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Fish Hatchery Funding In Jeopardy? (Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:43 AM)

House Fire Near Oswego (Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:41 AM)

New Year's Eve Rides Offered (Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:20 AM)

Proposed big-game regulations would liberalize hunting in Region 6 (Posted Monday, December 30, 2002 11:12 AM)

Police Continue Crackdown On Under-age Drinking (Posted Friday, December 27, 2002 8:58 AM)

Tennis Request Nixed By High School Association (Posted Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:32 AM)

Small Hospitals Get Christmas Gift (Posted Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:35 AM)

Commissioners Establish Fire Season (Posted Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:37 PM)

Christmas Stroll To Be Televised (Posted Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:32 PM)

Santa Cash Pack Winners Drawn (Posted Friday, December 20, 2002 5:50 PM)

Block of Bucks Raises Over $13,000 (Posted Friday, December 20, 2002 5:45 PM

Block of Bucks Is Friday (Posted Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:44 PM)

3 Charged In Burglary (Posted Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:42 PM)

Letters To Santa Keeps Rolling (Posted Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:48 PM

County Leases Land; Retirement Parties Set (Posted Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:30 AM)

Mild weather boosts hunter success in Region 6 (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 9:59 PM)

Remembrance Tree Program Raises Over $1,300 (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 5:38 PM)

Monson To Retire At The End Of School Year (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 5:34 PM)

Transportation Meeting Set In Nashua (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 5:05 PM)

Community Concert Draws Big Crowd (Posted Sunday, December 8, 2002 10:05 PM)

pioneer Museum Thank You (Posted Sunday, December 8, 2002 3:44 PM)

Friendship nets big gift for school fund (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 8:14 PM)

Remembrance Tree Lighting Sunday (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 10:13 AM)

Former Walleye Unlimited Treasure Sentenced (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 9:14 AM)

Drought conditions in Missouri Basin expected to continue (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 9:07 AM)

Letters To Santa Returns (Posted Thursday, December 5, 2002 8:05 AM)

Lake Effect Snow Hits Fort Peck (Posted Wednesday, December 4, 2002 1:26 PM)

City Transfers Economic Money; Hires Watson As Patrolman (Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2002 9:33 PM

Task Force Nets 44 Violations In County (Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2002 9:29 AM)

December Obituaries

Fish Hatchery Funding In Jeopardy? (Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:43 AM)

Montana's Congressional delegation agreed earlier this year to work together to secure $8 million dollars in funding for the Fort Peck Warm Water Fish Hatchery.

But that funding could be in jeopardy as it appears Congress will be cutting the budget by 3% according to Senator Conrad Burns.

Burns spoke about funding for the hatchery during the Montana Outdoor Radio Show on December 28th. He said during the show that federal funding is tight this year because the nation is at war. Burns also said that it would be insane to speculate on how much funding the hatchery would receive but it will be "anywhere between $0 and $8million dollars."

The Fort Peck Warm Water Fish Hatchery has been authorized to receive $20 million and that funding will be spread over the next several years. Construction has already started on the hatchery and the groundbreaking occurred in July.

House Fire Near Oswego (Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:41 AM)

On Sunday, December 29th, the Long Run Fire Department was called to a house fire at 5:20 pm. The house was located 4 miles west of Oswego.

Roosevelt County Rural Fire, and Nashua also responded along with Fort Peck Tribal Police and the Wolf Point Ambulance. Two residents were taken by ambulance to Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point to be examined for smoke inhalation.

The fire was contained to one room in the house. The cause of the fire appeared to be electrical. All fire department units cleared the fire scene at 7:30 pm.

New Year's Eve Rides Offered (Posted Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:20 AM)

Free rides are available for those who indulge a bit too much for New Year's Eve. Alvie Hallock of Earl's Body Shop is offering free PRE-wrecker service before the wreck occurs; anyone who needs a safe ride home will be driven safely home along with their vehicle within a 5 mile radius of Glasgow. Call Alvie at 263-1304, White Indian at 939-0533 or Fuzz at 263-0933, or contact the Valley County Dispatch Center at 228-4333.

Donations are welcome but not required.

Proposed big-game regulations would liberalize hunting in Region 6 (Posted Monday, December 30, 2002 11:12 AM)

Plan to attend one of three public meetings in Region 6 this month or write your comments on proposed changes to next fall’s big-game hunting seasons in northeast and north-central Montana.

Among the changes being proposed by Fish, Wildlife & Parks are an unlimited elk season in most hunting districts of Region 6 (excluding the Missouri River Breaks and Bears Paw Mountains districts), a youth-only elk season in a portion of the Missouri River Breaks, a return to region-wide validation of antlerless white-tailed deer licenses and more liberal mule deer hunting in a pair of hunting districts in southern Phillips County.

These proposals will be discussed in more detail at a trio of meetings. In Region 6, the meeting schedules are:

Jan. 14 in Glasgow at the Cottonwood Inn
Jan. 15 in Havre at the Duck Inn, Olympic Room
Jan. 16 in First State Bank, upstairs.

All the meetings run from 7 to 9 p.m., and the public will be given an opportunity to comment on the tentative regulations. You can also submit written comments on the proposals through Jan. 24 by writing: Wildlife Division, Montana FWP, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701. The state’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will rule on final regulations during its Feb. 12 meeting in Helena.

Here are details of the Region 6 tentative regulations:

Change the general and archery deer season from antlered buck mule deer to standard either-sex mule deer in hunting districts 621 and 622.

DISCUSSION: Mule deer numbers in these two districts have been increasing, and have met population objectives under the state’s Adaptive Harvest Management Plan for standard regulations. The only hunting district in the region that would remain bucks-only for mule deer is District 620, where the population increase hasn’t been as pronounced.

Establish a general elk season in hunting districts 600, 610, 611, 640, 641, 650, 651, 652 and 670.

DISCUSSION: Currently, there is no elk season in any of these districts (except for 670), but increasingly landowners are reporting either transient elk or small pockets of residential elk.

“ These areas typically are not considered elk hunting districts because they include substantial blocks of private agricultural land and because they don’t have large blocks of secure elk habitat,” says Jim Satterfield, Region 6 supervisor. “Elk simply are not compatible with intensive agricultural practices, and landowner tolerance for elk depredation is generally very low. If elk were to become established in these areas, there would likely be a never-ending amount of crop depredation, and the department does not have the resources to deal with that.”

Under the proposal, hunters would be able to use a general elk license to harvest an either-sex elk in both the general archery and general rifle seasons. Satterfield says FWP’s goal is to “greatly reduce or eliminate elk in this marginal habitat rather than ‘micro managing’ an increasing number of small elk populations.”

Another motivation for the general elk season is to reduce the possibility that a transient elk carrying chronic wasting disease from a neighboring state could infect Montana’s elk, especially those in the high-quality Missouri Breaks and Bears Paw herds.

District 670, where a permit-only elk season has been in place for the last 4 years, would join the other districts as a general-license opportunity.

Return to region-wide validity for the 698 and 699 single-region antlerless white-tailed deer B licenses.

Discussion: For the past two years, these licenses have been valid only for the middle portion of Region 6. They haven’t been valid east of Highway 16, where the white-tail herd was suppressed by the winter of 2000-2001, or west of Saco, where an EHD outbreak killed off large numbers of deer along the Milk River in the summer/fall of 2001.

But white-tailed deer are a dynamic population, says Harold Wentland, Region 6 wildlife manager, and trend surveys indicate the herd is recovering rapidly east of Highway 16 in the eastern portion of the region, and have started recovering in other hunting districts. The added hunting pressure on antlerless white-tails should keep the population in check, he says.

“ Keep in mind that there is never just the right number of white-tailed deer,” says Wentland. “Most white-tails occur on private agricultural land in Region 6, and landowner concerns generally drive management decisions. It is common for the statement of ‘There are no white-tails!’ to rapidly change into cries of ‘White-tails are eating us out of house and home!’”

Establish a youth elk hunting season in hunting districts 621 and 622 with 20 permits valid for hunters between ages 12 and 14. The season would begin 3 days before the general season and extend to its end.

DISCUSSION: This is an opportunity to provide beginning hunters with a high-quality, high-success season. Hunters must be accompanied by an adult and/or guardian who is at least 21 years old. This recommendation is proposed cooperatively by Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the C.M. Russell Wildlife Refuge.
Establish a handicapped-accessible archery elk hunt on the C.M. Russell Wildlife Refuge.

DISCUSSION: This hunt is proposed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and would allow a non-ambulatory handicapped hunter holding one of FWP’s Modified Archer’s Permits to apply for the standard Missouri Breaks Archery Permit as their first choice in the drawing. A 120-acre section of Peter’s Bottoms on the CMR would be limited to these special-needs hunters.

Police Continue Crackdown On Under-age Drinking (Posted Friday, December 27, 2002 8:58 AM)

The Glasgow Police Department continues their crackdown on under-age drinking in the city.

Last week the police arrested four individuals and charged three of them with minor-in possession of alcohol and charged one individual with endangering the welfare of a child by supplying them with alcohol.

Those arrested include 21-year old Brett Clampitt who was charged with supplying the alcohol. Also arrested were 19-year old Levi Baadsgard and 19-year old Dennis Wing and a 16-year old female whose name wasn't released because she is under the age of 18. These three individuals were charged with possession of alcohol under the age of 21.

All four individuals were ticketed and released by the Glasgow Police Department.

Tennis Request Nixed By High School Association (Posted Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:32 AM)

The Montana High School Association has turned down Glasgow's request to add girls tennis to it's sports programs.

Earlier this month the Glasgow School Board voted 3-2 to add tennis instead of softball to the spring sport offerings at Glasgow High School. Financial reasons appeared to be the main reasoning behind the school boards decision to go with tennis instead of softball. It was estimated that adding softball would cost $10,000 while the cost of tennis would be an estimated $5000.

School Superintendent Glenn Monson told Kltz/Klan that with the MHSA's decision the board has no other choice but to go with girls softball this spring.

The board was required to add another girls sport when it added boys golf to the sports programs at Glasgow High School.

Small Hospitals Get Christmas Gift (Posted Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:35 AM)

(AP) The smallest hospitals in Montana got an early Christmas gift. The federal government has announced it will add more flexibility to staffing requirements for so-called Critical Access Hospitals, which serve remote areas. Under the proposed change, registered nurses will once again be allowed to serve as relief medical providers at hospitals with fewer than ten beds.

The state must first approve the arrangement, and one who hopes it will is Dan Muniak, a physician assistant and sole medical provider at the Garfield County Medical Center in Jordan. He says the rule change was announced last Thursday, but probably won't take effect until March.

There are more than 400 Critical Access Hospitals nationwide. Only six of them are staffed by just one medical provider, and four of those are in Montana. (Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Commissioners Establish Fire Season (Posted Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:37 PM)

The Valley County Commissioners have established a fire season for 2003, starting with January 1st and running all year through through December 31st, 2003. No person shall start any open fire within the county protection are without first obtaining an official permit to ignite or set fire from the Valley County Sheriff's office.

Violation of a closed fire season is a misdemeanor. For more information or a permit, contact the Law Enforcement Center at 228-4333.

Christmas Stroll To Be Televised (Posted Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:32 PM)

On Monday and Tuesday evening, December 23rd and 24th, Valley Public TV will show Santa and all the children’s visits with him from the Glasgow Christmas Stroll on Thanksgiving weekend.

Valley Public TV is channel 14 or channel 30. For Fort Peck and Nashua residents, it is channel 45.

Glasgow high school students involved with the TV station filmed the event and put the show together. Santa was wearing a microphone, so you should be able to hear your children’s Santa requests.

For more information, visit www.vptv.org

Santa Cash Pack Winners Drawn (Posted Friday, December 20, 2002 5:50 PM)

Congratulations to our three grand prize winners in the 2002 Santa Cash Pack. Tammy Dunn won $100, Jean Carlson $300 and Nichole Buckles $600 in Chamber Big Bucks on Friday night.

Tracy Dunn, $100 winner Jean Carlson, $300 winner Nicole Buckles, $600 winner

Block of Bucks Raises Over $13,000 (Posted Friday, December 20, 2002 5:45 PM

The Block of Bucks program for need children raised $13,313.08. National Guard volunteers stood at Glasgow interstections on Friday collecting the money from area residents.

213 children were signed up for Saturday's shopping for warm winter clothing.

The Glasgow middle school and high school student councils donated $1,250 from the Remembrance Tree project to help Block of Bucks to its total this year. Last year, Block of Bucks raised $12,219.

Block of Bucks Is Friday (Posted Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:44 PM)

The Block of Bucks will be held Friday in Glasgow and proceeds will be used to purchase warm winter clothing for needy children in Valley County.

The Soroptomist Club and the Montana Army National Guard are once again doing the work to make this needy holiday event successful.

This year there are 210 children signed up for the shopping that will occur on Saturday. Volunteer shoppers will take all the children to various stores in Glasgow to shop for the warm winter clothing. All the stores are also giving discounts on all purchases for the Block of Bucks.

Last year $12,219 was raised for the Block of Bucks and this amount was down from previous years.

3 Charged In Burglary (Posted Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:42 PM)

Three Glasgow individuals have made initial appearances in District Court on theft and burglary charges.

The three are alleged to be accomplices in the theft of a Nintendo game and jewelry worth more than $1000 from a Glasgow residence on November 26th.

The three charged in the case are 23-year old Wayne Stiles, 17-year old Evelynn Garcia and 17-year old Jesse Golding.

On Monday during his court appearance Golding stated under oath that his name was Jesse Flores and he was 18 years old. After his appearance authorities were notified that Flore's real name was Jesse Golding and was legally 17 years old. He was promptly sent back to the court to make another appearance in front of Judge John McKeon and was then sent to the juvenile detention center in Chinook.

The burglary and theft charges are both felonies and the three defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on the burglary and charge and 10 years for the theft charge.

All three will make their next appearance on January 6th.

Letters To Santa Keeps Rolling (Posted Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:48 PM

The Letters To Santa program with Rod Karst and Lori Dailey has been very busy with kids' Christmas letters this year! The Opheim 1st graders sent in some creative letters, which you can link to below. The program airs daily at 4:05 on KLTZ and Mix-93.

 

County Leases Land; Retirement Parties Set (Posted Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:30 AM)

The Valley County Commissioners have leased 3000 acres of land in Valley County for oil and gas exploration. The 5-year contract is with Great Northern Gas Company of Denver and will pay Valley County $2 an acre for the first year of the agreement and $1 an acre for the remaining years.

The majority of the land is located north of Hinsdale where Valley County continues to hold mineral rights on much of the land.

The commissioners have also announced that there will be retirement parties held for two retiring county elected officials. On December 23rd from 2-4pm there will be a party for retiring Sheriff Dick Wessler in the community room of the courthouse. And then on December 31st there will be a party for retiring commissioner Marlene Erickson.

Mild weather boosts hunter success in Region 6 (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 9:59 PM)

Thanks to mild weather across northeastern Montana this autumn, deer and elk hunters harvested plenty of animals, and a high percentage of larger bucks and bulls.

That’s the preliminary conclusion of wildlife biologists across Region 6, where hunters found plenty of mule deer regionwide but better white-tailed deer hunting from Glasgow eastward.

At Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ primary biological check station in the region, on Highway 2 just east of Havre, the number of deer checked by biologists this year was up in nearly every category. Havre-area biologist Al Rosgaard checked 515 mule deer, an increase of 34 percent from 2001. With the return to either-sex mule deer hunting in many Region 6 hunting districts, antlerless harvest was especially high. Rosgaard reported an increase of 109 percent in the number of antlerless mule deer compared to 2001.

Hunters had good success on white-tailed deer, where they found them. The Havre station checked 180 whitetails, a 38 percent increase over 2001. The proportion of bucks was quite high; 67 percent more were checked this year than in the 2001 season.

Hunters confirmed what biologists have been noting since the spring’s census surveys, that deer numbers are increasing in most habitat types in Region 6.

“ Mule deer and antelope have been on the rebound in Phillips County from population lows in the mid 1990s,” says biologist Mark Sullivan in Malta. “White-tailed deer are already recovering from last year's EHD outbreak, especially north of Highway 2, where the disease was less severe.”

Hunter success was fair in extreme northeastern Montana, says biologist Ray Mule’ in Culbertson. He noted some rebound in white-tailed deer numbers from the winter of 2000-2001, and says mule deer populations are stable in pockets of suitable habitat. In the central portion of the region, hunter success was good, and biologist Pat Gunderson in Glasgow noted that several very nice mule deer were taken.

Elk hunting success in Region 6 was relatively high. Most bowhunters and those general-season rifle hunters who drew the coveted either-sex tags for the Missouri River Breaks reported seeing good numbers of elk, and a high proportion of trophy bulls.

“ Good weather translated into good access, which translated into high success,” said Jim Satterfield, regional supervisor. Harold Wentland, Region 6 wildlife manager, said the mild weather enabled hunters to access more secure habitat for longer in the season than normal

“ That certainly was the case for deer hunters,” says Wentland, “but it’s most noticeable with elk hunters. When we have mild weather in Region 6, our elk success tends to be high. That’s precisely opposite the case in western Montana’s mountainous habitat.”

Biologists report an average pheasant season, with better success from Hinsdale eastward. Sharptailed and sage grouse and Hungarian partridge numbers were higher than normal in most parts of the region.

Remembrance Tree Program Raises Over $1,300 (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 5:38 PM)

The Glasgow High School and Middle School Student Councils sponsored their fourth annual Remembrance Tree program to remember loved ones that have passed on.

For the past four years the student councils have sold "memory bulbs" for a $5 donation. Then during the holiday season they have filled trees with lights to commemorate those that have passed on. The trees were lighted on Sunday and are located in the vacant lot between McDonald's and the Dairy Queen.

Proceeds from the Remembrance Tree are donated to the Soroptomist Block of Bucks program to provide warm winter clothing to needy children.

This year 264 memory bulbs were purchased and the student councils raised $1,320 for the Block of Bucks Program.

Monson To Retire At The End Of School Year (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 5:34 PM)

Glasgow school superintendent Glenn Monson has announced his intent to retire at the end of this school year.

Monson has been the superintendent for the past four years and has spent 38 years in the Glasgow school system.

The Glasgow school board will take up his retirement at the school board meeting on Wednesday and will set a procedure and timeline for advertsing the superintendent position.

Transportation Meeting Set In Nashua (Posted Monday, December 9, 2002 5:05 PM)

The Montana Department of Transportation is planning to hold a public meeting on January 8 at 7:00 PM at the Nashua Civic Center, 705 Front Street, Nashua, Montana.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a proposed project on a section of US Hwy 2 beginning just west of Nashua and extending east for approximately 10.2 miles (16.41 km) in Valley County.

This project will involve resurfacing and widening the existing roadway, replacement of bridges over Porcupine Creek and Porcupine Creek Overflow, modifications to horizontal and vertical alignments and installation of some curbing in Nashua. A new right-of-way will be needed.

For more information please contact Bill McChesney, District Administrator, 503 N River Ave, PO Box 890, Glendive, MT 59330-0890, phone (406) 377-5296 or (888) 689-5296. To arrange special accommodations for persons with disabilities call MDT at (406) 444-9229. For TTY call (406) 444-7696 or (800) 335-7592.

Community Concert Draws Big Crowd (Posted Sunday, December 8, 2002 10:05 PM)

Several hundred people showed up to listen to a community concert at the Glasgow Evangelical Church on Sunday night. The Scottie Blue Bell Choir, Unity (an interdenominational women's choir) and several solo singers performed.

 

pioneer Museum Thank You (Posted Sunday, December 8, 2002 3:44 PM)

A special thank you from the Pioneer Museum to:
Elaine Etchart - American Legion Auxiliary
Lois Markle - American Legion Auxiliary
Alec Adolphson - Boy Scout Leader (Troop 861)
Louise Franzen - Boy Scout Leader (Troop 861)
Jackson Farr - Boy Scout Troop 861
Keefe Farr - Boy Scout Troop 861
Christopher Remus - Boy Scout Troop 861
Greg Wixson - Boy Scout Troop 861
Linda Wixson - Boy Scout Troop 861 & Girl Scout Troop 477
Sabrina Remus - Girl Scout Troop 477
Albert Franzen - Special Volunteer
Christine Ritchie - Special Volunteer
Garrett Diesen - Special Volunteer
Barbara Berge - Special Volunteer
Tag Markle - Special Volunteer
Arden Nichols - Special Volunteer
Myrlee Nichols - Special Volunteer
Carl Hansen - Special Volunteer
Gladys Hansen - Special Volunteer
Meachelle Tetzloff - Special Volunteer
Alpha Martin - Special Volunteer
Grace Oliver - Special Volunteer
Wilma Bosh - Special Volunteer
Glenn Meier - Special Volunteer
Logan Eidson - Special Volunteer
Shawn Daggett - Special Volunteer
Lenore Hinerman - Valley County Historical Society
Carol Cotton - Valley County Historical Society
Carl Dix - Valley County Historical Society
Dave Pippin - Valley County Pioneer Museum Board
Lee Hagen - Friends of the Pioneer Museum
Brenda Leckie - Friends of the Pioneer Museum
Sherri Tumer - Friends of the Pioneer Museum
Nancy Runningen - Friends of the Pioneer Museum
Bemice Barrett - Friends of the Pioneer Museum
Doris Franzen - Friends of the Pioneer Museum

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JOHN HOYT AND THE VFW FOR THE USE OF THEIR FACILITIES!!!!
AND A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR FRIENDS AT KLTZ/KLAN FOR THEIR WONDERFUL COVERAGE AND THE GLASGOW COURIER AND THE PRINT SHOP FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE.

Friends Of The Pioneer Museum want to express their appreciation to all the wonderful generous people who gave us a hand stuffing the 9800 envelopes that constitute our annual mailing.This project keeps us in contact with people around the world and locaUy who have made it possible to accomplish many miracles for the Pioneer Museum. Thanks to efforts fike this we have a wonderful facility which houses our heritage not only for our benefit but also to benefit the generations to come.

Friendship nets big gift for school fund (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 8:14 PM)

(AP) A California woman visited Glasgow only once, but in her will she gave 650-thousand dollars to a trust fund that provides scholarships to Glasgow High School graduates. It also helps support the school.

The bequest came from longtime educator Maxine Fiedler of Palos Verdes Estates, an upscale suburb of Los Angeles. She died in July at age 87.

She gave the money to the non-profit Glasgow High School Education Trust, largely because of her close friendship with 1938 Glasgow alum Cecil Toftness and his late wife, Chloe.

Fiedler and Chloe Toftness taught in elementary schools in the Los Angeles area beginning in the 1940s. Cecil Toftness and his classmates established the Glasgow trust fund in 1965. (Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Remembrance Tree Lighting Sunday (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 10:13 AM)

The Glasgow High and Middle Schools will be holding their annual tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, December 8th at 4 p.m. between McDonald's and Dairy Queen. Proceeds from Remembrance donations will go to benefit the Block of Bucks program.

Former Walleye Unlimited Treasure Sentenced (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 9:14 AM)

(Havre-AP) -- The former treasurer of a chapter of Walleye Unlimited was given a three-year deferred sentence, after pleading guilty to taking money from the Havre-based group.

District Judge John Warner ordered Douglas Komrosky to pay 16-thousand-620 dollars in restitution to the local chapter, as part of a plea agreement. Komrosky pleaded guilty to felony theft last month.

The original court complaint said Komrosky was suspected of stealing about 17-thousand-500 dollars from the Walleye Unlimited chapter, and about three-thousand dollars from the Montana Walleye Circuit.

Hill County attorney Dave Rice said the criminal charge of theft from the Montana Walleye Circuit was dropped due to a lack of evidence. (Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Drought conditions in Missouri Basin expected to continue (Posted Friday, December 6, 2002 9:07 AM)

(AP) -- The Army Corps of Engineers says a national drought index gives no indication that moisture conditions will improve in the Missouri River basin anytime soon.

A corps hydraulic engineer, Jody Farhat, says moisture in the basin is significantly below normal.

The most recent estimates, from December 2nd, show mountain snowpack above Fort Peck at 39 percent below normal. It is 21 percent below normal in the Yellowstone River basin from Fort Peck to North Dakota's Garrison Dam. Normally, snow is building in the mountains by this time of year.

Downstream navigation will start with minimum service levels on April 1, if water storage in the six Missouri River system dams remains at lower-than-normal levels. Should dry conditions persist, the navigation season could be shortened by five days. (Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Letters To Santa Returns (Posted Thursday, December 5, 2002 8:05 AM)

Letters to Santa has returned! The show where we read Valley County area children's letters to Santa was a huge hit last year.

Rod Karst and Lori Dailey are the hosts. There's a daily Christmas song, a Christmas story and of course Letters to Santa.

Students from Opheim put in a little extra effort in making their Santa letters. Cards, from top row left: Tatum (no last name given), Torri Rogenes, Kenzie (no last name given), Erik Walstad, Cami Rosencrans. Second Row left: Alyssa Sanders, Alyssa Hoffman, Harry Wilson, Briann Nelson.

The show airs at 4:10 Monday-Friday on both KLTZ and Mix-93 and is sponsored by McDonald's in Glasgow, Prairie Ag Sales & Service and Valley Bank.

 

Lake Effect Snow Hits Fort Peck (Posted Wednesday, December 4, 2002 1:26 PM)

Up to four inches of snow fell along Fort Peck Lake early Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service office in Glasgow. While skies were clear in Glasgow Fort Peck was receiving snow caused by cold air passing over the relatively warm lake water.

For the full story, visit the National Weather Service page on this special weather event. (Thanks to Andy Pohl, National Weather Service Glasgow webmaster.)

City Transfers Economic Money; Hires Watson As Patrolman (Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2002 9:33 PM
The Glasgow City Council has agreed to transfer $3300 in economic development monies from the Great Northern Development Corporation and move it to Two Rivers Growth. This money is part of an annual payment made by the city to Great Northern. Two Rivers Growth is a local economic development group that is promoting development in Valley County. Great Northern provides assistance to several counties in northeast Montana including Valley County.

The council also officially hired Dave Watson as a new patrolman for the city police department. Watson has previously worked with the department before spending the past two years with the Women's Resource Center. He also ran for the position of Valley County Sheriff before losing in the November General Election to Glenn Meier. Watson will start his position on December 13th.

Task Force Nets 44 Violations In County (Posted Tuesday, December 3, 2002 9:29 AM)

The Big Muddy River Drug Task Force in conjunction with local law enforcement authorities conducted an investigation to determine the availability of alcohol to underage persons in northeast Montana.

The investigation was conducted in Sheridan, Daniels, Roosevelt, and Valley counties.

At the conclusion of the investigation, 44 establishments within the four county area allegedly sold alcohol to an underage person without requiring identification. Valley county had 13 incidents compared with 4 in Daniels County, 8 in Sheridan County, and 20 in Roosevelt County.

Only the individuals who actually sold the alcohol to the minors will be charged in each case. Those businesses that sold alcohol to the minors were the Oasis Lounge, Gordons Food, Deuces Wild, Cottonwood Inn and the Holiday Station Store in Glasgow.

Those being charged by the Valley County Sheriffs Office include the Northern Bar in Hinsdale, Park Grove Bar in Fort Peck, and El Cor Del Lane's in Glasgow. Five more individuals have to be served with their ticket and have yet to appear in court on the charge. Those businesses will be listed when appearances are made in Justice Court.

The operation was conducted throughout the month of November.

Maryellen Barrett Hicks

Mary Ellen Barrett Hicks, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 29th from natural causes in Moyie Springs, Idaho. Services will be Monday, January 6th, 2003 at 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow. Burial will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.

Maryellen was born on January 19th, 1915 in Glasgow to Forrest and Ruth (Jackson) Foust. She attended schools in Glasgow after which she married Wesley Patterson in 1931 in Glasgow. Maryellen remained at home with the family. Wesley preceded her in death on January 29th, 1947.

On November 15th of 1947 she married David Barrett in Glasgow. They made their home in Glasgow and she worked for Sears for many years. David preceded her in death on January 9th, 1979.

On February 8th, 1981 she married Vern Messick in Glasgow and they moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho where they made their home. Vern preceded her in death on October 23rd, 1989.

On April 2nd, 1993 she married John Hicks in Bonners Ferry, Idaho and they have made their home in Moyie Springs, Idaho until Maryellen's death. Over the years she loved to read, help the ederly, sick and foster children, she communicated with family and friends, enjoyed sewing, growing flowers and decorate her home with flowers and loved collecting hats and showing them off. She will be remembered as a loving wife to John and as the "Hat Lady".

Survivors include: her husband, John Hicks of Moyie Springs, Idaho; sons, Ralph Patterson of Aurora, Colorado, Dennis Patterson of Sedro Woolley, Washington, Daniel Patterson of Glasgow; daughters, Martha Stanley of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Ruth Cimino of Mt. Sinai, New York, Margaret Swor of Springfield, Oregon; sister Eva Luse of Glasgow; 24 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother Melvin Foust, Brother V.M. Foust, husbands Wesley Patterson, David Barrett and Vern Messick.

George "Bud" E. Yager

George "Bud" E. Yager, 67, passed away on Saturday, December 28th due to a long illness at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Services will be at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Nashua on Friday, January 3rd at 11 a.m. with Kenneth Nicols officiating. Interment will be at the Nashua Cemetery. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.

George "Bud" E. Yager was born on March 6th, 1935 in Wolf Point to John and Martha (Fuhrman) Yager. Bud grew up on the family ranch northeast of Fort Peck, attended McCone City Country School and continued his high school education in Glasgow. Bud married Virginia Bellon May 4th, 1958 and moved to Ft. Ord, CA where Bud served in the Army National Guard. They returned to Montana where Bud worked construction at the Fort Peck Power House. In November 1964, Bud and Virginia made a life together on the family ranch.

Preceding in his death were his parents, John and Martha.

Bud loved farming, ranching, hunting, fishing, looking after his horses and cows. His favorite pastime was to take "the loop" at 2 in the morning to meet with his "coffee buddies". He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

Surviviors include: his wife, Virginia Yager of northeast of Fort Peck; 3 sons, Roger (Sherry) Yager with 3 daughters; Kortney, Mataya and Takira of Maple Grove, MN, Dennis (Nancy) Yager and daughter Kayla of Helena and Toby Yager of northeast of Fort Peck; 2 daughters, Gwyn Gregor with her sons Chris, Jeremy, Jeff Allen and Jae of East Helena, Cindy (Rod) Lorenz with 2 sons Connor and Keaton and daughter Mylee of Billings; 3 sisters, Frances Turner of Flaxville, Betty Hirsch of Fort Peck and Mary Ann Riddick (Dennis) of Glasgow; 1 brother, Henry Yager of Glasgow; many nieces and nephews.

Carol L. Scott

Carol L. Scott, 65, passed away on Friday, December 27th from cancer at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. No services are planned. The burial will be in the Scott Family Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Carol was born on September 9th, 1937 in Glasgow to Roy Jenson and Lucille (Steinmetzer) Jenson. Carol lived in Washington for a few years and then moved back to Glasgow. She attended schools in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1955. On October 27th, 1954 Carol married Wesley Scott in Nashua. She worked for the County Superintendent of Schools, the South Side School, the Credit Bureau, the Ken Oster Law Firm, and retired from Hurly's Law Firm. She worked and helped manage Scott's Shop and Save for many years. Carol was a secretary of the Valley Ridgerunners, kept time for rodeo contractors of high school rodeos, served as the Rodeo secretary, and enjoyed bowling, fishing, knitting, gardening, and especially her grandchildren.

Survivors include: husband, Wesley T. Scott of Glasgow; 2 sons, Mark Scott of Billings and his wife Sandy, Walt Scott of Helena and his wife Dallas; 1 daughter, Kita Axtman of Glasgow and her husband Gus; mother, Lucille Barstad of Glasgow; 7 Grandchildren, Sonya Axtman of Great Falls, Ryan Axtman of Denver, Stacey Scott of Billings, Shannon George of Billings, Mariah Scott of Billings, Brandi Scott of Helena and Jack Scott of Helena; Great Grandchild, Austin George of Billings; 1 brother, Merle Jenson of Wasilla, Alaska; 4 sisters, Lillian Uphaus of Glasgow, Lois Plenger of Ely, Nevada, Janet Fischer of Billings and Joyce Tetzloff of Glasgow; and serveral nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father Roy in 1955, her brother Mike Jenson and sister Darlene Prokopp.

Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen

Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen, 74, passed away on December 25th from complications after open heart surgery at Benefits East in Great Falls. Services will be on Monday, December 30th at 11 a.m. at the Bell Chapel. There will be a private interment. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Lloyd was born on August 2nd, 1928 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota to Hans Christian Rasmussen and Kristine (Mortensen) Rasmussen. He was raised in Bertha, Minnesota. On September 22nd, 1951 Lloyd married Shirley Anne Noyes in Bertha, Minnesota. They resided in Bluffton, MN where they raised three children and their granddaughter Heidi. In 2000 they retired and moved to Glasgow.

Lloyd was a heavy equipment operator, hay dealer, operated beef cattle, and was owner of the Bluffton Powerhouse for 15 years. He was also a charter member of the Bluffton Lion's Club. Lloyd enjoyed fishing, hunting, casino gambling, and spending time with his friends and family.

Survivors include: wife, Shirley Rasmussen of Glasgow (married 51 years); 2 sons, Steven Rasmussen (Mona) of Butte and Douglas Rasmussen (Kevan) of Tualatin, Oregon; 1 daughter, Sandra Rasmussen of Brainerd, Minnesota; 5 Grandchildren, Heidi Roggenkamp (Bill), Samara Rasmussen, Shawn McNary, Trevor Rasmussen, Devan Thoe; 3 Great Grandchildren, Justin, Jordyn, Jesse; 1 sister, Elsie McNabb (Herbert) of California; and many nieces and nephews.

Lloyd was preceded in death by his granddaughter Noelle Rasmussen, parents Hans and Kristine, and sisters: Mamie (Ted) Balko, Myrtle (Earl) Callory, Elizabeth (Alfred) Hartwig, and Helen (Joe) Anderson.

Everett Horace Boucher

Everett Horace Boucher, 93, passed away on Thursday, December 26th from natural causes at the Valley View Nursing Home. Services will be on Monday, December 30th at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Hinsdale with Howard Pippin officiating. The burial will follow at the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.

Everett was born on September 9th, 1909 in Valley, Washington to Horace Boucher and Catherine Wiehl Boucher. He lived in Washington as a boy and then moved to Hinsdale where he spent the rest of his life. On May 28th, 1933 Everett married Mercedes Olson very near their home in Valley County. She passed away in 1987.

Everett served on the Board of Directors of the ASCS, and for many years as its Chairman. He also served on the Hinsdale School Board, was a Saco Dehy Charter member and served on its Board of Directors, served on the Malta Irrigation District Board, and the Methodist Church Board. He was a house mover and also worked for the Bureau of Reclamation during the depression years. Everett and Mercedes lived in their home west of Hinsdale their entire life where they farmed and ranched. He loved to hunt and loved music and dancing. He used to haul school kids in his grain truck. Everett was a wonderful father and grandfather to his family. He was preceded in death by his wife Mercedes and two brothers, Edgar and Carl Boucher.

Survivors include: 1 son, Dennis Boucher and his wife Roberta of Hinsdale; 3 daughters, Stella Rosenwald of Glasgow, LaVaun Pagett of Rapid City, SD and Beverly Lawson and her husband Bob of Gillette, Wyoming; 11 Grandchildren; 24 Great Grandchildren; and 4 Great Great Grandchildren.

Pallbearers include: John Rosenwald Jr., Marc Aberg, Scott Aberg, Jeff Boucher, Gregg Boucher, Ron Pagett, Steve Pagett and Kyle Lawson.

Idell W. Wood Holter

Idell W. Wood Holter, 79, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, December 21st at her home north of Glasgow. Services will be Friday, December 27th at 2 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow with Reverand Dave Rogenes officiating. The burial will be in the Private Family Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Idell was born on September 5th, 1923 in West Point, Georgia to James H. Wood and Willie (Scroggins) Wood. She lived in Georgia through her school years and worked at various jobs through the wartime. She met her husband to be at a U.S.O. dance in West Point. She had many occupations, working as a waitress, cook, receptionist, seamstress, leader, farmwife, gardener of flowers, but most of all wife and mother. Cap and Idell danced through life as life dished out, together.

On June 17th, 1945 Idell married Casper O. Holter at West Point, Georgia. She moved from Georgia to Billings after marriage. Jim, the first son, was born in Billings in 1946. They moved to Glasgow, to the homestead farm and procuced 3 more children, Sylvia in 1949, Curtis in 1952, and Joyce in 1958.

Idell not only shared rearing of her own children but took care of numerous aging family and friends. Many foster children, young and old were cared for and nurtured. She belonged to the Degree of Honor Lodge and Home Demonstration Club. Many Air Force young men found meals and comfort at the Holter farm while away fom their families.

Survivors include: Husband, C.O. Holter of Glasgow; 2 Sons, James C. Holter and Curtis A. Holter, both of Glasgow; 2 Daughters, Sylvia I. Holter-Little and Joyce A. Holter-Collins, both of Glasgow; 1 Sister, Nellie Cust; 1 Brother, Luther Wood; 12 Grandchildren, Kirsten, Page, Dion, Kelly, Kevin-Kassia, Kiefer, Darin-Donabel, Garrett, Dillon, Walker, Mariah and Roland; 5 Great-Grandchildren, Sydney, Issach, True-Angie, Molly and Michael.

Charles W. Lynch

Charles W. Lynch, 69, passed away Friday, December 20th from natural causes at the Billings Deaconess Hospital. Services will be Monday, December 23rd at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Glasgow with Reverand Martin Mock officiating. The burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.

Charles W. Lynch was born in Gloucester City, New Jersey on April 18th, 1933 to Charles William (Pete) Lynch and Olive Helen Carpenter Lynch. He grew up in Gloucester and graduated from Gloucester City High School where every year for many years at least one cousin graduated. After high school he worked for C.H. Wheeler near Connie Mach Stadium in Philadelphia where he started his drafting career. he joined the Air Force in 1952 and was in Korea during the Korean conflict. Chuck and Norma were married in 1955. After being honorably discharged from the Air Force he worked for RCA for 16 years and left RCA when the Computer division was closed. While with RCA he traveled the World extensively. In 1974 he joined Family Traning Center as an instructor in drafting and building trades. Chuck and Norma bought the A&W Drive Inn and operated that business until 1986. For the past 18 years he worked at Fort Peck Dam for Western Area Power Administration as a draftsman. He enjoyed the work and the people he worked with, whether at the computer or out in the field figuring out the "as-builts".

Charles was an accomplished sculptor and had spent eight years in art school. His other eduational pursuits were at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. He also attended Northern Montana college for teaching certification. His hobbies included photography, sports cars and model trains. He truly enjoyed working on the yard, on the small farm they owned and with the horses he had for many years. He was currently serving on the City County Planning Board and as a Trustee of the United Methodist Church in Glasgow.

Preceding him in death were his parents Charles and Olive, a brother, Matthew and his son Daniel Matthew.

Charles is survived by his wife, Norma and two sons, Charles of Redmond, WA and David of Glasgow. He is also survived by a brother Tom and his wife Jean, and many relatives and friends.

He will be missed.

Eleanor A. Shipp

Eleanor A. Shipp, 85, passed away on Thursday, December 12th at the Nemont Manor in Glasgow from natural causes. Services will be at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow on Friday, December 20th at 2 p.m. with Reverand Emory Robotham officiating. The burial will follow at the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Eleanor was born on August 20th, 1917 in Hinsdale to Charles Stuff and Anna (Thomas) Stuff. She was raised in Hinsdale on Cache Creek. Eleanor first married to Eddie Spence. She later married Carlo Porteen in 1940 in Hinsdale. He passed away in 1952. She later married Clifford Shipp. Eleanor worked as a ranch wife, motel owner and manager, and she worked in health care as a nurses aid. She loved to dance, to old time music, and to hunt and fish.

Survivors include: sons, Irvin Spence of Seattle, Washington, Carlow Porteen of St. Marie, Marvin Porteen of Great Falls and Douglas Shipp of Billings; 15 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; sisters, Lorraine Cattanah of Grants Pass, Oregon and Leone Keeline of Roseburg, Oregon.

Preceded in death by a son Vernon Spence.

Anna May Renner

Anna May Renner, 87, passed away from natural causes on December 15th at Valley View Home in Glasgow. Services will be Thursday, December 19th at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Reverand Martin Mock officiating. The burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.

Anna May Renner was born on September 9th, 1915 in Hanover, Pennsylvania to John and Annie K. Brown. She married Ralph Renner in Glasgow on April 26th, 1947. They lived on a farm in Larslan from 1947 until 1954. They moved to the family farm south of Glentana in 1954 and moved to Glasgow in 1979. Her grandchildren were always first, and she enjoyed gardening and her bus trips.

Survivors include: 1 son, Donald Renner of Glentana; 1 daughter, Dorothy Crandell of Richland; 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, Vince Renner of Glentana, Alea Renner of Billings, Luke Renner of Glentana, Lynelle (Crandell)(husband Brian) Amen and great grandson Brysen of Billings, Lisa Crandell of Billings, Tracy Crandell and great grandchildren Braydon and Sara of Minot; 1 sister, Geraldine Miller of Hanover, PA; 3 sister-in-laws, Edith Greenwood of Glasgow, Edna Stannebein of Glasgow and Jeanne Miller of Belgrade.

Clara Johanna (Boston) Sweet

Clara Johanna (Boston) Sweet, 70, passed away from natural causes on Friday, December 13th at the Nemont Manor in Glasgow. Services will be Tuesday, December 17th at 11 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow with Reverand Dave Rogenes officiating. The burial will follow a the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Clara was born on December 2nd, 1932 in New Deal, MT to George and Olga J. (Olsen) Boston. She was raised in New Deal and Glasgow and attended Glasgow Schools. After high school she worked as a telephone operator in Glasgow and West Glacier. Clara married Harold L. Sweet on December 16th, 1952. They lived in Fort Peck for over 30 years before moving to Jamestown, ND and then to Noxon, MT for 10 years. Clara and Harold returned to Glasgow in 1990. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, playing cards, yahtzee, and especially playing bingo.

Her husband Harold L. Sweet preceeded her in death on March 18th, 2002.

Survivors include: son, James Allen Sweet of Troy, MT; daughter, Sandra Lea Schakosky and her husband Derrick of Glasgow;, 5 grandchildren, Johnny Emtman, Daniel Emtman, Blake Schakosky, Avery Schakosky, Cody Sweet; 2 sisters, Marion Bailey of Glasgow and Viola Timmerman of Hamilton, MT, 2 brothers, Alan Boston of Anchorage, Alaska and George Boston of Butte.

Hattie Jeanette (Hanson) Arnold, 88, died of natural causes on Tuesday, December 10th at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Services will be Saturday, December 14th at 2 p.m. at the Hinsdale Lutheran Church with Reverand Martin Mock officiating. The burial will follow at the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Hattie was born on March 9th, 1914 on her father's homestead in Pierce County, North Dakota to John and Olise (Stromme) Hanson. Hattie was the 5th child born and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. As a child, her family moved to the Skogmo area and later to McClusky, ND where she graduated from high school. Hattie graduated from Trinity Hospital Nursing School in Minot, ND in 1938 as a registered nurse. She worked in North Dakota and moved to Glasgow as a Surgical and O.B. Nurse in 1940.

Hattie married Maurice Arnold in 1942 and moved to the ranch north of Hinsdale. It was a busy, fulfilling time raising a family, working the ranch and helping family or neighbors when needed. She was a member of the Lutheran Church, Valley County Cowbelles, Snake Creek School Board, Red Cross and was a Cancer Drive Volunteer. Maurice and Hattie moved into Hinsdale in 1971.

Survivors include: sons, John and Linda Arnold of Hinsdale, Arthur Arnold of Hinsdale, Richard and Christine Arnold of Hinsdale, and Gene and Sherry Arnold of Billings; daughter, JoAn and William Hill of Hermiston, Oregon; 10 granchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruby Frank of Chicago, IL, Ruth Polson of Lander, WY and Olivia Rhoads of Fairmont, MN; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband Maurice Arnold, daughter-in-law Carol Arnold, sister Alvena Weber, and brothers John Hanson and Lenoard Hanson.

Robert Floyd

Robert Floyd died of cancer at his ranch west of Opheim on Friday, December 6th. He was 73. Services will be at the Opheim Lutheran Church on Wednesday, December 11th at 11a.m. with Reverend Mark Kooz officiating, with burial in the Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Robert was born at his homestead west of Opheim in 1929 to Gilbert Ross Floyd and Doris Franks Floyd. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, serving in Korea for 18 months. Robert married Martha Lawrence in 1955 in Opheim.They farmed and ranched their entire life. He was a member of the Montana Stockgrowers and enjoyed flying, was an avid reader, enjoyed cards and games, pool, and loved animals. He especially enjoyed time with his children and grandchildren.

Survivors include: his wife, Martha of Opheim; 1 son: Bruce Floyd of Opheim and his wife Samantha; 3 daughters: Teresa Rolfson of Broadus, Montana, and her husband Raymond; Susan Landers and her husband Gary of Lewistown, Montana; Kathy Jones and her husband Troy of Wickenburg, Arizona; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers: Kenneth Floyd and his wife Vivian of Opheim; Ross Floyd and his wife Phyllis of Great Falls.

 

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