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UNDERWOOD Falkirk Mine worker Daniel Saxberg was eating lunch with his kids at Space Aliens in Bismarck when a co-worker texted him the news that Coal Creek Station will soon have a new owner.
âI literally almost cried and hugged my waitress at the same time,â he said. âItâs been an emotional year to say the least.â
He recalled the scene at the restaurant from his home in Underwood the next day.
Saxberg smiled Thursday as he spoke about how he wonât be out of his job working in mine reclamation next year after all, given that the power plant is to stay open. Falkirk supplies coal to Coal Creek via enormous trucks that haul loads of lignite several miles from the mine near Underwood to the power plant south of town.