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Second Quarter Business Pride Winner Announced

Hettinger Area Chamber of Commerce Business Pride Committee has announced the "Business Pride by Beautification" winner for the second quarter of 2010 which is Carmel's Cleaners owned by Joel and Paige Bonomo.

Hanging flower baskets and a planter and tree are displayed in the front side of their

business and two lengthwise barrels with a variety of flowers are located in the south side

of their building.

Congratulations to Carmel's Cleaners for doing an outstanding job of beautifying the outside

of their business which gives a positive impression to their customers as well as those

shopping or strolling up and down Hettinger's Main Streets.

Often on days Joel is on his pick up and delivery routes Jerel Seamands, whose office is

next door, is kind enough to water the plants at Carmel's Cleaners.

Thanks to all the chamber member businesses who take the time to participate in the

quarterly Business Pride contests.

The theme for the third quarter is "Back to School Awareness". The Business Pride

Committee will announce the winner in early October. All Hettinger Area Chamber of

Commerce Business Members are encouraged to participate in these quarterly contests.

Dakota Buttes Museum is now the home to "Prairie Thunder"

July 3rd the Dakota Buttes Museum unveiled "Prairie Thunder" the buffalo mount at the special event which in addition to the unveiling included a noon meal and entertainment. Below are pictures from the event taken by Becky Qualls. Click on the pictures to enlarge. Comments are with each picture. Click here for a copy of the July 9th article "Merwin's Buffalo Dream Becomes Reality" compliments of Adams County Record and Becky Qualls For additional information click here to visit the tourism page

Hettinger Chamber Rodeo on Saturday August 7th featured 273 Contestants

Arriving at the Adams County Fairgrounds Arena at 5:30 am one quickly noticed that the area east of the arena to the fence was filled with horse trailers and pickups. There were also many rigs parked outside the fence. Contestants had pulled in throughout the evening and night in order to be ready to participate in the Saturday slack event which began at 7am.

If you are wondering what slack is, the easiest way to describe it is that it is a rodeo minus an audience although as one glanced towards the bleachers you could see individuals who were there to watch the event. Slack basically includes only the timed events which are Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping, Ladies Barrel Racing, Ladies Breakaway, Sr. Mens Breakaway and Team Roping. Slack is scheduled to allow more contestants to participate than could fit into the regular rodeo schedule. In fact this year the Hettinger Rodeo also included slack after the rodeo for two events.

Contestants come from across North and South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Typically they participate in rodeos in several locations and often in several states during summer weekends.

The rodeo performance known as "the perf", started at 6:30pm and besides the timed events included the rough stock events of Bareback Riding which traditionally begins each rodeo, Saddle Bronc Riding and the traditional final event of each rodeo Bull Riding.

First place winners were as follows: Bareback - Jett Price of Buffalo SD with a score of 75, Calf Roping - Justin Scofield of St Lawrence SD with a time of 8.4 sec., Ladies Breakaway - Jacque Murry of Isabel SD with a time of 2.6 sec., Saddle Bronc - Mattew Costello of Newell SD with a score of 78, Steer Wrestling - JW Lorenz of Washburn ND with a time of 3.6 sec., Team Roping - Brett Price of Faith SD and Jesse Fredrickson of Upham SD with a time of 4.5 sec., Ladies Barrel Racing - Nikki Steffes of Vale SD with a time of 15.172 sec., Sr. Men's Breakaway - Don Ell of Williston ND with a time of 2.0 sec. and Bull Riding - Garrett Traylor of Moorcroft WY with a score of 69.

Thanks to everyone who made this event happen.

Dakota Concert Association Plans Busy 2010-11 Season

Three performances in Hettinger have been scheduled during the 2010-11 Dakota Concert Association Season.

Tuesday September 28th Jimmy Martin and Dee Noah a piano and voice cabaret will perform at the Hettinger Lutheran Church.

"Ireland's Happy Man", Cahal Dunne will present his unique brand of humor and music on November 11th at the Hettinger Lutheran Church.

The Marlins, a four-brother variety show, will perform at the Hettinger School Auditorium on Tuesday May 10th. They are famous for blending the music of 20 instruments with harmony and humor.

Admission is by season ticket which can be obtained from Association members and at KB Jewelers. Ticket holders also receive reciprocity with the Dickinson Area Concert Association for their series.

For additional information contact Norman Smith at 701-567-2771. Taken from the August 27th edition of the Adams County Record by Becky Qualls