Polk County water project under way
The Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District is purchasing land for its fourth impoundment project in the last 10 years.
The Brand/Angus Coulee flood control project will be located between Crookston and Warren. It will combine flood control and environmental enhancement features. The project will cover 960 acres, with a storage capacity of 3,800 acre-feet.
The watershed's other three impoundments are the Angus Oslo No. 4, three miles northeast of Brand/Angus, the Snake River project in Marshall County that includes a storage site and a diversion channel that goes around Warren and the recently completed Agassiz Valley project located five miles south of Warren.
The projects' benefits include removing Warren from the flood plain.
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The work is done in cooperation with the Red River water management Board.
Hamm advises flood insurance coverage
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm encouraged homeowners, renters and business owners to think about purchasing a flood insurance policy.
"The latest information available from the National Weather Service indicates that there is a good chance North Dakota will see some spring flooding," Hamm said. "Since there is a 30-day waiting period before a flood insurance policy becomes effective, it is imperative that people do not procrastinate but start checking into the purchase of a policy soon."
Flood coverage must be purchased separately as it is not covered under a homeowner's policy. Flood insurance is offered and underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program. Several insurance companies in North Dakota write and service flood policies through the NFIP. The list of companies in North Dakota that write and service flood policies through the NFIP is available at www.fema.gov/nfipInsurance/companies.jsp .
Hamm said that in the past, some consumers assumed they would receive disaster relief from the federal government to recover from flood damage. Not all floods are declared disasters, he said.
For information regarding flood insurance coverage, call (800) 638-6620 or www.floodsmart.gov .
SSA adds to list of disabilities
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The Social Security Administration has expanded by 38 the list of medical conditions considered for Compassionate Allowance, according to a release from the Social Security Administration.
Compassionate allowances are a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify for disability under the Listing of Impairments based on minimal objective medical information.
More about Compassionate Allowances is at www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances .
Girls State essays being accepted
Girls interested in attending Girls State must submit their applications to their high school counseling office by March 11.
Junior girls should submit a one-page essay on why they want to attend along with a 3-by-5 card attached containing her name, address and telephone number. A committee will make selections from the applications.
Girls State will be held June 6-11 on the UND campus in Grand Forks. For more information, log on to www.ndgirlsstate.org .
UND's Big Event set for May 1
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This year's Big Event at UND is set for May 1. Last year, more than 900 UND students, faculty and staff volunteered to do community projects throughout the city.
Businesses and people who would like to contribute or sponsor should call (701) 739-6401 or e-mail Kathryn.
fristad@und.edu . You can also call (701) 793-0631 or
e-mail KristiOkerlund@mail.und.edu .
Snowmobilers raise funds for ALS
The Black Woods Blizzard Snowmobile Tour, held Feb. 4-6 from Proctor to Lake Vermilion to Two Harbors, Minn., raised more than $503,000 for people with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Riders included former Minnesota Twins Kent Hrbek and Terry Steinbach, both who lost their fathers to ALS. Other participants included Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, Rod Bolstad of Hillsboro, N.D., Jim Heibert from Grand Forks and Roger Scheving, Wally Cash and Clay Thompson of East Grand Forks.
This year's top fundraiser was the Polaris team of Roseau, Minn., with more than $67,000.
