Scoping It Out

Williston native Brad Melland, who works these days as the equipment manager for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League was our special guest on Scoping It Out Nov. 7 on KEYZ 660.

Melland has an interesting background working with such programs as UND, Montreal in the CFL, a stint in the World Football League, along with a stop at the Seattle Seahawks before landing the top job with the Browns.

Meanwhile, our weekly “Scoping It Out” segment on News Radio KEYZ 660 discussed a buggy situation.

How’s that for timing?

The issue was decided on the ballot and residents gave the green light to charge the additional fee.

Fran Bosch, who heads up the Vector Control program dropped by the studio to chat about a ballot issue asking local residents for a $2 monthly increase on their water bills, along with rural residents being asked to chip in $2.

That decision was approved by a large amount of voters.

Now the effort is to be able to afford more chemicals which in turn could provide the U.S. Air Force to come to the rescue.

We’ll keep and eye on the sky and keep you posted.

SHSND PAYS A VISIT HERE

State Historical Society of North Dakota Director Merl Paaverud led a team to Williston recently to sell the package that involves raising more than 50 million dollars to expand and enhance the Heritage Center in Bismarck.

The presentation to local leaders provided a forum to spread the details.

Williston was the seventh of eight stops for the SHSND and the SHSND Foundation with the final session held in Minot.

Now the Legislature will be approached as the SHSND will be seeking some $40 million in funds, while working to raise $12.5 million through a number of methods.

PAT KEOGH WILL BE “SCOPING IT OUT” GUEST ON NOV. 14

Another former Williston Coyote will be our guest on “Scoping It Out” as Pat Keogh, home on leave from Iraq, took time to chat.

Tune in Friday (Nov. 14) at 4:45 p.m. to hear some thoughts from this young man who is serving as an officer in the U.S. Army in Iraq.

We will also tell you more about this young man in our Nov. 20 column in The Shopper.

We were saddened to learn of the passing of our good friend Tony Dean.

This avid outdoorsman will no doubt be missed.

For more than 20 years we had the pleasure of calling him our friend.

We invited him to Williston on many occasions to speak at the sports and recreation show.

Tony was an avid sportsman, however he also liked the sport of boxing and followed the career of North Dakota boxer Virgil Hill.

Another former Williston resident finds himself in a key role with a major sporting team.

Brad Melland spends his time these days serving as the equipment manager for the National Football League Cleveland Browns.

We had an opportunity to chat with Brad recently and that came after a very nice Monday Night win.

Now the Browns venture into Washington to tangle with the Redskins.

Melland has worked his way through the ranks, with an earlier stop with the Settle Seahawks, before landing the top job with the Browns.

Look for Brad to be our guest on “Scoping It Out” on KEYZ 660 AM down the road.

Also check back as we will highlight his career.

It’s always fun to spread the great news.

A quick drive around town draws attention to the many “Sale Pending” signs that dot yards throughout our community.

This means a lot of folks are on the move, whether they are upgrading or moving on.

At the same time others are moving in to change the scenery.

We can only hope some new business ventures open doors.

PRICE OF GAS IS ON THE DECLINE

Another great thing to notice is the price of gas which has dropped down to $2.99 today.

Yahoooooooooo……..

To have gas below the $3.00 mark is something to yell about.

With the snow melting, this is also a time for construction workers to scurry to finish up projects.

It’s good to see the replacement of posts at intersections that apparently were put in the wrong place the first time out.

Vehicles have hit the posts which are there for pedestrians to summon a crossing light.

One could only imagine if someone had been standing by the posts which have been dented.