Punt, Pass and Kick to Win $500

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1 V O L U M E 3 J U LY / A U G U S T Dates to Remember BEK bill payments are due on the 20th of each month. August Calendar Photo Contest Deadline September 2 Labor Day (BEK office closed for Holiday) September 8 Grandparent s Day September 11 Patriot Day September 22 Autumn Begins Punt, Pass and Kick to Win $500 It s the half-time football contest that has a winner at every game. Get in the game this fall with BEK Communications and your area businesses and schools for a unique contest where the contestant and/or the hosting school or athletic club score $500 every time! That s $3000 to be given away this season and here s how it works: One contestant will be drawn at each location for a chance to win $500 during this half-time event. The contestant drawn will choose to punt, pass or kick through the goal post from the 5 yard line for $50, the 10 yard line for $100 and then the 25 yard line for $250. The contestant will choose when to use his/her punt, pass and kick options but will need to use all three methods to complete the contest. If the contestant is successful at all three methods, he/she will get a $100 bonus! Total possible winnings will be $500. The amount NOT won, of the $500 available winnings, will be donated to the school or athletic club hosting the game. Each contestant is guaranteed $25 for participating plus a consolation prize(s). Are you 18 or older? Then you are eligible to enter the contest. Not interested in a chance to win $500? Register for door prizes and cheer on the lucky contestant. What s for the kids? Children are invited to the sponsor booth to sign up for cool prizes too. Please join the following sponsoring businesses at a game near you. Support your team and your school for an evening of fun and excitement! DATE TAILGATE LOCATION CONTEST SPONSORS Aug 27 Napoleon BEK, Central Dakota Frontier Cooperative, Emmons County Record, Green Iron Equipment, South Central Grain, Stock Growers Bank and The Napoleon Homestead. Aug 31 South Strasburg/Zeeland BEK, Emmons County Record, Northern Plains Co-op, Strasburg State Bank, Strasburg Insurance Agency and Zeeland Oil Company Sept 13 Southern McLean BEK, Robi s Repair Inc.,The Union Bank (Wilton, Hazen, Beulah & Halliday) (Washburn) Wilton Farmers Elevator, Wilton Farmers Union Oil and WRT (West River Telecom) Sept 27 Milnor-North Linton/HMB BEK, BNC Bank, Emmons County Record, John Beck Insurance, Sayler Implement and Voller Ag Inc. Oct 4 South Border (Wishek) BEK, Jim Weber Ford, Sayler Implement, Security State Bank, The Wishek Star and Wishek Manufacturing. Oct 11 Kidder County (Steele) Advanced Physical Therapy, BEK, Coffee Cup Fuel Stop, Emmons County Record, 1st Choice Truck & Trailer Repair, Northland Financial and Steele Ozone & Kidder County Press.

2 More Than A Cooperative Annual Meeting An evening of food (more than enough to feed 900), fun (fun activities for the kids) and prizes (extremely cool kids prizes), was realized at the BEK Communications Cooperative s 61st Annual Meeting which was held on Thursday, June 13th at the Kidder County High School gymnasium in Steele, N.D. By special invite in the May/June BEK Beacon, customers were asked to join the members at this year s annual meeting. Prior to the cooperative s business meeting, members and guests were treated to a beef supper and were given a small gift upon registering. Just for Kids - a mini carnival was provided for preschool and elementary school age children while the adults attended the annual meeting. All of the kids attending this year s annual meeting had a chance to win some terrific prizes and here is the list of the kids grand prizes and the lucky winners drawn at the end of the meeting: Anxiously waiting to see who wins the prizes. BEK employee Tom Steinolfson hands out children's prizes. Leap Frog LeapPad2 Explorer Brett Harr Grand Slam Game Brooklyn Goldade 16 GB ipod Sophia Horner Scooter Violet Fischer Tricyle Kaitlyn Harter 20 Bike Quincy Welder Dakota Family Zoo Pass Package Keagan Marshall Raging Rivers Family Pass Package Lucas Rouda Backyard Water Fun Package Blake of Wing 8 Android Tablet Mykera Vetsch BEK Sports Gift Pack Austin Kauk BEK Entertainment Pack Abby Randall Cake Walk Winner. BEK Sponsors 11 th Annual Kuchen Contest at Tri County Fair Prior to the contest, P.M.S. radio personality Mark Armstrong, boldly stated that he had never had kuchen. Now that he has judged this tasty treat, he s got kuchen running through his veins and he is scheming to create new varieties! When it comes to kuchen varieties, everyone has their favorites. On Saturday, July 13 th, 39 kuchen entries were displayed and ready for the judges to ooh and aah, sample with utterings of mmmmm and ooohhh and painstakingly determine the best of the best. Gift cards were awarded to the following winners: $300 Keisha Mann for winning three categories: Apple, Cheese and Prune. $300 Alice Wiest for also winning three categories: Peach, Rhubarb and Other (chocolate chip). $100 Marge Horner for winning the Wedding Kuchen Category. Additionally, a 32 LED TV was awarded to Alice Wiest for winning the BEST overall division for her rhubarb kuchen. Alice Wiest Congratulations to all the contest winners and a big thank you to all of the contestants for all of the delicious entries and making this another successful contest. A special thank you to our guest judges who were fairgoers that scored the top three kuchen in each category. Last, but not least, a big thank you to our final judges: Mark Armstrong, Phil Parker and Dr. Luis Villa of Bismarck and Pat Hieb of Steele. BEK Customer Service Manager, Tammy Birrenkott, was available throughout the day at the BEK booth to answer customers questions about phone, Internet and TV. Many people stopped by and were given the opportunity to register for a $25 gift certificate. Congratulations to these winners: Dorothy Bender, Wishek, Rosemary Bosch, Linton, Karen Just, Wishek, Arlet Wolff, Wishek. 2

3 Get More With BEKTV! The TV industry changes daily and BEK continues to work with the content providers to bring you the best in TV programming, package offerings and specials. Check this out More FREE HD s: BEKTV is now offering even more FREE HD s in the Expanded, Business/Office HD and Tavern HD packages! Channel Number Channel Name Expanded HD Variety* Business Office HD Tavern HD 1065 Fox Soccer HD if subscribed to Fox Soccer ala carte 1067 Fuel TV HD if subscribed to Fuel TV ala carte 1089 BTN HD if subscribed to BTN ala carte 1091 CBS College Sports HD Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite HD BBC America HD TV Land HD Game Show Network (GSN) HD Crime & Investigation Network HD WE HD Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) HD Hallmark Movie Channel HD Style HD DIY Network HD Cooking Channel HD Comedy Central HD G4 HD Spike TV HD MavTV HD MTV HD MTV 2 HD VH1 HD CMT HD Fox Business Network HD Bio HD H2 HD Nat Geo Wild HD BET HD AMC HD Fox Movie Channel HD Channel Change: Halogen, channel 46 has been re-branded as PIVOT (8-1-13). * The Variety package includes Expanded channels. 3

4 BEK Sports Update In the sports world, change is common. Team rosters change, team names change and regions change too. This fall, BEK Sports will have some changes to its team roster, channel names and regional alignments. BEK Sports Team Roster Additions BEK Sports welcomes two new people to its staff. BEK Sports New Regions Defined With the relocation of the Minot office to Fargo, BEK Sports has adjusted the regional alignment of the affiliate companies. This will allow the greatest coverage for all of the affiliates and will continue to advance the BEK Sports product. (See map below.) The regions will include the following: Pat Boylan, a Ball State University graduate and native of Carmel, I.N., joined the team on July 8th as Broadcast Director. Pat was 7th among all collegiate sports broadcasters in the nation for the Jim Nantz Award and he is excited to begin his career with the BEK Sports Network family. Pat joins the Bismarck office staff of Pat Boylan Jordan Hassler, Simon Rosenwasser and Scott Loerch. He will be responsible for commercial production, setting up live broadcasts and play by play coverage. Sports is in Pat s blood. There is no place he would rather be than Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, or Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts. He proudly states that his lifetime fan achievement to date is that he has been to 85 NFL games and 70 MLB games. BEK Sports West BEK Communications Dickey Rural Networks Reservation Telephone Cooperative SRT Communications Midstate Telephone Company Northwest Communications Cooperative BEK Sports East United/Turtle Mountain Communications Polar Communications North Dakota Telephone Company Dakota Central Telecommunications Red River Communications The BEK Sports Network will cover games from both the West and East Regions. An enthusiastic Isaac Will Rice, Jr. also joined the BEK Sports team as Live Event Director on July 8th. Isaac is a recent Bethany Lutheran College graduate and a native of Michigan. Isaac participated in several different roles in over 50 LIVE broadcasts of MSU-Mankato hockey. Isaac is a perfectionist, challenging himself Isaac Will Rice, Jr. to a zero blooper tolerance to deliver a perfect live televised game. Isaac s role at BEK Sports is directing local high school broadcasts throughout North Dakota. He joins the Fargo office staff of John Hadden and Brent Borkhuis. Isaac s family ties are tight and he feels blessed having a very supportive family who has adjusted to his long distance college choice and his recent North Dakota career move. Besides high school and college sports, Isaac enjoys the sport of fishing; he likes to workout, watch TV and repair computers. Get in the Game with BEK Sports! BEK Sports Name Changes BEK Sports is transitioning to a little different channel format: BEK Sports Network, Channel 28, BEK Sports East, Channel 29 and BEK Sports West, Channel 30. Refer to the map and the Fall Schedule included in this issue of the BEK Beacon. BEK area games are highlighted in green on the schedule. Note: BEK area games will not all be on one specific channel, so be sure to check the schedule for games in your area. 4

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6 Additional Directories Available at Local Businesses The edition of the BEK/West River Missouri Slope Telephone Directory was mailed to BEK customers in June. The BEK directory includes listings from BEK Communications and West River Telecommunications based out of Hazen, N.D., as well as Bismarck- Mandan Business and Residence listings. Please take some time to look at your own listing in the new phone book. If you find any errors, please report them to BEK as soon as possible. While every effort is made to improve each issue and to eliminate all errors in the BEK/ West River Missouri Slope Telephone Directory, BEK Communications and the publishers of the directory do not assume any liability because of errors and omissions that may occur in the telephone directory. If you did not receive the new directory or need extra copies, additional directories are available at the following locations: Bismarck BEK Communications Memorial Highway First Community Credit Union N. 5th St. or 3201 Weiss Ave Braddock Hager s Bar Dawson Dawson Cafe Hague Hague Store Hazelton Bank of Hazelton Kintyre Titan Machinery Lehr Security State Bank (M-W-F mornings) Linton BNC National Bank Napoleon Stock Growers Bank Pettibone T & V Grocery Regan Regan Farmers Union Elevator Robinson First Security Bank West (open mornings) Steele BEK Communications Headquarters Sterling Cenex Tops Truck Stop Strasburg Strasburg State Bank Tappen Tappen Farm Supply Tuttle Tuttle Community Store Wilton City of Wilton (Auditor s Office) and First State Bank of Wilton Wing Chat & Chew Cafe Wishek Security State Bank Zeeland McIntosh County Bank BEK Construction BEK Communications began the construction year with well laid plans for bringing BEK Fiber to areas in rural Bismarck. Mother Nature had a little different plan for us as she held tight to a cold, wet weather pattern causing nearly a month delay in spring construction across the state of North Dakota. Once conditions improved, we hit the ground running with several construction projects. 1. Fischer Contracting is helping with main line construction in subdivision 1 of Country Hills. There are currently 70 lots for homes in this area that is located NE of the Intersection of 80th Street and 71st Avenue. And it s still growing. 2. In the 3rd addition area of Copper Ridge, Fischer Contracting has completed the main line fiber construction and plow drops have been made to those taking service. 3. Main line construction is also completed in two small developments south of the University of Mary at Signal Street and McDonald Road. That s not all - further expansion plans for BEK Fiber include the Apple Creek Industrial Park and several homes near Majestic Street east of Lincoln. Before year-end, BEK expects to have a lot of construction completed that will align us for new development in As a BEK customer, you can help with the growth of our company and benefit by doing so. How? Find great promotions offered periodically on BEK s Facebook page for new and existing customers. Check us out at BEKCommunications. One More Thing Call Before You Dig! BEK reminds you that if you are planning a do-ityourself project such as planting a tree, digging a hole to put up a new mailbox, fence or tree house for the kids; it s important that you call North Dakota One-Call (811) first. There are a number of utility lines buried on your property telephone, electric, gas or propane, water sewer, and cable TV. It may not seem like a big deal; but it can be. It s a free service and it s simple; it doesn t cost you anything to call before you dig. Losing your utilities for any length of time now that s annoying! 6

7 New Listings BISMARCK-MANDAN-BALDWIN AREA Advantage Plumbing & Heating Anderson Curt & Crystal Berndt Kent & Shannon Bethel Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Bistro An American Café Boehm Doug Bourguis Lorraine Dewitz Loren & Judy Electric Sunn & Salon Gateway Health Mart Pharmacy Gross Michael & Melissa Iverson Casey & Angela Johnson Mary Beth Meidinger Wesley & Carol Rants Brian Ross Joshua & Sarah KINTYRE-BRADDOCK Gross Tom & Tori Monroe David L & Mary LEHR C & R Bar and Café LINTON Schumacher Steve & Billie Stewart Chance Stuckle Aaron & Acacia Weber Marie A NAPOLEON Stenslie James & Norma Wilson Gwen REGAN Backman Matt & Emma ROBINSON Johnson Loren Jr STEELE Douglas Joshua Fettig Anton Quellhorst Tara STERLING-DRISCOLL-MOFFIT Chadwick Nancy STRASBURG-HAGUE Bossert Teddy & Deb McPherson Lisa Seaman Edwin & Stephanie Senger Dion TAPPEN-DAWSON CRYSTAL SPRINGS-LAKE ISABEL Anderson Carl Beneke James Central Dakota Frontier Coop Fredrickson Mary Job Daniel & Claudette Johnson Arden & Cindy Kavonius Helen Kitchen Shane & Lara Monroe David L & Mary Moser David A Reisenauer Monica Scholl Arlan Schuchard Lyle C Smith Stuart Stroh Brandon Wald Victor & Sue TUTTLE Krein Tim WILTON Anderson Michael WING-AREA Bosch Jason Buee Michelle & Jarid Van Zee Ryan & Bridgette WISHEK Bechtle Michael & Alissa Just Paul Kessler Ray Calendar Photo Contest Deadline Approaching Time is running out! Submit your winning photos for BEK s 2014 Calendar Photo Contest by August 26th. The contest is wide open to all photographers who are storing some great shots on their cameras or computers. What do we want? Photo suggestions include seasonal pictures, different events including sports, fieldwork and hunting, unique situations or breathtaking views showing rural life. Any exceptional photos that capture the beauty, interests and appreciation of BEK territory will be accepted. If your photo(s) are used, we ll credit the calendar with your name. Deadline for the calendar photos is: August 26, We encourage you to submit electronic high resolution photos to: bekcomm@bektel.com Subject: Calendar Photos Or mail your photos to: Photo Contest BEK Communications Cooperative PO Box 230 Steele, ND Be sure to include your name and address with the photo, but do not write directly on the back of the photo. If you would like the photo returned to you, please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope with your photo. 7

8 PRSRTD STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 256 BISMARCK, ND 200 East Broadway PO Box 230 Steele, North Dakota BEK Beacon Published by BEK Communications 200 East Broadway PO Box 230 Steele, North Dakota P (701) F (701) May/June Trivia Winners Shirley Brusven, Steele, N.D. Connie Job, Linton, N.D. Lee A. Piatz, Napoleon, N.D. Shirley Ann Rohrbach, Wishek, N.D. Lila Jane Werner, Hazelton, N.D. Trivia Questions 1. Congratulations to for winning the BEST overall division for her rhubarb kuchen entry in the Tri County Fair BEK Kuchen Contest. 2. delayed BEK Spring construction. 3. BEK Communications is in the BEK Sports Region. Entries must be received by September 11, Name Phone No. Clip and send to the BEK office with your phone payment. You can also to bekcomm@bektel.com. We will be drawing for five $5.00 credits to be applied to the winners phone bill.