The subject areas were:
Keynote session - ND National Guard with the ROPES presentation (working
together, building teamwork)
Session 1: Bullying
Session 2: Relationships/Boundaries
Session 3: Drug/Alcohol Addictions
103 grades 5-7 attended 2008 Safe Night. The theme was Las Vegas - What
Happens at Safe Night, Stays at Safe Night.
The Emmons County 4-H Achievement Days will be held July 9-10. Static exhibits will be judged at the Linton Public School Old Gym starting at 9:00 am on the 9th with purple ribbons given at 1:00. A bake sale will be held starting at 10:00 am. Projects can be viewed until 5:00 pm. Doors will also be open on the 10th from 8:30-5:00 for project viewing.
On the 10th the judging of livestock will begin at 9:00 am at the 4-H quonset followed by the 4-H raffle drawing and the horse show to conclude the days events.
You may see employees at the Emmons County Courthouse wearing jeans a little more often than on the usual Jean Days. The group has set up a committee and in order to raise more funds for their charity of choice, for a time period for $2 a week jeans can be worn to work on Thursdays and Fridays.
This year funds were donated to students that went to the National Science Fair. Then we sent the last round of collections to the local schools for their Prom or Grad Finale celebrations.
The next round of jean funds is earmarked to help Violet Haak’s family with medial bills.
If given the chance there are some of us that would be willing to pay $5 a week and wear our jeans.
June 10th was the day for the primary election. There is a city election as well as a county and a district election. This year was a change of scenery for voters if they applied for the vote by mail option. Total voters in Emmons County were 841 citizens. Of those 841, 200 voted in person at the Linton which is the county seat for Emmons County. 640 people used the vote by mail option. Each voter had to apply in late April. Applications were processed and ballots were sent out on May 6th. Vote by mail is essentially voting by absentee. Results of the cities of Hazelton, Strasburg, Linton , Emmons County Commissioner and national elections for Emmons County can be found at www.EmmonsCountyRecord.com.
Katherine Svanes of Linton is our consumer choice guru! She is completing her 3rd year in 4H consumer choices. Her brother Alexander is also taking part this year. Alexander is in the beginner group and will be participating only in the county level. Katherine will be participating in the pre-teen level at state fair in July.
Linton’s 1st annual Freedom 5K Walk/Run will be held July 4 at 8 am (location to be determined). Registration will begin at 7:15 am. Registration forms are available at Linton Fitness Center. Cost for ages 13 & up is $12 and ages 12 and under is $6. Proceeds will be donated to the Linton Pool Slide.
Guaranteed T-shirt if signed up 2 weeks prior. Door prizes will be awarded. First, second and third place medals will be awarded. Sponsored by the Linton Chamber of Commerce. Training plans located @ Linton Fitness Center. POC’s: Kayla Bosch 321-2077 or Bernie Humann 254-5324/254-4394. Volunteers needed, please contact the above.
Your National Weather Service, Emmons County Emergency Manager, and Linton Fire Department want you to learn more about severe summer weather.
A Severe Weather Seminar will be held Thursday, June 5 at 6:30 pm at the Fire Hall in Linton. Topics covered will be: thunderstorm formation…how and why; thunderstorm hazards…flash floods, tornadoes, lightning, wind, hail; history of severe weather in North Dakota; storm strength and what weather you will get; storm structure…wall clouds, sheld clouds, mesocyclones, rain free base; how to stay safe!
Neat pictures…Cool video. For more information contact Emmons County Emergency Manager Shawna Paul at 254-4486 or smpaul@nd.gov.
The Emmons County 4-H Communication Arts Contest was held April 25 at the courthouse.
Sarah Naaden received a Participation 
Certificate in the Teen Interpretive Reading (Serious) division titled ‘Losing Hope.’ She is a member of the North Star 4-H Club.
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sondra Rutschke also received a Participation Certificate in the Preteen Interpretive Reading (Serious) division titled ‘A Beautiful Story.’ She is a member of the Coyote Country Co-Ed 4-H Club.
Katie Carpenter received an Award of Excellence with her speech titled ‘The Diary of Dorothy Gale’ in the Teen Dramatic Presentation (Individual) division.
Katie and Casondra participated in the District Communication Arts contest held May 27 in Mandan. They both received Award of Excellence ribbons for their readings.
Renae Werner is this year’s recipient of the Emmons County 4-H Scholarship. She received $200 provided by Emmons County 4-H Council. The scholarship is designed to assist current and former Emmons County 4-H members in their continued education beyond high school. Renae is a former member of the Dakota Riders 4-H Club. She is the daughter of Jeff and Diane Werner of Linton. This is a big summer for Renae. She will be finishing college (she’s Who’s Who among Colleges and Universities) and is also getting married. Congratulations Renae.
The University of North Dakota Clinical Education program held two human rights workshops in Linton on Wednesday, April 2. The first workshop was presented at Linton High School to the Senior Class. Thirty-five students and faculty attended. The second workshop was open to the public and was held at the KEM Building. Twenty-two community members attended. Both audiences were highly involved in the workshop discussions, which focused on the importance of international and local human rights issues.
Both workshops explained what Human Rights mean internationally, across the United States and here, in North Dakota. First, Human Rights are universal rights. This means that time, place and circumstances do not matter; the rights belong to every human as an individual. Some of these rights are benefits that the government has a duty to provide, such as the right to education. Other rights relate to circumstances that the government has a duty to prevent, such as freedom from discrimination. According to the United Nations, “human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.”
During the workshop, it was explained that the United Nations is the main international body associated with Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons in all countries of the world. This Declaration expresses 30 distinctive Human Rights, including the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and right to life, liberty and security of person.
While there are many Human Rights violations occurring throughout the world, many violations are happening around the United States, and even in North Dakota. If you believe you have faced discrimination or civil rights violations, you can contact the North Dakota Department of Labor Human Rights Division at 1-800-582-8032. The best way to protect the Human Rights of all is to understand what your rights are, stand up for yourself or others when those rights have been violated, and educate community members about Human Rights. For more information, you can contact the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition at (701)239-9323 or http://www.ndhrc.org/ (click on link). The NDHRC works to effect change so that all people in North Dakota enjoy full human rights.
Presenting the information to us was Justin Keppinger, Sarah Schaar (formerly of Linton), Johnny Palsgraaf and Tali Best.
