Mark Pacovsky was also a grand marshal with Dick and Dianne Hansen for Bainville’s Heritage America celebration. Pacovsky was employed for 46 years at Bainville Schools.

It is highly beneficial for senior citizens to remain socially active when they retire this has been proven in countless studies and is really just common sense. We have all heard the stories of how “So and so retired and died right away.” For many of us, our careers were our focal point for our social interactions and the only way we got out of our chair and out of the house. COVID-19 changed

In Montana, tobacco use among those with behavioral health conditions remains high compared to the general population. According to the 2020 Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the smoking prevalence is more than two times higher among adults who reported frequent poor mental health days compared to those who did not (30 percent versus 14 percent, respectively). Tobacco users who

Culbertson July 15: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. July 18: Beef barley soup, cheesy breadsticks and dessert. July 22: Sub sandwiches, coleslaw, chips and dessert. *** Bainville July 14: Taco soup, french bread and dessert. July 19: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. July 21: Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and dessert. *** Froid

The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission is inviting the public to submit proposals for new state legislative districts as part of the commission’s redistricting work, according to a press release last week. Free mapping tools are available online and maps can be submitted on the public comment form or to districting@ mt.gov. The commission’s state legislative criteria and goals

Northwest Farm Credit Services has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports covering the state of major agricultural commodities in the region. Northwest FCS teams throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington monitor conditions and report outlooks for commodities financed by the co-op. Apples: The 12-month outlook for apples expects breakeven conditions. Supply of the 2021-22 crop

Nonresident hunters who registered to be placed on the Alternates List can now check their status at myfwp. mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/ myDrawResult_input.action. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s