Link to the Dickinson Press here.
After four nights of sleeping in a pickup in the Williston Walmart parking lot in January, Levi Steff was ready to go home.
But then the 22-year-old from western New York, who moved to the Oil Patch with his older brother, went to a local church service and heard a sermon about not giving up.
They didn't give up and are surviving and saving money to pay off school debts. They are working 80-hour weeks but:
They’re also trying to have fun while they’re here, and they enjoy connecting with other people who have relocated to the Oil Patch.
“It’s so refreshing to be around so many people who have such a heart of adventure,” Eric said.
And so it goes.
Finally. Just what we asked for all our lives.
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anon 1
To borrow a phrase from NCAA men's basketball freshmen: "one and done."
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anon 1
Statoil buying BEXP was just a very, very small beginning. I can imagine a much bigger deal involving a much bigger player.
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