Beulah Beacon News
Fireworks to dance on Independence Day
The Fourth of July will go out with a big bang of brilliancy this year. Oliver County residents will be treated to a special display of fireworks Sunday shortly after dusk around 10:30 p.m. CDT at the Oliver County Fairgrounds. The show will be approximately 20 minutes of splendor.
Care for every student highlights Lyson’s career
When Center-Stanton school board member Chris Christianson was a junior at Washburn High School, his boys basketball team was ranked No. 2 in the state. During the regular season Washburn defeated Parshall by 20 or more points. During the regional tournament, however, a young Royal Lyson sunk 20 of 21 free-throw attempts to send his team to the state tournament. Parshall made only six field goals throughout the entire game.
Mercer County has seen another successful kickoff of high summer with mini doughnuts, music, livestock shows, rodeos and even some old fashioned ‘rassling.’
Miner alums make trip back for Beulah
Beulah will be abuzz this holiday weekend as hundreds of prodigals return for the 2010 Beulah High School All-Class Reunion. More than 560 former Beulah Miners have signed up to attend this weekend’s events.
Reunion to go off with a bang
The rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air – this year it won’t just commemorate the United States 234th birthday but the Beulah Public School All Class Reunion.
Mercer County Fair has arrived
It’s a fair time of year. The Mercer County Fair will take place Thursday through Sunday at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Beulah. Thursday, the fair’s opening day, is highlighted by a 4-H and FFA poultry show and rabbit show at 2 p.m., opening of the Mighty Thomas Carnival at 4 p.m. and the rockin’ sound of The Johnny Holm Band at 9 p.m.
Laying Old Glory to rest
In the warm summer sun, members of Boy Scout Troop 1019 gathered in Riverside Park to conduct a solemn and dignified ceremony – consigning worn and tattered U.S. and North Dakota flags to the flames.
County voter turnout ‘very good’
The official 2010 Primary election results are in. Voter turnout was below average statewide, with roughly 20 percent of North Dakota’s nearly 503,000 eligible voters casting their ballots. In Mercer County, however, about 44 percent of 5,300 active voters cast their ballots either via mail or at the Stanton polling site on June 8. In the 2008 Primary election, a total of 1,371 ballots were cast.
The sky’s limit at the Annual Beulah Fly-In
For about 20 years, the Annual Beulah Fly-in has treated children of all ages to the magic of flight. On Saturday, June 19, the Beulah Airport will host the public and pilots from around the region and offer free plane rides, breakfast, demonstrations and other entertainment for the whole family. The event starts at 8 a.m. MDT and goes until noon. In the past as many as 500 people have attended the event.
Beulah homes to be reassessed in June
Over the next few weeks, residents of Beulah can expect a few visitors. The city is doing a reassessment of all the properties within city limits, city planner John Phillips said. Assessors from Vanguard Appraisals, Inc. will start visiting residences on Monday, June 14. The purpose of the reassessment is to bring the assessed values of properties, which are the basis of property taxes, into balance with prices being paid in the current housing market in Beulah.
