LONGEST DAM RUN OVERVIEW (6/25)
About 340 people registered for the 6th annual Longest Dam Run, held Saturday
at Kiwanis Park at the foot of Fort Peck Dam. The family event featured a 10K
run, 5K run and walk and a 1 mile walk and run through the nature trail at Kiwanis
Park. For the first year in quite a while, the weather was cooperative: winds
were under 20mph from the southeast, and temperatures were in the sixties on
Saturday morning.
In the 10K, Jake Zimmerman and Mary Tessmer were repeat winners. Zimmerman ran
high school track and cross country for Wolf Point and currently runs on the
MSU-Billings cross country team. He finished the 6.2 mile course with a time
of 38:23. Mary (Weber) Tessmer of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a 1984 grad of
GHS, won the women's 10K with a time of 46:23.
In the 5K run, John Wetsit of Wolf Point won the men's division with a time
of 17:22 for the 3.1 mile course. Bethany Long of Wolf Point was the first woman
finisher, with a time of 20:45.
For the 5K walk, Rich Studsrud of Williston, North Dakota, was first with a
time of 33:25, while Kim Monson was the top women's finisher and second overall
with a time of 35:04.
In the 1 mile walk/run, Brett Bates of Wolf Point was first overall with a time
of 5:46, while Maria Schuster of Wolf Point was the first female finisher, with
a time of 7:22. She finished 6th overall. For complete results, pictures and
age group breakdowns, see our Longest Dam Run pages at http://www.kltz.com/dam.html
The Reunion committee held their last pre-event meeting on Thursday night, and here are the details. First, if you're still looking for room, try these:
Anyone needing RV space can call 406-262-2330 for HiLine Trailer Court
Max Barnes has room for two. He may be reached at 406-228-2696
Jack Billingsley has space available. He has a 12x54' two bedroom trailer with
bath, a 12x20' bunk with double occupancy and bath and an 8x10 bunk house with
no private bath. Jack can be reached at 406-367-5577.
As for the parade: The awards to be given out are entitled Mayor Award, Superintendant of Schools Award, Alumni Award, Chamber of Commerce Award. Each winner will receive a plaque. Also, the Miles City band will be playing in the parade.
Any class with updates to their gathering information should provide the reunion committee with two posters. One will be placed at the appropriate registration table and the other in a window of the former Woolworth building. Speaking of updates, here is an update for the class of 1950:
Class of 1950 gathering at Bob Jackson's house, 284 Skylark Road, in Glasgow, Montana, 59230 on Saturday, July 1, from 1-5pm. 406-367-5345.
The Glasgow Reds Alumni baseball doubleheader is set for June 30th at Bill Connors field featuring two 7-inning games, at 5 and 7 pm. As of June 22, 20 players were signed up to play, and more are needed. If youÕre a former Reds player and would like to play, call Chad Maczka at 406-228-8782.
AND, LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!
We are looking for people to help with registration. If anyone can help they are asked to call Kim Lacey at 406-228-8128. We need helpers for the Bop-A-Dips on Saturday. We need people to sell buttons. If anyone is interested in helping the band or selling buttons they can contact Gloria Flatow at 406-228-9477 or Brenda Leckie at 406-228-4246. The parade committee needs the help of two or three people. Anyone wanting to help with the parade can contact Bill Murch at406- 228-9479 or Gene Hartsock at 406-228-9288.
SCHOOL BOARD FILLS POSITIONS (6/20)
At the Glasgow School Board meeting on Wednesday night, the board decided
to look at making golf more competetive. The school is looking to cut the size
of the team to no more than 15 members.
Personnel issues included the resignation of Head girls basketball coach Todd
Glaser from the Glasgow school system and Rod Karst from the head track position.
John LaBonty will replace Karst as head track coach. LaBonty was previously
Middle School head track coach, and head high school volleyball coach. Karst
will stay on as head cross country coach and has been named head volleyball
coach. Other hirings include Ryan Rebson of Broadus, Montana, as head librarian.
He will also be head boys and girls basketball coach.
Wade Nelson has been hired as a 6th grade teacher, Heather Losleven, formerly
of Malta, has been hired as Middle School English teacher. Chuck Barstad has
been hired as Middle School P.E. instructor. Shantell Zeiger will be the new
Middle School Special Education instructor. Annette Fassett has been hired as
a part-time kindergarten teacher at Irle School. Toby Klind has been hired as
a 3rd grade teacher, and the new cook at Irle School is Eileen Miller, formerly
of Bozeman.
Gary Stidman has been hired as Middle School Site Manager, but no one has been
hired for the high school spot. These positions were created to take the place
the place of athletic director.
The board is also looking at having some work done on the parking lot and will
work with Valley County on getting road millings next year. Also in the plans
is a drive-through area closer to the front doors than the access allows.
The school district and the city of Glasgow have been working on the paperwork
for land swaps on Scottie Pride Drive and 8th street. Also, resurfacing of the
Glasgow High School track is set to start Monday morning, June 19th.
In academic news, Glasgow schools have purchased new math books titled: Focus
on Algebra I, Focus on Algebra II and Focus on Geometry.
Also, all schools received regular accreditation this year. The school district
will have a surplus property sale on July 10th at the administration office
bus barn complex, with "something for everyone."
Montana Senator Conrad Burns announced this week that the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation has approved a funding bill that contains more than $17 million in projects in Montana. He said there are no guarantees what the final bill would look like, but the most critical step in the process is getting the funding included at the subcommittee level. The projects are scattered throughout the state, including the Six County Fort Peck Road Coalition project.
The coalition is a group of counties surrounding the lake. The money will be used to approve access to the lake in Valley, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Petroleum and Fergus counties.
Annie is the story of a girl who lives in a New York City orphanage. She is
chosen to spend the Christmas holidays at the home of wealthy tycoon Oliver
“Daddy” Warbucks. He takes a liking to her, and joins in her search
for her long-lost parents who promised to return to her one day. Based on the
comic strip Little Orphan Annie, the action takes place in 1933 during the Depression.
In such a trying setting, Annie displays a gusty charm fueled by a spirit of
optimism and joy. Musical numbers such as It’s a Hard-knock Life, Easy
Street, Maybe and Tomorrow highlight the show. Taking the challenge of the lead
roles are Christen Etchart of Glasgow as Annie, Christopher Kristant as Warbucks,
Megan Parker of Malta as Grace, his secretary, and Christina Pastor as Miss
Hannigan. In all, the professional company includes seven actors and an eight-person
production team. Completing the roster are actors from Glasgow, Wolf Point and
Fort Peck. Mary Strand of Havre and Fort Peck chairs the Summer Theatre Board
of Directors.
The acting company includes the following Glasgow residents who portray orphans:
Tess Fahlgren, Marie Fahlgren, Taylor Markle, Cara Morehouse, Alexa Etchart
and Katie Truscott. Additional orphans are: Becky Rogenes, Jenni Wagenhals,
Kelly Hagfeldt, Kyra Flatow, Sable Sampson, and Sarah Grobel of Glasgow; Alison
Dahl and Cassidy Dahl of Fort Peck; and Cassie Toavs, Lindsay Iwen and Andrea
Jo Sarsaver of Wolf Point.
The following people play Hooverville residents, act as servants, or sing in
the chorus: Nick Grobel, Luke Hystad, Jeff Irving, Cole McCloy, Jayson Evenson,
Sam Helland, Kyle Boyer, Amelia Clampitt, Debra Ann Berger, Michelle Rohde,
Dr. Robin O’Neil, Anna Fahlgren, Judy Evenson, Debra Irving, Jim Smrcka
and Bill Bell, all of Glasgow; Veronica Black, Nathan Black and Sue Dahl of
Fort Peck; and Janielle Derden of Wolf Point.
Along with those already listed, members of the professional company are Mark
Chenovick, Philip Pace, Carly Booth and Ryan Grigg. The production team includes
Stage Manager Aaron Torgerson, Scenic Designer Brian Harms, Technical Director
Theresa Jenson, Costume Designer Elise Packee, Musical Director Greg Bolin,
Assistant Stage Manager Shawn Newton, and Choreographer Brittiny Hollow.
This summer marks the 31st season of live performances at the Fort Peck Theatre.
This historic building opened 1934 as a movie theatre and saw its greatest use
during construction of the Fort Peck Dam. In 1970, its new life began as a home
to theatre. While acoustics have not been ideal, improvements have been made
over the years. This year, velvet draperies were installed on the walls to stop
the sound from bouncing between surfaces, and body microphones were purchased
for performers with speaking parts. Work on installation of a new roof begins
this month.
The Fort Peck Fine Arts Council, Inc., a non-profit arts organization, presents
the season. The summer’s agenda is full. It includes a one-week performing
arts camp for youth in grade kindergarten through 12. It begins June 19 in Glasgow
and concludes with a performance at the Fort Peck Theatre on June 24. A highlight
of the summer will be the guest appearance of the Dirty Shame Dancers from Scobey
on June 25. They will appear at 7 p.m. before the evening’s performance
of Annie, and there will be no additional charge. Grease plays from July 14
to Aug. 6 and Oklahoma! plays from Aug. 11 through Sept. 3.
For more information on any of the summer’s activities, contact the Council
in Glasgow at 406-228-9219.
You're all invited to Lewistown, Sunday, July 2 beginning at 11 a.m. for the Big Spring Bluegrass Festival. Featured bands are Front Range, Deep River, Open Road and Homestyle BlueGrass. A flatpicking workshop, arts and crafts fair and plenty of food vendors will round out the day's activities at the Central Montana Fairgrounds. All festival proceeds go to the Montana Hope Project to grant wishes for chronically-ill Montana kids. Call 538-HOPE for tickets.
Montana Department of Commerce has approved 19 applications for $241,205 in
funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The Department
of Commerce received 25 applications requesting a total of $294,105.
The CDBG program provides matching grants to local governments for planning,
research, or technical design activities. The grant ceiling per applicant is
$15,000, an increase of $5,000 over 1999.
"Each year the need out paces the dollars we have to distribute to our
communities who face growing infrastructure demands, increasing project costs
and shrinking local budgets," said Peter Blouke, Director, Montana Department
of Commerce. "This money, although modest in individual dollars, is essential
to each of these communities in addressing the well-being of their residents."
The successful applicants are:
* Anaconda-Deer Lodge County will receive $9,705 for the completion of a Capital
Improvements Plan.
* Carbon County will receive $15,000 to update and complete the County's Master
Plan/Growth Policy.
* The City of Colstrip will receive $10,000 to be used for the development of
a Comprehensive Growth Policy that conforms to the requirements of Senate Bill
97.
* The Town of Ekalaka will receive $15,000 for the development of a Capital
Improvements Plan.
* The City of Helena will receive $15,000 to create plans for two developing
areas of the eastern fringe of Helena and to reassess city policies regarding
infrastructure requirements for fringe area development.
* Judith Basin County, which sponsored an application for Raynesford, will receive
$15,000 for a Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Engineering Study.
* Lewis & Clark County will receive $15,000 for the development of a Wastewater
Management Strategy for the Helena Valley and will perform an inventory of individual
on-site septic systems and domestic wells.
* The City of Lewistown will receive $15,000 for the development of a Comprehensive
Plan/Growth Policy for the city of Lewistown and the surrounding 4.5-mile planning
area, to provide guidance for land use, public investment decisions, and downtown
revitalization.
* The City of Livingston will receive $15,000 for the creation of a Livingston
Urban Design and Integrated Capital Improvements Plan.
* Madison County will receive $10,000 to develop and adopt a countywide Capital
Improvements Plan and to revise the Madison County comprehensive plan to meet
the growth policy standards outlined in Senate Bill 97 of the 1997 Montana Legislature.
* Park County, which sponsored an application for Cooke City, will receive $15,000
for a Water System Analysis and Engineering Study and other planning efforts
that will help the Park County-Cooke City Water District address serious deficiencies
in their water system.
* The City of Polson will receive $15,000 for Preliminary Engineering costs
associated with the development of the Polson west shore water system.
* Rosebud County, which sponsored an application for the Ashland Water and Sewer
District, will receive $8,000 for the development of a Capital Improvements
Plan and to address the impact of the proposed Tongue River Railroad construction.
* The Town of Stevensville will receive $10,000 for the preparation of the town's
first Comprehensive Plan, as a response to the community's rapid population
growth.
* Teton County will receive $15,000 for the development of a County Growth Policy
that will meet the new requirements set out by Senate Bill 97 in the 1999 Legislature.
* The Town of Twin Bridges will receive $12,000 for the completion of a new
Growth Policy that will meet the new requirements of Senate Bill 97.
* Valley County, which sponsored an application for
Hinsdale, will receive $6,500 for the development of a Capital Improvements
Plan for the new Hinsdale Water and Sewer District.
* The Town of Virginia City will receive $10,000 for the development of a town
Growth Policy and Comprehensive Plan and for an update of the Design Review
Ordinance.
* Yellowstone County, which sponsored an application for Lockwood, will receive
$15,000 for an update of the Preliminary Engineering Plan and for preparation
of funding applications for the proposed Phase I and Phase II
of the Lockwood Water and Sewer District wastewater system.
The Planning Grants play an important role in the operation of the Department's
public facilities and housing programs. In most cases the proposed study or
plan is the first step leading to subsequent submittal of a full funding application
to the Department of Commerce's CDBG Program, Treasure State Endowment Program,
or HOME (Home Investment Partnerships) program.
The CDBG grants can be used for a variety of planning activities, including
initial planning necessary to get a project underway or preparing a neighborhood
redevelopment plan, a housing study, capital improvement plan, or similar planning
processes needed to help a community address critical housing and/or public
facilities needs.
TEARING DOWN OLD ELEVATOR (6/11)
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The deployment of advanced telecommunications services in Montana will be the
focus of panel discussions hosted by the Montana Public Service Commission beginning
at 1 p.m. on June 21 at Culbertson Hall on the campus of Montana State University-Bozeman.
Interested persons may also participate at one of the following four interactive
videoconference sites that will broadcast the event:
- Glasgow, at the Nemont Telephone Cooperative office;
- Billings, at MSU-Billings;
- Pablo, at Salish-Kootenai Tribal College; and
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the Little America Hotel.
In addition to the interactive videoconference, the conference will be web-streamed
at www.montanavision.net\video\fcc.ram.
Representatives of state government, small rural telephone companies, and Montana
communities will address the efforts and challenges of advanced services deployment
during the panel discussions. An open forum to hear public comments will follow.
The public is invited to attend the event, which is being held in conjunction
with the Mountain West region field hearing of the Federal-State Joint Conference
on Advanced Telecommunications Services scheduled for June 23 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The federal-state joint conference was established by the FCC at the suggestion
of Montana PSC Commissioner Bob Rowe as part of that agency's efforts to ensure
that advanced telecommunications services are deployed as rapidly as possible
to all Americans. It consists of the five FCC commissioners and five state public
service commissioners from around the country. Rowe is a non-voting member of
the joint conference.
The purpose of the events in Montana and Wyoming is to assist the joint conference
in gathering information about deployment of broadband technology in this region.
The speakers will share practical information on what works, what does not work,
and what policy makers should do to help bring broadband services to all citizens.
"It is very important to Montana's citizens and economy that advanced services
such as high-speed Internet access and other broadband technologies be available
throughout the state," according to PSC chairman Dave Fisher. "The
Bozeman forum will give interested Montanans the opportunity to learn about
these advanced services and to provide their comments on the subject."
The Wyoming field hearing will be co-hosted by the Wyoming, Montana and South
Dakota public service commissions. Montana PSC member Rowe will be co-chair
of the hearing, along with FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth and Wyoming
PSC member Steve Furtney.
Registration packets that include complete program details and a conference
agenda that includes both the Montana and Wyoming events are available from
the Montana PSC by calling 406-444-6199. Registration is free. Persons wanting
to participate may also register over the Internet at the Wyoming PSC's web
site at psc.state.wy.us/.
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BILL WOULD CURB FEDERAL LAND GRABS (6/7)
Montana Senator Conrad Burns today announced that the Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee, of which he is a member, passed the National Monument Participation
Act of 1999, which would establish a clear role for Congress and the public
in the process of declaring national monuments on federal lands.
"This bill, while it will benefit the whole nation, really hits home in
Montana, where the administration has a history of trying to undermine public
input and Congress in establishing monuments," Burns said. "I'm happy
that Secretary Babbitt has agreed to sit down and discuss the future of the
Upper Missouri, but it sure took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get the
administration's ear. We need to legally bind the president to a process that
gets everyone involved in order to assure fair, democratic decisions in the
future."
The National Monument Participation Act, or S. 729, requires that the administration
undertake a full environmental impact statement before any land can be designated
as a monument. In doing so, the bill mandates that any monument designation
be opened for public comment to ensure the local, state, and federal governments
and general public are informed and involved. Additionally, the bill requires
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to perform an
assessment of current uses of the land proposed for designation.
Burns said that this bill "has more teeth" than a similar bill being
considered in the House of Representatives. "Unlike the House bill, this
bill would require the administration to get public and Congressional input
right from the beginning," Burns said. "The House bill allows the
administration make top-down decisions, and only steps in after the fact to
give the public limited say over how a monument is managed."
Many people have criticized the Clinton-Gore administration for abusing the
current monuments process in areas that are vital to the economic well-being
of local residents and over areas far larger than preservation needs dictate.
Burns pointed to President Clinton's establishment of the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument in Utah as such an abuse of power. As the president's term
draws to a close, he has stepped up his aggressive campaign of monument designations.
Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) is the lead sponsor of the bill. Burns and 15
of his Senate colleagues are cosponsoring the bill.
RESULTS FOR THE JUNE 6TH PRIMARY ELECTION
Valley County Primary Election:
CANDIDATES:
Democrats:
| PRESIDENT | AL GORE | 648 / 75.08% |
| U.S. SENATOR | JOHN DRISCOLL | 229 / 25.99% |
| U.S. SENATOR | BRIAN SCHWEITZER | 652 / 74.00% |
| U.S. REPRESENTATIVE | NANCY KEENAN | 883 / 100.00% |
| GOVERNOR/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | MIKE COONEY/DIANA WYATT | 154 / 16.04% |
| GOVERNOR/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | JOSEPH MAZUREK/DOROTHY BRADLEY | 329 / 34.27% |
| GOVERNOR/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | MARK O'KEEFE/CAROL WILLIAMS | 477 / 49.68% |
| SECRETARY OF STATE | HAL HARPER | 485 / 64.75% |
| SECRETARY OF STATE | PAUL TUSS | 264 / 35.24% |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | STEVE BULLOCK | 195 / 23.15% |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | MIKE MCGRATH | 647 / 76.84% |
| STATE AUDITOR | DAVID EWER | 177 / 21.87% |
| STATE AUDITOR | JOHN MORRISON | 531 / 65.63% |
| STATE AUDITOR | BARRY "SPOOK" STANG | 101 / 12.48% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | GAIL GRAY | 163 / 17.67% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | LINDA MCCULLOCH | 245 / 26.57% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | MIKE SCHWINDEN | 514 / 55.74% |
| CLERK OF SUPREME COURT | ED SMITH | 785 / 100.00% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 96 | TODD WAGNER | 508 / 100.00% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 95 | ART ARNOLD | 282 / 100.00% |
| COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 | MARLA J. MAXNESS-DEDOBBELEER | 481 / 46.11% |
| COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 | RON GILBERTSON | 562 / 53.88% |
| CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT | PATRICIA HILL | 937 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 1 COMMITTEEWOMAN* | IRENE RUYLE BAKER | 118 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 3 COMMITTEEMAN* | STAN OZARK | 150 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 3 COMMITTEEWOMAN* | VIRGINIA BORTAS | 139 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 4 COMMITTEEMAN* | ARTHUR K. BUEN | 109 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 7 COMMITTEEMAN* | MANSON BAILEY, JR. | 195 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 8 COMMITTEEMAN* | MARION HELLSTERN | 62 / 100.00% |
*Separate positions
Republicans:
| PRESIDENT | ALAN KEYES | 217 / 14.58% |
| PRESIDENT | GEORGE W. BUSH | 1193 / 80.17% |
| U.S. SENATOR | CONRAD BURNS | 1302 / 100.00% |
| U.S. REPRESENTATIVE | DENNIS REHBERG | 1250 / 100.00% |
| GOVERNOR/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | ROB NATELSON/TOM KEATING | 456 / 31.14% |
| GOVERNOR/LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR | JUDY MARTZ/KARL OHS | 1008 / 68.85% |
| SECRETARY OF STATE | RUSS FILLNER | 297 / 27.34% |
| SECRETARY OF STATE | BOB BROWN | 789 / 72.65% |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | JIM RICE | 1136 / 100.00% |
| STATE AUDITOR | BRUCE T. SIMON | 476 / 45.55% |
| STATE AUDITOR | JOYCE SCHMIDT | 569 / 54.44% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | ELAINE SOLLIE HERMAN | 309 / 29.31% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | BOB ANDERSON | 275 / 26.09% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | WAYNE BUCHANAN | 269 / 25.52% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | DENNIS JOHNSON | 201 / 19.07% |
| STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #48 | SAM KITZENBERG | 1309 / 100.00% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #96 | LEE HUMBERT | 139 / 16.72% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #96 | TIM THARP | 120 / 14.44% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #96 | KARL A.WAITSCHIES | 572 / 68.83% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #95 | JEFF PATTISON | 378 / 62.37% |
| STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #95 | WAYNE STAHL | 228 / 37.62% |
| COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 | KARI LEE KNIERIM | 751 / 50.98% |
| COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 | JULIE BURKE | 722 / 49.01% |
| PRECINCT 1 COMMITTEEMAN* | CHARLES WILSON | 219 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 1 COMMITTEEWOMAN* | BECKY ERICKSON | 222 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 2 COMMITTEEMAN* | LLOYD T. EIDE | 97 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 3 COMMITTEEMAN* | JON BENGOCHEA | 145 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 3 COMMITTEEWOMAN* | ERIN GLENNIE | 117 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 5 COMMITTEEMAN* | JOHN D. HERRIN | 111 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 5 COMMITTEEWOMAN* | RACHEL C.HERRIN | 107 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 7 COMMITTEEMAN* | WILLIAM W. SILVER | 215 / 100.00% |
| PRECINCT 7 COMMITTEEWOMAN* | FLORENCE BURSHNICK | 205 / 100.00% |
*Separate positions
Reform Party:
| U.S. SENATOR | SAM RANKIN | 20 / 100.00% |
| SECRETARY OF STATE | J.R. MYERS | 19 / 100.00% |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION | LARRY D. FOUST | 19 / 100.00% |
Non-partisan:
| CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT | KARLA M. GRAY | 1123 / 51.44% |
| CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT | TERRY N. TRIEWEILER | 1060 / 48.55% |
| SUPREME COURT JUSTICE #3 | FRANCIS P. "FRANK" MCGEE | 312 / 15.26% |
| SUPREME COURT JUSTICE #3 | JEFF RENZ | 119 / 5.82% |
| SUPREME COURT JUSTICE #3 | CHRIS TWEETEN | 536 / 26.22% |
| SUPREME COURT JUSTICE #3 | PATRICIA (PAT) COTTER | 1077 / 52.69% |
| DISTRICT COURT #17 | JOHN C. MCKEON | 1958 / 100.00% |
Special Election Primary Ballot:
| An additional 10 mill levy of 10 mills per tax year for fiscal years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 for construction of public highways and bridges. | FOR: 667 / 51.74% AGAINST: 622 / 48.25% |
POLLING PLACES FOR THE JUNE 6TH PRIMARY ELECTION (6/6)
Polling places are open 7am-8pm, except for the Lustre Grade School Polling Place 10, which is open from noon-8pm. We'll have full results on the air and on the web tonight and Wednesday, from our longtime election coverage sponsor, Town & Country Furniture.
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| Glasgow Civic Center | 1 | 876 | 96 |
| Courthouse Courtroom | 2 | 601 | 96 |
| Glasgow Civic Center | 3 | 788 | 96 |
| Nashua School Library | 4 | 417 | 96 |
| Frazer Community Hall | 5 | 327 | 96 |
| Lustre Grade School (PP 10) | 5 | 185 | 96 |
| Courthouse Community Room | 6 | 285 | 96 |
| Courthouse Lobby | 7 | 1038 | 95 |
| Fort Peck Rec Hall (PP 11) | 7 | 328 | 95 |
| Hinsdale Legion Hall | 8 | 361 | 95 |
| Opheim Northern Electric Building | 9 | 374 | 95 |
Montana Senator Conrad Burns has called on Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman to provide Montana agriculture producers additional drought relief by helping them improve their wells and access to additional grazing lands.
"The drought is going to hit parts of Montana hard, and we need to make sure that the safety net for our producers is up to snuff," Burns said. "Right now it isn't, but Secretary Glickman has the power to change that. I am asking him to take the necessary steps to ensure Montana producers will still be around next year."
Burns said that the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) should play a bigger role in offering drought relief to producers. The CRP is a program that protects highly erodable or environmentally sensitive lands. In counties where CRP lands have been opened for grazing, producers who allow grazing on their CRP lands receive smaller payments for acreage they have enrolled in the program.
In a letter to Glickman, Burns thanked him for increasing the diminished rental payments on CRP lands that have been opened for grazing, a measure that Burns requested earlier. He added, however, that much more needed to be done. Burns called on Glickman to reevaluate the process used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in determining drought status, which is done on a by-county basis.
Burns said that many counties in Montana are so large that a few scattered monitoring stations may not accurately reflect the amount of precipitation different parts of the county receive. He hoped that changing the process could open CRP land for grazing in more Montana counties than the seven where grazing is currently permitted. Burns also asked Glickman to revise the rules for the Environmental Conservation Program (ECP), which helps producers to improve needed wells.
Due to the lack of precipitation over the last three years, many existing wells are no longer deep enough to reach diminishing groundwater.
Under the current rules, ECP relief is granted based on current moisture levels, but groundwater levels have been steadily declining for years and will not be back to full strength for some time. Burns believes that subsurface moisture levels must be taken into account.
(Great Falls-AP) -- A former civil engineer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Fort Peck, has admitted bilking the government out of nearly eight-thousand dollars in credit card charges.
Forty-seven-year-old Leroy Headdress pleaded guilty in Great Falls. He admitted using a government MasterCard, for just under eight-thousand-dollars in cash and merchandise. Headdress said he knew he would not be able to pay off the balance.
He could get up to five years in prison, when federal Judge Donald Molloy sentences him September 27th.
In April, B-I-A officials acknowledged the agency has a "department-wide problem" with employees misusing government credit cards and failing to pay the bills. Thirteen employees in Montana and Wyoming were disciplined. (Copyright 2000, Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
CMR FIRE PICTURES (6/1)
Here are a few pictures from the Long Run Fire Department of last weekend's CMR fire.(Click the small pictures for a larger image.)
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| The yellow Pines Truck and red Long Run truck #11 at Harper's Ridge | Long Run Firefighters with portable water tank, looking south in Harper's Ridge area. |
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| Looking east on Harper's Ridge | Harper's Ridge, looking south. The country was so rough the firefighters had to walk in and put the fire out with shovels and rakes. |
The
2nd Annual VFW Picnic (6/24)
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2nd Annual VFW Picnic was held Saturday, June 24th in
Kiwanis Park .
The Veterans of the Korean War were honored this year.
There were displays by the U.S. Air Force and Montana National
Guard, door prizes donated by local businesses, horseshoes, a live band, &
a preview by the Ft. Peck Summer Theatre actors.
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| Water Safety classes conducted by Park Rangers Mark Calamar and Cowboy Murch. Topics discussed included hypothermia, water safety, water rescue, and the proper use of personal flotation devices (PFD). They also rode in electric mini boats, which as you can see, even the adults enjoyed. | |||
Royal W. Moray, 51, of Billings, was born to Henry and Florence Paus Morey
Aug. 18, 1948, in Glasgow. He died Sunday, June 18, 2000, at his home in Billings.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 23, at First
Lutheran Church in Opheim and memorial in Billings at 3 p.m. Thursday, June
29, at Peace Lutheran Church. Arrangements were made by Cremation or Funeral
Gallery.
He graduated from Opheim High School in 1966 and was employed by Farmers Union
and Westland Oil in Opheim.
He went to Billings Automotive and obtained a service job in Great Falls. After
graduating from a parts school in Great Falls, he worked for Valley Motors in
Glasgow and later at Michels Parts Store in Buffalo, Wyo. In 1989, he moved
back to Billings and attended Denver Business College, graduating in 1991. He
was then employed by Sysco until time of death.
Royal was an avid fisherman, enjoyed bowling and loved his family, especially
his six nieces.
He is survived by his mother, Florence of Opheim; two brothers, Dale (Micki)
of Culbertson, and Michael (Patricia) of Waldorf, Md. He was preceded in death
by his father, Henry and brother, James.
Hans Boyum of Circle, 87, died June 9th at his home. Memorial services will
be Tuesday, June 13th at 2pm at the First Lutheran Church in Circle. Internment
will be at the Riverview Cemetery in Circle with Pastor Neva Rathbyn officiating.
Clayton Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Hans was born on the homestead, miles outside of Circle in 1913 to Knute &
Gurden Boyum. He lived in the Circle area all his life. He worked on various
ranches around Circle and was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Circle.
He loved hunting for rocks and arrowheads.
Survivors include 1 sister, Hannah Mackenstadt of Bremerton, Washington, and
many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers
and 2 sisters.