Beulah Beacon News
SNAP Cards now work at Farmers Markets
North Dakotans who receive supplemental nutrition assistance, what used to be called food stamps, can now use their benefits at certain farmers markets, including those in Hazen and Beulah.
Old KRCC possibilities
Clifford Weigum expressed his plans for the old Knife River Care Center Building on Central Avenue to the Beulah Jobs Development Authority.
School off to a smooth start
The first week of school went smoothly, superintendent Rob Lech said. “As a matter of fact, in the years of being a superintendent this has been a very smooth start to the year,” Lech said. “I think that is always positive. Students are starting school with an understanding of the expectation of them. There is some consistency in the staff and the administration. I think all of that has made a very smooth beginning of the year.”
‘Far beyond the call of duty’
The story of Tuesday, Aug. 17 ends in heartbreak. On that day, 30-year-old Pete Jensen of Hazen lost his life after the boat in which he was riding was overturned in choppy lake conditions.
Eastgate resigns from school board
Phil Eastgate has been the face of Beulah’s School Board for more than 20 years. During last week’s monthly meeting, Eastgate decided it was time to step down from the position with a year remaining in his term.
Old KRCC building sold
With energy expenses alone costing more than $55,000 per year, the Knife River Care Center was motivated to find a buyer for its former facility on Central Avenue. This week it found one.
Could natural gas issue be back?
Piping natural gas into Beulah and Hazen could be back on the table again.
Crops taken off and taking off
The current stretch of hot weather may have most people in Beulah huddling by their air conditioners, but it has proven a double blessing for farmers. Dry weather has allowed the harvest of small grains to move fairly quickly while the heat has pushed row crops to maturity.
School days are almost here again
The countdown is beginning for the youth of Beulah as the lazy, hazy days of summer wind to an end. The stores are filled with back-to-school shoppers as the soon to be students are decked out with a new wardrobe, pencils, notebooks and all the implements they will need to face the challenges of a new grade.
Coal Counties will move away from paid lobbying
In action directed at avoiding a “gray area” in North Dakota law, the government entities that comprise what is known as Coal Conversion Counties, are looking at a joint powers agreement. That agreement, now before the Beulah City Council, would change the way the coal counties address the State Legislature.
