Missouri River News - April 4, 2005
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11210226.htm
“Lawmakers approve powwow grounds near Lake Oahe.” Aberdeen American News, 23 March 2005.
American Indians could have a new place along the Missouri River to hold powwows.
*also appeared in the Rapid City Journal 23 March 2005.
*also appeared in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 March 2005.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2005/03/23/montana_top/a01032305_05.txt
Martin J. Kidston. “Guard crew does Lewis & Clark basic training.” Helena Independent Record, 23 March 2005.
Pfc. Payne and his fellow soldiers with the Montana National Guard looked strangely out of date in their puffy white frocks and blue forage caps — complete with red tassels and tailor-fine pinstripes.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/03/24/news/state/top/state01.txt
Oahe levels fall sharply.” Rapid City Journal, 23 March 2005.
A dismal outlook for runoff into Lake Oahe deteriorated in the past month, portending a summer-ending elevation for South Dakota's largest lake that could be 54 feet below the high-water mark only eight years ago.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11252210.htm
“Corps of Engineers to discuss operating plan for Missouri River.” Aberdeen American News, 28 March 2005.
The Army Corps of Engineers will visit Pierre and five other cities next month to explain its 2005 operating plan for the Missouri River reservoirs.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/03/28/news/update/upd04.txt
Lauren Donovan. “Spare a thought for Sakakawea in April.” Bismark Tribune, 28 March 2005.
Two hundred years ago in April, the young woman left with the explorers from the country of the Mandan and Hidatsa, up the running waters of the Missouri River and into the pages of history.
http://yankton.net/stories/032805/community_20050328027.shtml
Kimberly Kolden. “Invasive Fish Threatens Tourism.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 28 March 2005.
The appearance of the invasive silver and bighead carp, or often called Asian carp, has been a novelty for boaters on the the river below Gavin's Point Dam. But like a Pandora's box, these fish may pose a serious danger to any Yankton's tourism and economic environment.
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050329/NEWS02/503290309/1001/NEWS
“Release from Gavins Point raises Missouri River flow.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 29 March 2005.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has increased output from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton despite low levels on the Missouri River.
*also appeared in the Jamestown Sun, 29 March 2005.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11269912.htm
Corps working on plan for Cheyenne River water shortage.” Aberdeen American News, 30 March 2005.
Col. Jeffrey A. Bedey, commander and district engineer of the corps' Omaha District, said the study will examine options and costs for extending the intake that draws Missouri River water for a system that serves at least 14,000 people.
*also appeared in the New York Times, 20 March 2005.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 31 March 2005.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/03/29/build/state/75-moriver.inc
“Management of Missouri River in question.” Billings Gazette, 30 March 2005.
Donita Hale says there is only one thing that will end the bickering that has resulted from unceasing low flows on the Missouri River - “rain.”
*also appeared in the Jamestown Sun, 29 March 2005.
*also appreared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 29 March 2005.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/sports/11262923.htm
Kimberly Kolden. “Flying carp concern S.D. fish managers.” Grand Forks Herald, 30 March 2005.
Two species of Asian carp - the bighead and silver carp - have been menacing native fish at the southern end of the Missouri River for years, but in the last few years, they've traveled north and now threaten the area's native species, according to Wayne Stancill, fisheries supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2005-03-30-lewis-and-clark_x.htm
Curt Woodward. “Lewis and Clark: Bicentennial celebration continues.” USA Today, 30 March 2005.
Midway through the bicentennial of its monumental journey across the unknown West, America's famed Corps of Discovery is once again pushing into uncharted territory.
Mark Henckel. “Montana outdoors: Aquatic disaster averted.” Billings Gazette, March 31, 2005.
A potential environmental disaster was quietly averted in the Gallatin Valley last week. But it provided a stern lesson in how easily our waters in much of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota could have been changed for the worse - forever.
http://www.capjournal.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=12546&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=&S=1
Leta Nolan Childers. “Corps, city join forces to finish buyout program.” Pierre Capital Journal, 31 March 2005.
Both the city and the corps promised to work together to finish solving the problem created when the Missouri River began spreading out underground because of siltation and creating subterranean flooding of the residential area.
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050331/OPINION01/503310319/1052
“Editorial: Use chance to talk to corps.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 31 March 2005.
Six public meetings are planned throughout the region so the Army Corps of Engineers can explain its 2005 operating plan for Missouri River reservoirs.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 3 April 2005.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/sports/outdoors/11285011.htm
Youngster lands 20-pound Northern while ice fishing on Missouri River.” Aberdeen American News, 1 April 2005.
The 11-year-old (soon to be 12) from Aberdeen recently accompanied his dad Roger, brother Justin, 21, and family friend Ricky Lipp on an ice-fishing outing on the Missouri River near the Bowdle Beach area.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=27406&SectionID=31&SubSectionID=98&S=1
“Tribes sign deal for reservation oil drilling.” Jamestown Sun, 4 April 2005.
Specific sites have not been determined, but Baker said one potential area is underneath Lake Sakakawea. The tribe will ensure the drilling is done in a way that will not violate archaeological sites and sacred burial grounds, some of which are under the lake that was formed by the damming of the Missouri River.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/11303987.htm
Riverside hopes levee brings boost.” Kansas City Star, 4 April 2005.
With a Missouri River levee almost complete in Riverside, nearby landowners are awaiting the economic development the major flood-control project is expected to spur.