scene in Fargo Moorhead, I was in a cover band for a year or so. 32 Below basically had no egos at all, they were always accomodating to the fans and the media. They have a solid mix of Country and Rock guaranteed to please just about everyone. PLUS, you get a buck off Red Bull drinks! Now that’s a fun night!!!

You can also pick up their new CD at the show as well. Visit 32 Below online at www.32below.net

ZZZZZZZ

Bill Dablow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:22 +0000

Until last Tuesday I thought sleep apnea was a smack upside the back of your head while you dozed off in class. Not the case. I attended my first sleep study and it not only closed my eyes, but it opened them as well. Apparently I have the Mount Everest of sleep apnea’s. My sleep doctor informed me that it’s possible that I haven’t slept a full night in years! Here I just thought it’s cause I like to party. To thumbnail it, I wasn’t aware that sleep apnea occurs when breathing passages constrict once you fall asleep. In short, it can get serious. So now I wait for my diagnostics to be reviewed and then I can get hooked up to a machine that makes me look vaguely like Dumbo. hey, if it makes me healthy, I’ll wear a lawn mower on my face. Sweet Dreams!

Local Mail Carrier Changes Plea

KBMW NEWS — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:52:36 +0000

Former Richland County Sheriff and mail carrier Allen Prochnow entered a plea of guilty of delaying and destroying mail. The Wahpeton man failed to deliver nearly four tons of mail between 1998 and April of this year. Federal agents found the mail during a search of Prochnow’s home last spring. Sentencing will be in March with recommendations for probation being made as part of a plea deal. The US Postal Service is planning to deliver about 3,000 pieces of first class mail found in Prochnow’s home.

Seed And Chemical Companies Have Solutions For Next Year’s Challenges

Kurtis Workman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:55:55 +0000

Seed and chemical reps from several companies talked about concerns and solutions for next year. With unique problems from leaving a large amount of plant material in the ground reps agree that making the right choices is more important than ever.

Dow AgriScience

Mycogen Seeds

DuPont Agricultural Chemicals

BASF

Local Author Sells Movie Rights

KBMW NEWS — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:22:06 +0000

Variety magazine is reporting that the movie rights for the book “Killing Yourself To Live” have been sold. Author Chuck Klosterman is a native of Wyndmere. The company that bought the rights is Half Shell Entertainment. Half Shell Entertainment has said that Klosterman with serve on the project as an executive producer. “Killing Yourself To Live” is the story of the author’s journey across the country to visit places where rock stars died.

4-H Focus Moving Toward Science.

Kurtis Workman — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:07:11 +0000

The National 4-H Council is announcing a new focus on science and technology. Dr. Eddie Locklear talked about the need for new scientist and new ideas and how 4-H plays into the development of future innovators.

You can find more information at www.4h.org

Several famous 4-Hers have come together to help 4-H programs across the country. Anarosa Garcia talked about the Clover Country CD.

You can find the Clover Country CD at www.clovercountrycd.com

Marines Return To Iraq

KBMW NEWS — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:10:49 +0000

Military officials announced that the Marine Reserve Unit from Wahpeton will deploy to Iraq at the start of the year. This will be the second deployment for the Detachment Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4 Marine Division. Four members of the unit volunteered just one month after returning from another tour. The unit will join Marines from Minneapolis and Rochester, New York by the end of the year. They will reach Iraq in the spring for a year-long deployment.

Schafer Says ACRE Will Be In Place

Kurtis Workman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:01:08 +0000

Last week’s convention in Kansas City Missouri was a first for me. I have been to farm shows and Ag conferences before, I have talked with seed reps and implement dealers as a broadcaster and as a producer. These people are always happy to be helpful but at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting industry reps and crop promotion groups are threatened with having to talk. In a short four hours I talked with over 20 people about 4-H, seed traits, guidance systems and a whole host of Ag topics. Over the next few days you will find those interviews here. Keep checking as more will be added every day. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer started the conference off by answering questions about the USDA and the transition to a new administration.

Ag Secretary Ed Schafer

Breckenridge City Council

KBMW NEWS — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:26:16 +0000

The Breckenridge City Council covered a light agenda at yesterday’s meeting. Two items were approved. A raffle permit was granted to Richland-Wilkin Pro-Life and a resolution accepting a bid for the removal of debris at 731 Oak St. was approved. That contract was given to Comstock Construction. The house on Oak St., which was slated for demolition as part of the flood mitigation projected, was burned during a training exercise for local firefighters on November 1st.

Golf Course Grant Could Solve Problems

KBMW NEWS — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:25:22 +0000

The Wahpeton City Council met last night. While several items were on the agenda the most notable was discussion of a giving a grant to the golf course board to bring the organization to even footing. Over the previous two city council meetings, including a special meeting called for the specific purpose of discussing the golf course, the current state and difficulties of the organization and possible solutions have dominated the meetings. Economic Development Council Director Jane Priebe presented a plan that would give a grant to the golf course board that would bring current several loans that had become dangerously passed due. Priebe also stated that the grant, of over $108,000, would also give the golf course board a chance to change the funding model that it has been operating under since 1997. Several members of the golf course board spoke about the effect that flooding has had on the course and how a change would return the course to the way that it was operated before the flood of ’97. The large loans needed to rebuild the back nine holes of the Bois De Sioux golf course created the situation of using the future years membership income to pay the previous years bills. Priebe followed up by stating that without a long-term solution, golf course operations could fall to the city, the Minnesota side could be lost to loan default, or the land donation use agreement could fall apart causing the property to revert to its former owner, could be possible outcomes. The council approved the measure with Aldermen Wateland and Hansey voting against the plan.