LOCAL DISTRICT JUDGE PRESIDES OVER TRIAL (10/30)
HATCHERY BILL GOES TO CLINTON TO SIGN (10/30)
FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS NEWS (10/28)
HATCHERY PASSES COMMITTEE (10/25)
UPDATED POPULATION STATS (10/25)
FORMER DOCTOR CONVICTED OF KILLING WIFE (10/25)
COMMISSIONERS MEET WITH LONG RUN TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS (10/24)
MUSEUM FUNDRAISER BEGINS OCTOBER 28TH (10/23)
LONG
RUN FIRE NEWS (10/23)
UNDERPASS UPDATE (10/23)
HATCHERY FAILS TO PASS HOUSE UNDER WATER RESOURCES BILL (10/19)
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FIRE IN OSWEGO (10/19)
COMMISSIONERS MEET WITH LONG RUN ON BOND ISSUE (10/19)
VALLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS AVAILABLE (10/18)
FREEZE DAMAGE NEGATES BEET CONTRACTS (10/17)
RANGE MONITOR FOR THE COUNTY? (10/17)
ONE-VEHICLE CRASH CLAIMS LIFE (10/16)
EIGHT INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANIES AWARDED FIRST TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAX CREDITS (10/13)
SENATE REJECTS MEASURE TO INCREASE RESERVOIR RELEASES (10/13)
TIME RUNNING OUT FOR HATCHERY BILL (10/12)
FEMA PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER VISITS GLASGOW (10/11)
FSA ANNOUNCES SIGNUP FOR THE WOOL AND MOHAIR MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAMLAP) (10/11)
ZERBE BROTHERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY (10/11)
BAUCUS REVISES CABIN OWNERSHIP PROPOSAL (10/9)
SECOND VICTIM OF DITCH CAVE-IN IDENTIFIED (10/9)
FORT PECK RURAL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT GROUND BREAKING(10/6/00)
CMR FOSSILS HEADED TO MUSEUM OF ROCKIES (10/6)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES AWARDS (10/5)
AREA CITIES WORK TOWARD GETTING TRANSPORTATION FUNDS (10/4)
AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT STATS RELEASED (10/1)
CORPS SPILLWAY TEST MEETING SET FOR TUESDAY IN GLASGOW (10/1)
TWO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CEREMONIES SET FOR WEDNESDAY (10/1)
Kiwanis is alive and well in Glasgow! Kiwanians recently met, under the guidance of Delvin Hackwith, to review and renew their community projects goals. Activities involving members volunteering their services to benefit the community include caroling at Valley View Nursing Home; Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army under the administration of the Ministerial Association; serving the meal at the health fair held at Nemont Manor; assisting in financing and serving the community barbecue at Valley View Home; and providing snacks and manpower for the Red Cross Blood Draws. In line with Kiwanis International's motto, "Serving the Children of the World", activities aimed specifically at benefiting youth will include continued sponsorship of the Science Fair and BUG programs in Glasgow schools, support of the Kiwanis Swim Team, and volunteering for the Jeff Jurgens Memorial Tournament as well as providing assistance or recognition for youth organizations such as 4-H, HOBY, Close-up, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, and others.
Internal activities which involve Kiwanians and their families are a golf fun night at Sunnyside Golf Course, a family picnic at Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck, and a sweetheart dinner at Cottonwood Inn.
Several fund raisers are sponsored by Kiwanis each year, with proceeds used to support local activities. No funds raised in the community are used for administrative expenses; all funds are kept in the area to support approved projects. Major fund raising activities sponsored each year by Kiwanis are peanut sales, sponsorship of the Montana Repertory Theatre, and the annual pancake breakfast.
Glasgow Key Club, sponsored by Kiwanis Club and under the guidance of advisor Sam Kitzenberg, is a very active youth community service organization at Glasgow High School. Not only do these students volunteer their time and talent to help others, they participate in many Kiwanis activities and send representatives to the weekly Kiwanis noon luncheon meetings.
Officers for the upcoming year are Shirley Kirkland of Glasgow Broadcasting Company, President; Delvin Hackwith of Edward Jones Investments, First Vice President; Gregg Pehlke of Pehlke Furniture, Treasurer; and Charles Wilson, D.D.S., Secretary. Officers and members of the board of directors are requesting from the public any ideas for worthwhile service projects. You may contact any Kiwanian with your suggestions, or call Shirley at 228-9336, or Delvin at 228-2428. If you would like membership information or would like to be a guest at a Wednesday noon luncheon meeting at the Elks, please contact Lila at 228-4346 or Bill at 228-9225.
LOCAL DISTRICT JUDGE PRESIDES OVER TRIAL (10/30)
(Polson-AP) -- District Judge John McKeon, of Glasgow, will preside over the second negligent homicide trial of Ronan lawyer Greg Ingraham (ING'-grum). McKeon was appointed to the case by the Montana Supreme Court. He'll be the fourth district judge on the case. The charges against Ingraham stem from a fatal collision five years ago, in which he was involved. It happened on U-S 93 near St. Ignatius. Ingraham was convicted of negligent homicide and felony criminal endangerment, along with misdemeanor criminal property trespass. But the state's high court overturned the conviction on grounds of judicial error.
(Fort Peck-AP) -- A bill with money to build a fish hatchery at Fort Peck Reservoir is headed for President Clinton's desk. The funding's attached to a measure for restoration of the Florida Everglades. An earlier appropriation for the 20 (m) million dollar hatchery cleared the Senate, but failed in the House. The bill being sent to Clinton for his signature was then negotiated. (Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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HATCHERY PASSES COMMITTEE (10/25)
U.S. Senator Max Baucus announced on Friday that he has negotiated an agreement
that will ensure final passage of a bill that will create a new warm-water fish
hatchery at Fort Peck Lake, swap a series of cabin sites at Fort Peck for lands
important for hunting and fishing, and help cleanup polluted streams in Montana.
They provisions had been included in the original Water Resources Development
Act, but were dropped last week. President Clinton has indicated he will sign
the bill.
The $20 million Fort Peck Fish Hatchery will support native fish recover and
warm-water fish such as walleye and small-mouth bass, as well as other species
that have been hit by heavy fishing pressure in recent years. The hatchery will
be located on 100 acres of federal land south of the Dredge Cuts area near Fort
Peck and will be staffed by 2 to 3 employees.
"The fish hatchery will be a tremendous shot in the arm for the economies
of the folks in Sidney, Malta, Lewistown, Billings, and of course, Glasgow,
all across Montana," said Baucus after concluding the negotiations. "Fort
Peck Lake is one of the greatest resources that exists in our state. It is an
increasingly important center for recreation and a big part of the local economies."
Baucus said the hatchery proposal has the support of local community leaders,
economic development groups and sportsman associations, and will be a partnership
between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife & Parks.
Under the cabin site bill, families that lease the 392 cabin sites at Fort Peck
Lake would be given an option to purchase their cabin site at a fair market
value. The proceeds from these purchases would then be placed in the Montana
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust and be available to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to purchase land at the Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge with higher
values to the public. The cabin sites are currently owned and managed by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"This bill is a common sense win-win solution. We let cabin owners buy
their cabin sites, and then use the money to purchase wildlife habitat for the
refuge," said Baucus. "This will reduce the cost to the government
of managing these cabin sites, and will provide us with new hunting and fishing
opportunities in northeast Montana."
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust was established by Baucus as
part of similar legislation at Canyon Ferry Reservoir. Under that bill, passed
in 1998, cabin owners at Canyon Ferry were given an option to purchase the 265
cabin sites at that Bureau of Reclamation reservoir. Proceeds from the Canyon
Ferry bill are being deposited in the Trust for use across Montana to improve
access to public lands and for land important for hunting and fishing.
The Fort Peck Cabin Site bill is estimated to generate between $5 and $8 million
in revenue for purchasing land important for hunting and fishing. When fully
implemented, the Canyon Ferry bill is expected to generate between $12 and $18
million to improve access to public lands and to benefit fish and wildlife.
Now that the committee has reached agreement on the Water Resources Development
Act, the bill will be presented to the House and the Senate for its expected
final passage; from there the bill will be sent to the President.
"Nothing is certain until the ink dries from the President's signature,"
said Baucus, "but this agreement makes it highly likely these bills will
become law within a week."
(Fort Worth, Texas-AP) -- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation says higher fuel costs helped push the railroad company's third-quarter net income down, 16 percent from a year ago. The company says fuel costs rose 61 (M) million dollars, or 36 percent. B-N-S-F reports earning 272 (m) million dollars, compared to 325 (m) million in last year's third quarter. That's 68 cents per share, compared to 70 cents in the same quarter a year ago. The railroad says shipments of agricultural commodities were down 14 percent, and coal shipments also declined. But intermodal shipments gained about five percent, and automotive shipments also rose. Along with its the reduced profits, Burlington Northern also called off its proposed merger with Canadian National Railway. That six (b) billion dollar deal ran into trouble, when regulators imposed a moratorium on rail mergers.
Glasgow currently is estimated to have a population of 3,781 which is down from 3,784 in 1990. Glasgow was rated as the 22nd biggest city in the state.
For all county and city estimates, head to: http://commerce.state.mt.us/ceic/demog/estimate/pop/
(New York-AP) -- A former North Dakota doctor has been convicted of killing his wife and dropping her body in the ocean from a plane. A New York jury brought in the verdict against Doctor Robert Bierenbaum Tuesday morning. He was convicted of second-degree murder.
The 44-year-old Bierenbaum practiced in Minot and Grand Forks, and was a visiting specialist in Glasgow, before he was charged with his wife's death.
He lowered his head when the verdict was read. He faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced November 20th.
The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence in presenting the case of the 15-year-old murder. The body of Gail Katz-Bierrenbaum was never recovered. Prosecutors say her husband rented a plane and flew over the Atlantic Ocean around the time his wife was reported missing.
The defense argued that the woman was having extra marital affairs and using cocaine, and that she could have been killed by others. Doctor Bierenbaum later remarried and moved to North Dakota.
(Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)The Valley County Long Run Fire Dept. was called to a house fire in Frazer Saturday morning at 1:30 am. Four trucks and 8 firefighters from Long Run, 1 truck and 3 firefighters from Roosevelt County, one truck and two firefighters from BIA in Poplar, one truck and one firefighter from Frazer and the Wolf Point Ambulance responded. Long Run units returned to Glasgow around 6:00am.
Long Run was again called to Frazer for a house fire on Sunday. The call came in at 8:21pm. 3 trucks and 6 firefighters responded to assist the Frazer Fire Department. Long Run's trucks were back in town at 11:00pm. No injuries were reported at any of the weekend fires.
Remember to change your batteries in your smoke detectors this weekend when you set your clocks back on Sunday morning.
L. Scanlan Contractor continues to work on the underpass pump replacement project. Removal of the very wet soil continues with a clamshell bucket on the end of the Scanlan crane. Today they reported about three more feet of digging then the start of pouring concrete footings the floor then the walls of the storage area and pump building.
The 2001 Montana Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament applications went out in September. If you need an application, contact the chamber at 406-228-2222 or write them at Box 832, Glasgow, Montana, 59230.
This premier walleye fishing tournament will be held July 13-14, 2001, on Fort Peck Lake. There is a 200 team limit with a guaranteed 1st place prize of $10,000. Entry fees are $300 per team, with $100 due with the application and $200 due on June 1, 2001.
HATCHERY
UPDATE (10/22)
(Helena-AP) -- A U-S Senate
bill no longer has 20 million dollars, for construction of a fish hatchery at
Fort Peck Lake. The House of Representatives removed the money Thursday, then
passed the bill.
It now goes to a committee that will work to produce a version acceptable to both the House and Senate.
Representative Rick Hill says he voted against removing the hatchery money.
The Montana Republican says he's
been assured there will be efforts to restore the funding, in the final bill.
(Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
HATCHERY FAILS TO PASS HOUSE UNDER WATER RESOURCES BILL (10/19)
(corrects earlier story)
(Helena-AP) -- Representative Rick Hill says he voted against the House version
of the water resources bill today because it did not include the 20 (m) million
dollars for a proposed warm-water fish hatchery at Fort Peck.
The Senate version contained that provision.
Hill's vote was in vain, though, because the measure passed by the lopsided margin of 394-to-14.
Hill says there are many beneficial aspects of the bill but he was upset about the fishery measure being knocked out and is trying to assure it gets put back in.
The water bill now moves to a conference committee between the House and the Senate to work out differences in the legislation. (Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING TRAILER FIRE IN OSWEGO (10/19)
Valley County Long Run
Fire Dept.was called to a Trailer House fire Thursday morning at 4:14 am. in
Oswego.
Three fire units from the Roosevelt County Rural Fire District, two trucks from BIA in Poplar, three trucks from Valley County Long Run, the Wolf Point Ambulance and one Fort Peck Tribal Police Officer responded.
The trailer house was completely engulfed when units arrived from Wolf Point. Approximately 8250 gallons of water were used to cool down the fire. This fire is under investigation by the Valley County Long Run Fire Department.
COMMISSIONERS MEET WITH LONG RUN ON BOND ISSUE (10/19)
An estimated 50 people turned out Wednesday evening at the Valley County
Courthouse for a meeting concering the Valley County Long Run Fire Department.
The meeting was held to air the departments concerns about their current budget
and the possibility of purchasing a water tanker truck.
The Valley County Commissioners in the current budget removed a one mill tax
on Valley County voters that provided an estimated $42,000 in extra tax money
for the fire department over the past two years. Valley County voters approved
the tax increase in 1998 but the commissioners have stated that the tax increase
was for only two years and decided to remove the tax because it was inappropriate
to continue without the peoples okay.
The Long Run Fire Department countered that they didn't realize that the commissioners
were going to be taking away the extra revenue and were caught unaware. But
the commissioners told the group that they knew all along that the extra revenue
was for just two years and would not be continued without voter approval. If
the commissioners did decide to let the people vote on an extra mill it could
not go on the ballot again until June of 2002. The Montana Legislature also
approved legislation in 1999 that allowed the commissioners to continue the
tax without voter approval but they have insisted all along they would not continue
the tax without a vote of the people. Several ranchers were at the meeting Wednesday
night and voiced their support of the fire department saying they needed top
notch fire protection to protect their rangeland.
Commissioner Eleanor Pratt told Kltz/Klan news that the commissioners believe
that the extra mill providing funding for the fire department is not the answer
and another solution must be found. At last nights meeting the commissioners
and the fire department agreed that a fire district or a fire service area would
do the job but much legwork would be needed to complete such a solution.
Another issue highlighted at the meeting was the lack of a water tanker truck for the fire department. They had been using a tanker truck on loan from the Valley County Road Department but the road department is now taking the truck back leaving the fire department without a viable source of filling their trucks during a fire. The commissioners agreed to take up this problem at their Monday meeting. The fire department has proposed that commissioners provide $30,000 over the next five years to purchase a used tanker truck. The commissioners will also take up the matter of coming up with extra dollars in the budget for the department in the coming years. Both of these matters will be discussed Monday at 3:30 pm at the regular commissioner meeting in the commissioners office in the Valley County Courthouse.
VALLEY
COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS AVAILABLE (10/18)
Nearly $5,000 in grants will be awarded in January by the Valley County Community
Foundation, announces Cindy Markle of Glasgow, chair of the Foundations
board. Applications are available now and they must be completed by Nov. 20.
There are $4,874.00 in earnings
from the endowment that will be given to worthy projects in Valley County,
she said. Current projects in arts and culture, basic human needs, education,
economic development and natural resources and conservation are eligible for
grants. Organizations that have non-profit status, or 501(c) 3 status may apply.
Applications are available from Board
member Sam Waters at First Community Bank in Glasgow.
To be considered for a grant, the project or program must be for charitable purposes and serve the people of Valley County and not discriminate on the bases of race, religion, sex, age or natural origin when employing staff or providing services.
The board discourages funding for
annual or capital campaign, grants to endowment funds, debt retirement or religiouspurposes.
The Foundation awarded its first
grants in January 2000. The first grants went to the Hinsdale High School for
improvements in the Hinsdale Park and to the Lustre Christian High School for
banquet tables that are used by the community. Those grants were valued at $550
each.
Exact dollar amounts on this years
grants have not been determined. Grants will be evaluated based on need, and
the number of grant applications submitted.
The Valley County Community Foundation
is steward of the communitys savings account through which donations are
invested to meet the challenges of contemporary life. Income from the permanent
endowment is used to help fund high quality projects in Valley County. Part
of the endowment is invested locally. The Foundation is affiliated with the
statewide Montana Community Foundation as well. The balance on the endowment
is $107,900.
The board considers grant applications annually in the fall. For more information, contact Waters at 228-8231 or Markle at 228-8090.
FREEZE
DAMAGE NEGATES BEET CONTRACTS (10/17)
(Billings-AP) - Holy Sugar Company has negated its contracts with northeastern
Montana beet farmers because of damage to the crop from four nights of sub-freezing
temperatures two weeks ago. About one-third of the area's one (M) million-ton
crop was harvested before the freeze.
About 630-thousand tons was affected by the cold. The unprecedented early freeze damaged more than half of this year's crop that's under contract to Holly.
Growers in the Sidney area are processing their own crop.
Don Gorsek, district manager for the Holly Sugar plant in Sidney, says the damage is the worst he has ever seen. Don Steinbeisser, president of the Montana-Dakota Beet Growers Association, says such a freeze has never happened in the area before. He says snow has covered the crop before, but the snow insulated them from the frost. This time the beets were exposed on bare ground.
RANGE
MONITOR FOR THE COUNTY? (10/17)
(Bozeman-SAP) - Forty-three families and several state and federal agencies
are taking a close look at half a (M) million acres of the Badlands Grazing
District in Valley County. That's the Bureau of Land Management portion of the
district, and nearly all the B-L-M permittees are involved. The whole district
covers 846-thousand acres.
The monitoring is aimed at deciding the overall condition of the range, with special attention to whether plants change and whether a stream is widening with erosion or deepening as improvements are made. That information will help when it's time for management decision.
The groups received a ten-thousand-dollar grant from the U-S Department of Agriculture, and they were taught quick, reasonable techniques for estimating range condition. (Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
SENATE REJECTS
MEASURE TO INCREASE RESERVOIR RELEASES (10/13)
(Billings-AP) Senator Max Baucus says Fort Peck-area residents and businesses
scored a victory when the Senate defeated an amendment that would have led to
additional summer releases from Fort Peck Lake.
The measure was pulled from a spending bill the Senate approved yesterday. It would have forced the Army Corps of Engineers to continue releasing water from Fort Peck Lake to keep even flows downstream on the Missouri River.
Baucus said it isn't fair for downstream states to take Montana's water to float their barges. He said that would have hurt the state's economy and the fish populations in the lake.
The amendment was sponsored by senators from downstream states and was led by Senator Chris Bond, a Missouri Republican.
Last week, President Clinton vetoed the initial version of the measure because it contained G-O-P language blocking the administration from increasing spring flows on the Missouri. (Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
BURNS SECURES
$500K FOR FORT PECK ROAD CROOKED CREEK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WILL IMPROVE RECREATION
ACCESS TO RESERVOIR (10/12)
As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Montana Senator Conrad Burns
has secured $500,000 for improvements to Crooked Creek Road, which provides
access to the western-most boat landing on Fort Peck Reservoir.
Tom Pugrud, a Petroleum County commissioner and chairman of the Six County Fort
Peck Road Group, said that the road is vital for recreation in the area. He
said that sportsmen's groups around the state, local businesses, and other local
interests have all thrown their support behind improving access to the reservoir.
Pugrud provided Burns with a notebook full of project endorsements from Walleyes
Unlimited of Montana, the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce, the manager of the
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and others.
Pugrud also noted that the costs
associated with improving the road are high, largely due to the scarcity of
gravel in the area. As a result, the federal funding is necessary to continue
work on Crooked Creek Road that started last year, when Burns secured $1 million
for the project.
"Last year, it cost $85,000
per mile to work on the road," Pugrud said. "The use of the road is
growing by leaps and bounds, so we need all the help we can get."
Burns said that the six counties
bordering Fort Peck Reservoir span over 16 percent of the state and contain
a substantial amount of government-owned lands. He said that the federal government
has an obligation to assist these counties improve their infrastructure.
"Recreation is vital to northeastern
Montana, especially fishing in the area," Burns said. "Recreation
provides jobs in everything from service industries to retail, and improving
access to that recreation is going to mean more jobs. Right now, parts of the
Crooked Creek Road are in rough shape, but we're making a lot of headway."
The Six County Fort Peck Road Group is made up of the county commissioners from Fergus, Phillips, Valley, McCone, Garfield, and Petroleum Counties.
Frank Blake Public Affairs Officer with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) from Gassaway, West Virginia was in Glasgow on Tuesday October 10, 2000 to update our area on what FEMA has been doing in Montana since the Federal Disaster Declaration for Montana was signed. Blake spoke to Valley County officials, and representatives from local media. Blake said FEMA works as partners with local communities as well as with state officials when a Federal Disaster is declared. If you know anyone who may have been impacted by the wildfires have them call this number for information for possible federal/state disaster assistance. This number will be in operation until October 30, 2000.1-800-745-0243.
FSA ANNOUNCES SIGNUP FOR THE WOOL AND MOHAIR MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (WAMLAP) (10/11)
WAMLAP is available to wool or mohair
producers who produced and sheared wool or mohair from January 1, 1999, through
December 31, 1999. Farm stored wool is eligible and the producer can certify
the quantity. There will be no payment on unshorn lambs. Payment will be $0.20
per pound for wool and $0.40 per pound for mohair.
The signup period is from October 10, 2000 through December 29, 2000. Producers
may apply at the FSA Office, by fax, by telephone, or by mail. A multi-county
wool and mohair producer should apply for WAMLAP benefits in the county where
their headquarters is located.
All applications must be submitted to the applicable County Office by COB December
29, 2000. Late-filed provisions do not apply to this program.
Contact: Valley County FSA Office 54062 US Hwy 2 Suite 1 Glasgow, MT 59230 Phone: (406) 228-4321
ZERBE BROTHERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY (10/11)
Hundreds of people attended the Zerbe Brothers 50th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday. Click on any of the small images for a larger view.
Underpass
Update (10/10)
L.Scanlan
Contractor crews continue to drive Cofferdam sheets into the ground at the site
of the new underpass pump building. The sheets of steel will act as a safety
barrier during construction of the new pump building.
SECOND VICTIM
OF DITCH CAVE-IN IDENTIFIED (10/9)
(AP)The second man who died when a
ditch caved in near Glasgow on Friday has been identified as 49-year-old Walter
Turner of Glasgow.
Valley County Sheriff Dick Wessler had withheld Turner's name until relatives
could be notified.
Turner and 51-year-old Larry Baumgartner, also of Glasgow, were buried when
a 12-foot-deep ditch collapsed on them.
Wessler said one of the men apparently was in the ditch when it began to collapse,
and the other went down to help him. Wessler said the men apparently were working
as independent contractors and did not have safety equipment with them.
Funeral services for Turner are scheduled for Wednesday morning in Glasgow.
Full Obituaries
(Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Fort peck Rural County Water District Ground breaking ceremonies(10/6/00)
Underpass
Update 10/5/00
L. Scanlan Contractor has finished removing the old pump building. The new pump
building will be much larger and will have a deeper storage pit than the old
one did. Les Scanlan told KLTZ/KLAN that the new pump pit will be about 30 feet
deep (30 feet from the curb edge). The pit will hold more water which means
the pumps wont have to cycle as often. This will save wear and tear on
the new sump pumps.
SENATE
PASSES FINAL INTERIOR FUNDS OVER $35 MILLION INCLUDED FOR CONSERVATION, HIGH-TECH
PROJECTS IN MONTANA (10/5)
Montana Senator Conrad
Burns today announced that the Senate has approved by a vote of 83-13 the final
Interior Appropriations Bill, which includes over $35 million for various Burns-requested
projects in Montana. The bill also includes $1.78 billion in fire-related emergency
funding, including $125 million Burns requested above and beyond the president's
original request.
In addition, the bill includes a significant increase in conservation funding after Burns helped broker a compromise on the Conservation and Reinvestment Act, or CARA.
"This bill includes everything from high-tech funds to money to improve our public lands," Burns said. "This funding means jobs and it means maintaining our high quality of life in Montana. I am very happy that I could play a role in getting this done."
Burns was successful in getting approval for the following Montana projects:
ab$8 million for the implementation of the Rocky Boy Water Project, a program for the Rocky Boy Reservation and surrounding area that Burns earlier pushed through Congress. Burns is seeking more funds in the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill.
ab$5.077 million for sewer upgrades in Yellowstone National Park.
ab$4.544 million for upgrades to the sewage treatment system in Glacier National Park.
ab$2.8 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for continued work on the Rye Creek land exchange near Darby.
ab$2 million for land purchases related to the Lewis and Clark Trail and Bicentennial.
ab$2 million for research on whirling disease, including $700,000 for continued study at Montana State University-Bozeman.
ab$1.75 million for the Centennial Valley Conservation Project in Southwest Montana.
ab$1.6 million for completion of the Bozeman Fish Technology Center.
ab$1.5 million for management initiatives along the Upper Missouri, including $500,000 for the Undaunted Stewardship program (a joint Montana State University-Bureau of Land Management effort) and $1 million for Lewis and Clark Bicentennial preparations.
ab$1 million for distance learning and telemedicine programs on the Fort Peck Reservation and others. This is a joint project between Rocky Mountain College, Deaconess Billings Clinic and the respective tribal colleges and health care facilities.
ab$1 million to continue the Western Montana Project to secure conservation easements in the Blackfoot Valley and Ninepipe areas to preserve wildlife habitat.
ab$1 million for construction of a "raceway enclosure" at the fish hatchery in Ennis.
ab$750,000 for the implementation of a Coldwater Habitat Conservation and Restoration Plans for native trout in Montana. (This is part of a larger $1.5 million Montana/Idaho project.)
ab$650,000 for the Montana Cadastral Mapping Project, which will use satellites to provide digital maps of public and private land ownership.
ab$600,000 for the Montana National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis at the University of Montana in Missoula. The center will use satellites and other technologies to research catastrophic forest fires in order to combat them more effectively.
ab$500,000 for a Montana Tech (Butte)-Bureau of Land Management environmental impact study to examine the impact of coal bed methane development in the Powder River Basin.
ab$500,000 for the purchase and preservation of the Lewis and Clark camp site at Traveler's Rest near Lolo.
ab$500,000 for noxious weed research at Montana State University-Bozeman. ab$450,000 for construction of a dam at the Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge near Havre.
ab$400,000 for engineering and survey work for the construction of a visitor center at Fort Benton.
ab$250,000 for the INPSYCH program at the University of Montana in Missoula. The program is designed to get more Indian students involved in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs. ab$200,000 for the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center for ecological and genetic research in Bozeman.
ab$150,000 for a Montana State University-Billings/U.S. Geological Survey cooperative program that will be part of the National Biological Initiative, an effort to track the nation's ecological resources.
ab$100,000 for the Grizzly Citizen's Management program, which gives local people a voice in the grizzly reintroduction efforts in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. In addition, grizzlies cannot be reintroduced prior to the completion of a habitat study. Burns served as one of the Senate negotiators who helped put together final version of the bill. The Congress will now send the bill to the president for his final approval.
AREA CITIES WORK TOWARD GETTING TRANSPORTATION FUNDS (10/4)
The City of Glasgow is administrating
a program which would bring funds from the Community Transportation Enhancement
Program to Nashua, Glasgow and Fort Peck.
According to Jon Bengochea, the Public Works Director for Glasgow, small towns
such as Nashua and Fort Peck usually can't take advantage of money from the
CTEP programs because the town has to assume the engineering costs of any project
that they aspire to complete. Bengochea said by combining the engineering costs
of the projects from Nashua, Fort Peck and Glasgow, all three communities can
now afford to complete the projects.
The CTEP is a cost sharing program and Nashua and Fort Peck will have to provide
$3800 each to get $25,000 in state funding for their projects. If the projects
are approved Nashua and Fort Peck will each have $28,875 to complete the projects.
The City of Glasgow has to provide $11,274 to get $72,740 in state funding for
a total of $83,930.
The Town of Nashua will use their funds for a new drinking fountain in the city
park plus five new picnic tables and 470 square yards of new sidewalk. The Town
of Fort Peck will use their funds for 570 square yards of new sidewalk in the
town.
Glagow will be putting in 69 new handicap ramps at city intersections along
with new sidewalks.
These projects still have to be reviewed by the Montana Department of Transportation
and final word on the projects should be heard sometime this month, with construction
to begin approximately in July of 2001.
The City of Glasgow has used CTEP money in the past, back in 1998 the city used
CTEP funds to complete the pedestrian and bike trail on Highland Drive and Cemetary
Road.
Today the demolition of the old pump building on the south side of the underpass was completed. One of the old sump pumps has been set up if it is needed to pump out water from the underpass during the construction of the new building and installation of the new sump pumps.
Samples of the concrete that was poured on last Friday have been sent to Helena for testing. When the results come back the date will be announced for the opening of the underpass for normal traffic. KLTZ-KLAN News will pass that information on as soon as it becomes available.
ELECTION
NOTES (10/1)
Valley County Clerk and
Recorder Lynn Nyquist told KLTZ/MIX-93 news that absentee ballots for the November
General Election are now available through November 6th at noon. Ballots may
be obtained by calling or stopping by the Clerk and Recorders Office at the
Valley County Courthouse.
Also, October 10th is the final day to register to vote in the November 7th
General Election. You have until 5pm that day to register to vote and you can
register at the Clerk and Recorders office.
One other election note, Edith Scott has filed for election to the post of Valley
County Superintendent of Schools. Scott filed for the position on August 14th
as a Democrat. She was appointed to the position earlier this year to replace
Donna Kloker who resigned. Scott will be the only name on the ballot as the
Republican Party failed to nominate a person for the position of Valley County
Superintendent of Schools.
County statistics have been released for Montana counties for the month of August. Valley County had a rate of 3.5%, compared to 3.2% in August 1999. The state rate is at 4.2%. For full county breakdowns, go to: http://rad.dli.state.mt.us/other/aug-sib/0008lf.htm
Thelma Peggy Boyce Czyzeski, 94, died at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow on October 29th. Services will be at 10:00 AM on November 6th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Glasgow. Internment will be in the Malta Cemetery following the service. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be held for Howard "Tiny" Cornwell age 76, Tuesday October 17,2000 at St. Albert's Catholic Church in Hinsdale at 10:00 am. Rosary will be held Monday October 16th at Tiny Cornwell's home at 7:00 pm A Celebration of Life service will be held Tuesday October 17th at 11:00 am at the Hinsdale Legion Hall. Burial will follow at the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Rev. Thad Kozikowski will officiate. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Howard "Tiny" Kenneth Cornwell was born in a log house on the Cornwell Ranch north of Tampico, MT on November 13,1923 to Lee and Ida Roub Cornwell and spent his entire life there. He went to grade school at the Buggy Creek and Highland Schools. Graduated from Glasgow High School and attended Northern Montana College in Havre.
Tiny married Peggy Rutter in 1959. He served three terms as Valley County Commissioner and was president of the Valley Ridgerunners Saddle Club. He was a member of the St. Albert's Parish, Knights of Columbus and the Montana Stock Growers Assoc. He served on the Buggy Creek & North Valley Grazing district boards and PCA. He was an honorary FFAmember of the Hinsdale FFA chapter and an avid supporter of Montana 4-H.
Tiny is survived by his wife Peggy and four daughters: LaMae (Steve) Lacock and their children (Jesse, Boyce, Greg and Bethany); Roub (Jeff) Younkin and their children (Chisholm, Chateau, Chadaya and Chaykota); Rene (Mitch) Burgess and their children (Grant, Brady and Burke). His twin brother Bill and his children; twins Lee and Lynn, and Clay and their families; a sister Myrtle Nyquist and numerous nieces, nephews and families.
Funeral services for James LeRoy Stevens, age 70, will be
held Saturday October 14th, 2000 at 11:00am at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Rev.
Evert Gustafson will officiate with burial to follow in the Holy Family Cemetery
in Glentana, MT at 2:30pm.
James was born July 4,1930, to William M. and Ida Catherine Goheen Stevens in
Opheim, MT. From the age of 14 until 22 years of age he spent in Whitefish and
Opheim. In 1952 at the age of 24 he entered the Army and was discharged in 1954.
From 1954 until 1980 he farmed and drove school bus in Opheim. Jim also did
custom Harvesting. In 1980 until September of 2000 he had worked for the Valley
County Road Department.
He enjoyed having coffee with his friends at Johnnies Café and
he loved collecting antique cars.
Survivors include, his sister Eileen Honrud of Glasgow, MT, his brother Pat
Stevens of San Jose, CA. 11 nephews including David Honrud of Glasgow, 4 nieces
including Cathy Wagenhals of Glasgow and Sharon Dewit of Opheim, MT. Special
friends, Larry, Eloise, and Robin Geiser and Jacquelyn Chouinard.
Funeral services for Samuel L. Rapos, age 69, will be held
Friday October 13, 2000 at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow at 2:00 pm. Rev.
Jay Ashbaucher will officiate. Burial will follow at the Nickels Family Cemetery.
Samuel was born January 21,1931 to Samuel and Sadie (Bakos) Rapos in Terry MT.
Samuel passed away Monday October 9th in Glasgow; MT. Samuel graduated from
Terry High School and attended Miles Community College for two years. He served
in the Air Force for four years. After his discharge he attended Montana State
College of Engineering in Bozeman, Graduating in 1958.
On February 21,1959 he married Shirley Holt in Riverdale, ND. They moved to
Fort Peck in September of that year. He worked for the Corps of Engineers, Bureau
of Reclamation, and WAPA for 32 years.
Sam enjoyed boating, water skiing, exploring, camping, horseback riding and
reading but most of all he loved the Lord.
Survivors are his wife Shirley Of Glasgow, son Paul and friend Judy of Everett,
WA. Pauls son Brent of Spring Valley, MN, daughter Sharon and son-in-law
Steve Nickels and their children, Luke, Jeannie, and Jeremy- who live South
West of Nashua, sister Millie Noel of Sonoma CA and 12 nieces and nephews.
His parents, two brothers and his grandson T.J. Nickels preceded Samuel in death.
Mary Ann Roberts, 53, died of an aneurism on Friday, October
6th. Services will be Tuesday, October 10th at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church
in Glasgow with Reverend Martin Mock officiating and with burial in Highland
Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Glasgow in 1947 to Thomas Mullen and Amanda Hopstad Mullen.
She was raised and attended schools in Glasgow and then attended Eastern Montana
College in Billings. In 1964 she married Sherril Brooks White in Glasgow. Later
South Dakota married Mike Roberts of Glasgow, in 1971. She was Director of the
Gateway House in Billings for 13 years. She was the Victim Witness Liaison for
Phillips and Valley County for 13 years.
On August 3rd she had an aneurism and died of complications from it.
She loved reading, old movies and playing with her grand-daughter. She received
the Degree of Honor, was a member of the Lutheran Church, Womens Resource Center,
and was on the board of the Friends of the Pioneer Museum.
Survivors include her mother, Amanda Mullen of Glasgow; 1 son: Jim White of
San Jose, California; 1 daughter: Jane Brooks of Sun Valley, California; 1 grand-daughter:
Bodhi Rose Brooks; 4 sisters: Sue Herson, Patsy Wilson and Karen Hanvold, all
of Glasgow, and Yvonne Cole of Houston, Texas; 2 brothers: Richard Mullen of
Glasgow and Michael Mullen of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Leland Smelser, 69, died of cancer at Frances Mahon Deaconess
Hospital in Glasgow on October 7th. Services will be Wednesday, October 11th
at 2 p.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Reverend George Draper
officiating and with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
He was born in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1930 and was raised and lived in the area
and later in Bremerton, Washington, before moving to Miles City where he graduated
from high school. He went to work with his dad at the Pacific Hide & Fur
company in Sidney. He married Lucille Entzel in 1952 in Sidney. They moved to
Great Falls where he worked for Pacific Hide & Fur in Great Falls from 1954-59.
They then moved to Glasgow where Leland managed Pacific Hide & Fur until
retiring in 1986.
He was a member and Past President of the Faith Lutheran Church and Board of
Elders, served on the District Missouri Board of the Missouri Synod and the
Extension Fund Board, served as Chairman of the Republican Central Committee,
on the Valley View Nursing Home Board of Directors for 9 years, 6 years as Chairman,
and on the Pacific Hide & Fur Board of Directors for 18 years. He was also
a charter member and past president of the Glasgow Wranglers Kiwanis Club and
received Boss of the Year from the Glasgow Chamber in 1978. He also was very
proud to be a recovered alcoholic for over 40 years.
Survivors include his wife, Lucile Smelser of Glasgow; 1 son: Paul Smelser and
his wife Joann of Glendive; 2 daughters: Tamara Larson and her husband Michael
of Billings, and Theresa Smelser McDaid of Billings; 6 grandchildren: Megan
Smelser, Nathan Smelser, Vanessa Larson, Christopher Larson, Brittany Larson
and Morgan McDaid; 3 sisters: Beverly Becker of Polson, Montana; Frankie Morrison
of Laurel, Montana; Anna Mindt and her husband Delton of Polson, Montana; 2
brothers: Jim Smelser and his wife Shirley of Power, Montana; and William Smelser
and his wife Sharon of Sidney, Montana.
Alfred Olai Akre, 90, died on October 4th of natural causes
at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Services were Monday, October 9th, at
the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Reverend Martin Mock officiating and
with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Alfred was born in Montrail County, North Dakota, in 1910. He lived in Plaza,
North Dakota, and moved to Dooley, Montana. There he worked on farms. Alfred
came to Fort Peck to work on the dam construction. He worked on the dredge Maddison,
and later worked on the power house construction. He married Gladys Esther Carlson
at Wolf Point in 1936. In 1940 they bought their first half section west of
Fort Peck. They farmed until retiring in 1982 at age 72. They stayed on the
farm until 1994. Alfred moved in to Nemont Manor in 1995 and has lived at Valley
View Nursing Home in Glasgow since 1997.
Alfred served on the board of directors of the Valley Electric Cooperative for
18 years. He also served on the school board for many years. He enjoyed hunting
and puttering in the shop and loved to play pinochle.
Survivors include: 2 sons: Richard Akre and his wife Ilse of Federal Way, Washington,
and Gerald Akre of Lewistown; 2 daughters: Judy Carr of Graham, Washington,
and Janil Hofman of Hampton, Virginia; 5 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren,
1 sister: Mabel Jorgensen of Kenosha, Wisconsin; 1 brother: Helmer Akra of Billings.
He was preceded in death by his wife Gladys in 1984, 4 sisters and 1 brother.
June Hillman Cook, 81, died October 3rd at Frances Mahon
Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of natural causes. Memorial services will be held
during the 2001 Milk River Days in Hinsdale this coming summer. Cremation has
taken place. Adams Funeral Home & Crematory of Malta is in charge of arrangements.
June was born in 1919 in Modina, Minnesota, and came with her parents to Hinsdale
in 1927 and graduated from Hinsdale High in 1936. For several years she worked
for her dad at the Fisrt National Bank of Hinsdale until 1956, then moving to
California and working for the Crocker Angleo Bank in Fremont, where she became
the first female officer of the Crocker Banks and later became the first manager.
June was the first president and charter member of the American Business Women's
Association in Fremont.
She married Clifford Blockhus in 1942; they divorced in 1960. She married Edward
Ned Cook in 1962 in Reno, Nevada; he died in 1979.
She was a member of the Riverview Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in
Hinsdale and was the Past Worthy Matron. She enjoyed traveling, photography
and flowers.
Survivors include 2 sons: Curtis Blockhus of Copporopolis, California, and Jon
Blockhus of Hinsdale; 2 brothers: R.E. Bud Hillman of Hinsdale and Orval Hillman
of Jamestown, California; 1 sister, Rosanne Cox of Canada; 4 grandchildren and
2 great grandchildren.