NEWS - October 27, 2003
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Shouse, Ben, “Barge season shortened.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 21 October 2003.
The Missouri River barge season will likely be 30 days shorter next year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/10-21-2003/nws04.html
Hinton, Richard. “Corps, state will lock horns.” Bismark Tribune, 21 October 2003.
If drought conditions persist next year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is predicting a shortened navigation season with minimum flows and steady to rising reservoir levels during the spring fish spawn.
Kintisch, Eli. “Geologist helps historians find expedition's route.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 21 October 2003.
Any Boy Scout worth his badges will tell you: A magnetic compass doesn't necessarily point north.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2003/10/24/helena_top/a01102403_04.txt
IR State Bureau. “Utility reopens access to dam.” Helena Independent Record, 24 October 2003.
The dam, located on the Missouri River 14 miles northeast of Helena, is a popular site for fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities. The gate will allow pedestrians to cross the dam and to get to the other side of the river, an area that's virtually inaccessible by other means.
“The Mighty Missouri is a wild and scenic river.” Sioux City Journal, 24 October 2003.
A segment of the Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam at Yankton, S.D. to Ponca State Park in Nebraska was officially designated a National Recreational River under the act in November of 1978. This part of the river is a major recreational source for boating, fishing, hiking, camping, picnicking, hunting and many other outdoor activities.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2003/10/25/news/local/de7b9e7e2e40243086256dca0017ef84.txt
Hayworth Bret. “Chamber committee critical of lessening river flows.” Sioux City Journal, 25 October 2003.
The Missouri River Technical Committee of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce claims reduced flows on the Missouri River below Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota would not improve nesting conditions for the endangered least tern and threatened piping plover.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/7104495.htm
Paul, Steve and Rick Montgomery. “A family history emerges atop a river bluff.” Kansas City Star, 26 October 2003.
In the August heat, she imagined what her relatives might have seen, and she reflected on her American Indian grandmother's obsession with Lewis and Clark.
Paul, Steve. “Questions include: Who was La Liberte?” Kansas City Star, 26 October 2003.
Despite the million-and-a-half words they accumulated in journals, Lewis and Clark left questions that may never be answered.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/local/7099551.htm
“Farm groups oppose Pawlenty's land set-aside plan.” Grand Forks Herald, 27 October 2003.
Under the Pawlenty plan, the easements would affect 15,000 acres in the Missouri River Basin in southwest Minnesota; 42,500 acres in the Red River Basin in northwest Minnesota, and another 42,500 acres in the Lower Mississippi River Basin in southeast Minnesota.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=57&u_sid=899021
Hammel, Paul. “Laureate's Feast takes river theme.” Omaha World Herald, 27 October 2003.
As a young boy, John Neihardt stood in awe on the banks of the Missouri River at Kansas City as floodwaters swept away homes and anything else in the river's path.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=54&u_sid=899256
“Lewis and Clark signature events.” Omaha World Herald, 27 October 2003.
The remaining signature events of the Lewis and Clark expedition's 200th.
Hillig, Terry. “Lewis and Clark camp is rising.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 27 October 2003.
A reconstruction of Camp Dubois, where the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1803-04, is nearing completion at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Hartford.