News Releases for December 2005
December 22, 2005
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Hoeven Makes Racing Commission Appointments
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today announced his appointment of Jim Arthaud of Medora as chairman of the North Dakota Racing Commission. Arthaud will serve as chairman for the remainder of his term which expires June 30, 2007. Arthaud is president of the Missouri Basin Well Services, Inc.
Hoeven also announced the appointment of Tom Secrest of Hettinger to a five-year term on the Racing Commission. Secrest is the Adams County State’s Attorney, and has practiced law in Hettinger since 1961. Secrest has raced quarter horses and paint horses in South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Oklahoma. Although he is no longer involved in horse racing, he currently breeds and sells paint horses.
The five-member Racing Commission oversees the regulatory functions of live and off-track horse racing. The Board also disburses funds from simulcast racing.
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