Each were elected to a two-year term on the committee. 4:58 pm, Feb. 10, 2021 ×
Geneva Kaiser
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) held elections for the executive committee at the quarterly board meeting in January. Greg Bischoff, Barnes County, Geneva Kaiser, Stutsman County, and Bill Ongstad, Wells County, were each elected to a two-year term.
A member of Garrison Diversion’s board since 2016, Bischoff represents Barnes County. He serves as chair of the Red River Valley Committee, focusing on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. Bischoff graduated from Valley City State University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and is the owner of Allard Trophy Co. in Valley City, where he also resides.
Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday applauded the federal government’s decision to sign the Record of Decision for the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) project, clearing the final hurdle in the environmental review process and allowing construction of the project to proceed. The decision was signed by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation.
“Ensuring a reliable and affordable water supply is essential to North Dakota’s people, our economy and the future growth of our state, and the Record of Decision marks a historic step in making this critical project a reality,” Burgum said. “We’re grateful to Interior Secretary Bernhardt and the Bureau of Reclamation for their thorough review and timely approval of the ENDAWS project, and to our state’s congressional delegation and all the project partners for their advocacy of this critically important infrastructure to distribute our state’s valuable water supply and safeguard the economic hea
Mike Jacobs: Remembering Trump for what we’ve done
One item that we likely will come to regret is the U.S. Forest Service’s redefinition of roads.
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Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist.
GRAND FORKS The president says, “We have to be remembered for what we’ve done.” In North Dakota, that amounts to quite a list. Some items we might come to regret, others perhaps not so much. Some are irreversible. Many can’t be assessed quite yet.
One item that we likely will come to regret is the U.S. Forest Service’s redefinition of roads. This was one of a flurry of changes in public land policy that the administration hurried to get done before its term ends.
Both were recognized by the North Dakota Water Users Association and North Dakota Water Resource Districts Association. 4:12 pm, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
Merri Mooridian of Jamestown and Kip Kovar of Carrington were presented with the Water Wheel Award during the 57th annual Joint North Dakota Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop. The award was presented virtually Dec. 10 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The North Dakota Water Users Association and North Dakota Water Resource Districts Association recognized Mooridian for her dedication and professionalism in developing the state’s water resources.
“Merri’s work with Garrison Diversion and the Red River Valley Water Supply Project will have lasting positive impacts on the people of North Dakota,” said Lance Gaebe, executive vice president of the North Dakota Water Users Association. “We are proud to recognize Merri with a Water Wheel Award.”
Jacobs: In ND politics, 2024 looms already
There will be great importance and potential interest in the election four years from now. Of course, you don’t need a crystal ball to predict that.
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Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist.
GRAND FORKS When it comes to politics, crystal balls aren’t especially reliable. This is true of the scientific as well as the speculative ones. The scientific crystal balls, national polling outfits, missed the mark in 2020.
So, maybe it’s time for some speculation.
This is a kind of follow-up to a story by Adam Willis that appeared in Forum Communications Company outlets on Dec. 5. He talked to me, and I got some pushback for my comments, specifically about the state’s sitting U.S. senators. So, let’s start there.