Poker tourney raised $1,300 for the pool
    The Hebron Swimming Pool now has an additional $1,300.80 for operation and repairs, thanks to a "Poker Tourney" sponsored by the Hebron Park Board.
    The event was held Sunday, April 6 at the Brick City Bar and Grill, under the direction of roughriderpokertour.com.
    Eighty-six players took part, each paying a $125 entry fee.
    The tournament brought in $10,700 and $8,600 was paid out in prizes to the winners.
    The Park Board received a net profit of $1300.80 after paying tournament fees of $834.20.
    Ken Ihringer, Bordulac, was the first place winner, receiving $2,580.
    Kenneth Thorton, Mott, came in second and won $1,720 and Curtis Diede, Jamestown, earned $1,204 for coming in third.
    Brian Day, Bismarck, was fourth and received $860 while Steve Pouliot, Beulah, was fifth and earned $602. Hebron’s Robert Dolney came in sixth and won $473 and seventh went to Ed Vetter, Bismarck, who earned himself $387.
    The next two winners were from Hebron – Nick Weiand won $301, coming in eighth and Ryan Wiege, won $258, earning ninth place.
    Ed Boehm, Mandan, was tenth and earned $215.

Save "cans" for playground equipment
    There’s a big white container very close to the "Hebron Community Bulletin Board" just north of the Hebron post office.
    It’s a rather strange looking contraption with a round hole on top. Many people have no idea what that "thing" is used for.
    To the right of this container is a park bench with advertising on it. That advertising urges everyone to save aluminum cans and then donate them to the Hebron Park Board. The Park Board will sell the cans and those monies will be used to purchase new playground equipment for our cities parks.
    Recently "Cans for Kids" was painted on the front of that strange looking container. That’s where you can deposit your cans.
   There is a second drop off point for aluminum cans and that is at the Bolke Memorial Building (next to the recycling trailer) in the southwest corner of Hebron.
    According to Michyle Stern, secretary of the Hebron Park Board, $207 has been realized from the donations of aluminum for the new play ground equipment. In addition, the Hebron Cub Scouts have donated $100.00.
    Donations, of course, are always appreciated from residents of our area or from those at a distance.
    Stern reports that the park board has not made any definite plans at this time about what type of equipment to purchase but in her research, and what Stern has seen done in other communities, she feels that a playground system that will accommodate all ages runs between $13,000 and $17,000.
    The Park Board’s time line will be dependent upon funds that are raised.