Hazen Star News
Committee moving ahead
The Hazen City Commission has approved a final draft of Measure No. 2 to be placed on the ballot come the Nov. 4 General Election.
Now, the Hazen Wellness and Recreation Committee will get busy.
Boy Scout pitches Dog Park to City Commission
It’s time for Hazen Boy Scout Jordan Grosz to undertake an Eagle Scout Project. He’s decided on a dog park, and Tuesday evening he pitched the idea to the Hazen City Commission.
Grosz – along with Hazen Parks and Recreation Director Joe Amundson – browsed several sites within Hazen, Grosz said, and found a suitable site in city-owned lots 3, 4 and possibly 5 near the tennis courts in North Star Third Addition, southwest of Warren and Betty Lou Jensen’s residence in north Hazen.
Vandals leave their mark on Hazen businesses
Spray paint-wielding vandals hit several Hazen businesses Tuesday night, in some instances leaving vulgar phrases and images to be cleaned up by the business’ employees Wednesday morning.
Proposed natural gas pipeline to run through Beulah and Hazen
An underground natural gas pipeline has been proposed to run through Beulah and Hazen, with construction to potentially begin next spring, pending project approval. The high-pressure gas transmission line would branch from the Northern Border Pipeline and enter the very southwest corner of Mercer County, running northwest through Beulah and continuing east to Hazen.
Hail Hazen’s Harvest Fest
On Easter, you go to church and hunt for Easter baskets. At Christmas, you open presents. During Thanksgiving Day, you eat until you can’t possibly eat any more. In early September, you celebrate Hazen’s annual fall celebration: Harvest Fest. Harvest Fest has a long-standing tradition in Hazen.
City Commission approves preliminary budget
Farmers aren’t the only ones with sweat on their brow come August. It’s also Hazen City budget season, and the Hazen City Commission met twice in the past week to take a scrutinizing eye to the budget numbers before them.
Late carnival leaves county fair in debt
Not having a regular carnival at the Mercer County Fair in June has taken a toll on the fair’s bank account. After all the bills are in and paid, the Mercer County Fair will be in the red, short about $8,000.
Hazen hospitality hosts CANDISC participants
Big bikes, small bikes, red bikes, blue bikes. From grandpas and grandmas, to little tikes. With apologies to Dr. Seuss, all were in Hazen from Friday morning to Saturday morning as part of Cycling Around North Dakota In Sakakawea Country – better known as CANDISC. Over 500 riders and CANDISC support staff began peddling into town early Friday morning, the early start a tactic used by many to beat the heat. A welcome and informational tent and several volunteers were here awaiting the riders to help make their stay as enjoyable as possible.
There’s sure a lot of knowledge and history in one local rcently-turned 35-year-old.
