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02 January 2025
Area Shrine Football Players Announced
Culbertson’s All-State athlete Bridger Salvevold has been selected as an alternate for the East-West Shrine Football Game.
The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, at 7 p.m. in Great Falls.
Among the players voted to the East team were Malta’s Stockton Oxarart at quarterback, Malta’s Blaine Downing at defensive end and Fairview’s Deacon Gackle at outside linebacker.
Alternates
Area Shrine Football Players Announced
Culbertson’s All-State athlete Bridger Salvevold has been selected as an alternate for the East-West Shrine Football Game.
The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, at 7 p.m. in Great Falls.
Among the players voted to the East team were Malta’s Stockton Oxarart at quarterback, Malta’s Blaine Downing at defensive end and Fairview’s Deacon Gackle at outside linebacker.
Alternates
Eileen Rigsby Eileen Rigsby, ….
Eileen Rigsby
Eileen Rigsby, 87, of Wolf Point died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Community Bible Church in Wolf Point. Interment was at the Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Eileen Rigsby Eileen Rigsby, ….
Eileen Rigsby
Eileen Rigsby, 87, of Wolf Point died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Community Bible Church in Wolf Point. Interment was at the Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Rural Montana’s China Tech Challenge
Montana’s two largest telephone cooperatives took a multimillion-dollar hit in 2019 when the federal government pulled the plug on Chinese tech company Huawei.
Not-for-profit rural telephone providers had spent millions on Huawei’s bargain- priced tech to improve cell phone service in rural areas where for-profit companies invested little if anything.
Co-ops including Nemont, in Scobey,
Rural Montana’s China Tech Challenge
Montana’s two largest telephone cooperatives took a multimillion-dollar hit in 2019 when the federal government pulled the plug on Chinese tech company Huawei.
Not-for-profit rural telephone providers had spent millions on Huawei’s bargain- priced tech to improve cell phone service in rural areas where for-profit companies invested little if anything.
Co-ops including Nemont, in Scobey,
DPHHS Improves Customer Service For WIC Program
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released new guidelines to improve access to the Women, Infants, and Children program for families who receive the traditional Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship.
Families who have been determined eligible for traditional Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships are now automatically financially eligible for WIC. “Both of these programs
DPHHS Improves Customer Service For WIC Program
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released new guidelines to improve access to the Women, Infants, and Children program for families who receive the traditional Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship.
Families who have been determined eligible for traditional Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships are now automatically financially eligible for WIC. “Both of these programs
FWP Conducting Survey Of Hunters
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is conducting a survey to better understand resident waterfowl hunters’ preferences for waterfowl hunting seasons in Montana.
Hunters with a Harvest Information Program number were sent an email from fwpwld@ mt.gov with a survey inquiring about season and zone preferences.
Participation is important, and it should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete
FWP Conducting Survey Of Hunters
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is conducting a survey to better understand resident waterfowl hunters’ preferences for waterfowl hunting seasons in Montana.
Hunters with a Harvest Information Program number were sent an email from fwpwld@ mt.gov with a survey inquiring about season and zone preferences.
Participation is important, and it should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete
Jerri Frislie
Jerri Lynn Frislie, 69, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 2, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wolf Point. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Jerri Frislie
Jerri Lynn Frislie, 69, died Dec. 23, 2024.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 2, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wolf Point. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.
There Is No Simple Solution To Property Taxes
In recent opinion pieces, Evan Barrett, a longtime Democratic consultant, and Mike Jopek, a former Democratic legislator, have repeatedly provided their “simple solution” to our high property taxes in Montana: just lower the residential property tax rate to 0.76 percent. If it truly was that simple, both Democrat and Republican legislators would have already done it. The reason it hasn’t
There Is No Simple Solution To Property Taxes
In recent opinion pieces, Evan Barrett, a longtime Democratic consultant, and Mike Jopek, a former Democratic legislator, have repeatedly provided their “simple solution” to our high property taxes in Montana: just lower the residential property tax rate to 0.76 percent. If it truly was that simple, both Democrat and Republican legislators would have already done it. The reason it hasn’t
Initiative Notes Strengths, Weaknesses In State Elections
Leaders of a large-scale effort to independently observe Montana’s 2024 general election shared their initial takeaways last week regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the state’s elections, teasing a first-of-its-kind report of the full findings slated for release next month.
The Montana Election Observation Initiative, funded by the nonprofit Carter Center and spearheaded by a pair
Initiative Notes Strengths, Weaknesses In State Elections
Leaders of a large-scale effort to independently observe Montana’s 2024 general election shared their initial takeaways last week regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the state’s elections, teasing a first-of-its-kind report of the full findings slated for release next month.
The Montana Election Observation Initiative, funded by the nonprofit Carter Center and spearheaded by a pair
bank startup costs. ….
bank startup costs.
The initial RFA for the Fort Peck Tribes IRR/TTP program was approved in the amount of $984,912.18, as was another five year term contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the amount of $263,953.
The board approved Carri Sifford to be permanently appointed to the position of Assistant Public Defender for Courts at $21.36 per hour or $44,428.80 annually.
The final
bank startup costs. ….
bank startup costs.
The initial RFA for the Fort Peck Tribes IRR/TTP program was approved in the amount of $984,912.18, as was another five year term contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the amount of $263,953.
The board approved Carri Sifford to be permanently appointed to the position of Assistant Public Defender for Courts at $21.36 per hour or $44,428.80 annually.
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